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Factors influencing decisions to homebirth among pregnant women in Mpongwe District, Zambia
Authors: Chityaka Francis , Ngoma Catherine Mubita 
Published: May 2018

Background: Homebirths have far-reaching consequences for the expectant mother and her baby as most of these are assisted by unskilled birth attendants. Reducing homebirths could lead to improved maternal and infant health. Aims: To determine factors influencing expectant women to have a homebirth. Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted. A pre-tested, semi structured interview schedule was used to assess factors influencing homebirths among 80 expectant mothers attending an antenatal clinic. Findings: Overall, 60% of the respondents had their previous babies at home. Most (92%) of the respondents said that they would give birth to their next child at a health facility, and the majority (68%) preferred to have a female skilled birth attendant. Some 52% of the respondents had low levels of knowledge on the complications of labour and delivery. The study found that homebirths were significantly associated with the educational level of the woman and distance to the health facility. Conclusions: The majority of the expectant mothers had given birth at home before but had low knowledge on complications of homebirths. There is need to intensify community sensitisation on the dangers of homebirth to prevent maternal and neonatal mortality and morbidity.
Mothers' knowledge and practices associated with managing malaria in children under five in Nigeria
Authors: Ayamolowo Sunday J , Olaoye Abolaji S , Ayamolowo Love B 
Published: May 2018

Background: Malaria poses a major health risk for children under 5 in low resource settings. Building healthy practices for malaria management can prevent malaria-related deaths in children. Aim: The purpose of this study was to describe mothers' practices associated with malaria management in children under 5 in a suburban community in south-west Nigeria. Methodology: A community-based descriptive study was conducted among 160 mothers of children under 5 using a multistage sampling technique. Data were collected using a semi-structured, interviewer-administered questionnaire. Results: The majority (96.3%) of mothers had good knowledge of the causes and management of malaria; however, most (83.1%) did not adopt healthy practices in the management of malaria in children under 5. The majority (88.8%) of the mothers cited long waiting times to get treatment in health facilities as a major factor against uptake of hospital treatment for malaria. The use of antimalarial combination therapy for treatment of malaria was low among mothers (28.8%). Conclusions: Mothers' did not adopt healthy practices in malaria management for children under 5. It is essential to intensify efforts on health education programmes that can build mothers' capacity for healthy practices for malaria management.
Facilitators and barriers to cervical cancer screening among HIV-positive women in Ghana
Authors: Ebu Nancy Innocentia 
Published: May 2018

Background: Cervical cancer is a leading cause of cancer deaths among women, especially those with HIV-positive status. Cervical screening is an important intervention in decreasing the prevalence of cervical cancer. Aim: To describe the barriers to and facilitators of to cervical cancer screening among HIV-positive women attending a Ghanaian primary health care facility that offered antiretroviral therapy for HIV. Methodology: A qualitative multiple case study using purposive sampling was conducted. Transcripts were analysed using the directed approach to content analysis guided by constructs from the health belief model and theory of planned behaviour. Results: The study found that HIV-positive women had heard about screening, intended to seek screening, and were confident that screening would prevent them from getting cervical cancer. Financial challenges, low levels of knowledge about cervical cancer, and participants perceiving themselves as not being susceptible emerged as barriers. Conclusions: Programmes to intensify cervical cancer education among this vulnerable population are advocated in order to increase screening and improve the health of HIV-positive women.
Evil I?: Witchfinders and the magical power of ambiguity at stake in doom metal
Authors: Coggins Owen 
Published: May 2018

Abstract
Themes involving witches and witchcraft have fascinated metal musicians and audiences throughout the history of the genre, perhaps especially so in the broad and long-running subgenre of doom metal. In particular, the idea of witchfinders has occupied the imagination of successive generations of doom musicians. I investigate the enduring appeal in doom metal of this marginal historical figure, showing how representations of witches and wizards complement the construction of the witchfinder. Though witchfinders may represent violent male control over female sexual power, and though cursory analysis of patterns of narrative closure in lyrics may suggest the dominance of this male control, I suggest that the ambiguous power of witchcraft is by no means domesticated, neutralized or resolved in doom metal. I examine four cases of witchfinder songs, from four different decades of the doom metal tradition: Coven’s ‘Coven in Charing Cross’ (1969); Witchfinder General’s self-titled song (1982); Cathedral’s ‘Hopkins, Witchfinder General’ (1995a); and Electric Wizard’s ‘I, the Witchfinder’ (2000). I discuss how identities and categories are disrupted in doom metal’s evocation of witchfinders and witchcraft, through destabilization of subject positions in song narratives, through the shifting relations between voice and sound, and through the consistent undermining of linear narrative through noise, rupture and cyclical returns. While the witchfinder is frequently evoked as a figure of control over witches, I show that witchcraft may yet subvert subjective identity, destabilize narrative, and escape control through its ambiguous relation with power.
Phew – What a blizzard! Black metal and the UK popular press
Authors: Hay Alexander 
Published: May 2018

Abstract
The second wave of black metal, with its most notorious moments emanating from the Oslo-centred scene of the early 1990s, was somewhat inevitably a media phenomenon in its native Norway, as the extensive television and newspaper coverage of the time demonstrates. This article will focus on one particular nation’s coverage, however – that of the United Kingdom, and how it covered and responded to the antics of the Norwegian black metal scene up to and including the trial of ‘Varg’ Vikernes in 1994. An initial study provides a disparate picture. The niche media of the United Kingdom (such as Kerrang!, Terrorizer and other extreme metal publications) could certainly be trusted to provide coverage of this provocative and indeed often dangerous fringe musical movement. How it was covered by the politically influential UK popular press, however, is another matter. If the discourse of early 1990’s black metal with its aggressively transgressive and aesthetically rigid approach made good tabloid fodder, the UK popular press with its own traditions, hobbyhorses, aesthetics and vitriolic right wing politics might at first seem a good combination. What, then, did UK press coverage reveal not just about black metal at this time, but also its own mores and attitudes? Was black metal seized upon by the UK press or ignored, and why? Finally, what does this reveal about UK journalism and black metal itself?
A manifesto for metal studies: Or putting the ‘politics of metal’ in its place
Authors: Brown Andy R. 
Published: May 2018

Abstract
This article proposes that metal studies can benefit from a knowledge of the struggles that have taken place in academia, between scholars and within and between different disciplines, over the issue of the role of the consecrated academic as mediator, critic, interpreter and advocate, in relation to popular cultural formations and the social and cultural groups identified with them. I explore how this dynamic is played-out in a number of periods identified with notable theorists and/or academic schools that give rise to a ‘politics’ that can inform a possible politics of metal studies. These include Gramsci’s account of the ‘traditional’ and the ‘organic’ intellectual; Stuart Hall and the ‘cultural politics’ of the Birmingham Centre for Contemporary Cultural Studies (CCCS) school; Simon Frith on the ‘political’ pleasures of the ‘fan-intellectual’; Charlotte Brunsdon on the ‘feminist, the housewife and the soap opera’; Richard Middleton on ‘vernacular practice’ and the Low-Other; Matt Hills on the ‘proper place’ (‘un lieu propre’) of theory according to the academic-fan and the fan-academic. Finally, how these conflicts of legitimation can be placed within a revised model of Bourdieu’s ‘cultural field’ as it applies to the academy and the habitus of ‘Homo Academicvs’. I conclude by suggesting that the role of the metallectual and the politics of metal studies needs to be tempered by an increased reflexive awareness of the metal-scholar in relation to their fandom and tested through a more explicit self-analysis of ‘class-habitus’, as both a guide to the limits of political judgments and possible interventions into metal music, metal fandom and the global metal scene.
Heraclitus’ Political Thought
Authors: Robitzsch Jan Maximilian 
Published: May 2018

AbstractThis paper deals with Heraclitus’ political thought. First, in discussing the conception of cosmic justice, it argues that it is a mistake to separate Heraclitus’ political thought from his cosmological thought. Second, the paper works out two basic principles of Heraclitean political thinking by offering a close analysis of fragment B 114 as well as related texts. According to Heraclitus, (1) there is a standard common and relevant to all human beings in the political realm, namely, thelogos, and (2) ruling well is a matter of grasping thelogosand using it as a guide in all things political. Finally, the paper tackles the notoriously difficult question of whether there are certain forms of political order towards which Heraclitean thought is more or less inclined. According to what may be called the traditional view, Heraclitus is seen as a supporter of an aristocratic political order, while according to what may be called the revisionist view, Heraclitus is classified as a supporter of a democratic political order. The paper concludes that while Heraclitean philosophy is compatible with a plethora of different forms of political order, including democratic ones, the two basic principles of Heraclitean politics that were distinguished above are more conducive to aristocratic forms of political order.
Interaktive Arbeit mit Kunden und Netzwerkpartnern
Authors: Brandl Sebastian , Brussig Martin 
Published: May 2018

ZusammenfassungDas Handeln von Sozialverwaltungen prägt die Teilhabechancen von Personen, die auf staatliche Unterstützung angewiesen sind. Dies gilt in besonderer Weise für die öffentliche Arbeitsvermittlung, werden durch sie doch die Chancen zur Erwerbsteilhabe beeinflusst. Für ein angemessenes Verständnis der Arbeit in der öffentlichen Arbeitsvermittlung ist ein Konzept von Arbeit erforderlich, das den Besonderheiten dieses Tätigkeitsfeldes Rechnung trägt. Der Beitrag geht anhand konzeptioneller Überlegungen und empirischer Beobachtungen der Frage nach, ob Arbeit in der öffentlichen Arbeitsvermittlung unter Einbezug oftmals notwendiger externer Kooperationen als eigenständiger Typ von interaktiver Dienstleistungsarbeit zu verstehen ist.
Application of Photonic Crystal Ring Resonators for Realizing All Optical Demultiplexers
Authors: Serajmohammadi Somaye , Alipour-Banaei Hamed , Mehdizadeh Farhad 
Published: May 2018

Abstract
Transmission efficiency, quality factor, crosstalk levels and number of output channels are the most crucial parameters in designing optical demultiplexers, suitable for wavelength division multiplexing applications. In this paper we proposed an 8-channel optical demultiplexer based on photonic crystal ring resonator. For performing wavelength selection task we used eight ring resonators. The resonance wavelength of the ring resonators depends on the dimensions of the ring core, therefore we choose eight different values for the lattice constant of the ring resonators core section. The average channel spacing of the structure is about 3 nm the transmission efficiency in most of the channels is equal or more than 99 % except in one channels whose transmission efficiency is 85 %.
Cannibalism and cultural manipulation: How Morier is received in the Persian literary canon
Authors: Fatollahi Moslem 
Published: May 2018

Abstract
Post-colonialism and orientalism have inspired literary scholars to study various aspects of literature and literary translation in the post-colonial era. One of the implications of post-colonialism for literature as a discipline is the idea of cannibalism and cultural manipulation. This corpus-based study aims to analyze the notions of “cultural manipulation” or “cannibalism” in the Persian translation of Haji Baba by Mirza Habib Isfahani, to explore the translator’s strategy, as an intercultural mediator, in modulating the source novel’s colonial stance and adapting it to the religious, literary and cultural tastes of the Iranians. Our findings reveal that two main techniques—of omission and euphemism—have been applied in rendering the novel into Persian. Using these techniques, the translator has attempted to challenge the imperial stance of the main writer and come up with a version of the source novel which is much less insulting to Iranians’ cultural values. That is why this translation has been widely received as a literary masterpiece in Persian literature. One implication is that it might be claimed that cannibalism and cultural manipulation can be used to explain the trend of manipulating western literature in countries which have never been colonized, but that have suffered from the colonial stance of colonial writers.
Research and educational potential of feminist care ethics in sex education
Authors: Jesenková Adriana , Minarovičová Katarína 
Published: May 2018

Abstract
In this article, we interpret sex education from the perspective of feminist care ethics, emphasizing the concept of caring democracy, advanced by Joan Tronto one of the most influential feminist political theorists. According to Tronto, these theories show that a deficit of care and a lack of democracy are mutually conducive. We argue that, as in other areas of life, a lack of care in sexuality and sex education leads to social inequalities that eventually translate into an unequal approach to freedom, equality, and justice, and to a deficit of democracy in the lives of some people. At the same time, we believe that, as a moral theory, care ethics, with its emphasis on the needs of men and women, can be adequately applied to the design of research projects, as well as to sexuality policies and practices. This may contribute to overcoming the stalemate in the debate on sex education and other topics in Slovakia.
INTELLIGENT CONTROL OF ELECTRICAL DRIVE SYSTEM USED FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLES
Authors: Silaghi Helga , Gamcova Maria , Silaghi Andrei Marius , Spoială Viorica , Silaghi Alexandru Marius , Spoială Dragoş 
Published: May 2018

Abstract
An electric vehicle (EV) uses an electric motor for traction and chemical batteries, superconductors, combustion cells and / or inertial masses as energy sources. To avoid problems regarding the accuracy of the mathematical model of the system, the use of artificial intelligence in electric drives is a viable alternative. Among other advantages of using artificial intelligence in the electric drive system, it can be emphasized that its application reduces the design time and leads to avoiding problems with the introduction of the mathematical model in the system control algorithm. This paper presents several case studies of electrical vehicles and some considerations about intelligent control of EVs. Finally some experimental results that compare classical control system with fuzzy logic control system for EV are presented.
THE MAJOR PREDICTIVE MAINTENANCE ACTIONS OF THE ELECTRIC EQUIPMENTS IN THE INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES
Authors: Cazacu Emil , Petrescu Lucian , Petrescu Maria-Cătălina 
Published: May 2018

Abstract
In modern low-voltage electrical installations, the predictive maintenance of the major electrical equipments involved in the power delivery process (transformers) or in the conversion of the electrical energy (especially electric motors) becomes mandatory. Thus, a high level of reliability and safety is assured for both the electric facility and operators. The proactive maintenance is to be non-invasively performed and mainly requires an infrared (IR) thermographic inspection and power quality analysis of the installation loads. A vibration investigation is also necessary for the motor drive systems. The paper critically studies the first two main maintenance procedures revealing their main characteristics, performances and limits. A case-study presents a 1000 kVA distribution transformer that supplies a bakery facility that comprised mainly heaters and inductions motors as loads.
MONITORING A SEMAPHORED CROSSROADS USING FPGA DE0
Authors: Predusca G. , Bogdan M. 
Published: May 2018

Abstract
Intelligent Transport System (ITS) is a worldwide movement meant to use advanced technology to make the ground transport systems more efficient, clogging-free, more secure and less polluting. The present technologies permit the development of applications for traffic monitoring in a semaphored crossroads. The solution proposed is a low-cost one, using FPGA DE0 development platform. The implementation and simulation of the application have been realized in Quartus II 13.1 and the diagrams corresponding to the outputs and inputs have been obtained using ModelSim- Altera 10.1d.
WAVELET AND FOURIER DECOMPOSITION BASED PERIODIC NOISE REMOVAL IN MICROSCOPY IMAGES
Authors: Ionita M.G. , Coanda H.G. 
Published: May 2018

Abstract
The microscopy images can be affected by periodic noise, resulting in quality degradation and the appearance of repetitive patterns on the micrograph. In order to effectively remove the periodic noise, a new adaptive method is proposed in this paper. The presented approach analyzes the frequency domain of the first order Haar Wavelet transform, determines the frequency regions that correspond to noise and corrects the magnitude spectrum components of the undecomposed DFT transform of the image. Experimental results are provided.
THE STATE OF INTER-ETHNIC RELATIONS IN MACEDONIA AFTER 16 YEARS OF THE OHRID AGREEMENT
Authors: Demjaha Agon 
Published: May 2018

Abstract
Inter-ethnic relations between Albanians and Macedonians in Macedonia have been rather problematic since the times of former Yugoslavia. After independence, the new constitution of the Republic of Macedonia instead of improving it has further downgraded the position of Albanians and other minorities living in the country. The non-fulfilment of Albanians’ core demands led to an armed conflict in 2001. The Ohrid Agreement has in addition to ending the armed conflict, also provided for a range of legislative and policy measures to improve the position of the Albanians by ensuring equality and minority protection. However, 16 years after the Ohrid Agreement, inter-ethnic relations in Macedonia still remain burdened by prejudice and stereotypes, rather than cooperation and mutual prosperity. The main aim of the paper is to analyse the state of inter-ethnic relations in Macedonia, with special focus on relations between ethnic Macedonians and ethnic Albanians. The paper also offers an analysis of main factors that contribute to inter-ethnic tensions in the country and explores possible scenarios in the future. The most relevant part of the paper analyses the causality between inter-ethnic and interstate relations. The paper claims that similarly to most of the countries in the Western Balkans, inter-ethnic and interstate relations are basically the components of the same equation. The paper concludes that in Macedonia, Kosovo rather than Albania is much more relevant for the causality between inter-ethnic and interstate relations in Macedonia, and it also offers several reasons to support such thesis. Accordingly, the overall inter-ethnic relations between Macedonians and Albanians in Macedonia heavily depend on inter-state relations between Macedonia and Kosovo and vice versa.
THE LEGAL REASONING OF THE PRESIDENT’S RIGHT TO ISSUE PARDONS
Authors: Arifi Besa 
Published: May 2018

Abstract
Presidential pardon has always existed in criminal law and continues to constitute a very important competence of the head of state in many modern day countries. In the past, the clemency given by the sovereign (usually the king/queen or the emperor/empress) represented an act which showed his/her mercy upon their subjects. It was often used as a tool to show the arbitrary will of the sovereign that constituted the law, rather than the law itself. Therefore, the classical school of criminal law that appeared in the 18th century and emphasized the importance of the principle of legality, opposed harshly every kind of arbitrary deciding that excluded the law at the interest of the sovereign. This school is among the only interpretations of criminal law that engages for a complete abandonment of institutes such as pardon or amnesty. The revolutionary French Penal Code of 1791, which was strongly influenced by the classical school, excluded clemency for the proved wrongs that were severely punished. However, due to imperfections of the criminal justice system, amnesty (given by the parliament) and pardon or clemency (given by the head of the state), continue to exist and to be used in modern day criminal law. They are no longer considered acts of arbitrary decisions of the sovereign, instead they should represent important instruments of criminal law, used rarely and wisely with specifically designed goals that aim to bring justice rather than deny it. However, there are many cases when these institutes have been inappropriately used in a very arrogant way which shows that the ancient regime is not yet over for some countries in which the highest institutions continue to act as old and middle age despots. This article will analyze the legal reasoning of the institution of presidential pardon. It will try to establish why the classical school was so strictly opposed to this institute making use of the studies and interpretations found in the writings of Cesare Beccaria. It will explain the philosophy of modern day institutions of amnesty and pardon and the way in which they are regulated in the legal theory and practice. The article will explain the recent developments in Macedonia in regard to the use of presidential pardon. The methods to be used consist of desk research, historical and comparative methods and analysis of legal texts, laws and judicial decisions.