bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Peningkatan Potensi Ekonomi di Kawasan Teluk Tomini melalui Pelatihan Produk Kreasi Limbah Jagung bagi Masyarakat Desa Mebongo Kecamatan Sumalata Kabupaten Gorontalo Utara
Authors: Rahim Maryam , Hulukati Wenny
Published: November 2020

Masyarakat memiliki peran penting dalam pengembangan potensi ekonomi suatu daerah. Sehubungan dengan hal tersebut dibutuhkan program pemerintah, swasta, dan perguruan tinggi yang dapat mengstimulasi masyarakat. Kegiatan Kuliah Kerja Nyata Tematik ini bertujuan untuk: (1) meningkatkan kreativitas dan produktivitas anggota masyarakat agar mampu memenuhi perekonomian keluarga/masyarakat, (2) meningkatkan keterampilan masyarakat dalam mengolah limbah jagung menjadi produk bernilai ekonomi yang berfungsi sebagai salah satu sumber penghidupan keluarga, (3) melatih mahasiswa dalam menemukan solusi masalah perekonomian masyarakat. Target yang hendak dicapai melalui kegiatan ini adalah: (1) terlaksananya kegiatan pelatihan produk kreasi limbah jagung, (2) meningkatnya keterampilan masyarakat dalam mengolah limbah jagung, dan (3) terbentuknya kelompok-kelompok pengrajin/produsen kreasi limbah jagung yang potensial dalam meningkatkan ekonomi masyarakat di daerah pesisir Teluk Tomini. Pelaksanaan kegiatan dilaksanakan melalui tahapan-tahapan: (a) persiapan dan pembekalan, dan (b) pelaksaanaan di lapangan. Kegiatan persiapan meliputi: (1) menyiapkan administrasi mehasiswa, (2) menyiapkan bahan-bahan dan peralatan yang digunakan dalam kegiatan pembekalan, dan (3) menyiapkan bahan-bahan dan peralatan yang digunakan dalam kegiatan pelatihan kepada masyarakat. Kegiatan pembekalan meliputi: (1) menyiapkan administrasi untuk kegiatan pembekalan, (2) melaksanakan  pelatihan produk kreasi limbah jagung, di mana keterampilan tersebut akan digunakan oleh mahasiswa dalam melatih anggota masyarakat di lokasi KKN, (3) pemberian materi tentang etika kehidupan bermasyarakat; (b) pelaksanaan di lapangan meliputi kegiatan: (1) survey lokasi, (2) menyusun program, (2) sosialisasi kepada masyarakat tentang program KKN yang akan dilaksanakan, (3) pembentukan kelompok pengrajin, (4) pelaksanaan pelatihan terhadap kelompok pengrajin, dan (5) evaluasi ketercapaian tujuan program. Hasil pelaksanaan kegiatan pengabdian kepada masyarakat ini adalah: (1) meningkatnya pemahaman masyarakat desa Mebongo kecamatan Sumalata Kabupaten Gorontalo Utara tentang pemanfaatan limbah jagung menjadi produk kreasi yang bernilai ekonomi, (2) terbentuknya 9 (sembilan) kelompok pengrajin/produsen kreasi limbah jagung, (3) masyarakat telah memiliki keterampilan yang dapat digunakan sebagai salah satu sumber pendapatan ekonomi keluarga.
Peningkatan Nilai Tambah Ampas Kelapa Menjadi Aneka Produk Olahan Pangan di Desa Tirto Asri Kecamatan Taluditi Kabupaten Pohuwato
Authors: Liputo Siti Aisa , Bakari Yuliana
Published: November 2020

This service activity aims to increase the income of traditional coconut oil farmers and processors in Tirto Asri Village, Taludity  District, Pohuwato Regency, with the Zero Waste method, which is processing all the waste produced into innovative and marketable products. In this TEMATIK KKN activity, the community and farmers will be given knowledge and skills regarding coconut-based processed products, especially coconut dregs products as a learning medium and foster a sense of student concern for the problems faced by the community. The method used in this is to use a participatory approach, namely implementing community education and training with academics (field supervisors and students) and the government acting as a facilitator to be able to learn from each other, share knowledge and experiences. The location of the activity is Tirto Asri Village, Taluditi District, Pohuwato Regency. The number of students involved in this activity consisted of 31 people. Meanwhile, the partners of this activity are farmer groups in Tirto Asri Village. The implementation of this activity consists of several programs, namely a program to process coconut dregs into several products, such as brownies, cookies and chocolate balls. The core program activities will be carried out at the village office on September 17, 2020. In addition, additional programs will be carried out by KKN students such as arranging yards and planting vegetable and fruit plants in residents' yards, affixing village aid recipient labels at people's homes, sports activities, and several other activities.
Pengaruh Supervisi Kepala Sekolah dan Motivasi Kerja Guru Terhadap Kinerja Guru
Authors: Aprida Yopi , Fitria Happy , Nurkhalis Nurkhalis
Published: November 2020

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh supervisi kepala sekolah dan motivasi kerja guru secara bersama-sama terhadap kinerja guru di SMP Negeri se-Kecamatan Prabumulih Barat. Populasi penelitian ini adalah guru pada SMP Negeri se-Kecamatan Prabumulih Barat sebanyak 104 orang yang digunakan untuk sampel. Data dikumpulkan dengan kuesioner menggunakan skala likert, dianalisis dengan menggunakan teknik korelasi dan regresi dengan menggunakan program Statistical Package For Social Science (SPSS) versi 22.0 dan Manual. Penelitian ini menemukan bahwa 1) ada pengaruh supervisi kepala sekolah terhadap kinerja guru di SMP Negeri Se Kecamatan Prabumulih Barat sebesar 52,6% sisanya 47,4% dipengaruhi oleh faktor lain yang bukan menjadi variabel dalam penelitian ini. 2) pengaruh motivasi kerja guru terhadap kinerja guru di SMP Negeri Se Kecamatan Prabumulih Barat sebesar 46,2% sisanya 53,8% dipengaruhi oleh faktor lain yang bukan menjadi variabel dalam penelitian ini 3) ada pengaruh supervisi kepala sekolah dan motivasi kerja guru secara bersama-sama terhadap kinerja guru di SMP Negeri se-Kecamatan Prabumulih Barat, sebesar 58,5% sisanya 41,5% dipengaruhi oleh faktor lainnya yang tidak termaksud variable variabel pada penelitian ini.
Sin miedo. Formas de resistencia a la violencia de hoy
Authors: Boitano Angela
Published: December 2020

Reseña del libro Sin miedo. Formas de resistencia a la violencia de hoy, de Judith Butler. Editorial Taurus.
Guerre de l’arrière, guerre de la représentation : le statut du témoignage dans À la recherche du temps perdu de Marcel Proust
Authors: Mettan Pauline
Published: December 2020

Le début du Temps retrouvé de Marcel Proust est consacré à la Première Guerre mondiale ; non à l’événement historique à proprement parler, mais à la manière dont celui-ci est présent, comme discours, au sein de la société civile. Dans cet article, je m’interroge sur l’intégration de représentations discursives d’un événement historique réel dans une œuvre de fiction. Le témoignage, sous ses formes variées, ne sera dès lors pas isolé et analysé dans sa spécificité mais intégré, au contraire, à un ensemble de discours (discussions mondaines, écrits historiques et journalistiques). Il s’agira alors d’examiner d’une part la manière dont le narrateur réunit, décrit et analyse ce matériau discursif a priori hétérogène, et de le confronter d’autre part à la pratique romanesque et poétique de l’écrivain en formation.
L’enfant témoin et l’enfant lecteur chez Mehrnousch Zaeri-Esfahani. Lire des « témoignages » dans le cadre scolaire
Authors: Schaer Camille
Published: December 2020

Dans deux œuvres destinées à la jeunesse, Mehrnousch Zaeri-Esfahani, née en Iran, raconte la révolution islamique, le régime autoritaire, puis son exil et celui de sa famille en Allemagne. Les deux ouvrages, publiés en 2016, explorent des façons de raconter un vécu par le biais de « genres » différents. Tandis que 33 Bogen und ein Teehaus est qualifié par l’autrice d’ Autobiografie , Das Mondmädchen est qualifiée de Roman (en allemand). Cet article a pour but, d’une part, d’analyser l’usage particulier que l’autrice fait du terme Zeugin (témoin) et, d’autre part, d’interroger les procédés textuels et péritextuels des deux œuvres à la lumière d’études que des chercheur·e·s ont consacrées au témoignage : l’emploi de la première personne et son lien avec la collectivité, la possibilité de témoigner par le biais du roman, la question de l’adresse et, en particulier pour ces œuvres, du jeune lectorat et de sa potentielle « responsabilité » face au témoignage.
L’acte de juger en je(u) : Kafka, Aragon, Derrida
Authors: Dufour Charlotte
Published: December 2020

Cet article propose une lecture croisée entre littérature et philosophie afin de réfléchir à l’acte de juger – ses conditions, ses enjeux et ses conséquences –, en prenant pour objet d’étude deux textes de fiction (Aragon, Le droit romain n’est plus  ; Kafka, La colonie pénitentiaire ) dont les problématiques sont étudiées à la lumière des considérations de Derrida menées dans Force de loi . Le but est moins d’arrêter une définition du jugement que de déstabiliser un certain nombre de conventions, comme l’impartialité du juge et la certitude dans la décision, en mettant en évidence les interactions entre droit, violence, corps et langage.
“Renewing the Discipline: William Forsythe’s Blake Works I ”
Authors: Chevrier-Bosseau Adeline
Published: December 2020

Presque trente ans après la première de In the Middle, Somewhat Elevated au Palais Garnier, Blake Works I de William Forsythe vient bousculer les codes et les conventions du ballet classique en son temple. Dans ce ballet, Forsythe utilise l’expertise technique et l’agilité des danseurs du ballet de l’Opéra de Paris et se sert de leur discipline, de leur niveau de virtuosité atteint par les années d’entrainement pour renouveler la discipline du ballet classique. Blake Works I joue des structures traditionnelles des ballets classiques comme le pas de deux ou la dynamique du corps de ballet, de la musicalité, et du mélange des codes et des disciplines, allant jusqu’à intégrer une battle hip-hop à la fin du mouvement intitulé “Two Men Down”, du nom du titre de James Blake – dont l’album The Colour in Anything sert de fil conducteur au ballet. Cet article se propose d’examiner de quelle manière Forsythe renouvelle le ballet classique, entre discipline et indiscipline, entre hommage à la tradition et à l’école française et déconstruction de ses codes. Utilisant les outils de l’analyse littéraire et des références critiques habituellement employées dans l’analyse textuelle, cet article souhaite également questionner la notion de ‘discipline’ en interrogeant la porosité des champs disciplinaires entre danse et littérature. Blake Works I est une œuvre intellectuelle, littéraire, qui déploie un intertexte chorégraphique complexe et remet profondément en question la notion de discipline.
D’un cours imprimé à un manuel humaniste : les variations éditoriales de la grammaire latine de Philippe Melanchthon (1525-1540)
Authors: Furno Martine
Published: December 2020

La grammaire latine de Philippe Melanchthon a été un immense succès commercial et représente l’archétype d’un texte – outil qui se construit au fil de ses éditions, pour la première période de sa publication. En effet, ce texte est au départ une publication non autorisée, semble-t-il, de notes des cours de latin que Mélanchton donnait aux jeunes enfants dont il était le précepteur. Une fois livré à la presse avec un succès grandissant, le texte subit des transformations, légères mais multiples, voulues souvent par les imprimeurs qui cherchent à diffuser un outil adapté au mieux à leur chalandise. Ces retouches permettent ainsi au texte de changer de pays, et de passer d’Allemagne en France en modifiant les exemples vernaculaires, mais aussi de devenir de plus en plus « normé » selon les règles des apprentissages humanistes.
Adenoid cystic carcinoma of the breast: a study of five cases
Authors: Liu Lixian , Lin Xi , Xiang Huiling , Tang Guoxue , Li Chunyan
Published: December 2020

Adenoid cystic carcinoma of the breast is a rare type of breast cancer. Most patients present with a bilateral palpable mass. Ultrasound and mammography are non-specific and can sometimes lead to misdiagnosis because of their variable imaging features. Pathological examination is the standard reference. Surgery is the mainstay of treatment for patients. Although adenoid cystic carcinoma has an excellent prognosis, metastatic cases have been reported. This report aims to discuss the clinical and imaging features of one case of adenoid cystic carcinoma with a poor prognosis and four cases with a good prognosis at our center.
Involvement of the Mediastinal Subpleural Pulmonary Parenchyma on Chest CT in COVID-19 patients: A Case Series
Authors: URCIUOLI LUIGI , GUERRIERO ELVIRA , MUSTO LANFRANCO
Published: December 2020

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). First identified in December 2019 in Wuhan, China, it has since become a global pandemic. Although the reference standard for SARS-CoV-2 diagnosis is real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR), computed tomography (CT) is recommended for both initial evaluation and follow-up. The CT findings in COVID-19 are varied, but typical ground-glass opacities are usually reported to occupy a peripheral costal subpleural distribution. Here we report eight confirmed COVID-19 cases who underwent clinical evaluation, laboratory testing, and unenhanced chest CT. In all patients, chest CT showed the presence of ground-glass opacities in the mediastinal subpleural parenchyma. While these cases also showed the typical CT features of COVID-19, involvement of the mediastinal subpleural parenchyma should not lower the index of suspicion for COVID-19.
Factors Influencing the Improvement of Students’ Critical Thinking and Problem-Solving Skill: An Industrial Training Intervention
Authors: Rodzalan Shazaitul Azreen , Mohd Noor Noor Nazihah , Mohd Arif Lily Suriani , Mohamed Saat Maisarah
Published: November 2020

Critical thinking and problem solving skill is important for university students to increase their chances of securing a work placement. One way to improve this skill is believed through experiences gained from an industrial training. This study aims to investigate the impact of industrial training on the improvement of students’ critical thinking and problem solving skill. Further, it aims to explore the influence of selected factors on this skill improvement. These selected factors are demographic profiles of students, supervisors and organization, students’ motivation, job scope, supervisor leadership styles and organizational culture. The study adapted Belbin Team Role Self-Perception Inventory as the research instrument of the re-search. A total of 1,227 students and 485 students from six public universities in Malaysia, have completed the pre survey and post survey respectively. Using paired t-test analysis, result exhibited that students’ shown improvement in their critical thinking and problem solving upon completion of their industrial training. The results also exhibited that this skill improvement is best predicted when students performed independence job scope, being supervised by male supervisor and the supervisor and when the supervisors exercise transformational leadership styles. Some practical and empirical implications were drawn from the findings of this study.
Le camp d’internement des Milles : enjeux mémoriels (1939-2013)
Authors: Denis Cécile
Published: December 2020

Le mémorial du camp d’internement des Milles a été inauguré en septembre 2012 après soixante-dix ans d’oubli. Le présent article s’interroge sur les différents phénomènes mémoriels qui ont jalonné son histoire. En dépit de son caractère singulier, s’inscrit-il dans un paradigme mémoriel plus vaste, tel que l’histoire de Vichy ou la mémoire de l’exil allemand ? Quand cette mémoire s’est-elle réveillée et pour quelles raisons ? Qui en sont les instigateurs ? Quelles sont les manifestations organisées par le mémorial actuel et ses ambitions pour l’avenir ?
La désymbolisation du cimetière contemporain
Authors: Baudry Patrick
Published: December 2020

Espace des morts, le cimetière est le lieu d’une mémoire et d’une ritualité qui affrontent les vivants à un dehors. Que devient cet espace, quand dans l’optique d’une ritualisation efficace, la cérémonie privilégie la relation entre les vivants ? Cet article met en question ce qui, sous formes d’une privatisation et d’une personnalisation, peut générer une désymbolisation.
Retour éthique sur un parcours (géographique) éloigné : 1976-2014 (2016)
Authors: Retaillé Denis
Published: December 2020

Ce texte est un récit. Il témoigne des mutations d’une discipline plongée dans le doute, la géographie, dont les progrès n’ont pas résisté aux réalités qui s’imposent d’autant plus fortement que la violence à mort est venue troubler le confort des hypothèses scientifiques. Comment faire de l’expérience dramatique, vécue en situation de recherche, le départ d’une réponse éthique à des problèmes mal formulés ? Le croisement de deux itinéraires passant par le Sahel et les bidonvilles indiens l’a permis à la condition d’opter pour un retour à la mesure horizontale de la distance contre l’expertise du surplomb cartographique et la manipulation de catégories trop commodes qui imposent le découpage alors que le mouvement est premier. Le fondement même de la discipline est touché par la critique de son paradigme historique attaché à la recherche de la (bonne) limite.
Les proto-machines de l’an mil avant l’ère commune : une des racines des sociétés industrielles ?
Authors: Pernot Michel
Published: December 2020

L’efficacité des sociétés du monde occidental repose dans une large mesure sur l’usage de dispositifs tournants. Le premier but de cet article est montrer l’ancienneté d’une partie des concepts employés pour faire fonctionner ces machines ; les racines de certains mécanismes s’ancrent dans l’âge du bronze, c’est-à-dire au moins 3 000 ans avant aujourd’hui. Une augmentation croissante de l’emploi de la transformation de mouvements, de translation et de rotation, en relation avec l’énergie hydraulique, caractérise l’évolution observée du monde romain au Moyen Âge. Les conséquences de ces choix techniques sont ensuite discutées.
Os desafios do magistério: contribuições da avaliação para a socioconstrução de identidades em narrativas de sofrimento
Authors: Abreu Adriana Rodrigues de , Nobrega Adriana Nogueira Accioly
Published: November 2020

Este artigo busca refletir sobre as práticas cotidianas de professores da Educação Básica, a fim de contribuir para questões ligadas à formação continuada do professor no cenário social atual. O estudo analisa narrativas orais de experiências pessoais produzidas por quatro docentes, quando discutem questões voltadas à educação, sobretudo àquelas relacionadas aos desafios do magistério. A coconstrução das identidades dos professores, emergentes em seu discurso narrativo, é investigada, bem como as instâncias avaliativas que contribuem para a reconstrução de tais identidades. Recorremos às abordagens estruturais e interacionais para a análise das narrativas, em interface com a perspectiva socioconstrucionista de identidades e com a visão interacional de avaliação. A metodologia qualitativa foi utilizada e os resultados indicam que os participantes avaliam suas experiências docentes a partir dos desafios que enfrentam em sala de aula, produzindo narrativas de sofrimento que reportam suas dificuldades diárias.Palavras-chave: Formação docente continuada; Coconstrução de identidades; Narrativas de sofrimento.
O ethos discursivo de Bolsonaro e Haddad: uma análise dos banners da campanha eleitoral sob o enfoque da multimodalidade
Authors: Carvalho Flaviane Faria
Published: November 2020

Este trabalho visa delinear o ethos discursivo expresso pelos banners digitais da campanha eleitoral dos dois principais candidatos à presidência do Brasil em 2018, Jair Bolsonaro e Fernando Haddad. A fundamentação teórica apoia-se na interface entre o conceito de ethos discursivo (Maingueneau, 2018), definido como o tipo de identidade social construída a partir dos discursos verbal e não-verbal dos participantes representados, com a finalidade de influenciar a sua audiência; e a semiótica social multimodal (Hodge e Kress, 1988; Kress e van Leeuwen,1996, 2001, 2002, 2006), que busca analisar a inter-relação entre texto, contexto e estruturas sociais de poder, contemplando todos os modos de representação para além do verbal. O quadro metodológico de análise recorre às categorias propostas pela gramática do design visual, quais sejam, as metafunções visuais representacional, interativa e composicional, bem como pelos sistemas paramétricos das cores e da tipografia. Os resultados apontam para a configuração de uma inversão na representação do caráter e da corporalidade dos candidatos: Bolsonaro, tido como conservador e de direita, reproduz uma imagem nacionalista, descontraída e debochada, ou seja, populista; Haddad, Manuela e Lula, tidos como progressistas e de esquerda, reproduzem uma imagem mais comedida, formal e ligada à tradição, isto é, elitista.Palavras-chave: Ethos discursivo; Semiótica Social Multimodal; Eleições presidenciais.
Re-Thinking Inclusive Higher Education for Students With Disabilities
Authors: Woldegiorgis Emnet Tadesse
Published: November 2020

Several studies address the notion of inclusive higher education from the perspective of access questioning who participates, where, and how in the sense of equity, raising issues of enrolment of disadvantaged groups. This chapter approaches the concept of inclusion in the Ethiopian higher education system from an epistemic access perspective. The argument is that discussions on access to higher education for disadvantaged groups should go beyond mere physical access and should be conceptualized in a manner that reflects educational outcomes and post-enrollment experiences. This chapter aims at exploring the notion of inclusive higher education and epistemic access to students with disabilities in Ethiopian public universities. The study is based on in-depth interviews of 25 students with disabilities from five Ethiopian public universities. The chapter argues that the higher education system in Ethiopia should re-approach the notion of access and take a proactive measure to ensure epistemic access to students with disabilities.
Industrially Important Enzymes Production From Food Waste
Authors: Bhandwalkar Madhuri Santosh
Published: November 2020

To link food demand and reduction in food waste, proactive approaches should be taken. Perishable food is mainly fruits and vegetables, waste from different processing industries like pulses, meat products, oil products, dairy products, and fishery byproducts. Conventional food waste management solution is land filling which is not sustainable as it generates global warming gases like methane and carbon dioxide. To reduce food waste, the process known as “food valorization” has become another solution to landfilling, the concept which is given by European Commission in 2012, meaning food processing waste conversion to value-added products. In this chapter the study focuses on production of industrially important enzymes from food waste which could be one of the reactive solutions. Different enzymes like pectinase, peroxidase, lipase, glucoamylase, and protease can be produced from food waste.
Issues and Challenges in Smart Farming for Sustainable Agriculture
Authors: Ramdinthara Immanuel Zion , Shanthi Bala P.
Published: November 2020

Sustainable agriculture helps to promote farming practices and methods in order to sustain farmers and resources. It is economically viable, socially supportive, and economically sound. It assists to maintain soil quality, reduce soil erosion and degradation, and also save water resources. Sustainable agriculture improves the biodiversity of the land and thus leads to the healthy and natural environment. The sustainable agriculture is very essential to ordinate with the increasing demand for the food, climate change, and degradation of the ecosystem in future. It plays a major role for preserving natural resources, reducing greenhouse gas emissions, halting biodiversity loss, and caring for valued landscapes. Sustainable agriculture is applied to farming in order to preserve the nature without compromising the quality of the future generation basic needs and thus enable to make smartness in farming. The common practices included in smart farming for sustainable agriculture are crop rotations that mitigate weeds, disease, insect, and other pest problems.
Layer-Wise Tumor Segmentation of Breast Images Using Convolutional Neural Networks
Authors: Krishnaraj Nishanth , Mekala A. Mary , M. Bhaskar , Nersisson Ruban , Joseph Raj Alex Noel
Published: December 2020

Early prediction of cancer type has become very crucial. Breast cancer is common to women and it leads to life threatening. Several imaging techniques have been suggested for timely detection and treatment of breast cancer. More research findings have been done to accurately detect the breast cancer. Automated whole breast ultrasound (AWBUS) is a new breast imaging technology that can render the entire breast anatomy in 3-D volume. The tissue layers in the breast are segmented and the type of lesion in the breast tissue can be identified which is essential for cancer detection. In this chapter, a u-net convolutional neural network architecture is used to implement the segmentation of breast tissues from AWBUS images into the different layers, that is, epidermis, subcutaneous, and muscular layer. The architecture was trained and tested with the AWBUS dataset images. The performance of the proposed scheme was based on accuracy, loss and the F1 score of the neural network that was calculated for each layer of the breast tissue.
Performance Analysis of GAN Architecture for Effective Facial Expression Synthesis
Authors: R. Karthik , B. Nandana , Patil Mayuri , Basu Chandreyee , R. Vijayarajan
Published: December 2020

Facial expressions are an important means of communication among human beings, as they convey different meanings in a variety of contexts. All human facial expressions, whether voluntary or involuntary, are formed as a result of movement of different facial muscles. Despite their variety and complexity, certain expressions are universally recognized as representing specific emotions - for instance, raised eyebrows in combination with an open mouth are associated with surprise, whereas a smiling face is generally interpreted as happy. Deep learning-based implementations of expression synthesis have demonstrated their ability to preserve essential features of input images, which is desirable. However, one limitation of using deep learning networks is that their dependence on data distribution and the quality of images used for training purposes. The variation in performance can be studied by changing the optimizer and loss functions, and their effectiveness is analysed based on the quality of output images obtained.
Discarding Political Hypocrisy and Mystification of Xenophobia While Maximizing the Economic Weight of Immigrant Nationals in African Economies
Authors: Mabena Keatlegile Moses
Published: November 2020

The chapter challenges existing political hypocrisy perpetrated by anti-immigrant proponents including politicians and governments in some purposively selected African countries which form part of this case study. The chapter selected South Africa, Nigeria, Libya and Kenya to provide background to investigate the identified problem. This chapter premises that in the selected countries, manifestations of xenophobia in society are perpetrated by hypocritical political speeches of politicians and government officials. These speeches mystifies xenophobia. Politicians and government officials denied existence of xenophobia to justify their xenophobic rhetoric. There is what others have called ‘denialism' with regard to xenophobia in countries such as South Africa where influential politicians including government officials would create theories such as ‘criminality' and influence of ‘third force' which lead to locals attacking immigrant nationals. The chapter presents that, indeed there have been historical xenophobic manifestations in the selected countries which were in the main sponsored by political hypocrisy of politicians and government officials. Political leaders used inflammatory political rhetoric during economic hard times to exonerate themselves from non-delivery of expected service by their electoral bases, and therefore resorted to xenophobic utterances. Contrary to some assertions, immigrant nationals were crucial for local economic growth and general development. Political leaders and government officials should enforce policies and practices that protect immigrant nationals from any harm or any type of violence. Locals should also be educated about the Human Rights of immigrant nationals in terms of domestic statutes and international obligations of states. Also, locals should be educated on the positive contributions immigrant nationals make in society. Locals could learn appreciation of diversity, and therefore be prepared to embrace multi-culturalism in the era of growing internationalization and globalisation.
Immigrant Entrepreneurship in Africa
Authors: Chisala Chibwe
Published: November 2020

This chapter enriches the knowledge base on immigrant entrepreneurship and outlines the critical role immigrant entrepreneurs play in socio-economic settings of African communities. It particularly investigates the contributions of immigrant entrepreneurship to Zambia's economic development. The chapter is anchored on the embedded mixed theory and an African humanist philosophy of Ubuntu. It tries to change the perception of the native citizens towards immigrants as such, avert the social challenges that immigrants encounter in host countries such as xenophobia or afrophobia. By employing a qualitative methodology approach, the chapter argues that immigrant entrepreneurs have had a positive impact on Zambia's socio-economic development through the creation of jobs, transfer of skills and competences. The chapter recommends that immigrant entrepreneurship should be supported and mainstreamed into national economic development policies of African countries.
Anomaly Detection for Nodes Under the Cloud Computing Environment
Authors: Lei Yang , Jiang Ying
Published: November 2020

Due to the services diversity and dynamic deployment, the anomalies will occur on nodes under cloud computing environment. If a single node generates an anomaly, the associated nodes are affected by the abnormal node, which will result in anomaly propagation and nodes failure. In this paper, a method of anomaly detection for nodes under the cloud computing environment is proposed. Firstly, the node monitoring model is established by the agents deployed on each node. Secondly, the comprehensive score is used to identify abnormal data. The anomaly of the single node is judged by the time window-based method. Then, the status of directly associated nodes is detected through normalized mutual information and the status of indirectly associated nodes is detected through the node attributes in the case of a single node anomaly. Finally, other associated nodes affected by the abnormal node are detected. The experimental results showed that the method in this paper can detect the anomalies of single node and associated node under the cloud computing environment effectively.
Integrating Online and Onsite Participation in Urban Planning
Authors: Thoneick Rosa
Published: November 2020

The present contribution offers an assessment of the development and implementation of the digital participation system in Hamburg, Germany. The system utilises open and public planning data within a web-based interface and a physical decision-support tool. These technologies are integrated in urban planning processes, namely through citizen participation and citizen engagement. The research presented in this paper assesses the impact of the digital participation system by evaluating three key aspects shared with traditional citizen-participation methods: (1) the selection of participants, (2) the modes of communication used, and (3) the authority and power. The assessment is based on the analysis of data collected from interviews and a usability and user-experience study. For the analysis and comparison of DIPAS to other participation formats, this paper introduces a visual assessment tool, the participation cube. The digital participation system is found to have diversified the selection of participants and improved collaboration with the general public. However, it did not facilitate higher decisional power, due to the lack of legal adjustments. The author argues that new forms of participation should not only rely on digital tools, but should also engage with the institutional and procedural context in which participation occurs. Several strategies are suggested to support an inter-disciplinary approach at the intersection of technical tools and traditional planning practices. These hybrid strategies would allow the seamless integration of citizen contributions into the creation of urban development plans.
Automatic Facial Expression Recognition System Using Shape-Information-Matrix (SIM)
Authors: Nandi Avishek , Dutta Paramartha , Nasir Md
Published: November 2020

Automatic recognition of facial expressions and modeling of human expressions are very essential in the field of affective computing. The authors have introduced a novel geometric and texture-based method to extract the shapio-geometric features from an image computed by landmarking the geometric locations of facial components using the active appearance model (AAM). Expression-specific analysis of facial landmark points is carried out to select a set of landmark points for each expression to identify features for each specific expression. The shape information matrix (SIM) is constructed the set salient landmark points assign to an expression. Finally, the histogram-oriented gradients (HoG) of SIM are computed which is used for classification with multi-layer perceptron (MLP). The proposed method is tested and validated on four well-known benchmark databases, which are CK+, JAFFE, MMI, and MUG. The proposed system achieved 98.5%, 97.6%, 96.4%, and 97.0% accuracy in CK+, JAFFE, MMI, and MUG database, respectively.
Disaster Mitigation Under Complex Contingencies
Authors: Wright Jan Folkmann
Published: November 2020

Disasters have always been part of human history. Although global safety has increased over the years, it is a question if the positive trend will continue. The most discussed major uncertainty is climate change, temporarily dwarfed by the COVID-19 virus pandemic. There are however many other challenges due to an increasingly connected and complex world. Failure to recognize an approaching danger is as human as the exaggeration by those who get worried too easily. If risk management systems shall handle the new risks, substantial advances in how to identify new risks are needed as well as improvements in the identification of cost-efficient mitigations. The collateral damage caused by mitigative measures can be high. Invasive actions, possibly amplified by social and traditional media, may disrupt supply chains and factories, and whole economies might suffer. A risk management system that can identify types of global risks and evaluate measures on cost-efficiency is needed to see if the cure could become worse than the disease.
World Experience
Authors: Aslanishvili Davit (David)
Published: November 2020

This research studied the problem of the large-scale disproportion of success in the development of the banking sector and mostly unsuccessful development of the real sector of the economy. It should be noted that this disproportion is a subject of consideration in contemporary economic literature and the research is an attempt to broaden the issue and share ideas inside the international scientific circles. The main problem in the research is the impact of the banking sector's credit portfolio and the functioning of credit markets on the economic growth of the country. From the economic point of view, the main function of banks is to increase the financing/lending of funds as the core point to increase investments in the economy. Thus, the development of the country in economic terms depends on the increase of investments. At present, it is in the hands of the banking sector to lead us to the economic immobility or to accelerate country's economic development through efficient allocation of resources.
Quantum Mechanical Analysis on Modeling of Surface Potential and Drain Current for Nanowire JLFET
Authors: Bora N. , Deka N. , Subadar R.
Published: November 2020

This paper presents an analytical model for ultra scaled symmetric double gate (SDG) nanowire junctionless field effect transistor (JLFET), which includes charge quantization in all the regions of operation. This model is based on a first-order correction for the confined energies obtained by solving the Schrodinger’s equation. The model is able to predict the quantum mechanical effects (QME) on the surface potential, drain current and transconductance for a highly doped and extremely thin silicon layer of thickness down to 4nm. The results obtained are validated by comparing with GENIUS 3D TCAD quantum simulations.
Poker playing among women: Understanding factors associated with gambling problems
Authors: Morvannou Adèle , Kairouz Sylvia , Andronicos Mélina , Jobin Emilie , Berbiche Djamal , Dufour Magali
Published: December 2020

Poker players are at high risk of experiencing gambling problems. Despite the feminization of gambling, little is known about the problems associated with poker playing among women. This cross-sectional study aims to examine relationships between gambling problems and factors generally associated with gambling problems (gambling behaviours, substance use and mental health) among women poker players. A total of 46 women were recruited through a broader prospective cohort study from the province of Quebec, Canada. The outcome variable of interest was participants’ scores on the Problem Gambling Severity Index (PGSI); the predictive variables were gambling behaviours, alcohol and drug misuse (DEBA-Alcohol and drugs) and mental health (Beck anxiety and depression). Multiple logistic regression analyses revealed that the factors associated with gambling problems among women poker players are distinct from those of men. For women, severity of gambling problems is positively associated with Internet poker playing, playing slot machines and smoking cigarettes (p < .05). However, among these women, alcohol and drug misuse and mental health are not associated with gambling problems. Therefore, it is important to understand the risks associated with women poker players to develop preventive strategies adapted for this population and to adjust interventions accordingly.RésuméLes joueurs de poker sont une population à risque de présenter des problèmes de jeu. Malgré la féminisation des jeux de hasard et d’argent (JHA), les connaissances sont limitées quant aux problèmes liés au poker chez les femmes. Cette étude transversale vise à documenter le lien entre les problèmes de jeu et les facteurs généralement associés aux problèmes de jeu (comportements de jeu, consommation de substances et santé mentale) chez les joueuses de poker. Au total, 46 femmes ont été recrutées dans le cadre d'une étude de cohorte prospective plus large réalisée dans la province de Québec, au Canada. Le score à l'Indice Canadien du Jeu Excessif (ICJE) était la variable dépendante; les variables prédictives étaient les comportements de jeu, l'abus d'alcool et de drogues (DEBA-Alcool et Drogues) et la santé mentale (Inventaire d’anxiété et de dépression de Beck). Les analyses de régression logistique ont révélé que les facteurs associés aux problèmes de jeu chez les joueuses de poker sont distincts de ceux des hommes. Pour les femmes, la gravité des problèmes de jeu est positivement associée à jouer au poker sur Internet, à jouer aux machines à sous et à fumer des cigarettes (p < 0,05). Toutefois, chez ces femmes, ni l'abus d'alcool et de drogues, ni la santé mentale ne sont pas associés aux problèmes de jeu. Il est donc important de comprendre les risques associés aux problèmes de jeu chez les joueuses de poker afin de développer des stratégies de prévention adaptées à cette population et d'ajuster les interventions en conséquence.
Associations Between Youth Unemployment and Underage Gambling in Europe
Authors: Spångberg Jessika , Svensson Johan
Published: December 2020

The aim of this work was to explore the associations between youth unemployment and youth engagement in gambling forms that have age limits, namely, slots, sports betting, and cards, both online and offline. Cross-country data were provided by the 2015 European School Survey Project on Alcohol and Other Drugs, a school survey focused on 16-year-olds. Gambling analyses included 30 countries (n = 81,229 respondents). Descriptive analysis with statistical plot diagrams was used and the computed coefficient of determination adopted to identify correlations. The suggested correlation was further tested by multilevel logistic regression analysis, controlling for gender at Level 1 and for the Inequality Human Development Index, gross domestic product/capita, and public health expenditure at Level 2. Underage gambling was associated with a higher degree of adolescent unemployment. The results indicate that youth unemployment is associated with underage gambling, implying that a broad public health framework is needed in the prevention of problem gambling.RésuméCe travail de recherche visait à étudier le rapport entre le chômage des jeunes et leur pratique des jeux de hasard qui comportent une limite d’âge, à savoir les machines à sous, les paris sportifs et les cartes, tant en ligne que hors ligne. Il s’appuie sur des données transnationales provenant de l’European Survey Project on Alcohol and Other Drugs(ESPAD) de 2015, une enquête menée dans les écoles auprès des jeunes de 16 ans. L’étude couvre 30 pays (n= 81 229 répondants). Une analyse statistique descriptive a été réalisée dans le but d’établir des corrélations. La corrélation ainsi relevée a fait en outre l’objet d’une analyse de régression logistique en considérant le sexe comme facteur principal et, comme facteurs secondaires, l’Indice de développement humain ajusté aux inégalités (IDHI), le produit intérieur brut (PIB) par habitant et les dépenses de santé publique. La pratique des jeux de hasard en deçà de l’âge limite est associée à un degré élevé de chômage chez les adolescents. Les résultats indiquent qu’il existe un lien entre le chômage des jeunes et la pratique des jeux de hasard en deçà de l’âge limite, d’où la nécessité de mettre en place un cadre de santé publique élargi en matière de prévention du jeu pathologique.
DYNAMIC MODELING OF WAVE ENERGY CONVERSION SYSTEM USING HYDROSTATIC TRANSMISSION
Authors: DIEP NGUYEN NGOC , TUAN LE DUY
Published: November 2020

This paper will design a wave energy conversion model using hydrostatic transmission. Then, the optimal radius of the buoy is obtained so that wave energy capture ability of the system is maximum. In this study, the data of the wave in the Ocean such as: wave length, wave period, wave high are known.Next, Amesim and Matlab software are used for the simulation of the proposed system. The simulation results confirm that in the case of optimal buoy radius, the energy capture effectiveness of the system is better than that in the case of the random buoy radius. Finally, some conclusions are also given.
INDICADORES VALORATIVOS DE LA CONTRIBUCIÓN A LA SOSTENIBILIDAD DEL MINISTERIO DE RELACIONES EXTERIORES Y MOVILIDAD HUMANA (MREMH) DE ECUADOR
Authors: Vera-Viteri Leonado Vicente , Ramos-Alfonso Yanelis , Castro-Coello Ricardo Larry
Published: November 2020

La necesidad mundial de desarrollo de las actuales generaciones, sin perjudicar a las venideras, es un asunto de suma importancia; a lo cual la Organización de Naciones Unidas (ONU) y los diferentes gobiernos nacionales prestan una especial atención. En ese contexto, los Ministerios de relaciones Exteriores tienen una alta responsabilidad social en el cumplimiento de los objetivos de desarrollo sostenible (ODS), en el logro de asentamientos humanos más seguros y resilientes; la reducción de la desigualdad entre los países; la disminución de la pobreza y la construcción de una sociedad más inclusiva y equitativa. El presente artículo tiene como objetivo la identificación de indicadores valorativos de la contribución del MREMH ecuatoriano al desarrollo sostenible; así como la propuesta de un índice integral. Para el análisis fueron empleadas como herramientas el trabajo con expertos, el método Kendall, el triángulo de Fuller. Fueron identificados un total de 23 indicadores, a valorar integralmente a partir del Índice de Contribución Integral a la Sostenibilidad (ICIS); como útil herramienta de monitoreo y mejora continua.

Palabras clave: Sostenibilidad, Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores, indicadores.
Aplicación de técnicas de relajación en pacientes preoperatorios, hospitalizados y sus cuidadores.
Authors: Porras-Caballero Frida Carmina , Rosales Sánchez Karen Paola , Medellín Navarro Diana Victoria , Sánchez Jáuregui Daniela Fernanda
Published: December 2020

El objetivo del presente estudio fue demostrar la efectividad de tres técnicas cognitivas conductuales, dos de relajación y una de intervención, para disminuir los niveles de ansiedad en pacientes preoperatorios y hospitalizados, así como en sus cuidadores. La muestra estuvo conformada por 155 pacientes y cuidadores, de las áreas de preoperatorio y hospitalización, del Christus Muguerza Hospital Alta Especialidad, de Monterrey, Nuevo León, México, a quienes se les evaluó el nivel de ansiedad previo y posterior a las técnicas de relajación con los instrumentos. Los niveles de ansiedad disminuyeron significativamente, de acuerdo a los resultados, por lo que se podría aseverar, que las técnicas de relajación utilizadas permiten al paciente y/o cuidador tener una sensación de bienestar.
Fundamentos teóricos que sustentan un protocolo de investigación para el abordaje de factores de personalidad y su incidencia en el bajo rendimiento académico de estudiantes de segundo semestre de la Licenciatura en Pedagogía de la Universidad Pedagógica Nacional no. 123, Iguala, Guerrero.
Authors: Ceballos López Héctor de Jesús
Published: December 2020

La presente investigación aborda cómo los seres humanos desarrollan una personalidad desde su nacimiento hasta la edad estudiantil de educación superior y de qué manera impacta en los jóvenes estudiantes de la Universidad Pedagógica Nacional 123 de Iguala, Guerrero en el bajo rendimiento académico.
Çoğulcu Toplum Okullarında Din Eğitiminin Birlikte Yaşama Kültürüne Etkisi
Authors: YAZIBAŞI Muhammed Ali
Published: December 2020

Savaş, eğitim, ekonomik problem ve ırkçı saldırıların neden olduğu göç dalgaları, toplumsal yapıların değişmesine ve yeni toplumsal yapıların ortaya çıkmasına sebep olmuştur. Ortaya çıkan toplumsal yapılardan birisi de çoğulcu toplumdur. Bu toplumda farklı inanç, kültür, düşünce ve ideolojiye sahip bireyler aynı ortamı paylaşmaktadır. Böyle bir ortamda sosyal hayatın barış ve huzurunun sağlanabilmesi için birlikte yaşama kültürünün oluşturulması gerekmektedir. Birlikte yaşama kültürünün oluşa bilmesi için de herkes farklılıklarıyla kabul edilmelidir. Bu durumun oluşmasında okul ve din eğitiminin önemli rolü vardır. Bu bağlamda okullardaki din eğitiminde uygulanmak üzere Mezheplere Göre Din Öğretimi, Mezheplerüstü Din Öğretimi, Dinlerarası Din Öğretimi ve Fenomenolojik gibi din öğretimi yaklaşımları geliştirilmiştir. Bu yaklaşımlar sayesinde birey hem inandığı dinini hem de diğer dinleri kaynaklarından öğrenmektedir. Böylelikle bireyler önyargılarından ve ötekileştirme duygusundan kurtulabilmektedir. Araştırmanın amacı okulda din eğitiminin çoğulcu toplumlarda birlikte yaşama kültürüne etkisini tespit etmektir. Çalışmada nitel araştırma deseninden belge tarama yöntemi kullanılmıştır. Araştırmada okulda din eğitiminin insan için bir ihtiyaç olduğu tespit edilmiştir. Ayrıca birey söz konusu eğitim sürecinde farklı inanç, dil ve kültür sahibi bireyleri tanıma fırsatı yakaladığı için din eğitiminin özellikle çoğulcu toplumlarda birlikte yaşama kültürüne katkıda bulunduğu da tespit edilen önemli sonuçlardan bir diğeridir.