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The Macroeconomic Effects of COVID-19 in Montenegro: A Bayesian VAR Approach
Authors: Djurovic Gordana , Djurovic Vasilije , Bojaj Martin M 
Published: June 2020

Abstract
The outbreak of COVID-19 has faced the globe with economic upheaval. The research problem of this paper focuses on examining, diagnosing, and assessing appropriate macroprudential policy response of the Montenegrin government to the evolution of the pandemic disease. We explore three economic scenarios – shocks – of how the pandemic disease might impact the economy of Montenegro in the dawn of entering the European Union. We forecast a sustainable GDP growth model from January 2006 until December 2017. Deterministic-static simulation solution model – the baseline – is employed, adding sensitivity scenarios – shocks – from January 2018 until Jun 2018, respectively, from -10% until -60%. Thus, we observe what happens to GDP, capital stock, human capital, and employment. The model measures econometrically the macroeconomic costs, using Bayesian VAR independent Normal-Wishart prior, of the pandemic disease in terms of demand and supply lost due to illness and closed activities in the GDP growth in various pandemic scenarios. The supply side is hit severely through employment and human capital, while the demand through the capital stock. The measures, focused on securing employment and keeping highly qualified staff in Montenegro’s companies are justified public finance spending.The results show a toll on the GDP, employment, capital stock, and especially human capital for 2018. Still, most likely, fast recovery of GDP growth is predicted in 2019 in case macroprudential policymakers make an appropriate fiscal and monetary combination puzzle.
Medical students' perspectives about the traditional and the integrated learning programs in the college of medicine- University of Bisha&nbsp;
Authors: Alashkar Ayman Mohamed , Hashish Abdullah Abdelazim , Aborgela Adel , Metwally Ashraf Salah , Sonpol Hany , Sinbel Ahmed , Al-Ghamdi Mushabab 
Published: June 2020

Abstract
Purpose: Students’ approaches to learning are central to the process of learning. There is strong debate about the efficiency of traditional learning program (TLP) and the integrated learning program (ILP) in medical schools. TLP is easy for the students being passive learners and for the tutors playing the role of sage on the stage. ILP is mainly student centered in which the students are active learners with mentoring of their tutors. It is important to know the perspectives of medical school students about both programs as they used to apply TLP in the 1st year and starting ILP from the 2nd year. Methodology: This study adopted quantitative research methodology. We addressed the 2nd and 3rd year medical students. Online survey using the Google forms was applied for data collection. Results: agreement of the integrated program (80.8%) exceeded the traditional (48.5%) especially in improving the communication skills, dealing with new technologies, reinforcement of competencies in the research field, and to less extent for its suitability to be applied in medical schools nowadays, development of desired doctor skills to deal with patients and for provision of good approach for medical practice, and lastly for its suitability to identify and deal with the community needs. There was no statistical significance between both programs regarding support of professionalism values. The disagreement of ILP (19.2%) was much lower than TLP (51.5%). Conclusion: Integrated learning program becomes an innovative tool for learning in medical schools with very good compliance among the medical students.
Fat mass prevalence and influence on nutritional status in ICU COVID-19 patients
Authors: Lorenzo Antonino De , Tarsitano Maria Grazia , Falcone Carmela , Renzo Laura Di , Romano Lorenzo , Macheda Sebastiano , Ferrarelli Anna , Labate Demetrio , Tescione Marco , Bilotta Federico , Gualtieri Paola 
Published: June 2020

Abstract
Background: Obesity and steatosis are associated with COVID-19 severe pneumonia. Elevated levels of pro-inflammatory cytokines and reduced immune response are typical of these patients. In particular, adipose tissue is the organ playing the crucial role. So, it is necessary to evaluate fat mass and not simpler body mass index (BMI), because BMI leaves a portion of the obese population unrecognized. The aim is to evaluate the relationship between FM% and immune-inflammatory response, after 10th days in ICU.Methods: Prospective observational study in single cohort of 22 adult patients, affected by COVID-19 pneumonia and admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) and classified (10) lean and (12) obese, according to Percentage of Fat Mass (FM%) and age (De Lorenzo classification). Patients were analyzed at admission in ICU and at 10th day.Results: Obese have steatosis, impaired hepatic function, compromise immune response and higher inflammation. In addition, they have a reduced prognostic nutritional index (PNI), nutritional survival index for ICU patients.Conclusion: This is the first study evaluating FM% in COVID-19 patient. We underlined obese characteristic with likely poorly prognosis and an important misclassification of obesity. A not negligible number of patients with normal BMI could actually have an excess of adipose tissue and therefore have an unfavorable outcome such as an obese. Is fundamental personalized patients nutrition basing on disease phases.
A perioperative phlebotropic therapy compliance study in patients with varicose veins
Authors: Zhabin S. N. , Shitikov A. A. , Tsukanov A. V. , Obedkov E. G. , Dudchenko S. S. , Murenova V. A. , Khizhnyak A. D. , Belova K. E. 
Published: June 2020

Introduction: Lower extremity varicose vein disease is one of the common problems in vascular surgery. Clinically, this disease is accompanied by a wide range of complaints and external symptoms, which eventually lead to a worse patients’ quality of life. The integrated approach is being applied to the disease treatment, which involves the use of various phlebotropic drugs as conservative therapy along with minimally invasive surgical correction and sclerotherapy.Objective: to improve the quality of phlebotropic therapy for patients with lower extremity varicose vein disease, based on the study of factors that shape the patient’s compliance with the effective treatment of clinical symptoms. The term «compliance» means the precise and informed implementation of the doctor’s recommendations during the treatment by the patient. Most often, «compliance» is assessed by the drug use index, which is the quotient of dividing the number of days on which the full dose of the drug was taken by the duration of the entire study period. Materials and methods: The analysis of 368 + 111 patients with lower extremity varicose vein disease was carried out. Of these, 111 patients turned out to be beyond the correct study of compliance (a phlebectomy was performed in a hospital). 368 patients were divided into the following groups: Group 1: the patients, who were assigned modern surgical treatment of varicose veins (endovenous laser coagulation, scleroobliteration); Group 2: the patients, who withdrew from assigned interventions. As it turned out, the different groups of patients differed in compliance.Results. The patients who were shown and performed surgical treatment – 320 (86.9%), can be considered highly compliant with the prescribed conservative therapy – the average value of the compliance index is 0.83, compared to the representatives who refused to perform the recommended surgical procedures recommended by them – 48 (13.1%), the compliance index is 0.78.In the course of the investigation, the factors shaping compliance with phlebotropic drugs were identified, a comparative assessment was carried out on the main indicators of the effectiveness of phlebotropic drugs.Conclusion. Thus, the compliance of the patients suffering from LEVVV during the treatment with phlebotropic drugs varies depending on the multiplicity and convenience of the form of the drug, on the effectiveness of the proposed phlebotropic therapy according to the influence on the complaints and symptoms, on the psychological readiness of the patient to entrust the result of the final treatment of the disease to the surgeon.
Strategy for Recovery from Indonesian Financially Distressed Companies in Crisis
Authors: Wijantini  
Published: June 2020

At the time of writing, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) declared a global economy recession due to pandemic crisis. The spread of coronavirus shut down many companies and put them in financial distress. Many previous studies investigate the strategy for firms’ recovery in normal economic condition. However, firms may adopt different strategies during crises. The Asian crisis is a well-known example of a temporary, but stiff contraction across industries. In this case, troubled firms demand certain corporate strategies to recover from the crisis. The main purpose of this study is to undertake an empirical examination of Indonesian financially distressed firms as they strive to recover during the severe crisis. It compares the strategy between recovered and non-recovered firms. Successful strategies for recovery are identified through Altman’s Emerging Market Score. The strategies involve four types of restructuring such as operational, financial, asset, and management restructuring. This study uses the number of employees decreased, debt restructuring, disposal of assets, and change of the CEO as the proxy of the respective types of restructuring. The success of debt restructuring appears to be the most important differentiator of recovery.
Development of a Multiple Coil Magneto-Rheological Smart Damper to Improve the Seismic Resilience of Building Structures
Authors: Cruze Daniel , Gladston Hemalatha , Farsangi Ehsan Noroozinejad , Loganathan Sarala , Dharmaraj Tensing , Solomon Sundar M. 
Published: June 2020

Introduction:The incremental research progress on Magneto-Rheological (MR) damper and its response motivated many researchers and engineers to focus on this topic in the last decade.Methods:MR damper is classified as a semi-active vibration controlling device owing to its mechanical simplicity, low power usage, large response reduction, perfect damping mechanism, good stability, quick reaction time and robust interface.Results:In the current investigation, experimental studies were performed for the design, development, and testing of a new type of MR damper. A proposed approach was adopted for the magnetic generation using multi-coils to produce more shear force in the flow gap. The study investigates time history responses of the proposed system under an array of strong ground motions at both element and structure levels. Numerical hybrid simulation using OpenSees has also been carried out on a building structure to show the effectiveness of the new device.Conclusion:The performance of the investigated structure equipped with the proposed system indicates a large reduction in displacement and an increase in damping force under major seismic events.
'De Schrift kan niet gebroken worden'. Een pleidooi voor inerrancy
Authors: de Wilde M.K. 
Published: June 2020

This short essay discusses the significance and relevance of the Chicago Statement on Biblical Inerrancy. The first part offers some general observations on the context and the content of the statement, the second answers some common objections to the statement and the concept of inerrancy, such as its polemical and defensive posture, its intellectualism, its conception of truth, and its excessive focus on the text and the reader. The essay concludes with an exploration of some hermeneutical implications of the inerrancy.
De diepte van Pniël. Het existentiële karakter van gelovig omgaan met de Bijbel
Authors: Huijgen A. 
Published: June 2020

In this essay the author of the book Lezen en laten lezen (Reading and being read) responds to the other essays in this issue, maintaining his thesis that receptivity and the change of subject (God becoming the subject) are crucial for living with the Bible. The author affirms Eep Talstra’s call for exegetical methods as legitimate approaches of Scripture, but denies that a doctrine of inerrancy is needed (against Marco de Wilde). His discussion with Wim van Vlastuin emphasizes the comprehensive character of existence without reducing existence to a relation. He affirms Hans Burger’s call for spiritual formation, but warns against neo-calvinist optimism. Finally, over against Henk van den Belt’s “rules of faith,” the author’s holds that a single rule of faith to read Scripture would refocus ecclesial, exegetical, and above all theological interpretation of Scripture.
The Impact of Board Characteristics on Firm Performance: A Post-MCCG2012 investigation
Authors: Ng David Ching Yat , Lau Teck Chai , Abdul Rahim Fitriya , Shanmugaretnam Shubatra 
Published: June 2020

Good corporate governance is linked to the corporate performance of corporations. This study seeks to determine if corporate governance characteristics implemented improved company performance and to determine if a positive or negative relationship exists. Multiple Regression Analysis was applied to determine whether certain corporate governance characteristics relate to company performance in Malaysia. Company performance is measured using Return on Assets (ROA) and Total Shareholder Return (TSR). Data was collected from Bursa Malaysia from 2012 to 2015. In conclusion, there is no evidence of any significant relationship between corporate governance characteristics and company performance measures.
Keywords: Corporate Governance, Board Characteristics, Total Shareholder Return, Return on Assets.
eISSN: 2398-4287 © 2020. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA cE-Bs by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open access article under the CC BYNC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia. DOI: https://doi.org/10.21834/ebpj.v5iSI1.2293
User Specifications for Successful New Product: A case study in car design
Authors: Alli Hassan , Faesal Fauzi Mohd Amil 
Published: June 2020

The ability to develop a new successful product is the main concern of many product developers. Understanding the user requirements and preferences are challenging for a product designer. This paper aims to investigate the user specifications for successful a new product. A case study is conducted to identify the user specification that influenced the success of car design. Both the experience designers and end-users were found to agree on the expectation. The result is used to establish the new product characteristics and assistance the product designer in the product development and increase the probability of product success.
Keywords: New product development, user specification, product success and car design.
eISSN: 2398-4287 © 2020. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA cE-Bs by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open access article under the CC BYNC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia. DOI: https://doi.org/10.21834/ebpj.v5iSI1.2311
A Content Analysis on Interface Design Principles and Characteristics of Tertiary Teaching Aids
Authors: Kamaruddin Norfadilah , Sulaiman Shahrunizam 
Published: June 2020

The digital multimedia technology has transformed the tertiary education environment, changing lecturers’ role who are required to develop multimedia teaching aids to sustain effective teaching and learning engagement. As interface designers, it is vital to produce good design, which effectively communicates the teaching and learning content. This paper provides an empirical evaluation on what are the interface design principles characteristics contributing to multimedia teaching aid design appearance, outlined from analysis towards interface design principles applied in Malaysian tertiary institutions’ multimedia teaching aids. Although the sample of this study is locally based, the outcomes of this paper could extensively be a guideline for other countries.
Keywords: Interface design; interface design principles; tertiary education.
eISSN: 2398-4287 © 2020. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA cE-Bs by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open access article under the CC BYNC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia. DOI: https://doi.org/10.21834/ebpj.v5iSI1.2312
Performances in English Proficiency Course with Students’ Ability in Answering Higher Order Thinking Skills Questions
Authors: Rasol Rafidah , Syed Mahadi Syarifah Liyana , Mohd Khalid Fatimatuz Zaharah , Azmi Nur Syimal’ain , Syed Aris Sharipah Ruzaina , Abdul Razak Wan Razarinah Wan 
Published: June 2020

The English language is the medium of instruction and knowledge deliverance in Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM). This study looks into whether or not English writing skills affect the students’ performance in answering Higher Order Thinking Skills (HOTS) in the final examination of Molecular Biology (BIO615). The samples comprised BSc (Hons) Biology students from two consecutive semesters in two of UiTM campuses (UiTM Shah Alam and UiTM Jengka). Mean percentage between students answering the December 2015 and June 2016 final examinations in the respective campus was obtained and correlated with marks obtained in English for Academic Writing course (ELC550). The results demonstrated a weak correlation between students’ achievement in ELC550 and their ability in answering HOTS questions in BIO615 final examination in UiTM Shah Alam. In contrast, in UiTM Jengka, the moderate correlation was shown in Semester Sept-Jan 2015. The results of this study are hoped to assist biology educators in crafting appropriate and effective teaching approaches, especially in teaching complicated subjects as well as in strengthening English language proficiency.
Keywords: Higher Order Thinking Skills; Molecular Biology; English Proficiency; Bloom’s Taxonomy.
eISSN: 2398-4287 © 2020. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA cE-Bs by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open access article under the CC BYNC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia. DOI:
Evaluation of nutrient content of chia flour (Salvia hispanica L.) and sesame flour (Sesamum indicum L.) as alternative flour rich in fiber and protein
Authors: Arumsari Imas , Sofyaningsih Mira 
Published: June 2020

There is a growing interest on using alternative substitution of food ingredients which aims to delay postprandial blood glucose, such as protein and fiber, to reduce the risk of metabolic syndrome that leads to non-communicable diseases (NCDs). This research aims to evaluate the nutrient content of chia seed flour (TC) and sesame seed flour (TW) as alternative flour rich in fiber and protein which potential to reduce the risk of NCDs. Proximate analysis (protein, fat, carbohydrate, water, ash), fiber, and calcium analysis were done for two types of flour. The results showed that TW is rich in fat (58,90 ± 0,07 g/100g) while TC rich in protein (26,23 ± 0,06 g/100g), fiber (30,24 ± 0,08 g/100g), and calcium (617,05 ± 24,74 mg/100g). In conclusion, TW and TC are potential to use as substitution of wheat flour for bakery products, as consideration to increase nutritional value of the product.
Keywords: Chia Flour, Non-Communicable Diseases, Sesame Flour
Spirituality as a Science of the Heart
Authors: Higgins Michael W. 
Published: June 2020

The presentation examined the role of Thomas Merton, Henri Nouwen and Donald Nicholl as pilgrims of wisdom and peace, their ministry of prayer grounded in contemplation, their commitment as peacemakers, their role as spiritual diarists of compelling relevance, their deep and perduring ecumenical, indeed interfaith, appeal well into our own century and their personal integrity or holiness of life.
All three were Roman CatholicsThomas Merton was a Trappist monk, Henri Nouwen a priest of the Archdiocese of Utrecht, and Donald Nicholl, a married layman and father and professor of History and Religious Studiesbut their breadth of vision, their deep understanding of faith as the science of the heart, and their inexhaustible openness to the world all combined to make them genuinely extra-territorial spiritual figures.
Transcending Our Stories
Authors: Randall William L. 
Published: June 2020

This paper draws on insights from narrative gerontology, narrative psychology, and narrative therapy to discuss spirituality in relation to aging. Defining spirituality in terms of meaning-making, it considers the possibility of narrative foreclosure - i.e., one's life continues on (beyond retirement, for instance) yet, in one's mind, one's story has all but ended. It argues that coping with the changes and challenges of later life requires countering such foreclosure by developing a good, strong story. A process of story-work is then elaborated whereby older adults can be assisted in expanding, examining, transforming, and eventually transcending the stories by which they live.
Every person is born into life as a blank page -and every person leaves life a full book (Baldwin, 2005, p. ix).
Growing old is one of the ways the soul nudges itselfinto attention to the spiritual aspect of life (Moore, 1992, p. 214).
Exploring the Effects of Early Life Sexual Abuse in Later Life among Catholic Nuns
Authors: Behrman Gary U. 
Published: June 2020

This paper explores the variety of associated responses in later life to early life sexual abuse reported by aging Roman Catholic nuns (heretofore referred to as women religious). Specific attention is given to current effects and the strengths and resources these participants identify when integrating their personal histories of sexual abuse. The influences of their personal spirituality and institutional religious life are explicitly explored as factors in addressing the negative effects upon them in later life, which research participants associated with their sexual abuse.
Research on sexual abuse and its effects is extensive, due to a growing awareness and concern about the prevalence of sexual abuse against children and sexual violence against women (Koss et al., 1994). However, investigating sexual abuse rates and its effects among aging populations and specifically Roman Catholic women religious is severely limited. In response to this limitation, Saint Louis University’s School of Medicine conducted a study to advance knowledge about “the consequences of sexual trauma among Catholic nuns in the United States and to compare the child sexual abuse experiences of Sisters with these figures for lay women” (Chibnall, Wolf, Duckro, 1998, p. 4). Twelve participants were recruited from this original study who were sexually abused before the age of 18 and are 65+ years of age.