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A Differential Construct Methodology for Modelling Predictive Cultural Values
Authors: Boufoy-Bastick Béatrice
Published: February 2021

This paper presents an explanatory model of cultural behaviours, which resulted from a four-year ethnographic study of the different academic attainments in English of indigenous Fijians and the Indo-Fijians in the Fiji Islands. Fiji is a natural laboratory for investigating differential cultural behaviours because of these two culturally distinct main ethnic groups. Their different cultural behaviours were found to serve different values within each culture. A three-construct grounded model of these different values emerged from observations and analyses of these behaviours. These constructs were then de-constructed to define and explain a fourth target construct of their Differential Teaching Behaviours, which were contributing to the different academic attainments of the two cultures. The validity of the resulting four-construct model was both empirically and quantitatively ascertained and it is argued that the model can be used to predict culturally determined behaviours and educational outcomes in similar multicultural contexts.
Communication, Culture and Community: Towards A Cultural Analysis of Community Media
Authors: Howley Kevin
Published: February 2021

This paper promotes a research agenda committed to a sustained, multiperspectival cultural analysis of community-based media. In doing so, the essay takes up two interrelated arguments. First, it is suggested that community media represent a conspicuous blind spot in cultural approaches to communication studies: a situation that is at odds with the hallmarks of cultural studies scholarship, especially its affirmation of popular forms of resistance and its celebration of and keen appreciation for local cultural production. Second, the author maintains that as a site of intense struggle over cultural production, distribution, and consumption within and through communication and information technologies, community media demand the rigorous, interdisciplinary approaches and interventionist strategies associated with the finest traditions of cultural studies scholarship. The author concludes that this research program is essential for appreciating the social, political, and cultural significance of locally oriented, participatory media in an increasingly privatized, global media environment.
Getting at the Moral Leadership of Education Deans
Authors: Wepner Shelley , D'Onofrio Antonia , Willis Bernice , Wilhite Stephen
Published: February 2021

Vignettes were used to prompt four education deans to think aloud about ways in which they would resolve problems with embedded moral issues. Thematic coding was used to analyze the interview texts that had been tape recorded and transcribed. There was general support for the two moral themes of holding to broad social ideals and negotiating for mutually acceptable outcomes, but individual expressions of specific strategies and actions differed. The results of this study support a multi-dimensional approach to the study of the leadership of deans that simultaneously examines the moral, social, intellectual and emotional aspects of problem solving. The results also suggest a possible shift in the way to advertise and interview for education deans. The advertisement should ask prospective candidates to discuss their list of accomplishments in relation to personal leadership characteristics. The interview should include an administrative colloquium on the order of the pedagogical colloquium suggested by Shulman (1993).
Identity Declamation in Nigerien Oral Epic
Authors: Idé Oumarou Adamou
Published: February 2021

This paper examines identity through the declamation of zamu or praise poetry in the oral epic narration of Moumouni Sékou, one of the Zarma (an ethnic group from Niger) bards or griots better known as Kulba Baaba Seebeeri. Right at the opening episode of the epic song, the bard proceeds to exhibit the identity of one of his heroic figures Haamali Seyni Gakoy by announcing some of his qualities or values such as: fearlessness, truthfulness, friendliness, gorgeousness and self-control to name but a few. In the eyes of the griot, these traits are key values that characterize the identity of the noble. The exhibition of these salient and important qualities is an interpellation of the griot toward his audience, so as to make them aware of the cultural moral values that past generations held individually and collectively.
Aposentadoria especial do servidor público sob condições prejudiciais à saúde e à integridade física e as dificuldades da administração pública estadual do Rio de Janeiro
Authors: Paranhos Pimentel Marcela
Published: February 2021

O objeto do presente trabalho terá por tema de estudo a aposentadoria especial do servidor público sob condições especiais à saúde e à integridade física, direito previsto no art. 40 §4ºC, com redação dada pela Emenda Constitucional nº 103/2019, da Constituição Federal. Serão analisadas as repercussões causadas pelas sucessivas decisões do Supremo Tribunal Federal, em mandados de injunção impetrados por servidores públicos, bem como a edição posterior da Súmula Vinculante nº 33, à luz da repartição de competências legislativas e o princípio da autonomia dos Estados-membros, ambos previstos no texto constitucional. Será abordada a jurisprudência do STF que se pautava pela aplicação subsidiária das normas do Regime Geral de Previdência Social à aposentadoria especial aos servidores. Em um outro tópico, serão realizados delineamentos sobre a competência legislativa concorrente, abordando-se o conceito de normas gerais, o espaço suplementar conferido aos entes estaduais e a discussão sobre a incidência das regras de aposentadoria especial do RGPS, a inconstitucionalidade da Lei nº 9.717/98 e a violação à autonomia estadual. Por fim, será abordado o desafio enfrentado pela Administração Pública do Estado do Rio de Janeiro em dar cumprimento às decisões judiciais que determinam a produção de documentação para fins de concessão de aposentadoria, nos moldes das regras específicas do setor privado.
Mapping Urban Land Use in India and Mexico using Remote Sensing and Machine Learning
Authors: Kerins Peter , Guzder-Williams Brook , Mackres Eric , Rashid Taufiq , Pietraszkiewicz Eric
Published: February 2021

This technical note describes the data sources and methodology underpinning a computer system for the automated generation of land use/land cover (LULC) maps of urban areas based on medium-resolution (10–30m/pixel) satellite imagery. The system and maps deploy the LULC taxonomy of the Atlas of Urban Expansion—2016 Edition: open, nonresidential, roads, and four types of residential space. We used supervised machine learning techniques to apply this taxonomy at scale. Distinguishing between recognizable, clearly defined types of land use within a built-up area, rather than merely delineating artificial land cover, enables a huge variety of potential applications for policy, planning, and research. We demonstrate the training and application of machine-learning-based algorithms to characterize LULC over a large spatial and temporal range in a way that avoids many of the onerous constraints and expenses of the traditional LULC mapping process: manual identification and classification of features. This document supersedes the previous technical note, Spatial Characterization of Urban Land Use through Machine Learning, and the methodology described here supersedes our previously reported techniques.
Social Constructivism Theory in a Sociolinguistic Classroom
Authors:   TAIF University, Alghamdi Najla
Published: February 2021

This paper aims to examine the efficacious of using social constructivism in teaching sociolinguistics. The students of a bachelor’s degree in a department of English language and linguistics used to suffer in doing sociolinguistic projects and some of them failed in doing so although they obtained good marks in the written exams. This noteworthy dilemma led the researcher to conduct an action research as an attempt to discover the causes of this problem and to propose solutions. This action research took place in a sociolinguistic classroom for a one academic semester. The researcher decided to modify her teaching method by applying social constructivism theory which is embodied in student-centered method. Furthermore, the instructional scaffolding was used in the classroom to facilitate the knowledge flow and the students learning. The data was collected from the students’ performance in three related sociolinguistic tasks and to test the progress in the students’ cognitive and linguistic skills another data was collected from the course final project. The data revealed that students are struggling with the high level of cognitive abilities such as, applying, analyzing, justifying and thinking critically. Furthermore, students also lack some crucial linguistic and research skills such as, do phonetic transcription correctly, explain the findings based on the sociolinguistic theories and principals, highlight the importance of their work, steer clear of pilgrims and avoid redundancy in writing. The results of the action research showed that implementing social constructivism theory, which is based on the concept of learning by doing, in sociolinguistic classroom helped the students to absorb and digest the knowledge simultaneously with developing their cognitive skills.
Mucocele of appendix: a case report
Authors: Fareeha Farooqui  , Sehrish Latif  , Humera Naz Altaf  , Sania Waseem  , Sohaib Khan  , Muhammad Amir
Published: February 2021

Abstract
Mucinous cystadenoma is a rare tumor of appendix it accounts for only 0.4% of the gastrointestinal tract malignancies and is reported rarely in literature. Therefore the surgical management is not yet established. Here we report a case of a 65 year old female who presented with a dragging sensation and a feeling of mass in right iliac fossa. Her computed tomography (CT) suggested an abscess formation of the parietal peritoneum. She was planned for laparotomy and upon exploration a mass was found arising from tip of retroperitoneal appendix. Whole of the appendix was studded with mucoid material. Limited right hemicolectomy was performed and histopathology of appendix showed mucinous cystadenoma with no evidence of malignant changes. Patient remained uneventful and was discharged on 4th post operative day. The unusual presentation of retroperitoneal pseudomyxoma without any intraperitoneal pathology, prompted us to report this case.
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Perceptions of Saudi medical students regarding self-directed learning: A qualitative study
Authors: Muhammad Imran  , Sami Anwarfathi Kalantan  , Mohammed Salim Alkorbi  , Muhammad Shahid Shamim
Published: February 2021

Objective: To explore students’ perceptions regarding SDL as a learning method, their experience of using SDL and how it may play a role in their life-long learning.
Methods: The exploratory study was conducted at Faculty of Medicine in Rabigh (FMR), King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, from January to February 2018, after the approval of institutional Research Ethics Committee. Four focus group discussions (FGD) with undergraduate medical students explored students’ perception about SDL. FGDs were audiotaped, transcribed, and analyzed thematically. Validation was done by member checking and external audit.
Results: Five major themes were generated: understanding of SDL; views about SDL as a strategy; process of the strategy; effects of SDL; SDL and life-long learning. Subthemes which led to developing major themes, included self-study, personal efforts, and objectives & goals (theme1); good strategy, boredom with lectures, and need guidance (theme2); time management, outline of planning, and internet browsing (theme3); deep learning and curiosity (theme4); life-long learning and future progress (theme5).
Conclusion: Our students have mixed perceptions regarding SDL. Most students perceive that SDL can affect their learning and future progress positively. However, they need support to effectively use this strategy. The faculty role is crucial in this regard.
Keywords: Self-directed learning, qualitative study, grounded theory, Continuous...
Prevalence and factors related to fast food consumption among Mutah University Students, Jordan
Authors: Nesrin Riad Mwafi  , Israa Mohammad Al-Rawashdeh  , Waqar Abdul-Qahar Al-Kubaisy  , Waleed Rifaat Ezzat  , Raghad Abdelqader Al-Qazaqi  , Mohamed Hashem Salameh
Published: February 2021

Abstract
Objective: To identify the prevalence and factors related to fast food consumption among Mutah University students in Jordan.
Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted during the period from January-April, 2019. A sample of 503 students was recruited from different faculties. The participants were interviewed using a structured and a validated questionnaire. Height and weight were measured for the Body Mass Index (BMI) calculation. Statistical analyses were performed using descriptive, t-test and correlational methods.
Results: The prevalence of regular fast food (RFF) consumption (³ 2 times/week) was 59.4%. This prevalence was significantly higher among students spending ³ 21 JD/ week (p= 0.020) and those who were not performing physical exercise (p = 0.025).  Significant correlations were found between RFF consumption and fried potato (r=0.374, p < 0.001), processed meat products (r=0.509, p < 0.001), coffee (r=0.122, p=0.006) and candies (r=0.092, p=0.039). No significant relation was found between fast-food consumption and BMI, religion, gender, field of study or living away from family. The most common reason for RFF consumption was shortage of time (38.5%). Lunch time was the most preferred time to consume fast food (70.2%). Interestingly, 32.4% of the students were willing to read the nutrient information and about two-thirds were interested to choose healthy meals if they were available in the menu.
Conclusion: The prevalence of fast food consumption is high. RFF consumption is significantly related to lower physical exercise performance and the amount of pocket money. Raising awareness of university students through nutritional education is highly recommended.
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The Sack of Rome and Cultural Memory
Authors: Kotliarov Petro
Published: February 2021

Cette étude se penche sur les récits de Philip Mélanchthon, théologien luthérien majeur. Il s’agit de repérer comment ses souvenirs du passé, qui dépendent du contexte historique, ont influencé sa conception du rôle et de la place des cités italiennes dans l’histoire européenne et chrétienne. Usant des paradigmes des lieux de mémoire (Pierre Nora) et de la mémoire culturelle (Jan Assman), nous accordons une attention particulière à la ville de Rome qui occupe, au début du XVIe siècle, une place centrale dans la mémoire culturelle des humanistes germanophones. L’importance de cette place s’explique par l’intégration de ceux-ci dans la République des Lettres européenne et elle doit beaucoup à l’intérêt ambiant pour l’Antiquité gréco-romaine. Dès le début de la Réforme allemande en 1517, on voit comment Mélanchthon modifie ses convictions humanistes antérieures. Sous l’influence majeure de Luther, il se met a écrire sur – et à parler de – Rome comme centre du péché et du mensonge, le lieu où sciences et arts reçoivent un traitement barbare. Toutefois, son propos prend un nouveau tournant radical après le Sac de Rome de 1527. Comprendre les causes qui ont amené Mélanchthon à passer outre les fondements de la rhétorique réformée et à se comporter, dans certaines circonstances, comme un humaniste, a été une de nos principales préoccupations. Mélanchthon, qui avait été formé comme un humaniste, l’est demeuré, à travers ses insatiables échanges avec d’autres membres de la République des Savants. Tant en Italie qu’en Allemagne, l’Italie dans son ensemble et ses villes en particulier demeuraient, dans l’esprit des humanistes, un ensemble de paysages sacrés et de lieux de mémoire. Comme nous le montrons par une analyse scrupuleuse de ses récits, bien que Mélanchthon ait été le principal théologien de la Réforme luthérienne, sa conception de la capitale pontificale est restée inscrite dans la vision mondiale des humanistes qui reconnaissait une importance pan-européenne à Rome et à l’Italie.
Impact of metal nanoparticles on the ecology of aquatic biocenosis and microbial communities (Review)
Authors: Sosedova Larisa M. , Titov Evgeniy A. , Novikov Mikhail A. , Shurygina Irina A. , Shurygin Mikhail G.
Published: February 2021

This review contains analysis and generalization of data about aquatic ecotoxicity of metal nanoparticles study. This study showed the effect of their impact on the viability of protozoa, algae, microbial communities. A multi-level approach proves to be important as it considers the main characteristics of the studied materials: solubility, agglomeration, degradation. The transformation in the aquatic environment is important in the study of aquatic ecotoxicity. For assessing the state of environment in ecotoxicological experiments, the Great Daphnia (Daphnia magna) was used as a critical organism of the freshwater ecosystem, due to its high sensitivity to environmental pollution, small body size, and short lifespan. In this regard, numerous studies on the effect of nanoparticles on the state of aquatic ecosystem are carried out on Daphnia magna. The review presents some methodological approaches to test the toxicity of nanoparticles in aquatic environment and assessing their stability. It is proposed to carry out a total assessment of the effect based on the content of pollutants in water with different toxic potentials, given that organisms, including aquatic organisms, are rarely exposed to certain chemicals. A promising approach to the assessment of cytotoxicity is high-throughput screening (HTS), which offers the opportunity to quickly test the effects of nanoparticles on bacteria in parallel in several concentrations. Algae are the most important participants in ecosystem and main components of the food chain. It allows recommending them as a marker when monitoring the environmental pollution by metal nanoparticles. Particular attention is paid to perspectives for further wider use of nanostructured products as adsorbents in wastewater treatment and recultivation processes. Search and selection of sources for review carried out in open databases, including PubMed, Scopus, Google Scholar and RSCI (Russian Science Citation Index) for 2007 - 2018 period.
Physical activity and health of university professors
Authors: Smagulov Nurlan K. , Loginov Sergej I. , Evnevich Anna M. , Adilbekova Ajnur A. , Gitenis Natalya V.
Published: February 2021

Introduction. One kind of mental work is the work of teachers. The combination of university professors’ labor activity of high social responsibility, social discomfort, low physical activity (PA) in university professors’ training causes high tension and, in some places, overstrain of the systems of regulation of vegetative functions. Aim of the study: the influence of physical activity on the health indices of university professors. Material and methods. Objects of study: professors (teachers) of Surgut State University (RF): of general profile (low physical activity) and sports profile (high PA). Authors applied physiological, questionnaire, statistical methods. Results. The questionnaire survey and showings of pedometer showed that for general teachers PA is much lower than for teachers of sports profile. The low percentage of teachers with a bodyweight index that qualifies for ‘normal’ proved the low PA. Among the reasons for low PA, teachers note a lack of time and high overload. Low PA is detrimental to health outcomes. Low PA affects the resistance of the organism, in particular the incidence. According to a questionnaire survey, 52.1% of general profile teachers reported having problems with the cardiovascular system, while 23.0% of sports profile teachers had the same diseases. General profile teachers in educational activities show a higher level of functional stress of the cardiovascular system. Low PA causes an imbalance of the ergotropic and trophotropic systems in the central nervous system. Simultaneously, sports profile teachers have more activation of the ergotropic system to induce adaptation mechanisms in general profile teachers using hypokinesia to activate the ergotropic system aimed at sanogenesis. Conclusion. Low PA reduces the functional activity of organs and systems, violates the regulatory mechanisms that ensure their relationship, which may affect the organism resistance by various adverse factors.
TÜRKİYE’DE BÜYÜKŞEHİR BELEDİYELERİNDE İDARELER ARASI HİZMET VE GELİR PAYLAŞIMI: 6360 SAYILI KANUN KAPSAMINDA DEĞERLENDİRİLMESİ
Authors: ÇÜRÜKSULU USTA Gamze
Published: February 2021

Büyük ölçekli şehirlerdeki nüfusun giderek artmasıyla birlikte insanların ihtiyaçları da çeşitlenerek artmışır. Artan ve çeşitlenen ihtiyaçlar doğrultusunda büyük ölçekli şehirlerdeki yönetim yapısında değişiklikler görülmeye başlanmıştır. Türkiye’de büyükşehir belediye statüsü altında yönetilen büyük ölçekli şehirlerde idareler arası hizmet ve gelir paylaşımının nasıl gerçekleştirilmesi gerektiğine yönelik tartışmalar giderek artarken, 2012 yılında kabul edilen 6360 sayılı Kanun ile iki kademeli büyükşehir belediye modeli yaygınlaştırılmıştır. Böylelikle büyükşehir belediyeleri ile büyükşehir ilçe belediyeleri arasındaki hizmet ve gelir paylaşımı yeniden düzenlenmiştir. Bu çalışmada, Türkiye’de büyükşehir belediyeleri ile büyükşehir ilçe belediyeleri arasındaki hizmet ve gelir paylaşımı 6360 sayılı kanun ekseninde incelenmektedir. Araştırmaya göre kademeler arasındaki hizmet paylaşımının netleştirilmesi için hangi hizmetin hangi kademe tarafından en etkin şekilde yerine getirileceğinin belirli aralıklarla yeniden düzenlenmesi önem taşımaktadır. Bu düzenlemelerin şehirlerin sahip oldukları nüfus ve yüzölçümünün yanı sıra bulundukları coğrafi yapı, yol ağı, gelişmişlik düzeyi, tarihi miras kriterleri de dikkate alınarak yapılması gerektiğine vurgu yapılarak hizmet ve gelir paylaşımının birbirinin tamamlayıcısı şeklinde bir bütün olarak değerlendirilmesine dikkat çekilmektedir.
Star Wars at Central Banks
Authors:   Reserve Bank of Australia, Gorajek Adam , Bank Joel ,   Reserve Bank of Australia, Staib Andrew ,   School of Economics, University of New South Wales, Malin Benjamin ,   Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, Fitchett Hamish ,   Reserve Bank of New Zealand
Published: February 2021

We investigate the credibility of central bank research by searching for traces of researcher bias, which is a tendency to use undisclosed analytical procedures that raise measured levels of statistical significance (stars) in artificial ways. To conduct our search, we compile a new dataset and borrow 2 bias-detection methods from the literature: the p-curve and z-curve. The results are mixed. The p-curve shows no traces of researcher bias but has a high propensity to produce false negatives. The z-curve shows some traces of researcher bias but requires strong assumptions. We examine those assumptions and challenge their merit. At this point, all that is clear is that central banks produce results with patterns different from those in top economic journals, there being less bunching around the 5 per cent threshold of statistical significance.
The expression and essence of social functions of the state
Authors: Kodirov Umidzhon
Published: February 2021

The purpose of the work is to gain an understanding of the social function of the state, to understand the relationship between the social and other functions of the state, to improve the social function of the state. The article uses comparative-legal, systematic, analytical, synthesis methods. The article offers suggestions for creating a legal framework for the social function of the state.
Некоторые аспекты исследования мобильных устройств: опыт Узбекистана
Authors: Гаджиев Хагани , Худойбердиев Азизбек
Published: February 2021

В статье освещается значимость криминалистического исследования мобильных устройств в период интенсивной цифровизации современного общества. Автором исследуются инновационные подходы получения цифровых доказательств из мобильных устройств, анализируется нормативно-правовая база в данной сфере, а также разрабатываются научно-практические предложения и рекомендации.
A Perspective on the Progress of the Theatre of Saad al-Faraj, with Emphasis on Censorship in Kuwait and the challenged Play Custom is Second Nature
Authors: Ali al-Anezi Ali
Published: February 2021

This study is an examination of the life and work of the Kuwaiti dramatist Saad al-Faraj (1938 - ). al-Faraj’s name is virtually unknown in the West – particularly in the English-speaking West, although he is well known in Arab World. Only one academic study of any significance has appeared in Arabic on this eminent and fascinating dramatist, who was honoured by NCCAL and the Arab Theatre Institute at the end of his life. This study do not attempt to be comprehensive but focus on particular stages of al-Faraj’s career. This study is, therefore, the only one to attempt to see al-Faraj whole. To do so it combines an account of his life which seeks to comprehend the various forces that shaped his thinking with an analysis of one of his main dramatic work. The study concentrates on the years following the trauma inflicted on the Arab world by the catastrophe of the defeat of June 1967. Al-Faraj’s career can be divided into two phases: the immature plays of his young manhood; his late period – the ‘Epic theatre’, when his Nasrism politics were the main factor shaping his drama. The study places al-Faraj in his historical and sociocultural context and provides a brief background explaining the literary and theatrical traditions of the Arab world that influenced his activity as a dramatist. His late work is then examined in turn and his play Custom is Second Nature is analysed in accordance with the focus of the study. This means that special attention is given to the late period, but no significant work is neglected. The study aims to trace the trajectory of al-Faraj’s development using a variety of sources: the plays themselves, al-Faraj’s own journalism and critical writings, interviews with him, and his close friends and colleagues, in addition to a number of journals, books and articles, some of which contain important interviews with al-Faraj that shed light on his thought and ways of working. Conclusions will be drawn but, more importantly, questions will be raised, and it is hoped that scholars will consider this playwright and his work a subject meriting further research.
EPISTEME AIMS OF EDUCATION
Authors: Siddiqui Sohni , Soomro Naureen Nazar , Memon Reena Majid
Published: February 2021

Finland educational system is among the top systems in the world and Finnish students have proven themselves as intellects and responsible citizens in the past. In contrast, Pakistan is facing substantial education challenges and despite efforts been made, providing quality education to all children is still a dream. More than half of the adult population is not able to read and write, and there is huge inadequacy of skilled human resource that can impact the economy of the country. Malaysia, like other developed countries, has recognized importance of lifelong learning and is advancing it as a major source for economic growth. Competence, skills needed to ensure holistic growth of students is mentioned explicitly. Besides comprehensive curriculum development, Malaysia introduces such programs as to generate human capital by means of education and training. The creative learning environment and constant encouragement to students is provided to focus on latest skills that are need of the labour market. In Pakistan, it seems curriculum is properly documented with clear aims of what excellences to be fostered in individual but how to foster such excellence is missing.
La implementación de políticas públicas
Authors: Valle Torres Jaime E.
Published: February 2021

No abstract available.
ECA Estudios Centroamericanos, Vol. 68, No. 734, 2013: 331-353.
Mons. Romero
Authors: Cardenal Rodolfo
Published: February 2021

No abstract available.
ECA Estudios Centroamericanos, Vol. 70, No. 742, 2015: 301-319.
Capacidades de planificación territorial
Authors: Fuentes Patricia
Published: February 2021

No abstract available.
ECA Estudios Centroamericanos, Vol. 70, No. 743, 2015: 505-517.
La comunidad salvadoreña en Boston
Authors: Mateos Alberto Ares
Published: February 2021

No abstract available.
ECA Estudios Centroamericanos, Vol. 70, No. 743, 2015: 535-576.
FAKTOR-FAKTOR YANG BERHUBUNGAN DENGAN PELAKSANAAN INDIKATOR MUTU KEPERAWATAN DI RUANG RAWAT INAP RSUD DR. DRADJAT PRAWIRANEGARA
Authors: Rosdiana Dian , Hadi Muhammad , Sulaeman Suhendar
Published: February 2021

Nursing service quality is a process of activities carried out by the nursing profession in meeting the needs of patients in maintaining the condition in terms of the biological, psychological, social, and spiritual aspects of the patient. The purpose of this study was to determine factors related to the quality of nursing services in the inpatient room of RSUD dr. Dradjat Prawiranegara Serang Regency, Banten Province, 2020. This study used cross sectional. The sample of the study were 353 respondent which used two proporsion different test. The instrument of this study used valid and realible questionnaire. For testing Bivariat used Chi-square test while multivariat testing used double logistic regration. the result of this study of caring research, nurse competence, inpatient care facilities, knowledge, and costs p-value 0.049 <0.05 which indicated that there was any significant correlation toward quality of nursing services. Meanwhile, the dominant factor toward quality of nursing services was caring with Odds Ratio  3.947. Caring, nurse competence, inpatient facilities, knowledge and costs related to the quality of nursing services, is expected to dr. Dradjat Prawiranegara can maintain and develop for the better.
Why AI Chips Matter
Authors:   Center for Security and Emerging Technology, Khan Saif
Published: February 2021

As artificial intelligence is applied to new and more complex tasks, the computational power necessary to develop and deploy it will become increasingly expensive. This policy brief offers a concise overview of the full report, “AI Chips: What They Are and Why They Matter.”
Interferensi Fonologis Bahasa Inggris dalam Video Youtube “Egyptian Woman Has A Serious Message for Obama”
Authors: El Karima Azkya Shakieva
Published: February 2021

Setiap bahasa memiliki sistem bunyi yang berbeda-beda. Perbedaan tersebut menjadi salah satu penyebab terjadinya interferensi fonologis. Fenomena interferensi fonologis kerap terjadi pada penutur jati dalam tahap belajar bahasa kedua (B2), salah satunya adalah bahasa Inggris. Studi ini meneliti tuturan bahasa Inggris wanita penutur jati bahasa Arab Mesir dalam video Youtube yang diunggah oleh Amin S. Gejala interferensi fonologis yang diamati berimplikasi pada perubahan bunyi. Bentuk perubahan bunyi yang ditemukan antara lain berupa penggantian bunyi, penambahan bunyi dan pengurangan bunyi. Berdasarkan pengamatan, dua faktor yang menyebabkan hal tersebut terjadi adalah perbedaan sistem bunyi antara bahasa Arab dan bahasa Inggris serta pengaruh ragam dialek yang ada di Mesir.
Working Time Perception Influence on Employees’ Work Satisfaction – Revisiting Dispositional Approach on Employees’ Satisfaction
Authors: BAIHAQKI Umar , Riskia FITRI Meila , KHAIRUNISA Wulan A.
Published: February 2021

Employee is adapting with their working environment. As part of work arrangement, working time is an important factor that determines how employees perceive their working life. This research composes working time perception as a complex variable that is measured in four dimensions, including discipline, incentive, knowledge, and commitment. We construct a hypothesis that working time perception positively and linearly influences employees’ work satisfaction.
Pro-Efficiency Model of the Organizational Climate
Authors: WZIĄTEK-STAŚKO Anna , KRAWCZYK-ANTONIUK Olena
Published: February 2021

Work is the main part of an adult's life. It significantly influences people's ideas and views, shapes their attitudes and life aspirations. For some, it becomes just a means of livelihood. For others, it is a way of expressing and making their personality real. Work shapes the way people perceive, think and behave. Its place in the employee’s value system has a significant impact on their attitude: activity, mediocrity, passivity or negation.
Literary Criticism in the Epistolary Mode
Authors: Richter Antje
Published: February 2021

This paper is an inquiry into the distinct potential of the epistolary voice in literary criticism. What can writers do in letters to address literary matters that other genres do not allow with the same ease and persuasive power? And if so, what is it that letters can do and how is it done? In this paper, I examine two early medieval Chinese texts about literature—an essay and a letter, both written by Cao Pi—and compare their rhetorical strategies in the light of epistolarity. I draw upon letters about literature by other writers, in particular, by Cao Zhi, Hugo von Hofmannsthal, John Keats, and Gertrud Kolmar. I propose that writers throughout history and across cultures were highly aware of the generic possibilities of the epistolary mode for the writing of literary criticism and purposely employed it in a variety of ways spanning the range from intimate family letter to openly fictional, published letter.
Printing Tibetan Epistolaria: A Bibliographical Analysis of Epistolary Transformations from Manuscript to Xylograph
Authors: Kilby Christina
Published: February 2021

In Tibetan tradition, letter writing is a sophisticated art in which the material aspects of a letter––paper format, script style and size, text spacing and layout––are integral to the letter's semantic content. What meaning is lost and gained in the transformation from manuscript original to printed edition? What scribal and editorial decisions are at play in this textual transformation? My aims in this article are twofold: to introduce scholars of global epistolary literatures to the Tibetan epistolary tradition, and to examine the ways in which editing and printing epistolaria can thoroughly transform letters’ materiality and meaning. This study not only contributes a bibliographical analysis of printed Tibetan epistolaria, but also offers a model for investigating how woodblock printing or other printing technologies can change the way epistolary texts both look and function.
Pesquisa em Saúde: Relatos, Fundamentos e Práticas
Authors:   Universidade Federal de Uberlândia, Oliveira Stefan Vilges
Published: February 2021

A pesquisa científica é a aplicação prática de um conjunto de processos metodológicos de investigação utilizados por um pesquisador para o desenvolvimento de um estudo. Ela caracteriza-se por ser uma investigação extremamente disciplinada, que segue as regras formais do método científico para adquirir as informações necessárias, levantando hipóteses de pesquisas que serão testadas e posteriormente aceitas ou refutadas. A partir deste conjunto de procedimentos, a pesquisa científica na área da saúde tem como objetivo encontrar respostas para determinadas questões, de maneira a produzir novos conhecimentos que visem o benefício da saúde individual e coletiva. A construção do conhecimento científico na área da saúde deve-se à realização de investimentos financeiros e da dedicação de pesquisadores, que por muitas vezes não conseguirão ver a aplicabilidade imediata dos resultados das suas pesquisas. Aqui cabe destacar que a pesquisa em saúde é uma área muito dinâmica, que evolui constantemente, e cada pesquisa publicada consiste em uma parcela de conhecimento, que quando agregado, poderá ser utilizado no processo de tomada de decisão. Nesse sentido, a prática da saúde baseada em evidências consiste em utilizar os melhores conhecimentos científicos disponíveis para nortear as decisões clínicas em situações reais do diaa-dia. Dessa forma, publicações como essa buscam fortalecer a pesquisa em saúde, oportunizando a divulgação de estudos que contribuam com a ampliação do conhecimento, sendo importantes para o processo de planejamento e tomada de decisão, o que torna a publicação e divulgação destes estudos de extrema importância. Esse livro reúne 12 capítulos de diversos campos da área da saúde. Foram objetos da obra estudos epidemiológicos, relatos de experiência e revisões de literatura. Os importantes temas apresentados possibilitaram discussões sobre a aplicabilidade das pesquisas em saúde, suas limitações, vantagens e perspectivas. Os capítulos publicados reforçam a importância da pesquisa em saúde e da necessidade de incentivo e valorização da produção de conhecimento qualificado e sistemático em saúde, sendo estes utilizados para melhorar a assistência em saúde da população e fortalecer os princípios da saúde baseada em evidência.
Monitoring landcover change and desertification processes in northern China and Mongolia using historical written sources and vegetation indices
Authors: Kempf Michael
Published: February 2021

Abstract. Fighting land degradation of semi-arid and climate-sensitive grasslands are among the most urgent tasks of current eco-political agenda. Northern China and Mongolia are particularly prone to surface transformations caused by heavily increased livestock numbers during the 20th century. Extensive overgrazing and resource exploitation amplify regional climate change effects and trigger intensified surface transformation, which forces policy-driven interventions to prevent desertification. In the past, the region has been subject to major shifts in environmental and socio-cultural parameters, what makes it difficult to measure the extent of the regional anthropogenic impact and global climate change. This article analyses historical written sources, palaeoenvironmental data, and Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) temporal series from the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) to compare landcover change during the Little Ice Age (LIA) and the reference period 2000–2018. Results show that decreasing precipitation and temperature records led to increased land degradation during the late 17th century. However, modern landcover data shows enhanced expansion of bare lands contrasting an increase in precipitation (Ptotal) and maximum temperature (Tmax). Vegetation response during the early growing season (March–May) and the late grazing season (September) does not relate to Ptotal and Tmax and generally low NDVI values indicate no major grassland recovery over the past 20 years.
Assessing inter-annual variability in nitrogen sourcing and retention
through hybrid Bayesian watershed modeling
Authors: Miller Jonathan W. , Karimi Kimia , Sankarasubramanian Arumugam , Obenour Daniel R.
Published: February 2021

Abstract. Excessive nutrient loading is a major cause of water quality problems worldwide, including in North Carolina (NC), where reservoirs and coastal systems are often subject to excessive algae and hypoxia. Efficient nutrient management requires that loading sources are accurately quantified. However, loading rates from various urban and rural non-point sources remain highly uncertain especially with respect to climatological variation. Furthermore, statistical calibration of loading models does not always yield plausible results, given the noisiness and paucity of observational data common to many locations. To address these issues, we leverage data for two large NC Piedmont basins collected over three decades (1982–2017) using a mechanistically parsimonious watershed loading and transport model calibrated within a Bayesian hierarchical framework. We explore temporal drivers of loading by incorporating annual changes in precipitation, land use, livestock, and point sources within the model formulation. Also, different representations of urban development are compared based on how they constrain model uncertainties. Results show that urban lands built before 1980 are the largest source of nutrients, exporting over twice as much nitrogen per hectare than agricultural and post-1980 urban lands. In addition, pre-1980 urban lands are the most hydrologically constant source of nutrients, while agricultural lands show the most variation among high and low flow years. Finally, undeveloped lands export an order of magnitude (~ 7–13x) less nitrogen than built environments.
Influence of inherited structural domains and their particular strain distributions on the Roer Valley graben evolution from inversion to extension
Authors: Deckers Jef , Rombaut Bernd , Van Noten Koen , Vanneste Kris
Published: February 2021

Abstract. The influence of strain distribution inheritance within fault systems on
repeated fault reactivation is far less understood than the process of
repeated fault reactivation itself. By evaluating cross sections through a
new 3D geological model, we demonstrate contrasts in strain distribution
between different fault segments of the same fault system during its reverse
reactivation and subsequent normal reactivation. The study object is the Roer Valley graben (RVG), a middle Mesozoic rift
basin in western Europe that is bounded by large border fault systems. These
border fault systems were reversely reactivated under Late Cretaceous
compression (inversion) and reactivated as normal faults under Cenozoic
extension. A careful evaluation of the new geological model of the western
RVG border fault system – the Feldbiss fault system (FFS) – reveals the
presence of two structural domains in the FFS with distinctly different
strain distributions during both Late Cretaceous compression and Cenozoic
extension. A southern domain is characterized by narrow (<3 km)
localized faulting, while the northern is characterized by wide
(>10 km) distributed faulting. The total normal and reverse
throws in the two domains of the FFS were estimated to be similar during
both tectonic phases. This shows that each domain accommodated a similar
amount of compressional and extensional deformation but persistently
distributed it differently. The faults in both structural domains of the FFS strike NW–SE, but the
change in geometry between them takes place across the oblique WNW–ESE
striking Grote Brogel fault. Also in other parts of the Roer Valley graben,
WNW–ESE-striking faults are associated with major geometrical changes
(left-stepping patterns) in its border fault system. At the contact between
both structural domains, a major NNE–SSW-striking latest Carboniferous
strike-slip fault is present, referred to as the Gruitrode Lineament. Across
another latest Carboniferous strike-slip fault zone (Donderslag Lineament)
nearby, changes in the geometry of Mesozoic fault populations were also
noted. These observations demonstrate that Late Cretaceous and Cenozoic
inherited changes in fault geometries as well as strain distributions were
likely caused by the presence of pre-existing lineaments in the basement.
Seismic monitoring of the Auckland Volcanic Field during New Zealand's COVID-19 lockdown
Authors: van Wijk Kasper , Chamberlain Calum J. , Lecocq Thomas , Van Noten Koen
Published: February 2021

Abstract. The city of Auckland, New Zealand (Tāmaki Makaurau, Aotearoa), sits on top of
an active volcanic field. Seismic stations in and around the city monitor
activity of the Auckland Volcanic Field (AVF) and provide data to image its
subsurface. The seismic sensors – some positioned at the surface and others
in boreholes – are generally noisier during the day than during nighttime. For most
stations, weekdays are noisier than weekends, proving human activity
contributes to recordings of seismic noise, even on seismographs as deep as
384 m below the surface and as far as 15 km from Auckland's
Central Business District. Lockdown measures in New Zealand to battle the
spread of COVID-19 allow us to separate sources of seismic energy and evaluate
both the quality of the monitoring network and the level of local
seismicity. A matched-filtering scheme based on template matching with known
earthquakes improved the existing catalogue of five known local earthquakes to 35
for the period between 1 November 2019 and 15 June 2020. However, the Level-4
lockdown from 25 March to 27 April – with its drop in anthropogenic seismic
noise above 1 Hz – did not mark an enhanced detection
level. Nevertheless, it may be that wind and ocean swell mask the presence of
weak local seismicity, particularly near surface-mounted seismographs in the
Hauraki Gulf that show much higher levels of noise than the rest of the local
network.
Nominata dos pareceristas 2020
Authors: Conjuntura Global CG -
Published: February 2021

Nominata dos pareceristas 2020
Primeiro como negação: esperança, ética do cuidado e autonomia no #EleNão
Authors: Santo Thais Marques do , Porto Douglas
Published: February 2021

A principal novidade das eleições presidenciais de 2018 no Brasil foi o movimento Mulheres unidas contra Bolsonaro, tendo aglutinado em torno da consigna #EleNão diversos setores organizados da luta feminista e milhões de mulheres sem filiação alguma, inclusive sem experiência de prática política. O Movimento que nasceu nas redes sociais acumulou força e agregou mulheres de forma tão expressiva que viabilizou sua presença nas ruas e demonstrou-se capaz de realizar a difícil tarefa de agregar setores políticos que têm sido incapazes de cooperar entre si e de construir uma frente de luta ampla, unificada e, ao mesmo tempo, plural. Através de análise qualitativa, pretendemos identificar a natureza do movimento Mulheres unidas contra Bolsonaro e compreender por que foram as mulheres o principal grupo social a mobilizar-se contra o candidato do PSL.
Tráfico de drogas e encarceramento feminino: intersecções de gênero e raça
Authors: Barbosa Liciane , Belusso Osmar Belusso
Published: February 2021

O presente artigo busca fazer uma reflexão acerca dos processos de criminalização dos conflitos de gênero relacionados a sistema de justiça e prisões. Inicialmente, expomos os números acerca do sistema prisional feminino presentes no relatório do Departamento Nacional de Informações Penitenciárias (Depen), chamando atenção para o crescimento exponencial de mulheres presas, especialmente por crimes relacionados à Lei de Drogas nos últimos anos. A partir disso, realizamos uma breve discussão acerca da legislação penal sobre drogas no Brasil e então buscamos traçar um diálogo entre o trabalho de Angela Davis sobre a obsolescência das prisões e de Dina Alves a respeito da interseccionalidade de gênero, raça e classe na produção da punição. Por fim, propomos algumas questões que poderão servir como auxílio de futuras análises e construção de instrumentos de enfrentamento do fenômeno do encarceramento feminino.
The social implications of earthquake predictions and warnings on and for organisations
Authors: Britton N. R.
Published: February 2021

Proceedings of the seminar on the social and economic effects of earthquake prediction, 12 October, 1977.