bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
The cultural evolution of epistemic practices: the case of divination
Authors: Hong Kevin
Published: March 2021

While a substantial literature in anthropology and comparative religion explores divination across diverse societies and back into history, little research has integrated the older ethnographic and historical work with recent insights on human learning, cultural transmission and cognitive science. Here we present evidence showing that divination practices are often best viewed as an epistemic technology, and formally model the scenarios under which individuals may over-estimate the efficacy of divination that contribute to its cultural omnipresence and historical persistence. We found that strong prior belief, under-reporting of negative evidence, and mis-inferring belief from behavior can all contribute to biased and inaccurate beliefs about the effectiveness of epistemic technologies. We finally suggest how scientific epistemology, as it emerged in the Western societies over the last few centuries, has influenced the importance and cultural centrality of divination practices.
Puma verbs and the Proto-Kiranti verbal agreement system
Authors: Sharma Narayan P.
Published: March 2021

The purpose of this paper is to overview the historical status of conjugations observed in the Puma language based on a comparison of Proto-Kiranti verbal agreement system. The provenance of Proto-Kiranti affixal agreement paradigms is presented by investigating the conjugations of Puma. While some Puma suffixes are identical with the Proto-Kiranti morphemes, a few are cognate with the Proto-Kiranti reflexes.
Role of Private School for Income and Employment Generation in Nepal
Authors: Adhikari Dipak Bahadur , Aryal Gita Nath
Published: March 2021

This paper briefly discusses about the income and generation of employment contributed by the Private Schools in Nepal. The educational system of Nepal includes school education and higher education. In both levels, the role of private education has grown up, promoted and explored by some educational actors as a solution to the lack of sufficient public provision of education or underperforming public schools. Primary source has been used for collection of data. The main purpose of collecting primary data and information at micro level is to understand academic environment, income and employment situation, perception of teachers, and academic facilities with the school of sample schools. There are significant numbers of semi-skilled and unskilled labor force in private schools. Hence school is also providing employment not only to the skilled and educated mass but also to the unskilled and semi-skilled both male and female workers.
Socio-Economic Upliftment through English Language in Nepal
Authors: Sapkota Ashok
Published: March 2021

This article tries to focus on the role of English language in Nepal to uplift socioeconomic status tracing the shifts from historical practices, trends on academics, reviewing the status from policy practices and research trends. It tries to present the personal stories of learning English of professionals based on secondary source and reflecting the context of students from Nepal who desire to learn English. It tries to highlight the further suggestions and assumptions from Nepalese context in which role of English is studied in the socio-economic benefits.
नेपाली भाषा शिक्षकहरुको अनुभवमा परीक्षण अङ्कन सम्बन्धी दृष्टिकोण Nepali Bhasha Shikshakharuko Anubhavma Parikshan Angkan Sambandhi Drishtikon
Authors: घिमिरे Ghimire दिनेश Dinesh
Published: March 2021

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CONGESTION MITIGATION IN DISTRIBUTION NETWORK BY INTEGRATED DISTRIBUTED GENERATIONS FOR IMPROVING VOLTAGE PROFILES AND MINIMIZING THE LOSSES
Authors: M. Jawad Ihsan , S. Majeed Wafaa
Published: March 2021

In electrical power systems, unexpected outage of transmission systems, sudden increase of loads, the exit of generators from service, and equipment failure, leads to a contingency occurring on one or several transmission lines. The loads must be within the specified state and the transmission lines should not exceed the thermal limits. One of the important methods used to alleviate the contingency and reduce the congestion lines by injected a Distributed Generation (DG) within an optimal siting and optimal sizing in the distribution network that achieves improvement of the voltage profile as well as leads to reduce the losses. First, to achieve the best goals in this paper that is determined contingency lines, an index has been used called (Active Power Flow Performance Index) (PIRPF) and an equation called (Line Flow Sensitivity Index) (LFSI) is used for finding the optimum site for Distributed Generation. Second, to determine the optimum size for distributed generators, the Genetic Algorithm (GA) is used. Also, this research was distinguished by choosing new sites and sizes according to the GA to obtain the best desired results. Finally, these methodologies were applied to the IEEE-30 bus ring network using the MATPOWER Version 6.0, 16-Dec-2016 program within MATLAP R2018a environment.
RANCANG BANGUN SISTEM PENGARSIPAN PENDUKUNG AKREDITASI E-BORANG STMIK SAMARINDA DENGAN MENGGUNAKAN FRAMEWORK LARAVEL
Authors: Asse Ambo , Rahim Abdul
Published: March 2021

Kemajuan Teknologi dan informasi menjadikan perguruan tinggi saat ini dituntut untuk memiliki standar kurikulum atau akreditasi yang menjanjikan untuk mencetak generasi yang optimal. Generasi yang memiliki kualitas sumber daya manusia (SDM) yang mampu bersaing di dunia kerja moderen saat ini. Maka dalam rangka meningkatkan kualitas SDM tersebut dibutuhkan sebuah rancangan bangun sistem yang dapat memudahkan proses akreditasi terhadap suatu institusi atau perguruan tinggi sehingga daam proses pelayanannya kepada mahasiswa dan pihak-pihak yang terkait dapat  ter-penuhi secara optimal. Penelitian ini membahas mengenai cara pengisian instrumen atau persyaratan E-Borang dalam memenuhi standar akreditasi yang memuaskan dari segi kemahasiswaan dan mutu pelayanan tenaga didik perguruan tinggi.Kesimpulan yang didapat dari penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa proses pengumpulan instrument atau persyara-tan akreditasi sudah berjalan dengan baik, namun belum maksimal. Hal ini terlihat dari terhambatnya sarana informasi dan pelayanan menyangkut pengumpulan berkas yang masih tersedia dalam bentuk hardcopy, dan dihawatirkan adanya kerawanan pada penyimpanan berkas yang dapat hilang atau rusak karna masih berupa bentuk fisik hardcopy.
RANCANG BANGUN APLIKASI SEMINAR DAN DISKUSI DI KEMENTERIAN KESEHATAN REPUBLIK INDONESIA DENGAN PLUGIN DISQUS DAN FRAMEWORK CODE IGNITER
Authors: Rachman Ilham Abdul
Published: March 2021

Seminar adalah rangkain acara yang di selenggrakan oleh Kementerian Kesehatan Replubik Indonesia sebuah bentuk acara rutin yang di lakukan Kementerian Kesehatan Dalam melakukan peningkatan kinerja dan pembentukan kerja sama oleh pihak pihak terkait. Proses seminar yang dilakukan Kementerian Kesehatan system disana  masih konvensional, ketika pembicara menyampaikan isi dari materi , user masih suka ingin membaca kembali dari hasil materi nya dan jika ingin bertanya kepada pemateri tersebut user belum terlaksana karena keterbatasan waktu. Setelah penulis melakukan analisa dalam proses magang bahwasanya prosedur Pelaksanaan seminar yang telah sesuai prosedur yang berlaku. Hal ini menyebabkan Peroses pelaksanaan seminar tidak efektif karena banyak dari user tidak puas dengan apa yang di sampaikan oleh pembicara.Maka penulis akan mencoba melengkapi kekurangan yang adadengan melakukan pengembangan perancangan sistem berbasis web yang terkomputerisasi dengan menggunakan bahasa PHP, My SQLdigunakan untuk membuat database, menggunakan metodologi SDLC(Sistem Development Life Cycle)model UML(Unified Modeling Language).
Laparoscopic Management of Large Left Lobe Hepatic Hemangioma Presenting as Gastric Hemangioma on Radiology: A Case Report and Literature Review
Authors: Wakim Raja , Saber Toufic , Habchi Christelle , Feghaly Murielle El , Abou-Malhab Christina , Alkadri Adham , Dib Jean , Haddad Marwan , Wakim Raja
Published: March 2021

Hepatic cavernous hemangiomas are the most common benign tumors of the liver. They can be found incidentally in the general population in up to 20% of the cases. On the other hand, gastric hemangioma is a very rare entity. These tumors account for only 0.05% of all gastrointestinal (GI) neoplasms. Hemangiomas have no malignant transformation potential. They are detected using CT-scan or MRI. Endoscopy can play a role in the differentiation of gastric from hepatic hemangiomas. Hepatic hemangioma can be associated with portal vein thrombosis as a mass effect resultant. Surgery is recommended for the treatment of symptomatic hemangiomas or giant ones (above 10cm). Laparoscopy is recommended for symptomatic hemangiomas less than 4cm or those who harbor a vascular pedicle. Here we present a case of a 50-year-old male presenting with a history of 1 month duration of epigastric pain and 5 kilograms of weight loss diagnosed on imaging studies with gastric hemangioma and partial portal vein thrombosis. Laparoscopic approach was adopted to deal with his condition. Intra-operatively, he was found to have hepatic hemangioma of around 10cm associated with complete atrophy of the left liver lobe. Decision was taken intra-operatively to carry a laparoscopic left hepatectomy regardless of all the challenges that pose laparoscopy in general for any hepatectomy. This decision was taken due to the presence of a vascular pedicle, which was clipped for hemostatic control.
Centering the "Pupil of the Eye"
Authors: Smith Derik
Published: March 2021

In the late nineteenth century, Bahá’u’lláh likened people of African descent to the “pupil of the eye” through which the “light of the spirit shineth forth.” This essay argues that the “pupil of the eye” metaphor is a deeply consequential, distinguishing feature of the transformative social and spiritual system laid out in Bahá’u’lláh’s Revelation. Studying the nexus of capitalism, race, and intellectual history, the essay historicizes Bahá’u’lláh’s elevating metaphor, arguing that it amounts to a forceful refutation of anti-blackness and thus a dismantling of one of modernity’s pivotal ideologies. Ultimately, the essay demonstrates that the unique integrity and coherence of Bahá’u’lláh’s system for the creation of universal unity and justice is especially manifest through analytical contemplation of the “pupil of the eye” metaphor.
Règle pédiatrique RC (Radiologique Chimique) : un outil pour optimiser la prise en charge préhospitalière de victimes pédiatriques d’un évènement chimique ou radiologique
Authors: Moris M. , Ronchi L. , Delacour H.
Published: March 2021

En cas d’évènement impliquant des agents chimique ou radiologique, la prise en charge de nombreuses victimes pédiatriques incomberait principalement à des primo-intervenants non spécialisés en pédiatrie ou à des pédiatres peu au fait des modalités de prise en charge en milieu de type NRBC. Pour tenter de pallier cette problématique, nous avons développé un outil s’inspirant de la règle de Broselow pour déterminer le poids des enfants pris en charge et les posologies des thérapeutiques à utiliser en cas d’intoxication par des agents neurotoxiques organophosphorés ou par des agents cyanés. Les modalités de préparation (reconstitution, dilution) des différentes thérapeutiques sont mentionnées sur l’outil pour faciliter l’action des primointervenants. L’outil incorpore également une aide diagnostique s’appuyant sur les différents toxidromes des intoxications chimiques pour orienter les primo-intervenants ainsi que le rappel de quelques actes réflexes (décontamination d’urgence, déshabillage des victimes) à avoir dans un tel contexte qu’il soit radiologique ou chimique. La pertinence de l’outil proposé doit être évaluée lors d’exercices simulant la prise en charge de victimes pédiatriques d’un événement chimique ou radiologique afin de valider son intérêt et d’identifier les modifications ou évolutions nécessaires.
Diagnostic Accuracy of Affective Social Tasks in the Clinical Classification Between the Behavioral Variant of Frontotemporal Dementia and Other Neurodegenerative Disease
Authors: Dodich Alessandra , Crespi Chiara , Santi Gaia C. , Luzzi Simona , Ranaldi Valentina , Iannaccone Sandro , Marcone Alessandra , Zamboni Michele , Cappa Stefano F. , Cerami Chiara
Published: March 2021

Background: Severe socio-emotional impairments characterize the behavioral variant of frontotemporal dementia (bvFTD). However, literature reports social cognition disorders in other dementias. Objective: In this study, we investigated the accuracy of social cognition performances in the early and differential diagnosis of bvFTD. Methods: We included 131 subjects: 32 bvFTD, 26 Alzheimer’s disease (AD), 16 primary progressive aphasia (PPA), 17 corticobasal syndrome (CBS), and 40 healthy control (HC). Each subject completed the Ekman 60 faces (Ek-60F) test assessing basic emotion recognition and the Story-based Empathy Task (SET) assessing attribution of intentions/emotions. A combined social measure (i.e., Emotion Recognition and Attribution (ERA) index) was calculated. One-way ANOVA has been used to compare performances among groups, while receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve tested measures ability to distinguish subjects with and without bvFTD. Results: Ek-60F and ERA index scores were significantly lower in bvFTD versus HC, AD, and PPA groups. ROC analyses significantly distinguished bvFTD from HC (AUC 0.82–0.92), with the Ek-60F test showing the highest performance, followed by the ERA index. These two social measures showed the best accuracy in detecting bvFTD from AD (AUC 0.78–0.74) and PPA (AUC 0.80–0.76). Investigated measures failed in detecting bvFTD from CBS. Conclusion: Accuracy analyses support the advantage of using social cognition tests for bvFTD diagnosis. Short social battery may reduce uncertainties and improve disease identification in clinical settings. We recommend a revision of current clinical criteria considering neuropsychological deficits in emotion recognition and processing tasks as key cognitive markers of this neurodegenerative syndrome.
Multiple Neurodegenerative Pathologies in an Alzheimer’s Disease Patient Treated with Fornical Deep Brain Stimulation
Authors: White Bartholomew , Lyketsos Constantine G. , Rosenberg Paul B. , Oh Esther S. , Chen Liam
Published: March 2021

As an established treatment for movement disorders, deep brain stimulation (DBS) has been adapted for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) by modulating fornix activity. Although it is generally regarded as a safe intervention in patients over 65 years of age, the complex neurophysiology and interconnection within circuits connected to the fornix warrants a careful ongoing evaluation of the true benefit and risk potential of DBS on slowing cognitive decline in AD patients. Here we report on a patient who died long after being implanted with a DBS device who donated her brain for neuropathologic study. The autopsy confirmed multiple proteinopathies including AD-related change, diffuse neocortical Lewy body disease, TDP-43 proteinopathy, and a nonspecific tauopathy. We discuss the possible mechanisms of these overlapping neurodegenerative disorders and caution that future studies of DBS for AD will need to take these findings into consideration.
Pre-Dementia Stages and Incident Dementia in the NuAge Study
Authors: Beauchet Olivier , Sekhon Harmehr , Launay Cyrille P. , Gaudreau Pierrette , Morais José A. , Allali Gilles
Published: March 2021

Background: Motoric cognitive risk syndrome (MCR) and mild cognitive impairment (MCI) are two pre-dementia stages with an overlap, which may influence the risk for dementia. Objective: The study aims to examine the association of MCR, MCI, and their combination with incident dementia in Quebec community-dwelling older adults. Methods: 1,063 older adults (i.e., ≥65) were selected from a population-based observational cohort study known as the “Nutrition as a determinant of successful aging: The Quebec longitudinal study” (NuAge). Participants were separated into four groups at the baseline assessment: those without MCR and MCI (i.e., cognitively healthy individual; CHI), those with MCR alone, those with MCI alone, and those with MCR plus MCI. Incident dementia was recorded at each annual visit during a 3-year follow-up. Results: The prevalence of CHI was 87.2%, MCR 3.0%, MCI 8.8%, and MCR plus MCI 0.9%. The overall incidence of dementia was 2.4% and was significantly associated with MCR alone (Odd Ratio (OR) = 5.00 with 95% Confidence interval (CI) = [1.01;24.59] and p = 0.049), MCI alone (OR = 6.04 with 95% CI = [2.36;15.47] and p≤0.001), and the combination of MCR and MCI (OR = 25.75 with 95% CI = [5.32;124.66] and p≤0.001). Conclusion: Combining MCR and MCI increased the risk for incident dementia. These results also demonstrated that this combination is a better predictor of dementia than MCI or MCR alone.
Dimensionality reduction for tensor data based on projection distance minimization and hilbert-schmidt independence criterion maximization1
Authors: Gan Weichao , Ma Zhengming , Liu Shuyu
Published: March 2021

Tensor data are becoming more and more common in machine learning. Compared with vector data, the curse of dimensionality of tensor data is more serious. The motivation of this paper is to combine Hilbert-Schmidt Independence Criterion (HSIC) and tensor algebra to create a new dimensionality reduction algorithm for tensor data. There are three contributions in this paper. (1) An HSIC-based algorithm is proposed in which the dimension-reduced tensor is determined by maximizing HSIC between the dimension-reduced and high-dimensional tensors. (2) A tensor algebra-based algorithm is proposed, in which the high-dimensional tensor are projected onto a subspace and the projection coordinate is set to be the dimension-reduced tensor. The subspace is determined by minimizing the distance between the high-dimensional tensor data and their projection in the subspace. (3) By combining the above two algorithms, a new dimensionality reduction algorithm, called PDMHSIC, is proposed, in which the dimensionality reduction must satisfy two criteria at the same time: HSIC maximization and subspace projection distance minimization. The proposed algorithm is a new attempt to combine HSIC with other algorithms to create new algorithms and has achieved better experimental results on 8 commonly-used datasets than the other 7 well-known algorithms.
Boletín Económico Regional : Bogotá, IV trimestre de 2020
Authors:   Sección de Sucursales Regionales de Estudios Económicos,   Departamento Técnico y de Información Económica
Published: March 2021

La economía de la región Bogotá y Cundinamarca en el último trimestre de 2020, registró señales de reactivación en algunas actividades económicas. La industria manufacturera y el comercio minorista evidenciaron una recuperación en Cundinamarca, en contraste con los resultados negativos observados en Bogotá. En la construcción se observó una carencia de nuevos proyectos y de culminación de los planeados antes del surgimiento de la pandemia, tanto para las obras civiles como edificaciones. El transporte aéreo y terrestre cayeron, pero esta caída fue menor frente a los reportes de trimestres anteriores. Lo mismo ocurrió con las importaciones, mientras que las exportaciones y las remesas crecieron. La tasa de desempleo aún se mantiene en niveles de dos dígitos y la inflación alcanzó un nivel histórico bajo.
Boletín Económico Regional: Suroccidente, IV trimestre de 2020
Authors:   Sección de Sucursales Regionales de Estudios Económicos,   Departamento Técnico y de Información Económica
Published: March 2021

En el cuarto trimestre de 2020, la economía de Suroccidente se contrajo en comparación con el año anterior. Varias de sus actividades económicas de seguimiento aún se ven afectadas por las restricciones de confinamiento, no obstante la reducción se dio en menor ritmo del que traía. Se presentó disminución en el transporte, la venta de vehículos nuevos y la hotelería, aunque crecieron las ventas del comercio. También mostraron un resultado positivo la actividad agropecuaria, la industria manufacturera y algunas variables del sector de la construcción, lo cual impulsó el mejor desempeño económico regional y la recuperación del empleo. De igual forma, las exportaciones y las remesas contribuyeron de forma importante en la mejora de resultados, con la recuperación del terreno perdido de trimestres anteriores. Por su parte, todas las ciudades presentaron bajas tasas de inflación.
РАЗРАБОТКА КОНЦЕПЦИИ ДВУХФАЗНОЙ СИСТЕМЫ ТЕПЛООТВОДА СПУТНИКА
Authors: Турна Рустем Юсуфович
Published: March 2021

For spacecraft (SC) with power unit capacity more than 4 ... 6 kW promising construction of thermal control system (TCS) based on two-phase mechanically pumped loops (2PMPL). The development of 2PMPL has been carried out quite intensively since the early '80s. However, so far there are no examples of practical implementation of such high-power systems. One of the main reasons mentioned is the novelty of the system, and insufficient study of its operation in space conditions, which adds risks. The most important component of such systems is a heat rejection subsystem (HRS), whose task is to reject heat from the coolant and radiate it into space. In its turn, HRS is also a system, the design of which requires using a system approach, considering various aspects of its operation. HRS includes a heat-hydraulic network and a radiation heat exchanger (RHE). The key elements of the HRS are condensers (CC), quite new devices for space technology. This paper presents an algorithm for the design and optimization of the heat rejection subsystem (HRS) of a satellite two-phase thermal control system. The methodology of engineering synthesis of complex technical systems and informal procedures for multi-criteria optimization of elements and subsystems at various stages of HRS design is repeatedly used. t is shown that optimization should be carried out both at the level of elements and subsystems, and at the level of the whole thermal control system. As a result of the study, the HRS design is proposed, which uses condensers in the form of smooth steel tubes of constant cross-section and their series-parallel connection scheme in the hydraulic network. Main advantages of the design: traditional for single-phase loops elements are used; operation of elements and subsystems in zero gravity conditions is predictable and allows complete testing on the ground without mandatory flight experiment; the system is operable at high saturation pressures (temperatures) (on ammonia - up to 85℃).
ВИБІР ТА ОБҐРУНТУВАННЯ СХЕМИ НАДДУВУ ДИЗЕЛЯ АВІАЦІЙНОГО ПРИЗНАЧЕННЯ
Authors: Прохоренко Андрій Олексійович , Кравченко Сергій Сергійович , Грицюк Олександр Васильович , Кузьменко Анатолій Петрович
Published: March 2021

The article provides the substantiation of the rational scheme of the boost system of the aircraft diesel engine KhADI-100A to ensure its altitude from the point of view of the lowest losses of the effective engine power. A method is proposed for assessing the power loss of an aircraft diesel engine depending on the flight altitude. Three variants of the supercharging system are considered: with one free turbocharger; parallel drive compressor and free turbocharger; sequential drive compressor and free turbocharger. As a result of the computational study, it was shown that in the case of using one free turbocharger at an altitude of h > 1500 m, the normal operating process of a diesel engine cannot be realized, since in this case, the excess air ratio falls below the critical value for a diesel engine α <1.4. Even if a constant excess air ratio is maintained, the effective engine power, with one free turbocharger, decreases by about 6 ... 11 kW per 1000 m with an increase in flight altitude. In schemes with a driving compressor, the quality of the fuel-air mixture will not change with altitude, and the power losses for their drive are insignificant in comparison - within 1 ... 2 kW per 1000 m of lifting height and can be compensated by increasing the cycle fuel supply without losing the quality of the working process. As a result of the computational study, it was concluded that the most rational from the point of view of the least power consumption is the scheme with a sequential drive compressor and a free turbocharger, the power consumption for the compressor drive at an altitude of 5000 m is 1.4 kW less than in the scheme with a parallel drive compressor and is the maximum value of 8.5 kW. The use of an electrically driven compressor is proposed since in this case the unit gains control flexibility to select the optimal operating mode and the possibility of using alternative energy sources for the drive electric generator (solar batteries, accumulators, thermoelectric generators, etc.).
UTILIZING GOOGLE CLASSROOM AS AN ONLINE ENGLISH LEARNING MEDIA IN THE MIDDLE OF COVID-19 PANDEMIC
Authors: Perdana Prasetya Eska , Putri Faradila
Published: March 2021

The world faces an exceptional worldwide wellbeing and financial emergency set off by the COVID-19 pandemic. In Indonesia, the lives of a great many youngsters and their families have just been overturned. Lockdowns and school terminations are influencing their instruction, emotional well-being and admittance to fundamental wellbeing administrations. The world of education is one that has received a change in policy due to the pandemic. To solve this problem, a solution is needed to solve it. Online learning is a solution to solving problems at the same time so that education in children continues. The purpose of this study was to determine the use of Google Classroom in English online learning in schools. The subjects of this research will be taken from eight-grade students at SMPN 16 Bogor. This data collection process will take place during online learning and is a descriptive study in which the researcher uses qualitative methods. This study concludes about the use of Google Classroom to simplify and improve the quality of teaching and learning activities in the midst of a pandemic.
INTAKE AND DIGESTIBILITY OF DRY AND ORGANIC MATTER, AND CRUDE PROTEIN OF MALE BALI CATTLE FATTENED IN SMALLHOLDER FARMS
Authors: Tahuk Paulus Klau , Dethan Agustinus Agung , Sio Stefanus
Published: March 2021

The experiment was conducted for 3 months using nine (9) males Bali Cattle ages 2,5 - 3,5 or an average of 3.0 years old based on teeth estimated with initial body weight range is 227-290 kg or an average of 257.40±23,60 kg in the Fattening Stalls, Bero Sembada Farmers Group, Laen Manen Sub District, Belu Regency, East Nusa Tenggara. This research is adapted to the practice of ranchers in fattened cattle that includes management of feeding, housing, and health. The type of feed given during the study was Centrosema pubences, Clitoria ternatea, Fresh Corn Straw, Kinggras, Leucaena leucocepala, Natural Grass, Elephant Grass, and Turi. The results of the research showed that the Bali cattle male finishing phase on fattening with forage, yield dry matter intake (kg/head/day) reached 7.079 or 2.509 % of BW, while the crude protein and organic material intake respectively 1.053 and 6.440 (kg/head/day). Digestibility coefficients of dry matter were 56.68%, crude protein 69.86%, and organic matter 68.83%. It can be concluded that the use of forage on fattening male Bali cattle by ranchers was the produce dry matter intake, crude protein, and organic matter are high quite but gives relatively low digestibility.
Strategi Guru Pendidikan Agama Islam dalam Pembinaan Akhlak Siswa di Sekolah Dasar Negeri 234 Barambang II Maros, Sulawesi Selatan
Authors: Adilham Adilham
Published: March 2021

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui bagaimana strategi guru PAI dalam membina akhlak siswa di SDN Barambang II mengingat mereka sebagai generasi penerus agama, bangsa, dan negara. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode kualitatif deskriptif yaitu pengamatan lapangan terhadap bentuk pembinaan akhlak siswa. Metode pengumpulan data dilakukan melalui observasi, wawancara, dan dokumentasi. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa strategi guru PAI dalam pembinaan akhlak siswa terbagi ke dalam dua bentuk yaitu pembinaan dalam pembelajaran intrakurikuler dan pembinaan dalam pembelajaran ekstrakurikuler. Strategi guru PAI ini membutuhkan bantuan dan kerjasama dari semua pihak yang terlibat dalam dunia pendidikan, termasuk kepala sekolah, guru- guru kelas, pegawai sekolah, orang tua siswa, dan warga masyarakat sekitar agar tujuan dalam membentuk siswa yang berakhlakul karimah bisa tercapai secara maksimal.
Influence of technological process parameters on qualitative characteristics of coal thermolysis products
Authors: Drizhd N. A. , Dauletzhanova Zh. T. , Zamaliyev N. M. , Dauletzhanov A. Zh.
Published: March 2021

Purpose. To determine and compare the qualitative and quantitative characteristics of products obtained under different coking conditions to streamline the process and consider the deeper use of recycled materials at Shubarkol Komir JSC. Methodology. Based on the existing coking technology on the basis of the enterprise, two variants of temperature exposure to coal were tested. The first option is heating coal to 900 C, which is carried out by slow thermolysis of coal in a stream of ascending gases. The second option is high-speed heating of coal to 900 C with further loading of the released products into the chamber for additional pyrolysis at 800 C, which is carried out with the development of reactions involving oxygen-containing gases from the furnace and from the outside. Findings. At the production site as well as under laboratory conditions, the composition and quality characteristics of the products of heat treatment of long-flame coal under various temperature effects were determined. Differences in the composition of decomposition products were noted and their quantitative yield was determined. Originality. Analytical data on coking products have been obtained and the dependences of their quantitative and physical parameters on different applications of thermolysis on the coals of the Shubarkol deposit have been established. Practical value. The results of the work allow improving the technology of coke production by introducing an additional stage of pyrolysis, which will lead to an improvement in the consumer properties of coke, and also create conditions for the development of methods for using secondary production products.
Protection of the subsoil of the continental shelf of Ukraine by international and national instrumentalities
Authors: Chumak V. V. , Khan O. O. , Bryhadyr I. V. , Kysylova K. V.
Published: March 2021

Purpose. Identification of international and national mechanisms for protection of the subsoil of the continental shelf of Ukraine and provision of scientifically sound recommendations for improving the legal regulation of their application. Methodology. During the study, the dialectical method was used to learn the essence of such a phenomenon as the protection of the subsoil of the continental shelf; the system-structural method when analyzing objective and subjective features of the crime under Part 2 of Art. 244 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine; the comparative-and-legal method in the study on the sanction of Part 2 of Art. 244 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine; the logical and dogmatic method when developing recommendations for improving legal norms. Findings. As a result of the study, mechanisms of protection of the continental shelf of Ukraine were determined. The necessity of improvement of the legislative base regulating the order of their realization is proved. Originality. The international legal and national mechanisms of state protection of the continental shelf of Ukraine are determined. In order to improve the state protection of the continental shelf, legislative changes to Part 1 of Art. 26 of the Subsoil Code of Ukraine, Part 2 of Art. 244 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine and Part 2 of Art. 216 of the Criminal Procedure Code of Ukraine are suggested. Practical value. Proposals to improve the current legislation of Ukraine are presented aimed at improving the efficiency of the State Service of Geology and Subsoil of Ukraine, the National Police, the Security Service of Ukraine and the judiciary to protect the subsoil of the continental shelf of Ukraine from illegal use by foreign companies.
The impact of knowledge components on the world competitiveness
Authors: Tkachenko O. , Kulaga I. , Kozlovska L. , Shvidanenko O. , Busarieva T.
Published: March 2021

Purpose. To analyze the impact of the knowledge component on the level of global competitiveness of the world. Methodology. The methodological basis of the article is the methods and forms of scientific knowledge adopted in domestic science, such as system approaches, comparative and synthesis methods, methods of abstract logical evaluation, methods of detailing, groupings and generalizations, experts evaluations; dynamics series, logic analysis, paired and multiple correlation techniques. Moreover, the Google Trends search engine was used, since the use of this search tool allowed drawing the following conclusions: searches for both concepts in the world and in Ukraine are substantially different: both concepts in the global space, particularly in countries with a high level of competitiveness, are hardly in demand. Findings. Knowledge as an economic category and practical skill permeates all spheres of human life. Currently, knowledge formation is concentrated within TNCs localized in the developed countries of the world (the USA, Singapore, the EU countries, Japan, and others), which is confirmed by the level of competitiveness of the economy of these countries and high ranking of the knowledge component in it. In the overall rating of competitiveness of the influence of the components of the knowledge economy, Ukraine ranks below average, while science now barely crosses the threshold of performing a sociocultural function and begins to perform a cognitive one. Originality. Globalization processes and technological revolution of recent decades have transformed knowledge and intellectual capital into key drivers of competitiveness in the world. We have formed and studied groups of subjective (regional and state policy, which determines the quality of economic and financial processes, as well as the management of the public sector) and objective (geographic, natural and climatic conditions, the degree of sufficiency in raw materials, infrastructure, and others) factors affecting competitiveness of countries. According to the research results, the use of this approach allows for continuous monitoring of the competitiveness level of social and economic indicators in order to identify and eliminate bottlenecks in various levels of state management. Practical value. The authors approach suggested is recommended to be used by scientific institutes, universities, government bodies and services for monitoring socio-economic indicators included in the groups of objective and subjective factors in order to form a holistic understanding and systematic analysis of the influence of the competitiveness of the knowledge component on different aspects of the countrys social and economic life.
Successful establishment of range-shifting, warm-water Labridae in temperate South Western Australia
Authors: Parker JRC , Saunders BJ , Bennett S , Harvey ES
Published: March 2021

Climate change is rapidly altering the distributions of species and the composition of communities that have evolved over evolutionary time scales. Quantifying changes in species distributions and abundance in response to warming is critical to understanding how these changes modify structure, function and services provided by recipient communities. Changes in size structure of warm- and cool-affiliated species is an important indicator for climate-driven species redistributions over time, and has received relatively little attention. We quantified changes in length and biomass distributions of 25 species of Labridae fishes from 112 sites spanning 2000 km across a warm-cool temperate transition zone in south Western Australia. Length and biomass data were collected in 2005-2006 and 2014-2015 using diver operated stereo-video. In the decade between sampling events, south Western Australia experienced an extreme marine heatwave followed by repeated summers of anomalously warm ocean temperatures. Biomass of tropical and subtropical species increased 10-fold and 3-fold, respectively, between 2006 and 2015, whereas temperate species biomass remained relatively stable. In 2014-2015, the abundance and biomass of tropical species (e.g. Scarus ghobban) increased in the warmest regions and established multiple size classes poleward of their recorded 2005-2006 distributions, suggesting successful overwintering and recruitment where viable populations were not recorded in 2005-2006. Large, slow-growing temperate species such as Achoerodus gouldii and Bodianus frenchii decreased in small and medium size classes in warm regions. Our findings report a substantial change in the size structure and composition of labrid assemblages over a decade of climatic variability.
PENINGKATAN KETRAMPILAN MENYIMAK PELAJARAN BAHASA INDONESIA MELALUI PERMAINAN BISIK BERANTAI
Authors: Alviolita Resti , Arisandy Desy
Published: March 2021

This study aims to look at the influence of chain whispering games on the skills of listening to Indonesian in third grade students at SD N 101 Palembang. This study uses the experimental design of One Group Pretest-Posttest. The research subjects were 10 third grade students of SD N 101 Palembang, which were grouped into one experimental group. The sampling technique used is purposive sampling.

To measure listening skills used a learning achievement test measuring instrument in the form of multiple choice questions.At the pretest, subjects were given a pretrial study only, and then were given a four-day whiskey game treatment. After treatment, participants were given a posttest using achievement tests.

The data in this study were analyzed using paired sample t-test techniques, the results of the analysis obtained a very significant influence on the whisper chain game on listening skills with a p value of 0,000 (p <0.05) and a value of t = 6.042. Based on these results it can be concluded that the chain whispering game affects the listening skills of Indonesian language lessons in third grade children at SD N 101 Palembang
Regulation of Age-Related Protein Toxicity
Authors: Pras Anita , Nollen Ellen A. A.
Published: March 2021

Proteome damage plays a major role in aging and age-related neurodegenerative diseases. Under healthy conditions, molecular quality control mechanisms prevent toxic protein misfolding and aggregation. These mechanisms include molecular chaperones for protein folding, spatial compartmentalization for sequestration, and degradation pathways for the removal of harmful proteins. These mechanisms decline with age, resulting in the accumulation of aggregation-prone proteins that are harmful to cells. In the past decades, a variety of fast- and slow-aging model organisms have been used to investigate the biological mechanisms that accelerate or prevent such protein toxicity. In this review, we describe the most important mechanisms that are required for maintaining a healthy proteome. We describe how these mechanisms decline during aging and lead to toxic protein misassembly, aggregation, and amyloid formation. In addition, we discuss how optimized protein homeostasis mechanisms in long-living animals contribute to prolonging their lifespan. This knowledge might help us to develop interventions in the protein homeostasis network that delay aging and age-related pathologies.
Gas Emissions in a Transtensile Regime Along the Western Slope of the Mid-Okinawa Trough
Authors: Li Ang , Cai Feng , Wu Nengyou , Li Qing , Yan Guijing , Sun Yunbao , Dong Gang , Luo Di , Wang Xingxing
Published: March 2021

Gas emissions from the seabed are favored by tectonically active settings and their distribution is often linked to the nearby faults. Here we use the multi-beam echo-sounder (MBES) and the multi-channel seismic (MCS) data and a sediment core to show multiple gas emissions near the fault complex out of the shelf of the Mid-Okinawa Trough. The features indicating the gas emissions include 1) a set of the conical positive reliefs at the seabed, 2) the bundle-shaped clusters of the high-backscattering intensities in the water column, and 3) the sub-circular medium-to high-backscattering patches at the level of the seabed. These features together show that the free gases can escape from the marine sediments then rise in the water column at present, while some other gases trapped in the sub-seafloor sediment might contribute to the precipitation of the authigenic carbonates in the past. The spatial relationship between the gas emissions and the faults suggests that the faulting driven by the back-arc extension should provide the permeable migration pathways for the gas emissions to operate, and thus determines where most of them could potentially occur. The area surrounding the restraining bend concentrates part of the gas emissions rather than along the fault lines, due to the lateral compression and the structural complexity. This is demonstrated by the results of the numerical model of finite element method (FEM), which shows two gas emissions are within the compressed zone of the modeled restraining step-over. This study provides new evidence of the role of the tectonic stresses in determining the sites of degassing of marine sediments.
Community and Species-Level Changes of Insect Species Visiting Mangifera indica Flowers Following Hurricane María: “The Devil Is in the Details”
Authors: Cabrera-Asencio Irma , Meléndez-Ackerman Elvia J.
Published: March 2021

Mangifera indica is a widespread economically important tropical fruit. An ongoing study at the Juana Diaz Experimental Station in Puerto Rico aims to understand the factors that influence local pollination success and fruit yields in four fields each hosting a different mango cultivar (Keitt, Kent, Tommy Atkins, and Julie) at different temporal scales. Here we describe the results of insect collection campaigns that evaluated flower visitor communities of these fields (from January to April) in the seasons of 2017 (before Hurricane Maria), 2018 (after Hurricane Maria) and 2019 (2 years after Hurricane Maria). We expected a reduction in diversity, abundance and yields and even changes in composition following the hurricane events of 2017. Over the 3 years, plants were visited by a combined total of 50 insect species, mostly Diptera (also the most abundant), Hymenoptera, Coleoptera, and Lepidoptera. The relative abundances of insect communities changed but overall species richness of insect communities appeared to be recovering by 2019. A clear decline in overall crop yields for two of the four fields (hosting Kent and Tommy Atkins) was seen in 2018 but then recovered in one and surpassed pre-hurricane levels in another in 2019. Mango trees experienced an increase in the abundance for all insect groups in 2019 following the 2018 decline and only one field (hosting Kent) experienced significant species richness declines in 2018. Two of the most dominant insects, Palpada vinetorum (Diptera) and Apis mellifera (Hymenoptera), showed a “reduction-recovery” pattern for the period of 2018–2019 but not so for Cochliomyia minina which was very abundant in 2018 in three out of four cultivars but then returned to pre-hurricane levels in 2019. In 2017, the trees exposed to higher richness and abundance of species experienced higher yields regardless of cultivars but these relationships when present were often weaker in 2018 (post-hurricane) and 2019 and not all cultivars were equally successful at attracting the same levels of diversity and abundance of insects. Our results do support the importance of pollinator diversity and abundance to improve agricultural yields. They also emphasize that within the context of future extreme atmospheric events, that there needs to be an understanding of not only how these pollinator communities may recover from these events but also of how individual pollinators (vs. other factors) may influence plant yields to develop informed management strategies following such events.
Emerging Perspectives of RNA N6-methyladenosine (m6A) Modification on Immunity and Autoimmune Diseases
Authors: Tang Lipeng , Wei Xingyan , Li Tong , Chen Yi , Dai Zhenhua , Lu Chuanjian , Zheng Guangjuan
Published: March 2021

N6-methyladenosine (m6A) modification, the addition of a methylation decoration at the position of N6 of adenosine, is one of the most prevalent modifications among the over 100 known chemical modifications of RNA. Numerous studies have recently characterized that RNA m6A modification functions as a critical post-transcriptional regulator of gene expression through modulating various aspects of RNA metabolism. In this review, we will illustrate the current perspectives on the biological process of m6A methylation. Then we will further summarize the vital modulatory effects of m6A modification on immunity, viral infection, and autoinflammatory disorders. Recent studies suggest that m6A decoration plays an important role in immunity, viral infection, and autoimmune diseases, thereby providing promising biomarkers and therapeutic targets for viral infection and autoimmune disorders.
The Genetic Germline Background of Single and Multiple Primary Melanomas
Authors: De Summa Simona , Lasorella Antonia , Strippoli Sabino , Giudice Giuseppe , Guida Gabriella , Elia Rossella , Nacchiero Eleonora , Azzariti Amalia , Silvestris Nicola , Guida Michele , Guida Stefania , Tommasi Stefania , Pinto Rosamaria
Published: March 2021

Background:Melanoma has a complex molecular background and multiple genes are involved in its development and progression. The advent of next generation sequencing platforms has enabled the evaluation of multiple genes at a time, thus unraveling new insights into the genetics of melanoma. We investigated a set of germline mutations able to discriminate the development of multiple primary melanomas (MPM) vs. single site primary melanomas (SPM) using a targeted next generation sequencing panel.

Materials and Methods:A total of 39 patients, 20 with SPM and 19 with MPM, were enrolled in our study. Next generation analysis was carried out using a custom targeted sequencing panel that included 32 genes known to have a role in several carcinogenic pathways, such as those involved in DNA repair, pigmentation, regulation of kinases, cell cycle control and senescence.

Results:We found a significant correlation between PIK3CA:p.I391M and MPMs, compared to SPMs,p= 0.031 and a trend for the association between CYP1B1: p.N453S and SPMs, compared to MPMs (p= 0.096). We also found that both subgroups shared a spectrum of 9 alterations in 8 genes (CYP1B1: p.N453S, BAP1: p.C39fs, PIK3CA: p.I391M, CDKAL1: c.1226_1227TG, POLE: p.V1161fs, OCA2: p.R419Q, OCA2: p.R305W, MC1R: p.V60L, MGMT: p.L115F), which suggested that these genes may play a role in melanoma development.

Conclusions:In conclusion, despite the small cohort of patients, we found that germline mutations, such as those of PIK3CAand CYP1B1, might contribute to the differential development of SPM and MPM.