This study investigated the potential use of eco-friendly material of organic classes to curb the menace of corrosion effect on reinforcing embedded in concrete structures and exposed to corrosive media. The obtained results of 36 concrete cubes; 12 controlled, 12 uncoated (corroded) and 12 exudates / resins coated cured for 360 days under freshwater and induced corrosion accelerated process as detailed in experimental procedures. From the computed results, the maximum obtained value of the corroded sample is -39.551% as against 78.562% and 82.183% of controlled and coated samples respectively. The results showed decreased failure bond load in corroded sample and an increase in coated judging from controlled sample as a standard for comparison. The results of bond strength maximum obtained values are corroded -29.789% against controlled 35.831% and 67.905%, enumerative results showed low and decreased bond strength of corroded samples resulted from the effect of corrosion damaged to the reinforcing surface and fibre. Higher bond strength obtained from coated samples resulting from the gummy and sticky exudates/resin that formed higher bonding with the rib. Results of slippage in controlled and coated samples showed higher values to failure as against lower slippage in coated. Results indicated that the diameter of uncoated decreased by maximum value of -1.293% and coated increased by 1.31%, results showed that reduction is attributed to the effect of corrosion on the surface modification through the formation of pits and unusual expansion, also similar factor is applicable on the cross - sectional area, corroded has maximum reduction value of (-7.414% and coated increased by 14.934%, weight loss and gain are corroded -28.567% decreased (loss) and coated 48.006% increase (gain). Summarized results showed the effect of affected the overall mechanical properties of reinforcing steel thereby reducing bond characteristics of steel and concrete by creating stresses in the surroundings and further weakened pullout bond resulting in diameter and cross – sectional area reduction and weight decreased. The effect of coating increased diameter and cross – sectional area and weight gain resulting from the varying thickness coated to reinforcing steel.

Dupilumab, an interleukin-4 (IL-4) receptor subunit blocking the function of T-helper 2 (Th2)-mediated cytokines is the first FDA biologic approved for the treatment of moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis (AD). Several adverse effects have been associated with dupilumab with the emergence of case reports describing psoriasis and psoriasiform dermatitis as a potential side effect. Theories proposed in the pathogenesis of dupilumab induced psoriasis include a Th-1 overdrive based mechanism. Here, we report an additional case of psoriasiform dermatitis following dupilumab therapy in a young Middle Eastern male with a long-standing history of atopic nummular dermatitis.

Objectives: This study assessed the prevalence of complementary/alternative medicine (CAM) use among dental patients in Riyadh. Methods: This cross-sectional study surveyed dental patients attending King Saud University Dental Hospital in Riyadh, KSA. The questionnaire included a consent form, questions on demographics, patients’ medical status, CAM types used for medical and/or dental conditions, patients’ assessment of their effects, and patients’ opinion on CAM as a choice of treatment. Use of CAM was compared by gender and by health status. Results: There were 373 respondents. More than one-third had tried CAM, with a significant difference between the genders (P < 0.001), whereas 43.1% reported use of CAM by their friends and relatives. Statistical significance was found in individuals reporting poor health status with the use of both herbs and wet-cupping (Hejama) (P < 0.05). Use of CAM for dental/oral conditions was reported by 31.2%, mainly for dental pain. Use of CAM for oral conditions by males approached statistical significance (P = 0.056). Most (83.8%) agreed with the suggestion of combining CAM with conventional medicine in hospital settings. Conclusions: Thus, more than one-third of patients attending a university dental clinic used CAM for various reasons and agreed with the suggestion of combining CAM with conventional medicine in hospital settings. It is essential to raise the public’s awareness of CAM.

New trend sports are emerging which satisfy people’s hunger for fun, experience, adventure and enjoyment, but also address health concerns. A prime example of this development is fitness sports. All human addictions and cravings are concentrated in it: youth mania, personality development, self-expression, but also the striving to maintain and promote health. Findings from studies on motives in fitness sports can help, on the one hand, to take into account the special wishes of athletes in the design of offers and, on the other hand, to implement the marketing more effectively due to the more specific target group orientation. The present study provides an orientation framework for the field of fitness sports with regard to the exercise motivation of long-term participants. Members of a health-oriented fitness club in a large city were surveyed. The questionnaire consisted of 15 items that can be grouped into seven motivational domains. The questionnaires were available at the fitness club and could either be filled out directly on site or taken away and filled out at home. A total of 350 questionnaires were laid out, of which 278 were returned completed. The response rate was 79.4 %. The respondents were members who trained exclusively on equipment. The gender distribution is approximately equal with a slight surplus (just under 53%) of male respondents. The average age of respondents is 56.6 years with a spread around the mean of 13.1 years. Male respondents are, on average, slightly more than two years older than female respondents and the age distribution is slightly more homogeneous among males than females. Among respondents with membership of more than one year, the average duration of membership is 11.6 years (dispersion: 7.5 years). The results show demonstrable gender differences in motive mentions in only three of the 17 significance tests. In general, all gender differences are in the range of weak to very weak effect sizes, even for the highly significant differences. From a purely descriptive point of view, there are still further recognizable gender differences in the motive mentions. What is striking here is that, in general, women mention almost all motives more frequently and that the gender difference is mostly in a direction that is not expected? In detail, the following reliable gender differences can be found, which are not to be regarded as purely random effects of this specific sampling: a) Women name the motive "Continuous guidance and training control" more frequently than men (51.9% to 25.2%), b) Women name the motive "Bodybuilding" more frequently than men (52.7% to 35.4%) and c) Women name the motive "Special body shaping" more frequently than men (26.0% to 16.3%). Continuous support is obviously more important for women than for men. Women feel safer during training with professional advice, as they want to avoid mistakes when exercising. They attach importance to the conscientious and correct execution of the exercises, because they fear possible consequences of a wrongly executed training. Men also often have a longer sports biography than women, which is why they are more self-confident and have less fear of contact with the equipment. The results for women reflect society's expectations of today's women, who are expected to be slim, toned and fit. Being fit is in and those who are fit are also socially recognized. Fit, however, can hardly be separated from beautiful. Fitness is becoming a prerequisite for beauty. The results confirm that women place a high value on the status symbol of the body in order to find social acceptance.

The quest for green concrete is on the rise globally, due to the environmental hazards (emission of CO2 and particulate matters) usually associated with cement and coarse aggregate production. This study was carried to evaluate the possibility of enhancing the mechanical properties of wood shavings-concrete with cassava starch solution. Sets of concrete were produced with wood shavings at the rate of 1%, 1.5%, 2%, 2.5%, 3%, 3.5% and 4% (by weight of the coarse aggregate). 2% (by weight of the cement) dried cassava starch was employed as organic admixture during the concrete production. Conventional mix ratio of 1:2:4, and water to cement ratio (w/c) of 0.6 was also adopted for the concrete production. The slump of the fresh mortar, and the density, compressive and flexural strengths of the hardened concrete were tested in accordance to ASTM International procedures. Results obtained from the laboratory tests revealed that the wood savings had negative impact on the mechanical properties of the concrete. The compressive and flexural strengths of the concrete decreased, as the quantity of the wood shavings increased from 0% to 4%. When compared to the results obtained from concrete produced without cassava starch, it was observed the cassava starch enhanced the compressive and flexural strengths of the concrete produced. Regression analysis of the obtained results affirmed that wood shavings and cassava starch can influenced the mechanical properties of concrete, as concrete produced with cassava starch had higher a Pearson correlation coefficient, than the concrete produced without cassava starch. Results obtained from this study showed the feasibility of producing lightweight green concrete, by using low volume of wood shavings and cassava starch as admixture.

All human activities are currently interconnected through many communication systems and technologies that are active in the global intensity of industry 4.0. Some technology-based disruptive companies will start and change the role of business in the context of the industrial revolution 4.0 by using social media such as Instagram or WhatsApp which do not require large funds as a scale of capital roles. This technological advancement emerged as a new communication system on information and engineering approaches that were oriented towards the future of the manufacturing industrial revolution 4.0 by involving Computer Information Technology (ICT). As the application of ICT to social life, for more than 10 years we have witnessed changes at all levels of society with new trends in consumer behavior and services accompanied by improvements in hardware and computer access. The ease of service and communication that is integrated by Industry 4.0 is based on mobile computing, cloud computing, and big data with the provision of services that can be accessed globally via the internet. The results show that as a development of the industrial 4.0 work concept, a positive image in this digital era can be concluded that media relations activities in the digital era are carried out by Public Relations practitioners by utilizing digital media such as the use of social media and the use of the organization's own website. The use of social media makes it easy for Public Relations practitioners to do public relations work, such as in disseminating and conveying information to the public. The role and activities of media relations itself in this digital era refers to information and communication technology that can integrate various applications, functions and content of digital media production by providing an efficient influence on interactivity between users. The technology group focuses more on those that have a significant impact on manufacturing, namely: (1) Data, computing power, and connectivity (wireless networks), (2) Analytics and Intelligence (artificial intelligence in objects (AI)), (3) Human-machine interaction (augmented reality (AR) solutions), (4) Digital to physical conversion.

The study examined ICT competencies needed by teachers for effective teaching of English language in Nigeria. Two research questions guided the study. Descriptive survey design was adopted. Researchers’ constructed 23 items questionnaire was used to collect data from 54 English language teachers. The reliability coefficient of the instrument stood at 0.80. The data collected were analyzed using mean. Findings revealed among others that English language teachers in secondary schools in Awka South possess the basic computer operational skills which are usually for official use not basically for classroom. They do not have enough competence in the use of power-point which is the appropriate skill needed for classroom teaching and learning. The findings also revealed that English language teachers possess Interactive white board competence but their competence is inadequate for effective teaching and learning of English language and could not competently teach speaking skills of English language because they cannot draw English sounds with Interactive white board. It was recommended that State Ministry of Education should make it compulsory for teachers to teach with computers in all secondary schools.

This study aims to determine the effect of organizational culture, organizational structure, and top management commitment on the quality of accounting information systems and their implications for the quality of accounting information (Empirical Study at PT Pegadaian (Persero) West Jakarta). This study took the population and samples from the finance department of PT Pegadaian (Persero) in West Jakarta. The results of this study indicate that organizational culture has no significant effect on the implementation of the accounting information system (Y) at PT Pegadaian (Persero) Tbk while the organizational structure and Top Management commitment has a significant effect on the implementation of the accounting information system (Y) at PT Pegadaian (Persero) Tbk. Then the implementation of the accounting information system (Y) has a significant effect on the quality of accounting information (Z) at PT Pegadaian (Persero) Tbk.

Canadian Extradition Law. Recent defence application in case of Meng Wanzhou to adduce evidence denied. What is the Canadian extradition process and what evidence can either side rely upon? What are the judge’s powers and how have limitations on these powers led to injustice in extradition cases? The review of the Diab case by Murray Segal exonerated IAG from any wrongdoing, but where does this leave the law? The current system is not working, and the law and the role of the IAG must be changed.

Background: Even though skin cancer is a cancer, increasing incidence in whole world, the disease can be prevented by improving protective behaviors across it. However, individuals' attitudes and beliefs about the subject ought to be evaluated to improve skin cancer prevention behaviors of the individuals firstly. Aim of this study was to develop Skin Cancer Scale based on the Health Belief Model in order to assess attitudes and beliefs about skin cancer. Methods: This methodological study included 465 randomly selected university students who educated seven different department of a university. Data were collected with a socio-demographic form and 42 items daft scale of Health Belied Model Scale in Skin Cancer. Experts’ opinions and pre-test were obtained for content validity. Exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was performed for construct validity. Cronbach’s alpha internal consistency coefficient and test-retest correlation coefficients were calculated for reliability. Results: The internal consistency reliability coefficient of this scale was 0.86 and the item - total score correlation coefficients changed between 0.32 and 0.66. According to EFA; factor loads ranged from 0.45 to 0.86, the 26-items were divided into five sub-dimensions. To CFA, model fit indexes of the scale were found as x2 / df ratio: 2.391, the Root Mean Square Error of Approximation (RMSEA): 0.055, the Good¬ness of Fit Index (GFI): 0. 901, the Tucker-Lewis İndex (TLI): 0.913 and the Comparative Fit Index (CFI): 0.925. The Cronbach alpha coefficient was 0.87 for the whole scale. Conclusions: The results of the study indicated that The Health Belief Model Scale in Skin Cancer is a reliable and valid scale to measure the attitudes and beliefs about skin cancer.

The Kaizen concept introduced to the world by Imai is a resource that can be used for improvement anywhere. The benefits of this concept are immense, especially for developing countries, as the investment costs considered zero or minimal. Thus, the concept has now spread to the East and the West with many academic studies. However, it is doubtful whether this concept has been used to the fullest as the concept is based on the Japanese socio-economic background. Furthermore, this concept emerges especially in a context where middle management is seen as the driving force. Similarly, a centralised thought pattern can be seen throughout East Asia. The mediation procedure is the way of thinking of Asians. That may be due to their inspiration from Buddhist philosophy from 5 B.C. onwards. This study aims to consider how the Kaizen concept adapts to different organisational structures. The study further explores what needs to be done at the middle management level to maximise the Kaizen concept. However, this study is limited to conceptualisation. Here especially, the triangular organisational structure model and the smooth curve are used for analysis. For in-depth analysis uses positive and negative skewness. This study revealed that the Kaizen concept is satisfied in different ways within tall, flat and symmetrical organisational structures. Accordingly, it became clear that the Kaizen concept in a symmetrical organisational structure would satisfy middle management. It was further demonstrated that the introduction of Kaizen as negative skew and positive skew in high and flat organisational structures, respectively, can satisfy it in middle management. Thus, it is clear that the concept of Kaizen has the potential to be more effective in introducing the organisational structure in particular than in general. However, since this conceptualisation is done more simply, I suggest that further mathematical analysis is appropriate for this.

This work is an analysis of English nominal structures in selected editorials of Thisday Newspaper. It aimed to analyze the structure of noun phrases in the editorial, examine the functions of the noun phrases identified in the editorials in which they occur, determine the form of noun phrase that is commonly used in the editorials of Thisday newspaper and to establish if the form of noun phrases as used in the editorials affect the understanding and interpretation of the editorials. To achieve these aims, the first nominal group in each of the paragraphs of the editorials was selected for analysis using the Experiential and Logical Function Model of Halliday’s Systemic Functional Grammar (SFG) theory. The analysis revealed that the nominal groups have both logical and experiential functions in the text. It, also, reveals that the form of the nominal group that is most commonly used in the editorials of Thisday newspaper is MH and MHQ. The study established that the frequency of nouns in the editorials indicate high information density, therefore, the presence of complex nominal group structures in the editorials indicate information density in such editorials. This high information density allows for higher understanding of the editorials. More so, the research shows that the use of modifiers in the nominal group structure helps the readers to gain fast and direct access to information transmitted in the editorials. Based on the analysis carried out, this study concludes that the forms of nominal groups used in the editorials as well as the frequency of their usage affect the understanding and interpretation of the editorials either positively or negatively depending on whether the form is complex and frequently used or not complex and frequently used as the case may be.

Understanding online consumers and their buying behavior had been the major focus for marketers and gained special attention among the marketing science researchers for over three decades. The purpose of this research is to investigate the past and current trends in online consumer behavior domain, by highlighting the research themes through bibliometric analysis and provide an agenda for future research. The study carried out a systematic literature review of online consumer behavior research with the help of bibliometric analysis from 1999 to 2020, and the bibliographic data of 1254 documents were obtained from the Scopus, one of the popular academic indexing databases. The study performed various bibliometric analysis using open-source software tools, including Biblioshiny, VOS Viewer, and Sci2 tool. This paper is unique in applying a variety of quantitative and scientific mapping tools for better understanding and visualization of the research field. The analysis of scientific research will be a reference guide for research scholars in the academic community for understanding the intellectual structure, theoretical foundations of online consumer behavior research and identify the knowledge gaps and recommend future research directions. It can also help the marketing practitioners to understand the dynamic characteristics of online consumers and their buying behavior, through various contributions made by the scientific literature.

In this study, previous studies on effective school management were reviewed. An effective school administrator emphasizes success at school, creates a positive atmosphere at school, monitors students in terms of success and ethical values, and develops new strategies in teaching. Organizational culture in school encompasses rules, values, and beliefs. Acting in accordance with the mission and vision of the school contributes to the organizational culture. A positive relationship was found between organizational culture and motivation in effective schools. The main feature that distinguishes a school from other schools is the school culture. This culture is important in the formation of corporate identity. In a study on the future plans of school administrators regarding the solutions for existing problems in school management, it has been determined that the curriculum is renewed in schools, the number of theoretical lessons is reduced, the practical-skill lessons are increased, and innovative practices are included. Merit is important to give importance to career planning. One of the most important features of effective school management is the effective participation of teachers in school management. In order to ensure a high level of active participation, the effective school culture can be listed as valuing the ideas of teachers, justice, having competent managers, communication skills, sincerity, honesty, efficient working, and following the rules. In a study on effective school characteristics, the most important feature came to the fore as school success. The personality traits of the school principal have been another remarkable element of the effective school. Expertise and sense of duty are emphasized for teachers working in effective schools. Another feature of an effective school is that parents have strong school-family relations. The most important features of successful school culture are the selection of people who have managerial leadership qualities, constantly improve themselves and have high communication skills in effective school management.

This thesis is a report on the E-C translation project of a popular science books on renewable energy. In the perspective of the project manager, the author summarizes the strategies used in each stage of project management. General speaking, this translation practice report can be divided into four parts, the first part is the description of the translation task, including the background of the task, the client requirements, and task details. The second part shows the project process, including Project Start-up Phase, Project Plan Phase, Project Implementation Phase, Project Monitoring Phase and Project Final Phase. The third part showcases some typical problems in this translation project. The fourth part summarizes the deficiencies in the translation practice and related thinking as well as inspirations. In this translation practice report, the author combines practical translation experience with project management theories, and learns from mistakes, in order to optimize the translation project management process.