bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Study of Lateral Load Influence on Behaviour of Negative Skin Friction on Circular and Square Piles
Authors: Shawky Omar , Altahrany Ayman I. , Elmeligy Mahmoud
Published: November 2022

Negative skin friction developed on the pile surface causes many problems when piles are built in fully saturated clay. In this work, a study of NSF on a square cross-section pile corresponding to the circular pile circumference was developed. The pile was modeled as a concrete element, embedded and fully contacted with fully saturated soft clay. The clay layer is supported on a sand layer as a sub-base using ABAQUS software, and the NSF was developed on piles due to the consolidation of the clay over a 5-year period. A square pile has been found to provide lower NSF values than a round pile. Then, for the first investigation, both piles were loaded with lateral loads at the top to investigate the effect of the horizontal load on the NSF values, as there is no literature or study done on this point. The results emphasized that lateral loads reduce the NSF developed on piles. A parametric study was performed to investigate the parameters affecting the NSF values induced on piles, such as soil permeability, ballast, and lateral load values. It was concluded that square piles provide better NSF values than round piles for both single piles and pile groups. Doi: 10.28991/CEJ-2022-08-10-08 Full Text: PDF
Flipped Learning and E-Learning as Training Models Focused on the Metaverse
Authors: López-Belmonte Jesús , Pozo-Sánchez Santiago , Carmona-Serrano Noemí , Moreno-Guerrero Antonio-José
Published: November 2022

Virtual Learning Environments (EVA) have acquired special importance in the educational field in recent years. The metaverse has been constructed as a learning space with enormous potential. As such, the immersion possibilities of the metaverse increase when compared to other methodologies that already implement technology, such as flipped learning and e-learning. In these learning environments, students require a set of specific abilities and skills. Therefore, this study aims to understand which training approach (flipped learning or e-learning) helps students acquire better skills through a teaching and learning process in the metaverse. This thesis used a pre-post quasi-experimental design of a group containing 173 Spanish high school students to achieve its aim. The data collection has been carried out by the Teaching and Learning Experiences Questionnaire (ETLQ). Among the obtained results, it is discovered that in all the dimensions analyzed, a significant relationship is observed. The greatest difference in means occurs in the LO dimension, meaning that these educational experiences directly impact the student’s academic results. It is concluded that both training approaches are adequate in preparing students for training processes carried out in the metaverse since they complement each other. Therefore, as preliminary instruction, the sequential use of these approaches is necessary when familiarizing students with a new learning reality such as the metaverse. Doi: 10.28991/ESJ-2022-SIED-013 Full Text: PDF
MOLECULAR MODELLİNG OF CONFORMATİONAL FLEXİBİLİTY OF HYLAMBATİN MOLECULE
Authors: Agaeva G. , Safarli G. , Godjaev N.
Published: November 2022

The features of the spatial organization of the hylambatin molecule were investigated by methods of molecular mechanics and molecular dynamics. Hylambatin consists of twelve amino acid residues in the sequence: Asp-Pro-Pro-Asp-Pro-Asn-Arg-Phe-Tyr-Gly-Met-Met-NH2. Unlike all other tachykinins, hylambatin has a Met residue replacing the usual Leu at penultimate position. The tachykinin peptide hylambatin has been isolated and chemically characterized from methanol extracts of the skin of Hylambates maculatus, an African rhacophorid frog. It has been shown that intravenously administered hylambatin significantly increases the level of glucose and insulin in blood plasma. In this paper, the conformational flexibility of the hylambatin molecule was studied by methods of molecular mechanics and molecular dynamics. The conformational calculation of the peptide took into account non-valent and electrostatic interactions, hydrogen bonds and torsion potentials. Based on fragmentary analysis, stable spatial structures of the hylambatin dodecapeptide were determined, which can be represented as a set of conformations characterized by a relatively labile N-terminal tetrapeptide and a conformationally rigid C-terminal octapeptide. In the calculated stable conformational states, the effective interactions of the side chains of residues and hydrogen bonds were refined and energetically evaluated. It has been shown that the hylambatin molecule preferably forms practically isoenergetic conformations with various structural types at the N-end of the peptide chain, passing into the alpha helix at the C-end. By the method of molecular dynamics, the pattern of intramolecular mobility of stable conformations of the hylambatin molecule was modeled both in vacuum and surrounded by water molecules. Based on the calculated values of the dihedral angles, molecular models of energetically preferred conformational states of the hylambatin dodecapeptide were constructed.
EVALUATION OF THE PIGMENT COMPOSITION OF MICROALGAE PORPHYRIDIUM PURPUREUM ACCORDING TO THE TRUE ABSORPTION SPECTRUM OF THE CULTURE USING A SPREADSHEET PROCESSOR
Authors: Chernyshev D. , Klochkova V. , Seryak E.
Published: November 2022

The paper describes a method for mathematical separation of the absorption spectrum of the culture of the red seaweed Porphyridium purpureum using a spreadsheet processor - the Microsoft Excel program. This method represents the analysis and separation of overlapping pigment bands in the native absorption spectrum of a culture. The culture spectra were recorded on a spectrophotometer near and at a distance from the entrance window of the integrating sphere. The true absorption spectrum is calculated, compensated for scattering in the region from 400 to 750 nm. The true absorption spectrum of the culture was approximated by a mathematical model in which the unknown parameters are the concentrations of chlorophyll a, B-phycoerythrin, R-phycocyanin, allophycocyanin, and total carotenoids. Pigment models are represented by the sum of normal distribution curves. The implementation of calculations that perform the selection of pigment concentrations by minimizing the sum of squared deviations between the true absorption spectrum and its mathematical model was performed using a spreadsheet using the "Search for a solution" tool. The proposed method of mathematical processing of the spectrum can be used as an express method for determining the concentration of pigments in culture, without isolating pure pigments. The application of this method makes it possible to evaluate the contribution of pigments to the total absorption spectrum of the culture.
THEORETICAL QUANTUM-CHEMICAL SIMULATION OF THE STRUCTURE AND PROPERTIES OF CARNOSINE DIPEPTIDE BY THE DFT METHOD
Authors: Demukhamedova S.
Published: November 2022

The spatial and electronic structure of the natural carnosine dipeptide in the N3H tautomeric form of its imidazole ring in gas and water environment was studied by the quantum-chemical method in the framework of the electron density functional theory (DFT) with the three-parameter B3LYP hybrid functional. The sufficiently reliable and time-saving extended basis set, taking into account the polarization and diffuse functions 6-31+G (d, p) was used for calculations. All calculations were carried our using the Gaussian 09 software package. GaussView 6.0.16 was used to visualize the obtained results. Geometrical parameters, values of electronic energy, energies of HOMO and LUMO orbitals and the energy gap between them, reactivity descriptors, values of dipole moments, partial charges on atoms, and theoretical IR spectra for gaseous and aqueous media are obtained. Calculations show that the proposed model of the molecule forms a stable structure. The resulting structure is stabilized due to non-covalent interactions in the dipeptide. Molecular electrostatic potential maps (MEP) are constructed to identify potential binding sites. To study the charge transfer and intramolecular interactions that determine the stability of the molecule, an analysis of natural bond orbitals (NBOs) was carried out. Structural rearrangements and changes in various parameters depending on the dielectric constant of the medium are analyzed.
SPECTRAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE COMPLEXES OF HOECHST33258 WITH BSA
Authors: Antonyan A. , Karapetyan A. , Petrosyan N. , Vardevanyan P.
Published: November 2022

Study on the interaction of DNA-specific compound Hoechst 33258 with bovine serum albumin (BSA) has been carried out, using the methods of absorption, differential and fluorescence spectroscopies. On the basis of the absorption and fluorescence spectra of the complexes of this ligand with BSA, in wide interval of the change of r (r=ligand/albumin), the dependence curves of the relative changes of the absorption (A/A0) and fluorescence (F/F0) maxima of the complexes H33258-BSA on the macromolecule concentration, were constructed. The dependence curve of A/A0 monotonously decreases along with protein concentration increasing due to the formation of the complexes. It was revealed that the dependence curve of F/F0 is not linear and is consisted of two regions: at low concentrations of the protein this curve decreases linearly, and passing through the minimum point, at relatively high concentrations of the protein starts linearly increasing. It was also shown that the differential spectra of the complexes H33258-BSA are characterized by hypo- and hyperchromic effects and hypsochromic shift: at low concentrations of the protein a hypochromic effect occurs, at higher concentrations of the protein (beginning from the certain ratios ligand/albumin ~1:1), the differential spectra are hypsochromically shifted with hyperchromic effect. The obtained data find out that Hoechst 33258, being DNA-specific ligand, tightly binds to albumin.
BENZOATE GROUP ATTACHMENT TO TEMPO PROVIDES ENHANCED DISCRIMINATION OF LIPOSOMES FABRICATED USING HUMAN LUNG NORMAL AND CARCINOMA CELLS
Authors: Gasymov O. , Bakhishova M. , Gasanova R. , Aslanov R. , Melikova L. , Aliyev J.
Published: November 2022

It is widely accepted that the lipid compositions of the plasma membranes of healthy and cancer cells significantly differ from each other. During the cancer progression, cancer cells change the lipid constituent of the membranes resulting in the loss of lipid asymmetry between the membrane leaflets. Consequently, physicochemical properties of the cell membranes are also changed in response to altered lipid organization. Partitioning of the spin probe 2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine-1-oxyl (TEMPO) into the membranes of the cells has broadly been applied to characterize membrane properties of various cells in health and disease conditions. In this work, we used liposomes fabricated using lipids extracted from normal and carcinoma cells. This system permits the determination of the properties of the healthy and cancer cell membranes provided exclusively by its lipid components. Application of TEMPO-benzoate, in which the benzoate group is attached to the TEMPO, indicates significantly enhanced discrimination of liposomes between cancer and normal cells. Partitioning experiments with TEMPO-benzoate revealed relatively enhanced incorporation efficiency for liposomes of cancer cells. On the contrary, TEMPO incorporation efficiency in the same liposomes of cancer cells was not much different compared to healthy cells. Data indicate that TEMPO-benzoate as a probe is more suitable than TEMPO to discriminate cancer cells from healthy cells. Free energy gain observed for TEMPO-benzoate resulted mainly from the hydrophobic effect of the benzoate group.
IN THE ERYTHROCYTE HEMOGLOBIN CONFORMATION AND DISTRIBUTION DURING RBC VOLUME CHANGES
Authors: Slatinskaya O. , Maksimov G.
Published: November 2022

The intracellular space of red blood cells (RBC) includes 40% hemoglobin (Hb) molecules and 60% being water molecules. When the intracellular volume changes, which is possible when erythrocyte cells pass through the blood stream, the possibility of redistribution of intracellular components of the cell due to its volume changes is assumed. By methods of optical spectroscopy (non-invasive methods of infrared spectroscopy, Raman-spectroscopy, laser interference microscopy) changes of morphology, conformation and redistribution of Hb have been revealed in the human erythrocyte due to an increase in the ratio of [Na+]in and [K+]in when Na+/K+-ATPase is blocked in the cell. The decrease of activity of Na+/K+-ATPase by a ouabaine (3 mM) has been found to lead not only to an increase in [Na+]in cell but also to an increase in positive charge on the cytoplasmic surface of the RBC membrane. In these conditions, changes in the conformation of both the heme and globine parts of the cytoplasmic Hb have been identified. It has been shown that cell depolarization, together with cell volume change, leads to a decrease in packing density of Hb molecule, which may be related to sorption of intracellular Na+ (or Ca2+) c Hb, as well as increasing the amount of water molecules in the cell and redistributin Hb in the cell. These processes can lead to a change in the conformation of Hb, as well as to a redistribution and alteration of the conformation of the cytoplasmic Hb.
LIPOSOMAL FORM WITH LIPOIC ACID AND CARNOSINE: PRODUCTION, ANTIPLATELET AND ANTIOXIDANT EFFECT
Authors: Shchelkonogov V. , Baranova O. , Chekanov A. , Kazarinov K. , Shastina N. , Stvolinsky S. , Fedorova T. , Solovieva E. , Fedin A. , Sorokoumova G.
Published: November 2022

Optimal conditions were selected for obtaining the liposomal form with lipoic acid (LA) and carnosine. Using methods of active and passive loading, it was possible to achieve high efficiency inclusion of carnosine (60±5%) and lipoic acid (75±5%) in nanoparticles (NPs). It has been shown that the addition of sucrose or cholesterol (Chol) to nanodispersions (NDs) led to a slight decrease in the efficiency incorporation of carnosine in nanoparticles (45±5%). The production of PC-liposomes (PC-Ls) with LA and carnosine by passive loading led to a significant decrease in the efficiency inclusion of carnosine in liposomes (16%). At the same time, the efficiency of inclusion of LA in PC liposomes using methods of both passive and active loading practically did not change (58-69%). It has been found that the obtained nanodispersions are homogeneous system of nanoparticles with size of 175-250 nm. By transmission electron microscopy, it has been shown that LA+Carn. Liposomes represent a homogeneous system consisting mainly of spherical nanoparticles with a size of 120-200 nm. It is important to note that the obtained liposomes with LA and carnosine are stable during long-term storage (15 months) at + 4 ° and at room temperature. It was established that liposomes LA with Carn exhibit an antioxidant effect, leading to a 15-fold decrease in the concentration of lipid peroxidation products. The effect of the obtained liposomal forms on platelet aggregation caused by arachidonic acid has been revealed. It has been found, that liposomes with LA and carnosine reduce the degree of aggregation of platelets by 60-70%, relative to controls.
CYTOCHROME P450 SYSTEM MAY BE INVOLVED IN THE LIGHT EMISSION OF HIGHER FUNGI
Authors: Ronzhin N. , Posokhina E. , Mogilnaya O. , Puzyr A. , Gitelson J. , Bondar V.
Published: November 2022

The paper presents data that testify in favor of the participation of the cytochrome P450 system in the light emission of higher fungi. Extracts from mycelia of different species of luminous basidiomycetes containing fungal luminescent systems that provide luminescence in vitro were obtained. Applied conditions for the isolation of luminescent systems (sonication, centrifugation at 40000g) indicate the presence of membrane structures in the extracts, in particular, microsomes formed as a result of ultrasonic disintegration of the endoplasmic reticulum (ER). Differential spectral analysis of the extracts revealed the presence of two absorption peaks at 410 nm and 450 nm, which indicates the presence of cytochromes b5 and P450. The luminescence of the extracts is stimulated by reduced pyridine nucleotides, however, the addition of NADPH causes a higher level of luminescence compared with NADH. The addition of hydrogen peroxide significantly (from several times to 1-2 orders of magnitude) increases the luminescence intensity of extracts activated by NAD(P)H. The addition of fluconazole significantly inhibits the light emission of extracts. The data obtained indicates that the cytochrome P450 system associated with ER membranes may participate in the mechanism of light emission of higher fungi with the involvement in the process of electron transport enzyme systems: NADPH-dependent reductase of cytochrome P450 - cytochrome P450 and NADH-dependent reductase of cytochrome b5 - cytochrome b5 - cytochrome P450. In this case, cytochrome P450 may hydroxylate hispidin (precursor of the luminescent reaction substrate) to form luciferin and catalyze its oxidation in the presence of ROS with light emission.
أثر الخطأ على المسؤولية الجنائية: دراسة تحليلية في النظام القانوني الأنجلوسكسوني
Authors: العيفان مشاري خليفة
Published: November 2022

تتناول هذه الدراسة موضوعًا مهمًا، دائًما ما يُطرق على مستوى الفقه الجنائي، وهو أثر الخطأ في الواقع أو القانون على المسؤولية الجنائية. وقد يكون لهذا الخطأ أثر إذا ما تعلق بالواقع، ولكن يستحيل – في الفقه العربي – أن يكون له أثر إذا ما تعلق بنص قانوني جنائي، وهنا ما استحدثته هذه الدراسة باللجوء إلى النظام الأنجلوسكسوني الذي يعرف بعض الاستثناءات؛ لذا تشكل هذه الدراسة، وتهدف إلى تقديم دعوة للفقه العربي بإعادة النظر في القاعدة المطلقة التي تمنع الاعتداد بالخطأ في القانون كمبرر للقول بانتفاء المسؤولية الجنائية. وفي سبيل تحقيق هذا الهدف لجأت هذه الدراسة إلى تبني المنهج التحليلي للسوابق القضائية والفقه في الولايات المتحدة الأمريكية بشأن هذا الموضوع. وقد انتهت هذه الدراسة أن هناك بعض الأفكار الموجودة في النظام الأمريكي لا يمكن تبنيها في الأنظمة التشريعية العربية، وبعض الأفكار يمكن تبنيها، وإعادة صياغتها
STRATEGIES FOR THE INTEGRATION OF MIGRANT ITINERANT SELLERS IN THE URBAN MARGINS IN KORHOGO
Authors: Kouassi Koffi Noël , Gnan Olivier , Zihiri Yereonon Jean
Published: November 2022

This article is based on the results of an empirical research that addresses the integration of migrants into marginal activities in northern Côte d'Ivoire. Its objective is to analyze the strategies of social integration of migrants from the ambulatory sale in the city of Korhogo. As part of a qualitative approach, the data was produced using interview guides and focus groups built around the social imaginaries associated with the phenomenon. Network sampling was used for this study. In total, thirty-five migrant street vendors were interviewed. The data produced was stripped manually and subjected to content analysis. The socio-economic profile of the interviewees is organized on the basis of nationality, educational background, age and marital status. As soon as they arrive in Korhogo, migrants are welcomed and hosted by their resident peers. They are introduced to work on the margins by the latter with whom they maintain relations of solidarity, tolerance which constitute social springs which positively influence the integration and maintenance in the ambulatory trade. Put to the test of the institutional system of social and professional integration, the urban margins offer potentialities which are transformed into sources of subsistence and production of social ties.
Efektivitas Pupuk Hayati Cair pada Tanaman Padi Sawah (Oryza Sativa) Serta Analisis Usaha Taninya
Authors: Hazra, M.Sc Fahrizal
Published: November 2022

Petani di Indonesia mulai memahami pentingnya pupuk hayati dengan standar kualitas dan efektivitas yang dipersyaratkan oleh Kementerian Pertanian RI. Sehingga banyak pupuk hayati yang beredar di pasaran perlu dilakukan penelitian untuk menguji kualitas dan efektivitasnya. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk menguji kualitas dan efektivitas, serta analisis usahatani pupuk hayati cair pada padi sawah (Oriza sativa). Perlakuan disusun dalam 5 taraf pemupukan yaitu: tanpa pemupukan atau kontrol (P0), 1,00 dosis NPK (P1), 1,00 dosis NPK + 1,00 dosis pupuk hayati (P2), 0,75 dosis NPK + 1,00 dosis pupuk hayati (P3), 0,50 dosis NPK + 1,00 dosis pupuk hayati (P4). Percobaan dilakukan dengan 4 ulangan sehingga terdapat 20 satuan percobaan. Setiap satuan percobaan merupakan sebidang tanah dengan luas 25 m2. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa uji mutu memenuhi kriteria Permentan No. 1 Tahun 2019, serta penerapan pupuk hayati di lapangan secara umum menghasilkan pertumbuhan dan hasil tanaman padi sawah yang sama dengan pembanding, dan lebih baik dari perlakuan kontrol. Perlakuan 0,75 dosis NPK + 1,00 dosis pupuk hayati merupakan perlakuan yang paling efektif dan menguntungkan secara agronomis dengan nilai RAE 100%, dan secara ekonomis dengan nilai R/C 1,83.
Servant Leadership Characteristics of School Teachers and Its Effect on Student Success and Organizational Health in Selected Public Schools
Authors: Gultekin Harun
Published: November 2022

This study utilized a survey to explore the relationships between servant leadership characteristics of school teachers, student success, and organizational health in selected public schools. This study hypothesized that the servant leadership of school teachers would positively affect student success and the organizational health of public schools. The Organizational Leadership Assessment was used (Laub, 1999) to collect data from fifteen public schools in Houston, Texas. Data were screened for normality, linearity, and homoscedasticity to ensure that the regression results were robust, and univariate and multivariate analyses were used to determine the nature of the relationship between organizational health and servant leadership. Descriptive analysis explained variance in dependent and independent variables. The values people subscale was statistically significant.
Radioactive Seed Localization for Conservative Surgery of Nonpalpable Breast Cancer: Recommendations for Technology Implantation Program
Authors: Ferreira Hortência H. J. , Daruich de Souza Carla , Rostelato Maria Elisa C. M.
Published: November 2022

Background:

The radioactive seed localization (RSL) is used in impalpable breast cancer conservative surgery to assist the surgeon in accurately locating and excising the lesion site. This study aims to present recommendations about the RSL program implementation in health institutions that perform breast cancer conservative surgery with intraoperative localization.

Methods:

An extensive literature review was performed. It comprehends: the committee responsible for implementation of the program actions; description of the necessary multidisciplinary team; the radiological safety committee role; the facility licensing; professionals training; material and instrumentation associated with the technique; and seed tracking system.

Results:

13 topics are presented. The Program Implementation Committee must be formed by leaders from each department. The committee assumes responsibility for evaluating the necessary processes and presenting the schedule for program implementation. Since the procedure is classified as a nuclear medicine procedure it requires licensing. The Professional Team Formation, Education, and Training is a priority and simulation exercises are necessary. The Materials and Instrumentation Associated with the Technique must be well-know by the team and they should practice using radiation detectors. The seed must be always tracked, from moment they are received to discard. An Inventory for Tracking Seeds is provided. The Radiological Safety Aspects such as the ALARA principle are presented. A full description for the Radiological Procedure for Placing the seeds, the surgical removal and the Specimen Handling in Pathology focusing on how to locate the seed and retrieve them. After removed, the seeds can be placed in storage to wait for full radioactive decay or be returned to the manufacturer.

Conclusions:

The procedure has the advantage to increase to 2 months the time between insertion of the seed and the surgical removal. Regular multidisciplinary team meetings during program development are important to create a realistic timeline, having briefing meetings after the first 1-5 RSL cases and having annual or biannual follow-up meetings to discuss any issues or incidents.

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Impact of militancy on human security in Niger delta: Evidence from food and environmental security
Authors: JEREMIAH Samuel Okon  , UNACHUKWU Ugochukwu Vitus  , LAGI Theophilus D  , IRABOR Beatrice Isi
Published: November 2022

The inability to maximise the potential of nature in the Niger Delta; air pollution, unsafe drinking water, low yield of crops due to endless oil spillage and a threatened aquatic system mostly occasioned by the menace of Niger Delta militancy constitute threats to threats, fear and lack to individual wellbeing in the Delta region and this negates the narrative of human security. It is against this background, that this study leverages on relative deprivation theory to investigate the impact of food and environmental security on human security Niger Delta, Nigeria. The study measured human security with food security and environmental security. The study adopted descriptive survey research design and primary data were collected with the aid of questionnaire designed in a four Likert scale manner to extract information from purposively selected flashpoints of militancy in the Niger Delta region, Nigeria. The population of the study is 5,378,500. This study engages Krejcie and Morgan’s (1970) scientific sampling technique determination which recommends a sample size of 384 for a population above a million. Ordinary least square regression analysis was employed to analyse the data. The study revealed that food and environmental security have negative significant impact on human security in the Niger Delta region, Nigeria. Based on these findings, the study concludes that a threatened food and environmental security predict human insecurity in Niger Delta, Nigeria. If food security and environmental security is assured and improved, then human security will be on a strong footing in the volatile region of Niger Delta. The study recommends that Federal and State Government should spend more on these critical platforms that explains human security by focusing on good governance as against militarization of the Niger Delta region.
Model Structure of Fetal Health Status Prediction
Authors: Bahar Emirul , Agushinta R. Dewi , Arimbi Yuti Dewita , Reksoprodjo Mariono
Published: November 2022

One of the issues of pregnant mothers in Indonesia is their access speed and accuracy services availability towards the prediction of fetus or baby conceived during pregnancy. Thus, the research aimed to obtain the ability to predict three ranges of a fetal target, namely normal, risk, and abnormal condition. This research emphasized the modeling aspect of supervised learning using seven different algorithms to obtain an optimal working score. Those are Decision Tree, Gradient Boosting, Random Forest, SVM, k-NN, AdaBoost, and Stochastic Gradient Descent (SGD). The structure process is mainly divided into two steps, pre-process model and the prediction model. An early data pre-process is needed before executing. Prediction output indicated that dataset test is valid, and can be proven by comparing between the testing data table and prediction and testing table diagram. The resulting model has described the sequence for simulating the training and testing data model to produce the highest working score from the seven selected algorithms. The simulated data based on the model created is proved its validity thru three main filter processes, which are missing data solution, outlier data control, and data normalization. The result obtained a working score that has data proximity with a low score range of 0.063 from model evaluation, confusion matrix, and prediction output.
Sentiment Analysis of the Convict Assimilation Program on Handling Covid-19
Authors: Ulfah Aniq Noviciatie , Anam M Khairul , Sidratul Munti Novi Yona , Yaakub Saleh , Firdaus Muhammad Bambang
Published: November 2022

Coronavirus Disease-19 (Covid-19) is an infectious disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus. The rapid spread of this disease has affected 216 other countries and regions, including Indonesia. In minimizing the spread and increasing losses, it is necessary to have several policies made by the Indonesian government in dealing with this. One of the policies taken by the government is the Convict Assimilation Program to prevent the spread of the virus in prisons. The Prisoner Assimilation Program fosters inmates by integrating prisoners into social life. Many media reported on the assimilation program in various media, including news portals, so that it became a forum for the public to express their opinions. News portals can be a source for getting public opinion. Therefore, sentiment analysis can be done to determine the sentiment of any existing public opinion. In this study, the analysis was carried out by applying one of the data mining methods, namely the Support Vector Machine, with positive, negative, and neutral sentiment labeling. The data used is audience comments in Indonesian with a dataset of 404 comments and then resampled so that the number of data becomes 669. The analysis uses the kernel Radial Basis Function (RBF), RBF with Grid Search, Polynomials, and Polynomials with grid search. Kernel RBF and Kernel Polynomial with Grid Search comparing test and training data 80%:20% with the highest accuracy of 95%.
Cynara scolymus L. Yaprağının Farklı Ekstraktlarda Invitro Aktioksidan Aktivitelerinin ve Makro ve Mikro Element Seviyelerinin Belirlenmesi
Authors: ALBAYRAK Sümeyra , DENK Barış , KARPUZ Büşra , KÜPELİ AKKOL Esra , AVCI Gülcan
Published: November 2022

Papatyagiller familyasına ait olan Küre enginarın (Cynara scolymus L.) antioksidan, hepatoprotektif ve hipoglisemik etkilere sahiptir, yaprakları geleneksel olarak idrar söktürücü ve koleretik amaçlarla kullanılmaktadır. Bu nedenle bu çalışmanın temel amacı enginar yaprağının ve yaprağın metanollü (Me-OH), etil asetatlı (EtOAc) ve n-hekzanlı (N-HXN) ekstraktlarının toplam fenolik içeriğini bazı in vitro antioksidan aktiviteleri ve temel besin bileşenlerini, seçilmiş makro (Na, K, Ca, Mg, P) ve mikro(Zn, Cu, Mn, Cr, Se, I) element düzeylerini, belirlemektir. Toplam fenolik içerik değerlerine göre Me-OH, EtOAc ve N-HXN ekstraktları sırasıyla 5,375 mg, 0,917 mg, 0,167 mg gallik asit (GAE)/g bulunmuştur. Me-OH ekstraktı en yüksek DPPH serbest radikal süpürme aktivitesi (%87,73) gösterirken, EtOAc ekstraktı en yüksek süperoksit radikal süpürme aktivitesine (%49,02) sahip iken N-HXN ekstraktı yüksek seviye metal şelatlama kapasitesi (289,32 µM Fe) içermektedir. Makro ve mikro elementler açısından (I ve Cr seviyeleri hariç) en yüksek konsantrasyonlar doğal mineral kaynağı olarak kabul edilen yapraklarında kaydedilmiştir. Buna göre enginar yapraklarının potansiyel bir doğal K ve Zn kaynağı sağladığı, Me-OH ve N-HXN ekstraktlarının ise iyi P ve Zn kaynağı olduğu değerlendirilmektedir.
Pengembangan Model Pembelajaran PAI Berbasis Nilai-Nilai Wasa?iyah dalam Beragama pada Siswa SMP
Authors: Chamidah Siti Nur , Madrah Muna Yastuti , Irfan Agus
Published: November 2022

The purpose of this study is to describe the learning model of Islamic Religious Education (PAI) based on wasa?iyah values in religion and to determine the strategy for developing wasa?iyah values in religion to characterize the attitudes of students at the junior high school (SMP) level. This study uses a qualitative approach, a research study at SMPN 1 Tayu, Pati district, Central Java province. Data were collected by using observation, interview and documentation techniques. In conducting the analysis using a qualitative descriptive approach, focusing on one object, namely how PAI teachers develop PAI learning models based on wasa?iyah values in religion. The age of junior high school students is categorized as adolescence, which is the phase when they begin to leave childhood and are heading to adulthood. In this phase, adolescents seek a more established identity through exploration of themselves and their social environment. In this important phase, it is necessary to instill wasa?iyah values in religion, especially in heterogeneous environments. The results of the research, in the development of the PAI learning model based on wasa?iyah values by PAI teachers by combining several learning models by experts and several approaches whose use is adapted to the material and needs of students, plus applying the four wasa?iyah values, namely tolerance, justice, balance and equality. Development efforts in applying wasa?iyah values into character attitudes and behavior of students are supported by several activities that support the application of wasa?iyah values in religion that are in accordance with the principles of inculcating character values, namely providing knowledge, changing the environment and exemplary as well as through good communication
Gino Luzzatto, Ca’ Foscari e la Storia economica
Authors: Lanaro Paola
Published: November 2022

Gino Luzzatto is somehow the father of Economic History in Italy and was one of the most charismatic figures teaching at Ca’ Foscari, both for his political activity and for the commitment he showed in supporting the university’s growth and its success at the international level. For this reason, many studies were dedicated to him after his death and continue to be so. This essay provides both a brief overview of the years that led up to his appointment as the first chair in Economic History and an analysis of his concept of the discipline permeated with elements of law and sociology. It highlights the role Mediaeval History had in his work, as it did in the work of many other great international historians of the time, such as Bloch and Pirenne, who were linked to the journal Annales. The theoretical dimension of Gino Luzzatto’s approach was never separated from his conviction of the unity of human history and the purely practical nature of disciplinary specialisation.
Il contributo di La Volpe alla teoria dinamica dell’economia
Authors: Montesano Aldo
Published: November 2022

The paper presents the dynamic theory proposed by La Volpe in 1936. This analysis has been innovative in many ways: general equilibrium is defined as temporary, the presence and the role of expectations are introduced, the inter-temporal choice of the agents is determined in such a way as to anticipate the life-cycle theory, and some important problems that emerge in the dynamic analysis are addressed. The relevance of La Volpe’s book led Michio Morishima to publish its English translation.
Giulio Partesotti
Authors: Martina Giuliana , Urbani Alberto
Published: November 2022

Giulio Partesotti (Padua 1937-Venice 2004) graduated in 1960 in Law at Bologna University, where he was a pupil of Walter Bigiavi. He moved to Venice for the position of permanent assistant at Ca’ Foscari. He obtained the chair of law in 1976 and became Full Professor in 1979. During the Ca’ Foscari years he taught bankruptcy law, financial market law and private insurance law. He was the author of numerous publications on commercial law. Enrolled in the Bar of Venice, he was a member of commissions of the Chamber of Commerce and was a member of the Electoral Guarantee Commission at the Court of Appeal of Venice from 1996 to 2002. In 2002 he was awarded by the Accademia dei Lincei the ex aequo prize for studies in insurance sciences.
The Oregon Wellness Program: Serving Healthcare Professionals in Distress from Burnout and COVID-19
Authors: Girard Donald E. , Nardone David A.
Published: November 2022

Clinicians are reluctant to seek mental health services. They fear loss of livelihood and disciplinary action. The Oregon Wellness Program (OWP) is a state-wide consolidated mental health initiative formally established in 2018 as a physician, physician assistant, acupuncturist, and podiatrist program. OWP is self-referral, not-mandated, strictly confidential, and free. Reporting to oversight bodies is forbidden. Utilization increased from 228 clients to 349 clients (a 53% increase) and 405 visits to 625 visits (a 54% increase) from 2019 to 2020 respectively, coinciding with the first COVID-19 pandemic surge. Between April 2019 and the end of August 2020, 41 of 433 (9.5%) individuals who were provided mental health services returned 77 program evaluation surveys, indicating satisfaction with the program (96%), its helpfulness to them personally (99%), and changes made in their personal lives (80%). The burnout response rate fell with increased visits and reallocation of activities within their practices increased (39%). A survey of mental health professionals corroborated positive results of their clients. The OWP can serve as a model for healthcare professional support programs. Collaboration among healthcare organizations, professional, and oversight bodies is essential. Increasing sustainable funding to pay for expanding services for dentists and nurses, assuring access for rural clinicians, and developing research tools to capture a more robust sample of responses remain priorities.
Effect of Bedding Substrates on Blood Glucose and Body Weight in Mice
Authors: Kondo Sylvia Y , Kropik Jasmine , Wong Michael ADLY
Published: November 2022

Differences in cage microenvironments may contribute to variation in data and affect the outcome of animal studies involving metabolic diseases. To study this, we compared the effects 3 types of bedding—corncob bedding, hardwood bedding, and hardwood bedding plus a cardboard enrichment
item—on baseline fasting and nonfasting blood glucose and body weight in mice. Mice housed on corncob bedding showed significantly higher fasting blood glucose than did mice housed on hardwood bedding, with or without the enrichment item. None of the groups showed an effect of bedding
type on nonfasting blood glucose levels or body weight. This information informs the choice of bedding substrates for studies that measure fasting blood glucose and potentially mitigates a variable that could confound research outcomes.
Indische Religion(en) im Bild
Authors: Krüger Patrick Felix , Stünkel Knut Martin
Published: November 2022

Der Artikel beschäftigt sich mit der Frage, wie das museale Sammeln und Ausstellen von Objekten zur Herausbildung von bestimmten Bildern und Vorstellungen über Religionen beigetragen hat und führt zu ihrer Beantwortung Erkenntnisse der Religionsforschung und der Kunstwissenschaft zusammen. Dabei wird insbesondere die Bedeutung von Kontaktsituationen für die Emergenz, Formation, Stabilisierung und Dynamisierung religiöser Traditionen betont. Das im Artikel entwickelte Konzept der Erforschung musealer Sammlungen unter dem Aspekt des Religionskontakts richtet sich nicht nur auf die Sammlungsstrategie und die ihre Rezeption leitenden Diskurse, sondern hat auch einen wesentlichen materialen Aspekt. Das Konzept ermöglicht die Beantwortung der Frage, wie sich die Begegnung der Religionen auf der Objektebene bzw. in den Objekten selbst vollzieht und trägt durch die Anwendung eines dreistufigen Modells den verschiedenen möglichen Formen des Religionskontakts Rechnung. Sammlungsstrategie, der Ort der Begegnung sowie das Objekt selbst sind hier die analytisch differenzierbaren Kontaktzonen.
Vergeschlechtlichte Körper
Authors: Bawa Seema
Published: November 2022

Der Beitrag spürt ausgewählten jüngeren historiografischen Trends nach, die sich auf die Wiederherstellung und Interpretation westlicher kolonialer Gelehrsamkeit konzentrieren, die ein Bild der indischen Geschichte im Allgemeinen und der indischen Kunst im Besonderen als »minderwertig« in technischer, ästhetischer und sogar »moralischer« Hinsicht entworfen hat. Dies prägt nicht nur die Meinungen über die unterworfene Nation, sondern auch die thematischen und chronologischen Präferenzen der frühen Archäologen und Kunsthistoriker. Sie bevorzugten als Arbeitsfeld die »graeco-buddhistische« Kunst, während die frühmittelalterliche Kunst und Architektur eher vernachlässigt wird. Die vorgebrachten Argumente wurden häufig um das Bild einer »weibischen« (effeminate), schwachen, rückständigen, abergläubischen indischen Zivilisation konstruiert, die von ihrem kräftigen, männlichen, rationalen, westlichen Gegenstück kontrolliert und reguliert werden sollte. Diese Kategorisierungen wurden häufig mit dem Verweis auf kulturelle Produktionen begründet. Der Beitrag zeigt, wie abweichende Vorstellungen von Sexualität und Moral propagiert wurden, um die angebliche Minderwertigkeit der indischen Kunst und Kultur herauszustellen. Die nationalistische Antwort auf diesen Diskurs war oft ähnlich aufgebaut, nur dass sie Argumente über die relative und kompensatorische Vitalität und Männlichkeit von Darstellungen vorbrachte. Noch ab der Mitte des 20. Jahrhunderts entwickelte sich ein spirituell-feministischer Diskurs, der einen positiven Entwurf des sexualisierten weiblichen Körpers als Repräsentation von Fruchtbarkeit und schöpferischer Kraft in den Vordergrund stellte, als ob das Argument umgekehrt werden sollte. Im Rahmen der Entkolonialisierung der indischen Kunst und ihrer Geschichte gewinnt jedoch noch eine andere Stimme Gewicht; sie behauptet die Gültigkeit der vormodernen indischen Weltsicht, in der nicht nur Dharma, sondern auch Artha und Kama (Begehren) positiv gewertet werden. Aus dieser Perspektive werden auch die sexualisierten weiblichen und männlichen Figuren in den größeren Kontext einer »indischen« Tradition eingeordnet, während die verschiedenen Stimmen, die eine »Verweiblichung« diskutieren, erneut infrage gestellt werden.
»Unterstützte Entscheidungsfindung« im Spiegel der Rehistorisierung
Authors: Tolle Patrizia , Stoy Thorsten
Published: November 2022

Mit der Betreuungsrechtsreform rückt in Bezug auf Art. 12 UN-BRK das Thema der »Unterstützten Entscheidungsfindung« in die fachliche Diskussion. Es zeigen sich nicht nur im Handlungsfeld der rechtlichen Betreuung Mängel bei der praktischen Umsetzung unterstützter Entscheidungsfindung, sondern auch in anderen Handlungsfeldern der Eingliederungshilfe. Noch immer werden ersetzend von anderen Personen Entscheidungen für Menschen mit Behinderungen getroffen. In die Diskussion über »Unterstützte Entscheidungsfindung« werden Menschen mit Behinderung kaum einbezogen. Offen bleibt bisher auch, wie »Unterstützte Entscheidungsfindung« begrifflich gefasst werden kann.
Thinking skills in Primary Education: An Analysis of CLIL Textbooks in Spain
Authors: Romeu Peyró María Candelaria , Cerezo Herrero Enrique , Llamas Pérez Encarna
Published: November 2022

In this work an analysis of CLIL textbooks based on Bloom’s taxonomy and the subsequent revision made by Anderson and Krathwohl will be conducted. The objective is to ascertain whether teachers have at their disposal a bibliographical support consistent with the didactic tenets that the CLIL methodology promotes. The bidimensional table proposed by these authors has been utilized as a tool of analysis, taking both the cognitive and knowledge dimensions into account. Within the latter, the study focuses on the metacognitive knowledge level. Six Natural Science textbooks for sixth year of Primary Education, designed by different publishers and currently in use, have been analyzed. These textbooks have been designed according to the CLIL approach. We purport to verify whether these materials develop High Order Thinking Skills (HOTS), which are necessary for the proper development of this approach. It can be concluded that 66% of the analyzed materials do not promote the necessary HOTS for the proper implementation of the CLIL approach. Therefore, a change in the elaboration of textbooks is deemed necessary.
Private School EFL Teachers’ Perceptions On Assessment: A Case Study In Turkey
Authors: Önalan Okan , Gürsoy Esim
Published: November 2022

Teachers’ selection and use of appropriate assessment methods requires not only their contemplation on lesson objectives, but also their knowledge, awareness and understanding of assessment processes. The present study aims to investigate Turkish private school language teachers’ perceptions, use and understanding of assessment as an integral part of their teaching practices. Using a sequential mixed method approach, researchers triangulated the data to get an in-depth understanding of the phenomena: a 5-point Likert type online survey, participants’ self-reports on assessment terminology as a part of an inservice training session, and participants’ metaphors to explain formative and summative assessments which were collected during the same training. Results revealed participants’ high self-confidence on traditional summative uses of assessment, but moderately low perceptions on using assessment formatively. Findings showed significant inconsistency between participants’ limited knowledge on assessment terminology as opposed to high self-perceptions.
Becoming (In)tolerant: Vicissitudes of a Political Term in Russia, 2000-2020
Authors: Sarkisyan Nikolay
Published: November 2022

This article explores the role of the term “tolerance” in Russian presidential discourse, 2000-2020. The word became de-politicized (used equally in liberal and in conservative contexts), functioning as a buzzword and as a symbol. As a buzzword, it stood “for all good things” and denoted the positive dynamics in Russia’s nationalities and foreign policies; as a symbol, it served as a building block in constructing national identity. The use of “tolerance” also indicated the Kremlin’s firm belief in the normative power of words and ideas: that “tolerance” can change public attitudes and shape institutional design. However, the word’s conflicting semantics prompted the Kremlin to remove the term abruptly in 2013 against the background of the unfolding conservative turn. This study examines the zigzags of ideational governance in Putin’s Russia.
PENDERITAAN TOKOH UTAMA DALAM KUMPULAN CERPEN MALAM KELABU, ILYANA DAN AKU KARYA MARTIN ALEIDA SEBAGAI AKIBAT PENINDASAN REZIM ORDE BARU
Authors: Muhtarom Imam , Meliasanti Ferina
Published: November 2022

Karya prosa Martin Aleida tidak bisa dilepaskan dengan kekuasaan. Sebagai penulis sastra yang berhaluan Kiri ia mendapat tekanan dari kekuasaan, khususnya Orde Baru. Orde Baru yang sebagai pengganti rezim Orde Lama merupakan wujud antitesis dari rezim Orde Lama. Dalam kaitan dengan pandangan Kiri berikut organisasinya, Orde Baru mengeluarkan pelarangan dan pembubaran hingga ke akar-akarnya. Dengan demikian, seluruh anggota dan simpatisan Kiri di masa Orde Baru mendapat perundungan dan stigma negatif. Karya kumpulan cerpen Malam Kelabu, Ilyana, dan Aku karya Martin Aleida yang ditulis semasa awal Orde Baru merupakan wujud dari pengalaman sekaligus ekspresi dari ketertindasan Martin Aleida juga orang-orang Kiri pada umumnya saaat itu.

 

Kata kunci: kiri, penindasan, cerpen, Orde Baru
Teachers’ Mental Health During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Authors: Kush Joseph M. , Badillo-Goicoechea Elena , Musci Rashelle J. , Stuart Elizabeth A.
Published: November 2022

With an emergence of research investigating the educational impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, empirical studies assessing teachers’ mental health throughout the pandemic have been scarce. Using a large national data set, the current study compares mental health outcomes during the pandemic between pre-K–12 teachers and professionals in other occupations. Further, we compare the prevalence of mental health outcomes between in-person and remote teachers ( N = 134,693). Findings indicate that teachers reported a greater prevalence of anxiety symptoms than did those in other professions and that remote teachers reported significantly higher levels of distress than did those teaching in person. We summarize the policy implications of these results.