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The Politics of the COVID-19 Pandemic in India
Authors: Purushothaman Uma , Moolakkattu John S.
Published: October 2021

India responded to the COVID-19 measures abruptly and in a tough manner during the early stages of the pandemic. Its response did not take into consideration the socio-economic life of the majority of people in India who work in the informal sector and the sheer diversity of the country. The imposition of a nationwide lockdown using the Disaster Management Act 2005 enabled the Union Government to impose its will on the whole country. India has a federal system, and health is a state subject. Such an overbearing role on the part of the Central Government did not, however, lead to coordinated action. Some states expressed their differences, but eventually all complied with the central guidelines. The COVID-19 pandemic struck at a time when an agitation was going on in the country, especially in New Delhi, against the Citizen Amendment Act. The lockdown was imposed all of a sudden and was extended until 31 May. This led to a humanitarian crisis involving a large number of domestic migrant workers, who were left stranded with no income for survival and no means of transport to go home. Indians abroad who were intending to return also found themselves trapped. Dissenting voices were silenced through arrests and detentions during this period, and the victims included rights activists, students, lawyers, and even some academics. Power tussles and elections continued as usual and the social distancing norms were often compromised. Since COVID-19 containment measures were carried out primarily at the state level, this paper will also selectively draw on their experiences. India also used the opportunity to burnish its credentials as the ‘pharmacy of the world’ by sending medical supplies to over a hundred countries. In the second wave, there were many deaths, but the government was accused of undercounting them and of not doing enough to deliver vaccines to Indians. This paper will deal with the conflicts, contestations and the foreign policy fallout following the onset of the pandemic and the measures adopted by the union government to cope with them, with less focus on the economic and epidemiological aspects of pandemic management. This paper looks at previous studies, press reports, and press releases by government agencies to collect the needed data. A descriptive and analytical approach is followed in the paper.
Evaluation of Training with Elastic Bands on Strength and Fatigue Indicators in Paralympic Powerlifting
Authors: Aidar Felipe J. , Clemente Filipe Manuel , de Lima Luiz Fernandes , de Matos Dihogo Gama , Ferreira Alexandre Reis Pires , Marçal Anderson Carlos , Moreira Osvaldo Costa , Bulhões-Correia Alexandre , de Almeida-Neto Paulo Francisco , Díaz-de-Durana Alfonso López , Neves Eduardo Borba , Cabral Breno Guilherme Araújo Tinoco , Reis Victor Machado , Garrido Nuno Domingos , Nikolaidis Pantelis Theo , Knechtle Beat
Published: October 2021

Background: Variable resistance training has recently become a component of strength and conditioning programs. Objective: This randomized counterbalanced cross-over study aimed to investigate the use of elastic bands (EB) and the traditional method (TRAD) and force indicators in a training session. Methods: 12 Paralympic athletes (age: 28.60 ± 7.60 years) participated in this three-week study. In the first week, the participants were familiarized with EB and TRAD and were tested for maximal repetition (1-RM). The research occurred in weeks 2 and 3, which included the pre-post training, during which the following measures were extracted: maximum isometric force (MIF), the peak torque (PT), rate of force development (RFD), fatigue index (FI), and time to MIF (Time). The athletes performed two tests, EB and TRAD, separated by a one-week interval. Results: Significant differences were found between the pre- and post-test for 1RM (p = 0.018, η2p = 0.412), MIF (p = 0.011, η2p = 0.415), PT (p = 0.012, η2p = 0.413), and RFD (p = 0.0002, η2p = 0.761). With the use of EB, there was a difference in RFD between TRAD before and EB after (p = 0.016, η2p = 0.761). There were significant differences in the before and after for FI between TRAD and EB (p < 0.001) and for Time (p < 0.001), indicating that training with the use of elastic bands promotes overload, characterized by increased fatigue and decreased strength. Conclusions: Training with EB did not decrease 1RM, PT, MIF or RFD, however, there was an increase in fatigue and time to reach MIF when compared to the method with fixed resistance.
Housing Evaluation Methodology in a Situation of Social Poverty to Guarantee Sustainable Cities: The Satisfaction Dimension for the Case of Mexico
Authors: Mercader-Moyano Pilar , Morat-Pérez Oswaldo , Muñoz-González Carmen
Published: October 2021

Currently, one in eight people live in neighborhoods with social inequality and around one billion people live in precarious conditions. The significance of where and how to live and in what physical, spatial, social, and urban conditions has become very important for millions of families around the world because of mandatory confinement due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Today, many homes in poor condition do not meet the basic requirements for residential environments in the current framework. Theoretical models for the urban evaluation of this phenomenon are a necessary starting point for urban renewal and sustainability. This study aims to generate a model for evaluating homes in a situation of social inequality (hereinafter Vrs) with indicators on physical, spatial, environmental, and social aspects. The methodology used in this study evaluates housing, taking into consideration habitability factors (physical, spatial, and constructive characteristics), as well as the qualitative characteristics assessing the satisfaction of users with the adaptation and transformation of the housing and its surroundings. The application of 51 indicators distributed in four previous parameters was established for this study. This quantification identifies the deficiencies of the dwellings and sets the guidelines for the establishment of future rehabilitation policies for adapting the dwellings to current and emergency scenarios. The innovation of this study is the construction of a tool for social research surveys designed to include individual indicators from the dwellings’ users, to provide a more dependable representation of the problems found in Vrs. The results of this research identified the deficiencies of precarious housing and could be used for applying effective proposals for improvement of habitability and their surroundings in the future. Furthermore, the results showed that when all the indicators were considered, the level of lag reached would be similar to that of a real housing situation, further confirming the suitability of the methodology applied in this investigation.
Features of organizational activity of the chief nurse
Authors: Demkina Svetlana Ivanovna , Binenko Elena Vitalievna
Published: October 2021

This article provides an overview of the problems associated with the implementation of monitoring functions by a nurse in a leadership position. The results of a study on the ways of assessing its components are presented on the example of one of the city clinical hospitals in Moscow. Particular attention was paid to the analysis of work planning, organization of control, staff motivation.
Labor safety of medical personnel in medical organizations of stationary type
Authors: Kropotova Svetlana
Published: October 2021

The aim of the research is to study the safety system of nursing personnel in medical institutions of the stationary type. Results. The most important conditions forthe effectivework of nursing personnel are: medical care of personnel, the availability of office equipment at the workplace, small mechanization for caring for patients with sufficient provision of personal protective equipment, tools, antiseptics and disinfectants. Conclusion. A harmful psychophysiological production factor in the professional activities of nursing personnel is also manifested in significant intellectual and emotional stress, which, over time, also cause the development of any somatic disease in specialists.
Organization of activity of health Centers based on medical organizations
Authors: Pavlova Svetlana Gennadievna
Published: October 2021

The development of health schools for patients makes it possible to implement one of the fundamental principles of reforming disease prevention through mutual understanding and empathy, the ability of a medical specialist to explain and persuade, and to bring authoritative sources of information in the classroom.
Objectification of the evaluation of a pharmacological test with alpha-adrenergic blocking agents during uroflowmetry
Authors: Danilov Vadim Valerievich , Danilov Vitaliy Vadimovich , Danilov Valeriy Vadimovich Danilov Valeriy Vadimovich
Published: October 2021

The tactics of treating dysuric disorders are largely determined by the pathophysiological and morpho-clinical basis: infravesical obstruction, impaired bladder contractility, complex neurogenic urination disorders, etc. Among the diseases that most often cause infravesical obstruction in men, the most common pathologies are benign prostatic hyperplasia, prostate cancer, prostate sclerosis, obstructive processes of the bladder neck (contractures, fibrosis), urethral strictures of various etiologies. The use of a comprehensive urodynamic study makes it possible to differentiate the causes of urinary disorders. One of the most common and non-invasive methods used in the urologist’s clinical practice is uroflowmetry. The use of the fuzzy logic algorithm described in the article for making a decision on the presence of obstructive urination allows one to assess the urodynamic situation using the home uroflow monitoring technique. Analytical urodynamics in conjunction with the fuzzy logic block increases the accuracy of describing the examination results, and the introduction of the proposed model into the software simplifies the work with diagnostic urological equipment and increases the efficiency of the examination.
International Obesity Day
Authors: Rybachok Oksana Aleksandrovna
Published: October 2021

Today's pace of life forces people to eat quickly and on the go, neglecting a full dinner with hot soup, and makes them buy ready-made meals due to the unwillingness to cook on their own. Why waste time going to the store and standing by the stove, when you can have a quick bite at the nearest cafe or buy convenience foods? We even bring children to fast food places, again due to the lack of time, sometimes forgetting how much we harm the body with such products. In these conditions, no one counts calories or analyzes the nutritional balance of this diet. We do not think that the frequent consumption of hamburgers, hot dogs, pies and fries quickly causes metabolic disorders and, as a result, leads to the development of obesity. Few consider obesity to be a disease, meanwhile this pathology is rapidly becoming younger: if earlier overweight children used to be, rather, an exception to the rule and became objects of ridicule by their peers, now, due to a sedentary lifestyle and excessive enthusiasm for gadgets, more and more children and adolescents are becoming overweight.
The state of C-reactive protein in patients with allergic dermatoses
Authors: Mullakhanov Zhavlon Bakhtiyarovich
Published: October 2021

The article provides data on studying the content of C-reactive protein in blood serum in patients with allergic dermatoses, taking into account their clinical course. The results of the study showed that in patients with allergic dermatoses, an increase in the concentration of C-reactive protein is noted in 58,9 % of cases, characterized by an increase in concentration by 4.7 times compared with the indicators of the control healthy group, which indicates the progression of the inflammatory process in the body.
Awareness of HPV-associated oropharyngeal cancers among GPs in The Netherlands: a cross-sectional study
Authors: Demers Imke , Verhees Femke , Schouten Leo J , Muris Jean WM , Kremer Bernd , Speel Ernst Jan M
Published: October 2021

Background

The incidence of human papillomavirus (HPV)-associated oropharyngeal cancer (OPC) is increasing in high income countries. HPV-associated OPC generally presents as an invasive disease, often with lymph node involvement, in relatively young patients with minimal or no history of smoking and alcohol consumption. Knowledge on HPV-associated OPC among primary care professionals is essential for disease recognition and early start of treatment.

Aim

To examine the knowledge on HPV-associated OPC among GPs in the Netherlands.

Design & setting

A cross-sectional postal survey among GPs in the Netherlands.

Method

A 12-item questionnaire was sent to 900 randomly selected general practices. Outcome measures included awareness of the link between HPV and OPC, epidemiological trends, and patient characteristics. Data were statistically analysed for sex, years after graduation, and self-rated knowledge of OPC.

Results

A total of 207 GPs participated in this study. Seventy-two per cent recognised HPV as a risk factor for OPC and 76.3% were aware of the increasing incidence rate of HPV-associated OPC. In contrast, 35.7% of participants knew that patients with HPV-associated OPC are more often male, and just over half (53.6%) of the participants were aware of the younger age of these patients.

Conclusion

More than one-quarter of GPs in the Netherlands are unaware of HPV as a causative factor for OPC. Furthermore, there is a gap in knowledge on characteristics of patients with HPV-associated OPC . Further training on these topics could improve disease recognition and, ultimately, patient survival.
Diagnostic accuracy of Fever-PAIN and Centor criteria for bacterial throat infection in adults with sore throat: a secondary analysis of a randomised controlled trial
Authors: Seeley Anna , Fanshawe Thomas , Voysey Merryn , Hay Alastair , Moore Michael , Hayward Gail
Published: October 2021

Background

Sore throat is a common and self-limiting condition. There remains ambiguity in stratifying patients to immediate, delayed, or no antibiotic prescriptions. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) recommends two clinical prediction rules (CPRs), FeverPAIN and Centor, to guide decision making.

Aim

To describe the diagnostic accuracy of CPRs in identifying streptococcal throat infections.

Design & setting

Adults presenting to UK primary care with sore throat, who did not require immediate antibiotics.

Method

As part of the Treatment Options without Antibiotics for Sore Throat (TOAST) trial, 565 participants, aged ≥18 years, were recruited on day of presentation to general practice. Physicians could opt to give delayed prescriptions. CPR scores were not part of the trial protocol but were calculated post hoc from baseline assessments. Diagnostic accuracy was calculated by comparing scores with throat swab cultures.

Results

It was found that 81/502 (16.1%) patients had group A, C, or G streptococcus cultured on throat swab. Overall diagnostic accuracy of both CPRs was poor: area under receiver operating characteristics (ROC) curve 0.62 for Centor; and 0.59 for FeverPAIN. Post-test probability of a positive or negative test was 27.3% (95% confidence interval [CI] = 6.0% to 61.0%) and 84.1% (95% CI = 80.6% to 87.2%) for FeverPAIN ≥4; versus 25.7% (95% CI = 16.2% to 37.2%) and 85.5% (95% CI = 81.8% to 88.7%) for Centor ≥3. Higher CPR scores were associated with increased delayed antibiotic prescriptions (χ2 = 8.42, P = 0.004 for FeverPAIN ≥4; χ2 = 32.0, P<0.001 for Centor ≥3).

Conclusion

In those who do not require immediate antibiotics in primary care, neither CPR provides a reliable way of diagnosing streptococcal throat infection. However, clinicians were more likely to give delayed prescriptions to those with higher scores.
Le lièvre siffleur ou Chepushka (Ochotonidae, Lagomorpha) dans le remplissage de l'Aven 1 de la Fage (Corrèze)
Authors: Chaline Jean
Published: October 2021

La présence du Chepushka Ochotona pusilla Pallas (1769) dans les couches 3-4 et 5 de la Fage, implique le développement d'espaces steppiques dans les zones élevées à proximité du gisement et confirme ainsi les données apportées par les Rongeurs, notamment par Lemmus lemmus, Dicrostonyx torquatus, Microtus gregalis et Citellus.
Les oiseaux (Aves) du gisement pléistocène moyen des Abîmes de la Fage à Noailles (Corrèze)
Authors: Mourer-Chauviré Cécile
Published: October 2021

Les oiseaux sont extrêmement abondants dans le gisement de la Fage. Au point de vue systématique, des études statistiques ont permis de mettre en évidence des différences de taille entre les populations de la Fage et les populations actuelles et de définir un certain nombre d'espèces ou de sous-espèces nouvelles.

La faune comporte un certain nombre d'espèces qui indiquent un climat plus froid que le climat actuel mais ces espèces sont toujours peu nombreuses par rapport à l'en¬ semble des oiseaux. La majorité des formes identifiées correspondent à un milieu de type steppique.
Les rongeurs, l'âge et la chronologie climatique du remplissage de l'Aven 1 de la Fage (Corrèze)
Authors: Chaline Jean
Published: October 2021

Les rongeurs recueillis dans le remplissage de la Fage permettent de dater le gisement de la fin du Pleistocene moyen et de mettre en évidence des variations du paysage résultant des fluctuations climatiques contemporaines de la fin du Riss moyen. La couche 5 implique un paysage de steppe avec quelques arbustes sous un climat très contrasté à dominante froide et humide. La couche 4 indique un climat plus sec favorisant une steppe plus boisée. La couche 3 est témoin d'un épisode encore froid et d'une steppe de plus en plus boisée. La couche 2 enfin traduit le développement des espaces découverts, un recul des éléments forestiers sous un climat sans doute contrasté, mais moins froid.
Essai de révision taxonomique des «Pholidophorus » (Poissons Actinoptérygiens) du Jurassique supérieur de Cerin (Ain)
Authors: Gaudant Jean
Published: October 2021

The taxonomical revision of some fossil Fishes from the Upper Jurassic of Cerin (Ain, France) is attempted. These Fishes were considered until now as belonging to the genus Pholidophorus Agassiz, although it is here demonstrated that none of these Fishes truly belongs to the genus Pholi¬ dophorus s. str (Nybelin sensu). The new family Ankylo-phoridae is created for two new genera : Ankylophorus and Lehmanophorus . Furthermore, another quite different genus, Pholidophorichthys is created. It is provisionally left incertae sedis. Finally, one species which appears to share numerous features with the type-species of Pholidophoristion Wood¬ ward, is hypothetically referred to the poorly known species «Pholidophorus » ovatus Wagner. It is so described as Pholidophoristion cf. ovatus (Wagner).
Un point de technologie chasséenne
Authors: Masson Annie
Published: October 2021

The study of lithic Chasséen industries from Drôme, Aude and Haute-Savoie (France) shows that thermal treatment of chert was a very common practice during this period. It was specially useful to prepare very standardized bladelets, a well-known Chasséen production. Chert was heated in the shape of prepared cores with most of cortex removed, and some flakes. Different kinds of cherts, with various textures, could be treated, that is to say that Chasséen men controlled perfectly this technique of preparation. The quite lack of reddening upon theses bladelets implies that the cores and flakes lied into a thick layer of clay and sand. The heating structures were probably these pitshearths often described in excavations of Middle Neolithic of Southern France.

This was the opportunity to summarize all we know about thermal alteration of cherts. Several points, yet

unexplained, are analysed again. There is no sound hypothesis upon the thermal luster of heated cherts : this point needs presently a very specific mineralogical research. Modifications of cherts — like reddening, luster, potlids, polyedral fractures, and whitening — do not appear at random, but always in two successive phases. First, all mechanical qualities of cherts are improved until a sudden, definitive alteration, when appear sugary texture and pot-lids : this is a general, unchanging process for all cherts. Variations in thermal behaviour of siliceous rocks were often pointed out : they can be explained by the influence of granulometric characters only. Micritic cherts are sooner improved and altered by heating than coarse-grained ones. Last, macroscopic changes of heated materials are sufficient to establish this treatment : there is no need heavier analysis such as D.T.A., E.S.R. or T.L. measuring.
Un paysage authentique
Authors: Luginbühl Yves
Published: October 2021

Dans la grande transformation des paysages du monde, certains d'entre eux resteraient authentiques. Dans quelles conditions ? Quelles sont les caractères d'un paysage authentique, sachant que tout paysage se transforme et qu'aucun n'est jamais exactement identique à son état d'origine. Mais peut-on alors déterminer l'état d'origine d'un paysage ? Il ne s'agit pas d'une question dérisoire, puisque l'inscription d'un paysage sur la liste prestigieuse du Patrimoine Mondial de l'UNESCO repose notamment sur son authenticité. Cette qualité d'un paysage ne va pas de soi : les experts sont obligés de déployer des trésors d'inventivité pour déterminer quels sont les facteurs et les conditions qui permettent de justifier l'authenticité d'un paysage.
Lawful regulation of the nursery branch in Ukraine
Authors:   Institute of Horticulture of the National Academy of Agrarian Sciences of Ukraine, Kostenko V.M. , Ivanova O.V. ,   Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Ivanova I.V. ,   National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine
Published: October 2021

The authors have analyzed the role of the nursery practice in the agricultural economics of Ukraine. The specificity of the technologies, organizational structures has been described as well as the material means of the production of the planting stock of the fruit and small fruit crops and grape. The comprehensive enumeration of the legislative acts and normative and lawful documents has been presented with which the state regulates the economic and organizational and lawful relations in the above mentioned industries. The latest three years data have been presented concerning the state financial support of the economic agents that establish young orchards, vineyards and hop gardens. The purpose and state have been noted of building the scientific-manufacturer biotechnological hothouse complex for the production of the high quality basic material on the basis of the principal scientific institution of the horticultural branch - Institute of Horticulture of NAAS of Ukraine. The calculations have been presented contained in the Programmer of the Development of the Horticulture of Ukraine up to 2025 as regards the necessity of planting new orchards end small fruit plantations in order to meet the needs of the population and processing enterprises and increase the vitamin product’s export. The analysis was corried out of the indices of the energy expenditures on the establishment of a hectare of a grape plantation. The methods of the perennial crops growing reproduction have been depicted. The necessity of the transfer of the nursery, farms on the virus-free standard planting stock adapted to the soil and climatic conditions of the concrete region has been substantiated of as well as of the establishment of new parental plantation of fruit and small fruit crops and grape, creation of parental-seed and parental-cutting gardens, of parental gardens of the grapevine rootstocks and graft sticks and nurseries for manufacturing of the necessary amount of the planting stock of the modern crop and varietal composition in Ukraine. The analysis has been conducted of the changes in the legislature of Ukraine which could be useful for seed growing. The problems of the nursery sector have been determined that require solving yet at the legislative level. The concrete propositions must be presented in the form of the recurrent changes in the law of Ukraine ‘On Seeds and Planting Stock’.
Pemetaan Curah Hujan Dalam Upaya Mengurangi Resiko Bencana Hidrometeorologi Dengan Sistem Informasi Geografis (SIG) Untuk Wilayah Kalimantan Utara
Authors: Zandra Singal Rachel , Jumario Noptri
Published: October 2021

North Kalimantan is one of the regions in Indonesia which is prone to hydrometeorological disasters. The purpose of this study was to determine the rainfall analysis of the North Kalimantan Region as a basis in finding rainfall levels in areas that do not have climatological stations, knowing the rainfall maps of the North Kalimantan Region and knowing the conditions of high rainfall causing flood prone in the North Kalimantan region. Rainfall data collection locations are climatology stations Tanjung Harapan, Juwata, Tuvai Semaring, Kalimarau and R.A. Bessing. Rainfall data is taken from OGIMET for 10 years. The result of rainfall analysis is the average monthly rainfall, which is from January to December. The method used to determine the monthly rainfall value in the North Kalimantan region is the Spatial Analyst Interpolation -Kriging method. The results are in the form of monthly rainfall maps, from January to December. Monthly rainfall map is a source of information on the value of rainfall in the region in North Kalimantan. Maximum rainfall is found in the areas of Tanjung Selor and Tarakan, namely January 313,368 mm, May 366,238 mm, July 358,868 mm and December 324,513 mm. Map of monthly rainfall in January, May, July and December is a parameter to see the condition of high rainfall causing hydrometeorological disasters. Through this research it is expected to anticipate the risk of disasters caused by the weather.
Analisis Perilaku Balok Kastella Dengan Variasi Jenis Bukaan
Authors: Frans Richard
Published: October 2021

The main advantage of castellated beam is the increasing of bending capacity caused by the increasing of inertia moment of steel section due to the increasing of depth of the steel section. In addition, some people argue that the opening section of castellated beam become an additional advantage in terms of aesthetics view. In general, there are three opening variations that are very often used in construction, which are hexagonal opening, circular opening, and diamond opening. Many researches have been done to compare the performance of castellated beam with various opening but only focusing on the behavior of castellated beam subjected to monotonic loading. Therefore, in this research, a review of the behavior of castellated beam with various opening subjected to quasi-static cyclic loading was carried out in order to find out which is better performance from the opening variations. A finite element analysis was conducted to find out the behavior of castellated beam with three variations of opening. A simple beam subjected to quasi-static loading using displacement control technique was considered in this research. The result shows that the castellated beam with diamond opening has a better performance compared to the other openings (hexagonal opening and circular opening).
Analisis Efisiensi Penggunaan Teknologi Aspal Daur Ulang Pada Jalan Tol Elevated Ir. Wiyoto Wiyono
Authors: Oktopianto Yogi , Hidayat Dwi Wahyu
Published: October 2021

The use of recycling technologies to the principles of green roads should get priority. Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement (RAP) has not been used properly is a problem in this study. Hotmix Recycling is a recycling technique that can be applied to road pavement rehabilitation and maintenance. The research was conducted to determine the cost-efficiency of recycled asphalt. The method used in this research is to analyze the unit price of conventional asphalt maintenance and to analyze the unit price of recycled asphalt in order to find out how much efficiency is obtained of asphalt pavement recycled. The results showed that the cost of conventional asphalt is Rp.1,160,000 per ton and the price of recycled asphalt is Rp.915,000 per ton, there is a savings of Rp. 245,000 per ton, The use of recycled asphalt technology in the periodic asphalt of the Ir. Wiyoto Wiyono toll roads can save operational and maintenance costs of Rp. 3,013,500,000.00
Evaluasi Kinerja Simpang Empat Bersinyal Dengan Metode MKJI dan Sidra Intersection
Authors: Fatmawati Fatmawati , Isram M. Ain Mohamad
Published: October 2021

Pada lima tahun terakhir pertumbuhan pembangunan di sepanjang ruas jalan MT. Haryono mengalami pertumbuhan yang sangat pesat, mulai dari pembangunan property (perumahan dan ruko), pusat perbelanjaan, hingga menjamurnya usaha kuliner di sepanjang sisi ruas jalan, hal ini menyebabkan tingginya tarikan kendaraan menuju daerah tersebut. Adanya alih fungsi tata guna lahan di beberapa lokasi di Balikpapan menyebabkan tingginya bangkitan dan tarikan kendaraan pada daerah tersebut. Pada ruas jalan MT. Haryono terdapat banyak simpang, namun antrian panjang paling sering terjadi pada simpangan MT. Haryono - Ruhui Rahayu, kendaraan yang mengantri di traffic light rata-rata harus melewati 2 hingga 3 kali cycle time untuk dapat melewati persimpangan tersebut. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengevaluasi kinerja simpang pada kondisi eksisting menggunakan metode MKJI dan Program SIDRA Intersection, mengetahui perbedaan kinerja dari kedua metode tersebut, hingga ke rekomendasi upaya perbaikan simpang. Hasil evaluasi kinerja simpang dengan metode MKJI diperoleh nilai LoS D pada lengan pendekat utara dengan nilai tundaan sebesar 39.4 det/smp, nilai LoS F pada lengan pendekat selatan dan barat dengan nilai tundaan masing 99.2 det/smp dan 152.9 det/smp, dan untuk pendekat timur nilai Los E dengan waktu tundaaan sebesar 57.7 det/smp. Sedangkan pada analisis Sidra Intersection diperoleh nilai LoS F pada semua lengan pendekat dengan waktu tundaan rata-rata pada semua simpang sebesar 122 det/kend. Untuk nilai DS pada metode MKJI dan Sidra Intersection terdapat perbedaan, dimana nilai DS MKJI pada lengan pendekat utara sebesar 1.36, pendekat selatan 1.21, pendekat barat 0.91, dan pendekat timur 0.80 sedangkan nilai DS berdasarkan Sidra Intersectioan adalah sebesar 1.2.
Finite Element Analysis of One-Way Hollow Plate Capacity with Bamboo Apus and Bamboo Petung
Authors: Saputro Dani Nugroho , Widyaningrum Arnie , Maryoto Agus , Sasongko Thomas Calvin Putro
Published: October 2021

Design capacity is one of the main parameters in the analysis of concrete slab behavior. In general, bent tests for concrete slab will be tested experimentally in the laboratory. However, it requires a lot of energy, cost, and a long time. For that we need a simulation approach with numerical methods that is the finite element method using ABAQUS program. The test object is a composite structure in the form of a one-way hollow plate with bamboo Apus and Petung as structural reinforcement, the test object is modeled in a 3D solid model with a concentrated load. Furthermore, material will be inputted their properties based on the result of experimental tests. Numerical analysis using ABAQUS shows similar collapse behavior with experimental analysis, yet the result of concrete slab capacity to the ultimate and the deflection indicates a difference in the value of the experimental tests. Tests with numerical and experimental methods, both concrete slab specimens with bamboo apus and petung produce a similar crack pattern, namely flexural shear crack. The maximum stress hollow concrete slab bamboo apus +17.71 Mpa and bamboo petung +23.2 Mpa
Why state reading tests are poor benchmarks of student success
Authors: Catts Hugh William
Published: October 2021

At the end of each school year, starting in third grade, students are administered standardized assessments of reading achievement. In most contexts, these assessments have become benchmarks for student success. In this article, I argue that while these tests are commonplace, they are unfair assessments for students, teachers, and schools. An alternative approach involving curriculum-based assessment has been introduced to address the inadequacies of current high-stakes testing of reading. I highlight this approach to reading assessment and conclude that it is more appropriate and equitable for students, teachers, and schools.
Top-tier liberal arts colleges in the United States and the struggle for racial diversity: re-stating the problem and re-crafting its solution
Authors: Goerwitz Richard Leonard
Published: October 2021

This study argues that despite ubiquitous critique and despite the existence of alternate assessment frameworks, top-tier liberal arts colleges in the United States measure themselves along axes of wealth and exclusivity. Paradoxically, they also articulate racial diversity as a key value. To reconcile diversity with exclusivity, they recruit students that, regardless of race, arrive on campus pre-acculturated to the dominant culture—satisfying numeric targets without threatening the status quo. This study reviews ways these institutions can resolve this self-defeating strategy at the institutional level and, in so doing, support diversity in ways that promote inclusion of a wider, more representative range of minority students.
Efektifitas Model Pembelajaran Inkuiri Terbimbing untuk Meningkatkan Kemampuan Berpikir Kritis Mahasiswa
Authors: Fitriyah Isnanik Juni , Affriyenni Yessi , Hamimi Erti
Published: October 2021

Penelitian ini memiliki tujuan untuk mengetahui keefektifan model pembelajaran inkuiri terbimbing dalam meningkatkan keterampilan berpikir kritis pada mahasiswa. Dengan menggunakan jenis penelitian studi literasi, pengumpulan artikel yang dilakukan dengan bantuan mesin pencari Harzing’s Publish Or Perish dengan kriteria yang digunakan yaitu artikel diterbitkan pada tahuan 2010-2020 namun diutamakan pada artikel yang diterbitkan pada 2015-2020. Hasil studi literasi yang telah dilakukan diperoleh bahwa keterampilan berpikir kritis yang dimiliki mahasiswa masih rendah sehingga diperlukan pengembangan keterampilan berpikir kritis. Padahal keterampilan berpikir kritis seharusnya dimiliki oleh masing-masing mahasiwa karena menjadi salah satu standart kelulusan perguruan tinggi. Salah satu cara untuk meningkatkan keterampilan berpikir kritis yaitu dengan pemilihan model pembelajaran yang tepat. Model pembelajaran inkuiri terbimbing menjadi salah satu model pembelajaran yang efektif dalam meningkatkan keterampilan berpikir kritis termasuk dalam meningkat keterampilan berpikir kritis pada mahasiswa. Hal ini dikarenakan sesuai dengan metode pengembangan keterampilan berpikir kritis mahasiswa yaitu dengan merumuskan pertanyaan atau permasalahan.
СОЦІОКУЛЬТУРНІ АСПЕКТИ АРХІТЕКТУРНОГО ПЛАНУВАННЯ МІСТА В ПЕРІОД 1959-1975 РОКІВ (НА ПРИКЛАДІ МІСТА КРЕМЕНЧУКА ПОЛТАВСЬКОЇ ОБЛАСТІ)
Authors: Василенко Дарья , Саранча Віктор , Шабуніна Вікторія , Чернявська Ольга
Published: October 2021

Розглянуто соціокультурні аспекти архітектурного планування на прикладі м. Кременчука Полтавської обл. Окреслено регіональні особливості архітектурного планування, що яскраво відображають дух історичної епохи кінця 50–70 рр. ХХ ст. Хронологічними межами дослідження визначено 1959-1975 рр., коли розпочинається активний процес відбудови житлового і соціокультурного фонду м. Кременчука. Наведено причини розширення архітектурної сітки  соціокультурних  об’єктів Кременчуці. Проаналізованого  темпи  будівництва  соціокультурних об’єктів міста, що з’явилися в окреслений період. До соціокультурних об’єктів віднесено: школи, дошкільні навчальні заклади, кінотеатри, палаци культури, парки, сквери тощо. На основі архівних документів визначено відсоток забезпеченості потреб містян соціокультурними об’єктами, введеними в експлуатацію в 1959–1975 рр.
ФЕНОМЕН ПОВСЯКДЕННОСТІ В КУЛЬТУРІ ПОСТМОДЕРНИХ СУСПІЛЬСТВ
Authors: Судокова Валентина
Published: October 2021

Стаття присвячена аналітичному розгляду тенденцій постмодерних культурних трансформацій повсякденного життя. Дана характеристика теоретичних засад новітніх концепцій повсякденності європейських, американських та вітчизняних учених, які стимулюють розвиток інноваційних досліджень особливостей та суперечностей сучасного стану повсякденних культурних практик. Доведена важливість урахування реальних ризиків та небезпек зростаючого глобального технологічного та інформаційного впливу та тиску на традиційні культурні норми повсякденних взаємодій в суспільствах епохи постмодерну, що призводить до радикального оновлення простору повсякденного життя. Аргументована практична значущість дослідження просторових та часових параметрів сучасної повсякденної сфери в аспекті визначення саме тих траєкторій трансформації повсякденності, що суттєвим чином порушують усталені культурні практики підтримки цінностей мирного співіснування людей.
ОСОБЛИВОСТІ МЕТОДОЛОГІЧНОЇ СТРАТЕГІЇ ДОСЛІДЖЕННЯ МАТЕРІАЛЬНИХ АРТЕФАКТІВ КУЛЬТУРИ
Authors: Наконечна Оксана
Published: October 2021

Обґрунтовується авторський підхід до питання методології дослідження матеріальних артефактів культури. Розглянуто існуючі протилежні тенденції методологічних підходів до культурологічних досліджень, проаналізовано їх переваги і недоліки, визначено власний підхід до проблеми. Наголошено на ролі особистості дослідника в науках гуманітарної сфери. Конкретизований методологічний підхід до предмету наукового інтересу автора – аналізу світу штучних феноменів, матеріальних артефактів культури; розглянуті основні погляди, висловлені у спеціальній літературі, зроблено висновок про недостатню наукову увагу до визначення даного аспекту питання артефактів у культурі у вітчизняних і зарубіжних студіях. Обґрунтовано застосування провідних принципів сучасного наукового пізнання в гуманітарних науках – принципу «особистісного знання», принципу проліферації та принципу «anything goes».
КОЛІЗІЇ ГУМАНІСТИЧНИХ ІДЕЙ В ДИСКУРСІ НЕКЛАСИЧНОЇ КУЛЬТУРИ
Authors: Горбатюк Андрій
Published: October 2021

Стаття присвячена одній з найбільш проблемних і неопрацьованих тем в сучасній гуманістиці – темі співвідношення трьох типів гуманізму: класичного гуманізму, постгуманізму і трансгуманізму. Криза гуманістичних ідей, спричинена історичними подіями XX ст., та, як наслідок, стрімким технологічним прогресом, сформувала нові філософські та культурологічні вектори пізнання людини і її природи. Трансгуманізм та постгуманізм претендують стати орієнтиром у розумінні людського в постіндустріальному суспільстві, тому важливо виокремити їхній взаємозв’язок із класичним гуманізмом, оскільки це допоможе зрозуміти сучасний ціннісний вектор: орієнтацією на людину в її природній та екзистенційній єдності або ж прагненням докорінної трансформації, переступанням через людську природу, культуру і зрощенню індивіда з техносферою.
ПОДІЄВИЙ МЕНЕДЖМЕНТ ЯК ЕЛЕМЕНТ ФОРМУВАННЯ ІМІДЖУ ТЕРИТОРІЙ
Authors: Червінська Леся
Published: October 2021

Доведено, що головна мета формування іміджу території зводиться до того, що таким чином створюється позитивний образ території, гарантується його суспільне визнання. Розглянуто основі завдання формування позитивного іміджу територій та наведено основні функції, які виконує імідж територіальної одиниці. Охарактеризовано структуру та етапи формування іміджу території. Виділено фактори, що забезпечують підтримку місцевого економічного розвитку і залучення інвестицій при проведенні іміджевих заходів. Охарактеризовано класифікацію івент-заходів за принципом цільової аудиторії або орієнтації на об’єкт впливу. Запропоновано Міністерству культури та інформаційної політики, а також у подальшому місцевим органам влади та територіальним інституціям, що діють у сфері культури, напрями формування позитивного іміджу територій шляхом використання подієвого менеджменту.
ЕСТРАДНЕ ВОКАЛЬНЕ МИСТЕЦТВО В ДИСКУРСІ УНІВЕРСАЛЬНИХ КУЛЬТУРНИХ ЦІННОСТЕЙ
Authors: Романуцький Віктор , Каблова Тетяна
Published: October 2021

Запропоновано розгляд естрадно-вокального мистецтва як вираження цінностей культури певного часового простору через універсалізацію її образів. Розглянуто умови визначення масової культури в контексті її існування як дзеркала епохи та виявлено підходи до розуміння співвідношення універсальних й ідіокультурних закономірностей, які проявляються в різних умовах спілкування міжкультурних комунікацій, що трактовано як підґрунтя для визначення цінностей в конкретному культурно-історичному періоді. З’ясовано, що естрадно-вокальна музика втілює основні тенденції культури та існує як інтеракціональна її складова, що забезпечує універсалізацію основних цінностей культури.
КУЛЬТУРНА СПАДЩИНА ВОЛИНІ В СТРУКТУРІ КУЛЬТУРНОГО І ЗЕЛЕНОГО / ЕКОЛОГІЧНОГО ТУРИЗМУ ТА CТВОРЕННІ ПРИВАБЛИВОГО ІМІДЖУ РЕГІОНУ
Authors: Дмитренко Алла
Published: October 2021

Висвітлюється значення різноманітних об’єктів культурної спадщини Волині (історичних, архітектурних, археологічних, природних та ін.) для розвитку культурного і зеленого / екологічного туризму, їх ролі в підвищенні туристичної привабливості і соціально-економічному розвитку регіону (створення робочих місць, відродження сіл, розвиток сільської інфраструктури). Увага акцентується на малодосліджених об’єктах культурної спадщини, не включених до туристичних маршрутів. Розглядається концепція туристичних «магнітів» Волині з точки зору включеності до них інших цікавих у туристичному плані об’єктів. Наголошується на необхідності вивчення культурної спадщини населених пунктів Волині із залученням до цієї справи широкого кола пошуковців на місцях. Відзначається можливість формування нових туристичних маршрутів.
ГЕНЕРАТИВНА РОЛЬ ТЕХНОЛОГІЇ У ПРОЦЕСІ СТВОРЕННЯ АРХІТЕКТУРНИХ ФОРМ
Authors: Совгира Тетяна
Published: October 2021

Здійснюється культурологічний аналіз архітектурних артефактів первісного мистецтва, досліджується роль техніки та технології у процесі культурного становлення людства. У результаті огляду факторів зародження архітектурних форм та принципів застосування будівничих технологій у процесі створення монументальних споруд виявлено риси наслідування виробничих технологій під впливом постійного процесу естетизації. На прикладі відомих культурних пам’яток людства автор доводить, що логіка застосування техніки стає вирішальним фактором історичного прогресу художньої творчості людини.
REVISITING ENGLISH LEARNERS' ACADEMIC WRITING NEEDS
Authors: Osman Wan Hurani , Abd. Rahim Sabariah , Abu Bakar Anna Lynn , Rahman Nor Dawirah
Published: October 2021

Unlike Malaysian schools that use syllabi issued by the Education Ministry, Malaysia's public universities have full autonomy of their syllabi. English language courses and curricula in public universities are usually based on the needs of stakeholders; government, community, academicians, learners, and also parents (Avci, Ring, and Mitchelli, 2015). Traditionally, most English language courses focus on learners’ proficiency and aim to equip learners with general, social, academic, and employment language skills. In this century, there is a need to keep up with the learners’ latest needs and requirements which are closely related to technology and globalisation. This present quantitative study attempts to tap into the current needs, perceptions, and views related to academic writing in English of one of the stakeholders in a public university in Malaysia. A group of learners in a public university was given a questionnaire that contained questions related to academic writing and the English language at the undergraduate level. The findings of this study will help syllabus designers first identify the value and importance of the existing syllabi and then, if necessary, craft the syllabus based on the current needs and views of one of the university’s stakeholders.
NATIVE COURT IN KUDAT AND MATUNGGONG, SABAH: CHALLENGES TO ITS GOVERNANCE AND
STRUCTURAL ECOSYSTEM
Authors: Hussin Rosazman , Johnes Johan , Mapjabil Jabil , Stephen Jeannet , F. Michael Jurry Foo @ Jurry , Othman Zaini , Basrah Bee Baszley Bee
Published: October 2021

The Sabah Native Court is a legal institution created specifically to address the application of customary law among the ethnics or indigenous peoples of Sabah. Sabah Native Court is a legal institution established by a special act known as the Native Courts Enactment 1992 amendment 1995. The purpose of this study was to identify the challenges to the governance and structural ecosystem of native courts in selected districts, specifically Kudat District and Matunggong Sub-district. This study uses qualitative methods through in-depth interviews with district heads in these two native court. Among the study's interesting findings is the hierarchy of the organisational structure of the native court institution found in both study locations, which has differences in the number of staff appointments either at the decision-making level for district head or among native court implementers such as native chiefs and deputy native chiefs. Furthermore, the two study locations have different day-to-day governance and assignment for every entity within the native court. Questions about the benefits and drawbacks of challenges to both governance and the structural ecosystem of the native courts in both study locations were also addressed in the discussion section. Due to its importance in monitoring these challenges, this study will examine how well the native courts can resolve the concerns of each ethnic in the state compared to other judicial institutions such as the Syariah Court and Civil Court.
MORAL VALUES IN THE 'KE MAKAM BONDA’ BY USMAN AWANG: AN ANALYSIS OF LANGUAGE, VALUES AND STRUCTURES AND RELATED TO DA'WAH CONCEPT
Authors: Mokhtar Saifulazry , Muda Nurulsyikin , Othman Irma Wani , Esa Mohd Sohaimi
Published: October 2021

Language engineering in grammar is very high in value. Sometimes the language that is written in the bytes of the grammar refers to its expressed and implied meanings. The processing of meaning and meaning of the language depends on the understanding of the author of the narration and the appreciation by the listener. Language in grammar has a moral value that is useful for the audience of readers as well as driving towards the application of da'wah value in life. Thus, this study aims to see the moral value in the "Ke Makam Bonda" in terms of language, value, and structure through relevance theory. In addition, the reviewer also saw the relationship between language, value, and structure in the bytes of the narration is associated with the elements of da'wah until it generates awareness to the listener. The results of the study found that the use of language, value application, and systematic structure arrangement especially implemented the rhyme to the genre of traditional nasyid song adds to the listener's appreciation of the message delivered. The impact of the adaptation has had a positive impact on the community so that it becomes a calm rhythm heard and leaves a very useful advisory effect and da'wah message. This clearly indicates that the permeation of the language style in Usman Awang's slang was very suitable to the society's appreciation until now until it was successfully translated by anyone.
Separacja, integracja czy asymilacja? Strategie adaptacyjne osiadłych w Polsce imigrantów z Ukrainy i Wietnamu
Authors: Grzymała-Kazłowska Aleksandra
Published: October 2021

The purpose of this article is an analysis of the cultural integration of the Ukrainian and Vietnamese immigrants who have the right of residence in Poland and of their strategy for adaption. The subject of the survey included such issues as the attitudes of the immigrants to their own culture and to Polish culture; the degree of cultural integration measured by their knowledge of the Polish language; contacts with Polish society and selected collective cultural characteristics (e.g. the level of social trust and the willingness to cooperate on the basis of ethnic ties) which affect the strategy for adaption. Marital relations are also taken into account (mixed and unmixed), the sex and age of the immigrants (especially the age at which the immigrants embarked on their cultural integration) and their attitudes to cultural integration. The article discusses the differences between the levels of cultural integration of the two groups and the consequences of such differences. The author argues that a strategy of assimilation predominates among the Ukrainians, while one of integration dominates among the Vietnamese.