bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Parental Relationship as a Correlate of Psychological Wellbeing of South Eastern Nigerian Adolescents
Authors: Anyanwu Joy I
Published: June 2016

The study investigated influence of parental relationship on the psychological wellbeing of southeastern adolescents. A descriptive survey design was adopted for the study with 4000 (2000 males and 2000 females) adolescents in senior secondary II from schools in Abia, Enugu, Imo and Anambra States of Nigeria as the sample. A questionnaire whose reliability coefficient was 0.60 was used to collect information. The result showed that: the adolescents have more emotional and social than personal problems; among others. The finding lends credence to Videon's (2005) report that parents (mothers and fathers) have a lot of influence on adolescent psychological wellbeing. It was recommended that guidance counselors should handle each adolescent problem with full knowledge of the cultural milieu and gender of clients in addition to organizing family seminars on parenting practices and parent/adolescent relationship.
Academic and Social Challenges Facing Students with Developmental and Learning Disabilities in Higher Institutions: Implications to African colleges and universities
Authors: Obiozor Williams Emeka , Onu V C , Ugwoegbu Ifeanyi
Published: June 2016

African societies have much to learn from the exemplary programs and projects on disabilities, adult literacy and special education provisions in developed societies, like the United States, where effective legislations, curriculum and support services are provided at all levels for individuals with disabilities.  This paper discusses the academic and social challenges facing students with developmental and learning disabilities in higher institutions; including available  services in institutions of higher learning for such individuals-something that is yet to be introduced or effectively conducted  in most African nations unlike in the United States.  This paper noted the challenges which developmental and learning disabilities pose to students in general; as well as recognize the potentials, talents, and individual abilities of such students in contemporary institutions of higher learning which could be applicable to African universities and colleges. In this regards, recommendations on understanding student developmental and learning disabilities; application of universal design for learning (UDL), and the institutional roles needed to ensure that such students cope in class and achieve success on campus, were provided.
Integration and Innovation in Early Childhood Education in Nigeria: Implications for Quality Teacher Production
Authors: Onu V C , Obiozor William Emeka , Agbo O E , Chiamaka Ezeanwu
Published: June 2016

This survey research studied integration and innovation in early childhood education and implications for quality teacher preparation. The study was a descriptive survey research, with one hundred and twelve (112) sampled preschool teacher. Eight research questions and three hypotheses guided the study. Early Childhood Programme Instrument on Integration and Innovation (ECPAI) was constructed, validated and used in eliciting responses from the respondents. The data collected were analyzed using percentage, mean, and Paired Sample tests. The study revealed a significant difference in the opinions of public and private preschool teachers toward integration and innovative practices in early childhood education in Nigeria. It was equally revealed that are Early Childhood Education (ECE) programme in Nigeria is influenced by traditional, uncreative approaches. Thus, training and retraining of focus teachers and stakeholders in ECE was highly recommended
THE CHALLENGES OF TECHNICAL AND VOCATIONAL EDUCATION IN MITIGATING CLIMATE CHANGE INDUCED CATASTROPHES IN NIGERIA
Authors: Umoru Titus A , Okeke A U
Published: June 2016

This article focuses on the challenges of technical and vocational education in mitigating climate change induced catastrophes in Nigeria. The concepts of climate change and related areas were discussed in the paper including the causes and effects of climate, as well as, issues of prevention, preparation and adaptation processes. The roles that technical and vocational education may play in preparing citizens to prevent, adapt and mitigate the effects of climate change are presented. These include technical assistance; conducting research with a view to improve the quality of predictions of future changes to regional and environmental conditions; and changing the attitudes of citizens through education and public enlightenment to achieve a balance between ethics and the management of the environment. In light of these issues, the authors view technical and vocational education as an effective and significant tool in ameliorating the effects of climate change. It is recommended that technical and vocational education practitioners use their understanding of science and technology to deal with challenges posed by climate change in Nigeria.
Teachers’ Influence on Children’s Selection and Use of Play Materials in Kenya
Authors: Mweru Maureen
Published: June 2016

Gender socialization has an impact on children and any gender stereotyped verbal comments or activities assigned to children by those in charge are bound to influence the attitudes children have of themselves. This exploratory study therefore set out to investigate among 36 Kenyan preschool teachers if they hold gender-stereotyped views and if they communicate these views to children during selection and use of play materials. To collect data, an observation schedule was used. T-tests were then performed to find specific intergroup differences. Teachers were found to influence children in a gender stereotyped manner with more influence being exerted on boys than on girls. This influence on the children may encourage the children to adopt gender roles that are not always fair to both genders. This study therefore advocates for the encouragement and training of teachers to adopt an androgynous gender role attitude. In this way teachers may also encourage this same attitude in preschool children.
Meeting the Personnel Needs of Anambra State Industrialists in Nigeria: A Call for Mathematics Education Reforms
Authors: Okigbo Ebele C , Nwoye Amarachukwu N
Published: June 2016

The study examined that extent the mathematics education graduates meet the personnel needs of the industrialists in Anambra State. Ninety-four (94) out of 198 managers (employers) from the three private industrial zones in Anambra State, Nigeria were included in the investigation. A descriptive survey instrument was constructed by the researchers based on professional and ICT competencies which incorporated 25 items. Analysis of results showed that: a. Mathematics education graduates posses all the needed professional competencies as identified by Industrialists, b. 41.7% of the needed ICT competencies were acquired by the graduates while 58.3% were not, c. There is a significant difference in the mean ratings of the Industrialists on the expected versus acquired ICT competencies of mathematics education graduates. The findings of the study suggest that Nigeria’s mathematics education program should be revised to reflect the acquisition of ICT skills within the mathematics contents.
The Role of Arts Education in Nigeria
Authors: Enamhe Bojor Blossom
Published: June 2016

This paper explores the meaning of Arts and Education from different perspectives. After a careful exploration of the meaning of arts, the paper highlights the role of art in Education with special reference to Nigeria. Art empowers individuals with creative skills that widen the base of participation in the society, create jobs, self reliance, identity, communicates by creating, recording and transferring ideas. It builds and perpetuates social, religious, political and economic stability. On the basis of this, suggestions are offered for developing Art Education in Nigeria. Art Education is a basic and very important aspect of our Education and should not be treated otherwise. Art should be given premium like other subjects in the school curriculum. It should reflect a study of all ages, as this is vital in the development of individuals.
Pre-service Teachers’ Teaching Competencies: The Experience of Practising Teaching in Secondary Schools and Teacher Colleges
Authors: Nzilano Josta Lameck
Published: June 2016

The purpose of this study was to explore the competences of pre-service teachers from Tanzania’s University of Dar es Salaam during practice teaching in secondary schools and teacher education colleges. The following were the objectives of the study: first to examine the ways pre-service teachers prepared for classroom teaching, and second to assess the effectiveness of pre-service teachers in managing classroom teaching and learning activities. The study involved 30 pre-service teachers and 8 educational officers from secondary schools and teacher colleges. The instruments for data collection were a questionnaire, semi-structured interviews, portfolio reviews, and classroom observations. Results revealed the limited competencies among pre-service teachers in classroom teaching. The study recommended reforms of the pre-service teachers’ professional development program, the improvement of the educational policies, and the cooperation between educational managers from schools, colleges, and the Ministry of Education for quality education.
Book Review: TEACHERS AS AGENTS OF PUPIL INDISCIPLINE, BANJA, M.K., UNIVERSITY OF ZAMBIA PRESS, LUSAKA, 2013
Authors: Walubita Gabriel
Published: June 2016

The 79-page book, Teachers as Agents of Pupil Indiscipline (University of Zambia Press, 2013) is filled with African and European studies that reveal the sources of pupil and teacher indiscipline and how these affect learner behaviour. The author also presents global research evidence on the common cases of pupil and teacher indiscipline in secondary schools. The main objective of the book is to bring to the attention of the reader how teacher indiscipline affects the academic performance of learners in school. The author argues that teacher indiscipline gives birth to learner indiscipline as supported by qualatative study.
Direito e literatura: o absurdo no direito em “O estrangeiro”, de Albert Camus
Authors: Freitas Lorena Martoni de
Published: June 2016

A partir de uma compreensão da filosofia do absurdo desenvolvida por Camus, é possível pensar a obra O estrangeiro por meio de uma ótica jurídica, não apenas relativamente a seus elementos penais tratados no decorrer do processo de julgamento de Mersault, mas inclusive sobre as implicações que a noção de estrangeiro e inimigo trazem a estudos sobre identidade e alteridade, bem como a profunda relação entre homem e direito, liberdade e moral, apresentados no presente artigo como pilares que sustentam a narrativa. Conclui-se portanto pela a riqueza de um estudo interdisciplinar, que lance mão da Literatura para pensar o Direito, pois compreender esses paradoxos exaltados na arte literária fornece um caminho profícuo para uma reflexão crítica sobre a própria natureza do direito, demonstrando a importante intersecção entre ambas as esferas.
O alienista: loucura, ciência e paródia
Authors: Del Pino Dino
Published: June 2016

A explicitação das dimensões pessoal e pública do protagonista, Simão Bacamarte, introduz o quadro diegético que objetiva destacar o papel desempenhado pela loucura como pretexto para o controle social. Após recuperar as condições a que se submetiam os insensatos na modernidade, sobretudo na França, aponta-se a hýbris como relevante no campo da ciência, exemplificando-a mediante o vínculo intertextual de O alienista com Frankenstein, de M. Shelley. Ao concluir, busca-se ilustrar ― após breve paralelo entre Brás Cubas e Simão ― que este personaliza de forma paródica o cientista, figura moldada nos quadros da evolução da história da ciência, que assumiu, a partir do século XIX, valor sem precedentes.
The alienist: madness, science and parody
Authors: Del Pino Dino
Published: June 2016

The explanation of Simão Bacamarte’s personal and public dimensions introduces the diegetic scenario that aims to highlight the part played by madness as a pretext for social control. After recuperating the conditions to which senseless people submitted to in modern times, especially in France, we point to the hubris as relevant in the field of science, exemplifying it by using the intertextual link between The Alienist and Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein. During the conclusion, we aimed to show – after drawing a brief parallel between Simão and Brás Cubas – that Simão represents a parody of “the scientist”, a character that took shape with the evolution of the history of science and which was given unprecedented value after the 19th century.
O compasso e o prumo: poética espacial e metáfora literária em direito e arquitetura
Authors: Calvo González José
Published: June 2016

O texto organiza as relações entre Direito e Literatura em duas vertentes: indaga sobre o jurídico no arquitetônico e analisa o arquitetônico no jurídico. Para a primeira delas recupera antecedentes históricos da evolução que conduzirá à atual configuração dos edifícios judiciais, destacando um processo de transformação que vai desde a existência de construções para multiuso (Basilicae romanas, Taverns inglesas, Townhouses estadunidenses e suecas) a uma funcionalidade específica e exclusiva (Courthouses, Palais de Justice). O ponto de inflexão se situa no aumento da importância econômica dos processos, na solenidade do rito processual e no crescente aumento do prestígio profissional do advogado. O texto sublinha também a inovação arquitetônica dos Tribunais apoiada, como suporte, em uma arquitetura do castigo. Os novos edifícios judiciais se repousam sobre antigas prisões. Proporcionam-se sugestivas referências literárias e de história da arte. Examinam-se ainda a disposição e a decoração dos interiores em relação às garantias processuais, ao direito de defesa e à publicidade. A segunda trajetória apresenta as metáforas arquitetônicas utilizadas na filosofia jurídica estatal, na teoria do direito, no direito constitucional e na teoria da argumentação
O poder da linguagem e as narrativas processuais
Authors: Vespaziani Alberto
Published: June 2016

O texto questiona a ambivalente relação que liga o poder da linguagem à linguagem do poder. Explora, portanto, o conceito de narração em sua dupla dimensão, tanto de narração no processo como de narração como processo. A narratividade é discutida com referência seja à jurisprudência constitucional, seja à própria Constituição, entendida como um processo público. O estudo cultural do direito considera a linguagem jurídica não como instrumento, mas como conjunto de signos que exigem interpretações plurais.
Somos todos rematados canalhas: notas sobre vingança e justiça em Shakespeare
Authors: Ghirardi José Garcez
Published: June 2016

O tratamento que Shakespeare dá ao tema da vingança agrega enorme complexidade a esse gênero tão apreciado pelos elisabetanos. Em Hamlet e em Macbeth, por exemplo, os personagens não devem se confrontar apenas com a tensão tradicional entre ética cristã e ética da honra, que era habitual nesse tipo de peça. Eles se sentem oprimidos por um sentimento de que é próprio sistema social que dá sentido a essa tensão que está ruindo, o que torna ação e inação igualmente sem sentido. A melancolia de Hamlet e o discurso de Malcolm dialogam com um conceito teológico central para a Reforma, a saber, a noção de que a natureza humana era irremediavelmente corrupta. Este artigo discute as implicações dramáticas desse conceito teológico, novo e controverso para a época, sobre a apresentação que Shakespeare faz da vingança.
We are arrant knaves all: notes on revenge and justice in Shakespeare plays
Authors: Ghirardi José Garcez
Published: June 2016

Shakespeare treatment of the revenge theme adds substantial complexity to a genre greatly appreciated by Elizabethans. In Hamlet and Macbeth, for example, characters are troubled not only by the usual tension between Christian and honor ethics which were recurrent in such plays. They are disturbed by a feeling that the social system which gives sense to this tension is itself crumbling, making both action and inaction meaningless. Hamlet´s soul-searching and Malcolm’s discourse to Macduff echo a key Reform theological which posited the quintessential corruption of human nature. This paper discusses the dramatic implications of this new, controversial theological concept, on Shakespeare’s presentation of revenge.
Dimensão jurídica da loucura e modelos de atenção à saúde mental em Dom Quixote
Authors: Olivo Luis Carlos Cancellier de , Lehmann Leonardo Henrique Marques
Published: June 2016

Este breve estudo tem como objetivo analisar as questões da dimensão jurídica da loucura e dos modelos de atenção à saúde mental vigentes no passado e na atualidade, com destaque para a repercussão desses modelos no ordenamento jurídico brasileiro, realizando-se um paralelo com a forma utilizada por Cervantes para retratar as medidas imaginadas por este autor como caminho para lidar com a loucura de Dom Quixote.  Realiza-se também um contraponto entre o Dom Quixote de Cervantes e o de Avellaneda, procurando-se demonstrar a nítida diferença de enfoque entre o autor original e o apócrifo no tocante a política de atenção à saúde mental, transpondo essa diferença para o ordenamento jurídico brasileiro, em suas contradições e em suas dificuldades na implantação de um novo paradigma baseado na cidadania e na liberdade do sujeito.
Uma aproximação literária da relação entre justiça e direito
Authors: Talavera Pedro
Published: June 2016

Considerando a literatura, de acordo com a proposta de Rorty, como um “gênero de investigação”, o presente trabalho pretende mostrar o enorme potencial prefigurador e transformador que determinadas obras literárias exerceram na evolução do pensamento e dos modelos organizadores da vida social, antecipando uma mudança de paradigma na relação entre a justiça e o direito em três cenários históricos cruciais: o clássico, que propõe vincular a justiça em função da lei (A oréstia); o moderno, que fundamenta a justiça sobre princípios éticos universais e a garantia de direitos (O mercador de Veneza); e o pensamento niilista pós-moderno de matriz nietzschiana, que tende a dissolver ambos os conceitos (Crime e castigo).
Uma investigação na retórica: da vulnerabilidade social de Zola à desumanização de Kafka
Authors: Zambrano Virginia
Published: June 2016

Para os juristas, relacionar o Direito com a Literatura é importante. A conjução destes dois elementos possibilita corroer a dogmática jurídica, dessacralizar e restituir o direito à sua própria medida e à medida da ética. Aquilo que, na verdade, a literatura ensina acerca da estrutura abstratamente codificada do direito é a inexistência de leis gerais na experiência vivida. Disso resulta que as condenações, assim  como as absolvições, sejam inevitavelmente imperfeitas: somos todos, de algum modo, culpados, mas também, segundo outra perspectiva, somos todos inocentes. E se os decretos de culpabilidade absoluta mostram-se inadequados nas obras de Proust, Musil e Hofmannsthal, o mesmo ocorre no universo de Kafka e de Zola. A esta primeira desconstrução do direito se acrescenta uma segunda, ainda mais radical, relativa não mais aos seus limites, mas à própria essência do direito. O sistema normativo não consegue classificar em suas categorias uma realidade humana que escapa à ordem preestabelecida, como também faz fronteira com a violência criminal, embora ambiguamente se situe no pólo contrário a ela. Nesse sentido, a intersecção entre direito e literatura ensina que as situações individuais são sempre colocadas naquele caleidoscópio social, cultural, histórico, econômico, que condiciona os nossos atos não menos do que a nossa vontade.
A literatura de cárcere em defesa de um condenado à pena de morte no Japão – “Lágrimas da ignorância”, de Norio Nagayama
Authors: Yamamoto Lilian
Published: June 2016

Apesar de o Japão da década de 1960 ter passado por uma fase de crescimento econômico acelerado, ainda restavam rincões de pobreza em várias regiões do país. Condenado à morte, Norio Nagayama, de origem humilde, é exemplo de criminoso influenciado por tal contexto. Nagayama foi autodidata no seu período de cárcere e logrou êxito na sua carreira literária, que culminou com o recebimento do prêmio japonês de Nova Literatura em 1983. Tendo sido preso após cometer quatro homicídios em 1968, seu caso constituiu um novo marco para o estabelecimento de critérios para a condenação à pena de morte no Japão. O presente artigo pretende analisar a influência da sua primeira obra, Muchi no Namida (Lágrimas da ignorância, 1971), na sua defesa apresentada nos tribunais. Essa obra é uma coletânea de seus cadernos de anotações de poesia e prosa com referência direta a eventos da sua infância e adolescência, a ideias sobre justiça social e, sobretudo, à sua viagem interna em busca da motivação de seus crimes. Assim, um exame sobre a persistência da pena de morte no sistema penal japonês se mostra de fundamental importância para maior entendimento do contexto em que o autor viveu.
A verdade real do direito e a ficção da literatura
Authors: Ceccagno Douglas
Published: June 2016

No cruzamento transdisciplinar entre o Direito e a Literatura, existe a necessidade de aproximar conceitos, de modo que as teorias que dão sustentação a uma área sejam, em certa medida, aplicáveis à outra. O objetivo deste trabalho é ensaiar uma utilização, no estudo da Literatura, do conceito de verdade real, que provém dos estudos jurídicos, através de sua relação com os conceitos de mimese, realismo e verossimilhança, utilizados pela crítica literária. O presente estudo parte do pressuposto de que nenhum deles é capaz de dar conta das necessidades da expressão literária, de modo que são também falhas as tentativas de localizar uma verdade real na Literatura. O artigo problematiza o estilo realista na Literatura a partir de concepções diversas de realismo cunhadas por escritores e discute o conceito de mimese e os conceitos de verossimilhança interna e externa a partir do questionamento por Roland Barthes da verdade como entendida pela crítica literária. Além disso, uma breve análise do romance Leite derramado, de Chico Buarque, demonstra como, apesar de subverter vários critérios que garantem a verossimilhança, a narrativa é capaz de garantir sua credibilidade como discurso ficcional e fazer o leitor aceitar a ficção que enuncia.
O saber literário e a estereotipação do conhecimento jurídico
Authors: Marin Jeferson Dytz
Published: June 2016

A pós-modernidade revela um quadro de crise, representado especialmente no vilipêndio ao caráter distintivo-democrático das instituições e dos indivíduos, que poderia ter na diferença um importante propulsor de políticas inclusivas. Esse processo de encapsulamento do conhecimento e de condensação da literatura ampara a sociedade da informação instantânea, que não constitui conhecimento autêntico. A busca de espaços democráticos  que viabilizem uma compreensão dialética do conhecimento passa necessariamente pelo rompimento com esse quadro e pela retomada do caráter intelectivo do direito, a partir de uma reaproximação com a literatura.
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Authors: Nogueira Bernardo Gomes Barbosa
Published: June 2016

The present paper attempts to face the challenge put by the series Sense8, which drives us to reflection about the way we deal with time and to the other people. In this sense, the concepts of Lévinas’ ethic and the contribution of Derrida’s hospitality will help us on the ride along the relationships of the eight main characters of the series. The challenge is to show, starting from a different way of existence perception – quantum physics – which new language possibilities the human relations require in order to achieve to a new ethic existence.
Water/Rock Interaction for Eagle Ford, Marcellus, Green River, and Barnett Shale Samples and Implications for Hydraulic-Fracturing-Fluid Engineering
Authors: Ali Maaz , Hascakir Berna
Published: June 2016

Knowledge of water/rock interactions on the surface of fractures is important to develop an understanding of the geological structures and changes within the formation, and to determine hydraulic-fracturing (HF) performance. To obtain this knowledge, this study investigates water/shale interactions in carbonate-rich (Eagle Ford), organic-rich (Green River), clay-rich (Barnett), and other-minerals-rich (Marcellus) shale samples.

Crushed shale samples were exposed to water for 3 weeks at reservoir conditions. The water and rock samples before and after each static experiment were subjected to several analyses. The change in the rock mineralogy was defined by X-ray diffraction (XRD), the elemental composition of rock was determined by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and scanning electron microscopy energy dispersive spectroscopy (SEM-EDS), and the organic content of rock samples was estimated by thermogravimetric analysis (TGA). The water was analyzed for its anions and cations, total dissolved solids (TDS), conductivity, pH, total organic carbon (TOC), and average particle sizes of colloids. The stability of the colloids was characterized by zeta-potential.

We show that Barnett rock is high in illite content, and the greatest calcite concentration is determined for Eagle Ford. The sulfate content of water correlates with the atomic percent of the sulfur and oxygen elements determined through XPS analyses. The magnesium content of water correlates mainly with the illite amount in the rock, and calcium concentration associates with the calcite and gypsum content of the rock samples. The greatest dissolution rate belongs to the minerals that yield sulfate in the water; then, gypsum and calcite that yield calcium cation in the water come second; and the lowest dissolution rates are obtained from the magnesium-containing minerals (mainly, dolomite). TDS of the water samples shows that Green River has the least tendency to interact with water, and Barnett has the greatest tendency. Zeta-potential values indicate that particles in the water that interacted with Eagle Ford have the highest tendency for precipitation.

The results of this study are used to make suggestions on the engineering of hydraulic-fracturing fluids (HFFs) in the context of water/rock interactions by considering the type and the concentration of ions along with colloidal stability determined through zeta-potential measurements.
Effects of Surfactants and Alkalis on the Stability of Heavy-Oil-in-Water Emulsions
Authors: Sun Nana , Jing Jiaqiang , Jiang Huayi , An Yunpeng , Wu Cheng , Zheng Sijia , Qi Hongyuan
Published: June 2016

In this work, the effects of combining a surfactant/alkali on the stability of heavy-oil-in-water emulsions are analyzed by use of bottle testing, spinning-drop interfacial-tension (IFT) meters, microscopes, conductivity meters, zeta-potential analyzer Turbiscan laboratory expert stabilizer, and Anton Paar rheometer. The experimental results showed that the formulated surfactant (BS-12 and OP-10) had an optimal mass ratio (1:2), and the water-separation rates initially decreased sharply as the concentrations of the surfactant increased, before decreasing moderately until reaching a minimum value. The formulated alkali solution exerted a positive synergistic effect in tandem with the surfactant at low alkali concentrations. In this way, an increasing number of petroleum soaps are produced by reactions between the alkali solutions and the active components in heavy crude oil. However, the effect was reversed at high alkali concentrations, where the compression of the alkali on the electric double layer was more significant. Images of the emulsions taken with a microscope showed that the sizes of the oil droplets were the smallest when the alkali concentration was 0.2% and mass ratio of NaOH and TEA (triethanolamine) was 1:1, which indicated that the amount of petroleum soap produced reached the maximum at this point. In addition, TEA, as a type of surface-active molecule, can form cross-multiple adsorption and hydrogen-bonding structure with surfactant and petroleum soap at the water/oil interface. When the oil/water ratio was 7:3, the water-separation rate reached its lowest point 5.33% for 3 hours. In addition, the emulsion stabilized by the surfactant and the compositional alkali possesses salt tolerance and temperature resistance. When the concentration of the bivalent salt (CaCl2 and MgCl2) increased to 0.01mol·L−1, the water-separation rate was less than 20%, and when the temperature increased from 30 to 60°C, the growth of back-scattering (BS) value was less than 2%.
SUFI HEALING: TERAPI DALAM LITERATUR TASAWUF
Authors: Syukur Muhammad Amin
Published: June 2016

This study reveals the Sufi healing, a therapy in the literature of Sufism. This study focuses on behaviors associated with the Sufi healing or prevention of disease, both physically and mentally, and then determines the aspects that support a system of rational and empirical therapy. The result achieved through this research is the discovery of an alternative treatment or prevention of appropriate disease in accordance with the tendency of society in the current era, the digital age. After investigation, it is revealed that Sufi healing is a form of alternative therapy that is done by taking the values of Sufism as a means of treatment or prevention. This model has been known in the community since Islam and Sufism itself evolved. Scientific references about the work system of medicine or healing in this manner, was found in a variety of transpersonal psychology theories, in which consciousness become one focus of the study. Medically, it is also known by the term psycho-neurons- endocrine-immunology, where the conclusion states that there is a relationship between mind and body in the health problems for everyone. In other word, the mind influences health.

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Kajian ini mengungkap tentang sufi healing, yaitu terapi di dalam literatur tentang sifisme. Kajian ini memfokuskan pada perilaku yang berasosiasi dengan sufi healing atau pencegahan penyakit, baik secara fisik maupun mental, dan kemudian menentukan aspek-aspek yang mendukung sistem terapi rasional dan empirik. Hasil yang diperoleh dari kajian ini adalah penemuan treatment alternatif atau preventif terhadap penyakit secara tepat yang sesuai dengan tuntutan masyarakat saat ini. Ditemukan bahwa sufi healing merupakan bentuk terapi alternatif yang dilakukan dengan menggunakan nilai-nilai sufisme se­bagai cara treatment atau pencegahan. Model ini telah dikenal dalam ma­syarakat sejak Islam dan sufisme berkembang. Rujukan ilmiah dari mengenai sistem kerja peng­obatan­nya dapat ditemukan dalam berbagai teori psikologi transpersonal, di mana kesadaran menjadi fokus kajian. Secara medis, pengobatan ini juga disebut psycho-neurons-endocrine-immunology, yang kesimpulannya adalah adanya hubungan antara fikiran dan tubuh dalam kesehatan manusia,
IMAGINING HELL: A BURKEIAN ANALYSIS OF INDONESIAN RELIGIOUS AFTERLIFE IMAGES
Authors: Suwarno Peter
Published: June 2016

This paper is not only dealing with depiction of hell (divine punishment) which is very popular depicted by the speech and media news in Indonesia, but also description on meaning, and the possibility on motive behind that description. Applying Burke theory on logology, this paper revealed that the depiction of hell punishment constituted the ritual of purity. Based on the cycle of order, feeling of guilty, redemption through sacrifice to achieve the purity, general depiction on hell are a reflection of the challenges and complexity of legal rules and regulation that exactly will be broken off. This violation of the rule creates a sense of guilty and sin which come out as all the problems and difficulties that the majority of Indonesian must hold – the situation that generates scapegoat. The victims of the scapegoat became the apparent sinners, and the punishment is the sacrifaction which create satisfaction and a sense of clean up.

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Tulisan ini tidak hanya untuk membahas penggambaran neraka (hukum­an akhirat) yang sangat populer sebagai­mana digambar­kan dalam pidato dan media di Indonesia, tetapi juga untuk mengungkapkan makna dan kemungkinan motif di balik gam­baran tersebut. Dengan teori logologi Burke, tulisan ini meng­ungkapkan bahwa penggambaran siksaan neraka merupakan ritual pemurni­an. Berdasarkan siklus ke­tertiban, rasa bersalah, pe­nebusan melalui pe­ngorban­an untuk mencapai kemurnian, gambar­an hukum­an di neraka adalah cerminan dari tantangan dan komplek­sitas aturan dan hukum yang pasti akan dilanggar. Pe­langgar­an ini mencipta­kan rasa bersalah dan dosa yang di­wujudkan dalam bentuk semua masalah dan kesulitan bahwa mayoritas penduduk Indonesia harus tahan-situasi yang me­nimbulkan kambing hitam. Para korban yang me­rupakan kam­bing hitam menjadi orang berdosa ter­kutuk, yang hukumannya me­rupakan sebuah pengorban­an, men­ciptakan kepuasan dan rasa dibersihkan.
POLA PENANGANAN KONFLIK AKIBAT KONVERSI AGAMA DI KALANGAN KELUARGA CINA MUSLIM
Authors: Elizabeth Misbah Zulfa
Published: June 2016

This research has the purposes to reveal the patterns of conflict caused by religious conversion among Chinese Muslim in Semarang, the patterns of conflict resolution applied among them, and their view on the conflict resolutions applied. Applying the methods of interviewing using structured interview guidance, participation observation, and deep interview, it was revealed that there are five kinds of conflict come out of conversion: indifference, teasing allusion, rude speaking, rejection, and hostile. Meanwhile there are three ways found in resolving conflict caused by religious conversion: to let the conflict goes on and resolved by time, to explain the problem related to Islam, and to go out from family circle. Based on the varieties in resolving the conflict, it is revealed that the community tends to approve the peace way in solving any problem, otherwise it will break the value the community hold, harmony.

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Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengungkap pola konflik yang disebabkan oleh konversi agama di kalangan Cina Muslim di Semarang, pola resolusi konflik yang diterapkan di kalangan mereka, serta pandangan mereka mengenai penyelesaian yang mereka lakukan, Dengan menggunakan metode wawancara dengan pedoman wawancara terstruktur, observasi partisipasi, observasi, dan wa­wan­cara mendalam ditemukan bahwa ada lima bentuk konflik akibat konversi: tidak dipedulikan, digoda, bicara kasar, penolakan, dan permusuhan. Sementara itu ditemukan tiga cara penyelesaian konflik, yaitu membiarkan masalah sehingga hilang bersama waktu, menjelaskan tentang Islam, dan keluar dari lingkup keluarga. Berdasarkan keragaman cara penyelesaian masalah tampak bahwa komunitas Cina cenderung menggunakan cara damai dalam menyelesaikan masalah.
KONFLIK PEMEKARAN WILAYAH DI NANGGROE ACEH DARUSSALAM (NAD) PASCA PERJANJIAN HELSINKI
Authors: Hanafi M. Sahlan
Published: June 2016

The purposes of this research are to describe the processes of the emerge of ideas to establish the province of ABAS and explain the factors supporting the idea and to explain the reasons of NAD government to reject the expand of ABAS province. Applying qualitative methods using field observation and media discourse study. It was found that media discourse and the proposal for province expand of ABAS rose pro and contra in all level of society that impacted in horizontal and vertical conflict

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Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mendeskripsikan proses munculnya ide pembentukan Provinsi ABAS dan menjelaskan faktor-faktor yang mendorong munculnya ide tersebut serta menjelaskan mengapa Pemerintah pusat NAD tidak menyetujui pemekaran Provinsi ABAS. Metode penelitian yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah metode penelitian kualitatif. Tekhnik pengumpulan data yang digunakan adalah observasi di lapangan dan mengamati perkembangan wacana pemekaran melalui media. Ditemukan bahwa wacana dan usulan pemekaran Provinsi ABAS dari Provinsi NAD telah menimbulkan pro dan kontra di berbagai lapisan masyarakat sehingga memunculkan konflik horizontal dan vertikal.
Water safety plans: bridges and barriers to implementation in North Carolina
Authors: Amjad Urooj Quezon , Luh Jeanne , Baum Rachel , Bartram Jamie
Published: June 2016

First developed by the World Health Organization, and now used in several countries, water safety plans (WSPs) are a multi-step, preventive process for managing drinking water hazards. While the beneficial impacts of WSPs have been documented in diverse countries, how to successfully implement WSPs in the United States remains a challenge. We examine the willingness and ability of water utility leaders to implement WSPs in the US state of North Carolina. Our findings show that water utilities have more of a reactive than preventive organizational culture, that implementation requires prioritization of time and resources, perceived comparative advantage to other hazard management plans, leadership in implementation, and identification of how WSPs can be embedded in existing work practices. Future research could focus on whether WSP implementation provides benefits such as decreases in operational costs, and improved organization of records and communication.
Biodegradability of industrial textile wastewater – batch tests
Authors: Paździor Katarzyna , Klepacz-Smółka Anna , Wrębiak Julita , Liwarska-Bizukojć Ewa , Ledakowicz Stanisław
Published: June 2016

Following new trends we applied oxygen uptake rate (OUR) tests as well as long-term tests (in two batch bioreactors systems) in order to assess the biodegradability of textile wastewater. Effluents coming from a dyeing factory were divided into two streams which differed in inorganic and organic contaminants loads. Usefulness of the stream division was proved. Biodegradation of the low-loaded stream led to over 97% reduction of biochemical oxygen demand (BOD5) together with 80% reduction of chemical oxygen demand (COD) and total organic carbon (TOC). Most of the controlled parameter values were below the levels allowed by legislation for influents to surface water, whereas the high-loaded stream was so contaminated with recalcitrant organic compounds that despite the reduction of BOD5 by over 95%, COD, TOC, total nitrogen and total phosphorus levels exceeded permissible values. OUR tests were aimed at determination of the following kinetic parameters: maximum specific growth rate (μMax), half-saturation constant, hydrolysis constant and decay coefficient for activated sludge biomass for both types of textile wastewater studied. The values of kinetic parameters will be applied in activated sludge models used for prediction and optimisation of biological treatment of textile wastewater.
Palavra & Território: Escrita alfabética e a colonização portuguesa da Mata Atlântica
Authors: Cabral Diogo de Carvalho
Published: June 2016

Juntamente com as armas de fogo, os animais domésticos, os micróbios e o aparato estatal, o alfabeto integrou o dispositivo biotécnico que os europeus renascentistas usaram para conquistar, espoliar e governar os povos ameríndios da Mata Atlântica, a partir do século XVI. Como em outras partes do Novo Mundo, a escrita foi fundamental para a apropriação retalhada dos ecossistemas nativos, incluindo suas populações humanas (privatização fundiária, escravização etc.). Não obstante, o alfabetismo acabou se adaptando aos territórios americanos. Uma das expressões mais poderosas dessa adaptação foi o processo por meio do qual o alfabeto, a princípio uma técnica de subjugação, acabou se tornando um instrumento de resistência ameríndia ao controle colonial...Palavras chave: Escrita Alfabética; Alfabetismo; Colonização Portuguesa; Mata Atlântica; Período Colonial.
Pessoas Residuais e os Resíduos das Pessoas: Problemas e perspectivas da inclusão socioeconômica dos catadores de materiais recicláveis
Authors: Almeida Valéria Gentil , Zaneti Izabel Cristina B. B.
Published: June 2016

Na perspectiva do desenvolvimento sustentável e da gradual transição para uma economia verde, empregos e igualdade social são temas relevantes. Existe uma relação direta entre geração de emprego, renda e produção de resíduos. O acúmulo desses últimos foi agravado, em nossa época, pelo consumismo exacerbado e pelo crescimento desordenado das cidades, ocasionando sérios problemas como a proliferação de doenças e degradação ambiental. Nos moldes norteadores do esverdeamento da economia, o objetivo deste artigo diz respeito a um dos setores-chave desta, a inclusão socioeconômica dos catadores de materiais recicláveis. Os procedimentos metodológicos utilizados são as de investigação exploratória, pesquisas bibliográfica, documental e de campo (cujos resultados ainda não foram devidamente sistematizados), e consistem em observar e interpretar a real situação desses trabalhadores...Palavras chave: Economia Verde; Inclusão Socioeconômica; Pessoas Residuais; Aterros Sanitários.
Análise das Matrizes Curriculares dos Cursos de Arquitetura e Engenharia Civil na Cidade do Recife Voltadas à Construção Sustentável
Authors: Severo Elisabeth Maria Ferreira , Souza Hipólito José Campos de
Published: June 2016

No intuito de permitir que os principais agentes que atuam na construção civil possam desenvolver suas atividades focados na sustentabilidade de ambiente construído, propõe-se às instituições de ensino superior - IES da cidade do Recife a inserção na matriz curricular dos cursos de Engenharia Civil e Arquitetura de disciplinas relacionadas à sustentabilidade. Constatou-se que o curso de Arquitetura possui perfil curricular com ênfase nas disciplinas de inovação tecnológica, ambiental e social. Já o curso de Engenharia Civil constatou-se uma maior presença nas disciplinas relacionadas a inovação tecnológica, economia e social. Verificou-se também que apesar das IES Privadas disponibilizarem maior número de vagas, as Públicas foram as que tiveram melhores indicadores de qualidade, tanto no que diz respeito às instituições em si, quanto aos seus cursos de Engenharia Civil e o de Arquitetura. A falta de disciplinas de sustentabilidade nos cursos citados, poderá acarretar construções inadequadas ao ambiente construído.Palavras chave: Sustentabilidade do Ambiente Construído; Instituições de Ensino Superior; Arquitetura e Engenharia Civil Recife.
Método do Discurso do Sujeito Coletivo e Usabilidade dos Softwares Qualiquantisoft e DSCsoft na Pesquisa Qualiquantitativa em Saúde
Authors: Nicolau Karine Wlasenko , Escalda Patrícia Maria Fonseca , Furlan Paula Giovana
Published: June 2016

O artigo discorre sobre o método do Discurso do Sujeito Coletivo (DSC) e destaca aspectos de usabilidade dos softwares Qualiquantisoft e DSCsoft na pesquisa qualiquantitativa em Saúde, baseando-se em estudos-piloto e identificando possíveis benefícios e limitações. Quanto ao DSCsoft, trata-se de uma versão aprimorada do software Qualiquantisoft. Ilustrativamente, são apresentados estudos no contexto nacional que utilizaram a produção de DSC na pesquisa em saúde. Há ênfase no papel do próprio pesquisador no processo de construção do DSC e na importância da clareza conceitual em relação aos aportes teóricos para sua elaboração. São consideradas associações com contribuições teóricas como a Análise do Discurso (AD). O artigo aborda técnicas utilizadas com maior frequência para apoiar a produção de DSC nas pesquisas em Saúde e realiza breves distinções entre grupos focais e grupos de discussão.Palavras chave: Pesquisa Qualitativa; Pesquisa Qualiquantitativa; Aplicações de Programas de Computador; Grupos Focais; Entrevistas Coletivas.
Understanding Practice and Institutions: A Historical Perspective
Authors: Watts Ross L. , Zuo Luo
Published: June 2016

SYNOPSIS

This paper explains how and why Anglo-American accounting and auditing, along with corporate governance and capital markets, evolved over many centuries in response to changes in market forces and technology. We first trace the development of practices that were included in U.S. corporate governance (including accounting and auditing) before the 1930s. We then describe the nature and effect of the increase in U.S. regulation from the 1930s and the development of fair value accounting. Finally, we give an assessment of the current state of accounting, auditing, and corporate governance. Our historical accounts suggest that the approach to accounting and financial reporting is more consistent with stewardship (care of net assets) than an attempt to value the firm, and that conservatism (prudence) is a critical information control and governance mechanism. We echo the U.K. Financial Reporting Council's call on standard setters to reintroduce an explicit reference to conservatism (prudence) into the Conceptual Framework for financial reporting.

JEL Classifications: M41; M42; M48; N20.
Government Intervention in IPO—Evidence on the Exemption from IPO Regulatory Requirements in China
Authors: Li Wei , Li Yajing , Zhu Hongquan
Published: June 2016

This study examines whether and how the Chinese central government's intervention in the IPO process, in terms of the State Council's granting the discretionary exemption to help IPO firms circumvent its own regulation on the three-year operation requirement, is related to the quality of IPO firms and investor protection. The results show that the State Council grants the exemption to IPO firms with relatively better operating performance in both the pre-IPO and the post-IPO periods. Although the financial information of exempt IPO firms for the pre-IPO period is pro forma, investors do not show more concern. As a result, they do not react more negatively to these firms than to the regular IPO firms on the IPO day. Moreover, the stock of exempt IPO firms outperforms that of regular IPO firms in both the short term and the long term after the IPO. Overall, the results indicate that the central government can sometimes act as a helping hand, which produces positive impacts on resource allocations.
Epidemiology of systemic inflammatory response syndrome and sepsis in cats hospitalized in a veterinary teaching hospital
Authors: Babyak Jonathan M. , Sharp Claire R.
Published: June 2016

OBJECTIVE To describe the epidemiology of the systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) and sepsis in cats hospitalized in a veterinary teaching hospital.

DESIGN Observational study.

ANIMALS 246 client-owned cats.

PROCEDURES During a 3-month period, daily treatment records were evaluated for all hospitalized cats. Information extracted included signalment, temperature, heart rate, respiratory rate, diagnostic test results, diagnosis, duration of hospitalization, and outcome (survival or death). Cats were classified into 1 of 4 disease categories (sepsis [confirmed infection and SIRS], infection [confirmed infection without SIRS], noninfectious SIRS [SIRS without a confirmed infection], and no SIRS [no SIRS or infection]).

RESULTS Of the 246 cats, 26 and 3 were hospitalized 2 and 3 times, respectively; thus, 275 hospitalizations were evaluated. When SIRS was defined as the presence of ≥ 2 of 4 SIRS criteria, 17 cats had sepsis, 16 had infections, 81 had noninfectious SIRS, and 161 were classified in the no SIRS category at hospital admission. The prevalence of sepsis at hospital admission was 6.2 cases/100 admissions. Four cats developed sepsis while hospitalized, resulting in a sepsis incidence rate of 1.5 cases/100 hospital admissions. Four of 17 cats with sepsis at hospital admission and 3 of 4 cats that developed sepsis while hospitalized died or were euthanized, resulting in a mortality rate of 33.3% for septic cats; 239 hospitalizations resulted in survival, 28 resulted in euthanasia, and 8 resulted in death.

CONCLUSIONS AND CLINICAL RELEVANCE Results indicated that many hospitalized cats have evidence of SIRS and some have sepsis. In cats, sepsis is an important clinical entity with a high mortality rate.