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Antecedents of Fan Purchase Intention for Team Color Products
Authors: Cabral de Melo Neto Fernando , Mainardes Emerson Wagner , Soares Monte-mor Danilo
Published: September 2022

Purpose: This study sought to identify the influence of satisfaction, loyalty, subjective norms, and team image on fans’ purchase intention for products in the team colors.Methods: A survey was conducted with 301 soccer fans, and the results were analyzed with PLS.Findings: The results suggest that the more satisfied a fan is with the team, the greater the influence of the opinion of third parties on them and the greater their loyalty to the team, and hence a greater intention to purchase products in the team’s colors. Regarding the relationship between team image and purchase intention, although the relationship was significant, the sign was negative, indicating an opposite trend in the relationship. In addition, the team's image did not influence the fan's loyalty.Managerial Contributions: Colored product companies do not necessarily need to license team products, but instead focus their sales efforts on products with the team's colors when they recognize the preferences of soccer fans.Originality: The novelty of this study is linked to its consideration of fan purchase intention for the team colors. Another justification is the possibility of clarifying the antecedents of fan purchase intention for products in the team’s colors from the constructs of team image, satisfaction, and behavioral loyalty.
Dimensiones adecuadas de parcela experimental para ensayos de arroz en Juján-Ecuador
Authors: Gavilánez Luna Freddy , Andrade Alvarado Pedro , Monserrate Gómez Julio
Published: September 2022

Por la importancia del arroz (Oryza sativa) en la alimentación humana y su recurrente uso en la investigación agrícola, se requiere alta precisión de los experimentos para la detección de efectos de las diversas alternativas de mejora de sus niveles de producción, en la cual uno de esos factores primarios y fundamentales son los tamaños adecuados de las parcelas experimentales. En este contexto se desarrolló este estudio, con el fin de establecer las dimensiones de la parcela experimental para los ensayos de arroz en una zona agrícola del Ecuador. Se instauró un experimento de uniformidad de 31,7 m de ancho por 32,0 m de largo, con 1,0 m de efecto borde y en el cual se demarcaron 990 unidades básicas de 0,9 m2, realizando combinaciones de 1x1 m hasta de 10x8 m. La siembra fue por trasplante a 25x30 cm, colocando ocho macollos por sitio, y se valoró el rendimiento de grano en cáscara. Se obtuvo el coeficiente de variación para las diferentes combinaciones, se aplicó el método de máxima curvatura y se definió un modelo de regresión múltiple; además, se verificó la heterogeneidad del suelo mediante la ley de varianzas de Smith, y el test F de Fisher como apoyo al método de máxima curvatura. Se determinó un tamaño adecuado de parcela (parcela útil) de 6,0 m2, con dimensiones de 2 m x 3 m dentro de una unidad experimental de 20 m2.
Efecto de la quema prescrita en el valor nutricional de tallos aéreos de Schoenoplectus tatora (Kunth) Palla, Lago Titicaca, Perú
Authors: Loza-Del Carpio Alfredo , Roque Huanca Bernardo
Published: September 2022

La quema prescrita de totorales es una práctica frecuente en zonas litorales del lago Titicaca para eliminar biomasa senescente, obtener brotes tiernos y mejorar la calidad nutritiva como forraje. Por ello, el objetivo del estudio fue determinar el efecto de estas quemas en el valor nutricional de tallos aéreos de totora, a través de análisis proximales, comparando totorales con y sin quema, en tres períodos fenológicos (rebrote, crecimiento y madurez); para detectar diferencias entre tratamientos se sometieron los datos a Anova con arreglo factorial 2*3 (dos tratamientos y tres épocas) y prueba de Tukey. Según los resultados la materia seca en totorales con quema incrementó significativamente (P<0,05) en relación a totorales sin quema (27,02 % ± 0,61 vs. 21,22 % ± 1,06), alcanzando mayores valores aún durante el rebrote y madurez, similarmente la fibra cruda tuvo un aumento significativo con la quema consecutiva (30,04 % ± 2,81 vs. 28,13 % ± 2,06), con mayores concentraciones durante el crecimiento y madurez; mientras que la proteína cruda disminuyó por efecto del fuego desde el período de crecimiento (7,34 % vs. 10,14 %), aunque con una transitoria superioridad durante el rebrote (9,28 % vs 6,87 %) respecto al totoral sin quema (P<0,05). La quema prescrita consecutiva afectó la calidad forrajera de culmos de totora, disminuyendo los niveles de proteínas, nutrientes de alto valor biológico, pero propiciando incremento en materia seca y fibra, lo que podría repercutir en su adecuada digestibilidad.
Factors shaping the growth of women’s entrepreneurship in small and medium-sized retail enterprises in the eThekwini Municipality, Durban
Authors:   , Siyaya Nomalungelo Duduzile
Published: September 2022

This study investigated the factors that shape the growth of women’s entrepreneurship in small and medium-sized retail enterprises in the eThekwini Municipality. Female entrepreneurs contribute significantly to the economy of eThekwini and South Africa as a whole, yet they remain underrepresented and receive inadequate research and policy making efforts to reveal their contributions. The intention of this research was to investigate the effects of global clichés on the ability of women to choose entrepreneurial careers and their ability to operate successful retail SMEs. It also explored the reasons why some women entrepreneurs seem to be trapped in unsuccessful environments that prevent the expansion of retail SMEs. This qualitative research used the purposive sampling method to select 44 participants according to the researcher’s interests. The criteria of inclusion were being (1) women entrepreneurs, (2) based in the eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality, (3) owners of retail business(es), and (4) active in SMEs. Interviews and participant observation were used to gather empirical data whilst secondary data came from published and unpublished studies, research reports, and policy documents. The NVivo software assisted to analyse primary data. The results revealed that 71 percent of female entrepreneurs have at least diplomas, 50 percent are married, whilst 41 percent are single. They have small families or no children. The majority (84 percent) of their businesses are Closed Corporations in clothing (27 percent), beauty salons (18 percent), restaurants (14 percent), and event management (11 percent), whilst the remaining businesses share 30 percent. They run these businesses as professionals. Respondents indicated mixed feelings and reactions to the equity of the South African government’s SME policies and taxes. Most respondents are aware of these policies but a critical number of individuals are still in the dark. Among those who are aware about these policies, some are happy, other are unhappy for different reasons. Start-up capital mostly came from individuals’ savings, with some respondents having used more than one source to obtain the first investment for their business. Female business owners have received financial support from existing financial institutions. Among those who did not receive any, 61 percent have not applied for any loan. They therefore rely on family members (92 percent) for different kinds of assistance. Different motives (diverse sources of income, employment creation for themselves and others, the dream of creating businesses) motivated individuals to create businesses. Access to capital (human and social capital) features prominently in these businesses, from inception to management, growth, and expansion. Gender stereotypes play different roles in the businesses depending on their natures, settings and market niches, where they occur and are applied.
Study of the effect of new complex micronutrient fertilizers on the biological activity of crop seedlings
Authors:   Orel State Agrarian University named after N.V. Parakhina, Gagarina Irina , Popova Anna
Published: September 2022

To obtain high and sustainable crop yields, one of the main conditions is the presence of the necessary trace elements. Macro- and microelements are a necessary component of the fertilizer system for a balanced nutrition of crops. Manufacturers are increasingly paying attention to microfertilizers, which contribute to the intensification of agriculture. The paper considers studies on testing the components of a new microfertilizer and its effect on the growth and development of grain crops, in particular wheat varieties "Moskovskaya 40", conducted at the Central Collective Use "Oryol Regional Center for Agricultural Biotechnology" of the Oryol State Agrarian University. The developed compositions of microfertilizers were used for presowing treatment of wheat seeds. It has been established that a new microfertilizer based on micro- and macroelements, humates and exometabolites of the fungus Trichoderma atrobrunneum VKPM F-1434 increases laboratory germination and germination energy in comparison with the control by 9% and 11%, respectively. There is an increase in growth rates and weight of wheat seedlings. So the length of the seedlings in comparison with the control exceeds by the end of the experiment by 28%, and their weight by 20%, the length of the roots is more by 36%, and the mass exceeds the control by 25%. Keywords: ANTIOXIDANTS, BIOLOGICAL PREPARATIONS, WINTER WHEAT, ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY, REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES, ELICITERS, BIOFLAVONOIDS
Development of Pre-Service English Teacher Emerging Teacher Identity and Capacity in Field Experience
Authors: KOŞAR Gülten
Published: September 2022

Teacher identity and capacity are constantly evolving constructs in the formation and development of which field experience (FE) in initial teacher preparation programs performs a pivotal role. The review of related literature unveils that more research is needed to scrutinize the place of FE in the development of pre-service English teachers’ (PSETs) identity and capacity as teachers. For this reason, this qualitative case study is conducted in an attempt to explore the place of the context in which pre-service English teachers (N = 10) had their FE in the development of their teacher identity and capacity. Additionally, it investigates if any changes in the beliefs they had held about how English should be taught occurred after having completed their FE. The data was obtained from in-depth interviews, reflective journals, and metaphors created by the participants for the teaching profession. The findings revealed that the FE exerted impact on the development of the PSETs’ emerging teacher identity and capacity, and changes took place in their views about how English should be taught after having completed the FE. The implications of the findings for initial English language teacher education are discussed.
MENINGKATKAN HASIL BELAJAR FISIKA SISWA MELALUI MODEL PEMBELAJARAN KOOPERATIF TIPE STAD DI SMA NEGERI 1 TAMPAHAN
Authors: ANSEN MELVIN
Published: September 2022

This study aims to determine the Improvement of Physics Learning Outcomes of Students in Class X-Mia Semester 2 SMAN 1 Tampahan on the subject of heat with the Cooperative Learning Model Type Student Teams Achievment División (STAD). The subjects in this study were students of class X-Mia, totaling 25 students. This study uses a classroom action research design (CAR) which consists of 2 cycles, where each cycle consists of 1) planning (planning), 2) Action (action), 3) Observation, (Observation) 4) Reflection. (Reflection) From the results of the analysis of learning data, it was found that in the first cycle, the average value of learning outcomes (cognitive) of students reached 61.90 with classical learning completeness of 65.00%. This result increased in the second cycle to 75.45 with learning mastery increased from 61.16% to 73.96% in the second cycle and in the affective aspect of classical learning completeness increased from 62.21% in the first cycle to 71.16% in the first cycle. II.
ABSTRAKPenelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui Peningkatan Hasil Belajar Fisika Peserta Didik Kelas X-Mia Semester 2 SMAN 1 Tampahan Pada Pokok Bahasan Kalor dengan Model Pembelajaran Kooperatif Tipe Student Teams Achievment División (STAD). Subyek dalam penelitian ini adalah siswa kelas X-Mia yang berjumlah 25 peserta didik. Penelitian ini menggunakan desain penelitian tindakan kelas (PTK) yang terdiri dari 2 siklus, dimana tiap siklusnya terdiri dari 1) planning (rencana), 2) Action (tindakan), 3) Observation, (Pengamatan) 4) ReflectionI. (Refleksi) Dari hasil analisis data pembelajaran diperoleh bahwa pada siklus I, nilai rata-rata hasil belajar (kognitif) peserta didik mencapai 61,90 dengan ketuntasan belajar klasikal 65,00%. Hasil ini meningkat pada siklus II menjadi 75,45 dengan ketuntasan belajar meningkat dari 61,16% menjadi 73,96% pada siklus II dan pada aspek afektif ketuntasan belajar klasikal meningkat dari 62,21% pada siklus I menjadi 71,16% pada siklus II.
Latitudinal variations of ionospheric-thermospheric responses to Geomagnetic Storms from Multi-Instruments
Authors: Shahzad Rasim , Shah Munawar , Abbas Ayesha , Hafeez Amna , Calabia Andres , Melgarejo-Morales Angela , Naqvi Najam Abbas
Published: September 2022

Abstract. Scintillations of transionospheric satellite signals during geomagnetic storms can severely threaten navigation accuracy and the integrity of space assets. We analyze vertical Total Electron Content (vTEC) variations from the Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) at different latitudes around the world during the geomagnetic storms of June 2015 and August 2018. The resulting ionospheric perturbations at the low-and mid-latitudes are investigated in terms of the prompt penetration electric field (PPEF), the equatorial electrojet (EEJ), and the magnetic H component from INTERMAGNET stations near the equator. East and South-East Asia, Russia, and Oceania exhibited positive vTEC disturbances, while South American stations showed negative vTEC disturbances during both storms. We also analyzed the vTEC from the Swarm satellites and found similar results to the GNSS retrieved vTEC during different phases of both geomagnetic storms. Moreover, we observed that ionospheric plasma tended to increase rapidly during the afternoon in the main phase of the storms. At nighttime, the ionosphere depicted an opposite behavior under similar conditions. The equatorial ionization anomaly (EIA) crest expansion to mid and high latitudes is driven by PPEF during daytime at the main and recovery phases of the storms. The magnetic H component exhibits a longitudinal behavior along with the EEJ enhancement near the magnetic equator.
Managing the Risks of Peer-to-Peer Goods-Sharing
Authors: Zhu Sally
Published: September 2022

The peer-to-peer (P2P) goods-sharing economy has flourished into a significant economic sector. However, in the law of England and Wales, the existing legal mechanisms for managing risks to consumers, such as the Consumer Protection Act and Consumer Rights Act, are unsuitable for regulating risk in the P2P-sharing economy. Platform service providers have constructed their own risk-management systems through elaborate contracts, but these do not go far enough in protecting consumers. This paper argues that both legal and platform mechanisms face the same obstacles to scaling efficient risk management due to the atomistic way they approach risk relations. I propose that legal reforms should provide mandates on platforms to institute greater protections for their users by arranging insurance and bearing default risk.
Trombose venosa cerebral: Um relato de caso do diagnóstico e eficácia de instituição do tratamento
Authors: Alves Milena Stephanie Matos , Zingra Karina Negrão , Campos Silvecler Cortijo de , Silva Themis Borche da , Albuquerque Amanda Cavalcante de , Hassegawa Luiz Carlos Ufei , Cortijo Nicoli Brandalise Stubs , Gutzeit Ennely Mendonça , Batista Maxwendell Gomes , Lopes Thiago Vaz , Silva Ândrea de Toledo Molina da , Miranda Gabriel Rubens Bernardo , Lopes Iara Vaz , Rodrigues Juliana Costa , Ferraz Saraí Vieira , Rodrigues Tainã Dalila Santos
Published: September 2022

A trombose venosa cerebral (TVC) é uma forma rara de acidente vascular cerebral que geralmente afeta jovens, especialmente as do sexo feminino, em idade reprodutiva. A TVC é potencialmente fatal, por uma condição neurológica que pode ser frequentemente negligenciada, devido à natureza vaga de sua apresentação clínica e radiológica. A cefaleia é a manifestação mais comum sintoma. No entanto, uma ampla gama de sintomas pode estar presente, e os sintomas podem ser agudo, subagudo ou crônico. A neuroimagem é obrigatória nos casos em que suspeita de TVC. Tanto a venografia por ressonância magnética quanto a tomografia computadorizada podem confirmar o diagnóstico de TVC. A anticoagulação com heparina de baixo peso molecular é à base do tratamento. A hemorragia intracraniana não é considerada uma contraindicação ao uso de anticoagulantes na TVC. Objetivou-se assim relatar a ocorrência, o diagnóstico e a realização do tratamento para TVC, em um jovem. O paciente apresentava histórico pregresso de trauma crânio encefálico, causado por um coice de um animal de grande porte, datado de três anos, antes da manifestação dos sintomas que levaram ao diagnóstico de TVC, sendo realizados então exames de imagem, que possibilitaram o fechamento do diagnostico, sendo instituído o tratamento em unidade de terapia intensiva, sendo o uso de anticoagulante o principal protocolo para resolução do caso, segundo Ferro & Canhão (2022b), esse tratamento instituído é o que proporciona melhores resultados para pacientes acometidos por TVC, concluiu-se então a eficácia nos métodos de diagnóstico e tratamento instituído para essa patologia.
The effect of YouTube on traditional game culture of children
Authors: Çelik Nihan , Yilmaz Adem
Published: September 2022

The main purpose of this study is to reveal the effects of YouTube game videos on traditional children game culture, observing changes in play behavior. We predicted that changes would occur due to new media technologies. Semi-structured in-depth interviews occurred with the mothers of 20 three-six-year-old children in Erzurum, a city in Turkey. A total 16 mothers provided their observations on the playing behaviors of children.
Based on these interviews, it was determined that YouTube game videos had an effect on traditional game culture. While games are forms of play in which children behave naturally, enjoy participating and engage in their own distinctive behaviors, children who watch YouTube game videos develop new play habits that lead them to imitate people and events in YouTube videos, diminishing to some degree their creativity. YouTube videos change playing behaviors, transforming games into shows.
“NoL, please be away from my life.” - Pejorative neologisms for stigmatizing males in Chinese micro-blogging
Authors: Zhang Luoxiangyu , Zhang Yi
Published: September 2022

This study investigates the use of an emergent pejorative “蝻” nǎn by Chinese micro-blogging users on Weibo. The phonetic part “南” nán (south) of “蝻” (nymph of locust - NoL) is a homophone of “男” (male) in Chinese with a dehumanized quality; hence “蝻” was often used to devalue males, thereby churning out various associated neologisms in cyberspace. Data were collected from 898 unique Weibo postings included “蝻”. The focal neologisms were coded according to six identified linguistic structures, including “蝻” associated with identity pejoration, adjectives, affective terms, taboo terms, feminine gender markers and others. Underneath its superficial pejoration, we argue that “蝻” can be adopted as contextual strategies to counter gender issues via the above-mentioned language play, projecting a shifting gender ideology in China’s cyberspace.
Effects of Banana Clones and Spacing on Growth, Yield and Fruit Quality of some Banana Cultivars
Authors:   Assistant Professor, Department of Horticulture, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Sinnar, Abu Naama, Sudan, Mohammed AbdElgadir
Published: September 2022

Afield experiment was carried out at the National Institute for the Promotion of Horticultural Exports (NIPHE) research farm, University of Gezira, Wad Medani, Sudan, to study the effects of banana clones and spacing on vegetative growth, crop earliness, yield and yield components, fruit green life and fruit quality of some introduced banana clones under Gezira state conditions. Treatments consisted of six new banana clones, namely, Williams hybrid clone 1 (WH1), Williams hybrid clone 2 (WH2), Grand Nain clone 1 (GN1), Grand Nain clone 2 (GN2), Zelig and Bio, which were introduced from South Africa by NIPHE. The introduced clones were compared with the local cultivar Dwarf Cavendish (DC). All clones were grown at spacings of 2x2 m and 3x3 m. These treatments were arranged in a split plot design with three replications and four plants each. Results showed that vegetative growth parameters, crop earliness, yield and yield components, fruit green life and fruit quality were significantly affected by spacing and banana clones. WH1 and Zelig obtained the best vegetative growth, whereas DC obtained the worst growth. Zelig and Bio scored the highest yield and yield components, while DC scored the lowest yield in the three ratoons. WH1 took the largest number of days from shooting to harvesting, whereas Zelig recorded the highest exportable yield in the three ratoons.
Visibilidade da violência entre parceiros íntimos adolescentes e jovens: uma revisão integrativa
Authors: Danilow Marcella do Amaral , Lourenço Rafaela Gessner
Published: September 2022

Objetivo: identificar a visibilidade da violência entre parceiros íntimos adolescentes e jovens reportados nas áreas de saúde e educação. Método: Revisão integrativa, realizada nas plataformas Biblioteca Virtual em Saúde, Scopus e PubMed/MEDLINE em novembro de 2019 e atualizada em junho de 2021. Os dados foram submetidos à análise de conteúdo temática. Resultados: foram selecionados 18 artigos e emergiram três categorias empíricas - a expressão da violência entre parceiros íntimos adolescentes e jovens de acordo com o sexo; impactos negativos e potenciais de proteção à violência entre parceiros íntimos adolescentes e jovens; a importância de intervenções em rede para o enfrentamento da violência entre parceiros íntimos adolescentes e jovens. Conclusão: adolescentes e jovens podem ser vítimas ou autores da violência, em ambas situações há determinação de gênero e as repercussões da violência podem perpetuar-se para a vida adulta. Conhecer as características desse fenômeno possibilita construir intervenções nos serviços de saúde e educação.
Aplicativo para rastreio de fragilidade: ferramenta de cuidado ao idoso na Atenção Primária à Saúde
Authors: Souza Liliana Cruz de , Bittencourt Greicy Kelly Gouveia Dias , Vasconcelos Selene Cordeiro , Pereira Renata Rabelo , Santos Evillane Araújo , Pontes Maria de Lourdes de Farias
Published: September 2022

Objetivo: Desenvolver aplicativo de rastreio de fragilidade em idosos na Atenção Primária à Saúde e validar, semanticamente, com profissionais de saúde. Método: Estudo metodológico, realizado de fevereiro a março de 2021, por meio de validação semântica, com 75 enfermeiros e 44 médicos da Estratégia Saúde da Família dos 25 municípios da 2ª Região de Saúde do Estado da Paraíba e construção de aplicativo móvel denominado APS para Idosos Frágeis, para uso em sistema Android, com linguagem de programação HTML, Java Script, CSS, PHP, Framework IONIC e modelo de produção MVC. Resultado: Entre as 42 variáveis presentes no instrumento de validação semântica foram selecionadas 20 variáveis para compor o aplicativo, formado por quatro Dimensões: Fisiológica, Funcional, Biopsicossocial, Cognitiva. Conclusão: O aplicativo possibilita a avaliação multidimensional do idoso na Atenção Primária à Saúde. Entende-se que o diagnóstico precoce da fragilidade proporciona estabilização do quadro clínico, diminuindo risco de hospitalização, morte e encaminhamentos para atenção especializada.
Is the Public Domain Just?: Biblical Stewardship and Legal Protection For Traditional Knowledge Assets
Authors: Okediji Ruth L.
Published: September 2022

The present debate over the legal treatment of traditional knowledge (TK) and genetic resources tends to rationalize the precarious conditions in which Indigenous peoples and local communities live.  The debate is organized around the question whether TK should be treated as part of the public domain or whether property rights should apply.  Both sides presuppose either a robust utilitarianism or else a narrow conception of historical redress for past injustices.  This Article argues that both property and the public domain depend on the disruption of places, people, and cultures that may stand in the way of the material conditions industrialized societies use as a proxy for human welfare.  The TK debate tends to avoid fundamental moral and justice-related aspects of TK protection, including the centrality of TK to Indigenous peoples’ cultural identities and ways (and quality) of life, as well as their long-term socioeconomic development.  The Article proposes a theological framework of “biblical stewardship” rooted in imago Dei—the foundational concept informing Jewish and Christian understandings of human nature and social interaction—to address the socio-moral dimensions that are constitutive of TK systems and the institutional context in which they unfold.  The biblical stewardship framework focuses on the cooperative and kinship arrangements that enable and sustain productive capacity for TK.  It centers the need for Indigenous peoples and local communities to be able to develop and protect their knowledge assets as a precondition for those communities’ thriving, both in the present and the future. Moreover, biblical stewardship supplies a basis for accountability by Indigenous peoples and local communities for how their TK is managed, shared, and utilized within a broader framework of progress and the public good—including obligations that foreclose access and benefit-sharing agreements that may undermine conditions for flourishing of plant, animal, or human life.
A Players’ League: Short- and Long-Term Solutions to Contract Holdouts in the NBA
Authors: Turkzadeh Cameron J.
Published: September 2022

The business of basketball can be cruel at times.  Teams often trade players against the players’ wishes, using them like chess pieces to help the team, not the player, reach its goal.  However, in recent years, the NBA has become a “players’ league” as the balance of power in contract negotiations has shifted from teams to players.  More than ever before, players are dictating the terms of their contracts because team owners understand that the public pays top dollar to watch the best players perform, many of whom are considered cultural icons with massive marketability.  However, this change in bargaining power has also created incentives for players to participate in opportunistic and strategic behavior.  With limited earning-power years and a rare, sought-after skillset, players have increasingly engaged in contractual holdouts with the goal of either being traded to a new team or renegotiating their existing contracts for more money.

This Note offers a short- and long-term legal framework to deal with the holdout scenario where players refuse to play pursuant to their original agreements until their contractual demands are accepted.  Part I examines the key components of the NBA’s structural framework, including the Collective Bargaining Agreement, the Salary Cap, the Uniform Player Contract, Compensation, and Free Agency.  Part II defines the player holdout problem, explains the significance of the problem for the NBA and its teams, and clarifies why traditional remedies set by the courts are inadequate to deal with this concern.  Part III presents the optimal short-term legal solutions available to teams to address the holdout problem, namely self-help specific performance and liquidated damages, and certain limitations and challenges in enforcing these solutions.  Finally, Part IV introduces a long-term, league-wide strategy to prevent holdouts in the future:  Player Escrow Accounts.
A Study on Agility of School Children in India with Different Degree of Hearing Loss
Authors: Banerjee Sayanti , Biswas Raju , Sankar Ghosh Sandip
Published: September 2022

Physical/motor fitness level of the hearing-impaired population have already attempted in previous studies where degree of hearing-loss of the subjects were not considered so far. Therefore, the aim of the study was to compare agility among children with different degree hearing-loss in India. Total of two-hundred-fifty-two (N=252, Boy=126 & Girls=126) hearing-impaired children (aged 13-20 years) were selected as subjects. Degree of Hearing-loss was measured by audiometric technique and divided into six different groups’ viz. Profound, Severe, Moderately-Severe, Moderate, Mild and Normal with twenty one subjects in each group for each sex. Agility was measured through 4×10 meter shuttle run test. 2-way-ANOVA followed by Tukey's test was used as necessary statistics. The significance was tested at p <.05 level. In agility, boys ware significantly better than the girls in all respect, when different hearing impaired groups were combined. Significant differences in agility among the different hearing impaired groups were observed except in few cases when both sexes were combined. No significant interaction between Sex and degree of hearing loss were observed. An increasing linear trend in agility was observed with decreasing degree of hearing Loss. Thus, an inverse relationship between agility and degree of hearing loss (dB HL) is observed.
Barreras y Facilitadores de Acceso a la Atención de Salud de la Población de 18 a 70 Años que Vive en el Área de Influencia del Centro de Salud Público Cerro Verde, Cochabamba, 2019.
Authors: Arias López Liseth L. , Aramayo Alfredo , Flores Elizabeth
Published: September 2022

La posibilidad que tiene cada individuo de hacer uso de los servicios cuando lo requiere es la expresión de la cobertura universal; es entonces cuando se habla del acceso efectivo. Para conocer la situación actual se planteó el presente estudio, cuyo objetivo fue determinar las barreras y los elementos facilitadores de acceso a la atención en salud de la población que habita en el área de intervención del Centro de Salud Público de Cerro Verde. Es así como se diseñó un estudio descriptivo, transversal, cuantitativo.
El tamaño muestral fue de 245 encuestas, utilizando un cuestionario estructurado con información sobre las características sociodemográficas, el empleo de los servicios de salud y la disponibilidad, accesibilidad y calidad de los servicios prestados. El estudio demostró que, entre las personas que acudieron al centro de salud en los últimos 12 meses, la mayor proporción de barreras correspondió a la dimensión de accesibilidad y de contacto, en cambio la dimensión de  aceptabilidad podría ser reconocida como un elemento facilitador.
Así mismo, es importante resaltar la opinión que tienen los usuarios respecto al acercamiento social y cultural para la utilización de los servicios de salud. Con estos resultados podemos afirmar que, si bien existieron avances en lo que se refiere a acceso efectivo en nuestro país, aún persiste la necesidad de enfocar nuestros esfuerzos en mejorar la calidad de los servicios de saludy se requerirá una acción conjunta con otros sectores para reducir las barreras y facilitadores identificados en el presente estudio.
Paciente COVID-19 con Trombosis e Infarto Agudo de Miocardio.
Authors: Ortega Martínez Rommer Alex , Vaca Mendoza Gabriela
Published: September 2022

Una de las aseveraciones más estudiadas en el SARS-CoV-2 es el compromiso de la coagulación y la presencia de enfermedades tromboembólicas, con cambios laboratoriales característicos y un tratamiento que se enfoca en la anticoagulación y, en algunos casos, la fibrinolisis.
Hasta el momento, no se ha podido vincular la coagulación intravascular diseminada clásica con la coagulación inducida por la sepsis, o la coagulación intravascular pulmonar; muchas veces asociada al accidente cerebro vascular isquémico y al infarto agudo de miocardio, escasamente descrito; es en este sentido, que uno de los objetivos del tratamiento en esta patología es el bloqueo de la hipercoagulación, sin dejar de lado la disfunción endotelial muy ligada a la trombosis.
En este trabajo de investigación, presentamos un caso clínico de un paciente con el diagnóstico de un síndrome coronario agudo y la presencia de SARS-CoV-2, que recibió tratamiento anticoagulante y fibrinolíticos, felizmente con buena evolución.
Protocolo Odontológico Quirúrgico Aplicado a Pacientes con VIH+: A Propósito de un Caso Clínico.
Authors: Adrián Burgos Javier Boris , Candia López Nathalie Andrea , Vargas Ovando Noelia
Published: September 2022

Introducción: El VIH ocasiona una deficiencia adquirida de la inmunidad celular, la células que invade son esencialmente los linfocitos TCD4+,monocitos/macrófagos. Evoluciona de forma crónica y cursa con infecciones oportunistas por bacterias, hongos y virus, neoplasias malignas y alteraciones neurológicas que pueden originar la muerte.

Reporte de caso: Se realizó un procedimiento quirúrgico en la Clínica Odontológica UNIVALLE, La Paz-Bolivia, reportando un caso clínico, paciente femenino VIH-1+de 33 años, con tratamiento antirretroviral, la cual acude por múltiples procesos cariosos y focos de infección, mismos que fueron tratados con un Protocolo Quirúrgico Odontológico, realizando una previa planificación quirúrgica, en la que se solicitó a la paciente los siguientes parámetros laboratoriales: hemograma completo, coagulograma, perfil lipoproteico, perfil renal, glicemia, (todos los resultados dentro parámetros normales). Se programó la deslocalización de la cavidad oral, en una sola intervención, realizando la exodoncia de las piezas 1.8, 1.5, 2.6, 2.7.

Discusión: Se determinó realizar este Protocolo Quirúrgico Odontológico para prevenir posibles contagios con VIH en el acto quirúrgico, dentro de las normativas de Bioseguridad que establece la Clínica Odontológica de la Universidad Privada del Valle Sub Sede La Paz y el Ministerio de Salud Bolivia.
Sistema de Cogeneración a Partir del Biogás Producido en la Unidad Experimental de Producción de Biogás de la Universidad Privada del Valle (Campus Tiquipaya).
Authors: Zabalaga Lobo Diego , Apaza Rojas Carla , Peredo Rocabado Tomás
Published: September 2022

El presente estudio tuvo como objetivo proponer una alternativa para aprovechar el biogás producido en la Unidad Experimental de Producción de Biogás (UEPB) de la Universidad Privada del Valle, por medio de un sistema de cogeneración, el cual producirá energía eléctrica que podrá ser empleado en diferentes áreas dentro el campus universitario. La propuesta inició evaluando, estructurando y sistematizando la producción de biogás, para garantizar un flujo ajustado y apto del sistema decogeneración, se caracterizó el mismo permitiendo conocer su composición que contiene 70% de Metano, 30% de Dióxido de Carbono y 0 ppm de Sulfuro de Hidrógeno.En el diseño propuesto se requirió utilizar 10494 m3/año de biogás, que ingresarán a un compresor de 3 Hp con el fin de incrementar la presión. Posteriormente, se almacenó en dos cilindros de 90 Litros, para después obtener biogás presurizado, que ingresó al equipo electrógeno, el cual generará 20.988 kW/año de energía eléctrica.
Diseño de una Planta para la Producción de Biodiésel a Partir de Aceites Residuales de Cocina, en la Empresa de Gestión de Residuos Sólidos “GERES”, en el Municipio de Sacaba.
Authors: Salinas García Sergio Alejandro
Published: September 2022

Hoy en día, el crecimiento poblacional acarrea problemas como la generación de residuos, entre los cuales el aceite residual de cocina se destaca por no tener un medio adecuado para su disposición final. El diseño de una planta para la producción de biodiesel a partir de este desecho supone darle una nueva vida y revalorizar a lo que era considerado un residuo. El presente artículo tiene por objetivo proponer el diseño de una planta que contiene los medios técnicos necesarios para realizar esta transformación, adaptándose a la realidad del ámbito nacional y que tiene la capacidad de ser financiado por el ente gestor de residuos del Municipio de Sacaba con el objetivo de mitigar los daños que este ocasiona.
JUDICIAL ACTIVISM AND DEMOCRACY IN PAKISTAN: A CASE STUDY OF CHIEF JUSTICE SAQIB NISAR ERA
Authors:   Government College University Faisalabad Pakistan, Jatoi Sajjad Ahmad , Mustafa Ghulam ,   Department of International Relation, Government College University Faisalabad Pakistan, Kataria Muhammad Saqib ,   Government College University Faisalabad Pakistan
Published: September 2022

A sovereign state is comprised of threeimportant organs that are Legislature, Executive and Judiciary. These organs have their respective routs and way of actions and the concept of separation of power is also in field to run the business of a state smoothly. Now a daya term is used speciallyin Pakistan “Judicial Activism” that is frequently used after the restoration of judiciary. Judicial activism means judicial review of the matters involving fundamental rights and constitutional issue or invalidate legislative or executive actions. In therecent judicial history of Pakistan apex judiciary used their suo motu powers to resolve the social, constitutional and political matters such as kite flying banning to fundraising for dams and sexually abused child’s matter to disqualification of an elected prime minister. Especially when Mian Saqib Nisar become Chief Justice of Supreme Court of Pakistan, he took unprecedented suo motu notices and sometimes exceeds its powers. In this era there is a great impact on the democratic institutions when Mian Saqib Nisar disqualify the prime minister Mian Nawaz Sharif and used the executive powers. His era is the extreme of judicial activism in Pakistan. In this study ‘judicial activism and its impact on democracy’ are discussed and political dimensions and implications also be observed. Keywords: Democracy, Judicial Activism, Chief Justice Saqib Nisar Era, Pakistan
The role of strategic agility towards competitiveness with mediating effect of knowledge management
Authors: Abuanzeh Asma , Alnawayseh Alaa , Qtaishat Ghadeer , Alshurideh Muhammad
Published: September 2022

This study aims to examine the role of strategic agility to achieve competitiveness by analyzing the mediating effect of knowledge management construct in Jordanian’s public higher education institutions. The study reviewed the existing literature addressing the knowledge management and strategic features of the organizations. The resource‐based view theory is the lens of linking the knowledge management with strategic outcomes of the organizations. The hypothesized theoretical model was tested using a quantitative research method through questionnaire. A PLS-SEM approach was utilized to conduct the key analytical procedure and test the proposed research hypotheses. The results found a significant and positive effect of both strategic agility and knowledge management on achieving competitiveness. On the contrary, knowledge management showed no effect on competitiveness. But it had a mediation effect of the strategic agility on achieving competitiveness. Future research suggestions provided resulting from the research implications to provide different research methods and models.
The effects of financial and technology literacy on the sustainability of Indonesian SMEs: Mediating role of supply chain practice
Authors: Hamdana Hamdana , Murwani F.D. , Sudarmiatin Sudarmiatin , Hermawan Agus
Published: September 2022

Most SME owners have understood the importance of several strategies to run their business more professionally. Financial literacy, technological literacy and supply chain practice are some of the important strategies to maintain the sustainability of SMEs. The research was conducted in Indonesia, in the East Java region whereas a developing country, SMEs are the backbone of the economy because most of the people are involved in this sector. The research sample was taken from data recorded at the Export Center office, and as many as 485 SME owners were involved in this study. Quantitative analysis using SEM-PLS analysis found that financial literacy, technological literacy, and supply chain practice contributed positively and significantly to the sustainability of SMEs. If SME owners are aware and understand the importance of financial literacy and are supported by technological literacy and strengthened by supply chain practice, then the opportunity for SMEs to run their business in a sustainable manner is even greater.
Factors impacting logistics performance
Authors: Mai Van Nam , Nguyen Quoc Nghi , Nguyen Quang Duy
Published: September 2022

Logistics is an integral part of the supply chain and plays a crucial role in this industry. Therefore, improving logistics performance is the top concern of organizations. This study is conducted to determine factors affecting logistics performance in Vietnam. The authors collected data from 162 Vietnamese logistics enterprises. Applying the structural equation modeling (SEM), the research has demonstrated that logistics efficiency positively correlates with e-logistics, information technology capability, information sharing, and service staff quality. Furthermore, e-logistics have the strongest impact and play the most important role in logistics performance.
Validating the operational flexibility dimensions in the medical service sectors
Authors: Alolayyan Main Naser , Al-Qudah Mohammad Ali , Hunitie Mohammad Faleh Ahmmad , Akour Iman , Alneimat Suleiman , Al-Hawary Sulieman Ibraheem Shelash , Alshurideh Muhammad Turki
Published: September 2022

This paper examines the health operations flexibility dimensions in the United Arab Emirate in the healthcare sector by employing Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) approaches. The study also attempts to determine the numbers for the operational flexibility dimensions which will help the researchers in future find healthcare operational flexibility dimensions valid and reliable. A model consisting of two constructs of operations flexibility structures: external flexibility and internal robustness is examined to measure health operations flexibility elements in service sectors. Respondents are the health leaders (managers, middle manager, top manager and others) who were working in health service sectors in the United Arab Emirate. The underlying constructs of operations flexibility are empirically verified and validated through Reliability Analysis Procedure, Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA), First and Second Confirmatory Factor Analysis, and Construct Validity Procedures, Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) was employed to test the model, drawing on a sample of 250. The findings revealed that the model of the UAE health service sector consists of two latent's operations flexibility dimensions namely external flexibility and internal robustness, each dimension consisting of four items. Further research should be considered to validate these findings in the other firms. The two dimensions of health operations flexibility represent a valid instrument to measure the operations flexibility in the services sector in the United Arab Emirate. This research is important for one to understand the main topics of health operations flexibility in the health services sector.
The effects of fast delivery, accidental management and top management on sustainable logistics growth
Authors: Nampinyo Anuch , Klakhaeng Piyamas , Phakdeewongthep Pornkiat , Champreecha Chet , Jermsittiparsert Kittisak
Published: September 2022

The objective of the current study is to examine the effect of fast delivery and accidental management on sustainable logistics growth. The study examined the relationship between fast delivery, accidental management, top management and sustainable logistics growth. Top management is used as a moderating variable. In this study, the Thai logistic companies are investigated, therefore, the population of the study is on logistics companies of Thailand. Data were collected from the employees of logistics companies to examine the effect of fast delivery, accidental management and top management on sustainable logistics growth. A survey was carried out and 450 questionnaires were distributed among the employees. Results of the study show that sustainable logistics growth is the most important for the logistics companies influenced by the fast delivery, accidental management and top management. Fast delivery has a positive effect on sustainable logistics growth. Increase in fast delivery increases the sustainable logistics growth. Moreover, accidental management also has a positive effect on sustainable logistics growth. Better accidental management has a positive role to enhance sustainable logistics growth. Additionally, top management also shows a positive role in sustainable logistics growth.
Optimization of Thai-Lao cross border transportation via R9 route for Thai shippers
Authors: Setthachotsombut Natpatsaya , Aunyawong Wissawa , Areerakulkan Natapat , Kerdpitak Chayanan , Poolsawad Kajornpong , Sritapanya Kasidej , Bounnaphol Chanthala
Published: September 2022

The objectives of this research are to find the proper measures to improve efficiency of Thai-Lao cross border transportation (R9 route) for Thai shippers and study their performance after implementing the developed measures. This research implements both quantitative and qualitative research, where the population of this research consists of shipper’s groups which transport products via the Thai Lao border located along R9 route. The research tools are questionnaire and structured interview form passed variability and reliability tests. Then the questionnaires are distributed to 3 large size firms (sample size of 316 people) and an in-depth interview with 18 people. This research analyzes gathered data using descriptive analysis, construct validity, structural equation modeling (SEM), path analysis, and content analysis for qualitative data. The analysis results reveal important findings according to each research objective as follows. For the first objective, to improve cross-border transportation, the case study firms should concentrate on three measures as: 1) transportation safety in terms of sound safety control and monitor, increasing rest areas and truck stops including those on pavement or roadside, safety monitoring during transportation, and weather conditions checking; 2) documentation procedure in terms of reducing the procedure steps, IT implementation, and procedure improvement both inbound and outbound; and 3) vehicles management in terms of appropriate resources allocation, facilities availability, and appropriate resources selection. For the second objective, the study of the case study firms’ performance after implementing the developed measures, it reveals benefits in several aspects of 1) cheaper (they can deliver items with lower costs, lower expenses, or lower price than before implementation as well as other competitors); 2) faster (better customers responsiveness, faster delivery and operating than other competitors, and lead time reduction), and 3) better (in operations with less bottlenecks, mistakes, and disruptions manifested in delivery; higher competitiveness and better service quality). To summarize, the implementation of the developed model can help the shippers to increase their capability as well as their competitiveness.