bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Understanding the approach to animals with thermal burns
Authors: Low Daniel
Published: November 2022

Thermal burn injuries represent a spectrum of superficial to deep epidermal and dermal injury sustained after exposure to a liquid, solid or gaseous heat source. Severe thermal burns result in both local damage and systemic effects. In systemically compromised animals, managing major body system abnormalities takes priority over surgically managing the thermal burn. General principles of wound management are relevant to animals with thermal burns. The surgical approach will vary according to individual wound and patient factors. Adjunctive therapies, such as negative pressure wound therapy, are touched on. Further research into thermal burns in veterinary cases is warranted.
Permanent transvenous pacemaker placement in a Terrier with sick sinus syndrome
Authors: Murphy Emma
Published: November 2022

Pacemaker therapy is generally considered necessary in patients with symptomatic bradycardia that does not respond to medical management. Common arrhythmias requiring implantation of a permanent pacemaker include third degree atrioventricular (AV) block, high grade second degree AV block, sick sinus syndrome and persistent atrial standstill. This patient care report discusses the diagnosis and treatment of a tTrrier with sick sinus syndrome.
Comprehensive characterization of thermal and mechanical properties in thin metal film-glass substrate system by ultrafast laser pump-probe method
Authors: Tu Xinhao , Zeng Yantao , Wang Shibin , Li Linan , Li Chuanwei , Wang Zhiyong
Published: November 2022

Picosecond ultrasonics (PU), time-domain Brillouin scattering (TDBS), and time-domain thermo-reflectance (TDTR) are all in-situ, non-destructive, and non-contact experimental techniques based on the ultrafast laser pump-probe method, which can generate and detect coherent acoustic phonons (CAP) and thermal transport in thin metal film-glass substrate system. However, these techniques are generally considered different experimental methods to characterize the thermal or mechanical properties of metal nano-objects or transparent materials. Here we present a comprehensive characterization of the generation, propagation, and attenuation of high-frequency CAP and cross-plane thermal transport in the thin Cr film-glass substrate system by PU, TDBS, and TDTR. To investigate the key factors of characterizations, two kinds of thin Cr film-glass substrate systems were measured on the film side and substrate side. The measured thermal and mechanical properties show that boundary conditions and film thickness have significantly affected the characterization.
Asymmetric reflection based on asymmetric coupling in single-layer extrinsic chiral metasurfaces
Authors: Fu Xianhui , Qi Jiwei , Hu Hao , Zhang Sihao , Wu Qiang , Lu Yao , Xiong Hao , Wu Hongjin , Chen Zongqiang , Chen Jing , Yu Xuanyi , Sun Qian , Xu Jingjun
Published: November 2022

We propose and experimentally demonstrate that giant asymmetric reflection of circularly polarized light based on asymmetric coupling can be achieved in single-layer extrinsic chiral metasurfaces at oblique incidence. The asymmetric coupling and asymmetric reflection in the extrinsic chiral metasurfaces are caused by extrinsic chirality, allowing them to have extremely high values. An asymmetric reflection of approximately 40% is measured. Furthermore, the asymmetric reflection of extrinsic chiral metasurfaces is demonstrated not only in intensity but also in phase retardation, which induces asymmetric polarization state conversion. An approximately 14° asymmetric reflected polarization offset from the symmetry axis is achieved. Our research provides an effective new method for constructing huge asymmetric coupled systems to manipulate electromagnetic waves.
Social media framing of the 2022 ‘War in Ukraine’: A content analysis study of the Canadian prime minister’s tweets
Authors: Jaber Fadi
Published: November 2022

This article scrutinizes the frames that are deployed by the Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau about the Russia–Ukraine event and the actors who are involved in this event. Accordingly, the corpus consists of 108 English text-only original tweets retrieved from the Twitter account of Trudeau (@JustinTrudeau) between 23 February and 30 April 2022. This timeframe covers the beginning and the early stages of the Russia–Ukraine event that has captured the attention of mainstream and social media. Qualitative content analysis is conducted on the selected tweets, guided by framing theory and critical discourse analysis. The findings reveal that Trudeau utilized different frames to label and portray the current event. He also used ‘authoritarian’ frames to depict Russia and pro-Russia actors as outgroup members, who are directly responsible and should be held accountable for their actions, whereas ‘freedom’ frames are employed to represent Ukraine and pro-Ukraine actors as ingroup members, who have common values with Canada and need all kinds of support and assistance.
¿Financiarización de la elite empresarial? Un análisis a partir de la composición, propiedad y directorios de la cúpula empresarial argentina
Authors: Gaggero Alejandro , Navarro Rocha Leandro , Perez Almansi Bruno , Gentile Julia
Published: November 2022

El artículo se propone analizar la presencia de actores provenientes del sector financiero en la propiedad y dirección de las grandes firmas de Argentina para el período 2015-2019. Los resultados destacan la importancia de los fondos de inversión internacionales como accionistas minoritarios de las filiales locales de empresas transnacionales. Por otro lado, señalan que son relativamente pocas las empresas que comparten directores y que la influencia del sector financiero en esas redes es limitada.
Análisis de componentes bioactivos derivados de aminoácidos en el vino
Authors: Martín Quijada Alejandro , González Paramás Ana María , Santos Buelga Celestino
Published: November 2022

Melatonina, tirosol e hidroxitirosol son sustancias bioactivas cuya presencia se ha descrito en el vino en baja concentración, lo que representa un reto para su análisis. El presente trabajo plantea la puesta a punto de un método para su determinación, mediante cromatografía líquida de alta eficacia acoplada a detección por espectrofotometría de diodos y espectrometría de masas (HPLC-DAD-MS) y su aplicación posterior para su análisis en muestras de diversos tipos de vinos.
A review of some medicinal plants with the potential to defeat antimicrobial resistance: Cases of Benin, Togo, Ghana, Burkina Faso, and Cape Verde
Authors: Dougnon Victorien , Legba Boris Brice , Gbaguidi Bertin , Agbodjento Eric , Agbankpe Alidehou Jerrold , Rocha Diara , Ayi Irene , Azonbakin Simon , Diallo Aboudoulatif , Bonkoungou Isidore Juste , Klotoe Jean Robert , Agbangla Clément , Alitonou Guy Alain
Published: November 2022

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a global public health problem. In the alternatives being explored for developing new antimicrobials, medicinal plants occupy an important place, particularly in Africa, where they are widely used. This review aims to analyze the potential of medicinal plants from Benin, Togo, Ghana, Burkina-Faso, and Cape Verde in the fight against AMR. A bibliographic search was conducted to explore scientific databases such as PubMed and Google Scholar. During this search, particular attention was given to epidemiological data related to AMR in these countries, medicinal plants traditionally used to treat microbial infections and medicinal plants that have been shown to be active on multidrug-resistant microbial strains. In total, 94 manuscripts were investigated. Epidemiological data showed that the problem of AMR is worsening in each target country. In addition, several medicinal plants have been demonstrated to be effective against microbial strains resistant to conventional antibiotics. A total of 532 medicinal plants were identified according to their ethnomedical uses for the treatment of microbial infections. Scientific evidence was collected on the antimicrobial potential of 91 plants. This study showed the potential of medicinal plants in the fight against AMR. Their documented traditional use, coupled with the evidence of efficacy provided, make them interesting sources for developing new antimicrobials.
Facile Chemical Synthesis of Pure Cu doped CeO2 Nanoparticles: Evaluation of
Fundamental Properties and Photocatalytic Activity on Rhodamine B Dye
Authors: Chidaraboyina Swathi , Nesaraj Arputharaj Samson , Arunkumar Manasai
Published: November 2022

Copper doped CeO2 (Ce1-xCuxO2-δ; x = 0.10, 0.20, 0.30, 0.40 and 0.50) nanoparticles were synthesized
by wet chemical precipitation process. These materials were characterized by XRD, FTIR, EDAX,
SEM, UV and photoluminescence spectroscopic techniques. These samples exhibited FCC crystalline
structure. The FTIR showed the presence of Ce-O vibration in the prepared samples, whereas SEM
exhibited smaller and bigger grains in the materials. The band gap energy (Eg) was measured in the
range of 1.5-3 eV. The photoluminiscence spectra for all the suspensions were obtained in the range of
390 to 550 nm. The photocatalytic elimination of Rhodamine B in the presence of Ce1-xCuxO2-δ
nano-photocatalysts under UV light was studied. The highest photodegradation efficiency (68.05%)
was found at pH = 11 after 60 min irradiation in UV light at room temperature for Ce0.90Cu0.10O2-δ.
Electrochemical Synthesis of Ferrate (FeO4 2–) in Extreme Alkaline Medium and its Application in Dye Degradation
Authors: Gunawan  , Prasetya N.B.A. , Wijaya R.A.
Published: November 2022

Synthesis of ferrate (FeO4 2−) from iron plate of transformer waste electrochemically in high alkaline medium and its application for dye degradation has been carried out. The effect of parameters such as time, NaOH concentration, type of electrolyte solution and ferrate stability were studied. The ferrate solution formed is dark purple in colour with a maximum wavelength of 505 nm. The ferrate was compacted by fresh drying to produce Na2FeO4 crystals and characterized by XRF, XRD and FT-IR techniques. The ferrate was applied to degrade methylene blue, methyl orange, rhodamine and remazol black B dyes. The results showed the highest degradation of dyestuff in methylene blue by 98% and COD reduction by 73.69% at pH 8, ferrate dose of 1.1 mg and contact time of 70 min. This shows that ferrate is an environmentally friendly material which can be used to degrade toxic dyes.
Succinimide-N-sulfonic Acid Promoted Efficient, One-Pot,
Three Component Synthesis of 2,3-Dihydroquinazolin-4(1H)-ones
Authors: Kande Sagar R.
Published: November 2022

A series of 2,3-dihydroquinazolin-4(1H)-ones has been synthesized using a simple, effective, one-pot,
three component condensation of isatoic anhydride, aromatic aldehydes and amines in refluxing ethyl
alcohol. It has been found that 15 mol% succinimide-N-sulfonic acid is the optimum amount of catalyst
to obtain the high yield.
Utilization of Medical Mask Wastes as Filter Material for Air Purification Units
Authors: Angkasali Daniel , Surjo Peter , Wijaya Rafaella Shiene , Zhafir Asyura Muhammad Mikail Athif , Slamet
Published: November 2022

The COVID-19 pandemic significantly increased the amount of infectious medical wastes produced,
with medical mask wastes being one of the largest contributors. Present research focuses on trying to
turn medical mask waste into a functioning air filter by modifying it with CuO/TiO2 to reduce the
amount of infectious medical wastes laying around. Synthesis of CuO/TiO2 was confirmed with
FESEM-EDX, UV-Vis DRS and XRD techniques. The optimum amount of Cu added (1%wt of TiO2)
was determined by assessing the degradation performance of the modified medical mask wastes against
an organic pollutant (methylene blue) and a biological pollutant (S. aureus). The filter was then integrated
into a simple air purifying unit and complemented with a UV-C germicidal lamp and a plasma ion
generator. The prototype of the simple air purifying unit was able to degrade 100% tobacco smoke in
less than 15 min and 30.8% CO gas in 30 min.
The Journal "Siberian Farmer and Gardener" as an Information Channel of Agronomic and Ecological Knowledge in the Peasant Environment in the Early 20th Century
Authors: Pozharskay KA. , Bugrova E.A.
Published: November 2022

The article presents a content analysis of the specialized agricultural magazine of the early 20th century «Siberian farmer and gardener». It is concluded that the publication has acted as an important information resource for the popularization of agronomic and agrotechnical knowledge in the peasant environment, as a platform for the presentation of the effectiveness of agricultural practices and exchange of experience. Materials of magazine articles, presented in an accessible form for peasants, touched upon all stages of the production cycle of grain farming, as well as descriptions of its risks in the natural and climatic conditions of Siberia and mechanisms to overcome them. This circumstance was facilitated by the collection of information on weather conditions in the macro-region, data on the yield of grain crops and forage grasses, etc. by the authors and the editors of the journal. It is noted that a new and seemingly exotic topic in relation to the "virgin" lands and forests of Siberia was the theme of ecology touched upon by the authors of the journal. To sum up, it is concluded that the fact of "intervention" of the printed word in the sphere of peasant farming, which traditionally was based on tradition and replication of the experience of previous worship, is evidence of modernization processes in the Siberian village.
The Formation, Organization and Activities of Extradepartmental Guards under the Internal Affairs Authorities of the Gorno-Altai Autonomous Region (1959-1992)
Authors: Antropov V.M.
Published: November 2022

Specialized units under the internal affairs authorities, designed to protect objects and property, appeared in the USSR in the 1950s. Instead of security structures that were under the jurisdiction of various departments, Extradepartmental Guards was formed.

In 1959 a department of Extradepartmental Guards was established on the territory of the Gorno-Altai Autonomous Region. Initially, there was only one officer with a rank in his staff. Subsequently, the guards, consisting of freelance watchmen, began to be replaced by professional paramilitary guards, and later by militia units. Service dogs and technical means were used to guard the facilities. In order to prevent thefts from protected objects, interaction was carried out with the militia detectives, district militia officers, firefighting units, voluntary citizen patrols and the public.

Over time, the network of Extradepartmental Guards units and the range of services provided were expanded. All banking institutions, buildings of Soviet and Communist Party authorities, and storage sites for explosives were taken under guard. By the beginning of the 1990s, Extradepartmental Guards at the Internal Affairs Directorate of the Gorno-Altai Autonomous Region had a branched structure, which included a division, inter-district, district and specialized squads, a militia squadron, detention groups, centralized security points, Paramilitary Guards teams.

Thus, Extradepartmental Guards personnel not only ensured the security of facilities, but also made a significant contribution to the protection of law and order in the Gorno-Altai Region.
Zhangir-khan's Role in the Struggle of the Kazakh and Kyrgyz Peoples against the Dzungarian Invasion
Authors: Keldybekov M.B.
Published: November 2022

The character of mutual relations of the Kazakh and Kyrgyz peoples during the reign of Zhangir-khan in the conditions of confrontation with the Dzungar Khanate was researched. The role of Zhangir-khan in strengthening ethno-political union of two peoples is described. Expansion of Jungar Khanate to the territory of traditional nomadic areas of the Kazakh and Kyrgyz peoples in the 17th century is described in detail, since these events began to occupy an important place both in foreign policy of the Kazakh rulers and in the political situation in the whole Central Asia. The Kyrgyz could not remain aloof, as the southern was one of the directions of the Dzungars' advance — towards the nomads of the Tien Shan Kyrgyz, which served as a prerequisite for the joint actions of the two peoples.

The relations of the Kazakh and Kyrgyz peoples with the rulers of Eastern Turkestan, Bukhara and Khiva khans, in particular, with the well-known figure of Bukhara khanate Jalantos who played one of the key roles in the victory at the Battle of Orbulak are also considered.

The article describes the third invasion of Kalmaks into the Kazakh possessions during the reign of Zhangir-khan in 1652, the subjugation of the Kyrgyz people by Jungars, who became their tribute, as well as death of Zhangir-khan by a seventeen-year-old Kalmyk batyr Galdama.
Historical Heritage of the Alash Autonomy and Its Impact on Contemporary Identity Policy in Kazakhstan
Authors: Derendyaeva A.D.
Published: November 2022

This article analyzes some of the key practices of modern identity politics in the Republic of Kazakhstan, namely the appeal to historical events, iconic figures and places of memory. One of these historical components is the memory of the Alash Autonomy (1917-1920), the Alash movement as a whole. It is noted that the Alash Republic has become a certain "historical and cultural place", memories of it in practice were reflected with the help of some symbolic forms. The author refers to such forms 1) renaming of toponyms in honor of the Alash people, 2) memorial policy dedicated to the movement, 3) renaming of social institutions in honor of the leaders of Alash-Orda, 4) cinema (films revealing the role of Alash Autonomy) and 5) official symbols of the Republic Kazakhstan (state emblem), on which the yurt was the key non-heraldic figure as a symbol of the Kazakh intelligentsia in the early 20th century. At the same time, the article not only singles out the nation-building practices formed “from above”, but also analyzes the role of symbolic forms constructed “from below”. The study examines protest movements that appeal to the basic postulates of Alash-Orda, music videos with iconic figures of the past (Alash people), as well as formed brands dedicated to the Alash movement, blogs on social networks dedicated to the Kazakh intelligentsia in the early 20th century. In addition, the paper analyzes the results of sociological surveys, which also showed the historical significance of the Alash Autonomy and the Alash movement for the Republic of Kazakhstan. At the same time, the study emphasizes a certain value gap and conflict between legitimizing, protesting and projective identities.
PESQUISA BIOGRÁFICA NO CAMPO DAS MIGRAÇÕES E DA INTERCULTURALIDADE
Authors: González-Monteagudo José , León-Sánchez Mario
Published: November 2022

Este artigo enfoca a pesquisa biográfica, salientando as contribuições desta abordagem metodológica para o estudo das migrações e da interculturalidade, através do uso de entrevistas biográficas e outras técnicas, com o objetivo de tornar visível, compreensível e contextualizar social e culturalmente as histórias de vida de crianças e jovens de origem imigrante. As referências teóricas são as identidades narrativas, a interculturalidade crítica e os estudos de migração. Propomos uma abordagem complexa e plural da pesquisa biográfica sobre imigrantes, com foco específico nas crianças e jovens, prestando atenção às dimensões epistemológicas e metodológicas, para desenvolver pesquisas com qualidade, rigor, senso ético e relevância social.
A METODOLOGIA DE AUTOCONFRONTAÇÃO E SUAS IMPLICAÇÕES NA AULA DO PROFESSOR DE LÍNGUA PORTUGUESA
Authors: Zaidan Bicalho Fonseca Janaína
Published: November 2022

Neste artigo, objetivo demonstrar como a metodologia de Autoconfrontação se constitui no contexto do trabalho docente, valendo-me, para isso, tanto de dados construídos com uma professora em atuação, quanto com professores em formação no âmbito de suas próprias pesquisas. Traçarei, também, alguns questionamentos evidenciados nas minhas investigações sobre como a Autoconfrontação pode/deve ser problematizada para atender ao campo profissional da docência, e sua limitação no que diz respeito ao entendimento da aula. Uma vez comprometida com esses aspectos, compreendo a metodologia em questão como capaz de produzir conhecimento sobre o trabalho do professor, servindo, por isso, como instrumento de apoio à formação docente, ainda que necessite de ajustes e de outros acabamentos. Apoio-me, teoricamente, na perspectiva de Clot e também na compreensão bakhtiniana de linguagem.
MATERIALISMO HISTÓRICO-DIALÉTICO
Authors: Cardoso Júnior Welton , Pinto Nunes Claudio , Costa Cardoso Berta Leni
Published: November 2022

Este texto apresenta um diálogo possível entre o método do Materialismo Histórico-Dialético (MHD) com o fenômeno da qualidade de vida. Analisar o mundo sob a ótica do MHD seria o mesmo que entender seus fenômenos a partir de um determinismo econômico que está sempre em um plano nuclear. Desse contexto todo o resto se derivaria. Assim, o materialismo acaba por dividir os homens em classes antagônicas, a de quem tem propriedade sobre os meios de produção e a de quem só possui a sua força de trabalho para sobreviver. Essa filosofia se prestaria então para a compreensão das construções teóricas que envolvem as pesquisas com o tema da qualidade de vida. Nesse sentido, propõe-se a reflexão de que este método, em prática, assegura a possibilidade de interpretar estes fenômenos na perspectiva do profissional da Educação Superior. O texto propõe esse diálogo como possível e necessário.
CORPOS REDONDOS E POLIEDROS
Authors: Pommer Wagner Marcelo , Duruix Gabriela Amorim Araújo
Published: November 2022

A Geometria se constitui em tema que apresenta potencial para formação continuada de professores dos anos iniciais do Ensino Fundamental conforme apontam Lorenzato (1995), Curi (2004) e Barbosa (2017). Este artigo objetivou observar e analisar os registros de representação semiótica, conforme Duval (2003), mobilizados por uma professora polivalente em uma sequência de três aulas sobre corpos redondos e poliedros. Para Duval (2015), os registros de representação semióticos se constituem como condição necessária de acesso aos objetos matemáticos, o que os torna essenciais para a preparação das aulas. Na parte metodológica, a pesquisa se efetivou pela observação presencial no 5º ano de uma escola da rede pública da cidade de São Paulo. Os resultados da pesquisa nos revelaram que as conversões entre os registros de representação em língua natural e pictóricos aconteceram de modo implícito pela professora.
A AUTOSCOPIA NA INVESTIGAÇÃO EM EDUCAÇÃO
Authors: Ferraz Rita de Cássia Souza Nascimento
Published: November 2022

O trabalho apresenta considerações teóricas e metodológicas sobre a autoscopia como ferramenta de investigação de abordagem reflexiva. Essa perspectiva possibilita a compreensão da autoscopia como técnica de observação reflexiva inserida na pesquisa em diversas áreas, tendo como foco principal a Educação. O recorte teórico apresenta, àprincípio, uma análise de estudos que enunciam funções da autoscopia como avaliação de si mesmo através da confrontação da imagem de si, possibilidade de uma modificação da ação pela percepção de causas e efeitos e percepção de aspectos que antes desconhecia e constatação de contradições. Metodologicamente a utilização da autoscopia como elemento mediador pode representar uma nova ferramenta que propiciará às pessoas uma confrontação com suas vivências e condições para incorporar e ampliar os novos conhecimentos ao seu funcionamento mental, possibilitando o estabelecimento e a ampliação de outras relações inter e intrapessoais. A partir dessa discussão, o uso da autoscopia possibilita apreender o processo reflexivo do próprio participante na situação vivenciada, uma vez que essa técnica exige um desenvolvimento de habilidades como a atenção, a observação mais apurada, a leitura e a interlocução com a imagem, enfim, habilidades que podem possibilitar a ampliação e redimensionamento dos seus próprios olhares e da sua própria subjetividade.
Haber-i Vâhid Özelinde İslam Hukukçularının Hadis Tartışmaları Yazar Emrullah Dumlu (İstanbul: Ensar Yayınları, 2021)
Authors: ÖZSOY Abdulvahap
Published: November 2022

İslam hukukçularının hadis tartışmalarını ele alan yazar Emrullah Dumlu haber-i vahidler özelinde bir incelemede bulunmaktadır. Konuyu ilk olarak teorik düzeyde ele alan çalışmada haber teorisi üzerinde durularak haber-i vahidin haber kategorisindeki yeri tespit edilmiş daha sonra ise tartışmaların tarihsel arka planı belirlenmiştir. Temel tartışma alanlarının ele alındığı teorik bölüm akabinde haber-i vahidle ilgili tartışmaların fıkhi meselelere etkisi pratik örneklerle ortaya konulmaya çalışılmıştır.
Harkat dan Martabat Pancasila: Filosofi dan Pandangan Hidup Bangsa Indonesia
Authors: Riyadi Cindy Amelia Putri , Auliya Cindy Bunga , Prayoga Dewi Evita Putri , Fitriono Riska Andi
Published: November 2022

Pancasila yang digali dari tanah Indonesia diseduh dan dirumuskan menjadi dasar Negara, falsafah dan pandangan hidup bangsa dimaksudkan untuk memberikan landasan yang kokoh bagi berdirinya Negara sekaligus menjadi bintang pinjam kata Bungkarno) untuk membimbing bangsa ini mencapai tujuannya. Namun, Pancasila menemui banyak kendala dalam perjalanannya, baik eksternal maupun internal. Hambatan luar meliputi modernitas dan segala turunannya, sedangkan hambatan internal meliputi anak bangsa sendiri yang belum sepenuhnya menghayati nilai-nilai Pancasila, bahkan ada pihak yang ingin mengganti Pancasila dengan ideologi lain. Dengan demikian, mengaktualisasikan Pancasila memerlukan penghayatan kembali nilai-nilai Pancasila yang telah ditanamkan jauh di lubuk hati bangsa ini dari perspektif baru, yaitu bahwa Pancasila lebih dari sekedar ideologi dalam berbangsa dan bernegara, tetapi merupakan kebutuhan ontologis yang tertanam di hati.
Youth Participation in Agricultural Cooperatives, Post Covid-19 Strategies: A Case of Machakos Coffee Co-operative Societies, Kenya
Authors: Ngala Orucho Michael
Published: November 2022

Kenya is a country that is mainly dependent on the agriculture sector for livelihood. Smallholder farmers through Coffee Cooperative Societies play a central role in socio-economic development, particularly in agricultural production, processing, and marketing. The vibrant and dynamic cooperative movement enhances food security, wealth creation, and poverty eradication. FAO report indicates that youths in Kenya are a critical component of the productive population and their input can be harnessed to enhance economic development. However, Kenyan youth has not actively embraced agriculture, due to the involvement of manual labour and poor returns. This study sought to establish factors affecting youth participation in coffee cooperative societies in Machakos County, Kenya. Eighty (80) youth from the eight (8) coffee cooperative societies working under Sustainability Kenya Limited Networks -AGRIFI Project in Machakos County were involved in the study. Focus group discussion (FGD) was adopted to gather in-depth data. Older men’s domineering culture, lack of succession planning, resource allocation challenges, and a negative attitude that associates agriculture with the elderly, the poor, the illiterate, and rural folks, were identified as the main factors impeding active participation of the youth in coffee cooperative societies. The study observes that covid-19 has shaken the whole world, setting in motion unavoidable waves of change, with a wide range of uncertain trajectories in the future. The whole world has moved drastically toward online channels to cope with pandemic challenges. The study strongly recommends deliberate attempts to incorporate technology into agriculture as a strategy of motivating the youth to engage in agriculture and associated cooperatives, thereby increasing agricultural production. Young people easily embrace new ideas, experiment with new practices, and are often devoid of technophobia. They are a potential vital force for innovation in cooperative societies and can contribute immensely to the well-being of farmers, families, and to the local communities.
Deblurring Acoustic Signals for Optimum Perception
Authors: Taroudakis Michael I. , Taroudaki Viktoria , Smaragdakis Costas
Published: November 2022

This work presents a preliminary study on the effect that a blurring mechanism has on the quality of acoustic signals. The mechanism is mathematically modeled by means of a matrix that distorts the clear (blur and noise-free) digitized signal. Then, a combined deblurring-denoising scheme, adopted from image processing, is introduced and is shown to be very efficient for the simultaneous deblurring and denoising of the acoustic signal in cases where the blurring mechanism expressed through the corresponding matrix is known. Approximate matrices close to the actual one may be proven adequate for specific applications but it is important that the type of the matrix is approximated as much as possible. Comparison of raw and clear signals is made using a statistical characterization scheme, which is also appropriate for cases where the signal features have to be exploited for applications involving machine-learning. The deblurring of acoustic signals improve their quality and enhance their perceptibility, in favor of their exploitation for a wide range of applications, including human communication.
Risks Faced by Children That Come to Work with Their Mothers: Tales from Women Market Vendors in Kalerwe Market, Uganda
Authors: Susan Namara , Milliam Kiconco
Published: November 2022

This paper forms part of a Master’s research that aimed at investigating how women market vendors in Kalerwe Market, Uganda, balance their childcare roles and vending activities. Informed by the liberal feminist and attachment theories, the study established how women market vendors balance their childcare roles and vending activities. Part of the results that arose from the study were the risks faced by children brought to work with their mothers in the market.  The study involved a sample of 16 participants that included 12 women market vendors and 4 market leaders which was arrived at by using snowball and purposive sampling techniques respectively. A case study design allowed the collection of qualitative data through In-depth and Key Informant Interviews as well as observation methods. Findings from the study revealed that a market is a hazardous environment for child upbringing in which the vendors spend nearly all their days' time. Children that walk are at risk of getting burnt or knocked from activities such as cooking and off-loading merchandise. Also, the morals of such children are at stake since markets attract adults from all walks of life whose actions and behaviors young children learn. The hygiene of the whole market area is lacking and not suitable for loitering and crawling children, especially during the rainy season. However, the inability to utilize more suitable childcare options forces women to keep children in the markets amidst existing policies on the practice.
Communication Audit during Covid-19 Pandemic at Brawijaya University Hospital
Authors: Anindyo Saza Azizah , Kriyantono Rachmat , Prianti Desi Dwi
Published: November 2022

The flow of organizational communication has an influence on organizational effectiveness related to the relationship or implementation and achievement of organizational goals. Moreover, the effectiveness of communication depends on several aspects, such as communication events aspect, organizational communication climate, and organizational communication satisfaction aspect, so that all members of the organization can be motivated to achieve the goals of the organization. In order to have a good communication system, a healthy organization generally shows an open management style, both internal and external openness of the organization. This study aims to analyze the internal communication system at Brawijaya University Hospital (RSUB) regarding employee engagement during the COVID-19 pandemic period of January 2022-July 2022 through a communication audit. The audit process is carried out the Medical Approach or Doctor-Patient Model. For the data collection technique is in the form of questionnaires, namely Organizational Communication Inventory and interviews. The sample used in the form of variation of levels at the Brawijaya University Hospital which it is categorized based on the members of the organization position according to the hierarchy or structure that applies at the University of Brawijaya Hospital with a total of 206 people. The results present that the subordinate indicators have the lowest mean value with the most of the respondents in the low category. It indicates that the communication relationships in the workplace with subordinates need to get attention and improvement between the communication relationships with members of the organization. The lack of good communication relation with subordinates is affected by the lack of appropriateness between the superiors working with one of their subordinates which cause poor communication between the superior and subordinates.
The Effect of Transformational Leadership, Workload, and Compensation on Employee Performance
Authors: Raharjo Dwi Sihono , Widayati C. Catur , Purnama Eka Desy , Siahaan C. Yohana
Published: November 2022

This study aims to analyze the effect of transformational leadership, workload, and compensation on employee performance. The population is employees of the Branchless Banking division of PT Bank ABC in Indonesia with a saturated sample of 58 respondents. Collecting data using a survey method with a questionnaire based on a Likert Scale. The data analysis technique used is Component or Variance Based Structural Equation Model (SEM) where the data processing uses Partial Least Square (Smart-PLS). The results showed that (1) transformational leadership has a positive and significant effect on employee performance, (2) workload has a negative and significant effect on employee performance, (3) compensation has a positive and significant effect on employee performance. The implication of the hypothesis shows that there is an effect of transformational leadership, workload, and compensation together on employee performance with a variation of the effect of 93% while the rest is explained by other exogenous variables not studied.
Administracyjne kary pieniężne w ustawie o produktach kosmetycznych a dyrektywy wymiaru kary z art. 189d Kodeksu postępowania administracyjnego
Authors: Żywicka Agnieszka , Wierzbowski Marek
Published: November 2022

Within the legal system applicable in the Republic of Poland, it is the Act on cosmetic products of 4 October 2018 that regulates the supervision and supervisory measures in the market for such products. The domestic scheme of market supervision in respect of cosmetic products involves the competencies of the State Sanitary Inspectorate and the Trade Inspectorate. These bodies have been equipped with supervisory measures in the form of administrative sanctions, the most severe of which are financial administrative penalties imposed on business entities under their administrative criminal liability. The ratio legis of this legislative act is based on the premise that the appropriate level of protection of public interest (consumer health and life protection) may be best achieved through the preventive and repressive character of fines. The article substantiates the claim that effective supervision (which provides an appropriate level of consumer health and life protection) determines that supervisory bodies employ financial administrative penalties in judicial matters only if the directives on the penalty extent are understood correctly. This article constitutes a dogmatic and legal analysis of the statutory premises which determine the extent of financial administrative penalties imposed by supervisory bodies (the so-called ‘directives on the penalty extent’) on entrepreneurs within the cosmetics industry under the scheme stipulated in the Act on cosmetic products of 4 October 2018. The article aims to present how these premises are understood and applied in judicial matters by the State Sanitary Inspectorate and the Trade Inspectorate. It is the correct understanding and application of these premises (directives) for the extent of financial administrative penalties that result in the appropriate behaviour on the part of the entrepreneur during the course of the proceedings. This, in turn, is a direct consequence of the extent and severity of the administrative monetary penalty, as it has a preventive and repressive function.
Glosa do postanowienia Naczelnego Sądu Administracyjnego z 6 lipca 2016 r., sygn. akt. I OSK 1516/16
Authors: Reczek Kamil
Published: November 2022

In its judgment of 6 July 2016, I OSK 1516/16, the Supreme Administrative Court ruled that proceedings initiated by the complaint referred in Art. 68 of the Act on Vehicle Drivers by a person subjected to a driving test is an administrative proceeding for the invalidation of the state driving test, which, pursuant to Art. 72 Clause 1 of the Act on Vehicle Drivers, should be concluded by an administrative decision. This means that the test taker has the right to challenge the conduct of a driving test in jurisdictional administrative proceedings, because he or she is entitled to initiate proceedings for its invalidation. It is a new, precedent-setting and favorable view for the examinee. Although it is also socially significant, because it concerns a common matter, it is impossible to agree with it, because in accordance with the intention of the legislator, the examinee is not entitled to initiate such proceedings. He or she only can signal in the complaint procedure specified in Section VIII of the Act of 14 June 1960 the Code of Administrative Procedure to the voivodeship marshal the need to initiate such proceedings ex officio.
Thetug₂guz-za/tug₂guz.za at Ḫattuša and Beyond
Authors: Burgin James M.
Published: November 2022

Thetug₂guz-za/tug₂guz.zais a cloth attested in different spellings from the 3rdto 1stmillennia BCE that has received diverse translations. Evidence from Ur III textile production texts, reconstructions based on experimental data, and lexical lists now converge to suggest that the cloth was defined by its thick weft. Although thetug₂guz-za/tug₂guz.zahas traditionally been connected to theZottenrockof Mesopotamian visual media via the adjectiveguz(-za)‘bristly, wire-haired,’ no independent evidence of shagginess has been found for the textile. Instead, this contribution demonstrates that there is anotherguz-zameaning ‘bright red’ that was applied to textiles and wool in the lexical lists of the 2ndmillennium BCE, suggesting that thetug₂guz-za/tug₂guz.zawas conceived of as a red cloth at least in some periods.
Differences between high-sensitivity cardiac troponin T and I in stable populations: underlying causes and clinical implications
Authors: Eggers Kai M. , Hammarsten Ola , Lindahl Bertil
Published: November 2022

Objectives

Measurement of high-sensitivity (hs) cardiac troponin (cTn) T and I is widely studied for cardiac assessment of stable populations. Recent data suggest clinical and prognostic discrepancies between both hs-cTn. We aimed at reviewing published studies with respect to underlying causes and clinical implications.

Content

We summarized current evidence on release and clearance mechanisms of cTnT and I, and on preanalytical and assay-related issues potentially portending to differences in measured concentrations. We also performed a systematic review of outcome studies comparing both hs-cTn in the general population, patients with congestive heart failure, stable coronary artery disease and atrial fibrillation.

Summary and outlook

For the interpretation of concentrations of hs-cTnT, stronger association with renal dysfunction compared to hs-cTnI should be considered. Hs-cTnT also appears to be a stronger indicator of general cardiovascular morbidity and all-cause mortality. Hs-cTnI concentrations tend to be more sensitive to coronary artery disease and ischemic outcomes. These findings apparently reflect variations in the mechanisms of cardiac affections resulting in cTn release. Whether these differences are of clinically relevance remains to be elucidated. However, having the option of choosing between either hs-cTn might represent an option for framing individualized cardiac assessment in the future.
Forfeiture of leases, waiver of the right of entry and mixed use property in English law
Authors: Akhtar Zia
Published: November 2022

Forfeiture is a contractual right under the lease which is a right preserved under Section 24 (2) of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954. Landlords need to be careful when demanding or accepting rent when they become aware of a breach of a term. If a landlord wants to forfeit as a result of a breach (and they have the right to forfeit as is provided for in their lease) and there is rent due, they should not demand or accept rent accruing beyond the date they become aware of the breach, as this would likely amount to a waiver. Under section 146 notice under the Law of Property Act (LPA) 1925 to indicate an intention to forfeit the lease the landlords need to be careful when demanding or accepting rent when they become aware of a breach of a term. This article will consider the process of forfeiture in English law and the consequences of waiver by the landlord of breach of term in the lease.
What Liability with the Internet of Things? Insights from the European Case-Law of the PIP Affair
Authors: Gennari Francesca
Published: November 2022

The purpose of this article is to explain why it is relevant to connect the European case-law on the Medical Devices Directive (MDD), by focussing on the defective breasts prostheses saga, to the future regulation of liability for healthcare IoT objects. I believe that by examining the recent case-law dealing with shortcomings in the regulation of medical devices, it will be possible to build a future liability scheme for defective IoT objects with medical functions. The article discusses how the new Medical Devices Regulation (MDR) is different from the previous MDD and whether it is likely to influence liability schemes for healthcare IoT objects. In conclusion, I argue that, however imperfect, the MDR could support the application of national liability systems in order to provide more effective and more protective liability schemes for IoT objects with medical functions.
Pricing quantitative model design of distribution network assets REITs products and ABS products
Authors: Wang Jianmwen , Zhang Huazheng , Jin Songhua , Zhang Qiang
Published: November 2022

In recent years, the development of asset securitization in China has maintained a rapid growth pattern. The raised funds will be used to support enterprises in power grids or related industrial chains to obtain financial equivalent services. Reasonable pricing of distribution network assets REITs, ABS products and other financial products related to distribution network assets is an important auxiliary means to establish asset guarantee. The research of quantitative distribution network asset valuation model provides a good theoretical and working support for solving the reasonable pricing problem of distribution network assets. This paper will focus on the theoretical basis and related methods of quantitative model design for REITs products and ABS products from the perspective of distribution network assets. The results show that asset prices fluctuate at the 1% level for every 1% change in default rate when the prepayment rate is unchanged. The results show that the price of ABS products is more sensitive to the change of prepayment rate.
“Through the Pen to Begin with”: Anticolonial Resistance in Tanika Gupta’s Adaptation of Great Expectations
Authors: Tronicke Marlena
Published: November 2022

Tanika Gupta’s neo-Victorian, postcolonial rewriting of Charles Dickens’s Great Expectations (2011) examines how India and Britain’s colonial history continues to shape both countries until the present day. The play is set in and around Calcutta in the years following 1861. Gupta thus not only relocates Pip’s transformation from village boy to metropolitan businessman to nineteenth-century India but also to a particularly fragile moment in the history of the British Empire: a subcontinent grappling with the aftermath of the Indian Rebellion of 1857, facing the early years of the British Raj. Gupta interrogates narrow understandings of “Victorian” as located within the British Isles, explicating the contrapuntal reading practice that Edward W. Said calls for when highlighting Victorian literature’s implicit endorsement of imperialist ideologies and politics. Examining the play’s engagement with imperial power structures, this article centres on those moments that hint at the destabilisation of, if not revolt against, British rule. Gupta juxtaposes canonised narratives of undisturbed imperial hegemony with a tale of incessant colonial resistance. In doing so, she challenges those historiographical as well as fictional (neo-)Victorian texts that silence the sustained efforts and influence of anticolonial movements and that frame the history of Empire in terms of continuity rather than rupture.
Montaigne, Architect of or Modern Liberty
Authors: Schaefer David Lewis
Published: November 2022

Michel de Montaigne (1533–1592), author of the Essays (published in successive, revised and expanded editions from 1580 until after his death), deserves to be recognized as the first) philosophic architect of modern liberalism, that is, a doctrine that advocates the advancement of individual liberty (under law), and consequently a reduction in the scope and purpose of government to securing what are represented by Montaigne’s successors (Hobbes, Locke, Montesquieu, and the American Founders) as people’s inherent rights to their life, liberty, property, and the “pursuit of happiness” as they conceive it. His outward, periodic professions of extreme conservatism and of homage to the Catholic Church are merely a rhetorical cover designed to protect the author from being persecuted (and his book from being banned). As a practitioner of what he describes as esoteric rhetoric (attributing it to the ancient political philosophers), Montaigne invites careful readers to see through his rhetorical concealment by noting how his conservative professions are undermined by the overall train of his reasoning and argument. Although Montaigne’s argument for liberal individualism may have gone too far in its influence over the long run (that is, the 21st century), we citizens of modern liberal regimes owe him a debt of gratitude for helping to liberate us from the reign of arbitrary monarchs, oppressive aristocrats, and clerical oppressors.
Monomodal and multimodal metaphors in editorial cartoons on the coronavirus by Jordanian cartoonists
Authors: Zibin Aseel
Published: November 2022

This study explores the monomodal and multimodal metaphors used in 80 cartoons by 11 Jordanian cartoonists to depict the coronavirus. The study adopts Conceptual Metaphor Theory and Multimodal Metaphor Theory as its theoretical framework. The results reveal that several source domains (object, human, monster, weapon, and food) were employed to depict different aspects of the coronavirus. They also show that the most used mode configuration pattern to construe the metaphors was monomodal mapping of the type pictorial source–pictorial target. The monomodality of the mappings was ascribed to the global omnipresence of the virus, which made the visual cues sufficient to construe this target domain. The results also demonstrate that Jordanian culture was referred to in some cartoons through intertextual links with previous discourse as a way to reflect the culture of the cartoonists, on the one hand, and to establish an affinity with the viewer, on the other. The study reveals the role of culture in creating monomodal and multimodal metaphors in editorial cartoons.