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Glycemic Control and its Predictors among Diabetic Patients Attending a Tertiary Hospital in Nigeria: A Retrospective Observational Study
Authors: Adamu Yau , Garba Khalid M. , YAU Shamsudeen , Ya'u Jamilu
Published: June 2020

The prevalence of diabetes and its associated complications have continued to increase globally. Tight glycemic control has been one of the effective ways towards the management of diabetes and its complications. This study was conducted to investigate independent predictors of glycemic levels among patients with diabetes attending a diabetic clinic of a tertiary health care facility. More than half (54.2%) of the 216 participants had good glycemic control. Participants with Body Mass Index (BMI) more than 25 had 79% lower odds of having controlled glycemic levels (95% CI; 0.095, 0.479), compared to those with BMI$<=25. Patients on combination therapy have a significantly higher odds of having good glycemic control compared to those on monotherapy [AOR 3.43 (1.615, 7.302)]. Other identified significant predictors of glycemic control include multiple complications, retinopathy, ethnicity, and self-reported physical activity (p<0.05). Our findings demonstrated that ethnicity, BMI, physical activity, retinopathy, and having more than one complication were independently associated with good glycemic control levels.
Pemanfaatan Nilai-Nilai Filosofis Punakawan Dalam Upaya Penguatan Karakter Mahasiswa
Authors: Jiwandono Ilham Syahrul , Khairunisa Khairunisa
Published: June 2020

Perkembangan zaman telah menyebabkan terjadinya degradasi moral yangdialami oleh mahasiswa. Terdapat berbagai indikasi terjadinya degradasi moral di lingkungan kampus. Diperlukan berbagai upaya untuk mengantisipasi permasalahan tersebut. Banyak media yang dapat digunakan untuk menumbuhkan karakter dalam rangka mengatasi permasalahan degradasi moral, baik yang bersifat konvensional maupun modern. Salah satu media konvensional yang dapat dipakai adalah wayang, khususnya Punakawan. Banyak nilai filosofis yang terkandung dalam pertunjukan wayang yang dapat membentuk dan menumbuhkan karakter mahasiswa. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pemanfaatan media wayang dan nilai-nilai yang terkandung di dalamnya sebagai upaya untuk menumbuhkan karakter mahasiswa. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode kualitatif. Lokasi penelitian di Program Studi Pendidikan Guru Sekolah Dasar Universitas Mataram. Teknik pengambilan data menggunakan wawancara tidak terstruktur, observasi dan dokumentasi. Teknik analisis data menggunakan reduksi data, penyajian data dan penarikan kesimpulan. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan: (1) telah terjadi degradasi moral di lingkungan kampus dengan salah satu bukti hilangnya sopan santun antaran mahasiswa dan dosen. (2) media wayang merupakan media yang sangat cocok untuk membentuk karakter mahasiswa karena banyak nilai yang terkandung di dalamnya.  (3) nilai filosofis yang terkandung dalam media wayang.
Pengaruh Iklim Sekolah Terhadap Kedisiplinan dan Kreativitas Siswa (Studi Kasus di SMP Al-Amanah Kelas VII Cinunuk Bandung)
Authors: Iftikar Rais Haizh , Jahari Jaja , Sulhan Mohammad
Published: June 2020

Berdasarkan pengamatan yang dilakukan di kelas 7 SMP Al-Amanah Cinunuk Kabupaten Bandung , ternyata terdapat masalah berkenaan dengan kedisiplinan dan kreativitas siswa, yaitu masih rendahnya siswa dalam mentaati peraturan-peraturan sekolah dan kurangnya kreativitas siswa dalam proses kegiatan pembelajaran di sekolah. Padahal secara teoritis, kedisiplinan dan kreativitas sangat diperlukan dalam meningkatkan suatu kehidupan yang teratur dan meningkatkan prestasi dalam belajar karena sifatnya yang mengatur dan mendidik siswa untuk belajar dengan baik. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui pengaruh iklim sekolah terhadap kedisiplinan siswa, untuk mengetahui pengaruh iklim sekolah terhadap kreativitas siswa, dan untuk mengetahui pengaruh iklim sekolah terhadap kedisiplinan dan kreativitas siswa. Metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah metode korelasi dengan pendekatan kuantitatif dengan berlandaskan pada filsafat positivisme. Hasil dari penelitian ini adalah bahwa pengaruh iklim sekolah terhadap kedisiplinan siswa sebesar 49,6%. Sedangkan pengaruh iklim sekolah terhadap kreativitas siswa sebesar 25,3%. Dan pengaruh iklim sekolah terhadap kedisiplinan dan kreativitas sebesar 51,7%.
Analisis Kesulitan Siswa SMP dalam Mengidentifikasi dan Menyelesaikan Soal Cerita Persamaan Linear Satu Variabel
Authors: Ratnamutia Siti Adinda , Pujiastuti Heni
Published: June 2020

Penelitian kualitatif ini dilakukan untuk mendeskripsikan kesulitan dan penyebab kesulitan yang dialami siswa SMP kelas VII SMP Negeri 1 Ciruas dalam mengidentifikasi dan menyelesaikan soal cerita materi Persamaan Linear Satu Variabel. Penelitian diawali dengan memberikan 2 soal persamaan linear satu variabel kepada 32 siswa. Selanjutnya jawaban dari siswa tersebut dikelompokkan berdasarkan benar atau salah. Setelah itu dipilih 3 siswa dengan kemampuan rendah, sedang dan tinggi untuk dilakukan analisis lebih lanjut dengan wawancara. Data diperoleh dari hasil jawaban siswa saat mengerjakan tes dan juga wawancara. Hasil dari penelitian ini yaitu ditemukan bahwa jenis kesalahan yang dilakukan oleh siswa dengan kemampuan rendah adalah melakukan kesalahan dalam konsep, kesalahan prinsip, keterampilan dan juga kesalahan fakta. Jenis kesalahan yang dilakukan oleh siswa dengan kemampuan sedang adalah melakukan kesalahan prinsip, kesalahan keterampilan dan kesalahan fakta. Jenis kesalahan yang dilakukan oleh siswa dengan memiliki kemampuan tinggi yaitu siswa melakukan kesalahan prinsip dimana siswa tidak dapat mengubah soal cerita ke dalam model matematika.
The Czechoslovak Legionary Historiography on the Role of the Czechoslovak Corps in the Battle for Kazan in 1918
Authors: Valiakhmetov Al'bert Nailevich
Published: June 2020

The paper considers perception of the Czechoslovak Corps’s role in the battle for Kazan in 1918 in the Czechoslovak legionary historiography. Scientific originality of the article lies in the fact that this problem has not been previously investigated in the domestic historiography. Analysing the legionary historiography, the author focuses on the following issues: motives for launching the offensive operation and attitude of the Czechoslovak Corps’s command, contribution of the Czechoslovak legionnaires to the seizure and defence operations, circumstances that forced them to abandon Kazan and consequences of this decision for the “Czechoslovak movement” in Russia. The conclusion is made that the Czechoslovak legionary historiographers fully recognize contribution of the Czechoslovak Corps to the seizure and defence operations and evaluate adequately the impact of this battle on subsequent events.
Role of the USA Public Diplomacy in Hungary’s Political Transformation in 1989-1990
Authors: Zagarskaya Yuliya Sergeevna
Published: June 2020

The research objective includes identifying the role and place of the USA public diplomacy in Hungary in the period of political transformations (1989-1990) and in the course of the first democratic elections of 1990. The article examines activity of the American non-commercial organizations (National Endowment for Democracy, Open Society Foundation) that promoted the swift change of Hungary’s political regime in 1989-1990. Scientific originality of the study involves revealing the basic factors that influenced grant policies of the American non-commercial funds in the period of democratic reversals in the region. The conducted research has allowed the author to identify the target audience and to estimate efficiency of the USA public diplomacy programs in the period of Hungary’s political transformation.
Ways of Overcoming Ontological Instability of the Concept of a Subject in Modern Philosophy
Authors: Khnykin Denis Antonovich , Krasnoperova Anna Sergeevna , Morozov Konstantin Evgen'evich
Published: June 2020

The study aims to expose vulnerabilities of the subject-object paradigm in modern philosophy. The article concentrates upon ontological limitations of the concept of a subject and changing the status of an object in subject-object relations in the context of changing characteristics of the object existence. Scientific novelty of the work lies in identifying points of ontological stability and limitations of the subject concept, which could be used in its further theoretical development. As a result of the research, the aspects necessary, from the author’s viewpoint, for building a theoretical model of the modern subject, which would be based on ontological symbiosis of subjective and objective characteristics, are determined.
Problem of Anthropological Ideal in P. L. Lavrov’s Philosophy
Authors: Vyazinkin Aleksei Yur'evich
Published: June 2020

The paper tackles the problem of the anthropological ideal in social philosophy of the Russian Narodnik movement ideologist P. L. Lavrov (1823-1900). Scientific originality of the study lies in the fact that the researcher considers problematics of an individual’s moral ideal in Lavrov’s social philosophy where an individual is looked upon as a representative of a certain anthropological type. The conducted research allows concluding that Lavrov’s ideas should be considered in the context of the theory of human liberation developed within the framework of the basic trends of the Russian and West European philosophical thought. An individual’s moral and social liberation is a necessary condition for the formation of the social ideal based on the conception of conscious cooperation in developing an equitable community.
Peeping Is Essential Need in Life of Man and Society
Authors: Yushkova Nataliya Anatol'evna
Published: June 2020

The article is devoted to peeping in the life of a man and the society. The study is novel in that it analyses peeping through the lens of certain works of art and literature, television shows and social media services. The author concludes that peeping as well as comparing and rating allows us to assess the situation, juxtapose observations with our value systems, assert ourselves and gain experience. However, one must take into consideration that peeping may be harmful to the peeper: it may trigger negative emotions and cause inferiority complexes.
Study of Problematic Discourses of the Pre-Abrahamic Ossetian Faith (by the Material of Internet Sources)
Authors: Pepelyaeva Sof'ya Valer'evna
Published: June 2020

The paper considers the Internet users’ views on the modern state of the Ossetian traditional faith “iron din”. The article analyses communicative space of two web portals intended to provide a comprehensive survey of “iron din” sociocultural, educational, ideological aspects. Scientific originality of the study lies in the fact that the author for the first time examines specificity of the Internet-mediated communication concerning the Ossetian “traditional faith”. It is proved that the Internet discourse under study possesses dynamic features and tends to shift from online to offline.
Robert Sturua’s Stage Production of “King Lear”: Structure and Content
Authors: Mal'tseva Ol'ga Nikolaevna
Published: June 2020

The article is devoted to the stage production of “King Lear” (1987. Shota Rustaveli Theatre. Tbilisi) by the internationally acclaimed director Robert Sturua. The work aims to show that critics interpreted the content of the production basing mainly on what was happening to the characters, i.e. essentially, on the play’s chain of events, not taking into account the structure of the stage play; it aims also to submit the author’s own interpretation of the stage production. As a result of the study, the analysis of the stage production’s composition has been conducted and its artistic content has been identified. The research is novel in that it is the first to study analytically one of the most prominent stage productions of the XX century. The findings will be of use to theatre theoreticians and practitioners and drama school teachers in lecture courses and seminar classes on history and theory of the drama theatre.
Religious Subject-Matter of Artworks from the Collection of Grand Duke Konstantin Konstantinovich as Representation of His Personality
Authors: Reutova Elena Mikhailovna
Published: June 2020

The article describes the collection of artworks gathered by Grand Duke Konstantin Konstantinovich (1858-1915). The author examines the little-known artworks on religious themes stored in the funds of Omsk Regional Museum of Visual Arts named after M. A. Vrubel, comments on them and identifies some common features indicating Grand Duke’s preferences in art. Scientific originality of the paper lies in the fact that the researcher introduces new fact-based and artistic material into scientific circulation. The conclusion is made that Grand Duke’s personal qualities, his religiosity, adherence to poetry influenced his choice of artworks.
Participation of the Ukrainian Regional TV and Radio Companies in Realization of Goals and Tasks of the Komsomol Organization in the 1960-1980s (by the Example of Luhansk Region)
Authors: Manzhula Evgenii Valerievich
Published: June 2020

By the example of Luhansk region of the Ukrainian SSR the paper shows how the policy of the regional TV and radio companies in the 1960-1980s served interests of the Komsomol movement. The author describes the procedure of preparation and airplay of youth programs taking into account the region’s socio-economic specificity. Scientific originality of the study lies in the fact that relying on previously unpublished materials, the researcher analyses participation of the regional TV and radio companies in realization of goals and tasks of the Komsomol organization. The conclusion is made that activity of the Donbass electronic media to produce youth programs was implemented in close interaction with the regional Komsomol organizations ensuring systemic production of TV and radio programs for young people.
Cultural Hybridity and Diaspora in the Context of the Chinese and American History (by the Example of the USA Chinatown Area)
Authors: Meshcheryakov Aleksandr Yur'evich , Antropov Oleg Konstantinovich
Published: June 2020

The article considers the problem of cultural hybridity in the USA Chinatown. The paper aims to trace manifestation of cultural hybridity in the USA history by the example of Chinatown area. Scientific originality of the study lies in the fact that for the first time in the domestic historical science the history of the USA Chinatown is analysed from the viewpoint of the post-colonial theory. The findings indicate that Chinatown hybrid area located “in-between” cultures and civilizations, far away from the Chinese ethnos’s habitual residence, contributed to its otherness, formed identity of its population, gave birth to new cultural formations, transformed it into a locus of the Other/Outsider.
Teacher’s Terminological Culture Development in the Process of Professional Training
Authors: Igna Yaroslav Dmitrievich
Published: June 2020

The paper considers the issue of the teacher’s terminological culture development in the process of professional training, a relevant problem of pedagogical theory and practice. The research objectives are as follows: to justify importance of the teacher’s terminological culture in the modern educational process; to specify levels of professional pedagogical culture and the teacher’s terminological culture, to describe the means used to develop this component of professional culture and to assess the level of the teacher’s professional competence. Scientific originality of the study lies in the fact that the author proposes his own definition of this component of professional culture, clarifies assessment criteria for each level of the teacher’s terminological culture. The research findings are as follows: the author clarifies the criteria to assess the level of the teacher’s terminological culture and reveals foundations for developing the teacher’s terminological culture in the process of professional training. The following levels of the teacher’s professional terminological competence are identified: initial level (awareness), elementary level (informedness), basic level (elementary competence), high level (competence) and proficiency level (culture).
On Potential of Using Game Technologies when Teaching Foreign Language to Military Students
Authors: Luchinina Ekaterina Nikolaevna , Batalova Mariya Grigor'evna
Published: June 2020

The article aims to reveal relevance of using game technologies in foreign language classes at military higher school. Relying on an analysis of domestic and foreign publications on the use of game technologies at different levels of education and in different training areas, the authors reveal the potential of using game technologies in educational process. Scientific originality of the paper lies in the fact that relying on the quantitative research results, the authors justify efficiency of lexical games based on relevant military terminology. The research findings are as follows: considering the data of the conducted experiment, the authors prove that game technologies can be efficiently used not only to form military students’ lexical competence but also to develop their moral and psychological qualities.
Team and Interactive Methods of Teaching as Means to Form Secondary School Pupils’ Financial Competence
Authors: Shingaev Sergei Mikhailovich , Medved' Irina Valer'evna
Published: June 2020

The research objective includes theoretical and experimental justification of a model to form financial competence using active teaching methods. The paper provides theoretical foundations of an integration model, the efficiency of which was justified by statistical data. It is proved that team and interactive methods raise efficiency of teaching if used together with the moderation technology. Scientific originality of the study includes developing an efficient model to form financial competence under the conditions of the class-and-lesson system; the proposed educational module can be used within the framework of the social science course. The research findings are as follows: the publication fills the existing gaps in studies on the use of team and interactive methods to form secondary school pupils’ financial competence; the authors develop an efficient and up-to-date competence formation model, which includes the moderation technology and the Singaporean methodology and is based on team and interactive methods of teaching. The proposed model is especially relevant in the light of upcoming modernization of educational content stipulated by the necessity to introduce larger pieces of financial information.
Methodological and Technological Principles of Providing E-Learning Software for Educational Institutions (by the Example of “Microsoft Teams” Platform)
Authors: Revunov Sergei Vadimovich , Shcherbina Mikhail Mikhailovich , Lubenskaya Mariya Petrovna
Published: June 2020

The paper aims to develop reliable methodological and technological principles of providing e-learning software for educational institutions. The article discusses prospects for combined use of digital educational technologies and traditional pedagogical techniques within the framework of providing continuous qualitative education regardless of educational process participants’ territorial location. Scientific originality of the study involves identifying the most appropriate e-learning tool according to the criteria of economic efficiency and technological convenience. The research findings are as follows: the authors develop an algorithm of working with the “Office 365” software, analyse advantages and shortcomings of this digital environment.
Role of Interdisciplinary Relationships Principle in the Course of Future Translators’ Professional Training
Authors: Tarkhova Lyubov' Anatol'evna , Mikhailova Evgeniya Vladimirovna
Published: June 2020

The study aims to demonstrate how interconnected teaching of various academic disciplines and language aspects impacts educational process organisation and quality of students’ professional training (students being future translators). The article considers the issue of using the principle of interdisciplinary relationships in the course of future translators’ professional training. Basing on the analysis of educational process, the authors conclude that such an approach to students’ professional training that does not take into account the principle of interdisciplinary relationships is not effective enough in developing their professional competence. The work shows clearly the connection between various academic disciplines in linguistic, translational, educational and other types of training. The study is novel in that it produces methodological recommendations for organising educational process by means of interconnected teaching of various language aspects contributing to a higher quality of future translators’ professional training. As a result of the study, the necessity for interconnected teaching of all the language aspects is identified and ascertained. The authors provide methodological recommendations on how to organise educational process taking into account this principle.
Axiological and Synergetic Resources to Develop Future Engineers’ Educational Projectivity
Authors: Charikova Irina Nikolaevna
Published: June 2020

The paper aims to describe the content of axiological and synergetic resources focused on forming and developing future engineers’ educational projectivity under conditions of higher school. Scientific originality of the study lies in the fact that axiological and synergetic resources are considered as resources to promote future engineers’ self-organization, personal and professional growth. The conducted research has allowed the author to identify the following axiological and synergetic resources for developing future engineers’ educational projectivity: personal motives and meanings of the acquired knowledge, value attitude to the process of cognition, efficient realization of project activity within the framework of active, transforming and value attitude to the technosphere.
Forming Psychology Students’ Subjectivity on the Basis of Reflective Skills
Authors: Shorina Anna Viktorovna
Published: June 2020

The research objective includes identifying the role of reflexive activity when forming psychology students’ subjectivity and professional consciousness. The article reveals the role of reflexive activity in the formation of students’ professional subjectivity as a component of their self-consciousness, professional self-esteem and autonomy. The essential features of students’ subjectivity acquired in the process of reflexive activity are specified. Contrary to previous studies, the author focuses on revealing pedagogical conditions for reflective skills formation among future bachelors of psychology. Scientific originality of the study involves identifying pedagogical conditions for the formation of reflective skills required to proceed from spontaneous-reproductive performance of everyday professional tasks to conscious management of professional activity, and then to conscious application of professional reflection principles, creative self-realization techniques, self-diagnosis and self-regulation techniques (reflective skills). The conducted research allows identifying pedagogical conditions for reflective skills formation: criteria-based monitoring of the level of reflective skills development; imitational modelling of professional tasks-situations, which require reflective skills; stage-by-stage complication of educational tasks, so as to enrich students’ reflexive experience; stage-by-stage transfer of reflective skills acquired in simulation training to the sphere of practical psychology.
Historical and Pedagogical Analysis of Choreographic Education Development at Higher Education Institutions of Culture: Stages and Tendencies (by the Example of Perm State Institute of Culture)
Authors: Manzheles Lyudmila Viktorovna
Published: June 2020

The paper provides a historical and pedagogical analysis of choreographic education development at higher education institutions of culture. The article describes the basic stages of choreographic education formation by the example of Perm State Institute of Culture. Scientific originality of the study lies in the fact that the author examines the history of Perm State Institute of Culture and traces transformation of its educational purposes, dynamics of educational activity, considers changes in nomenclature of specialities and training areas, staff dynamics. The conclusion is made that studying the history of choreographic education at higher education institutions of culture helps to identify the factors influencing the quality of future teachers-choreographers’ training under the conditions of introducing new educational and professional standards.
System of Working on Professionally Oriented Vocabulary with Military School Cadets in Russian as Foreign Language Classes
Authors: Antipova Irina Aleksandrovna , Sidorova Ol'ga Yur'evna
Published: June 2020

The study aims to develop a new system of exercises for introducing professionally oriented vocabulary, which would allow engaging students and increasing their motivation in learning Russian. The article examines peculiarities of working with professionally oriented vocabulary during a preparatory course basing on study guides developed by the Russian Language Department of the Military University. The advantage of these study guides lies in using various tasks including video clips, audio clips and texts, which increases objectivity of assessment and quality of the educational material acquisition. The study is novel in that it introduces an exercise system, whose employment has increased the number of good and excellent marks by 35%. As a result of the study, it is possible, due to the use of the competency-based approach and the practice-oriented principle in teaching Russian as a foreign language, to help students develop subject, language and communicative competences, which they will require while learning the language at the university, and to improve academic performance by 35%.
New species of Peltaspermopsis Gomankov from the Permian of the Subangara area
Authors: Bukhman L. M. , Bukhman N. S. , Gomankov A. V.
Published: June 2020

Impressions of the peltaspemous female fructifications from the Novy Kuvak locality (the Kazanian of the Samara Region, Russia) are described as Peltaspermopsis nebritovii sp. nov. They represent racemose fertile shoots about 7 cm in length and 3 cm in width bearing peltate simple polysperms (peltoids). Peltoids are radially symmetrical, 10—15 mm in diameter and bear about 20 radial grooves at their upper surfaces. The margin of the seed-bearing disc is lobed and turned down to the adaxial side. About 20 relatively small and round seed scars are located at the lower surface of the seed-bearing disc around the stalk, by which it is attached to the main axis of the fructification. The length of the stalk is 5 to 10 mm. The main difference of the described fructifications from the other species of Peltaspermopsis consists in their racemose organization broading by that the diagnosis of the genus. The new species is compared with many racemose peltaspermous fructifications described previously from the Permian of the Russian Platform and the Pechora Basin, none of which has nevertheless been assigned to Peltaspermopsis. It is likely that the plants with such fructifications produced sterile foliage assignable to Compsopteris.
New species of the genus Sequoia Endlicher (Cupressaceae) from the Late Cretaceous deposits of the Northeastern Russia
Authors: Yudova D. A. , Golovneva L. B.
Published: June 2020

New species Sequoia ochotica Yudova et Golovn. (Pinopsida, Cupressaceae) from the Turonian-Coniacian deposits of the Arman and Chingandzha Formations of the Okhotsk-Chukotka volcanic belt is described based at morphological features of leaves and shoots. Two other Late Cretaceous species of this genus: S. minuta Sveshn. from the Vilyui River basin of Eastern Siberia and S. tenuifolia (Schmalh.) Sveshn. et Budants. from the New Siberian Islands have comparable shoot morphology, but these species were described based at epidermal features.
Fixed Effects and Post-Treatment Bias in Legacy Studies
Authors: Homola Jonathan , Pereira Miguel M. , Tavits Margit
Published: June 2020

A growing literature examines how historical institutions influence contemporary political attitudes and behavior. Recent work has argued that these studies need to properly account for spatial heterogeneity by incorporating regional fixed effects. Here, we discuss the theoretical and empirical obstacles that have to be addressed to properly incorporate fixed effects in legacy studies. We illustrate our arguments using Pepinsky et al.'s (2020) reassessment of a recent study on the long-term effects of concentration camps in Germany (Homola et al. 2020). We show that Pepinsky et al. incorporate fixed effects incorrectly and, as a result, their analysis suffers from post-treatment bias. We further demonstrate that results from the original article remain substantively the same when we incorporate regional fixed effects correctly. Finally, simulations reveal that camp proximity consistently outperforms spatially correlated noise in this specific study.
ANALISIS PRODUKSI DAN PEMASARAN GULA MERAH DI DESA RUMBAI JAYA, KECAMATAN KEMPAS, KABUPATEN INDRAGIRI HILIR
Authors: Apriyanto Mulono
Published: June 2020

Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah (1) untuk mengetahui proses produksi gulamerah dibuat oleh pengrajin di desa Rumbai Jaya, Kecamatan Kempas, KabupatenIndragiri Hilir, (2) untuk mengetahui faktor sosial ekonomi yang mempengaruhiproduksi proses dan proses pemasaran gula merah di desa Rumbai Jaya, KecamatanKempas, Kabupaten Indragiri Hilir (3) untuk memecahkan masalah dan solusi yangdihadapi petani selama proses produksi dan pemasaran gula merah di desa RumbaiJaya, Kecamatan Kempas, Kabupaten Indragiri Hilir, (4) untuk menganalisis prosespemasaran gula merah di desa Rumbai Jaya, Kecamatan Kempas, Kabupaten IndragiriHilir. Penelitian ini menggunakan analisis primer dan sekunder. Metode penelitianyang digunakan oleh peneliti adalah menggunakan metode survei dengan responden30. Dalam saluran pemasaran ada 2 pemasaran saluran sehingga akan mengetahuiperbedaan harga, laba, dan saluran efektif untuk pengrajin gula merah.
Reinventing Scientific Journals
Authors: Lobo Matheus Pereira
Published: June 2020

We present what we believe are mandatory parameters for a robust Scientific Journal in order to preserve the health of our academic publishing system.
Association between risk of dementia and very late-onset schizophrenia-like psychosis: a Swedish population-based cohort study
Authors: Stafford Jean , Dykxhoorn Jennifer , Sommerlad Andrew , Dalman Christina , Kirkbride James Bowes , Howard Rob
Published: June 2020

Aims: Although the incidence of psychotic disorders among older people is substantial, little is known about the association with subsequent dementia. We aimed to examine the rate of dementia diagnosis in individuals with VLOSLP compared to those without VLOSLP.Methods: Using Swedish population register data, we established a cohort of 15,409 participants with VLOSLP matched by age and calendar period to 154,090 individuals without VLOSLP. Participants were born between 1920-1949 and followed from their date of first International Classification of Diseases [ICD], Revisions 8-10 (ICD-8/9/10) non-affective psychotic disorder diagnosis after age 60 years old (or the same date for matched participants) until the end of follow-up (30th December 2011), emigration, death, or first recorded ICD-8/9/10 dementia diagnosis. Results: We found a substantially higher rate of dementia in individuals with VLOSLP (hazard ratio (HR):4·22, 95% confidence interval (95%CI):4·05-4·41). Median time-to-dementia-diagnosis was 75% shorter in those with VLOSLP (time ratio:0·25, 95%CI:0·24-0·26). This association was strongest in the first year following VLOSLP diagnosis, and attenuated over time, although dementia rates remained higher in participants with VLOSLP for up to 20 years of follow-up. This association remained after accounting for potential misdiagnosis (2-year washout HR:2·22, 95%CI:2·10-2·36), ascertainment bias (HR:2·89, 95%CI: 2·75-3·04), and differing mortality patterns between groups (subdistribution HR:2·89, 95%CI:2·77-3·03). Conclusion: Our findings demonstrate that individuals with VLOSLP represent a high-risk group for subsequent dementia. This may be due to early prodromal changes for some individuals, highlighting the importance of ongoing symptom monitoring in people with VLOSLP.
Motivated moral judgments about freedom of speech are constrained by a need to appear consistent
Authors: Eftedal Nikolai Haahjem , Thomsen Lotte
Published: June 2020

Speech is a critical means of negotiating political, adaptive interests in human society. Prior research on motivated political cognition has found that support for freedom of speech depends on whether one agrees with its ideological content. However, it remains unclear if people (A) openly hold that some speech should be more free than other speech; or (B) want to appear as if speech content does not affect their judgments. Here, we find support for (B) over (A), using social dominance orientation and political alignment to predict support for speech. Study 1 demonstrates that if people have previously judged restrictions of speech which they oppose, they are less harsh in condemning restrictions of speech which they support, and vice versa. Study 2 finds that when participants judge two versions of the same scenario, with only the ideological direction of speech being reversed, their answers are strongly affected by the ordering of conditions: While the first judgment is made in accordance with one’s political attitudes, the second opposing judgment is made so as to remain consistent with the first. Study 3 is a preregistered replication and elaboration on Study 2. Study 4 suggests that this effort to appear consistent functions to oblige the opposition to (also) protect one's own speech: We find that support for equal protection of all speech is stronger if a member of the opposition proposes it, rather than a member of one's own political coalition. These results are consistent with notions of an evolutionary arms race of social manipulation, and suggest that although people selectively endorse universal moral principles depending on their own political agenda, they conceal their bias from others and, perhaps, themselves.
Novel Cellular Materials for Energy Absorption Applications
Authors: Mudassir Mohammed , Mansour Mahmoud
Published: June 2020

Cellular materials such as metal foams are porous, lightweight structures that exhibit good energy absorption properties. They have been used for many years in various applications including energy absorption. Traditional cellular structures do not have consistent pore sizes and their behaviors and properties such as failure mechanisms and energy absorption are not always same even within the same batch. This is a major obstacle for their applications in critical areas where consistency is required. With the popularity of additive manufacturing, new interest has garnered around fabricating metal foams using this technology. It is necessary to study the possibility of designing cellular structures with additive manufacturing and their energy absorbing behavior before any sort of commercialization for critical applications is contemplated. The primary hypothesis of this senior project is to prove that energy absorbing cellular materials can be designed. Designing in this context is much like how a car can be designed to carry a certain number of passengers. To prove this hypothesis, the paper shows that the geometry is a key factor that affects energy absorption and that is possible to design the geometry in order to obtain certain behaviors and properties as desired. Much like designing a car, it requires technical expertise, ingenuity, experience and learning curve for designing cellular structures. It is simple to come with a design, but not so much when the design in constrained by stringent requirements for energy absorption and failure behaviors. The scope was limited to the study of metal foams such as the ones made from aluminum and titanium. The primary interest has been academic rather than finding ways to commercialize it. The study has been carried out using simulation and experimental verification has been suggested for future work. Nevertheless, the numerical or simulation results show that energy absorbing cellular structures can be designed that exhibit good energy absorption comparable to traditional metal foams but perhaps with better consistency and failure behaviors. The specific energy absorption was found to be 18 kJ/kg for aluminum metal foams and 23 kJ/kg for titanium metal foams. The average crushing force has been observed to be around 70 kN for aluminum and around 190 kN for titanium. These values are within the acceptable range for most traditional metal foams under similar conditions as simulated in this paper.
Effect of Merger and Acquisition Practice in Financial Institutions of Nepal
Authors: Shrestha Prakash
Published: June 2020

The merger and acquisition serve as a disciplinary device for the bank management to improve the performance of the bank or as a means of implementing unpleasant business measure. This study aims to study the effect of merger and acquisition practice based on perceptions of personnel of financial institutions of Nepal. For the study, a closed-end questionnaire has been prepared and distributed among 180 banking personnel of three merged commercial banks (i.e. NIC Bank Ltd. and Bank of Asia Ltd., Global IME Bank Ltd. and Commerce & Trust Bank Ltd., and Prabhu Bank Ltd. and Grand Bank Nepal Ltd.) to analyze their views towards banking merger process. Out of them 80 (53.33%) questionnaires have been returned and used in  this study. The results of this study indicate that merger and acquisition affect the liquidity position of the bank. The results also show that M&A practices increase the capital base of BFIs & thus develop the competent capabilities.
Phytochemical analysis, phytotoxic and alpha amylase inhibition activity of Cyanodondactylon
Authors: Sharma Khaga Raj
Published: June 2020

Herbal medicines that obtained from medicinal plants are safe and oldest natural products used for treatment of different diseases. The present study was undertaken to evaluate the phytochemical analysis, phytotoxic activity and alpha amylase enzyme inhibition activity of methanolic extract of Cyanodondactylon. For this whole plant was collected and shade dried and grinded to get the powder. The extraction was carried out by cold percolation in methanol. The methanolic extract was subjected to phytochemical analysis for the absence or presence of secondary metabolites using standard protocol. In-vitro phytotoxic activity was performed by adopting the standard protocol. The alpha amylase enzyme inhibition activity of plant extract was carried out by using starch as substrate, pancreatic alpha amylase as the enzyme, and acarbose as standard. Phytochemical analysis displayed the presence of different chemical constituents such as alkaloids, flavonoids, tannins, polyphenols, terpenoids etc. The result of in-vitro phytotoxic bioassay revealed that the plant extract showed moderate activity with percentage growth regulation 75% in 1000 µg/ml and 30% in 10 µg/ml. The alpha amylase enzyme inhibition was 96.2% at 1000 µg/ml while 37.06% at 40 µg/ml concentration. The inhibition was found dose dependent.
O Laboratório Rotacional no Ensino Híbrido: do desafio à realidade educacional da era tecnológica
Authors: Aguiar Carlos Eduardo Pereira , De Castilho Roberto Barbosa
Published: June 2020

Este artigo traz um relato de experiência da aplicação do Ensino Híbrido, através da modalidade Laboratório Rotacional, a estudantes do 3º ano do ensino fundamental I de uma escola da rede pública de ensino de Manaus, como proposta de trabalho do Projeto Telecentro, que é desenvolvido anualmente pela Gerência de Tecnologia Educacional (GTE) da SEMED. O estudo teve como objetivo principal demonstrar a importância do ensino híbrido para a promoção da melhoria da qualidade de ensino e, consequentemente, uma aprendizagem significativa pelos discentes, dos conteúdos curriculares das disciplinas Língua Portuguesa e Matemática, que compõem a ADE-Avaliação de Desempenho do Estudante. Para tanto, foi utilizada uma estratégia metodológica que integrou a teoria conceitual dessa modalidade de ensino à prática com o uso de recursos tecnológicos, prospectando a sua aplicabilidade no contexto escolar, através do incremento de um maior repertório de recursos didáticos e variadas abordagens, assim como, a possibilidade de sua realização em diversificados ambientes de ensino e aprendizagem. Dentre os resultados observados, foram relevantes a motivação, o interesse, a interação e uma significante aprendizagem dos discentes, bem como, um significativo sobressalto em suas performances nas avaliações, sinalizando a relevante contribuição dessa metodologia de trabalho para com o processo de ensino-aprendizagem dos conteúdos escolares.
Narrativas memoriais: o que a história nos conta sobre os Institutos Federais
Authors: Schiedeck Silvia , França Maria Cristina Caminha de Castilhos
Published: June 2020

Durante o governo Lula, foram aprovadas políticas para a educação profissional que culminaram na criação dos Institutos Federais. Este artigo analisa as narrativas de dois sujeitos envolvidos nesta concepção e busca apoiar a história na reconstituição e reordenação dos acontecimentos deste passado recente. É uma pesquisa social de natureza qualitativa, que utiliza a metodologia etnográfica como fundamento para a produção e análise de dados, baseada na observação participante, diário de campo e em entrevistas semiestruturadas gravadas em áudio e vídeo. A análise de dados emprega as teorias oriundas dos eixos temáticos que tratam sobre Educação Profissional e Tecnológica, memória social, discursos e narrativas, buscando as relações entre a fundamentação teórica e os dados produzidos/empíricos, esclarecendo e completando os espaços da dinâmica social histórica investigada. Neste artigo, analisaremos as narrativas memoriais de dois políticos: os professores Eliezer Pacheco e Cláudia Schiedeck Soares de Souza em relação ao aspecto da elitização da oferta de educação pelas universidades e a necessidade de ampliar a oferta do ensino médio integrado à sociedade. Na análise destes discursos, percebe-se que a transformação dos Cefets em Universidades Tecnológicas não conseguiria manter a oferta da educação de nível médio integrado ao ensino técnico. Frente à pressão social da época, surge o espaço para a concepção de uma nova institucionalidade que, para além da formação superior, também é, na atualidade, a maior oferta de ensino médio integrado à formação técnica do país.
Causas e monitoramento da evasão universitária no contexto brasileiro: uma revisão sistemática
Authors: Peron Vanessa Demarchi , Bezerra Renata Camacho , Pereira Eliane Nascimento
Published: June 2020

O ensino superior brasileiro apresenta crescente expansão, com novas vagas, novos cursos e fortalecimento das instituições de ensino superior públicas e privadas. A possibilidade de mais acesso deve estar relacionada com a preocupação quanto à manutenção dos alunos até sua efetiva diplomação. A evasão universitária causa impactos negativos tanto para as instituições, como para a sociedade. Neste trabalho propõe-se a realização de uma revisão sistemática da literatura, com o objetivo de identificar as abordagens trazidas pelos estudos recentes sobre a evasão no Ensino Superior de universidades brasileiras. A pesquisa aconteceu nas bases Science Direct, Scopus, Educa FCC. Após aplicação dos critérios de inclusão e exclusão, chegou-se a 14 publicações que foram lidas na íntegra para análise. Por meio da revisão identificou-se que muitos autores sistematizam os motivos para a evasão em dimensões, sendo possível perceber quatro grupos principais. Questões relativas: ao aluno; às instituições; à carreira; e processo de estudo-aprendizagem. Os estudos evidenciam a importância do acompanhamento dos indicadores (apresentando algumas ferramentas) e a elaboração de ações de apoio ao aluno, minimizando as desistências - embora não tenha sido identificado nenhum exemplo de programa efetivo nos estudos analisados.
Avaliação do uso de uma sequência didática no ensino de matrizes através da programação em blocos por um grupo focal
Authors: Rodrigues Gabryella Rocha , Alves Fábio José
Published: June 2020

Este artigo apresentará a avaliação do uso de uma sequência didática, no ensino de matrizes a partir da construção de aplicativos para celular na plataforma App Inventor 2, objetivando o estreitamento da matemática escolar de alunos do 2º ano do ensino técnico integrado ao ensino médio aos demais conteúdo do curso. Como forma de coleta de dados, foi utilizado como recurso metodológico o grupo focal, em que se fez uso de entrevistas em grupo pretendendo ouvir a opinião de cada participante. Quatro professores que atuam no curso integrado ao ensino médio e no curso de graduação em Sistemas de Telecomunicações de uma Instituição Pública Federal, localizada na cidade de Belém-PA e que ministram disciplinas em que a matemática é requisito mínimo, compuseram o grupo. Foram realizados três encontros, e as 9 sequências didáticas desenvolvidas puderam ser validadas. O grupo avaliou em cada encontro três sequências didáticas, a primeira que aborda a soma entre matrizes, a segunda que aborda a multiplicação de matrizes por um escalar e a última que aborda a multiplicação entre matrizes. Ao final dos encontros, o grupo focal legitimou a confiabilidade e a eficácia do experimento, contribuindo com sugestões para melhorar a qualidade das atividades, e algumas críticas. Dentre as considerações feitas, algumas foram aceitas e as sequências alteradas, as excluídas foram devidamente justificadas.
Educação Profissional Técnica Integrada ao Ensino Médio: tecendo fios entre abordagens para o ensino de inglês nos Institutos Federais
Authors: Bernardes Bender Alessandra , Da Silva Marimar
Published: June 2020

Os Cursos Técnicos Integrados ao Ensino Médio dos Institutos Federais (IFs) brasileiros, como descritos nos documentos oficiais que orientam os currículos dessa modalidade de ensino, propõem uma articulação entre os conhecimentos gerais e os profissionalizantes para a intervenção qualificada do educando no mundo do trabalho. No entanto, a literatura da área vem indicando que tal articulação, especificamente no componente curricular inglês (CCI), ainda está aquém do descrito. Assim, o objetivo deste artigo é propor uma abordagem para o ensino-aprendizagem de inglês, buscando a articulação pretendida para esse tipo de curso. O estudo caracteriza-se como secundário. Os dados gerados da revisão de literatura e de documentos oficiais de um IF da região sul do Brasil foram analisados qualitativamente. Os resultados sugerem que a articulação proposta nos documentos dos IFs demanda uma rede complexa de conhecimentos do professor de inglês: conhecimentos da sua área de formação, da área técnica em que atua e do conhecimento pedagógico, além de conhecimentos macrossociais que afetam a educação profissional técnica de estudantes de nível médio. Sugere-se a implementação da abordagem aqui proposta para validá-la, refutá-la e/ou aperfeiçoá-la.