bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Why Gamification Is Not the Solution for Everything
Authors: da Silva Tiago Pereira
Published: December 2020

Gamification is a very well-known design technique in software development that applies the principles of gaming to non-gaming contexts and environments to increase the user adaptation and engagement of applications. Examples of gamified applications can be seen across all kinds of software categories from health to finance, always with the same goal: provide a better experience to the end-user. This chapter reflects upon the user feedback of gamified applications, especially on health sector, and concludes that gamification is not a solution that can be successfully applied to every context. In the end, industry standard alternatives to gamification are analyzed in order to produce high quality non-gamified applications.
Structural Modeling and Analysis of Barriers Encountered in Gamification Applications in Health
Authors: Koca Gözde , Eğilmez Özüm
Published: December 2020

Applications (apps) offer outstanding opportunities for healthcare services to serve individuals in areas that do not involve technology that improve healthcare outcomes, and that strengthen community health. These opportunities are becoming more common, especially with the increasing use of mobile devices in many segments of society. On the other hand, there are many obstacles that directly or indirectly affect the process of implementing gamification applications. In this study, the authors use Interpretive structural modeling (ISM) and MICMAC aiming to reveal the relations of obstacles encountered, and also to find the root cause of barriers in gamification engagement through applications used in healthcare. Findings showed that the lack of functionality of the apps, having the highest driving power and lowest dependency, was determined as the root barrier whilst other barriers are also divided into levels.
Learning Systems and Gamification
Authors: Cleto Barbara
Published: December 2020

Given the changes that have been recently felt and the transformation of the classroom from a physical space, with one teacher and a set of students, to a mediating platform through which learning and teaching are performed online, it is necessary to get acquainted with the contexts in which these platforms are implemented and how to use them, as well as with models and systems of e-learning, b-learning, or m-learning. While looking for solutions that allow to implement and use gamification for online learning, one also intends to get acquainted with (some of) these platforms, as well as to integrate and combine “new” technologies such as augmented reality and virtual reality with gamification strategies for e-learning. In order to do so, this chapter presents a systematized reading of the studies that was carried out on this particular subject and of what has been published on this theme.
The Use of Gamification in Social Phobia
Authors: Simões-Silva Vitor , Maravalhas Vanessa , Cunha Ana Rafaela , Soares Maria Inês , Marques António
Published: December 2020

Social phobia usually starts in adolescence. Social situations that include meeting people, talking in groups, or in more specific situations are going to be avoided by individuals. Therefore, this condition has the consequence of significant impairment in different occupations. Recent studies show that gamification is commonly applied to interventions for the treatment of chronic diseases, and although there are interventions concerning mental health, these are few and there is evidence that these interventions have positive effects on mental health, particularly among young people. The desensitization therapy program using gamification consisted of 15 sessions: an initial assessment session, 13 biweekly exposure therapy sessions, and the last reevaluation session corresponding to a total duration of the program of seven weeks. Each session, lasting approximately 50 minutes, is followed a formal structure consisting of the following phases. The intervention focused on shaping appropriate approach behaviors through a process of successive approximations.
Fun and Games
Authors: Martins Helena , Dores Artemisa
Published: December 2020

Gamification is a relatively new approach that allows the use of videogame design techniques in contexts that are originally not game related, including for the promotion and education of health outcomes. Gamification has been used in many contexts, but healthcare practices, which include often boring, frustrating, or painful tasks, can especially benefit from the fun enjoyable games people play for entertainment purposes. Games can be helpful both promoting an increase in health knowledge and behaviors, as well as the positive emotions elicited by health-related contents and behaviors. This chapter begins by discussing the concept of gamification, the gamification toolbox, and gamer taxonomies and the different uses of gamification and game-based approaches in the healthcare context are explored, to figure out what the key success elements are and why this promising approach has yet to achieve its wide-spread potential use.
Le virtù comunicative nella relazione medico-paziente
Authors: Ricci Elena
Published: December 2020

Per lungo tempo, la comunicazione è stata considerata un elemento secondario nella pratica medica e questo aspetto ha spesso inciso negativamente sulla relazione medico-paziente. A dimostrare ciò, vi sono molti studi i quali, volendo analizzare le mancanze che i pazienti lamentano maggiormente delle pratiche sanitarie, rilevano tra le principali proprio la poca cura da parte dei medici nel momento della comunicazione. Per sopperire a questa debolezza, una sempre più fiorente letteratura si è occupata di gettare luce su questo aspetto, mostrando ad esempio come una cattiva comunicazione possa ledere la fiducia e conseguentemente l’alleanza terapeutica, elemento essenziale della relazione medico-paziente. Una non meno fiorente produzione ha cercato inoltre di illuminare quali siano quei particolari tratti del carattere che, debitamente coltivati, favoriscono il buon agire dell’operatore sanitario. Tuttavia, curiosamente, questi due ambiti non sono stati fino ad ora messi in correlazione, se non indirettamente. Intento del presente lavoro è quello di illustrare il nesso che li lega, mostrando l’imprescindibilità dell’aspetto comunicativo nella pratica medica ed evidenziando quanto il risultato di una buona relazione medico-paziente dipenda dal modo in cui il professionista si pone entro la relazione di cura. Per questa ragione, utilizzando come paradigma la Virtue Ethics, nell’ultimo paragrafo di questo lavoro si propone una lista di virtù che, maturando nel professionista, possono rendere la pratica comunicativa una buona pratica.
The Role of Vestibular Evoked Myogenic Potential and the Video Head Impulse Test in Patients with Multiple Sclerosis without Radiologic Findings
Authors: Surmeli Reyhan , Sürmeli Mehmet , Günay Gözde , Yalçın Ayşe Destina , Şahin Yılmaz Ayşe Asli , Kulalı Fatma
Published: December 2020

Objective:

The aim is to evaluate the vestibular system using the video head impulse test (vHIT) and vestibular evoked myogenic potentials (VEMP) in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) without central vestibular involvement in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and to determine whether there was subclinical vestibular system impairment.

Materials and Methods:

The study comprised 27 patients with MS and 26 healthy participants. The participants had no lesions in the central vestibular system in an MRI taken in the past 3 months. Detailed neuro-otologic and neuro-ophthalmologic examinations were performed on all participants. Then, the Dizziness Handicap Inventory (DHI) was completed for subjective vestibular system evaluation. In addition, vHIT and cervical VEMP (cVEMP) were performed for objective vestibular system evaluation. The results were analyzed statistically.

Results:

The mean age of the patients in the MS group was 39.3 ± 11.4 years and 42.7 ± 9.7 years in the control group. The median DHI score was 4 (range, 0–8) in the MS group and 2 (range, 0–6) in the control group. There were no statistically significant differences between the DHI score averages of the groups. The mean vestibulo ocular reflex (VOR) gain in vHIT was 0.76 ± 0.21 in the MS group and 0.99 ± 0.13 in the control group. VOR gain was statistically significantly lower in patients with MS. The VOR gain cut-off level was considered as 0.8. Gain level was below the cut-off level in 53.7% of patients with MS. There was no cVEMP response in 31.5% of patients with MS. In addition, patients with MS had prolonged P1 and N1 latencies and decreased P1-N1 peak-to-peak amplitudes.

Conclusion:

We found subclinical involvement in electrophysiologic tests (vHIT and cVEMP) in patients with MS without MRI lesions and without subjective vestibular system symptoms. We believe that vHIT and cVEMP can be used for subclinical evaluation in patients with MS without central vestibular system involvement in MRI.
Od Deželnega muzeja za Kranjsko do Narodnega muzeja Slovenije
Authors: Kos Mateja
Published: December 2020

Evropski nacionalni muzeji, ustanovljeni po letu 1750, so imeli poleg kulturne tudi narodotvorno in celo državotvorno vlogo. Po ustanovitvi je opremljanje muzejev z zbirkami povsod postalo znak prestiža. Z zbirkami so jih opremili bolj, pa tudi manj premožni, ki so razumeli, da mora tak muzej v svojih zbirkah imeti najdragocenejše umetnine in artefakte. Vloga muzejev in njihovih zbirk ni bila samo v prikazovanju najboljšega s področja umetnosti, znanja in narave, ampak je bila tesno povezana z idejo naroda in narodovo zgodovino. Večina avstrijskih muzejev (z izjemo cesarskih zbirk) je bila ustanovljena kot regionalnih, vendar se v nekaterih ustanovitvenih aktih pojavlja tudi termin nacionalni oziroma narodni.

Tak primer je Deželni muzej za Kranjsko, sedanji Narodni muzej Slovenije, ki bo leta 2021 praznoval 200-letnico. To se kaže tudi v pismu Jožefa Kamila Schmidburga, guvernerja in predsednika deželnih stanov, v katerem navaja načrt zbiranja gradiva za muzej: »Naš domovinski muzej naj bi zajel prvenstveno vse s področja nacionalnega slovstva (National-Literatur) in narodne ustvarjalnosti (National-Produktion). Prav tako naj združi vse, kar je v domovini ustvarila narava ali človeška pridnost. Shrani naj vse spomine na usodo dežele in na zasluge njenih prebivalcev.« Zbiralna politika muzeja je takrat odražala status muzeja. Precej se je spremenila po razpadu Avstro-Ogrske, ko muzej ni bil več edini muzej na ozemlju sedanje Slovenije, še bolj pa v sodobnosti, ko so slovenski nacionalni muzeji izgubili narodotvorno in državotvorno vlogo.
CHUẨN HÓA MỨC NĂNG LƯỢNG HIỆU QUẢ TRONG THÍ NGHIỆM SPT DỰA TRÊN KẾT QUẢ PDA TẠI KHU VỰC KHO LẠNH CẢNG THỊ VẢI, TỈNH BÀ RỊA VŨNG TÀU
Authors: NGỌC PHÚC NGUYỄN
Published: December 2020

Nội dung bài báo này nghiên cứu hệ số chuẩn hóa CEN mức năng lượng hiệu quả của thí nghiệm SPT trong đất rời áp dụng vào công thức giải tích tính sức chịu tải cọc so sánh với sức kháng đo được từ thí nghiệm PDA.Các số liệu tại công trình Kho lạnh Thị Vải ((LPG), Tỉnh Bà Rịa Vũng Tàu, cho kết quả như sau:- Sức kháng bên đơn vị trong lớp cát (đất rời) tính theo các công thức lý thuyết của Viện kiến trúc Nhật Bản (JAI), Meyerhof và Bachy-Solentanche có cùng qui luật. Tuy nhiên có sự sai khác về giá trị, do các hệ số đề xuất của mỗi công thức là khác nhau;- Mức năng lượng tiêu tán của thí nghiệm SPT trong lớp cát chặt vừa ở công trình Kho lạnh Thị Vải có giá trị biến động khá lớn. Điều này cho thấy, không thể dựa hoàn toàn vào chỉ số SPT để đánh giá sứcchịu tải cọc.- Kết quả thí nghiệm PDA trên cọc tại hiện trường cho thấy, trong điều kiện đất cát chặt vừa ở Kho lạnh Thị Vải, chiều sâu đạt sức kháng tới hạn có tỷ số Lb/d ≈ 10 tương đương 4m kể từ bề mặt lớp cát chặt.
PHÂN TÍCH NHỮNG NHÓM NGUYÊN NHÂN CHÍNH DẪN ĐẾN CÁC VẤN ĐỀ TƯƠNG TÁC GIỮA GIAI ĐOẠN THIẾT KẾ VÀ THI CÔNG TRONG CÁC DỰ ÁN XÂY DỰNG
Authors: THANH VIỆT NGUYỄN , VĂN LÊN PHAN , PHƯƠNG TRÚC THÁI
Published: December 2020

Nghiên cứu này nhằm xác định các nguyên nhân dẫn đến các vấn đề tương tác giữa giai đoạn thiết kế và thi công trong các công trình xây dựng Dân dụng và Công nghiệp tại thành phố Hồ Chí Minh; và khám phá ra các mối quan hệ cơ bản giữa chúng. Dựa trên các nghiên cứu trước đây và ý kiến chuyên gia, nghiên cứu này đã xác định được 38 nguyên nhân. Một cuộc khảo sát bằng bảng câu hỏi sau đó được thực hiện để thu thập quan điểm đánh giá từ các bên tham gia trong dự án. Thông qua kỹ thuật phân tích nhân tố, 6 nhóm nguyên nhân chính được trích xuất bao gồm ‘thiếu nguồn nhân lực có năng lực và kinh nghiệm từ các bên tham gia dự án’, ‘yêu cầu và quyết định của chủ đầu tư không rõ ràng và phù hợp’, ‘sự thiếu sót và nhầm lẫn của các bên tham gia trong quá trình thực hiện dự án’, ‘các tác động khách quan bên ngoài’, ‘thiếu sự phối hợp giữa các bên tham gia dự án’, và ‘các nguyên nhân liên quan đến đặc tính dự án’. Kết quả nghiên cứu hy vọng sẽ giúp các bên tham gia dự án có cái nhìn cụ thể về các nguyên nhân dẫn đến các vấn đề tương tác giữa giai đoạn thiết kế và thi công, từ đó có thể đưa ra các giải pháp phù hợp nhằm hạn chế các vấn đề tương tác trong dự án.
NGHIÊN CỨU CHẾ TẠO MÀNG DẪN ĐIỆN TRONG SUỐT LOẠI n SnO2 PHA TẠP Ta TRÊN ĐẾ THẠCH ANH BẰNG PHƯƠNG PHÁP PHÚN XẠ MAGNETRON DC
Authors: NGỌC HƯNG NGÔ , HỮU PHÚC ĐẶNG , THỊ MỸ HẠNH NGUYỄN , TRẤN LÊ , BÍCH THỦY TRẦN
Published: December 2020

Công trình này tập trung nghiên cứu chế tạo màng dẫn điện trong suốt SnO2 pha tạp Ta (TTO) được lắng đọng ở các nhiệt độ đế khác nhau. Màng TTO được lắng đọng trên đế thạch anh bằng phương pháp phún xạ magnetron DC. Cấu trúc tinh thể và tính chất quang và điện của màng được khảo sát bằng giản đồ nhiễu xạ tia X, phổ truyền qua Uv-Vis và phép đo Hall. Kết quả cho thấy, màng có cấu trúc tứ giác rutile của SnO2 đa tinh thể với mặt ưu tiên SnO2 (101). Màng đạt giá trị điện trở suất thấp nhất ở điều kiện tối ưu ở 300oC là 4,50 x 10-3 Ωcm với nồng độ hạt tải và độ linh động lần lượt là 5,51 x 1020 cm-3, 3,08 cm2V-1s-1 đồng thời độ truyền qua trung bình của màng trong vùng khả kiến trên 80%. Đặc trưng I-V của tiếp xúc dị thể n-TTO/p-Si được khảo sát ở điều kiện được chiếu sáng và không chiếu sáng.
THỰC TRẠNG KỸ NĂNG TỰ HỌC CỦA SINH VIÊN TRƯỜNG ĐẠI HỌC CÔNG NGHIỆP THÀNH PHỐ HỒ CHÍ MINH ĐÁP ỨNG YÊU CẦU CÁCH MẠNG CÔNG NGHIỆP 4.0
Authors: THỊ TỐ OANH PHAN , THỊ THƯƠNG LÊ
Published: December 2020

Phát triển kỹ năng tự học cho sinh viên là xu thế tất yếu trong dạy và học của các trường đại học hiện nay. Có kỹ năng tự học một mặt giúp sinh viên học tốt các môn học trong trường đại học, mặt khác tạo cơ hội thuận lợi để khẳng định bản thân và là nguồn lực lao động có chất lượng cao cho xã hội. Bài viết chỉ ra một phần thực trạng kỹ năng tự học của sinh viên Trường ĐH Công nghiệp Tp. Hồ Chí Minh qua: Sự hiểu biết về kỹ năng tự học; các phương pháp tự học trên lớp; việc sử dụng thời gian tự học, các yếu tố chi phối việc hình thành kỹ năng tự học cho sinh viên tại trường chưa đạt hiệu quả như mong muốn. Từ đó đưa ra một số khuyến nghị nâng cao kỹ năng tự học, giúp sinh viên thích ứng với sự thay đổi và đòi hỏi của cách mạng công nghiệp (CMCN) 4.0.
Analysis and Design of Activity Degree Monitoring Algorithm
Authors: Du Yinghao , Wang Xuebing , Lei Zhihai , Li Yiran , Hu Bin , Li Guang
Published: December 2020

DAU (Daily Active User) is the number of daily active users, often used to reflect the operation of websites, Internet APPs and games [1]. DAU usually counts the number of users who have logged in or used a product (removing users who are repeatedly logged in) within one day (statistical day), which is similar to the concept of visitors (UV) in the traffic statistics tool. As we all know, the revenue source of some Internet applications lies in the revenue of advertising, and the amount of advertising revenue depends on the size of DAU. Therefore, the design strategy and algorithm to monitor the fluctuations of DAU can better help people analyze and improve our products, thus bringing improvements to the products. Therefore, this paper will design a variety of algorithm construction models to monitor the fluctuation of DAU, and achieve alarm announcement, analysis and location of the abnormal fluctuation of DAU, so as to explore of the value of DAU.
Financial Free in the Retirement Period by Saving on Stocks
Authors: Fernando Glenn Brillian Putra Herman , Prabowo Agung
Published: December 2020

This study aims to calculate the minimum estimate of saving stocks per month to be financially free after 30 years of investing in stocks. The research method used is a quantitative method. The results showed that the estimated minimum funds to get passive income of 5 million, which is equivalent for the next 30 years, is IDR 930,936 per month.
Third Party Funds and Non-Performing Financing for Mudharabah Financing in Indonesia's Sharia Banking
Authors: Nur’aeni Nur’aeni , Setiawan Setiawan
Published: December 2020

Mudharabah financing is the core of sharia banks and based on the profit sharing. In sharia principles, it is considered as a characteristic of sharia banks. This study aims to find out the influence of third party funds and non-performing financing on mudharabah financing in Indonesia's Sharia Banking. This research employed quantitative research methods using associative approach with the type of secondary data. The data analysis used Partial Least Square (PLS) with the Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) approach, while the application used was WarpPLS. The results revealed that TPF has a significant effect on Mudharabah Financing, while NPF has not. This is indicated by a coefficient value of 0.63 and ap-value of 0.000 for the effect of TPF on Mudharabah Financing. Meanwhile, the influence of NPF on Mudharabah Financing has a coefficient of 0.13 and a p-value of 0.16.
Aceh Province Economic Convergence Determination
Authors: Ridha Maulana Ar Razy , Zulham Teuku , Sartiyah Sartiyah
Published: December 2020

This study analyzes the occurrence of economic convergence between districts / cities in Aceh Province and looks at the factors that can accelerate the economic convergence. This study uses panel data from 23 districts / cities in Aceh Province for the period 2008-2018. The results found from this study are that there has been economic convergence, both sigma convergence and beta convergence, in Aceh Province. Factors that significantly influence economic convergence in Aceh Province are the average length of schooling, life expectancy, and the special autonomy fund. The time needed to get to half the convergence process is 4.10 years with the resulting conditional beta convergence rate of 16.89%.
The Invisible Universe
Authors: Rowan-Robinson Michael
Published: December 2020

With our own eyes we can see the night sky of the stars, planets and the Milky Way, the arena of pre-telescopic astronomy. Modern optical telescopes have opened up the universe of galaxies and we are familiar with the superb images of the Hubble Space Telescope. But with the invisible wavelengths of radio, infrared and X-ray, a very different universe comes into view. The astronomy of the invisible wavelengths was inaugurated by William Herschel in 1800 but developed very slowly over the next 160 years. The past fifty years have seen an explosion in our understanding of this strange world.
Land, Sea and Skyscape: Two Case Studies of Man-made Structures in the Azores Islands
Authors: Pimenta Fernando , Ribeiro Nuno , Joaquinito Anabela , Rodrigues António Félix , Costa Antonieta , Silva Fabio
Published: December 2020

Two case studies in the Azores islands show possible integration of elements of landscape, seascape and skyscape in the way two different types of artificial structures were aligned. The major axes of the Maroiço structures from Pico Island may have been aligned on the summit of Pico Mountain and, reciprocally, on the setting sun at summer solstice over the neighbouring Faial Island. The artificial caves near the sea excavated in Monte Brasil, Terceira Island, may have integrated solar calendrical marks, especially for the Equinox sunset over the distant S. Jorge Island.
The Comets of Caroline Herschel (1750-1848): Sleuth of the Skies at Slough
Authors: Olson Roberta J. M. , Pasachoff Jay M.
Published: December 2020

In this paper, we discuss the work on comets of Caroline Herschel, the first female comet-hunter. After leaving Bath for the environs of Windsor Castle and eventually Slough, she discovered at least eight comets, five of which were reported in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society. We consider her public image, astronomers' perceptions of her contributions, and the style of her astronomical drawings that changed with the technological developments in astronomical illustration
A New Look at the Astronomy and Geometry of Stonehenge
Authors: MacKie Euan
Published: December 2020

Recent authoritative work by Ruggles on whether there were significant astronomical and calendrical alignments built into Stonehenge in the third millennium BCE has concluded that the evidence for accurate alignments is minimal and that there is none for sophisticated astronomical practices, nor for any kind of calendar. Whether sophisticated geometry was used in designing the site is not discussed. I will review the relevant evidence – previously discussed by Hawkins, Thom and Atkinson – in the light of both Atkinson’s accurate on-site surveys in 1978 and Hawkins’ photogrammetric survey. It will be argued that these data allow us to infer that important lunar and solar alignments were built into the rectangular formation of the Station Stones, and into the main axis of the site. Moreover, geometrical constructions – and the use of at least one standard length unit – have been postulated for the Station Stones and the sarsen circle these ideas too are investigated. It seems that these two aspects of prehistoric intellectual skills – astronomy and the calendar, and geometry – are closely interwoven at this site, and that this emerging picture has broad implications for our understanding of Neolithic society.
Archaeoastronomical Aspects of the Archaeological Monuments of Siberia
Authors: Marsadolov Leonid
Published: December 2020

The necessity of astronomical observations for nomadic peoples of Eurasia was based on the sacral meaning of time. The celestial bodies, the Sun and the Moon were parts of cult of the Sky. During annual migrations, in particular those where there were no reliable landmarks, nomads navigated with the North Star and the main constellations of the night sky. Remains left by these nomads, including rock pictures, barrows and observation posts are the legacy of a complex, organised system reflecting the relations of ancient people with the cosmos.
Inspiration from Antique Heroic Deeds: Hercules as an Astronomer
Authors: Söderlund Inga Elmqvist
Published: December 2020

In the early modern period (during the Renaissance/Baroque eras) the comparison of the astronomer and his work to a Hercules or a Herculean Effort was not unusual. The learned and intellectual Hercules was described as an ideal and put forward as exemplary. This paper explores how the comparison was presented in text and image.
Astrology for an Empire: The ‘Treatise on the Celestial Offices’ in the Grand Scribe’s Records (ca. 100 BCE)
Authors: Pankenier David W.
Published: December 2020

Joseph Needham called the Treatise on the Celestial Offices ’a text of the highest importance for ancient Chinese astronomy’. This is no exaggeration, but the title of the Treatise alone shows that it is more than just a summa of ancient Chinese astronomical lore. The term ‘Celestial Offices’ clearly evokes a direct linkage between the stellar patterns above and the imperial offices and departments of the “celestial” empire below. This was new, of course, since at the time the empire itself was barely a century old. This paper will report on new insights on the text and its socio-cultural context acquired in the process of producing a complete annotated translation into English.
Edgar Allan Poe: the first man to conceive a Newtonian evolving Universe
Authors: Molaro Paolo , Cappi Alberto
Published: December 2020

The notion that we live in an evolving universe was established only in the twentieth century with the ‘discovery’ of the recession of galaxies by Hubble and with the Lemaitre and Friedmann’s interpretation in the 1920s. However, the concept of an evolving universe is intrinsically tied to the law of universal gravitation, and it is surprising that it remained unrecognized for more than two centuries. A remarkable exception to this lack of awareness is represented by Poe. In Eureka (1848), the writer developed a conception of an evolving universe following the reasoning that a physical universe cannot be static and nothing can stop stars or galaxies from collapsing on each other. Unfortunately this literary work was, and still is, very little understood both by the literary critics and scientists of the time. We will discuss Poe’s cosmological views in their historical scientific context, highlighting the remarkable insights of the writer, such as those dealing with the Olbers paradox, the existence of other galaxies and of a multi-universe
The Space Art of Scriven Bolton
Authors: Davenhall Clive
Published: December 2020

Scriven Bolton (1883-1929) was an amateur astronomer from Leeds active in the first three decades of the twentieth century. He was also a skilled artist and commercial illustrator, specialising in astronomical subjects. He produced a substantial body of work which was reproduced in a wide range of publications, including newspapers, magazines and books published on both sides of the Atlantic. His work was intended to be scientifically accurate, and illustrates the consensus astronomical knowledge in the first decades of the twentieth century. No comprehensive list of his work was ever produced and he is now little remembered. This paper is a first report in an attempt to recover some his work and ultimately assess his contribution to early astronomical illustration.
The Way I See the Stars: Fibre Art Inspired by Astrobiology
Authors: Markkula Merja
Published: December 2020

Throughout my life I have studied edges, borderlines, signs determining inside and outside, insider and outsider, seeking to understand the differences – or similarities – between scientific and artistic ways of appreciating life. In 2005 I had a special opportunity to follow the lectures of the Vatican summer school of astrobiology, and expand my understanding of the origin and limiting factors of life. Inspired by this, I made the strongly hairy, three-dimensional, black felt Dark Matter and Extraterrestrial art works, expressing something between known and foreign, visible and hidden, combining male and female and general mammalian features. These works were exhibited in Gerald R. Ford Museum, Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA, 2006. I continued reading my notes about the inspiring lectures by Lunine et al., resulting in making a series of fibre artworks called Lecture Notes and, finally, a series of twenty works about the origin and limitations of life. This exhibition, The way I see the Stars, felt inspired by astrobiology and has been shown in Castel Gandolfo, Rome, Italy and in Kaarina, Finland. All the works have been made using fibre techniques.
Beyond the Notion
Authors: Sah 'Azad' Govinda
Published: December 2020

My recent art practice involves the ancient symbol of 108, an Asian astronomical number that is used for ritual and tantric enlightenment. It represents the complete universe, and expresses coincidences in astronomical measurements, involving the relative diameters of the earth, moon and sun as well as the distances between them.
Without Time and Space
Authors: Weimann Gisela
Published: December 2020

Cosmos, my series of collages which I started in 2005, is a work-in-progress. Inspired by the publications that accompanied the Einstein Year, the latest theories of quantum physics and the speculations about parallel universes, I began to create my own universe in the drawer. My working process could be compared to the Boulle inlay technique which simulates infinity in a manageable way: each cut out ‘planet’ has resulted in providing me with the material for the next collage. The titles of the unfinished series include: Remote Worlds, Alien Planets, Dying Stars, Supernovae, Milky Way and Worlds behind Worlds.
Surveillance, Surveillance, Surveillance
Authors: Stanley Vanessa
Published: December 2020

This presentation is a compilation of my three video installations, Your Universe – Inner Dome, Star Dome and Clear Clear Clear Target Star (2009). The collection of video-work shows the hidden and usually unseen aspects of astronomical exploration collected while at the Siding Spring Observatory in New South Wales, Australia. Each video is filmed directly from the monitor screens in the operations room that imaged the inner dome, the sky/star dome and the targeted star while the universe was being surveyed. The videos engender multi-levels of surveillance to become a comment on our need for such surveillance, to take control over what we do not understand, what is intangible and that which is unreachable.
COVID-19 PANDEMİ SONRASI ŞİDDET İÇEREN DEVLET DIŞI AKTÖRLERİN GELECEĞİ: LÜBNAN HİZBULLAH’I ÖRNEĞİ
Authors: DUMAN Çağdaş
Published: December 2020

Tüm dünyayı derinden etkileyen Covid-19 pandemi süreci gelinen noktada bir sağlık problemi olmanın ötesinde sonuçlar doğurdu. Sosyal, siyasi ve ekonomik pek çok alanı etkileyen bu sürecin paralelinde ulus devletlerin uluslararası sistemdeki rolü ve küreselleşme tartışmalarının daha görünür hale geldi. Bu tartışmaların sonucunda vekâlet savaşlarının metodolojisi ve buna bağlı olarak şiddet içeren devlet dışı aktörlerin durumu gerek dünya gerekse Ortadoğu siyasetini algılamamız için oldukça önemlidir. Pandemi sonrası süreçte vekâlet savaşlarında olması beklenen gelişmeler ve bu gelişmelerin şiddet içeren devlet dışı aktörlere etkisi çalışmanın ana konusudur. Çalışmada Ortadoğu’daki şiddet içeren devlet dışı aktörlerin geleceği ile ilgili bir perspektif çizilerek bölge siyasetini önümüzdeki süreçte bekleyen gelişmelere ışık tutulması amaçlandı. Güncel gelişmelerin ve kavramsal literatürün harmanlanması sonucu oluşturulan çalışmanın sonucunda Ortadoğu’da faaliyet gösteren şiddet içeren devlet dışı aktörlerin önümüzdeki süreçte teknolojik gelişmelere paralel olarak varlıklarını devam ettirmede ciddi sorunlar yaşayacakları sonucuna varıldı. Aynı zamanda siyasi bir motivasyonu olan bu aktörlerin silahsızlanma sürecinde karşılaşabilecekleri zorluklar değerlendirildi. Bu çerçevede bölgedeki şiddet içeren devlet dışı aktörlerin en köklüsü olan Hizbullah ele alındı
FAŞİZMDEN KÜRESEL BARIŞA: KÜLTÜREL VE YÖNETSEL ÖZELLİKLERİ İLE JAPONYA İMPARATORLUĞU
Authors: MANKAN Veysel , TÜRKOĞLU Gaffar
Published: December 2020

İnsana ve devlete dair çok fazla çalışma yapılmış olmasına rağmen, insan ve devlet kavramları için bir uzlaşıdan bahsetmek mümkün değildir. Japonya’nın insan ve devlete dair tartışmalardan en fazla nasibini alan ülkelerden birisi olduğu söylenebilir. Japon topluluğunun tarihinde devlet olgusunun hep var olduğunu görmek mümkündür. Japonya, faşizmi, demokrasisi, kültürü, iş ahlakı, ekonomisi ve küresel barışa hizmet misyonu ile çok konuşulmuştur ve konuşulmaya devam etmektedir. Japon ulusunun, faşizmden küresel barış elçisi olmaya geçmesi arasındaki tarihsel süreçte günümüze iz bırakan unsurlar nezdinde günümüz siyasal ve yönetsel yapısı incelenmiştir. Sonuç olarak, ileri teknolojik kapitalizm ile siyasal otoritarizmin bir arada yürütülebileceğini gösteren bir ulus ile anayasal sınırları belli olan kurumların olduğu imparatorluk; merkeziyetçi yönetsel yapıya sahip olan bir ülke ile tarihsel ve kültürel zenginliği olan bir devlet; egemenlik hakkını elinde bulunduran imparatorun aynı zamanda anayasa ile yetkilerinin sınırlandırıldığı gibi kompleks bir yapıya ulaşmak mümkündür.
IMPROVING QUALITY MANAGEMENT IN THE PROVISION OF SPORTS SERVICES FOR CHILDREN
Authors:   Tver State Technical University, Garanikova L.F. , Karaketov P.G. ,   Tver State Technical University, Voronova A.A. ,   Tver State Technical University
Published: December 2020

The article discusses topical issues of the quality of the provision of sports services for children. A mechanism is proposed for introducing a quality management system in the provision of sports services for children
THE ORIGINS OF THE «ABDUCTION» TRADITION
Authors:   Tver State Technical University, Zanegina N.V.
Published: December 2020

This article continues a series of publications on freedom of marriage in the past and on the evolution of the «abduction» tradition, which was popular with our ancestors. In a previous study, the bride’s abduction ritual was considered. What is the origin of this rite? What reasons made our predecessors in different regions of the world imitate the abduction of a girl in the process of marriage?
THE EDUCATION SYSTEM AND «LEGAL TECH» IN THE REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE IN THE PERSPECTIVE OF THE FORMATION OF A SOCIETY OF KNOWLEDGE
Authors:   Research institute of information technologies of Federal penitentiary service,  Tver State Technical University, Morozova O.Yu.
Published: December 2020

The article is devoted to the concept of « society of knowledge» in the context of the analysis of the 2005 UNESCO Report and the social model of the Republic of Singapore in the period from the mid-1960s to the present time. The author also analyzes the impact of IT on the progressive development of Singapore's education system, as well as the role of IT (legal tech) in the judicial system of the state.
THE REGION OF EXISTENCE AND MATHEMATICAL MODEL TAX-FREE ECONOMY
Authors:   M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University, Karabachinskiy A.L. , Mezentsev G.N. ,   International Slavic Academy, Tseluyko S.I. ,   IPO «Russian Peace»
Published: December 2020

The article raises the theoretical problem of determining the possible sustainable functioning of the economy in the emission formation of budget revenues in compliance with the conditions of the absence of inflation or its availability within controlled limits. Describes the historical conditionality of occurrence of the tax economy, the interaction between the processes of circulation of money and commodity masses, but also the inefficiency of the tax system in the conditions of monetary circulation. The possibility of an evolutionary transition to the tax-exempt economy in the regime of controlled inflation for developed countries economies. On the basis of the modified equation of exchange Fisher performed a quantitative assessment of the timing of this transition. The possibility is shown of the emission budget for both developing and developed economies. Developed and tested on real economic statistics phenomenological nonlinear mathematical model of macroeconomics that allow forecasting and planning of economic processes. This model with some modification is used to describe the functioning of tax-free economy.
COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF PREFABRICATED MONOLITHIC OVERLAPS IN THE CONDITIONS OF NEW CONSTRUCTION
Authors:   Tver State Technical University, Brovkin A.V. , Tsybina R.S. ,   Tver State Technical University, Krivozhina A.V. ,   Tver State Technical University, Barkaya T.R. ,   Tver State Technical University
Published: December 2020

This article provides a comparative analysis of the effectiveness of the use of prefabricated monolithic overlaps in the conditions of new construction, due to the problem in the construction industry of the economic efficiency of the applied structures of slabs Rectorlight of floors.
INFLUENCE OF CAPACITANCE, DISTANCE FROM ARCS TO WALLS ON THE EFFICIENCY OF ARCS AND ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION IN EAF
Authors:   Tver State Technical University, Makarov A.N.
Published: December 2020

The influence of the distance from the arc to the walls in the entire nomenclature row of arc steelmaking furnaces with a capacity of 0.5 to 120 tons on the efficiency of the arcs and the specific consumption of electricity in the furnaces was investigated. In low-tonnage EAF, the arcs are close to the walls and the efficiency of the arcs is small and amounts to 30…35 %, and the specific electric power consumption for melting is 650 kWh/t. In heavy-duty EAF, the arcs are located far from the walls, the arc efficiency is 46…49 % in the absence of a slag layer, and the specific electric power consumption for melting is 375…385 kWh/t.
MAGNETIC FLUX SCATTERING IN TRANSFORMERS
Authors:   Kurgan State University, Popov I.P.
Published: December 2020

Existing methods do not allow measuring leakage reactance for each transformer winding separately, therefore, for simplicity, they are often assumed to be equal to each other. The purpose of the study is to substantiate the possibility of experimental determination of leakage reactance for each transformer winding separately. The dissipation reactance of each transformer winding separately can be determined by at least three experimental methods that give satisfactory agreement of the results. An almost paradoxical result – the capacitive nature of the leakage resistance of the inner winding of the transformer was obtained only for concentric cylindrical windings. It should not be generalized to other types of windings. The presented experimental methods are not tied to the character of the leakage resistance reactivity. They are universal - they can be used with any type of winding. The results obtained are recommended for use in the design and study of transformers.
DEMOCRACY, LEADERSHIP AND GOVERNANCE IN PLATEAU STATE, NIGERIA: A REAPPRAISAL OF THE JOSHUA DARIYE’S ADMINISTRATION, 1999-2007
Authors: Esamagu Emmanuel , Muktar Saidu , John Tele
Published: December 2020

The year 1999 is significant in the annals of Nigerian history being the period the country returned to democratic rule after the democratic process was severally interrupted by the military incursion into politics. It can be adduced that the period of military dictatorship spanned through a phase of twenty-nine years. Military rule is synonymous with arbitrariness, brutalization of citizens and the entrenchment of the practice of impunity. However, the return to the democratic dispensation culminated in the conduct of elections at both the federal and state levels in 1999. This was after the conduct of primary elections by different political parties, the platform through which political leaders were elected to power. The election in Plateau State produced Joshua Chibi Dariye as the governor and he was reelected in 2003 to serve a second term in office. This article discusses participatory leadership theory, also regarded as democratic theory, a succinct representation of the period being considered. The administration was bedeviled with challenges like impeachment, ethno-religious crisis etc. The administration tried in few sectors, but largely failed in other sectors and did not maximize the gains of democracy. In particular, the education sector was revamped, wards were created and chiefdoms were upgraded. On the other hand, the administration interfered with the legislature, judiciary, mass media and press freedom, and local government administration. It concludes by reiterating the need for checks and balances and strengthening of institutions through proper dissolution of powers and autonomy to all the arms of government and its tiers.
Pengaruh Kesenangan Hedonis, Availability of Time dan Availability of Money terhadap Impulse Buying
Authors: Muhammad Haddid Azizi  , Muhammad Naufal Arfani  , Yerlinda Agustina  , Sanjaya Vicky F
Published: December 2020

This research is a follow-up study from the article (Trifiyanto, 2019), which is according to the suggestions put forward in his research entitled "The Influence of Dimensions Online. Visual Merchandising and Online Sales Promotion on Impulse Buying”is suggested for the next research to add internal factors such as hedonic pleasure, availability of money and others to Impulse Buying. It needs to be informed that this study does not include the two external variables that have been discussed in previous studies, namely the Dimensions of Online Visual Merchandising and Online Sales Promotion due to our limitations in obtaining data and information to examine these two external variables. The method used in this research is a questionnaire instrument. The sampling technique used the technique total sampling. The sample of this study amounted to 100 respondents. Statistical tests were performed using PLS-based Structural Equation Modeling. The validity test uses the loading factor value, while the reliability test uses Cronbach's alpha value, composite reliability and Average Variance Extracted (AVE). After all the results of the indicator items used in this study were valid and reliable, then the hypothesis was tested. Of the three hypotheses proposed, the first hypothesis is rejected, but the second and third hypotheses are accepted. The conclusion of this study is that hedonic pleasure has no effect on impulse buying, while the availability of time and availability of money have a significant effect on impulse buying in the Shopee marketplace case study.
Pandemia e crise da reprodução social capitalista: entrevista com a Professora Ana Carolina Gonçalves Leite
Authors: Nascimento Lucas Vinícius de Oliveira , Santana Dandara
Published: December 2020

Entrevista realizada pelos estudantes Dandara Santana e Lucas Vinícius de Oliveira com a Profa. Dra. Ana Carolina Gonçalves Leite, todos do DCG/UFPE, sobre Covid-19 e crise da reprodução social capitalista. Os estudos críticos e interdisciplinares da professora permitiram-na oferecer uma visão sobre a pandemia em curso, destacando seus nexos com a crise que já vínhamos enfrentando e cuja abrangência envolve a totalidade das relações forjadas historicamente com o desenvolvimento do capitalismo, agravando-as e ao seu potencial destrutivo da sociedade e da natureza.
NHẬN DIỆN CÁC TRỞ NGẠI TRONG PHÁT TRIỂN RỪNG GỖ LỚN CỦA NÔNG HỘ TRÊN ĐỊA BÀN HUYỆN NAM ĐÔNG, TỈNH THỪA THIÊN HUẾ
Authors: Cường Lê Chí Hùng , Sen Lê Thị Hoa , Tiến Trần Thị Quỳnh , Tân Nguyễn Duy Ngọc , Nhi Trần Thị Phương
Published: December 2020

Nghiên cứu này được thực hiện nhằm nhận diện các vấn đề trong phát triển rừng gỗ lớn (RGL) trên địa bàn huyện Nam Đông, tỉnh Thừa Thiên Huế. Dữ liệu sơ cấp được thu thập từ 90 hộ trồng rừng ở 03 xã đại diện, phỏng vấn người am hiểu, thảo luận 03 nhóm nông dân. Dữ liệu thứ cấp được tổng hợp từ báo cáo của Chi cục Kiểm lâm tỉnh Thừa Thiên Huế, UBND các cấp,…Kết quả cho thấy, việc phát triển rừng gỗ lớn ở Nam Đông còn gặp phải các trở ngại sau: (i) Diện tích canh tác manh mún, độ dốc lớn, tầng đất mỏng; (ii) Nguồn gốc đất đa dạng gây khó khăn cho công tác quản lý; (iii) Nguồn giống và kỹ thuật canh tác không đồng nhất; (iv) Chi phí đầu tư thấp, nhân lực và cơ sở hạ tầng phục vụ nghề rừng còn hạn chế; (v) Bị động trong tìm đầu ra sản phẩm rừng trồng; (vi) Tâm lý sợ rủi ro của người dân khi sản xuất rừng gỗ lớn; (vii) Vai trò của hiệp hội chủ rừng còn mờ nhạt. Từ đó, định hướng 03 nhóm giải pháp để giải quyết các vấn đề trên: Quy hoạch vùng sản xuất rừng gỗ lớn của nông hộ; Xây dựng kỹ thuật và nâng cao năng lực kỹ thuật sản xuất rừng gỗ lớn; Chính sách hỗ trợ hiệp hội chủ rừng và sản xuất rừng gỗ lớn của nông hộ.

ABSTRACT

This study was conducted to identify problems in developing large timber forests in Nam Dong district, Thua Thien Hue province. Primary data was collected from 90 reforestation households in 03 representative communes: Huong Phu, Huong Loc, Thuong Quang, by conducting in-depth interviews with experts and knowledgeable people as well as discussion with 3 groups of farmers. Secondary data was compiled from reports of Thua Thien Hue Forest Protection Department, People's Committees at all levels, ...The results of the study indicated that the development of large timber forests in Nam Dong district has faced the following issues: (i) Small and fragmented cultivated area with large slope and thin soil layer; (ii) Diverse origins of production land causing difficulties for management; (iii) Heterogeneous seed sources and farming techniques; (iv) Low investment costs, limited manpower and infrastructure for forestry activities; (v) Passivity in finding output for planted forest products; (vi) Farmers' fear of risks in producing large timber forests; (vii) The limited role of forest owners' associations. Since then, the study has orientated 03 solution groups for the above problems: planning fields for large timber production households; developing techniques and improving large timber forest production capacity; developing policies to support the activities of the forest owners' association and the production of large timber households.
NGHIÊN CỨU MỘT SỐ BIỆN PHÁP KỸ THUẬT NHÂN GIỐNG ỚT A RIÊU (Capsicum frutescens L.) TỪ HẠT TẠI HUYỆN ĐÔNG GIANG TỈNH QUẢNG NAM
Authors: Đức Nguyễn Văn , Thi Nguyễn Đình , Du Hoàng Văn , Thuận Phan Thị Duy , Hằng Phan Thị
Published: December 2020

Ớt A Riêu (Capsicum frutescens L.) được xếp vào nhóm ớt hiểm; là đặc sản nổi tiếng của huyện miền núi huyện Đông Giang, tỉnh Quảng Nam. Nghiên cứu gồm 03 thí nghiệm, mỗi thí nghiệm được bố trí theo phương pháp khối hoàn toàn ngẫu nhiên (RCBD). Thực hiện từ tháng 1 đến tháng 5 năm 2019 tại huyện Đông Giang, tỉnh Quảng Nam nhằm xây dựng các biện pháp kỹ thuật chính, tiến tới hoàn thiện quy trình nhân giống cây ớt A Riêu phục vụ sản xuất. Kết quả nghiên cứu đã xác định được: Xử lý hạt giống ớt A Riêu với dung dịch GA3 30 ppm trong thời gian 04 giờ là phù hợp. Cây giống được trồng trên hỗn hợp giá thể 60% đất phù sa + 1% supe lân + 29% phân chuồng + 10% trấu hun và có phun phân bón lá Yogen 30-10-10 + TE theo định kỳ, thời vụ gieo trồng tốt nhất là vào tháng 4 và vườn nhân giống được che bóng 40 - 60%.

ABSTRACTA Rieu chili (Capsicum frutescens L.) called the bird's eye chili, a local specialities of Dong Giang district, Quang Nam province. The study consisted of 03 experiments. Each experiment was arranged in a Randomized Completely Block Design (RCBD) with 03 replications and implemented from January to May 2019 with the objective to develop technical practices in propagating A Rieu chili for production. The research results determined that treatment of A Rieu chili seed with 30 ppm GA3 for 4 hours was appropriate. Seedlings which were planted on mixture of 60% alluvial soil + 1% super phosphate + 29% manure + 10% rice ash and sprayed with foliar fertilizer Yogen 30-10-10 + TE showed the best performance. The best planting season is in April and suitable light condition is shaded of 40 - 60%.