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Using an Extended Technology Acceptance Model for Online Strategic Video Games
Authors: Himang Melanie M. , Himang Celbert Mirasol , Ceniza Angie Monterde , Ocampo Lanndon
Published: November 2020

Due to the rising popularity of online strategic video games, it is crucial to examine the acceptance structure of these games. This study attempts to perform an acceptance evaluation of online strategic video games, particularly multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA), using an extended technology acceptance model (TAM) developed in the current literature and establish a predictive value in determining the behavioral intention in playing online strategic video games. To carry out this objective, a case study consisting of 439 undergraduate students as a sample was conducted. After the data filtering process which involves the removal of insincere responses and non-engaging responses and of those who have not played MOBA games, 278 research participants became the final sample. The questionnaire was created and underwent reliability analysis. Cronbach's alpha coefficient was computed to show the relatedness of each factor as well as to determine its validity and internal reliability. Nine factors were considered in this work that tested for significant relationships and predictive capabilities using structural equation modeling with AMOS software. These factors include altruism, social interaction, use context, perceived ease of enjoyment, perceived ease of use, perceived usefulness, attitude, flow, and behavior intention. Results show that the significant determinants of user behavior intention are the flow, attitude, and perceived ease of use while the perceived enjoyment, social interaction significantly influence attitudes in playing online strategic video games, use context, and flow. Furthermore, this work also demonstrates that altruism, social interaction, use context, perceived enjoyment, flow, and attitude are significant factors that can be added to extend TAM. These findings would serve as guidelines in the formulation of principles for game design and development.
The GJU Website Development Process and Best Practices
Authors: Al-Hawari Feras , Mai Al-Zu'bi  , Barham Hala , Sararhah Wael
Published: November 2020

This paper introduces a website development process comprised of six phases: requirements, content, design, development, launch, and maintenance. In this context, a website is considered the primary marketing channel for a university and has different characteristics than web-portals. In the content phase, a flat content structure with fielded content types has been defined to make the website content-rich and intuitive to navigate. In the design phase, reusable page templates and engaging UI components were proposed to improve website appearance, usability, and responsiveness. In the development phase, the development framework, technology stack, and development steps to build non-interactive websites have been suggested. Best practices to test, secure, and monitor the website before launching it were also covered in the launch phase. Hosting a website in-house requires addressing issues like quality assurance and system administration in the maintenance phase. Yet, the analytics reports and survey results showed that the suggested process enabled producing a high-quality website.
Is High ICT Intensity Always the Ideal?
Authors: Song Jiahe , Razi Muhammad A. , Tarn J. Michael
Published: November 2020

Virtual communication is a preferred working style for remotely structured teams to remain productivity while reducing cost. A variety of information and communication technologies (ICTs) are available for providing technical support to virtual teams. While companies as a whole have been accumulating a good deal of experience for executing virtual collaboration, challenges still exist due to the nature of different industries or organizations' business environment. The goal of this paper is to explore the types of ICTs adopted and ICT intensity implemented by contemporary virtual teams. Interview-based cases with companies located in U.S., U.K., and China were conducted to achieve our goal. Important insight for research and practice are discussed.
Investigating the Effects of Object-Relational Impedance Mismatch on the Efficiency of Object-Relational Mapping Frameworks
Authors: Colley Derek , Stanier Clare , Asaduzzaman Md
Published: November 2020

The object-relational impedance mismatch (ORIM) problem characterises differences between the object-oriented and relational approaches to data access. Queries generated by object-relational mapping (ORM) frameworks are designed to overcome ORIM difficulties and can cause performance concerns in environments which use object-oriented paradigms. The aim of this paper is twofold, first presenting a survey of database practitioners on the effectiveness of ORM tools followed by an experimental investigation into the extent of operational concerns through the comparison of ORM-generated query performance and SQL query performance with a benchmark data set. The results show there are perceived difficulties in tuning ORM tools and distrust around their effectiveness. Through experimental testing, these views are validated by demonstrating that ORMs exhibit performance issues to the detriment of the query and the overall scalability of the ORM-led approach. Future work on establishing a system to support the query optimiser when parsing and preparing ORM-generated queries is outlined.
Expert Detection and Recommendation Model With User-Generated Tags in Collaborative Tagging Systems
Authors: Shen Mengmeng , Wang Jun , Liu Ou , Wang Haiying
Published: November 2020

Tags generated in collaborative tagging systems (CTSs) may help users describe, categorize, search, discover, and navigate content, whereas the difficulty is how to go beyond the information explosion and obtain experts and the required information quickly and accurately. This paper proposes an expert detection and recommendation (EDAR) model based on semantics of tags; the framework consists of community detection and EDAR. Specifically, this paper firstly mines communities based on an improved agglomerative hierarchical clustering (I-AHC) to cluster tags and then presents a community expert detection (CED) algorithm for identifying community experts, and finally, an expert recommendation algorithm is proposed based the improved collaborative filtering (CF) algorithm to recommend relevant experts for the target user. Experiments are carried out on real world datasets, and the results from data experiments and user evaluations have shown that the proposed model can provide excellent performance compared to the benchmark method.
Calcium Phosphate Cement Plus 10% Wollastonite Whiskers: An In Vivo Study
Authors: de Souza Ana Claudia , McNulty Craig , Camilli José Ângelo , Bertran Celso Aparecido , Motisuke Mariana
Published: November 2020

Biomaterials can be used in several areas of regenerative bioengineering, and is a viable option in the repair of bone injuries. A number of different types of biomaterials have been studied in relation to bone repair. Ceramics such as α-TCP have low fracture toughness compared to natural bone, so reinforcements such as wollastonite whiskers are developed so that they can be used in places with greater overload. This study aimed to evaluate the biocompatibility and bone neoformation of α-TCP plus 10% wollastonite whiskers, in vivo. To obtain the cement, α-TCP powders with or without 10% wollastonite whiskers were added to an aqueous solution containing 2.5% by weight of Na2HPO4 (anhydrous bibasic sodium phosphate). The biomaterial then became a paste, which was molded into the critical 5 mm defect made in the parietal bone of Wistar rats. Ten rats were divided into two groups. The animals from each group were euthanized within 30 days. Calvaries were removed and subjected to histological processing with Eosin and Hematoxylin. The implementation of the whisker biomaterial revealed the formation of intensely vascularized connective tissue in the implemented region; however, animals with the biomaterial α-TCP showed the formation of this tissue around the implemented region. On the other hand, intense bone resorption was observed only in the animals with Wollastonite Whiskers, but new bone formation in both groups. The biomaterial evaluated was shown to be non-cytotoxic, resorbable, and capable of inducing bone neoformation; however, more studies should be carried out to assess the application of this biomaterial in bone injuries.
Innate Immune Memory to Repeated Borrelia burgdorferi Exposure Correlates with Murine In Vivo Inflammatory Phenotypes
Authors: Bernard Quentin , Hu Linden T.
Published: November 2020

Borrelia burgdorferi, the causative agent of Lyme disease, is transmitted by the bite of an infected tick. Once inoculated into the host dermis, it disseminates to various organs including distant skin sites, the heart, the joint and the nervous system. Most humans will develop an early skin manifestation called erythema migrans at the tick bite site. This can be followed by symptoms such as carditis, neuritis, meningitis, or arthritis if not treated. A specific mouse strain, C3H/HeN develops arthritis with B. burgdorferi infection whereas another strain, C57BL/6, develops minimal to no arthritis. Neither strain of mice show any skin signs of rash or inflammation. Factors that determine the presence of skin inflammation and the joint arthritis susceptibility in the host are only partially characterized. We show in this study that murine fibroblast-like synoviocytes display trained immunity, a program in some cells that results in increased inflammatory responses if the cell has previously come in contact with a stimulus, and that trained immunity in fibroblast-like synoviocytes tested ex vivo correlates with Lyme arthritis susceptibility. Conversely, skin fibroblasts do not exhibit trained immunity, which correlates with the absence of skin symptoms in these mice. Moreover, we demonstrate that the trained phenotype in FLS is affected by the cell environment, which depends on the host genetic background. Future studies expanding this initial report of the role of trained immunity on symptoms of B. burgdorferi infection may provide insight into the pathogenesis of disease in murine models.
T Follicular Regulatory Cell–Derived Fibrinogen-like Protein 2 Regulates Production of Autoantibodies and Induction of Systemic Autoimmunity
Authors: Sungnak Waradon , Wagner Allon , Kowalczyk Monika S. , Bod Lloyd , Kye Yoon-Chul , Sage Peter T. , Sharpe Arlene H. , Sobel Raymond A. , Quintana Francisco J. , Rozenblatt-Rosen Orit , Regev Aviv , Wang Chao , Yosef Nir , Kuchroo Vijay K.
Published: November 2020

T follicular regulatory (TFR) cells limit Ab responses, but the underlying mechanisms remain largely unknown. In this study, we identify Fgl2 as a soluble TFR cell effector molecule through single-cell gene expression profiling. Highly expressed by TFR cells, Fgl2 directly binds to B cells, especially light-zone germinal center B cells, as well as to T follicular helper (TFH) cells, and directly regulates B cells and TFH in a context-dependent and type 2 Ab isotype–specific manner. In TFH cells, Fgl2 induces the expression of Prdm1 and a panel of checkpoint molecules, including PD1, TIM3, LAG3, and TIGIT, resulting in TFH cell dysfunction. Mice deficient in Fgl2 had dysregulated Ab responses at steady-state and upon immunization. In addition, loss of Fgl2 results in expansion of autoreactive B cells upon immunization. Consistent with this observation, aged Fgl2−/− mice spontaneously developed autoimmunity associated with elevated autoantibodies. Thus, Fgl2 is a TFR cell effector molecule that regulates humoral immunity and limits systemic autoimmunity.
Tobacco use and associated mental symptoms and health risk behaviours amongst individuals 15 years or older in South Africa
Authors: Peltzer Karl , Pengpid Supa
Published: November 2020

Background: Tobacco use may deteriorate mental health and increase health risk behaviours.Aim: The aim of this investigation was to identify associations between tobacco use and mental illness symptoms and health risk behaviours in individuals 15 years or older in South Africa.Setting: Community-based national population sample in South Africa.Methods: Cross-sectional data were analysed from the ‘South African National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (SANHANES-1) 2012’, using a sample of 15 310 individuals 15 years or older (median age 33 years). Measures included information on tobacco use, sociodemographic factors, mental symptoms and health risk behaviour.Results: Compared to non-tobacco users, daily tobacco users were associated with psychological distress and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in adjusted logistic regression analysis, and with sleeping problems in unadjusted analysis. Past tobacco use, less than daily, and daily tobacco use were highly associated with a drinking problem. In terms of dietary variables, less than daily and daily tobacco use increased the odds of inadequate fruit intake and salty food intake, and daily tobacco use decreased the odds of fast food consumption. Past tobacco use, less than daily, and daily tobacco use were inversely associated with physical inactivity, and daily tobacco use was associated with not always washing hands before eating.Conclusions: The study showed that compared to non-tobacco users, daily tobacco users had significantly poorer mental health (psychological distress and PTSD) and increased odds for several health risk behaviours (drinking problem, inadequate fruit intake, salty food consumption and not always washing hands before eating) as compared to non-tobacco users.
Stereological and Histological Assessment of the Umbilical Cord in New-Born Rat
Authors: Altunkaynak Berrin Zuhal , Yahyazadeh Ahmad
Published: November 2020

Background:

Umbilical cord plays a crucial role in the continuation of pregnancy by transferring nutrition and oxygen across the placenta to the fetus. We aimed to investigate the morphometrical and histological features of the umbilical cords in new-born rats.

Materials and Methods:

The adult male and female rats were chosen for matting purpose in the present study. Briefly, ten adult Wistar albino rats (female, n = 5; male, n = 5) were randomly assigned into five groups of two animals (female, n = 1; male, n = 1). Immediately after parturition, two umbilical cords of new-born rats (0-day-old) from each group were randomly selected. Finally, ten umbilical cord samples were examined using the histological and stereological methods in the light and electron microscopes.

Results:

The total numbers of Hofbauer cells and mesenchymal stromal cells was estimated statistically. We also calculated the mean volume of umbilical cords, arteries and veins, as well as arterial and venous lumens. Our histological findings also exhibited the histological features of Hofbauer cells, mesenchymal stromal cell cells, and blood vessels.

Conclusion:

Our findings showed more detailed information about umbilical cord tissues and their components, and that may contribute to the diagnose of umbilical cord complications in the developing fetus.
Cytological Evaluation of Palpebral Lesions
Authors: Mondal Krishnendu , Mandal Rupali , Chakrabarti Indranil
Published: November 2020

Context:

Eyelids by virtue of its unique histomorphology give rise to multitudes of different pathological conditions. Appropriate preoperative cytological diagnoses of these cases are necessary to determine their optimal therapy.

Aims:

The aims of this study were to evaluate the utility of various cytological techniques in diagnosing the definite pathology for palpebral lesions and thereby to highlight the drawbacks associated with cytology in this context.

Materials and Methods:

Fine-needle cytology with or without applying the aspiration was the preferable method. Ulcerated lesions were sampled through scrapings.

Results:

Totally 62 cases were examined. Cytologically, 22 lesions were diagnosed as nonneoplastic, 38 lesions were neoplastic, and nondiagnostic material was obtained twice. Malignant tumors predominated among the neoplastic cases. Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) was the most common malignancy observed. On histopathological corroboration, benign skin adnexal tumor was found to be the most frequently misinterpreted entity. Two (out of four cases) of those tumors were confirmed as melanocytic nevus and BCC. A single case of squamous cell carcinoma was also cytodiagnostically erred into sebaceous carcinoma.

Conclusions:

Cytologically palpebral pathologies, including the neoplastic ones, are at times vulnerable to misinterpretation. To avert such dilemma, it is better to readily excise any recurrent lesion, basaloid neoplasm, or any necrohemorrhagic lesion presumptive of overshadowing the neoplastic pathology underneath.
Adjuvant Chemotherapy for Resected Ampulla of Vater Carcinoma: Retrospective Analysis of 646 Patients
Authors: Kim Jwa Hoon , Jeong Jae Ho , Ryoo Baek-Yeol , Kim Kyu-pyo , Chang Heung-Moon , Oh Dongwook , Song Tae Jun , Lee Sang Soo , Seo Dong Wan , Lee Sung Koo , Kim Myung-Hwan , Park Yejong , Kwon Jae Woo , Hwang Dae Wook , Lee Jae Hoon , Lee Woohyung , Kim Song Cheol , Yoo Changhoon , Song Ki Byung
Published: November 2020

Purpose This study evaluated the efficacy of adjuvant chemotherapy (AC) in patients with resected ampulla of Vater (AoV) carcinoma.Materials and Methods Data from 646 patients who underwent surgical resection at Asan Medical Center between 2000 and 2017 were retrospectively reviewed.Results The median age of the patients was 62 years, and 54.2% were male. Patients were classified into AC group (n=165, 25.5%) and no AC group (n=481, 74.5%). With a median follow-up duration of 88 months, in patients with stage I, II, III, median recurrence-free survival (RFS) was not reached, 44 months, and 15 months, respectively, and the median overall survival (OS) were not reached, 88 months and 35 months, respectively. Despite no statistical significance, RFS and OS were better in stage II patients with AC than in those without AC (median RFS, 151 months vs. 38 months; p=0.156 and median OS, 153 months vs. 74 months; p=0.299). In multivariate analysis for RFS and OS, TNM stage, R1 resection status, presence of lymphovascular invasion, and perineural invasion remained significant factors, whereas AC (hazard ratio [HR], 0.74; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.54 to 1.00; p=0.052) was marginally related with RFS. After propensity score matching in only stage II/III patients, RFS and OS with AC were numerically longer than those without AC (HR, 0.80; 95% CI, 0.60 to 1.06; p=0.116 and HR, 0.77; 95% CI, 0.56 to 1.06; p=0.111).Conclusion AC with fluoropyrimidine did not improve survival of patients with resected AoV carcinoma. However, multivariate analysis with prognostic factors showed a marginally significant survival benefit with AC.
Advanced Introduction to Legal Research Methods
Authors:   Tilburg University and University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands, Hirsch Ballin Ernst
Published: November 2020

Written by Ernst Hirsch Ballin, this original Advanced Introduction uncovers the foundations of legal research methods, an area of legal scholarship distinctly lacking in standardisation. The author shows how such methods differ along critical, empirical, and fundamental lines, and how our understanding of these is crucial to overcoming crises and restoring trust in the law. Key topics include a consideration of law as a normative language and an examination of the common objects of legal research.
Gulliver at the Crossroads: America’s Strategy During the Global Transition
Authors: Tsygankov A. P.
Published: November 2020

The article discusses the modern stage of international relations as a transition from the US-centric to another, polycentric world order. America has many opportunities to infl uence the formation of the future world order, which it uses for maintaining a dominant role in the world. However, America also has severe weaknesses for making the global transition; the main one considers the psychological unpreparedness of the country’s establishment for a change in the global role of the United States. The country’s transitional situation gives rise to an identity crisis, accompanied by the most heated debates in the political class regarding the development of foreign policy and strategy. In the variety of positions and narratives of the American strategy, one can distinguish (1) proponents of the liberal globalization and maintaining America’s dominant position, (2) advocates of superpower status and resource dominance by coercion and (3) realists or those who call for building a new global balance of power and coordinating the US interests with other powers. This identity crisis is associated with the globally changing position of the country that has been at the center of the international system for the past 75 years. The American political class was never monolithic before and even during the Cold War, representing a range of diff erent foreign policy ideas and positions. However, foreign policy disagreements previously did not question the national identity and fundamental value of the country. For America, these values were associated with a global role in promoting the ideals of freedom and liberal democracy, previously underpinned by confrontation with the USSR. The disappearance of the Soviet power strengthened the position of liberal globalists and enhanced the strategic narrative of the global promotion of American values. The diff erence of the contemporary period is that nationalists and realists no longer accept the arguments of liberal globalists, resulting in a deepening of ideological polarization in the political class and society. The domestic ideational and political crisis splits the elites, delays the transition to a new world order, and makes it impossible to pursue a sound international strategy. Such a strategy will be the result of both an internal political struggle and a response of the country’s leadership to the processes of pluralization and polycentrism developing in the world.
Ekoteologi : Tinjauan Teologi Terhadap Keselamatan Lingkungan Hidup
Authors: Ngabalin Marthinus
Published: November 2020

AbstractThe world created by God, with everything in it is saved as an expression of God’s justice that should be guarded to maintain a cosmological balance for the welfare of all beings. However, it is realized, that human individualism often control itself to exploit nature. It is realized that the conception of salvation possessed by the Church had long been dominated by human-centered theology of salvation, consciously putting aside the conscience of life and salvation which are also the right of all beings. This research is a qualitative research with a literature study approach. This study aims to explain the ecotheology of the environment, its model and its implementation as a human effort in overcoming natural and environmental problems.Keywords: Nature; life; salvation; ecotheology AbstrakDunia yang diciptakan oleh Allah, dengan segala sesuatu yang mendiaminya diselamatkan sebagai wujud keadilan Allah yang patut dikawal untuk menjaga keseimbangan kosmologi bagi kesejahteraan segala makhluk. Namun di dalam kenyatannya, sikap individualisme manusia seringkali menguasai dirinya untuk mengeksploitasi alam. Disadari bahwa konsep keselamatan yang dimiliki oleh Gereja sudah sejak lama didominasi oleh teologi keselamatan yang bersifat berpusat pada manusia, yang secara sadar mengesampingkan nurani kehidupan dan keselamatan yang juga adalah hak segala makhluk. Penelitian merupakan penelitian kualitatif dengan pendekatan studi pustaka. Penelitian ini memiliki tujuan untuk menjelaskan ekoteologi lingkungan hidup, model serta implementasinya sebagai upaya manusia dalam mengatasi masalah alam dan lingkungan hidup.Kata Kunci: Alam; Kehidupan; Keselamatan, Ekoteologi
La contribution de Ramón Rodríguez à l’essor de la phénoménologie herméneutique dans le monde hispanophone
Authors: Grondin Jean
Published: November 2020

L’un des grands mérites de Ramón Rodríguez est d’avoir ouvert l’Espagne (et avec elle le vaste univers hispanophone) au reste du monde philosophique dont elle avait été assez largement coupée au cours des décennies asphyxiantes du franquisme. Après 1975, l’Espagne avait soif d’ouverture et besoin d’un élargissement de ses horizons philosophiques. Dans cette situation, le travail de pionnier de Ramón Rodríguez dans le champ de la phénoménologie herméneutique s’est avéré providentiel. Pour l’auteur de ces lignes, la rencontre avec Ramón Rodríguez fut aussi providentielle.
CHALLENGES OF CONTEMPORARY SCHOOL FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF FUTURE TEACHERS
Authors:   University of Primorska, Faculty of Education, Kovačič Kuzmić Martina , Jenko Matija , Lepičnik Vodopivec Jurka
Published: November 2020

Globalization, technological development, and migration are just some of the factors the modern society is facing, with its many challenges that inevitably affect the field of education. Many authors find that society, as we know it, is in the process of profound transformation which, firstly, brings about the need and necessity to reflect the knowledge and competencies needed to live and work in the future, and secondly, encourages new forms of education and teaching to enhance these competencies. In doing so, the question is whether schools are following these trends and if teaching methods are moving from conventional to more modern pedagogical approaches. The aim of the article is to identify the views of the students of the Faculty of Education, University of Primorska on the knowledge and competencies that would be indispensable for teachers in the future
CAUSES OF LEARNING DIFFICULTIES IN THE TRANSITIONFROM CLASS TEACHING TO SUBJECT TEACHING
Authors:   Univerzitet u Novom Sadu, Filozofski fakultet, Tomčić Lana
Published: November 2020

The period of transition from class teaching to subject teaching is marked by changes that greatly affect students. The aim of the paper is to analyze the potential causes that lead to learning difficulties in the transition from class teaching to subject teaching. The goal is achieved at the theoretical level, applying the method of theoretical analysis and content analysis technique. Because of the pre-puberty and puberty period that they are in, students are in a phase of intense growth and development where they are more easily fatigued; their attention is short-lived, which often leads to clumsiness in performing activities and solving tasks. The analysis of the results of the research so far indicates that the fifth grade students are achieving lower school success compared to the previous four years of schooling. The causes of many difficulties that occur in the fifth grade are: the volume and difficulty of the teaching material, the difference in the criteria of students’ assessment, the problem of adaptation to changes in work, the adaptation of teaching procedures to the age of students. The pedagogical implications of this paper are reflected in the identification of causes and their prevention in order to ensure the best possible adaptation of students to new changes.
İSLAMİ FİNANS LİTERATÜRÜNÜN RETROSPEKTİFİ: GEÇMİŞ VE GELECEK ÖNGÖRÜLERİ ÜZERİNE BİBLİYOMETRİK BİR ANALİZ
Authors: KARAOĞLAN Dr. Sadik
Published: November 2020

Bu çalışmanın amacı İslami finans literatürünü oluşturan bütün çalışmaları çeşitli sınıflandırma kriterlerine dayanarak analiz etmek ve araştırma eğilimleri hakkında bir bakış açısı sunmaktır. Bu amaçla, çalışmaların başlığında, özetinde ve anahtar kelimelerinde “Islamic finance” kavramı geçen ve Scopus veri tabanında ulaşılabilen 1786 çalışma irdelenmiştir. R programı yardımıyla çalışma verileri bibliyometrik analiz yöntemiyle mercek altına alınmıştır. Analizlerden elde edilen bulgulara göre, İslami finans literatürüne 2019 ve 2020 yıllarında 368 yeni çalışma eklenmiş ve analize dahil edilen bütün çalışmaların anahtar kelimeleri incelendiğinde en çok öne çıkanlar İslami bankacılık, sukuk, Malezya ve İslam hukuku kavramları olmuştur. 1990 – 2020 döneminde İslami finans alanında en fazla çalışmanın yapıldığı üniversitelerin bulunduğu ülke olarak ilk sırada karşımıza Malezya çıkmaktadır. Bibliyometrik analizden elde edilen ampirik bulgular ayrıca İslami finans alanında en fazla atıf alan yazarlar ve çalışmalar, en çok makale yayımlanan dergiler ve en sık ortak çalışma yapan ülkeleri içermekle birlikte bu bulguların literatürün kavramsal, entelektüel ve sosyal yapısı hakkında önemli bilgiler sağlayacağı değerlendirilmektedir.
Toward A Restoration of Societal Ethos with Reference on Chinua Achebe’s Writings
Authors:   Faculté des Lettres, Arts et Sciences Humaines, Université Marien Ngouabi, Congo., EPOUNDA Mexan Serge
Published: November 2020

Traditional oral literature of Africa is counted as one of the most distinctly and varied categories of African literature with Chinua Achebe as pioneer. In his writings, Achebe takes on the roles of social commentator and crusader through the conduit of orature to criticize the devaluation of cultural and societal norms. His later novels can be read imbued with the lamentation of the death of moral and social values in Nigerian society; the unspoken degradation of Nigerian immigrants in Europe and America, and the frequency with which corrupt practices have undermined the nation’s development. This paper examines how Achebe’s writings canvasses for a re-examination of societal ethos, which demands that the contemporary Nigeria settles. Therefore, the necessary actions should be taken in restoring, maintaining and preserving the oral tradition. Preservation is not just limited to keeping the form of oral tradition in the community, but the values that contained in the oral tradition with the past by recovering social, moral and cultural codes for the restoration of human dignity.
Consumo da alimentação escolar e qualidade da dieta de escolares
Authors: Facchini Andreia , Campagnolo Paula Dal Bo
Published: November 2020

Objetivo: Verificar associação entre consumo da alimentação escolar e ingestão de nutrientes e qualidade da dieta em escolares da cidade de São Leopoldo. Métodos: Análise transversal com dados de crianças de 7 a 8 anos. Foram realizados dois recordatórios de 24 horas para a ingestão de nutrientes. O consumo de alimentos ultraprocessados e o Índice de Alimentação Saudável (HEI) foram avaliados a partir desse instrumento. As crianças foram questionadas quanto a origem do (s) lanche (s) realizado (s) na escola: se levado de casa, comprado na cantina ou a alimentação oferecida pela escola. Resultados: Dados de 313 crianças foram analisados e observou-se que 32,6% consumiam a alimentação escolar exclusivamente. Em comparação com os demais grupos, o que consumiu exclusivamente a alimentação escolar obteve maior consumo de fibras (p=0,017), menor consumo de ultraprocessados e menor percentual de energia vindo desse tipo de alimento (p<0,001). A média da pontuação do HEI foi maior (p=0,041) e a prevalência de dieta pobre foi menor (p=0,027) entre os que consumiam a alimentação escolar. Conclusão: As crianças que consumiram exclusivamente a alimentação escolar apresentaram melhor qualidade da dieta, menor consumo de alimentos ultraprocessados e maior consumo de fibras e proteína em relação as que trouxeram o lanche de casa, adquiriram na cantina ou consumiram lanches de mais de uma origem.
Atividades de autocuidado nutricional entre indivíduos com diabetes tipo 2
Authors: Gama Dos Anjos Joyce , Maia Leite Luisa Helena
Published: November 2020

Objetivo: Avaliar atividades de autocuidado nutricional entre indivíduos com diabetes tipo 2. Métodos: Foi conduzido um estudo transversal entre indivíduos diabéticos tipo 2 de um hospital universitário da cidade do Rio de Janeiro, no período de janeiro 2018 a abril 2019. Foram incluídos 46 indivíduos adultos. Utilizouse registros médicos e nutricionais como fonte de dados sobre informações pessoais, clínicas e de ações de autocuidado nutricional. Teste t de student foi usado para comparar variáveis contínuas e Qui-quadrado para variáveis categóricas. p≤ 0.05 foi considerado significativo. Resultados: A idade média dos participantes foi de 62,2 ± 8,2 anos. A maioria eram mulheres 33 (71,7%). Dados do controle do diabetes mostram glicemia média 132 ± 40,8 mg/dl e hemoglobina A1c 7,4 ± 1,5 %. Fatores de risco cardiovascular mais prevalentes foram hipertensão arterial 45 (97,8%), seguido de sobrepeso 43 (93,4%). Observou-se falhas na adesão ao tratamento medicamentoso, menores em mulheres comparadas, respectivamente aos homens (90,0% vs. 96,1%, p=0,451). A avaliação das ações de autocuidado nutricional mostrou que somente 15,0% dos indivíduos realizavam autovigilância da glicemia; 72,0% referiram ter horários fixos para as refeições, porém somente sete (15,2%) adotavam práticas alimentares suficientes para o controle do diabetes. A maioria não era capaz de reajustar a alimentação de acordo com as medidas de autovigilância da glicemia (98,0%). Conclusões: Os resultados deste estudo mostram, no grupo estudado, pobre gerenciamento do diabetes apontando para a necessidade de ações de educação nutricional específicas para o autocuidado nutricional, reforçando a autonomia dos indivíduos como estratégia para o melhor controle dessa enfermidade.
Excesso de peso e índice de conicidade em idosos com diabetes mellitus
Authors: Pimentel Giselly Maria da Costa , Wanderley Paloma Travassos de Queiróz Coutinho , Tavares Fernanda Cristina de Lima Pinto
Published: November 2020

Objetivo: Verificar a frequência de excesso de peso e classificação do índice de conicidade em idosos com diabetes mellitus. Metodologia: Estudo de natureza quantitativa, de corte transversal, realizado em usuários de uma Unidade Básica de Saúde da cidade de Recife-PE. A coleta de dados decorreu em duas etapas. A primeira etapa constituiu-se com a partir da aplicação de um questionário sociodemográfico, identificando as seguintes variáveis: idade, sexo, estado civil, escolaridade, doenças crônicas não transmissíveis, renda e sua origem. Na segunda etapa, foram mensurados os indicadores antropométricos compostos por peso, altura, circunferência da cintura (CC), cálculo do índice de massa corporal (IMC) e o cálculo do índice de conicidade (IC). Resultados: A idade média dos participantes foi de 71,5 (± 6,85), sendo a idade mínima 60 e a máxima 85 anos. 91,5% dos pacientes, apresentavam entre uma ou mais enfermidades associadas ao diabetes mellitus, sendo as mais recorrentes a hipertensão arterial sistêmica, dislipidemias, doença renal e cardiopatias. Segundo avaliação antropométrica, a média de índice de massa corporal dos indivíduos foi de 27,44 (±5,18) kg/m², compatível com a classificação de excesso de peso para esta medida, IMC>27kg/m²; a circunferência da cintura obteve média de 97,70 (±11,15) cm, sendo a classificação de risco cardiovascular pela CC, > 80cm para mulheres e > 94cm para homens, e do Índice de conicidade foi de 1,39 (±0,08), representando o risco para doenças cardiovasculares, com pontos de corte de >1,18 para mulheres e >1,25 para homens. Conclusão: Conclui-se que a maioria dos participantes, idosos diabéticos, estavam com excesso de peso, e a quase totalidade era classificada com índice de conicidade como risco cardiovascular.
CRISPR Cas System: an efficient tool for cancer modelling
Authors: Mehran Akhtar  , Tazkira Jamal  , Mudassir Khan  , Shah Rukh Khan  , Shohra Haider  , Fazal jalil
Published: November 2020

Abstract

The Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats–Cas-9 (CRISPR-Cas9) system has been a revolutionising tool in the field of molecular genetics, which provides a versatile range of editing potentials. Researchers can produce breaks or alter genomes with ease using the system. Cancer is one of the multi-gene diseases whose genes need to be studied in detail. The CRISPR-Cas9 technology may also provide a promising potential in the field of cancer genetics. The current narrative review comprised 50 research articles which were keenly analysed and the applications and outcomes of CRISPR-Cas9 system in cancer genetics were comprehensively and critically discussed. It was concluded that application of the system had great potential to help understand cancer biology of various types and could be used for its genetic modelling. However, much work is still needed to be done to apply the technology for understanding...Continuous...
Processos criativos individuais: Ema M e a ficção do desenho científico
Authors: Prieto Margarida
Published: November 2020

Este artigo incide sobre a exposição de desenhos intitulada Animália & Vegetália realizada pela artista portuguesa Ema M e onde é possível observar como uma exposição pode assumir um carácter site-specific apropriando-se do espaço expositivo e transformando-o quer pela montagem das obras, quer pela iluminação, quer pela performance que o observador é levado a fazer durante o processo de fruição dos desenhos expostos.
Fotos & Palavras, Imagem & Linguagem:
Authors: Zorzal Bruno
Published: November 2020

Neste texto, refletimos de que maneira a aliança entre fotografia e escrita significaria uma multiplicação das possibilidades para artistas se relacionarem aos fenômenos da realidade. Nos perguntamos também de que modo as peculiaridades dos processos artísticos e obras criadas da aliança entre foto e texto impõem uma reflexão, então, sobre a própria fotografia e suas imagens.
¿Tramas, nichos, nidos o experimentos fenomenológicos en umécuro?
Authors: Genis Carmen Martínez , Souza João Wesley de
Published: November 2020

Enlazar un experimento artístico realizado en los bordes de una laguna en Umécuaro, Michoacán, México en 2017, con el campo de la fenomenología es el reto de este artículo. Objetivando a esta finalidad presentaremos como antecedentes a esta posibilidad de relación, la teoría del No Objeto propuesta por Ferreira Gullar, y su consecuencia en la experiencia artística llevada a cabo en Brasil en los años sesenta. En conclusión, llegamos a una posibilidad de entendimiento, donde admitimos el Arte Participativo, o Relacional, como un dispositivo conceptual que condiciona tal hecho, como una forma más de conocimiento.
INVESTIGATION OF MULTI-CYCLE FATIGUE OF EQUIPMENT AND MACHINERY ELEMENTS UNDER COMPLEX STRESS CONDITIONS AND NON- STATIONARY LOADING
Authors:   Taraz State University named after M. H. Dulati, S. J. JASEN  , D. K. JAKIYEV  ,   Taraz State University named after M. H. Dulati, S. S. ZHUNISBEKOV  ,   Taraz State University named after M. H. Dulati
Published: November 2020

A computational and experimental method for estimating the fatigue life of structural elements of machines operating under complex cyclic stress conditions and non-stationary loading is considered. Comparison of the results of the calculations and experimental data indicated the effectiveness of the kinetic equation of multi-cycle fatigue damage based on the energy concentration of fatigue failure.
Computer research of the mathematical model of ethnic group development
Authors:   L. N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University, TURSYNGALIYEVA G. N.
Published: November 2020

This article highlights the main factors – subsystems that affect the development processes of ethnic groups. A mathematical model of ethnic groups is constructed and a computer study of this system is carried out. A qualitative study of the dynamic system of ethnic groups is carried out for the case when political differentiation and the degree of adaptation is constant. Relations are written out characterizing the number of equilibrium states, their type, the number of singular points at infinity, and phase portraits are presented using application programs. This computer study on a given set of characteristics will allow you to simulate the occurrence of problem situations and make changes in advance.
Pedagogical Approach for Effective Teaching of English Language in Nigerian Secondary Schools
Authors: Oparinde Yemi , Emmanuel Ogechi , Olarewaju Ogundele Michael
Published: November 2020

This paper examined the pedagogical approaches to the teacher  learning of English language in Nigerian secondary  schools. However, the paper identified the concepts and types of pedagogical approaches. The factors affecting pedagogical approach for effective teaching and learning of English language. It was therefore concluded that the most effective pedagogical approach for the teaching-learning process of English language is the use of child centredness approach, activity oriented prorgamme it was therefore recommended that teachers should be curriculum. It was noted that  effective use of pedagogical approach enhances effective teaching learning of English language especially in Nigerian secondary schools.
Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of Community Pharmacists towards Pharmacovigilance and Adverse Drug Reactions: A Study from Sudan
Authors: Mohammed Tahir Rana , Hussein Mustafa
Published: November 2020

Purpose: The concept of Pharmacovigilance (PhV) evolved to improve patient safety and the quality of provided healthcare. Community pharmacists are considered to be key players in the process of PhV and reporting adverse drug reactions (ADRs).The aim of this study is to assess the knowledge, attitude, and practice of community pharmacists in relation to pharmacovigilance and adverse drug reactions.
Study Design: A cross sectional study.
Subjects and Methods: An observational cross-sectional survey was carried out among community pharmacists in Sudan to evaluate their knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) towards Pharmacovigilance. The study was carried out between March and May 2020, including 201 community pharmacists who were selected through simple random sampling. A self-administered questionnaire was used as a data collection tool. Statistical analysis was carried out using SPSS software version 24.
Results: A total of 201 community pharmacists were included in the survey. Females constituted 68.7% of the study participants. Two-thirds of the study population were between 23 and 30 years of age. The majority had a career experience between 1 and 5 years (52.2%). The mean knowledge score among males was 3.48 (± 1.51), and 3.75 (± 1.36) among females. The difference in the mean knowledge score between the two genders was not statistically significant (p-value 0.197). 73.1% showed a positive attitude towards Pharmacovigilance. The mean attitude score was higher among females (2.97 vs 2.90). However, the difference was not statistically significant (p-value 0.662).
Conclusion: Community pharmacists may have a prominent role in responding to the increase of  ADR reporting if they have enough knowledge about Pharmacovigilance and how to report it. This survey showed that community pharmacists had a positive attitude about ADR but, unfortunately, many of them had insufficient knowledge.
Naive Bayes Algorithm Using Selection of Correlation Based Featured Selections Features for Chronic Diagnosis Disease
Authors: Santiko Irfan , Honggo Ikhsan
Published: November 2020

Chronic kidney disease is a disease that can cause death, because the pathophysiological etiology resulting in a progressive decline in renal function, and ends in kidney failure. Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) has now become a serious problem in the world. Kidney and urinary tract diseases have caused the death of 850,000 people each year. This suggests that the disease was ranked the 12th highest mortality rate. Some studies in the field of health including one with chronic kidney disease have been carried out to detect the disease early, In this study, testing the Naive Bayes algorithm to detect the disease on patients who tested positive for negative CKD and CKD. From the results of the test algorithm accuracy value will be compared against the results of the algorithm accuracy before use and after feature selection using feature selection Featured Correlation Based Selection (CFS), it is known that Naive Bayes algorithm after feature selection that is 93.58%, while the naive Bayes without feature selection the result is 93.54% accuracy. Seeing the value of a second accuracy testing Naive Bayes algorithm without using the feature selection and feature selection, testing both these algorithms including the classification is very good, because the accuracy value above 0.90 to 1.00. Included in the excellent classification. higher accuracy results.
Tourist Motivationstrategies and Activities Reference to Maharashtra, India
Authors: Kasgari Bagherbagherian
Published: November 2020

The study investigates tourist’s motivationstrategies with a segmentation approach in order to give an understanding of the theory of motivationstrategies in general and the motivation factors influencing consumer decision making in a tourism context in particular. The research findings identified two tourist segments based on motivationstrategies , referred to as “Traditional Tourists” and “Nightlife and Positive Recommenders”, with social and intellectual motivationstrategies found as the strongest motivations .Based on the findings of the study, some policy recommendations are given to the local tourism marketers and managers in order to develop the local tourism industry appropriately.
REGIONAL RURAL BANK’S FOUR AND A HALF DECADE JOURNEY
Authors: Revankar Ashok
Published: November 2020

Regional Rural Banks have been conceived mainly for meeting the requirements of ruralites and to uplift them by providing necessary timely financial assistance. The regional Rural banks appeared in the Indian banking map with a number of objectives. In spite of their success and failure, these banks definitely tried to reach the rural mass. These banks which emerged as new species in the arena of Indian banking system have done a good
work and have to travel a long way by facing many challenges. In the process of rural development certainly Regional Rural Banks are playing crucial role. Their existence is necessary, and they have to come out with strong, viable institutions in the days to come.
Development of a Measurement Scale in Marketing and Management Fields: its Methodological Phases and Controls
Authors: Ouarda Djeffel
Published: November 2020

This article aims to demystify the steps in the measurement scale design and development in the marketing and management fields, and it presents an overview of the reliability and validity aspects to help researchers to develop appropriate measurement scales and to improve their development process. More specifically, it explains the necessary steps of tool development which includes the conceptual definition in which items are generated and content validation is checked, a Survey management in that Pre-test is conducted, the sample size is determined,  and reliability is calculated, next, to reduce the initial item number the exploratory factor analysis is conducted, and internal consistency is examined,  finally, the confirmatory factor analysis is used to test the significance of the scale, and to test the convergent and discriminate validity.
Assistance Program for the Creation of SMEs in Algeria: the Case of National Agency for Micro Credit Management
Authors: Hadefi Abdelkrim Zoheir , Bensaid Mohamed
Published: November 2020

This study examines how microcredit improved entrepreneurial activity in emerging economies as a mechanism of economic growth and to reduce poverty and financial inequalities, particularly in Algeria, using the example of the National Microcredit Agency. Basic on microdata survey of 150 beneficiaries of this type of financing in the Wilaya of Mascara. The results show that there is a strong correlation between microcredit and the number of SMEs created, microcredit has deployed the number of SMEs by 37.9% but on the other hand, the effect of microcredit in rural areas is not similar to the effect observed in urban areas.