bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Psikoterapide Amaç ve Yöntem Olarak Gerçeklik ve Rasyonellik
Authors: OZDEMİR Osman , GUZEL OZDEMİR Pınar
Published: June 2021

Gerçeklik tanım olarak, varlığı inkar edilemeyen, doğru olan şey, doğayı olduğu gibi yansıtan, düşünce ürünü olmayan anlamlarına gelmektedir. Bir kavram olarak rasyonellik, yani akılcılık, akıl yürütme yetisini ön plana çıkarmaktadır. Bu yazıda psikoterapi sürecinde hastayı gerçeklik ve rasyonellik eksenine çekmenin bir seçenek olabileceği üzerinde durulmaktadır. Aslında bunu her terapi kuramı farklı yöntemlerle zaten yapıyor. Burada ele alındığı üzere psikoterapide amaç ve yöntem olarak gerçeklik ve rasyonellik bütüncül psikoterapiye benzer şekilde anlık pragmatik müdahale seçeneklerine odaklanır.
La presencia de la fábula clásica en Miguel de Unamuno. Entre la crítica y el intertexto
Authors:   IES Madina Mayurqa, Palma de Mallorca, Spain, del Canto Nieto José Ramón
Published: June 2021

Unamuno’s interest in Classical fables, mainly those influenced by Aesopus, goes beyond the alleged fable’s morals. After practising a meticulous analysis of its elements and also an effective critique, he theorized about what surrounded the genre: its structure, its teachings, etc.; but he also assimilated Aesopus’ fables to his own works under different genres and adapted them to his interests as well as illustrated intertextuality.
PERAN GURU KRISTEN DALAM MENUNTUN SISWA MEMANDANG MATEMATIKA [THE ROLE OF CHRISTIAN TEACHERS IN GUIDING STUDENTS TO VIEW MATHEMATICS]
Authors: Dirgantoro Kurnia Putri Sepdikasari , Soesanto Robert Harry
Published: June 2021

Mathematics is a subject that is considered a scourge by most students. They think that mathematics is difficult, complicated, and boring. However, if we look at the process of creation, everything in this universe (including mathematics) is God's creation and everything is really good. This truth needs to be revealed to students by the mathematics teacher. Unfortunately, many math teachers make students dislike mathematics. Therefore, this paper aims to describe the role of Christian mathematics teachers to guide students in viewing mathematics according to God's perspective. The research method used is the literature study method. The results of this study indicate that the role of Christian mathematics teachers includes: (1) appreciating and exploring mathematics first; (2) developing the four teacher competencies; and (3) understand the objectives of learning mathematics. Christian mathematics teachers also need to be careful not to fall into the sin of idolatry and pride by asking the Holy Spirit for help to be enabled in each of their ministries.

BAHASA INDONESIA ABSTRACT: Matematika merupakan salah satu mata pelajaran yang dianggap momok oleh siswa. Siswa menganggap bahwa matematika itu sulit, rumit, dan membosankan. Namun jika melihat pada proses penciptaan maka segala yang ada di alam semesta ini (termasuk matematika) merupakan ciptaan Allah dan semuanya sungguh amat baik. Kebenaran ini perlu disingkapkan kepada siswa oleh guru matematika. Namun, banyak guru matematika yang justru membuat siswa tidak menyukai matematika. Oleh sebab itu, tulisan ini bertujuan untuk memaparkan peran guru matematika Kristen di dalam menuntun siswa dalam memandang matematika sesuai dengan cara pandang Allah. Adapun metode penelitian yang digunakan adalah metode studi kepustakaan. Hasil penelitian ini memaparkan bahwa peran guru matematika Kristen meliputi: (1) mengapresiasi dan menjelajahi matematika terlebih dahulu; (2) mengembangkan keempat kompetensi guru; serta (3) memahami tujuan pembelajaran matematika. Guru matematika Kristen juga perlu berhati-hati agar tidak jatuh ke dalam dosa penyembahan berhala dan kesombongan dengan meminta pertolongan kepada Roh Kudus agar dimampukan dalam setiap pelayanannya.

 
Economic culture as a factor in the financial behavior of Russians: the role of archetypes and modern context
Authors: Aleksandrova Olga
Published: June 2021

In Russia, as in many countries, the state is showing increased attention to the topic of financial literacy of the population, which is connected, on the one hand, with the expansion of the financial market inherent in the modern world economy, involving ordinary people in its orbit, and, on the other hand, with the curtail of the welfare state, and the reorientation of citizens to self-financing their needs for pensions, medical care, education, etc. In the process of such pushing up people to become investors, borrowers, participants of funded pension schemes, the specific character of the economic culture of the population is not taken into account, while many observed phenomena, such as low level of financial literacy and massive distrust of financial institutions, are due exactly to it. The article presents analysis of the cultural archetypes and patterns of behavior characteristic of the Russians that make up the economic culture; they were correlated with the models of behavior of the population of interest to the state; the impact on the existing economic culture of the current socio-economic context is considered. It is shown that the natural-climatic, geographic, geopolitical and religious factors have shaped Russians' specific attitude towards savings, their own and other people's property, planning horizons, contractual obligations, separation of common and individual responsibility, financial discipline, work ethics, state and commercial institutions, interpersonal relationships, etc., which is far from that sought by the state. Meanwhile, the problem is that it is the socio-economic policy pursued by the state, the events of the economic life of the past thirty years that act as the factors of reproduction and consolidation of the formed cultural archetypes and patterns of behavior, but not their productive transformation.
Studying the Transitivity of Motivation Ratings
Authors: Tumeneva Yulia , Vergeles Kseniya
Published: June 2021

Measurement in social sciences implies that the measured feature is quantitative, or in other words that it is possible not only to arrange the values of any given attribute, but also to express the difference between ordered magnitudes using a certain unit of measurement. However the need to verify this basic assumption is often ignored. And though there are a few possible excuses for this, but fundamentally this neglect distracts the social sciences from its main task of exploring reality. In this work, one of the requirements for the ordinal structure of motives was checked, namely the requirement of transitivity: if a > b and b > c, then a > c. If transitivity is not observed, then motives cannot be evaluated even on an ordinal scale (“more – less”, “stronger – weaker”), not to mention their quantitative measurement, which all methods that use Likert scales are supposedly tailored to. On a sample of 250 students, it was shown that about half of the respondents established transitivity when arranging their motives (internal, external and social ones), which justifies the use of ordinal scales for motivation assessment, at least for these motives and for two values: “more” and “less”; however, even in these cases, further validation of the assumptions about additivity when it comes to measuring motives is required to justify the use of Likert scales. The other part of the respondents (about 40%) could neither distinguish nor arrange their motives, therefore not only measuring, but even defining the order of their motives in these cases is impossible. It is concluded that the transitivity error is associated with the individual characteristics of the respondents and requires further study as a systematic error.
A regionális kereskedelmi megállapodások hatása a világ kukoricakereskedelmére
Authors: Szerb András Bence , Csonka Arnold , Fertő Imre
Published: June 2021

A szerzők a kukorica 1996 és 2015 közötti globális exportjának meghatározó tényezőit elemzik gravitációs modell segítségével, különös tekintettel a regionális kereskedelmi megállapodások hatására. A szabadkereskedelmi egyezménybe való belépést általában megelőzi a bilaterális kereskedelmi kapcsolatok felélénkülése. A bilaterális kereskedelem mértéke és a regionális kereskedelmi egyezmény (regional trade agreement, RTA) között kölcsönös pozitív visszacsatolási hatás tapasztalható. A közös RTA-tagság létrejötte után viszont nem azonnal érzékelhető annak kereskedelemnövelő hatása, szignifikáns pozitív kapcsolat csak nyolcéves késleltetés esetén tapasztalható. A vizsgálat eredményei arra utalnak, hogy a globalizáció következményei gyengíthetik a szabadkereskedelmi megállapodások hatásait.
El Contubernio de Múnich (1962): balance historiográfico
Authors: Cameno Mayo Diego
Published: June 2021

En junio de 1962 se celebró el IV Congreso del Movimiento Europeo en la ciudad de Múnich. Aprovechando la coyuntura, un grupo de españoles, opositores al régimen de Franco y llegados tanto del interior de España como del exilio, se reunió allí para debatir las condiciones que España debía cumplir para incorporarse a las nuevas instituciones europeas. El conocido como Contubernio de Múnich, nombre con el que le bautizaron los franquistas, ha sido abordado desde diferentes ópticas: de la política exterior del franquismo, las relaciones internacionales y la Guerra Fría cultural a la oposición democrática y su alternativa al régimen de Franco, siendo considerado, en ocasiones, antecedente de la Transición. Este artículo pretende recopilar todas esas perspectivas y ofrecer una visión conjunta de este importante acontecimiento de nuestra Historia.
A relação entre arte e política
Authors: Napolitano Marcos
Published: June 2021

Este artigo visa discutir a relação entre arte e política dentro da tradição de esquerda, sintetizada no conceito de “arte engajada” e outros conceitos correlatos. A partir do debate bibliográfico que abordou o tema, desenvolve-se a exposição em duas direções: o mapeamento do debate entre os autores clássicos do marxismo em torno da questão cultural (Lukács, Brecht, Adorno e Benjamin) e a história das experiências e movimentos culturais ocorridos no contexto da Revolução Russa, vista aqui como um laboratório de experiências estético-ideológicas. Finalmente, o artigo aponta alguns problemas teórico-metodológicos enfrentados pelo sociólogo ou historiador que pesquisam este campo temático.
El compromiso de la comunidad y el método "Learning by Teaching": Un proyecto piloto para abarcar el aprendizaje de lenguas extranjeras desde los primeros días
Authors: Osa-Melero Lucía
Published: June 2021

El Proyecto Niños y Niñas Bilingües y Biculturales (NNBB), consolidado gracias a la colaboración del centro de educación infantil en la University Child Development Center y el Department of Modern Languages and Literatures, combinó los objetivos de aprendizaje de dos cursos de español avanzado con los beneficios de aprender una segunda lengua a temprana edad. Los estudiantes universitarios desarrollaron un programa de tres semanas de duración centrado en la enseñanza de vocabulario básico, geografía, y aspectos culturales de países de habla hispana para niños angloparlantes y monolingües. El objetivo de este estudio es comprender como el programa en la comunidad afectó a) las percepciones de los estudiantes universitarios sobre su participación en la misma comunidad; y b) las percepciones de los estudiantes universitarios sobre el aprendizaje de lenguas a una edad temprana. Los ensayos personales escritos por los estudiantes indicaron que este programa los incentivó a participar proactivamente en la comunidad y les ayudó a experimentar de primera mano la efectividad en la habilidad que poseen los jóvenes aprendices para adquirir una segunda lengua. Los padres de los niños en el programa indicaron en el cuestionario una disposición sistemática y consistente para implementar un programa de segundas lenguas en el currículo de preescolar en el centro.
La influencia de la normativa sobre certificados de lenguas extranjeras en la motivación de los estudiantes universitarios
Authors: Tulimirovic Bojana
Published: June 2021

El objetivo de este trabajo es analizar la influencia que ha tenido el último cambio de normativa acerca de la certificación de las lenguas extranjeras en la motivación para el aprendizaje de inglés entre los estudiantes, especialmente los alumnos del último curso en el Centro de Magisterio La Inmaculada. La principal razón por la que nos centramos en los alumnos en cuestión es el hecho de que están divididos en diferentes grupos dependiendo de la mención (Ciencias, Inglés, Educación Física y Atención a la Diversidad), lo que significa que hemos podido observar cuatro perfiles de alumnado distintos. Asimismo, hemos querido explorar las posibles diferencias entre ellos con respecto a dos problemas fundamentales: su motivación para estudiar inglés como lengua extranjera y su opinión en cuanto al cambio de la normativa de las lenguas extranjeras en la Universidad de Granada. Para contestar estas preguntas, hemos creado un cuestionario que recoge tanto datos cuantitativos como datos cualitativos. Los resultados confirman nuestra hipótesis: las últimas regulaciones han traído cambios acerca de la motivación de los alumnos para el aprendizaje de inglés como lengua extranjera. Ahora, más que nunca, los estudiantes optan por estudiar inglés para obtener el certificado del nivel B1, lo que les permite terminar la carrera universitaria. Además, ha habido diferencias significativas entre los grupos, sobre todo entre los futuros maestros de inglés y el resto de las especialidades.
Criterios de Selección y Secuenciación Textual en la Enseñanza de Inglés con Fines Específicos: Aspectos Teóricos y Principios Metodológicos
Authors: Moyetta Daniela Silvia
Published: June 2021

Este trabajo tiene como objetivo principal proponer criterios para la selección y la secuenciación de textos especializados en un corpus con fines pedagógicos. Para ello, se construyó un corpus ejemplar de textos especializados de la disciplina Diseño Industrial, que se analizó sobre la base de un enfoque multinivel. Este análisis buscó determinar el grado de especialización de los textos para, luego, establecer criterios de selección y de secuenciación textual de aplicación general, que proporcionen una base fundada para los materiales didácticos usados en las clases de comprensión lectora en el ámbito del Inglés con Fines Específicos.
Reseña de Edurne Garrido-Anes (2020) A Middle English Version of the Circa Instans, Middle English Texts Series, 59. Heidelberg: Winter Verlag, pp. 209. ISBN 978-3-8253-4766-6
Authors: Esteve-Ramos María José
Published: June 2021

Medical and scientific manuscripts have been the interest of scholarly attention in recent decades and as a natural consequence, editions of unstudied material have flourished (Alonso-Almeida, 2014 or Marqués-Aguado, T. et alii, 2008, among others). This book is a Middle English edition of one of the most popular works circulating in the late medieval England, known as Circa Instans. This book presents a revised edition of the text found in CUL MS Es 1.13. ff 1r-91v, housed in the Cambridge University Library.
ANALISIS ADULTERAN PADA KOPI LUWAK DENGAN METODE Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR)
Authors: Andriansyah Ivan , Wijaya Hilman Nur Mukhlis , Purwaniati Purwaniati
Published: June 2021

Kopi merupakan bahan minuman yang sangat terkenal bukan hanya di Indonesia melainkan di seluruh dunia, jenis yang sering dijumpai yaitu arabika dan robusta. Tingginya harga dan permintaan kopi banyak produsen memalsukan atau mencampur kopi dengan bahan lain. Adulterasi adalah upaya menambah atau mengganti bahan makanan dengan tujuan memperoleh, sehingga memberikan dampak buruk pada konsumen. Tujuan dari jurnal ini adalah untuk mengetahui ada atau tidaknya adulteran pada kopi luwak yang beredar dipasaran. Metode analisis FTIR digunakan untuk membuat pola sidik jari dari ekstrak kopi melalui analisis kemometrik dengan metode Principal Component Analysis (PCA). Ekstraksi dilakukan dengan cara maserasi menggunakan pelarut etanol 96%. Pengukuran spektrum inframerah menggunakan alat FT-IR, pada bilangan gelombang 4000-650cm-1 dan resolusi 4 cm-1. Klasifikasi dari kopi yang diadulteran dengan arabika dan kopi luwak menggunakan data PC-1 dan PC-2 dengan nilai berturut-turut 82% dan 14%. Hasil menunjukkan nilai scores menggunakan PC-1 dan PC-2 sampel kopi A berada dekat kuadran kopi luwak, sampel kopi B berada di antara kuadran kopi arabika (adulteran) dan luwak, dan kopi sampel C berada dekat kuadran arabika (adulteran). Metode FTIR dapat mendeteksi dengan batas deteksi 15% (b/b)
AKTIVITAS ANTIOKSIDAN DARI FRAKSI n-HEKSANA KULIT BATANG TUMBUHAN JAMBU SEMARANG (Syzygium samarangense)
Authors: Constanty Irene Cornelia , Tukiran Tukiran
Published: June 2021

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui aktivitas antioksidan ekstrak tumbuhan jambu semarang khususnya pada fraksi n-heksana. Pada penelitian ini, serbuk kering kulit batang tumbuhan tersebut diekstraksi dengan cara maserasi. Kemudian dipartisi secara berturut-turut menggunakan pelarut n-heksana, diklorometana, dan etil asetat. Pada tahap partisi, rendemen yang diperoleh berturut-turut pada masing-masing pelarut n-heksana, diklorometana, etil asetat, dan metanol akhir adalah 2,88%; 12,54%; 45,17%; dan 29,9%. Uji aktivitas antioksidan terhadap fraksi n-heksana menggunakan metode DPPH menghasilkan nilai IC50 sebesar 206,549 ppm. Dengan demikian dapat disimpulkan bahwa fraksi n-heksana kulit batang tumbuhan jambu semarang memiliki aktivitas antioksidan dengan kategori lemah karena nilai IC50 berkisar antara 100-250 ppm.
UJI AKTIVITAS TANIN DAUN MIMBA (Azzadirachta indica) TERHADAP BAKTERI Salmonella typhi
Authors: Ruwandha Derys , Fitriyani Dwi , Iskandar Damayanti
Published: June 2021

Pengobatan terhadap penyakit tipus masih menjadi masalah utama karena penggunaan obat-obatan sintetik terkadang memberikan efek samping terhadap tubuh, sehingga diperlukan alternatif pengobatan dari bahan alam. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui aktivitas antibakteri senyawa tanin daun mimba (Azzadirachta indica) terhadap bakteri Salmonella Typhi dengan menggunakan metode difusi cakram. Uji aktivitas antibakteri ditentukan berdasarkan diameter daya hambat senyawa tanin terhadap bakteri Salmonella typhi. Uji Fitokimia Ekstrak metanol daun mimba positif mengandung tanin, flavonoid, alkaloid, steroid, dan saponin. Pemisahan senyawa tanin dari ekstrak metanol menghasilkan nilai rendemen sebesar 69.6 %. Hasil pengujian antibakteri senyawa tanin dapat menghambat bakteri Salmonella typhi berturut-turut pada konsentrasi 15%, 30%, 50%, dan 75% yaitu sebesar 15.03, 16.78, 19.02, 21.78 mm dengan klasifikasi kuat sampai sangat kuat berdasarkan klasifikasi Davis & Stout.
AKTIVITAS ANTIOKSIDAN EKSTRAK ETANOL DAUN KEJIBELING (Strobilanthes crispa L., Blume) DAN DAUN SAMBILOTO (Andrographis paniculata Burm. f. Nees) DAN KOMBINASINYA
Authors: Apriliani Norviria Tsalasatin , Tukiran Tukiran
Published: June 2021

Kejibeling (Strobilanthes crispa L., Blume) dan Sambiloto (Andrographis paniculata Burm. f. Nees) adalah tanaman yang mempunyai kandungan senyawa bioaktif yang memiliki potensi sebagai antioksidan. Penelitian ini memiliki tujuan untuk mengetahui aktivitas antioksidan kombinasi ekstrak etanol daun kejibeling dan daun sambiloto. Pengujian antioksidan sampel menggunakan metode DPPH secara spektrofotometer UV-Vis. Serbuk daun kejibeling dan sambiloto dimaserasi dengan menggunakan pelarut etanol 96% sampai diperoleh ekstrak kental setelah penguapan. Hasil uji aktivitas antioksidan didapatkan nilai IC50 untuk ekstrak etanol kejibeling, ekstrak etanol sambiloto, kombinasi ekstrak kejibeling:sambiloto (1:1), kombinasi (1:2) dan kombinasi (2:1) berturut-turut sebesar 71,39624, 15,55574, 7,585932, 7,836343 dan 6,359931 ppm. Nilai IC50 kombinasi ekstrak dari daun kejibeling dan sambiloto menunjukkan adanya peningkatan kemampuan antioksidan dibandingkan dengan ekstrak tunggal.
First Immunohistochemical Evidence of Human Tendon Repair Following Stem Cell Injection: A Case Report and Review of Literature
Authors: Alt Eckhard , Rothoerl Ralf , Hoppert Matthias , Frank Hans-Georg , Wuerfel Tobias , Alt Christopher , Schmitz Christoph
Published: June 2021

Current clinical treatment options for symptomatic, partial-thickness rotator cuff tear (sPTRCT) offer only limited potential for true tissue healing and improvement of clinical results. In animal models, injections of adult stem cells isolated from adipose tissue into tendon injuries evidenced histological regeneration of tendon tissue. However, it is unclear whether such beneficial effects could also be observed in a human tendon treated with fresh, uncultured, autologous, adipose derived regenerative cells (UA-ADRCs). A specific challenge in this regard is that UA-ADRCs cannot be labeled and, thus, not unequivocally identified in the host tissue. Therefore, histological regeneration of injured human tendons after injection of UA-ADRCs must be assessed using comprehensive, immunohistochemical and microscopic analysis of biopsies taken from the treated tendon a few weeks after injection of UA-ADRCs.
A Hybrid Deep Learning Model to Predict the Impact of COVID-19 on Mental Health form Social Media Big Data
Authors: Ghosh Tapotosh , Banna Md. Hasan Al , Nahian Md. Jaber Al , Taher Kazi Abu , Kaiser M Shamim , Mahmud Mufti
Published: June 2021

The novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic is provoking a prevalent consequence on mental health because of less interaction among people, economic collapse, negativity, fear of losing jobs, and death of the near and dear ones. To express their mental state, people often are using social media as one of the preferred means. Due to reduced outdoor activities, people are spending more time on social media than usual and expressing their emotion of anxiety, fear, and depression. On a daily basis, about 2.5 quintillion bytes of data are generated on social media, analyzing this big data can become an excellent means to evaluate the effect of COVID-19 on mental health. In this work, we have analyzed data from Twitter microblog (tweets) to find out the effect of COVID-19 on peoples mental health with a special focus on depression. We propose a novel pipeline, based on recurrent neural network (in the form of long-short term memory or LSTM) and convolutional neural network, capable of identifying depressive tweets with an accuracy of 99.42%. Preprocessed using various natural language processing techniques, the aim was to find out depressive emotion from these tweets. Analyzing over 571 thousand tweets posted between October 2019 and May 2020 by 482 users, a significant rise in depressing tweets was observed between February and May of 2020, which indicates as an impact of the long ongoing COVID-19 pandemic situation.
Special Primes And Some Of Their Properties
Authors: Krishna B Anantha , Sai Gopal Mantha , Ghosh Sourangshu
Published: June 2021

In this paper, we present the definition, some properties, and solve a problem on special primes. These properties help in providing us with a better understanding of the problem posed related to special primes on the open problem garden website. The problem involves finding all the primes q, given a prime p such that q≡1(mod p) and 2^((q−1)/p)≡1(mod q). We prove that a prime number q is a special prime of p if and only if the order of 2 in U(q) divides q−1p. Also, we prove that a prime number q is not a special prime for any prime number if 2 is a generator of the group U(q) and that there exist infinitely many special primes for any given prime number.
Impact of a Large Fire and Subsequent Pollution Control Failure at a Coke Works on Acute Asthma Exacerbations in Nearby Adult Residents
Authors: Morphew Tricia , Venkat Arvind , Graham John , Mehalik Matthew , Anderson Norman , Gentile Deborah
Published: June 2021

Clairton, Pennsylvania, is home to the largest coke works facility in the United States (US). On 24 December 2018, a large fire occurred at this facility and damaged pollution control equipment. Although repairs were not completed for several months, production continued at pre-fire capacity and daily emissions increased by 24 to 35 times, with multiple exceedances of monitored levels of outdoor air pollution (OAP). The aim of this study was to objectively evaluate the impact of this industrial incident and resultant OAP exceedances on asthma morbidity. We assessed pre-fire and post-fire rate ratios (RR) of outpatient and emergency department (ED) visits for asthma exacerbations among nearby adult residents. Pre-fire versus post-fire RRs increased for both visit types: RR = 1.82 (95% CI: 1.30, 2.53; p < 0.001) and 1.84 (95% CI: 1.05, 3.22; p = 0.032) for outpatient and ED visits, respectively. Additionally, total visit rates increased on days with OAP exceedances: RR = 2.47 (95% CI: 1.52, 4.01; p < 0.0001), 1.58 (95% CI: 1.00, 2.48; p = 0.048) and 1.79 (95% CI: 1.27, 2.54; p = 0.001) for PM2.5, SO2, and H2S exceedance days, respectively. These results show a near doubling of acute visits for asthma exacerbations in nearby adult residents during this industrial incident and underscore the need for prompt remediation and public notification of OAP exceedances to prevent adverse health impacts.
Energy Consumption and Usage Reduction in Lecture Halls, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
Authors: Nimoh Pius , Duah Daniel , Marful Alexander
Published: June 2021

All over the world energy is used for different purposes and hence its continuous high demand which has brought about an increase in crisis and prices of energy. Ghana has faced a lot of supply and high electricity consumption challenges over a period of time. The Energy Commission of Ghana has developed regulations and guidelines to help reduce high consumption challenges among users, these included the replacement of incandescent bulbs with fluorescent bulbs, ban of importation of low energy efficient appliances. In spite of the effort to reduce electricity wastage, there is still a high increase in electricity consumption. The research investigated what contributed to electricity consumption in Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology with the lecture halls as the main focus, the research also analyzed the current occupant behavior characterized by the electrical energy consumption practices. And investigated how the contemporary theories for reducing energy consumption was used in the lecture halls. A questionnaire survey was conducted to investigate occupants on their energy use practices in lecture halls that causes wastages, observation was made to establish relevant data on the use of contemporary theories for energy reduction in lecture halls. In a total of 110 occupants that responded to the questionnaire, 79 occupants almost always turn off electrical fitting and fixtures when not in use. From the responses, a majority of the occupants claimed to comply to best practices of energy use. The research concluded that some contemporary theories to reduce energy consumptions was not used and considered in the lecture halls.
Pengaruh Komposisi Media Tanam terhadap Pertumbuhan dan Hasil Bawang Merah
Authors: Sugianto Sugianto , Jayanti Kamelia Dwi
Published: June 2021

Shallot production in Central Sulawesi recorded a decline from 8.651-8.362 tons, between 2017-2018. However, the use of an accurate composition of the planting medium serves as a possible alternative to boost the yield. Also, the introduction of organic matter tends to increase the nutrient content, influence the aeration, and subsequently leads to drainage. This study is aimed at determining the effect of plant media composition on shallot growth and yield. A randomized block design comprising 4 treatments, termed soil composition, husk charcoal, and goat manure. Each treatment was repeated at 5 times to achieve 20 experimental units. The results showed that the plant media composition indicated a significant effect on the parameters of plant height at age 4 and 6 Weeks After Plantings (WAP), quantities of leaves aged 4 WAP, tillers aged 6 WAP as well as tubers per clump. Similar impacts were also reported on plant height at 2 WAP, the number of leaves aged 2 and 6 WAP, fresh tuber weight, tuber diameter, accumulated weight loss, root length, and available moisture content. Furthermore, the addition of husk charcoal and manure at a volume ratio of soil: husk charcoal: manures = 2:1:1, tends to increase the quantities of leaves, tillers, tubers per clump, as well as plant height, fresh tuber weight, and shallot bulb diameter.
Effects of Gamma Irradiation on Phenotypic Changes in Vanda Hybrid
Authors: Hartati Sri , Prasetyo Prasetyo , Muliawati Endang Setia
Published: June 2021

Vanda Orchid is one of the most popular ornamental plants. Orchids have slow growth. One way to overcome this weakness is by using gamma-ray irradiation. This research aimed to study the morphological characters of various radiation doses resulting from the crossing of the Vanda Orchid. This study was carried out by observing the characters of vegetative growth for each plant on 0 Gy, 10 Gy, 20 Gy, 30 Gy, 40 Gy, and 50 Gy doses of gamma irradiation treatments. The observed variables were the increase in plant height, leaf length, root length, number of roots, number of leaves, leaf width, and leaf color. The results showed that the dose of gamma-ray irradiation were able to increase plant height. 10 Gy and 20 Gy, gamma-ray irradiation doses, resulted in discolored yellowing of orchid leaves. The discoloration of orchid leaves to light green occurs at irradiation doses of 30 Gy, 40 Gy, and 50 Gy. The morphological characteristics of Vanda sp. hybrid results gamma irradiation are high at dose 10-40 Gy.

 

Keywords: characteristics; morphological; orchid.
Relationship of Personal Hygiene and Nutritional Status to Intestinal Parasitic Infection in Simo, Boyolali
Authors: Ayu Sherlina Rintik Tirta , Haryati Sri , Sari Yulia , Handayani Sutartinah
Published: June 2021

Intestinal parasitic infections are caused by protozoa, STH and non-STH worms. Immunity, which can be determined by measuring nutritional status, and personal hygiene can affect the occurrence of intestinal parasite infections. This study aims to determine the relationship between personal hygiene and nutritional status against intestinal parasite infections in elementary school students in Simo Boyolali. This type of analytic observational research with a cross sectional approach. Total sampling was taken at elementary school of Wates, Talakbroto 1, and Kedunglengkong 1 Simo, Boyolali. There were 11 students with worms infections, 16 with protozoa infections, and 4 with worms and protozoa infection. There was a relationship between washing hands before eating (p = 0.004), after eating (0.027), after defecating (p = 0.04), biting nails (p = 0.008), wearing footwear when leaving the house (p = 0.008) , removing shoes while playing during school breaks (p = 0.001), and nutritional status (p = 0.002) with intestinal parasite infection. There was no relationship between nail clipping once a week (p = 0.118) and the availability of a latrine (p = 0.416) with intestinal parasitic infections. So, there is a relationship between personal hygiene (washing hands before eating, after eating, after defecating, biting nails, wearing footwear when leaving the house, removing shoes when playing during school breaks, and nutritional status) and intestinal parasitic infections.

 

Keywords: elementary school; protozoa; worms.
PISA 2015 Reading Test Item Parameters Across Language Groups: A measurement Invariance Study with Binary Variables
Authors: BAĞDU SÖYLER Pelin , AYDIN Burak , ATILGAN Hakan
Published: June 2021

Large-scale international assessments, including PISA, might be useful for countries to receive feedback on their education systems. Measurement invariance studies are one of the active research areas for these assessments, especially cross-cultural and linguistic comparability have attracted attention. PISA questions are prepared in the English language, and students from many countries answer the translated form. In this respect, the purpose of our study is to investigate whether there is a measurement invariance problem across native English and non-native English speaker groups in the PISA-2015 reading skills subtest. The study sample included students from Canada, the USA, and the UK as the native speaker group and students from Japan, Thailand, and Turkey as the non-native speaker group. Measurement invariance studies taking into account the binary structure of the data set for these two groups revealed that eight of the twenty-eight items in the PISA-2015 reading skills test had possible limitations in equivalence
Disruptions to Abortion Care in Louisiana During Early Months of the COVID-19 Pandemic
Authors: Roberts Sarah C. M. , Berglas Nancy F. , Schroeder Rosalyn , Lingwall Mary , Grossman Daniel , White Kari
Published: June 2021

Objectives. To examine changes in abortions in Louisiana before and after the COVID-19 pandemic onset and assess whether variations in abortion service availability during this time might explain observed changes.

Methods. We collected monthly service data from abortion clinics in Louisiana and neighboring states among Louisiana residents (January 2018‒May 2020) and assessed changes in abortions following pandemic onset. We conducted mystery client calls to 30 abortion clinics in Louisiana and neighboring states (April‒July 2020) and examined the percentage of open and scheduling clinics and median waits.

Results. The number of abortions per month among Louisiana residents in Louisiana clinics decreased 31% (incidence rate ratio = 0.69; 95% confidence interval [CI] = 0.59, 0.79) from before to after pandemic onset, while the odds of having a second-trimester abortion increased (adjusted odds ratio [AOR] = 1.91; 95% CI = 1.10, 3.33). The decrease was not offset by an increase in out-of-state abortions. In Louisiana, only 1 or 2 (of 3) clinics were open (with a median wait > 2 weeks) through early May.

Conclusions. The COVID-19 pandemic onset was associated with a significant decrease in the number of abortions and increase in the proportion of abortions provided in the second trimester among Louisiana residents. These changes followed service disruptions.
Analyzing the Spread of COVID-19 Disease Using An Age-Structured Model: Application to Italy, Spain, France, UK, and Algeria Using Early Data
Authors: Djilali Salih , Kumar Sunil , Bentout Soufiane , Touaoula Mohammed Tarik
Published: June 2021

The outbreak epidemic of the coronavirus (COVID-19) puts the whole world in an alert stage due to the highly spread speed. Recent researches prove that the immunity system of the human being has a crucial role in recovering. It is known that the immunity system becomes weaker for older persons. Hence, the coronavirus is highly risked for aged individuals mostly the ones that passed the 60s. The most recent approximations neglect the role of age of the individuals in the spread and degree of the fatality of the COVID-19 virus. The recent statistics show a very high death number due to COVID-19 for aged individuals. Here, we propose an age-structured model for analyzing the peak outbreak epidemic and give an approximative time of this peak next to the number of death cases due to the COVID-19 in Italy, Spain, France, United Kingdom (UK), and Algeria using early data. Further, we show the effect of the governmental restrictions of social movements on this peak and also we provide an approximative time of the end of this infection with (resp. without) restriction.
Comparative Effectiveness of Aerobic Exercise Versus Yi Jin Jing On Reproductive Health In Young Overweight/Obese Women With Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: Study Protocol For A Randomized Controlled Trial.
Authors: Zhao Jing , Ketlhoafetse Antonnette , Liu Xiangyun , Cao Yang
Published: June 2021

Background: Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is the most common heterogeneous endocrine disease among women of childbearing age, affecting women throughout life on their reproductive, metabolic and cardiovascular health, as well as psychological health. Aerobic exercise is an important solution used to manage PCOS, due to its multiple benefits. Yi Jin Jing is an important component of traditional Chinese exercise (TCE), based on the root of traditional Chinese medicine theory (TCM), which focuses on keeping the body as a whole in a harmonious state. However, to date there is no literature on the benign effects of Yi Jin Jing on PCOS. The primary purpose of this protocol is to assess the effectiveness of aerobic exercise versus Yi Jin Jing, on the management of PCOS-related reproductive health in young overweight/obese women.Methods: The study will conduct a three-armed parallel-group of a randomized controlled trial, recruiting 90 women diagnosed with PCOS, ages between 18 and 35 years, with a body mass index (BMI) ≥ 23 kg/m2. Women will be randomly assigned to either control group (combined oral contraceptives) or one of the intervention groups (Yi Jin Jing group or aerobic exercise group) with an allocation rate of 1:1:1. The intervention will be conducted within a 12-week period. The primary outcomes would be anti-Mullerian hormone (AMH) level and menstrual frequency; the secondary outcomes would be biochemical profiles, ovarian volume, antral follicle count, BMI and homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance (HOMA-IR). Outcome measures would be collected during baseline and end of treatment. Reporting of the study will follow the Standard Protocol Items: Recommendations for Interventional Trials (SPIRIT) statement.Discussion: This proposed study will be the first randomized clinical trial to evaluate the comparative effectiveness of aerobic exercise versus Yi Jin Jing on the management of PCOS-related reproductive symptoms in young overweight/obese women. The results will provide a new evidence-based management strategy for young women with PCOS. Trial registration: Chinese Clinical Trail Registry, ID: ChiCTR1900022385. Registered on 9 April 2019, http://www.chictr.org.cn/listbycreater.aspx.
Spread and Scale of an Electronic Deprescribing Software to Improve Health Outcomes of Older Adults Living in Nursing Homes: Study Protocol for a Stepped Wedge Cluster Randomized Trial
Authors: Nadeau Marc-Eric , Henry Justine L. , Lee Todd C. , Bortolussi-Courval Émilie , Goodine Carole , McDonald Emily G.
Published: June 2021

Background: Medication overload or problematic polypharmacy is a major problem causing widespread harm, particularly to older adults. Taking multiple medications increases the risk of potentially inappropriate medications (PIMs) and residents in long-term care (LTC) are frequently prescribed 10 or more medications at once. One strategy to address this problem is for the physician and/or pharmacist to perform regular medication reviews; however, this process can be complicated and time-consuming. With a prescription review, medications may be decreased, changed, or stopped altogether. MedReviewRx is a software that runs an analysis using deprescribing rules to produce a report to guide medication reviews addressing medication overload for residents in LTC. Methods: This study will employ a mixed methods effectiveness-implementation hybrid type 2 study design. To measure effectiveness, a stepped wedge cluster randomized trial design is planned, which allows us to approximate a randomized clinical trial. Approximately 1000 residents living in LTC will be recruited from five facilities in New Brunswick. The study will begin with three months of baseline data on rates of deprescribing. Thereafter, every three months a new cluster will enter the intervention mode. The intervention consists of medication reviews augmented with the MedReviewRx software, which will be used by staff and clinicians in the facilities. The estimated study duration is 18-months and the main outcome will be the proportion of patients with one or more PIMs deprescribed (reduced/stopped or changed to a safer alternative) in the 90 days following a prescription review. The goal is to study the impact of MedReviewRx on medication overload among older adults living in LTC. In typical fashion of a stepped-wedge cluster randomized trial, each cluster acts as an internal control (before and after) as well as a control for the other clusters (external control). Qualitative data collected will include resident/caregiver attitudes towards deprescribing and semi-structured interviews with staff working in the long-term care homes. Discussion: This study design addresses issues with seasonality and allows all clusters to participate in the intervention, which is an advantage when the intervention is related to quality improvement. This study will provide valuable information on PIM use, cost savings, and facilitators and challenges associated with medication reviews and deprescribing. This study represents an important step towards understanding and promoting tools to guide safe and rational reduction of PIM use among older adults. Trial registration: NCT04762303, Registered February 21, 2021 https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT04762303
Quantifying Information Dissemination Rate during Crisis and Location Detection Using Online Social Streams
Authors: A Bhuvaneswari
Published: June 2021

The widespread practice of Online Social Networking leads to the diffusion of trending information and exchanging various opinions with socially connected people online. Social media steams data extracted from Social Networks has become a vital communication tool and also turn up as an eventual informative platform to catch real human voices at the time of emergency events like disaster. An effective underlying quantification model is proposed in this paper which uses change point detection algorithm to detect events based on the relative streaming tweet density - ratio respectively. A morphological time-series analysis is carried out determine the dissemination of information about crisis events using Information Entropy. Further, the Event - Link ratio (ELR) is estimated to obtain meaningful patterns in events been identified. This paper focus to empirically quantify the information dissemination of the events based on user's tweeting activities. The proposed quantification method is compared with state-of-art techniques in terms of event detection rate, the entropy of information spread. It is found that the accuracy of the proposed method is up to 94% with event detection after 75 seconds. K-Center Clustering (KCC) is used which results in the location detection accuracy of 85%.
Performance and environmental effects of refrigerants used in the rooftop air-conditioning of building for carbon emission: A case of theoretical and numerical modelling
Authors: Suerdem Kaan , Taner Tolga , Acikgoz Ozgen , Dalkilic Ahmet Selim , Wongwises Somchai
Published: June 2021

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Circularly Polarized Monopole Multiband Microstrip Patch Antenna for Multi-Band Operations
Authors: Meena Ajay Kumar , poorv  , Ravi Rachit , Pandey anukul
Published: June 2021

In this communication, an O-shape multi-band coordinated wideband monopole reception apparatus which supports present-day wireless communication is proposed. This proposed O- shaped antenna supports five different bandwidths in the -10db impedance bandwidth range. This antenna was constructed on a FR-4(Fire Retardant fibre glass) epoxy substrate having a dielectric constant (εr) of 4.4 within the dimensions 60x50x1.59.This antenna which at the same time have a circular polarisation radiation pattern, which allows the proposed antenna to function at different frequencies. To increase the number of bands and improve the bandwidth, a reverse replica of the O-shaped concentric ring is introduced in the main design. The proposed antenna is implemented and analysed on Electromagnetic simulation software (HFSS) This replicated antenna provides support to widely used bands such as Bluetooth, WLAN and Ultra-Wideband. An L-shaped split is introduced on the ground to obtain circular polarisation and for matching axial ratio with S11 bands to achieve circular polarisation. Here the H-plane (azimuthal plane) gives an omnidirectional radiation pattern and E-plane (elevation plane) figures patterns. This design has several advantages like low weight and volume, support linear and circular polarisation and capable of multi-band operations.
Repurposing the atypical antidepressant trazodone for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease
Authors: Johnson Kipp , Narula Jagat , Glicksberg Benjamin , Shameer Khader , Chaudhry Farhan , Yahi Alexandre , Khan Nayaab , Amadori Letizia , Krittanawong Chayakrit , Readhead Ben , Hagan Ross , Becker Christine , Chaudhry Fayzan , Divaraniya Aparna , Smith Milo , Baber Usman , Li Li , McCauley Benjamin , Nadkarni Girish , Pak Koon Yan , Gray Brian , Kaji Deepak , Percha Bethany , Vengrenyuk Yuliya , Suleman Javed , Tatonetti Nicholas , Butte Atul , Petrov Artiom , Arbustini Eloisa , Giannarelli Chiara , Narula Navneet , Strauss William , Dudley Joel , Kini Annapoorna
Published: June 2021

Background. Current lipid-lowering drugs often leave significant residual risk for adverse outcomes. Identification of previously approved drugs for new indications, drug repurposing, may provide a cost effective alternative to de novo drug developing.Objectives. We combined clinical, transcriptomic, computational, and experimental strategies to explore lipid-lowering and plaque-stabilizing effects of atypical antidepressant trazodone.Methods. First, a connectivity mapping strategy was used to match rosuvastatin gene expression signature derived from a clinical trial of 85 patients with to the expression patterns of 1,309 different small molecules to discover a similarity between the rosuvastatin and trazodone gene expression signatures. Then, we assessed the lipid-lowering ability of trazodone in vitro using HepG2 cells and in vivo using molecular imaging of rabbit atherosclerotic lesions. In addition, we analyzed electronic medical records of patients from three large medical centers who had a prescription for trazodone and lipid laboratory measurements available.Results. Trazodone significantly reduced cholesterol levels in the HepG2 human hepatocyte model, decreased atherosclerotic plaque burden in a rabbit model and lowered low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol levels in patients.Conclusion. Our results indicate that trazodone may be a promising candidate for adjunctive lipid lowering therapy. It may provide significant benefits to patients with hyperlipidemia, including lipid level reduction and formation of a more favorable atherosclerotic plaque morphology. Patients diagnosed with major depressive disorder requiring better lipid control would benefit the most from the for adjunctive lipid lowering therapy.
Design and Analysis of Patch Antenna for C, X, Ku Band Applications
Authors: R Shantha Selvakumari , P Vishnoo Priyaa
Published: June 2021

This paper presents the design and simulation of patch antenna loaded with metamaterial called Complementary Split Ring Resonator (CSRR) with increased gain and bandwidth suitable for wireless applications such as satellite, TV and radar applications. FR4 substrate with dielectric constant (εr ) of 4.4 is used. The radiating patch consists of CSRR structure fed by microstrip line to achieve triple(C, X, Ku ) band characteristics. The proposed antenna is designed and simulated using Ansys High Frequency Structural Simulator (HFSS). The proposed antenna with 4 rings having a resonant frequency of 7.662, 9.8510, 10.9455, 11.8410, 12.7365 and 13.7315GHz and the bandwidth of 230, 1090, 640, 580, 620 and 2000MHz respectively. The proposed antenna with 6 rings also having a resonant frequency of 7.7615, 9.9525, 11.0450, 11.9405 and13.7315GHz and bandwidth of 160, 1130, 490, 1360 and 1480MHz are achieved. The proposed antenna is analyzed in terms of return loss, VSWR, gain and bandwidth. The electric field and surface current distribution were observed for the proposed antenna having 6 rings.