bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Student Teams Achievement Division with a Learning Video to Increase Students` Achievements and Learning Motivation in Social Science Learning
Authors: Murjianti Ais , Joebagio Hermanu , Suryani Nunuk
Published: August 2020

This research aims to measure the effectiveness of the implementation of learning model STAD using video to improve the students’ motivation and students ‘achievement. The type of this research is classroom action research, that is conducted at Sidoharjo Junior High School 2 Sragen, Indonesia. The implementation of cooperative learning with STAD model using video could improve the students` learning achievement. The average score was 76, 13, and the percentage of minimal classical completeness reach 87, 09 %. However, perceived on the classical completeness criteria, all of the students have completed the criteria, and reach 85 % of the learning target. The implementation of STAD using natural resources video could improve the student`s motivation. The result of the research shows the average score of 83, 97%, and the percentage of minimum criteria shows 80%.
Качественная характеристика говядины бычков мясного и комбинированного направлений продуктивности
Authors: Улимбашева Радина Алексеевна , Юлдашбаев Юсупжан Артыкович
Published: August 2020

Изучено в сравнительном аспекте качество мясного сырья, полученного от бычков калмыцкой и бурой швицкой пород, выращенных в молочный период по технологиям молочного и мясного скотоводства в Кабардино-Балкарии. Концентрация сухих веществ была выше в средней пробе мяса, полученной от бычков калмыцкой породы — 35,2 – 35,4 %, что в среднем на 2,0 – 2,5 % выше (P > 0,95), чем у сверстников бурой швицкой породы. Менее жирной и более белковой оказалась средняя проба мяса от молодняка калмыцкой породы. Указанные различия относительно бычков бурой швицкой породы варьировали в пределах 1,1 – 1,9 % (P > 0,95) и 3,2 – 4,5 % (P > 0,99). В результате лучшим соотношением белок/жир характеризовалась продукция, полученная от молодняка калмыцкой породы — 1,61 – 1,72 против 1,18 – 1,26. Тенденции, характерные средней пробе мяса подопытных бычков, имели место и в длиннейшем мускуле спины. Большим содержанием триптофана как в средней пробе мяса, так и длиннейшем мускуле спины характеризовались бычки калмыцкой породы. Различия с представителями бурой швицкой породы составили в средних пробах мяса 16 – 34 мг % (P > 0,99 – 0,999), в длиннейшем мускуле спины — 9 – 14 мг % (P > 0,95 – 0,99). Зарегистрировано превосходство бычков калмыцкой породы по белковому качественному показателю в средней пробе мяса, которое составило в среднем 0,1 и 0,2 ед. (P > 0,95), без достоверных различий по этому показателю в длиннейшем мускуле спины. Мясо (в сыром и жареном виде) и бульон, полученные от бычков калмыцкой породы, превосходили по органолептическим показателям продукцию от молодняка бурой швицкой породы.
Prenatal diagnosis of fetal thanatophoric dysplasia type 1 with de novo c.2419T > G (p. Ter807Gly) (X807G) gene mutation in fibroblast growth factor receptor 3 (FGFR3) showing increased nuchal translucency at the first trimester of gestation: A case report with review of the literature
Authors: Varras Michail , Fasoulopoulos Apostolos , Xefteris Anastasios , Varra Viktoria-Konstantina , Varra Fani-Niki , Akrivi Stella , Arampatzi Antonia , Sekerli Eleni , Konstantinidou Anastasia , Kondylios Antonios
Published: August 2020

Thanatophoric dysplasia (TD) is a rare form of lethal skeletal dysplasia with underdevelopment of skeleton and dwarfism. The femur is curved in subtype 1, and straight in subtype 2 TD. Other characteristics include a narrow chest, small ribs and hypoplastic lungs. TD is due to activating mutations in fibroblast growth factor receptor 3 (FGFR3), which result in increased receptor activation and alterations in the process of endochondral ossification in all long bones. The aim of the present study was to present the perinatal ultasonographic findings at the 1st and 2nd trimester of a pregnancy and the underlying molecular defect in a fetus with TD type 1, due to a rare mutation in the FGFR3 gene. Ultrasonography performed at the 12w2d of gestation showed increased nuchal translucency (NT). Prenatal karyotype was normal for the XX fetus. Ultrasonography at 17 weeks and 5 days of gestation revealed narrow thorax, abdominal protrusion and a decreased rate of development of the femur (Femur Length, FL < 5th percentile). Molecular genetic analysis to exclude possible overlapping syndromes was performed and revealed de novo c.2419T > G (p. Ter807Gly) (X807G) gene mutation in FGFR3. Fetal autopsy confirmed the prenatal prediction of lethality. We conclude that a fetus with a heterozygous c.2419T > G mutation in FGFR3, presented characteristic biometric parameters and ultrasonographic and autopsy findings consistent with the diagnosis of TD type 1. In addition, the combination of ultrasonography, molecular genetic analysis and autopsy is helpful for the appropriate genetic counselling and perinatal management.
Three types of antithrombotic therapy in atrial fibrillation patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention: a meta-analysis and systematic review
Authors: Shen Shichun , Gong Chen , Cheng Cheng , Sun Yuting , Sheng Jianlong
Published: August 2020

This meta-analysis explores the efficacy and safety of dual antithrombotic treatment (DAT); novel oral anticoagulants (NOAC)-based triple antithrombotic therapy (TAT); vitamin K antagonist (VKA)-based TAT in patients with AF undergoing PCI. Relevant studies listed in English in PubMed, Google Scholar, the Cochrane Library, or ClinicalTrials.gov were identified. We used a random effects model to calculate odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI). Endpoints included all bleeding events, intracranial hemorrhage, cardiac death, all-cause death, myocardial infarction (MI), stent thrombosis (ST), stroke, and major adverse cardiac events (MACEs). There were 6918 participants in all relevant trials, DAT showed superiority over TAT in reducing the risks of Thrombolysis in Myocardial infarction (TIMI) major bleeding (OR: 1.71, 95% CI: 1.12, 2.62), TIMI major or minor bleeding(OR: 1.75, 95%CI: 1.13, 2.71), International Society on Thrombosis and Hemostasis (ISTH) major bleeding (OR: 1.42, 95% CI: 1.03, 1.96), and Intracranial haemorrhage(OR: 2.44, 95% CI: 1.21, 4.90). In a mutual comparison of three antithrombotic regimens, NOAC-based TAT showed no statistical difference with DAT. VKA-based TAT enlarged the risk of all bleeding events relative to DAT. DAT reduced highly the risk of bleeding events. DAT and VKA-based TAT had similar efficacy outcomes. There was no statistical difference of safety and efficacy between NOAC-based TAT and DAT.
Assessing Governments’ Emergency Responses to COVID-19 Outbreak Using a Social Network Analysis (SNA)
Authors: Adiyoso Wignyo
Published: August 2020

This study aims to assess organisational emergency responses to COVID-19 from a social network analysis (SNA) perspective. This is the first study to evaluate the government's emergency response to COVID-19.

Study design used content analyse focused on the Indonesia Taskforce Response to COVID-19. Taskforce members identified and analysed were 150 people. Data were obtained from a weekly Indonesian magazine, TEMPO, which reported on the government's response to COVID-19 from early March to early April 2020. Data analysis used a Social Network Analysis tool.

The study found that the emergency response to a COVID-19 consisted of less solid, non-traditional structural interactions, and that the head of the task force played a lesser role in the response to such an outbreak. The dynamic roles of actors and their relationships within the group reflect the weaknesses of the organisational emergency response to COVID-19. Cultural aspects, the overlapping of regulations and the lack of communication between central and local governments may have contributed to the lack of cohesion in the organisational response. The content analysis found that the issues of concern to the team members included coordination, hoax, social distancing and the lack of testing equipment.

The results of the study are expected to add literatures of research on emergency response to pandemics. This study can assist decision makers and practitioners to design and manage cooperation amongst actors and their networks in future emergency response systems.
Volume 16 Nomor 2 September 2020
Authors: Jurnal Ilmu Pendidikan Islam Attaqwa: , Jemani Abdurahman , Zamroni M. Afif
Published: August 2020

ABSTRACTIslamic education needs to transform various kinds of core policies in the body of Islamic education itself which are considered capable of answering the challenges and demands. Islamic education in the face of the Industrial Revolution Era 4.0 is expected to be able to bring a positive impact in all walks of life of society, religion, nation and state, not least in the field of Islamic education itself. The era of revolution 4.0 has been able to give birth to a new phenomenon that is considered very disruption so that it demands the world of Islamic education to innovate and become competent competitors. The reality that is happening now, graduates of Islamic education are now faced with new challenges, demands, and needs that are different from previous generations. So it needs to be carried innovations to the system, governance, curriculum, human resource competencies, facilities and infrastructure, culture, work ethic, commitment to change, etc. These things need to be done and get special attention by policy makers in Islamic education. If this is ignored, then Islamic education will be crushed, increasingly left behind and abandoned by its followers. Therefore, concrete steps are needed for Islamic education to be able to remain competitive in this era of disruption. The solutive step offered is to be able to integrate and keep up with changes and developments in technology today for the realization of modern Islamic education and global competitiveness.
PEREKONOMIAN MASYARAKAT DI ERA PANDEMI COVID-19
Authors: Istika Martiya
Published: August 2020

Saat ini seluruh negara sedang dirisaukan dengan adanya pandemi Covid-19 yang hadir di tengah-tengah masyarakat Indonesia juga. saat ini sungguh menyisihkan luka yang dalam bagi seluruh masyarakat Indonesia. Dampak yang dilihat mempengaruhi tidak hanya masalah kesehatan seluruh rakyat saja, tetapi juga mempengaruhi pengeluaran ekonomi negara Indonesia yang semakin melemah dan juga memberikan dampak terhadap yang lainnya juga da . Bahkan saat ini ekonomi dunia sangat mengalami tekanan berat yang disebabkan oleh pandemi Covid19 ini. Covid-19 adalah sebuah virus atau penyakit yang sangat mudah menularkan keorang lain, dengan hadirnya Covid-19 ini diberbagai negara termasuk Indonesia maka hal ini membuat perekonomian di Indonesia merosot atau melemah. Pembatasan sosial berskala besar suda membatasi aktivitas perekonomian di Indonesia yang membuat perekonomian di Indonesia sudah sangat tidak stabil lagi. Tujuan penulisan artikel ini mengkaji masalah dampak perekonomian diindonesia akibat adanya dari covid-19 ini yang memberikan dampak buruk terhadap aktivitas perekenomian di Indonesia.
Thinking and Reading like a Scientist: Librarians as Facilitators of Primary Literature Literacy
Authors: Carroll Alexander James
Published: August 2020

Students entering graduate degree programs in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) fields or professional degree programs in the health sciences are expected to have adequate academic preparation in science process skills like the ability to read primary literature effectively. This column scrutinizes this assumption by examining how science is taught to undergraduates, finding that undergraduate STEM curricula rarely prepare students with the mastery of science process skills needed to succeed in graduate school. The column discusses some possible causes of this skill gap and suggests that academic and medical librarians are well-equipped to help students develop primary literature literacy skills. The column closes with a list of practical active reading strategies that librarians can share and model for students. The Version of Record of this manuscript has been published and is available in Medical Reference Services Quarterly, August 10, 2020, DOI: 10.1080/02763869.2020.1778336.
PROSES PEMBELAJARAN DARING PADA SAAT PANDEMI COVID19
Authors: Gunawan Doni
Published: August 2020

Virus corona atau yang saat ini banyak orang mengenal covid-19 membuat banyak dari masyarakat dan negara kewalahan. Di mana dampak dari adanya pandemi covid-19 ini memang banyak sekali seperti di bidang perekonomi, kesehatan, bahkan pendidikan. Dimana dengan adanya dampak dari covid19 ini pendidikan atau proses belajar mengajar dengan sangat terpaksa harus dilaksanakan secara daring atau online. Pembelajaran yang dilakukan secara online diharapkan dapat membantu proses belajar mengajar di masa pandemi covid-19 ini. Artikel ini akan membahas tentang bagaimana proses pembelajaran yang dilakukan secara daring pada saat pandemi covid 19.
Home Advantage during the COVID-19 Pandemic in European football
Authors: McCarrick Dane Jamie , Bilalić Merim , Neave Nicholas , Wolfson Sandy
Published: August 2020

The home advantage (HA) is a robust phenomenon in soccer whereby the home team wins more games and scores more goals than the away team. One explanation is that the home crowd spurs on home team performance and causes the referee to unconsciously favour the home team. The Covid-19 pandemic provided a unique opportunity to assess this explanation for HA, as European soccer leagues played part of the 2019/2020 season with crowds present and concluded with crowds absent. Using multi-level modelling we compared team performance and referee decisions pre-Covid (crowd present) and post-Covid (crowd absent) across 9,528 games from 15 leagues in 11 countries. HA (goals scored and points gained) was significantly reduced post pandemic, which reflected the inferior performance of the home team. In addition, referees awarded significantly fewer sanctions against the away teams, and home teams created significantly fewer attacking opportunities when they played without fans.
Using interleaved stimulation to measure the size and selectivity of the sustained phaselocked neural response to cochlear-implant stimulation
Authors: Carlyon Robert P. , Guerit Francois , Deeks John M. , Harland Andrew , Gransier Robin , Wouters Jan , de Rijk Simone , Bance Manohar
Published: August 2020

We measured the sustained neural response to electrical stimulation by a cochlear implant(CI). To do so we interleaved two stimuli with frequencies F1 and F2 Hz and recorded a neuraldistortion response (NDR) at F2-F1 Hz. We show that, because any one time-point containsonly the F1 or F2 stimulus, the instantaneous nonlinearities typical of electrical artefactshould not produce distortion at this frequency. However if the stimulus is smoothed, such asby charge integration at the nerve membrane, subsequent (neural) nonlinearities can producea component at F2-F1 Hz. We stimulated a single CI electrode with interleaved sinusoids orinterleaved amplitude-modulated pulse trains such that F2=1.5F1, and found no evidence foran NDR when F2-F1 was between 90-120 Hz. However, interleaved amplitude-modulated pulsetrains with F2-F1 40 Hz revealed a substantial NDR with a group delay of about 45 ms,consistent with a thalamic and/or cortical response. The NDR could be measured even fromrecording electrodes adjacent to the implant and at the highest pulse rates (>4000 pps) usedclinically. We then measured the selectivity of this sustained response by presenting F1 andF2 to different electrodes and at different between-electrode distances. This revealed abroad tuning that, we argue, reflects the overlap between the excitation elicited by the twoelectrodes. Our results also provide a glimpse of the neural nonlinearity in the auditorysystem, unobscured by the biomechanical cochlear nonlinearities that accompany acousticstimulation. Several potential clinical applications of our findings are discussed.
Investigating the effects of handedness on the consistency of lateralisation for speech production and semantic processing tasks using functional transcranial Doppler sonography
Authors: Bruckert Lisa , Thompson Paul Andrew , Watkins Kate E , Bishop Dorothy Vera Margaret , Woodhead Zoe Victoria Joan
Published: August 2020

The left hemisphere is dominant for language in most people, but lateralisation strength varies between different tasks and individuals. A large body of literature has shown that handedness is associated with lateralisation: left handers have weaker language lateralisation on average, and a greater incidence of atypical (right hemisphere) lateralisation; but typically these studies have relied on a single measure of language lateralisation. Here we consider the relationships between lateralisation for two different language tasks. We investigated the influence of handedness on lateralisation using functional transcranial Doppler sonography (fTCD), using an existing dataset (N=151 adults, 21 left handed). We compared a speech production task (word generation) and a semantic association task. We demonstrated stronger left-lateralisation for word generation than semantic association; and a moderate correlation between laterality indices for the two tasks (r=0.59). Laterality indices were stronger for right than left handers, and left handers were more likely than right handers to have atypical (right hemisphere) lateralisation or inconsistent lateralisation between the two tasks. These results add to our knowledge of individual differences in lateralisation, and support the view that language lateralisation is multifactorial rather than unitary.
The plural counts: Inconsistent grammatical number hinders numerical development in preschoolers — a cross-linguistic study
Authors: Haman Maciej , Lipowska Katarzyna , Soltanlou Mojtaba , Cipora Krzysztof , Domahs Frank , Nuerk Hans-Christoph
Published: August 2020

The role of grammar in numerical development, and particularly the role of grammatical number inflection, has already been well-documented in toddlerhood. It is unclear, however, whether the influence of grammatical language structure further extends to more complex later stages of numerical development. Here, we addressed this question by exploiting differences between Polish, which has a complex grammatical number paradigm, leading to a partially inconsistent mapping between numerical quantities and grammatical number, and German, which has a comparatively easy verbal paradigm: 153 Polish-speaking and 124 German-speaking kindergarten children were tested using a symbolic numerical comparison task. Additionally, counting skills (Give-a-Number and count-list), and mapping between non-symbolic (dot sets) and symbolic representations of numbers, as well as working memory (Corsi blocks and Digit span) were assessed. Based on the Give-a-Number and mapping tasks, the children were divided into subset-knowers, CP-knowers- non-mappers, and CP-knowers-mappers.Linguistic background was related to performance in several ways: Polish-speaking children expectedly progressed to the CP-knowers stage later than German children, despite comparable non-numerical capabilities, and even after this stage was achieved, they fared worse in the numerical comparison task. There were also meaningful differences in spatial-numerical mapping between the Polish and German groups.Our findings are in line with the theory that grammatical number paradigms influencethe development of representations and processing of numbers, not only at the stage of acquiring the meaning of the first number-words but at later stages as well, when dealing with symbolic numbers.
Bitter wins or a long-distance race? Social and political outcomes of the Spanish housing movement
Authors: MARTINEZ MIGUEL A.
Published: August 2020

This study investigates whether housing movements can produce significant outcomes. In particular, I examine the case of the Platform for People Affected by Mortgages (PAH), the main organization in the Spanish housing movement between 2009 and 2017. First, I discuss how their demands were framed according to specific contexts of legitimation. Second, I distinguish the nature and scope of the outcomes produced by this movement. My analysis uniquely combines a critical assessment of the PAH’s achievements with its unintended consequences and the significant social, political and economic contexts that help to explain its major outcomes. The global financial crisis, the convergence of the PAH with other anti-neoliberal movements and shifts among the dominant political parties determine the opportunities and constraints of the PAH’s development. Within this environment, the housing movement strategically operates by framing the culprits of the economic crisis in a new manner and by appealing to a broad social base beyond the impoverished mortgage holders. I also include the capacity of the movement’s organization to last, expand and increase its legitimacy as a relevant socio-political outcome. This is explained here through the articulation of the PAH’s agency (organizational form and protest repertoire) within the aforementioned contexts.
Skyhook-PID Control Strategy to Improve Performance of a Pneumatic Active Suspension System
Authors: Priyandoko Gigih
Published: August 2020

The research applies a skyhook-PID control method for an active suspension system. The control strategy has three feedback control loops. They are the innermost loop for the force tracking of the pneumatic actuator, the intermediate loops applying skyhook strategy for the elimination of the disturbances, and the outermost loop using PID controller for the determination of the desired force. Some experiments were carried out on a physical test rig with a hardware-in-the-loops feature. The performance of the proposed control method was evaluated and benchmarked to examine the effectiveness of the system in suppressing the disturbance effect of the suspension system. It was found that the experimental results demonstrate the superiority of the active suspension system with Skyhook-PID scheme compared to the PID and passive suspension systems.
Mountain Bicycle Cycling Comfort on Different Road Surfaces
Authors: Soffarina Soffarina
Published: August 2020

Mountain bicycle is one of the types of bicycles, and it is made for off-road cycling. The main objective of the research is to focus on the surface of the road and weight to obtain and measure the vibration produce on the mountain bicycle. In order to investigate the vibrations, an accelerometer is placed under the saddle of the bicycle in order to get an accurate reading for different types of surfaces and the vibration of the weight. The cyclist had to cycle for 400 m in the average of 5.1 to 6.1 revolutions per minute on four different surfaces, and four different weight were investigated. The results show that the highest acceleration produced is which refers to mean value is the acceleration of loose gravel which is 0.46190. There is an insignificant value in the weight of the driver weighing 60 kg if replaced with 70 kg, 80 kg if the bike is running on four different kinds of roads.
Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms in COL1A2 Gene and Dental Fluorosis Among 4 and 8-Year-Old Nigerian Children
Authors: Valentine Ruth , Ibiyemi Olushola , Maguire Anne , Vida Zohoori Fatemeh , Kometa Simon , Valentine Ruth
Published: August 2020

Aim: To determine the association between single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) within the COL1A2
gene and dental fluorosis among 4- and 8-year-old Nigerian children.
Methods: A cross-sectional study was undertaken among 125 four and eight-year-old Nigerian children
living in naturally fluoridated areas of Ibadan, Nigeria. Drinking and cooking water samples were collected
for F analysis. Buccal mucosa swabs were collected from all children and genomic DNA extracted. Presence
or absence of the SNP within the COL1A2 gene was identified by PCR and DNA sequencing for 70 of the
participants.
Results: The median (minimum, maximum) F concentration of drinking and cooking water were 0.05 (<0.1,
3.0) mg/L and 0.01 (<0.1, 4.0) mg/L respectively. The majority of the study participants (52.9%) were
heterozygous for the SNP. There was a statistically significant association between F concentration in
drinking water and the occurrence of dental fluorosis (p=0.04). F concentration in drinking water was the
only statistically significant predictor of dental fluorosis (p=0.03, OR=3.64(CI=1.11-11.94)) after adjusting
for F concentration in cooking water and SNPs. The risk of dental fluorosis tended to increase with the
presence of SNPs AA and AC (RR > 1) but this association was not statistically significant.
Conclusion: The majority of the study participants had the heterozygote SNP AC genotype of COL1A2
gene. F concentration in drinking water was the only statistically significant predictor of dental fluorosis.
The risk of dental fluorosis tended to increase with the presence of SNPs AA and AC (RR > 1) but was not
statistically significant.
The Implementation of Madrasa Culture in Building Students' Character
Authors: Warti'ah Warti'ah
Published: August 2020

The study aims to explore the paradigm of Islamic education, democratic education to face the  globalization challenges in Indonesia. This research method was a qualitative approach with type of literature study. Paradigmatically, democratic education is the process to develop all human potentials that values of plurarity and heterogeneity as a consequence of cultural, ethnic, ethnic, and religious diversity. The emphasized main values in democratic education are equality and tolerance. Whereas in Islamic education, the values of transcendence taught in the curriculum must be practiced in daily life in order to achieve the pious charity conference. The challenges of globalization that have penetrated into the world of education have become a driving force for inclusive and sustainable educational innovation.This study is expected to provide contributions for academician, education practical, and teacher in Indonesia as an actualization of Islamic education and democratic education to confront globalization challenges in Indonesia. The main objective of the integration of Islamic education and multicultural education is to provide student to face globalization challenge as khoirul ummah.
Trend Analysis Based Educator Planning
Authors: Chalim Saifuddin , Sujono Gatot , Usman Fadly
Published: August 2020

Many cases show that the condition of existing resources will cause problems for every educational institution. There are two possibilities; (1) If the number of teachers is lower than the ideal number, and (2) If the number of existing teachers exceeds the ideal number needed. Therefore, each institution must plan teacher needs with a scientific approach, both qualitative and quantitative. This study aims to plan teacher needs for the 2018/2019 school year at the International Standard Madrasah, Amanatul Ummah, Pacet, Mojokerto, East Java. The teacher planning used in this study is a trend analysis predicting the number of new students in 2018/2019 which will then be the basis for determining the number of study groups. Based on the number of study groups, it is then determined by the needs of teachers, especially those who are subject to national testing. The results showed that the composition of the teacher was needed, based on the basic and current needs of the trend analysis.
China-Pakistan Economic Interdependence
Authors: Jamil Sobia , Shah Syed Ali , Malik Muhammad Shoaib
Published: August 2020

This research paper presents an analytical overview of ChinaPakistan bilateral trade, Free Trade Agreements and Chinese Foreign Direct Investment in Pakistan. Geo-economics has become a focal point in inter-state relations. Initially, geo-economics was analyzed by the theorists as an element of Geostrategic politics along with other elements for projecting power. According to realists and Neorealists, military power is the primary element of exercising power in global politics. Paul Kennedy was one of the leading scholars who discussed the relation between national power and economic resources of the country in his work entitled; The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers.
News Values on Social Media and use of Twitter
Authors: Yousaf Zahid , Khan Rooh ul Amin , Adnan Malik
Published: August 2020

The deceptively simple question remains unquestioned as "what news values are there particularly for social media?" As we implement the future of News writing in the hand of digital age, news values need to be identified and questioned. This article examines the main features of news values of social media specifically of Twitter which is no doubt the rapid source of news dissemination. This study explores the extent to which Harcup and ONeills given news values for journalism and how they faced by social media platforms. Evaluation by researchers shows that major chunk was "Relevancy" While dominant geographical proximity found to be mainly adopted by twitter account holders. Whereas, the least one unsurprisingly "Entertainment" which literally prove that Twitter is habitually used for hard news rather than soft news.
Dead Horse Point, Southeastern Utah
Authors: Chidsey Thomas , Doelling Hellmut
Published: August 2020

The Dead Horse Point geosite, within the state park by the same name, is located in the heart of the Canyonlands region of Utah between Canyonlands and Arches National Parks. The views are spectacular, sublime, awe-inspiring, and majestic, and hard to surpass anywhere on the Colorado Plateau. The mood of the vistas changes by season and time of day. Here, one of nature’s engineers, in this instance the Colorado River and its tributaries, has carved and exposed strata of Late Pennsylvanian (307 million years ago [Ma]) to Early Jurassic (200 Ma) age within just the past 5 million years (figures 2 and 3).
Paradise from Cataclysm: Zion Canyon’s Sentinel Landslide
Authors: Stanczyk Anna , Moore Jeffrey , Quirk Brendon , Castleton Jessica
Published: August 2020

Zion Canyon hosts millions of visitors each year, yet few are aware of the massive prehistoric landslide that played an important role in shaping the iconic landscape. South of the Sand Bench trailhead and bridge, a large hill encroaches on the canyon bottom around which the North Fork Virgin River flows. North of the bridge, Zion Canyon’s fl at bottom stretches into the distance. The hill is part of an enormous rock avalanche deposit known as the Sentinel slide that is nearly 2 miles (3.2 km) long and more than 650 feet (200 m) thick. After failure, the Sentinel rock avalanche dammed the North Fork Virgin River creating a lake (known as Sentinel Lake) which persisted for approximately 700 years (Grater, 1945; Hamilton, 1976; Castleton and others, 2016). Over the course of the lake’s lifetime, sediment settled at the bottom of the lake to create thick deposits of mud, clay, and sand. Sediment eventually fi lled in the canyon bottom behind the landslide dam, and the lake ceased to exist. Th ese sediment layers are still visible today and are responsible for the remarkably fl at fl oor of upper Zion Canyon (Grater, 1945; Hamilton, 2014; Castleton and others, 2016).
The Reformation of Turkish Commercial Law within the Process of European Union Candidacy
Authors: Yasan Mustafa
Published: August 2020

The relationship between Turkey and the European Union began in 1959 with Turkey's application for membership. This relationship has survived to this day and in this process negotiations for membership have been frozen. This process contributed directly to Turkish law. This contribution has become more significant, especially since 1999. Turkish Code of Commerce entered into force in 2012, is recognized as a result of Turkey's EU process. By this Code, it is aimed to ensure harmonization between Turkish Commercial Law and EU legislation. For this reason, regulations in the sense of reform were included in TCC. However, the Code has been amended for a total of eighteen times. Sixteen times after the coming into force, two times even before coming into force. More than three hundred articles have been directly affected by these changes. The principles foreseen in the Code have been abandoned because of adopting a populist approach. This situation is accepted as a failure and disappointment for the TCC codification experience.
Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity as Penalizing Criteria of Hate Speech
Authors: Ciepły Filip Mateusz
Published: August 2020

The article contains arguments raised in Polish discussion on the problem of sexual orientation and gender identity as penalizing criteria of hate speech. The Author points out regulations of Polish criminal law providing conditions of criminal responsibility for hate speech and binding criteria of the penalization, draft amendments in this area presented in recent years, as well as Polish legal doctrine or Supreme Court reviews referred to the issue. The background of the analyzes are provisions of international and European law as well as selected European states.
The Right to Defence in Poland. Remarks on the Latest Amendments of the Code of Criminal Procedure from the European Perspective
Authors: Smarzewski Marek Ryszard
Published: August 2020

The article discusses the issue of standards of the right to defence and takes into account the recent amendments of the Code of Criminal Procedure. The analysis is conducted against the background of minimum standards of the right to defence set out under European law. A reference introduced to the title of the Code includes the assertion that the legislator has implemented the provisions of Directive of 22 October 2013 on the right of access to a lawyer in criminal proceedings and in European arrest warrant proceedings, and on the right to have a third party informed upon deprivation of liberty and to communicate with third persons and with consular authorities while deprived of liberty as well as Directive of 9 March 2016 on the strengthening of certain aspects of the presumption of innocence and of the right to be present at the trial in criminal proceedings. However, it should be emphasized in this context that as a result of changes made in the discussed scope in the years 2016-2019, the legislator not only failed to fully implement the aforementioned Directives, but even introduced modifications that led to lowering the standards of the right to defence and guarantees of its implementation, both in material as well as formal terms.
Desarrollo de nuevos procesos de operación y administración, soportados en innovación organizacional y herramientas de tecnologías de información para una empresa del sector automotor
Authors: Vélez O. Mónica , Fuquen Gonzalez Hermann Stuart , Sánchez Claudia Marcela
Published: August 2020

The following article shows how the growing motorcycle market has created the need to innovate the business architecture of the assemblers and the distribution and commercialization networks, in order to obtain economies of scale and to improve productivity and competitiveness. The text provides a brief description of concepts relating to the digital business transformation methodology, as well as a description of its application in the technological and organizational development project in FANALCA S.A and the HONDA Motorcycles dealership network.
Estrategia del Océano Azul para el sector portuario (sincromodalidad y digitalización)
Authors: Ortiz Rey Noemí , Serrano Beatriz Molina , González-Cancelas Nicoleta , Soler-Flores. Francisco , Camarero-Orive Alberto
Published: August 2020

Industry in general and ports in particular are moving towards 4.0 processes. The use of new technologies and new market patterns are the main tools for the success of these processes. The current challenges of the port sector are to develop Smart ports whose main characteristics are defined by digitalization and synchro-modality. Only they allow determining a new scenario in which it is possible to raise the Blue Ocean Strategy, leaving aside competition and looking for a new demand. The growing development of digital techniques and their implementation in port management and transport processes makes this strategy viable on an even greater scale. The general conclusion of the research is that it is possible to apply market strategies to the Spanish port sector with a different methodology to the one used until now. It can be seen that Spanish ports, still have a long way to go in terms of sustainability, understood in three dimensions: economic, social and environmental.
„Und dann google ich…“. Recherchestrategien von Schüler*innen im Internet
Authors: Torrau Sören
Published: August 2020

Der Beitrag thematisiert, wie eine Schülerin einer 10. Klasse eine Suchmaschine als formale Orientierungshilfe verwendet, um selbst inhaltliche Entscheidungen für ihre Präsentation treffen zu können. Dabei werden fachdidaktische Potenziale herausgearbeitet, wie Recherchen und Präsentationen im sozialwissenschaftlichen Unterricht eingesetzt werden können.
Was ist mit dem Kapitalismus los?
Authors: Immerfall Stefan
Published: August 2020

Spätestens zwei Dutzend Jahre nach der Implosion des Staatssozialismus ist sein seinerzeitiger Antagonist unübersehbar selbst in Schwierigkeiten. Besonders augenfällig, wenngleich in der deutschen Presse wenig diskutiert, stellt sich die Situation in Chile dar, jenem Land, das lange das Aushängeschild des Kapitalismus war. Nach der blutigen Beseitigung der marxistischen Regierung haben lange Zeit die Chicago Boys, überzeugt von Deregulierung und freien Märkten, seine Wirtschaftspolitik geprägt. Und tatsächlich: Chile wies lange höhere Wirtschafts- und niedrigere Inflationsraten auf als andere lateinamerikanischer Länder. Indes ist die Ungleichheit mittlerweile so stark gestiegen, dass auch die Mittelschicht bedroht ist. Fast täglich kommt es zu gewaltsamen Ausschreitungen gegen diese Entwicklung. Droht dieses Schicksal auch den USA, vielleicht sogar Europa? Was ist mit dem doch in vielfacher Hinsicht erfolgreichen Kapitalismus los? Und was mit der die kapitalistische Wirtschaftsordnung anleitende und legitimierende Wirtschaftswissenschaft?
Race- and Sex-Based Disparities in Alzheimer’s Disease Clinical Trial Enrollment in the United States and Canada: An Indigenous Perspective
Authors: Olson Nancy L. , Albensi Benedict C.
Published: August 2020

Randomized clinical trials (RCT) involve labor-intensive, highly regulated, and controlled processes intended to transform scientific concepts into clinical outcomes. To be effective and targeted, it is imperative they include those populations who would most benefit from those outcomes. Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is most detrimental to the aging population, and its clinical manifestation is influenced by socio-economic factors such as poverty, poor education, stress, and chronic co-morbidities. Indigenous populations in the United States and Canada are among the minority populations most influenced by poor socio-economic conditions and are prone to the ravages of AD, with Indigenous women carrying the added burden of exposure to violence, caregiving stresses, and increased risk by virtue of their sex. Race- and sex-based disparities in RCT enrollment has occurred for decades, with Indigenous men and women very poorly represented. In this review, we examined literature from the last twenty years that reinforce these disparities and provide some concrete suggestions and guidelines to increase the enrollment numbers in AD RCT among this vulnerable and poorly represented population.
The Role of Nutrition and Inflammation on Cognition in a High-Risk Group for Alzheimer’s Disease
Authors: Jackson Jordan M. , Bay Allison A. , Barter Jolie Denise , Ni Liang , Caudle William Michael , Serra Monica C. , Wharton Whitney , Hackney Madeleine E.
Published: August 2020

Background:

Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a prevalent neurodegenerative disease. Treatments are necessary to target people at high risk for AD. Inflammation, particularly tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF α), appears to be an important marker associated with the development of AD pathophysiology. Consuming a high-fat diet induces tissue expression of TNF α.

Objective:

This study investigates the relationship between nutrition, circulating inflammation, and cognition in African American women (age: M = 59.5 (±8.20) [42–73] years) at risk for developing AD.

Methods:

Participants were split into high-fat and low-fat groups based on total dietary fat consumption self-reported on the Lower Mississippi Delta Nutrition Intervention Research Initiative Food Frequency Questionnaire (Delta NIRI FFQ).

Results:

A high-fat diet was associated with increased blood serum TNF α ( p = 0.02) compared to the low-fat diet. In addition, global cognition scores were 9.0% better in those who consumed a higher fat diet ( p = 0.04). No significant differences across groups were noted for executive function, dual-tasking, and visuospatial performance.

Conclusion:

These results indicate that there may be multiple biological pathways involved in AD development, suggesting the need for more holistic approaches to mitigate AD-development risk.
Optimizing Sequence of PD-L1 Immune-Checkpoint Inhibitors and Radiation Therapy in Bladder Cancer
Authors: Tholomier Côme , Marcq Gautier , Shinde-Jadhav Surashri , Ayoub Mina , Huang Jia Min , Kool Ronald , Skowronski Rodrigo , Brimo Fadi , Mansure Jose Joao , Kassouf Wassim
Published: August 2020

BACKGROUND:

New bladder preserving strategies are needed for muscle invasive bladder cancer (MIBC). Combined therapy of immune-checkpoint inhibitors and radiation was shown to have synergistic antitumoral effects in preclinical studies.

OBJECTIVES:

We aim to evaluate whether the sequence of administration of this combined therapy impacts antitumoral response.

METHODS:

We developed an in-vivo syngeneic MIBC mouse model where murine bladder cancer cells (MB49) were injected subcutaneously in the right flank of C57BL/6 mice. Mice were then randomized to the following treatments: control, anti-programmed cell death ligand 1 (PD-L1) alone, radiation alone (XRT) consisting of 6.25 Gy x2 fractions, concurrent anti-PD-L1 with XRT, neoadjuvant anti-PD-L1 followed by XRT, or XRT followed by adjuvant anti-PD-L1 therapy. Tumor growth, survival, and rate of response were analyzed.

RESULTS:

Total of 60 mice were randomized. One-way analysis of variance showed statistically significant difference in tumor growth rate across the treatment arms ( p = 0.029). Importantly, timing of immunotherapy (neoadjuvant, concurrent, or adjuvant) did not alter either tumor growth or survival ( p > 0.05). The rate of response was also similar in each combination arm ( p > 0.05).

CONCLUSION:

Combining anti-PD-L1 immunotherapy and radiation therapy offers optimal antitumoral responses. Timing of immunotherapy (neoadjuvant, concurrent, or adjuvant) does not appear to affect outcomes. Whether the toxicity profile differs across various sequential deliveries of combination therapy requires further evaluation.
Bilateral asymmetries in male and female young elite fencers in relation to fencing performance
Authors: Drakoulaki Vasiliki , Kontochristopoulos Nikolaos , Methenitis Spyridon , Simeonidis Theocharis , Cherouveim Evgenia , Koulouvaris Panagiotis , Savvidou Olga , Tsolakis Charilaos
Published: August 2020

BACKGROUND:

Data about lower extremities’ strength and power asymmetries in fencers, and their relationships to fencing performance are limited and inconsistent.

OBJECTIVE:

The aim of the present study was to investigate asymmetries, between dominant (D) and non-dom (ND) legs of elite young male and female fencers, in relation to performance in fencing specific tests.

METHODS:

Anthropometric characteristics, unilateral vertical-horizontal jumping, isokinetic strength, lunge and step lunge performances were evaluated in 16 male and 22 female elite fencers.

RESULTS:

Significant differences between genders were found for all anthropometric measurements ([Formula: see text] 0.05). No significant bilateral asymmetries and gender x laterality effects were observed ([Formula: see text] 0.05). Fencing performance was negatively correlated with the D leg’s flexion/extension (F/E) ratio at 300[Formula: see text]/s (r: [Formula: see text]0.564 to [Formula: see text]0.619, [Formula: see text] 0.05). In addition, D leg’s F/E ratio at 300[Formula: see text]/s was positively related to lung peak velocity and power in female fencers (r: 0.562–0.649; [Formula: see text] 0.05). Finally, only in female fencers, unilateral triple hop distance was significantly related to lung peak velocity and power (r: 0.442–0.500; [Formula: see text] 0.05).

CONCLUSIONS:

The results of the present study suggest that the differential activation/movement pattern of the D and ND leg muscles do not lead to anatomical, dynamic and functional lower extremities asymmetries.
Association Between Lipid Accumulation Product and Mild Cognitive Impairment in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes
Authors: Yu Zi-Wei , Li Xin , Wang Ying , Fu Yu-Hong , Gao Xin-Yuan
Published: August 2020

Background: Diabetes may increase the risk of conversion of mild cognitive impairment (MCI) to dementia. Lipid accumulation product (LAP), an index of visceral obesity, has been shown to be a powerful predictor of insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes (T2D). However, little attention has been paid to the relationship between LAP and MCI in T2D. Objective: We aimed to investigate the association between the LAP index and MCI in patients with T2D. Methods: In total, 220 hospitalized patients with T2D, including 113 MCI patients and 107 patients with normal cognition, were enrolled in this cross-sectional study. We collected demographic, anthropometric, and biochemical data on each subject. The LAP index was calculated according to the following formulas: [waist circumference (WC) (cm) – 65]×triglyceride (TG) (mmol/L) for males and [WC (cm) – 58] ×TG (mmol/L) for females. Results: Compared with patients with normal cognition, MCI patients were older and had a higher LAP index, WC, body mass index, and glycosylated hemoglobin A1c level, as well as a lower Montreal Cognitive Assessment score and education level (p < 0.05). After adjusting for confounding factors, LAP index was associated with MCI (OR = 1.047, 95% CI = 1.031–1.063, p < 0.01). The area under the ROC curve (AUC) for the LAP index was higher than that for WC and BMI. Conclusion: A high LAP index is associated with an increased risk of MCI in T2D patients. The LAP index appears to be a good indicator of risk of MCI in patients with T2D.