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Mental Health Ramifications of Social Distancing in the Elderly
Authors: Larson Thomas , Sierra Janette
Published: August 2021

There were many unknown factors that arose from the spread of COVID-19 worldwide. Many researchers began to conduct research on questions surrounding this pandemic. One such question is how the COVID-19 pandemic affects people’s mental states. This is, of course, far too broad of a question to properly research, but this study narrows down that question to discover the effect of the pandemic on the elderly’s self-perceived loneliness and depression.

     This question was researched using a survey design that collected quantitative data, which was then interpreted with qualitative statistics to better understand the meaning of the results. This survey was conducted in a nursing home in February of 2021. This nursing home is in Miami and a total of 40 participants were used in the data collection, though two were later omitted due to incomplete responses. In keeping with the common demographic of Miami, many of the participants were Spanish speaking, and the questionnaires and consent forms were translated and offered in both English and Spanish.

     Of the 40 participants that responded, all used the Spanish translation forms. Because of how recent this pandemic is and the length of time it takes for professional researchers to report findings accurately, there are few resources. The data that does exist is from earlier phases in the COVID-19 pandemic, and thus rather indefinite.
De volksgezondheid heeft specifieke ethische ijkpunten nodig
Authors: RAVEZ L.
Published: August 2021

Public health needs its own ethical values.

Public health ethics is guided by a core value: the defense of the common good, which may, in certain circumstances, conflict with the respect for individual freedom. The management of contagious infectious diseases in general, and the management of the COVID-19 pandemic in particular offer many examples of this ethical clash. Both victim and vector of the disease, the contagious patient must benefit from the best possible care and at the same time accept a duty of solidarity towards those he may infect. If, however, in certain circumstances, health constraints can be imposed on citizens in order to protect the common good, these coercive measures should be guided by clear ethical benchmarks. First of all, the threat for which we seek protection, must be significant and realistic. Secondly, the coercive measures put in place must have proven their effectiveness. Thirdly, the inconveniences linked to these measures must be proportional to the expected benefits and the targeted threat. Finally, the measures must be as least restrictive as possible.
Een geriatrische patiënte met een perirectaal abces, pyleflebitis en multipele pyogene leverabcessen: een gevalsbespreking
Authors: VAN GEYT K. , PETROVIC M. , JANSSENS W.
Published: August 2021

A geriatric patient with a perirectal abscess, pylephlebitis and multiple pyogenic liver abscesses: a case-report.

In this case study, an 86-year-old patient is presented with fever, anorexia and drowsiness, a very high C-reactive protein (CRP) level and elevated liver enzymes. Given the frailty of the patient, a non-invasive diagnostic approach was chosen. Initially, a pancreatic carcinoma with liver metastases was suspected, but the presence of positive blood cultures raised doubts about the initially suggested diagnosis. Ultimately, a perirectal abscess with Streptococcus intermedius bacteremia, pylephlebitis and multiple liver and pancreatic abscesses were diagnosed. After a course of 9 weeks of antibiotics, the patient's condition improved.

The vague complaints in this geriatric patient and the lack of invasive diagnostics pose a challenge for the clinician in recognizing this disease.
DATA DESIGN IDEA IN CONTEMPORARY INTERIOR SPACES
Authors: RADI Muhammad Ma'yod , LAFTA Rajaa Saadi
Published: August 2021

Design ideas are characterized by being able to develop and strive to find the best and most beautiful in terms of functionality and its integration and in terms of compatibility and harmony with what the performance use requires in terms of effectiveness reflected on the user, and here the sources of the idea are identical with what corresponds to the materials and materials being means that achieve comfort and good feeling, with Taking into consideration the technical fields and the wide availability of possibilities to achieve the accomplishments of the idea, regardless of the complexity and simplification required in any of the joints of the creative process in the internal spaces. On this basis, the question came to the research problem, which is: What is the importance of the design idea data and how to obtain innovative and unconventional design solutions in contemporary interior spaces. The current research aims to reveal the data of the design idea in the contemporary interior spaces of cultural centers. The theoretical framework included the meaning of the idea, its concept, and its most important data. We have adopted the descriptive approach in the research, reaching the analysis that includes studying the data of the design idea in the contemporary interior spaces of the international cultural centers of architectural designs, Zaha Hadid. The researcher, Dongdaemun Bla, Cultural Center in South Korea has been approved by the research community, represented by three international cultural centers. The most important conclusions are: 1- Creativity is a mental process, the foundations for the process of realizing gaps and missing elements and creating ideas, through which the interior designer goes through with the aim of producing new ideas in the design of contemporary interior spaces. 2- The design idea went in directions completely different from the traditional aspects based on the level of activation of aesthetic reflections, through its reliance on hybrid design relationships with an exotic and inspirational characteristic that diverges from the previous design system.
THE CONCEPT OF OBJECTIFICATION AND ITS RELATIONSHIP TO THE DESIGN CREATIVITY OF INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS
Authors: SHAKER Ban Muhammad
Published: August 2021

an is considered the most strange creature in life, as he searches for everything that is familiar and known in order to refer it to a strange product or to a strange term, or almost not without strangeness, employing the latest scientific and technological techniques and creatively, so the industrial designer transforms the concept of a thing from general to private and from the concept Just into something, that is, the mental embodiment of it through its use of creative design strategies that draw the human surroundings and its relationship to things and change from the spontaneous merging of the human being with what he has transformed into his merging through objectification resulting through the transformations imposed on the industrial designer who seeks to employ scientific, technical and technological development according to an innovative strategy. The current research aims to employ design creativity in designing industrial products that depend on the concept of objectification in the process of designing and implementing them. The first topic deals with the concept of objectification among contemporary philosophers, while the second topic represents design creativity and its reflection on the objectification of the industrial product. The research also included results, conclusions, and a list of sources and references.
RHETORICAL OMISSION IN THE QUR’ANIC EXPRESSION AND ITS APPLICATIONS IN SURAT AL-BAQARAH (OMISSION LETTER AS A MODEL)
Authors: MOHAMED Abdoul Bassiti Toure , KHALED Nashwan Abdo
Published: August 2021

Recently, Muslims and non-Muslims have witnessed an interest in studying the Holy Qur’an with contemporary approaches and trends, which requires Muslims, in particular, to participate in studying the Qur’an in an objective and effective manner to highlight the characteristics of the Holy Qur’an and the beauty and meanings that it contains. Hence, this study comes to analyze the rhetorical omissions in similar contexts in the Holy Qur’an and answer questions that may be raised about them. The study begins with a historical overview of the issue of omission in the Noble Qur’an for both the ancients and the contemporaries, with an indication of the status of thisThe topic is in the sciences of the Noble Qur’an, passing through the semantics of rhetorical deletion and its role in understanding the meanings of the Qur’anic expression, down to the uses of that method in different contexts and its inferred results, and applications and examples of omissions in Surat Al-Baqarah to collect all types of remembrance and deletion. Studying the subject of omission in Surat Al-Baqarah is a way to understand its other places in the rest of the Surahs in the Holy Qur’an. This study used the descriptive approach to extrapolate the modus operandi of rhetorical deletion in the Holy Qur’an, the historical approach to trace what was written in rhetorical deletion and the efforts of Al-Qami and contemporaries in it, and the analytical approach to show the relationship of deletion and its role in enriching meanings... Among the most important findings of the study: • Those who trace the positions of rhetorical deletion in the Holy Qur’an clearly realize the effect of rhetorical deletion in enriching the significance and meanings. The deletion often supports proving the meaning of the thing absolutely and as a sentence, or suggests the general significance of the rhetorical deletion method. • The difference of style betweenThe mention and omission are not in vain, but rather come to add a special style or a specific purpose. • It was found through the study that it is necessary to return to books of rhetoric and grammar, and books of language in general, to reveal many of the indications of rhetorical omission generated by deep reflection on the context of similar verses in the wise Quran.
STYLISTIC INVESTIGATION OF CULTURE REFLECTION IN ENGLISH AND ARABIC COLLOCATIONS
Authors: HATTAB Huda Abed Ali
Published: August 2021

This study investigates how the cultural aspects like beliefs and the settings are reflected in English and Arabic collocations. This study is a descriptive study that depends on showing the issues that may be reflected in English and Arabic collocations. Two hypotheses are there in this study. The first hypothesis is that collocation is a tool that can reflect the beliefs and culture and even the country of its users. The second hypothesis is that religion is reflected in Arabic collocations more than English ones. This study aims at showing how the culture is reflected in both English and Arabic collocations. It also aims at showing the collocational patterns of English and Arabic collocations. This study depends on (Baker, 2018), in his idea that collocations of one language sometimes are quite different from those of another. This goes back to the cultural differences between the two communities.
THE JURISDICTION OF THE INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT (ICC) WITH CRIMES OF INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM (BETWEEN THE POSSIBILITY OF EXTENDING THE COURT’S CURRENT JURISDICTION AND THE NEED FOR FUTURE AMENDMENT OF THIS JURISDICTION)
Authors: BENABID Ikhlas
Published: August 2021

Terrorism is now a widespread phenomenon of concern that threatens international peace and security and that its crimes constitute one of the most serious crimes against the peace and well-being of mankind. In this regard, we would like to highlight the study’ importance, since all the circumstances and facts of reality have made it necessary to include the crimes of international terrorism within the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court, which was established as a basis for the maintenance of international peace and security by prosecuting and punishing the perpetrators of the most serious crimes against peace and human security. There is no doubt that the crimes of international terrorism are among the most serious, if not the most dangerous crimes at present. Through this research paper, we have tried to explain and clarify the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court (ICC) to deal with crimes of international terrorism and whether this jurisdiction can be exercised in accordance with the current Statute of the Court or in the context of future amendments to the ICC, to conclude the study with a set of findings and recommendations that we consider necessary to counter this type of crime.
THE POETIC ALLUSION IN JASSIM MOHAMMED JASSIM'S POETRY
Authors: MOHAMMED Khadeeja Adree , LATIF Rushdi Talal
Published: August 2021

The paper deals with intertextuality as an artistic phenomenon that well overwhelms poetry with aesthetic perspectives. The phenomenon enriches the experience of poetry with selective hereditary witnesses that promotes the poetic text with intertextuality and interpretations within the intertextual texts. The paper opens itself with what the lexical and contextual meaning of intertextuality is, then tackles the views of the old and modern critics with reference to intertextuality in poetry and in the poetic text, and finally ends the findings of the paper sealed by the works cited. The poet, Jassim Mohammed Jassim, deals cleverly with the absent text in a high way that shows his skillful awareness and knowledge. His poetic images and the images of the absent text along with the folkloric heritage gather together to form a perfect mingling of rhyme, rhythm, and utterances. His poetic text and the alluded text conspire to, on the one hand, refer to popular names that are often referred to in poetry and, on the other hand, the utterances and terms that are relevant to the world of poetry.
THE DYNAMIC OF WATER RESOURCES IN NORTH-EASTERN MOROCCO BETWEEN REALITY AND EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE : CASE OF THE TARIFA PLAIN
Authors: BENASQUAR Mustapha , ABDELKHALEK Ghazi
Published: August 2021

The issue of climate change today has become one of the issues that receive increasing attention on the part of the global system, due to its disastrous effects at all levels, and this is due to human and natural factors, including the southern bank of the Mediterranean which has not been excluded from, especially the Tarifa Plain in the far northeast of Morocco, which is one of the most important irrigated areas in the country due to its great contribution to agricultural production and its reliance on achieving economic and social development in the region. However, its climate during the last six decades has witnessed clear variations in the rates of precipitation and temperature, whether annual or monthly, or even seasonal and daily. This increases the severity of the climatic drought, which in turn affects water resources. Therefore, it is imperative that great efforts must be made to limit the effects of these changes in light of the excessive depletion of water in the agricultural sector. Through this intervention, we aim to highlight the climatic changes that occurred on the Tarifa Plain, and their repercussions on its water resources, and how to adapt these changes to achieving sustainable development for the studied area.
ATTITUDES OF HIGHER EDUCATION STUDENTS TOWARDS DISTANCE-DIRECTED LEARNING AMID (COVID-19) PANDEMIC
Authors: AL-KAHALI Khalfan Bin Salim Bin Abdullah , AL-SAEEDI Mohammed Bin Salim Bin Rashid
Published: August 2021

The study aims to reveal the attitudes of Sohar University students toward distance-learning on the spread pandemic (Covid-19). It also identifies the differences in the attitudes of Sohar University students towards distance-learning according to the gender variable, network type, and network strength. The study consists of (200) participants; (100) males and (100) females. A questionnaire was applied on the attitudes of Sohar University students towards distance-learning which included (40) items, distributed in three dimensions: The first dimension is about the methods of teaching in distance-learning, and the second one deals with the process of interaction and communication in distance-learning, while the third one pertains to the process of evaluation used in distance-learning. The results of the study indicated that the attitudes of the participants were moderate towards distance-learning on the spread Corona pandemic (Covid-19). In addition, the existence of statistically significant differences between the level of higher education students ’attitudes towards distance-oriented learning on the spread Corona pandemic (Covid-19) according to the gender variable in all axes in favor of males, the type and strength of the network. Also, the lack of statistically significant differences between the level of higher education students’ attitudes towards learning Remotely during Corona pandemic based on the GPA variable in all axes, and the school year. The study recommended the necessity of providing individual students with social, psychological, educational and technological skills that enhance positive feelings towards remote learning, and achieving their technological, social and psychological presence and interaction on the spread Corona pandemic (Covid-19) using modern electronic technologies.
Body Massa Index with Premenstrual Syndrome in College Students
Authors: Hodambia Magaille , Dandala Sindi
Published: August 2021

Premenstrual syndrome (PMS) symptoms may range from mild to severe. PMS severity is affected by hormonal, psychological, and physiological variables in women. Nutritional status was determined using the body mass index (BMI). According to one research, each kilogram/m2 rise in BMI was linked with a 3% increase in the chance of developing PMS. Respondents with normal height and weight who dominated the results of BMI measures in this study were found to be in the same BMI category as female students experiencing mild PMS. When it comes to female students, there is a significant disparity between BMI and PMS degree levels. There is a strong relationship between BMI and the intensity of PMS symptoms. A significant relationship exists between BMI and PMS degrees in female university students. There is a strong relationship between BMI and the intensity of PMS symptoms.
How to assess urban quality: a spatial multicriteria decision analysis approach [Come valutare la qualità urbana: un approccio di analisi decisionale spaziale multi-criteriale per gli spazi aperti pubblici]
Authors: Oppio Alessandra , Forestiero Luca , Sciacchitano Loris , Dell'Ovo Marta
Published: August 2021

From the early 1990s the quality of public space is at the centre of the Agenda of major European cities. Today, more than before, the health emergency due to the Covid-19 pandemy has pointed out the importance of the relationship among public space, quality of life and health. Public and semi-private spaces, especially in high-dense cities and in the most affected areas by Covid-19, represent a strong driver both for restarting and for helping cities to face the new normal age. Despite the advancement of research during the past two decades and empirical evidence about the relationship among quality of open spaces, quality of life and urban sustainability, there is still a lack of studies on how to measure the quality of open spaces. Among the several research lines, the Urban Design approach across its evolution has always focused on it, starting from aesthetic as well as technical issues and increasingly including the social and economic ones. Dai primi degli anni ’90 la qualità dello spazio pubblico è al centro dell’Agenda delle principali città europee. Oggi, più di prima, l’emergenza sanitaria generata dalla pandemia da Covid-19 ha delineato l’importanza delle relazioni tra spazio pubblico, qualità della vita e salute. Gli spazi pubblici e semi-privati, specialmente nelle città densamente popolate e nelle aree più colpite dalla pandemia, sono un elemento chiave da cui ripartire per aiutare le città ad affrontare una nuova normalità e a definire una risposta alle restrizioni sanitarie. Nonostante gli avanzamenti della ricerca scientifica e le evidenze empiriche sulla relazione tra qualità degli spazi aperti, qualità della vita e sostenibilità urbana, pochi sono ancora gli studi su come misurare la qualità degli spazi aperti. Tra le diverse tradizioni di ricerca, l’Urban Design ha sempre prestato una particolare attenzione a questo tema, iniziando con aspetti funzionali ed estetici e includendo nel corso della sua evoluzione anche questioni sociali ed economiche.
The multicultural territory of domitian coast: housing condition and real estate market [Il territorio multiculturale del litorale domizio: condizione abitativa e mercato immobiliare]
Authors: Forte Fabiana , De Biase Claudia , De Paola Pierfrancesco
Published: August 2021

In Italy, which has traditionally been a country of emigration since the unification of Italy, in the last thirty years there has been an intense increase in the flow of immigrants, resulting in economic, social and spatial problems. If the housing conditions represents one of the main indicators to measure the degree of social integration, in Italy a particularly weak segment in the housing demand is represented precisely by immigrants to whom the most degraded and inadequate sector of the housing stock is often destined. A phenomenon of particular note is represented by the settlement choices in the hinterland of large urban areas where there is a high percentage of foreign population (both official and unofficial). This is what happened in the Campania region, in the territory that starts from Caserta to get to Salerno, passing through the metropolitan city of Naples. In Italia, tradizionalmente paese d’emigrazione dall’unità in poi, negli ultimi trenta anni, si è assistito ad un intenso incremento del flusso di immigrati, con conseguenti impatti di carattere economico, sociale e spaziale. Se la condizione abitativa rappresenta uno dei principali indicatori per misurare il grado di integrazione sociale, un segmento particolarmente debole della domanda abitativa in Italia è rappresentato proprio dagli immigrati, cui spesso risulta destinato il settore più degradato e inadeguato del patrimonio abitativo. Un fenomeno di particolare rilievo è rappresentato dalle scelte insediative nell’hinterland delle grandi aree urbane, dove si registra un alta concentrazione di popolazione straniera (sia ufficiale che ufficiosa). Ed è quanto è successo in regione Campania, nell’area che parte da Caserta per arrivare a Salerno, passando per la città metropolitana di Napoli.
Induction of Labour with Isosorbide Mononitrate Versus Prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) in Primigravidas (PGs) at Term
Authors: Waheed Rubina , Ashraf Nadia , Sabeen Nadia , U Allah M Ikram , Javed Qaiser , khalid Ayesha
Published: August 2021

Objective: To compare the frequency of caesarean section due to fetal distress with Isosorbide mononitrate versus PGE2 for the induction of labour in primigravida at term. Methods: It was Randomized Control Trial conducted in Unit I, Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Lahore General Hospital, Lahore from 11th April 2015 to 10th October 2015. 230 primigravida were randomized into two groups i.e. Prostaglandin E2 and Isosorbide mononitrate for induction of labour. The difference in the frequency of caesarean section due to fetal distress with Prostaglandin E2 and Isosorbide mononitrate for induction of labour in the primigravidas at term was calculated as outcome. Results: The mean age of 27.62 ± 3.909 ranging from 21 to 34 years. The frequency of cesarean section was 12.2%in Prostaglandin E2 group while 0% in Isosorbide mononitrate. There was no effect of gestational age, age of mother and number of doses on outcome. Conclusion: There is no difference in frequency of cesarean section in primigravida groups induced by either Isosorbide mononitrate versus prostaglandin E2. Wherever applicable and feasible we should opt for Isosorbide mononitrate for induction of labour. Keywords: Cesarean section, Prostaglandin E2, Isosorbide mononitrate, Dinoprostone, Induction of labour, Primigravida How to cite: Waheed R., Ashraf N., Sabeen N., U Allah I.M., Javed Q., Khalid A. Induction of Labour with Isosorbide Mononitrate Versus Prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) in Primigravidas (PGs) at term. Esculapio 2021;17(02):166-169
Comparison of Alvarado Score and Paediatric Appendicitis Score for Diagnosing Appendicitis in Children
Authors: Liaqat Naeem , Iqbal Asif , Ur Reham Wajeeh , Ahmed Zulfiqar , Bashir Fozia , Hameed Dar Sajid
Published: August 2021

Objective: To compare diagnostic accuracy of Alvarado score (AS) and Paediatric Appendicitis Score (PAS) for diagnosis of acute appendicitis in children. Methods: This study was conducted at the department of Pediatric Surgery Children Hospital Lahore, over a period of 1 year. All the patients undergoing appendicectomy were included. Alvarado score and Pediatric Appendicitis score (PAS) was evaluated, compared and appendix specimen sent for histopa-thology. All findings were recorded in proforma. The collected data was analyzed by SPSS version 24. The mean Alvarado score and PAS was calculated, and stratified according to the histopathology reports. The sensitivity and specificity of both Alvarado score and PAS for three strata including score 3-5, 5-7 and 8-10 were also calculated. Results: A total of 177 patients were included in the study. The mean age of the patients was 9.16 ± 2.386 years. Among these 118 patients (67%) were male. The mean duration of pain was 21.42 ± 19.05 hours. Biopsy report showed that 18 patients (10.1%) had normal appendix with no signs of inflammations while 159 patients (89.9%) had inflammation on histopathology. We stratified the histopathology reports according to Alvarado score ≤7 and >7 and P-value was found significant. Similarly PAS ≤7 and >7 was stratified and P-value was not significant. The difference in mean Alvarado score between having acute appendicitis and those with normal histopathology was significant (P= 0.000) while this difference in mean PAS was not found significant (P= 0.325). Conclusions: None of the scoring system has adequate diagnostic accuracy and clinical judgment is preferred. Key Words: Alvarado Score; PAS; Appendicitis; Children How to cite: Liaqat N., Iqbal A., Rehman ur W., Ahmed Z., Bashir F., Dar H.S. Comparison of Alvarado score and Paediatric Appendicitis Score for diagnosing appendicitis in children” Esculapio 2021;17(02):175-178.
Patient Denialism for COVID19 Pose Difficulty for Treating Physicians
Authors:   ,, p Rizwan , Asim Rana Muhammad , Ahad Qayyum Mohammad , Munawar Ali , Tariq Sana , Ali Lashari Abdullah
Published: August 2021

Objective: As patients refusal has been a major issue in diagnosing the disease, we carried out this study to determine the magnitude of the refusal or denial of suspected COVID 19 cases. Methods: All patients seen with COVID 19 symptoms in medical out doors and emergency in Bahria International Hospital, Lahore in two weeks period from April 15, 2020 to April 30, 2020 were included in study. COVID 19 symptoms were ascertained on WHO guidelines labelling patients as COVID 19 suspected through laboratory tests. Depending upon results individual consultation with each patient was arranged to convince them to carry out nasopharyngeal swab for SARS Co-V-2 PCR. Some patients refused despite counselling for follow up regarding symptoms and advised tests. The public fear was the main barrier for the suspected cases to get tested. Each patient who refused PCR test was labelled as in denial. Results: Of the 40 cases diagnosed as suspected COVID 19. 21 refused to get tested. Majority (15) were male. Fever with chills was common among all with majority presented with shortness of breath (43%) followed by diarrhea (33%) and chest pain (9%). Conclusion: Patients who remain in denial pose a great threat to society as by spreading the virus or deteriorating themselves. An effective campaign on government level should be run to overcome the fear which has made this infection a social stigma to help contain this pandemic in a resource scarce country like Pakistan. Keywords: Coronavirus denial, COVID-19 denial, COVID in Pakistan, Public reaction to COVID 19 How to cite: Pervaiz R., Rana A.M., Qayyum A.M., Munawar A., Tariq S., Lashari A.A. Patient denialism for COVID19 pose difficulty for treating Physicians. Esculapio 2021;17(02):183-186.
CFD Analysis of Modified Rushton Turbine Impeller
Authors: Jenish I. , Appadurai M. , Irudaya Raj E. Fantin
Published: August 2021

Mixing units is one of the prime components in various chemical processing industries. The mixing equipment produces a product by combing different liquids at various properties. Generally, the mixing units are axial and radial flow types. The rushton turbine is one of the radial flow types and had higher power number due to fluid resistance as disadvantage. This works aims to investigate the four bladed rushton turbine impellers at eight angles for finding optimum power without compromising radial flow patterns. The shaft eccentricity hydrodynamics effect is also analysed on the unbaffled stirred vessels. The variance of eccentric and coaxial agitation is clearly evaluated on the several power number and impeller blade angle by experimental and numerical analysis. The CFD analysis is made on the mixing chamber to find the optimum inputs of the mixing chamber numerically by varying the blade angles.
Implantação Do Progama De Qualidade 8s No Segmento De Construção Civil Em Palmeiras De Goiás
Authors: Pires Roseli Vieira , Souza Diego Eduardo Lima de , Leite Gislaine Silva
Published: August 2021

The purpose of this final course work is to show the implementation of the 8s quality management program in companies. The adoption of this quality method brings countless benefits and improvements for the institution and employees. The 8s quality program seeks to improve the company's environment and seek continuous improvement in processes, through the reduction of failures, the organization of processes and the prevention of accidents and occupational diseases. The bibliographic and qualitative research methodology was used based on the application of an interview questionnaire about the 8s quality program with the company's employees. The questionnaire was applied to employees of the company Hozanna Construções, which operates in the civil construction sector. The implementation of the 8s quality program brings countless and great positive changes and significant results for the company and employees.
The Influence of Promotional Activities on the Success of Retail Business: A critical review
Authors: Chukwudi Okonkwo Jeremiah , Aljounaidi Abdoulraman
Published: August 2021

Most businesses have recognized the value of effective promotional work. Throughout the production period, some business firms retained their manufacturing goods in the hope of trade. We believed that customers or consumers will purchase them if the commodity becomes available. But new findings have shown that the company obtains returns that impact the company's success to the benefit within the organization among the opposite strategic resources we have in marketing, but only a promoting operation that generated rapid sales. such as advertisement, personal sales, Sale promotion, and public relations. Enriched and improved marketing and private sales efforts are to be enforced by effective promotional activities, and in each manufacturer and consumer, they are promoted. Marketing strategies such as promotional activity need to be implemented as soon as the market is competitive in full, the terms "fittest" survival is applied and the competition within the enterprise, in an alternative to survival, most organizations follow wholesale live methods for attracting and maintaining clients, e.g. Since one company may not be the sole producer or the sole seller of a product, it is important that the company also exists in the market and updates its practices continuously based on customer request.
Motivation and Mental Toughness among Table Tennis Athletes: Achievement in Sports Performance
Authors: V. Pagdato Jonathan , Gallardo Milla , A. Fadare Stephen , A. Adlawan Hendely
Published: August 2021

This descriptive-type study assessed the motivation and mental toughness among table tennis athletes and their achievements in sports performance. The respondents of this study were 68 table tennis varsity athletes who officially played in the singles event during the Mindanao Association of State and Tertiary Schools (MASTS) Friendship Games in Tandag, Surigao Del Sur. The data were gathered using questionnaires and observation and were treated using frequency and percentage to measure the significant relationship between and among the variables. In addition, the Pearson Product Moment Correlation of Coefficient or Pearson r was utilized. It was concluded that schools, universities, and college administrators must give adequate support and provide ample budgetary needs for the varsity athletes to participate in local, regional, and national competitions and tournaments. Government and institutions should equip, train, and manage competitive stress among athletes and enhance their mental capacity to handle performance during games. The researchers concluded that institutions must also consider younger players in their selection process of the varsity. Based on the result of the study, more immature players were more motivated and highly mentally tough compared to the older players.
Vulnerability: Types, Causes, and Coping Mechanisms
Authors: Peter Terna Iorhen,
Published: August 2021

The paper is aimed at bringing to limelight by explaining the concept of vulnerability specifically its types, causes and coping strategies among others. Vulnerability has threatened lives, nations and organizations at diverse magnitude. Being a common concept among health workers, the understanding of the concept is underestimated to people in other works of life. Therefore, understanding this concept will not only be of theoretical benefits but also enable vulnerable class know when they are vulnerable and how to cope with vulnerability. Though, the functioning of vulnerability is interlinked and connected to poverty among other factors. The methodology for this paper is purely descriptive. Areas covered include clarification of concepts, types of vulnerability, vulnerable groups, causes of vulnerability and coping mechanisms of vulnerability. Therefore, the paper concluded that apart from individuals, nations and organizations are vulnerable and also exposed to shocks, threats and risks that can be mitigated by deploying coping mechanisms that prevents vulnerability from becoming chronic.
Gesture Controlled Robot
Authors: Dhawan Yash , Saini Rajkumar , a Ekt , Saxena Ms. Suchita
Published: August 2021

This paper is about a car controlled through gesture based on wireless technology. This aids physically challenged people and additionally for sure tasks educated by human. The aim of this project is to manage the automaton victimization hand gesture. measuring device works according to the hand gestures of the person having gloves containing transmitter and it consists of Arduino Uno for controlling action. Four main Hand gesture movements like FORWORD, BACKWORD, LEFT and RIGHT area unit detected and enforced.
Preparation, isolation and characterization of nanocellulose from sugarcane bagasse
Authors:   , Mashego Ditiro Victor
Published: August 2021

Cellulose is a sustainable, abundant biopolymer derived from a variety of living species such as plants, animals, bacteria and some amoebas. An attractive source of cellulose for industrial uses is agricultural waste, as this use does not jeopardize food supplies and improves the local rural economy. Sugarcane bagasse (SCB) is one of the main biomass wastes from sugar production and represents 30–40 wt % of sugar production waste. In 2008, South Africa produced on average 22 million tons of sugar cane each season from 14 sugar mill supply areas which resulted in 7,9 million tons of “waste” bagasse. In this study cellulose nanocrystals were prepared from soda pulped sugarcane bagasse by acid hydrolysis followed by separation using centrifugation, ultrasonication and dialysis. Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) images showed nanocrystals of approximately 300 nm in length and 20 nm in width. Thermogravimetric Analysis and Differential Thermogravimetry (TGA and DTG) profiles of FD CNC, MCC and Pulped bagasse all had characteristic onset and decomposition temperatures indicating a change in the structure after chemical treatments. Particle size distribution measurements corroborated with the TEM and FE - SEM results and showed that the majority of the nanocrystals were in the 100 – 300 nm range. Attenuated Total Reflectance – Fourier Transform Infra Red (ATR - FTIR) analysis showed functional group changes as the amorphous regions of the polymer were removed revealing the ordered crystalline portions. These were further confirmed by an increase in the Lateral Orientation Index (LOI) of the samples as the nanocrystals were isolated. X - Ray Diffraction (XRD) Crystallinity Index (CrI) calculations showed a steady increase in the crystallinity of the materials from pulped bagasse to MCC to FD CNC.
Thermophysical properties of biofuel components derived from biomass
Authors:   , Nduli Mbalenhle B.
Published: August 2021

The thermophysical properties of the binary mixtures containing biofuel components derived from biomass were determined. Experimental densities, speed of sound, and refractive indices for the binary mixtures (methanol or 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium acetate [EMIM][OAc] + furfural or furfuryl alcohol ) were measured at T = (298.15, 303.15, 308.15, 313.15 and 318.15) K. From the experimental data, excess molar volume, E m V , isentropic compressibility, s  , molar refractions, R, and deviation in refractive index, Δn, were calculated. The excess molar volumes were found to be negative for all systems studied. The isentropic compressibility were found to be both positive for the whole composition and temperature range and increases slightly with increasing temperature. The deviation in refractive index was positive over the whole composition range. The obtained values of excess molar volumes and changes of refractive index on mixing were satisfactorily correlated by the Redlich–Kister equation. The Lorentz–Lorenz equation was applied to predict the density and calculate the excess molar volume of the binary mixtures.
Evaluasi Kinerja Si Pendataan Umat Menggunakan Framework Cobit 5 (MEA 01) Gereja ST. Paulus Miki Salatiga
Authors: Marsela Shera , Wijaya Agustinus Fritz
Published: August 2021

Dalam sebuah perusahaan tidak hanya fokus pada penerapan teknologi informasi (TI), tetapi juga pada penerapan monitoring, evaluasi dan penilaian kerja, serta kesesuaian TI. Oleh karena itu, peneliti menggunakan domain Monitor, Evaluate, Asess (MEA). Tujuan dari penelitian ini yaitu untuk mengetahui tingkat kapabilitas atau kematangan teknologi informasi pada gereja St. Paulus miki salatiga. Metode penelitian yang digunakan adalah kualitatif. Hasil dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui tingkat kapabilitas serta memberikan rekomendasi atau masukkan kepada gereja st. Paulus miki agar lebih baik untuk ke depannya.
De sobremesa
Authors:   Facultad de Artes y Humanidades, Universidad de los Andes, Silva José Asunción , Hoyos Gómez Camilo
Published: August 2021

«Gran parte de lo que hemos leído sobre Silva ha sido en realidad sobre Fernández. Hablar sobre De sobremesa y sobre José Fernández y Andrade es entrar en el terreno de la ficción biografiada por lo exacto y transparente que Silva logró dibujar la sensibilidad del fin de siècle francés. En esta extraordinaria confusión que tardó tantos decenios en ser resuelta y que auguró a su manera discusiones más tardías sobre metaliteratura y autoficción, reside una de las grandes virtudes de la única y agitada novela de Silva.» Tomado del prólogo de Camilo Hoyos Gómez
Entrepreneurial Competencies and Higher Education Institutions: A bibliometric study
Authors: FAGADAR Carmen Florina , TRIP Diana Teodora , BADULESCU Daniel
Published: August 2021

Conventional wisdom in entrepreneurship education holds that educational institutions play a key influence in developing entrepreneurial capabilities. However, the buzzing, complex debates about entrepreneurship, as well as the varied signals from the market about the real outcome of such transformational undertakings, pave the way for additional in-depth research.
Vers une nouvelle géopolitique des matériaux de la transition énergétique ?
Authors: HACHE Emmanuel , SOKHNA SECK Gondia , BARNET Charlène , CARCANAGUE Samuel , GUEDES Fernanda
Published: August 2021

Dans le contexte de transition énergétique actuel, la dynamique de demande en matériaux nécessaires aux technologies bas carbone pourrait engendrer de nouvelles dépendances économiques ou géopolitiques et une criticité élevée pour certains métaux, comme étudié dans ce chapitre. Le paysage des marchés, le pouvoir des acteurs et les politiques publiques devraient ainsi être transformés dans les décennies à venir.
Maintien et développement de l’exploitation des ressources minérales en Europe : le cas de la Wallonie
Authors: YANS Johan
Published: August 2021

Pour répondre aux futures demandes croissantes, Homo sapiens serait amené à intensifier l’extraction des ressources géologiques non renouvelables, y compris dans le sous-sol de la Wallonie. Comme le montre cette étude, cette perspective se heurte toutefois au syndrome NIMBY (Not In My BackYard), basé sur des considérations multiples mêlant géologie, technologie, économie (circulaire), environnement, sociologie, géopolitique, histoire, éthique, philosophie, etc.
Les planètes telluriques
Authors: ENCRENAZ Thérèse , FULCHIGNONI Marcello , LAMY Laurent
Published: August 2021

Après une introduction historique, cette étude décrit les objets dénués d’atmosphère, Mercure et la Lune (paramètres orbitaux, exosphère, structure interne, surface, origine et, dans le cas de Mercure, magnétosphère). Puis elle présente une étude globale des trois planètes telluriques dotées d’une atmosphère (Vénus, la Terre et Mars) en traitant successivement l’intérieur, la surface, l’atmosphère et, dans le cas de Mars, les satellites.
Les planètes géantes
Authors: ENCRENAZ Thérèse , LAMY Laurent
Published: August 2021

Ce chapitre décrit d’abord l’histoire de l’exploration des planètes géantes. Puis il présente une description globale des quatre planètes géantes, Jupiter, Saturne, Uranus et Neptune, en étudiant successivement les atmosphères, les structures internes et les magnétosphères.
Me slišiš? Simone Semenič in vprašanje ne več dramske pisave
Authors: Troha Gašper
Published: August 2021

Razprava se posveča trem dramam Simone Semenič, ki so izšle v knjigi z naslovom Me slišiš? (2017). Na prvi pogled gre za znano avtoričino pisavo brez ločil in velikih začetnic ter brez očitnega deljenja na didaskalije in dialog, vendar se v vsebinskem smislu bistveno razlikuje od preostalega avtoričinega opusa, saj so to avtobiografska besedila, ki ponovno vzpostavljajo dramsko osebo in bolj ali manj razvidno dramsko dejanje. Razprava se osredotoča na vprašanji, ali gre še za ne več dramska besedila in kako je z reprezentacijo in dogodkovnostjo v njih. Z analizo formalnih in vsebinskih lastnosti besedil, natančneje z analizo dramske osebe, razmerja med dialogom in monologom ter dramskega dejanja, razprava pokaže, da ti teksti vzpostavljajo prepoznavne dramske subjekte in dovolj trdno dramsko dejanje. S tem se odmikajo od ne več dramskih tekstov, kot jih definira Gerda Poschmann, čeprav je njihova dediščina še močno prisotna npr. v fragmentarnem načinu pisanja.
Interaction of soil water and groundwater during the freezing–thawing cycle: field observations and numerical modeling
Authors: Xie Hong-Yu , Jiang Xiao-Wei , Tan Shu-Cong , Wan Li , Wang Xu-Sheng , Liang Si-Hai , Zeng Yijian
Published: August 2021

Abstract. Freezing-induced groundwater-level decline is widely observed in regions with a shallow water table, but many existing studies on freezing-induced groundwater migration do not account for freezing-induced water-level fluctuations. Here, by combining detailed field observations of liquid soil water content and groundwater-level fluctuations at a site in the Ordos Plateau, China, and numerical modeling, we showed that the interaction of soil water and groundwater dynamics was controlled by wintertime atmospheric conditions and topographically driven lateral groundwater inflow. With an initial water table depth of 120 cm and a lateral groundwater inflow rate of 1.03 mm d−1, the observed freezing and thawing-induced fluctuations of soil water content and groundwater level are well reproduced. By calculating the budget of groundwater, the mean upward flux of freezing-induced groundwater loss is 1.46 mm d−1 for 93 d, while the mean flux of thawing-induced groundwater recharge is as high as 3.94 mm d−1 for 32 d. These results could be useful for local water resources management when encountering seasonally frozen soils and for future studies on two- or three-dimensional transient groundwater flow in semi-arid and seasonally frozen regions. By comparing models under a series of conditions, we found the magnitude of freezing-induced groundwater loss decreases with initial water table depth and increases with the rate of groundwater inflow. We also found a fixed-head lower boundary condition would overestimate freezing-induced groundwater migration when the water table depth is shallow. Therefore, an accurate characterization of freezing-induced water table decline is critical to quantifying the contribution of groundwater to hydrological and ecological processes in cold regions.
Thermal legacy of a large paleolake in Taylor Valley, East Antarctica, as evidenced by an airborne electromagnetic survey
Authors: Myers Krista F. , Doran Peter T. , Tulaczyk Slawek M. , Foley Neil T. , Bording Thue S. , Auken Esben , Dugan Hilary A. , Mikucki Jill A. , Foged Nikolaj , Grombacher Denys , Virginia Ross A.
Published: August 2021

Abstract. Previous studies of the lakes of the McMurdo Dry Valleys have
attempted to constrain lake level history, and results suggest the lakes
have undergone hundreds of meters of lake level change within the last
20 000 years. Past studies have utilized the interpretation of geologic
deposits, lake chemistry, and ice sheet history to deduce lake level
history; however a substantial amount of disagreement remains between the
findings, indicating a need for further investigation using new techniques.
This study utilizes a regional airborne resistivity survey to provide novel
insight into the paleohydrology of the region. Mean resistivity maps
revealed an extensive brine beneath the Lake Fryxell basin, which is
interpreted as a legacy groundwater signal from higher lake levels in the
past. Resistivity data suggest that active permafrost formation has been
ongoing since the onset of lake drainage and that as recently as 1500–4000 years BP, lake levels were over 60 m higher than present. This coincides
with a warmer-than-modern paleoclimate throughout the Holocene inferred by
the nearby Taylor Dome ice core record. Our results indicate Mid to Late
Holocene lake level high stands, which runs counter to previous research
finding a colder and drier era with little hydrologic activity throughout
the last 5000 years.