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Looking at What Cannot Be Seen: Reading 2 Corinthians through the Lens of Ascension
Authors: Laytham D. Brent
Published: September 2021

While scholars might acknowledge that Paul assumes Christ’s ascension, it has been all but invisible in Pauline studies. This article looks at 2 Corinthians through the lens of ascension understood in four dimensions. Cosmologically, Christ has ascended into heaven and so is absent, yet accessible on earth. This is seen in 2 Corinthians as being away from and longing for Christ, and in various signals of proleptic participation in Christ’s presence with God. Christologically, Christ’s session as prophet, priest, and king continues his completed work, signaled in 2 Corinthians by Christ speaking in Paul, the Corinthians’ chrismation into Christ’s reign, and our participation in Christ’s priestly “Amen.” Anthropologically, Jesus’s ascension envisions humanity’s goal, signaled in 2 Corinthians in Jesus’s glory as the image of God, his risen life made visible in our mortal bodies, and the enigmatic “building not made with hands.” Eschatologically, Christ’s ascension creates the overlap of ages, visible in 2 Corinthians’ focus on the new, on the now, and on Paul’s apostolic identity, the very ground on which Paul stands and the goal toward which he goes.
“To Come of Age in Dealing with Holy Scripture”: Dietrich Bonhoeffer and the End of Theological Education
Authors: Pasquarello III Michael
Published: September 2021

This essay is offered in honor of my former colleague and dear friend, Joel B. Green. It calls attention to his long-time commitment, as a seminary professor and administrator, to serving the church and its ministry of the Word. Although he is rightly recognized internationally for the excellence of his work as a New Testament scholar, what is often overlooked is that Joel was first called to ordained ministry in the United Methodist Church. The vocation of preaching and teaching the Word of God has been a primary factor in his cultivation of an integrative approach to the task of educating and forming seminarians for ministry. What follows is a brief account of Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s work as a theologically oriented preacher and teacher of preachers who was director of Finkenwalde, an underground seminary of the Confessing Church in Germany during the Hitler years (1935–1937). My aim in calling attention to Bonhoeffer is to highlight the kind of exemplary theological wisdom and integrative habit that have characterized Joel Green in his teaching and mentoring of seminarians “to come of age in dealing with Holy Scripture.”
The Assessment of Complementary and Alternative Medicine Use Among Patients with Hematological Malignancies
Authors: KESKİ Hakan
Published: September 2021

Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is increasingly used among oncology patients. In the literature, the studies on hematological malignancy (HM) patients’ use of CAM are scarce. We aimed to assess CAM use in a group of Turkish HM patients by a multi-parameter approach and determine the demographic and clinical factors associated with its use. This descriptive and cross-sectional study was conducted in the outpatient clinics with 351 eligible patients. Two questionnaires, one of which assessed the attitudes of participants to CAM (HCAMQ), and the other detailed multiple aspects of CAM use, were applied. The frequency of CAM use was 70.1% and, among the most common CAM methods, were phytotherapy (65%), vitamin supplementation, and spiritual activity/prayer. The statistical analysis results showed that the rate of CAM use was significantly associated with lower ECOG performances (p:0.016) and lower HCAMQ scores (p<0.001). Using Ozone therapy was significantly associated with older age (p:0.042) and higher ECOG performance score (p:0.038) while hijama use was significantly more in the graduates of elementary school (p:0.033), and in the patients who did not undergo chemotherapy (p<0.001) and who had high-risk/malignant conditions (p<0.001). We found that apitherapy and leech therapy uses were significantly associated with high-risk/malignant conditions (p:0.011 and p:0.004, respectively). Social media was found as the primary source of information for phytotherapy (p:0.016), Nigella Sativa (p:0.007), and Gingko biloba (p:0.026) while TV/newspaper was so for Curcuma Longa (p:0.018). We found a high frequency of CAM use among HM patients, and we expect that our comprehensive research will contribute to the literature, and set an example for further and larger studies.
Naşa Cöngü ve Yayımlanmamış Âşık Ömer Şiirleri
Authors: DEMİRCAN Ahmet
Published: September 2021

Cönkler, Klasik Türk Edebiyatı ve Tekke Edebiyatına dair de zengin malzemeler sunmakla beraber özellikle Âşık Edebiyatının en büyük ve en önemli kaynaklarıdır. Cönklerde Türk edebiyatı malzemelerinin yanında dua, büyü, halk hekimliği, halk veterinerliği, din ile ilgili bilgiler de mevcuttur. Uzunlamasına açılan şeklinden ve barındırdığı malzeme çeşitliliğinden hareketle “sefine”, “sığır dili”, “dana dili” olarak da anılırlar. Cönkler, Âşık Ömer gibi âşık edebiyatının önde gelen isimlerine ait birtakım şiirlere ev sahipliği de yapmaktadırlar. Yazıda şahsi kitaplığımızdaki “Naşa Cöngü”nde olup daha önce yayımlanmamış Âşık Ömer şiirleri ile yayımlanmış olanların kelime ve cümle farklılıkları üzerinde durulmuştur. Cönkte 82 mahlaslı, 6 mahlassız toplam 88 şiir, 17 dua ve beddua, 1 hüccet ve 1 şukka bulunmaktadır. Cönkte şiiri olan 28 şair şunlardır; Abdülbâkî, Âbî, Âşık Feryâdî, Âşık Ömer, Âşık Şem’î, Âşık Yusuf, Fahrî, Gevherî, Harîkî, Hayretî, Lâ’lî, Lisânî, Meftûnî, Nâbî, Nâimî, Nakdî, Nasûhî, Necâtî, Nesîmî, Nigâhî, Rehberî, Revnakî, Rûhî, Seyyidalioğlu, Seyyidî, Sıdkî, Sipâhî, Vehbî. Bu şairlerden en çok şiir 39 şiirle Âşık Ömer’indir. Sıdkî’nin 5, Gavherî’nin 4, Rûhî’nin 4, Nâimî’nin 3, Lâ’lî, Nesîmî, Seyyidî ve Vehbî’nin ikişer şiiri olup diğerlerinin birer şiiri vardır. Âşık Ömer üzerine yapılan yayımlardan yaptığımız tarama neticesinde, Âşık Ömer’in 9 şiirinin daha önce yayımlanmamış olduğu tespit edilmiştir. Âşık Ömer dışında Gevheri’nin 2, Âşık Yusuf’un 1 şiirinin de daha önce yayımlanmadığı görülmüştür.
Gastronomi Turizmi Kapsamında Türkiye Peynir Çeşitliliği Haritası
Authors: HASTAOĞLU Emre , ERDOĞAN Melda , IŞKIN Mustafa
Published: September 2021

Peynir, çok eski zamanlardan bu yana tüketilen besleyici bir gıdadır. Hemen hemen her kültürde, her bölgede farklı tekniklerle üretilen peynir birçok teknik aşamadan geçmektedir. Teknolojinin gelişimi ile birlikte peynir üretimi de modernize edilmiştir. Peynir tarımla uğraşan tüm toplumlarda kıymetli bir gıda maddesi haline gelmiştir. Dünya’nın birçok bölgesinde üretilen peynir o bölgelerin yeme-içme ve tarım kültürünü de bize göstermektedir. Dünya mutfağında vazgeçilmez bir gıda maddesi olan peynir ülkelerin kültür zenginliğinin bir parçasıdır. Peynirin çeşitliliğini etkileyen faktörlerden bazıları ise o ülkenin kültürüne ve mutfağına verdiği önemden geçmektedir. Peynir insan sağlığı açısından bakıldığında da çok önemli bir yerdedir. Peynir, D vitamini, protein, kalsiyum, çinko gibi önemli besin değerlerine sahiptir. Türkiye’deki bitki örtüsü ve iklim çeşitliliği nedeniyle peynirin hammaddesi olan sütün yapısında da farklılıklar oluşabilmektedir. Sütün yanı sıra üretim teknikleri ve yörenin florası da üretilen peynirlerin çeşitlenmesine neden olmuştur. Bu çeşitlilik endüstriyel ve geleneksel peynir pazarının genişlemesine ve farklı peynir arayışında olanların ilgisini çekmektedir.
Bu araştırmada, Türkiye’deki bölgelere göre farklılık gösteren peynir çeşitlerinin özelliklerinin belirlenmesi ve iç turizmde yeni destinasyonların belirlenmesinde etkili olacağı düşünülen peynir rotalarının oluşturulması amaçlanmıştır. Bu amaç doğrultusunda; Türkiye’nin yedi coğrafi bölgesinde toplam 75 peynir çeşidinin üretimi ve özellikleri veri araştırılmıştır. Bunlardan 21 tanesinin besin öğelerinin karşılaştırılması yapılmıştır. Araştırmanın devamında endüstriyel olarak en çok üretimi gerçekleşen beyaz peynir (4), kaşar peyniri (6), tel peynir (6), tulum peynir (7), otlu peynir (6), haşlama peynir (6) olmak üzere 35 adet endüstriyel peynirin teknik özellikleri ve farklılıkları araştırılmıştır.
Elde edilen sonuçlar değerlendirildiğinde ülkemizdeki peynir çeşitliliği, kullanılan sütün cinsi (inek, koyun, keçi), pıhtı oluşturma yöntemleri (asit, şirden, maya), kullanılan yağ oranı (tam yağlı, az yağlı gibi.), tuz oranı (az tuzlu, tuzlu, tuzsuz), sütün işlem görmesi (pastörize, çiğ), kullanılan otlar ve baharatlar, olgunlaşma süresi (olgun, taze), iklim, hava sıcaklığı, alışkanlıklar, doğal mikroflora, gelenekler, imkanlar gibi birçok etken ile peynir çeşitliği gelişmiştir. Türkiye’de üretilen yöresel peynirlerin besin değerleri karşılaştırıldığında en yüksek enerji değerine Trakya eski kaşar peyniri ve en düşük enerji değerine Erzurum civil peyniri sahip olduğu görülmüştür.
COVID-19 Pandemisi Sürecinde Prematüre Bebeği Olan Ebeveynlerin Ev Ortamında Yaşadıkları Güçlüklerin Azaltılması Konusunda Öneriler
Authors: ERGÜN ARSLANLI Sevilay , YİĞİT Rana
Published: September 2021

Pandemi sürecinde yenidoğan bebeği olan ebeveynler birçok konuda güçlük ve ikilemler yaşamaktadırlar. Prematüre bebeği olan ebeveynler bebek bakımı ile ilgili konularda, psikososyal ve ekonomik destek almada daha fazla güçlük yaşayabilirler. Ebeveynler Koronavirüs salgını döneminde emzirme konusunda, bebeği kucağa alma, bebeğin ağız bakımı, bebeğe banyo yaptırma zamanı ve sıklığı konularında ikilem yaşamaktadırlar. Ayrıca Koronavirüs testi pozitif olan anneden bebeğe bulaşı önlemek için koruyucu önlemleri alma konusunda bilgi gereksinimi, yakın temas ve emzirme konusunda tereddütler yaşamaktadırlar. Bu derlemede, pandemi sürecinde prematüre bebeği olan ebeveynlerin evde yaşadıkları güçlüklerin azaltılması ile ilgili önerilere ve ebeveynlerin ikilemde kaldıkları bazı konulara ilişkin bilgilere yer verilmektedir.
Influence Of Hydro-Meteorological Elements On The Ship Manoeuvring In The City Port Of Split
Authors:   University of Split, Lušić Zvonimir , Leder Nenad , Pušić Danijel , Bošnjak Rino ,   University of Split
Published: September 2021

The Port of Split is located in the central part of the eastern Adriatic and is the largest Croatian passenger port. The Port of Split consists of the North Port, for the reception of mainly cargo ships, and the City Port for the reception of passenger ships. Although the port is protected from the open part of the Adriatic by a number of islands, its specific spatial position as well as local hydro-meteorological factors, primarily wind, can significantly affect the safety of navigation, and ultimately close all traffic. The entrance to the City Port is facing to the south; accordingly, the effect of southerly winds and waves will be one of the primary factors influencing the safety of manoeuvring. Also, the wider area of Split is characterized by the strong local, approximately NE wind with sudden gusts (‘’Bura’’) which is especially dangerous for navigation. This paper analyses the effect of significant hydro-meteorological factors on the safety of manoeuvring at the approach and within the City Port of Split. The influence of wind, waves, sea current, tides and visibility will be analysed. Also, these factors will be classified in order of importance with respect to those parts of the port where they predominate as a threat to manoeuvring safety. The obtained results should serve as a basis for future defining of limiting working/manoeuvring conditions.
Petri Net Model Of Supply Vessel Consumption As Function Of The Nature Of The Business And The State Of The Wind And Sea
Authors:   University of Split, Meštrović Toni , Kezić Danko , Pavić Ivica , Vukša Srđan ,   University of Split
Published: September 2021

The state of prices and the development of a given economy depends largely on the gas and oil industry. Every day the gas and oil industry is growing and there is a growing need for platforms. In order for the platforms to pump gas and oil from the seabed unhindered, it is necessary to supply the platform which is done by supply vessels. In this paper, with the help of Petri nets and the tool “Yasper”, the dynamic process of supply and operation of supply vessels is simulated. Simulation is depending on the wind and wave conditions and the type of work that the supply vessel performs in cooperation with the platform. Input data are: Sea state, wind state, fuel consumption, type of vessel operation, distance from the mainland and the number of daily departures of the vessels from the port. The paper presents a model with discrete events in the process of supplying the platform, starting from the port and going out to sea until the work around the platform is completed and returning to the port. The report can provide information on the usability of the vessels and the approximate cost of the supply vessels on a voyage from port to the platform and back.
Traditional Vs Online Education In The Maritime Training System Under Covid-19 Pandemic: Comparative Analysis
Authors:   Kherson State Maritime Academy, Leshchenko Alona , Bezlutska Olena ,   Kherson State Maritime Academy
Published: September 2021

The correlation between traditional and MOODLE learning management system usage in the educational process of the maritime higher education institutions has been studied in the article. The need to find new digital tools was due to the current state of the educational system, which should become open to new trends, and exacerbated by the conditions of the COVID-19 pandemic. Comparative analysis was chosen as the main research tool, which made it possible to conduct a comparative analysis of online and offline modes of implementation of the educational process in higher maritime educational institutions, as well as to determine the main advantages and disadvantages of the LMS MOODLE electronic platform. The collection of data was carried out using a Google questionnaire. The respondents had to answer 9 questions. The survey was conducted among students of the Maritime Academy of two age categories – from 18 to 30 years old and from 31 to 45 years old. Analysis of the questionnaire data allows us to conclude that students of the first age category have more developed digital competencies (87%) and easily switched to distance learning using the LMS MOODLE platform; however, in the second age category, more than 60% had no difficulties with online learning. In general, for applicants for higher education, working on the LMS MOODLE electronic platform has its advantages and may be one of the methodological tools for the implementation of the educational process. For applicants for higher maritime education, it is convenient both in terms of timing and availability for education. The weak side of the platform is the lack of opportunity for teachers to independently organize (without the technical support of the platform administrator) video lessons on LMS MOODLE in real time, which is one of the priority tasks for improving the educational process online. The next step in the development of online learning opportunities is to create opportunities for teachers to independently create online rooms for lectures and practical exercises in real time, as well as expand the possibilities for connecting cloud simulators to practice the practical skills and abilities of students of higher maritime educational institutions.
Application of the Inquiry-based Approach for the Development of Scientific Literacy in the Study of Chemical Processes in Chemistry and Environmental Protection in the 10th Grade
Authors:   University of Plovdiv, Stefanova Yordanka
Published: September 2021

For the future life of young people their scientific education will allow them to live and act adequately in a society influenced by the ideas and values of science. Therefore, in the center of many educational systems an emphasis is placed on forming and developing scientific literacy in students. Inquiry-based approach in education is one of the important means for its formation and development as it puts the students in a situation where they carry out research activity, describe and analyze its results. In this article is presented an attempt to use inquiry-based approach in the study of chemical processes in Chemistry and environmental protection in the 10th. class. For its implementation a methodical model for application of scientific approach based on constructivist theories in education is developed. The results of a conducted experimental training for the determination of the expediency of the model are presented. A test is developed for establishing the training of students with an emphasis on scientific literacy. Testing results show that the developed methodical model creates good conditions for the development of scientific literacy.
Positive Psychology: Problem Areas and Personality Formation
Authors: Mavrodiev Stoil , Dimitrova Lubomira
Published: September 2021

This article presents the genesis and basic ideas of positive psychology. The human personality is revealed through the prism of positive psychology. The problem areas of positive psychology are outlined, while at the same time are emphasized the key concepts in the above field. Basic concepts and theoretical understandings are discussed. The basic tenets for a “good”, “enjoyable” and “meaningful” life were derived, according to Seligman's theory.
Neutronics feasibility of using Gd₂O₃ particles in VVER-1000 fuel assembly
Authors: Hoang Van Khanh , Hoang Thanh Phi Hung , Tran Hoai Nam
Published: September 2021

Neutronics feasibility of using Gd2O3 particles for controlling excess reactivity of VVER-1000 fuel assembly has been investigated. The motivation is that the use of Gd2O3 particles would increase the thermal conductivity of the UO2+Gd2O3 fuel pellet which is one of the desirable characteristics for designing future high burnup fuel. The calculation results show that the Gd2O3 particles with the diameter of 60 µm could control the reactivity similarly to that of homogeneous mixture with the same amount of Gd2O3. The power densities at the fuel pin with Gd2O3 particles increase by about 10-11%, leading to the decrease of the power peak and a slightly flatter power distribution. The power peak appears at the periphery pins at the beginning of burnup process which is decreased by 0.9 % when using Gd2O3 particles. Further work and improvement are being planned to optimize the high power peaking at the beginning of burnup.
Development of an MCNP5-ORIGEN2 coupling scheme for burnup calculation of VVER-1000 fuel assemblies
Authors: Nguyen Huy Hiep , Nguyen Huu Tiep , Tran Viet Phu , Nguyen Tuan Khai
Published: September 2021

The paper aims to develop an MCNP5-ORIGEN2 coupling scheme for burnup calculation. Specifically, the Monte Carlo neutron transport code (MCNP5) and the nuclides depletion and decay calculation code (ORIGEN2) are combined by data processing and linking files written in the PERL programming language. The validity and applicability of the developed coupling scheme are tested through predicting the neutronic and isotopic behavior of the “VVER-1000 LEU Assembly Computational Benchmark”. The MCNP5-ORIGEN2 coupling results showed a good agreement with the k-inf benchmark values within 600 pcm during the entire burnup history. In addition, the differences of isotopes concentration at the end of the burnup (40 MWd/kgHM) when compared with benchmark values were reasonable and generally within 6.5%. The developed coupling scheme also considered the shielding effect due to gadolinium isotopes and simulated well the depletion of isotopes as a function of the radial position in gadolinium bearing fuel rods.
UV light induced DNA damages and the radiation protection effects of Lingzi mushrom extract
Authors: Vo Thi Thuong Lan , Dinh Ba Tuan , Ta Bich Thuan , Tran Bang Diep , Tran Minh Quynh
Published: September 2021

UV light has strongly influenced on the growth of E. coli as well as caused DNA damages. Configurations of both genomic DNA and pUC 19 plasmids extracted from E. coli were significantly changed by the exposure to UV light of 254 nm and DLT, an extract of Ganoderma lucidum Lingzi mushroom. The results also revealed the radio-protective effects of DLT to UV radiation. By adding 2% DLT to its culturing suspension, the growth of E. coli was significantly decreased, whereas a low DLT amount of about 0.5% slightly improved its growth, indicated that the DLT extract can be used as a promising protective substance against UV radiation. At the molecular level, the radio-protective effects of DLT were observed for both UV treated DNA and protein. Thus, DLT can protect DNA in vivo, but not in vitro. This effect was also observed for Taq polymerase, suggested that the radio-protection effect of DLT may due to it accelerated the degradation of radicals or species that produced in the suspensions during UV exposure.
The Brandon mathematical model describing the effect of calcination and reduction parameters on specific surface area of ex-ADU UO₂ powders
Authors: Nguyen Trong Hung , Le Ba Thuan
Published: September 2021

The report “Brandon mathematical model describing the effect of calcination and reduction parameters on speciﬁc surface area of UO2 powders” [14] has built up a mathematical model describing the effect of the fabrication parameters on SSA (Specific Surface Area) of ex-AUC (Ammonium Uranyl Carbonate) UO2 powders. In the paper, the Brandon mathematical model that describe the relationship between the essential fabrication parameters [reduction temperature (TR), calcination temperature (TC), calcination time (tC) and reduction time (tR)] and SSA of the obtained ex-ADU (Ammonium Di-Uranate) UO2 powder product has established. The proposed model was tested with Wilcoxon’s rank sum test, showing a good agreement with the experimental parameters. The proposed model can be used to predict and control the SSA of ex-ADU UO2 powders
Theoretical calculation of the control parameters for Beam Selection Magnet of the 30MeV Cyclotron
Authors: Tran Van Dien
Published: September 2021

Beam Selection Magnet (BSM) is a dipole magnet located at the end of the beamline in cyclotron 30MeV system. It performs steering proton beam from beamline to individual targets for radioisotopes production. Therefore, it plays an important role in focusing the beam onto the targets. The aim of this work is to determine its control parameters in theory based on the designed technology and theory of accelerator physics. The obtained calculation results were compared with baseline parameters that have been configured to control this system in producing of 18F and 11C radioisotopes. This work could be used as a basis for new parameters selection to control BSM if new targets are installed.
Student Perceptions of a Trial of Electronic Text Matching Software: A Preliminary Investigation
Authors: Green D. , Lindemann I. , Marshall K. , Wilkinson G.
Published: September 2021

It is accepted that using electronic detection methods has benefits
within an overall strategy to promote academic integrity in an
institution. Little attention has been paid to obtaining student
perceptions to evaluate the cost/benefit of using such methods. This
study reports on the evaluation of a trial of Turnitin software. 728
students responded to a survey about their thoughts on plagiarism
and being involved in the trial. This study found that students were
generally unsure about the benefits and whether the university should
use the software. In particular, two groups of students showed
significant differences to the rest of the students sampled. While Non
English Speaking Background (NESB) students reported higher
levels of perceived usefulness of the software, they also reported
higher levels of anxiety about the impact on them. Law students
reported lower levels of perceived usefulness of the software and
higher levels of concern and mistrust. The impact of such perceptions
on the learning environment needs to be investigated. Special
attention may be needed in introducing such software to different
groups of students in order to limit possible deleterious effects and
enhance potential benefits.
The Concept of Integrity in Teaching and Learning
Authors: Nillsen R.
Published: September 2021

In this paper it is argued that the concept of integrity in a
person, or an activity, or an institution, is intimately
connected with notions of wholeness and completeness,
and that the creation of integrity consists in developing an
awareness of the possibility of greater wholeness and
completeness, and in creating environments in which they
may occur. In a manner analogous to ethical integrity,
integrity in inquiry, knowledge learning and teaching is
seen as arising from a preparedness to submit oneself to
a larger intellectual whole, in which one might say that
individual preference is secondary to a “transcending
state of affairs”. Some suggestions are made to help
towards progressing the ideals of integrity in teaching
and learning, with some discussion in relation to specific
disciplines.
COMPLEX OF ELUXADOLINE WITH SODIUM CAPRYLATE FOR IMPROVED SOLUBILITY AND DISSOLUTION RATE
Authors: Dhere Manisha , Majumdar Arti , Malviya Neelesh ,   Smriti College of Pharmaceutical education, 4/1 Pipliya Kumar, MR-11, Dewas Naka, Indore-452010 (M.P.), India
Published: September 2021

In the present research, newly developed complex with sodium caprylate was investigated for solubility and dissolution enhancement of eluxadoline. Complexes were prepared in different ratios by solvent evaporation method and characterised solubility study, Infrared spectroscopy (IR), Diffrential scanning calorimetry (DSC), X-Ray Diffraction (XRD), drug content analysis and in vitro Drug release. The solubility and dissolution rate revealed most suitable ratio of eluxadoline and sodium caprylate (1:4). The IR, DSC and X-RD data also confirmed the results. It was concluded that complex prepared with (1:4 drug:sodium caprylate ratio) using solvent evaporation method showed significant improvement in solubility and drug dissolution.
NEED OF THE HOUR FOR INDIA - EVIDENCE-BASED ALL-INCLUSIVE PREVENTIVE NUTRA - NUTRI HOLISTIC APPROACH PRODUCTS BY BOTH PHARMA GIANTS AND CLUSTER STARTUPS
Authors:   Former Director of CFTRI and former  Distinguished Scientist of CSIR  Mysore, India, Prakash Vish
Published: September 2021

Dear Reader, This Guest Editorial could not have been better timed than now even though it should have given the call nearly ten years back! However, this editorial has become longer than what I envisaged, and seek your patience to read through it in your leisure time. The positioning of the Indian subcontinent as a leader in the world for Health and Wellness is an important agenda. The paradigm shift of Health to Health and Wellness is the need of the hour. India in its tradition and Wisdom has always related to Food and Wellness as one entity, especially in Ayurveda and the basic concepts governing it. That’s not all. If India does not wake up and push the agenda of Wellness strong enough internally and be a Global Champion with its heritage of 5000 years of traditional wisdom in this area, then we are sure to lose out on many Economic fronts too in this sector, especially in the discovery battle of New Drugs. It can emerge as a leader and the Pharmaceutical Industry must aggressively ensure that the huge raw material advantage India has in its resilience of Agriculture and the favorable climate it provides, from North to South and East to West 12 months in a year, is capitalized. We are sitting on a Platinum mine but almost not using it at all?! The need for infrastructure and capacity building for the Wellness Industry to grow is unlimited in India and also in the global market and its huge reach out. It needs a new movement altogether to have a budget allocation from the Pharma Giants to invest in India and the Government’s mindset to partner and promote the same, not just by parks but an investment to make it win-win financial enterprises which will thrive with Trillions of Indian Rupees businesses with India as a hub. There are many who have done it boldly and hats off to them. But much much more is needed in the logarithmic phase and scale.
ANTI-DIABESITY PRINCIPLE FROM THE SEEDS OF PHYLLANTHUS EMBLICA L.
Authors: Rathod Priyanka , Kulkarni Chandana , Yadav Raman P.
Published: September 2021

In recent years, pancreatic lipase inhibitor and α- glucosidase inhibitor have been highlighted as potential anti-diabesity principles. In the present study, seeds of Phyllanthus emblica L. (Family: Phyllanthaceae) was studied for anti-diabesity potential in terms of pancreatic lipase inhibitory activity, α-glucosidase inhibitory activity and antioxidant activity. At 100μg/ml concentration, pancreatic lipase inhibition of the methanolic extract using synthetic substrate obtained was 73.2±0.1% (IC50 59.1μg/ml), whereas pancreatic lipase inhibition using natural substrate was 87.9 ± 2.62%. α- glucosidase inhibition of the extract at 50μg/ml was measured as 94.4±0.37% (IC50 34.4μg/ml). The superoxide scavenging activity of the extract was found to be 81.5±0.41%. Interestingly, upon TLC fingerprinting, only one band with Rf 0.70 showed multifunctional activity. The phytochemical found to be present was an alkaloid. The results evidenced the presence of multifunctional smart molecule in methanolic extract of P. emblica L and showed an alkaloid as the component responsible for anti-diabesity potential.
PHYTO-PHARMACEUTICAL DEFINITION UNDER DRUG REGULATIONS, INDIA NEEDS AN URGENT REVIEW
Authors:   CSO, Ayurvidye Trust. Bangalore, Narayana D B Anantha
Published: September 2021

Dear Reader, An Amendment to the Drugs and Cosmetics Regulations to permit scientifically developed plant based leads as drugs named “phytopharmaceuticals”, was notified for the first time in November 2015. This regulation has now been further amended and revised to put it under new drug definitions and provided more provisions for greater clarity in 2019. However, having championed these regulations (as part of the Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission’s Expert Committee on Herbals) for nearly a decade a greater number of drugs should have come out through this route given the scientific capability of the Indian drug sector and academia. However, the only information in the public domain as on date is the approval for conducting human clinical trials of a plant based lead for testing the protective or curative potency of Coculous hirsutus against SARS – CoV-2 given by the Drugs Controller General of India. A purified fraction of the stem of this plant commonly called broom creeper has been tested for sinnococculine markers as the lead drug candidate.
Algumas análises das oito acusações dos líderes das FARC na jurisdição especial para a paz na Colômbia
Authors: Tibiriçá Amaral Sérgio
Published: September 2021

- O artigo faz análises críticas sobre os trabalhos da Justiça Especial de Paz da Colombia como um tipo de Justiça de Transição, que doutrinariamente mereceu uma apreciação em relação a justiça comum colombiana. Há uma abordagem histórica dos crimes cometidos durante o período da guerrilha, com os primeiros resultados desse proceso de paz que apontam oito líderes como autores de crimes lesa humanidade e violações graves dos direitos humanos e direito humanitario. Pelo método dedutivo busca-se apontar os limites desses julgamentos usando a jurisprudencia da Corte Interamericana e tratados internacionais, além das leis internas. As conclusões estão em capítulo próprio e servem para os autores apontarem as soluções para reparações integrais, incluindo punições e o direito à verdade.
Economic and Social Upgrading in Global Value Chains: Insights from Philippine Manufacturing Firms
Authors: R. Mendoza Adrian
Published: September 2021

This study explores results of the 2012 Survey on Adjustments of Establishments to Globalization (SAEG) to analyze the economic and social upgrading experience of Philippine manufacturers within global value chains (GVCs). Three broad patterns emerge from the data. First, firms with stronger GVC linkages tend to have better labor indicators than purely domestic producers. Second, the majority of manufacturers either experienced or missed economic and social upgrading simultaneously. Lastly, almost all social upgrading is accompanied by economic upgrading but economic upgrading may take place without a social component. Against this background, this study uses bivariate probit regression to model the joint determination of the two separate but interconnected upgrading outcomes. The results indicate that the covariates in the model can be categorized based on their statistical significance: purely economic (i.e., employment size, unit labor cost, high skill intensity, and the Kaitz dummy), purely social (i.e., training, female intensity, and foreign equity), and both (i.e., contractualization, and process and product innovations). These results have several important implications. First, GVC firms’ notion of social upgrading is closer to the softer components of working conditions than to traditional measurable indicators such as employment, wages, and efficiency. Second, the results suggest direct and indirect channels through which technological upgrading may generate desirable social outcomes: the direct channel highlights that innovation should be accompanied by skills development to sustain higher value creation while the indirect channel underlines the potential of innovation to create upward spirals in output, productivity, and, ultimately, labor conditions. Lastly, there are some indications that the social benefits of economic upgrading may not be evenly distributed among different types of employment. Overall, the results emphasize the need for a holistic upgrading experience that shifts the country’s comparative advantage from cheap labor to innovative local industries and highly skilled workers.
A Discursive Trap?: The Power and Danger of the Middle-income Trap Discourse
Authors: Curato Nicole
Published: September 2021

The “middle-income trap” has gained currency in the past decade among economists and development practitioners. The term draws attention to countries that have experienced rapid economic growth but failed to break through the high-income status. This article critically examines the underlying discursive logics behind the vocabulary of the middle-income country trap. The term may seem technical and benign, but its ontology, assumptions, rhetorical devices, and conception of economic actors privilege a sequential view of economic development bereft of normative considerations and ethical standpoints. This article argues that the middle-income country trap narrative posits a worldview that promotes a growth agenda using the experience of the industrialized North as a benchmark. The term “trap,” particularly, posits an imperative for growth where being “stuck” in the middle-income status is pathologized and demands for economic intervention is legitimized. This discourse is formed by a range of rhetorical devices that evoke urgent responses to the impending threat of lagging behind. Motives for using this vocabulary may not be malicious—well-meaning, even—but the taken-for-granted status of these knowledge claims warrants a critical engagement. Discourses have consequences in economic planning and policy formulations for they provide the vocabulary for desirable economic trajectories. To analyze the middle-income trap discourse, therefore, is to stimulate a systematic process of critique that can potentially open spaces for alternative possibilities for the current economic order. These observations are based on a qualitative discourse analysis of key policy documents and punditry on the puzzles and perils of countries trapped in the middle-income status. Using Dryzek’s (1997) approach to discourse analysis, this article seeks to interrogate and de-naturalize dominant economic agendas and offer a critical sociological language that can lay bare the underpinnings of a technocratic discourse. Overall, this article argues for a reflective take on technical vocabularies to break free from emerging discursive traps.
Research on College Students’ Consumption Behavior of Campus Loan under the Internet Economy Based on Guangdong Baiyun University
Authors: Feng Qin , Wu Tiexiong
Published: September 2021

Ant-credit-pay, one of the most famous payment mediums of the internet finance, has become part of people daily life to influence peoples’ consumption concept and behavior, especially to college students. This article uses questionnaire analysis, literature research and field research to analyze the factors to use Ant-credit-pay and the effects of using Ant-credit-pay to give the suggestion of correctly to understand and use it.
Research on Collaborative Filtering Recommendation Based on Trust Relationship and Rating Trust
Authors: Huang Wenjun , Chen Junyu , Ding Yue
Published: September 2021

In the Internet age, how to dig out useful information from massive data has become a research hotspot. The emergence of recommendation algorithms effectively solves the problem of information overload, but traditional recommendation algorithms face problems such as data sparseness, cold start, and low accuracy. Later social recommendation algorithms usually only use a single social trust information for recommendation, and the integration of multiple trust relationships lacks an efficient model, which greatly affects the accuracy and reliability of recommendation. This paper proposes a trust-based approach. Recommended algorithm. First, use social trust data to calculate user trust relationships, including user local trust and user global trust. Further based on the scoring data, an implicit trust relationship is calculated, called rating trust, which includes scoring local trust and scoring global trust. Then set the recommendation weight, build the preference relationship between users through user trust and rating trust, and form a comprehensive trust relationship. The trust relationship of social networks is integrated into the probability matrix decomposition model to form an efficient and unified trusted recommendation model TR-PMF. This algorithm is compared with related algorithms on the Ciao and FilmTrust datasets, and the results prove that our method is competitive with other recommendation algorithms.
التقدير الطيفي للدايازيبام وهيدروكلوريد البروبرانالول في مستحضراتهما الصيدلانية بطريقة الاطوال الموجية المزدوجة
Authors: دحام قيس فوزي , احمد ايمان ذياب
Published: September 2021

تم تقدير دوائي الدايازيبام DZP وهيدروكلوريد البروبرانالول PRO في مستحضراتهما الصيدلانية بطريقة طيفية جديدة وحساسة تعتمد على حساب الفرق في الامتصاص عند اطوال موجية مزدوجة، وكانت خطية الطريقـــــة ما بين (5-45) و (5-20) مايكروغرام/مل لكل من الدوائين على التوالي، وتم الحصـول على قيم استرجاعيـة مئويـة مقبولـة تتراوح ما بين (97.5947101.6694-) % لدواء DZP و (99.3272-101.0398) % لدواء PRO ومعدل انحراف قياسي نسبي RSD% جيد يتراوح ما بين (0.0587-0.2928) % لدواء DZP و (0.1617-1.0830) % لدواء PRO، اما حد الكشف فكان 0.0439 مايكروغرام/مل لدواء DZP و0.1624 مايكروغرام/مل لدواء PRO والحد الكمي 0.1449 مايكروغرام /مل لدواء DZP و 0.5359 مايكروغرام/مل لدواء PRO، ومعامل الامتصاص المولاري 17283.718 لتر/مول. سم لدواء DZP و9672.66 لتر/مول. سم لدواء PRO، ودلالة ساندل 0.0164 مايكروغرام/سم2 لدواء DZP و 0.0305 مايكروغرام/سم2 لدواء PRO وقد تم تطبيق الطريقة بنجاح في تقدير الدوائين في المستحضرات الصيدلانية.
Evaluation of related flow cytometry parameters with FAB subtype of acute myeloid leukemia associated with histological assessment
Authors: Hamid Rasha , Ibraheem Ayad Hameed
Published: September 2021

The acute leukemia is a group of malignant disorders of the haemopoietic cells, characteristically related with increases of number of leucocytes in the blood. The present study is aimed to evaluation the expression of immunophenic antibodies which used on blast cells to diagnosis and classification acute leukemia by flow cytometry to define their relationship with age, gender and French-American–British (FAB) subtypes, and assessment complete blood count (CBC) including white blood cells WBCs, hemoglobin HGB, and platelets PLTs, addition to define histological changes of bone marrow biopsy (BMB) of acute leukemia patients. This study included 73 patients were newly diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia (AML), 60 of them was adults (range 15 –77 years), and the other 13 cases were children (range 1–14 years). The patients divided into three groups: 15-35, 36-55, and 56-77 years, while children patients divided into: 0-4, 5-8 and 9-14 years. The results shown that fever and paleness were the most common clinical feature among acute myeloid leukemia patients ( adults and children).
تحضير وتشخيص مركبات لمشتقات الدايثايوكاربميت واستخدامها كقانصات لبعض العناصر الفلزية الثقيلة في الانظمة البيئية
Authors: عبدالله سلام عبدالباسط , . عيد صالح محمد , . ايمان عبدالواحد عثمان
Published: September 2021

تم التحضير والتشخيص الطيفي لمجموعة من المعقدات الفلزية (II) المستندة إلى ليكاند الدايثايوكاربميت واستخدام الليكاند كقانص للعناصر الثقيلة في الانظمة البيئية. تم تحضير الليكاند من تفاعل2,2'-((ethane-1,2-diylbis(azanediyl)) bis (methylene) diphenol مع CS2 بوجود قاعدة KOH والايثانول مذيبا. تكونت المعقدات الحلقية من تفاعل كلوريدات المعادن المناسبة مع الليكاند في وسط الإيثانول. حيث تم تحديد الشكل الفراغي للمعقدات المتكونة حول المراكز الايونية باستخدام مجموعة من التقنيات الطيفية والفيزيائية ومن هذه التقنيات: FTIR، Uv-Vis ، مطيافية Mass spect، مطيافية الرنين النووي المغناطيسي 13C,1H-NMR, الحساسية المغناطيسية, درجة الانصهار والتوصيلية. اذ كشفت هذه البيانات الطيفية والتحليلية ان ايونات الحديد والكوبالت والزنك قد اخذت الشكل رباعي السطوح اما بالنسبة لمعقدات المنغنيز والنيكل والنحاس اخذت الشكل ثماني السطوح, وتم استخدام هذا الليكاند المحضر في ازالة العناصر الثقيلة المسببة للتلوث في المياه.
Modelling technique trend (interatomic potential) to study the mineral surfaces: Review
Authors: Albaitai Asmaa , Abdalhadi Saifaldeen M.
Published: September 2021

Computational chemistry is another branch of chemistry that can be used to model the material which is based on the mathematical methods and combined that with the theories of the quantum mechanics. However, in this filed there are two different techniques or categories, classical interatomic potential and the electronic structure methodology. The aim of this paper is to describe how can modelling the structures and energetics of surface and interface processes of minerals surface, using the classical atomistic simulation methods. We will illustrate the types of potentials and some of Codes (Gulp and METADISE) which is needed to do these calculations to elucidate the structures and stabilities as well.
تأثير الرش الورقي بالسماد العضوي النانوي وحامض البرولين والتداخل بينهما في بعض الصفات الخضرية لنبات المورينجاLam Moringa oleifera
Authors: . فاتن خليفةكريم , . محمود علي شاهر الشاهين
Published: September 2021

نفذت هذه الدراسة وفق تصميم تام التعشية في أحد المشاتل الخاصة لمدينة الرمادي/ محافظة الانبار خلال موسم الزراعة 2019 بهدف معرفة تأثير السماد العضوي النانوي وحامض البرولين في بعض صفات النمو الخضري لنبات المورينجا اوليفيرا. وتضمنت الدراسة ثلاث تراكيز من السماد العضوي النانوي (0, 50 ,100) ملغم. لتر-1 وثلاثة تراكيز من حامض البرولين (0 ,100, 200) ملغم. لتر-1 ، وبثلاث مكررات، وبعد تطبيق العوامل المدروسة ومرور خمسة أشهر من تأريخ انبات البذور جمعت البيانات للصفات المدرسة وتم تحليلها احصائياً وقورنت المتوسطات باستعمال اقل فرق معنوي L.S. Dعند مستوى احتمال 0.05. بينت النتائج أن الرش بالسماد العضوي اعطى فروقاً معنويةً في متوسطات الصفات المدروسة، أذ حققت المعاملة للسماد النانوي بتركيز50 ملغم. لتر-1 أعلى معدل في معظم الصفات وهي (طول النبات والمساحة الورقية وقطر الساق والوزن الجاف للمجموع الخضري)، بينما أعطت المعاملة بتركيز100 ملغم. لتر-1 أعلى معدل في صفتي عدد الأوراق والوزن الجاف للمجموع الجذري. أما معاملة الرش بحامض البرولين بتركيز100 ملغم. لتر-1 فقد حققت أعلى معدل في صفتي الوزن الجاف للمجموع الخضري وقطر الساق والمعاملة بتركيز 200 ملغم. لتر-1 حققت أعلى معدل في باقي الصفات الخضرية وهي (ارتفاع النبات وعدد الاوراق والمساحة الورقية والوزن الجاف للمجموع الجذري). كما اوضحت النتائج أن التداخل الثنائي حقق فروقات معنوية في الصفات المدروسة أذ حققت المعاملة بتراكيز 100 ملغم. لتر-1 من السماد العضوي النانوي و100 ملغم. لتر-1 من حامض البرولين أعلى معدل في معظم الصفات الخضرية المدروسة وهي (ارتفاع النبات وعدد الاوراق والمساحة الورقية والوزن الجاف للمجموعين الخضري والجذري).
Actual Needs Criteria for Assessing Data Classification Platforms
Authors: . Baydaa Mohammed Merzah
Published: September 2021

A Software tools have an important role in different research areas. Generally they provide time and efforts saving. In computer science filed these tools can help in communications, web site development, software metrics finding, data mining, machine learning and many other fields. There are many specialized tools built to support specific purpose. Users and researchers spend a lot of time and efforts to select between the large amounts of the available platforms. Each has its own characteristics, some are open source and the other licensed with trial version to test them. In this work we will focus on some platforms related to data mining research area. The selected tools represent widely used and trusted ones with most updated version. We will study platforms from different perspectives. They have different data processing features, but they support common algorithms helps us to evaluate between them. Four data mining tools and four data set were selected. The assessment procedure done from multi-points of view as we will see in the methodology section of this article. The criteria collected from a survey done among a population of researchers interested in the field of data mining and machine learning. The Contribution of this work is to assess the selected platforms depending on new actual needs criteria. These criteria give a clear idea for the researchers to determine the best platform according to their resources. The results highlighted the power for each platform. Orange and Weka show best performance over the rest. These results will be the guide for beginners or researchers out the computer science field to select the appropriate platform for their needs and available resources.
Inhibition of enzymatic browning in fruit and vegetable, review
Authors: . Omar Y. AL-abbasy , . Wathba I. Ali , Al-lehebe Nashwan. I. A.
Published: September 2021

Abstract:

The second-largest cause of losing quality in vegetables and fruits (VFs) is enzymatic browning (EB). As a result of polyphenol oxidases (PPOs), EB leads to the color performance of vegetable and fruit yields. To inhibit the activity of PPOs, chemical and physical methods have been developed and several synthetic chemical compounds are widely used as Anti-Browning Agents (ABA) in VFs products. In recent times, emphasis was placed on customer-oriented food manufacturing innovations. Customers have a tendency to encourage the usage of PPO inhibitors that are natural and environmentally friendly. The aim of present review is to illustrate the underlying mechanisms of PPO chemical inhibitor anti browning action and current trends in some of these inhibitor studies. Studies developed over the last decade have been reported and discussed, such as Natural, chemical, physical, controlled atmosphere and coating techniques to avoid EB. The purpose of this review article will be to assemble and reveal an up-to-date demonstration of browning inhibiting natural and synthetic compounds. The details available in this review could also take to facilitate the ultimate objective of developing new inhibitors of enzymatic browning (plant extracts, natural and synthetic compounds) that are acceptable, healthy and beneficial for the food industry.