bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Poem for Children by Allama Iqbal: A Deconstructive Critique
Authors: Ali Hira , Abdullah Muhammad , Bhatti Ijaz Asghar , Abbas Fakhar
Published: March 2021

Study aims at deconstructive analysis of the poetry Bachon key nazmen(POEMS FOR CHILDREN) by Allama Muhammad Iqbal. The poems in this collection are of great importance as they do carry moral as well as universal message for the children who are going to lead the nation in upcoming years. These poems are written by Muhammad Iqbal before the partition of India. The time in which the youth was seeking guidance and poets like Iqbal played pivotal role. He made the Muslims of that era realize by addressing the youth and those messages from him are still applicable. The theme of his poetry is mainly to make Muslims realize who they are and how do they share a different heritage from other nation around that are Hindus, Sikhs and Christians. The foundation of this work is laid on the theory of deconstruction in which Jacques Derida suggested three levels of analysis i.e. textual, verbal and linguistic. The logical as well as connotative meanings employed by Iqbal would be unmasked to analyze the hidden meanings.
A Study to Investigate the Perception and Role of Teachers, Parents and Management about Religious Education at Primary Schools of Karachi
Authors: Saeed Samroz
Published: March 2021

The vision for education as expressed in the primary school curriculum is to enable the child to live a full life as a child and as an individual. The curriculum, therefore, take into account the affective, spiritual, moral and religious dimensions of the child’s experiences. This study aimed to examine perception of teachers, parents and school management about religious education at primary schools. The study also focused on role playing by teachers, parents and management individually for RE. A sample of 200 participants was drawn from different private schools of 4 districts of Karachi including East Karachi, South Karachi, Malir Karachi and Korangi Karachi through using convenient quota sampling technique. Questionnaires were used as a tool for collecting data of research. The quantitative analysis of data revealed that teachers, parents and school management support religious education at school but findings also show the absence of enough interest for fulfilling the role and responsibilities of school management. The findings of this study have strong implications for policy makers, curriculum developers, and educationist for delivering planned and systematic teaching for promoting and enhancing effective religious education at each primary level school.
Leaders’ Emotional Labor Strategies and Wellbeing: Does Perceived Organizational Justice Mediates the Relationship?
Authors: Nisar Qasim Ali , Othman Noraini , Kamil Bidayatul Akmal Mustafa
Published: March 2021

As emotions play a crucial role in organizations, many researchers have turned their attention to examining emotions in organizational behavior studies to gain a more in-depth understanding of human behaviors within organizations. Leaders’ emotions are deemed important as key elements of effective leadership. Leaders attempt to manage their emotions when interacting with their followers, and these emotions ultimately influence their wellbeing and attitudes. Perceived organizational justice is also proposed as an important factor that might intervene this relationship. Hence, this paper proposed a theoretical framework for studying the relationship between leaders’ emotional labor strategies and wellbeing, in which perceived organizational justice is the mediating factor.
Poverty Reduction and Stock Market Development: Evidence from Africa
Authors: Umar Bamanga , Nayan Sabri
Published: March 2021

Despite the increased number of stock exchanges in Africa, this segment of the financial market remains underdeveloped with low market capitalization, volume and illiquidity. Furthermore, the aftershock of the 2008 financial crisis exacerbates the poor market condition with the attendant decrease in investment. Efforts of previous policies to promote stock market development and restore investors’ confidence did not yield a positive outcome as they are yet to meet the rising demand for capital needed by domestic firms. This paper examines the relationship between poverty reduction and stock market development in Africa, using the pooled mean group (PMG) model for the sample period of 1996 to 2016. The findings suggest poverty reduction has a positive effect on stock market development both in the long-run and short-run estimates. For policy prescription, the government of the respective countries should implement programs that will promote financial inclusion and alleviate poverty to promote domestic investment in stock markets in the region.
Islamic Critical Evaluation and Perspective on Fallacy of Argumentum ad Hominem
Authors: Malik Mohammad Manzoor
Published: March 2021

Critical thinking is of very high importance in our information age. Knowledge of logical fallacies and their detection in discourses is one of the significant end results of it. Islamic and Western critical thinking have many common shared characteristics, yet there are some essential differences between them. These differences are because of the differing understanding and perception of ontology, epistemology, and ethics. This research paper explains the Western stand of critical thinking on Argumentum ad Hominem (Argument Directed at the Person) and then provides its critical evaluation from Islamic perspective. According to the Western critical thinking, knowledge cannot be rejected by attacking the personality of the person who claims it, doing so amounts to the fallacy of Argumentum ad Hominem. However, according to Islamic perspective as it has roots in the original sources of Islam and in its historical scholarly tradition there are some distinctions that are necessary to be made regarding the issue. In brief, knowledge in Islam could be divided into transmitted knowledge (al-ulum al-naqliyah) and rational knowledge (al-ulum al-aqliyah). The fallacy of Argumentum ad Hominem in Islamic tradition is irrelevant to transmitted knowledge (al-ulum al-naqliyah), when historical reports and narrations are rejected because of the unreliability and known vices of their reporter as being liars, untrustworthy, having a sectarian bias, dishonest, etc. The fallacy of Argumentum ad Hominem is relevant to rational knowledge.
The Role of Physiological Contract Breach on Employee Reactions: Moderating Role of Organizational Trust
Authors: Rehman Sumaira , Ali Shahzad , Hussain Muhammad Sajjad , Kamboh Aamir Zamir
Published: March 2021

Psychological contract Breach (PCB) play a crucial role to shape employee reactions (ERs) Therefore; this study investigated the possessions of Psychological contract Breach on employee’s reactions (organizational behavior regarding citizenship, job satisfaction) under the moderation of organizational trust. Data were collected from 340 employees of the Health sector by using the technique of simple random sampling. Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) technique has been used to check the validity of the data while structure equation modeling (SEM) technique has been used for test the relationship between variables. Our findings revealed that psychological contract breach had negative and significant relationships with employees’ reactions (organizational citizenship behavior, job satisfaction). Further, organizational trust is also significantly moderated on the relationship between PCB and employees’ reactions (organizational behavior regarding citizenship, job satisfaction).
High Performance Work System and Export Performance
Authors: Aqdas Ramaisa , Abdullah Nik Ab Halim Nik
Published: March 2021

This paper aims to propose a conceptual framework about the relationship between high performance work system practices and export performance. HPWS is expected to play a crucial role in organizational success. Thus, this paper proposed a framework for studying the relationship among four dimensions of HPWS such as recruitment and selection, performance management, compensation and rewards and training and development and export performance in Pakistan’s textile sector. Moreover, entrepreneurial orientation acts as the mediating factor among these variables. This framework is developed based on extensive literature and this study is expected to contribute towards knowledge by delivering insights and pointing out ways to increase country’s export performance. Specifically, this research will benefit Pakistan’s textile sector in formulating strategies to increase manufacturer’s export performance.
The Impact of Social CRM Capabilities and Customer Engagement on the Firm Performance: Mediating Role of Social Media Usage
Authors: Bhatti Muhammad Azhar , Farhan Muhammad , Ahmad Munawar Javed , Sharif Muhammad Naeem
Published: March 2021

This research aims to analyze the impact of social customer relationship management (CRM) capabilities and customer engagement on the firm performance in the textile industry of Pakistan. Another purpose of the article is to examine the mediating role of social media usage on the nexus of social CRM capabilities, customer relationship management and firm performance. The customer relation officers of textile industry situated in the Punjab province of Pakistan are the respondents and data were gather by using questionnaires and PLS-SEM was employed for hypotheses testing. The findings revealed that social CRM capabilities and customer engagement have positive nexus with the firm performance while social media usage positively mediates the relationship among the social CRM capabilities, customer relationship management and firm performance. These findings provide the guidance to the regulations making authorities that they should enhance their emphasis on the CRM capabilities, employee engagement and social media usage that enhance the firm performance.
Role of Political Participation in Women’s Empowerment at Charsadda, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Authors: Jan Azizullah , Hussain Muhammad , Khan Ihsan Ullah , Ali Abid
Published: March 2021

Political participation one of the important factor of empowerment and creates awareness among females about their rights in a society. The current study was carried out on “The role of political participationinwomen’s empowerment at Charsadda, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa”.sample size for the data collection was 200 respondents.  Data were collected from 200 respondents while applying the criteria designed by Sekaran,  aging of the respondents (15-49) who were belonging to two union councils: Behlola and Mohammad Nari of district Charsadda through simple random sampling technique. The interview schedule was used for the data collection. Structured and semi-structured questions were included in the interview schedule. After collection, the data were processed through SPSS and tabulated as well as presented in percentages and frequencies for better understanding. Chi-square test was used for measuring the association between independent variable and dependent variables. The study findings suggested that change in female formal literacy can transfer about better awareness and self-confidence. The study also recommends the significant involvement of government and non-government agencies for activating women clusters, as well as increasing women awareness level, political participation awareness, and learning skills. The study findings suggested that a woman leader can better empower women in the future, as well as a female candidate, can better solve their problems as compared to male.
DEMOCRATIZAÇÃO DA EDUCAÇÃO SUPERIOR: UM OLHAR SOBRE A FORMAÇÃO DE PROFESSORES NA MODALIDADE A DISTÂNCIA
Authors: Nagase Raquel Hissae , Santos Ana Paula de Souza , Costa Maria Luisa Furlan
Published: March 2021

O objetivo deste artigo é discutir sobre a expansão da educação superior, em especial, na formação de professores na modalidade a distância. Apresentamos dados estatísticos do Censo da Educação Superior relativas ao ano de 2017 que mostram um aumento significativo nas matrículas na última década. Ao analisar tais dados, constatamos que essa expansão é, sobretudo, do setor privado. Assim, com base em autores críticos, buscamos discutir a supremacia desse setor no campo da educação, cujo objetivo final é o lucro, a fim de compreender se a expansão da educação superior, pela via privada, tem contribuído para a democratização ou para a mercadorização da educação.
TECNOCIÊNCIA, INDUSTRIALIZAÇÃO E PESQUISA NA FINANCEIRIZAÇÃO RADICAL DO CAPITALISMO E DA EDUCAÇÃO SUPERIOR
Authors: Silva Júnior João dos Reis , Eleutério Fargoni Everton Henrique
Published: March 2021

O objetivo deste artigo consiste na problematização do processo de globalização, de mercantilização da universidade estatal brasileira no contexto que tende de forma acentuada a transformar a universidade, retirando-lhe a crítica, e reduzindo a Ciência à tecnociência, colocando-a como parte da economia mundial, fundindo ainda mais o capital financeiro ao industrial.  Busca-se compreender este evento como parte do processo de financeirização do capitalismo que culminou na desvalorização do valor-trabalho.
A EXPERIÊNCIA DE OCUPAR E AS PRÁTICAS FORMATIVAS: OCUPAÇÕES SECUNDARISTAS EM MINAS GERAIS EM 2016
Authors: Groppo Luis Antonio , Oliveira Mara Aline , Franco Bortone Douglas , Pereira Juliana , Morais Priscilla Nayara de , Silva Andreia da
Published: March 2021

O artigo tem como objetivos conhecer a dinâmica das ocupações estudantis em Minas Gerais (MG) em 2016 e analisar as práticas formativas vividas pelas e pelos ocupas, com base em revisão bibliográfica e entrevistas semiestruturadas. Com base no legado da reflexão sobre o caráter educacional dos movimentos sociais, em cotejo com a noção de subjetivação política de Ranciére, concluímos que o movimento em MG, em sua dinâmica política, marcou as e os ocupas de forma contraditória, mas se destacando práticas formativas que renovam a tradição educacional dos movimentos sociais progressistas.
TEORIA DA CARGA COGNITIVA: APROXIMAÇÃO DE IDEIAS E CONCEITOS
Authors: Falcade Andressa , Abegg Ilse , Falcade Laís
Published: March 2021

O objetivo deste estudo é problematizar a aproximação de ideias e conceitos fornecidos pela Teoria da Carga Cognitiva, Teoria Cognitiva da Aprendizagem Multimídia, as Heurísticas de Usabilidade de Interfaces e o estudo sobre aprendizado eletrônico. Para isso, descreve-se as principais características e realiza-se a convergência de princípios e diretrizes para a minimização da carga cognitiva na educação on-line. Esta pesquisa utilizou-se de estudo bibliográfico e identificou, nas obras escolhidas, 16 princípios para minimização do esforço mental do estudante, tanto na apresentação de conteúdos como na interação com o ambiente eletrônico.
MUDANÇAS DE PODER NA CASA DE FORÇAS: EUROPA, EDUCAÇÃO SUPERIOR E ONDAS SÍSMICAS DE DESLOCAMENTOS
Authors: L. Robertson Susan
Published: March 2021

Este artigo tem por objetivo analisar as dinâmicas de mudanças de poder, inclusive a causada pelo processo de Brexit a partir do referendo de 2016, e suas conseqüências sociais, políticas e econômicas na sociedade e na educação superior no Reino Unido e na Europa.
Enfrentamento à Covid-19: união de esforços para combater a disseminação do vírus
Authors: Marrafon Danielle Aparecida Ferreira de Oliveira , Espósito Milena Carla , Vieira Liliana Batista , Reis Tiago Marques dos
Published: March 2021

A pandemia do novo coronavírus surpreendeu todo mundo com seu início abrupto e capacidade de disseminação entre as pessoas. A lavagem das mãos é uma das medidas mais eficazes para prevenir o contágio pelo SARS-CoV-2, mas nem sempre é possível em função de demandar o uso de agua e sabão. Nesse contexto, uso do álcool etílico emerge como estratégia alternativa à higienização com água e sabão pela praticidade do uso e efetividade de ação contra o vírus. Considerando o importante papel das universidades na formação de novos profissionais, engajados com melhoria das condições sociais, e seu compromisso com a comunidade em situações de vulnerabilidade, este estudo tem por objetivo relatar a experiência da Farmácia Universitária da Universidade Federal de Alfenas no desenvolvimento de uma ação de Extensão para produção, fracionamento, envase e rotulagem de álcool etílico com fins de emprego nos serviços do Sistema Único de Saúde e demais órgãos públicos destinados ao atendimento da população.
Desafíos en la protección de la libertad de expresión en México: 20 años de avances con pobres resultados
Authors: De Leon Salvador
Published: March 2021

Este ensayo revisa las condiciones de la protección a la libertad de expresión en el contexto de dos décadas de alternancia partidista en el Poder Ejecutivo Federal de México. En clave evaluativa se consideran tres elementos de análisis: 1) avances en la legislación, 2) condiciones reales del ejercicio de la libertad de expresión, y 3) planteamientos desde el espacio local. El método de análisis consiste en la revisión documental de la legislación sobre comunicación social en México considerada como el resultado de un amplio proceso desarrollado durante los últimos 20 años en contraste con datos de los riesgos de ejercer la libertad de expresión en México. Los resultados muestran una intensa adecuación legislativa y de políticas públicas, sin embargo, los datos disponibles demuestran que la implementación de esos mecanismos no ha sido significativa ante la permanencia de problemas de consecuencias fatales.
Chosen Blindness or a Revelation of the Truth?
Authors: Verhesschen Katrien , Fijnaut Cyrille
Published: March 2021

Chosen Blindness or a Revelation of the Truth? A New Procedure for Revision in Belgium

The Belgian Code of criminal procedure provides the possibility to revise final criminal convictions. This procedure had remained more or less untouched for 124 years, but was finally reformed by the Act of 2018, after criticism was voiced in legal doctrine concerning its narrow scope and possible appearances of partiality and prejudice. The Act of 2018 therefore broadened the third ground for revision, the so-called novum, and defined it as an element that was unknown to the judge during the initial proceedings and impossible for the convicted person to demonstrate at that time and that, alone or combined with evidence that was gathered earlier, seems incompatible with the conviction, thus creating a strong suspicion that, if it had been known, it would have led to a more favourable outcome. Thereby, this ground for revision is no longer limited to factual circumstances, but also includes changed appreciations by experts. To counter appearances of partiality and prejudice, the Act of 2018 created the Commission for revision in criminal matters, a multidisciplinary body that has to give non-binding advice to the Court of Cassation on the presence of a novum. However, the legislature also introduced new hurdles on the path to revision, such as the requirement for the applicant to add pieces that demonstrate the ground for revision in order for his or her request to be admissible. For that reason, the application in practice will have to demonstrate whether the Act of 2018 made the revision procedure more accessible in reality.
Innoveren door te reguleren: een bespreking van het rapport inzake de regulering van AI
Authors: van de Ven S.W.
Published: March 2021

Innoveren door te reguleren: een bespreking van het rapport inzake de regulering van AI

Recentelijk heeft het Europees Parlement een voorstel voor een verordening gepubliceerd ten aanzien van de regulering van artificial intelligence (AI). Dit artikel bespreekt de bepalingen en implicaties van het voorstel en geeft daarmee een inkijk in Europese AI-regelgeving die in het verschiet ligt.
Promoção da satisfação e lealdade dos pacientes em instituições de saúde: revisão integrativa
Authors: Dorigan Gisele Hespanhol
Published: March 2021

Considerando a alta complexidade da gestão de serviços em saúde, gestores buscam por estratégias que assegurem a satisfação e a lealdade dos pacientes. O objetivo desta pesquisa foi sintetizar as principais estratégias que têm sido utilizadas para promoção da satisfação e lealdade dos pacientes em organizações de saúde. Realizou-se um estudo de revisão integrativa, no período de outubro a dezembro de 2019, abrangendo publicações das bases de dados Web of Science, SCOPUS e BIREME, nos idiomas inglês, espanhol e português, com os descritores padronizados satisfação do paciente e hospitais, e com a palavra-chave lealdade do paciente. Compuseram a amostra nove artigos, que descrevem a relação desses construtos com a percepção do valor do serviço, qualidade do serviço, experiências do paciente, bem como o uso da estratégia de marketing Gestão do Relacionamento com Cliente (CRM). Essa estratégia permite às organizações estabelecer um relacionamento significativo com os clientes por meio da compreensão de seus comportamentos. Há ainda a descrição de um plano de implantação de programa com oferta de serviços diferenciados de hospitalidade. Identificou-se que os construtos valor percebido do serviço e qualidade do serviço antecedem a satisfação e a lealdade dos pacientes. A estratégia de CRM foi relacionada à lealdade do paciente, e os estudos ressaltam que os gestores de saúde estimulam o desenvolvimento de competências atitudinais pelos profissionais da equipe de saúde na prestação da assistência, de modo a agregar valor ao serviço oferecido e proporcionar o aumento da satisfação e a lealdade do paciente nas organizações de saúde.
Avaliação da qualidade de vida de trabalhadores antes e durante a pandemia de COVID-19 por meio do questionário SF-36
Authors: Guirado Gunther Monteiro de Paula , Guirado Vinícius Monteiro de Paula , Oliveira Eleni , Queiroz Patrícia Erias , Garcia Renata
Published: March 2021

A qualidade de vida consiste na percepção do indivíduo de sua posição na vida, no contexto da cultura e do sistema de valores nos quais vive, incluindo suas metas, expectativas, padrões e interesses. Objetivo: Avaliar a qualidade de vida de trabalhadores por meio do Instrumento SF-36, antes e durante a pandemia de COVID-19, buscando identificar quais dimensões destas relações foram influenciadas pela situação. Método: Os sujeitos escolhidos foram os trabalhadores de uma empresa do Vale do Paraíba Paulista. O questionário foi aplicado no período de trabalho por um único avaliador. Primeiramente, foi realizada a seleção de horários e dias possíveis para a aplicação do SF36, que ocorreu no ambulatório da empresa, apenas com funcionários voluntários. Foi estabelecido rapport (motivação, esclarecimento sobre a pesquisa, não obrigatoriedade da participação e sigilo), com posterior tratamento estatístico dos dados. Resultados: A empresa possui 136 funcionários, sendo 26 mulheres e 110 homens. Destes, 92% responderam ao questionário SF-36 em duas ocasiões, sendo a primeira no início do ano de 2020 e a outra durante o período de pandemia COVID-19 (a partir de abril de 2020). Conclusão: A condicionante da pandemia apresentou grande interferência nos processos de interpretação da qualidade de vida dos funcionários avaliados. Propõe-se uma futura pesquisa após a pandemia para avaliar a amplitude dos resultados aqui observados.
Articulação entre a atenção primária e hospitalar em Portugal: desafio para a gestão da saúde
Authors: Nunes Alexandre Morais , Matos Andreia Afonso de
Published: March 2021

A boa resposta dos serviços de atenção primária à saúde em articulação com os serviços hospitalares é um dos principais objetivos de qualquer sistema de saúde. Em Portugal, encontrou-se uma solução que passou pela interação de ambos numa mesma administração. Este estudo apresenta a experiência portuguesa, seus resultados e a perspectiva dos gestores  em relação ao sucesso e à reprodução do modelo. Realizou-se uma análise estatística dos resultados e um estudo exploratório de abordagem qualitativa com a participação de vinte gestores hospitalares do Serviço Nacional de Saúde. Os dados discursivos foram coletados por meio de entrevistas e analisados com recurso à análise de conteúdo. Como resultados se verificou que os gestores consideram que a articulação melhorou o acesso, aumentou a qualidade e a eficiência de ambos os níveis de cuidados.
Surrealism and the Reliefs of the Sasanian High Priest Kartir
Authors: Soltani Mohammad
Published: March 2021

Kartir was the most important religious leader in early Iran at the time of the Sasanian empire. The rock reliefs and inscriptions left by him contain some important features that occur for the first time in Iranian art history. Specifically, Kartir’s rock reliefs reveal that someone who was not a king could still be influential enough to commission a monument in which he was the central figure. Kartir’s inscriptions appear next to the reliefs of the previous king, or were even inserted into the same panel. In this way, the traditional construction of these reliefs was altered, as were their respective meanings. Furthermore, Kartir describes an imaginary journey to another world in his inscriptions. The article considers the role of dreams in Kartir's art and what influence this had on this new style of composition, comparing it with what we now call ‘surrealism’.
Sobre los autores
Authors: Cruz Juan Carlos , Izquierdo José María , Jünke Claudia
Published: March 2021

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Homo patiens: implicações filosófico-teológicas da experiência do sofrimento
Authors: Oliveira Cláudia Maria Rocha de
Published: March 2021

Este artigo tem por objetivo apresentar, a partir de uma leitura de Paul Ricoeur, a experiência do sofrimento como enigma para a razão e desafio para a fé. Os males éticos e religiosos, compreendidos como transgressão e pecado, estão relacionados a uma atitude ativa, a um fazer. O sofrimento inocente, ao contrário, deve ser pensado a partir da perspectiva da vítima. Como justificar a dor de inocentes vítimas de catástrofes, de doenças incuráveis, de violência? É possível, por exemplo, conferir sentido à experiência do sofrimento de famílias que perdem a luta contra o COVID-19? Se Deus é justo por que ele permite que os inocentes sofram? Com o objetivo de pensar a respeito destas questões dividirei este texto em duas partes. Na primeira, apresentarei como Paul Ricoeur compreende o problema do mal a partir de três dimensões: a ética da transgressão, a religiosa do pecado e a dimensão do sofrimento inocente. Na segunda, mostrarei de que modo Ricoeur pensa o sofrimento como desafio.  Para Ricoeur, como veremos, a dialética tradicional não é capaz de conferir significado ao sofrimento inocente. O problema do mal exige a convergência entre pensamento e ação, e a transformação espiritual dos sentimentos. Esta transformação deve conduzir a amar a Deus de modo desinteressado. Ela pressupõe compreensão específica da relação entre amor e justiça
Efeitos patológicos do fundamentalismo: o religar como resposta à convivência saudável
Authors: Pizzi Jovino
Published: March 2021

A proliferação de seitas tornou o Brasil e a América Latina em espaços para uma renovação dos fundamentos religiosos. Embora a laicidade da democracia moderna, grande parte da sociedade conserva um acentuado simbolismo religioso. Com o avanço do neopentecostalismo, os discursos de partidos e grupos populistas conseguem sensibilizar setores importantes da sociedade. Esses movimentos fundamentalistas reaproximam a religião da política e da economia. Não poucas vezes, esse fundamentalismo estrafalário assume um caráter beligerante. De um lado, o texto realiza uma crítica especulativo-filosófica em torno aos efeitos patológicos desse discurso e, por outro, pretende ressaltar a proposta de uma con-vivência saudável. Não se trata de conceituar, mas de salientar como os efeitos de um fundamentalismo estrafalário gera anomias sociais. Por isso, além do diagnóstico, o estudo aponta como alternativa uma filosofia da vida. Ela é uma exigência incondicional para superar as anomias sociais. Nesse sentido, a noção de democracia representativa oferece os contornos saudáveis para re-ligar a con-vivência em um mundo pluralista.
Zur Dialektik des Rechts in der bürgerlichen Gesellschaft. Elemente der Marxschen Rechtskritik
Authors: Rickert Imke
Published: March 2021

Der Essay Zur Judenfrage von Karl Marx hat in der Rechtstheorie (auch der marxistischen) bislang wenig Beachtung gefunden. Wenn überhaupt Texte von Marx zum Gegenstand von Rechtstheorie werden, dann eher Passagen aus dem Kapital. Die Besonderheiten der Marxschen Rechtskritik treten jedoch gerade in diesem Frühtext hervor. Ich möchte diesen Text unter der Frage, wie Marx den dialektischen Zusammenhang zwischen dem Staat, der bürgerlichen Gesellschaft und den Menschenrechten denkt, in den Blick nehmen, um an der Rekonstruktion dieser Denkbewegung die Doppelstruktur seiner Kritik des Rechts als erkenntnis- und ideologiekritische deutlich werden zu lassen. Meine These dabei ist, dass das Recht, Ausdruck einer bestimmten Formation der Gesellschaft, nach Marx in Analogie zu dem Dualismus des politischen Staates und der bürgerlichen Gesellschaft selbst einen dualistischen, dissoziierenden Mechanismus aufweist, der auf einer kollektiv-gesellschaftlichen und auf einer subjektiv-individuellen Ebene die gesellschaftlichen Verhältnisse reproduziert. Mit Rekurs auf zeitgenössische Rechtstheoretiker:innen werde ich dies im Folgenden nachvollziehen und damit auf einige Probleme der materialistischen Rechtskritik hinweisen.
Applications of Rare Earth Metals in Al-Si Cast Alloys
Authors: Gamal Mahmoud Mohamed , Zedan Yasser , Samuel Agnes-Marie , Songmene Victor , W. Doty Herebert , H. Samuel Fawzy
Published: March 2021

The present article reviews a large number of research publications on the effect of mischmetal (MM), rare earth metals (RE), La or Ce, and combinations of La + Ce on the performance of Al-Si cast alloys mainly 319, 356, 380, 413, and 390 alloys. Most of these articles focused on the use of rare earth metals as a substitute for strontium (Sr) as a eutectic silicon (Si) modifier if added in low percentage (< 1 wt.%) to avoid precipitation of a significant amount of insoluble intermetallics and hence poor mechanical properties. Other points that were considered were the affinity of RE to react with Sr., reducing its effectiveness as modifier, as well as the grain refining efficiency of the added RE in any form. None of these articles mentioned the exact composition of the RE used and percentage of tramp elements inherited from the parent ore. Using high purity La or Ce proved to have no effect on the Si shape, size or distribution, in particular at low solidification rates (thick sections). However, regardless the source of the RE, its addition to Sr-modified alloys reduced the modification effect. As for grain refining, apparently a high percentage of RE (> 1 wt.%) is required to achieve a noticeable reduction in grain size, however at the cost of alloy brittleness.
Prevalence of Adaptive Narcissism and Its Demographic Correlations Among the Interns of Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Medical Faculty: A Cross-sectional Study
Authors: Pourramzani Ali , Monajemi Erfan
Published: March 2021

Background: Adaptive narcissism is the presence of narcissistic personality traits in otherwise normal individuals. Considering the potential effects of narcissism on the medical profession. Objectives: The aim of the present study was to investigate the prevalence of adaptive narcissism and its demographic correlations among a medical student population using self-assessment tools. Methods: Participants were selected through cluster sampling among students spending their internship in the Medical School of Guilan University of Medical Sciences in 2019 (N = 138). The 40-item Narcissistic Personality Inventory (NPI-40) was used to assess the prevalence of adaptive narcissism. Next, the demographic correlations of narcissism were studied. Results: The prevalence of adaptive narcissism was 18.1%, with the NPI-40 mean score of 14.43. The self-sufficiency subscale of NPI-40 was correlated with the male gender (P = 0.01). Conclusions: Among medical interns, the whole constructs of adaptive narcissism are as high as found in a normal population and are not correlated with demographic characteristics of the given sample. The self-sufficiency subscale is positively correlated with the male gender.
Wie kam Georg Simmel zur Modernen?
Authors: Rammstedt Otthein
Published: March 2021

The article offers a detailed and in-depth insight into the use and meaning of the concept “modern” by Georg Simmel. From the late 1880s onwards, Simmel presents himself as part of the Naturalism movement – which he also calls “movement of the new culture” – and he continued using the word “modern”. In reviewing his oeuvre, it is noticeable that ‘modern’ was first used by him in the late 1880s, and then excessively so in the early 1890s, with a view to a concrete object, namely the “modern worldview”, or “modern philosophy of life”; from the mid-1890s ‘modern’ ceased in his works, and he now focused on “modern culture” in the broader sense and on “modern lifestyle” in “The Philosophy of Money” (1900). The positive connotation of the term ‘modern’ is almost completely lost in Simmel’s publications as well as in his private letters during the war years 1914 to 1918, and if so, the time frame of ‘modern’ extends over decades, even centuries, probably with the function of making the shortcomings of the present comprehensible. After ascertaining what Simmel meant by ‘modernity’, the author addresses three fundamental aspects of Simmel’s conception of modernity, namely his remarks on lifestyle and his method of investigation that starts directly from the simply given object or ‘thing’ and connects it with the last spiritual meanings. Two closely related characteristics of Simmel’s further work are based on this method: he was the first sociologist who was able to start with things – the handle, the frame, the ruin, the jewellery, the bridge, the door, the chair, etc. – so that he was praised as the inventor of “thing sociology”, and in the 1890s he found the type of text that seemed appropriate for his thinking: the philosophical essay.
Diseño, coreografías y montaje en los clips de Michel Gondry
Authors: San Cornelio Gemma
Published: March 2021

Mi primer artículo en esta revista trató sobre videoclips musicales y, la verdad, ya tenía ganas de volver sobre el tema. La excusa perfecta fue el visionado casual en televisión, hace unos meses, de Go, el videoclip de una de las canciones del último disco de The Chemical Brothers, Born in the echoes (2015). Un grupo de chicas ataviadas con una austera vestimenta gris interpretan una coreografía sujetando un palo y marcando el paso de forma contundente al ritmo de la música, mientras la cámara las sigue en aparente plano secuencia. Por el aspecto, este video tiene que estar realizado por Michel Gondry… et voilà!
Sinfonía en re menor para pasos apresurados
Authors: Creus Amalia
Published: March 2021

A las 7:51 de una mañana de enero un joven vestido con camisa y pantalones vaqueros entró en una estación de metro en pleno corazón de Washington D. C., sacó un violín del estuche y, después de dejar caer unas cuantas monedas de su propio bolsillo, comenzó a interpretar una pieza clásica de Johann Sebastian Bach. En los siguientes cuarenta y tres minutos que duró su improvisado concierto, mil setenta personas pasaron indiferentes a su lado, siete se pararon a escucharlo, veinte le dieron propina y una lo reconoció. Cuando terminó de tocar Joshua Bell, uno de los virtuosos más cotizados y admirados del mundo, guardó su Stradivarius de tres millones y medio de dólares y caminó plácidamente hasta el hotel en el que solía desayunar. En la estación volvieron a reinar el silencio y el sonido sordo de pasos apresurados. Nadie se dio cuenta. Nadie aplaudió.
Adblockers y sus consecuencias
Authors: Montaña Blasco Mireia
Published: March 2021

En los últimos meses, los adblockers han pasado de ser una preocupación relativa a convertirse en un gran dolor de cabeza para la industria publicitaria. El número de consumidores que utilizan los bloqueadores de anuncios aumentó un 48% en Estados Unidos en 2014 y se calcula que suponen un total de 200 millones de usuarios en todo el mundo.
El Financial Times y el ecosistema digital
Authors: Ortoll Eva
Published: March 2021

El director de B2B del Financial Times anima a los ejecutivos a hacer un mejor uso de la información para contribuir a la productividad de las empresas. Oriol Sabala, director general de la productora CPWORKS, en nuestra entrevista, nos lo confirma. El Financial Times y la Special Libraires Association (SLA), en una encuesta realizada a más de 800 profesionales, exploran el valor creciente de la gestión de información en las organizaciones actuales y proponen maneras de afrontar la actual sobreabundancia informativa (o intoxicación digital), ahorrar tiempo y maximizar el valor de la información que nos rodea. Oriol Sabala, sin haber leído el informe, parece que hace caso al Financial Times.
Dentro y fuera de la película: el cine 'en vivo' como evento inmersivo
Authors: Roig Antoni
Published: March 2021

En medio de un panorama cultural incierto en relación al futuro del cine, una cosa sí parece clara: el cine -o por lo menos un cierto tipo de cine- ha vuelto como experiencia social y compartida, encontrando un camino alternativo al de la despersonalización de las multisalas o las opciones estrictamente 'espectacularizantes' como el 3D. Así han surgido iniciativas de éxito, como cines con programación especializada orientada a la creación de una base de público entusiasta, servicios de proyección en salas bajo demanda y la revitalización del cine al aire libre o en espacios singulares. A ello se suma una tendencia emergente que va un paso más allá: el cine como evento inmersivo en directo, como Secret Cinema en Londres o Cine Imersão en Sao Paulo, los cuales han recreado escenarios y momentos históricos de películas como Back To The Future o The Empire Strikes Back para ser vividas por el público.
TKFIM: Top-K frequent itemset mining technique based on equivalence classes
Authors: Iqbal Saood , Shahid Abdul , Roman Muhammad , Khan Zahid , Al-Otaibi Shaha , Yu Lisu
Published: March 2021

Frequently used items mining is a significant subject of data mining studies. In the last ten years, due to innovative development, the quantity of data has grown exponentially. For frequent Itemset (FIs) mining applications, it imposes new challenges. Misconceived information may be found in recent algorithms, including both threshold and size based algorithms. Threshold value plays a central role in generating frequent itemsets from the given dataset. Selecting a support threshold value is very complicated for those unaware of the dataset’s characteristics. The performance of algorithms for finding FIs without the support threshold is, however, deficient due to heavy computation. Therefore, we have proposed a method to discover FIs without the support threshold, called Top-k frequent itemsets mining (TKFIM). It uses class equivalence and set-theory concepts for mining FIs. The proposed procedure does not miss any FIs; thus, accurate frequent patterns are mined. Furthermore, the results are compared with state-of-the-art techniques such as Top-k miner and Build Once and Mine Once (BOMO). It is found that the proposed TKFIM has outperformed the results of these approaches in terms of execution and performance, achieving 92.70, 35.87, 28.53, and 81.27 percent gain on Top-k miner using Chess, Mushroom, and Connect and T1014D100K datasets, respectively. Similarly, it has achieved a performance gain of 97.14, 100, 78.10, 99.70 percent on BOMO using Chess, Mushroom, Connect, and T1014D100K datasets, respectively. Therefore, it is argued that the proposed procedure may be adopted on a large dataset for better performance.
Exposure-related, global alterations in innate and adaptive immunity; a consideration for re-use of non-human primates in research
Authors: Bates François A. , Duncan Elizabeth H. , Simmons Monika , Robinson Tanisha , Samineni Sridhar , Strbo Natasa , Villasante Eileen , Bergmann-Leitner Elke , Wijayalath Wathsala
Published: March 2021

Background

Non-human primates (NHPs) play an important role in biomedical research, where they are often being re-used in multiple research studies over the course of their life-time. Researchers employ various study-specific screening criteria to reduce potential variables associated with subsequent re-use of NHPs. However, criteria set for NHP re-assignments largely neglect the impact of previous exposures on overall biology. Since the immune system is a key determinant of overall biological outcome, an altered biological state could be predicted by monitoring global changes in the immune profile. We postulate that every different exposure or a condition can generate a unique global immune profile in NHPs.

Methods

Changes in the global immune profile were evaluated in three different groups of rhesus macaques previously enrolled in dengue or malaria vaccine studies over six months after their last exposure. Naïve animals served as the baseline. Fresh blood samples were stained with various immune cell surface markers and analyzed by multi-color flow-cytometry to study immune cell dynamics in the peripheral blood. Serum cytokine profile in the pre-exposed animals were analyzed by mesoscale assay using a customized U-PLEX NHP biomarker panel of 12 cytokines/chemokines.

Results

Pre-exposed macaques showed altered dynamics in circulating cytokines and certain innate and adaptive immune cell subsets such as monocytes, HLA-DR+NKT cells, B cells and T cells. Some of these changes were transient, while some lasted for more than six months. Each group seemed to develop a global immune profile unique to their particular exposure.

Conclusion

Our data strongly suggest that re-used NHPs should be evaluated for long-term, overall immunological changes and randomly assigned to new studies to avoid study bias.
Dental Implant for a Patient with Narcolepsy: A Case Report
Authors: Mawardi Hani , Mahfouz Yasser , Dakhil Siraj , Zahran Mohammed , Elbadawi Lena
Published: March 2021

Narcolepsy is a neurological disorder characterised by cataplexy, sleep paralysis and excessive daytime sleepiness. The literature on dental managements of patients with narcolepsy is lacking with no set guidelines for dental practitioners. A 31-year-old female presented to the dental office with a dull pain related to the maxillary left lateral incisor with Grade 2 mobility and isolated 8 mm periodontal pocket. In addition, there was loss of buccal gingiva with radiographic changes suggestive of caries and fractured crown. The patient had a history of narcolepsy with cataplexy and hypertension controlled with bisoprolol and desvenlafaxine in addition to clonazepam 1 mg/day as needed to prevent episodes of cataplexy. Patient was asked to take 2 mg clonazepam and 600 mg ibuprofen one hour before procedure. The maxillary left lateral incisor was extracted atraumatically and an immediate implant combined with allogenic bone graft and collagen membrane was placed. The procedure was uneventful, and patient left conscious and stable. After three months, the implant was restored with porcelain fused-to-metal crown and followed-up for six months without any complications. This is the first case describing a narcolepsy patient who successfully received a dental implant without developing a cataplexy episode. Clonazepam prophylaxis may be considered prior to dental procedures for similar situations.
Role of Capital Formation and Saving in Promoting Economic Growth in Nepal: An ARDL Bound Testing Approach
Authors: Dahal Arjun Kumar , Luitel Ananta Jiban
Published: March 2021

This study examines the relation and impact of gross capital formation and gross national saving on Nepal's Gross Domestic Product (GDP). It is based on the secondary data taken from various economics survey of Nepal and other published sources covering 33 data points from the fiscal year 1987/88 to 2019/20. Descriptive and empirical research designs examine the relation between GDP, gross capital formation, and gross national saving. The EViews 10 data processing software is used. Some econometrics tools like mean, dispersion, ARDL bound testing, error correction model, heteroskedasticity, serial correlation test, normality test, CUSUM test, and CUSUM square test are used. There is a long-run positive relationship between GDP and gross capital formation and gross national saving. The gross capital formation and gross national saving are individually and jointly significant to explain GDP in the long run, but there is a negative impact on regressors' GDP. Capital formation and saving positively impact GDP. Still, the effectiveness is not found satisfactory because a one percent increase in capital formation only increases GDP by 0.267 per cent. So, the saving amount must be utilized in the productive sector. The author of the research is not affected by the other researchers' findings, tools, and methods.
Assessing the Nutritional Composition and Acceptability of Indian Almond Drink
Authors: Quansah Felicia Bonnah
Published: March 2021

This study was to find out the nutritional composition and acceptability of Indian Almond Nuts (IAN) drink among the students of the University of Cape Coast. Experimental and descriptive research designs were adopted for the study. Proximate analysis was done on the dry matter of IAN to determine the nutrient in the nuts, juice and drinks. Mean, standard deviation and One-way ANOVA were used to analyse the data. The result had shown that IAN had protein, Oil/Fat, fibre and carbohydrate, as well as mineral elements. The mineral elements found were Phosphorous, Potassium, Sodium, Iron, Copper, Zinc, Calcium, Magnesium, Protein and carbohydrate at varied degrees in Juice with un-spiced syrup (JUS), Juice with spiced syrup with vanilla flavour (JSV), Juice with spiced syrup and pineapple (JSP); Juice with spiced syrup and strawberry flavour (JSS). Also, the result showed JSS was the most accepted formulation (4.09). The study recommends that health personnel to encourage people to take the IAN drink for the health benefits and Agriculture extension officers should educate farmers to grow more of India Almond trees for the nuts.