Multiple Paths to Self-Sufficiency: A Phenomenological Study of South Florida Refugees’ Lived Experience

The United States resettles more refugees within its borders than any other country. The federal government and its partners measure success by determining if the refugee has achieved self-sufficiency. Self-sufficiency is achieved when a refugee becomes employed shortly after arrival. With a resettlement program that is almost forty years-old and unprecedented budget cuts, refugees themselves can aid in redefining the goals of the program. Using the theories of Human Needs and Social Identity to analyze the data, the aim of this study was to address the following questions: “What is the lived experience of refugees seeking self-sufficiency?” and “How do refugees resettled in South Florida define self-sufficiency?” The goal was to capture the refugee perspective through the voice of those who lived the experience and now work in resettlement. Participants included nine refugees who offered a unique understanding of the successes and failures of this approach. Utilizing the qualitative tradition of Transcendental Phenomenology, the research found that among refugees, self-sufficiency has varying meanings. These findings signal that programming should create multiple paths to self-sufficiency, which would allow refugees different avenues to preserve their prior career, thus part of their identity; feel that they contribute to their new home from inception; as well as begin the process of integration. The implication of this impacts program design and will contribute to the field of conflict resolution. The results provide insight on a population that is impacting American society, particularly at a time where the discussion on immigration and border security is prevalent

The Evolution Of Anti-Slavery Laws In The United States

In this new century, the United States of America is still struggling to end slavery within its borders

ANALISIS KINERJA KEUANGAN PEMERINTAH KOTA BENGKULU: PENDEKATAN DERAJAT DESENTRALISASI FISKAL

This study aims to analyze the financial performance of the Bengkulu City government with a degree of fiscal decentralization approach and to determine the effect of the PAD component on the Bengkulu City Government Financial Performance. The data used in this study is secondary data in the form of time series data and processed by multiple linear regression analysis tools (multiple regression). The empirical results of this study indicate that based on the calculation of the degree of fiscal decentralization ratio, the financial capacity of Bengkulu City is still at a very low capability level which is founded a very large difference between government spending and regional opinion. So it appears that Bengkulu  Government still relies on assistance from the Central Government and is not yet independent. This can be an underline for local government to improve their ability being more independent and capable

A cryptanalytic attack on the LUC cryptosystem using continued fractions

The LUC cryptosystem is a modification of the RSA cryptosystem based on Lucas sequences. In this paper we extend the Verheul - van Tilborg and Dujella variants of the Wiener attack on RSA to the LUC cryptosystem. We describe an algorithm for finding a secret key $d$ of the form $d = r q_{m+1} pm s q_m$, for some $mgeq -1$ and nonnegative integers $r$ and $s$, using continued fractions. We derive bounds for $r$ and $s$ using results on Diophantine approximations

Phosphoinositide 3kinase γ controls LPSinduced myocardial depression via sequential cAMP and iNOS signaling

Ziel der vorliegenden Untersuchung ist die Aufklärung der spezifischen Rolle der lipidkinase-abhängigen und –unabhängigen Funktionen von PI3Kγ bei SIRS-induzierter SIMD. Bei PI3Kγ-Wildtyp (wt), Knockout (PI3Kγ-/-), und Kinase-dead (PI3KγKD/KD) Mäuse wurde eine LPS- induzierte SIRS induziert und deren Überleben, die Auswirkungen auf das kardiale autonome Nervensystem (ANS) und die linksventrikuläre (LV) kontraktile Funktion ermittelt. Darüber hinaus wurden an primären adulten Kardiomyozyten mechanistische Untersuchungen zu PI3Kγ-abhängigen Auswirkungen auf die myokardiale Kontraktilität und die inflammatorische Antwort durchgeführt

Cytokine gene transfer by adenoviral vectors as a novel therapeutic option for hepatitis B virus infection

Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is a hepatotropic, non-cytopathic DNA virus that causes acute and chronic necroinflammatory liver disease and hepatocellular carcinoma. It has been shown that HBV DNA replication is suppressed by interferon (IFN) a/b, IFNg and other cytokines. The aim of my thesis was to establish a liver directed gene transfer and to characterize the effect of local expression of interferon on HBV replication. Two sets of adenoviral vectors were established: the first using the CMV promoter (PCMV) (AdmIFNg and AdmIFNb) and the second using a bidirectional tetracycline (tet)-regulated promoter(Pbi-1) (Adbiluc vectors) to locally express mouse interferon (mIFN) a, b and g. In mouse hepatocyte cultures, a 5- to 10-fold decrease of intracellular HBV DNA was observed following infection with AdmIFNb or AdmIFNg. The antiviral effect was enhanced in HBV transgenic mice where 95% of intrahepatic and serum HBV DNA disappeared 2 weeks after intravenous injection. However, the effect was transient and HBV replication was restored. This was partially due to a down regulation of the CMV promoter. Using the Adbiluc vectors, expression of the reverse tet-transactivator (rtTA) under liver specific promoters (e.g. in transgenic mice or with a second vector) ensured tissue specificity of gene expression. Co-expression of luciferase with the bidirectional promoter Pbi-1 allowed monitoring. Simultaneous, strong expression of both genes dependent on the dose of tetracycline in vitro and tight regulation in living mice were shown. However, in one direction, gene expression was slightly leaky. This was exploited to avoid separate expression of the tet-transactivator: rtTA was cloned under control of Pbi-1 to establish a tet-regulated one-vector system. Using the Adbiluc-IFN vectors, rapid induction of cytokine expression in the livers of transduced mice was fatal, but moderate expression was well tolerated. Due to these difficulties in the first experiments in mouse models for chronic and acute HBV infection, the antiviral effect of regulated IFN-expression could not yet be demonstrated. Taken together, local expression of cytokines was successfully established following adenoviral gene transfer and an antiviral effect was demonstrated. A set of novel adenoviral vector allowing tet-regulated and monitored cytokine expression will allow characterizing the antiviral pathways. This approach can also be used to develop gene therapy of chronic HBV and hepatitis C virus infection and other diseases like malaria or liver cancer

A cryptanalytic attack on the LUC cryptosystem using continued fractions

The LUC cryptosystem is a modification of the RSA cryptosystem based on Lucas sequences. In this paper we extend the Verheul - van Tilborg and Dujella variants of the Wiener attack on RSA to the LUC cryptosystem. We describe an algorithm for finding a secret key $d$ of the form $d = r q_{m+1} pm s q_m$, for some $mgeq -1$ and nonnegative integers $r$ and $s$, using continued fractions. We derive bounds for $r$ and $s$ using results on Diophantine approximations

Étude de la performance agronomique du haricot (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) var. DPC-40 sous l’effet de trois fertilisants: engrais chimique, fumier de bovin et leur combinaison

This article is taken from the research work in agronomy presented at the faculty of Agriculture and Food Sciences of the Central Public University (UPC) consisting in studying the agronomic performance of common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) var. DPC-40 under the effect of three fertilizers: chemical fertilizer 12-12-20, cattle manure and their combination during the winter period 2019-2020. In this experiment, we adopted a complete random block Device with 3 repetitions and 4 treatments. Fertilizer is the factor studied. An analysis of variance was performed on the parameters and the means were compared by the Tukey test using Infostat software version 2018.The results showed that fertilizers significantly influence the grain yield of the bean. Indeed, the control plot gave a yield of 0.94 t.ha-1 lower than those of fertilized plots. Then, with the manure alone, the yield obtained is  1.39 t.ha-1 higher than that of the control but lower than those of the other plots fertilized by the combination (1.66 tha-1) and the chemical fertilizer alone (1.76 tha-1).The complete fertilizer and the combination give the best yields. Based on this experience, for a sustainable management of soil fertility, the combination (fertilizer + manure) is highly recommended. However, repetition of the experiment in time and space is necessary to validate these results. Keywords : Fertilization, Common bean, yield/Agronomic performance, FertilizerCet article est tiré du travail de recherche en agronomie présenté à la Faculté des sciences de l’Agriculture et de l’Alimentation de l’Université Publique du centre (UPC) consistant à étudier la performance agronomique du haricot commun (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) var. DPC-40 sous l’effet de trois fertilisants : (engrais complet 12-12- 20), le fumier de bovin, leur combinaison durant la période hivernale 2019-2020. Dans le cadre de cette expérience, on a adopté un dispositif en blocs complètement aléatoires (DBCA) à 3 répétitions et 4 traitements. Le fertilisant est le facteur étudié. On a réalisé une analyse de variance sur les paramètres et les moyennes ont été comparées par le test Tukey à l’aide du logiciel Infostat version 2018. Les résultats ont montré que les fertilisants influencent significativement le rendement en grain du haricot. En effet, le témoin a donné un rendement de 0,94 tha-1 inférieur à ceux des parcelles fertilisées. Puis, avec le fumier seul, le rendement obtenu est de 1,39 t. ha-1 supérieur à celui du témoin, mais inférieur à ceux des autres parcelles fertilisées par la combinaison (1,66 tha-1) et l’engrais complet seul (1,76 tha-1). L’engrais complet et la combinaison donnent les meilleurs rendements. Se basant sur cette expérience, pour une gestion durable de la fertilité des sols, la combinaison (engrais +fumier) est fortement recommandée. Toutefois, la répétition de l’essai dans le temps et dans l’espace est nécessaire pour valider ces résultats.  Cet article est tiré du travail de recherche en agronomie présenté à la Faculté des sciences de l’Agriculture et de l’Alimentation de l’Université Publique du centre (UPC) consistant à étudier la performance agronomique du haricot commun (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) var. DPC-40 sous l’effet de trois fertilisants : (engrais complet 12-12- 20), le fumier de bovin, leur combinaison durant la période hivernale 2019-2020. Dans le cadre de cette expérience, on a adopté un dispositif en blocs complètement aléatoires (DBCA) à 3 répétitions et 4 traitements. Le fertilisant est le facteur étudié. On a réalisé une analyse de variance sur les paramètres et les moyennes ont été comparées par le test Tukey à l’aide du logiciel Infostat version 2018. Les résultats ont montré que les fertilisants influencent significativement le rendement en grain du haricot. En effet, le témoin a donné un rendement de 0,94 tha-1 inférieur à ceux des parcelles fertilisées. Puis, avec le fumier seul, le rendement obtenu est de 1,39 t. ha-1 supérieur à celui du témoin, mais inférieur à ceux des autres parcelles fertilisées par la combinaison (1,66 tha-1) et l’engrais complet seul (1,76 tha-1). L’engrais complet et la combinaison donnent les meilleurs rendements. Se basant sur cette expérience, pour une gestion durable de la fertilité des sols, la combinaison (engrais +fumier) est fortement recommandée. Toutefois, la répétition de l’essai dans le temps et dans l’espace est nécessaire pour valider ces résultats