bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Radiological and chemical risk assessment from uranium concentrations in groundwater samples collected from Al-Kufa area, Iraq
Authors: Abojassim Ali Abid , Neama Hayder Hussan
Published: September 2020

In nature, uranium is composed of three isotopes, 238U, 235U, and 234U. Emitting alpha particles leads to radionuclides decay. The aim of this work is to set up a database for uranium concentrations in groundwater samples collected from Kufa city, Al-Najaf governorate, Iraq. Twenty four samples have been examined for detecting the presence of uranium levels using a CR-39 detector. The measured uranium concentrations were used to determine uranium isotopes with their ingested radiological toxicity risk (annual effective dose of uranium isotopes and excess cancer risk) and chemical toxicity risk (lifetime average daily dose and hazard quotient) from consumption of the water samples in the present study. The results show that the average value of uranium concentrations, uranium isotopes 238U, 235U, and 234U (1.20 ± 0.04) μg/L, (1.48 ± 0.06) Bq/L, (0.069 ± 0.002) Bq/L and (1.49 ± 0.06) Bq/L respectively. Also, it is concluded that the total average annual effective dose and excess cancer risk in all regions under study were (0.10 ± 0.004) mSv/y and (0.31 ± 0.013) × 10−3 respectively. Moreover, the average value lifetime average daily dose, and hazard quotient was 0.0389 ± 0.0016 μg/kg.day and 0.0649 ± 0.0026 respectively. All results of radiological and chemical risk assessment from uranium concentrations in groundwater samples collected from the Al-Kufa area when used as drinking water were within the global limitations of the organization International Commission on Radiological Protection (1.9 μg/L; 1 mSv/y and 0.18 mSv/y) and World Health Organization recommended (0.6 μg/kg/day). Finally, it can be concluded that uranium concentrations do not affect human health according to radiation contents.
Discovery of Some Antiviral Natural products to fight against Novel Corona Virus (SARS-CoV-2) using Insilico approach
Authors: Shah Ashish , Patel Vaishali , Parmar Bhumika
Published: September 2020

Background:

Novel Corona virus is a type of enveloped viruses with a single stranded RNA enclosing helical
nucleocapsid. The envelope consists of spikes on the surface which are made up of proteins through which virus enters into
human cells. Until now there is no specific drug or vaccine available to treat COVID-19 infection. In this scenario, reposting
of drug or active molecules may provide rapid solution to fight against this deadly disease.

Objective:

We had selected 30 phytoconstituents from the different plants which are reported for antiviral activities against
corona virus (CoVs) and performed insilico screening to find out phytoconstituents which have potency to inhibit specific
target of novel corona virus.

Methods:

We had perform molecular docking studies on three different proteins of novel corona virus namely COVID-19
main protease (3CL pro), papain-like protease (PL pro) and spike protein (S) attached to ACE2 binding domain. The screening of the phytoconstituents on the basis of binding affinity compared to standard drugs. The validations of screened compounds were done using ADMET and bioactivity prediction.

Results:

We had screened five compounds biscoclaurine, norreticuline, amentoflavone, licoricidin and myricetin using insilico approach. All compounds found safe in insilico toxicity studies. Bioactivity prediction reviles that these all compounds
may act through protease or enzyme inhibition. Results of compound biscoclaurine norreticuline were more interesting as
this biscoclaurine had higher binding affinity for the target 3CLpro and PLpro targets and norreticuline had higher binding
affinity for the target PLpro and Spike protein.

Conclusion:

Our study concludes that these compounds could be further explored rapidly as it may have potential to fight
against COVID-19.
Darolutamide as a Second-Generation Androgen Receptor Inhibitor in the Treatment of Prostate Cancer
Authors: Abbasi Ali , Movahedpour Ahmad , Amiri Ahmad , Najaf Mohamad Samare , Mostafavi-Pour Zohreh
Published: September 2020

Prostate cancer (PC) is known as the most frequent cancer among men in the
world. Androgen Deprivation Therapy (ADT) is one of the initial treatment approaches in
the PC therapy and various drugs can be used in routine Hormonal therapy for PC
therapy. Nevertheless, PC cells can survive and continue their growth via different
mechanisms which lead to their resistance to common treatments i.e., Enzalutamide.
olutamide (ODM-201) is a second-generation androgen receptor (AR) inhibitor with a
new chemical structure and has a high affinity to the AR. Darolutamide does not cross
the blood-brain barrier and for this reason, reduces the possibility of seizures.
Darolutamide can also inhibit the transcriptional activity of several AR mutant variants
(F877L, F877L/T878A, and H875Y/T878A), which are Enzalutamide resistant. In this
review, we reviewed the results of different studies: in vitro, animal model and phase 1,
2 and 3 clinical trials (ARADES, ARAFOR and ARAMIS). We shall discuss worldwide
phase 2 and 3 clinical trials (ARASENS and ODENZA) that are in progress, in order to
demonstrate the advantages of Darolutamide consumption in different groups of
patients.

:

Darolutamide has shown high potential in inhibiting the growth of MR49F (Enzalutamide
resistant PC cells) and VCaP (Castration-resistant PC cells) cell lines and transcriptional
activities of AR. Fewer doses of Darolutamide are needed compared to Enzalutamide.
The drug had significant anti-tumor activity and no effect on serum testosterone levels in
animal models. Darolutamide demonstrates its safety and efficacy in different studies
and was well tolerated nearly in all of the patients.
CoV-Seq, a New Tool for SARS-CoV-2 Genome Analysis and Visualization: Development and Usability Study
Authors: Liu Boxiang , Liu Kaibo , Zhang He , Zhang Liang , Bian Yuchen , Huang Liang
Published: September 2020

Background

COVID-19 became a global pandemic not long after its identification in late 2019. The genomes of SARS-CoV-2 are being rapidly sequenced and shared on public repositories. To keep up with these updates, scientists need to frequently refresh and reclean data sets, which is an ad hoc and labor-intensive process. Further, scientists with limited bioinformatics or programming knowledge may find it difficult to analyze SARS-CoV-2 genomes.

Objective

To address these challenges, we developed CoV-Seq, an integrated web server that enables simple and rapid analysis of SARS-CoV-2 genomes.

Methods

CoV-Seq is implemented in Python and JavaScript. The web server and source code URLs are provided in this article.

Results

Given a new sequence, CoV-Seq automatically predicts gene boundaries and identifies genetic variants, which are displayed in an interactive genome visualizer and are downloadable for further analysis. A command-line interface is available for high-throughput processing. In addition, we aggregated all publicly available SARS-CoV-2 sequences from the Global Initiative on Sharing Avian Influenza Data (GISAID), National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI), European Nucleotide Archive (ENA), and China National GeneBank (CNGB), and extracted genetic variants from these sequences for download and downstream analysis. The CoV-Seq database is updated weekly.

Conclusions

We have developed CoV-Seq, an integrated web service for fast and easy analysis of custom SARS-CoV-2 sequences. The web server provides an interactive module for the analysis of custom sequences and a weekly updated database of genetic variants of all publicly accessible SARS-CoV-2 sequences. We believe CoV-Seq will help improve our understanding of the genetic underpinnings of COVID-19.
Implicit Attitudes and U.S. Tax Professionals' Reliance on Offshore Tax Professionals' Recommendations
Authors: Spilker Brian C. , Stewart Bryan W. , Wood David A.
Published: September 2020

SYNOPSIS

Large accounting firms offshore a significant amount of tax work to professionals in India. Prior research suggests that individuals can have negative implicit attitudes toward people from different nationalities and that such attitudes can have undesired consequences. In this study, we measure a sample of U.S. tax professionals' implicit attitudes toward Indian persons using an Implicit Association Test (IAT) and find that participants have strong negative implicit attitudes toward Indian persons relative to U.S. persons. Nevertheless, participants do not evaluate the work of U.S. tax professionals any differently than the (identical) work of Indian tax professionals. Participants appear able to rise above their negative implicit attitudes and perform their tax work without bias in our experiment. However, it is important to acknowledge that negative implicit attitudes may result in biased behavior in contexts outside of our experiment.

Data Availability: Please contact the authors.
Tax Specific versus Generic Accounting-Based Textual Analysis and the Relationship with Effective Tax Rates: Building Context
Authors: Allen Eric , O'Leary Daniel E. , Qu Hao , Swenson Charles W.
Published: September 2020

A growing literature, typically using “bags of words” dictionaries, examines the information content of text in financial accounting disclosures. We generate context for our text analysis to help predict effective tax rates using two approaches. First, we create tax-specific, expert-derived, dictionaries and, second, we generate the counts for those bags of words using text taken from tax-related discussions of the Form 10-K, as opposed to its entirety. We find that using expertise provides more information than simply using general accounting and finance dictionaries. In addition, we find that generating general accounting text variable values from tax-related content in the Form 10-K provides statistically significant improvement in model fit. Contrary to more generic accounting and finance word-based text analysis, we find that the signs on our positive and negative tax event dictionaries are different and are consistent with theoretical expectations through each of our modeled time periods.
PERSEPSI MAHASISWA TERHADAP PENGGUNAAN QUIZIZZ DALAM PEMBELAJARAN AKUNTANSI KONSOLIDASI BANK SYARIAH DI IAIN PONOROGO
Authors: Amri Muhtadin , Shobri Yuz Arija
Published: September 2020

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui persepsi mahasiswa terhadap efektivitas penggunaan aplikasi pembelajaran berbasis permainan (game based learning) yaitu Quizizz. Populasi penelitian adalah seluruh mahasiswa perbankan syariah semester 4 angkatan tahun 2018. Responden dalam penelitian ini berjumlah 200 mahasiswa yang sedang menempuh mata kuliah akuntansi konsolidasi bank syariah yaitu mahasiswa semester 4 jurusan perbankan syariah di fakultas ekonomi dan bisnis islam IAIN Ponorogo. Analisis data dilakukan menggunakan metode deskriptif yang dianalisis secara kuantitatif dan kualitatif. Data penelitian diperoleh dengan menyebarkan survey kepada seluruh sampel penelitian dengan memanfaatkan aplikasi google forms. Instrumen kuesioner diukur menggunakan 5 skala  likert yaitu sangat tidak setuju, tidak setuju, kurang setuju, setuju dan sangat tidak setuju. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa secara umum mahasiswa menganggap penggunaan Quizizz untuk mengerjakan kuis yang ditugaskan sebelum perkuliahan secara tatap muka di kelas berdampak yang positif dalam kegiatan pembelajaran pada mata kuliah akuntansi konsolidasi bank syariah. Mahasiswa menganggap Quizizz merupakan aplikasi yang mudah digunakan, penggunaannya membuat perkuliahan menjadi lebih menyenangkan, meningkatkan penguasaan materi, dan  menambah motivasi dan keaktifan mahasiswa dalam mempelajari mata kuliah akuntansi konsolidasi bank syariah. Terdapat beberapa keterbatasan dan permasalahan yang terdapat pada penggunaan Quizizz menurut mahasiswa, diantaranya adalah keterbatasan koneksi internet, batasan waktu yang diberikan terlalu sedikit, dan beberapa mahasiswa juga merasa perlu untuk dilakukan pembahasan tentang soal-soal yang dikerjakan melalui aplikasi Quizizz di kelas, sehingga diketahui jawaban mana yang benar dan jawaban mana yang salah.
Política de asimilación: Pieza fundamental para la propagación del colonialismo, racismo e categorización de raza en Angola, a partir del analisis de la narrativa de Primo Narciso de António Antunes Fonseca
Authors: Silva Itamar Cossi da
Published: September 2020

Considerando el actual escenario social e institucional de las ex colonias, una de las posibilidades para el desarrollo de estrategias de combate al colonialismo, racismo y cualquier tipo de discriminación, es el uso de las historias literarias contemporáneas en los países lusófonos. La obra Primo Narciso de António Antunes Fonseca es una táctica de sensibilización de interés a la historia de la lucha por la liberación del pueblo angoleño de las amarras del sistema colonial, que por la política de asimilación propagó estereotipos. Uno de los objetivos de la literatura de Fonseca, es la reflexión acerca de los problemas sociopolíticos, económicos y culturales presenciados en Angola, durante y después de la colonización. Este artículo indagará en el aporte de la literatura poscolonial de Fonseca contra prácticas coloniales como la política de asimilación que afianzaba el esquema portugués de jerarquías en Angola y que transformó al sujeto angoleño, durante largos años, en una mercancía.
Educação das relações étnico-raciais: um estudo de caso sobre os impactos da Lei nº 10.639/03 no cotidiano escolar
Authors: Silva Nanicleison José da , Almeida Maria das Graças Andrade Ataíde de
Published: September 2020

O objetivo deste artigo é compreender as concepções de professores e estudantes de uma escola da Rede Estadual de Ensino de Pernambuco sobre o papel da história e cultura afro-brasileira e africana e a implementação da Lei nº 10.639/03 como instrumento de combate ao preconceito étnico-racial na escola. Para tanto, utilizamos como referencial teórico os estudos de Gomes (2005, 2008 e 2012), Munanga (2005), Gonçalves e Silva (2004), Orlandi (1999), Yin (1989), e outros autores que com seus escritos corroboraram com o desdobramento da pesquisa.  No que concerne ao processo investigativo seguiu-se com entrevista aos professores do ensino médio, aplicação de questionário aos estudantes na faixa etária entre 16 e 19 anos e a utilização da metodologia qualiquantitativa (6 professores e 100 estudantes). A compreensão sobre a temática se justifica pela necessidade de desconstruir socialmente o preconceito e a discriminação racial que a população negra sofre. A escola tem um papel fundamental no processo de construção e reconstrução dos valores sociais, por isso os resultados da pesquisa sobre a questão racial no contexto escolar têm demonstrado, que o sistema de ensino brasileiro se baseia numa visão eurocêntrica, monocultora, discriminatória de caráter racista e excludente. Tudo isso corrobora com os mecanismos de exclusão tendo a escola dificuldade de cumprir o seu verdadeiro papel, que é a formação humana, educar, socializar e formar cidadãos compromissados com a transformação social.
Escolarização de crianças com deficiência intelectual: problematizações sobre o currículo e os conteúdos escolares no ciclo de alfabetização
Authors: Mesquita Amélia Maria Araújo , Rodrigues José Rafael Barbosa , Castro Kelly Paixão de
Published: September 2020

Este artigo se propõe ao debate em torno da articulação entre o currículo e a educação especial, por meio da análise dos conteúdos de escolarização para alunos com deficiência intelectual (DI) matriculados no ciclo de alfabetização de uma escola pública da rede municipal de Belém/PA. Para tanto, baseado numa abordagem qualitativa, nos valemos da análise documental, tendo como fonte prioritária de dados os cadernos de alunos matriculados no ciclo de alfabetização do ensino fundamental. Com base nos cadernos, identificamos que há distinção entre os conteúdos e/ou atividades para crianças com e sem deficiência. A partir desse dado identificamos convergências e divergências que constituem o processo de escolarização: sobre os aspectos convergentes foi perceptível o investimento das professoras em garantir o desenvolvimento da alfabetização linguística e matemática, componentes curriculares hegemônicos no currículo dessa etapa de ensino. A despeito disso, a forma como o conteúdo é apresentado e o nível de complexidade das atividades vinculadas aos conteúdos se diferencia para alunos com e sem deficiência intelectual. Conclui-se que o processo de escolarização pra alunos com deficiência intelectual é marcado por intencionalidade pedagógica, mas a própria intencionalidade pedagógica no processo de alfabetização ainda se gerencia por mecanismos pouco propositivos às possibilidades de aprendizagem desse público. As fragilidades encontradas no processo de seleção/flexibilização curricular apresentado aos alunos com DI, em forma de conteúdos de escolarização, evidencia que é necessário ainda avançar nas pesquisas que aproximem educação especial e os estudos curriculares.
Teacher-student relationships: An influence on the English teaching-learning process
Authors: Syahabuddin Khairiah , Fhonna Rahmi , Maghfirah Ulfa
Published: September 2020

There are two main purposes navigated in this study; first of all, it was carried out to investigate the teacher-student relationship; secondly, it was also conducted to find out whether there was a correlation between teacher-student relationship and English teaching-learning process. A number of 14 teachers and 43 students participated in this study; they are from two publish junior high schools in Aceh, Indonesia. Questionnaires for the students and interviews with the teachers were used to discover the influence of the relationship between English teachers and students, and the problems that students faced during their interactions with the teachers. There were twenty-two items in the questionnaire and five questions in the interviews that the participants needed to answer. The collected data from the questionnaire were then analysed by using a Likert scale and the Pearson product-moment correlation coefficient, meanwhile, the data from the interviews were analysed by following the stages of Miles and Huberman‘s(1994) model. In the first junior high school, a significant correlation appeared between the teacher-student relationship and teaching-learning process, with the raw score of 0.745 that refers to a high correlation. The tcount was higher than the ttable (4.784≥2.100). However, at second junior high school, had no significant correlation detected between the two variables with the raw score of 0,401 that referred to moderate correlation, where tcount was lower than ttable (2.004≤2.097). This research is expected to have a beneficial impact on the English teaching-learning process especially in the areas of the two schools, where this study took place, as well as the teachers and educators from other institutions spread in Aceh and Indonesia in general.
EFL students’ preferences on digital platforms during emergency remote teaching: Video Conference, LMS, or Messenger Application?
Authors: M. Amin Fakhrurrazi , Sundari Hanna
Published: September 2020

The use of technology in language learning has extensively expanded in line with the advancement of technology itself. However, the investigation into the implementation of video conferences, learning management systems, and mobile applications, particularly during the emergency remote teaching/the Covid-19 pandemic, is still lacking. This paper presents survey data from three groups of Indonesian EFL students using three different digital learning platforms: Cisco WebEx Meeting video conferencing, Google Classroom learning management system (LMS), and WhatsApp mobile messenger application. The purpose of the study was to determine the students’ preferences including their perception and point of views on using the platforms and application during the remote teaching situation. There were 140 EFL students from two universities/institutes in Jakarta and Aceh to take part as the participants. The instrument was a questionnaire based on criteria of CALL evaluation, and descriptive analysis using percentages and thematic analysis was applied. The findings show that the Cisco WebEx Meeting, Google Classroom, and WhatsApp gained highly positive agreement on all criteria. Specifically, the Cisco WebEx meeting got the highest scores on authenticity and meaning focus. Meanwhile, for GC and WhatsApp, the criteria on language learning potential, meaning focus and authenticity achieved the highest scores. Moreover, WhatsApp is the most preferred among others in meaning focus, learner fit, positive impact, and practicality.  However, the three digital platforms received the lowest score on a positive impact at each group-participant. It seemingly indicates that they thought the full online digital learning system they experienced during ERT is less preferable than face-to-face learning.
Birth Order and Personality
Authors: Gupta Tamanna
Published: September 2020

The present study is exploring the personality trait of different birth orders. Sample of the study consisted 60 college students of different birth order (20 first born, middle born, last born).there age ranged between 17- 26 years. Their education was at least graduation and above. Selected subjects were tested by questionnaire method their psychological dimensions of neuroticism, extraversion, openness, agreeableness, and conscientiousness to assess personality traits NEO-FFI questionnaire was used. Collected data was analyzed by using ANOVA. Finding reveals that there was significant difference between different birth orders on personality traits.
Thiazolidinones: Potential Human Novel Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) Protease Inhibitors Against COVID-19
Authors: Vishvakarma Vijay Kumar , Bahadur Indra , Kumari Kamlesh , SINGH PRASHANT
Published: September 2020

COVID-19 is a rapidly spreading infectious disease caused by a novel beta coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. During the 1980's coronavirus, genomic RNA was transcribed into a set of subgenomic mRNAs that encode viral proteins containing a leader sequence derived from the 5' end of the genome. The subgenomic mRNAs are transcribed from negative-strand RNAs, synthesized for the full-length genomic RNA - a unique mechanism, presumed to occur by a process involving viral polymerase jumping from one part of the genome template to another, leading to high rate of recombination for coronaviruses, playing role in viral interspecies infections. The sequence of SARS-CoV-2 confined that spike protein has furin cleavage site in the S1/S2 junction different from SARS-CoV and other closely related viruses. This has proved the possibility of Protease inhibitors as antivirals has led to the speculation about virulence and pathogenesis, and it is also possible that this new furin site may serve as a marker to identify a possible precursor virus. This novel human coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) has resulted in a large number of fatalities and incapacitated human health system. No treatment is available, and a vaccine will not be available for several months. Hence, the protease of coronavirus is a promising target for antiviral drug discovery. We herein report a new generation of thiazolidinone derivatives, inhibitors of SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus protease that incorporated thiazolidinone heterocycles as N-terminal capping groups of the peptide moiety. The compounds were extensively characterized with respect to inhibition of various proteases, inhibition mechanism, membrane permeability, antiviral activity. Our research group has recently designed a one-pot three-component reaction and its mechanism was studied through DFT. Further, a library of the molecules based on the products is designed. These novel molecules were screened through ADMET and molecular docking to find out the potential inhibitor of SARS-CoV-2 protease, as they may have competitive inhibition mechanisms, in correlation with their membrane permeability, a more pronounced antiviral activity.
Dynamic Real-Time Magnetic Resonance at Very Low Magnetic Fields
Authors: Korchak Sergey , Jagtap Anil P. , Gloeggler Stefan
Published: September 2020

The phenomenon of nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) is widely applied in biomedical and biological science to study structures and dynamics of proteins and their reactions. Despite its impact, NMR is an inherently insensitive phenomenon and has driven the field to construct spectrometers with increasingly higher magnetic fields leading to more detection sensitivity. Here, we are demonstrating that enzymatic reactions can be followed in real-time at millitesla fields, 1000-fold lower than state-of-the-art spectrometers. This requires signal-enhancing samples via hyperpolarization. Within seconds, we have enhanced the signals of 2- 13Cpyruvate, an important metabolite to probe cancer metabolism, in 22 mM concentrations (up to 10.1%±0.1% polarization) and show that such a large signal allows for the real-time detection of enzymatic conversion of pyruvate to lactate. This development paves the pathways for biological studies in portable and affordable NMR systems with a potential for medical diagnostics.
The Effect of Smoking During Pregnancy on Prenatal Attachment
Authors: ASLANTEKİN ÖZÇOBAN Filiz , YALNIZ DİLCEN Hacer , KAYNAK Serap , UZEL Nesibe
Published: September 2020

Objective: This study was conducted to determine the smoking status during pregnancy and the effect of smoking on prenatal attachment.
Materials and Methods: The cross-sectional study was carried out in a public hospital between 01.09.2017 and 30.01.2018. The study was conducted with 352 pregnant women. In collecting data, sociodemographic features, obstetric history, descriptive information form including smoking features, Fagerstrom test and prenatal attachment inventory for nicotine addiction were used.
Results: While 64.5% (n=227) of pregnant women reported that they never smoked, 35.5% (n=125) stated
that they smoked. 19.6% (n=69) of women who smoked said that they continued smoking during pregnancy and 15.9% (n=56) quit smoking. In the study, it was found that pregnant women who smoked had less educated, unemployed and unplanned pregnancy compared to non-smoker pregnant women. Prenatal attachment levels of pregnant women who smoke were significantly lower than nonsmoking women (p> 0.05).
Conclusions: The effect of smoking on prenatal attachment was determined. Women should be counseled about the effects of smoking on the effects of the mother and baby during pregnancy. Especially smoking pregnant women should be supported in quitting smoking and prenatal attachment with consultancy services within the scope of midwifery care during antenatal follow-ups.
Prisoners' voting rights, declarations of inconsistency and legal enforceability of manner-and-form entrenchment
Authors: Knight Dean
Published: September 2020

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Rhetoric or Reality? Recasting Local Government's Purpose and Role
Authors: Knight Dean
Published: September 2020

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Mapping the Rainbow of Review: Recognising Variable Intensity
Authors: Knight Dean
Published: September 2020

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Law-making and accountability in responding to COVID-19: The case of New Zealand
Authors: Knight Dean
Published: September 2020

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Identifying Physics Teachers Candidate Misconception on Electricity, Magnetism, and Solar System
Authors: Mellu Ruth Novi Kornalia , Baok Doni T.
Published: September 2020

Misconception is a concept contradicts with scientific definitions or definitions approved by experts of particular field. Learners’ misconception cannot be eliminated but minimized so they do not grasp incorrect concept which can be identified through diagnostic tests. A research had been conducted to identify physics student teacher misconception. The research was undertaken using qualitative method with survey design. The population covered whole physics major students with 30 students of 6th semester as samples. Data collection was done by giving three tier multiple choice model of diagnostic test developed by Ambarwati on electricity, magnetism, and solar system materials. Data source of this study was primary data source since data was taken directly from research subjects. Data was analyzed using descriptive qualitative data analysis technique. The result showed that 18% students experienced misconception, 40% partially understood, 12% fully understood, and 30% did not understand concept. 20% misconception identification of electricity comprised static electric, determining physical quantity on circuit, defining electrical energy and power in daily life; 18 % magnetism material on how to make magnet or determining poles that affected electromagnetic induction; and 17% solar system material about characteristics of astronomical objects and emerging phenomena due to climate changing on earth surface. the identifications result implied a demand of developing and applying innovative, creative, and appealing learning in remediating and fixing misconception.
Critical Discourse The Epistemology of Muhammad Syahrur's Ijtihad
Authors: Maulana Asep Suraya
Published: September 2020

Penawaran Syahrur terhadap sikap skriptualis-literalis dan modernis-sekularis dari masyarakat Islam saat ini adalah  kembali kepada Inzal (al-Qurâ€™an), teks asli dari wahyu Allah yang disampaikan kepada Nabi. Kajian  ini menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif, untuk menganalisis  epistemologi ijtihad Syahrur.  Hasil kajian menunjukkan bahwa,  pemikrian Syahrur mengenai epistimologi  bersumber dari alam materi yang berada di luar eksistensi manusia. Syahrur dalam menafsirkan ayat-ayat ahkam, masih sepakat untuk menjaga kemurnian ajaran al-Qurâ€™an yang shalah likulli zaman wa makan. Menurut Syahrur, tumpuan kebenaran berdasarkan tiga pilar, yaitu: wahyu, akal, dan realitas. Perpaduan antara wahyu, akal dan indera akan mengahasilkan pengetahuan hukum Islam yang baru dan modern. Penawaran Syahrur, tentang teori historisitas ilmiah, hermeneutika lingustik dan dialektika Marxis, menunjukkan upaya mendekonstruksi ilmu pengetahuan yang sudah paten dalam penerapan hukum Islam. Perbedaan konsep ijtihad ushul fiqh klasik dengan konsep ijtihad Syahrur, antara lain: 1) menempatkan ijtihad pada posisi vital bagi hukum Islam modern; 2). konsep ijtihad Syahrur hanya pada tahapan menghalalkan atau mengharamkan sesuatu, karena merupakan hak prerogratif Allah; 3). konsep ijtihad Syahrur mengharuskan prestasi ilmiah dan sistem pengetahuan modern; 4). konsep ijtihad Syahrur membolehkan ijtihad terhadap seluruh teks hukum, walaupun oleh para ulama dipandang qathâ€™i; dan 5). konsep ijtihad Syahru dapat dilakukan secara individual.
Hizan (Bitlis) Koşullarında Yetiştirilen Üzüm Çeşitlerinin Klorofil Miktarları ve Stoma Yoğunluklarının Belirlenmesi
Authors: DOĞAN Adnan , UYAK Cüneyt , AKÇAY Anıl , KESKİN Nurhan , GAZİOGLU ŞENSOY Ruhan İlknur , ÇELİK Ferit , KUNTER Birhan , ÇAVUŞOĞLU Şeyda , ÖZRENK Koray
Published: September 2020

Bu çalışma, stoma yoğunluğu ve boyutları üzerine çeşidin, kullanılan yöntemlerin (kalıp alma/saydamlaştırma), yaprakların alınma konumlarının (gölge/güneş) ve yaprak yüzeyinin farklı bölgelerinden örnek almanın (uç, orta, dip) etkilerini ortaya koymak ve çeşitlerin toplam klorofil, klorofil a, klorofil b, karotenoid miktarları ile SPAD değerlerini tespit etmek amacıyla 2017 yılında Hizan yöresinde yetiştirilen 28 yerel üzüm çeşidi üzerinde yürütülmüştür. Çalışmada çeşit, yöntem ve yaprağın alındığı konumun stoma yoğunluğu üzerine olan etkisinin önemli olduğu ancak yaprak yüzeyinin farklı bölgelerinden örnek almanın stoma yoğunluğu üzerine etkisinin önemsiz olduğu tespit edilmiştir. Aynı şekilde, çeşit ve yöntemin stoma boyutları üzerine olan etkilerinin önemli olduğu ancak yaprağın alınma konumunun ve yaprak yüzeyinin farklı bölgelerinden örnek almanın stoma boyutları üzerine olan etkisinin önemsiz olduğu belirlenmiştir. Tüylü ve yüzeyi pürüzlü asma yapraklarında daha iyi bir stomatal değerlendirmenin yapılmasında saydamlaştırma yönteminin tercih edilmesi gerektiği kanaatine varılmıştır. Çalışmada çeşidin toplam klorofil, klorofil a, klorofil b ve karotenoid miktarları ile SPAD değerleri üzerine olan etkisinin önemli olduğu ve çeşitler arasında bu değerler bakımından önemli farklılıklar olduğu belirlenmiştir. Güneşte olan yaprakların SPAD değerlerinin gölgede olan yapraklara göre daha yüksek olduğu gözlemlenmiştir.
Middle School Teachers’ Interpretations and Use of Geometric Curriculum Materials: Focused on the Three Aspects Analysis
Authors:   The Korea Society Of Educational Studies In Mathematics, Ku Nayoung , Lee Kyeong-Hwa
Published: September 2020

This study investigated how middle school teachers belonging to a teacher community interpret curriculum materials (CMs), and how this was related to their use when designing geometric tasks for regular lessons. We focused on the tasks designed by two participants three times and analyzed the discussion of the teacher community, whether the teacher’s interpretation was maintained or changed, and how this related to their CMs use. We used an analytic framework which included three aspects of teachers’ interpretation of CMs: mathematical, pedagogical, and environmental. And we classified their use of CMs into inclusion, modification, omission, and creation. Teachers designed the tasks based on mathematical, pedagogical, and environmental interpretation. And they selectively reflected the interpretation of other aspects raised in the teacher community. For the tasks created based on mathematical or environmental interpretation in the initial design, other interpretations were raised by the teacher community, but were not reflected. If the teacher accepted the pedagogical interpretation raised by the teacher community, the teacher modified or omitted tasks in the next design.
ANALISIS PENGARUH LOGISTICS SERVICE QUALITY TERHADAP KEPUASAN DAN LOYALITAS PELANGGAN PADA PERUSAHAN LOGISTIK JALUR NUGRAHA EKAKURIR (JNE)
Authors: Hati Shinta Wahyu , Juliati Aisyah
Published: September 2020

Perkembangan e-commerce yang semakin pesat di Indonesia diikuti secara positif dengan banyaknya jasa penyedia logistik. Ujung tombak dalam e-commerce adalah jasa penyedia logistik itu sendiri yang mempunyai peranan penting dalam perkembangan suatu e-commerce. Para penyedia jasa logistik harus sangat memperhatikan kualitas atas jasa penyedia logistik yang diberikan karena aspek ini langsung akan berdampak pada rasa kepuasan dan tingkat loyalitas pelanggan. Untuk dapat mengukur tingkat kepuasan dari pelanggan perlu dilakukan agar mampu meningkatkan seberapa jauh kualitas pelayanan guna menciptakan loyalitas pelanggan. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh Logistics Service Quality terhadap kepuasan dan loyalitas pelanggan. Metode penelitian menggunakan pendekatan metode kuantitatif. Penelitian ini menggunakan data primer yang berbentuk kuesioner. Penarikan sampel penelitian menggunakan metode purposive sampling yang mendapat 113 sampel dari mahasiswa/i wilayah Batam. Teknik penarikan sampel dengan kriteria mahasiswa/i yang mempunyai online shopping dan berada dilingkup jurusan manajemen bisnis. Teknik pengolahan data menggunakan PLSSEM (Partial Least Square-Structural Equation Model). Hasil penelitian ini konsisten dengan penelitian sebelumnya, yang menyatakan bahwa Logistics Service Quality berpengaruh positif dan signifikan terhadap tingkat kepuasan pelanggan dalam penggunaan layanan jasa. Logistics Service Quality berpengaruh positif dan signifikan terhadap tingkat loyalitas pelanggan. Kepuasan pelanggan berpengaruh positif dan signifikan terhadap tingkat loyalitas pelanggan
Physical and Social Factors of Shoreline Change in Gebang, Cirebon Regency 1915 – 2019
Authors: Widiawaty Millary Agung , Nandi Nandi , Murtianto Hendro
Published: September 2020

Shoreline changes are the main concern for coastal management. In Indonesia coastal zone is the populated region for marine and fishery economic sectors. Dynamic of the region shown by shoreline change. This study aims to explain the dynamics of shoreline change in Gebang, Cirebon Regency from 1915 to 2019, and several factors that influence. This research using overlay intersections to know shoreline change from 1915-2019 and multiple linear regression to determine several factors that influence the shoreline change. The shoreline increased 992.99 meters caused by accretion. Physical factors that influence shoreline changes include total suspended solids, bathymetry, wind, and tides, whereas social factors include the presence of beach building, population density, building density, and distance from the built-up area. The most influential factor in increased shoreline is bathymetry. Based on the results of statistical tests known that physical and social factors are influence significantly the dynamics of shoreline changes. The correlation between the actual and the predicted value reached 0.97 with p-value 0.001.
Trust in Confucianism in an AI-powered world
Authors: Ho Tung Manh
Published: September 2020

I summarize the different elements that should be studied while we investigate the concept of trust in Confucianism in the context of AI-powered society. It will be an inter-disciplinary project.
cesR: An R package for the Canadian Election Study
Authors: Hodgetts Paul Alexander , Alexander Rohan
Published: September 2020

In this paper we introduce cesR, which is an R package that allows users to more easily use the Canadian Election Study (CES). The package has functions that download the CES surveys, add the questions that were asked, quickly preview a CES survey, and finally to obtain an opinionated subset of the 2019 survey. Our package is useful in both teaching and research by enhancing both reproducibility and accessibility.
Importance of managing the professional development of young teachers
Authors:   Abai Kazakh National Pedagogical University, Kazakhstan, Zhulamanova D.
Published: September 2020

The article considers the importance of managing the process of professional development of young teachers in the education system of Kazakhstan. The author focuses on the introduction of a modern approach to the implementation of personnel policy in educational organizations, as well as on the method of training young professionals for schools and further development of the competencies of a novice teacher. In addition, the author suggests a number of measures for the successful adaptation of future teachers in the framework of state preparatory programs. The article considers the effectiveness of the "mentoring" function in modern realities, as well as the team approach in the process of becoming future teachers.
Święty Seweryn apostoł Noricum
Authors: Drączkowski Franciszek
Published: September 2020

Hac in dissertiuncula breviter tractatur de vita ac opera Sancti Severini, cuius 1500 anniversarium mortis celebratur.
Pengembangan Game Edukasi “Kata Fisika” Berbasis Android untuk Anak Sekolah Dasar pada Materi Konsep Gaya
Authors: Erfan Muhammad , Widodo Arif , Umar Umar , Radiusman Radiusman , Ratu Tursina
Published: September 2020

Lebih tertariknya anak-anak kepada smartphone daripada materi belajar yang dijelaskan oleh pendidik tentunya menuntut para pendidik untuk mencari cara lain dalam menarik minat peserta didik untuk belajar. Salah satu upaya yang dapat dilakukan pendidik dalam mengatasi masalah ini adalah mengembangkan media pembelajaran berbasis game. Oleh karena itu, penelitian ini bertujuan untuk (1) Mengembangkan game edukasi “Kata Fisika” berbasis Android sebagai media pembelajaran anak sekolah dasar pada konsep gaya, (2) Mengetahui penilaian kelayakan oleh ahli media dan ahli materi terhadap game edukasi “Kata Fisika” berbasis Android yang dikembangkan untuk anak sekolah dasar, dan (3) mengetahui peniaian dan respon peserta didik terhadap game edukasi “Kata Fisika” berbasis Android sebagai media pembelajaran untuk anak sekolah dasar pada materi konsep gaya. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian pengembangan dan model yang digunakan yaitu model pengembangan 4-D yang terdiri atas 4 tahap utama yaitu: (1) Define (mendefinisikan); (2) Design (merancang); (3) Develop (mengembangkan); dan (4) Disseminate (penyebaran). Analisis data dilakukan secara kualitatif. Hasil pengembangan diperoleh game edukasi yang telah divalidasi oleh ahli media dan dinyatakan layak dengan skor rata-rata 3,88, ahli materi dengan kategori layak dengan skor rata-rata 3,39, dan berdasarkan hasil penilaian oleh pengguna (peserta didik) diperoleh bahwa game edukasi ini dinyatakan sangat baik untuk dikembangkan lebih lanjut dengan skor rata-rata 4,15. Berdasarkan hasil tersebut, diperoleh bahwa game edukasi “Kata Fisika” berbasis Android dikategorikan layak dan bisa digunakan pada pembelajaran IPA materi Konsep Gaya pada peserta didik Sekolah Dasar.
Analisis Pengaruh Agrowisata Terhadap Peningkatan Pendapatan Petani Bunga Krisan Di Kecamatan Bandungan Kabupaten Semarang
Authors: Lestariningssih Umi , Setiadi Agus , Setiyawan Hery
Published: September 2020

ABSTRAKTujuan penelitian ini untuk menganalisis perbedaan pendapatan petani bunga krisan sebelum dan sesudah adanya agrowisata, serta menganalisis pengaruh agrowisata terhadap peningkatan pendapatan petani bunga krisan di Kecamatan Bandungan Kabupaten Semarang. Metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian adalah metode survei. Lokasi penelitian dipilih secara purposive di Agrowisata Kampung Krisan Clapar Bandungan. Responden ditentukan secara purposive, yaitu anggota Kelompok Tani Gemah Ripah yang menanam bunga krisan yang berjumlah 32 orang. Penelitian telah dilaksanakan pada bulan November – Desember 2017. Pengumpulan data dilakukan dengan wawancara yang dibantu menggunakan kuesioner. Alat analisis yang digunakan adalah Paired Sample T-test dan regresi linier berganda. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa terdapat perbedaan pendapatan petani bunga krisan sebelum dan sesudah adanya agrowisata. Pendapatan petani setelah adanya agrowisata lebih tinggi dibanding pendapatan petani sebelum adanya agrowisata. Rata-rata pendapatan petani setelah adanya agrowisata sebesar Rp 31.713.636/tahun lebih tinggi dibanding pendapatan petani sebelum adanya agrowisata sebesar Rp 30.395.843/tahun. Agrowisata berpengaruh terhadap peningkatan pendapatan petani bunga krisan di Kecamatan Bandungan Kabupaten Semarang. Kata Kunci : agrowisata, bunga krisan, pendapatan petani
化学制药工业与环境保护
Authors: 张 连连
Published: September 2020

医药制造行业是我国社会经济的主要产业。药品在维护我们的身体健康中起着不可替代的作用。制药工业是国民经济发展的重要支柱产业,和人民群众的日常生活息息相关。但制药企业是典型的污染大的企业,因为从原料到产品的形成,每一步反应都会产生环境污染物。鉴于此,文章就化学制药工业做好环境保护的策略进行了分析。
Ellipsomyxa ariusi sp. nov. (Myxosporea: Ceratomyxidae), a new myxosporean infecting the gallbladder of threadfin sea catfish Arius arius in India
Authors: Chandran A , Zacharia PU , Sathianandan TV , Sanil NK
Published: September 2020

The present study describes a new species of myxosporean,Ellipsomyxa ariusisp. nov., infecting the gallbladder of the threadfin sea catfishArius arius(Hamilton, 1822).E. ariusisp. nov. is characterized by bivalvular, ellipsoid or elongate-oval myxospores with smooth spore valves and a straight suture, arranged at an angle to the longitudinal spore axis. Mature myxospores measured 10.1 ± 0.8 µm in length, 6.8 ± 0.5 µm in width and 7.7 ± 0.7 µm in thickness. Polar capsules are equal in size and oval to pyriform in shape. They are positioned at an angle to the longitudinal myxospore axis and open in opposite directions. Polar capsules measured 2.8 ± 0.3 µm in length and 2.5 ± 0.4 µm in width; polar filaments formed 4-5 coils, and extended to 32.2 ± 2.1 µm in length. Monosporic and disporic plasmodial stages attached to the wall of gallbladder. Molecular analysis of the type specimen generated a 1703 bp partial SSU rDNA sequence (MN892546), which was identical to the isolates from 3 other locations. In phylogenetic analyses, genusEllipsomyxaappeared monophyletic andE. ariusisp. nov. occupied an independent position in maximum likelihood and Bayesian inference trees with high bootstrap values. The overall prevalence of infection was 54.8% and multiway ANOVA revealed that it varied significantly with location, year, season, sex and size of the fish host. Histopathological changes associated withE. ariusisp. nov. infection included swelling, vacuolation and detachment of epithelial layer, reduced mucus production and altered consistency and colour of bile. Based on the morphologic, morphometric and molecular differences with known species ofEllipsomyxa, and considering differences in host and geographic locations, the present species is treated as new and the nameEllipsomyxa ariusisp. nov. is proposed.
A Simulated Annealing Algorithm for Solving Two-Echelon Vehicle Routing Problem with Locker Facilities
Authors: Redi A. A. N. Perwira , Jewpanya Parida , Kurniawan Adji Candra , Persada Satria Fadil , Nadlifatin Reny , Dewi Oki Anita Candra
Published: September 2020

We consider the problem of utilizing the parcel locker network for the logistics solution in the metropolitan area. Two-echelon distribution systems are attractive from an economic standpoint, whereas the product from the depot can be distributed from or to intermediate facilities. In this case, the intermediate facilities are considered as locker facilities present in an accessible location in the vicinity of the final customers. In addition, the utilization of locker facilities can reduce the cost caused by the unattended deliveries. The problem is addressed as an optimization model that formulated into an integer linear programming model denoted as the two-echelon vehicle routing problem with locker facilities (2EVRP-LF). The objective is to minimize the cost of transportation with regards to the vehicle travelling cost, the intermediate facilities renting cost, and the additional cost to compensate the customer that needs to travel to access the intermediate facilities. Because of its complexity, a simulated annealing algorithm is proposed to solve the problem. On the other hand, the modelling approach can be conducted by generating two-phase optimization model approaches, which are the p-median problem and the capacitated vehicle routing problem. The results from both methods are compared in numerical experiments. The results show the effectiveness of 2EVRP-LF compared to the two-phase optimization. Furthermore, the simulated annealing algorithm showed an effective performance in solving 2EVRP-LF.
Application of Effective Day Degrees in the Assessment of Stable Isotope Patterns in Developing Seahorses under Different Temperatures
Authors: Valladares Sonia , Planas Miquel
Published: September 2020

Relations between nutrient assimilation and growth rate in fishes may vary with abiotic factors such as temperature. The effects of feeding status, ontogeny and temperature regimes (15, 18 and 21 °C) on stable isotope (δ13C and δ15N) patterns were assessed in juveniles of the seahorse Hippocampus guttulatus. The use of effective day degrees (D°eff), day degrees (D°) and chronological time (age) were compared as development progress indices. Newborn seahorses were maintained at three temperature levels both deprived of food (5 days) or fed (30 days) on copepods or/and Artemia. Isotopic signatures in fed seahorses clearly differed from those in unfed juveniles. Temperature had a significant effect on δ13C values in fed juveniles throughout the experimental period. δ15N values also varied significantly with age, but not with temperature level. Faster growth and food assimilation in seahorses held at 18 and 21 °C were supported by faster variations in isotopic values. Our findings demonstrate that effective day degrees should be preferred over chronological time as index of developmental progress in temperature fluctuating scenarios or for comparative studios.