bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
An Assessment of the Relationship Among Cargo-Throughput, Vessel Turnaround Time and Port-Revenue in Nigeria. (A Study of Lagos Port Complex)
Authors: Buhari Sodiq Olusegun , Ndikom Obed , Theophilus Nwokdi
Published: February 2022

A knowledge based economy remains the propeller for development in most developing nations. Adequate knowledge of the quantitative relationship among vessel turnaround-time, Cargo-throughput and revenue generated by a seaport constitute a determinant factor in forecasting the long-run financial performance of terminal operators and ports authorities. The study investigated the quantitative relationship among vessel turnaround-time, cargothroughput and port-revenue and the effect of such relationship on port performance in Nigeria. Since port performance, measureable by the level of revenue generated over time is dependent on cargo-throughput and ship turnaround-time, multiple regression method was used in analyzing the time series data of 15 years. The result of the analysis reveals a significant impact of ship turnaround-time and cargo-throughput on port-revenue. The relationship between port-revenue and each of cargo-throughput and ship turnaround-time is: Y = 106.22X1 + 55.064X2 -10753.216 + e. The study recommended improved investment in port infrastructure to improve ship turnaround-time and cargo-throughput, and maximize port-revenue.
DEPRESSÃO, O MAL DO SÉCULO: PREVALÊNCIA DE DEPRESSÃO E OS FATORES ASSOCIADOS EM MULHERES - UMA REVISÃO DE LITERATURA
Authors: Ramos Guedes Daniele , Bispo Elielma dos Santos , Nobre Leda Maria Aquino Farias
Published: February 2022

Objetivo: investigar a Depressão, o Mal do Século: Prevalência de depressão e os fatores associados em mulheres, uma revisão de literatura. A depressão é uma doença psiquiátrica crônica e recorrente que produz uma alteração no humor caracterizada por uma tristeza profunda, sem fim, associada a sentimentos de dor, amargura, desencanto, desesperança, baixa autoestima e culpa, assim como a distúrbios do sono e do apetite. Pretende-se, neste trabalho, investigar os fatores sociais, psicológicos e econômicos, relacionados a depressão, em mulheres. Metodologia. Para elaboração do referencial teórico foi realizado uma pesquisa bibliográfica, de natureza exploratório, de caráter qualitativo. Resultados. Com embasamento de vários autores, e, descrever claramente como a pesquisa empírica, forma sistemática, a pesquisa bibliográfica se deu com o fichamento de cada obra consultada. Conclusão. A depressão se apresenta como uma das principais causas de incapacitação no mundo, limitando o funcionamento físico, profissional, pessoal e social, milhões de brasileiros estão acometidos pela depressão, o que pode, inclusive, ser um problema de saúde pública.
PALAVRAS-CHAVE: Depressão. Fatores. Mulheres. Prevalência.
La situación de las PYMEs en un contexto de post pandemia
Authors: Rojas Mayta Evelyn Elizabeth , Bustios Martinez Marcos Martin
Published: February 2022

Durante el año 2020 la humanidad entera tuvo que enfrentarse a una pandemia, por primera vez ocasionada por un elemento no económico ni social sino de salud. Sin embargo, la propagación del denominado Covid-19, afectó incluso a las economías más poderosas, lo que implicó que en el resto de los mercados también se sufrieran consecuencias profundas. En ese sentido, las PYMEs, fueron una de las empresas más afectadas por la falta de formalidad, procesos estandarizados, materiales, insumos, entre otros aspectos, que devinieron en el cierre de muchas de ellas. La perspectiva a futuro es un panorama que, aunque incierto, ya deja ver determinados cambios en elementos como la demanda, el tipo de pago, modalidad de trabajo, y marcos legales. En ese sentido, el presente artículo se planteó reflexionar sobre los efectos que ha tenido en las PYMEs la pandemia de Covid-19 así como exponer aquellos elementos que más cambios han sufrido generando nuevas dinámicas económicas en este sector.
Supervisión Pedagógica Y Gestión Administrativa De Las Tic En El Aip Del Ceba De Cusco
Authors: Chávez Meza Abigail
Published: February 2022

La presente investigación es una aproximación teórica al estudio de la supervisión pedagógica y gestión administrativa de las TIC en aulas de innovación pedagógica de un Centro Educativo Básico Alternativo del Cusco. Para entender esta situación, tomamos como punto de partida, el diagnóstico de la gestión de un CEBA, del Cusco con el propósito de conocer lo que se viene trabajando en materia de supervisión y gestión administrativa de las TIC en la institución en estudio. Esta investigación busca profundizar el estudio de la supervisión y gestión administrativa de las TIC en el CEBA piloto y elaborar estrategias orientadas al establecimiento de un sistema de las TIC, considerando las corrientes actuales de supervisión y gestión administrativa. Las conclusiones a la que arribamos es sque las acciones de supervisión, monitoreo y acompañamiento se cumple de manera regular, siendo fundamental la aplicación de una política educativa integral que logre los propósitos nacionales en educación.
Los video juegos y relaciones interpersonales en estudiantes del 5to año de la IES. ERP Nº45 - Puno
Authors: Zegarra Ugarte Soledad Jackeline , Torres Pacheco Edward Hipolito
Published: February 2022

La presente investigación tuvo como objetivo, conocer de qué manera los videojuegos influyen en las relaciones interpersonales entre estudiantes, se planteó como hipótesis, los videojuegos influyen directamente en las relaciones interpersonales entre estudiantes. El tipo de investigación es básica teórica, corresponde al diseño de investigación de corte transversal, explicativo causal, corresponde al enfoque cuantitativo, el método utilizado fue el hipotético deductivo la muestra constituida por 60 estudiantes que acceden a cabinas de internet. Para la recolección de información se utilizó la técnica encuesta y el instrumento cuestionario, el cual estuvo estructurado acorde a las variables y dimensiones de la investigación. El procesamiento de los resultados se obtuvo por el programa SPSS. Como conclusión se demostró que existe influencia directa entre los videojuegos y las relaciones interpersonales entre estudiantes, debido al uso frecuente de los videojuegos que genera una comunicación agresiva entre compañeros y una convivencia de violencia y comportamientos inadecuados.
Manuel Pérez Yruela: Legado y futuro de la sociología / Universitat de València, 2021, 106 Págs.
Authors: Hernàndez Francesc J.
Published: February 2022

Reseña crítica de libro
Effect of Corporate Governance Practices on Performance of Manufacturing firms in Ireland
Authors:   Maynooth University, Senbet Callahan Adjasi
Published: February 2022

Corporate governance is a useful tool to minimize the conflicts of interests between stakeholders and management. The purpose of the study was to examine the impact of corporate governance practices on the performance of manufacturing firms in Ireland. The inferences of the study were based on the findings of the preceding studies. The study results showed that corporate governance practices have a positive effect on performance. The implementation of corporate governance standards improves the financial performance of the company as well as positively impacts the internal efficiency of the firms. Good corporate governance is fundamental for a firm as it improves company image, increases shareholders' confidence and reduces the risk of fraudulent activities. Moreover, it was established by the study that good corporate governance principles incorporate transparency, accountability, responsibility, independence and fairness. Corporate governance is the combination of mechanisms, procedures and relations utilized by different institutions to regulate and run a firm. The main purpose of better corporate governance is to increase value for investors and stakeholders in the long run. The study noted that corporate governance is a useful tool to minimize the conflicts of interests between stakeholders and management. The study recommended that manufacturing firms in Ireland ensure that corporate governance practices are effective. The firms need to build a system of rules and practices that determine how a company operates and aligns the interest of all its stakeholders. Further, it is suggested that the firms need to have a good corporate governance system that ensures it follows a sound, transparent, and credible financial reporting system Keywords: Corporate governance policies, performance, manufacturing firms, Ireland
Introduction
Authors:   University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, Chipungu Lovemore
Published: February 2022

Inclusivity challenges that are prevailing in African cities and beyond, require concerted multi-thronged efforts from all stakeholders to address them. This is so because inclusivity issues cannot just be viewed from a narrow periscope but a comprehensive spectrum of inputs and actions. On the strength of the aforesaid, it became expedient for the SARChI-Chair for Inclusive Cities to organise a critical symposium that interrogated the concept of inclusivity from a multi-disciplinary dimension. Such an enquiry into the nature and extent of urban inclusivity in an African city context, provides an appropriate platform to understand factors underpinning the need to establish desired inclusivity (Medayese et al., 2016).
INCLUSIVE CITIES, URBAN HOUSING AND DISABILITY: UNMASKING THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF URBAN HOUSING PROVISION FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITY IN URBAN SETTLEMENTS IN ZIMBABWE
Authors: Kamuzhanje J
Published: February 2022

Any discussion on urban development in general, and urban housing in particular, is hedged against Sustainable Development Goal 11 “Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable”. However, the goal becomes even more poignant when issues of inclusivity and disability are considered. Housing, whether in rural or urban areas, is a basic right. The world over, governments have institutionalised and constitutionalised housing as a basic and human right. According to Habitat for Humanity, its vision is a world where everyone has a decent place to live. The reality, however, is that housing provision is a major challenge. The growing waiting lists, the sprouting illegal settlements, the increasing number of housing estates which are on unserviced land, points to a social, economic and health ticking bomb. The issues of urban housing become even more complicated and sophisticated when issues of disability come into play. The mantra behind inclusive cities focuses on the “right to the city” for all. Whilst this is a noble idea, it is also apparent that the concept is not absolute. This is because the city, and housing provision, is still not designed for people with disability. The services that the city provides, including housing, do not take into account the challenges that people with disability face in accessing them. The paper focuses on the political economy of urban housing in Zimbabwe, with particular attention paid to people living with disability. The main argument proffered is that urban development and urban design must accommodate the housing needs of people living with disability. This is the only way that the city can become “inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable”.
Diegetic/Nondiegetic: A Theoretical Model
Authors: Neumeyer David
Published: February 2022

Two pairs of terms, diegetic/nondiegetic and synchronization/counterpoint, have remained central to discussions of film music. The first of these in particular has strong connections to film studies and literary studies (specifically, narratology). A model that positions diegesis in relation to (between) spatial anchoring and narration can help sort out the shift from opposition to function and make the diegetic/nondiegetic pair more reliable for interpretation of film music.
Pelatihan Teknik Pembuatan Animasi Berbasis Stop Motion di SMP N 2 Kasihan Yogyakarta
Authors: Hastono Tri , Syah Firdiyan
Published: February 2022

Bagi seorang dosen, pengabdian pada masyarakat adalah suatu kewajiban yang dilakukan untuk memenuhi tri dharma pendidikan. Pengabdian Pada Masyarakat (PPM) yang penulis laksanakan berada di SMP N 2 Kasihan. PPM yang telah dilaksanakan berupa pelatihan untuk membuat film animasi berbasis Stop Motion. Tujuan utama dari Pengabdian Pada masyarakat (PPM) di SMP N 2 Kasihan adalah memberikan pelatihan mengenai teknik pembuatan film animasi berbasis Stop Motion. Detail dari pelatihan pada PPM yang dilakukan antara lain memberikan pengalaman dan pengetahuan tentang proses pembuatan film animasi, memeperluas wawasan dan di harapkan mampu membuat suatu karya sendiri. Adapun metode yang digunakan pada PPM Pelatihan pembuatan film animasi berbasis Stop Motion antara lain mengadakan ceramah, diskusi, dan mengadakan pelatihan/workshop. Pada PPM yang telah dilakukan menggunakan tools dalam pembuatan film animasi. Tools yang dipilih pada penelitian adalah Sony Vegas. Target yang ingin dicapai pada pengabdian pada masyarakat ini adalah meningkatkan pengetahuan dan ketrampilan siswa SMP N 2 Kasihan dalam memanfaatkan software pengolah film animasi.
Pelatihan Pembuatan Kerupuk Ikan Tuna untuk Meningkatkan Pendapatan Masyarakat di Desa Gampong Jalan Kecamatan Idi Rayeuk Kabupaten Aceh Timur
Authors: Amraini Falaq , Zarkasih Alfikas , Lisa Nova Purnama , Fahriana Nina
Published: February 2022

Pengabdian Masyarakat ini bertujuan untuk meningkatkan pengetahuan dan skill kelompok ibu-ibu di desa gampong jalan melalui transformasi teknologi pengolahan, pengemasaran, pemasaran dan manajemen usaha dengan bahan dasar ikan tuna menjadi produk olahan kerupuk ikan tulang ikan tuna. Permasalahan rendahnya pengetahuan dan keterampilan (IRT) desa gampong jalan dalam mengolah hasil laut yaitu ikan, sehingga menjadi produk yang bernilai ekonomis. Target dari program ini adalah terbentuknya unit usaha yang mengembangkan produk makanan dari bahan dasar ikan tuna. Secara khusus program ini bertujuan untuk melatih Ibu-ibu Rumah Tangga (IRT) desa gampong jalan untuk memproduksi kerupuk ikan tuna. Pelatihan ini di berikan mulai dari cara pengolahaan, pengemasan, pemasaran sampai Metode yang akan di terapkan untuk mencapai tujuan atau target adalah metode demontrasi, pelatihan/penyuluhan. Kegiatan ini melibatkan para anggota mahasiswa Kuliah Kerja Nyata yang di dampingi oleh dosen pendamping program studi Teknik mipa dengan peserta para ibu-ibu rumah tangga (IRT) kelurahan gampong jalan dan masyarakat di kecamatan Idi Rayeuk kabupaten aceh timur. Hasil yang di capai pada kegiatan ini adalah Kelompok ibu rumah tangga (IRT) desa gampong jalan telah memahami dan memiliki keterampilan dalam wirausaha, dan Mengetahui cara pengelolaan usaha yang lebih terstruktur, adanya produk kerupuk tulang ikan tuna berbagai rasa pedas dan manis serta memahami bagaiman cara memasarkan produk dengan adanya inovasi kemasan dan penggunaan teknologi. Hasil evaluasi yang telah dilakukan dapat di ketahui bahwa pengetahuan peserta terkait pengolahan tulang ikan tuna meningkat dan membuka pikiran peserta untuk memanfaatkan peluang yang ada untuk meningkatkan pendapatan. Sekitar 85 persen peserta secara aktif menanggapi positif keterampilan dan pengetahuan yang di sampaikan oleh Pengabdi.
White Chestnut Cowry Neobernaya spadicea
Authors: Tuskes Paul
Published: February 2022

Neobernaya spadicea (Swainson, 1823) occurs from Southern California to central Baja California Sur, Mexico. Although there is no notable geographical variation in the phenotype, there are numerous color forms and unique patterns that occur throughout the population. The most unique color form is white. An examination of a limited number of white specimens determined that shell color changed after maturity; the factors that may have contributed to such a transformation are discussed.
The Effectiveness of Implementation Telenursing in Health Education Intervention in Children With DM: Literature Review
Authors: Apriani Br Tarigan Gita
Published: February 2022

Global technological advances occur in the development of health service information and communication systems, one of which is a nursing service information system. Telenursing is one of the information and communication system technologies for remote nursing services that is carried out virtually in providing nursing care practices. Based on data from the Indonesian Pediatrician Association (IDAI) that the incidence of DM has increased in children aged 0-18 years over a period of 10 years. However, in some countries that diabetic patients do not receive health education in conducting self-monitoring and control of complications. Generate descriptions and ideas from the selection of several literature reviews on the application of a communication system for nursing services, namely telenursing to facilitate the provision of health education interventions for DM children. Analyze and select nursing journals related to telenursing and Health Education in DM children. On the results of the analysis and review of several selected journals, a conclusion is obtained that telenursing communication technology can improve and facilitate nursing care services, namely Health Education in DM children. Nurses can use technology to improve nursing care services in conducting health education interventions that are easily accessible quickly and affordable by the community.
MENIMBANG STRUKTURALISME LINGUISTIK DALAM KAJIAN METODOLOGI TAFSIR AL-QUR'AN (FIQH TA'WIL AL-QUR'AN)
Authors: Mubarok Ahmad zaki
Published: February 2022

Abstract
 
The purpose of this study is to discusses the compatibility of the analysis model of Linguistic Structuralism abstracted from the book by Ferdinand de Saussure Cours de Linguistique Generale (Introduction to General Linguistics), which was the beginning of the birth of structuralism. The method used in this study is content analysis by analyzing the contents of the book. The results of this study show that the work of Ferdinand de Saussure Cours de Linguistique Generale (Introduction to General Linguistics) has led to a revolution in the study of language that is not only in the area of linguistic studies, but begins to penetrate into various fields of study such as Anthropology, Literary Criticism, Psychology, Sociology, Philosophy, Semiotics, and also the study of the Qur’an which has a significant role in the development of the approach of Study the Qur’an. It is based on that the Qur’an is revealed by Allah using human language that is Arabic which is very possible to be analyzed using principles, approaches, theories and methods of analysis in the study of language.
 
 
Keywords: Linguistic, Al-qur’an, language.
 
 
Abstrak
 
Tujuan penelitian ini untuk mendiskusikan kompatibilitas model analisis Strukturalisme Linguistik yang disarikan dari buku karya Ferdinand de Saussure Cours de Linguistique Generale (Pengantar Linguistik Umum), yang merupakan awal kelahiran strukturalisme. Metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah content analysis dengan cara menganalisa isi dari buku tersebut. Hasil dari penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa karya Ferdinand de Saussure Cours de Linguistique Generale (Pengantar Linguistik Umum) telah menyebabkan timbulnya revolusi dalam kajian bahasa yang tidak hanya pada wilayah kajian linguistik, tetapi mulai merambah ke berbagai ranah kajian seperti Antropologi, Kritik Sastra, Psikologi, Sosiologi, Filasafat, Semiotika, dan juga Studi al-Qur’an yang memiliki peran yang cukup signifikan terhadap perkembangan pendekatan studi al-Qur’an. Hal ini didasarkan bahwa al-Qur'an diturunkan oleh Allah dengan menggunakan bahasa manusia yaitu bahasa arab yang sangat memungkinkan dianalisis dengan menggunakan prinsip-prinsip, pendekatan, teori serta metode analisis dalam kajian kebahasaan.
 
 
Kata kunci: Linguistik,  Al-qur’an, Bahasa.
Uncertainty on Virtualization and Internet of Things (IOT): The Connectivity problem and the rise of localize edge computing
Authors: Sharipah Setapa  , Shahrol Hisham Baharom  , Luke Jing Yuan
Published: February 2022

The connectivity failure could be contributed by device, intermediate device, configuration, problem of duplicates IP, software problem or physical cable. The rise of connectivity problem has become a trend with a virtual interconnectivity when involves Internet of Things (IoT). Many connectivity are dependent to each other. A dependency between each interconnection can cause a limited information transfer if the chain is broken which causes inaccurate data path during travelling to the destination. Application sensors will collect a huge data, but the consumption of the architecture’s loading and processing based on real time and traffic can cause a segmentation of suggestion to change. One of the example is a community based driven application, which depends on users to activate the application to get an information in real time. The more users activate the application, the more accurate route suggestion will be. This paper is about a study of connectivity, data challenge, opportunities prediction and analysis flow from application sensor based on a dataset obtained through a simulated community driven navigation.
Pancasila dan Kerukunan Hidup Umat Beragama: Manifestasi Nilai-nilai Pancasila dalam Peran Forum Kerukunan Umat Bergama Kota Jayapura
Authors: Amirullah  , Eko Siswanto  , Syaiful Muhyidin  , Athoillah Islamy
Published: February 2022

Konflik antar umat beragama yang pernah terjadi berkepanjangan di Jayapura telah padam dan menjelma menjadi kehidupan yang damai. Salah satu perangkat yang berkontibusi besar dalam perubahan progresif tersebut, yakni Forum Kerukunan Umat Beragama (FKUB) kota Jayapura. Penelitian ini bermaksud untuk mengidentifikasi nilai-nilai Pancasila dalam strategi pembinaan kerukuanan umat bergama oleh FKUB Kota Jayapura. Penelitian kualitatif berupa studi kasus ini menggunakan pendekatan analisis normatif-empiris-filosofis. Data primer diambil dari informasi lapangan melalui observasi, wawancara. Sementara data sekunder diambil dari berbagai literatur ilmiah yang relevan dengan objek pokok pembahasan. Sifat pendekatan penelitian ini deskriptif-analitik. Sementara itu, teknik analisa data meliputi reduksi data, penyajian data, serta verifikasi data. Hasil  penelitian menunjukan manifestasi nilai-nilai pancasila dalam peran FKUB Kota jayapura dapat dipetakan menjadi tiga strategi besar. Pertama, nilai ketuhanan, kemanusiaan, dan persatuan dalam dialog tokoh agama dengan tokoh masyarakat. Kedua, nilai demokrasi permusayawaratan dalam menampung dan merekomendasikan aspirasi keagamaan dan kemasyarakat sebagai kebijakan pemerintah. Ketiga, nilai keadilan universal dalam sosialisasi kebijakan pemerintah tentang kerukunan umat beragama. Implikasi teoritik dari penelitian ini menunjukan bahwa pelbagai nilai sosial dan keberagamaan yang termuat dalam Pancasila berkontribusi besar dalam membina kerukunan hidup antar umat beragama.
Continuous Assurance for the Digital Transformation of Internal Auditing
Authors:   Univerity of Aveiro, Portugal, Barros Cátia , Marques Rui Pedro
Published: February 2022

As a result of the increasing demand on the credibility of the financial information disclosure, internal auditing has been playing an increasingly important role in organizations. Currently, there is a need to ensure the compliance of organizational transactions in real time in order to increase the reliability of the information and to reduce risks. In this context, the concept of Continuous Assurance has emerged, allowing to reduce potential errors and risks and obtain useful information in real time, supporting more effectively the decision making and internal auditing. This paper aims to understand the importance and the use of Continuous Assurance services from the perspective of the internal auditor. So, the methodology used is qualitative and the questionnaire survey was used to collect data from interna auditors in Portugal. The main results demonstrate, among other findings, that the Continuous Assurance services are considered by the internal auditors as very important. Despite this, its implementation in the organizations does not follow the importance assigned to it, and is still far from being fully deployed. The dimension of the audit department is an influential factor in the use of some Continuous Assurance services.
Guiding legacy systems for evolution. PmatE: a case study of maintenance and engineering
Authors:   Univerity of Aveiro, Portugal, Monteiro André , Vieira Gonçalo
Published: February 2022

Even though software change is inevitable, accurate maintenance can extend software lifespan in a subtle way when both budget and time constraints get in the way of software replacement. In the University of Aveiro, the project PmatE – a quiz web platform created to encourage students to like Math – emerged in the early 1990’s and stacked several applications over the decades without major planning, cleaning or upgrade. This resulted in a huge-sized framework that was crucial to be always available and online and had high operational cost, leading to an increasing amount of technical debt. After 3 decades, the project was studied, refactored and refurbished, leading to a stable consistent framework ready for evolution and software spinouts. This work shows how to manage and engineer solutions to maintain a legacy system and evolve it even when tied up to heavy constraints.
Ideological Clash in L’Ovide moralisé
Authors:   L’espérance Private école de français pour les enfants handicapés auditifs, Aubert Christine
Published: February 2022

“The Art of love,” “Metamorphoses,” “Heroides” and “The Love Elegies” written by Publius Ovidius Naso, represent important formative elements of the Roman Catholic homiletic poem “The Moralised Ovid” (L’Ovide Moralisé) written in the early 14th century by an unknown author in Old French. In the article, the ideological use of allusions and reminiscences of this poem to “The Art of Love” and “The Loves”, is analysed. Based on the comparison of Ovid’s quotes on gender roles and Christian maxims, an attempt is made to evaluate the success of the methodology of citing “The Art of Love” and “The Loves” for the purposes of creating medieval Christian ideological narrations.
De-Creation of Creation, or A New Level of Culture in the Development of homo
Authors:   International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, Sassin Wolfgang
Published: February 2022

The public discussion at the beginning of the twenty-first century reveals much about a supposed conflict with nature, about the motives behind the vehemently demanded change of the industrial civilisation and about the dawning of a new world of the digital era. Together they touch the very basis of a complex civilisation supporting nearly eight billion people at the price of a fundamentally changed “creation.” Ongoing efforts to overcome all spatial and temporal distances, thereby dissolving existing orders in space and time and populating the world with Artificial Intelligence, raise the question whether homo sapiens is aiming to occupy the realm of gods, if not of the One and Only in order to guarantee the survival of human kind.
Maoist Propaganda: Mere Political Ideology or Vibrant Popular Culture?
Authors:   Ohio State University, Denton Kirk A.
Published: February 2022

To regard Chinese popular culture of the Mao era as “propaganda” constructed through the ideological apparatus, is a common approach. However, one can take a different, soberer research position and try to discern other dimensions in the cultural texts of this era. Such a novel, more complex understanding allows us to see vibrant popular culture beyond the obvious ideologically-driven narratives of the Cultural Revolution. The efficacy of this multidimensional view of Maoist popular culture is demonstrated through discussion of several model dramas, especially Red Detachment of Women.
Globalisation and Digitisation - The Exponential Spread of Infectious Information and its Possible Containment
Authors:   International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, Sassin Wolfgang
Published: February 2022

There is a fundamental difference between the human migration movements of the past and those of the beginning of the 21st century. The latter impose the need for a cultural assimilation of the migrants which they cannot master within one generation. This cultural transformation includes the necessity to adapt to the compression of humans into a new living space, into technology-based megapolises, which altogether represent the equivalent of an artificial planet. This new planet does not provide new resources nor additional free spaces for an overall growth of material wealth. On the contrary, it asks for a drastic reduction of individual freedoms. The stability, even the survival of these mega centres, is at stake without consistent subdivisions of an overall shrinking of spaces needed for all kinds of movements and of a consistent restriction of the exploding communicative interference within and between these mega centres. This essay aims at a first-hand analysis of a possible introduction of digital borders without which adequate legal spaces appear infeasible as the constituting framework of “our“ artificial new planet.
A Few Observations Upon COVID-19 Media Coverage Myths
Authors:   Koltzov Institute of Developmental Biology of Russian Academy of Sciences, Sharov Konstantin S.
Published: February 2022

WHO metrics on COVID-19 spread and consequences “Confirmed cases” and “Confirmed deaths” are highly deceptive. They delude not only the general public, but, what is more dangerous, leading world politicians. Their wrong coverage by mass media provokes unseen quarantine and self-isolation measures around the world, that may threaten the world economy and social order. A more comprehensive approach to withstanding the ideology of the Doomsday, is proposed in the article.
Evaluating Ideologies of Coronacrisis-Related Self-Isolation and Frontiers Closing by SIR Compartmental Epidemiological Model
Authors:   Federal Research Center of Chemical Physics of Russian Academy of Sciences, Valba Olga V. , Avetisov Vladik A. ,   Federal Research Centre of Chemical Physics of Russian Academy of Sciences, Gorsky Alexander S. ,   Institute of Information Transmission Problems of Russian Academy of Sciences, Nechaev Sergei K. ,   Interdisciplinary Scientific Centre Poncelet
Published: February 2022

Soon after the beginning of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, controlled development of societies acquired almost all major characteristics of ideology. The creators of that ideology invented two primary ways of counteracting the spread of the novel coronavirus, “self-isolation” and frontiers closings. In our paper, we analyse the real, not imaginary effectiveness of both the ways, using SIR compartmental model. We demonstrate that, independently of ideology, a network evolutionary grown prevents the spread of the virus better than an instantly clustered network.
War of Ideology vs a Sober View: Sustainable vs Resilient?
Authors:   International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, Sassin Wolfgang
Published: February 2022

After serious ecological problems had arisen, the ideology “to protect Mother Earth by all means” emerged and the very symbol of “Mother Earth” developed into a key media issue. The authors and spreaders of this ideology rely heavily on the concept of non-resilient sustainability. Unquestioning and uncritical adherence to this rigid principle led to the emergence of a series of societal experiments and their unexpected consequences. In the article, I study this ideology and compare it with the soberer scientific and socio-political viewpoint of resilience.
Ideological Struggle with COVID-19 and Disproportional Public Policy Measures in Russia
Authors:   Koltzov Institute of Developmental Biology of Russian Academy of Sciences, Sharov Konstantin S.
Published: February 2022

Almost since the very emergence of the novel coronaviral pathogen SARS-CoV-2, the struggle with it became highly ideologised. Almost in every country, public policy measures was initially targeted more at frightening and controlling population than at rational managerial steps of containing the virus. Medical care workers behaviour was seriously impacted by such measures. Due to constant fear, stress and even panic caused by the media propaganda, workability and operational integrity of clinicians and medical personnel decreased. With the use of the example of Russia, I elaborate steps to avoid managerial collapse in healthcare system brought about by the ideological influence of media and state structures, in the future.
Toxicity and biological effects of certain pesticides and natural oils on the peach fruit fly, Bactrocera zonata (Saunders, 1841) (Diptera: Tephritidae)
Authors: Elsayed Doaa Ahmed Elsayed , El Shafei Akila Mohamed , Mosallam Ahmed Mahmoud Zaki , Negm Amira Ahmed Kamel Hassan , Maamoun Shireen Ahmed Mahmoud
Published: February 2022

Toxicity and biology studies were conducted on certain insecticides that belong to different chemical groups, namely malathion (organophosphate group), lambda-cyhalothrin (pyrethroid group), and spinosad (Benzophenyl urea group), and on lemon-grass and sesame oils as natural oils against adult male and female Bactrocera zonata (Saunders, 1841). They were carried out under laboratory conditions, and results were taken after 24h post treatment. Lambda-cyhalothrin was the most toxic on males and females of B. zonata at LC25 of 0.017 and 0.04, followed by spinosad with LC25 of 1.15 and 1.29, respectively. However, malathion was the least toxic to males and females, showing LC25 of 18.53 and 12.24, respectively. The same results were obtained at LC50, as lambda-cyhalothrin was the superior toxicant with LC50 of 0.65 and 1.008, followed by spinosad of 2.56 and 3.53, respectively. Furthermore, the natural sesame oil, Sesamum indicum (Linnaeus, 1753), was more toxic than lemon-grass oil to the males of B. zonata with LC25 of 0.06 and 0.08, respectively. Lemon-grass oil, Cymbopogon citratus (Stapf, 1906), was more toxic to females than sesame oil with LC25 of 0.05 and 0.07, respectively. At LC50, lemon-grass was more toxic than sesame on both males and females. In addition to the biological effects, results showed a significant reduction in the oviposition and post-oviposition periods of adults treated with different tested compounds, compared to the control group. Moreover, all tested compounds significantly decreased fecundity, hatchability, longevity, pupation, and the emergence of B. zonata adults, when compared to the untreated groups.
JELAJAH 3 DESTINASI PARIWISATA IKONIK INDONESIA MELALUI VIRTUAL TOUR
Authors: Fadilah Muhamad Aqsal Nur , Wulung Shandra Rama Panji
Published: February 2022

Virtual tour mengajak wisatawan untuk menjelajah di berbagai belahan dunia dalam satu waktu. Seperti yang dialami penulis, mengikuti aktivitas wisata virtual ke tiga destinasi pariwisata ikonik di Indonesia, yaitu Danau Toba, Tana Toraja, dan Raja Ampat. Virtual tour dibagi menjadi tiga sesi dengan waktu dua jam disetiap sesinya. Secara berurutan, penulis mengunjungi secara virtual ke Danau Toba, Tana Toraja, dan Raja Ampat.
For the Record
Authors: Stroshane Eric
Published: February 2022

Schools, Libraries, and Universities, Schools, Legislature
From the Bench
Authors: Stroshane Eric
Published: February 2022

Supreme Court, Civil Rights, Free Speech
Quality assessment of water quality in Iraqi cities
Authors: Mansor Maysoon , Kamel Baraa , Jomaa'h Muyasser
Published: February 2022

The quality of drinking water directly affects human health and life. This study is concerned with the assessment of the drinking water quality in the main cities of 14 Iraqi governorates for the years 2011 and 2017 based on the Iraqi Central Statistical Organization statistical data for nine parameters. The Canadian method was used to calculate the Water Quality Index. The results showed a slight difference with the preference for water quality for the year 2011. The water quality is ranked excellent depending on the minimum values of statistical data, good based on the average value of statistical data, and poor depending on the maximum values of statistical data. The most influential parameters for the deviation of the water quality index values are sulphate and turbidity, and the lowest are the pH and electrical conductivity. The study showed that the water quality index does not give a consistent trend of the water quality change during the years 2011 and 2017. Therefore, the study recommends the use of other advanced statistical methods for this purpose. The study showed that the statistical data give less accurate results than the results of the tests, but it gives a clear initial picture for the decision-makers when the study area is wide and the research team is not available and the time period is long.
Three different techniques to reconstruct 3D view of SEM images by using only free available software
Authors: Brimas Edvardas , Skaudžius Ramūnas , Brimas Gintautas , Selskis Algirdas , Ramanauskas Rimantas , Kareiva Aivaras
Published: February 2022

In the present work, three different techniques were used to obtain a 3D view of the SEM images of adipose tissue samples taken from volunteer obese patients by only freely available software. The extrapolation of spatial data demonstrates the most promising results compared to the results of a stereoscopic view or interactive surface plots. The 3D reconstructed view of SEM images by extrapolation of spatial data allows one to obtain the depth of the sample from the SEM images. The reconstructed model also might be printed with a 3D printer, which extends the usage possibilities of this technique.
Cancer Treatment During COVID-19: Resilience of Individuals With Advanced Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer Versus Community Controls
Authors: Arrato Nicole A. , Lo Stephen B. , Coker Clarence A. , Covarrubias Jonathan J. , Blevins Tessa R. , Reisinger Sarah A. , Presley Carolyn J. , Shields Peter G. , Andersen Barbara L.
Published: February 2022

Background: Among all patients with cancer, those with advanced non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) experience the most distress. Although new therapies are improving survival, it is unknown whether receiving immunotherapy or targeted therapy during the COVID-19 pandemic increases patients’ psychological vulnerability. To meet clinical needs, knowledge of patients’ COVID-19 perceptions and safety behaviors is essential. Thus, this study compared patients’ psychological responses at diagnosis and during COVID-19 and compared patients with similar individuals without cancer during the same period. Patients and Methods: Patients with advanced NSCLC enrolled at diagnosis for cohort study participated (ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT03199651). Those with follow-ups from April 28, 2020, through July 14, 2020 (n=76), were assessed again including COVID-19 measures. Simultaneously, community controls with similar sociodemographics and smoking histories were solicited (n=67). Measures were COVID-19 perceptions (Brief Illness Perception Questionnaire), social distancing, and depressive (Patient Health Questionnaire-9) and anxiety (Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7) symptoms. First, analyses evaluated differences in the psychological responses of patients with NSCLC at diagnosis and during COVID-19. Second, patients and controls were contrasted on COVID-19 perceptions, social distancing, and psychological symptoms. Results: The depressive and anxious symptoms of patients with NSCLC were greater at diagnosis (P<.02) than during COVID-19, approximately 1 year later. Patients with NSCLC and controls did not differ in terms of sociodemographics, except those with NSCLC were more racially diverse and older, and had greater smoking history (P<.03). Groups did not differ regarding concern, understanding, or perceived control over COVID-19 (P>.406). Notably, controls anticipated the COVID threat would last longer, practiced more social distancing, were more concerned about family (P<.04), and reported worse psychological symptoms (P<.023). With less depression and anxiety, patients with NSCLC viewed COVID-19 as a shorter-term threat and had fewer COVID-19–related worries than did controls. For controls, COVID-19 was more salient, heightening worries and psychological symptoms. Conclusions: Despite multiple health stressors, patients with NSCLC demonstrated resilience when receiving cancer treatment during COVID-19. Nonetheless, this population remains psychologically vulnerable, requiring support at diagnosis and thereafter.
T-Cell Subsets as Potential Biomarkers for Hepatobiliary Cancers and Selection of Immunotherapy Regimens as a Treatment Strategy
Authors: Kumar-Sinha Chandan , Sahai Vaibhav
Published: February 2022

Patients with advanced hepatocellular or biliary cancers have a dismal prognosis with limited efficacy from standard systemic therapies. The benefit of precision medicine has so far been limited to a subset of biliary cancers, includingFGFRrearrangements; hotspot mutations inIDH1/2,BRAF, andBRCA1/2; and other rare alterations. In contrast, hepatocellular carcinoma, an inflammation-driven cancer with an immune-infiltrated microenvironment, provides a promising opportunity for immunotherapy, compared with the highly desmoplastic immune desert or excluded stromal microenvironment in biliary cancers. The immune contexture in hepatobiliary cancers is mostly immunosuppressive, protumorigenic, and exhausted, which together with low tumor mutation burden and decreased neoantigens provides challenges for immunotherapy. A better understanding of the spatiotemporal profile of T cells within the tumor microenvironment and the dynamic interplay of immune modulators in the context of standard or experimental therapies is crucial to define additional markers of response and design evidence-based combinatorial regimens. This review considers recent literature in this area and highlights promising leads and emerging trends.
Acúmulo de mercúrio em sedimentos de fundo da reserva biológica do rio Trombetas (REBIO), cidade de Oriximiná, Brasil
Authors: Noronha Filho Francisco Áureo , Queiroz Thaís Karolina Lisboa de , Cavalcante Diomar Oliveira , Góes João Paulo Pereira , Lima Marcelo De Oliveira
Published: February 2022

O mercúrio (Hg) está presente na Amazônia devido à ocorrência natural e por emissões de garimpo. Os sedimentos de fundo são importantes para estudos ambientais, pois informam sobre o aporte de contaminantes como o Hg nos ambientes aquáticos. Em Porto Trombetas situa-se a área de mineração de bauxita pela Mineradora Rio Norte na área da Floresta Nacional de Saracá-Taquera, próximo a comunidades tradicionais e a REBIO. Assim, considerando a ocorrência de impactos, pretende-se avaliar o acúmulo de Hg contribuindo para compreender parte da sua dinâmica neste local sem garimpo. Os objetivos são: Avaliar o acúmulo de Hg em sedimentos de fundo na área da reserva biológica do Rio Trombetas; Quantificar os níveis de Hg nos sedimentos de fundo e caracterizar a qualidade ambiental dos sedimentos de acordo com os níveis de Hg encontrados com o descrito em legislações para áreas não impactadas; Correlacionar os níveis de Hg nos sedimentos de fundo com a variação sazonal. A área de estudo é a bacia do Rio Trombetas, localizado em Oriximiná, Pará. As amostras de sedimento de fundo superficiais foram coletadas em 30 pontos ao longo da bacia, em quatro amostragens em maio e setembro de 2016 e março e junho de 2017. As amostras foram guardadas em sacos plásticos, conservadas e levadas para a SAMAM. Após, as amostras foram secas, peneiradas e submetidas à abertura ácida e analisadas com Espectrômetro de Absorção Atômica com Sistema de Vapor Frio. Os resultados mostram que não ocorreu variação sazonal estatística significativa nas concentrações de Hg Total (HgT), mas ocorreu variação estatística significativa espacial. A variação espacial pode ser explicada nos pontos com maiores concentrações por coincidir justamente nos locais em que se concentram as atividades de mineração de bauxita. De acordo com os valores de TEL e PEL e a resolução do CONAMA nº 344/2004 todos os pontos apresentaram concentrações abaixo do nível 02(PEL), quando é pouco provável ocorrer efeitos adversos na biota. Alguns pontos apresentaram concentrações médias acima da faixa para rios amazônicos não contaminados. As maiorias dos pontos enquadram-se nos valores regionais amazônicos, com exceções superando os valores regionais. A qualidade ambiental dos sedimentos apresentou-se dentro dos padrões regulares quando comparados com valores de referência internacional e da legislação brasileira. Conclui-se que as atividades como a mineração de bauxita podem contribuir para remobilização do Hg para os ambientes aquáticos.
Diagnóstico de impactos ambientais nas águas do trecho perenizado do rio Piancó-Piranhas-Açu, Paraíba, Brasil
Authors: Medeiros José Ludemario da Silva , Jesus Iuri Souza de , Silva Tássio Jordan Rodrigues Dantas da , Nascimento Maxsuel Bezerra do , Cezário Janaína Aparecida , Martildes Jéssica Araújo Leite , Leite José Cleidimário Araújo , Santos Laércio Leal dos , Paiva William de
Published: February 2022

A água é um dos recursos naturais essenciais para a sobrevivência dos seres vivos, além de contribuir para a manutenção dos ciclos naturais, especialmente o hidrológico. Entretanto, tal recurso é passivo de degradação pelas atividades antrópicas realizadas de maneiras inadequadas, assim, comprometendo a disponibilidade e quantidade desse recurso. Neste trabalho objetivou-se elaborar um diagnóstico dos impactos ambientais nas águas do Rio Piancó-Piranhas-Açu no trecho situado entre as cidades de Pombal - PB e Paulista - PB. A metodologia utilizada teve por base pesquisas bibliográficas em fontes científicas e técnicas, visitas a campo, fotodocumentação e consultas a órgãos públicos. Para tanto, fez-se o georreferenciamento da área a partir de ferramentas de geoprocessamento. Em seguida, foi realizada a catalogação das atividades antrópicas com potencial impactante e a identificação dos impactos ambientais nas águas do rio, por meio dos métodos de AIA: Ad Hoc, Check Lists e Matriz de Interação. Além disso, indicaram-se medidas de controle. De acordo com os resultados foram identificados 52 impactos nas águas do rio, sendo que 43% “muito significativos”, 36% “significativos” e 21% “não significativos”. Por fim, espera-se que os resultados obtidos neste estudo sirvam como base para estudos ambientais futuros nas águas do rio Piancó-Piranhas-Açu.