bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Predictors of Psychedelic Experience: A Thematic Analysis
Authors: McCartney Annie , McGovern Hugh , De Foe Alexander
Published: December 2021

Research on the therapeutic potential of psychedelic substances is rapidly expanding. A major limitation within this field is the unpredictability of individual responses to psychedelic substances. A better understanding of factors that can predict psychedelic experience is essential to both clinical progress and wider harm reduction frameworks. Ketamine, MDMA, LSD and psilocybin were selected for comparison due to their promising therapeutic effects and different mechanisms of action. The current study aimed to (a) identify factors that predict both positive and adverse psychedelic experience, and (b) compare these predictors across the four psychedelic substances. A thematic analysis was conducted on twenty-four subjective, first-person reports of psychedelic use (six per substance), sourced from the Erowid online database. The analysis revealed three external predictors (nature, music and preparation) and three internal predictors (understanding, mindset and motivation). Each predictor contained two sub-themes that further elucidated their meaning and impact. Nature and music emerged as potential tools for de-escalating adverse reactions to psychedelics, which was a novel finding. A comparison between substances further revealed that these predictors actually had different impacts, depending on the substance being taken. Finally, the importance of, and interrelationship between, preparation, mindset, understanding and motivation was made clear. The broader clinical and sociological implications of this were discussed, with particular reference to developing harm reduction frameworks. As psychedelic therapy and research continues to gain momentum, these findings constitute an early step in developing a more nuanced understanding of the factors shaping psychedelic experience.
Children develop causatives despite pervasive ellipsis: Evidence from Turkish
Authors: You Guanghao , Ger Ebru , Daum Moritz M. , Stoll Sabine
Published: December 2021

Children use causative verbs in language to express causality. The learning of causatives relies on cues in children's interaction with caregivers. Argument structure has been widely posited as a facilitative cue for learning causatives. However, it may lack reliability due to ellipsis allowed in many languages, thus affecting children's acquisition of causatives. In this study, we investigate the role of object ellipsis in the learning of two prevalent types of causatives, namely lexical and morphological causatives. We take Turkish as a test case, which employs both types of causatives. The results show that the ellipsis in child-directed speech is pervasive in both causatives, with morphological causatives exhibiting a substantially lower proportion of ellipsis. However, by examining children's developmental trajectory, we show that lexical causatives develop with a pattern strikingly similar to the general development of verbs, whereas morphological causatives develop more slowly, despite less object ellipsis and explicit morphological marking. The findings suggest that argument structure may not play a major role in the learning of causatives. Our general conclusion is that children acquire causatives despite the challenge posed by pervasive ellipsis.
Mapping the mental space of emotional concepts through kinematic measures of decision uncertainty
Authors: Barca Laura , Candidi Matteo , Lancia Gian Luca , Maglianella Valerio , Pezzulo Giovanni
Published: December 2021

Emotional concepts and their mental representations have been extensively studied. Yet, some ecologically relevant aspects, such as how they are processed in ambiguous contexts (e.g., in relation to other emotional stimuli that share similar characteristics), are incompletely known. We employed a similarity judgment of emotional concepts and manipulated the contextual congruency of the responses along the two main affective dimensions of hedonic valence and physiological activation, respectively. Behavioural and kinematics (mouse-tracking) measures were combined to gather a novel ‘similarity index’ between emotional concepts, to derive topographical maps of their mental representations. Self-report (interoceptive sensibility, positive-negative affectivity, depression) and physiological measures (heart rate variability) have been collected to explore their possible association with emotional conceptual representation. Results indicate that emotional concepts tipically associated to low arousal profit by contextual congruency, with faster responses and reduced uncertainty when contextual ambiguity decreases. The emotional maps recreate two almost orthogonal axes of valence and arousal, and the similarity measure captures the smooth boundaries between emotions. The emotional map of a subgroup of individuals with low positive affectivity reveals a narrower conceptual distribution, with variations in positive emotions and in those with reduced arousal (as individuals with reduced heart rate variability). Our work introduces a novel methodology to study emotional conceptual representations, bringing the behavioral dynamics of decision-making processes and choice uncertainty into the affective domain.
The Future of Sustainable Intensification of Rice-Potato Agri-Food Systems in Asia
Authors: Gatto Marcel , Balie Jean , Hareau Guy
Published: December 2021

Agricultural production needs to increase to feed a rapidly growing population, arable land is shrinking due to urbanization and the adverse effects of climate change. This calls for an intensification of agricultural production which cannot be achieved in a sustainable way with conventional agricultural practices. Here, we are discussing the future of sustainable intensification of rice-potato agri-food systems in Asia. This document is part of a series of short papers on “The Future of X”, produced as part of foresight-related research supported by the CGIAR Research Program on Policies, Institutions, and Markets (PIM).
US Parents’ Domestic Labor Over the Course of the COVID-19 Pandemic
Authors: Carlson Daniel L. , Petts Richard
Published: December 2021

•Objective: This study assesses changes in parents’ divisions of housework and childcare over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic. •Background: Assessing the long-term consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic for gender equality requires understanding how and why labor arrangements shifted as the pandemic progressed. Yet, we know little about US parents’ domestic arrangements beyond the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic or how simultaneous changes in men’s and women’s employment, earnings, telework, gender ideologies, and access to care supports may have altered domestic labor arrangements.•Method: This study assesses change in parents’ domestic labor using fixed-effects regression on data from a longitudinal panel of 700 different-sex partnered US parents collected at three time points: March 2020, April 2020, and November 2020.•Results: Partnered parents’ divisions of housework and childcare became more equal in the early days of the pandemic, but reverted toward pre-pandemic levels by the fall of 2020. Changes in parents’ divisions of domestic labor were largely driven by changes in parents’ labor force conditions, and especially by fathers’ labor force conditions. Decreases in fathers’ labor force participation and increases in telecommuting in April portended increases in partnered fathers’ shares of domestic tasks. As fathers increased time in paid work and returned to in-person work by fall, their shares of domestic labor fell.•Conclusion: Overall, results suggest that promoting full-time employment among mothers and greater time at home for fathers are key in facilitating a more equal division of domestic labor within families post-pandemic.
DETERMINATION OF THE RATIONAL BACKFILLING PARAMETERS DURING SELECTIVE EXTRACTION TECHNOLOGY OF THIN COAL SEAMS
Authors:   Dnipro University of Technology, Malashkevych Dmytro , Petlovanyi Mykhailo ,   Dnipro University of Technology, Sai Kateryna ,   Dnipro University of Technology
Published: December 2021

Purpose. Substantiation of the backfill massif parameters in fully mechanized selective mining thin coal seams, taking into account the influence of technological and mining-and-geological conditions. Methods. The integrated approach which includes the analysis and generalization of scientific developments in the field under study, analytical and numerical methods for determining technological parameters is used in the work. Findings. The results of studies of the influence of complex technological and mining-and-geological conditions on filling massif parameters while selective mining are given in the paper. Using the example of numerical calculation methods for the selected initial characteristics of the mined coal seam the following trends are revealed: the shrinkage value of the filling material Eв from the ultimate rock strength σст and the relative density γв; the length of the filling mined-out space lз and the size of the undercut rocks mпр, the filling density γв and the technological gap Δhтех; the initial height of the filling massif formation hЗ and the effective seam thickness mеф from the support resistance Pк and the rock strength of the filling material σст. Originality consists in the determination of the change regularities in the roof subsidence and deformation of the filling massif from the technological parameters of the site and the face support while effective coal seam development by technological scheme of selective coal extraction. Practical implication. The research results can be used in the design of technological schemes for coal mining with backfilling and leaving waste rocks in the worked-out area. Key words: backfilling of worked-out space, selective technology, parameters, regularities.
Determination of the reduced electric field in surface dielectric barrier discharge plasmas
Authors: Mutalip А.А. , Ussenov Y.А. , Akildinova А.K. , Dosbolayev М.K. , Gabdullin М.Т. , Ramazanov Т.S.
Published: December 2021

In this paper, the experimental determination of the reduced electric field (E/n) in plasma of dielectric coplanar surface barrier discharge (DCSBD) at atmospheric pressure was demonstrated. The plasma characteristics and the experimental setup properties were described, and the optical emission spectrum of the plasma was also measured. The results of optical emission spectroscopy showed the presence of nitrogen molecular bands in the emission spectrum of DCSBD. In particular, the second positive and the first negative systems, as well as low intensity OH and NO lines were identified. The main transport properties of electrons, such as mobility, mean average energy, and diffusion coefficients were calculated using the BOLSIG+ open source software. The dependence of the ratio of intensities of the nitrogen spectral lines on the reduced electric field, the dependence of the E/n on plasma power, and the dependence of the electron energy distribution function (EEDF) on E/n were obtained. An algorithm in the form of a block diagram for determining the reduced electric field by the BOLSIG + program and experimentally measured spectral line intensities are presented. The utilized method is quite simple, accessible and versatile.
PELATIHAN ANALISIS DATA UJI COBA INSTRUMEN DENGAN MENGGUNAKAN PROGRAM SPSS VERSI 22
Authors: Isbandiyah Isbandiyah , Asmara Yeni
Published: December 2021

Tujuan Pengabdian Kepada Masyarakat ini yaitu: (1) mahasiswa dapat memahami analisis uji coba instrumen melalui pelatihan dengan menggunakan SPSS Versi 22; dan (2) agar mahasiswa dapat mengoperasikan program SPSS Versi 22 sebagai alat untuk menganalisis data uji coba instrumen. Adapun metode yang digunakan dalam kegiatan pengabdian ini yaitu dengan menggunakan metode ceramah, tanya jawab, dan demonstrasi. Untuk sasaran kegiatan dalam pengabdian ini adalah seluruh mahasiswa program studi Pendidikan Sejarah yang akan menyusun skripsi. Berdasarkan hasil kegiatan Pengabdian Kepada Masyarakat, maka secara keseluruhan peserta kegiatan dapat memahami tentang analisis data uji coba instrumen serta mampu mengoperasikan program SPSS Versi 22, dengan jumlah persentase sebesar 80%, kehadiran peserta dengan jumlah persentase 58% dari jumlah yang diharapkan, serta antusiaseme peserta dalam mengikuti kegiatan pelatihan dikatakan baik.
KERJASAMA PENGEMBANGAN POTENSI WISATA SUNGAI DI DESA MENURAN KECAMATAN BAKI
Authors: Kurniawan Kurniawan , Dewi Riana Rachmawati , Elvina Elvina , Nisa Syahna Utami
Published: December 2021

Desa wisata merupakan kelompok masyarakat yang mampu berinteraktsi dan bekerjasama dalam pemberdayaan potensi yang ada. Penggunaaan dan pemanfaatan lahan sebagai lokasi desa wisata di wilayah Kec. Baki, Kab. Sukoharjo selalu dikembangkan. Tim Himpunan Mahasiswa UNIBA Surakarta melakukan riset dan melihat adanya potensi wisata di sebuah Desa Menuran dengan Sungai sebagai kunci utama. Masalah yang dihadapi masih kurangnya pelatihan pemanfaatan teknologi, perbaikan sarana dan prasarana di sekitar lokasi. Metode yang dilakukan adalah pendekatan dan pengarahan kepada kelompok masyarakat melalui sosialisasi dan pelatihan serta perbaikan sarana dan prasarana dalam bentuk sarana sanitasi kesehatan dan pengadaan perahu wisata. Hasil dari program ini adalah Desa wisata sungai di Menuran yang masyarakatnya semakin kreatif dan pengelolaan potensi sungai tersebut sebagai wisata edukasi kepada masyarakat untuk memelihara dan menjaga sungai (air).
WORKSHOP PENINGKATAN KUALITAS PEMBELAJARAN MATEMATIKA SD MELALUI MEDIA KOMIK PADA SDN 028 PEKKABATA
Authors: Asdar Asdar , Assaibin Muhammad , Rahayu Ayu
Published: December 2021

Kegiatan pengabdian kepada masyarakat (PkM) ini bertujuan untuk (1) meningkatkan pengetahuan tenaga pengajar SDN 028 Pekkabata pada penggunaan media komik sebagai media pembelajaran dan (2) meningkatkan kreativitas tenaga pengajar SDN 028 Pekkabata dalam mengelola pembelajaran. Hal ini dicapai dengan melakukan pelatihan penggunaan media komik sebagai media pembelajaran. Adapun sekolah yang menjadi mitra dalam pelaksanaan PkM ini adalah SD Negeri 028 Pekkabata.Sekolah Dasar tersebut merupakan salah satu Sekolah Dasar (SD) Negeri yang berlokasi di Kecamatan Polewali, Kabupaten Polewali Mandar, Provinsi Sulawesi Barat. Metode yang akan digunakan dalam PkM ini adalah Forum Group Discussion (FGD) ceramah, pelatihan dan pendampingan. Tahap pelaksanaan PkM meliputi (1) koordinasi dan analisis kebutuhan usulan, (2) menyusun dan validasi modul Media Komik, (3) pelatihan pembuatan dan penggunaan media komik, (4) pendampingan di kelas penggunaan media kommik, (5) evaluasi dan (6) pelaporan pelaksanaan kegiatan. Berdasarkan hasil analisis data kuisioner sebelum pelaksaanaan kegiatan, diperoleh bahwa 100% guru SDN 028 Pekkabata belum pernah menggunakan media komik sebagai media pembelajaran.dan 99% respon positif  positif dari para peserta.
SOSIALISASI PEMANFAATAN BATANG BUAH NAGA SEBAGAI SUMBER ENERGI LISTRIK
Authors: Arini Wahyu , Ariani Tri , Lovisia Endang
Published: December 2021

Pengabdian pada masyarakat ini bertujuan untuk mensosialisasi pemanfaatan batang buah naga sebagai sumber energi listrik. Pelaksanaan kegiatan pengabdian ini dilaksanakan di Desa Megang Sakti III, Kecamatan Megang Sakti Kabupaten Musi Rawas, dengan target sasaran TIM PKK Desa Megang Sakti III. Tanaman buah naga menjadi salah satu komoditas unggulan di Desa Megang Sakti III, hal ini di tandai dengan banyaknya perkebunan buah naga disepanjang wilayah Kecamatan Megang Sakti sehingga menarik minat TIM dalam melaksanakan kegiatan PPM di desa tersebut dengan mensosialisasikan manfaat batang buah naga menjadi sumber energy listrik dengan konsep rangkaian paralel serta listrik dinamis. Rangkaian listrik dari batang buah naga merupakan sumber alternatif energi terbarukan yang dapat meringankan masyarakat dalam mengatasi permasalahan kelistrikan di kehidupan sehari-hari. Karena meningkatnya tarif listrik di tambah lagi masih banyak warga indonesia khususnya di daerah pedalaman yang belum tersentuh listrik, maka perlu dilakukan pengembangan sumber energi listrik alternative yang mudah dan murah serta dengan memanfaatkan potensi lokal yang tersedia.Hasil uji nyala lampu 3 volt dari 5 batang buah naga yang disusun secara paralel menjadi bukti bahwa batang buah naga dapat di manfaatkan sebagai sumber energi listrik terbarukan, sehingga masyarakat menyadari bahwa banyak hal bermanfaat yang bisa di peroleh dari tanaman buah naga selain mengkonsumsi buahnya
PELATIHAN MEDIA PEMBELAJARAN ANIMASI HURUF DAN ANGKA MENGGUNAKAN MICROSOFT POWER POINT DAN KINEMASTER SEBAGAI SOLUSI PJJ PADA GURU TK DI KABUPATEN NGAWI
Authors: Sukmono Nur Dwi , Pitriani Pitriani , Agustinawati Dhevi
Published: December 2021

Pada saat Pembelajaran Jarak Jauh, waktu guru untuk dapat bertemu dengan murid sangat terbatas, maka solusi untuk hal tersebut adalah membuat media pembelajaran. Tentu media pembelajaran tersebut harus berbentuk multimedia (audio-visual) agar mampu digunakan orang tua untuk melakukan pemebelajaran bersama buah hatinya.

Tujuan dari Pengabdian kepada Masyarakat ini adalah membuat animasi huruf dan angka menggunakan Microsoft Power Point dan Kinemaster. Pelatihan ditujukan kepada tenaga pendidik anak usia dini. Target luaran yang diharapkan adalah tenaga pendidik TK mampu membuat video animasi sederhana untuk belajar mengenali huruf dan angka.

Peserta dalam pelatihan ini berjumlah 63 orang guru TK yang dilaksanakan secara daring di Kecamatan Ngawi, Kabupaten Ngawi. Program PkM ini meliputi Pelatihan membuat animasi huruf dan angka menggunakan power point. Kegiatan dilakukan selama dua hari yakni tanggal 4 dan 7 Januari 2021.

Hasil dari Pengabdian kepada Masyarakat ini adalah mereka dapat membuat video animasi huruf dan angka serta mengembangkan menjadi media pembelajaran. Angka rata-rata penguasaan terhadap praktik membuat video animasi huruf dan angka mencapai 93,4 persen. Secara kualitatif peserta mampu membuat video animasi dengan sangat baik.
KEEFEKTIFAN PEMBELAJARAN KIMIA BERBASIS ETNOSAINS TERHADAP KETERAMPILAN PROSES SAINS SISWA SMK NEGERI TUGUMULYO
Authors: Trianah Yeni
Published: December 2021

The research aims to determine (1) the effectiveness of the ethnoscience model and conventional model in terms of students' science process skills, (2) the differences in the use of ethnoscience models and conventional models in terms of increasing students' mastery of chemistry material, (3) more effective learning models among learning chemistry ethnoscience models and conventional models in terms of science process skills and increasing students' mastery of chemistry. The design of this research is Quasi Experiment. The subjects of this study were students of class X 1 and X 2 SMK Negeri Tugumulyo. The data obtained in this study were the students' science process skills based on the students' scientific process skills observation sheets and the students' mastery of the material based on the students' pre-test and post-test results. The learning instruments used are lesson plans, LKPD, and student practicum report sheets. The data analysis technique used to test the hypotheses in the study used the independent sample t-test. The results of this study are (1) there are differences in the achievement of science process skills of students who follow the ethnoscience model learning and the conventional model with a significance value of p(sig(2-tailed) is 0.035, (2) there are differences in the increase in mastery of the material of students who take part in the learning process. the ethnoscience model and the conventional model with a significance value of p(sig(2-tailed) is 0.0003, (3) the ethnoscience model of chemistry learning is more effective than the conventional model in terms of science process skills and increasing student material mastery.
PENGEMBANGAN LEMBAR KERJA SISWA FISIKA BERBASIS PROBLEM BASED LEARNING UNTUK MENINGKATKAN PARTISIPASI DAN HASIL BELAJAR SISWA SMA KELAS X
Authors: Algiranto Algiranto
Published: December 2021

This study aims to (1) produce PBL-based physics worksheets that are suitable to be used to increase student participation and learning outcomes, (2) examine the increase in participation and learning outcomes of class X students using PBL-based worksheets, and (3) examine the responses of class X students. X after using PBL-based worksheets. This research is a research and development (R & D) using a 4D model, namely define, design, develop, and disseminate. The results of this study are (1) PBL-based physics worksheets are feasible to increase participation and learning outcomes for high school students in class X with very good assessment and reliability based on the alpha coefficient value in LKS I, II, which is 0.935 (special) , 0.972 (special) and the correlation value between raters in LKS I, II is 0.877 (special), 0.946 (special), (2) the increase in student participation and learning outcomes is shown by the standard gain value of 0, respectively. 09 (low) and 0.5 (medium), (3) student responses after using PBL-based physics worksheets were 4.17 and 4.23 both categorized as good.
PENGARUH MODEL PEMBELAJARAN AIR (AUDITORY, INTELLECTUALY, REPETITION) TERHADAP HASIL BELAJAR SEJARAH KERAJAAN ISLAM DI SUMATERA SISWA KELAS X SMK YADIKA LUBUKLINGGAU
Authors: Hakimin Deka , Asmara Yeni , Sarkowi Sarkowi
Published: December 2021

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh model pembelajaran AIR (Auditory, Intellectualy, Repetition) terhadap hasil belajar sejarah kerajaan islam di sumatera siswa kelas X SMK Yadika Lubuklinggau. Metode penelitian yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah eksperimen murni. Populasinya yaitu seluruh siswa kelas X SMK Yadika Lubuklinggau. Pengambilan sampel penelitian dilakukan secara random sampling karena setiap kelas mempunyai kemampuan dan kesempatan yang relatif sama dan terpilih sebagai sampel adalah kelas X.OTKP sebagai kelas eksperimen dan kelas X.OTO sebagai kelas kontrol. Pengumpulan data dilakukan dengan teknik tes yang terdiri dari 24 soal. Data yang terkumpul kemudian dianalisis menggunakan uji-t. Berdasarkan hasil penelitian dan pembahasan dapat disimpulkan bahwa pengaruh model pembelajaran AIR (Auditory, Intellectualy, Repetition) terhadap hasil belajar sejarah kerajaan Islam di Sumatera siswa kelas X SMK Yadika Lubuklinggau. Hal ini dapat diketahui dari nilai rata-rata pretest dan posttest kelas eksperimen adalah 63,42 dan 81,42. Sedangkan nilai rata-rata pretest dan posttest kelas kontrol adalah 63,63 dan 77,25. Jadi ada peningkatan hasil belajar untuk kelas eksperimen sebesar 18,00 sedangkan untuk kelas kontrol sebesar 13,62. Hasil ini diperkuat dengan perhitungan uji "t" (uji hipotesis) dimana thitung (2,112) > ttabel (2.000)  untuk taraf signifikan 5% dengan dk = 60, sehingga Ho ditolak dan Ha  diterima.
THE IMPORTANCE OF GUIDANCE AND COUNSELING SERVICES IN HIGHER EDUCATION; BIOLOGICAL EDUCATION STUDENT PERSPECTIVE
Authors: Darussyamsu Rahmawati , Suhaili Neviyarni , Mudjiran Mudjiran , Nirwana Herman
Published: December 2021

This study aims to reveal the importance of guidance and counseling services in higher education based on the views of biology education students. The research was conducted using in-depth interview techniques on three students with high, medium, and low abilities. Considering the health protocol during the Covid-19 pandemic, the interview was conducted by telephone. Research findings reveal that students are not aware of the existence of guidance and counseling services in universities. Knowledge about guidance and counseling that students have is derived from experience in senior high school and also from guidance and counseling lecture material which generally discusses guidance and counseling at school. All informants have a good perception of guidance and counseling services. In addition, informants agreed that students really need guidance and counseling service programs on campus, because various student problems cannot always be solved by telling stories to friends or academic advisors. Based on the fact that informants did not know about counseling services, the informants suggested that better socialization be given to students about the existence of counseling services in universities, so that they could effectively overcome various problems faced by students.
PENGEMBANGAN LKPD KIMIA BERBASIS INKUIRI MATERI KIMIA TANAH UNTUK MENINGKATKAN PENGUASAAN KONSEP SISWA SMKN PRETANIAN 2 TUGUMULYO
Authors: Trianah Yeni
Published: December 2021

This development research aims to (1) produce an inquiry-based chemistry worksheet that is appropriate as a student learning medium, (2) to find out the magnitude of the increase in students' conceptual mastery after using inquiry-based worksheets. This research is a development research using the Borg & Gall development model, namely 1) preliminary study, 2) planning, 3) development, 4) limited trial, 5) revision, 6) field test, 7) final product improvement. This research was conducted at SMKN Agriculture 2 Tugumulyo. The feasibility of the Inquiry-Based Chemical LKPD is seen from the score using SBI analysis. The increase in learning outcomes is seen from the value of the Standard Gain pretest and posttest. The results of this study are 1) the inquiry-based chemistry worksheets that were developed are suitable for use as a learning medium for students with an assessment score of 60.5 in the good category. 2) The increase in students' mastery of concepts is 0.48 in the medium category.
Correlation of Hematological Toxicity with the Bone Marrow Radiation Dose and Volume during Concurrent Chemo Radiation in Patients with Cervical Cancer
Authors: Sagar Ragavendra D , Madabhavi Irappa , Revannasiddaiah Swaroop
Published: December 2021

Aims & Objective: Hematological toxicity is common in patients with cervical cancer treated with concurrent chemo radiotherapy (CT-RT), so the purpose is to assess this hematological toxicity and correlate the toxicity with the dose and volume of bone marrow included in the field of radiation. Materials & Methods: Twenty five patients with histologically proven cervical cancer attending to our Cancer centre from July 2018-August 2019 were the subjects of this study. Patients were treated on 6 MV linear accelerator with a radical intent with concurrent chemotherapy using cisplatin 50 mg weekly. The planning CT was done for all the patients before the treatment and contouring of the pelvic bone marrow apart from other organs at risk was done. Hematological toxicity was assessed using RTOG common toxicity criteria weekly during and at 2 weeks after the completion of the treatment. Results: A total of 25 patients on CT-RT treatment were assessed. Sixteen patients were in locally advanced stage. The variation in HB, TLC, Platelets, and ANC counts from the baseline to 2 weeks after chemo radiotherapy were assessed. Grade II anemia was observed in 12 and Grade III in 2 patients. There were no toxicity as far as WBC and platelets were considered. There was also no correlation between the volume of bone marrow included in the field of irradiation and appearance of anemia. Conclusion: CT-RT for cervical cancer is safe and is associated with minimal hematological toxicity in the form of anemia. The toxicity is same for different volumes of bone marrow included in the field of irradiation with both 3DCRT as well as IMRT technique. The toxicity observed is probably contributed by Cisplatin.
Retinoblastoma in South Asia: A Scoping Review
Authors: D. Tan Roland Joseph , Umerez Denzel C. , Alindayu Jasper Ian A. , M. Conjares Jose  Manuel Ricardo , Go Daniel Alexander D. , Paulino Reynaldo Gabriel T.
Published: December 2021

Introduction: Pakistan, Indonesia, Bangladesh and the Philippines are listed as among the six Asian countries which will be the sources of 43% or almost 4000 new cases of the estimated world’s retinoblastoma cases in 2023. Materials and Methods: Scoping review of literatures using the databases of Pubmed, EMBASE, Scopus, Science Direct, Google scholar and Web of Science databases as well as local and regional databases on clinical features, treatment and outcomes of retinoblastoma patients from Pakistan, Indonesia, Bangladesh and the Philippines was done. A descriptive analysis using the 2017 retinoblastoma database of the Global Retinoblastoma Study Group (GRSG) was added to supplement data for Bangladesh, Indonesia and the Philippines. Results: A total of 17 articles were included in this review. There were 696 retinoblastoma patients involving at least 859 eyes seen in Pakistan from 1997 to 2018 and included in the 7 articles reviewed. There were 617 retinoblastoma patients involving at least 677 eyes seen in Indonesia from 2003 to 2018 and included in the 8 articles reviewed and the GRSG’s database. There were 161 retinoblastoma patients involving 221 eyes identified in the descriptive analysis of the GRSG’s database for Bangladesh. And there were 226 retinoblastoma patients involving 297 eyes seen in the Philippines from 1998-2020 from the 2 articles from the Philippines and the GRSG’s database. Discussion: Lack of awareness on the disease, distant centers, expensive service and cultural unacceptability of treatment were the commonly cited reasons for late consult. However, non-standardized and poor clinical reporting and monitoring, and non-standardized treatment protocols were also contributory to the low survival rates. The current management outcomes of retinoblastoma from the four countries are alarmingly below par with developed countries, India and China. Conclusion: Although advances had been made in the management of retinoblastoma, delay in consultation which often leads to advanced disease was still common. This contributes to low survival rates in the four countries.
Demography and Outcome of Cancer Patients with COVID-19: A Retrospective Cohort Study in Dharmais National Cancer Center Indonesia
Authors: Dwijayanti Fifi , Chainurridha Chainurridha , Utomo Ahmad Rusdan Handoyo , Aisyi Mururul , Hayuanta Hubertus Hosti , Pradipta Jaka
Published: December 2021

Introduction: Cancer patients have an increased risk of morbidity and mortality due COVID-19 partly due to their immunocompromised status. We aimed to investigate the associations of clinicopathological factors and survival outcomes in cancer patients with COVID-19. Methods: This was a retrospective cohort study comprised of cancer patients treated in Dharmais National Cancer Center, Indonesia. Main inclusion criteria were pathologically confirmed malignancy with positive results of RTPCR COVID-19 tests. Results: A total of 16,511 visitors had visited and registered for RTPCR test in Dharmais National Cancer Center from May 2020 to January 2021. Logistic regression showed that male gender (p-value = 0.019; OR = 1.732), haematological type of malignancy (p-value <0.001; OR = 3.073), patients not underwent cancer therapy (p-value = 0.008; OR = 0.485), low RTPCR Ct values (p-value = <0.001; OR = 3.340), poor performance status (p-value = <0.001; OR = 8,194), and disease severity (p-value = <0.001; OR = 5.448) were associated with mortality. Conclusion: Overall mortality rate in Dharmais cancer patients (25%) was higher than other cancer patients treated in other hospitals in Asia. Moreover, the mortality rate was similar across all age groups. Poor survival in young age might be explained by the fact that median age of cancer patients was 46 years old. In addition to male gender, cancer patients with low Ct values and having delayed cancer treatment were vulnerable groups of having poor outcomes when diagnosed with COVID-19. Long-term follow-up is required to examine the survival rate in cancer patients with COVID-19.
Technical Challenges to the Delivery of Quality Radiation Therapy During the COVID-19 Unlock Period: Medical Physics Perspective
Authors: Agarwal Priyanka , Swamidas Jamema , Ghosh Laskar Sarwani , Kale Shrikant , Mukherji Ashutosh , Pradhan Satyajit
Published: December 2021

The Covid-19 onset was very pandemic for all of society all over the world. To overcome this state of affairs, the country’s government had done the lockdown in their respective countries. The lockdown helped the people from spreading the Covid-19 virus among people, however, it affected another part of life such as people becoming unemployed. The health care sector was affected a lot by the lockdown as the patient faced lots of problems such as reaching the hospital, meeting the concerned staff, getting the treatment on time, etc. Covid-19 affected the cancer patients most, during the lockdown. After awareness of Covid-19, when the world has started towards the unlock down. With the little negligence of people, the world has started facing the peak of Covid-19. And, there was more crowd in the health care sectors, therefore the hospital staff got infected a lot, as the patient treatment cannot be carried out from home. Cancer patient treatment, which comes under radiotherapy, has already existed in chronic medical conditions, such as lung cancer patients, esophagus cancer patients, heart disease patients, etc, has a higher risk of Covid-19 infection. During treatment, when such a patient comes in contact with a radiation oncologist, medical physicist, and radiation technologist, then some of the staff get infected through patients. To prevent such spread, all the medical staff should strictly follow the rules made for staff. In this article, we are sharing the challenges for the medical physics team and some suggestions during patient care.
Verzologické štúdie
Authors: Franek Ladislav
Published: December 2021

I. TEORETICKÁ ČASŤ Didaktika umeleckého prekladu 9 Medziliterárnosť v symbióze vedy a umenia 17 Text, textovosť, intertextovosť 25 Ruská formálna metóda na Slovensku 35 Slovenská literárna veda a Mikuláš Bakoš 44 Jan Mukařovský a Mikuláš Bakoš (koncepčné rozdiely) 54 Funkcia rytmu vo verzológii a básnický preklad 63 Del condicionamiento rítmico de la traducción poética 75 La poétique dans l´espace interlittéraire 83 Funkcia rýmu vo veršovej štruktúre 95 Metrický prízvuk v španielskom verši 108 Verzologické výskumy v Čechách a na Slovensku 119 II. ANALYTICKO-KRITICKÁ ČASŤ Método interdisciplinario de la enseñanza 133 Style de la traduccion poétique 148 Preklad I. Allendeovej na rozhraní kultúr a jazykov 161 Rostandov Cyrano v dvoch prekladoch (M. Rázusová-Martáková, Ľ. Feldek) 170 Básnický symbolista Juan Ramón Jiménez 184 Duchovný profil svätého Jána z Kríža 196 Slovenský preklad svätého Jána z Kríža 206 Poézia S. Mallarmého na Slovensku 214 Estudios comparativos en la versología 220 L´essence éthique du dialogue culturel 231 "
Caudal skeleton of the enigmatic Upper Paleocene xiphioid fish Hemingwaya sarissa Sytchevskaya & Prokofiev, 2002: a new interpretation, with some emendations to the diagnosis of the family (Teleostei: Xiphioidea: Hemingwayidae)
Authors: Prokofiev A.M.
Published: December 2021

Caudal-fin support of the enigmatic Upper Paleocene xiphioid family Hemingwayidae is redescribed and discussed. Based of new interpretations, several emendations to the diagnosis of this family are provided.
Income Inequalities among Earners Engaged in Selected Occupations and Professions in Pakistan
Authors: Saheed Rafit , Ahmed Nauman , Rahim Mirza Tahir
Published: December 2021

The current study investigates income inequalitiesamong earners engaged in different occupationsand professions in Pakistan using HIES data for 2010-11 and2015-16, focusing on their yearly income. Income equation anddifferences of income between subgroups of the population areestimated by using the OLS method. The generalized Entropy(GE) Class method is employed to evaluate the contribution ofdifferent subgroups of household characteristics and differentincome sources in overall inequality. The regression-baseddecomposition method is used to assess decompose changes inincome inequality by various socio-economic factors. OLSestimates conclude that all variables play a significant role inexplaining the differences in income. All indices of GE methodindicate that inequality within the group is a greater problemthan inequality experiences between groups. The decompositionmethod shows a positive sign of inequality decomposition for mosthousehold characteristics and income sources which depicts thatthese determinants have greatly contributed to overall incomeinequality.
Application of Cooperative Learning Techniques to Academic Performance of 11th Class Civics Students
Authors: Shah Jamal , Ahmad Imtiaz , Taj Faqir
Published: December 2021

In comparison to traditional learning approaches, Cooperative Learning (CL) is a modern teaching strategy for improving academic performance. Educational institutions in the developed states, as compared to that of developing states, make effective use of CL techniques to enhance students academic achievements. This research is an attempt in that direction which is conducted on a sample of 70 male students of class 11th in the subject of Civics in Government Post Graduate College, Mardan. The 70 students were divided into two equal groups named experimental and control groups where the learning techniques, i.e., traditional and CL, were implemented. The impacts of both the learning methods on students� academic performance were investigated. It showed a significant difference in academic achievements of male students taught through the traditional methods and CL techniques. The findings also showed that CL has very positive impacts on students social and academic behaviors, increases their interest in learning.
Włodzimierz Anioł, Trzecia Rzeczpospolita w trzech opowieściach. Wokół polskich przemian 1989-2019, Warszawa 2020, ss. 288
Authors: Golędzinowski Cezary
Published: December 2021

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Otel işletmelerinde tüketici sinizminin satın alma niyetine etkisinde elektronik ağızdan ağıza pazarlama niyetinin rolü
Authors: YAZICI AYYILDIZ Ahu , BAYKAL Muhammed
Published: December 2021

Bu araştırmada tatil satın alma niyetinde olan otel müşterilerinin sinik tutumları üzerinde elektronik ağızdan ağıza pazarlama niyetinin rolünün olup olmadığının belirlenmesi amaçlanmaktadır. Değişkenler arasındaki ilişki ve etki düzeyinin belirlenmesi için araştırmada nicel araştırma yöntemi desenlerinden ilişkisel tarama modelinden faydalanılmıştır. Ayrıca araştırma amacı bakımından açıklayıcı araştırma türüne örnektir. Araştırmada veriler anket yöntemi ile toplanmıştır. Araştırmanın evrenini daha önce otel işletmelerinde konaklayan otel misafirleri oluşturmaktadır. Araştırmanın yapıldığı Mayıs-Haziran 2021 tarihleri arasında pandemi nedeniyle otellerdeki doluluk oranlarının düşük olması ve katılımcılara ulaşmanın zorluğu nedeniyle araştırmada basit tesadüfi örneklem yöntemi kullanılarak Google Forms üzerinden oluşturulan anket formu linki sosyal medya aracılığıyla paylaşılarak veriler elde edilmiştir. Araştırmada toplam 392 katılımcıdan geri dönüş sağlanmış ve bu sayının yeterli olduğu düşünülerek veriler analize tabi tutulmuştur. Araştırma sonucunda, tüketicilerin sinik tutumlarının satın alma niyetini ve elektronik ağızdan ağıza pazarlama niyetini olumsuz yönde etkilediği, elektronik ağızdan ağıza pazarlama niyetinin satın alma niyetini olumlu yönde etkilediği ve tüketicilerin sinik tutumlarının satın alma niyetine etkisinde elektronik ağızdan ağıza pazarlama niyetinin kısmi aracı etkisinin olduğu sonucuna varılmıştır. Bu doğrultuda elektronik ağızdan ağıza pazarlama niyetinin tüketiciler için öneminin büyük olması nedeniyle otel işletmelerinin sinik tutumlara sahip tüketiciler için bu tür pazarlama faaliyetlerine odaklanmasının gerekli olduğu sonucuna ulaşılmıştır.
Identification of a Novel KRT9 Frameshift Mutation in a Chinese Pedigree with Epidermolytic Palmoplantar Keratoderma
Authors: Shu Anli
Published: December 2021

Epidermolytic palmoplantar keratoderma (EPPK) is an autosomal dominant genodermatosis caused by variants of keratin 9 (KRT9) or KRT1 gene. In this study causative gene mapping in a Chinese EPPK family was performed with Two-point linkage analysis and haplotyping. Positive linkage results were obtained on 17q (Zmax=2.06, θmax=0.0) at D17S799, which indicated KRT9 to be the most responsible gene for the family. Subsequently, direct sequencing identified a novel frameshift mutation caused by a 5bp deletion (∆GGAGG) in KRT9 in all affected individuals but not in the unaffected members or the 50 unrelated controls. The frameshift changed the encoding of the following nine amino acids and resulted in a readthrough translation in exon 7. The data revealed that the novel frameshift mutation in KRT9 was responsible for the Chinese EPPK pedigree. The researchers’ findings broaden the spectrum of KRT9 variants and provide further evidence for the highly genetic heterogeneity of EPPK.
KUALITAS SENSORIS NUGGET AYAM KUB
Authors: Hidayah Restu Hidayah , Oktaningrum Gama Noor , Fatikasari Maulida Hena , Subiharta Subiharta
Published: December 2021

KUB chicken is the superior village chicken of the Agricultural Research and Development Agency with egg production reaching 180 eggs/ year. With this advantage, KUB chickens have been cultivated and developed since 2016. In addition to producing quite a lot of eggs, KUB chickens also have delicious meat to eat. One of the most popular processed chicken meat especially for children is chicken nuggets. KUB chicken nuggets were tested for sensory testing including color, texture, aroma and taste for several panelists. The experimental design used in this study was a completely randomized design. The sensory test results showed that KUB chicken nuggets were preferred compared to commercial chicken nuggets. Keywords: KUB Chicken, Nuggets, Sensory quality
Creative Unions in the Process of Cultural Creation of Civil Society
Authors: Mokhnyuk Ruslan
Published: December 2021

The purpose of the article is to analyze the factual and practical experience of creative unions of Ukraine in the context of cultural creation of civil society. Methodology. General scientific methods of analysis, synthesis, generalization, induction, deduction allow to present the material in their cultural and historical integrity, to outline the features of the functioning of creative unions and to trace their impact on the development of civil society. The study of cultural mode is based on the use of the phenomenological method. Scientific novelty is to highlight the cultural aspect of the activities of creative unions for the development of civil society. The research can be used by creative unions in planning, implementation of cultural and artistic projects, development of thematic scientific and methodological materials, as well as in reading cultural disciplines in higher education. Conclusions. Factual and practical material on the activities of creative unions in Ukraine exists in a separate, non-systematic manner. Creative unions are basically charged with a cultural approach to the search for and implementation of modern projects, which are mostly clustered in nature. The cultural mode of creative projects, combining content and form with their aesthetic and artistic reproduction of reality, value-semantic dominants, innovative discoveries, identity, are decisive in the development of civil society.
Metaphysics of postmodern figurative art in Ukrainian art of the late XX - early XXI century
Authors: Mironova Tatiana
Published: December 2021

The purpose of the article is to study the artistic traditions and conceptual innovations in the works of Ukrainian artists of the XX-XXI centuries. In contemporary Ukrainian art, figurative language is produced simultaneously with the renewal of public consciousness and in certain aspects directly contributes to its formation. Figurative imagery using Ukrainian artists of this cultural period is not only the result solely of sensory experience, they also absorb the institutionalization of social experience that allows them to reflect different levels of reality. The methodology is the cultural-semiotic analysis of the forms of manifestation of visualization of modern art culture. The application of a systematic approach allowed us to study semiotic systems that contribute to the comprehensive disclosure of the problem of the semantics of modern forms of visualization. The integrative approach has enabled research in new forms of visualization of modern artistic language, which combines informational and aesthetic functions. Due to the revealed changes, traditional images are visualized with the help of a new artistic language, which does not correspond to the traditional meanings of the artistic image. The scientific novelty of the work lies in understanding the metaphysics of postmodern figurative art in contemporary Ukrainian art. A characteristic feature of the development of modern culture is the rapid social transformation, covering all areas of human activity. For the structure of art, the nature of which is due to constant change and renewal, the problem of the relationship between tradition and innovation is important. Thus, contemporary artists in their figurative, non-figurative and conceptual practices use the memory of artistic culture and artistic traditions as a mediator between the past and the present. Ukrainian art practitioners build a multiple and diverse artistic and image system based on the mechanism of interaction of traditions and innovations, involvement in the creative process of specific stylistic combinations of past and present, and reflection on cultural realities. Conclusions. Ukrainian culture is being revived in the following main directions: the process of self-consciousness and the formation of national historical memory has intensified, and the vector of development of social consciousness has been determined. Also, due to the weakening of totalitarian control, upgraded ideological and spiritual social norms. In the context of freer cultural development, artists use simple and clear images in various unusual contexts, often visualizing the determinants of the renewal of the collective consciousness. At the same time, the entry of domestic art into the world art arena meant the urgent need for rapid change in all spheres of art. This speed led to a number of complex problematic issues related to the difficult interaction of traditions and innovations, as well as folk and classical in contemporary art, determined the formation of a new series of images.
Indicators of acidity and methods of its neutralization during preventive conservation and restoration of architectural graphics
Authors: Borysenko Maria
Published: December 2021

The purpose of the article is to analyze the impact of pH of the paper on the state of preservation, to describe the main methods of neutralization of acidity in the implementation of restoration and conservation measures for the preservation of architectural graphics. To indicate the need to monitor the pH state when preserving paper-based collections. Methodology. To analyze the art, methods of systematization, comparison, and generalization to determine and describe the optimal techniques and experience for the preservation of collections of architectural graphics on a paper basis. The scientific novelty consists in a comprehensive study of the relationship between pH and the state of preservation of architectural graphics and methods of neutralization of the acidity in the process of conservation and restoration. Conclusions. It is established that the acidity is due to the parameters of paper production, due to natural aging processes, air pollution, adsorption of acid impurities in the paper, storage conditions, a technique using certain pigments, and so on. It is necessary to monitor the acidity when implementing preventive conservation measures as it is an important indicator of physico-chemical changes in the paper. Acidity accelerates the process of hydrolytic cleavage of cellulose molecules and is one of the reasons for the loss of paper-based collections. A large number of monuments requires conservation and restoration measures to neutralize the pH. Existing methods of stabilization and buffering of acidity are effective, but the search for new, easier to implement, cheaper solutions is ongoing. The new methods can have a longer effect and can be widely used in collections.