bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Faster, Better, Happier – Internal Crowd Work as Form of Structural Empowerment for Employee Empowerment and Success
Authors: Simmert Benedikt , Peters Christoph
Published: March 2022

ICW is gaining increasing importance as an innovative concept of digital work organization. This study examines ICW and its role as a structural empowerment tool driving the psychological empowerment of employees. This is done by means of a case study on a telecommunications company that has been successfully using ICW for more than ten years. Using a mixed-method approach, a model for an in-depth understanding of empowerment in ICW is exploratively developed based on qualitative data. Furthermore, organizational enablers in ICW are identified as important prerequisites and success factors. Additionally, the study shows how ICW as structural empowerment promotes psychological empowerment and can lead to higher speed, increased synergies, and higher employee satisfaction. A quantitative deep-dive provides additional figures on the structural empowerment mechanisms in ICW as well as on employee perceptions.
SEARCH FOR AEROSOL MICROPARTICLES IN DATED LAYERS OF BOTTOM SEDIMENTS USING SYNCHROTRON RADIATION
Authors: Darin A. V. , Darin F. A. , Rakshun Ya. V. , Sorokoletov D. S. , Gogin A. A. , Senin R. A.
Published: March 2022

The SR-micro-XRF method was used to search for microparticles of extraterrestrial matter in the bottom sediments of Lake Zapovednoye, located 60 km from the epicentre of the explosion of the Tunguska cosmic body (TCB) in 1908. The material of bottom sediments dating back to 1908–1910 was studied. The samples for the study were prepared in the form of a powder applied to a conductive adhesive tape, which made it possible to combine the data of optical observations, electron microscopy, and micro-XRF scanning. The experiments were carried out at the Large-Scale Research Facilities "Kurchatov Centre for Synchrotron Research" using a confocal X-ray microscope developed at the Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics SB RAS. The data obtained indicate the presence of microparticles with an increased Ni/Fe ratio, possibly of extraterrestrial origin.
Peirce, Dewey, and the Aesthetics of Semioethics
Authors: Eicher-Catt Deborah ,   Semiotic Society of America
Published: March 2022

This essay interrogates the aesthetic ground of Ponzio and Petrilli’s 2003 concept “semioethics” as activated by what they call a “logic of otherness”. I take my lead from Charles S. Peirce’s assertion that “Ethics, or the science of right and wrong, must appeal to Esthetics for aid in determining the summum bonum" (1903: CP 1.191). Given that Peirce’s esthetics, depicted as the first of his normative sciences, “ought to repose on phenomenology” (ibid.: CP 1.191), I offer a communicological analysis (i.e., a phenomenological interpretation of the operative aesthetic sign actions of a semioethic). To accomplish this, I turn to fellow American philosopher and pragmatist John Dewey, whose experiential aesthetics offers insights into Peirce’s claims. Dewey’s understanding of the importance of semiotic “form” and existential or embodied “rhythm”, when applied to dialogic relations, reveals phenomenological “felt qualities” and their reflexive semiotic relation to what I call “embodied intensities”. We discover that, when mediated by emotional or energetic interpretants, felt qualities and embodied intensities provide both the necessary and sufficient conditions for a logic of otherness that makes an ethical stance even possible. I contend that our human relationality remains precarious in our global, digitalized environment as long as we disregard or fail to perceive, appreciate, and cultivate this aesthetic phenomenological ground of otherness.
Dred Scott, Roe, and Dehumanization in the American Legal System
Authors: Uchison Ryan ,   The National Catholic Bioethics Center
Published: March 2022

Abortion jurisprudence in the United States has been criticized by many for allowing the destruction of millions of lives. What many may not know is that the Supreme Court decision which legalized abortion in all fifty states was very similar to another Supreme Court decision, namely, Dred Scott v. Sanford. The parallels between these two cases are astounding, revealing how dehumanization, while a very old idea, is almost always achieved through the same means. A legal analysis of Roe v. Wade, and subsequently Planned Parenthood v. Casey, shows that these cases are both morally and legally unjustified. Just like Dred Scott, Roe, by dehumanizing a specific group of individuals, is a case which does not belong in the American legal system.
Evaluating the Morality of Transplanting Gonads
Authors: Matous Mannes ,   The National Catholic Bioethics Center
Published: March 2022

When discussing the morality of gonad transplantation for procreative purposes, it can be tempting to examine the act solely qua reproductive technology. This paper, instead, compares the gonad to the kidney and evaluates the act qua organ transplantation. First, the author expounds a hierarchy of organs in relation to personal identity. Next, after considering an organ’s subjective effect on identity, the author elucidates an organ’s objective effect by ranking the powers of the soul and the goods of the human person. The hierarchy of organs shows the gonad to be among the highest organs and most perfective of the human person. Because of the gonad’s highly personal nature, it cannot licitly be directed to another’s good.
Preferential Option for the Poor and Critical Race Theory in Bioethics
Authors: Reilly Christopher M. ,   The National Catholic Bioethics Center
Published: March 2022

The preferential option for the poor is a concept and set of ideas in Catholic social teaching that is highly relevant to bioethics scholarship and practice. The option for the poor is mentioned frequently in the bioethics literature but with little specification of its history and implications for ethical and theological analysis. This article examines the origins and implications of the preferential option; compares it to critical race theory, which dominates current debates about discrimination and oppression; and proposes a set of principles for further application in bioethical scholarship and discussion.
Mito, compromiso político y renovación teatral: "Prometeo", de Gloria Fuertes
Authors: De la Paz Pilar Nieva
Published: March 2022

Entre las vías de innovación transitadas por las escritoras españolas a lo largo del siglo XX destaca su recurrencia a los mitos, especialmente greco-latinos, a los que han dotado de configuraciones contemporáneas. La poeta Gloria Fuertes (1917-1998) se sumó a esta corriente con su versión del mito griego Prometeo, estrenada el 30 de enero de 1954 en el Salón-teatro del Instituto de Cultura Hispánica de Madrid, con motivo de la celebración de la Semana de Cuba, iniciativa oficial de cooperación cultural hispano-cubana. La obra es un claro ejemplo de renovación temática y formal. Fuertes enfatiza en ella la visión del titán castigado por desobedecer a Zeus y entregar el fuego a los humanos como símbolo de la solidaridad con una humanidad que sufre necesidad y atraso. La autora da así muestras de su compromiso social, al tiempo que incide en la búsqueda de la alegoría religiosa del “Salvador”. Paralelamente, la oposición de Prometeo al poder del dios tiránico y opresor apunta a la denuncia encubierta del contexto político en que se fraguó la pieza, la dictadura franquista. La renovación viene también marcada por diferentes técnicas —expresión sintética, reducción de personajes, aparición de espectros en escena, quiebra de expectativas y complejidad de las referencias simbólicas—, y entre ellas, destacadamente, la elección de un protagonista que permanece mudo durante toda la obra. Al silencio de Prometeo, caracterizado tan solo por el movimiento y la gestualidad, se oponen las múltiples imágenes poéticas relacionadas con el sonido y la orientación de la obra para ser representada con piezas de música y danza.
Machining Technology for Production of Ship Propellers
Authors: Weinreich Michael
Published: March 2022

Production of ship propellers by traditional machining practices is rather inefficient. This prompted a return to the engineering fundamentals from which traditional machining practices were developed and application of the fundamentals specifically to the unique problems of ship propeller production. Analysis and development of new approaches to machining technology, particularly applicable to ship propeller production, are described. Application of these new approaches to both three-axis and five-axis machining, of both separable propeller blades and monoblock propellers, are considered, resulting in the development of new machining practices applicable to these situations. These new machining practices are surprisingly different from traditional machining practices. Much of the new machining practice was successfully applied to actual ship propeller production. It is concluded that production efficiency can often be greatly improved with little or no degradation of the final product.
Applications of Cyclic Pitch Thrust
Authors: Murray Burke , Fraser Jim , Dai Charles , Maskew Brian
Published: March 2022

An analysis method for cyclic pitch propellers is outlined. Two examples of possible applications are presented, and a prototype implementation is described.
Propeller Blade Design Including Shear Flow Interaction
Authors: Milewski William M. , Greeley David S.
Published: March 2022

A vortex lattice method lifting surface code and an axisymmetric incompressible Navier-Stokes (RANS) code have been interactively coupled to design wake-adapted propellers. A new body force model has been implemented to represent the axisymmetric component of the flow consistently in both models.
1550-nm vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser with single-mode power of milliwatts
Authors: Zhang Jian-Wei , Zhang Xing , Zhou Yin-Li , Li Hui , Wang Yan-Bing , Chen Zhi-Ming , Xu Jia-Qi , Ning Yong-Qiang , Wang Li-Jun ,   State Key Laboratory of Luminescence and Applications, Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130033, China,   Ace Photonics Co. Ltd., Changchun 130102, China,   Qingdao University of science and technology, Qingdao 266061, China
Published: March 2022

We report on a 1550-nm vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser (VCSEL) with single mode power of 0.97 mW. The quaternary AlGaInAs quantum well is designed to improve the gain level in an active region. The mesa structure with tunneling capability is designed and fabricated to achieve the efficient carrier injection and the transverse mode guiding. The distributed Bragg reflector (DBR) mirror of 1550 nm VCSEL consists of the semiconductor DBR and outer dielectric DBR. The central wavelength of VCSEL is 1547.6 nm. The maximum output power of 2.6 mW is achieved at 15 ℃, and the maximum single-mode output power is 0.97 mW. The side mode suppression ratio (SMSR) can reach more than 35 dB. The maximum output power decreases with operation temperature increasing. However, the maximum output power of more than 1.3 mW is also gained at 35 ℃. The shift coefficient of the central wavelength varying with the operation current is 0.13 nm/mA. And the wavelength shows a stable shift with the operation current in the single-mode working region, which indicates the application possibility in the field of gas detection.
Robust ellipsoidal set-membership fault estimation for time-varying systems with uniform quantization effects over sensor networks
Authors: Zhao Peiying , Zhang Jianxi
Published: March 2022

This article is concerned with the robust set-membership fault estimation problem for a class of uncertain discrete time-varying systems over sensor networks. The system measurements are subject to the uniform quantization which results in the unknown-but-bounded noises. Attention is focused on the design of a set-membership fault estimator such that, in the simultaneous presence of uncertain parameters, unknown-but-bounded noises and uniform quantization effects, the estimation errors are confifined to a certain ellipsoidal region. By using the mathematical induction, a suffificient condition is derived for the existence of the desired fault estimator at each time step in terms of a set of recursive matrix inequalities. Moreover, an optimization problem is formulated by minimizing the ellipsoid of the estimation error. Finally, two numerical examples are provided to illustrate the effectiveness of the proposed fault estimator design scheme.
A Study on Utilisation of Blood and Blood Components in a Tertiary Care Hospital in West Bengal, India
Authors: Mondal Biman , Samsuzzaman MD , Das Sulagna , Das Dilip Kumar
Published: March 2022

Introduction: Blood transfusion is an indispensable service component of inpatient as well as emergency management of care seeking patients in a hospital. Establishment of criteria for blood transfusion and adherence to such criteria is necessary to reduce blood wastage. It is necessary therefore, to conduct such studies for monitoring and improving transfusion practices as well as to find strategies for such improvement. Aim: To evaluate the pattern and appropriateness of blood and blood components utilisation, the status of transfusion practice in our hospital and assessing the wastage of blood. Materials and Methods: The present study was a retrospective record-based cross-sectional study. The data was collected in January-February 2021, from issue registers of blood bank of Burdwan Medical College and Hospital and also from the blood transfusion registers of the wards of Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Paediatrics, Surgery and Orthopaedics Departments of Burdwan Medical College and Hospital using a pretested, predesigned schedule. For the month, June 2020, representative of the year 2020, details of Whole Blood (WB) and components crossmatched and transfused were noted. Utilisation rate (Units transfused×100/Units crossmatched) and blood utilisation quality indicators {Crossmatch/Transfusion Ratio (CTR=Number of units Crossmatched/Number of units transfused), Transfusion Probability (%T=Number of patients transfused/Number of patients crossmatched × 100), Transfusion Index (TI=Number of units transfused/Number of patients crossmatched)2 and Wastage Rate (WR=Number of blood units discarded/Number of blood units issued x 100)} were computed. Results: Total 1,544 units were crossmatched for 1,324 patients and 1,219 units were transfused to 894 patients. Overall utilisation rate was 78.95%. Department-wise utilisation rates in descending order were paediatrics 98.25% (112/114), Medicine 90% (478/531), Gynaecology and Obstetrics 73.84% (254/344) and Surgery and Orthopaedics 67.57% (375/555) departments respectively. The overall quality indicators of blood utilisation were CTR of 1.27, %T of 67.52%, TI of 0.92 and WR of 21.05%, respectively. Conclusion: Blood transfusion quality indicators demonstrated efficient blood utilisation. One-fifth of the crossmatched blood was not transfused. Non transfused blood units were not returned, resulting in wastage of blood, known as transfusion wastage. The overall utilisation rate was not acceptable. Higher blood wastage could be reduced with evidence-based blood utilisation strategies.
ДВЕ ЗАМЕТКИ К ИСТОРИИ ДРЕВНЕЙШЕЙ ЗАПАДНОЕВРОПЕЙСКОЙ КАРТЫ МОСКОВСКОГО ГОСУДАРСТВА, "Средние века"
Authors: Дубровский И.В.
Published: March 2022

Появление первой западноевропейской карты Московского государства связывают с деятельностью итальянского гуманиста Паоло Джовио. «Карта Джовио» содержит значительный объем достоверной информации о России, которой до тех пор на Западе не располагали. Ее заглавие приписывает изложенные в ней сведения главе русского посольства, посетившего Рим в 1525 г, Дмитрию Герасимому. Более правдоподобной кажется мысль, что в действительности Герасимову принадлежит лишь часть этих данных. По предположению одного из исследователей, «карта Джовио» имела в своей основе неизвестный нам «ранний вариант». В этой связи автор статьи останавливается на двух сюжетах. Во-первых, он находит и анализирует материал, проливающий свет на представления Джовио о географии «Московии» в 1515 г. Во-вторых, в статье показано, что одним из источников, использованных в сочинения Альберта Пигия «Новая Московия» (1523 г.), была неизвестная карта, родственная той, которая затем попала в руки Паоло Джовио.
РАЗВИТИЕ ВОЗОБНОВЛЯЕМОЙ ЭНЕРГЕТИКИ РОССИИ В XX–XXI ВЕКАХ, "Энергия: экономика, техника, экология"
Authors: Бутузов В.А. , Безруких П.П. , Елистратов В.В.
Published: March 2022

Приведены данные установленной мощности видов возобновляемой энергетики (ВЭ) в мире и в России. Для дореволюционной России основными видами используемых ВИЭ были дрова, торф и гидроэнергия. Указаны основные нормативные документы. Описана деятельность российских научно-технических ассоциаций.
Phytochemical Composition and Antioxidant Activities of Phosphate Buffered Saline and Aqueous Extracts of Aloe barbadensis Miller Leaf Latex and Gel from Three Counties of Kenya
Authors: Nakiguli Caroline K. , Kosgei Viola J. , Cherutoi Jackson K. , Odda John
Published: March 2022

Aims: Aloe barbadensis Miller (A. barbadensis) is one of the most treasured species from the Aloe genus that has been used in management of various ailments. However, there are few reports on the secondary metabolites, total phenolic content (TPC), total flavonoid content (TFC) and antioxidant activities of its leaf latex and gel. This study aimed at comparing the phytochemicals and antioxidant activity of phosphate buffered saline (PBS) and distilled water extracts of latex and gel of A. barbadensis leaves from Kisumu, Elgeyo Marakwet and Baringo Counties of Kenya, East Africa.

Study Design:  The study employed quantitative and qualitative research designs.

Place and Duration of Study: This study was conducted at the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, School of Sciences and Aerospace Studies, Moi University, Eldoret, Kenya between May 2021 and August 2021.

Methodology: Leaf samples were extracted by maceration using distilled water and PBS. Phytochemical screening was performed following standard screening procures while TPC, TFC and antioxidant activity were determined using Folin-Ciocalteau method, Aluminum Chloride colorimetric assay and DPPH radical scavenging assay, respectively. One-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) was performed with Tukey post hoc test at P = .05. Correlations among TPC, TFC and antioxidant activity of the extracts were assessed using Pearson’s bivariate correlation. The analyses were performed using GraphPad Prism for windows (v9.0, GraphPad Software, California, USA).

Results: Phytochemical screening results indicated the presence of alkaloids, phenols, saponins, flavonoids, cardiac glycosides, tannins, steroids, terpenes and quinones as the main secondary metabolites in the extracts. TPC and TFC were found to be highest for the aqueous extracts, with the highest contents (102.393 ± 0.121 mg GAE/ g DW and 47.228 ± 0.248 mg QE / g DW) being for dry latex of leaves from Baringo. The highest antioxidant activity (IC50 = 21.900 ± 0.0594 mg/mL) was for aqueous extract of fresh latex of leaves from Baringo, followed by those from Elgeyo Marakwet and then Kisumu.

Conclusion: This study established that dry and fresh latex and gel extracts of A. barbadensis leaves possess therapeutic phytochemicals with antioxidant activities, which support their use in traditional phytomedicine in Kenya.
Green Synthesis of Silver Nanoparticles Using Pleurotus ostreatus
Authors: Caroline Iruoma Anyakorah , Enobong Reginald Essien , Motunrayo Ojubanire , Ezinwa Igbo Ukachi
Published: March 2022

Aims: The study aimed to synthesize silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) from aqueous AgNO3 using phytochemicals present in Pleurotus ostreatus and assess the AgNPs antibacterial activity on Bacillus subtilis and Providencia rettgeri.

Study design: Experimental/Analytical.

Place and Duration of Study: Bells University of Technology between December 2020 and August 2021.

Methodology: The mushroom was washed, dried, pulverized and 5g stirred into 100ml deionized water. The solution was sonicated using ultrasonic cleaner at 40 oC for 40 min, centrifuged at 4000 rpm for 10 min. The supernatant was filtered, and 1ml filtrate was mixed with 9 ml of 10mM AgNO3. After the reaction period, the mixture was centrifuged at 15,000 rpm for 15 min. The residues were washed thrice with deionized water and dried.

Synthesis of AgNPs was monitored by UV–Vis spectrophotometer, characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy and X-ray diffraction analysis. Antibacterial analysis was done by agar well diffusion using gentamicin as control.

Results: A dark brown colour change and UV visible spectroscopy peak at 400 nm confirmed the formation of AgNPs. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy analysis showed the presence of functional groups involved in the reduction of AgNO3. GCMS performed on the methanolic extract of Pleurotus ostreatus showed the presence of 37 organic compounds, among them were cathecol, hydroquinone and phenols etc. Antimicrobial activity revealed that AgNPs inhibited the growth of B. subtilis and P. rettgeri.

Conclusion: The study revealed that Pleurotus ostreatus effectively synthesized AgNPs and the AgNPs inhibited the growth of Providencia rettgeri and Bacillus subtilis and can play major roles in the field of medical and pharmaceutical nanotechnology.
Excavations on the site of Balmerino House, Constitution Street, Leith
Authors: White Ross H M , O'Connell Chris , Anderson Sue , Gallagher Dennis , Haggarty George , Hall Derek , Heald Andrew , Jackson Adam , McLaren Dawn , Smith Catherine
Published: March 2022

The remains of the front of Balmerino House (NGR: NT 2711 7616), built in 1631, were uncovered during an archaeological excavation at St Mary's Star of the Sea Roman Catholic Church, Constitution Street, Leith. The work also revealed several phases of medieval to post-medieval activity, and a small burial ground which predated the house. The earliest feature uncovered by the excavation was a well containing 13th- to 14th-century pottery. Large quantities of late to post-medieval pottery were recovered, as well as iron objects, glass and bone. The human remains comprised six adult males, although some were incomplete due to later disturbance. Of importance to the history of clay tobacco pipe manufacture in Scotland is a small assemblage of clay-pipe wasters and kiln waste dated c 1630–40.
Soft Skills and Digital Competencies in Teacher Professional Development in Times of a COVID-19 Pandemic
Authors: Rondan Livia Carmen Segura , Albornoz Violeta Cadenillas , Alfaro Fanny Esperanza Zavala , Alfar Blanca Soledad Zavala
Published: March 2022

In the current context, the priority objectives to recover education affected by the Covid-19 pandemic are evident and in that sense, the soft skills of teachers and their digital skills become important, because they influence teacher professional development. To determine the levels of soft skills, the validated instrument of the article by Rodríguez (2020) was used, the levels of digital competences were used by the instrument of Tourón et al. (2018) and to establish the levels of teacher professional development, the validated instrument of Porras (2020) was used, whose research purpose for this study was to establish the incidence of soft skills and digital competences in teacher professional development in times of pandemic by Covid-19. It was concluded that soft skills and digital competence significantly affect teacher professional development in times of the Covid-19 pandemic, since Nagelkerke = 0.669, establishing that soft skills and digital skills affect 66.9% in teacher professional development; and of the predictor variables, soft skills predict teacher professional development, due to Wald = 80,193; p = 0.000 <0.05.
One of the Vital Educational and Scientific Heritage and the Development of Qur’anic Studies
Authors: Juraev Ziyovuddin , Masalieva Oltinoy
Published: March 2022

This article describes the work of Abulhasan Mawardi, who lived in the years 964-1058 which made a significant contribution to the development of the history of political and legal doctrine and the theory of public administration. Public administration means clarifying the selection and election of specialists for their positions, the conditions of employment of public servants, duties, responsibilities, duties, authority, political and legal doctrine and practice.
Analysis of the Key Theoretical Frameworks of the Organization of Inclusive Education in a Preschool Establishment
Authors: Bogush Alla , Kovshar Olena , Knyazheva Irina , Suiatynova Kateryna , Drevniak Lada
Published: March 2022

The article substantiates the peculiarities of the organization of inclusive education in preschool establishment. The author focuses on theoretical and practical research, in which the preschool stage of childhood is considered in the context of the problem of reforming the preschool education system within the framework of inclusion. The purpose of the presented article is a theoretical substantiation of the key theoretical and practical frameworks of the organization of inclusive education of children with special educational needs in a modern preschool establishment. The following research methods are selected: theoretical (study and analysis of pedagogical and psychological literature; legislative and normative documents; systematization, classification, terminological analysis; generalization of existing pedagogical experience) and empirical (pedagogical experiment; observation; pedagogical interpretation of research results). The methodological basis of the study is the activity approach in the process of personality development, conceptual provisions on the specifics of the organization of the educational process of children with special educational needs. According to the results of the presented research, the attitude of the participants of the educational process to inclusion, selection of content and methods of education, taking into account the individual characteristics and abilities of each child, has changed; the essence of interaction with children's parents; interdisciplinary interaction of all teachers. The author sees prospects for further research in the introduction of inclusive learning technologies into the practice of preschool education.
The Role of Academic Departments in Organizing Students’ Scientific Research Work in Psychological and Pedagogical Classes
Authors: Shukshina Tatiana Ivanovna , Kasko Zhanna Agasievna , Gorshenina Svetlana Nikolaevna , Grosheva Tatiana Yurievna
Published: March 2022

The article substantiates the role of academic departments in organizing scientific research work of students in psychological and pedagogical classes. The essence of specialized psychological and pedagogical classes is characterized and defined as a certain structure within educational organizations demonstrating its own specific characteristics. The study identifies the need for organizing students’ scientific research work, which allows expressing their intellectual potential through participation in the project, creative, and scientific research activities. The role of the pedagogical university academic department members who develop the scientific and methodological support for the program in organizing the educational process in specialized psychological and pedagogical classes is determined. The specifics of the academic department’s organization of the scientific research work of students in psychological and pedagogical classes at different levels of training, the propaedeutic, pre-profile, and profile, are disclosed.
Psychological and Pedagogical Support of Professional Development of Students in an Inclusive University Environment
Authors: Belenkova Larisa Yuryevna , Skudnyakova Elena Vladimirovna , Sazonova Svetlana Anatolyevna
Published: March 2022

The article reflects the problem of psychological and pedagogical support of the educational process in an inclusive environment of the university, presents the results of experimental work aimed at the formation of professional and pedagogical motivation of students during university education, in which the study of disciplines of socio-psychological orientation that contribute to their successful professional development.
Conservation Methods in Learning Heritage Buildings Hotel Savoy Homann
Authors: Andiyan Andiyan , Rangkuty Gladies Imanda Utami , Salayanti Santi , Sudrajat Didi , Samsunan Samsunan , Sapan Amika
Published: March 2022

Bandung has many historical heritage buildings during the Dutch colonial period. Hotel Savoy Homan is one of the historic buildings in the city of Bandung whose function is still in use today and is a cultural heritage building that must be preserved. Hotel Savoy Homan is the first hotel built in Bandung, located on Jl. Asia Afrika 112, 40262 Bandung City, West Java. In this study, the author uses quantitative methods by collecting data through journals, final assignments, websites, and citing literature studies related to the research. Hotel Savoy Homann had an essential role in the 1995 and 2015 Asian-African Conferences events as a stopover for country delegates. From this research, the Savoy Homann Hotel has a colonial architectural style that developed into the famous Art Deco style of its time by having characteristics on the facade of the building having curved points, flat roofs, luxurious interiors, that there are so many cultural heritage buildings in Indonesia and continues to grow from time to time will also continue to be protected and preserved.
Teaching English for Children, Secondary and High School Students - And Values of Educational Lessons for Children from Ho Chi Minh Ideologies
Authors: Hoa Le Huong , Huy Dinh Tran Ngoc
Published: March 2022

For national development and wisdom, we need to pay attention to children and students education. That’s why this study choose a topic of English language education for children and students at secondary and high schools. This paper will address many views from how to teach English as secondary language for them, as well as how to teach 4 English skills and also, explore and emphasizes ideologies of Ho Chi Minh and V.I Lenin on the youth education. The study findings show us that there are opportunities for teaching English language. For instance, first, English is an innovative language, so we can study to learn new words, new terms; second, Students can learn both vocabulary and meanings of words; third, Study English online with professionals in covid pandemic time and fourth, Study English by writing English every week.
Implementation of the Prophet Muhammad's Learning Strategy and the Impact on the Psychology of Students
Authors: Fariadi Ruslan , Bakar Usman Abu , Khilmiyah Akif , Rahmanto Mukhlis
Published: March 2022

The low quality of education is partly due to the low ability of some educators in choosing and using learning strategies, method and their lack of knowledge in choosing learning approaches. Therefore, this study examines the diversity of learning strategies about the Prophet Muhammad, including his considerations in choosing strategies and their impact on student psychology. This type of research is Library Research using documentation techniques starting from applying the data coding system, in-depth evaluation, and concluding the data with the standard of the validity of the findings. Finally, we were able to produce seven learning strategies of the Prophet Muhammad, implemented in twelve learning methods. Prophet Muhammad SAW used eight kinds of considerations in choosing learning strategies, including situations and conditions to psychological considerations. The learning strategy of the Prophet Muhammad's method has a powerful impact on students' psychology, including attracting attention, arousing students' curiosity, building self-confidence, and expressing opinions, creating pedagogical impact for the growth of ideas, and helping students achieve self-actualization.
The Influence of Environment-based Biology Learning Integrated with Local Wisdom and Character Education on Student’s Higher Order Thinking Skills and Environmental Care Attitude
Authors: Hadi Khairil , . Dazrullisa , Susantini Endang , Kuntjoro Sunu
Published: March 2022

Teachers are required to improve the learning quality that is indicated by an increase of learning outcomes and student’s good behavior. The present study examined whether environment-based biology learning materials integrated with local wisdom and character education had an effect on students' higher order thinking skills (HOTS) and environmental care attitudes. This study used quantitative research approach with a quasi-experimental research and a post-test only control design. There were 200 tenth-grade students and 10 biology teachers participating in this study. The data were analyzed using Multivariate Analysis of Variance (MANOVA) and independent sample t-test. The results showed that there was a significant effect of students' higher order thinking skills and students' environmental care attitudes between students who were taught using the developed teaching materials and those who were taught using textbooks (F (2, 197) = 1.077, p< 0.001; Wilks Lambda = 0.478, np2 = 0.522). The use of environment, local wisdom, and character education in developing teaching materials provided new nuances in the learning process, where students did not only have knowledge but also attitudes and skills. In addition, students could understand the ideas or messages of the subject matter very well. Although the results portrayed in this study depicted that the class taught using the developed teaching materials was better than the class taught using textbooks, it could not be denied that the teacher's pedagogical mastery also determined the success of the teaching and learning process.
The Effect of the Strategy of Activating Prior Knowledge on the Acquisition of Syntactic Concepts among Fourth Preparatory Grade Students and the Development of their Systemic Thinking
Authors: Muhammed Mansur Jasim , Hasan Saad Alwan , Huseyn Wisam Mukhlif
Published: March 2022

This study aims to identify the effect of the strategy of activating prior knowledge on the acquisition of syntactic concepts among the fourth preparatory grade students and the development of their systemic thinking. The researchers adopted the experimental design of the two equal groups as being appropriate to the nature of the research. The research sample consisted of (56) female students of fourth preparatory grade intentionally selected from Al-Ifah High School for Girls. This sample was randomly divided into two groups, namely, experimental with (27) students and control with (29) students. The experimental group was taught the Arabic language using the strategy of activating prior knowledge, while the control group was taught the same subject using the traditional method. The two research groups were equalized statistically in a number of variables that are thought to affect the validity of the experiment. The researchers identified (13) syntactic concepts based on which the behavioral objectives that measure the processes of concept acquisition (definition, distinction and application) were formed. Teaching plans for both groups were designed as well. Two tests were designed to measure the research variables. The first test was on the acquisition of syntactic concepts, consisting of (39) items of multiple-choice; and the second test was on systemic thinking, consisting of (20) items. The validity, reliability and distinction of both tests were verified. The experiment lasted for 12 weeks. The results showed that the experimental group outperformed the control group in the tests of the acquisition of syntactic concepts and systemic thinking. In addition to the superiority of post-test of systemic thinking over the pre-test.
Importance of Learning Styles: How does Students’ Awareness of Learning Styles affect their Proficiency in Second Language Acquisition (SLA)
Authors: Akobirova Sarvara T. , Sayfiyeva Komila K.
Published: March 2022

The concept of "learning styles" has been the topic of discussion in pedagogical areas for many years. Many authors have done many research to find out whether learning styles have an impact to the way students learn languages. It is claimed by many researchers that some instructors may adjust their teaching approach to better match the learning type of a particular student or group of students. On the other hand, others have suggested that a misalignment of learning and teaching styles stimulates and challenges students to grow academically. This study aims to determine whether the awareness of learning styles has an influence on acquiring languages or not. The questionnaires, interviews, in-class and out of class activities were conducted to identify students’ learning styles. The results have shown that after being aware of their own learning styles students can learn English better without obstacles. Moreover, it was concluded that it is wise for teachers’ if they change their way of teaching in accordance with their students’ learning preferences. Further research is needed to identify other factors that could impact students’ learning styles and SLA.
PU Sungling’s Creative Legacy as a Classic Example of Medieval Chinese Literature
Authors: Ziyamukhamedov Jasur
Published: March 2022

This article discusses Pu Sungling’s creative legacy as a classic example of medieval Chinese literature. The novel, more precisely, is the substance of form and should be considered within the framework of general theory. Small genres are more like coincidences, and no matter how interesting it is to study them, they remain limited by their nature without any theoretical consequences. The artistic level of some of them was so high that they deserved a worthy place in the history of Chinese literature.
A Pragmatic Analysis of Metadiscoursal Markers (Hedges and Boosters) in Linguistics and Biology MA Theses: A Linguascientific Corpus –based Study
Authors: Abdullah Dr. Saad S.
Published: March 2022

Metadiscourse or discourse reflexivity is a fundamental property by which writers project themselves into their discourse to signal their understanding of their material and their audience. The study seeks to explore how advanced second language writers employ metadiscoursal markers (particularly hedges and boosters) in two different disciplines: biology and linguistics in a corpus of (30) master theses written by Iraqi MA students with an emphasis on three challenging parts: introduction, results and discussion, and conclusion. In order to show how differences of disciplines or fields of knowledge affect the pattern of usage of metadiscourse in the academic writing produced by novice MA students, the study utilizes a discourse analysis of the written texts with contrastive analysis. Such an analysis reveals the discourse features that distinguish their genre from others and also points to the disciplinary variation with this genre. Reliability is ensured by using two types of test: Chi – square test. The statistical results reveal that metadiscourse is an effective academic phenomenon writers employ to present themselves, their positions, and their readers. It has also been shown that there are significant differences in using hedges and boosters between the two disciplines, e.g. biology and linguistics. In the light of the study findings, it has been recommended that special attention should be paid to such markers, particularly at the advanced levels of the academic writing so as to develop the students ' pragmatic competence.
Does Flipped Learning Success in Enhancing Education Outcomes
Authors: Jdaitawi Malek , Sadiq Belal , Sharoa Ayat Al , Elkilany Ahmed , Kholif Marwa , Rady Yasser
Published: March 2022

Although, flipped learning has existed for more than a decade, few reviewed studies were highlighted in the literature. Flipped learning has the potential to enhance the learning outcomes in the educational settings. Therefore, this paper presented a literature review on the flipped learning from several fields and settings. A total 51 studies published from 2015 to 2020 were included in the analysis. The results indicated that the majority of the studies were conducted using quantitative method and in higher education setting. Based on the results, limitations and recommendations were identified.
Prematuridade e sua relação com o estado nutricional e o tipo de nutrição durante a internação hospitalar
Authors: Teixeira Luciana Ramos de Macedo , Araújo Tainara Pereira de , Moreira Renata Andrade de Medeiros , Pereira Renata Junqueira
Published: March 2022

Introdução: fatores de risco gestacionais podem culminar na prematuridade neonatal, que constitui um grande desafio para a saúde pública em todo o mundo, sendo uma das principais causas de mortes neonatais. Objetivo: analisar uma população de prematuros, internados em unidades neonatais em relação ao estado nutricional e à alimentação recebida. Metodologia: delineamento observacional retrospectivo, com 125 recém-nascidos prematuros de uma maternidade pública do Tocantins. Sexo, idade gestacional ao nascer, peso, comprimento e perímetro cefálico ao nascer, durante a internação e na alta, ganho de peso diário, tempo de internação e tipo de dieta recebida foram analisados por meio dos testes de Mann-Whitney, Qui-quadrado, Exato de Fisher e t-Student, Mc Nemar, Wilcoxon e Friedman, a 5% de significância, no Statistical Package for Social Sciences 20.0. Resultados: houve predomínio do sexo masculino na amostra. A prevalência de crianças muito prematuras foi maior na unidade de cuidados convencionais (UcinCo), enquanto a prevalência de crianças com muito baixo peso ao nascer foi maior na unidade de terapia intensiva (UTIN). O tempo de internação foi menor na UcinCo, sendo este menos da metade do tempo de internação na UTIN. O peso à alta e o ganho de peso foram maiores na UTIN. Observou-se declínio do estado nutricional nas duas unidades. A utilização de fórmulas comerciais foi maior na UcinCo, enquanto predominou a oferta de leite humano na UTIN. Conclusão: independentemente do tipo de dieta recebida e da unidade de terapia, as crianças declinaram de estado nutricional durante a internação.
Infecções parasitárias intestinais em crianças e adolescentes na comunidade: aspectos socioeconômicos e higiênico-sanitários
Authors: Alves Sabrina Santos , Santos Jefferson Nilton Silva dos , Cayres Marília Aparecida Silva , Silva Natália Oliveira e , Vieira Verônica Cheles , Santos Milena Soares
Published: March 2022

Introdução: as parasitoses intestinais estão distribuídas mundialmente e são frequentes entre indivíduos com maior contato interpessoal. A prevalência destas infecções reflete a precariedade das condições sanitárias e socioeconômicas que propiciam sua disseminação na população. Objetivos: determinar a frequência de parasitos intestinais e analisar o perfil socioeconômico e higiênico-sanitário entre crianças e adolescentes em Vitória da Conquista, Bahia, Brasil. Metodologia: estudo transversal conduzido em 116 participantes a partir de entrevista e análise coproparasitológica segundo o método Hoffman, Pons e Janer. O programa EpiInfo Windows versão 3.5.4 foi utilizado para a criação e análise dos bancos de dados. Valor de p<0,05 e IC de 95% foram considerados como significativos. Resultados: foi identificada prevalência de 77,6% de indivíduos parasitados. A média de idade foi de 9,6 anos e 57,8% eram do sexo masculino. Ospatógenos mais frequentes foram Giardia duodenalis (35,5%), Entamoeba histolytica/dispar (16,6%), Enterobius vermicularis (3,3%) e Ascaris lumbricoides (1,1%). Organismos comensais foram encontrados em 93,3% dos indivíduos infectados. Verificou-se que 97,8% tinham abastecimento de água tratada; 76,7% possuíam rede de esgoto; 86,7% tinham acesso à coleta de lixo; 72,2% consumiam água filtrada ou fervida em casa e 41,1% declararam higienizar as frutas, verduras e hortaliças antes do consumo. Conclusão: foi identificada alta taxa de parasitismo retratando as condições socioeconômicas e higiênico-sanitárias da população estudada. Destaca-se a necessidade de maiores esforços para a realização de programas de educação em saúde para que a população seja modificadora da sua realidade apartir da conscientização sobre a problemática.
Avaliação do efeito carcinogênico do bromazepam em Drosophila melanogaster
Authors: Furtado Amaral Matheus Vendramini , Ávila Reis Eythor , Orsolin Priscila Capelari
Published: March 2022

Introdução: embora o câncer seja um dos maiores problemas de saúde pública enfrentados mundialmente, diversos agentes presentes no meio, com utilização disseminada e, muitas vezes, exagerada, não estão muito bem elucidados sobre seu possível potencial carcinogênico. Entre eles, estão os benzodiazepínicos, fármacos que possuem crescente aumento do consumo desde o século XX e, principalmente, na segunda década do século XXI, por suas ações ansiolíticas, sedativas e anticonvulsivantes. Objetivo: avaliar o efeito carcinogênico do bromazepam por meio do teste para detecção de tumores epiteliais (ETT) em Drosophila melanogaster. Metodologia: para realização do ETT foram utilizadas duas linhagens mutantes de D. melanogaster: wts (fêmeas) e mwh (machos). As larvas descendentes desse cruzamento foram tratadas isoladamente com cinco concentrações de bromazepam, sendo elas: 0,0375; 0,075; 0,15; 0,30 e 0,60 mM. A Doxorrubicina foi utilizada como controle positivo e a água ultrapura como controle negativo. Após tratamento, coleta e armazenamento, as moscas foram analisadas, identificando-se as frequências tumorais, por região corporal, em cada concentração testada. Resultados: o bromazepam não apresentou efeito carcinogênico em nenhuma das concentrações experimentadas neste estudo, não havendo diferença estatisticamente significativa nas frequências tumorais observadas nos indivíduos tratados com bromazepam quando comparadas à frequência obtida nos indivíduos tratados com o controle negativo. Conclusão: nas presentes condições experimentais, o bromazepam não apresentou atividade carcinogênica, no entanto, há a necessidade de novos estudos, com diferentes metodologias e diferentes organismos testes, para a maior compreensão da ação do bromazepam no organismo.
QAMaster: A new software framework for phantom‐based computed tomography quality assurance
Authors: Karius Andre , Bert Christoph
Published: March 2022

The regular evaluation of imaging performance of computed tomography (CT) scanners is essential for CT quality assurance. For automation of this process, the software QAMaster was developed at the Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, which provides based on CT scans of the CatPhan® 504 (The Phantom Laboratory, Salem, USA) automated image quality analysis and documentation by evaluating CT number accuracy, spatial linearity, uniformity, contrast‐noise‐ratio, spatial resolution, noise, and slice thickness. Dose assessment is supported by calculations of the weighted computed tomography dose index (CTDIw) and weighted cone beam dose index (CBDIw).

QAMaster was tested with CatPhan® 504 scans and compared to manual evaluations of these scans, whereby high consistency of the respective results was observed. The CT numbers, spatial linearity, uniformity, contrast‐noise‐ratio, noise, and slice thickness deviated by only (0.13 ± 0.25) HU, (0.02 ± 0.05) mm, (−0.01 ± 0.03)%, 0.8 ± 1.8, (0.131 ± 0.05) HU, and (0.004 ± 0.005) mm between both evaluations, respectively. The QAMaster results for spatial resolution did not differ significantly (p = 0.34) from the CatPhan® 504 based manual resolution assessment. Dose computations were fully consistent between QAMaster and manual calculations. Thus, QAMaster proved to be a comprehensive and functional software for performing an automated CT quality assurance routine. QAMaster will be open‐source after its release.