bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Treasury Single Account and Fraud Management in Nigeria: Benefits and Challenges
Authors: C. Maureen ARUKWE , Deborah P. OKORO , Cyrus ENEH Nnajiofor
Published: August 2021

Treasury systems are designed to manage several critical aspects of public expenditure management. Key treasury system functions include financial planning, control of the budgetary process and management of government cash flow. However, for any treasury system to be effective, government has to ensure that it has sufficient liquidity to deal with payments, while ensuring that such liquidity costs are kept within the barest minimum. TSA is a (system of) unified structure of government bank accounts enabling optimal utilization and consolidation of government cash resources. In TSA a bank account or a set of linked bank accounts is used for all government transactions all its receipts and payments and gets a consolidated view of its cash position at any given time. This study investigates Treasury Single Account (TSA) and Fraud Management: Benefits and Challenges in Nigeria. Adopting a survey design, the study made use of primary data collected mainly through administering a set of questionnaire to104employeesofselected three Corporate Affairs Commissions in South-East, Nigeria comprising Enugu, Imo and Abia.100copiesofthequestionnaireoutof the total number of retrieved copies of questionnaire were validly completed and useful for analyses. Findings interlaid revealed that: TSA significantly reduced the incidence of fraud in public enterprises; TSA in public enterprises to a large extent reduces the credit creation of deposit money banks. The study recommends that the TSA policy will be effective if, the Fiscal Sunshine Bill is to be put in place, and if enacted will open up all financial activities of government in a way that there will be no more hiding place for those who divert or loot government money. Just like the Fiscal Sunshine Act is in place with budgeting process, implementation and contract awards, should be open for Nigerians to see how both revenues are generated and how public money is being spent by those in government, and why; Government should overhaul the capacity of the Federal Ministry of Finance and the CBN in order to cope effectively with the challenges associated with enforcement of the provisions of the TSA.
Production of levulinic acid from sugarcane bagasse
Authors:   , Mthembu Lethiwe Debra
Published: August 2021

The main aim of this work was to produce levulinic acid (LA) from sugarcane bagasse (SB) and since there is approximately 3 000 000 tons of bagasse produced per annum by 16 factories that are located on the north coast of Kwa-Zulu Natal, after the extraction of sugar. For this project fructose was firstly used for the production of LA, thereafter SB was used to produce LA. Cellulose was extracted from sugarcane bagasse using two types of pre-treatments namely (i) acid-alkali pre-treatment and (ii) liquid hot water (LHW). In the latter method acid hydrolysis and enzymatic hydrolysis was used to hydrolyse cellulose to glucose. For the acid-alkali pre-treatment work, two types of bagasse was used namely (i) mill-run bagasse and (ii) depithed bagasse and for the LHW a mill-run bagasse (pellets form) was used. In both pre-treatment methods the glucose solution was then acid catalysed by two different acids (i) an environment friendly acid, methanesulfonic acid (MSA) and (ii) sulphuric acid, producing levulinic acid. The results showed that MSA and sulphuric acid produced almost the same yield of LA but, MSA is preferred for the production of LA since it is less toxic and less corrosive than sulphuric acid.
Determination of the relationship between epiphytes and selected filamentous bacteria in activated sludge
Authors:   , Conco Thobela
Published: August 2021

Activated sludge (AS) flocs are paramount in biological treatment of wastewater, are comprised of microbial consortia with organic and inorganic material bound together by extra polymeric substances (EPS). The filamentous bacteria play a vital role in the floc formation process by providing the necessary structural support. Presence of epiphytic attachment on selected filamentous bacteria is a commonly occurring phenomenon in activated sludge samples. Different theories have been proposed to describe this phenomenon; however, not much research has been carried out to explore the profundity of the attachment. In this study, an attempt has been made to elucidate the intrinsic nature of the epiphytic attachment between the bacterial rods and filamentous bacteria based on microscopic (morphological and structural) analysis. Characterization of these epiphytes were performed using fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) at group level using Alpha, Beta and Gamma Proteo-bacterial probes. Morphological characteristics of filament hosts and the bacterial rods at the interface region was assessed using scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The SEM micrographs indicated that the attachment was facilitated by more than the EPS layer. Further ultrastructural examination using transmission electron microscopy (TEM) indicated a possible cell-to-cell interaction between epiphytes and the selected filaments. Fibrillar structures resembling amyloid-like proteins were observed within the filament cell targeted by the epiphytes. An interaction was apparent between the amyloid like proteins and the epiphytes as exhibited by the direction of fibrillar structures pointing towards the approaching epiphytes. Common bacterial appendages such as pili and fimbria were absent at the interface and further noted was the presence of cell membrane extensions on the epiphytic bacteria protruding towards the targeted filamentous cell. The sheath of host filaments however, remained intact and unpenetrated, during colonization. Amyloid-like fibrils at interface may potentially play the role of attachment sites for the attaching epiphytes, as attachment facilitating appendages were not visualized.
Analisis Penilaian Risiko Terhadap Penggunaan Sistem Informasi Akademik Pada Universitas Muhammadiyah Palembang Menggunakan Metode Octave Allegro
Authors: Kholifah Kholifah , Putra Reza Ade , Nopriani Fathiyah
Published: August 2021

The development of technology in meeting information needs has been implemented at the Muhammadiyah University of Palembang where there are various information systems used in managing information as a basis for creating quality services and supporting optimization in the work process. However, apart from the perceived benefits, the increasing dependence on information systems is in line with the risks that can arise, one of which is the risk of information security where information is an important asset for an organization that needs to be protected and secured. As an effort to maintain and protect information security, it is necessary to carry out risk evaluation in order to identify and anticipate risks that can interfere with information security. This study aims to conduct a risk assessment analysis of the use of Academic Information Systems as a very crucial information system in a university. This risk assessment analysis uses the Octave Allegro method with the main focus on information assets which consists of 8 steps and is organized into 4 stages starting with determining drivers, developing information asset profiles, identifying threats, and identifying and mitigating risks. The results of this study are 10 (ten) areas of concern with a mitigation approach of 7 (seven) risks that must be reduced (mittigate), 2 (two) risks that can be deferred (defer), and 1 (one) risk. that can be accepted (accept). From the risk assessment carried out, recommendations are given to prevent / minimize the identified risks as an effort to maintain and improve information security.
Enjeux juridiques de la gestion durable des ressources minérales territoriales et extraterritoriales
Authors: REICHE-DE VIGAN Stéphanie
Published: August 2021

Les ressources minérales se distinguent des autres ressources naturelles en ce qu’elles ne sont envisagées par les législateurs des différents pays du monde qu’en termes d’exploitation et de valorisation, rarement en termes de préservation. Ce chapitre insiste sur la nécessité d’envisager aujourd’hui, pour le plus grand avantage de la société et dans l’intérêt de l’humanité tout entière, un droit centré sur la gestion durable des ressources minérales susceptible de conduire pour certains espaces territoriaux et extraterritoriaux, à une interdiction d’exploration et d’exploitation des ressources dès lors qu’un effet négatif sur l’environnement et sur les populations, autre que négligeable, aura été constaté.
L’économie du recyclage : ambitions, mythes et contraintes
Authors: GELDRON Alain
Published: August 2021

Né dès le paléolithique, le recyclage s’appuie de nos jours sur de véritables mines urbaines. Compte tenu de l’intérêt environnemental et économique, les réglementations intègrent de plus en plus des obligations de taux de recyclage. Comme étudié dans ce chapitre, celles-ci conduisent les industriels à devoir améliorer les performances à chaque étape de la chaine de recyclage depuis l’écoconception jusqu’à l’affinage.
Temperature and volatile organic compound concentrations as controlling factors for chemical composition of α-pinene-derived secondary organic aerosol
Authors: Jensen Louise N. , Canagaratna Manjula R. , Kristensen Kasper , Quéléver Lauriane L. J. , Rosati Bernadette , Teiwes Ricky , Glasius Marianne , Pedersen Henrik B. , Ehn Mikael , Bilde Merete
Published: August 2021

Abstract. This work investigates the individual and combined effects of temperature
and volatile organic compound precursor concentrations on the chemical
composition of particles formed in the dark ozonolysis of α-pinene.
All experiments were conducted in a 5 m3 Teflon chamber at an initial
ozone concentration of 100 ppb and initial α-pinene concentrations
of 10 and 50 ppb, respectively; at constant temperatures of 20, 0, or −15 ∘C; and at changing
temperatures (ramps) from −15 to 20 and from 20
to −15 ∘C. The chemical composition of the
particles was probed using a high-resolution time-of-flight aerosol mass
spectrometer (HR-ToF-AMS). A four-factor solution of a positive matrix factorization (PMF) analysis of
the combined HR-ToF-AMS data is presented. The PMF analysis and the
elemental composition analysis of individual experiments show that secondary
organic aerosol particles with the highest oxidation level are formed from
the lowest initial α-pinene concentration (10 ppb) and at the
highest temperature (20 ∘C). A higher initial α-pinene
concentration (50 ppb) and/or lower temperature (0 or −15 ∘C) results in a lower oxidation level of the molecules contained in
the particles. With respect to the carbon oxidation state, particles formed at 0 ∘C are more comparable to particles formed at −15 ∘C
than to those formed at 20 ∘C. A remarkable observation is that
changes in temperature during particle formation result in only minor
changes in the elemental composition of the particles. Thus, the temperature at
which aerosol particle formation is induced seems to be a critical
parameter for the particle elemental composition. Comparison of the HR-ToF-AMS-derived estimates of the content of organic
acids in the particles based on m/z 44 in the mass spectra show good
agreement with results from off-line molecular analysis of particle filter
samples collected from the same experiments. Higher temperatures are
associated with a decrease in the absolute mass concentrations of organic
acids (R-COOH) and organic acid functionalities (-COOH), while the organic
acid functionalities account for an increasing fraction of the measured
particle mass.
Oxygen export to the deep ocean following Labrador Sea Water formation
Authors: Koelling Jannes , Atamanchuk Dariia , Karstensen Johannes , Handmann Patricia , Wallace Douglas W. R.
Published: August 2021

Abstract. The Labrador Sea in the North Atlantic Ocean is one of the few regions globally where oxygen from the atmosphere can reach the deep ocean directly. This is the result of wintertime convection, which homogenizes the water column to a depth of up to 2000 m, and brings deep water undersaturated in oxygen into contact with the atmosphere. In this study, we analyze how the intense oxygen uptake during Labrador Sea Water (LSW) formation affects the properties of the outflowing deep western boundary current, which ultimately feeds the upper part of the North Atlantic Deep Water layer in much of the Atlantic Ocean. Seasonal cycles of oxygen concentration, temperature, and salinity from a two-year time series collected by sensors moored at 600 m nominal depth in the outflowing boundary current at 53° N show that LSW is primarily exported in the months following the onset of convection, from March to August. During the rest of the year, properties of the outflow resemble those of Irminger Water, which enters the basin with the boundary current from the Irminger Sea. The input of newly ventilated LSW increases the oxygen concentration from 298 μmol L−1 in January to a maximum of 306 μmol L−1 in April. As a result of this LSW input, 1.57 × 1012 mol year−1 of oxygen are added to the outflowing boundary current, mostly during summer, equivalent to 49 % of the wintertime uptake from the atmosphere in the interior of the basin. The export of oxygen from the subpolar gyre associated with this direct southward pathway of LSW is estimated to supply about 71 % of the oxygen consumed annually in the upper North Atlantic Deep Water layer in the Atlantic Ocean between the equator and 50° N. Our results show that the formation of LSW is important for replenishing oxygen to the deep oceans, meaning that possible changes in its formation rate and ventilation due to climate change could have wide-reaching impacts on marine life.
Assessing the effect of topography on Cs-137 concentrations within forested soils due to the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant accident, Japan
Authors: Yasumiishi Misa , Nishimura Taku , Aldstadt Jared , Bennett Sean J. , Bittner Thomas
Published: August 2021

Abstract. Topographic effects on Cs-137 concentrations in a forested area were quantitatively examined using 58 soil core samples collected in a village in Fukushima, Japan, which was directly impacted by the radioactive plume emitted during the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant (FDNPP) accident. In this study, five topographic parameters and two soil properties were evaluated as controls on the soil Cs-137 concentration using generalized additive models (GAMs), a flexible statistical method for evaluating the functional dependencies of multiple parameters. GAMs employing soil dry bulk density, mass water content, and elevation explained 54 % of the observed concentrations of Cs-137 within this landscape, whereas GAMs employing elevation, slope, and upslope distance explained 47 % of the observed concentrations, which provide strong evidence of topographic effects on Cs-137 concentrations in soils. The model fit analysis confirmed that the topographic effects are strongest when multiple topographic parameters and soil properties are included. The
ability of each topographic feature to predict Cs-137 concentrations was
influenced by the resolution of the digital elevation models. The movement
of Cs-137 into the subsurface in this area near Fukushima was faster in
comparison to regions affected by the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant accident. These results suggest that the effects of topographic parameters
should be considered carefully in the use of anthropogenic radionuclides as
environmental tracers and in the assessment of current and future
environmental risks due to nuclear power plant accidents.
Plant hydraulic transport controls transpiration sensitivity to soil water stress
Authors: Sloan Brandon P. , Thompson Sally E. , Feng Xue
Published: August 2021

Abstract. Plant transpiration downregulation in the presence of soil water stress is a critical mechanism for predicting global water, carbon, and energy cycles. Currently, many terrestrial biosphere models (TBMs) represent this mechanism with an empirical correction function (β) of soil moisture – a convenient approach that can produce large prediction uncertainties. To reduce this uncertainty, TBMs have increasingly incorporated physically based plant hydraulic models (PHMs). However, PHMs introduce additional parameter uncertainty and computational demands. Therefore, understanding why and when PHM and β predictions diverge would usefully inform model selection within TBMs. Here, we use a minimalist PHM to demonstrate that coupling the effects of soil water stress and atmospheric moisture demand leads to a spectrum of transpiration responses controlled by soil–plant hydraulic transport (conductance). Within this transport-limitation spectrum, β emerges as an end-member scenario of PHMs with infinite conductance, completely decoupling the effects of soil water stress and atmospheric moisture demand on transpiration. As a result, PHM and β transpiration predictions diverge most for soil–plant systems with low hydraulic conductance (transport-limited) that experience high variation in atmospheric moisture demand and have moderate soil moisture supply for plants. We test these minimalist model results by using a land surface model at an AmeriFlux site. At this transport-limited site, a PHM downregulation scheme outperforms the β scheme due to its sensitivity to variations in atmospheric moisture demand. Based on this observation, we develop a new “dynamic β” that varies with atmospheric moisture demand – an approach that overcomes existing biases within β schemes and has potential to simplify existing PHM parameterization and implementation.
Integrating macroseismic intensity distributions with a probabilistic approach: an application in Italy
Authors: Antonucci Andrea , Rovida Andrea , D'Amico Vera , Albarello Dario
Published: August 2021

Abstract. The geographic distribution of earthquake effects quantified in terms of
macroseismic intensities, the so-called macroseismic field, provides basic
information for several applications including source characterization of
pre-instrumental earthquakes and risk analysis. Macroseismic fields of past
earthquakes as inferred from historical documentation may present spatial
gaps, due to the incompleteness of the available information. We present a
probabilistic approach aimed at integrating incomplete intensity distributions
by considering the Bayesian combination of estimates provided by intensity
prediction equations (IPEs) and data documented at nearby localities,
accounting for the relevant uncertainties and the discrete and ordinal nature
of intensity values. The performance of the proposed methodology is tested at
28 Italian localities with long and rich seismic histories and for two
well-known strong earthquakes (i.e., 1980 southern Italy and 2009 central
Italy events). A possible application of the approach is also illustrated
relative to a 16th-century earthquake in the northern Apennines.
Sedimentary basins of the Eastern Asia Arctic zone: new details on their structure revealed by decompensative gravity anomalies
Authors: Sidorov Roman , Kaban Mikhail , Soloviev Anatoly , Petrunin Alexei , Gvishiani Alexei , Oshchenko Alexei , Popov Anton , Krasnoperov Roman
Published: August 2021

Abstract. In the present study, structure of sedimentary basins in the Eastern Asia Arctic zone is analysed by employing the approach based on decompensative gravity anomalies. Two obtained models, differing in their initial conditions, provide thickness and density of sediments in the study area. They demonstrate essentially new details on the structure, shape and density of the sedimentary basins. Significant changes in the sedimentary thickness and the depocenter location have been found for the Anadyr basin in its continental part. Also, new details on the sedimentary thickness distribution have been revealed for the central part of the Penzhin and Pustorets basins, for the latter, the new location of the depocenter has been identified. The new model agrees well with the seismic data on the sedimentary thickness for the offshore part of the Chauna basin confirming that the method is robust. The most significant lateral redistribution of the thickness has been found for the Lower Cretaceous coal-bearing strata in the northern part of the Zyryanka basin, where the connection of two coal-bearing zones, that was not previously mapped, has been identified. Also, the new details on the sedimentary thickness distribution have been discovered for the Primorsk basin. Therefore, the new results substantially improve our knowledge about the region, since previous geological and geophysical studies were unsystematic, sparse and limited in depth. Thus, the implementation of the decompensative gravity anomalies approach provides a better understanding of the evolution of the sedimentary basins and the obtained results can be used for planning of future detailed studies in the area.
A Characterisation of Alpine Mesocyclone Occurrence
Authors: Feldmann Monika , Germann Urs , Gabella Marco , Berne Alexis
Published: August 2021

Abstract. This work presents a characterization of mesocyclone occurrence and frequency in the Alpine region, as observed from the Swiss operational radar network. Five years of radar data are processed with a thunderstorm detection and tracking algorithm and subsequently with a mesocyclone detection algorithm. A quality assessment of the radar domain provides additional information on the reliability of the tracking algorithms throughout the domain. The resulting data set provides the first insight into the spatio-temporal distribution of mesocyclones in the Swiss domain, with a more detailed focus on the influence of synoptic weather, diurnal cycle and terrain. Both on the northern and southern side of the Alps mesocyclonic signatures in thunderstorms are frequent. The regions with highest occurrence are predominantly the Southern Prealps and to a lesser degree the Northern Prealps. The parallels to hail research over the same region are discussed.
COMPUTATIONAL MODELLING AND CHILDREN’S EXPRESSIONS OF SIGNAL AND NOISE
Authors: AINLEY JANET , PRATT DAVE
Published: August 2021

Previous research has demonstrated how young children can identify the signal in data. In this exploratory study we considered how they might also express meanings for noise when creating computational models using recent developments in software tools. We conducted extended clinical interviews with four groups of 11-year-olds and analysed the videos of the children’s activity through a process of progressive focusing. In this paper we explain the design of our tasks and report how the children’s expressions for noise, supported by the need to communicate with the software, developed from specific values to verbal expressions of uncertainty such as ‘around’, to offering ranges of values. We consider the opportunities and constraints of such an approach, which we call ‘purposeful computational modelling’.
First published November 2017 at Statistics Education Research Journal Archives
Becoming authentic multidisciplinary or interdisciplinary researchers: methodological practices and outcomes
Authors: Brien Donna Lee , McAllister Margaret
Published: August 2021

This article outlines successful practices employed by two experienced researchers from

different knowledge fields (in this case, creative writing/applied arts and nursing/applied

science) who bring diverse research methodologies and approaches to work on

multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary projects. Defining single discipline,

multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary research, and based on a review of their own

disciplinary – as well as multidisciplinary and traditional ‘mixed methods’, research

methodologies – this article investigates how these researchers navigate the range of

available methodologies to both make meaning in their research projects and also allow

a wide, and project-relevant, dissemination of their findings. It profiles completed

collaborative projects and evaluates the approaches utilised, including how this rationale

has influenced their practice as higher degree research student supervisors.
To the very ground of meaning, to vary the ground of meaning
Authors: Keane Jondi
Published: August 2021

Parody may be understood as the absorption of a revolutionary impulse into the

everyday production of meaning as continuous variation and soft subversion.

Considered in this way, parody is transformative because it operates on the components

within a system of meaning and/or the context, logic or spatial perspective that grounds

the possibility of meaning. It is the conditions under which shared meaning, sense and

sensation depend that I aim to unpack in order to suggest the ways in which parody can

alter a person’s relationship to the world. Approaching parody as a mode of lived

abstraction and an embodied approach to affective self-organisation, body-environment

co-construction and a challenge to identity, it becomes possible to move from formal

concerns to a set of transformative practices. Thus parody indicates where the anchors

of embodied, embedded, extended, enacted and affective are dug in and hold identity

and the ground of meaning in a steady state. This article examines how parody moves

from the impulse to overthrow and invert – ‘Beneath the street, The beach’ – to a

collective impulse that moves the ground of meaning into a reconfigurative process that

is allows totalised systems of meaning to collide and intersect. What is left is not the

rubble and ruins of meaning but revitalised fragments, stems cells of meaning ready-tobe-remade. A lineage of parodic works will be paraded and discussed that directly

address the tacit relation of ground, horizon, orientation and position. This parody

parade will form the basis of a critique and the analysis of the ontological orientations

that for example, opposing systems of perspective insert as the very ground of

meaning. The implication leads to the assertion that all descriptions of the world,

universe and the cosmos are parodies in search of an origin.
Implicit acts of filth: the parodic virtues of cleanliness
Authors: van Herk Aritha
Published: August 2021

From ‘the Wolf’ Wolfe in Quentin Tarantino’s Pulp Fiction to the laundress in Kate

Grenville’s Joan Makes History, the act of nettoyage is called into service as an intertextual gesture toward decoding all that is virtuous (or not), all that is filthy (or not). As

an inevitable repetition or agent of redundancy, complete with all the recursive energies

of concealment and discovery, cleaning and the cleaner serve a parodic practice that has

been entirely overlooked in its representation in various forms of narrative (fiction, film,

and image). Parody may be, as Hutcheon claims, ’a more restricted form, in pragmatic

terms, than allusion or quotation’ (1985: 50), but it has also not been accorded the

power that it wields in a quotidian presence, its gestural and recitative marking

performing a contestation that is ignored because it is ‘unmarked’ (60). In short, its

association with the erotic and the criminal, erasure and commodification, make

nettoyage a transgressive site in disguise. Scouring and laundering’s ‘transcontextualizing’ power resides in its invisibility, and its work as an ’authorized

transgression’ (Hutcheon 1985: 101) enunciates a persistent parodic presence in an

aesthetically incognizant world. The play of disinfectant as part of Foucault’s ’writing

of things’ thus alludes to parody’s most powerful affect: its connection to the most

ordinary and quotidian of gestures, doubled by cultural aesthetic and instructional

pragmatism.
Pathology or intervention? – Deleuze’s masochism and its relation to parody
Authors: Pont Antonia
Published: August 2021

In his 1967 work, Presentation of Sacher-Masoch – Coldness and Cruelty (2007),

Gilles Deleuze famously distinguishes the symptomatologies commonly designated by

the names Masochism and Sadism, arguing that despite their shared feature of

algolagnia, they are more rigorously approached as two very distinct regimes, having

nothing to do with the ‘economy’ of the other. In the work’s preface, Deleuze also

notes about Sacher-Masoch himself: ’His whole oeuvre remains influenced by the

problem of minorities, of nationalities and of revolutionary movements’ (2007: 9).

Deleuze identifies that, within Masoch’s oeuvre, the masochist is he (normally a ‘he’)

who insists on the contract. This insistence is neither to honour any particular contract

or contracting per se, nor to safeguard himself within it, but to perform, through

parodying it to its letter and pushing its operation towards its own limit, the inherent

injustice that is its inexorable outcome. This article seeks to explore, using Masochistic

‘humouring’ or mockery of the contract as example, what might constitute a practice

of intervention in regimes of power, and in which instances these iterations serve

instead only as gestures of complicity with the injustices of the established logics. The

article seeks to clarify, at the level of mechanism, a region of parody’s slippery

operation, one which would determine the criteria for it to be intervention, as opposed

to functioning as compliance and ‘bare repetition’ or ‘repetition of the Same’ (see

Deleuze 2004: 27).
The spaces between: examining young adult creative practice within an academic context
Authors: Eaton Anthony
Published: August 2021

Drawing upon ideas of practice-led research outlined by Webb and Brien (2008), and

considering these within the context of my own creative practice, this article explores

the intersections of the positions of writer-as-teacher, writer-as-artist, and writer-as-scholar. This is contextualized with reference to three of my creative works from

different phases of my career, A New Kind of Dreaming (2001), Fireshadow (2005) and

Daywards (2010). Framed by Webb’s argument for the appropriateness of Bourdieu’s

ideas to practice-led research (2012) and Nodelman’s suggestions about the

relationship between habitus and the agency of young-adult writers (2008), it will

examine the degree to which my construction of young protagonists has been shaped

by, and has in turn shaped, my changing habitus as a practicing young adult writer and

scholar of children’s literature. Drawing upon my dual roles as scholar and teacher of

creative writing within the academy, and reader and scholar of children’s literature

studies, it argues that the liminality of the scholarly/creative space emerging from this

nexus has impacted upon the ways I consider and construct my ‘child’ characters and

my own position in relation to them.
Articulación De Arquetipos Organizacionales Con Base A Raúl Espejo Y Peter Senge
Authors: MALDONADO MÉNDEZ JUAN SEBASTIÁN , SUÁREZ RUSSI YENSI MARIANNE , VARGAS MEDINA LIBET NATHALIA
Published: August 2021

En el siguiente texto se explica la estrecha relación que existe entre los cuatro elementos de la quinta disciplina de Peter Senge y los cuatro aspectos de Raúl Espejo para formar una organización recursiva. Para complementar esta relación, se identifican los elementos (dominio personal, modelos mentales, visión compartida y aprendizaje en equipo) y aspectos (identidad, cohesión, ciudadanía y desempeño) dentro de los arquetipos organizacionales y cómo estos sirven de herramienta para establecerlos.
Las Habilidades Blandas Factor Clave Para El Desempeño De Los Ingenieros
Authors: SANCHÉZ SOTO RUBÉN
Published: August 2021

El trabajo analizó los impactos de la no consideración de las habilidades blandas en los programas de formación de los nuevos ingenieros.

El diseño de la investigación fue cualitativo y correlacional teniendo como objetivo determinar la correlación de la no consideración de las diferentes habilidades blandas en el desempeño de los ingenieros, en sus diferentes facetas de trabajo.

Según James Albert Michener: "Los científicos sueñan con hacer grandes cosas; los ingenieros simplemente las hacen" (Tribuno, 2020). La investigación se inició evaluando el rol de la ingeniería en la sociedad.

A continuación, se analizó la definición de las habilidades blandas y sus aplicaciones, la necesidad de éstas en la formación de los ingenieros, el rol de éstas en el ejercicio de la gestión de proyectos, y finalmente su función en el desempeño gerencial de los ingenieros. Estas son las diferentes facetas en las cuales los ingenieros desarrollan su ejercicio profesional.

Según los resultados alcanzados la ingeniería es responsable de los avances de la sociedad, pero para responder a estos enormes retos se observó el rol de las habilidades blandas en su proceso de formación; ya que, cubriendo satisfactoriamente este reto, se podría responder mejor a los retos de la sociedad.
Robos y hurtos en la ciudad de Clorinda: un análisis geográfico a partir de los medios gráficos
Authors: Conte Ricardo Omar , Morel Rodrigo Javier , Fleitas Marcos Antonio
Published: August 2021

Los robos y los hurtos son los delitos contra la propiedad más comunes en Clorinda. Los primeros se diferencian de los segundos por el uso de la violencia para cometer el hecho. Los periódicos constituyen una valiosa fuente de datos, complementando la información policial, ya que permiten analizar diferentes aspectos de los hechos delictivos. Los objetivos de este trabajo fueron analizar mediante la información periodística las diferentes modalidades de robos y hurtos cometidos, determinar los barrios con mayor ocurrencia de delitos de este tipo e identificar las denominadas “zonas calientes” de concentración de delitos de esta índole. Indagamos datos de periódicos digitales y la página web de la Policía provincial entre 2017 y 2019. Los datos se volcaron a una planilla discriminando clasificación, tipo, descripción, dirección y horario de ocurrencia de los delitos. Se obtuvo del análisis de la información datos referidos a las características de estos delitos, como ser modalidades delictivas, tipo de bienes materiales sustraídos, localización espacial de los delitos etc. Como principales resultados comprobamos que el sector central presenta la mayor concentración de delitos de robos, hurtos y sus tentativas, siendo la modalidad de robo en la vía pública –motochorro- la que genera más violencia hacia los damnificados.
Cytomorphological Spectrum of Salivary Gland Lesions by Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology
Authors: Ambekar Mayur , Binayke Rachana
Published: August 2021

Introduction: Salivary gland lesions encompass a baffling subset of lesions with overlapping morphologies on cytomorphology, due to their heterogenous histologies and rare enough to sometimes bewilder even the most knowledgeable cytopathologists. The technique of fine needle aspiration (FNA) cytology in the evaluation of salivary gland lesion is simple to perform, saves time, reliable, safe and inexpensive. FNA is highly accurate when used in proper clinical setting and supported by appropriate clinical and relevant diagnostic data. Rapidity of obtaining a pathological diagnosis allows more intelligent therapeutic approach.
Materials and Methods: It was a prospective study carried out in the cytology section of pathology department for a period of two years using fine needle aspiration as a diagnostic tool as per standard protocol. The clinical and radiological data were obtained from the patient’s case papers and collaboration with the operating surgeon, the lesions were analysed on cytology. Haematoxylin & Eosin, Papanicolaou stain and Giemsa were used as standard stains.
Results: A total of 66 cases of salivary gland lesions were aspirated for a period of two years. Majority of cases were in the age group of 21-30 years with 36 male patients (55%) and 30 female patients (45%). About 44(66.7%), 19(28.8%), 1(1.5%) and 2(3.0%) cases occurred in parotid gland, submandibular gland, sublingual gland and minor salivary gland respectively. There were 21(32%) cases of non-neoplastic lesions and 45(68%) cases of neoplastic lesions. Histopathological specimens were available in 11 out of 66 cases and showed correlation with cytological findings.
Conclusion: Fine needle aspiration cytology of salivary gland lesions has high diagnostic accuracy, helps in appropriate therapeutic management and is useful as a diagnostic procedure because of the availability of earlier diagnosis in comparison with the histopathology.

Keywords: Salivary gland lesions, fine needle aspiration cytology, neoplastic, non-neoplastic.
Risk Reduction of Healthcare Workers’ Exposure to COVID-19 using Failure Mode and Effect Analysis
Authors: Garcell Humberto Guanche , Sohail Farid Ahmad , Hernandez Tania M Fernandez
Published: August 2021

Background: The exposure to COVID-19 by staff has a major impact on healthcare system.
Objective: identify potential failures related to the exposure of HCWs to COVID-19, evaluate the potential causes and effects, and the actions to mitigate the risk of exposure.
Methods: Members of the infection control department, quality department, nursing department, and medical administration were selected as team members to conduct the Failure Mode and Effect Analysis (FMEA). The identification of potential failure modes, causes and effects was conducted in consecutive meetings. Accordingly, were identified actions to reduce the staff exposure to COVID-19.
Results: The description of the complex process was conducted including the potential in-hospital and hospital-community interaction for transmission of infection to staff. In eight areas were identified 20 potential failure modes: Hand hygiene, personal protective equipment, detection of sick staff, exposure in common areas, hiring new staff, staff living conditions, and staff knowledge, skill, and perceptions about all other infection control practices. The highest ranked priorities were identified including improper PPE use (556 points), late detection of sick staff (520 points), and poor compliance with infection control practices in common areas (436 points) respectively. The mitigation strategies focused on a wide range of actions to improve the staff education, improve practices and procedures, monitor practices and feedback to staff in a continuous quality improvement cycle.
Conclusion: Data presented provides a comprehensive evaluation of the risks and mitigation measures to prevent the staff exposure to COVID-19 conducted in a high-risk environment by a qualified FMEA team.

Keywords: failure modes and effect analysis; quality management; risk mitigation; staff exposure; COVID-19; Qatar;
Antioxidant Screening on the Whole Plant of Cyanthillium cinereum (L) H.Rob
Authors: Shihab K. K. Mohammed , P. L. Rajagopal , K. Nasila
Published: August 2021

Methanolic extract of the whole plant of Cyanthillium cinereum (L) H.Robwasevaluated for free radical scavenging activity by using Nitric oxide scavenging activity (NO) and Reduction of 1, 1-Diphenyl -2-Picryl Hydrazyl (DPPH) free radical scavenging activity. Throughout the studies the plant extract showed potent antioxidant activity and the activity was found to be concentration dependent which may be attributed to the high flavonoid content of the plant.

Keywords: Cyanthillium cinereum (L) H.Rob, DPPH, NO.
Home Medication Review to Identify the Medication Errors in the Paediatric Population
Authors: Shabaraya A Ramakrishna , Fernandes Jewel Janice , Adil Ashraf Mohammed
Published: August 2021

Medication errors are therapeutic obstacles that have the potential to threaten the patient outcomes and result in unexpected events. Home medication review (HMR) is a patient-focused process which advocates the optimal and quality use of medication at the patient’s home. It involves a systematic and detailed assessment of the patient’s medication in order to identify and meet the medication-related needs as well as to identify and prevent medication errors. The aim of this study is to identify the medication errors in paediatric population. The paediatric population is a vulnerable part of the community as they should be treated with utmost care due to their differing pharmacokinetic properties. This study is a community based prospective observational study including 150 paediatric participants. A specially designed data collection form will be used to collect the data from the patients who are eligible for the study. Several dosing and administration errors were also found in the study. Several studies have been done under home medication review but only a few with paediatric population is seen. Home medication review can be very useful for the society if it is implemented. It will be helpful to the community in clarifying any misunderstandings regarding the treatment and can lead to better outcomes.

Keywords: Home medication review, paediatric population, adherence.
Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children; an Emerging Global Threat - A Review
Authors: Shabaraya AR , KU Archana
Published: August 2021

MIS C (Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children) is a disease related to post COVID-19 sequelae. Differential diagnosis includes Kawasaki disease, Bacterial sepsis, toxic shock syndrome, Appendicitis, Macrophage activation syndrome. Clinical Presentations include high grade fever, rashes, Gastrointestinal symptoms like (abdominal pain, vomiting, diarrhea), hypotension and shock. The pathogenesis of MIS-C is unknown, and a postinfective etiology has been hypothetical but unproven. Antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 appear in the second week following infection, although their existence does not suggest infection resolution. Laboratory markers of inflammation, such as CRP, are elevated. IVIG, Glucocorticoids such as methyl prednisolone, Antibiotics, thromboprophylaxis with Light Molecular Weight Heparin are the management options. Since the available information doesn't allow to formulate well-established guidelines or recommendations for MIS-C treatment, and therefore the long-term sequelae of the illness aren't yet known.

Keywords: MIS C, IVIG, Kawasaki disease.
Optimization of M-PERT & BIM 5D to Minimize the Risk of Time Delay & Overrun in Stadium Project Structure Works: Key Success Factors
Authors: Sholichan Ahmad , Husin Albert Eddy
Published: August 2021

Time delays and cost overrun are still a "scourge" in construction projects. The most important factors that cause these two risks are ineffective project planning and scheduling, and inaccurate quantity taking off. Thus, it is most appropriate to carry out mitigation since the project planning period. With the fact of increasing stadium construction in various countries, with iconic and futuristic design, and containing national pride, must be a serious concern so that the risk of time delay & cost overrun can be reduced. Because stadiums are like that usually involve a complex structural system, complicated installation technique with strict network diagrams. The M-PERT & BIM 5D - Based Quantity Take Off method has the potential to mitigate and minimize this risk. This study, with the RII simulation, reveals the critical success factor for applying the potential of this method, especially in stadium structural work. These factors can become a serious concern for construction practitioners, especially in Indonesia, who are and will build stadium projects.

Keywords: Structure; Stadium; M-PERT; BIM 5D; RII.
DETERMINATION OF THE FACTORS THAT AFFECT MOTHERS’ ATTITUDE TOWARDS IMMUNIZATION IN THE SOUTH-SOUTH REGION OF NIGERIA
Authors: Brotobor D. , Nwadike I. , Edeawe O. I. , Izekor O. C. , Olowogboye J.
Published: August 2021

Vaccination demand and acceptance depends on several factors that are quite broad and complex. The knowledge and attitude of a mother to childhood immunization play a key role in immunization coverage.  Low immunization coverage in Nigeria is mostly attributed to poor knowledge, compliance, accessibility and inappropriate attitude among other factors. Poor compliance with full immunization is believed to be the most significant reason for low immunization coverage in the country due to socio-cultural obstacles to the acceptance of immunization. Aim: This study aims to assess the factors that determine the attitude of mothers towards immunization. Methodology: A hundred (100) mothers were recruited into this cross-sectional descriptive study using a simple random sampling technique. Data collection was performed by using a structured questionnaire. This study was carried out in Ukpenu community in Ekpoma, Edo State, Nigeria. This study was carried out in the Ukpenu community in Ekpoma, Edo State, Nigeria. 100 mothers were recruited into the study using a simple random sampling technique. Result: The results showed that the respondents have a positive attitude towards immunization. This was evident in the immunization report. Their record revealed that most of their children were fully immunized. This is seen in their readiness to fully immunize their children against childhood vaccine-preventable diseases (VPDs), their willingness to recommend full immunization of children to their friends, relatives and other women, and their readiness to purchase the vaccines if they are no longer available free of charge to ensure that their children are fully immunized. It was discovered that educational status plays a contributory role in the knowledge and attitude of mothers towards immunization. Conclusion: Maternal health education should be sustained to ensure continuous compliance and a positive attitude of mothers towards immunization.
Hermeneutika Tubuh (Studi Kritis Atas Tayangan Kecantikan Putri Indonesia)
Authors: Nur Ahmad
Published: August 2021

Tujuan artikel ini untuk menggambarkan citra tubuh perempuang yang ada dalam tayangan kontes kecantikan putri Indonesia. Metode yang digunakan analisis hermeneutika fenomenologis Paul Ricoer yang menekankan pada pencarian jejak tidak terkata dibalik surface structure yang melekat pada tampilan kontes kecantikan putri Indonesia. Ada tiga author yang dianalisis yaitu, panitia pelaksana, pemilik garments pakaian, kosmetik dan produsen program televisi. Hasil yang didapatkan antara lain; Pertama, pencitraan Negara dan bangsa Indonesia melalui kecerdasan (brain); Kedua, pencitraan melalui kecantikan (beauty); Ketiga, pencitraan melalui sikap atau prilaku ( behavior); Keempat, tubuh sebagai media komoditi atau telah terjadi komodivikasi pada Tubuh; Kelima, televisi sebagai media komodivikasi ganda yang memfasilitasi pelbagai praktik komodivikasi untuk dikelola dan menjadi konsumsi khalayak. Dengan adanya praktik inilah televisi juga ikut populer sebagaimana populernya para kontestan kecantikan. Citra tubuh ditampakkan sebagai representasi Negara Indonesia. Artinya, putri Indonesia terpilih merupakan bagian dari Indonesia, karena telah menyandang gelar putri terbaik Indonesia
Peran Kepala Madrasah dalam Meningkatkan Kopetensi Pedagogik Guru (Studi Kasus di Madrasah Aliyah Nurul Huda Peleyan Kapongan Situbondo)
Authors: Badri Badri
Published: August 2021

Tujuan penelitian ini untuk menganalisis peran kepala sekolah madrasah dalam meningkatkan kopetensi pedagogik guru. Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan deskriptif kualitatif, yaitu menggambar beberapa data yang diperoleh dari lapangan. Prosedur pengumpulan data menggunakan obeservasi, wawancara dan Dokumentasi. Hasil penelitian memperlihatkan bahwa 1) Kondisi Kompetensi Pedagogik Guru di MA Nurul Huda Peleyan Kapongan Situbondo tidak terlepas dari kebijakan kepala madrasah yang diberikan kepada Guru-gurunya. 2) Peran Kepala Madrasah dalam Meningkatkan Kompetensi Pedagogik Guru di MA Nurul Huda Peleyan Kapongan Situbondo terbagi dalam dua kegiatan, yaitu kegiatan formal dan non formal. 3) Motivasi Kepala Madrasah dalam Meningkatkan Kompetensi Pedagogik Guru MA Nurul Huda Peleyan Kapongan Situbondo yaitu mendorong lebih kreatif dan inovatif dalam proses pembelajaran di kelas, memotivasi untuk melanjutkan ke jenjang pendidikan yang lebih tinggi (S2).