bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Counselling Skills and Social Work Practice
Authors: Shabbeer Ahmed
Published: May 2021

The relationship between counselling and social work has always been complex and interactive. Relationship, one person interacting with another, is at the heart of all social work in health and social care settings. Social work emerged as profession in the 20th century and today it is profession charged with fulfilling the social mandate of promoting well being and quality of life.  Thus social work encompasses activities directed at improving human and social conditions and alleviating human distress and social problems. It is essential that social workers take responsibility for developing and improving those skills which enable them to build relationships. This enables them to provide a professional service for which they can be accountable. Social workers become involved with people needing support in a crisis, change, transition or loss; protection from self or others; help to deal with disadvantage or injustice; in fact any combination of life changing events depending on the particular circumstances (Seden and Katz 2003). The present paper attempts to focus on relationship between counselling skills and social work practice.
Meritocracy in Education: An Implicit Theory Perspective
Authors: Neha Arora
Published: May 2021

This paper tries to look at the relation between intelligence and meritocracy where the concept of intelligence has legitimized the concept of meritocracy. Viewing intelligence as a stable or fixed entity, the concept of intelligence has legitimized the concept of ‘meritocracy’. In the name of merit based society, a large number of intelligence tests are being developed, thus, categorizing and labeling the individuals on fixed traits. The paper tries to give a unique perspective to meritocracy which has largely stood for long on the entity theory of intelligence which says that intelligence is a fixed trait and that it cannot improve through effort. Borrowing the concept of incremental theory from the implicit theory perspective (Dweck and Leggett, 1988) which posits that intelligence is not a stable entity and can improve through effort, this paper contributes a critic to the concept of meritocracy which stands on the construct of intelligence which is superficial and still struggling to reach a consensus on its definition. The paper provides useful insights to the field of education, psychology and sociology.
A Study to Assess the Suicidal Behaviour among the Psychiatric Patients in a Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital, Guntur
Authors: Dr Vaddadi. Venkata kiran  , Dr. Neeli Uma Jyothi  , Mounica. Bollu
Published: May 2021

Suicide attempt is a deliberate act of self harm with at least some intent of die that does not result in death. Such act has a wide range of medical seriousness. Individuals with psychiatric disorders are far more likely to commit suicide than the others. People who are psychologically disabled are often commit suicide from years of pain, frustration and depression. Spiritually they may perceive themselves as hopelessly damaged and lose all sense of purpose and meaning of life.

Suicide is not a diagnosis or a disorder. it is a behaviour. Suicide is a worldwide, national, local and familial problem. 90% of people who kill themselves suffer from a diagnosable and preventable problem such as depression co-occurring mental and substance use disorders are common and potent combination among those who die by suicide.
Social Construction of Aging
Authors: Dr. Rashmi Saxena
Published: May 2021

In life, we must take the good with the bad, and how we view these life events determines our well being and ability to adjust. Aging is not optional. We are all, in fact, aging from the moment we are born. The biggest issue regarding aging and getting old is how we look at it. Social constructivisms uncover the ways in which individuals participate in the creation of their perceived social reality. It involves looking at the ways old age are perceived, created, institutionalized, and made into traditions by human beings.  Individuals construct their own life course through the choices and actions they take within the opportunities and constraints of history and social circumstances. This paper examines social construction of old age and aging in general and self-aging in particular among a small sample of 300 male and female respondents in the age range of 25-85 years.
Main themes that emerged in the context constructions of general aging were as follows: good aging – ‘all responsibilities being over’; worst part of growing old – ‘empty nest’; females spend less time than males with elderly parents but expect a better relationship with them and are perceived to be the best support to elderly; best type of support for male elderly – ‘emotional’, for female elderly – ‘physical’; best support that old parents can extend is in ‘caring for children’; amount of advice that young adults are willing to accept from elderly – ‘only a bit’; for old respondents caring for elderly – a ‘government’s responsibility.
When people were asked to construe their own old age they reported that the most predominant feeling in old age would be ‘loneliness’; most important concern –‘health’; expectations about living in old age – ‘with son and their families’; possibilities of receiving day to day care from grown up children – ‘great’.
Data analysis revealed several interesting findings by way of anxiety about aging, ageist attitudes and some utopian expectations. Most importantly, it indicated that even though people try to maintain a distance from elderly people, are unable to engage with them and/or care for their elderly parents they are sure of receiving, in their own old age, much better support, emotional closeness and daily care from their children.
Uni-Representational Vs. Cross-Representational Difference in Imagery Formation: Verification of Dual Coding Theory
Authors: Anwesha Chakrabarti  , Dr. Amrita Panda  , Prof. Mallika Banerjee
Published: May 2021

Dual coding theory states that information is stored by visual and verbal channel separately. During formation of imagery the visual and verbal channels are used distinctly. The study explores how retrieval of visual imageries of natural scenes varies with the variation in representational forms of encoding and recognition. Each stimulus set contained two different cards for encoding and recognition purpose. Both encoding and recognition of visual scenes were varied in both pictorial (picture form) and linguistic (word form) mode. Thus four plausible conditions are pictorial encoding associated with pictorial recognition, pictorial encoding and linguistic recognition; linguistic encoding and linguistic recognition and lastly, linguistic encoding with pictorial recognition. The aim of the study is to see whether the mode of object representation influences imagery formation. The aim of the study is to explore which kind of representation benefits recognition of imagery. 40 female University students (21 to 23 years) were selected and randomly assigned in to four experimental conditions. From each participant data was collected in the laboratory set up in a single session. Nine stimulus cards were presented to each subject. Presentation of a single stimulus card in encoding situation was followed by the recognition situation. The two way ANOVA result shows changing the representational forms has significant effects on retrieval.  The present finding supports the notion of Dual coding hypothesis with an additional observation that poor retrieval in case of pictorial recognition when the information has been encoded linguistically.
Influence of Test Anxiety and Mindfulness on Academic Performance among Adolescents
Authors: Nivenitha P  , Dr. K. Nagalakshmi
Published: May 2021

The purpose of the present study was to find out the influence of test anxiety and mindfulness on academic performance among adolescents. The present study consist sample of 100 adolescents (50 male and 50 female) selected through stratified random sampling method. The data were collected with the help of Westide Test Anxiety Scale developed by Richard Driscoll and Ketucnchy Inventory of Mindfulness Skills developed by Ruth. A. Bear. Correlation coefficient and t- test was applied for statistical analysis. Results revealed that there t a positive correlation between mindfulness and academic performance, negative correlation between mindfulness and test anxiety, negative correlation between academic performance and test anxiety. It is also found that male are high in mindfulness and academic performance while as female have more test anxiety. From the results it is inferred that there is significant relationship exist between mindfulness, test anxiety, academic performance and significant difference between mindfulness, test anxiety, academic performance based on gender.
Demographic Factors in Social Intelligence of Secondary School Teachers
Authors: Paul, T. M  , Arjunan, N. K
Published: May 2021

The present normative survey was aimed to study the differential effect of selected demographic factors on the social intelligence of secondary school teachers. The Social Intelligence Test for Teachers, developed by the investigators, was administered along with a personal data sheet on a sample of 236 teachers, selected on a stratified random basis, from Ernakulam district of Kerala. The data, thus collected, were subjected to statistical analysis(t-test and One-way ANOVA) by keeping the objectives and hypotheses in mind. The study revealed a differential effect of gender on social intelligence, wherein the male teachers excel female teachers. Educational qualification, however, was found to have no significant effect in discriminating the secondary school teachers on the basis of their social intelligence. The trained graduate and trained postgraduate teachers are alike with regard to their social intelligence. Demographic factors like the type of school management and length of service experience were found to be decisive factors in the social intelligence of secondary school teachers.
Psychological Aspects of Pollyanna Attitude
Authors: Dr. Tarundeep Kaur  , Dr. Nidhi Chadha
Published: May 2021

Self is a central concept in Psychology used since times when schools of thought such as psychoanalysis and behaviourism existed (focussing on dark side of personality and reducing humans functioning based on animals respectively). It was with the advent of a newly christened approach i.e. third force of Psychology by Maslow that personality or self was considered ‘positive’ and ‘good’. The present paper underlines not only the Western view that focuses on positivity, but also, the Eastern perspective which call attention to the teachings of karma theory described in the Bhagavad Gita as it endow with similar characteristics with pollyanna attitude. Though the concept is decades old, yet holds utmost relevance in prevailing ethos as adolescents cannot accept unpleasant or dreadful situation or event happened to them and so it becomes vital to harness Pollyanna and the efforts for the same can be done by educators, counsellors, teachers and most importantly parents. Thus, adopting this attitude perhaps can contribute to one’s well-being, mental health and more fulfilling life.
Self Efficacy as Predictor of Organizational Commitment among Revenue Personnel
Authors: Sonal Agarwal  , P.C Mishra
Published: May 2021

Organizational commitment is becoming increasingly recognized in industrial/organizational literature. Self efficacy beliefs affect performance in a wide spectrum of life including the work place. The aim of the present study was to explore the relationship between self efficacy and organizational commitment and to find out the extent to which self efficacy significantly predicts organizational commitment among revenue personnel.  It was hypothesized that the relationship between self efficacy and organizational commitment will be positive and that self efficacy will significantly predict organizational commitment. For this purpose, a sample of one hundred revenue personnel, in the age range of thirty to forty years were incidentally selected from Lucknow and other nearby cities and districts of India. The minimum job experience of the participants was five years. Self efficacy was measured using the Generalized self efficacy scale   by Schwarzer  and Jerusalem (1995).The  organizational commitment scale developed by Khan and Mishra [2002], was used to measure the commitment of employees towards their organization. Pearson product moment correlation analysis and regression analysis was conducted on the obtained data. Results reveal a positive and significant relationship between self efficacy and organizational commitment[r=0.356][ p value 0.01]. A positive significant relationship was also found between self efficacy and the three sub scales of organizational commitment namely affective commitment, continuance commitment and normative commitment. Further, the regression analysis revealed that self efficacy significantly predicts organizational commitment among revenue personnel.
Comparative Study of Family Pathology Based On Old-Age Habitants & Family Habitants
Authors: Himani Bhasin
Published: May 2021

The family is a primary social unit of every culture. In India, the family rather as an individual has been considered as the unit of social system. A family is a set of human beings related to each other in a non-professional manner, giving rise to a concrete cohesion within the family. Love, care, and affection are the most prominent human values, which are responsible for maintaining these bonds of relationships within a family.  The Indian family reflects the socio-cultural fabric of Indian society, its philosophy and values. (Sethi, 1989)

The relationships within a family are complex of varying degrees of intensity and myriad in nature. The emotional tone, which governs the relationship between any two persons, is continuously influenced in its course by emotional relationships of all others in the family.
Association between Happiness and Related Psychosocial Correlates and Job Satisfaction among the Employees of Information Technology (IT) Sector: A Comparative Analysis of Gender Difference
Authors: Priyankar Singha
Published: May 2021

The present study deals with gender difference in job satisfaction among the employees of Information Technology (IT) sector. Attempts were also made to assess their level of happiness, quality of interpersonal relationship and coping style. The sample size was 50 divided into 2 groups (male- 25 and female- 25). Each group was consisted respondents age ranging between 22-35 years and having minimum 2 years of job experience. The data were collected from several private sectors IT companies of west Bengal. Job satisfaction scale, Oxford happiness inventory, interpersonal relationship inventory and coping checklist II were administered to assess the level of job satisfaction, level of happiness quality of interpersonal relationship and coping style. It is revealed that female employees were found to be more satisfied than male employees in their job and in case of the other variables an opposite result was found. No significant difference between the two gender has been revealed in the selected variables. Furthermore, no significant correlation has been found between job satisfaction and the other selected variables for the present sample. The results of the present study can be fruitful for further research studies.
Intraoperative hematoma volume can predict chronic subdural hematoma recurrence
Authors: Honda Masaru , Maeda Hajime
Published: May 2021

Background:

We routinely measured the exact chronic subdural hematoma (CSDH) volume during single burr hole surgery. To date, several risk factors have been reported for CSDH recurrence, including sex, hematoma volume and degree of midline shift calculated from computed tomography, use of anticoagulants or antiplatelet medications, and alcohol consumption habits. The aim of this study was to clarify whether hematoma volume, in conjunction with other factors, can predict recurrence.

Methods:

We retrospectively reviewed the clinical data of 194 consecutive patients with CSDH who underwent single burr hole surgery. The risk factors for recurrence were analyzed based on patients’ sex, age, bilaterality, existence of apparent trauma history, exact intraoperative hematoma volume, and various clinical factors, including preoperative anticoagulant/antiplatelet intake.

Results:

Recurrence occurred in 22 patients (11.3%). Multivariate logistic regression analysis revealed that intraoperative hematoma volume was an independent risk factor for CSDH recurrence (odds ratio [OR], 1.01; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.01–1.02, P < 0.001), in addition to sex (male) (OR 9.25; 95% CI, 1.00–84.8; P = 0.049) and diabetes mellitus (DM) (OR: 3.97, 95% CI, 1.34–11.7, P = 0.013). Based on receiver operating characteristics analysis, the cutoff value of the hematoma volume predicting CSDH recurrence was 150 ml (sensitivity and specificity of 72.7% and 72.1%, respectively; area under the curve: 0.7664, 95% CI: 0.654–0.879, P < 0.001). Of these, a hematoma volume ≥150 mL was the strongest independent risk factor for recurrence according to multiple regression (OR: 8.98, 95% CI: 2.73–29.6, P < 0.001) and Cox regression analysis (hazard ratio: 3.05, 95% CI: 1.18–7.87, log-rank P = 0.0046, P = 0.021). Follow-up periods after surgery were significantly longer for cases with recurrence than for non-recurrence cases (24.8 ± 11.5 vs. 15.9 ± 9.7 days), and the recurrence prediction cutoff value was 17 days, with a sensitivity and specificity of 83.1% and 68.2%, respectively (AUC: 0.7707, 95% CI: 0.6695–0.8720, P < 0.001).

Conclusion:

Intraoperative hematoma volume could be a predictive value for CSDH recurrence.
Dynamics of the Cultural Benefits Provision to the Russian Population (2000—2019)
Authors: Abankina Tatiana V. , Ksynkina Galina M. , Nikolayenko Elena A.
Published: May 2021

The article studies the dynamics of the cultural benefits provision to the Russian population from the point of view of the main functional types in the period of 2000—2019, and develops proposals to overcome the existing imbalances. The study is aimed at determining the composition of indicators that characterize the population’s provision with conditions and services in the field of culture; forming a database of five functional types for the period of 2000—2019; selecting the methods of analysis, as well as analyzing the dynamics of the cultural benefits provision to the Russian population; assessing the positive effects and negative consequences of the cultural institutions network optimization.

To this end, the article analyzes the statistical data of the Main Information and Computing Center of the Ministry of Culture of Russia, examines the legislative acts regulating the state guarantees of providing the population with cultural benefits. For each functional type (theaters, concert organizations and independent groups, museums, libraries, cultural and leisure institutions), the authors select the indicators that characterize conditions and services in the field of culture and compare them with the indicators of attendance and demand for the services by the population. The article applies an indicative model using the methods of horizontal (temporal), vertical (structural) comparative analysis. There is revealed that, firstly, the dynamics of the cultural benefits provision to the Russian population during the specified period was uneven in terms of functional types; secondly, the measures to improve the efficiency of cultural budget expenditures led to some positive changes in the conditions of provision. At the same time, there were certain imbalances in the form of a decrease in the provision of cultural benefits to the population and reduced opportunities for participation in cultural life due to some unreasonable optimization of the network of libraries and cultural and leisure institutions. The study concludes that the identified negative trends can be neutralized by creation of new cultural development centers, active introduction of mobile forms of cultural services and inclusive forms of working with people with special needs, modern digital technologies, development of cultural and educational tourism, volunteerism.
Sergey Timofeyevich Konenkov’s Mythopoetics
Authors: Bulycheva Elena I.
Published: May 2021

The article deals with the features of mythopoetic models in S.T. Konenkov’s sculpture. Despite the fact that monographs, albums, dozens of articles are devoted to the maestro’s works and they are quite well studied, the nature of the mythologism of S.T. Konenkov’s artistic thinking has not been fully revealed. In the ideological context of Soviet art studies, which were based on the methodology of the “social history of art”, only the fact of the sculptor’s deep interest in archaic folk traditions was noted, while this topic can be considered as a natural manifestation of the myth-making process characteristic of the art of the 20th century as a whole. Using the example of S.T. Konenkov’s works, the article attempts to retrace the formation specifics of the “non-classical artistic language” of mythopoetics in the Russian land, which consisted in the fact that, unlike Western European artists who would immerse in the exotic world of archaic art of non-European origin (primarily Africa), Russian masters were fascinated by their home antiquity. When considering the mythological structures that served as the basis for the mythopoetic models of S.T. Konenkov’s sculptural projects, three basic groups can be conditionally distinguished: a direct appeal to ancient mythology, pagan Slavic reminiscences, and a mythological interpretation of a freshly created new world. It is thanks to myth-making that the characters of S.T. Konenkov’s sculptural compositions, despite all the heterogeneity of specific subjects, belong to the integrity of a single cosmos created by the mythopoetic consciousness of the maestro. At the same time, the common mythological foundations of the Russian sculpture development in that period determine the commonality of the mythopoetic models, characteristic not only of S.T. Konenkov’s works. In many ways, they are also quite clearly manifested in the works of S.D. Erzia, A.S. Golubkina, and others.
Pyramiding resistance genes and widening the genetic base of the apple (Malus × domestica Borkh.) crop
Authors: Testolin Raffaele , Falginella Luigi , De Carli Alberto , De Mori Gloria , Cipriani Guido
Published: May 2021

Apple breeding is active worldwide and yet the apple crop is in a precarious state as it relies on few dominant cultivars and only the Rvi6 (formerly Vf) gene, that confers resistance to scab, has been extensively exploited in the cultivars entered the market in recent years. However, there are some 20 disease resistance genes described in apple and the apple germplasm includes thousands of accessions in the repositories. In this paper, a breeding programme is described, whereby 36 genotypes, including ancient and contemporary apple cultivars, were crossed to produce a new set of selections that combine extensive genetic resources with pyramided resistance genes to several apple diseases, such as scab and powdery mildew. The 110 cross combinations carried out successfully, of the 260 initially planned, produced 7,876 offsprings, reduced to 2,969 after screening with molecular markers associated with five resistance genes. Selections with three or two resistance genes and good agronomic characteristics were kept for further field observations with the aims of creating new cultivars for the market and new parents for future breeding projects
Trans-cis Photoisomerization of a Biomimetic Cyclocurcumin Analogue Rationalized by Molecular Modelling
Authors: Losantos Raúl , Pecourneau Jeremy , Mourer Maxime , Parant Stephane , Pasc Andreea , Monari Antonio
Published: May 2021

Cyclocurcumin is a natural compound extracted from turmeric and showing, in addition to antiinfective, antibacterial, and intinflammatory capabilities, solvent-dependent phtoswitching ability. The solvent-dependent photochemistry of cyclocurcumin has been rationalized on the basis of a competition between π-π* and n-π* states. Recently we have reported the synthesis of a biomimetic analogue showing enhanced photochemical properties and in particular presenting photoswitching capacity in various media. In the present contribution we rely on the use of molecular modeling and simulation, incuding density functional and wavefunction based methods to explore the excited states potential energy surface landscape. We see that the addition of a carbon-carbon double bond to the core of the natural compounds favors the population of the π-π* state, whatever the choice of the solvent, and hence leads to photoisomerisation, with fluorescence reduced to only a minor channel, rationalizing the experimental observations. In addition, the two photon absorption cross section is also strongly increased compared to the parent compound, paving the way to the use in biologically oriented applications.
Cephalopods Inspired Rapid Self-Healing Nanoclay Composite Coatings with Oxygen Barrier and Super-Bubble-Phobic Properties
Authors: Manabe Kengo , Norikane Yasuo , Koyama Emiko
Published: May 2021

Polymeric coatings with oxygen barrier properties are an important technology in food packaging that can extend the shelf life of food products and reduce waste. Although a typical technology in practical use is the deposition of metal or inorganic materials between multilayer films to reduce the oxygen transmission rate, once the film is damaged, oxygen permeates through the damaged area, damaging the packaged food. In addition, nanobrick wall structures consisting of nanoplatelet bricks have the potential to replace barrier films made of inorganic materials, however, they similarly lack repair performance or have slow repair speed despite having repair performance. Inspired by the rapid self-repair mechanism of cephalopods, the study develops a nanoclay-containing coating that can rapidly repair surface damage via water. By introducing CaCl2-derived counterions and montmorillonite for nanobrick wall structures into polyelectrolyte multilayers stacked by layer-by-layer self-assembly, the non-covalent polymer network is increased, resulting in mimicking a strong cephalopod-derived β-sheet structure and non-covalent intermolecular interactions derived from cephalopods. Regardless of the amount of montmorillonite added, the self-healing process was completed within 10 sec. The high-water retention at the surface showed super-bubble-phobicity in water and inhibited gas permeation. The oxygen permeability of the coatings with more than a certain amount of montmorillonite was less than 1/100 of that of bare polyethylene. The ultra-fast self-healing gas barrier coating has the potential to be used not only for food products but also for electronics and pharmaceutical packaging and gas separation applications. The key technology developed in this study provides novel insights into the construction of self-healing membranes made of composite materials and will contribute to the formation of a sustainable society.
Photodoping and Fast Charge Extraction in Ionic Carbon Nitride Photoanodes
Authors: Adler Christiane , Selim Shababa , Krivtsov Igor , Li Chunyu , Mitoraj Dariusz , Dietzek Benjamin , Durrant James R , Beranek Radim
Published: May 2021

Ionic carbon nitrides based on poly(heptazine imides) (PHI) represent one of the most vigorously studied class of low-cost, tunable and stable polymeric materials with possible applications in photocatalysis and energy storage. However, the fundamental photophysical properties and processes that govern the performance of these materials are still poorly understood and have been studied mostly in form of particle suspensions. We study, for the first time, the photogenerated charge dynamics in highly stable and binder-free PHI photoanodes with excellent performance in photoelectrocatalytic alcohol conversions using in operando transient photocurrents (TPC) and spectroelectrochemical photoinduced absorption (PIA) measurements. Interestingly, we discover that light-induced accumulation of long-lived trapped electrons within the PHI film leads to effective photodoping of the PHI film, resulting in a significant improvement of photocurrent response due to more efficient electron transport. While photodoping has been previously reported for various inorganic and organic semiconductors, the here reported beneficial photodoping effect has never been shown before for carbon nitride materials. Furthermore, we find that the extraction kinetics of untrapped electrons are remarkably fast in these PHI photoanodes, with electron extraction times (ms) comparable to those measured for commonly employed metal oxide semiconductors (e.g., TiO2, WO3, BiVO4). These results shed light on the excellent performance of PHI photoanodes in alcohol photoreforming, including very negative photocurrent onset, outstanding fill factor, and the possibility to carry out photoreforming under zero-bias conditions. More generally, the here reported photodoping effect and fast electron extraction in PHI photoanodes represent thus yet another intriguing property of ionic (PHI-based) carbon nitride materials, and establish a strong rationale for the use of PHI films in various applications, such as bias-free photoelectrochemistry or photobatteries.
Theoretical Determination of Rate Constants from Excited-States: Application to Benzophenone
Authors: Shizu Katsuyuki , Kaji Hironori
Published: May 2021

A cost-effective method of theoretically predicting electronic transition rate constants from the excited-states of molecules is reported. This method is based on density functional theory calculations of electronic states and quantitative rate constant determination with the Fermi golden rule.
TITANIA: Model Free Interpretation of Residual Dipolar Couplings in the context of Organic Compounds
Authors: Roth Felix , Schmidts Volker , Thiele Christina
Published: May 2021

The direct use of RDCs as restraint to construct structures based on RDCs is proposed for organic compounds. It uses the vector and dynamics information available in multi alignment data sets directly for the joint determination of conformation and configuration of organic compounds. We show that employing these data even a flat or random start structure converges into the correctly configured structure when employing multiple alignment data sets in our iterative procedure.
501Y.V2 Spike Protein Resists the Antibody in Atomistic Simulations
Authors: Ngo Son Tung
Published: May 2021

SARS-CoV-2 Spike (S) protein is a major biological target for COVID-19 vaccine design. Unfortunately, recent reports indicated that Spike (S) protein mutations can lead to antibody resistance. However, understanding the process is limited, especially at the atomic scale. The structural change of S protein and neutralizing antibody fragment (FAb) complexes was thus probed using molecular dynamics (MD) simulations. In particular, backbone RMSD of the 501Y.V2 complex was significantly larger than that of the WT implying a large structural change of the mutation system. Moreover, the mean of , CCS, and SASA are almost the same when compared two complexes, but the distribution of these values are absolutely different. Furthermore, the free energy landscape of the complexes was significantly changed when the 501Y.V2 variant was induced. The binding pose between S protein and FAb was thus altered. The FAb-binding affinity to S protein was thus reduced due to revealing over steered-MD (SMD) simulations. The observation is in good agreement with the respective experiment that the 501Y.V2 SARS-CoV-2 variant can escape from neutralizing antibody (NAb).
COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy and Acceptance in a Cohort of Diverse New Zealanders
Authors: Prickett Kate , Habibi Hannah , Atatoa Carr Polly
Published: May 2021

Author's original manuscript.
Speech-Language Intervention used by Professionals for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder in Pakistan
Authors: Pasha Shaheen , Shah Shakeela , Siddiqui Ghazal Khalid
Published: May 2021

Purpose: This study will benefit the field of Autism as well as incorporation of communication interventions for the Professionals for Children with Autism in Pakistan. The objective of the study was to find the most common types of Speech-Language interventions used by professionals, Speech-Language interventions preferred by professionals, Speech-Language interventions supported by parents of children with autism. Methodology: The study was quantitative the data was collected from the100 health Professionals working in government and private autism centers or settings in different cities of Punjab. A purposive sampling technique was used. The researcher developed a questionnaire was developed by research considering literature review. The questioner had 35 questions related to interventions given by health professionals working in government and private autism centers. Findings: Findings of the study showed that many institutions were giving various therapeutic services to children with Autism Spectrum Disorder regarding speech and language but mostly experienced people were practicing speech therapy and PECS as speech and language intervention.
Gender Equality but Never-Ending Inequity in FATA, Pakistan
Authors: Mubeen Sadaf , Quddus Muhammad Abdul
Published: May 2021

Purpose: Conventional wisdom in women development generally supports the link between acceptance of unequal gender norms, which is reflective of their work participation rate, and income gaps. While this link is intuitive in the literature, the presumed impact beyond merely women empowerment, including women's socio-economic development, while lacking sufficient evidence for the case of FATA (Pakistan). This inhand study devolves on the factors which may have promising impact towards women empowerment, consisting upon a sample data of 962 female from secondary data sources i.e. PDHS 2017-18.

Design/Methodology/Approach:  Survey based data of PDHS 2017-18 was used in this study. Moreover, Binomial Logistic Regression is applied as an econometric technique.

Findings: The disaggregated results confirm that women in FATA are less benefited as compared to men, particularly when it comes to financial status; affecting their household decision making and adding miseries to their socio-economic conditions. Not only that, the persistent gender gap in this region also shares a prominent link with their age, education, exposure to media, fertility preference and employment status.

Implications/Originality/Value: Lastly, the study scientifically concludes that access to education and employment is the only enabling factor to women's empowerment and achievement towards their socio-economic goals. On the same hand, above much depends on the attitude of the people towards gender equality, which may require intensive social reforms to change their behaviors.
Ensino de Ciências por investigação: contribuições de artigos de bases de dados abertas para a práxis docente
Authors: Reis Larissa Tebaldi , Bevilacqua Gabriela Dias , Silva Robson Coutinho
Published: May 2021

Pesquisas sobre a abordagem do Ensino de Ciências por Investigação têm apresentado resultados favoráveis para a aprendizagem. Sua implantação em sala de aula requer que o professor se aproprie desta abordagem e conheça exemplos de sucesso para transformação de sua práxis docente. A bibliografia pode ser um importante aliado de professores que queiram trabalhar o Ensino de Ciências por Investigação com seus alunos. Assim, realizamos uma revisão sistemática em bases de busca abertas, ou seja, disponíveis para consulta dos professores, objetivando caracterizar os artigos empíricos e como contribuem para a práxis docente. Como resultado, obtivemos 20 trabalhos aplicados à Educação Básica, com predominância no ensino de Física. Os artigos com atividades práticas concentravam-se em Física e Química, e atividades de investigação de textos, em Biologia, aspectos que podem estar relacionados aos conteúdos tradicionalmente trabalhados no ensino básico e à natureza dessas ciências. Metade dos trabalhos aplicados ao Ensino Médio foi realizada em escolas técnicas, levantando questões relacionadas a diferenças dessas instituições que possibilitam o envolvimento dos professores nessa abordagem. Os artigos contemplavam: aprendizagem de conceitos, engajamento e alfabetização científica. No entanto, uma questão importante foi observada nos estudos: a avaliação dentro dessa abordagem ainda é pouco explorada nas pesquisas.
O processo de instrumentalização no ensino de Ciências: uma revisão sobre o uso das tecnologias digitais
Authors: Lopes David Santana , Alves Lynn Rosalina Gama , Lira-da-Silva Rejâne Maria
Published: May 2021

A instrumentalização das tecnologias digitais nas Ciências da Natureza é uma característica comum a esse campo do saber. Nesse sentido, o presente estudo se propôs a analisar de que forma tais tecnologias vêm sendo consideradas em diferentes espaços vinculados ao Ensino de Ciências. Para isso, foi realizada uma revisão sistemática dos trabalhos presentes nos anais das últimas cinco edições do Encontro Nacional de Pesquisa em Educação em Ciências (ENPEC) à luz dos princípios da Análise Crítica do Discurso. Com base nos 83 trabalhos selecionados, foi possível identificar um perfil utilitarista no que tange à imersão das tecnologias digitais em experiências de ensino de Química, Biologia e Física, enquanto que no campo interdisciplinar tais experiências se mostraram ainda mais instrumentais frente a uma faixa etária estudantil mais restrita, como é o caso do Ensino Fundamental II. Foi perceptível ainda a dispersão das tecnologias digitais em meio à abordagem Ciência, Tecnologia, Sociedade e Ambiente (CTSA), fato que vem diluindo as singularidades culturais e sociopolíticas dos artefatos tecnológicos. Compreende-se, portanto, que tais artefatos podem oferecer condições para que o corpo docente e estudantil visualize os conteúdos não só de forma funcional, mas os próprios potenciais transformadores que as tecnologias digitais podem proporcionar.
Determination of the parameters of suspended particles using acoustic radiation
Authors: Semenov V. V.
Published: May 2021

The flow of a gas or liquid can be visualized by detecting and analyzing sequential images of the particle distribution on the surface of the object under study through the determination of the motion parameters. However, this approach does not provide estimation of the mass and density of solid particles along with visualization of their distribution. We present the results of determining the mass and density of suspended particles using additional irradiation of the particle flux with acoustic radiation. The technique is based on the use of the method of visual processing of images of particle flows entrained by an acoustic field of a given frequency and amplitude for at least two periods of acoustic vibrations. Relaxation of the particles in the measuring plane «cut out» by the light «knife» was also taken into account. The basic mathematical expressions required for estimation of the mass, density, velocity field and shape of the particles using digital image processing and temperature measurement in the flow area are presented. The block diagram and design of the device used for the implementation of the proposed diagnostic method are presented. This technique can be used to determine the parameters of suspended particles in medicine, biology, ecology, powder metallurgy and other fields of science and technology.
KAMU DİPLOMASİSİ AKTÖRÜ OLARAK JANDARMA TEŞKİLATI
Authors: AVCI Engin
Published: May 2021

Günümüzde küreselleşmeyle birlikte gelişen iletişim ve ulaşım teknolojileri güvenlik anlayışını ve “kamu diplomasisi” kavramını da etkilemiştir. Kapsamı, araçları, hedefleri ve aktörleri değişen kamu diplomasisi kolluk faaliyetleri dâhil birçok alanı içine alacak şekilde genişlemiştir. Bu çalışmanın amacı, Jandarma’nın yurt dışı faaliyetleri ile yurt içinde yabancılara yönelik yürüttüğü kolluk hizmetlerini kamu diplomasisi açısından incelemektir. Açık kaynakların yanında resmî verilere dayalı olarak yapılan bu çalışma, artan uluslararası faaliyetlerin kolluğun kamu diplomasisi alanındaki rolünü ve etkinliğini artıracağını ileri sürmektedir. Jandarma’nın uluslararası faaliyetleri güvenlik diplomasisi ve eğitim diplomasisi olmak üzere iki alt sektör altında incelenmiştir. Uluslararası örgütlerdeki faaliyetler, yurt dışı sürekli görevler ve barışı koruma görevleri ile yurtiçinde yabancılara yönelik mülki ve adli hizmetler “güvenlik diplomasisi” olarak, Jandarma ve Sahil Güvenlik Akademisi ile Jandarma Genel Komutanlığının diğer eğitim merkezlerinin eğitim ve öğretime ilişkin faaliyetleri ise “eğitim diplomasisi” olarak incelenmiştir. Güvenlik ve eğitim diplomasi alanında yürütülen faaliyetler çerçevesinde, Jandarma’nın kamu diplomasisinin önemli bir aktörü olma yolunda ilerlediği sonucuna varılmıştır.
AFET KURBANLARININ KİMLİKLENDİRİLMESİNDE KULLANILAN YÖNTEMLER VE ÜLKEMİZDEKİ DURUM
Authors: AKINCIOĞLU Niyazi Umut , ASLAN İlker , DOĞAN Yeşim
Published: May 2021

Büyük can kayıplarının meydana geldiği afetlerde en zorlu aşamalardan biri farklı disiplinlerden uzmanların katılımlarını gerektiren “afet kurbanlarının kimliklendirilmesi” sürecidir. Bu aşamada kimliklendirmede kesin sonuç veren altın standart yöntemlerin yanı sıra, karşılaştırma örnek havuzunu daraltan ve destekleyici yöntemler de kullanılır. Birincil kriterler olarak da adlandırılan altın standart üç yöntem, parmak izi incelemesi, dental analiz ve DNA analizidir. Herhangi birinden alınan pozitif sonuç kimliklendirme için yeterli olsa da afetin oluş şekli ve insan kalıntılarının içinde bulunduğu durum hangi yöntemin ön plana çıkacağını belirler. Maliyet ve uygulama kolaylığı açısından DNA analizleri, parmak izi incelemeleri ve dental analizlerden sonra tercih edilmesi gereken pahalı ve zahmetli bir yöntemdir. Ancak diğer yöntemlerin sonuç verebilmesi için de karşılaştırmada kullanılacak ölüm öncesi verilerin kayıtlarının düzenli tutuluyor olması gerekir. Bu nedenle bir ülkenin afet kurbanlarını kimliklendirme süreci açısından gelişmişliği ile süreçte DNA analizlerine başvurma oranı arasında ters bir ilişki olduğu söylenebilir. Ülkemizde parmak izi kayıtları ile ilgili sorunlar büyük ölçüde çözümlenmiş olsa da dental kayıtların tutulması ile ilgili halen sorunlar yaşanmaktadır. Bu gerçeklerden yola çıkarak, görev tanımı afet kurbanlarını kimliklendirme olan, farklı disiplinlerde uzmanların varlığını gerektiren ekiplerin kurulması ve ölüm öncesi kayıtlarla ilgili düzenlemelerin hayata geçirilmesi doğal afet ve terör olaylarının sıklıkla yaşandığı ülkemizde önemli bir önceliktir.
Heterogeneous Fleet Green Vehicle Routing Problem: A Literature Review
Authors: Normasari Nur Mayke Eka , Lathifah Nurul
Published: May 2021

Transportation, as a part of the supply chain process, contributes to carbon emission which leads to climate change and global warming. This environmental issue gives an impact to decisions regarding the supply chain of a company. One way to deal with this issue is by analyzing their vehicle routing problem. In this study, the issue about routing problems in green supply chain by considering the heterogeneous fleet is being discussed. One variant of Green Vehicle Routing Problem (GVRP) reviewed in this paper is about Heterogeneous Alternative Fuel Vehicles for Green Vehicle Routing Problem (HAFVGVRP). The purpose of this study is to review the development of GVRP with heterogeneous alternative fuel vehicles and the gap or state-of-the-art on existing researches. The review was classified according to the objectives, type of fleet, and solution used. Moreover, this study also presents the trend and direction of further research.
Application of Robust Estimation Method for Establishing 3D Combined Terrestrial and GNSS Network: A case of a Quarry in Lang Son, Vietnam
Authors: ANH TUAN Luu , NGOC HA Hoang , PHU HIEN La , VAN CHUNG Pham
Published: May 2021

Recently, in Vietnam, the detection of geodetic measurements that contain rough errors as well as such data processing method has been considered as a key step in geodetic data processing, especially for large geodetic networks with many different types of measurements like 3D - Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) network. On the other hand, mines in Vietnam often have complex terrains, so it is necessary to apply modern and flexible surveying methods in combination with ground and space measurements to build 3D coordinates control networks for management and exploitation to ensure sustainable development. Therefore, this research developed a Robust estimation method based on empirical weighting function for establishing 3D geodetic network combining terrestrial observation and GNSS vectors. The experiment on processing the combined network in Lang Son limestone quarry, Vietnam showed that the proposed method could be an effective solution for processing 3D terrestrial – GNSS geodetic network for mine surveying in Vietnam.
Morfometri Ovarium setelah Pemberian Ekstrak Daun Kelor (Moringa oleifera LAM)
Authors: Balumbi Musthamin , Fachruddin Fachruddin , Risman Muhammad
Published: May 2021

Ovarium merupakan organ reproduksi utama dalam sistem reproduksi betina yang berperan dalam menghasilkan sel ovum. Kualitas folikel yang dihasilkan ovarium dipengaruhi oleh nutrisi yang dikonsumsi suatu individu. Kelor (Moringa oleifera LAM) telah lama dikenal sebagai tanaman dengan kandungan nutrisi yang cukup tinggi. Nutrisi yang terdapat di dalam kelor adalah vitamin, mineral, antioksidan, asam amino esensial dan senyawa fitosterol. Kandungan nutrisi pada kelor paling banyak ditemukan di daun. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui kualitas ovarium setelah pemberian ekstrak daun kelor (Moringa oleifera LAM). Metode yang digunakan adalah penelitian eksperimental. Hewan yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah 60 ekor mencit betina (Mus musculus) umur 14-15 minggu dengan rerata bobot badan 30-35 g. Ekstrak daun kelor yang diberikan dengan dosis 0 mg kg-1 BB, 300 mg kg-1 BB, 400 mg kg-1 BB, 500 mg kg-1 BB. Pengamatan dilakukan setelah pemberian 5, 10, 15, 24, dan 34 hari. Parameter penelitian meliputi siklus estrus dan morfometri ovarium. Hasil Penelitian menunjukkan bahwa tingkat konsentrasi dan lamanya pemberian ekstrak daun kelor memberi pengaruh terhadap panjang, lebar, dan bobot ovarium mencit. Konfirmasi siklus estrus bertujuan untuk mengetahui bahwa siklus reproduksi dalam ovarium mencit berlangsung normal. Siklus estrus pada mencit penelitian rata-rata berlangsung normal, yakni terjadi selama 4-5 hari.
BENEFITS OF FINANCIAL RATIOS FOR FINANCING SHARIA BANKING INDONESIA
Authors: Habibi Ahmad , Iqbal Muhammad
Published: May 2021

This study aims at how the benefits of financial ratios to Islamic banking financing in Indonesia. The data used is time-series data. Population, as well as samples in this study, are statistical reports of sharia banking Sharia Commercial Banks in Indonesia for the period January 2015 - December 2017. Ratio selection is conducted by using a stepwise regression method as well as hypothesis testing is done by multiple regression, t-test, and F test. The results obtained from the study show that the value of Adjusted R2 can obtain values of 0.914 or 91.40%. The t-test results show that FDR, NPF, and ROA significantly influence Sharia Banking Financing. This shows that from the financial ratios used in this study, three financial ratios that affect the Financing of Sharia Banking in Indonesia, namely FDR, NPF, and CAR.