bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Care Me Too, a Mobile App for Engaging Chinese Immigrant Caregivers in Self-Care: Qualitative Usability Study
Authors: Liu Mandong , Jiang Tongge , Yu Kexin , Wu Shinyi , Jordan-Marsh Maryalice , Chi Iris
Published: November 2020

Background

Caregiving and self-care are challenging for Chinese immigrants in the United States due to limited accessible support and resources. Few interventions exist to assist Chinese immigrant caregivers in better performing self-care. To address this gap in the literature, our team developed the Care Me Too app to engage Chinese immigrant caregivers in self-care and conducted a user experience test to assess its usability and acceptability.

Objective

This paper aims to report the results of the app’s usability and acceptability testing with Chinese immigrant caregivers and to solicit participants’ feedback of the app design and functions.

Methods

A total of 22 Mandarin-speaking Chinese caregivers participated in the study, which consisted of 2 parts: the in-lab testing and the 1-week at-home testing. In-depth face-to-face interviews and follow-up phone interviews were used to assess user experience of the app’s usability and acceptability and to solicit feedback for app design and functions. Directed content analysis was used to analyze the qualitative data.

Results

Among the 22 participants, the average age was 60.5 (SD 8.1) years, ranging from 46 to 80 years; 17 (77%) participants were women and 14 (64%) had an associate degree or higher. Participants reported uniformly positive ratings of the usability and acceptability of the app and provided detailed suggestions for app improvement. We generated guidelines for mobile health (mHealth) app designs targeting immigrant caregivers, including weighing flexibility versus majority preferences, increasing text sizes, using colors effectively, providing engaging and playful visual designs and functions, simplifying navigation, simplifying the log-in process, improving access to and the content on the help document, designing functions to cater to the population’s context, and ensuring offline access.

Conclusions

The main contribution of this study is the improved understanding of Chinese caregivers’ user experiences with a language-appropriate mHealth app for a population that lacks accessible caregiving and self-care resources and support. It is recommended that future researchers and app designers consider the proposed guidelines when developing mHealth apps for their population to enhance user experience and harness mHealth’s value.
The Interaction of Gender and Pedagogy on Learning Motivations in a Secondary PBL Mathematics Classroom
Authors: Holmes Vicki-Lynn , Hwang Yooyeun , Ingram Shelia McGee
Published: November 2020

The purpose of this study was to investigate the interactive effects of gender, learning motivations, and pedagogy (Project-Based Learning [PBL] and conventional) on secondary mathematics learning. In order to measure their academic achievement and learning motivations, 165 secondary students were given a state standardized mathematics test and the Motivated Strategies for Learning Questionnaire. Study results indicated that pedagogy and gender had no impact on academic achievement. Pedagogy played a stronger role in rehearsal, peer learning, and task value. Gender played a stronger role in test anxiety, organization, help seeking, and control of learning. PBL students seemed to value and actively engage in the mathematics more than did the conventional students.
SCREENING, IDENTIFICATION AND ISOLATION OF SOME FUNGAL SPECIES AGAINST OPPORTUNISTIC FUNGAL PATHOGEN CANDIDA ALBICANS
Authors: Shukla Aakriti
Published: November 2020

Candida albicans or Monilia albicans is an opportunistic fungus, it is basically present on the skin and mucous membranes such like vaginal area, mouth, or rectum part. Candida albicans can travel through the blood and affects intestines, throat, and heart valves of healthy as well as immunocompromised individual. When is there is any change in body temperature Candida albicans becomes an infectious agent and it starting grow out of control it also cause life threating infections to patients with weak immunity (AIDS), patients in ICU and undergoing Chemotherapy. Some of the Candida infections could be treated with home remedies, topical creams or with prescription medication such as clotrimazole, miconazole, nystatin, tioconazole, or oral administration of drugs such as fluconazole and amphotericin B. Although all this antifungal drug helps in getting cure the trouble, but the infection can recur. As per the ongoing research on all over the globe, it has been proven that Candida albicans become resistant over most the drug, so it is necessary to find an alternative drug to cure this life-threatening organism. In the present study we evaluated and screened the secondary metabolites of fungi for the control of Candida albicans by evaluating the potential of fungal bioactive compounds, its purification and characterization.
COMPUTER AIDED DRUG DESIGN: A MINI-REVIEW
Authors: Barrawaz Aateka Y
Published: November 2020

New drug discovery and development process is considered much complex process which is time consuming and resources accommodating too. So computer aided drug design are being broadly used to enhance the effectiveness of the drug discovery and development process which ultimately saves time and resources. Various approaches to Computer aided drug design are evaluated to shows potential techniques in accordance with their needs. Two approaches are considered to designing of drug first one is structure-based and second one is Ligand based drug designs. In this review, we are discussing about highly effective and powerful techniques for drug discovery and development as well as various methods of Computer aided drug design like molecular docking at virtual screening for lead identification, QSAR, molecular homology, de-novo design, molecular modeling and optimization. It also elaborate about different software used in Computer aided drug design, different application of Computer aided drug design etc. Major objectives of Computer aided drug design are to commence collaborative foundation of research activities and to discover new chemical entities for novel therapeutics drugs
A CRITICAL REVIEW OF THE SIDE EFFECT OF EXCESSIVE EXERCISE ACCORDING TO AYURVEDA WITH CONTEMPORARY MEDICAL SCIENCE
Authors: Patel Mayur
Published: November 2020

Ayurved covers all the aspects of human healthy life for preventing and curing diseases. Exercise plays a key role to treat common and chronic health-related issues. Bruhatrayi has mentioned the definition and limits of proper exercise and the application of exercise for positive health. The present study was planned with the aim and objective to study the side effects of excessive exercise such as exhaustion, thirst, bleeding disorders, fever, breathlessness, cough, etc according to Ayurved and understanding with contemporary medical science. Bruhatrayi, journal research papers were materialized for study
Synthesis, characterization of blue fluorescent carbon nanoparticle and its in-vitro toxicity evaluation
Authors:   Department of Chemical Engineering, SSN Engineering College, Kalavakkam-603 110, India, Kumar K.S. , Gayathri P.K. ,   Department of Chemical Engineering, SSN Engineering College, Kalavakkam-603 110, India, Khandelwal H. ,   Department of Biotechnology, Vel Tech High Tech Dr. Rangarajan Dr. Sakunthala Engineering College, Avadi-600 062, India, Prashanth K.K. ,   Department of Biotechnology, Vel Tech High Tech Dr. Rangarajan Dr. Sakunthala Engineering College, Avadi-600 062, India
Published: November 2020

Aim: The present study aimed to synthesize and characterize carbon nanoparticles (CNPs) from a new precursor and to evaluate its effect on the viability of healthy seeds and cell lines. Methodology: The CNPs were synthesized by acid assisted carbonization of carbohydrate and its characteristics such as size, fluorescence property and purity of samples were evaluated for confirmation. Cytotoxic studies were performed in MCF 10a cell lines using 3-4,5-dimethylthiazol-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide (MTT) assay whereas the phytotoxic assay was conducted by using scallions and Indian pearl millet. Results: Transmission electron microscope (TEM) results showed that nano-sized CNPs [10-40 nm] were synthesized and its characteristic peaks were observed in Ultraviolet (UV) and fluorescence spectrum. The Energy Dispersive X-ray (EDAX) analysis confirmed the presence of carbon and oxygen without any impurities. It was non-cytotoxic for healthy MCF 10a cell lines and did not affect the germination rate of Indian pearl millets at higher concentrations. In both toxicity studies, the viability of cells and plants was >95% even after exposure to a high concentration of CNPs. Interpretation: The non-cytotoxic and non-phytotoxic nature of CNPs implies that it does not affect the growth of plants, seedling germination and healthy cell lines. It can be considered as a compatible and safe material for MCF 10a cell lines and plants.
Identification of aquaporin markers in Solanum melongena for water stress response
Authors:   Division of Social Sciences, Indian Institute of Horticultural Research, Bengaluru-560 089, India, Thomas R.R. , Chandraprakash M.K. ,   Division of Social Sciences, Indian Institute of Horticultural Research, Bengaluru-560 089, India
Published: November 2020

Aim: The study focused on identifying markers linked to aquaporin genes from the expressed regions of S. melongena using bioinformatics applications. Methodology: The EST collections were explored for identification of aquaporin markers for water stress response using comparative analysis and in-house developed repeat motif detection program. An algorithm was developed to generate repeat motifs which can be effectively used for collecting EST of S. melongena to filter the sequences having repeat motifs for further analysis. Results: From the results generated, the 22 potential sequences with the markers were found to be associated with aquaporin proteins. The detected repeat motifs are inherent part of markers and these markers are found to be evolutionarily conserved and associated with aquaporin proteins. Hence, identifying markers for the presence of aquaporin proteins play an important role in water diffusion across cell membranes in plants. Interpretation: Identifying aquaporin markers are useful for plant breeders for developing water stress tolerant crops during elevated temperatures. These markers are linked to water channel proteins that belong to superfamily Major Intrinsic Protein, that primarily plays an important role in conduction of water in plants.
Fungal phylogenies and plant functional traits structure root associated fungal networks in a subtropical forest
Authors: Zhu Chunchao , Wang Zihui , Luo Wenqi , Feng Jiayi , Chen Yongfa , He Dong , Ellwood M. D. Farnon , Chu Chengjin , Li Yuanzhi
Published: November 2020

Rhizosphere fungi are essential for plant survival and ecosystem
functioning, but the processes structuring plant-fungal interactions
remain largely unknown. We constructed association networks between 43
plant species and two groups of root-associated fungi (mycorrhizal and
pathogenic) using sequence data. We revealed modularity within the
association networks using network analysis, and correlated this modular
structure with functional traits and phylogenetic history driving
plant-fungal interactions. We observed strong modularity in both
plant-mycorrhizal fungal and plant-pathogenic fungal association
networks. Plant functional traits and fungal phylogeny clustered within
modules. Host plants of mycorrhizal fungi differed significantly between
modules in terms of their leaf dry matter content, photosynthetic traits
and root tissue density. Host plants of pathogenic fungi differed
significantly between modules in terms of their dark respiration rate,
light compensation point and root morphology. Modularity within fungi
was a product of fungal phylogeny, whereas host plant modularity was a
product of functional traits (leaf morphology, photosynthetic rate and
root morphology). Our study illustrates the link between plant
functional traits and fungal assembly, and highlights the importance of
niche-based processes in shaping plant-fungus association networks. Our
results suggest that plant traits may be instrumental in managing the
composition of belowground fungal communities.
Pruritus as a presenting symptom of FIP1L1-PDGFRA-Positive Chronic Eosinophilic Leukemia
Authors: Abu-Tineh Mohammad , Aljaloudi Esra'a , Yassin Mohamed
Published: November 2020

Eosinophilia can be diagnosed in a wide spectrum of benign and malignant
diseases, having a persistent eosinophilic count of more than 1500/mm3
obliges further workup. FIP1L1-PDGFRA-Positive Chronic Eosinophilic
Leukemia patients can be asymptomatic at presentation or in critical
status with multi-organ involvement.
Prevalence of co-infections with respiratory viruses in individuals investigated for SARS-CoV-2 in Ontario, Canada
Authors: Peci Adriana , Tran Vanessa , Guthrie Jennifer L , Li Ye , Nelson Paul , Schwartz Kevin , Buchan Sarah A. , Gubbay Jonathan
Published: November 2020

Background: Co-infections of SARS-CoV-2 with respiratory viruses,
bacteria and fungi have been reported to cause a wide range of illness.
Objectives: We assess the prevalence of co-infection of SARS-CoV-2 with
seasonal respiratory viruses, document the respiratory viruses detected
among individuals tested for SARS-CoV-2, and describe characteristics of
individuals with respiratory virus co-infection detected. Methods:
Specimens included in this study were submitted as part of routine
clinical testing to Public Health Ontario Laboratory from individuals
requiring testing for SARS-CoV-2 and/or seasonal respiratory viruses.
Results: Co-infection was detected in a smaller proportion (2.5%) of
individuals with laboratory confirmed SARS-CoV-2 than those with
seasonal respiratory viruses (4.3%); this difference was not
significant. Individuals with any respiratory virus co-infection were
more likely to be younger than 65 years of age and male than those with
single respiratory virus infection. Those with SARS-CoV-2 co-infection
manifested mostly mild respiratory symptoms. Conclusions: Findings of
this study may not support routine testing for seasonal respiratory
viruses among all individuals tested for SARS-CoV-2, as they were rare
during the study period nor associated with severe disease. However,
testing for seasonal respiratory viruses should be performed in severely
ill individuals, in which detection of other respiratory viruses may
assist with patient management.
Det hållbara lärosätet – innebörd och hinder på vägen
Authors: Brorström Björn , Påhlsson Birgitta
Published: November 2020

Hållbar utveckling ska vara en naturlig del av verksamheten vid universitet och högskolor. För lärosätena gäller att de förutsättningar som följer av traditioner och verksamhetens inriktning ser olika ut. För utveckling av den hållbara högskolan fordras stor insikt om det egna lärosätets historik och särskilda förutsättningar samt den egna verksamhetens styrkor och svagheter, risker och möjligheter. Vi menar att alla lärosäten, som på allvar vill integrera hållbar utveckling i verksamheten, möter en uppsättning dilemman i detta arbete. I artikeln behandlas sju dilemman. Det handlar bland annat om att balansera eldsjälars engagemang mot vikten av systematik, att skapa förutsättningar för förnyelse genom avveckling av program och kurser som inte längre är relevanta i förhållande till samhälls- och kunskapsutvecklingen och att utveckla verklig tvärvetenskap, parallellt med att en hög nivå på klassiska ämnen upprätthålls. För att etablera hållbara lärosäten behövs också riktade satsningar som stödjer utvecklingen och en ökad samverkan mellan lärosäten för att säkra resurser och kompetens.
DOES A COMPETENCE (NOT JURISDICTION) EXIST NOW? (TEACHING, SCIENCE, PRACTICE)
Authors: VORONOV A.F.
Published: November 2020

The article is devoted to the legal institution and the definition of “competence” and the related institution and the definition of “jurisdiction”. Using historical, comparative, system- structural and other methods of cognition, the author analyzes the doctrinal content and consolidation in legislation of these institutions in their development. The relevance of the research topic is justified by the fact that in the Civil Procedure Code of the Russian Federation and in the Commercial Procedure Code of the Russian Federation, the term “competence” is now not used. The author substantiates the point of view that this does not mean the loss of the meaning of the definition for science, legal education and judicial practice. Taking into account the provisions of the new legislation, an algorithm for determining the competence and jurisdiction of a legal case is proposed. As one of the conclusions, the author points out that there are no grounds for refusing to use the concept of “jurisdiction” either in practice, or in the science of civil and arbitration proceedings, or in the process of teaching these disciplines. In addition, the researcher notes that the analysis of judicial practice since the beginning of 2020 shows that the courts continue to actively use the term “jurisdiction”, both referring to the decisions of the plenums of the RF Supreme Court and the RF Supreme Arbitration Court, and directly.
CONTINGENT FEES FOR ATTORNEYS AS A METHOD OF PROTECTING PRIVATE AND PUBLIC INTEREST IN CASES OF CHALLENGING NORMATIVE LEGAL ACTS AND ACTS WITH NORMATIVE PROPERTIES CONTAINING EXPLANATIONS OF THE LEGISLATION
Authors: VIFLYANTSEV A.O.
Published: November 2020

The present article is concerned with the analysis of the main problem in cases of contesting normative legal acts – the asymmetry between the opportunities of parties. As a consequence of that asymmetry, a rational citizen has no motivation to go to court and normative legal acts which contradict superior normative legal acts continue to exist in the system of actual law. The author adapts the American model of a “private attorney general” to Russian law. The aim of this model is to provide incentives for individuals to actively contest normative legal acts by means of covering judicial expenses with contingent fees. Incentives created by this law model are reviewed with the help of legislation analysis, economic analysis of law and game theory methodology. The author also considers the existing approaches to defining the legal nature of the term “contingent fees” in modern legislation. Based on that, possible ways of improving the legal system by the means of creating a legislative base for contingent fees are suggested.
FORENSIC PSYCHIATRIC EXAMINATION IN CIVIL PROCEDURE IN THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Authors: MINNETDINOVA L.M. , GATIN F.F. , GATIN E.F.
Published: November 2020

In recent years there has been a clear tendency to increase the number of forensic psychiatric examinations in civil procedure, which is due to a number of factors, the main of which are associated with the changing social conditions in our society and the updated legislative base. In this article specialists from the field of medicine – psychiatry and forensic psychiatric examination examine the current legislative requirements for the production of forensic psychiatric examination in Russia in civil procedure, the basic principles for conducting expert examinations, including comprehensive ones, for various categories of cases in relation to persons with mental disorders: recognition of a person as legally incompetent, partially legally incompetent, recognition of a transaction invalid, appeal against the actions of medical workers, family disputes. Forensic psychiatric examinations differ in terms of the conduct, the composition of the specialists involved in the examination. The procedure for voluntariness and involuntary examination is described when deciding on the issue of legal capacity. The article gives a detailed classification of forensic psychiatric examinations, the procedure for their conduct, as well as the procedure for submitting and attaching documents on the examination conducted to the case. Variants of conclusions are described with answers to all questions posed to experts, as well as answers to individual questions and a message from experts about the impossibility of answering any questions.
Review of Some Existing Shariah-Compliant Cryptocurrency
Authors: Aliyu Ahmed , Abu Bakar Kamalrulnizam , Matsuda Gen , Darwish Tasneem , Abdullah Abdul Hanan , Ismail Abdul Samad , Raja Mohd Radzi Raja Zahilah , Yusof Ahmad Fadhil , Mohamad Mohd Murtadha , Idris Mohd Yazid , Ismail Zuhaimy , Yaacob Ahmad Che , Herman Herman
Published: November 2020

Cryptocurrency has emerged as the most promising digital asset, which serves as a medium of exchange with distributed control and highly secured financial system. This lead to an increase in stakeholders’ interest in digital currency investment. The cryptocurrencies majorly involve two phases including Initial Coin Offering (ICO) and blockchain creation. These phases have been challenged with criticisms in terms of the Islamic shariah injunctions. These criticisms are based on two fundamental issues including whether cryptocurrency is backed by asset and has a regulatory authority or not. These issues are related to uncertainty, volatility and high speculation of the cryptocurrencies. Although, several cryptocurrencies claimed to have considered the shariah requirements in their proposed cryptocurrency ecosystems. However, a strict analysis of some of the existing cryptocurrencies reveals otherwise. Therefore, this paper presents a review of some shariah-compliant cryptocurrencies focusing on their volatility and speculation. The operations of cryptocurrencies need to follow the Islamic shariah requirements. The proposed review provides an insight regarding the acclaimed shariah-compliant cryptocurrencies to assess whether they comply with the shariah requirements or not.
CHARITY IN JOHN OF SALISBURY’S ‟POLICRATICUS”
Authors: FILIP Oana-Corina
Published: November 2020

Charity in John of Salisbury’s Policraticus. In the Policraticus, charity is used synonymously to wisdom. Charity accounts for the deeply social character of John of Salisbury’s political philosophy. Together with wisdom it rests at the core of the treatise, tying together all the subtopics into one cohesive system. Charity is essential for one to truly be a philosopher. In opposition to avarice, it involves the detachment from earthly goods and the manifested love towards one’s peers. In addition, it has a regulatory function, being the origin of all virtues.
A SHORT MODERN HISTORY OF STUDYING SACROBOSCO’S ‟DE SPHAERA”
Authors: CORFU Alin Constantin
Published: November 2020

A Short Modern History of Studying Sacrobosco’s De sphaera. The treatise generally known as De sphaera offered at the beginning of the 13th century a general image of the structure of the Cosmos. In this paper I’m first trying to present a triple stake with which this treaty of Johannes de Sacrobosco (c. 1195 - c. 1256). This effort is intended to draw a context upon the treaty on which I will present in the second part of this paper namely, a short modern history of studying this treaty starting from the beginning of the 20th century up to this day. The first stake consists in the well-known episode of translation of the XI-XII centuries in the Latin milieu of the Greek and Arabic treaties. The treatise De sphaera taking over, assimilating and comparing some of the new translations of the texts dedicated to astronomy. The second consists in the fact that Sacrobosco`s work can be considered a response to a need of renewal of the curriculum dedicated to astronomy at the University of Paris. And the third consists in the novelty and the need to use the De sphaera treatise in the Parisian University’s curriculum of the 13th century.
FROM LETTER TO PHANTASM. SOME REMARKS ON DELEUZE AND PSYCHOANALYSIS IN LOGIC OF SENSE
Authors: MARTA Claudia
Published: November 2020

From Letter to Phantasm. Some Remarks on Deleuze and Psychoanalysis in Logic of Sense. Our aim is to show how the two heterogeneous series of letter and phantasm make possible, through their convergence understood as the event of sense, a double passage. First, in the order of the Symbolic, the passage of the signifier into the signified. Second, the passage of the whole Symbolic order out of the desiring body. It will be shown that this amounts to a re-conceptualization of causality as sense – event.
REALISM/ANTIREALISM DEBATE: A SELECTION OF THE MOST IMPORTANT ARGUMENTS OF THE DEBATE
Authors: RUSU Horea
Published: November 2020

Realism/Antirealism Debate: A Selection of the Most Important Arguments of the Debate. The present article intends to explore features of the realism/antirealism dispute. The intention is to offer arguments in favor of both sides for a better understanding of the debate. The article wants to use both logical arguments and sociological or psychological ones.
THE INVISIBLE WORLD BEYOND THE PERCEPTUAL ONE
Authors: ARIEȘAN Ramona Nicoleta
Published: November 2020

The Invisible World Beyond the Perceptual One. The purpose of this paper is to show the effects of the invisible world on the visible. The way in which the conscious, which we feel, is affected by the subconscious, which we too often do not perceive. Our life is affected by a hidden mechanism, by a shadow mechanism. Everything starts from the inside, from thinking, vision, mission, objectives… everything starts with a philosophical discourse amplified by a social one.
El eufemismo y sus valores culturales en Sueño en el pabellón rojo
Authors: Dai Xin
Published: November 2020

Este artículo es una aproximación a la novela Sueño en el pabellón rojo, de Cao Xueqin, desde una perspectiva cultural. Se revisa el entorno histórico, la biografía del autor y los valores literarios de la novela. Se recupera el lenguaje eufemístico al que recurren los personajes para esbozar un retrato veraz de la sociedad feudal de finales de la dinastía Qing extendido a la política, el carácter nacional, el sexo y el matrimonio, las costumbres, la religión y el estilo literario. El objetivo es indagar en las expresiones eufemísticas, que incluyen variadas categorías de tabú, así como complementar las carencias de conocimiento y lograr una mayor compensación en el nivel cultural relativo al contenido de esta novela.
El Xué Ér en el horizonte conceptual confuciano
Authors: Figueroa Lackington Benjamín Antonio
Published: November 2020

El presente artículo ofrece un comentario panorámico del Xué Ér 學而 con base en el más amplio entramado conceptual del Lúnyu 論語, célebre texto confuciano atribuido a Kongfūzı 孔夫子, “Confucio”. Se analizan seis nociones medulares que aparecen a lo largo de los 16 aforismos del Xué Ér: xué 學, jūnzı 君子, xiào 孝, běn 本, rén  仁 y lı  禮. Se señalan además diversas propuestas exegéticas contemporáneas referidas a sus posibles traducciones en lenguas indoeuropeas modernas.
Prácticas comerciales entre migrantes africanos wolofs en Argentina: aportes para el análisis
Authors: Espiro M. Luz
Published: November 2020

En este artículo analizo la dimensión laboral de la migración senegalesa contemporánea desde una perspectiva antropológica, para profundizar en la experiencia de fabricación artesanal de bijouterie entre los wolofs. Abordo su organzación social tradicional y caracterizo su sistema de estratificación hereditario, así como las identificaciones laborales, especialmente en el estatus de los ñeeño (artesanos y griots). Se trata de un marco de referencia vigente en la sociedad senegalesa, tanto en su origen como en el contexto migratorio. Seguí una metodología etnográfica con migrantes senegaleses en Argentina entre 2012 y 2018, y en Senegal en 2017, junto con una revisión bibliográfica especializada.
Between medicine and rhetoric: therapeutic arguments in Roman Stoicism
Authors: Łapiński Krzysztof
Published: November 2020

In this paper, I intend to focus on some rhetorical strategies of argumentation which play

crucial role in the therapeutic discourse of Roman Stoicism, namely in Musonius Rufus, Epictetus, Seneca, and Marcus Aurelius. Reference is made to Chaim Perelman’s view of ancient

rhetoric as an art of inventing arguments. Moreover, it is pointed out that in rhetorical education (cf. Cicero, Ad Herennium, Quintilian, etc.) as well as in therapeutic discourse the concept

of “exercise” and constant practice play a crucial role.
The liberation doctrine in Brahmasiddhi of Maṇḍanamiśra
Authors: Sajdek Paweł
Published: November 2020

The issue of liberation is a recurrent theme in all schools of Indian classical thought. In case of

advaita-vedānta it is deeply rooted in ontology. The problem of ontological status of the world

was the bone of contention for two competing non‑dualist schools of vedānta — vivaraṇa and

bhāmatī. Maṇḍana’s Brahmasiddhi can be regarded as an important source of inspiration for

the latter. The present paper is an analysis of Maṇḍana’s statements pertaining to the issue of

mukti (or mokṣa) in contrast with those of Śankara, the exponent of advaita commonly (though

erroneously) considered the creator and the most prominent representative of the school.
Uwagi o manipulowaniu znaczeniami słów
Authors: Polanowska-Sygulska Beata
Published: November 2020

On manipulating the meaning of words: the strategy of distorting the meaning of concepts

in order to redirect people’s attitudes has been put in practice by ideologists and politicians

for years. the paper focuses on the refections of selected thinkers and men of letters on this

phenomenon. intellectual contributions of isaiah Berlin, Friedrich a. Hayek, leszek Kołakowski and charles l. stevenson on the one hand, and the considerations of george orwell,

aldous Huxley, ayn Rand, sławomir mrożek and małgorzata musierowicz on the other hand

are analysed. some recent incarnations of the tactics of perverting the meaning of words in

recent political discourse in poland are critically examined. special attention is given to the

manipulating the meaning of “paedophilia” in the context of the nationwide discussion on

child sexual abuse in the catholic church. it is concluded that the dishonourable practice of

verbal misrepresentation used under communism is at work again, this time in even more

sophisticated form.
Joga dla Polki i Polaka. Rzut oka na recepcję indyjskiej duchowości w Polsce
Authors: Jakubczak Marzenna
Published: November 2020

Yoga for Poles: a glance at the reception of Indian spirituality in Poland: The article starts

with a review of data on the religious afliations and involvement of contemporary Poles, with

special focus on religious traditions originating in India. Then, outlined briefy is the Polish

reception of the Hindu and Buddhist religio-philosophical ideas, regarding the period between

the mid-nineteenth century, through the 1990s and on to the present day. Both the oriental

religions and psychophysical exercises associated with yoga have various connotations for Poles,

who mostly identif themselves as Christians. Along with the gradually growing popularity of

modern postural yoga, one can observe increasing fears and prejudices developing, ones which

are usually based on ignorance or confusion. In the following part of the article the term “yoga”

is elucidated. The author also discusses the origin and the signifcance of yoga as a phenomenon within the context of Hindu culture. Finally, she considers the question as to whether

yoga, as it has been adopted in Polish society, should be rather associated with physical culture

and a method of relaxation or with a religious movement and a spiritual path. In conclusion,

the author addresses the issue of the alleged incompatibility and discrepancy between the non-

-western ideas implied by yoga and the Roman Catholic worldview predominating in Poland.
Probabilistic kingdom: problem of objectivity in contemporary science
Authors: Pruski Paweł
Published: November 2020

In modern science, the theory of probability is one of the basic tools. Scientists using probability often refer to its objective interpretation. They emphasize that their probabilistic hypotheses concern objective facts, not degrees of belief. Accordingly, the following questions arise: What is the meaning of this type of probabilistic hypothesis? Is the assumption of objectivity necessary? The paper addresses these questions by analyzing objective probability in the context of the scientific debate on determinism. Two types of arguments will be presented. On the one hand, there is the assertion that objective probability can exist only in an indeterministic world. Then, on the other hand — I analyze the assertions of those who believe in the co‑existence of objective probability and determinism. As a result I show that the acceptance of deterministic and indeterministic fields as possible areas where objective probability can occur is extremely problematic. Depending on the chosen area we encounter different types of problems. Therefore, I show that a significant number of these problems are associated with the acceptance of incorrect metaphysical assumptions. And finally, I postulate that the objectivity of probability (and assumptions pertaining to it) can be reduced (without any losses) to the epistemic variant.
Recycling Solid Waste of Coconut Oil Industry: A Response Surface-Goal Programming Approach
Authors: Nuriani Sirodj Dwi Agustin , Gunawan Ivan
Published: November 2020

Waste minimization is a key success factor to achieve sustainability, including in the edible oil industry. One type of solid waste produced substantially in this industry is spent bleaching earth (SBE), which comes from a mixture of bleaching earth (BE) and activated carbon (CA) used in the edible oil refining process. SBE that is recycled through a heating process is known as heat regenerated SBE (HRSBE). The process is influenced by two factors as stated in previous studies: temperature and time. In the current study, we report the results of experiments to find the optimal combination of temperature and time in restoring the absorbent quality of SBE by observing four quality parameters: colors (red and yellow), Free Fatty Acid (FFA), and Peroxide Value (PV). The current study uses Response Surface Methodology (RSM) to design the experiments and to find the equations of the relationship between the factors for each response; as well as Goal Programming (GP) to find the most optimal combination of factors in order to achieve aggregated quality targets. The findings show that 3.414 hours of heating at a temperature of 151.64oC allow HRSBE to produce coconut oil in accordance with the expected quality targets.
A Decision Support System to Achieve Self-Sufficiency of Soybean (Case: Central Java Province, Indonesia)
Authors: Hisjam Muhammad , Octyajati Nancy , Sutopo Wahyudi , Ali Ahad
Published: November 2020

Soybean self-sufficiency in Central Java Province is a problem that is difficult to realize at this time. As an important commodity, self-sufficiency becomes a serious concern for the government. Supply chain management of soybean is related to the integration of supply, demand, and distribution of soybean. The characteristics of entities involved in the soybean supply chain are complex, dynamic, and probabilistic that make the problem cannot be solved using an analytical model and it becomes too risky for trial and error. A suitable tool is using a simulation model. This paper deals with developing a Decision Support System (DSS) using a simulation model that will assist the government in adopting policies in order to achieve self-sufficiency of soybean and the improvement of farmer's welfare. DSS will help decision-makers to try various scenarios of policy in an easy way. The method was started with developing model components, then decision components, and next creating user interfaces. The simulation and system modeling is created by using Powersim software with the intent to obtain the simulation and single document interface (SDI) of the supply chain model. The result shows that land expansion policy is a top priority for realizing food self-sufficiency while increasing productivity and reducing costs of agricultural activities are the main priorities for improving the welfare of farmers.
The Influence of Stress on Industrial Operator’s Physiology and Work Performance
Authors: Khairai Kamarulzaman Mahmad , Sutarto Auditya Purwandini , Abdul Wahab Muhammad Nubli
Published: November 2020

Elevated stress has been widely associated with physical and physiological threats as well as reduced work performance. However, there is still a lack of studies that investigate whether stress influences concurrently physiological and objective work performance. The purpose of this study is to examine whether workers’ level of stress or negative emotional symptoms correlates with their physiological coherence and work performance. Eighteen female operators who reported high severity levels of stress, assessed using the Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale (DASS-42) were categorized as the risk group. The comparison group was formed by randomly selecting 18 of 99 female workers who had significantly lower DASS scores. Both participants attended one session of physiological measurement. Their work performance was observed by calculating their cycle time completing a product during five workdays. A significant difference in HRV between the two groups was also found in physiological and work performance measures. The results showed that workers in the risk group obtained significantly lower coherence levels and longer work cycle time than the control participants, indicating that negative emotional symptoms were parallel with physiological coherence and work performance. However, a weak correlation was found between work performance and negative emotional symptoms as well as physiological coherence. Despite the study limitations, our findings support to evidence the more complete picture of how stress affects female worker’s physiology and work performance, suggesting a need to implement effective workplace stress intervention. Further study is needed to be conducted among different group characteristics such as male and occupational settings.
Social Media and Foreign University Collaboration: A Multi‐Perspective Descriptive Analysis for Indonesian Private Universities
Authors: Rana Junaid Ali Saeed
Published: November 2020

The importance of social media for universities is an important tool for marketing purposes by adopting aggressive marketing strategies. The existence of foreign-based Higher Education Institutes (HEI) in Indonesia is almost non-existent. The government of Indonesia through education ministry requires any foreign HEIs that will operate in Indonesia to have a formal collaboration with the government accredited Indonesian HEIs. The paper empirically studies the multiple-perspective (management role and students’ role) descriptive approach in evaluating the social media usage and the importance of foreign university collaboration. The data collected from 34 universities (management perspective) and from the 5 most populated universities (for student perspective). The data analyzed and compared using graphs to draw some meaningful conclusions. The paper concludes with empirical findings based conclusions to managers to effectively using social media to its optimum benefit and gaining potential assistance from foreign university collaboration. Some meaningful suggestions to the management as how strategically social media should be managed.
FREQUÊNCIA DE ANTICORPOS IRREGULARES IDENTIFICADOS EM PACIENTES ATENDIDOS EM UM HEMONÚCLEO NO SUDOESTE DO PARANÁ NO ANO DE 2017
Authors: Benedetti Volmir Pitt , Hellmann Mardjori Andrade , Cesaro Maiara Cristina De , Duarte Ana Frida , Cauz Mariangela , Moresco Raquel Gabriela
Published: November 2020

Quando um indivíduo é exposto a antígenos eritrocitários não próprios, ocorre uma resposta imunológica, que leva à produção de anticorpos irregulares voltados contra esses antígenos. Esse processo é conhecido como aloimunização eritrocitária e acontece em decorrência de transfusões de sangue ou gestações incompatíveis. Na medicina transfusional a pesquisa de anticorpos irregulares é fundamental, pois a falha na detecção de um aloanticorpo pode provocar reações transfusionais, aloimunizações, anemias hemolíticas autoimunes e doença hemolítica perinatal. Este estudo tem por objetivo analisar a frequência de anticorpos irregulares de pacientes atendidos no Hemocentro Regional de Francisco Beltrão, Paraná, no ano de 2017. Os dados foram coletados a partir da revisão de registros em arquivos do Laboratório de Imunohematologia do Hemonúcleo. Foram avaliados dados de 49 protocolos de pacientes que apresentaram dificuldades transfusionais no ano de 2017. Dentre os pesquisados, 37 pacientes (75,5%) apresentaram anticorpos irregulares. Dentre os anticorpos anti-eritrocitários observados neste estudo, evidenciou-se a presença de doze pacientes com anti-D (27,2%), seis pacientes com anti-K (13,6%), quatro pacientes com anti-C (9,0%) e em seis pacientes (13,6%) foi observada a presença de autoanticorpos. Este estudo indica que, nos pacientes transfundidos, os anticorpos mais frequentes foram os aloanticorpos Anti-D do Sistema Rh, provavelmente devido ao seu alto grau de imunogenicidade. A prevalência desses anticorpos é semelhante a vários estudos encontrados na literatura.
Estratégias de controle do medo e ansiedade em pacientes odontopediátricos: revisão de literatura
Authors: Torres Maria Eduarda Brandão Balbino , Souza Karina Livia Barros , Cruz Victor Santos Andrade
Published: November 2020

Objetivo: Verificar os fatores relacionados à ansiedade infantil e o atendimento odontológico e as estratégias adotadas para seu controle por meio de análises bibliográficas. Métodos: Foi realizado uma revisão de literatura, com abordagens informativas, do qual o processo de formulação baseou-se por intermédio de pesquisas em artigos científicos, em bases de dados, possuindo como seus respectivos descritores: Ansiedade ao Tratamento Odontológico, Odontopediatria, Reabilitação Bucal. Resultados: A princípio foi analisado o desencadeamento da ansiedade associada ao medo da criança em ir ao Cirurgião Dentista (CD), desse modo, podendo prejudicar a interrelação entre o profissional e o paciente. O CD necessita dialogar com os responsáveis sobre técnicas de manejo comportamental que são usadas nos procedimentos odontopediátricos, técnicas essas que proporcionam o tratamento a criança com confiança e convicção no trabalho do profissional.  Considerações finais: No assistencialismo o entendimento da ansiedade infantil é fundamental para manejar corretamente a consulta e reduzir à sensação de medo no paciente, assim sendo, o estudo mostra estratégias de manejo comportamental pediátrico e sua importância, modificando o atendimento clínico odontopediátrico para menos inquietante e mais eficaz.
Büyükler Serbest Stil Türkiye Şampiyonasına Katılan Erkek Güreşçilerin Kilo Düşme Profillerinin İncelenmesi
Authors: ÇİMEN Kürşat , GÖRAL Kemal
Published: November 2020

Bu çalışmanın amacı, Büyükler Serbest Stil Türkiye Şampiyonasına katılan erkek güreşçilerin kilo düşme profillerinin farklı değişkenler açısından incelenmesidir. Araştırma grubu, Büyükler Türkiye Güreş Şampiyonasına katılmış sporcular arasından çalışmamıza gönüllü olarak katılmayı kabul eden, yaş ortalamaları 23,38±4,26 yıl olan 153 sporcu oluşturmuştur. Araştırmada veri toplama aracı olarak, Yarar, Eroğlu, Üzüm ve Polat (2016) tarafından geliştirilen “Sporcu Kilo Düşme Yöntemleri ve Etkileri Ölçeği”nden yararlanılmıştır. Araştırmada, tüm sıkletlerdeki güreşçilerin büyük çoğunluğu, müshil, diyet ve idrar söktürücü gibi haplar kullanmayı tercih etmediklerini belirtirlerken, kilo düşme yöntemlerinden diyet alt boyutunda yer alan yağ tüketiminin azaltılmasının en çok tercih edilen cevap olduğu belirlenmiştir. Araştırmada elde edilen bulgulara göre, sıkletler arası alt boyutların karşılaştırılmasında sadece diyet alt boyutu içerisinde yer alan “Karbonhidrat tüketimini azaltırım” cevapları arasında anlamlı bir farka rastlanmıştır. Farklılığı yaratan grubun ise ağır sıklet güreşçiler olduğu, hem hafif sıklet hem de orta sıklet güreşçiler ile ağır sıklet güreşçiler arasında farklılık bulunduğu belirlenmiştir (p<.05). Sonuç olarak, güreşçilerin kilo düşme stratejisi olarak, genellikle vücuttan yağ kaybı, sıvı kaybı, yiyecek ve karbonhidrat tüketimini azaltma eğilimde olma gibi yeterli ve dengeli beslenme açısından oldukça önemli konular üzerinde yoğunlaştıklarının görülmesinden hareketle, sporcu performansını etkileyen fizyolojik ve psikolojik faktörlerin bu etkenlerden önemli ölçüde etkilendiği düşüncesiyle, performans sporcuları ve antrenörlere kilo düşme yöntemleri ve kilo kontrolü hakkında uzmanlar tarafından seminerler verilmesi, bilgilendirilmesi ve özellikle sıklet sporlarında müsabık performans sporcusu yetiştiren antrenörlerin bu seminerlere katılımlarının zorunlu hale getirilmesinin, sporcuların ulaşmak istedikleri yüksek performans noktasına erişebilmeleri açısından oldukça fayda sağlayacağı söylenebilir.
Scenario for applying the duality theory when planning production in the industry
Authors: Ershov A. T. , Gubareva E. A. , Nolde E. L. , Efimova M. V.
Published: November 2020

The task of drawing up an optimal production plan for an enterprise with limited resources and problem solution of bridging production bottlenecks for only one enterprise are of limited interest. New technical capabilities due to the volume and speed of data transmission and processing, allow you to solve new problems in which the apparatus of the duality theory can be fully used.

The authors consider the problem of planning the optimal production company (firm, industry, ministry) volume, which structurally has a certain coordinating (managing) center and a network of enterprises (branches), which can be located in different regions, and are not connected with each other. Each of the branches has its own technological matrix of resource costs for output, resource reserves, expected profit from the sale of each type of product unit.

An iterative algorithm for finding production plans for each of the enterprises is proposed, when implementing which the total profit of the company can be increased. The Center finds the optimal production plan for each of the enterprises according to this algorithm and using the classical formula of the optimal production planning problem. Further, for each of them, the Center, solving the problem of resolving production bottlenecks for each of the enterprise, determines the supply volumes of resources scarce. The Center supplies scarce resources to enterprises and forms a new adjusted output plan for each of the enterprises. If it is impossible to supply scarce resources to meet the needs of all enterprises in the company, the options for the most promising planning models are offered, under which the total profit of all enterprises in the company will be the greatest.

The implementation of the planning scenarios proposed below becomes real when switching to digital production management methods.