bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Designing Employment-centered Empowerment Model for Rural Women Head of Households in Ilam Province with an Emphasis on their Professional Competencies
Authors: Naseri Satar , Amin Hamed Chaharsoughi , Arayesh Mohammad Bagher , Poursaeed Alireza
Published: July 2020

The purpose of this study is to design an employment-centered empowerment model for rural women head of households in Ilam province with an emphasis on their professional competencies. This research in terms of the level of supervision and degree of control is field and in terms of access to the facts and data processing is survey research type and in terms of data collection is causal-correlation. The statistical population was all rural women head of households in Ilam province, 14156 people. The sample size was determined using the Krejcie and Morgan table, 374 people. Regarding the availability of the list of all women in the study, systematic sampling was used. The data gathering tool was a questionnaire whose content validity was provided through a panel of experts. Reliability of the questionnaire was confirmed by Cronbach's alpha. The results of SEM using AMOS24 software showed that in the standard state is 0.83. Therefore, in both cases, the effect of professional competencies on employment-centered empowerment is a strong effect.
The decomposition and efficiency of NPK-enriched biochar addition on Ultisols with soybean
Authors: Winarso Sugeng , Mandala Marga , Sulistiyowati Hari , Romadhona Sukron , Hermiyanto Bambang , Subchan Wachju
Published: July 2020

This research aims to compare fresh biochar and NPK-enriched biochar and their decomposition levels and nutrient absorption efficiency in acid soil with soybean. Factorial randomized block design was used in this experiment and consisted of two factors. The first factor, biochar source, comprised four levels: B0: biochar without NPK, B1: rice straw biochar + NPK, B2: soybean straw biochar + NPK, and B3: wood biochar + NPK. The second factor, biochar enrichment, comprised four levels: D1: 0.5 tons ha-1, D2: 2.5 tons ha-1, D3: 5.0 tons ha-1, and D4: 10 tons ha-1. Each treatment was replicated three times, yielding 48 experiment units. The results showed that biochar enrichment with NPK affected the decomposition level. The percentage of increasing decomposition in enriched wood biochar (0.09%) was lower than rice (0.28%) and soybean (0.53%) straw biochar. An increase in NPK absorbance efficiency and soybean dry weight was evident in NPK-enriched biochar. The highest N absorbance efficiency occurred in wood biochar (21%), followed by soybean and rice straw biochar, respectively, while the highest P and K absorbances were found in rice straw biochar (35% and 26%, respectively), followed by wood and then soybean biochar.
Rehabilitation of critical land by Implementing complex agroforestry at the prioritized subwatersheds in the Muria Region
Authors: Budiastuti Maria Theresia Sri , Purnomo Djoko , Hendro Hendy , Sudjianto Untung , Gunawan Budi
Published: July 2020

The prioritized  subwatersheds are comprised of seven subwatersheds that have been declared critical within the 52 subwatersheds in the Muria Mountains. An area of approximately 11,000 ha, the topography of the prioritized  subwatersheds is wavy—the typical slope ranges from 25 to 45%—and susceptible to erosion. The purpose of this research was to evaluate agroforestry cropping patterns to support soil conservation and reclamation on critical lands. This study is a quantitative description of research conducted through survey. The results show that most of the researched area has Inceptisols soil type with sandy, clay, and loam textures. The nitrogen, phosphate, potassium, C-organic, and organic matter contents are relatively low while the vegetation Diversity Index is categorized as medium. Sengon trees dominate in the prioritized  subwatersheds area, followed by mahogany, coffee, and teak with average Importance Values of 89.57, 60.24, 78.40, and 21.03, respectively. This research shows that an agroforestry system comprised of sengon trees and coffee is ideally applied in the prioritized  subwatersheds. Coffee requires shade and reduces rain-induced erosion; sengon trees function as a shade while at the same time contributing to the soil as a source of nutrients. During rains, this combined agroforestry system is able to control surface runoff and soil erosion. A sengon/coffee-tree based agroforestry system is ecologically friendly and appropriate for development in the prioritized  subwatersheds.
Dryland land-use conflicts in humid tropics: an analysis using geographic information systems and land capability evaluations
Authors: Neswati Risma , Baja Sumbangan , Arif Samsu , Hasni Hasni
Published: July 2020

This study analyses land-use conflicts in specific dryland agricultural areas in relatively dry humid tropics based on the Regional Spatial Land Use Planning Regulations and land-capability evaluation. This research was conducted in the Regency of Jeneponto, South Sulawesi, Indonesia. The observation site was chosen based on several maps overlapping to produce 30 land units spread across 14 land systems in Jeneponto. This study integrates ground surveys and geographic information systems technology. The land capability analysis used a simple approach factor, according to United States Department of Agriculture definitions. The results indicate that land capability was dominated by Class IV, which covered 35,133 ha or 63.1%. Class VI covered 12,581 ha or 22.6%, Class III covered up to 4,378 ha or 7.9%, and Class VIII covered 3,130 ha or 5.6%. Class VII covered only 486 hectares, or 0.9%, the smallest area. These results indicate that the dryland area which had become a land-use conflict was delineated by Regional Spatial Land Use Planning Regulations. The drylands found in Jeneponto cover 22,214 ha or 39.9%, which has been divided into two: an area where non-dryland agriculture was converted into dryland farming (16,503 hectares, or 29.6%), and an area where dryland-farming was converted into non-agricultural dryland area (5,711 hectares, or 10.3%). Interviews with 50 farmers in the study location revealed factors that had changed agricultural dryland use into non-agricultural dryland use; lower incomes due to decreased soil fertility was a crucial factor.
Predicting peatland groundwater table and soil moisture dynamics affected by drainage level
Authors: Widiarso Bambang , Minardi Slamet , Komariah Komariah , Chandra Tino Orciny , Elmahdi Mohamed Abdesalam , Senge Masateru
Published: July 2020

Excessive drainage of peatlands can cause subsidence and irreversible drying; therefore, it is necessary to predict groundwater levels in peatlands to ensure adequate water for crops and control excessive water loss simultaneously. This study aimed to predict the peatland groundwater level and soil moisture affected by drainage. This research was conducted in a peatland located in Rasau Jaya Umum, Kubu Raya Regency, West Kalimantan Province, Indonesia from February to December 2016. Three treatments of drainage setting were established with maize cropping: without drainage (P0) and drainage channel with water level maintained at depths of 30 cm (P1) and 60 cm (P2) from the soil surface. The results indicated that a polynomial regression model is a good approach to predicting groundwater table level and soil moisture in peatlands, with R2 values ranging 0.71-0.96 and 0.65-0.93, respectively. For agricultural purposes, maintaining the water level at 30 cm from the soil surface in the drainage channel appears to be the ideal level as adequate soil moisture is provided for annual cash crops and drying is prevented simultaneously.
Implementation of STEM-Robotics as High School Intra-curricular
Authors: Latip Abdul , Hardinata Aristo
Published: July 2020

The study aim to describe STEM-Robotic implementation as an intra-curricular in regular curriculum. STEM-Robotics is usually implemented as an extracurricular program in many schools. In the 2019/2020 school year, Edu Global Senior High School Bandung implemented STEM-Robotics as an intra-curricular for the ten-grade science program. STEM-Robotic implementation as an intra-curricular based on the challenges of 21st-century learning that lead to innovative creative learning and skills development. The method in this study is descriptive qualitative research method through the observations, questionnaires, and interview with teacher teams. The results of this study show that, 1) The implementation of STEM-Robotic as an intra-curricular has a curriculum that focuses about robots NXT and Arduino to provide the basics of engineering and technological skills in robotics and coding, while the concepts of science and mathematics have not been directly linked in STEM-Robotic, 2) The implementation of STEM-Robotic dominated by hands-on and mind-on activities in the learning process and its assessment. 3) Generally, students responded positively to the implementation of STEM-Robotics as an intra-curricular that makes learning more interesting, useful, fun, challenging, and develop engineering and technology skills. This result indicates that STEM-Robotic is an alternative subject or learning strategy in regular curriculum to accommodate science learning with educational robotics.
Menanamkan Nilai-Nilai Tasamuh untuk Menangkal Paham Radikalisme di Taman Pendidikan Al-Qur'an (TPQ) Perspektif Psikologi Pendidikan Islam
Authors: Saliyo Saliyo
Published: July 2020

Abstract : INSTILLING THE VALUES OF TASAMUH (TOLERANCE) TO DENY THE UNDERSTANDING OF RADICALISM IN THE AL-QUR’AN EDUCATION PARK (TPQ) PSYCHOLOGICAL PERSPECTIF OF ISLAMIC EDUCATION. This empowerment and dedication research aims to find out the education of tasamuh (tolerance) in the Al-Qur'an Education Park (TPQ). The research method uses the Participatory Action Research (PAR) method. Researchers directly involved in research objects involved in learning activities. Researchers interact directly with the board of asatidz and students in the TPQ. Retrieval of research data using interviews, observation, and document data. The informant taking strategy uses non probability sampling. The collection technique uses purposive sampling. The results showed that the education of the Al-Qur'an Al Itqan Ngembalkulon Kudus showed that education concentrated on cognitive and emotive. Cognitive education contains material related to the science of reading the Qur'an and the procedures for prayer and prayer in daily activities. Educational material and emotive practices in daily life related to science and moral practices. Education is in the frame of behavior modification (behavior modification) and cognitive behavior (cognitive behavior).
From Usul Fiqh to Legal Pluralism: An Autoethnography of Islamic Legal Thought
Authors: Salim GP M. Arskal
Published: July 2020

This article seeks to introduce an autoethnography as a method in studying Islamic law. Through an autoethnography, a scholar could share a unique and subjective experience, which would not only contribute to the understanding of social phenomenon but also reflect on possible different situations upon knowing the reality. It not only makes a sequence of events and their interpretation, but it also asks readers to emotionally ‘relive’ the events with the writer of autoethnography. This article uncovers processes and dynamics of my own thought in approaching and comprehending law in Islam including topics such as usul fiqh and legal pluralism. It discloses the development of my research interest and scope, both nationally and internationally in the past three decades. The article argues that knowledge is not necessarily produced by research work. In fact, personal narratives are considered scientific in that they could contribute knowledge to what we know about the world in which we live. And, last but not least, personal stories are valuable if they could: 1) provide a legitimate claim or justification, 2) offer something new to learn, and 3) help other people cope with or better understand world issues.Keywords: autoethnography, Islamic law, legal pluralism, usul fiqh.
“The Handmaid’s Tale”: a legal-literary essay
Authors: Söhngen Clarice Beatriz da Costa , Bordignon Danielle Massulo
Published: July 2020

This paper proposes an analysis of the legal aspects present in the narrative of “The Handmaid´s Tale”, a novel by Margaret Atwood. First published in 1985, and heavily influenced by second-wave feminism, “The Handmaid´s Tale” addresses, mainly, the matter of gender inequality, once it creates a reality in which fertile women are compelled to reproduce through a servitude system. Through a rupture with the Cartesian dichotomy whose dualist notion separates objectivity from subjectivity, reason from emotion, this paper exposes that this oppression is not a literary creation by Atwood, but a reproduction of the power relations put forward in the history of humankind. In this regard, it is explored how Literature can aid the Law in facing the questions that come up in the resolution of legal and social problems. Besides gender inequality, it is possible to spot in the novel several violations concerning the principle of human dignity. Therefore, this research analyzes the legal provisions taken in the fictional space of Gilead, as well as in the country that preceded it, the United States of America, as well as in Brazil. In addition, it studies the symbolic violence to which women are submitted in Gilead and how it relates to the experiences lived by contemporary Brazilian women.
The judiciary and the greek myth of Kronos: the judicialization of the consensual means for conflict solution and the monopoly of access to justice
Authors: Stangherlin Camila Silveira , Spengler Fabiana Marion
Published: July 2020

In the Greek mythology, the god Kronos swallowed his children after birth, in order not to be dethroned and thus to perpetuate himself in power. The Brazilian State, when represented by the Judiciary, in seeking ways to provide access to qualified justice, has been overusing extrajudicial forms – which at community level have provided differentiated approaches to conflict – but such overuse has transformed these extrajudicial decisions into rules of traditional jurisdiction. The present study aims at analyzing the perspective of the Judiciary at implementing alternatives to adjudicated decisions, by means of editing norms that keep it as a centralizing entity, through self-determined means outlined under its order. The research is based on the bibliographical method, and contains an examination of the doctrine and legislation connected to the theme, as well as the hypothetical-deductive approach and monographic procedure method. In this understanding, one wonders: from the myth of the Greek god Kronos, is it possible to identify an excess – by the Judiciary – in subtracting consensual ways of resolving conflicts in order to retain the monopoly of jurisdiction? The incessant intervention of the Brazilian Judiciary is incontestable in covering all the questions related to the delineation of the self-composition of conflicts, infecting them with the perils of a decadent system, hence separating the citizen from the access to justice.
Disclaimer – this is a work of fiction: the relationship between law and literature in the novels “The children act”, by Ian McEwan, and “The pale king”, by David Foster Wallace
Authors: Araujo Marcelo de , Savelli Clara
Published: July 2020

The aim of this article is to explore a relationship that has not yet been examined in the contemporary debate on law and literature. The law can, indeed, constitute the subject matter of a novel. But as we argue in this article, the law can also determine what counts, and what does not count as a novel. We defend this thesis by analyzing Ian McEwan’s “The Children Act” (2014) and David Foster Wallace’s “The Pale King” (2011). In the context of contemporary cultural production, the law has the power and the legitimacy to create what we call the space of fiction. As we intend to show, the law can create the demarcation line between fictional and non-fictional narratives.
Measure for measure? judicial protagonism in Brazil, Beccaria’s fear, and the criminal procedure as constitutional instrumentality
Authors: Mendonça Filho Alberto Hora , Jaborandy Clara Cardoso Machado
Published: July 2020

This paper’s main objective is to present, based on the Shakespearean play “Measure for Measure”, and the hermeneutical observations of Cesare Beccaria, the necessity of rethinking the role of the court in the criminal procedure. In order to do so, a qualitative research was adopted, as well as a bibliographical-documentary analysis, insofar as it dealt with scientific articles and doctrinal texts, as well as legislative documents and judicial decisions, using the deductive method. The undeniable contribution of literature to the juridical science is thus made visible, as it makes possible a strong critical subversion, besides portraying cultures and also working with interpretation. In this sense, after the synthesis of the Shakespearean plot, two models of judgments, objectivist and subjectivist, were visualized, which facilitates the debate about the magistrate’s role in the criminal process. This same logic was applied by Beccaria in “On Crimes and Punishments”, in which the author dismissed any kind of judicial voluntarism, and attributed to the judge the obedient execution of the written law. Thus, it was found that, since the constitutional reading of the criminal process is intrinsic to democracy, it is incumbent upon the magistrate to construct and maintain the process as a space for effecting guarantees and rights of the accused, so as to be a true spectator. Finally, the excessive emphasis on court decision results in a real disassociation with the accusatory system, as, by ignoring the semantic limits of the legal text, except in the case of constitutionality / conventionality control or in favor of the defendant, it performs a vulgar arbitration, which undermines the constitutional instrumentality.
In the belly of the Behemoth: a study of law and nonlaw in the context of "The Kindly Ones", by Jonathan Littell
Authors: Oliveira Rafael Tomaz de
Published: July 2020

This article is based on the novel “The Kindly Ones”, by Jonathan Littell, and its main objective is to explore the experiences of its main character, Maximilien Aue, a Nazi officer, an SS member, a jurist, and a juris doctor, who on several occasions assumed the condition of executioner in one of the Einsatzgruppen that acted in the rear of the German front during the War against the Soviet Union. This study seeks to explore the relationship of this character with a political regime marked by authoritarianism and the erosion of the legal forms that characterize a Rechtsstaat – metaphorized in the figure of the Behemoth, in the interpretation given by Franz Neumann. The methodological structure is guided by strategies of approximation between law and literature, in order to allow, from the construction of a common hermeneutic situation, different ways of relating to the truth established in these two fields of knowledge to access new interpretations in order to analyze the intricate relationship between law and authoritarianism. The outcome, starting from Max Aue’s tragic experience, illuminated the fate reserved for those who, as people or individuals, had awakened the Erinyes from their benevolent sleep.
Gustav Klimt’s “Jurisprudenz”: law, public sphere and sovereign violence
Authors: Simioni Rafael Lazzarotto
Published: July 2020

This research aims at discussing a possible reading of Gustav Klimt’s painting "Jurisprudenz", from a juridical perspective, in order to explain its potential of meaning regarding the relation between law, sovereign violence and public sphere in peripheral countries like Brazil. In order to do so, this paper is based on three analytical aspects, which are deeply interconnected: The Renaissance’s revival of pagan Antiquity, Freud’s psychoanalysis, and the ambivalent relationship between Law and sovereign violence. Klimt articulates these three dimensions through a) elements of Greek mythology; b) in a Freudian dream-like atmosphere; c) placing the observer in the political role of one of its main characters. Methodologically, this research identifies the references of Klimt at his lifetime and proposes a dialog with the previous interpretations and reflections made by Schorske, Minkkinen, Rodriguez and Manderson, among other authors that dedicated themselves to study the "Jurisprudenz" of Klimt. "Jurisprudenz" presents a visual narrative that allows one to understand the rupture of the cogito self by the desire self (Freud), the exception/sovereign violence of Law (Schmitt, Benjamin, Agamben), and the creative construction of the Law by democratic participation in new forms of public sphere (Habermas).
Por que o direito precisa das ciências humanas: julgando pela experiência
Authors: Gaakeer Jeanne
Published: July 2020

O presente texto reproduz a “Introdução” da obra "Judging from Experience: Law, Praxis, Humanities". Sua publicação tem como objetivo divulgar, ao público acadêmico, o conteúdo e as linhas-mestras dessa instigante obra.
“The Handmaid’s Tale”: (de)personification as an epistemical-moral dimension, founder of the condition of subject of law for women
Authors: Lima Júnior Oswaldo Pereira , Hogemann Edna Raquel
Published: July 2020

The suppression of the moral and juridical status of the woman is discussed hereby, as an extension of the process of depersonification of the human being in the work The Handmaid’s Tale, by Margaret Atwood. Offred’s story unfolds in a dystopian future where women are the main victims of a new political order. In a United States transformed into the Gilead dictatorship, in the face of eventual loss of fertility by the female population, women are divided into castes and practically lose their rights over themselves, becoming the property of men. Personalization means more than observing rights to the biological being, it is a dialectical process in which individuality and rationality flirt with the inscription of moral importance. This process, being built in the instances of practical philosophy, is prior to the definitions of Law, characterizing itself as a moral construct. Personally, the human being happens to be accepted as the impregnable subject of the Law, which has precisely in the entity of the person its nucleus and the very meaning of its existence. This essay works with the idea of person as a complex being, as in the works by Immanuel Kant (1785), Lucien Sève (1994), Raquel Hogemann (2015) and Oswaldo Pereira de Lima Junior (2017).
The Dürrenmatt courts
Authors: Michel Voltaire de Freitas , Deitos Marc Antoni
Published: July 2020

This essay presents the pessimistic and skeptical view of justice by the Swiss author and playwright Friedrich Dürrenmatt (1921-1990). The analysis is made based on common aspects identified in his masterpiece The Visit (1956), and in another less known play, A Dangerous Game (1956). Firstly, the plays’ plots are described, compared and contrasted. For a methodological approach, seven “points of inflection” were constructed between the texts, exploring: a) the role, in the plot, of the visits; b) whether Dürrenmatt describes justice as it is, or its deviations; c) the importance of the form of the courts for the characters; d) the justice of the accusations; e) the power of the characters; f) the humor of the plays; and, finally, g) the depiction of death. The conclusion is that despite differences in plot, Dürrenmatt’s plays are an important testament to his disheartening view of institutions.
Quem vem a ser o Equador?: um olhar transcultural à narrativa fundacional em seus preâmbulos constitucionais
Authors: Fabara Espín Jorge Gonzalo , Pazos Rina
Published: July 2020

Diante da incessante renovação dos textos constitucionais no Equador e em outros países vizinhos da América Latina, é conveniente abordar seu processo de escrita a partir da perspectiva da transculturalidade. O presente trabalho propõe-se a analisar seus reiterados processos de reescrita e refundação como momentos de necessária redefinição social de sua identidade e, em especial, a revisar a narrativa presente no texto dos preâmbulos das Constituições do Equador, a fim de avaliar a existência de conceitos interculturais, como espaços de encontro e relações culturais que permitem negociar suas diferenças, no quadro de seu constante processo de hibridação.
"Crônicas de gelo e fogo": análise de uma distopia climática à luz do direito ambiental
Authors: Hernández Elisa Pérez de los Cobos
Published: July 2020

A obra de George Martin, “As crônicas de gelo e fogo”, serve-se da fantasia para camuflar uma referência à realidade mais objetiva. Para isso, conecta o componente da ficção, Os Outros, com um elemento tangível fora do texto como são as mudanças climáticas. Partindo dessa premissa, pode defender-se a existência, em suas páginas, de uma alusão às consequências do aquecimento global. Para comprová-lo, a estrutura deste trabalho gira em torno de três eixos principais nos quais se articulam as semelhanças defendidas: a existência de uma ameaça comum, o contexto narrativo da obra e os papéis desempenhados por algumas personagens.
Neither Hamlet nor Faust: the amor fati of D. Quixote in Francisco Campos’ anti-liberalism
Authors: Leonel Wilton Bisi , Moreira Nelson Camatta
Published: July 2020

Francisco Campos analyzes the classic “Don Quixote de la Mancha” in his essay “Atualidade de D. Quixote (Contemporaneity of D. Quixote)”, in order to trace the spiritual crisis of modern times and the feeling of despair currently lived by men. Three hallmark figures of literature are featured in Campos’ narrative: Hamlet, Faust, and D. Quixote. Hamlet and Faust represent the cowardly hesitation and the hermetic art and literature of liberal intellectuals, who are unable to communicate collective experiences to organize a social order of stability. This makes possible for Campos to state his strong criticism toward liberal institutions and ideas, in a Schmittian anti-liberal bias. It is necessary to recover the rationale of D. Quixote, who, with his amor fati (love for the common destiny), decides, as a statesman, to “transform thought into will and will into action”. It is an arduous civilizing task of making the masses a cohesive people, obedient, civilized and united in a common superior order (the National State), guided by Catholic values, and willing to fight against the enemy. It is only possible to save democracy from “cataclysm” if the call for the final Crusade is accepted. Hence the Contemporaneity of D. Quixote. This article intends to carry out an interpretive effort of the essay Contemporaneity of D. Quixote, in order to highlight some aspects of the anti-liberal political and constitutional thought by Campos.
The refugee status in brazilian law, based on Kafka’s dystopia
Authors: Castro Flávia Rodrigues de , Tavares Natália Cintra de Oliveira
Published: July 2020

This article aims at critically analyzing the concept of eligibility for refugee status in Brazilian law, by approaching administrative processes of refugee status pleas, as well as the legal defense given to applicants for refugee status in the legal system. Based on the central aim of this article, we scrutinize how the decision-making mechanisms work, especially considering the collective decision-making spaces and the confidential aspect of these lawsuits under the allegation of protecting the interested parts. This critical analysis is thought of as a reflection on the possible existence of connections between present practices and policies regarding the eligibility for refugee status in Brazil and the dystopia of absurdity presented in the narrative by Kafka about bureaucracy in lawsuits and the legal defense system.
Subsídios para uma história da cultura literária do direito no Brasil: Francisco de Oliveira e Silva [1897-1989]
Authors: Calvo González José
Published: July 2020

O artigo busca resgatar a posição de Francisco de Oliveira e Silva como um dos precursores dos estudos em Direito e Literatura no Brasil.
Anti-Diabetic Activity of Whey Proteins
Authors: Agarkova E. , Ryazantseva Ksenia A , Kruchinin A.
Published: July 2020

Absract. Introduction. With the advent of membrane filtration technologies, milk whey stopped being a “by-product” of cheese, cottage cheese, and casein production. The combination of various whey-processing technologies, e.g. enzymatic hydrolysis and membrane fractionation, made it possible to obtain concentrates, isolates, and hydrolysates of whey proteins with various biologically active effects. Study objects and methods. The article features research results of Russian and foreign scientific teams in the development of functional antidiabetic ingredients from hydrolyzed proteins of milk and whey. Results and discussion. According to foreign studies, Ile-Pro-Ile (diprotin A) with an IC50 value of 4.7 μM is one of the most effective low molecular mass peptides with an inhibitory potential against DPP-IV. Various studies of trypsin hydrolysis of β-lactoglobulin described the production of IPAVF peptide fragment with the most potent inhibitory activity of DPP-IV (IC50 = 44.7 μM). Other studies featured pepsin-treated lactoglobulin production of fragments LKPTPEGDL and LKPTPEGDLEIL with inhibitory activity DPP-IV IC50 = 45 and 57 μM, respectively. A number of studies described similar fragments obtained by the sequential action of the enzyme preparation Neutrase 0.8 LTM on β-lactoglobulin, followed by pepsin hydrolysis. As for the hydrolysis of α-lactalbumin with pepsin, scientists identified peptides WLAHKALCSEKLDQ, LAHKALCSEKL, and TKCEVFRE. They revealed a high inhibitory potential against DPP-IV (IC50 = 141, 165, and 166 μM, respectively). Tryptic hydrolysates of bovine β-lactoglobulin proved to be able to inhibit DPP-IV in vitro (IC50 of 210 μM). Peptide VAGTWY was the major compound responsible for this effect, displaying an IC50 of 174 μM. In other research, tryptic hydrolysate inhibited DPP-IV with an IC50 value of 1.6 mg/mL, also demonstrating antioxidant and ACE-inhibitory activities. This hydrolysate became source of VAGTWY, the most potent DPP-IV inhibitor (IC50 of 74.9 μM). Conclusion. An analysis of Russian and foreign studies proved that milk protein hydrolysis has a great potential for antidiabetic additives used in the treatment of type II diabetes. This are requires further research in order to define the safety of biologically active peptides.
Ürgüp Bölgesinde Olasılık Dağılımları ile GaAs Tip PV Enerji Üretim Potansiyelinin Modellenmesi
Authors: MERT İlker
Published: July 2020

Ürgüp Türkiye’nin önemli turizm çekim merkezlerinden biridir. Turizm sektöründe tesislerin yüksek enerji çeken havalandırma, çamaşırhane ve soğuk depoları gibi birimlerinde tüketilen enerjiyi karşılamak amacıyla fotovoltaik (Solar-PV) sistemlerin kullanımı giderek yaygınlaşmaktadır. Bu manada önemli turizm noktalarından biri olan Ürgüp bölgesinde faaliyet gösteren turizm tesisleri ve bu konuda yatırım yapmak isteyen yatırımcılar için bölgenin PV panellerden elektrik enerjisi üretimi potansiyelinin belirlenmesi son derece önemlidir. Bu çalışmada Weibull ve Lognormal dağılımları ile Ürgüp bölgesinin güneş ışınımı verileri kullanılarak olasılık yoğunluk fonksiyonu yaklaşımı tabanlı GaAs Tip PV elektrik enerjisi potansiyelinin modellenmesi amaçlanmıştır.
Effect of the Components of a Vehicle on a MEMS Magnetometer Sensor Output
Authors: BAKIRCI Murat
Published: July 2020

Precise vehicle heading information is of great importance for many Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) applications. GPS-based localization and heading estimation is widely used in almost every transportation systems. However, dense urban environment causes inconsistency in the reception of the GPS signals. Given the diverse sensors within mobile devices, i.e., Microelectromechanical System (MEMS) sensors such as gyroscope, accelerometer, magnetometer etc., they have a strong potential for sensing vehicle dynamics and can promote a broad range of applications associated with heading estimation. A magnetometer sensor of a smart mobile device can be utilized to obtain accurate vehicle heading estimation. However, ferromagnetic components of a vehicle significantly deforms the magnetic field measured by magnetometer sensor. In this study, it is demonstrated that an accurate vehicle heading estimation can numerically be achieved through identifying error parameters. These parameters were then transformed into a mathematical model and contributing errors were eliminated from raw sensor output.
Simulation results show that the model produces a maximum error of 3.4%.
Farklı Atık Malzemeler ile Stabilize Edilmiş İnce Daneli Zeminin Mühendislik Özellikleri
Authors: UYSAL Firdevs , YILMAZ Vedat , TOPÇU Hüseyin Mert
Published: July 2020

Dünya nüfusundaki artış endüstriyel atık malzemelerin artmasına neden olmaktadır. Endüstriyel atıkların stabilizasyonda katkı malzemesi olarak kullanımı, atıkların çevre üzerindeki olumsuz etkilerini azaltmak için kullanılan bir çözümdür. Bu çalışmanın amacı, uçucu kül, silis dumanı, yüksek fırın cürufu ve cam tozu ile stabilize edilmiş ince daneli zeminin mühendislik özelliklerini belirlemektir. İnce daneli zemin, kuru ağırlığının %10, %20, %30, %40 ve %50 oranında atık malzeme kullanılarak stabilize edilmiştir. Deney sonuçlarına göre, yüksek fırın cürufunun plastisite indisinin azaltılması ve drenajsız kayma mukavemetinin artırılmasında en etkili atık olduğu belirlenmiştir. Ayrıca, artan silis dumanı oranı ve %20 atık oranından sonra yüksek fırın cürufu ile cam tozunun lineer rötreyi azalttığı tespit edilmiştir.
Metamalzeme Yapılarıyla Fraktal Anten Parametrelerinin İyileştirilmesi
Authors: ÜNAL Emin , DOĞAN Ceren
Published: July 2020

Bu çalışmada 5,47 GHz’de çalışan bir fraktal anten tasarımı yapılmış ve bu antenin yönlülüğünün, kazancının ve verimliliğinin Metamalzemeli yapılar kullanılarak iyileştirilmesi amaçlanmıştır. FIT tabanlı simülasyon programı yardımıyla dairesel şekillerden oluşmuş ve her daire arasındaki oran sabit 0,65 olan bir fraktal anten tasarlanmıştır. Her biri 38 mm x 38 mm boyutunda, 2x4 birim hücreli eşkenar dörtgen yapılardan oluşmuş olan MTM yapısı yine aynı simülasyon programında tasarlanmıştır. MTM yapıların simülasyon sonucunda elde edilen S11 ve S21 parametre değerleri kullanılarak, yapının etkin dielektrik sabiti, etkin manyetik geçirgenliği ve kırılma indisi hesaplanmış ve hesaplanan bu değerlerin negatif olduğu görülmüştür. Metamalzemesiz fraktal antenin S11 değeri 5,47 GHz’de-16,973 dB iken, 2 MTM yapısı ile bu değer -25,908 dB değerine kadar düşmüştür. Ayrıca, antenin yönlülüğü 6,65 dBi’den 9,67 dBi’ye, kazancı ise 1,19 dB’den 5,99 dB’ye yükselmiştir. Fraktal anten ve MTM’li yapının fabrikasyonları yapılmış olup, farklı sayılarda MTM yapısı anten üzerine 90 derece gelecek şekilde monte edilmiş ve ölçüm sonuçları elde edilmiştir. Ölçüm sonuçları ile simülasyon sonuçları karşılaştırılmış ve simülasyon sonuçları ile ölçüm sonuçlarının birbiri ile uyum içerisinde olduğu görülmüştür.
A INFLUÊNCIA DO HEALTHSCAPE NA EXPERIÊNCIA, SATISFAÇÃO E QUALIDADE PERCEBIDA PELOS PACIENTES DE UNIDADES DE TRATAMENTO INTENSIVO
Authors: Fracasso Bruno Veloso , Terres Mellina da Silva , Schneider Daniel , Libânio Cláudia de Souza
Published: July 2020

INTRODUÇÃO: A relação entre aspectos estruturais e sociais do ambiente de terapia intensiva e a experiência de pacientes internados neste setor têm sido raramente abordadas na literatura, assim como a sua relação com desfechos de avaliação do serviço (percepção de qualidade, satisfação e confiança, por exemplo). Em outras áreas da prestação de serviços há evidências da correlação entre ambiente de serviço e o comportamento do consumidor. A estes modelos, dá-se o nome de servicescape. Contudo, para aproximar este conceito à serviços da saúde, foi introduzido o termo healthscape. OBJETIVO: o presente ensaio teórico tem por objetivo elaborar proposições que explorem a relação entre fatores de design, ambiente físico e social com características da experiência e comportamento do consumidor na unidade de terapia intensiva. RESULTADOS: foi elaborado um modelo conceitual que contempla 5 proposições de pesquisa que versam sobre as relações de healthscape na UTI, nas quais o ambiente tem plausibilidade de influenciar a experiência dos usurários levando à sentimentos (positivos e negativos), o que por consequência impacta na satisfação e qualidade percebida. CONSIDERAÇÕES FINAIS: A prestação de serviços em saúde possui contextos extremamente divergentes não somente de serviços em geral como entre si, os quais variam desde procedimentos estéticos não invasivos até cenários críticos de saúde. Neste sentido, modelos de healthscape são altamente dependentes do estado em que se encontra o paciente, o que influencia na sua capacidade de perceber os estímulos fornecidos pelo ambiente.
Destinos turísticos inteligentes na avaliação de pesquisadores e de profissionais do turismo nos setores público e privado
Authors: Corrêa Stela Cristina Hott , Gosling Marlusa de Sevilha
Published: July 2020

Este estudo objetiva desenvolver uma teoria substantiva acerca das dimensões formadoras do destino turístico inteligente (DTI) e suas consequências sobre o comportamento dos viajantes segundo a avaliação de pesquisadores e de profissionais ligados ao turismo nos setores público e privado. A Grounded Theory foi empregada no processo de pesquisa fazendo emergir dos dados uma proposição teórica que relaciona as dimensões do DTI às suas consequências. Concebe-se que diante da confiança, segurança e independência proporcionada pelo DTI, o turista experimenta bem-estar e experiências imersivas bem próximas do cotidiano do morador, fazendo descobertas que podem levar à sua transformação pessoal e ao seu comprometimento com o destino. Além disso, suas avaliações, resenhas e demandas on-line constituem material para personalização da sua experiência turística em tempo real. A pesquisa avançou ao destacar a relevância do DTI para o viajante com deficiência, e ao detalhar o papel da governança na integração dos stakeholders do destino, gerenciamento da informação, engajando do morador na oferta de experiências inteligentes, dentro de um contexto desburocratizado e com leis atualizadas. Os negócios inteligentes também foram apontados como imprescindíveis à formação dos DTIs.
PoGB-pred: Prediction of Antifreeze Proteins Sequences Using Amino Acid Composition with Feature Selection Followed by a Sequential-based Ensemble Approach
Authors: Alim Affan , Rafay Abdul , Naseem Imran
Published: July 2020

Background:

Proteins contribute significantly in every task of cellular life. Their
functions encompass the building and repairing of tissues in human bodies and other organisms.
Hence they are the building blocks of bones, muscles, cartilage, skin, and blood. Similarly, antifreeze
proteins are of prime significance for organisms that live in very cold areas. With the help of
these proteins, the cold water organisms can survive below zero temperature and resist the water
crystallization process, which may cause the rupture in the internal cells and tissues. AFP’s have
also attracted attention and interest in food industries and cryopreservation.

Objective:

With the increase in the availability of genomic sequence
data of protein, an automated and sophisticated tool for AFP recognition and identification is in dire need. The sequence
and structures of AFP are highly distinct, therefore, most of the proposed methods fail to show promising results on
different structures. A consolidated method is proposed to produce the competitive performance on highly distinct AFP
structure.

Methods:

In this study, machine learning-based algorithms including Principal Component Analysis
(PCA) followed by Gradient Boosting (GB) were proposed to be used for anti-freeze protein
identification. To analyze the performance and validation of the proposed model, various
combinations of two segments' composition of amino acid and dipeptides are used. PCA, in
particular, is proposed for dimension reduction and high variance retaining of data, which is
followed by an ensemble method named gradient boosting for modeling and classification.

Results:

The proposed method obtained the
superfluous performance on PDB, Pfam and Uniprot dataset as compared with the RAFP-Pred method. In experiment-3,
by utilizing only 150 PCA components a high accuracy of 89.63 was achieved which is superior to the 87.41 utilizing 300
significant features reported for the RAFP-Pred method. Experiment-2 is conducted using two different dataset such that
non-AFP from the PISCES server and AFPs from Protein data bank. In this experiment-2, our proposed method attained
high sensitivity of 79.16 which is 12.50 better than state-of-the-art the RAFP-pred method.

Conclusion:

AFPs have a common function with distinct structure. Therefore, the development of a single model for
different sequences often fails to AFPs. A robust results have been shown by our proposed model on the diversity of
training and testing dataset. The results of the proposed model outperformed compared to the previous AFPs prediction method such as RAFP-Pred. Our model consists of PCA for dimension reduction followed by gradient boosting for
classification. Due to simplicity, scalability properties and high performance result our model can be easily extended for
analyzing the proteomic and genomic dataset.
Deep-BSC: Predicting Raw DNA Binding Pattern in Arabidopsis Thaliana
Authors: Bukhari Syed Adnan Shah , Razzaq Abdul , Jabeen Javeria , Khan Shaheer , Khan Zulqurnain
Published: July 2020

Background:

With the rapid development of the sequencing methods in recent years,
binding sites have been systematically identified in such projects as Nested-MICA and MEME.
Prediction of DNA motifs with higher accuracy and precision has been a very important task for
bioinformaticians. Nevertheless, experimental approaches are still time-consuming for big data set,
making computational identification of binding sites indispensable.

Objective:

To facilitate the identification of the binding site, we proposed a deep learning architecture, named Deep-BSC
(Deep-Learning Binary Search Classification), to predict binding sites in a raw DNA sequence with more precision and
accuracy.

Methods:

Our proposed architecture purely relies on the raw DNA sequence to predict the binding
sites for protein by using a convolutional neural network (CNN). We trained our deep learning
model on binding sites at the nucleotide level. DNA sequence of A. thaliana is used in this study
because it is a model plant.

Results:

The results demonstrate the effectiveness and efficiency of our method in the classification
of binding sites against random sequences, using deep learning. We construct a CNN with different
layers and filters to show the usefulness of max-pooling technique in the proposed method. To gain
the interpretability of our approach, we further visualized binding sites in the saliency map and
successfully identified similar motifs in the raw sequence. The proposed computational framework
is time and resource efficient.

Conclusion:

Deep-BSC enables the identification of binding sites in the DNA sequences via a highly accurate CNN. The
proposed computational framework can also be applied to problems such as operator, repeats in the genome, DNA
markers, and recognition sites for enzymes, thereby promoting the use of Deep-BSC method in life sciences.
QUEER CRITICISM AS A POST-MODERNIST APPROACH
Authors: Yousif Hamdi Hameed
Published: July 2020

One of the post-modernist approaches to literary criticism is the queer criticism which has not been evaluated properly. Queer criticism can refer to any piece of literary criticism that interprets a text from a non-straight perspective. Therefore, it includes both lesbian and gay criticism.

The aim of this paper, therefore, is to trace the social and political reasons behind the emergence of Queer criticism in the late twentieth century till it acquired momentum in the twenty-first century. After trying to define the terms related to the Queer criticism, the paper tries to examine the poetics of queer (gay and lesbian) literary works and to point out the main characteristic features of this critical approach by identifying the criteria and the textual evidence by which a literary work is labeled queer. It, also tries to shed light on the common features between queer criticism and feminism, on the one hand, and queer criticism and the deconstructuralist approach on the other hand. The final section of the study is a critique which points out the negative aspects of this approach.
Sustainable development in Iraq and its implications for human development
Authors: Aqrwi Zaki Maty , Abdel Qadir Mohamed Mahfouz
Published: July 2020

مرت التنمية المستدامة بتحولات مستمرة نتيجة تنامي متطلبات الحياة العامة في المجتمعات المختلفة، وهذا يستدعي التحكم بمتغيراتها واستدراك آثارها وصولا إلى علاقات جيدة تربط الأطر الاقتصادية والاجتماعية والبيئية وخدمات البنى التحتية وغيرها لكي تتفاعل فيما بينها بصيغ ايجابية وتنعكس نتائجها في الحياة المحيطة ومكوناتها كالتنمية الاقتصادية والبشرية والتوازن البيئي، إذ إن من أهم أهداف التنمية المستدامة هي الاهتمام بالجانب البشري وتنميته والاهتمام بالفقراء فضلا عن تلبية الاحتياجات الأساسية للفرد. وكما هو مدرج في أدبيات التنمية المستدامة التي يراعى فيها محاور ثلاثة رئيسة هي المحور الاجتماعي ممثلا بالإنسان والمحور الاقتصادي ثم المحور البيئي، بعدما كان يعد مفهوم التنمية المستدامة في إطاره العام مفهوما بيئيا ثم تحول إلى مفهوم تنموي شامل.

لقد تم في هذا البحث دراسة انعكاسات بعض متغيرات التنمية المستدامة في جوانب التنمية البشرية من خلال استخدام أدوات التحليل الاقتصادي القياسي وصولا إلى نموذج قياسي مفرد يمثل هذه العلاقة، وباستخدام البيانات الخاصة بالمتغيرات المختارة لأغراض هذا البحث تم التوصل إلى النموذج القياسي المنفرد الذي يبين التباينات في المتغيرات المستقلة ممثلة بحصة الفرد من الناتج المحلي الإجمالي (x1) كمتغير اقتصادي واجتماعي ومتغيرات ثاني اوكسيد الكربون الناتج (x2) والجزء من السكان المستخدمين لاوطى مستوى من الطاقة (x3) والسكان المستخدمين للماء الصالح للشرب كنسبة مئوية  (x4) كمتغيرات بيئية في المتغير المعتمد ممثلا بدليل التنمية البشرية (Y) كمؤشر للتنمية البشرية، وتم اختبار النموذج إحصائيا وقياسيا، فكانت الصيغة الآتية تمثل أفضل العلاقات بين المتغيرات وللفترة الزمنية (2000- 2011):

 Y = -1.92705 + 0.0615427Log(X1) + 0.0580991Log(X2) + 0.0657236    

            Log(X3) + 1.09939 Log(X4) + U

R-squared = 90.6823 percent

R-squared (adjusted for d.f.) = 85.3579 percent

Standard Error of Est. = 0.0151531

Mean absolute error = 0.00980149

كما وتم استخدام تحليل الانحدار الخطي البسيط بين متغير نصيب الفرد من الناتج المحلي الإجمالي المستقل والمتغير المعتمد لبيان اثر التباينات في قيم هذا المتغير بصورة منفردة  في متغير التنمية البشرية واعدت المعادلة الخاصة بهذه الحالة مع اختباراتها الإحصائية والقياسية ومن ثم تحليلها اقتصاديا. وخرج البحث بعدد من الاستنتاجات استنادا إلى نتائج التحليل ومن ثم وضعت مجموعة من المقترحات حول الإجراءات التي يفضل اتخاذها وخاصة في الجوانب البيئية للتنمية المستدامة لدعم التنمية البشرية في العراق للفترة الزمنية القادمة.