bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Determinants and prevalence of childhood overweight and obesity in pre-school children of Duwakot, Bhaktapur
Authors: Kharel Sushil , Raut Binod
Published: June 2021

Introduction: Adverse dietary patterns and sedentary lifestyle predispose to overweight-related non-communicable diseases both in children and in adults. In Nepal, childhood overweight is one rapidly growing public health concern in the urban areas. Many studies have focused on the relationship between overweight and its associated risk factors. We aimed to find the prevalence of overweight including obesity and its determinants in pre-school children aged 2 to 4 years in Duwakot community, Bhaktapur..

Materials and methods: In a community-based cross-sectional survey, total 122 pre-school children both males and females of age between 2-4 years were studied. A structured questionnaire was used to obtain information on socioeconomic characteristics and life style factors of children. WHO Anthro Software Version 3.2.2 was used for analyzing anthropometric parameters of the children.

Results: The prevalence of overweight in pre-school children was 13.9%. The prevalence of overweight including obesity was significantly higher among male children (17.7%) than female children (10%). The study revealed that overweight was significantly associated with sedentary lifestyles of children and higher socio-economic status of the family.

Conclusions: The magnitude of overweight is big and increasing rapidly in Nepal due to sedentary lifestyles and improper dietary habits among pre-school children, especially in the cities. Proper interventions should be implemented to minimize the overweight among pre-school children in order to avoid further health ailments in future.
EEG Activity During Mental Influence on a Random Signal Generator
Authors: Giroldini William
Published: June 2021

This preliminary study is based on 38 experimental sittings in which 22 participants attempted to mentally influence an electronic circuit called RSG (Random Signal Generator), while their cerebral activity was recorded by a 14-channel EEG.

Subject to sampling, signal peaks with an absolute value greater than a predetermined threshold were selected from the analogical RSG output by a computer program. Whenever a signal exceeded the threshold, an audible ‘beep’ sounded and the participant was asked to mentally increase the frequency of these beeps as much as possible, because a higher beep rate meant a successful mental influence attempt on the RSG. An important objective was to verify the existence of any relationship between a successful mental influence of the RSG and cerebral activity in the participant attempting the influence.

Compared to an equal number of ‘inactive’ sittings made without anyone attempting mental action, the ‘active’ sittings show a small increase in the average number of beeps/minute, but in particular a significant increase in the emitted beeps within 1.5 seconds of the previous beep (P <0.025).

The experimental sittings were divided into two groups (around 50% each), of which the first had better results, and only the frontal and fronto-temporal symmetrical EEG locations (AF3, AF4, F7, F8, F3, F4, Fc5, Fc6) were examined. The better group showed a significant reduction in Brain Synchrony (P < 0.03) together with an equally significant increase in Beta and Gamma 15-42 Hz (P < 0.03) activity.

These differences were interpreted as an effect of greater mental work performed by the better group during mental influence of the RSG.

This is the first study to investigate the relationship between EEG activity and mind-matter (PK) interaction at a distance; indeed all studies devoted to PK have only focused attention on the object of attempted mental action, which was predominantly an RNG (Random Number Generator).
Science Fictions: How Fraud, Bias, Negligence, and Hype Undermine the Search for Truth by Stuart Ritchie
Authors: Bauer Henry
Published: June 2021

This book does a splendid job of describing and documenting the dysfunctional features of contemporary science mentioned in the book’s subtitle. Were I still teaching, I would have my students read this book as the basis for many productive class discussions. The margins of my copy overflow with notes, comments, and cues for further reading. The 80 pages of endnotes, for some 260 pages of text, are the best and most interesting documentation that I can recall ever finding in such a book. At any rate, I recommend this book wholeheartedly; I doubt that anyone interested in the nature of contemporary science will fail to be informed and to find stimulation for further thought and reading.

The Preface already promises that this will be a page-turner. Many will be astonished and disheartened by the fully documented cases of outwardly distinguished academics whose work was largely or completely fraudulent, as with Diederik Stapel (pp. 4–5 and later).

Ritchie quite appropriately sees replication as the essence of science (p. 5): “If it won’t replicate, then it’s hard to describe what you’ve done as scientific at all.” Note that this is an empirical statement, not the Popperian criterion that theories must be falsifiable in principle if they are to be regarded as scientific. If a claimed observable phenomenon cannot be repeated, then we cannot know that it was real, that it happened even once, when first claimed. That’s the continuing dilemma for parapsychology, cryptozoology, for anomalistics in general. Ritchie points out that the scientific community failed to handle appropriately the issue of replication in the case of Stapel, and also with Daryl Bem’s claimed evidence of precognition. Overall, peer review and journal publication practices have not saved science from “a dizzying array of incompetence, delusion, lies, and self-deception” (p. 7).
Sensitive Soul: The Unseen Role of Emotion in Extraordinary States by Michael A. Jawer
Authors: Bobrow Robert
Published: June 2021

Strong emotions underlie many telepathic events. Brain waves, the basis for electroencephalography, were discovered by Dr. Hans Berger after he suffered a serious accident and his sister, hundreds of miles away, who could not have known about this sent a telegram to ask if he was okay. Attempting to figure out how this could have happened, Dr. Berger ultimately recorded the first brain electrical activity, from his son. Similarly, a wife bolts upright from a deep sleep the moment her husband is killed in battle, on another continent. A murder victim’s life is later remembered by a child, unrelated and totally removed from the event. A lecturer suddenly experiences a pain in his knee so severe that he cannot continue his talk; simultaneously, it turns out, his twin brother has been hit in the leg by a car.

            Emotions are instinctive and form the core of human nature. Michael A. Jawer, the author of Sensitive Soul, sees them as a “fundamental binding source” that connects humanity and makes the world turn. He applies this thesis to a wide range of medical and paranormal topics. Post-traumatic stress disorder is seen as an emotional sensitivity rather than a pathology. Migraines can be precipitated by emotions. Autism is seen as an engulfing and terrifying bombardment of the senses. Emotional stress may modify genes, via epigenetics, allowing transmission of fear across generations.
Mystery Cats of the World Revisited: Blue Tigers, King Cheetahs, Black Cougars, Spotted Lions, and More by Karl P. N. Shuker
Authors: Eberhart George
Published: June 2021

At long last, after 31 years, the first book by noted British zoologist and cryptozoologist Karl Shuker has been expanded and updated. Mystery Cats of the World first appeared in 1989 and was the only book to review feline cryptids worldwide. In this 2020 edition, Shuker repeats this admirable achievement and, in the process, gives us a solid overview of current knowledge of felid evolution, taxonomy, and genetic variation. In fact, the only feline mystery cat he does not describe is Hello Kitty. Shuker has more than kept up with cryptozoology over the years, keeping the public informed with numerous popular books on dragons, new and rediscovered animals, the Loch Ness monster, and many other lesser-known cryptids. His ShukerNature blog and his regular “Alien Zoo” column in Fortean Times provide an always-fascinating glimpse into ongoing cryptozoological controversies. Scientific names and genetic relationships are updated throughout the text in this new edition. He notes that since 1989, our understanding of genes that cause variations in felid coat color has become more complicated. For example, the chinchilla mutation in tyrosinase was then considered responsible for “partial albino” tigers (white tigers with black stripes). In 2020, a point mutation in a transporter protein that prevents the manufacture of pheomelanin (red and yellow pigments) is seen as a more likely cause. Rather than go into great detail about these ongoing discoveries, Shuker sensibly opts to include the bare minimum of updated felid genetics in his discussions of specific cryptids. However, for clarity and comparison he provides a table from the first edition that describes the six major genes and their mutant alleles that in the 1970s were thought by UK geneticist Roy Robinson to be responsible for major cat color morphs. (Believe me, this chart comes in handy throughout the book.)
Determination of genetic variations by using mitochondrial DNA cyt b sequences in populations of Carasobarbus luteus (Cyprinidae)
Authors: Parmaksız Arif
Published: June 2021

As the human population increases, freshwater fish has become an important alternative source of protein to meet the need of protein. Especially numerous fish species from the family Cyprinidae are consumed by the people. Among these fish, Carasobarbus luteus (Heckel, 1843) is also one of the most preferred species thanks to its edible flesh as well as its low price. Since it is economically important, there has been the pressure of overfishing and invasive species on the populations of this species, resulting in decrease of the sources day by day. Management and conservation of the species have importance therefore it is need to know its genetic variations in the first place. The present study analyzed sequences of mtDNA cyt b locus and established the genetic variability following the collection of 65 individuals from five different localities in diverse river systems where C. luteus populations naturally inhabit. Sequence analysis revealed 13 polymorphic sites and 5 haplotypes. Birecik was the locality with the highest value in terms of both haplotype diversity and nucleotide diversity, Diyarbakır was the one with the lowest value. Tajima’s D and Fu’s Fs values were found to be statistically insignificant for all the localities. Population genetic diversity of this fish species was found to be low in terms of mtDNA cyt b marker. It is recommended to take measures to stop the loss of genetic diversity and to start conservation studies.
The effect of additives on the shelf life of processed trout eggs
Authors: Ollee Bibi Aaishah , Özden Özkan
Published: June 2021

The fact that the diversity of species in the aquaculture sector is too low to compare with natural resources causes regional or excessive/unbalanced price decreases in aquaculture depending on supply and demand. In contrast to these price decreases, portion fish production costs are increasing year by year. This situation affects trout prices especially in Turkey, which is the biggest producer in Europe. It is important to develop delicate (tasty-delicate) products with a long shelf life for the Turkish consumer market. In this study, the effects of natural and synthetic additives were investigated to determine the longer shelf life of processed rainbow trout eggs. In this study, rainbow trout eggs obtained by stripping were cleaned with 10% brine, followed by dry salting (7.5%) for 40 hours. Then they were washed with 5% salt brine, left untreated (control) after drying, and divided into 6 groups, which were treated with 1% liquid smoke, thyme, lemon, flax, or grapeseed oils. The rainbow trout eggs were placed in glass jars and stored under refrigerator conditions without heat treatment. According to the sensory analysis results of the liquid smoke and essential oil applied products positive feedback has been received from the panelists. The liquid smoke applied group was the safest group in terms of microbiology and did not lose its consumable properties during the analysis period. The shelf life of processed trout eggs to which grapeseed oil was applied was 50 days, 30 days for the group treated with oregano oil, 10 days for the groups treated with flax and lemon oil.
مستوى الاحتراق النفسي لدى معلمي التلاميذ ذوي اضطراب طيف التوحد في مدينة الدمام وعلاقته بالذكاء العاطفي لديهم
Authors: عبد القادر أحمد الخطاطبة محمد
Published: June 2021

تهدف الدراسة الحالية إلى معرفة مستوى الاحتراق النفسي لدى معلمي التلاميذ ذوي اضطراب طيف التوحد في مدينة الدمام وعلاقته بالذكاء العاطفي لديهم. تكونت عينة الدراسة من (204) من معلمًا ومعلمة من معلمي التلاميذ من ذوي اضطراب طيف التوحد في المراكز الخاصة في المملكة العربية السعودية في ‏مدينة الدمام، ولتحقيق أهداف الدراسة قام الباحث بتطوير مقياس الاحتراق النفسي، ومقياس الذكاء العاطفي، وقد تم استخدام المنهج الوصفي، أظهرت النتائج أن مستوى الاحتراق النفسي لدى معلمي التلاميذ ذوي اضطراب طيف التوحد في مدينة الدمام جاء مرتفعًا، في جميع أبعاد الدراسة حيث جاء البعد الأول الإجهاد الانفعالي في المرتبة الأولى، ثم تلاه في المرتبة الثانية بعد تبلد الشعور، ثم نقص الشعور بالإنجاز في المرتبة الأخيرة، كما وأظهرت النتائج أن مستوى الذكاء العاطفي لدى معلمي التلاميذ ذوي اضطراب طيف التوحد في مدينة الدمام جاء متوسطًا في بعد التواصل ثم تلاه في المرتبة الثانية بعد التعاطف، ثم تلاه في المرتبة الثالثة بعد المعرفة الانفعالية، ثم تلاه بعد ذلك تنظيم الانفعالات، بينما جاء بعد إدارة الانفعالات في المرتبة الأخيرة، كما وأظهرت النتائج وجود علاقة عكسية ذات دلالة إحصائية بين الاحتراق النفسي والذكاء العاطفي لدى معلمي التلاميذ ذوي اضطراب طيف التوحد في مدينة الدمام.
التعلم المنظم ذاتيًا كمنبئ بالنهوض الأكاديمي لدى طلبة جامعة أم القرى بمكة المكرمة
Authors: محارب العتيبي سميرة , عيد الحربي سماح , عبد القادر الشريف أمنية
Published: June 2021

هدف البحث إلى التعرف على التعلم المنظم ذاتيًا كمنبئ بالنهوض الأكاديمي لدى طلبة جامعة أم القرى بمكة المكرمة، باستخدام المنهج الوصفي (الارتباطي/الفارقي/ التنبؤي)، وطبق على عينة بلغت 343 طالبًا وطالبة بجامعة أم القرى، طبق عليهم مقياس النهوض الأكاديمي ومقياس التعلم المنظم ذاتياً، وأظهرت النتائج وجود علاقة ارتباطية موجبة، ودالة إحصائياً لدى طلبة جامعة أم القرى بين النهوض الأكاديمي وأبعاده: (فاعلية الذات، اهتزاز الثقة، المشاركة الأكاديمية، القلق، العلاقة بين الطالب والمعلم) والتعلم المنظم ذاتيًا وأبعاده: (وضع الهدف والتخطيط -الاحتفاظ بالسجلات والمراقبة- التسميع والحفظ- طلب المساعدة الاجتماعية). وتراوحت معاملات الارتباط بين 0.360 و0.536، وأظهرت النتائج فروقًا ذات دلالة إحصائية في الدرجة الكلية للنهوض الأكاديمي لصالح الذكور، ولصالح طلبة التخصصات النظرية، وظهرت فروقًا ذات دلالة إحصائية لدى الذكور على أبعاد النهوض الأكاديمي: (اهتزاز الثقة، والعلاقة بين الطالب والمعلم)، ولدى طلبة التخصصات النظرية على بعدي (فاعلية الذات والعلاقة بين الطالب والمعلم)، ولقد أظهر الذكور فروقًا ذات دلالة إحصائية في الدرجة الكلية للتعلم المنظم ذاتيًا وجميع أبعاده، كما ظهرت فروق دالة إحصائياً بين مرتفعي ومنخفضي النهوض الأكاديمي في الدرجة الكلية للتعلم المنظم ذاتيًا وجميع أبعاده لصالح مرتفعي النهوض الأكاديمي، وتوصلت النتائج إلى أن التعلم المنظم ذاتيًا يتنبأ بدلالة إحصائية بالنهوض الأكاديمي، وكانت الأبعاد الأكثر إسهاماً هي: (وضع الهدف والتخطيط، وطلب المساعدة الاجتماعية).
The relationship of stressful life events with parent stress and satisfaction with family life among a sample of parents in Irbid city
Authors: M. Sawalhah Abd-almuhdi , F. Ailabouni Sameer , M. Alashqar Wafa
Published: June 2021

The aim of the present study is to identify the relationship between stressful life events and parental tension, and life satisfaction according to the heterosexual gender, and the economic level. And disclosure of the effect of stressful life events on these two-family variables in a sample of fathers in Irbid. The study sample consisted of (478) fathers and mothers, and the study used the stressful life events scale and the parental tension scale. The results showed a positive statistically significant relationship between stressful life events and parental tension, and that this relationship among fathers is stronger than that of mothers. And the existence of a statistically significant negative relationship between stressful life events and satisfaction with family life, and that this relationship among mothers is stronger than that of fathers. The results also indicated that there were no statistically significant differences in the level of stressful life events and parental tension. While there were statistically significant differences in the level of satisfaction with family life due to the gender variable in favor of mothers. The results also showed a statistically significant difference between the averages of parents' estimates on the two measures of stressful life events and parental stress in favor of the low economic level. While it came in favor of the high economic level of life satisfaction. With regard to stressful life events that predicted parental stress in both sexes, it was found that all dimensions were positive predictors. As for stressful life events that predicted satisfaction with family life for both sexes, it was found that all dimensions were negative predictors.
البنية المنظمية ودورها في ممارسات إدارة المعرفة للمديرية العامـة للتربيـة والتعليـم بمحافظـة مسقـط
Authors: بنت محمد بن عبدالله الخنبشية رخية , بنت راشد الكيومية أمل , العتيقي إبراهيم
Published: June 2021

هدفت الدراسة إلى الكشف عن درجة ممارسة إدارة المعرفة المرتبطة بالبنيةالمنظمية (الهيكل المنظمي، والقيادة الإدارية، والثقافة المنظمية، وتكنولوجيا المعلومات)، وتقديم آليات مقترحة لتعزيز دور البنية المنظمية في إدارة المعرفة في المديرية العامة للتربية والتعليم بمحافظة مسقط. وتم اعتماد المنهج الوصفي، من خلال جمع البيانات الكمية باستخدام استبانة احتوت على (24) عبارة موزعة على الأبعاد الأربعة للبنية المنظمية. وللتحقق من مناسبة الأداة؛ تم استخدام الخصائص السيكومترية للأداة: الصدق، والثبات. باستخدام كل من: الصدق الظاهري باستطلاع آراء المحكمين، والصدق الداخلي للعبارات والأبعاد بمعامل بيرسون، ومعامل الاتساق الداخلي لألفا كرونباخ. وأشارت النتائج إلى أن الاستبانة تتسم بدرجة عالية جداً من الصدق والثبات. وقد شكلت العينة (146) فردًا، بنسبة (30%) من حجم مجتمع الدراسة البالغ (485) فرداً. وتم تحليل البيانات الكمية بحساب المتوسطات الحسابية، والانحرافات المعيارية. وأظهرت النتائج أن درجة ممارسة إدارة المعرفة على كل بعد من أبعاد البنية المنظمية: (الهيكل المنظمي، والقيادة الإدارية، والثقافة المنظمية، وتكنولوجيا المعلومات) في المديرية العامة للتربية والتعليم بمحافظة مسقط جاءت بدرجة متوسطة لدى أفراد عينة الدراسة. وبناءً على نتائج الدراسة الميدانية قدمت الدراسة بعض الآليات المقترحة لكل بعد من أبعاد البنية التنظيمية، لتعزيز دوره في ممارسات إدارة المعرفة في المديرية العامة للتربية والتعليم بمحافظة مسقط. وانتهت الدراسة باقتراح مجموعة من الدراسات ذات العلاقة والتي يمكن بحثها مستقبلاً.
العوامل الخمس الكبرى للشخصية وعلاقتها باستخدام مواقع التواصل الاجتماعي
Authors: عبدالرحمن السعودي شريف , مصبح المطرفي رقية , محمد الحسيني الزهراء , مصبح المقبالي شمة
Published: June 2021

هدفت هذه الدراسة إلى الكشف عن طبيعة العلاقة بين العوامل الخمس الكبرى للشخصية، واستخدام مواقع التواصل الاجتماعي، على عينة مكونة من (528) طالباً وطالبةً من جامعة الشرقية في سلطنة عُمان، موزعين حسب النوع الاجتماعي، والمستوى الدراسي، والكلية العلمية، باستخدام مقياسين هما: مقياس درجة استخدام مواقع التواصل الاجتماعي، وقائمة العوامل الخمسة الكبرى للشخصية (BFI-10)، إذ أشارت النتائج إلى أن درجة استخدام مواقع التواصل الاجتماعي كانت في المستوى المتوسط بمتوسط حسابي (2.41) ونسبة مئوية (48%)، في حين كانت سمة المقبولية هي السمة الأكثر شيوعاً لدى عينة الدراسة، يليها سمتا الانفتاحية، ويقظة الضمير، وكانت سمتا الانبساطية والعصابية هما الأقل شيوعاً، كما وأشارت النتائج إلى وجود علاقة ارتباطية سلبية بين درجة استخدام مواقع التواصل الاجتماعي والسمات الشخصية: المقبولية، يقظة الضمير، الانبساطية، وعلاقة ارتباطية موجبة مع السمات: الانفتاحية، والعصابية، وأشارت نتائج تحليل الانحدار الخطي المتعدد المعياري إلى أن السمات الشخصية فسّرت ما يقارب (27%) من التباين في درجة استخدام مواقع التواصل الاجتماعي، وأن جميع السمات الشخصية كان لها دلالة إحصائية في التنبؤ بدرجة استخدام مواقع التواصل الاجتماعي.
فعالية برنامج تدريبي قائم على مبادئ برنامج صن رايز في خفض السلوك النمطي وتحسين التفاعل الاجتماعي لدى ذوي اضطراب طيف التوحد
Authors: فتحي صالح هيام
Published: June 2021

تهدف الدراسة الحالية إلى تقييم مدى فعالية برنامج تدريبي يستند على مبادئ برنامج صن رايز Son-Rise Program في خفض السلوكيات النمطية، وتحسين مهارات التفاعل الاجتماعي لدى الأطفال ذوي اضطراب طيف التوحد. تم تطبيق البرنامج التدريبي على طفلين من ذوي اضطراب طيف التوحد، تبلغ أعمارهم (9 و10سنوات) والمتواجدين بأحد مراكز التخصصية للرعاية النهارية بمنطقة الجوف. حيث تم الاعتماد على المنهج شبه التجريبي (التصميم القبلي- البعدي)، أسفرت نتائج الدراسة عن تحقيق تأثير إيجابي فعال للبرنامج التدريبي في خفض درجة السلوكيات النمطية لدى الطفلين على مقياس السلوك النمطي إذ انخفضت درجة الطفلين من (16، 18 درجة) إلى (10، 12 درجة)، كما انخفضت درجاتهما على مقياس قصور التفاعل الاجتماعي من (19، 18) إلى (13،12) وأنه يمكن تطبيق البرنامج في مراكز الرعاية النهارية.
Valoración participativa de servicios ecosistémicos en Laguna de Nuxco, Guerrero
Authors: Medina-Valdivia Sandy A. , Maganda-Ramírez Carmen , Almazán-Núñez R. Carlos , Rodríguez-Herrera América L. , Rodríguez-Alviso Columba , Rosas-Acevedo José Luis
Published: June 2021

English Abstract: How do societies value and interact with ecosystem services (ES) to favor their long-term conservation? Under the premise that sociocultural assessment of ES offers an expanded perspective for potential societal nature contributions, we present here the empirical results of a participative assessment of ES in the Laguna de Nuxco coastal wetland in 2019. The methodological design includes the combination of applied qualitative tools on site and quantitative methods for analysis of information. The results emphasize that the ES of the wetland support socioeconomic needs and important socio-cultural community traits, such as cultural heritage and identity as fishing communities. We identify emerging socio-ecological conflicts that promote the decrease of ES. We suggest conceptual and methodological adaptations for the participative assessment of ES on the local scale

Spanish Abstract: ¿Cómo las sociedades valoran e interactúan con los servicios ecosistémicos (SE) que les rodean para favorecer su conservación a largo plazo? Bajo la premisa que la valoración sociocultural de SE ofrece una perspectiva ampliada para potenciales contribuciones sociedad-naturaleza, presentamos aquí los resultados empíricos de una valoración participativa de SE del humedal costero Laguna de Nuxco en 2019. El diseño metodológico incluyó la combinación de herramientas cualitativas aplicadas en sitio y cuantitativas para el análisis de información. Los resultados enfatizan que los SE del humedal sustentan necesidades socioeconómicas e importantes aspectos socioculturales como patrimonio cultural e identidad como comunidades pesqueras. Identificamos conflictos socioecológicos emergentes que promueven la disminución de SE. Sugerimos adecuaciones conceptuales y metodológicas para la valoración participativa de SE en la escala local.

French Abstract: Comment les sociétés valorisent-elles et interagissent-elles avec les services écosystémiques (SE) pour favoriser leur conservation à long terme? Le principe de l’évaluation socioculturelle des SE off re une perspective élargie des contributions potentielles société-nature, et est utilisé pour présenter les résultats empiriques d’une évaluation participative des SE réalisée en 2019 dans la zone humide côtière de Laguna de Nuxco, au Mexique. La méthodologie comprenait la combinaison d’outils qualitatifs sur site et d’outils quantitatifs pour l’analyse de l’information. Les résultats soulignent que les SE de la zone humide répondent aux besoins socio-économiques et à des aspects socioculturels tels que le patrimoine culturel et l’identité en tant que communautés de pêcheurs. Nous identifions les conflits socio-écologiques émergents qui favorisent la diminution des SE. Nous suggérons des adaptations conceptuelles et méthodologiques pour l’évaluation participative des SE à l’échelle locale.
Human-Centric Functional Modeling of Biocomputers
Authors: Williams Andy E
Published: June 2021

This paper explores how the technique of Human-Centric Functional Modeling might potentially be used to represent a broad subset of proposed implementations of biocomputing with anywhere from narrow to general problem-solving ability within a given domain, or across multiple domains, and how such functional models might be implemented by libraries of biological computing mechanisms. This paper also explores the insights to be gained from modeling biocomputers this way, and how Human-Centric Functional Modeling might significantly accelerate research and increase the impact of research in biocomputing through significantly increasing capacity for reuse of both biocomputing hardware and software.
The state and legal position of the Russian Orthodox Church in princely and tsarist Russia
Authors: Колыванов Георгий Евгеньевич
Published: June 2021

В статье рассматривается история православных духовных семинарий в России в сложный для них период - от начала Первой мировой войны до Февральской революции. В эти годы происходит эвакуация духовных учебных заведений с Запада России и Кавказа в тыл. Нормальное течение жизни в духовных семинариях нарушается также изъятием многих принадлежащих им зданий для размещения госпиталей и для других военных нужд. Вместе с тем в духовных семинариях наблюдается подъём патриотического духа. Воспитанники семинарий, ушедшие добровольцами в армию, совершают подвиги на полях сражений. В эти годы принимаются также новые учебные программы для духовных семинарий и даже открываются новые семинарии.

The article deals with the formation of the Russian Orthodox Church as a religious organization in Russia. The historical analysis takes the period from the 10th century to the 19th century inclusive. The Russian Church was created and supported by the state, and even during the Mongol-Tatar yoke it was in a free standing. After the separation from Constantinople and the reception of autocephaly the Russian Orthodox Church became even more powerful and influential. No important state action was undertaken without the Church's blessing. All Russian tsars and princes up to XVIII century considered Russian metropolitans and patriarchs as absolute moral authorities, they consulted them on any matters of state. With the abolition of the patriarchate and the establishment of the synodal authority the influence of the Church was somewhat weakened, its independence was shaken, subordinate to the authority of the emperor. However, despite this, it remained the only religious organisation recognised by the state and even included in the state-legal structure. It is difficult to overestimate the influence of the Russian Orthodox Church on the state: it is enormous. Up until the 20th century, no religious association had not only no relations with the state, but was not recognized as legitimate and was often subjected to repression. Only the Russian Church had a monopoly on both power and legislation. All the basic moral and canonical rules were laid down as the basis of the Russian legal system. For a whole millennium Orthodoxy was the only official state religion.
Material provision of the monasteries of the Vologda-Belozersk region in the XV-XVI centuries: source of economic growth and diminution of monastic ideals
Authors: Мерзляков Кирилл Александрович
Published: June 2021

Статья посвящена рассмотрению очень непростой темы, касающейся крайне болезненного вопроса для истории русского монашества XV-XVI вв.: быть или не быть материальным богатствам в монастыре? Этот вопрос породил на Руси в рассматриваемый период спор внутри монастырской среде: так называемых «стяжателей» и «нестяжателей». Не касаясь подробно спора этих двух партий, интересным представляется рассмотрение этого сложного процесса - наращивания мощи монастырского хозяйства, в среде известных монастырей Вологодско-Белозерского края: Успенского Кирилло-Белозерского, Покровского Дионисиево-Глушицкого и Введенского Корнилиево-Комельского. При этом показаны особенности подхода к монастырскому хозяйствованию на примере деятельности Кирилло-Белозерского и Дионисиево-Глушицкого монастырей. Несколько освещена взаимосвязь между ростом материального благополучия и снижением градуса подвижничества в северных русских монастырях.

The article is devoted to a very difficult topic concerning an extremely sensitive question in the history of Russian monasticism in the 15th-16th centuries: to be or not to be material wealth in a monastery? This question gave rise in Russia at the period under consideration to a dispute within the monastic community: the so called moneyers and the nestorites. Without touching in detail the dispute between these two parties, it is interesting to consider this complex process - the increase in the power of the monastic economy - in the environment of the famous monasteries of the Vologda-Belozersk region: Assumption Kirillo-Belozersky, Pokrovsky Dionisyevo-Glushitsky and Vvedensky Kornilievo-Komelsky. The peculiarities of the approach to monastic management are shown on the example of the Kirillo-Belozersk and Dionisyevo-Glushitsy monasteries. The correlation between the growth of material well-being and the decline in the degree of asceticism in the northern Russian monasteries is somewhat illuminated.
PENGARUH MODEL PEMBELAJARAN BERBASIS MASALAH (PBM) TERHADAP HASIL BELAJAR SISWA PADA MATA PELAJARAN IPS TERPADU (SEJARAH) KELAS VIII DI SMP NEGERI 2 PALEMBANG
Authors: Dapistri Neka , Ahyani Nur , Zamhari Ahmad
Published: June 2021

Model pembelajaran berfungsi sebagai media transportasi pembelajaran terhadap tujuan yang ingin dicapai.Â  Model dan alat pembelajaran yang digunakan harus benar-benar efektif sesuai materi yang di sampaikan demi mencapai tujuan pembelajaran. Diharapkan dengan adanya model pembelajaran agar dapat meningkatkan hasil belajar siswa serta keefektifan belajar siswa lebih optimal dan memberikan kemudahan untuk mamahami materi yang diajarkan. Tujuan penelitian ini untuk mengetahui pengaruh model pembelajaran berbasis masalah (PBM) terhadap hasil belajar siswa pada mata pelajaran IPS Terpadu (Sejarah) di kelas VIII SMP Negeri 2 Palembang. Dalam penelitian ini menjadi populasi adalah kelas VIII di SMP Negeri 2 Palembang yang berjumlah 337 yang terbagi menjadi 9 kelas. Adapun teknik pengambilan sampel yaitu dengan cara random sampling yang menjadi kelas eksperimen adalah kelas VIII.1 dan yang menjadi kelas kontrol VIII.2. Metode yang digunakan adalah hasil tes. Tes digunakan untuk mengumpulkan data mengenai hasil belajar siswa pada model pembelajaran berbasis masalah (PBM). Ada beberapa teknik analisa data yang digunakan untuk membuktikan hipotesis adalah uji-t di peroleh nilai t. Hasil analisis uji-t diproleh nilai yang lebih besar dari pada nilai Â dimana nilai =550,251 dan =1,67022 dapat diyatakan bahwa Â =550,251 Â = 1,67022 Maka ditolak dan Â diterima.
PENGEMBANGAN E-MODUL PEMBELAJARAN SEJARAH TOKOH-TOKOH PEMBANGUNAN PACSA KEMERDEKAAN DI SUMATERA SELATAN
Authors: Susanti Susi , Chairunisa Eva Dina
Published: June 2021

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui langkah dan pengembangan e-modul pembelajaran sejarah tokoh-tokoh pembangunan pasca kemerdekaan di Sumatera Selatan. E-modul merupakan suatu modul berbasis TIK. Rumasan masalah dalam penilitian ini bagaimana pengembangan e-modul pembelajaranÂ  sejarah tokoh-tokoh pembangunan pasca kemerdekaan di Sumatera Selatan. Manfaat penelitianÂ  adalah bagi siswa dapat mengembangkan kemampuan berfikir dan bagi guru, tersedianya sumber pembelajaranÂ  sejarah pada materi sejarah Indonesia. Penelitian yang digunakan metode penelitian dan pengembangan (R&D) adalah metode penelitian yang digunakan untuk menghasikan produk tertentu dan menguji keefektifan metode tersebut. Dengan menggunakan teknik pengumpulan data melalui observasi langsung ke lokasi penelitian. Dari hasil penelitian dapat disimpulkan bahwa hasil penelitian yang diperoleh menujukkan e-modul pembelajaran sejarah yang dikembangkan layak digunakan sebagai media pembelajaran guru dan siswa dalam proses kegiatan belajar mengajar berdasarkan perolehan nilai rata-rata keseluruhan skor aspek dari ketiga validator yaitu pada aspek penyajian dan pemanfaatan yaitu 92,7 %, aspek isi materi dan strategi pembelajaran yaitu 90%, dan aspek keseluruhanÂ  skor dari aspek respon siswa terhadap e-modul yaitu 89,2% dengan kategori sangat layak.
MASYARAKAT DAN PERANANNYA DALAM MELESTARIKAN KESENIAN TARI SAYAK DI DESA AIR BATU KECAMATAN RENAH PEMBARAP KABUPATEN MERANGIN
Authors: Harizah Nelly
Published: June 2021

Penulis tertarik untuk mengkaji penelitian ini yaitu keberadaan Tari Sayak di tengah masyarakat modern saat ini. Dimana sebelumnya Tari Sayak ini sempat hilang selama Â±60 tahun lamanya, namun dapat dihidupkan kembali oleh masyarakat setempat. Fokus penelitian adalah bagaimana peran masyarakat dalam pelestarian kesenian Tari Sayak yang sempat hilang cukup lama tersebut. Kesenian Tari Sayak merupakan kesenian masyarakat Desa Air Batu yang merupakan identitas masyarakat setempat dan biasanya ditampilkan dalam acara pernikahan, penyambutan tamu, acara besar dan lain sebagainya. Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan emik yang bersifat deskriptif. Lokasi penelitian di Desa Air Batu Kecamatan Renah Pembarap Kabupaten Merangin. Pengumpulan data dilakukan dengan teknik observasi, wawancara, dan dokumentasi. Hasil dari peran masyarakat dalam pelestarian kesenian Tari Sayak adalah sebagai koordinator, promotor dan fasilitator. Koordinator adalah tindakan mengkoordinasikan kepada berbagai pihak mengenai upaya pelestarian kesenian Tari Sayak. Promotor yaitu tindakan mempromosikan kesenian Tari Sayak kepada seluruh khalayak agar kesenian Tari Sayak dapat diakui keberadaannya. Fasilitator yaitu suatu tindakan memfasilitasi penyelenggaraan kesenian Tari Sayak
PERUBAHAN SIFAT KIMIA TEMPE KEDELAI HITAM DENGAN VARIASI PENAMBAHAN KECAMBAH DAN LAMA INKUBASI
Authors: Istiqomah Iis , Nurrahman Nurrahman , Nurhidajah Nurhidajah
Published: June 2021

Penyakit degeneratif merupakan penyakit kronis yang disebabkan oleh penurunan fungsi sel-sel tubuh yang dapat dicegah dengan cara mengkonsumsi tempe yang merupakan makanan yang mengandung antioksidan tinggi. Keunggulan tempe adalah kandungan vitamin E dan senyawa antioksidannya. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh kecambah kedelai hitam dan inkubasi terhadap kadar serat, vitamin E dan aktivitas antioksidan tempe kedelai hitam. Metode Rancangan Acak Lengkap (RAL) Faktorial yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini. Tahapan yang dilakukan kecambah kedelai hitam pada waktu perkecambahan selama 18 jam, pembuatan tempe penambahan kecambah kedelai hitam (0, 10, 20, 30 dan 40 persen) dan waktu inkubasi pembuatan tempe (30, 36 dan 42 jam) yang digunakan dalam penelitian. Pengujian yang dilakukan adalah sifat kimia (kadar serat kasar, vitamin E dan aktivitas antioksidan). Hasil penelitian menunjukkan interaksi antara penambahan kecambah kedelai hitam dan waktu inkubasi memberikan pengaruh yang sangat nyata terhadap kadar vitamin E dan aktivitas antioksidan pada tempe, tetapi tidak berpengaruh nyata terhadap kadar serat kasar. Perlakuan terbaik adalah penambahan 30 persen kecambah kedelai hitam dalam waktu inkubasi selama 36 jam.
Modifikasi dan Karakterisasi Tepung Biji Nangka (Artocarpus Heterophyllus) Termodifikasi HMT (Heat Moisture Treatment)
Authors: Sardiman Sardiman , Ansharullah Ansharullah , Hermanto Hermanto
Published: June 2021

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mempelajari karakteristik dan modifikasi tepung dengan menggunakan metode HMT (Heat Moisture Treatment). Penelitian ini dilakukan dengan menggunakan Rancangan Acak  Lengkap  (RAL) dua Faktorial, faktor pertama adalah suhu (T) dan faktor kedua adalah lama pemanasan (L), dengan suhu pemanasan (80oC, 85oC dan 90oC) dan lama pemanasan (3 Jam, 6 Jam dan 9 Jam). Analisis data menggunakan sidik ragam atau Analysis of Varian (ANOVA). Sifat fisik yang berpengaruh sangat nyata terhadap variabel pengamatan maka dilanjutkan dengan uji Duncan’s Multiple Range Test (DMRT) pada taraf kepercayaan 95% (? = 0,05). Hasil penelitian yang di peroleh menunjukkan bahwa perlakuan terbaik produk tepung biji nangka termodifikasi yaitu T2L2 (suhu 85oC dan lama pemanasan 6 jam) dengan rata-rata nilai fisik viskositas 24,24 cP, nilai swelling power sebesar 5,97 g/g, dan nilai solubility sebesar 1,11%. Nilai karakteristik kimia produk tepung biji nangka termodifikasi terpilih T2L2 (suhu 85oC dan lama pemanasan 6 jam) sesuai SNI tepung terigu badan standar nasional tahun 2009 dengan nilai kadar air (4,26%) dan nilai kadar protein (7,17%). Berdasarkan hasil tersebut dapat disimpulkan bahwa proses interaksi suhu dan lama modifikasi pada pembuatan tepung biji nangka termodifikasi HMT menurunkan nilai viskositas, meningkatkan nilai swelling power, dan meningkatkan nilai solubility. Selain itu menurunkan nilai kadar air, menurunkan nilai kadar abu, menurunkan nilai kadar lemak, menurunkan nilai kadar protein, namun meningkatkan nilai kadar karbohidrat.
The Role of Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation on Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
Authors: Ardiyani Dini , Zen Ahmad
Published: June 2021

Acute lung injury and acute respiratory distress syndrome are characterized by rapid-onset respiratory failure following a variety of direct and indirect insults to the parenchyma or vasculature of the lungs. Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation is a form of extracorporeal life support where an external artificial circulator carries venous blood from the patient to a gas exchange device (oxygenator) where blood becomes enriched with oxygen and has carbon dioxide removed. This blood then re-enters the patients circulation. The potential advantages of ECMO over conventional manajement may extend beyond its role in supporting patients with ARDS. ECMO may facilitate and enhance the application of lung-protective ventilation by minimizing ventilator-induced lung injury.
Biometric Authentication in E-Voting through RNN
Authors: Kothar Alkesh , Hopal Pratik , More Pratiksha , Pimpale Swamini , Patil Dr. J. B.
Published: June 2021

In a democratic country the election process and the right to vote are one of the most significant aspects. This is due to the fact that in a democratic country the sole administrator and the decision maker for the entire country needs to be elected in a fair and just manner from amongst the citizens of the country. This procedure has been effectively performed manually and physically by the utilization of ballot elections. This is a highly inefficient form of election that needs to be upgraded in this day and age of information and electronic supremacy. But the considerable concerns for developing an electronic voting scheme was the security concerns regarding multiple voting performed by a single person. Therefore to introduce an effective and useful technique which also addresses the security concerns an effective methodology for electronic voting through facial recognition has been proposed in this research article. The proposed methodology utilizes the open-source open CV library along with Recurrent Neural Networks to achieve highly accurate facial recognition for a secure electronic voting system. This approach has been significantly e evaluated for their performance metric which has achieved suitable results.
Effects of Mixed Application of Wood Vinegar and Biochar on Cadmium Absorption of Pakchoi under Different Concentrations of Cadmium Stress
Authors: Ju YongChol , Wang HongYan , RI Minchol , Sim KyongYok , Ri TongSop , Ri Songil , Ri Choljin
Published: June 2021

Because of its characteristics, wood vinegar is widely used in agricultural production processes. Wood vinegar can be used as a strong antioxidant, anti-bacteria, plant growth agent, an insecticide, and currently shows superiority in the treatment of heavy metals. Wood vinegar contains organic acids, organic compounds, and phenol, which can effectively adsorb heavy metals. A large number of studies have been conducted on the adsorption of heavy metals by biochar, but few studies have analyzed the effects of biochar and wood vinegar fertilization on the growth of cadmium soil genus plants and changes in soil heavy metal forms. This article analyzed the effects of wood vinegar and biochar mixed fertilizer on the growth and plant efficacy of pakchoi from the properties of wood vinegar, and confirmed that 0.75% wood vinegar liquid treatment is the most effective concentration. By analyzing the effectiveness of 0.75% wood vinegar and biochar mixture and single fertilization, the combined application of biochar + wood vinegar reduced the absorption rate of cadmium by pakchoi leaves and roots by 12.8% and 13.1% compared with the single treatment group. The yield of crops increased by 111.9~150.1%. The results of evaluating the enrichment coefficient and single-factor index are 0.17~0.67%, 0.005-0.008, and the ranking is D> E> C> B> A> CK.
When observing the changes in soil morphology, the content of residual cadmium, carbonate-bound cadmium, and iron-manganese oxide-bound cadmium increased by 0.3~233.7 times, and the exchangeable cadmium content and the content of organic and sulfide-bound cadmium were reduced to 1.0~6.6 times.
It can be seen that under different cadmium stress conditions, the mixed fertilization of wood vinegar and biochar will reduce the growth of pakchoi and the plant availability of cadmium, and it has a higher mitigation effect on cadmium soil pollution.
Review Process on URL Phishing
Authors: Sharma S Vivek , R Hemalatha , Y B Kavyashree
Published: June 2021

Phishing is that the most typical and most dangerous attack among cybercrimes. The aim of these attacks is to steal the data that’s utilized by people and organizations to perform transactions or any vital info. The goal of this is often to perform an Extreme Learning Machine (ELM) primarily based upon the classification of options together with Phishing Websites information among the UC Irvine Machine Learning Repository information. For results assessment, ELM was compared with different machine learning (SVM), Naive Thomas Bayes (NB) strategies and detected to possess the best possible accuracy.
Understanding and Approach towards Breast Feeding (A Study of Rural Nursing Mothers)
Authors: Dutt Rachana , Mahajan Dr Payal
Published: June 2021

A well-known saying "your health will depend on the type of food you eat". A solid eating regimen comprises of an even eating routine made out of exceedingly significant supplements in right extent. It forestalls lack of healthy sustenance and beginning of illnesses like weight, diabetes, heart ailments, disease and stroke to give some examples. Newborn child and little youngster taking care of practices are of prime significance to keep up the dietary status of kids between 0-24 months of age and are frequently affected by conventional practices. Baby and small kid taking care of practices, lack of healthy sustenance and kid endurance rates in the nation are interlinked. Accentuation on improving these practices is a basic advance for better advancement and wellbeing of children. Contamination and ailing health during the pinnacle time of advancement in the initial two years of life influence the development capability of kids. Breastfeeding is an essential human action, crucial to newborn child and maternal wellbeing also, of monstrous financial incentive to families and societies. To survey the healthful information and demeanor towards breast feeding among rural nursing moms, present investigation was led. The example was 200 lactating moms. Purposive Random examining strategy was utilized to gather the data. The information was gathered legitimately from moms by utilizing organized survey to evaluate the dietary information and attitude of nursing mother. After the information assortment, information will be coded efficiently and organized under various heads. Coding was done on the basis of knowledge and attitude. After this, content and statistical analysis was done using percentage.
A Survey of Text Steganography Methods
Authors: Sharma S Vivek , Raj Monika , S Swathi
Published: June 2021

Phishing is that the most typical and most dangerous attack among cybercrimes. The aim of these attacks is to steal the data that’s utilized by people and organizations to perform transactions or any vital info. The goal of this is often to perform an Extreme Learning Sending encrypted messages frequently will draw the attention of third parties, i.e. hackers, perhaps causing attempts to break and reveal the original messages. In a digital world, steganography is introduced to hide the existence of the communication by concealing a secret message inside another unsuspicious message. This paper presents an overview of text steganography and a brief history of steganography along with various existing text-based steganography techniques.
Geological Lineament Pattern and Geomorphic Indices Characteristic Related To Geothermal Manifestation Appearance: A Case Study from Gunung Talang District and Its Surroundings, Solok Regency, West Sumatra Province, Indonesia
Authors: Andrifa Jordi , Sulaksana Nana , Gentana Dewi , Sulastri Murni
Published: June 2021

The study area is located in Gunung Talang District and its surroundings, Solok Regency, West Sumatra Province, Indonesia. This area has a potential volcanic geothermal system and is generally covered by the Quarternary rocks which are deformed due to the tectonic activity of the Sumatran Fault System. Geological structure traces are not well preserved in such an area. This study aims to determine the geological lineament pattern associated with geological structure, the geomorphic indices characteristic related to the tectonic activity and rock permeability, and the geothermal manifestation appearance based on these two factors. Geological lineament pattern is identified using the remote sensing method. Geomorphic indices characteristic is calculated through the quantitative analysis of bifurcation ratio (Rb), drainage density (Dd), mountain front sinuosity (Smf), and lineament density (Ld). Geothermal manifestation appearance is evaluated through geospatial analysis using the overlay method on the geological lineament pattern and the geomorphic indices characteristic, which are then correlated with the distribution of geothermal manifestations. The main geological lineament patterns associated with the geological structures in the study area are north-northwest–south-southeast (NNW-SSE) and northeast-southwest (NE-SW). These lineament patterns indicate synthetic and antithetic strike-slip faults around the Sumani Segment of Sumatran Fault System successively. The geomorphic indices characteristics imply deformed areas (Rb values: 1.14-5.45), rough (Dd values: 2.00-2.66 km/km2), moderate (Dd values: 3.14-4.00 km/km2), and slightly fine landform textures (Dd values: 4.32-5.51 km/km2), active (Smf values: 1.05-1.64) and moderate to slightly active tectonisms (Smf values: 1.74-2.52), low (Ld values: 0.00-0.84 km-1), moderate (Ld values: 0.84-1.68 km-1), and high lineament densities (Ld values: 1.68-2.52 km-1) over the study area. The geothermal manifestations in the study area are divided into four groups based on their appearance characteristics, namely group I (Songsang and Garara hot springs), group II (Padang Damar, Bukit Gadang, and Batu Bajanjang hot springs), group III (Bukit Kili and Bawah Gunuang hot springs), and group IV (Gabuo Atas and Bawah Betung hot springs).