bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Breakthrough Listen Search for Technosignatures toward the Kepler-160 System
Authors: Perez Karen , Brzycki Bryan , Gajjar Vishal , Isaacson Howard , Siemion Andrew , Croft Steve , DeBoer David , Lebofsky Matt , MacMahon David H. E. , Price Danny C. , Sheikh Sofia , Drew Jamie , Worden S. Pete
Published: June 2020

We have conducted a search for artificial radio emission associated with the Kepler-160 system following the report of the discovery of the Earth-like planet candidate KOI-456.04 on 2020 June 4 (Heller et al. 2020). Our search targeted both narrowband (2.97 Hz) drifting (±4 Hz s−1) and wideband pulsed (5 ms at all bandwidths) artificially dispersed technosignatures using the turboSETI (Enriquez et al. 2017) and SPANDAK (V. Gajjar et al. 2020, in preparation) pipelines, respectively, from 1 to 8 GHz. No candidates were identified above an upper limit Equivalent Isotropic Radiated Power of 5.9 × 1014 W for narrowband emission and 7.3 × 1012 W for wideband emission. Here we briefly describe our observations and data reduction procedure.
Le parti pris des publics
Authors: Rasmi Jacopo
Published: June 2020

Au carrefour entre une longue tradition théorique (de Benjamin à Rancière) et le contexte contemporain de la culture numérique, nous nous demandons si nos publics sont pris dans les filets de la production – institutionnelle, marchande, individualiste – ou bien s’ils leur échappent largement en tant que processus attentionnels collectifs animés par un dynamisme et une diffusion imprévisibles.
The Undercommons : extraits
Authors: Harney Stefano , Moten Fred , Deep L  , Citton Yves
Published: June 2020

Cet article propose une sélection de bonnes feuilles du livre de 2013 The Undercommons , actuellement en voie de traduction pour une publication française en 2021. Y sont abordés les thèmes de la politique « encerclée » ( surrounded ), de la gouvernance, du planning et de la policy , de la logistique, ainsi que de ce qui fait de l’étude consacrée aux undercommons une philosophie du toucher.
#MeToologies ou les ciseaux de Vanessa Springora
Authors: Garnier Marie-Dominique
Published: June 2020

Le patriarcat au singulier est une construction mythique permise aujourd’hui par la concision et la répétition du message numérique. L’heure est plus que jamais à l’opposition binaire des catégories et à la concurrence entre mouvements. Le mouvement #MeToo a été lancé en 2007 par une femme noire devenue vice-présidente de la fondation Girls for Gender Equity. Il s’agit de construire une communauté de plaignantes, un groupe d’assujetties au binarisme genré, au modelé médiatique des visages de stars, et d’entonner une véritable ode aux méfaits du patriarcat, ce à quoi contribue également le témoignage de Vanessa Springora. Le hashtag rappelle la grille du vieux confessionnal.
Accompagner l’habitat des personnes en souffrance psychique : quelles organisations pour quelle inclusion ?
Authors: Henckes Nicolas
Published: June 2020

L’habitat inclusif cherche à répondre à un enjeu fondamental dans les politiques actuelles d’accompagnement de la souffrance psychique, de la maladie mentale et du handicap psychique : favoriser la pleine participation sociale des personnes concernées. Il s’adresse en particulier à une demande nouvelle exprimée par les personnes comme par l’ensemble de la société : satisfaire le droit à un logement personnel. Jusqu’à quel point le dispositif effectivement déployé sur les territoires est-il armé pour cela ? Ce sont quelques éléments de réponse à cette question que voudrait apporter cet article. Il s’appuie pour cela sur une réflexion sur les organisations à l’œuvre pour délivrer les services.
Présentation du programme de formation aux premiers secours en santé mentale (PSSM)
Authors: Marescaux Jacques
Published: June 2020

Le programme de formation aux PSSM est une adaptation à la France d’un programme créé en Australie au début des années 2000: le Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) par un universitaire, le Pr Tony Jorn et une éducatrice et usagère des services de psychiatrie, Betty Kitchener. Leur objectif : contribuer à la lutte contre la stigmatisation des personnes souffrant de troubles psychiques et de leur entourage, améliorer l’accès aux soins en formant des secouristes en santé mentale - et non des soignants -, sur le modèle général du secourisme qui a fait ses preuves.
La concertation pluriprofessionnelle au sein des maisons de santé pluriprofessionnelles : pratiques hétérogènes et stratégies locales
Authors: Ramond-Roquin Aline , Allory Emmanuel , Fiquet Laure
Published: June 2020

La création des maisons de santé pluriprofessionnelles (MSP) vise le développement des pratiques interprofessionnelles en soins primaires. Le soutien financier des MSP depuis 2017 via l’accord conventionnel interprofessionnel (ACI) implique que les équipes rendent compte de leurs activités, en particulier de concertation pluriprofessionnelle (CPP) dont la nature et les formes développées en soins primaires restent encore largement méconnues. Un projet de recherche interdisciplinaire intitulé Concert-MSP est en cours de déploiement pour analyser en profondeur les activités de concertation pluriprofessionnelle développées par les équipes dans les MSP. Cet article se propose de présenter la démarche du projet puis, à partir des résultats de l’enquête exploratoire du projet auprès de six MSP, d’illustrer la diversité des pratiques labellisées CPP par les équipes ainsi que leurs stratégies de valorisation, puis d’analyser comment la spécificité des soins primaires oblige à repenser la notion de concertation pluriprofessionnelle. L’hétérogénéité des pratiques révèle la nouveauté de l’instauration de ces concertations, une volonté de s’adapter au contexte local et le souhait d’amener progressivement les professionnels de santé vers un changement de pratiques. La mise en œuvre de ces CPP oblige à repenser la place des différents acteurs de soins primaires et les mécanismes de coordination au sein des équipes de MSP.
Lutte contre la corruption et application internationale de ne bis in idem
Authors: Liévaux Chloé
Published: June 2020

La corruption se présente comme une infraction à l'allure protéiforme dont l'universalité de la réprobation ne se traduit pas par celle de sa répression. Bien au contraire, l'internationalisation de sa répression traduit la dysharmonie des fondements de sa répression dans les ordres juridiques nationaux. L'internationalisation de la lutte contre la corruption offre un support de réflexion à la mise en œuvre ordonnée du principe ne bis in idem . Si la complexité de la répression de la corruption et la multiplicité des valeurs sociales qu'elle protège s'apparentent de prime abord à des obstacles à la réception internationale de ne bis in idem , elles sont paradoxalement les vecteurs de l'élaboration d'une construction structurée en faveur de sa mise en œuvre internationale.
Sociologie de la traduction
Authors: Gouanvic Jean-Marc
Published: June 2020

Cet essai a pour ambition d’édifier une sociologie de la traduction à partir des idées de Pierre Bourdieu sur la sociologie de la culture. Est analysée la science-fiction telle qu’elle s’est implantée en France dans les années 1950 par l’action des agents Boris Vian, Raymond Queneau et Michel Pilotin. Issue du courant américain des années 1920, la science-fiction est en elle-même un phénomène de traduction, ayant émergé sous l’impulsion du Luxembourgeois Hugo Gernsback du terreau de Jules Verne et accessoirement H. G. Wells et Edgar Poe. La réception d’H. G. Wells au Mercure de France et dans la NRF (avant la première guerre mondiale) est d’abord présentée, ainsi que des tentatives sans lendemains avant la Seconde Guerre mondiale. Ensuite, est étudiée dans le détail la grande tradition de la science-fiction qui, par la traduction, a pris racine durablement dans la France de l’après-Guerre : la traduction et ses agents, la traduction au Rayon Fantastique (Hachette-Gallimard), Boris Vian traducteur d’Alfred E. van Vogt, la traduction de l’onomastique dans la revue Galaxie. Enfin, en conclusion, l’auteur procède à un exercice de double réflexivité traductologique. L’essai se clôt sur des annexes qui fournissent des bibliographies de traducteurs (livres traduits).
Methodologies for Achieving Environmental Sustainability and Improving Customer Response
Authors: Amonkar Raj V.
Published: June 2020

Environmental sustainability and customer response times will continue to remain the vanguard of every business. Being energy efficient is a step towards achieving environmental sustainability. The six-sigma methodology has been adopted by organizations for systematic conservation of energy. Customer responses can be improved by reducing the product supply lead time. The value stream mapping methodology has been used by several organizations to reduce product supply lead time with encouraging results. This chapter describes the use of methodologies such as six sigma and value stream mapping for reducing energy and improving the supply lead time respectively by means of two real life examples. The names of the respective organizations are disguised to protect confidentiality.
Supply Chain Manufacturing Practices (SCMP)
Authors: Kumar Rajeev
Published: June 2020

The chapter attempts to find out the relationship between the supply chain manufacturing practices (SCMP) and organizational performance, which are identified as financial and market performance. In the context of SCM, the financial and market performance factor is operationalized in terms of market share, return of total assets to firms, profit margin annuals sales growth, frequency of stock out, backorder rate, etc. Multiple regression analysis statistical technique has been used for the analysis of the adoption continuum questions in order to find the predictor variables for various performance measuring variables. The findings suggest that of supply chain manufacturing practices (SCMP) play a crucial role in enhancing the performance of the dairies companies in the form of increase in performance matrix indicators (i.e., level of supplier's defect-free deliveries, inventory turnover, frequency of stock out, backorder rate, sales growth, profit margin, return on investment, return on assets to firm).
Revenue Management in Portugal
Authors: Ferreira Marine , Dieguez Teresa
Published: June 2020

The world is constantly changing, and the hotel industry is one of the sectors where we can feel it the most. Nowadays, the hotel market is dynamic, diverse, difficult, and dangerous, which creates new challenges for hotel managers, particularly in terms of revenue, creation, and optimization. In order to overcome that, revenue management emerges as a crucial price management tool to face competitiveness and business growth. This study aims to analyze the practices and advantages of revenue management, as well as understand if its implementation in Portugal influenced the revenue and growth of the hotel industry. It also intends to analyze whether there is adequate revenue training or if further training should be required. A quantitative methodology was used, and 284 answers were collected. From those answers, 115 were validated, analyzed, and discussed. Conclusions were made, and finally some limitations were presented as well as suggestion for future research.
Investigation of Urban Environment Using Tasseled Cap Transformation
Authors: Alam Asraful , Ghosh Arijit , Satpati Lakshminarayan
Published: June 2020

Urban settlements have more complex environments, in unremitting fruition, where most of the world population lives. Most of the cities in developing countries have been developed without a rationale, and the life conditions are repeatedly insufferable. For this research work, NDVI is particularly used to assess the status of vegetation cover. Tasseled cap is another index that creates three band images for this study. Brightness, greenness, wetness are the three bands that represent the area under consideration. The present study aims particularly at comparing high NDVI area and greenness values given by tasseled cap and low NDVI values and high brightness values and status of urban environment. Based on the overlapping of tasseled cap image, an NDVI image is observed in which most of the area of healthy vegetation is located in the north west and south east part of Kharagpur city, which extended from south west to north east and north to south respectively.
Geomorphic Changes Related to Anthropogenic Interference Along the Ganga River From Rishikesh to Haridwar, Uttarakhand, India
Authors: Pandey Manish , Arora Aman , Kumar Rajesh , Pandey Vijendra Kumar , Kumar Akshay
Published: June 2020

The authors, in this study, have quantified the changes in the geomorphic activity of the Ganga River between Rishikesh and Haridwar by using Survey of India (SOI) 1:5000 scale topographic sheets, satellite data, digital elevation model (DEM), and hydrological data from published resources. They have also correlated the change in settlement area in Haridwar and Rishikesh and connected it to the changing geomorphic features in the downstream reach of the Tehri dam site. The study finds that the change in geomorphology of the river in the studied reach of the Ganga River is attributable to reduced water and sediment supply. The study area being in the active tectonic zone, bound between MCT in the north and HFT in the south, may have experienced offsetting of the reduction in sediment supply by dam in the post dam era (after 2006) due to massive earthquakes delivering sediment directly delivered to streams through enhanced landslide and other mass wasting processes.
Psoriasis, biological drugs and Coronavirus Disease 2019: Real life experience of two Italian provinces
Authors: Vispi Martina , Corradin Teresa , Peccianti Camilla , Feci Luca , Casini Laura , Pisani Chiara , Fabbroni Susanna , Corsetti Paola , Croatto Margherita , Pellegrino Michele
Published: June 2020

On January 30, 2020, World Health Organization (WHO) stated that a new coronavirus disease outbreak [COronaVIrus Disease - 19 (COVID-19)] was an international public health emergency. Many news, often fake ones, about the derived pandemic rapidly spread along the media, thus leading many dermatological patients to identify as “risk category” and sometimes discontinue treatments by themselves. The Dermatology Units in Grosseto and Pordenone simultaneously carried out a data collection by remote-conducted visits, evaluating the incidence of COVID-19 in psoriatic patients. Only 1 patient (close contact of a case) as part of the psoriasis analyzed group was tested and turned out to be positive for SARS-CoV-2, developing no symptoms during the observation period. The collected information may suggest that psoriasis, biotechnologically treated or not, cannot promote or aggravate the clinical trend of the SARS-CoV-2 infection, hence stopping systemic therapy in negative or clinically free SARS-CoV-2 patients is not recommended in general.
Comfort Behavior Scale Instrument: Validity And Reliability Test for Critically-ill Pediatric Patients in Indonesia
Authors: Suprawoto Dina Nurpita , Nurhaeni Nani , Waluyanti Fajar Tri
Published: June 2020

The COMFORT Behavior Scale (CBS) is an instrument that has been validated in several languages to assess the levels of sedation in children. This project was implemented to identify the validity and reliability of CBS. The design used was an analytic descriptive cross-sectional approach. Fifty-one children aged 1 month to 18 years who received analgesic and/or sedation therapy were purposively selected and assessed for their sedation levels using CBS and the Nurse Interpretation of Sedation Score (NISS). The data were analyzed using the Mann-Whitney U test to measure the concurrent validity; each item was analyzed using Pearson correlation; inter-rater reliability was measured by the Kappa coefficient; and the internal consistency was measured by Cronbach’s α. The results showed there was no significant correlation between the levels of sedation assessed using CBS and NISS (P= 0.118; α= 0.05). Six items in the CBS instrument were found to be valid (r= 0.348–0.813). The Cronbach’s α for CBS was 0.873. Thus, the Indonesian version of CBS is valid and reliable in assessing sedation levels in children.
The Use of Breastfeeding Pillow to Reduce Discomfort for Breastfeeding Mothers
Authors: Sri Widiastuti Ida Ayu Kade , Rustina Yeni , Efendi Defi
Published: June 2020

The process of breastfeeding for newborns in the special care room often experiences obstacles due to diverse factors, such as environmental factors, hospitalization impact, and maternal discomfort during breastfeeding. The aim of this study was to determine whether breastfeeding pillows decrease maternal discomfort during breastfeeding. This research employed a randomized control trial (RCT) design involving 70 participants who were divided into an intervention (n=35) and a control group (n=35) based on the inclusion criteria. The intervention group used a breastfeeding pillow while breastfeeding the baby, and the control group provided ASI (breast milk) as recommended in the treatment room. The data measurement instruments were an observation sheet and the body part discomfort scale (BPDS). The BPDS comprised 4 assessments: the initial assessment, day I assessment, day II assessment, and the final assessment. The results of the GLM-RM analysis showed a significant reduction in maternal discomfort among participants using breastfeeding pillows (P<0.05). Supporting facilities such as breastfeeding pillows are needed to improve maternal comfort to increase the breastfeeding period and ensure optimal nutrition.
Khovanskii-finite valuations, rational curves, and torus actions
Authors: Ilten Nathan , Wrobel Milena
Published: June 2020

We study full rank homogeneous valuations on (multi)-graded domains and ask when they have finite Khovanskii bases. We show that there is a natural reduction from multigraded to simply graded domains. As special cases, we consider projective coordinate rings of rational curves, and almost toric varieties. Our results relate to several problems posed by Kaveh and Manon, and imply that the procedure of Bossinger–Lamboglia–Mincheva–Mohammadi for producing tropical prime cones will not terminate in general.
Descent of Hilbert $C$*-modules
Authors: Crisp Tyrone
Published: June 2020

Let

F

be a right Hilbert

C

*-module over a

C

*-algebra

B

, and suppose that

F

is equipped with a left action, by compact operators, of a second

C

*-algebra

A

. Tensor product with

F

gives a functor from Hilbert

C

*-modules over

A

to Hilbert

C

*-modules over

B

. We prove that under certain conditions (which are always satisfied if, for instance,

A

is nuclear), the image of this functor can be described in terms of coactions of a certain coalgebra canonically associated to

F

. We then discuss several examples that fit into this framework: parabolic induction of tempered group representations; Hermitian connections on Hilbert

C

*-modules; Fourier (co)algebras of compact groups; and the maximal

C

*-dilation of operator modules over non-self-adjoint operator algebras.
О производной категории $\mathrm{IGr}(3;8)$
Authors: Guseva Lyalya
Published: June 2020

Cтроится полный исключительный набор, состоящий из векторных расслоений, в ограниченной производной категории когерентных пучков на грассманиане $\mathrm{IGr}(3,8)$ изотропных подпространств размерности 3 в симплектическом векторном пространстве размерности 8.
Библиография: 16 названий.
Peace Building and Conflict Transformation in Nigeria: The Role of De Norsemen Kclub Incorporated in an Environmentally Challenged Society, 1982-2018
Authors: Amiara Solomon Amiara , Odii Peace Udoamaka , Nwobi Obiora I.
Published: June 2020

This paper examined the role of De Norsemen Kclub Incorporated in peace building and conflict transformation in an environmentally challenged society like Nigeria. Over the years, environmental crisis has become a re-occurring decimal that threatens the sovereignty of Nigeria with the civil societies, religious leaders and nongovernmental organisations seeking to proffer solutions. However, arguments have raged on whether or not De Norsemen has the capacity to ensure peace and resolve conflict in a volatile country like Nigeria. Some are of the opinion that De Norsemen Kclub lacks the legitimate powers to maintain peace because of their inclination to school cult gangs and therefore, they should be proscribed. Other side of the argument opines that De Norsemen Kclub Incorporated are legitimate organization registered under the Corporate Affairs Commission whose motto is “service to humanity” and since conflict is a threat to human security, they therefore have the powers to advocate for peace. Against this background, this paper argued that peace building and conflict transformation are concepts in conflict resolution strategies that are often taken to ensure that conflicts in the society are deescalated and reduced to the barest minimal. The position of the paper is that De Norsemen Kclub is not associated with any form of cultism, they operate under the sovereign constitution of Nigeria and has right like other nongovernmental organisations to make peace and resolve conflict in Nigeria.

Key Words: Peace building, conflict transformation, De Norsemen, environment, society
A Tortuous Trajectory: Nigerian Foreign Policy under Military Rule, 1985 – 1999
Authors: Osayande Emmanuel
Published: June 2020

This article critically examined the complexities that abound in Nigeria’s Foreign Policy under the final three military administrations of Generals Ibrahim Babangida, Sani Abacha, and Abdulsalami Abubakar, before the transition to democratic rule in 1999. It adopted a novel approach by identifying and intricately examining a distinct pattern of contortion evinced in Nigeria’s foreign policy during this epoch. It contended that although Nigeria’s foreign policy had historically been somewhat knotty at varying points in time, this period in its foreign policy and external relations was especially marked by tortuousness and a somewhat back and forth agenda. This began in 1985 with the Babangida administration, whose foreign policy posture initially seemed commendable, only for political debacles to mar it. An exacerbation of this downslide in foreign policy occurred under the Abacha regime, whereby the country obtained pariah status among the comity of nations. Subsequently, a revitalisation occurred under General Abubakar, who deviated from what had become the status quo, reinventing Nigeria’s external image and foreign policy position through his ‘restoration campaign.’ More so, following David Gray’s behavioural theory of foreign policy, this study examined how the behavioural patterns and aspirations of a minuscule cadre of decision-makers deeply affected Nigeria’s foreign policy formulation and implementation during the period under study. The findings of this study include national interest, the crux of any foreign policy, sometimes misaligned with domestic realities. In this regard, this study demonstrated how successive Nigerian governments replicated a ‘munificent’, ‘Santa Claus’ foreign policy which alienated key local developments such as economic hardship, and contributed to the tortuousness that the country’s foreign policy experienced during an era of military dictatorships in the late twentieth century. Through its findings, the study concluded by proffering recommendations to improve the country’s foreign policy, better advance her national interests– which ought to comprise the crux of her foreign policy objectives, – and help in eschewing a recurrence of past ineptitudes and errors.

Key Words: Foreign policy, military rule, Nigeria, behavioural theory,
Democracy and Perceived Public Confidence in The Judiciary: Roles of Socio-Economy and Gender
Authors: Okafor Chiedozie Okechukwu , Chienweze Uzochukwu Chukwuka , Abu Hassan Salawu , Umoh Nanji Rimdan
Published: June 2020

The study investigated public perception of the judiciary as a fair plank of justice system in Nigeria democracy based on an analysis of the Enugu State Judiciary. Two hundred and sixteen (216) residents of Enugu State from 9 local government areas participated in the study. Participants comprised males and females categorized into 5 social groups - top civil servants above grade level 12, political office holders in the local  government and the capital city; petti traders, the unemployed and the underemployed youths. Participants’ age ranged between 25 and 55 years with a mean age of 33.72 years. Data collection was aided by use of Judicial Perception Questionnaire (JPQ) developed by the researchers.Data analysis using two-way Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) indicate significant influence of political class on perception of judiciary as a fair plank of justice system in Nigeria, F(1,212) = 8.15, p<.05. The study revealed non-significant influence of gender and non-significant interaction of political class and gender on the perception of the judiciary as a fair plank of justice system in Nigeria.The results were discussed in terms of their implications for  citizen’s attitude change and unbiased judicial reform in Enugu State and Nigeria in general.

Key words: Judiciary; Democracy; Public perception; corruption; Enugu State
The Determinants of People’s Preference of Night Entertainment Outfits in Abuja, Nigeria
Authors: Lawal Musediq Olufemi , Adeyinka Tajudeen Yusuf , Adeyinka Tajudeen Yusuf , Oyediran OlorunfemiBoye , Oluwole Ebenezer Adegboyega
Published: June 2020

Night entertainment as a form of leisure and relaxation is not a strange phenomenon globally, it is also gaining prominence in Nigeria particularly in urban centre. Scholars have discussed the prospects of this brand of entertainment in terms of its economic and social rewards, but most of these efforts are foreign based. This study studied the situation in Abuja in Nigeria. The study was quantitative in approach and has questionnaire as its main tool of data collection. A total 100 respondents were involved in the study. The data collected were analyzed, interpreted and presented in simple percentage. Night entertainment was preferred because the period is unique, devoid of hustle and bustle commonly found in the day time (17%) and has power to enhance total wellbeing, opportunity to make business contacts (19%). Live Musical band (42%), wining and dining (34%), indoor game (14%) and comedy corner (10%) were the preferred activities. Challenges encountered in night entertainment include harassment by the law enforcement agents (36%), stigmatization on the part of the general populace (22%) and occasional disturbance due to unruly behaviour of some patrons (30%). Coping measures adopted to mitigate these challenges include moving in group with other patrons to prevent or minimise embarrassment (43%), possession of official identity card to prevent harassment from security agents (36%) and enlightenment of service of security agents to curtail unruly behaviour from patrons (21%).
Assessment of Adequacy, Availability and Extent of Utilization of Instructional Materials in the Teaching of Business Studies in Secondary Schools in Anambra State
Authors: Obidile Jacinta Ifeoma , Obi Oluchi Chinazor
Published: June 2020

The need to improve the teaching and learning of Business Studies in secondary schools necessitated this study to assess the adequacy, availability and extent of utilization of instructional materials in the teaching and learning of Business Studies in secondary schools in Anambra State. Three research questions guided the study. The population of the study comprised 305 business studies teachers from 257 public secondary schools in Anambra State. Purposive and Cluster sampling were used to select 85 Secondary schools and 120 Business Studies teachers respectively. Instruments for data collection were standardized checklist and structure questionnaire. The checklist was used by the researchers to assess the adequacy of the instructional materials used in the teaching of business studies while the structured questionnaire was used to determine the availability and extent of utilization of instructional materials in the teaching of business studies. The questionnaire was validated by five experts with a reliability coefficient of 0.86. Data collected were analysed using Frequency, Percentage, Mean and Standard Deviation. Findings from the study revealed that instructional materials required in the teaching of Business Studies in secondary schools were not adequately provided. Also, that most of the instructional materials were available but not adequate and they were lowly utilized. Based on the findings of the study, it was recommended among others that government and philanthropists should support public secondary schools and made available, adequate number of the instructional materials needed for effective teaching and learning of business studies.

Key Words – assessment; adequacy; availability; utilization; instructional materials; business studies
Mechanochemical synthesis: A suitable method to the synthesis of some diamines Schiff bases
Authors: Sani S. , Kurawa M.A. , Siraj I.T. , Koki I.B.
Published: June 2020

No Abstract.
An overview of the most common foodborne parasitic infections
Authors: Ismail B.B. , Mohammed M. , Yusuf H.L. , Sulaiman S.A.
Published: June 2020

No Abstract.
Assessment of metal availability in dumpsite soil using neutron activation analysis
Authors: Mohammed A. , Umar S. , Ismaila A. , Abdulkarim M.S.
Published: June 2020

No Abstract.
Bayesian analysis of exponential Lomax distribution using different loss functions
Authors: Etim E. , Doguwa S.I.S. , Yahaya A.
Published: June 2020

No Abstract.
A survey of tick infestation on cattle in selected areas of Bauchi North Senatorial Zone, Bauchi State, Nigeria
Authors: Usman A.M. , Malann Y.D.
Published: June 2020

No Abstract.
Feminism and human rights in Utoh-Ezeajugh’s Our Wives Have Gone Mad Again and Femi Osofisan’s Yungba-Yungba and the Dance Contest
Authors: Ibanga Grace Itoro
Published: June 2020

This paper examines the concept of feminism and human rights as captured in Tracie Utoh-Ezeajugh’s Our Wives Have Gone Mad Again and Femi Osofisan’s Yungba-Yungba and the Dance Contest. Feminism is a reaction by the womenfolk to societal misrepresentation whereby patriarchy classifies women as docile, passive, men-haters, witches, etc. Feminism is the clamouring of women’s rights on the platform of equality of sexes. It is an intellectual or political movement with a driving force for the recognition of the legal claims of women to their rights as are available in their societies; which are predominately enjoyed by men alone. Feminism purposes to investigate the nature of gender inequality. The term “gender” is an aspect of the collective unconscious of a complex human experience. It is an archetypal element that demands rituals, sex, aggression, social status gender affects power and authority. It is unsurprising; therefore, that patriarchy employs power and authority to dominate over women. This is because men believe they are the lords umpiring over the use of woman. And that is why feminism portrays women’s and men’s social functions, challenges, experience, interest and feminist politics in different fields of study as anthropology and sociology, communication, media studies, psychoanalysis, home economics, literature and education.

Keywords: Feminism, Human rights, Sexual objectification, Patriarchy, Womenfolk
Online self-disclosure among students of higher institutions of learning in Ibadan Metropolis, Nigeria
Authors: Egbokhare Olayinka Abimbola , Mobolaji Adeola Obafemi
Published: June 2020

The popularity of social network sites has influenced communication behaviour in a variety of contexts. Thus, this study examined the online behaviour of social media users as regards self-disclosure, motivations and gratifications. The study adopted Social Penetration Theory by Irwin Altman and Dalmas Taylor and data were gathered through questionnaire from randomly selected 330 respondents and from purposively selected 16 respondents in two sessions of Focus GroupDiscussion (FGD) among the students of University of Ibadan and the Polytechnic Ibadan. Although some respondents agreed that relationship management (56.1%) and need for self-expression (60.3%) motivated them to self-disclose on Facebook and Instagram, most disagreed that reciprocity (65.0%), mutual self-disclosure (78.2%), social validation (66.3%) and show off (78.6%) motivated them. Also, most respondents agreed that they sought gratifications from intimate relationship (56.1%), killing boredom (55.4%), seeking people’s opinions (67.3%) and maintaining online conversation (58.0%). However, qualitative data revealed that most respondents were motivated by and also sought gratifications from many of the factors aforementioned for online self-disclosure. Therefore, this study recommended that social media users should be orientated on the proper use of social media as it is obvious that many of them lack the requisite online literacy knowledge; with this, social media users will make use of the platform without risking their privacy.

Keywords: Online self-disclosure, Facebook, Instagram, SPT, Social media users
Costumes as depiction of cultural identity in Pedro Agbonifo-Obaseki’s Idia
Authors: Eromosele Owens Patricia
Published: June 2020

In Nigeria, costumes present interesting vistas for exploring cultural identity. They have social implications and at times are politically implicated. This may be attributed to Nigeria’s multi-cultural atmosphere that makes costumes a reflection of the cultural identity of the people. Nigerian performances in festivals and play productions provide a platform to study and appreciate this phenomenon. Using the participant observation and literary methods, this article interrogates how costumes can depict the cultural identity of a people. It appropriates the dynamics of costumes as depiction of indigenous identity, using a play production of Pedro Agbonifo-Obaseki’s Idia as directed by Israel Wekpe under the aegis of the Edo State Chapter of National Association of Nigerian Theatre Arts Practitioners (NANTAP) at the University of Benin in 2013. The study reveals that costume promotes the cultural worldview of the people it represents. The conclusion reached is that costumes in Nigeria must depart from such outside influences that undermine their ability to communicate indigenous identity.

Keywords: Costume, Cultural identity, Idia, Play production, Nonverbal communication
Aestheticism in visual symbols: catalysts for theatre patronage in contemporary play production
Authors: Orji Bernard Eze
Published: June 2020

Theatre practice in Nigeria like the world over is in a state of constant flux due to the ever emerging new trends. New concepts, styles, forms are continuously on demand as a result of the insatiable human tastes in performance and coupled with a civilization in which technological advancement and human creativity are not left out in its wake. The emergence of the social media has come to add more pressure on the live theatre from where the film medium stopped. Nigerian theatre patrons and sponsors have little or nothing to do again at the theatre at least, not with mobile phones such as i-phones, i-pads, tabs, blackberry and android, serving as forms of entertainment on the go. Therefore, wooing and keeping the live theatre audience will take extra energy and this can only be achieved if the visual appeal trend is revolutionized with a quantum deployment of visual aesthetics. The beauty of play production is ensconced in visual symbolism since theatre communication makes use of two of the human senses principally – the visual and the aural. These senses are in the main, complementary and supportive, its functions are numerous to the point that a theatre performance will be close to being meaningless without their application– be it in its superfluity, moderateness or aesthetically immoderate. This article, therefore, articulates those visual symbols required by a director and his or her production team to capture and sustain his or her audience in a theatre. Having employed a qualitative research approach, the paper established that visual symbols such as lighting, scenery, costume, sound, and makeup are ready tools at the disposal of the director in achieving the visual aesthetics of a theatre production so as to keep his or her audience and continuously enjoy their patronage.

Keywords: Aesthetics, Visual Symbols, Contemporary Theatre Production, Theatre Director
Song texts as instruments of communication in “Alaga Iduro” and “Alaga Ijokoo” musical performances during engagement ceremonies
Authors: Oladipo Olufunmilola Temitayo
Published: June 2020

Alaga (Iduro and Ijokoo) are masters of Yoruba traditional marriage ceremonies. Through various musical performances, they conduct Yoruba traditional marriage ceremonies. The article notates and examines song texts as instruments of communication in Alaga (Iduro and Ijoko) musical performances. During traditional ceremonies may be integrated with events, either to set the mood for actions or to provide an outlet for expressing the feelings they generate. Masters of marriage ceremonies, through songs reveal various stages of nuptial performances. The article concludes by analyzing the import of the Alaga song texts to Yoruba marriage rites.

Keywords: Song texts, Instruments of communication, Musical performances, Engagement ceremonies, Alaga
Issues in preventing mother-to-child transmission of HIV: a liberal humanist reading of Song of a Goat
Authors: Mordi Dennis A.
Published: June 2020

This article examines the issues in preventing mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) of HIV in rural communities in Nigeria. It assesses the cultural practices that propel mother-to-child-transmission (MTCT) vis-à -vis their implications on development. It uses J.P Clark’s play, Song of a Goat as a premise to argue that the dramatic characters in the play as well as traditional symbols and idiolects embody diverse tropes which touch on the components of PMTCT such as stigmatisation, gender inequality and discrimination of persons living with HIV. It further contends that the in/action of the dramatic characters in the play’s plot as well as some aspects of the thematic thrusts convey diverse perspectives which community workers should consider in designing, with participation of beneficiary communities, communication strategies for effective public health awareness campaign and PMTCT intervention programmes. The paper uses liberal humanism as a theoretical bastion to maintain that cultural practices are catalysts that are capable of increasing or reducing PMTCT across rural communities in Nigeria. It concludes that intervention workers should as well look in the direction of play-texts to understand the cultural dynamics at play in apprehending the extant realities in communities and working with the people to reflect on their contexts with a view to forging ways that can instigate behavioural change.

Keywords: PMTCT, Liberal humanism, Dramatic characters, HIV, Impotence, Infidelity
Dance and content issues: implications for contemporary indigenous dance in Nigeria
Authors: Abakporo Princewill C.
Published: June 2020

Many traditional dances have witnessed downturn in patronage to occasion academic debates geared towards reviving interest in indigenous performances and live theatres in Nigeria. It is within this context that this article closely look at content issues in Nigerian indigenous dance from a diachronic perspective and observed that the seeming dwindling patronage for certain Nigerian indigenous dances is as a result of the inability of indigenous dance creators and performers to package indigenous dance products to reflect popular tastes in contemporary times. Also, it is observed that content issues in art are indicators that human society is constantly in a state of flux and that as humanity responds to these changing realities; art must do the same to remain relevant to the society within a particular period. Drawing on this, the study concludes that Nigerian indigenous dance space could be enlivened when its contents are at par with dominant societal realities and respond to prevailing societal conditions within the time of its creation while retaining its structures and form as a cultural document for the people. It recommended that the approach, packaging, and performance of indigenous dances from formalist and philosophical aesthetic consciousness will aid in the malleability of traditional dance contents to satisfy changing societal and audience needs.

Keywords: Traditional dance, Indigenous dance art, Nigeria Content issues, Patronage
High Aluminium Concentration and Soil Acid Saturation Reduce Germination, Emergence and Seedling Establishment of Groundnut
Authors: Shezi N. , Adjetey J.A.
Published: June 2020

Studies on crop responses to soil acidity have largely neglected the germination and seedling establishment stages. The objective of this study was to determine the effect of soil acidity, including aluminium per se and acid saturation, on germination, emergence and establishment of groundnut seeds. Germination was carried out on groundnut cultivars Harts, Jasper and Rambo under 0, 50, 100 and 200 μM Al applied as Al2 (SO4)3.18H2O at pH between 4.2 and 4.5. Seedling emergence and establishment were examined in 0, 3 and 6 g of dolomitic lime per kg of soil, representing control, 50% lime requirement and 100% lime requirement, respectively. High Al concentration of 200 μM reduced germination, germination velocity index and seminal root length but had no influence on mean germination time of all groundnut cultivars. There were highly significant differences (P<0.001) in seedling emergence between non-limed and limed soils. Root length and mass were significantly (P<0.05) reduced at high soil acidity but the cultivar Rambo was least susceptible. We conclude that the germination, emergence and establishment stages were negatively affected by high Al levels and acid saturation but the cultivars showed different tolerance levels to high acid saturation, and proper liming can ameliorate the problems associated with these growth stages.

Key words: acid saturation, aluminium, establishment, peanuts, tolerance
On the Stochastic Optimal Control Model of the Investments of Defined Contribution (DC) Pension Funds
Authors: Latunde T. , Esan O.O. , Richard J.O. , Dare D.D.
Published: June 2020

One of the major problems faced in the management of pension funds and plan is how to allocate and control the future flow of contribution likewise the proportion of portfolio value and investments in risky assets. In this work, optimal investment for a stochastic model of a Defined contribution (DC) is investigated such that the model design is analysed yielding an optimized expected utility of the members’ terminal wealth. An optimized solution is derived using the Hamilton Jacobi equation in solving the problem of investment strategy formulated by Constant absolute risk aversion (CARA). However, to consider the changes that occur in the dimension of optimal solutions in optimization problems, mostly, the optimal behaviour of parameters, the sensitivity analysis is considered. Thus, the analysis of the model is carried out herein by utilising the approach of the sensitivity analysis of parameters. This is carried out by using Maple software and varying the values of some model parameters such that the behaviour of each parameter relating to the pension funds invested in the risky assets is determined. The results are presented graphically and using tables thus discussed such that pension investors and stakeholders are advised.

Keywords: Stochastic; DC Pension funds; Sensitivity analysis; Hamilton-Jacobi-Bellman equation; Optimal investment
Effect of Magnetic Field and Moringa Seed Powder on Wastewater Treatment
Authors: Yusuf K.O. , Obalowu R.O. , Abubakar A.
Published: June 2020

This study was conducted to determine the effect of magnetic field (MF) and moringa seed powder (MSP) on wastewater treatment. Wastewater causes environmental and river pollution that are harmful to aquatic animals and toxic to man. Domestic wastewater was collected from the bathroom, University of Ilorin male hostel (Compound G). The wastewater was divided into four portions. First portion was allowed to flow through MF (100 mT) for 40, 60 and 80s. Second portion, 4 litres of the wastewater was poured into 5 litres capacity containers and 100, 150 and 200 mg/L of MSP was added to each container with 2 replicates. Third portion, 100, 150 and 200 mg/L of MSP was added to the wastewater after the wastewater was passed through MF for 40, 60 and 80 s and the fourth portion was the control experiment. Physical, chemical and bacteriological properties of the wastewater were determined after 2 hours. The range of reduction in turbidity for MSP, MF, combination of MSP and MF compared with the control experiment were 3.08-18.46, 9.00-23.08 and 20.03-23.08%, respectively. Reductions of total coliform were 84.21-88.42%, 36.84-47.37% and 75.26-87.89%. The range in reduction ammonia nitrate for MSP, MF, combination of MSP and MF compared with control experiment were 2.96-9.63, 0.00-1.48 and 6.67-8.89%. The values of BOD were 0.82-7.14, 0.82-2.45 and 2.24-8.37%. The results indicated that combination of MF and MSP  reduced physicochemical and bacteriological properties of the wastewater. Combination of MSP and MF is recommended for treating wastewater before discharging into rivers.

Keywords: wastewater, wastewater treatment, moringa, magnetized wastewater, water pollution
Extracellular Calcium and Induction of Uterine Muscle Contraction by Aqueous Ethanolic Leaf Extract of Mucuna pruriens
Authors: Francis B. , Uchendu C.N.
Published: June 2020

Calcium (Ca2+) serves as an essential signaling molecule in biological systems, regulating a wide range of cellular processes of which uterine smooth muscle contraction is among. The present study was designed to evaluate the involvement of Ca2+ on isolated uterine muscle contraction induced by aqueous ethanolic leaf extract of Mucuna pruriens (M. pruriens). Uterine muscle contraction induced by the extract was concentration-dependent and was completely abolished (100%; P<0.05) in nominally Ca2+ -free physiological salt solution and in solutions containing (EGTA 1.5 mmol), lanthanium chloride (1.5 and 3 mmol), caffeine (3and 4.4 mmol) and verapamil (0.007-0.14 μmol). It is concluded that the inability of the extract to produce contractions in Ca2+ -free media, indicates that it lacks the ability to mobilize calcium from intracellular storage sites. Hence, its uterine stimulatory property is therefore solely dependent on extracellular Ca2+.

Keywords: Calcium, Mucuna pruriens, Uterus, Contraction.
Assessment of Cardiovascular Changes among Indoor and Outdoor Cleaners in a Tertiary Institution in Delta State, South-South Nigeria
Authors: Ovuakporaye S.I. , Ojieh A.E. , Okumagba M.T.
Published: June 2020

This study is aimed at assessing cardiovascular changes amongst indoor and outdoor cleaners in Delta State University, Abraka. A total of one hundred (100) cleaners were randomly selected for the study, comprising of fifty (50) indoor and fifty (50) outdoor cleaners. Data were collected and the digital sphygmomanometerwas used to measure blood pressure and pulse rate of subjects. Results obtained ranged from 93/73mmHg – 177/102mmHg, 62 – 102beats/min and 85/50- 139/90mmHg, 60- 107beats/min for indoor and outdoor cleaners respectively. The result showed that the mean blood pressure was higher in indoor cleaner than outdoor cleaners and the mean pulse rate of outdoor cleaners was higher than that of indoor. Also, age was positively correlated with pulse rate and systolic blood pressure while the duration of work per day was correlated negatively with blood pressure and pulse rate. The study has established that blood pressure was higher among indoor cleaner than outdoor cleaner, while pulse rate was higher among outdoor cleaner than indoor cleaners. The study has also strengthened the need for cleaners to put on protective devices to reduce exposure to air pollution and encourage cleaners to undergo regular medical check.

Keywords: Assessment, cardiovascular changes, indoor and outdoor cleaners