bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Utilisation of staff clinic facility in a Northwest Nigeria hospital: emerging challenges for the National Health Insurance Scheme
Authors: Michael G. C. , Grema B. A. , Yakubu S. O. , Aliyu I.
Published: November 2022

Background: The health status of workers and their families affects workplace productivity. The National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) objective of improving healthcare accessibility to Nigerians has increased service utilisation but may pose new challenges to existing facilities. This study was undertaken to describe the pattern of clinic utilisation, disease entities of subjects, use of the excused-duty certificate and identify points of delayMethods: A prospective cross-sectional study of 352 subjects randomly selected over 6 weeks among patients attending the Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital Staff clinic. Results: Most subjects (307, 87.2%) had insurance and were predominantly (227, 64.5%) dependants. Most subjects (190, 55%) had used the clinic once to three times in the preceding 12 weeks and were predominantly (85, 24.2%) hospital attendants. Infectious disease (204, 58%) was the commonest reason for the clinical encounter. Their mean waiting and consultation times were 77.3 (SD ± 43) and 9.6 (SD ± 4.5) minutes respectively. Only 52 (14.8%) subjects were seen within 30 minutes of clinic arrival. Only a few subjects (3, 0.9%) had received an excuse-duty certificate in the preceding 12 weeks, mainly for malaria.Conclusion: High clinic utilisation and acute infectious disease burden are major challenges for the clinic, while prolonged clinic waiting time was suffered by clinic users. Prolonged waiting time may affect workplace availability and productivity. Proactive improvements in the causal factors for prolonged clinic waiting time may be required.
Zika Virus Disease (ZVD): Another viral disease outbreak
Authors: Ogunbanjo Gboyega A.
Published: November 2022

No abstract available.
Chemical and thermal ocular burns: a review of causes, clinical features and management protocol
Authors: Mashige Khathutshelo
Published: November 2022

Chemical and thermal ocular burns are among the most urgent ophthalmic emergencies, often resulting in permanent damage, and in some cases, blindness. These burns are the result of exposure to chemicals or radiant energy (thermal or ultraviolet). The most serious injuries are due to chemical burns by strong acid or bases. The purpose of managing these burns is to eliminate or limit the causative agent from penetrating the ocular structures by irrigation; and, promoting ocular surface healing through medical and surgical intervention. This review presents a current update on the causes of chemical and thermal ocular burns, their clinical features and the importance of appropriate and prompt treatment.
Clinical and laboratory profile of patients with amoebic liver abscess
Authors: Bansal Yashik , Maurya Vinod , Tak Vibhor , Bohra Gopal Krishna , Kumar Deepak , Goel Akhil Dhanesh , Yadav Taruna , Nag Vijaya Lakshmi
Published: November 2022

Context:

Amebic liver abscess (ALA) occurs in 3%–9% of the amebiasis cases, with complications seen in 20%–40% of the cases and 2%–18% mortality rate. Successful treatment thus requires the accurate identification of these cases.

Aims and Objectives:

We aimed to assess the seropositivity and profile of ALA patients in western Rajasthan.

Materials and Methods:

This retrospective study was conducted at a tertiary care center in western Rajasthan from November 2017 to May 2019. Serological diagnosis of ALA was done by detecting immunoglobulin G (IgG) antibodies in the serum of the patients by ELISA. The derangements in laboratory profile (hematological and biochemical parameters) and ultrasonography findings were assessed from the hospital records. Statistical analysis was performed using Mann–Whitney U-test.

Results:

Among the total cases (n = 34), 20 were diagnosed as ALA. Twenty-one (61.8%) were positive for anti-amebic IgG antibodies. Among ALA patients, 14 (70%) were >40 years old and only 6 (30%) patients were of age ≤40 years. Male: female ratio was 5.7:1, and ultrasonography records of 15 ALA patients revealed the presence of hepatomegaly (n = 7, 46.7%), pleural effusion (n = 3, 20%), lung collapse (n = 2, 13.3%), and vascular involvement (n = 1, 6.7%). The right lobe of the liver was involved in majority of the patients (n = 12, 80%). Total white blood cell count (P < 0.001), absolute neutrophil count (P = 0.001), total serum bilirubin (P = 0.019), and serum alkaline phosphatase (P = 0.018) were significantly elevated in ALA patients.

Conclusions:

Seroprevalence shows that ALA still remains the dominant etiology in liver abscess patients in this region. There are significant derangements in the laboratory profile that require a larger study for corroboration.
Detection of a Lophomonas, a rare pathogen in Bronchoalveolar lavage
Authors: Keche Archana , Khatoon Shagufta , Sahu Dibakar
Published: November 2022

Lophomonas infection is an emerging parasitic disease-causing respiratory infection. Although common in immunocompromised patient, it has been observed also in some immunocompetent cases. We report the case of a 45-year-old male who presented with productive cough, fever, and chest pain, with marked eosinophilia and cavitary lesion in the X-ray chest. KOH preparation and acid-fast bacilli microscopy of bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) were negative. Direct microscopic examination of BAL accidentally showed a large number of living Lophomonas species with the movement of flagella. Methylene blue and Giemsa staining showed the plume of flagella and the nucleus. The patient was managed conservatively with metronidazole and get cured. It was concluded that the patient presented with signs and symptoms of pneumonia must be evaluated for rare events also if the patient was not responding with typical management of pneumonia. We reported the first case of this rare entity in Chhattisgarh state in an immunocompetent young Indian male.
¿Tenemos que cruzar el Rubicón? Filosofía y teología: nuevas fronteras
Authors: Falque Emmanuel
Published: November 2022

La filosofía, y en particular la fenomenología, se encuentra hoy en Francia en una situación cuanto menos paradójica en su relación con la teología. Mientras unos acusan a los fenomenólogos de un supuesto giro teológico y otros se defienden de él como si cualquier teologización mancillase su integridad, nadie intenta deliberadamente el pasaje de una a otra, haciéndose cargo de las dos disciplinas como tales. Al atreverse a “cruzar el Rubicón”, con la convicción de que “cuanto más se teologiza, mejor se filosofa”, este artículo trata de acabar con la posición demasiado frecuente de desconfianza y ofrece un “billete de vuelta” de la teología a la fenomenología. Lejos de las filosofías del “umbral” o del “salto”, aquí se reclama un verdadero encuentro de disciplinas, con la seguridad de que se distinguirán mejor si aceptan ser más asumidas. Alea jacta es: “la suerte está echada”, con atrevimiento y tal vez temeridad, pero sabiendo que nadie piensa si no se arriesga.
IMPROVING STUDENTS’ SELF-REGULATION USING ONLINE SELF- REGULATED LEARNING IN CHEMISTRY
Authors:   Universitas Negeri Jakarta, MUHAB SUKRO , IRWANTO IRWANTO ,   Universitas Negeri Jakarta, ALLANAS EDITH ,   Universitas Negeri Jakarta, YODELA EGA ,   Universitas Negeri Jakarta
Published: November 2022

Since the COVID-19 outbreak, there has been a significant increase in the use of online technology at all levels of education. This study was intended to investigate how online self-regulated learning (SRL) effectively promotes students’ self-regulation in chemistry. The respondents in this study were 36 eleventh-grade students (15 males and 21 females) at a public high school in Indonesia in the 2020/2021 school year. In this quasi-experimental study, Online Self-regulated Learning Questionnaire (OSLQ) and semi-structured interviews were used to collect data. The results showed that students showed slightly higher self-regulation than the neutral point after the intervention. There was no significant difference between male and female students concerning self-regulation scores. The results of this study indicate that there is good interaction between students and between students and teachers during the learning process. This learning environment creates an interesting and fun atmosphere for students during the learning process. In the online SRL setting, students can design learning activities, set learning objectives and learn strategies that will be utilized. In addition, information obtained from various sources can help students construct their conceptual understanding. Thus, chemistry learning that involves students taking greater roles and responsibilities in the learning process can provide great opportunities for active participation. In short, students’ self-regulation improves with the teacher’s support as a facilitator in the online SRL setting.
THE MEDIATING ROLE OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PRODUCER COST EXPECTATIONS AND CUSTOMER DESIRES
Authors:   Mustansiriyah University, Iraq, SAEED HAITHAM SAHIB , HASAN SARAH ISAM ,   University of Kufa, Iraq, NIKKEH NADA SALMAN ,   Technical Institute, Iraq, FLAYYIH HAKEEM HAMMOOD ,   University of Tunis, Tunisia
Published: November 2022

In this paper, customers’ expectations are continually shifting due to the business environment’s growing competition and substantial changes. As a result, organisations no longer viewed it as a static objective but as an ever-evolving aim. From this vantage point, the research has explored the accounting literature in search of novel approaches to addressing the strategic dimensions of quality, cost and time. Getting them to respond positively to the customer’s requests also requires recognising their needs and controlling their impact on these dimensions. With the removal of operations that do not contribute any value to the product’s value chain and a reduction in manufacturing costs through continuous improvement, the outcomes have led to an exit from sustainable competitive advantage. It has been concluded that focusing on the quality dimensions has become time-consuming and that a strategy that involves the integration of these dimensions from a strategic perspective is necessary to meet consumer expectations.
SYMBIOTICALLY SNAPPER SHRIMP ANCHISTUS CUSTOIDES BRUCE, 1977 (DECAPODA: PALAEMONIDAE) INHABITING THE MANTLE CAVITY OF THE PEN SHELL (BIVALVIA: PINNIDAE)
Authors:   Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, IDRIS MOHD HANAFI , AWANG MUHAMMAD ATIF ,   Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, MUSTAFA KAMAL ABU HENA ,   Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, ARSHAD AZIZ ,   Universiti Putra Malaysia, HAMLI HADI ,   Universiti Putra Malaysia, AL-ASIF ABDULLA ,   Universiti Putra Malaysia, TRI PURSETYO KUSTIAWAN ,   Universitas Airlangga, DEWI MASITHAH ENDANG ,   Universitas Airlangga
Published: November 2022

Snapper shrimp is a symbiotic organism usually hidden under the rocks, sponges and pen shells in the seagrass and coral habitats. The relationship study within snapper shrimp and pen shell was conducted from Merambong shoal, one of the biggest seagrass beds in peninsular Malaysia. A total of 40 individual pen shells were collected randomly and four species of pen shells were identified. 40 Anchistus custoides were found inhabiting symbiotically in the mantle cavity of the pen shell as solitary males and females and heterosexual pairs. Pen shell, Pinna bicolor and Atrina vexillum recorded the highest average SH 217.79±53.15 mm, SV 2.62±1.36 dm3 and SH 164.10-224.78 mm with the SV 1.18±0.43 dm3, respectively compared to the other species. The size of Anchistus custoides ranged from 15.00 to 20.00 mm in length and it was determined to be female due to the presence of eggs in the pleopods. The length of the cephalothorax and its length were highly related (rs=0.563, p≤0.01, N=40) and found wider in females. A little difference in size between the left and right chela in males of identical length was noticed, although the left chela is much bigger than the right. The significant relationship (rs=0.450, p≤0.01, N=40) between the pen shell length and shrimp (male-female) length revealed that the size of the shell is important to be hosted the snapper shrimp in the shell cavity.
The Effect of University Organizational Climate on Lecturer Productive Behaviour in Private Universities in East Java, Indonesia
Authors: Mayastuti  , Suhariadi Fendy , Yulianti Praptini
Published: November 2022

This study shows evidence that the direct influence, including organizational climate, has a significant effect on the productive behavior of lecturers in private universities in East Java, Indonesia. This study uses a model concept that emphasizes the individual level, where individual factors have an essential role in an organization. Organizational sustainability is found in individuals in the organization, especially those who have good behavior and are supported by organizational climate. Another factor is job satisfaction for productive behavior; it will strongly influence and make a habit of doing constructive behavior. This research method uses a survey in which the sample is taken from the population with a questionnaire as a tool in the primary data collection. The unit of analysis is lecturers from private universities in East Java, Indonesia. On the other hand, this research can also be regarded as explanatory research that examines and discusses the effect of organizational climate variables and job satisfaction on productive behavior in private university lecturers in East Java, Indonesia. Based on the statistical calculations using the structural equation model (SEM) analysis technique, this study shows that the path coefficient value from organizational climate to job satisfaction is 0.384. strong influence. The results of data analysis using a structural equation model show that there is a path coefficient value from organizational climate to productive behavior with a value of 0.207; the importance of this path coefficient has a positive direction which explains that the more vigorous or higher the value of organizational climate is owned and felt by private university lecturers in East Java. The conclusion is that private universities in East Java have their peculiarities in maintaining the institution in the face of uncertain fluctuations or changes that are not easily predictable. Private universities in East Java have a relatively large number of institutes, high schools, polytechnics, and universities. In the face of various uncertain conditions, it is necessary to have an effort that emphasizes more productive behavior. The application of constructive behavior needs support and some theories on which to base it.
VALIDAÇÃO DE UMA CARTILHA EDUCACIONAL PARA COPARTICIPAÇÃO DOS PAIS NA PROMOÇÃO DO ALEITAMENTO MATERNO
Authors: De Oliveira Prata Pessoa Camila , Bernardino Pontes Charles , De Oliveira Prata Clarissa , Santos de Araújo Gustavo , Posso Lima Glaucia
Published: November 2022

O aleitamento materno se configura como uma estratégia fundamental para a promoção da saúde materno-infantil, sendo o apoio paterno um fator importante para o seu sucesso. O estudo objetiva validar uma tecnologia educacional do tipo cartilha destinada à promoção do aleitamento materno envolvendo a coparticipação dos pais. Trata-se de um estudo metodológico desenvolvido para validação de conteúdo, aparência e adequabilidade do material por parte de juízes especialistas, bem como quanto à sua organização, estilo da escrita, aparência e motivação junto ao público-alvo. A coleta de dados ocorreu mediante a aplicação de questionários, e após revisão de literatura, elaboração textual, ilustração e diagramação, a cartilha intitulada “Pai: amigo do peito” teve sua versão inicial submetida à avaliação de 24 juízes de conteúdo e 7 profissionais da área de design e marketing, além da validação pelo público-alvo. A análise dos dados ocorreu por meio do IVC e teste de legibilidade. O IVC global, segundo a avaliação dos juízes, foi de 0,92 em conteúdo e 0,97 em aparência. O material educativo foi considerado pelo público-alvo de muita relevância, apresentando um IVC de 0,98. Após a adequação do material, o teste de legibilidade revelou um índice de 60, classificando-o como de fácil leitura. A tecnologia foi considerada com validade interna em conteúdo e aparência. Acredita-se que este estudo venha a contribuir para a inclusão do pai no fortalecimento das práticas voltadas para a promoção do aleitamento materno, servindo de referência para a construção de novas tecnologias.
ANÁLISE DE DIFERENTES METODOLOGIAS PARA OTIMIZAÇÃO DO PROCESSO DE CORTE DE BARRAS DE AÇO EM UMA INDÚSTRIA METAL-MECÂNICA LOCALIZADA NA REGIÃO OESTE DO PARANÁ
Authors: Gabriel Senderski Sergio , Suszek Floriano Luiz
Published: November 2022

O presente estudo busca comparar diferente metodologias para otimizar o processo de cortes de barras de aço em uma indústria metal-mecânica localizada na região oeste do Paraná. Atualmente, não é utilizado nenhuma forma de planejamento para a execução dos cortes, e isso acaba ocasionado a geração de perdas de matéria-prima no processo. Foram analisadas três metodologias para a minimização do desperdício, sendo eles o método utilizado por Sturmer (2020), que consiste em criar um modelo de programação linear para resolver problemas de corte, elaborando diversos modelos de corte combinando de diversas formas a quantidade obtidas de cada item por barra, e soluciona-los por meio do Solver do Excel, encontrando qual seria o plano de corte que apresenta o menor desperdício possível. As outras duas metodologias consistem em aplicar os mesmos dados no software 1D Cutting Optimizer e no suplemento 1D CutX e verificar em qual metodologia é apresentado o menor desperdício e o menor custo possível. Feito a análise, a ferramenta ideal dentre às três opções é o suplemento 1D CutX que além de gerar o plano de corte em poucos segundos, zera o desperdício e é economicamente viável, promovendo uma economia de 1,45% em seus custos em relação ao não planejamento.
Monte Carlo GEANT4 Simulation Approach in Analyzing Radiation Shielding Parameter of Lombok Pumice
Authors: Wirawan Rahadi , Qomariyah Nurul , Ardianto Teguh , Kurniawidi Dian Wijaya , Waris Abdul , Djamal Mitra
Published: November 2022

The linear attenuation coefficient (LAC), mean free path (MFP), half-value layer (HVL), and the radiation protection efficiency (RPE) parameters of Lombok pumice powder from 3 different regions (Ijobalit, Setangi beach, and Lingsar) have been analyzed. The radiation parameter analysis was carried out to determine the pumice that potential as a raw material of radiation shielding composite. The Monte Carlo simulation using the GEANT4 toolkit was applied to analyze those parameters using a gamma-ray transmission measurement for the photon energies of 57Co, 133Ba, 54Mn, 137Cs, 60Co, 65Zn, 22Na and 40K. The GEANT4 simulation results were compared to the XCOM theoretical calculation and show that the linear attenuation coefficient parameter has a good agreement with the XCOM results based on the determination coefficient of the correlation graph (R2 = 0.998) between those 2 approaches methods. Setangi beach pumice has a smaller LAC parameter than Ijobalit pumice and Lingsar pumice. The MFP and HVL parameter of the Setangi beach pumice indicate the absorption ability of gamma photons is low. In the low gamma energy 0.122 MeV, Ijobalit pumice and Lingsar pumice have more than 50 % RPE and are better used as a raw material of radiation shielding composite.

HIGHLIGHTS

New lead-free shielding materials of radiation becomes a critical concern in the investigation of raw shielding material

GEANT4 Monte Carlo simulation and XCOM theoretical calculation was conducted to analyse the radiation LAC parameter

Radiation parameters analysis of Lombok Pumice show that Ijobalit pumice and Lingsar pumice have more than 50 % RPE and are better used as a raw material of radiation shielding composite

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Efficiency of Nitrification Inhibitor on Designing Nitrogen Fertilizer by Neem Compounds Based on Molecular Docking
Authors: Rahmadani Kharmila , Manguntungi Baso , Arwansyah Arwansyah , Jumadi Oslan , Khizbullah Muhammad Aziz , Hidayat Alfin , Ayunda Nayeng Githa Aiyodya , Faiz Muhammad , Vanggy Leggina Rezzy , Septiawati Ermin
Published: November 2022

In the agricultural trade, nitrogen fertilizer is one among the popular fertilizers within the world market. However, the high use of nitrogen fertilizers causes negative impacts within the type of environmental pollution, each in water, soil, and within the air. Nitrification inhibitor required to enhance the potency of nitrogen fertilizer use to realize additional economical production of food crops and minimize fertilizer related pollution of the environment. Neem (Azadirachta indica) act as an inhibitor nitrification that contained high tannin and the other secondary metabolite compounds. Neem plants encapsulated by urea as a nitrification inhibitor can increase nitrogen efficiency in the soil during fertilization. This research is a computational experiment research in solving problems using Molecular Docking Analysis. Molecular Docking method was performed using AutoDock Vina Tools 1.5.6 and Open Babel 2.4.1 Program. The use of molecular docking aims to predict ligand bonds and target proteins that focus on affinity and bond interactions. The high and low affinity of ligand-protein bonds is influenced by free bond energies, surface interactions, and intermolecular interactions. The results represent Neem (A. Indica) contains high tannin and the other secondary metabolite compounds (Nimbin, Nimbidin, Nimbic Acid, Nimbidinin, Nimbinin, Azadirachtin, Diepoxy Azadiradione, Dyhidrogedunin, Gallic Acid and Gedunin). Those metabolite compounds can inhibiting 4 enzymes such as methane monooxygenase, Hydroxylamine oxidoreductase, Nitric oxide reductase and Nitrite Reductase. From 10 metabolite compounds, Diepoxy Azadiradione and Gedunin may become the most stable complex that indicated become strength binding energy based on the lowest energy score of −10.3 kcal/mol.

HIGHLIGHTS

One of the agricultural problem is the inefficiency of Nitrogen fertilization will be released in the form of N2O and Nitrate gases which pollute the environment as a result of the nitrification process

Azadirachta indica is known to have secondary metabolite which have the ability to inhibit nitrification

The molecular docking method was used as an initial analysis of the effectiveness of secondary metabolites from Azadirachta indica inhibiting enzymes that play a role in the nitrification process

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Fraud Detection in Online Market Transactions
Authors: Dr. S. Sai Kumar  , T. Swetha Chowdary  , V. Akshara  , N. Akhil  , Sd. Lukhman  , V. Kumar Parasuram
Published: November 2022

E-Commerce transaction process involves multiple entities at different stages such as market place, merchants, payment gateways, financial institutes. Each of them can act as a vulnerability or attack point for Malicious acts. This makes online marketing systems adapt to high-level security and data handling technology solutions like machine learning, deep learning and predictive analytics which are efficient enough to deal with highly sensitive data, predict frauds and unwanted behavioral patterns in this data. Predictive analytics with machine learning is good fraud detection system helps to identify the fraud transaction accurately and should make the detection possible in real time transactions. The techniques have been used to detect whether a transaction is fraudulent or not.
Importancia de la cristaluria por estruvita en el diagnóstico de la infección urinaria por Proteus mirabilis
Authors: Rubio-Sánchez Ricardo , Lepe-Balsalobre Esperanza
Published: November 2022

La infección urinaria por Proteus mirabilis es una infección complicada, ya que esta bacteria ureolítica genera grandes cantidades de cristales de estruvita en orina. En este estudio, el 54% de las orinas con más de 25 cristales de estruvita por campo tenían un urocultivo positivo por Proteus mirabilis, presentando la mayoría, además, un pH alcalino y abundante leucocituria. La presencia de cristales de estruvita en orina se relaciona en la mayoría de los casos con infección urinaria por Proteus mirabilis. El urianálisis permite orientar el diagnóstico antes del resultado del urocultivo.
Sufi Lovers, Safavid Silks and Early Modern Identity
Authors: Hedayat Munroe Nazanin
Published: November 2022

This book examines a group of sixteenth- and seventeenth-century figural silks depicting legendary lovers from the Khamsa (Quintet) of epic Persian poetry. Codified by Nizami Ganjavi in the twelfth century, the Khamsa gained popularity in the Persian-speaking realm through illustrated manuscripts produced for the elite, creating a template for illustrating climactic scenes in the love stories of “Layla and Majnun” and “Khusrau and Shirin” that appear on early modern silks. Attributed to Safavid Iran, the publication proposes that dress fashioned from these silks represented Sufi ideals based on the characters. Migration of weavers between Safavid and Mughal courts resulted in producing goods for a sophisticated and educated elite, demonstrating shared cultural values and potential reattribution. Through an examination of primary source materials, literary analysis of the original text, and close iconographical study of figural designs, the study presents original cross-disciplinary arguments about patronage, provenance, and the socio-cultural significance of wearing these silks.
An Introduction
Authors: Cornea Bogdan
Published: November 2022

This introductory chapter maps the relation between violence, baroque painting,
and materiality and sets forth the outlines and aims of the book. Materiality is
taken as a central feature in the understanding of the art object – in particular, as a
key factor in the production of violence by dislocating time, fragmenting surfaces,
and transgressing representation. This approach emphasizes art’s ability to become,
to be generative and transformative. The transformational and generative potential
of art is best exemplified in its propensity for excess – understood here as baroque’s
operative function. The relationship between violence and transformation is
brought into focus in my interpretation of paintings as corporeal surfaces, meant
to confront beholders with new and radical forms of violence.
Transnational Identity Formation in Korean American Literature: Catherine Chung’s Forgotten Country
Authors: Mohácsi Eszter
Published: November 2022

The USA has always been a melting pot of different nationalities. Inevitably, this diversity has also been presented in its literature. Asian American literature, which is a fairly new subject of literary studies, presents one example of the States’ varied literary landscape. Some recurring themes studied in works written by authors from the Asian diaspora are hybridized identity, language, gender, trauma, and belonging. This paper also highlights the theme of identity and identity formation in connection with recent theories concerning transnational identities and second-generation immigrants, focusing on Catherine Chung’s Forgotten Country (2012). As searching for one’s own identity is a major part of the struggles of the adolescence stage, it is quite natural that questions of identity are emphasized in case of second-generation Asian Americans growing up in a culture distinctively different from that of their parents’. In the novel, the protagonist, Janie, clearly has bicultural identity, whereas her younger sister, Hannah, struggles with her Korean heritage, which she seems to reject. By the end, as a result of a homeland trip and their father’s death, both sisters comprehend more of their family’s past traumas and their homeland’s history, which enables them to acknowledge their Korean heritage and reclaim their lives.
England and the USA Through Stereotypes
Authors: Szele Bálint
Published: November 2022

The paper investigates stereotypes concerning the two most important English-speaking cultures — England and the USA — and to what extent these stereotypes are known and felt to be real among Hungarian students of English. The essay includes a short introduction about the definition of stereotypes and clichés, their significance in intercultural communication, and then draws up a list of the commonest stereotypes about the two countries and nations, a list of 29 stereotypes altogether. This list was sent in a questionnaire to a large number of Hungarian students, whose replies indicate clearly which are the most and least known stereotypes in Hungary about the two most important English-speaking cultures. The conclusion offers an analysis of the results and an interesting summary of the respondents’ comments on the different stereotypes mentioned in the questionnaire.
Investigações em ensino e em aprendizagem: uma década de pesquisas do Grupo de Estudos em Raciocínios Combinatório e Probabilístico (Geração)
Authors: Borba Rute E. de S. Rosa , Montenegro Juliana Azevedo , Santos Jaqueline A. F. Lixandrão
Published: November 2022

Ao reunir o resultado de pesquisas do Grupo de Estudos em Raciocínios Combinatório e Probabilístico (Geração), da UFPE, este livro tem como foco central os processos de ensino e de aprendizagem ligados ao desenvolvimento do raciocínio combinatório e probabilístico, mas suas discussões se relacionam também com outros conteúdos matemáticos. As investigações foram realizadas sob olhares de professores e estudantes, e em diálogo com documentos oficiais, materiais curriculares e outros recursos de ensino e de aprendizagem, organizando-se em três blocos: 1) estudos com professores sobre seus conhecimentos referentes ao ensino de probabilidade e combinatória; 2) pesquisas com estudantes da educação básica sobre recursos voltados para a aprendizagem em probabilidade e combinatória, abrangendo desde o uso de problemas, jogos e desenhos até o uso de softwares, e desde a educação infantil até a de jovens e adultos; e 3) propostas de educação inclusiva. Com variados métodos de pesquisa e variados referenciais teóricos, é uma obra de utilidade para pesquisadores, docentes de cursos voltados à Educação Matemática e professores da Educação Básica; uma fonte de auxílio para o planejamento e a execução de atividades escolares que possibilitem o desenvolvimento dos estudantes, em particular seus raciocínios combinatório e probabilístico.
Water and Us: tales and hands-on laboratories to educate on sustainable and nonconflictual water resources management
Authors: Munerol Francesca , Avanzi Francesco , Panizza Eleonora , Altamura Marco , Gabellani Simone , Polo Lara , Mantini Marina , Alessandri Barbara , Ferraris Luca
Published: November 2022

Abstract. Climate change and water security are among the grand challenges of the 21st century, but literacy on these matters among high-school students is often unsystematic and/or far from the real world. To contribute advancing education in a warming climate and prepare next generations to play their role in future societies, we designed "Water and Us", a three-module initiative focusing on the natural and anthropogenic water cycle, climate change, and conflicts. The method of Water and Us resolves around storytelling to aid understanding and generate new knowledge, learning by doing, a flipped classroom environment, and a constant link to the real world – such as the archetypal events of the California snow drought or the seeds of conflicts around transnational river basins. Water and Us was established in 2021, and since then has involved 200+ students in a proof of concept to test the didactic approach in small-scale experiments. Results from 40+ hours of events confirm that students are generally aware of climate change (90 %), but have sparse knowledge of the concrete actions that are in place to mitigate or adapt (up to 20 %). Understanding of the water cycle by students is often anchored to a naturalistic, but fictitious view where human interference is minimal. Our approach conveys key elements of the contemporary, natural/anthropogenic water cycle, how this cycle is challenged by warmer temperatures and declining snowpacks, and how education can contribute to avoiding maladaptation and conflicts. While this initiative is being channelled in awareness projects at various levels, the Water and Us team remains interested in networking with colleagues and potential recipients to scale up and further develop this work.
Identifying climate model structural inconsistencies allows for tight constraint of aerosol radiative forcing
Authors: Regayre Leighton A. , Deaconu Lucia , Grosvenor Daniel P. , Sexton David , Symonds Christopher C. , Langton Tom , Watson-Paris Duncan , Mulcahy Jane P. , Pringle Kirsty J. , Richardson Mark , Johnson Jill S. , Rostron John , Gordon Hamish , Lister Grenville , Stier Philip , Carslaw Ken S.
Published: November 2022

Abstract. Aerosol radiative forcing uncertainty affects estimates of climate sensitivity and limits model skill at making climate projections. Efforts to improve the representations of physical processes in climate models, including extensive comparisons with observations, have not significantly constrained the range of possible aerosol forcing values. A far stronger constraint, in particular for the lower (most-negative) bound, can be achieved using global mean energy-balance arguments based on observed changes in historical temperature. Here, we show that structural deficiencies in a climate model, revealed as inconsistencies among observationally constrained cloud properties, limit the effectiveness of observational constraint of the uncertain physical processes. We sample uncertainty in 37 model parameters related to aerosols, clouds and radiation in a perturbed parameter ensemble of the UK Earth System Model and evaluate one million model variants (different parameter settings from Gaussian Process emulators) against satellite-derived observations over several cloudy regions. We show it is possible to reduce the parametric uncertainty in global mean aerosol forcing by more than 50 % to a range in close agreement with energy-balance constraints (around -1.3 to -0.1 W m-2). However, incorporating observations associated with model inconsistencies weakens the constraint because the inconsistencies introduce conflicting information about relationships between model parameter values and aerosol forcing. Our estimated aerosol forcing range is the maximum feasible constraint using these observations and our structurally imperfect model. Structural model developments, targeted at the inconsistencies identified here, would enable a larger set of observations to be used for constraint, which would then narrow the uncertainty further.
The BIODESERT survey: assessing the impacts of grazing on the structure and functioning of global drylands
Authors: Maestre Fernando T. , Eldridge David J. , Gross Nicolas , Le Bagousse-Pinguet Yoann , Saiz Hugo , Gozalo Beatriz , Ochoa Victoria , Gaitán Juan J.
Published: November 2022

Abstract. Grazing by domestic livestock is both the main land use across
drylands worldwide and a major desertification and global change driver. The
ecological consequences of this key human activity have been studied for
decades, and there is a wealth of information on its impacts on biodiversity
and ecosystem processes. However, most field assessments of the ecological
impacts of grazing on drylands conducted to date have been carried out at
local or regional scales and have focused on single ecosystem attributes
(e.g., plant productivity) or particular taxa (mainly aboveground, e.g.,
plants). Here we introduce the BIODESERT survey, the first systematic field
survey devoted to evaluating the joint impacts of grazing by domestic
livestock and climate on the structure and functioning of dryland ecosystems
worldwide. This collaborative global survey was carried out between 2016 and
2019 and has involved the collection of field data and plant, biocrust, and soil
samples from a total of 326 45 m × 45 m plots from 98 sites located in 25
countries from 6 continents. Here we describe the major characteristics
and the field protocols used in this survey. We also introduce the
organizational aspects followed, as these can be helpful to everyone wishing
to establish a global collaborative network of researchers. The BIODESERT
survey provides baseline data to assess the current status of dryland
rangelands worldwide and the impacts of grazing on these key ecosystems, and it
constitutes a good example of the power of collaborative research networks
to study the ecology of our planet using much-needed field data.
El rol pedagógico de las artes. Artistas y artistas-docentes en Chile, posibilitando relaciones y transformación social
Authors: García-Huidobro Rosario , Shenffeldt Ninoska
Published: November 2022

El presente artículo entrega parte de los resultados de la investigación Fondecyt 11180057, Nuevos vínculos y desafíos entre lo artístico y lo pedagógico. Abriendo campos hacia una re-conceptualización del arte y el rol del/la artista en la sociedad actual. El proyecto tuvo por objetivo comprender los cruces entre las prácticas artísticas y pedagógicas de artistas y artistas-docentes en Chile y entender el sentido pedagógico que se anida en sus prácticas artísticas. Para ello se desarrolló una metodología cualitativa a través del método Taller Artístico de Discusión, con un total de 30 artistas y artistas-docentes en Chile. El análisis permitió identificar resultados relevantes sobre el sentido pedagógico de las prácticas artísticas y se identificó que son tipos de prácticas que promueven la transformación social y nuevas subjetividades, lo que muestra a artistas y artistas-docentes como agentes de cambio. Se logró apreciar que el sentido pedagógico en las artes activa elementos relacionales, críticos y mediadores, lo que releva el rol socio-político y democrático de las artes. En la discusión de los resultados se problematiza cómo artistas y artistas-docentes hacen de las artes una forma de hacer trascendente y un diálogo con el mundo social que revive el sentido político de las artes y posibilita nuevas subjetividades en quienes lo experimentan.
Un proyecto transmedial sobre el conflicto armado en el Eje Cafetero Colombiano
Authors: López-Chica Paula , Soto Juliana , Montoya-Ballesteros Daniel , Bustos-Villalba Juana Valentina , Pineda Jefferson , Arango-Giraldo Pablo R.
Published: November 2022

Este artículo presenta los resultados de un proyecto transmedial de investigación creación que recogió una diversidad de voces para reconstruir algunas de las experiencias individuales y colectivas del conflicto armado en la región conocida como Eje cafetero en Colombia. Además de la realización de una serie de obras, integradas por una narrativa transmedia, el proyecto muestra la utilidad de los proyectos transmediales en la doble tarea de contribuir a la reconstrucción de la memoria histórica del conflicto y de llegar a distintos públicos en diferentes formatos. El proyecto también evidencia la existencia de una conciencia dispersa pero persistente acerca de los horrores del conflicto armado en el Eje cafetero, una región que en las versiones oficiales y el imaginario social aparece como una zona de paz y prosperidad asociadas al cultivo del café. Para lograr esto, el proyecto convocó públicamente la participación de distintas personas, para que contaran sus relatos, en unos casos, y para que mostraran los resultados de su trabajo de investigación y de creación, en otros. De esta manera, el proyecto articuló voces y subjetividades que tradicionalmente se expresan por canales separados.
Imagen desde la postfotografía: una revisión conceptual
Authors: Olivio Alejandra , Lau Jesús , Herrera Edith
Published: November 2022

La fotografía y la postfotografía han sido objeto de debate y crítica históricamente. El surgimiento de la postfotografía modificó la concepción de la imagen fotográfica a partir de su relación intrínseca con los avances tecnológicos digitales, de lo cual da cuenta la literatura reciente. En una sociedad mediatizada, con abundancia de información y sumergida en contenidos visuales, analizar el concepto de postfotografía ayuda a comprender los procesos de representación y comunicación por los que transita una nueva generación.

Los conceptos suelen condicionar la manera en la que los sujetos se relacionan con su realidad, por lo que la definición de postfotografía se aborda en este documento a partir una revisión bibliográfica conceptual cronológica, desde su surgimiento en 1988 con los principales autores que contribuyeron al desarrollo del concepto, hasta sus apropiaciones en el panorama mediático contemporáneo. Como resultado, se puede observar que el devenir de la postfotografía ha estado marcado por diversas posturas en más de tres décadas de discusión, en las que el carácter ontológico de la fotografía se desdibuja en el entramado de los medios digitales. La imagen postfotográfica encuentra nuevos nichos de representación, comunicación y socialización, que trascienden los alcances alguna vez conferidos a la fotografía.
Memoria del pasado reciente y multimodalidad en escuelas rurales de Colombia: una experiencia de investigación-creación
Authors: Amador-Baquiro Juan C.
Published: November 2022

El artículo analiza las experiencias vividas y las prácticas educativas imaginadas sobre la memoria del pasado reciente que emergieron en un grupo de docentes de escuelas rurales, ubicados en territorios afectados por el conflicto armado, al participar en derivas pedagógicas basadas en la multimodalidad. En la metodología se adoptó un enfoque de investigación-creación que se articuló con la estrategia denominada derivas situacionistas. Esta se desarrolló en tres momentos: diagnóstico territorial-escolar; diseño e implementación de derivas pedagógicas; y diálogo de saberes. En relación con el primer resultado, se diseñaron e implementaron tres derivas pedagógicas que articularon hechos victimizantes y mediaciones multimodales. En el segundo resultado, se evidenció que las narrativas sonoras propiciaron conmoción y toma de posiciones; que la literatura generó tristeza, alteridad y prácticas de imaginación narrativa; y que las narrativas transmedia provocaron efectos performativos a favor de la justicia social. En el tercer resultado, en la dimensión pedagógica, los docentes propusieron la integración de conocimientos y capacidades de co-creación. En la dimensión estética, plantearon la necesidad de fomentar el reparto de lo sensible al abordar conocimientos sobre el pasado violento. Y en la dimensión política, recomiendan hacer visibles las resistencias a la guerra como estrategia de curación simbólica.
La etimología del DRAE en el siglo XIX y las observaciones críticas
Authors: Jiménez Ríos Enrique
Published: November 2022

El Diccionario de la lengua castellana de la Real Academia Española recupera la etimología en la duodécima edición (1884). Se había suprimido en la primera edición (1780), tras aparecer en el Diccionario de Autoridades. El desarrollo de la lingüística histórica desde mediados del siglo XIX determina su aparición. A partir de entonces y por este motivo, la etimología es objeto de atención especial, y fruto de ello surgen observaciones críticas a las ofrecidas en el diccionario académico. La consulta de esta información en ediciones posteriores a la duodécima muestra cambios y estos constatan que resultan de estas observaciones.
La variación verbal del voseo americano: desinencias variables y conjugación híbrida
Authors: Vázquez-Larruscaín Miguel
Published: November 2022

El presente trabajo revisa las teorías tradicionales que explican la variación de las formas verbales del voseo americano como un proceso de cambio fonético regular corregido por relaciones analógicas a posteriori. En su lugar propongo un sistema de dos parámetros, uno fonológico, que licencia o prohíbe desinencias diptongadas, y otro morfológico, que regula el alomorfismo de los verbos en -er e -ir. Los parámetros dan cuenta del análisis sincrónico de la tipología voseante, así como de los cambios históricos. Se aborda por primera vez la relación entre el número de rasgos TAM (tiempo-aspecto-modo) y la propensión al voseo en cada uno de los tiempos verbales.
مركز الجاسوس في القانون الدولي
Authors: هويدي سمر
Published: November 2022

The spy has an important and effective position in international law, as the spy enjoys a set of rights when performing his work tasks on enemy territory, because of the great danger that this work entails for his life as he is doing his work while he is among the ranks of the enemies of his state, and given the dangers and difficulties the spy faces, so he is keen International law has set many international rules and worked on organizing international conventions, which indicated the importance of the spy’s work and the extent of the legal protection provided by the law to him as he performs an important work for the benefit of his country by transmitting military, economic, political and information information about the enemy and presenting it to his country, which may help achieve victory. Therefore, in this research, we will try to explain the role and position of the spy in international law, as he performs a national duty and duty for the benefit of his state, as well as clarifying the legal responsibility arising from him.
ETIKA POLITIK PAUL RICOEUR: STUDI FENOMENA KONGRES LUAR BIASA (KLB) PARTAI DEMOKRAT DI DELI SERDANG
Authors: Panggung Ferdinandus , Defri Sudi Yulius , Pandor Pius
Published: November 2022

Fokus utama tulisan ini adalah memahami Fenomena Kongres Luar Biasa (KLB) Partai Demokrat di Deli Serdang dari perspektif etika politik Paul Ricoeur. Peneliti mengangkat tema ini didasari pada persiapan Pileg dan Pilpres 2024. Persaingan politik menuju pileg dan pilpres 2024 makin ketat. Partai politik yang  menjadi kendaraan politik untuk bertarung dalam pemilu menjadi bahan rebutan para kader untuk mendapatkan kedudukan serta dukungan publik. Untuk mendapatkan kedudukan dan dukungan publik, para elit politik tidak jarang menggunakan berbagai strategi politik yang licik dan kotor. Etika dalam berpolitik diabaikan. Politik yang dari dirinya memiliki tujuan yang baik seharusnya berlandaskan pada nilai-nilai etika. Berangkat dari fenomena ini, tulisan ini bertujuan menggali pemikiran etika politik Paul Ricoeur dan melihat sumbangan pemikirannya untuk praksis politik di Indonesia. Menurut Ricoeur, etika politik pertama-tama berurasan mengenai tata kehidupan manusia yang berciri sosial. Ricoeur berbicara mengenai etika politik dalam dua poin penting, yakni dasar antropologis dan nilai-nilai konstruktif. Dasar antropologis etika berbicara mengenai self dalam kaitannya dengan liyan. Sedangkan nilai-nilai konstruktif berkaitan dengan predikat-prdikat yang berbicara mengenai perbuatan manusia yang dapat dinilai dari sudut etika dan moral. Metode yang digunakan dalam menggarap tema ini adalah wacana kritis yakni mengkaji teori etika politik Paul Ricoeur terhadap fenomena Kongres Luar Biasa (KLB) Partai Demokrat di Deli Serdang, Sumatra Utara, pada Jumat 5 Maret 2021. Temuan dari studi ini adalah bahwa etika politik mengarah ke hidup yang baik, bersama dengan dan untuk orang lain dalam rangka memperluas lingkup kebebasan membangun institusi sosial yang adil.