bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Combination treatment of metformin and red fruit (Pandanus conoideus l.) extract increased pancreatic β cell density but had no effect toward fasting blood glucose and glycated albumin levels in diabetic male wistar rats (Rattus norvegicus)
Authors: Rotinsulu Ingrid , Pangkahila Wimpie I. , Budhiarta A.A. Gede
Published: July 2020

Background: Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a degenerative disease associated with premature aging characterized by hyperglycemia. Hyperglycemia in people with DM causes oxidative stress and increases Glycated Albumin level, which is the initial precursor to the formation of AGEs. In turn, AGEs will lead to pancreatic β cell damage and apoptosis. Red fruit (Pandanus conoideus L) contains phytochemicals with antioxidant that has the potential to reduce diabetic complications. Therefore, this study aimed to evaluate the effect of metformin and red fruit extract combination toward blood glucose, glycated albumin and pancreatic β cells density in diabetic rats (Rattus norvegicus).

Methods: A post-test only control group study was conducted using 36 male Wistar rats as subject. All subjects were induced for type-2 DM with Streptozotocin and Nicotinamide. The diabetic rats were then divided into 2 groups: the positive control group treated with metformin + placebo and the treatment group treated with metformin + red fruit extract. Pancreatic β cell, fasting blood glucose and glycated albumin assessments were performed after 21 days of treatment.

Results: The results showed the mean number of pancreatic β cells in the treatment group was higher than the control group (116.11±33.14 vs 83.20±23.94 cells/visual field; p=0.002). But the mean fasting blood glucose in the treatment group was not significantly different compared to the control group (107.67±14.93 vs. 113.67±11.19 mg/dl; p=0.181). The same result also found in the gycated albumin level (Treatment vs control: 6.97±3.63 vs 6.42±4.01 ng/ml; p=0.666).

Conclusion: It can be concluded that the administration of red fruit extract increased the density of pancreatic β cell but did not reduce fasting blood glucose and glycated albumin levels in diabetic Wistar rats.
Teatr Miejski we Lwowie u progu niepodległości (1918-1919)
Authors: Szydłowska Mariola
Published: July 2020

Przedmiotem artykułu jest działalność Teatru Miejskiego we Lwowie w sezonie  1918/1919 w kontekście epokowych wydarzeń politycznych. Dyrektorem lwowskiej sceny był wówczas Roman Żelazowski, pierwszy antreprener po „umiastowieniu teatru”, czyli objęciu go w zarząd przez Gminę miasta Lwowa. Kierownictwo działu muzycznego sprawował Stanisław Niewiadomski. Nowa dyrekcja przystąpiła do pracy z zamiarem sanacji sceny, a pierwsze inscenizacje spotkały się z życzliwym przyjęciem widzów i krytyków. Ambitne plany artystyczne zniweczył ukraiński zamach stanu. Na czas listopadowych walk w obronie polskiego Lwowa teatr zawiesił działalność, a wielu artystów zgłosiło się do służby wojskowej. Po upragnionym zwycięstwie 1 grudnia wznowiono przedstawienia dramatem patriotycznym Obrona Częstochowy, który liczył bez mała pół wieku, lecz w ówczesnej sytuacji politycznej nabrał niezwykle aktualnej wymowy. Był hołdem dla najmłodszych obrońców Lwowa – dzielnych Orląt. Walki toczące się za rogatkami miasta wciąż dezorganizowały pracę teatru. Tuż przed Nowym Rokiem awaria prądu spowodowała, że  zamknięto go prawie na miesiąc. Żelazowski i Niewiadomski z dniem 30 czerwca 1919 ustąpili ze stanowiska. Choć na skutek działań wojennych nie udało im się zrealizować ambitnych planów artystycznych, Teatr Miejski pod ich kierownictwem pełnił ważne funkcje narodowe i społeczne. W tych dramatycznych i przełomowych dniach scena lwowska – tak jak przed wielu laty chciał jej ojciec, Jan Nepomucen Kamiński – rozmawiała z sercem Narodu.
Psyche zrzuca kajdany: Teatr łódzki w listopadzie 1918
Authors: Kuligowska-Korzeniewska Anna
Published: July 2020

Nowy sezon 1918/1919 Teatr Polski w Łodzi pod dyrekcją Franciszka Rychłowskiego otworzył 9 listopada sztuką Jerzego Żuławskiego Eros i Psyche. Napisana w 1903, a w Łodzi grana uprzednio w dniach antyrosyjskiej i socjalistycznej rewolucji 1905, teraz, w chwili narodzin Polski niepodległej brzmiała wyjątkowo aktualnie. Metafora Psyche – królewny, uwięzionej przez złego króla, którego pokonuje i zabija, własną wolą i mocą uwalniając się z kajdan i więzienia – okazała się nośna i dla publiczności, i dla krytyka, piszącego o przebudzeniu „do nowego, wolnego życia”.
Lepiej, gdy oczy zobaczą: Obchody święta niepodległości w szkołach II Rzeczypospolitej
Authors: Buczek Katarzyna
Published: July 2020

Obchody rocznicy odzyskania przez Polskę niepodległości należały do najważniejszych świąt państwowych w II Rzeczypospolitej. Szczególnie starannie przygotowywano się do uczczenia dziesiątej rocznicy w 1928, wtedy też „Przegląd Oświatowy” opublikował propozycję sposobów organizowania uroczystości, w której oprócz nabożeństw, wykładów i prelekcji znalazły się widowiska ze szczególnym uwzględnieniem żywych obrazów. Projekt ten, wyznaczając sposób świętowania, niestety niezbyt dobrze sprawdzał się w szkołach, a zwłaszcza powszechnych. W artykule przedstawione zostały publikowane wówczas propozycje widowisk dla młodszych dzieci szkolnych, które niejednokrotnie przybierały formę baśniową. Dzięki tej formie łatwiej było siedmio-, ośmioletniemu odbiorcy zrozumieć trudne zagadnienia narodowej niewoli, walki i niepodległości.
Carissimo Kurek, czyli o braterstwach awangardy
Authors: Stacewicz-Podlipska Joanna
Published: July 2020

Wystawa Enrico Prampolini. Futuryzm, scenotechnika i teatr polskiej awangardy, którą od 9 czerwca do 8 października 2017 roku oglądać można było w łódzkim Muzeum Sztuki stanowiła jedno z najintensywniejszych spotkań z awangardą w minionym, jubileuszowym roku. Ekspozycja oferowała erudycyjną wyprawę śladami zainteresowań kuratora Przemysława Strożka, badacza włoskiego futuryzmu i dziejów jego polskiej recepcji. Pomimo jasno sprecyzowanego celu, jakim było zderzenie twórczości Prampoliniego z osiągnięciami polskiej awangardy teatralnej, nie była to klasyczna wystawa z „z tezą”, co można było uznać zarówno za niewątpliwą zasługę jak również winę kuratora, a osąd w tej sprawie zależał w głównej mierze od stopnia przygotowania merytorycznego odbiorcy. Wielowątkowa opowieść, jaką snuły zgromadzone tu w bogatym i reprezentatywnym wyborze eksponaty dla części publiczności okazywała się bowiem nie dość przystępna, dla innej zaś rewelacyjna. Zagadnienie międzynarodowych kontaktów pomiędzy przedstawicielami awangardy zaprezentowane zostało w sposób nienachalny, a oddana do użytku zwiedzającego przestrzeń dawała możliwość swobodnej, dostosowanej do stopnia znajomości tematu, eksploracji. Przedsięwzięciu temu sprzyjał teren ekspozycji, który, uniemożliwiając zastosowanie w pełni konsekwentnej, linearnej narracji, skłaniał do opowieści meandrującej i dialogicznej. W efekcie powstał fascynujący labirynt zaprezentowanych sugestywnie, a niekiedy także ukrytych sprzężeń zwrotnych, zachodzących pomiędzy polską i włoską awangardą lat 20. i 30. XX wieku.
Evaluation System of Green Tourism Industry
Authors: Wei Min , Wei Haixiang , Huang Haiyu
Published: July 2020

This study contributes to understanding the dynamic evolution process of green tourism industry, for which the evaluation system is constructed combining stakeholder theory with the characteristic of green tourism industry. Data from Mainland China from 2011 to 2017 are used to build
the evaluation system of green tourism industry. The data are also analyzed comprehensively by applying entropy weighted TOPSIS and geospatial visualization. Following a horizontal comparison between provinces in Mainland China and a longitudinal comparison of the development history of these
provinces, results show that the development of green tourism presents regional differences. Developed areas in the eastern region are superior to that in central and western regions in Mainland China. Interestingly, the relationship between green tourism development and the economy is nonlinear.
Green tourism resources, traffic accessibility, macroeconomic development level, and tourists' characteristics will affect the development potential of green tourism. Ultimately, this study brings managerial implications to the development of green tourism.
The Influence of Economic Policy Uncertainty on Piigs Tourism: Evidence from Three-dimensional Wavelet Analyses
Authors: Wu Tsung-Pao , Wu Hung-Che , Wu Cheng-Feng , Liu Cheng-Yong , Wu Haotong
Published: July 2020

This article aims at examining the relationship between economic policy uncertainty and tourism activities in Portugal, Ireland, Italy, Greece, and Spain using a three-dimensional wavelet analysis. Empirical results display that the relationships among the variables evolve through time
and frequencies. The study finding reveals strong evidence of the relationships between these variables in terms of time domains. From the perspective of frequency domains, significant wavelet coherence and strong lead-lag relationships change over time are displayed in this study, indicating
low to high frequency cycles over the whole sample period.
Peran Guru terhadap Aspek Perkembangan Bahasa Anak Usia Dini
Authors: Arifin Anna Wahyuni , Pauweni Apriyanto J
Published: July 2020

Permasalahan dalam penelitian ini yaitu peran guru terhadap perkembangan bahasa pada anak di TK Mekar desa Hulawa Kec. Talaga Kab. Gorontalo masih kurang optimal. Tujuan dari penelitian ini yaitu mengetahui peran guru dalam mengembangkan aspek perkembangan bahasa anak. Metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini yaitu metode kualitatif. Hasilnya yaitu guru di sekolah tersebut tidak melaksanakan perannya secara optimal, guru belum memaksimalkan keterlibatan anak-anak dalam proses pembelajaran. Dalam proses pembelajaran guru hanya menerapkan metode menulis dan penyerahan materi saja. Guru tidak menerapkan metode yang bisa melatih aspek perkembangan bahasa anak seperti metode bercerita, bernyanyi, Tanya jawab atau berkomunikasi dengan anak lainnya secara langsung, sehingganya anak menjadi merasa bosan dan malas mengikuti pelajarannya dan menjadikan aspek perkembangan bahasa anak tidak berkembang dengan baik. Kesimpulannya, guru sebagai pendidik harus lebih mengoptimalkan perannya dalam mengembangkan aspek-aspek perkembangan anak karena guru sangat berperan penting dalam membantu perkembangan peserta didik untuk mewujudkan tujuan hidupnya secara optimal.
Asesmen Perkembangan Sosial Emosional Anak Usia Dini
Authors: Dabis Yuwita
Published: July 2020

Asesmen perkembangan merupakan upaya yang dilakukan untuk menganalisis data yang terkait dengan perkembangan suatu aspek yang dilalui anak. Penelitian ini dilatar belakngi bagaimana mengasesmen pencapaian perkembangan sosial emosional anak. Tujuan penelitian ini untuk mengetahui bagaimana peran guru dalam mengasesmen perkembangan sosial emosioanl serta bagaimana cara meningkatkan perkembangan sosial emosional pada anak.  Adapun metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini yaitu metode kualitatif dengan prosedur tahap pralapngan, kegiatan lapangan dan analisa data. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukan bahwa perkembangan sosial emosional setiap anak berbeda-beda. Ada anak yang sudah mampu berinteraksi dengan lingkungan dan mampu mengendalikan emosionalnya. Namun, ada pula anak yang masih belum mampu yaitu dapat dilihat dari kurangnya percaya diri anak dan sikap anak yang masih memiliki ego yang cukup tingi. Kesimpulan dari penelitian ini yaitu perkembangan sosial emosional di TK PGRI Beringin Mardia sangat bervariasi. sehingga perlu adanya program guru untuk mengasesmen setiap perkembangan sosial emosional anak yang terjadi setiap harinya.
Peningkatan Keterampilan Motorik Halus Anak melalui Kegiatan Melipat Kertas
Authors: Ruri Ratni Oktaviyani , Laiya Sri Wahyuningsi , Ardini Pupung Puspa
Published: July 2020

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk meningkatkan keterampilan motorik halus melalui kegiatan melipat dengan berbagai media di TK Melati Matali Baru. Jenis penelitian adalah penelitian tindakan kelas (PTK). Subjek penelitian adalah siswa TK Melati Matali Baru  berjumlah 23 anak. Teknik pengumpulan data menggunakan teknik observasi (cheklist) dan dokumentasi. Analisis data menggunakan analisis data kualitatif. Kriteria keberhasilan penelitian ini apabila persentase ≥75% dari jumlah anak TK Melati  berada pada kriteria baik sesuai harapan. Hasil penelitian menunjukan bahwa kemampuan motorik halus meningkat setelah adanya tindakan melalui kegiatan melipat dengan berbagai media yang memberikan kesempatan kepada anak untuk belajar secara mandiri dan tanpa adanya tekanan.
Aktivitas Pembelajaran Guru di dalam Kelas
Authors: Mokodompit Syahra Savira , Sutisna Icam , Hardiyanti Waode Eti
Published: July 2020

Penelitian ini didasarkan pada metode dalam pencapaian hasil pembelajaran yang diinginkan, penetapan, dan pengembangan metode berdasarkan pada kondisi pembelajaran yang ada. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui bagaimana aktivitas pembelajaran guru  didalam kelas di TK Mawar di  Desa Sumba Kecamatan Bintauna Kabupaten Bolaang Mongondow utara Profinsi Sulawesi Utara. metode yang digunakan adalah metode penelitian kualitatif. Subyek dalam penelitian ini berjumlah 3 orang yakni guru kelas dan guru pendamping. Instrumen penelitian menggunakan wawancara, observasi, dan dokumentasi. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa aktivitas pebelajaran guru didalam kelas terdapat beberapa aspek yakni, menarik perhatian siswa, menimbulkan motivasi, memberikan acuan, memiliki sifat kreatif, memberikan perhatian dan mereview serta mengevaluasi. Ketujuh aspek tersebut belum dilakukan guru secara keseluruhan. Ada  juga faktor yang mempengaruhinya yakni, latar belakang guru itu sendiri yang bukan dari sarjana pendidikan anak usia dini, serta kondisi siswa yang kurang bisa menerima arahan dari guru sehingga mereka tidak mengerti apa yang harus dilakukannya
Penilaian Kreativitas Anak melalui Metode Bermain
Authors: July Julia
Published: July 2020

Plastisin merupakan salah satu media pembelajaran yang digunakan untuk meningkatkan kreativitas anak. Selain melatih krativitas anak, bermain plastisin juga berfungsi untuk melatih motorik halus anak dan terdapat beberapa orang anak yang belum mampu membentuk menggunakan plastisin. Maka penelitian ini mengangkat masalah bagaimana peningkatan kreativitas anak melalui bermain plastisin. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui peningkatan kreativitas anak melalui metode bermain plastisin di TK Kartini Mopusi, Kecamatan Lolayan, Kabupaten Bolaang Mongondow. Teknik pengumpulan data dilakukan melalui observasi dan unjuk kerja. Metode analisis data yang digunakan adalah analisis deskriptif kualitatif. Subjek penelitian adalah anak-anak TK Kartini Mopusi, yang berjumlah 20 orang anak terdiri dari 9 orang anak laki-laki dan 11 anak perempuan. Pada TK Kartini Mopusi, Kecamatan Lolayan, Kabupaten Bolaang Mongondow yang berjumblah 20 orang anak, terdapat 8 orang anak yang belum berkembang, 5 orang anak yang mulai berkembang dan 7 orang anak yang sudah berkembang sesuai harapan.
Three new O-isocrotonyl-3-hydroxybutyric acid congeners produced by a sea anemone-derived marine bacterium of the genus Vibrio
Authors: Li Dandan , Harunari Enjuro , Zhou Tao , Oku Naoya , Igarashi Yasuhiro
Published: July 2020

Liquid cultures of Vibrio sp. SI9, isolated from the outer tissue of the sea anemone Radianthus crispus, was found to produce three new O-isocrotonyl-3-hydroxybutyric acid derivatives, O-isocrotonyl-3-hydroxypentanoic acid (1), O-isocrotonyl-3-hydroxyhexanoic acid (2), and O-(Z)-2-hexenoyl-3-hydroxybutyric acid (3), together with the known O-isocrotonyl-3-hydroxybutyric acid (4). The structures of 1–3 were established by NMR spectroscopy and mass spectrometry, coupled with anisotropy-based chiral analysis, revealing the same R-configuration for all congeners 1–4. The compounds 1–4 were weakly growth-inhibitory against a marine fish ulcer pathogenic bacterium, Tenacibaculum maritimum NBRC16015. Structural similarities among 1–4, the O-isocrotonylated 3-hydroxybutyrate oligomers 5, and microbial biopolymer polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) suggest the presence of a common biosynthetic machinery, and hence a possible dehydrative modification at the hydroxy terminus of PHA.
PUSHKIN IN THE LIFE AND WORK OF NIKOLAI TUROVEROV
Authors: Леонидов В.В.
Published: July 2020

Статья посвящена пушкинским мотивам в творчестве казачьего поэта Русского зарубежья Николая Николаевича Туроверова
(1899–1972). В работе сделан обзор стихов и исследовательских статей Н. Туроверова, где упоминается Пушкин и поэты пушкинского времени. Отдельное внимание уделено участию Н.Н. Туроверова в  знаменитой парижской выставке «Пушкин и его эпоха», проведенной представителями российской эмиграции в Париже в 1937 г. в связи со столетней годовщиной гибели А.С. Пушкина.

The article is devoted to Pushkin’s motifs in the work of the Cossack poet of the Russian abroad Nikolai Nikolaevich Turoverov (1899–1972). The paper provides a review of poems and research articles by N. Turoverov, which mentions Pushkin and poets of the Pushkin era. Special attention is devoted to the participation of N.N. Turoverova in the famous Paris exhibition Pushkin and his era, held by representatives of the Russian emigration in Paris in 1937 in connection with the centennial of the death of A.S. Pushkin.
«POEHALI!» (LET'S GO!) TEXTBOOK IN RFL TEACHING IN SERBIAN AUDIENCE
Authors: Матрусова А.Н.
Published: July 2020

В статье рассматривается статус русского языка – предмета по выбору на филологическом факультете Белградского университета на фоне других иностранных языков. Авторы анализируют опрос студентов, проведенный с целью оценки учебника «Поехали!», и роль этого учебника в преподавании русского языка в сербской среде.

The article discusses the status of the Russian language – the subject of choice at the Faculty of Philology of the University of Belgrade. Authotrs analyse the results of the student survey – their opinion on the main methodical tool in education – the textbook Let's go! and it role in teaching Russian in Serbian audience.
Exploiting Magnitude and Phase Aware Deep Neural Network for Replay Attack Detection
Authors: Phapatanaburi Khomdet , Buayai Prawit , Naktong Watcharaphon , Srinonchat Jakkree
Published: July 2020

Magnitude and phase aware deep neural network (MP aware DNN) based on Fast Fourier Transform information, has recently been received more attention to many speech applications. However, little attention has been paid to its aspect in terms of replay attack detection developed for the automatic speaker verification and countermeasures (ASVspoof 2017). This paper aims to investigate the MP aware DNN as a speech classification for detecting non-replayed (genuine) and replayed speech. Also, to exploit the advantage of the classifier-based complementary to improve the reliable detection decision, we propose a novel method by combining MP aware DNN with standard replay attack detection (that is, the use of constant Q transform cepstral coefficients-based Gaussian mixture model classification: CQCC-based GMM). Experiments are evaluated using ASVspoof 2017 and a standard measure of detection performance called equal error rate (EER). The results showed that MP aware DNN -based detection performed conventional DNN method using only the magnitude/phase features. Moreover, we found that score combination of CQCC-based GMM with MP aware DNN achieved additional improvement, indicating that MP aware DNN is very useful, especially when combined with the CQCC-based GMM for replay attack detection.
A Composite Nonlinear Controller for Power Systems with STATCOM under External Disturbances
Authors: Kanchanaharuthai Adirak , Konkhum Piraporn , Wongsurith Kruwan
Published: July 2020

This paper concentrates on the design of a composite nonlinear stabilizing state feedback control for power systems with static synchronous compensator (STATCOM) with the help of a combination of backstepping strategy and a nonlinear disturbance approach. The disturbance observer is used to estimate unavoidably external disturbances. Thus, the obtained control law can be used to successfully stabilize the system stability and reject undesired external disturbances. In order to demonstrate the effectiveness of the developed process design, numerical simulation results are provided to indicate that the presented composite controller can improve dynamic performances, rapidly suppress system oscillations of the overall closed-loop dynamics, and despite having inevitably external disturbances, performs better than a conventional backstepping control technique.
Energy Efficient Sensor Node Deployment Scheme for Two Stage Routing Protocol of Wireless Sensor Networks assisted IoT
Authors: Kumar Dwivedi Anshu , Kumar Sharma Awadhesh , Singh Mehra Pawan
Published: July 2020

Now a day wireless sensor networks (WSNs) is an essential unit of the internet of things (IoT). IoT theater a vital role in real-time applications which is more useful in real life. Due to its small price and potential use, WSNs have shown importance in different applications over the past year. Health concerns, environmental observation, human protection, military operations, surveillance systems, etc. WSNs have a small device called a sensor node (SN) that has a limited battery. IoT based WSNs consume more energy in sensor node communication. Therefore a Novel energy-efficient sensor node deployment scheme for two-stage routing protocol (EE- DSTRP) has been proposed to reduce the energy consumption of sensor nodes and extend the lifetime of the network. Sensor node deployment is a novel approach based on the golden ratio. All traditional protocols divide network zones for communication. No existing protocols tell about the sensor node deployment ratio in each zone. The deployment method is an important factor in reducing the energy usage of a network. To validate its efficiency, in this article, simulation results prove that the proposed IoT based EE-DSTRP protocol is superior to other existing protocols.
Palm Print Confirmation Utilizing Contourlet
Authors: Sharmila B.
Published: July 2020

Biometric processing offers a compelling way to deal with recognize individual personality by utilizing person's one of a kind, solid and stable physical or conduct attributes. This task portrays another strategy to confirm people dependent on palmprint recognizable proof. In this work the utilization of palm print for the individual distinguishing proof should be possible by utilizing the contourlet changes. The palm print confirmation framework comprises of I) Extracting the picture from the database .ii) Preprocessing iii) Feature Extraction utilizing contourlet transforms. iv) Evaluation of results. The contourlet change is a multidirectional and multiscale change that developed by the mix of LP (Laplacian pyramid) and DFB (directional channel bank). It can successfully catch smooth shapes that are the predominant aspects in palm print pictures. Euclidean separation is utilized as classifier in this proposed framework. Analyses are led on poly u palm print database. 625 palm prints acquired from 125 clients with 5 examples have been gathered and 375 pictures are given for preparing and 625 pictures have been given for testing and assessed for the presentation of the proposed framework.
OVO Product Users' Sustainable Desire as an Challenger on Digital Payment Market (Case Study in West Jakarta)
Authors: Novianto Nuriman , Rachbini Didik J. , Rekarti Endi
Published: July 2020

This research aims to discover of which factor that could increase those sustainable desire of OVO digital wallet users in West Jakarta. Population based on research were user from OVO digital wallet in West Jakarta. Those sample was amounted to 310 respondents with nonprobability sampling technique as its technique preferably . To answer those problem formulation, objectives and hypothesis regarding this research, so it was sort of by Structural Equation Model (SEM) analysis tool and using IBM SPSS AMOS version 22 tools. These reseach has results which shown that: Product quality has an good and strongly reacted over sustainable desire. Ease of use also has peak and positive towards impact to sustainable desire. The merchant's image has an conclusive and remarkable influence towarda sustainable desire. Online promotion has beneficial and significant impact over sustainable desire. While Customer Perceived value has practical reaction towards sustainable desire. Not of that this Customer perceived value also could transform as an intervere variable which affects product quality, ease of use, merchant's image and online promotion to continuous interest to use OVO digital wallets.
Isolation, Purification and Analysis of Pancreatic Lipase from ‘Gallus gallus domesticus’
Authors: B Sandhya. , T.S Nagamani.
Published: July 2020

This article discusses the isolation of pancreatic lipase enzyme from the pancreas of Gallus gallus domesticus. Whereas lipase catalyses the hydrolysis and the synthesis of esters formed from glycerol and long-chain fatty acids. Lipases occur widely in nature, it involves applications like organic syntheses, hydrolysis of fats, oils, modification of fats, flavor enhancement in food processing, detergent industries, pharmaceutical industries, chemical analyses, and biodiesel production. Pancreatic lipase was purified to the homogeneity by 70% saturated Ammonium sulphate further, it was dialysate using the dialysis membrane and then gel filtration chromatography was carried out by Sephadex G-75 and DEAE cellulose. The molecular weight of purified lipase sample was determined by SDSPAGE, it was found to be 98KDa. The lipase was active in the pH range of 5-10 with an optimum pH of 6.0. The optimum temperature for the hydrolysis of olive oil was 37ºC in the range of 25ºC - 50ºC.
Hoverfly (Diptera: Syrphidae) assemblage of an oak–hornbeam in the Merlino Wood Natural Reserve and implications for its conservation
Authors: Maritano Umberto
Published: July 2020

Merlino Wood is a typical oak–hornbeam forest in the Po Plain hydrographic region. It is one of the few remaining lowland forests in Northern Italy and is a Regional Natural Reserve and a Site of Community Interest (code IT1160010). This is the first survey on hoverflies in the study area and they act as bioindicators to assess habitat conservation. Sampling was performed with three Malaise traps and an entomological net. A total of 61 species of Syrphidae were recorded between March and October 2019. Three of the species observed are considered to be under threat in Europe, three species have been recorded for the first time in Piedmont and Heringia latitarsis (Egger, 1865) has been recorded for the first time in Northern Italy. The Syrph the Net analysis has been used to assess habitat conservation. It shows good preservation of xylosaprophagous species, while the conservation conditions of other larval trophic categories are poor.
The first representatives of the millipede family Glomeridellidae (Diplopoda, Glomerida) recorded from China and Indochina
Authors: Liu Weixin , Golovatch Sergei
Published: July 2020

A new species of glomeridellid millipede is described from Guizhou Province, southern China: Tonkinomeris huzhengkunisp. nov. This new epigean species differs very clearly in many structural details, being sufficiently distinct morphologically and disjunct geographically from T. napoensis Nguyen, Sierwald & Marek, 2019, the type and sole species of Tonkinomeris Nguyen, Sierwald & Marek, 2019, which was described recently from northern Vietnam. The genus Tonkinomeris is formally relegated from Glomeridae and assigned to the family Glomeridellidae, which has hitherto been considered strictly Euro-Mediterranean in distribution and is thus new to the diplopod faunas of China and Indochina. Tonkinomeris is re-diagnosed and shown to have perhaps the basalmost position in the family Glomeridellidae. Its relationships are discussed, both morphological and zoogeographical, within and outside the Glomeridellidae, which can now be considered as relict and basically Oriental in origin. Because of the still highly limited array of DNA-barcoding sequences of the COI mitochondrial gene available in the GenBank, the first molecular phylogenetic analysis of Glomerida attempted here shows our phylogram to be too deficient to consider meaningful.
La campagne publicitaire de promotion partage. De l’attention envers l’annonce à l’attitude : Rôle du système de valeurs
Authors: Hadj Salem Hajer , Bakini Fatma , Mkaouar Naourez
Published: July 2020

Cette recherche étudie l’effet de l’attention envers la publicité sociétale (promotion partage) sur le système de valeurs du récepteur et l’effet du système de valeurs sur les attitudes envers la marque et l’annonce. Une étude quantitative a été menée auprès de 204 consommateurs. Les résultats ont été analysés au moyen de la méthode des équations structurelles via l’approche PLS. Les discussions et les recommandations managériales ont été présentées.
Information comptable et prévisions boursières : Le cas Tunisien
Authors: Salem Faten Nasfi , Albouy Michel
Published: July 2020

Dans quelle mesure l’information comptable divulguée par les entreprises cotées permet de faire des prévisions fiables concernant l’évolution de leur valeur ? La question est d’importance pour les investisseurs dans leur processus de décision. Ohlson (1995) et Feltham et Ohlson (1999) ont développé une méthodologie permettant de mettre en évidence la pertinence des chiffres comptables. Le modèle d’Ohlson modélise une relation entre la valeur boursière et les informations financières et non financières. Sa contribution majeure se synthétise par l’intégration de la valeur des fonds propres, des résultats comptables et des « autres informations » dans un même modèle. L’objectif de cet article est de tester la pertinence d’une variable « autres informations » dans le modèle d’Ohlson sur un échantillon d’entreprises tunisiennes cotées portant sur la période 2012 à 2017. Ainsi nous étudions le contenu informationnel supplémentaire qu’apporte la variable cash-flow d’exploitation, par rapport aux variables classique comme le résultat et la valeur comptable. Nos résultats corroborent les travaux récents qui montrent que le résultat comptable est la variable la plus pertinente dans la prédiction des cours boursiers des entreprises. L’ajout de la variable cash-flow d’exploitation améliore le pouvoir explicatif du modèle de base qui combine le résultat et la valeur comptable. Ces résultats obtenus sur un marché financier émergent comme celui de la Tunisie apportent un éclairage intéressant sur l’information comptable.
Le business case de l’égalité professionnelle. Égalité entre les femmes et les hommes perçue et recommandation de l’entreprise par les salariés selon le genre
Authors: Coron Clotilde
Published: July 2020

Le business case de l’égalité professionnelle, reposant sur un lien supposé entre égalité professionnelle entre les femmes et les hommes et performance de l’entreprise, a donné lieu à de nombreux travaux académiques, critiques ou non. Cependant, peu de recherches s’intéressent à un des arguments de ce business case, reposant sur l’idée qu’une plus grande égalité professionnelle perçue améliorerait l’environnement de travail perçu et finalement la recommandation de l’entreprise par les salariés. Notre recherche se penche justement sur cet argument, en mobilisant une enquête par questionnaire menée dans une entreprise de télécommunications. En utilisant des modèles de régressions linéaires généralisées avec effets de médiation, nous montrons que l’égalité professionnelle perçue a un effet positif direct mais également un effet positif indirect, par le biais de l’amélioration de la perception de l’environnement de travail, sur la recommandation de l’entreprise par les salariés. Nous montrons par ailleurs que, alors que l’effet est à la fois direct et indirect pour les femmes, il est uniquement indirect pour les hommes. Ces résultats enrichissent les recherches sur le business case de l’égalité professionnelle et sur l’égalité professionnelle plus généralement.
Renoncer, écueil de la fin de l’analyse
Authors: Cabrera Sylvia
Published: July 2020

Les critères de terminaison de la cure ont évolué, aujourd’hui on s’intéresse plus aux transformations du fonctionnement psychique qu’à l’analyse des « complexes ». La cure est terminable, le processus analytique interminable. Le renoncement à l’objet transférentiel est le passage nécessaire de la fin de l’analyse. L’aptitude au déplacement en est la condition, déplacement transférentiel pour permettre l’incarnation des objets d’amour œdipiens dans l’analyse et déplacement, ensuite, pour s’en détacher et renoncer. Le travail de deuil des objets premiers est le cœur de la cure, le travail de renoncement à l’analyste le levier de sa terminaison. Renoncer exige un travail psychique impliquant déplacement des investissements, désexualisation, sublimation et identification. Un fragment de la fin d’une cure illustre le travail de renoncement soutenu par le recours au registre culturel ouvrant vers une sorte de résolution du complexe d’Œdipe en après-coup.
Créer une zone de terminabilité
Authors: Maupas Anne
Published: July 2020

L’auteur met l’accent sur le temps qui précède la fin d’un traitement, un temps qui mêle l’épreuve de réalité de la séparation et les mouvements de désinvestissement de l’objet et qui renvoie à l’aire transitionnelle de Winnicott. Temps où se condensent les affects, où se rejouent en accéléré les mouvements transféro-contre-transférentiels de l’analyse, où s’exacerbent les défenses du patient et où se déploient les conditions de la « censure de l’amante » de M. Fain et D. Braunschweig. À partir de ses réflexions autour d’une cure, l’auteur illustre combien la création de cette « zone de terminabilité » a été la condition indispensable pour rendre l’analyse terminable, même si cette dernière ne peut être considérée comme terminée.
Regard autopoïétique sur le cadre et le processus psychanalytique
Authors: Chicoine Brathwaite Yannick , Scarfone Dominique
Published: July 2020

Cet article décrit la complémentarité du cadre et du processus psychanalytique sous l’angle des principes organisationnels communs à l’ensemble des systèmes vivants. En prenant appui sur la théorie des systèmes autopoïétiques, qui se situe au croisement de la biologie, des sciences cognitives, de la sociologie et de la philosophie de l’esprit, nous démontrons comment la spécificité du cadre psychanalytique permet l’émergence d’une clôture opérationnelle qui confère son identité et son autonomie au processus psychanalytique. Celui-ci s’organise dès lors de manière analogue à l’appareil psychique et à son fonctionnement. L’article se termine en explorant les incidences de la perspective autopoïétique sur l’éthique et la méthode du clinicien dans sa pratique.
Interlending and document supply: Hopes and fears for 1992
Authors: Cornish Graham P.
Published: July 2020

Con la creación en 1992 del Mercado Unico Europeo y la desaparición de muchas barreras ahora existentes, de mercado, de derecho de residencia y trabajo, etc. se abre la oportunidad de mejorar la circulación libre de documentos entre los países a través del préstamo interbibliotecario y las redes de suministro de documentos, pero todavía no hay signos inmediatos de unión monetaria que simplificaría el pago del intercambio internacional, y no parecen de solución inmediata los problemas de telecomunicación y servicios postales con diferentes precios y diferentes normas de servicio, así como los derivados de los derechos de autor. Otras barreras tales como los diferente, idiomas y el rechazo de los profesionales a cooperar internacionalmente no cambiarían con la legislación comunitaria. Aunque 1992 traerá algunas mejoras, todavía hay un largo camino para recorrer.
Panorama del CD-I y del DVI
Authors: Raitt David
Published: July 2020

Se presentan nuevos sistemas digitales interactivos para PC, capaces de interaccionar textos, gráficos, imágenes video y sonido. El CD-1 (Compact Disk lnteractive), el DVI (Digital Video Interactive) y la técnica de compreai6n de video UVC. Todos ellos utilizan tecnología CD-ROM. Se ofrece una panorámica de sus posibilidades, aplicaciones y empresas que los comercializan.
Structural-Functionalism, Stratification and Historical Background of Islamic Economic Thought
Authors: Shahpari Hasan , Hojjat Tahereh Alavi
Published: July 2020

A thorough analysis of the Islamic economy requires a multi-disciplinary analysis of the political, religious, and ethical aspects, and how they influence the workings of the economy. Islam is both a religious and a political community. The differences between religion and politics in Islam are not clear-cut. Islam does not admit separation between church and state. This factor makes Islam an appropriate area of study, not only to theologians, but also to sociologists, political scientists, economists, lawyers, historians, and philosophers. Some basic economic conceptual foundations of Islamic systems in connection with the Shari'a, or the legal basis, are discussed. As a multifaceted religion, Islam, at times, has been formulated not only by the reformers and intellectuals, but also by social classes whose interests are no longer nourished by a romanticized, glorious past history. Rather, these social actors wish to locate themselves within a global world with access to work, social mobility, and status opportunities. This framework will allow readers to identify the reasons and the procedures by which different Islamic economic systems, or modes of economy, have been derived from a single source which is acceptable to all Muslims.
The Economics of Religious Tourism (Hajj and Umrah) in Saudi Arabia
Authors: Bokhari Abla Abdul Hameed
Published: July 2020

Even though great oil wealth has freed Saudi Arabia from economic dependence on Hajj and Umrah revenues, diversification of economic base and sources of income necessitates taking the economic impacts of these revenues into account. Therefore, this chapter aims to discuss the economic impact of religious tourism in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Tourism worldwide is a risky business. Nevertheless, religious motives of Muslim pilgrims have never been noticeably vulnerable to any circumstances. Furthermore, religious tourists are the highest spenders compared with other types of tourists in Saudi Arabia. Subsequently, annual pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia for Hajj and Umrah can play an increasingly vital role in economic growth and development. In its broadest generic sense, religious tourism plays a vital role as foreign exchange earner, a creator of job opportunities, and a tool for improving the balance of payments. Its contribution to the economic welfare, if well planned, can be more significant than any other economic force known.
Values, Constraints, and Maneuvers
Authors: Kalagy Tehila
Published: July 2020

For about a decade, ultra-Orthodox and Bedouin women have been applying to higher education academic institutions in Israel in order to study despite bans from their conservative communities. Academic studies instill learning and culture, create an encounter with knowledge for the individual and thus carry a high degree of threat to the rigid conservative enclave. This article examines how conservative societies cope with the wheels of change as the process of higher education for women expands. The case studies in this article are 60 educated women from Jewish ultra-Orthodox society and from Negev Bedouin groups in Israel. As shown by the findings, a theoretical flow model based on three parameters emerges: value-constraint-maneuver. In summary, it appears that this model reflects the development of a new conservative female model that combines traditional values with contemporary indicators.
Religious Themes in Contemporary Art
Authors: Ionita Codrina Laura
Published: July 2020

The relationship between art and religion, evident throughout the entire history of art, can be deciphered at two levels – that of the essence of art, and that of the actual theme the artist approaches. The mystical view on the essence of art, encountered from Orphic and Pythagorean thinkers to Heidegger and Gadamer, believes that art is a divine gift and the artist – a messenger of heavenly thoughts. But the issue of religious themes' presence in art arises especially since modern times, after the eighteenth century, when religion starts to be constantly and vehemently attacked (from the Enlightenment and the French or the Bolshevik Revolution to the “political correctness” nowadays). Art is no longer just the material transposition of a religious content; instead, religion itself becomes a theme in art, which allows artists to relate to it in different ways – from veneration to disapproval and blasphemy. However, there have always been artists to see art in its genuine meaning, in close connection with the religious sentiment. An case in point is the work of Bill Viola. In Romanian art, a good example is the art group Prolog, but also individual artists like Onisim Colta or Marin Gherasim, who understand art in its true spiritual sense of openness to the absolute.
The Clash of Civil Religions in Post-Revolutionary Egypt
Authors: Yefet Bosmat
Published: July 2020

The 2013 counter-revolution that led to the removal of President Mohammad Morsi and the election of former military chief, ‘Abd al-Fattah al-Sisi, as president indicate that Egypt has chosen the unifying framework of Egyptian nationalism and rejected the Islamic one proposed by the Muslim Brothers. These dichotomous categories obscure more than they reveal, because Egyptian politics after the 2011 revolution is also polarized between different visions of the 'civil state'. The civil religion paradigm and the conception of the clash of civil religions as analytical models will be used to enhance our understanding of the relationships between the religious and the civil models and to identify certain characteristics of one of the most striking outcomes of this revolution: the clash between civil models and, more precisely, the clash of civil religions.
The Use of Faith in Legislative Decision-Making
Authors: Drenner Karla
Published: July 2020

In recent decades, same-sex marriage has emerged as a national political issue. As a result, state legislators have sponsored and passed statutes on an array of issues directly related to this topic. This chapter investigates how faith influences an individual legislator's political judgment in the early-stages of decision making related to sponsored bills. At this stage in the legislative process, influences are minimized. The findings indicate that even while legislator's partisanship and ideology largely structure decision-making, legislators as conservative Protestants are more likely to responds when issues involve morality.
Media Events, Jewish Religious Holydays, and the Israeli Press
Authors: Cohen Yoel
Published: July 2020

Religious holydays are a key element in the Jewish religious experience. While the synagogue fulfils an important role for the Jewish religious communities the majority of the Israeli population comprise either traditional (35%) or secular (30%) Jews who draw their religious identity from the wider environment like media. The media fulfil a role in the contemporary world of generating religious identity when formal frameworks like synagogue attendance are declining. One under researched question of importance is the role of the media in religious holydays. It is argued that religious holyday editorial matter contributes to religious identity in the contemporary era. This chapter focuses upon editorial content and religious holydays. The research discovered differences in editorial patterns between the different religious holydays, and between the secular and religious media. There was no major difference in the share of religious holyday advertising between the religious press and the secular press. The wide gap between the Jewish festival annual lifecycle as reflected in editorial patterns contrasts with the traditional status which the respective holyday holds in Jewish religious culture.
Countering Online Violent Extremism
Authors: Cheong Damien D.
Published: July 2020

State action is an important form of strategic communication and therefore, significant to Countering Violent Extremism (CVE) initiatives on and offline. While non-state actors often use state action (and sometimes inaction) to incite and legitimise violence against the state as well as its citizens, generating this sort of negative sentiment does not require instigation. This is especially the case when the action(s) of a state are deemed so unacceptable and repulsive that a public backlash automatically ensues. As many violent extremists (including lone wolves) have been radicalised as a result of such controversies, it is necessary for positive state action to be carried out as well as widely publicised at the macro and micro levels. This is envisaged to counter negative narratives as well as address real world issues that push individuals towards violent extremism.
Creating a Virtual Reality Lab
Authors: Zibers Benjamin , Simmons Estes Judi
Published: July 2020

Use of virtual reality (VR) has increased in higher education in recent years and is projected to continue to increase. At the same time, there is a growing emphasis for institutions of higher education to re-envision learning spaces and teaching strategies that are student-centered rather than faculty centered. Use of VR, by faculty, requires a new pedagogy of teaching as well as a willingness to explore the use of an unknown technology in delivering curriculum. Having access to a technology lab that uses VR can be a welcomed support for faculty. VR can be expensive and creating a VR lab may not seem doable in settings other than large, well-funded universities. This chapter describes a technology lab that was established at a small Midwest liberal arts university, funded by a student technology fee and created by a student-led technology committee.
Connecting Art, Culture, Science, and Technology
Authors: Zhou Jing
Published: July 2020

This chapter presents the motivation, background, and implementation of “Living Mandala: The Cosmic of Being 1,” an interactive graphics installation that combines real-time data, multi-cultural mandalas, scientific imagery, and cosmological symbols. Built with an open source programming language and environment, this living contemporary symbol is an exploration into uncharted territories of the human soul sculpted by our present time. Its interactive revolving graphical system visualizes our perceptions of life (microcosm) and the universe (macrocosm); our connections to ancient mythology, cosmology, and cultural heritage; and the relationships among humankind, science, technology, and nature in a globalized society. Merging rich historical, cultural, scientific imagery and symbols with real-time data and relaxing sound, this living organism alters every moment responding to the movement, color, light, sound, and temperature of its surroundings.
Depicting the Nature of Nature
Authors: Labadie John Antoine
Published: July 2020

The term “visual data” is often connected with strategies related to developing graphs or other types of quantitative visual data arrays. Visual data provide quantitative statistical information about our natural and constructed worlds. There is great power in the graphical visual data; they can provide portraits of our world that might escape our notice. This chapter focuses on portraying certain qualitative aspects of visual data that allow for a sense of the deeper nature (essence) of selected data sets. This approach can be termed aesthetically enhanced visual data. The data drive image making, while emphasis is given to aesthetic concerns. The goal is to identify and portray the nature of the nature of the aesthetic visual data. In this chapter the artist-author presents aesthetic visual data focused on describing certain aspects of the world. Artworks created through the aesthetic data visualization are presented along with clarifying notations.