bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Perioperative Transfusions and Venous Thromboembolism
Authors: Goel Ruchika , Josephson Cassandra D. , Patel Eshan U. , Petersen Molly R. , Makhani Sarah , Frank Steven M. , Ness Paul M. , Bloch Evan M. , Gehrie Eric A. , Lokhandwala Parvez M. , Nellis Marianne M. , Karam Oliver , Shaz Beth H. , Patel Ravi M. , Tobian Aaron A.R.
Published: March 2020

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:

Annual incidence of venous thromboembolism (VTE) including postoperative VTE in hospitalized children is rising significantly. A growing body of evidence supports the role of red blood cells (RBCs) in pathologic thrombosis. In this study, we examined the association of perioperative RBC transfusion with postoperative VTE in pediatric patients.

METHODS:

The pediatric databases of the American College of Surgeons’ National Surgical Quality Improvement Project from 2012 to 2017 were used. Multivariable logistic regression was used to examine the association between perioperative RBC transfusion status and the development of new or progressive VTE within 30 days of surgery. The analyses were age stratified, as follows: neonates (≤28 days), infants (>28 days and <1 year), and children (≥1 year).

RESULTS:

In this study, we included 20 492 neonates, 79 744 infants, and 382 862 children. Postoperative development of VTE was reported in 99 (0.48%) neonates, 147 (0.2%) infants, and 374 (0.1%) children. In all age groups, development of VTE was significantly more common among patients with a perioperative RBC transfusion than patients without a perioperative RBC transfusion (neonates: adjusted odds ratio [aOR] = 4.1, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 2.5–6.7; infants: aOR = 2.4, 95% CI = 1.7–3.6; children: aOR = 2.2, 95% CI = 1.7–2.9). Among children who received an intra- or postoperative transfusion, the weight-based volume of RBCs (mL/kg) transfused was associated with postoperative VTE in a dose-dependent manner: second tertile (odds ratio = 2.3, 95% CI = 1.3–4.1) and third tertile (odds ratio = 4.1, 95% CI = 2.3–7.4) versus first tertile.

CONCLUSIONS:

Perioperative RBC transfusions are independently associated with development of new or progressive postoperative VTE in children, infants, and neonates. These findings need further validation in prospective studies and emphasize the need for evidence-based perioperative pediatric blood transfusion decisions.
Temporary Mechanical Circulatory Support in Acute Heart Failure
Authors: Jiritano Federica , Lo Coco Valeria , Matteucci Matteo , Fina Dario , Willers Anne , Lorusso Roberto
Published: March 2020

Cardiogenic shock (CS) is a challenging syndrome, associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Although pharmacological therapies are successful and can successfully control this acute cardiac illness, some patients remain refractory to drugs. Therefore, a more aggressive treatment strategy is needed. Temporary mechanical circulatory support (TCS) can be used to stabilise patients with decompensated heart failure. In the last two decades, the increased use of TCS has led to several kinds of devices becoming available. However, indications for TCS and device selection are part of a complex process. It is necessary to evaluate the severity of CS, any early and prompt haemodynamic resuscitation, prior TCS, specific patient risk factors, technical limitations and adequacy of resources and training, as well as an assessment of whether care would be futile. This article examines options for commonly used TCS devices, including intra-aortic balloon pumps, a pulsatile percutaneous ventricular assist device (the iVAC), veno-arterial extra-corporeal membrane oxygenation and Impella (Abiomed) and TandemHeart (LivaNova) percutaneous ventricular assist device.
Le Théâtre Ache Lhamo, Jeux et Enjeux d’Une Tradition Tibétaine, by Isabelle Henrion-Dourcy
Authors: Fitzgerald Kati
Published: March 2020

Le Théâtre Ache Lhamo, Jeux et Enjeux d’Une Tradition Tibétaine, by Isabelle Henrion-Dourcy, Mélanges Chinois et Bouddhiques, vol. 33. Peeters, 2017. 940pp. French. ISBN-13: 978-90-429-3339-2. Pb. €115.
Expression of gene encoding flavonol synthase isolating from trung du xanh tea (Camellia sinensis  var.  macrophylla)  in  E. coli
Authors: Yen Hoang Thi Thu , Lan Vu Thi , Thu Hue Huynh Thi
Published: March 2020

Common flavonols in plants including quercetin, kaempferol and myricetin are synthesized from dihydroflavonols (dihydroquercetin-DHQ, dihydrokaempferol-DHK and dihydromyricetin-DHM) by flavonol synthase (FLS). In tea, FLS has been shown to metabolize dihydroquercetin to quercetin. The FLS gene was cloned and sequenced from the cultivated tea (Camellia sinensis var. macrophylla) in Thai Nguyen province. In this study, we presented the results of optimizing and designing an expression vector for recombinant FLS (recombinant FLS-rFLS). The FLS gene was ligated completely to the pET32a (+) vector, then expressed in E. coli Rosetta1 and Rosetta2 strain. Using 1mM IPTG to induce the expression of rFLS at 37oC, rFLS was obtained with 52.83 kDa in size and existed predominantly as insoluble form. E. coli Rosetta1 pET32a (+)_FLSproduces rFLS in the soluble fraction than E. coli Rosetta2 pET32a (+)_FLS. Next, E. coli Rosetta1 pET32a (+)_FLSwas optimized for expression at temperatures of 30oC, 23oC and 16oC (24 and 48 hours). After being induced for expression with 1mM IPTG in 48 hours and cultured at 16oC, E. coli Rosetta1 strain containing pET32a (+) FLS produced the largest amount of rFLS in the soluble form.
Chemical composition and antimicrobial activity of the essential oil from twigs and leaves of  Magnolia macclurei  (Dandy) Figlar from Ha Giang Province, Vietnam
Authors: Thu Ha Chu Thi , Thai Tran Huy , Diep Le Ngoc , Thu Thuy Dinh Thi , Ky Nguyen Duc , Tam Ha Minh
Published: March 2020

The chemical composition of the essential oil obtained by hydrodistillation of the twigs and leaves of Magnolia macclurei collected in Hoang Su Phi, Ha Giang Province, Vietnam was analyzed using GC/MS. A total of 38 compounds were detected in essential oil, accounting for 94.49% of the oil, in which 37 compounds were identified accounting for 93.33%. cis-β-Elemene (14,30%), bicyclogermacrene (18,57%), and 10-epi-ᵧ-eudesmol (16,86%) were the main components of essential oil. The minor components present with rather high amount were: Germacrene D (2,12%), guaiol (8,52%), hinesol (2,34%), valerianol (6,76%), and bulnesol (2,93%). Antibiotic activity of the essential oil sample was tested against a Gram positive bacteria Staphylococcus aureus, a Gram negative bacteria Escherichia coli, and a yeast Candida albicans using an agar disk diffusion method. All three microorganisms tested are resistant to the oil from twigs and leaves of M. macclurei. That is exhibited through the inhibitory zone diameters ranging from 4 to 12 mm.
Cytotoxicity and antioxidant activity of plant extracts from Vietnam
Authors: Mai Phuong Nguyen Thi , Boger Christin , Ulrike Lindequist
Published: March 2020

Traditional medicine plays an important role in treatment of human diseases. Extracts from medicinal plants exhibit many valuable biological activities. However, the exploitation and application of the extracts requires knowlege on the mechanism of action. In this study, cytotoxic and antioxidant activites of the methanol and hexane extracts of 09 Vietnamese plants have been studied in vitro on keratinocyte HaCaT cell line. The results showed that all plant extracts had a cytotoxyc effect on HaCaT cells. The hexane extracts showed more potent than the methanol extract. Garcinia mangostana exhibited the best cytotoxicity with IC50 values of 14.42 mg/ml (for hexane extract) và 14.27 mg/ml (for MeOH extract). All tested extracts resulted in the generation of intracellular reactive oxygen radicals in HaCaT cells. Mangifera indica, Cleistocalyx operculatus and Terminalia catappa had the best DPPH radical scavenging activity with EC50 values of 23.0 mg/ml, 27.4 mg/ml and 23.73 mg/ml, respectively. Besides, G. mangostana and T.catappa exhibited capacity of eliminating active oxygen radicals (iROS). The test extracts significantly reduced the number of cells in phase G1 and increased the number of cells in S and G2/M phases. The data obtained in this study are the preliminary results for further studies on the mechanisms of action and therapeutic applications of these plants.
The impact of intraspecific competition on tree growth in planted Korean pine forest
Authors: Tuan Nguyen Thanh , Duy Vu Dinh , H-L Shen
Published: March 2020

The aim of this study was to explore the correlation of competition indices (CIs) on individual tree growth for Korean pine (Pinus koraiensis) plantation using partial correlation analysis and generalized linear models. The data were collected from 15 permanent plots in Mengjiagang forestry farm, Northeast China. The results showed that the distance dependent CIs have a higher predictive capacity for individual growth of pine trees. The control index of competitive trees number (CI1) combined with the selection fixed competitor trees (M2) was found to be the most well correlated competition measure with five - years diameter increment. Thus, the competition index (CI1- M2) was recommended for developing individual tree growth models. The subject tree diameter at breast height, crown width, height to crown base, tree volume and basal area all showed a significantly linear correlation with tree competition intensity (P < 0,05). Diameter at breast height, crown width, tree volume and basal area all decreased with increasing competition intensity, whereas the height to crown base increased. There was no significant relationship between competition intensity and tree height (P > 0,05). The optimal model of predicting individual growth with logarithm of diameter at breast height and CIs as the independent variables due to the best fitting performance. This results also showed considerable improvement in predicting individual tree periodic growth when including competition indices that the mean absolute error is reduced in the range of 22−25%.
Partial purification and characterization of a superoxide distimutase (SOD1) from black tiger shrimps  Penaeus monodon
Authors: Hien Tran Minh , Hong Loan Nguyen Thi , Quynh Trinh Dinh , Trang Ngo Thi , Lua Dang Thi , Nghia Phan Tuan
Published: March 2020

Superroxide dismutase (SOD, EC.1.15.1.1) is the enzyme which dismutates superoxide radicals and plays an important role in protection of living cells against oxidative stress. SOD is also involved in immune response in shrimps. In this study, it was found that the total SOD activity of black tiger shrimp muscular tissues is 10 fold higher than that of the haemolymph, however, the specific activity of SOD in the shrimp haemolymph is 9.2 fold higher than that of muscular tissues. By using active gel electrophoresis, 2 different SOD forms were found in black tiger shrimps (one in muscular tissues and two in haemolymph).Using DE-52 cellulose and Q-Sepharose ion exchange column chromatography, one SOD (SOD1) from black tiger shrimp haemolymph was partially purified, and its purity was 31.2 times higher than that of the starting haemolymph. The SOD1 was shown to have mainly one protein band of approximately 24 kDa on SDS-PAGE. SOD1 was most active at 45oC and pH of 5.5. At a concentration of 5 mM, Mn2+ strongly activated SOD1 (up 200% activity), Ca2+ và Zn2+ could increase approximately 20% activity while Cu2+ inhibited more than 60% ativity of the enzyme.
Effects of nano mineral-supplemented diet on pig growth
Authors: Son Hoang Nghia
Published: March 2020

This paper examined the effects of nano mineral supplementation of diets on the growth of pigs. The total of 180 pigs used for this study were classified into 4 experimental groups and one control group. The results showed that the weight of pigs at the beginning and the end of the experiment was insignificantly different between experimantal and control groups. The same daily gain weight was observed between experimental and control groups. However, the feed conversion ratio (FCR) of four experimental groups I, II, III and IV is 3.00 ± 0.28, 2.95 ± 0.11, 2.85 ± 0.19 and 2.90 ± 0.24, respectively, that were lower than of the control groups, i.e. 3.17 ± 0.42. The mineral content of Fe, Cu, Zn and Mn in liver of pigs in all the experimental groups is lower than that in liver of pigs in the control group. In addition, the amount of Fe and Zn metal in urine and feces of the experimental groups is also lower than in the control group. The results of our study showed that the addition of nano minerals in diets for pigs not only reduced the feed conversion ratio in pigs, also decreased the amount of minerals releasing into the environment.
Design Analysis, Installation and Performance Evaluation of a Hydraulic Ram Pump System with a Modified Waste Valve
Authors: Credo Marvin Canoneo , Metra Danilo P.
Published: March 2020

Hydraulic ram pump is one of the oldest mechanical devices used for water lifting. A hydraulic ram pump has two moving parts which are the waste valve and delivery valve. As a lot of studies had been carried out investigating parameters possibly affecting the performance of a hydraulic ram pump, this study aimed to design and­ fabricate a modified waste valve for a hydraulic ram pump with parts made from locally available off-the-shelf materials. Results revealed that varying the height of the waste valve’s stroke significantly affected the relivery flow rate thus affecting its overall all efficiency.
NEW QUINAZOLINONE DERIVATIVES: SYTHESIS AND IN VITRO CYTOTOXIC ACTIVITY
Authors: Vu Tran Khac
Published: March 2020

The paper presents a simple synthesis of new quinazolinone derivatives 13a-i. Synthesized derivatives were tested for their cytotoxic effect against three cancer cell lines including SKLU-1, MCF-7 and HepG-2. The bioassay result showed that only compound 13e exhibited significant cytotoxic effect against cancer cell lines tested with IC50 values of 9.48, 20.39 and 18.04 µg/ mL, respectively.
'Pedagogy for Transformability': a challenge to 'psychological prisons' of fixed learner identities and claims of 'pedagogic naivety'? Teachers' Perspectives
Authors: Wright Phil
Published: March 2020

This article shares the perspectives of 18 primary teachers reflecting on their exploration of a 'pedagogy for transformability'. It highlights the social, emotional and academic impacts of this approach on children, and the pedagogic choices and thinking of the teachers involved in
the project. The findings demonstrate the unequivocal potential for a 'pedagogy for transformability' to address many of the current challenges in the education system.
Measurement of plant xylem water pressure using the high-capacity tensiometer and implications for the modelling of soil–atmosphere interaction
Authors: Dainese Roberta , Tarantino Alessandro
Published: March 2020

The response of shallow geotechnical structures is affected by interaction with the atmosphere. Since the ground surface is very often vegetated, plant transpiration plays a major role in such an interaction. Transpiration in geotechnical applications is generally modelled by way of a transpiration reduction function (e.g. the Feddes function). However, its parameters are generally borrowed from the agricultural literature, where the focus is on crop species and often loosely compacted organic agricultural soils. For the non-crop species in denser soils typically encountered in geotechnical applications, monitoring of the flow taking place in the soil through the xylem up to the leaves can potentially be exploited to characterise the transpiration reduction function. The main challenge is the measurement of the water pressure in the xylem. Techniques currently used include the pressure chamber and thermocouple psychrometer. The pressure chamber is destructive and thus not suitable for continuous monitoring and/or where a relatively small number of leaves is available (as often occurs in laboratory experiments). The thermocouple psychrometer is not accurate at low water tension, is affected by the presence of solutes in the xylem water and is significantly sensitive to temperature. This paper explores a novel application of the high-capacity tensiometer (HCT), initially developed for pore-water pressure measurement in soils. The HCT was installed on the stem or branch of different trees and its measurement validated against pressure chamber measurements over a range of xylem water pressure down to −1300 kPa. In addition, its measurement was used to investigate the response of the soil–plant continuum. Results show that the HCT is a viable and convenient instrument to use for xylem water pressure measurement and can provide field-based data for the modelling of plant transpiration. Installing HCTs on stems and branches is quite straightforward and this will help achieve a step change in testing and modelling the effect of plant transpiration on the soil water regime in the vadose zone.
Fetal sex determination in light of interdisciplinary current studies: a forensic anthropological approach
Authors: MEHDER Özlem
Published: March 2020

Aim: In this study, it was
aimed to highlight the situation and importance of fetal sex determination in
the context of forensic anthropology. Suggestions have been made about the
development of this subject with current approaches and interdisciplinary
perspectives.Materials and
Methods: Fetal osteology is one of
the topics that needs to be developed within forensic anthropology. New
techniques are needed both due to lack of sample and to the limited methods
that can be applied to this age group. In this respect, a literature review was
conducted within the scope of studies on fetal sex determination. It has been
revealed how the applications of different disciplines in this field can be
adapted to forensic anthropology.Results: The vast majority of current studies emphasize
that ilium gives reliable results in fetal sex determination. Often evaluated
in both clinical applications and forensic anthropological studies, this bone
is subjected to morphological and morphometric analyses.

Conclusion: Perspectives of interdisciplinary approaches
will enable the development of fetal sex determination studies within forensic
anthropology and will play an important role in identification studies. The use
of technological tools such as ultrasound for fetal sex determination is
thought to be useful for the development of forensic anthropological techniques
as in clinical applications. Testing new techniques on fetal sex prediction is
expected to contribute to many areas such as growth - development, genetics,
embryology, neonatology and endocrinology.
Amamentação no alojamento conjunto: percepção de mães primíparas no puerpério imediato
Authors: Morais Aisiane Cedraz , Lima Bárbara Antonia Souza , Silva Mayane Trindade , Morais Ariane Cedraz , Moreira Rita de Cássia Rocha , Oliveira Caroline Barreto Freire
Published: March 2020

OBJETIVO: Compreender a percepção da puérpera primípara sobre o processo da amamentação no Alojamento Conjunto. MÉTODOS: pesquisa descritiva e exploratória com abordagem qualitativa. Foram entrevistadas cinco puérperas internadas no Alojamento Conjunto de uma maternidade pública, no interior da Bahia. Os dados foram coletados por meio de entrevista semiestruturada e analisados pela técnica de Bardin. A pesquisa foi aprovada pelo CEP/UEFS, sob o parecer nº 2.529.234. RESULTADOS: Emergiram três categorias: significados da amamentação para as mães; dificuldades da amamentação no AC; e estratégias incentivadoras para amamentação. A amamentação tem significados como: um ato de amor, prazeroso; aleitamento como promoção da saúde da criança; de seu bem estar físico e emocional, prevenção de doenças e vínculo entre mãe e filho. Ainda, a amamentação como momento de dor e resignação. CONCLUSÃO: Constatou-se a falta de orientação no pré-natal, manejo inadequado da amamentação que resultou em dores e outros desconfortos físicos oriundos da pega incorreta e do mau posicionamento do bebê. Emergiu a falta de privacidade no Alojamento Conjunto. Explicitou-se algumas estratégias incentivadoras: orientações acerca das técnicas de aleitamento; atenção dos profissionais aos aspectos emocionais e ainda, o apoio da família, fundamentais para o sucesso da amamentação.
2% Agarose Gel Electrophoresis v1
Authors: Grealy Alicia
Published: March 2020

This protocol describes the procedure for electropohresing DNA through an agarose gel to examine fragment size.
AF-16 in peritonitis induced sepsis v1
Authors: Tenhunen Annelie
Published: March 2020

Sepsis is a life-threatening condition due to a dysregulated immunological response to infection. Apart from source control and broad-spectrum antibiotics, management is based on fluid resuscitation and vasoactive drugs. Fluid resuscitation implicates the risk of volume overload, which in turn is associated with longer stay in intensive care, prolonged use of mechanical ventilation and increased mortality. Antisecretory factor (AF), an endogenous protein, is detectable in most tissues and in plasma. The biologically active site of the protein is located inan 8-peptide sequence, contained in a synthetic 16-peptide fragment, named AF-16. The protein as well as the peptide AF-16 has multiple modulatory effects on abnormal fluid transport and edema formation/resolution as well as in a variety of inflammatory conditions. Apart from its’ anti-secretory and anti-inflammatory characteristics, AF is an inhibitor of capillary leakage in intestine. It is not known whether the protein AF or the peptide AF-16 can ameliorate symptoms in sepsis. We hypothesized that AF-16 decreases the degree of hemodynamic instability, the need of fluid resuscitation, vasopressor dose and tissue edema in fecal peritonitis. To test the hypothesis, we induced peritonitis and sepsis by injecting autologous fecal solution into abdominal cavity of anesthetized pigs, and randomized (in a blind manner) the animals to intervention (AF-16, n=8) or control (saline, n=8) group. After onset of hemodynamic instability (defined as mean arterial pressure < 60 mmHg maintained for > 5 minutes), resuscitation was initiated by an infusion of AF-16 or saline. We recorded respiratory and hemodynamic parameters hourly for twenty hours and collected post mortem tissue samples at the end of the experiment. No differences between the groups were observed regarding hemodynamics, fluid balance, lung mechanics, gas exchange or histology. This experimental study suggests that AF-16 does not modulate sepsis symptoms in peritonitis induced sepsis.
Suitability Map of COVID-19 Virus Spread v1
Authors: Coro Gianpaolo
Published: March 2020

This imagereports a Maximum Entropy model thatestimatessuitablelocations for COVID-19 spread, i.e. places that could favour the spread of the virus just in terms of environmental parameters. The model was trained just on locations inItalythat have reported a rate of new infections higher than the geometric mean of all Italian infection rates. The following environmental parameters were used, which are correlated to those used by other studies: Average Annual Surface Air Temperature in 2018 (NASA) Average Annual Precipitation in 2018 (NASA) CO2 emission (natural+artificial) averaged between January 1979 andDecember 2013 (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) Elevation (NOAA ETOPO2) A higher resolution map, the model file (in ASC format) and all parameters are available at the external link (Zenodo). The model indicates highest correlation to infection rate for CO2 around 0.03 gCm^−2day^−1, for Temperature around 11.8 °C, and for Precipitation around 0.3 kg m^-2 s^-1, whereas Elevation is poorly correlated. One interesting result is that the model indicates, among others, the Hubei region in China as a high-probability location,and Iran (around Teheran) as a suited location for virus' spread, but the model was not trained on these regions, i.e. it did not know about the actual spread in these regions.
Preparing 1/2 SŠ Algal Inorganic Nutrient Medium v1
Authors: Nedbal Jakub , Gao Lu
Published: March 2020

This protocol describes preparation of 1/2 SŠ inorganic nutrient medium for C. vulgaris, D. quadricauda, and other fresh water microalgae. The medium is prepared out of sterile components inside sterile laminar flow hood. The medium recidpe is based on [Zachleder & Šetlík, 1982].
Ideology and Textual Analysis Modes in College English Teaching
Authors: Deng Wensheng , Zhang Ke
Published: March 2020

Ideology has been infiltrating into texts. So has Western ideology extended into texts adopted in college English course book in China. As it is known to the world, there are conflicts and contradictions of ideology between China and some Western nations. Therefore, it is vital for English teachers to distinguish derogatory ideas from the Western ideology，guised under the cover of course book in the course of teaching. The paper, based upon The Diamond Necklace written by Guy De Maupassant, a French novelist, and “Unit 1 The Pursuit of Dreams, Deaf DJ” from New Progressive College English Integrated Course (Vol.1), is going to exploit the issue of ideology hidden in the texts respectively. The author of the paper puts forward three textual analysis modes to expose the ideologies, i.e. first, plot mode for fictional text; second, thematic mode for non-fictional one; third, qualitative mode for a mixed genre of fictional and non-fictional text. The three modes can be viewed as complementary, which can be used either together or separately depending upon the situation.
TURİSTLERİN YENİ GASTRONOMİ ÜRÜNLERİNE YÖNELİK TUTUMLARI
Authors: Şahin Salih Zeki , Tosun Cevat
Published: March 2020

Bu çalışmanın amacı; turistlerin profilleri (demografik
faktörleri ve seyahat karakteristikleri) ile yeni gastronomi ürünlerine yönelik
tutumları (ilgi/istek, çekince/korku) arasındaki ilişkiyi ortaya koymaktır. Bu
doğrultuda, zengin ve özgün yerel gastronomi ürünleri ile bilinen, aynı zamanda
UNESCO Dünya Gastronomi Şehirleri ağının bir üyesi olan Hatay ili, araştırmanın
uygulama alanı olarak seçilmiştir. Destinasyonu ziyarete gelen turistlere anket
uygulaması yapılmış ve bulgular, katılımcı gözlemlerle desteklenmiştir. Anket
verilerinin analizi ile turistlerin; demografik özellikleri, seyahat
karakteristikleri ile gastronomiye yönelimlerine ilişkin verilerin; frekans,
yüzde, aritmetik ortalama ve standart sapma değerleri hesaplanarak
tablolaştırılmıştır. Araştırmada kullanılan ölçeklere ilişkin güvenilirlik ve
geçerlilik analizleri yapılarak, geçerlilik ve güvenirliliklerinin yüksek
olduğu görülmüştür. Turistlerin, yeni gastronomi ürünlerine yönelik tutum
ölçeğine ilişkin vermiş oldukları yanıtların, yapılan faktör analizleri
sonucunda tutumlarını ortaya koyan iki boyut (ilgi/istek ve çekince/korku)
belirlenmiştir. Turistlerin, demografik özellikleri ve seyahat
karakteristikleri ile yeni gastronomi ürünlerine yönelik tutumları arasında
istatistiksel anlamlı farklılıkların tespiti için tek yönlü ANOVA, Tukey HSD ve
ikili bağımsız T testi uygulanmıştır. Araştırmanın sonucunda, turistlerin
demografik özelliklerinden; yaşları, cinsiyetleri ve medeni durumları ile yeni
gastronomi ürünlerine yönelimleri arasında her iki boyutta da (ilgi/istek,
çekince/korku) anlamlı farklılıklar bulunurken; eğitim durumları ile herhangi
bir boyutta farklılık bulunmamıştır. Seyahat karakteristiklerinde ise; ziyaret
amaçları ve ziyaret sıklıkları ile yeni gastronomi ürünlerine yönelimleri
arasında her iki boyutta da (ilgi/istek, çekince/korku) anlamlı farklılıklar
bulunduğu; tatil birliktelikleri ve gastronomi harcamalarının, yeni gastronomi
ürünlerine yönelimlerinin sadece ilgi/istek boyutu ile arasında anlamlı
farklılıklar bulunduğu görülmüştür.
THE ANALYSIS OF THE INTERDEPENDENCE BETWEEN FREEDOM AND RELIGION THROUGH THE WORKS OF JOHN BROWN (1715—1766)
Authors: Yiğit Pervin
Published: March 2020

In eighteenth century, England and France were
considered as the super powers of the world. Due to this competition between
them, each empire was trying to preserve their establishment. Apart from
political conditions, philosophical and social values that had been changing
under the light of Enlightenment were regarded as perils to social order of the
kingdoms in Europe. This led some intellectuals and religious men of the period
to work on the maintenance of their societies. John Brown (1715-1766) as a
religious man was also involved in this mission. Yet, his early works were
mostly focus on morality and individuality. In this paper, I analyzed his early
works in detail in order to indicate his moral theory which was constructed
independently from the principles of Protestantism and Anglicanism. Afterwards the
differences between his early works and the later works are examined and the
political worries of the English establishment are explained through them. I
argue that English establishment aimed to defend the maintenance of their society
by making religion as a political instrument in the conditions of the
eighteenth century as could clearly be seen in Brown’s works.
Exploring First Graders’ Learning Motivation in Different Educational Environments
Authors: Denisenkova N.S.
Published: March 2020

We present results of our study, the purpose of which was to find out the connection between the sociocultural components of the school educational environment and the first-graders' learning motivation. Our hypothesis is that the first-graders' learning motivation in a school with a communication-oriented model of the educational environment differs from that of first-graders in schools without communicative orientation. Using the techniques ‘Me at school’, ‘Six stories’ and ‘Let’s talk about school’ we surveyed 180 first-graders at two elementary Moscow schools: 126 children at school with a communicate-oriented model of the educational environment and 54 children at school without such orientation. The results revealed differences in the first-graders' learning motivation at schools with different models of the educational environment. The majority of the first graders at the school with a communicative-oriented model had pronounced social and learning motives and showed high levels of learning motivation. As for the school without communicative orientation, about a half of the first graders displayed motives of high achievements (to occupy a high status position in the future and get high marks) and had an average level of learning motivation.
E-Course as Blended Learning Digital Educational Resource in University
Authors: Sorokova M.G.
Published: March 2020

The article presents findings of the pilot empirical research on the performance of the ‘Mathematical Methods in Psychology’ e-course as an open digital educational resource for the implementation of blended learning using the ‘flipped classroom’ model at the university. The students' attitudes toward blended learning in the e-course format, their self-esteem of involvement in the learning process, as well as the educational results were examined. The main benefits for the students are the following: the accessibility of tutorials and information about their individual learning trajectory at any time; the convenience of self-preparation for classes. The students characterize the activity at seminars as active interaction with classmates and a teacher and involvement in the learning process. In general, the students positively assessed the use of digital resources in the blended learning educational process as a modern approach and expressed their wish to study other subjects or courses in this format (at other universities in Russia and abroad as well). No essential difficulties in taking the e-course were revealed. There is a correlation between the students’ positive evaluations of their own educational outcomes and their positive attitude to the new format (р < 0,001). The educational outcomes of the students after passing the e-course statistically significantly improved (р < 0,001). The blended learning group educational results are significantly higher as compared to traditional in-class education group (р < 0,001). The study was conducted at the Moscow State University of Psychology and Education. The total sample size N = 387 students of psychology departments, the experimental group size N = 78. The comparison group of traditional full-time education students (N = 309) is balanced with the experimental group in the following context parameters: gender and age, major academic disciplines, same teacher, MSUPE students.
Celebrating 80th anniversary of professor Sergey Gostimsky
Authors: Sinjushin Andrey A.
Published: March 2020

The paper is dedicated to the 80th anniversary of Professor Sergey Gostimsky (Genetics Department, Faculty of Biology, M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University). Professor Gostimskys contribution to science and higher education is referenced.
HARMANLANMIŞ ÖĞRENME ORTAMLARININ ALGILANAN ETKİLEŞİM DEĞERİ ÖLÇEĞİNİN GELİŞTİRİLMESİ
Authors: KOÇ Meltem , ATEŞ ÇOBANOĞLU Alev
Published: March 2020

Yüz yüze ve çevrimiçi öğrenme ortamlarının üstün yönlerinin bütünleştirildiği harmanlanmış öğrenme temelli öğretim uygulamalarında çevrimiçi boyutun etkin ve verimli olabilmesi için çeşitli elektronik sistemler ya da harmanlanmış öğrenme ortamları kullanılmaktadır. Bununla birlikte alanyazında, Teknoloji Kabul Modeli çerçevesinde öğrenenlerin bu ortamlarla kurdukları etkileşimin değerini belirlemeye yönelik ölçme aracı bulunmamaktadır. Bu nedenle çalışmada, Teknoloji Kabul ve Kullanım Birleştirilmiş Modeline (TKKBM) dayalı olarak harmanlanmış öğrenme ortamlarının etkileşim değerini belirlemeyi hedefleyen geçerli ve güvenilir bir ölçek geliştirmek amaçlanmıştır. İlk hali 36 madde olan aday ölçek, ön uygulamanın ardından 266 Bilgisayar ve Öğretim Teknolojileri Eğitimi bölümü öğrencisine uygulanmıştır. Açımlayıcı faktör analiziyle son şekli 27 madde olan ölçek; Çaba beklentisi, Kullanma niyeti, Sosyal etki, Performans beklentisi şeklinde dört faktörlüdür. Ölçeğin Cronbach Alpha iç tutarlılık katsayısı ise 0.97 olarak bulunmuştur. İstatistiksel analizlerle, Harmanlanmış Öğrenme Ortamlarının Algılanan Etkileşim Değeri Ölçeği’nin geçerli ve güvenilir bir ölçme aracı olduğu sonucuna ulaşılmıştır. Harmanlanmış öğrenmeyle ya da uzaktan öğrenmeyle ilgilenen araştırmacılar ve uygulayıcılar açısından kullanışlı ve yararlı olacağı düşünülmektedir.
Native Mis/Rule and ‘Oriental Despotism’ in Alexandre Dumas’s Adventures in Algeria (1846) and Rudyard Kipling’s From Sea to Sea, Letters of Travel (1889)
Authors: Siber Mouloud , Riche Bouteldja
Published: March 2020

Borrowing concepts from Edward Said’s Orientalism (1978), this article argues that Rudyard Kipling holds the same views on native rule in India as Alexandre Dumas does on Algerian structures of government. Both regard native rule as a paradigm of ‘Oriental despotism,’ which Orientalist scholars attribute to Oriental structures of power. Dumas asserts that Algerians owe their ‘misgovernment’ to the political influence of their late Turkish conqueror. Kipling contrasts native ‘misrule’ with enlightened British rule in order to legitimate British encroachment in India. Besides, both agree that native misgovernment fosters the spread of corruption and violence among their subjects.
Contextualizing Power Politics of Tamasha Art and Female Suffering in Dalit Autobiography
Authors: Morve Roshan K.
Published: March 2020

“Tamasha” is a form of entertainment, which came in the 16th century and transforms it into business and politics after the independence of India. It became a cultural part of the Kolhati community in Maharashtra. This paper has significant to define that the politics of Tamasha and female suffering through the twentieth century dalit autobiography Kishor Kale’s Kolhatyach Por (1994). It will also discuss that his personal and painful experiences where he born and grown up in the misery environment. It needs to understand that how the dalit women becoming the victims of politics and how their family takes tragic and painful end. Therefore, this paper tries to make a link between the Tamasha dancers and the dalit experiences through the power politics. In the end, it comes to conclude that emergence of the dehumanized social conditions and ignorance of the dalit Kolhaty community. It demands for their right and the respect of the Tamasha art.
Effect of Information Technology on Social Movements: A case study of Arab countries
Authors: Gul Yasmeen
Published: March 2020

Social networking websites are: face book, twitter, beebo, orkut etc. The fact is that this technological advancement is changing the urban sociology drastically. Its effects range from personal friendships to political movements.

The demonstrations in Iran were mainly organised through face book and twitter. They had a major role in the overthrow of Tunisian president. There are wide spread protests in Egypt also. People of Egypt were demanding the end of Hosni Mubarak's regime and Egyptian government has banned both face book and twitter because people were demanding that president Hosni Mubarak should resign.

These websites don't start any movement but people who start movements use them to contact public. Previously it was difficult to arrange demonstrations and political parties had to announce in advance, which gave the government the chance to put a ban or just block the area where demonstration was to be held but now what they do is they just announce it one hour before the actual time and the government has no time to control it, that is why these websites have made political demonstrations more effective.

On the personal level they have made it easier to maintain contact with your friends but the level of close friendships is reduced. Previously we used to have few friends and one or two were very close friends but now we have hundreds of friends but no one is close. Besides dedicating more time to online activities means we have less time to actually go out and meet friends. This phenomenon is very common in the developed world. It is a major change and we still don't know where this change is leading.

The other aspect of technological advancement is that now knowledge is not restricted. Everybody and anybody can learn whatever they want all they need is an internet connection. The fact is nobody can close the internet. So internet in effect is the new super power in the world. America is not the super power internet is because America cannot close the internet but internet can close America.
Socio-cultural Foundations of Caregiver Institutions: Lineage and Community Networks in Zimbabwe’s Health Care System
Authors: Sadomba W. Z. , Zinyemba Lizzy
Published: March 2020

This study sought to investigate factors that affect caregiver compliance to professional health advice with reference to children. An anthropological approach was used and clients were observed from mainstream health facilities to their homes to analyze the broader social structures, in familial settings, that influence decision making and final practices of the caregiver who visits the health centres. The study revealed a more complex pattern with a sophisticated cultural structure of caregivers who control and make decisions other than the person who visits the facility. Often this structure is unknown to mainstream health professionals with consequences on efficacy. In addition to the social structures is a powerful belief system that conditions the caregiver. This significantly compromises the advice by mainstream health professionals in a dual health care delivery system as Zimbabwe's. The study recommends that to improve on caregiver compliance mainstream health professionals need to know and engage this other invisible caregiver structure.
Factors Affecting on Early Marriage of Women in Rural Areas, Bangladesh
Authors: Sultana Israth , Hossain Mohammad Emdad , Hoq Mohammad Nazmul
Published: March 2020

Bangladesh is one of the most densely populated countries in the world where population growth rate is 1.6 percent (Wikipedia). Early marriage is one of the important factors of population growth. This paper uses data from Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey 2011 to examine different socio-economic and demographic factors that are correlated to age at first marriage of women in the rural area. Bivariate and multivariate logistic regression analyzes have been used to estimate the factors effect on age at first marriage. The results show that respondent’s education, husband’s education, husband’s occupation, religion, region and socio-economic status have a significant effect on age at first marriage of women in the rural area by both Cross-tabulation and Logistic regression analyzes. Moreover, access to mass media has found a significant association with age at first marriage in the rural area by Cross-tabulation analysis.
The Impact of HR Policies over the Financial Soundness of Commercial Banks: A Study on Dhaka Bank Limited
Authors: Rahman Benazir , Islam Yeasmin , Ahmad Fahmida
Published: March 2020

Presently Human Resources (HR) Management has become one of the burning topics in our corporate world to operate overall activities of the organizations smoothly to ensure financial stability and banking industry is not an exception. Banking is one of the most significant sectors of the world economy and especially in a developing country like Bangladesh. Bank employees are the representative of the bank as it is a service-oriented organization, and they are providing banking services to the clients. The more customers’ retention will lead to more revenue as well as financial profit. The banks are now more concern about their employee’s development to make sure the highest productivity of their employees. The paper shows the importance of efficiency and effectiveness of HR policies to upward financial profit and sustainable growth of the bank. Dhaka Bank Limited (DBL) has taken as a sample bank among all the private commercial banks in Bangladesh to conduct the study. The study includes both descriptive as well as quantitative analysis like showing performance by using financial ratios and the impact of HR costs over the profitability.  Sample survey has done among the DBL employees to collect data for the study. The study discloses that the banks are investing the huge amount of fund to develop HR strategies and to motivate employees so that the employee turnover will reduce and productivity will increase which leads to better performance to make sure financial profitability and growth. Usually to maintain all rules and regulation of HR, the banks have to expense more but its conveying long-term productive effect on business growth. It also creates a competitive advantage of the bank to compete with others bank. This study may be helpful for banks regarding dealing with profitability and HR strategies.
Exploration of the Historical and Cultural Aspects of “Yuanchangbu” in Chinese Classical Dance
Authors: Xu Xiang
Published: March 2020

The main purpose of this paper is to explore and analyze the unknown Chinese emotions hidden behind the movement “Yuanchangbu,” and to find out the meaning behind it from a cultural and historical viewpoint. We will rediscover some of the silences in history and restore the psychology, emotion and movement of Chinese classical dance. Therefore, this paper will, firstly, set “Yuanchangbu” as a clue through which to explore how the movement in daily life developed into the movement of Chinese classical dance.

Furthermore, due to the impact of ancient Chinese foot binding culture on the formation of “Yuanchangbu”, this paper, based on research of the movement, will also explore the era of foot binding. We will understand the changing progress of Chinese men and women’s lifestyle from the era of the natural-foot to foot binding. And at this moment trigger further thought on the culture and style of Chinese traditional dance by the “foot-binding culture.”
Estimation of Rice Production Function in Rajbari District, Bangladesh: an Econometric Analysis
Authors: Bapari Md. Yahia , Joy Md. Awal Kabir
Published: March 2020

The study was undertaken to estimate the profitability and productivity of rice for local and high yielding varieties in Rajbari district of Bangladesh. To this end, random sample technique was used to collect data from 193 rice producers with the aid of well-structured questionnaire and Cobb–Douglas production form was chosen to assess the rice production functions. The ordinary least square (OLS) method was minutely applied to the data set availed from different groups of farmers namely only Local Variety (LV), only High Yielding Variety (HYV) and both variety user farmers. The Empirical result obtained from production function analysis considering only LV user farmers showed that rent of land, seed, labour, fertilizer and irrigation costs had positively effected on the gross return of rice cultivation while insecticide and ploughing costs work negatively. In the case of only HYV users, the rent of land, fertilizer, insecticide, ploughing and irrigation costs were positively related, and seed and labor costs were inversely related with rice production. Results in the case of both variety user farmers showed that labor, fertilizer, and irrigation costs of LV and rent of land, ploughing and irrigation costs of HYV acted positively while rent of land, seed, insecticide and ploughing costs of LV and seed, labor, fertilizer and insecticide costs of HYV worked inversely in producing rice. Results also showed that most of the farmers produced rice in the rational stage (stage – II) of the production function over the study area. All results emphasized that irrigation cost is the key variable which plays a significant role in producing more rice in the study area. Finally, some suggestions are made towards increasing the volume of rice production in Rajbari district.
Dieta jako czynnik ryzyka choroby Alzheimera
Authors: Stępkowski Dariusz , Studnicki Marcin , Woźniak Grażyna , Dębski Konrad
Published: March 2020

Chroniczne spożywanie niezdrowej diety jest jedną z przyczyn chorób cywilizacyjnych i wpływa znacząco na średnią długość życia społeczeństw. Wpływ diety na zdrowie jest niezwykle skomplikowany ze względu na chemiczną różnorodność jej składu. Dieta dostarcza ponad 26 tysięcy składników i jeszcze większej liczby ich metabolitów.  Wśród tej różnorodności można wydzielić trzy makroskładniki: białka, węglowodany oraz tłuszcze dostarczające energii.  Według najnowszych koncepcji wpływu makroskładników w diecie na funkcjonowanie organizmu człowieka, na zdrowie człowieka oddziałują także wzajemne proporcje makroskładników, a nie jedynie ich bezwzględne ilości.  W artykule prezentujemy krótkie omówienie badań własnych dotyczących wpływu diety na zapadalność na chorobę Alzheimera.  Nasze wyniki uzyskane metodami statystycznymi konfrontujemy z wiedzą zawartą w literaturze biochemicznej i epidemiologicznej tego tematu.
Metaheuristics-based Pre-Design Guide for Cantilever Retaining Walls
Authors: URAY Esra , TAN Özcan , ÇARBAŞ Serdar , ERKAN İbrahim Hakkı
Published: March 2020

A pre-design guide for cantilever retaining walls and a detail parametric study of such walls is presented here. Mathematical models based on statistical methods were improved for calculating safety factors of sliding, overturning, and slope stability of those walls. The harmony search algorithm (HSA)-a metaheuristic optimization method-was employed to realize reasonable results of the pre-design guide from all distinct cases. Through the design algorithm, the optimal design was determined for varied soil types differently from suggestions of design codes. Thus, an optimal pre-design guide for safe and economic wall design was realized in a shorter time compared to the conventional method.