bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Studi Adsorpsi Logam Berat Besi (Fe) dan Timbal (Pb) Air Sungai Mahakam oleh Limbah Cangkang Telur dan Abu Gosok
Authors: Putra Alris Sanca Pratama , Munir Rahmawati , Natalisanto Adrianus Inu
Published: January 2023

Waste could be found easily anywhere such as eggshells and rubbing-ash. Being a non-usable rubbish, These type of waste can be usefull in someways with a right treatment and deep research on compound material with in. The physical content from these waste utilized to be an adsorbent, it adsorbs a metal content e.g Mahakam river water sample. Main purpose of this research was based on benefical content from eggshells and rubbing-ash as their ability decreasing metal content. This study concluded experimentally using adsorbtion methods, a device such as Atomic Absobtion Spectrophotometer (AAS) was used to test the decreasing effect on logam content. The obtained data from testing process used to analyzed a metal concentration that disolved in water sample. This study results on decreasing metal concentration such as Fe and also Pb on Mahakam river water sample. Fe concentrat on these water sample shows decline rate from 1,5 mg/L to 0,11 mg/L given certain treatment adding eggshels powder. And also Pb content reduced from 1,69 mg/L to 0,24 mg/L indicate a little waste content from treated water sample. Inference from this study suggest addition of eggshells and rubbing-ash waste in form of powder had decreasing-effect on soluble metal content from Mahakam River water sample.
Experience in the introduction of scientific, information, technological innovations in the production process of the pig breeding complex
Authors: Tretyakova O. , Degtyar A.
Published: January 2023

Purpose: assessment of the introduction of innovations in the conditions of a pig -breeding complex.

A special role in increasing the profitability of agricultural production is given to the use of digital technologies. The authors organized a local network that provides the collection of information about animals throughout the entire period of their use, as a result of which the database is constantly updated with new information. The problem of the correct organization of the in-line process of reproduction of the herd and the uniform production of young animals of the desired condition was solved by scientists of the Don State Agrarian University using the system of index evaluation of young animals, which is implemented in the ACC program package. The complex of ACC programs allows you to keep records of the presence and condition of breeding and commercial pigs; compile reports on the movement of the herd for a day, month, quarter, year; promptly and comprehensively analyze the productivity of animals, timely detect and eliminate deviations in technological indicators; optimize the reproduction process to reduce the number of sow failures; timely identification of sows not coming to hunt; accounting for abortions, causes of death, production rhythm disturbances; accounting for the quantity and quality of sperm production of boars-producers. All this makes it possible to reduce unproductive technological downtime and reduce losses in the production of final products, identify the causes of rejection, conduct a reliable assessment of the quality of work of insemination technicians, animal care operators, as well as analyze veterinary measures. The use of new methods for assessing the breeding value of animals, index selection based on the use of computer technology creates ample opportunities for further improvement of breeding management systems. The positive experience of step-by–step introduction of breeding methods and comprehensive work on a closed circuit "production - science – IT solutions - production" allows you to increase not only the quantity of products, but also its quality.
Effects of thyroid hormones on the functional state of bovine granulosa cells in vitro
Authors: Mityashova O. , Montvila E. , Lebedeva I.
Published: January 2023

Any dysfunction of the thyroid gland causes abnormal changes in the functioning of the reproductive system, primarily the ovaries. Therefore, the question of the possible direct effect of thyroid hormones on the bovine ovarian function by modulating the functional state or functional activity of granulosa cells seems relevant

Purpose: to study in vitro the effect of thyroxine and triiodothyronine on the proliferative and steroidogenic activity, as well as apoptotic changes of bovine granulosa cells.

Materials and methods. Granulosa cells were isolated from follicles with a diameter of 1-5 mm and precultured for two days in a medium containing 10 % serum. The cells were then placed in serum-free medium containing thyroxine (25-200 ng/mL) or triiodothyronine (0.5-4.0 ng/mL) and incubated for another 48 h. After culturing, the content of estradiol-17β and progesterone in the media was determined by ELISA. The proliferative activity and apoptotic changes in the cells were assessed by immunocytochemical assay, based on the expression level of proliferating cell nuclear antigen PCNA and pro-apoptotic protein Bax, respectively.

Results. It was found that the proportion of cells with a positive reaction to PCNA increased 1.1 times (P<0.01) compared with that in the control at a triiodothyronine concentration of 1 ng/ml and did not change with its further increase to 4 ng/ml. In addition, the introduction of triiodothyronine at a concentration of 1 ng/ml into the medium led to a decrease in the relative number of Bax-positive cells from 25.6 ± 0.3% to 23.3 ± 0.6 % (P<0.01). A further increase in this concentration to 4 ng/ml enhanced the observed anti-apoptotic effect 1.1 times (P<0.05). The pattern of the effect of thyroxine on the proliferative activity and apoptotic changes of granulosa cells in culture was similar to that for triiodothyronine. Concurrently, the growth-stimulating and anti-apoptotic effects of thyroxine were achieved at a concentration of 50-200 ng/ml. At the same time, both thyroid hormones did not affect the secretion of estradiol-17β or progesterone by the cells.

Conclusions. Thus, thyroxine and triiodothyronine can stimulate in vitro the proliferation of bovine granulosa cells, as well as inhibit the expression of the proapoptotic Bax protein in these cells, which is not associated with the regulation of the production of ovarian steroid hormones. Overall, these data suggest that thyroid hormones at physiological concentrations are able to exert a regulatory effect on the growth and atresia of bovine small antral follicles and, therefore, directly modulate the ovarian activity.
Effect of post-activation culture conditions on the development of parthenogenetic embryos in cattle
Authors: Lopukhov A.
Published: January 2023

Purpose: to conduct a comparative analysis of the effect of commercial media BO-IVC and СR1aa at the stage of the activation and subsequent culture of artificially activated oocytes on the formation and quality of parthenogenetic bovine embryos.

Materials and methods. 3 groups of disemeters of 50 goals in each were formed. In the first experimental group, the disemeted was in a meticulous manner with a ram-industrialist (artificial kriproporchid), in the second experimental-with a penEexctomed ram-industrialist. In the third (control) group, a producer ram was used. In the first experimental group of a ram-industrialist (artificial kriproporchid) with attached taps were released into a group of sheep twice a day for 1.5-2 hours. In the second experimental group of a penEctomed ram, it was placed in the corral to the disemetery in the morning for 3 hours. In the third group, the lamb producer was constantly with the disemets for two weeks, then he was changed on a new ram i.e. Used the methodology used in the farm. During the experiment, they observed the behavior of animals of all groups. In the experimental groups, after the detection of disemeters in the hunt, their natural insemination of the manufacturer was carried out. Based on the results of the subsequent oster, the effectiveness of the reproduction of sheep was evaluated.

Results. The cleavage rate did not differ between the experimental groups, varying from 73,0 to 76,5%. Also, there was not found a significant effect of the conditions for post-activation culture of oocytes on their development before late morula and late blastocyst stage, which was for the CR1aa/CR1aa, CR1aa/BO-IVC and BOIVC/ BO-IVC groups 28,9±1,7, 40,4±7,5 and 36,0±6.4%, respectively. Meanwhile, we found out the effect of tested culture conditions on the ability of parthenogenetic embryos to overcome the 8-16 cell block and their quality on the late stages of embryo development. The rate of embryos with less than 16 nuclei was the highest in the CR1aa/CR1aa group (56,8±2,1 %). The replacement of CR1aa medium to BO-IVC medium (BO-IVC/BO-IVC group) significantly reduced this level (p<0,05). The positive effect was enhanced when CR1aa medium was used at the stage of culture in the presence of 6-DMAP and cycloheximide, and subsequent embryo development was in BO-IVC medium (CR1aa/BO-IVC group) (p<0.001). Furthermore, when we used the mixed variant of culture, the total cell number in parthenogenetic morula and blastocyst stage embryos increased (p<0.05).

Conclusion. Thus, the BO-IVC medium at the stages of post-activation and subsequent development of artificially activated bovine oocytes is comparable to the CR1aa medium in terms of the efficiency of obtaining parthenogenetic embryos at the blastocyst stage. Nevertheless, its replacement at the post-activation stage with CR1aa medium makes it possible to improve the quality of parthenogenetic embryos.
NSA : three books, and Asimov's science fiction criticism (Supplement I:19)
Authors: Akmut Camille
Published: January 2023

Supplement to the Historiography (of computer science and technology)
Penerapan Strategi Pelaksanaan Dalam Pemberian Asuhan Keperawatan Jiwa Pada Nn. N Dengan Masalah Halusinasi Pendengaran
Authors: Telaumbanua Benedicta S , Pardede Jek Amidos
Published: January 2023

Schizophrenia is a psychotic condition that affects an individual's areas of functioning, including thinking, communicating, receiving, interpreting reality, feeling and expressing emotions as well as a chronic illness characterized by chaotic thoughts, delusions, hallucinations and strange behavior. Hallucinations are false perceptual distortions that occur in maladaptive neurobiological responses, sufferers actually experience sensory distortions as real things and respond accordingly. The research method used was a case study using the psikiatric nursing care to Ms. N interference with sensory perseption: auditory hallucination regional mental hospital in Prof. Dr. Muhammad Ildrem. Obtained data on clients experiencing sensory perception disorders: auditory hallucinations. The medical diagnosis of the client is paranoid schizophrenia. With nursing diagnoses of auditory hallucinations, social isolation and self-care deficits. The results of the analysis show that nursing interventions using implementing strategies (SP) can reduce signs and symptoms of hallucinations in patients after nursing actions are given.
Reproducible research practices and transparency across linguistics
Authors: Bochynska Agata , Keeble Liam , Halfacre Caitlin April Ellen , Casillas Joseph V , Champagne Irys-Amélie , Chen Kaidi , Röthlisberger Melanie , Buchanan Erin Michelle , Roettger Timo Benjamin
Published: January 2023

Scientific studies of language span across many disciplines and provide evidence for social, cultural, cognitive, technological, and biomedical studies of human nature and behavior. By becoming increasingly empirical and quantitative, linguistics has been facing challenges and limitations of the scientific practices that pose barriers to reproducibility and replicability. One of the proposed solutions to the widely acknowledged reproducibility and replicability crisis has been the implementation of transparency practices, e.g. open access publishing, preregistrations, sharing study materials, data, and analyses, performing study replications and declaring conflicts of interest. Here, we have assessed the prevalence of these practices in randomly sampled 600 journal articles from linguistics across two time points. In line with similar studies in other disciplines, we found a moderate amount of articles published open access, but overall low rates of sharing materials, data, and protocols, no preregistrations, very few replications and low rates of conflict of interest reports. These low rates have not increased noticeably between 2008/2009 and 2018/2019, pointing to remaining barriers and slow adoption of open and reproducible research practices in linguistics. As linguistics has not yet firmly established transparency and reproducibility as guiding principles in research, we provide recommendations and solutions for facilitating the adoption of these practices.
Search Redirection Attacks of Web-Server Use Case of Drug Perception
Authors: Khan Muskan
Published: January 2023

Search Redirection Attacks of Web-Server Use Case of Drug Perception
Bank soal
Authors: Eufrosari Restiana
Published: January 2023

Bank soal tanya jawab
Waralaba sebagai Solusi bagi yang Malas Berbisnis dari Nol
Authors: Maulana Fahrizal
Published: January 2023

Pada dasarnya, waralaba (franchise) adalah sebuah perjanjian mengenai metodependistribusian suatu barang dan jasa kepada konsumen. Dalam hal ini, franchisor (orangyang menyediakan fasilitas waralaba) memberikan lisensi kepada franchisee (orang yangmembeli lisensi dari franchisor) untuk melakukan kegiatan pendistribusian barang danjasa di bawah nama dan identitas franchisor dimana waralaba tersebut dijalankan sesuaidengan prosedur dan cara yang ditetapkan franchisor. Franchisor memberikan bantuan(assistance) kepada franchise untuk mempermudah proses berjalannya bisnis waralaba.Francisee membayar sejumlah uang berupa innitial fee dan royalti sebagai imbalannya,dengan perjanjian yang sudah disepakati oleh kedua belah pihak (Redjeki et al., 2011)
Possible role of translation in unfertilized sea urchin eggs
Authors: Yakovlev Konstantin V.
Published: January 2023

Unfertilized eggs contain maternal mRNAs and proteins, which required for maintenance of metabolism and regulation of development during first stages of embryogenesis. Unfertilized eggs are transcriptionally and translationally quiescent. After fertilization, activated translation of maternal mRNAs is one of major forces that direct early stages of embryogenesis before activation of zygotic genome. Here, I discuss data obtained on sea urchins, which directly or indirectly indicate that translation can occur in the unfertilized sea urchin eggs. I speculate that translation in unfertilized sea urchin eggs may be necessary to maintain levels of specific proteins required for fertilization process during long-term storage of eggs in ovaries until spawning begins.
Con tem bưu chính đồng hành với Bói Cá
Authors: Cá Nhà Sưu Tầm Bói
Published: January 2023

Vậy phải chăng có thể nói 2022 là năm thú vị với hình ảnh Bói Cá?!
Which positive personality traits do people want to change?
Authors: Gander Fabian , Wagner Lisa
Published: January 2023

Most people want to change some of their personality traits, typically those they and others perceive as lacking. However, research focused on student samples and higher-order traits, and has not fully explored the attributes of traits that predict change goals. To replicate and extend previous findings, two studies examined (1) whether people want to change their character strengths and how character strengths change goals relate to (2) character strength levels, (3) age, and (4) well-being. Further, we examined which (5) attributes of character strengths, such as their contribution to morality or well-being, predict change goals. Participants (Study 1: N = 2,792 German-speaking adults, 79.2% women, median = 46 years; Study 2: N = 6,787 English-speaking adults (67.0% women; median = 32 years) completed measures of character strengths, character strengths change goals, and well-being. A subsample (n = 1,739) provided informant ratings. Results showed that participants wanted to increase all 24 character strengths. With the exception of spirituality, participants – especially the less happy – wanted to change those character strengths they lack. Most change goals showed negligible associations to participants’ well-being and age. In conclusion, people want to change the character strengths they lack and that are most strongly related to well-being.
Interpersonal coordination in schizophrenia: A concise update on paradigms, computations, and neuroimaging findings
Authors: Pan Yafeng , Wen Yalan , Wang Yajie , Chen Ji
Published: January 2023

Social functioning impairment is a hallmark of mental illness. As one of the most intractable and severe psychiatric disorders, schizophrenia showed deficits on multiple social cognitive domains. In particular, interpersonal coordination failures in schizophrenia are closely linked to significant prognostic indicators, such as symptom remission and quality of life. Despite the surge of interest in the psychological and neural mechanisms of interpersonal coordination in schizophrenia, important gaps in our understanding remain. Notably, the study of the mechanisms underpinning interpersonal coordination is currently undergoing a methodological shift, moving its focus from single-person tasks to multi-person paradigms, and from model-free analyses to model-based analyses. Notwithstanding, applications of these advanced approaches in schizophrenia has been slow. Here, we provide a concise update on the uses of multi-person paradigms to study interpersonal coordination and mathematical models to dissect its computational mechanisms, at both behavioral and neural levels. We then review prior studies on the interpersonal coordination deficits in schizophrenia and large-scale neuroimaging studies that explore brain correlates of social functions. Finally, we highlight key challenges as well as exciting opportunities for integrating research in computational psychiatry with multi-person approaches in investigating interpersonal coordination deficits in schizophrenia.
Constructing Condensed Memories in Functorial Time
Authors: Dobson Shanna , Fields Chris
Published: January 2023

If episodic memory is constructive, experienced time is also a construct. We develop an event-based formalism that replaces the traditional objective, agent-independent notion of time with a constructive, agent-dependent notion of time. We show how to make this agent-dependent time entropic and hence well-defined. We use sheaf-theoretic techniques to render agent-dependent time functorial and to construct episodic memories as sequences of observed and constructed events with well-defined limits that maximize the consistency of categorizations assigned to objects appearing in memories. We then develop a condensed formalism that represents episodic memories as pure constructs from single events. We formulate an empirical hypothesis that human episodic memory implements a particular time-symmetric constructive functor, and discuss possible experimental tests.
Socioeconomic inequalities in mental health and wellbeing amongst UK Higher Education staff during the COVID-19 pandemic: The role of policymakers and psychological needs
Authors: Dougall Isla , Vasiljevic Milica , Kutlaca Maja , Weick Mario
Published: January 2023

Staff in Higher Education (HE) experience some of the lowest levels of mental health and wellbeing of any professional group, with the poorest wellbeing found among those with low socioeconomic status (SES). Recently, the COVID-19 pandemic further impacted the working environments of HE staff during an already strained sociopolitical context. Drawing on needs theory, we examine the contributions of policymakers to the prevalence of mental health inequalities within HE. HE staff (n = 1,116) across the UK completed a pre-registered survey during a ‘stay at home’ order. Lower subjective SES was associated with poorer mental health and wellbeing, and with lower levels of inclusion (i.e., liking) and perceived worth (i.e., respect) by policymakers. A structural equation model revealed that inclusion and perceived worth by policymakers mediated the relationship between subjective SES and mental health and wellbeing. Perceived control by policymakers was linked to differences in mental health and wellbeing, but unexpectedly there was no evidence of a relationship with subjective SES. The findings suggest that perceptions of policymakers may exacerbate socioeconomic inequalities in mental health and wellbeing in HE. The work points to psychological needs as a novel route through which sociopolitical context may impact population mental health and wellbeing.
Social and non-social feedback stimuli lead to comparable levels of reward learning and reward responsiveness in an online probabilistic reward task
Authors: Sailer Uta , Wurm Franz , Pfabigan Daniela M
Published: January 2023

Social stimuli seem to be processed more easily and efficiently than non-social stimuli. The current study tested whether social feedback stimuli improve reward learning in a probabilistic reward task (PRT), in which one response option is usually rewarded more often than the other via presentation of non-social reward stimuli. In a pre-registered online study, 75 participants were presented with a non-social feedback stimulus (a star) and information about gains, which is typically used in published PRT studies. Three other groups (with 73-82 participants each) were presented with one of three social feedback stimuli: verbal praise, an attractive happy face, or a “thumbs up”-picture The data were analysed based on classical signal-detection-theory, drift diffusion modelling, and Bayesian analyses of null effects.All PRT variants yielded the expected behavioural preference for the more frequently rewarded response. There was no processing advantage of social over non-social feedback stimuli. Bayesian analyses further supported the observation that social feedback stimuli neither increased nor decreased behavioural preferences in the PRT.The current findings suggest that the PRT is a robust experimental paradigm independent of the applied feedback stimuli. They also suggest that the occurrence of a processing advantage for social feedback stimuli is dependent on the experimental task and design.
Partial Fertility Recuperation in Spain Two Years After the Onset of the COVID-19 Pandemic
Authors: Fallesen Peter , Cozzani Marco
Published: January 2023

Following the onset COVID-19 pandemic’s, a host of countries first saw drastic fertility declines and then a variety of fertility patterns afterwards. Yet, it remains unclear whether these initial baby busts have been recuperated, and if so, if the recuperation is equally distributed.We assess period fertility recuperation as the cumulative difference in observed fertility trends compared to a predicted counterfactual trend simulating fertility trends without the pandemic in Spain, the European country experiencing the most severe fertility decline of the pandemic.We use vital statistics on Spain and ARIMA models to forecast counterfactual trends in total and group-specific fertility rates for the month where fertility could be affected by the pandemic. By calculating the cumulative residual between modelled/forecasted trend and observed fertility rates, we can calculate fertility deficit and recuperation.By December 2021, Spain had only seen a partial recuperation of the fertility relative to expected trend with large heterogeneity. Births from mothers at the beginning and the end of the reproductive age and those transitioning to first child have not yet recuperated, whereas mother in the middle of the fertility window and higher order births have fully recuperated.We suggest a way to assess period fertility recuperation as the cumulative difference in observed fertility trends compared to a predicted counterfactual trend simulating fertility without the pandemic, and we show a lack of period fertility recuperation. If this translates into cohort fertility decline, there may be consequences for childlessness and population structure in Spain.
Blending In or Moving On? Workplace Ethnic Diversity, Immigrant Assimilation, and Employee Turnover
Authors: Larsen Edvard N. , Madsen Aleksander Å. , Hermansen Are Skeie
Published: January 2023

This study investigates the relationship between the workplace concentration of immigrant-origin minorities and turnover among immigrants and second-generation children of immigrants using linked employer-employee administrative data covering the entire Norwegian labor market. Drawing on organizational demographic theories, we test whether exposure to higher shares of immigrant-background coworkers, on the one hand, increases immigrants’ likelihood of staying in the workplace—in line with theories of homophily and social contact—or, on the other, heightens their likelihood of leaving the workplace—in line with group threat and group competition theories. However, turnover among second-generation immigrants may be less affected by workplace immigrant composition due to intergenerational assimilation and weakened ethnic boundaries. We show that immigrants’ likelihood of workplace exit declines when the share of immigrant-background coworkers increase and this effect is solely driven by exposure to contact among coworkers in same-skill occupations. This pattern is similar among members of the second generation. We also find the immigrants’ likelihood of workplace exit is reduced when they work for an immigrant-background top manager. We interpret these findings as supporting social contact theories claiming that improved work environment and coworker support reduces turnover among immigrant-background workers in ethnically diverse organizational contexts.
Remittance and Society
Authors: Timilsina Laxman
Published: January 2023

Abstract available with the full text.
Ambivalent Status in Morrison's Tar Baby
Authors: Mallah Shri Om
Published: January 2023

Abstract available with the full text.
First Principles Study of the Electronic and Magnetic Properties of PrVSb3 and PrSrVSb3
Authors: Bhandari Shalika R. , Kaphle Gopi C. , Ghimire Madhav P.
Published: January 2023

Abstract available with the full text.
'श्यामचरन काका' कथामा स्थानीय रङ् .... {Local color in the story of 'Shyamcharan Kaka'....}
Authors: गजुरेल Gajurel बिष्णु प्रसाद Bishnu prasad
Published: January 2023

Available with fulltext.
Physics Simulation with Excel Spreadsheet
Authors: Asmin Laode
Published: January 2023

This study present several examples of using Excel spreadsheets to study and simulate physical phenomena, namely projectile motion, falling motion in The air, The wave function of particles in a one-dimensional box, and nuclear radioactive decay. Spreadsheets are used to analyze the motion of projectiles with and without resistance, falling objects with different terminal velocities, graphs of wave functions and probabilities with different values of n, i.e. n=1 to n=4, and nuclear decay with different probability values of P. The use of excel spreadsheets has proven to be very useful in the physics learning process, namely the rapid response to changes in data and graphs, according to the values given.
Mathematics Learning Activities and the Role of Parents in the Covid-19 Pandemic
Authors: Halistin Halistin , Patih Tandri , Fitriyanti Hepi
Published: January 2023

This study aimed (1) to determine the students' mathematics learning activities during the Covid-19 pandemic at Rarowatu Utara State Junior High School. (2) knowing the role of parents of students during the Covid-19 pandemic at SMP Negeri Rarowatu Utara. The research method used is descriptive qualitative. The results showed that: 1) students' mathematical learning activities were carried out using the WhatsApp application of online learning. The highest students' mathematics learning activities are in the Writing Activities with a percentage of 22.20%, and the lowest activity is the Emotional Activities, which is 16.39%. 2) The role of parents during the Covid-19 pandemic at SMP Negeri Rarowatu Utara is that the majority of parents act as teachers at home, providing facilities and a comfortable home environment. However, it has not been able to increase knowledge in mathematics subjects.
The Relationship Between Learning Anxiety And Students' Mathematics Learning Difficulties During The Covid-19 Pandemic
Authors: Roy La , Patih Tandri , Halistin Halistin , Masdin Masdin , Syarwa Sangila Muhammad
Published: January 2023

This quantitative study aims to determine the relationship between anxiety in learning mathematics and learning difficulties in mathematics for class XI students at SMAN 5 Kendari during the covid-19 pandemic using correlational research methods. Data was collected through online questionnaires using google forms. This study uses a gradual sampling technique. The first stage uses stratified random sampling by considering classes XI MIPA, XI IPS, and XI BB as strata. Then each stratum is calculated using the proportional stratified random sampling formula. Furthermore, in class XI MIPA, cluster random sampling was conducted to select four classes from the six available classes. Again, each selected class will be selected at simple random sampling. This study indicates a significant relationship between students' mathematics learning anxiety and students' mathematics learning difficulties in Class XI SMA Negeri 5 Kendari during the Covid-19 pandemic. The relationship between students' mathematics learning anxiety variables and mathematics learning difficulties is low, and the magnitude of the relationship between mathematics learning anxiety and mathematics learning difficulties in class XI SMAN 5 Kendari using Spearman-rank correlation analysis is 0.329.
EFL Students’ Reflection on the Use of Discussion Card in Speaking Class
Authors: Kurniawan Rachman Muhammad
Published: January 2023

The purpose of this paper is to investigate EFL students’ reflection using discussion cards in speaking class. Discussion card was developed as a response to three major challenges that tend to emerge in discussion groups and participatory exercises. First, it renders new or complex issues accessible. Second, it seeks to contribute to participatory justice and third, the cards allow the introduction of expert opinions without expert presence. The research used qualitative study and involved 10 students studying at Speakgurus English Course. The study was analyzed using reflection questions from 10 students who were taking this course. The result indicates how the students’ feel towards the use of discussion cards. It includes students’ difficulty when they first get involved in the discussion, their preference about the topic and how they feel about their speaking skills development. In general, they show positive feelings towards the use of discussion cards in speaking class. However, there should be longitudinal research to create more contribution on students’ speaking skill.
LINE Webtoon as Digital Literacy Model
Authors: Rauf Ramis , Duwila Ety
Published: January 2023

This study aims to reveal LINE Webtoon as the development of literacy in education, language, literature, and culture, which is a representation of the positive side of social media usage in this digital era. LINE Webtoon is created by Daum and has been published in as many as 434 variants of comic series from its inception in 2003 until today. This paper will explore more about the LINE Webtoon as the virtual web is seen as the latest model of digital literacy in the process to enjoy literary works through social media.
Contributions of “Tafsir Ayat Suci dalam Renungan” for West Java (Methodological Analysis of “Tafsir Ayat Suci dalam Renungan” by Moh. E. Hasyim)
Authors: Evarial Irwan , Azwar Muhammad
Published: January 2023

Moh. E. Hasyim is a mufassir born in Ciamis Regency, West Java Province, on August 15, 1916 AD. The outstanding work of Tafsir Ayat Suci Lenyepaneun, later translated into Indonesian, namely Tafsir Ayat Suci dalam Renungan, explores the breadth of the author's knowledge by using straightforward Indonesian language so that almost no words or sentences are difficult for people to understand. Presented in the form of Tafsir Tahlili, it provides several alternative solutions to various problems in the modern era. Tafsir Ayat Suci Dalam Renungan uses the method of thought because the intended readers are Indonesian people who are less familiar with Arabic and majas, so anonymous words that are easily understood by the audience.
On the Question of the Features of Coping Mechanisms of Modern Adolescents
Authors: Pirkina Vera Grigoryevna
Published: January 2023

The article is devoted to the study of the characteristics of coping mechanisms in adolescence. To overcome stress, difficult situations, coping mechanisms are formed, i. e. actions and behavioral models for resolving difficult situations. The purpose of the study is to study the characteristics of coping mechanisms in adolescents. An empirical study was conducted in 2021 on the basis of educational organizations of the Republic of Mari El and the Kirov region. The sample consisted of 667 students in grades 7–9 (322 boys and 345 girls) aged 13–15. The research method is a mass screening examination. To collect data, the E. Heim test (E. Heim), adapted in the laboratory of clinical psychology of the Psychoneurological Institute named after. V. M. Bekhterev, under the guidance of d.m.s. professor L. I. Wasserman. The results obtained showed that in order to overcome stressful situations, adolescents most often use adaptive emotional and relatively adaptive behavioral coping mechanisms, less often than others use relatively adaptive emotional coping mechanisms. Adolescent girls significantly more often than boys use maladaptive emotional and behavioral coping mechanisms. The results of the study can be useful in the development of recommendations aimed at the formation of constructive coping behavior of adolescents.
Knowledge Representation in Multilingual Education Resources
Authors: Volegzhanina Eugeniya Mikhailovna , Volegzhanina Irina Sergeevna
Published: January 2023

Introduction. Ontologies are now recognised as the advanced standard of knowledge representation for e-learning and some industries. In particular, the development of multilingual ontological education resources is characterised as a promising area of research in the context of industry universities’ digital transformation. The article deals with the development of an academic course multilingual ontology in a Controlled Natural Language. Relevance. Although there are many ontology editors, national developers of education resources should be familiar with formal logic and have a good command of English. Therefore, it is difficult to discuss widespread use of ontology-based education solutions in Russian universities. Materials and Methods. The article offers a version of Controlled Russian Language for academic knowledge representation. A methodology to be used for compiling academic course ontologies is developed. As an example, a piece of ontology for the Introductory Course on Railways is considered. Results and Discussion. To support this way of knowledge representation, a prototype of ontology editor Onto.plus was developed to support the version of Controlled Russian Language. To implement the multilanguage function, equivalent versions for the Controlled Russian Language ontology were developed in English and Chinese. Conclusions. The solutions are a contribution to the implementation of an open project to develop an ontology resource integrating universities and industry.
Raje podatkowe i ich wykorzystanie przez zagraniczne korporacje działające na terenie Polski
Authors: Pawlak Marek
Published: January 2023

Zjawisko rajów podatkowych zaczęło kształtować się już pod koniec XIX wieku. W artykule przedstawiono historię powstawania rajów podatkowych, przeanalizowano ich definicje i listy publikowane przez różne źródła. Przeprowadzone badania własne na próbie 200 największych spółek kapitałowych zarejestrowanych w Polsce wykazały, że większość z nich (58,0%) jest kontrolowana przez podmioty zagraniczne, z których 56,0% zarejestrowana została w rajach podatkowych. Wypracowane zyski w przeważającej części są transferowane zagranicę – do rajów podatkowych (głównie do Holandii) – w formie dywidend, a w niewielkim stopniu zasilają budżet państwa w formie podatku CIT.
Heterosis and character association studies in CMS Hybrids of FCV tobacco (Nicotiana tobaccum L.)
Authors: C. Nanda  , P. Nagesh  , S. Ramakrishnan  , K. Gangadhar  , K. Sarala
Published: January 2023

Flue Cured Virginia (FCV) tobacco (Nicotiana tobaccum L.) is a promising commercial crop in semi-arid and rain-fed areas delivering economic benefits to farmers in comparison to all other crops cultivated. In India, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka are the major states cultivating FCV tobacco. In Karnataka, it is cultivated in Karnataka Light Soils (KLS) covering southern transitional zone during kharif season as a rainfed crop. Currently, Kanchan, FCH-222 and CH-3 are the popular cultivars grown in KLS region. Release of improved high yielding varieties/hybrids is the key for varietal diversification and yield enhancement of tobacco in this region. In this connection, commercial exploitation of F1 hybrids through heterosis breeding can play a significant role in enhancing yield and quality. Further very few reports on studies on standard heterosis in FCV Tobacco are available. Hence, the present study involving eight CMS hybrids was undertaken to estimate standard heterosis for yield and yield related traits, and to ascertain interrelationships among the yield related characters and their influence on cured leaf yield. Eight CMS based hybrids (CMS2×A4, CMS6×A4, CMS7×A4, CMS10×A4, CMS2×CY142, CMS6×CY142, CMS7×CY142, CMS10×CY14) were evaluated at ICARCTRI, Research Station, Hunsur, Karnataka, India along with checks for three years (2018-21). Significant higher heterosis in desirable direction for cured leaf yield and for various yield attributing characters was observed among the hybrids, which can be exploited commercially. Four promising CMS hybrids were identified, CMS7 × A4; CMS6 × A4; CMS10 × A4 and CMS2 × CY142 which recorded significant positive heterosis for cured leaf, can enhance the productivity limit set by present cultivars and would be the components for varietal diversification under KLS. Positive significant associations were noticed between plant height and number of leaves per plant, and intermodal length. The study revealed direct positive effect of plant height on cured leaf and negative indirect effect of number of leaves, intermodal length and leaf area suggesting that these characters should be judiciously selected for achieving higher yield.
Molecular diversity analysis of rice (Oryza sativa L.) genotypes using RAPD and SSR marker
Authors: G. Baldaniya Vipul , V. Narwade Ajay , B. Patel Pathik , Karmakar Nilima
Published: January 2023

Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA (RAPD) and Simple Sequence Repeat (SSR) molecular markers were used for detecting the genetic variability of 20 rice genotypes using 79 SSRs and 30 RAPD primers. Among primers used, a set of 16 SSR and 14 RAPD markers showed polymorphism, and banding patterns were scored as 1 (present) or 0 (absent) in the datasheet which was further analyzed by using Jaccard’s similarity coefficient and SAHN clustering. The number of alleles, PIC value, and heterozygosity for individual 16 SSR and 14 RAPD markers were used to assess the degree of polymorphism among the rice genotypes. A total of 36 polymorphic loci were found in 16 polymorphic SSR markers and 77 polymorphic loci were observed in 14 polymorphic RAPD markers. The number of alleles produced per locus ranged from 2 (RM447, RM21, RM171, RM237, RM25, RM283, RM510, RM259, RM334, RM433, RM489, and RM212) to 3 (RM263, RM152, RM413, and RM3331) in 16 SSRs markers and 3 (OPR-05) to 9 (OPR-02 and OPC-06) in 14 RAPD. In SSRs, the PIC value diverse from 0.30 (RM447) to 0.58 (RM152) with an average of 0.38 per locus and an average value of heterozygosity (0.49). RAPD analysis showed an average PIC value of 0.78. Based on the information generated, the 20 rice genotypes were grouped into two main clusters in both the analysis of the marker. In SSR markers analysis, cluster I comprised 4 genotypes and cluster II comprised 16 genotypes and in RAPD cluster I was shown 2 genotypes and cluster II show 18 genotypes.
A Mechanism to Resolve Conflict in Afghanistan
Authors: Mukherjee Sarbaejeet
Published: January 2023

Forty years of civil war have made the Afghan nation not just tired of such internecine conflict but also demand an early end to human suffering in every form. The issue of armed conflict management was first mentioned in the inaugural issue of the Journal of Conflict Resolution in 1957 when Quincy Wright wrote that the resolution of international conflict can be facilitated by national government efforts “to prevent tensions from arising and aggravating disputes among nations. Such resolution can proceed through the application of appropriate methods of negotiation, mediation, conciliation, arbitration, judicial settlement, and the coordination of measures to prevent aggression.” The lesson of reconciliation from the previous Apartheid regime in South Africa which had brought former adversaries to the negotiating table and work for a multi-cultural, democratic, and peaceful South Africa can be taken as a case in point for Afghanistan, along with the conflict resolution mechanisms used in divided societies like in Northern Ireland, the Balkans, Eastern Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East. In particular, the role of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission in South Africa and the presence of local communities in various parts of the world as well as in Afghanistan shall be looked at. Although it remains an uphill task for the Afghan people to forget the sufferings that they were made to undergo. Peace and reconciliation have to be given a chance. The role of the United Nations and other regional actors become very crucial over here in bringing about a lasting conciliation to this war-ravaged part of Asia also depicted as the heart of Asia.
DESIGN AND SYNTHESIS OF TERNARY LOGIC ELEMENTS
Authors: MARTYNOVYCH LARYSA , GUNCHENKO YURII , SHUGAILO YURII , BERCOV YURII
Published: January 2023

The aim of this paper is creating some ternary elements. The threshold element of ternary logic on bipolar transistors and elements of ternary systems based on it are considered. The main disadvantages of this approach are identified. The multi-threshold element of multivalued logic and its specific four-threshold implementation are considered. The scientific nowelty is the using of a multithreshold element of multivalued logic as a basis for constructing elements of ternary systems. It is shown that the advantages of a multi-threshold element of multi-valued logic are a larger number of thresholds of input signals, a larger number of levels that it can distinguish and a larger number of output signals. The implementation of some ternary elements, such as half-adder, disjunction and strong conjunction, is given. The practical significance of obtained results is that the multithreshold element of multivalued logic allows us to use it for synthesis basic elements of ternary logic and use one approach for all of them. Additional practical advantage is that in practice it allows you to build more diverse logical and arithmetic devices with a simplified implementation. The implementation of ternary devices based on threshold logic is a way to create ternary devices that can compete with binary devices in terms of equipment, capacity, operational capabilities, and variety. This, in turn, leads to greater speed and simplification of the structure of devices, as well as increasing the speed of data processing. These advantages are significant in such areas of computer use as intelligent data processing systems, expert systems, decision theory, i.e., where data analysis is performed. Prospects for further research are to use the method of construction and synthesis of nodes of ternary computer systems, based on MTEML. Their optimization, and development of principles of mathematical modeling and software of such systems and their elements is expedient.
WEB-BASED SYSTEM of DECISION SUPPORT FOR CALCULATING COMBAT AND NON-COMBAT LOSSES DURING MILITARY CAMPAIGNS IN THE MIDDLE AGES
Authors: MELNYKOV OLEKSANDR , KAPELESHCHUK ANDREI
Published: January 2023

The project is devoted to calculating the number of losses of medieval armies using artificial intelligence methods. Several possible calculation methods have been considered, and historical sources have been analyzed. The analysis of factors that affected combat and non-combat losses and the analysis of scientific and popular science literature have been carried out, and the methods proposed by specialists have been translated into the language of formulas. The process of building neural networks, selecting their architecture, searching and synthesizing data for training samples have been considered, and the process of training and verifying the obtained data have been considered. Two models of neural networks and an information model in the form of UML diagrams of the future web application have been developed. Diagrams of use cases, classes, and components for each element of the web system have been described. The models have been implemented using the modern Django framework. A full-fledged web application with microblogging has been developed and tested. The conclusions have been drawn about the efficiency and scalability of the developed system, and the functionality of the system has been demonstrated using a real historical example.

The project has developed the models of an information system for analyzing the number of troops and calculating military losses of the remote past. Mathematical models have been described, historical sources have been analyzed, and detailed models of the application have been created using the UML modeling language, which allows you to understand its interface in detail at the modeling stage.

Based on the data obtained in the analysis of historical literature, the neural network architectures have been developed to determine non-combat losses in the medieval army and determine combat losses based on the data on the number of each branch’s soldiers of the armed forces who were involved during the battle.

Web applications for calculating combat and non-combat losses have been developed, interface design and mini-block for publishing system News have been developed either. The non-combat losses suffered by the Mongol army in the first month of the Western campaign (1236) have been calculated as the example.
Coping with Devils and Climate Change with the Help of Asceticism? Exploring the Role of Asceticism as Trigger of Collective Climate Action
Authors: Bort Suleika , Kieser Alfred
Published: January 2023

For much of European Christian history, asceticism has been associated with the capacity to transform individuals as well as societies. As an organised collaborative exercise in monasteries, asceticism enabled monks not only to live a life preparing for eternal life but also to generate ground-breaking technical and social innovations. Drawing on identity theories and recent developments in the social movement literature, we examine how asceticism has been the impetus for various individual and societal transformations and explore whether asceticism can still unfold such transformative power. In particular, we discuss whether and how ongoing movements for Voluntary Simplicity (VS) and further reflections on that, as found, for example, in the work of the sociologist Ulrich Beck, might assist humans in coping with climate change. Our article contributes to recent environmental ethics research by exploring the role of asceticism in potentially triggering collective climate action and its contribution to helping individuals to live meaningful lives in the face of climate change.