bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
KEMATANGAN SOSIAL EMOSIONAL REMAJA PANTI ASUHAN (STUDI KASUS PADA REMAJA PANTI ASUHAN TUNAS HARAPAN)
Authors: Hapsari Lutfia Indah , Jati Sri Nugroho , Trisnawati Elly
Published: August 2022

ABSTRAKStudi prevalensi penelitian dalam permasalahan perilaku dan emosional anak di Panti Asuhan terdapat perilaku negatif anak, 26,9% mengalami gangguan perilaku, dan 10,2% gangguan emosi pada kelompok umur 10-14 tahun.  Data hasil wawancara menunjukkan bahwa remaja di panti asuhan mengalami permasalahan dalam kesulitan beradaptasi, kurang mampu menyelesaikan masalah, kurang percaya diri dan beberapa permasalahan perilaku sosial dan emosi. Penelitian ini bertujuan menganalisis gambaran kematangan sosial emosional remaja di Panti Asuhan Tunas Harapan. Desain penelitian adalah studi kasus dengan pendekatan kualitatif. Subjek Penelitian adalah remaja Panti Asuhan, berjenis kelamin perempuan, berjumlah 7 orang dan berusia 11-18 tahun. Metode penelitian ini menggunakan metode pengumpulan data hasil skrining self-assessment, analisis asesmen tes grafis, dan dokumentasi. Hasil penelitian berdasarkan asesmen tes psikologis menunjukkan bahwa kematangan sosial digambarkan ada perasaan tertekan dalam berhubungan dengan lingkungan (85%), sedangkan pada kematangan emosi aspek pengendalian diri (46,5%); Aspek penerimaan diri (57%), aspek kemandirian (28%). Hasil skrining self-assessment menggambarkan indikator analisis masalah remaja panti asuhan memiliki skor yang rendah dan cenderung mengalihkan emosi pada objek lain (displacement). Remaja Panti Asuhan Aisyiyah Tunas Harapan memiliki permasalahan kematangan sosial emosional yaitu adanya perasaan tertekan dalam berhubungan lingkungan kurang percaya diri, insecure, inferior, serta belum mampu mengelola emosi dengan baik. Namun, sudah menunjukkan sikap mandiri yang baik dengan sudah meninggalkan rasa ketergantungan pada orang lain. Temuan penelitian ini memiliki limitasi seperti sampel yang sedikit, tentunya kurang untuk menggambarkan keadaan yang sebenarnya. Kata Kunci: Kematangan sosial-emosional, Remaja, Panti Asuhan
Pengaruh Cash Ratio, Long Term Debt to Equity Ratio, Return On Asset dan Maturity Terhadap Peringkat Obligasi Pada Perusahaan Sektor Keuangan Yang Terdaftar di Bursa Efek Indonesia Tahun 2018
Authors: Fachri Helman
Published: August 2022

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis pengaruh Cash Ratio, Long Term Debt to Equity Ratio, Return on Asset, dan Maturity terhadap Peringkat Obligasi yang dikeluarkan oleh PT Pefindo yang tergabung dalam Bursa Efek Indonesia (BEI). Penelitian ini termasuk kedalam jenis penelitian asosiatif. Teknik pengambilan sampel yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah metode sampling jenuh. Sampel dalam penelitian sebanyak 36 obligasi yang diterbitkan dari 11 perusahaan. Teknik analisis data yang digunakan adalah uji asumsi klasik dan uji statistik.Berdasarkan hasil analisis dengan menggunakan uji asumsi klasik, data dalam penelitian ini data berdistribusi normal, data tidak terjadi autokorelasi, multikolinieritas, dan heteroskedastisitas, hasil uji linieritas dapat disimpulkan bahwa data berbentuk linier. Hasil uji koefisien korelasi berganda (R) yang diperoleh sebesar 0,598. Hal ini berarti bahwa antara Cash Ratio, Long Term Debt to Equity Ratio, Return on Asset, dan Maturity terhadap Peringkat Obligasi hubungannya sedang. Koefisien determinasi (r2) hasil yang diperoleh sebesar 0,357. Hal ini berarti bahwa 35,7% pengaruh terhadap Peringkat Obligasi dapat dijelaskan oleh Cash Ratio, Long Term Debt to Equity Ratio, Return on Asset, Maturity. Untuk hasil pengujian secara simultan dengan menggunakan uji F menunjukkan bahwa keempat variabel bebas yaitu CR, LTDER, ROA dan Maturity secara bersama-sama berpengaruh signifikan terhadap variabel terikat (Peringkat Obligasi). Hasil pengujian secara parsial (Uji t) menunjukkan bahwa Cash Ratio berpengaruh signifikan terhadap Peringkat Obligasi, Long Term Debt to Equity Ratio, Return on Asset, dan Maturity tidak berpengaruh signifikan terhadap Peringkat Obligasi.
PENGARUH PEMBERIAN PAKAN ALAMI YANG BERBEDA TERHADAP PERTUMBUHAN DAN TINGKAT KECERAHAN WARNA SISIK IKAN ARWANA SUPER RED (SCLEROPAGES FORMOSUS)
Authors: . Hasrah , Shilman M Idham , Nasir Muhammad , Muhammad Abah
Published: August 2022

Ikan arwana super red (Scleropages formosus) menjadi salah satu komoditas ikan hias yang memiliki nilai ekonomi tinggi dan menarik perhatian para pecinta ikan hias, baik di dalam maupun luar negeri. Umumnya, warna sisik pada ikan arwana super red merupakan faktor yang dapat menentukan nilai jual ikan, sehingga perlu adanya penambahan pakanyang dapat mempertahankan dan meningkatkan warna sisik ikan arwana. Penelitian ini bersifat eksperimental menggunakan rancangan acak lengkap (RAL) dengan 3 perlakuan dan 3 ulangan. Perlakuan berupa pemberian pakan alami yang berbeda yaitu perlakuan A: pakan ulat jerman; B: pakan jangkrik; dan C: pakan udang. Hasil penelitian kemudian di analisis menggunakan one way ANOVA melalui program SPSS dengan selang kepercayaan 95% dan uji lanjut Tuckey. Parameter yang diamati skoring skala warna, pertumbuhan panjang dan kualitas air. Hasil uji skala warna dengan metode skoring diperoleh hasil perlakuan C terbaik diikuti perlakuan B dan A. Hasil skoring cincin 1 dan persentase peningkatan skala berturut-turut yaitu perlakuan C awal sampai akhir (3,22 menjadi 6,11 dan persentase 47,30%), B (2,78 menjadi 4,56 dan persentase 39,04% ), A (2,33 menjadi 3,67 dan persentase 36,51%). Hasil skoring cincin 2 yaitu perlakuan C (3,45 menjadi 8,00 dan persentase 56,88% ), B (3,23 menjadi 6,00 dan persentase 46,17%), A (2,89 menjadi 4,67 dan persentase 38,12%). Hasil pertumbuhan panjang ikan arwana dari nilai tertinggi ke terendah yaitu perlakuan B berbeda nyata dengan perlakuan A dan C . Hasil parameter pertumbuhan panjang yaitu laju pertumbuhan mutlak (LPM) masing-masing yaitu 6,67±0,47; 3,83±0,85; 3,17±0,24, laju pertumbuhan harian (LPH) yaitu 0,22±0,02; 0,13±0,03; 0,11±0,01 dan tingkat kelangsungan hidup (TKH) 100%. Parameter kualitas air masih dalam ambang batas toleransi hidup ikan arwana dengan kisaran suhu 26.4 – 29,5, pH yaitu 4,5-7,0 dan DO yaitu 5,0-6,9 mg/L.
PENGARUH PENAMBAHAN EKSTRAK KULIT ARI KELAPA FERMENTASI DALAM PAKAN TERHADAP LAJU PERTUMBUHAN IKAN NILA (Oreochromis niloticus)
Authors: Royani Eka , Haetami Kiki , Rizal Achmad , Rostika Rita
Published: August 2022

Keseimbangan energy-protein memeiliki peran penting dalam memenuhi kebutuhan nutrisi ikan dan meningkatkan performa pertumbuhan ikan. Limbah kulit ari kelapa memiliki potensi sebagai sumber lemak yang dapat digunakan sebagai suplemen pakan ikan. Penelitian ini mengevaluasi pengaruh minyak kulit ari kelapa terhadap laju pertumbuhan spesifik (SGR) dan tingkat kelangsungan hidup (SR) ikan nila (Oreochromis niloticus). Empat pakan dengan tingkat sumber lemak yang berbeda yang diformulasikan dengan menambahkan minyak kulit ari kelapa pada pakan ikan komersial pada level 0%, 2%, 4%, dan 6% selama 35 hari. Laju pertumbuhan spesifik (SGR) tertinggi yang diamati pada ikan didapatkan pada ikan yang diberi minyak kelapa pada tingkat 2% dan 4% dibandingkan perlakuan yang lainnya (P 0,05). Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa minyak kelapa sebanyak 2% merupakan level yang direkomendasikan sebagai suplemen pada pakan ikan nila yang ditunjukan dengan laju pertumbuhan spesifik yang baik.
A responsive assessment model for mitigating endemic knowledge gap in educational training
Authors: Adedara Olusola Gabriel  , Innocent Uzougbo Onwuegbuzie
Published: August 2022

Learning outcome measures the quality of knowledge a student possesses after the completion of an academic programme. For successful attainment of this feat, it is necessary to periodically engage in assessment exercises to measure the expected learning outcome before the completion of the students’ academic programme. However, it is observed that this is not the case for institutions of higher learning in Nigeria. The traditional assessment method of pen and paper is not only inadequate but no longer tenable in this information and Communication Technology (ICT) era. To address these inadequacies, this paper proposes a Responsive Student Assessment System (RSAS) to mitigate the endemic gap between actual knowledge and expected knowledge. RSAS addresses assessment from both the student and teacher’s perspectives. It engages assessment in three (3) assessment modes; diagnostic assessment, formative assessment, and summative assessment. Diagnostic assessment is performed at the beginning of the semester, formative assessment is performed in the middle or during an ongoing semester, and summative assessment is performed at the end or towards the end of the semester. The outcome of these exercises arms the teacher with the academic performances of the student who thereafter advises as to whether the student should proceed to the next class or repeat the just concluded class. RSAS was test-run for a number of students and staff using performance and perspective analysis, for one academic semester. Results show a remarkable improvement in the student's academic performances, subsequently, the perspective analysis reveals a high level of acceptance of RSAS.
Levoximed in the Treatment of Acute Uncomplicated Pyelonephritis in Different Phases of Menstrual Cycle
Authors: Pasіechnikov Serhii , Nikitin Oleh , Samchuk Pavlo
Published: August 2022

Despite the progress in the field of etiology, pathogenesis and development of new methods of diagnosis and treatment of urinary tract infections (UTI), they remain among of the most common bacterial diseases in women. Women are predisposed to UTI due to anatomical and physiological features (fluctuations in sex hormones levels during the menstrual cycle, pregnancy and childbirth), playing the role both in normal and pathological conditions (gynecological diseases and operations).
The objective: to evaluate the clinical and bacteriological efficacy of levofloxacin in women with uncomplicated acute pyelonephritis (uAP) with the onset of the disease in different phases of the ovarian-menstrual cycle (OMC).
Materials and methods. The study was conducted at urological departments of the Olexandrivska Clinical Hospital, Kyiv. 82 women of reproductive age were hospitalized for uAP. All of them underwent standard diagnostic procedures and were treated with levofloxacin. The Group-1 comprised 59 women with uAP, diagnosed in the period from the 20th to the 5th day of OMC. The Group-2 included 23 women with uAP, developed in the period from the 6th to the 19th day of OMC.
Results. In women with uAP overall clinical efficacy of levofloxacin was 93% and bacteriological efficacy – 91.5%. In Group-2 in women with mild course both clinical and bacteriological effectiveness of treatment were 100%.
Conclusion. The use of antibiotics with a broad spectrum of action, targeting most microorganisms and protozoa, reduces the reduces the costs associated with treatment and rehabilitation of women of childbearing potential. Levofloxacin demonstrates good efficacy, tolerability and safety in the complex treatment of acute uncomplicated pyelonephritis, which allows the use of this drug in clinical practice.
Modern Aspects of Psychophysiological Selection of Employees for High-risk Work
Authors: Hryhorian Olena
Published: August 2022

In Ukraine, as in the rest of the world, the problem of the impact of occupational hazards and peculiarities of the labor process on higher nervous activity and general health of the working contingent remains relevant.
The issue of fitness to work of employees, especially of dangerous, extreme professions is due to the extraordinary financial and economic, medical, social and psychological urgency of the problem.
In the aspect of psychological and psychophysiological diagnosis, a large number of methodological approaches have been developed. Thorough psychophysiological diagnosis is the basis for predicting the effectiveness of employees and psychophysiological characteristics of the labor process.
Thus, a wide variety of developed methodological approaches in modern conditions allows for effective psychophysiological examination of a particular field of activity of employees involved in high-risk work and opens further prospects for improving the psychophysiological support of professional activities of these persons.
There is a need for theoretical substantiation and development of measures to improve the professional psychophysiological selection of industrial employees to perform high-risk work with further implementation and evaluation of medical, social and economic efficiency.
Insectos asociados a Crotalaria longirostrata Hook. & Arn. (Fabales: fabaceae) en La Chontalpa, Tabasco, México
Authors: Córdova-Ballona Leonides , Lagunes-Espinoza Luz del Carmen , de la Cruz-Pérez Aracely , Rincón-Ramírez Joaquín-Alberto , Sánchez-Soto Saúl
Published: August 2022

Crotalaria longirostrata Hook. & Arn. se cultiva tradicionalmente en huertos familiares del sureste de México, debido a que sus hojas contienen alto valor nutritivo. Considerando el potencial que tiene esta planta como fuente proteica, se realizó el presente trabajo con el objetivo de conocer las especies de insectos asociados a esta fabácea en La Chontalpa, Tabasco. Entre mayo de 2018 y febrero de 2019 se realizaron observaciones y colectas de insectos en siete localidades. Se revi­saron 1,344 especímenes, que correspondieron a cinco órdenes, 19 familias y 45 especies morfo­lógicamente distintas, de las cuales 21 (46.6%) se colectaron en las inflorescencias, 18 (40%) en el follaje, cinco (11.1%) en los frutos y una (2.2%) en el tallo. Las especies que se consideran plagas importantes del follaje son Disonycha teapensis Blake (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae), Utetheisa ornatrix Linnaeus (Lepidoptera: Erebidae) y Caliothrips phaseoli (Hood) (Thysanoptera: Thripidae), para las cuales se sugiere la búsqueda de métodos de control sustentable.
STUDYING THE SUB-ACUTE TOXICITY AND THE CUMULATIVE PROPERTIES OF THE DRY EXTRACT "HELMINTH-ART"
Authors: viaScience
Published: August 2022

Gelmint -ART" on white rats was studied. The cumulative properties of the anthelmintic dry extract "Gelmint-ART" were studied in an experiment on mice. As a result, it was found that the anthelmintic dry extract does not have a general toxic effect at the studied doses and routes of administration. In the study of acute toxicity, it was found that the investigated anthelmintic substance belongs to the IV class of toxicity, i.e. low toxicity. It was also found that it does not have cumulative properties.
Artikel Penjelasan Sujud Dalam Keprcayaan Paguyuban Sumarah
Authors: thareqalkautsar
Published: August 2022

Tradisi dan budaya sinkretis dalam masyarakat Jawa merupakan khazanah warisan lama agama asli Indonesia (animesme dan dinamesme) dan agama Hindu yang kemudian menyatu dengan nilai-nilai ke-Islaman. Menyatunya beberapa nilai tersebut, bukanlah berlangsung secara tibatiba, melainkan adanya unsure kesengajaan yang dilakukan oleh para da‟i untuk memasukkan nilai-nilai ke-Islaman, kedalam agama asli Jawa itu. Pada saat itu, para da‟i enggan menolak secara tegas tradisi dan budaya local dan juga tidak percaya diri untuk menyebarkan ajaran Islam yang asli secara langsung. Para da‟i lebih memilih jalan damai ketimbang harus bersikeras melawan arus tradisi dan budaya yang ada. Hasilanya, tidak dipungkiri, bahwa dengan kelenturan sikap tersebut, terbukti Islam secara cepat tersebar keseluruh pelosok tanah Jawa dan Indonesia secara umum. Namun yang perlu dicatat adalah Islam yang dikenalkan dan masuk ke Indonesia dan lebih khusus ke masyarakat Jawa saat itu hingga sekarang ini, merupakan Islam yang memiliki kepribadian ganda. Kendati masyarakat Jawa telah beragama Islam dan menjalankan syariatnya, akan tetapi pada saat yang sama mereka juga tidak mampu meninggalkan kebiasaan lamanya, seperti selamatan yang diwariskan oleh agama Hindu, bahkan mereka tetap semangat menguri-uri tradisi dan budaya lamanya itu hingga saat ini. Sinkretisme, akhirnya tak dapat dihindari, bahkan masih tetap berjalan sampai saat ini. Yang lebih memprihatinkan lagi, ada sebagian mereka yang dengan sengaja memprakarsai dan menghidupkan kembali tradisi sinkretis itu, dengan dalih menggali potensi tradisi dan budaya bumi pertiwi untuk meningkatkan nilai wisata religi, meskipun sesungguhnya nilai komersialnya jauh lebih tingi. Makalah ini hadir untuk membaca realitas tradisi dan budaya yang terus dilakukan oleh sebagian besar masyarakat Jawa itu dan yang senantiasa diuri-uri oleh beberapa pendukung aliran kepercayaan dan kebatinan. Selain itu, makalah ini juga menawarkan upaya yang bisa dilakukan oleh umat Islam untuk kemungkinan keluar dari tradisi dan budaya sinkretis itu.
Total factor productivity in the INTA Chinandega rice variety
Authors: Zúniga-Gonzalez C.
Published: August 2022

The study focused on measuring the impact of the INTA-Chinandega rice variety on the rate of production increase in 40 farms in the North Pacific region of Nicaragua. Data from INTA Pacific North was used and covered the 7 production cycles. The DEA approach was used as a non-parametric programming method to calculate the Malmquist productivity indices. The results showed that the INTA Chinandega variety had a 1% impact on the average rate of change of TFP. The possible causes of this variability are due to the rate of change in technical efficiency rather than due to INTA Chinandega technology. In the municipality of El Viejo, TFP reached a maximum of 13% year on year.
Correspondence Measures for Assessing Replication Success
Authors: Steiner Peter M. , Sheehan Patrick , Wong Vivian C
Published: August 2022

Given recent evidence challenging the replicability of results in the social and behavioral sciences, critical questions have been raised about appropriate measures for determining replication success in comparing effect estimates across studies. At issue is the fact that conclusions about replication success often depend on the measure used for evaluating correspondence in results. Despite the importance of choosing an appropriate measure, there is still no wide-spread agreement about which measures should be used. This paper addresses these questions by describing formally the most commonly used measures for assessing replication success, and by comparing their performance in different contexts according to their replication probabilities – that is, the probability of obtaining replication success given study-specific settings. The measures may be characterized broadly as conclusion-based approaches, which assess the congruence of two independent studies' conclusions about the presence of an effect, and distance-based approaches, which test for a significant difference or equivalence of two effect estimates. We also introduce a new measure for assessing replication success called the correspondence test, which combines a difference and equivalence test in the same framework. To help researchers plan prospective replication efforts, we provide closed formulas for power calculations that can be used to determine the minimum detectable effect size (and thus, sample sizes) for each study so that a predetermined minimum replication probability can be achieved. Finally, we use a replication dataset from the Open Science Collaboration (2015) to demonstrate the extent to which conclusions about replication success depend on the correspondence measure selected.
Learning to unlearn: The role of negative evidence in morphophonological learning
Authors: Mujezinović Erdin , Kapatsinski Vsevolod , van de Vijver Ruben
Published: August 2022

Phonological forms often express many different morphological functions. Learning these functions is quite challenging. How do learners accomplish this? Linguistic studies often assume that learning involves co-occurrence of cues and outcomes –contiguity–, but research shows that mere contiguity cannot explain learning effects (Nixon, 2020, Ramscar et al., 2010). Error-driven learning theories (Rescorla and Wagner, 1972) instead assume learning to be contingency-based: Cues predict outcomes, and learning is viewed as a continuous process of adjusting predictions on the basis of errors. Cues compete with each other to predict outcomes. This cue competition drives learning. One effect of cue competition is unlearning – a cue losing its association to an outcome –, which has not yet been investigated empirically in morphophonological learning. This paper reports an artificial language learning experiment, as well as computational simulations, in which we investigated unlearning in morphophonology: We taught participants a morphophonological pattern, in which word forms contained two grammatical functions simultaneously. In a subsequent step they were shown word forms which contained only one of those functions. It turned out that the cue that was predictive of this single function in the second part of the experiment was less strongly associated with the other function – an effect that we explain as an effect of unlearning. Additionally, we also observed that the strength of unlearning depended on the salience of the cues.
Improved Signal Detection Sensitivity for High Resolution Imaging in Scanning Acoustic Tomography
Authors: Mitsuta Hiroki , Takezaki Taiichi , Sakai Kaoru , Sumikawa Kenta , Murai Masakatsu , Kikukawa Kotaro
Published: August 2022

Scanning acoustic tomography (SAT) is widely used to detect defects such as voids and delamination in electronic devices. In this article, the authors explain how they improved the spatial resolution and detection sensitivity of SAT by switching from a conventional piezoelectric probe to a capacitive micromachined ultrasound transducer (CMUT) and by using pulse compression signal processing. They also present examples showing how the improvement makes it possible to detect very small defects in multilayer stacks and BGA packages whether in through-transmission or reflection imaging mode.
العامل الخارجي والحراك الشعبي في الجزائر
Authors: بومدين عربي
Published: August 2022

يرتبط حضور العامل الخارجي، عادة، في كثير من الدول بسياقات الحراك الشعبي وفترات التحول السياسي والمراحل الانتقالية. ويبرز هذا العامل بصفة جليّة في الدول ذات المكانة الجيوسياسية الواقعة ضمن فضاءات التنافس الإقليمي والدولي. تناقش هذه الدراسة متغيّر العامل الخارجي في حراك 22 شباط/ فبراير 2019 في الجزائر، من خلال فحص حدود التدخلات الدولية والإقليمية في توجيه مسار الحراك الشعبي، مقارنة بحالات عربية أخرى بدا فيها العامل الخارجي أشد تأثيرًا. وتهدف إلى بحث محددات علاقة الجزائر بالقوى الإقليمية والدولية، وتفسير مسألة غياب التدخلات الخارجية في حراكها الشعبي، لتنتهي إلى طرائق مستقبل المسار السياسي المضطرب، ومناقشة فرص التحول من الخارج. وتوصلت الدراسة إلى أنّ مسألة غياب التدخلات الإقليمية والدولية في الحراك الشعبي ترتبط أساسًا بالمستلزم الجيوسياسي والاستراتيجي، بعيدًا عن الاعتبارات القيمية والمعيارية، حيث يتحدد سلوك القوى الخارجية بالموقع الجيوسياسي للجزائر؛ إذ من شأن مخاطر عدم الاستقرار في الب اد أن تخلق تحديات أمنية شديدة التعقيد في منطقة المتوسط، فضلًا عن أهمية الجزائر في معادلة التوازنات الاستراتيجية للمنطقة، خاصة بالنسبة إلى الأمن الأوروبي.
AfrAbia Society (AAS): The Secret Ingredient for Advancing AfrAbia Neuroscience Research
Authors: Mohamed Wael MY
Published: August 2022

Africa is marked by a higher frequency of illnesses, trauma, and violence, as well as greater exposure to toxic substances and malnutrition, against a backdrop of far greater genetic variety. All these variables present potential for the neuroscience community in Africa to achieve breakthroughs in fundamental research and develop personalized therapies to boost brain health and well-being throughout the continent. While the high incidence of mental, neurological, and substance-use problems presents unique challenges to the African neuroscience community (Feigin et al., 2017; Feigin et al., 2019), the possibilities are also equally great. For instance, low physician-to-patient ratios expose the average clinician to a high number of patients, hence enhancing possibilities for field-specific competence development. This increased clinical exposure generates topics of study that are directly relevant to the local community, and improves the viability clinical studies, which helps not only the African community, but also the Global North. Recruiting participants for clinical studies on traumatic brain injury, for instance, takes less time in Africa than in Europe. Lastly, there is ample opportunity for clinically oriented neuroscience research to enhance healthcare in Africa, particularly for young people. Specific objectives include the improvement of developmental potential and mental health, as well as the alleviation of mortality and neurological impairment.
Testing and assessment in counselling
Authors: Quainoo Eric Atta , Bortey Joana , Brew Evans Austin , Pinamang Isaac
Published: August 2022

Counselling has developed in recent years into a humanistic partnership in problem solving and growth. Consistent with this development is the client's participation in decisions regarding all aspects of the counselling relationship. Testing and assessment need to be included here. In this regard, clients need to realize that tests are no more than instruments for furnishing information about themselves, as well as a guide for the counselling process and future decision making. Ultimately, test use by counsellors must be seen as an adjunct to the entire counselling process. Test results provide descriptive and objective data which help the counsellor to assist clients better in making the choices that will affect their lives. In order to make the best use of available tests in a counselling relationship, the process of testing and the issues which surround the process must be examined.
A study on optimization of the air supply system for the electric heating solid heat storage unit
Authors: Sun Yong , Niu Jinhua , Xu Huixuan , Liu Yang , Yang Yiwei , Xu Feng
Published: August 2022

An experimental and simulation study was carried out on the air supply system of the electric heating solid heat storage unit, aiming to improve the uniformity of the air supply system, thereby increasing the overall heating efficiency of the solid heat storage unit. The experiments show that non-uniform air distribution of the air system may cause non-uniform heat release of the heat accumulator, and the uniformity of the air supply system is greatly affected by the air supply structure and air inlet. By establishing a model of the heat storage device and conducting numerical simulation, the air distribution law of the air supply system was studied. According to the study results, the uniformity index of the air system was effectively improved by increasing the air cabin width and the air inlet angle, and adding a static pressure box at the air supply outlet, so that the flow velocity distribution of the air supply system was more uniform, which is of great significance to the overall optimization of the solid heat storage and heating system.
A Geo-historical Analysis of Expanding Soybean Frontiers in the Brazilian Cerrado
Authors: Rocha Cassiano Brito , Majo Claudio de , Dutra e Silva Sandro
Published: August 2022

Until the 1970s, the Brazilian Cerrado was considered an unsuitable agricultural territory. Logistic and infrastructural issues, combined with soil acidity, made the Cerrado a marginal biome for crop production. However, since the Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (Embrapa) was created in 1973, the Cerrado has become a national and international hotspot for the food industry. Such a transformation turned this savannah biome into a landmark for the tropical expansion of commodity frontiers, especially in soy production. This research seeks to analyze data on the historical development of soy production volumes and productivity in the Cerrado, considering the complex interrelations between commodity frontier dynamics and its interface within different Brazilian biomes. Comparing data from the Cerrado and other biomes, our results indicate a rapid expansion of the soybean frontier in most Brazilian biogeographic regions. Moreover, it demonstrates how the growth of soy farming in the Brazilian Cerrado is also affecting other biomes such as the Amazon, influencing local and national policies of agrarian expansion and environmental conservation.
THE SUBJECT OF CRIMES AGAINST PROPERTY - EMBEZZLEMENT USING OFFICIAL POSITION AND EMBEZZLEMENT USING OFFICIAL POWERS - IN THE CRIMINAL LAWS OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION AND THE REPUBLIC OF BELARUS
Authors: Резюк Вадим Иванович
Published: August 2022

The article deals with the subject of crimes against property - embezzlement using official position and embezzlement using official powers in the criminal laws of the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus. The author notes common characteristics of the subject of embezzlement under the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation and the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus (presence of signs of a special subject) and their differences, and indicates possible directions for the development and unification of national legislations. Purpose: to establish common characteristics and differences of the subjects of crimes against property – embezzlement using official position (Criminal Code of RF) and embezzlement using official powers (Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus). Methods: the author uses materialistic dialectics, general scientific methods: description, analysis and deduction as well as specific methods: formal-legal and comparative. Results: the analysis of the subjects of the specified crimes against property in the criminal laws of the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus allows highlighting their common characteristics and differences, identifying possible directions for the development and unification of national legislations.
FROM THE HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN STATES CONSTITUTIONAL CONFRONTATION TO PRIVILEGES
Authors: Тимонин Максим Анатольевич
Published: August 2022

The current stage of development of complex states is characterized by the growing equality of citizens in the constitutional law sphere. The American experience is particularly important in this regard. Purpose: to analyze the constitutional law aspects of the struggle of the North American states with privileges and immunities for a century – from the late 18th to the late 19th century; to trace the historical roots of religious intolerance, their fixation in the early forms of American constitutionalism, i.e., early state constitutions and colonial charters. Methods: historical, logical, comparative legal, formal dogmatic methods are applied. Results: it is concluded that the achievement of constitutional equality for American citizens has been a joint federal and state endeavor since at least the mid-19th century. Their struggle against privileges and immunities was long and inconsistent, including in relation to religious intolerance. The latter traditionally prevented the establishment of religious freedom in North America since the earliest phase of the colonial period in its history.
ДИСКРИМИНАЦИЯ ПРИ ПРИЕМЕ НА РАБОТУ
Authors: Сайфутдинова Венера
Published: August 2022

В современном мире, с достаточно высокими показателями безработицы, особую актуальность приобретают вопросы, связанные с трудоустройством граждан. Российское законодательство позволяет соискателям оспаривать отказы в приеме на работу в судебном порядке. При этом существующая презумпция отбора «лучшего» сотрудника «исключительно по деловым качествам» основывается не только на нормативных правовых актах, но и на судебной практике. Однако имеющаяся правовая база не уменьшает количество споров по отказам в приеме на работу. В статье приведены примеры из судебной практики. Автор считает, что совершенствованию трудового законодательства будет способствовать цифровизация инструментов приема на работу.
Stability and Boundedness of Solutions of Nonlinear Third Order Differential Equations with Bounded Delay
Authors: KORKMAZ Erdal , ÖZDEMİR Abdulhamit
Published: August 2022

In this paper, we investigate the boundedness and uniformly asymptotically stability of the solutions to a certain third order non-autonomous differential equations with bounded delay. By constructing a Lyapunov functional, sufficient conditions for the stability and boundedness of solutions for equations considered are obtained. We used an example to demonstrate the feasibility of our results. The results essentially improve, include, and complement the results in the literature.
Evaluation of the mycobiome of ballast water and implications for fungal pathogen distribution
Authors: Gerhard WA , Raudabaugh DB , Rojas JA , Gunsch CK
Published: August 2022

Marine transport has the potential to alter the geographic range of microorganisms through ballast water movement. Recent culture-independent studies investigated the bacteriome of ballast water, but no prior studies have examined the mycobiome. Here were examined 60 ballast and harbor samples from 4 major ports and 5 ocean samples using culture-independent techniques to determine (1) the composition of harbor and ballast water mycobiomes; (2) if ballast contained human and environmentally relevant fungal pathogens; and (3) the potential risk of introduction to coastal ecosystems. Results indicate that ballast water and harbor water contain a diverse mycobiome and that ballast water may contain fungal taxa that are relevant human and marine fish pathogens. Fungal genera were identified that contain known coral and coastal plant pathogen species; however, species-level identification of these potential pathogens could not be conclusively resolved. Ballast and harbor mycobiomes contained similar taxa, suggesting that environmental filtering may not inhibit the spread of fungal taxa between these ecosystems. This study highlights the potential risks of ballast movement and suggests further research of the ballast mycobiome is needed.
Diet composition and overlap of larval pallid sturgeon and shovelnose sturgeon from the upper Missouri River, USA
Authors: Holley C , Braaten P , Poulton B , Heist E , Umland L , Haddix T
Published: August 2022

Early life stages of pallid sturgeon Scaphirhynchus albus are rarely collected, and thus information on their biology and ecology is extremely limited. We sampled 75 larval pallid sturgeon (25-110 mm) and 148 larval shovelnose sturgeon S. platorynchus (15-95 mm) by trawl from the upper Missouri River (USA) in 2019. Stomach contents were identified to compare food use and diet overlap between the 2 sturgeon species at the order, family, and genus levels of taxonomic prey identification. Analyses were conducted with sites pooled and with sites separated by the confluence of the Yellowstone River (upper and lower). Abundance of dominant prey in the gut (Diptera larvae) increased with fish length for both species, and regression slopes were similar. Diet overlap at pooled sites decreased from 0.94 to 0.49 when prey were identified to order and genus, respectively, and decreases in diet overlap at individual sites were more pronounced. Larval pallid sturgeon consumed a maximum of 11 unique taxa, whereas shovelnose sturgeon consumed 6 taxa that were not consumed by pallid sturgeon. These results indicate that larval diets are similar between species when evaluated at coarse taxonomic scales, but at fine taxonomic scales, notable differences exist. As information about the diets of larval pallid sturgeon captured from a riverine environment are scarce and the use of shovelnose sturgeon as an indicator of available suitable food and habitat and as a dietary surrogate for pallid sturgeon has been under consideration, our results suggest that caution be exercised in modeling efforts or management actions relating to surrogacy.
Multinomial Computation and Factorial Theorems for Cryptographic Algorithm and Machine Learning
Authors: Annamalai Chinnaraji
Published: August 2022

Computing and combinatorial techniques with factorial and multinomial computation are used as algorithms for the programs development to apply in artificial intelligence and cybersecurity. Methodological advances in combinatorics and mathematics play a vital role in machine learning and cryptology for data analysis and artificial intelligence-based cybersecurity for protection of the computing systems, devices, networks, programs and data from cyber-attacks. In connection with these ideas, this article is prepared for applications in computing science and cybersecurity. This paper presents computing and combinatorial formulae such as theorems on factorials, binomial coefficients, multinomial computation and probability and binomial distributions.
A Very Brief Note on the Riemann Hypothesis
Authors: Vega Frank
Published: August 2022

Robin's criterion states that the Riemann Hypothesis is true if and only if the inequality $\sigma(n) < e^{\gamma} \cdot n \cdot \log \log n$ holds for all natural numbers $n > 5040$, where $\sigma(n)$ is the sum-of-divisors function of $n$ and $\gamma \approx 0.57721$ is the Euler-Mascheroni constant. We study some properties about the possible counterexamples of the Robin's inequality greater than $5040$. We obtain for the possible smallest counterexample of the Robin's inequality $n > 5040$ that $n < \alpha^{2} \cdot (N_{k})^{1.000208229291}$, where $N_{k} = \prod_{i = 1}^{k} q_{i}$ is the primorial number of order $k$ and $\alpha = \prod_{i=1}^{k} \left(1 - \frac{1}{q_{i}^{a_{i} + 1}} \right)$ when $n$ is a superabundant number by this representation $n = \prod_{i = 1}^{k} q_{i}^{a_{i}}$. Finally, we provide solid arguments which suggest that the Riemann Hypothesis is possibly true.
Numerical solution of density-driven groundwater flows using a generalized finite difference method defined by an unweighted least-squares problem
Authors: Román-Gutiérrez Ricardo , Chávez-Negrete Carlos , Domínguez-Mota Francisco , Guzmán-Torres José A. , Tinoco-Guerrero Gerardo
Published: August 2022

Density-driven groundwater flows are described by nonlinear coupled differential equations. Due to its importance in engineering and earth science, several linearizations and semi-linearization schemes for approximating their solution have been proposed. Among the more efficient are the combinations of Newtonian iterations for the spatially discretized system obtained by either scalar homotopy methods, fictitious time methods, or meshless generalized finite difference method, with several implicit methods for the time integration. However, when these methods are used, some parameters need to be determined, in some cases, even manually. To overcome this problem, this paper presents a novel generalized finite differences scheme combined with an adaptive step-size method, which can be applied for solving the governing equations of interest on non-rectangular structured and unstructured grids. The proposed method is tested on the Henry and the Elder problems to verify the accuracy and the stability of the proposed numerical scheme.
Research of Flexible Assembly Job-Shop Batch–Scheduling Problem Based on Improved Artificial Bee Colony
Authors: Li Xiulin , Lu Jiansha , Yang Chenxi , Wang Jiale
Published: August 2022

This study examined the flexible assembly job-shop scheduling problem with lot streaming (FAJSP-LS), common in multivariety and small-batch production, such as household electrical appliances. In FAJSP-LS, an assembly stage is appended to the flexible job shop, and jobs in the first stage are processed in a large batch to reduce switching costs, while leading to more waiting time, especially during the assembly stage. This article considered splitting the batch into a few sub-batches of unequal and consistent sizes to allow jobs to efficiently pass the two-stage system. With this objective, the problem was modeled as a mixed-integer linear program comprising the following two subproblems: batch splitting and batch scheduling. As the integrated problem is NP-hard, the improved bioinspired algorithm based on an artificial bee colony was proposed, including a four-layer chromosome–encoding structure to describe the solution, as well as an optimization strategy utilizing different bee colonies to synchronously solve this two-stage problem. To examine the algorithm’s efficiency, a benchmark case was used to show that better solutions can be acquired with the improved algorithm regardless of whether the batch was split into equal or unequal sizes. To promote practical implementation, the algorithm was applied to a real case refrigerator workshop and showed better performance on time efficiency when jobs were split into unequal sizes compared to jobs without splitting or splitting into equal sizes.
Mechanical communication-associated cell directional migration and branching connections mediated by calcium channels, integrin β1, and N-cadherin
Authors: Ouyang Mingxing , Zhu Yiming , Wang Jiajia , Zhang Qingyu , Hu Yanling , Bu Bing , Guo Jia , Deng Linhong
Published: August 2022

Cell–cell mechanical communications at a large spatial scale (above hundreds of micrometers) have been increasingly recognized in recent decade, which shows importance in tissue-level assembly and morphodynamics. The involved mechanosensing mechanism and resulted physiological functions are still to be fully understood. Recent work showed that traction force sensation in the matrix induces cell communications for self-assembly. Here, based on the experimental model of cell directional migration on Matrigel hydrogel, containing 0.5 mg/ml type I collagen, we studied the mechano-responsive pathways for cell distant communications. Airway smooth muscle (ASM) cells assembled network structure on the hydrogel, whereas stayed isolated individually when cultured on glass without force transmission. Cell directional migration, or network assembly was significantly attenuated by inhibited actomyosin activity, or inhibition of inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate receptor (IP3R) calcium channel or SERCA pump on endoplasmic reticulum (ER) membrane, or L-type calcium channel on the plasma membrane. Inhibition of integrin β1 with siRNA knockdown reduced cell directional migration and branching assembly, whereas inhibition of cell junctional N-cadherin with siRNA had little effect on distant attractions but blocked branching assembly. Our work demonstrated that the endoplasmic reticulum calcium channels and integrin are mechanosensing signals for cell mechanical communications regulated by actomyosin activity, while N-cadherin is responsible for traction force-induced cell stable connections in the assembly.
Effects of ultrafiltration on Co-Metal Organic Framework/pre-hydrolysis solution carbon materials for supercapacitor energy storage
Authors: Li Changwei , Sha Lei , Yang Kang , Kong Fangong , Li Peng , Tao Yubo , Zhao Xin , Chen Honglei
Published: August 2022

Here, a Co-Metal Organic Framework/pre-hydrolysis (Co-MOF/pre-hydrolysis) solution carbon material is prepared by a mild and environmentally-friendly hydrothermal carbonization technique using a pulping pre-hydrolysis solution as the raw material and Co-MOF as the metal dopant. The stable hollow structure provide sufficient space for particle shrinkage and expansion, while the low density and large specific surface area of the long, hairy tentacle structure provide a greater contact area for ions, which shorten the transmission path of electrons and charges. The materials exhibit excellent specific capacitance (400 F/g, 0.5 A/g) and stability (90%, 10,000 cycles). The Change of different concentration ratios in the structures significantly affect the electrochemical performance. The specific surface area of the carbon materials prepared by ultra-filtration increased, but the specific surface area decrease as ultrafiltration concentration increase. The specific capacitance decrease from 336 F/g for C-ZIF-67-1/3 volume ultrafiltration to 258 F/g for C-ZIF-67-1/5 ultrafiltration. The results indicate that energy storage by the carbon materials relied on a synergistic effect between their microporous and mesoporous structures. The micropores provide storage space for the transmission of ions, while the mesopores provide ion transport channels. The separation of large and small molecules after ultrafiltration concentration limit the ion transmission and energy storage of the pores.
Gut microbiota: An emerging therapeutic approach of herbal medicine for prevention of colorectal cancer
Authors: Ying Hua-Zhong , Xie Wei , Wang Meng-Chuan , He Jia-Qi , Zhang Huan-Huan , Yu Chen-Huan
Published: August 2022

The gut dysbiosis has emerged as a prominent player in the pathogenesis and development of colorectal cancer (CRC), which in turn intensifies dysregulated gut microbiota composition and inflammation. Since most drugs are given orally, this dysbiosis directly and indirectly impinges the absorption and metabolism of drugs in the gastrointestinal tract, and subsequently affects the clinical outcome of patients with CRC. Herbal medicine, including the natural bioactive products, have been used traditionally for centuries and can be considered as novel medicinal sources for anticancer drug discovery. Due to their various structures and pharmacological effects, natural products have been found to improve microbiota composition, repair intestinal barrier and reduce inflammation in human and animal models of CRC. This review summarizes the chemo-preventive effects of extracts and/or compounds derived from natural herbs as the promising antineoplastic agents against CRC, and will provide innovative strategies to counteract dysregulated microbiota and improve the lives of CRC patients.
Association of serum pepsinogens and gastrin-17 with Helicobacter pylori infection assessed by urea breath test
Authors: Zhou Jun-peng , Liu Chang-hai , Liu Bo-wen , Wang You-juan , Benghezal Mohammed , Marshall Barry James , Tang Hong , Li Hong
Published: August 2022

Background

Association of gastric atrophy or cancer with levels of serum pepsinogens, gastrin-17 and anti-Helicobacter pylori IgG antibody have been extensively studied. However, the association of serum pepsinogen and gastrin-17 with H. pylori infection has not been studied in a large population.

Aim

To investigate the impact of H. pylori infection on serum levels of pepsinogens and gastrin-17.

Methods

A total of 354, 972 subjects who underwent health check-ups were included. Serum levels of pepsinogens and gastrin-17 were measured using the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. H. pylori infection was detected using 14C-urea breath test (UBT). Multivariable logistic regression analysis was used to investigate the association of serum pepsinogen and gastrin-17 with H. pylori infection.

Results

H. pylori prevalence was 33.18% in this study. The mean levels of pepsinogens and gastrin-17 were higher, while the mean pepsinogen-I/II ratio were lower among H. pylori-positive than -negative subjects. In H. pylori-positive subjects, pepsinogen and gastrin-17 levels correlated positively, whereas the pepsinogen-I/II ratio correlated negatively with UBT values (e.g., the mean serum level of pepsinogen-I in subjects with UBT values in the range of 100-499dpm, 500-1499dpm, and ≥1500dpm was 94.77 ± 38.99, 102.77 ± 43.59, and 111.53 ± 47.47 ng/mL, respectively). Compared with H. pylori-negative subjects, the adjusted odds ratio (aOR) of having pepsinogen-I ≤ 70 ng/mL in the three H. pylori-positive but with different UBT value groups was 0.31 (p<0.001), 0.16 (p<0.001), and 0.08 (p<0.001), respectively; while the aOR of having G-17>5.70 pmol/L was 4.56 (p<0.001), 7.43 (p<0.001), and 7.12 (p<0.001). This suggested that H. pylori-positive subjects with higher UBT values were less likely to have pepsinogen-I ≤70 ng/mL (a serum marker for gastric atrophy), but more likely to have gastrin-17 >5.70 pmol/L (a marker for peptic ulcer).

Conclusions

H. pylori-positive subjects with higher UBT values are unlikely to have gastric atrophy, but may have greater risk of severe gastritis or peptic ulcers. Our study suggests that H. pylori-positive patients with high UBT values may benefit the most from H. pylori eradication.