bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Who helps and why? A longitudinal exploration of volunteer role identity, intergroup closeness, and community identification as predictors of coordinated helping during the COVID-19 pandemic
Authors: Wakefield Juliet , Bowe Mhairi , Kellezi Blerina
Published: March 2021

Mutual aid groups have allowed community members to respond collectively to the COVID-19 pandemic, providing essential support to the vulnerable. While research has begun to explore the benefits of participating in these groups, there is a lack of work investigating who is likely to engage in this form of aid-giving, although early accounts suggest existing volunteers have played a significant part in the mutual aid phenomena. Taking a social identity approach, the present study sought to identify what social psychological processes predict this continued engagement by exploring predictors of coordinated COVID-19 aid-giving for pre-existing volunteers. A two-wave longitudinal online survey study (N = 214) revealed that volunteer role identity among existing volunteers at T1 (pre-pandemic) positively predicted perceptions of volunteer-beneficiary intergroup closeness at T1, which in turn positively predicted community identification at T1. This in turn positively predicted coordinated COVID-19 aid-giving at T2 (3 months later). This paper therefore reveals the intra- and intergroup predictors of pandemic-related coordinated aid-giving in pre-existing volunteers. Implications for voluntary organisations and emergency voluntary aid provision are discussed.
Registered Reports: A process to safeguard high-quality evidence
Authors: Scheel Anne M.
Published: March 2021

From the perspective of an individual researcher, Registered Reports may appear as little more than yet another article format — a format with an unusual workflow, perhaps, but ultimately just a slightly different route for one’s research to enter the published record. From the perspective of a scientific claim, however, Registered Reports are much more than that: They establish a new standard for evidence quality. A hypothesis that is upheld in a Registered Report has survived a process that was highly potent at finding any flaws with it. First, the method used to test the hypothesis was vetted in peer review and judged capable of providing an informative test before the results were known. Second, the criteria the data had to pass to be counted as supporting the hypothesis were predefined and left minimal room for the evidence to be presented as stronger than warranted (e.g., due to capitalising on chance). And third, the results would have been published in the same place even if they had contradicted the hypothesis.
Towards biologically constrained attractor models of schizophrenia
Authors: Stein Heike , Barbosa Joao , Compte Albert
Published: March 2021

Alterations in neuromodulation or synaptic transmission in biophysical attractor network models, as proposed by the dominant dopaminergic and glutamatergic theories of schizophrenia, successfully mimic working memory (WM) deficits in people with schizophrenia (PSZ). Yet, multiple, often opposing circuit mechanisms can lead to the same behavioral patterns in these network models. Here, we critically revise the computational and experimental literature that links NMDAR hypofunction to WM precision loss in PSZ. We show in network simulations that currently available experimental evidence cannot set apart competing mechanistic accounts, and critical points to resolve are firing rate tuning and shared noise modulations by E/I ratio alterations through NMDAR blockade, and possible concomitant deficits in short-term plasticity. We argue that these concerted experimental and computational efforts will lead to a better understanding of the neurobiology underlying cognitive deficits in PSZ.
Sexualization of Children in Deepfakes and Hentai: Examining Reddit User Views
Authors: Eelmaa Simone
Published: March 2021

Based on a large dataset (N=13293) of Reddit comments collected on the topic, this article takes a qualitative approach to examine Reddit users’ views and attitudes about the sexualization of minors (SOM) in deepfakes and hentai. The analysis captured five major themes in the discussion over SOM: illegality, art, promoting pedophilia, increase in offending and general harmfulness. Furthermore, the discussion was underscored by the central question of who is a minor, which feeds the already problematic definitional ambiguity and keeps the perceived discursive boundaries of the illegality of SOM in flux. Current study adds to the existing literature by presenting information that could be useful in designing prevention and awareness efforts addressing SOM and CSAM, particularly to the general public.
USAHA PEMBUATAN GULA MERAH AREN SEBAGAI SUMBER PENDAPATAN MASYARAKAT DESA TERATAU KABUPATEN TABALONG
Authors: Norseli Riski
Published: March 2021

Desa teratau mayoritas dari masyarakatnya adalah memproduksi gula merah yang dimana masyarakatnya memanfaatkan nira aren. Pemanfaatan nira aren yang dibuat sebagai gula merah aren memiliki ciri khas tersendiri yang dimana gula merah aren memiliki rasa yang sangat manis dan menyengat. Usaha produksi gula merah aren ini memiliki dampak yang menguntungkan bagi masyarakat setempat yang dimana dapat menambah sumber pendapatan bagi masyarakat. Keterkaitan usaha pembuatan gula merah aren ini terhadap pembelajaran ips tentu memiliki keterkaitan yang dimana terdapat pada aktivitas masyarakat yang mempoduksi, mendistribusikan dan di konsumsi oleh masyarakat. Artikel ini akan membahas tentang bagaimana pembuatan gula merah aren pada masyarakat desa teratau dan keterkaitan usaha tersebut dengan pembelajaran ips.
Analytics of Batting First in Indian Premier League Twenty20 Cricket Matches
Authors: Brydges Christopher
Published: March 2021

Purpose: Use ball-by-ball data from the Indian Premier League cricket tournament and machine learning techniques to predict match outcomes based on events occurring in the first inning of a match.Approach: Twelve predictor variables were entered into machine learning models (forward stepwise logistic regression using Akaike’s Information Criterion (AIC); forward stepwise logistic regression using Bayesian Information Criterion (BIC); random forests; naïve Bayes classifier), with match outcome as the dependent variable. Findings: The AIC model reported the highest accuracy in both the training and test datasets (69.92% and 67.18%, respectively). This model contains total runs scored, winning the coin toss, and home-ground advantage as positive predictors, and number of balls with no runs scored and number of balls with one run scored as negative predictors. All four models found that total runs scored in an inning was the most important predictor of match outcome, and no model included number of wickets lost as a predictor, although there could be an indirect effect through total runs scored. Originality: This study is novel in that it used both pre-match variables (home-ground) advantage and real-time measures (e.g., how many runs were scored in the powerplay) in a machine learning context to classify match results. The results can be used to adapt in-game tactics to maximize advantages of batsmen in favorable contexts.
“Heart Sutra Pop”: Religious Textual Democratization by a Sexy Vocal Android
Authors: Shultz John
Published: March 2021

In 2010, the publication of “Heart Sutra Pop,” an online animated video featuring the cyber-idol Hatsune Miku singing the Heart Sutra, launched a viral enthusiasm for the text that is unmatched throughout its more than twelve-hundred-year history in Japan. This article explores the digital rebirth of the sutra and the rise of an unlikely virtual spiritual leader. I argue that this cyber-idol-driven sutra boom is both doctrinally justifiable and consistent with a wave of new media initiatives by Japanese Buddhists.
İlkokul Yöneticilerinin Kültürel Liderlik Davranışları İle Öğretmenlerin Örgütsel İmajı Arasındaki İlişkinin İncelenmesi
Authors: UYGUR Mevlüt
Published: March 2021

Öğretmenlerin
algılarına göre ilkokul yöneticilerinin kültürel liderlik davranışlarıyla öğretmenlerin
örgütsel imajı arasındaki ilişkinin incelenmesi amacıyla yapılan araştırmada ilişkisel
tarama yöntemi kullanılmıştır.
Araştırmanın
evreni 2018-2019 öğretim yılında Konya ilinde devlet okullarındaki çalışan öğretmenleri
kapsamaktadır. Okulların ve öğretmenlerin sayısını tespit etmek için Konya İl
Milli Eğitim Müdürlüğünün verilerinden yararlanılmıştır. Araştırmanın örneklemi basit tesadüfi
örnekleme yöntemiyle 18 ilkokuldan seçilen 380 öğretmendir. Araştırma verilerinin
toplanmasında, “Kültürel Liderlik Ölçeği” ile “Örgütsel İmaj Ölçeği”
kullanılmıştır. Araştırmada elde edilen verilerin analizinde SPSS paket
programından yararlanılmıştır. Araştırmada verilerin çözümlenmesinde aritmetik
ortalama, standart sapma, Mann Whitney U-testi, Kruskal Wallis H- testi ve Spearman
rho korelasyon analizlerinden faydalanılmıştır. Araştırmadan elde edilen
sonuçlara göre, öğretmenlerin ilkokul yöneticilerinin kültürel liderlik
davranışlarına ilişkin algılarının genel ortalamasının “Katılıyorum” düzeyinde
olduğu belirlenmiştir. Öğretmenlerin örgütsel imaj algılarının genel ortalaması
ise “Oldukça Katılıyorum” düzeyinde olduğu bulunmuştur. Ayrıca öğretmenlerin
algılarına göre, ilkokul yöneticilerinin kültürel liderlik davranışlarıyla öğretmenlerin
örgütsel imajı arasında orta düzeyde pozitif ve anlamlı ilişkinin olduğu ortaya
çıkmıştır.﻿
Obezitenin Belirlenmesinde Kullanılan Beden Kitle İndeksi, Bel Çevresi, Bel-Kalça Oranı Metotlarının Karşılaştırılması
Authors: TAŞLI Hülya , SAĞIR Seçil
Published: March 2021

Obezite teşhisinde kullanılan yöntemlerin birbirinden farklı sonuçlar ortaya koyması obezitenin teşhisinde hangi yöntemin kullanılacağına ilişkin tartışmalara neden olmaktadır. Bu araştırmada obezite teşhisinde kullanılan beden kütle indeksi, bel çevresi, bel kalça oranı metotlarının kendi aralarında karşılaştırılması amaçlanmaktadır. 201 kadın ve 205 erkek öğrenciden boy uzunluğu, ağırlık, bel çevresi, kalça çevresi ölçüleri alınmıştır. Beden kütle indeksine göre kadın bireylerin obezite oranı %4.5, erkeklerin %6.4’tür. Bel çevresine göre kadın bireylerin obezite oranı %3, erkeklerin %2.4’tür. Bel kalça oranına göre kadın bireylerin obezite oranı %1, erkeklerin %4.4’tür. Elde edilen bulgular istatistiksel olarak karşılaştırılmış ve buna göre cinsiyetler arasında obezite oranları açısından anlamlı bir farka rastlanılmıştır (p<0.05). Üç yöntemin istatistiksel olarak karşılaştırılması sonucunda aralarında anlamlı bir fark bulunmuştur (p<0.05). Elde edilen bulgular sonucunda obezitenin teşhisinde en az iki yöntemin değerlendirilmesi önerilmektedir. Bel kalça oranının kadınlarda obeziteyi teşhis etmede yetersiz olduğu görülmüştür. Erkeklerde ise yalnızca abdominal obezite oranlarını ortaya koyduğu, genel obezite oranı hakkında yanıltıcı bilgiler verdiği görülmektedir. Bu nedenle beden kütle indeksi ile elde edilen veri mutlaka bel çevresi ölçümü ile desteklenmelidir. Tek bir yöntemden yola çıkarak bireylere obezite teşhisi koymanın doğru sonuçlar vermeyeceği düşünülmektedir.
Otel Çalışanlarının Zorunlu Vatandaşlık Davranışlarının Motivasyonları Üzerine Etkisi: Antalya İli Örneği
Authors: KASAP Mesut
Published: March 2021

Bu araştırmanın amacı hizmet sektöründe faaliyet gösteren bireylerin zorunlu vatandaşlık durumlarının çalışan motivasyonu üzerine etkisini belirlemektir. Araştırmada ilişkisel tarama modeli kullanılmıştır. Araştırmanın evrenini Akdeniz Bölgesinde beş yıldızlı otel işletmelerindeki çalışanlar oluşturmaktadır. Araştırmanın örneklem grubunu ise Akdeniz Bölgesinde faaliyet gösteren 21 tane beş yıldızlı otel işletmesi çalışanları oluşturmaktadır. Araştırmada zorunlu vatandaşlık ölçeği ve çalışan motivasyonu ölçeği kullanılmıştır. Veriler normal dağılım gösterdiği için araştırmada parametrik testler uygulanmıştır. Araştırmada elde edilen verilere tanımlayıcı istatistiksel analizler, t-testi ve ANOVA istatistiksel analizleri yapılmıştır. Hizmet çalışanları zorunlu vatandaşlık düzeylerinin yüksek olduğunu buna paralel olarak motivasyonlarının düştüğünü belirtmektedirler. Hizmet çalışanlarının cinsiyetleriyle zorunlu vatandaşlık düzeyleri ile çalışan motivasyonu ölçeğinde yer alan boyutlar arasında anlamlı bir ilişkinin olmadığı belirlenmiştir. Hizmet çalışanlarının mesleki kıdemleri ile zorunluk vatandaşlık ölçeğinde yer alan maddeler arasında anlamlı bir ilişki yoktur. Hizmet çalışanlarının mesleki kıdemleri ile başarı boyutu arasında anlamlı bir ilişkinin olduğu görülmektedir. Hizmet çalışanları zorunlu vatandaşlık düzeylerinin artması halinde motivasyonlarının azalacağını düşünmektedir.
TÜRKİYE’DE İKTİDAR VE ANA MUHALEFET PARTİSİNİN SEÇİM BEYANNAMELERİNİN CİNSİYET EŞİTSİZLİĞİ ÜZERİNDEN DEĞERLENDİRİLMESİ
Authors: EKİCİ Süleyman , ACAR Alpcan
Published: March 2021

Bu çalışmada, 2002 yılı sonrası iktidar partisi (Adalet ve Kalkınma Partisi) ve ana muhalefet partisinin (Cumhuriyet Halk Partisi) genel seçim beyannamelerinde “kadın” ve “cinsiyet eşitsizliği” kavramlarını nasıl algıladıkları ve bu kavramlar üzerinden yaşanan sorunları nasıl ele aldıklarının incelenmesi amaçlanmıştır. Bu amaçla sürdürülen çalışmada, öncelikle cinsiyet ve cinsiyet eşitsizliği kavramları üzerinde durularak, Türkiye’nin cinsiyet eşitsizliği konusundaki mevcut durumunun analizi istatistikî verilerle ortaya konmuştur. Daha sonrada bu bilgiler ışığında her iki partinin genel seçim beyannameleri “kadın” ve “cinsiyet eşitsizliği” kavramları üzerinden incelenmiştir. Çalışmanın sonunda, her iki partinin belli noktalarda ortak paydada buluştuğu gözlemlenirken, bazı konularda farklı bakış açılarına sahip olduğu görülmüştür. Özellikle her iki partinin de kadınları ayrı bir seçmen grubu olarak değerlendirmeye başladığı kanaatine varılmıştır. Ek olarak hem iktidar partisinin hem de ana muhalefet partisinin kadınlara yönelik istihdam, eğitim, sağlık ve toplumsal boyutlarda pozitif ayrımcılığı benimsedikleri görülmüştür. Ayrıca her iki parti de seçim beyannamelerinde kadını, geleneksel rollerinden uzaklaştırmadan cinsiyet eşitliğini sağlamayı esas almıştır.
ON GENERAL PRINCIPLES AND CHARACTERISTICS OF MODERN AFGHANISTAN’S STRATEGY OF FOREIGN POLICY
Authors:   Institute of oriental studies, Russian academy of sciences (MOSCOW), Daurov Ramazan D. , Sazhenov Nickolay D. ,   Institute of oriental studies, Russian academy of sciences (MOSCOW)
Published: March 2021

Afghanistan has remained an area of instability in Asia for more than 40 years and the issue of the conflict settlement has reached the international level. The NATO operation in 2001 and the removal of the Taliban Government led to creation a new political system in Afghanistan and elaboration of a relevant foreign policy. The article analyzes conceptual approaches of the Afghan government after 2001 and its practical realization in the context of the remaining tribalism, clientelism, ethnic and sectarian division in Afghan society. The authors conclude that the current foreign policy of Afghanistan is caused by and interlinked with the internal conditions, which are inherent in Afghanistan’s modern political system. For instance, the authors mean the Taliban revival and a chronic dependence of Afghanistan on foreign aid. These factors determine the priorities of the foreign policy, which is guided by the primacy of cooperation with the Western countries.
CURRENT STATE OF PAKISTAN’S ECONOMY
Authors:   Institute of oriental studies, Russian academy of sciences (MOSCOW), Belokrenitsky Vyacheslav
Published: March 2021

The article analyzes the situation in Pakistan’s economy under the new government of the country, formed after the parliamentary elections in July 2018. It is observed that in 2018–2020 the rates of economic growth have slowed considerably. The government has faced problems of acute fiscal and current account deficits and was forced to agree to large doses of foreign financial assistance. The economic situation by the beginning of 2020 has somewhat improved, but the dependence of the economy on external factors remains, causing risks which do not allow to argue that the crisis and stagnation would be overcome in the nearest future.
DETERMINING THE UNBIASED ESTIMATOR OF THE POPULATION GEOMETRIC MEASURES OF VARIATION ABOUT THE MEAN
Authors: Troon Benedict
Published: March 2021

Geometric Measures of Variation about the mean is a measure that uses the geometric averaging technique to average the deviations from the mean. From previous studies, it has been determined that the measure is more precise in estimating the average variation about the mean than the existing measures of variation about the mean. Given that the technique is a newly introduced technique of estimating the average variation about the mean, the actual sample estimator for the measure is still unknown, as a result, the study aimed at determining the unbiased estimator for the population geometric measure. The study used a mathematical estimation technique to determinethe unbiased estimator among the existing possible estimators as it assumed a simple random sampling without replacement technique. The study determined that the unbiased estimator of the population estimator was the sample estimator which did not allow one degree of freedom.
Five best practices for fMRI research: Towards a biologically grounded understanding of mental phenomena
Authors: Mills-Finnerty Colleen
Published: March 2021

The replication crisis in science has not spared functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) research. A range of issues including insufficient control of false positives, code bugs, concern regarding generalizability and replicability of findings, inadequate characterization of physiological confounds, over-mining of repository datasets, and the small sample sizes/low power of many early studies have led to hearty debate in both the field and the press about the usefulness and viability of fMRI. Others still see enormous potential for fMRI in diagnosing conditions that do not otherwise lend themselves to non-invasive biological measurement, from chronic pain to neurological and psychiatric illness. How do we reconcile the limitations of fMRI with the hype over its potential? Despite many papers hailed by the press as the nail in the coffin for fMRI, from the dead salmon incident of 2009 to cluster failure more recently, funders, researchers, and the general public do not seem to have reduced their appetite for pictures of brain maps, or gadgets with the word “neuro” in the name. Multiple blogs exist for the sole purpose of criticizing such enterprise. The replicability crisis should certainly give ‘neuroimagers’ pause, and reason to soul-search. It is more important than ever to clarify when fMRI is and when it is not useful. The method remains the best noninvasive imaging tool for many research questions, however imperfect and imprecise it may be. However, to address past limitations, I argue neuroimaging researchers planning future studies need to consider the following five factors: power/effect size, design optimization, replicability, physiological confounds, and data sharing.
A Comparison of Traditional Machine Learning Approaches for Supervised Feedback Classification in Bahasa Indonesia
Authors: Rusli Andre , Suryadibrata Alethea , Nusantara Samiaji Bintang , Young Julio Christian
Published: March 2021

The advancement of machine learning and natural language processing techniques hold essential opportunities to improve the existing software engineering activities, including the requirements engineering activity. Instead of manually reading all submitted user feedback to understand the evolving requirements of their product, developers could use the help of an automatic text classification program to reduce the required effort. Many supervised machine learning approaches have already been used in many fields of text classification and show promising results in terms of performance. This paper aims to implement NLP techniques for the basic text preprocessing, which then are followed by traditional (non-deep learning) machine learning classification algorithms, which are the Logistics Regression, Decision Tree, Multinomial Naïve Bayes, K-Nearest Neighbors, Linear SVC, and Random Forest classifier. Finally, the performance of each algorithm to classify the feedback in our dataset into several categories is evaluated using three F1 Score metrics, the macro-, micro-, and weighted-average F1 Score. Results show that generally, Logistics Regression is the most suitable classifier in most cases, followed by Linear SVC. However, the performance gap is not large, and with different configurations and requirements, other classifiers could perform equally or even better.
Ethnicity Classification Based On Facial Features Using Viola-Jones Algorithm
Authors: Pratama Irham Surya , Kurniadi Felix Indra
Published: March 2021

Biometric recognition system can use race classification to identify the human globally with a particular identity.  This paper proposes Support Vector Machine and will compare the result with K-Nearest Neighbor for classification of people into two major races namely Indonesian western and eastern races. Firstly, the proposed classification method extracts the distinct primary facial feature and skin color model of the given face with Viola-Jones Algorithm to effectively classify the races. To increase the accuracy, the sample must not contain any background of other people skin, no movement and the pictures were taken from the mobile camera with no beauty filter.
Safety Considerations for All Road Users on Edge Lane Roads
Authors: Williams Michael , Lamera Marcial , Bauranov Aleksander , Voulgaris Carole , Pande Anurag
Published: March 2021

Edge lane roads (ELRs), also known as advisory bike lanes or advisory shoulders, are a type of shared street where two-way motor vehicle (MV) traffic shares a single center lane, and edge lanes on either side are preferentially reserved for vulnerable road users (VRUs). This work comprises a literature review, an investigation of ELRs’ operational characteristics and potential road user interactions via simulation, and a study of crash data from existing American and Australian ELRs. The simulation evaluated the impact of various factors (e.g., speed, volume, directional split, etc.) on ELR operation. Results lay the foundation for a siting criterion. Current American siting guidance relies only upon daily traffic volume and speed—an approach that inaccurately models an ELR’s safety. To evaluate the safety of existing ELRs, crash data were collected from ELR installations in the US and Australia. For US installations, Empirical Bayes (EB) analysis resulted in an aggregate CMF of .56 for 11 installations observed over 8 years while serving more than 60 million vehicle trips. The data from the Australian State of Queensland involved rural one-lane, low-volume, higher-speed roads, functionally equivalent to ELRs. As motor vehicle volume grows, these roads are widened to two-lane facilities. While the authors observed low mean crash rates on the one-lane roads, analysis of recently converted (from one-lane to two-lane) facilities showed that several experienced fewer crashes than expected after conversion to two-lane roads.
Tingkat Pengetahuan Dan Sikap Ibu Menghadapi Masa Menopause
Authors: Cipto Cipto , Siswoko Siswoko , Saptaningrum Epi
Published: March 2021

ABSTRACTBackground: Life is a process of continuous change from birth to death. One of the changes that are unavoidable and will face a woman is menopausal. Results of preliminary studies have been conducted in the village Kunduran showed that of 10 postmenopausal women (aged 45-55 years) is known that most do not know about menopause.Objectives: The general objective of the study was to determine the knowledge and attitude of mothers facing menopause. Interest in particular know the characteristics of respondents by education, employment, knowledge level and attitude of the mother in the face menopause.Methods: The study was a descriptive study using cross sectional method, the type of design that survey. Population is the mother menopause aged 40-45 years. Samples obtained through purposive sampling techniques, descriptive analysis with frequency destribusi.Results: The characteristics of respondents in terms of maternal education level premenopausal with basic education as much as 56 respondents (70%). While the work of the mother is a housewife 43 respondents (53.8%). The level of knowledge of mothers premenopausal good category 47 respondents (58.8%). Premenopausal mothers positive attitude as much as 47 respondents (58.8%). Keywords: Knowledge, Attitude, menopause
„Die sind doch eh alle gleich!?“ Über die (Un-)Unterscheidbarkeit von kommunalen Wahlangeboten
Authors: Waldvogel Thomas , Wehner Michael
Published: March 2021

Vor dem Hintergrund der politikwissenschaftlichen Diagnose über eine zunehmende Ununterscheidbarkeit des (lokal-)politischen Wahlangebots analysiert der Artikel, inwiefern sich kommunalpolitische Parteien, Wählervereinigungen und Wahllisten in Sachfragen tatsächlich unterscheiden und entlang welcher Dimensionen sich der lokalpolitische Wettbewerb strukturiert.
Von Trump zu Biden: Wohin gehen die USA nach der Anti-Trump Wahl vom 3. November 2020?
Authors: Thunert Martin
Published: March 2021

Der Text analysiert tiefgehend die Ergebnisse der Präsidentschafts- und der Kongresswahlen vom November 2020. Er stellt das Konzept des Demokraten Biden und seine Wirkung im Wahlkampf vor. Er fragt nach der Entwicklung, die die Parteien der Republikaner und der Demokraten nach dem Wahlerfolg Joe Bidens nehmen können.
Die halbherzige Reform: wider den aufgeblähten Bundestag
Authors: Jesse Eckhart
Published: March 2021

Ein demokratischer Verfassungsstaat wie die Bundesrepublik Deutschland basiert auf demokratischen Wahlen. Der Beitrag analysiert einen Wahlrechtsaspekt, der schon seit einiger Zeit in aller Munde ist: Wie kann die Aufblähung des Deutschen Bundestages unterbleiben? Dabei wird ein Reformansatz erörtert: Die radikale Reduktion der Zahl der Wahlkreise gewährleistet die Einhaltung der Soll-Größe von 598 Abgeordneten.
Álvaro Vieira Pinto on the concept of technology: an introductory discussion
Authors: Da Costa Breno Augusto , Martins Adriano Eurípedes Medeiros
Published: March 2021

Álvaro Vieira Pinto sobre o conceito de tecnologia: uma discussão introdutória

Esse artigo tem o objetivo de discutir o conceito de tecnologia provido pelo filósofo brasileiro Álvaro Vieira Pinto. Primeiramente, vida e obra do filósofo são apresentadas, seu livro “O conceito de tecnologia” e seus fundamentos metodológicos são brevemente examinados e, finalmente, discute-se sua conceituação de tecnologia. Dos quatros significados do termo desvelados pelo autor, destaca-se tecnologia como sendo o “logos da técnica”, já que é ela proposta como um campo unitário de estudo do tema em questão. Na conclusão, aponta-se a riqueza de suas reflexões para a libertação dos países subdesenvolvidos.

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Artigo em inglês.
O que nos fazem pensar Exu e Criolo?
Authors: Fernandes Alexandre de Oliveira
Published: March 2021

Dialogo com a Tese de doutoramento intitulada “Nos (Des)Caminhos da Exu: poética: As encruzilhadas afrossurrealistas da criação de Criolo”. Produzo comentários à moda de Roland Barthes e enxerto minha leitura à tese, buscando um efeito de transbordamento textual. No presente texto que não é mais do que um possível prefácio ou uma nota de rodapé, para refletir sobre a tese em tela, utilizo-me de uma “an-arquitetura” derridiana e, ao seguir os rastros da escritura de Andrade, componho um pensamento outro nos limites da forma de pensar, de articular e de escrever uma tese. Trata-se de uma “promessa” sustentada por um texto-comentário, um “enxerto” generalizado, cujo movimento não tem começo, não tem fim nem certezas que não sejam contingenciais, acenando para “um discurso outro”.
Exfermidade, enfermidade ou experiência de doença: zoonose e antropoceno
Authors: Estellita-Lins Carlos
Published: March 2021

Absolutamente datado, efêmero e circunstancial o presente texto é uma reflexão que parte do conceito de acontecimento, durante a pandemia do new covid-19 SARS-2 no mundo, verificada a partir do claustro de um pequeno apartamento em Copacabana. O texto descreve a súbita necessidade de descrição da experiência de doença por filósofos, sociólogos, antropólogos e intelectuais a partir de um paradoxo: a busca de soluções e a percepção de sua impossibilidade emergem simultaneamente. O estatuto das reflexões filosóficas hodiernas sobre o fim de todas as coisas é mencionado de modo ensaístico e não exaustivo. A questão do antropoceno e das zoonoses é tematizada neste contexto de modificação, aonde os modos, etimologia insuperável do projeto moderno, se confrontam com impasses escatológicos e de adiamento do fim do mundo.
Weed flora analysis in El-Maadher agrosystem (Boussaada Oasis - Algeria)
Authors:   Mohamed BOUDIAF University, Zedam Abdelghani , Khoudour Djamel ,   Mohamed BOUDIAF University, Haddad Azzeddine ,   Mohamed BOUDIAF University, Mimeche Fateh ,   HAMMA Lakhdar University
Published: March 2021

The weed inventory in an arid land takes place to know and further control these plants. The study aims are to determine taxonomy, life form, chorology and to appreciate the weed harmfulness. A non-probabilistic sampling was conducted on five crops. We identified 41 species especially therophytes and mostly belong to the Mediterranean biogeographic element. The floristic richness by crop lets an average of 17 species and 24 for the richest. To assess the noxiousness, the partial indication of noxious obtains 21 potentially harmful weeds according to the frequencies. The numerical analysis of the data identified five groups. The weed noxiousness estimated by the abundance, frequency, and recovery, remains simple and efficient.
Research Progresses of Congenital Cytomegalovirus Infection
Authors: Tao Rong , Shang Shiqiang
Published: March 2021

Congenital cytomegalovirus infection (cCMVi) in the newborn is one of the most common congenital infections. The children who are infected will present different clinical manifestations. The mild symptoms may be asymptomatic. However, severe cases may have permanent sequelae and even endanger their life. This paper would review the research progresses in the following fields including the epidemiology, the route of transmission, clinical manifestation, screening methods , narrative perspective of prevention and control means. Then the prevention strategies would be summarized.
Studi Adsorpsi Furfural Menggunakan Karbon Aktif dari Kulit Durian Termodifikasi
Authors: Sitinjak Philip Dohan Rea , Husin Amir
Published: March 2021

Furfural is an aromatic aldehyde, classified as hazardous material that cause environmental impact, especially harmful for humans if consumed. Furfural removal in water is necessary to overcome the negative impact. Furfural removal can be carried out using adsorption of activated carbon from durian shell. This study determines contact time and reaction kinetic using modified activated carbon which carried out in 7 stages: preparation of furfural main solution 1000 ppm, furfural work solution, determining furfural standard curve, adsorption time, best mass and adsorption capacity of activated carbon, isotherm adsorption and kinetics. The parameters measured are contact time, capacity, furfural adsorption kinetics. Filtrate testing is carried out using UV-Spectrophotometry. Results that obtained in this study are best contact time at 75 minutes with reaction order; reaction contant (k); linear regression (R2) are 1.5; 3.966 × 10-5 (mg/g)/s; 0.9451 respectively. The isotherm adsorption model is Langmuir Isotherm.
Esplorazione mineraria nell’Amazzonia brasiliana: rapporti di lavoro e migrazione interna nel comune di Pedra Branca do Amapari-AP
Authors: Souza Keulle Oliveira da , Trindade Gleice Tavares , Fecury Amanda Alves , Dias Cláudio Gellis de Mattos , Moreira Elisângela Claudia de Medeiros , Dendasck Carla Viana , Fernandes José Guilherme dos Santos , Pires Yomara Pinheiro , Pinto Manoel de Jesus de Souza , Oliveira Euzébio de
Published: March 2021

Questo articolo consiste in un’analisi delle conseguenze sociali ed economiche che il nuovo ciclo minerario innescato nello stato di Amapá ha generato e sta generando per il comune di Pedra Branca do Amapari (PBA). Nello specifico, il processo di migrazione e i nuovi rapporti di lavoro stabiliti in città come effetti causati dall’attività del minerale minerario in PBA. A tal fine, si è basato sul punto di analisi che l’esplorazione mineraria in PBA fa parte del processo di occupazione e sfruttamento regionale dell’Amazzonia e che, pertanto, non può essere analizzata solo dal punto di vista del contesto storico, sociale ed economico di Amapa, ma nell’ambito del processo di colonizzazione storica della regione che ha seguito, nel corso dei secoli, diversi modelli economici e forme di intervento.
Lined Snake (Tropidoclonion lineatum) Prescribed Fire Mortality
Authors: Schultz Carson , Caven Andrew
Published: March 2021

Functioning prairie ecosystems are characterized by periodic and cyclical disturbances (e.g., grazing, drought, fire, etc.). Grazing and fire were historically widespread drivers of habitat structure. Many native species are adapted to fire and rely on the diverse habitats it maintains in a range of successional states. Wildlife mortality is an inevitable result of many prescribed fires and various species of small terrestrial vertebrates with limited dispersal abilities are most commonly affected. Herein, we report on the detected mortality of an individual Lined Snake (Tropidoclonion lineatum) after a prescribed burn along a lowland tallgrass prairie - wet meadow ecotone in South Central Nebraska. Little information exists on this topic as our record is only the second published observation of T. lineatum mortality resulting from a prescribed burn to our knowledge. Land managers can limit the negative impacts of prescribed fire on native species of conservation concern by considering their natural histories during the planning process.
Patterns of Resource Use for Tourism Development in Mountainous Communities in Ukraine
Authors: Korobeinykova Yaroslava
Published: March 2021

The purpose of this article is to identify the problems associated with the tourism resource utilization in mountainous communities of Ukraine. Developing tourism at local level is a priority in the region of Ivano-Frankivsk, especially in the context of decentralization process in Ukraine. A survey was conducted involving the managers of hospitality establishments during the "active" tourist season from July to August 2019. Main parameters selected for this inquiry included the water consumption (in the form of drainage), solid waste disposal, and the quantum of electricity consumed. Data of water consumption (drainage), consumed electricity, and solid waste disposal in the surveyed hospitality establishments reflects proportional growth of the tourism manifesting accommodated tourists, capacity, and category of the hospitality establishments. On priority, identified problems of resource utilization encompass waste management, water supply, sewerage, energy supply and incom ing tourist flows. Quantitative forecasting of environmental load to be exerted by tourism development is necessary when planning resource utilization and livelihood systems of mountainous communities.
The Role of Religiosity as a Mediating Variable in the Relationship between Online Transactions and Customer Satisfaction and Loyalty in Islamic Banking
Authors: Purnama Suryari , Sukmasari Andyani , Bhandari Rahul
Published: March 2021

This study aims to determine the role of religiosity as mediation in the relationship between online transactions and customer satisfaction and loyalty in Sharia banking in the Jakarta area. The population of this research is all sharia banking customers in Jakarta. The number of samples in this study was 175 Sharia banking customers in Jakarta by sampling purposive sampling method. The data processing method used is Structural Equation Modelling. The results showed: 1) there is no effect of failure on the experience of online transactions in Sharia banking; 2) there is an effect of service recovery on the customer experience of online transactions in Sharia banking; 3) there is an influence of customer experience on customer satisfaction in online transactions in Sharia banking; 4) there is an effect of customer satisfaction on customer loyalty using online transactions in Sharia banking; 5) customer religiosity moderates between customer experience to satisfaction using online transactions; 6) Customer religiosity moderates the satisfaction of customer loyalty using online transactions in Sharia banking.
Performance Analysis of FEM Solvers on Practical Electromagnetic Problems
Authors: Kiss Gergely Máté , Kaska Jan , De Oliveira Roberto André Henrique , Rubanenko Olena , Tóth Balázs
Published: March 2021

The paper presents a comparative analysis of different commercial and academic software. The comparison aims to examine how the integrated adaptive grid refinement methodologies can deal with challenging, electromagnetic-field related problems. For this comparison, two bench-mark problems were examined in the paper. The first example is a solution of an L-shape domain like test problem, which has a singularity at a certain point in the geometry. The second problem is an induction heated aluminum rod, which accurate solution needs to solve non-linear, coupled physical fields. The accurate solution of this problem requires applying adaptive mesh generation strategies or applying a very fine mesh in the electromagnetic domain, which can significantly increase the computational complexity. The results show that the fully-hp adaptive meshing strategies, which are integrated into Agros Suite, can significantly reduce the task's computational complexity compared to the automatic h-adaptivity, which is part of the examined, popular commercial solvers.
La restauración ambiental de ecosistemas deforestados por cultivos ilícitos, el nuevo desafío del Ejército Nacional
Authors: Jiménez Velandia Juliana , Vega Delgado Lonis Alberto
Published: March 2021

Durante los últimos años el incremento de los cultivos ilícitos y la disputa por el control, uso y aprovechamiento de los recursos naturales han sido el escenario en el que se ha venido desarrollando el conflicto armado en el país, esto, sumado a las acciones terroristas por parte de grupos al margen de la ley, han desencadenado una problemática socio-ambiental profunda que ha contribuido con la deforestación, la degradación de ecosistemas naturales y el incremento de problemáticas asociadas a la violencia y el narcotráfico. En esta perspectiva, el presente artículo, pretende evaluar y analizar los principales desafíos que en el marco del posconflicto debe asumir el Ejército Nacional para contribuir en los procesos de recuperación y restauración ambiental de territorios deforestados por cultivos ilícitos, para ello se ha establecido como zona de observación el área del Catatumbo - Norte de Santander, en donde mediante la revisión bibliográfica de artículos de investigación, informes nacionales e internacionales de monitoreo, seguimiento y evaluación de cultivos de coca en Colombia por parte de Entidades Gubernamentales y No Gubernamentales, se identificaron las principales estrategias a adoptar para la rehabilitación ecológica de territorios disturbados. De acuerdo a lo anterior, se concluyó que dentro de las principales estrategias que se establecieron se incluye: la protección del medio ambiente a través del desarrollo de actividades de reforestación y recuperación de servicios eco sistémicos, actividades de defensa y soberanía del territorio mediante el acompañamiento y despliegue de tropas, así como el desarrollo de operaciones militares enfocadas exclusivamente a la rehabilitación y restauración ambiental.
An exploration on human compatible artificial bone placement through cell culture
Authors: Das Sourav Kumar , Zhang Qiang
Published: March 2021

The artificial bone replacement material showed significantly higher retention forces than actual bone samples. Trauma, cancer, ageing and genetic diseases, and tissue reconstruction causes bone defects and bone lesions. Providing mechanical and functional integrity is an important step for the bone regeneration. Using autogenic or allogeneic bone grafts conventionally accelerates bone regeneration with minimal autograft and allograft capital. While autogenous graft is considered the golden standard in restoring bone defects, the harvest may impact patients. The aim of this study was to elucidate the ability of a newly developed, high porosity unidirectional porous b-TCP artificial bone to induce regeneration of bones. The capacity of a commercially available b-TCP drug to cause bone regeneration was contrasted.Implantation in bony defects left after fibula harvesting for spinal fusion surgery as well. Innovative biomaterials with osteoinductive potential have emerged as candidates for bone repair since the discovery of osteoinduction in the early 20th century. Recently, models of artificial protocell have shown great potential for tissue regeneration. Hydroxyapatite (HAP) nanocrystallites of all forms of bones are characterized by their ultrathine properties, which are uniaxially aligned with fibrillar collagen to reveal the (100) faces in a special way. We speculate that living organisms prefer the specific crystal morphology and HAP's orientation due to interactions at the mineral-cell interface between cells and crystals. To investigate the ultrathine mineral modulating effect on cell bioactivity and bone generation, bone-like platy HAP (p-HAP) and two different rod-like HAPs have been synthesized here. The platy HAP with (100) faces significantly promoted cell viability and osteogenic differentiation of mesenchymal stem cells ( MSCs) as compared to rod-like HAPs with (001) faces as the dominant crystal orientation, indicating that MSCs could recognize the crystal face and prefer the (100) HAP faces.

Mediscope Vol. 8, No. 1: January 2021, Page 7-18
ENDONEZYALI ÂLİM HAMKA’YA GÖRE MODERN İNSANIN MANEVİYATININ TASAVVUFLA YENİDEN İHYASI
Authors: GÜNDÜZÖZ Güldane
Published: March 2021

‘Selefîler’ bir taraftan yirminci yüzyılda modernist İslâm söyleminin anti-liberal çerçevesine oturtulmakta, diğer taraftan İslâm’ın aslî referanslarına vurgu yapan bir grup olarak konumlandırılmaktadır. Bu itibarla selefî düşünce birtakım dinî hareket ve tasavvurlara bid’at suçlamasını yönelten bir düşüncenin mümessili olarak tanıtılmaktadır. Selefîliğin bu doğrultuda, bid’at suçlamasına maruz kalan düşünce ve hareketlerin başında tasavvuf gelmektedir. Buna mukabil Selefiler, Hz. Muhammed ve ashabını da içine alacak şekilde sınırları çizilen zühd dönemini doğru bir dindarlık modeli olarak kabul etmektedirler. Bu makale, söz konusu zihniyetin kodlarını çözümleyici olarak selefîlik düşüncesi ile tasavvufu modern bir söylem şeklinde birleştiren ve daha çok Hamka adıyla bilinen Hacı Abdul Malik bin Abdul Karim Amrullah’ın (1908-1981) görüşlerini ele almaktadır. Hamka, Malay dünyasında en etkili Müslüman halk figürlerinden biridir. O, geniş bir coğrafî alanda hem selefîler arasında hem de tasavvuf çevresinde kabul görmektedir. Hamka bir taraftan tasavvufun savunucusu iken diğer taraftan “Selef”e ve “Selefî İslâm” kavramına atıfta bulunmak suretiyle farklı bir düşünce modeli oluşturmaktadır. Hamka bir yandan tasavvufu incelediği eserler ortaya koymuş, diğer yandan tasavvufu bizzat yaşayan kişilerle ilişkilerini canlı tutmuştur. Eserlerinden anlaşıldığına göre Hamka’nın tasavvuf anlayışı, irfânî ve felsefî tasavvuftan ziyade “ahlâkî tasavvuf” bağlamında değerlendirilecek bir düşünüşün izlerini taşımaktadır.
Escala sobre atitudes da aprendizagem colaborativa associada às tecnologias da informação e comunicação: Validade e diferenças nas IES públicas e privadas na cidade de Natal-RN
Authors: Lutif Júnior Jorge Assef , Fernandes Antonio Jorge , Formiga Nilton S.
Published: March 2021

O principal objetivo deste artigo é demonstrar a percepção do aluno quanto à aplicação de TICs em sala de aula como mecanismo colaborativo de aperfeiçoar e inovar o rito de aprendizagem. Com base nos dados a serem obtidos, será efetuado uma análise comparativa qualitativa a fim de identificar grupos que possuam características similares sobre a percepção do uso das TICs e sistemas de avaliação adotados. Participaram do estudo 228 universitários, todos eles da cidade de Natal-RN, sendo o maior percentual etário na faixa de idade de 22 a 29 anos, bem como, a maioria eram de graduação, com uma maior concentração de respondentes no início do curso de Ciências Contábeis e a maioria de IES privada. Estes responderam, além de dados sociodemográficos e socio-acadêmicos, também, a escala de atitudes frente as TICs. Com base nos resultados, os indicadores psicométricos das medidas utilizadas, sugerem que as escalas são confiáveis, bem como, apresentam grande potencial de análise diagnóstica de gestão das TICs em acadêmicos em universidades públicas e privadas. Em termos gerais, os resultados destacam a necessidade de uma maior atenção para o tipo de curso e o período em que os universitários se encontram, pois, acredita-se ser uma condição adequada para aplicar as TICs.
Importance of predictive biomarkers related to Pharmacogenetics in breast cancer and prostate: a systematic review
Authors: Menezes Elisa da Silva , Carneiro Emerson Tomas Ferreira , Almeida Marcella Kelly Costa de , Sant' Anna Carla de Castro
Published: March 2021

Pharmacogenetics allows to verify the genetic polymorphisms that influence the success of an oncological pharmacotherapy, therefore, the need for progression in the pharmacogenomic oncological field is evident. This study aims to describe the importance of predictive biomarkers related to pharmacogenetic breast and prostate cancer through a literature review. The search for original articles took place between February and November 2020 in databases such as Pubmed, Scielo, Medline and search directories such as Google Scholar. As for the inclusion criteria, the original articles in English, Portuguese and Spanish published between 2010 and 2020 were included. The search result found 102 articles on the subject, 36 excluded because they were review articles, 22 excluded after reading the abstract and 13 excluded because they did not align with the theme. 31 original articles were selected for which the authors prove the importance of validating independent studies on predictive values ​​of biomarkers for breast and prostate cancer. The conclusion of the analyzed studies suggests that the use of biomarkers makes it possible to predict responses to clinical treatment, appropriate therapeutic conduct where they are associated with better treatment results.