bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Pairing Antagonists: Pisanello’s Medals of Niccolò Piccinino and Francesco Sforza
Authors: Smołucha-Sładkowska Agnieszka
Published: May 2021

Among the early medals made by Pisanello (Antonio Pisano, c. 1395–c. 1455), considered as the “inventor of the modern medal”, there are two of mercenary captains, Niccolò Piccinino and Francesco Sforza (the future duke of Milan). At the alleged moment of the medals’ execution both condottieri were in the service of Filippo Maria Visconti, Duke of Milan, who appears to have been the most probable commissioner. The pairing of these two captains was not coincidental – they were successors to the leaders of the two greatest Italian military companies, the bracceschi (led by Braccio da Montone) and the sforzeschi (of Muzio Attendolo Sforza), whose juxtaposition soon became a topos among contemporary chroniclers and biographers. The article outlines the political background of the commission and discusses the content and iconography of the two medals.
Review of Stefan Krmnicek and Henner Hardt, A Collection in Context. Kommentierte Edition der Briefe und Dokumente Sammlung Dr. Karl von Schäffer, Tübinger Numismatische Studien 1, Tübingen 2017, 199 pages, 56 illustrations; ISBN 978-3-947 251-00-1; DOI: 10.15 496/ publikation-19 401
Authors: Bodzek Jarosław
Published: May 2021

Review of Stefan Krmnicek and Henner Hardt, A Collection in Context. Kommentierte Edition der Briefe und Dokumente Sammlung Dr. Karl von Schäffer, Tübinger Numismatische Studien 1, Tübingen 2017.
Scientific Facts of the Sea World as mentioned in the Holy Qur’an: An Analytical Study
Authors: M. Shaker Alam Shaoque
Published: May 2021

ملخص البحث: يتناول هذا البحث المعنون: "الحقائق العلمية للبحار كما وردت في القرآن الكريم: دراسة تحليلية" عالم البحاروالحقائق العلمية التس وردت في القرآن الكريم حيث إن هذه الحقائق العلمية هي معجزات القرآن والأدلة القوية التي تثبت أن هذا القرآن. .هذه الحقائق هي كما يلي: الكريم هو كلام الله سبحانه وتعالى. أولا: ذكر معنى (البحر) لغة واصطلاحا، ونشأته وأصله وفوائد. : تناول البحث الحقائق العلمية
ফররুখ আহমদ-এর ‘মৃত-বসুধা’ ও সেলিনা হোসেন-এর ‘বৈশাখী গান’: নারীবাদী দৃষ্টিভঙ্গি ও বাস্তবতা
Authors: Mohammad Jasim Uddin
Published: May 2021

কারো কারো মতে আদিকাল তথা পৃথিবী সৃষ্টির ঊষালগ্ন থেকেই নারীরা লাঞ্ছিত এবংপদে পদে বঞ্চনা-প্রতারণার শিকার। তবে ইসলামের প্রকৃত ইতিহাস তা কখনো বলেনি, বরং মধ্যযুগে কন্যা শিশুরা জন্ম থেকেই লাঞ্ছিত হতো। হযরত মুহাম্মদ সা.-এর মাধ্যমে ইসলাম ধর্মকে পরিপূর্ণকরে দেবার পর ইসলামি রাষ্ট্রসমূহে নারীরা অধিকার ভোগ করতে থাকে। যে সকল রাষ্ট্র ইসলামিহুকুমত কায়েম করতে পারেনি বা ইচ্ছা করে ইসলামকে দূরে ঠেলে রেখেছিল, তাদের ক্রমাগতষড়যন্ত্রে এক সময় পৃথিবী জুড়ে নারীরা বঞ্চিত হতে থাকে, যা আজো বিদ্যমান। যদিও শিল্প বিপ্লবেরমধ্য দিয়ে নারীদের কর্ম যোগ্যতার অর্থনৈতিক মূল্যায়ন শুরু হয়েছে, মানবতার মাপ কাঠিতেনারীদেরকে অধিকারের আড়ালে অবক্ষয়ের দিকে যেমন ঠেলে দিয়েছে, তেমনি নগ্নতাবাদকে কায়েমকরে নারীকে পণ্যে রূপান্তরিত করেছে পশ্চিমা নারীবাদীরা। এ ক্ষেত্রে বাংলাদেশের কথা সাহিত্যিকসেলিনা হোসেন-এর দৃষ্টিভঙ্গির মিল আছে। অন্যদিকে সত্যের প্রতি অবিচল থেকে র্ফরুখ আহমদনারীর মর্যাদাকে প্রতিষ্ঠিত করার আহ্বান জানিয়েছেন। তাই এ গবেষণা পত্রের মূল লক্ষ্য হলোর্ফরুখ আহমদ-এর ‘মৃত-বসুধা’ ও সেলিনা হোসেন-এর ‘বৈশাখী গান’ গল্পের বিভিন্ন দিকবিশ্লেষণের মাধ্যমে সমাজে তথাকথিত নারীবাদীদের দৃষ্টিভঙ্গি তুলে ধরা যাতে সমাজে বিদ্যমাননগ্নতাবাদ সম্পর্কে পাঠক সচেতন হয়ে ওঠে এবং সমাজের অস্থিরতাকে দূর করতে পারে।
ঈসা আ.-এর পুনরাগমন: কুরআন ও সুন্নাহর আলোকে একটি পর্যালোচনা
Authors: Dr. Enamul Haque
Published: May 2021

কুরআন ও সুন্নাহর আলোকে খ্রিষ্ট সন গণনা করা হয় ঈসা আ.-এর জন্ম তারিখ থেকে। আর সেটা মহা গ্রন্থআল কুরআন ও সহিহ সুন্নাহ এবং ঐতিহাসিকভাবে সকলের নিকট গ্রহণীয়। তাছাড়া মুসলিম উম্মাহ এমতের সঙ্গে একমত যে ঈসা আ. ইন্তিকাল করেন নি, তাঁকে শূলেও চড়ানো হয় নি, বরং তিনি চতুর্থ আকাশেরয়েছেন। তবে কোনো কোনো আলেম এর বিপরীত মতামত প্রকাশ করেছেন। যা কোনো ক্রমেই গ্রহণীয়নয় বিধায় বিষয়টি পর্যালোচনার দাবিদার। সবার পূর্বে আমরা দেখব আল্লাহ তাআলা কি বলেছেন:
Book Reviews
Authors: Admin Admin
Published: May 2021

পাশ্চাত্যের মুসলিম ও ইসলামের ভবিষ্যৎ

কন্যা সন্তানের উত্তরাধিকার: একটি সার্বিক পর্যালোচনা- ২

Islam and Gender Bangladesh Perspective

Inviting to Islam: Ethics of Engagement

Five Pillars of Prosperity: Essential of Faith-Based Wealth Building

Muhammad the Messenger of Allah
Editoria;
Authors: Admin Admin
Published: May 2021

It is a pleasure to write the editorial for the current volume of Bangladesh Journal of Islamic Thought (BJIT). BJIT being a multilingual journal, the articles of this issue are written in different languages—three in English, one in Bangla and one in Arabic. Mathematics is the very important discipline of knowledge which has a minimal bias and strong sense in ethical orientation. Nor Jannah Hassan et al. in her article titled “Inculcating Islamic Manners through Mathematics Courses for Students with Visual Impairments” highlights the importance of Islamic faith which forms the foundation of good manners through Mathematics courses. The article analyses and discusses Islamic manners towards the Creator, fellow human being and the environment. The findings suggest that the inculcation of Islamic manners in teaching and learning Mathematics, particularly for students with visual impairment, could help to become knowledgeable, skillful, well-mannered, responsible and trustworthy citizens who would thus ultimately contribute to the development of the nation. Nationalism stirred the social and political thinking during the past two centuries over the world and the Islamic world was not an exception to this reality. The article on “Nationalism in the Muslim World and the Identity Crisis: A Sociological Perspective” by Jakir Al Faruki investigates the prevailing condition of the explanation about the socio-political concept of nationhood and nationality in the Muslim world. The article analyzes the concept of nationalism on the ground of sociopolitical reality. It undertakes an effort to clarify the ambiguous understanding about the various dimensions of Nationalism. The study also distinguishs the concepts between Western Nationalism, Muslim Nationalism and Ummah in Islam.
التوسّع في المعنى في اللغة العربية: دراسة تطبيقية لنماذج من آي القرآن الكريم
Authors: Dr Mohammad Abdus Samad
Published: May 2021

The comprehensiveness of the meaning is the most important phenomenon of the Arabic language and the most important characteristics that distinguishes the Arabic language from other languages. It is widely used in Arabic language in general, and in the verses of the Qur’an in particular. This article deals with this phenomenon, namely: the use of words to denote more than the original meaning, it means that these words bear or contain more than one meaning, instead, the speaker can expand the meanings of the words by using less words and he can achieve his purpose easily and conveniently without any lacking and defect. This method constantly used in the Holy Qur’an and in the Arabic poetry and prose. This phenomenon is related to the different linguistic and grammatical aspects, such as: similarity of words, the combination of different forms of words which are different in significance, and refrain from expressions, deletions, inclusion and providing before and after behind, and common forms and so on. The interpreters, linguists, grammatists and rhetorician followed this, and gave more care in it which is not hidden in the rhetorical expression, especially in the Qur’anic expressions. So, the function of this unique characteristic of the language becomes clear in this study.
The Role of Social Media in Promoting Ethics, Morals and Values
Authors: Muhammad Nazmul Huda
Published: May 2021

Over the last few years the nature of communication has undergone a substantial change and it is still changing. Especially the revolution in social networking systems has tremendously changed the way of social communication. Modern social media opens up the possibilities of learning, discovering and sharing ideas and interacting with one another. Ethics and values are the spiritual aspect of any religion and civilization. Islam is the comprehensive moral guide line for the whole mankind, which requires being spread out to them around the world. The Prophet (SAAS) also said, “Convey my teachings to the people even if it were a single sentence” (Bukhari, Hadith No. 667). So in the modern and cyber era, the practice of promoting moral values can be performed in many ways. Though there are no experimental studies regarding the use of social media in promoting ethics (dā’wah), this study will shed light on the understanding of how social media should be utilized for this purpose. It recommends, therefore, that the social media should be used by religious callers to improve the scalability of their dā’wah towards contemporary societies.
Book Reviews
Authors: Admin Admin
Published: May 2021

Approaching the Sunnah: Comprehension & Controversy

Bangladesh Studies

Hajj: Journey of a Lifetime

ইসলামী ব্যাংক ব্যবস্থ
A Journey Through Ascetic Practices and Dance: Detachment from Objects in Seven Phases (A Photo Essay)
Authors: Tsampazi Argyro
Published: May 2021

This essay investigates the experience of eight dancers who participated in the dance trial workshop of my PhD research during spring 2017, in Thessaloniki. The author's PhD research project constitutes an exploration of the application of Orthodox ascetic practices to dance practice and performance. During the trial workshop the participants worked on improvisation exercises; these were all based on Orthodox ascetic practices, such as detachment from material objects and meditation. The photographic essay focuses specifically on the exploration of an exercise built around renouncing material objects in seven stages.
Performing Islam on the International Pitch: Stretching Space and Turning Time in Men's World Football
Authors: Majid Asif
Published: May 2021

How do performances of Islam in men's football affect the beautiful game's spatiotemporality? This article argues that football is a performative act in conversation with Islam and other social forces. It investigates two examples of spatiotemporal transformations that dislocate viewers' and fans' assumptions of watching football. First, forward Mohamed Salah performs sujood (prostration) after scoring a goal for his club team. Second, Tunisian national goalkeeper Mouez Hassan faked injuries in two pre–World Cup friendlies in May 2018 during Ramadan, stopping play and the referee's watch so Hassan's teammates could break their fast. In both cases, Islam and football intersect performatively, altering the preexisting structure of contemporary football to reveal the sport's spatiotemporal structures as porous, semipermeable, and performative in reference to surrounding social contexts and religious practices.
Rain of Justice, Voice from Sinai
Authors: Spitzer Toba
Published: May 2021

Religious ethics are undergirded by theology, but the assumption of a commanding God of Sinai is deeply problematic for Reconstructionist Judaism. This article draws on cognitive linguistics and Lakoff and Johnson’s theory of metaphor to explore two biblical metaphors for God: GOD IS WATER, and GOD IS VOICE. These two metaphors provide theological grounding for a non-authoritarian Jewish ethics.
From the Desk of Dr. Luther: Luther and Cassiodorus in Conversation on the Psalter
Authors: Swale Matthew E.
Published: May 2021

Luther’s first Psalms lectures frequently cite the early medieval commentator, Cassiodorus. At the outset of his second Psalms lectures, Luther distances himself from Cassiodorus’s exegetical approach due to the nonliteral nature of his exegesis. Nevertheless, comparisons of selected Psalms writings by the two men demonstrate an ongoing, deep-seated similarity; Luther maintains with Cassiodorus a reading of Psalms which is thoroughly formational, urging that Psalms exegesis necessarily culminate in prayer. I will suggest that features ingredient to the Psalter, not foreign thereto, motivate this exegetical impulse for both interpreters. Finally, the study will conclude by briefly proposing implications for contemporary theological interpretation of the Psalter.
The Theological and Political Logic of John 11:47–53
Authors: Blumhofer Christopher M.
Published: May 2021

In the Gospel of John, Jesus’s opponents interact with him as a false teacher and deceiver of Israel. From this perspective, the standard interpretation of the gathering of the Sanhedrin in John 11:47–53 as a description of political pragmatism must be rethought in order to allow for the Jewish leaders to express and enact an opposition to Jesus that is both theologically and politically motivated. If this reading is correct, then the Fourth Gospel engages directly with one of the most persistent reasons that “the Jews” rejected Jesus.
Work in God’s World: Reception and Theology of the Sabbath Commandment
Authors: Houston Walter J.
Published: May 2021

The essay explores the implications of the Sabbath commandment in the Decalogue for a theological understanding of work, partly via its reception in a variety of Jewish and Christian contexts; it is argued that wherever in Christian texts Sunday rest is justified by the Decalogue, we are dealing with the reception of the commandment. It is further argued that the main elements of the texts convey the sense that God’s purposes for creation as a whole and for human beings take priority over all human work. The commandment itself implies that the working week is a preparation for its culmination in the Sabbath when the rest offered by God is enjoyed, and only God’s work may be done. The motivation in Deuteronomy implies ultimately the liberation of all slaves, and the end of alienated labor in the modern economy. The motivation in Exodus demands the subordination of the human economic project as a whole to the enjoyment of creation and the adoration of its creator. The conclusion argues that this interpretation supports the validity of some traditional Christian interpretations of the commandment, specifically the spiritual and the eschatological interpretations.
Writing a Book about the Barbarians in Italy during Fascism and Reading It from the 1940s to the Early 2000s
Authors: Berto Luigi Andrea
Published: May 2021

Il Medio Evo barbarico d’Italia (Italy’s Barbarian Middle Ages) by Gabriele Pepe, published in 1941 by Giulio Einaudi Editore, is undoubtedly the longest selling Italian book about the Middle Ages. The goal of this article is to examine the reasons for this success, how the period in which the book was written influenced the depiction of the early medieval period in Italy, and how the volume was interpreted and used from the 1940s to the early 2000s in Italy and abroad. Challenging the conclusions of many scholars who have maintained that this work represents a “Fascist product,” this essay also argues that several parts of this book can be interpreted as a criticism of the rise of the Nazis and of the alliance between Fascist Italy and Nazi Germany.
The Arabs in Israel—Hybrid Identity of a Stateless National Collectivity
Authors: Shehadeh Maysoun Ershead
Published: May 2021

The debate concerning the identity of Arabs in Israel involves a dimension that has not yet been studied—the hybrid identity of a stateless minority. The definition of Israel as a Jewish state, the fact that Arabs in Israel do not take part in the country’s Independence Day, and the emergence of a national movement among Arabs in Israel demanding cultural but not territorial autonomy are major factors that foreground this status of Arabs in Israel. The current study focuses on the influence of activist Arab groups—political, literary, and journalistic—within the Israeli Communist Party. The party operated as a group of “populist intellectuals” immediately following its consent to the Palestine Partition Plan. The goal of the Communist Party was to engineer the identity of the Palestinian collectivity in Israel as a hybrid identity adapted to the political and territorial circumstances in the aftermath of the War of 1948.
Limiting transmission of COVID-19 in an inpatient psychiatric hospital using a special care unit as a behavioral health model - Michigan, March 1-August 31, 2020
Authors: Sanders William , Greenwald Kimberley , Foster Joshua , Meisinger David , Payea Richelle , Gould Harmony , Kross Jessica , Janney Carol A
Published: May 2021

Approximately 53,000 patients/year are admitted to psychiatric hospitals in Michigan and treatment typically involves social gatherings and group therapies (SAMHSA 2017; Michigan DHS 2019). Often psychiatric inpatients are in close proximity placing them at high risk of infection and have comorbid medical conditions that predispose them to severe COVID-19 consequences. In March 2020, Pine Rest Christian Mental Health Services, Grand Rapids, MI initiated protocols and precautions to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 between patients and health care personnel (HCP) based on emerging CDC guidelines. Multiple strategies [COVID-19 testing, masking of patients and HCP, restricting visitors, and creation of Special Care Unit (SCU) with negative pressure] were effectively implemented and limited transmission of COVID-19 within Pine Rest. Admission to the SCU totaled 25 adults (three Pine Rest patients who tested positive during or after admission, and 22 COVID-19 positive patients who were transferred from other facilities). Average age of SCU inpatients was 38.5 ± 16.6 years with the majority being male. Average hospitalization was 9 ± 4 days. Among the 21 COVID-19 positive HCP, 15 [71%] provided direct clinical care on various units, zero provided care on the SCU, and six had roles with no direct patient care. Average age among COVID-19 positive HCP providing direct patient care[n = 15] was 29.5 ± 13.5 years, majority were female, and 3 [20%] were admitted to local medical hospital for treatment. This report demonstrates that quality behavioral health care can be safely provided at inpatient psychiatric facilities and serve as a guideline that other psychiatric facilities can follow to decrease transmission in future epidemics.
Optimizing Outcomes in Articulating (Kissing) Patellofemoral Joint Osteochondral Lesions: Case Report and Review of the Literature
Authors: Sessums Price , Young Porter , Washington Johnny
Published: May 2021

A 32-year-old woman with bipolar patellofemoral chondral lesions caused by traumatic patella dislocation underwent autologous chondrocyte implantation with concomitant tibial tubercle osteotomy and MPFL reconstruction. At 1- and 2-year follow-ups, the patient had returned to all previous activities with considerable improvement in all patient-reported outcome scores. This is an encouraging treatment option for a historically difficult therapeutic problem.
Predictors and Sequelae of Postoperative Delirium in a Geriatric Patient Population With Hip Fracture
Authors: Haynes Monique S. , Alder Kareme D. , Toombs Courtney , Amakiri Ikechukwu C. , Rubin Lee E. , Grauer Jonathan N.
Published: May 2021

Introduction:

Postoperative delirium is common for patients with hip fracture. Predictors of postoperative delirium and its association with preexisting dementia and adverse postoperative outcomes in a geriatric hip fracture population were assessed.

Methods:

Patients with hip fracture aged 60 years and older were identified in the 2016 and 2017 National Surgical Quality Improvement Program Procedure Targeted Databases. Independent risk factors of postoperative delirium were identified. Associations with mortality, readmission, and revision surgery were evaluated using moderation and mediation analysis.

Results:

Of 18,754 patients with hip fracture, 30.2% had preoperative dementia, 18.8% had postoperative delirium, and 8.3% had both preoperative dementia and postoperative delirium. Independent predictors of postoperative delirium were as follows: older age, male sex, higher American Society of Anesthesiologists score, dependent functional status, nongeneral anesthesia, preoperative diabetes, bleeding disorder, and preoperative dementia. Preoperative dementia and postoperative delirium each had an independent correlation with 30-day mortality (odds ratios = 2.06 and 1.92, respectively, with P < 0.001 for both). However, when both were present, those with preoperative dementia and postoperative delirium had an even higher odds of mortality based on moderation analysis (odds ratio = 2.25, P < 0.001). Readmissions and reoperations were significantly correlated with postoperative delirium, but not with preoperative dementia. The combination of preoperative dementia and postoperative delirium, however, did have compounding effects. Furthermore, a significant proportion of the total effect of preoperative dementia on mortality and readmission was accounted for by the development of postoperative delirium based on mediation analysis (medeff: 7%, P < 0.001 and medeff: 35%, P < 0.001).

Discussion:

Postoperative delirium is a potentially preventable postoperative adverse outcome that was seen in 18.8% of 18,754 patients with hip fracture. Those with preoperative dementia seem to be a particularly at-risk subpopulation. Quality improvement initiatives to minimize postoperative delirium in this hip fracture population should be considered and optimized.
Influence of Intergenerational and Peer-to-Peer Knowledge Sharing on Academics' Creativity
Authors: Huo Dongxia , Photchanachan Sarana
Published: May 2021

The objectives of this paper were to study the different relationships between different types of knowledge sharing and academics' creativity and found these results: 1) Intergenerational Knowledge Sharing (IGKS) positively related to academics' creativity. 2) peer-to-peer knowledge sharing (PPKS) positively related to academics' creativity. 3) online knowledge sharing has a stronger influence on creativity than offline knowledge sharing. 4) Regardless of the communication method used, the positive impact of intergenerational knowledge sharing on academics' creativity is stronger than peer-to-peer knowledge sharing.
Biochemical Characterization by GC-MS of Palm Kernel Oils Produced in Côte d’Ivoire
Authors: Kouadio Ahou Irène
Published: May 2021

The objective of this study was to determine biochemical composition of palm kernel oils produced and consuming in Côte d’Ivoire in order to find out those more suitable for human diet. Our preliminary investigations showed that palm kernel oils consumed in Côte d’Ivoire were those extracted from varieties Dura and Tenera of oil palm (Elaeis guineensis Jacq.) Thus, the types of oils analyzed in this study were oil extracted from the variety Dura (OD) and oil extrated from the variety Tenera (OT). The GC-MS was used to determine the biochemical composition of these oils. The results obtained show that in each oil, seventeen fatty acids were identified by GC–MS. However, among these fatty acids, undecylenic acid was identified only in OD and heptanoic acid was identified only in OT. The two types of oil are rich in saturated fatty acids. However, OD had a relatively higher unsaturated fatty acids content. For the other compounds identified, OT had significantly the highest contents of polyphenols, α-tocopherol and sterols with the predominance of β-sitosterol. These results support that palm kernel oil extracted from the variety Tenera is rich in natural compounds that could be developed as nutraceuticals and phytomedicine. However, some unexpected compounds such as lactones were also identified in the two types of oils. Moreover, it is noted that these lactones were more abundant in oil extracted from the variety Dura (OD).
Does Sharing Economy Have a Moral Capital? Comparing Semantic Networks in Social Media and News Media
Authors: Colleoni Elanor , Ludovico Nuccio , Laura Illia , Kiron Ravindran
Published: May 2021

Sharing Economy organizations appear to enjoy positive moral capital associated with supporting local entrepreneurs, the economy, and the environment. However, they operate in a regulatory limbo allowing them to engage in business practices that would not be permitted in other sectors. Hence a question remains: Does Sharing Economy (SE) have a moral capital? To explore whether the sharing economy has a moral capital, we explored the discussions around Uber after a number of scandals in 2017 in news media and on Twitter. Our findings show that news media play a critical role in developing and maintaining a positive moral capital of Uber, while the general public on Twitter tend to be more negative and do not afford SE much moral capital.
ON THE TRAPEZOID QUADRATURE FORMULA FOR LIPSCHITZIAN MAPPINGS AND APPLICATIONS
Authors: DRAGOMIR SEVER SILVESTRU
Published: May 2021

The estimation of the remainder term in trapezoid formula for lipschitzian mappings are given. Applications for special means are also pointed out.
A NOTE ON CERTAIN CLASSES OF CLOSE-TO-CONVEX FUNCTIONS
Authors: AL-KHARSANI H. A.
Published: May 2021

The object of the present paper is to derive distortion inequalities for fractional integral operator of functions in the class $K (n , \alpha, \beta)$ consisting of analytic and univalent functions with negative coefficients.
ON SOBOLEV-VISIK-DUBINSKII TYPE INEQUALITIES
Authors: PACHPATTE B. G.
Published: May 2021

In the present paper we establish some new integral inequalities of the Sobolev-Visik­ Dubinskii type involving functions of several independent variables and their first order partial derivatives. The analysis used in the proofs is elementary and the obtained results provide new estimates on these types of inequalities.
GLOBAL ATTRACTIVITY IN A FOUR-TERM RECURRENCE RELATION
Authors: LI LONG-TU , CHENG SUI SUN
Published: May 2021

Positive solutions of the four-term recurrence relation $x_{n+1}=f(x_n)g(x_{n-1}, x_{n-2})$ are shown to converge to its positive equalibrium points under relative mild conditions.
Mikhail Bulgakov: The Life and Times by Marietta Chudakova, translated by Huw Davies
Authors: Sergay Timothy
Published: May 2021

Marietta Chudakova. Mikhail Bulgakov: The Life and Times. Translated by Huw Davies, introduction by J. A. E. Curtis. London: Glagoslav Publications, 2019. 642 pages.
The Poison of Polygamy: A Social Novel by Wong Shee Ping, translated by Ely Finch
Authors: Chennault Cynthia
Published: May 2021

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Wong Shee Ping 黄樹屏. The Poison of Polygamy: A Social Novel (Duoqi du, shehui xiaoshuo 多妻毒, 社會小説). Translated by Ely Finch. Series: China and the West in the Modern World. Sydney University Press, 2019. 446 pages.
Die Intertextualität der Bilder
Authors: Gamer Elisabeth-Christine
Published: May 2021

Thinking about relationships between images is a core art historical business. At the same time, however, it is also a challenge for the theories and methods of the subject. So what does it mean to speak of the 'intertextuality of images' when referring to literary theory? What is the difference to talking about 'picture quotations', the reference to 'sources' or the 'iconographic tradition'? This has been the subject of lively discussion since the 1960s. In her book, Elisabeth-Christine Gamer traces the history of the discourse over five decades, taking into account different subjects and languages. At the same time, she elaborates on its characteristics and thus provides a basis for further art-historical preoccupation with the 'intertextuality' model.
Religion in Games
Authors: Steffen Oliver
Published: May 2021

Digital games are an integral part of popular culture and the reality of life for many people. We are rarely aware that computer games also convey ideas about religion. Oliver Steffen examines the connection between digital games and religion using two examples: "Anno 1404" and "Risen". In his study, he developed a method that allows digital games and game practice to be examined from the religious studies point of view - without neglecting the special properties of the medium. Both the "playing observation" and the questioning of the players themselves are relevant. An important contribution for religious studies and game studies alike.
Buchmalerei
Authors: Jakobi-Mirwald Christine
Published: May 2021

The illustrated reference book on the terminology of book illumination is published in the fourth, revised edition. Christine Jakobi-Mirwald explains the rich technical vocabulary briefly and clearly. The drawings offer the possibility to search for terms for certain formal appearances – such as initials or ornaments. If necessary, foreign words receive an etymological breakdown and an extensive multilingual directory summarizes the most important technical terms.
Hanseatisch modern
Authors: Schmitz Frank
Published: May 2021

Using the example of the civic city of Hamburg, the book focuses on the impulses from the privately initiated architecture of modernity. Because in addition to the well-regarded public architecture of the Hanseatic city, key architectures in the 20th century were often due to private impulses. Examples are villas and country houses, but also the new construction of the Hamburg State Opera, a public building that goes back to initiatives by the Hanseatic merchants. In addition to in-depth individual studies, for example on the building of the Hamburg Kunstverein from 1930, it is also about private-sector construction as an expression of a specific Hamburg identity, such as the architect Cäsar Pinnau sketched in the 1960s with the administration building of the shipping company Hamburg Süd that shaped the cityscape. The essays of the volume thus represent test bores for this little-noticed problem in the history of architecture in the 20th century.
Bioinformatics Exploration of Ginseng: A Review
Authors: Hezekiah Fatoki Toluwase
Published: May 2021

Ginseng contains an extraordinarily complex mixture of chemical constituents that can vary with the species used, the place of origin, and the growing conditions. Various computational analyses which include genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics and bioinformatics have been used to study ginseng plant. A genome-scale metabolic network offers a holistic view of ginsenoside biosynthesis, helps to predict genes associated with the production of pharmacologically vital dammarane-type ginsenosides, and provides insight for improving medicinal values of ginseng by genomics-based breeding. The draft genomic architecture of tetraploid P. ginseng cultivar (cv.) Chunpoong (ChP) by de novo genome assembly, was found to be 2.98 Gbp and consist of 59,352 annotated genes. Presently, bioinformatics exploration of ginseng includes studies on its P-glycoproteins, the impact of cytochrome P-450 on ginseng pharmacokinetics, as well as target prediction and differential gene expression network analyses. This study applauded Betasitosterol and Daucosterin as ginseng bioactive constituents that have several potential pharmacological effects in human, by modulating several proteins which include androgen receptor, HMG-CoA reductase, interlukin-2, and consequently impact the signaling cascade of several kinases such as mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPKs), as well as many transcription factors such as polycomb protein SUZ12.
Consequences of Climate Change Impacts and Implications on Ecosystem and Biodiversity; Impacts of Developmental Projects and Mitigation Strategy in Nepal
Authors: Prasad Bhatt Ramesh
Published: May 2021

Climate change impacts and implications towards ecosystems and biodiversity, water resources, food production, and infrastructures can be mitigated through adapting, reducing or avoiding adverse impacts and maximizing positive consequences. It can have numerous effects on the world’s natural ecosystems and their functions. IPCC projections showed approximately 10% of species to be at an increasing high risk of extinction for every 1 °C rise in global mean temperature and recommended to limit global temperatures below 1.5 °C. To identify consequences of climate change, impacts, and implications, data collected from different sources, reviewed, assessed and analyzed, discussing dimensional impacts and mitigation strategies adopted. Nepal’s 118 major ecosystems and 75 vegetation types with 44.74% forestland comprising 0.1% of global landmass harboring 3.2% flora and 1.1% fauna of the world’s biodiversity critically influenced by the regional climate change and intervention of developmental projects. Since 2000, Nepal lost forest area by 2.1% including several endangered and threatened species. Nepal is highly vulnerable towards natural disasters like GLOF, Glacier retreat, flooding, landslide and global warming. Therefore, it is crucial to plan climate resilience infrastructures adopting effective environmental management tools, formulation of strong plan, policy and strategy, mitigation of greenhouse gases, climate resilient adaptation and restoration of degraded ecosystems.
Technological Development of CNC Machine Tool for Machining Soft Materials
Authors: Tobon Ospina Laura , Alberto Vergara Crismatt Carlos , David Arismendy Pulgarin Juan , Correa Zapata Sebastian , Estiven Jaramillo Munera Yomin , Edison Goez Mora Jhon , Camilo Londoño Lopera Juan , Sneyder Tamayo Zapata John , Eduardo Palacio Laverde Carlos , Mario Rico Mesa Edgar
Published: May 2021

In recent years, the process carried out in the GACIPE research group is related to the development of the base technology of the manufacturing and metalworking industry. The machine tools that are vital for the consolidation and competitiveness of the industry in any country has been approached through two approaches: The design and construction of the new machine. In this aspect, the modeling of the structure and the displacements’ parameterization allows defining the precision of the movements and the rational use of energy. The adaptation and repowering of a used machine. In this approach, the recovery and technological updating proposed to recover its performance, becoming an excellent alternative to improving and perfecting the production of a company. In both cases, the CNC milling machine tools are controlled by free software. The application proposed is mechanized in soft materials.
Interleukin 6 in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Authors: Sharma Yogita , Kumar Neeraj , Thakur Devyani
Published: May 2021

Rheumatoid Arthritis is a widespread disease causing varying degrees of disability. It is characterised by flares and remissions and since ancient times, every culture has tried to get the better of it. Even now, research is aimed at finding novel serum biomarkers as surrogates for disease activity and newer targets to sharpen therapy. One such target is IL-6.It mediates neutrophil migration, osteoclast maturation and pannus formation through vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) stimulation causing synovitis and joint destruction.IL-6 leads to various systemic manifestations like hepcidin production causing anemia hypothalamo-pituitary–adrenal (HPA) axis activation causing fatigue and mood changes and osteoclast activation causes osteoporosis while increase in acute phase reactants (ESR and CRP). The literature we reviewed and our research, enrolling 40 patients of RA as well describes the role of IL-6 in pathogenesis and various manifestations of RA including articular, extra-articular and other comorbid states. It supports that Serum IL-6 levels correlate with disease activity (DAS-28ESR and BRAF-MDQ) and that IL-6 remains a viable target for drug therapy.
Cardiomyopathy: Recent Findings
Authors: Yamada Yoshihiro , Sugi Keiki , Nakajima Hiroyuki , Senbonmatsu Takaaki
Published: May 2021

In 1957, Wallace Brigden published an article on the Lancet, such as uncommon myocardial diseases: the non-coronary cardiomyopathy. In this article, he mentioned that “the term cardiomyopathy is used here to indicate isolated noncoronary myocardial disease.” Then “cardiomyopathy” has become a commonly used term in the cardiovascular field, and has been defined and classified by many researchers and academic societies. The basic concept of cardiomyopathy is a group of diseases with mechanical and/or electrophysiological dysfunction of the ventricles, and cardiomyopathy is distinguished with normal ischemic heart disease, valvular disease, and hypertensive heart disease. It can often cause heart failure and cardiac death. In this chapter, we describe the classification, details, and treatment of cardiomyopathy, and iPS cell from pathological myocardium.
Muddy Realities of Organizational Existence: Should HRD Dive in or Take an Ostrich Defense from the Sidelines? Review of Literature, Framework Development and Future
Authors: Tshiamo Modisane Kebafentse
Published: May 2021

Workforce management goes beyond the management of people and the management of human resources processes and projects, to deciphering organizational climate of operation, activities and behaviors that could hinder organizational progress thereby negating good strategy implementation plans. This chapter intentionally selected several challenges that usually entangle organizations, throwing them into muddy pools where entangling meshes of corruption, workplace incivility, stigmatization, crises and management failure among others envelope and bring some of these organization to their perilous ending. The chapter asserts that the field of Human Resources Development (HRD) could play a meaningful role in the identification of organizational challenges and the initialization of the designing and implementation of interventions that could address systems blockages. By getting inside the challenging muddy pools, HRD would assume a strategic position in redefining its purpose of existence by decoding organizational bottlenecks and introducing interventions that could create new paths and new avenues for organizational effectiveness and sustainability even during environmental turbulences. Through a detailed discussion of negative issues bedeviling organizations, including the crisis brought by the corona virus pandemic that has not spared organizations either, this chapter asserts that HRD cannot take an ostrich defense of burying its head in the sand while chanting the ‘I see no evil, I hear no evil’ slogan pretending that challenges bedeviling organizations are not HRD’s concern. The chapter asserts that through new research pathways and the provision of appropriate interventions, HRD has great potentialities of removing systems blockages and supporting both leadership and the workforce to be flexible and adaptable to environmental turbulences of organizational operations.
Irrigated and Rain-Fed Lowland Rice Breeding in Uganda: A Review
Authors: Lamo Jimmy , Ochan David , Abebe Desta , Zewdu Ayalew Zelalem , Mlaki Anna , Ndikuryayo Cyprien
Published: May 2021

Since introduction of rice into Uganda in 1904, improvement of the irrigated and rain-fed lowland types was undertaken to address a number of production and quality constraints in three consecutive and overlapping phases. The initial phase was achieved through evaluation of introduction, selection of promising lines and subsequent release of the selected lines for production by the farmers. In the second phase, genetic potential of traits and characteristics of interest were analyzed and used to guide selection of suitable parents for hybridization and the third phase employed genotyping approach in screening and selection of the parental lines and the segregating populations to enhance the breeding efficiency for the traits of importance. Simultaneously, the key production constraints addressed included resistance to rice yellow mottle virus (RYMV), rice blast, bacterial leaf blight and narrow leaf spot diseases as well as submergence tolerance and cold tolerance. The quality traits considered for the improvement alongside the grain yield parameters were the grain aroma, amylose content, shape and size. These interventions have resulted into release and wide adoption of seven rice varieties in Uganda besides several breeding lines which have informally diffused into different major rice production agro-ecology. Subsequently, it can be concluded that a substantially strong and functional breeding platform for rice in Uganda has been established.
Effect of Community-Based Intervention (Pregnant Women’s Conference) on Institutional Delivery in Ethiopia
Authors: Belachew Asresie Melash , Worku Dagnew Gizachew
Published: May 2021

Institutional delivery is the foundation for diminishing maternal mortality. Evidence showed that community-based behavioral change interventions are increasing institutional delivery in developing countries. By understanding this, the government of Ethiopia launched a community-based intervention called “pregnant women’s conferences” to improve institutional delivery. This study was conducted to assess its effectiveness on institutional delivery among 871 women who gave birth within the last 12 months (435: pregnant women’s conference attendants and 436: pregnant women’s conference non-attendants) in 2017. It was a community-based comparative cross-sectional study and participants were selected using a multistage-simple random sampling technique. A structured interviewer-administered questionnaire was used for data collection. The result showed that institutional delivery among women who attended pregnant women’s conferences was 54.3% (95%CI: 49.9–59.1), higher compared with 39.9% (95%CI: 35.3%- 44.7%) of women who did not attend the conference. Likewise, the level of well-preparedness for birth was higher among women who attended the conference (P = 38.9%, 95%CI: 33.8–43.7), compared with their counterparts (P = 25.7%, 95% CI: 22.2–29.4). Similarly, women’s knowledge of obstetric danger signs was higher among women who attended the conference. Therefore, encouraging pregnant women to attend the conference should be strengthened.
Avifauna in Relation to Habitat Disturbance in Wildlife Management Areas of the Ruvuma Miombo Ecosystem, Southern Tanzania
Authors: K. Nkwabi Ally , K. Bukombe John , K. Kija Hamza , D. Liseki Steven , A. Ndimuligo Sood , Y. Kavana Pius
Published: May 2021

Understanding of relative distribution of avifauna provides insights for the conservation and management of wildlife in the community managed areas. This study examined relative diversity, abundance, and distribution of avifauna in selected habitat types across five Wildlife Management Areas of the Ruvuma landscape in miombo vegetation, southern Tanzania. Five habitat types were surveyed during the study: farmland, swamps, riverine forest, dense and open woodland. Transect lines, mist-netting, and point count methods were used to document 156 species of birds in the study sites. Descriptive statistics and Kruskal-Wallis tests were used to compare species richness and diversity across habitat types. We found differences in avifaunal species distribution in the study area whereby farmland had the highest abundance of avifauna species and lowest in the riverine forest. These results suggest that variations of avifauna species abundance, diversity, and distribution could be attributed by human activities across habitat types; due to the reason that habitats with less human encroachment had good species diversity and richness. Therefore, to improve avitourism and avoid local extinction of species, we urge for prompt action to mitigate species loss by creating awareness in the adjacent community through conservation education on the importance of protecting such biodiversity resources.
Linguistic Diversity and Comparability in Educational Assessment
Authors: Reierstam Helena , Hellstén Meeri
Published: May 2021

This chapter reports on recent mixed method research investigating the comparability between assessment in relation to linguistic and cultural diversity. It takes as its premise that assessment is an integral part of instruction that becomes a main component for attaining of equal opportunities. Therefore, assessment plays a key role in terms of the wider consequences at both individual and societal levels. One of the central functions of assessment is its measure of quality assurance and comparability for grading to such an extent that it is readily employed to indicate evidence of student achievement of standards and quality. This may sometimes present issues in terms of learner diversity. We focus on the challenges facing teaching in linguistically diverse learning settings in which a foreign language may be used as an alternative to instruction. Here we draw on a recent study from two separate multilingual learning contexts in Sweden. We shed light on the generic questions arising from such disjuncture in these linguistically diverse educational sites as evidence on a call for much needed scholarly attention on the quality aspect in assessment.
Internationalization and Turkish Manufacturing Firm Performance – Does Managerial Personality Matter?
Authors: Anh Tu Phan , Khuong Ninh Le , Thuy Huong Do
Published: May 2021

This study investigates the impact of the managers’ experience and gender on the relationship between internationalization and business performance of manufacturing firms in Turkey. Based on a dataset collected by the World Bank, including 263 manufacturing enterprises in Turkey, we find that more well-experienced managers can positively improve the relationship between internationalization and firm performance. In contrast, this relationship will be reduced when the business has a female executive manager. This result adds to the empirical evidence and reinforces the theory of internationalization, especially in transition economies. The research implications are to help policymakers promulgate appropriate policies to support and accelerate the internationalization of businesses.
Sexual Abuse and Mental Health in Humanitarian Disasters
Authors: Spowart Sara
Published: May 2021

This chapter provides an overview of the importance of addressing mental health issues due to sexual violence in humanitarian disasters. It provides an overview of the relevance of sexual violence in conflict and its connection to mental health concerns and a heightening of the impacts of the humanitarian disaster. Sexual violence further destroys societies and increases the repercussions of the humanitarian disaster for decades after the conflict has ended. The very high levels of sexual violence that accompany humanitarian disasters are not inevitable. Underlying cultural and societal beliefs that exist before the humanitarian disaster occurs can be aggravated and brought to surface to further exasperate the negative impacts. Large scale public health initiatives that use marketing such as radio, billboards, social media, and television advertisements for example can be helpful and impactful for changing awareness and consciousness of societal norms and assumed inevitabilities that happen in societies. Humanitarian disaster research has revealed that it is common for individuals to view sexual violence as normal and for perpetrators to minimize the effects of it. However, this is a coping strategy that does not take away from the individual, societal and familial mental health effects of sexual violence from humanitarian disasters.
What Was Published in Accounting Education Journals about Accounting Teaching?
Authors: Jorge Rodrigues da Silva Rui , Margarida Mendes Rodrigues Maria , do Céu Gaspar Alves Maria
Published: May 2021

The curricular units related to the accounting area are essential for any student in business sciences. However, it appears that students generally experience great learning difficulties when faced with its study. Bearing in mind the stated problem and its consequent importance, both in academic terms and for society in general, this article aims to: (1) Identify how many studies related to Accounting Education in Higher Education Institutions have been published in Accounting Education journals since started its scientific activity; (2) List a ranking of articles having as a criterion the number of citations; (3) Describe the main conclusions and research methodologies used; (4) State the main research areas and topics and (5) List the research paradigms used in the articles. The systematic review of the literature shows concern in HEIs to promote quality education in general and the curricular accounting unit.