bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Analising Students’ Perceptions in the Learning of English Vocabulary through Islamic Scripture Entitled ‘Al-Ghazali on Islamic Guidance’ or Bidayatul Hidayah
Authors: Mohamad Nazri Nur Dalila , Sulaiman Adibah , Ismail Anita
Published: July 2020

The objectives of this paper is two fold. Firstly, it aims at finding students’ perceptions on the learning of English vocabulary in Al-Ghazali on Islamic Guidance or Bidayatul Hidayah, which is a great scripture of Islam written by Al-Imam Muhammad Bin Muhammad Bin Muhammad Bin Ahmad Alghazali Attusi or also known as Imam Al-Ghazali R.A. Secondly, it is to obtain students’ perceptions on the problems that occurred thoroughout the teaching and learning activities and how to improve them. This qualitative research adopts two techniques – observation and interview. It is discovered that majority of students show great interest to learn English through this scripture and their knowledge on English vocabulary has generally improved. The researcher also identifies the problems and lists the possible recommendations for improvement of such activity in the future. It is hoped that this study can shed some lights on how to better integrate Islamic elements in the teaching and learning of English language, as well as to produce active, autonomous and lifelong students; who as well, appreciate the ancient scriptures of Islam.Keywords: Perception, English Vocabulary, Al-Ghazali on Islamic Guidance, Naqli and Aqli
Impak Niat Terhadap Pekerja di Institusi Islam dari Perspektif Tasawur Islam
Authors: Mokthar Mohamad Zulfakhairi , Alias Mohd Syahmir , Kamaruding Musmuliadi , Abang Muis Abang Mohd. Razif
Published: July 2020

Issues on breach of trust and bribery amongst members of Islamic institutions show that there are weaknesses in understanding their responsibilities as workers. This happened due to the lack of due diligence on the part of institutional managers in giving emphasis on intention (niyyat) in work. This paper has two objectives. The first objective is to identify the concept of intentions of doing work from the perspective of Islamic world-view (Islamic tasawur), and secondly, this paper aims to analyse theoretically the impact of intention on workers in Islamic institutions. This paper adopted the method of study on documents and the data were analysed using the content analysis method. It was found that the concept of intention in work, based on Islamic axis that were belief in oneness of God (tauheed) and on the principle of excellence (ihsan) and sincerity (ikhlas), were through submission of deeds only unto Allah SWT. The impact of true intention in Islam can ensure that the aim of doing work is to gain Allah’s pleasure. In conclusion, true intention in Islam needs to be embraced by every worker to discard bad (mazmumah) habits or characters, which are the root causes of wrong doings or wrongful behaviours amongst workers.

Keywords: Intention; Worker; Islamic Institution; Islamic Worldview

ABSTRAK: Isu-isu pecah amanah dan rasuah dalam kalangan ahli institusi Islam menunjukkan terdapatnya kelemahan dalam memahami tanggungjawabnya sebagai pekerja. Hal ini disebabkan oleh penekanan niat dalam bekerja yang tidak diberikan perhatian yang sewajarnya oleh pengurus institusi. Oleh yang demikian, kertas kerja ini mengandungi dua objektif. Pertama, mengenal pasti konsep niat bekerja dari perspektif tasawur Islam. Kedua, menganalisis impak niat terhadap pekerja institusi Islam secara teoretis. Kertas kerja ini menggunakan kaedah kajian dokumen dan dianalisis menggunakan kaedah analisis kandungan. Kertas kerja ini mendapati bahawa konsep niat dalam bekerja berteraskan Islam berpaksikan kepada acuan Islam iaitu akidah tauhid dan prinsip ihsan dan ikhlas dengan meletakkan setiap perbuatan hanya kerana Allah SWT. Impak niat yang benar dalam Islam dapat memastikan bahawa matlamat bekerja dalam Islam hanyalah untuk mendapat keredaan Allah SWT. Kesimpulannya, niat yang sebenar dalam Islam perlu dihayati oleh setiap pekerja untuk membuang sifat-sifat mazmumah yang menjadi asas kepada salah laku pekerja.

Kata kunci: Niat; Pekerja; Institusi Islam; Tasawur
Konsensus Pakar Terhadap Elemen Falsafah Bahasa Untuk Penyatupaduan Nasional
Authors: Abdul Wahab Mohd Khaidir
Published: July 2020

This study focuses on an expert consensus on the elements of the philosophy of language for national integration in Learning and Facilitation (PdPc) language. About 23 experts in the field of philosophy of language, Malay, Education, Sociology and Socio-Cultural determined to become informants in this study. The combination of quantitative and qualitative methods implemented in this study. In the first round of this study through interview protocol to seek the views of experts in the field of philosophy of language, philosophy of language elements expected potential for national integration. The results of this first round will be organized thematically before being sent to the informant for the second round and the third consisting of experts in the Malay language, education, sociology and socio-cultural. The results of the second round and the third is to get the median and interquartile range (JAK). The results showed that 7 themes and 35 elements of the philosophy of language for national integration has been established and agreed upon by the 23 experts after three rounds of Delphi. Overall findings related to the expectations of the themes and elements of language philosophy that seeks to create national integration is able to expand the scope and role of language philosophy of focusing only on the field of language education to national integration efforts.Keywords: Consensus; Expert; Language Philosophy; Malay Language; National Integration

Abstrak: Kajian ini memfokuskan tentang konsensus pakar terhadap elemen falsafah bahasa untuk penyatupaduan nasional dalam Pembelajaran dan Pemudah Cara (PdPc) bahasa Melayu. Seramai 23 orang pakar dalam bidang falsafah bahasa, bahasa Melayu, Pendidikan, Sosiologi dan Sosiobudaya telah dipilih untuk menjadi informan kajian ini . Gabungan kaedah kuantitatif dan kualitatif diimplementasikan dalam kajian ini. Dalam pusingan pertama kajian ini dijalankan melalui protokol temu bual untuk mendapatkan pandangan pakar dalam bidang falsafah bahasa tentang elemen falsafah bahasa yang dijangkakan berpotensi untuk penyatupaduan nasional. Dapatan dari pusingan pertama ini akan disusun secara tematik sebelum dihantar kepada informan untuk pusingan kedua dan ketiga yang terdiri daripada pakar dalam bidang bahasa Melayu, Pendidikan, Sosiologi dan Sosiobudaya. Dapatan daripada pusingan kedua dan ketiga adalah untuk mendapatkan median dan Julat Antara Kuartil (JAK). Dapatan kajian ini menunjukkan 7 tema dan 35 elemen falsafah bahasa untuk penyatupaduan nasional telah dibentuk dan disepakati oleh 23 orang pakar setelah melalui tiga pusingan Delphi. Pada keseluruhannya dapatan berkaitan jangkaan terhadap tema dan elemen falsafah bahasa yang berupaya untuk mewujudkan penyatupaduan nasional ini mampu memperluaskan skop dan peranan falsafah bahasa daripada bidang yang hanya berfokus kepada pendidikan bahasa kepada usaha penyatupaduan nasional.Kata kunci: Konsensus; Pakar; Falsafah Bahasa; Bahasa Melayu; Penyatupaduan Nasional
Pembudayaan Positif di Sekolah dalam Mencegah Remaja daripada Berpacaran
Authors: Hodzori Nur Khairunnisa , Abdul Majid Latifah , Wan Abdullah Wan Nasyrudin
Published: July 2020

Berpacaran adalah percintaan berlainan jantina (lelaki dan wanita) sebelum nikah dan mempunyai hubungan yang mesra antara kedua pihak. Pelbagai masalah sosial melibatkan golongan remaja berpacaran seperti seks bebas, lari daripada rumah, hamil tanpa nikah dan pengguguran janin. Perkara ini menunjukkan keruntuhan akhlak dalam kalangan remaja semakin berleluasa. Maka, objektif penulisan ini dilakukan untuk menjelaskan peranan pembudayaan positif dalam membentuk akhlak remaja berpacaran. Kaedah penulisan ini berbentuk kualitatif berdasarkan kajian-kajian dan penyelidikan terdahulu menerusi jurnal, prosiding dan thesis yang berkaitan dengan perbincangan. Hasil penulisan mendapati senario berpacaran yang tidak terkawal dalam kalangan remaja merupakan antara faktor peningkatan masalah sosial di Malaysia. Sekolah memainkan peranan penting dalam membina keunggulan akhlak remaja. Hal ini demikian kerana sekolah adalah institusi yang sesuai untuk melaksanakan pelbagai program. Penekanan mengenai penghayatan akhlak perlu diterapkan secara berterusan kepada remaja berpacaran agar dapat menjauhkan diri daripada melakukan perkara-perkara hina. Oleh itu, pelaksanaan pembudayaan positif berbentuk program Usrah dan pelaksanaan kaunseling menggunakan kaunseling Islam yang boleh dikategorikan sebagai kurikulum tersembunyi di sekolah berupaya memberikan pendidikan dan kesedaran dalam membentuk akhlak remaja berpacaran.
Pembentukan Pemikiran Kreatif dan Kritis: Hubungannya Dalam Menyelesaikan Masalah
Authors: Ismail Anita , Muda @Ismail Farah Laili , Sulaiman Adibah , Mohd Nizah Mohd Azmir , Abdul Latiff Latifah , Sulaiman Mashitah , Mat Yaacob Siti Norbaya , Kandil Hisham Mohammad Taky Eldin
Published: July 2020

Kreativiti merupakan kebolehan semulajadi untuk menghasilkan idea dan kemungkinan yang baharu dalam menyelesaikan masalah. Ia merupakan kemahiran penting yang perlu dipraktikkan dan diasah menerusi pelbagai teknik dan kaedah yang tertentu. Usaha yang berkaitan perlu dilakukan supaya dapat melahirkan generasi yang kreatif ke arah amalan pembangunan insan yang berlandarkan kreativiti. Penerapan kemahiran kritis dan kemahiran penyelesaian masalah merupakan pendekatan pengajaran yang penting yang perlu diintegrasikan dalam kurikulum institusi pendidikan tinggi. Pelajar yang mampu berfikir secara kritis dan mampu menyelesaikan masalah merupakan kunci kepada arus perubahan dan kemajuan individu dalam kehidupan semasa bergelar mahasiswa dan juga setelah tamat pengajian. Kemahiran ini penting bagi memastikan pelajar memiliki pemikiran tahap tinggi yang diperlukan bagi menghadapi persaingan global. Penerapan kemahiran ini merupakan salah satu bentuk pendekatan dalam pengajaran dan pembelajaran yang bertujuan bukan sekadar menghasilkan pelajar yang cemerlang dari segi akademik, malah juga cemerlang dari sudut akhlak dan emosi
The Influence of Hadiths and Islamic Scholars’ Opinions on Current Miswak Practice
Authors: Ibrahim Ahmad Zharif , Mat Baharin Nor Haliza , Asa Nurul  Munirah , Ramli Haslinda
Published: July 2020

Miswak has been used as a tooth cleaning tool for thousands of years throughout the world. Following the introduction of the toothbrush, the usage of miswak is reducing but still exist especially among Muslims. Muslims are still using it as it is part of sunnah and is highly recommended by the Prophet P.B.U.H. Although there are numerous hadiths on the importance of miswak use, there are limited authentic resources on the methods of its usage. The technique of using miswak nowadays might be different from the method recommended in those authentic resources. To investigate the practice of miswak among current users and the miswak practice according to hadiths and Islamic scholars. A cross-sectional descriptive study among miswak users in Sri Petaling, Selangor using purposive sampling. Questionnaires on various aspects of miswak practice as oral hygiene tools were distributed among consented participants. The results were analysed descriptively and compared with miswak practice mentioned in hadiths and scholar’s recommendation. There were 37 subjects participated in the study. Several routines and practices explained in hadiths and Islamic scholars’ recommendations were practised by the participants. The use of miswak prior to ablution and prayer was highly recommended by the Prophet P.B.U.H and was practised by all participants (100%). Half of the participants used miswak upon waking up from sleep (59%) and 76% of them clean their tongue with miswak. All participants use miswak that is not too dry or too wet as suggested by an Islamic scholar. Majority of them (83.8%) cut the miswak stick before they use it and 35% of them soaked the miswak stick before use. Most of the current miswak users are practising the miswak as oral hygiene tool following the guidelines mentioned in hadiths and recommendations by Islamic scholars although there are some parts of miswak practice mentioned in hadiths and scholars’ recommendations were found not to be practised by the subjects and vice versa.
Integrating Collaborative Learning in English Proficiency Classroom: Does It Resolve Students’ Speaking Anxiety?
Authors: Kamarulzaman Laily Murny , Hassan Jasmin , Abdul Ghani Mohammad Taufiq
Published: July 2020

Understanding a language and being able to speak one confidently are two entirely different aspects in second language acquisition. Most students struggle with the latter due to lack of good speaking skills. There are many possible reasons that could hinder students from acquiring this particular skill, and one of the most common is speaking anxiety. Among many available teaching approaches available, collaborative learning is believed to be very effective in providing atmosphere that could reduce students’ speaking anxiety. Therefore, this study seeks to identify the effectiveness of integrating collaborative learning in ESL classroom in reducing speaking anxiety and how this approach helps to do so. Collaborative learning approach is conducted in the classroom through a short movie assignment which mainly focuses on teamwork. This study involves 150 students of Centre for Foundation Studies (CFS) Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS. They are required to complete a graded assignment in which they need to prepare a themed short movie in a group of 10. After submission, they need to answer a set of questionnaire and write a reflection on the effects of the assignment on their speaking anxiety. Results shows that collaborative learning approach helps students to reduce their speaking anxiety as it promotes continuous practice of the language with their teammates during rehearsals which in return improves their confidence to speak.
Realistic intermediality and the historiography of the present
Authors: Amaral Marcela
Published: July 2020

This article tackles intermedial forms in the film O invasor (The Trespasser, Beto Brant, 2001), as it brings in diverse uses of media, predominantly connected to São Paulo’s hip-hop music and culture. I examine how intermediality can be used as a tool to explore the role of art forms within film space and to highlight a critical social view. The highly contrasted Brazilian social class stratum is illustrated using two distinct groups, namely the elite and the urban fringes. Music plays a relevant part in illustrating these divisions but also in exploring the complex notion and experience of border crossing. Analysing specific scenes that depict this division, I intend to examine the director’s decision to illustrate two distinct urban socioeconomic experiences through spatially driven visual and aural aesthetics. I will also aim to understand how the film opens a discursive space for exploring realism through unpredictable events that occur and are absorbed as a means to enhance the film’s atmosphere and narrative. This configuration sets an intriguing debate for the analysis of an intersection between realism and intermediality, or “realistic intermediality”, and a realism that promotes a collision between fiction and reality, producing a seemingly raw documentation of moments framed historically, socially and culturally.
Cinema and its intermedial passages to reality
Authors: Paiva Samuel
Published: July 2020

This article examines the development process of the documentary film Passages: Travelling in and out of Film through Brazilian Geography (Lúcia Nagib and Samuel Paiva, 2019) that emerged from a research project on intermediality and cinema. Passages uses an intermedial perspective to approach films which have been produced in Recife and São Paulo since the beginning of the Retomada do Cinema Brasileiro (Brazilian Film Revival) in the mid-1990s, and analyses their connections with other media. Particular focus is given to works created in Recife within the Árido Movie movement, such as Baile perfumado (Perfumed Ball, Paulo Caldas and Lírio Ferreira, 1996), which unveils a whole set of intermedial connections between cinema and music.
Music video and commercials production in the UK screen industries
Authors: Paterson Richard
Published: July 2020

This report evaluates the significance of the AHRC-funded “Fifty Years of British Music Video” research project and its written and digital outputs on existing knowledge of the UK screen industries. It notes that heretofore music video, like advertising, has been a neglected domain of research commissioned by the British Film Institute and of work archived by the BFI’s National Film Archive. It has also been overlooked in reports commissioned by the Government into the UK’s creative industries. Yet the project’s research findings, taken in collaboration with other past and present research on British film and television, suggest that the sector has played a crucial role in talent development and innovation. The report urges the need for further research in this area.
Dancing and dreaming
Authors: Caston Emily , Smith Justin
Published: July 2020

This report reflects on a follow-on initiative from the AHRC-funded project “Fifty Years of British Music Video” designed to explore a collaboration between Cuba’s dance, film, and music cultures to create non-performance-based dance videos. Facilitated by service company Island Pictures, we worked with a young director, Giselle Garcia Castro, dancers at Danza Contemporánea de Cuba, and leading Cuban rap artist Telmary. The result was a single-shot video for Telmary’s “Soy el Verso” (2018), filmed in the dance studio, based on an improvisation guided by Giselle, and inspired by the José Martí poem in the song. The video fulfilled PI Caston’s ambition to break down the barrier between “dance film” and “music video” by building the choreography from the lyrics and making it the centre of the exercise. It endorsed Caston’s conceptual aim to encourage practitioners to identify and articulate their own narrative and iconography. The team also produced a fifteen-minute documentary of the process including interviews with filmmakers, teachers and students. The project demonstrated that academic collaboration with artistic communities can stimulate new creative practices and economic development. It also showed how creative industries researchers can use networks established by institutions such as the British Council and British Embassies to exchange media practice.
Potential targeting of FLT3 acute myeloid leukemia
Authors: Ambinder Alexander J. , Levis Mark
Published: July 2020

Aberrant FLT3 receptor signaling is common in acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and has important implications for the biology and clinical management of the disease. Patients with FLT3-mutated AML frequently present with critical illness, are more likely to relapse after treatment, and have worse clinical outcomes than their FLT3 wild type counterparts. The clinical management of FLT3-mutated AML has been transformed by the development of FLT3 inhibitors, which are now in use in the frontline and relapsed/refractory settings. However, many questions regarding the optimal approach to the treatment of these patients remain. In this paper, we will review the rationale for targeting the FLT3 receptor in AML, the impact of FLT3 mutation on patient prognosis, the current standard of care approaches to FLT3-mutated AML management, and the diverse array of FLT3 inhibitors in use and under investigation. We will also explore new opportunities and strategies for targeting the FLT3 receptor. These include targeting the receptor in patients with non-canonical FLT3 mutations or wild type FLT3, pairing FLT3 inhibitors with other novel therapies, using minimal residual disease (MRD) testing to guide the targeting of FLT3, and novel immunotherapeutic approaches.
The Quality of E-Learning Based on Learning Media Using Moodle LMS on Text of Observation Reports of Grade 10th Students of Vocational School Telkom Shandy Putra Medan
Authors: Sukma Adelina Ray  , Abdurahman Adisaputera  , Isda Pramuniati
Published: July 2020

The aims of this study to find out the quality of E-learning based on learning media using Moodle LMS on text of observation. This type of research is development research in the field of education known as Research and Development (R&D). Development research (development research) is research that is used to produce certain products and test the effectiveness of these products (Tegeh and I.M, 2013). The result of this study show that The quality of e-learning based learning media using LMS Moodle which was developed as a learning media on the observation report text material is stated to be a useful and effective contribution in improving the quality of learning outcomes of 10th grade TJA1 Vocational School Telkom Shandy Putra Medan. This is because there is a significant difference in the learning outcomes of the average value of students before using e-learning based learning media (pre-test) ie 57.0 or only about 52% are able to exceed KKM and after using e-based learning media learning using LMS Moodle (post-test) the average value of students increased to 77.0% or can be interpreted as 100% of students able to exceed the KKM. Based on these data the difference is increased by 20% or can be interpreted student learning outcomes increased by 58%.
Menggagas Titik Ekuilibrium Sistem Pemilihan dengan Sistem Pemerintahan
Authors: Achsoni Rudi
Published: July 2020

Sistem pemilihan merupakan satu pilihan cara untuk memilih Presiden dan Wakil Presiden, DPR, DPD, DPRD, serta pemilihan kepala daerah dan wakil kepala daerah, sementara sistem pemerintahan merupakan pilihan model penyelenggaraan pemerintahan eksekutif dalam hubungannya dengan fungsi legislatif. Membincang sistem pemilihan dengan sistem pemerintahan merupakan dua hal yang berbeda, namun tidak dapat dipisah, karena dalam praktik sering terjadi model sistem pemilihan yang tidak kompatibel dengan pilihan sistem pemerintahan, Negara Indonesia sudah menjatuhkan pilihan sistem presidensial sebagai sistem pemerintahan, namun model sistem pemilihannya dilakukan secara terpisah antara eksekutif dan legislatif, kondisi demikian menyebabkan instabilitas dalam pemerintahan serta dalam beberapa kasus pihak eksekutif tidak jarang didikte oleh pihak legislatif.Model skema sistem pemilihan dan sistem pemerintahan tingkat pusat sudah diluruskan melalui putusan MK Nomor 14/PUU-XI/2013 yang kemudian dipraktikkan dalam pemilu 2019, namun sangat disayangkan skema penyesuaian sistem pemilihan dan sistem pemerintahan tersebut tidak diterapkan pada tingkat daerah, dimana pemilihan kepala daerah dan anggota legislatif di daerah dilakukan secara terpisah, kondisi demikian menyebabkan sejumlah persoalan seperti instabilitas pemerintahan daerah, tergerusnya isu-isu strategis daerah dalam kampanye, koalisi jangka pendek, penguasa yang minus kontrol dari pemilih, tumbuh suburnya sikap opportunisme politisi di daerah. Dalam rangka mencari solusi dari persoalan tersebut maka menjadi penting untuk mencari titik ekuilibrium antara sistem pemilihan dengan pilihan sistem presidensial dengan cara mendesain ulang model pemilu tingkat pusat dan pemilu tingkat daerah, diharapkan melalui gagasan tersebut maka stabilitas pemerintahan di daerah akan terjaga, isu-isu penting daerah menjadi perhatian, koalisi di daerah tidak bersifat pragmatis, penguasa mendapat kontrol dari pemilih, serta sikap opportunisme politisi di daerah akan terminimalisir
PENERAPAN MODEL PEMBELAJARAN COOPERATIVE SCRIPT UNTUK MENINGKATKAN PRESTASI BELAJAR PESERTA DIDIK PADA MATERI KESETIMBANGAN ION DAN PH LARUTAN PENYANGGA
Authors: Ariska Yolanda , Azmi Johni , Holiwarni Betty
Published: July 2020

The purpose of this study was to improve student learning achievement in ion and pH equilibrium material and applied on class XI MIA SMA Negeri 9 Pekanbaru. This research is an experimental research using pretest-posttest. The implementation of this research in Pekanbaru 9 High School with the sample of this study was the XI MIA 2 students who were the experimental class and the XI MIA 3 students were the control class. Where the experimental class is a class that is applied cooperative learning models, while the control class does not apply the learning model. In this study the data used by the t-test data analysis technique. From the data analysis test results obtained t count > t table is 3.74> 1.66, with the meaning that the application of cooperative learning models can improve student achievement on the subject of ion balance and pH of buffer solution in class XI MIA SMA Negeri 9 Pekanbaru.
Revisiting the Carnegie Public Library built form: the design and early history of three Illinois Carnegie Library buildings
Authors: Black Alistair , Prizeman Oriel
Published: July 2020

Despite the challenges involved in re-cycling older library buildings, it is important not to underestimate the value of extant Carnegie libraries, which in many places are among the most celebrated and cherished structures in the community. Any tendency to underestimate the possibilities for extant Carnegie library buildings can be reduced by revisiting their original designs and challenging popular impressions that are based on unwarranted retrospective history. Case studies of three Illinois Carnegie libraries are presented: Decatur (opened 1903), Paxton (opened 1904), and Park Ridge (opened 1913). These case studies are followed by a positive interpretation of the built form of the three libraries studied, by drawing on recent accounts of the material culture of Carnegie public libraries in the decades immediately prior to the First World War, as well as by referring to contemporary policy on architectural control by Carnegie's office and critical reporting in the later stage of the Carnegie programme on its successes and failures.
How Much Should We Trust Regression Discontinuity Design Estimates? Evidence from Experimental Benchmarks of the Incumbency Advantage
Authors: De Magalhães Leandro , Hangartner Dominik , Hirvonen Salomo , Meriläinen Jaakko , Ruiz Nelson , Tukiainen Janne
Published: July 2020

Regression discontinuity designs (RDD) are widely used in the social sciences to estimate causal effects from observational data. Scholars can choose from a range of methods that implement different RDD estimators, but there is a paucity of research on the performance of these different estimators in recovering experimental benchmarks. Leveraging exact ties in local elections in Colombia and Finland, which are resolved by random coin toss, we find that RDD estimation using bias-correction and robust inference (CCT) performs better in replicating experimental estimates of the individual incumbency advantage than local linear regression with conventional inference (LLR). We assess the generalizability of our results by estimating incumbency effects across different subsamples and in other countries. We find that CCT consistently comes closer to the experimental benchmark, produces smaller estimates than LLR, and that incumbency effects are highly heterogeneous, both in magnitude and sign, across countries with similar open-list PR systems.
Berosus elsae, nueva especie de coleóptero acuático (Hidrophilidae: Hydrophilinae: Berosini) de un microhábitat anpogeno en la península de Araya, Venezuela
Authors: García Mauricio , Jiménez-Ramos Erickxander Jesús
Published: July 2020

Se describe Berosus elsae, una nueva especie de la familia Hydrophilidae, en un sistema hidroecológico antropogénico (artificial) altamente contaminado de la Península de Araya. Se ilustra el habitus dorsal, órganos genitales y otros escleritos de interés diagnóstico con una breve descripción del microhábitat anpogeno o lugar de recolección de la nueva especie. Berosus elsae sp. nov., representa el primer registro del género Berosus Leach, para la región nororiental de Venezuela, siendo además la primera especie del género reportada para la franja caribeña de Sudamérica. Por su hábitat y distribución geográfica, Berosus elsae sp. nov. estaría más emparentada con las especies Centroamericanas y del Caribe, que con las especies de Berosus descritas para Sudamérica. Se incluyen imágenes satelitales de la localidad y fotografías del microhábitat anpogeno.
Distribución de los isópodos (Crustacea: Peracarida: Isopoda) del Parque Nacional Arrecife Puerto Morelos, Quintana Roo, México, con dos nuevos registros para el mar Caribe
Authors: Ortiz Manuel , Winfield Ignacio , Cházaro Olvera Sergio , Lozano Aburto Miguel
Published: July 2020

Se estudió la distribución de los isópodos del Parque Nacional Arrecife Puerto Morelos (PNAPM), Quintana Roo, Caribe mexicano. Se establecieron seis sitios de muestreo de 1 a 20 m de profundidad, para recolectar isópodos asociados a macroalgas, pastos marinos, esponjas, gorgonias, pedacería de coral, sedimento blando, y pilotes de madera, de forma manual y con SCUBA. Fueron estudiados 2841 isópodos, pertenecientes a seis subórdenes, cuatro superfamilias, 18 familias, 32 géneros y 56 especies. De las especies, 17 son nuevos registros para el PNAPM. Las especies Mesanthura hopkinsi y Cirolana albidoida, son registros nuevos para el Mar Caribe, mientras que 12 ampliaron su ámbito geográfico. La familia con la abundancia mayor fue Janiridae con 788 (28.23 %), representada principalmente por Carpias algicola con 763 (26.86 %). El sitio de recolecta con la cantidad mayor de familias (14) fue Jardines. Las familias que por sustrato recolectado mostraron riqueza mayor fueron: Joeropsididae, Janiridae y Sphaeromatidae. El sitio Rodman obtuvo la abundancia mayor, con 1080 organismos (38 %). El sustrato con abundancia mayor fue pedacería de coral, con 1714 organismos equivalente al 61 %. Se presentan además una lista de los táxones identificados y una tabla con la distribución por sustrato, localidad y número de ejemplares de cada especie estudiada.
Confirmation of Polygyra cereolus (Gastropoda: Polygyridae) in Puerto Rico, Greater Antilles
Authors: Charles Laurent , Lenoble Arnaud
Published: July 2020

Polygyra cereolus (Megerle von Mühlfeld, 1816) is a small air-breathing snail originating in Florida, which is considered as an invasive species and is reported from a wide area in the south of the United States to Mexico and in some in some Caribbean Islands, Hawaii, Spain and the Arabian peninsula. Here we report the observation of this species in Puerto Rico.
Registro de nidificación de Lonchura malacca (Aves: Estrildidae) en un ecosistema agrícola de Mayabeque, Cuba
Authors: Guerra Solana Jorge Luis , Barrios Valdés Duniel
Published: July 2020

Se documenta la nidificación de la Monjita Tricolor, Lonchura malacca (Linnaeus, 1766), en un ecosistema agrícola de Mayabeque, Cuba. El registro tuvo lugar en un campo de caña de azúcar, dos kilómetros al este del pueblo de Quivicán. En este cultivo se ubicaron nueve nidos de Monjita, de los cuales uno contenía huevos y pichones recién eclosionados, y cuatro sólo huevos frescos. Las características de estos nidos, así como su contenido, son descritos.
Fatma Aliye Hanım’ın Tarihçiliği
Authors: Kırpık Cevdet
Published: July 2020

1862 yılında doğup 1936’da ölen Fatma Aliye, popüler olmuş bir yazardı. O, Türk tarihinin ilk kadın yazarlarından olup daha çok romancılığı ile tanınmaktadır. Fakat felsefe, kadın, İslamiyet, şiir ve tarih gibi alanlarda da eser vermiştir. Yazarın tarihçiliği ise şimdiye kadar ihmal edilmiş, ciddi bir değerlendirmeye tabi tutulmamıştır. Hâlbuki tarihçiliğinin ortaya konulmasında son derece kıymetli bilgiler içeren iki adet eseri bulunmaktadır. Bunlardan ilki H. 1331 (1912-1913) yılında yayınlanan Tarih-i Osmanînin Bir Devre-i Mühimmesi Kosova Zaferi-Ankara Hezimeti, ikincisi ise bundan bir yıl sonra yayımlanan Ahmet Cevdet Paşa ve Zamanı’dır.

Bu makalede yazarın tarihçiliğini ortaya koymak için kullandığı yerli ve yabancı kaynaklar, tarihi olayları ele alış tarzı, kullandığı üslup ve dil ile tarihe yüklediği misyon gibi konulara değinilmektedir. Belki de ilk Türk kadın tarih yazarı olan Fatma Aliye’nin tarihi olayları bir kadın gözüyle nasıl değerlendirdiği de ayrıca incelenmektedir.
Hülya Şimga & Gülriz Uygur (2018). Üniversitelerde Cinsel Taciz ve Saldırıyla Mücadele: CTS Çalışmaları. Mağusa: Doğu Akdeniz Üniversitesi Yayınevi. Sayfa sayısı:148 ISBN: 978-605-95-95-18-6
Authors: Bladanli Bilcan
Published: July 2020

Hülya Şimga ve Gülriz Uygur’un editörlüğünü yaptığı bu kitap Türkiye'de üniversitelerin toplumsal cinsiyet araştırmaları merkezlerinin 2012 yılından beri senede iki kez “Üniversitelerde Cinsel Taciz ve Saldırıya Karşı Ne Yapılabilir?” sorusu altında düzenlediği CTS (Üniversitelerde Cinsel Taciz ve Saldırı) çalıştaylarının ürünlerinden biri olup 13 makaleden oluşmaktadır.  CTS çalıştaylarının 8 yıllık tarihini ve çok daha fazlasını içeren bu kitap, üniversitelerdeki cinsel taciz ve saldırıya karşı toplumsal cinsiyet ve kadın araştırma merkezlerinin ve/veya CTS Birimlerinin bazen el ele, bazense yalnız verilen mücadeleyi ilk ağızdan bizlere aktarıyor.
Feminist Responses to Freud Through the “Equality vs. Difference” Debate
Authors: Sayan Cengiz Feyda
Published: July 2020

Freudian psychoanalysis has long been a matter of debate among feminists, and usually criticized for biological determinism. While discussing the Freudian framework, feminists have also been discussing how to define a female subject and the age old “equality vs. difference” discussion. This study discusses critical feminist responses to Freud which demonstrate the intricacies of the “equality vs. difference” debate amongst different strands of feminist theory. This article analyses three diverse lines of argumentation regarding psychoanalysis and the equality vs. difference debate by focusing on the works of Luce Irigaray, Simone de Beauvoir and Juliet Mitchell. Beauvoir and Irigaray both criticize the Freudian approach for taking “the male” as the real, essential subject. However, whereas Beauvoir sides with an egalitarian feminism, Irigaray defends underlining the difference of female sexuality. Juliet Mitchell, on the other hand, defends Freudian psychoanalysis through the argument that psychoanalysis actually offers a way to understand how the unconscious carries the heritage of historical and social reality. Accordingly, what Freudian psychoanalysis does is to analyze, rather than to legitimize, the basis of the patriarchal order in the unconscious.
Primer registro de la comestibilidad de Phillipsia domingensis Berk. (Pezizales: Ascomycota): aspectos nutricionales y actividad biológica
Authors: Jiménez-Zárate Jesús , Garibay-Orijel Roberto , Yahia Elhadi M. , Esquivel-Naranjo Edgardo Ulises , Arellano-Carbajal Fausto , Landeros Fidel
Published: July 2020

Antecedentes: Los hongos silvestres comestibles son un alimento de alto valor nutricional y se les considera una fuente potencial de compuestos bioactivos. Actualmente, no existen reportes sobre la comestibilidad de Phillipsia domingensis.

Objetivo: Registrar por primera vez el uso de esta especie en la cultura náhuatl de la Huasteca Potosina, así como algunos de sus aspectos nutricionales y actividad biológica.

Métodos: El estudio etnográfico se realizó en San Luis Potosí, México. Los componentes nutricionales se determinaron por análisis químico proximal, la capacidad antioxidante mediante los métodos DPPH y FRAP, la actividad antifúngica por inhibición radial del micelio de tres hongos patógenos y la actividad antihelmíntica por la parálisis de Caenorhabditis elegans.

Resultados y conclusiones: Se registra la comestibilidad, comercio, uso medicinal y nombres tradicionales de P. domingensis. Los parámetros nutricionales están en el promedio reportado para otros hongos. La actividad biológica se consideró con alta capacidad antioxidante, baja actividad antifúngica y prometedora antihelmíntica. Este hongo tiene potencial como alimento funcional, convirtiéndolo en un recurso alimentario con cualidades para ser aprovechado en otras regiones donde se distribuye.
Homoeologous Recombination: A Novel and Efficient System for Broadening the Genetic Variability in Wheat
Authors: Koo Dal-Hoe , Friebe Bernd , Gill Bikram S.
Published: July 2020

Gene transfer from wild wheat relatives to bread wheat is restricted to homologous recombination. The presence of the Pairing homoeologous 1 (Ph1) gene in the long arm of wheat chromosome 5B allows only homologous chromosomes to pair and recombine, resulting in diploid inheritance of polyploid wheat. Previously, we identified a potent homoeologous pairing promotor gene(s) (Hpp-5Mg); its carrier chromosome 5Mg derived from Aegilops geniculata and its wheat homoeologous chromosome 5D freely recombined in the presence of the Ph1 gene. In this study, we investigated the effect of Hpp-5Mg on homoeologous recombination in the absence of Ph1. In Hpp-5Mg/ph1bph1b plants, we observed a vast genome-wide increase in homoeologous recombination and multiple crossovers (CO), including CO breakpoints in proximal regions of the chromosomes where recombination is known to be suppressed. We tested the efficacy of Hpp-5Mg/ph1bph1b-induced homoeologous recombination by producing new recombinants for the wheat streak mosaic virus resistance gene, Wsm3, present in the wheat-Thinopyrum intermedium Robertsonian translocation (RobT T7BS.7S#3L). A recombination frequency of 6.5% was detected by screening the progenies double monosomic for T7BS.7S#3L and 7B by genomic in situ hybridization. This recombination frequency was about 100-fold higher compared with the recombinant frequency of 0.06% observed by using ph1b-induced homoeologous recombination alone. Our results indicate that chromosome 5Mg promotes homoeologous recombination between wheat and wild wheat relative chromosomes, which helps in the generation of pre-breeding materials thereby accelerating wheat crop improvement.
Improving Rice Yields and Nitrogen Use Efficiency by Optimizing Nitrogen Management and Applications to Rapeseed in Rapeseed-Rice Rotation System
Authors: Ma Peng , Lan Yan , Lyu Tengfei , Zhang Yujie , Lin Dan , Li Feijie , Li Yu , Yang Zhiyuan , Sun Yongjian , Ma Jun
Published: July 2020

This investigation aims to provide theoretical and practical evidence for the efficient utilization of nitrogen (N) in paddy-upland rapeseed-rice rotation systems because a lack of previous research on such rotation systems leads to inefficient management practices. The effects of the N application rates and the N fertilizer management strategies for rapeseed and rice were examined, respectively, in relation to the photosynthetic productivity and yields of hybrid rice. The results indicated that the leaf area, Pn, with 40% as basal fertilizer, 40% as tillering fertilize, and 20% as panicle fertilizer and a reduced N rate (30 kg/ha) during the rape season, were higher than other nitrogen management strategies trialed, with conventional N rates in the rape season. The average rice grain yield (9545.15 kg/ha) over the two years with 40% as basal fertilizer, 40% as tillering fertilizer, and 20% as panicle fertilizer was higher than other N treatments with the reduced N rates during the rape season. The reduced N rate during the rapeseed season and 40% as basal fertilizer, 40% as tillering fertilizer, and 20% as panicle fertilizer management during the rice season for the rape-rice rotation system exhibited the highest rice yields. Our findings indicated that the N fertilizer management model was a high-yielding, N-saving, and environmentally friendly measure for rape–rice rotation systems in southern China.
Soil Organic Carbon in Sandy Paddy Fields of Northeast Thailand: A Review
Authors: Arunrat Noppol , Kongsurakan Praeploy , Sereenonchai Sukanya , Hatano Ryusuke
Published: July 2020

Soil organic carbon (SOC) improvement has become a sustainable strategy for enhancing soil resilience and reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the rice cropping system. For tropical soils, the SOC accumulation was limited by the unfavorable environment, likely the sandy soil area in Northeast (NE) Thailand. This review aims to quantify and understand SOC in sandy paddy fields of NE Thailand. The existing research gap for alternative management practices is also highlighted to increase ecological and agronomic values. We review previous studies to determine the factors affecting SOC dynamics in sandy paddy fields, in order to enhance SOC and sustain rice yields. High sand content, up to 50% sand, was found in 70.7% of the observations. SOC content has ranged from 0.34 to 31.2 g kg−1 for the past four decades in paddy rice soil of NE Thailand. The conventional and alternative practice managements were chosen based on either increasing rice crop yield or improving soil fertility. The lack of irrigation water during the mild dry season would physically affect carbon sequestration as the soil erosion accelerates. Meanwhile, soil chemical and microbial activity, which directly affect SOC accumulation, would be influenced by nutrient and crop residue management, including chemical fertilizer, manure and green manure, unburned rice straw, and biochar application. Increasing SOC content by 1 g kg−1 can increase rice yield by 302 kg ha−1. The predicted carbon saturation varied tremendously, from 4.1% to 140.6% (52% in average), indicating that the sandy soil in this region has the potential for greater SOC sequestration. Our review also suggests that broadening the research of rice production influenced by sandy soil is still required to implement adaptive management for sustainable agriculture and future food security.
Does Credit Influence Fertilizer Intensification in Rice Farming? Empirical Evidence from Côte D’Ivoire
Authors: Ouattara N’Banan , Xiong Xueping , Traoré Lacina , Turvey Calum G. , Sun Ruiting , Ali Abdelrahman , Ballo Zié
Published: July 2020

In Côte d’Ivoire, the use of fertilizers in rice farming still remains low. Credit constraints have been frequently reported as the main reason hampering rice farmers from reversing this situation. However, there is no empirical evidence on the link between rice farmers’ access to credit (AC) and fertilizer intensification (FI). This article examines this issue by using a sample of 600 rice farmers randomly selected in seven rice areas. Data are analyzed by the IV-Probit and IV-Tobit models. The results reveal that FI and AC reciprocally influence each other, implying that they are endogenous. An increase of credit by XOF 100 could increase the quantity of fertilizer used by 2.70 kg, all other things being equal. Moreover, FI and AC are strongly influenced by some socio-economic, rice farm, and institutional factors. Policymakers should take actions to facilitate rice farmers’ access to credit and subsidized fertilizers. Other relevant explanatory variables should be considered in rice farming development policies. By providing empirical evidence of the link between rice farmers’ access to credit and fertilizer intensification in Côte d’Ivoire, this paper contributes to the agricultural finance literature.
The Long-Term Effect of Petroleum-Derived Substances and Their Bioremediation on the Host Plant (Vicia faba L.) and a Herbivore (Sitona spp.)
Authors: Gospodarek Janina , Rusin Milena , Nadgórska-Socha Aleksandra
Published: July 2020

The present study assessed distant-in-time effects of soil contamination with petroleum-derived substances (PDSs) (petrol, diesel fuel and used engine oil) and their bioremediation using ZB-01 biopreparation on the growth of broad bean, content of nutrients and heavy metals in plants, and feeding by imagines and larvae of Sitona spp. The results showed that even after 5 years from the moment of soil contamination by engine oil and diesel fuel, they negatively impacted the growth of broad bean plants. PDSs significantly modified the content of nutrients and generally increased the content of heavy metals in plant organs. These substances also negatively affected the feeding of adult Sitona spp., causing a reduction in the percentage of plants damaged by beetles, and a decrease in the surface of consumed areas on leaves. The ZB-01 biopreparation had a generally positive effect on the morphological features of plants, and its effect on the content of nutrients and heavy metals was variable, depending on the type of contaminant, the analyzed metals or nutrients, and the involved part of the plant. The biopreparation also inhibited the adverse effect of PDSs on the feeding by imago of Sitona spp.
Microbial Association with Genus Actinomyces in Primary and Secondary Endodontic Lesions, Review
Authors: Dioguardi Mario , Quarta Cristian , Alovisi Mario , Crincoli Vito , Aiuto Riccardo , Crippa Rolando , Angiero Francesca , Laneve Enrica , Sovereto Diego , De Lillo Alfredo , Troiano Giuseppe , Lo Muzio Lorenzo
Published: July 2020

The main reason for root canal treatment failure is the persistence of microorganisms after therapy, or the recontamination of the root canal system due to an inadequate seal. In the mouth, Actinomyces spp. constitute a significant part of the normal flora, which is indicative of their ability to adhere to oral tissue and resist cleansing mechanisms, such as salivary flow. This review, performed according to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis (PRISMA), aims to clarify the prevalence of microbial genera that are associated with the genus Actinomyces in primary and secondary endodontic infections (primary outcome), and to identify the most prevalent species of the Actinomyces genus in endodontic lesions (secondary outcome). A total of 11 studies were included in the qualitative and quantitative analysis, and a total of 331 samples were analyzed. Bacteria of the genus Actinomyces were found in 58 samples, and 46 bacterial genera were detected in association with bacteria of the genus Actinomyces. Bacteria of the genus Streptococcus and Propionibacterium were those most frequently associated with Actinomyces in the endodontic lesions considered, and Actinomyces israelii was the most frequently involved species.
Carbon Nanotube/Poly(dimethylsiloxane) Composite Materials to Reduce Bacterial Adhesion
Authors: Vagos Márcia R. , Gomes Marisa , Moreira Joana M. R. , Soares Olívia S. G. P. , Pereira Manuel F. R. , Mergulhão Filipe J.
Published: July 2020

Different studies have shown that the incorporation of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) into poly(dimethylsiloxane) (PDMS) enables the production of composite materials with enhanced properties, which can find important applications in the biomedical field. In the present work, CNT/PDMS composite materials have been prepared to evaluate the effects of pristine and chemically functionalized CNT incorporation into PDMS on the composite’s thermal, electrical, and surface properties on bacterial adhesion in dynamic conditions. Initial bacterial adhesion was studied using a parallel-plate flow chamber assay performed in conditions prevailing in urinary tract devices (catheters and stents) using Escherichia coli as a model organism and PDMS as a control due to its relevance in these applications. The results indicated that the introduction of the CNTs in the PDMS matrix yielded, in general, less bacterial adhesion than the PDMS alone and that the reduction could be dependent on the surface chemistry of CNTs, with less adhesion obtained on the composites with pristine rather than functionalized CNTs. It was also shown CNT pre-treatment and incorporation by different methods affected the electrical properties of the composites when compared to PDMS. Composites enabling a 60% reduction in cell adhesion were obtained by CNT treatment by ball-milling, whereas an increase in electrical conductivity of seven orders of magnitude was obtained after solvent-mediated incorporation. The results suggest even at low CNT loading values (1%), these treatments may be beneficial for the production of CNT composites with application in biomedical devices for the urinary tract and for other applications where electrical conductance is required.