bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Organic and Symbiotic Fertilization of Tomato Plants Monitored by Litterbag-NIRS and Foliar-NIRS Rapid Spectroscopic Methods
Authors: Baldi Elena , Toselli Moreno , Masoero Giorgio , Nuti Marco
Published: June 2020

Rapid analyses methods for the assessment of soil microbiota are lacking. In a commercial farm tomato plants were subjected to different fertilization strategies: 1. mineral Control (C); 2. Organic amendment (O); 3. Organic amendment + Micosat F © biofertilizer (OM). A first rapid method (Litterbag-NIRS) concerned hay litterbags coupled with a smart SCiOTM device. A second method (Foliar-NIRS) used the same device on the leaves. The plants showed positive responses to the amendment and biofertilization in the yield: C 60.5.1 t ha-1vs. 70.8 in O (+17%) and 74.2 in OM (+23% from C and + 5% (P 0.08) from O). The use of Litterbag-NIRS fingerprinting, completed with litterbags phenotyping and elaborated with a multivariate support vector machine classifier provided a similar knowledge to that obtained from microbial and chemical analyses of the soil. The reason for this response is that the analyses were embedded in the Litterbag-NIRS at medium-high precision. A polydromic function was hypothesized in order to disentangle the activities of different soil microbial populations from each other. The organic amendment delayed the functionality of the rapid r-strategist microbial populations, but at the same time activated slow k-strategists to intake the walls of the hay inside the litterbags. In this sense, the Litterbag-NIRS test can provide an effective “swamp” of the microbial fertility of the soil. Briefly, the Litterbag-NIRS coupled with Foliar-NIRS accounted for 95% of the average yield results, and both are therefore recommended for a rational assessment of microbial soil fertility.
The Reopening of Schools and Adoption of Universal Wearing of Face Masks in Anticipation of Sustained Transmission or the Second Wave of COVID-19 with the Influenza Virus
Authors: Stoleski Sasho
Published: June 2020

The Covid-19 pandemic has swept rapidly from Wuhan, China to the entire globe in less than six months, infecting over 7 million people and claiming the lives of over 500,000. In the United States, greater than 2 million individuals have become infected and over 110,000 people killed. With no evidence of slowing of the coronavirus that causes Covid-19, public health authorities must prepare for possible sustained transmission of Covid-19, or a second wave into the Fall 2020, but with the presence of the influenza A virus. In the Fall 2020, schools will reopen from kindergarten to 12th grade. Dual pandemics or epidemics will result in high morbidity and mortality not observed when either virus was solely active. Community leaders, educational administrators and public health systems must be prepared for simultaneous outbreaks of both Covid-19 and influenza. Although there are no clinical studies that have evaluated the benefits on the use of face masks during an epidemic or pandemic, public health non-pharmaceutical intervention (NPIs) measures should include the routine use of face masks during school sessions. Using face masks with other NPI may interrupt viral transmission as it has been established that respiratory viruses, such as Covid-19 and the influenza virus are transmitted via respiratory droplets, aerosols, and environmental surface contact.
Confirming Tonality at Residences Influenced by Wind Turbines
Authors: Palmer William K.G.
Published: June 2020

For 5 years, since the start-up of an array of 140 wind turbines, residents have filed complaints with the Ontario Ministry of the Environment (the regulator), and K2 Wind (the operator). Residents complained that the turbines produce a tonal sound, and that the irritation this produced impacted their sleep, their health, and the enjoyment of their property. To confirm tonality from the wind turbines, this research examined over 200 data examples from two families. These families collected data by two independent methods, a continuously recording system, and by making selected audio recordings. The recorded data was correlated with the wind turbine operational performance, and local weather conditions. The correlated data was analyzed for tonality using international standard evaluation methods. The analysis confirmed over 84% correlation between complaints of irritating conditions, and tonality from 5 dB to over 20 dB. The research also identified deviation between the recommended method for assessing wind turbine tonality of an expert group panel for the industry and the method for compliance monitoring now prescribed by regulations. The deviation can incorrectly reduce tonality calculated to significantly below the actual tonality. Finally, the results showed that the assumption of the regulator to only require assessment of compliance when the resident was downwind of the nearest wind turbine was incorrect. Most complaints arose from other wind directions. Neither was the regulator’s assumption correct that curtailing the wind turbine operation to continue operating at only partially reduced outputs would give remediation. The research concludes that tonality arises consistent with the wind turbine operation, identifying a critical need to revise the practices to prevent chronic irritation.
Preparation and Application of Waterproof Polypropylene Nonwoven Fabrics for Grape Bagging
Authors: Li Jifeng , Zhuang Qun , Fang Ting , Du Zhaofang
Published: June 2020

Bags of nonwoven fabrics with good air or water permeability are widely used in fruit agriculture due to their porosity. However, vegetables or fruit in bags often rot, a problem caused by the water permeability of the bags in high-moisture environments. Therefore, to improve the water repellency of polypropylene (PP) nonwoven fabric bags for fruit, a water-repellent treatment was applied by the surface deposition of a film composed of a water-repellent agent and a crosslinking agent. The effect of the waterproof bags made of PP spun-bonded nonwoven fabric on the grape growth microenvironment was investigated. This study provided technical inspiration for the development of related plant protection products using nonwoven engineered after-treatments.
Flame Retardant Finishing and Dyeing of Cotton Fabric in One Bath
Authors: He Pengshuang , Dong Chaohong , Chen Xiaoyan , Wang Peng , Lu Zhou , Jiang Zhiming , Liu Yun , Zhu Ping
Published: June 2020

Flame resistant cotton fabric is usually dyed first, and is then treated with a flame retardant by the pad-dry-cure technique. In this research, cotton fabric was treated with 2-(2-aminoethyl hydrogen phosphite)-4,6-dichloro-1,3,5-triazine (APDCT). APDCT contains s-triazine groups, which are the same used by reactive dyes. This process allows cotton fabric dyeing and flame retardant treatment to occur simultaneously, while decreasing treatment temperature, improving efficiency, and saving energy. Optimal treatment was determined by the percent dye uptake, fixation, and fabric flame resistance. The color fastness to rubbing of the treated cotton fabric was almost unchanged. The tensile strength of the treated cotton fabric was slightly reduced.
Sustainable Indigo Dyeing and Fixation Mechanism of Wet Rubbing Fastness Agent on Cotton Fiber in Silicone Non-Aqueous Dyeing System
Authors: Pei Liujun , Luo Yuni , Gu Xiaomin , Wang Jiping
Published: June 2020

Indigo dyeing of cotton fiber in the silicone non-aqueous medium dyeing system was investigated to avoid the multiple dyeing of cotton yarn or fabric, high environmental pollution, and the need for multiple washing and sand washing. After fixing, the rubbing fastness of dyed fiber could be improved to 3–4 grade and the washing fastness increased 1–2 levels. The mechanism of rubbing fastness agents was also studied. Most of the wet rubbing fastness agents for indigo dyeing were waterborne polyurethanes. After fixation, a film was formed on the fiber surface. Moreover, the rubbing fastness was improved by the electrostatic interaction between the cellulosic fiber and indigo after treating with fixing agent. Indigo dyeing of cotton fiber was possible in the silicone non-aqueous dyeing system.
Modeling and Optimization of Durable Press Finishing of Cotton Fabric with BTCA by Response Surface Methodology
Authors: Chu Xudong , Wang Huaifang , Sui Shuying , Zhu Ping
Published: June 2020

Durable press (DP) finishing process of cotton fabric with 1,2,3,4-butanetetracarboxylic acid (BTCA) was investigated and optimized using the Box-Behnken design (BBD) with a response surface methodology (RSM). BBD experimental data were fitted to create the response surface regression models describing wrinkle recovery angle (WRA) and breaking strength of the finished cotton fabric. Analysis of variance (ANOVA) revealed that the concentration of BTCA was the most significant variable affecting the WRA, followed by the curing time, curing temperature, and concentration of sodium hypophosphite (SHP). Regarding breaking strength, curing time was the most significant variable, followed by the curing temperature, concentration of BTCA, and concentration of SHP. After optimal treatment, the WRA of the finished fabric was 252°, while the retention rate of breaking strength was 69%.
Impingement of coaxial jet on convex element for confined and unconfined flow
Authors: Hanchinal Anilkumar M. , Katti V.V.
Published: June 2020

Jet impingement is most effective and active method for cooling and heating of any surface or system. The ability of jet impingement is greatly influenced by nozzle configuration and other dimensional and non-dimensional parameters. Impinging coaxial swirl jet generates interesting flow filed on any test surface and influences both pressure and heat distribution on impinging surfaces. In present study, an experimental investigation is carried to analyze the effects of turbulent coaxial swirl jet on the pressure distribution (PC & PCO) on convex element. For better and acceptable results, the desirable parameters are identified from previous research works. The present experimental result highlights the independency of pressure coefficient (PC) for jet-Reynolds number (Re=70000 to 45000), effect of circumferential angle (θ) or inclination of test element, effect of jet exit to test element distance (Z/dh) and effect of confinement on PC & PCO pattern on a convex test element. The higher pressure coefficient value are obtained at lower Z/dh = 1 & at θ = 15° to 12°and significant drop in the values are seen with increase in the Z/dh & θ. At θ = 20° to 30° the value of PC & PCO reaches to negative magnitude. The use of confinement tube enhancementthe pressure distribution (PC & PCO) by 61% to 64% is seen for the same flow conditions.
Isomorphic spectrum and isomorphic length of a Banach space
Authors: Fotiy O. , Ostrovskii M. , Popov M.
Published: June 2020

We prove that, given any ordinal $\delta < \omega_2$, there exists a transfinite $\delta$-sequence of separable Banach spaces $(X_\alpha)_{\alpha < \delta}$ such that $X_\alpha$ embeds isomorphically into $X_\beta$ and contains no subspace isomorphic to $X_\beta$ for all $\alpha < \beta < \delta$. All these spaces are subspaces of the Banach space $E_p = \bigl( \bigoplus_{n=1}^\infty \ell_p \bigr)_2$, where $1 \leq p < 2$. Moreover, assuming Martin's axiom, we prove the same for all ordinals $\delta$ of continuum cardinality.
A Forward Genetic Approach to Mapping aP-Element Second Site Mutation IdentifiesDCP2as a Novel Tumor Suppressor inDrosophila melanogaster
Authors: Mishra Rakesh , Kunar Rohit , Mandal Lolitika , Alone Debasmita Pankaj , Chandrasekharan Shanti , Tiwari Anand Krishna , Tapadia Madhu Gwaldas , Mukherjee Ashim , Roy Jagat Kumar
Published: June 2020

The use of transposons to create mutations has been the cornerstone of Drosophila genetics in the past few decades. Second-site mutations caused by transpositions are often devoid of transposons and thereby affect subsequent analyses. In a P-element mutagenesis screen, a second site mutation was identified on chromosome 3, wherein the homozygous mutants exhibit classic hallmarks of tumor suppressor mutants, including brain tumor and lethality; hence the mutant line was initially named as lethal (3) tumorous brain [l(3)tb]. Classical genetic approaches relying on meiotic recombination and subsequent complementation with chromosomal deletions and gene mutations mapped the mutation to CG6169, the mRNA decapping protein 2 (DCP2), on the left arm of the third chromosome (3L). Thus the mutation was renamed as DCP2l(3)tb. Fine mapping of the mutation further identified the presence of a Gypsy-LTR like sequence in the 5′UTR coding region of DCP2, along with the expansion of the adjacent upstream intergenic AT-rich sequence. The mutant phenotypes are rescued by the introduction of a functional copy of DCP2 in the mutant background, thereby establishing the causal role of the mutation and providing a genetic validation of the allelism. With the increasing repertoire of genes being associated with tumor biology, this is the first instance of mRNA decapping protein being implicated in Drosophila tumorigenesis. Our findings, therefore, imply a plausible role for the mRNA degradation pathway in tumorigenesis and identify DCP2 as a potential candidate for future explorations of cell cycle regulatory mechanisms.
Tinjauan Yuridis Ketentuan Uang Muka di Bawah Ketentuan Peraturan Menteri Keuangan dan Otoritas Jasa Keuangan
Authors: Yolanda Ardrian , Hanafiyah Ali
Published: June 2020

The thesis aims to determine the application of advances in the provisions of the prevailing laws and regulations. And how the legal consequences for violations of the provisions stipulated by regulation of the Minister of Finance No. 43/PMK. 010/2012 concerning advances in consumer financing for motor vehicles in financing companies, and regulation of the Financial Services Authority No. 35/POJK. 05/2018 on the implementation of business financing company. The type of research used in this study is normative juridical law research conducted by examining the library material or secondary data as the basic material to be examined by conducting a search of the rules and literature relating to the investigated issues. The result of this thesis study shows that regulation of the Minister of Finance No. 43/PMK. 010/2012 concerning advances in consumer financing for motor vehicles in financing companies and regulations of the Financial Services Authority No. 35/POJK. 05/2018 concerning the implementation of the financing company is not contrary to the prevailing laws and regulations. However, the regulations have not been implemented optimally in the field, because there are still many violations regarding the promotion of low DP in dealers who have been in cooperation with leasing. In regulation of the Minister of Finance shall apply a 20% advance payment and in regulation of the Financial Services Authority at least 10%. But there are still some leasing that violates the provisions far from the prevailing provisions. The consequences of applicable law in the form of warnings, suspension of business activities, and revocation of business licenses. But because there is no firm supervision in the field make dealers/leasing often commit violations, causing uncertainty in law enforcement.
Evaluation of the role of kras gene in colon cancer pathway using string and Cytoscape software
Authors: Menon Sandya Menon Prabhakaran , Elengoe Asita
Published: June 2020

Introduction: cancer is one of the top three most commonly occurring cancer worldwide with more than 1.8 million cases in 2018. In Malaysia, cancer is the most common cancer in males and the second most common cancer in females. Albeit being the second most common form of cancer in Malaysia, there is a lack of informal or structured national cancer screening program in Malaysia and it remains a low priority in healthcare planning and expenditure. The risk of developing colon cancer is greatly influenced by factors such as lifestyle habits, genetic inheritance, diet, weight, and exercise. KRAS, the most frequently mutated oncogene in cancer, occurs in about 50 percent of cancers. This study maps the KRAS gene involved in colon cancer pathway using applications such as STRING version 11.0 and version 3.7.0 to provide a clear visualization of all the related and involved proteins and genes that interact with KRAS gene in the pathway.

Methods: Using KRAS as a seed, a protein-protein interaction network was constructed with 3391 interactions which were retrieved from the STRING version 11.0 database. The protein network interaction was further grouped into 6 clusters using the MCODE application. Molecular function and biological processes of the genes involved in the KRAS protein network were determined using Biological Networks Gene Ontology (BiNGO).

Results: According to the resulting protein-protein network interaction map, it revealed that KRAS mechanism and co-expressed genes interconnected with protein or enzyme binding, receptor signaling protein activity and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) receptor 2 binding.

Conclusion: Understanding these protein-protein interactions provide insight into cellular activities and thus aid in the understanding of the cause of disease.
COMBINED THERAPY FOR PATIENTS AFTER ISCHEMIC STROKE FROM THE POINT VIEW OF COMPREHENSIVE REHABILITATION
Authors: Vostrý Michal , Zilcher Ladislav
Published: June 2020

Aim. The main objective of the research was to find out the efficacy of the combined therapy suitable for patients after ischemic stroke (promoting social adaptability). The therapy itself is then focused on robotic, psychomotor and cognitive therapy.

Methods. 58 probands diagnosed with a stroke participated on the research (ischemic type I60-I69; ICD-10: International Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems), out of which 49 were male patients ages between 50-55 and women between the age of 52–57. The data collection was finished in 2017-2018. Indicators were evaluated and tested firstly after the initiation of the combined therapy, then after 15 weeks of intensive therapy, which took place 4 times a week 50 minutes for each patient participating in the research.

Results. A statistically significant difference was recorded among all observed indicator areas (somatic, psychological, social and even cognitive), in which patients scored during the final testing significantly better results, than during the initial testing.

Conclusion. The results of the research point to the fact, that combined therapy of robotic, psychomotor and cognitive can have positive effect, and is suitable as a treatment for patients after ischemic stroke, regarding their productive age. Positive results have been therefore overt among all tested areas.
The Role of Education in the Formation of Human Sociability
Authors: Knežić Ivana
Published: June 2020

Aim: The paper aims at highlighting philosophical roots of the relation issue between nature and education in the process of socialization.

Method: For the purpose of the research critical philosophical analysis and comparison of Thomas Hobbes’ and Jean-Jacques Rousseau’s texts has been used.

Concept: The first part of the paper clarifies the concept of nature and explains changes in understanding of this concept thorough the history of philosophy, with the special emphasis on transformation that happened in transition from medieval to modern period. Since both Hobbes and Rousseau are representatives of modern philosophy, the second section of the paper shows how modern concept of nature manifests in the works of the two philosophers and compares, in a more detailed way, their understanding of human nature or natural state of mankind, focusing on comparison of their concepts of human natural unsociability. The third part examines more closely the role of education in transformation of human individuals into social beings.

Results: Research shows that, for the two philosophers, the role of education in the process of socialization consists in denaturalization of human beings.

Conclusion: Hobbes’ and Rousseau’s idea of the relation of education and nature in the process of socialization constitutes a basis for justification of manipulations of education for political ends. To avoid such manipulations and find the adequate concept of education, paper suggests to search for the adequate concept of human nature first.     

Key Words: education, human nature, sociability, Thomas Hobbes, Jean-Jacques Rousseau.
Between thought and action: symbolization in depressive position and its external expressions
Authors: Iwaszuk Marta
Published: June 2020

Aim. The paper will revisit nature of symbolization in depressive position with respect to its realization in external reality. Base for the analysis will be Hanna Segal paper Delusions and artistic creativity: some reflections on reading “The Spire” by William Golding (Segal, 1974/1988), enriched with findings she presented in her later paper Acting on phantasy and acting on desire (Segal, 1992/2007), context for the analysis will be provided by Kleinian psychoanalytic framework.

Methods. Psychoanalysis core interest is thinking and thought formation. In the paper I will try to move this emphasis on examining pure thinking into exploration of mixture that thought and action create. I will therefore analyse on what tokens mind content can be put into action, and conversely how action is being incorporated into thought. I will perform the study using Hanna Segal interpretation of The Spire by William Golding, which she issued on 1974. I will also reach out to her other papers to broaden the interpretation, including the paper she wrote almost twenty years later on Festschrift for her colleague, philosopher Richard Wollheim (Segal, 1992/2007), that actually proposes the solid linkage between thinking and its expressions in the world. The study will be performed with reference to Kleinian psychoanalytic framework, it will be centred around object relation and anxieties the object arouses (paranoid schizoid and depressive positions), with respect to their impact on thought formation (symbolization, sublimation).

Results and conclusions. Analysis of relationship between symbolisation and action enhances understanding of two main responses to depressive position: sublimation and maniac defences, for it explores the extent to which ego benefits/refuses to benefit from internal and external reality. While the rereading Segal interpretation of The Spire allows to spot how creative act enables capturing most difficult internal and external truths, it also  reveals – when put in context of Wollheim’s concept of acting on phantasy and acting on desire- that maniac response is less a form of protection and more a direct attack on receptivity and penetrating exploration for their associations to primary scene.

Cognitive value. Studying depressive symbolization as a vehicle for acting on either phantasy or desire reveals, that employment of behavioural component forces to revisit maniac defences in light of their actual aftermath in external world. Such refined view onto depressive defences further contributes to improved differentiation of symbolization in depressive position, for it puts under scrutiny relation between ego and performed action. It allows to recognize that in addition to symbol proper (formed by anxiety for object) and symbolic equation (defined by anxiety of object), there is also partly malformed form of symbol shaped by maniac defences (and so by absence of anxiety for object), which disfiguration is best examinable in changes to external reality it makes.
Impact of student exclusion (including from the SPE) on their digitisation behaviour in social media
Authors: Prościak Marcin , Prościak Beata
Published: June 2020

Aim. The aim of this thesis is to present the impact of students exclusion (including SPEs) on their virtual behaviour in social media. Students with no special educational needs and those with SEN were taken into account. The relationship between exclusion of SPE and digitisation exclusion will be indicated . In addition, social exclusion in the family area was included.

Methods: The analysis was based on statistical methods, such as: range, standard deviation, variance. Surveys were used. They were conducted on the Internet through the Facebook social portal on a national and global scale.

Results: Respondents from around the world feel more excluded by the SPE than respondents in Poland. In contrast, respondents from the SPE use fewer social networking sites than in groups of computer players, both in Poland and worldwide.

Conclusions: In Poland, SPE is not a barrier to communication with peers for most respondents, unlike global respondents. Respondents from the SPE spend less time on social portals because it absorbs their time devoted to learning, which can be an indicator of digital exclusion.

Cognitive value: The originality of the research is to focus on introducing the global and Polish scale of the problem excluding students from SPE from the social media, which was calculated by the author’s method based on the indicator digital exclusion.
LEARNING MODEL FOR IMPROVING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF STUDENTS’ LEARNING PERFORMANCE IN LESSONS
Authors: Shayner Anna , Shvay Roksolyana , Rarot Halina
Published: June 2020

Purpose. The objective of this study is to suggest and demonstrate the feasibility of a new learning model and compare learning outcomes due to the traditional and developed learning models.

Methods. The advantages of the developed model are proved in accordance with  statistical processing of the pedagogical experiment results using Statistica. The experiment involves 786 students who are aged 13-14 and study in grades 7-8. The time parameters of the duration of individual elements of the lesson in the traditional learning model are consistent with the methodological literature (Horonovska & Samsonova, 1985; Sadovyi, Vovkotrub, & Tryfonova, 2013).

Results. The methodology of selecting generic content units (GCUs) from the subject content and their division into theoretical (TCUs) and experimental (ECUs) content units is elaborated. The total time of all TCUs gives the duration of the teaching process while the time of all ECUs is the duration of the knowledge process acquisition, and the time of GCUs is the duration of the learning process. The result of the GCUs presentation offers two learning models: traditional (sequential) and developed (parallel) ones.

Conclusions.    The broad implication of the present research is that the developed "parallel" model allows using the time effectively for practical students’ research work at physics lessons, and enables to give better learning outcomes, use individual and group forms of learning with observance of individualization and differentiation learning principle. This model assists in building pedagogical teaching technologies for different subjects.
Process Drama as a Method of Pedagogy in ESL Classrooms: Articulating the Inarticulate
Authors: Sohaib Alam  , Karim Mohammad Rezaul , Ahmad Farhan
Published: June 2020

Aim. The present study intends to explore how process drama can be effectively used and implemented in Indian classrooms. It further highlights the aspects of the conventional classrooms and discusses why Indian students are lacking in productive skills of the English language and how it can be diagnosed through using the theory and practice of process drama as an instructional method.

Concepts/Methods. Data collection method through a questionnaire has been used in the study and SPSS version 20 is implemented to observe, analyze, and comprehend the data. Reliability and validity have been checked through a pilot study before using the questionnaire and the suggestions of an expert and responded were incorporated.

Research Restrictions. The present study is limited to the Indian classrooms and especially the respondents were purposively chosen from undergraduate classrooms of different faculties. So it cannot be implemented thoroughly but the praxis of using process drama can be a potent strategy to teach English in ESL classrooms according to the level, background and nature of the learners. 

Practical Application. The findings of the study clearly indicate that the use of process drama in classroom pedagogy has a positive impact on receptive and productive skills of language.    

Cognitive value. The modern classroom pedagogy needs an approach of teaching which can foster the learning process easier and emphasize all four skills in an effective way.
MEMORIZING SONG LYRICS IN PRIMARY EDUCATION DURING THE MUSIC LESSON
Authors: Stramkale Ligita
Published: June 2020

Aim. The aim of the study is to identify what techniques students use to memorise song lyrics, how much time is needed to do that, and whether and in what way their parents help them learn the song. The theoretical part of the study analyses previous researches on memorisation in the context of general psychology, age-related psychology, and music psychology.

Method. The empirical study involved 47 (N=47) second-grade students of the comprehensive school (25 girls and 22 boys). Three study questions are raised in this paper: what techniques do students use to learn how to memorise song lyrics? How much time does a student need to learn singing a song by heart? Do parents help students memorise the song lyrics and in what way? To answer these questions, after having sung a song by memory each student was asked to write an essay about his/her thoughts on how he/she had learned this song at home. The content analysis was used in order to process the information contained in the essays and thus obtain a concise and detailed description of the song memorising techniques. 

Results. As a result of the obtained data analysis, it was determined that the most commonly used memorising techniques were: reading the song lyrics, singing the lyrics, and repeating them several times. The study also revealed that slightly more than half of the students did not get any parental assistance to learn a song by heart.

Conclusion. The students who learn to sing a part of a song by heart during music lessons need less time to learn the whole song at home when compared with those students who do not learn parts of the songs in class.
Quality of health information on websites with the greatest potential to influence users in the Czech Republic
Authors: Rusová Jitka , Pleskot Ondřej
Published: June 2020

Aim. To determine which websites most influenced Internet users in the Czech Republic in health matters, to assess the quality of these websites according to predetermined criteria, and to analyse the impact of the project MedLike.

Methods. The points assigned to individual websites displayed when searching 734 terms (diseases and symptoms) were summed up to obtain a list of the most viewed websites. The quality of the websites was assessed according to predetermined criteria.

Results. The websites with the greatest potential to influence Internet users in terms of health information (the most viewed websites) are ulekare.cz, mojezdravi.cz, cs.wikipedia.org. Most of them lack links to resources, information about the authors and dates of publication/updates. The articles are not easy to understand and contain unexplained medical terms. A vast majority of websites lacked updated information.

Conclusion. Incorrect, misleading, and not up to date information was found in the articles. This can lead to the harm to the user.
EDUCATION AS A MEANS OF AFFIRMING DEMOCRACY VALUES IN JOHN DEWEY’S PRAGMATISM: FROM TODAY’S STANDPOINT
Authors: Synytsia Andrii
Published: June 2020

Aim. The aim of the research is to analyse the capabilities of Dewey’s pragmatism in the philosophy of education as a medium for affirming today’s values of democracy.

Methods. The article is based on a conceptually extended literature review. Such philosophical methods as hermeneutics (to take into account the socio-cultural context in the process of investigating the content of primary sources), interpretation (to study the basic theoretical foundations of the educational process and to explain their practical value) and comparative analysis (to identify similarities or differences between different ideas and conceptions) are applied.

Results. The research identified the philosophical dimension of education, making it possible to understand the nature of learning in pragmatism. An investigation is pursued into what role the activity of the subject plays in the learning process, how the importance of freedom is substantiated in communication, and what place in the face of contemporary civilisational challenges has experience as a medium of true knowledge for becoming the ideals of a democratic society.

Conclusion. The methodology of pragmatism makes it possible to resolve contradictions in education. The theoretical and practical principles of pragmatism that were substantiated by John Dewey contribute to the formation of an active life position of students, the free and constructive communication between all participants in learning, and the promotion of the ideals of a democratic society. They create an environment for the formation of genuine experience and the development of critical thinking skills as reliable means of protecting against misinformation or the spread of false values and the precondition for the advancement of humanistic values.

Key words: philosophy of education, democratic values, Dewey’s pragmatism
Emotional factors in senior L2 acquisition: A case study of Japanese speakers learning Spanish
Authors: Shibuya Emi
Published: June 2020

Aim. This research tries to explore whether a training course on tour guiding in a foreign language designed for senior learners could maximize their life experience, knowledge, and motivation (Author, 2018, 2019). The discussion argues that language learning for older adults is to be considered not only from cognitive aspects, but also from emotional and social aspects, since these are malleable and susceptible of being changed by the teaching method and the teacher's skills.

Method. We discuss the case of senior Japanese learners of L2 Spanish through their questionnaires, class observations and introspective materials. Literature regarding emotional factors such as tolerance to ambiguity is reviewed. Also, we further focus on the social factors including gender divide, a major issue in Japanese society that affects the older generation in particular.

Results. We used the Multidimensional Mood State Questionnaire (MDMQ questionnaire, English version of Der Mehrdimensionale Befindlichkeitsfragebogen MDBF; Steyer, Schwenkmezger, Notz, and Eid, 1997) to determine their mood before and after the course 5 times in total. We also introduce 4 learners’ cases (2 female and 2 male learners) including introspective materials results from senior learners showing their Spanish level transition.

Conclusion. A content-based course linked to practical occasions to be a volunteer tour guide seems not simple for the students and some learners felt ambiguous with regards to contents; however, independently of their Spanish level, they tried to find simple and alternative ways to manage the conversations or explanations. Some typical cultural and social factors in Japan, learners’ language level, experience, knowledge, and emotional factors seem more important elements for the creation of class atmosphere in this content-based L2 learning.
THE BEGINNINGS OF SPIRITUAL AUTOBIOGRAPHY - 2 CORINTHIANS 12, 2-5
Authors: Morariu Iuliu-Marius
Published: June 2020

Aim/Thesis. In this  inquiry, the author  examines the  12th chapter of the 2nd letter of Paul  to the Corinthians in a hermeneutical way, highlighting its relevance for a Christian's spiritual autobiography  and emphasizing the influence  it has had on the later development of the genre.

Concept/Methods.  Using patristic exegesis (like that of Saint Chrysostom)t and also that of more recent authors dedicated to this theme, he tries not only to present and explain the event, but also to offer new interpretive keys for  reading it.

 Results and conclusion. The approach focuses on keywords and phrases like "the rapture", "glimpse" or "thorn in the flesh" and it tries to presents Paul's understanding of the link between the spiritual experience of encountering  God and the suffering that follows it, as a useful  means of humbling a person. The research also highlights some important examples that show how the Apostle influenced the style and the way of thinking of later authors like Saint Augustine or Saint Silouan from Mount Athos.

Originality/Cognitive value. The relevance of showing why Saint Paul's second letter to Corinthians (12, 2-) represents the beginning of the spiritual autobiography in the Christian space is a very big one due to the fact it can helps the reader to have a deeper understanding of latter spiritual autobiographies like the one of Saint Siluan, father John of Kronstadt, Teresa of Calcutta or Maria Faustina Kowalska.
Chaplaincy Institute in Ukraine and EU countries
Authors: Kryvenko Iuliia , Omelchuk Oleksandr , Chernovaliuk Iuliia
Published: June 2020

Aim. The aim of the article is devoted to the research of chaplaincy institutes in Ukraine, taking into account the experience of EU countries.

Concept. During the study determined, that the interaction between military service and religion is based on a universal socio-cultural tradition, has a complex, multi-level structure, covering the whole socio-institutional level (society - social institutions - social organizations of the individual) and leads to the creation of a specific social structure - military-religious institute the institute of military chaplaincy.

Conclusions. It is found that there are no historical analogies in the world for the creation of a military chaplaincy institute under such conditions, which makes the present Ukraine experience unique, but to this day the issue of state regulation in the field of pastoral care of military personnel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the creation of a military chaplaincy institute remains unregulated. In contrast to Ukraine, the legal support for the existence of an institute of military chaplaincy in Poland is provided by the relevant state normative-legal acts and by-church documents. Most European countries have the opportunity to serve for both military and civilian chaplains. Due to the analysis of legal acts and experience of European countries it should be determined that Ukraine chooses the "European" model of chaplaincy. The article also identifies the positive aspects of the organizational experience of military chaplaincy as to possible borrowing for Ukraine. The notion of a chaplain-volunteer is typical of Ukrainian legislation.
Fenomena Industri Buzzer Di Indonesia: Sebuah Kajian Ekonomi Politik Media
Authors: Sugiono Shiddiq
Published: June 2020

This study aims to examine the shift in the buzzer concept, look at the various relationships between actors involved in the political buzzer industry, illustrate the abuse of regulations by the authorities and examine the buzzer industry in the concepts of media politics and economic theory. This research uses a descriptive qualitative approach. The research data was collected purposively and prioritized sourced from literature studies and documents examining the buzzer phenomenon in Indonesia. The results show that the buzzer term has shifted to a concept that generally resides in a political context and has negative stereotypes. There are various relations between actors who want to achieve their political goals by using a buzzer. The ruling party is considered to have misused the ITE Law as a tool to trap various sirens from the opposing parties. From the perspective of the political economy, the buzzer industry is often considered to ignore different ethics, one of which is by making one's personal life an industrial commodity. The emergence of political buzzer must be accompanied by public awareness to be vigilant and critical of messages on social media so that it is not provoked by the buzzer industry.Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengkaji pergeseran konsep buzzer, melihat berbagai relasi antar aktor yang terlibat dalam industri buzzer politik, menggambarkan penyalahgunaan regulasi oleh pihak yang berkuasa dan mengkaji industri buzzer dalam konsep-konsep teori ekonomi politik media. Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif deskriptif. Data penelitian dikumpulkan secara purposive dan diutamakan bersumber dari studi literatur dan dokumen yang mengkaji fenomena buzzer di Indonesia. Hasil penelitian menunjukan bahwa istilah buzzer mengalami pergeseran menjadi konsep yang secara umum berada di dalam konteks politik dan memiliki stereotip negatif. Terdapat berbagai relasi antar aktor yang ingin mencapai tujuan politiknya dengan menggunakan buzzer. Pihak yang berkuasa dinilai telah menyalahgunakan UU ITE sebagai suatu alat untuk menjerat berbagai buzzer dari pihak lawan. Dalam perspektif ekonomi politik, industri buzzer dinilai kerap mengabaikan berbagai etika, salah satunya dengan menjadikan kehidupan pribadi seseorang menjadi suatu komoditas industri. Munculnya buzzer politik harus dibarengi dengan kesadaran masyarakat untuk waspada dan mengkritisi pesan-pesan di media social, sehingga tidak terprovokasi oleh industri buzzer.
Motif dan Makna Berjilbab Mahasiswi Komunikasi Universitas Tadulako Palu
Authors: Kaddi Sitti Murni , Muhaemin Enjang
Published: June 2020

This research is motivated by the increasing use of the veil among female students. Although basically wearing the hijab is a dress code that is required by Islam for Muslim women, but it is proven that only some of them wear the hijab. This reality shows, besides the syar'i provisions that are obeyed, there seems to be something else that makes some Muslim women feel confident to wear the hijab. This research-based paper aims to find out the motives and meanings of wearing headscarves by the students of Communication Studies at the Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, Tadulako University, Palu. The study uses qualitative research methods, with in-depth interview techniques, and observation, with the aim of exploring the motives and veiled meanings of the female students. Research uses a phenomenological approach. The results of the study concluded two things. First, the motives of female students wearing headscarves are divided into two, namely the motives of the past and the motives of the future. Motives of the past are encouraged because of encouragement and advice from parents and family, as well as shar'i motifs based on obligations established by Islam. The future motives underlying the female students using veil are divided into the motive of wanting to avoid bad things, wanting to control their behavior, and wanting to be appreciated. Second, related to self-meaning, the students who wear the hijab interpret it as proof of love for God, and as a service to both parents. Penelitian ini dilatarbelakangi semakin meningkatnya penggunaan jilbab di kalangan mahasiswi. Kendati pada dasarnya menggunakan jilbab merupakan aturan berpakaian yang disyariatkan Islam bagi perempuan muslim, namun terbukti hanya sebagian yang menggunakan jilbab. Realitas ini menunjukkan, selain ketentuan syar’i yang ditaati, sepertinya ada hal lain yang membuat sebagian perempuan muslimah merasa yakin untuk menggunakan jilbab. Tulisan berbasis penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui motif dan makna pemakaian jilbab yang dilakukan para mahasiswi Ilmu Komunikasi FISIP Universitas Tadulako Palu. Penelitian menggunakan metode penelitian kualitatif, dengan teknik wawancara mendalam, dan observasi,  dengan tujuan menggali motif, dan makna berjilbab para mahasiswi. Penelitian menggunakan pendekatan fenomenologis. Hasil penelitian menyimpulkan dua hal. Pertama, motif mahasiswi memakai jilbab  terbagi menjadi dua, yaitu motif masa lalu dan motif masa depan. Motif masa lalu didorong karena dorongan dan nasehat dari orang tua dan keluarga, serta motif syar’i yang didasarkan pada kewajiban yang ditetapkan Islam. Adapun motif masa depan yang mendasari mahasiswi menggunakan jilbab terpilah pada motif ingin menghindari hal-hal buruk, ingin mengontrol tingkah laku, dan ingin dihargai. Kedua, berkaitan dengan makna diri,  para mahasiswi pemakai jilbab memaknainya sebagai bukti sayang kepada Allah, dan sebagai bakti kepada kedua orang tua.
Communication Strategy of Public Relations in Improving the Image of Islamic Higher Education Institutions in Indonesia
Authors: Saifuddin Ahmad
Published: June 2020

ABSTRACTImage is an important component for universities because it can increase public confidence. Efforts to improve this image can be done with a communication strategy by the public relations institution of higher education. This study seeks to find out the communication strategies of two Islamic tertiary institutions, namely State Institute for Islamic Studies of Surakarta (IAIN Surakarta) and State Institute for Islamic Studies of Salatiga (IAIN Salatiga). Both universities were chosen because they have great development opportunities because they are still in the form of institutes. The approach used is a qualitative approach with a case study method. The data collection techniques are interviews, observation and documentation. The research results that IAIN Surakarta seeks to carry out communication strategies to improve the image in the accreditation section of study programs, journals, and transformation into universities. Meanwhile, IAIN Salatiga conducted a communication strategy to improve its image in the green campus and international journals.
Islamic Counseling Guidance in Increasing the Maturity of Student’s Career
Authors: Miharja Sugandi
Published: June 2020

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