bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Une justice politisée ?
Authors: Mathieu Bertrand 
Published: September 2021

Des juges politisés, une justice intervenant de plus en plus directement dans le champ de l’action politique : la question des rapports entre justice et politique conduit à s’interroger sur les missions du juge, sa légitimité et sa place dans l’organisation des pouvoirs. Les manifestations de l’ingérence des juges dans la politique sont nombreuses et multiformes. Au-delà des polémiques, en réalité de nature politique, et de l’invocation rituelle du principe d’indépendance, elles traduisent une confusion des genres tendant à brouiller l’image et le fonctionnement de la démocratie.
Ministre de la justice, un oxymore ?
Authors: Belloubet Nicole 
Published: September 2021

Parce qu’il n’est pas un ministre comme les autres, le ministre de la Justice occupe une place singulière qui, sans être exempte de soupçon, s’avère légitime. Le capital symbolique dont il bénéficie ne saurait faire oublier le réseau de contraintes (budgétaires, de la gestion des professions, des relations avec les médias, et surtout politiques) dans lequel il est enserré. Au cœur d’un paradoxe permanent, il représente le pouvoir politique face au monde de la justice mais aussi la justice face aux pouvoirs politiques. Des soupçons naissent quant à son influence supposée sur le cours de la justice (nomination des procureurs, instructions générales). Pour pallier ces doutes, des solutions sont préconisées, radicales (suppression du ministère de la Justice) ou graduées (instauration d’un procureur de la nation démocratiquement désigné). La place du ministre de la Justice est cependant légitimée par un triptyque indépassable : la cohérence de l’organisation judiciaire au sein de notre démocratie parlementaire, l’exigence d’une présence ministérielle notamment en période de crise, l’unité du droit et de l’État.
My coming out as an A-ha fan
Authors: Bruhn Eiken 
Published: September 2021

Many adult women who fancy a pop star are ashamed of their feelings, instinctively knowing the only acceptable fandom after adolescence is that of the (male) expert, untainted by desire. This might result in suppressing a crush on a band for years or even decades, thereby neglecting a valuable resource in difficult times. This personal account tells of coming to terms with being a fan of the '80s band A-ha at the age of forty-four. [Translation of 2019 German-language article "Mein Coming-out als Fan," Taz, November 12, 2019]
Authentic learning in cultural anthropology: Editing Wikipedia for real-world impact
Authors: Lott Jessica L. , Sullivan Jennifer L. 
Published: September 2021

Jennifer L. Sullivan (academic librarian) and Jessica Lott (anthropology professor) are invested in pedagogical approaches that help learners apply course content to their everyday lives. With this goal in mind, we created a flexible Wikipedia-based assignment for an upper-level anthropology course, Gender, Sex, and Sexuality: A Global Perspective, as a way to teach information literacy skills in a real-world setting while also enriching course content. As the course’s culminating assignment, learners researched an information gap on Wikipedia addressing gender. Learners were also asked to use their experience on Wikipedia to reflect on the significance of the documented gender bias in Wikipedia. This chapter discusses the advantages of Wikipedia as a platform for cultivating authentic information literacy practices. In particular, we address ACRL’s Framework for Information Literacy in Higher Education, information literacy as a social justice imperative, and disciplinary information literacy. We taught this assignment four times over the period summer 2017–summer 2020 and draw from our experiences collaborating on this assignment. We hope that learning from our successes and failures will inspire those who wish to adapt it for their instruction.
Effect of Social Capital on SMEs Performance: Does Innovation Matter
Authors: Antwi Paul , Tetteh Kamewor Francis , Mohammed Jamal , Mohammed Jamal , Teye Ebenezer 
Published: September 2021

The study investigated how social capital influences firms to generate higher performance through innovation among SMEs in Ghana. The study employed a quantitative approach. The study employed stratified sampling to sample 240 respondents from 240 SMEs in the Eastern Region of Ghana. Primary data was gathered using a questionnaire adapted from previously validated instruments. The data gathered was analyzed using Partial Least Square (PLS) of the Structural Equation Model (SEM). The findings proved internal and external factors of the SMEs were found to be strengthened through innovation initiatives of the SMEs. The social capital initiatives of the SMEs positively and significantly enhanced the innovation practices of the SMEs. The result showed internal and external social capital initiatives of the SMEs were positively and significantly associated with the innovation practices of the firms. It concludes that the effect of social capital among SMEs on firm performance is indirectly through their level of innovation practices. The results provide empirical support to the validation of existing theories that a company’s utilization of important values offer some level of competitive advantage for superior performance in an industry. We therefore recommended that Owners and Managers of SMEs take advantage of their internal social resources as well as building strategic external capital in the quest to remain competitive and enhance profitability.

Citation:Tetteh, F. K., Mohammed, J. and Teye, E. (2021). Effect of Social Capital on SME: Does Innovation Matter?
International Journal of Technology and Management Research (IJTMR), Vol. 6 (2): Pp.21 －37.
Received: February 5, 2021
Accepted: September 1, 2021
Eulogising the Dead: A Systemic Functional Exploration of Tributes Delivered by Ghanaian Presidents
Authors: Antwi Paul , Mwinwelle Peter , Duah Ishmael , Mensah Solomon Ernest 
Published: September 2021

Presidents are considered as caring and sensitive fathers of their nations whose words of condolences are usually needed in times of grief. One medium through which they express their condolences is through the delivery of tributes to eulogize the dead and sympathize with bereaved families. There is therefore the need to examine how presidents employ the faculties of language to eulogize the dead in their tributes. Premised on the transitivity framework postulated by Halliday and Matthiessen, the present study investigates the use of transitivity patterns in Ghanaian presidential tributes to unearth various experiences and also unveil the implicit relationships that exist between politicians and traditional rulers. The sample for the study is composed of four tributes delivered by Akuffo Addo, Mahama, Kufour and Rawlings to the late Queen Mother of the Ashanti Kingdom, Nana Afia Kobi Serwaa Apem II. The data were manually coded using the consensual coding strategy. The results indicate a preponderant use of relational processes to identify the unique qualities possessed by the late Queen Mother which further unveil the varied relationships between her and the presidents. Other process types such as material, mental, verbal and behavioural processes are used to construe the positive actions carried out by the late Queen Mother during her lifetime, activate the minds and emotions of mourners and sympathizers regarding the loss, posthumously project the late Queen Mother as a legend who needs to be modelled after and present a collective purgation of emotions of pain and agony. The study concludes that, despite the apolitical status of traditional rulers, they still have a latent but cordial relationship with politicians.

Citation:Mwinwelle, P., Duah, I. and Ernest Mensah, S. (2021). Eulogising the Dead: A Systemic Functional Exploration of Tributes Delivered by Ghanaian Presidents. International Journal of Technology and Management Research (IJTMR), Vol. 6 (2): Pp.38-58.
Received: April 15, 2020Accepted: September 1, 2021
How does Victim Precipitation Theory explain Deviant Behaviours of Internet Romance Offenders? Gamer’s Perspective of Victim Precipitation
Authors: Antwi Paul , Otu Offei Martin 
Published: September 2021

Internet romance fraud is a global canker with severe consequences to the victims ranging from significant financial loss, emotional trauma, to loss of life and property. The paper examines how internet romance offenders rationalize their deviant criminal behaviours and how these criminals use victim precipitation to commit internet romance fraud. The three dimensions of victim precipitation theory in this study are victim facilitation, victim provocation and victim openness. The research explains how internet romance offenders rationalize and justify their deviant behaviour. The data from this research model elicited 320 individual responses from hotspots associated with internet fraud activities. The findings from this study highlight the conditions under which victim precipitation theory dimensions in the context of internet romance fraud occur. The findings shows that offenders of internet romance fraud rely heavily on victim precipitation to perpetuate their criminal activities: all the three dimensions studied are used by these criminals as justification techniques to increases offenders’ predisposition to commit internet romance fraud. All three victim precipittion techniues ae used; victim openness, victim facilitation and victim provocation, respectively. This expands the boundaries of victim precipitation theory. The study contributes to new dimensions of victim precipitation in online romance fraud. This study has theoretical and criminology implications; and it gives a new perspective of how victims should conduct themselves in internet romance fraud cases. It also enriches the debate of victim precipitation in criminology discipline.
Citation:Offei, M. O. (2021). How does Victim Precipitation Theory explain Deviant Behaviours of Internet Romance Offenders? Gamer’s Perspective of Victim Precipitation.
International Journal of Technology and Management Research (IJTMR), Vol. 6 (2): Pp.59-72
Received: March 3, 2021Accepted: September 1, 2021
Challenging and Changing Lives: The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) Peer Counseling Program, a Model for Tertiary Institutions
Authors: Antwi Paul , Emily Owusu-Ansah Frances , Ofosuhene S. Peasah Bernice , De-Graft Adjei Victoria , Jantuah Stephen , Hackman Joana 
Published: September 2021

This paper is about the KNUST Peer Counsellors Program (KPC); an initiative of the KNUST Counselling Center (KCC). Over the years, the number of Peer Counsellors has increased. Students at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) have likewise increased. The aim of the paper was basically to examine the impact of the peer counselling experience on the students who volunteer to be trained and serve as Peer Counsellors. To the best of our knowledge, no study as yet has examined impact of peer counselling among university students in Ghana. Yet, we believe it is a program worth further exploration and development to equip the youth with altruistic values. Reports from the Peer Counsellors affirm the positive impact of the experience on their lives as young people. It projects a viable developmental pathway, career wise, for some of them aside the promotion of own and others wellbeing. Administrative and functional structure of the KPC is described in the paper and recommended as a program for other tertiary institutions to augment formation and education of students.

Citation:Owusu-Ansah, F. E., Peasah, O. S. B., De-Graft Adjei, V., Jantuah, S. and Hackman, J. (2021). Challenging and Changing Lives: The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) Peer Counseling Program, a Model for Tertiary Institutions.
International Journal of Technology and Management Research (IJTMR), Vol. 6 (2): Pp.73-80.
Received: January 3, 2021Accepted: September 1, 2021
Defect-Photonic Crystal Fiber structure of Zero Chromatic Dispersion and very low Confinement loss
Authors: Antwi Paul , Atsu Agbemabiese Patrick , Denton Agamah Jay , Ayehquaye Nartey Jacob , K. Torkudzor Moses 
Published: September 2021

Photonic crystal fibers are being designed with promising results owing to design flexibility and structure geometry. A four-ring structure with ring defects has been proposed. The results show that Photonic crystal fiber with the third ring removed has very low confinement loss of 1.17x10-4dB/km at 1.55µm, chromatic dispersion of - 69ps/km.nm at 0.75µm and zero chromatic dispersion at 0.86µm. The results also show that removing only the third ring reduces chromatic dispersion at shorter wavelengths than at longer wavelengths. Vectorial Finite element method is used for this work. The proposed fiber can be used for short and medium transmission applications.

Citation: Agbemabiese, P. A., Agamah, J. D., Nartey, J. A. and Torkudzor, M. K. (2021). Defect-Photonic Crystal Fiber structure of Zero Chromatic Dispersion very low Confinement loss.
International Journal of Technology and Management Research (IJTMR), Vol. 6 (2): Pp.96-105.
Received: March 20, 2021Accepted: September 1, 2021
Impacts of social media Use on the Academic Performance of Students of Private Tertiary institutions in Ghana: The Valley View University Perspective
Authors: Antwi Paul , Ameyaw Samuel 
Published: September 2021

This paper examined the impacts of social media use on the academic performance of students of private tertiary institutions in Ghana using the Valley View University, Oyibi Campus, Accra, as a case study. A cross-sectional survey design method was adopted for the study. The population of the students was two thousand, one hundred and seventy – two (2,172). Instrument used for data collection was the questionnaire. A total of 388 copies of a questionnaire were administered to the students based on probability sampling technique, 362 copies of the questionnaire were filled correctly and thus, were used for the analysis. The quantitative data obtained from the questionnaire were analysed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS version 20). The findings revealed that entertainment and relaxation, posting pictures, and chatting with friends were students' motivators. It was found that the frequent use of social media had negatively affected the academic performance of some students. The study recommended to University management to motivate students to use the various social media platforms for academic activities rather than non-academic activities. The study also recommended that students should be advised to reduce the number of hours spent on the social media platforms.

Citation: Ameyaw, S. (2021). Impacts of social media Use on the Academic Performance of Students of Private Tertiary institutions in Ghana: The Valley View University Perspective.
International Journal of Technology and Management Research (IJTMR), Vol. 6 (2): Pp.106-115.
Received: January 13, 2021Accepted: September 1, 2021
Perception of Turnitin: Checking Plagiarism among Staff at Koforidua Technical University (KTU), Ghana
Authors: Antwi Paul , Asante Edward , Baayel Patrick , Adjei Budu Wilson Kenneth , Owusu-Acheaw Michael 
Published: September 2021

The study explored perceptions on the usage of Turnitin Plagiarism checking software among the staff of Koforidua Technical University (KTU) in Ghana. The research sought to explore the associations between the independent variables (Attitude and Perception, Perceived Challenges and Readiness to Use) and the dependent variable (System Usage) of the Turnitin Software among the staff of KTU. The survey adopted the quantitative research approach. Google forms were used to design questionnaires and mailed to the participants. The response rate valid for analysis was 98.7%, against a sample size of 309 participants. SmartPLS3 software was used to explore the data extracted from google forms. The results of the convergent, discriminant validity calculation were all within the satisfactory threshold. Four hypothetical statements were tested, three of them showed significant association with the independent variables (Attitude and Perception, Perceived Challenges and Readiness to Use) and dependent variable (System Usage) except System Awareness which was not supported and rejected. The proposed model explained 66.7% invariance of the System Usage (Turnitin Software). The study recommends continuous dissemination of information about the availability of the Turnitin Software in the University.

Citation: Asante, E., Baayel, P., Adjei, B., K.W., and Owusu-Acheaw, M. (2021). Perception of Turnitin: Checking Plagiarism among Staff at Koforidua Technical University (KTU), Ghana.
International Journal of Technology and Management Research (IJTMR), Vol. 6 (1): Pp.116-128.
Received: March 20, 2021Accepted: September 1, 202
Perception of Nursing Students of a Good Clinical Preceptor
Authors: Hassan Amel Ahmed , Awad Alkareem Eltayeb Mohammed , Fadlalmola Hammad 
Published: September 2021

Nursing training is a blend of both theoretical and practical learning. Students learn practically in the clinical environment. Despite the progression in nursing education, in some clinical settings, the effective teaching behavior of clinical instructors is absent that affects student learning. The aim of this study is to assess nursing students' perception of a good clinical preceptor. A descriptive cross-sectional study design was used for the study. Data were collected from all 4th year nursing students (n=130) in the Department of Nursing at the Faculty of Medical Technical Sciences, Alzaiem Alazhari University (AAU). The result shows that 68 out of 130 (52.3%) nursing students considered teaching ability as very important followed by competencies 57 (43.8%).
Yoğun bakım ünitesi ve palyatif bakım servisinde çalışan hekim ve hemşirelerinin iyi ölüme ve saygın ölüm ilkelerine ilişkin tutumları
Authors: YILDIZ Murat , ÇELİK Deniz , ÇAKIR Melek , SAVAŞIR Tuğçe 
Published: September 2021

Amaç: Ölümle çok sık karşılaşılan palyatif bakım kliniği ve yoğun bakım kliniklerinde çalışan hemşirelerin ve hekimlerin ‘saygın ölüm ilkeleri’ni benimseme düzeylerini ve ‘iyi ölüm’e karşı tutumlarını değerlendirme amaçlandı.
Gereç ve Yöntem: Çalışmamız kesitsel olup, hastanemiz göğüs yoğun bakım ünitesi, anestezi yoğun bakım kiniği 1 ve 2, cerrahi yoğun bakım ünitesi ve palyatif bakım servisi 1 ve 2 kliniklerinde çalışan gönüllü 21 hekim ve 109 hemşire bilgi formu, iyi ölüm ölçeği ve saygın ölüm ilkelerine ilişkin tutumları değerlendirme ölçeği doldurarak çalışmaya katıldı.
Bulgular: Çalışmaya dâhil edilen 130 sağlık çalışanlarının %76,9’u kadındı (n=100). Çalışanların yaşları 20-50 olup yaş ortalaması 30,35±7,69’du. Çalışmaya dâhil edilen çalışanların %16,2’si hekim iken %83,8’i hemşire/sağlık memuruydu. Saygın ölüm ilkelerine ilişkin tutumları değerlendirme ölçeği için boyutlar için Cronbach alfa katsayısı 0,906 ve İyi ölüm ölçeği için Cronbach alfa 0.921 olarak bulunmuştu. Böylece ölçekteki maddelerin birbiriyle tutarlı ve benzer özelliği değerlendiren maddeler olduğu anlaşıldı. İyi ölüm ve saygın ölüm ilkeleri konularında özel bir eğitim almamış olsalar da çalışmamızdaki hekim ve hemşireler/sağlık memurlarının iyi ölüm ve saygın ölüm ilkelerini benimseme düzeylerinin yüksek olduğu tespit edilmişti. Meslekler arasında anlamlı fark tespit edilmemişti.
Sonuç: Hemşire ve hekimlerin saygın ölüm ilkelerini benimseme düzeylerinin yüksek olduğu izlenen Yoğun bakım ünitesinde ve palyatif bakım servislerinde çalışanlara saygın ölümü ve iyi ölümü yönetmek için gerekli eğitimlerin verilmesi gereklidir.
Diabetes mellitus tanısı olan hastalarda hiperlipidemi ve HbA1c’deki değişimin MPV ve RDW üzerine etkisi
Authors: KARAAHMETOĞLU Selma , KARA Rukiye , ÇETİN Adil Uğur , ÜNAL ÇETİN Ece 
Published: September 2021

Amaç: Diabetes mellitus (DM) subklinik, sistemik, düşük dereceli inflamatuvar bir endotel hastalığı olarak kabul görmektedir. Ortalama trombosit hacmi (MPV) ve eritrosit dağılım aralığı (RDW) birçok çalışmada inflamasyon ile ilişkisi araştırılmış olan hematolojik parametrelerdir. Çalışmamızda amacımız DM tanılı hastalarda HbA1c ve lipid profili ile hematolojik parametrelerden MPV ve RDW ilişkisini incelemek olmuştur.
Gereç ve Yöntem: Retrospektif olarak planlanan çalışmaya tip 2 DM tanılı 100 hasta alındı. Diyabet tanı tarihleri, kan şekeri regülasyonu için aldıkları tedavi, diyabet ilişkili mikro ve makrovasküler komplikasyonları, HbA1c’nin yüksek olduğu dönemde ve tedavi sonrasında HbA1c’nin düştüğü dönemde açlık ve tokluk kan glukozu, lipid profili, hematolojik parametreleri retrospektif olarak incelendi.
Bulgular: Çalışmaya 58 kadın ve 42 erkek hasta dahil edildi. Ortalama DM tanı süresi 3 yıl 3 ay olarak bulundu. Hastaların ilk başvuru anındaki ortalama HbA1c %9,4 iken aynı hasta grubunun kontrol muayenesi başvurusunda ortalama HbA1c %7,4 olarak saptandı. Her iki grup karşılaştırıldığında RDW (p:0,009) için anlamlı farklılık tespit edilmesine rağmen MPV (p:0,902) için anlamlı farklılık tespit edilmemiştir.
Sonuç: Bu çalışmada HbA1c değerindeki düşüş sonrası RDW değerinde artış olduğu sonucuna varılmıştır. MPV için DM tanılı hastalarda istatistiksel anlamlılık saptanmamıştır. HbA1c değerine alternatif olarak RDW değerinin de takipte kullanılabileceği, MPV için daha fazla hasta sayısı ile çok merkezli çalışmalara ihtiyaç olduğu düşünülmektedir.
KẾT QUẢ PHẪU THUẬT GIẢI CHÈN ÉP ỐNG SỐNG QUA ỐNG BANH ĐIỀU TRỊ HẸP ỐNG SỐNG THẮT LƯNG DO THOÁI HÓA
Authors: Trường Sơn Vi , Văn Sơn Nguyễn , Trọng Hậu Phan 
Published: September 2021

Mục tiêu: Đánh giá kết quả phẫu thuật giải phóng chèn ép qua ống banh điều trị hẹp ống sống thắt lưng (HOSTL) do thoái hóa. Đối tượng và phương pháp: Nghiên cứu tiến cứu 62 bệnh nhân (BN) được chẩn đoán HOSTL do thoái hóa được phẫu thuật (PT) giải chèn ép ống sống qua ống banh thuật tại khoa CTCH cột sống - BVTWQĐ108 từ tháng 3/2015- 09/2016. Kết quả: 62 BN (25 nam, 37 nữ), tuổi trung bình là 57,61 ± 9,6 (từ 32 tới 81) đã được PT mở của sổ xương một bên giải chèn ép hai bên qua ống banh. Thời gian giải phóng chèn ép trung bình cho 1 mức đốt sống là 65,00 ±10,97 phút, 02 mức là 85,88 ± 18,04 phút. Kết quả xa sau PT được đánh giá theo thang điểm JOA (Japanese Orthopaedic Association score) tại thời điểm khám lại cuối cùng sau mổ trên 12 tháng 58/62 BN khám (93,5%) Thời gian kiểm tra trung bình: 33,47 ± 16,89 tháng (12-60). Rất tốt: 22 (37,9%), tốt: 31 (53,4%), trung bình: 3 (5,1%), kém: 2 (3,6%). Đánh giá cải thiện triệu chứng lâm sàng sau can thiệp tại thời điểm khám cuối cùng: điểm đau lưng VAS (Visual Analogue Scale) trước mổ 5,03 ± 1,24 khi khám lại là 0,67 ± 1,09, điểm đau chân VAS trước mổ là 7,23 ± 0,98 khi khám lại là 0,95 ±1,42, ODI (Oswestry Disability Index 2.0) trước mổ 66,32 ± 5,39 khi khám lại là 17,47±11,77, điểm JOA trước phẫu thuật là 11,29 ± 1,35 khi khám lại là 24,39 ± 2,70. Đánh giá sự gia tăng kích thước của ống sống trên phim cộng hưởng từ (CHT) sau PT giải chèn ép tại thời điểm khám cuối cùng 35/62 BN với sự thay đổi có ý nghĩa thống kê (p < 0,001): đường kính trước sau ống sống (ĐKTS) là 4,82 ± 1,65 mm (trước PT: 6,43 ± 1,34 mm, sau PT:11,25 ± 1,59 mm) và diện tích ống sống (DTOS) 73,06 ± 18,80 mm² (trước PT: 49,29 ± 15,09, sau PT: 122,35 ± 25,79). Biến chứng trong mổ: rách màng cứng: 02 (3,2%), tụ máu ngoài màng cứng 01(1,6%). Kết luận: Phẫu thuật giải chèn ép ống sống qua ống banh dưới kính vi phẫu thuật là phương pháp can thiệp ít xâm lấn, hiệu quả và an toàn trong điều trị bệnh lý HOSTL do thoái hóa.