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Hijab Fashion Consciousness Among Young Muslim Women in Malaysia
Authors: Hassan Siti Hasnah , Ara Husna
Published: May 2021

In recent years, Muslim women have espoused Hijab fashion as a part of Islamic faith by mixing the contemporary fashion trend to carry out their act of veiling. In turn, this situation has led to the rapid growth of global Islamic clothing market and opened numerous money-spinning opportunities for the fashion industry players. For them, it has become imperative to understand the perception of their Muslim consumers to offer the right product. Therefore, this research attempts to study what considerations articulate together in Muslim women’s hijab fashion consciousness. The purpose of this study is to analyze the impact of self-congruity, modesty, conformity and need for uniqueness to the fashion consciousness. To find the effect of these four aspects on Hijab fashion consciousness, a self-administered survey with a structured questionnaire was conducted in Malaysia. Data were collected from 200 Muslim women in Malaysia who wear Hijab fashion and then, SmartPLS 3.2.8 was used to analyze the hypothetical relationships. The findings of this study revealed that self-congruity and the need for uniqueness have a positive effect on the hijab fashion consciousness of Muslim women. It refers that Hijab fashion marketers must consider these two aspects while creating or designing a hijab fashion to satisfy consumer's expectations.
Impact of Corporate Governance and Financial Sustainability on Shareholder Value
Authors: SULIMANY HAMID GHAZI , RAMAKRISHNAN SURESH , CHAUDHRY ASIM , BAZHAIR AYMAN HASSAN
Published: May 2021

Good corporate governance can play a significant role for the company’s financial sustainability and share price. Over the last few decades, administrators, researchers, and educators constantly focused on the role of corporate governance. However, studies that have been emphasized on the relationship between corporate governance, financial sustainability, and shareholder value are scant. The main purpose of this study is examined good corporate governance and financial sustainability are predictor variables that helps companies to maximize share price in food & beverage sector in Saudi Stock Exchange. The data was collected from annual reports, DataStream and Saudi Stock Exchange (Tadawul). This study employs balanced panel data and statistical techniques like descriptive statistics, correlation matrix, pooled ordinary least square and mediation techniques (Baron & Kenny and Bootstrap Approach) was tested. The results reveal that financial sustainability mediates the relationship between corporate governance (board size) and shareholder value (share price) of companies in Saudi Arabia. This study contributes by adding mediator financial sustainability between board size and share price in a developing market with particular reference to food & beverage sector in Saudi Stock Exchange.
Enhancing Internal Operational Capabilities: Interplaying Top Management Commitment and Leadership Agility Development
Authors: Zulkifli Muhammad , Firmanzah Firmanzah , Kasali Rhenald , Balqiah Tengku Ezni , Hamsal Mohammad
Published: May 2021

This paper aims to investigate the relationship between top management team (TMT) commitment and leadership development on agile leaders as part of enhancing the operational capabilities of the upstream oil and gas sector.  This study adopted a quantitative method with a total of 175 participants from national and international oil companies in Indonesia. Based on the structural equation modelling analysis, the research indicates that leadership agility development has a significant impact on agile leaders, and it has a key role in operational capabilities. TMT commitment has an insignificant impact on agile leaders. Future studies should examine the other consequences of the insignificant variables.
Sustainability of Deposit Insurance Corporation for the Customers and Insurance Companies in Indonesia Paradigm
Authors: Christiani Theresia Anita
Published: May 2021

Insurance companies are under the Financial Services Authority's regulation and supervision in Indonesia. The fact is that there are several companies that experience problems in carrying out their obligations to customers. This situation causes losses for customers and public trust in insurance companies. The legal problem raised is the ideal legal protection for customers and insurance companies to be sustainable? The results show that the ideal legal protection for customers and insurance companies is the availability of implicit and explicit legal protection forms. The Deposit Insurance Corporation is needed, which requires all insurance companies to become participants in the guarantee period.  This research is a normative research.
An Analysis of Indonesian Farmer’s Financial Literacy
Authors: Safitri Karin Amelia
Published: May 2021

The uncertainty of income earned by farmers, namely crop failure with a very high risk, will cause financial problems in their families. The target or respondents of this study are farmers who live in Lahat Regency, South Sumatera. Initial findings indicate that the level of financial inclusion of farmers in the Lahat Regency is still quite low. The purpose of this study is to analyze the level of farmers' financial literacy, identify the components of farmers' financial literacy, and analyze the factors that affect the level of farmers' financial literacy. The research method applied is descriptive analysis and multiple regression. The analysis showed that most of the literate farmers were in the moderately literate category of 47.2 percent and the least of the farmers in the less literate category was 24.5 percent. The financial attitude component gave the largest contribution to the farmers' financial literacy index, which was 0.73. Besides, the factor affecting the level of financial literacy of farmers is education. The policy implication resulting from this research is the existence of a structured promotion and training of financial literacy for farmers by local governments. In addition, campaigning for the importance of being educated and inviting educated people to start running agricultural business activities.
The Study on the Performance of Beef Cattle Farmer Groups as an Economic Institution in Indonesia: Based on The Communication Networks
Authors: Gandasari Dyah , Sugiarto Mochamad , Dwidienawati Diena , Sarwoprasodjo Sarwititi , Tjahjana David
Published: May 2021

Analysis of the relationship between personal characteristics and communication networks is needed to assess beef cattle farmer groups' performance. One of the problems in developing beef cattle farming in Indonesia is that it has not become a farmer economic institution. This study aimed to analyze the relationship between beef cattle farmers' characteristics and the communication network. The research location was a group of beef cattle farmers who were members of the Cinagarabogo Centre of smallholder livestock (SPR) in Subang Regency, West Java Province. The research took place from May to December 2019. Quantitative research with research samples was Sari Mulya Mandiri and Bina Insani farmers group. Respondents were 30 beef cattle farmers. The data collected were processed by Sociometric Analysis, Analysis of Communication Network Structure, and Spearman Rank Correlation Test. The results showed that farmer characteristics were significantly related to the communication network for all information. The limitation of this study is only looking at performance-based on communication networks. Further research is needed to study the causality model of the farmer adoption rate determinants of the group capacity strengthening program.
An Independent Audit Oversight System in a Developing Country
Authors: Mustapha Mazlina , Yan Kong Lim
Published: May 2021

Audit Oversight Board (AOB) was established in Malaysia to regulate the auditors of public listed companies and instil the trust and confidence of the public on the quality of audit services provided by them. This study aims to explore the impact of AOB establishment on external auditors.  Interviews were conducted with twenty audit seniors and managers in Big four and non-Big four firms in Klang Valley. The interviews revealed that more works were done and more documentation was compiled after AOB establishment. The results also indicated that more informal meetings were conducted to get more information and clarification from the clients to solve audit issues. However, the auditors claimed that their reliance on the internal auditors was not affected by AOB establishment. The findings also suggested that audit fee was not directly affected by the establishment of AOB. The results of the study contribute to the literature and understanding of AOB establishment in Malaysian audit industry.
Impact of Sales Tax Reduction on Pakistan`s Economy
Authors: Moeen Ghulam , Naqvi Hasnain Abbas , Khan Muhammad Azhar
Published: May 2021

This paper studies the impact of reducing sales tax on macroeconomic variables like gross domestic product, national income, imports, exports, the balance of trade, private and public sector investment in the economy of Pakistan by using computable general equilibrium (CGE) model on the country`s latest available social accounting matrix (SAM) 2010-11. Previous studies have been designed to isolate to impact of indirect (sales) tax on some single, two, or three variables of the economy whereas, this investigation covers the impact on almost all the major macroeconomic indicators in context of one model. To examine the impact, simulations of 5% and 10% reductions on eminent macroeconomic indicators are performed. The experiment shows positive impact on all the above mentioned variables except a very few. In the light of these observations, our study recommends that policy of reducing sales tax should steadily be implemented in order to achieve economic development and maintain macroeconomic stability in the economy of Pakistan.
The Impact of Working Capital Management on Firm Performance across Bumiputera and Non Bumiputera Manufacturing Firms in Malaysia
Authors: Hameer Nor Azila Binti Abdul , Ramakrishnan Suresh , Hassan Gillani Syed Muhammad Ahmad
Published: May 2021

Working Capital Management (WCM) plays a vital role in companies’ both operational and financial decisions. WCM refers to all strategies adopted by the company to manage its short-term assets and short- term liabilities with the objective to ensure that it continues with its operations and meet its debt obligations when they fall due. There is lack of study being conducted on the effect of WCM on the profitability of firms in Malaysia, especially in manufacturing sector. Therefore, this study aims to investigate the relationship and the impact of WCM on firm performance across Bumiputera and Non-Bumiputera manufacturing firms in Malaysia. The analysis of panel data is conducted on sample size  of 40 listed manufacturing firms from 2009 until 2018. This study employed descriptive statistics, correlation analysis and Pooled Ordinary Least Squares (OLS) to test the effect of inventory days, account receivable days, and account payable days (independent variable) on firm performance measured by return on assets (ROA). The findings show that there is significant negative relationship between inventory days and account receivable days on firm performance. While, account payable days shows an insignificant impact for both manufacturing firms and negative relationship on bumiputera firm performance and positive relationship on non-bumiputera firm performance. For future research, it is suggested that new the impact of WCM on firm performance in other sector in Malaysia can be measured.
The Enigmatic Principle of Complementarity: A Negotiated Machinery for Implementing International Criminal Law
Authors: Ncame Noluthando
Published: May 2021

The International Criminal Court (ICC) is the first court of its kind—a permanent international criminal tribunal. It has introduced a new kind of jurisdictional principle, namely the principle of complementarity. However, the idea of a forum exercising jurisdiction over transgressors of rules of international criminal law did not emerge with the ICC and can be traced back to the Nuremberg Tribunal. When the idea to establish a permanent international criminal court came about, it was apparent that the doctrine of state sovereignty and the territoriality principle would be the biggest hurdles that would have to be overcome. Complementarity would prove to be the solution that was agreed upon.
The Work of the Sixth Committee of the United Nations General Assembly in 2018 and 2019
Authors: Pronto Arnold
Published: May 2021

The present instalment is the next in a series of articles reviewing the activities of the Sixth (Legal) Committee of the General assembly, since 2011.
Protection of white cabbage from cruciferous fleas with seedless and seedling methods of its cultivation
Authors: Попова Т.А. , Денискина Н.Ф.
Published: May 2021

Представлены результаты исследований по защите белокочанной капусты от крестоцветных блошек при безрассадном и рассадном способах ее выращивания. Эффективность протравливания семян инсектицидом Круйзер, КС изучали на растениях гибрида F1 Финиш. Семена протравливали препаратом в норме 20 л/т (20 мл/кг) за шесть дней до высева. В контроле семена обрабатывали водой. Для оценки эффективности пролива кассет с рассадой капусты препаратом Актара, ВДГ растения выращивали в стандартных кассетах. Инсектицид применяли способом пролива за сутки до высадки рассады в открытый грунт. Расход рабочей жидкости согласно рекомендациям фирмы-производителя препарата составил 1 л/м2 с концентрацией по препарату 0,2%. Изучаемые инсектициды показали высокую эффективность в борьбе с ранневесенними вредителями. Биологическая эффективность протравителя Круйзер, КС составила на седьмой день – 71%, четырнадцатый – 82%, на двадцать первый – 88,5%. Биологическая эффективность препарата Актара, ВДГ была на седьмой день – 98%, на четырнадцатый – 100%, на двадцать первый – 98% и на тридцатый – 92%. Применение превентивных методов защиты (протравливание семян и пролив кассет перед высадкой рассады в открытый грунт) позволило защитить наиболее уязвимую стадию развития капусты – всходы и молодые растения – на срок до одного месяца. Применение инсектицидов такими способами может способствовать сокращению расходов на защитные мероприятия, снижению пестицидной нагрузки на агроценоз и степени воздействия с.-х. техники на почву за счет уменьшения количества обработок.

The article presents the results of research on the protection of white cabbage from cruciferous fleas with seedless and seedling methods of its cultivation. The study of seed treatment with the insecticide Kruiser, CS was carried out on plants of the Finish hybrid. Seeds were etched with the preparation at a rate of 20 l/t (20 ml/kg) 6 days before sowing. In the control, the seeds were treated with water. To assess the effectiveness of the strait of cassettes with cabbage seedlings drug Aktara, plants were grown in standard cassettes. The insecticide was used by the way of the strait 1 day before planting seedlings in the open ground. The consumption of the working liquid according to the recommendations of the manufacturer of the drug was 1 liter/1m2 with a concentration of 0,2%. The studied insecticides showed high efficiency in the fight against early spring pests. The biological effectiveness of the Kruiser, CS mordant was 71% on day 7, 82% on day 14, and 88.5% on day 21. The biological efficacy of the drug Actara, VDC was 98% on day 7, 100% on day 14, 98% on day 21, and 92% on day 30. The use of preventive methods of protection (seed treatment and watering cassett before planting seedlings in the open ground) allowed to protect the most vulnerable stage of cabbage development: shoots and young plants for up to 1 month.
Quantitative and Qualitative Analyses of Invasive EEG for Epileptic Seizure Prediction
Authors:   University of British Columbia, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Canada, R Hussein , R Ward ,   University of British Columbia, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Canada
Published: May 2021

This study aims at explaining why existing machine learning methods have achieved limited performance when applied to the problems of seizure prediction using human invasive EEG (iEEG) data. We provide quantitative and qualitative analyses of iEEG data, as this data has commonly been used for seizure prediction tasks. Analyzing and understanding the iEEG signals provide insights into the characteristics of the preictal and interictal brain signals (i.e., the signals preceding and between epileptic seizure attacks). Experimental results show that: (1) the iEEG data varies from one patient to another. Therefore, iEEG features collected from a patient over a specific time period may not achieve reliable seizure prediction performance for other patient neither for the same patient at some future times, (2) for iEEG dimensionality reduction, the exclusion of any individual iEEG channel may result in losing spatial information needed for accurate seizure prediction, as the different iEEG channels contain complementary information. Also, Principal Component Analysis is found to be efficient for iEEG dimensionality reduction in seizure prediction tasks, and (3) For a particular patient, the distribution of the preictal and of the interictal iEEG data vary over time, and thus negatively affect the predictive ability of pretrained seizure prediction methods.
Clinical Investigations of Percutaneous Vertebroplasty Combined with Intensity-modulated Radiotherapy for Patients with Spinal Metastases
Authors:   Department of Medical Oncology, Sichuan University, China, X Chen , XQ Xie ,   Department of Critical Care Medicine, Sichuan University, China, WM Li ,   Sichuan University, West China Hospital, PR China, ZY Liao ,   Department of Medical Oncology, Sichuan University, China, DB Wu ,   Cancer Hospital, Ansteel Group Hospital, PR China, F Wang ,   Department of Medical Oncology, Sichuan University, China
Published: May 2021

Percutaneous Vertebroplasty (PVP) or radiotherapy are used in tumor with bone metastasis. However, The treatment of vertebral metastasis tumor with PVP combined with Intensity-Modulated Radiotherapy (IMRT) are rarely reported. The effectiveness and feasibility of these treatment procedures are initially observed in the article. We retrospectively analyzed the clinical features of 7 patients with vertebral metastases. They all received PVP, and then IMRT (6 MV-X linear at a dose of 40-60Gy). Technical success of PVP was achieved in all patients, and all of them completed the radiotherapy plan successfully. There are no severe complications were observed. They all got pain relief and no pain or fracture were found after PVP combined with IMRT. PVP combined with IMRT seems to be an effective and feasible means to improve the quality of life of patients with tumor vertebral metastasis.
The Association between Nutritional Knowledge, Socio-Economic Status of Caregivers and Stunting of Children Under 5 Years in Kwale County of Kenya: A Baseline Survey
Authors:   Kenya Medical Research Institute-Centre for Public Health Research, Kenya, VW Wanjihia , F Chepkirui ,   Kenyatta University, Kenya, M Hitachi ,   Nagasaki University, Japan, E Muniu ,   Kenya Medical Research Institute-Centre for Public Health Research, Kenya, L Nyandieka ,   Kenya Medical Research Institute-Centre for Public Health Research, Kenya, P Ndemwa ,   Kenya Medical Research Institute-Centre for Public Health Research, Kenya, N Wekesa ,   Kemri Graduate School, Kenya, J Changoma ,   Nuitm-Kemri Project, Kenya, F Kiplamai ,   Kenyatta University, Kenya, M Karama ,   UMMA University, Kenya, S Kaneko ,   Nagasaki University, Japan
Published: May 2021

Background: In Low and Middle Income Countries (LMIC), including Kenya, undernutrition has been the most significant contributor to child morbidity and mortality. Knowledge and practices of mothers/caregivers have been identified as a key sustainable factor for consideration in determining the nutritional status of children. The study aim was to determine how caregiver knowledge and socio-economic status will impact on nutritional status of children under 5 years. Methods: This study was conducted in Kwale County, Kenya to assess at baseline maternal and child parameters. Seven hundred pairs; children and their primary caregivers were sampled at baseline. Results: A total of 681 households comprised of caregiver and index child pair, participated in the survey from the sampled 700. Knowledge scores of food functions, breastfeeding and complementary feeding were combined to assess caregivers nutritional knowledge with a maximum score of 24. The median score was 11 (IQR: 9 – 12) and ranged from 0 to 24. Those with scores of 12 and above (50% plus) were 230 (33.2%). Stunting was 29.8% and the level of under-weight was 16.4%. No significant association was found between nutritional knowledge of the caregivers and nutitional indicators of children under 5 years but there was significant differences (P= 0.002.) in the Knowledge score of caregivers between the five wealth quintiles. Conclusion: Most of the caregivers did not have any nutritional knowledge which was assessed as knowledge of food groups and sources and functions of different foods as well as knowledge in breastfeeding and complementary feeding.
Radiation Protection: Do We Need to Scan the Whole Lumbar Spine in Suspected Lumbar Spine Stenosis?
Authors:   Department of Radiology, Clinique de la Madeleine, Belgium, D Tack , M Preziosi ,   Department of Radiology, Clinique de la Madeleine, Belgium, A Cornil ,   Department of Radiology, Clinique de la Madeleine, Belgium, P Bohy ,   Department of Radiology, Clinique de la Madeleine, Belgium, R Katz ,   Department of Radiology, CHU Ambroise Pare, Belgium, AV Muylem ,   Department of Pulmonology, Hopital Erasme, Belgium, N Howarth ,   Department of Radiology, Cinique des Grangettes, Switzerland, PA Gevenois ,   Department of Pulmonology, Hopital Erasme, Belgium
Published: May 2021

Objectives: To test two hypotheses that the scan length could be reduced in patients younger than an age threshold below which lumbar stenosis in the two upper lumbar levels never occurs, and that an anteroposterior spinal canal diameter cut-off at the level of the L3 pedicles could rule out a congenital stenosis at the L1 and/or L2 levels. Methods: MR examinations of 55 healthy volunteers and 200 patients with suspected spinal canal stenosis were included. The anteroposterior diameter of the spinal canal was measured at each pedicle and each disk levels by two readers who also subjectively assessed the presence of stenosis. Results: Degenerative spinal canal stenosis never occurs at the upper two lumbar disk levels in patients younger than 55 years. The anteroposterior diameter of the spinal canal diminished from L1 to L3 in both healthy volunteers and patients. An anteroposterior diameter of the spinal canal at the L3 pedicles level ≥11 mm excluded a diameter <10 mm at L1 and/or L2 pedicles levels. Conclusion: A substantial reduction of the radiation dose from CT could be achieved by limiting the scan length from L3 to S1 in patients younger than 55 years provided that the anteroposterior diameter of the spinal canal is >11 mm at the L3 pedicles level.
Reporting Radiographers: Hope or Hype
Authors:   Department of Radiology, Al-Namas General Hospital, Saudi Arabia, A Alahmari
Published: May 2021

For more than 20 years and Reporting Radiographers practice exists in the UK. Today no other country joined the UK to legislate Radiographers’ reporting practice. The aim of this paper is to put a focus on the issue, look is there a necessity to allow Radiographers in the reporting business, and find is there any benefit that can change the decision of health authorities worldwide to allow Radiographers to make clinical reports.
Surgical Management of a Caustic Ingestion in a Gastric Bypass Patient: A Case Report
Authors:   Catholic University of Louvain, Upper GI Surgical Unit, Belgium, E Van Boxstael , N Terwagne ,   Catholic University of Louvain, Upper GI Surgical Unit, Belgium, Y Deswysen ,   Catholic University of Louvain, Upper GI Surgical Unit, Belgium
Published: May 2021

Introduction: Bariatric surgery is recognized as the most effective treatment for obesity. Increased rate of psychological disorders has been noted after surgery. However, no case of caustic ingestion after bariatric surgery and its surgical management has been reported in the literature. Presentation of Case: A 48-year-old woman, who underwent a Rouxen- Y gastric bypass 9 years ago, ingested caustic substances as a suicide attempt, causing necrosis of the entire alimentary limb without severe lesion of esophageal tract or gastric pouch. During exploratory laparotomy, resection of the alimentary limb and gastrostomy in the neogastric pouch were performed. Three months later, the patient presented to the emergency room with a dislodged gastrostomy tube. Exploratory laparotomy was performed with restoration of anatomical continuity via gastro-gastric anastomosis. Discussion: Bariatric surgery is correlated to a higher postoperative risk of psychological disorders until suicide attempt. This case is the first description of caustic ingestion after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass and its surgical management. It underlines the importance for bariatric teams to consider psychological aspect of surgical patients pre- and postoperatively.
Concomitant Low-Grade Mucoepidermoid and Intraductal Carcinomas the Parotid Gland: Case Presentation with a Brief Review
Authors:   Department of Anatomic Pathology, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan, H Harada , S Goto ,   Department of Anatomic Pathology, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan, N Kudo ,   Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan, S Nakatsuka ,   Department of Diagnostic Pathology, Sakai City Medical Center, Japan, A Matsubara ,   Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan, K Honma ,   Department of Diagnostic Pathology and Cytology, Okasa International Cancer Institute, Japan, A Kurose ,   Department of Anatomic Pathology, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan
Published: May 2021

The patient was a Japanese female and a former thyroid cancer patient. A computed tomography scan indicated a small mass in the right parotid gland about 14 years after therapy for thyroid cancer. Pleomorphic adenoma was suspected by contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging. Three years later, when she was 60 years old, fine needle aspiration cytology failed to determine a diagnosis and superficial parotidectomy was performed. There have been no signs of recurrence or metastasis for about 2 years thereafter. Histological examination revealed two histological types of low-grade mucoepidermoid carcinoma and low-grade intraductal carcinoma coexisting within the parotid mass. Although closely located, the two types of carcinoma had not intermingled. The mucoepidermoid carcinoma formed multilocular cystic structures, in which mucous, intermediate, and non-keratinizing squamous cells were intermingled. Exclusively predominant intraductal growth in the intraductal carcinoma showed a combination of cribriform and papillary-cystic patterns and diffuse positive reaction for S100 protein. Fluorescence in situ hybridization demonstrated the mucoepidermoid carcinoma had split signals for the MAML2 gene but no split signals were detected for the MAML2 and ETV6 genes in the intraductal carcinoma. We discuss the histomorphological features and diagnostic problems of the present case and the literature is briefly reviewed.
All in one procedure Versus classical procedure for Hernioplasty in Patients With Inguinal Hernia
Authors:   College of Medicine, University of Diyala, Diyala, Iraq, Fais Thabet Raghad , Mohammud Habash Mohammed
Published: May 2021

Background: Hernia is an unusual bulging of the intra-abdominal viscera through a weak area of the abdominal wall or groin region. Inguinal hernia repair is one of the most frequently performed surgical procedures. In recent years, inguinal hernia (IH) repair was changed from pure tissue repair to prosthetic laparoscopic repair. Objective: we propose to find a new application for the well-known surgical open mesh inguinal hernia in the treatment of inguinal hernias in adults aiming to improve patients' comfort and to reduce the incidence of chronic neuralgia. Patients and Methods: . A comparative study was designed to study the outcome of different sizes of mesh used in the hernia operations. In the present study, patients diagnosed with primary unilateral inguinal hernia (n=130) were enrolled from May 2019 to March 2020 at Baquba teaching hospital in Diyala governorate. Enrolled patients were divided into two groups. Group A include patients who have inguinal hernia operated with all in one procedure (n=65) and group B included patients with inguinal hernia operated by the classical method (n=65). Spinal and general anaesthesia were used. Before incision for the patient, ceftriaxone (1gm, intravenously) was administrated over 30 min. The process was accomplished on a one-day surgery basis .According to the devised technique, a new smaller prosthesis was placed on the floor of the inguinal canal in order to strengthen all areas of weakness from which hernias may originate. The mesh was enveloped by a fibro-cremasterico sheath avoiding contact with neural structures. Follow-up was carried out at 1week, 1month, 3months for evaluation of postoperative pain using numbering scale score, need of medication, patients' comfort, and postoperative complications. Results: all patients operated by all in one procedure were discharged within 24 h from surgery. Slight pain was reported by the majority of patients and (07.69%) of them required pain medication at home. After the 1st postoperative week (95.36%) reported no pain and (04.62%) show bruising genitaliao, (01.54%) had seroma and no wound infection recorded. No relevant limitation of normal activities was reported. There have been no postoperative neuralgias. Conclusion: This new hernioplastyo technique respects the anatomy of the inguinal canal, uses a smaller mesh, and seems to avoid neuralgias with maximum comfort for the patients. We recommended to all in one technique o because gives better results and fewer complications. Keywords: Hernia ;Open mesh inguinal hernia; patients
Antibiotic Sensitivity of High Vaginal Swabs from Asymptomatic Pregnant Women
Authors:   College of Medicine, Hawler Medical University,Erbil, Iraq, Bahaulddin Mohammed Abdulrazzaq , Abdulkhalik Hamadamin Haval , Miyasar Ahmed Alla’a
Published: May 2021

Background: Vaginal microbiota considered as a complex microbial population consisting of a multitude of microbial species and causes many vaginal infections including bacterial vaginosis. Objective: The study is investigating the antibiotic sensitivity of predominant vaginal microbiota. Patients and Methods: 250 pregnant women in Erbil city in the North of Iraq, from October 2018 to March 2019. Samples were collected from pregnant women who visited Maternity, Rizgary and Raparin Hospitals’ laboratory department under medical precautions. The samples were cultures to investigate to identify the bacteria types and sensitivity for common antibiotics. Results: About 72% of samples showed positive microbial growth and the higher distribution percentage of isolated microorganisms was 27.2%, 23.8%, 21.6 and 11.6% for Candida sp., Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli and Streptococcus pyogenes respectively. Moreover, antibiotic sensitivity tests declared that ciprofloxacin was effectively inhibited the growth of both Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococcus pyogenes while Norfloxacin was 95% which inhibited the growth of E. coli. Conclusion: Candida albicans, Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli and Streptococcus pyogenes are among the most predominant microorganisms in pregnant women. Keywords: Antibiotic sensitivity profile, Bacterial culture, High vaginal swab
RESISTENSI NYAMUK Aedes aegypti TERHADAP CYPERMETHRIN DI KABUPATEN KLATEN, JAWA TENGAH
Authors: Irawati Nur Bebi Ulfah , Putri Novita Eka
Published: May 2021

Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever (DHF) is still a global health problem. The Aedes aegypti mosquito transmits DHF, so vector control is an effective strategy in disease prevention. One of the insecticides that have long been used in the Klaten Regency is cypermethrin. However, cases of DHF have been reported to have fluctuated over the past ten years. This study aims to determine the resistance of Ae.aegypti against cypermethrin. Ae.aegypti was obtained from three endemic sub-districts with the highest Ceper District cases, then colonized to the first generation (F1). The CDC bottle bioassay method was applied to determine mosquitoes' resistance status to cypermethrin at a dose of 10 µg/ml. The results showed that cypermethrin resistance was found in all samples, from moderate to resistant levels. One sub-district sample showed resistance to cypermethrin (89% mortality after 30 minutes). Two sub-district else showed moderate resistance status (97% mortality after 30 minutes). The continuous use of the insecticide cypermethrin has had a resistance impact on the dengue vector. Community participation in eradicating breeding places is the main form of DHF control and insecticides with various active ingredients.
Everything We Hoped For
Authors:   , Adam Philipa
Published: May 2021

Creative writing thesis.
Chinese Excellent Traditional Culture Study on the Path of Integrating the Ideological and Political Courses in Primary and Middle Schools
Authors: Liu Shuwen
Published: May 2021

Chinese excellent traditional culture contains the value pursuit of the Chinese nation, condenses the cultural consensus of the Chinese nation, and has rich connotation and connotation. At the moment of advocating the integration of ideological and political courses in primary and secondary schools, the integration of Chinese traditional culture into the curriculum content of ideological and political courses can have a subtle cultural impact on the students of different students, and help students to grow up physically and mentally and cultivate their ideology and morality. In order to achieve ideological and political curriculum implicit development.
A Study of how Kate is Portrayed as a Shrew in The Taming of the Shrew by Shakespeare
Authors: Yu Ling
Published: May 2021

Katherine, also called Kate, is the shrew in the play The taming of the shrew, one of Shakespeare’s earliest comedies. She first appears in the play as a young woman who insists on saying whatever she thinks and expressing freely whatever she feels. Her words are regularly abusive and angry, and her actions are often violent. More seriously, she is not respectful or obedient towards her father Baptista, who she thinks favors her younger sister, Bianca. In contrast to Kate, she appears to be sweet, soft-spoken and obedient, an image of a good girl. Furthermore, no sooner does Kate meet her sole suitor, Petruchio, than they engage in a battle of wordplay and threaten each other’s face. Owing to these “unruly” behaviors, Kate inescapably establishes a reputation of a shrew in a patriarchal society, where women are expected to be obedient to man. Living in a patriarchal society, Kate is talkative and disobedient to the males who are supposed to have authority over her. This leads to her being labeled as a shrew, as women in that period were expected to be silent and obedient. Kate’s shrewish disposition is revealed in the way in which she talks to her male counterparts such as suitors of Bianca, her father, and her sole suitor, who later becomes her husband. That is, although Kate is violent and not respectful to people around her, it is the talkativeness that makes Kate a shrew, as it clearly posts the greatest challenge to the male supremacy.
An Analysis of General Secretary Xi Important Exposition on Poverty Alleviation
Authors: Yang Huaqiang
Published: May 2021

The general secretary Xi has made a comprehensive and profound exposition on the work of helping the poor. Its theoretical dimension is: taking Marx's anti-poverty thought as the cornerstone of theory, taking China's traditional culture as the beneficial nourishment and the characteristic socialism's theory of helping the poor as an extension field; the practical significance lies in that the good life should be the focal point of the poverty alleviation practice and the common prosperity as the poverty alleviation. The value orientation of practice, the precise poverty alleviation as the era strategy of poverty alleviation practice, and the support of the will and wisdom as the power source of poverty alleviation practice.
The Realistic Dilemma and Promoting Path of Secondary Vocational Education Talent Training Model under the Background of Education Supply-side Reform
Authors: Wang Yonghua , Xu Difan , Luo Tingrui , Lai Yajing
Published: May 2021

In today's world, the competition for high-end smart technology is becoming increasingly fierce, and the huge connotation hidden behind the fierce competition is the competition of high-quality skilled talents. The status of secondary vocational education in our country's education system has a solid foundational role. The close connection it exhibits with social and economic development is beyond the reach of other types of education. However, the current secondary vocational education talent training model shows a situation that is not in line with market demand, and problems such as "shortage of skilled personnel" and "unemployment structural imbalance" have appeared in related fields. The supply of talents in secondary vocational education lacks a balanced mechanism, lacks in quality of supply, and does not have a high effect. It is urgent to train high-quality skilled talents with matching socio-economic structure transformation and upgrading for the society through education supply-side reform measures. In view of this, according to the changes in market demand, we will vigorously promote the reform of the school-based curriculum of secondary vocational schools, strive to create a new integrated development model that combines textbooks and practice, promote in-depth exchanges and cooperation between schools and characteristic enterprises in the industry, and train people in practice. Cultivating people, creating a good atmosphere for cultivating technical talents, and combining with the new goal of practicing education to build an evaluation system suitable for the growth of secondary vocational talents, making the human resource structure more and more suitable for the transformation and upgrading of the current social industrial structure.
A Study of Identity Construction in Husband-wife Conflict Talk-A Case Study of Television Interview Program Battle of Love
Authors: Ma Qiaoyan
Published: May 2021

Based on Pragmatic Identity Theory, this study uses qualitative and quantitative research methods, and analyzes the conflict talk corpus collected from the television interview program Battle of Love, and investigates the identity construction and the use of linguistic resources in husband-wife conflict talk. The results show that in the conflict talk, the two sides of conflicts construct self-identity, the other party’s identity, and the third party’s identity. In these three types of identities, the most frequently constructed identity is the other party’s identity, followed by self-identity, and finally, the third party’s identity.
Research on Big Data Audit Teaching Based on SWOT Analysis
Authors: Wang Zhihua
Published: May 2021

This article analyzes the areas that need to be improved in audit teaching from the perspective of big data, uses SWOT analysis to construct a SWOT matrix of big data audit teaching, points out the advantages, opportunities, risks and threats of audit teaching, clarifies the purpose of audit teaching, enriches and perfects the big data Data audit teaching theory promotes the development of higher education auditing profession.
A Study on the Traumatic Theme in Elizabeth Bowen’s “The Demon Lover”
Authors: Fan Mengyuan
Published: May 2021

British novelist Elizabeth Bowen tactfully sets the fate of individuals in the spectacular background of war in her short novel “The Demon Lover” to depict the physical and psychical trauma of human beings. The protagonists Kathleen Drover and the “demon” soldier who returns for revenge are two typical sufferers of trauma. The writing of the trauma in this novel not only recreates daily life of British women during the war but also draws readers’ attention on the cruelty of war, which endow the short story abundant significance of enlightenment to individuals and society.
Improving Students’ Critical Thinking Skills Trough Contextual Teaching and Learning Science Module
Authors: Hasanah Siti Nur , Sunarno Widha , Prayitno Baskoro Adi
Published: May 2021

This study aims to determine the effectiveness of the science module based on the contextual learning approach (CTL) in improving the critical thinking skills of junior high school students. The research method used was a quasi-experimental study involving 30 students in the experimental class and 30 students in the control class from a junior high school in Surakarta. The data collection technique was done by measuring students' critical thinking skills before (pretest) and after learning using the Science module (posttest). The instrument used was a critical thinking skill test based on Facione's critical thinking skills indicator. The improvement of students 'critical thinking skills was analyzed using a pretest-posttest gain score and followed by an independent sample t-test to determine the significance of the difference in the average increase in students' critical thinking skills. The results showed that the use of a science module based on a contextual learning approach could improve students' critical thinking skills, with a score of 0.46, or in the category of moderate improvement compared to control class students, with a score of 0.29, or in the low improvement category. Meanwhile, based on the results of the t-test the average gain score of the two classes shows a significant difference in the improvement of critical thinking skills between students who are taught using the Science module and students who are taught using conventional modules.
Impact of E-Learning Media on Students’ Critical Thinking Skills at Physics Education Study Program, Almuslim University
Authors: Marnita Marnita , Rahma Rahma , Fatimah Fatimah
Published: May 2021

Starting from the emergence of student boredom in taking part in the course of recovery, resulting in decreased thinking skills of students who focus more on memorizing concepts instead of understanding concepts. The researcher combines the learning model assisted by e-learning which is currently of interest. The learning model assisted by e-learning media combines principles in the learning process and technology. This study aims to determine the impact of learning with e-learning media on the improvement of critical thinking skills of students in semester III of the physics education study program. Data collection for this research was carried out in September-October 2019, this research is also the impact of the accompaniment of the PDS Grant in won by FKIP Umuslim in the 2019 budget year. Data analysis in this study used a parametric statistical test, namely the one-tail t-test. The results showed that the use of learning models assisted by e-learning media had a very positive impact on improving students' critical thinking skills. This can be seen from the acquisition of N-Gain for each student's critical thinking indicator in the medium category as many as two indicators, namely indicators providing further explanation and indicators of managing strategies, while the other three indicators get high categories, namely indicators providing simple explanations, indicators of building basic skills, and indicators set strategy or tactics.
#MeToo Movement: A Sociological Analysis of Media Representations
Authors: Tahan Lindsay
Published: May 2021

The Me Too or #MeToo movement has come under the spotlight in recent years since more survivors/victims are now speaking out against their abuser. These survivors/victims repressed their abuse for years, ashamed to speak out in fear that they would not be believed or face extreme scrutiny and humiliation. Survivors/victims are now coming together to seek justice and to reform the judicial system and how they handle sexual abuse and violence cases. This movement has become more prominent now than it was when it first was formed in 2006 by Tarana Burke and reintroduced by Alyssa Milano using Twitter in 2017. The movement challenges everyday lifestyles and workplace environments to consider what behaviors constitute as appropriate. Companies and businesses are now implementing compliance workplace harassment training to avoid such incidences of sexual abuse and violence.
Susceptibilidad de estadios larvales de Leptophobia aripa Boisduval (Lepidoptera: Pieridae) a los entomopatógenos
Authors: Valverde-Rodríguez Agustina , Miguel-Villanueva Nalda , Briceño-Yen Henry , Cornejo y Maldonado Antonio
Published: May 2021

En condiciones de laboratorio se evaluó la eficacia de cuatro formulados a base de Bacillus subtilis, Bacillus thuringiensis var kurstaki, Metarhizium anisopliae, Beauveria bassiana más un testigo (agua destilada) sobre los estados de desarrollo larval de la plaga Leptophobia aripa Boisduval. Se colectaron 15 larvas por cada estadio, colocadas en grupos de 5 por placa para un total de cinco tratamientos con tres repeticiones. Como alimento se ocuparon hojas del cultivo de col que fueron asperjadas con los productos según corresponda. Las larvas se examinaron al microscopio estereoscópico por 7 días, y para la determinación del porcentaje de mortalidad se utilizó la fórmula de Abbott. Entre los resultados se tiene que, para el caso del primer y segundo estadio larval, el entomopatógeno B. thuringiensis var kurstaki tuvo mayor eficiencia con un 56,70% y 60% de mortalidad respectivamente, en el tercer y cuarto estadio la especie B. bassiana muestra mayor efectividad con 66,70% y 50%, en el quinto estadio el M. anisopliae registra una mortalidad de 36,70%. Se seleccionó al tercer estadio larval como el más susceptible a la aplicación de B. thuringiensis var kurstaki, B. bassiana y M. anisopliae respectivamente.
Impacto Tributario del COVID-19 en Ecuador: Análisis y Estadísticas del Impuesto al Valor Agregado 2019-2020
Authors: Álava-Barreto Junior , Barahona-García Stefanie
Published: May 2021

El objetivo de la siguiente investigación fue analizar las reformas tributarias destinadas a la suspensión y reanudación de la acción de cobro y comparar la recaudación del Impuesto al Valor Agregado (IVA) antes y durante la pandemia ocasionada por el COVID-19. Con base a las estadísticas del Servicio de Rentas Internas (SRI) del 2019 y 2020 se realizó la comparación respectiva a los meses de ambos años, en la región costa, sierra, oriente e insular. La metodología fue de análisis teórico-explicativo y cualitativo-inductivo. En el análisis de las reformas se reconoció 7 destinadas a la suspensión de cobro de impuesto y 2 de reanudación que fueron emitidas desde el mes de marzo y la última en julio. En las estadísticas se identificó que mayo representa al mes con mayor disminución en la recaudación del impuesto en las 4 regiones del Ecuador y la recaudación del 2020 tiene una disminución del 9.67% en comparación del año anterior.