bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Environmental factors of utilizing steel slag as building materials and backfill materials
Authors: Le Thi Song , Le Tuan Anh , Cao Tu Mai , Le Cao Chien , Nguyen Thi Tam
Published: August 2022

This study aims to present about national and international regulations, standards reletated to environment parameters when using steel slag as building materials and backfill materials. As a part of this research, environmetal tests were undertaken to determine the hazardous components, natural radioactivity and potential of leaching heavy metals of steel slag samples. The laboratory test results shown that steel slag is classified as a non-hazardous industrial waste. In terms of natural radioactivity, steel slags were found to pose no environmetal risks for use as building materials and backfill material. Although trace amount of heavy metals was found in steel slag components, leachable heavy metals analysis implied the low possibility of leaching issue for steel slag applications. To give out a comprehensive conclusion on the environment impact of the use of steel slag, further environmental tests under actual conditions need to be performed. However, this initial laboratory test results demonstrated that steel slags have a great potential for use as building materials and backfill material without environmetal risks surrounding the area of use.
Analysis of Dances with Wolves from the Perspective of Deep Ecology
Authors: Wang Zhongxia
Published: August 2022

Dances with Wolves (1988), the masterpiece of Michael Blake, tells the story of a Civil War-era United States Army lieutenant named Dunbar who was dispatched to the American frontier to find a military post, and who eventually blended in the community of the aboriginals, Lakota. Since its publication, there have been many interpretations of the novel. However, no one has carried out research on the novel from the perspective of deep ecology, one of the basic branches of ecocriticism. As all the other writers pondering the relationship between humans and the environment, Blake launched a call on humankind to reflect deeply on environmental crisis and most of his works were brimmed with concerns over the relationship between humans and the environment. This paper intends to interpret Dances with Wolves from deep ecological perspective and to explore the ecological ideas implied in the novel. Firstly, the paper gives a sketch of deep ecology, the ultimate norms of deep ecology and the concept wilderness which the author of this paper will apply to the study. Secondly, the paper expounds the protagonist Dunbar’s Self-realization through analyzing his adventure on the prairie. The paper respectively illuminates his Self-realization from three aspects: Dunbar’s adventure in the wilderness, Dunbar’s intimacy with his initiator Two Socks and Dunbar’s companionship with his mentor Kicking Bird. The last part of the paper is a conclusion that summarizes the social significance of Dunbar’s Self-realization. For the common benefit of the whole ecosystem, Michael Blake, with the book, advocates human beings to cultivate ecological consciousness, to possess the ecological responsibility, to respect the values and rights of all forms of life and to live in harmony with nature.
Roldós y Tiroleses, la primera gran fusión empresarial en el sector publicitario español (1929-1932)
Authors: Serra Folch Carolina , Martorell Castellano Cristina
Published: August 2022

El papel dinamizador de la Exposición Internacional de 1929 se concreta en una nueva fisonomía del panorama empresarial español. En el sector publicitario —actividad económica de suma importancia en la historia contemporánea—, este impulso se materializa en la primera gran fusión de agencias de publicidad de España, la Empresa Española Roldós-Tiroleses, S. A., de Publicidad (1929-1932), con delegaciones en once ciudades. A pesar de su importancia, la información publicada al respecto es inexacta y confusa. A partir de fuentes primarias y mediante el análisis de datos inéditos, esta investigación describe el recorrido de esta alianza y completa el vacío informativo existente.
Het recht op gelijke behandeling, ook voor derdelanders?
Authors: Minderhoud P.E. , Oosterom-Staples H.
Published: August 2022

Het recht op gelijke behandeling, ook voor derdelanders?

In een periode van één jaar heeft het Hof van Justitie vijf uitspraken gedaan over het recht op gelijke behandeling dat is opgenomen in verschillende richtlijnen die het verblijf van derdelanders in een lidstaat regelen. Met deze uitspraken draagt het Hof van Justitie bij aan de versterking van de gelijke behandeling van rechtmatig in de Europese Unie verblijvende derdelanders op het terrein van de sociale zekerheid en daarmee hun integratie in de lidstaat waar zij rechtmatig verblijf genieten.

HvJ 25 november 2020, C-302/19, ECLI:EU:C:2020:957 (INPS/WS); HvJ 25 november 2020, C-303/19 ECLI:EU:C:2020:958 (INPS/VR); HvJ 10 juni 2021, C-94/20, ECLI:EU:C:2021:477 (Land Oberöstereich/KV); HvJ 2 september 2021, C-350/20 ECLI:EU:C:2021:659 (O.D. e.a./INPS); HvJ 28 oktober 2021, C-462/20, ECLI:EU:C:2021:894 (ASGI e.a./Presidenza del Consiglio dei Ministri – Dipartimento per le politiche della famiglia, Ministero dell’Economia e delle Finanze).
De Evaluatiewet Wfpp: tussenstation of voorlopig eindstation?
Authors: Broeksteeg J.L.W. , Gijsenbergh J.
Published: August 2022

De Evaluatiewet Wfpp: tussenstation of voorlopig eindstation?

Op 12 april jl. stemde de Tweede Kamer in met de ‘Wijziging van de Wet financiering politieke partijen in verband met de evaluatie van deze wet’ (hierna: de Evaluatiewet Wfpp). De aanleiding voor het wetsvoorstel was – hoewel niet expliciet in het wetsvoorstel weergegeven – meerledig. Van de zijde van Group of States against Corruption (GRECO) is telkenmale aangedrongen op duidelijke regels omtrent (transparante) partijfinanciering. Bovendien doen zich in de praktijk met enige regelmaat vragen voor over de aanvaardbaarheid van giften en buitenlandse financiering.
Van partij naar persoon? Niet als het aan de Raad van State ligt
Authors: van Vugt E.Y.
Published: August 2022

Van partij naar persoon? Niet als het aan de Raad van State ligt

Op 16 juni jl. publiceerde de Raad van State op zijn website 125 adviezen van de Afdeling advisering. Een daarvan had betrekking op het wetsvoorstel ‘Met één stem meer keus’, dat strekt tot wijziging van het kiesstelsel. Het advies is ronduit vernietigend. Dit artikel bespreekt de kritiek van de Afdeling advisering van de Raad van State op het voorstel, met hier en daar een kritische kanttekening of aanvulling.
Analisis Model Kesuksesan Sistem Informasi Studi Kasus : Penggunaan SAP Pada PT Multimas Nabati Asahan
Authors: Panjaitan Erwin Setiawan , Hutabarat Dwi Tio Riky Julprianto , Hutabarat Lidya Veronica , Arisandy Desi
Published: August 2022

This research was conducted by adopting Update IS Success Model that has been designed by DeLone and McLean (2003) by taking some necessary variables. The purpose of this research is to test the influence of system quality, information quality, and service quality toward users satisfaction of information system SAP. A sample which was used in this research was staff employee who using SAP. A sample of engineering which non probability sampling and used saturated method where all of the respondent being a sample in this research as big as so respondent. This research was using quantitative method research and analysing data which used i.e multiple regression linear. Testing hypotheses in this research was conducted by testing the effect of system quality, information quality, service quality toward user satisfaction and satisfaction effect of toward individual performance through partial test (t test) the research result was proving that partially. System quality wasn?¢â?¬â?¢t influenced and not significant toward user satisfaction, information quality wasn?¢â?¬â?¢t influenced and not significant toward user satisfaction, service quality was positive influential and significant toward user satisfaction, user satisfaction was positive influential and significant toward individual performance. ???  ???
Avaliação sonora de espaços urbanos na área central de São Paulo: o caso da Avenida Ipiranga
Authors: Michalski Ranny Loureiro Xavier Nascimento , Caparroz Giovanna Milani
Published: August 2022

Visto o momento atual em que planejadores urbanos incentivam fortemente a tomada de medidas institucionais para favorecer a ocupação da região central da cidade de São Paulo, o presente trabalho procura analisar quais as reais condições de ruído às quais estão sujeitas as populações que lá habitam. Foi realizada uma avaliação sonora em pontos estratégicos da região central do município de São Paulo, considerando aspectos quantitativos e qualitativos. Foram considerados diferentes perfis de uso e ocupação, altura dos edifícios, densidade construtiva, quantidade de espaços vazios, largura das vias e capacidade de fluxo de veículos. Além das medições acústicas, foram avaliados o perfil e o fluxo dos veículos, para servir como dado de entrada para simulação em modelo computacional do ruído ambiental urbano e elaboração de mapas de ruído das áreas selecionadas. O conceito de paisagem sonora foi abordado com a caracterização das fontes sonoras locais e sua percepção sonora. Foram aplicados questionários para avaliação subjetiva e o perfil dos entrevistados também foi caracterizado. Essa atitude é importante, pois leva a um entendimento de quem exatamente está exposto e é afetado por determinados níveis sonoros, e como um mesmo nível sonoro pode gerar percepções diferentes. Essa sensibilidade na abordagem do tema faz com que as pessoas deixem de ser apenas números e estratégias mais humanas sejam adotadas para o planejamento urbano. Ao final, foi produzida uma imagem para resumir a análise global realizada. O presente estudo auxilia na compreensão sobre os problemas acústicos de áreas da cidade visadas para adensamento.
PENERAPAN RESTORATIVE JUSTICE OLEH KEPOLISIAN NEGARA REPUBLIK INDONESIA UNTUK MEWUJUDKAN TUJUAN HUKUM
Authors: Armunanto Hutahaean
Published: August 2022

Nowadays, settlement of criminal cases out of the court through restorative justice is essential for Indonesian  society. State Police of  the Republic of Indonesia as the bearer of the state government's function of law enforcement duties, in addition to provide protection, safeguard and  service to public are expected to be able to realize the demands of the community to achieve justice. The public has high expectations for the State Police of  the Republic of Indonesia as one of the law enforcement officers, who are authorized by law as investigators to carry out investigations of all criminal acts in the context of law enforcement.  Certainly, law enforcement is carried out according to the priority program of the National Police Chief which carries the concept of Transformation towards a Predictive, Responsive and Just Transparency Police (PRESISI) for the realization of legal purpose.
Como a genética contribuiu para compreender os efeitos biológicos da exposição humana à radiação ionizante de Césio-137?
Authors: Oliveira Lorraynne Guimarães , Pereira Samara Socorro Silva , Uchoa Elza Maria Gonçalves Santos , Silva Daniela de Melo e , Costa Emília Oliveira Alves , Gigonzac Thaís Cidália Vieira , Silva Cláudio Carlos da , Cruz Aparecido Divino da
Published: August 2022

Há 34 anos ocorreu em Goiânia, Goiás (Brasil), o maior acidente radiológico em área ur - bana, tendo como consequência a exposição humana, animal, vegetal e ambiental pelo Cé - sio-137. As vítimas do acidente manifestaram contaminação externa e/ou interna a radiações ionizantes para doses que variaram até 7 Gy e se viu a necessidade do acompanhamento da saúde genética dessas pessoas. Tecidos biológicos são extremamente vulneráveis à radiação ionizante que pode causar acúmulo gradual de danos no DNA, por exemplo. As exposições a baixas doses, por sua vez, causam uma instabilidade genômica progressiva. Melhorias nas tecnologias de análise genômica proporcionaram a chance de investigar, com alto nível de pre- cisão, diversos tipos de biomarcadores, possibilitando uma estimativa real do risco genético de populações exposta à RI.
Identificando variantes de DNA utilizando conceitos do pensamento computacional no ensino médio
Authors: Santos Renato Augusto Corrêa dos , Tavares Thayana Vieira , Scaketti Matheus , Furuyama Jayme Sakae dos Reis , Gomes Guilherme Henrique , Colato Alexandre , Fischer Carlos Norberto
Published: August 2022

O chamado pensamento computacional pode ser entendido como um conjunto de ações lógicas que visam solucionar um problema ou realizar uma ação. Para que o estudante de Biologia possa se familiarizar com conceitos do pensamento computacional, foi desenvolvido um material didático cuja finalidade é apresentar uma atividade de Genética que pode ser realizada em sala de aula, na qual os alunos têm a oportunidade de aplicar o pensamento computacional de forma desplugada, o que permite seu desenvolvimento também em escolas sem recursos tecnológicos. O material didático envolve a aplicação do conhecimento em dois contextos diferentes: em atividades do cotidiano e em uma atividade voltada para a identificação de variantes em sequências de DNA codificantes homólogas, correspondentes à enzima tirosinase, em macacos-pregos brasileiros com fenótipos saudável e albino. A apresentação dos conceitos em diferentes contextos favorece a aquisição gradual de competências e facilita a aplicação dos conhecimentos na análise de sequências biológicas. A atividade apresentada é indicada para aplicação em turmas do ensino médio e sugere-se a utilização de recursos didáticos de ensino investigativo.
Follow-up strategies in focal liver lesions and treatment methods
Authors:   Department of Gastroenterology, Istanbul Medipol University School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey, Goral Vedat , Goral Kerem Mert ,   Yeditepe University Medical School, 26 Ağustos Yerlesimi, İnönü Mah, Kayısdagı Cad, 34755 Atasehir/Istanbul, Turkey, Ormeci Necati ,   Department of Gastroenterology, Istanbul Health and Technology University, Seyitnizam Mahallesi Mevlana Caddesi No: 85 Zeytinburnu, İstanbul, Turkey.
Published: August 2022

Today, advances in cross-sectional imaging have led to the detection and early recognition of incidental/focal liver lesions (FCL). In approximately 17,000 cases of chest CT, incidental liver lesions were found in 6% [1]. In general, FCL consists of hepatocytes, biliary epithelium, mesenchymal tissue, connective tissue, or metastasized cells from distant sites. Most incidental lesions are benign, some may require careful management and treatment. In evaluating the lesion, the patient’s clinical history, underlying disease and age factor should be considered. FCL can be detected at a rate of 10-30% in normal healthy and chronic liver disease patients, and even in oncology patients with malignancy, FCLs can be highly benign (50-80%).
Projekt domu jednorodzinnego o powierzchni zabudowy do 70 m2 – szansa na nową jakość
i zrównoważone projektowanie
Authors: Kryjak Marcin
Published: August 2022

Zorganizowany przez Ministerstwo Rozwoju i Technologii konkurs na zaprojektowanie domu o powierzchni zabudowy do 70 m2 realizowanego wg uproszczonych procedur wywołuje skrajne emocje. Może jednak stanowić okazję do poprawy stanu architektury mieszkaniowej jednorodzinnej
w zakresie energooszczędności i racjonalnego wykorzystania OZE oraz ułatwienia budowy. Autor na podstawie swojej pracy konkursowej wykazuje cechy, jakie powinien posiadać projekt typowy, aby zapewnił nową jakość budownictwa jednorodzinnego oraz spełnił oczekiwania organizatora
i inwestorów.
Intussusception as a presentation of Burkitt’s lymphoma: a case series
Authors: Biegańska Ewa A. , Wolski Marek
Published: August 2022

Background
Intussusception remains one of the most common emergencies in pediatrics. It typically occurs between six months and three years of age, but it can be observed in all age groups. Intussusception usually presents with traditionally described symptoms; however, it is believed that the older the patient, the higher the risk of an existing pathological lead point, which could be associated with less characteristic symptoms. It is crucial to make a timely diagnosis when intussusception is caused by a malignancy, such as Burkitt’s lymphoma, as the treatment of limited-stage Burkitt’s lymphoma has become very successful in recent years.
Aim of the study
The authors performed an analysis of all patients who presented to the clinic with intussusception caused by Burkitt’s lymphoma to determine whether there are characteristic symptoms in this group of patients that would enable faster implementation of oncological diagnostics.
Case series
Four patients with an average age of eight years presented with intussusception as the first sign of Burkitt’s lymphoma. They usually presented with a history of recurrent abdominal pain lasting for a few weeks. In three cases, a pathological lead point was visualized during the initial ultrasound examination. All of the patients were treated surgically. The stage of disease ranged from I to III, according to the St. Jude staging system.
Conclusions
Based on our small group of patients, we were able to observe some characteristic symptoms that are different from those most commonly seen in spontaneous intussusception: several weeks of recurrent abdominal pain, nausea, and vomiting. These observations are consistent with the spectrum and frequency of symptoms reported in the literature. The presence of a constellation of specific clinical features should allow clinicians to immediately suspect neoplastic diseases.
Bioactive Compounds from Plants Used as Therapeutic Agents in Biomedical Applications – a Literature Review –
Authors:   ", PALTINEAN Gertrud-Alexandra ,   Babes-Bolyai University, Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Research Centre of Physical Chemistry", RIGA Sorin ,   "Babes-Bolyai University, Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Research Centre of Physical Chemistry, Academy of Romanian Scientist", TOMOAIA Gheorghe ,   Academy of Romanian Scientist, Iuliu Hatieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, MOCANU Aurora ,   "Babes-Bolyai University, Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Research Centre of Physical Chemistry", TOMOAIA-COTISEL Maria  ,   "Babes-Bolyai University, Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Research Centre of Physical Chemistry, Academy of Romanian Scientist"
Published: August 2022

This review proposes an extensive study of some bioactive compounds produced by plants (piperine - PIP, curcumin - CUC, resveratrol – RES, icariin - ICA) with beneficial effects on human health. In addition to these compounds, the need for natural pigments, carotenoids in the body's daily diet and implicitly in nano-science and medicine is also debated. This study points to complexes of proactive compounds as well as their interaction with other drugs (e.g., doxorubicin: DOX, 5-fluorouracil: 5-FLU, paclitaxel: PCT) and metal nanoparticles (such as: gold nanoparticles: GNP, AuNP, and silver nanoparticles: SNP, AgNP) with applications in cancer cell lines and bacterial investigation, as well as using viral and fungal strains. This study also opens new opportunities of multi-functional metallic nanoparticles, realized by self-assemblies through molecular recognition among bioactive compounds on GNP or SNP, for their biomedical applications that require continuous development in terms of infections and the need to treat cancer and other diseases.
Digital Systems in Medical Science and Modern Dentistry
Authors:   Univ.Prof., ASM titular, AOSR member, CID-CDF president, FORNA Norina , KOZMA Andrei ,   PhD. MMD, DHC, CS II – AOSR, ASMR member, TOPOLICEANU Claudiu ,   Lecturer, U.M.F.”Grigore T. Popa” Iasi, Faculty of Dental Medicine, DONEA Lorenza ,   "Univ.Assist., U.M.F.”Grigore T. Popa” Iasi, Faculty of Medicine ", AGOP-FORNA Doriana ,   Lecturer, U.M.F.”Grigore T. Popa” Iasi, Faculty of Dental Medicine
Published: August 2022

Digital expert systems, commonly used in medicine, can be implemented successfully in the analysis and planning of treatments in dentistry. In implant-prosthetic therapy, these software applications epresent necessary adjuvant tools in optimizing therapeutic decisions regarding the pro-implant and implant stages as well as in creating a therapeutic planning algorithm. PRODENT Acad Expert (data recording and database) and PRODENT Indices (calculation of biological indices and recommendation for the optimal treatment solution) (Neo-Tech, Romania) are tools that allows the registration and entry of data in the database, registration of clinical and biological indices in pretreatment and post-implant stage, respectively the recommendation of an optimal prosthetic solution. The use of this application is necessary in monitoring changes related to the biological components of the stomatognathic system in postimplant stage. Expert applications for the assessment of mucosal and bone support, planning of bone addition procedures and positioning of dental implants laid the foundations of digital implantology (Implant 3D, Universe; NobleGuide, Nobel Biocare; Digital Smile Design, DSD; SimPlant, Dental Materialize; Virtual Implant Placement, BioHorizons; ImplantMaster, iDent; Implant 3D, Media Lab; EasyGuide, Keystone Dental). The Digital Smile Design favors the planning of prosthetic therapy and the design of the future prosthetic work in accordance with the aesthetic principles and the requirements of the patients, based on a motivational mock-up. Literature data demonstrate the increase in the long-term success rate in digital-assisted implant-prosthetic therapy and justify the widespread expansion of the use of digital applications in current contemporary dental practice.
Financial Literacy and Behaviour among Universiti Malaysia Terengganu’s Students during the Covid-19 Pandemic
Authors: Alim Nurul Shahirah Syazwani Mohd , Rashid Noorhaslinda Kulub Abdul
Published: August 2022

The COVID-19 pandemic has affected almost all sectors including the higher education sector. Some students have lost their jobs and income due to the implementation of the Movement Control Order (MCO) by the government. This situation has led to the limitation of various activities such as economic, social, and educational sectors to operate, further leading to financial problems among students. The main objective of this study is to identify the extent of students’ literacy level, students’ financial problems and the factors that influence their financial behaviours in fulfilling their needs and wants as a student. These factors will be explored in terms of attitude, influence, fulfilling basic needs and wants and online purchases. The level of literacy will be examined through the value of the score obtained from the questionnaires. The respondents consisted of 100 students from various courses and faculties at UMT. The finding shows that the level of financial literacy for UMT students is at a low level. For statistical items, the study used quantitative analysis including two sample t-test, ANOVA test, correlation test and multiple regression analysis. These finding also shows that there is a significant relationship between basic needs (r=0.285, sig=0.004) and wants (r=0.535, sig=0.000) with financial behaviours. These findings also indicate that there is a significant influence of the basic needs (β=0.397, p-value = 0.01) on the student's financial problems. Therefore, students need to be given financial knowledge to improve their level of financial literacy and given the incentives to ease their financial problems in students to survive themselves.
Pengaruh Tingkat Perputaran Kas, Ukuran Perusahaan dan Komposisi Pendanaan terhadap Profitabilitas pada Badan Pekreditan Rakyat
Authors: Sukanti Ni Ketut , Dewi Ni Putu Diah Komala , Erynayati Luh
Published: August 2022

Penelitian dilaksanakan guna mengkonfirmasi pengaruh Tingkat Perputaran Kas, Ukuran Perusahaan serta Komposisi Pendanaan pada Profitabilitas di BPR yang terletak di Kabupaten Gianyar. Profitabilitas memperlihatkan hasil akhir dari keseluruhan kebijakan finansial serta putusan operasional. Profitabilitas menggambarkan level efektifitas operasional dari manajemennya. Efektivitas manajemen terlihat atas laba diperoleh. Penelitian menggunakan laporan publikasi keuangan BPR di Kabupaten Gianyar dari tahun 2016-2020, sampel berjumlah 19 BPR dan ditentukan dengan purposive sampling. Teknik analisis dipergunakan yakni pengujian asumsi klasik, regresi linier berganda, analisis determinasi, pengujian parsial serta pengujian simultan.
Bruised but not Broken: Self-concept of Sexually Abused Female Children
Authors: Delos Santos Ma. Ruby Hiyasmin M. , Abulon Edna Luz R.
Published: August 2022

Sexual abuse is a social issue in the Philippines that affects the self-concept of victims. With the increasing number of cases, there is a need to explore this phenomenon and determine how it harmed the victim's self-concept. This qualitative research studied the lives of 13 female children under a government-operated residential institution using the narratives approach. Three components of self-concept were analyzed: self-esteem, self-image, and ideal self. Following the abuse, the participants had feelings of worthlessness, self-pity, self-blame and isolation. They perceived themselves as hateful, fearful, and helpless but this did not stop them from having dreams and being self-satisfied. Hence, the study suggests that psychological tests on self-concept be administered to the victims to provide an appropriate intervention for this type of population. Findings have implications to educational institutions with students who suffered from sexual abuse.
Empleo FFAA distribución de Vacunas frente al Covid-19
Authors: Puacar Jorge , Prado Hugo
Published: August 2022

In the investigation, the SWOT Matrix (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats) was used to achieve a balance in the strategic planning that the State must have against the health emergency that has caused COVID-19 and to propose why it would be an excellent decision to order to the Armed Forces of Peru the vaccination of the entire population of the country against COVID-19, a difficult task, which becomes an unprecedented event in the history of republican Peru. This task is framed within the current legal framework and the response capacities that our Armed Forces have in the face of a national emergency, supported by the successes achieved and backed by the empirical experience acquired.
Prefactibilidad técnica de un vertedero controlado de alta densidad para la ciudad de Antofagasta, Chile
Authors: Munizaga Plaza Juan Antonio
Published: August 2022

Premio Tratamiento de Residuos Sólidos Urbanos (RESUR 2007). En esta investigación se analiza la prefactibilidad técnica del sector de Alto Portezuelo para la disposición final de residuos sólidos domiciliarios y asimilables generados en la ciudad de Antofagasta (Chile) se determina la implementación de un vertedero controlado de alta densidad, como alternativa a la disposición de residuos que se realiza en los vertederos sanitarios convencionales.
ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE THE PRODUCTIVITY OF CASSAVA PRODUCTION IN NIGERIA
Authors: OMOIKHOJE IZEGAEGBE DANIEL , BIGIRIMANA EMMANUEL
Published: August 2022

The purpose of this research was to investigate the economic and environmental factors that have an effect on cassava farming, as well as the numerous products and benefits that come from cassava farming, the challenges that are faced by cassava farming, and the governmental interventions that are geared toward promoting cassava farming in the rural context of Nigeria. In order to gather primary data from cassava farmers in Owanmi, Edo State, as well as in Adani, Enugu State, a study methodology known as descriptive explanatory was used. In order to choose the study sample, the approach of purposeful sampling was used, and the research instruments consisted of a semi-structured questionnaire and an in-depth interview guide. The qualitative data were studied by looking back over previous journals, and the content analysis method was used to examine the articles and news. The findings of the research revealed that a number of economic and environmental variables had an impact on cassava growing in the site under investigation. In addition, the data demonstrated that cassava production results in a variety of finished goods as well as byproducts that fulfill a variety of economic factors.
EFFECTS OF MICRONUTRIENTS (BORON AND ZINC) AS FOLIAR APPLICATION ON GROWTH AND YIELD OF Camelina sativa L.
Authors: HAQ EHSAN UL , FAYYAZ-UL-HASSAN . , IQBAL MUJAHID , AHMED MAQBOOL , GHUFFAR SALMAN , AHMED JAHANGIR , AHMED RAFIQUE , SHAHBAZ MUHAMMAD , REHMAN ATTIQ UR , HAMZAH ABDUL MANNAN
Published: August 2022

The present study was designed to evaluate the effects of Zinc (Zn) and Boron (B) on agro-morphological and seed quality attributes of Camelina sativa. The experiment consisted of 3 levels (2%, 4% and 6%) of each mentioned nutrients along with control (no application of micronutrients). Means were calculated and subjected to analysis of variance and LSD analysis, at 5 % level of significance. Following parameters viz., plant height (cm), number of branches per plant, number of siliquae per plant, number of seeds per siliquae, thousand seed weight (g), grain yield (kg/ha), harvest index (%), dry matter accumulation (g/m2), crop growth rate (g/m2/day), biological yield (kg/ha), and oil yield (kg/ha) were evaluated. All subjected treatments were tested for every tested parameter, and results revealed significant values comparative to control. It was observed that foliar application of both boron and zinc micronutrients yielded maximum in all parameters in comparison with control which seems promising to improve crop development, oil yield and harvest index of Camelina sativa L.
Ash-flow tuffs: Their origin, geologic relations and identification and zones and zonal variations in welded ash flows
Authors: Callender J. F.
Published: August 2022

Twenty years have passed since publication of U.S. Geological Survey Professional Papers 366, Ash-flow tuffs: Their origin, geologic relations and identification, by C. S. Ross and R. L. Smith (1961), and 354-F, Zones and zonal variations in ash-flows, by R. L. Smith (1960). As these papers are now being republished, perhaps a few words are appropriate to clarify their historical evolution and to view them in the context of the present time. Clarence Ross and I began an intensive general study of microscopic and field characteristics of "welded tuffs" in 1948, in the hope that such a study would aid our interpretation of the Bandelier Tuff, Jemez Mountains, New Mexico. The study led to a general overview which became Professional Paper 366. Professional Paper 366 was written during the late 1940's and early 1950's.
Isolation and identification of pathogenic bacteria and fungi from Indian Currency
Authors: SRINIVASARAO DARLA , ATENY ABUK GARANG WEK , PREM  , SHARMA NIKHIL
Published: August 2022

ABSTRACT  
Microbial contamination plays a massive role in spreading diseases globally. Bacterial contamination of gram- positive, spore-forming bacteria, gram-negative rods, and fungus was tested on Indian rupee notes of various denominations. Bacteria and fungus were identified on almost all of the cash notes that were analyzed. Overall, our findings indicated that banknotes are contaminated with pathogenic germs and intestinal microorganisms and could be a source of severe infection. The present study recommends that paper currency be converted into plastic currency notes to avoid infections.
Keywords: Contamination, fomites, Indian currency notes, infectious diseases, bacteria, fungi.
Clinical and Laboratory Characteristics of the Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children: A Case Series of 75 Patients
Authors: Hajiani Ghotbabadi Shabnam , Mollaie Maryam , Hamzavi Seyedeh Sedigheh , Sanaei Dashti Anahita
Published: August 2022

Background: SARS-CoV-2 has been characterized since December 2019 as the etiology of severe pneumonia throughout the world. However, the majority of children and adolescents with the respective infection have mild COVID-19. In April 2020, a warning was issued by the National Health Service (NHS), based on which a multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) could be associated with COVID-19, presenting with cardiovascular shock, fever, and hyperinflammation. The syndrome presents with fever and organ involvement but with no pathognomonic findings or diagnostic tests, while some of the manifestations are almost the same as those of Kawasaki disease. Objectives: Knowledge of clinical course, demographic data, treatment, and prognosis can contribute to the more efficient management of the patients and, consequently, a decrease in morbidity and mortality. Methods: Seventy-five patients < 18 years from September 22, 2020, to March 10, 2021, in Namazi hospital, Shiraz, Iran, with a diagnosis as per MIS-C defined criteria, were recruited. Results: Median age of the patients was 6.2 years, and 58.6% were male. Of the patients, 46% had positive SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR, antibody, or both. Thirty percent of the total patients reported contact with proven COVID-19 cases. The abdominal free fluid in 17 patients, hepatitis in one patient, and stasis in both kidneys of one patient were detected. Upon echocardiography on the first day, 77%, 48%, 21%, and one patient were with tricuspid regurgitation, mitral regurgitation, abnormal LV function, and myocarditis, respectively; however, after 5 - 7 days, the repeated echocardiography revealed 44% of patients with tricuspid regurgitation, 30% with mitral regurgitation, and 6% with abnormal LV function. For the treatment, 18% of the patients received inotropes, 60% ASA, 32% IVIG, 84% glucocorticoids, and 25.3% received furosemide. All of the patients received antibiotics as well. Finally, 97% of the patients were discharged alive, while two cases died. Conclusions: The results of this study suggest the importance of cardiac consultation along with early hospital care during the course of MIS-C in order to prevent the associated short-term and long-term complications.
Experience and Natural Philosophy in the Italian Renaissance
Authors: Correia Mário João ,   University of South Bohemia
Published: August 2022

During the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, one of the most controversial intellectual disputes was the question of method in natural philosophy, or physics. The tensions between observational experience and geometrization, demonstration from the effects (demonstratio quia, a posteriori) and from the causes (demonstratio propter quid, a priori), and between Aristotle’s authority and new philosophical tendencies made some philosophers search for new solutions. Others criticized these new solutions and tried to show the validity of several medieval scholastic readings of Aristotle. With this article, I intend to present the role of experience in the dispute between Nicoletto Vernia’s approach to the subject-matter of physics and Gomes of Lisbon’s response to it. While Vernia holds that the subject-matter of physics is mobile body, Gomes argues it is natural substance. What is at stake is how to combine experience, definition, and demonstration to obtain a consistent scientific method. Only through the study of this kind of text and discussion can we gather a solid background to elucidate what has changed and what has been inherited from the past in the scientific shift of the seventeenth century.
Essence, Effluence, and Emanation
Authors: Bassford Andrew Dennis ,   University of South Bohemia
Published: August 2022

The subject of this essay is propria and their relation to essence. Propria, roughly characterized, are those real properties of a thing which are natural but nonessential to it, and which are said to “flow from” the thing’s essence, where this “flows from” relation is understood to designate a kind of explanatory relation. For example, it is said that Socrates’s risibility flows from his essential humanity; and it is said that salt’s solubility in water flows from the essential natures of both salt and water. The question I raise and attempt to answer in this essay is: In what sense do propria “flow from” essences? What kind of explanatory relation is this exactly? Some suggest that it is a relation of logical consequence (e.g., Kit Fine); others, of grounding (e.g., Michael Gorman); and still others, of formal causation (e.g., David Oderberg). In this essay, I reintroduce and defend a view suggested by the late scholastic Spanish philosopher and theologian Francisco Suárez, who in 1597 wrote that effluence is best understood as a very special kind of efficient causation, which we can call the relation of emanation. The thesis of this essay, then, is that propria emanate from essences. Along the way, this paper offers a new taxonomy of types of propria; it explains the significance of propria for the metaphysics and epistemology of essences; it discusses at length varieties of efficient causation (and emanation in particular); and then it offers an extensive abductive argument in favor of Suárez’s account, whereby the former accounts of effluence are critiqued, each in turn, and Suárez’s view is motivated and ultimately shown to be superior to its competitors.
Making Sense of ‘Being Dead’
Authors: Stango Marco ,   University of South Bohemia
Published: August 2022

What does ‘being dead’ mean? Should we understand ‘being dead’ as a real property or state of a subject or as something different? Does the study of death belong to metaphysics or philosophy of nature? Does the meaning of ‘being dead’ change when referred to a corpse or to a separated soul? What kind of negation does it entail? The present paper discusses these and related questions concerning the meaning of death. To do so, the paper assesses the contemporary debate concerning the so-called “termination thesis” and provides a metaphysical argument against non-terminism.
Sexual Violence in Conflict Situations as Structural Injustice
Authors: Scholz Sally J. ,   Washington University Review of Philosophy
Published: August 2022

Jus post bellum, a relatively new addition to the just war tradition, offers a set of principles to ensure a just peace. The jus post bellum principles establish important guidelines for punitive and transitional justice in the wake of unjust aggression. However, sexual violence during conflict highlights some of the limits of relying solely on a rights-based approach to jus post bellum. Using the jus post bellum principles, I offer some suggestions for what might be required regarding punishment, compensation, and rights vindication for both individuals and communities, highlighting throughout the limits of relying solely on a rights-based approach to jus post bellum. I then argue that post bellum considerations need to account for the structural injustices of sexual violence in conflict situations. Doing so supports important social justice initiatives proposed for a global response to sexual violence in conflict aimed not only at punishment but at prevention.
The Afghanistan War and Jus Post Bellum
Authors: Patterson Eric ,   Washington University Review of Philosophy
Published: August 2022

How should we think about justice at war’s end (jus post bellum) in the case of Afghanistan in 2022 and beyond? The basic principles of jus post bellum include order, justice, and conciliation; and there have been numerous policy attempts to realize these principles since the fall of the Taliban and flight of al Qaeda in December 2001. With the precipitous abandonment of Afghanistan by the Biden Administration and other allies in 2021, we have a sober opportunity to reflect on three periods of jus post bellum efforts: an initial humanitarian and human security phase (2002–2005); the surprising resilience of the Taliban and efforts at some sort of national grand bargain circa the 10-year mark (2009–2012); and now a future based upon Western withdrawal and the re-emerging dominance of the Taliban.
Against Enemies: A Negative Politics for Contentious Times
Authors: Gardner Jason ,   Washington University Review of Philosophy
Published: August 2022

The world is a contentious place, both politically and personally. As a result, virtually all people have enemies both at home and abroad. This essay argues that we should annihilate these enemies, all of them, future as well as present, and do so forthwith. It begins with a metaphysical sketch of enemies, which reveals how such an annihilation is possible and much easier than we generally suppose. It continues by arguing, first, that general prudential considerations yield a prima facie case that it is in our best interest to annihilate our enemies and, second, that moral reasons require this because enemies are persons. The essay ends by briefly considering some implications of this destructive proposal.
Seven new species of Meta C.L. Koch, 1836 (Araneae, Tetragnathidae) from Southwest China
Authors: Wang Lu-Yu , Irfan Muhammad , Chen Hui-Ming , Zhang Zhi-Sheng
Published: August 2022

Seven new species of the genus Meta C.L. Koch, 1836 from Southwest China are described here: M. bowo sp. nov. (♂♀), M. cona sp. nov. (♂♀), M. gyirong sp. nov. (♂), M. hongyuan sp. nov. (♂♀), M. tibet sp. nov. (♂♀), M. wanglang sp. nov. (♂♀) and M. weining sp. nov. (♂♀). Detailed descriptions, photos of somatic features and copulatory organs as well as line drawings, comparisons with closely related species, and a distribution map are provided.
Educação e transformação social
Authors: Cañadell Rosa
Published: August 2022

O modelo neoliberal que está se apoderando da educação precisa, além de privatizar, controlar o que é ensinado nas escolas e para isso está introduzindo, com base na chamada "Inovação Educacional", novas fórmulas de aprendizagem com o objetivo de que o conhecimento, os valores e as atitudes educacionais estejam diretamente a serviço das necessidades das empresas e do próprio sistema. O objetivo final da educação deve ser a emancipação, tanto pessoal e individual, quanto coletiva e social. Nestes tempos de crise de todos os tipos: econômica, social, cultural, ecológica... é mais importante do que nunca que nossos jovens tenham as ferramentas para entender como funciona a sociedade, para se defender e para poder melhorá-la. E para isso, o conhecimento e o saber acumulado pela humanidade são estritamente necessários. Manter os estudantes longe do acesso ao conhecimento significa ter cidadãos sem capacidade crítica, o que os transforma em indivíduos dóceis e fáceis de manipular.
O ensino de escrita e o tempo escolar em livros didáticos de português (1930-1984)
Authors: Imbruniz Cristian Henrique
Published: August 2022

O objetivo deste artigo é verificar como os livros didáticos, em sua forma linguística, repõem e constituem os tempos reservados à escrita escolar. Para tanto, investigo a relação entre livros de português, ensino de escrita e cultura escolar. Como arcabouço teórico, nos estudos da linguagem, adoto uma abordagem discursiva, na qual a língua conserva a sociedade e a história, conforme defendem Pêcheux (2010) e Volóchinov (2019). Orientando-me pela noção de tempo escolar, faço uma análise linguístico-discursiva de um prefácio e de um conjunto de exercícios de escrita presentes em livros publicados entre 1930 e 1984, destinados ao primeiro ciclo do secundário (atual ensino fundamental anos finais). Os resultados obtidos mostram que a materialização, pelo livro didático, do tempo escolar relativo à escrita variou em função das relações entre livros, professores e alunos, mediadas pelas condições de trabalho docente. Entre 1930 e 1960, consideradas as melhores condições de trabalho dos professores, o estabelecimento das temporalidades da escrita escolar ocorria através da relação entre professor e alunos. Ao livro cabia apenas o papel de sugerir o momento de realização dos exercícios, que, em sua forma, não apresentavam indicações temporais, pois elas eram estabelecidas pelo professor. A partir dos anos 1970, com o processo de proletarização docente, livros de português e professores se tornaram concorrentes no estabelecimento das temporalidades da escrita escolar. Direcionados pela relação entre alunos e livros, os exercícios passaram a incluir marcadores temporais, como “antes e “depois”, para instaurar e ordenar temporalidades da escrita escolar.
Imprensa alternativa e a luta pelo direito à moradia na Baixada Fluminense-RJ no alvorecer dos anos 1980
Authors: Andrade Flávio Anício , Senra Alvaro de Oliveira
Published: August 2022

Este artigo pretende discutir a emergência da luta por melhores condições de vida na periferia do Rio de Janeiro, no contexto de reaparecimento de movimentos e organizações de origem popular demandantes do usufruto ao direito à cidadania na cena política do país. Elegendo como sua fonte privilegiada o Jornal da Baixada, órgão jornalístico da chamada “imprensa alternativa” publicado no município de São João de Meriti-RJ na passagem entre as décadas de 1970 e 1980, nos propomos analisar a construção de uma narrativa que assumiu intencionalmente o objetivo político de construir uma percepção identitária acerca da Baixada Fluminense distanciada do estereótipo de ser esta uma região tradicionalmente associada à violência, à carência de serviços públicos e às práticas políticas clientelistas. Sem negar as dificuldades cotidianas vividas pelos seus cidadãos, o Jornal da Baixada buscou produzir um discurso fortemente politizado no qual se enfatizava a capacidade de mobilização e resistência organizada da população da Baixada Fluminense às autoridades e aos poderes constituídos no período de crise de legitimidade que caracteriza os últimos anos da ditadura civil-militar implantada após 1964.
Iodine Concentration Effects on Linear Growth of Children after Nutrition Behavior intervention, Central Highland of Ethiopia: A Cluster Randomized Community Trial
Authors: Ferede Abebe , Belachew Tefera , Abera Muluemebet
Published: August 2022

Background: To improve the iodine status and growth of children was not documented in Ethiopia. This study aimed to determine the effects of nutrition behavior communication change (BCC) on improving iodine status and growth of children 6 to 59 months.

Methods: A community cluster randomized trial with a single treatment arm was conducted from February 2018 to April 2020. “Kebeles” [lower administrative units] were randomly assigned to either the intervention or the control cluster. Mothers and their paired children were randomly selected from kebeles. Anthropometry data and urine samples were collected at baseline and end-line surveys. Percentile rank and Independent t-test were used to determine the difference between arms. Finally, Generalized Estimating Equation (GEE) is used to isolate independent predictors.

Results: At baseline, 97.83 % (n = 812) mothers/ caregivers and paired children were enrolled for the trial study, but at the end-line, 88.05% (n =715) of children completed the intervention. Iodine deficiency prevalence was higher (11.82%, n = 96) at baseline and reduced to 6.15 % (n =44) at the end-line. The growth defect among children was 41 %( n = 332) at the baseline and declined to 28.67 %( n=205) at the end-line, while among interventions reduced by more than two times (39% to 12.81%). At the baseline, the median UIC among the intervention group was 106.0µg/L and increased to 207.190µg/L. The prevalence of iodine deficiency among intervention was 14.29% (n = 58) at the baseline and lowered to 3.45% (n=14) at the end-line, but a slight increment observed among control from 9.36% to 9.71% at end-line. The end-line median UIC was very high (210.56µg/L ± 150 compared to the baseline median UIC (107µg/L ± 8.66). Most (43.6%) of the intervention group found in the 4th and 5th percentile ranks factions of UIC by Height (Ht) mean differences. Being an intervention group increased Ht by 10.85cm (β =10.85, Std. E = 0.33). Likewise, for 1µg/l UIC change a 1cm (β = 1.0, p = <0.05) Ht change predicted at the end-line.

Conclusions: Findings from this trial enhance nutrition behavior communication to improve the iodine status and growth of young children in the community. Longitudinal studies are needed to determine the level of iodine deficiency disorders in the community.