bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
El aprendizaje basado en investigación como alternativa didáctica del proceso de aprendizaje-enseñanza en el derecho: una experiencia extracurricular en proceso
Authors: Figueroa Mendoza Mauricio Andrés
Published: June 2020

El presente trabajo se articula en base a tres partes que dan cuenta de un problema desde la óptica de la progresión de las competencias en estudiantes de derecho, el que no obstante estar identificado hace un tiempo ya, siguen siendo una importante piedra de tope para alcanzar el perfil de egreso. En una segunda parte se explora una opción didáctica, como una de las alternativas frente al desarrollo de habilidades en estudiantes de derecho; y finalmente se presenta la experiencia e implementación de ésta metodología fuera de un contexto tradicional del aula, a través de talleres extracurriculares impartidos en la escuela de derecho de la Universidad Santo Tomás, dando cuenta de avances que se ha experimentado en el tiempo.
Investment Property, Cost Model, Fair Value Model and Value Relevance: Evidence From Malaysia
Authors: Kadri Mohd Halim , Amin Juyati Mohd , Bakar Zarina Abu
Published: June 2020

The purpose of the study is to investigate the value relevance of investment property of Malaysian listed firms based on cost model and fair value model for measuring their investment properties. Some studies suggested fair value model is more value relevant and some other studies suggested cost model is more value relevant. The sample was selected using a simple random sampling so that all listed firms have equal chance to be selected. A final sample of 108 firm-year from various industries was selected for a period from 2018 to 2019. Equity valuation models developed by Landsman (1986) and Ohlson (1995) were used to test the value relevance of investment property employed by listed firms in Malaysia. The models were used to test the value relevant of pooled sample, fair value sample and cost sample. The results show that firms’ investment properties are value relevant regardless whether cost model or fair value model was selected. It was also found that depreciation included in cost model and fair value gain or loss included in fair value model net profits are value relevant. The study implicates that cost model is more value relevant in measuring investment property. The result provides useful insight to standard setter about the effect of selection of fair value model and cost model towards share market value. Standard setters, researchers and academics would benefit from this as prior research in Malaysia suggests that investment properties (in general) are not value relevant even though investment properties of property companies are value relevant.
Environmental Management Accounting Adoption Barriers Among Malaysian Hotel Companies
Authors: Yusoh Nirman Noor Afiqi Mat , Mat Tuan Zainun Tuan
Published: June 2020

Environmental management has become a main concern to the hotel industry with regards to waste reduction, energy savings and water conservation. The hotel industry is frequently accompanied by many adverse environmental impacts as hotel companies extensively consume large amounts of energy, water and non-durable products. Environmental Management Accounting (EMA) is tools that can be used to assist these companies to trace, collect, and analyse physical and monetary environmental information for decision-making purpose and consequently, improves financial and environmental performances. However, there are barriers to EMA adoption. This study aims to examine level of EMA adoption among the hotel companies and the barriers influencing EMA adoption. This study utilises the quantitative research design; using questionnaire survey. A total of 212 usable questionnaires were collected from the hotel companies in Selangor and Kuala Lumpur. Multiple regression analysis was conducted for hypotheses testing. The results of this study show that EMA has yet to be extensively adopted among the hotel companies in Malaysia. The result also shows that the adoption level of both Physical EMA (PEMA) and Monetary EMA (MEMA) are still low. The result further indicates that the low adoption of EMA is caused by the lack of institutional pressures. Specifically, this study shows that financial barrier, informational barrier and institutional barrier significantly influence EMA adoption among the hotel companies in Malaysia. This study is significant to the hotel managers, government authorities and environmental regulatory agencies in understanding the level of EMA adoption in the Malaysian hotel industry. In addition, this study provides valuable contributions to the existing literature by providing useful insights on the barriers influencing EMA adoption in the hotel industry in developing countries.
Exploring a Model of Whistle Blowing System for Malaysian Municipal Council
Authors: Zakaria Maheran , Rahman Rahayu Abdul , Bustaman Hasnun Anip
Published: June 2020

A municipal council is one of the local authorities established under the auspice of Malaysian local government. The objective is to deliver services to a community under its jurisdiction in a sustainable manner, but evidences indicated that the service qualities have deteriorated due to numerous malpractices. The malpractices could be prevented should any of the insiders who witness the incidences whistle blow to those who have power to act. However, not many are willing to report for fear of reprisal, retaliation and even life threatening. Despite that a whistleblowing system is established to encourage whistleblowing, such system has yet to be formed in any of Malaysian municipal councils. Intrigued with the issue, the objective of this study is to explore a model of whistle blowing system for a Malaysian municipal council. A hermeneutic phenomenography study was conducted in which data were gathered through in-depth interviews and focus group discussions. The participants consisted of four top management and sixty officials from a Malaysian municipal council. Data were analyzed qualitatively using Nvivo 14 and triangulated with other source of documents. The findings from emergent themes proposed a model of the whistleblowing system that consisted of four elements namely protection, internal control policies, incentives and ethical culture. This discovery provides useful insights to policy makers, relevant authorities, and academic fraternities of the model of whistle blowing system that will alleviate malpractices and thus elevate the transparency, efficiency and integrity of the municipal council to the fullest.
Investment Strategy in Brazil's Financial Market: Wide Possibilities of Choice Between Risk and Return
Authors: Chaves Feijó Ricardo Luis
Published: June 2020

The research identifies general characteristics of the Brazilian financial market based on the formation of an efficient portfolio composed of imaginary assets whose performance follows the main indexes of financial return identified in this market. Therefore, exercises are performed with different risk and return strategies. We can imagine ten representative types of investors with different goals of return on financial investments and, consequently, different risk aversions. Investments are efficient in the Markowitz sense. It is understood that five very traditional financial investments are available in Brazil, four of them in securities and one in Itaú bank shares. A descriptive analysis of the performance of these assets over 23 years is offered, showing that, among other information, better returns are achieved by CDI indexed investments. The composition of the portfolios is calculated periodically, for the ten representative agents considered; also the quantity sold and purchased of each financial asset for each period and per agent, as well as the return of the individual portfolios, their cost and respective variances. In this hypothetical exercise, but done with real indexes, it is demonstrated by numerical simulation, in a program in Matlab, some interesting results. Among them, we accompanied the financial return on the portfolios and the monetary cost for each agent to maintain, over time, the same strategy.
The influence of soft power and public attitude on foreign investment among Mongolians
Authors: Gantuya Ariunsan , Zaya Tumurchuluun
Published: June 2020

The main goal of this article is to determine the public attitude on foreign investment among Mongolians based on the soft power theory that the general attitude of a nation could influence the way of perceiving foreign investment. For this purpose, 383 representative samples were surveyed for correlational analysis. Based on the statistical results, a comparative analysis on China and South Korean soft power influence among Mongolian youth were elaborated further. This article is complementary to soft power studies in a narrow sense that counts its empirical importance.

Монгол Улс дахь зөөлөн хүчний бодлогын нөлөөг гадаадын шууд хөрөнгө оруулалтад хандах иргэдийн хандлагаар судлах нь

Хураангуй: Энэхүү судалгаанд Монгол Улс дахь гадаадын шууд хөрөнгө оруулалтанд хандах олон нийтийн хандлагын талаар авч үзлээ. Судалгаанд “олон нийтийн хандлага нь хүчирхэг улсын зөөлөн  хүчний бодлогын нөлөөнөөс хамааралтай байдаг” хэмээх онолын үндэслэлд тулгуурласан болно. Түүвэр судалгаанд хүн ам зүйн үзүүлэлтүүдийг жигд төлөөлж чадах 383 иргэнийг хамруулсан. Цуглуулсан мэдээлэлд корреляцийн шинжилгээ хийж, хүчин зүйлсийн хамаарлыг тодруулсан. Түүнчлэн мэдээлэл боловсруулалтын явцад гарсан үр дүнг илүү тодотгох үүднээс БНХАУ болон БНСУ-ын зөөлөн хүчний нөлөөллийг Монголын кейс дээр харьцуулан авч үзэв. Өгүүллийн практик ач холбогдол нь зөөлөн хүчний нөлөөллийг явцуу хүрээнд, эмпирик байдлаар судалсан явдал юм.         

Түлхүүр үгc: гадаадын хөрөнгө оруулалт; зөөлөн хүч; олон нийтийн хандлага
EduglobalSTEM i l’ecofeminisme: una mirada crítica i amigable des de l’activisme a les seves activitats
Authors: Cando Noa
Published: June 2020

En aquest aticle es pretén explicitar els mútliples paral·lelismes observats entre el grup de treball EduglobalSTEM i les pràctiques transformadores que es duen a terme des d’espais activistes propers a l’ecofeminisme. En concret, s’analitzaran, amb el rol d’observadora-participant, diverses activitats relacionades amb l’EEE19 (Escola d’Estiu EduglobalSTEM 2019). A partir d’aquesta anàlisi, es proposen una sèrie de preguntes orientadores dirigides a persones que vulguin posar en pràctica aquests principis en els seus entorns d’aprenentatge.
El nuevo Glosario de términos gramaticales. Estructura, características y objetivos
Authors: Bosque Ignacio
Published: June 2020

En este trabajo se exponen las características principales del Glosario de términos gramaticales (GTG), obra publicada en 2019 por la Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española (ASALE) y dirigida a los profesores de español de todos los países hispanohablantes. El GTG es un pequeño diccionario de gramática que consta de unas 500 entradas, a las que se suman unos 50 cuadros y esquemas. Se diferencia de otros muchos diccionarios de lingüística en su contenido, sus destinatarios y el carácter didáctico de su tono expositivo. Las entradas contienen referencias cruzadas, informaciones fundamentales y complementarias (diferenciadas tipográficamente), oposiciones conceptuales, referencias bibliográficas a las dos gramáticas comprehensivas más recientes y otras informaciones similares. El GTG, que contiene asimismo gran número de gráficos, no evita los puntos controvertidos, sino que los presenta de forma simplificada y accesible. No se centra tampoco en las cuestiones normativas, sino en los conceptos de morfología y de sintaxis que deben conocer, manejar y adaptar los docentes para llevar a cabo su labor en las aulas.
Thinking differently about grammar and metalinguistic understanding in writing
Authors: Myhill Debra , Watson Annabel , Newman Ruth
Published: June 2020

In the light of ongoing international debate about the purpose of explicit teaching of grammar, this paper considers the relationship between metalinguistic understanding and development as a writer. Drawing on a cumulative series of studies over a period of ten years, adopting a functionally-oriented approach to grammar, the paper argues that purposeful grammar teaching occurs within the teaching of writing, not divorced from it; and that this teaching develops students’ metalinguistic understanding of how written texts are crafted and shaped. In this way, grammar is positioned as a resource for learning about writing and one which can support students in becoming increasingly autonomous and agentic decision-makers in writing. We show through practical examples how the pedagogy works in practice, and through classroom interaction data we highlight how metalinguistic talk (metatalk), which enables and encourages the verbalisation of choice. The data also shows, however, that teachers’ skill in managing metatalk about metalinguistic choices in writing is critical in framing students’ capacity to think metalinguistically about their writing and to be autonomous writerly decision-makers.
Value-added tax point date for entities supplying or
distributing electricity and natural gas: the weak points of
the legal solutions adopted
Authors: Rogalska Beata
Published: June 2020

There are certain substantial legal arguments to justify the statement that entities running clearing houses/agencies
at commodity exchange should recognise their tax obligation according to the general rules laid down by
Article 19(a), clause 1 of the Value-Added Tax of 11th March 2004––that is, as from the moment electricity or nat -
ural gas is supplied or distributed. The actions of such agencies or houses namely consist only in clearing and/
or of transactions entered into and concluded by their members at trade exchanges, in respect of gas and electricity
(inter alia). Hence, these actions boil down to a peculiarly virtual transfer of the right to use energy or gas
to the specified entities. Consequently, highly specialised, professional actions ought to be taken into account––
such which are related to a special type and specificity of actions performed in the energy/power sector––along
with typical actions. The latter basically include accounting and clearing/settlement actions, that is, actions of a
general nature, performed across the sectors. In performing their accounting, clearing and/or settlement actions,
the clearing houses/agencies should not be subject to the rules set forth in Art. 19(a), clause 5, item 4(a) & (b) of
the aforesaid VAT Act.
Portfolio as a method of documenting the development of professional competences on the example of occupational therapy
Authors: Janus Edyta , Bac Aneta
Published: June 2020

Documenting the development of professional competences nowadays seems to be a challenge. How to do it? Are there any tools that help you collect and systematize evidence of your own professional development? Employees nowadays often ask themselves these questions. Keeping a portfolio may be the answer to this search for a way to collect information about your professional progress. The purpose of this article is to characterize the method of documenting the development of competences which is the portfolio. Portfolio is a tool that stimulates reflection on the current and desired level of competence as well as facilitates planning of professional development. The idea,
essential for keeping a portfolio, is primarily supporting reflective learning through the analysis of knowledge and experience acquired by an individual. This tool also allows you to show the development of a person, especially their professional development and the positioning of its individual elements on a timeline. The recommended starting point for conducting it should be the education preparing for professional work. A portfolio may be kept in a traditional hard copy form i.e. a specific “photo album” or due to the progressive development of computer techniques – in an electronic form, as an e-portfolio. Keeping a portfolio allows not only to collect and systematize data in the area of professional activity of a person – it also facilitates their potential recipients (e.g. employers) to quickly find out what competences a given person possesses. In order to better illustrate the contents presented in this article, the characteristics of the portfolio have been prepared by referring to the specifics of the profession of the occupational therapist emphasizing that the implementation of systematic and thorough professional self-assessment is extremely important especially in the context of the occupational therapist’s responsibility for
the quality and reliability of actions taken towards the recipients of occupational therapy.
Epistemic Injustice and Scientific Knowledge Distribution
Authors: Bai Huiren
Published: June 2020

This paper describes two kinds of epistemic injustice – discriminatory and distributive. The former is provided by Miranda Fricker; the latter is based on David Coady’s work which means unequal access to epistemic goods, especially knowledge. I will firstly identify distributive epistemic justice within an epistemic structure of society and discuss its basic principles for distributing knowledge. Then I will argue that there is Fricker’s discriminatory epistemic injustice in scientific knowledge distribution. And this kind of epistemic injustice will finally lead to distributive epistemic injustice. The possible way to diminish these epistemic injustices is expanding the diversity in science.
Judith Butler in Lithuanian: Translation Trouble, or Rather Misery
Authors: Vasiliauskaitė Nida
Published: June 2020

The article deals with problems of academic translation in Lithuanian academic community, represented by a particular case: Judith Butler’s Gender Trouble (1990) appeared in Lithuanian a few years ago, in 2017. The translation happens to be extremely bad on many levels, yet nobody has pointed it out publicly. My aim here is to fill this gap by providing extensive close reading of both texts and comparative analysis. In hope to encourage new, more self-reflective practices.
#BWPWAP
Authors: Andersen Christian Ulrik , Bazzichelli Tatiana , Beverungen Armin , Cox Geoff , Gansing Kristoffer
Published: June 2020

In referring to the cancellation of Pluto’s planetary status in 2006, #BWPWAP (Back When Pluto Was a Planet) – the 2013 edition of the transmediale festival – interrogates techno-cultural processes of displace- ment and invention, and asks for artistic and speculative responses to new cultural imaginaries. In light of this, the conference and workshop Researching #BWPWAP took place in November 2012 in Lüneburg, Germany, organised jointly by Leuphana University of Lüneburg, Aarhus University and the reSource transmedial culture/transmediale. The call for participation focused on Ph.D. researchers and other participants to speculate on BWPWAP as a pretext for presenting their research and even to further reflect on its circulation as a meme.
Crowdfunding or Funding the Crowds
Authors: Ridgway Renée
Published: June 2020

Instead of governmental support, increasingly more and more art workers and cultural organisations are being forced to engage with crowdfunding as a legitimate means to finance artistic practice by draw- ing on their networks, primarily their friends, family, neighbours and colleagues. While this reliance on distributed networks is celebrated, there is very little attention paid to the balance of trade-offs and returns in this model. The excessive reliance on colleagues or ‘friends’ entails other dynamics in these tit-for-tat exchanges, which need to be unpacked: affect, exploitation, and indebtedness. Relationships with people become even more entangled and, unlike money, which is anonymous, brokering agency for artistic projects results in a negotiation of social relations. Will crowdfunding en masse lead to a new model for the distribution of wealth as is claimed or is it a commodification of one’s very own social relations?
Emoporn
Authors: Palmieri Francesco Macarone
Published: June 2020

Porn is so safe; everything is inscribed in a master plan. Like a drug designed to consume entertainment and to be back to work in time, pornography allows you to be at ease in the corner of your world. Through masturbatory micro-rituals, it reaffirms all Western societies values. Back when Pluto was a planet, pushed by the advent of digital technology, a lightning ripped through the grey sky of this boredom valley. In the historical period between the nineties and the two-thousands, pushed by the possibilities of digital communication, a new body front emerged as theoretical and activist battleground, deconstructing the dogmatic anti-sexwork positions of historical feminism and LGBT-identities. “Porn Studies” came out as an open, multidisciplinary field, mixing Queer Theory, Gender Studies, Media Studies, Cinema History and Performance Art. One of the main goals stands in the use of pornography as text, in which to read and to deconstruct identity boundaries where either heteronormative or LGBT-gentrifying politics produce a flat market space. The application of D.I.Y.-ethics to “Porn Studies” moved the thought to a political and

 

 

activist level through the practices of self- representation and cultural individualization.
Musical Instrument Interfaces
Authors: Bech-Hansen Mikkel
Published: June 2020

Controlling digital tools, instruments or appliances can be a quite tedious task. It could seem as if the huge computational and technological potentials of digital technologies – often internalized and inaccessible – in many cases take precedence over the very interface that is to unleash its powers. The following is a preliminary overview of my motivation and some of the main issues within the context of my research on musical instrument interfaces. My own experiences and frustrations as a musician and sound engineer is probably the primary driving force behind this project. Originally being a drummer, my approach to creating music have always had a very physical and tactile dimension to it. Problems and difficulties arose, however, when I started working with other instruments, such as analog and digital synthesizers, tape machines and computer software. What I am interested in is the interaction between the musician and the relevant instruments or pieces of technology.
Da Koranen blev til en app… En genforhandling af Koranens status som helligt objekt
Authors: Christiansen Johanne Louise , Jensen Katrine Boserup
Published: June 2020

English abstract: The Qurʾān is both a holy scripture and a holy object. As the latter, certain rules pertain to it as a physical book, including rules of placement, disposal, and ritual purity. In this article, we discuss the material aspects of the Qurʾān, the transition from the physical version to the digital or ‘appified’ version, and which religious practices are transferred, adapted, or entirely dropped in this transition, forming the point of depature for our study. The article is based on an ongoing qualitative study of the attitudes of 13 Danish-Muslim informants regarding the physical as well as the digital Qurʾān. From this data, we argue that the transition between these two types of media caused several new issues to be considered by our informants, for example, concerning rules of purity when dealing with a Qurʾān app.

Dansk resume: Koranen er både en hellig tekst og et helligt objekt. Som en fysisk bog findes der derfor diverse regler, som muslimer skal tage højde for, fx i forhold til placering, bortskaffelse og rituel renselse. I denne artikel diskuterer vi Koranens materielle aspekter med det udgangspunkt at undersøge, hvordan man forholder sig til overgangen fra den fysiske koran til den digitale eller ‘appificerede’ koran, og hvilke religiøse praksisser der overføres, tilpasses eller helt droppes i denne overgang. Artiklen er baseret på et igangværende kvalitativt studie af 13 dansk-muslimske informanters holdninger til Koranen, såvel i fysisk som i digital form. Ud fra denne data argumenterer vi, at overgangen imellem de to typer medier medførte en del nye overvejelser og problematikker, som vores informanter blev nødt til at forholde sig til, fx i forhold til renhedsforskrifter når man havde at gøre med en koran-app.
You Got This: Taking a Leadership Role in Your IEP Meeting
Authors: Rao Morgan , Golden Laura , Ellison Marsha Langer
Published: June 2020

This tip sheet provides tips for how students (ages 3 to 21) who receive special education services in public schools can take a leadership role in their individualized education programs (IEP) and transition planning.
Il contributo del Servizio Geologico d’Italia alle attività del progetto HOVER del Programma H2020 GeoERA
Authors: Gafà Rossella Maria , La Vigna Francesco , Martarelli Lucio , Monti Gennaro Maria , Silvi Angelantonio
Published: June 2020

Il Servizio Geologico d’Italia di ISPRA (SGI) è coinvolto, insieme ad altri servizi geologici degli Stati Membri europei, nel Programma H2020 GeoERA (luglio 2018-giugno 2021; per riferimento consultare il sito web https://geoera.eu/projects/) e sta partecipando ai singoli progetti denominati FRAME, EUROLITHOS e MINTELL4EU (riguardanti le risorse minerarie), HotLime e HIKE (sulle geo-energie), TACTIC e HOVER (sulle acque sotterranee) e GIP-P (per quanto concerne la realizzazione di una piattaforma informatica dedicata al programma GeoERA). Questi progetti sono cofinanziati dal programma di ricerca ed innovazione Horizon 2020 dell’Unione Europea nell’ambito del Grant Agreement N.731166 [...].
Exo-Inulinase Production by a Catabolite Repression-Resistant Mutant Thermophilic Aspergillus tamarii-U4 in Solid State Fermentation
Authors: Garuba E. O. , Onilude A. A.
Published: June 2020

In this study, spores of inulinase-producing thermophilic Aspergillus tamarii were subjected to UV mutagenesis, and colonies obtained were screened for inulinase production on inulin-glucose agar. The thermal stability of the inulinase was also investigated. A mutant strain U4 was found to produce 2.8 times inulinase titre (62.1U/mL) as against the wild strain (22.2U/mL). Inulinase production by this U4 strain was also found not to be significantly (P≤0.05) affected by the presence of glucose. The inulinase produced retained 64% of its activity after incubation at 65ºC for three hours. Solid-state fermentation for inulinase production by the strain U4 showed that wheat bran supported the highest inulinase titre 218.3U/gds while banana peels supported the lowest inulinase production titre of 80.5U/gds. Further optimization of cultural parameters revealed that incubation time of 5 days, 60% initial moisture content of the substrate, 2% inoculum density 2%, temperature 55ºC and pH 4.5 were optimal for inulinase production. Under optimized conditions, inulinase titre of 426.6 U/gds was observed. The pattern of inulin hydrolysis by the inulinase revealed the presence of monosaccharide as the main product of hydrolysis. Inulinase production at elevated temperatures by the mutant Aspergillus tamarii-U4 and its catabolite resistant properties showed that the organism is a potential industrial candidate for the production of exo-acting inulinases.
Assessment of Selected Yellow Vein Mosaic Virus Resistant Varieties of Okra in Rabi Season of Chatra District in Jharkhand, India
Authors: Oraon Dharma , Kumar Anjani , Singh Ranjay Kumar , Singh U. K. , Alam Zunaid
Published: June 2020

An On-Farm Trial (OFT) was conducted in the year 2016-17 and 2017-18 to assess the resistance level of different okra varieties against yellow vein mosaic virus in Kharif season of Chatra district of Jharkhand. The experiment was conducted in vegetable growing village Gidhour in Gidhour block of Chatra district in Jharkhand. The trial was designed in randomized block design consisting of 20 replications with three technological option i.e. TO-I Arka Abhay (N100P60K50), TO-II Arka Anamika (N100P60K50) and-III Pusa Makhmali (N100P60K50). For assessment related to yellow vein mosaic, percentage infestation in 5sqm and yield q/ha and economic was considered. The lowest infestation of yellow vein mosaic virus was observed in Pusa Makhmali variety i.e. (3.8%) with yield of 132.5 q/ha. It was also found superior in terms of Gross Income, Net Income and Benefit: Cost Ratio followed by Arka Anamika and Arka Abhay, respectively. Farmers’ response was also positive in all respects except the availability of varieties in local market.
Impact of Partial Replacement of Peanut Paste with Sesame Seed Paste on the Nutritional and Anti-nutritional Components of Butter Made from the Blends
Authors: Oduma Onyale V. , Inyang Ufot E. , Okongoh Okema N.
Published: June 2020

The present study was conducted to see the effect of replacement of peanut paste with different levels of sesame seed paste on the nutritional and anti-nutritional components of butter made from the blends. The peanut: Sesame seed pastes were used in the ratios of 100:00, 90:10, 80:20, 70:30, 60:40, 50:50 and 00:100 with 100% peanut and sesame seed pastes as control samples. The results showed that all the parameters determined varied with the proportion of sesame seed paste in the blends. The crude protein, ash, crude fibre and carbohydrate progressively decreased with increase in the level of sesame seed paste substitution. On the contrary, fat and caloric value increased progressively with increase in sesame seed paste in the blends. The total amino acids decreased from 88.24 g/100 g protein while the total essential amino acids increased from 35.30 g/100 g protein in 100% peanut butter to 87.36 g/100 g protein and 37.71 g/100 g protein respectively in 50% sesame seed paste substituted butter. Methionine and cystine increased while lysine decreased with increase in sesame paste substitution. Majority of essential amino acid chemical scores were above 100% except lysine (63.45 – 98 – 28% for samples that contained sesame seed paste) and sulphur containing amino acids (78.00% and 92.40% for 100% peanut butter and 10% sesame paste supplemented butter respectively). The contents of K, Na, saponin and tannin in the butter decreased while Ca, Mg, Fe, Zn, oxalate and phytate increased with increase in sesame seed paste substitution. The values for anti-nutrients were low and may not have serious effect on nutrients bioavailability. The result has shown that production of butter from blends of peanut and sesame seed paste would enhance the essential amino acids composition and other nutrients and could lead to increased utilization of sesame seed.
An Operational Matrix of Hermite Polynomials for Solving Nonlinear Fractional Dierential Equations
Authors: Kosunalp Hatice Yalman , Gulsu Mustafa
Published: June 2020

In this paper, an effective technique known as the operational matrix method is utilised to solve nonlinear form of fractional dierential equations (FDEs). An explicit effort is placed on the derivation of Hermite polynomials operational matrix with the Caputo sense. The main motivation behind this work is to convert a nonlinear type of FDE into a set of algebraic equations with the consideration of initial conditions. The problem is therefore simplied by these equations to be solved with the proposed method. In order to conrm the effectiveness of the proposed approach, numerical and analytical solutions for a number of nonlinear FDEs are presented. Due to the high simplicity of the proposed approach in practice, it can be comfortably implemented in various aspects of applied science domain.
Overcoming Effects from Environmental Temperature on the Natural Frequencies of Cable-strut Structures
Authors: Ashwear Nasseradeen , Elderrat Haithem , Eljaarani Mahmud A.
Published: June 2020

The changes in dynamic properties such as natural frequencies and mode shapes are used in vibration health monitoring as tools for assessing the structures health status. They are, however, also affected by environmental conditions like wind, humidity and temperature changes. Of particular importance is the change of the environmental temperature, and it is the most commonly considered environmental variable that influences the vibration health monitoring algorithms. This paper discusses how cable-strut structures can be designed such that their first natural frequency is less sensitive to the temperature changes. The optimization problem is solved by using a genetic algorithm. The level of pre-stress can be regulated to achieve the solution, particularly when a symmetric self-stress vector is chosen.
Relational Psychoanalysis and Clinical Practice
Authors: Farnsworth John
Published: June 2020

This review essay examines relational psychoanalysis by looking at examples from clinical practice and commenting on its relationship to other forms of therapeutic work. It does this through a discussion of individual and group work and by exploring the complex background out of which the relational paradigm has emerged.
Meeting the Man We Are Learning from: Interview with Patrick Casement
Authors: Mercado Gabriela , Casement Patrick
Published: June 2020

Patrick Casement is a psychoanalyst and psychotherapist with over fifty years of clinical experience. For decades, he has run a private practice from the front room of his London home where Gabriela Mercado had the privilege to meet him. In an open conversation Patrick explores his work with patients, his personal journey, and his latest book. The space he always worked from is now changed, but the atmosphere remains filled with lively memories. Patrick’s recollection of his patients is vivid because — as Andrew Samuels refers to him — he is a true pioneer of today’s relational psychotherapy thinking and as such, he has allowed his work to truly touch his life.
Staying Upright: Anna Fleming’s Commentary on “Standing at the Waharoa” by John O’Connor
Authors: Hinehou Fleming Anna
Published: June 2020

In this commentary Anna Fleming reflects upon John O’Connor’s article “Standing at the Waharoa”, and in particular the challenges of “staying upright” as we meet each other across our cultural differences.
Messenger RNA activities of four acute phase proteins during inflammation
Authors: Northemann Wolfgang , Andus Tilo , Gross Volker , Nagashima Mariko , Schreiber Gerhard , Heinrich Peter C.
Published: July 2002

Poly(A)+ RNA isolated from the livers of normal rats and of rats suffering from an acute inflammation was translated in a cell‐free translation system from rabbit reticulocytes. The translation products were immunoprecipitated with specific antisera against α1‐acid glycoprotein, α2‐macroglobulin, transferrin, α1‐proteinase inhibitor and albumin. 15 to 21 h after intramuscular injection of turpentine 73‐, 66‐, 2.8‐, and 2‐fold increases in translatable mRNAs for α1‐acid glycoprotein, α2‐macroglobulin, transferrin and α1‐proteinase inhibitor, respectively, were observed. For albumin a decrease in translatable mRNA to about 30% of controls was measured.
Combining nefazodone and midazolam during ECT
Authors: Conca A. , Al-Dubai Z. , König P. , Beraus W.
Published: July 2002

We report the case of a patient suffering from dysthymia. He underwent successful ECT treatment and was medicated with nefazodone and midazolam. Comparing the EEG and motor seizure duration in the periods with and without midazolam, no significant differences were recorded, but the dosage of thiopental and of succinylcholine had to be increased markedly after midazolam was discontinued (P < 0.05; ANOVA). This case indicates a substantial pharmacodynamic interaction between nefazodone, midazolam, thiopental, and succinylcholine.
Microstructural Evolution and Mechanical Properties of As‐Cast and As‐Extruded Mg–14Li Alloy with Different Zn/Y and Zn/Gd Addition
Authors: Liu Wencai , Gao Zhankui , Peng Xiang , Wu Guohua , Tong Xin , Xiao Lv , Wang Xianfei , Ding Wenjiang
Published: June 2020

Herein, the effects of Zn/Y and Zn/Gd addition on microstructural evolution and mechanical properties of the superlight Mg–14Li‐based alloy are investigated. The results show that Mg–14Li‐based alloys are characterized by predominantly single β‐Li phase. Zn/Y addition leads to the introduction of homogeneous distribution of Mg3Zn3Y2 (W phase), Mg2Zn11, and MgLiZn phases. With the strengthening effect of grain refinement and a large number of precipitates, the mechanical properties of Mg–14Li‐based alloy are improved, whereas MgGd3, MgGd, Mg2Zn11, and GdZn5 phases appear with the addition of Zn/Gd, which enhance the Mg–14Li‐based alloy significantly due to grain refinement strengthening, the second phase strengthening, and solid solution strengthening. After hot extrusion, dynamic recrystallization (DRX) significantly refines β‐Li into equiaxed grains, and broken precipitated phases are distributed along the extrusion direction. Mechanical properties of those alloys are improved because of grain refinement and distributed precipitates.
DNA Hybridization Measured with Graphene Transistor Arrays
Authors: Mensah Kokoura , Cissé Ismaïl , Pierret Aurélie , Rosticher Michael , Palomo José , Morfin Pascal , Plaçais Bernard , Bockelmann Ulrich
Published: June 2020

Arrays of field‐effect transistors are fabricated from chemical vapor deposition grown graphene (GFETs) and label‐free detection of DNA hybridization performed down to femtomolar concentrations. A process is developed for large‐area graphene sheets, which includes a thin Al2O3 layer, protecting the graphene from contamination during photolithographic patterning and a SiOx capping for biocompatibility. It enables fabrication of high‐quality transistor arrays, exhibiting stable close‐to‐zero Dirac point voltages under ambient conditions. Passivation of the as‐fabricated chip with a layer composed of two different oxides avoids direct electrochemical contact between the DNA solutions and the graphene layer during hybridization detection. DNA probe molecules are electrostatically immobilized via poly‐l‐lysine coating of the chip surface. Adsorption of this positively charged polymer induces a positive shift of the Dirac point and subsequent immobilization of negatively charged DNA probes induces a negative shift. Spatially resolved hybridization of DNA sequences is performed on the GFET arrays. End‐point as well as real‐time in situ measurements of hybridization are achieved. A detection limit of 10 fm is observed for hybridization of 20‐nucleotide DNA targets. Typical voltage signals are around 100 mV and spurious drifts below 1 mV per hour.
Flexible and Stretchable Temperature Sensors Fabricated Using Solution‐Processable Conductive Polymer Composites
Authors: Dan Li , Elias Anastasia L.
Published: June 2020

Accurate monitoring of physiological temperatures is important for the diagnosis and tracking of various medical conditions. This work presents the design, fabrication, and characterization of temperature sensors using conductive polymer composites (CPCs) patterned on both flexible and stretchable substrates through both drop coating and direct ink writing (DIW). These composites were formed using a high melting point biopolymer polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB) as the matrix and the graphenic nanomaterial reduced graphene oxide (rGO) as the nanofiller (from 3 to 12 wt%), resulting in a material that exhibits a temperature‐dependent resistivity. At room temperature the composites exhibited electrical percolation behavior. Around the percolation threshold, both the carrier concentration and mobility were found to increase sharply. Sensors were fabricated by drop‐coating PHB‐rGO composites onto ink‐jet printed silver electrodes. The temperature coefficient of resistance was determined to be 0.018 /°C for pressed rGO powders and 0.008 /°C for the 3 wt% samples (the highest responsivity of all composites). Composites were found to have good selectivity to temperature with respect to pressure and moisture. Thermal mapping was demonstrated using 6 × 7 arrays of sensing elements. Stretchable devices with a meandering pattern were fabricated using DIW, demonstrating the potential for these materials in healthcare monitoring devices.
On‐Demand Manipulation of Liquid Metal Droplet via van der Waals Adhesion
Authors: Guo Jiarui , Wang Yang , Wang Xinpeng , Xing Yaowen , Hu Liang
Published: June 2020

The actuation of liquid metal droplets is the core in the development of future liquid metal‐based soft robotics or devices. In the present study, an intriguing phenomenon of actuating liquid metal droplets via van der Waals adhesion is introduced. Through the electrochemical interaction between liquid metal and nickel in an acid solution, the continuously generating hydrogen bubbles form capillary adhesion to surfaces, which provide the force bridge between two metals. Based on this mechanism, liquid metal can not only be manipulated by directly dragging a nickel rod, but also accurately and stably be driven by magnetic field due to the magnetism of nickel. In particular, the magnetic manipulation method involved in this study does not change the chemical nature of the liquid metal. With all the distinctive properties, this van der Waals force‐based liquid metal actuation may offer numerous inspirations in various fields including soft robotics, flexible electronics, and microfluidics.
Metasurface‐Based Spatial Phasers for Analogue Signal Processing
Authors: Chen Ming Zheng , Cheng Qiang , Xia Fen , Rashid Amir Khurrum , Dai Jun Yan , Zhang Cheng , Zhang Qingfeng , Cui Tie Jun
Published: June 2020

A dispersive delay structure, or phaser, is an integral part of analogue signal processor. A phaser is a circuit, whose group delay can be engineered to obtain the desired response as a function of frequency. Traditionally, phasers have been implemented in circuits or waveguide structures, but they can never deal with electromagnetic waves in free space due to limitation of natural materials. To resolve this drawback, a novel metasurface‐based structure, spatial phaser, for analogue signal processing in the spatial domain is proposed. A general design theory is put forward to realize the spatial phaser for manipulating the dispersive delay of electromagnetic waves. To demonstrate this method, three spatial phasers with different group‐delay responses are elaborately devised and a prototype that exhibits a positive‐triangular group delay from 8 to 10 GHz is fabricated. The experimental and simulation results show good agreement. This work will facilitate the development of real‐time analogue signal processing in spatial domain for applications in radars, electronic countermeasures, and other related areas.
Symptoms at midlife among women in Nagaland, India
Authors: Rulu Peteneinuo , Sievert Lynnette Leidy , Dhall Meenal , Bertone‐Johnson Elizabeth R.
Published: June 2020

Objectives

This article highlights the prevalence of symptom frequencies in Nagaland, India, with a focus on depressed mood and hot flashes. We also examine how symptoms cluster together among Naga women and identify factors associated with symptom experience. We hypothesized an elevated frequency of depressed mood because of the stresses associated with social responsibilities within a patriarchal culture, and a low frequency of hot flashes because of the thinness of the population.

Methods

Standardized questionnaires with close‐ended questions were used to determine the frequency of symptoms and sociodemographic and health parameters among women aged 35 to 65 years (n = 352). Factor analysis was used to examine the relations among symptoms. Bivariate analyses and linear regressions were also employed to identify sociodemographic and health factors associated with symptoms.

Results

Menopausal symptoms, such as feeling dizzy or faint, anxiety or panic, and excitable, were significantly higher in premenopausal women; hot flashes in perimenopausal women; and feeling tired or lack in energy, headaches, difficulty in sleeping, and muscle or joint pain in postmenopausal women. Four symptom factors were identified: symptoms related to the loss of estradiol, psychosomatic symptoms, uneasiness, and depressed mood. After adjusting for menopausal status, socioeconomic status, education, and self‐reported health status, body mass index was observed to be inversely associated with the depressed mood factor but not other factors.

Conclusion

In the context of Nagaland, India, having extra weight may contribute to emotional well‐being; however, further research is warranted.
A Near‐Infrared Emissive π‐Conjugated Polymer Consisting of an Excited‐State Intramolecular Proton Transfer Unit
Authors: Suzuki Naoya , Wakioka Masayuki , Ozawa Fumiyuki , Yamaguchi Shigehiro
Published: June 2020

Near infrared (NIR)‐emissive polymers are attractive luminescent materials due to their utilities in biological, optoelectronic, and telecommunication applications. Herein we report the use of a dialkylamine‐strapped dithienylpyrrole (DTP) as an excited‐state intramolecular proton transfer (ESIPT) building block for producing NIR‐emissive π‐conjugated polymers. The study of a series of model compounds showed that the extension of π‐conjugation with a moderately electron‐accepting comonomer unit, dithientyl‐substituted thiazolo[5,4‐d]thiazole (TzTz), effectively stabilizes the zwitterionic ESIPT state while increasing the oscillator strength for the electronic transition from the ESIPT state. Consequently, a polymer consisted of DTP and TzTz units exhibited a significantly red‐shifted emission, exceeding 750 nm, from the ESIPT state in polar solvents.
Nonlethal management of baboons on the urban edge of a large metropole
Authors: van Doorn Angela C. , O'Riain M. J.
Published: June 2020

The transformation of natural land for agricultural and urban use has displaced baboons from large parts of their historical distribution. Abundant resources within transformed areas, however, continue to attract baboons back into these human‐dominated areas resulting in chronic levels of conflict throughout much of Africa. In the city of Cape Town, chacma baboons (Papio ursinus) have been raiding human‐derived foods for over 200 years. In the last 20 years, the management of this conflict has shifted from predominantly lethal to nonlethal methods. In this study, we assess the success of field rangers to deter baboons from urban areas and investigate whether such management affects the diet and activity patterns of baboons. We opportunistically sampled baboon behavior and movement when field rangers were temporarily absent from managed troops in 2008. We also compared the intensity of baboon management by comparing one troop on days when the field rangers aggressively herded the troop away from the urban edge versus passively monitored them in 2004/2005. Our results reveal that when field rangers were absent, the two troops spent 70% and 80% of their time within the urban edge compared to 3% and 19% when they were present. Both troops also consumed more human‐derived foods when field rangers were absent. There was no significant change in the activity budget or daily distance traveled for either troop with and without field rangers. The intensity of herding did have an impact on baboon activity and high levels of herding significantly reduced time spent feeding and increased time spent traveling, socializing, and resting. Habitat use and dietary composition did not differ between high‐ and low‐herding days. Our results suggest that field rangers are a successful nonlethal method for reducing spatial overlap between baboons and urban areas but that intensive, unsystematic herding of the troop does have measurable impacts on behavior and should be prevented.