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Positive Biases and Psychological Functioning During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Authors: Gower Tricia , Chiew Kimberly Sarah , Rosenfield David , Bowen Holly J
Published: July 2022

Many individuals have experienced a multitude of chronic stressors and diminished psychological functioning during COVID-19. The current study examined whether cognitive biases towards positive social media or positive autobiographical memories was related to increases in psychological functioning during COVID-19. Participants were 1071 adults (Mage=46.31; 58% female) recruited from CloudResearch/Turk Prime in the spring and summer of 2020. Participants reported on their social media consumption and autobiographical recall, positive and negative affect, and dysphoria symptoms. Results indicated that positively biased social media consumption was related to higher levels of positive affect, and positively biased autobiographical recall was related to lower levels of negative affect and dysphoria symptoms. Relations between positively biased social media consumption and negative affect and dysphoria symptoms differed by racial group; positively biased social media consumption was related to higher levels of negative affect for Black/African American individuals and lower levels of negative affect for Asian American/Pacific Islanders, and to lower levels of dysphoria symptoms for White individuals and Asian American/Pacific Islander individuals. The findings point to potential psychological benefits of positive biases during chronic stressors with some variation across racial groups.
Subsegmental representation in child speech production: Structured variability of stop consonant voice onset time in American English and Cantonese
Authors: Chodroff Eleanor , Bradshaw Leah , Livesay Vivian
Published: July 2022

Voice onset time (VOT) of aspirated stop consonants is marked by variability and systematicity in adult speech production. The present study investigated variability and systematicity of voiceless aspirated stop VOT from 161 two- to five-year-old talkers of American English and Cantonese. Child VOT was more variable than adult VOT, but VOT means were comparable between children and adults. Additional aspects of child VOT structure parallel adult patterns and inform our understanding of early speech production. Across children in both languages, child-specific VOT means were strongly correlated between [th] and [kh]. This correlation has previously been observed in adult VOT and may reflect a constraint of “target uniformity” that minimizes variation in the phonetic realization of a shared distinctive feature. The findings suggest that target uniformity is not merely a product of a mature grammar, but may instead shape speech production representations in children as young as two years of age.
Evaluation of text-level measures of lexical dispersion: Robustness and consistency
Authors: Sönning Lukas
Published: July 2022

The traditional approach to measuring lexical dispersion is to form corpus parts of equal size and then compare the occurrence rate of an item across these units. In recent methodological work, this strategy has met with criticism due to its ignorance to corpus structure. Dispersion, it is argued, should be measured across linguistically meaningful units such as the individual text files constituting the corpus. Though desirable on linguistic grounds, a shift to texts as the unit of analysis raises new methodological issues. While the ability of dispersion measures to handle unevenly-sized corpus units has received attention in the literature, the question of how existing metrics perform in these novel settings has only been partly addressed. This paper aims to shed light on relevant statistical properties of a wide range of text-level dispersion measures. Specifically, we consider the robustness of different indicators, i.e. whether they are (overly) sensitive to data situations that can arise when texts differ (considerably) in length. We use hypothetical data scenarios to identify weak spots in existing measures, and then propose modifications to DP- and DA-related indexes to implement useful statistical properties and effect more resistant estimators. Along with the other measures, these are then evaluated against actual corpus data drawn from the BNC. We observe that adapted DP- and DA-variants perform at least as well as their original versions. Our permutation-based simulation study also demonstrates that Carroll’s D2 shows the same weakness as Juilland’s D, i.e. a noticeable sensitivity to the number of units that enter the analysis.
Expansion and compression of space within and beyond the boundaries of an object
Authors: Lebed Anton , Scanlon Catherine , Vickery Timothy J.
Published: July 2022

Objects illusorily distort our perception of space, as indexed by perceived distances between two reference points placed within an object compared with the perceived distances between two dots placed in a ground region. This paper examines several novel aspects of such distortions across three experiments that employed a staircase procedure to determine the point of subjective equivalence between dot distances for one pair of dots within or near an object, compared to dots that were placed on a ground region. We replicate and expand upon prior findings that showed that dots within an object’s boundaries are perceived as further apart than they are – an expansion effect. We also verify and quantify a subjective experience that was previously unreported – dots positioned within the object but near or on the boundaries, as well as dots positioned beyond the extent of an object’s boundaries, are perceived as closer together (compressed) versus ground-region dots. We additionally demonstrate that expansion and compression extend into space laterally adjacent to an object. These findings demonstrate novel properties of the impact of objects on the perception of spatial relationships, and place important constraints on potential mechanisms that could explain object-based warping.
Совет сотрудничества арабских государств Персидского залива: история и современность (Обзор)
Authors: Кириченко В.П.
Published: July 2022

В обзоре рассматриваются история и текущая деятельность Совета сотрудничества арабских государств Персидского залива. Особое внимание уделяется тому, как эта организация реагирует на конфликты на Ближнем Востоке. В работе также освещается ее гуманитарная деятельность. Отдельно показан характер отношений Совета сотрудничества арабских государств Персидского залива с США, ЕС и РФ.
Особенности формирования цифрового пространства (опыт ЕАЭС)
Authors: Коровникова Н.А.
Published: July 2022

В настоящее время успешный процесс цифровизации выступает в качестве обязательного условия эффективной интеграции. В статье рассматриваются особенности цифровых трансформаций в рамках Евразийского экономического союза, в частности их принципы, направления и тенденции. Представлены цифровые проекты, которые могут стать драйверами становления единого цифрового евразийского пространства. Показаны проблемы и угрозы евразийской цифровой интеграции в условиях геополитической и геоэкономической напряженности современного мира. Определены перспективы дальнейшего развития процесса региональной евразийской цифровизиции.
Morphology and Cross Infectivity of Sclerotium rolfsii sacc. Isolated from Different Host Plants in Nepal
Authors: Adhikari P. , Shrestha S.M. , Manandhar H.K. , Marahatta S.
Published: July 2022

Sclerotium rolfsii Sacc. is prevalent in leguminous and solanaceous crops but over the last five years, its severity has increased in several crops such as rice, onion and chilli in Nepal. A study on cross infectivity of S. rolfsii was carried out in March, 2019 at Agriculture and Forestry University, Chitwan. S. rolfsii were isolated from eight crop species viz. rice, lentil, rajma, onion, chickpea, rapeseed, soybean, and chilli.  Cross infectivity of the eight isolates was done on the seven crop species in artificially inoculated soils in a screen house. Morphological characters such as mycelial growth rate, number of sclerotia formed, and size of sclerotia were studied. Morphological characters of the S. rolfsii varied among the isolates. All crop species tested were found to be susceptible to all isolates except onion isolate. Germination percentage was greatly reduced (80%) in rajma. Post emergence seedling mortality ranged between 10% in rice and chilli and 100% in chickpea, mustard lentil and rajma. The results of the present study indicate that management strategies of this pathogen should incorporate selection of non-host crops such as maize for crop rotation which helps to prevent build-up of inoculum.
Antibiogram and Biofilm Development among Klebsiella pneumoniae from Clinical Isolates
Authors: Paudel Subash , Adhikari Prashanna , K.C. Sanjay Singh , Shrestha Upendra Thapa , Shah Pradeep Kumar
Published: July 2022

Objectives: This study was aimed to evaluate antibiotic resistance pattern and biofilm formation in K. pneumoniae strains isolated from different clinical specimens and to study on association of drug resistance pattern with biofilm formation.
Methods: A total of 944 clinical samples from patients attending Sahid Gangalal National Heart Center were processed from September 2019 to March 2020 to identify possible bacterial pathogens following standard microbiological procedures. K. pneumonaie isolates were further subjected to antibiotic susceptibility testing using modified Kirby Bauer disc diffusion technique. Biofilm formation was evaluated by tissue culture plate technique.
Results: Of the total 944 samples, 15.47% (146) samples showed bacterial growth, among which 23.97% (35) were K. pneumoniae. Out of 35 K. pneumoniae isolates, 45.71% (16) were multidrug-resistant and 42.86% (15) were extensively drug-resistant. Sixty percent (21) of K. pneumoniae feebly produced biofilm. Significant association was observed between biofilm production and exhibition of multidrug resistance (p value<0.05).
Conclusion: Prevalence of antibiotics resistant K. pneumoniae in hospital setting is high and alarming. Significant association between drug resistance pattern and biofilm production implicates need of an immediate response to limit growth and spread of drug resistant microbes in clinical settings.
Antimicrobial Activity of Lactic Acid Bacteria Isolated from Traditional Fermented Food
Authors: Sharma Pratibha , Chaudhary Jeneriya , Ghimire Rakshya , Sharma Deepa , Khadka Rama
Published: July 2022

Objective: The main objective is to isolate Lactic acid bacteria from traditional fermented food of Kathmandu valley and to study their antimicrobial properties by agar well diffusion method.
Methods: A total of 30 samples of 4 different types of traditional fermented food (Gundruk and sinki, Pickles and Dahi) were obtained from Kathmandu valley and processed in Microbiology Laboratory of Padma Kanya Multiple Campus. For identification of Lactic acid bacteria (LAB), Gram staining, catalase and motile tests were done. In the carbohydrate fermentation test, all isolates were processed for fermentation of glucose, lactose, sucrose and fructose. Bacteriocin was extracted by precipitation method. Antibiotic susceptibility of the isolates was determined by using modified Kirby-Bauer disc diffusion method. The antimicrobial activity of Lactic acid bacterial (LAB) was done by agar well diffusion method.
Results: A total of 21 LAB isolates were identified which were 10 Lactobacillus spp (47.6%), 8 Pediococcus spp (38.0%) and 3 Streptococcus spp (14.3%). The antimicrobial activity of bacteriocin showed inhibitory activity against Shigella spp, Escherichia coli and Bacillus spp but did not show inhibition to Staphylococcus aureus, Salmonella spp. and Klebsiella pneumoniae. For the quality control, the antimicrobial activity of bacteriocin was done on ATCC (25923) Staphylococcus aureus. All isolates were susceptible to ampicillin while resistant to nalidixic acid and Co-trimoxazole.
Conclusion: The present study showed the bacteriocin produced by LAB from traditional fermented food (Gundruk and Sinki, yogurt and Pickle) showed antimicrobial activity against different bacteria which underline its important role in improving food quality and increasing safety.
Internal Security Threats on the Kurdistan Region – Iraq
Authors:   Center for Future Studies, صادق بارزان
Published: July 2022

After the Cold War, security policy has been changed dramatically. Currently, security no longer covers only war and army. For instance, at the time I am writing this paper, health security because of Corona virus is much riskier than atomic weapons, terrorists or any other army threats. Political systems are concerned to care about political, health, cyber, economic, food, water, environment, education and other security sectors. Kurdistan region has faced some interior and foreign security challenges. In theoretical framework, the research sheds some light on security situation in concept, changing of security priority and different approaches to point out security threat of various types. This research has come to this result that there are ten major domestic security challenges that threaten Kurdistan region. Later on, in the field framework the research has collected data for each one of security threats depending on deep discussions with tens of specialized experts in Kurdistan region security policy.
The Impact of Social Pluralism on the Structures and Functions of the Political System (An analytical study)
Authors:   Center for Future Studies, رسول عابد , سمين سامان
Published: July 2022

The issue of societal pluralism has become one of the controversial topics nowadays and the focus of many researchers, particularly since the last decade of the twentieth century. This study aims to clarify one of the dimensions of this topic, which is how societal pluralism affects the political system of countries distinguished by ethnic, national, linguistic, religious or sectarian diversity. Accordingly, the problem of this study revolves around a main question, which is: What is the impact of societal pluralism on the structures and functions of the political system? The study came to the conclusion that societal pluralism represents a major motive of many aspects of political, social, economic and cultural life in countries whose societies are characterized by ethnic, national, linguistic, religious or sectarian diversity, which casts a shadow on how the structures of the political system of those countries are formed and how it performs its functions, especially in developing countries or newly emerging ones, which may suffer as a result of their failure to manage this pluralism from conflicts, turmoil and civil wars that not only threaten the stability of the political system, but also the fate of some of those countries as well. Accordingly, the study was divided into an introduction and three sections: the first section deals with; a theoretical framework for the concepts of societal pluralism and the political system, while the second section deals with; how does societal pluralism affect the formation of the structures of the political system, while the third section deals with; how does societal pluralism affect the performance of the functions of the political system. The study ends with a conclusion that includes the most important conclusions we reached, with a list of the study’s sources.
Iran during Ibrahim Raisi’s administration: the cabinet structure and the challenges
Authors:   Center for Future Studies, میکە هەردی , ئەبوبەکر ئەژی
Published: July 2022

After eight years of a moderate cabinet, the Iran government has come under the control of the conservatives in its five decades rule. In a complicated process of filtering the candidates and in the 2021 election, Ibrahim Raisi became the new Iranian president. When Raisi takes charge, Iran is going through a plethora of regional and international challenges and unresolved issues. Handling any of those issues will not just have internal but also regional implications for the whole region too. This research aims to provide answers for the questions: who are the main figures in Raisi’s cabinet and what are the local and international challenges awaiting this cabinet along with the possible scenarios? The method used in the research is descriptive analysis; it has used electronic references, Raisi’s agenda speech, analyses and briefings. It also analyses the discourse of decision-makers who are related to the research.
Identification of mating-type (MAT) gene, productivity and cordycepin content in medicinal Cordyceps militaris strains
Authors:   Center of Experimental Biology, National Center for Technological Progress, Vu Xuan Tao , Tran Bao Tram ,   Center of Experimental Biology, National Center for Technological Progress, Nguyen Thi Men ,   Center of Experimental Biology, National Center for Technological Progress,   Faculty of Biology, University of Science, VNU, Truong Thi Chien ,   Center of Experimental Biology, National Center for Technological Progress, Tran Binh Minh ,   Center of Experimental Biology, National Center for Technological Progress, Thai Hanh Dung ,   Faculty of Biology, University of Science, VNU, Tran Van Tuan ,   Faculty of Biology, University of Science, VNU, Nguyen Quang Huy ,   Faculty of Biology, University of Science, VNU
Published: July 2022

Cordyceps militaris is a valuable medicinal fungus and has been widely cultivated. However, its frequent degeneration during continuous maintenance in culture leads to a dramatic reduction in productivity and cordycepin content in the fruiting body. Mating-type (MAT) genes play an important role in the formation of the fruiting body in C. militaris. The data of MATgenes, the productivity and quality of C. militaris strains being cultivated in Vietnam are the foundations for providing solutions to overcome the problem. In this study, eight strains were isolated and identified based on morphological characteristics and the ITS sequence of rDNA. MAT1-1-1 and MAT1-2-1 genes were determined in the 8 isolates, including 5 strains (QN6, HL11, HL12, TN01, and TN02) that possessed both MAT1-1-1 and MAT1-2-1 genes and the others (SH03, HL13, and HN01) has only MAT1-1-1 gene. All identified strains were able to form a fruiting body, especially, the SH03 strain performed the highest productivity and quality (fruiting body yield 31 g/box, biological efficiency 13.77% and cordycepin content 12.5 mg/g dried fruiting body). This fungal strain with a single mating-type gene is a promising candidate for applying to C. militarisproduction.
Uji Aktivitas Antibakteri Ekstrak Daun Pepaya (Carica papaya) dan Ekstrak Kunyit Putih (Curcuma zedoaria) Terhadap Escherichia coli dan Staphylococcus epidermidis
Authors: Lumbantobing Herlina , Sartini Sartini , Rahmiati Rahmiati
Published: July 2022

This study aims to determine the active ingredients contained in papaya leaf extract (Carica papaya) and white turmeric extract (Curcuma zedoaria) and their antimicrobial activity against Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus epidermidis. This research was conducted using experimental methods at the Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Prima Indonesia. The research data were analyzed using a completely randomized design approach. Papaya leaf extract and white turmeric were made at different concentrations of 25%, 50%, 75% and 100% and the positive control was the antibiotic chloramphenicol (2 g). The results showed that papaya leaf extract contains active compounds of flavonoids, alkaloids, terpenoids and saponins. While white turmeric extract contains flavonoids, steroids, tannins and saponins. Papaya leaf extract 100% is the best treatment to suppress the growth of bacteria Echerichia coli and Staphylococcus epidermidis with an average inhibition of 14,110 mm and 14,707 mm, respectively. The administration of 100% white turmeric extract was the best treatment to suppress the growth of E. coli and S. epidermidis with an average inhibition of 14,307 mm and 13,743 mm, respectively.
Kemampuan Daya Hambat Beberapa Produk Sabun Cair Antibakteri Terhadap Bakteri Staphylococcus aureus
Authors: Brahmana Novita Sari Dewi , Kardhinata Emmy Harso , Fauziah Ida
Published: July 2022

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui aktivitas antibakteri enam sabun antibakteri berlabel A, B, C, D, E, dan F terhadap Staphylococcus aureus. Penelitian dilakukan secara eksperimental dengan menggunakan metode difusi. Data yang diperoleh dianalisis dengan menggunakan rancangan acak lengkap. Zona hambat maksimum sabun yang paling efektif (32,17 mm) ditunjukkan oleh sabun cair "A", yang ditemukan paling mungkin menghambat pertumbuhan Staphylococcus aureus. Aktivitas antibakteri kuat lainnya juga ditunjukkan oleh sabun cair "B" dengan zona supresi 20,83 mm. Aktivitas antibakteri juga ditunjukkan oleh sabun "C" dengan daya hambat 14,67 mm dan sabun "D" dengan zona hambat 9,5 mm, namun dua sabun cair lainnya tidak menunjukkan aktivitas antibakteri.
ANIMATION INTRODUCTION OF PROFILE OF SMK NEGERI 5 JAYAPURA USING MULTIMEDIA ANIMATION COMPUTACION METHOD
Authors: Manurung Mayor M. H. , Manurung Halomoan Edy , Wandamani Kostantina
Published: July 2022

Advances in science and technology can help an institution to support information and promotion, such as creating school profile recognition animations. Sala one vocational secondary in Papua, SMK Negeri 5 Jayapura at this time for the process of introducing school profiles using a website in the form of text so that it would be better if using multimedia components such as animation to clarify school profiles. The purpose of this research is to design animation to help promote SMK Negeri 5 Jayapura to the community to help the school to be able to provide better promotion and service to the community. This animation was created by the multimedia development life cycle (MDLC) development model of Luther Sutopo's multimedia development model which consists of six stages namely Concept, Design, Material Collection, Manufacturing, Testing and Distribution. The software used in the animation process is Blender V 2.79b, Photoshop CS5 and Adobe Audition CS6. The results of the study in the form of animated videos are 6 minutes long and not interactive. The profile creation of SMK Negeri 5 Jayapura has been successfully built to help the school to provide information about SMK Negeri 5 Jayapura, especially the introduction of school profiles to the public.
Social Impact of CRM on Customer Engagement and User Loyalty to Services by.U
Authors: Ibrahim Ali , Hakim Lukmanul , Mustaqim Alif , Oktaria Naberi , Listi Tasya Permata , Faujiyah Yunita
Published: July 2022

The development of digitalization continues to grow very rapidly, making companies continue to innovate such as telecommunications technology companies. by.U is an innovation from a telecommunications technology company that has the advantage of being the first all-digital provider in Indonesia. In the by.U service, users can be flexible in determining quota filling according to the desired request. The purpose of this study was to find out how much influence the Social CRM activities carried out by.U had on increasing customer engagement and user loyalty. This research was conducted on the service by.U. Data were analyzed using SmartPLS with a sample of 30 people. The research method is a quantitative approach with path analysis using SmartPLS Version 3. The results of the research are that there are 2 hypotheses that have a significant effect, namely: (1) Social Customer Relationship Management has a significant influence on Loyalty; (2) Social Customer Relationship Management has a significant influence on customers. While the two hypotheses are not significant, namely: (1) Social Customer Relationship Management has a significant influence on Loyalty in Intervening Customer Engagement; (2) Customer Engagement has a significant effect on Loyalty
Design of Steel Reheating Furnace Gas Actuator Control System Using Arduino UNO
Authors: Muzakki Rizdam Firly , Irianto Chairul Gagarin
Published: July 2022

To minimize production down time that caused by equipment damage, it is necessary to have sufficient spare part availability. But sometimes this is hard to fulfill because of the price of spare parts and there are any specifications that are difficult to find. One of the equipment that has a vital role in steel manufacturing process is a gas valve actuator that has a function to regulate the flow of gas volume used in the billet reheating process. Most actuator problems are caused by the control circuit, while the mechanical and actuating devices can still work normally. Replacing the actuator unit will require a large cost, as well as a relatively long response time. From these problems, a control system is designed that can be applied to the actuator units that are already available by utilizing Arduino UNO as a processor, to reduce down time due to equipment damage. The method applied to this tool is to compare the input signal value with the actual gas valve opening position from the potentiometer. Based on the results of data collection shows this control system has an average error value of 0.7075%. The results of the tests carried out show that the Arduino UNO-based control system can operate the actuator unit effectively, to be used in the billet reheating process.
Hybrid RF-Energy Harvester for IoT Smart Device Applications Low Power Consumption
Authors: Nurfitri Nurfitri , Palantei Elyas , Areni Intan Sari
Published: July 2022

Energy independence and long battery lifetime, the vision of 5G technology is one of them for IoT smart devices. Focusing on the challenges in this technological vision, the solution for this system is to harvest the energy sources around it as a backup or eliminate the use of batteries. The output of the hybrid energy harvester method as a solution to energy independence using radio frequency (RF) waves has been optimized in this study. The double-T patch microstrip antenna based on CSRR metamaterial as an RF energy harvester works at the ISM band frequency of 2.45 GHz and has return loss, gain and bandwidth values that are in accordance with the concept of the RF-Energy harvester system. This antenna is capable of absorbing energy using a DC converter circuit at a maximum distance of 6.79 V using 2 access points at the position of the transmitting antenna facing each other with a conversion efficiency of 6.68%. One method to maximize the output of the energy harvester is also carried out in this study by doing a hybrid with a mini solar cell, which is able to carry out constant voltage and can charge the load in the form of a cellphone. The hybrid RF-Energy harvester system designed in this research can be used as a source of energy in smart devices with small power requirements.
Prediction System for Credit Eligibility Using C4.5 Algorithm
Authors: Puspita Desi , Aminah Siti , Arif Alfis
Published: July 2022

Independent Multipurpose Cooperative, Tasti, Pagar Alam City, currently granting credit, the data collection process for the selection of prospective members and prospective credit recipients is still done manually, so they must come to the cooperative to find out whether it is still eligible to receive credit or not, officers must evaluate the data. is to form a decision tree classification model for creditworthiness in cooperatives. The analytical method with the C4.5 Algorithm, the C4.5 Algorithm is one of the algorithms for performing data mining using data classification techniques. The C4.5 algorithm is used to search for knowledge in the data, by finding the relationship between input variables or criteria attributes with target variables or decision attributes. The resulting knowledge is converted into the form of a decision tree so that it is easy to understand. The C4.5 algorithm was chosen because it can make a decision to be able to predict whether a customer is eligible or not to be given credit. The attribute used is income with specified criteria. The results obtained from this study are predictive information on the feasibility of providing credit to cooperatives using the C4.5 algorithm by getting an accuracy value of 93% with an AUC value of 0.898 where this classification is classified as Good Classification or good.
Classification of Public Figures Sentiment on Twitter using Big Data Technology
Authors: Ni Komang Ayu Krisnasari , Suarjaya I Made Agus Dwi , Raharja I Made Sunia
Published: July 2022

Public figures often receive widespread public attention because they can exert a meaningful influence. On Twitter, the users can freely express their opinion through tweets. There are about 456,000 tweets sent in a minute which with this large and diverse number will make Big Data. Big Data has valuable potential for better decision-making. This large amount of tweet data can yield valuable information through sentiment analysis. This study aims to conduct a sentiment classification of Indonesian public figures using Twitter's data. This study used 1,034,329 tweets collected from Twitter in the period November 2021 until March 2022. Tweet classification is done by building a classification model using the Bidirectional Long Short-Term Memory algorithm. Sentiment toward public figures in Indonesia is 45.98% negative sentiment, 28.04% positive sentiment, and 25.98% neutral sentiment resulting from this study. The highest positive sentiment is obtained by public figures when there is content or news that is relevant to the public figure, while the highest negative sentiment is obtained when there is content or news that contradicts the image of the public figure.
The Factors Affected m-Services Adoption in Airports
Authors: Hanantyo Burhanuddin , Setiawan Bambang , Akbar Izzat Aulia
Published: July 2022

This research focus on the factors which affected m-Services utilization in airport from airportâ€™s functionaries point of view. Also, the background of this research is related to some former researches which defined some models that may increase the exertion of electronic mobile based service application (m-Services) such as: TAM, UTAUT, and UTAUT2. However, the former literature reviews only elucidate the factors which affect the increasing of m-Services or mobile technologies/ self service technology exertion from customer point of view. While, there are less of them apprising the factors affected m-Services adoption from airportâ€™s functionaries point of view. The purpose of this study is fulfilling the lack in the literature review by apprising the study towards airportâ€™s functionaries point of view. To reach the purpose of the study, this study applies literature review method. The literature reviewâ€™s source of this study is originated from some international journals which discuss the factors of airportâ€™s functionaries side. The result of this study are the Explanation of the factors affected m-Service adoption or mobile technologies/ self-services technology from airportâ€™s functionaries point of view and the development of conceptual model related to the factors affected m-Services adoption from airportâ€™s function perspective.
Efeitos de intervenção focada no comportamento alimentar e de prescrição dietética em pacientes com Diabetes Tipo 1: um estudo piloto
Authors: Reis Aline Leão , Kikuchi Jeane Lorena Dias , Brasil Heloisy Andrea Costa , Galvão Olavo Faria , Gomes Daniela Lopes
Published: July 2022

O objetivo foi comparar os efeitos de intervenções, baseada em mindfulness mais oficinas culinárias, e prescrição dietética, no nível de atenção plena disposicional e ingestão de macronutrientes de adultos com Diabetes Tipo 1. Após triagem, randomizou-se 5 sujeitos (P1 a P5) em Grupo Controle, Intervenção 1 e 2. No Grupo Intervenção 1 foram realizadas a Oficina de Alimentação Saudável e prescrição dietética. No Grupo Intervenção 2 foram realizadas as Oficinas de Alimentação Saudável, com Técnicas baseadas em atenção plena e três Oficinas Culinárias. Houve baixa adesão à ingestão de frutas e prescrição dietética no Grupo Intervenção 1 (P2= 44,45%; P3= 8,33%). Comparando-se as semanas 1 e 11. O escore de atenção plena aumentou no Grupo Intervenção 2 e diminuiu nos demais grupos. As técnicas baseadas em mindfulness e oficinas culinárias unidas tiveram resultados interessantes no nível de atenção plena disposicional e na ressignificação de alimentos que geram culpa por sua ingestão.
Review on Applications of Dendrimer-Chemical Compounds in Pharmaceutical and Industrial Fields
Authors: Mahmood Aljamali Nagham
Published: July 2022

This review involved Dendrimer in pharmaceutical applications. Dendrimers are the most important medical nano-polymers in the fields of chemistry and pharmacology, which have been used in many pharmaceutical applications. Many technical applications of many biological elements such as proteins, viruses, or bacteria, including applications of chromatography, optical information technology, sensors, stimulation and drug delivery, require immobilization or immobilization of these biologicals. Here, carbon nanotubes, gold particles and synthetic polymers can be used for such purposes. Here we note that this immobilization process can be achieved mostly through adsorption or chemical bonding or to a lesser extent by incorporating these elements as guests in the host matrices. We also note that in the case of guest and host systems, an optimal method for immobilizing the bio-elements as well as incorporating them into a serial structure based on the nanoscale must be established to facilitate the interactions of the bio-nano-elements within their own environment. This is due to the large number of synthetic or natural polymers available and the advanced and developed methods for processing such systems for nanofibers, rods or tubes etc., this makes the polymers a good base for immobilizing different biomaterials.
Development and Validation of the Trait-State Personality Questionnaire
Authors: Bueno Roberto , Sandoval Christian , Lilienthal Kali , Hayes Fasha
Published: July 2022

Although plenty of research has been conducted on the Big Five Personality traits. The present study aimed to develop a scale that measured the Big Five as both a personality trait and state. Two studies were conducted (Study 1, N=597) to examine the internal consistency and structure of the Trait-State Personality Questionnaire and (Study 2=352) to examine the predictive validity by exploring the relationship between the big five and adaptability and satisfaction with life. Overall, the finding revealed good internal consistency ?=.926, predictive validity, and measurement variance. Potential applications of the Trait-State Personality Questionnaire are discussed.
Okul Öncesi Dönem Çocuklarının Bilim İnsanı İmajlarının İncelenmesi
Authors: DEMİR Metin , POYRAZ RÜSTEMOĞLU Hazal
Published: July 2022

Bu çalışmada okul öncesi dönem çocuklarının bilim insanı imajlarının belirlenmesi amaçlanmıştır. Araştırma temel nitel araştırma deseninde oluşturulmuştur. Çalışma Kütahya İlinde Milli Eğitim Müdürlüğü’ne bağlı 2018-2019 eğitim öğretim yılında eğitim gören 5 bağımsız anaokulunda 60-66 ay grubundaki 259 okul öncesi dönem çocuğu ile gerçekleştirilmiştir. Araştırmada veriler 2 aşamada toplanmıştır. Birinci aşamada kolay ulaşılabilir durum örneklemesine göre seçilen 259 çocuğa bilim insanı resmi çizdirilmiştir. İkinci aşamada ise resim çizen çocuklar arasından maksimum çeşitliliğe göre seçilen 33 çocuk ile yarı yapılandırılmış görüşme yapılmıştır. Verilerin analizinde içerik analizi kullanılmıştır. Analizlerin sonucunda kız ve erkek çocukların imajlarının benzerlikler taşıdığı görülmüştür. Araştırmanın diğer dikkat çekici sonucunda ise geçmiş yıllarda yapılan çalışmalara benzer olarak, çocukların kalıplaşmış bilim insanı imajına sahip oldukları ancak, özellikle teknoloji ve izledikleri çizgi filmlerin etkisiyle çocukların kalıplaşmış bilim insanı imajından farklı imajlara da sahip oldukları görülmüştür.
Teknostres ve İş Geriliminin Hizmet İnovasyon Davranışına Etkisi: Esnek Çalışma Düzenlemelerinin Aracılık Rolü
Authors: MERDAN Ethem , KARADAL Himmet
Published: July 2022

Örgütlerde aşırı iş yükü, teknolojik gelişmelere uyum sağlayamama, teknolojiye aşırı maruz kalma ve teknolojinin yoğun kullanımı gibi çeşitli sebeplerle işgörenler teknostrese ve iş gerilimine maruz kalmaktadır. Birey veya örgütün yeni, farklı, gelişmiş ürün ve hizmetleri geliştirmeye yönelik çabaları olarak ifade edilen hizmet inovasyon davranışı teknostres ve iş geriliminden olumsuz etkilenebilir. Esnek çalışma düzenlemeleri ise söz konusu olumsuzluklara ilişkin bir çözüm olabilir. Bu çalışmanın temel amacı, teknostres ve iş geriliminin hizmet inovasyon davranışına etkisinde esnek çalışma düzenlemelerinin aracılık rolünü tespit etmektir. Çalışmada nicel analiz yöntemi kullanılmaktadır. Çalışmanın örneklemini Kırıkkale ilindeki bir çağrı merkezinin işgörenleri oluşturmaktadır (n= 396). Çalışmadan elde edilen en önemli bulguya göre, esnek çalışma düzenlemelerinin, teknostresin hizmet inovasyon davranışına etkisinde ve iş geriliminin hizmet inovasyon davranışına etkisinde aracı etkiye sahip olduğu belirlenmiştir. Ayrıca teknostres ve iş geriliminin esnek çalışma düzenlemelerini pozitif, hizmet inovasyon davranışını negatif yönde; esnek çalışma düzenlemelerinin ise hizmet inovasyon davranışını pozitif yönde etkilediği tespit edilmiştir. Çalışmanın çağrı merkezi yöneticilerine ve literatüre katkıda bulunma niteliği taşıdığı düşünülmektedir.
Management of Halaqah Tahfidz al-Qur'an in Darut Taqwa Ponorogo Islamic Boarding School
Authors: Mustaqim Moh. Rijal , Maghfiroh Maghfiroh , Nurhaedha Hanifah
Published: July 2022

The selection of halaqah as the Al-Qur'an's learning system at Darut Taqwa Islamic Boarding School Ponorogo must be able to be an effective, efficient, and productive for learning. Moreover, this research is to strive for good governance. Based on this reason, the research study will focus on the management of halaqah and its thinking towards learning the hafiz of the Qur'an which will encourage qualitative renewal with case study strategies. Furthermore, the findings of the study show that; 1) Halaqah planning is arranged based on planning objectives, materials, strategies, students, and teachers. 2) Organizing halaqah is determined by taking the program, grouping students, and distributing teachers. 3) The implementation of halaqah is carried out with learning, motivation, and supervision by the Qur'an Division. 4) Evaluation is carried out periodically, semesterly, and annually. Meanwhile, the halaqah management is great for students, teachers, and institutions.
Problem Solving and Self-Efficacy Exploration of PAI Teacher Candidates based on Gender
Authors: Fadli Adi
Published: July 2022

Soft skills ability as a result of learning is very important for prospective teachers, including self-efficacy (SE), and problem-solving skills (PSS). However, based on previous research, it is revealed that the development of students’ SE and PSS tends to be neglected so that it affects the low ability of students' SE and PSS. The aim of this study is to investigate the level of SE, and PSS of pre-service Islamic teachers based on gender perspectives. A total of 150 pre service islamic teachers (60 male and 90 female) are taken as research sample with cluster and snowball random technic. The research design used a survey with focus group interviews. Survey data were analyzed using the MANOVA test at the significance level of  0.05, and interview data analysis using Patton technique. Some interesting findings include (1) There is no difference in PSS of PAI teacher candidates in gender perspective; (2) It was found that there were differences in the self-efficacy of pre-service Islamic teacher in gender perspective; and (3) The findings of the survey results were strengthened by the results of interviews which revealed that there was no difference between male and female students' PSS abilities, but SE of female students was higher than male students. The research conclusion is that there are no differences in student PSS based on gender, but there are differences in student SE based on gender.
Twitter Media Activities: Virtual Activism Related To China Uighur Muslim Problems
Authors: Buntoro Kukuh , Suswanta Suswanta , Nurmandi Achmad , Setiawan Anang , Saputra Herdin Arie
Published: July 2022

Cases of human rights violations against Uighur Muslims in China have generated various condemnations from the international community. Various forms of protest, ranging from taking to the streets, complaints in mass media, and on social media. Several countries officially submitted objections to the Chinese government, including the superpower country of the United States. This research wants to see how the forms of protest in social media Twitter analyze the network patterns and relationships between the formed actors and the possibility of a new social movement. Through the hashtag feature on Twitter, researchers can analyze networks, messages, and protest delivery distribution using the Social Network Analysis (SNA) method. This study uses qualitative research methods, data collection by analyzing Twitter media activity, which is used as a protest to the Chinese government. The data was processed using NVivo 12 Plus software. The results showed that the relationship between actors in the use of social media Twitter has pressure on public opinion in parts of the world, the network pattern that connects countries in response to the issue of intimidation by the Uighur Muslim community, social protests that are always given by Twitter users as a place to pressure the Chinese government, and created a new social movement carried out by countries that support the resistance to intimidation by the Uighur people in Xinjiang.
First record of albinism in Coendou (Coendou) longicaudatus Daudin, 1802 (Rodentia, Erethizontidae) in the state of Rondônia, Brazil
Authors: Pommer-Barbosa Raul Alfonso , Alvares Oliveira Marcela , da Cruz Prestes André Luiz
Published: July 2022

Em julho de 2021, um ouriço-cacheiro Coendou (Coendou) longicaudatus foi observado na área da Represa da Usina de Samuel, construído na Amazônia, em Rondônia, norte do Brasil. Era um indivíduo albino adulto, isolado em uma árvore morta perto da margem do lago. Este é o primeiro registro de albinismo da espécie.
Manejo del visón americano Neogale vison (Carnivora: Mustelidae) en el Parque Nacional Los Alerces, República Argentina
Authors: Schiaffini Mauro I. , Beckles Ariel A. , Guisasola Marcelo , Bauer Gabriel G.
Published: July 2022

El visón americano Neogale vison, introducido en Argentina desde principios del siglo XX, se reconoce como una de las mayores amenazas locales a la biodiversidad. Dentro de los métodos de control existentes, se implementan la erradicación y el manejo. Desde 2019 se implementa el control del número de visones en el Parque Nacional Los Alerces, mediante trampas de captura viva, calculando los costos. Se capturaron 16 visones en el área, con un coste variable acorde principalmente a la dificultad de acceso. Se propone mantener el manejo en el tiempo para evaluar su eficacia e incorporar los costos a futuros programas.
Northeast India: A treasury of medicinal plants
Authors: Devi Satayu , Sinha Rituparna , Sibi G
Published: July 2022

The North-eastern region of India encompasses eight states viz. Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim and Tripura. It is perhaps the most extravagant store of medicinal plants in the World. It is considered that the medicinal plants are the foundation of the conventional medicine. Almost 80% of the world populaces depend on conventional medications for essential medical services, a large portion of which include the utilization of extracts of medicinal plants. This conventional practice of medication assumes a significant part in the medical care of rural people for a wide range of diseases. They practice their own traditional healthcare system as they have an in-depth knowledge and understanding about plants, both conventional and non-conventional for their food and for medicine. This review thus underlines the different medicinal plants found across the entire north-eastern region and their respective potential uses or medicinal plant utilization for the significant well-being of mankind.
Thermal and functional properties of a biofilms composed of fruits and vegetables waste
Authors: Mayuri Tipale , Shukla R. N. , Balaji Jadhav
Published: July 2022

This study includes the development of biofilms from orange peel (OP), apple pomace (AP), tomato pomace (TP), and potato peel (PP). Thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), transparency, and water solubility were performed on the synthesized films. The biofilms were prepared using the casting method. The OP, AP, and TP, along with pectin and glycerol, form a flexible film at a concentration of 6%, whereas the PP forms a film at 4%. The TGA results showed that the OP film has the highest decomposition temperature, ranging from 194.5℃ to 246.92℃. The FTIR spectra of the biofilms revealed the interaction between the plasticizer and polysaccharide compounds. The pectin film (PF) had a transparency of 2.19%, while the TP film had a transparency of 7.45%, the highest among the fruit & vegetable waste (FVW) films. The lower the transparency score, the more transparent the film. The water solubility of PF film was 89%, while that of FVW-based films was lower. The usage of FVW-based biofilms and their use in food packaging would minimize plastic products, resulting in reduced pollution.
Study of phytochemicals, antioxidant activity and antimicrobial properties of Catharanthus roseus (L.) G. Don
Authors: Mishra Dhruv , Chitara Manoj Kumar , Chaturvedi Preeti
Published: July 2022

Several anticancer medicines have been developed by using plant-derived compounds in the last few decades. Catharanthus roseus (L.) G. Don is a valuable therapeutic plant belonging to the Apocynacae family. C. roseus leaves are exploited in the research of cancer treatment. Free radicals have a significant part in pathophysiology; natural substances that inhibit free radical accumulation can assist to prevent diseases and the ageing process. The antioxidant activity and total phenolic content (TPC) of C. roseus leaf extract were evaluated using DPPH free radical and the Folin-Ciocalteu method. Antioxidant activity increased with an increase in dose, roughly 80.21% inhibition at 500 µg/ml. The TPC is 2344.65 mM GAE g-1 FW and a maximum inhibition zone of 12 mm was shown against E. coli. A qualitative study of leaf extract revealed the existence of flavonoids, alkaloids, phenols, and proteins.
ÇOK GEVŞEK TEMİZ KUMLARIN STATİK SIVILAŞMASI VE DİLATİF DAVRANIŞINA SİLTLERİN ETKİSİ
Authors: GÜRBÜZ Sinan , AFACAN Kamil Bekir
Published: July 2022

Suya doygum kohezyonsuz zeminlerin sıvılaşması geoteknik mühendisliği açısından büyük öneme sahip bir olgu olmuştur. Dinamik veya statik yükler sonucu gerçekleşen bu olay çoğu zaman büyük yer değiştirmelere neden olarak ciddi ekonomik ve sosyal zararlara sebep olmaktadır. Tarih boyunca sıvılaşma gerçekleştirmiş suya doygun gevşek kumların önemli bir çoğunluğunun belli miktarlarda silt muhteva ettiği görülmüştür. Siltlerin drenajsız koşulda monotonik yükleme altında statik sıvılaşma potansiyeline etkisi araştırmacılar tarafından uzun süredir tartışma konusu olmuştur. Bu nedenle silt içeren kumlu zeminlerden oluşan su altı şevleri, kıyı ve liman zeminleri ve hidrolik dolgular gibi yapıların monotonik yükleme altında statik sıvılaşma potansiyelinin belirlenebilmesi için drenajsız üç eksenli basınç deneyleri yapılması gerekmektedir. Bu çalışma kapsamında temiz kumlar ve siltli temiz kum karışımları üzerinde drenajsız üç eksenli basınç deneyleri gerçekleştirilmiş ve siltlerin temiz kumların dilatif davranışına ve statik sıvılaşması üzerine etkisi araştırılmıştır. Bunun için %6 ve %12 oranında hazırlanan siltli temiz kum karışımları, %0,%10 ve %20 rölatif sıkılık oranlarında nemli sıkıştırma yöntemi ile yerleştirilip 50,100 ve 150 kPa çevre basınçları altında drenajsız üç eksenli basınç deneyiyle monotonik yükleme uygulanmıştır. Silt içeriğinin artışıyla temiz kumların dilatif davranışının arttığı ve buna bağlı olarak aşırı boşluk suyu basıncında artış gerçekleşerek gevşek kum zeminler için statik sıvılaşma potansiyelini artırdığı açıkça görülebilmektedir.