bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
AMMU’S MAN: RECONNOITERING THE MACHISMO OF VELUTHA IN THE GOD OF SMALL THINGS
Authors: Mukherjee Soumen
Published: May 2021

Machismos, as is the instance with feminineness for women, are publically built gender profiles under which men are pigeonholed. The inferred affiliation between male bodies and machismos or masculinity presents us with an understanding of the sex/gender gap where ‘sex’ is seen as remaining a preeminence and ‘gender’ as a set of facets which are ancillary. New directions in feminist studies have begun to take up this issue of reconsidering or rediscovering masculinity, especially in the context of recent works of Literature. Arundhati Roy’s Man-booker award winning novel, The God of Small Things
(1997) is predominantly a novel about battle- in and through the body. Velutha, “The God of Loss. The God of Small Things” (Roy 265), whose name in Malayalam means “white” (Roy 73, 175 and 334), the colour affiliated both to sorrow and sunlit, has been depicted by the writer as the emblem of masculinity. Arundhati Roy builds an account that focuses on bodily happenstances that rebel considerable discourses and function as edges of cultural and social acquaintances. This study has been enthused by the comprehension that the subject of masculinity in women’s writing has not yet been explored to that extent, which it was expected to be! Little attention has been given to the analysis of women’s writing with the tools that theories of virilities provide. What
masculinities emerge in Roy’s The God of Small Things is the multi-layered, mongrel text, wavering between traversing valuations of indigenous acuities of the standing of the man, the bequest of interventionism, and the impresses of novelty and globalization! Hence, this study, not only reconnoiters the different traits of masculinity present in Velutha as envisioned by a female writer, but it also deliberates in detail the male identity construction.
WITCHES AND UNACCOMPLISHED MOTHERS: FEMALE OUTCASTS IN MELA HARTWIG’S THE WITCH
Authors: Grubišić Pulišelić Eldi
Published: May 2021

This paper deals with the construction of outcast identity in the novella The Witch (Die Hexe), which is one of the most radical literary works of the Austrian writer Mela Hartwig (1893-1967). The main character Rune is considered an outcast from birth, so her marginalized role in the intolerant and exclusionary society defines her character within her fundamentally tragic existence leading to her violent death. Her outcast position has two layers: one is societal, characterized by her belonging to the lowest societal class, whereas the second layer is gender-related, marked by female identity as the symbol of “otherness”. The crime of the main (anti)heroine, i.e. the witch, is reflected in her distinctiveness, in the deviation from the socially acceptable behavior. Hartwig depicts the world of violence, suffering and destruction and warns about the difficult position of outcasts. Even though the novella is set in the 17th century, the misogynistic and racist theories she critically discusses here are reminiscent of the Austrian society at the beginning of the 20th century.
HELGA CRANE RECONSIDERED: AN INTELLECTUAL EXPERIENCE WITH ESSENTIALISM IN QUICKSAND
Authors: Aqeeli Ammar Abduh M.
Published: May 2021

The themes of quest for racial identity in Nella Larsen’s Quicksand and the protagonist’s struggle with dual identity are the most commonly discussed topics in countless critical articles over the past twenty years. However, Larsen’s portrayal of Helga Crane’s struggle to find an identity as a woman of mixed race serves to demonstrate that her issue is mainly with how society is essentialist. The primary goal of Quicksand is to demonstrate the fluidity of identity. With the challenges that the protagonist faces in the story, Larsen vividly demonstrated that identity is relentlessly changing. The purpose of this paper is to illustrate that the reductionist nature of different forms of essentialism causes many people continuous suffering. In other words, Larsen deploys the mulatto figure as a useful critical tool to explore how society is immersed in essentializing categories of race, class, gender and sexuality.
Competencias emocionales en futuros profesionales de Psicología
Authors: Suriá Martínez Raquel , Samaniego Gisbert Juan Andrés , Navarro Ferris Juan Carlos
Published: May 2021

En los últimos años, potenciar las competencias emocionales en los estudiantes es uno de los objetivos que ha cobrado interés en el ámbito educativo. Esto se acentúa más si la formación de los estudiantes tiene relación en el futuro con el desempeño profesional asociado con la interacción social, como sucede con profesiones pertenecientes a ciencias de la salud. Este es el caso de disciplinas como la Psicología, en la que las habilidades sociales y emocionales son esenciales para su buena práctica. Los objetivos de la investigación pretenden analizar las diferencias existentes entre estudiantes universitarios de la titulación de Psicología en inteligencia emocional; así como examinar si el sexo y la edad están relacionados con estas diferencias. Los participantes fueron 212 estudiantes universitarios de la titulación de Psicología a los que se les aplicó el TMMS-24 (2004), una escala de 24 ítems en formato tipo Likert de 5 puntos y compuesta por tres dimensiones (atención emocional, comprensión y reparación emocionales). Los análisis indicaron una inteligencia emocional moderada. Así mismo, se encontraron diferencias en estas competencias emocionales en función del sexo y la edad. Los resultados ponen de manifiesto diferencias entre los estudiantes en algunas dimensiones de la inteligencia emocional; así como diferencias entre sexos y según el grupo de edad en varias de estas dimensiones. Estos resultados se discuten, tanto en relación con las diferencias de edad como de sexo en los diferentes factores de inteligencia emocional.
KONSUMSI AIR KEMASAN INDONESIA
Authors: Lestari Lulu
Published: May 2021

Air minum merupakan kebutuhan manusia. Manusia membutuhkan setidaknya dua liter air untuk minum setiap harinya. Pemenuhan terhadap kebutuhan tersebut sangat bergantung pada ketersediaan sumber air minum yang layak. Berdasarkan data Badan Pusat Statistik (BPS), penggunaan air kemasan di Indonesia pada tahun 2018 mencapai 36 persen. Angka tersebut meningkat 3 kali lipat dibandingkan sepuluh tahun sebelumnya. Peningkatan tersebut perlu diwaspadai mengingat air kemasan merupakan sumber air minum yang tidak berkelanjutan. Dalam penelitian berikut, dibentuk model yang dapat memprediksi faktor-faktor yang mempengaruhi konsumsi air kemasan. Pemodelan dilakukan dengan menggunakan analisis Structural Equation Modeling Partial Least Square (SEM PLS). Pada tahap pembentukan model pengukuran diperoleh hasil: faktor demografi diukur melalui pertumbuhan penduduk dan urbanisasi, faktor pendapatan masyarakat diukur lewat pengeluaran masyarakat per kapita per bulan, faktor sosial budaya diukur melalui Indeks Pembangunan Manusia (IPM) dan persentase masyarakat yang menonton televisi.  Berdasarkan hasil pengolahan model struktural didapatkan kesimpulan bahwa ketiga faktor dalam penelitian yaitu faktor demografi, faktor pendapatan masyarakat, dan faktor sosial budaya mempengaruhi konsumsi air kemasan di Indonesia. DKI Jakarta, Kepulauan Riau, Kalimantan Timur, Kalimantan Utara, dan Kepulauan Bangka Belitung merupakan provinsi-provinsi yang diprediksi memiliki peningkatan signifikan dalam konsumsi air kemasan berdasarkan model yang terbentuk.
Pengaruh Point of Purchase Display Price Discount dan Bonus Pack Terhadap Impulse Buying
Authors: Pangestuti Eka , Trifiyanto Kabul
Published: May 2021

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh point of purchase display, price discount dan bonus pack terhadap impulse buying pada konsumen Indomaret di Kecamatan Kebumen, dengan menggunakan Skala Likert. Penelitian ini mengambil sampel 100 responden pada konsumen Indomaret. Hipotesis diuji menggunakan program SPSS 25.0 for windows. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukan bahwa point of purchase display berpengaruh terhadap impulse buying. Price discount berpengaruh terhadap impulse buying. Bonus pack berpengaruh terhadap impulse buying. Dan secara bersama-sama point of purchase display, price discount dan bonus pack berpengaruh terhadap impulse buying.
Pengaruh Transformational Leadership, Job Satisfaction, dan Organizational Commitment Terhadap Organizational Citizenship Behavior
Authors: Larasati Ghanita , Susilowati Ika
Published: May 2021

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of Transformational Leadership, Job Satisfaction and Organizational Commitment on Organizational Citizenship Bahavior (OCB) employees of Bank CIMB Niaga, Kebumen Branch, either partially or simultaneously. This research is a survey research with 33 respondents. The data collection uses a questionnaire that has been tested for validity and reliability, while the data analysis uses multiple linear regression analysis (t test and F test), which previously tested prerequisite analysis including normality, multicollinearity, and heteroscedasticity tests. After analyzing the data, the results were obtained. and the following words: (1) Transformational leadership has a positive and significant effect on the Organizational Citizenship Behavior (OCB) of Bank CIMB Niaga's employees at the Kebumen Branch. (2) Job Satisfaction has a positive and significant influence on the Organizational Citizenship Behavior (OCB) of Bank CIMB Niaga's employees at the Kebumen Branch Office. (3) Organizational Commitment has a positive and significant influence on the Organizational Citizenship Behavior (OCB) of Bank CIMB Niaga Branch Offices in Kebumen. (4) Transformational Leadership, Job Satisfaction and Organizational Commitment have a significant effect simultaneously (simultaneously) on Organizational Citizenship Bahavior employees of Bank CIMB Niaga, Kebumen Branch.
RESEARCH OF THE STATE PRIMARY STANDARD OF UNIT OF ALTERNATING CURRENT
Authors:   State Enterprise ", Isaiev V. V. ,   All-Ukrainian State Research and Production Center for Standardization, Metrology, Certification and Consumer Protection", Velychko О. М. ,   State Enterprise "All-Ukrainian State Research and Production Center for Standardization, Metrology, Certification and Consumer Protection"
Published: May 2021

The article is devoted to the results of the research in order to solve the problem of metrological support of production and operation of thermoelectric power converters, precision meters and AC power sources in the branches of the national economy. The optimal solution to the problem of metrological support is to create a national standard unit of alternating current. The article conducts theoretical research, comparison with foreign analogues and analysis of methods for measuring and reproducing the strength of alternating current. The analysis of the precision means intended for measurement, reproduction and comparison of force and voltage of alternating current is carried out. Theoretical bases of creation of a high-precision standard of unit of alternating current are outlined. To build a national standard, the method of comparing the AC current with the equivalent DC current using a precision thermoelectric converter and shunts was chosen. The composition and requirements to the operating conditions of the national standard are determined. Since the storage and reproduction of a unit of alternating current must be realized by comparison with the equivalent direct current, the main source of uncertainty of measurements of this unit is a combination of uncertainties of measurements of thermoelectric comparator Fluke 792A, precision shunts A40, which are part of the standard, output voltage meters measure the electrical resistance to direct current and the output signal of the thermocomparator. According to the results of research work, for the first time in Ukraine the national standard of an alternating current unit was put into operation.
FEATURES OF THE LIFE CYCLE PROCESSES OF THE SOFTWARE FOR MEASURING EQUIPMENT
Authors:   State Enterprise ", Velychko О. М. ,   All-Ukrainian State Research and Production Center for Standardization, Metrology, Certification and Consumer Protection", Hrabovskiy O. V. ,   Odesa State Academy of Technical Regulation and Quality, Gordiyenko T. B. ,   Odesa State Academy of Technical Regulation and Quality
Published: May 2021

The article presents the results of comparative analysis to establish the main components of the software life cycle for measuring instruments (MI). Both basic international software engineering standards and specific international and regional documents for MI software were used for these studies. The results of the comparative analysis of the software life cycles for the MI allow both the developer of such software and its customer or consumer to focus on the most important stages for this software. The peculiarity of the MI software is that the result of the adoption of such software is a successfully tested MI, the software of which is a component of this MI. MI software testing is a component of acceptance tests of the MI itself, as a result of which this MI is accepted. Only upon successful completion of all necessary inspections of MI software can it be stated that the overall quality assessment of MI software has been completed. Consideration of specific software requirements for MIs is extremely important at such stages of the life cycle as the processes of system requirements analysis, software requirements analysis and software suitability testing. At the stage of formation of requirements for MI software, not only the general requirements for MI software (built into MI, installed on universal computers), but also specific requirements for the components of such software should be taken into account. For MI software, it is necessary to establish the level of division of software into legally significant and other parts, the degree of verification of software reading, storage devices and data transmission devices.
RESEARCH OF PROCESSES OF DEVELOPMENT OF INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS STANDARDS
Authors:   Kharkiv National Automobile and Road University, Bukryeyeva O. S.
Published: May 2021

Today, management system standards are an integral part of the overall system of the enterprises control system and one of the effective methods to ensure the contentment of all stakeholders in various areas of activity. The development of management theory has allowed ISO to set up common management practices in form of international standards. Since international management system standards have implications for business practices at all levels and in all industries, research of processes and practice of their development is relevant. It was revealed that the international standardization of management systems occurs in three directions: the standardization of general management systems, their concretization in various industries, and the provisioning of the recommendations for their implementation. Currently, ISO has developed 93 standards for management systems in the field of construction, innovation, energy, food and agriculture, packaging, medicine, information technology, social responsibility, mechanical engineering, safety, environment, transport. At the same time, the need to develop each standard for the management system should be confirmed by a justification in terms of its market significance. Also, to stimulate international cooperation and the practical application of management systems, ISO has developed a structure, common text and terms that should contain management system standards prepared directly by ISO or by various stakeholders at the national or industry level. It is noted that the technical committee-developer of the standard may apply additional specification to ensure that the draft standard being developed does not deviate from its terms of reference and high-level structure. It is concluded that this approach will simplify the process of developing such standards, the procedure for voluntary confirmation of conformity, the introduction of several management system standards and the creation of an integrated management system at the enterprise, which is seen as a way to better manage it.
O Uso De Chatbots Para Responder Dúvidas Frequentes De Um Campus Universitário: O Caso Do CEFET/RJ
Authors: Alves Thaís Cabral Pires , Reis Augusto da Cunha
Published: May 2021

A pesquisa tem como objetivo principal a criação de um chatbot de consulta, chamado Celsinho, para solucionar dúvidas frequentes de alunos, servidores e do público externo do Cefet/RJ no Facebook. A estruturação e aplicação do Celsinho no Messenger do Cefet/RJ, foi aplicada com base no modelo Waterfall associado a conceitos do Design Thinking. O resultado com a versão piloto do Celsinho traz indício de que a comunidade tem forte tendência a utilizá-lo para consultas. A partir deste estudo outras instituições de ensino público podem criar um chatbot para atender a comunidade. Tal incorporação passa a ser facilitada já que a metodologia criada pela autora não utiliza conceitos de programação e sim algumas ferramentas disponíveis no mercado para a criação desses sistemas, tal como o Manychat.
Метилфенидат: Обзор
Authors: Oliveira Vinicius Faustino Lima de , Moreira Danilo José Silva , Fonseca Juliana Brito da , Rossi Karoline , Vasconcelos Suzana dos Santos , Dias Claudio Alberto Gellis de Mattos , Oliveira Euzébio de , Dendasck Carla Viana , Araújo Maria Helena Mendonça de , Fecury Amanda Alves
Published: May 2021

Метилфенидат (MFD) является амфетамином, полученных лекарство, которое стимулирует Центральную нервную систему (SNC), способствуя повышенному вниманию, меньше отвлечения и повышенное чувство мотивации. Это исследование направлено на описать основные фармацевтические характеристики MFD, выделить клинические показания для использования MFD и подробно возможные неблагоприятные события, связанные с потреблением MFD. Для этого мы провели исследование в базах данных ScienceResearch.com, SciELO, LILACS, PubMed и EMBASE, а также в институциональных хранилищах Федерального университета São Paulo, Федерального университета Minas Gerais и Федерального университета Ceará, используя ключевые слова и ассоциации “methylphenidate”, “ritalin”, “эффекты” и “effects“. Было достребовано что снадобья consist of racemic смесь сформированная 4 stereoisomers, и фармакологически активно соединение декстрогин (d,l)-treo-MFD. Он действует на блокаду допамина и норадреналина транспортеров из SNC, содействие эффекты, которые оправдывают его рецепт для лечения дефицита внимания и гиперактивности (TDAH). В последние годы его потребление в не терапевтических целях увеличилось. Некоторые побочные эффекты его использования были зарегистрированы, и бессонница, раздражительность и головная боль были зарегистрированы.
Metilfenidato: Uma Revisão
Authors: Oliveira Vinicius Faustino Lima de , Moreira Danilo José Silva , Fonseca Juliana Brito da , Rossi Karoline , Vasconcelos Suzana dos Santos , Dias Claudio Alberto Gellis de Mattos , Oliveira Euzébio de , Dendasck Carla Viana , Araújo Maria Helena Mendonça de , Fecury Amanda Alves
Published: May 2021

O Metilfenidato (MFD) é um medicamento derivado da anfetamina que estimula o Sistema Nervoso Central (SNC), promovendo aumento da atenção, menor distração e aumento do senso de motivação. Este estudo visa descrever as principais características farmacêuticas do MFD, destacar as indicações clínicas para o uso do MFD e detalhar os possíveis eventos adversos advindos do consumo do MFD. Para isso, realizou uma pesquisa nas bases de dados ScienceResearch.com, SciELO, LILACS, PubMed e EMBASE e nos repositórios institucionais da Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais e Universidade Federal do Ceará, utilizando-se das palavras-chave e associações “metilfenidato”, “ritalina”, “efeitos” e “effects”. Evidenciou-se que o fármaco consiste em uma mistura racêmica formada por quatro estereoisômeros, sendo que o composto farmacologicamente ativo é o dextrogiro do racemato (d,l)-treo-MFD. Ele age no bloqueio dos transportadores de dopamina e norepinefrina do SNC, promovendo efeitos que justificam sua prescrição para tratar Transtorno de Déficit de Atenção e Hiperatividade (TDAH). Nos últimos anos, seu consumo para fins não terapêuticos tem aumentado. Relatou-se a existência alguns efeitos adversos de seu uso, podendo citar como exemplo insônia, irritabilidade e cefaleia.
СТРУКТУРНО-ДИНАМІЧНИЙ АНАЛІЗ РИНКУ ПРАЦІ УКРАЇНИ: ВИКЛИКИ СЬОГОДЕННЯ
Authors: Аксьонова Ірина
Published: May 2021

Стаття присвячена дослідженню тенденцій на ринку праці в сучасних умовах. Визначено, що в умовах глобалізації, демографічної кризи, реформування системи вищої освіти, поширення процесів діджиталізації формується нова модель ринку праці, яка заснована на мережево-цифрових технологіях. Разом з тим, на формування й розвиток сучасного ринку праці впливають фактори, що викликані пандемією «COVID-19». Проаналізовано динамічні зміни на ринку праці в період пандемії, проведено їх порівняння з попередніми періодами за показниками безробіття, кількості вакансій та навантаження на одну вакансію. Здійснено порівняльний аналіз структурних змін на національному ринку праці та визначено найбільш затребувані сфери, уподобання роботодавців та пошукувачів роботи у 2020 та 2021 роках. Окреслено сучасні тенденції на ринку праці та перспективний напрямок його розвитку.
УДОСКОНАЛЕННЯ МЕХАНІЗМУ ФОРМУВАННЯ ФІНАНСОВОЇ СТІЙКОСТІ ПІДПРИЄМСТВ СФЕРИ ГОСТИННОСТІ
Authors: Гончар Лілія , Беляк Андрій
Published: May 2021

Стаття присвячена комплексному узагальненню теоретико-методологічних та прикладних аспектів удосконалення механізму забезпечення фінансової стійкості підприємств сфери гостинності та пошуку ефективних шляхів управління діяльністю з урахуванням особливостей сфери специфічними інструментами фінансового менеджменту. Сформульовано удосконалену комплексну систему управління фінансовою стійкістю, що включає базисні (основні) функції управління фінансовою стійкістю, впровадження та реалізація яких, передбачає застосування відповідних фінансових методів, форм і належного фінансового інструментарію. Здійснено класифікацію показників оцінки фінансової стійкості підприємства за визначеними ключовими ознаками. Визначено основні функції забезпечення фінансової стійкості. Досліджено основні принципи, за якими повинен функціонувати механізм управління фінансовою стійкістю підприємств сфери гостинності. З метою оцінки ефективності управління фінансовою стійкістю визначено рівні: оперативний, тактичний і стратегічний рівнях та відповідний інструментарій забезпечення.
СТАТИСТИЧНЕ ДОСЛІДЖЕННЯ ІННОВАЦІЙНОГО ФОНУ УКРАЇНСЬКИХ ПІДПРИЄМСТВ НА ТЛІ РЕЦЕСІЇ
Authors: Горященко Юлія
Published: May 2021

У даній статті надано визначення інноваційного фону підприємств й охарактеризовані його відмінні риси та основні компоненти. Інноваційний фон пропонується розглядати як інноваційне оточення підприємства, яке виразно його виділяє як результат розвитку інноваційної екосистеми. Проведено аналіз підприємницького, інвестиційного, фінансового, соціального й освітньо-наукового потенціалу в умовах уповільнення темпів економічного зростання та розбудови інноваційної екосистеми, зокрема, зайнятого населення у сферах інноваційного спрямування (сфери освіти, інформації, телекомунікації, професійної, наукової і технічної діяльності), рівня показника ВРП та ВРП на душу населення, кількості абонентів Інтернету, сальдо зовнішньої торгівлі товарами й послугами, рівня прибутковості великих, середніх і малих підприємств.
ЧИННИКИ РОЗВИТКУ СІЛЬСЬКОГО ЗЕЛЕНОГО ТУРИЗМУ В УКРАЇНІ
Authors: Живко Зінаїда , Боруцька Юлія , Рій Мирослава
Published: May 2021

Стаття присвячена дослідженню сільського туризму як перспективної сфери діяльності на ринку туристичних послуг. Під час роботи над матеріалом стали дотичними до розгляду низки проблем пов’язаних з низьким рівне зайнятості сільського населення, нестачею робочих місць та найбільш вразила пасивність самої громади. Біорізноманіття природних ландшафтів, історична спадщина та культурно-демографічний потенціал – це базис для розвитку сільського, екологічного та агротуризму. Сукупність трьох основних чинників сталого розвитку туризму у сільській місцевості може спонукати до реалізації наступних основних засад: природоохоронних (захист довкілля від деградації, контроль техногенного впливу у сільській місцевості); економічних (створення економічного мікроклімату у регіоні, розвиток промислового виробництва, створення робочих місць, стримування відтоку сільського населення); соціальних (забезпечення захисту і непорушності духовно-культурного та культурно-історичного розмаїття регіонів, сприятливого впливу туризму на різноманіття усталених звичаїв, традицій місцевої громади). Визначено основних споживачів послуг сільського зеленого туризму в Україні та мотивацію і визначальні фактори щодо потреби відпочинку у сільській місцевості українських громадян.
СТРАТЕГІЯ РОЗВИТКУ І ФОРМУВАННЯ ІННОВАЦІЙНО-ІНВЕСТИЦІЙНОЇ СИСТЕМИ РЕГІОНУ
Authors: Мушеник Ірина
Published: May 2021

У статті узагальнюється зарубіжний і вітчизняний досвід сприяння влади інноваційному розвитку регіону. Вивчаються інструменти, які надали можливості регіонам – лідерам інноваційного розвитку досягти успіхів у створенні сприятливого інноваційного середовища. Охарактеризовано головні завдання інноваційно- інвестиційної системи регіону. Визначена роль державного управління при формуванні інноваційного потенціалу регіону. Удосконалено модель стратегічного управління інноваційно-технологічним розвитком в Україні на макро-, мезо- та мікрорівні. Передбачено, що з метою підвищення конкурентоспроможності вітчизняної економіки, модель інноваційного прогресу в Україні має передбачати співпрацю держави та підприємницького сектору, а всі дії суб’єктів господарювання та влади повинні бути узгодженими із завданнями та цілями інноваційного розвитку господарської діяльності на рівні регіонів. Розглянуто особливості інвестиційної діяльності України, наголошено на сучасних підходах і баченнях. Виокремлено умови успішної реалізації модернізації економіки шляхом запровадження інновацій в умовах глобалізації. Розглянуто чинники розвитку інвестиційно-інноваційної привабливості. Запропоновано шляхи покращення інвестиційно-інноваційної спроможності в регіонах.
Exploring Community Initiatives that Produce High Quality Volunteers:
Citizen Science and Master Naturalist Programs in the United States
Authors: Robbins Travis R. , Mayes Alie , Thomas Julie
Published: May 2021

Citizen science, which has contributed greatly to scientific understanding, works through partnerships between non-governmental
and governmental organizations, academia, and most importantly, volunteers. In the United States, Master Naturalist training programs
prepare adults as knowledgeable environmental stewards. Once certified, Master Naturalists are encouraged to log annual
volunteer activity hours involving scientific research and education. Compared to untrained volunteers, individuals who have completed
Master Naturalist training (or similar programs) exhibit greater project involvement and efficiency at collecting data. These
traits align well with the goals of citizen science and point to a symbiotic relationship between citizen science and Master Naturalist
programs. Here, we convey how Master Naturalist programs benefit citizen science and provide guidelines for individuals who
wish to pursue citizen science projects or programming to produce high quality citizen scientists.
System Aspects of Scientific Researches in Power Engineering
Authors: Zbіtnieva Maiia , Okhrimenko Viacheslav , Nosenko Igor
Published: May 2021

Methodology of systems analysis has received wide practical application as widespread universal methodology of scientific researches. Its effectiveness is shown in both researches and elaboration of complex objects with large number of connections between structural components, and in process of student learning, especially in higher education system. Features of use of basic principles of system analysis for decision of problems of modeling of objects of power engineering, in particular their representation in disciplines of electric specialties are considered. Examples of definition of categories of systems theory (super system, system, subsystem, element, process) which improve students' understanding of essence of modeling in electro energetic are represented. Importance of consideration of relationships between components of system model, possibility of change of efficiency of functioning ofsystem, and even its functions, when change both components of system and relationships between them are explained. Definition of components of model of type “black box”and sequence of complication of structural model are considered on example of system “Power engineering”. Possible variants of structural models at steps of detailing, their dependence on purpose of research or discipline studied by students are shown.
Psikolojimiz ve Beyin Sağlığımızda Beslenmenin Önemi
Authors: Kutluay Merdol Türkan
Published: May 2021

Yaşamı sağlıklı sürdürmek için sadece fizyolojik gereksinimleri karşılayacak besinlerin tüketilmesi yeterli değildir. Bu gereksinim yanında, genel olarak psikolojik ve sosyolojik olarak gruplanan pek çok başka gereksinimlerimiz vardır. Yeni koronavirüs hastalığı-19 (COVID-19) salgını nedeniyle, genel sağlığın, özellikle de bağışıklık sisteminin güçlü olmasının ne kadar önemli olduğunu acı deneyimlerle yeniden hatırladık. Bu süreç içinde, özellikle sosyal medya aracılığı ile bireylerin pek çok ruh sağlığı sorunu ile karşı karşıya kaldığını sıklıkla duymaya başladık. Bu nedenle bu editöryal yazımda hem psikolojimizin hem de beyin sağlığımızın korunması ve güçlenmesinde, yeterli, dengeli ve sağlıklı (YDS) beslenmenin önemine dikkat çekmek istedim.
Pink Chicken Project: Coloring All Chickens Pink With A Gene Drive - Re-occupying The Rock Strata
Authors: Nonsense Nonhuman , Fidjeland Leo , Våglund Linnea
Published: May 2021

The Pink Chicken Project is an ambiguous proposal to use a recently invented biotechnology of accelerated gene propagation, called “Gene Drive”, to genetically modify all chickens in the world, colouring their bones and feathers pink. Being the world's most common bird, the bones of the 60 billion chickens that are killed every year leave a distinct trace in the rock strata (the earth's crust), suggested by geologists from the Anthropocene Working Group to be a prime identifier of our time. This intervention would thereby modify the future fossil record, coloring the geological trace of humankind, pink! Pink is a symbolic color, an opposition to the current global power dynamics, that enable and aggravate the anthropocentric violence forced upon the non-human world. A story somewhere between utopia and dystopia, the project attempts to redirect focus to the underlying ethical and political issues that shape our relationship to nonhuman beings.
The Body is Infinite / Body Intelligence
Authors: Del Val Jaime
Published: May 2021

Body Intelligence is the body’s capacity to vary, understood as fluctuating field whose primordial sense is proprioception, inherited form 4 billion years of bacterial sex and simbiogenesis. Ontohacking/metaformance techniques to unfold BI are proposed in face of a millennia old tendency to reduce sensorimotor plasticity, linked to systems of domination and exponentially expanding in current hypercolonial, transhumanist dystopias of control and AI.
Posthumanisms beyond Disciplines
Authors: Buran Utku Sumeyra , Dedeoglu Cagdas , Kümbet Pelin , Tuncel Yunus
Published: May 2021

Posthumanism and its core ideas have been spreading in different parts of the world and in various areas of human interest as a response to the multi-faceted problems human and more-than-human worlds are facing. In the spirit of addressing the burning questions of our times from diverse global and multi-disciplinary perspectives within the context of Posthumanism, we came together to start a new journal: Journal of Posthumanism (JoPH). As the field’s first multidisciplinary and multilingual journal, the JoPH, aims to bring together conversations that go beyond Anglo-American academia, including marginalized ontologies, epistemologies, methodologies, and axiologies, as well as underrepresented disciplines, experiences, views, cultures, and histories. By marking global multiple chapters and discussions in the area, the JoPH promises to expand fresh and diverse understandings of posthumanisms. With the hope of continuing the dialogue on a global forum in solidarity with other journals, we invite all researchers, writers, artists, activists, and scholars from different disciplines to share their work with us.
MAPK and JAK-STAT pathways dysregulation in plasmablastic lymphoma
Authors: Ramis-Zaldivar Joan Enric , Gonzalez-Farre Blanca , Nicolae Alina , Pack Svetlana , Clot Guillem , Nadeu Ferran , Mottok Anja , Horn Heike , Song Joo Y , Fu Kai , Wright George , Gascoyne Randy D. , Chan Wing C. , Scott David W. , Feldman Andrew L. , Valera Alexandra , Enjuanes Anna , Braziel Rita M. , Smeland Erlend B. , Staudt Louis M. , Rosenwald Andreas , Rimsza Lisa M. , Ott German , Jaffe Elaine S , Salaverria Itziar , Campo Elias
Published: May 2021

Plasmablastic lymphoma (PBL) is an aggressive B-cell lymphoma with an immunoblastic/large-cell morphology and terminal B-cell differentiation. The differential diagnosis from Burkitt lymphoma, plasma cell myeloma and some variants of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma may be challenging because of the overlapping morphological, genetic and immunophenotypic features. Furthermore, the genomic landscape in PBL is not well known. To characterize the genetic and molecular heterogeneity of these tumors, we investigated 34 cases of PBL using an integrated approach, including fluorescence in situ hybridization, targeted sequencing of 94 B-cell lymphoma-related genes, and copy-number arrays. PBL were characterized by high genetic complexity including MYC translocations (87%), gains of 1q21.1-q44, trisomy 7, 8q23.2- q24.21, 11p13-p11.2, 11q14.2-q25, 12p and 19p13.3-p13.13, losses of 1p33, 1p31.1-p22.3, 13q and 17p13.3-p11.2, and recurrent mutations of STAT3 (37%), NRAS and TP53 (33%), MYC and EP300 (19%) and CARD11, SOCS1 and TET2 (11%). Pathway enrichment analysis suggested a cooperative action between MYC alterations and MAPK (49%) and JAK-STAT (40%) signaling pathways. Of note, Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)-negative PBL cases had higher mutational and copy-number load and more frequent TP53, CARD11 and MYC mutations, whereas EBVpositive PBL tended to have more mutations affecting the JAK-STAT pathway. In conclusion, these findings further unravel the distinctive molecular heterogeneity of PBL identifying novel molecular targets and the different genetic profile of these tumors in relation to EBV infection.
Depression and Associated Factors Among Tea Garden Workers of Selected Tea Garden in Sylhet
Authors: Nowshin Iffat , Ahmed Mahmuda , Sattar Shahria
Published: May 2021

Background: Tea garden workers play a crucial role to the economy of the country. Majority of the tea garden worker are females and suffer from various health problems including depression. The study was conducted to assess the extent of depression among the tea garden workers and their associated factors.

Methods: This descriptive type of cross-sectional study was conducted among 192 respondents in a selected tea garden name Jaflong tea garden in Goainghat, Sylhet. An interview was conducted face to face with the respondents for data collection with a semi-structured questionnaire. To assess the depression, the respondents were at first screened by General Health Questionnaire 12 and then who scored more than 2 were clinically assessed by Diagnostic and statistical manual fourth edition(DSM-4). After then Hamilton Rating scale for depression (HRDS) was used to measure the severity of depression among the diagnosed depressed cases. The study was conducted at Jaflong tea garden in Goainghat, Sylhet. The study period extended from September 2015 to February 2016.

Results: The results show about two third of the respondents were distributed in the age group 30-40 years. Out of the total 192 respondents 72 were male (37%) and 120 were female (63%).About four-fifth (80%) of the respondents were illiterate compared to only 20% respondents who had primary level education and all the respondents were inhabitant of slum. The monthly family income of the respondents was from 900 taka to 2500 taka. Among the total 192 respondents, 78 (40.7%) had a working experience of 16-21 years followed by 62 (32.3%) had 10-15 years and 52 (27%) had 4-9 years. Almost 80% of the respondents (n=152) worked for 8 hours. The proportion of depression among the particular tea garden workers were 21%. Altogether 40 respondents (out of 192) were found as patient of depression and the prevalence rate is more in ever married women of less than or equal to 35 years old and whose experience is 16-21 years and have to work more than or equal to 8 hours.

Conclusion: Workers with a potential to suffer from depression may be a crucial economic problem for employers. So from the present study, it is highlighted that mental illness is a significant public health problem in particular occupational sector that need to be addressed to the concerned people.

JOPSOM 2020; 39(2): 14-19
Quality of Life of Breast Cancer Patients
Authors: Tahshin Raihana , Kabir Md Iqbal , Flora Meerjady Sabrina
Published: May 2021

Background: Breast cancer control in a low-income country such a Bangladesh is a challenging endeavor influenced by a myriad of forces. Quality of life is now considered an important endpoint in cancer clinical trials. The study was conducted to determine the quality of life of breast cancer patients.

Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted among 142 breast cancer patients. Data were collected by faceto- face interview using European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer questionnaire from respondents once only ensuring the privacy, confidentiality and maintaining ethical issues. The study was conducted during the period from January 2012 to June 2012 in National Institute of Cancer Research and Hospital (NICRH), Mohakhali, Dhaka-1212, Bangladesh.

Results: The study revealed that majority of the participants were housewife (76.1%) and the maximum were in the 41-50 age groups. Mean age of the respondents was 42.80(±8.95) years. Maximum respondents (30%) had passed SSC and primary educated were 27%. The average monthly income was Tk. 11,570.70. Better income group (Tk. 15,000.00 monthly) enjoy better quality of life than other group. Quality of life was better in women living in joint family rather than nuclear family. Among 142 respondents who heard the name of breast cancer, majority of the respondents heard it from Neighbors/ Relatives. Adequate monthly income (p=0.006) and small size family (p=0.02) improved the quality of life while treatment specific attributes and duration of disease sufferings worsen the quality of life of breast cancer patients

Conclusion: The overall QOL score was considerably poor in this study. Early diagnosis with regular follow-up treatment could be a way of improving quality of life among breast cancer patients.

JOPSOM 2020; 39(2): 20-33
Islamic Hedging, Spekulasi atau Manajemen Risiko? (Analisis Kritik terhadap Islamic Hedging)
Authors: Fatturroyhan Fatturroyhan , Djayusman Royyan Ramdhani
Published: May 2021

Permasalahan fluktuatif nilai tukar mata uang menyebabkan tergeraknya para ekonom keuangan konvensional melaksanakan hedging dalam bentuk kontrak-kontrak derivatif   untuk menghindari risiko yang diakibatkan dari fluktuasi mata uang. Para ekonom Muslim, dalam menawarkan reformasi hedging mainstream dengan menghilangkan unsur-unsur pelanggaran syari’ah dan memasukkan akad-akad syari’ah ke dalamnya. Namun demikian, apakah unsur-unsur penyebab dilarangnya hedging sudah dieliminasi secara menyeluruh. Tulisan ini mencoba mendiskusikan permasalahan Islamic hedging, untuk dapat menawarkan solusi dari permasalahan tersebut. Penelitian ini adalah  jenis penelitian literatur, metode analisis kritik pemikiran dengan menggunakan metode induktif dalam  menemukan konsep Islamic hedging secara umum. Kemudian, dijelaskan dengan menggunakan metode deskriptif dengan analisis kritik sebagai kritikan terhadap Islamic hedging. Kesimpulan akhir dari tulisan ini adalah Islamic investment funds dan cadangan risiko nilai tukar sebagai alternatif dari Islamic hedging yang ternyata belum sepenuhnya mengeliminasi unsur-unsur gharar, riba dan maysir dan dapat dikatakan bahwa Islamic hedging adalah bentuk spekulasi.
Temporal variation in community structure of zoosporic fungi in Lake Biwa, Japan
Authors: Song P , Yi R , Tanabe S , Goto N , Seto K , Kagami M , Ban S
Published: May 2021

Zoosporic fungi play an important role in aquatic environments, but their diversity, especially that of parasitic fungi of phytoplankton, has still not been fully revealed. We conducted monthly analyses of the community structure of zoosporic fungi at a pelagic site in Lake Biwa, Japan, from May to December 2016. Metabarcoding analysis, targeted to a large subunit region of ribosomal DNA in the nano-size fraction of particles (2-20 µm), was carried out on the samples. We also counted large phytoplankton and chytrid sporangia attached to the hosts. We detected 3 zoosporic fungal phyla (Blastocladiomycota, Chytridiomycota and Cryptomycota) within 107 operational taxonomic units (OTUs), in which Chytridiomycota was the most diverse and abundant phylum. Few fungal OTUs overlapped between months, and specific communities were detected in each month. These results showed that diverse zoosporic fungi with high temporal variability inhabited the lake. Five large phytoplankton species were found to be infected by chytrids: Staurastrum dorsidentiferum, S. rotula, Closterium aciculare, Asterionella formosa and Aulacoseira granulata. Some chytrids were detected by metabarcoding analysis: Zygophlyctis asterionellae infecting A. formosa, Staurastromyces oculus infecting S. dorsidentiferum and Pendulichytrium sphaericum infecting A. granulata. One OTU detected in association with infected C. aciculare by microscopic counting might have been an obligate parasitic chytrid of C. aciculare. The results indicated that a combination of metabarcoding and microscopic analysis revealed more information on zoosporic fungi, including those that are parasitic.
Dynamic Model for the Simulation of Surge in a Centrifugal Compression System with Vaned Diffuser
Authors:   Xi'an Jiaotong University, Wang Zhiheng , Zhang Pengfei ,   Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi Guang ,   Xi'an Jiaotong University, Zhao Yang ,   Xi'an Jiaotong University
Published: May 2021

As the flow rate decreases from stable point to surge point, the flow phenomenon of low-frequency system dependent pulsation occurs in a centrifugal compressor compression system. In order to predict the system instability of surge with higher accuracy, the mathematical model of pipeline coupled with the model of lumped parameters is used to investigate the effect of pipeline on the system instability of a centrifugal compressor. The predicted vibration frequency of mild surge matches well with the measured data and the relative error is just 2.3%. And also, the spatial distribution of gas fluctuation in pipeline is analysed in detail to elucidate the developing characteristics of system instability affected by the piping system. Moreover, with the analysis of system instability under varied parameters of pipeline, each parameter has a different influence on the stability and vibration frequency. This study confirms that this model is a useful tool to give a detailed analysis about the effect of pipeline on system instability.
Numerical Investigations on Aerodynamic Blockage Characteristics and Exit Blockage Prediction Model for Transonic Centrifugal Impellers
Authors:   Institute of Engineering Thermophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, P. R. China     University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, P. R. China, Chaowei ZHANG , Xuezhi DONG ,   Institute of Engineering Thermophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, P. R. China     University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, P. R. China, Xiyang LIU ,   Institute of Engineering Thermophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, P. R. China     University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, P. R. China, Qing GAO ,   Institute of Engineering Thermophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, P. R. China     University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, P. R. China, Chunqing TAN ,   Institute of Engineering Thermophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, P. R. China     University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, P. R. China
Published: May 2021

This paper investigates the effect of the exit flow coefficient, rotational speed and tip clearance size on the exit aerodynamic blockage. An improved model is established to predict the exit aerodynamic blockage for transonic centrifugal impellers. The goal of numerical analysis and modeling is to supply an effective means of estimating exit aerodynamic blockage for use in the performance prediction stage. The numerical results show that decreased exit flow coefficient, enhanced rotational speed, and increased tip clearance size can increase the exit aerodynamic blockage. The inlet blockage contributes to the exit blockage and it is mainly affected by the interaction of the shock wave with the tip leakage vortex. The improved model considers the interaction of the shock wave with the tip leakage vortex, based on the conventional model. Compared with the conventional model, the improved model shows better accuracy, with an average relative error below 9.79%.
On the Pillai-Tijdeman Diophantine equation involving terms of Lucas sequences
Authors: Ddamulira Mahadi , Luca Florian , Tichy Robert
Published: May 2021

Let $r\ge 1$ be an integer and ${\bf U}:=\{U_n\}_{n\ge 0}$ be the Lucas sequence given by $U_0=0,~U_1=1$, and $U_{n+2}=rU_{n+1}+U_n$ for $n\ge 0$. In this paper, we explain how to find all the solutions of the Diophantine equation, $AU_{n}+BU_{m}=CU_{n_1}+DU_{m_1}$, in integers $r\ge 1$, $0\le m
Febre amarela e epidemias: configurações do problema ao longo do tempo
Authors: Benchimol Jaime Larry
Published: May 2021

O artigo examina a história das ideias sobre a febre amarela e o modo de combatê-la. Teorias miasmáticas, depois teorias microbianas concorrentes foram postas abaixo na virada do século XIX para o XX, quando prevaleceu aquela que norteou as campanhas de Oswaldo Cruz e outros sanitaristas. A febre amarela passou a ser vista como doença transmitida por uma única espécie de mosquito, com agente causal desconhe-cido, um único hospedeiro vertebrado (homem), grassando sobretudo nas cidades portuárias populosas das zonas quentes do planeta. Combatê-la havia significado alterar o ambiente que produzia os miasmas, depois neutralizar a suposta bactéria por meio de vacinas, desinfecções e do isolamento dos doentes; agora significava combater um mosquito nas cidades litorâneas da América e da costa ocidental da África. Na virada dos anos 1920 para os 1930, nova reviravolta: a febre amarela transformou-se em doença primaria-mente silvestre, causada por um vírus, tendo vários hospedeiros vertebrados e insetos vetores.