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COMPARATIVE CHARACTERISTICS OF CHRISTIANITY AND BUDDHISM VALUES
Authors: Bobyreva Ekaterina V. , Dmitrieva Olga A.
Published: February 2022

The article considers dynamics and carries out comparison of significant valuable guidelines of Christianity and Buddhism which form the basis of theological conceptions if these world religions and demonstrate ideological and moral priorities of people professing these religions. The issues under consideration are of relevance as the problem considered in the article and reacquired results of the survey reveal the difference in the mentality of people confessing definite religion and as a result can remove difficulties arising in the process of communication of people sharing different religious views.

The aim of the carried investigation is to identify values forming the basis of the two of the world’s principal religions. To determine causes and main directions of historical dynamics of the pointed values as well as influence of the values of a certain religion on the society’s functioning.

In the process of conducting research the following methods were used: semantic and content analysis method, conceptual analysis and discourse analysis.

The study showed that the following values can be referred to traditional Christian values: faith, good (kindness), love, mercy, modesty, forgiveness, purity of morals, God. At the present stage of social development Christian values have undergone changes, and at present such values as life, truth, and good have come to the fore. Besides, modern Christianity refers to values such notions as patriotism, freedom and family values. Buddhism historically refers to the category of values the guidelines determining foundations of human life: correct views, correct intentions, correct speech, correct behavior, correct lifestyle, correct efforts, correct attention. At the present stage of social development modified values of Buddhism come to the forefront: cleansing the mind and developing wisdom, compassion, the law of karma and rebirth. In modern Buddhism, values present complex concepts implying that a person has particular moral qualities. The results of the study showed that Christian values have been kept unchanged, while values of Buddhism have been subject to changes under the influence of changing historical conditions.
Climatically determined spatial and temporal changes in the biomass of Pinus sp. of Eurasia in the context of the law of the limiting factor
Authors: Usoltsev Vladimir Andreevich , Zukow Walery , Tsepordey Ivan Stepanovich
Published: February 2022

Forest ecosystems play an essential role in climate stabilization, and the study of influence of climate change on their biomass and carbon depositing is of paramount importance. The objective of this study was (a) to verify the operation of the law of the limiting factor at the transcontinental level when modeling changes in the biomass of trees and stands of the two-needled subgenus Pinus sp. of Eurasia in relation to geographically determined indicators of temperatures and precipitation, and (b) to show the possibility of using the constructed climate-conditioned models of tree and stand biomass in predicting temporal changes in tree and stand biomass based on the principle of space-for-time substitution. As a result of the implementation of the principles of the limiting factor and space-for-time substitution, a common pattern has been established on tree and stand levels: in sufficiently moisture–rich climatic zones, an increase in temperature by 1°C with a constant amount of precipitation causes an increase in aboveground biomass, and in moisture–deficient zones - its decrease; in warm climatic zones, a decrease in precipitation by 100 mm at a constant average January temperature causes a decrease in aboveground biomass, and in cold climatic zones - its increase.
Land Use Analysis of Central Business District (CBD) of Metropolis Saddar Karachi through SRS/GIS Techniques
Authors: Kausar Anila , Afsar Sheeba , Wazir Zohra , Lahori Altaf Hussain , Afzal Ambreen , Arif Junaid , Sydorenko Volodymyr , Pruskyi Andrii , Tyshchenko Vasyl
Published: February 2022

The high density of buildings and roads are commonly associated with the Central Business District (CBD) of a metropolitan and multicultural city Karachi, Pakistan. It is the highly interactive place of a metropolis, therefore, considers functionally effective zones. This paper will prove even with a high rate of urbanization and expansion due to urban sprawl, still Saddar is the focus of attraction concerning several facts. The main objectives of the study were to explore the land-based cataloging of Saddar based on activity and to assess the environmental issues which are associated with this land use classification for the sustainability of CBD the people perception methods of identification of research, Land-use (LU) Analysis of Area of Interest (AOI) via, questionnaire-based surveying, and geo-coding of activities methods have been used in this study.  The obtained results revealed that Saddar town covers land use approximately, 4.28% Leisure, 9.38% Shopping, Business or Trade, 7.9% Social, Institutional, or Infrastructure Related, 4.62% Mass Assembly of People, 6.37% Industrial, Manufacturing, and Waste Related, while 5.68% Traveler Movement,5.9% Natural Resource Related,52.40% Residential,3.4% No Human Activity or Unclassified. Approximately, 44.2% of the land use was engaged in capita producing activities, which reflects CBD’s functional strength.  Overall, it recommended that there should be more green spaces in the CBD to improve air quality. Vertical urban gardening/forest can be implemented as Saddar has limited space and it is a concrete jungle having very less open space.
Vacuum – assisted closure in neurosurgery as treatment option for purulent wounds after spinal implants procedures – short preliminary report
Authors: Siedlecki Zygmunt , Hadzik Kajetan , Woźniak Jakub , Śniegocki Maciej
Published: February 2022

We present a short preliminary report about the use of vacuum - assisted closure in infected and purulent wounds treatment after neurosurgical spinal procedures. Our report is based on the currently treated patients and points out to other neurosurgeons this therapeutic possibility. We are currently treating two severely injured patients in bad functional state. These patients had severe spine injuries and were therefore treated surgically by decompression and fusion. Patient No. 1 had C5 burst fracture treated by anterior and posterior stabilization, while patient No. 2 had Th4 burst fracture treated with posterior transpedicular stabilization. The patients developed purulent surgical site infection. Revision and wounds irrigation were ineffective. Desire to leave titanium implants in patient’s spines (which is important for future rehabilitation), it was decided to use V.A.C® in wounds healing. We find that vacuum - assisted closure appears to be of significant benefit in such treatment. It is a good therapeutic option in the management of such patients; however, this issue requires more extensive research in the future.
Uwagi na temat „nowych szkół” w historiografii polskiej doby podzaborowej
Authors: Wierzbicki Andrzej
Published: February 2022

Tekst dotyczy dziejów historiografii polskiej w kraju i na emigracji, postrzeganych przez pryzmat współwystępowania różnych, często rywalizujących ze sobą, kierunków, metod, środowisk badawczych, ugrupowań politycznych itp., określanych jako szkoły historyczne. Za najbardziej reprezentatywne dla okresu podzaborowego autor uznał szkoły: naruszewiczowską (od Adama Naruszewicza), lelewelowską (od Joachima Lelewela), krakowską i warszawską.
Wincenty Zakrzewski o roli Kościoła w dziejach Polski
Authors: Pisulińska Joanna
Published: February 2022

Przedmiotem analizy jest obraz dziejów Kościoła w pracach historycznych Wincentego Zakrzewskiego (1844–1918). Ten wnikliwy badacz dziejów XVI stulecia wiele miejsca w swych rozważaniach poświęcał roli polskiego duchowieństwa w dziejach Polski. W polu jego zainteresowań naukowych znajdowały się również stosunki państwa polskiego ze Stolicą Apostolską. Zapatrywania historyka krakowskiego zostały ukazane na tle ówczesnej myśli historycznej.
Leadership Training Program Assessment: Using Appreciative Inquiry for Assessment and Development
Authors: Hartsough Leanna
Published: February 2022

This study assessed the impact of the Leadership Training program using Appreciative Inquiry to continue the positive impact in a car dealership on the east coast of the United States. Seven participants interviewed described the strengths and opportunities of the program as transformational leadership through mindfulness and communication. The study may contribute to the use of AI in other program assessments.
Positive-Impact Companies: Designing Business Organizations as Positive Institutions
Authors: Pavez Ignacio , Laszlo Chris
Published: February 2022

Positive-impact companies are organized around the purpose of positive impact, which we define as increasing economic prosperity while contributing to a healthy environment and improving human wellbeing. Based on lessons learned from the study of PICs, we describe how business organizations can be designed to become positive institutions and create positive change in the world and how Appreciative Inquiry is an ideal social technology to do this work.
An Organization Development Approach to Branding: Lessons from Sustainability Pioneer Interface
Authors: Amodeo Mona A.
Published: February 2022

Sustainability pioneer Interface, Inc.’s midcourse correction illustrates the impact of an organization’s ability to redefine its purpose beyond profits. Using Interface’s journey as a model, my team developed an Appreciative Inquiry-inspired and OD-based approach that supports organization change through the development of an authentic narrative that engages employees, innovates industries, and solidifies responsible corporate reputations.
Learning from The Falls (túath na bhFál) and Bombay Street Project (architect Seán Mackel), Belfast: urban reflections from the most divided and resilient streets in Western Europe.
Authors: Martínez Pérez Alona
Published: February 2022

This paper examines the Falls Road (located in West Belfast) which is a largely Catholic/Irish Republican neighbourhood particularly relevant during the conflict known as The Troubles, which affected Northern Ireland for some forty years from the late 1960s until 1998. During this period and to this day, Falls Road became the heart of Irish republicanism and the most divided street in Western Europe. The human cost of the conflict was more than 3,500 dead. On the other side of the wall is the other street, the Shankhill Road (Protestant and Unionist). This gives a clear picture of the impact of the conflict in the context of street life before The Troubles began. The Falls Road in West Belfast, which runs from Divis Street to Andersonstown, derives from the expression túath na bhFál, which in Irish means “territory of the enclosures”. I have worked as an architect and researcher for over a decade in the city on both sides of the wall. This paper examines the typology of the divided street and its transition into a successful example of Irish renaissance culture and urban regeneration. The paper is divided into two parts in which the Falls Strip will be dissected:1x The Falls (lower part of the street), 2-Bombay Street (architect Seán Mackel). I will use Manuel de Solà-Morales’ approach to the construction of this street in Belfast as an “urban city of conflict”, as a succession of episodes, data, dates, facts, details and events and interpretations and the opening of the street in this case to understand the lessons that can be drawn from a clear typological study of the street in two sections.
Lugares de exclusividad y exclusión: De la casa al barrio y de la ciudad al islote .
Authors: Pantelidou Charikleia
Published: February 2022

En las últimas décadas nos enfrentamos a una transformación urbana basada en la exclusividad. Los barrios cerrados se encuentran en todo el mundo en un intento de las clases medias de protegerse frente al otro mediante la práctica de métodos de injusticia espacial. Sin embargo, lo que distingue el caso de los barrios cerrados de otros métodos de exclusión urbana es el hecho de que la exclusión del «otro» es coherente con la restricción de lo «normal» mientras que al mismo tiempo los conceptos de interior y exterior se reinterpretan y redefinen, en referencia a la espacialidad. En este contexto, la ciudad contemporánea adquiere nuevas formas y significados, alejándose de la organización espacial contemporánea y las correlaciones habituales de formaciones espaciales y sociales. Surgen las preguntas: ¿Cuáles son las cualidades espaciales y sociales de los barrios cerrados? y ¿cómo el fenómeno de los barrios cerrados transforma el espacio urbano moderno. A través de la elaboración teórica del tema y el análisis del contenido de una novela de literatura contemporánea intentamos conocer las transformaciones e inversiones que se producen en el paisaje urbano en la realidad contemporánea de la exclusión espacio-social.
Barcelona: haec omnia – divisa – tibi dabo… Cohesión y división en la evolución (geo)urbana de una ciudad ambivalentemente compacta.
Authors: Gausa Navarro Manuel
Published: February 2022

Desde la cima del Tibidabo Barcelona se ha presentado, durante muchos años, como un Todo unitario (haec omnia tibi dabo…Todo esto te daré, Mateo 4:9): una masa compacta, sensiblemente regular, extendida entre los dos ríos laterales y el mar (los límites que, en el pasado, habían delimitado su geografía). Incluso con el salto de escala reciente Barcelona ha conservado su aparente claridad estructural, a pesar de los procesos difusos que han caracterizado estas últimas décadas. Sin embargo, bajo esa aparente “unidad/uniformidad”, civil y cívica, Barcelona ha sido siempre una ciudad dividida, tanto en lo físico como en lo social. Lo más sorprendente de esa división es su carácter sistémico a lo largo del tiempo, al coincidir –en cada periodo– “división sociocultural” y “división física” en ciertos espacios de límite claramente reconocibles en la propia estructura urbana y en su propio desarrollo (desde la ciudad romana y medieval hasta la ciudad industrial y postindustrial o la ciudad informacional contemporánea). En este texto se revisan diversos ejemplos suficientemente explícitos en los que la paradójica ecuación unidad-división ha marcado la historia (mesuradamente contradictoria y dual) de una ciudad abierta y cerrada, doméstica y cosmopolita, liberal y conservadora, ambiciosa y temerosa, emprendedora y auto-referencial; una ciudad en la que, en sus mejores momentos, las dos caras de la moneda –los conocidos seny (sentido común) y rauxa (rabia emocional)– habrían dejado paso a una tercera vía, la empenta (el empuje, racional y creativo) capaz de superar solercias e inercias, convenciones, y divisiones.
Fashion shows, year zero:: change and perception after Covid-19.
Authors: CARMEN CRISTOFOL
Published: February 2022

El sector textil ha sido uno de los sectores más afectados por la pandemia generada por el coronavirus desde finales de 2019. A los problemas de actividad causados por las fuertes restricciones sanitarias, se le ha sumado la dificultad añadida para presentar las colecciones a los diferentes stakeholders a través de las tradicionales pasarelas. El objetivo general de la presente investigación es conocer cómo las pasarelas de moda se han adaptado a la denominada Nueva Normalidad tras la aparición del coronavirus. Para conocer cómo han afrontado las empresas este nuevo desafío, se acude al análisis de contenido. Asimismo, también se ha aplicado un cuestionario para identificar las percepciones de los públicos implicados. De los resultados se aduce que este inconveniente, lejos de ser una limitación, ha supuesto una reinvención dentro del ámbito de la comunicación de la moda a nivel internacional.
STUDENT AFFAIRS LEADERSHIP EDUCATORS’ NEGOTIATIONS OF RACIALIZED LEGITIMACY
Authors: Irwin Laura N.
Published: February 2022

Critical and justice-oriented approaches to leadership are incomplete without attention to racism and racialization. This study employed basic qualitative inquiry to examine racialized legitimation within student affairs leadership education through lenses of whiteness as property and legitimacy. Findings detail how leadership educators sought to gain and/or maintain legitimacy and the ways racialization is embedded in these processes through professional experiences, leadership knowledge, and identity. Implications for research and practice are discussed.
An Examination of the Impact of Peer Mentoring on First-Generation College Student Peer Mentors’ Development of the Five Practices of Exemplary Leaders
Authors: Hirsch Kelsey , Odom Summer F. , Moore Lori L.
Published: February 2022

The purpose of this study was to examine how undergraduate peer mentors at Texas A&M University perceive their development of leadership behaviors through their peer mentor experience. Participants were first- generation college students serving as mentors to first-generation college students at Texas A&M University. A qualitative approach was used to examine reflections from the peer mentors about their personal best leadership experiences as a peer mentor and their self-reported highest scored practice on the Student Leadership Practices Inventory (SLPI). This study is rooted in Kouzes and Posner’s (1987, 2002) Five Practices of Exemplary Leadership model. There were 33 peer mentors who participated in this study. Mentor reflections showed evidence of behaviors demonstrating all five of the exemplary leadership practices through serving as a peer mentor.
CULTIVATING THE CONFIDENCE AND CAPACITY OF GLOBAL STUDENTS THROUGH PARTICIPATION IN AN INTERCULTURAL LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM: A theoretical model
Authors: Calley Stephanie
Published: February 2022

With the overarching goal of cultivating global citizens, many higher education institutions have developed and implemented co-curricular leadership programs for their constituents. Quantitative research on the impact of leadership programs on undergraduate students has shown an increase in self-awareness and social consciousness, both characteristics of global citizens. Yet, research has failed to adequately address the impact of leadership programs on global students’ sense of self. Global students include any individual who has spent a significant portion of their developmental years outside the country of higher education, including international students, children of international religious missionaries, international military personnel, international businesspeople or government diplomats. The central question that informed this qualitative inquiry was: How do former global students who participated in a co-curricular intercultural leadership program describe the impact of their involvement on their current sense of self in post-baccalaureate life? For this qualitative inquiry, grounded theory case study was utilized to explore the experiences of 15 former global students who participated in a co-curricular, intercultural leadership development program. This empirical research into the impact of co-curricular leadership programs on global students’ sense of self in their post-baccalaureate life contributed to the theory of intercultural competence development. It also provided practical implications for the components of high impact leadership programs as well as the value of providing developmental programs for global students.
Using a Case Study to Teach Leaders How to Enact Positive Organizational Change
Authors: Spain Everett , Brennecke Lara , Young Lissa
Published: February 2022

It can be difficult for students to digest and learn complex theories of organizational culture and change without being able apply the steps to a real or imagined scenario. Oftentimes, they lack experience and can’t imagine the components of each phase or step without a practical example. This article discusses the theoretical background of leading positive organizational change and then uses a case study to help students apply their knowledge. It highlights the fictional leadership dilemma of a young Army officer, First Lieutenant Jordan Baker, upon arrival to her new duty location. Instructors can use the case to teach the 4-Phase Leading Change Framework which incorporates Kotter’s eight-step model to enact positive change. The purpose of this case is to give instructors a framework to teach students in a stepwise fashion, making concepts easier for students to visualize.
THE EMPIRICAL STUDY OF EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITY ON SOCIALLY RESPONSIBLE LEADERSHIP
Authors: Kim Juhee
Published: February 2022

This study examines how extracurricular activity experiences affect students’ leadership development outcomes. Students’ leadership development outcomes are analyzed depend on general characteristics and collegiate/pre-collegiate experiences of extracurricular activities. The correlation to the individual, group, and community values of leadership development was analyzed. The study utilized the Social Change Model and Socially Responsible Leadership Scale (SRLS-R2). Data was analyzed from college students (N=706) using quantitative methodology. The results indicated students who participated in extracurricular activities while in college and high school scored relatively higher in each individual, group, and community value (p<.05). Gender and class level were significantly associated with student leadership development. Specifically, women had relatively higher leadership development than men in congruence, commitment, and citizenship. Also, senior students scored higher than sophomores in individual and community values, showing significant differences. This study guides educational leaders to amplify student participation opportunities that positively affect their leadership development. Educators should consider multifaceted approaches to enhance students’ leadership and a substantively deeper understanding of the latent benefits and patterns of student involvement in extracurricular activities.
Smooth Contextual Bandits: Bridging the Parametric and Nondifferentiable Regret Regimes
Authors: Hu Yichun , Kallus Nathan , Mao Xiaojie
Published: February 2022

Dynamic Personalized Decision Making Beyond the Super-Extrapolatable and Super-Local Cases

Contextual bandit problems model the inherent trade-off between exploration and exploitation in personalized decision making in marketing, healthcare, revenue management, and more. Specifically, the trade-off is characterized by the optimal growth rate of the regret. Intuitively, the optimal rate should depend on how complex the underlying supervised learning problem is, namely, how much can observing reward in one context tell us about mean rewards in another. To formalize this intuitive relationship, Hu, Kallus, and Mao study in “Smooth Contextual Bandits: Bridging the Parametric and Nondifferentiable Regimes” a nonparametric contextual bandit problem in which mean reward functions are β-times differentiable (more generally, Hölder β-smooth). This interpolates between two extremes previously studied in isolation: nondifferentiable bandits (β ≤ 1), with which running separated noncontextual bandits in different context regions achieves rate-optimal regret, and parametric-response bandits (β = ∞), with which rate-optimal regret can be achieved with minimal or no exploration because of infinite extrapolatability across contexts. The authors develop a rate-optimal algorithm that operates neither fully locally nor fully globally, revealing the optimal regret rate in this in-between smooth setting and shedding light on the crucial interplay of functional complexity and regret in dynamic personalized decision making.
Do We Have a Culprit? An Association of Giant Cell Arteritis with Pulmonary Embolism
Authors: Miguel Gonçalves Carolina , Neves Tavares Pedro , Saraiva Fátima , Morais João , Banza Maria Jesus
Published: February 2022

Giant cell arteritis is the most common type of systemic vasculitis. An increased risk of venous thromboembolism has been described in these patients. We report the case of a 79-year-old woman with a history of polymyalgia rheumatica, who presented with left thoracic pain radiating to the neck and scapula plus temporal headache. She had no changes on physical examination, but work-up tests showed increased D-dimer levels and computed tomography pulmonary angiography revealed signs of a chronic/subacute embolism in the right inferior lobe. Anticoagulation with edoxaban was started after 5-day bridging with enoxaparin. Three weeks after the initial diagnosis the headache still persisted and she developed scalp tenderness. Giant cell arteritis was diagnosed and treated with prednisolone, with complete resolution of symptoms. Extensive diagnostic work-up was performed to identify an alternative cause of pulmonary thromboembolism; however, the investigations were negative. This case supports the hypothesis that this type of vasculitis could be related to the occurrence of pulmonary embolism.
UMA ABORDAGEM DA CARNAVALIZAÇÃO EM MEMES POLÍTICOS
Authors: Cavalcante Francilene Leite , Cunha Dóris De Arruda C. da , Caiado Roberta Varginha Ramos
Published: February 2022

Este artigo analisa a carnavalização (Bakhtin 1996, 2018) em memes políticos que circulam na internet.  Partimos da hipótese de que o gênero escolhido se caracteriza pela inversão da “lógica natural” dos objetos, pela representação “ao avesso” de fatos da “vida oficial” e pelo riso carnavalesco. A fundamentação teórico-metodológica é encontrada em Bakhtin (2014, 2011), Medviédev (2019) e Volóchinov (2017). O corpus do trabalho é um recorte constituído de quatro memes coletados no Facebook, entre os anos de 2019 e 2020. Examinamos a relação entre a linguagem da praça pública carnavalesca e a utilizada nos memes; o processo de carnavalização e o tipo de riso presente nos memes. Os resultados mostram que os memes políticos fazem uso de formas não polidas de dizer, de questionamentos que sinalizam para o rebaixamento do outro, pela crítica ou pelo deboche, despertando o riso dos internautas que partilham o posicionamento crítico do criador do meme.
Torto Arado, de Itamar Vieira Junior
Authors: Pereira Victor Hugo Adler
Published: February 2022

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A BASE NACIONAL COMUM CURRICULAR E O ENSINO DA LEITURA-ESCRITA NA EDUCAÇÃO INFANTIL
Authors: Guimarães Ádma Sarmento , Britto Luiz Percival Leme , Pompermaier Odavilma Calado , Costa Sinara Almeida da
Published: February 2022

O estudo investiga como a BNCC-Educação Infantil trata a aquisição do Sistema de Escrita Alfabética nessa etapa de ensino. Para tanto, consideram-se duas tendências teóricas na discussão da temática que compreendem o processo de apropriação da escrita a partir de perspectivas diferentes – identificadas como sistematista e não-sistematista. Procurou-se identificar em que aporte teórico ou tendência pedagógica a BNCC se ancora, de modo a verificar os objetivos de aprendizagem e desenvolvimento propostos no campo de experiência “escuta, fala, pensamento e imaginação” da BNCC, que foca diretamente o tema da escrita. Dentre os resultados, aponta-se que a BNCC compreende ser responsabilidade da Educação Infantil a introdução de conhecimentos relativos ao sistema de escrita, embora de forma mitigada, e, ao mesmo tempo, contraditoriamente, incorpora a perspectivas das múltiplas linguagens e do trabalho não diretivo.
MARCAS DA ORATURA EM CONTOS DE MOÇAMBIQUE
Authors: Fenner Camila Knebel , Paz Demétrio Alves , Sparemberger Alfeu
Published: February 2022

No presente artigo buscamos evidenciar elementos característicos do processo de oratura nas literaturas africanas de língua portuguesa, tendo como corpus de análise os dez volumes da coletânea “Contos de Moçambique”, que apresentam releituras de histórias da tradição oral moçambicana. Na análise dos contos da coleção, consideramos a oratura como união de elementos de duas tradições – oral e escrita –, revelando características constantes dessa junção. Para evidenciá-las, nos baseamos, principalmente, nos estudos de Amadou Hampâté Bâ (2010), Vansina (2010), Moreira (2005), Portugal (1999), Fonseca (2015), Fonseca e Cury (2008), Macêdo e Chaves (2007) e Rosário (1989).
INFÂNCIA, VANGUARDA E LITERATURA AFRO-ANTILHANA EM LUIS PALÉS MATOS
Authors: Josiowicz Alejandra Judith
Published: February 2022

O artigo propõe uma análise da cena da infância em uma seleção dos escritos do poeta porto-riquenho Luis Palés Matos (1898-1959) através da relação com a cultura afro-antilhana. Examino a infância na cultura afro-antilhana em dois níveis diferentes: no nível da forma estética – na experimentação com a oralidade infantil -, e no nível das representações sociais, culturais e étnico-raciais, da herança africana nas Antilhas. Esses dois níveis da cena infância apontam para o projeto de transformar a relação entre o discurso estético e a coletividade por meio da criação, no marco do Porto Rico moderno, de uma nova compreensão da cultura, que aponte ao questionamento da versão hegemônica da identidade nacional como puramente hispânica e branca, e assinale a relevância da cultura afro-antilhana para pensar a língua, a música, a religião, o mito e a subjetividade em Palés Matos.
CELESTE, A BONECA COM OLHOS VERDES DE ESPERANÇA: O IMAGINÁRIO INFANTIL DE SÓNIA SULTUANE
Authors: De Freitas Sávio Roberto Fonseca
Published: February 2022

O objetivo deste estudo é desenvolver uma análise da obra literária infantil Celeste, a boneca com olhos cor de esperança (2017), da escritora moçambicana Sónia Sultuane. Movida pela sensibilidade ocular desbravadora de mundos e de humanitarista declarada, Sónia Sultuane faz migrar a poesia para a literatura infantil. Joana é uma personagem infantil que representa o exercício da solidariedade, da saúde coletiva e da consciência humaitária. Ao contar esta estória, Sultuane mostra que o mundo contemporâneo está muito tóxico e a literatura é um caminho para o exercício da humanidade. Alguns aspectos são levados em consideração na análise: a oralidade, o humanitarismo e o imaginário infantil no feminino. Como suporte teórico, ancoramos nossas análises em posicionamentos de: (CANDIDO, 2011, p. 172). (CHEVALIER; GHEERBRANT, 2006, p.653), (MOREIRA, 2005, p.31), (BACHELARD, 1990. p. 6), (SECCO, 2007, p.9-10) e (CHIZIANE&MARTINS, 2018, p.27).
The undergrowth composition and distribution in different forest area utilization
Authors: SIDABUKKE SIMON H. , Barus Ternala Alexander , Utomo Budi , Delvian Delvian
Published: February 2022

Abstract. Sidabukke SH, Barus TA, Utomo B, Delvian. 2021. The undergrowth composition and distribution in different forest area utilization. Biodiversitas 22: 5255-5261. Forests provide natural raw materials to support various human activities and also demonstrate a wide range of biodiversity, both in terms of wildlife and plants. Based on biological resources, undergrowth species form a significant portion of the forest ecosystems and have overgrown the typical wooden plants. These ground cover/undergrowth groups are known to exhibit diverse complexities and a type of basic vegetation existing under the forest stands. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to determine the composition and distribution of undergrowth species in each forest area designation, including industrial, protected and natural forests. The plot technique was employed, with an area of 2 m x 2 m. This involves a total of 480, 224 and 96 plots in the industrial plantations, protected and natural forest areas, respectively. Also, the entire plants in the measuring plot were recorded, starting from the sprouts up to 1.5 m high. Subsequently, the important value index (IVI) and Morisita index methods were applied in the data analysis. The results showed the occurrence of 98, 57 and 33 undergrowth species in industrial, protected as well as in natural forests, correspondingly. Based on the important value index calculations, Sintrong species (Crassocephalum crepidioides) reported the maximum IVI (31.587%) in industrial forest plantations, alongside Senduduk (Melastoma malabathricum) and Paku Wangi (Phymatosorus scolependria) in the protected areas (29.951%) and natural forests (29.551%), respectively. Furthermore, the Morisita index indicated that the undergrowth distribution pattern for the three areas was clustered, uniform and random, but with varying percentages. However, only two distribution patterns, including random and clustered were peculiar to the natural forests.
Effect of legume varieties and fermentation time of tempe using usar inoculum on the inhibitory activity of angiotensin I-converting enzyme
Authors: Indrati Retno , Handayani Marta T. , Rahayu Novia Aristi , Pebrianti Suci Apsari
Published: February 2022

Abstract. Indrati R, Handayani MT, Rahayu NA, Pebrianti SA. 2021. Effect of legume varieties and fermentation time of tempe using usar inoculum on the inhibitory activity of angiotensin I-converting enzyme. Biodiversitas 22: 5262-5267. The effect of three varieties of legumes, namely, velvet bean (Mucuna prurient), lima bean (Phasaelus lunatus L.), and pigeon pea (Cajanus cajan), on the activity of angiotensin I-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors was studied during tempe fermentation. Fermentation is one way to produce bioactive peptides. Furthermore, the effect of inoculum usar on tempe fermentation was studied. Hydrophobic amino acids are essential in binding firmly to the active site of ACE, and the research showed that pigeon pea had higher levels of hydrophobic amino acids compared with soybeans. The legumes affected the protease activity, peptide content, degree of hydrolysis, and production of ACE inhibitory (ACEI) activity during tempe fermentation. High protein levels and peptide content did not guarantee a high ACE inhibitor level. The mixed culture of usar caused no effect on the production of ACE inhibitors compared with a single culture of Raprima. Legume beans that reached optimal fermentation fast produced high levels of ACE inhibitors. Of the three types of legumes tested in the study, lima beans had the highest ACEI activity during fermentation.
Screening of selected Indonesian plants for antiplatelet activity
Authors: Fakhrudin Nanang , Mufinnah Fatiya Farih , Husni Muhammad Faishal , Wardana Arief Eka , Wulandari Eradhian Irma , Putra Arbie Ristanto , Santosa Djoko , Nurrochmad Arief , Wahyuono Subagus
Published: February 2022

Abstract. Fakhrudin N, Mufinnah FF, Husni MF, Wardana AE, Wulandari EI, Putra AR, Santoso D, Nurrichmad A, Wahyunono S. 2021. Screening of selected Indonesian plants for antiplatelet activity. Biodiversitas 22: 5268-5273. Cardiovascular diseases remain the leading cause of death worldwide. Platelet aggregation plays a crucial role in the development of cardiovascular diseases. Thus, the discovery of bioactive compounds targeting platelet aggregation is a promising approach for combating cardiovascular diseases. Indonesia has plants diversity with the potential to be developed as antiplatelet agents. Thus, this study was aimed to identify the antiplatelet potential of selected Indonesian plant extracts. The plant extracts (100 µg mL-1) were evaluated for their antiplatelet activity in CaCl2-induced platelet aggregation in 96-well plates. In an aggregometer, the active extracts were further evaluated in adenosine diphosphate (ADP)-induced platelet aggregation. The antiplatelet agents, aspirin, and ticagrelor were used as reference drugs in the respective screening assays. Of the 139 tested extracts, ten demonstrated antiplatelet activity in CaCl2-induced platelet aggregation. The evaluation of the ten active extracts in ADP-induced platelet aggregation revealed four active extracts. The most active extract was the methanol extract of Cinnamomum sintoc bark, followed by the methanol extract of Leea aequata leaf, and the dichloromethane and methanol extracts of Physalis angulata petal with moderate activities. This study provides essential scientific evidence for the development of antiplatelet agents from plant origins.
Molecular based genetic diversity of Brongkol's superior durian germplasm of Semarang, Indonesia
Authors: Prakoso Christopher Nicholas Yoshuaki , Retnoningsih Amin
Published: February 2022

Abstract. Prakoso CNY, Retnoningsih A. 2021. Molecular based genetic diversity of Brongkol's superior durian germplasm of Semarang, Indonesia. Biodiversitas 22: 5311-5316. Durio zibethinus is an Indonesian most popular edible durian. This species' genetic diversity is the highest compared to other durian species. Brongkol Village, Semarang, Indonesia is one of the villages that produce superior durian varieties. Brongkol durian is well-known for its sweet and bitter taste of aril with its white to yellow color. This research aimed to analyze the diversity and to identify superior durian in Brongkol using ISSR molecular markers. DNA was isolated from the leaves of 25 varieties of Brongkol superior durian. The DN A was isolated using a modified CTAB method. The genomic DNA was amplified using PCR employing 7 ISSR markers. The amplified DNA band was visualized using a 2% agarose gel electrophoresis. Data were analyzed using the NTSYS’ pc version 2.02 program. The alleles produced in this study were 340-3,000 bp in size. The Polymorphic alleles were found as much as 90.2%. The results of study showed a similarity level of 0.29-0.95. All of the Brongkol superior durians were identified as different varieties. All of the superior Brongkol durians studied were identified as distinct varieties. The results of this study indicated a high diversity of superior durian in Brongkol. In addition, specific alleles were found in varieties B5 and B16.
Biomass, pigment production, and nutrient uptake of Chlorella sp. under different photoperiods
Authors: Fakhri Muhammad , RIYANI ENDAR , EKAWATI ARNING WILUJENG , ARIFIN NASRULLAH BAI , Yuniarti Ating , Widyawati Yuni , Saputra Indra Kurniawan , Diffi Samuel Pratama , Arif Muchlis Zainudin , Hariati Anik Martinah
Published: February 2022

Abstract. Fakhri M, Riyani E, Ekawati AW, Arifin NB, Yuniarti A, Widyawati Y, Saputra IK, Samuel PD, Arif MZ, Hariati AM. 2021. Biomass, pigment production, and nutrient uptake of Chlorella sp. under different photoperiods. Biodiversitas 22: 5344-5349. Chlorella sp. is well-known as a functional feed in fish culture and has been utilized in the food industry. In phototrophic cultivation, photoperiod plays a fundamental part in the growth and pigment content of microalgae. This work was purposed to evaluate the effect of light:dark cycle on the growth rate, production of biomass and pigment and nutrient utilization of Chlorella sp. Four photoperiods (8:16, 12:12, 18:6, and 24:0 h light:dark regimes) under a constant light intensity of 4500 lux were applied in this study. The results demonstrated that increasing light duration led to increased cell growth, biomass, and pigment production of Chlorella sp. The best cell concentration, specific growth rate, and biomass production were 28.5 x 106 cells mL-1, 1.47 day-1, and 0.815 g L-1 dry weight, respectively, under continuous illumination. The maximum chlorophyll a of 19.205 mg L-1 and carotenoid of 4.656 mg L-1 were obtained at 24:0 h photoperiod. The highest uptake of nitrate (66.331%) and phosphate (76.191%) by Chlorella sp. were achieved under 24 h light regime. Improving the uptake of nutrients resulted in enhanced growth and pigment content of Chlorella sp. We conclude that continuous illumination is the best photoperiod to produce biomass and pigment and improve the nutrient removal of Chlorella sp.
Habitat characteristic and density of larva Aedes albopictus in Curug, Tangerang District, Banten Province, Indonesia 2018
Authors: YULIANI DEWI MARIA , Hadi Upik Kesumawati , SOVIANA SUSI , RETNANI ELOK BUDI
Published: February 2022

Abstract. Yuliani DM, Hadi UK, Soviana S, Retnani EB. 2021. Habitat characteristic and density of larva Aedes albopictus in Curug, Tangerang District, Banten Province, Indonesia 2018. Biodiversitas 22: 5350-5357. Aedes albopictus, an aggressive, strong, anthropophilic, exophilic, and exophagic mosquito, was an important vector of dengue fever, chikungunya and yellow fever; it became public health problem all over the world. Larvae of Ae. albopictus live in water-filled various types of containers. The study aimed to measure habitat characteristics and the density of larvae of Ae. albopictus in Curug Subdistrict, Tangerang District. This research was conducted in seven endemic villages of Curug Subdistrict, from January to July 2018. Mosquito larvae were collected in 100 houses in every village, the total samples were 700 houses, and observed all outdoor water containers. In this study, 2990 containers consisted of 1545 (51.67%) controllable containers and 1445 (48.33%) disposable containers. Containers positive for Ae. albopictus were 1320 containers from 597 (45.23%) controllable containers and 723 (54.77%%) disposable containers. The larval density indices were 44.96% (Container Index, CI) and 188.57% (Breteau Index, BI). The analysis Maya index in seven villages in Curug Subdistrict showed that 72.57% belonged to the moderate category, so that the area had the potential as breeding sites of Ae. albopictus. Habitat characteristics of Ae. albopictus in Curug Subdistrict was mostly in disposable containers outside the house.
Arthropods discovered in lower and upper pitchers of Nepenthes at Rampa-Sitahuis Hill, North Sumatra, Indonesia
Authors: MA’ARIF TARIGAN MHD. RAFI’I , DURAN COREBIMA ALOYSIUS , ZUBAIDAH SITI , ROHMAN FATCHUR
Published: February 2022

Abstract. Tarigan MRM, Corebima AD, Zubaidah S, Rohman F. 2021. Arthropods discovered in lower and upper pitchers of Nepenthes at Rampa-Sitahuis Hill, North Sumatra, Indonesia. Biodiversitas 22: 5358-5366. This research aimed to identify the families of arthropods trapped in the upper and lower pitchers of Nepenthes in Rampa Sitahuis Hill Area, North Sumatra, Indonesia. This descriptive qualitative research used an experimental method of data analysis. The arthropods were obtained from the upper and lower pitchers of N. rafflesiana, N. gracilis, N. eustachya, N. ampullaria, and N. sumatrana. Consequently, ten families of arthropods, namely Culicidae, Formicidae, Araneidae, Calliphoridae, Rhyparochromidae, Salticidae, Curculionidae, Blattellidae, Coccinellidae, and Tridactylidae were identified. Culicidae and Formicidae were the most abundant arthropods trapped in Nepenthes’ lower and upper pitchers because Nepenthes functioned as a microhabitat and breeding ground for Culicidae (adult mosquitoes) and Formicidae (ant larvae). Thus, these species established a mutualistic symbiosis in which ants used the tendrils of Nepenthes to lay their eggs and collected nectar generated by the honey glands, while the egg-laying process aids in the pitcher’s breakdown process.
Selection of doubled haploid black rice lines in advanced yield trial based on multivariate analysis
Authors: Karima Alim Wulandari , Putri Ratna Kartika , Purwoko Bambang Sapta , Dewi Iswari Saraswati , Suwarno Willy Bayuardi , Kurniawati Ani
Published: February 2022

Abstract. Karima AW, Putri RK, Purwoko BS, Dewi IS, Suwarno WB, Kurniawati A. 2021. Selection of doubled haploid black rice lines in advanced yield trial based on multivariate analysis. Biodiversitas 22: 5425- 5431. Research on the development of black rice has not received much attention. The anther culture technique can shorten the plant breeding process and produce doubled haploid (DH) lines. The target of this study was to evaluate DH black rice lines with early maturity, good agronomic performance, and high yields. Twenty-seven doubled haploid lines and three check varieties (Aek Sibundong, Inpari 24, and Jeliteng) were evaluated at two locations (Kediri, East Java, and Bogor, West Java) from January to July 2020. A randomized complete block design was applied to this study with three replicates. The combined analysis results showed that the genotype effect (G) was highly significant (p < 0.01) for all characters. In addition, all characters had a high broad-sense heritability. Characters that were positively correlated with yield based on genotypic and phenotypic correlation were the number of productive tillers, the number of vegetative tillers, panicle length, the number of filled grains, and the number of total grains. The 1000-grains weight and panicle length had a positive and the largest direct effect on yield. Principal component analysis showed that the number of productive tillers and the 1000-grains weight were related to yield. The selection index model that can be formulated is as follows I = (3*0.375*Yield) + (0.723* 1000-grains weight) + (0.280* Number of productive tillers). Based on the selection index, 14 genotypes were selected.
Morphological characteristics of Zingiberaceae in Serang District, Banten, Indonesia
Authors: WINDARSIH GUT , UTAMI DWINITA WIKAN , YURIYAH SITI
Published: February 2022

Abstract. Windarsih G, Utami DW, Yuriyah S. 2021. Morphological characteristics of Zingiberaceae in Serang District, Banten, Indonesia. Biodiversitas 22: 5507-5529. Zingiberaceae, known as ginger family, is a family of monocotyledon belonging to the Zingiberales order. This family is widely used its rhizome for various purposes, especially as medicinal plant. The morphological characters can be used to help the identification of species in the field of plant taxonomy. The aim of study was to characterize the morphological traits, both vegetative and generative organs, of Zingiberaceae from Serang District, Banten. Plant specimens were collected from Serang District, Banten, including in Pabuaran, Gunungsari, and Ciomas sub-district using purposive sampling. The examination of morphological characters data was conducted through observation and documentation. There were 13 species/varieties of Zingiberaceae collected from the studied area, i.e. Amomum compactum, Alpinia purpurata, Curcuma xanthorrhiza, C. longa, C. heyneana, C. mangga, C. aeruginosa, Kaempferia rotunda, Etlingera elatior, Zingiber zerumbet, Z. officinale, Zingiber officinale var. rubrum, and Z. cassumunar, in which the generative organs were found only in eight species/cultivars of them. Based on the morphological characters of vegetative organs, thirteen species/cultivars had a similarity distance coefficient from 37% to 94%; while based on the morphological characters of both vegetative and generative organs, the eight species/cultivars had a similarity distance coefficient from 31% to 94%. The results showed that using the characters of vegetative organs data were still able to provide consistent grouping results with the generative organs.