bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Calibración de equipos de laboratorio en entornos universitarios: estrechando la brecha en materia de gestión metrológica
Authors: Murrell-Blanco Manfred , Montero-Sánchez Ernesto , Campos-Morales Sherryl , Bermúdez-Hidalgo Ligia , Vetrani-Chavarría Karla
Published: June 2023

En los laboratorios universitarios se generan datos que nutren las actividades de investigación y docencia; además, brindan soporte a diferentes sectores productivos y en algunos casos suministran información para la toma de decisiones con alcance legal.  Por lo tanto, es necesario asegurar la calidad de sus resultados mediante la implementación de acciones tendientes al mejoramiento de sus mediciones; este sentido, el objetivo de este estudio fue desarrollar una estrategia para la calibración de equipos y cristalería de laboratorio de la Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica (UNA) con el fin de disminuir la brecha en materia de gestión metrológica.  Entre los hallazgos más relevantes están que los laboratorios universitarios cuentan con poco o nulo presupuesto para la gestión metrológica de sus mediciones, lo que dificulta atender requerimientos como la calibración de equipos y la capacitación de personal. Además, dependen administrativamente de otras instancias universitarias como escuelas e institutos, lo que limita su capacidad de respuesta en materia de oferta de servicios a usuarios externos. En el caso específico de la UNA, se han realizado inversiones importantes en equipamiento y capacitación de personal. Sin embargo, no se han logrado abarcar todas las necesidades de trazabilidad de los laboratorios, lo que impide la completa gestión de la calidad de los resultados. Este estudio ha identificado mecanismos para que los laboratorios cuenten con mediciones trazables al Sistema Internacional de Unidades (SI), aumentando la confianza en sus resultados, permitiendo la detección de problemas e inclusive disminuyendo la presión económica por el rubro de calibraciones.
Kontrol diri dan tawakal terhadap quarter-life crisis pada santri di pesantren
Authors: Huda Miftahul
Published: June 2023

The phenomenon of quarter-life crisis is part of the growth process of almost all individuals in the adolescent development phase towards early adulthood. Therefore, this study aims to determine the influence of self-control and tawakal on individuals who experience quarter-life crisis. This study consists of three variables: self-control, tawakal, and a quarter-life crisis. The quarter-life crisis was the dependent variable, and self-control and tawakal as the independent variable. This study uses quantitative research methods with a correlational research approach. The sampling technique uses purposive sampling. There are 103 students as a population and 50 samples of students of Pesantren Al-Hikmah Al Fathimiyyah Malang from the calculations using the Slovin formula. The analysis technique used in this research is a descriptive analysis using the R Studio application. The results of this study show that control and tawakal play a role in individuals dealing with quarter-life crises. The effect of self-control and tawakal on the quarter-life crisis is 71.4%, while the remaining 28.6% is outside of the variables studied, namely self-control and tawakal.KEY WORDS: self-control; tawakal; quarter-life crisis; studentsABSTRAKFenomena quarter-life crisis menjadi bagian proses pertumbuhan hampir seluruh individu di fase perkembangan remaja menuju dewasa awal. Oleh karena itu, penelitian ini bertujuan untuk memaparkan bentuk pengaruh self control dan tawakal pada individu yang mengalami quarter-life crisis. Penelitian ini terdiri dari tiga variabel yaitu kontrol diri, tawakal, dan quarter-life crisis. Quarter-life crisis sebagai variabel dependen, kontrol diri, dan tawakal sebagai variabel independen. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode penelitian kuantitatif dengan pendekatan penelitian korelasional, teknik pengambilan sampel memakai purposive sampling, terdapat 103 jumlah santri sebagai populasi dan 50 sampel santri Pesantren Al Hikmah Al Fathimiyyah Malang dari hasil perhitungan menggunakan rumus Slovin. Teknik analisis yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini yaitu analisis deskriptif dengan menggunakan aplikasi R Studio. Hasil penelitian ini yaitu self control dan tawakal berperan bagi individu untuk menghadapi masa quarter-life crisis. Pengaruh self control dan tawakal terhadap quarter-life crisis sebesar 71,4% sedangan sisanya sebesar 28,6% di luar dari variabel yang diteliti yaitu self control dan tawakal.KATA KUNCIkontrol diri; tawakal; quarter-life crisis; santri Copyright ©2023. The Authors. Published by Psikoislamika: Jurnal Psikologi dan Psikologi Islam. This is an open access article under the CC BY NO SA. Link: CreativeCommons — Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International — CCBY-NC-SA 4.0
Online Audiences and Gatekeeping: User Comments and Their Infulence on Editorial Processes in Newsrooms in Kenya
Authors: Oywer Beryl Anyango , Booker Nancy , Owilla Hesbon Hansen , Kimweli Paul
Published: July 2023

In Kenyan newsrooms, there has been a debate about keeping the comment section on news websites in the aftermath of Social Media Networks. This allows the media to still collect user opinions without the risk of unregulated third-party comments. This paper sought to establish the nature and influence user comments have on editorial processes and explain what value media houses that have retained the comment section are receiving. To investigate this, the researchers adopted mixed methods research approach (quantitative and qualitative) and concurrent mixed methods research designs. The targeted population was journalists working in media houses that operate in print, broadcast, and digital news websites in Nairobi County. The targeted media houses were: Nation Media Group (NMG), Standard Group (SG), and Radio Africa Group (RAG). The sample size comprised 252 participants for quantitative data, nine key informants for in-depth interviews, and 84 articles for direct content analysis. Surveys and directed content analysis were used as strategies of inquiry. These strategies were aided by questionnaires, in-depth interviews, and code sheets as data generation tools.   Statistical Package for Social Sciences (IBM/SPSS) was used to analyse quantitative data. Quantitative data was presented using tables and pie charts. Qualitative data was thematically analysed and presented in the form of themes. Contrary to popular belief, the findings show that discussions in news website comment sections are frequently marred by incivility. Instead, most of the comments were deliberative, with audience members just looking for a forum to express themselves civilly. However, in cases with reported incidences of incivility, the sources quoted were the main trigger. Journalists have been shown to use user input in the comment section to gauge the quality of their content, while media companies use audience knowledge to make strategic decisions. The results shed light on how newsrooms may give the public a platform to discuss and give their input on the news while maintaining deliberative debates.
National Speeches on Notable Political Figures
Authors: Orungbeja Babatunde , Ajilore Kolade
Published: July 2023

This study highlighted the value and appropriateness of Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) in the examination of national speeches of political leaders for policy pronouncements. The purpose of this study was to investigate the interplay among power, ideology, and language and the mechanisms deployed in the national discourses of some notable political leaders to capture reality, manipulate, persuade and shape the audience (citizenry) to action. This study underscored the capability of Critical discourse analysis (CDA) to investigate the manner by which social power abuse, dominance, and inequality are enacted, reproduced, and resisted by text and talk in the social and political contexts. The study revealed attempts at ideology legitimization and power dominance through the use of cognitive discourses. We are taken through the empowerment ability of discourse in diverse socio-political contexts and how power relies on discourse for multidisciplinary actions that convince the citizenry to acknowledge, sustain and advocate their leaders’ ideologies. The study adopted a conceptual framework and relied on secondary and tertiary sources. The study also made recommendations to scholars on how to adopt discourse-related methodologies to enhance knowledge creation in political addresses. Lastly, the study acknowledged the limitations of the CDA approach.
The Philosophy of Probability Values Behaviour through Fractions and Composite Probability Function for Independent Events in the Discrete Case
Authors: Jughaiman Abdulaziz
Published: July 2023

This paper focuses on dealing with probability theory, and it adopted an objectivism philosophic approach, as well as a mathematical approach. These approaches aim to study the probability values behaviour as discrete quantities in the case of discrete sample space for independent events through fractions and composite functions. This requires a discussion of the usage of probability statements, the causes behind the existence of probabilistic phenomenon, and an explanation that admits to measuring causality in probability theory through the concept of complement and fractions. The paper uses an experiment with a design that addresses the shortcoming of traditional experiments through the concept of fractions. This, in turn, reflects some aspects of the probabilistic behaviour, including some important consequences that follow through. This paper also uses the relative frequency of events and the probability axioms, which provides the sample space to include all possible events in the form of sequences and sub sequences. The paper further provides some definitions that define some elements of the fractions probabilities and the sample space, alongside some proven propositions, lemma, and corollaries that admit to calculating composite probability functions. This is in addition to a brief discussion of the continuous cases.
Determinants of Tree Growing and Cover Retention in Arid and Semi-Arid Areas of East Africa: The Case of Machakos County, Kenya
Authors: Mutuku Heeran M. , Kiruki Harun M.
Published: July 2023

Rapid human population growth, increased demand for land, over-exploitation and the degradation of local natural resources have led to serious socio-economic and environmental challenges in Machakos County, Kenya, East Africa. This has led to a drastic reduction in tree cover in arid and semi-arid areas over the years. To reverse this trend, it is important to understand the socio-economic factors that determine household tree growth and cover retention in Machakos County. Based on a structured questionnaire targeting 412 respondents (233 men and 179 women) as well as 2 focus group discussions and 14 key informants, we assessed the determinants of tree growing and cover retention among small scale farmer households using a logistic regression model. The study found that socioeconomic variables that significantly influenced tree growing and cover retention in Machakos County in Kenya included gender (p= 0.011), household size (p=0.030), Farm size (p= 0.005), and title deed ownership (p=0.023). The respondents used tree products to enhance their socio-economic resilience. In total, 58 different types of tree species were planted or retained on the farms. The major tree species included Eucalyptus saligna, Grevillea robusta, Mangifera indica, Persea americana, Croton megalocarpus, and Terminalia brownie. Based on our findings we recommend more involvement of women and youth in tree-growing activities in the Matungulu Sub-county.
Approaches to ethics
Authors:   Colorado State University, USA, McShane Katie
Published: June 2023

This chapter describes the field of ethics and surveys the three main schools of thought in contemporary ethics: utilitarianism, deontology, and virtue ethics. The main tenets of each theory are explained, with particular attention paid to how they might be applied to issues in agricultural and environmental ethics.
Institutionalizing agricultural ethics in US land-grant universities
Authors:   Colorado State University, USA, Zimdahl Robert L.
Published: June 2023

In 1999, fifteen of the original US land-grant universities offered a class on agricultural ethics. In 2012 nine courses were taught. In 2022 only six remained. This chapter offers reasons for the decline in number of classes and suggests consequences if everyone engaged in the agricultural enterprise cannot begin to recognize and address agriculture's ethical dilemmas.
Gender dimensions of agricultural ethics
Authors:   Washington State University, USA, Noll Samantha
Published: June 2023

Agriculture is one of the oldest and most transformative of human activities, performed in social contexts. Due to the complexity of social structures, the lived experiences of farmers are deeply influenced by gendered conventions. The world is dependent on women’s work but there is a legacy of their contributions not being equally valued. This chapter provides an important overview of equity focused research aimed at better understanding women’s contributions in food production. Specifically, it presents a detailed overview of gender-sensitive research in agriculture, since its initial development in the 1970s and 1980s. While women contribute substantially to agricultural production, there are unique challenges and barriers that impact women in this sector. The chapter includes an overview of research performed in gender and development circles, as well as work on the gender dimensions of agricultural in the global North. It ends by discussing emerging themes in the literature.
Agricultural ethics – the farmer’s perspective
Authors:   Colorado State University, USA, Zimdahl Robert L.
Published: June 2023

Modern, intensive agricultural production methods have attracted increasing criticism from a range of economic, ecological, and social perspectives. What moral responsibilities do farmer’s have to address these concerns? This chapter reviews responsibilities, constraints and motivations of farmers, within the agri-food supply system, and ways of improving how farmers can effectively engage with the sustainability agenda.
Agriculture and the environment: ethical issues
Authors:   Western Sydney University, Australia, Bawden Richard , Packham Roger ,   Western Sydney University, Australia
Published: June 2023

Everyone involved in agriculture has a responsibility for ensuring that they are aware of the ethical dimensions of their practices and act accordingly. In this manner, the impacts that agriculture have on the environment deserve critical ethical attention. The emergence of sustainability as a vital context for agricultural development, provides a novel opportunity to respond to the challenges that ethical evaluations demand. At base, ethics and related matters of human value are regarded as one of a number of the elements that comprise our worldviews. The argument here is that the transformation of worldviews is a pre-requisite for the sustainable transformation of agriculture in all of its complexities. The difficulties of achieving these changes are well appreciated.
Key ethical issues in livestock farming
Authors:   University of Guelph, Canada, Thomas Natalie , Langridge Adam B. D. ,   Nipissing University, Canada
Published: June 2023

This chapter assumed the practical application of animal ethics in agriculture as necessary for animal ethics and for those who work with animals in agriculture. It is intended to provide an overview of the main areas of ethical concern stemming from the use of animals as livestock. The first section provides an overview of the main positions in theoretical animal ethics, then moves to frame a discussion of the continuum of positions on the moral acceptability of the use of non-human animals for human ends. The second section outlines ethical issues arising from the use of animals in agriculture, organized into three groups: issues directly related to non-human animals, issues related to humans and society, and issues related to the natural environment. The chapter is not intended to provide exhaustive accounts of the ethics of animal agriculture, but rough sketches of the issues future work in the field will need to address.
Ethical issues of developing new technologies in agriculture
Authors:   Wageningen University, The Netherlands, Gremmen Bart
Published: June 2023

From the perspective of agricultural ethics, I am investigating potential ethical issues threatening radical innovation in agriculture, and what kind of questions these ethical issues entail for innovators. First, the role of ethics in the development of radical new technologies in general will be analyzed. My conclusion is that innovators have to be able to deal with emergent ethical issues in the development of new technologies. Secondly, the RRI initiative will be described and analyzed to apply it to agriculture. Thirdly, four potential ethical issues will be identified for developing new technologies in agriculture. These ethical issues signal the possible occurrence of criticism from stakeholders, consumers and policymakers and thus lead to specific normative questions innovators must answer. Two samples of developing agricultural technologies that aim to change organisms: genetic modification and the toolbox of New Plant Breeding Technologies will be analyzed.
Virtue ethics, Wendell Berry and agriculture
Authors:   Loyola University Chicago, USA, Casey Wade
Published: June 2023

This chapter begins by detailing the major aspects of the virtue ethics tradition, particularly as they are understood by Aristotle. I then turn to Wendell Berry’s thought and argue that Berry embodies well many of the facets of this tradition. I consider three virtues in Berry’s thought: humility, generosity, and love. I reveal that by taking these virtues seriously, Berry offers to the agricultural community a more sustainable path forward for agriculture. Berry’s advocacy of virtues in agriculture offers a wisdom to researchers and practitioners alike which, I argue, can ameliorate many present ecological and economic concerns.
(Not)New Questions in New Contexts (Methodological and Ethical Problems in the Studies of Refugees From Ukraine)
Authors: Brednikova Olga
Published: June 2023

The article is devoted to reflection on the experience of field research of refugees from Ukraine. It examines methodological and ethical issues and problems. The article aims to identify problematic points and to demonstrate how methodological sensitivity and reflexivity can help to find relevant research focuses and interpretative frameworks. The first section of the article is devoted to research strategies, in particular the problems of “fast” and “slow” research, as well as issues of observations and specifics of interviewing of refugees. The use of mosaic methodology, research strategies of “fast” and “slow” sociology, different sources, etc. allows researchers to find non-trivial research focuses.The second section of the article is devoted to the relationship between the researcher and the research subject. On the one hand, the humanitarian perspective universalizes suffering, on the other hand, it allows establishing trusting and personalized relationships and working with the sensitive topics. The section also raises the questions of the interviewer’s emotional empathy and trust issues.
On the religious identification of new religious communities: instrumentation problem
Authors: Riazanova Svetlana
Published: June 2023

The study is dedicated to the issue of identification of local religious communities that have emerged in recent decades and that seem to be syncretistic. The main research question of the article is how to establish basic identification criteria that could become the basis for compiling a classification or typology. Two strategies for identifying communities are explored: one is based on using a number of external markers, another one relies on self-identification of the bearers of religious consciousness and their internal definitions. The first strategy was chosen as the key one due to being less subjective; the second one was utilized as a means of additional verification. As research objects that can be defined as belonging to the same series, two local communities have been selected that arose at the end of the last century on the territory of the outer Kama region and evolved from Orthodox communities to another type of associations. Methodologically the study is based on the materials resulting from the author’s field research (participant observation, expert interviews, semi-structured interviews with former community members and its current leaders, excerpts from the author’s personal correspondence with believers), data from journalistic investigations, statutory documents and websites of both organizations in different periods of time. The doctrinal part of the teachings of both groups and lived rituals practiced by them were chosen as primary objects for analysis. The research shows that both communities in question cannot be defined as belonging to the Christian tradition due to the specifics of the dogma, the use of some magical practices, and the presence of elements of secular culture. The specificity of the ideas and rituals of each of the groups demonstrates that classifications and broad definitions are not applicable to associations of their kind. It seems more appropriate not to place these groups into a class of religious associations of a new type (new religious movements), but to define them as new social groups positioned at the junction of religious and non-religious spheres of public life.
Perceptions of russians and europeans about gender roles in the context of the problem of gender inequality: a comparative analysis on the data of the European values study (EVS)
Authors: Grechanaya Anna
Published: June 2023

The article covers the study of ideas about gender roles in the context of the problem of gender inequality in European countries based on the data of the international sociological project European Values Study. Despite the changes that have taken place in the world over the past half century in the main areas of society, inequality between men and women is still part of global social inequality and remains an important problem of the modern world. Achieving gender equality in the modern world is recognised as a global priority. The purpose of the article was to compare the ideas of men and women about gender roles in Russia and Europe and to identify the factors influencing these ideas. The paper examines the relationship between respondents' perceptions of gender roles and gender inequality from the point of view of the gender-role approach, highlights the relationship between these perceptions and the level of gender inequality in various European countries, clarifies the factors influencing the level of patriarchy/egalitarianness of respondents' perceptions of gender roles. The results of the main international studies of gender inequality are also systematised, the results of the main modern sociological studies of ideas about gender roles are described. The author focuses on the sociological study of the problem, as well as on the quantitative analysis of data. The study shows that in most European countries the level of gender inequality coincides with the level of patriarchal ideas about gender roles. Women in general have more egalitarian ideas about gender roles than men. Higher education, paid work, high levels of qualifications and income increase the likelihood of egalitarian perceptions of gender roles. A high level of churchgoing, the presence of children and a registered marriage increase the likelihood of patriarchal ideas about gender roles.
Efficiency of management of higher education in russia in the practices of application of managerial tools
Authors: Dyatlov Alexander , Kovalev Vitaly
Published: June 2023

The managerial ideology for two decades of its use as a management model in the system of higher education in Russia has demonstrated its inefficiency. It has become a source of higher education losing its social purpose. The purpose of the study: to establish the ability of state managerialism to ensure the effective management of the Russian institution of higher education. Methodology: neo-institutional theory. Methods: document analysis; mass sociological survey among students and teachers; in-depth interviews with vice-rectors and deans of seventeen Russian universities. Hypothesis: the effectiveness of higher education management in the practice of applying managerialism is hindered by three barriers: 1) quality inversion, that can be caused by the disinterest of social actors to work effectively in the conditions of applying managerial ideology; 2) the mismatch between the managerial understanding of efficiency and the goals of higher education. In this case, we are talking about a deliberate rejection of the traditional goals of higher education for the sake of the formal implementation of managerial norms; 3) strict regulation of the work of the teaching staff, the reverse consequence of which is predicted to be the imitative fulfilment of the prescribed rules for the professional activities of students.

Three empirical indicators were used to test the hypothesis: intensification of educational and scientific activities; stimulation of inter-university and intra-university competition among employees; increasing the professionalisation of university management.

In the course of using survey methods, the effectiveness of state managerialism was refuted through the respondents' rejection of managerial values, the negative impact of institutional barriers on the process of achieving the goals of higher education, and the recognition of the neo-optimal (inefficient) nature of the use of budgetary funds. Instead of improving management efficiency, there is the emergence of imitative practices that are a direct consequence of formal adaptation to new institutional conditions. Professionals who are forced to adapt to managerial tools develop adaptive self-regulation strategies derived from their resource capabilities. As a result, new management tools operate in idle, on their own, in isolation from the target orientations of professional activity. This gives rise to a directly opposite effect on the goal conceived by the reformers: the effectiveness of management is reduced due to a sharp increase in the costs of using managerial tools and failure to achieve traditional professional goals. A paradoxical situation arises: according to formal signs, there is an increase in efficiency, but according to real results, a sharp decrease in the level of professionalism and expected social utility.
Mayonnaises from fresh or frozen egg yolk with rapeseed and sesame oils -the influence of egg yolk freezing and storage time and oils ratio
Authors: Tamas Andra , Nitu Sabina , Popa Simona , Padure Mirabela
Published: July 2023

The rheological behavior of some mayonnaise varieties prepared from liquid egg yolks, fresh or frozen, whose oily phase is made up of mixtures of sesame oil and rapeseed oil was studied in the current paper. The study examined the influence of the freezing time of the egg yolk, of the ratio between the two types of oil, as well as of the storage time, on the rheological parameters (apparent viscosity, consistency coefficient, flow behavior index). It has been shown that all types of mayonnaise present non-Newtonian behavior (pseudoplastic), because the values of the flow behavior index established from the specific mathematical models (Ostwald de Waele and Herschel-Bulkley) are sub-unit, and the apparent viscosity decreases with the increase of the shear rate. Mayonnaises prepared from frozen egg yolks and those with an oily phase in which sesame oil is predominant, have a higher consistency. The oxidation stability was evaluated by determining the acid values, which increase slightly with the freezing time of the egg yolk and with the amount of sesame oil in the oily phase. From the color tests carried out in the CIELAB color space, the characteristic parameters L*, a* and b* were determined and the lightness of the mayonnaise was assessed.
The nature of interests in law
Authors: Zavgorodniaia Anastacija A.
Published: June 2023

The nature of interests in law is considered. The study draws attention to the fact that it is not possible to distinguish between objective and subjective factors in the development of social interest. This is explained by the fact that subjective (conscious and unconscious, automatic) factors depend on the external environment, but it is difficult to establish the degree of their influence on the need for a person to possess certain benefits. The differentiation and/or unity (rather, it is a relationship) of these factors is extremely complicated and can be constructed only in general terms within the framework of the analysis of the patterns of development of needs , motives, and the influence of incentives on a particular person. In this regard, the nature of social interest is intersubjective. The subject of work is the analysis of the nature of interests in law within the framework of an intersubjective approach, and above all from the standpoint of their coordination, competition, constant dynamics in law-making and law enforcement activities. The purpose of work is to determine the nature of interests from the standpoint of various approaches that are the starting point for the study of interests that have legal significance. The methodological basis of the study is: general and particular scientific methods, namely logical; such techniques as description, analysis, generalization, abstraction are used, a system-functional approach is applied. Considering interest from the point of view of subjective, objective, subjective-objective approaches, the study notes that none of these positions corresponds to the patterns of formation of interest, either social or legal. Also, subjectivity cannot be recognized as a characteristic of interest, as well as subjectocentrism, the subjective orientation of legal understanding. In this case, it is necessary to distinguish between the nature of law interests, law means, development mechanism (origins, patterns) and their implementation in social and law practices. It is concluded that common interests are determined by the need for certain benefits of socially significant necessity or social benefit, states, statuses, become legally significant in connection with institutionalization. Law interests, as a consequence, should basically have a special social significance and recognition of the provision of benefits, ways and means of obtaining them. The conclusion is formulated about the need to recognize intersubjectivity as the most important property of social and law interests in modern society.
Organizational and legal foundations for the functioning of the Russian Gendarme Corps in the 19th – early 20th centuries
Authors: Zarubina Kristina A. , Kolotkov Mikhail B.
Published: June 2023

A necessary condition for ensuring stable internal political development of the country is the presence in the state apparatus of effective mechanisms to combat the factors that generate social tension in society. To this end, a constant search is being made for new ways and methods of preventing political crime, which poses the greatest danger to the regime of government operating in one or another historical period. This makes it necessary to study the historical experience of legal regulation of the activities of specialized public authorities engaged in combating various forms of opposition to the current government of political groups and individuals. Particular relevance is the analysis of the organizational and legal mechanism of the functioning of the political police of Russia in the 19th – early 20th centuries (the period of activation of oppositional socio-political movements). The purpose of this study is to analyze the organizational and legal foundations of the functioning of the Russian Gendarme Corps as the highest body of political police in the country in the 19th – early 20th centuries. In the course of work, historical, chronological, logical methods are used, as well as the method of synthesis and analysis, systematization and generalization. We consider the main normative legal acts ensuring the functioning of the system of gendarmerie institutions of the country (for example, the Regulations on the Gendarmes Corps of April 28, 1827, the Regulations on the Gendarmes Corps of September 9, 1867, the Rules on the Procedure for the ranks of the Gendarmes Corps to investigate crimes of May 19, 1871, and some others). The conclusion is made about the effectiveness of work of gendarmerie institutions in Russia during the study period.
Problematika Keterbacaan Kitab Turats Fiqh Fathu al-Qarib Di Kelas Program Kitab Turats Plus (KTP) Pondok Pesantren Salaf Modern Thohir Yasin
Authors: Hadi Saputra Iwan , Bin Che Omar Mustafa , Suparmanto Suparmanto
Published: July 2023

Kitab Turats Fiqh Fathu al-Qarib is a book in the Syafi'iyyah school of thought which is always studied and taught in the world of Islamic boarding schools. Along with the development of time, this book has always been a reference standard in measuring the fluency and understanding of students in reading kitab turats. So the level of readability of this book is closely related to the level of difficulty encountered when reading the book. Therefore, this study aims to analyze the readability problems contained in this book, especially among students of the class of the Kitab Turats Plus (KTP) program at Thohir Yasin Salaf Modern Islamic Boarding School. This study uses a qualitative method with a case study research design. The research data collection instruments were interviews and documentation with fifteen informants. Meanwhile, in analyzing the data, this study used the Atlas.ti 9.0 application using the thematic analysis method. The results of this study found that students still experienced difficulties in analyzing and applying nahwu and sharf knowledge in the kitab Fathu al-Qarib. In addition, the cause of student's difficulties in reading and understanding the kitab Fathu al-Qarib is that there is still a lack of mastery and memorization of vocabulary and there are still difficulties with fiqh terms, especially those found in the chapter on zakat and the latter is due to the lack of parental support, the difference in cognitive level between one student and another and due to the activities of the Islamic boarding school too dense. Therefore, recording and evaluating any difficulties faced by students in reading kitab turats is highly recommended for teachers so that the goals to be achieved can be efficient and on target.
The Qur’an Literacy of Islamic Education Students at Faculty of Tarbiyah and Teacher Training UIN Mataram
Authors: Islam Nurul , Padli Erwin
Published: June 2023

penelitian ini mengkaji konsep literasi Al-Qur’an melalui Program Baca Tulis Al-Qur’an (BTQ) mahasiswa Pendidikan Agama Islam UIN Mataram. Pentingnya kedudukan Al-qur’an dalam setiap sisi kehidupan manusia, menjadikan mempelajari, memahami dan mengkajinya sebagai suatu keharusan. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode kualitatif, Proses pengumpulan data dalam penelitian ini dilakukan melalui field research, yaitu metode pengumpulan data melalui teknik-teknik observasi, wawancara, dan dokumentasi serta penelusuran referensi. Data yang sudah dikumpulkan kemudian diolah melalui tiga tahap yaitu, data reduction, data display, dan data verification.. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukan bahwa literasi Al-Qur’an melalui Program Baca Tulis Al-Qur’an (BTQ) mahasiswa Pendidikan Agama Islam UIN Mataram sangat baik, hal ini terlihat dari rangkaian program pembinaan yang dilaksanakan secara intensif dan diawasi langsung oleh pihak program studi.
Voltammetric examination of hydroquinone at ordinary and nano-architecture platinum electrodes
Authors: A Al-Owais Ahmed , S El-Hallag Ibrahim , Elsayed El-Mossalamy
Published: June 2023

The electrochemical behavior of hydroquinone was examined experimentally using cyclic voltammetry, convolution transform, and deconvolution transform at clean ordinary and nanostructured mesoporous platinum electrodes in 1 mol/l HClO4. The cyclic voltammogram of hydroquinone (HQ) at an ordinary Pt electrode displays an anodic peak at 0.610 V and a cathodic peak at 0.117 V, with a scan rate of 50 mV·s–1. Excellent linearity was recorded between the anodic or cathodic peak currents of hydroquinone and the square root of the scan rate (υ1/2). The anodic and cathodic peak potential separation (∆Ep) was found to be 463 ± 3 mV vs. the saturated calomel electrode (SCE). It was noted that the value of peak potential separation increased with increasing the scan rate. The type of electrode reaction at both platinum electrodes in 1 mol/l HClO4 was examined and discussed. The electrochemical parameters and the nature of the mechanistic pathway of the investigated HQ were determined experimentally and ascertained via a numerical simulation method.
Influence of electrodeposition regime and Sn:Pd ratios in Sn-Pd electrocatalysts on ethanol oxidation reaction
Authors: Lović Jelena , Nikolić Nebojša , Živković Predrag , Dimitrijević Silvana , Stevanović Maja
Published: June 2023

A series of bimetallic Sn-Pd catalysts were prepared by a template-free two step electrodeposition method. According to this method, Sn was electrodeposited firstly in potentiostatic or galvanostatic regime on Cu electrodes in the form of dendrites, then Pd was galvanostatically electrodeposited in the second step on the electrode with the electrodeposited Sn dendrites. The produced Sn-Pd electrocatalysts were compared with an electrocatalyst obtained by Pd electrodeposition on a bare Cu electrode. The morphological and elemental analysis of Sn-Pd and Pd electrocatalysts was performed by means of scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS) techniques. The dendrites of various shapes and degree of branching were obtained by Sn deposition depending on electrodeposition regime, while Pd was electrodeposited in a form of compact Pd islands on both Sn dendrites and the Cu electrode. Cyclic voltammetry (CV) was applied for the electrochemical examination of Sn-Pd and Pd catalysts towards the ethanol oxidation reaction (EOR) in the alkaline solution. The electrocatalyst Sn0.6-Pd0.4 with an atomic ratio of 60 at.% Sn-40 at.% Pd showed higher oxidation efficiency and better tolerance towards intermediate species in EOR than the other examined electrocatalysts . It was shown that the lower fraction of Pd, relative to Sn, was crucial to achieving optimal synergy of Sn with Pd thus contributing to enhanced electrochemical behavior regarding EOR.
A Intertextualidade e o Estranho Retorno Infinito
Authors: Mesquita Gabriel
Published: June 2023

A intertextualidade é um conceito que designa a criação de uma obra a partir de obras anteriores, a presença de uma obra em outras, ou, ainda, o diálogo entre diferentes obras. No trabalho A Acústica da Influência: uma recomposição da intertextualidade na música, criamos a chamada Bússola Intertextual, um instrumento por meio do qual elaboramos uma proposta original para classificar e sistematizar a intertextualidade no âmbito da música, realizando uma vasta compilação e unificação de tipologias intertextuais. Agora, no presente artigo, nosso objetivo é enfocar o aspecto cíclico do fenômeno da intertextualidade e ressaltar a sua percepção como uma espécie de Estranho Retorno Infinito: uma representação matemático-filosófico-poética da constante, onipresente e eterna recorrência intertextual. Para compor tal representação, apresentaremos nosso encadeamento entre três teorias de diferentes autores, áreas e épocas: o Teorema do Macaco Infinito de Émile Borel, o Eterno Retorno de Friedrich Nietzsche, e as Voltas Estranhas de Douglas Hofstadter. Traçando um ciclo inteiramente permeado e regido pelo conceito de intertextualidade, foram revelados antecedentes e descendentes intertextuais (respectivamente nas origens teóricas ou artísticas e nos exemplos musicais intertextuais analisados) das três teorias abordadas, as quais inspiraram a proposta original de encadeamento entre elas, que, por sua vez, descortinou em si mesmo uma metáfora da intertextualidade, a qual ainda se refletiu na própria estrutura deste artigo. Todo esse circuito está, ademais, sintetizado no conteúdo e na forma do nosso título.
Role of epithelial-mesenchymal transition factor SNAI1 and its targets in ovarian cancer aggressiveness
Authors: Suzuki Tise , Conant Ashlyn , Curow Casey , Alexander Audrey , Ioffe Yevgeniya , Unternaehrer Juli J.
Published: June 2023

Ovarian cancer remains the most lethal gynecologic malignancy in the USA. For over twenty years, epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) has been characterized extensively in development and disease. The dysregulation of this process in cancer has been identified as a mechanism by which epithelial tumors become more aggressive, allowing them to survive and invade distant tissues. This occurs in part due to the increased expression of the EMT transcription factor, SNAI1 (Snail). In the case of epithelial ovarian cancer, Snail has been shown to contribute to cancer invasion, stemness, chemoresistance, and metabolic changes. Thus, in this review, we focus on summarizing current findings on the role of EMT (specifically, factors downstream of Snail) in determining ovarian cancer aggressiveness.
Occurrence of DDT in foodstuffs and skin wipes from a rural area, South China: insight into human exposure pathway
Authors: Lv Yin-Zhi , Luo Xiao-Jun , Feng Qun-Jie , Zhu Chun-You , Zeng Yan-Hong , Mai Bi-Xian
Published: June 2023

Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethanes (DDTs) are ubiquitous in dust and air, which may be responsible for human dermal exposure to DDT. However, existing DDT exposure studies mainly concentrate on dietary exposure, and studies on skin exposure pathway are lacking. To gain further insight into the human exposure pathway of DDT, skin wipe and food samples were collected in a rural area in southern China, where new input of DDTs was found in both indoor and outdoor environments. The total DDT concentrations in skin wipes and foodstuffs varied from < method quantification limit (MQL) to 1470 ng/m2 and from < MQL to 12.8 ng/g wet weight, respectively. In foodstuffs, egg showed the highest DDT concentration, while forehead showed the highest DDT concentration in the four skin locations. p,p’-DDT was predominant in the hand and forearm wipes, while p,p’-DDE was dominant in the forehead, upper arm, and food samples. The total DDT daily absorption median levels via dermal contact, hand-mouth contact, and food consumption were 0.187, 0.0237, and 0.994 ng/kg/d, respectively. Organic eggs and wild fish contaminated by DDTs released locally are the main sources of human dietary exposure to DDTs, and reducing the intake of contaminated fish and eggs would help to significantly reduce human DDT absorption; in this case, the contribution of dermal exposure cannot be not negligible.
TESTING TECHNOLOGY OF THE UNDERCOUPLING SPACE FILLING OF COUPLING ON THE MAIN PIPELINE
Authors: Tymchik Gregory , Podolian Aleksandr , Serhiienko Kateryna
Published: June 2023

Background. Now actively used the method of repair with the use of coupling metal structure. It is use to restore the carrying capacity of active pipelines that are working for a long time.

The coupling is installed on the defective area, and the undercoupling space is sealed and filled under pressure with a self-hardening mass. In this case, the stresses in the pipe walls and coupling are aligned with each other. The parameters of the filling process the undercoupling space determine the quality of the entire coupling repair and require precise testing.

Objective. The purpose of this article is to analyze the parameters for testing the filling of the under-coupling space using ultrasonic non-destructive testing methods.

Methods. Strength improvement of the spots of the active pipeline is realized by installing an active main pipeline of couplings. Strengthening the pipeline with the coupling is to redistribute part of the load from the pipe to the wall of the coupling, which leads to a decrease of the stress level in the pipe wall. The reinforcement efficiency of the pipeline could be evaluated by the degree of reduction of circumferential stresses in the wall of the repaired pipe. The article describes the analysis of the possibility of testing the filling of the under-coupling space of the glues-welded and brazed-welded couplings using ultrasonic methods of non-destructive testing.

Results. The use of the most common piezoelectric transducers is ineffective. This is due to the high temperature of the brazed-welded coupling during working using molten metal, determined by its melting temperature. In this case, it is proposed to use an electromagnetic (EMA) transducer as a radiator and receiver of ultrasonic vibrations. The results of theoretical and experimental studies of the control of filling the undercoupling space of soldered-on sleeves with molten metal have confirmed the effectiveness of using the EMA-method for controlling the formation of the undercoupling space. It is shown that the proposed method of ultrasonic testing allows to achieve maximum efficiency in testing the filling of the brazed-welded coupling with the molten metal.

Conclusions. The analysis of the possibility of using an ultrasonic method of non-destructive quality control of filling a undercoupling space with a self-hardening substance showed the theoretical possibility of testing the filling of the undercoupling space of glueswelded couplings with both the compounded filling of the undercoupling space and the filling with molten metal.

The results of experimental studies of the control of filling the under-coupling space of the glues-welded couplings with molten metal using the EMA-method confirmed the effectiveness of using the EMA-method for testing the formation of the undercoupling space.
Effect of Pruning Height on Growth Parameters of Mulberry and Rearing Performance of PM X CSR2 Silkworm Cross Breed
Authors: Lavanya C. , Bhaskar R. N.
Published: July 2023

Sericulture is one of the most promising agricultural crops in India and played a vital role in increasing the income of the farmers, the present experiment was conducted at Department of Sericulture, UAS, GKVK, Bengaluru during the year 2020-21 by introducing different pruning techniques to the V-1 mulberry variety. For this study six treatments were laid out in RCBD with four replications. The results revealed that, mulberry pruned at 150 cm above the ground level was recorded highest shoot height (95.60 cm), number of shoots (23.35), number of leaves (162.35) and leaf yield (479.25 g/ plant) per plant at 60 days after pruning (DAP). Further, the leaf harvested from V-1 mulberry and fed to PM × CSR2 silkworm hybrid, revealed maximum V instar fifth day larval weight of 19.77 g/10, effective rate of rearing (ERR %, (98.50 %)), spinning percentage (97.75 %), silk productivity (cg/day) (2.24), cocoon weight (7.46 g/5 cocoon), shell weight (1.26 g/5), shell ratio (17.32 %), were in 30cm above the ground level pruned treatment followed by 45 cm above the ground level. As the pruning height increased, from 30-150 cm the cocoon parameters were decreased.
Rice Distillers Dried Grains with Soluble (RDDGS) in Commercial Broiler Chicken Ration
Authors: Kaninde Srikanth , Ashok A. , Premavalli K. , Bandeswaran C. , Bharathi A. Arun
Published: July 2023

In recent years, the feed cost of the poultry has increased and the farmers and feed mill owners are in constant search of alternate protein source to reduce the feed cost. Distillers Dried Grains with Solubles (DDGS) has always been an alternative feed ingredient. It can be used as an alternate protein source as it is has a crude protein of around 40 – 45 % and gross energy of around 3800 – 4200 kcal/ kg can be used in commercial broiler chicken ration. The mycotoxins if present in the parent grain while production will appear in the end product. The low lysine content and digestibility can be a hurdle in using the RDDGS as an feed ingredient.