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MAKALAH MODERNISASI DAN WESTERNISASI DI INDONESIA
Authors: Syifa Galuh Nur , Budiman Muhammad Raihan , Syarwani Ahmad
Published: May 2021

Seiring dengan kemajuan teknologi dan informasi menuntut masyarakat untuk ikut terhadap perkembangan zaman tersebut. Dan harus lebih siap menghadapi perubahan dalam hal bisnis, politik, ekonomi, dan segala bidang yang mana setiap orang dituntu untuk memiliki kemampuan dan keterampilan agar bisa menjadi yang terbaik dalam persaingan di dunia internasional. Modernisasi dan westernisasi merupakan salah satu penyebab dari perubahan zaman tersebut. Modernisasi pengaruh yang terjadi karena perkembangan teknologi dan informasi yang pesat, begitu juga dengan westernisasi merupakan sebuah pengaruh budaya barat terhadap kehidupan masyarakat Indonesia. Dengan perubahan-perubahan tersebut tentu saja dapat memberikan dampak bagi masyarakat Indonesia.Lalu, bagaimana dampak dari dua hal tersebut kepada masyarakat Indonesia? Hal tersebut yang akan dibahas dan dikaji lebih lanjut dalam makalah ini.
Đặt chân tới kho tàng của người khổng lồ - Madame Tussaud II
Authors: Huyen Nguyen Thanh Thanh
Published: May 2021

Đặt chân tới kho tàng của người khổng lồ - Madame Tussaud II
AMS and rock magnetism in the Caviahue-Copahue Volcanic Complex (Southern Andes): emission center, flow dynamics, and implications to the emplacement of non-welded PDCs
Authors: Haag Mauricio , Sommer Carlos , Savian Jairo , Caselli Alberto , Ribas Moncinhatto Thiago , Hartmann Gelvam , Ort Michael , Poletti Wilbor , Ferreira da Trindade Ricardo
Published: May 2021

Pyroclastic deposits can cover significant areas and register major geological events. Despite their importance, understanding depositional dynamics of pyroclastic density currents (PDCs) and linking explosive deposits to their emission centers is still a challenge, especially in the case of non-welded, massive ignimbrites. Located in the Southern Andes, the Caviahue Copahue Volcanic Complex (CCVC) comprises one of the most active volcanic centers in the Andean Belt. This volcanic complex hosts massive ignimbrites with both source emplacement poorly constrained, currently grouped in the Riscos Bayos Ignimbrites (RBI). In this contribution, we perform a full magnetic characterization and anisotropy of magnetic susceptibility (AMS) study on the massive RBI of the CCVC. The magnetic characterization was performed using magnetic experiments including isothermal remanet magnetization, thermomagnetic curves, hysteresis loops, first-order reversal curves, and scanning electron microscopy. Magnetic experiments indicate primary, multi-domain, high Curie temperature titanomagnetites as the AMS carriers. Ellipsoids are predominately oblate, with a low degree of anisotropy and east-southeastward imbrication. This fabric arrangement is consistent with PDC sedimentary fabrics deposited under laminar flow conditions. Despite RBI massive structure AMS data reveals changes in transport capacity of the PDC and particle organization. These changes are marked by increasing AMS dispersion and decreasing degree of anisotropy up-section within flow units. Directional statistics of AMS data implies the Las Mellizas Caldera as the emission center of RBI. The reconstructed flow path also suggests the PDC overrun of the Caviahue Caldera topographic rim. This study highlights the application of AMS to the identification of emission centers of explosive deposits, featuring its application to massive ignimbrites.
Moralizing mental states: The role of trait self-control and control perceptions
Authors: Weiss Alexa , Forstmann Matthias , Burgmer Pascal
Published: May 2021

Which attributes of a person contribute to their tendency to moralize others’ thoughts? Adopting an individual-difference approach to moral cognition, eight studies (N = 2,033) investigated how people’s ability for self-control shapes their moral reactions to others’ mental states. Specifically, Studies 1a-2b found positive predictive effects of trait self-control (TSC) on the moralization (e.g., blaming) of another person’s fantasies about different immoral behaviors. While ruling out alternative explanations, they furthermore supported the mediating role of ascribing targets control over their mental states. Studies 3a-3b provided correlational evidence of the perceived ability to control one’s own mental states as a mechanism in the relationship between TSC and ascriptions of control to others. Studies 4a-4b followed a causal-chain experimental approach: A manipulation of participants’ self-perceived ability to control their emotions impacted their control ascriptions to others over their immoral mental states (Study 4a), and targets perceived as high (vs. low) in control over their immoral mental states elicited stronger moralizing reactions. Taken together, the present studies elucidate why people moralize others’ purely mental states, even in the absence of overt behavior. More broadly, they advance our knowledge about the role of individual differences, particularly in self-control, in moral cognition.
Are Autistic and Alexithymic Traits Distinct? A Factor-Analytic and Network Approach
Authors: Cuve Hélio Clemente , Murphy Jennifer , Hobson Hannah , Ichijo Eri , Catmur Caroline , Bird Geoff
Published: May 2021

Despite the heterogeneity in autism, socioemotional difficulties are often framed as universal. Increasing evidence, however, suggests socioemotional difficulties may be explained by alexithymia, a distinct yet frequently co-occurring condition. If, as some propose, autistic traits are responsible for socioemotional impairments, then alexithymia may itself be a symptom of autism. We aimed to determine whether alexithymia should be considered a product of autism or regarded as a separate condition. Using factor-analytic and network approaches, we provide evidence that alexithymic and autistic traits are distinct. We argue that: 1) models of socioemotional processing in autism should conceptualise difficulties as intrinsic to alexithymia; and 2) assessment of alexithymia is crucial for diagnosis and personalised interventions.
Cumulative Frequency Can Explain Cognate Facilitation in Language Models
Authors: Winther Irene Elisabeth , Matusevych Yevgen , Pickering Martin John
Published: May 2021

Cognates – words which share form and meaning across two languages – have been extensively studied to understand the bilingual mental lexicon. One consistent finding is that bilingual speakers process cognates faster than non-cognates, an effect known as cognate facilitation. Yet, there is no agreement on the underlying factors driving this effect. In this paper, we use computational modeling to test whether the effect can be explained by the cumulative frequency hypothesis. We train a computational language model on two language pairs (Dutch–English, Norwegian–English) under different conditions of input presentation and test it on sentence stimuli from two existing studies with bilingual speakers of those languages. We find that our model can exhibit a cognate effect, lending support to the cumulative frequency hypothesis. Further analyses reveal that the size of the effect in the model depends on its linguistic accuracy. We interpret our results within the literature on cognate processing.
Learning communicative acts in children’s conversations: a Hidden Topic Markov Model analysis of the CHILDES corpus
Authors: Bergey Claire , Marshall Zoe , DeDeo Simon , Yurovsky Daniel
Published: May 2021

Over their first years of life, children learn not just the words of their native languages, but how to use them to communicate. Because manual annotation of communicative intent does not scale to large corpora, our understanding of communicative act development is limited to case studies of a few children at a few time points. We present an approach to automatic identification of communicative acts using a Hidden Topic Markov Model, applying it to the CHILDES database. We first describe qualitative changes in parent-child communication over development, and then use our method to demonstrate two large-scale features of communicative development: (1) children develop a parent-like repertoire of our model’s communicative acts rapidly, their learning rate peaking around 14 months of age, and (2) this period of steep repertoire change coincides with the highest predictability between parents’ acts and children’s, suggesting that structured interactions play a role in learning to communicate.
Assessing the speed, spontaneity, and robustness of racial bias in pain perception
Authors: Mende-Siedlecki Peter , Goharzad Azaadeh , Tuerxuntuoheti Aizihaer , Reyes Patrick Gilbert Mercado , Lin Jingrun , Drain Alexis
Published: May 2021

A growing body of evidence demonstrates that perceivers recognize painful expressions less readily on Black (compared to white) faces. However, it is unclear whether this bias occurs independent of controlled processing (for example, the deliberate engagement of racial stereotypes) and whether this bias is still observed when other diagnostic information (e.g., self-reported pain experience) is available. Across five experiments we examined the speed, spontaneity, and robustness of racial bias in pain perception. First, we observed that racial bias in pain perception was still evident under minimal presentation conditions (as brief as 33ms) and was most apparent for ambiguous (versus high intensity) pain expressions (Exp. 1). Next, we manipulated the amount of cognitive load participants were under while viewing and rating Black and white faces in varying degrees of pain (Exps. 2A-B). Here, we observed that perceivers had more stringent thresholds for seeing pain on Black (versus white) faces regardless of whether participants were under high (versus low) load. Finally, we examined whether this bias would persist when participants were also provided with other information regarding targets’ pain – specifically, self-reported pain experience (Exps. 3A-B). While self-report information reduced perceivers’ thresholds for seeing pain overall, racial bias in pain perception was not reliably moderated by self-reported pain experience. Together, these data demonstrate that racial bias in pain perception occurs automatically, based on minimal visual input, and above and beyond other diagnostic information.
Alt. Health Influencers: how wellness culture and web culture have been weaponised to promote COVID-19 conspiracy theories and far-right extremism.
Authors: Baker Stephanie Alice
Published: May 2021

This article examines the proliferation of alt. health influencers during the COVID-19 pandemic. I analyse the presentation strategies used by four alt. health influencers to achieve visibility and status on Instagram over a 12-month period from the date the World Health Organisation declared the outbreak a pandemic on 11 March 2020. My analysis reveals the ways in which these influencers appeal to the utopian discourses of early web culture and the underlying principles of wellness culture to build and sustain an online following. While early accounts of micro-celebrity treat participatory culture as democratising and progressive, this article demonstrates how the participatory affordances of social media have been exploited to spread conspiratorial thinking and far-right extremism. These findings develop previous work on ‘micro-celebrity’ and ‘conspirituality’ by demonstrating how wellness culture and web culture can coalesce for authoritarian ends.
SARS-CoV-2 vaccines and their challenges against the variants
Authors: Shrestha Umid Kumar
Published: May 2021

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has lead to the several researches for the development of the new severe acute respiratory syndrome corona virus 2 (SARSCoV- 2) vaccines, namely mRNA vaccine, viral vector vaccine, recombinant protein vaccine and inactivated vaccine, with an objective to achieve the response which include production of neutralizing antibodies, generation of a T-cell response, and avoidance of immune-enhanced disease. Over a course of time, the SARS-CoV-2 virus has evolved and lead to mutations; the virus with one or more new mutations is referred to as a “variant” of the original virus. All new strains (P.1 from Brazil, B.1.351 from South Africa, B.1.1.7 from the UK and B.1.617 from India) have mutations in the spike protein, resulting in the threat to the effectiveness of the current available first generation vaccines. Hence, there might be the need of the development of the modified next generation of vaccines, which take care of all those variants. Nevertheless, the current first generation vaccines may still provide satisfying immunity against SARS-CoV-2 variants. Most vaccines are expected to provide protection against hospitalizations/deaths from these variants and a booster vaccine against these variants is likely to be effective. Hence, the current vaccination must proceed. As we are aware that the more the virus spreads, the more variants are likely to appear. In order to stop the spread of SARS-CoV-2 variants, it is important to get the vaccines once it is available and not to forget about the need to wash hands frequently, keep at least 1m distance from others and wear a mask. With the development of the effective SARS-CoV-2 vaccines and implementation of public health measures, we can surely defeat SARS-CoV-2 virus in COVID-19 battle and end this pandemic.
Microalbuminuria and its associations with clinical profile and complications of type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Authors: Shrestha Sanjay , Mandal Rajesh Kumar , Maharjan Kijan
Published: May 2021

Background and Aims: Microalbuminuria is an early marker of diabetic nephropathy, which accounts for a significant reduction in life expectancy of diabetic patients. Timely detection of microalbuminuria facilitates appropriate preventive and therapeutic approaches to minimize risks. The aim of this study is to determine the prevalence and association of microalbuminuria with clinical profile and complications of type 2 diabetes mellitus.

Methods: This study was a descriptive, cross sectional study involving 100 diabetic subjects between July 2018 to January 2019 at Bir Hospital. Microalbuminuria (mg/dl) was defined as spot urine albumin to creatinine ratio of 30-300 mg/g (Kidney Disease Improving Global Outcomes guidelines) in a single spot urine sample. Statistical analysis was done using Statistical package for the social sciences version 20.

Results: Microalbuminuria was found in 35% of the sample and the rate was significantly higher among males (P =0.027). Microalbuminuria was significantly related to Body mass index (P = 0.018), duration of diabetes (P =0.000), retinopathy (P = 0.000) and stroke (P = 0.043). No statistically significant relation was found between microalbuminuria and age (P = 0.366), hypertension (P = 0.208), HbA1c (P = 0.098), dyslipidemia (P = 0.171) and ischemic heart disease (P = 0.651).

Conclusions: This study shows high prevalence of microalbuminuria in Nepalese Type 2 diabetes mellitus. Screening for microalbuminuria should be done for all the type 2 diabetes mellitus patients for early detection and management of complications of diabetes mellitus.
Post COVID-19 pulmonary fibrosis
Authors: Shrestha Gentle S , Agrawal Pooja
Published: May 2021

No abstract available.
Acute flaccid Paralysis as first presentation of Primary Sjogren’s Syndrome: A case report from Nepal
Authors: Thapaliya Abhishek , Shah Bhupendra , Chhetri Roshan , Uprety Auraj , Dhakal Deepak , Sharma Sanjib Kr
Published: May 2021

Sjögren’s syndrome is an autoimmune disease with glandular and extra-glandular involvement. The common neurological manifestation of Sjögren’s syndrome are peripheral neuropathy, anterior horn cell disease, transverse myelitis and aseptic meningitis. However, Sjögren’s syndrome presenting with acute flaccid paralysis is rare phenomenon. We report a case of a 35-year-old woman who presented with acute flaccid paralysis with respiratory failure who was later diagnosed as Primary Sjogren’s syndrome.
Adaptive Finite Element Method for Solving Poisson Partial Differential Equation
Authors: KC Gokul , Dulal Ram Prasad
Published: May 2021

Poisson equation is an elliptic partial differential equation, a generalization of Laplace equation. Finite element method is a widely used method for numerically solving partial differential equations. Adaptive finite element method distributes more mesh nodes around the area where singularity of the solution happens. In this paper, Poisson equation is solved using finite element method in a rectangular domain with Dirichlet and Neumann boundary conditions. Posteriori error analysis is used to mark the refinement area of the mesh. Dorfler adaptive algorithm is used to refine the marked mesh. The obtained results are compared with exact solutions and displayed graphically.
Establishing Infinite Methods of Construction of Magic Squares
Authors: Miranda Lohans de Oliveira , Miranda Lossian Barbosa Bacelar
Published: May 2021

Here we have established infinite methods of building doubly even magic squares from doubly even magic squares of n order (n ≥ 20) which are formed by blocks of order four whose sums of elements of lines, columns and diagonals are all equal at 2n2 + 2. Such a characteristic of these special magic squares causes a large production of other magic squares.
Time Dependent Mathematical Model of Thermoregulation in Human Dermal Parts During Sarcopenia
Authors: Shrestha Dev Chandra , Acharya Saraswati
Published: May 2021

Sarcopenia is an illness characterized by the loss of skeletal muscle mass, and its strength occurs in aging after 50 years. Muscle mass plays a vital role in body weight and metabolism. The loses in body weight impact reducing the basal metabolic rate (BMR). The BMR affects the human body temperature due to lower metabolic heat production during sarcopenia. The present study deals with time dependent temperature variation in human dermal parts during sarcopenia. The finite element method is used to solve a one-dimensional bioheat equation. In this model, the thickness of the epidermis, dermis layers, and the BMR of different aging, are estimated. The results show the nodal temperature of the epidermis and dermis layers increases due to reducing the thickness. Further, the subcutaneous nodal temperature slightly decreases due to the cause of BMR.
Temperature Variation in Breast Tissue Model With and Without Tumor Based on Porous Media
Authors: Shrestha Sharmila , K.C. Gokul , Gurung Dil Bahadur
Published: May 2021

The human body is made by 200 different types of cells, which are separated by voids. Blood supplies the nutrients and minerals to all cells within the tissue through these voids. The breast tissue is treated as a porous media in the study. Tumor includes the vascular (blood) and the extra-vascular (solid) regions. The porosity of a tumor is higher than normal tissue. The present work deals with the temperature variation of normal and tumorous breast tissue based on porous media. The finite element method is used to solve the two-dimensional bio-heat equation. The results show that the temperature profile of normal breast tissue in the porous media model is almost identical with the conventional bio-heat model at correction factor is equal to 0:6. The temperature of tumor region in the porous media model is slightly lower than the conventional bio-heat model. When the porosity is increased, the temperature of normal breast tissue is increased. But in tumorous breast tissue, the temperature is slightly increased in skin surface to anterior part of the tumor and slightly decreased in tumor region. The temperature of normal and tumorous breast tissue is increased when metabolism, blood velocity, and room temperature are increased in the porous media model. The central temperature of the tumor region reaches a steady state faster than anterior and posterior temperature of both normal and tumorous breast tissue in conventional bio-heat model and porous media model.
Blow up of Solutions for Petrovsky Equation with Delay Term
Authors: Yüksekkaya Hazal , Pişkin Erahan
Published: May 2021

This work deals with a logarithmic Petrovsky equation with delay term. Under appropriate conditions, we prove the blow up of solutions in a finite time in a bounded domain. Our results are more general than the earlier results.
On random walks, projecting election results and statistical physics
Authors: Escobar J. Valentín
Published: May 2021

Several important statistical tools and concepts are covered in upper division undergraduate Statistical Physics courses, including those of random walks and the central limit theorem. However, some of their broad applicability tends to be missed by students as well as the connection between these and other physical concepts. In this work, we apply a 1D random walk to study the evolution of the probability that a candidate will win an election given she holds some lead over her opponent, and connect the result found to the concept of density of states and occupation probabilities. This paper is intended to serve as a guide to the Statistical Physics instructor who wishes to motivate students beyond the boundaries of the official syllabus.
From Ramanujan to renormalization: the art of doing away with divergences and arriving at physical results
Authors: Bietenholz Wolfgang
Published: May 2021

A century ago Srinivasa Ramanujan --- the great self-taught Indian genius of mathematics --- died, shortly after returning from Cambridge, UK, where he had collaborated with Godfrey Hardy. Ramanujan contributed numerous outstanding results to different branches of mathematics, like analysis and number theory, with a focus on special functions and series. Here we refer to apparently weird values which he assigned to two simple divergent series, $\sum_{n \geq 1} n$ and $\sum_{n \geq 1} n^{3}$. These values are sensible, however, as analytic continuations, which correspond to Riemann's $\zeta$-function. Moreover, they have applications in physics: we discuss the vacuum energy of the photon field, from which one can derive the Casimir force, which has been experimentally measured.  We discuss its interpretation, which remains controversial. This is a simple way to illustrate the concept of renormalization, which is vital in quantum field theory.
ANALYSIS OF THE FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE PERFORMANCE IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF REGIONAL BUDGETS AS AN EFFORT TO ACHIEVE A PROPER GOVERNMENT IN PAPUA
Authors:   Universitas Cenderawasih, Ramasoyan A.L. , Lamba Arung ,   Universitas Cenderawasih, Patma Kurniawan ,   Universitas Cenderawasih, Larasati Rudiawie ,   Universitas Cenderawasih
Published: May 2021

The purpose of this research is to analyze and calculate the magnitude on the influence of: 1) Human resources for the accountability of regional budget implementation; 2) accountability technology of regional budget execution; 3) perfor-mance transparancy of regional budget execution; 4) Public participation and Legislative political support for performance of regional budget implementation; 5) Accountability of regional budget implementation to the performance of regional budget execution in Papua. The method that used is qualitative and quantitative analysis within the des-criptive approach and SEM (Structural Equation Model) approach. Based on this analysis it shows that: 1) There is a positive and significant influence of human resources on the regional accountability of budget implementation, however it is not significant;2) There is a positive effect of technology on the accountability of regional budget execution, however it is not significant; 3) There is a positive and significant influence from the condition of trans-parency on the accountability of regional budgets implementation;4) There is a positive but insignificant influence from the conditions of public participation on the accountability of regional budget implementation and there is a positive and significant influence on legislative political support of the accountability of regional budget implementation;5) There is a positive and significant influence on the condition of accountability of regional budgets implementation on the performance of regional budget execution in Papua Province. It can be concluded that several factors can influence the Performance of Regional Budgets Implementation as an Effort to Achieve Good Government in Papua.Keywords:Performance, Budget and Accountability._______________________________________________________________________________©Ramasoyan A.L., Arung Lamba’, Kurniawan Patma, Rudiawie Larasati, 2021
Condition assessment and prospects for the development of crewing services
Authors:   Odessa National Maritime University, Viersanova Halyna , Osypenko Olena ,   Odessa National Maritime University
Published: May 2021

The international shipping industry is responsible for the carriage of around 90% of world trade. Shipping is the life blood of the global economy.The food you eat, the clothes you wear, the oil that fuels your automobile-everything has been transferred via ships. In fact, most of the products in your vicinity now have probably been on a ship at some point!There are over 50,000 merchant ships trading internatio-nally, transporting every kind of cargo. The world fleet is registered in over 150 nations, and manned by over a million seafarers of virtually every nationality. Yet, it is all too easy to overlook the very real human element of shipping. The Seafarers. Whether the crew member be an Officer, Master/ Captain or Able Bodied Seaman everyone plays a vitally important role in our day to day life and crewing agencies are like a collecting link between seamen and shipowners. The purpose of the article is identifying theoretical background and genesis of crewing services; determining the pattern of maritime business impact on labor maritime market segment infrastructure and disclosure of addiction of efficient operation of a shipping company from quality of crewing services and also assessment of the current state and identification of the main factors which allow for crewing agency to develop own integration potential in order to state one of the leadest company in the maritime business.Considering the rapid development and scientific and technical process of the shipbuilding industry, growing number of new recruiting companies, hazardousjob and «humanfactor», it is allowed to courageously declare that a main key to success of crewing agency is quality selection of qualified maritime staff who directly affects competitiveness of the shipping company.Being a key link in the chain of «shipowner-crewing agency-maritime staff», the crewing company must have a managingapproach and development plans for the improvement of quality of provided services for seafarers and shipowners. Keywords: crewing agency, shipowner, maritime business, the development of crewing services.
Snapshot of Clinical Implications of p16 Overexpression in Carcinogenesis
Authors: Perera Manosha , Perera Manosha , Perera Irosha Rukmali
Published: May 2021

Molecular markers are needed to decide the treatment plans of certain cancer types when the histological and other clinical diagnoses are not sufficient to decide the tumor nodular metastasis (TNM) stage. The ubiquitous p16 gene is one of them gained popularity by fulfilling criteria to be a useful biomarker. Over expression of p16, to compensate the inactivity of another two tumor suppressor genes (TSG)s, pRb and p53 due to the integration of E7 and E6 high risk Human Papilloma viral oncoprotein respectively into the host keratinocytes is useful to consider the clinical impact of p16 biomarker in carcinogenesis. The p16 immunohistochemistry helps the diagnosis as well as prognosis of cervical and oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma, though there are ambiguities in the cutoff values of p16 positivity. There is also a re-emerging interest on clinical impact of p16 positivity in lung, breast, and colorectal cancer types. High risk HPV genotypes have been already established as the aetiological agents of cervical, other rare ano-genital and oropharyngeal (especially tonsils and base of the tongue) cancers. The HPV associated subset of head and neck cancers demonstrate a unique tumor biology, when compared with HPV non associated ones thus, most effective treatment planning including counselling is much needed to maximize the overall survival of HPV associated cancer patients, in the era of personalized precision medicine. In the shed of light, this communication glimpses on clinical implications of p16 overexpression in carcinogenesis not limiting to cervical and a subset of head and neck carcinomas (HNSCC).
A inovação na educação: o avanço das tecnologias da informação e da comunicação
Authors: Lostada Lauro Roberto
Published: May 2021

Este artigo apresenta o desenvolvimento do conceito de inovação, apontando as formas mais comuns de como a escola tradicionalmente vem encarando o processo educativo moderno, ao mesmo tempo em que subestima a sua própria responsabilidade sobre o insucesso de seus alunos. Acompanharemos um pouco do desenvolvimento dos sistemas de ensino, para compreender como surgiram as ideologias mais contempladas, espelhando assim nossa maneira muito peculiar de conceber o desenvolvimento educacional e suas mazelas, abrindo a possibilidade de sugerir a inclusão de novas maneiras de educar e melhorar a educação a partir do uso das mídias.
Métricas de qualidade na coleta de requisitos
Authors: Motta Rafael Wobeto , Bigio Maurício Telles , Streit Rosalvo Ermes
Published: May 2021

Recursos são desperdiçados em projetos de Tecnologia da Informação por erros na fase de levantamento de requisitos e por insuficiência em seu acompanhamento. Tais erros podem contribuir para o fracasso do projeto como um todo. Observa-se também que são poucas as citações na literatura sobre metodologias de avaliação da qualidade direcionadas a este contexto. Assim, este estudo procura reunir, discutir e classificar as principais métricas para avaliar a qualidade de requisitos de forma a subsidiar trabalhos futuros que busquem ampliar o arcabouço teórico. As métricas identificadas foram divididas em categorias, de acordo com as formas de abordagem: avaliação por validação textual, por estabilidade de exigências, por caso de uso e padrões, por feedback, e sem métricas objetivas.
Identification of non-invasive biomarkers for early detection of breast cancer: A Review
Authors: Tayyab Asima
Published: May 2021

Despite decades of research, diagnostic tests with specificity and accuracy for early breast cancer are yet unavailable. Major problems associated with poor diagnosis are either due to incompetency of reported biomarkers or small volume of patients under study. Moreover, heterogeneity of the disease further complicates the struggle of identifying effective biomarkers. Therefore, to improve the survival rate, look for new, sensitive and specific biomarkers for early breast cancer diagnosis is need of hour. In this study, we have reviewed recently reported serum biomarkers and categorized them based on their biomolecular nature such as protein, ctDNA, epigenetics regulation and miRNA. Potential role of these available biomarkers in early diagnosis of breast cancer has also been discussed. Based on the facts obtained from literature review, it is revealed that using any individual biomolecule as a biomarker is not sufficient to diagnose breast cancer at early stages rather it is suggested that a panel of proteins or miRNAs would offer better sensitivity and specificity. Whereas, unavailability of a potential ctDNA and epigenetics regulation candidate for diagnostic purpose is and suggest the use of more sophisticated techniques to unwound these regulations in serum especially at early stages of breast cancer.
Bowen’s Disease of the Anal Canal Treated with Radiation Therapy: A Case Report
Authors: Mbarki I. Mbarki
Published: May 2021

Bowen’s disease, also known as intraepithelial neoplasia, is a very slow-growing carcinoma in situ. It can progress to an invasive squamous cell cancer and infiltrate mucosa or skin in 3 to 5% of cases. The anal localization of this disease is very rare. Surgical resection is the standard of treatment. Radiotherapy keeps its place in recurrent or unresectable cases. We report a case of Bowen’s anal canal disease in order to verify the effectiveness of Radiotherapy. He is a 59-years-old patient diagnosed with Bowen’s anal canal disease at the National Institute of Oncology in Rabat. He was treated with exclusive radiotherapy at a dose of 60 Gray in 30 fractions over 49 days. The evolution was marked by a complete clinical and radiological response and preservation of the anal sphincter with an 18 months follow-up.
Morphometric and meristic variability in Butis koilomatodon in estuarine and coastal areas of the Mekong Delta
Authors: Tran Lam Thi Huyen , Quang Dinh Minh
Published: May 2021

The study aimed to investigate morphometric and meristic variability in the mud sleeper Butis koilomatodon (Bleeker, 1849) in the Mekong Delta. This species is a commercial fish species with a small-size and is mainly distributed in some coastal areas from Tra Vinh to Ca Mau provinces. In the present research, the parameters of morphometry and measurement, including the head length, body depth, eye diameter, distance of the two eyes, and the interrelationships among the morphometric variables, were determined. The results revealed that the total length and weight of the fish changed by sex, season, habitat, and the interaction between the seasons and habitats. Likewise, the meristic criteria were different between males and females, and the dry and wet seasons, but not by their interactions. The growth rate of males was faster than females. The outcomes also showed that the body size of this species was larger in the dry season and the largest fish were found in Duyen Hai and Tra Vinh provinces. The Findings would be useful not only for further effects of environmental factors on morphology but also for comparisons between  congeners Butis morphologically.
Exploring the Effects of Mediation in Group-Dynamic Assessment (G-DA) Approach for an Iranian Undergraduate EFL Writing Course
Authors: Saadat Mahboobeh , Mallahi Omid
Published: May 2021

The present study employed a cumulative format of Group Dynamic Assessment (G-DA), an assessment approach that integrates instruction into assessment, and adopted an interactionist approach to DA to conduct a semester-long mediation program in a writing course, which aimed at improving the writing ability of 15 (8 males and seven females) intermediate proficiency level sophomore students of English Language and Literature, in a State University in Iran. The students’ performances on non-dynamic writing pre- and post-tests and nine in-class dynamic writing tasks, completed during the DA sessions, were compared using independent samples t-test and mixed between-within subjects analysis variance (ANOVA), respectively. More specifically, the participants were divided into the two groups of more-skilled and less-skilled student writers, and then their performance was compared. The results indicated that the mediation offered had been highly effective in improving the writing competence of both groups of more- and less-skilled writers. They have been equally able to benefit from the mediation received and resolve their problems in writing. In addition, the dominant patterns of tutor mediational and learner reciprocity moves from a recorded DA intervention session were identified to see how they can lead to the learners’ writing development.
Writing Strategies Used by Indonesian EFL Students with Different English Proficiency
Authors: Fajrina Dian , Everatt John , Sadeghi Amir
Published: May 2021

The present study investigates the writing strategies used by 135 Indonesian English Foreign Language undergraduate students with different English proficiency and the relationship between their English proficiency, indicated by students’ receptive vocabulary knowledge, and the quality of text they produced. The writing strategies questionnaire by Petrić and Czárl (2003) was used to analyze participants’ use of strategies in the three stages of writing: pre-writing, drafting, and revising. Each item in the questionnaire was rated on a 5-point Likert scale. The Vocabulary Size Test (Nation & Beglar, 2007) was used as an indicator of participants’ proficiency in English. The participants were also asked to write an essay in English, which was assessed using the ESL Composition Profile of Jacob et al. (1981). The results of the data analysis showed that most of the students applied 15 of the 38 strategies referred to in the questionnaire. Results also indicate no significant differences in the choice of strategies between students with high versus low English proficiency levels. However, participants’ vocabulary size had only a weak positive correlation with their writing quality. The findings aim primarily to inform Writing courses in English Education majors in Indonesia, though they may also be useful for other English learning contexts.
Assessing the Effect of Direct and Indirect Corrective Feedback in Process-based vs Product-based Instruction on Learners’ Writing
Authors: Khaki Mojgan , Heidari Tabrizi Hossein
Published: May 2021

The present study peruses EFL learners in a kind of process-product approach in writing and investigates the possible effects of teachers’ direct and indirect corrective feedback in four English language institutes in Isfahan, Iran. Four groups of intermediate students participated as a case in this study. The total number of participants was 120 female EFL learners selected based on a convenient non-random sampling method but randomly divided into four experimental groups. In the first group, the product-based approach was used to teach writing, and the learners received direct corrective feedback. In the second group, again product-based approach was used to teach writing, and the learners received indirect corrective feedback. In the third group, the writing was taught using a process-based approach, and the learners received direct corrective feedback, and in the last group, the learners received indirect feedback in process-based writing. The writing performance of the students in all four groups was compared in terms of accuracy. ANOVA and Post-hoc tests revealed that the process-based approach through which direct feedback was provided was more effective than other teaching writing approaches.
Investigating the Effect of Self-regulatory Strategy Development on Iranian EFL Learners’ Metadiscoursal Writing Skill
Authors: Eslami Mehrnoosh , Sahragard Rahman
Published: May 2021

The present research investigates the effect of self-regulatory strategy instruction on Iranian EFL learners’ metadiscoursal writing abilities. To this purpose, 50 Iranian EFL intermediate learners were all native speakers of the Persian language learning the English language in an institute were selected via convenience random sampling. Self-regulated Strategies Intervention and Metadiscoursal writing pretest and post-test were the research instruments employed to collect the data. Because of the circumstance of Covid-19, the instructor made a new WhatsApp group apart from the virtual group, namely Adobe Connect, to make contact with the students. The learners were required to take a metadiscoursal writing pretest. After passing six sessions, intervention through self-regulated strategies was taught, and the participants were required to follow the guidelines. The instructor checked every single learner’s progress. Ultimately, they took a post-test. The findings revealed that the selfregulatory strategy significantly impacted Iranian EFL learners’ metadiscoursal writing skills. In conclusion, the results indicated that it could be suitable for teachers to gain more information regarding the self-regulated strategy and utilize it, where necessary, for its positive results.
INFLUENCE OF INCREASED TEMPERATURE ON THE DYNAMIC PROPERTIES OF ASPEN
Authors: Bragov A.M. , Konstantinov A.Yu. , Lomunov A.K. , Yuzhina T.N.
Published: May 2021

As a damping material in the structures of containers for the transportation of hazardous materials, along with plastic metals, fiber-claydite concrete and synthetic foams, it is proposed to use wood of different species. Since containers are transported in different climate regimes, there is an urgent need to study the properties of wood at elevated temperatures. The paper presents the results of dynamic tests of aspen under uniaxial compression under conditions of temperature increased to +60°C. The tests were carried out according to the Kolsky method on a Hopkinson split-bar setup. To study the anisotropy of properties, aspen samples were made and tested by cutting samples along and across the direction of the grains. As a result of processing the experimental data, dynamic stress-strain curves were obtained. According to the experimental data, there are determined the stresses at which the integrity of the samples were violated. The mean values of the moduli of deformation in the active loading regions of stress-strain curves are also presented. The highest slope of the load sections and the highest breaking stresses were observed for the specimens when loaded along the grains, and the smallest values of these parameters were noted when loaded across the grains. For specimens loaded along grains at strain rates above 1500 s–1, after reaching the limiting stress values, a decrease (relaxation) of stresses is observed with increasing deformations. For specimens loaded across the grains, an almost horizontal section the diagrams of deforming or even with some strengthening is more typical. The effect of elevated temperature on the strength and deformation properties of aspen is estimated. There is a tendency towards some decrease in the diagrams at a temperature of +60 °C in comparison with the diagrams at room temperature. In this case, both the moduli in the loading and unloading sections and the limiting (breaking) stresses decrease. The obtained features of the behavior of aspen specimens at elevated temperatures should be taken into account when modeling deforming wood.
Programmability in fields
Authors: Kreczmar Antoni
Published: May 2021

In the present paper we investigate algorithmic properties of fields. We prove that axioms of formally real fields for the field R of reals and axioms of fields of characteristic zero for the field C of complex numbers, give the complete characterization of algorithmic properties. By Kfoury’s theorem programs which define total functions over R or C are effectively equivalent to loop-free programs. Examples of programmable and nonprogrammable functions and relations over R and C are given. In the case of ordered reals the axioms of Archimedean ordered fields completely characterize algorithmic properties. We show how to use the equivalent version of Archimed’s axiom (the exhaustion rule) in order to prove formally the correctness of some iterative numerical algorithms.
Tentang bahasa dan reputasi (On language and reputation)
Authors: Irawan Dasapta Erwin
Published: May 2021

[INDONESIAN] Artikel pendek ini merupakan bagian dari kegiatan saya merevisi makalah yang akan terbit di Jurnal European Science Editing. Di sini kami akan mengidentifikasi diversitas bahasa dalam bidang ilmu kebumian menggunakan beberapa basis data dan menghubungkannya dengan persepsi pembaca tentang reputation.

[ENGLISH] The following short article was part of my revision to an article submitted to Journal European Science Editing. Here we would identify the language diversity of scholarly documents in earth science and connect them with the perception of reputation from readers.
The research of the structure and content of the seed coat of Gleditsia and some changes in its structure during the swelling
Authors: Balakina Anastasiya , Nefed'eva Elena , Larikova Yuliya
Published: May 2021

Abstract. The goal is to study the structure and content of the seed coat of Gleditsia triacanthos L. with a hard seed coat, and some changes in its structure when this seeds swell. Research methods. One of the main reasons for hard-seeding is the hard, waterproof seed skin. In practice, before sowing, solid seeds are subjected to various types of treatments: physical or chemical, which increases the permeability of the seed shell to water. The seeds were treated with acetone, provided that the suberin, which is part of the seed shell with a solid cover, is a highly polymer hydrophobic substance with mandatory component – saturated and unsaturated acidic triglycerides and triglycerides, and partially dissolves in a solution of acetone. The presence of lignified elements, suberin and polysaccharides in the seed coat of honey-locust was confirmed by IR spectra of the surface of the seed coat, as well as histochemical reactions. The structure and composition of the seed coat were studied on the example of seeds of honey-locust. The results. In the coat of the seed of honey-locust there are identified three major layers with different physical-chemical and mechanical properties that vary with their functions. The cells of the epidermis of the seed coat of honey-locust have a thin shell with partial lignification. The hypoderm consists of cells impregnated with the hydrophobic substance suberin, whose shape is elongated parallel to the surface and provides a tight coupling between them. The parenchyma is the most powerful layer, consisting of parenchymal cells that are laid loosely. Scientific novelty. The research made it possible to find out the functions of individual layers of the Gleditsia seed coat, as well as to track changes in the structure of the seed coat when this seed swells.
On the biology of different samples of wild ramson onions in the conditions of the Bashkir Cis-Urals
Authors: Tuhvatullina Lenvera , Zhigunov Oleg
Published: May 2021

Abstract. The purpose is to study the phenology, morphometry, reproductive biology, and propagation characteristics of the following species and samples of wild ramson onion: A. microdictyon Prokh. (Bashkir sample), A. victorialis L. (Moscow and Syktyvkar samples), A. ursinum L. (Moscow sample), A. ochotense Prokh. (Syktyvkar and Irkutsk samples). Methods. The study of wild ramson samples was carried out in 2016-2020 under the conditions of the culture in the South-Ural Botanical garden-institute of the UFRC RAS (Bashkir Cis-Urals, northern forest-steppe). The study of the seasonal rhythm of growth and development was carried out according to the method of phenological observations by I. N. Beideman and I. V. Borisova. Determination of winter hardiness and resistance to adverse weather conditions, pests and diseases, reproduction coefficient and seed productivity was carried out according to generally accepted recommendations. Results. According to the phenorhythmotype, the studied species are short-growing, spring-early-summer flowering. A. ursinum – ephemeroid, A. microdictyon, A. ochotense and A. victorialis – hemi-ephemeroid. The flowering phase occurs in late May-early June. The duration of flowering of wild ramson samples by year is 13-22 days. Seed maturation occurs in July. A. ursinum vegetation ends in July, the remaining samples-in August. The largest number of fruits and seeds are allocated samples of A. victorialis and A. microdictyon, the smallest – A. ursinum. Samples of A. microdictyon, A. ursinum and A. victorialis have a high percentage of fruit blooming. The weight of 1000 seeds of A. microdictyon is 3.6 g, A. ursinum – 5.9 g, A. victorialis – 6.3–6.7 g, A. ochotense – 7.9–8.5 g. Wild ramson seeds when sown in the open ground do not germinate in the same year: autumn sowing sprouts in 17–18 months, spring – in a year. To accelerate germination, it is recommended to stratify seeds for 2.5–3 months at a temperature of 0–3 °C. Scientific novelty. Research work on the study of wild ramson onions in the region of the Bashkir Cis-Urals has not yet been carried out. These species of onions have a wide resource value, which was caused by the high relevance of these studies.