Performances across time have promoted human wellness, especially as we continue to incorporate the lived experiences of healing rituals into our contemporary artistic practices. Audience members practice good physical, emotional, social, and psychological health through their ability to create an illusion of mental escape, enlightenment, and entertainment. The paper comments on a specific shamanistic practice – “Ifa Ritual,” practiced by the African diaspora of the Americas as a metric for evaluation. I shall explore documented research on the performance expressions noticeable in the Yoruba Ifa ritual exemplary in the Santeria and their communal benefits to Afro-Cubans in the USA. The Afro-Cuban Yorubas called Lucumi are believed to have migrated as slaves from the Yoruba subgroups of Africa to the New World, and there they introduced a cultural practice called the Santeria. The Santeria is an attempt to decolonize the impact of Western religious ideologies on their spiritual and social life by performing Ifa rites as a mode of worship and healing. I interrogate how the performative styles and elements of “Ifa” including the divination techniques contribute to promoting the well-being of contemporary Ifa practitioners. Theoretically, the study considers rituals as a fundamental approach to performance and wellness that seeks to reinforce and provoke discourses in post-humanism. The scope of this study is confined to the branch of humanities and soft sciences devoted to prevalent research on the Yoruba belief system and Lucumi Santeria, aiding the discussion of "Ifa" as a post-humanist construct of performance and wellness.

Introduction: Mentoring is a process of professional support between a mentor and a mentee. Also, it is a learning method intended to help a learner to perfect their professional career. The aim of this research is to understand the experience of nursing learner-teachers at the Higher Institute of Medical Techniques of Kinshasa on the mentoring provided by supervisors during educational internships. Method: this is a qualitative and descriptive study. It was carried out with learners of the Third Degree in teaching and administration in nursing at the Higher Institute of Medical Techniques of Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of Congo. This study used the qualitative inquiry method combined with interview as a technique. With the sample size of nine learners. Results: The results reveal that mentoring has a positive meaning for the learner, because it is a beneficial activity that helps improve practice. The learners negatively assessed the performance of the mentoring benefit by raising two points: Insufficient performance of the mentoring and the insufficiency in the organization of the mentoring the study mentions that there is a low contribution of the mentoring provided by the supervisors during the internship. The big difficulty that made mentoring insufficient is lack of follow-up of learners. To do this, they suggested to the nursing science section which strategies for them to improve. Mentoring includes: Having supervisors available for the educational internship; have the means to facilitate mentoring and organize training on mentoring during educational internships. Conclusion: In view of these results and while reiterating the suggestions of the respondents, we propose that the nursing science section look into the supervision of the scientific staff assigned to support learners in educational internships.

Introduction: Nursing education aims to introduce future nurses to the realities of social and professional life. In the context of professional education, all these learning activities are based on two interacting poles, namely, learning in an academic situation (simulation) and clinical learning, which means alongside the patient (patient). The primary goal of our study is to understand the daily experience of finalist nursing learners regarding support during clinical internships by supervisors. Method: This study is qualitative phenomenological. She used the phenomenological survey method, the free face-to-face and individual interview technique, with the aim of allowing the interviewee to express all their thoughts. And also made use of the interview guide, the recording device, papers and pens as data collection instruments. Results: After analysis, the results show that the learners have an unpleasant experience of support during clinical internship. And for this, they propose as strategies the appropriate training of supervisors on support, supervision of supervisors, awareness of the supervision task and the development of expected skills. Conclusion: In view of these results, we suggest that the nursing science section look into the supervision of the scientific staff assigned to support learners in clinical internships.

Introduction: This study delves into the concept of values education by utilizing traditional games of the Sasak-Lombok tribe in West Nusa Tenggara. The primary focus is on the endeavor to safeguard local wisdom and enhance the cultural identity of children within the region. Material and Methods: The research adopts a qualitative approach with a phenomenological perspective. Data collection methods encompass participatory observation, in-depth interviews with local community figures, and document analysis pertaining to local wisdom. The gathered data undergoes analysis through the stages of reduction, presentation, and drawing conclusions. Content analysis is employed to identify the values of local wisdom evident in traditional games. Results: The findings suggest that values education integrated into traditional games of the Sasak-Lombok tribe has the potential to conserve and instill local wisdom values, such as solidarity, precision, and responsibility, in children. Traditional games serve as a substantial medium for practically understanding and experiencing these values. Conclusion: In conclusion, this research implies a positive contribution to preserving the cultural heritage of the Sasak-Lombok tribe and shaping the character of the younger generation. The holistic approach undertaken can establish an educational environment that integrates cultural values into enjoyable learning experiences. This, in turn, supports children as inheritors of culture who appreciate and embody noble values.

Communities in Africa in the pre-colonial days lived with one another in a just and equitable manner, in love, on the principles of ubuntu. The way of life was further sustained by the communities’ perception and equation of the land with humanity, where everyone had equal access to the land as factor of production. The communal system which assured of equal treatment of everyone suffered a set-back, through centuries of slave trading and the colonization and the eventual imposition of western laws on indigenous peoples of Africa, these transformed the indigenous communities from their classlessness into stratified un-equal societies of those who have and those who do not have. Corruption evolves as a result of private property ownership and this further compounds in-equality, such that communal properties are unfairly taken over by few individuals, under non-transparent privatisation of public utilities. Access to factors of production and to justice in the post-colonial Africa is a myth on account of technicality and cost. The prospect of sustaining the pre-colonial equitable access to factors of production and to justice through oral tradition suffers a setback on account of the loss of cultural archives like the African traditional religion and the indigenous languages.

Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10 or Co_Q10) as a known endogenous compound has been linked to some therapeutic functions, thus, the need for further exploration in more dysfunctional biological scenarios. This present study, thus, evaluated the stabilizing attributes of Co-enzyme Q10 supplementation in thioacetamide (TAA) altered immuno-haematological system in Wistar rats. One hundred and twenty (120) male Wistar rats weighing 250 and 280g were used for the study and were randomly separated into four sub-groups of 30 rats per treatment interval of week 3, 6, 9 and 12. In the individual weeks, the rats were further grouped into six different groups of five rats each. The groups included Group 1-control and received 1ml of normal saline (intraperitoneally―ip), Group 2 received only 200 mg/kg TAA (ip) twice weekly, Group 3 received 5mg/kg Co_Q10, daily per oral (po), Group 4 received 10mg/kg Co_Q10 daily (po), Group 5 received 200 mg/kg TAA (ip) twice weekly and 5mg/kg Co_Q10 (po) daily and Group 6 received 200 mg/kg TAA (ip) twice weekly and 10mg/kg Co_Q10 (po) daily. After weeks 3, 6, 9 and 12 of treatments, blood samples were collected and instantly transferred into well labeled blood sample bottles with anticoagulant. After appropriate laboratory and statistical analyses, the quantitative results were obtained. The result showed that following TAA toxicity, the levels of white blood cells (WBC) were significantly (P<0.05) reduced; meanwhile, those of macrophage and tissue necrotic factor alpha (TNFα) were remarkably (P<0.05) increased. However, upon the supplementations with Co-Q10 in the respective weeks (3, 6, 9 and 12) of treatment, all the aforementioned deranged values of WBC, macrophages and TNFα were significantly (P<0.05) stabilized/normalized (i.e. brought to similar range of the normal untreated rats). Therefore, Co-Q10 supplementation may be of beneficial therapeutic value in particular haematological dysfunctional scenarios.

Introduction: Domestic violence can take several forms: physical, sexual, psychological or economic. It occurs between partners or former partners in an intimate relationship, regardless of whether the perpetrator shares or has shared the same home as the victim. The aim was to understand the daily experience of married women in the city and province of Kinshasa, whether they experience violence within couples. Methods: This study falls into the field of public health, more precisely it deals with the protection of women's rights. It is a qualitative study, approached in its phenomenological approach. The target population is made up of married women attending the Matete New Alliance Hospital Center whose sample size is 11. It was determined after collecting the data, the redundancy of which was observed at the 10th head of household. Results: the marriage of a violent partner represents a stumbling block for women and an obstacle to women's emancipation; In their union sexual violence, physical violence or torture, deprivation of financial means (financial violence); They encountered consequences such as gastritis, tension disorders, neurosis. As for coping strategies in the face of violence: the women interviewed resort to spiritual support by relying on God, dialogue with their partner, entertainment and asking friends for advice. As for expectations, women want the Congolese State to create schools for the re-education of husbands and for educators (parents and churches) to give advice to young people before marriage. Conclusion: It is important for the Congolese State, families, schools and churches to establish/reinforce the notion of initiating men to good behavior in marriage.

Introduction: This COVID-19 pandemic represents a major challenge for ensuring continuity of care during a health crisis and raises questions about the risks incurred in the event of chronic illness (es). Among these, diabetes affects more than half a million people in Belgium, one in five of whom is over 65 years old. This study aims to understand the opinions of patients suffering from diabetes on the difficulties of their care during the covid19 pandemic. Methods: This is a qualifying phenomenological study, it is exploratory descriptive. It falls within the field of public health. The target population consisted of patients suffering from diabetes and who receive care either on an outpatient basis or in hospitalization at the diabetology department of the General Provincial Reference Hospital of Kinshasa, the number of which is nine diabetics. She used the phenomenological inquiry method and the face-to-face semi-structured interview technique. Results: After analyzing the collected data, we found the following results: diabetics were treated by home care, by telephone contact following the instructions of the diabetologist, but also by self-care. The difficulties encountered by diabetics are linked to the freedom to freely engage in physical exercises and other activities and those to contact with the healthcare team; and these difficulties encountered have generated a psychological discomfort. In terms of expectations, diabetics want caregivers to grant them a certain framework of freedom and to computerize the care system (telemedicine or telenursing). Conclusion: Considering these results, we strongly suggest that all health facilities that care for diabetics implement telemedicine and/or telenursing in the care of diabetics during periods such as the pandemic.

The SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus was the initial cause of the worldwide epidemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), which started in March of 2020. Patients with coronavirus disease (COVID-19) may have elevated C-reactive protein (CRP) and fibronectin levels owing to the inflammatory response caused by the virus. Nonetheless, the available data imply that infection with COVID-19 affects lipid profile and leads to dyslipidemia. Seventy samples were collected from the Sanitary Isolation Unit of Medical City Hospital in Kirkuk Governorate for this study. Forty of them were taken from SARS-COV2 patients, whereas the other thirty were from healthy individuals. The ages of the two groups ranged between (30-65) years. When a real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tested positive, patients had blood collected to check for other biochemical and inflammatory markers. Fibronectin, C-reactive protein, and d-dimer were some of the indicators checked. The patients' blood was also analyzed for lipids such as total cholesterol (T.C), triacylglyceride (TG), Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol, and High-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol (HDL-C). In this study, researchers discovered abnormally high concentrations of CRP, D-dimer, fibronectin, triglycerides, LDL-C, and VLDL. The patients also had considerably lower levels of T.C and HDL-C compared to the controls.

CRISPR-associated (Cas) genes are responsible for detecting abnormally identified repeats. The CRISPR array spacers assist the Cas protein in locating and removing the intrusive DNA by using protospacers. The manipulation of matter at the atomic and molecular scale to create materials with incredibly diverse and unique properties is known as nanotechnology. Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and fullerenes are the two primary types of carbon-based NPs. Fullerenes contain allotropic forms of carbon and other nanomaterials made of globular hollow cages. NPs of the alkali and noble metals, such as Cu, Ag, and Au, occupy a sizable absorption band in the visible portion of the solar electromagnetic spectrum. Cutting-edge materials of today rely on the manufacturing of metal nanoparticles with precise size, shape, and aspect ratios. Nanomaterials are added to cement to act as binding agents. These nanoparticles enhance the chemical and physical properties of strength, durability, and workability for the long-term potential of the construction sector. These materials are potentially valuable in a range of situations due to their fascinating and adjustable electrical, chemical, and physical properties.

The research aimed to derive predictive equations for the skill performance in terms of the offensive tactical behavior of futsal players, while the research areas included the human field, which was represented by futsal players, and determined the time range for the period from (5/1/2023) until (15/3/2023). The researcher used the descriptive approach in the style of correlation and predictive relations, and the research sample consisted of (100) players from the clubs of Maysan province futsal, and the researcher applied skill performance tests and tactical behavior; Predictive equations were also extracted through which skill performance can be predicted in terms of offensive tactical behavior, and the researcher recommended the need for coaches to pay attention to offensive situations because of their great role in the performance of skills being one of the basic requirements that affect sports performance.

Meckel's diverticulitis or meckelitis is the infection of the Meckel's diverticulum. The aim of this work was to study the epidemiological, diagnostic, therapeutic and evolutionary aspects in the pediatric surgery department of the Nianankoro FOMBA hospital in Ségou, Mali. This was a retrospective study concerning observations between July 2010 and June 2012. We reported 5 observations in 2 years, representing a frequency of 2.5 cases per year. The average age was 6.6 years and the sex ratio was 1.5. Diagnostically, abdominal pain was the main reason for consultation followed by fever and vomiting. Physical examination found in all cases abdominal pain more or less associated with guarding in the right iliac fossa and peri-umbilical area. Abdominal bloating and contracture were noted in one case. There was hyperleukocytosis in all our 5 observations. The diagnosis was an operative discovery in 4 cases. Ultrasound was contributory in one case. Therapeutically, segmental resection of the small intestine removing the diverticulum, followed by immediate end-to-end anastomosis of the small intestine was the only technique performed in all our patients. The postoperative course was simple in 4 cases. A wall abscess with a favorable outcome was noted. Histological examination confirmed meckelitis at different stages (inflammatory, abscessed, gangrenous or necrotic). Gastric heterotopia was noted in one observation.

As one of the famous female writers in the 19th century British, Jane Austen has left many popular works that embodies feminism, among which Mansfield Park wins universal praise of people from worldwide. The heroine, Fanny Price, is a self-effacing cousin cared for by the Bertram family in their country house. Fanny’s moral strength eventually wins her complete acceptance by the Bertram family and marriage to Edmund Bertram himself. The course of Fanny’s growing up, from accepting her living condition, sticking to her marriage belief to her revolt against the patriarchy, all indicates that she has turned into a woman with feminine consciousness. Through the analysis of the novel, the paper aims to arouse women’s awareness of their position in the society, and endeavor to pursue their independent personality.

Beloved is one of the historical trilogy by the African-American writer Toni Morrison. This paper interprets the process of the three black women's self-consciousness awakening and identity construction in Beloved from the perspective of post-colonialism by Homi K. Bhabha. Morrison depicts the painful revealing of the disremembered past of black people in Beloved. Through the depiction of Sethe as well as other ex-slaves, the novel expresses that only by confronting ghosts and rediscovering history can the characters be able to break down their constructed otherness, and embark on the obtaining of a subjective position.

Over the years, there has been a turn in the academy that is adopted as the postmodern era which encompasses the posthumanist, and a shift within it to new materialist, and affect theories. Human-dominant influence over natural elements such as flora and fauna, non-human animals, material, and immaterial objects is subjected to a radical shift. The innovative understanding of science and technology plays a crucial role in this current wave. Posthumanist thought comes in contact with a human-centered society, however, proposing a decentralized approach to the way humans perceive themselves in the environment. The politics at play here is not anti-humanist but a revisiting and acknowledgment of the environmental entities that make up the human space. Therefore, this paper takes an expository inquiry, querying if the knowledge of Darwin’s evolutionary theory can be applied to the understanding of artistic performance through a posthumanist approach. Also, does posthumanism and the evolution of contemporary performance have what it takes to affect and effect the desired modification, granting agency not only to the human animals but to other non-human entities? Hence, humans must learn to coexist in the ecological space sharing power amongst things, plants, non-human animals, objects, and other forms of technological creations. Methodologically, the online library sources provide primary data for this research with a selection of works by three posthumanist performers to be analyzed. This research is pivotal to the artistic application of biology and technology, as tools in solving contemporary performance-related issues amongst humans, the organic and inorganic matter.