bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Antibiogram of bacterial flora of public health significance associated with postharvest Irvingia gabonensis seeds in Lagos State, Nigeria
Authors: Bello Temitope , Babalola Olubukola , Olu-Aderoumu William
Published: December 2022

The spread of resistant bacteria within the community has continually posed obvious additional problems for infectious control. Efforts to identifying sources of resistant bacteria have not been channeled towards medicinal food condiments. This study investigated the antibiogram of bacterial flora of public health significance associated with postharvest Irvingia gabonensis seeds in Lagos State, Nigeria. The blended, homogenized and serially diluted samples of I. gabonensis seeds were plated using the spread plate technique on selective and differential agar media. API 20E and API 20NE were used for identification of members of Enterobacteriaceae and non-Enterobacteriaceae, respectively. The agar disc-diffusion method was employed to determine the antibiotic resistance profiles of the isolates. A total of 263 bacterial isolates (129 Gram-positive and 134 Gram-negative) were encountered. Eighty-five (66%) of Gram-positive isolates exhibited resistance to penicillin, gentamicin 65 (50.4%), erythromycin 69 (53.5%), cloxacillin 63 (43.8%), chloramphenicol 73 (56.6%), amoxicillin 75 (58.1%), tetracycline 58 (45%) while 69 (53.5%) showed resistance to streptomycin. However, 87 (65%) of Gram-negative bacterial strains exhibited resistance to cloxacillin, ceftazidime 82 (61.2%), ciprofloxacin 67 (50%), gentamicin 77 (57.5%), cefotaxime 74 (55.2%), augmentin 84 (62.7%), nitrofuratoin 61 (45.5%) and 24 (17.9%) to ofloxacin. This study showed that I. gabonensis seeds could be a source of antibiotic-resistant bacterial strains, despite its enormous medicinal properties, which is a threat to public health. The antibiotic resistance patterns of isolated bacterial strains are of medical importance as there are chances of transferring resistant traits.
Nigeria's Mineral Resources For Wealth, Industry, Infrastructure And Life
Authors: Malomo Siyanbola
Published: December 2022

I would like to begin by thanking the Chairman of the occasion, a former academic renowned geologists in its own right who has found time, within thereally buy period, and we all know that it is very busy, to accept to Chair thisevent. The Special Guest of Honour, Arc Musa Sada is equally, if not more, a very busy man and has shown his commitment to the development of science (including the environmental science) by travelling from Abuja, to honour this invitation. I would also like to pay tribute and remember those great scientists and illustrious men of honour, the fellows of the Academy who passed away in the last twelve months i.e. since the last general meeting of the Academy. These are Prof Oyenuga, Prof Adesola, Dr Amenechi, Prof Oladapo and of course the Grand Patron of the Academy: Alhaji Umar Musa Yar’Adua, GCFR, the former President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. In preparing for this lecture, I was mindful of the charge that the audience will be both scientists and non-scientists. The challenge has therefore been to steer a middle course between high falluting equations or ideas in engineering geology or geotechnical engineering my special area of interest, which might interest the fellows. The alternative is something very bland for the wider public. Both have inherent risk of sending people to sleep. The one can bore the fellows to a deserved sleep after the retreat in Cotonou for Council member (and some fellows) and lunch, the other to a less deserved sleep but that which will come from a boring afternoon lecture. In the consideration I am easily reminded of the famous statement by Lord Rutherford about the point of a good physicist being able to explain quantum physics to his char woman (i.e. the housed cleaner). I hope there will be enough spice in the lecture that will capture your attention and keep you awake for its duration.
Principle of Emagnetodynamics For Composite Magnetic Pole
Authors: Animalu Alex
Published: December 2022

It is shown in this paper that geometry provides the key to the emagnetodynamics principle of operation of the machine (invented by Dr. Ezekiel Izuogu) which has an unexpected feature of driving a motor with static magnetic field. Essentially, because an array of like magnetic poles of the machine is arranged in a half circular array of a cylindrical geometry, the array creates a non-pointlike magnet pole that may be represented by a “magnetic current loop” at the position of the pivot of the movable arm. As a result, in three-dimensional space, it is possible to characterize the symmetry of the stator magnetic field B and the magnetic current loop J as a geno-dual (cube-hexagon) system by a 6-vector (J,B) (with J.B =6 0) comprising a 4x4 antisymmetric tensor analogous to the conventional electric and magnetic 6-vector (E,B) (with E.B =6 0) comprising the 4x4 antisymmetric tensor of classical electrodynamics. The implications are discussed.
Biomechanical Modelling Of Head-Head Load Carriage And Neuromuscular Control Of The Neck During Level Walking
Authors: Ibidapo-Obe Oyewusi
Published: December 2022

Head load carriage is a common phenomenon in some parts of the world. This is prevalent across sub-Saharan Africa where women and children are used as pedestrian load-transporters. It has also been observed that during gymnasium and a few sporting activities, experienced gymnasts carry loads or other gymnasts by placing them their heads. The neck plays a major role in supporting the head in balance while generating the controlled head movements that are essential for balance in the head load carriage. Hence in this study, a biomechanical model of the controlled human head-head load carriage system is developed. The biomechanics model of the head loading problem in this study is a type of constrained mechanical three-dimensional, matrix coefficients, multibody systems which arise in many applications like robotics, vehicle and machinery dynamics. This governing equation was solved using Differential Transform Method (DTM) and was validated with the fourth order Runge-Kutta numerical method (RK4). Good agreements are reached between the two solutions. The effects of head mass, head load, neck mass were investigated. Other effects such as upper and lower linkage lengths were investigated in the study. As the head load increases, there were increases in both axial and angular displacement of the head and the neck motion.
Sources Of Information On Family Life Health Education (FLHE) Among The Youth And Preparedness Of Teachers for FLHE Curriculum Delivery In Nassarawa State, Nigeria
Authors: Lan Scholastica , Obono Obomo , Osungbade Kayode , Odubanjo Oladoyin , Ogunsulire Mobolaji , Omigbodun Akinyinka
Published: December 2022

The youth constitute a significant demographic group with peculiar developmental and reproductive health needs. They encounter challenges such as limited access to proper health information needed for informed life choices and this makes them vulnerable to risky behaviour that threatens their proper development and well-being. This survey sought to find out the current and the preferred sources of information for the youth about family life health education (FLHE). It also sought to ascertain the preparedness of teachers to provide such education to in-school youth. The survey was a cross sectional study among in-school youth, out-of-school youth and science teachers in 6 selected schools in Nasarawa State, Nigeria. The findings showed that school teachers (44.1%), and mothers (28.4%) are the most common sources of FLHE information for the youth. Only 4% of the youth consider this to be satisfactory. About 36% would prefer impersonal sources such as television, films or magazines. This findings suggest that there is an urgent need for government and youth development stakeholders to redirect efforts to upscale the teaching of family life health education in schools as that is where pupils are currently obtaining the information they need. It is therefore suggested that more training should be conducted for teachers while the FLHE curriculum should be adapted to meet local needs. It is also important to prepare educational materials for media such as films, videos and magazines, as the youth have a preference for these sources.
Amplitude Spectrum and Edge Detection Attributes for Channels Discrimination and Geometry in Otumara Field, Niger Delta, Nigeria.
Authors: Odoh B , Okoli N
Published: December 2022

Geological interpretation of seismic data traditionally fulfill two main objectives: solving geometry of structures with possible hydrocarbon accumulations and correlation of recorded seismic amplitudes with lithology, with the latter based on factors largely depending on interpreters’ previous experiences. Upon the transformation of seismic data into frequency domain using the Fast Fourier Transform, the phase spectra indicate lateral geologic discontinuities while the amplitude spectra delineates temporal bed thickness variability, thus making the spectral decomposition technique an effective tool in discriminating geobody within a 3D seismic data such as channel fills and associated lithofacies. From its inception, spectral decomposition has been used in highlighting channels. In many tertiary basins such as the Niger Delta, there is a direct correlation between strong amplitude, greater porosity and the presence of hydrocarbons. We have employed such frequency attribute complimented with similarity, illustrating real possibilities in identifying stratigraphic features of interest.
Beyond Petroleum - Whither Nigeria?
Authors: Oyeneyin Mufutau
Published: December 2022

Oil and Gas (Otherwise known as Petroleum) provide a vital contribution to the Global Energy mix. Economic development and progression are known to be symmetrically linked with increasing hydrocarbon consumption but there is increasing evidence of global demand with attendant impact on alleged global warming and carbon footprint. This has led to a clamour for reduction in hydrocarbon exploration and production operations. The question therefore is: Is there a future for Petroleum? In this paper the question is answered with an emphatic YES. The paper goes further to present appropriate facts and data to support the claim as well as forward-looking statements, particularly those regarding Global/African economic growth, population and productivity growth, energy consumption, energy mix, policy support for gas utilisation and renewable energies, sources of energy supply and growth of hydrocarbon supply. There is increasing gap between global demand and supply especially in developing economies of China, India and in particular Nigeria where increasing economic growth/development, inward consumption by growing modern population, manufacturing industries and energy consumption and current low hydrocarbon recovery factor are identified as the catalysts for the demand outstripping supply. There is evidence that there will be a gap of almost 5million barrels per day between demand and supply in Nigeria by the year 2030 which will inevitably turn Nigeria into an oil importing country if there is no urgent intervention. There is scope/opportunity for aggressive exploration into and production from Deepwater environment and existing mature assets using game changing fit-for-purpose technologies and skilled manpower development supported by forward looking strategic framework enabler policies by Government working with industry the details of which are presented in the paper.
H-Index Has More Than Quantity (Publication Productivity) And Quality (Citation Impact) Nomological Dimensions
Authors: Balogun Joseph , Mamuzo Efe , Okonofua Friday , Balogun Adetutu , Oyeyemi Adetoyeje
Published: December 2022

Of all the bibliometric parameters, the h-index is the most widely used to gauge the academic productivity and contribution to disciplines. In 2005, Hirsch proposed the h-index as a robust indicator of the quantity (number of publications) and quality (impact of the citations) of a scientific publication, but this speculation has not been empirically tested. This investigation determined the contributions of quantity and quality dimensions to the prediction of h-index and identify which of the dimension is the most viable in predicting it. The h-index, total number of publications, citation, and co-authorship counts for the 80 medical and health sciences fellows of the African Academy of Sciences were obtained from the Scopus database. The h-index is significantly related to publication (r = .388, p<.001), citation (r = .309, p<.01) and co-authorship (r = .246, p<.05) counts. The three independent variables combined significantly predicted h-index (F (3, 76) = 4.68, p<.01, R2 = .156). Although the regression model is a good fit for the data, only 15.6% of the variance in h-index was accounted for by the three bibliometric parameters. Publication count is the only viable predictor, explaining 15.1% out of the 15.6% total variability in the h-index. The remaining 84.4% variance that is unexplained in this study suggests that h-index has more than the quantity and quality nomological dimensions. Follow up studies should explore the predictive viability of other bibliometric measures such as the number of “reads,” book and chapter authorships, invited presentation engagements and conference proceedings.
From Grass To Meat And Milk: Situation And Prospects In Nigeria
Authors: Oyenuga Victor
Published: December 2022

The need for a new world economic order has featured prominently lately in international dialogues. The materially rich nations appear to be getting richer while the poor ones, with all their efforts, could hardly emerge quickly enough from their comparative economic backwardness in a world made increasingly closer and inseparable by unprecedented technological advances in communication and transportation. The economic and material gaps between the developed and the Third World are widening rather than closing. An important barometer, measuring the state of economic and material progress and vigour of a nation relates to the nature and quality of its people’s diet. The industrially-advanced countries of Europe and North America and others in the developed regions consume a large amount of food energy, a high proportion of which derive from proteins of animal origin. The developing nations of Africa, Asia, and Latin America, taken as a group, on the other hand, consume much lower level of food energy and an even much smaller proportion of this comes from animal sources. Within each of the countries constituting these groupings, wide variations occur (Table 3). The economically poor Americans in the U.S.A., for example, as revealed in more recent nutritional surveys, suffer from undernutrition and protein malnutrition just as the bulk of the population enjoy over-feeding with particular reference to the consumption of animal protein and animal fat, an equally important form of malnutrition. In our country, a developing nation, the bulk of the population suffer from malnutrition, while an increasing minority get grossly over-fed. In the one case, malnutrition is a major cause of child mortality and low labour productivity; in the other, a cause of premature adult death among the over-fed minority in many developing nations and the over-fed majority in the Western nations. It is debatable as to which is more disruptive to society. Both forms of malnutrition are undesirable and should be eliminated.
Food habit and ecological balance of fish species in Osun river, Nigeria
Authors: Iyiola Adams , Kolawole Ayotunde , Akanmu Olumuyiwa , Ayanboye Abolupe , Ipinmoroti Mabel
Published: December 2022

The food habit and ecological balance of fish species in Osun River were investigated for a period of 12 months (November 2017 to October 2018) with monthly sampling of water and fish species in the river. Fish were sampled using monofilament gill nets of mesh size between 25mm and 101mm. A total of 4544 individuals belonging to 19 species and 10 families were captured. They were grouped based on their feeding habits into herbivores, carnivores, and omnivores. Carnivores dominated the River (38.63%) with Cichlids being the most abundant family (95.10%) and Oreochromis niloticus the most abundant fish species (14.10%). The Forage - Carnivore ratio (F/C) for the dry, wet and combined season was 0.64, 0.34 and 0.48 respectively. T-test showed significant differences (P < 0.05) between all the trophic groupings in relation to seasons. The mean values recorded across the sampling months were Temperature (18.70 oC ± 2.69), pH (7.10 ± 0.25) and Dissolved Oxygen (3.20 mg/L ± 0.54) while Ammonia (1.20 mg/L ± 0.18) was significantly different (P < 0.05) across the months of study. For the sampling points, mean values recorded were Temperature (17.90 oC ± 0.31), pH (7.20 ± 0.12), Dissolved Oxygen (3.20 mg/L ± 0.27 mg/L) and Ammonia (0.10 mg/L ± 0.21). The abundance of carnivores is not desirable, and it is therefore essential to maintain the ratio of forage and carnivorous fish species in the river for conservation of fish species.
Synthesis, characterization and biological evaluation of hexagonal wurtzite structured ZnO nanoparticle from Zn (II)-Schiff base complex
Authors: Ejidike Ikechukwu , Bamigboye Mercy , Ijimdiya Racheal , Seyinde Dories , Ojo Oluwatoyin
Published: December 2022

Studies on transitional metal compounds of Schiff base ligands have been of great significance due to their spectral properties and wide applications. Tetradentate Schiff base-Zn (II) complex was prepared and used as a precursor for the synthesis of Zinc oxide (ZnO) nanoparticles through a one-step calcination process at a different temperature: 250-350 °C. The influence of temperature on the antioxidant activities of synthesized nanoparticles was investigated. The precursor (zinc complexes) was characterized by melting point, thermogravimetric analysis, UV-Vis, FT-IR spectroscopy. elemental analysis, and thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) of tridentate Schiff base was synthesized and characterized using The structural studies of synthesized metal oxides were carried out with powder X-ray diffraction (PXRD), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), FTIR, and UV-visible. The energy band gap of the nanoparticles was 3.15 eV for ZnO@250, 3.31 eV for ZnO@300, while ZnO@350 was found as 3.17 eV and 3.56 eV. The average sizes of the ZnO nanoparticles were found to be around 25 nm. The antioxidant activities of the product were investigated through scavenging activity on DPPH. The obtained IC50 value of the DPPH activity for the product @ 350 °C (IC50 = 4.09 ± 0.32µM) was higher than other nanoparticles.
A Comparison Of Water Quality Of The Lower Mississippi River In Port Gibson Area, Mississippi, USA With The Otamiri River In Egbu, Imo State, Nigeria
Authors: Acholonu Alex , Austin Stephanie , Bonds Ashley , James Katyln
Published: December 2022

The Mississippi River is the second longest River in North America. It runs from Lake Itasca, Minnesota to the Gulf of Mexico. It is considered the US national principal river. Otamiri is a river that rises from Egbu, Imo State, reaches Ngor Okpula where it is joined by River Ogochia and then joins Imo River that empties into the Atlantic Ocean. Since these two bodies of water are located on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean, there was a need to find out the similarities and differences in their water quality, hence this study. In January 2017, water samples were collected from the Otamiri River in Egbu, Imo State from 3 sites 50 meters apart, transported to the US and chemically tested in the Alcorn State University laboratory using the LaMotte water pollution detection kits. During the month of July 2017, water samples were collected from three different sites, 50 meters apart, from the Mississippi River in Port Gibson area. They were taken to the Alcorn State University laboratory and tested. The Results of the tests on the two rivers were recorded and analyzed. The Otamiri River met the Mississippi Water Quality Criteria (MSWQC/EPA) with the exception of alkalinity, Carbon dioxide, and phosphate. Coliform bacteria were negative. The Mississippi River met the MSWQC with the exception of alkalinity, Carbon dioxide, dissolved oxygen (Low), hardness, and phosphate. Coliform bacteria tests were negative also. Of all the differences and similarities., the most outstanding was the Mississippi River’s very high water hardness concentration and Otamiri River’s none existence of hardness.
The Mining Of Nigerian Medicinal Plants For Cancer Therapy
Authors: Hussaini Isa
Published: December 2022

Tumour is an abnormal growth of cells which form a mass called neoplasm. When the tumor is slow growing and confined to a certain organ it is called benign. Sometimes the tumour can progress into a malignant phenotype while in some situations the cancer cells break away from a tumour mass and spread to other tissues or organs such as the brain and bones through the blood or lymph system. The tumour cells can settle in new places and form new masses. When this happens, the process is called metastasis. This type of neoplasm is called cancer. However certain tumours such as astrocytomas (brain tumors) even when malignant hardly metastasize outside the brain. In contrast breast, prostate and other cancers can metastasize to the brain. Cancer occurs when cells in a part of the body begin to grow out of control. Normal cells divide and grow in an orderly fashion, but cancer cells do not. They continue to grow and crowd out normal cells. Although there are many kinds of cancers, they all have, in common, this out-of-control growth of cells. Other hallmarks of cancers include; sustained angiogenesis (increased blood vessel supply), high invasive and migratory rates, ability to overcome programmed cell death (apoptosis), limitless proliferative potential, insensitivity to anti-growth signals and self-sufficiency in growth signals (Hanahan and Weinberg, 2000). Different kinds of cancers do not behave in the same manner. For example, lung and breast cancers are very different diseases. Cancers grow at different rates and respond to different treatments. As a result of the heterogeneity of cancers, treatment strategies should be tailored to be patient and cancer-specific.
Entrepreneurial Perception about the Factors Affecting Innovation in the Bangladeshi Small and Medium Enterprises: A Study on the Jute Diversified Products Industry.
Authors: Banu Saira , Uddin Md. Mesbah
Published: December 2022

In today’s world, innovation is inevitable for the growth and survival of businesses, especially for the Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs). This study steered to identify the factors which affect innovation of the SMEs. Here, Jute Diversified Products (JDP) industry is selected as a study area as this has emerged from the most traditional SME sector of Bangladesh. Five cases are introduced here to analyze the perceptions of the entrepreneurs regarding the motivating/ de-motivating factors in relation to innovation. The findings of the study suggest that knowledge factors, institutional factors, cost factors, market factors, legal factors, political factors, and social factors have negative impacts on innovation while some forms of administrative factors act differently in the context of Bangladeshi SMEs.
COVID-19: Challenges to Accept New Normal Life.
Authors: Das Shilpi , Sarkar Popy Rani
Published: December 2022

COVID-19 has turned the dynamic normal life into a stagnant life by disseminating the fear of infection to all. It is a period of exigency. The main objective of this study is to explore different challenges that common people are envisaging to accept a new normal life. The paper has been prepared based on the survey of 250 respondents divided into three categories: students, job holders, and businessmen. Four questions mentioning several challenges, ways of outgrowing, recommendations for authority, and different opinions of the respondents have been added to the survey questionnaire, where ‘Challenges’ is an independent variable and ‘Accepting new normal life’ is a dependent variable. The study elicits that financial crisis, mental anxieties, frustration, technological adaptation, shortage and higher costs of transportation, and price hike are the common challenges for all. The findings of the study recommend that in this unpropitious period, authority should take appropriate initiatives to help common people get relief from several challenges and adapt to new normal life. Those initiatives will reduce the pernicious impact of COVID-19 on the common people and ultimately on the economy of Bangladesh.
An Analysis of Employee Satisfaction in Physical Work Setup and Work-From-Home (WFH) in the Context of Bangladesh.
Authors: Bhattacharjee Sutapa
Published: December 2022

The COVID-19 pandemic was a black swan for the whole world. It was a phenomenon that profoundly altered the workplace context and employee work setup. Even though a number of developed nations have started taking advantage of the benefits of working from home since the last decade, Bangladesh was not one of those. This article tried to find out if there is any relationship between the work setup (i.e., working from home versus a physical work setup) and employee satisfaction by developing two hypotheses. The article went through an extensive literature review for secondary information. Primary data, on the other hand, were gathered from a total of 125 respondents from various industries. Judgmental and snowball sampling were used in the context of questionnaire circulation. The questionnaire had twenty-five questions in relation to employee learning, compensation, total hours of work, rewards and benefits, interpersonal relationships with coworkers, overall work life balance, etc. A paired t-test was carried out to identify which hypothesis could be accepted. This research article identified that because of long working hours, impact on rewards and benefits, detachment from coworkers, poor work life balance, and other factors, employees do not feel satisfied with a work-from- home setup. The analysis revealed that employee satisfaction could be largely influenced by work setup, and in the context of Bangladesh, physical work setup and factors related to it led to higher employee satisfaction.
RSM Modelling, and Multi-Object Optimization of Turning Parameters for Polyamide (PA66) Using PCA and PCA Coupled with TOPSIS
Authors: Boucherit Septi , ZAIDI Ahmed , YALLESE Mohamed Athmane , BELHADI Salim , KADDECHE Mounia
Published: December 2022

In this study, turning operations on polyamide PA66 with cemented carbide insert, were organized according to the L27 Taguchi design whose objective is the analysis of the cutting parameters on the output parameters (Surface roughness and cutting force), as well as on the calculated parameter (material removal rate (Q)). The results revealed that surface roughness is highly impacted by the feed rate, which accounts for more than 68% of the variance, followed by the cutting speed and finally the depth of cut. With respect to cutting force, depth of cut and feed rate have emerged as the most important terms.A mathematical model is then created to predict the surface roughness and cutting force. Finally, the optimal cutting regime leading to good surface quality with less cutting force and maximum productivity was examinedusing two multi criteria optimization methods namely PCA and PCA coupled with TOPSIS. The total desirability function was used as a decision criterion for evaluating the two optimization methods. The results demonstrate the potential superiority of the PCA-TOPSIS method over the PCA method.
Damage Model of Bridge Bearing and Its Influence on Train-Track-Bridge Dynamic System
Authors: KE Xinmeng , LI Fusheng , CHEN Zhaowei
Published: December 2022

Bridge bearing damage is unavoidable in railway engineering. This work presents an investigation on the damage model of bridge bearing and its influence on the dynamic responses of the high-speed train-track-bridge system. Primarily, the mathematical description of bridge bearing damage model is explained in detail, which is then compared with the traditional linear model. Then a 3D train-track-bridge dynamic model considering bearing damage is established based on the train-track-bridge dynamic interaction theory. Adopting the model, the influences of single-point-damage and multi-point-damage on the dynamic behaviors of the coupled system are deeply investigated. Results show that the calculated obtained by the proposed model and the traditional linear model are different, especially in frequency-domain. Compared to results of traditional linear model, the results obtained by the proposed model are smaller due to the additional damping effect. Bridge bearing damage has almost no influence on the train vibrations, while has great effect on bridge vibrations. The damage in z-direction mainly affects the vertical vibrations, while damage in y-direction mainly influences the lateral vibrations. Among all the damaged bearings in this work, the influence of damage in x-direction has the least influence on the system. The damage in the fixed bearing is larger than that in other bearings, indicating that more attentions should be paid to the health monitoring of fixed bearings in railway engineering.
Helical Baffle Thermohydraulic Performance Versus Segmental Baffle One
Authors: YOUSFI Mahdia
Published: December 2022

In this contribution, we reworked the Bell-Delaware technique for a HB-STHX to systematically study its thermohydraulic performance behavior in the shell side. The helical baffles are continuous quadrant sectors with five inclination angles 25°, 30°, 35°, 40° and 45° and are exanimated for six different values of Reynolds number  from  up to 40 . We have observed an increase in global heat transfer rate while a decrease in pressure loss, in continuous helical baffle case compared to segmental one. we have found that the baffle inclination 40° has the largest heat transfer coefficient, 25° gives the lowest pressure drop, whereas 45°, the largest inclination we have used, displays the greatest performance evaluation factor.
A Sampler of Numerical Expressions in "Swenglish"
Authors: MacQueen Donald S.
Published: December 2022

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The Metempsychosis of Ajax: Leopold Bloom as Excremental Hero
Authors: Anspaugh Kelly
Published: December 2022

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Tahar Ben Jelloun : témoin d'un peuple et écrivain d'une quête d'identité
Authors: Novén Bengt
Published: December 2022

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El bien y el mal en el discurso narrativo de Jorge Luis Borges
Authors: Piñeyro Juan Carlos
Published: December 2022

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Reviews and notices
Authors: Goulding Paul , Räisänen Christine , Köhlmyr Pia , Olofsson Arne , Brovik John , Bergmann Helena , Stålhammar Mall , Landmark Dan , Voillet Pascale , Paul Ronald , Korlén Gustav , Nyhlén Lars-Olof , Biedermann Edelgard , Rossenbeck Klaus , Conner Tom
Published: December 2022

Includes the following reviews:

p. 222. Paul Goulding. Giles, J. & Middleton, T. (eds.), Writing Englishness 1900-1950.

p. 223. Christine Räisänen. McGee, A., Read to Write Well. + McGee, A., Read to Write Well Answer Key.

pp. 224-235. Pia Köhlmyr. Falonius, T. & Karlsson, B., Highlights A. + Falonius, T. & Karlsson, B., Highlights of English Grammar. + Falonius, T. & Karlsson, B., Highlights B.

pp. 225-226. Paul Goulding. Shakespear, W., Macbeth.

pp. 226-228. Arne Olofsson. Törnqvist, L., Engelsk-svensk namnordbok.

pp. 228-230. John Brovik. Stone, R., Outerbridge Reach.

pp. 230-231. Helena Bergmann. Conde, M., La migration des Coeurs.

p. 231. Mall Stålhammar. Translation Perspectives IX 1996: Translation Horizions.

p. 232. Dan Landmark. Woolf, S., Nationalism in Europe 1815 to the present. A Reader.

pp. 232-233. Pascale Voillet. Lo-Johansson, I., Peddling My Wares.

pp. 233-. Ronald Paul. Hobsbawn, E., The Age of Extremes: the short twentieth century 1914-1991. 

pp. 235-237. Gustav Korlén. Kluge, F., Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache.

pp. 237-239. Lars-Olof Nyhlén. Ammon, U., Die deutsches Sprache in Deutschland, Österreich und der Schweiz.

pp. 239-240. Edelgard Biedermann. Delius, F.C., Der Spaziergang von Rostock nach Syrakus.

pp. 240-243. Klaus Rossenbeck. Svensson, G., Tyskland. Kalla fakta.

pp. 243-244. Tom Conner. Tiersky, R., France in the New Europe. Changing yet Steadfast.

pp. 244-247. Tom Conner. Porch, D., The French Secret Services. From the Dreyfus Affair to the Gulf War.
Redaktionsmeddelande/From the editorial secretary
Authors: Bengtsson Sverker
Published: December 2022

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The Development of Canadian English
Authors: Chambers Jack K.
Published: December 2022

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Schulgrammatik versus wissenschaftlich fundierte Grammatik
Authors: Freund Folke , Sundqvist Birger
Published: December 2022

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Interiores y exteriores de la literatura (vasca)
Authors: Atxaga Bernardo
Published: December 2022

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Reviews and notices
Authors: Bülow-Møller Anne Marie , Björk Lennart , Lindquist Hans , Shima Allan , Trotta Joe , Henningsson Wendy , Neuhaus Stefan , Neumann Ingrid , Arvidsson Karl-Anders , Benson Ken
Published: December 2022

Includes the following reviews:

pp. 102-103. Anne Marie Bülow-Møller. Björk, L. & Räisänen, Ch., Academic Writing.

pp. 103-105. Lennart Björk. Fjellestad, D. & Wikborg, E., Reading Texts: An Introduction to Strategies of Interpretation and Reading Texts: Teaching Suggestions.

pp. 105-108. Hans Lindquist. Svartvik, J. & Sager, O., Engelsk universitetsgrammatik (med övningsbok).

pp. 108-110. Allan Shima. Bennet, A. & Royle, N., An Introduction to Literature.

pp. 110-112. Joe Trotta. Rothenberg, J. & Joris, P. (eds), Poems for the Millenium.

p. 112. Wendy Henningsson. Lubbers, K., Born For The Shade.

pp. 112-114. Stefan Neuhaus. Reimann, B. & Wolf, Ch., Sei gegrüßt und lebe.

pp. 114-115. Ingrid Neumann. Opitz, S. (Hrsg.), Interkulturelle Kompetenz Skandinavien-Deutschland. 

pp. 116-118. Karl-Anders Arvidsson. Binon, J., Van Dyck, J., Folon, J. & Verlinde, S., Dictionnaire contextuel du français économique, tomes A-D.

pp. 118-120. Ken Benson. Navajas, G., Más allá de la postmodernidad.
Themes in Contemporary Irish Literature
Authors: Persson Åke
Published: December 2022

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A question of (in)definiteness. A look at the Swedish pronoun man in English translations.
Authors: Norell Pia
Published: December 2022

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"Journaille" (1997) und "Rheinfahrt" (1996)
Authors: Bierman Wolf
Published: December 2022

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Mit die Länder Europas? Zur Lernersprache schwedischer Germanistikstudenten
Authors: Magnusson Gunnar
Published: December 2022

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La vie devant soi - une supercherie littéraire
Authors: Östman Anne-Charlotte
Published: December 2022

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Les verbes auditifs et visuels en analys contrastive
Authors: Tegelberg Elisabeth
Published: December 2022

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Conectores semánticos y pragmáticos
Authors: Bravo Cladera Nadezhda
Published: December 2022

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Postmodernist writing and contemporary British fiction: Are contemporary British novelists writing about contemporary Britain?
Authors: Monteith Sharon
Published: December 2022

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An Outline of the Language Acquisition Debate
Authors: Karlsson Egon
Published: December 2022

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Lo ideológico en la instancia comunicativa
Authors: Piñeyro Juan Carlos
Published: December 2022

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Julio Llamazares un escritor español para lectores escandinavos
Authors: Izquierdo José María
Published: December 2022

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ASSESSMENT OF THE SECURITY LEVEL OF MODERN STANDARDIZED CRYPTOGRAPHIC TRANSFORMATIONS
Authors: Lavryk I. , Chevardin V. , Marchuk O.
Published: December 2022

Сучасні системи криптографічного захисту інформації, які будуються на основі математичних перетворень в кільці, групі та групі точок еліптичних кривих, більше не вважаються перспективним напрямком для подальшого розвитку систем захисту інформації. Це пов’язано з появою реального квантового комп’ютера, що призвело до активізації нового етапу розвитку криптосистем, який умовно називають постквантовими стабільними криптографічними алгоритмами.У даній статті наводиться оцінка рівня безпеки існуючих стандартизованих криптосистем і перспективних криптоалгоритмів, потенційно стійких до квантового криптоаналізу. Рівень безпеки існуючих асиметричних криптосистем для квантового криптоаналізу є поліноміальним. Показано залежність криптографічної стійкості алгоритму від розміру загальносистемних параметрів. Наведені обмеження для проведення квантового криптоаналізу на теперішній час.У статті наведені значення загальносистемних параметрів криптосистеми на основі еліптичних кривих, які можуть дати час для переходу до постквантової криптографії. Також показані такі криптосистеми, як SIKE, SIDH, які мають запас криптостійкості до квантового криптоаналізу та можливість побудови на їх основі постквантового алгоритму електронного цифрового підпису та інкапсуляції ключів.
Combined algorithm for training neural networks of direct propagation
Authors: Makarchuk O. , Bovda V. , Ostapchuk V.
Published: December 2022

The essence of learning neural networks of direct propagation is to minimize the function of the root mean square error of the output. This function is multimodal, ie it has several local minima. To find the minimum of such functions, gradient and stochastic methods are most often used, which do not guarantee finding the global minimum. The article analyzes the gradient algorithm of inverse error propagation and the stochastic method of particle swarm for training neural networks of direct propagation, their advantages and disadvantages are indicated. It is proposed to combine the advantages of both methods in a combined algorithm.The learning process using a combined algorithm is carried out in two stages. At the first stage, the stochastic method of particle swarm conducts a given number of learning epochs and determines the set of points in the vicinity of which there may be points of local minimum. In the second stage, the gradient backpropagation algorithm finds the local minimum for each point and selects the optimal one. If the set value of the standard error of the output is not reached, the learning steps are repeated.To evaluate the effectiveness of the proposed approach to the training of neural networks, a series of comparative experiments using the well-known database of computer attack recognition KDD Cup 1999 Data. The experiments compared the results of training the direct propagation neural network for the particle swarm method, the inverse error propagation algorithm, and the combined algorithm. The experimental results proved the superiority of the combined algorithm.
Version of architecture and functioning of the network security management subsystem.
Authors: Ostapuk A. , Pluhova O. , Lazuta R. , Minochkin A.
Published: December 2022

In recent years, there has been a rapid growth of information and especially telecommunications technologies based on relatively simple, clear and accessible algorithmic, technical solutions implemented in standard Internet protocols
(e-mail, SMTP, IMAP, FTP file sharing, RIP routing, OSPIF and others) all This has led to the exclusive use of almost all existing communication networks, both public and, unfortunately, in telecommunications networks of special purpose communication systems, for which openness, practical insecurity, and often insufficient efficiency of protocols necessarily involves the use of resource-intensive system solutions. will provide the set efficiency and information security of functioning of such networks.Operation of multiservice networks with high efficiency in the conditions of information counteraction and rather rigid requirements to them from users (officials of bodies of Management), is possible only at the decision of the whole complex of tasks on maintenance of information security.The automated network management system plays a crucial role in this process.The article considers the variant of architecture and functioning of the network security management subsystem according to ISO standards
A munkaképesség meghatározó tényezői adott nagyvállalat logisztikai területén (II. rész)
Authors: Kovács Miklós , Nemeskéri Zsolt , Vámosi Tamás
Published: December 2022

A munkaerőhiány és a gondoskodás szándéka egyre jobban felértékeli az idősödő munkavállalók szerepét a munka világában. Ugyanakkor azt is látni kell, hogy ennél a korosztálynál fokozottabban jelentkeznek azok az egészségügyi problémák és kitettségek, amelyek korlátozó hatást gyakorolnak a munkavégző képességre. Tanulmányunkban bemutatásra kerül egy döntően logisztikai szolgáltatásokat nyújtó nagyvállalatnál kivitelezett projekt tervezési folyamata, a begyűjtött adatok elemzése és az ehhez kapcsolódó beavatkozások és intézkedések formálása. Kitérünk a Munkaképességi Index fogalmára és fontosságára, az itt megemlítendő fogalmakra, bemutatjuk a projekt tervezési és elemzési módszertanát, majd a begyűjtött adatokat, azokat összefüggésekbe helyezve. A vállalat konkrét példáján keresztül bepillantást nyerhetünk az idősödő magyar munkavállalók munkaképességi állapotába, illetve a módszertannal segíteni szeretnénk más cégeknek hasonló felmérések elvégzése céljából. A tanulmány első része az Új Munkaügyi Szemle 2022. 3. számában jelent meg.
A fizikai munkavállalók helyzete, toborzási és kiválasztási jellemzőik Baranya megyében
Authors: Vitéz Fanni , Vámosi Tamás
Published: December 2022

A toborzás és kiválasztás a fizikai munkát végző munkavállalók esetében különösen nehéz kihívások elé állítja a szervezeteket és a HR-es szakembereket. A koronavírus járvány okozta átalakulások következtében mostanra a megfelelő munkaerő megtalálása a fizikai munkavállalók körében is egyre nagyobb gondot jelent a munkáltatók számára, a munkaerő megtartásáról nem is beszélve. Különösen igaz ez Baranya megyére, ahol a munkanélküliek száma az egyik legmagasabb, a foglalkoztatottság aránya pedig az egyik legalacsonyabb az országban. Kutatásunk kiemeli azokat a földrajzi, társadalmi, munkaerőpiaci és gazdasági jellemzőket, amelyek nagymértékben hozzájárulnak a megyében tapasztalható munkaerőgazdálkodási nehézségekhez, illetve bemutatjuk, hogy milyen jellemzői vannak a toborzási és kiválasztási folyamatoknak, elsősorban a fizikai munkavállalókra fókuszálva, integrálva a vállalati tapasztalatokat.
14C-dateringar, hus och bebyggelseutveckling
Authors: Kadefors Ola
Published: December 2022

A large prehistoric site, Stafsinge 133, was excavated in 2016 near Falkenberg, Sweden. Mainly, archaeological remains from late Bronze Age and early Iron Age were found. Only three of the 26 houses were dated to an earlier period. No remains occurred from later periods. The question is whether this is a general circumstance in the surrounding landscape. Therefore, a study was carried out of all 14C-analyses from archaeological investigations in three parishes nearby Stafsinge 133. The study involved all prehistoric houses that have been excavated in the area. Since 1986, 268 14C-samples from 49 prehistoric sites have been analysed. The total number of houses included was 100. The study of 14C and prehistoric houses showed that the period most likely to be expected at an archaeological excavation in the area around Falkenberg is between 1000 BC and the year 0. The study also showed that 14C-analysis was much more commonly performed at excavations before 1998 than after that year.
شعر و شخصیت شیخ شرف‌الدین بوعلی قلندر
Authors:   عضو هیئت علمیِ بخش زبان و ادبیات دری پوهنځی/ دانش‌کدۀ ادبیات و علوم بشری پوهنتون/ دانش‌گاه هرات, خسروی دکتر احمدغنی
Published: December 2022

شیخ شرف‌الدین بوعلی قلندرِ پانی‌پتی، از صوفیان مجذوب و مشهور سده‌های هفتم و هشتم هجری، در شبه‌قاره (هند‌و‌پاکستان) بود. او شاعری توانا‌ و آگاه به عرفان اسلامی بوده است. از شیخ شرف‌الدین اشعاری با محتوای عرفانی در قالب­‌های غزل و قصیده‌ در دست است، که بحث و بررسی هرکدام دارای اهمیت می‏‌باشد. در این جُستار برآن بودیم تا با روش توصیفی – تحلیلی، با داده‌های کیفی و با استفاده از منابع کتاب‌خانه‌یی، ضمن شناساندن شخصیت این شاعر بزرگ، در بُعد شعر و شخصیتِ او، با قالب­‌های مختلف شعری وی، به‌ویژه غزل و رباعی آشنا شده، رابطۀ آن را با تصوف و اهل قلم برجسته سازیم. ‌نتیجه این­‌که: حضرت شرف‌الدین بوعلی قلندر پانی‌پتی، از شاعران و عارفان شهیر قرن هفتم و هشتم هجری بوده است، که از وی اشعاری در قالب‏‌های باقی مانده که بیان‌گر تبحر او در شعر عارفانه و در کنار آن نشان از پخته‌گی و صلابت شعری می‏‌باشد.
راه‌کارهای حقوقی بهبود سیاست جنایی مشارکتی افغانستان در قبال خشونت علیه زنان
Authors:   PhD in Criminal Law and Criminology and Academic Cadre of Ghalib University – Herat, Vahidi Dr. Abdul Malek (PhD)
Published: December 2022

خشونت‌ علیه زنان، در قالب انواع پدیده‌های مجرمانه رخ می‌دهد. در رویارویی با این پدیده، از یک‌سو پاسخ‌های رسمی دولتی، مؤثر نبوده است و از سوی‌دیگر پاسخ‌های جامعه‌وی مبتنی بر سیاست جنایی مشارکتی، نهادینه نشده است؛ زیرا سیاست فوق در افغانستان، با چالش‌های مختلف حقوقی و سیاسی رو‌به‌رو است. راه­کار عبور از این موانع چیست؟ راه‌های کارآمدسازی سیاست جنایی مشارکتی در قبال خشونت علیه زنان، کدام است؟ پاسخ به این پرسش، بدان جهت اهمیت دارد، که می‌تواند در به­کرد تصمیم‌سازی‌های جنایی اثرگذار باشد؛ بدین­جهت، تحقیق کیفی حاضر، با هدف معرفی راه­کارهای فوق به نهادهای مربوط، جهت سیاست‌گذاری‌های مؤثر، با استفاده از روش تحلیلی- توصیفی، با استفاده از مواد کتاب‌خانه‌یی، به بررسی این موضوع پرداخته است. یافته‌های تحقیق نشان داده‌ اند که: استفادۀ بهینه از آموزه‌های مشارکتی و جامعه‌وی دینی، پای‌بندی به تعهدات بین­‌المللی افغانستان در قبال اسناد و کنوانسیون­های بین‌­المللی، توجه به ظرفیت عظیم اجتماعی عُرف‌ها و کارشیوه‌های رایج میان اقوام کشور و پذیرش دادرسی عرفی- مردمی، در کنار دادرسی رسمی و دولتی، سازوکارهایی است که می‌تواند در جهت تقویت و نهادینه‌کردن سیاست جنایی مشارکتی در رویارویی با خشونت علیه زنان، استفاده نمود.
ANALISIS DETERMINAN KEPUASAN WAJIB PAJAK DALAM MENGGUNAKAN LAYANAN E-FILLING PADA KPP PRATAMA SUMBAWA BESAR
Authors: Arisky Ragil , Sutama I Nyoman
Published: December 2022

This study aims to determine the factors that influence taxpayer satisfaction in using e-filling services at KPP Pratama Sumbawa Besar, including internal factors (X1) and external factors (X2) taxpayers. The type of this study is associative research. The number of samples in this study were 95 samples. Data collection using the questionnaire method. The data analysis used is multiple linear regression analysis techniques, partial and simultaneous hypothesis testing, and the coefficient of determination test (R2). The results showed that the internal and external factors of taxpayers had a positive and significant effect on taxpayer satisfaction in using e-filling services at KPP Pratama Sumbawa Besar, either partially or simultaneously. The value of the coefficient of determination (R2) is 0.957, which means that the ability of the internal and external factors of taxpayers to influencing variations in changes the taxpayer satisfaction in using e-filling services at KPP Pratama Sumbawa Besar is 95.7%, while the remaining 4.3% influenced by other variables outside of this study.
PENGARUH MOTIVASI KERJA DAN PENGEMBANGAN PEGAWAI TERHADAP PRESTASI KERJA PEGAWAI (Studi Pada Dinas Pekerjaan Umum dan Penataan Ruang Kabupaten Sumbawa)
Authors: Anjelita Dela , Dekayasa Arisa , Rahayu Sri
Published: December 2022

This study aims to determine the effect of work motivation and employee development on employee performance at the Department of Public Works and Spatial Planning in Sumbawa Regency, either partially or simultaneously. The type of this research is associative research. The type of data used is quantitative data obtained from primary sources in the form of respondents' responses in answering the questionnaire given. The source of the data in this study was determined using the cencus sampling technique, namely the entire population was used as the research sample so that the respondents in this study were all 34 employees of the Sumbawa Regency Public Works and Spatial Planning Service. Data analysis was performed using multiple linear regression analysis techniques, partial test (t test), simultaneous test (F test), and coefficient of determination test (R2). The results of this study indicate that work motivation and employee development have a positive and significant effect on employee work performance at the Sumbawa Regency Public Works and Spatial Planning Office, either partially or simultaneously. The effect of work motivation and employee development on employee performance at the Department of Public Works and Spatial Planning in Sumbawa Regency is 81.8%, while the remaining 18.2% is influenced by other variables outside this research model.