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PESQUISA DE OPINIÃO: CONHECIMENTO DA REDE DE OUVIDORIA PELA COMUNIDADE ACADÊMICA DA UNIVERSIDADE DE PERNAMBUCO – UPE
Authors: do Rosário Lapenda Maria , Júlia Marcelino Karla
Published: July 2020

Este artigo tem como objetivo aferir o conhecimento da comunidade universitária sobre a funcionalidade da Rede de Ouvidorias da Universidade de Pernambuco – UPE, através dos resultados de Pesquisa de Opinião. Optou-se pela Pesquisa de Campo, utilizando-se a distribuição de 250 (duzentos e cinquenta) questionários, nos diversos campi, dos quais 119 (cento e dezenove) foram tabulados. No quadro 1, os resultados foram uniformes nas diversas unidades onde a pesquisa foi aplicada. Observa-se que: 119 (cento e dezenove) pessoas dos segmentos docentes, discentes e técnicos administrativos responderam à pesquisa, das quais 37 (trinta e sete) são docentes, 35 (trinta e cinco) discentes e 47 (quarenta e sete) técnicos administrativos. Em análise isolada, representa um percentual de 31,09% de docentes e 39,50% de servidores técnicos administrativos. Já os discentes perfazem um percentual de 29,41%. Evidencia-se a necessidade de maior divulgação da Rede de Ouvidorias da Universidade de Pernambuco – UPE, contudo, variáveis como contenção de despesas e recursos escassos no plano governamental dificultam, sobremaneira, o processo complexo de divulgação em uma instituição multicampi, com turnover de pessoas. Palavras-chave: Conhecimento. Ouvidoria universitária. Rede de Ouvidorias. Comunidade.
OUVIDORIA: UMA FERRAMENTA ESSENCIAL NA PREVENÇÃO DE CONFLITOS, MITIGAÇÃO DE LITÍGIOS E MELHORIA DE RESULTADOS NAS INSTITUIÇÕES
Authors: Alves Meireles Junior Antônio
Published: July 2020

A aproximação das empresas com os órgãos de proteção ao cliente é de suma importância para a estratégia, a minimização da ocorrência de falhas nos processos, a obtenção de melhorias no posicionamento de produtos e serviços, além de proporcionar melhor colocação da marca no mercado e, principalmente, estreitar o relacionamento com o cliente que necessita ser acolhido pela empresa contratada. Desse estreitamento, a possibilidade de cativar o cliente com um atendimento personalizado melhora sua jornada dentro da empresa, trazendo benefícios de resolutividade para todos os envolvidos. Nesse sentido, o Plano de Cooperação proposto pela Unimed Uberlândia em parceria com o Procon Municipal visa acolher as demandas dos beneficiários, promovendo assim maior justiça social entre os partícipes e trazendo à luz o diálogo e a compreensão para que haja uma relação de consumo equilibrada para todos. Palavras-chave: Práticas. Planos de Saúde. Resolutividade. Parcerias Público-Privadas.
A INFLUÊNCIA DA OUVIDORIA COMO FERRAMENTA DE GESTÃO ESTRATÉGICA
Authors: Celestino da Silva Helizena
Published: July 2020

O presente trabalho discorre sobre a influência da Ouvidoria na empresa enquanto ferramenta de gestão estratégica, provocando mudanças em processos a partir das informações obtidas por intermédio das demandas registradas independentemente da procedência da manifestação e da natureza do assunto apontado pelo usuário. Tomando como base as experiências no exercício da função de Ouvidora de instituições de segmentos diversos, o artigo traz relatos de experiências que ilustram ações de proatividade realizadas pela equipe da Ouvidoria, a postura dos gestores e colaboradores das instituições diante das sugestões apresentadas e os resultados obtidos. Apresenta situações ocorridas em Ouvidoria de Hospital Geral e Concessionária de Rodovias. A atividade foco do trabalho é destacar a importância da Ouvidoria enquanto ferramenta de gestão estratégica e a necessidade da adoção de postura proativa de parte do Ouvidor para colocar em evidência aquilo que merece destaque e atenção da alta administração (diretoria, coordenadores e supervisores) e promover ações para disseminar a cultura do amplo diálogo na instituição e de estreitar o relacionamento com as diversas áreas, demonstrando que a Ouvidoria é responsável pela recepção, organização e fortalecimento de um conjunto de informações imprescindíveis para a tomada de decisões que reverterão em melhores resultados por ouvir, acolher e considerar a expectativa e percepção do cliente. A base teórica utilizada na pesquisa explorou dados encontrados em bibliografias que versam sobre Ouvidoria, Administração e Gestão Estratégica. A metodologia utilizada é a atuação profissional no decorrer de onze anos em Ouvidorias do setor financeiro, saúde e concessão de serviço público. O resultado do trabalho é a apresentação de relatos de experiências com situações em que melhorias nos processos foram propostas à organização a partir da análise minuciosa de indicadores e ações de divulgação dos princípios da Ouvidoria aos responsáveis pelas áreas, bem como o acompanhamento do processo de atendimento operacional da concessionária para sugestão de melhorias, deixando como proposta ao leitor o convite para demonstrar à diretoria da instituição em que trabalha a expectativa e a percepção do cliente e propor melhorias. Palavras-chave: Ouvidoria. Gestão estratégica. Melhoria. Proatividade.
KAJIAN UPAYA PENCEGAHAN PENYALAHGUNAAN NAPZA MELALUI PENINGKATAN KONTROL SOSIAL MASYARAKAT DI KELURAHAN KAMPUNG SALO KOTA KENDARI
Authors: Saltar Laode , Lestari Sari Ari , Masriwati Siti , Nofitasari Arie , Nawawi Nawawi , Lisnawati Lisnawati , Prasetya Fikki
Published: July 2020

AbstractPenyalahgunaan NAPZA di Indonesia meningkat secara cepat. Meskipun berbagai upaya telah dilakukan untukmencegah penyalahgunaan NAPZA baik oleh pemerintah maupun masyarakat, namun angka penyalahgunaanNAPZA terus meningkat tajam. Jumlah pengguna NAPZA di Kota Kendari dari Januari sampai November tahun2016 sebanyak 138 orang, dan dari angka tersebut, 107 orang adalah kalangan pelajar atau anak sekolah.Penelitian bertujuan untuk mengetahui upaya pencegahan penyalahgunaan Napza melalui peningkatan kontrolsosial masyarakat di Kelurahan Kampung Salo Kota Kendari. Penelitian studi kasus digunakan untuk mengkajipermasalahan dengan pendekatan kualitatif, melalui Diskusi Kelompok Terarah (focus group discussion/FGD).FGD dilakukan di salah satu rumah warga dengan jumlah peserta sebanyak 12 orang, yaitu: lurah, ketua RW,ketua-ketua RT, tokoh-tokoh masyarakat dan perwakilan warga setempat, serta menggunakan menggunakaninteractive model of analysis untuk analisis data. Hasil penelitian diperoleh empat tema yaitu pertama;penyuluhan kesehatan mencakup sasaran dan tempat penyuluhan, kedua; dukungan sosial yang mencakuppenyediaan pelatihan keterampilan dan kegiatan positif seperti olah raga, ketiga; perhatian orang tua yangmencakup pengawasan orang tua dan keterbukaan orang tua, keempat; pengawasan masyarakat yangmencakup peran tokoh masyarakat dan peran masyarakat. Saran-saran penelitian adalah pendidikan kesehatansebaiknya diberikan secara berkesinambungan kepada individu, keluarga dan kelompok serta perlunyadukungan sosial melalui kegiatan positif untuk mencegah penyalahgunaan Napza. Masyarakat perlu membuatsystem pengawasan pencegahan dan penyalahgunaan Napza yang melibatkan pemerintah setempat, aparatkeamanan, pihak sekolah, tokoh masyarakat, keluarga serta kelompok masyarakat.Kata kunci: kontrol sosial, penyalahgunaan napza, upaya pencegahan
A White Counselor in a Multicultural World: Understanding the Need for a Spiritual, Multicultural Counseling Course
Authors: Walsh Soucheray Kate
Published: July 2020

Multicultural counseling must be seen a significant factor in today’s multicultural world as therapists provide therapeutic services offered to clients, especially clients who have immigrated from one country to another within the past 50 years. Multicultural counseling refers to the preparation and practices that help White counselors learn to integrate multicultural and culture-specific awareness, knowledge, and skills into counseling interactions into their practice with multicultural clients. White counselors who work with multicultural clients have the choice to either remain handmaidens of the status quo or transmitters of society’s values or become agents of change. Additionally, it has been demonstrated that White counselors who have participated in a multicultural training program have greater therapeutic skill to offer their multicultural clients. Furthermore, when multicultural counseling is incorporated in a spiritually-enriched therapeutic relationship, White counselors are able to relate more effectively with their multicultural clients. A spiritually-enriched therapeutic relationship offers counselors the opportunity to work with their multicultural clients and incorporate the vital aspect of spirituality, because it is universal to human existence. Therefore, through the use of spirituality in multicultural counseling, White counselors must have the desire to understand their multicultural clients’ worldview, which incorporates the view these clients have of their spirituality. Counselors must understand the importance of developing a curiosity to understand how spirituality influences the lives of their multicultural clients and use this new awareness to help facilitate healing and wholeness for their clients.
Developing the Counselor Attitude Scale for Spirituality in Counseling: A Validity and Reliability Study
Authors: Kasapoğlu Figen
Published: July 2020

The purpose of this research is to develop the Counselor Attitude Scale for Spirituality in Counseling. The study group consists of 386 (253 female, 133 male) counselors. The methods of exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses are used to determine the construct validity of the scale. A single-factor structure consisting of seven items has been obtained as a result of the exploratory factor analysis. The compatibility the one-dimensional model has with the data is tested using confirmatory factor analysis. The single-factor model has been determined to have good fit indexes as a result of the analysis (RMSEA = .04, RMR = .03, GFI = .98, AGFI = .95, CFI = .99, IFI = .99, NFI = .98). Cronbach’s alpha coefficient has been calculated as .89 for the reliability analysis of the scale and the test-retest coefficient as .88; the 27% lower-upper group t values are found to be significant (p<.001). The findings show the developed scale to be psychometrically valid and reliable, and useful for assessing counselors’ attitudes towards spirituality in counseling interactions.
Optimism, Happiness, Life Meaning and Life Satisfaction Levels of the Faculty of Divinity Students: A Multi-Sample Correlational Study
Authors: Baltacı Ali , Yağlı Soykan Semra Nurdan
Published: July 2020

This research was conducted to determine the optimism, happiness, life meaning, and life satisfaction levels of the Faculty of Theology students. Also, within the scope of the research, it is aimed to determine the relations between these concepts. The research was designed as a correlational survey type that is one of the quantitative research methods.The multi-sample group consisted of 943 students studying in the faculties of theology at the universities of Ankara, Istanbul, Marmara, Ondokuz Mayıs, Ataturk, and Dokuz Eylul. The sample was determined by maximum diversity sampling. ”Oxford Happiness Scale Short Form”, “Life Orientation Test”, “Life Meaning Scale” and “Life Satisfaction Scale” were used to collect data. In addition to descriptive statistics, correlation and hierarchical regression techniques were used to analyze the data. As a result of the research; It was determined that the level of optimism and happiness of the students was medium, whereas the perceptions of life meaning and life satisfaction were low. While women are more optimistic, happy and their life satisfaction is higher than men are, men have more perceptions about the meaning of life than women do. Besides, a significant and positive relationship between optimism, happiness, life meaning, and life satisfaction were determined.
Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy and Spirituality
Authors: Nurlu Merve
Published: July 2020

Emotionally focused therapy was created as a couples therapy approach and has become a frequently used therapeutic approach these days. This approach, theoretically based on the understanding that the attachment relationship observed between mother and child characterized by proximity seeking and separation anxiety resembles the relationship observed between couples, aims to turn unhealthy attachment relationships between couples into healthy ones. This process is realized by revealing the implicit and hidden emotions that cause problem situations to occur and gaining awareness about these emotions. Different studies have shown spirituality to be a major factor both in forming and solving problem situations in therapy for couples who care about spiritual values. In particular, the meanings couples who attach importance to religious values attribute to marriage ​​and the quality of the relations developed within this meaning can be handled within the framework of emotionally focused couples therapy. The purpose of this article is to explain how the therapy process proceeds when emotionally focused couples therapy is combined with spiritual values and to show which methods and techniques are used in the light of sample cases. In addition, the article aims to raise awareness on how to use this therapy approach, as it can be combined with Islamic elements, and investigates how to set an example in this regard. This study, which briefly introduces emotionally focused couples therapy, provides short examples of how to perform interventions while working with couples who seek counseling using religious or spiritual matters.
Coinfección Fiebre Mayaro y Chikungunya: presentación de un caso en Ecuador
Authors: Robles Urgilez María , Vera Rosero Allison , Simbaña Pilataxi Daniela Elizabeth , Merchan Quijije Jonathan Moises
Published: July 2020

Se presenta un caso de coinfección por virus Mayaro y Chikungunya en la ciudad de Guayaquil, Ecuador durante el 2019, zona geográfica apta para el desarrollo de estos vectores causante de Fiebre Mayaro (MAYV) y Chikungunya ambos de la familia Togaviridae, género alfavirus (grupo A arbovirus) por esta razón es importante indagar ambas morbilidades, la cuales son transmitidas por la picadura de mosquitos hembras infectados del género Haemagogus spp en zonas selváticas y por Aedes Agypti o Albopictus, especie que causa además dengue, chikungunya, fiebre amarilla, Mayaro y otros 20 arbovirus en zonas urbanas. Desde su aparición hasta la actualidad existe un numero escaso de reportes de la infección por Mayaro y Chikungunya, sin embargo, se ha levantó una alerta epidemiológica por Mayaro debido a la aparición de casos en países tropicales incluido Ecuador, esto hace necesaria la actualización médica y revisión de casos registrados a nivel local; en virtud de lo señalado e hace necesario difundir a la comunidad médica  la características clínicas de estas entidades para facilitar el diagnóstico y control de las infecciones causadas por arbovirus.
Nghiên cứu tình hình nhiễm khuẩn vết mổ tại Bệnh viện Phong - Da Liễu Trung ương Quy Hòa năm 2018
Authors: Bùi Thị Thu Đông
Published: July 2020

Đặt vấn đề: Nhiễm khuẩn vết mổ là biến chứng thường gặp, là vấn đề được quan tâm hàng đầu tại mọi cơ sở y tế. Nhiễm khuẩn vết mổ làm kéo dài thời gian nằm viện, làm gia tăng viện phí và khả năng hồi phục kém. Bên cạnh đặc tính bệnh, phẫu thuật và cơ địa, các yếu tố từ bệnh viện cũng là nguyên nhân ảnh hưởng quan trọng đến tình trạng nhiễm khuẩn vết mổ.
Mục tiêu: (1) Xác định tỷ lệ nhiễm khuẩn vết mổ và vi khuẩn phân lập được ở người bệnh nhiễm khuẩn vết mổ tại khoa Khoa ngoại Kỹ Thuật Cao, ngoại Tổng hợp cơ sở Quy Nhơn; (2) Tìm hiểu một số yếu tố liên quan đến nhiễm khuẩn vết mổ.
Phương pháp nghiên cứu: Nghiên cứu mô tả, điều tra tiến cứu từ tháng 01/2018 đến tháng 9 năm 2018.
Kết quả: trong 1219 ca phẫu thuật tại Khoa Phẫu thuật - Gây mê hồi sức và điều trị sau phẫu thuật ở khoa Ngoại Kỹ thuật cao, Khoa Ngoại Tổng hợp, cơ sở Quy Nhơn, Bệnh viện Phong - Da liễu Trung ương Quy Hòa, có 23 ca nhiễm khuẩn vết mổ chiếm tỷ lệ 1,9%. Nhiễm khuẩn vết mổ liên quan đến yếu tố với những người bệnh có bệnh kèm theo và điểm ASA ≥2. Không có sự khác biệt giữa nhiễm khuẩn vết mổ với yếu tố phẫu thuật và yếu tố người bệnh như tuổi, giới tính.
Kết luận: Tỷ lệ nhiễm khuẩn vết mổ tại Bệnh viện Phong - Da liễu Trung ương Quy Hòa năm 2017-2018 là 1,9%; Các vi khuẩn gây nhiễm khuẩn vết mổ như Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, E.coli, Coagulase Negative Staphylococcus và Enterobacter sp; Các yếu tố liên quan đến nhiễm khuẩn vết mổ như người bệnh có bệnh kèm theo, điểm ASA ≥2. sử dụng kháng sinh 100% ở người bệnh sau phẫu thuật.
Đánh giá chất lượng cuộc sống của bệnh nhân lớn tuổi gãy liên mấu chuyển xương đùi sau phẫu thuật kết hợp xương bằng nẹp khóa tại Bệnh viện TW Huế
Authors: Hà Thị Kim Cúc
Published: July 2020

Nghiên cứu chất lượng cuộc sống (CLCS) của 31 bệnh nhân lớn tuổi ( ≥ 70 tuổi), gãy kín liên mấu chuyển xương đùi phẫu thuật kết hợp xương bằng nẹp khóa. Thông qua sử dụng bộ câu hỏi EQ-5D-5l (bao gồm 05 lĩnh vực cuộc sống) tại Bệnh viện Trung ương Huế năm 2020. Bằng thiết kế nghiên cứu lâm sàng mô tả tiến cứu có can thiệp theo dõi dọc và so sánh trước và sau phẫu thuật. Kết quả cho thấy: CLCS của người bệnh đã tăng lên đáng kể giữa 3 thời điểm, nhập viện: 0,3; ra viện: 0,6 và khám lại sau 1 tháng: 0,8 (p<0.005). Nghiên cứu định tính cũng khẳng định các kết quả trên đồng thời còn đề cập đến những yếu tố khác có thể liên quan đến sự thay đổi CLCS như: Tuổi người bệnh, hỗ trợ phục hồi chức năng và tinh thần, dịch vụ cung cấp bữa ăn trong bệnh viện, tư vấn của cán bộ y tế.
Survey on Recent Works in Computed Tomography based Computer ‑ Aided Diagnosis of Liver using Deep Learning Techniques
Authors: Nithiyaraj E. Emerson , Arivazhagan S.
Published: July 2020

Computed tomography (CT) scanning is a non-invasive diagnostic imaging technique that provides more detailed information about the liver than standard X-rays. Unlike ultrasound (US) examination, the quality of the CT image is not highly operator dependent. Plenty of works has been done using computer-aided diagnosis (CAD) for liver using conventional machine learning algorithms with better results. Recent advances especially in deep learning technology, can detect, classify, segment patterns in medical images where the advancements in deep learning has been shifted to medical domain also. One of the core abilities of deep learning is that they could learn feature representations automatically from data instead of feeding hand crafted features based on application. In this review, the basics of deep learning is introduced and their success in liver segmentation and lesion detection, classification using CT imaging modality is reviewed and their different network architectures is also discussed. Transfer learning is an interesting approach in deep learning which is also discussed. So, deep learning and CAD system has made a huge impact and has produced enhanced performance in healthcare industry.
Super Resolution: A Simplified Approach Using GANs
Authors: C Dr. Naveena , M Thanush , N.B Vinay , N Yaser Ahmed
Published: July 2020

The project entitled “Super-Resolution: A simplified approach using GANs”, aims to construct a Higher Resolution image from a Lower Resolution image, without losing much detail. In other words, it is a process of up-sampling of an under-sampled image. In the current scenario, there is a high reliance on hardware improvements to capture better highresolution images. Although many digital cameras provide enough HR-imagery, the cost to construct and purchase such a high-end camera is high. Also, many computer vision applications like medical imaging, forensic and many more still have a strong demand for higher resolution imagery which is likely to be exceeded by the capabilities of these HR digital cameras we have today. To cope with this demand, a method to generate an HR image is shown using Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs).
Advantages and Limitations of Endoscopic Septoplasty: Experience of 120 Cases
Authors: Islam Md. Ashraful , Mohammad Tareq , Chowdhury Nazmul Hossain , Mamoo Towsif Bin , Milki Farid Uddin , Rahman ASM Lutfur
Published: July 2020

Objective: Traditional surgeries for the deviated nasal septum improves the nasal airway but recent development and advancement of the knowledge about endoscope has changed the treatment modality significantly. Endoscopic approach under good Illumination and magnification lessen the complication. This study is done to see the advantages and limitations of endoscopic septoplasty Method: Total 120 cases of symptomatic deviated nasal septum, refractory to conservative medical treatment were randomly selected on the basis of clinical examination in a single institute. It was a prospective study, performed to see the advantages and limitations of endoscopic septoplasty. Informed written consent was taken in all cases. All the patients underwent endoscopic septoplasty under general anesthesia after proper evaluation. Results: There was a slight male predominance. 13 year child was the youngest patient and 58 was the oldest. During endoscopic septoplasty a large number of patients needed some additional surgery like, inferior turbinoplasty in 27 (22.5%), functional endoscopic sinus surgery in 11 patients (9.16%) etc. The complication rate was minimum (4.16%). Patient’s satisfaction was high. Though there were some limitations but we observed so many advantages of this procedure. Conclusion: Though conventional Septoplasty is widely practiced by most ENT surgeons till now, the endoscopic approach can be considered as a better alternative
Characterization of Complementary Feeding in Infants of Azogues, Biblián and Déleg
Authors: Quezada María Alejandra Aguirre , Estrella González María de los Ángeles , Ramírez-Coronel Andrés Alexis , Martínez Suárez Pedro C. , Sarmiento Pesántez Mercedes Magdalena , Andrade Molina Marina Cecilia , Cordero Zumba Nancy Beatriz
Published: July 2020

Nursing children consume small amounts of food, the quality is essential and determines the importance of the complementary feeding. Parents must Access nutritional information objective to fix healthy habits that prevent diet-related diseases. Quantitative, correlational study of cross-section, participated 1760 boys and girls from one to three years of public child care units of the cantons Azogues, Bible and Deleg. (919 boys and girls 841). The measurements were frequency of consumption and eating behavior. The results of the 9.77% introduced foods other than breast milk at 4 months and the 62.26% did so at 6 months. Most consumed foods are rice, banana, chicken, broccoli, potato and lentils with average equivalent to the common category and at least consumed quinoa, grape, the rabbit, the zucchini and soy that are in any category. 86.82% of researches say no selection for industrial cereal porridge feed. The results of this research are expected to provide relevant information on the food pattern of local children and enable child care institutions to provide specialized child nutrition support.
Therapeutic Efficacy of Ivermectin as an Adjuvant in the Treatment of Patients with COVID-19 Study conducted at the Social Security Institute for Workers of the State of Chiapas, ISSTECH, Mexico
Authors: Núñez Alberto Cundapí , Yuca Gerardo Grajales , Cervantes Jesús Miguel Leyva , Murcia Ana Paola Rubiano , Juárez Marco Antonio Ordoñez , Martínez Jenner Josué
Published: July 2020

This document sets out the results of a study aimed at estimating the therapeutic efficacy of ivermectin as an adjuvant in the treatment of COVID-19 patients treated at the Specialty Hospital Vida Mejor of the Institute of Social Security for Workers of the State of Chiapas, ISSTECH, Mexico. Ivermectin as an adjuvant in the treatment of COVID-19 patients is more effective (92%) outpatient patients. In critical hospitalized and severe hospitalized patients, ivermectin had a significant impact, both in improving patients' health and decreasing lethality
Watch’n Listen Effects of A Visual Approach on ESL Learner’ Listening Comprehension in an ESL Context
Authors: Mohideen Muhammad Asyraf Bin Khaja , Mohd Dr. Nur Ehsan Bin
Published: July 2020

The proficiency of learners’ listening comprehension will often determine their proficiency in other language skills. Listening skill has not be emphasized on in the previous Primary School Standard Curriculum. By implementing the New Educational Blueprint (2013-2025), the Malaysian Ministry of Education (MoE) is putting more emphasis on listening and speaking skills. The study was conducted a study to see the effects of having visual stimulus on the learners’ listening comprehension during a listening task. Employing Kemmis and Mactaggart’s model, the study was designed to be an action research project for the period of 2 weeks. A total of 47 participants, aged 9, from a primary school in Negeri Sembilan were recruited, comprising a control group (n=22) and a treatment group (n=25). A pretest was conducted for both the experimental and control group. After the pretest, the experimental group went through six intervention sessions in two weeks which took one hour per session. Based on the data analysis, the result shows that the experimental group outperformed the control group. The study suggests that the participants’ listening comprehension improved with visual stimulus. Fellow educators can adapt the intervention used in this study to conduct listening comprehension tasks to ensure the efficiency of their lesson.
The Impact of Covid-19 on Socio-Economic Change and Psychological Health of Moroccan Citizens
Authors: Zineb JIBRAILI , Asmaa ABYRE , Hajar ANOUAR , Malak JIBRAILI
Published: July 2020

The spread of coronavirus has an impact on citizens of the world, on both mental and financial sides. Indeed, citizens of the world are confined for weeks, this situation causes the increase in the state of anxiety and stress. This health crisis caused job losses, increased unemployment and therefore the appearance of financial and economic difficulties. In this perspective, we decided to conduct this study, the aim of which is to present the factors that contribute to increase in the level of anxiety and how it can be impacted by financial and economic level of Moroccan citizens. In this sense, we examined the effect of covid-19 on financial situation and level of distress of Moroccan citizens during the crisis period. We designed a survey to study firstly the determinants of social anxiety: personality, religious beliefs and level of exposure concerning COVID-19, and secondly, the impact of financial and economic situation of individuals during this period on their psychological state.
The Analysis of Investment Gap in Rural Road Maintenance: A Case Study of Developing Country
Authors: Neupane Pujan , Thida Kat , Phommasone Phonethida , Yeom Chunho
Published: July 2020

Many countries are having an investment gap in public infrastructure; so, there is a tendency among governments to avoid adequate maintenance. With the aging of the infrastructures, the governments are also facing additional challenges and consequences from the maintenance funding gap.
Sexual Harassment at Workplace: A Systematic Review of Literature
Authors: Raihan Tarik , Islam Tarikul , Uddin Md. Aftab
Published: July 2020

Purpose: Globally, sexual harassment is a burgeoning issue, which has been witnessed everywhere. Gripping the gravity of its significance, the present study sets forth to explore the reasons of sexual harassment in organizational settings.

Methods: Following the three-stage approach, a systematic review of the available literature was done extensively. A list of 3380 articles published from 2010 to 2019 were derived from widely explored databases, such as Taylor and Francis Online, Science Direct, JSTOR and Emerald Insight. 67 studies were selected from the list based on their relevance and suitability.

Results: From the extensive literature review, it is revealed that there are five dominant reasons for the widespread sexual harassment, namely ‘inadequate governmental laws and organizational policies,’ ‘perceptions and attitudes,’ ‘male dominance’, ‘power differentials and organization structure’ and ‘cultural influence’. 

Implications: To abate its further disastrous consequences, the present research proposes some intervention by linking the current observation with the previous empirical and theoretical studies. Directions for the future research are also provided.
Influence of the Galactic Gravitational Field on the Positional Accuracy of Extragalactic Sources. II. Observational Appearances and Detectability
Authors: Larchenkova Tatiana I. , Lyskova Natalia S. , Petrov Leonid , Lutovinov Alexander A.
Published: July 2020

We consider the possibility of detecting the jitter effect of apparent celestial positions of distant sources due to local fluctuations of the Galaxy gravitational field. The observation of two samples of extragalactic sources (target and control) in different sky directions using the high-precision radio interferometry is proposed. It is shown that on a scale of ∼2 yr, it is possible to detect a systematic increase in the standard deviation of measured arc lengths of pairs of target sources compared to the control ones at the 3σ level if the accuracy of differential astrometric observations is around 10 μas. For the current state-of-the-art accuracy of 30 μas achieved at the KVN or VERA interferometers, which have shorter baselines in comparison with very long baseline interferometry, the target and control samples will differ only at the 2σ level on the scale of 10 yr. To achieve the 3σ level on this time interval, it is necessary to improve the accuracy up to ∼20 μas. Other possible effects that can also affect the arc length measurements between two sources are discussed, and an observational strategy to minimize them is suggested.
Cloud Properties and Correlations with Star Formation in Self-consistent Simulations of the Multiphase ISM
Authors: Mao S. Alwin , Ostriker Eve C. , Kim Chang-Goo
Published: July 2020

We apply gravity- and density-based methods to identify clouds in self-consistent numerical simulations of the star-forming, multiphase interstellar medium (ISM) and compare their properties and global correlation with the star formation rate (SFR) over time. The gravity-based method identifies bound objects, which have masses

at densities

, and virial parameters α

v
 ∼ 0.5–5. For clouds defined by a density threshold

, the average virial parameter decreases, and the fraction of material that is genuinely bound increases, with increasing

. Surprisingly, clouds defined by density thresholds can be unbound even when α

v
 < 2, and high-mass clouds (

) are generally unbound. This suggests that the traditional α

v
is at best an approximate measure of boundedness in the ISM. All clouds have internal turbulent motions increasing with size as

, similar to observed relations. Bound structures comprise a small fraction of the total simulation mass and have a star formation efficiency per freefall time

 ∼ 0.4. For

,

 ∼ 0.03–0.3, increasing with density threshold. A temporal correlation analysis between

and aggregate mass

at varying

shows that time delays to star formation are

. The correlation between

and

systematically tightens at higher

. Considering moderate-density gas, selecting against high virial parameter clouds improves correlation with the SFR, consistent with previous work. Even at high

, the temporal dispersion in

is ∼50%, due to the large-amplitude variations and inherent stochasticity of the system.
Toward the Detection of Relativistic Image Doubling in Water Cerenkov Detectors
Authors: Kaushal Neerav , Nemiroff Robert J.
Published: July 2020

When a gamma or cosmic ray strikes the top of Earth’s atmosphere, a shower of secondary particles moves toward the surface. Some of these secondary particles are charged muons that subsequently enter water Cerenkov detectors (WCDs) on the ground. Many of these muons, traveling near the speed of light in vacuum, are moving faster than the speed of light in water and so trigger isotropic Cerenkov radiation in the WCDs. Inside many WCDs are photomultiplier tubes (PMTs) that detect this Cerenkov radiation. When the radial component of the speed of a muon toward a PMT drops from superluminal to subluminal, the PMT will record Cerenkov light from a little-known optical phenomenon called Relativistic Image Doubling (RID). Were the RID-detecting PMTs replaced by high resolution video recorders, they would see two Cerenkov images of the muon suddenly appear inside the tank, with one image moving with a velocity component toward the recorders, the other away. Even without a video, the RID phenomenon will cause different PMTs to record markedly different light curves for the same muon. In this paper, we present a study hoping to inspire the explicit detection and reporting of RID effects in WCDs. We consider three example cases of muon RIDs in High-Altitude Water Cerenkov (HAWC)-like systems: vertical, horizontal, and oblique. Monte Carlo simulations show that RID effects in HAWC-like systems are not rare—they occur for over 85% of all muon tracks.
Unresolved Binary Exoplanet Host Stars Fit as Single Stars: Effects on the Stellar Parameters
Authors: Furlan E. , Howell S. B.
Published: July 2020

In this work, we quantify the effect of an unresolved companion star on the derived stellar parameters of the primary star if a blended spectrum is fit assuming the star is single. Fitting tools that determine stellar parameters from spectra typically fit for a single star, but we know that up to half of all exoplanet host stars may have one or more companion stars. We use high-resolution spectra of planet host stars in the Kepler field from the California-Kepler Survey to create simulated binaries; we select eight stellar pairs and vary the contribution of the secondary star, then determine stellar parameters with SpecMatch-Emp and compare them to the parameters derived for the primary star alone. We find that, in most cases, the effective temperature, surface gravity, metallicity, and stellar radius derived from the composite spectrum are within 2–3σ of the values determined from the unblended spectrum, but the deviations depend on the properties of the two stars. Relatively bright companion stars that are similar to the primary star have the largest effect on the derived parameters; in these cases, the stellar radii can be overestimated by up to 60%. We find that metallicities are generally underestimated, with values up to eight times smaller than the typical uncertainty in [Fe/H]. Our study shows that follow-up observations are necessary to detect or set limits on stellar companions of planetary host stars so that stellar (and planet) parameters are as accurate as possible.
Near-infrared Search for Fundamental-mode RR Lyrae Stars toward the Inner Bulge by Deep Learning
Authors: Dékány István , Grebel Eva K.
Published: July 2020

Aiming to extend the census of RR Lyrae stars to highly reddened low-latitude regions of the central Milky Way, we performed a deep near-IR variability search using data from the VISTA Variables in the Vía Láctea (VVV) survey of the bulge, analyzing the photometric time series of over a hundred million point sources. In order to separate fundamental-mode RR Lyrae (RRab) stars from other periodically variable sources, we trained a deep bidirectional long short-term memory recurrent neural network (RNN) classifier using VVV survey data and catalogs of RRab stars discovered and classified by optical surveys. Our classifier attained a ∼99% precision and recall for light curves with signal-to-noise ratio above 60, and is comparable to the best-performing classifiers trained on accurate optical data. Using our RNN classifier, we identified over 4300 hitherto unknown bona fide RRab stars toward the inner bulge. We provide their photometric catalog and VVV

photometric time series.
A Geologically Robust Procedure for Observing Rocky Exoplanets to Ensure that Detection of Atmospheric Oxygen Is a Modern Earth-like Biosignature
Authors: Lisse Carey M. , Desch Steven J. , Unterborn Cayman T. , Kane Stephen R. , Young Patrick R. , Hartnett Hilairy E. , Hinkel Natalie R. , Shim Sang-Heon , Mamajek Eric E. , Izenberg Noam R.
Published: July 2020

In the next decades, the astrobiological community will debate whether the first observations of oxygen in an exoplanet’s atmosphere signify life, so it is critical to establish procedures now for collection and interpretation of such data. We present a step-by-step observational strategy for using oxygen as a robust biosignature to prioritize exoplanet targets and design future observations. It is premised on avoiding planets lacking subaerial weathering of continents, which would imply geochemical cycles drastically different from modern Earth’s, precluding use of oxygen as a biosignature. The strategy starts with the most readily obtained data: orbital semimajor axis and stellar luminosity to ensure residence in the habitable zone and stellar X-ray/ultraviolet flux to ensure an exoplanet can retain a secondary (outgassed) atmosphere. Next, high-precision mass and radius information should be combined with high-precision stellar abundance data to constrain the exoplanet’s water content; those incompatible with <0.1 wt% H2O can be deprioritized. Then, reflectance photometry or low-resolution transmission spectroscopy should confirm an optically thin atmosphere. Subsequent long-duration, high-resolution transmission spectroscopy should search for oxygen and ensure that water vapor and CO2 are present only at low (∼102–104 ppm levels). Assuming oxygen is found, attribution to life requires the most difficult step, acquisition of a detailed, multispectral light curve of the exoplanet, to ensure both surface land and water. Exoplanets failing some of these steps might be habitable, even have observable biogenic oxygen, but should be deprioritized because oxygen could not be attributed unambiguously to life, and life therefore would not be detectable on such planets. Finally, we show how to use this scheme for the solar system, the 55 Cnc system, and the TRAPPIST-1 system, in which only the Earth and TRAPPIST-1e successfully pass through our procedure.
Observations of Magnetic Field Line Curvature and Its Role in the Space Plasma Turbulence
Authors: Huang S. Y. , Zhang J. , Sahraoui F. , Yuan Z. G. , Deng X. H. , Jiang K. , Xu S. B. , Wei Y. Y. , He L. H. , Zhang Z. H.
Published: July 2020

Recent numerical simulations of plasma turbulence showed that magnetic field line curvature plays a key role in particle energization. Based on in situ high-resolution data provided by the four Magnetospheric Multiscale spacecraft, we investigate the magnetic field line curvature and its role in the turbulent magnetosheath plasma. Our analysis reveals that the curvature exhibits two power-law distributions: the low curvature follows the scaling as κ
0.33, and the large curvature has a scaling as κ
−2.16. The curvature is anticorrelated with the magnitude of the magnetic field, but positively related to the normal force, the drift electric current, and the curvature drift acceleration term, indicating that intense energy dissipation due to the curvature drift occurs in the large curvature region. One typical example shows a localized increase of electron temperature that coincides with a peak in the curvature and the curvature drift acceleration term, which supports the role of the latter in local energization of electrons, in agreement with simulation results. These observations allow us to better understand the connection between magnetic field line curvature, energy dissipation, and particle energization in space and astrophysical plasmas.
Description of two new species of Paraonidae (Annelida) from the Gulf of Thailand, Western Pacific
Authors: Plathong Jintana , Hernández-Alcántara Pablo , Harris Leslie , Plathong Sakanan
Published: July 2020

Two new species of Aricidea Webster, 1879 (Paraonidae), Aricidea (Acmira) anusakdiisp. nov. and Aricidea (Aricidea) thammapinanaesp. nov. were collected from 10–26.5 m depth, in soft bottoms with mud mixed with sand and shells at Songkhla Sea, the Gulf of Thailand between 2011–2018. Aricidea (Acmira) anusakdiisp. nov. is clearly distinguished from other species of the subgenus Acmira by having a rounded bilobed prostomium divided by a slight notch on the anterior margin; red pigments on the subdistal to the tip of each branchia (new character); two prebranchial chaetigers; 48–68 pairs of branchiae; and modified neurochaetae as strong curved spines with blunt shafts surrounded by pubescence from chaetigers 19–44. On the other hand, Aricidea (Aricidea) thammapinanaesp. nov. can be separated from other members of the subgenus Aricidea by the presence of a biarticulated median antenna; distinctive notopodial lobes as broad triangular with short distal protuberances on chaetiger 3, 4–8 pairs of branchiae; and modified neurochaetae as bidentate neurochaetae with a long pubescent subterminal arista on the concave side. All data have been archived and are freely available from the Dryad Digital Repository (https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.hqbzkh1cn).
Les coopérations transfrontalières de la région Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Authors: Blanc Étienne
Published: July 2020

La mondialisation des échanges, la construction européenne ‒ qui sanctuarise désormais les principes de la libre-circulation et du libre-établissement au sein de l’Union ‒ et les facilités données à la mobilité à l’échelle de la planète ont considérablement changé la notion même de frontière. La France, qui dispose de 4 176 km de frontières terrestres et 3 805 km de littoral, a été particulièrement impactée par ce mouvement initié au XX e siècle. Au total, ce sont 10 millions de Français qui sont concernés directement ou indirectement par les politiques nationales ou internationales relatives aux frontières. La région Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, frontalière avec la Suisse et l’Italie, s’est dotée très tôt d’outils spécifiques en matière de coopération. Elle s’est également associée à de nombreuses structures créées par l’État, mais aussi par les collectivités territoriales situées en zone frontalière. Cet article en propose un panorama.
Seine-Escaut : un partenariat industriel et territorial au service des politiques publiques européennes
Authors: Bour Nicolas
Published: July 2020

L’ensemble des acteurs économiques et territoriaux de six régions européennes (Normandie, Île-de-France, Grand Est, Hauts-de-France, Flandre et Wallonie) sont mobilisés depuis plus de vingt ans pour construire ensemble le premier réseau multimodal européen de transport fluvial le long des 1 100 km de voies d’eau à grand gabarit reliant cinq grands ports maritimes ‒ Le Havre, Rouen, Dunkerque, Anvers et Zeebrugge ‒ et irriguant trois grandes métropoles européennes : Paris, Lille et Bruxelles.
La coopération universitaire transfrontalière
Authors: Boutet-Waïss Françoise
Published: July 2020

La coopération universitaire transfrontalière est relativement peu connue. Elle recouvre des coopérations en matière de formation, de recherche et de vie étudiante entre les universités françaises et les établissements d’enseignement supérieur situés de l’autre côté de la frontière terrestre ou maritime. Elle a été renforcée par la création en 1990 du programme européen Interreg. Elle trouve son ancrage naturel dans la continuité territoriale et le partage d’une langue commune. Mais les réussites les plus abouties sont le résultat d’un portage politique fort qui se traduit par la création d’une structure juridique opérationnelle. La plus emblématique est le modèle strasbourgeois avec le GECT « Eucor-Le campus européen », premier groupement européen de coopération territoriale porté exclusivement par des universités. Les obstacles à surmonter sont la barrière linguistique, les différences socio-économiques, réglementaires et dans l’organisation territoriale, et le climat politique (Brexit). Ils sont surmontés grâce à l’engagement des acteurs et au soutien financier de l’Europe et des collectivités territoriales.
Vivre en France et travailler au-delà des frontières : quelques perspectives sur les travailleurs frontaliers en France et dans l’UE
Authors: Bui Quang Pierre , Le Gallo Florian
Published: July 2020

Au cœur des bassins de vie transfrontaliers, la libre circulation des travailleurs dans l’espace européen a facilité la recherche d’emploi au-delà des frontières. 2,1 millions d’Européens travaillaient ainsi en 2018 dans un autre État que celui de leur résidence, dont 450 000 Français. La rémunération de ces travailleurs correspond à autant de ressources pour leur pays de résidence. Les Français salariés à l’étranger ont ainsi perçu 22 milliards d’euros de revenus en 2018. Championne des travailleurs frontaliers, la France se distingue également par une relation à sens unique : elle compte peu de non-résidents occupant un emploi sur son territoire, contrairement à l’Allemagne qui reçoit autant de travailleurs non-résidents qu’elle envoie de résidents à l’étranger. Cette situation peut notamment s’expliquer par les motivations économiques qui structurent la géographie du travail transfrontière et qui se traduisent par d’importants flux sortants, en particulier vers la Suisse et le Luxembourg.
Le travail frontalier des actifs résidant en France : contexte, portrait statistique et évolutions selon les frontières
Authors: Mironova Elena , Villaume Sophie
Published: July 2020

De nombreux actifs résidant en France métropolitaine à proximité des frontières se rendent dans les pays voisins pour y travailler. Certaines zones concentrent ainsi une importante population de frontaliers (jusqu’à 50 % des actifs). En grande majorité, les navetteurs se dirigent vers le Luxembourg, la Suisse et Monaco, attirés par des marchés d’emploi en croissance et un haut niveau des salaires. Leur nombre croît nettement vers ces pays, dont le périmètre d’attractivité s’élargit. Malgré la hausse des emplois, l’Allemagne attire de moins en moins de travailleurs venant de France, tandis que le nombre des frontaliers diminue vers l’Espagne et augmente moins que les années précédentes vers la Belgique. Au Luxembourg, à Monaco et dans une moindre mesure en Suisse, les actifs venant de France viennent essentiellement combler les besoins en main-d’œuvre du secteur tertiaire. La part des frontaliers français dans l’emploi y est particulièrement élevée. Ces pays offrent des emplois qualifiés et la proportion de cadres s’accroît parmi les frontaliers. À l’opposé, en Belgique et surtout en Allemagne, une large part des navetteurs sont ouvriers et travaillent dans l’industrie. Cependant, leur nombre recule au profit d’emplois plus qualifiés.
Métropole européenne de Lille (MEL) : construire une politique de l’emploi dans un cadre transfrontalier
Authors: Cassette Bruno , Jodogne Simon , Vaillant David
Published: July 2020

La Métropole européenne de Lille (MEL) est confrontée à un chômage structurel avec des taux élevés, notamment dans le versant nord-est de son territoire (Roubaix-Tourcoing), à proximité de la frontière franco-belge. La MEL a, dès le début des années 2000, pris l’initiative de développer des politiques en faveur de l’emploi par des actions économiques, sociales et d’aménagement de son territoire. Frontalière de la Belgique, en particulier de la Flandre belge, qui connaît une situation de plein emploi, la MEL a souhaité, en 2018, aller plus loin, en cherchant à mieux comprendre les caractéristiques socio-économiques, les modes de fonctionnement du système flamand et ses performances pour renforcer ses politiques métropolitaines en faveur de l’emploi. Cette stratégie métropolitaine complète et s’insère dans un ensemble de dispositifs et d’actions transfrontalières visant à décloisonner le marché de l’emploi et à développer une Eurométropole Lille-Kortrijk-Tournai, de manière plus intégrée.