bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Effect of Planting Dates and Fertilizer Rates on the Growth and Yield of Sweet Potato (Ipomoea batatas L.) In WUKARI, Taraba State
Authors: K. Balogun , J.T. Nwokah
Published: May 2021

A field experiment was conducted at the teaching and research farm of the Federal University Wukari, Taraba State, Nigeria to determine, evaluate and compare the effect of planting dates and fertilizer rates on growth and yield of sweet potato, using three planting dates: planting date one (July 4), planting date two (July18) and planting date three (August 1) for both 2017 and 2018 cropping seasons, and four fertilizer rates: F0 (0kg/h), F1 (30kg/h), F2 (60kg/h) and F3 (90kg/h). The treatments were arranged in 3 x 4 split plot factorial design combinations replicated three times. Measurements were taken on the growth and tuber yield at harvest such as the length of primary veins, number of secondary veins, number of leaves, number of tubers and tuber weight. Data collected were analyzed using ANOVA and the significant means separated using Duncan multiple differences at 5% probability level. The result of the experiment indicated that both main effects (planting dates and fertilizer rates) had significant influence on all of the traits measured. Similarly, the interactive effect of planting dates and fertilizer rates significantly affected all of the traits measured, except leaf area which is not significantly influenced by the interactive effect of planting dates and fertilizer rates. The significantly highest weight of tuber per plant was obtained from the planting dates at PD1, PD2 and PD3 (1.09, 1.56 and 1.10 respectively in 2017 cropping season and 1.00, 1.51 and 1.03 respectively for 2018 cropping season). Fertilizer rates enhanced growth and yield performance on the planting dates used. Highest yield values were observed in planting date 2 (PD2). Highest value in all the yield characters measured was observed in planting date 2 (PD2) at fertilizer rates of F3 and F2 (90kg/h and 60kg/h respectively). Based on the findings from this research, planting date 2 (PD2) with 60kg/ha (F2) of fertilizer application rate is recommended. Generally, all traits except the leaf area were significantly affected by the interactive effect of planting date and fertilizer rate, indicating that determining fertilizer rate for each planting date by considering their vegetative growth and yield habit is very important in crop production. Further research should be repeated under rainfed conditions at different locations.
Development and Validation of RP-HPLC Method for Analysis of Aclidinium Bromide and Formoterol Fumarate in Pharmaceuticals
Authors: Ch Devadasu , V Bharani
Published: May 2021

A fast, sensitive, and reliable RP-HPLC method involving cyberlab HPLC System with PDA detection was developed and validated for the quantification of Aclidinium bromide and Formoterol fumarate in inhalation preparations. Chromatography was performed on the Inertsil -ODS C18 (250 x 4.6mm, 5μ) column using filtered and mixed degassed methanol: buffer (75:25 v/v) as a mobile phase with a flow rate of 1.0mL/min and the column effluent was monitored at 240nm. Retention times for Aclidinium bromide 4.713min and Formoterol fumarate 6.691min. The method obeyed linearity in the concentration range of 20-80µg/mL for the two drugs when validated according to standard procedures.
Analytical Method Development and Validation for Simultaneous estimation of Methotrexate and Hydroxychloroquine sulfate in bulk drug by using RP-HPLC
Authors: Sharma Anupam , Ankalgi Amar Deep , Devi Arti , Pandit Vinay , Singh Ashawat Mahendra
Published: May 2021

A rapid isocratic chromatographic procedure for the analysis of methotrexate, hydroxychloroquine sulfate in bulk drug and pharmaceutical formulations was developed validated in the present study. The mobile phase consists of a mixture of Water: Acetonitrile: Tetrahydrofuran in the proportion of 50:40:10 and pH maintained to 3with perchloric acid. Retention time was found to be 3.0 and 3.7minutes for methotrexate and hydroxychloroquine sulfate respectively. The method was performing by using the C18 column, ODS Hypersil column with UV detection at 318nm, and flow rate of 1.0ml/min. The percentage of recovery for both drugs was found to be 99.99%. All validation parameters were within limits as per the ICH guidelines.
Simple and Sensitive Analytical Method Development and Validation of Nitazoxanide and Ofloxacin by RP- HPLC
Authors: Agrawal Abhishek , Kumar Bichala Prem , Singh Swapna
Published: May 2021

RP-HPLC method was developed for the determination for the validation of Nitazoxanide and Ofloxacin in pharmaceutical dosage form. Chromatographic separation was performed on Develosil ODS HG-5 RP C18, 15x4.6mm, 5µm column, with mobile phase comprising of mixture of ACN: Methanol: Citric acid in the ratio of 50:45:5 v/v, at the flow rate 1.0ml/min and the detection was carried out at 296nm. The comprehensive forced stress testing has been carried out as per USP guidelines. The drug Nitazoxanide is subjected to synthetic Benzamide, and the drug Ofloxacin is subject to synthetic Fluoroquinolone. RP- HPLC method was developed to separate analyte from all other degradation peaks. The method was successfully validated as per ICH guidelines for the purpose of conducting studies of the analyte in quality control laboratory. The drug was subjected to different degradation conditions; it was found to be stable in all degradation conditions. The purposed HPLC method was found to be precise, specific, accurate, rapid and economical for the determination of Nitazoxanide and Ofloxacin in pharmaceutical dosage form. The sample recoveries in all formulations were in good agreement with their respective label claims and this method can be used for routine analysis. The linearity range was found to be 0-50 (µg/ml) for Nitazoxanide and 0-50 (µg/ml) for Ofloxacin. Calibration curve was plotted and correlation co-efficient for the drugs found to be 0.999 and 0.997. Hence the results obtained were within the limits.
Detection and Quantification of Anti-oxidant markers like Rutin, Catechin, Quercetin, Gallic acid, Ellagic acid, Ferulic acid, Vitexin and Mangiferin in Herbal raw materials available in market belongs to Rutaceae family by HPTLC Technique
Authors: Arivukkarasu Ramasamy , Rajasekaran Aiyalu
Published: May 2021

The primary aim of the study is to detect the flavonoids, phenolic acids and xanthones in three commercial herbal raw materials namely Aegle marmelos, Citrus aurantifolia and Murraya koenigii obtained from Rutaceae family used in daily domestic needs to confirm the presence of mentioned common secondary metabolites in herbal raw materials. Results of the study clearly revealed that these raw materials from rutaceae family contains flavonoids, phenolic acids and xanthones. The developed HPTLC method can be employed for the routine investigations of flavonoids, phenolic acids and xanthones in herbal raw materials. Aegle marmelos, Citrus aurantifolia and Murraya koenigii was ascertain the presence of Rutin and shows the 0.072%,0.005%0.002% respectively. Ellagic acid was originate to be not more than 0.004% each of Aegle marmelos and Citrus aurantifolia. Quercetin was found to 0.034% .062% 0.021% respectively in all test three extracts. Vitexin was found to be 0.019% in Citrus aurantifolia. Murraya koenigii revels presence of 0.002%, 0.001% of mangiferin and catechin respectively
Development of HPTLC Method for the Estimation of Andrgrapholide from Arjuna Tablet
Authors: Ghumare Priyanka , Dolas Ramdas T. , Aher Vandana
Published: May 2021

A simple, rapid, selective and quantitative HPTLC method has been developed for determination of Andrographolide in Arjuna extract and Arjuna tablet formulation. The alcoholic extract of Terminalia Arjuna and its ayurvedic formulation‐Himalaya Arjuna tablet samples were applied on TLC Aluminium plate pre coated with Silica gel60 GF254 and developed using Toluene: Methanol (4:3) v/v as a mobile phase. Quantification was carried out densitometrically using an UV detector at wavelength of 254 nm. The results obtained complies the limit of assay as per I.P.
Analytical Quality by Design in Stress Testing or Stability - Indicating Method
Authors: Vyas Amitkumar J. , Visana Nilam M. , Patel Ajay I. , Patel Ashok B. , Patel Nilesh K. , Shah Sunny R.
Published: May 2021

Analytical methods are required to be developed at different stages of the pharmaceutical product life cycle. The concept of QbD can be extended to analytical method development known as analytical quality by design (AQbD). Quality by design is a systematic approach to development that begins with predefined objects and emphasizes product and process understanding and helps in the systematic approach to drug development. The concepts described in ICH Q8- Q11, commonly referred to as quality by design (QbD), have also been applied to the development of analytical methods. The benefits of applying the QbD principle to analytical methods include identifying and minimizing sources of variability that may lead to poor method robustness and ensuring that the method meets its intended performance requirements throughout the product and method lifecycle. Stress testing is a very important tool in pharmaceutical research and development to predict long-term stability. Stress studies should be performed in stability-indicating method development to understand drug behavior but also can be performed with method validation for regulatory filling predict stability and measure impurities. For determination of degradation pathways and structural elucidation of degradation produced, these stress testing are helpful. It is also used to select the storage condition and improve the manufacturing process of formulations.
The Malvinas (Falkland) Plateau Derived from Africa? Constraints for its Tectonic Evolution
Authors: Ramos Víctor , Chemale Farid , Lovecchio Juan Pablo , Naipauer Maximiliano
Published: May 2021

The latest studies on the tectonic evolution of the Malvinas (Falkland) Islands and their adjacent continental plateau further east are analyzed to assess a long controversy regarding the origin of these islands. Although there has been a controversy for several decades on this subject, new technologies and exploratory drilling have brought new data, however the debate of the geological evolution of this area remains open. The two dominant hypotheses are analyzed by assessing the eventual collision between the islands and the South American continent, the presence of a large transcontinental fault such as Gastre, the potential 180º rotation of the Malvinas Islands, and the occurrence of a mega-decollement with opposite vergence. These hypotheses are contrasted with the processes that have occurred in Patagonia, especially those based on the new isotopic data on the Maurice Ewing Bank at the eastern end of the Malvinas Plateau, and the current knowledge of the adjacent Malvinas Basin. The new data highlights the inconsistencies of certain models that proposed these islands migrated from the eastern African coasts near Natal, to their current  position and rotated 180º on a vertical axis. The new observations are consolidating the hypothesis that postulates that the islands have been part of the South American continent since before the Paleozoic.
Emerging Experimental Strategies for Studies on Inhomogeneous Nanomaterials. Exploring Electronics, Atomic Structure and Properties by Synchrotron X-Ray-Based Techniques
Authors: Requejo Félix Gregorio
Published: May 2021

Through representative examples, we illustrate the strategic value of synchrotron X-ray-based techniques for nanomaterial characterization, especially for inhomogeneous nanomaterials. These examples are used to describe opportunities, motivations for new questions and possible reexamination of older topics, not only due to the proven success of the scientific instrumentation, but also because the extraordinary specific advantages offered by the new X-ray micro and nanoprobes techniques.
The Pierre Auger Observatory and its Upgrade
Authors: Collaboration The Pierre Auger
Published: May 2021

The Pierre Auger Observatory was built to study cosmic rays of the highest energies. It is installed in the Departments of Malarg¨ue and San Rafael in the Province of Mendoza, Argentina. The Observatory is based on a hybrid design, comprised by two detector systems: a surface array of 1660 water Cherenkov detectors is complemented with 27 fluorescence telescopes which overlook the atmosphere above the surface array. Covering a total area in excess of 3000 km2, it is the largest and most precise observatory of its kind. It has been in full operation for over a decade now. In this article we review the objectives and design properties of the Pierre Auger Observatory, present its performance and the main scientific results obtained so far, and we describe the Upgrade that is well underway to enhance its capabilities for the next decade of measurements.
Pool Strategy for Surveillance Testing of SARS-CoV-2
Authors: Marceca Felipe , Rocha Viegas Luciana , Pregi Nicolas , Barbas María Gabriela , Hozbor Daniela , Pecci Adali , Etchenique Roberto
Published: May 2021

Due to the great morbidity and mortality in the risk groups of the pandemic COVID-19 caused by the emerging coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 and in the absence of effective therapeutic or preventive measures, quarantines, social distancing and the use of masks were the measures most used by health systems to reduce infections. The social, economic and health impact caused by these measures have begun to be evaluated in the different countries. These analyses lead to underestimations because in general they evaluate disease confirmed by a laboratory test and in some cases by epidemiological link without considering asymptomatic or oligosymptomatic infection. Therefore, mitigating fast circulation of the virus requires continuous tracking, detection, and isolation of cases, for which active surveillance able to address asymptomatic cases can make a valuable contribution over the dynamics of the disease in a given society, and to allocate adequate health resources and evaluate the effectiveness of control measures. Mathematical models such as the Susceptible-Exposed-Infectious-Removed (SEIR) allow not only to improve the estimates of the evolution of the pandemic at the local level, but also to evaluate health strategies. In the context of large testing requirements and the expansion of such testing capacity, it is also essential to develop approaches that improve the efficient use of these resources. Active surveillance undoubtedly contributes to improving estimates of virus circulation and it is of particular importance in vulnerable groups of high population density that have one or more risk factors, difficult access to the health system, and inhabit semi-closed facilities such as residential care homes, mental hospitals, prison houses, police stations housing prisoners, etc. Group testing strategies are especially useful for routine community survey and for monitoring of cohesive groups. While the frequency of infection in a population, who have only some symptoms compatible with the disease or do not have any symptoms, may be low, diagnosing even a single positive person typically requires quarantine of the entire group to prevent further spread in the community. In these surveillance strategies, pooling may allow more routine monitoring and detection of low frequency of carriage, thereby improving estimates, informing policy makers, reducing transmission, and alleviating the strain on healthcare services. By means of molecular tests based on RT-qPCR, the pooling strategy has been assayed with different algorithms also for COVID-19, particularly in the asymptomatic population, since a low prevalence of the disease is expected there. This has increased SARS-CoV-2 testing throughput while maintaining high sensitivity. Here, we discuss the relevance of some active surveillance strategies to determine key facts about COVID-19 pandemics and review different testing strategies that different countries have applied for tracking SARS-CoV-2.
On Probability and Proof: Piecing Together the Puzzle of Alexander’s Elephant Medallions
Authors: Holt Frank L.
Published: May 2021

The elephant medallions associated with the reign of Alexander the Great continue to cause controversy. A recent attempt to remove the elephant/chariot type from this corpus is based upon the die axes of three known specimens. This conclusion is false on both methodological grounds and the existence of a fourth specimen. The elephant/chariot type should not be excluded from the corpus of these medallions.
Mints Locations and Chronology of Gnaeus and Sextus Pompey’s Bronze Coinage (RRC 471, 478 and 479): A Die Axes Study
Authors: Kopij Kamil
Published: May 2021

The coinage of Pompey the Great’s sons has long attracted the attention of numismatists and historians trying to reconstruct a detailed chronology of their activities. One of the problems examined was the location of the places they minted coins. This article tries to indicate the possible locations of mints producing Gnaeus’ and Sextus’ bronze coinage (RRC 471, RRC 478, RRC 479) based on the analysis of the die axes of 794 coins and attempts to interpret the results based on local traditions regarding this aspect of coin morphology. The results show that RRC 471 was most likely minted in Corduba. The unusual die alignment of the RRC 478 indicates that it may have been minted not in Spain or Sicily, but in Achaia or Bithynia. It is, however, difficult to reconcile this with the geographical distribution of the finds that points to Sicily. Nonetheless we should probably move dating of this type until after the signing of the Treaty of Misenum in 39 BC. The die axes of the RRC 479 is consistent with traditions of most Sicilian mints. The exception to this is one of the series whose different rotation pattern indicates production in one of only two Sicilian mints (Panormos or Centuripae) or one of the several South Italian cities (most probably Rhegion).
Some Remarks on the Problem of Occurrence of Denarii Subaerati in Barbaricum
Authors: Dymowski Arkadiusz
Published: May 2021

The rapid increase in the corpus of finds of denarii subaerati in the territory of Barbaricum in the last two decades has allowed us to expand our knowledge about the occurrence of these coins in this area. To date, only subaerati have been recorded in finds while recently previously unnoticed categories of non-silver denarii from unofficial issues have been noticed. Furthermore, it is possible to state with a very high probability that denarii subaerati were manufactured in eastern areas of Barbaricum at least since the end of the 3rd century. This of course does not mean that all subaerati that were found in Barbaricum were made there. On the other hand, it is still a very surprising conclusion, due to the fact that until recently it has been considered obvious that all subaerati found in Barbaricum are imports from the territory of the Empire. Thanks to new finds research on subaerati (and on denarii from irregular issues in general) which are situated within a broader context of examinations of finds of Roman coins and their imitations and copies in Barbaricum turn out to be more and more crucial for understanding of the role of Roman Imperial denarii (and Roman money in general) among the Barbarians in the Roman Period and the Migration Period.
Recent Finds of Islamic Coins from the Old Town and Zawodzie Districts in Kalisz
Authors: Kędzierski Adam , Malarczyk Dorota , Wyczółkowski Dariusz
Published: May 2021

A settlement cluster around Kalisz first emerged in the Roman Period on a route leading from the south towards the Baltic coast. In the Early Middle Ages, a settlement centre connected with the Kalisz-Zawodzie stronghold developed at the crossroads of trade routes linking Wielkopolska with Silesia, Mazowsze, and Małopolska, with the earliest traces of early medieval occupation dating back to the 8th century. In the 10th century, oriental silver in the form of silver dirhams started to flow into the discussed region. These coins were part of deposits discovered in the sites of Kalisz-Szałe and Kalisz-Rajsków. Many years of research on artisanal settlement Kalisz-Stare Miasto produced a few fragments of Sāmānid dirhams minted between AH 279–343 (892–954). In 2018, during research at the Church of St. Adalbert located within the Kalisz-Zawodzie settlement accompanying the stronghold, a part of what was probably a larger silver deposit was found. In total, 13 dirham fragments were recovered, among which Sāmānid emissions dated to the first half of the 10th century were identified (8 pcs), as well as five pieces of undetermined dynastic attribution. As demonstrated by the stratigraphic analysis, the early medieval hoard had been discovered and dispersed at some point during the period when the church cemetery was used, between the 17th century and second half of the 18th century.
Review of Wolfgang Fischer-Bossert, Coins, Artists, and Tyrants. Syracuse in the Time of the Peloponnesian War, Numismatic Studies 33, The American Numismatic Society, New York 2017, 371 pages, 27 plates; ISBN 978-0-89722-341-6
Authors: Bodzek Jarosław
Published: May 2021

Review of Wolfgang Fischer-Bossert's book Coins, Artists, and Tyrants. Syracuse in the Time of the Peloponnesian War, New York 2017
Kronika Sekcji Numizmatycznej Komisji Archeologicznej Polskiej Akademii Nauk Oddział w Krakowie (2019) /
The Chronicle of the Numismatic Section of the Commission on Archaeology of the Polish Academy of Sciences (Krakow Branch of the Polish Academy of Sciences) (2019)
Authors: Bodzek Jarosław
Published: May 2021

The text presents activity of the Numismatic Section of the Commission on Archaeology of the Polish Academy of Sciences – Krakow Branch. The chronicle is bilingual – Polish and English.
Application of Ijma’ in Modern Islamic Finance Rulings: Does Ijma’ Really Exist? A Literature Review
Authors: Taslima Julia  , Zainab Belal Omar
Published: May 2021

Despite different views among scholars about the position of Ijma’ as a source of Shari’ah and about the possibility of Ijma’ to take place in its classical form in the contemporary times, the authenticity of it is proved by the Qur’an and Sunnah and the authority of Ijma’ is unanimously agreed. Hence the aim of the paper is to find out whether Ijma’ takes place in the contemporary Islamic Finance Fiqhi rulings or not. Based on document analysis that is the resolutions of different Shari’ah bodies like OIC Fiqh Academy, AAOIFI, SC of Malaysia, Kuwait Finance House, Dhallah of Baraka, Dubai Islamic Bank, Al-Rajhi Bank as well as different books and articles on Ijma’, this paper tries to get clear ideas about the classical and contemporary view of Ijma’ and also tries to find out unanimous agreement of Mujtahids on Islamic Finance rulings. Findings reveal that as per its classical definition Ijma’ does not take place in the contemporary Islamic finance, as no claim is found in favor of it. However, few rulings related to Islamic Finance are agreed by all Mujtahids of different Fiqh academy/ organizations and Shari’ah scholars which are the results of collective Ijtihad of Mujtahids of the current world and are binding in nature, so can be said are the results of Ijma’ of contemporary scholars.
শিলালিপিতে বাংলাদেশের ঐতিহ্য: হাজী খাজা শাহবাজ ও মরিয়ম সালেহা মসজিদের শিলালিপির উপর একটি বিশ্লেষণধর্মী আলোচনা
Authors: Farjana Akter  , Mohammad Shamsuzzaman
Published: May 2021

ইতিহাস জাতির দর্পণ। মানব গোষ্ঠীর কার্যক্রম ইতিহাস পঠন-পাঠনের মধ্য দিয়ে জানাযায়, আর ইতিহাস পঠন-পাঠনের অন্যতম একটি গুরুত্বপূর্ণ উৎস হ”েছ প্রতœতাত্তি¡ক উৎস। কেননাপ্রতœতত্ত¡ কোনো ভ‚খÐের অতীতে বিলুপ্ত হয়ে যাওয়া মানুষের জীবনের সাথে জড়িত সব ধরনের আর্থ- সামাজিক, রাজনৈতিক ও সাংস্কৃতিক নিদর্শনাদি অনাবৃত ও আলোচনার মাধ্যমে তাদের পূর্ণাঙ্গইতিহাস রচনার যাবতীয় সূত্রাদি সরবরাহ করে থাকে। ফলে লিখিত তথ্যের ইতিহাস যেখানে নির্বাক,সেখানে প্রতœতত্ত¡ই হয়ে উঠে সবাক। সে কারণে পÐিতরা প্রতœতত্ত¡কে ইতিহাস ও ঐতিহ্যের শেকড়বলে অভিহিত করেন। আর প্রতœতত্তে¡র অন্যতম উৎস হ”েছ শিলালিপি। এরকম দুটি উল্লেখযোগ্যশিলালিপি হ”েছ হাজী খাজা শাহবাজ ও মরিয়ম সালেহা মসজিদের শিলালিপি। আলোচ্য শিলালিপিদুটিতে সমকালীন মুঘল বাংলার আর্থ-সামাজিক, রাজনৈতিক, ধর্মীয় ও সংস্কৃতির ব¯‘নিষ্ঠ তথ্যপ্রতিফলিত হয়েছে।
Rights of Maintenance of a Muslim Wife under Islamic Law: A Legal Analysis
Authors: Jannatul Ferdaus
Published: May 2021

Maintenance is one of the basic rights which the Islamic laws have provided for the Muslim women. Though there are plenty of general provisions in Shari’ah in favour of women, especially on inheritance and dower, men have been put under strict legal obligations for their women on matter of maintenance. Nafaqa, the Arabic synonym for ‘maintenance’, signifies all those things which are necessary to the support of life. It, therefore, comprehends food, raiment and lodging, though in common parlance it is limited to food other than luxurious items. A Muslim wife can claim it from her husband as a right. She is entitled to be maintained during subsisting of their marital life, and also during ‘iddat’ period which occurs after severance of their conjugal life. In Bangladesh, two primary statutes provide the provisions regarding maintenance, that is (i) The Muslim Family Laws Ordinance, 1961 (Ordinance No. VII of 1961) and (ii) The Family Courts Ordinance, 1985 (Ordinance No. XVIII of 1985). A wife, however, cannot claim maintenance as a right under some circumstances, such as on her status of a rebellious or nashizah whereby she denies to obey her husband. All these matters related to maintenance of the Muslim wife have been discussed in this article.
Su Shi’s “Transforming into Bamboos” and John Keats’ “Negative Capability”: A Comparative Study
Authors: Li Ying , Li Hui Fang
Published: May 2021

The seemingly identical artistic terms put forward respectively by the Chinese poet Su Shi and English poet John Keats, “Transforming into Bamboos” and “Negative Capability” contain significant differences due to their distinct cultural context and the poets’ personal experience. Firstly, their subjective mentalities are different. Rather than the total repression of human faculties and the Taoist world-weary attitude, Su Shi advocates an initiative subject, a fully charged mind with a deep humanistic concern; while for Keats, a state of passiveness and receptiveness overwhelms the exercise of intelligence and reason. Secondly, their ways of approaching “Truth” are different. Su Shi values both talent and hard practice, together with a dialectical attitude towards language and media while Keats emphasizes a dispossessed ego, an imaginative soul，a chameleon quality, and a full trust on language and symbols. Thirdly, the claimed “Truth” they are pursuing are different. For Su Shi, the goal of “Transforming into Bamboos” is to catch Li(理) , a Confucian variant or derivation of Tao while what Keats looks for through “Negative Capability” is an aesthetic utopia where he finds justice for his art and himself under an age of industrialization.
Transition to Distance Education in COVID-19 Period: Turkish Pre-Service Teachers’ E-Learning Attitudes and Readiness Levels
Authors: Balcı Tarık , Temiz Ceren Nur , Sivrikaya Ahmet Haktan
Published: May 2021

In this study, pre-service teachers’ attitudes and readiness towards e-learning during the COVID-19 pandemic were examined. This research was carried out in the Fall Semester of the 2020-2021 Academic Year, with the participation of 519 pre-service teachers from Balıkesir University Necatibey Faculty of Education and Faculty of Sport Sciences, Department of Physical Education and Sports Education. In the collection of data, the General Attitude Scale towards e-learning developed by Haznedar and Baran (2012) and the Online Learning Readiness Scale adapted to Turkish Culture by İlhan and Çetin (2013), were used. In this study, it was found that pre-service teachers had a negative attitude towards e-learning and that they considered themselves competent in terms of e-learning readiness. There was no difference in terms of e-learning attitudes and readiness of the teacher candidates according to the department they studied. In addition, it was found that there was a significant relationship between pre-service teachers’ attitudes towards e-learning and their readiness, and that e-learning readiness was an effective factor in the adoption of the e-learning process.
Examining the Perceived Sports Literacy of Physical Education Teachers, Trainers and Sports Managers in Terms of Various Variables
Authors: Demir Meral , Soytürk Mümine
Published: May 2021

Introduction and Purpose: UNESCO stated that literacy in the most general sense should include not only reading and writing, but also components of knowledge, thinking, communication, language, culture, and social practice (as cited in Lounsbery & McKenzie 2015). The main purpose of this study is to examine the perceived sports literacy of physical education teachers, trainers, and sports managers in terms of various variables. Furthermore, the validity and reliability level of the scale used in the study, developed by Sum et al., (2016) and adapted into Turkish by Ülker (2019), is examined in the subject group.Method: 103 physical education teachers, 55 trainers and 28 sports managers working in Manisa participated in the study. The “Perceived Sports Literacy Scale” (PSLS) and “Personal Information Form” were used to obtain the data. The data were evaluated using the Mann-Whitney test and Kruskal-Wallis test, internal consistency for reliability, and exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) for construct validity.Results: The gender and team supporter variables did not make a difference to PSLS scores. PSLS scores in all sub-dimensions were found to be higher and significant for those who did regular physical activity (RPA) compared to those who did not, while “confidence in psychomotor knowledge and ability” and “communication and lifelong sports consciousness” scores of trainers were found to be higher and significant compared to those of other occupational groups. As a result of the EFA and CFA analysis, it was seen that the scale was divided into 17 items and 3 sub-dimensions.Conclusion: It was concluded that doing RFA and being a trainer were effective in having higher PSLS scores than those of other participants, while the gender and team supporter variables were ineffective. The scale is a measurement tool that provides psychometric qualities to measure the sports literacy levels of sports sector employees.
To Be on the High Wire Without a Safety Net: On Physical Actions as Prayer Between Beckett and Grotowski
Authors: Salonna Ilaria
Published: May 2021

Starting from Simone Weil's association between the involvement of the faculty of attention and prayer, this article explores the relation between spirituality and performance through the analysis of performer's work on Samuel Beckett, focusing in particular on the sense of the act of praying in the text Happy Days. First, it considers some contributions of performers engaged in playing Beckett that underlines the essential role of attention in the execution of a complex dramatic composition. Second, the essay focuses on the consequences of such work on the level of the bodily presence and how the body could physically be active while actually being “absent” or in conditions of restraint. This brings evidence to a special quality of the performer's work and form of embodiment that, according to Eugenio Barba, is familiar to the Asian techniques of theatre and, for Jerzy Grotowski, could be defined with the metaphoric expression “carnal prayer.”
“No Palestinian House Is Without Tears”
Authors: Zimmerman Laurie
Published: May 2021

This article argues that as American Jewish support for Israel wanes American Jews need a new Jewish ethical framework in which to understand the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. It extends the discourse beyond a Jewish narrative and examines the values of empathy and responsibility toward Palestinians, as well as the importance of recognizing historical injustices perpetrated by Israel. This article draws on the work of scholars and discusses their ideas in conjunction with the author's experiences as a congregational rabbi. It evaluates the dual-narrative approach and then focuses on the work of Bashir Bashir and Amos Goldberg to explore how narratives such as me-shoah le-tekumah, from the destruction of the Holocaust to the rebirth of Israel, can lead American Jews to view the Palestinian experience as entirely separate from their own.
Jesus and Abba in Gethsemane: A Center in Filial Cooperation
Authors: Moser Paul K.
Published: May 2021

What motivated and empowered Jesus to go, willingly, to Jerusalem to undergo suffering and death? He could have chosen to avoid the fatal confrontation in Jerusalem, but he intended to endure it, despite its tragic end. This situation calls for an explanation in terms of what empowered him in carrying out his intention while facing suffering and death. Such an explanation takes us beyond the periphery to the center of Jesus’s self-understanding and mission. Jesus understood God as “Abba, Father,” in the light of the Hebrew Bible, but he factored in his own experience of God as Abba. This article uses the Gethsemane narrative of the Gospel of Mark to identify Jesus’s Abba relationship, asking whether Jesus’s obedience in Gethsemane was a means to a more basic end rather than an end in itself. We shall see that obedience is not sufficient for this relationship, because obedient actions fall short of a cooperatively responsive filial relationship with God. Cooperative filial responsiveness to God is central to Jesus’s self-understanding. Religious experience of a filial sort plays a key role in the identity of Jesus. In neglecting this experience and the accompanying filial relationship, we fail to understand Jesus and his mission.
Writing History in Renaissance Sicily: The Formation of Sicilian National Identity in the Work of Tommaso Fazello
Authors: Maltempi Anne
Published: May 2021

This study illuminates the process of writing history in Renaissance Sicily. While Italian historians have offered revisionist histories of Sicily in the Medieval period, the same cannot be said for the Sicilian Renaissance. The existing gap in our understanding of Renaissance historiography with regard to Sicily is the result of a much more expansive tradition that can be traced from Dante and Petrarch to later Italian national histories such as those of Francesco DeSanctis and Benedetto Croce, not to mention Jacob Burckhardt. Anglophone historiography of the Renaissance also reflects this trend of overlooking Sicilian historians of this period. We are left with an incomplete understanding of Sicilian history and culture. I offer a different picture of culture in Sicily during this period by examining how humanists of the time wrote Sicilian history and, as a result, constructed Sicilianità, a term I have chosen to discuss the construction of a unique Sicilian national identity. The work of the Dominican friar Tommaso Fazello (1498–1570) is particularly helpful in teasing out the broader pattern in Sicilian intellectual thought of a selective use of history, philosophy, and literature in order to construct Sicilianità.
Frecuencias alélicas y genotípicas del gen Kappa Caseína y βeta Lactoglobulina en ganado Pardo Suizo
Authors: Andrade Ortega Sonaira Gabriela , López Flores Julio Omar , Sánchez Gómez Isaías Ezequiel
Published: May 2021

La raza Pardo Suizo es una de las razas con gran desarrollo genético orientada a la producción de mayores volúmenes de leche. El objetivo de este estudio fue determinar las frecuencia alélicas y genotípicas del gen de Κappa caseína y βeta Lactoglobulina en ganado con encaste Pardo Suizo y Brahaman. Se seleccionaron 20 hembras bovinas, ubicadas en la finca Santa Rosa de la Facultad de Ciencia Animal de la Universidad Nacional Agraria (UNA). Se extrajo el ADN a partir de sangre total con EDTA. Con la técnica PCR se amplifico fragmentos del gen de Kappa caseína de 351pb y fragmentos de 262pb para el gen Beta lactoglobulina. La genotipificación se realizó con la técnica PCR-FRLP y la separación de fragmentos para ambos genes se realizó en un gel de agarosa al 2 %. Las frecuencias genotípicas encontradas para Κappa caseína fueron de 0.25 (5/20), 0.65 (13/20), 0.10 (2/20), para los genotipos AA, AB y BB respectivamente, resultando más frecuente el heterocigoto AB. Las frecuencias alélicas para este mismo gen fueron de 0.575 y 0.425 para el alelo A y B. Las frecuencias genotípicas para βeta Lactoglobulina fueron 0.05 (1/20), 0.1 (2/20), 0.85 (17/20) para los genotipos AA, AB y BB respectivamente, resultando más frecuente los individuos homocigóticos BB. Las frecuencias alélicas resultaron ser de 0.1 y 0.9 para los alelos A y B de βeta Lactoglobulina. Los individuos evaluados para Κappa caseína presentaron baja proporción del genotipo deseable BB, mientras que para βeta Lactoglobulina la proporción de individuos con genotipo deseable BB fue mayor.
n. 18 - ENTRE DESLOCAMENTOS E SEDIMENTAÇÕES: TRAJETÓRIA DE INSTITUCIONALIZAÇÃO DO PROGRAMA NACIONAL DE ALIMENTAÇÃO ESCOLAR
Authors: Silva Sandro Pereira
Published: May 2021

O objetivo deste estudo foi analisar as dinâmicas políticas que desencadearam mudanças fundamentais na trajetória institucional da política de alimentação escolar no Brasil, bem como diferenciar as fases que o programa assumiu em sua história e os processos de mudança ocorridos entre elas. Nesse sentido, o esforço dispendido visou identificar os principais determinantes (políticos e econômicos) da institucionalização (processo de formação dos padrões normativos) do PNAE, ressaltando suas especificidades conjunturais quanto aos padrões de intervenção assumidos, sobretudo no tocante às estratégias de financiamento, coordenação interfederativa e definição de fornecedores. Foram identificadas quatro fases marcantes desde os anos 1950, quando o tema adentrou pela primeira vez a agenda federal. As mudanças institucionais ocorridas seguiram uma trajetória incremental, associada a fatores endógenos e exógenos que incidiram sobre sua dinâmica regulatória. O aporte teórico do institucionalismo histórico possibilitou um refinamento do enquadramento analítico dos processos de mudança entre cada uma das fases indicadas.
Resenha: ERAZO, Ángela. Comunicación plurilingüe en la educación: Una aproximación etnográfica de la intercomprensión en ambientes universitarios. Blue Mounds: Deep University Press, 2020.
Authors: Sánchez Daniel
Published: May 2021

ERAZO, Ángela. Comunicación plurilingüe en la educación: Una aproximación etnográfica de la intercomprensión en ambientes universitarios. Blue Mounds: Deep University Press, 2020.
Desvelando a paixão pelo ensino de professores de inglês em formação inicial
Authors: Silva Jamylla Barbosa Moreira , Barcelos Ana Maria Ferreira
Published: May 2021

A formação de docentes de línguas enfrenta vários desafios, entre eles, a pouca atratividade da carreira. Sendo assim, o desejo de ensinar é uma das principais formas através das quais os professores expressam sua paixão e, por isso, uma emoção essencial à promoção de um ensino efetivo (DAY, 2004; 2009). Na Linguística Aplicada no Brasil, ainda não existem estudos sobre a paixão dos professores de inglês pelo seu ofício. Com isso, este trabalho investigou como se constitui a paixão pelo ensino em um grupo de oito professores de inglês em formação inicial, estagiários em um curso de extensão de uma universidade federal mineira. O referencial teórico se pautou em pesquisas relativas ao estudo das emoções no ensino de línguas (BARCELOS, 2015; ZEMBYLAS, 2005) e à paixão pelo ensino (DAY, 2004; 2009; CARBONNEAU et al., 2008; MART, 2013). Os dados foram coletados através de (1) questionários abertos, (2) entrevistas e (3) narrativas visuais e submetidos à análise de conteúdo. Os resultados revelaram que os participantes sentem paixão pelo ensino, haja vista manifestarem desejo de ensinar, gosto pelo inglês, emoções positivas e cuidado e comprometimento ao se engajarem em sua prática docente em seus contextos de ensino.
Metodologias visuais na educação em direitos humanos com estudantes migrantes na UFPR
Authors: Friedrich Tatyana Scheila , Bertoldo Jaqueline
Published: May 2021

O presente estudo tem como objetivo refletir sobre a utilização dos métodos visuais no contexto de educação em direitos humanos com públicos plurilíngues, além de discutir sobre as diferentes percepções de estudantes migrantes acerca das dinâmicas entre migração, direitos humanos, justiça e realidade social. Trata-se de um estudo de caso a partir da experiência da disciplina “Migração, Refúgio e Direitos Humanos” da Universidade Federal do Paraná. A disciplina integra o Programa de Formação Suplementar: Ciclo de Acolhimento Acadêmico para Estudantes Refugiados, destinado aos estudantes migrantes e refugiados ingressantes nos cursos de graduação da instituição por meio de políticas específicas para esse público. Através da utilização das metodologias visuais foi possível perceber e refletir sobre as diferentes percepções e compreensões dos estudantes acerca dos direitos humanos, em que a diversidade sociocultural e linguística revelou-se como um fator positivo e determinante para os debates e construção de sentidos comuns.
Sensibilização à diversidade linguística através dos métodos visuais: um relato com migrantes e refugiados graduandos da UFPR
Authors: Ruano Bruna Pupatto , Martins Bruna Faria
Published: May 2021

Nesta contribuição, refletimos sobre como a Sensibilização à Diversidade Linguística (SDL) (CANDELIER, 2003), aliada aos Métodos Visuais (MELO-PFEIFER & SIMÕES, 2017; KALAJA & MELO-PFEIFER, 2019), pode colaborar no desenvolvimento da competência plurilingue e pluricultural (COSTE; MOORE; ZARATE, 2009) de migrantes e refugiados recém-ingressos na Universidade Federal do Paraná (UFPR). Para tanto, durante a disciplina Português: Práticas Textuais Acadêmicas, ofertada pelo curso de Letras para esse público, exploramos as biografias linguísticas dos discentes para que, primeiramente, eles se reconhecessem como sujeitos plurilíngues. Assim, ao final da atividade, os alunos puderam refletir sobre como essas línguas, que compõem seus repertórios linguísticos, podem auxiliá-los no aprimoramento da língua-alvo, neste caso, do português acadêmico.
Representações de brasilidade nos desenhos e discurso de crianças bilíngues (português/alemão): um conveniente casamento metodológico.
Authors: Costa Wätzold Juliane Pereira da
Published: May 2021

Para famílias que vivem em contexto migratório, a educação bilíngue, nomeadamente o bilinguismo de herança, é uma questão relevante e que, dependendo das políticas linguísticas locais, traz consigo diferentes desafios, demandando planejamento e engajamento familiar. Este estudo apresenta resultados parciais de uma investigação mais alargada sobre a transmissão do Português como Língua de Herança (PLH), em contexto não-formal, na Baviera, Alemanha. Com base em narrativas visuais de crianças bilingues (idade: 4-14 anos) associadas a análise de conteúdo no âmbito de um focus proup com elas, pretende-se conhecer e analisar as suas representações de brasilidade. Foram colhidos 20 desenhos junto aos frequentadores de um projeto socioeducativo para o ensino do PLH, signado “Mala de Herança”. A partir da análise multimodal desses desenhos a par com a análise das transcrições das entrevistas, pretende-se compreender o que essas representações revelam sobre a relação dos aprendentes com o PLH e como percebem seu estatuto. Os resultados apontam para a complementaridade das metodologias revelando o potencial heurístico resultante da combinação dos métodos. Conclui-se que esta abordagem metodológica oferece uma eficaz alternativa na pesquisa com crianças plurilíngues, por permitir maior aproximação com o objeto estudado e, abarcando uma dimensão social, por ser uma técnica pouco invasiva.
Service Quality and Student Satisfaction Using ServQual Model: A Study of a Private Medical College in Saudi Arabia
Authors: Sibai Mohamad Tarif , BayJr Bernardo , Rosa Rhodora dela
Published: May 2021

The study assessed the service quality and satisfaction among Pharmacy students at one of the private medical colleges in Saudi Arabia using ServQual model. Specifically, it sought to determine the respondents’ profile in terms of gender, year level, and grade point average; service quality using SERVQUAL Model; over-all students’ satisfaction of students on the provided college services; and which profile and service quality dimensions best predict the over-all satisfaction of the students. Using a descriptive statistics and Multiple Regression Analysis for data analysis, this paper had 189 respondents. Based on the results, majority of the respondents were female from levels 2, 3, and 4 with above average GPA. Responsiveness, empathy and tangibility dimensions of service quality had a negative gap, which means that the expected services did not meet the perceived services on the cited service quality dimensions. Meanwhile, when overall satisfaction was measured, students expressed satisfaction to the college services. Year level was a predictor for all measures of student satisfaction; while GPA was identified as a negative predictor to student satisfaction in terms of faculty. Students’ satisfaction in terms of faculty was best predicted by responsiveness, assurance, tangibility. Meanwhile, assurance was a predictor of students’ satisfaction in terms of curriculum. Responsibility, responsiveness and assurance, on the other hand were predictors of students’ satisfaction in terms of students services and facilities. Finally, the overall student satisfaction was predicted by responsiveness, assurance and tangibility.
Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Instagram and Influencer Marketing
Authors: Francisco Evelina , Fardos Nadira , Bhatt Aakash , Bizel Gulhan
Published: May 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting stay-at-home orders have disrupted all aspects of life globally, most notably our relationship with the internet and social media platforms. People are online more than ever before, working and attending school from home and socializing with friends and family via video conferencing. Marketers and brands have been forced to adapt to a new normal and, as a result, have shifted their brand communication and marketing mix to digital approaches. Hence, this study aims to examine the shift of influencer marketing on Instagram during this period and the possible future implications. By employing an online survey for exploratory research, individuals answered questions addressing their perceptions about the impact of the pandemic, brands and influencers’ relationship, and the overall changes made in marketing strategy.