bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Retrospective Recall of Marijuana Use Patterns Following the COVID-19 Outbreak Vary as a Function of User Type Among Adolescents in Washington State
Authors: Ramirez Jason , Chu Li-Hui , Wallace Elliot , Jaffe Anna
Published: February 2022

Marijuana use in middle and late adolescence is a significant public health concern given that an earlier age of onset is prospectively associated with numerous marijuana misuse outcomes. The outbreak of COVID-19 resulted in stay-at-home orders and social distancing guidelines across the United States yet the impact of these orders on adolescent marijuana use is unknown in the U.S. The aims of this study were to examine adolescents’ recall of changes in marijuana use patterns following the COVID-19 outbreak as a function of one’s typical levels of use, and to qualitatively assess reasons for perceived change. A screening survey for a larger study was completed by 156 adolescents (ages 15-18, 78% male) after the stay-at-home order was put in place in Washington state in March 2020. The cross-sectional survey included self-reported demographic information, marijuana use, and retrospective recall of changes to marijuana use following the state’s stay-at-home order. Initial findings did not reveal any pattern of change that described the entire sample, however adolescents’ recall of changes in use significantly varied as a function of typical use such that moderate/heavy users had higher odds of reporting maintained (5.04 times higher) or increased use (3.07 times higher) compared to irregular/light marijuana users. Primary reasons for decreasing use included decreased availability and socialization. Primary reasons for increasing use included more free time and coping with stress and anxiety. The findings suggest that pandemic-related changes in marijuana use are not consistent across adolescents and that moderate and heavy users may be at increased risk of marijuana misuse under pandemic conditions.
Are Drinking Cognitions Associated with Marijuana and Concurrent Alcohol and Marijuana Use among Adolescents and Young Adults?
Authors: Pritschmann Ricarda , Gebru Nioud , Litt Dana , Zhou Zhengyang , Lewis Melissa
Published: February 2022

Background. Concurrent use of alcohol and marijuana (i.e., CAM use) is the most common poly-drug use pattern among adolescents and young adults and is associated with negative outcomes. Research indicates that Prototype Willingness Model (PWM) drinking cognitions are associated with alcohol use. This secondary analysis was conducted to explore cross-sectional associations between PWM drinking cognitions, alcohol, marijuana, and CAM use. Methods. Adolescents and young adults between 15-25 years (N = 124, Mage = 18.7) completed a baseline assessment as part of a larger study, including questions on alcohol and marijuana use, and PWM drinking cognitions. Results. In the social reaction pathway, descriptive norms, perceived vulnerability, and prototype favorability, but not willingness were associated with greater alcohol use, whereas in the reasoned pathway attitudes and intentions were associated with frequency of drinking whereas injunctive norms were not. Both willingness and intention to drink were related to marijuana and CAM use when controlling for alcohol use frequency. Greater willingness to drink was the only significant predictor of marijuana use, and only descriptive norms predicted CAM use. However, of the cognitions within the reasoned pathway, greater attitudes toward drinking and drinking intention were related to greater marijuana and CAM use. Results also indicated that CAM users displayed higher levels of certain risk cognitions than non-users or single substance users. Conclusions. Findings support and extend the utility of the PWM by indicating that specific alcohol cognitions are associated with alcohol, marijuana, and CAM use in adolescents and young adults.
COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENT OF THE TECHNOLOGICAL PERFORMANCE QUALITY OF ENERGY-AND-RESOURCE-SAVING TECHNOLOGY OF ROOT AND POTATO HARVESTING
Authors:   Russian State Agrarian University - Moscow Timiryazev Agricultural Academy, DOROKHOV ALEKSEI S.
Published: February 2022

The most critical problem in implementing any technology is to reduce labor costs while ensuring energy and resource conservation and simultaneously increasing the yield of cultivated crops and, consequently, reducing the cost of production. It has been established that saving technologies will reduce the number of unit runs through the field, preserve soil fertility, and minimize environmental pollution from fuel combustion products. The article presents a comprehensive assessment of the quality of technological operations of energy-resource-saving technologies for harvesting root crops and potatoes under high humidity conditions. The authors describe a coefficient of energy-resource saving that takes into account the direct costs of energy in the cultivation of crop products, including the costs of energy obtained from the liquid fuel combustion, direct costs of energy required for crop production, the energy of material and technical resources, and the energy of current assets. Numerical values of the comprehensive assessment indicator of energy-saving features of harvesting root crops and potatoes will describe the quality of technogenic impact of a set of machines used for harvesting vegetable crops. Application of the proposed method can help adequately estimate crop production’s energy efficiency, taking into account the energy of direct and indirect costs.
TECHNOLOGY AND UNITS FOR HAY HARVESTING IN THE MOUNTAINOUS ZONE OF THE CENTRAL CAUCASUS
Authors:   Russian State Agrarian University - Moscow Timiryazev Agricultural Academy, SOLDATOVA IRINA E.
Published: February 2022

In the conditions of the Central Caucasus, hay harvesting on mountain slopes contributes to increasing livestock production. The authors propose using mining modification units for hay harvesting while applying table salt as a preservative to ensure better hay preservation. A set of hay harvesters aggregated with low-clearance tractors is porposed for hillside areas with a slope of up to 15°. The technical capabilities of the selected machines may optimize the harvesting time and reduce the cost of manual labor, ensu re the most negligible loss of harvested feed, and increase its quality and preservation. The tests of this technology were carried out in the mountainous zone of the RSO-Alania (the Dargava basin, the site of SKNIIGPSH) at an altitude of 1540 m above sea level south-eastern exposure with a slope steepness of up to 15°. Experimental studies found that the content of fodder units in compressed hay increased by 32.1%, dry matter by 29.6%, crude protein by 17.3%, fat by 7.4%, fiber by 14.2%, sugar by 17.6%, and metabolic energy by 8.0%. The developed technology, as compared with manual harvesting, can reduce mechanical losses in more than 1.2 times, increase labor productivity in 4…5 times, and reduce the cleaning time in 3 times. At the same time, it was found that the consumption of harvested feed increased by 18.5%, which, together with its higher nutritional value, positively affected the physiological state of animals in the winter-stall period and led to an increase in milk yield by 11.7%.
PROBLEMS RELATED TO THE PRODUCTION OF HUMIC FERTILIZERS AND THEIR SOLUTIONS
Authors:   Russian State Agrarian University - Moscow Timiryazev Agricultural Academy, GASPARYAN IRINA N.
Published: February 2022

Further development of organic agricultural production requires large volumes of organic fertilizers. Due to the sharp reduction in cattle, there is a lack of organic fertilizer in the form of animal waste. To solve this problem, eleven technological lines for processing natural organic raw materials in the form of peat, brown coal, and sapropel were developed, considering customers’ technical requirements, and then delivered to some regions of Russia and Belarus. The authors analyzed the operation of these lines, and based on the study of the operation of individual units and assemblies, identified technical and technological problems. They studied and analyzed the possibilities of developing technological lines using modular equipment of machine-building organizations to process organic raw materials for making humic fertilizers. The research results made it possible to modernize individual technological lines using new innovative developments and modular equipment. Using a new design of a hydromechanical cleaner to clean the peat suspension before feeding it into the reactor increased the level of its purification to 97…98%. Reinforcement of the technological line with modular equipment (vibratory mill of MV-20 type) for grinding coal increased the quality of the reactor and reduced the ballast content after filtration to 1…3%. The dispersion of the fertilizer suspension supplied for filtration decreased to 50…70 microns. The introduction of the design of a new high-power dismembrator made it possible to reduce the production cycle time by 30 minutes. An additional installation of a hydromechanical cavitator increased the efficiency of extracting humic acids from organic raw materials. The microelement dosing system has been modernized to produce concentrated fertilizers up to 2.5 tons per shift. The research results have determined the expediency of further development of technological lines based on modular equipment.
BASE STATION MODULE FOR RECEIVING AND TRAMSMITTING DATA ON THE PHYSIOLOGICAL STATE OF CATTLE
Authors:   Russian State Agrarian University - Moscow Timiryazev Agricultural Academy, KIRSANOV VLADIMIR V
Published: February 2022

The digital transformation of agriculture and animal husbandry, in particular, involves, along with the development of sensors for the physiological state of cattle, the development of modular radio-technical digital devices for receiving and transmitting data. The developed module of the base station receives and transmits signals from bolus sensors located in the animal’s rumen according to three main parameters (acidity, pH; temperature; motor activity). The base station module consists of two parts connected by cables: a Raspberry Pi 4 minicomputer, which acts as a control device, and an external data transmission module, which includes a transceiver for communication with bolus sensors mounted on animals and a GSM module for Internet access and communication with the server. The analysis of these basic parameters makes it possible to monitor the physiological state of animals using the developed software according to the corresponding correlation relationships. The authors have developed basic electrical and structural diagrams of the data transmission module as part of the base station. Also, the article presents a block diagram of the logical structure of the base station software. A test program has been developed that includes checking signal levels in various types of rooms using sensor simulators-boluses. Tests have shown that the signal level measured in the rooms under consideration at various heights does not exceed the minimum permissible signal level –70 dB. The experimental results have established a relatively uniform signal level distribution in the room and increased heterogeneity in the corners, which makes it possible to find a compromise between the system parameters and make the necessary analyses to predict the performance of the entire complex.
MOISTURE EQUILIBRIUM OF SLICED BEETROOT AS AN AGROENGINEERING ANALYSIS PARAMETER
Authors:   Russian State Agrarian University - Moscow Timiryazev Agricultural Academy, RUDOBASHTA STANISLAV P
Published: February 2022

To make the agroengineering analysis of the drying process of sliced beets, it is necessary to know its moisture equilibrium. Due to the lack of the reference data for elevated temperatures at which drying of this material is carried out, the isotherms of moisture desorption were obtained and analyzed by the experimental static (desiccator) method for sliced beetroot at temperatures of 30, 40 and 50°C. The authors used saturated solutions of various mineral salts to get specific values of the relative air humidity in desiccators. They found the relative air humidity indicators in the space above them according to the well-known diagram ofA. Schneider. The obtained moisture desorption isotherms are S-shaped, typical for capillary-porous colloidal materials, and they correspond to the fourth type of sorption isotherms according to the Brunauer classification. For the convenience of engineering analysis, they are described by the Henderson equation, which can be used to determine the values of the equilibrium moisture content of a material at various values of relative humidity and temperature. The authors have found values of the constants for this equation. A statistical assessment of the approximation reliability of the experimental data made by the Henderson equation has shown a satisfactory compliance of this equation with the experimental data. Since beetroot samples with high (natural) humidity were placed in desiccators when removing the equilibrium, the obtained isotherms are of the desorption type. They are exactly the type required to analyze the material drying process. The research results are applicable for analyzing the drying process for slicing beetroot and organizing the storage process.
Comparative analysis of non-recursive three-dimensional (3D) modifications of Hoek-Brown failure criterion
Authors: Ezendiokwere Nnamdi , Joel Ogbonna , Aimikhe Victor , Dosunmu Adewale
Published: February 2022

A comparative analysis of three-dimensional (3D) modifications of Hoek & Brown (1988) rock failure criterion was carried out. The correlations between failure stress and the other principal stresses were first determined using polyaxial test data for five geomaterials including KTB amphibolites, Westerly granite, Dunham dolomite, Shirahama sandstone and Yuubari shale. The prediction accuracies of five non-recursive, three-dimensional modifications to Hoek-Brown failure criteria and the original two-dimensional Hoek-Brown criterion were later investigated using root mean square error and coefficient of determination as measures of misfit. The results reveal that the intermediate principal stress significantly affects strength in geomaterials like the Dunham dolomite. It also moderately affects the strength of geomaterials like the KTB amphibolites, the Westerly granite and the Yuubari shale. Moreover, the intermediate principal stress has mixed effects on strength in the Shirahama sandstone. In addition, the original Hoek-Brown failure criterion could still be used with reasonable accuracy for geomaterials whose strength shows low dependence on the intermediate principal stress. While a three-dimensional Hoek-Brown criterion must be used for geomaterials like the Dunham dolomite, whose strength shows a high dependence on the intermediate principal stress. The original Hoek-Brown failure criteria should be used with caution for geomaterials like the Shirahama sandstone, the KTB amphibolites, the Westerly granite, and the Yuubari shale, whose strength shows either mixed or intermediate dependence on the intermediate principal stress. Average prediction accuracies followed the order: simplified Priest (2012), Ma et al. (2020), and Jiang & Zhao (2015). Both original Hoek & Brown (1988) and Li et al. (2021) criteria were tied, while Liu et al. (2019) was the least.
Impact of Text Diversity on Review Helpfulness: A Topic Modeling Approach
Authors: Li Lusi , Fu Liuliu , Zhang Wenlu
Published: February 2022

Aim/Purpose: In this study, we aim to investigate the impact of an important characteristic of textual reviews – the diversity of the review content on review helpfulness.

Background: Consumer-generated reviews are an essential format of online Word-of-Month that help customers reduce uncertainty and information asymmetry. However, not all reviews are equally helpful as reflected by the varying number of helpfulness votes received by reviews. From consumers’ perspective, what kind of content is more effective and useful for making purchase decisions is unclear.

Methodology: We use a data set consisting of consumer reviews for laptop products on Amazon from 2014 to 2018. A topic modeling technique is implemented to unveil the hidden topics embedded in the reviews. Based on the extracted topics, we compute the text diversity score of each review. The diversity score measures how diverse the content in a review is compared to other reviews.

Contribution: In the literature, studies have examined various factors that can influence review helpfulness. However, studies that emphasized the information value of textual reviews are limited. Our study contributes to the extant literature of online word-of-mouth by establishing the connection between the diversity of the review content and consumer perceived helpfulness.

Findings: Empirical results show that text diversity plays an important role in consumers’ evaluation of whether the review is helpful. Reviews that contain more diverse content tend to be more helpful to consumers. Moreover, we find a negative interaction effect between text diversity and the text depth. This result suggests that text depth and text diversity have a substitution effect. When a review contains more in-depth content, the impact of text diversity is weakened.

Recommendations for Practitioners: For consumers to quickly find the informative reviews, platforms should incorporate measures such as text diversity in the ranking algorithms to rank consumer reviews.

Future Research: Future study can extend the current research by examine the impact of text diversity for experienced goods and compare the results with search goods.
Prevalencia del virus del papiloma humano de alto riesgo en pacientes sanas con condilomatosis vulvar
Authors: Acosta-Escalante José Blas , Monarrez-Manrriquez Damaris , Morgan-Ortiz Fred , Guicho-Samaniego María Guadalupe , Quevedo-Castro Everardo , López-Manjarrez Guadalupe
Published: February 2022

Objetivos: Estimar la prevalencia del virus del papiloma humano de alto riesgo en las pacientes con condilomas genitales. Material y Métodos: Se realizó una encuesta descriptiva en 56 pacientes con condilomas acuminados en área genital. A cada paciente se le tomó muestra de citología cervical para la detección de virus del papiloma humano mediante la reacción en cadena de la polimerasa (PCR). La prueba permite detectar 13 genotipos de VPH-AR 16, 18, 31, 33, 35, 39, 51, 52 56, 58, 59, 66 y 68. Esta prueba reporta, de manera separada a los otros 2 genotipos de alto riesgo, los genotipos 16 y 18. Resultados: La edad promedio en las pacientes fue de 26.5 (IC 95%: 23.3 - 28.6) con un inicio de vida sexual a los 17.2 años, (IC95%: 16.5 - 17.9), número de parejas sexuales de 2.3 (IC95%: 1.7 - 2.8). Los genotipos virales de VPH 31,33,35,52,58 (n=15) fueron los de mayor prevalencia con un 57.7% (IC 95%: 36.91 - 76.94, siguiéndole en frecuencia (n=11) el VPH-16 con 42.3% (IC95%: 23.35 - 63.08), los genotipos virales de VPH 39,56,66,68 con (n=7) con un porcentaje de 26.9% (IC 95%: 11.57 - 47.78). Con menor prevalencía el VPH-18 (n=6) con un 23.1% (IC95%: 8.97 - 43.64). Por último, los genotipos virales 51,59 con el 15.4% (IC95%: 4.35 - 34.86). Con-clusiones: En base a los resultados del estudio, se puede afirmar que un número considerablemente alto de pacientes coexiste la infección por virus del papiloma humano de alto y bajo riesgo. En México los virus del papiloma humano 16 y 18 son los genotipos virales más asociado con cáncer cervicouterino y lesiones precancerosas. el estudio realizado muestra una mayor prevalencia de VPH considerados de riesgo intermedio para el desarrollo de cáncer cervicouterino. No existe evidencia estadísticamente significativa que nos indique una mayor prevalencia de VPH-AR en pacientes con condilomatosis. PALABRAS CLAVE: Virus del papiloma humano, genotipo viral, condilomatosis, Reacción en Cadena de la Polimerasa
Ninety-one-year-old female with severe hypoglycemic events secondary to an insulinoma: A case report and review of literature
Authors: Navarro-Chavez Hector , Garza-Vega Julio , Segura-Ibarra Victor , Frausto-Alejos Marisa G. , Flores-Villalba Eduardo
Published: February 2022

Neuroendocrine tumors are a vast group of neoplasms. Insulinomas are the most frequent functioning pancreatic neuroendocrine tu-mors. Therapeutic gold standard is surgery without which most patients have a fatal outcome due to hypoglycemia. Herein we report a case of a 91-year-old female, with a 3 month history of asthenia and adynamia, which progressed to several neuroglycopenic events, leading to hospitalization. An abdominal CT-scan reported 1.8 x 1.4 cm pancreatic tumor. Labs reported proinsulin 40.5 pM/L. Laparos-copic enucleation was performed. 3 months later she presented a pancreatic pseudocyst treated successfully by endoscopy. Insulino-mas, are considered to have low-malignant potential, it is a rare endocrinal tumor and there is minimal mention about a consensus for optimal surgical treatment. Insulinoma remains an exclusion diagnosis after analyzing other differentials. Correct utilization of pre-operative imaging is critical in pre-surgical planning to choose the appropriate surgery. Keywords: Laparoscopy; Insulinoma; Whipple’s triad; Neuroendocrine tumor.
Cofactores Ambientales Asociados al Desarrollo de Neoplasia Intraepitelial Cer-vical y Cáncer Cervicouterino
Authors: Medina-de la Cruz Omar , Villegas-Hinojosa Edgar , Ruíz-Baca Estela , Gallegos-García Verónica
Published: February 2022

El Cáncer Cervicouterino (CaCu) es una de las principales causas de morbimortalidad a nivel mundial y en México. Esta enfermedad requiere de la presencia del Virus del Papiloma Humano (VPH) para su progreso a Neoplasia Intraepitelial Cervical (NIC), pero además de otros cofactores. Entre estos se han propuesto los cofactores ambientales o exógenos, los de tipo viral, del huésped o intrínsecos y los de tipo social. Esta revisión aborda los de tipo ambiental, entre ellos están: el uso de anticonceptivos hormonales orales, hábito tabá-quico, exposición al humo de biomasa, la dieta, trauma cervical, Inicio de Vida sexual a Edad Temprana (IVSET), múltiples parejas sexuales, coinfección con otras enfermedades de transmisión sexual, no utilización del preservativo y la circuncisión de la pareja. Los cofactores modulan el progreso de los distintos grados de NIC a CaCu, por ello es importantes conocerlos y analizar de qué manera influyen en la aparición esta patología. Palabras Clave: Virus del Papiloma Humano, Cáncer Cervicouterino, Cofactores ambientales
Application of New Compositional Simulation Approach to Model Gravity Segregation In Volatile Oil Reservoirs
Authors: Syahrial Ego
Published: February 2022

In this paper, we investigate the recovery performance of gas injection from volatile oilreservoirs. Cross-sectional reservoir studies for investigating the gravity segregation duringdepletion and gas cycling in volatile oil reservoirs is discussed. Furthermore the effectsof vertical permeability on gravity segregation in a homogeneous and horizontal reservoirsare investigated.A new efficient compositional simulation approach was used in this study to investigatethe influence of gravity segregation and their magnitude in the case of lean gas injectioninto a volatile oil reservoir. The new compositional simulation approach was validatedthrough analytical and numerical methods, and it is unconditionally stable and as stableas fully compositional model.The results show that an increase in vertical to horizontal permeability ratios results inan increase in the effect of gravity segregation and yield early gas breakthrough. On theother hand, the smaller the permeability ratios (vertical to horizontal), better are the recoveriesdue to resulting even layer sweeps. Gravity forces have a considerable effect onvolatile oil recovery via gas injection and the need for determining not only the fluidcharacteristics but also the reservoir heterogeneities was significant.
THE LINGUISTIC VERIFICATION OF LACUNAE BY THE MODERN LACUNOLOGY STUDIES
Authors: Anokhina Tetiana
Published: February 2022

Lacunology is a new linguistic discipline which is developing today due to new approaches oriented towards research, analysis and experiment. Lacunology studies pertain to an international dimension supporting its status  as a new linguistic discipline.  Linguistic research has been compiling the terms of lacunology into the registry of lacunicon. Lacunology deals with sociolinguistics, nonverbal semiotics, corpus linguistics and other related linguistic areas. Lacunology focuses on the interpretation of empty spaces in contrasting languages, zero verbalization in written and oral discourse, and null transfer, or the explicit substitutes for the lacunar originals. This article gives the current status of lacunology studies where lacunae are regarded as results of change, innovation, substitution and transfer. The paper has revealed many lacunar linguistic phenomena which can be identified and found in texts and corpus data if lacunae are seen as rare words or hapaxes. It is important to differentiate communicative lacunae (lacunae in speech), paradigmatic lacunae (lacunae in language), and conceptual lacunae (lacunae of cognition). The methods to render lacunae in translation are revealed by the current linguistic study. The methods have been discussed by researchers.
"EINE ENTSCHEIDUNG FÜR DAS LEBEN": THE COMIC MODE IN ABBAS KHIDER’S NOVELS
Authors: Beck Günter
Published: February 2022

The article addresses the structuring function and pivotal role of the comic in the writings of German-Iraqi author Abbas Khider, focusing primarily on his 2008 debut novel Der falsche Inder (The Village Indian) which as autopoetic fiction depicts in its cyclic narrative structure the horrible experiences of a young Iraqi man under a brutal dictatorial regime and tells of his equally disturbing experiences on his further escape route to his final destination in Germany. Seemingly, in an almost cynical contrast to this grim topicality, stands the novel’s general and cohesive humorous tone, its manifold comic elements and even its abundant physical comedy.I argue, however, that actively employing a humorous mode of writing is firstly part and parcel of a literary survival strategy to partake in the healing process of past collective and personal traumata. Reading this novel as literature in the picaresque mode helps in understanding how this particular comic mode is furthermore used subversively by the author as a means to undermine established authoritative power structures as well as to revise “traditional” Western perceptions of the “refugee other” in an aesthetic act of resistance. Thus, Abbas Khider places himself not only in the Western humorous literary tradition but self-consciously expands its boundaries to include new modes of narration.
DIALOGISM AS A BASIC TEXT CATEGORY AND ITS IMPLEMENTATION IN THE ENGLISH SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL TEXTS
Authors: Kostenko Anna
Published: February 2022

The article investigates dialogism as a category of English scientific and technical texts, ways and means of its interpretation. Being a communicative category, dialogism becomes an object of linguistic analysis due to the development of text communicative paradigm and discourse investigation. The topicality of the paper is determined by insufficient investigation of the category of dialogism in scientific and technical texts, its significance for their comprehension and interpretation, as well as by absence of works devoted to considering the ways and means of their interpretation. The article aims to identify units and means of rendering the abovementioned category in the process of dealing with English scientific and technical articles of electronics. The multi-dimensional, complex nature of dialogism is determined in a number of dialogic relationships: inter-subjective (between the author and the reader), interdisciplinary (between the author and other authors) and intrinsic (within the same text between its parts). Dialogism is an integral category of scientific and technical texts not only due to the purpose of their creation which consists in spreading certain scientific and technical information among specialists, but also in communicative intentions of these texts’ authors by establishing contact with the addressee and attracting their attention to the most important information.
PECULIARITIES OF CONVEYING THE STRUCTURAL AND SEMANTIC SPECIFICITY OF JAPANESE ONOMATOPOEIA IN TRANSLATION OF TEXTS OF ADVERTISING CHARACTER
Authors: Medvediv Andrii , Dmytruk Anna
Published: February 2022

It historically happened that onomatopoeia of the Japanese language is the most commonlyused lexical group for writing advertisement texts. Onomatopoeic words, firstly, affect the background knowledge of a Japanese consumer at the phonetic level and touch their consciousness as effective as possible, and, secondly, they meet the main tasks of advertising: to formulate clearly and concisely, to accentuate, and to cause the desired reaction. Advertising texts belong to communicatively meaningful stylistic subsystems of any language and, therefore, play a significant role in the study of the most used elements of a certain lexical stratum. This article deals with the problem of translation of onomatopoeia, which is used in the Japanese texts of advertising character, as one of the most informative types of linguistic material of colloquial and everyday style. The main factors governing the choice of English counterparts of the Japanese onomatopoeia employed in advertising for conveying the specificity of the national and cultural semantics which this vocabulary possesses have been considered. Using the examples of gitaigo and giongo onomatopoeia collected on the basis of contemporary Japanese advertising texts, an attempt has been made to investigate the most accurate ways of translation of an onomatopoeic word as a bright national and cultural semantic unit of the Japanese language. Having analyzed the onomatopoeic words of the chosen advertisements, we have established that the stylization as gitaigo causes a translator the greatest difficulty. The repetitive morphemes, of which these onomatopoeias are composed, most often can be translated descriptively only, in the way which is most appropriate in a given context, or in the way of semantic transformation.
Lo que el virus nos dejó: Lecturas y miradas sobre la contingencia sanitaria
Authors: González Victoria Rosa María , Ortiz Roche Mauricio , Valles Ruiz Rosa María , Velázquez Becerra César Arturo , Enciso González Jesús , Piña Ugalde María de Lourdes , Fosado Álvarez María Guadalupe , Flores Guevara Sandra , Mondragón Aguilar Susana Jeanine , Torres Camargo María de Lourdes , Ortega Luna Laura Georgina , Ávila Hernández Héctor
Published: February 2022

La idea de este libro surgió durante el periodo de contingencia sanitaria. Fue producto de la inquietud que me provocó no haber podido proporcionar información plenamente confiable y útil a mis estudiantes y que, juntos, nos permitiera analizar, debatir y pensar sobre lo que estaba sucediendo antes de la suspensión de clases
Chinese Sci-Tech Journal Databases
Authors: Musser Linda R. , Atwill Yurong Y.
Published: February 2022

Western indexing tools have a documented English-language bias, which contributes to the challenges facing researchers publishing in their native language. There are actions that librarians can take to mitigate this bias such as including information on library guides about indexes that highlight resources not covered by traditional sci-tech indexing tools. This article introduces three academic journal databases from China that are available for North American and other institutions. With a focus on sci-tech journals, basic descriptions of coverage and functionality of these resources is presented. Significant quantities of Chinese sci-tech information are not indexed by Western sci-tech abstract and indexing tools but are available via the databases discussed.
Material ConneXion Materials Database
Authors: McCarthy Brenden
Published: February 2022

This electronic resource review evaluates the Material ConneXion (MCX) database. The review considers the MCX database’s authority, scope, record format, search, user interface, user experience, design, added features, support, and pricing. It also explores the general limitations and makes suggestions for improvement. The MCX database is categorized by chemical composition of the materials, comprising eight distinct categories. The MCX database was found to be an excellent resource, both for curated materiality content and for UX/UI and functionality.
Acceleration of micropropagation procedure of Bambusa nutans: A commercially important bamboo species
Authors: Yogeshwar Mishra  , Jay Prakash Mishra  , Munmun Mitra
Published: February 2022

The present communication described an accelerated, efficient and reproducible in vitro propagation procedure for large-scale multiplication of Bambusa nutans Roxb. The nodal segments (12–18 mm) collected from secondary branches of superior clump in the month of April reported enhanced multiple shoot formation (7-8) when implanted on Murashige & Skoog semi solid medium supplemented with 10 µM BA (6-Benzylaminopurine). These axillary shoot cultures pass through ten subculture cycle on liquid medium of 10 µM BA. The cluster of two axillary shoots transferred to liquid MS medium containing 10 µM BA+ 7.0 µM NAA (a-Naphthaleneacetic acid) produced a maximum of 14.5 multiple shoots after 20 days of inoculation. Rooting of 100 % of shoots was achieved in excised propagules when transferred to ½ MS medium supplemented with 30 µM NAA. A two-step hardening procedure of in vitro raised plants ensured 100 % survival. Macroproliferation was carried out in hardened plants after 4 months registered threefold number of plants in polythene bags. The field transferred plants were reported with 100 % survival with prolific new shoot formation and growth.
Comparative evaluation on the effect of selected ergot-derived dopamine on some female reproductive hormones in Wistar rats
Authors: Tamuno-Boma Odinga  , Sarah Kelechi Enebeli  , Iyingiala Austin-Asomeji  , Justice Chindah Ohaka  , Popnen Godwin Tee  , Goodluck Nwanyanwu
Published: February 2022

Background: Hormonal imbalance can occur during some disease conditions, while in some other cases, an increase or decrease in the levels of the female hormones in the body might be associated with adverse effects from drugs and may also pose the risk of infertility and Ovarian cancers when these drugs are abused. Although the dopamine agonists have been helpful in ameliorating some disease conditions, it could also cause an adverse effect on the reproductive hormones and other organs of the body. Objective: This study comparatively evaluated the effect of Bromocriptine and Cabergoline on some female reproductive hormones. Methodology: This study was carried out using twenty-five rats grouped into five groups of five rats in each. Group one was the control group, Group 2 and 3 were low and high dose of Bromocriptine, while Group 4 and 5 were low and high dose Cabergoline. The drugs were administered twenty-four hourly and lasted for 21 days. Blood samples were collected for hormonal assay. Results: The results for the bioassay of FSH, LH, PROG, PRO and Estrogen revealed that both low and high dose of Bromocriptine and Cabergoline administered to the Wistar rats caused an increase in the concentration of FSH, LH, Progesterone, Prolactin and Estrogen. The level of Prolactin and Estrogen increased significantly at 0.05 level. However, a decrease was observed in prolactin and estrogen level when administered High dose bromocriptine and Low dose cabergoline respectively. Conclusion: This assessment therefore suggests that both Cabergoline and Bromocriptine had no adverse effects on the female reproductive hormones, however, Cabergoline may pose greater effectiveness than bromocriptine, hence adherence to prescription is necessary for effectiveness.
PENGEMBANGAN LKM PENULISAN KARYA ILMIAH BERBASIS LIKIKU PADA MAHASISWA PBSI STKIP NURUL HUDA
Authors: Suryani Suryani , Sulmayanti Indah , Melinda Diana
Published: February 2022

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menghasilkan sebuah produk bahan ajar berupa Lembar Kerja Mahasiswa (LKM) pembelajaran Penulisan Karya Ilmiah untuk mahasiswa Prodi PBSI STKIP Nurul Huda. Metode yang digunakan adalah metode research and development (R&D) dengan mengadaptasi teori Brog and Gall dari 10 tahapan pengembangan produk menjadi 4 tahap utama pengembangan produk yakni 1) tahap studi pendahuluan, 2) tahap studi pengembangan, 3) tahap validasi dan evaluasi, dan 4) tahap implementasi. Teknik pengumpulan data menggunakan observasi, wawancara, angket, dan tes. Data akan dianalisis berdasarkan jenisnya yakni data kualitatif akan dianalisis dengan membaca, menulis, mengklasifikasi, dan mendeskripsikan, sedangkan data kuantitatif akan dianalisis hasil dari uji kelayakan dan respon mahasiswa. Pada penelitian ini telah berhasil mendesain sebuah produk pembelajaran yang baik untuk MK Penulisan Karya Ilmiah berupa LKM yang fokus pada materi stuktur penulisan skripsi. LKM ini sudah layak untuk diujikan secara terbatas tetapi untuk uji luas harus mengikuti beberapa saran perbaikan atau catatan revisi dari validator. Hasil angket pengguna memberikan gambaran akan besarnya peluang untuk LKM ini dapat meningkatkan hasil belajar dan keterampilan mahasiswa dalam menulis karya ilmiah.
KALIMAT IMPERATIF DALAM CERAMAH KYAI DURI ASHARI
Authors: Ekaningtiass Prillia , Fetriani Mery
Published: February 2022

Kyai Duri Ashari memiliki ciri khas dan keunikan yaitu memasukan bahasa Jawa “Yo ri” dalam ceramahnya. Penelitian ini bertujuan mendeskripsikan kalimat imperatif dalam ceramah Kyai Duri Ashari. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode deskriptif  kualitatif yang menghasilkan data berupa kata-kata. Sumber data berupa video ceramah Kyai Duri Ashari yang diunduh dari Youtube. Wujud data yakni  keseluruhan kalimat-kalimat yang mengandung kalimat imperatif dalam bahasa ceramah Kyai Duri Ashari. Pengumpulan  data penelitian ini menggunakan teknik simak dan catat. Teknik analisis data menggunakan metode agih. Hasil analisis yang ditemukan dalam penelitian ini menunjukan bahwa terdapat 6 kalimat imperatif yang berupa: (1) kalimat imperatif halus, (2) kalimat imperatif permintaan, (3) kalimat imperatif ajakan, (4) kalimat imperatif harapan, (5) kalimat imperatif larangan, dan (6) kalimat imperatif pembiaran. Kalimat imperatif yang paling dominan digunakan pada penelitian kalimat imperatif dalam ceramah Kyai Duri Ashari yaitu berupa kalimat larangan. Sedangkan kalimat imperatif yang paling sedikit digunakan yaitu kalimat imperatif yang berupa kalimat imperatif permintaan.
NILAI BUDAYA DALAM CERITA LEGENDA DESA TUMIJAYA KECAMATAN JAYAPURA KABUPATEN OKU TIMUR
Authors: Anam Syaiful , Sugiarti Sugiarti , Pratama Shakti Apdilah
Published: February 2022

Tujuan penelitian ini untuk mendeskripsikan nilai-nilai budaya yang terdapat dalam cerita rakyat legenda terbentuknya Desa Tumijaya, Kecamatan Jayapura Kabupaten OKU Timur. Metode yang digunakan adalah metode kualitatif yang bersifat deskriptif dengan teknik penelitian lapangan. Hasil yang diperoleh ada lah ditemukannya sembilan nilai budaya dalam cerita legenda Desa Tumijaya. Nilai budaya tersebut yaitu nilai budaya menghormati orang lain, nilai keberagaman agama, nilai keberagaman suku, nilai menghargai keberagaman bahasa yaitu keberagaman bahasa yang dimiliki oleh penduduk Desa Tumijaya di antaranya ada Bahasa Jawa, Ogan, Komering, dan Batak. Nilai tanggung jawab yaitu kesadaran diri manusia terhadap semua tingkah laku dan perbuatan yang disengaja, nilai kasih sayang, nilai keberanian, nilai cinta tanah air, dan nilai pendidikan.
PEMBINAAN KARAKTER MAHASISWA MELALUI PERKULIAHAN BAHASA INDONESIA DI STIKES ALMA’ARIF BATURAJA
Authors: Damayanti Eka
Published: February 2022

Pendidikan karakter telah menjadi pembahasan secara nasional. Mulai dari pusat hingga di daerah dan menjadi tanggung jawab utama bagi pelaksana pendidikan. Setiap pendidik berkewajiban untuk membina karakter generasi muda khususnya mahasiswa STIKES Alma’arif Baturaja. Hal ini menandakan bahwa dosen memiliki peran strategis di dalam membina dan mengembangkan karakter mahasiswa sehingga diperoleh karakter yang mencerminkan karakter manusia Indonesia. Pembentukan karakter bangsa tidak terlepas dari pembinaan karakter di lembaga pendidikan. Salah satu sarana yang dipandang strategis dalam membina karakter mahasiswa yakni melalui perkuliahan Bahasa Indonesia sebagai mata kuliah pengembangan kepribadian (MPK). Bahasa Indonesia memiliki fungsi yang luar biasa di dalam mengembangkan kepribadian bangsa, yakni senantiasa berkepribadian, berperilaku, dan berbudi bahasa khas Indonesia. Ketundukan penutur bahasa sesuai dengan tata krama serta sopan santun berbahasa akan menghasilkan masyarakat yang berbudi luhur dan berkarakter.
IMPLEMENTASI METODE DISKUSI KELOMPOK DALAM UPAYA MENINGKATKAN HASIL BELAJAR SISWA PADA MATA PELAJARAN ILMU PENGETAHUAN SOSIAL
Authors: Firdiansyah Yhadi , Nurlaili Nunung
Published: February 2022

Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk memberikan solusi metode dalam pembelajaran serta untuk meningkatkan hasil belajar siswa kelas VIII B pada mata pelajaran IPS di MTs Hasyim Asyari Kota batu yang diperoleh ketika guru mengimplementasikan metode diskusi. Metode yang digunakan peneliti adalah penelitian tindakan kelas, yang mana penelitian terdiri dari 2 siklus, dan empat tahapan diantaranya perencanaan, pelaksanaan, pengamatan, dan refleksi. Pada siklus pertama banyak siswa yang mendapat nilaidi bawah dari nilai ketuntasan atau KKM dimana sebanyak 60% siswa yang belum memenuhi nilai kriteria minimal. Sedangkan siswa yang memenuhi nilai ketuntasan yaitu hanya 40 %.Pada siklus ke dua hasil belajar diperoleh sebanyak 86,67 % siswa mampun memperoleh nilai ≥ 70 dan dinyatakan tuntas, sedangkan 13,33 % siswa yang memperoleh nilai < 70 yang artinya terdapat 2 siswa yang masih belum tuntas.
KEPEMIMPINAN KEPALA SEKOLAH YANG EFEKTIF DI SMAN NEGERI KOTA PALEMBANG
Authors: Purwanto M Bambang
Published: February 2022

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui keefektifan kepemimpinan kepala sekolah. Metode pengumpulan data yang dipergunakan adalah kuesioner atau angket. Analisis data kuantitatif dengan menggunakan analisis deskriptif. Populasi berjumlah 12 orang, sampel penelitian berjumlah 12 orang. Subyek dalam penelitian ini yaitu kepala sekolah seluruh SMA Negeri se-Kabupaten Lumajang. Berdasarkan hasil analisis yang diperoleh melalui penyebaran angket atau kuesioner pada 12 responden yaitu kepala sekolah SMAN se-Kabupaten Lumajang diperoleh data secara keseluruhan tentang kepemimpinan kepala sekolah yang efektif. Terdiri dari 35 pernyataan dan 5 alternatif jawaban, menunjukkan bahwa data tentang tingkat kualitas kepemimpinan kepala sekolah yang efektif secara umum berada pada katagori baik. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa tingkat kualitas kepemimpinan kepala sekolah yang efektif dapat dikualifikasikan baik dengan 9 responden atau 75%.
Deteksi Spodoptera Frugiperda pada Tanaman Jagung di Kecamatan Sabbangparu Kabupaten Wajo
Authors: Fitry Purnamasari  , Sulfiani Sulfiani , Sitti Aminah
Published: February 2022

Tujuan penelitian ini untuk mengetahui pola penyebaran S. frugiperda di kecamatan Sabbangparu, Kabupaten Wajo.  Penelitian dilaksanakan pada bulan Mei – Agustus 2021. Tahapan penelitian dengan menggunakan survey dan monitoring dengan metode scouting. Pengambilan Sampel setiap area pertanaman diambil contoh sampel tanaman jagung yang ditentukan secara sistematik. Sampel yang ditemukan dilapangan diambil dan dimasukkan kedalam wadah plastik untuk diidentifikasi bioekologi. Hasil survei menunjukkan bahwa S. frugiperda sudah menyerang tanaman jagung pada fase generatif dan vegetatif di semua Kelurahan dan Desa di Kecamatan Sabbangparu. Karakter spesifik yang terdapat pada S. frugiperda berupa huruf “Y” terbalik pada kapsul kepala dan pola titik hitam pada abdomen (titik empat dan trapesium). Stadia pertumbuhan yang diperoleh dilapangan yaitu stadia larva dan imago.

The purpose of this study was to determine the distribution pattern of S. frugiperda in Sabbangparu sub-district, Wajo district. The research was carried out in May – August 2021. The research stages used surveys and monitoring with the scouting method. Sampling of each planting area, samples of corn plants were determined systematically. Samples found in the field were taken and put into plastic containers for bioecological identification. The survey results show that S. frugiperda has attacked maize plants in the generative and vegetative phases in all sub-districts and villages in Sabbangparu sub-district. Specific characters found in S. frugiperda are inverted “Y” letter on the head capsule and black dot pattern on the abdomen (four dots and trapezoid). The growth stages obtained in the field were the larval and imago stages.
Faktor-faktor yang Mempengaruhi Pengambilan Keputusan Petani dalam Adopsi Program Perluasan Areal Tanam Baru (PATB) di Desa Ngargotirto Kecamatan Sumberlawang Kabupaten Sragen
Authors: M. Afif Habibullah  , Sugihardjo Sugihardjo , Putri Permatasari
Published: February 2022

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengkaji faktor-faktor yang mempengaruhi pengambilan keputusan petani dalam adopsi program Perluasan Areal Tanam Baru (PATB) di Desa Ngargotirto. Metode penelitian ini adalah metode kuantitatif dengan teknik survei. Teknik pengambilan sampel penelitian ini adalah proportionate stratified random sampling. Metode analisis penelitian ini adalah analisis regresi linear berganda. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa faktor-faktor yang mempengaruhi pengambilan keputusan petani dengan tingkat signifikansi 95% secara simultan berpengaruh signifikan terhadap pengambilan keputusan petani dalam adopsi program Perluasan Areal Tanam Baru (PATB) di Desa Ngargotirto. Secara parsial variabel umur, pengalaman berusaha tani, dan pendidikan formal tidak berpengaruh signifikan, dengan variabel pendidikan nonformal, sumber informasi, peran pendamping, dan dukungan pemerintah secara parsial berpengaruh signifikan terhadap pengambilan keputusan petani dalam adopsi program Perluasan Areal Tanam Baru (PATB) di Desa Ngargotirto.

This study aims to examine the factors that influence farmers' decision-making in the adoption of the New Planting Area Expansion (PATB) program in Ngargotirto Village. This research method is a quantitative method with survey techniques. The sampling technique of this study is proportionate stratified random sampling. This method of research analysis is multiple linear regression analysis. The results showed that factors that influence farmers' decision-making with a significance rate of 95% simultaneously had a significant effect on farmers' decision-making in the adoption of the New Planting Area Expansion (PATB) program in Ngargotirto Village. Partially, the age variables, experience of trying to farm, and formal education had no significant effect, with nonformal education variables, information sources, companion roles, and government support partially significantly affecting farmers' decision-making in the adoption of the New Planting Area Expansion (PATB) program in Ngargotirto Village.