bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Adapting a Group-Level PrEP Promotion Intervention Trial for Transgender Latinas During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Authors: Rhodes Scott D. , Tanner Amanda E. , Mann-Jackson Lilli , Alonzo Jorge , Refugio Aviles Lucero , Galindo Carla A. , Bessler Patricia A. , Courtenay-Quirk Cari , Smart Benjamin D. , Garcia Manuel , Goldenberg Tamar , Sucaldito Ana D. , Reboussin Beth A.
Published: December 2022

The COVID-19 pandemic has profoundly affected the conduct of community-based and community-engaged research. Prior to the pandemic, our community-based participatory research partnership was testing ChiCAS, an in-person, group-level behavioral intervention designed to promote uptake of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), condom use, and medically supervised gender-affirming hormone therapy among Spanish-speaking transgender Latinas. However, the pandemic required adaptations to ensure the safe conduct of the ChiCAS intervention trial. In this article, we describe adaptations to the trial within five domains. Transgender women are disproportionately affected by HIV, and it is essential to find ways to continue research designed to support their health within the context of the COVID-19 pandemic and future infectious disease outbreaks, epidemics, and pandemics. These adaptations offer guidance for ongoing and future community-based and community-engaged research during the COVID-19 pandemic and/or potential subsequent outbreaks (e.g., monkeypox), epidemics, and pandemics, particularly within under-served marginalized and minoritized communities.
Working With Suicidal Patients
Authors: Ahlskog Gary
Published: December 2022

Working with suicidal patients requires that the therapist not be afraid of threats or gestures. The therapeutic partnership requires the patient to stay alive until the next session. Any suicidal gesture will trigger the end of this treatment on the grounds that the patient has shown the treatment was not good enough. Twelve dangerous, neurotic beliefs driving suicidal actions are examined in concert with twelve interventions aimed at dismantling their power over the patient.
Reconsidering the Earliest Synagogue in Yemen
Authors: Letteney Mark , Gross Simcha
Published: December 2022

This article reexamines the evidence underlying the widely cited identification of a late ancient synagogue in Qanīʾ (modern Biʾr ʿAlī, Yemen), challenging its identification and the historical narrative built around it. We first assess the epigraphic, archaeological, and literary evidence used to identify a synagogue, and therefore a community of Jews, in fourth- through sixth-century Ḥimyar. We suggest that none of the evidence can bear the weight of the identification. We then discuss the reception of this tenuous claim by a wide variety of scholars—including those who have questioned its underlying rationale—and the way that it has been used to buttress wishful claims about an early and powerful Jewish presence in South Arabia. Ultimately, the mirage of Qanīʾ’s Jews serves as a cautionary tale, illustrating how surprising conclusions that bolster exciting historical narratives can result in speedy and unanimous acceptance by scholars of interpretations deserving of skepticism.
Editorial
Authors: Engelbrecht Lambert K
Published: December 2022

This edition of Social Work/Maatskaplike Werk offers a range of themes to the reader, with topics focusing on income-generating activities, homelessness, gangsterism, substance abuse, effective parenting, sexual orientation, community development practitioner profiling and supervision of social workers.
ARE WE READY YET? SOCIAL WORKERS’ PREPAREDNESS TO RENDER SOCIAL SUPPORT TO PERSONS WITH SUBSTANCE ABUSE CHALLENGES
Authors: Madisha Rahab Matjie , Skhosana Rebecca Mmamoagi
Published: December 2022

Chemical substance abuse remains a major health and social problem globally and in South Africa. Considering the drug-use-related challenges faced by South Africa’s youth, there is a need to design and implement robust interventions to mitigate the impact of chemical substance use. Social workers are not prepared enough to provide drug-dependency treatment to persons with substance abuse challenges. To address this issue, a qualitative research approach was adopted with seven participants who were selected using the non-probability technique of purposive sampling. Data were analysed using Tesch’s eight steps and verified using Guba and Lincoln’s model to test the trustworthiness of the data. Ethical considerations were adhered to throughout the study. The findings highlight that social workers need urgent intensive training and resources to execute their tasks effectively in the field of substance abuse. Keywords: social worker, adolescents, chemical substance abuse, social support
WHAT IS HAPPENING IN AN INDIVIDUAL SUPERVISION SESSION? REFLECTIONS OF SOCIAL WORKERS IN SOUTH AFRICA
Authors: Chibaya Nyasha H , Engelbrecht Lambert K
Published: December 2022

This article reports on qualitative research, aimed at acquiring an understanding of what transpires in an individual social work supervision session in South Africa. Findings reveal that supervision sessions are chiefly “open door” and “on the run”, with minimal evidence of critical reflection. A key recommendation stresses that the evolution of supervision in the country should enter a new phase as response to the hegemony of a neoliberal inspired managerial discourse in social work. The deliberate utilisation of more clinical educational and supportive elements, and critical reflection-in-action and reflection-on-action in supervision sessions is therefore recommended. Keywords: social work supervision, clinical supervision, reflection, neoliberalism, managerialism
Inter-correlation between Human Rights and Environmental Justice: A Discourse of Right to a Good and Healthy Environment in Indonesia
Authors: Yuliyanto Eko , Alatiqoh Maftukhatul Muna , Alfaruq Ahmad Husain
Published: December 2022

The right to a good and healthy environment is part of human rights. Where the right to the environment as a human right to live in an environment with a minimum quality that allows the realization of a dignified and prosperous life. As part of human rights, the state must respect, fulfill, and protect the right to a good and healthy environment. To fulfill the right to a good and healthy environment, everyone is given the right to obtain environmental education, access to information, access to participation, and access to justice. In other words, without access to information, participation, and justice, the right to a good and healthy environment will be difficult to fulfill. The government needs a mechanism or instrument for these three accesses to fulfill the right to a good and proper environment for its citizens. In the next section, we will review mechanisms or instruments for access to information, as an effort to fulfill the right to a good and healthy environment, especially in the context of controlling air pollution, as well as the shortcomings and alternatives of these mechanisms or instruments. This study aims to analyze the discourse on the right to a good and healthy environment in Indonesia in the study of human rights and environmental law in Indonesia.
A Discourse of Islamic Law on Environmental Protection and Sustanability: How are religious values transferred into Indonesian Environmental Law?
Authors: Rohman Agus Taufiqur , Ibrahim Aminullah
Published: December 2022

Apart from prohibiting causing damage to the earth, Islam also has an obligation to protect the environment and respect the universe which includes the universe which includes humans, plants, animals, other living things, and non-living things. Preservation of nature and the environment is inseparable from the role of humans, environmental damage is a reflection of the decline in the level of human faith. This study discusses the discourse of Islamic law in environmental protection and environmental sustainability. This study uses a comparative approach and legal interpretation, especially in the context of Islamic law which relates to obligations regarding environmental protection. This study found that, in many literatures and the views of Muslim experts, it is emphasized that protecting the environment is the same as protecting property. God provides humans with treasures to live life on earth, and wealth is not only money, but also earth, trees and plants are treasures.  This study highlighted that Quran Surah Al-Araf verse 56, "and do not make any damage on earth after Allah has repaired it and pray to Him with fear and hope. Indeed, Allah's mercy is very close to those who do good”, used as a proof of Islamic values on environmental protection.  In this interpretation it is emphasized that this verse is an affirmation of the prohibition of all forms of damage. Therefore, efforts to preserve the environment are not only at the conceptual level, but also manifest in Muslim life.
Improvement of fermentable sugar extraction from hazelnut shells through microwave assisted dilute acid pretreatment
Authors: Uzuner Sibel
Published: December 2022

The most effective method for producing fermentable sugars (FSs) from biomass is thermochemical pretreatment assisted by enzymatic hydrolysis. However, the enzymatic hydrolysis-assisted thermochemical pretreatment method is limited by the formation of fermentation inhibitors, and it is time-consuming. There is growing interest in using a microwave (MW) pretreatment due to its uniform and rapid heating. This study aimed to determine, perform data-driven modeling, and optimize the effect of MW combined with dilute acid pretreatment (MW-DA) on the production of FSs from hazelnut shells. An artificial neural networks (ANNs) model based on Box-Behnken Design (BBD) was the best model described for fermentable sugar extraction (FSE). Optimization via BBD-based ANNs model was carried out for an acid concentration of 0.5 to 2% (w/w), a pretreatment time of 5 to 25 min, a pressure of 5 to 15 bar, and a temperature of 120 to 160 °C. The optimized FSE was estimated at 374 mg/g (81.4% conversion efficiency), with a severity factor of 3.61 under 1.58% H2SO4 for 13 min at 160 °C and 8.5 bar. Using the MW-DA pretreatment process lowered the costs significantly due to the decreases in acid concentration and pretreatment time.
Double Coordination Compounds of Fe(II)/Co(II)/Ni(II)/Cu(II) 1,10-Phenanthroline/2,2ʹ-Bipyridine Cations with Tartratogermanate(IV) Anions as Novel Nonresistant Antimicrobial Agents
Authors:   Mechnikov Odesa National University, Afanasenko E.V. , Seifullina I.I. ,   Mechnikov Odesa National University, Martsinko O.E. ,   Mechnikov Odesa National University, Konup L.O. ,   NSC Tairov Institute of Viticulture and Winemaking, NAAS of Ukraine, Kyryk M.M. ,   NSC Tairov Institute of Viticulture and Winemaking, NAAS of Ukraine
Published: December 2022

Objective. To study the antimicrobial activity of double coordination compounds with 1,10-phenanthroline/2,2ʹ-bipyridine complexes of Fe(II)/Co(II)/Ni(II)/Cu(II) as cations and diff erent tartratogermanate(IV) anions, reveal the main factors of their effi ciency and establish relations between their composition, structure features, and biological properties. Methods. The developed synthesis method allowed us to obtain three diff erent tartratogermanate anions, which exist together in the solution and can be selectively recognized by the certain type of 1,10-phenanthroline/2,2ʹ-bipyridine cation. Th e antimicrobial activity of the compound was investigated by a rapid twofold dilution method in a standard liquid nutrient medium (Hottinger digestion) to determine the minimal inhibitory concentration (MIC) and minimal bactericidal concentration (MBC). Results. Th e complex nature of studied compounds, synergism of their biologically active structural units, and the presence of diff erent types of intermolecular bonds result in the high antimicrobial activity against a wide range of microorganisms such as gram-positive Planococcus citreus, Microcoсcus luteus, Bacillus cereus, Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus lactis, and, in a less degree, gram-negative Escherichia coli and Agrobacterium tumefaciens. Compounds (1)—(8) show a high antimicrobial activity because all of them belong to the type of double coordination compounds and contain similar structural units. Nevertheless, complexes (1) (23.44 μg/mL), (3) (46.9 μg/mL), (4) (23.44 μg/mL), and (8) (46.9 μg/mL) turned out to be the most eff ective, while (6) (>500 μg/mL) and (7) (>500 μg/mL) are less productive. Complexes that have anions [Ge2(OH)(H2Tart)(μ-Tart)2]3- (1), (8) and [Ge2(OH)(HTart)(μ-Tart)2]4- (4) with free hydroxyl and carboxyl groups of the terminal tartaric acid are able to interact with metals in the enzymes of microorganisms and appear to be better antimicrobial drugs because they show lower inhibitory and bactericidal concentrations. Conclusions. Structural features such as the cation-anionic type of compounds, variability of intermolecular interactions, joint of diff erent biologically active units and free chelating groups in tartaric ligands lead to the combination of different action mechanisms and exclude the possibility of strain resistance.
Primary Mitochondrial Disorders in the Neonate
Authors: Starosta Rodrigo Tzovenos , Shinawi Marwan
Published: December 2022

Primary mitochondrial disorders (PMDs) are a heterogeneous group of disorders characterized by functional or structural abnormalities in the mitochondria that lead to a disturbance of cellular energy, reactive oxygen species, and free radical production, as well as impairment of other intracellular metabolic functions, causing single- or multiorgan dysfunction. PMDs are caused by pathogenic variants in nuclear and mitochondrial genes, resulting in distinct modes of inheritance. Onset of disease is variable and can occur in the neonatal period, with a high morbidity and mortality. In this article, we review the most common methods used for the diagnosis of PMDs, as well as their prenatal and neonatal presentations. We highlight the shift in the diagnostic approach for PMDs since the introduction of nontargeted molecular tests into clinical practice, which has significantly reduced the use of invasive studies. We discuss common PMDs that can present in the neonate, including general, nonsyndromic presentations as well as specific syndromic disorders. We also review current treatment advances, including the use of mitochondrial “cocktails” based on limited scientific evidence and theoretical reasoning, as well as the impending arrival of personalized mitochondrial-specific treatments.
Língua de Acolhimento
Authors: Costa Eric Júnior , Caiafa Frederico Alves
Published: December 2022

FERREIRA, Luciane C.; PERNA, Cristina; GUALDA, Ricardo; LEURQUIN, Eulália V. L. F. (org.). Língua de Acolhimento: experiências no Brasil e no mundo. Belo Horizonte: Mosaico Produção Editorial, 2019. 296 p.
Cuantificación del porcentaje de grano quebrado total en arroz (Oryza sativa L.) mediante análisis digital de imágenes
Authors: Zúñiga Picado Luis Arley , Campos Boza Stefanny , Mora Chaves Juan Roberto , Barboza-Barquero Luis
Published: December 2022

Introducción. El análisis digital de imágenes (ADI), se puede utilizar para evaluar parámetros de calidad de los granos de arroz, como el porcentaje de grano entero. Objetivo. Cuantificar el porcentaje de grano quebrado total mediante análisis digital de imágenes (ADI) aplicado a la cuantificación de calidad de arroz (Oryza sativa L.). Materiales y métodos. El presente trabajo se llevó a cabo en las instalaciones del Centro para Investigaciones en Granos y Semillas (CIGRAS) de la Universidad de Costa Rica (UCR), en el año 2021. Se trabajó con muestras de arroz pilado comercial. Se desarrolló una placa muestral para facilitar el acomodo de los granos y adquirir las imágenes digitales. Para los porcentajes de puntilla, grano quebrado y grano entero se utilizaron los parámetros de longitud establecidos en el reglamento técnico de Costa Rica RTCR 202:1998, los cuales se cuantificaron de forma convencional y por medio de imágenes digitales. El ADI incluyó el proceso de segmentación y binarización de los objetos (puntilla, grano quebrado y grano entero), para cuantificar sus áreas y catalogar los elementos identificados digitalmente en valores de peso. Resultados. Se logró cuantificar el porcentaje de puntilla y de grano quebrado con ADI. La correlación entre las variables cuantificadas con ADI con las evaluadas de forma convencional fue mayor a 0,93 para la propiedad de puntilla y de 0,98 para grano quebrado. El análisis convencional requiere entre 1 a 2 horas para determinar el porcentaje de grano quebrado total y demás propiedades de calidad en cada muestra de arroz. El análisis digital requiere de 7 a 23 minutos por placa muestral, para analizar la totalidad de las propiedades evaluadas (puntilla y grano quebrado). Conclusiones. El método de análisis digital aplicado permitió determinar las propiedades de grano quebrado total en muestras compuestas por cientos de granos.
Desarrollo derivativo en la arquitectura cacical de Línea Vieja
Authors: Vázquez Leiva Ricardo , Rosenswig Robert , Brenes José , Alfaro Iván , Ramírez María
Published: December 2022

Este artículo describe dos complejos arquitectónicos vecinos que juntos forman la arquitectura monumental del sitio Anita Grande en la región de Línea Vieja, vertiente Caribe Central de Costa Rica. Proponemos que estos dos complejos reflejan la evolución del estatus cacical de los residentes del sitio. Análisis cerámico y datos radiométricos ubican la construcción monumental en 950-1250 E.C., con evidencias de ocupaciones del sitio en periodos previos. La información presentada en el presente artículo fue generada a partir de monitoreo del sitio desde el año 2004 y una temporada de excavación en el 2018. Concluimos que la construcción arquitectónica de Anita Grande es indicativa de autoridad cacical, materializada a través de un diseño inicial que fue subsecuentemente aumentado, por un segundo complejo distanciado 500 m con alineamiento de calzadas empedradas.
Kestasioneran Kurs Dolar Amerika dan Harga Saham Pada Masa Pandemi Covid 19 Tahun 2020
Authors: Rahimullaily Rahimullaily , Amalina Amalina
Published: December 2022

This study aims to determine the stationarity of the US dollar exchange rate and stock prices during the Covid 19 pandemic. One of the interesting stocks to study is the stock price of PT Telecommunications Indonesia Tbk. The augmented Dickey-Fuller test was used to determine the stationarity of the two variables. The research data is sourced from secondary data through the official website of Bank Indonesia to view the US Dollar Exchange Rate and through the website investing to see the stock price of PT. Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk during the Covid 19 pandemic period in Indonesia occurred from March to December 2020. The results showed that the check of the stationary stock price of PT. Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk and the US Dollar exchange rate at level I (0) was not stationary. While the two variables are stationary in the first differencing conditions I (1).
Pemodelan Pengaruh Vaksinasi Terhadap Penyebaran Demam Berdarah Dengue (DBD)
Authors: Utami Nita Putri
Published: December 2022

Many people ignore the pain that they are suffering from. This is due to the lack of understanding of the patient about the disease he is suffering from. One type of infectious disease that is often encountered in the community is Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever (DHF). DHF is caused by dengue virus infection. The purpose of this study is to establish a mathematical model to determine the effect of vaccination on the spread of DHF. The method used is by using the Equilibrium Point with SIR. The effect of vaccination on the spread of DHF is fully determined by the basic reproduction number (R_0) is R0=(βμ(μ+σ)+θαμN)/(μ+γ)(μ+α)(μ+σ) . When R_0<1, the disease-free fixed point E0 will be asymptotically stable which means that the disease will not spread in the population or in other words, the disease will eventually disappear from the population within a year. long time. When R_0>1, the endemic point of Ee will be asymptotically stable which means that the disease will persist and spread in the population. In order for dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF) to be prevented or eliminated for a long time, we need to reduce the basic reproduction number by increasing the chances of susceptible individuals being vaccinated.
Social enterprise development in a disadvantaged community
Authors: Gosztonyi Márton
Published: December 2022

This paper presents a nearly ten-year-long process of covering the history of social enterprise development in a small village in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County, Hungary. The paper covers the hermeneutical interpretation of the process, the role and relationship between the community and the social enterprise developer, the process of development work, and how university education complements this process. The case study provides insights into the theory of community planning, the methodology of social-enterprise development and the issue of empowerment.
Influence of sex, age and body mass index on healthy colon anatomy
Authors: Fernando J. , Escolar J.D. , Sánchez F.M. , García V.E. , Rubio E. , Sánchez M.A. , Luesma M.J. , Cantarero I. , Usón J.
Published: December 2022

Objective: This study analyzes the influence of sex, age and body mass index on the anatomy of the colon as determined by three-dimensional reconstructions from computed tomography scans.
Methods: 130 patients were included, each of whom underwent a three-dimensional reconstruction of the colon from abdominal CT scans without obvious signs of pathology. Information corresponding to sex, age and body mass index was obtained from each patient, and morphometric data obtained from measurements taken at the pubic symphysis, superior and inferior mesenteric artery, hepatic angle, splenic angle, ileocecal junction and sigmoid-descending colon junction were considered.
Results: Morphological analysis showed an important anatomical variability of the reconstructed colon. Statistical analysis showed significant differences in the measurements obtained when grouping subjects by sex, age (under 65 years vs over 65 years) and body mass index (normopese, overweight and obese).
Conclusions: Colon anatomical variations can be studied with three-dimensional reconstructions from CT scans, indicating that sex, age and body mass index have a significant influence on such variability.
COVID-19 update, treatment and prevention
Authors: Casas-Maldonado F.
Published: December 2022

The pandemic caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus has put all public health systems worldwide in check, due to a failure of the detection, alert and control mechanisms of the disease, aggravated by the lack of diagnostic tests. All of this led to community transmission of the virus in most countries, forcing exceptional public health measures to be taken, such as the forced confinement of most of the population to cut the chains of transmission of SARS-CoV-2, unleashing a unprecedented economic and health crisis. Although the diagnosis is microbiological, imaging techniques play an important role in supporting the diagnosis, grading the severity of the disease, guiding treatment, detecting possible complications, and assessing the therapeutic response. Pulmonary function tests are important to evaluate lung sequelae in patients who have suffered from COVID-19.
If pulmonary tuberculosis made possible the appearance and development of pneumology based on physiology, the new COVID-19 pandemic has generated radical changes in the way of approaching respiratory pathology, making it necessary to incorporate new tools such as the telemedicine, simplifying the healthcare process and optimizing healthcare resources.
COVID-19 has given us a bath of reality and has changed our lives, as doctors and as a society. Respiratory support measures, high-flow systems and devices that combine different modalities of oxygen and Positive End-Expiratory Pressure have been key to avoiding the death of a large number of patients, avoiding many admissions to the Intensive Care Units and helping to decongest these units in a way much faster. This would not have been possible without the creation of the Respiratory Intermediate Care Units that should be promoted in all Pulmonology Services.
Criminal Procedural Means of Prosecutorial Supervision at the Final Stage of the Investigation
Authors:   Volgograd Academy of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia, Trifonova Kristina , Biryukov Svyatoslav ,   Volgograd State University
Published: December 2022

Introduction: the transformation of control and supervisory activities that has been taking place for a long time obviously affects the procedural status of the prosecutor as one of the main participants in this activity and, as a result, does not allow the discussion related to his purpose in modern criminal proceedings to subside. The current legislative framework in the context of the prosecutor’s powers of supervision in the preliminary investigation gives reason to talk about a certain ambiguity of the latter’s position. Thus, his purpose can be viewed through the prism of the procedural powers granted, his attribution to the prosecution, and the stages of criminal proceedings. The supervision of the legality of the investigation and the arguing for the State are inextricably linked. And if, on the one hand, they act as powers or forms of criminal prosecution by the prosecutor, then, on the other hand, criminal prosecution itself appears to be one of the functions of the prosecutor in the criminal process. The direction of supervisory activity, which includes the supervision of the course of the preliminary investigation – criminal prosecution – the participation in the consideration of criminal cases by the court, determines a certain isolation of the norms governing the activities of the prosecutor at the final stage of pre-trial proceedings when deciding whether to send a criminal case with an indictment to court. It seems possible to characterize this kind of activity as an independent stage of pre-trial proceedings, which, among other things, performs the so-called precaution function for the subsequent stage, as it helps to eliminate the shortcomings of the preliminary investigation. In this regard, the authors set a goal to disclose certain criminal procedural means of prosecutorial supervision at the final stage of criminal proceedings. Methods: the methodological framework for the study is a set of methods of scientific cognition, among which the main ones are the methods of information processing and logical analysis, synthesis, induction, deduction and generalization. Results: the authors’ content of the criminal procedural means of prosecutorial supervision presented in the work at the final stage of crime investigation, based on the analysis of the legislation and modern prosecutorial practice, provides a more comprehensive understanding of them and makes it possible to use them more effectively in the practical activities of authorized law enforcement officials. Conclusions: as a result of the study, certain criminal procedural means of prosecutorial supervision at the final stage of criminal proceedings have been disclosed to inform law students, the teaching staff of law schools, as well as practitioners to better understand the specifics of the prosecutor’s activities at the above stage of criminal proceedings.
The issues of ethnic identification of the Russian Federation citizens
Authors:   Far Eastern Law Institute of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia, Gunich Sergey
Published: December 2022

Introduction: the Constitution of the Russian Federation has proclaimed the right of everyone to freely determine and indicate their nationality as a reflection of the result of self-identification, commitment of the individual to certain language, culture, customs and traditions of the nations and nationalities living within the territory of the state. Purpose: to study the mechanism of implementation of this constitutional right, to determine the possibilities of individual and group ethnic identification of citizens of the Russian Federation, to determine the directions for improving the legal regulation in this area. Methods: during the research, both general scientific and special methods of scientific cognition have been widely used. The achievement of the goal set in the work, to a greater extent, has become possible thanks to the use of formal-logical and comparative-legal methods, as well as the method of generalization of legal doctrines in combination with a systematic analysis of the legislation. Results: the author comes to the conclusion that the norms of the current legislation do not allow to formalize the result of the ethnic self-identification of the individual. The official documents, which nevertheless contain an indication of the nationality of a person, allow talking about the secondary and static nature of the mechanism for the implementation of the right in question, since they are not aimed at fixing exactly the nationality, and also do not provide for the possibility of their re-registration due to the changes in ethnic preferences. The considered collective forms of national and cultural self-determination allow making an assumption about the need to prove belonging to certain ethnic communities, which in itself connects the process of identifying citizens not with their own will, but with the presence or absence of legal facts determined by the legislator. Conclusions: the activity of using the studied constitutional law is seen by the author in the legal regulation and practical implementation of the possibility of specifying the nationality in the main document certifying the identity of a citizen of the Russian Federation. Based on the conducted research, the proposals have been made to improve the mechanism of the legal regulation of the studied sphere of public relations.
AUTOBIOGRAPHIES OF A SPECIAL KIND: Recent writings by and on the police in South Africa
Authors: Van der Spuy Elrena
Published: December 2022

The occupational culture of police organisations has long fascinated policing scholars. In the Anglo- American world ethnographic enquiries have contributed much to our understanding of police perceptions, beliefs and actions. This article takes a closer look at efforts to describe and analyse police culture in South Africa. Three genres of writings are considered. Structural accounts of police culture and ethnographic accounts of the police are briefly discussed before turning to a more detailed consideration of a third and emerging genre: police autobiographies. Two recent autobiographies written by former policemen are explored in some detail with the view to considering the contribution of the autobiography to our understanding of the complex occupational dynamics of police and policing in South Africa.
Formación Profesional Dual (FPD) en México: ¿política educativa emergente o alternativa pertinente de inserción laboral?
Authors: Pérez Delgado Juan , Ramírez Reyes Neptalí
Published: December 2022

El Modelo de Formación Profesional Dual (FPD) es una propuesta innovadora proveniente de Alemania con alto impacto y resultados significativos en temas de empleabilidad, inserción laboral juvenil y formación de capital humano especializado. Bajo un contexto diferente al de los países desarrollados, el modelo se implementó en el país a través del Tecnológico Nacional de México (TecNM) en 2015 como una política educativa para activar la economía nacional, fortalecer la vinculación entre los sectores educativo y productivo e incentivar la inserción laboral de los jóvenes egresados de los institutos tecnológicos ubicados en todo el país. A través de este estudio cuantitativo, mediante la prueba estadística de X (ji) cuadrado, se evaluó la influencia de la política educativa para el subsistema de educación superior tecnológico mediante encuestas aplicadas a los actores sociales involucrados. Se encontraron factores como el marco legal, las condiciones socioeducativas o la transición tecnológico-empresa con elevados porcentajes de confiabilidad que presentan valores altamente significativos. Se puede afirmar que la política de FPD es pertinente al contexto nacional, favorece la inclusión de los jóvenes y permite la inserción laboral y social para los egresados de este modelo educativo a través de los institutos tecnológicos considerados en este trabajo.
First documentation of Dichanthelium caerulescens (Poaceae) for the vascular flora of Louisiana, U.S.A.
Authors: Early Brian Sean
Published: December 2022

Dichanthelium caerulescens is documented for the first time in Louisiana, as the result of floristic fieldwork performed in 2019 through 2021. Louisiana records extend the range of D. caerulescens westward by approximately 265 mi (426.5 km) into the Western Gulf Coastal Plain ecoregion. These findings also identify a new habitat, coastal prairie, utilized by D. caerulescens.
Michael H. MacRoberts (28 September 1941–18 December 2021)
Authors: Reid Christopher
Published: December 2022

Michael H. MacRoberts (28 September 1941–18 December 2021). Michael H. MacRoberts was born in Shreveport, Louisiana. Readers will be most familiar with the extensive botanical and ecological work he carried out in the West Gulf Coastal Plain over the last 30 years with his wife Barbara.
Sedges of Indiana and the Adjacent States. The Carex species. Vol. 2
Authors: McKenzie Paul M.
Published: December 2022

The volume includes detailed treatments of species; excellent keys that include species that occur in adjacent states; incredible glossy photographs on habit and plant parts that are helpful in species identification (roots, culm leaves, sheaths, inflorescences, perigynia, achenes); references; coefficients of conservatism for each  species; taxonomic changes since Deam’s (1940) early treatment of the genus; glossary; and an index.
А Linguistic Interference in Information Space Terms: A Corpus-Based Study in Kazakh
Authors: Ormanova Assel B. , Anafinova Madina L.
Published: December 2022

Recently the interaction of Kazakh and English has become a highly debatable issue in Kazakhstani linguistics. Language contacts tend to result in possible errors both in communication and perception of the linguistic worldview. The paper deals with the analysis of linguistic interference and the way it is represented in Kazakh terminology. Language corpus outcomes stand for the research instrument. #LancsBox 5.1.2 program builds and processes the corpus that involves 1,238 texts from the five Kazakhstani online newspaper platforms’ websites. The research provides the statistics on the number of texts, concordance lines, frequency, collocations, and analysis of the Kazakh terms that feature interference such as ğalamtor, indet, onlaіn, oflain. There are characteristics of the most frequently used terms and their overview in the major corpora of Kazakh and English. The study analyzes influence at phonetic, morphological, syntactical, lexical, and semantic levels in information space terms. Thus, our research presents a novel framework to study linguistic interference through contrastive analysis based on corpus processing outcomes at different language levels in a multilingual environment in Kazakhstan.
Ideological Features and Language Manipulation Strategies in French and English: The Syrian Crisis
Authors: Guendouz Saifeddine , Al-Shuaibi Jihad
Published: December 2022

The present study investigates language manipulation strategies and ideological features in online news headlines in France24 and RT broadcasting channels in French and English, respectively. The researchers investigate how news about the Syrian crisis is viewed from two different points of view, namely French and Russian. Headlines in the two languages are analysed according to the principles of Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA). Results show that both France24 and RT news headlines report news about the Syrian crisis using different choices of vocabulary, leading to different, ideologically driven interpretations. In other words, France24 news headlines select specific terminology to depict France and its allies as ''peacemakers'' in Syria. Conversely, Russia- along with its allies- are described in France24 headlines as 'instigators of chaos''. However, in RT news headlines, the vocabulary selection describes Russia as a ''conflict resolver'' in Syria, whereas rival countries of Russia are viewed as ''rogue interveners''.
Depicting the Grotesque Characters and Settings in Khushwant Singh’s “Kusum” and “The Great Difference” Short Stories
Authors: Gopikrishna P. , Premraj J. Anil
Published: December 2022

Khushwant Singh is a well-known Indian English writer with a distinct voice in creative writing and one of the most dynamic authors in the Indian English Literature canon. He pointed aggressively at diverse social, political, administrative, and religious conflicts through his writings. He described the affairs of the common people in a sardonic style that causes readers to grin at their actions. He has the enormous potential to draw these problems out. The writer Singh's fictional works are obnoxious, charming, nostalgic, and bitter at first glance, but after a deep reading into the text and context of this writer, the reader will realise that the author Singh was never hesitant to highlight society's foolishness, idiocy, and unorthodox habits, as well as bureaucratic blunders of various dimensions. The purpose of this study is to examine the grotesque in this situation. This paper looks at "Kusum" and "The Great Difference" by Khushwant Singh. It looks at the bizarre characters, themes, settings, and symbols that are associated with the grotesque and its related aspects. It also looks at the characters' motivations and the messages behind their actions and the use of strange settings.
Structure and Role of Grammatical Subjects in Old Javanese
Authors: Erawati Ni Ketut Ratna , Sulibra I Ketut Ngurah
Published: December 2022

Historically, Old Javanese (OJ) language has been considered a dialect of the past and was developed rapidly from the IX - XV centuries. At that time, it was believed to be the language of communication and instruction for state administration. Although the language has evolved over the ages, it turns out that it has inherited several others. Therefore, OJ is suitable as a material for linguistic studies, and judging from its internal structure, it has many structural variations in forming its clauses. The grammatical subject should be described in detail and properly studied. The result shows that tentatively, the grammatical subjects in OJ can have different roles. By applying linguistic principles, this approach serves as a study model.
A Biblical Archetypal Study on Moby Dick
Authors: Ye Xiaoni
Published: December 2022

Moby Dick, one of Herman Melville’s masterpieces, has received tremendous concern for its profound and multiple symbolic and metaphoric meanings. And the pervasive biblical terms and allusions deserve particular attention. This paper, based on Frye's archetypal theory, studies Moby Dick from the perspective of biblical archetypal criticism. The association between the characters and their biblical archetypes helps to reproduce the ancient matrix of The Bible, such as the crime of human beings, themes of sin, the fall, and redemption. The exploration of the biblical archetypal theme in Moby Dick provides us a new perspective to understand the profound significance of the novel. Melville reveals the opposition between good and evil in human beings and shows his contradictory religious outlook as well as his spiritual reflections of his time.
An Orchestration of Narcissistic Expressions in John Osborne’s The Picture of Dorian Gray -A Moral Entertainment: A Reflection on Kohutian Self Psychology Psychoanalysis
Authors: Kumar M. Ramesh , Christopher G.
Published: December 2022

This paper aims to provide an interdisciplinary space for fruitful debate concerning psychoanalytical representations of narcissism, narcissistic personality disorder, and its implications in artistic, literary, and health discourses. A close textual reading of John Osborne's most impressive play, The Picture of Dorian Gray: A Moral Entertainment, reveals narcissistic traits or abnormal behavior patterns in the protagonist, Dorian Gray, who, like the mythological narcissus, orchestrates a flurry of interpersonal abuse and antagonism. As such, the critical analysis and interpretation of the main character, Dorian, provides new therapeutic understanding to clinicians, academicians, parents, and mental health enthusiasts around the world and thereby helps recognize individuals with symptoms of NPD and efficiently deal with them on the grounds of empathy and wisdom as encapsulated in self-psychology psychoanalysis.
Oil Palm (Elaeis guineensis Jacq.) Shaded Model at Immature Stage II and Application of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi (AMF) on Growth and Yields of Soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merrill
Authors: Cucu Suherman Cucu Suherman , F Indri F Indri , Santi Rosniawaty Santi Rosniawaty , Mochammad Arief Mochammad Arief
Published: December 2022

The practice of intercropping soybeans among oil palm trees is an approach used to optimize plantation land. Oil palm (OP) at the second immature stage (IS-2) or the age of 2 years provides shade of around 40%. This research aimed to observe soybean growth and yields under shade conditions close to those of oil palm shading conditions at IS-2 and to determine the optimal dosage of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi (AMF) to apply to the soybeans. The shade intensity treatment used artificial shading nets close to actual shade intensity in OP plantation, i.e., 40% shading. The experiment was conducted at the Experimental Station, Faculty of Agriculture, Universitas Padjadjaran, from October 2019 to January 2020. The experimental design used was a split-plot design with shade intensity as the main plots (0 and 40%) and AMF dosage as subplots, consisting of six treatments of 0, 2, 4, 6, 8, and 10 g/plant, with each treatment repeated four times. The results showed that at 10 weeks after planting, the interaction effect of 40% shade intensity with a dosage of 10 g AMF per plant resulted in the highest chlorophyll index. Independently, the AMF dosage of 10 g per plant produced the maximum plant height, number of productive branches, dry weight of plants, and number of seeds per pod.
Biosensor DNA Voltametrik Berasaskan Nanozarah Emas Bersalut Elektrod Bercetak Skrin Karbon untuk Pengesanan DNA Organisma Terubahsuai Genetik (GMO)
Authors: Nahdya Khairani Nahdya Khairani , Lau Han Yih , Ishak Zamri , Lee Yook Heng , Tan Ling Ling
Published: December 2022

Genosensor voltametri untuk pengesanan DNA organisma terubah suai genetik (GMO) telah dibangunkan berasaskan nanozarah emas (AuNPs) dan elektrod pes karbon bercetak skrin (SPE). AuNPs telah dipegunkan pada SPE melalui kaedah pertumbuhan perantara benih dan dicirikan dengan mikroskop elektron pengimbasan (SEM). 6-Mercapto-1-heksanol (MCH) telah digunakan untuk membentuk lapisan mono prob DNA rantai tunggal (ssDNA) pada SPE terubah suai AuNPs (AuNPs-SPE). Biosensor GMO telah dioptimumkan secara elektrokimia menggunakan oligonukleotida sintetik melalui teknik voltametri denyutan pembezaan (DPV). Biosensor GMO yang dioptimumkan kemudiannya digunakan untuk menganalisis sampel sebenar bagi pengesanan khusus urutan DNA dalam virus mozek kubis bunga, iaitu gen CaMV 35S. Isyarat penghibridan DNA dipantau berdasarkan arus puncak pengoksidaan penunjuk redoks asid monosulfonat antrakuinona (AQMS) semasa interkalasinya ke dalam dupleks DNA. Biosensor GMO memberi rangsangan secara linear kepada DNA terubah suai genetik (GM) antara 0.1 nM dan 300.0 nM dan had pengesanan diperoleh pada 0.06 nM. Sisihan piawai relatif (RSD) kebolehulangan biosensor GMO dianggarkan pada 6.7-7.8%. Biosensor GMO berasaskan AuNPs mempamerkan prestasi pengesanan DNA yang lebih baik daripada segi julat linear dinamik dan had pengesanan berbanding dengan biosensor GMO elektrokimia yang dilaporkan sebelum ini. Biosensor DNA elektrokimia ini menyediakan satu platform pengesanan pakai buang untuk aplikasi dalam ujian bahan GMO.
Pencirian Jangkitan Plasmodium berghei NK65 terhadap Mencit ICR sebagai Model Jangkitan Malaria Teruk
Authors: Ali Amatul Hamizah , Mohd Hassan Wan Rozianoor , Dahari Dhiana Efani , Embi Noor , Mohd Sidek Hasidah , Basir Rusliza , Agustar Hani Kartini , Latip Jalifah
Published: December 2022

Malaria teruk atau ‘severe’ kebiasaannya disebabkan oleh jangkitan Plasmodium falciparum. Jangkitan Plasmodium falciparum pada manusia boleh menyebabkan kerosakan organ, anemia teruk, komplikasi serius, koma dan kematian. Bagi tujuan memahami patogenesis malaria teruk, model haiwan digunakan dalam kajian kali ini bagi mengenal pasti sama ada gabungan hos-parasit daripada mencit ICR dengan Plasmodium berghei NK65 boleh menyebabkan jangkitan malaria teruk pada hos. Pencirian jangkitan P. berghei ANKA pernah dilakukan sebelum ini terhadap mencit ICR; walau bagaimanapun, pencirian jangkitan P. berghei NK65 secara terperinci terhadap mencit ICR dalam kajian ini adalah pertama kali dilaporkan. Inokulasi sel darah merah (RBC) terjangkit-P. berghei NK65 (2 ´ 107 parasit RBC (pRBC)/mL) dilakukan terhadap mencit ICR dengan suntikan secara intraperitoneum. Pemantauan perubahan ciri fizikal seperti berat, suhu mencit, kematian mencit, pos mortem, histologi dan aras sitokin inflamasi yang terhasil selepas jangkitan direkod untuk analisis. Strain P. berghei NK65 menghasilkan jangkitan tahap teruk terhadap mencit ICR iaitu paras parasitemia melebihi 50% pada hari ke-10 selepas jangkitan diikuti kematian. Analisis histopatologi menunjukkan jangkitan ini menyebabkan perubahan pada tisu serebrum, perlekatan leukosit pada endotelium dan pensekuesteran pRBC dalam salur darah serebrum serta pendarahan intravaskular. Selepas jangkitan, pensekuesteran pRBC dan pengumpulan pigmen malaria turut dilihat pada organ utama mencit. Tambahan lagi, edema pulmonari, pembentukan membran hialin pada peparu dan pendarahan kortikal pada ginjal dilihat pada mencit terjangkit. Sitokin proinflamasi (TNF-α, IFN-γ, dan IL-18) dan sitokin antiinflamasi (IL-10 dan IL-4) juga meningkat dalam serum mencit terjangkit. Secara rumusannya, model jangkitan mencitICR-P. berghei NK65 yang digunakan dalam kajian ini menunjukkan ciri-ciri jangkitan malaria teruk. Hasil daripada kajian ini boleh digunakan sebagai asas untuk memahami patogenesis bagi malaria teruk pada manusia dan model jangkitan malaria haiwan pada masa akan datang.