bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Transformation of Gothic Demon’s Image in V. Orlov’s Novel “Danilov, the Violist”
Authors: Osmukhina Olga Yurievna , Trushkina Aliona Petrovna
Published: February 2021

The paper aims to identify specificity of the gothic demon’s image representation in V. Orlov’s novel. Scientific originality of the study lies in the fact that the demon’s image in “Danilov, the Violist” is for the first time analysed in the context of the gothic tradition. The conclusions are justified that referring to “classical” demonic images (M. Bulgakov, J. W. Goethe, O. Wilde, R. L. Stevenson), the writer reinterprets the image of a “contract demon”: called to commit evil, endowed with infernal power, possessing supernatural abilities, he does not apply them in the human world; upon concluding a deal with dark forces, he did not lose his soul, he gained it, which finally leads to transformation of a demon into a human.
Attributive Word Combinations as Means of Linguistic Representation of the Concept PERSISTENCE (by the Material of Newspaper Texts)
Authors: Xu Lili
Published: February 2021

This article is devoted to studying linguistic representation of the spiritual concept PERSISTENCE in the Russian linguistic worldview. The purpose of the study is to reveal semantic content of the concept PERSISTENCE represented by attributive word combinations. Scientific novelty of the work lies in the fact that language explication of the concept PERSISTENCE in the modern Russian media is considered for the first time. As a result of an analysis of semantic features of attributive word combinations with the key lexeme-representative, it is possible to identify a number of cognitive features of the concept PERSISTENCE expressing different types and spheres of its manifestation, source of its origin, characteristic of its carriers, as well as people’s evaluative attitude to this phenomenon.
Historical Survey on Linguistic Situation in Brussels
Authors: Zhuravleva Olga Mikhailovna , Ulianitckaia Liubov Alexandrovna , Shumkov Andrey Arnoldovitch
Published: February 2021

The paper aims to reveal causes of the French language dominance in Brussels taking into account the fact that the city is a unique mixture of languages. The article analyses the process of forming the language situation in Brussels metropolis through the lens of the Belgian language policy and discusses lin-guocultural meaning of the metropolis languages. Scientific originality of the study lies in the fact that Brussels variant of French is for the first time considered as a basis for Belgian French formation. The re-search fin¬dings are as follows: the authors identify prerequisites for multilingualism development in Brus-sels metropolis and reveal social, cultural and political causes for informal dominance of the French language both at the city level and at the national level.
Representation of Laugh Phenomenon in the Russian-Language Literature of Kazakhstan of the Late XX - Early XXI Century (by the Material of U. Tazhikenova’s Creative Work)
Authors: Baktybaeva Annel' Tleumagambetovna
Published: February 2021

The article analyses representation of the comic phenomenon in the Russian-language literature of Kazakhstan of the late XX - early XXI century. The research objective is as follows: to describe functions of laugh as a basis of the comical by the material of a certain author’s creative work. Scientific originality of the study lies in the fact that the researcher for the first time reveals representation of laughing elements in U. Tazhikenova’s creative work. The conducted research allows concluding that laugh performs two key functions - characterological and axiological; the second conclusion is that U. Tazhikenova’s prose is characterized by the following forms of the comical: sarcastic laugh that symbolizes ridiculization of a certain phenomenon, event or personage; laugh as personages’ characteristic; laugh as a means to describe the phenomenon of chance.
Discovered in “The Economist” and “WCO News” Ellipsis of Words Attributed by Infinitive
Authors: Dyakonova Stanislava Arkadyevna
Published: February 2021

The research purpose is as follows: to reveal specificity of ellipsis functioning in economic discourse of modern English-language publicistic articles, to describe the translation techniques to recover the omitted elements. Scientific novelty of the study involves identifying a new type of ellipsis in a grammar structure consisting of a word and its attributing infinitive. As a result, the following ellipted words are singled out: a noun – substitute pronoun with its article and a noun with its article. Moreover, the author has traced a traditional omission of the words attributed by the infinitive in the structure involved after verbs of search, with a phrasal verb preposition falling out . Ways to recover omitted elements are described.
Paragraphemic Means of Expressiveness in the English-Language Fashion Discourse
Authors: Ryabova Marina Yurievna
Published: February 2021

The purpose of the study is to identify the main functions of paragraphemic means in the English-language media discourse of the fashion industry. The article analyses a complex of paragraphemic means, including punctuation, font variation and variation in the text’s planar syntagmatics. The work is novel in that when describing the English-language fashion discourse, it is ascertained that functionality of paragraphemic means enhances and enriches semantics of the text’s verbal component in terms of shifting the ideological focus of social values perception, it is proved that syngraphemics is not so much a means of differentiating between units of syntactic sequence of elements as a powerful means of emotional-evocative expressiveness of the text. As a result, it is proved that the expressive function of nonverbal means of the English-language discourse enhances the framing set by verbal and figurative components of information structures.
Discourse between the Regional and Universal Nature of the Functioning of the League of Arab States
Authors: Kuchyk Oleksandr , Vasyltsiv Svyatoslav
Published: February 2021

Discussion of the political situation in the modern Arab statehood does not take into account the participation of the League of Arab States in the debates about the inception of the UN system, which arose after the Second World War. At an early stage, this institution did not have a full-fledged universalism, and the integration cooperation of the League of Arab States was confined to a security policy framework. Subsequently, the desire to influence the nature of the ideas and institutions that would shape the United Nations was completely lost. The League of Arab States has also never been committed to the logic of the global south. However, the UN can occasionally be disavowed in the diplomatic processes of the League, which have been tactically used by member states as a channel to maximize regional influence on internal Arab challenges other than the global order. Key words: Arab League; United Nations; Middle East; North Africa; regionalism; sovereignty; universalism; security.
BREXIT and «Global Britain» Conception
Authors: Pyk Svitlana
Published: February 2021

The article is dedicated to the research of the Great Britain foreign policy modern transformational processes caused by Brexit and newly elaborated conception of «Global Britain». Great Britain’s exit from the EU witnesses the beginning of transformations supposed to gain her global «smart power» role. In British government foreign policy strategic documents and analytic materials one can find an explanation of global role, that is secured through the development of mutual multilevel cooperation within CANZUK countries (Canada, Australia, New Zealand, United Kingdom) and the Commonwealth strengthened by traditional «special relationship» with the USA and close interconnections with the English-speaking nations. Operational function of the global role is relied on the unique capabilities provided by the Five Eyes community (Canada, Australia, New Zealand, United Kingdom, USA), since 1946 officially in action. Key words: National Security Strategy; Brexit; «Global Britain»; «Fusion» doctrine; CANZUK; Five Eyes; «smart power».
Bibliometric analysis of DEMATEL method
Authors:   Bilecik Seyh Edebali University, Department of Business Administration, Bilecik, Turkey, Koca Gözde , Yıldırım Seda ,   Bilecik Seyh Edebali University, Department of Business Administration, Bilecik, Turkey
Published: February 2021

In this study, a bibliometric analysis of the studies evaluated with DEMATEL (Decision Making Experiment and Evaluation Laboratory Method), one of the MCDM methods in Web of Science, was performed according to various performance indicators. The total number of DEMATEL publications examined is 1963 documents. When DEMATEL studies are evaluated in terms of countries, it is seen that China is the leader (553 documents; 28.17%). The most cooperative country is China. The country with the highest h-index is Taiwan (62). Journal of Cleaner Production is the most efficient journal (96; 4.88%). National Chiao Tung University (102, 5.19%) is ranked as the most efficient institution in DEMATEL research. Among the most used words are "Model", "DEMATEL", "Selection", "Management", "fuzzy DEMATEL".
Existence and Uniqueness of Positive Solutions for System of (p,q,r)-Laplacian Fractional Order Boundary Value Problems
Authors: RAJENDRA PRASAD Kapula , D Leela , KHUDDUSH Mahammad
Published: February 2021

In this paper the existence of unique positive solutions for system of (p,q,r)-Lapalacian Sturm-Liouville type two-point fractional order boundary vaue problems is established by an application of n-fixed point theorem of ternary operators on partially ordered metric spaces.
Đại học Phenikaa: 62% công bố năm 2020 thuộc tạp chí Q1
Authors: Pape Helpe
Published: February 2021

Theo thống kê trên trang web của trường Đại học Phenikaa, trong năm 2020, các cán bộ của trường đã xuất bản được 292 công bố trên các tạp chí ISI/SCOPUS, vượt mức năm 2019.
PENDIDIKAN TAUHID ANALISIS SURAT AL-BAQARAH AYAT 255 AYAT KURSI
Authors: Tabi'in As'adut
Published: February 2021

Manusia pada dasarnya memiliki fitrah untuk beragama, bagaimanapun bentuknya, manusia adalah mahluk yang lemah yang membutuhkan perlindungan dari yang maha kuasa, baik ketika sendiri maupun saat berinteraksi dengan orang lain. Dan manusia merupakan karya allah SWT yang paling istimewa bila dilihat dari sosok diri, serta beban dan tanggung jawab yang diamanatkan kepadanya, sehingga manusia menjadi satu-satunya mahluk yang perbuatannya mampu mewujudkan bagian tertinggi dari kehendak Allah SWT, sehingga Islam mengajarkan umatnya untuk mengenal Tuhan melalui firman-firman-Nya dalam Al-Qur’an. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui metode pembelajaran tauhid dalam Al-Qur’an surat Al-Baqarah ayat 255. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian kepustakaan (library research) dengan menggunakan data primer dan sekunder. Analisis data menggunakan analisis isi (content analisis). Tenik pengumpulan data menggunakan metode dokumentasi. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan menunjukkan bahwa untuk mengajarkan tauhid, dapat menggunakan beberapa metode yaitu: a) metode deduktif untuk mengajarkan tauhid dalam aspek Allah itu Esa, b) metode perumpamaan untuk mengajarkan “Allah tidak ada serupa baginya”, c) metode empiris untuk mengajarkan bahwa Allah SWT itu wujud, tema ini dapat menggunakan teknik karya wisata., d) metode Ibrah untuk mengajarkan “Allah itu kaya dan merajai alam semesta”., e) metode targhib (janji) dan tarhib (ancaman). Untuk mengajarkan nilai tauhid, sedangkan untuk pembinaan psikomotoriknya dapat diberikan melalui metode keteladanan dan praktek ibadah.
Effective hard-sphere model of diffusion in aqueous polymer solutions
Authors: Peppin Stephen
Published: February 2021

An effective hard-sphere model of the diffusion and cross-diffusion of salt in unentangled polymer solutions is developed. Given the viscosity, sedimentation coefficient and osmotic pressure of the polymer, the model predicts the diffusion and cross-diffusion coefficients as functions of the polymer concentration and molecular weight. The results are compared with experimental data on NaCl diffusion in aqueous polyethylene glycol solutions, showing good agreement at polymer molecular weights up to 400 g/L. At higher molecular weights the model becomes less accurate, likely because of the effects of entanglement. The tracer Fickian diffusivity can be written in the form of a Stokes-Einstein equation containing the solution viscosity. For NaCl diffusion in polyethylene glycol solutions, the Stokes-Einstein equation breaks down as the polymer size increases. Using Batchelor’s viscous correction factor to determine an effective viscosity experienced by the salt ions within the polymer matrix leads to much closer agreement with experiment.
Thực học - điều kiện cốt lõi để khởi nghiệp thành công
Authors: Pape Helpe
Published: February 2021

Ngày 28/10/2017 vừa qua, sinh viên Trường ĐHKHXH&NV tham gia buổi toạ đàm cùng các chuyên gia giáo dục xoay quanh một vấn đề có ý nghĩa thiết thực đối với các bạn trẻ hiện nay: thực học là gì và đóng vai trò thế nào trong khởi nghiệp và trong sự thành công của mỗi người trong cuộc sống.
Kompleksitas Permasalahan Masyarakat Kota Pesisir: Covid-19, Bencana, dan Perubahan Iklim
Authors: Saputra Erlis
Published: February 2021

Covid-19 secara tiba-tiba muncul sebagai pandemi global dan berdampak mematikan terhadap penduduk dunia di lebih dari 210 negara dan kawasan, tidak terkecuali masyarakat di kawasan pesisir. Bagi masyarakat kota-kota pesisir, munculnya pandemi ini berarti menambah daftar panjang permasalahan yang sudah ada sebelumnya akibat dampak dari perubahan iklim, kerusakan lingkungan dan bencana. Terdapat kekhawatiran bahwa masyarakat pesisir tidak akan bisa melepaskan diri dari kumpulan permasalahan tersebut dikarenakan semakin tingginya kebutuhan akan kemampuan beradaptasi (adaptive capacity). Berdasarkan penelitian kualitataif terhadap tiga kota pesisir di Indonesia pada skala ukuran kota yang berbeda, penelitian ini mencoba untuk memberikan gambaran tentang hubungan antara Covid-19 dan berbagai permasalahan lingkungan dengan kondisi fisik, sosial, dan ekonomi masyarakat pesisir, serta kemampuan mereka untuk beradaptasi. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa munculnya Covid-19 telah mengakibatkan semakin peliknya permasalahan masyarakat kota pesisir. Kondisi masyarakat akan semakin rentan karena mereka harus memiliki kemampuan beradaptasi yang lebih besar, tidak hanya pada saat ini tetapi juga untuk jangka panjang. Akhirnya, pandemi Covid-19 memberikan pelajaran tentang pentingnya membangun kesadaran dan beraksi sejak dini terhadap permasalahan pesisir yang kompleks yang disertai dengan cara yang tepat dan komprehensif pada skala lokal dan global.
C17orf60 is a differentially expressed gene in both lymph node and brain metastases in human breast cancer.
Authors: Mamoor Shahan
Published: February 2021

Metastasis to the brain is a clinical problem in patients with breast cancer (1-3). We mined published microarray data (4, 5) to compare primary and metastatic tumor transcriptomes for the discovery of genes associated with brain metastasis in humans with metastatic breast cancer. We found that open reading frame 60 on chromosome 17, encoded by C17orf60, was among the genes whose expression was most quantitatively different in the brain metastases of patients with metastatic breast cancer. C17orf60 mRNA was present at decreased quantities in brain metastatic tissues as compared to primary tumors of the breast. Importantly, expression of C17orf60 in primary tumors was significantly correlated with patient post-progression survival in patients with breast cancer. Modulation of C17orf60 expression may be relevant to the biology by which tumor cells metastasize from the breast to the brain. These data are one piece of evidence suggesting a common ancestor or tumor clone for brain and lymph node metastases that originate from the primary tumor, alluding to patterns in developmental origin and migratory pathways through the lymph node in human brain metastatic breast cancer.
Potential Autoimmunity or Antibody Dependent COVID-19 Enhancement of SARS CoV-2 Vaccination or Convalescent Plasma: A Potential Man-Made Hades.
Authors: Kelleni Mina
Published: February 2021

This preprint has been published: https://juniperpublishers.com/ijoprs/IJOPRS.MS.ID.555658.php Nucleic acid based - mRNA based and adenovirus vectored - vaccines, were first ever or first commercially ever approved for the public, respectively. However, these newly emergency approved types possess a potential risk to induce auto-immune diseases e.g., thrombocytopenia, myocarditis and immune induced thrombosis and thromboembolism that might be fatal and could reason for some of the post vaccination sudden death reports. Moreover, all SARS CoV-2 types of vaccines, depending on the spike protein immunogenicity, especially the conventional inactivated ones might increase the likelihood of COVID-19 severity upon re-infection through antibody dependent enhancement which might reason for the recently described abundance of hospital admissions within seven days of vaccination and might also reason for some of the serious adverse effects encountered with administration of convalescent plasma to COVID-19 patients as well as they might share in development of some lethal SARS CoV-2 variants. Importantly, we suggest that SARS CoV-2 mass vaccination campaigns were the worst ever decision made and that making these COVID-19 vaccines compulsory or administering them to children or pregnant participants might be considered as a crime against humanity to the extent that no prior companies- governmental agreements would ever secure impunity. Finally, a full informed personalized risk benefit ratio especially for some described high-risk groups must be secured while suggesting that the subunit vaccines are the least hazardous ones.
Cẩn trọng với sự quay trở lại của lạm phát
Authors: Pape Helpe
Published: February 2021

Hiệu ứng kép của thiếu thanh khoản, thường trực với phá sản kỹ thuật và lạm phát vẫn lởn vởn. Gói kích cầu nền kinh tế thông qua hỗ trợ 4% lãi suất cho vay đã đi được 1/4 chặng đường.
sebagai tugas pendalaman pembelajaran Logika
Authors: putra Yandika
Published: February 2021

untuk memenuhi tugas Logika
Caspase-6 is differentially expressed in the lymph node metastases of patients with breast cancer.
Authors: Mamoor Shahan
Published: February 2021

Metastasis to the brain is a clinical problem in patients with breast cancer (1-3). Between the breast and the brain reside the secondary lymphoid organ, the lymph nodes. We mined published microarray data (4, 5) to compare primary and metastatic tumor transcriptomes for the discovery of genes associated with metastasis to the lymph nodes in humans with metastatic breast cancer. We found that the APAF1/CED4 apoptotic executioner pathway enzyme caspase-6 was among the genes whose expression was most different in the lymph node metastases of patients with metastatic breast cancer as compared to primary tumors of the breast. Caspase-6 mRNA was present at decreased quantities in lymph node metastases as compared to primary tumors of the breast. Importantly, expression of caspase-6 in primary tumors of the breast was correlated with patient recurrence-free survival, in lymph node negative patients but not in lymph node positive patients. Modulation of caspase-6 expression may be relevant to the biology by which tumor cells metastasize from the breast to the lymph nodes and the brain in humans with metastatic breast cancer.
SS18 is a differentially expressed gene in brain metastatic human breast cancer.
Authors: Mamoor Shahan
Published: February 2021

Metastasis to the brain is a clinical problem in patients with breast cancer (1-3). We mined published microarray data (4, 5) to compare primary and metastatic tumor transcriptomes for the discovery of genes associated with brain metastasis in humans with metastatic breast cancer. We found that synovial sarcoma translocation, chromosome 18, encoded by SS18, was among the genes whose expression was most different in the brain metastases of patients with metastatic breast cancer as compared to primary tumors of the breast. SS18 mRNA was present at decreased quantities in brain metastatic tissues as compared to primary tumors of the breast. Importantly, expression of SS18 in primary tumors was correlated with patient post-progression survival. Modulation of SS18 expression may be relevant to the biology by which tumor cells metastasize from the breast to the brain in humans with metastatic breast cancer.
Bài giảng nghiên cứu KHXH tại Học viện Cảnh sát Nhân dân Hà Nội
Authors: Pape Helpe
Published: February 2021

Ngày 29-3, TS. Vương Quân Hoàng, Trung tâm ISR, đã có bài giảng về tổ chức và triển khai nghiên cứu khoa học xã hội và nhân văn (KHXH&NV) cho các giảng viên của Học viện Cảnh sát Nhân dân tại Hà Nội.
PENGEMBANGAN LEMBAR KERJA SISWA(LKS) TERINTEGRASI TRIK JITU BERFOKUS MATERI PERKALIAN SUSUN PADA PESERTA DIDIK KELAS III SDN 50 BULU DATU
Authors: IAIN Palopo Prodi_PGMI FTIK
Published: February 2021

Skripsi ini membahas mengenai pengembangan bahan ajar berupa LKS trik jitu materi perkalian susun kelas III SDN 50 Bulu Datu. Penelitian ini bertujuan Untuk, (1) Mengetahui analisis kebutuhan pengembangan LKS terintegrasi Trik jitu pada pembelajaran perkalian susun kelas III SDN 50 Bulu Datu,(2) bagaimanakah prototype awal pengembangan produk LKS terintegrasi Trik jitu pada pembelajaran perkalian susun kelas III SDN 50 Bulu Datu (3) bagimana kevalidan dan efektivitas LKS terintegrasi Trik jitu pada pembelajaran perkalian susun kelas III SDN 50 Bulu Datu. LKS yang terdapat didalamnya trik jitu atau cara cepat dan strategi yang dapat memudahkan peserta didik dan pendidik dalam menjawab soal mengenai perkalian susun baik secara pendek atau pun secara panjang, yang disusun dengan bahasa yang mudah dipahami.Jenis penelitian ini adalah penelitian pengembangan (R & D) bahan ajar berupa LKS trik jitu materi perkalian susun. Penelitian ini mengacu pada model 4D yang terdiri dari empat tahapan pengembangan. Data penelitian diperoleh melalui observasi, wawancara peserta didik, angket untuk pendidik, penilaian ahli, hasil tes, dan dokumentasi. Kelayakan bahan ajar LKS trik jitu dilakukan melalui penilaian ahli, uji coba, dan uji efektivitas. Bahan ajar LKS trik jitu berfokus pada materi perkalian susun yang dikembangkan “Sangat Layak” .Hasil penilaian pada ahli desain dan tes mencakup kriteria dengan presentase yang diproleh yaitu 0.78 – 1.00. Dalam hal penerapan dan kegunaan bahan ajar berupa LKS trik jitu juga mencakup kriteria “Sangat Layak” dengan presentase yang diproleh yaitu 0.67 – 1.00. Hasil perbandingan nilai hasil belajar pre tes rata-rata nilai sebesar 64.80, pos tes rata-rata nilai sebesar 74.60. Dan melalui uji Paired Samples Test nilai sig (2 tailed) sebesar 0,000 ˂ 0,05 yang menunjukkan adanya perbedaan yang nyata antara hasil belajar pre tes dan pos tes.
BICD1 is a differentially expressed gene in brain metastatic human breast cancer.
Authors: Mamoor Shahan
Published: February 2021

Metastasis to the brain is a clinical problem in patients with breast cancer (1-3). We mined published microarray data (4, 5) to compare primary and metastatic tumor transcriptomes for the discovery of genes associated with brain metastasis in humans with metastatic breast cancer. We found that bicaudal D homolog 1, encoded by BICD1, was among the genes whose expression was most different in the brain metastases of patients with metastatic breast cancer as compared to primary tumors of the breast. BICD1 mRNA was present at decreased quantities in brain metastatic tissues as compared to primary tumors of the breast. Importantly, expression of BICD1 in primary tumors was correlated with patient distant metastasis-free survival. Modulation of BICD1 expression may be relevant to the biology by which tumor cells metastasize from the breast to the brain in humans with metastatic breast cancer.
Face Masks Disrupt Holistic Processing and Face Perception in School-Age Children
Authors: Stajduhar Andreja , Ganel Tzvi , Avidan Galia , Rosenbaum R. Shayna , Freud Erez
Published: February 2021

Face perception is considered a remarkable visual ability in humans, which is subject to a prolonged developmental trajectory. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, mask-wearing has become mandatory for adults and children alike. However, previous research indicates its adverse effects on face recognition abilities in adults. The current study sought to explore the effect of masks on face processing abilities in school-age children given that face perception is not fully developed in this population. To this end, children (n = 72, ages 6-14 years old) completed the Cambridge Face Memory Test – Kids (CFMT-K), a validated measure of face perception performance. Faces were presented with or without masks and across two orientations (upright/inverted). The inclusion of face masks led to a profound deficit in face perception abilities. This decrement was more pronounced in children compared to adults, despite adjustment of task difficulty across the two age groups. Additionally, children exhibited reliable correlations between age and the CFMT score for upright faces for both the mask and no-mask conditions. Finally, as previously observed in adults, children also showed qualitative changes in the processing of masked faces. Specifically, holistic processing, a hallmark of face perception, was disrupted for masked faces, as suggested by a reduced face-inversion effect. Together, these findings provide evidence for substantial quantitative and qualitative alterations in the processing of masked faces in school-age children.
On the accuracy, media representation, and public perception of psychological scientists’ judgments of societal change
Authors: Hutcherson Cendri , Sharpinskyi Constantine , Varnum Michael E. W. , Rotella Amanda Modesta , Wormley Alexandra , Tay Louis , Grossmann Igor
Published: February 2021

At the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, psychological scientists frequently made on-the-record predictions in public media about how individuals and society would change. Such predictions were often made outside these scientists’ areas of expertise, with justifications based on intuition, heuristics, and analogical reasoning (Study 1; N = 719 statements). How accurate are these kinds of judgments regarding societal change? In Study 2, we obtained predictions from scientists (N = 717) and lay Americans (N = 394) in the spring of 2020 regarding the direction of change for a range of social and psychological phenomena. We compared them to objective data obtained at six months and one year. To further probe how experience impacts such judgments, six months later (Study 3), we obtained retrospective judgments of societal change for the same domains (Nscientists = 270; NlayPeople = 411). Bayesian analysis suggested greater credibility of the null hypothesis that scientists’ judgments were at chance on average for both prospective and retrospective judgments. Moreover, neither domain-general expertise (i.e., judgmental accuracy of scientists compared to laypeople) nor self-identified domain-specific expertise improved accuracy. In a follow-up study on meta-accuracy (Study 4), we show that the public nevertheless expects psychological scientists to make more accurate predictions about individual and societal change compared to most other scientific disciplines, politicians, and non-scientists, and they prefer to follow their recommendations. These findings raise questions about the role psychological scientists could and should play in helping the public and policymakers plan for future events.
Antifungal Susceptibility Pattern of Candida Isolates Causing Vulvovaginitis in Reproductive Age Women
Authors: Shrestha Pabitra , Pokharel Sunil Mani , Shrestha Anima
Published: February 2021

Objectives: The study was designed to isolate and identify Candida species from high vaginal swab, and to determine the antifungal susceptibility pattern of Candida spp. among women of reproductive age group i.e. 15- 50 years old.

Methods: High vaginal swabs were processed to isolate Candida species and identified by Gram’s stain, germ tube formation test, carbohydrate (glucose, sucrose, maltose, lactose) fermentation tests and antifungal susceptibility test were performed as recommended by Clinical Laboratory Standard Institute.

Results: Out of total 261 samples, 42.1% (110/261) were found to be culture positive for Candida spp. Candida albicans was the most common (56.4%) and among non-albicans, predominate species was C. krusei (19.1%) isolated from high vaginal swab specimens All the isolates of Candida species were sensitive to Nystatin and Miconazole and resistant to Itraconazole. Fluconazole, Itraconazole and Clotrimazole are widely used drug against vaginal candidiasis but showed high resistance which leads to treatment failure.

Conclusion: This study on the infection rate of Candida and its antifungal susceptibility pattern may help in the choice of appropriate therapy in the clinical setting.
Antibiotic Susceptibility Pattern of Salmonella Enterica serovars Typhi and Paratyphi A Isolated From Patients Suspected of Enteric Fever
Authors: Niroula Dhirendra , Shrestha Jyotsna , Sharma Supriya , Singh Anjana
Published: February 2021

Objectives: The study aimed to assess the antibiotic susceptibility profile of Salmonella spp isolated from patients suspected of enteric fever.

Methods: This cross-sectional prospective study was carried out from April to June, 2014among 484 patients clinically suspected of enteric fever visiting Bir Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal. Blood sample collected from each patient was processed for culture in bile broth. Identification of Salmonella spp was done by conventional microbiological techniques including colony characteristics, Gram's staining and biochemical tests. Antibiotic susceptibility testing of identified isolates was done by Kirby-Bauer disk diffusion method following the 2014 CLS I guideline.

Results: Out of 484 blood samples, 36 (7.43%) cases showed the growth of Salmonella spp; of which 27 (75%) were Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi (ST) and 9 (25%) were Salmonella enterica Paratyphi A (SPA). Among the Salmonella isolates, 5.55% were multidrug resistant and 41.66% were fluoroquinolone resistant. More than 80% of isolates were sensitive to chloramphenicol, amoxicillin, and cotrimoxazole whereas 58%, 50% and 6% of isolates were sensitive to fluoroquinolone antibiotics i.e. ciprofloxacin, ofloxacin and nalidixic acid respectively. All the isolates were susceptible to ceftazidime. All SPA and 89% of ST were sensitive to azithromycin.

Conclusion: Higher percentage of susceptible isolates to chloramphenicol, cotrimoxazole, and amoxicillin suggests the reconsideration of these antibiotics for the treatment of enteric fever. Azithromycin can be considered as drug of choice for the treatment of enteric fever.
Characterization of β-Galactosidase from Lactose Utilizing Yeast Isolated from the Dairy Sample
Authors: Dahal Bivek , Karki Sujan , Adhikari Nabaraj , Shrestha Upendra Thapa
Published: February 2021

Objectives: The objective of the study was to isolate lactose positive yeasts from dairy samples collected from local markets of Kathmandu, to extract crude β-galactosidase from the lactose positive yeast and to characterize the enzyme for optimum time duration, pH, temperature, Michaelis-Menten constant (Km) and maximum activity (Vmax).

Methods: Four lactose positive yeast strains were isolated from dairy samples collected from local market of Kathmandu by pour plate method. Single strain having maximum lactose positive activity was selected for the study. The mass culture of the lactose positive yeast strain was lysed by 2% Chloroform and the yeast cell lysate containing β-galactosidase (i.e. crude enzyme extract) was characterized by using ONPG (Ortho-Nitrophenyl-β-D-galactopyranoside) as substrate. ONPG is a colorless substrate for the enzyme assay which is hydrolyzed by the enzyme into yellow colored product ONP (Ortho-Nitrophenol). The concentration of product formed was monitored spectrophotometrically at 420 nm to determine the enzyme activity and to characterize the enzyme.

Results: The enzyme had wide range of working temperature from 0-50ºC, with optimal temperature of 37ºC. However, greater than 50% hydrolyzing ability was maintained in the range of 14-40ºC. Optimum time of reaction was 70 min. The enzyme had maximum activity in the near neutral pH of 6.8. Michaelis-Menten constant of the enzyme was found to be 2.23 mM of ONPG and Vmax was 58.82 nmol/min/ml. Enzyme activity was 27.88 nmol/min/ml, Specific enzyme activity was 59.97 nmol/ min/mg and total enzyme activity was 3346.33 nmol/min.

Conclusion: The activity over a wide range of temperature 0-50ºC with low Km value shows that the enzyme has a commercial application in clearance of lactose pollution in waste water in different environmental conditions.
Contribution of Microbiologists in Nepal during COVID-19 Pandemic
Authors: Banjara Megha Raj
Published: February 2021

No abstract available.
Self-Compassion, Grit dan Adiksi Internet pada Generasi Z
Authors: Septania Sovi , Proborini Renyep
Published: February 2021

Pemakaian internet tidak lagi menjadi suatu komoditas yang langka. Sebaliknya, yang tidak menggunakan internet akan jauh tertinggal dan tidak akan mampu beradaptasi dengan perubahan yang cepat. Disisi lain, penggunaan internet secara berlebihan akan menimbulkan masalah yang lebih besar seperti kecanduan. Generasi yang paling terdampak perkembangan teknologi informasi yang pesat adalah generasi Z. Generasi Z lahir tahun 1995-2009 sehingga masuk ke dalam kategori remaja awal sampai dengan akhir di tahun 2020. Adiksi terhadap internet dapat memberikan dampak negatif berupa masalah psikologis maupun sosial pada diri remaja. Contoh masalah tersebut antara lain rasa kesepian, depresi hingga penurunan prestasi belajar. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk melihat pengaruh self-compassion dan grit terhadap adiksi internet pada generasi Z. Metode penelitian kuantitatif dengan skala jenis likert akan digunakan. Subjek penelitian melibatkan 318 individu yang termasuk dalam usia generasi Z dengan teknik purposive sampling. Hasil akhir menunjukan bahwa self-compassion dan grit berpengaruh secara signifikan (p<0.01) terhadap adiksi internet generasi Z sebesar 20.8%. Secara terpisah, grit berpengaruh terhadap adiksi internet sebesar 17% sedangkan self-compassion berpengaruh terhadap adiksi internet sebesar 18%. Penjelasan mengenai dinamika hubungan diantara ketiga variabel dijelaskan dalam pembahasan.
Penerapan Fintech Dengan Aplikasi Ovo Sebagai Digital Payment Bagi Ibu – Ibu PKK Rt 02/Rw 04 Di Dukuhwaluh Purwokerto
Authors: Wulandari Oryz Agnu Dian , Barokah Siti , Azhar Nadila Al , Ghazali Habib Al
Published: February 2021

Digital payment atau pembayaran secara digital merupakan teknologi yang saat ini berkembang pesat di era industri 4.0 serta merupakan pandangan baru bagi masyarakat dalam melakukan pembayaran non-tunai  yang jauh lebih praktis, sistematis dan aman dalam melakukan segala kegiatan transaksi. Sebagian orang mengetahui digital payment adalah uang elektronik yang dapat digunakan dalam melakukan pembayaran dalam berbagai transaksi. Ibu- ibu PKK RT02 /RW04 di desa Dukuhwaluh Purwokerto selama ini masih menggunakan pembayaran secara tunai, oleh karena itu perlu adanya pengetahuan serta keterampilan mengenai digital payment dengan aplikasi yang telah berkembang pada saat ini sebagai pendukung adanya teknologi dalam digital payment yakni OVO. Adapun tujuan dari pengabdian kepada masyarakat ini adalah memberikan pengetahuan serta keterampilan kepada Ibu- ibu PKK RT02 /RW04 di desa Dukuhwaluh Purwokerto Ibu- ibu PKK RT02 /RW04 di desa dukuhwaluh Purwokerto Ibu- ibu PKK RT02 /RW04 di desa Dukuhwaluh Purwokerto dengan memanfaatkan aplikasi digital payment OVO. Pengetahuan dan pelatihan yang dibutuhkan adalah bagaimana cara memiliki aplikasi OVO, membuat akun OVO dan bagaimana cara menggunakan aplikasi OVO serta segala keunggulan dari aplikasi OVO sebagai alat pembayaran non-tunai. Metode yang digunakan dalam kegiatan pengabdian ini ialah memberikan materi presentasi dan cara penggunaan aplikasi OVO. Capaian dari kegiatan pengabdian masyarakat ini adalah terlaksananya bentuk pelatihan dalam memanfaatkan aplikasi OVO dengan jumlah peserta 18 orang yang dapat mengikuti pelatihan sampai akhir acara dan peserta memperoleh pengetahuan untuk dapat memanfaatkan aplikasi OVO yang dapat meningkatkan keterampilan Ibu - ibu anggota PKK di RT02 /RW04 di desa Dukuhwaluh Purwokerto dalam mamanfaatkan OVO sebagai digital payment.
Pelatihan Public Speaking Kepemanduan untuk Relawan Museum
Authors: Wulandari Yulianti Fajar , Bastian Yan , Murtiadi Murtiadi , Indarsih Mike
Published: February 2021

Jakarta merupakan kota dengan destinasi wisata museum terbanyak di Indonesia, yakni sekitar 70 museum. Tema dan pengelolaan museum tersebut bervariasi, mulai dari yang bertema umum kesejarahan kota Jakarta sampai ke tema khusus seperti kehutanan, transportasi, bank dan lain sebagainya. Kepemilikan dan pengelolaannya pun bervariasi, mulai dari milik Pemprov DKI Jakarta sampai milik pribadi. Sehingga tiket masuknya pun bervariasi pula, dari yang gratis sampai yang ratusan ribu rupiah. Permasalahan utama museum-museum di Jakarta adalah kurangnya SDM terutama untuk pelayanan seperti pemandu museum. Ikatan Pemandu Museum Indonesia (IPMI) berupaya mengatasi permasalahan ini dengan menjaring generasi muda milenial untuk menjadi relawan museum. Relawan ini diberi pelatihan teknik berbicara didepan umum (public speaking) dengan materi seputar kepemanduan di museum. Pelatihan ini bertujuan untuk pertama, menjaring generasi muda milenial untuk menjadi relawan museum sebagai pemandu; kedua membekali relawam museum dengan  keterampilan public speaking kepemanduan untuk bergiat di museum; ketiga untuk mengatasi masalah atas kurangnya tenaga pelayanan khususnya pemandu museum. Keterampilan kepemanduan di museum ini juga bermanfaat bagi para relawan dalam menambah pengetahuan dan pengalaman yang mungkin berguna untuk bekerja di bidang kepariwisataan khususnya kepemanduan di museum.
Sistem Pengelolaan E-Commerce (SisPEC) Produk Adpers Art Community Kelurahan Sukatani Kecamatan Tapos Depok
Authors: Haryani Haryani , Oktiani Nurvi , Kuspriyono Taat , Akil Ibnu
Published: February 2021

Penjualan online atau e-commerce merupakan suatu aplikasi yang dibangun untuk bisnis penjualan barang atau jasa yang menghubungkan antara penjual dan pembeli melalui transaksi elektronik dan membantu penjual dalam memasarkan produk dagangannya. Tujuan dari sosialisasi pengelolaan penjualan online ini adalah untuk memberikan pengarahan kepada anggota Adpers Art Community dalam proses pengelolaan penjualan online produk Adpers. Dalam menjalankan aktivitas kegiatan sehari-harinya Adpers Art mengalami beberapa kendala diantaranya pemasaran dan promosi yang belum maksimal dilakukan karena masih mengandalkan situs web pribadi, hal ini masih kurang efektif dan efisien dengan ditandai indikator bahwa masih banyaknya konsumen yang belum mengetahui Adpers Art ini, selain itu dari segi manajemen Produksi dan Inovasi Produk, yang mana diperlukannya suatu pemahaman dan pengelolaan hasil produksi dengan cara dan inovasi produk yang menjangkau seluruh kebutuhan dan keinginan konsumen dimana tidak hanya menjangkau 1 (satu) komunitas atau segmen konsumen saja tapi dapat menjangkau segmentasi pasar yang lain (seperti segmentasi yang dilihat dari jenis kelamin, gaya hidup, dan lain-lain), pada akhirnya dengan permasalahan diatas maka diperlukannya suatu solusi permasalahan bagi  Adpers – Art agar kedepannya lebih dapat memaksimalkan pemasaran dan promosi serta Produksi yang memiliki Inovasi. Metode yang digunakan dalam kegiatan pengabdian masyarakat ini adalah dengan pemberian ceramah mengenai tata cara pengelolaan penjualan online yang baik dan benar. Hasil dari kegiatan pengabdian masyarakat ini adalah para anggota Adpers Art dapat melakukan pengelolaan penjualan online.
Où il sera question de dettes à payer et de la manière de faire l’histoire des femmes au Québec
Authors: Baillargeon Denyse
Published: February 2021

Dans ce texte, Denyse Baillargeon retrace son parcours d’historienne depuis son enfance et son adolescence à Saint-Henri et à Verdun dans les années 1950 et 1960, jusqu’à son départ de l’Université de Montréal où elle a enseigné entre 1992 et 2018. Elle raconte comment elle en est arrivée à privilégier l’histoire, alors qu’elle envisageait de faire son droit, et elle insiste sur l’influence que le marxisme et les théories féministes ont exercée sur sa pensée. Tout en reconnaissant la contribution de plusieurs personnes à sa formation et à son cheminement, elle veut aussi donner des clés pour comprendre ses travaux et sa conception de l’histoire des femmes au Québec.
Experimental studies of adapted medium-duty fire trucks for emergency response
Authors:   National University ", Vikovich Igor ,   Lviv Polytechnic", Zinko Roman ,   National University "Lviv Polytechnic", Lavrovsky Mar'yan ,   Lviv State University of Life Safety, Polyakov Andriy ,   Vinnytsia National Technical University
Published: February 2021

Fire trucks should be maximally adapted to the elimination of emergency situations, in particular, to provide the necessary intensity of supply of extinguishing agents, that is, to be multifunctional. Special requirements are imposed on fire-fighting vehicles: high cross-country ability and speed, the ability to transport one compartment, transport tools and equipment for grabbing, backfilling with soil, filling the edge of the fire with water or chemical solutions, and the like. Scientific research is aimed at developing ways to assess the effectiveness of new models of fire and rescue vehicles for compliance with the requirements of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Ukraine, in particular, through comparative analysis with alternative samples, to determine the factors affecting the operation of a fire truck, to develop a method for adapting vehicles for emergency response, to improve their level of operational excellence and operational efficiency. To realize the purpose of the assessment tests, a test procedure was developed and an experimental model of a fire-fighting vehicle for emergency response was created. The obtained relationship between the number of revolutions of the crankshaft of the engine and the value of the dynamic torque in the transmission of the test fire vehicle in the case of a sharp engagement of the clutch in the vehicle starting modes can be represented graphically. It is proposed to compare different variants of fire engine designs to take this characteristic as an efficiency criterion. Experimental studies were carried out: starting a car from a place on a steep rise, followed by an increase in gears; overcoming a roadside ditch with flat walls 0.2–0.6 m deep and at an angle of 45° to its axis; running over with wheels of one side of a fire engine on a curb 140–150 mm high; entering a turn from straight-line movement to the minimum possible turning radius on an asphalt surface in II and III gears at a constant speed of 10-12 km/h. To confirm the validity of the accepted assumptions of the mathematical model, the accuracy of applications and the reliability of the results obtained, the adequacy of mathematical modeling was checked by comparing the test problems of statics and dynamics of the movement of fire trucks for emergency response. A fire truck for liquidation of emergency situations, modeled on the basis of the proposed adaptation method of the base chassis for the needs of extinguishing forest fires and the formation of a container module, makes it possible to increase the efficiency of its use according to the selected criteria by 18%. The use of the longitudinal flexibility of the container modules in comparison with the conventional body mount provides a reduction in fuel consumption when driving a fire truck up to 4%.
Bases of the algorithm for selecting a transport option of harding liquids of the industrial-agricultural complex in the presence of sea transportation
Authors:   Pryazovskyi State Technical University, Berestovoi Anatolii , Khliestova Olga ,   Pryazovskyi State Technical University, Zinchenko Sergii ,   Mariupol Institute "Interregional Academy of Personnel Management", Berestovoi Ivan ,   Azov Maritime Institute of the National University "Odessa Maritime Academy"
Published: February 2021

The modern development of nuclear energy, defense and space technology, aviation, chemistry, non-ferrous and ferrous metallurgy, agriculture, all types of transport, medicine, road and industrial construction, food and other types of industry and technology has led to an increase in the volume of transportation of specific cargoes – solidifying liquids. They are produced and consumed, as a rule, in liquid form, and some of them can be transported in any aggregate state, for example: liquid, in bulk, powder, granules, colloidal, piece, packaged. As a rule, these substances, when they are transferred to the state necessary for the producer and consumer for transportation and storage, have increased: harmful effects on the environment, costs of energy, human and natural resources. The main generalized interrelated criteria of each variant of the solidification fluid transport system (FTS) are related to 1 ton of the transported fluid: the minimum of the economic costs, the minimum time spent on transporting the liquid, the minimum harmful effect of the FTS on the environment, and the minimum energy consumption. The basics of assessing the transport of hardening fluids of the industrial-agricultural complex in the implementation of maritime transport are considered. It is noted that the necessary systematic approach to the study, which takes into account the largest number of objects and operations in the FTS, taking into account interactions that are not taken into account in established practice: integration into international systems, financial needs and staffing of all system participants, etc. Tasks, considered in the FTS, from the point of view of decision theory, are deterministic in nature, since each selected option comes with a unique result. It is determined that the controlling mechanism in the system of transport of solidified liquids is a contractual agreement on a commercial basis between the producer, transport and consumer of the solidified liquid and the main constituent entities. In the course of this study, significant features were identified during the transportation of FTS, the application of the scientific method to the tasks of managing the FTS is shown, which provides, first of all, the creation of operational models of FTS in general, and then experimentation at the level of objects and processes. The criterion used in solving such problems should be the boundary of maximizing expected utility.