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Bedouin Settlement in Arab Towns and Villages in the Galilee, 1918-1948
Authors: Mazarib Tomer
Published: July 2022

The article reviews the historical events that prompted the Bedouin population to settle in existing Fellahin towns and villages in the Galilee during the British Mandate period, 1918-1948, in Palestine. The process began with the migration of Bedouin tribes from the Arabian Peninsula to Iraq and Syria, forcing local tribes to migrate west, and continued under the Ottoman rule with the laying of infrastructure for Bedouin to settle in the Arab towns and villages of the Galilee. This trend continued under the British Mandate which ended in 1948. The aim of the article is to analyze the dynamic circumstances that led to the migration of Bedouin communities into Fellahin towns and villages. It argues that Bedouin settlement during this period was affected by centralized government policy; by the influence of Zionist institutions on land acquisition; and by the ways in which local pressures on intra-tribal and rural relations played out. The study rests on archival sources, research literature, and seven in-depth interviews with Bedouin and Fellahin inhabitants of various Arab towns and villages in the Galilee, conducted between the years 2013-2015.
Shaul Pinchas Rabinovich (Schepher) and the Pantheon of Heroes of Hibbat Zion
Authors: Yedidya Asaf
Published: July 2022

Like many ideological movements, Hibbat Zion sought to construct a pantheon of historical heroes who would legitimize its modern message and attract a wide audience to its ranks. The first leader who deliberately and methodically engaged in this effort was Shaul Pinchas Rabinovich. Rabinovich regarded the Jewish national movement as a necessary stratum of the moderate Haskalah movement he advocated. To this end he set up a pantheon of national heroes, historical figures noted for their national and Haskalah framework of values: general education, love of mankind, affinity for Eretz Israel and the Hebrew language, knowledge of Jewish law, and a practical understanding of Jewish solidarity. He did so as editor of the Hebrew periodical, Knesset Israel, the organ of Hibbat Zion, as the Hebrew translator of Zvi Graetz's comprehensive History of the Jews, and as the author of historical monographs and biographies which served to promote Hibbat Zion ideology.
A. D. Gordon’s Green Zionism
Authors: Shamis Asaf
Published: July 2022

The article seeks to identify A. D. Gordon’s thought as a distinctive type of ‘green’ Zionism. As opposed to the common tendency in Gordon scholarship to focus on symbolic aspects of his conception of ‘nature’, the analysis here focuses on its concrete values. Refocusing the analysis on biophysical ‘nature’, suggests that very much like contemporary environmental thinkers, Gordon sought to shift the ontological and ethical weight from the human realm to the interrelationship between the human and the non-human environment. Yet, unlike present-day environmentalists, Gordon anchored this shift in a comprehensive theory of nationalism. The Jewish nation he believed must transform its characteristic alienation from nature into an avant-garde force that will leads the human effort to rehabilitate the relationship with the natural world. In broader terms, my analysis calls for a reassessment of Gordon’s relationship to Zionism and indicates that while he shared the Zionist desire to return the Jewish people to Eretz Israel, he was highly critical of the widespread Zionist view of the land as a readily available resource for use by the Jewish nation. The analysis thus identifies an eco-nationalist approach underpinning Gordon’s critique of the utilitarian, statist and militaristic bent of the Zionist movement. It suggests that Gordon saw these trends as indicative of an ill-intentioned drive to subjugate and exploit the natural environment. To rectify this, Gordon developed an eco-Zionist ideology which held that the primary means for Jewish national revival is the protection and conservation of nature in Eretz Israel.
Celestial Mechanics and Estimating the Termination of the Holocene
Authors: Parmentola John Abele
Published: July 2022

Abstract. This paper addresses several issues concerning Milankovitch Theory and its relationship to paleoclimate data over the last 800,000 years. A model is presented that deconvolutes the precession index (precession modulated by the eccentricity) and the obliquity contributions to the percentage change between successive mean-daily-insolation minima and maxima. The sum of these contributions is in close agreement with the corresponding benchmark calculation of J. Laskar et al. The model predictions indicate that the precession index contribution dominates such insolation changes, and its time-dependent behavior correlates with the occurrence of interglacial and glacial periods and temperature trends during these periods. Best fit curves to the separate contributions appear as quasiperiodic waves that correlate with interglacial initiations and terminations through their constructive and destructive interference. However, a comparison of model predictions with the EPICA Dome C (EDC) data indicates delayed inceptions for Marine Isotope Stages 18d and 13c, which have also been noted by Parrenin et al. through a comparison of LR04 benthic δ18O and EDC ice core datasets. Finally, the model enables the classification of interglacial periods into two distinct types that approximately account for their durations. This classification also enables a low-resolution estimation of the Holocene termination based solely on celestial mechanical forcing.
A Numerical Study of Near Inertial Motions in Mid-Atlantic Bight Area Induced by Hurricane Irene (2011)
Authors: Han Peida , Yu Xiping
Published: July 2022

Abstract. Hurricane Irene generated strong near inertial currents (NICs) in the ocean waters when passing over the Mid-Atlantic Bight (MAB) of the U. S. East Coast in late August 2011. It is demonstrated that a combination of the valuable field data with detailed model results can be exploited to study the development and decay mechanism of this event. Numerical results obtained with regional oceanic modeling system (ROMS) are shown to agree well with the field data. Both computed and observed results show that the NICs were significant in most areas of the MAB region except in the nearshore area where the stratification was totally destroyed by the hurricane-induced strong mixing. Based on the energy budget, it is clarified that the near inertial kinetic energy (NIKE) was mainly gained from the wind power during the hurricane event. In the deep water region, NIKE was basically balanced by the vertical turbulence diffusion (40 %) and downward divergence (33 %). While in the continental shelf region, NIKE was mainly dissipated by the vertical turbulence diffusion (67 %) and partially by the bottom friction (24 %). Local dissipation of NIKE due to turbulence diffusion is much more closely related to the rate of the vertical shear rather than the intensity of turbulence. The strong vertical shear at the offshore side of the continental shelf leaded to a rapid dissipation of NIKE in this region.
Deep learning for stochastic precipitation generation – Deep SPG v1.0
Authors: Bird Leroy , Walker Matthew , Bodeker Greg , Campbell Isaac , Liu Guangzhong , Sam Swapna Josmi , Lewis Jared , Rosier Suzanne
Published: July 2022

Abstract. We present a deep neural network based single site stochastic precipitation generator (SPG), capable of producing realistic time series of daily and hourly precipitation. The neural network outputs a wet day probability and precipitation distributions in the form of a mixture model. The SPG was tested in four different locations in New Zealand, and we found it accurately reproduced the precipitation depth, the autocorrelations seen in the original data, the observed dry-spell lengths and the seasonality in precipitation. We present two versions of the hourly and daily SPGs: (i) a stationary version of the SPG that assumes that the statistics of the precipitation are time independent (ii) a non-stationary version that captures the secular drift in precipitation statistics resulting from climate change. The latter was developed to be applicable to climate change impact studies, especially, studies reliant on SPG projections of future precipitation. We highlight many of the pitfalls associated with the training of a non-stationary SPG on observations alone, and offer an alternative method that replicates the secular drift in precipitation seen in a large-ensemble regional climate model. The SPG runs several orders of magnitude faster than a typical regional climate model, and permits the generation of very large ensembles of realistic precipitation time series under many climate change scenarios, these ensembles will also contain many extreme events not seen in the historical record.
A conceptual-model-based sediment connectivity assessment for patchy agricultural catchments
Authors: Batista Pedro V. G. , Fiener Peter , Scheper Simon , Alewell Christine
Published: July 2022

Abstract. The accelerated sediment supply from agricultural soils to riverine and lacustrine environments leads to negative off-site consequences. In particular, the sediment connectivity from agricultural land to surface waters is strongly affected by landscape patchiness and the linear structures that separate field parcels (e.g. roads, tracks, hedges, and grass buffer strips). Understanding the interactions between these structures and sediment transfer is therefore crucial for minimising off-site erosion impacts. Although soil erosion models can be used to understand lateral sediment transport patterns, model-based connectivity assessments are hindered by the uncertainty in model structures and input data. Specifically, the representation of linear landscape features in numerical soil redistribution models is often compromised by the spatial resolution of the input data and the quality of the process descriptions. Here we adapted the Water and Tillage Erosion Model and Sediment Delivery Model (WaTEM/SEDEM) using high-resolution spatial data (2 m × 2 m) to analyse the sediment connectivity in a very patchy mesoscale catchment (73 km2) of the Swiss Plateau. We used a global sensitivity analysis to explore model structural assumptions about how linear landscape features (dis)connect the sediment cascade, which allowed us to investigate the uncertainty in the model structure. Furthermore, we compared model simulations of hillslope sediment yields from five subcatchments to tributary sediment loads, which were calculated with long-term water discharge and suspended sediment measurements. The sensitivity analysis revealed that the assumptions about how the road network (dis)connects the sediment transfer from field blocks to water courses had a much higher impact on modelled sediment yields than the uncertainty in model parameters. Moreover, model simulations showed a higher agreement with tributary sediment loads when the road network was assumed to directly connect sediments from hillslopes to water courses. Our results ultimately illustrate how a high-density road network combined with an effective drainage system increases sediment connectivity from hillslopes to surface waters in agricultural landscapes. This further highlights the importance of considering linear landscape features and model structural uncertainty in soil erosion and sediment connectivity research.
Cesarean Scar Pregnancy: Report of Two Cases
Authors: Ali Habiba Sharaf
Published: July 2022

Cesarean section scar ectopic pregnancy is rare pregnancy complication. They have become common due to an increase in cesarean sections worldwide. The following report outlines two cases of scar pregnancy in women; both women had a history of two previous cesarean sections. Both were type 2 scar pregnancies as they protruded from the uterine myometrium towards the uterine serosa.1 The first woman initially received suction evacuation. The products, however, could not be entirely evacuated. As a result, laparotomy was performed. The second patient also underwent laparotomy due to her symptoms. Obstetricians need to keep a high index of suspicion while managing women with risk factors for an ectopic scar pregnancy. Failure to detect and pledge rapid treatment can lead to uterine rupture, massive hemorrhage, and maternal death. In the following report, presentations, and management of these two cases are discussed followed by a review of published literature.
ANALISIS UNDER VOLTAGE RELAY GENERATOR UNIT 1 PLTA SAGULING
Authors: Nugraha A W , Y Mulyadia
Published: July 2022

Analysis of Under Voltage Relay Generator Unit 1 HEPP Saguling is a study to determine the efficiency of relay installation against voltage drops at HEPP Saguling. Under voltage relay works when there is a voltage difference between the primary and secondary PT within the range of the protective equipment. This research is a simulation using the ETAP 12.6 program. The data used are data obtained from the Generator Unit 1 system of the Saguling hydropower plant. This simulation is used to achieve the value of voltage drop, short circuit value, and delay trip under voltage relay. The lowest voltage drop in the 16.5 kV system is on bus 1 by 20% (3.3kV), the lowest voltage drop in the 500kV system is on bus 5 by 10.4% (52kV). Percentage difference in operating values ​​in the Internal Control System (ICS). namely 66 mA, 55 mA, and 76 mA Time to disturbances that occur in the connector between Generator unit 1 and CB 1 with a relay time delay of 96 ms and a CB trip of 396 ms.
Perancangan Pengontrol Otomatis dan Pengatur Posisi Tempat Duduk pada Kursi
Authors: Fahrozi Fikri
Published: July 2022

A wheelchair is a tool used by people who have difficulty walking due to illness, injury or disability. This tool can be driven by being pushed by someone else, moved by using a hand, or by using an automatic machine. To support the development in the world of health, it is necessary to have technological innovations in wheelchair products to increase user convenience and comfort. The purpose of this paper is to provide ideas and innovative contributions in the form of automatic control in a wheelchair. The methodology applied includes the design, manufacture, testing, and selection of components for the automatic controller and seat position control in a wheelchair.
Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles Sebagai Drug Carrier pada Aplikasi Controlled Drug Delivery System
Authors: Ananda Muhammad Bagas
Published: July 2022

There are many DDS (Drug Delivery System) methods that can be used in this decade. The DDS method with nanotechnology is also increasingly in demand because it can be a controlled DDS (CDDS). One of the nanomaterials that can be useful for this purpose is Mesporous Silica Nanoparticle or MSN. This article provides a review that discusses how MSN can deliver drugs, the synthesis method and its level of ability in DDS. MSN showed that its ability to deliver various types of drugs including Ibuprofen, Doxorubicin and general antibiotics. The results of the synthesis can use solution based and EISA where the release properties in DDS are quite effective. This shows that MSN is good for the use of CDDS.
Analisis Kerusakan Bearing Terhadap Proses Pemasangan dengan menggunakan Metoda Envelope Analysis
Authors: Rahman Taufik , Oscar Haris
Published: July 2022

Bearing Damage Analysis on the Installation Process using the Envelope Analysis Method aims to produce alternative scientific sources and even new scientific sources in the future for both the needs of workshops and the needs of industrial machines that require bearings with a high level of precision, such as boiler machines, chillers etc. After carrying out the envelope analysis method, namely performing a bandpass filter in the range of 500 Hz – 2000 Hz, rectification, and FFT, it can be concluded that the method is not clear enough to show the peaks caused by damage to the rolling bearings. Although there are several peaks that are close to the Bearing Fundamental Frequency, they have relatively smaller amplitudes compared to other peaks under conditions of external track damage, rolling elements, and combination damage. And in the analysis of this installation so that it can be used by industry and people who usually use bearings in installation so that they can find out a good and correct installation so that the bearing does not get damaged quickly, it uses the type of installation and shaft with what tolerances so that the bearing used is durable or resistant. long and also so that the machine used does not have many obstacles in the process of use.
Translation and Validation of Turnover Intention Scale on a Pakistani Sample
Authors: Anjum Dr Ambreen , Shahzadi Anum , Wazir Sehrish
Published: July 2022

The availability of valid and reliable tool to assess turnover intent in any organization is essential.  This study aimed to translate turnover intention scale in Urdu for employees working in diverse organizations (universities, banks, and hospitals). For this purpose, forward and backward translation methods were adopted. After determining cross language validation, factor validity was confirmed through Confirmatory factor analysis. Sample for Confirmatory factor analysis was consisted of 350 employees taken from diverse organizations. Sample age range was 22 to 60 years. The findings of Confirmatory factor analysis supported single factor structure of turnover intention scale with good fit model with Root mean square error .04. The alpha reliability coefficient of the Urdu version turnover intention scale was ?= .87. The findings also showed that turnover intention scale is a promising assessment tool having high validity and reliability.
Clinical case of thrombosis in a newborn child with congenital heart disease against the background of hereditary thrombophilia
Authors: Filippova O. A. , Vakhlova I. V. , Kuznetsov N. N. , Kabdrakhmanova О. T.
Published: July 2022

Introduction. The problem of neonatal thrombosis is becoming increasingly urgent in clinical practice due to its importance in the development of a complicated course of the neonatal period in children with hereditary and acquired thrombogenic risk factors. The aim of the investigation is to present a clinical case of multiple thromboses in a premature newborn infant with congenital heart disease on the background of multigenic thrombophilia, complicated by neonatal sepsis. Materials and methods. Materials for the investigation were the primary medical records: history of the newborn, medical history of the patient-newborn child with the established diagnosis of great-vessel thrombosis, with the congenital heart disease and the presence of genetic thrombophilia, who was under observation for 2 months. The findings of objective, laboratory (clinical blood tests, investigation of hemostasis parameters, homocysteine concentration, molecular-genetic study of hemostasis enzymes genes, folate cycle enzymes genes) and instrumental (CT angiography, ultrasonic examination of abdominal cavity and retroperitoneal organs, ECHO cardiography, ultrasonic Dopplerography) research methods were evaluated. Results and Discussion. In the clinical observation under consideration, there was a burdened molecular genetic background consisting of carriage of plasminogen activator inhibitor gene polymorphisms and folate cycle enzyme genes: MTHFR 677 – C/T, MTHFR 2756 – A/G, MTRR 66 – G/G, and hyperhomocysteinemia were the factors responsible for multiple thrombosis in a patient born with critical congenital heart disease (CHD), contributed to generalization of the infection process with the development of multiple organ failure, and exacerbated the postoperative period after correction of heart disease. Conclusion. The clinical case demonstrates the development of multiple thrombosis and septic process in a child born with CHD. The results of molecular genetic study proved the presence of hereditary thrombophilia in the child, which was a predictor of thrombosis development and probably a risk factor aggravating the severity of generalized infectious process, which complicated pre- and postoperative periods of the main disease, CHD.
Peculiarities of manifestations of chronic diseases after a COVID-19 coronavirus infection
Authors: Idrisova G. B. , Galikeeva A. Sh. , Sharafutdinov M. A. , Zinnurova A. R. , Valiev A. Sh.
Published: July 2022

Introduction.A new coronavirus infection COVID-19 is the cause of exacerbation of chronic diseases, increasing number of referrals for diseases of the digestive and circulatory systems. The urgent task in the post-co-infection period becomes the planning of health care resources and organization of timely accessible medical care, including the rehabilitation of patients after COVID-19.The aim of the workwas to study specific features of manifestations of chronic noninfectious diseases in persons after COVID-19 coronavirus infection to substantiate preventive and rehabilitative measures.Materials and Methods.The retrospective analysis of the outpatient charts (form N 025/u) of patients who underwent COVID-19 was carried out.Results.In the group with mild course of COVID-19 the frequency of cases of digestive organs diseases increased from 13.7 % to 22.7 %. In the group of patients with a moderate course of COVID-19 the share of appeals for circulatory system diseases increased from 14,8 % to 21,6 %, for digestive organs diseases from 16,7 to 21,6 %.Discussion.The peculiarity of the postcoid period is the increase in the incidence of chronic non-infectious diseases of the population. Cardiovascular, pulmonary, gastrointestinal, neurological and psychosocial symptoms of postvoid syndrome are revealed. The high prevalence of disease in the working-age population requires special attention to the organization of primary health care in a prolonged pandemic.Conclusion.In the structure of nosological forms of diseases in the postcoid period in patients with mild COVID-19 the highest frequency of cases is associated with diseases of the digestive organs, their proportion increased almost twofold. In patients with the moderate form of COVID-19 the reason for visiting the polyclinic is diseases of the circulatory system and digestive organs (21,6 %). Peculiarities of manifestations of chronic diseases after COVID-19 coronavirus infection can be taken into account when conducting clinical examination of the population and implementing rehabilitation measures.
Risks of noncancer diseases in the cohort of personnel involved in the disposal of nuclear munitions
Authors: Briks K. V. , Grigoryeva E. S. , Bannikova M. V. , Azizova T. V. , Zhuntova G. V.
Published: July 2022

The aim was to estimate the risk of non-tumor disease incidence in the cohort of workers involved in the disposal of nuclear munitions as a function of non-radiational and radiological factors. Materials and Methods. The retrospective cohort study included 8078 nuclear industry employees involved in nuclear munitions disposition and covered the period from recruitment to December 31, 2018. Risk analysis for non-tumor diseases was performed based on Poisson regression using the AMFIT module of the EPICURE software. Relative risk estimates were obtained for the following factors: body mass index, blood pressure, smoking index, alcohol consumption status, external gamma and internal alpha radiation dose. 95% confidence intervals for relative risk were calculated by the maximum likelihood method. Results were considered statistically significant at p < 0.05. Results. In the study cohort of workers, 2168 cases of coronary heart disease, 2961 cases of cerebrovascular disease, 2995 cases of arterial hypertension, 742 cases of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and 556 cases of diabetes mellitus were registered at the end of the observation period. Overweight and obesity, elevated blood pressure, smoking and alcohol abuse statistically significantly increased the risk of non-tumor disease among workers in the study cohort. The incidence of non-tumor diseases statistically significantly increased with increasing age of workers. Discussion. The results of the present study are consistent with data from numerous large-scale international studies, previous cohort studies of nuclear industry workers, and meta-analyses. Conclusion. The risk of non-tumor disease among workers involved in the disposal of nuclear munitions was statistically significantly influenced by both well-known non-radiation and radiation risk factors.
Transportability of newborns at the stage of pre-transport evaluation
Authors: Kovtun O. P. , Davydova N. S. , Mukhametshin R. F. , Kurganski A. A.
Published: July 2022

with the necessary resources and technology to improve the level and quality of care remains one of the most important tasks of emergency neonatology. Deterioration on the road may be due to suboptimal stabilization, the severity of the patient's condition, and the transportation procedure itself. Assessment of transportability is one of the most important tasks in the pre-transport preparation phase. Materials and Methods. The cohort study included data from 604 resuscitation team visits. According to the tactical decision, the subgroups of the transportable (n = 497) and non-transportable (n = 46) patients were singled out. The anamnesis data, scores according to the KSHONN, NTISS, TRIPS threat scales, the volume of intensive care, pre-transport preparation, and the outcome of the hospital stage were analyzed. Results. Non-transportable patients had significantly higher scores on the examined threatometric scales. The need for high-frequency artificial lung ventilation was associated with patient nontransportability with a risk ratio of 10.1 [6.72 to 15.18], and dopamine and adrenaline infusion increased the likelihood of nontransportability with risk ratios of 5.85 [3.44 to 9.95] and 11.38 [8.09 to 16.01], respectively. The need for correction of intensive care is associated with nontransportability with a risk ratio of 3.44 [2.29 to 5.17]. The group of nontransportable patients was characterized by significantly higher mortality, 7-day mortality, frequency of late neonatal sepsis, and longer duration of ventilatory ventilation and intensive care. Discussion. The group of patients considered untransportable at the stage of pre-transport preparation is characterized by high morbidity, the need for intensive care, and the need to correct therapy, which is regarded by the transport team as an additional risk. Conclusion. Non-transportable patients are characterized by a significantly higher need for intensive care and amount of pre-transport preparation, high morbidity and mortality
Identifying Barriers to HIV Testing Among Men Who Have Sex with Men (MSM) in the Philippines
Authors: Bustamante Justin , Plankey Michael W.
Published: July 2022

Despite the Philippines facing the fastest growing HIV epidemic among men who have sex with men (MSM) in the Asia/Pacific region, the Philippines reports slow uptake of HIV testing. We reviewed the epidemiology of the HIV epidemic and the current state of HIV testing and other public health interventions in the Philippines to identify possible reasons behind the reported low rates of testing uptake among MSM. Social factors such as HIV-related stigma, misconceptions of the virus, fear of testing HIV-positive, and financial instability contribute to testing hesitancy among MSM. Further investigation is needed to confirm whether recent responses by the Philippine government has increased HIV testing uptake to mitigate the current epidemic.
No Great Convergence, but not Myth: Stabilization and Growth in East Asia, 1990-2018
Authors:   APEC Studies Association of Korea, Kohsaka Akira
Published: July 2022

Along with global economic integration through trade and financial flows, emerging market economies (EMEs) have become increasingly affected by global fluctuations and structural changes. Also, despite their apparent income convergence since the 2000s, their growth performances have become differentiated across regions. This paper overviews how EMEs in East Asia have coped with these circumstances since the 1990s, and assesses their economic performances from the aspects of both short-run macroeconomic stabilization and long-run economic growth in comparison with other regions. Scrutinizing monetary regime choices in the policy trilemma, dynamic patterns of total capital flows as well as by types of capital, saving-investment gaps and growth finance, and sources of economic growth, the exceptional income convergence of East Asian EMEs imply the following lessons, being apparently heterodox to conventional views: Given volatile global capital flows in the imperfect capital market, in small open economies such as EMEs, 1) for macroeconomic stabilization, exchange rate stability supported by managed float and capital controls is a more reasonable choice than the conventional mix of free float and open capital account, and 2) for economic growth, domestic savings are more reliable and important source of growth finance than foreign capital inflows. In fact, it turns out that 3) capital accumulation has been more important source of long-run economic growth than TFP growth throughout both advanced and emerging market economies. It should be noted, however, that 4) excessive capital accumulation could lead to relatively lower welfare levels than what income levels can attain.
Corporate Ownership Structure and Cash Holdings in the Vietnamese Market
Authors:   APEC Studies Association of Korea, Cho Sang Jun , Chung Chune Young
Published: July 2022

This study examines the relationship between corporate ownership structures and cash holdings in Vietnam using panel regression. We use a sample of 646 non-financial firms listed on the Ho Chi Minh City Stock Exchange from 2010 to 2018. Our main analysis employs firms’ state and foreign ownership status as the explanatory variables and firms’ cash holdings as the response variable. Both state ownership and foreign ownership exert a statistically significant positive influence on the investee firms’ internal cash reserves. Our baseline result implies that both state and foreign investors are likely to demand high cash ratio based on precautionary motives. To address endogeneity issues, we also include a firm’s cash policy in the past three years in the analysis. Both types of ownership and cash holdings are significantly positively related, hinting that our results are robust to autocorrelation. This positive link reveals that firms are likely to accumulate large cash savings in a weak business environment characterized by poor investor protection and high levels of political uncertainty and information asymmetry. These results indicate a possibility that different management preferences of domestic and foreign shareholders may be overridden by an adverse business environment. One important policy implication is that regulatory agencies should adopt a uniform accounting standard for financial reports, preferably under the international financial reporting standards (IFRS), to improve the information transfer between outside investors and shareholders. This will enhance minor shareholders’ rights and values and induce more effective monitoring mechanisms to enter the market, thereby creating a healthier business environment.
A Study on the Corruption Types and Improvement Measures for Enhancing the Accountability of Local Government Contracts
Authors:   Korean Association For Corruption Studies, Cho Hyoung Suk
Published: July 2022

It is necessary to enhance accountability of local government contracts due to the high risk of corruption. In previous studies, local government contracts have been continuously mentioned as one of the major fields of corruption in local governments. However, there are few studies that have specifically reviewed the corruption of local government contracts. Therefore, this study reviewed the corruption types of local government contract and improvement measures through analyzing the audit results of the Board of Audit and Inspection(BAI). As a result of the analysis, corruption in local government contracts occurred most frequently in the preparation stage as a procedure and in the field of construction as the object of the contract. Unfair private contracts were most common corruption types, followed by contract with the unqualified contract partners, improper cost calculation and payment and split contracts of single contracts. Characteristically, local government contract corruption are mainly caused by the actions of local public officials. And favorable treatment due to unfair contracts and contracts according to unfair instructions were also occurring. The lack of expertise of local public officials in charge caused corruption. Poor guidance and supervision of managers was also acting as a cause of corruption. Therefore, in order to prevent corruption in local government contracts, this study suggest necessity strengthening the internal control system, enhancing transparency, clarifying related laws and regulations, educating local public officials in charge and strengthening the roles of internal and external audits.
O polo de confecções do Agreste Pernambucano
Authors: Martins Felipe Rangel , Corteletti Roseli de Fátima
Published: July 2022

Este artigo discute o histórico de formação do Polo de Confecções do Agreste Pernambucano e suas relações com as configurações atuais desse território produtivo. Procuramos traçar o percurso de um território que superou as crises econômicas provocadas pelo declínio da produção rural – principalmente em razão das grandes secas na região – e hoje aparece como um dos principais centros de produção de confecções e comércio popular do Brasil. A partir de pesquisa realizada entre 2017 e início de 2020 – com visitas a unidades produtivas, realização de entrevistas com trabalhadores e empresários e levantamento de dados sobre a indústria de confecções local –, buscamos discutir a organização produtiva do Polo e as percepções dos trabalhadores em relação à valorização do trabalho autônomo, ainda que na informalidade. Argumentamos que, forjadas na dialética entre privação e inventividade, as configurações atuais do Polo e seu poder de competitividade residem, em grande medida, na homologia entre as disposições fundadas num “imperativo da independência”, relacionado ao histórico da região, e a lógica neoliberal contemporânea da responsabilização individual, cuja sustentação material se verifica em formas flexíveis e intensas de trabalho autônomo e informal.
Alimentação saudável
Authors: Martins Thais Joi
Published: July 2022

O artigo apresentado conta com inspiração da Sociologia Econômica e buscará analisar o tema da alimentação saudável na França. Para isso, analisaremos discursos de blogueiras e influencers francesas adeptas deste tipo de alimentação na rede social do Instagram. Nosso objetivo é trabalhar com três proposições teóricas: desvendar algumas estratégias representacionais e simbólicas das agentes estudadas para além do homo economicus; verificar propriedades elitizadas veiculadas com base em um mercado de luxo; averiguar a evidência dos gostos e disposições dos agentes, bem como, de fragmentos de trajetórias e motivações eventuais e ocasionais para direcionar esse tipo de consumo. O método utilizado será a análise dos conteúdos da rede social de forma qualitativa. Nossa análise evidencia a averiguação e a afirmação das três proposições de pesquisa supracitadas.
Two Translations of a Cockney Girl in Shaw’s Pygmalion: The Works of Julio Broutá and Floreal Mazía
Authors: GoÑl-Alsúa Edurne
Published: July 2022

Bernard Shaw has been a well-known writer in the Spanish-speaking world since Julio Broutá introduced his works in Spain at the beginning of the twentieth century. This article assesses two of the six translations of his play Pygmalion into Spanish, those of Julio Broutá (1919) and Floreal Mazía (1952), focusing specifically on the rendering of Cockney. Both target authors maintain the dialectal distinction in their works, by translating Cockney as Cheli and Lunfardo, dialects spoken by the lower classes of Madrid and Buenos Aires, respectively.
A large ruptured mediastinal teratoma
Authors: Alalawi Fatimah , Alsinan Reda , Alzahir Batool , Al Dawood Fatimah , Almarhon Ameen , Alqumbar Hassan
Published: July 2022

Introduction: Mediastinal teratomas are the most common type of mediastinal germ cell tumor. Most patients with mediastinal teratomas remain clinically silent. However, these teratomas occasionally rupture into the thoracic cavity, causing severe complications; surgical intervention is always required for ruptured teratomas. Herein, we report that case of a large anterior mediastinal teratoma that ruptured into the pleural cavity and caused a lung infection, pleural effusion, and subsequent mediastinitis.

Case Report: A 29-year-old man presented with rapidly progressive dyspnea and chest pain. Chest radiography revealed a large opacity in the entire right hemithorax. A thoracostomy tube was introduced into the right pleural cavity, and 200 mL of purulent fluid was evacuated. Thoracic computed tomography (CT) revealed a mass in the right hemithorax compressing the adjacent structures. The patient underwent total resection of the mediastinal mass via right posterolateral thoracotomy. Intraoperatively, the chest cavity was filled with adhesions and pus. The teratoma ruptured and adhered to surrounding structures. Postoperatively, the patient recovered completely. Microscopy revealed a mature teratoma.

Conclusion: Ruptured mediastinal mature teratoma is a serious complication. Once it is diagnosed, early surgical excision should be performed to reduce rupture-related complications.
Sistem Pendukung Keputusan Menentukan Harga Jual Handphone Dengan Metode Activity Based Coasting
Authors: Harefa Langkah Indah Emanuel , Rizky Firahmi , Mariami Ita
Published: July 2022

Kemajuan Teknologi diera digital saat ini sangat berpengaruh kepada setiap orang terlebih didalam menjalani aktivitasnya setiap hari yang sudah bergantung dengan teknologi yang serba digital. Begitu juga dengan penggunaan perangkat Handphone yang sudah hampir dimiliki oleh setiap orang untuk menjadi teman hidup didalam menjalani setiap kegiatannya baik itu anak-anak, remaja, dewasa ataupun orang tua. Persaingan pasar untuk penjualan handphone saat ini sudah sangat pesat dengan munculnya pembisnis yang memasarkan handphone dengan berbagai jenis yang dapat memikat perhatian serta minat masyarakat untuk memilih jenis handphone yang mereka suka. Tentunya dengan keadaan seperti ini pihak-pihak terkait dalam penjualan handphone haruslah memiliki strategi yang baik didalam memajukan penjualannya salah satunya menentukan harga jual handphone yang tepat. Agar mudah dalam melakukan penyelesaian masalah terkait menentukan harga jual Handphone maka dibuatlah sebuah program Sistem Pendukung Keputusan. Program Sistem Pendukung Keputusan memerlukan sebuah metode dalam melakukan perhitungannya dan metode yang digunakan dalam penyelesaian masalah terkait menentukan harga jual Handphone Menggunakan Metode Activity Based Coasting(ABC). Hasil dari penelitian ini : Berdasarkan Permasalahan yang sudah di bahas maka di bangunlah sistem pendukung keputusan yang mengadopsi metode Activity Based Coasting dalam pemecahan masalah menentukan harga jual Handphone di toko Duta Cell. Dari masalah-masalah yang ada, maka judul yang di tetapkan dalam penelitian ini adalah “Sistem Pendukung Keputusan Dalam Menentukan Harga Jual Handphone Pada Toko Duta Cell Dengan Metode Activity Based Coasting”.
Implementasi Iot (Internet Of Things) Untuk Spy Jacket Dengan Berbasis Esp32-Cam
Authors: Joan Joan , Azmi Zulfian , Pranata Ardianto
Published: July 2022

Spying atau tindakan memata-matai adalah tindakan memperoleh informasi tanpa sepengetahuan dari sumber yang tidak diungkapkan dan tanpa izin dari pemegang informasi. Untuk memperoleh hasil informasi yang baik, maka ada beberapa faktor yang memengaruhi visibilitas dan efisiensi pada jaket, di Indonesia sendiri salah satu permasalahan yang dialami seorang korban yang sedang menghadapi suatu kejadian kriminal kejahatan adalah sulitnya untuk mengumpulkan bukti ketika kejadian sedang berlangsung. Kewaspadaan pelaku kejahatan dan ancaman dari bahaya yang ditunjukkan saat kejadian dapat membuat korban sulit untuk menolong dirinya sendiri. Proses ini menghambat korban dalam mengumpulkan bukti yang tepat untuk dapat diserahkan kepada aparat. Untuk itu dirasa perlu adanya inovasi dalam proses pengumpulan bukti, yakni dengan menciptakan sebuah sistem perekaman pada alat yang memanfaatkan visibilitas yang kecil dan kamera untuk memonitoring keadaan dan kejadian disekitar penggunanya. Perekaman yang dilakukan sesuai dengan kondisi keadaan dan kejadian yang terjadi disekitar korban. Sistem perekaman dengan alat yang kecil serta disamarkan tentunya akan menjadikan minimnya visibilitas perangkat dari orang sekitar, hingga dapat menghasilkan rekaman tanpa sepengetahuan orang lain. Alat ini akan bekerja dengan berbasis ESP32-CAM sebagai perangkat pemroses utama sistem, yang dirangkai komponen input dan output sistem berupa kamera dan modul mikrofon yang berukuran mini, Sehingga memungkinkan sistem melakukan perekaman dengan resiko yang lebih kecil.
Exploring the Private and Public Spheres of Values Education in Singapore through a Perception Study
Authors:   Korea Association for Public Value, Sandra Wu Pinhui , Goh Candice
Published: July 2022

Purpose: This paper explores the role of parents and schools in the private and public spheres of values education in early childhood and investigates parents’ perceptions and expectations of their role and the role of schools in their children’s moral and character development. It examines parents’ desired values for children in relation to the refreshed Character and Citizenship Education curriculum that is taught in Singapore primary schools, and other factors of influence that affect early morality.
Method: This research project uses a mixed method design that draws upon data from a survey and focus group discussion to investigate values education in the home and school contexts. Using thematic analysis, seven major themes emerge from the findings to reveal parents’ perceptions and expectations of schools in cultivating desired values in their children.
Results: The findings indicate that parents see themselves as the first educator of their children and schools play a secondary role in the values education of their children. Overall, parents are satisfied with the quality of values education their children receive.
Conclusion: Parents and schools are integral to inculcating values and developing children’s character from young, which points to the importance of establishing a collaborative partnership for effective values education to take place at home and in school.
Vidas e saberes em trânsito
Authors: Almeida Gabriela Berthou de
Published: July 2022

O objetivo central do artigo é evidenciar os registros acerca da atuação dos indígenas Cipriano de Souza e José da Silva como preparadores de produtos naturais na documentação legada da Viagem Filosófica do naturalista Alexandre Rodrigues Ferreira nas últimas décadas do século XVIII. Como os estudos do campo da história da ciência têm argumentado, uma rede de apoio local não podia ser dispensada pelos naturalistas nas viagens por terra e rios, bem como para o reconhecimento e coleta de exemplares da flora, da fauna e dos minerais dos territórios percorridos. Procurou-se mapear as menções referentes as presenças ativas dos dois indígenas nos anos em que a expedição percorreu as capitanias do Pará, São José do Rio Negro e Mato Grosso e Cuiabá. Do mesmo modo, foi abordado o deslocamento de Cipriano de Souza e José da Silva, uma vez findada a Viagem Filosófica, para Lisboa. Embora conhecida a participação dos dois indígenas na expedição, faz-se ainda necessário reunir os fragmentos dos documentos que os mencionam e destacar o trânsito de seus corpos e saberes entre os sertões da América portuguesa e a Europa.
Inadequacy of Indian laws to deal with a pandemic
Authors: Digvijay Digvijay
Published: July 2022

While the pandemic diseases have progressed and taken brutal shape and forms, the Indian state is equipped with a pre-colonial Epidemic Diseases Act, 1897 to deal with the vast challenges put forth by a pandemic. The country banked on age old techniques of quarantine, physical separation (incorrectly calling it social distancing) and a general practice of several trial and hit methods. This article examines the adequacy of the law in dealing with a pandemic in modern times that is riddled with complex economic relations, need for personal freedom and a huge amount of pressure on limited resources to deliver public health and safety in a self - acclaimed welfare state. It delves into various aspects of working through a pandemic where the law was found wanting or not actively assisting or supporting the efforts of the state and its enforcement agencies in curbing the pandemic.
Review on the production and applications of gold nanoparticles as a drug delivery carrier
Authors: Sreenivasulu Anthati , Babasaheb Jige Sandipan , Rafiq Summera , Shahina S K. Jasmine , Gaurav Anshuman , Jai Shanker Pillai H P
Published: July 2022

There are numerous medicinal and industrial uses for nanoparticles in the detection and treatment of disease. Nanoparticles stand out for their ability to perform multiple tasks and their small size. It is possible to use nanoparticles to deliver drugs to specific sites in the body, as well as to increase cellular absorption. Gold nanoparticles, which are the most extensively investigated of all metallo-nanoparticles, are the focus of this review. Anti-cancer medications are available; however, necrosis of both malignant and non-cancerous cells is a side effect of many of them. The necrosis caused by gold nanoparticles affects exclusively cancer cells. Smaller than human cells, these tailored drug delivery devices can quickly infiltrate tumors and kill malignant cells. Anticancer medicines that have been conjugated with gold nanoparticles are more effective. Due to their photophysical and optical properties, gold nanoparticles are useful in chemotherapy and cancer diagnostics. Proteins, peptides, and nucleic acids can all be used to modify gold nanoparticles. Such devices have a wide range of applications, from biosensors to medication administration.
intelligent deep learning based product image recommendation and classification system
Authors: Priya S. Prasanna
Published: July 2022

Recently, recommendation system (RS) has gained significant attention in several industries and business sectors. At the same time, image recommendation is also found helpful to determine the relevant objects that exist in the form of image. It is mainly based on the extraction of different features and utilize it to get recommended outcomes. The recently developed deep learning (DL) models can be applied to design effective product image recommendation and classification systems. In this aspect, this paper designs an intelligent deep learning enabled product image recommendation and classification (IDL-PIRC) system. The proposed IDL-PIRC technique aims to examine the input image to recommend and classify products based on the user query. In addition, the proposed IDL-PIRC technique involves Gaussian filtering (GF) based pre-processing to eradicate the existence of noise exist in it. Moreover, the fusion-based feature extraction technique uses the Grey-Level Run Length Matrix (GLRLM) and Residual Network (ResNet152) models. Furthermore, the kNN based ranking approach is employed for product recommendation and cascaded neural network (CNN) is utilized for product classification. A wide range of simulations take place and the results are inspected interms of different evaluation parameters.