bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Immediate sensorimotor grounding of novel concepts learned from language alone
Authors: Guenther Fritz , Nguyen Tri , Chen Lu , Dudschig Carolin , Kaup Barbara , Glenberg Arthur
Published: August 2020

Theories of grounded cognition postulate that concepts are grounded in sensorimotor experience. But how can that be for concepts like Atlantis for which we do not have that experience? We claim that such concepts obtain their sensorimotor grounding indirectly, via already-known concepts used to describe them. Participants learned novel words referring to up or down concepts (mende = enhanced head or mende = bionic foot). In a first experiment, participants then judged the sensibility of sentences implying up or down actions (e.g., "You scratch your bionic foot") by performing up or down hand movements. Reactions were faster when the hand movement matched the direction of the implied movement. In the second experiment, we observed the same congruency effect for sentences like, "You scratch your mende", whose implied direction depended entirely on the learning phase. This offers a perspective on how concepts learned without direct experience can nonetheless be grounded in sensorimotor experience.
Staying ‘In Sync’ with Others During COVID-19: Positivity Resonance Mediates Cross-Sectional and Longitudinal Links between Trait Resilience and Mental Health
Authors: Prinzing Michael , Zhou Jieni , West Taylor Nicole , Le Nguyen Khoa Dang , Wells Jenna C. , Fredrickson Barbara
Published: August 2020

Shared positive emotions involving caring and synchrony—termed “positivity resonance”—are associated with mental health (Major et al., 2018). We hypothesized that, during the COVID-19 pandemic, individual differences in trait resilience would be linked with better overall mental health in part because those higher in trait resilience experience more positivity resonance. We surveyed respondents nationally in April and May of 2020 (total N = 1,059), during pervasive stay-at-home orders. Participants completed self-reports of trait resilience and mental health and used the Day Reconstruction Method to describe their social and emotional experiences. Structural equation models showed positivity resonance to mediate the links between trait resilience and mental health outcomes. Subsequent analyses showed these mediating effects to be independent of overall positive emotion and social interaction quantity (amongst nationwide adults). These results indicate that high-quality social connection played a uniquely important role in maintaining mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Enforcement against Organized Crime Fosters Illegal Markets: Evidence from the Yakuza
Authors: Hoshino Tetsuya , Kamada Takuma
Published: August 2020

The Yakuza Exclusion Ordinances (YEOs) have been implemented at different times across prefecturesin Japan, where it is not illegal to organize or join criminal organizations—the yakuza. The YEOs indirectly regulate on the yakuza by prohibiting non-yakuza citizens from providingany benefit to them. In Japan, organized fraud has been a serious issue, accounting for almost half of the total financial damage by all property crimes. Difference-in-differences estimates indicate that (i) the YEOs increase the revenue from organized fraud and (ii) the YEOs’ effects are greater in regions with lower concentration levels of yakuza syndicates. Additional evidence suggests that both current and former yakuza members engage in the fraud in the presence of theYEOs. One policy implication is that the rehabilitation assistance for former yakuza members can be effectively implemented in regions with lower concentration of yakuza syndicates.
Disequilibrium and COVID-19: Effectively Applying Crisis Intervention
Authors: Oby Stephen
Published: August 2020

Crisis intervention is widely understood as a response to life-threatening emergencies and therefore often limited in its application to natural disasters, severe physical violence, suicidal ideation, and similarly dangerous incidents. While crisis intervention is appropriate for these scenarios, historical definitions of crisis suggest the term and related interventions have much broader application. The ramifications of the novel coronavirus and related cultural fallout increase vulnerability and impair coping capacity in such a way that individuals are significantly more likely to enter crisis states, demanding a prompt reconsideration of the breadth of this practice technique. Successful application of crisis intervention reduces the long-term psychological implications for individuals encountering sudden loss, unexpected traumas, and other hazards that overwhelm traditional coping strategies, outcomes all made more likely by this pandemic. Crisis intervention is a structured, time-limited, problem-oriented treatment modality that is well suited to a remote practice environment because it is directive in its approach and requires few contacts at a time when client access is potentially limited. This paper examines the course of crisis with or without intervention, assessment and intervention tactics, social work values when applying crisis intervention, and the implications of the use of this modality as it relates to COVID-19.
Advokasi media lokal untuk praktisi media di Kota Bandung
Authors: Maryani Eni , Priyadharma Subekti Wirabhuana , Janitra Preciosa Alnashava , Rahmawan Detta
Published: August 2020

Ide tentang media lokal tercantum dalam Undang-undang Penyiaran nomor 32 tahun 2002 untuk mendukung terwujudnya demokrasi, desentralisasi politik dan menghidupkan industri media yang berskala lokal. Selain itu media lokal juga diharapkan dapat menjadi media sumber informasi yang relevan bagi warga lokal sehingga tercipta pemberdayaan masyarakat lokal. Meskipun demikian, berbagai tantangan dan hambatan dari segi bisnis maupun dari segi kebijakan terus muncul sehingga keberlangsungan media lokal menjadi terhambat. Kegiatan pengabdian kepada masyarakat yang dilakukan kepada jurnalis dan pengelola media lokal Jawa Barat ini dimaksudkan untuk menyebarkan hasil penelitian dari tim Fakultas Ilmu Komunikasi, Universitas Padjadjaran tentang kebijakan media dan keberlangsungan media lokal di Indonesia. Selain melakukan diseminasi hasil penelitian, tim Universitas Padjadjaran juga melakukan Focus Group Discussion (FGD) perihal berbagai permasalahan yang melingkupi industri media lokal, dan juga untuk mengelaborasi kemungkinan kegiatan kolaboratif antara pihak akademisi dan praktisi media lokal terkait dengan advokasi media lokal dan untuk menjaga keberlangsungan dari Industri media lokal di Jawa Barat. Ke depannya diharapkan dapat terjalin kolaborasi riset dan berbagai kegiatan kerjasama lain yang lebih konsisten dan bersifat jangka panjang.
Meningkatkan kualitas hidup sehat masyarakat Dayak melalui lokakarya Sekolah Sehat di Kabupaten Landak Kalimantan Barat
Authors: Sampurna Rizki Hegia
Published: August 2020

Pemerintah Indonesia terus berupaya melaksanakan program Sekolah Sehat secara nasional. Namun disparitas dalam implementasinya masih tinggi. Sebagian besar sekolah di daerah terpencil belum mampu melaksanakannya. Seperti Sekolah Dasar Negeri 08 Berinang Mayun dan Sekolah Dasar Negeri 02 Sidan yang terletak di tengah-tengah perkebunan kelapa sawit di Landak, Kalimantan Barat. Siswa dan masyarakat sekitar kedua sekolah tersebut adalah masyarakat Dayak yang kualitas kesehatannya masih buruk. Atas dasar itu, kami mengadakan lokakarya Sekolah Sehat di kedua sekolah tersebut. Workshop dilakukan melalui ceramah, focus group discussion, dan simulasi. Pada akhirnya, peserta diharuskan membuat rencana sekolah yang mempromosikan kesehatan sebagai luaran. Sejumlah indikator seperti analisis KWL, tanggapan peserta, dan analisis pre-post test menunjukkan adanya peningkatan pengetahuan dan keterampilan peserta tentang program sekolah bina kesehatan. Namun pencapaian yang paling nyata adalah peserta telah merancang rencana Sekolah Sehat yang akan mereka laksanakan di sekolah masing-masing.
Amerykańska percepcja twórczości Tadeusza Konwickiego
Authors: Sabo Roman
Published: August 2020

Due to dedicated efforts of the eminent American novelist Philip Roth, several novels from behind the Iron Curtain were published in the USA in the series “Writers from the Other Europe”. Starting in 1974, during the following 15 years, the novels of Andrzejewski, Borowski, Gombrowicz, Schulz and Konwicki were published by Penguin. This article concentrates on the American reception of Konwicki’s novels.
Блокчейн в образовании
Authors: Григорьев В. В.
Published: August 2020

В статье раскрывается роль и значение технологии блокчейн в сфере образования, приводится механизм решения образовательных проблем с помощью блокчейн, описаны конкретные образовательные проекты, основанные на технологии блокчейн: реестры дипломов, информационно-образовательные платформы, онлайн-курсы, школы, высшие учебные заведения и их объединения, использующие для обучения технологию блокчейн, модели финансирования образовательных учреждений на базе блокчейн; обозначены вузы, в которых осуществляется подготовка специалистов по блокчейн.
Arab Knowledge & Strategy: The Future Is Made, Not Simply Awaited
Authors: Ammar Osama , Tayfour Ibrahim
Published: August 2020

A society that longs for a better future, for a prosperous economy, for sustainable development, needs to examine its situation, learn its strengths and weakness, explore its options and opportunities.

An action plan to promote scientific knowledge and the development of research based on modern technologies is proposed for the Arabic speaking countries. The role of the Syrian Arab Republic in this action plan is defined.
East African Community: Demographics and Economic
Development
Authors: Kuzmin D. V. , Kuzmin D. V.
Published: August 2020

Regional economic integration in East Africa, as in sub-Saharan Africa as a whole, remains an urgent task for States. It also arouses the interest of researchers for its features. The basis of regional economic integration in the associations of Africa in the XXI century is a stable macroeconomic dynamics, since the author proceeds from the fact that in the conditions of economic recovery, integration processes in the region are intensified. At the same time, the author believes that the socioeconomic problems common to the countries of Africa or its individual regions can also serve as a basis for the activation of integration processes.
Five-year Survival Predictors for Breast Cancer in Women: A Retrospective Cohort Study
Authors: Menezes MAX , Tavares Carolina , Vaez Andreia , Martins-Filho Paulo , Almeida Ana , Gonçalves Leila
Published: August 2020

Objective: To analyze predictors of 5-year survival in women with breast cancer in the state of Sergipe.Materials and methods: This is a retrospective cohort study. This study included 100 women aged between 21 and 77 years diagnosed with breast cancer undergoing adjuvant or neoadjuvant chemotherapy in a public tertiary hospital from August 2011 to December 2012. All women were followed up for 5 years or until the date of death. There was no loss in follow-up. Data were collected during the field visit to the specialized health unit and included demographic and socioeconomic variables, tumor staging at diagnosis, patient paths for presentation to health professionals, initial treatment in primary care and treatment. We used a three-stage model: the first (“patient delay”); the second (“delay in diagnosis”) and the third (“delay in treatment”). The statistical analysis was performed using the MedCalc version 18 statistical software. The study was approved by the Human Research Ethics Committee of the Federal University of Sergipe (CAAE: 0196.0.107.000-11). Written informed consent was obtained from all particip nts.Results: Tumor staging [risk ratio (HR) = 3.41, p = 0.046] was an independent factor that affected the overall survival curve for women with breast cancer. The overall 5-year survival rates found for women with tumor staging IA-IIB compared to tumor staging IIIA-IV were 88.5% and 59.5%, respectively. Through binary logistic regression with forced entry method, it was evident that age (OR = 2.58, p = 0.050), delay in the first stage (OR = 2.57, p = 0.046) and tumor staging (OR = 3.99, p = 0.042) were predictors of mortality in women with breast cancer. Conclusions: Our results highlight the need to strengthen health education actions in primary health care and the implementation of an organized and permanent screening program for the early detection of breast cancer.
The Tale of Two C’s, Cancer and COVID-19: Oncologist’s Viewpoint from India
Authors: Ram Poonia Dharma , Sehrawat Amit , Gupta Manoj
Published: August 2020

Cancer as a malady is perspicacious and molds itself just before we reach to stab it, on the other hand, COVID-19, an entity with limited genetic material is affecting entire humanity in such a florid way is overwhelming and the mechanism is so simple yet so authoritative.COVID-19 pandemic is affecting all dimensions of mankind with maximum impact on the healthcare system and economy. We the oncologists are so constrained and helpless due to a blooming pandemic, which we have never seen in recent history. We wish to highlight certain issues pertaining to cancer care, which became relevant in such vacillating anticipation. Another dimension needs consideration for limited resources countries; they will always be in the state of prolonged waitlists, limited availability of quality care centers, and hence inferior cancer outcome. Closing the machinery of radiotherapy, surgical and medical oncologists sitting idle is a big loss for sure. We here discuss and suggest a few need of the hour interventions.
Low Dose Radiotherapy to Thorax for COVID 19 Patients: A Potential Weapon to Put the Dagger in Devil's heart
Authors: Sharma Aman , Sharma Daya Nand
Published: August 2020

The novel coronavirus SARS-Cov-2/COVID-19 pandemic has emerged as a major healthcare burden to the entire world. At the moment there is no specific antiviral treatment recommended for COVID-19, and no vaccine is currently available. The clinical spectrum of SARS-CoV-2 infection ranges from asymptomatic infection, mild upper respiratory tract illness to severe pneumonia with respiratory failure, multi organ failure and death. The inflammatory response induced in pneumonia is complex and involves a variety of mechanisms to defend against pathogens and repair tissue. During inflammation, activation of inflammatory cells releases cytokines and this intense inflammatory reaction can further to life threatening condition know acute respiratory distress syndrome. In the past, low dose radiotherapy has successfully cured patients with unresolved viral pneumonia. It was associated with reduction of mortality in unresolved pneumonias. Radiotherapy at low doses exerts anti-inflammatory effects which have potential to r duce the cytokine storm in COVID pneumonia patients. We hereby briefly touch upon COVID 19 infection and potential of low dose radiotherapy to reverse unresolved pneumonia, prevent deve opment of acute respiratory distress syndrome as well as multi-organ failure.
Life of an Oncologist after COVID-19 Pandemic
Authors: Dewan Abhinav , Dewan Ajay Kumar , Mitra Swarupa
Published: August 2020

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID - 19) crisis led to a significant strain on oncological services with reallocation of resources towards Coronavirus infection. Assessment of the risk-benefit ratio and prioritization of cancer patients was necessary. In the absence of a vaccine, drug or presence of a herd immunity (as a result of disease transmission), it was a like a double-edged sword for cancer patients, where they had to choose between either an increasing risk of infection transmission or a delay in cancer treatment for mitigation of Coronavirus infection. Academic activities, trainings, examinations (theoretical/practical) and all research activities were put on hold. Timely delivery of surgery, radiotherapy or chemotherapy was delayed even for patients with curative cancer. Current pandemic offered an opportunity towards increasing the awareness and adoption of virtual technological innovations to interact and educate, formulate clinical guidelines, researching newer modalities and drugs and promoting a great sense of mutual understanding and collaboration among healthcare workers all over the globe.
Breast Medical Oncology in the Era of COVID-19 Pandemic
Authors: Chacha Rania , Afqir Said
Published: August 2020

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has spread over the majority of countries and it was declared as a pandemic on March 11th, 2020 by The World Health Organization. The number of infected people worldwide is still in progress. Patients diagnosed with cancer are a fragile population because of their chronic disease and related treatments, and therefore, requiring a particular management. Several international initiatives from scientific societies and working groups have provided updated guidance to improve the medical treatments of breast cancer. These recommendations aimed to mitigate the negative effects of this outbreak on prevention, diagnosis, and treatments. Notably, this should be used for prioritizing the various aspects of cancer care particularly breast cancer patients’ safety. In this editorial, we shortly review the current guidelines for breast cancer management during this pandemic and illustrate the available treatments that should be prioritized. We believe this paper will be useful for young oncologists and physicians dealing with this emerging life-threatening disease.
Advanced Lung Cancer Survival in Times of Economic Hardship: A Greek Paradigm
Authors: Miltiadou Konstantinos , Kalantzis Ioannis , Paraskeva Maria , Solomos Zisimangelos , Tsifi Angeliki , Theodoridis Dimitrios , Riza Elena , Triantafyllou Konstantinos , Kosmas Christos
Published: August 2020

Objective: Greece has been affected more than any other European country from the financial crisis that began in 2010. Just 20 months after Greece exited an eight-year long aid program, forecasts of a new recession within 2020 due to COVID-19 pandemic make concerns regarding the compromise of health care quality within the new crisis relevant once again. In this study we sought to evaluate clinical outcomes in patients with advanced lung cancer in the pre-crisis and crisis era in a dedicated oncology centre in Greece. Methods: A retrospective analysis of 522 consecutive medical records of lung cancer patients admitted in a Greek dedicated cancer hospital between the years 2008-2013 was performed. Progression Free Survival (PFS) and Overall Survival (OS) were calculated for advanced lung cancer compared over two consecutive time periods using 2010 as a cutoff point.Result: 71 and 78 patients comprised the study sample for the two periods. PFS and OS were similar over the two periods (7.73 [6.42-9.04] vs. 6.03 [5.02-7.04] and 13.70 [9.61-17.79] vs. 11.08 [7.74-15.92] months, respectively). Higher Performance Status (PS) was associated with worse survival measures over both periods, while no statistical significance was reached for OS in the latter period. Dissimilarities in PFS were observed between beneficiaries of different insurance trusts. Conclusion: Clinical outcomes for advanced lung cancer have not changed as a result of the financial crisis in our institution. The insurance provider seems to affect health outcomes. This old paradigm could serve as new guidance in the forthcoming recession due to COVID-19 pandemic.
Solicitousness Towards Elderly Oncology Patients During the COVID-19 Crisis: A Viewpoint
Authors: Dey Treshita , Kumar Divyesh
Published: August 2020

COVID-19 has been declared as public health emergency. The severity of this illness seems more peculiar in patients having compromised physiological reserves like elderly, infants, pregnant women and in those with preexisting or uncontrolled comorbidities. The elderly patients, in particular, have additional risks which are related to both malignancy and ageing, hence such an infection could be life-threatening. Further, the available clinical experiences have shown that cancer patients with COVID-19 infection have more severe illness with very serious complications that may require intensive care. Hence, taken together into account it becomes pertinent to highlight on elderly oncology patients during the COVID-19 crisis. The viewpoint thus, takes into consideration the association and impact of COVID-19 pandemic on elderly oncology patients and also emphasises on possible treatment alterations to be adapted, during the COVID-19 crisis.
COVID-19 in Immunosuppressed and Cancer Patients: A review
Authors: Haghighat Shirin , Dehghani Mehdi
Published: August 2020

The rapidly spreading outbreak of infection by novel coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) from Wuhan, China around the world has started since December 2019. Since the epidemic spread of this infection, individuals with comorbidities are at high risk of severe disease and increased rate of mortality. As patients with cancer are considered immunosuppressed caused by some host and treatment factors, a more detailed investigation on the impact of cancer on COVID-19 outcome seems to be necessary. This review article provides data on cancer patients affected by SARS-CoV-2 infection. Although underlying immunosuppression has not proven as a risk factor for severe COVID-19 infection, most authors have identified cancer patients as a highly vulnerable population. We need more detailed especially randomized studies to compare the outcome of cancer and non-cancer patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection. The more precise studies would help oncologists to make the best decision in cancer therapy.
COVID-19: High Risk Groups for COVID-19 and Challenges for Medical Universities
Authors: Ataniyazova Oral A
Published: August 2020

COVID-19 as a global pandemic created a new challenges to all countries in the world. Since 18 March 2020 there is cases of COVID-19 in Uzbekistan and in collaboration with WHO all medical society were prepared and trained under International standards in order provide adequate medical services to people. In order to better organize medical services to COVID-19 patients it is very important to clarify people with the high risk to COVID-19 and prioritize their treatment and prevention. Number of recent research and data was investigated and adopted to local condition of Uzbekistan. But still there is a group of people, which could be at the higher risk for COVID-19 than others. During decades the Republic of Karakalpakstan (in Uzbekistan) considered as the epicenter of the Aral Sea crisis with high level pollution. High level of Tuberculosis (TB), anemia, cancer and other diseases was discovered among local population. Our previous investigation has shown disorders in the immune, endocrine systems and other pathologies in women and children of this region. So the patients with TB and anemia, as well cancer and HIV considered the highest risk groups for COVID-19. The COVID-19 pandemic also affected education system in general. But it is especially very important to consider at the Higher medical education system in order to better organize education and practice for medical students, organize the activities of the teaching staff, improve capacity of the clinics, research and international collaboration.
Does the Impact of State Ownership on Financial Performance of Firms Vary across different Sectors in China?
Authors: Amin Muhammad Yusuf
Published: August 2020

This study explores the impact of state ownership on the performance of Chinese listed firms. This study uses annual data of 143, state-owned 1,235, private enterprises for a period of 2011 to 2015. We use Ordinary Least Square method to find whether firm profitability and ownership are associated with each other or not. The results of whole sample indicate that over all firm performance and state ownership are negatively associated in China. However, the negative connection between state ownership and financial performance changes as we run the regression across different sectors.
Inflation, Globalization and Interest Rate Nexus to Curb Price volatility: An Empirical Cross-Country Analysis
Authors: Shahid Arshi , Ahmad Hafiz Khalil , Liaqat Saima
Published: August 2020

The aim of the present study is to investigate the long run impact of monetary policy and globalization on inflation in the selected South and South East Asian countries. The study measures the impact of monetary policy variables on inflation, ignoring random shocks as these are considered fewer fractions for the inconsistency of the policy instruments. Two exclusive dimensions, defacto and dejure measure of globalization, are taken into account. The study also employed Hodrick Prescott filter to calculate the domestic output gap in order to assess that still changes in domestic output gap is relevant to inflation variation. It employed structural modeling dynamic heterogeneous Panel data estimation technique, which accounts for endogeneity and serial correlation issues. The results of the study confirm that both global and domestic factors have significant and descriptive power for domestic inflation and interest rate is found to be a best nominal anchor to effect inflation.
The Concept of Symmetry and Asymmetry in Federalism with a brief sketch of Economic Federalism
Authors: Tariq Muhammad
Published: August 2020

Asymmetrical federalism is an important concept in the constitutions of Belgium, Canada, Germany and India. This concept has recently given way to a much more sustained intellectual inquiry of philosophical, theoretical, and empirical foundations. It incorporates two different connotations; to some it signifies a positive instrument designed to strengthen the federal values while to others, it carries the meaning of threat and danger to the stability of the state. In symmetry each state is a miniature reflection of the whole political system, the question of differences on any major issue does not arise. Since there is always an equal representation of the states in the spheres of the government, it does not allow any room for special social, economic, or political privileges. The paper also dilates on economic federalism under centralized and decentralized forms within the parameters of three constitutional indicators.
Our Current Misunderstanding of COVID-19 and the Valid Approach to Research: Should We Reopen the World Economy?
Authors: Sinclair Robert C , Kumar Rajeev
Published: August 2020

The study addresses issues related to the current epidemiological models being used to address the COVID-19 pandemic, and suggests the “curve” is a nebulous fairy tale. Furthermore, I argue that these models are based on invalid data and flawed assumptions. For example, epidemiologists are using a number of positive cases, identified in systematic data collection manners (e.g., primarily testing frontline workers and symptomatic people), as proxy measures for infection rate: I suggest that random sample testing, proportional to population density, would provide an exact measure of infection rate. Finally, I argue that we are not in a position to reopen the world economy until we have these data, we now need a twopronged approach through which we conduct random sample testing for both COVID-19 and COVID-19 antibodies, and that we are about to live in a new world in which physical distancing1 will be the norm.
Reconstruction of the Text through Performance in Derek Walcotts Pantomime
Authors: Khan Amara
Published: August 2020

Performance often grows out of dependability to the dramatic text surviving in tenuous relation with the text it floats unrestricted of the tying of the written text to create other theatrical idioms and other gestures As a postlinear play text Derek Walcotts masterwork Pantomime 1978 unleashes rejoinder to Western ideological constructs its overriding conventions and aesthetics This essay attempts to deliver in what way the rehearsal fragment allows both participants to fetch their cultural opinion and mounts encounter to the predominance of the text and locus of authority In producing their particular text the concept of theatre as a specific and distinguishable cultural artefact is undermined Immersed with creole dynamism its artistic performance continually dismantles the predictable theatrical apparatus to befit above exhibition than denotation
La religión y el fraude fiscal en España
Authors: Recio Eugenio
Published: August 2020

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La conciencia obrera
Authors: Prieto Carlos
Published: August 2020

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Iglesia y Política
Authors: Baselga Eduardo
Published: August 2020

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El desarrollo regional en España cara al III Plan
Authors: Martín Lobo Manuel
Published: August 2020

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Necesidad de una sociología del consenso en España
Authors: González Páramo José M.
Published: August 2020

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Estudio bibliográfico: La prensa obrera en España II (1900-1923)
Authors: Arbeloa Víctor Manuel
Published: August 2020

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Problemática del salario mínimo interprofesional
Authors: Ortega Victorino
Published: August 2020

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UPAYA GURU DALAM MENINGKATKAN HASIL BELAJAR PENDIDIKAN AGAMA ISLAM DI SEKOLAH DASAR
Authors: Hardiyanti, dkk. Novia
Published: August 2020

The present study aimed at finding out the efforts made by teachers to improve the outcomes of Islamic education (PAI) learning undertaken by IV grade students at SDN 156 in Bangun Jaya village, Rejang Lebong regency. This study used a qualitative approach, and the data were collected using observation and interview techniques. After data collection, analyses were carried out with the following stages: selecting data, presenting data, and drawing conclusion. This study concluded that the efforts made by teachers in improving students’ learning outcomes of PAI included: asking the principal to add learning hours outside PAI teaching hours; communicating with students’ parents to remind their children of rehearsing lessons at home; making evaluations before and after the lessons; choosing approaches or methods that appealed to students; making use of learning media to make it easier to explain the materials so that the materials were easily understood by students; and using the reward and punishment methods. The description of PAI learning outcomes for the fourth grade students was quite good because all students’ values in the school year of 2019-2020 could be seen from the results of their semester which had reached the specified KKM standard.
Tradisi Meuulang (Muthala’ah) Dalam Meningkatkan Interaksi Individual (Pendekatan Santri Dan Teungku) Studi Kasusdi Dayah Darul Huda Lueng Angen
Authors: Dkk. Mawaddah,
Published: August 2020

Latar belakang dari penelitian ini adalah dalam lingkungan dayah atau pesantren,antara guru dan santri biasanya terdapat batasan. Terutama dalam interaksi di dalam kelas. Karena interaksi teungku dan santri, sangat dibutuhkan untuk mengetahui bagaimana kemajuan  santrinya dalam proses belajar. Sebagian besar santri pada saat proses belajar berlangsung, masih terlihat sulit dalam mengembangkan diri, mengeluarkan pendapat, ide dan kurang percaya diri ketika menyampaikan sesuatu. Maka dari itu, diperlukan metode yang sesuai agar santri lebih tertarik dan bersemangat untuk mengikuti pelajaran salah satunya dengan metode yang dalam penelitian ini ditulis oleh peneliti sebagai metode meuulang (muthala’ah). Tujuan pokok dalam penelitian ini untuk mengetahui tradisi meuulang (muthala’ah) dalam meningkatkan interaksi individual  (pendekatan santri dan teungku) studi kasus di Dayah Darul Huda Lueng Angen, Kec. Langkahan Aceh Utara. Jenis penelitian yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah penelitian lapangan (fildresearch) bersifat deskripif kualitatif, dalam penelitian ini peneliti hanya mengambil 13% dengan jumlah 10 santri kelas 1 untuk diwawancarai di dayah Darul Huda Lueng Angen. Data dikumpulkan menggunakan observasi, wawancara dan dokumentasi. Peneliti menggunakan analisis data dengan teknik analisis yang meliputi reduksi data, pengajian data dan verifikasi (menarik kesimpulan). Hasil dari penerapan metode meuulang (muthala’ah) dalam meningkatkan interaksi individual menunjukkan bahwa perkembangan interaksi semakin meningkat, komunikasi mulai terjalin serta pemahaman kitab-kitab mata pelajaran sangat terbantu dengan metode meuulang (muthala’ah).
Input shaping control of a flexible cantilever beam excited by a moving hub
Authors: Nguyen Quoc Chi , Vu Nguyen Tri Giang , Pham Phuong Tung
Published: August 2020

Introduction: A cantilever beam is a well-known structural element in engineering, which is only fixed at one end. This structure can be used to describe a manipulator, whose stiffness is large to ensure rigidity and stability of the system. A flexible cantilever beam provides a light-weight structure and high cost efficiency but generates vibration under high-speed positioning. In this paper, we aim to control the vibratory behavior of a flexible cantilever beam attached to a moving hub. Method: The mathematical model of the flexible beam is described by partial differential equations (PDEs) using Euler-Bernoulli beam theory. Then, The PDE model is approximated by using the Galerkin method, which is resulted in a set of ordinary differential equations (ODEs). Experiment is used to determine unknown parameters of the system to complete the model. The ODE model enables the control design of three input shapers: (i) Zero-Vibration (ZV), (ii) Zero-Vibration-Derivative (ZVD), and (iii) Zero-Vibration-Derivative-Derivative (ZVDD), which are employed to drive the flexible beam to the desired position and to reduce vibrations of the beam. Results and conclusion: The dynamic model is obtained in term of ordinary differential equations. Unknown parameters of the system are determined by experimental process. Various controllers are designed to eliminate the vibration of the beam. The simulation is applied to predict the dynamic response of the beam to verify the designed controllers numerically. Experiment shows the validity of the mathematical model through the consistency between the simulation and experimental data and the effectiveness of the controllers for the real system. These controllers show several advantages such as no need of extra equipment; the positioning controller is intact, which means it may be applied to many existing systems.
Application of hysplit model to evaluate the relationship between meteorological parameters and PM10 content in the atmospheric environment in Ha Noi city, Vietnam
Authors: Nguyen Anh Dung , Dương Hồng Sơn , Nguyễn Thế Đức Hạnh , Dong Nguyen Dac
Published: August 2020

Meteorology is one of the factors that plays an important role in assessing the quality of the atmospheric environment. Regarding the air pollution, especially dust and gaseous emissions, there are currently few studies on the relationship between meteorological factors and the increase in pollutant concentration. In this study, the relationship between several meteorological parameters such as temperature (TEM), wind speed (WS), wind direction (WD) and PM10 content in Hanoi were evaluated through the Spearman correlation coefficient (r) by SPSS statistical analysis software. Data includes hourly meteorological factors (temperature, wind speed and wind direction) and 24-h PM10 concentration collected at three automatic air quality monitoring stations in Hanoi in 2018. In addition, HYSPLIT model is used to determine the influence of wind direction and contribution of air pollution sources. The results show a negative correlation (r <0) between PM10 content, temperature and wind speed in dry and rainy seasons. During the dry season, Hanoi has a higher PM10 content than the remaining months of the year. This might be partly affected by outside pollution sources from the North and Northwest. The findings emphasize the dependence of air quality on local meteorological conditions and the distribution of major
COVID-19 Spread Faster with Air-Conditioning-Systems
Authors: Al-Baghdadi Maher
Published: August 2020

Droplets and aerosolized viral particles expelling from the body through coughing or sneezing and it is spreading to nearby surroundings. CFD model has been developed to simulate the air flow and the transport and dispersion of the aerosolized viral particles and fine droplets suspended in the air particles through the office. The study presents two cases involving the spreading limits and pathways of the aerosolized viral particles and fine droplets suspended in the air in a place; without and with air conditioning unit. The results showed that the use of air conditioning systems can increase the chances of spreading COVID-19 virus infection. The air-conditioning unit recirculates the same air inside a room, and this has the potential to create a virus-laden environment. Air circulation indoors such as using air conditioning units should be avoided in closed places. Existing ventilation systems should be expanded to include extraction and air filtration systems and/or germicidal, ultraviolet light. Also, opening a window can help bring in fresh air from the outside and disperse stale air inside, and that could help reduce the possibility of the spread of the virus particles in the closed place. Lastly, crowds of people in closed public places should be avoided.
The Utilization Of Counseling Flipchart At Integrated Health Post
Authors: Senudin Putriatri Krimasusini , Padeng Eufrasia Prinata , Masri Eugenius Rada , Suryati Yuliana
Published: August 2020

Integrated health post  is one form of community-based health efforts, which empowers and facilitates the community in obtaining basic health services, to accelerate the reduction in maternal and infant mortality. The Integrated health post  is ideally carried out with a five table system and five basic activities. Integrated health post  in local government clinic kota Ruteng has conducted registration, weighing and filling the Health Towards Card  (KMS) well, but the extension activity was never carried out by kader. Kader often find it difficult, because there is a lack of confidence and are not sure they are able to do counseling, especially for kader who have not attended extension training. In addition, the unavailability of standardized aids to be used when counseling at the Integrated health post . This research was conducted with an observational method with a cross sectional approach followed by 54 kader. Sampling using purposive sampling. The research instruments used were questionnaire and observation sheet. The results showed that the characteristics of respondents based on age were mostly more than 35 years old (51.9%), most had high school education background (70.4%), most of them had been kader  for 1-5 years (53.7% ) and most of them have never attended counseling training (63%).The use of flipcharts by the kader at the time of counseling in  Integrated health post   at the table four was good (51.8%). There is no relationship of age (0.022) and counseling training that has ever been followed (0.285) with the use of Integrated health post  training flipcharts. There is an educational relationship (0,000) and a long time as a kader  (0.001) with the use of counseling flipchart at Integrated health post . It can be concluded that flipchart can help kader  in conducting extension activities at table four  Integrated health post  balita in accordance with the problems and needs of participants.
Factors Of Achieving Pressure Affect Stress In School Children In Batu City Region
Authors: Yulifah Rita
Published: August 2020

Stress is a condition that occurs in everyday life. In the life cycle stress can occur in adults and school-age children. Of the 40% population consisting of children and adolescents, 7-14% of children experience mental health problems, namely hyperactivity to learning difficulties. Stress that occurs in school-age children is stress that comes from the learning process or things related to pressure, especially the pressure before the final exam (State exam). The study is a descriptive analytic study with a cross sectional approach which aims to formulate the factors that influence the emergence of stress in school-age children in the Batu City area. The population of sixth grade elementary school students was 195 people taken by proportional random sampling. Data were analyzed using logistic regression. The results showed that there were 4 stressful factors in school-age children, namely 89.2% pressure factors for achievement, 38.5% pressure factors to compete in graduation, 24.6% pressure factors to be accepted, and 53.3% factor in many activities before the final exam. The results of the analysis using logistic regression found an overall value of 67.69%, indicating that based on the pressure for achievement, competing, accepted and many activities from 195 respondents the possibility of an estimate for stress was 67.69%. The implications of the results of these studies can be taken into consideration by parents and educators should not be too demanding for children to achieve high achievement standards, not stressing to always be at the top. Learning is adapted to children's rights and continues to pay attention to the needs of children, so that children can achieve achievements in school, continuing their growth and development.
Karakter ideal seorang ayah dalam Surat Yusuf
Authors: Yusuf Muhammad Suaidi , Muzafar Humam Fikri
Published: August 2020

The research studied the family education message contained in the surah of Yusuf consisting of the characters possessed by the father. Recognizing the ideal characteristics of fathers in the Quran can make a valuable contribution in the study and practice of family education. The study was conducted by the method of tafsir maudhu'i by examining the interpretation of parts of the verse in the letter of Yusuf which contains a dialogue between father and son, namely between the Prophet Yaqub and his sons, Yusuf. The study found that there were 9 characters of a father in the Prophet Yaqub, namely 1) love and affection for, 2) good listeners, 3) patience with children, 4) avoiding and maintaining family conflicts, 5) trusting for the difficulties experienced by the family, 6) Not Desperate, 7) complaining about difficulties and difficulties only to God, 8) forgiving of family and 9) protecting family

 

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Penelitian mengkaji pesan pendidikan keluarga yang terkandung dalam surat Yusuf berupa karakter-karakter yang dimiliki seorang ayah. Mengenali karakter-karakter ideal seorang ayah dalam al Quran bisa memberikan sumbangan teoritis berharga dalam kajian dan praktek pendidikan keluarga. Penelitian dilakukan dengan metode tafsir maudhu’i dengan mengkaji tafsir bagian-bagian ayat dalam surat Yusuf yang berisi dialog antara ayah dan anak, yakni antara Nabi Yaqub dan putra-putranya. Penelitian menemukan ada 9 karakter seorang ayah dalam diri Nabi Yaqub yaitu 1) cinta dan sayang terhadap, 2) pendengar yang baik, 3) sabar terhadap anak, 4) menghindari dan menjaga konflik keluarga, 5) tawakal atas kesulitan yang dialami keluarga, 6) Tidak Putus asa , 7) mengadukan kesulitan dan kesusahan hanya kepada Allah, 8) pemaaf terhadap keluarga dan 9) pelindung bagi keluarga.

 
Johann P. Arnason & Kurt A. Raaflaub, The Roman Empire in Context: Historical and Comparative Perspectives (Chichester: Wiley & Sons, 2011)
Authors: Gibbons Michael
Published: August 2020

Arnason and Raaflaub’s edited volume, The Roman Empire in Context: Historical and Comparative Perspectives, is the fifth volume in a series entitled The Ancient World: Comparative Histories. The overarching aim of the series is to bring a comparative perspective to studies of ancient histories, and earlier titles focus either on content or geography. This is the only volume to date that focuses on a specific civilization, and Rome is of course significant enough to merit its own volume.
Göran Greider, Ingen kommer undan Olof Palme (Stockholm: Ordfront, 2011)
Authors: Quirico Monica
Published: August 2020

In 2011 within the Swedish labour movement many activists dissatisfied with the Social Democratic Party (SAP) – who in 2010 suffered from the second electoral defeat in succession and fell into a never-ending crisis – turned to the legacy of Olof Palme (whose XXV death anniversary was celebrated on February, 28) as a flag of the true Social Democratic tradition, to which it is urgent to come back before the centre-right government achieves a full “paradigm shift”, deregulating further the labour market and privatizing the Welfare State.
The Idea of University in a Cosmopolitan Perspective
Authors: Kemp Peter
Published: August 2020

The aim of this paper is to show why the humanities are more necessary than ever as part of the university education in our contemporary cosmopolitan age. We need the humanities if our educational institutions are to overcome the threats from narrow-minded politicians and business people to reduce education in schools and universities to simple instruction in management without guidance from the cultures of the world as expressed in art and literature, knowledge of languages, history and philosophy.
George Hinge and Jens A. Krasilnikoff (eds.), Alexandria: A Cultural and Religious Melting Pot (Aarhus: Aarhus University Press, 2009)
Authors: Humphrey J. F.
Published: August 2020

The Canopus region of Egypt on the Mediterranean coast was already inhabited and a port prior to Alexander’s founding of his city. Pseudo-Callisthenes reports that Alexander awaited “an oracle from the god as to where he should found a city bearing his name” (Krasilnikoff, “Alexandria as Place,” 26).[1] According to this account, Alexander was visited in his sleep by the god who spoke thus to him: “King, to you I speak. the god of the ram’s horn. / If you wish forever to flourish in youth eternal, / Build an illustrious city above the island of Proteus/ Where once Aion Plutonius first took his throne as ruler… (Krasilnikoff, “Alexandria as Place,” 26-27).
Herman Salton, Arctic Host, Icy Visit: China and Falun Gong Face Off in Iceland (Saarbrücken: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing, 2010)
Authors: Einarsdóttir Aníta , Zhang Tiantian
Published: August 2020

Explanatory Note: Due to the controversial nature of the book reviewed, Nordicum-Mediterraneum is taking the unusual step of seeking two reviews from contrasting perspectives. The first is a review by an Icelandic citizen and the second by a Chinese citizen who is resident in Iceland. (The editors)
Dogancan Özsel (ed.), Reflections on Conservatism (Newcastle: Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2011)
Authors: Barden Garrett
Published: August 2020

In the foreword to his The Ancien Régime and the Revolution (1856) Alexis de Tocqueville wrote that “No nation had ever before embarked on so resolute an attempt as that of the French in 1789 to break with the past, to make, as it were, a scission in their life line and to create an unbridgeable gulf between all they had hitherto been and all they now aspired to be. …in a word, they spared no pains in their endeavour to obliterate their former selves.”