bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Bank Disclosure and Stock Price Synchronicity: Evidence from Dual-Banking System Countries
Authors: Ashraf Nadia , Chughtai Sumayya
Published: June 2021

In stock markets, information plays a crucial role in determining trading dynamics and price discovery. In the investment decisions, an investor may have incomplete information regarding the firm-specific factors because of information asymmetry. Therefore, investors rely on market factors. Extensive work has been done on stock price synchronicity (SYNCH) from the dual banking system viewpoint. Therefore, the present study examines the association of Stock Price Synchronicity with Bank’s Disclosure items and Shariah Compliance using data of 138 banks for 09 years (2011-2019) by taking dual banking system countries. We consider 11 countries, i.e., Bahrain, Bangladesh, Kuwait, Lebanon, Malaysia, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, UAE, and Yemen, for analysis.  We select different banks based on these countries' dual banking systems and exclude two countries (UAE & Yemen) due to data availability issues. Data of 138 banks is analyzed using specific statistical techniques like descriptive statistics, correlation, Fisher-type unit-root test, endogeneity test, and generalized method of moments (GMM) by using STATA. In the analysis, we found that bank disclosure has a significant positive relationship with SYNCH. However, shariah compliance banks have a significant negative relation with SYNCH. Moreover, control variables which include banks profitability, and leverage have a significant positive relationship with SYNCH. The banks' size has a significant negative relationship because the size affects the banks according to the market.

Keywords: Stock Price Synchronicity, Bank’s Disclosure, Asymmetric Information, Banking Sector.

JEL Classification:  D82, G21
An investigation into the nature and extent of the adoption of RFID in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa
Authors:   , Thakur Surendra
Published: June 2021

Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) allows for the wireless transfer of data between a small electronic transmitting tag and a reader without the necessity of line-of-sight. A feature of RFID, is that this read operation may occur over long distances and that multiple reads may occur. The aim of this study is to analyse the nature and extent of RFID adoption in the KwaZulu-Natal Province of South Africa. The study fits within the theory of innovation diffusion and is concerned with issues around technology diffusion, adoption rates, and its associated critical success factors. The estimation of RFID diffusion rate in the study is based on a telephonic survey of 140 companies. The respondents were chosen from a marketing database that had extensive information on South African companies. Size was determined to be the selection criterion as the literature indicates that size is the most compelling concomitant to innovativeness. In this study, size was deemed to be companies that had more than 50 PC’s in one geographic unit, of the company, in KwaZulu-Natal. The key research result locates the RFID diffusion rate in KwaZulu-Natal to be around 19% which corresponds to points beyond the “chasm” as defined by innovation diffusion theory. The second phase of the study comprised the administration of a questionnaire to two groups of IT professionals with the aim of comparing perceptions and other characteristics between the two groups. The 140 respondents were asked to submit as many professional staff as they could for an in-depth interview. The result was that 21 companies submitted 30 candidates. This yielded the two groups: the Adopter sample with 14 respondents, and the non-adopter sample with 16 respondents. The analysis of results shows the two groups have similar views on many strategic factors such as privacy, security, cost and standards etc. Adopters perceive that the following factors impacts RFID adopting decisions more (than non-adopters): Turnover, Having labour cost savings, RFID ubiquity, It will take as long for my company to adopt RFID as it did for barcode, RFID cost awareness. On the other hand non-adopters felt that the following factor impacts non-adoption of RFID Technology unproven or immature, Human skills non-availability, Implementation costs, Corporate resistance, and, Support Concerns.
Clinical outcomes of isolated redo mitral valve replacement in patients with mitral prosthetic heart valve dysfunction
Authors: Güner Ahmet , Kadiroğulları Ersin , İyigün Taner , Gürbak İsmail , Onan Burak , Aydın Ünal , Gürsoy Mustafa , Ertürk Mehmet
Published: June 2021

Objectives: Redo mitral valve replacement (redo-MVR) represents a clinical challenge due to a higher rates of peri-operative morbidity and mortality.

Patients and Methods: This retrospective study enrolled a total of 103 patients who underwent isolated redo-MVR due to prosthetic valve dysfunction. Patients who had an isolated bypass, low echocardiographic quality, history of repeated re-replacements (more than twice), paravalvular leak repair without preoperative and intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography examination, isolated congenital surgery or isolated open-heart surgical intervention (of any type) without a valve procedure at their first or later operations were excluded. The primary endpoint of the study was in-hospital death. Secondary endpoint included individual morbidity.

Results: A total of 103 patients (mean age: 50.7 13.4 years; male: 58) who underwent isolated redo-MVR were enrolled in this study. The most common complaint of the patients at admission was obstruction or heart failure-related symptoms (80.6%) and the primary indication for redo-MVR was prosthetic valve thrombosis in 58 patients (56.3%). In-hospital mortality was 12.6% (13 patients). The post-operative complications included major bleeding (n=11) post-operative infection (sepsis, mediastinitis, pneumonia, wound infection, n=15), low cardiac output syndrome (n=10), acute kidney injury (n=17), pericardial effusion with tamponade (n=10), pleural effusion requiring hospitalization and drainage (n=18), ischemic stroke (n=4), fatal ventricular arrhythmia (n=1), peripheral embolism (n=1), moderate to severe paravalvular leak (n=5). There was not any catastrophic heart laceration.

Conclusion: In-hospital mortality and complications of the isolated redo-MVR in our center are acceptable. With a well-defined protocol and appropriate patient selection, mortality in emergencies cases may be reduced.
The Effect of Discharge Information Calendar on Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors of Patients after Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery
Authors: Afacan Merve , Ünver Seher
Published: June 2021

Objectives: To evaluate the effect of discharge information calendar on healthy lifestyle behaviors (HLB) of patients who underwent coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery.

Patients and Methods: This randomized controlled study was carried out on 68 patients (study group=33; control group=35) who underwent CABG surgery between 10.11.2017-10.10.2018. Data were collected from the patient information form and HLB Scale-II. The patients were visited by the researcher one day before their discharge and verbal information was given about the HLB. Discharge information calendar that is designed as a desktop calendar and includes 14 main headings on HLB was used to inform the patients in the study group. HLB of the patients were evaluated at the day before discharge, 2nd and 6th weeks following discharge.

Results: The mean scale scores obtained from the 2nd and 6th weeks of the study group were significantly higher compared with the control group (p<0.001).

Conclusion: The information provided using discharge information calendar to the patients after CABG surgery are effective in gaining HLB for the patients. It is recommended to use visual and written materials (such as the discharging information calendar) to inform patients and help patients to remember the information during the post-discharge period.
Photo-initiated ground state chemistry: How important is it in the atmosphere?
Authors: Rowell Keiran Nicholas , Kable Scott Henderson , Jordan Meredith Jane Trevenar
Published: June 2021

Abstract. Carbonyls are among the most abundant volatile organic compounds in the atmosphere. They are central to atmospheric photochemistry as absorption of near-UV radiation by the C=O chromophore can lead to photolysis. If photolysis does not occur on electronic excited states, non-radiative relaxation to the ground state will form carbonyls with extremely high internal energy. These “hot” molecules can access a range of ground state reactions. Up to nine potential ground state reactions are investigated at the B2GP-PLYP-D3/def2-TZVP level of theory for a dataset of 20 representative carbonyls. Almost all are energetically accessible under tropospheric conditions. Comparison with experiment suggests the most significant ground state dissociation pathways will be concerted triple fragmentation in saturated aldehydes, Norrish type III dissociation to form another carbonyl, and H2-loss involving the formyl H atom in aldehydes. Tautomerisation, leading to more reactive unsaturated species, is also predicted to be energetically accessible and is likely to be important when there is no low-energy ground state dissociation pathway, for example in α,β-unsaturated carbonyls and some ketones. The concerted triple fragmentation and H2-loss pathways have immediate atmospheric implication to global H2 production and tautomerisaton has implication to the atmospheric production of organic acids.
Assessment of neutrons from secondary cosmic rays at mountain altitudes – Geant4 simulations of environmental parameters including soil moisture and snow cover
Authors: Brall Thomas , Mares Vladimir , Bütikofer Rolf , Rühm Werner
Published: June 2021

Abstract. Ground based measurements of neutrons from secondary cosmic rays are affected by environmental parameters, particularly hydrogen content in soil. To investigate the impact of these parameters, Geant4 Monte Carlo simulations were carried out. In a previous study the model used for the Geant4 Monte Carlo simulations was already validated by measurements performed with an Extended Range Bonner Sphere Spectrometer (ERBSS) at Zugspitze, Germany, and at Jungfraujoch, Switzerland. In the present study a sensitivity analysis including different environmental parameters (i.e., slope of mountain, snow height, soil moisture, and range of albedo neutrons) and their influence on the flux of neutrons from secondary cosmic rays was performed with Geant4. The results are compared with ERBSS measurements performed in 2018 at the Environmental Research Station “Schneefernerhaus” located at the Zugspitze, Germany. It is shown that the slope of the Zugspitze mountain reduces the neutron flux from secondary cosmic rays between about 25 % and 50 % as compared to a horizontal surface, depending on neutron energy and snow cover. An increasing height of snow cover, simulated as snow water equivalent (SWE), reduces the total neutron flux exponentially down to a factor of about 2.5 as compared to soil without any snow cover, with a saturation for snow heights greater than 10 cm to 15 cm SWE, depending on neutron energy. Based on count rates measured with the individual spheres of the ERBSS, SWE values were deduced for the whole year 2018. Specifically, mean SWE values deduced for the winter months (January to March) are between 6.7 and 10.1 cm or more, while those for the summer months (July to September) are between 2.1 and 3.6 cm. Soil moisture of 5 % water mass fraction in limestone leads to a decrease of the total neutron flux by about 35 % compared to dry limestone. At a height of 1.5 m above ground, 86 % of the total albedo neutron fluence at the detector position are from a ground area with a radius of about 75 m. It is concluded that measurement of neutrons from secondary cosmic radiation can be used to gain information on height of snow cover and its seasonal changes, soil moisture, but also information on local geometry such as mountain topography. Because the influence of such parameters on neutron fluence from secondary cosmic rays depends on neutron energy, analysis of the whole neutron energy spectrum is beneficial.
The impact of deep convection representation in a global atmospheric model on the warm conveyor belt and jet stream during NAWDEX IOP6
Authors: Rivière Gwendal , Wimmer Meryl , Arbogast Philippe , Piriou Jean-Marcel , Delanoë Julien , Labadie Carole , Cazenave Quitterie , Pelon Jacques
Published: June 2021

Abstract. The effect of parameterized deep convection on warm conveyor belt (WCB) activity and jet stream is investigated by performing simulations of an explosively-developing large-scale cyclone that occurred during the North Atlantic Waveguide and Downstream Impact Experiment (NAWDEX) field campaign using the Météo-France global atmospheric model ARPEGE. Three simulations differing only from their deep convection representation are analysed. The first one was performed with the Bougeault et al. (1985) scheme (B85), the second one with the Prognostic Condensates Microphysics and Transport (PCMT) scheme of Piriou et al. (2007), and the third one without any parameterized deep convection. In the latter simulation, the release of convective instability at the resolved scales of the model generates localized cells marked by strong heating with few degrees extent in longitude and latitude along the fronts. In runs with active parameterized deep convection (B85, PCMT), the heating rate is more homogeneously distributed along fronts as the instability release happens at sub-grid scales. This difference leads to more rapid and abrupt ascents in the WCB without parameterized deep convection, and more moderate but more sustained ascents with parameterized deep convection. While the number of WCB trajectories does not differ much between the three simulations, the averaged heating rates over the WCB trajectories exhibits distinct behavior. After one day of simulations, the upper-level heating rate is in average larger with B85 scheme leading to stronger potential vorticity (PV) destruction. The difference comes from the large-scale heating and not the parameterized heating.A comparison with (re)analyses and a large variety of airborne observations from the NAWDEX field campaign (Doppler radar, Doppler lidar, dropsondes) made during the coordinated flights of two aircraft in the WCB outflow region shows that B85 performs better in the representation of the double jet structure at 1-day lead time than the other two simulations. That can be attributed to the more active WCB at upper levels. However this effect is too strong and that simulation becomes less realistic at longer forecast range (1.5 to 2 days) than the other ones. The simulation with PCMT scheme has an intermediate behavior between the one with B85 scheme and without parameterized deep convection but its impact on the jet stream is closer to the latter one. Finally, additional numerical experiments show that main differences in the impact on the jet between PCMT and B85 largely come from the chosen closure, the former being based on CAPE and the latter on moisture convergence.
Doktryna prawa naturalnego w nauce Marcina Lutra a geneza księstwa pruskiego księcia Albrechta von Brandenburg-Ansbach
Authors: Makiłła Dariusz
Published: June 2021

Przedmiotem artykułu jest koncepcja prawa naturalnego w nauce Marcina Lutra (1483-1546) i jej związek z kształtowaniem ideowym księstwa pruskiego za rządów księcia Albrechta von Brandenburg-Ansbach (1525-1568). Teologiczna nauka Marcina Lutra zawierała również koncepcję rzeczywistości dwóch państw, boskiego i doczesnego, będących odzwierciedleniem boskiego porządku naturalnego. Zasady prawa naturalnego są w tym porządku zasadniczym regulatorem pozycji człowieka i stosunków społecznych, ale także koncepcji władzy państwowej, pojmowanej jako boskie narzędzie w kształtowaniu doczesnej egzystencji ludzi na drodze do zbawienia lub potępienia. Przeniknięcie ideowe nauki Lutra w dzieło polityczne i religijne księcia Albrechta von Brandenburg-Ansbach, który był pierwszym świeckim władcą w księstwie pruskim, było czynnikiem, który miał zasadniczy wpływ na jego kształt oraz funkcjonowanie. Postępowanie księcia Albrechta, który osobiście i głęboko przejął poglądy Lutra prowadziła do ukształtowania księstwa i kościoła pruskiego, jako dwóch zespolonych z sobą elementów, nad którymi władzę świecką i duchową sprawował książę, będący boskim wikariuszem, stanowiąc bezpośrednie odwzorowanie zasad nauki niemieckiego reformatora
Polacy z Wielkopolski i Kongresówki w obronie Lwowa w 1918 i 1919 r. Przykłady solidarności mieszkańców różnych zaborów w walce o niepodległość.
Authors: Polak Wojciech , Galij-Skarbińska Sylwia
Published: June 2021

W nocy 31 października na 1 listopada 1918 r. oddziały ukraińskie zajęły prawie całą Galicję Wschodnią oraz większą część Lwowa. Rozpoczęły się walki polsko-ukraińskie, które doprowadziły do zajęcia miasta przez Polaków dnia 22 listopada. Lwów był jednak ciągle otoczony przez oddziały nieprzyjacielskie. Pomoc dla rodaków walczących w Galicji organizowano w dawnych zaborach rosyjskim i niemieckim. W Warszawie utworzony został w listopadzie 1918 r. Warszawski Komitet Obrony Lwowa. Z inicjatywy Komitetu i za zgodą Józefa Piłsudskiego utworzono trzy oddziały, połączone 12 kwietnia 1919 r. w 19 pułk piechoty „Odsieczy Lwowa”. Odegrał on ważną rolę w wyzwalaniu Galicji Wschodniej wiosną 1919 r. Także mieszkańcy Wielkopolski mocno utożsamiali się z walką toczoną przez Polaków w Galicji Wschodniej. W lutym 1919 r. dowódca Armii Wielkopolskiej gen. Józef Dowbor-Muśnicki ogłosił ochotniczy zaciąg do oddziału, który miał iść z pomocą do Lwowa. Zgłosiło się do niego 204 żołnierzy, na czele których stanęli ppor. Jan Ciaciuch i ppor. Maksymilian Soldenhoff. Kompania była dobrze uzbrojona, w okresie późniejszym dotarły do niej uzupełnienia w liczbie 79 żołnierzy. Nieco później do Lwowa przybyła tzw. Grupa Wielkopolska pułkownika Daniela Konarzewskiego w sile ok. 4 tysięcy żołnierzy, która była uzbrojona w ciężką artylerię i samoloty. Obie formacje wykazały się wielką walecznością i skutecznością. W obronie Lwowa brały udział także kobiety w ramach Ochotniczej Legii Kobiet. Jak podają liczne źródła w sumie w obronie Lwowa wzięło udział około 400 kobiet, w tym w wiele z zaboru rosyjskiego.
Reformacja w Prusach a polska reformacja na Mazurach
Authors: Małłek Janusz
Published: June 2021

Artykuł składa się z czterech części. W części pierwszej: " Słowo Boże w języku ojczystym dla Mazurów" autor podkreśla znaczenie kazania Jerzego Polentza -biskupa sambijskiego, a zarazem pierwszego w historii biskupa protestanckiego w świecie, wygłoszonego w katedrze królewieckiej w dniu 24 grudnia 1523 r., w którym nakazywał on aby Słowo Boże było głoszone w języku ojczystym wiernych, a wypadku Mazurów w języku polskim. W części drugiej " Oficjalne wprowadzenie luteranizmu w Prusach Książęcych" omówione są dokumenty ks. Albrechta ustanawiające zasady wiary i funkcjonowania Kościoła Ewangelickiego w Księstwie Pruskim. Były to: 1. "Mandat Reformacyjny" z 6 lipca 1525 r. nakazujący księżom głosić " czyste" Słowo Boże, co według ówczesnych pojęć oznaczało głoszenie Ewangelii opartej na nauce Marcina Lutra, 2."Ordynacja kościelna" i "Agenda czyli artykuły o ceremoniach", obydwa dokumenty z 10 grudnia 1525 r., 3. "Instrukcja wizytacyjna" ustalająca zasady przekształcania parafii dotychczas katolickich w ewangelickie z 31 marca 1526 r. W części trzeciej " Polscy pastorzy na Mazurach " zestawiono nazwiska pierwszych księży ewangelickich w południowej części Prus Wschodnich. Zazwyczaj byli to dawni księża katoliccy, którzy opowiedzieli sie za luteranizmem. Wielu z nich pochodziło z Polski. Wreszcie część czwarta:" Polska książka ewangelicka na Mazurach" poświęcona jest polskim drukom religijnym ( Katechizm, Nowy Testament, Postylla, Konfesja Augsburska itd.). Autor przytacza tutaj opinię Władysława Chojnackiego, że w Prusach Książęcych (w Królewcu i Ełku) ukazało się w XVI w. więcej druków w języku polskim niż w całej Polsce. I tak druków w języku polskim było 104, w języku niemieckim 183 pozycji i w języku łacińskim 90 pozycji. W ogromnym stopniu było to luterańskie druki religijne. Naturalnie na jedną parafię w bibliotece plebanii znajdowało się co najmniej po jednej Biblii, Postylii, Katechiźmie, Kancjonale polskim. Jednak już jeden egzemplarz Katechizmu wystarczał do nauki na pamięć Przykazań Bożych, podobnie jeden Kancjonał pozwalał zborowi nauczyć się na pamięć wielu pieśni.
O konieczności i celowości represji świadczy wynik wyborów”. Aparat bezpieczeństwa w „akcji wyborczej” i wyborach do Sejmu PRL I kadencji 26 października 1952 roku na Warmii i Mazurach w świetle sprawozdania ppłk. Franciszka Szlachcica szefa Wojewódzkiego Urzędu Bezpieczeństwa Publicznego w Olsztynie
Authors: Syrwid Robert
Published: June 2021

Artykuł przedstawia ocenę zaangażowania i skutków działalności aparatu bezpieczeństwa publicznego na Warmii i Mazurach podczas „akcji wyborczej” i wyborów do Sejmu PRL I kadencji 26 października 1952 roku. Przedmiotem analizy objęto niepublikowane dotąd sprawozdanie powyborcze ppłk. Franciszka Szlachcica szefa Wojewódzkiego Urzędu Bezpieczeństwa Publicznego w Olsztynie, sporządzone na potrzeby Ministerstwa Bezpieczeństwa Publicznego w Warszawie. Zawarte w nim ustalenia i dane statystyczne, a także opinie i wnioski dotyczące pracy operacyjnej organów aparatu przymusu, stanowią wartościowy materiał do badań nad formami i skalą represji stosowanych wobec mieszkańców ówczesnego województwa olsztyńskiego w okresie stalinizmu.
Localizing Human Rights SDGs: Ghana in context
Authors: S. Abdellatif Omar
Published: June 2021

In September 2015, Ghana along all UN member states endorsed the Agenda 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as the cardinal agenda towards achieving a prosperous global future. The SDGs are strongly interdependent, making progress in all goals essential for a country’s achievement of sustainable development. While Ghana and other West African nations have exhibited significant economic and democratic development post-independence. The judiciary system and related legal frameworks, as well as the lack of rule law and political will for safeguarding the human rights of its citizens, falls short of considering violations against minorities. Will Ghana be able to localize human rights related SDGs, given that West African governments historically tended to promote internal security and stability at the expense of universal human rights? This paper focuses on evaluating the commitments made by Ghana towards achieving Agenda 2030, with a particular focus on the SDGs 10 and 16 relating to the promotion of reduced inequalities, peace, justice and accountable institutions. Moreover, this paper also analyzes legal instruments and state laws put in place post Ghana’s democratization in 1992 for the purpose of preventing discrimination and human rights violations in the nation. The article aims to highlight how Ghana’s post-independence political experience, the lack of rule of law, flaws in the judiciary system, and the weak public access to justice are obstacles to its effective localization of human rights SGDs. Those obstacles to Ghana’s compliance with SDGs 10 and 16 are outlined in this paper through a consideration of human rights violations faced by the Ghanaian Muslim and HIV minorities, poor prison conditions, limited public access to justice and the country’s failure to commit to international treaties on human rights. Keywords: Ghana, human rights, rule of law, security, Agenda 2030
TO THE QUESTION ABOUT FINANCE AS A COLLECTION ECONOMIC RELATIONS, IN THE PROCESS OF WHICH THE STATE CASH FUNDS ARE FORMED, USED AND DISTRIBUTED
Authors: Mamedieva Maria Vitalievna , Chapurko Yana Yanovna , Lipchiu Nina Vladimirovna
Published: June 2021

The authors proposed the characteristics of finance as the presence of economic relations, as a result of which the monetary funds of the Russian state are formed, used and distributed.
TO THE QUESTION OF LAW ENFORCEMENT LAND ACTIVITIES AND FOREST SITES IN RUSSIA
Authors: Koshmelyuk Yunona Alekseevna , Tyutyunar Anna Dmitrievna
Published: June 2021

The authors of the article propose to focus on some issues of law enforcement and regulation of civil and criminal law relations of land and forest plots in Russia
THE DEPENDENCE OF THE PROJECTION STRUCTURE ON SOME TYPES OF TEAM SPORTS
Authors: Bondarchuk Olesya Alekseevna
Published: June 2021

The analysis of social representations of students of the physical education university, studying in the specialization of sports games, is carried out in this paper. Volleyball, basketball, handball, badminton and tennis players were involved in the project as probationers. The identification of these social representations performed using the projective technique named as «House. A brief description of qualitative methods, including content analysis, is given.
LA AUTONOMÍA ESCOLAR COMO ELEMENTO VERTEBRADOR DE LOS REGLAMENTOS ORGÁNICOS DE CENTRO (ROC)
Authors: Prado Cueva Manuel Enrique
Published: June 2021

En este trabajo se hace un repaso de las formas normativas que presentan, en nuestro Estado autonómico, los contenidos que comprenden los reglamentos orgánicos de centro (ROC) y se analiza el lugar que ocupa un ROC en el sistema de fuentes del derecho. Se explica la importancia de la autonomía escolar como elemento vertebrador a tener presente para confeccionar o modificar un ROC al tiempo que se analiza la pérdida de autonomía del director del centro en la actual LOMLOE frente a la LOMCE.
CINCO INSPECTORES DE EDUCACIÓN ANALIZAN CINCO ASPECTOS DE LA LOMLOE
Authors: Morais Gallego José Pedro , Alén de la Torre José María , Cadórniga Díaz Yolanda , Fernández Fernández José , Sobrino Josenje Santiago
Published: June 2021

Cada uno de los autores, inspectores de educación, esboza un análisis crítico de un aspecto concreto del sistema educativo en el que incide la recién aprobada LOMLOE, con la intención de ofrecer una visión técnica, dejando planteada la cuestión al avisado y desocupado lector.
LA VISITA A LAS AULAS: EL ETERNO RETORNO
Authors: Pérez Jiménez José María , García Ballesteros. Pedro E.
Published: June 2021

La visita de la inspección educativa a las aulas es una actividad esencial puesto que supone la inmersión en los núcleos de los centros y el sistema educativo. Es una actividad compleja que requiere una mirada amplia y poliédrica, sin olvidar la importancia de tener presente el contexto en el que se encuentran. Desde este planteamiento, abordamos las razones y finalidades que pueden dar lugar a las visitas a las aulas, los criterios para una selección adecuada de las mismas, los múltiples aspectos a tener en cuenta al entrar, durante la visita y al finalizar, así como las consideraciones posteriores a la misma. En definitiva, ante la visita a un espacio incierto y complejo como el aula, se requiere amplitud en la mirada y conciencia de que la misma se desarrollará en un proceso para el que se requiere interés y oficio.
Classifications Used in Spinal Cord Injuries
Authors: Öztürk Erek , Akyuva Yener , Çivelek Erdinç
Published: June 2021

Creating a common language allows information to be shared well/wholesome/healthily. Classifications have a important role in the formation of this language, which provides many benefits such as follow-up of the clinical course. Classifications in spinal cord injuries are based on examination, so the results of different treatments can be revealed more clearly with a standardized examination and registration. The International Standards for Neurological Classification of Spinal Cord Injury (ISNCSCI) which is the most sensitive and common classification was developed by the American Spinal Injury Association (ASIA) and the International Spinal Cord Society (ISCoS), although its foundations were laid in 1969 by Frankel. Apart from neurological evaluation, there are scales such as Functional Independence Scale, Modified Barthel Index, Spinal Cord Independence Scale, Quadriplegia Functional Index, Walking Index for Spinal Cord Injury, Spinal Cord Injury Functional Ambulation Inventory to determine the functional status in spinal cord injuries. Additionally scales such as Assessment of Spinal Cord Injury Basic Pain Data Set, Multidimensional Pain Inventory, DN4 (DouleurNeuropathique DN4) can be used for pain assessment in a patient with spinal cord injury.
Solomon, Scripture, and Science: The Rise of the Judahite State in the 10th Century BCE
Authors: Dever William
Published: June 2021

This paper compares evidence from stratified sites that are well dated by radiocarbon analyses, ceramic typology, and a critical reading of the pertinent texts of the Hebrew Bible. The results show that by the 10th century BCE in Judah we have a polity that represents a centralized state or kingdom. It was likely ruled by Solomon, even if the “larger-than-life” portrait of the Bible is exaggerated.
A Study to Assess the Knowledge regarding Blood Donation among Non Medical Students of selected Colleges of Mount Abu, (Rajasthan)
Authors: Mathew Nisha
Published: June 2021

Introduction: Blood transfusion is a medical procedure that is designed to provide patients who need Blood or blood products to correct a defect .Secure supply of safe blood components; Based on voluntary, non-remunerated blood donation is an important national goal to Prevent blood shortages. Now a day, in many low and middle income countries, blood Supply is critically inadequate. We therefore set out to determine knowledge regarding Blood donation among non-medical students. Design: A Descriptive Survey research design. Participants: 100 Non Medical Students were selected using Probability Simple random sampling technique in selected colleges of Mount Abu, Rajasthan. Tool: Self Structured Questionnaire was used to assess the level of Knowledge of Non Medical Students regarding Blood Donation. Results: In this study overall the highest percentage in the demographic data including the Age group 50% (20- 22), Gender 54% (Female), Religion 90% (Hindu), Residence 46% (Rural), Monthly Income 644% (less than 10000), father education 36% (primary education), mother’s education 64% (no formal education), father occupation 50% (others), mothers occupation 88% (house wife). Majority of students (46%) of non-medical students were having poor knowledge regarding blood donation, (32%) having average knowledge, (18%) having good knowledge and only 4% having excellent knowledge. Findings revealed that there was significant association between age and level of knowledge at 0.05.Conclusion: The result of study clearly shows that there is poor knowledge regarding blood donation among Non-Medical Students. Further research and multi centric studies required to assess the real problem behind their lacking knowledge.
A Study to assess the knowledge of mother regarding habit of Televisions viewing and its impact on behaviour of children in selected areas of Mehsana city
Authors: Patel Janki , Chaudhari Pinal
Published: June 2021

Introduction: The television is a landmark of scientific invention and amazing devices that has become an integral part of our life and it has revolutionized the world of communication. According to same studies children at the age of 6 years watch television daily for 3-4 hours on an average. The increasingly competitive economy is creating an environment where parents are forced to spend longer hours at work and fewer hours with their children . As result outside influences have greater access and influence over our children than ever before. The internet and media are bringing the outside world into your home . It influence the children every day and leads to the negative effects . television will escapes the children from real life and enter into a fantasy world and it inactivates the study image of schoolchildren and television will avoids the social interaction with other and alsi it’s a time consuming activity. Design: Descriptive research design. Participinats: 300 group of mothers were selected using non probability convenient sampling technique. Tool: self structured questionnaire. Result: study show that out of 300group , in pretest mean was 7.12 . The pre test standard deviation was 4.35. The mean difference was 11.33 and the obtained t-value was 16.86 which are significant at 0.005 levels. Hence, the stated hypothesis was accepted. Conclusion: Mother having poor knowledge about the impact of television viewing on behaviour 6-12 year children.
A Descriptive study to assess the knowledge of Pradhanmantri Jandhan Yojana Among young adult people Bhandu Village of Mehsana District
Authors: Patel Jinal
Published: June 2021

“The Prime minister’s scheme Pradhan Mantri Jandhan Yojana (PMDJY)’ was launched on 28th August 2014 which envisages universal access to banking with a basic banking account with no minimum balance, financial literacy, access to credit insurance and pension. The account holders are benefited with an interest on their deposits, Accidental Insurance Coverage of Rest: 1,00,000/-, Life Insurance Coverage of Rest: 30,000/-, Easy transfer of Money across India, Govt. Schemes Direct Benefit Transfer, Access to Pension and Insurance products and Overdraft facility of up to Rs: 5,000/-. The scheme recorded with opening of15.30 crores accounts as on 29th April 2015, out of which 9.17 crore accounts in rural and 6.13 crores accounts in urban areas. The achievement of this scheme has also taken place in the Guinness Book of World Records for opening most number of bank accounts opened in one week as result of financial inclusion campaign dated August 23 – 29, 2014. The scheme has surpassed original target of opening bank accounts for 7.5 crore excluded households in the country by 26th January 2015 with banks already opening 11.50 crore accounts by 17th January 2015. Objective: To study the need for financial inclusion in India To discuss the salient features and basic pillars of PMJDY. To assess the progress made under the PMJDY. To make some suggestions for smooth functioning of this scheme. Hypothesis: H1: There is no significant association between the Age of the respondents and their First point of contact for getting advices/suggestions on finance H2: There is no significant difference between the Gender of the respondents and their Awareness about the benefits of - Pradhan Mantri Jan – Dhan Yojana (PMJDY)‖ scheme. H3: There is no significant relationship among variables of the benefits of Pradhan Mantri Jan - Dhan Yojana (PMJDY)scheme. Design: Survey-research approach using Descriptive pre-test design with one group. Participation: 50 Adult public were selected using Random sampling technique in Mehsana District. Tool: Self Structured Questionnaire was used to assess the level of knowledge of Adult public regarding PMDJY. Results: Distribution of mean, SD and mean percentage of awareness and knowledge regarding pradhan mantri jandhan yojana score of young adult people shows that the mean score (13.4±2.951) which is 67.00% of total score. Conclusion: The findings of the study revealed that teaching helps in improving knowledge regarding PMDJY among Adult people.
Optimization of Biogas Production by Co-Digestion of Organic Waste (Cow Dung and Water Hyacinth)
Authors: Dohou Alfred Dèdonougbo , Koto N’Gobi Gabin , Kouchade Clément Adéyémi , Kounouhewa Basile
Published: June 2021

The objective of this work is to determine the co-digestion ratio of water hyacinth and cow dung for the optimization of biogas production at Sô Ava, a lake city of Southern Benin. To achieve these ratios, we suppose that the water hyacinth has a high gas yield and cow dung ensures stability in the biodigester because it brings fresh bacteria and has a strong buffering capacity (maintenance of a stable pH). For 45 days, we have introduced a mixture of water hyacinth and cow dung in 5 mini-biodigesters of 10 liters each: digester no1 (100% of cow dung); digester no2 (100% of the water hyacinth); digester n° 3 (50% of the water hyacinth and 50% of the cow dung); digester no4 (75% of cow dung and 25% of water hyacinth); digester no5 (75% of the water hyacinth and 25% of the cow dung). The measurements of the pH, temperature and the proportion of gas (CH4, CO2, O2 and H2S) in the mini-biodigesters was done. The measurements show that the digester n° 5 produces the highest capacity of 15.24L of biogas with 70% of methane while the digester n °2 has the lowest capacity 5.47L of biogas with 58% methane. These results show that the yield of biogas produced is greater when using the mixture of the substrate with the ratio of 75% of water hyacinth and 25% of cow dung. This result encourages the energy recovery from water hyacinth, once considered as a seasonal plague which hinders navigation of local boat in the lake.
The LabTogo-Project
Authors: Engler Nils , Agboka Komi , Koledzi Edem K. , Fontodji Jérémie Kokou , Alouka Sena , Bellot Franz-Fabian , Fischer Peter , Helka Josephin , Kalcher Jasmin , Krüger Dennis , Lenhart Markus , Majer Stefan , Özge Cepeloigullar Mutlu , Naegeli de Torres Friederike , Pohl Marcel , Schaller Sven , Steinert Diana
Published: June 2021

A joint project between West African Science Service Center on Climate Change and Adapted Land Use (WASCAL), the University of Lomé and the German Biomass Research Center (Deutsches Biomasseforschungszentrum; DBFZ) was initiated in 2020. The project aims at evaluating alternative and regenerative energy sources for rural areas and creating the basis for successful implementation. In three different work packages, therefore, biomass potentials should be quantified, technologies should be examined with regard to their suitability and - in the case of biogas application - a research structure, pilot biogas laboratory, should be created that is necessary to enable the sustainable implementation of technologies.
Demand Response Model for Optimized Use of Renewable Energies in Production
Authors: Faller Clemens , Podjawerschek Sonja , Co Armin , Dannehl Markus , Heimbach Moritz Paul , Ibrahima Nadiaye Sory
Published: June 2021

A demand-response model was developed in the Automation Technology Laboratory at the Velbert/Heiligenhaus Campus (CVH) of Bochum University of Applied Sciences, in which energy users in the manufacturing sector are networked with a smart grid via a cloud platform in order to control production based on the supply of renewable energies.
Implementation of a Machine Tool Retrofit System
Authors: Dietrich Alexander , Van de Sand Ron , Reiff-Stephan Jörg
Published: June 2021

Small and medium-sized companies increasingly turning their attention towards the fourth industrial revolution. In order to increase their own long-term competitiveness, there is a growing desire to make production smarter, more efficient, safer and more sustainable through new technologies. Often, however, existing plants cannot be easily replaced by modern equipment. The reasons for this can be high investment costs, excessive downtimes or the unavailability of an equivalent machine. An alternative solution to the purchase of new equipment is the modernisation or expansion of existing systems, also called retrofitting. Thus, this paper deals with the retrofit process of a machine tool, whereby the software architecture of the control unit is the primary concern of this work.
Education 4.0: An Remote Approach for Training of Intelligent Automation and Robotic During COVID19
Authors: Smajic Hasan , Duspara Toni
Published: June 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic confronts universities with great challenges to maintain research and teaching activities with as little contact as possible. Lecturers currently have to migrate to Internet teaching. In most cases, e-learning and digital tools are used to continue online courses to replace classroom teaching. But current online approaches are limited to just lectures and theoretical mathematical exercises. In this paper it will be shown how practical exercises can be carried out remotely via internet in a real technical environment. Experimental laboratory equipment for automation technology and mechatronics is always associated with high costs. The reason for the high investments are the costs for different intelligent devices within an automation solution and the costs for extensive engineering. Beyond the costs, the number of workstations usually does not correspond to the required number of students to be trained. In this case, the same exercises have to be repeated several times, which also leads to in-creased personnel costs.

Remote laboratories are a very cost-effective solution for these problems. This paper describes how this goal can be achieved by implementing a WBT server (WBT - Web-Based Training Server) and a Java-based client-server architecture. The idea behind a remote controlled laboratory is to use web technologies and the Internet as communication infrastructure to perform an experimental part of the training with programmable automation devices. First of all, a detailed requirement profile for the laboratory was developed. Primarily technical, didactical and organizational requirements are concerned. In addition, the laboratory is to improve the education of the students by interactive, problem-oriented learning on real industrial automation components. The aim of the training is to learn suitable working methods for the design (engineering) of complete automation solutions starting from simple to medium complex machines and plants.
Design and Simulation of an MPPT Charge Controller for a PV Application
Authors: Akiza Bidjagare , Akoro Edjadessamam , Douti Dam-Bé L.
Published: June 2021

In this document, we propose an MPPT charge controller based on the two-phase charging method proposed by the datasheet of the battery under test. Also, for efficient and optimal charge the charge controller reacts with better exploitation of the available photovoltaic (PV) power by means of a maximum power point tracking (MPPT) technique employed in the control algorithm especially the Perturb and observe (P&O) techniques; when threshold voltage reach, the regulation phase start. The MPPT and converter efficiency are respectively 98.7% and 98.2% at the standard test condition (STC).
Simulation Study of Perovskite Cell Performance in Real Conditions of Sub-Saharan Africa
Authors: Anate Essodossomondom , Kata N’Detigma , Samah Hodo-Abalo , Seidou Maiga Amadou
Published: June 2021

Perovskite is certainly the material of the future of photovoltaics for terrestrial applications. With high efficiencies and advances in stability, perovskite solar cells, modules and mini-modules have already made their appearance in the laboratory and are being tested under real-world conditions to evaluate their real performance. In our study, we predict the performance of perovskite-based photovoltaic panel technology under the conditions of the Sub-Saharan African region by simulation. We started from the current-voltage characteristic of a real perovskite-based module to extract the cell parameters through MATLAB analysis software. These parameters were used to model a cell and then a module in the LTSpice XVII software for simulation. The impact of temperature is studied to evaluate the performance ratio (PR) of a clear day. This study allowed us to evaluate the PR of the perovskite solar module. Displaying PR reaching 90%, perovskite is a future candidate with high potential in the list of the most suitable technologies for our sub-region.
A Comparison Study of Data-Driven Anomaly Detection Approaches for Industrial Chillers
Authors: Falk Constantin , Van de Sand Ron , Corasaniti Sandra , Reiff-Stephan Jörg
Published: June 2021

Faults in industrial chiller systems can lead to higher energy consumption, increasing wear of system components and shorten equipment life. While they gradually cause anomalous system operating conditions, modern automatic fault detection models aim to detect them at low severity by using real-time sensor data. Many scientific contributions addressed this topic in the past and presented data-driven approaches to detect faulty system states. Although many promising results were presented to date, there is lack of suitable comparison studies that show the effectiveness of the proposed models by use of data stemming from different chiller systems. Therefore this study aims at detecting a suitable data-driven approach to detect faults reliable in different domains of industrial chillers. Thus, a unified procedure is developed, to train all algorithms in an identical way with same data-basis. Since most of the reviewed papers used only one dataset for training and testing, the selected approaches are trained and validated on two different datasets from real refrigeration systems. The data-driven approaches are evaluated based on their accuracy and true negative rate, from which the most suitable approach is derived as a conclusion.
Inhibition of HMG-CoA Reductase Activity from Active Compounds of Ginger (Zingiber officinale): In-Silico Study
Authors: Rosario Trijuliamos Manalu  , Imelia Omega Meheda  , Cintya Octaviani
Published: June 2021

ABSTRAK

 

Koleterol merupakan salah satu dari lemak tubuh dalam asam lemak bebas dan ester, yang termasuk komponen utama selaput sel otak dan saraf. Namun, tidak jarang kolesterol menjadi penyebab penyakit terutama penyakit jantung yang terus meningkat setiap tahunnya di Indonesia. Sehingga perlu strategi pengobatan yang efektif dan aman dengan melakukan penelitian tanaman Indonesia sebagai upaya kemandirian bahan baku obat. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk menentukan aktivitas penghambatan dari senyawa aktif tanaman Jahe pada HMG-KoA reduktase secara in-silico melalui penambatan molekul. Senyawa aktif yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini curcumin, capsaisin, gingerol, paradol, shogaol dilakukan docking molekuler menggunakan software PLANTS dengan tujuan untuk mengetahui score docking dan interaksi kelima senyawa terhadap enzim HMG-KoA reduktase yang berperan terhadap metabolism lemak/kolesterol. Senyawa pembanding yang digunakan adalah simvastatin dan atorvastatin yang merupakan obat lini pertama untuk pengobatan displipidemia. Hasil score docking menunjukkan bahwa kelima senyawa aktif yang digunakan sebagai ligan, menunjukkan score docking yang lebih rendah dibandingkan dengan ligan pembanding, sehingga kelima senyawa aktif ini mampu untuk menghambat biosintesis kolesterol atau kandidat obat baru pengganti simvastatin dan atorvastatin serta berpotensi sebagai dyslipidemia.

 

ABSTRACT

Cholesterol is one of the body's fats in free fatty acids and esters, which are the main components of brain and nerve cell membranes. However, it is not uncommon for cholesterol to be the cause of disease, especially heart disease, which continues to increase every year in Indonesia. So it needs an effective and safe treatment strategy by conducting research on Indonesian plants as an effort to be independent of medicinal raw materials. The aim of this study was to determine the inhibitory activity of the active compound of Ginger plant on HMG-CoA reductase in-silico through molecular anchoring. The active compounds used in this study were curcumin, capsaicin, gingerol, paradol, shogaol. Molecular docking was carried out using PLANTS software with the aim of knowing the docking score and the interaction of the five compounds with the HMG-CoA reductase enzyme that plays a role in fat/cholesterol metabolism. Comparative compounds used are simvastatin and atorvastatin which are first-line drugs for the treatment of dysplipidemia.