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Integrating Urban Wind Power in Wellington
Authors:   , Crabbe Collin
Published: November 2021

The aim of my research is to show that a wind powered, environmentally responsive, energy producing building can be integrated in Wellington’s city centre and produce enough electricity to be economically and environmentally feasible. The building should serve as a positive icon for wind energy and allow a high degree of public interaction to promote and educate the public about the benefits of wind produced energy. With enough energy producing buildings the energy grid can be created directly inside the very cities which require the energy, leaving the picturesque untouched landscapes wind farm free. A building which has the ability to create its own energy also bears the responsibility to maximise its energy efficiency and environmental performance. The building must be environmentally responsive allowing it to respond and adapt to changing weather conditions to maximise performance. The main design goal will be environmental performance, which is the quantity of energy exchanged from external sources required to keep a building at a desirable temperature and allow all of the building’s services to operate fully. These include heating and cooling, electrical, plumbing and lighting.
China's Energy Security: Going Beyond the Traditional Approach
Authors:   , Gao Yang
Published: November 2021

China's rapidly growing economy has seen a sharp rise in energy consumption and correspondingly a new focus on energy security. Over the last decade, China has adopted an energy security approach emphasizing its external energy supply, especially oil supply, which is quite similar to the approach established in industrialized Western countries (IWCs) since the 1970s' energy crises. However, China‟s energy situation is profoundly different from the West with over 90 percent of its energy being produced domestically and nearly 70 percent being coal-based. To explain why the approach in China is similar to that of major IWCs, I demonstrate that while the IWCs constructed their energy security concept and subsequent policy responses on their energy situation, China's approach has largely been influenced by a domestic ideational factor and Western energy security concept. By providing a detailed examination of China's energy situation, highlighting the unique energy security vulnerabilities and threats it faces, I argue current mainstream energy security thinking in China does not match its comprehensive energy situation. It is therefore not adequate to address its energy security challenges. The thesis concludes that, a 'broader' energy security approach, going beyond the traditional thinking, should be developed to incorporate more energy sectors and domestic energy issues in China.
Determining the Dynamics of HIV Voluntary Counselling and Testing Uptake among the Rural and Urban Communities of Nakuru District, Kenya
Authors:   , Muchiri Joseph
Published: November 2021

Globally, it is estimated that over 40 million people are living with HIV/AIDS with 67% of these coming from Sub Sahara Africa. While the epidemic has been receiving increasing attention towards and more emphasis placed on access to care and treatment, these efforts are bound to become unsustainable due to a high rate of new infections. In 2007, for every HIV patient who was put on drugs six others became infected with the virus. Voluntary testing and counselling (VCT) has been suggested as the most effective intervention that could reverse this rate of infection. Its utilization in Africa and many parts of the world has however, been at an all time low. In Kenya where populations of over 1.4 million people are living with the HIV/AID virus, less than 20% of the total population knows their status. The aim of this study is, therefore, to establish and document the dynamics of VCT uptake in Nakuru district of Kenya with a view to suggesting measures to increase this uptake. The main objectives of the study were to identify factors that influence VCT uptake and determine the levels of knowledge and prevailing attitudes on HIV testing. The role that gender plays in VCT utilization was also explored. This was a cross sectional study in which a mixed research method methodology employing quantitative and qualitative data collection methods was used. Quantitative data was collected using a structured questionnaire while qualitative data was collected using focus group discussions and key informant interviews. The target population was residents of Nakuru aged 16-60. 480 distributed completed the structured questionnaire out which 422 were completed and returned. Six focus group discussions and five key informant interviews were carried out. The research found that the awareness regarding HIV and VCT among the community members is relatively high. However, there are still a significant proportion of people who hold misconceptions about the disease and the testing service. This may partially explain why people opted not to take the test for the virus. Further, a majority of the people wanted to take up the test but both social and health system barriers such as gender inequality, the cost of taking the service, service operational hours, accessibility; misconceptions about the disease are barriers to the utilization of the service. The study recommends the adoption of more pro-active model of testing which could include mobile and home-based testing to help remove most of these barriers and therefore lead to an increased uptake. Moreover promotional activities targeting couples, providing the service beyond the current normal working hours weekdays and weekends, strengthening the general public health facility to help win back the trust of the service consumer and provision of youth-friendly voluntary counselling and testing for HIV (VCT) service are recommended.
A Collaborative Exploration of Ako Māori and its Impact on Māori Learners in Legal Studies
Authors:   , McDonald Julie
Published: November 2021

How can Māori culturally preferred pedagogies be implemented in a secondary classroom in a unit standard assessment context? What impact does this implementation have on the emotional engagement, intellectual reasoning and intrinsic growth of the learners? This research was undertaken by way of “interviews as chat” and journal recording, followed by a collaborative storying session which occurred around emerging themes. Formative data collection occurred from a question/suggestion box, work samples, attendance data and my journal. Lastly summative data was collected through a second round of interviews. This research concludes that a collaborative exploration of ako Māori is of significant benefit to Māori learners, although the Pākehā-centric assessment system restricts a teacher's ability to fully embrace a kaupapa Māori educational paradigm.
Phylogeny, Phylogeography and Population Connectivity of Lessonia (Phaeophyceae)
Authors:   , Martin Peter
Published: November 2021

The brown algal genus Lessonia is distributed in the Southern Hemisphere where it can form dominant kelp beds on the exposed rocky shores of New Zealand, South America and Tasmania. Its disjunct distribution within the West Wind Drift contrasts with the view that it is a poor disperser. Apart from studies in Chile, where it is an economically important genus, little is known about Lessonia and in some areas even the number of species is unknown. Using different genetic markers I examined the phylogeny, phylogeography, and the connectivity of populations in Lessonia. Using the literature, species affiliations and nomenclatural problems have been investigated. Combining the sequences of three mitochondrial, one chloroplast and two nuclear markers, a supermatrix approach was used to investigate the phylogenetic relationship and the timing of speciation for all known Lessonia species. The Australasian Lessonia species form a clade within a paraphyletic grouping of South American species. Radiation in Lessonia occurred about 5 Mya at the beginning of the Pliocene and rapid radiation took place in Australasia 3.5 Mya. The data also revealed cryptic species within a L. variegata species complex. Further analysis within the Australasian clade, using mitochondrial (atp8-sp) and chloroplast (rbc-sp) markers and wider sampling (469 individuals from 57 sample sites) supported four cryptic species and revealed localized distribution for all Australasian lineages. Genetic breaks between Lessonia lineages corresponded well to known biogeographic regions and could be correlated to the geographic structure of New Zealand at the end of the Pliocene. The Cook Strait region was analysed more closely with newly developed microsatellite markers to test the influence of geographic breaks (Cook Strait and Palliser Bay) on the connectivity of populations. The results suggested that connectivity depends on the width of unsuitable habitat, and within inner Cook Strait it is facilitated by sometimes strong tidal flows that create turbulences and unique current patterns. The results implied that rafting is an important mean of dispersal. The study of the early literature on Lessonia supported the new lectotypification of L. flavicans but revealed that L. frutescens and possibly L. ovata (supported by images of rediscovered herbarium material) are synonymous to L. searlesiana and as the older epithets they should have priority. Suggestions have been made for the lectotypification of L. fuscescens and L. ovata. In general Lessonia shows non-overlapping distribution in Australasia but overlapping distribution in South America. Despite being a poor disperser, indicated by fine scale genetic structure, Lessonia is also able to connect populations over wide areas of unsuitable habitats.
Neuroadaptive Changes in 5-HT1A Autoreceptor Sensitivity Following High-Dose MDMA Treatment
Authors:   , Fisher Simon David
Published: November 2021

Rationale: There is evidence that the serotonin (5-HT) deficits and related cognitive and mood impairments caused by +/-3,4- methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) may be mediated by neuroadaptations of the 5-HT1A autoreceptor. Objectives: The increase in sensitivity of the 5-HT1A autoreceptor caused by highdose, repeated MDMA treatment was assessed neurochemically, by measuring 5- HTP accumulation, and physiologically, via changes in body temperature. Methods: Experiment 1 confirmed the effects of 8-hydroxy-2-(di-npropylamino) tetralin (8-OH-DPAT) (0, 0.025, 0.05, 0.1 mg/kg s.c.) on 5- hydroxytryptophan (5-HTP) accumulation following 3-hydroxybenzylhydrazine dihydrochloride (NSD-1015) administration as a valid measure of 5-HT synthesis and hence 5-HT1A autoreceptor sensitivity in rats. Experiment 2 performed these procedures in additional animals, with half receiving MDMA (4x 10 mg/kg i.p. at 2 hour intervals) two weeks before testing. Body temperature changes due to the 8-OH-DPAT hypothermic response were tested using a rectal probe. Experiment 2b repeated the procedures in additional groups with lower doses of 8-OH-DPAT (0.0125 and 0.00625 mg/kg s.c.). Results: No significant changes in 5-HTP accumulation levels or changes in the hypothermic response to 8-OH-DPAT were found between MDMA pretreated rats and controls in Experiments 2 and 2b. Moreover, there was no substantial evidence of expected 5-HT deficits due to high-dose MDMA treatment. Conclusion: The results do not indicate an increase in sensitivity of the 5-HT1A autoreceptor, and hence the original hypothesis is not supported. However, there were a number of methodological issues, as indicated by the lack of MDMAinduced 5-HT deficits, which prevent a firm conclusion from being drawn. Future research is outlined to overcome these issues.
Investigations into the H-D Exchange of Malonganenone B
Authors:   , Clark Peter G K
Published: November 2021

H-D exchange at the formyl residue of the natural product malonganenone B was investigated. Models of the system were synthesised and displayed the same exchange. Kinetic studies, performed using NMR spectroscopy, found the exchange was first order with respect to base whilst displaying acid inhibition, in opposition to existing research. Cyclic species, including an N-heterocyclic carbene precursor, were formed that, in conjunction with the previous findings, suggested a carbene-based mechanism was in operation. Further synthetic studies were performed to demonstrate the existence of a carbene. With use of silver oxide, a fulvalene dimer and an organopalladium complex of this carbene were obtained, which provide further support towards a carbene-based mechanism being involved in the H-D exchange of malonganenone B.
Enhancing Year 7 and Year 8 Boys' Motivation in Narrative Writing Through Peer Collaboration and a Drama Strategy: a Case Study
Authors:   , Coulton Karen
Published: November 2021

International and New Zealand research continues to show that there is concern about boys being less successful than girls in writing at all levels of the school. This study examines to what extent year 7 and year 8 boys are motivated to advance their writing when they collaborate with a peer and choose to use a drama strategy. A qualitative approach was taken to explore the insiders‟ view of writing from eight year 7 and year 8 boys in an intermediate school in New Zealand. Data gathered were from semi-structured interviews, in class observations and samples of writing. Sociocultural theory was used to inform the investigation of the social and cultural influences on the boys‟ learning about writing. The findings illustrate that the drama intervention was successful as the boys were motivated to write through their social interaction of role- playing characters from a choice of topics represented in their everyday lives. The boys revealed their metacognitive knowledge by showing their awareness of their thought processes about writing and how to use this knowledge to develop their writing abilities. The study makes recommendations for teachers, including the need for teachers to recognise the boys‟ position of authority over their knowledge, which is essential for their motivation and learning to write successfully.
Approaches to Modelling Heterogeneity in Longitudinal Studies
Authors:   , Li Xiaomei
Published: November 2021

This thesis is about estimation bias of longitudinal data when there is correlation between the explanatory variable and the individual effect. In our study, we firstly introduce what is longitudinal data, then we introduce the commonly used estimation methods for the general linear model: the least squares method and maximum likelihood method. We apply these estimation methods to three simple general models which are commonly used to analyse longitudinal data. Secondly, we use frequentist and Bayesian analysis to explore the estimation bias theoretically and empirically, with an emphasis on the heterogeneity bias. This bias occurs where random effect estimation is used to analyse data with nonzero correlation between explanatory variables and the individual effect. We then empirically compare the estimated value with the true value. In this way, we demonstrate and verify the theoretical formulation which can be used to determine the size of the bias [Mundlak, 1978]. In order to avoid the estimation bias, the fixed effect estimation should be used to get the better solution under nonzero correlation situation. The Hausman test is used to confirm this. However, the bias not only occurs when we use frequentist analysis, but also exist by using the Bayesian estimation of random effect model. Finally, we follow the Mundlak [1978] idea, then define the special Bayesian model which can be used as Hausman test and as a comparable model. We also prove that it is best fit model among the random effect, fixed effect and pooled model if there is correlation between explanatory variables and individual effect. Throughout this thesis, we illustrate this ideas using examples based on real and simulated data.
Barriers to Māori Usage of University Libraries: an Exploratory Study in Aotearoa New Zealand
Authors:   , Tuhou Troy Mana Paul
Published: November 2021

There is a large body of work on the barriers that Māori, other indigenous peoples and minorities encounter at educational institutions, there is also research into the barriers that these groups encounter within the health sector and a smaller body of work pertaining to these same barriers within public and school libraries. This research combines the findings from these bodies of literature with the results from two focus groups of university students to explore the possibility that there are barriers which they may have encountered at their university library. The results showed that there were barriers within the university library, and like other barrier research these were many and varied and were dependant on a number of factors including, institution (library system) size, and individual expectations of the student. These findings are discussed in terms of the implications that they have for Māori university students, and suggestions are made for further research, as well as ways that these barriers may be countered.
The Sea Cucumber Holothuria (Halodeima) atra (Jager, 1833), in South Tarawa Lagoon (Republic of Kiribati): Environmental Variability, Population Biology and Fishing Pressure
Authors:   , Tamaroa Teatim
Published: November 2021

Holothuria atra or lollyfish is the most common sea cucumber in the Pacific and Indian Oceans. The current status of Holothria atra at 13 sites of South Tarawa lagoon (Republic of Kiribati) was established by using biological surveys and fishers' questionnaires. A preliminary investigation was conducted in order to assess how and why environmental variability and fishing pressure have affected the spatial and temporal distribution, mean abundant and mean size of this species at the sites. The 13 sites were selected randomly, and marked with a GPS on the map of South Tarawa. Sedimentary characteristics were determined for each site, and a qualitative assessment of sites health was made. Lollyfish length, biomass and abundance and transect density were calculated for each site. The weight of organic matter content and size of sediment sample were determined. Data were analysed using Kruskal-Walis (KW) and Repeated measures (RM) ANOVA tests. This thesis shows that the environmental variability could not offer reasons as to why the biological data of lollyfish varied from one site to another. However, other factors that were tested may explain the variation in biological data. Fishing pressure is one of those parameters that can regulate the lollyfish distribution and density and responses from local fishers indicate that fishing pressure is high and that the lollyfish resource is under considerable harvest pressure. Dissolved oxygen concentration in the water column and in the sediment may be also involved in the variation in lollyfish distribution and density but this was not tested. The findings of this research lead to a number of recommendations for the sustainable harvest of lollyfish in Tarawa lagoon. These include consideration of gear restrictions, lollyfish size and number limits, and the establishment of marine protected areas under co-management arrangements.
Just a Hunch: Reading, Writing, ... and Architecture
Authors:   , Simms Elspeth Jane
Published: November 2021

Victor Hugo’s character, Claude Frollo, expressed Hugo’s linguistic analogy for architecture in his novel of 1831, Notre-Dame de Paris. Frollo directs the eyes of his companions from the book resting on his desk to the shadow of the nearby Notre-Dame cathedral, stating: ‘This will kill that’. Hugo expressed the belief that prior to the printing press, the communication of mankind occurred through architecture. His concern was for the fate of architecture following the invention of a new form of communication; the printed text. This thesis questions the concern that print will ‘kill’ architecture through an exploration of architectural research and design led by text. A validity of print as an experimental tool for architectural design is established through a range of output; visual and physical expression, creative writing, and formal writing. These design modes reveal unique architecture from within Hugo’s Notre-Dame de Paris. The outcomes of this research draw attention to the imaginative possibilities that text provides for architecture. It finds that architecture exists within text and allows for interpretation and conversion, into both real and imagined space. It provides a framework through which this can occur within other text, not just Notre-Dame de Paris. The conclusion is reached that text is a design tool which offers significant opportunities to the experimentation and design of architecture.
Genetic diversity of enteroviruses in patients with respiratory infection
Authors: Paklonskaya N. V. , Amvrosieva T. V. , Shilova Yu. A. , Kishkurno E. P.
Published: November 2021

Enterovirus genetic variability underlies the variety of clinical forms of diseases they cause. The aim of the presented study was to establish the genetic diversity of enteroviruses (EVs) that caused acute respiratory infection (ARI) in 2016–2019. Biological samples were obtained from 203 patients with various forms of ARI, EV detection was carried out by RT-PCR, followed by sequencing of the main capsid protein gene and phylogenetic reconstruction. EV RNA was detected in 34.4 % of samples, most often in children aged 1–6 years (53.1–54.8 %). Coxsackieviruses B were found in patients with respiratory enterovirus infection (EVI) significantly more often than other EVs, the dominant serotypes were Coxsackievirus B4, B5. Despite the significant genetic diversity of EVs identified in patients with ARI (three genetic lines of Coxsackievirus B5, two genotypes of Coxsackievirus B2, one genotype of Coxsackievirus B3, three genovariant Coxsackievirus B4, one genovariant Coxsackievirus B1), there is no evidence of their connection with the formation of the respiratory form of EVI.The high level of genetic variability of EVs requires regular molecular-epidemiological surveillance for the identification of emerging genetic variants and assessment of their epidemic potential.
Modeling and interaction analysis of the tumor necrosis factor-alpha with oligopeptides
Authors: Ryabtseva T. V. , Makarevich D. A. , Taganovich A. D.
Published: November 2021

The aim of the study was the design, characteristics and analysis of the TNFα interaction with oligopeptideanalogs of the interaction site of TNFα with TNFα-R2. Here are the results of the analysis contact zone of TNFα with TNFα-R2, determination of the potentially most effective oligopeptides, study of the binding free energy of oligopeptides and its changes depending on the number of amino acid residues in the peptide chain, as well as the TNFα form (monomer or trimer). Here are described the most typical loci of oligopeptides interaction with cytokine. To confirm the calculations, the effectiveness of the selected oligopeptides was evaluated in experiments in vitro.For visualization of the molecular complex and work with the pdb file we are used Chimera 1.14 software with AutoDocVina utility. For in vitro studies, were used indirect enzyme immunoassay reagent kits. The initial concentration of oligopeptides is 10 µM, the initial concentration of TNFα (×10–8): 0; 0.0287; 0.0862; 0.2300; 0.5750; 1.4370 µM. When oligopeptides interact with mTNFα, the binding efficiency increase was observed with an increase in the number of amino acid residues in the chain. With tTNFα, such dependence was not observed. A statistically significant difference was  observed in the binding energy of di-, tri-, and tetra peptides with mTNFα, with tTNFα, the differences found were not statistically significant.Thus, the data were obtained, which allowed us to come to the following conclusions: 1) the energy of interaction of oligopeptides with tTNFα does not depend on the number of amino acid residues in the oligopeptide; 2) the trimerized form of TNFα interacts most effectively with oligopeptides in comparison with mTNFα; 3) oligopeptides containing the -Trp- and being a spatial analogue of the TNFα-R2 fragment (-Trp65-Asn66-Trp67-Val68-Pro69-) interact most effectively; 4) it was selected three oligopeptides are the most promising for the binding of TNFα. The experiments in vitro confirmed the effectiveness only one oligopeptide
Criterion for the occurrence of the macro destruction and formation of breaking during metal deformation
Authors: Shved O. L. , Tkachenko V. V.
Published: November 2021

When generalizing the geometrically nonlinear law of Murnaghan elasticity to plasticity, a formally mathematical criterion was introduced for deformational macrofracture (macrocrack appearance) associated with an increase in elastic and plastic anisotropy as a failure cause. The use of the double potentiality of the governing equations in stresses and their velocities made it possible to obtain the reliable information on the structure of the deviatory section of the yield surface, the existence of which is a classical hypothesis in solid mechanics. The normal vector to the surface of the deviatory section is selected from two mutually orthogonal eigenvectors of the constructed operator. There are two families of regular concave surfaces, and a section surface is formed by joining the parts of two representatives of the families at singular points. To select normal vectors, the obtained ratio for them is used for isotropy. In connection with the considered problem of a double simple shift, it is established that multiple eigenvalues appear for the both normal vectors. To unambiguously determine the normal vector at a regular point, it is necessary to exclude the presence of multiple eigenvalues for the both normal vectors at the same time. At a singular point, the appearance of a multiple eigenvalue of one of the normal vectors is still unacceptable. These two conditions are necessary and sufficient to validate the governing equations of the generalized Murnaghan model. Otherwise, a macrocrack occurs. The theoretical construction is supported by the developed software complexes.
Bioinformatic analysis of genomes of commercial breeds of domestic pigs for identification of breed-specific SNPs
Authors: Kipen V. N. , Mikhailova M. E. , Snytkov E. V. , Romanishko E. L. , Ivanova E. V. , Sheyko R. I.
Published: November 2021

Determining the purebredity of farm animals in a breeding system is of key importance for the entire livestock industry. Purebred breeding of plant breeds is designed to ensure the production of high-value improving breeding material for commercial livestock breeding. Determination of purebredity of pigs can be carried out using single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP). The multiplexing technology today has reached a level that makes it possible to characterize tens and hundreds of thousands of polymorphic variants simultaneously for hundreds of animals in one run of the device. For the first time, using bioinformatics methods, an analysis of genome-wide projects was carried out for 264 individuals of the species Sus scrofa located in the Sequence Read Archive (NCBI-SRA). The in silico genotype was determined for 692 SNPs, of which 59 SNPs showed a significant potential for differentiation of four commercial breeds: large white (the most significant SNPs are Chr. 6: g.85845403T> G and Chr.16: g.74053569T> C), duroc (Chr. 4: g.55661608A> G, Chr. 14: g.107689091T> C and Chr. 14: g.107939105T> C), landrace (Chr. 5: g.99925204A> G, Chr. 18: g .40100481A> G and Chr. 18: g.7664624A> G) and pietrain (Chr. 13: g.136017764T> C and Chr.17: g.47595840A> G). For breeds of duroc and pietrain pigs, the accuracy of differentiation was at least 99%, for breeds of large white and landrace pigs - over 80%, however, the sensitivity indicator characterizing the percentage of false positive results of classification was slightly over 65%. Creation of models for molecularand-genetic studies of these breeds will allow for a genetic examination of their purebredity, which will contribute to an increase in their breeding value and preservation of the national gene pool.
The chamber kui is the genre of the kazakh academical music
Authors: Akparova G. Т.
Published: November 2021

Since the formation of the chamber and instrumental music in Kazakhstan, the traditional instrumental genrekui – has become the vector of creative search, the basis for the synthesis of national and western musical thinking. The purpose of this article is to reveal the features of the traditional genre within the framework of academic music and to present a new genre – chamber kui.The expression of kui in the works is functionally represented in a variety of ways. The embodiment of the semantics of kui in its figurative meaning is given in the title of the work. When using the folk instrumental genre in professional writing, the authors give a functional association to it presented in the work in the form of a fragment (melody or accompaniment). The next point in the gradation of kui features in the chamber and instrumental works of composers of Kazakhstan is the dominance of its features: motor skills, variant-variational development of form, texture, throughout the work or part of it.The formation of a new genre – chamber kui was the result of creative searches for the synthesis of Kazakh folk instrumental creativity-kui, the connection of the laws of its formation and shaping with the achievements of European creative experience. In form, these pieces are kui (alternation of three register zones characteristic of the traditional genre), in harmony, quart-quint consonances are used, recreating the overtone density of the dombra timbre in the sound of the European instrument.
Estudos métricos da informação na medicina: uma análise bibliométrica na base Scopus
Authors: Freitas Juliana Lazzarotto , Grácio Maria Cláudia Cabrini , Bufrem Leilah Santiago
Published: November 2021

O campo de produção científica das ciências da saúde destaca-se historicamente como precursor do desenvolvimento das primeiras pesquisas que consolidaram o uso de fontes de informação científica no Brasil. Este artigo analisa o interdomínio dos estudos métricos da informação com a medicina. Elege o campo da medicina como representativo das ciências da saúde na base de dados Scopus, visando, assim, reconhecer esse espaço de produção científica a partir de indicadores de produtividade e de colaboração relacionados a autores, periódicos e instituições. Caracteriza o interdomínio em um corpus de 132 artigos da autoria de 28 pesquisadores, em um período de 28 anos. Apresenta os autores, periódicos e instituições mais producentes, bem como as relações de coautoria e de cocitação entre autores e periódicos. Define agrupamentos de autores e de periódicos, identificando os mais representativos do interdomínio analisado. Qualifica os artigos conforme os seus enfoques, segundo os três grupos-alvo da bibliometria, presentes em Glänzel (2003), e identifica as suas temáticas de pesquisa. Conclui que os autores mais representativos apresentam estudos com enfoques nos três grupos-alvo e que o periódico Scientometrics é o que estabelece a articulação das pesquisas constituintes do interdomínio de forma mais consistente.
Melody on the Threshold in Spectral Music
Authors: Donaldson James
Published: November 2021

This article explores the expressive and formal role of melody in spectral and “post-spectral” music. I propose that melody can function within a spectral aesthetic, expanding the project of relating unfamiliar musical parameters to “liquidate frozen categories” (Grisey 2008 [1982], 45). Accordingly, I show how melody can shift in and out of focus relative to other musical elements. I adopt Grisey’s use of the terms differential and liminal to describe relationships between two musical elements: differential refers to the process between distinct elements whereas liminal describes moments of ambiguity between two elements. I apply these principles to Grisey’sPrologue(1976), Vivier’sZipangu(1977), Haas’sde terrae fine(2001), and Saariaho’sSept Papillons(2000).
Pemijahan Ikan Endemik Pelangi Arfak (Melanotaenia Arfakensis) Secara Alami
Authors: Mofu Vicky Arnold , Pranata Bayu , Manaf Marhan
Published: November 2021

Arfak rainbowfish (Melanotaenia arfakensis) is one of the endemic fish of West Papua that can be found in river and lake systems in the Manokwari Regency. Currently, the status of the arfak rainbowfish is nearly extinct. Therefore, this study aimed to know the hatching rate and survival of arfak rainbowfish larvae that were naturally spawned. The results showed that the hatchability of arfak rainbowfish eggs reached 96.9% in A1 aquarium and 96.4% in A2 aquarium. The survival rate of arfak rainbowfish larvae in the A1 aquarium was 67.5%, while the A2 aquarium was 58.7%. The larval survival rate was relatively low. Therefore, further research is needed to increase the survival rate of arfak rainbowfish larvae.
Increasing Student Motivation through the Use of Alternative Assessments in Basic Physics Online Lectures
Authors: M Yusmaridi
Published: November 2021

Poor student motivation in the online lecture process encourages researchers to provide a treatment that results in better student motivation in basic physics courses. Student learning motivation in the basic physics course is 30.38 with a poor category. The treatment applied in this study is to apply alternative assessments in the form of paper assessments, knowledge assessments, portfolio assessments, and discussion assessments. This study aims to determine how to increase learning motivation that occurs in students after the implementation of alternative assessments in online lectures. The research method used in this study is a pre-experimental method with one group pretest posttest design. The instrument used is a scale of student learning motivation attitudes using a Likert scale. Student learning motivation after the implementation of the alternative assessment has a value of 89.50 in the very good category. The increase in student learning motivation has increased significantly with a value of  of 0.85. Various assessments that are not only concerned with knowledge competencies can increase student motivation in carrying out basic physics online lectures.
Hak Dan Kewajiban untuk mengurangi covid 19 bagi kehidupan manusia
Authors: Mone Alfosius Ndara
Published: November 2021

Wuhan, ibu kota Provinsi Hubei di China tengah, adalah provinsi ketujuh terbesar di negara itu dengan populasi 11 juta orang. Pada awal Desember 2019 seorang pasien didiagnosis menderita pneumonia yang tidak biasa.Pada 31 Desember, kantor regional Organisasi Kesehatan Dunia (WHO) di Beijing telah menerima pemberitahuan tentang sekelompok pasien dengan pneumonia yang tidak diketahui penyebabnya dari kota yang \sama.karakteristik,pengetahuan,sikap dan keterampilan,sedangkan independen adalah perilaku pencegahan penularan Covid-19.Pengumpulan data dilakukan dengan cara membagikan kuesioner baik online berbasis google form maupun offline (secara langsung). Pengolahan data pada penelitian ini mencakup editing, coding dan entry data. Analisis data yang digunakan terdiri dari analisis univariat menggunakan persentase dan bivariat menggunakan uji Chi-Square.
STRUCTURAL CAPACITY OF NSM STEEL BARS STRENGTHENED DEEP BEAMS UNDER COMBINED LOADS OF REPEATED AND ELEVATED TEMPERATURE
Authors: H. Faeq Aula , H. Aziz Ali
Published: November 2021

The current experimental investigation is devoted to study the structural capacity of near-surface mounted steel bars strengthened deep beams. Six reinforced SCC deep beam specimens with a dimension of 1400mm x175mm x350mm were tested under Combined Loads of Repeated and Elevated Temperature. The adopted variable includes the type of loading, degree of elevated temperature, and presence or absence of the strengthening by NSM-steel bars. The experimental results show that the ultimate load of B2-R-T20 decreased by about 33% when the applied load changed from monotonic to repeated; also, when the degree of burning increased to (200oC) and (350oC), the ultimate load decreased by 44% and 65% , respectively. The presence of the strengthened NSM-steel bars leads to increase the lateral strength of the tested beams and arrested the diagonal cracks to be widening as a result, the ultimate load capacity increases by (193%-197%) for the samples exposed to elevated temperature, in comparison with reference beams. The adopted strengthened technique proved to be adequate to restore and increase the shear capacity of the tested beams.
Beef from Holsteins x Angus Cross Calves - Observations
Authors: Dahlke Garland R. , Harding Jordan
Published: November 2021

Early health challenges, adequate feedyard performance and good carcass grades can be expected when feeding dairy-beef cross calves.
Trump’s Base! You Can Say That Again!! An Optimistic Deconstruction of Base Politics
Authors: Clissold Bradley D.
Published: November 2021

An expansion of a presentation given at the annual meeting of the Canadian Association for American Studies in Montreal in 2019, prior to the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic and the 2020 US election, this paper playfully challenges the rhetorical idea of Donald Trump’s base political support (as unconditional and foundational) through Derridean-styled deconstruction, a line of critical inquiry that repeatedly keeps riffing and looping back on itself to undermine the authority and foundations of base support by playing with the homophonic significations of base/bass/ baise in an assortment of psychosexual, pop-cultural, and satirically philosophical ways.
Descrição morfológica do fruto e semente do jatobá (Hymenaea courbaril L.)
Authors: Almeida Mariana Barros , Souza Wilza Carla Oliveira , Gomes Erbs Cintra Souza , Villar Flavia Cartaxo Ramalho
Published: November 2021

A Hymenaea courbaril L. conhecida como jatobá é uma espécie frutífera nativa, sua polpa farinácea é utilizada na fabricação de doces e geléias, a casca é utilizada na medicina popular e as sementes no artesanato. O presente trabalho teve como objetivo, descrever as características morfológicas externas de frutos e sementes de jatobá, para auxiliar nos testes de laboratório, na descrição e na identificação botânica, bem como no reconhecimento do mecanismo de propagação e dispersão da espécie estudada. Foram coletados frutos de plantas nativas, ocorrentes espontaneamente na zona rural da cidade de Petrolina/PE, em seguida foram acondicionados em sacolas plásticas, armazenados e transportados para IF Sertão Pernambucano. O fruto possuiu 7,9 a 14,6 cm de comprimento, 3,2 a 4,8 cm de largura, 4,0 a 6,2 cm de espessura, com peso médio dede 75,05 gramas, com 2 a 4 sementes por fruto. As sementes são obovóide, cor vermelho-escuro, glabras, onde as médias do peso, comprimento, largura e espessura (3,53 g, 2,29 cm 1,79 cm e 1,22cm) lhe conferiram a sua forma. O rendimento da farinha foi de 9,55%, das sementes com 24,18% e da casca 66,26%. As características morfológicas dos frutos e sementes de jatobá (H. courbaril) podem ser usadas em estudos taxonômicos, para auxiliar na interpretação de testes de germinação realizados em laboratório, contribuindo para esclarecer seus métodos de propagação.
Avaliação da qualidade de linguiça de Tilápia do Nilo (Oreochromis niloticus)
Authors: Marques Luciana Façanha , Nunes Jaderlany Souza , Castro Deise Souza , Araujo Lilian Karla , Sales Maria Ludimila Silva
Published: November 2021

A diversificação na linha de processamento do pescado pode contribuir com o aumento do consumo. Baseado neste fator objetivou-se produzir, linguiça de tilápia com duas formulações diferentes, fazendo-se também analises sensoriais, físico-químicas e da qualidade higiênico-sanitárias das mesmas. Realizando-se então a análise sensorial com 30 provadores não treinados, não detectando diferenças significativas (p<0,05) quanto aos atributos avaliados, sendo que os resultados revelaram a preferência pela formulação com maior teor de lipídios. As análises físico-químicas das amostras foram realizadas segundo métodos analíticos do Instituto Adolfo Lutz. Na determinação a amostra CB apresentou os seguintes resultados: pH: 6,11, Acidez: 0,1168%, Proteína: 13,8267%, Umidade: 78,0363%, Cinzas: 1,8284%, Lipídios: 13,7442% e a amostra SB mostrou pH: 5,81, Acidez: 0,0922%, Proteína: 10,4862%, Umidade: 82,4350%, Cinzas: 2,1263%, Lipídios: 14,7435%. As análises microbiológicas foram realizadas de acordo com a metodologia recomendada pela APHA (2000), dentre as quais: número mais provável de coliformes fecais, número mais provável de coliformes totais, contagem de Staphylococcus Aureus, presença ou ausência de Salmonella. Mostrando-se dentro dos padrões indicados pela legislação.
Tendências da Educação à Distância e as instituições de Ensino Superior no Brasil do século XXI
Authors: Oliveira Ana Cristina Barbosa , Souza Aline Monia Alves de Carvalho , Soares Andrea de Souza Silva , Florêncio Roberto Remígio
Published: November 2021

O presente manuscrito tem o objetivo de analisar a Educação à Distância no Brasil do século XXI, reconhecendo a importância da participação das IES na democratização do Ensino Superior, mas observando criticamente o filão desse mercado enquanto elemento constituinte de promoção de competências e habilidades para o exercício profissional. A pesquisa ocorreu durante os meses de outubro/2017 a março/2018, em sites e portais especializados e das principais instituições promotoras de cursos superiores na modalidade EaD, pesquisas bibliográficas e entrevistas com especialistas, utilizando os métodos de Análise de Conteúdo, por Bardin (2009). Os resultados são, além de um grande apanhado de informações sobre a problemática, fissuras paradigmáticas em relação ao ensino à distância, características da modalidade e uma profunda discussão sobre o acesso, evasão e resultados de dos cursos oferecidos de forma não presencial.
PRODUÇÃO DE FARINHA DO RESÍDUO INDUSTRIAL DA ACEROLA POR SECAGEM SOLAR E ARTIFICIAL
Authors: Rodrigues Helisvanhah Gretta Antunes , Reis Páulia Maria Cardoso , Viana Arão Cardoso
Published: November 2021

A conservação de alimentos permite um aumento na vida útil, mantém as qualidades organolépticas dos alimentos por longos períodos. A secagem é uma forma de conservação onde no presente trabalho foram realizadas secagens artificial e solar utilizando o equipamento Watercone® do resíduo de acerola para avaliação das características físico-químicas. Em comparação com a secagem artificial, houve homogeneidade na perda de massa de água das amostras com a secagem solar, o valor da umidade final dos desidratados foi considerado satisfatória. Os produtos obtidos a partir da secagem solar possuíram cor e aroma muito mais intensos que a secagem artificial, como também o rendimento final foi superior ao encontrado na secagem artificial. Foram realizadas análises físico-químicas da farinha do resíduo de acerola, dando destaque para os parâmetros de Aa (0,463) indicando ser um dos parâmetros que quantificam a vida de prateleira do produto; a umidade (6,56%) estando dentro do permitido pela legislação específica para farinhas; Cinzas totais (2,75%) que representa a presença de minerais nas farinhas; Fibras insolúveis (50,35%). Os valores encontrados nas análises estão de acordo com o encontrado por outros pesquisadores e pela legislação. Logo, a secagem solar utilizando o equipamento Watercone® atende aos parâmetros técnicos de qualidade
Teorias da aprendizagem aplicadas na EPT: correlação com os constructos pessoais de George Kelly
Authors: Machado Yane Ferreira , Melo Willian da Silva , Oliveira Cristiane Ayala de , Oliveira Francisco Kelsen de
Published: November 2021

Este artigo apresenta uma revisão sistemática acerca das principais abordagens teóricas da aprendizagem empregadas na Educação Profissional e Tecnológica (EPT) e explora como a abordagem cognitivista de George Kelly pode oferecer contribuições para essa área da educação. Foi percebida uma maior ênfase no uso de abordagens cognitivistas e humanistas nas experiências relatadas nos trabalhos, bem como a utilização da aprendizagem colaborativa em contextos que envolvem recursos tecnológicos e da teoria da aprendizagem significativa em que o estudante é considerado como possuidor de saberes prévios, e isso deve ser valorizado e incorporado no processo de ensino-aprendizagem. Em relação à abordagem dos constructos pessoais de George Kelly, considera-se que ela pode contribuir para tornar o processo educacional mais alinhado ao desenvolvimento dos educandos, contudo, o sistema educacional brasileiro ainda apresenta uma grande ênfase em metodologias tradicionais e isso acaba dificultando outros arranjos na relação de ensino-aprendizagem nos espaços formais de educação.
Aprendizagem significativa como princípio norteador que subsidia a ação docente, sob o enfoque das teorias de Novak e Gowin
Authors: Souza Francicleide Geremias da Costa , Oliveira Elineide Pereira , Oliveira Cristiane Ayala de , Araújo Ricardo de Andrade
Published: November 2021

As teorias educacionais de ensino e aprendizagens têm relevância para prática pedagógica ao proporem novas metodologias que subsidiam a ação docente na perspectiva da aprendizagem significativa. Partindo desse pressuposto, o presente estudo, tem como objetivo relacionar as teorias dos mapas conceituais e do diagrama V ao conceito de Aprendizagem significativa associando-as à prática docente. Para isso, buscou-se em três bases de dados Scielo, Portal da Capes, Google Acadêmico artigos que abordam as experiências da aplicabilidade e técnica de mapas conceituais como também o “Vê” do Conhecimento na ação do ensino e do aprender. Os descritores: mapas conceituais, aprender, prática docente, Diagrama V, permitiram o estudo de 34 artigos. Percebeu-se que a partir dos anos 70, as novas maneiras de organizar as ideias como propostas para o ensino e aprendizagem tornaram-se referência para a efetiva aprendizagem significativa, dando suportes sustentáveis na forma do aprender a aprender. Sendo assim o debate em questão tem motivado a flexibilização da didática e está distante de ser esgotado pelo fato de compreendermos como inovação para melhor desempenho nas salas de aulas.
Investigando O Desenvolvimento Do Raciocínio Lógico Matemático Em Crianças Entre 11 E 12 Anos Através Dos Cursos Da Academia Hacktown
Authors: Barros Luís Carlos Aquino , Freitas Maria Alice de
Published: November 2021

O raciocínio lógico é uma característica fundamental a qualquer ser humano, entretanto, está sendo perdida com o tempo. O avanço da tecnologia que trouxe diversos benefícios para a sociedade, também está criando uma geração de pessoas acomodadas, que buscam em seus dispositivos eletrônicos todas as respostas para os seus problemas e não se indagam sobre o que encontram, são apenas reprodutores de ideias já existentes ao invés de formar suas próprias concepções. Assim, é necessário medidas para estimular essa geração a pensar e utilizar o raciocínio lógico. Diante deste cenário, a Academia Hacktown surge como uma ótima alternativa para que através das suas metodologias de ensino possa oportunizar tais estímulos. Sendo assim, este trabalho teve como objetivo investigar a evolução do desenvolvimento do raciocínio lógico em crianças de 11 e 12 anos nos cursos da Academia Hacktown através de testes matemáticos aplicados ao início e ao final do curso. Para cumprir os objetivos o trabalho foi dividido em quatro passos, analisar realizando um teste em que situação de desenvolvimento do raciocínio lógico os alunos ingressantes na academia estão, ministrar o curso da academia, através de um teste avaliar o desenvolvimento do raciocínio lógico após o curso e ao final realizar um comparativo entre os testes inicial e final para analisar se houve melhora no desenvolvimento dos alunos. Com duração de sessenta horas, o curso alcançou ao final resultados satisfatórios acerca dos objetivos propostos.E