bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Desigualdades de raça e gênero nas relações econômicas e culturais brasileiras
Authors: Grubba Leilane Serratine , Oliveira Juliana Pires de
Published: November 2022

A pesquisa tematiza as desigualdades interseccionais de raça e gênero no âmbito econômico e cultural brasileiro. Parte-se da colonialidade do poder na constituição dos dispositivos de raça e gênero, com o objetivo de analisar como as desigualdades se constituíram, historicamente, mediante um projeto que cristalizou formas de exploração econômica e cultural. O problema de pesquisa é: como o sistema socioeconômico brasileiro se utiliza das pessoas racializadas, em especial, das mulheres negras? A pesquisa emprega o método da complexidade e contribui para o campo ao evidenciar alternativas políticas de articulação entre igualdade e identidade, para reestruturar a organização social e garantir a coexistência equitativa de gênero, raça e classe, principalmente, visando à desconstrução da colonialidade do poder e redistribuição socioeconômica.
Análise da mediação e conciliação na recuperação judicial da empresa à luz da teoria dos jogos
Authors: Calças Manoel De Queiroz Pereira , Guinsani Felipe
Published: November 2022

O tema da presente pesquisa é a mediação e conciliação na recuperação judicial da empresa à luz da teoria dos jogos. A análise se dará a partir do conceito e evolução dos institutos da mediação e conciliação. Na sequência será examinada a eficácia da autocomposição. Desse ponto, a pesquisa segue para uma abordagem do acordo e mediação na recuperação judicial da empresa. Sendo que, neste contexto, serão destacadas algumas noções relativas à empresa e suas funções econômica e social. Objetiva-se, assim, proceder-se a uma análise da autocomposição na recuperação judicial, mormente diante da complexidade deste tipo de processo, que envolve uma quantidade enorme de credores, muitas vezes com interesses antagônicos. A técnica de pesquisa utilizada é a bibliográfica e documental, a partir de uma abordagem dedutiva sobre o tema.
SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY OF PUBLIC CULTURAL
INSTITUTIONS – THE EXAMPLE OF MUSEOLOGY.
OBSERVATIONS, REFLECTIONS AND
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS – SUMMARY OF THE
FOCUS GROUP STAGE
Authors: Otmianowska Marianna , Bukalska Izabela
Published: November 2022

The term ‘social responsibility of museums’
implies various associations, most frequently referring to
the sphere of management and the activities of commercial
entities in accordance with the ISO 26000 standard. In
this article, we report on some of the tasks performed in
connection with a project based on a sociological perspective
and addressing the social responsibility of public
cultural institutions such as museums. As this concept is
relatively new, we decided to check how it is understood
in the social world of Polish museum professionals. The
research was therefore carried out using elements of
the grounded theory methodology, i.e., the concepts
(categories) were not defined at the outset, but defined and
characterised in the course of the research according to the
understanding of the respondents. Using a triangulation of
methods, an analysis of found data, individual interviews
in Polish museums (IDI) and focus group interviews
(FGI) in Polish and international groups were conducted.
A particularly interesting strand of the Project was museum
education and its growing importance. This article focuses
on the conducted focus group interviews (FGI). A specific
commentary on the findings is provided by the reflections
given during a guest lecture by Dr Bernadette Lynch
organised as part of the Project.
Stationary rehabilitation robot and functional electrostimulation for the treatment of patients in the initial six months after stroke: a randomized controlled trial
Authors: Niewolak Kamila , Pecyna Paula , Piaskowska Jolanta , Piejko Laura , Marszałek Wojciech , Baumgart Mariusz , Bula Aleksandra , Polak Anna
Published: November 2022

Background: Results from studies investigating the effects of rehabilitation robots, including those using robots combined with functional electrostimulation (FES), on gait quality and postural control post-stroke are conflicting. Therefore, the evidence supporting the use of this approach to rehabilitation remains inconclusive and further research is required into how robotic therapy and FES can improve gait function and postural control at different times after stroke. Aim of the study: To gain knowledge on the effectiveness of stationary robotic exercises, and robotic exercises combined with FES of the lower extremity muscles, on activities of daily living, gait quality, postural control, and quality of life, in people who were between one and six months post-stroke. Material and Methods: A randomized controlled clinical pilot study was conducted. Forty-three post-stroke patients hospitalized at a rehabilitation center were randomly assigned to the following three groups: the GEO Group, for whom stationary robotic exercises were provided, the GEO+FES Group, for whom stationary robotic exercises were provided in combination with FES, and the Control Group, for whom conventional overground gait training was provided. Exercises were undertaken by all groups for 20 minutes a day, six days a week, for three weeks. In addition, all patients were provided with basic post-stroke therapy based on the principles of best clinical practice. All patients were assessed for stroke symptoms before and after therapy using the National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS), for independence in activities of daily living using the Barthel Index, and for quality of life using the Stroke Impact Scale Questionnaire. Static and dynamic postural control and gait performance were assessed using the Berg Balance Scale, the Timed Up and Go Test, the Functional Reach Test, and the 10 Meter Walk Test. Static postural control and gait quality were also assessed using a treadmill with a stabilometric platform. Results. Exercising on a stationary robot, both with and without FES of the lower extremity muscles, contributed to a statistically significant reduction in stroke symptoms (NIHSS, p<0.05). Additionally, exercising on a stationary robot without FES application significantly improved patient quality of life (p<0.05). However, these effects were not significantly different between the experimental and control groups. Conclusions. Stationary robotic exercise, either with or without FES, can be used as a substitute for traditional overground gait training to reduce stroke symptoms and improve quality of life in the first six months post-stroke. They can also be used as exercises to augment standard post-stroke therapy.
„Kwiat zapachu przyjemnego...” O miarach woni w polszczyźnie ogólnej
Authors: Skorupska-Raczyńska Elżbieta
Published: November 2022

Olfaction is one of the human senses which allows people to identify the surrounding reality, reacting to negative or positive smells and remaining indifferent to neutral ones. Their perception and reception are conditioned by individual conditions and experiences. The description of the odor measure and its intensity – due to the lack of an objective comparative value – is mostly based on stylistically marked and colloquial vocabulary. It applies to both pleasant and unpleasant sensory experiences in the olfactory area. The number of scent terms increases with its intensity. The sense of smell is also conceptualized by proverbs (about one hundred items), including those based on comparisons and ripe ones.
Nazewnictwo roślin leczniczych w pracach ojca Andrzeja Czesława Klimuszki – franciszkanina z Elbląga
Authors: Stec Wanda
Published: November 2022

The article deals with the topic of naming medicinal plants in the books of the Franciscan from Elbląg– Father Andrzej Czesław Klimuszko. The article presents the figure of Elbląg’s ‘herbalist in a monk’s frock’, a famous healer, who helped the sick and the poor with passion and dedication. The readers can acquaint themselves with the story behind the creation of his extremely popular phytotherapy guides in which he included unique healing recipes, valued and used to this day. Despite the lack of formal professional training, Father Klimuszko understood the beneficial power of herbs and their effect on the human body. He appreciated the need to follow the principles of botanical nomenclature and applied them consistently in his texts. Thanks to this, his works in the field of herbal medicine have both practical and scientific value.
Wina i kara w hebrajszczyźnie biblijnej
Authors: Termińska Kamilla
Published: November 2022

Semantically linked notions of guilt and punishment are realized in biblical Hebrew through collections of roots which carry within themselves idiomatic images. Guilt is first of all – apart from distortion and damage – going astray, lacking prudence, and being separated from the group of relatives and friends against the will of the leader, and losing vital strength.
Punishment, on the other hand, is realized through the images of court proceedings, processes of bringing up children, and also violations by beating of bodily integrity.
BARRIERS AND POSIBILITES OF IMPROVING PROCESS OF BECOMING INDEPENDENT BY MINORS LEAVING RESOCIALIZATION FACILITY
Authors: Kamiński Arkadiusz
Published: November 2022

Youth Educational Centers (YEC) are open social rehabilitation institutions for socially maladjusted adolescents who are placed in such centres by court order. The wards who become self-dependent and return to their usual destructive upbringing environments give cause for concern. There is a risk that various social rehabilitation and educational measures taken in the center will be undone. If a person is to function well, they need to be provided with necessary assistance during the so-called self-empowerment process that will prepare them to function in society. This article is to draw attention to the impact of the YEC aiming at the self-empowerment of wards, exampled by the “Odskocznia” Youth Educial Center in Kalety.
FEELINGS EXPERIENCED BY 7-YEAR-OLD CHILDREN DURING EXPERIMENTAL COGNITION OF REALITY (BASED ON CREATIVE KIDS – SEARCHING FOR INDIVIDUALITY PROJECT)
Authors: Lulek Barbara
Published: November 2022

The educational process is a meeting place of students and teachers in which children and young people absorb the content, based on transmission or transaction model. Research activities as such inspire students to ask questions and get answers, often accompanied by emotions. Subjective experience enhances children’s daily learning process. The author tries to answer the question: What emotions are experienced by first grade pupils (7 year-old), when they are experimenting in nature-related classes and categorise them. Class participants’ presentations about the feelings related to experimental cognition of reality were collected through interviews. They were categorised, given sense and meaning. The study included 307 randomly selected primary school first-grade students.
De la investigación en obesidad y covid-19
Authors: Anaya Juan Manuel
Published: November 2022

Fragmento

El hilo conductor de este número de MEDICINA es la obesidad, la cual aumenta progresivamente en la población infantil y adulta en Colombia y en el mundo; y cuyo impacto negativo en la severidad y mortalidad de la COVID-19 es evidente.

Se estima que cerca de la mitad de la población colombiana tiene sobrepeso u obesidad, con repercusiones nefastas en morbilidad y mortalidad (1). La ley 1355 de 2009 definió la obesidad y las enfermedades crónicas no transmisibles asociadas a esta como una prioridad de salud pública. En el artículo 19 de esta ley se describe la agenda de investigación en la cual “el Ministerio de la Protección Social deberá establecer en conjunto con Colciencias (ahora Ministerio de Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación), acciones orientadas a definir y desarrollar una agenda de investigación, para estudiar los determinantes del ambiente físico y social asociados con las enfermedades crónicas no transmisibles y la obesidad en el contexto de las regiones colombianas, las evaluaciones económicas y evaluación de la efectividad de intervenciones políticas, ambientales y comunitarias dirigidas a la promoción de la actividad física y de una alimentación balanceada y saludable”.
Académico honorario Egon Lichtemberger Salomón y académico correspondiente extranjero Roger Guerra-García
Authors: Jácome Roca Alfredo
Published: November 2022

El Académico Egon Lichtenberger falleció en Bogotá en mayo de 2020, a sus 99 años. Ante la situación de la comunidad judía durante el gobierno del Tercer Reich, en 1936 su familia emigró a Bogotá, pensando en que con Hitler, ningún lugar de Europa era seguro. El joven Egon quedó marcado por aquel inhumano “holocausto judío” que lo volvió escéptico de la rectoría del universo, aunque su vida fue un testimonio de la posibilidad de un mundo mejor. Fue un gran admirador de Churchill, por la entereza que mostró para enfrentar sin reparos al líder nazi, sin quitar la vista del soviético. Tal vez era el sentimiento de la época, también experimenté lo mismo, aunque dos décadas después. Estudió medicina en la Universidad Nacional de Colombia e inició su formación de patología al lado de Juan Pablo Llinás (formado en París) y Manuel Sánchez Herrera, quien estuvo en Harvard. Posteriormente hizo posgrados en Durham University de New Castle Upon Tyne, en Inglaterra y el Mount Sinai Hospital, Columbia University, de Nueva York. En 1952 regresó a Colombia y se vinculó al Hospital San Juan de Dios de Bogotá, donde, aprovechando el alto número de autopsias practicadas (de fallecidos de la Hortúa, el Instituto Nacional d Cancerología, y el Instituto Materno Infantil), inició actividades docente asistenciales con microscopía diagnóstica y con reuniones clínicopatológicas que pronto se tornaron en el centro de la docencia en ese hospital, regentado por la Universidad Nacional. Por años fue jefe del departamento de Patología, y con él trabajó un grupo de renombrados patólogos, y se entrenaron muchos residentes.

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El académico correspondiente extranjero Roger Guerra-García (1933-2020) falleció a los 87 años en Lima, según información enviada por la Academia Nacional de Medicina del Perú, de la cual fue presidente. También ocupó este máximo cargo en la Academia Nacional de Ciencias del país andino. Guerra-García fue egresado de la Universidad Mayor de San Marcos e hizo estudios de postgrado en Endocrinología y Bioquímica en el Hospital Monte Sinai de Nueva York y en la Universidad de Boston. Fue por muchos años profesor universitario y en diversos períodos presidente de la Sociedad Peruana de Endocrinología, fue el primer presidente del Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología CONCYTEC -entidad similar a ColcienciasVice-Ministro de Educación, Rector de la Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia y Senador de la República. Participó en los congresos bolivarianos de endocrinología como conferencista.
Penentuan Suseptibilitas Magnetik Dan Konduktivitas Endapan Mineral Gravit Alam Dalam Kompleks Batuan Malihan Di Wilayah Km 12 Kecamatan Kolaka Kabupaten Kolaka
Authors: Ekawaty Dian , Jahidin Jahidin , Asfar Suryawan
Published: November 2022

Telah dilakukan penentuan suseptibilitas magnetik dan konduktivitas endapan mineral grafit alam dalam kompleks batuan malihan di wilayah Km 12 Kecamatan Kolaka Kabupaten Kolaka, pengambilan sampel dilakukan pada 3 stasiun. Pengukuran suseptibilitas magnetik menggunakan Bartington Magnetik Susceptibility Meter dengan sensor MS2B. Sedangkan untuk pengukuran konduktivitas dilakukan dengan menggunakan perangkat elektronik yang digunakan untuk mengukur induktansi (L), kapasitansi (C), dan resistansi (R) atau LCR meter. Nilai suseptibilitas magnetik endapan mineral grafit alam dalam kompleks batuan malihan di wilayah Km 12 Kecamatan Kolaka Kabupaten Kolaka yaitu berkisar 6 x 10-8 m3/kg sampai dengan 19.2 x 10-8 m3/kg. Sedangkan nilai konduktivitas listriknya berkisar 6.26526 x 10-6 S m sampai dengan 1.15899 x 10-3 S m
INTERPRETASI STRUKTUR BAWAH PERMUKAAN DAERAH KOTA KENDARI BERDASARKAN DATA ANOMALI MEDAN MAGNETIK LOKAL
Authors: Pancasari Ayu , Safani Jamhir , Manan Abdul
Published: November 2022

Telah dilakukan penelitan di daerah Kota Kendari yang bertujuan untuk menentukan pola sebaran anomali medan magnetik regional dan menentukan struktur bawah permukaan berdasarkan hasil pemodelan 2D data geomagnetik. Data magnetik diolah ke dalam software Microsoft Excel 2017 dan Oasis Montaj 6.4.2. Pengolahan data dilakukan dengan koreksi variasi harian, koreksi IGRF (International Geomagnetic Reference Field), Kontinuasi ke Atas, Ekstraksi Anomali Medan Magnetik Lokal dan Reduksi ke Kutub. Pola sebaran anomali medan magnetik lokal hasil RTP memiliki rentang nilai -170.2 nT hingga 150.5 nT. Secara umum, pola anomali medan magnetik lokal membentuk klosur positif dan klosur negatif. Berdasarkan hasil pemodelan 2D data magnetik lokal hasil RTP diinterpretasikan sebagai 4 formasi batuan. Formasi tersebut terdiri dari Formasi Meluhu (TRJm) dengan nilai suseptibilitas (0.00692407-0.06276903 SI) pada kedalaman ±2000 meter di bawah permukaan bumi, Formasi Alangga (Qpa) dengan nilai suseptibilitas (0.00443593-0.02470549 SI) pada kedalaman ±900 meter di bawah permukaan bumi, Formasi Buara (Ql) dengan nilai suseptibilitas (0.00371965- 0.0050391 SI) pada kedalaman ±690 meter di bawah permukaan bumi, dan Endapan Aluvial (Qa) dengan nilai suseptibilitas (0.000849-0.005039120 SI) pada kedalaman ±600 meter di bawah permukaan bumi. Disamping itu, diduga adanya sesar geser pada koordinat 443345.93 hingga 443787.77 dan sesar normal pada koordinat 447951.96  hingga 448568.64 serta pada koordinat 448865.98 hingga 449567.54
ANALISIS TINGKAT PELAPUKAN BATUAN ULTRABASA DI DESA WAWOHINE, KECAMATAN AMONGGEDO MENGGUNAKAN METODE SUSEPTIBILITAS MAGNETIK
Authors: Ernayanti Ernayanti , Jahidin Jahidin , Asfar Suryawan
Published: November 2022

Wilayah Konawe merupakan bagian dari sabuk ofiolit Lengan Tenggara Sulawesi. Analisis tingkat pelapukan batuan ultrabasa menggunakan metode suseptibilitas magnetik telah dilakukan di Desa Wawohine, Kecamatan Amonggedo, Kabupaten Konawe, Provinsi Sulawesi Tenggara. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menentukan tingkat pelapukan batuan ultrabasa pada daerah penelitian berdasarkan nilai suseptibilitas magnetiknya. Penelitian ini dilakukan pada 3 stasiun, dengan jumlah 5 handsample yang kemudian dipreparasi hingga diperoleh 84 spesimen. Spesimen tersebut kemudian diukur suseptibilitas magnetiknya menggunakan Bartington MS2 suseptibilitimeter dan sensor MS2B, kemudian diolah menggunakan Microsoft office excel. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan nilai suseptibilitas magnetik berkisar antara 54,9  10-5 SI sampai 930,6  10-5 SI . Mineral magnetik yang terkandung pada sampel berdasarkan nilai suseptibilitas magnetik dan diperkuat dari hasil analisis XRD dan XRF adalah hematite (αFe2O3), ilmenite (FeTiO3), dan goethite (FeOOH). Sampel batuan ulltrabasa pada daerah penelitian mengalami tingkat pelapukan lanjutan, ditandai dengan hadirnya mineral magnetik tersebut. Sehingga pada Desa Wawohine, Kecamatan Amonggedo, Konawe termasuk dalam tingkat pelapukan lanjutan.
Impact of the Diploma in Medical Education on the teaching performance of the specialist in General Comprehensive Medicine
Authors: Vidal Borras Emilio , Hernández González Beatriz , Castillo Piña Yolennis , Marrero Hidalgo Mildre , Lourdes Hernández Cuétara Lourdes Hernández Cuétara
Published: November 2022

Introduction: One of the tendencies of the postgraduate in the medical education in the academic field to world-wide level is the need to develop a process of evaluation with approach in performance and this requires of the preparation of the professors, specifically of familiar medicine. Objective: To value the impact in graduated medical education course a contribution in the formation docent of the general integral medice specialist in Miguel Enriquez medical school. Methods: A descriptive study was carried out with docent of the geral integral medice specialist graduated medical education course in a revision relationship, employment of theoretical methods, to apply an inquiry in the in 30 Miguel Enriquez medical school graduated. Results: It was successful in the docent category, assistant professor (33.3 %), associate professor (43.3 %) and 3.3 % full professor post graduated, a (20,0 %) master’s in science and (3.3 %) PhD, was a high level the polities and ideology, methology and educative docent performance. Conclusions: The medical educational course to general integral medice specialist permitted a surmounting level in professional and professoral superation in the graduated in the docent, academic process, besides, in the docent, educational, methology and political an ideology process
La «territorialización» de la política nacional de aguas. Efectos a nivel internacional
Authors: Sereno Amparo
Published: November 2022

En este artículo se abordan las reformas administrativas realizadas en Portugal y España como consecuencia de la transposición de la Directiva Marco del Agua. Este proceso, todavía inacabado, ha alterado la división interna de las competencias en materia de aguas. En Portugal, la gestión del agua, que se realizaba con base en la circunscripción de las correspondientes autoridades administrativas, fue alterada para coincidir con las cuencas hidrográficas. En España pasó lo contrario en algunas cuencas intercomunitarias, donde ciertas CCAA pretendían que la gestión por cuencas fuese substituida por la gestión territorial (aunque la planificación continuase a ser por cuencas). En este artículo defendemos que mientras la reforma de la administración del agua en Portugal se ha realizado en una escala, en España han entrado en juego dos escalas diferentes, lo que ha tenido importantes repercusiones. Además, estas repercusiones se han dejado notar no sólo a nivel interno, nacional, sino también en la esfera internacional. O sea, en las relaciones bilaterales entre España y Portugal.
Perancangan Semarang Wedding Center
Authors: Iga Kristy Cahyasari  , Sumarwanto  , Rizka Tri Arinta
Published: November 2022

Salah satu kegiatan bisnis yang sangat banyak adalah bisnis di bidang jasa perlengkapan pernikahan. Maraknya bisnis  dibidang pernikahan dapat di lihat dari semakin banyaknya pelaksanaan pernikahan di berbagai Gedung-gedung pertemuan. Namun beragam gedung  pertemuan  tersebut  tidak  ada  yang  memiliki  yang  fungsi  utama  sebagai tempat untuk melangsungkan pesta pernikahan. Seperti kita tahu bahwa di dalam pernikahan akan sangat banyak hal yang perlu dipersiapkan , mulai dari souvenir, undangan, tempat resepsi, gaun pengantin, catering dan sebagainya. Bahwa  di  kota Semarang sendiri masih  belum ada tempat pada ruang kota  yang menjadi pusat pelayanan jasa pernikahan yang di dalamnya menyediakan informasi yang lengkap dan tepat untuk para calon pengantin seputar persiapan pernikahan sampai terselenggaranya acara pernikahan. Selain daripada itu informasi-informasi seputar pernikahan  yang masih tersebar dan belum terorganisir dengan rapi, serta masih bersifat  tradisional  sehingga  para  calon  pengantin  harus  mengunjungi  beberapa tempat untuk mendapatkan informasi tertentu. Penggunaan konsep Arsitektur Kontermporer pada desain untuk menampilkan citra bangunan sehingga penggunaan konsep tersebut memiliki fungsi dari bangunan Wedding Center dapat dicapai melalui citra visual dari bangunan dan dapat menjadi landmark pada lingkungan. Pengaplikasiannya dilakukan secara zoning, denah, sirkulasi, maupun fasad. Diharapkan rancangan ini berguna dan memberikan inspirasi bagi pembaca.
Síntese emergética da produção de mudas de seringueira (Hevea brasiliensis).
Authors: Alberto Ambrósio Luis , Dias Mascarenhas Oliveira Marli , Cristine Piffer Gonçalves Elaine
Published: November 2022

The rubber tree seedlings are basic inputs accounted for in the economic and sustainability assessments of natural rubber production systems. The emergy synthesis evaluated sustainability by accounting the energy flows converted to emergy by multiplying their quantities of resources by the respective unit emergy values (UEVs). The rubber tree seedling UVS calculated with the biogeosphere emergy baseline of 12.0E+24 sej yr-1, had a transformity equal to 2.44E+6 sej J-1, a specific emergy of 2.68E+9 sej g-1 and emergy per seedling unit of 4.02E+12 sej unit-1. The system is sustainable as shown the renewability of 59.76%. The seedlings producer was favored in the emergy exchange relations in the sale of the seedlings, EER(U) of 0.36), and in the most the purchases of inputs, EER(F) of 71.85. The calculated UEVs are applicable in the evaluation of natural rubber production systems for the Northwest Region of the State of São Paulo, formed with seedlings produced into the plastic bags in the soil.
Viaje Al Imaginario Musical Del Compositor Edgar Martínez Lozano. La Creatividad Aplicada Al Discurso Sonoro
Authors: Martínez Lozano Edgar , Barrientos Yépez Vicente
Published: November 2022

Desde sus orígenes, la música es considerada un arte. Un lenguaje codificado presente en todas las culturas y probablemente anterior al lenguaje verbal. La música -como la ciencia-, encuentra sus bases en la observación, tiene un fundamento matemático y ayuda a desarrollar el pensamiento lógico. Platón expresaba que la música es para el alma lo que la gimnasia para el cuerpo, de lo cual se concluye, que la música es un lenguaje que sirve como un medio de expresión que posee propiedades específicas, mismas que actúan sobre el ser humano y tienen la capacidad de producirle diversos estados de ánimo que despiertan su espiritualidad e intelecto.
Antiproliferative and Antiplasmodial Investigation of Alphitonia excelsa and Arcangelesia flava
Authors: Fuentes Rolly , Valenciano Ana , Cassera Maria , Kingston David
Published: November 2022

Alphitonia excelsa (Rhamnaceae) and Arcangelesia flava (Menispermaceae) are utilized by locals in Samar island for medicinal purposes. Extracts from twigs of A. excelsa exhibited antiproliferative activity against the A2780 human ovarian cancer cell line, while a stem extract of A. flava had potent activity in an antimalarial screen against the drug-resistant Plasmodium falciparum Dd2 strain. Extracts of A. excelsa and A. flava were subjected to activity-guided isolation using column chromatography (silica gel and ODS) and HPLC. A. excelsa yielded betulinic acid (1) as its antiproliferative component, while A. flava gave palmatine (2) and jattrorrhizine (3) as its antiplasmodial components. These compounds were identified based on the comparison of their spectral data [nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) and mass spectroscopy (MS)] with literature values. The IC50 value of betulinic acid against A2780 cells was determined to be 20.6 μM. Both palmatine and jatrorrhizine had strong growth inhibitory activity against P. falciparum Dd2, with IC50 values of 0.41 μM and 0.43 μM, respectively.
Green Synthesis of Silver Nanoparticles Using Calabash (Crescentia cujete) Fruit Extract and Their Antimicrobial Properties
Authors: Legaspi Dyle , Fundador Noreen Grace
Published: November 2022

Conventional methods in synthesizing silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) make use of toxic chemicals and are expensive; thus, green chemistry has become the current trend in metal nanoparticle synthesis. In this study, ethanolic calabash (Crescentia cujete) fruit extract was used for the synthesis of AgNPs. The total phenolic content and free radical scavenging activity of the extract were 0.017 mg gallic acid equivalent/mg extract and 1.963 mg/mL, respectively. The presence of surface plasmon resonance peak within the range of 416–426 nm confirmed the formation of AgNPs. An optimization study was conducted to determine the conditions that would lead to the formation of smaller-sized nanoparticles. The optimum conditions were 60 °C for 24 h. Based on the transmission electron microscopy analysis, the AgNPs were spherical in shape with a size ranging from 4–7 nm. The antimicrobial activity of AgNPs was determined using the resazurin microtiter assay. The minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) of the AgNPs against Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli was 6.25 μg/mL. It is also noted that AgNPs had a greater inhibitory effect than chloramphenicol. The findings of this study provide a facile and eco-friendly approach for the large-scale production of AgNPs using calabash fruit extract. This also suggests the potential of AgNPs for the treatment of antibiotic-resistant bacteria.
Accurate Diagnosis of Multicomponent Babuviruses Infecting Abaca by Simultaneous Amplification of their Genome Segments
Authors: Barbosa Cris Francis , Koh Rhosener Bhea , Aquino Vermando , Galvez Leny
Published: November 2022

Abaca bunchy top virus and banana bunchy top virus (ABTV and BBTV; genus Babuvirus; Family: Nanoviridae) are two of the most destructive abaca viruses. Uniplex polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) are nucleic acid amplification techniques (NAATs) currently being used for their detection and diagnosis. However, the multicomponent nature of these bunchy top viruses has been documented to affect the diagnostic sensitivity of the aforementioned techniques, resulting in false-negative detection. This study, therefore, aimed to develop an assay that is strategic for accurate diagnosis of these multicomponent viruses. The multiplex PCR method was optimized at 56.5 °C annealing temperature (TA), and was evaluated to have 91–100% diagnostic sensitivity and diagnostic specificity (CI = 95%, n = 60) against ABTV and BBTV – more accurate than LAMP and uniplex PCR. This paper provides evidence on the effect of the multicomponent nature of ABTV and BBTV in their detection even on techniques with superior analytical sensitivity such as LAMP. Moreover, it provides a strategic diagnostic tool to circumvent difficulties in the diagnosis of multicomponent abaca viruses.
Rare Occurrence of Nautilus sp. Fossils from Batangas, Philippines
Authors: Castro Abigael , Fernando Allan Gil , Peleo-Alampay Alyssa , Javellana Geleen Rica , Marquez Dorothy Joyce , Nogot Jaan Ruy Conrad
Published: November 2022

Two nautilid (Cephalopoda, Mollusca) fossils are discovered from an exposure of the late Miocene – early Pliocene Calatagan Formation in Talim Point, Lian, Batangas, southwestern Luzon. They were identified as Nautilus sp. because of the similarity in conch shape and sutures to those of extant species of Nautilus. The two Nautilus specimens were found in a fine- to medium-grained sandstone unit and observed to be associated with other macrofossils such as corals, gastropods, bivalves, brachiopods, and echinoids. The age of the Nautilus specimens was determined through the analysis of the planktonic foraminifera in the sandstone matrix. These specimens represent the oldest fossil record of Nautilus in the Philippines.
Species-site Suitability Assessment of Native Species in Pantabangan-Carranglan Watershed Using Geographic Information System (GIS) and Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP)
Authors: Dolores Joseph Christian , Galang Marco , Dida Jan Joseph
Published: November 2022

Reforestation activities were employed in several locations of the Philippines due to deforestation. However, many of these efforts fail because of various reasons, one of which is the poor selection of species. This study aimed to improve chances of success of reforestation in one of the critical watersheds in the Philippines, the Pantabangan-Carranglan Watershed (PCW), through a Geographic Information System (GIS)-based species-site suitability assessment of selected native tree species. Thematic maps of soil properties, climate, topography, and biotic conditions were generated for the watershed. The silvical requirements of the selected native species were also established through a literature review. Thereafter, a species-site suitability analysis was done using a GIS platform with the importance of each site feature given different weights through an Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP), an approach that hasn’t been done in previous GIS-based species-site suitability assessment. Results showed that of the three species analyzed, “akle” [Albizia acle (Blanco) Merr.] was found to be the most suitable in the site, with 53% of the watershed falling under high suitability class, while “dita” [Alstonia scholaris (L) R. Br.] and “almaciga” [Agathis philippinensis (Warb.)] were both found to be suitable to the identified reforestation areas of PCW, signifying that they are able to potentially survive within the existing environmental conditions of the site. The generated spatial distribution maps of species-site suitability can serve as guides to the managers of the watershed in future reforestation activities.
Structural Properties of an S-system Model of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Gene Regulation
Authors: Farinas Honeylou , Mendoza Eduardo , Lao Angelyn
Published: November 2022

Magombedze and Mulder (2013) studied the gene regulatory system of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) by partitioning this into three subsystems based on putative gene function and role in dormancy/latency development. Each subsystem, in the form of S-system, is represented by an embedded chemical reaction network (CRN), defined by a species subset and a reaction subset induced by the set of digraph vertices of the subsystem. For the embedded networks of S-system, we showed interesting structural properties and proved that all S-system CRNs (with at least two species) are discordant. Analyzing the subsystems as subnetworks, where arcs between vertices belonging to different subsystems are retained, we formed a digraph homomorphism from the corresponding subnetworks to the embedded networks. Lastly, we explored the modularity concept of CRN in the context of the digraph.
A Study on Green HRM Practices in an Organization
Authors: Arumugam MU. , Vijai C.
Published: November 2022

Now a day, the go green policies are adopting in various environment management techniques. In India, the corporate world is going global; it’s become essential to explore green practices in the business as well as in an environment. This study focuses on various green HRM practices followed in the organization. The paper largely focuses on the various green HRM practices and the relationship between corporate social responsibility and the green human resource management. And the study extended giving suggestions to the human resource department about initiatives to make the organization green and utilization from those values.
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Published: November 2022

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1 - Ferocity of Whites, Ferocity of Capitalism
Authors: Amin Samir
Published: November 2022

Translated from the French version, was first published posthumously as a foreword to Rosa Amelia Plumelle-Uribe's book White Ferocity: The Genocides of Non-Whites and Non-Aryans from 1492 to Date (CODESRIA 2020).

Samir Amin, (1931–2018), Professor of Economics and Former Director of Third World Forum, Dakar, Senegal.
0 - Introduction: African Youth and Globalisation
Authors: Rashid Ismail
Published: November 2022

Introduction: African Youth and Globalisation
3 - Entre la rue et l’internet : pratiques revendicatives et stratégies de mobilisation de Y’en a marre, du Balai citoyen, Filimbi et de la Lucha
Authors: Dimé Mamadou , Kapagama Pascal , Soré Zakaria , Touré Ibrahima
Published: November 2022

This article analyses the mobilization practices of the citizen movements Y’en a marre in Senegal, Balai citoyen in Burkina Faso, Filimbi and Lucha in the Democratic Republic of Congo. It proposes an analysis which insists on the innovations in activism on the ground, the share devolved to information and communication technologies, idiomatic practices and channels and means of expression. It also focusses on the linguistic systems structuring the discourses, the modus operandi of the fight on the ground before taking a look at the reactions of the political powers which often oscillate between repression, cooptation, subordination, intimidation, corruption, instrumentalization, infiltration, political rip-off etc.

Mamadou Dimé, Département de sociologie, Université Gaston Berger, Saint-Louis, Sénégal. Email: mamadou.dime@ugb.edu.sn

Pascal Kapagama, Département de sociologie, Université de Kinshasa, Kinshasa, République démocratique du Congo. Email: paskpgm@yahoo.fr

Zakaria Soré, Département de sociologie, Université Joseph Ki-Zerbo, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. Email: sorefils@gmail.com

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Ibrahima Touré, Département de sociologie, Université Assane Seck, Ziguinchor, Sénégal. Email: ibrahima.toure@univ-zig.sn
3 - Dimensions of University Governance and Community Relations in Ghana
Authors: Akwasi Agyeman Edmond , Tamanja Emmanuel M. J. , Bingab Bernard B. B.
Published: November 2022

This article examines the dimensions of university governance and community relations among five public universities in Ghana. It focuses on how the universities exercise their corporate social responsibility within the communities where they are located. Place building theory was used for analysis. Key informant interviews were conducted within the research areas. Findings from the study show that there are agitations from the universities’ host communities demanding greater social responsibility and engagement. However, whereas some of the universities have developed an interdependent orientation, others have adopted an independent perspective with respect to their surrounding communities. The article recommends that a multi- stakeholder approach involving the universities, surrounding communities, government institutions and other third sector organisations is required to address the developmental needs of the communities.

Edmond Akwasi Agyeman, University of Education, Winneba. Email: kwasikyei2004@hotmail.com; eaagyeman@uew.edu.gh

Emmanuel M. J. Tamanja, University of Education, Winneba. Email: etamanja13@gmail.com; etamanja@uew.edu.gh

Bernard B. B. Bingab, University of Education, Winneba. Email: bbingab@googlemail.com
5 - Aesthetic of Innocence: Experiencing Self-filming by the San of Zimbabwe
Authors: Ureke Oswelled , Mhiripiri Nhamo A. , Mubayiwa Mercy Mangwana , Midzi Ratidzo
Published: November 2022

This article discusses the process and outcome of a participatory video production endeavour in which selected members of the Twai Twai San community in Zimbabwe were taught to operate video cameras and mobile phones for the purpose of documenting their realities. The study was aimed at finding out the nature of audio-visual narratives that the marginalised community would create if empowered to do so. The article pays particular attention to representations of the self by the San community, the underlying power dynamics and socio-technical concerns of the production process. A combination of participatory action research and filmmaking methodology was employed for the study. Data for the study were collected through interviews and focus group discussions with the filmmakers and some members of the community. The article also benefits from the authors’ observations of the film production process, which is critical in the analysis of the completed ethnographic video-films The Golden Story of Makhulela and The San of Twai Twai. The study established that the films made by the San youths projected the ways in which they perceived themselves as a community. As such, the films were some form of self(ie)-representation. This perception of themselves could be the chief reason behind the film techniques employed and narratives chosen by the San youth as well as the aesthetics of the video-films. It was also found in the study that video-film could play a critical role of preserving or archiving Tyua language, which is slowly dying among the San.

Oswelled Ureke,University of Johannesburg and Midlands State University. Email: urekeo@staff.msu.ac.zw

Nhamo A. Mhiripiri, Midlands State University. Email: mhiripirina@staff.msu.ac.zw

Mercy Mangwana Mubayiwa, Midlands State University. Email: mercymangwanam@gmail.com

Ratidzo Midzi, Midlands State University. Email: ratidzomidzi@yahoo.com
7 - Wars as Postcolonial African Illness in Uzodinma Iweala's Beasts of No Nation
Authors: Osiki Omon , Owonibi Sola , Ojedokun Oluyinka
Published: November 2022

There has always been a war somewhere in the world among Homo sapiens, allegedly the most advanced species in the universe. In Africa, right on the heels of colonialism and the celebration of independence loom the devastation and desolation of war. It is not a sweeping statement to conclude that everywhere colonialism has touched in Africa and let go, ruthless tribal wars have followed suit. The thematic preoccupation of the post-war literature is the training of children, mostly boys, to kill, in the form of the phenomenon of the ‘child soldier’. This article argues that one of the extreme cases of geopolitical illness that Africa suffers is the prominence of war in the turbulent journeys of her nation-states to nationhood. The article also examines the psychological implications of wars and bloodshed on the lives of children, who ought to be protected, which results in illness behaviours. We explore these themes with close reference to Uzodinma Iweala’s Beasts of No Nation.

Omon Osiki, Department of History and Strategic Studies, University of Lagos, Nigeria. Email: omonosiki@gmail.com

Sola Owonibi, Department of English Studies, Adekunle Ajasin University, Nigeria. Email: solaowonibi@gmail.com; olaowonibi@gmail.com

Oluyinka Ojedokun, Department of Pure & Applied Psychology, Adekunle Ajasin University, Nigeria. Email: yinkaoje2004@yahoo.com; inkaoje2004@yahoo.com
8 - The Impact of Short Message Services (SMS) Weather Forecasts on Cost, Yield and Income in Maize Production: Evidence from a Pilot Randomised Controlled Trial in Bembèrèkè, North Benin
Authors: Yegbemey Rosaine N. , Aloukoutou Aline M. , Aïhounton Ghislain B. D.
Published: November 2022

In this study we analyse the impact of weather forecasts provided to smallholder maize farmers through mobile phone short message service on self-reported labour costs, crop yield and income. We conducted a pilot field experiment, involving 331 randomly selected eligible farmers in six villages. Randomisation was done at the village level. We used three regression specifications to estimate the impacts: Ordinary Least Squares (OLS), Generalised Estimating Equations (GEE) with a small sample correction and Randomisation Inference (RI). We found that the treatment and control groups were well balanced. Farmers in the treatment group recorded lower labour costs but higher crop yield and income levels. Both the direction and the magnitude of the impact estimates were consistent across the three regression specifications, but significant with the RI model only (for labour costs and yield) or the RI and GEE models (for income). Weather forecasts can have an impact on smallholder farmers’ labour, yield and income. These findings are strong evidence of the possibility of using weather-related information and mobile phones to build smallholder farmers’ resilience to climate variability. Yet more research is required to build a solid evidence base to inform agricultural policies.

Rosaine N. Yegbemey, Laboratoire d’Analyse et de Recherches sur les Dynamiques Economiques et Sociales (LARDES), Faculté d’Agronomie, Université de Parakou, Bénin. Email: ynerice@gmail.com; rosaine.yegbemey@fa-up.bj
Aline M. Aloukoutou, Bureau de Recherche et de Développement en Agriculture (Breda-ONG). Email: alma_aline@yahoo.com
Ghislain B. D. Aïhounton, Laboratoire d’Analyseet de Recherches sur les Dynamiques Economiques et Sociales (LARDES), Faculté d’Agronomie, Université de Parakou, Bénin. Email: aihountong@gmail.com
Pengaruh Permainan Truth or Dare Terhadap Ketrampilan Bicara Bahasa Arab Siswa
Authors: A'inul Haq Muhammad
Published: November 2022

Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian eksperimen yang bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh permainan truth or dare terhadap ketrampilan berbicara Bahasa Arab maharah al-kalam siswa kelas VII Mts Mambaus Sholihin. Penelitian ini dilakukan secara luring. Adapun desain yang digunakan adalah one group pre-test & post-test. Populasi adalah peserta didik siswa kelas VII Mts Mambaus Sholihin. Pengambilan sampel dilakukan dengan jumlah semua peserta didik 16 siswa sample Population. Teknik pengumpulan data adalah pemberian pre-test sebelum penerapan permainan truth or dare dan post-test sesudah penerapanya, Adapun hasil dari penelitian dapat diketahui dengan nilai rata-rata nilai anak dalam materi maharah al-kalam pre-test yaitu 68,7 dan post-test 83,7 yang mana rata-rata memiki perbedaaan yang sangat signifikan, serta dengan melihat nilai t-test 8,24 lebih besar dari nilai (t-table 5% 2,13) dan (t-table 1% 2.95) yaitu dengan sample 15 siswa. oleh karna nilai t-0 lebih besar daripada nilai H-0 maka Ha diterima dan Ho ditolak berdasarkan data tersebut, dapat disimpulkan bahwa Permainan Truth or Dare sangat berpengaruh terhadap kemapuan bicara maharah al-kalam siswa kelas VII Mts Mambaus Sholihin
The Effectiveness of Project-Based Learning to Students Ability in Writing Recount Text
Authors: Chadafi Muammar , Fatwa Syarifudin Dea
Published: November 2022

Teaching English writing for non-native students of senior high schools is not easy. There are several things that must be considered. So that is why the students' writing skill becomes crucial. This study is aimed to know the effectiveness of Project-Based Learning to the students’ ability in writing recount text for the class 10 students of SMK Ma’arif NU Sunan Giri Mulung Driyorejo Gresik. The researcher used a quantitative research reasoning by a pre-experimental design. The population in this research is the class 10 students of the SMK Ma'arif NU Sunan Giri containing 126 students and the sample of this research is 36 students of that class. The instrument was a test that was in form of a pre-test and a post-test after given a treatment. Then data analysis used SPSS by the formula paired sample t-test. This study showed that the average obtained by the post-test was higher than the pre-test. This indicated that the treatment was successful. Paired T-test calculation researcher. T-test was calculated to determine the comparison of the two means between pre-test and post-test. The results were that the value of sig (2-tailed) is 0.001 at the critical value for the 5% level. This means that the significance value is less than 5% or (0.001 <0.05). So, the null hypothesis can be rejected. It can be concluded that the writing the recount text by project-based learning method is effective. Therefore, it was found that 57% of the students underwent the grammar errors. 43% of the students suffered the mechanics errors. The organization of errors happened in 37% of the students’ writing work. 35% of the students faced the vocabulary errors in writing the recount text. So, the future researchers need to take these percentages of the errors into consideration in their research as the students’ difficulties in writing the recount text using project-based learning.
LEVON KHACHIKIAN WORKS VOLUME II
Authors: KHACHIKYAN SHUSHANIK
Published: November 2022

«Աշխատությունների» սույն հատորը ամփոփում է ակադ. Լևոն Խաչիկյանի` հայոց միջնադարյան իշխանական տների և վարչական կազմավորումների, գաղթօջախների ու բնակավայրերի պատմությանը վերաբերող ուսումնասիրությունները` գրված ձեռագրական նոր նյութերի հիման վրա` քննական վերլուծության մեթոդով: Նույնը վերաբերում է նաև հայոց միջնադարյան արհեստագործությանն ու տնտեսական գործարքներին: Հեղինակի բացահայտումները բազում առեղծվածներ են լուծում կամ լուծման ուղի հարթում: Սկզբունքորեն նոր ու սթափ գնահատություն է տրվում Քռնայի դպրոցի գործունեությանը:
THE MANUSCRIPTS AND NEWLY DISCOVERED ADDITIONS OF SAMVEL ANETSI'S CHRONICLES
Authors: MATEVOSYAN KAREN
Published: November 2022

Աշխատությունը նվիրված է 12-րդ դարի պատմիչ Սամվել Անեցու «Հաւաքմունք ի գրոց պատմագրաց…» ժամանակագրության ձեռագրերի ուսումնասիրությանը։ Քննվում են հեղինակային բնագրին վերաբերող, ինչպես նաեւ հետագայում ձեռագրերում կատարված հավելումների հարցերը։ Միաժամանակ ներկայացվում են Մատենադարանում պահվող 16 ձեռագրից քաղված պատմական զանազան տեղեկություններ պարունակող շուրջ երկու հարյուր ժամանակագրական միավոր, անտիպ հիշատակարաններ եւ այլ նյութեր։