bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Development of Chitosan-Collagen/Substituted Hydroxyapatite-Polypyrrole
Biocomposite with Prospective Application in Bone Tissue Engineering Scaffolds
Authors: Lavanya P. , Vijayakumari N. , Sangeetha R. , Priya G.
Published: December 2020

An innovative hybrid based on chitosan-collagen/copper, manganese substituted hydroxyapatitepolypyrrole
(CS-COL/CMHA-PPY) was developed in present study to further enhance the surface
morphology of regenerative medicine scaffolds by combining the synthesized copper, manganese
substituted hydroxyapatite (CMHA) and polypyrrole with the chitosan and collage solution
accompanied by solvent casting techniques. The fabricated biocomposite was characterized using
FTIR, XRD and SEM techniques. It investigated the effects of CMHA and polypyrrole on the scaffold's
physico-chemical characteristics like swelling proportion, degradation, and mechanical nature. The
CS-COL/CMHA-PPY biocomposite demonstrated lower deterioration rate and higher mechanical
properties according to the chitosan-collagen and CS-COL/CMHA biocomposite. MTT assay conducted
a tentative evaluation of the tissue engineering and cytotoxicity of the chitosan-biocomposite scaffold
utilizing osteoblast cells. Tests demonstrated no toxicity, so osteoblast cells were bound to the
biocomposite pore surfaces so propagated. Such results indicated that the scaffold established has the
preconditions which can be used as a scaffold for the reconstruction of bone tissue.
Microwave-Assisted Efficient Synthesis of Spiropyridine Derivatives
via Catalyst- and Solvent-Free One Pot Four Component Reaction
Authors: Bhuyan Debajyoti
Published: December 2020

A microwave-assisted, one-pot four-component reaction strategy has been developed for the synthesis of
some novel spiropyridine derivatives from 1,3-dimethyl barbituric acid, chalcone, aromatic aldehyde
and ammonium acetate under catalyst- and solvent-free conditions.
Synthesis and Antimicrobial Studies of Novel N-Glycosyl Hydrazino Carbothioamide
Authors: Nayak Riddhi A. , Mangte Anvita D.
Published: December 2020

In view of applications of N-glycosylated compounds in medicinal chemistry and in many other ways,
herein the synthesis of novel N-glycosyl hydrazino carbothioamides is reported. New N-glycosyl
hydrazino carbothioamides were synthesized by the condensation of per-O-acetyl glycosyl
isothiocyanate with different aromatic hydrazides. The newly synthesized compounds were
characterized by using the IR, 1H NMR and mass spectral studies. Antimicrobial evaluation of the
synthesized N-glycosyl hydrazino carbothioamide was also examined. Antimicrobial activities of the
synthesized compound were evaluated against bacteria E. coli, P. aeruginosa, S. aureus, S. pyogenus
and fungi C. albicans, A. niger and A. clavatus. All the N-glycosyl hydrazino carbothioamides exhibit
promising antimicrobial activity.
Human Milk Oligosaccharides Support Normal Bowel Function and Improve Symptoms of Irritable Bowel Syndrome: A Multicenter, Open-Label Trial
Authors: Palsson Olafur S. , Peery Anne , Seitzberg Dorthe , Amundsen Ingvild Dybdrodt , McConnell Bruce , Simrén Magnus
Published: December 2020

INTRODUCTION:

Treatment options for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) are limited, causing many patients to remain symptomatic. This study assessed the potential of human milk oligosaccharides (HMOs) to normalize bowel habits. Secondary outcomes included IBS severity and health-related quality of life.

METHODS:

This multicenter, open-label trial recruited patients with IBS from 17 sites across the United States. Patients received daily orally administrated 5-g intervention of the HMOs 2'-fucosyllactose and lacto-N-neotetraose in a 4:1 mix. Bowel habits, IBS symptoms, and quality of life were assessed at baseline and every 4 weeks during the 12-week intervention.

RESULTS:

A total of 317 patients (70.7% women; mean age of 44.0 years, range 18–93 years) received the trial product, and 245 patients completed the trial according to protocol. Patients had a significant improvement from baseline to 12 weeks in total percentage of bowel movements with abnormal stool consistency (mean and [95% confidence interval]: 90.7 [88.9–92.9] vs 57.2% [53.9–60.5], P < 0.0001), overall IBS Symptom Severity Score (323 [314–332] vs 144 [133–155], P < 0.0001) and health-rela,ted quality of life (50.4 [48.0–52.8] vs 74.6 [72.3–76.9], P < 0.0001). Improvement was similar across IBS subtypes. Symptoms improved most in the first 4 weeks of intervention. The most common side effects were mild gastrointestinal symptoms such as flatulence, abdominal pain and discomfort, and distension.

DISCUSSION:

Supplementation with 2 selected HMOs improves IBS symptoms and quality of life without substantial side effects. These promising results suggest that this novel approach to IBS should be confirmed in a randomized, placebo-controlled trial.
PEMIKIRAN HERMENEUTIK RAIMUNDO PANIKKAR DAN KONTEKSTUALISASINYA PADA TETE MANIS DAN TARIAN BAMBU GILA BAGI PEMAHAMAN IMAN DAN KEPERCAYAAN ORANG MALUKU
Authors: Juanda Manullang dan Alon Mandimpu Nainggolan Yuni Feni Labobar, Hotliong Verawaty,
Published: December 2020

This study aims to describe a melting process of  Christianity faith and local beliefs of the Moluccas’, namely Tete Manis and the crazy bamboo dance. Tete Manis is a local term for God in the context of the Moluccas, while Crazy Bamboo is a local dance, which contains mystical aspect within its performance. In combining these two terms, we uses Raimundo Panikkar's thoughts of diatopic hermeneutics because with this model we can understand something else, find an alternative way to overcome some embedded boundaries, and bring together some different horizons, either in a tradition or in a different culture. This research is a library research, using a qualitative analysis of Panikkar's thoughts and also the context of faith and belief of the Moluccas’, namely Tete Manis and the crazy bamboo dance. The findings show that the faith and belief in God, the ancestors and the rulers of bamboo is Faith owned by Moluccas’, and the rituals carried out are the beliefs of the Moluccas’. The relationship between Moluccas’ and ancestors (Tete nene moyang) is not a relationship based on a belief, but rather, it is a relationship based of respect or appreciation.  Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk melakukan perjumpaan antara iman dan kepercayan orang Maluku yakni Tete Manis dan tarian bambu gila. Tete Manis merupakan penyebutan Tuhan dalam konteks orang Maluku dan Bambu gila adalah tarian yang memiliki nuansa mistik dalam atraksinya. Dalam menjembatani akan kedua perbedaan ini penulis menggunakan pemikiran Raimundo Panikkar dengan hermeneutik  diatopical karena dengan model ini kita dapat memahami sesuatu yang lain, dapat mencari jalan keluar dari batas-batas yang diciptakan, mempertemukan cakrawala yang berbeda secara radikal, baik itu dalam tradisi atau dalam budaya yang berbeda. Jenis penelitian yang digunakan adalah library research atau penelitian kepustakaan dan metode yang digunakan adalah analisis kualitatif terhadap pemikiran Panikkar dan juga Konteks iman dan kepercayaan orang Maluku yaitu Tete Manis dan Tarian bambu gila. Temuan dalam penelitian ini adalah iman dan kepercayaan pada Tuhan, leluhur dan penguasa bambu adalah Faith dimiliki oleh orang Maluku, dan ritual-ritual yang dilakukan merupakan Belief masyarakat Maluku. Hubungan manusia Maluku dan leluhur (Tete-nene moyang) bukanlah relasi kepercayaan, melainkan relasi penghormatan atau penghargaan.
BUDAYA PERILAKU BERSIH DI DESA PENGLIPURAN BALI
Authors: FH Faturrahman
Published: December 2020

This paper outlines a role model for cleanliness preservation in community life in the Penglipuran village of Bali. Using a cultural approach, the Penglipuran village can raise the awareness of its citizens to participate in creating clean behavior. Along with the emergence of awareness of citizen participation, in the village of Penglipuran there are also local traditions that help guard the creation of clean behavior among its citizens. The existence of Penglipuran village which in 2018 has been named the third cleanest village in the world by bombastic magazine, is certainly interesting to study. To explore further roles of the Penglipuran village in preserving clean behavior, this research focuses on several questions: What is the cultural portrait of the Penglipuran community so that it is conducive to civilizing clean behavior? How do people participate in preserving cleanliness in the Penglipuran environment? What is the role of local actors in instilling a culture of clean behavior for their citizens? These three questions are analyzed with a sociological approach. As for the technique to obtain the data, this study uses empirical studies by observing and meeting several key informants and important informants to be interviewed. Tulisan ini menguraikan sebuah role model pelestarian kebersihan dalam kehidupan masyarakat yang ada di desa Penglipuran Bali. Dengan menggunakan pendekatan budaya, desa Penglipuran bisa membangkitkan kesadaran warganya untuk berpartisipasi dalam menciptakan perilaku bersih. Beririsan dengan munculnya kesadaran partisipasi warga, di desa Penglipuran juga terdapat tradisi lokal yang turut mengawal terciptanya perilaku bersih di kalangan warganya. Keberadaan desa Penglipuran yang pada tahun 2018 dinobatkan sebagai desa paling bersih ketiga di dunia oleh Bombastic Magazine, tentu menarik untuk diteliti. Untuk menelusuri lebih jauh bagaimana peran desa Penglipuran dalam melestarikan perilaku bersih, penelitian ini fokus pada beberapa pertanyaan: apa potret kultural masyarakat Penglipuran sehingga kondusif dalam membudayakan perilaku bersih? Bagaimana partisipasi warga dalam melestarikan kebersihan di lingkungan Penglipuran? Bagaimana peran aktor lokal dalam menanamkan budaya perilaku bersih bagi warganya? Ketiga pertanyaan ini dianalisis dengan pendekatan sosiologis. Adapun teknik untuk memperoleh datanya, penelitian ini menggunakan studi empiris dengan cara mengobservasi dan menemui beberapa informan kunci dan informan penting untuk diwawancarai.
DILEMA KEBIJAKAN WISATA HALAL DI PULAU LOMBOK
Authors: Santoso Lukman , Cahyani Yutisa Tri , Suryani Suryani
Published: December 2020

The study aims to explore the policy of halal tourism as an instrument for regional development on the island of Lombok. The main problem of halal tourism policy, in addition to the inadequacy of the legal basis for tourism, is an unclear institutional position of halal tourism. This creates a further question on how to manage halal tourism to maximize its contributions. By using policy theory and a qualitative-interpretative approach, this study finds that halal tourism policy is a strategic policy in supporting the regional economy, as well as being able to accelerate sustainable regional development. However, at a practical level, halal tourism as a policy still experiences various obstacles and challenges. In principle, halal tourism is a universal service product because it can be used by all people, including non-Muslim tourists, but on the island of Lombok, it has not been well understood by all stakeholders. As a strategic policy, the halal tourism policy is a multi-sector and multi-regional policy. So it is necessary that Lombok halal tourism policy is integrally formulated with the vision of sustainable development. Kajian ini bertujuan mengeksplorasi kebijakan wisata halal sebagai instrumen pembangunan daerah di pulau Lombok. Sebagaimana dipahami, problem mendasar kebijakan wisata halal, selain belum memadainya dasar hukum pariwisata halal, juga secara kelembagaan masih terdapat problem. Sehingga yang menjadi pertanyaan bagaimana sebaiknya pariwisata dikelola agar mampu berkontribusi bagi kesejahteraan rakyat. Dengan menggunakan teori kebijakan dan pendekatan kualitatif-interpretatif, kajian ini menghasilkan temuan bahwa kebijakan wisata halal merupakan kebijakan yang strategis dalam menunjang perekonomian daerah sekaligus mampu mengakselerasi pembangunan daerah yang berkelanjutan. Namun, dalam praktiknya wisata halal sebagai sebuah kebijakan masih mengalami berbagai hambatan dan tantangan. Wisata halal pada prinsipnya merupakan produk jasa yang universal karena dapat dimanfaatkan semua orang, termasuk wisatawan non-Muslim namun di Pulau Lombok belum dipahami secara baik oleh semua stakeholders. Sebagai kebijakan yang strategis, kebijakan pariwisata halal merupakan kebijakan yang multisektor sekaligus multi-regional. Sehingga dibutuhkan rumusan kebijakan wisata halal Lombok yang terintegrasi dengan visi sustainable development (pembangunan berkelanjutan).
KAJIAN SOSIOLOGIS PANDEMI COVID-19
Authors: Safri’ah Aisyah Ariani
Published: December 2020

Bunga rampai “Dinamika Masyarakat di Era Pandemi” merupakan buku yang ditulis pada masa pandemi Covid-19. Peristiwa tersebut membuat gejolak besar, hingga menyebabkan perubahan sosial secara masif di masyarakat. Buku ini secara menarik menggambarkan berbagai reaksi yang timbul di masyarakat, yang dipicu oleh perubahan tersebut. Kebijakan-kebijakan baru ditetapkan atas dasar menjaga kestabilan dalam berbagai aspek. Lockdown, merupakan salah satu “produk kontroversial” yang dikeluarkan oleh stakeholder. Aturan yang secara positif diklaim dapat menekan angka penyebaran Covid-19 ini nyatanya disikapi berbeda oleh masyarakat. Ketika dikaitkan dengan praktik keagamaan, reaksi satu kelompok dengan kelompok lain, meskipun berada dalam satu lingkup, akan berbeda tergantung apakah si A terafiliasi dengan organisasi tertentu atau tidak. Bahkan, budaya bersalaman setelah sholat menjadi fenomena unik untuk diamati, karena konteksnya bukan lagi tentang bid’ah setelah adanya pandemi.
PENGANTAR
Authors: Redaksi Pengantar
Published: December 2020

Jurnal Sosiologi Reflektif Volume 15 nomor 1, Oktober 2020  ini mengkaji permasalahan sosial yang kompleks dalam perspektif sosiologis. kajian yang ditulis dalam edisi ini spesifik pada isu pariwisata, kuliner dan berbagai macam permasalahan sosial lainnya. diantaranya: pemilu, budaya bersih desa dan gerakan sosial keagamaan.     Nurnazmi, Arifuddin, Nurhasanah, Irfan, Ida Waluyati, St. Nurbayan, Syaifullahmenulis tentang Menguak misteri ritual sesajen (toho dore) pada Suku Mbojo di Bima. Ritual sesajen (toho dore) merupakan suatu perilaku yang dilakukan oleh para nenek moyang atas kepercayaan pada dinamisme (ma kakamba) dan animisme (ma kakimbi) yang masih dipercayai dan dilaksanakan oleh sebagian Suku Mbojo. Hasil penelitian tentang ritual sesajen sebagai berikut:  (1) ritual sesajen (toho dore) untuk mendapatkan keturunan, (2) ritual sesajen (toho dore) sebagai sarana mendapatakan hasil panen berlimpah, (3) ritual sesajen (toho dore) untuk mendapatakan hasil ternak yang banyak, seperti sapi dan kerbau, (4) ritual sesajen (toho dore) untuk mendapatkan rezeki yang banyak saat berdagang padahal produk yang dijual tidak sebagus dan sebanyak produk rekan bisnis lainnya, (5) ritual sesajen (toho dore) untuk tetap memiliki beras dalam tempat beras (tewu bongi), (6) ritual sesajen (toho dore) agar anak dalam kandungan tidak hilang, (7) ritual sesajen (toho dore) untuk mendapatkan jodoh dan (8) ritual sesajen (toho dore) untuk menyembuhkan sakit jiwa.
Changements d'état en conception architecturale : rémanence, résistance, résilience
Authors: Claeys Damien
Published: December 2020

Dans le présent texte spéculatif, trois postulats sont posés dans le cadre de l'explicitation des processus de conception de projets d'architecture. Premièrement, la conscience du concepteur est modélisable à partir d'une posture émergentiste. Deuxièmement, tout processus mental de conception est modélisable comme un système dynamique. Troisièmement, tout image mentale du projet d'architecture est modélisable d'un point de vue, à la fois, perceptif, statique et dynamique. De ces trois postulats, dans tout processus de conception architecturale, lorsqu'une image mentale du projet d'architecture évolue d'un état à un autre, le concepteur utilise des opérations de conception (composition, construction et régulation) pour actualiser un modèle architectural dont le degré de persistance est variable. Par analogie, les trois concepts de rémanence, résistance et résilience n'apporteraient-ils pas un éclairage sur ces changements d'état du modèle architectural, en dialoguant avec le concept général d'équilibre ? La rémanence perceptive, la résistance statique et la résilience dynamique expriment les modalités de persistance du modèle mental du projet d'architecture, face aux opérations de composition, de construction et de régulation.
Revising the Narrative of the Conquest of Mexico: Bernardino de Sahagún’s 1585 Relación de la conquista de esta Nueva España
Authors: Brian Amber
Published: December 2020

2021 represents the five-hundred-year anniversary of the fall of Tenochtitlan, the capital of the Aztec empire. This essay addresses the rendering of the events that culminated in the Spanish domination of that region in two texts associated with the Franciscan friar Bernardino de Sahagún (1499–1590). The first is Book Twelve of the Florentine Codex, a bilingual manuscript written collaboratively with Indigenous intellectuals in Nahuatl with a Spanish translation and accompanied by nearly two thousand illustrations that represent a third text. Completed in 1579, under increasing scrutiny by religious authorities, the manuscript was confiscated and sent to Europe, eventually coming to reside in the Medici Library in Florence. In 1585, Sahagún, authored Relación de la conquista de esta Nueva España, which sought to revise the narrative of the conquest found in Book Twelve. Sahagún’s revision reveals how the narrative of the conquest changed in the hands of the Franciscan friar as the sixteenth century drew to a close.
Entrevista a Deise Vianna
Authors: Castiblanco Abril Olga Lucía
Published: December 2020

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The Association Between Training Load Indices and Injuries in Elite Soccer Players
Authors: Tiernan Caoimhe , Comyns Tom , Lyons Mark , Nevill Alan M. , Warrington Giles
Published: December 2020

Tiernan, C, Comyns, T, Lyons, M, Nevill, AM, and Warrington, G. The association between training load indices and injuries in elite soccer players. J Strength Cond Res 36(11): 3143–3150, 2022—To investigate the association between contact injuries, noncontact injuries, and training load indices, across different lag periods in elite soccer players. Internal load (session rate of perceived exertion) was collected from 15 elite soccer players over 1 season (40-weeks). Acute (7 days), chronic (28 days), acute:chronic workload ratio (ACWR) (uncoupled), exponentially weighted moving averages (EWMA) ACWR, and 2-, 3-, and 4-week cumulative load were calculated on a rolling weekly basis. Multilevel logistic regression was used to analyze the associations between contact, noncontact injuries, and training load indices, across different lag periods (5 and 7 days). A player was at a significantly higher risk of a noncontact injury 5 days later, if week-to-week acute load changes increased (odds ratio [OR] = 1.97). An increase in EWMA ACWR was associated with an increased risk of both a contact (OR = 1.30) and noncontact injury (OR = 1.35), 5 days later. An increase in 2-week cumulative load (OR = 1.77) was associated with an increased risk of a contact injury 7 days later and 3-week cumulative load (OR = 1.55) 5 days later. These findings suggest that to reduce the potential risk of a noncontact injury, training load should be gradually increased, avoiding an increase in week-to-week acute load change (≥9%) or EWMA ACWR (>1.20). Findings indicated that EWMA ACWR may be a more sensitive measure for detecting a player at a higher risk of an injury than ACWR. Furthermore, a high 2- and 3-week cumulative load was associated with an increased risk of a contact injury, which may indicate accumulated fatigue. Practitioners must note that this study investigated associations with injury risk and not injury prediction.
A pilot study of methodology for the development of farmland habitat reports for sustainability assessments
Authors: Finn J.A. , Moran P.
Published: December 2020

The inclusion of farm maps of habitat features is becoming an urgent requirement for assessments of farm-scale sustainability and for compliance or benchmarking with national and international sustainability certification and accreditation schemes. Traditional methods of habitat assessment rely strongly on field-based surveys, which are logistically demanding and relatively costly. We describe and investigate a process that relies on information technology to develop a scalable method that can be applied across multiple farms to reduce the significant logistical challenges and financial costs of traditional habitat surveys. A key impediment to the routine development of farm habitat maps is the lack of information on the type of habitats that occur on a land parcel. Within a pilot project comprising 187 farms, we developed and implemented a process for creating farm habitat reports and investigate the accuracy of visual interpretation of satellite imagery by an ecologist aiming to identify habitat types. We generated customised farm reports that included a colour-coded farm habitat map and habitat information (type, area, relative wildlife importance). Visual assessment of satellite imagery achieved an overall accuracy of 96% in its ability to discriminate between land parcels with habitats categorised by this study as being of either high or low nature conservation value. Assessment of satellite imagery achieved an overall accuracy of 90% in its ability to discriminate among Fossitt level II habitat classes, and an overall accuracy of 81% when using individual habitat classes (Fossitt level III). There was, however, considerable variation in the accuracy associated with individual habitat classes. We conclude that this methodology based on satellite imagery is sufficiently accurate to be used for the incorporation of farmland habitats into farm-scale sustainability assurance, but should, at most, use Fossitt level II habitat classes. We discuss future challenges and opportunities for the development of farm habitat maps and plans for their use in sustainability certification schemes.
Ruminant grassland production systems in Ireland
Authors: O’Donovan M. , Hennessy D. , Creighton P.
Published: December 2020

In Ireland grazing systems provide the basis of sustainable livestock production, as grazed grass is the cheapest feed source of nutrients for ruminants. The main future objective for these systems is to achieve high grass utilisation, ensure system sustainability and maintain extremely high animal health and welfare. There is no reason why all three cannot be combined. Ireland’s national farm policy targets growth in exports to €19 billion per annum by 2025. This figure represents an 85% increase from the current 3 yr average. There are major improvements required in the areas of grassland management and its conversion into milk and meat to fulfil such a target. While every farm situation is unique due to varying soil types, climatic conditions, stocking rates and management capabilities, herbage production and utilisation is below optimum on most farms. Irish farms, especially dairy farms, are expanding and will continue to do so over the next number of years. Increasing stocking rates and more compact calving and lambing has resulted in increased spring feed demand. Extra grass needs be grown and utilised in this period to minimise the use of supplementary feed. This paper outlines the importance of grassland on Irish farms, and where farms can improve grassland management, to increase output, lower farm costs and improve further farm system sustainability.
Climate control of sea-ice edge phytoplankton blooms in the Hudson Bay system
Authors: Barbedo Lucas , Bélanger Simon , Tremblay Jean-Éric
Published: December 2020

The Hudson Bay System (HBS), the world’s largest inland sea, has experienced disproportionate atmospheric warming and sea-ice decline relative to the whole Arctic Ocean during the last few decades. The establishment of almost continuous positive atmospheric air temperature anomalies since the late 1990s impacted its primary productivity and, consequently, the marine ecosystem. Here, four decades of archived satellite ocean color were analyzed together with sea-ice and climatic conditions to better understand the response of the HBS to climate forcing concerning phytoplankton dynamics. Using satellite-derived chlorophyll-a concentration [Chla], we examined the spatiotemporal variability of phytoplankton concentration with a focus on its phenology throughout the marginal ice zone. In recent years, phytoplankton phenology was dominated by two peaks of [Chla] during the ice-free period. The first peak occurs during the spring-to-summer transition and the second one happens in the fall, contrasting with the single bloom observed earlier (1978–1983). The ice-edge bloom, that is, the peak in [Chla] immediately found after the sea-ice retreat, showed substantial spatial and interannual variability. During the spring-to-summer transition, early sea-ice retreat resulted in ice-edge bloom intensification. In the northwest polynya, a marine wildlife hot spot, the correlation between climate indices, that is, the North Atlantic Oscillation and Arctic Oscillation (NAO/AO), and [Chla] indicated that the bloom responds to large-scale atmospheric circulation patterns in the North Hemisphere. The intensification of westerly winds caused by the strong polar vortex during positive NAO/AO phases favors the formation of the polynya, where ice production and export, brine rejection, and nutrient replenishment are more efficient. As a result, the winter climate preconditions the upper layer of the HBS for the subsequent development of ice-edge blooms. In the context of a decline in the NAO/AO strength related to Arctic warming, primary productivity is likely to decrease in the HBS and the northwest polynya in particular.
Pluriversal Brazil
Authors: Brizuela Natalia , Monassa Tatiana
Published: December 2020

This conversation with directors Patricia Ferreira Pará Yxapy, André Novais Oliveira, Filipe Matzembacher, Marcio Rolon, and Julia Katharine took place over email exchanges and recorded phone conversations in the weeks between late June and early late August of 2020. In lieu of a real conversation, in person or online, all of the interviewees were sent the same set of questions, upon which they were invited to reflect. The directors were chosen because of the independent production models they work with, and because their voices, here placed side by side, portrays the sense of heterogeneity and pluriversality that today makes up Brazilian cinema.
The Hidden Labor of Civil Rights
Authors: G’Sell Eileen
Published: December 2020

From her 2013 directorial debut Gideon’s Army, on the trials of public defenders, to John Lewis: Good Trouble, her 2020 tribute to the late Congressman, Dawn Porter’s documentaries reveal the scope and scale of American injustice while never capitulating to pessimism. Whether focusing attention on the carceral system, abortion access, or voter suppression, her films suggest that the rights guaranteed by the Constitution are upheld through the collective efforts of an earnest, anonymous many. In this interview, Porter reflects on the appeal of contradictory characters, her objective to “disappear” as a documentarian, and the challenges of completing a film during an international pandemic.
Mapping the Potential Economy in The Old Town of Semarang to Support Its Sustainability
Authors: Kurniawati Wakhidah , Kurniati Rina , Soetomo Sugiono , Rahmat R. Rafii Bisatya , Firdaus Annisa Sahira
Published: December 2020

Abstract: The old town of Semarang is one of the most historical places in Semarang city, Indonesia, and in the 19th century, it was considered as a major business center. Currently, intending to revitalize this old town as the center for economy, the government has made it a central socio-cultural economic area for tourism development. This study aims to identify the potential economic spots in this old town to support its sustainability. The methodology used was cultural mapping with the geographic information system (ArcGIS) and direct observation in the old town. The results show that the core economic area is located on the main road. Meanwhile, the secondary economic area is situated behind the main roads. Both are selected because the original characteristic buildings which attract visitors. Therefore, adaptive reuse in an iconic building is one of the keys to economic sustainability in this old town.
Vibration Analysis on the Bridge Structures Caused by Train Load
Authors: Marpaung Bangun , Kusumawardani Rini
Published: December 2020

Abstract: The Muktiharjo Kaligawe railway bridge or BH 9 which located in KM 3+450 is truss bridge that has a special function,that is as a railway network where the BH 9 is a bridge with the steel frame type. Tests and analysis are done on two points of the bridge structures, those are in one third span of the bridge’s structure and another in the middle span of the bridge’s structure. The acceleration of vibration when the sensor accelerometer placed in one third part of the bridge’s structure influenced Y the most. While the acceleration of vibration when the sensor accelerometer placed in the middle part of the bridge’s structure influenced Z the most. The maximum acceleration in the one third part of the bridge structure where the Argo Anggrek train with the speed of 47 mph has the maximum acceleration towards X of 1.346270 m/s2, the maximum acceleration towards Y is 1.639314 m/s2, and the maximum acceleration towards Z is 1.315038 m/s2. Meanwhile the maximum acceleration where the accelerometer placed in the middle part of the bridge, Argo Anggrek train with the speed of 49 mph has the maximum acceleration toward X of 1.053043 m/s2, the maximum acceleration towards Y is 0.631594 m/s2, and the maximum acceleration towards Z is 1.191879 m/s2. The maximum acceleration when the accelerometer placed in the middle part of the bridge, Maharani train with the speed of 45 mph has the maximum acceleration towards X of 1.231041 m/s2, the maximum acceleration towards Y is 1.425204 m/s2, and the maximum acceleration towards Z is 1.319857 m/s2. Meanwhile the maximum acceleration when the accelerometer placed in the middle part of the bridge where Maharani train pass with the speed of 46 mph has the maximum acceleration towards X of 0.509838 m/s2, the maximum acceleration towards Y is 0.639036 m/s2, and the maximum acceleration towards Z is 1.073661 m/s2.
ALIŞVERİŞ MERKEZİ SEÇİMİNDE HEDONİK VE FAYDACI DEĞERLER
Authors: DOĞRUL Ümit , AKSAY Nida
Published: December 2020

Dünyada alışveriş merkezi sayıları hızlı bir şekilde artış göstermiş ve bu hızlı artış ise rekabeti beraberinde getirmiştir. Bu durum tüketicilerin alışveriş merkezi tercihlerinde etki eden faktörlerin belirlenmesi gerekliliğini ortaya çıkarmıştır. Bu çalışmanın amacı da tüketicilerin alışveriş merkezlerinden elde ettikleri tatmine etki eden hedonik ve faydacı değerlerin boyutlarını ortaya çıkarmaktır. Bu kapsamda, oluşturulan anketler 371 kişiye uygulanmış ve çalışma hipotezleri yapısal eşitlik modeli ile test edilmiştir. Analiz sonuçlarına göre, parasal tasarruf, seçim, elverişlilik ve özelleştirilmiş ürün faydacı değerleri; eğlence, keşfetme ve sosyal statü ise hedonik değerleri olumlu yönde etkilemektedir. Faydacı ve hedonik değerler ise tüketicilerin alışveriş merkezlerinden aldıkları tatmini olumlu yönde etkilemektedir.  Ayrıca çalışmada, tatminin olumlu ağızdan ağıza iletişim ve alışveriş merkezini tekrar ziyaret etme niyetini olumlu yönde etkilediği sonucu da ortaya çıkmıştır.
TEKNOLOJİ KABUL MODELİ PERSPEKTİFİNDEN BAĞIMSIZ DENETÇİLERİN BİLGİSAYAR DESTEKLİ DENETİM PROGRAMLARINI KULLANIMA İLİŞKİN TUTUM VE DAVRANIŞLARININ POTANSIYEL FAYDA BEKLENTİSİ ÜZERİNE ETKİSİ
Authors: BOZKURT Orhan , ÇAKMAK Nazlı Bahar
Published: December 2020

Bilgi teknolojileri programcıları tarafından geliştirilen bilgisayar destekli denetim programları (BDDP) ve yöntemlerinin, denetim faaliyetlerinde daha fazla kullanılması kaçınılmaz hale gelmiştir. Bu araştırma, bir taraftan bağımsız denetçilerin kullandıkları bilgisayar destekli denetim programlarını kullanma eğiliminin neler olduğunu araştırırken diğer yanda da (BDDP)’dan beklenen kullanım faydalarının gerçekleşip gerçekleşmeme düzeyini ortaya koymayı amaçlamıştır. Bu amaçla, literatürde teknoloji uygulamalarından beklenen faydayı ölçmede öne çıkan Teknoloji Kabul Modeli (TKM) kullanılmıştır. Modelimizde (BDDP)’nın denetçiler tarafından kullanım düzeyini test etmek üzere; iki bağımsız, iki ara ve bir bağımlı değişken hazırlanarak aralarındaki ilişkiyi ölçmek için ölçekler kullanılmıştır. Modelimizdeki değişkenler arası ilişkileri ölçmek için Türkiye’nin yedi ayrı büyük ilinde faaliyet gösteren bağımsız denetçilerle görüşülerek anket uygulaması yapılmıştır. Modelleri ölçmek için araştırmaya dayalı test yöntemi, research-based view (RBV) uygulanmıştır. Elde edilen sonuçlara göre; denetçinin performans beklentisinin, elde edeceği potansiyel faydası üzerinde anlamlı pozitif etkiye sahip olduğu görülmüştür. TKM kapsamında; program kullanımında algılanan fayda ile kullanıma yönelik niyet ve davranış üzerinde olumlu bir ilişki vardır.
COMPARISON OF WASTE GENERATION RATE IN DIFFERENT SIZE OF HOTELS (CASE STUDY OF NORTH CYPRUS)
Authors: AZARMI Soolmaz , VAZIRI Roozbeh , CİZRELİOĞULLARI Mehmet Necati
Published: December 2020

Waste management in hotels has a significant role in reducing the negative impact on the economy and environment. The goal of this study was to discover hotel sector waste (HSW) by quantitative analysis of HSW in different size of hotels. The SPSS software was employed to predict the average HSW generation rate using nationality, type of waste, season, accommodation type, and type of waste management practices as predictors. The results showed that during lean season 2063.4 kg and high season 4160 kg. In the sampled accommodation, also during the lean season, the large hotels waste generation rate was (66.7%), medium hotels (19.4%), and small hotels (13.9%) and in high season HSW generation increase around (45%). From the total amount of waste generated in the sampled accommodation, 36% generated by the kitchen, and in other section, 7% of waste was glass, 8% nylon 4% plastic, 3%bottle, and 5% of wood. Also, 14% of the waste generated was recyclable waste in the sample accommodations. Besides, the result showed that the waste management practice rate in the small hotel is less than another accommodation sample size.
THE EFFECTS OF ORGANISATIONAL COMMUNICATION AND PARTICIPATIVE LEADERSHIP ON ORGANISATIONAL COMMITMENT AND JOB SATISFACTION IN ORGANISATIONS
Authors: ADIGÜZEL Zafer , SÖNMEZ ÇAKIR Fatma , KÜÇÜKOĞLU İrem
Published: December 2020

One of the prerequisites for being an effective leader is good communication, with successful organisational communication positively impacting not only the leader but also employees. In fact, in organisational structures with participative leadership, an efficient working environment is most cogently created by ensuring a harmonious relationship between employees and leadership. In the research conducted in the manufacturing sector, white-collar employees working in automobile companies were the focus group: specifically chosen because they are at a significant status level and their working environment is quite intense. Within the scope of the purpose of the research, survey studies were carried out with 334 employees in 2019, and the analysis was conducted with the SmartPLS 3.2 program. As a result of the analysis, it is concluded that organisational communication and participative leadership in organisations are positively affected by organizational commitment and job satisfaction.
PRENS SABAHADDİN’İN ADEM-İ MERKEZİYET ANLAYIŞININ GÜNÜMÜZ YERELLEŞME SÜRECİNE YANSIMALARI
Authors: KOÇAK Burak
Published: December 2020

Bu çalışmanın amacı Osmanlı hanedan üyesi, yani Sultan II. Abdülhamid’in yeğeni olmasına rağmen Osmanlı Devleti yönetim şekline karşı duruşu ile önemli bir fikir adamı olan Prens Sabahaddin’in siyasi fikirlerini ve günümüz yerelleşme sürecine yansımalarını incelemektir. Prens Sabahaddin, 18. ve 19. yüzyılda Osmanlı Devleti’nin içinde bulunduğu toplumsal bunalıma reçete arayan aydınlardan biri olarak idari ve siyasi yapının değiştirilmesi konularında önerdiği fikirler ile diğer aydınlardan farklı bir yerde konum almıştır. Prens Sabahaddin ile ilgili çalışma yaparken, siyasi fikirlerinin bir bütün olarak ele alınmadığı takdirde tam anlamıyla açıklanamayacağı noktasından hareketle, Prens Sabahaddin’in siyasi fikirlerinin bütün olarak ele alındığında özellikle adem-i merkeziyet fikrinin kendi içerisinde belli bir tutarlılığa sahip olduğu görülmüştür. Prens Sabahaddin tarafından savunulan ve kimilerine göre uygulanamaz görülen siyasi fikirlerine günümüz yerelleşme politikalarında da rastlanmaktadır. Bu çalışmada da Prens Sabahaddin’in siyasi fikirlerinin günümüz yerelleşme politikalarına yansımaları anlatılmıştır.
ENVIRONMENTALISM AND ETHICAL DECISION MAKING IN BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS
Authors: COŞKUN Ahmet
Published: December 2020

This study tries to reveal the dynamics of ethical business decision making process about environmental issues, in terms of Theory of planned behaviour framework. To do so, a survey analysis was held with 167 university students by taking an online questionnaire and the data were statistically analysed by using a statistic software (SPSS). Results showed that ethical behaviour intentions have significant positive relationships with environmentalism, ethical attitudes toward environment and perceived behavioural control. Demographic factor groups were found to have no significant differences in any of the variables.
DENETİM RAPORU GECİKMESİ ve KURUMSAL YÖNETİM GÖSTERGELERİ ARASINDAKİ İLİŞKİ: BİST İMALAT ŞİRKETLERİ ÜZERİNE BİR ARAŞTIRMA
Authors: ŞAMİL Serhat , TOK Onur
Published: December 2020

Kurumsal yönetimin amaçlarından birisi olan güvenilir finansal bilgi sağlamada, en kritik rol bağımsız denetime düşmektedir. Bağımsız denetimin kurumsal yönetim yapısının bir bileşeni olmakla birlikte diğer kurumsal yönetim uygulamalarıyla öngörülen ilişkisi bu çalışmanın çıkış noktasıdır. Bu bağlamda çalışmada, finansal bilgi kullanıcılarının da önem atfettikleri bağımsız denetim raporlarının onaylanma süresi (Denetim Raporu Gecikmesi, DRG) ile diğer kurumsal yönetim uygulamalarının ilişkisi araştırılmaktadır. Araştırma 2018 yılında BİST İMALAT sektöründe yer alan firmalardan elde edilen verilerle yapılmaktadır. Söz konusu firmalara ait veriler kesitsel olarak toplanmış ve çoklu regresyon modeli ile analize tabi tutulmuştur. Elde edilen sonuçlara göre, yönetim kurulunun toplanma sıklığının, yönetim kurulu büyüklüğünün, kurumsal yönetim kurulunun etkinliğinin ve iç kontrol etkinliğinin denetim raporu gecikmesindeki değişimi istatistiksel olarak anlamlı bir şekilde açıklayabilmektedir. Bununla birlikte, iç kontrol etkinliğine gösterge olarak kabul edilen iç kontrol biriminin yönetim kurulu komitelerine sunduğu rapor sayısı ile DRG arasındaki ilişki öngörülen yönde değildir. Ayrıca yönetim kurulu bağımsız üye oranı ve yönetim kurulunda muhasebe/finans/denetim alanında tecrübeli kişilerin varlığının, denetim raporundaki gecikmedeki değişimi açıklayacağına ilişkin hipotezler istatistiksel olarak desteklenememiştir.
THE WEAK FORM MARKET EFFICIENCY IN THE MSCI ETF INDICES: CONVENTIONAL AND THE FOURIER UNIT ROOT TEST ON THE DEVELOPED AND DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
Authors: GAZEL Sümeyra
Published: December 2020

In this study, weak form efficiency of the Exchange Traded Funds (ETF) in the Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) Index of developed and developing countries is tested. The Fourier Unit Root test, which does not lose its predictive power in terms of structural break date, number and form, is used on daily data. Also, conventional unit root tests are used for comparison between two different tests. Analysis results indicate common findings in some countries for both unit root testing. However, the Fourier unit root test results relatively more support the assumption of efficient market hypothesis that developed countries may be more efficient than developing countries.
Multiple testing: when is many too much?
Authors: Groenwold Rolf H H , Goeman Jelle J , Cessie Saskia Le , Dekkers Olaf M
Published: December 2020

In almost all medical research, more than a single hypothesis is being tested or more than a single relation is being estimated. Testing multiple hypotheses increases the risk of drawing a false-positive conclusion. We briefly discuss this phenomenon, which is often called multiple testing. Also, methods to mitigate the risk of false-positive conclusions are discussed.
Dynamic Young’s modulus, morphological, and thermal stability of 5 tropical light hardwoods modified by benzene diazonium salt treatment
Authors: Islam Md. Saiful , Hamdan Sinin , Rahman Md. Rezaur , Jusoh I. , Ahmed Abu Saleh , Idrus Mun'aim
Published: December 2020

In this study the tropical light hardwood species jelutong (Dyera costulata), terbulan(Endospermum diadenum), batai (Paraserianthes moluccana), rubberwood (Hevea brasiliensis), and pulai (Alstonia pneumatophora) were treated with benzene diazonium salt to improve their dynamic Young’s modulus (Ed), and thermal stability. Benzine diazonium salt reacted with cellulose in wood and produced 2,6-diazocellulose by a coupling reaction, as confirmed by Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy. Values of Ed were calculated from the free-free flexural vibration method and found to increase on treatment. The morphological properties were studied by FTIR and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and found to be changed. Thermal properties of treated wood samples were evaluated by thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). The treated wood samples exhibited an increased thermal stability relative to the untreated wood samples; this increase may be related to the formation of 2, 6-diazo cellulose compound.
Microscopic algae of some lakes of the North-Western Black Sea coast (Ukraine)
Authors:   Odesa National I.I. Mechnikov University, Department of Botany, 2 Dvoryanska Str., Odesa 65026, Ukraine, Gerasimiuk V.P.
Published: December 2020

Paper summarizes information on the diversity of microscopic algae of 10 lakes of the north-western Black Sea coast (Bile, Kahul, Kartal, Katlabukh, Kytai, Pysarske, Sasyk, Safyany and Yalpug). A total of 339 species belonging to 135 genera, 62 families, 30 orders, 10 classes, 7 divisions were identified. The richest divisions were Bacillariophyta (198) and Chlorophyta (62) and Cyanophyta (40). Representatives of Euglenophyta (18), Charophyta (15), Ochrophyta (5) and Dinophyta (1) were less diverse. In the studied lakes, 13 new species were found for the Danube lakes and four species are first cited for the water bodies of the North-Western Black Sea Coast and the territory of Ukraine. Among them Pinnularia fonticola Hustedt is new record to Europe. Genera Nitzschia Hassall (26), Navicula Bory (15), Сymbella C.Agardh (9), Tryblionella W.Sm. (9), Desmodesmus (F.Chodat) An, Friedl et E.Hegew.(9), Caloneis Cleve (8), Gomphonema (C.Agardh) Ehrenb. (8), Euglena Ehrenb. (7), Cosmarium Corda et Ralfs (7) and Oscillatoria Vaucher ex Gomont (7) formed the basis of the species composition of algae in studied lakes. Morphologically, 189 species are unicellular, 119 colonial and 31 multicellular algae. Of these, 157 species are known as motile and 182 as immotile forms. On different types of substrates different numbers of microalgae species were identified. 148 species grew epiphytically on macrophytes; on solid substrates, 42 species were revealed on concrete and 38 on stones. On the bottom, 110 species were found on silt and 41 on sand. In relation to the level of water mineralization in the lakes freshwater species dominated (281). They include 221 species of indifferents, 58 halophiles and 2 halophobes. Mesohalobes were represented by 52 species, six species are marine (polyhalobes). Lakes Yalpug (198 species), Kugurluy (198) and Katlabukh (192) were the richest in microalgae species.
CLASTIC HETEROFACIAL SEDIMENTS IN THE SEDIMENTARY COMPLEXES OF THE SOUTHERN OIL AND GAS REGION OF UKRAINE
Authors: Naumenko O.D.
Published: December 2020

In this article the author carried out sedimentary and genetic modeling of facies parameters within heterogeneous geological bodies based on the analysis of geological and geophysical materials in the Southern Ukrainian oil and gas region. Special attention was paid to clastic facies and parameters demonstrating the degree of heterogeneity and a wide range of facial settings of the sedimentation basin. The data from lithological, geochemical, and geophysical field studies of wells was interpreted to predict hydrocarbon traps. This resulted in the facial diagnostic of the groups of geological bodies of clastic rocks coexisting with sediments of both tectonic and ridge morphological structure of the study area. Such diagnostics allowed us to build a prognostic lithologicfacial (sedimentation) section. Based on the modeling of the Vendian top (Vendian is a stratigraphic unit partially corresponding to Ediacaran) and the Jurassic base, a schematic map of the Paleozoic sediments was constructed for the first time, which made it possible to identify zones of the potential distribution of the former reef structures. The article presents the spatial forecast of hydrocarbon reservoir distribution in geological bodies of oil and gas bearing complexes within the PreDobruja Trough. The data allow forecasting a large number of traps, mainly small ones, formed by clusters of cavernous dolomites, limestones, and mixed rocks confined to certain cyclical elements and, in particular, associated with diastems. Most of such traps are caused by metasomatic dolomitization and paleokarst.
Validation of the Developmental Check-In Tool for Low-Literacy Autism Screening
Authors: Harris Jill F. , Coffield Caroline N. , Janvier Yvette M. , Mandell David , Cidav Zuleyha
Published: December 2020

BACKGROUND:

Persistent disparities exist in early identification of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) among children from low-income families who are racial and/or ethnic minorities and where English is not the primary language. Parental literacy and level of maternal education may contribute to disparities. The Developmental Check-In (DCI) is a visually based ASD screening tool created to reduce literacy demands and to be easily administered and scored across settings. In a previous study, the DCI showed acceptable discriminative ability between ASD versus non-ASD in a young, underserved sample at high-risk for ASD. In this study, we tested the DCI among an unselected, general sample of young underserved children.

METHODS:

Six hundred twenty-four children ages 24 to 60 months were recruited through Head Start and Early Head Start. Parents completed the DCI, Modified Checklist for Autism in Toddlers, Revised with Follow-Up, and Social Communication Questionnaire. Children scoring positive on any measure received evaluation for ASD. Those screening negative on both Modified Checklist for Autism in Toddlers, Revised with Follow-Up and Social Communication Questionnaire were considered non-ASD.

RESULTS:

Parents were primarily Hispanic, reported high school education or less, and had public or no insurance. The DCI demonstrated good discriminative power (area under the curve = 0.80), performing well across all age groups, genders, levels of maternal education, primary language, and included ethnic and racial groups. Item-level analyses indicated that 24 of 26 DCI items discriminated ASD from non-ASD.

CONCLUSIONS:

The DCI is a promising ASD screening tool for young, underserved children and may be of particular value in screening for ASD for those with low literacy levels or with limited English proficiency.