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Vulnerabilidad social de la población desplazada ambiental por las inundaciones de 2007 en Tabasco (México)
Authors: Álvarez Gordillo Guadalupe Del Carmen , Tuñón Pablos Esperanza
Published: May 2016

En este artículo se analizan los desplazamientos ambientales de la población tabasqueña durante el desastre por inundación del 2007, así como los factores de vulnerabilidad social relacionados. Se realizó una encuesta poblacional para conocer las características demográficas, sociales y culturales vinculadas a los desplazamientos posteriores a la inundación, así como los retornos y la intención de migración definitiva. Se encontró un alto retorno con apego al patrimonio económico y cultural, la reanudación de la vida cotidiana y la no intención de movilización hacia una migración definitiva. A partir de estos resultados, se sugiere la implementación a futuro de ajustes para la atención de la población desplazada por las inundaciones.
Multifunctional character of religious complexes of the 1970' and 1980'
Authors: Gil-Mastalerczyk Joanna
Published: May 2016

The buildings policy in the 1970’ and 1980’, as well as the transformation of the Catholic
Church itself and its new functions, found its expression in the architecture and functional
programme of religious complexes in Poland. Significant evolution in architecture enriched
the functional programme. Broad activity of the Church led to the creation of comprehensive functional programmes, by which the space of constructed objects grew larger and
sometimes exceeded the actual demand. Social programme of new churches was also taken
into account. Many new parishes quickly became not only places of worship, as separate
temples, but also educational, charity, entertainment or cultural centres, and focal points
of independent public life. The bulk of temple, in principle taking a dominant place, was
linked with a complex of other buildings that previously had completely different character
and functions.
Architecture of religious objects and complexes of that period, thanks to their diversity and
specificity of functions, still remains original and significant.
Management of solar Energy
Authors: Szewczyk Robert
Published: May 2016

The article addresses issues related to planning investments based on renewable energy resource, as exemplified by solar energy.
In the first part mean annual amounts of total solar irradiance in Poland are presented and
legal conditions for development of this kind of technology with reference to the European
Union regulations and to the Renewable Energy Resources Act of 20 February 2015.
In the next part of the paper a distribution model of direct solar irradiance for the town and
community (gmina) of Jordanów has been constructed. Mountainous character of this area,
located in the south part of the Małopolskie voivodeship, means there are very good as well
as very bad conditions of insolation. The results obtained by using the model were assigned to
building plots and plots intended for development and than they were analysed with the aim
of choosing optimal areas for green investments based on solar energy.
Tomographic Pharyngeal Dimensions in Individuals with Unilateral Cleft Lip/Palate and Class III Malocclusion are Reduced When Compared with Controls
Authors: Ivy Kiemle Trindade-Suedam , Thiago Freire Lima , Letícia Dominguez Campos , Renato Yassutaka Faria Yaedú , Hugo Nary Filho , Inge Elly Kiemle Trindade
Published: May 2016

Objective

The objective of this study was to three-dimensionally evaluate the pharyngeal dimensions of individuals with complete nonsyndromic unilateral cleft lip and palate (UCLP) using cone beam computed tomography.

Design

This was a cross-sectional prospective study.

Setting

The study took place at the Laboratory of Physiology, Hospital for Rehabilitation of Craniofacial Anomalies, University of São Paulo, Bauru-SP, Brazil.

Patients and Participants

The control group (CON) consisted of 23 noncleft adults with class III malocclusion, and the cleft group (UCLP) consisted of 22 individuals with UCLP and class III malocclusion. Two subgroups of individuals with class III malocclusion as a result of maxillary retrusion with (UCLP'; n = 19) and without (CON'; n = 8) clefts were also assessed.

Interventions

Pharyngeal volume, pharyngeal minimal cross-sectional area (CSA), location of CSA, pharyngeal length, sella-nasion-A point angle (SNA), sella-nasion-B point angle (SNB), and A point-nasion-B point angle (ANB), and body mass index were assessed using Dolphin software.

Main Outcome Measure

The pharyngeal dimensions of UCLP individuals are smaller when compared with controls.

Results

Mean pharyngeal volume (standard deviation) for the UCLP patients (20.8 [3.9] cm3) and the UCLP’ patients (20.3 [3.9] cm3) were significantly decreased when compared with the CON (28.2 [10.0] cm3) and CON’ patients (29.1 [10.2] cm3), respectively. No differences were found in the pharyngeal minimal CSA, ANB, or pharyngeal length values between groups (CON versus UCLP and CON’ versus UCLP'). CSAs were located mostly at the oropharynx, except in the UCLP’ patients, which were mainly at the hypopharynx. Mean SNA in the UCLP (76.4° [4.6°]) and UCLP’ groups (75.1 [3.1°]) were significantly smaller than those in the CON (82.8° [4.1°]) and CON’ groups (78.6° [1.2°]). SNB values were statistically smaller only for the comparison of CON versus UCLP patients.

Conclusion

The pharynx of individuals with UCLP and class III malocclusion is volumetrically smaller than that of individuals with class III malocclusion and no clefts.
Credit Default Swaps and Debt Contracts: Spillovers and Extensive Default Premium Choice
Authors: Darst R. Matthew , Refayet Ehraz
Published: May 2016

This paper highlights two new effects of credit default swap (CDS) markets on credit markets. First, when firms' cash flows are correlated, CDS trading impacts the cost of capital and investment for all firms, even those that are not CDS obligors. Second, CDSs generate a tradeoff between default premiums and default risk. CDSs alter firm incentives to invest along the extensive default premium margin, even absent maturity mis-match. Firms are more likely to issue safe debt when default premiums are high and vise versa. The direction of the tradeoff depends on whether investors use CDSs for speculation or hedging.
Toward a Model of Strategic Influence, International Broadcasting, and Global Engagement
Authors: Hacker Kenneth L. , Mendez Vanessa R.
Published: May 2016

This article explores how strategic communication, public diplomacy, international governmental broadcasting, and social media networking can be brought together in a system of strategic influence and global engagement. The analysis offers a contrasting approach to various views of public diplomacy or strategic communication which privilege one form of governmental influence over others and treat partial aspects of national persuasion as complete pictures of government communication aimed at foreign audiences. Because so much of public diplomacy literature today emphasizes social media, it is necessary to determine how specific tools of influence such as international broadcasting, can be used in ways that fit new thinking in public diplomacy as well as continuously emerging new media ecologies.
Target Gutahuka: The UN’s Strategic Information Intervention in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Authors: Jacob Jacob Udo-Udo
Published: May 2016

This paper examines the nature and impacts of two information intervention radio programmes broadcast on Radio Okapi—the radio service of the UN Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo. A matched randomization technique was used to assign Rwandan Hutus and Congolese autochthons in South Kivu to listen to either of the two programmes within their naturalistic contexts for 13 months. At the end of the treatment, participants’ perceptions of barriers to peace; descriptive and prescriptive interventions; victimhood and villainity; opportunities for personal development and civic engagement; and knowledge of repatriation processes were assessed in 16 focus groups across four contexts. The study concludes that international media intervention programmes that provide robust information and a platform for objective analyses within a multiple narrative and participatory framework can enhance greater engagement with nascent democratic reforms, positive perception of long term opportunities for personal development and empathy with the ethnic Other.
Evaluation of Accelerometer Inter-Device Variability and Collar Placement in Dogs
Authors: Olsen Anastasia M. , Evans Richard B. , Duerr Felix M.
Published: May 2016

Objective: To compare accelerometer inter-device variability and to evaluate the effect of canine collar tightness on activity counts.

Evidentiary value: This is a prospective study of six dogs wearing Actical accelerometers over 24 hours with variable placement to evaluate accelerometer inter-device variability and collar tightness. 

Methods: Six skeletally mature medium to large breed client-owned dogs were enrolled in the study. Twelve identical accelerometer devices were used, with the same two devices used for each dog. All accelerometers were placed on the ventral cervical region. A total of four placement patterns (P1: two accelerometers on the same collar; P2: two separate collars with same tightness with one accelerometer on each collar; P3 & P4: one collar loose/one collar tight and one accelerometer on each collar) were evaluated. Pearson’s correlation, paired t-tests, and percent of variation between total activity counts for each placement period were calculated.

Results: For P1-P4, Pearson’s correlation was 0.92, 0.95, 0.93, and 0.86 (p<0.0001 for all comparisons). For P1-P4, t-ratio was -20.59 (p<0.0001), 9.78 (p<0.0001), -8.95 (p<0.0001), and -2.15 (p<0.0313), respectively. When evaluating inter-device variability, the percent differences between total activity counts of device pairs ranged from 2.5 to 56.8%. 

Conclusion: While the correlations between devices for all placements were high, the high inter-device variability shows that further investigation is necessary. From this study, the results suggest that changing devices throughout a study should be avoided. We recommend that attachment of the accelerometers to the collar, including collar tightness, should be kept consistent until further studies are available. 

Application: When accelerometer data are used for objective outcomes, accelerometer inter-device variability and collar tightness should be taken into account.

  
Factors Affecting Voluntary Staff Turnover: A Case Study Of Springs Parklands Hospital, South Africa
Authors: Gautam Abhinanda , Tuswa Ikhona
Published: May 2016

The aim of this study is to examine the relationship between perceived availability of opportunities for promotion, training, career progression, existing management style and voluntary staff turnover intention among the nurses working at Springs Parklands Hospital. A quantitative, descriptive correlational design is used. Full time staff nurses (N= 200) were surveyed. The findings revealed that all the four variables were significantly and negatively correlated to the intention to quit and predicted (16.8%) of the variance in intention to leave scores. Management style is the strongest predictor of intent to leave (14.5%). Nurses perceiving their managers as participatory had lower intention to leave. To retain qualified personnel, hospital administrators should focus on participative management style and career development programs that address the needs of the staff and the hospital.
Servicescape And Customers’ Willingness-To-Pay For Vehicle Repairs And Maintenance Services
Authors: Kankam-Kwarteng Collins , Amoateng Frank
Published: May 2016

This research work investigates into the servicescape and customers’ willingness to pay for mechanical services at the Suame Magazine in the Kumasi Metropolis. The study adopted descriptive survey method and the target population was the mechanics and customers of mechanical services in the Suame Magazine in the Kumasi Metropolis. The study conveniently sampled 150 customers who patronize the services of the small scale auto mechanics who repair and maintain vehicles. Questionnaire was used to collect data from the customers. It was realized that signs, symbols and artifacts were not important to customers who go to the Suame Magazine for mechanical services but customers’ perceived ambient conditions and spatial layout as important to them. Customers disagree that Suame Magazine smell badly but they attested that the Suame Magazine is noisy. Suame Magazine has good layout but customers attested that the industrial enclave is always congested. Majority of customers’ relatively perceived charges or price of mechanical services to be relatively as expected and majority (58.0%) of the customers were willing to pay for mechanical services at the Suame Magazine. The customers’ willingness to pay for mechanical services depends on the servicesscape in the Suame Magazine. Mechanical garages with good ambient and spatial layout would have high patronage. The study recommends that mechanics in the Suame Magazine should strategically use servicescape as marketing tool for effective pricing which can influence customer willingness to pay for their services. The mechanical garages should have servicescape policy with specific emphasis on spatial layout and ambient conditions.
L’intelligence Emotionelle Chez Les Apprenants De L’ecole Primaire : Cas Du Niveau 6ème Aep (Maroc)
Authors: Abid Mohammed , Bertiaa Oumzaienb , Belfaquir Mustapha , Hafid Mustapha
Published: May 2016

At school, the learner is confronted with a group of classmates, peers, rules of life and an environment that generates potential emotions. School is the ideal place to develop the learner’s emotional intelligence. At Moroccan primary schools, learning the emotional intelligence is still underdeveloped, even if professionals and those in charge of education are increasingly aware of its importance. The child is unable to put his emotional life in standby. Without guidance and support, it will be difficult for him to face and handle certain emotions; for instance, those he can experience in the family circle and at school, such as fear before hardships, failure and ridicule. The same applies for timidity before the adult and the group, lack of confidence and, on the contrary, impulsiveness, extroversion, egocentricity, intolerance, aggression, etc. This work of research aims to explore the emotional repertoire of the learners of the 6th AEP (Morocco) in three areas: urban, peri-urban and rural. This study was conducted based on the analysis of the results of a survey consisting of the following five emotional skills: self-consciousness, management of the emotions, relationship with the others, parental relationship and school performance.
Youth Employment in Rural Albania: A Theoretical Approach
Authors: Mece Manuela
Published: May 2016

Employment plays a central role in the social integration of young people. Young people in rural areas are the future of agriculture and other rural industries, but often lack the guidance and support necessary to fully contribute to the development of their communities, thereby fuelling the vicious cycle of rural underdevelopment and poverty. This study aims to gain a better understanding of the youth employment challenges faced in rural areas by bringing together in group discussions with stakeholders (farmers, entrepreneurs in rural areas, associations, etc.). The conclusions from this assignment will feed to a baseline analysis of youth involvement in rural labour market and skills development required and will identify areas where rural development programs can be targeted to increase their contribution to employment creation. This will also suggest formulation of policy recommendations on stimulating new sources of employment, and the conditions for success in stimulating employment in rural areas. The proposed methodology was developed through Desktop Research and direct interviews with focus groups.
Human Capital Investment And Training In Islamic Banking Industry In Jordan Jordan Islamic Bank for Finance and Investment
Authors: Obeidat Ziad Mohammad
Published: May 2016

The purpose of this study is to measure the impact of investment in human resources activities on the effectiveness of investment in human capital and investigated the relationship between human capital Investmenttraining and its effectiveness in Islamic banks in Jordan. The fascinating development and point of discussion in recent years is the rapid growth and expansion of the Islamic financial services industry. It is no longer rhetoric as Islamic finance has been accepted as viable and competitive mode of financial intermediation that offers wide range of financial products and services to meet the highly differentiated demands of the new economy; not only in Muslim countries but also beyond the Muslim world. Against these rapid revolution of Islamic financial industry globally and in Jordan particularly, human capital has become the defining factor in sustaining the performance and competitiveness of Islamic financial industry. Thus it is crucial to place strong focus on human capital development in embarking Islamic financial services encompassing the basic foundation namely; education. A prerequisite requirement for highly talented and skilled labor force is essential to maximize the opportunities presented by the evolving economic environment in the future. The objective of this study is to determine the issues faced by practitioners that initiate the need to undertake training and development courses as well as to identify the type of training required by current practitioners that affect performance. The main findings of the study can be more comprehensive and representative if more respondents from several banks that practices Islamic finance can be involved in validating the issue that is realizable for future study.
An Exegetical Analysis Of Numbers 31: 27 As A Panacea For Resource Control Agitation In Niger Delta
Authors: Itebiye Bernard O.
Published: May 2016

This paper is a critical discourse on the Biblical panacea for the unending agitations for resource control in Nigeria Niger Delta. It aimed at finding out if the Biblical concept of Justice (Hebrew, צִדקָהָ ) and equity (Hebrew, מיֵשָׁר ), which are the hall marks of every society that operates under the rule of Law, have been duly applied in the Niger Delta crisis. The analyses employed Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) framework. Data gathered both from the primary and secondary sources were analyzed through the hermeneutical, descriptive and analytical methods. The findings of the paper are that Niger Delta peoples have a right to far better living condition than is on offer presently, and available data justify this claim. The paper is of the view that the Biblical concept of Justice (Hebrew, צִדקָהָ ) and equity (Hebrew, מיֵשָׁר ), as prescribed in Numbers 31: 27, can be applied in the Niger Delta agitation issue. In the light of the above findings, the paper concludes that to achieve the desired peace, anchored on the Old Testament idea there is the need to engage every oil bearing community as a stake holder in the entire process of oil exploitation in their community.
Marital Satisfaction, Age And Alcohol Use During Pregnancy: An Empirical Study Of Pregnant Women In Uyo Metropolis, Nigeria
Authors: Effiong James E. , Umoh Okokon O. , Ogunleye Adedeji J.
Published: May 2016

A convenient sampling technique was used to draw a sample of 110 pregnant women reporting for antenatal clinical checks in both private and public medical facilities in Uyo, Nigeria to investigate marital satisfaction and age as predictors of alcohol use during pregnancy. Kansas Marital Satisfaction Scale was used in dichotomizing respondents into satisfied and dissatisfied pregnant women in marriage, while an item in Alcohol Use Disorder Identification Test (AUDIT) delineated our cohorts into users and non-users of alcohol. A 2x2 factorial design was adopted as regards the plan of the study while a 2-way analysis of variance was used for the analysis of data collected. Results confirmed the first hypothesis which predicted that pregnant women who are satisfied in their marriages would report less alcohol use than their dissatisfied counterparts {F (1, 104) = 4.70; p < .05}. Findings also confirmed our second hypothesis which stated that pregnant women who are younger would report more alcohol use than their elderly counterparts {F (5, 104) = 11.833; p, <.05}. Discussion of findings centered on the theories of learning which formed the nucleus of this paper and it was recommended that intervention would benefit from effective and affordable psychological counseling and treatment services for women exposed to harmful and/or hazardous alcohol use predicated by marital distress, violence, depression as well as those with limited coping skills.
Migration In The Early '90s: Italy Coping With Albanian Illegal Emigration
Authors: Goxha Jeta
Published: May 2016

This article aims to study the role that Italy played in confronting the migratory flows in the early 90s, with a separate analysis of the Albanian case. The Italian diplomacy policies regarding the problems caused by the confrontation of the illegal immigration phenomenon will be analyzed. This research intends to provide an overview of the political and social relations between the two countries. The problem is analyzed through a bibliographic search, treating the issues in a historical and political framework. The scientific contributions on the issue under consideration are mainly the Italian legislation, archival resources taken from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs archives, reports and strategies drawn up by the Italian government, in order to avoid social and economic problems. The study method used is qualitative. This author’s interest relates to the conviction that Italy has played an important role in confronting the Albanian emigrants even though most of the time it appears without a concrete plan and at the same time contradictory. While writing this paper we will review all factors and consequences that were derived in this phenomenon.
Characteristics Of The Demographic Development Of Cis: A Case Study Of Uzbekistan
Authors: Xudaybergenovich Abduramanov Xamid
Published: May 2016

This article gives a specified place of population of the Republic of Uzbekistan among the CIS countries. A dynamics of the population of the Republic of Uzbekistan for 1991-2015 was obtained. Also, an analysis of the structure of the population according to number, age and distribution was carried out. The determined factors affecting the age structure of the population was also ascertained. Demographic pressure factor was calculated. A long-term demographic forecast of Uzbekistan was carried out for the period until 2030. The territory of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the CIS countries were divided into groups according to the level of ageing population. They developed scientifically based proposals and recommendations towards improving the welfare of elderly people on the basis of the current demographic situation in Republic of Uzbekistan.
Cartographie De L’erosion Qualitative Des Sols Du Bassin Versant De L’aoudour (Rif-Maroc)
Authors: Boukrim Siham , Lahrach Abderrahim , Midaoui Abdelbasset , Benjelloun Faiza , Benabdelhadi Mohammed , Lahrach Hamid , Chaouni Abdel-Ali
Published: May 2016

The Aoudour watershed located in the northwest of Morocco and spreads over an area of approximately 1000 km2, and occupying the northeastern part of the Ouergha basin contently experiencing the effects of severe water erosion caused by the interaction of several natural factors such as the amount and aggressiveness of rainfall, plenty of steep slopes, low vegetation density and also the dominance of friable land. The Aoudour watershed also undergoes a human action that makes it very vulnerable to environment erosion, the degradation of the vegetation cover in recent decades and also by poor farming techniques. PAP / RAC is a method of qualitative study of water erosion that can prioritize the surface of a watershed in separate units according to its vulnerability to erosion. The method consists of a descriptive and predictive mapping in relation to the identification; evaluation and integration of basic physical factors such as slope, lithology and / or soils and vegetation cover, with the aim of establish initial assumptions about the risk of erosion. The use of remote sensing and GIS tools enabled us creating and overlying of thematic maps, executing speedily the cartographic works and, processing of databases.
Are Names Really Empty: A Look into Shona Dog Names
Authors: Mhute Isaac
Published: May 2016

Following the popular Shakespearean saying that there is nothing in a name, the paper ventures into the linguistic area of onomastics focusing on uncovering the exact truth behind names in societies. It takes the Shona people’s dog names as a case study and reports on results from a qualitative research that used observations and open ended interviews as data collection techniques. Purposive sampling was employed and saw most of the data coming from districts in Masvingo province such as Zaka, Masvingo and Ndanga. Data were either recorded using a Samsung phone or recorded in the researcher’s notebook before being qualitatively analysed and interpreted. It came out that, though in certain situations names are just tags meant to enhance identification of certain dogs just like the Biblical names that were given to most African children following the coming of the former white masters, almost every Shona dog name has a story behind it.
Relationship Between Stressful Life Events And Anxiety During The Period Of Adolescence
Authors: Stankovska Gordana , Osmani Fadbi , Grncarovska Svetlana Pandilovska , Angelkoska Slagana
Published: May 2016

The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationships between stressful life events and anxiety during the period of adolescence. It is known that stressful life events are commonly studied risk and environmental factors in the development of psychopathology in childhood and adolescence. In addition, physical and psychological symptoms of anxiety are often associated with stressful life events. These events are related to the different experiences of conflict and disrupted communication in the family. Subsequently, these events directly or indirectly affect the self-esteem and the self-image of adolescents during the period of adolescence. This research starts with the assumption that stressful life events predicted anxiety during the period of adolescence. Another assumption, in this research, is that females have higher level of anxiety compared with males. This study was conducted on a sample of 160 participants (80 girls and 80 boys) students in the fourth year of secondary school. The instruments used in the research include: scale of stressful life events for children and adolescents – Stress-D, and the Scale for anxiety for children and adolescents – SCAD-62. The results showed that stressful life events were significantly associated with anxiety symptoms (r= .962, p<.01). Also, the symptoms of anxiety are closely associated with medical (F,24,135= .871, p<.05) and family stressful events (F,24,135= 2.017, p<.05). There were significant relationship between medical stressful life events and gender (p= .045), and social stressful life events and gender (p= .001). On the other hand, there was a negative correlation between academic stressful life events and gender (p= .944), and family stressful life events and gender (p= .564). In conclusion, the results of the study show that females have higher level of anxiety compared with males (r= .985, p<.01). The results show that there is a significant relationship between specific types of stressful life events, including those related to physical health and family which discord the anxiety during the period of adolescence.
Étude De La Gestion Des Déchets Hospitaliers Dans Les Structures Sanitaires De Référence De La Région Du Nord-Cameroun
Authors: Ndié Justin , Yongsi H. Blaise Nguendo
Published: May 2016

Hospital wastes are solid, liquid or gaseous substances which are produced as a result of diagnostic or non-diagnostic health care procedures in health facilities. These wastes generated in health facilities constitute a risk for environmental pollution and a vector for the propagation of numerous pathologies. This study was aimed at analysing the determinants of the quality of hospital wastes management in health facilities in the North Region of Cameroon. It was a cross-sectional study carried out over a period of two months (1st of July to 31st August 2015) in 13 referral health facilities of the North Region of Cameroon. A census of 12 heads of referral health facilities out of the 13 projected was made using a standardised questionnaire, in which the key items were: the political and institutional organisation, the functioning of the hospital wastes management system, the human resources, materials and finances involved in the management of the hospital wastes. The quality of the scores was calculated using points attributed to keys indicators enabling the appreciation of the level of the quality of hospital wastes management. The results of this study showed that on the political/institutional level, 41.70% of health facilities did not have a hospital hygiene unit, 66.67% did not have a reference document and no health facilities produced any report on activities of hospital wastes management. In material resources, 50% of health facilities had at least one incinerator which is more or less functional, 91.70% of health facilities had a trash can despite their non-conformity. Concerning finances, 91.70% of health facilities did not receive funds from government for hospital wastes management. In total, 92% of health facilities had a poor quality of hospital wastes management. In general, this situation is justified by the inexistence of a hospital wastes management policy. Despite certain efforts, the quality of hospital wastes management in health facilities in the North Region of Cameroun remains low. The implementation of an operational plan which will take into account the national directives and the identified problems is necessary as it, will help in improving the quality of hospital wastes management in these health facilities.
Sherman Alexie’s Literary Works as Native American Social Realistic Projections
Authors: Hossain Md. Amir , Sarker S.M. Abu Nayem
Published: May 2016

This paper aims to look at the social realistic issues in the context of Sherman Alexie’s literary works. Alexie is one of the postmodern authors in the United States of America. He is very popular among his Native American society as well as community for representing social reality of his age. This paper is divided into several sections; each section shows a benchmark of the 21st century Social Picture of the Native Americans in the light of Alexian Literary Works. It also scrutinizes stories, and novels with a view to highlighting a faithful picture of Native Americans in the light of everyday social issues, including poverty, alcoholism, unhealthiness, racism, and suicidal act. Basically, the main part of my paper deals with social problems of Native Americans in the United States of America as depicted in Alexie’s literary works. It highlights an awareness of the Native Americans so as to keep themselves aloof from drug addiction, poverty, depression, and psychological trauma. Here I have also applied the critical theory of Social Realism with a view to unveiling a subtle literary affinity with Alexie’s works. In this study, I would like to show the significance of this study, and research methodology as well.
La Participation Citoyenne A La Gestion De La Municipalite De Guiglo En Cote d’Ivoire
Authors: Jean-Arsene Guiriobe Paumahoulou
Published: May 2016

These writings evaluate citizen participation in the management of municipality of Guiglo in Côte d’Ivoire. To do this, we interviewed, using individual semi-structured interviews, resource persons in this locality. From these interviews, it appears that there is no form of citizen participation in the management of that local authority, outside the municipal elections. However, local elected officials use various strategies such as the presence of representatives of populations at regular sessions of municipal councils to pretend they associate third parties in the management of their city. This lack of citizen participation is, ever so slightly, causing the mismatch between insiders’ local development projects provided by these municipalities and the real aspirations of the beneficiaries.
Thematization of Power in D. H. Lawrence’s Women in Love with reference to Nietzsche’s - The Will to Power
Authors: Ameen Hishryar Muhammed , Ahmed Khorsheed Mohammed Rasheed
Published: May 2016

This paper gives a brief discussion on Nietzsche's - The Will to Power. It aims to thoroughly discuss how this theme has been reflected within the plot and characters of D. H. Lawrence novel Women in Love. This paper briefly talks about Nietzsche and his concept of The Will to Power, Nietzsche’s influence over Lawrence, the relationships between characters in Women in Love and their significances, and The Will to Power and conflicts for dominations. Subsequently, it focuses on the Will to Power between male and female. Also, it considers social status as a source of power and authority. Finally, this study concludes on the type of Will to Power that is mainly reflected in Women in Love.
Harvested Rainwater Quality: A Case Study Of Aule In Akure, South Western Nigeria
Authors: Ojo Ochuko Mary
Published: May 2016

The quality of harvested rainwater in Aule area of Akure, South western Nigeria was assessed in this study. Water samples were collected from 25 rain water storage tanks within the study area and a well was used as a control. The water samples were subjected to detailed laboratory analysis and the results obtained was compared with World Health Organization (WHO) standard for drinking water. The turbidity values ranged from 2.7 to 9.1 NTU for the harvested rainwater samples while the well water sample had a turbidity of 2.3 NTU. The conductivity values for the rainwater samples ranged from 101 to 1328 Ωs/cm. The conductivity value was lower in the well water (164 Ωs/cm) than in most of the harvested rain water samples. The pH of the harvested rainwater ranged from 6.1 to 7.4 with 36 % of the water samples having a pH less than the WHO minimum limit of 6.5. The pH of the well water sample was 7.4 and was within the WHO acceptable limits of 6.5 to 8.5. All the sampled rainwaters and well water had bacteria in them. The total bacterial content of the rain water samples ranged from 05 to 28 CFU/100 mL, while that of the well was 05 CFU/100 mL. The total coliform contents of the rainwater samples ranged from 03 to 18 CFU/100 mL, while that of the well was 02 CFU/ 100 mL. Based on the results obtained from this study, it is recommended that harvested rainwater be treated to kill contaminating microorganisms and to reduce the health risks associated with its consumption.
Replacing Local Labors Instead of Expatriate in Jordan Tourism Sector
Authors: Alshatnawi Ehab Abdul Raheem
Published: May 2016

The objective of this current study is to identify the issue of tourist expatriate labor, its effects on the touristic and economic levels, its ways of evaluation, the manner of dealing with its reasons and motivations, and the ways of replacing it with local labor. However, this labor is able to fill the gap to and from a pure Jordanian touristic product. In addition, it is able to obtain the maximum benefit from tourist activity. The results of the study revealed that the expatriate labor represents 17.6% of the total labor in the Jordanian tourist sector. Therefore, most of these labors are concentrated in hotels and tourist restaurants. Tourism is one of the Jordanian sectors that do not attract local labor, but are attractive to expatriate labor. The expatriate labor in the Jordanian tourist sector is complementary. Hence, it is not a substitute for the tourist professions. The study recommended the need to develop local tourist workers by holding courses for the Jordanian workers in the tourist hotels and restaurants. Also, training on lingual and specialized tasks which focuses on the medium university education should be provided for them. Also, vocational training corporations should be organized. This in turn fills the gap of the tourist activities that attract expatriate labor and amendment legislation and laws relating to wages and the nature of work in the tourism sector. Hence, this is aimed to attract local tourist labor.
Surgical Excision Of Intraoral Lipoma; Case Report
Authors: Nagy Ahmed Ismail
Published: May 2016

Lipoma is a common tumor of soft tissue. Its location on the oral mucosa is rare, representing 1% to 5% of benign oral tumors although it is the most mesenchymal tumor of the trunk and proximal portions of extremities. Lipoma of the oral cavity may occur in any region. The buccal mucosa, tongue, and floor of the mouth are among the common locations. The clinical presentation is typically as an asymptomatic yellowish mass. The overlying epithelium is intact, and superficial blood vessels are usually evident over the tumor. Other benign connective tissue lesions such as granular cell tumor, neurofibroma, traumatic fibroma and salivary gland lesions (mucocele and mixed tumor) might be included in differential diagnosis. We present a case report of oral lipoma in the left side of the lower lip in 18 years old Saudi patient.
L’intoxication Par Les Cremes Eclaircissantes Au Maroc Profil Epidemiologique
Authors: Rajaa Bellaje , Sefiani Houda , Benali Doha , Abdelmajid Soulaymani , Rachida Soulaymani Bencheikh
Published: May 2016

Objectives: In Morocco the large number of cosmetic products is sold freely without control or registration. The lack of knowledge of the composition of these products make therapeutic management in case of poisoning very difficult and sometimes causes unnecessary health spending even if these poisoning are often benign. The objective of this study is to establish the epidemiological profile of a poisoning by lightening creams collected at the Moroccan Poison Control and Pharmacovigilance Center. Methods: This is a retrospective study of poisoning case by lightening creams collected at the Moroccan Poison Control and Pharmacovigilance Center between 1992 and 2008. Results: During the study period, 95 cases were collected. The mean age is 20 years ± 1.4 [1-70 ans], and the F/M sex ratio is 1.73. In 90 (95%) cases, the route of poisoning was oral. The Suicide attempts represent 33 % of cases. Women are often voluntarily intoxicated. However, men were concerned by involuntary intoxication (p = 0.003). Eighty three cases were urban (87%) and 90 cases occured at home (95%). The digestive disorders were found in 68 cases associeted or not with a neurological disorders (33 cases), cardiovascular disorders (14 cases), and respiratory distress (6 cases). The evolution was favorable in all cases. Conclusions: The implementation of the new law recording to the registration of cosmetic products in the ministry of health before marketing will ensure certainly a better orientation of the poisoning case management and improve the patient safety.
Automatic Identity Recognition Using Speech Biometric
Authors: Abushariah Mohammad A. M. , Alqudah Assal A. M.
Published: May 2016

Biometric technology refers to the automatic identification of a person using physical or behavioral traits associated with him/her. This technology can be an excellent candidate for developing intelligent systems such as speaker identification, facial recognition, signature verification...etc. Biometric technology can be used to design and develop automatic identity recognition systems, which are highly demanded and can be used in banking systems, employee identification, immigration, e-commerce…etc. The first phase of this research emphasizes on the development of automatic identity recognizer using speech biometric technology based on Artificial Intelligence (AI) techniques provided in MATLAB. For our phase one, speech data is collected from 20 (10 male and 10 female) participants in order to develop the recognizer. The speech data include utterances recorded for the English language digits (0 to 9), where each participant recorded each digit 3 times, which resulted in a total of 600 utterances for all participants. For our phase two, speech data is collected from 100 (50 male and 50 female) participants in order to develop the recognizer. The speech data is divided into text-dependent and text-independent data, whereby each participant selected his/her full name and recorded it 30 times, which makes up the text-independent data. On the other hand, the text-dependent data is represented by a short Arabic language story that contains 16 sentences, whereby every sentence was recorded by every participant 5 times. As a result, this new corpus contains 3000 (30 utterances * 100 speakers) sound files that represent the text-independent data using their full names and 8000 (16 sentences * 5 utterances * 100 speakers) sound files that represent the text-dependent data using the short story. For the purpose of our phase one of developing the automatic identity recognizer using speech, the 600 utterances have undergone the feature extraction and feature classification phases. The speech-based automatic identity recognition system is based on the most dominating feature extraction technique, which is known as the Mel-Frequency Cepstral Coefficient (MFCC). For feature classification phase, the system is based on the Vector Quantization (VQ) algorithm. Based on our experimental results, the highest accuracy achieved is 76%. The experimental results have shown acceptable performance, but can be improved further in our phase two using larger speech data size and better performance classification techniques such as the Hidden Markov Model (HMM).
The Analysis Of The Push-sum Protocol In Various Distributed Systems
Authors: Kenyeres Martin , Kenyeres Jozef , Skorpil Vladislav
Published: May 2016

In this paper, we have focused on an analysis of the push-sum protocol in various topologies. We analyzed the behavior of distributed systems forming a tree, a star, a ring and a fully-connected mesh topology. We also examined the influence of stochastic features of the push-sum protocol on the properties of this protocol and the convergence rates in the particular topologies.
The Normative Significance of Aristocratic Constitutions in Aristotle’s Politics
Authors: Irrera Elena
Published: May 2016

This paper contends that, despite evidences, Aristotle’s view of aristocratic constitutions displays a heavily marked normative content. I argue that his understanding of aristocracy may be separated into four main strands: (i) an ideal type, based on the rotation of power of virtuous people over equally virtuous citizens (as evinced from a joint reading of Books III and IV); (ii) a type grounded on a fine blending of social classes, as emerging from a reading of Pol. IV, 7.1293b7-18 in the light of Politics IV,3.1290a24-29; (iii) a polity inclining toward oligarchy, which seems to lack any normative worth; (iv) an ‘aristocratic polity’, grounded on the political role of the middle class (Book IV.11). I shall propose that, in non-ideal conditions, type (iv) is the constitution which best accommodates (a) the need for stability and concord, (b) the search for an ideal of structural harmony and proportion among rulers and citizens.
Der Mensch als natürliches und künstliches Wesen
Authors: Havlíček Aleš
Published: May 2016

This article traces the heritage of the Aristotelian political investigations in Thomas Hobbes’s Leviathan. It can be very important to note that the definition of man as a “social” animal will develop in Hobbes’s characterization by the opposite terms, the “natural” man and man “artifact”; two adjectives that Hobbes uses instead of “political”, the very Aristotelian adjective.
Aleš Havlíček (1956-2015) in memoriam
Authors: Jinek Jakub
Published: May 2016

Obituary
Caracterização dos estudantes de ensino médio quanto à não participação das aulas de educação física escolar em escolas do município de médio porte no interior do Ceará
Authors: Silva Francisco Carlos de Sousa , Silva André Luis Façanha da , Paula Alisson Slider do Nascimento
Published: May 2016

O objetivo do estudo foi caracterizar o perfil dos alunos que não participam das aulas de Educação Física no ensino médio de escolas públicas da cidade de Sobral no Ceará. Para trato metodológico deste estudo foram coletados documentos de atestados e declarações entregues ao professor pelos alunos como pedido de dispensa das aulas de Educação Física Escolar com a realização de análises de dados construídos a partir dos resultados desses documentos. Percebeu-se que a maioria dos casos de alunos que não participam das aulas de Educação Física são representados por indivíduos do sexo feminino, motivos como cursos, estágio, trabalho, são os que contêm maior incidência, falta de acesso pela distância, práticas corporais realizadas fora da escola foram outros problemas detectados, o que implica que o maior causador do problema está no fato das aulas serem realizadas fora do turno normal das demais disciplinas.
A compreensão dos professores de educação física sobre o currículo do Estado de São Paulo: um olhar a partir das etapas da carreira docente
Authors: Spolaor Gabriel da Costa , Daolio Jocimar
Published: May 2016

Em 2010, foi criado, por intermédio da Secretaria de Educação do Estado de São Paulo, o Currículo do Estado de São Paulo (CEF-SP). Desde então, algumas pesquisas vêm se dedicando a estudar os impactos dessa implementação. Na tentativa de contribuir com novas observações, tivemos como objetivo geral nesta pesquisa analisar a compreensão dos professores da Rede Estadual de São Paulo sobre o Currículo de Educação Física vigente, e de forma específica, considerar a relação desta compreensão com as etapas da carreira docente dos professores. Como procedimentos metodológicos foram utilizadas entrevistas semi-estruturadas. Pudemos perceber certo desenvolvimento na construção da carreira dos professores de Educação Física, não de forma linear, mas de acordo com as relações e experiências socioculturais que cada um tomou contato. Todas essas características parecem influenciar na relação dos professores com o Currículo, visto que os sentidos dados, assim como as formas de utilização do material, variam de acordo com as necessidades e problemáticas encontradas em cada uma das etapas. Quando nos atentamos especificamente à compreensão dos conceitos teóricos presentes no currículo, foi possível perceber um entendimento pouco aprofundado por parte dos professores.
Educação física escolar: as representações sociais.
Authors: Triani Felipe da Silva , Freitas Willian Costa de , Novikoff Cristina
Published: May 2016

A resenha do livro “Educação Física Escolar: as representações sociais”, publicado em 2001, discute a Educação Física Escolar, com ênfase no Ensino Médio, escrito pelo autor Claudio Luís de Alvarenga Barbosa, também autor do livro “Educação Física: da alienação à libertação”. O autor traça os aspectos históricos da Educação Física Escolar, destacando sua relação com a Educação grega. A apropriação da Teoria das Representações Sociais na obra é alvo de crítica pelos resenhistas, uma vez que nas referências obtidas por eles há variação de representações sociais diante do contexto em que se vive e na obra apresenta-se uma representação social da Educação Física de modo geral, como se houvesse somente uma para todo o universo da Educação Física. A resenha apresenta ainda a interpretação de discursos de professores e alunos do Ensino Médio sobre a Educação Física.