bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Lifting removal of cationic dye (methylene blue) from wastewater by improving Zr-MOFs via second metal Al coordination
Authors: Al Amery Naser , Abid Hussein Rasool , Wang Shaobin , Liu Shaomin
Published: July 2021

Metal organic frameworks (MOFs) are frequently used as adsorbents in adsorption processes to remove dyes from effluent produced by the textile industry. Today, dye contaminants have become an important environmental problem. One of these dyes is methylene blue (MB) and its removal from wastewater is a priority because it is persistent and nondegradable. MB is used in many industries although it has potential harmful effects on human and aquatic life and can be considered a hazardous chemical when in wastewater. The present study shows the potential applications for enhanced forms of UiO-66 MOFs, such as UiO-66, UiO-66-10%Al and UiO-66-30%Al. These forms were prepared to remove MB from wastewater using batch experiments. Characterisation of adsorbents were accomplished successfully using Fourier transform infrared, X-ray powder diffraction, Brunauer–Emmett–Teller surface area and thermogravimetric analysis techniques. To investigate equilibrium adsorptive behaviour, Langmuir and Freundlich isotherm models were tested against the experimental data. Based on linear regression correlation coefficient (R2), the Freundlich model described the equilibrium isotherm of MOF/MB better than the Langmuir model. Of all forms of UiO-66 MOF, UiO-66-10%Al had the maximum Langmuir adsorption capacity at 49.26 mg/g. A kinetics study examined pseudo first-order, pseudo second order and Elovich models to determine which could explain the sorption mechanism. While the pseudo second order and Elovich models showed a good fit with the experimental data, the correlation coefficient of the pseudo second-order model was the highest. These results indicate that adsorption of MB is controlled by a chemisorption mechanism. Further, intraparticle diffusion was utilised to describe the adsorption mechanism and determine the rate-limiting steps in the adsorption process.
Otorhinolaryngological diseases of Geriatric visiting Tertiary Care Hospital in Nepal: An Overview of neglected and underrated field
Authors: Malla Neeta Shakya , Shrestha Supri Raj , Shah Deepa
Published: July 2021

Background and Objectives: In Nepal, person aged 60 years and above is considered elderly. The population of Nepal is approximately 30 million, and people aged 60 years and above makes about one tenth of the total population. This study aims to report the main complaints and prevalence of otorhinolaryngological diseases in patients aged 60 years and above, who visited outpatient otolaryngology department of Manmohan Memorial College and Teaching Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal during study period.

Material and Methods: It is a prospective descriptive cross-sectional study done in Manmohan Memorial College and Teaching Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal for the duration of a year. All patients aged 60 years and above attending to Ear, Nose and throat (ENT) Outpatient Department were included in the study. The information including demographic data, ENT Complaints and physical examination were noted. Analysis of data was done and report was prepared.

Results: Total of six hundred and ninety three patients were enrolled over the period of one year for the study. Number of Male and female patients in the study were almost equal. The otological problems had the highest prevalence constituting 51.7% of the study population. More than Twenty eight (28.3 %) percent had oral and oropharyngeal pathologies. Nasal complaints constituted 10.8% of the study population and 9.2% had pathologies related to neck and others.

Conclusion: Hearing loss is the most common diagnosis among all the otological pathologies and epistaxis the most common nasal problem. Head and Neck malignancy is also increasing among the geriatric population.
The No-nonsense Guide to Research Support and Scholarly Communication
Authors: Mystakopoulos Fotis
Published: July 2021

A brief review of The No-nonsense Guide to Research Support and Scholarly Communication.
Implementasi Program Keluarga Harapan Kecamatan Cisitu Kabupaten Sumedang
Authors: Kusdinar Rika , Pergiwa Dewi Inggit
Published: July 2021

The purpose of the research that researchers do is to find out the extent of the Implementation of the Family Hope Program in Cisitu District of Sumedang Regency. The method used in this study is a qualitative research method which is used in research based on the philosophy of postpositivism, used to examine the natural conditions of objects, where researchers act as key instruments, data collection techniques are carried out by triangulation (combined), data analysis is inductive, and qualitative research results emphasize more meaning than generalization. The technique used in taking samples is to use purposive sampling, which is sampling based on needs, so the samples in this study were 4 people. As for what is determined to be the informant in this study are the executors who are considered to have authority, information, and are involved in implementation of the Family Hope Program in Cisitu District of Sumedang Regency. Based on the results of the study, the researchers can describe that the Implementation of the Family Hope Program in Cisitu District of Sumedang Regency can be side to be quite well run according to the success factor of the implementation. But on the other hand there are problems related to facilities, both facilities and infrastructure provided are not yet fully adequate, there are still many shortcomings, this is because the government and the organizers only provide basic facilities.
Faktor-Faktor yang Memengaruhi Keterpilihan Perempuan di Dewan Pewakilan Rakyat Daerah Kota Medan pada Pemilu 2019
Authors: Rahayu Sri , Nasution Arif , Saleh Arifin
Published: July 2021

The electability of women as Members of the Medan City DPRD in the 2019 Election is still not as expected, namely only reaching 12% of the minimum 30% stipulated by law. This study aims to determine what factors influence the electability of women in the Electoral District 3 DPRD Medan City in the 2019 Election. This research uses quantitative methods. The method of determining the sample using the Slovin formula. The sampling method used was proportional stratification random technique (startified proportional random sampling), obtained 100 samples from 192,315 populations. The data collection method is done by distributing questionnaires to respondents. The data analysis method used multiple linear regression using SPSS 25 software. The results showed that the variables of gender, ethnicity and physical appearance had a significant effect on women's electability in the election area 3 DPRD Medan City. Based on the results of multiple linear regression analysis tests and partial tests, the physical appearance variable (physival appearance) became the dominant factor in increasing the electability of women compared to the gender (gender) and ethnicity (ethnicity) variables which were 0.622.
Analisis Formulasi Pendaftaran Pemilih Pemilihan Umum Tahun 2019 Pada Komisi Pemilihan Umum Kota Medan
Authors: Juned Fachrur Razi , Sihombing Marlon , Kadir Abdul
Published: July 2021

One of the requirements to be able to vote is to become a voter on the Final Voters List (DPT). In fact, this list is a classic problem that has never existed, including the DPT for the 2019 Concurrent Elections. Using qualitative methods, this thesis discusses why the DPT for the 2019 Election is still problematic, with the large number of voters in Medan City who vote using their KTP on polling day there are still voters who have not registered in the DPT who can reach more than 10% of the total number of DPT in Medan City and how to solve this problem. Even though Law no. 7/2017 concerning Election for voter registration using the registration registration method, the application of this method has not met the prerequisites. There are at least eleven prerequisites that must be met. The Election Law does not help who is responsible for implementing updating voter data in the post-election period. The current registration and updating formulation is more of an update on the system's ongoing periodic list. A timely voter registration formulation is implemented by the KPU by opening up spaces for cooperation between government agencies and institutions involved in updating population data. With a sustainable system, it is hoped that it can increase the degree of updating of data selectors.
Implementasi Kebijakan Penanggulangan Kemiskinan di Kota Medan Dalam Perspektif Ekonomi Politik
Authors: Ardian Muhammad , Purba Arief Marizki
Published: July 2021

This research aims to describe and analyze the implementation of the Poverty Reduction Policy in the Perspective of Political Economy in Medan Belawan District, Medan City. The research method used is descriptive research method with a qualitative approach. The results showed that the implementation of poverty reduction policies in Medan Belawan sub-district from the perspective of political economy has been running quite well. The whole series or process of activities starting from the initial socialization, reflecting on poverty, implementing the program, monitoring the program all went quite well. The success of the Poverty Reduction Policy is greatly supported by the effectiveness of the implementing organizations in providing learning, mentoring, independence, for the poor. The obstacle that occurs in the implementation of this policy is that there are still poor people, most of whom are traditional fishing workers who have not received the benefits of assistance programs from the Government. This caused some of their children to drop out of school to work to help their parents.
Implementasi Pemungutan Pajak Bumi Dan Bangunan Perdesaan Dan Perkotaan Pada Kecamatan Medan Tembung Kota Medan
Authors: Hasibuan Ricky Sofian , Badaruddin Badaruddin , Amin Muryanto
Published: July 2021

This research raises the phenomenon of Land and Building Tax Collection in Rural and Urban Areas in Medan Tembung District. In this study, researchers used implementation theory by applying the George C Edward III model implementation. This theory uses 4 variables, namely communication, resources, disposition and bureaucratic structure. If one of these variables is not met, obstacles will be found that cause the PBB-P2 collection process in Medan Tembung District to be ineffective. This study uses a qualitative approach with data observation techniques, interviews, and documentation. Meanwhile, data analysis techniques use data reduction, data presentation, and data collection. The results showed that the implementation of PBB-P2 collection policy in Medan was not yet effective because it did not fulfill all the factors and variables determined by George C. Edward III. Policy implementers are only able to fulfill 1 factor, namely the variable of bureaucratic structure consisting of SOPs and fragmentation only so that it has an impact on the results of realization that have not increased and have actually decreased over the last 3 years. Another obstacle is the low level of public awareness and the unfulfilled variable implementation of the George C Edward III model, such as in the communication factor, there is transmission, clarity, disposition and resources which have not been properly resolved by policy implementers.
Peran Rumah Pintar Pemilu Dalam Meningkatkan Partisipasi Masyarakat Pada Pemilu Serentak
Authors: Telaumbanua Anugrah P. , Marlon Marlon , Kusmanto Heri
Published: July 2021

The purpose of this article is to analyze the role of the KPU Binjai City in carrying out the RPP in conducting voter education to the public and analyzing the success of the RPP in increasing public voter participation in Binja City in the 2019 Election. This research uses descriptive analysis research, which aims to provide a description of Research subjects based on data from the variables obtained from the group of subjects studied were about RPP in increasing voter participation, which requires a number of data and descriptions qualitatively to support the research results. The results showed that the Binjai KPU in the 2019 election has played a role as a facilitator, socializer to expand information and the election agenda. The RPP of Binjai City in increasing voter participation in the 2019 election. The participation rate increased by 7.92% from 74.34% to 82.26% for Pileg while for the implementation of the 2019 presidential election the participation rate increased by 16.91% from 65.68 % to 82.59%.
PENGUATAN LITERASI DIGITAL DALAM PEMBELAJARAN DI SEKOLAH DASAR INDONESIA DEN HAAG
Authors: Fakhru Ahsani Eva Luthfi , Romadhoni Nur Wulan , Layyiatussyifa Eva Liftia , Anggita Ningsih Wahyu Noor , Lusiana Pita , Roichanah Nela Nur
Published: July 2021

Penelitian bertujuan menganalisis penerapan literasi digital dalam pembelajaran yang ada di Sekolah dasar Indonesia Den Haag (SIDH). Penelitian ini termasuk jenis Deskriptif Kualitatif, Dan Teknik pengumpulan datanya dilakukan melalui wawancara serta dokumentasi. Pada hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwasannya: penggunaan literasi digital pada pembelajaran sebagai bentuk akses informasi dalam memudahkan siswa untuk memenuhi kebutuhan dan rasa ingin tahu. Literasi digital kini lebih ditekankan pada pendidikan jarak jauh (PJJ) karena banyak siswa yang berdomisili jauh dari Sekolah Indonesia Den Haag (SIDH), terlebih pada era pandemi Covid-19 ini. Adapun tantangan yang dihadapi dalam mengembangkan kurikulum yaitu terkendala dengan aturan pendidikan Den Haag dan tetap menanamkan nilai-nilai nasionalisme serta menanamkan bagian diplomasi budaya Indonesia. Peneliti melihat sebaiknya pembelajaran dengan literasi digital di sekolah Deen Haag tidak hanya untuk siswa saja, tetapi orang tua juga harus dituntun untuk mengetahui digital, agar tidak kesulitan membantu anak belajar.
PENGEMBANGAN MODUL PERMAINAN TRADISIONAL SEBAGAI UPAYA MENGEMBANGKAN KARAKTER ADIL PADA ANAK USIA 9-12 TAHUN
Authors: Amania Mia , Nugrahanta Gregorius Ari , Kurniastuti Irine
Published: July 2021

AbstrakPenelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengembangkan modul permainan tradisional berkarakter adil pada anak usia 9-12 tahun. Model penelitian yang digunakan adalah penelitian dan pengembangan (R&D). Penelitian ini melibatkan lima guru dari Yogyakarta, Kulonprogo, Klaten, dan Gunungkidul untuk analisis kebutuhan, empat validator modul yang terdiri dari tiga guru bersertifikat dan satu dosen berlatar belakang seni untuk expert judgement, dan enam anak usia 9-12 tahun untuk uji coba terbatas. modul. Hasil penelitiannya adalah sebagai berikut. 1) Modul permainan tradisional dikembangkan berdasarkan jenis langkah-langkah ADDIE, yaitu Analisis, Desain, Kembangkan, Implementasikan, dan Evaluasi. 2) Kualitas modul permainan tradisional berdasarkan hasil validasi menggunakan skala 1-4, secara keseluruhan termasuk dalam kategori "Baik" dengan skor 3,32 dan rekomendasi "Pengaruh besar adalah r = 0,91 yang dikategorikan sebagai “pengaruh besar” atau setara dengan 83,07%. Artinya penerapan modul permainan tradisional mampu menjelaskan 83,7% dari ragam perubahan karakter adil anak usia 9-12 tahun. Tingkat efektivitas ditunjukkan oleh skor N-gain sebesar 74,922% yang termasuk dalam kategori “tinggi”.
EFEKTIVITAS PEMBELAJARAN MATEMATIKA SECARA DARING: STUDI KASUS PADA MAHASISWA PGSD SAAT PANDEMI COVID-19
Authors: Yustitia Via , Kusmaharti Dian
Published: July 2021

Pembelajaran matematika secara daring saat pandemi covid-19 merupakan sebuah tantangan yang harus dihadapi. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk menganalisis efektivitas pembelajaran matematika secara daring. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian deskriptif. Data diperoleh dengan memberikan tes dan angket. Tes untuk mengetahui pemahaman konsep matematika. Angket respon digunakan untuk mengetahui efektivitas pembelajaran berdasarkan respon mahasiswa. Subjek penelitian adalah mahasiswa PGSD semester 1 yang terdiri dari 100 orang. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa pembelajaran daring kurang efektif, hal ini dikarenakan faktor internal maupun eksternal. Hasil tes pemahaman konsep menunjukkan 35% mahasiswa belum tuntas. Kualitas internet juga mempengaruhi kelancaran pembelajaran. Hal ini dapat mengakibatkan mahasiswa kurang optimal dalam memahani konsep. Mahasiswa berharap dosen lebih kreatif membuat video pembelajaran yang dapat digunakan mahasiswa untuk mengingat kembali materi diskusi.
ANALISIS IMPLEMENTASI LITERASI MEMBACA DI KELUARGA TERHADAP PRESTASI SISWA SD NEGERI KEBANGGAN
Authors: Dewi Murti Sari , Fajriyah Khusnul , Chandra DS Anita
Published: July 2021

Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk menganalisis implementasi literasi membaca di keluarga terhadap prestasi siswa SD Negeri Kebanggan. Jenis penelitian ini adalah penelitian kualitatif. Instrumen dalam penelitian ini menggunakan angket dan dokumen berupa data nilai siswa yang kemudian dianalisis dan dideskripsikan. Dari hasil deskripsi dan analisis angket dan dokumen menunjukan bahwa implementasi literasi membaca di keluarga dapat menghasilkan kegiatan atau kebiasaan yang baik saat di rumah sehingga berdampak baik pula terhadap kegiatan maupun kebiasaan siswa di sekolah. Dalam penelitian ini terdapat 23 siswa yang memiliki literasi membaca di keluarga dengan kategori tinggi sehingga di sekolah siswa tersebut memiliki prestasi dengan kategori baik, kemudian terdapat 7 siswa yang memiliki literasi membaca di keluarga dengan kategori sedang maka siswa tersebut memiliki prestasi dengan kategori cukup di sekolah.
PERAN KELUARGA DALAM MENDAMPINGI ANAK BELAJAR DI RUMAH PADA SISWA KELAS I DI RT 05 DUKUH KUPANG GANG XV SURABAYA
Authors: Windari Ade , Kusmaharti Dian , Rosidah Cholifah Tur
Published: July 2021

This research is motivated by the role of the family in accompanying children to learn by paying attention to aspects of learning behavior, namely psychomotor, affective, cognitive students. During the Covid-19 pandemic, the role of families, especially parents, is to accompany children to learn when learning is done online. With the research title, the role of the family in accompanying children to study in grade 1 students at RT 05 Dukuh Kupang Gang XV Surabaya. Based on the results of the validity of observation data, interviews and questionnaires/questionnaires on the role of the family in accompanying children to study at RT 05 Dukuh Kupang Gang XV Surabaya with "very good" psychomotor, affective and cognitive learning behavior. From a comparison of the three data collection techniques, namely the results of unstructured observations, the researcher saw firsthand the activities of the family's role when accompanying children was very good, the researcher continued with an unstructured interview by asking several questions, the results of the interview were very good, the informant was very honest and open to researchers, followed by filling out a questionnaire / questionnaire that researchers have presented with excellent results.Keywords: Role of Family, aspects of learning behavior.
PENGUATAN KARAKTER RELIGIUS BERBASIS BUDAYA SEKOLAH DI SD MUHAMMADIYAH 4 BATU
Authors: Kurniawan Moh Wahyu
Published: July 2021

Penelitian ini bertujuan mendeskripsikan strategi penguatan karakter religius berbasis budaya sekolah di SD Muhammadiyah 4 Batu. Metode penelitian menggunakan jenis penelitian kualitatif dengan pendekatan deskriptif. Prosedur penelitian menggunakan pra-penelitian, pelaksanaan dan analisis data. Teknik pengumpulan data menggunakan observasi, wawancara dan dokumentasi. Teknik analisis data terdiri dari pengumpulan, reduksi dan penyajian data, serta penarikan kesimpulan. Teknik keabsahan data menggunakan triangulasi sumber. Hasil penelitian strategi penguatan karakter religious berbasis budaya sekolah di SD Muhammadiyah 4 Batu yaitu pertama, penanaman nilai karakter religius terintegrasi dalam kegiatan pembelajaran meliputi, sebelum dan sesudah pembelajaran melakukan berdoa besama; pada proses pembelajaran guru memberikan pesan pesan moral untuk membentuk karakter religius peserta didik; peserta didik diajak melakukan sholat berjama'a meliputi sholat dhuha dan dhuhur. Kedua, melalui habitulasi yaitu melalui pembiasaan kegiatan kokulikuler dan ektrakulikuler di sekolah
PENINGKATAN KREATIVITAS DAN HASIL BELAJAR IPA MATERI CIRI KHUSUS HEWAN MELALUI METODE TER (TRIO EXCHANGE ROTATING) KELAS VI SDN 4 NGRAHO KEDUNGTUBAN BLORA
Authors: Maharani Nanik
Published: July 2021

AbstrakDalam proses pembelajaran yang dilakukan oleh peneliti pada siswa kelas VI SDN 4 Ngraho, peneliti menemukan masalah-masalah yang menyebab sulitnya siswa dalam menerima materi yang disampaikan oleh peneliti. Berdasarkan identifikasi masalah yang telah diuraikan sebelumnya, maka rumusan masalah pada penelitian ini adalah sebagai berikut: Bagaimanakah penggunaan metode pembelajaran TER (Trio Exchange Rotating) dapat meningkatkan kreativitas dan hasil belajar IPA materi ciri khusus hewan kelas VI SDN 4 Ngraho? Langkah-langkah penerapan metode TER (Trio Exchange Rotating). Metode TER (Trio Exchange Rotating) dalam hal ini di bentuk tiga orang, yang diberi nomer 0,1,2. Mereka diberi pertanyaan yang sama untuk didiskusikan. Setelah selesai permasalahanya, anggota kelompok dirotasi. Nomor nol tetap ditempat sedangkan nomer 1 pindah searah jarum jam dan nomer 2 kearah sebaliknya, sehingga akan terbentuk trio yang baru atau bercampur dengan anggota kelompok lain. Kemudian diberi permasalahan baru lagi dengan persoalan yang lebih sulit. Melalui metode TER (Trio Exchange Rotating) dapat meningkatkan kreativitas belajar IPA materi ciri khusus hewan bagi siswa kelas VI SDN 4 Ngraho. Pada kodisi awal kreativitas belajar siswa sebagai berikut: Baik Persentase 23%, sedang 15% dan kurang 62% meningkat pada siklus II menjadi baik Persentase 77%, sedang 8% dan kurang 15%. Melalui metode TER (Trio Exchange Rotating)  dapat meningkantkan hasil belajar IPA materi ciri khusus hewan bagi siswa kelas VI SDN 4 Ngraho dari kondisi awal hasil tes formatif adalah sebagai berikut : Ketuntasan 38% belum tuntas 62% meningkat pada siklus II menjadi tuntas 85% dan belum tuntas 15%.
Comparison of productivity elements of recombinants of spring bread wheat with translocation from Thinopyrum elongatum carrying rust resistance genes
Authors: Piskarev V. V. , Boyko N. I. , Morozova Е. V. , Sukhomlinov V. Yu. , Aparina V. A. , Sochalova L. P.
Published: July 2021

There have been presented the results of a comparative estimation of recombinants developed on the basis of two commercial varieties (‘Sibirskaya 17’ and ‘Novosibirskaya 31’) hybridized with ‘Thatcher Lr19’ and ‘Thatcher Lr24’. Recombinants were evaluated in the field conditions in 2016, 2017 and 2020. The purpose of the current study was to identify the effect of translocations from Thinopyrum elongatum on the manifestation of productivity elements in recombinants of spring bread wheat developed on the basis of two commercial varieties. The analysis of the genetic composition of the Puccinia triticina populations in Western and Eastern Siberia did not identify genes which were virulent to resistance genes Lr19, Lr24, Lr28, Lr41, Lr47, Lr45 LrSp, Lr6Agi 1 and Lr6Agi 2. The recombinants developed on the basis of the variety ‘Sibirskaya 17’ (the variety productivity was 398.3 g/m2 , grain weight per head was 1.35 g, 1000-grain weight was 37.8 g) were characterized by the severity of the main agronomically valuable traits at the level of the recipient variety, or significantly lower (productivity was 271.5–327.8 g/m2 , grain weight per head was 1.03–1.16 g, 1000-grain weight was 32.5–36.4 g). The recombinants carrying translocations (the length of the period ‘sprouts-heading’ was 44.4 and 44.5 days, grain weight per head was 1.20 and 1.24 g) developed on the basis of the variety ‘Novosibirskaya 31’ (with 42.4 days, 1.02 g) have demonstrated a significant increase in the length of the period ‘sprouts-heading’ and grain weight per head in comparison with the recombinants without translocations (41.6 and 43.6 days, 0.99 and 1.10 g). On average over 3 years, 12 recombinants hybridized from the combination ‘Novosibirskaya 31 x Thatcher Lr19’ produced higher yields (355.6–427.5 g/m2) than those of the recipient variety (301.5 g/m2), both with (6 pcs.), and without (6 pcs.) a translocation.
The new middle-maturing winter barley variety ‘Marusya’
Authors: Filippov E. G. , Dontsova A. A. , Dontsov D. P. , Zasypkina I. M.
Published: July 2021

Last years the Rostov region has faced a significant climate continentality increase during the growing season of winter crops. This factor makes necessary to develop new varieties of intensive winter barley with a high level of ecological adaptability, resistance to lodging and leaf diseases, with a high level of potential productivity. The purpose of the current study was to develop a new highly productive, stress-resistant winter barley variety with a high level of adaptability and to evaluate it according to economically valuable traits. The current paper has presented the agrobiological characteristics of the winter barley variety ‘Marusya’, the originator and patent holder of which is the Federal State Budgetary Scientific Institution “Agrarian Research Center “Donskoy”. The research was carried out from 2018 to 2020 in the fields of experimental crop rotation of the department of barley breeding and seed production of the FSBSI “ARC “Donskoy”. The forecrop was peas. The accounting plot area was 10 m², the number of repetitions was 6. The winter barley variety ‘Timofey’ was used as a standard variety. The species was parallelum. The type of development was facultative. Over the years of study in the Competitive Variety Testing of the FSBSI “ARC “Donskoy” (2018–2020), the variety produced from 8.0 to 11.2 t/ha, that exceeded the standard variety ‘Timofey’ on 0.5–1.5 t/ha. Since 2020, the State Commission for Variety Testing of Agricultural Crops decided to include the variety ‘Marusya’ in the State List of Breeding Achievements in the North Caucasus region. The variety is being studied in the Central Blackearth and Lower Volga regions of the Russian Federation. The consistently high productivity of the new variety is achieved due to the large grain and higher indicators of the yield structure elements and resistance to diseases in comparison with those of the standard variety ‘Timofey’
Sunflower rust (Puccinia helianthi Schwein) (literature review)
Authors: Lepeshko E. S.
Published: July 2021

Diseases caused by fungi, bacteria and viruses are a serious obstacle to high yields of sunflower seeds. One of the most harmful fungi is the rust pathogen (Puccinia helianthi Schw.). Based on the analysis of domestic and foreign scientific literature, there has been presented the information on the history of the study of sunflower rust, the biology of the pathogen, the racial composition of its populations, the pathogenesis of the disease and selection for resistance to this disease in the Russian Federation and in other countries of the world. There has been considered the contribution of G.V. Pustovoit and her students in the development of breeding sunflower material with rust resistance based on interspecific hybridization of cultivated sunflower with wild species. There has been shown the contribution of the researchers W.E Sackston, T.J. Gulay, S. Masirevic and others, who proposed methods for assessing breeding material for resistance to a pathogen, methods of artificial infection of plants in a greenhouse and a field, who developed differentiator lines of the rust races. Currently, when calculating the virulence and race code of Puccinia helianthi, there is used a nomenclature adopted by a special international committee. Recently, there have been reports from different countries of the emergence of new, more aggressive races of the causative agent of sunflower rust. In Russia, the work on the study of this pathogen has also expanded. The scientists have monitored the rust races and revealed the racial composition of the fungus populations on sunflower in the regions with a strong manifestation of the disease (Tambov, Saratov and Lipetsk regions, Krasnodar Area). Based on the studied literature data, there has been made a conclusion that it is necessary to expand and accelerate work on monitoring the racial composition of populations of the rust pathogen in agrocenoses and developing breeding material that is resistant to the identified races.
Preoperative Transcatheter Arterial Embolization and En-Bloc Resection for Giant Non-Functioning Left Adrenocortical Carcinoma: A Case Report
Authors: Lucandri Giorgio , Lucandri Giorgio , Mezzetti Giuseppe , Maria Lirici Marco , Fassari Alessia , Pende Vito , Vagnarelli Simone , Bosco Daniela , Spada Antonio , Santonati Assunta , Campagna Domenico , Farina Massimo
Published: July 2021

Objective: To demonstrate efficacy and relative safety of compartment surgery in a case of large sized adrenocortical carcinoma (ACC), whenever associated with preoperative transcatheter arterial embolization (TAE) and adjuvant treatment with mitotane.
Introduction: ACC is a rare illness; non-functioning lesions account for 40-55% of patients, may reach a large size, and show a clear attitude to infiltrate neighbouring organs.
Case Report: Middle aged male visited for a huge left abdominal mass; contrast CT scan showed origin from the left adrenal lodge and possible extension of the tumor to surrounding structures. Preoperative adrenal work-up confirmed non-functioning nature of the adrenal mass. In order to allow a safe compartment excision and to decrease blood loss, preoperative angiography and TAE was performed. Patient underwent en-bloc resection of the mass, together with nephrectomy and distal splenopancreasectomy. No postoperative transfusions were required. Patient received adjuvant therapy with mitotane for 36 months since surgery, without any sign of tumor recurrence.
Conclusion: An aggressive surgical approach seems justified also in locally advanced and infiltrating ACC; compartment resection is mandatory in order to obtain adequate resection margins. Preoperative TAE decreases intraoperative blood loss and need for transfusions. Adjuvant treatment with mitotane may contribute to reach remarkable disease-free survival.
Analysis of the current classifier of types of purpose of agricultural lands and proposals for its improvement
Authors:   Land Management Institute of the National Academy of Agrarian Sciences of Ukraine, Dorosh Y. , Barvinskyi A. ,   Land Management Institute of the National Academy of Agrarian Sciences of Ukraine, Ibatullin Sh. ,   Land Management Institute of the National Academy of Agrarian Sciences of Ukraine, Dorosh A. ,   Land Management Institute of the National Academy of Agrarian Sciences of Ukraine, Dorosh O. ,   National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine
Published: July 2021

The analysis of the current Classification of types of intended purposes of land use is carried out. It is established that the existing 2-level Classification does not meet the modern requirements for monitoring land relations and the norms of current land legislation. The structure and content of the 4-level Classifier of typesof intended purposes of land use are proposed, which allows to determine in detail the type of permitted land use. It is established that the current classifier does not distinguish between the form of management and the type of land use. This issue is especially evident in the example of agricultural land, in which case the types of intended purposes indicate the legal form of landowner or user, rather than regulating the direct use of land. The proposed 4-level classifier is able to distinguish between the form of management and the type of land use. In forming this Classifier, the principles of complexity, systematicity, exhaustiveness, hierarchy and legality are taken into account; requirements of automated technologies for maintaining the State Land Cadastre and remote methods of land monitoring are considered, comprehensive and systematic methodological approaches in compliance with current domestic land legislation and relevant bylawsare applied; principles of openness and manufacturability, as well as recommendations of international organizationsare taken into account.
Comparative analysis of certification requirements for land managers and geodesists in Ukraine and Poland
Authors:   Land Management Institute of the National Academy of Agrarian Sciences of Ukraine, Kharytonenko R. , Vysidalko A. ,   Land Management Institute of the National Academy of Agrarian Sciences of Ukraine, Trokhymchuk A. ,   Land Management Institute of the National Academy of Agrarian Sciences of Ukraine
Published: July 2021

The analysis of scientific researches concerning professional training and qualification certification of engineers-land surveyors in Ukraine and abroad is carried out. The need to study, borrow the experience of one of the countries of the European Union and further adapt this certification in Ukraine is substantiated. Qualification requirements for certification of land surveying engineers in Ukraine and Poland are considered. A comparison of the qualification exam for a certified land surveyor is given. An analysis of the comparison of similar and different indicators for obtaining a certificate of land surveying engineer in Ukraine and Poland. Emphasis is placed on the quality of qualification selection of certified land surveyors. The proposals in the revision of the requirements for obtaining a qualification certificate of a land surveyor in Ukraine are given. In the future, the revision of the qualification certification requirements will help create objective equal opportunities for land relations specialists, improve the quality of land management documentation, as well as facilitate the adaptation of certification with our western neighbors - the European Union.
Teaching English reading skills through Oxford Reading Circle (ORC) textbook among ESL learners of grade 8
Authors: Zafar Tehmina , Arfan Lodhi Muhammad , Iqbal Shamaila
Published: July 2021

Reading skills though considered passive skill but play significant role in developing speaking and other skills among ESL learners. However, in the developmental process of reading skills, researchers have investigated the reading barriers that affect the learners’ reading comprehension. Most specifically, the lack of using effective reading teaching strategies for the enhancement of reading skills are common in early age students. Therefore, this study validates the significance of reading skills, investigates reading hurdles, examines the reading strategies used by teachers, and manipulates the role of the Oxford Reading Circle book grade 8 in the development and enhancement of reading proficiency among ESL learners. The experimental design is applied for this research on randomly selected 50 students. Furthermore, descriptive framework was adopted to obtain teachers’ perspectives about the textbook used as treatment in the experimental phase. The research tools developed for this study were questionnaires and tests. The obtained data was analyzed by using descriptive statistics technique and paired sample t-test in SPSS. The findings of current study demonstrate the importance of reading skills for ESL learners; explore the reading hurdles that learners have to face and determine the significant role of ORC book grade 8 on the enhancement of reading skills. The findings recommended that the teachers and English teaching contents both play crucial role in developing reading proficiency of ESL learners. It is also suggested that teachers should make use of effective pedagogical practices to develop reading skills habits and enhance reading proficiency among ESL learners.
Leaving Gaia behind: The ethics of space migration in Cixin Liu’s and Neal Stephenson’s science fiction
Authors: Kaminski Johannes Daniel
Published: July 2021

In Cixin Liu’s trilogy Remembrance of Earth’s Past (2008–2010) and Neal Stephenson’s Seveneves (2015), the surface of planet Earth becomes uninhabitable amid global states of emergency, and central governments devise radical plans to ensure the survival of the human species. In contrast to the Old Testament, where human emancipation from nature is punished, Chinese antiquity’s narratives of large-scale engineering projects are surprisingly compatible with the modern mindset which regards nature in utilitarian terms. Contemporary science fiction does not simply inherit this techno-optimistic stance, but fleshes out possible futures that are shaped by biopolitical decisions. In Stephenson’s and Liu’s prose, the proposed escape plans only benefit small segments of the population. While such procedure is incompatible with human rights, which emphasize the value of the individual over the collective, contemporary pragmatic ethics interprets such behavior as rational. Applied to more tangible scenarios, such as our increasingly depleted livelihoods on Earth, both texts document our somewhat diminished expectations regarding the future. In a world where eating human protein is “reasonable” and its rejection merely “respectable”, the preservation of humankind in space sets in motion a return to Hobbes’s “natural state of man”.
Shanghai and the Chinese utopia in the early 20th century as presented in “The New Story of the Stone”
Authors: Wang Yiping , Zhu Ping
Published: July 2021

The novel The New Story of the Stone (新石头记, Xinshitouji [1908] 2016), by Wu Jianren, is one of the most representative Chinese utopian works of the late Qing dynasty, or the early 20th-century. The novel is evenly divided into two parts. The first 20 chapters probe into the political and social conditions of late Qing China through the depictions of the protagonist’s travels to cities such as Shanghai, Wuhan and Beijing where the relations with the West had been established. The last 20 chapters, which are antithetical to the first part, depict a utopia – the Civilized World. There is a twisted mirror-image relationship between Shanghai and the Civilized World. The Civilized World alludes to civilized Shanghai with advanced hospitals, factories, museums, schools for women, trading markets and so on. Based on the image of Shanghai, the highly westernized and modernized Chinese metropolis, the author works out this “genuine civilized country” in the hope of competing with the “false civilized Western country”. Therefore, by making the geographic location of “the Civilized World” both fictional and real, the author finds his way to imagining a unique Chinese utopia which might surpass the Western civilization in the late Qing China.
Three undiscovered utopias in German-language literature from the Czech periphery: Moravian Wallachia and Zlín
Authors: Marek Libor
Published: July 2021

This study examines three literary utopias from the margins of German literature, namely German-language literature from Eastern Moravia. The works chosen for analysis are the dramatic cycle The City of People (Die Stadt der Menschen) by Moravian-born Austrian writer and visionary Susanne Schmida (1894–1981), the novel The Imperial City (Die Kaiserstadt) by the Austrian writer and diplomat Paul Zifferer (1879–1929), and the text “The City of the Future” (“Die Stadt des Kommenden”) by the German-speaking Czechoslovak author Walter Seidl. In all the texts examined, the model of urban landscape is used as the location of utopia: the prototype of an abstract futuristic city (Schmida), Vienna as an exemplar of political utopia (Zifferer), and Zlín as a fully realized social utopia (Seidl). These three sites show a complementary gradation in the sense of the (potential) realization of utopian ideas, i.e. the belief that, put simply, “it was once good” (Zifferer), “it is good” (Seidl), and “it will be good” (Schmida).
Forensic Chromatography of Documentary Evidence and its Role in Solving Dark Cases to Provide Justice
Authors: Jatoi Shabana kouser , khan Raana , Jatoi Muhammad Nouman
Published: July 2021

The aim of writing article in hand is to critically determine whether in our legal system any attention is paid towards recovering, preserving, collecting, and covering the documentary and digital evidence and using modern techniques to analyze it sufficient to ensure its admissibility in national and international courts. This article has completed this task by conducting a purely qualitative study of case laws and critically examining 2014 international protocols documentation and investigation of sexual assault cases. The main objective of this research is four-folds. First are what standards followed internationally for this purpose. Secondly, to review case laws in which guidelines are provided for documentary physical and digital evidence? Thirdly to deeply analyze those new techniques up to what extent are followed in Pakistan. Fourthly and finally to recommend /suggest that new techniques of Forensic, namely chromatography, should broadly be used in the investigation not only in whitecollar crimes but as well as in other civil and criminal cases.
Formation characteristics of watermelon seed productivity under intercropping
Authors: Semenchenko O. L. , Melnyk O. V. , Zavertalyuk V. F. , Zavertalyuk O. V.
Published: July 2021

Characteristics of watermelon seed formation in intercropping were studied. Different growing methods of watermelon seeds depending on its interaction with intercrops (sugar maize and common bean) and their planting schemes in melon fields were investigated. The developed elements of the watermelon seed growing technology reduced the impact of high temperatures on this melon crop (the number of fruits with sunburn decreased by 7.1 % compared to control). The results of phenological observations and analysis of yield components, seed productivity and quality of Favoryt watermelon variety in the intercropping with sugar maize and common bean were presented. It was established that the developed elements of the watermelon growing technology in intercropping under high temperatures and low relative air humidity in the Northern Steppe of Ukraine increased of watermelon yield and the full-value seed formation. It was found that intercropping of watermelon with sweet corn under proper cultivation gave positive results (watermelon seed yield gain by 12.4 % and 0.7 t/ha ears of sweet maize in milky-wax ripeness were received additionally), and with common bean (watermelon seed yield gain by 8.9 % and additional 75 kg/ha of beans). Methods and planting schemes of watermelon and intercrops were established: sugar maize in the rows of watermelon according to scheme 2.8 x 1 m, common bean in the rows of watermelon according to scheme 1.4 x 0.5 m. It was found that under intercropping of watermelon with sweet maize the full-value seed yield per one fruit increased up to 88.5 %, and with common bean – to 84.9 %. Key words: watermelon, sugar maize, common bean, intercropping, seed yield.
Maize grain yield formation depending on macro- and microfertilizers
Authors: Dudka M. I. , Yakunin O. P. , Kovtun O. V. , Hladkyi O. V.
Published: July 2021

The research results of the foliar fertilization influence with different levels of mineral nutrition on the maize grain yield were presented, and the economic efficiency of growing of grain products was clarified. It was found that when increasing the mineral fertilizer dose from N30P30K30 to N45P45K45 and N60P60K60, the height of plants increased by 3 and 7 cm, the leaf surface area of one plant – by 4.8 and 10.9 %, respectively. Due to foliar fertilization, the height of plants increased by 2–5 cm, and the leaf area changed insignificantly. Depending on the background of mineral nutrition, it was accounted 98–99 ears per 100 maize plants, and in the case of foliar fertilization – 98–100 ears. The maize grain yield on the background of N30P30K30 was 7.56 t/ha, on the background of N45P45K45 and N60P60K60 – 8.65 and 8.68 t/ha, respectively. In the control variant (without spraying) the yield was 7.77 t/ha, and when plants fertilizing with urea (15 kg/ha) – 8.09 t/ha. The grain yield in the variants with maize plant fertilizing with a mixture of urea and micronutrients reached to 8.30–8.78 t/ha. The prime cost of 1 ton of maize grain when growing on the background of N30P30K30 was 1808 UAH, with increasing the fertilizer dose to N45P45K45 and N60P60K60 – 1781 and 1903 UAH, respectively. In the control variant, it was equal to 1828 UAH, in the variants under maize fertilization with urea (15 kg/ha) or a mixture of urea and micronutrients – 1827–1836 UAH. The conditional profit on the background of N30P30K30 was 21878 UAH/ha, it enlarged to 24264–25265 UAH/ha in the case of fertilizer dose increasing. In the control variant (without spraying) the conditional profit was equal to 22310 UAH/ha, when plants were fertilized with urea (15 kg/ha) – 23257 UAH/ha, with a mixture of urea and micronutrients – 23823–25155 UAH/ha. The highest level of profitability (163.9 %) was on the background of N45P45K45; the impact of foliar fertilization on this indicator was insignificant. Key words: maize, fertilizers, foliar fertilization, grain yield, economic efficiency.
Виявлення вторинних дисліпідемій у осіб з «можливою» сімейною гіперхолестеринемією в українській популяції
Authors: Mitchenko O. I. , Kolesnik T. V. , Romanov V. Y. , Timokhova K. O. , Chulaevska N. M. , Kosova G. A. , Nadyuk A. V.
Published: July 2021

The aim – to optimize the diagnosis of familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) in Ukraine and determine the prevalence of secondary dyslipidemia among people with «possible» FH.Materials and methods. The work was carried out in two stages of population research. At the I stage (2009–2013), in 81 out of 1000 respondents (8.1 %) the level of LDL-C ≥ 5 mmol/l was registered. At the II stage (2019), additional survey of respondents was conducted to identify secondary dyslipidemia.Results and discussion. After additional examination of respondents with «possible» FH on II stage, type 2 diabetes was diagnosed in 20.4 %, hypothyroidism – in 14.3 %, class II–III obesity – in 16.3 %. In 30.6 % of respondents, the understudied comorbid pathology was not detected, and the level of LDL-C decreased on the background of lifestyle modification and statin therapy. The «possible» FH was finally verified in 9 patients with a burdened anamnesis of early coronary artery disease in them and/or their first-degree relatives, as well as with an increased LDL-C and total cholesterol levels on II stage, despite statin therapy.Conclusions. The percent of respondents with «possible» FH on the I stage, based only on criteria of LDL-C ³ 5 mmol/l, was 8.1 %. But after the detection of secondary dyslipidemia, the prevalence of verified FH within urban population was 0.9 %. In the rest cases (80 %), the elevated level of LDL-C was associated with comorbid pathology. The study proves the need for further optimization of the managment of patients with impaired lipid profile to verify primary and secondary hypercholesterolemia.