bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Methodological considerations for survey research: Validity, reliability, and quantitative analysis
Authors: Mellinger Christopher D. , Hanson Thomas A.
Published: September 2021

As translation and interpreting studies continue to develop cognitive theories of translator and interpreter behavior and processing, there has been increased emphasis on research methods and data collection methodologies to glean new insights into the translation process. This article presents a critical review of survey research methods in Cognitive Translation Studies and argues for their inclusion as a means of better understanding translator and interpreter attitudes, behaviors, perceptions, and values. The article begins with a reflection on measurement and the need for alignment with theoretical frameworks and constructs; then it reviews important considerations when developing theoretically-grounded, empirically-based survey instruments, namely, validity, reliability, measurement invariance, and quantitative analysis. The article concludes with a call for additional methodological reflection on developing and using survey instruments.
Book review:BRANDALISE, Mary Ângela Teixeira (org.). Avaliação Educacional: interfaces de conceitos, termos e perspectivas. Ponta Grossa: Ed. UEPG, 2020. 238 p.
Authors: Teixeira Odiméia , Machado Alessandro Alves , Ferreira Fernanda Mendes
Published: September 2021

Resenha do livro: BRANDALISE, Mary Ângela Teixeira (org.). Avaliação Educacional: interfaces de conceitos, termos e perspectivas. Ponta Grossa: Ed. UEPG, 2020. 238 p.
"El rol del juguete en la sociedad de consumo : un estudio de caso en la Comunidad Educativa del Jardín Maternal Arroyito de la UNICEN"
Authors: Valeria Salas,
Published: September 2021

La elección de este tema se originó a través de la observación permanente que se realiza en el desempeño del rol docente en un Jardín Maternal, por tal motivo el periodo de edad que se analizará comprenderá desde los 45 días a los 2 años de edad inclusive. En esta institución educativa es posible visualizar cómo algunos elementos personales e incluso algunos juguetes que llevan consigo los niños / as al jardín, en cierta medida se ven influenciada /os por los medios masivos de comunicación, ejemplo la televisión, el cine, y otros medios tecnológicos. Indagar los factores e incidencias que ejerce el avance tecnológico e ideológico ante la elección de los juguetes que realizan los adultos para los/as niños/as pequeños/as. Párrafo extraído de tesis de posgrado a modo de resumen.
OPTIMASI PELARUT PENGEKSTRAKSI TEMPLATE MIP (MOLECULAR IMPRINTED POLIMER) FENILBUTAZON DENGAN MONOMER ASAM METAKRILAT
Authors: Soni Dang , Suryana Shendi , Herdianty Helva Kris
Published: September 2021

Fenilbutazon merupakan salah satu bahan kimia obat yang banyak ditambahkan ke dalam obat tradisional. Pemakaian bahan kimia obat di dalam sediaan jamu dilarang karena melanggar UU No.23 tahun 1992 tentang Kesehatan dan Undang-Undang No. 8 tahun 1999 tentang Perlindungan Konsumen. Secara umum fenilbutazon dalam sediaan jamu di indentifikasi kandungannya menggunakan metode KLT yang dikombinasi dengan Spektrofotmometri UV, namun metode ini dianggap kurang memiliki sensitifitas yang tinggi. Saat ini dikembangan suatu metode baru yang memiliki sensitifitas lebih tinggi yaitu Molecularly Imprinted Polymer (MIP). MIP adalah suatu metode yang sensitiv dan selektif digunakan untuk mengekstraksi fenilbutazon dari sediaan obat tradisional. Fenilbutazon dari dalam polymer di ekstraksi menggunakan metode soxhletasi. Fenilbutazon akan terekstraksi ke dalam pelarut. Namun terdapat suatu masalah yaitu sulit nya polimer terekstraksi. Maka penelitian ini bertujuan untuk melakukan optimasi pelarut pengekstraksi MIP fenilbutazon. Optimasi ini bertujuan untuk mendapatkan pelarut terbaik dalam mengekstraksi fenilbutazon dari dalam polimer. Penelitian dilakukan dengan tahapan sintesis metode polimerisasi ruah dengan asam metakrilat sebagai monomer, fenilbutazon sebagai template, etilenglikoldimetakrilat sebagai cross-linker, selanjutnya hasil optimasi pelarut yang terbaik dalam mengekstrasi fenilbutazon dari dalam polimer adalah pelarut kloroform-asam asetat dengan perbandingan (99:1) yang dapat mengekstraksi fenilbutazon dari dalam polimer selama 24 jam.

Kata Kunci :Molecularly Imprinted, Fenilbutazon, Optimasi
FORMULASI DAN PENGUJIAN SIFAT FISIK SEDIAAN SPRAY GEL EKSTRAK ETANOL DAUN BUAS-BUAS (PREMNA SERRATIFOLIA L.)
Authors: Puspita Weni , Puspasari Heny , Restanti Nindya Aulia
Published: September 2021

Penelitian menyebutkan bahwa daun buas-buas (Premna serratifolia L.) mengandung senyawa flavonoid yang tinggi, dimana flavonoid diketahui memiliki sifat sebagai antioksidan dan menangkal radikal bebas. Antioksidan untuk perawatan kulit wajah akan lebih baik diformulasikan dalam bentuk topikal dibandingkan dengan oral karena zat aktif akan berinteraksi lebih lama dengan kulit wajah, salah satunya adalah formulasi sediaan spray gel. Sehingga pada penelitian ini telah dilakukan formulasi dan pengujian sifat fisik sediaan spray gel ekstrak etanol daun buas-buas. Ekstrak etanol daun buas-buas dibuat dengan metode maserasi dengan pelarut etanol 70%. Formulasi sediaan spray gel dibuat dengan variasi konsentrasi ekstrak etanol daun buas-buas (F1: 1%, F2: 2%, F3: 3%). Spray gel diuji sifat fisik meliputi organoleptik, viskositas, pH, homogenitas, pola penyemprotan, dan daya sebar lekat. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa ekstrak etanol daun buas-buas dapat diformulasikan menjadi sediaan spray gel, dimana ketiga formula spray gel dengan variasi konsentrasi ekstrak etanol daun buas-buas 1%, 2% dan 3% menghasilkan sediaan berwarna hijau kecoklatan, berbau khas oleum citri, cairan kental, homogen, memenuhi persyaratan pH, viskositas, pola penyemprotan dan daya sebar lekat.

Kata kunci: ekstrak etanol daun buas-buas, sifat fisik, spray gel
POTENSI ANTIOKSIDAN DAN TABIR SURYA EKSTRAK KULIT BUAH PISANG AMBON PUTIH (Musa acuminata AAA)
Authors: Noviardi Harry , Masaenah Eem , Indraswari Kurniati
Published: September 2021

Kandungan senyawa golongan flavonoid yang terdapat pada kulit pisang ambon putih dapat berpotensi sebagai antioksidan alami. Antioksidan dapat berfungsi menangkal radikal bebas. Radikal bebas dan sinar matahari dapat menimbulkan dampat negatif pada kerusakan kulit. Penelitian ini bertujuan menentukan aktivitas antioksidan dan tabir surya dari ekstrak kulit pisang ambon putih (Musa acuminata AAA). Kulit pisang ambon putih diekstraksi pelarut etanol, air, dan etil asetat dengan metode maserasi. Penentuan aktivitas antioksidan dengan menggunakan metode DPPH, sedangkan penentuan nilai SPF dengan metode spektrofotometri. Hasil aktivitas antioksidan menunjukan ekstrak etanol memiliki nilai IC50 yaitu 121,34 Î¼g/mL, diikuti dengan fraksi air 136,40 Î¼g/mL dan fraksi etil asetat 159,88 Î¼g/mL. Hasil penentuan nilai SPF ekstrak etanol, fraksi air, fraksi eti asetat secara berturut-turut sebesar 11,579; 3,572; 2,018. Aktivitas antioksidan ketiga ekstrak kulit pisang ambon putih masuk dalam kategori sedang. Nilai SPF tertinggi terdapat pada ekstrak pelarut etanol.

Kata kunci: antioksidan, flavonoid, kulit pisang, tabir surya.
UJI TOKSISITAS AKUT EKSTRAK ETANOL AKAR PAKIS TANGKUR (Polypodium Feei MEET) DARI GUNUNG TALAGA BODAS PADA MENCIT SWISS WEBSTER
Authors: Sujana Dani , Suwandi Deden Winda , Rusdiana Taofik , Subarnas Anas
Published: September 2021

Meningkatnya minat masyarakat terhadap penggunaan bahan alam dari tanaman terjadi karena ketersediaan bahan yang mudah didapat. Cara tersebut terus dilakukan oleh masyarakat, serta diwariskan secara turuntemurun mengingat penggunaannya dianggap relatif aman serta efek samping yang minimal. Bagian akar dari pakis tangkur digunakan oleh masyarakat setempat untuk mengobati berbagai jenis penyakit, antara lain rematik, hipertensi dan sebagai afrodisiaka. Menurut United States of Food and Drug Administration (FDA) meskipun bahan alam dianggap relatif aman oleh sebagian kelompok penggunanya, tetap harus dilakukan skrining toksikologi terhadap senyawa yang berpotensi obat untuk melihat serta menggambarkan efek toksik sehingga diperoleh nilai Dosis letal (LD50). Dari hasil penelitian toksisitas akut ini nilai LD50 yang diperoleh yaitu lebih dari 5000 mg/kgBB. Dikarenakan pada dosis paling tinggi pada penelitian yaitu 5000 mg/kgBB tidak terdapat hewan yang mati, sehingga dapat disimpulkan bahwa ekstrak akar pakis tangkur termasuk kedalam kategori praktis tidak toksik.

Kata kunci: Ekstrak Akar Pakis Tangkur, Toksisitas Akut
Organization of research project competitions in the Republic of Moldova: lottery is better than incompetence and partiality
Authors:   Agentia Nationala de Asigurare a Calitatii in Educatie si Cercetare, Republica Moldova, Cuciureanu Gheorghe
Published: September 2021

The paper analyzes the experience of evaluation and organization of research project competitions through the prism of the „State Program 2020–2023” competition held in the Republic of Moldova. The advantages and disadvantages of the two major evaluation methods are highlighted: peer review and bibliometric evaluation, but also alternative ways of evaluating and selecting projects. Taking into account the shortcomings established in the process of organizing national competitions, the author proposes the organization of competitions for research projects in the Republic of Moldova through a combination of bibliometric evaluation and a lottery.
Removal of cephalexin from aqueous solutions using the fenton photocatalytic process
Authors:   Universitatea de Stat din Moldova, Mocanu Larisa , Gonta Maria ,   Institutul de Chimie, Centrul Chimie Fizica și Anorganica, Republica Moldova, Matveevici Vera ,   Universitatea de Stat din Moldova, Duca Gheorghe ,   Institutul de Chimie, Centrul Chimie Fizica și Anorganica, Republica Moldova, Porubin-Schimbator Veronica ,   Institutul de Chimie, Centrul Chimie Fizica și Anorganica, Republica Moldova
Published: September 2021

This paper aims to study the degradation and oxidation/mineralization process of cephalexin in model systems using Fenton’s reagent for UV irradiation (λ = 254 nm). The effect of pH (2-11), concentration of H2O2 (0,3434 mg/L) and concentration of Fe(II) (0-28 mg/L) on the degradation of 50 mg/L CPX were investigated. It has been determined optimum conditions for photocatalytic oxidation of CPX. Increasing the amount of H2O2 plays an inhibitory role in the production of hydroxyl radicals and reduces the process efficiency. This can be attributed to the reaction of excess peroxide with •OH and the formation of HO2 •, which has less oxidizing power compared to free hydroxyl radical. And as the concentration of the catalyst increases to the optimum, the excess of Fe(II) ions reacts with the hydroxyl radical and, therefore, the efficiency of the process also is reduced. Accordingly, the optimum degradation efficiency of 88 % and 83% for COD was obtained under the following conditions: pH 2,5, H2O2 concentration – 3,4 mg/L, Fe(II) ions concentration – 5,6 mg/L, cephalexin concentration – 50 mg/L, and reaction time – 60 min. Thus, the current study demonstrated that the photo-Fenton reactor can be used effectively as an advanced oxidation treatment unit for degradation of cephalexin under optimized environmental conditions.
Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on consumer behavior and food security in the Republic of Moldova
Authors:   Institutul National de Cercetari Economice, Republica Moldova, Gutium Tatiana
Published: September 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic has a direct impact on consumers` behavior and their opinion on food security during the quarantine period. The purpose of the research is to develop recommendations to mitigate the adverse effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on food security. In the context of achieving the established goal there was conducted a survey of consumers, online and by phone, on a sample of 250 people, and analyzed cases of malnutrition, change in purchasing behavior, the percentage of income that was spent for food procurement in 2020 during the pandemic. The study showed that one of the key factors influencing consumers’ view of food security is real income.
Peculiarities of using drugs in the elderly and senile persons
Authors:   Universitatea de Stat de Medicina si Farmacie „Nicolae Testemitanu”, Republica Moldova, Ghicavii Victor , Caracas Anastasia ,   Universitatea de Stat de Medicina si Farmacie „Nicolae Testemitanu”, Republica Moldova
Published: September 2021

Elderly patients, compared to young people, use a huge volume of drugs because they are exposed to a greater number of diseases and pathological conditions, denote significant organic changes and age-induced functional disorders. The elucidation of the peculiarities of the action and usage of medicinal substances by elderly and senile people is currently gaining in importance since the share of people from this age group increased considerably, they becoming longer-lived. The body reaction to the drug substances in this category of patients changes as a result of the physiological aging of the organs and tissues and the presence of various simultaneous diseases. With age, the frequency of adverse drug reactions increases if compared to that of middle-aged people. Also, the sensitivity to most drugs is more pronounced to elderly and senile persons, which is why their usage dose should be reduced, the range of more active and toxic preparations being considerably limited. All these create difficulties in treatment, because, in these patients, polypragmasia is found more frequently than in other age groups, where about half of the drugs are prescribed according to vital indications. For these reasons, when prescribing drugs and drawing up treatment plans, the doctor should take into account, in a fairly thorough way, all the information on the aging process, the patient’s condition and the nature of the conditions currently being treated.
Procedures for in situ monitoring of gene methylation in cancer prediction (Literature Review)
Authors:   Universitatea de Stat de Medicina si Farmacie „Nicolae Testemitanu”, Republica Moldova, Popescu Victor , Jian Mariana ,   Universitatea de Stat de Medicina si Farmacie „Nicolae Testemitanu”, Republica Moldova, Malcova Tatiana ,   Universitatea de Stat de Medicina si Farmacie „Nicolae Testemitanu”, Republica Moldova
Published: September 2021

The purpose of this article is to synthesize data from the specialty literature on the best performing procedures for the in situ detection and monitoring of the phenomenon of gene methylation, to analyze the protocol for the realization of the whole mount MeFISH technology and to review the human genes that are characterized by methylation in cancer.
Nutrition of deportees from the Moldavian SSR in the context of “Yug” Operation (1949)
Authors:   Universitatea de Stat din Moldova, Xenofontov Ion , Prisac Lidia ,   Institutul Patrimoniului Cultural, Republica Moldova
Published: September 2021

The article inserts sequences referring to the nutrition of the Stalinist regime victims, subjects to deportation Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic, in the second wave (1949), in special regulatory localities distributed in the special areas of the Soviet Union. Testimonies of people considered by the Stalinist regime to be “enemies of the people”, reflects the nutrition shortage not only in the journey from “home” to “destination”, but also in the process of adapting to the intruder environment, food security being precarious in both cases. In many ways, a large part of the memories of deported persons show similarities to the famine suffered by the population of the Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic in 1946. In the destination localities, the nutrition of the deportees depended on many factors: climatic (winter temperature reaching -40° C) and living conditions, workplace, health, the presence of the head of the family and members able to work, etc. Families deported with small children, in the absence of the father (the basic maintainer) and only with the presence of the mother, were the most difficult.
Vladimir Beșleagă’s dream journal (manuscript): introspective views on our own existence
Authors:   Institutul de Filologie Romana „Bogdan Petriceicu-Hasdeu”, Republica Moldova, Ivanov Nadejda
Published: September 2021

The article analyzes Vladimir Besleaga’s dream diary, an original manuscript, unknown to the wide public, which can be consulted at the National Museum of Romanian Literature “Mihail Kogalniceanu”, the collection of “Manuscripts”. The manuscript was offered by the author to the researcher, PhD in philology Ana Ghilas and the undersigned, in order to explore the depths of the creative imaginary of the nonagenarian Bessarabian writer. Thus, in the diary we will recognize some recurring images impregnated in the literary creation of Vladimir Besleaga – village, house, mother, water, father etc. The usual area and childhood experiences are for the author of this diary (with the title of manuscript Dreams of night and day (diary ante- anti- octogenate)) an endless source of miracles that helps him to renew his creative impulses and to put in order his ordinary, profane human condition with sacred elements from the abyss of being.
The art of translation and artificial intelligence
Authors:   Institutul de Filologie Romana „Bogdan Petriceicu-Hasdeu”, Republica Moldova, Luchiancicova (Metleaeva) Miroslava
Published: September 2021

The cognitive process and one of its most difficult aspects – translation into different languages - is an obstacle to creating a perfect Artificial Intelligence, because translation is not limited to formulas. The accuracy of the terminology and the lack of ambiguity of the word are the purposes of artificial intelligence while limiting the development of linguistic thinking. The transhumanism involves the improvement of the man, as an unfinished link of evolution, based on his connection with technological elements. From the author`s point of view, the “man-machine” interaction offers a dubious advantage for the human civilization and the planetary ecological system. This is, first of all, anachronistic and its main goal is singularity, i.e., the management of intellectual energy within the strict framework of technology. The article schematically provides the explicit sequence of the translation process. Based on relevant examples, the author demonstrates the difference between mental operations of Artificial Intelligence and those of the man in the translation process. According to the author, translation is a universal feature of human thought, while the process of translating the thought into the speech form is due to biological-genetic, emotional, socio-historical memory and experience, as well as the possibility of the individual translation of the thought into the mother tongue and into any other language. Moreover, translation is one of the strongest survival qualities of homo sapiens.
The causal tree of didactogeny. Branch RES
Authors:   Academia de Administrare Publica, Republica Moldova, Sleahtitchi Mihail
Published: September 2021

By the way it is presented, the repulsive educational style brings undeniable damage to the teaching-learning process, strongly affecting the whole construction of this process, but especially the segment that covers the relationship between teacher and students. Having the ability to impose itself differently - as something reminiscent of an authoritarian or nomothetic behavioral line, distant or impulsive, ultra-reactive or strict, oscillating or detached –, the given educational style contradicts the rights and duties of the teaching profession. As a result, the school environment is crumbling, ceasing to provide an appropriate environment for multilateral and harmonious development of the student or an area in which the professional competence of the teacher enters into a relationship of complementarity with the development peculiarities of the student. Moreover, through the conflicting energies it obviously contributes to the establishment of didactogeny. Or, as it has been mentioned more than once in various specialty sources, if the educational style does not resonate with the rights and duties of the teacher profession, didactogeny is predetermined to become a reality, a state of affairs that must be associated with major mistakes from the area of the teaching-learning process or, in other words, with the greatest deviations from what the professional deontology of the teaching personnel means.
Current trends and orientations in learning foreign languages
Authors:   Universitatea Pedagogica de Stat „Ion Creanga”, Republica Moldova, Zagaievschi Corina , Enache Beatrice-Ionela ,   Scoala gimnaziala „Al. Piru”, Romania
Published: September 2021

This article deals with the problem of effective learning of modern languages. We aim to point out the current, progressive guidelines on language learning followed by their actual use in various cultural contexts. Spontaneous, instinctive and natural learning, through simple exposure to the target language, is a current trend in learning modern languages, because a language is easier to learn in real, concrete contexts, hearing, speaking, participating.
Stock Market Volatility and Recent Crises
Authors: Tan Xin , Tuluca Sorin A.
Published: September 2021

We study the volatility of the US stock market and its sectors as defined by S&P before and after four recent crises: the Mexican crises, the Asian crises, the Dotcom crises and the Great Recession. We compare the increase in daily volatility with the increase in the implied daily volatility (derived from the monthly volatility) to determine if there was a lasting economic effect of each crisis or the increase in volatility was due to financial transitory components. We find that for each crisis the effect was different even though the increase in volatility was present for most of the crises in the post crises period. The paper helps investors and economic policy makers understand what the response to each crisis should be to stabilize the economy.
Contrasting Warlpiri and English Language Features
Authors: Bryant Dennis Michael
Published: September 2021

If you were to think that the English language and the Australian Aboriginal Warlpiri language are poles apart in character and nature, you could be correct, at least in principle. There are differences, of course, but the intriguing question must be whether those language differences are sufficient enough to form a strong contrast between the languages. This paper proposes the thesis that a demonstration of just a small number of differences, each of which is critical in nature, would ensure that Warlpiri will be seen, not just as apart from English, but as worlds apart from English; that is, the Warlpiri language has cleaved loyally to its heritage of complexity, while English has cleaved far away from its now distant origins and could be described as simplistic when viewed against the complex richness of Warlpiri. The methodology used in this essay is to provide Warlpiri language exemplars across a small number of the diverse differences which make Warlpiri unique in its own ways, while listing a small number of differences that make English unique. This discussion should make understandable Warlpiri youth’s recent drive to creating a parallel and successful version of their language.
Comparative Quality of Different Brands of Metformin Tablet Marketed in Zaria, Nigeria.
Authors:   Department of Pharmaceutical and Medicinal Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Ahmadu Bello University, Kaduna State, Nigeria., Yushau F.M. , Awwalu S. , Musa A.
Published: September 2021

Background: Metformin tablets are oral anti hyperglycaemic agents that are used as the first line agent in the management of type 2 diabetes mellitus. The proliferation of many brands of metformin tablets in the market has led to availability of different types; some of which may be substandard or counterfeit. Thus, the need to determine the quality of the various brands marketed in Zaria. Objective: To compare the quality of different brands of metformin tablets that are available in Zaria using British pharmacopoeia standards. Method: Seven brands of metformin tablet (500 mg) were randomly sampled from various community pharmacies within Zaria and analysed with respect to identification, weight variation, friability, disintegration time, dissolution and drug content assay using Pharmacopoeial standards. Results: Except for the dissolution and assay tests, the results of all the other parameters for the various brands were within the Pharmacopoeial limits. The percentage content of metformin in brand 2 was 89.90 % which is outside the official range (95 – 105 %). Furthermore, only 70.61, 75.34 and 70.58 % of metformin dissolved from brands 2, 4 and 7 respectively, after 30 minutes of the dissolution test. Conclusion: It can be concluded that of the seven brands evaluated, only four brands are interchangeable with each other and can be substitutes of each other.
Therapeutic Effects of Poetry During Lockdown: Using Catharsis and Expressive Art Theory in Context to Students and Women
Authors: Priyansh Raghuwanshi
Published: September 2021

Poetry is a personal expression of experiences and repressed feelings put into words. It can be a therapeutic and cathartic process for people struggling with psychological issues. The arrival of the Covid-19 pandemic forced the governments to shut down the economies and enforce lockdowns. When this fear of a virus, the anxiety of uncertainty, and broadcasting of deaths on news channels began, the ability of the brightest minds to comprehend the situation started failing them. The usage of social media added to the troubles of the youth. In such a situation, people started going back to their areas of interest, this included attempts to go back to the love of painting, singing, reading writing, etc. Writing, specifically taken, helped people express their repressed feelings during tough times. This paper attempts to find the answers to 3 questions; (i) How poetry brought out the repressed emotions of people stuck at home during lockdown? (ii) For people who write poetry, does it become an involuntary response when they are disturbed? (iii) Are all types of poetry therapeutic? The psychological state of mind of people during lockdown and the change in their behaviour after writing poetry will be analyzed through the expressive theory of art and catharsis.
Quarantine Girl: Mental Distress and Trauma in the Times of Covid-19
Authors: Riya Mary Peter
Published: September 2021

Since the biblical times, the concept of quarantine has been implemented throughout the pages of history in several places whenever there was an existence of a threatening situation. Outbreak of plague or flu or diphtheria or smallpox relatively imposed restrictions on human beings and now in the times of Covid-19, an extensive quarantine procedure is applied throughout the globe since December 2019.  On the outset, the process seems comparatively simple but the impact or the mental trauma bestowed upon the humans to be alone in a room, having to do anything is distressing and equally depressing. The 2020 film, Quarantine Girl, directed by Nichole D' Angelo and Gregory Hataka, has realistically portrayed how it feels to be in solitude during the pandemic. The heroine of the film, Ruby embarks on a tiresome journey of quarantine solely where she loses her “normal” self and tragically falls into the pit of mental disorder. The paper analyses how the heroine, Ruby has transformed from a vigorous personality to the ‘depressed’ mad woman at the end.
To demonstrate the Serial Learning-positioning among Early adolescents and Late Adolescents
Authors: Bhavana Jennifer  , Prasann Naik
Published: September 2021

Learning is a process of living that enables us to move forward in life. Learning is much deeper than just recalling and memorizing. Learning done on a daily basis involves understanding, relating opinions and making connective links between the information learnt previously with the new information learnt recently. There are various forms in which learning can be practiced. The aim of this research is to study about the memory and learning ability of Early and Late adolescents with regards to the objectives set to be; to differentiate the learning ability of Early and Late adolescents as well as to adhere to the early psychological research that was done on the memory power of different stages of Adolescents.  The hypothesis of this study is that there will be a significant difference in learning between Early adolescents and the Late adolescents. 60 samples were taken, 30 in each group. The methodology used in this study are ‘serial leaning and serial positioning’ which were used to demonstrate how individuals of different ages can recall information associated with time delay of 10 minutes between serial learning (orderly manner) and serial positioning (disorderly manner).  The groups were Early Adolescents and Late adolescents from an educational institute located around the college campus. Adolescents with physical disabilities were not included in the study and all the adolescents in this study are from an English medium institution. For the results, Standard deviation and t-test were used to score. The study was proven that Late adolescents have higher memory recall ability compared to that of the early adolescents.
Mavis Gallant: A Canadian Short Story Legend
Authors: Kapilabh Anula
Published: September 2021

Mavis Gallant was a Canadian short story writer. She had faced a very difficult childhood after her father’s demise and her mother’s early remarriage. She was raised as an orphan and had attended seventeen different schools to complete her education. Mavis Gallant later on started writing stories in Canada, and publishing them in Preview, The Standard Magazine, and Northern Review. Some of them were rejected as well but, she was determined to write stories as a full time writer, and therefore she courageously decided to depart from Canada, and settled in Paris until her last breath. This paper is an attempt to show light on her life, the struggles she came across, her writing style and moreover the issues that she cover in her fictional stories for the readers to think and act accordingly in the present times.
Element of Irishness in Seamus Heaney’s poem ‘Digging’
Authors: Rayees Ahmad
Published: September 2021

Seamus Heaney is considered one of the greatest poets of the postmodern era, his name and fame travelled across the Irish borders by winning the 1995 Nobel Prize in literature. Seamus Heaney was born in Ireland; he was the only child in his family to attend the school, His family members were traditional potato farmers. Seamus Heaney broke his family tradition of farming by choosing to become a writer. While growing up to become a first graduate among his family Seamus Heaney’s mind was captured by this sense of gloom that he was unable to follow his family tradition of farming. Seamus Heaney promises himself that he will pay rich tribute and let the world know about the hardships of Irish farming life. Seamus Heaney’s main concern for writing poetry was to keep alive Irish culture and its heritage alive. Since Ireland was under the colonial rule of England and Seamus Heaney was of the view that colonization is not only a political problem, but it destroys the country's culture and identity. This was the main reason that Heaney’s poetry revolves around Irishness, its people and culture. There is an enormous reflection of Irish identity and culture in his poetry. This paper will focus on elements of Irishness in Seamus Heaney’s poem ‘Digging’.
A Study on Interdisciplinary Theories Regarding Maritime Nautical Literature
Authors: Akila P S
Published: September 2021

Maritime or (Nautical literature) was ruling the period during the 18th century which was followed by 19th-century writers. These novels depict the effects on the environment, society and economy of the people. In this study, it is observed that the concept approach towards the Interdisciplinary theory with connection to the people’s thoughts regarding the sea, their religious or holistic approaches, and the gender description given to describe the sea were correlated with some famous nautical novel with notable incidents or theories to prove that the attributes of plots might be different but the themes relating to such sea novels/aquatic novels are more or less similar to each other and they serve some standard settings and motifs on the whole. The study reveals that maritime novels where written in distinctive plots but the themes are more or less focused on masculinity (gender roles) and heroism, social hierarchies and the psychological and holistic transformation during their hard existence in the sea. Ethical approach, the symbolism of sea and the gender roles are used in this regard of research dealing with interdisciplinary theory.
La mujer en san Agustín
Authors: Bavel Tarsicio J. van
Published: September 2021

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Estudio teológico-místico del título cristológico “Hijo de Dios” en “De los Nombres de Cristo” de Fray Luis de León
Authors: González Galende Sergio
Published: September 2021

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La mateana tradición histórica sobre las apariciones del resucitado (Mt 28,9-10.16-20)
Authors: Sabugal Santos
Published: September 2021

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Estudio sobre el catecismo pictográfico mazahua
Authors: Resines Llorente Luis
Published: September 2021

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Juan Escoto Eriúgena: la complicada filosofía de un difícil filósofo
Authors: Campelo Moisés María
Published: September 2021

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A propósito de un libro sobre fray Luis de León
Authors: Vega Blanco José
Published: September 2021

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La enseñanza escolar en el antiguo Israel
Authors: Mielgo Fernández Constantino
Published: September 2021

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De nuevo sobre la guerra y la paz
Authors: Belloso Martín Nuria
Published: September 2021

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Notas sobre Educación Internacional
Authors: González Niño Andrés
Published: September 2021

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Los sacrificios en la Carta a los Hebreos 10,1-18
Authors: Álvarez Cineira David
Published: September 2021

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Principios agustinianos para una praxis de inculturación
Authors: Mendoza Ríos Mario
Published: September 2021

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¿Antiutópico, pragmático, conservador, reaccionario?
Authors: Rubio Carracedo Florentino
Published: September 2021

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Sobre la Filosofía Analítica
Authors: Pastor García Juan Tomás
Published: September 2021

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Algunas exigencias culturales de la Nueva Evangelización
Authors: Domínguez Sánchez Benito
Published: September 2021

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Consideraciones en torno al a priori del conocimiento
Authors: Velázquez Campo Lorenzo
Published: September 2021

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Beato Anselmo Polanco Fontecha (1881-1939)
Authors: Ranon Gundín Balbino
Published: September 2021

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La Convivencia
Authors: Vega Blanco José
Published: September 2021

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V Centenario y Amazonía
Authors: García Sánchez Joaquín
Published: September 2021

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La Estética de Nicolai Hartmann: una investigación filosófica en tomo al mundo del arte
Authors: Pérez Cornejo Manuel
Published: September 2021

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Sobre el “amor mutuo” de los cristianos
Authors: Vega Blanco José
Published: September 2021

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Psicología de la existencia
Authors: Maza Bazán Pedro
Published: September 2021

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La obra “El espejo”, clave para la comprensión de la “Regla de San Agustín”
Authors: Rano Eunain Balbino
Published: September 2021

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Sobre el ser y la esencia en Zubiri
Authors: Natal Álvarez Domingo
Published: September 2021

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El Jesús histórico y el Jesus seminar
Authors: Mielgo Fernández Constantino
Published: September 2021

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La Convivencia según la Escuela Agustiniana Española del siglo xvi
Authors: Vega Blanco José
Published: September 2021

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Estructura de la Regla de san Agustín (II)
Authors: Luis Vizcaíno Pío de
Published: September 2021

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Memoria de Walter Benjamin
Authors: Natal Martínez Ramón
Published: September 2021

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Giambattista Vico's philosophy of order
Authors: Pandimakil Peter G.
Published: September 2021

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Pablo ¿un ciudadano romano?
Authors: Álvarez Cineira David
Published: September 2021

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Estructura de la Regla de San Agustín (IV)
Authors: Luis Vizcaíno Pío de
Published: September 2021

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El último pecado imperdonable
Authors: Marcos Martínez Tomás
Published: September 2021

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Nuevas obras de Malón de Chaide
Authors: Vega Blanco José
Published: September 2021

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ON STANDARDIZATION OF LABORATORY SOIL TESTING IN OFFSHORE GEOTECHNICAL SURVEY
Authors:   Sergeev Institute of Environmental Geoscience RAS, Voznesensky E.A. ,   Faculty of Geology, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Loktev A.S. ,   Lomonosov Moscow State University Marine Research Center, Nikitin M.S. ,   Faculty of Geology, Lomonosov Moscow State University
Published: September 2021

Issues of laboratory soil studies standardization in offshore geotechnical survey are discussed in connection with the end of expertise of two new regulative documents – new edition of the Code of practice and Russian national standard developed on the basis of international ISO standard. Since these documents of different level belong also to different categories (geotechnical survey and oil and gas industry), the authors analyze their interrelation and consistency, from one hand, and the preparedness of Russian soil testing practice to implementation of the new standard which results from harmonization with international ones, from the other. Complete section of the standard draft related to soil laboratory testing is presented, preceded by commentary on some important issues regarding the implementation of its specific methodic statements. It is concluded that the new national GOST draft «Petroleum and natural gas industries. Specific requirements for offshore structures. Marine soil investigations» developed on ISO basis will be a useful document supported in general by Russian normative base but expanding a possible range of voluntary methods into well time-tested foreign approaches. This documents can be considered to be a toolkit annex to the Code of practice describing testing approaches beyond the scope of typical tasks
Covid 19 Pandemisinde Sağlık Sistemi Gelişmelerinin Etkinliğinin Ölçülmesi: G-20 Üzerine Bir İnceleme
Authors: SEL Ahmet
Published: September 2021

Toplum sağlığının en önemli göstergelerinden birisi sağlık hizmetlerinin kalitesi ve işlevselliğidir. Geçmiş dönemde yapılan yatırım ve gelişmelerin sağlık sistemindeki etkisi Covid 19 pandemisinde daha açık gözlenebilmiştir. Bu çalışmada G-20 ülkelerinin sağlık sistemi gelişmelerinin Covid 19 performansı değerlendirilmiştir. Dünya Bankası veri tabanında sağlık başlığı altında yer alan 5 gösterge girdi iken Covid 19 bağlantılı ölüm, iyileşen ve test sayıları çıktı olarak kullanılmıştır. Girdi değişkeni olan sağlık göstergeleri için 2000-2018 yılları arasındaki 19 yıllık verilerin ortalama değerleri kullanılmıştır. Uygulamada veri zarflama analizi kullanılarak çıktı yönelimli sabit ve değişken getiri yöntemleri ile ölçek etkinlik skorları ve süper etkinlik değerleri hesaplanmıştır. Analiz sonucunda ölçek etkinlik skorlarına göre Amerika, Arjantin, Brezilya, Çin, Fransa, İngiltere ve Türkiye etkin olarak bulunmuştur.
Investıgatıon of the effect of Pilates Exercıses on the Functıonal Parameters of Middle Age Sedantery Women
Authors: Bastik Canan , Cicioğlu Ibrahim
Published: September 2021

This study aimed to investigate the effects of 8-week mat and reformer pilates exercises on functional movement skills, flexibility of adult healthy sedentary women. 58 [reformer exercise group (n: 20), mat exercise group (n: 21) and control group (n: 17)] volunteer women participated in the study. Functional Movement Screen test (FMS), sit and reach test, Trunk lateral flexion test, Quadriceps Femoris and M.Iliopsoas flexibility test were applied to the participants. Two-way repeated measures ANOVA was used in the analysis of the obtained data. Additionally, Bonferroni test, one of the multiple comparison tests, was used to determine the source of the difference between groups. Moreover, the percentage changes of eight-week exercises on FMS scores, flexibility and strength parameters of adult women were determined by using the formula %Δ= [(Post-test - Pre-test) / Pre-test*100]. According to the results of the study, it was determined that there was a statistically significant difference in the total FMS mean scores and flexibility test results of the exercise group and the control group. There was a higher increase in FMS scores and lower extremity flexibility values of the reformer group compared to the mat group, on the other hand, upper extremity flexibility levels of the mat group were found to be higher than the reformer group. As a result, it was determined that 8-week mat and reformer pilates exercises had a positive effects on some functional movement skills and flexibility parameters in adult healthy sedentary women. Keywords: Mat pilates, Reformer pilates, Functional movement screen
The Effect of 8 Weeks of Zumba Exercıse on Flexbılıty and Some Strength Parameters in Women Aged 25-45
Authors: Beyaz Mehmet Murat , Oktay Gökçe
Published: September 2021

The aim of this study is to examine the effects of 6-week Zumba exercises on flexibility, leg strength, back strength and muscular endurance parameters in women aged 25-45. The research group consists of a total of (n=20) women, (n=10) in the experimental group and (n=10) in the control group, between the ages of 25-45 living in Istanbul. The participants in the experimental group were given 60 minutes of Zumba exercises 3 days a week for 6 weeks, and sit-reach, 1-minute sit-up and strength test measurements were made to the participants before and after the exercise program. Participants in the control group were not included in any exercise program. As a result of the analysis, it was determined that there was a statistically significant difference between the participants' flexibility, leg strength, back strength and muscular endurance values between the pre-test and post-test within the group (p< 0.05). In addition, there was no significant difference between the pre-test and post-test values between the groups (p< 0.05). In conclusion; It was determined that zumba exercises applied to the experimental group did not have a significant effect on flexibility, muscular endurance and back strength. In the leg strength parameter, the effect of zumba exercises applied to the experimental group on leg strength was found to be significant at a rate of 34%. In the light of these data, it was concluded that zumba exercises performed in sedentary women have a positive effect on lower extremity strength. Keywords: Zumba Fitness, Exercise, Women and Exercise
Comparison of oxygen consumption of football players in different positions of the game
Authors: Ceylan Ramazan
Published: September 2021

Background: Football players have different structural and physiological characteristics due to the variety of tasks that lie in this field. The main purpose of this research was to compare oxygen consumption of football players in different positions of the game. Materials and methods: The research method was causal or post-occurrence. So nine halfbacks, seven attackers, three goalkeepers and six defenders were chosen to participate in this research. The Chinese bicycle was used to measure Vo2max. The heart rate was determined by the electronic heart rate. Nolan Margaria-Kalamen test machine was used to measure the anaerobic power of players. Analysis of variance and F test were used to compare the mean of differences. All steps were performed using SPSS 21 at the level of 0.05. Results: There is a significant difference between Vo2max of goalkeepers and halfbacks; between goalkeepers and attacking players; between defenders and attackers. There was a significant difference between the anaerobic capacity of halfbacks and goalkeepers; between attackers and goalkeepers. Conclusion: The position and the duration of activity has a great effect on Vo2max and anaerobic of players. So to increase both characteristics of the players depends on the position of the game. Key words: oxygen consumption, anaerobic consumption, football, positions of the game
Contemporary Approaches to Physiological Adaptations after Taper Workouts
Authors: Egesoy Halit , Girginer Fatma Gözlükaya
Published: September 2021

This study was conducted to systematically compile and sythesize the studies about taper training in literature and in the most current form, to reveal the physiological changes caused by taper trainings. Qualitative research methods were used for in-depth study and interpretation of the studies on taper applications published between 1985-2020. Document analysis was used as data collection method and the obtained data were analyzed by content analysis method. Taper training is a complex training method that facilitates the systematic reduction of the training load and the attainment of the physiological harmony. Before the major competitions the reductions in load, density, volume or frequency of the training in order to achieve optimal performance are made which is called the taper. The aim of taper training is to reduce fatigue and increase physiological adaptation and performance in athletes through intensive training. Since each sport branch has different physiological demands, taper trainings are applied differently in individual and team sports. The effects of these practices may vary in athletes in different branches. In the literature studies, some increases were found in the blood volume and red blood cells values, muscular glycogen deposits, some enzymes, blood lactate and VO2 max. values and the movement economies of athletes. However, in some studies, some decreases were found in the levels of the respiratory threshold, creatine kinase in the blood and the values of the submaximal ventilation, the diastolic and systolic blood pressures of the athletes. Keywords: Taper training, athlete, performance improvement, physiological changes
Analysing the Self-Efficacy Levels of Coaches of Different Branches
Authors: Özdayi Nahit
Published: September 2021

Aim: This paper aims to analyse the self-efficacies of coaches of different branches. Methods: This study, which was conducted by using coach self-efficacy scale, reached totally 192 volunteering coaches who lived in Çanakkale and Balıkesir. The data collected were then analysed on the SPSS programme. The kurtosis and skewness values were examined so as to check the distribution of the data, and consequently, the data were found to have normal distribution. Results: As a result, statistically significant differences were found between the coaches aged 28-32 and coaches aged 33-37 in their levels of self-efficacy in general and in the sub-factor of efficacy in impersonating. Accordingly, the coaches who were in 28-32 age group had higher self-efficacy and efficacy in impersonating than the ones who were in 33-37 age group. On the other hand, there were no statistically significant differences between the participants’ levels of self-efficacy according to gender, branch and professional experience. Conclusion: The coaches in the 28-32 age group were found to have higher self-efficacy and efficacy in impersonating than the coaches in the 33-37 age group on examining the results obtained. No differences were found between the participants in the other factors. Key Words: Self-efficacy, coaches, sport