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A Vivência do Sagrado em Mário de Carvalho: uma Leitura Experiencial
Authors: PEREIRA RENATA FRANÇA
Published: December 2020

Propõe-se a análise do romance Um deus passeando pela brisa da tarde, do português Mário de Carvalho, lançado em 1994. Através de pesquisa bibliográfica, foi possível desenvolver variadas linhas de análise, sendo privilegiado aqui o diálogo interdisciplinar entre a literatura e a geografia para a investigação da relação do homem com os seus entornos. Através de análise sistemática da literatura, lançamos mão da obra de teóricos expoentes nos estudos sobre o espaço, dentre os quais citamos Yi-Fu Tuan (2012 e 2013) com seus conceitos basilares de topofilia, espaço, lugar e experiência, para elucidar como se dão as relações homem-espaço no romance, evidenciando, assim, a literatura sob enfoque fenomenológico. O filósofo Gaston Bachelard (2008) traz ainda sua proposta de topoanálise para aclarar as investigações propostas acerca dos entornos da cidade fictícia de Tarcisis.Palavras-chave: Experiência. Religiosidade. Um deus passeando pela brisa da tarde. Mário de Carvalho.The Experience of the Sacred in Mário de Carvalho: an Experiential ReadingABSTRACTWe propose the analysis of the novel A god strolling in the cool of the evening, by Portuguese writer Mário de Carvalho, published in 1994. Bibliographical research made it possible to develop several lines of work, from which we chose the interdisciplinary dialogue between literature and geography to investigate man's relationship with his surroundings. Through a systematic analysis of the literature, we have used the work of leading researchers, among which we mention Yi-Fu Tuan (2012 and 2013) with his imperative concepts of topofilia, space, place and experience, to clarify how the man-space relations in the novel come to be, thus pointing to a phenomenological approach of literature. Philosopher Gaston Bachelard (2008) also presents his proposal of topoanalysis to clarify the proposed investigations about the environments of the fictional city of Tarcisis.Keywords: Experience. Religion phenomenon. A god strolling in the cool of the evening. Mário de Carvalho.
Effect of nitrogen and potassium on growth parameters of banana
Authors: Islam M. A. , Sayeed K. M. A. , Alam M. J. , Rahman M. A.
Published: December 2020

Banana (Musa spp.) is a vigorously growing, monocotyledonous herbaceous plant. Though Bangladesh is more suitable for production of banana but its productivity is very low due to a lack of improve variety, sustainable production & protection technology, soil fertility and fertilizer management. Fertilizers i.e. nitrogen and potassium are one of the most important elements that can play vital role to increase productivity of banana. Hence, the present research investigation was conducted at the Horticulture Farm of Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh during the period from November, 2016 to December, 2017 to evaluate the effect of nitrogen & potassium fertilizers on growth and yield and also find out the best combination of N & K fertilizers for economic production of banana. Four levels of Nitrogen (N1=300g Urea/plant, N2=400g Urea/plant, N3=500g Urea/plant and N4=600g Urea/plant) and four potassium (K1=250g MOP/plant, K2=350g MOP/plant, K3=450g MOP/plant, K4=550g MOP/plant) were studied in a randomized complete block design (RCBD) with three replications. The results revealed that the single application of N3=500g Urea/plant, K3=450g MOP/plant and their combination (N3×K3=500g urea/plant×450g MOP/plant) showed more significant increase in morpho-physiological characteristics namely pseudo-stem height (m), pseudo-stem girth (cm), number of functional leaves, total number of leaves per plant, minimum days to bunch maturity & crop duration (days) and increase in yield contributing characters viz. total number of fingers per bunch, total number of hands per bunch, bunch weight (kg/plant), yield (t/ha) and benefit cost ratio in this study. The application of these two fertilizers as single or their interaction would be the most appropriate level for getting the superior growth and yield performance of banana.
Effect of Various Treatments on Seed Germination and Seedling Vigour of Aonla cv. Chakaiya
Authors: Singh Satnam , Kaur Amarjeet
Published: December 2020

Background: Aonla is considered asone of the important indigenous minor fruit crop. Being rich in nutrients the demand of its planting material is increasing day by day which is not fulfilled due to poor seed germination and seedling growth. Therefore there is a dire necessity to standardize the techniques for improving germination and growth of seedlings. The aim of the current study is to overcome the dormancy and to enhance the germination in aonla seeds. Methods: The present investigation was carried out during 2019-2020 under field conditions with the pre soaking application of the aonla seeds with thiourea, GA3, cow urine, sulphuric acid, water and seed stratification for time interval of 12 and 24 hours. In the laboratory the selected samples were analysed morphologically based on shoot, root and biomass traits. Result: Out of the various treatments the application of GA3@ 500 ppm for 24 h have ensured early germination with an increase in seed germination. This treatment also improved the seedling growth with an increase in root formationand vigour index. This study will be useful in boosting the cultivation of aonla which will be beneficial for the growers on commercial basis.
Repentinas como estrategia didáctica para el desarrollo de la creatividad en los procesos iniciales de la enseñanza de arquitectura
Authors: Salazar-Ceciliano Enmanuel , Alvarado-Retana Jeannette , Chang-Albizurez Dominique
Published: December 2020

La creatividad es una de las más reconocidas habilidades de los arquitectos, y, por tanto, su desarrollo figura como uno de los principales retos durante el proceso de aprendizaje. Teorías como las que comparan el proceso creativo con una caja negra han sido apoyadas durante décadas. En esta, el diseñador es capaz de obtener resultados satisfactorios, pero no es capaz de fundamentar los insumos que lo llevaron al objeto final o replicar el procedimiento en otro proyecto. Por el contrario, también han surgido métodos que definen la creatividad como una caja transparente, donde existe una rigurosa investigación previa que le permite al diseñador llenarse de recursos y variables que dan partida a su proceso proyectual.

Partiendo de este enfoque, es común ver a los estudiantes, principalmente a los de primeros años, agobiados ante el papel en blanco y diversos factores que aún no pueden interpretar o relacionar. Por tanto, este documento plantea una metodología que implementa las repentinas, o ejercicios rápidos en clase, como una herramienta para que los estudiantes tomen decisiones de diseño sustentadas en su investigación previa y den partida a su proceso creativo. Lo planteado se basa en la experiencia llevada a cabo en el Laboratorio de Arquitectura II de la Escuela de Arquitectura y Urbanismo del Tecnológico de Costa Rica durante el segundo semestre del 2019.
The Challenges of Taking Breastfeeding Infants to Academic Nursing Conferences
Authors: Ladores Sigrid , Currie Erin R. , Debiasi Laura
Published: December 2020

Nursing faculty are predominantly women, and many are of childbearing age. Academic responsibilities for nursing faculty include attendance at scientific meetings and conferences. When nursing faculty members are breastfeeding, situations arise that may require them to make difficult decisions to meet both demands as mothers and academics. The purpose of this article is to describe the experiences of three nursing faculty members who brought their breastfed infants to professional nursing conferences, as well as identify major barriers to an inclusive working environment that cultivates “work-life balance“ and propose workable solutions for breastfeeding mothers in academe.
Nursing Salons Take to Hospital Education Days
Authors: Diedrick Lee , Lorence Kim , Lu Natalie
Published: December 2020

Salon gatherings featuring conversations about current themes in a profession are evolving with time and practice to meet the needs of modern nurses and their clinical partners. Nursing clinical educators at a Midwestern pediatric hospital system offered a nursing salon experience as a new component of education days to provide an opportunity for clinical staff to engage in content and conversations about practice in a setting away from direct patient care. The objective of the nursing salons was to engage in professional reflection. Staff members of a professional development center and a department of quality and safety collaborated to provide this experience for over 500 nurses, clinical support associates, and leaders, to enhance clinical education days.
Review: Prevalence and Co-Occurrence of Addictions Among Sexual Minority Subgroups
Authors: Ruppert Ryan , Sussman Steve , Kattari Shanna K.
Published: December 2020

The purpose of this study is to present current data on the prevalence and co-occurrence of 12 substance and behavioral addictions among adult cisgender sexual minorities (SM). We utilized MEDLINE, PsycINFO, and Google Scholar databases to systematically review the literature on alcohol, nicotine, cannabis, illicit drugs, gambling, eating/food, Internet, sex, love, exercise, work, and shopping within the SM community. Peer reviewed empirical articles in English from 2000 to 2019 were included. When possible, we compared prevalence and co-occurrence statistics between four SM subgroups (stratified into lesbian women, bisexual women, gay men, and bisexual men), and used heterosexual women and men as reference groups. Studies were scant within each area of addiction with the most studies focusing on addictions acknowledged within the DSM-V (alcohol, nicotine, cannabis, illicit drugs, gambling). Significantly fewer studies addressed the prevalence and co-occurrence of behavioral addictions across SM subgroups. Most studies assessing addiction among SM populations either categorize SMs into a single group or only stratify by gender. However, even with limited research, the findings from this review suggest that significant differences in addictive behaviors exist when comparing one SM subgroup to another. There is a strong need for more research that quantifies these disparities through prevalence and co-occurrence statistics.
CoViD-19, capital humain et crise Ã©conomique en Afrique subsaharienne : une analyse prospective
Authors: Geoffroy Nkwenka Nyanda Patrick , Daniel Ngassa Nya Yve , HervÃ© Sonwa Dongue Ghislain , Romuald Temomo Wamba , Ladifatou Gachilie
Published: December 2020

Depuis quelques mois, le monde fait face Ã  une grave crise sanitaire liÃ©e Ã  la pandÃ©mie de la CoViD-19. Cette crise menace de faire trÃ©bucher lâ€™Afrique subsaharienne en inversant les progrÃ¨s Ã©conomiques quâ€™elle a rÃ©alisÃ©s ces derniÃ¨res annÃ©es. Lâ€™objectif de cet article est de mener une Ã©tude prospective des effets Ã©conomiques de la pandÃ©mie de la CoViD-19 en Afrique subsaharienne, sur la base dâ€™une analyse de la thÃ©orie de la croissance endogÃ¨ne (capital humain), des rÃ©sultats des travaux empiriques sur le lien santÃ©-croissance et des prÃ©visions axÃ©es sur les scÃ©narios projetÃ©s par les organismes internationaux (le FMI, notamment) et les Ã©tudes antÃ©rieures. Selon le FMI (2020), cette pandÃ©mie entrainera une contraction du taux de croissance de 1,6% en Afrique subsaharienne en 2020. Pour faire face Ã  cette crise sanitaire et Ã©conomique, la prioritÃ© selon le FMI (2020) est dâ€™accroÃ®tre les capacitÃ©s et les dÃ©penses de santÃ© pour sauver des vies et contenir la pandÃ©mie. Par ailleurs, pour rÃ©pondre aux importants besoins de financement engendrÃ©s, tous les partenaires du dÃ©veloppement devraient apporter leur soutien, en plus dâ€™allÃ©ger la dette des pays les plus vulnÃ©rables de cette sous-rÃ©gion. Les politiques budgÃ©taires, monÃ©taires et financiÃ¨res doivent Ãªtre orientÃ©es vers la protection des groupes vulnÃ©rables en attÃ©nuant les pertes Ã©conomiques et en soutenant la reprise.
For the past few months, the world has been facing a serious health crisis linked to the CoViD-19 pandemic. This crisis threatens to trip subSaharan Africa by reversing the economic progress it has made in recent years. The objective of this article is to conduct a prospective study of the economic effects of the CoViD-19 pandemic in sub-Saharan Africa, based on an analysis of the endogenous growth theory (human capital), of the results of empirical works on the link between health and growth and forecasts focusing on the scenarios projected by international organizations (the IMF, in particular) and previous studies. According to the IMF (2020), this pandemic will lead to a contraction of the growth rate of 1.6% in sub-Saharan Africa in 2020. To deal with this health and economic crisis, the priority according to the IMF (2020) is to increase health capacities and spending to save lives and contain the pandemic. In addition, to meet the significant financing needs generated, all development partners should provide support, in addition to reducing the debt of the most vulnerable countries in this sub-region. Fiscal, monetary and financial policies must be geared towards protecting vulnerable groups, by mitigating economic losses and supporting the recovery.
Looking into the Governance of a Public Service Organization in Malta
Authors: Cacciattolo Karen
Published: December 2020

The study presented in this paper identified the type of synergy and relationship that exists between the employees and other stakeholders of a public service organization in Malta entrusted with cultural and artistic activities. Evidence was gained from indepth interviews and a total of sixty participants took part in the study, which employed a qualitative research design. A methodology based on an inductivist approach was used to explore the participantsâ€™ experiences, thoughts and opinions. Collected data, which was transcribed and converted to text, was analyzed by using the N-VIVO Qualitative Data Analysis software. In general, the governance as it stands today seems to be â€˜righteousâ€™. Employees are satisfied with their job and stakeholders are proud to be working for the organization. However, no one knows what the mission statement of the organization is or whether it exists and thus, the mission needs to be clearly and continuously communicated to all. In addition, even though everyone seems to know what the organization stands for, no one knows the exact goals and objectives, and thus, these are required to be rephrased and communicated more to all. With regards to the relationship, synergy and communication between all parties, in general it seems to be good: the weekly meetings between the management and subordinates are of benefit, and there is a cordial relationship between all parties. However, there needs to be more communication with the team of the creative director. Also, more information on the team of the creative director needs to be made visible to the Management Team and the public alike. As regards to the Board of Directors, employees and stakeholders are questioning the  suitability and necessity of some of the directors acting in their own capacity since from the study it transpired that they do not seem to be contributing much.
Psychotherapeutic Effect of Using Songs and Music for the Promotion of Basic Education Among Adult Learners: An Analysis
Authors: Olojede Adeshina Abideen
Published: December 2020

Various teaching methods and approaches have been researched and used in nonformal education, but the abstract technique of songs and music is uncommon. The peculiar characteristics of adult learners make teaching and learning to be complex. This study is experimental. Seventy-six (76) adult learners were purposefully selected and divided into two groups of thirty-eight (38) each. Group A was exposed to songs in both Nupe and English language over a period of time. Observation and narrative methods were used to study the effect of songs and music as a tool for the facilitating of learning among adultsâ€™ learners. The facilitators encouraged the learners to identify new words which were written separately on boards to spell and pronounce. Learners in Group B were exposed to the normal learning process of using primers to facilitate learning. At the end of one month, both groups were examined and evaluated. Data were analyzed using percentage. The results of the experiment showed that the learners in Group A exhibited more than 80.0% of success in assimilation as against Group B with 38% success when both were examined. 31 out of the 38 (81.5%) learners from Group A can identify and read fairly with little assistance while 14 learners from Group B (36.8%) can read in relation to music played and identification of words identified and written on board by the facilitator. Group A members were more enthusiastic to learn as they were involved in generating means of learning; they were able to identify words and produce sentences from the words written on the board. The study also showed that songs and music produce a psychotherapeutic effect that soothes the learning process and produce a positive outcome while teaching adult learners. The paper recommends the inclusion of local songs and music into the non-formal education curriculum. Also, facilitators should be more creative in the teaching and learning process of adult education.
Monitoring and Evaluation Practices and Performance of livelihood ventures: Focus; Nairobi youths conservation projects, Kenya
Authors: Wanjiru Nderitu B. , Kyalo Dorothy Ndunge , Mulwa Angeline Sabina , Mbugua John
Published: December 2020

In Kenya, youth unemployment rate is on the rise especially for urban youths, despite governmentâ€™s perennial interventions and funding. This study sought to investigate on monitoring and evaluation practices and performance of livelihood ventures; focusing on youth conservation projects in Nairobi County. The study specifically focused on solid waste collection projects managed by youth groups within Nairobi residential areas; which is among the conservation projects that attract government funding through the Directorate of youth. The study had a target population of 700 youth group members and a Study sample of 248 youths. Key informants from 4 departments of Directorate of Youth affairs were purposely selected. The study adopted descriptive survey and correlational research designs where data was collected using questionnaire and focus group discussion guide. Qualitative data was analyzed and presented in narrative statements while inferential statistics were analyzed using Pearson correlation coefficient and multiple regression analysis to test hypotheses. The research formulated a hypotheses in null state and subsequently, F-Test was used test it portraying; r (247) =.196, R2 0.38, F (5,242) = 9.777 pâ‰¤.05, implying that the levels of monitoring and evaluation practices possessed by youths may be a good predictor of performance of youth conservation projects. This inferred to the rejection of the null hypothesis and the conclusion made that H1: There is a significant relationship between monitoring and evaluation practices and performance of youth solid waste management projects in Nairobi County. The study findings provided the evidence that the level of performance increases as monitoring and evaluation practices intensifies. The researcher recommends a Policy action by government to incorporate youths to obtain and nature monitoring and evaluation skills through industrial attachments in National and County entities dealing with conservation projects; to enhance gainful youth conservation projects.
RÃ´le des Ã©valuations continues dans la prÃ©diction des performances des Ã©lÃ¨ves au secondaire collÃ©gial
Authors: Bouanis Marya , Essedaoui Aafaf , Boukhair Aziz , Bitar Abdelali
Published: December 2020

La prÃ©sente Ã©tude traite lâ€™effet de lâ€™Ã©valuation continue (contrÃ´le continu) sur les performances des Ã©lÃ¨ves lors des examens de fin de semestres (examen local, examen rÃ©gional et note globale dâ€˜Ã©valuation) en MathÃ©matiques et en Sciences physique. Pour ce faire, un Ã©chantillon de plus de 2600 Ã©lÃ¨ves de la troisiÃ¨me annÃ©e du secondaire collÃ©gial des Ã©tablissements scolaires de la direction provinciale dâ€™El Jadida, AcadÃ©mie RÃ©gionale dâ€™Education et de Formation de Casablanca-Settat (Maroc) a Ã©tÃ© choisit. Les donnÃ©es collectÃ©es sont analysÃ©es Ã  l'aide du coefficient de corrÃ©lation de Pearson ainsi que le test t de student. Les rÃ©sultats obtenus montrent des valeurs Ã©lÃ©vÃ©es des coefficients dÃ©terminÃ©s et qui sont statistiquement significatifs (p< 0,05). Cela implique que lâ€™Ã©valuation continue influe positivement les performances des Ã©lÃ¨ves en examen local et en note globale dâ€™Ã©valuation pour les deux matiÃ¨res Ã©tudiÃ©es. Sur la base de ces rÃ©sultats, il est plus judicieux que l'Ã©valuation continue reÃ§oive une attention plus sÃ©rieuse de la part des enseignants.
This study examines the effect of continuous assessment on the performance of students in end-of-semester exams (local exam and regional exam), and the global assessment scores in Mathematics and Physical Sciences. To do this, a sample of more than 2,600 pupils of secondary school of the provincial direction of El Jadida, Regional Academy of education and training of Casablanca-Settat (Morocco) was chosen. The data collected is analyzed using the Pearsonâ€™s Product Moment Correlation Coefficient (r) as well as the student's t test. The results obtained show high values of the determined coefficients which are statically significant at 0.05. This implies that continuous assessment positively influences student performance in the local exam and the global assessment scores for the two subjects studied. However, this continuous assessment did not have a strong impact on the learning progress of the students in the regional exam. Based on these results, it is more appropriate for the continuous assessment of students to receive more serious attention from the teachers.
Impact Of Lateral Separations Between Pit Latrines And Wells On Contamination Of Groundwater In The Tano Districts Of Ghana
Authors: Awuah F. , Abaido R.C. , Badu K. , Appah S
Published: December 2020

The people in the Tano Districts of Ghana use groundwater as a source of drinking water and pit latrines for sanitation. However, when pit latrines and wells coexist, it is of paramount importance to ensure safer distances between them. This is to avoid faecal contamination of the groundwater. This study sought to investigate the impact of lateral separations between pit latrines and the wells on groundwater contamination in the Tano Districts of Ghana. To obtain a sample size of 15 wells within the proximity of pit latrines, a simple random sampling was considered in this study. It was revealed that none of the sites satisfied the Ministry of Water Resources, Works and Housing (MWRWH) of Ghanaâ€™s (2010) 50m guideline for lateral separation between a well and a pit latrine. It was also brought to light that there was not much variation of the lateral distances with the total and faecal coliform counts in the water. Even so, the enterococci counts seemed to have an inverse variation with the lateral separations between the pit latrines and the wells in this study area. The enterococci might be a better human faecal indicator than the other coliforms considered in this study. The study recommends strict enforcement of the MWRWH (2010) 50m guideline for lateral separation between a well and a pit latrine in the area studied. To investigate the human faeces as a contaminant, preference must be given to the enterococci as a faecal indicator than the other faecal determinants in this study.
Água enquanto disputa epistêmica e política para além dos três estados da água - Entrevista com o professor Carlos Walter Porto-Gonçalves
Authors: Mejía Ayala Wladimir
Published: December 2020

Entrevista com o professor Carlos Walter Porto-Gonçalves

Geógrafo brasileiro, formado pela Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro e professor titular do Departamento de Geografia da Universidade Federal Fluminense, o Dr. Carlos Walter Porto-Gonçalves2 foi presidente da Associação de Geógrafos Brasileiros entre 1998 e 2000 e é coordenador do Laboratório de Estudos de Movimentos Sociais e Territoriais (LEMTO), bem como membro do grupo de trabalho “Hegemonías y emancipaciones” do Consejo Latinoamericano de Ciencias Sociales (CLACSO). Ele foi galardonado em 2004 com o Prêmio Chico Mendes em Ciência e Tecnologia pelo Ministério do Meio Ambiente do Brasil; em 2008, com o prêmio Casa de Las Américas, concedido em Cuba; e, em 2019, com o Prêmio Milton Santos otorgado durante o Encontro de Geógrafos da América Latina (EGAL), realizado na cidade de Quito, Equador. Seu pensamento contribuiu profundamente para a discussão sobre ecologia política, movimentos sociais e questões ambientais em geral, tornando-o um dos geógrafos, pesquisadores e autores mais influentes da área latino-americana. É autor de várias publicações sobre geografia humana e social, que incluem principalmente os livros: “A Globalização da Natureza e a Natureza da Globalização” (Civilização Brasileira, 2006) e “Amazônia: encruzilhada civilizatória. Tensões territoriais em curso” (CIDES-UMSA, 2018).
Storytelling in Satirical Drawings
Authors: Hardukiewicz-Chojnowska Joanna
Published: December 2020

In 2012 Jonathan Gottshall published a book entitled The Storytelling Animal. How Stories Make Us Human, in which he claims that what distinguishes man from other animals is that people have minds that are able to create stories. Moreover, Gottshall (106) mentions an experiment conducted in the 1940s by Heider and Simmel, whose results show that “if you give people random, unpatterned information, they have a very limited ability not to weave it into a story”. While in the aforementioned experiment the stimuli that triggered stories consisted of geometric figures, in the present article attention shall be paid to satirical drawings. They will be discussed with reference to selected mechanisms derived from cognitive linguistics that are applied in satirical drawings in order to activate the stories needed to interpret the given drawing. The paper is divided into two parts, one of which includes a brief theoretical overview of storytelling, and the second containing a description of selected mechanisms, i.e. metaphors, conceptual blending, and figure and ground distinction, that trigger the story-like interpretation of cartoons. Satirical drawings will be perceived here as examples of contemporary multimodal texts whose interpretation and creation involve the application of the storytelling properties of the human brain. References to both verbal and non-verbal aspects of cartoons will demonstrate that the cognitive mechanisms discussed here exceed the boundaries of verbal language.
Róża bez kolców Zofii Urbanowskiej — między „reklamą” a idealizacją Tatr
Authors: Ługowska Jolanta
Published: December 2020

Zofia Urbanowska’s Róża bez kolców [Rose Without Thorns] planned and written by the author as a “fictionalised encyclopaedia of the Tatras” is a valuable source of information, which had its roots both in the Urbanowska’s own experiences associated with her visits to Zakopane filled with field studies, as it were, and meticulous note-taking, and in the literature on the subject, particularly Stanisław Witkiewicz’s Na przełęczy. It is possible to distinguish two levels of meanings in the image of the Tatras created by the author, meanings highlighted primarily in the dialogues of the protagonists, both fictional, belonging to the world presented in Róża bez kolców, and those modelled on real people (Witkiewicz, Matlakowski and others). The first of these levels of meanings is associated with an idea — journalistic in its origin — of popularising the Tatras and highland folklore, an idea defined as a “civic duty” leading, as it turns out in Urbanowska’s novel, to a kind of publicity for the (highest and most beautiful) Polish mountains. The second level is associated with a unique model — firmly established in the literary tradition — of “reading” the Tatra landscape with the help of the language of culture, for example by looking for similarities between natural objects and works of art, or in the writer’s attempts to interpret the symbolic meanings of natural images.
„Odkrywamy powtórnie Bieszczady”. Idealizacja gór w PRL-u i jej oddźwięk
Authors: Dabrowski Patrice M.
Published: December 2020

The change of Poland’s borders after the Second World War meant that the Eastern Carpathians, beloved by Polish tourists, became inaccessible for the citizens of the new Polish People’s Republic. The mountain range’s place in the imagination of Poles was soon taken by the western Bieszczady Mountains. Although already in the 1950s there was interest in these mountains, which had been left practically uninhabited after Operation Vistula and thus reverted to a state of wild nature, only as of the 1970s were concrete — and ambitious — plans formulated for the development of this beautiful mountainous terrain. The present article presents, among other things, that period’s “dispute over the Bieszczady”, with a proposal coming forth from university circles and a response to it by the socialist authorities. I intend to show that the true idealisation of the Bieszczady was closely connected to the “renewed discovery” of these mountains.
Kilka uwag o typografii Josefa Čapka w kontekście wspomnień z dzieciństwa spędzonego u stóp Karkonoszy
Authors: Brzezińska-Winkiel Anna
Published: December 2020

The aim of the article is to present the figure of Josef Čapek in the context of his childhood spent at the foot of the Giant Mountains on the basis of his memoirs included in the collections of essays O sobě and Krakonošova zahrada. The author of the analysis seeks to demonstrate how the artist constructed his autobiographical place, which he called “Krakonošova zahrada” (Karkonosz’s garden) and whether it has any references to his later oeuvre, in particular his typographic work, namely book cover design.
Separatysta gorczański wobec „podhalanizacji”. O życiu i dorobku Sebastiana Flizaka
Authors: Kościelniak Maria
Published: December 2020

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Zwischen Analphabetismus und Büchern, die „verrückt machen“. Ein Werkstattbericht aus dem Projekt „Reading in the Alps. Book Ownership in Tyrol 1750–1800“
Authors: Span Michael
Published: December 2020

The residents of the historical region of Tirol had long played the role of various projection platforms. However, love for the written word was not a characteristic commonly attributed to them — on the contrary: “It is impossible for the insights of the latter to attract a favorable opinion if one considers that often in large villages hardly anyone can read and write, and those who can do it very poorly; and yet these are exercises enabling people to shape their minds.”That is why the project “Reading in the Alps. Book Ownership in Tyrol 1750–1800” carried out at the University of Innsbruck and the Austrian Center for Digital Humanities and Cultural Heritage of the Austrian Academy of Sciences (ÖAW), and financed by the FWF (Research Support Fund) and the Tiroler Matching Fund, seeks to explore the historical reading customs of people living in the Alps. Drawing on inventories (usually probate inventories), we examine — as has already been done many times with regard to regions under Protestant-Pietist influence — private book collections in the Catholic-dominated Alps. The present article is a report on the main directions of the project as well as its first results.Starting from Joseph Rohrer’s 1796 diagnosis that the rural population of Tyrol in the eighteenth century was largely illiterate, we examine the available information about book resources from that era on the basis of an analysis of over 1500 inventories, inheritance proceedings, purchase and tenancy contracts etc. They suggest that people read quite a lot. However, an important matter is the kind of books preferred by readers at the time. It turns out that they were primarily widely popular religious books. It was mainly the “bestsellers of Catholic edifying literature”, which could be found in households in Bruneck in the South Tyrolean Puster Valley and its surroundings.
Envisaging post-Brexit immobility: Polish migrants’ care intentions concerning their elderly parents
Authors: Radziwinowiczówna Agnieszka , Kloc-Nowak Weronika , Rosińska Anna
Published: December 2020

The United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the European Union will end the European Freedom of Movement and the privileged migration status of EU Citizens in the UK, which will likely affect ‘Brexit families’ and their transnational care arrangements. This is a case study of the biggest migrant group in the UK, namely Poles. Before the Brexit referendum, the first wave of the in-depth interviews identified several types of migrants’ intentions concerning elderly care for their parents who remained in Poland. The research approached intentions as discursive strategies: declarations of care commitment and statements provided to explain the absence of care intentions. The second wave was conducted after the UK had decided to exit the EU and new policies concerning EU citizens were being developed. Brexit’s influence on elderly care intentions is twofold. First, it brings higher uncertainty about future migration regulations and disorientates migrants about the possibilities regarding reunification with their parents in the UK. Second, Brexit appears in the interviews as a discursive construction to alleviate a migrant’s involvement in direct care provision, where they still deem it normatively appropriate to enact this cultural norm, but do not intend to in fact do so.
Family lives on hold: Bureaucratic bordering in male refugees’ struggle for transnational care
Authors: Näre Lena
Published: December 2020

This article analyses practices of transnational care and the lives of male asylum seekers and refugee families in the context of increasingly restrictive border and migration regimes. Research on transnationalism, transnational families, and care among forced migrants has emphasised the importance of the institutional context in transnational care and family relations across borders. This article contributes to the extant literature by examining how bureaucratic bordering – within nation states and beyond – restricts the possibilities of refugees in providing care to their family members and reuniting. The article also examines the struggles experienced by male refugees at bureaucratic borders. These struggles reveal a central dimension to transnational care that relates to the bureaucracy of visas and residence permits. The article highlights the importance of temporality and examines how the lives of refugee families are affected by extended and bureaucratically induced waiting. The article is based on ethnographic research conducted on Iraqi and Afghan asylum seekers in Finland in 2017–2019 and focuses on three asylum seekers in particular – namely, Amal, Sajed, and Yasin.
Introduction to the Special Issue “Transnational care: Families confronting borders”
Authors: Merla Laura , Kilkey Majella , Baldassar Loretta
Published: December 2020

In this article, we introduce the key themes of our Special Issue on "Transnational care: families confronting borders". Central to this collection is the question of how family relations and solidarities are impacted by the current scenario of closed borders and increasingly restrictive migration regimes. This question is examined more specifically through the lens of care dynamics within transnational families and their (re-)configurations across diverse contexts marked by "immobilizing regimes of migration". We begin by presenting a brief overview of key concepts in the transnational families and caregiving literature that provides a foundation for the diverse cases explored in the articles, including refugees and asylum seekers in Germany and Finland, Polish facing Brexit in the UK, Latin American migrants transiting through Mexico, and restrictionist drifts in migration policies in Australia, Belgium and the UK. Drawing on this rich work, we identify two policy tools; namely temporality and exclusion, which appear to be particularly salient features of immobilizing regimes of migration that significantly influence care-related mobilities. We conclude with a discussion of how immobilizing regimes are putting transnational family solidarities in crisis, including in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic, gripping the globe at the time of writing.
Antifungal Activity of Rosmarinus Officinalis Essential Oil and Nystatin on Store Isolate of Candida species from HIV/AIDS Patients with Oral Candidiasis
Authors: Anjuwita Bernadya Yogatri , Zulkarnain Iskandar , Listiawan Muhammad Yulianto , Ervianti Evy , Rahmadewi Rahmadewi , Endraswari Pepy Dwi , Damayanti Damayanti , Murtiastutik Dwi
Published: December 2020

Background: Oral candidiasis is caused by the mycotic activity of Candida albicans present in the oral cavity, and it is one of the most common opportunistic infections found in patients with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)/acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS). The growing resistance and side effects to common antifungal drugs have promoted herbal essential oils as antifungal agents in recent years. In this study, essential oils (EO) of Rosmarinus officinalis (Lamiaceae) were examined for in vitro antifungal activ­ity against Candida species. Purpose: To evaluate the antifungal activity of essential oils of Rosmarinus officinalis (Lamiaceae) and nystatin using the microdilution technique by determining the minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) and the minimum fungicidal concentration (MFC) of Candida spesies. Methods: This was an experimental laboratory study with a post-test-only design conducted in Dr. Soetomo General Academic Teaching Hospital, Surabaya. Forty isolates consisted of twenty isolates of Candida albicans and twenty isolates of Candida non-albicans were collected. The isolates were tested for antifungal activity using the microdilution on 96-well plates. Result: There was a significant difference from the results of the MIC concentration of rosemary essential 100% to 6.25% microdilution method between nystatin and rosemary essential oil (p < 0.05). Conclusion: The antifungal activity of rosemary essential oil was better than nystatin that the lowest MIC value, which was 6.25%, has been obtained the microdilution method. The minimum fungicidal concentration of rosemary essential oil was 25%, while the minimum fungicidal concentration nystatin was higher than 100%.
The Efficacy of Lactobacillus plantarum as Adjunctive Therapy of Bacterial Vaginosis: A Double-blind, Randomized, Placebo-controlled Trial
Authors: Widiatma Ridha Ramadina , Listiawan Muhammad Yulianto , Murtiastutik Dwi , Prakoeswa Cita Rosita Sigit , Sawitri Sawitri , Suryono Ingrid Suryanti , Astari Linda , Hidayati Afif Nurul
Published: December 2020

Background: Bacterial vaginosis (BV) is a clinical syndrome caused by the changing of Lactobacillus spp., a producer of hydrogen peroxide, in the normal vagina with a high concentration of anaerobic bacteria, Gardnerella vaginalis and Mycoplasma hominis. This study reports a resistance of BV therapy regimens, high recurrence rates, and side effects of an antibiotic. Therefore, adjunctive therapy for BV management is needed. Research has reported the therapeutic effects of probiotic in BV; however, the results are inconsistent. Purpose: To evaluate the efficacy of standard therapy using metronidazole and Lactobacillus plantarum for BV measured by the cure rate and vaginal flora balance. Methods: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial, 30 subjects were randomized to take metronidazole 500 mg twice a day for seven days with weekly evaluation. The Lactobacillus plantarum or placebo group was evaluated every 4 weeks. The cure rate and vaginal flora balance were evaluated using the Amsel criteria and Nugent score before and after the intervention. Result: A total of 30 subjects returned for 28-day follow-up, of which 60% subjects of the antibiotic/probiotic group were cured compared to 40% in the antibiotic/placebo group (p>0.05). Conclusion: There was no difference in the increase of cure rate and vaginal flora balance between the treatment group and significant control group.
Antioxidant activity ethanol extract of gotu kola (Centella asiatica (L.) Urban) with DPPH method (2,2-Diphenyl-1-Pikrilhidrazil)
Authors: Yahya Muhammad Ainul , Nurrosyidah Iif Hanifa
Published: December 2020

Unhealthy lifestyles and air pollution cause the number of free radicals in the body to increase. To protect the body from free radicals, there are antioxidant compounds as an antidote and stabilize free radicals. One of the Indonesian plants that can be used as antioxidants is gotu kola (Centella asiatica (L.) Urban. Objective: This study aims to determine the antioxidant activity of the ethanol extract of gotu kola herb using the DPPH (2,2-Diphenyl-1-pikrilhidrazil) method. with IC50 value. Method: Gotu kola (Centella asiatica (L.) Urban) was extracted by the soxhletation method using 96% ethanol solvent. The testing of antioxidant activity was carried out using the DPPH (2.2 Diphenyl-1-Pikrihydrazil) method. Result: Test results of antioxidant activity The ethanol extract of gotu kola herb showed an IC50 value of 78.20 ppm. Conclusion: This indicated that the ethanol extract of gotu kola herb was included in the criteria for strong antioxidants.
Prospects of Bangladesh as a halal tourism destination
Authors: Islam Md. Tariqul
Published: December 2020

Halal tourism has opened a new horizon in the world tourism industry, both Muslim as well as many non-Muslim countries are showing their enthusiasm in Halal tourism. Bangladesh is the fourth largest Muslim populated country and the home of many Muslim architectures. Therefore, there is immense potential for Halal tourism in this country.  The objectives of this study are to analyze the prospects of Bangladesh as a destination of Halal Tourism by identifying the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats of Halal tourism in Bangladesh. To meet the objectives of this research both qualitative and quantitative method has been used. This study is a descriptive study and the majority of the data has been collected by the qualitative method from the existing literature and a survey of 93 people was conducted in the quantitative method. The result shows that Bangladesh is a promising country in the Halal tourism industry but it has some barriers too, which can be overcome by taking proper initiatives.
Plan de negocio para implementar empresa de masajes, embellecimiento y bienestar corporal a domicilio en la zona 7 de Lima Metropolitana
Authors:   , Arellanos Ventura José María
Published: December 2020

Vitae Spa, nombre comercial del negocio, es una propuesta cuyo valor diferenciador descansa en el ofrecimiento de un nutrido menú de servicios de masajes, embellecimiento y bienestar corporal en la comodidad del hogar del cliente, a cargo de personal idóneo y en horarios que se acomoden a su jornada diaria, evitándole traslados que lo enfrenten al tráfico limeño después de un servicio.
Robert Koch’s Professional and Personal Life
Authors: Maksimov G. V. , Lushina О. V. , Pavlova M. V. , Veselova M. V.
Published: December 2020

All creative people, whose names we remember, are united by such a character trait as passion. And the field of creativity is not so important here — both in art, and in technical sciences, and in medicine, to achieve a result, complete immersion in research, some kind of obsession is necessary. Robert Koch (1843-1910) — a great researcher, a German physician, microbiologist and hygienist, proved by his own example that a clear goal, fortitude and efficiency overcome all unfavorable circumstances. This work examined the life and work of Robert Koch over a significant period of time — from graduation to the discovery of tuberculin, its announcement as a treatment for tuberculosis and the recognition of the fallacy of this statement. From the point of view of the authors of the work, this period of time is of great interest. We see Robert Koch — a scientist with extraordinary abilities and a unique combination of character traits. Diligence and the highest ability to work, exactingness towards himself, a clear organization of work, the ability not to stop in the face of difficulties — predetermined the success of his research.
PENGARUH PERSEPSI MAHASISWA TENTANG MATA KULIAH AKUNTANSI TERHADAP KARAKTER KEJUJURAN MAHASISWA PENDIDIKAN EKONOMI FKIP UL
Authors: Ilma Nur Izzati , Hadi Rizali , Rahmattullah Muhammad
Published: December 2020

Penelitian ini dilakukan di Pendidikan Ekonomi Universitas Lambung Mangkurat. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah  untuk menentukan sejauh mana pengaruh persepsi mahasiswa tentang kemampuan mengajar dosen mata kuliah akuntansi terhadap nilai karakter kejujuran mahasiswa. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode penelitian deskriptif dengan pendekatan kuantitatif. Sampel sebanyak 174 mahasiswa. Teknik analisa data menggunakan analisa deskriptif dan analisis uji korelasi product moment. Hasil penelitian didapatkan bahwa berdasarkan uji korelasi product moment menunjukan bahwa koefisien korelasi mata kuliah akuntansi terhadap nilai karakter kejujuran rhitung sebesar 0,201 lebih besar dari rtabel 0,148 pada taraf 5%. Karena koefisien korelasi yang didapat lebih besar dari 0,05 dan taraf signifikan (sig) 0,008<0,05 maka Ho ditolak. Hal ini terjadi ada korelasi yang signifikan antara mata kuliah akuntansi terhadap nilai karakter kejujuran dapat disimpulkan bahwa terdapat pengaruh antara persepsi mahasiswa tentang kemampuan mengajar dosen mata kuliah akuntansi terhadap nilai karakter kejujuran mahasiswa Pendidikan Ekonomi ULM.Kata Kunci : Mata Kuliah Akuntansi, Karakter Kejujuran
Pengembangan Modul Pembelajaran Geografi Berbasis Pendekatan Saintifik
Authors: Maryati Sri , Hardila Hardila , Lihawa Fitryane
Published: December 2020

Penelitian ini dilaksanakan di SMA Negeri 1 Kabila, Kabupaten Bone Bolango, Provinsi Gorontalo. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah menghasilkan sebuah modul geografi berbasis pendekatan saintifik pada materi dinamika litosfer dan dampaknya terhadap kehidupan. Metode penelitian yang digunakan adalah research and development. Penelitian ini terbagi menjadi tiga tahap yaitu definisi, desain, dan pengembangan. Tahap definisi meliputi analisis kurikulum, analisis peserta didik, analisis materi pembelajaran, dan perumuskan tujuan belajar. Tahap desain berupa perancangan modul dengan hasil berupa draft modul pembelajaran. Tahap pengembangan terdiri dari uji validilitas dan ujicoba modul pada peserta didik. Hasil uji coba terbatas dengan hasil 84,8% dengan kategori sangat baik, sedangkan uji coba general dengan hasil 84,6% dengan kategori sangat baik.  Berdasarkan hasil penelitian, modul pembelajaruan geografi berbasis pendekatan saintifik yang dikembangkan dapat digunakan di sekolah