bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Unraveling the Activity and Selectivity of CO2 Electrochemical Reduction on Single Atom Catalyst by Potential Based Scaling Relationship
Authors: Wang Yang-Gang , Cao Hao , Zhang Zisheng , Chen Jie-Wei
Published: April 2022

Achieving the fundamental understanding of electrochemical processes occurring at the complex electrode-liquid interface is a grand challenge in catalysis. Herein, to gain theoretical insights into the experimentally observed potential-dependent activity and selectivity for CO2 reduction reaction (CO2RR) on the popular single-iron-atom catalyst, we performed ab initio molecular dynamics (AIMD) simulation, constrained MD sampling and the thermodynamic integration to acquire the free energy profiles for the proton and electron transfer processes of CO2 at different potentials. We have demonstrated that the adsorption of CO2 is significantly coupled with the electron transfer from the substrate while the further protonation does not show distinct charge variation. This strongly suggest that CO2 adsorption is potential-dependent and optimizing the electrode potential is vital to achieve the efficient activated adsorption of CO2. We further identified a linear scaling relationship between the reaction free energy (ΔG) and the potential for key elementary steps of CO2RR and HER, of which the slope is adsorbate-specific and not as simple as 1 eV per Volt as suggested by the traditional Computational Hydrogen Electrode (CHE) model. The derived scaling relationship can reproduce the experimental onset potential (Uonset) of CO2RR, potential of the maximal CO2-to-CO Faraday Efficiency (FECO), and the potential where FECO = FEH2. This suggests that our state-of-the-art model could precisely interpret the activity and selectivity of CO2RR/HER on Fe-N4-C catalyst under different electrode potentials. In general, our study not only provides an innovative insight into the theoretical explanation of the origin of solvation effect from the perspective of charge transfer but also emphasizes the critical role of electrode potential on theoretical consideration of catalytic activity, which offers a profound understanding of the electrochemical environment and bridges the gap between theoretical predictions and experiment results.
HYPENA OPULENTA: A BIOLOGICAL WEED CONTROL AGENT FOR CONTROLLING AN INVASIVE WEED SPECIES, SWALLOW-WORT: A REVIEW
Authors: Karn Rupak , Paudel Amrita , Pandey Sagar
Published: April 2022

Biological weed control agents are eco-friendly measures of controlling various weed species. They are the living organisms which kill or suppress the growth of another organism. This paper aims at organizing the scientific research finding and providing information about biological control of an invasive weed species, Swallowwort of Southern Ottawa region of Canada. Hypena opulenta, leaf feeding moth (Lepidoptera: Erebidae) is an effective bio-agent for controlling invasive plant species, Swallowwort (Vincetoxicum). Vincetoxicum is native to Mediterranean regions of France, Italy, and Spain and typically grows in calcareous soils on forested slopes. It was introduced to North America (Ontario, Canada) in 19th century. It is found in wide range of habitat that is from agricultural field to the forests and plantations making several adverse impacts in the respective ecosystems of the region. Overwintering Pupa of Leaf feeding moth emerges as an adult and starts laying eggs after 2 days. Eggs are deposited on upper or under side of the main vein and petioles of leaves. Larvae of H. opulenta feed exclusively on newly expanded leaves of the plant for completion of its developmental cycle. Though the larvae show the minimal feeding on other plants but they necessarily require Vincetoxicum species as a host for completion of their life stages. Before releasing larvae of H. opulenta for control of Vincetoxicum in the field they were tested in the lab for host specificity and environmental safety. Larvae of H. opulenta can spread up to the distance of 100 m from release site and control the growth of swallow-wort by feeding on newly emerged leaves which results in reduced shoot biomass and seed multiplication of the plant.
EFFECT OF CLIMATE CHANGE AND ITS IMPLICATIONS ONWARD/TOWARD PAKISTAN
Authors: Malik Saba
Published: April 2022

Changes in climate that is a global common with nearby and countrywide impact, has emerged as a widespread risk contributing to various aspects of countrywide protection. This varies from an effect on internal balance to remarkable dimensions of human security, each warrants precise responses underneath an overarching coverage concept. Pakistan as a rustic is indexed for high vulnerability and diverse impact as witnessed in extreme weather change-related events. Ministry of Climate Change formulated a countrywide policy in 2012 to make Pakistan a climate trade the resilient USA and outlined one of a kind region of coverage action. Five years on, it is appropriate now to reappraise the contributions of the policy while taking into account present-day developments. Concurrently, different worldwide and countrywide initiatives are consistently being completed to decorate awareness of the recurrent results of climate alternate. This paper ambition to make a contribution towards reading the impact of climate trade on distinctive elements of national protection and recommend a manner forward for Pakistan.
FUSARIUM AND VERTICELLUM WILT IN COTTON: A REVIEW
Authors: Bhandari Sudip , Niraula Dikshya , Adhikari Kripa
Published: April 2022

Cotton (Gossypium hirsutum) is an important cash crop which is cultivated in more than 80 countries worldwide producing worth of 121.30 million bales in MY 2019/2020. However, it is attacked by many insect pests that causes high economic loss. Vertcillium wilt (VW) and Fusarium wilt (FW),a soil borne fungus caused by Verticillium dahlia kleb and Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. vasinfectum, is one of the most destructive diseases in cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) production deleteriously affecting the yield and quality in ,India and worldwide. The wilt is becoming serious problem for cotton growing farmer and key subject of research in cotton resistance genetics and pathology. This aim of this paper is to call for attention and concentrated action by describing potentially damage of the pest, morphology, symptoms, Epidemiology, behavior, entry pathways and control method. The key pest of cotton accounts for its production loss up to70% in the absence of compatible control measures. Its effective control strongly relies on integrated management strategies includes Bio control agents, Physical, cultural a virulent strains, resistant varieties are the best practices for pest management.
THE HISTORY OF THE THEOLOGY AS RESTORATION OF THE MAN FOR A POSTMODERN CULTURE: THE VISION OF FATHER PROFESSOR DUMITRU STĂNILOAE
Authors:   Faculty of Orthodox Theology, ", HIMCINSCHI Mihai ,   1 Decembrie 1918",   University, Alba-Iulia  ROMANIA
Published: April 2022

The man's deification, or the restoration of human nature, historically fallen under the slavery of the sin and the death; it is not possible except through the embodied Son of God, at the fulfilment of time (Gal. 4: 4). In this demarche, history plays a positive role, for the man is born in it. Namely, the man becomes a historical personality, and also in history continues the sanctifying dynamism of the ecclesiastic life. History is not a prison – in an Origenistic sense –, which the man struggles to escape from, for the man has Christ, the God-Man and the ManGod, Who opens to the believers the perspective of eternity through the history's gate. With such a courageous initiative of an organic synthesis between history and theology, Father Dumitru Stăniloae consolidated the Church's faith when facing the danger of the Bolshevik atheism during World War Two by promoting the idea of restoration of history, of the creation, and the man through Jesus Christ
MIHAI VITEAZUL, DOMN CREȘTIN ȘI EROU AL NEAMULUI ROMÂNESC. CTITORIA MITROPOLITANĂ DE LA ALBA IULIA ȘI EPOPEEA OSEMINTELOR SALE. CÂTEVA CONSIDERAȚII
Authors: CROITORU Ion Marian
Published: April 2022

Ruler Michael the Brave’s acts, followed, under various forms, by the rulers of Wallachia or even by Transylvanian principles, taken over, later on, by political or military men of the West or of the East, will mark the Romanians’ First Great Union (1600), which he realized and which will be, centuries later, the spur for the Little Union (24 January 1859), under the Ruler Alexandru Ioan Cuza (1859-1866, † 1873), but also for their Second Great Union (1 December 1918), under King Ferdinand I (1914-1927).
Forced oscillation of solutions of conformable hybrid elliptic partial differential equations
Authors: S Priyadharshini , V Sadhasivam
Published: April 2022

In this paper, we investigate the forced oscillation of solutions of conformable hybrid elliptic partial differential equations. We show that, the suitable condition for the infinite sequence of annular domains which gives every solution has a zero. Some examples are given to illustrate the effectiveness of our main result.
NILAI ARSITEKTUR DALAM PENGGOLONGAN PELESTARIAN BANGUNAN KOLONIAL STUDI KASUS : GEDUNG KARESIDENAN BOGOR
Authors: Eka Putri Citra , Karyadi Kusliansjah Yohanes , Dibyo Hartono Harastoeti
Published: April 2022

Abstrak - Gedung Karesidenan Bogor merupakan salah satu bangunan peninggalan arsitektur kolonial yang berada di sekitar Istana dan Kebun Raya Bogor. Terdaftar menjadi salah satu bangunan cagar budaya dari 24 bangunan yang sudah ditetapkan oleh Wali Kota Bogor berdasarkan PERMENBUDPAR NO. PM.26/PW.007/MKP/2007. Bangunan ini berada di kawasan pemerintahan dan perdagangan jasa, menyebabkan banyaknya dibangun bangunan modern di sekitar Gedung Karesidenan Bogor seiring perkembangan Kota Bogor. Perubahan yang ada pada bangunan cagar budaya sebagai bentuk dari adaptasi terhadap perkembangan tersebut tidak dapat dihindari, terutama pada bangunan peninggalan kolonial yang ada. Belum terbentuknya penggolongan pada PERDA Kota Bogor maka untuk upaya menjaga keaslian bangunan cagar budaya akan sulit dimana penggolongan kelas sangat penting dalam rangka konservasi bangunan. Salah satu upaya yang dapat dilakukan untuk mencegah perubahan tersebut adalah dengan cara menentukan penggolongan pelestarian pada bangunan Gedung Karesidenan Bogor. Studi yang dilakukan ini bertujuan untuk mengidentifikasi dan menganalisis bentuk karakter spasial dan visual arsitektural dengan melihat bentuk elemen-elemen yang ada pada bangunan untuk menentukan penggolongan pelestarian bangunan. Penelitian ini adalah bentuk penelitian kualitatif dengan menggunakan metode analisis data berupa deskriptif, metode komparasi untuk menguji perbedaan bentuk elemen-elemen bangunan yang ada dan metode klasifikasi untuk menentukan penggolongan pelestarian bangunan. Dari hasil analisis deskriptif terhadap elemen spasial dan elemen visual bangunan, Gedung Karesidenan Bogor masuk ke dalam bangunan Golongan A, karena untuk penilaian keaslian bangunan lebih dominan dibanding penilaian elemen yang berubah. Penelitian ini hanya sampai sebatas dari nilai arsitektur yang menjadi data arsitektural, adapun untuk menentukan bangunan ini digolongkan sebagai bangunan cagar budaya diperlukan kajian akademik sejenis dari aspek yang lain terkait dari data struktural, mekanikal dan elektrikal dan tata lingkungan.

 

Kata-kata kunci: pelestarian, penggolongan, cagar budaya, Gedung Karesidenan Bogor
Dr. R.E. Peter Biology Conference, March 9-11, 2022 – Conference Schedule & Abstract Book
Authors: Bobinski Montana , Smith Jaedyn , Taskovic Marina
Published: April 2022

The R. E. Peter Biology Conference will be held March 9-11, 2022. This conference was originally organized by the Biology Graduate Students’ Association to honour Dr. Peter (1943-2007) and his contributions to our department, as well as showcase the diverse research conducted by students in the Department of Biological Sciences at the University of Alberta. The conference has grown to include students from other research institutes in the Edmonton area and now invites students in any department whose work aligns with biological sciences, to encourage cross-disciplinary research. The 2022 conference consists of both oral and poster presentations by graduate and senior undergraduate students from the University of Alberta and MacEwan University.
Connecting Isolation: Medium-Density Housing To Improve Connections For Well-Being In Isolated Pandemic Times
Authors:   , Roylance Jasmine
Published: April 2022

Confining residents into small apartments during the global COVID-19 pandemic has severely impacted well-being. City apartments lacking community connectivity and connection to nature negatively impacted welfare during the lockdown. Where social distancing has limited social interactions, high anxiety and stress has occurred, with many people feeling isolated in high-density areas. This results in the question; how can we form medium-density housing within the city that improves well-being through social and ecological connections, whilst adhering to social distancing regulations?

This thesis argues that incorporating sustainability, understood through social, economic, and ecological pillars, into architectural design can create positive well-being impacts, mitigating negative consequences of social distancing. Addressing the economic pillar of sustainability with the design of medium-density housing, this research investigates how residential-scale design implementations can mitigate issues relating to social isolation, by means of inducing community connections as well as how architectural applications can develop environmental connections.

This investigation will use participatory design methods during two focus groups to create a design framework through which iteration using a goal-based experimental design research method will be assessed. A literature review will form a toolbox of solutions, providing opportunity to experiment with various solutions and assess using the design framework.

This research provides the opportunity for the discipline to understand how social cohesion and well-being are interrelatedand the effect spatial arrangement has on well-being, through elements such as community and environmental relations.
Are post-merger Special Purpose Acquisition Companies different?
Authors:   , Russell Richard
Published: April 2022

Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs) provide their target firms with an alternative route to go public via a reverse merger. Controlling for year, industry and size, post-merger SPAC firms have similar Total Q ratios and generate similar free cash flow. These results suggest that their market value is consistent with their operational performance. Post-merger SPAC firms invest in their physical and total capital at relatively higher rates. These results are inconsistent with the negative tone of many current studies regarding SPACs and advance the idea that post-merger SPAC firms perform similarly to other public companies when appropriately benchmarked. Overall, SPACs represent a positive financial market development.
The "Windows": Facilitating Social Interaction in New Zealand Urban Apartments
Authors:   , Chu Wensheng
Published: April 2022

Apartment living is one of the residential strategies to solve the problem ofpopulation growth and land loss in the process of urbanization. While apartmentsare increasingly important in the process, most face quality issues in the livingenvironment: the communal space is likely to be small, dark, and enclosed. Theytend to have fewer outdoor or shared courtyard spaces. Compared with theother categories of houses, the apartment neighbourhood has lost the space forcommunication, and the children have lost their childhood play area.

The purpose of this research is to understand the communal environment ofurban apartments in New Zealand and explore how to improve the qualityof these apartments through design. This research analyses the spatialcharacteristics of local lifestyles and neighbourhood communication, as wellas endows designs that generate new possibilities, and adjusts them betweenempirical observations and possible theoretical predictions. Then it simulatescommunal area environments through design models, analyses relevantinfluencing factors for the space quality, and identifies intervention measuresto facilitate social interaction. This research explores the related theories andprecedents design practices to improve the atmosphere and experience ofapartment common spaces. The focus of this research is on the edges of thecommunal space of urban apartments in Wellington. The use of sustainablearchitectural interventions provides more comfortable communal spaces forcommunication in neighbourhoods. The design exploratory makes a refreshingcontribution to the harmonious relationship among the communities, the citiesand social interaction.
Factors Affecting Admission To Intensive Care Unit Of COVID-19 Patients In The Kingdom Of Bahrain
Authors: Al Salman Jameela , Salman Alsayyad Adel , Fawzi Hasan Wafa
Published: April 2022

Objective: Coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) is a newly emerging infectious disease that has become a global pandemic. This study aimed to identify the risk factors at presentation to predict intensive care unit (ICU) admissions. Materials & Methods: This retrospective observational study recruited 188 confirmed laboratory COVID-19 patients who were hospitalized in Jidhafs Maternity Hospital (JMH) from 1st June to 5th July 2020. Univariate and multivariate analyses were used to Explore risk factors associated with the increased risk of ICU admission. Results: The study revealed that older age (>60 years old) (16[38.1%], P=0.044), male gender (30 [40.0%], P=0.000) were significantly associated with the increased risk of ICU admissions. The most prevalent symptoms in admission were myalgia (13[40.6%], P=0.035), fever (39[34.2%], P=0.002) and cough (37[31.4%], P=0.032). In addition, raised serum level of alanine amino-transferase (ALAT) (34.7% vs. 20.7%, P=0.033), D-dimers (30.7% vs 12.2%, P=0.012), lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) (31.6% vs 0.0%, P=0.025) and ferritin (37.7% vs 16.7%, P=0.011) found to be important predictor of ICU admission. Conclusion: The finding indicates that older age, male gender, with increased alanine transferase (ALT), increased lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), high D-dimer and high ferritin was associated with an increased risk of ICU admissions. Identification of such factors will help to detect people who are more likely to develop severe COVID-19 disease and will help physicians to determine if patients need regular health care or ICU admission. Keywords: COVID-19, Emerging communicable diseases, Intensive care units, Physicians, Risk factors
Patients’ Reported Experience Measures with Primary Care Physicians in Bahrain
Authors: Abdulaal Noof A. , Alalawi Mohamed F. , buainain Muneera A. Al
Published: April 2022

Background: Patients’ experience is divided into relational and functional, in which the former is related to the relationship in terms of the treatment, while the functional experience is related to healthcare facilities. Patients’ experience differs from patients’ satisfaction in which the former tests the interaction that patients have with the healthcare system in the ideal way, rather than patients’ expectation from the encounter. There are limited studies in the Middle East region regarding patients’ experience. Objective: The aim of the study was to establish a cornerstone for patients’ experience in primary healthcare centers in Bahrain. Methods: The study was a cross-sectional one where a validated questionnaire consisting of 10 questions was used. A sample of 50 patients was taken from each of the ten randomly selected healthcare centers. The patients were approached after ending their consultation at the general clinics. A total of 502 patients participated and their response was analyzed and included in the final results. Results: Patients’ experience in primary healthcare centers in Bahrain scored a mean of 42.4 out of 50, 84.8%. More than 70% of the responders answered the questions as very good and excellent. In terms of statistical significance, the timing of the consultation, nationality, and consultation fees yielded a p-value of 0.017, 0.011, and 0.005, respectively. On the other hand, results of patients’ experience scores regarding patients’ gender, doctors’ gender, age, education level, and marital status were statistically not significant. Conclusion: Bahrain’s mean score for patients’ experience in primary health centers was 84.8%. Keywords: Bahrain, Consultation, Middle East, Patients’ Satisfaction, Primary Health Care
Isolation and Potency Test of Endophytic Bacteria as Nitrogen Fixer from Mangrove Plant in Lamongan
Authors: Fatimah Fatimah , Izzatul Millah Annida , Lailatul Ayu Fadilah Risky , Salsabila Syarifah , Asrifah Ramly Zakia , Sugiarti Tipuk , Nurhariyati Tri , Ni’matuzahroh Ni’matuzahroh , Affandi Moch
Published: April 2022

Endophytic bacteria are microorganisms that live in plant tissues and some of them contribute to nitrogen fixation for plants. This study aimed to isolate and identify endophytic bacteria from mangroves of Kutang Beach, Lamongan, which potentially as nitrogen fixing bacteria. Bacterial Isolates were used as candidates for biofertilizers. Leaves samples were taken from 10 sampling points. Bacterial isolation was initiated by sterilizing the surface of the leaves sample and grinding it aseptically. Isolation was carried out with a pour plate method on Nutrient Agar medium. Screening for endophytic bacteria's potential as N-fixing agent was carried out by growing the bacterial isolates on a semi-solid Nitrogen Free Bromothymol Blue (NFB) medium. The isolates that produced a positive reaction with a change in the color of the medium to blue were then subjected to macroscopic (shape, color, elevation, and the edge of the colony) and microscopic observations (Gram stain and bacterial cell measurements). The isolates showed the fastest change in the color of the medium were identified by the molecular marker of the 16S rRNA gene. The data obtained were analyzed descriptively. As many as 20 isolates were obtained from the mangroves of Kutang Lamongan Beach, and ten isolates of twenty potentially as nitrogen-fixing bacteria. The ten nitrogen-fixing bacteria isolates had varying macroscopic characteristics. The microscopic characteristics showed that eight isolates had Gram-positive bacilli, and two isolates were Gram-negative with varying bacterial sizes. Based on the 16S rRNA gene sequence, the most potential of nitrogen-fixing bacteria was LMG II-14 isolate and identified as Paenibacillus alvei LMG II-14 with 99.36% similarity to Paenibacillus alvei strain DSM 29 based on the NCBI database. The ten nitrogen fixing isolates that have been obtained can later be used as candidates for biofertilizer composition, especially Paenibacillus alvei LMG II-14.
STUDI KASUS PENDEKATAN BEHAVIORAL MODEL OPERANT CONDITIONING DALAM MEMBENTUK KARAKTER SISWA DI SMPIT ANNUR
Authors: Firdaus Mohammad , Yaqin Nurul
Published: April 2022

Krisis multidimensional secara terang-terangan telah mereduksi nilai karakter. Kemerosotan karakter telah menimpa seluruh generasi, tak terkecuali generasi muda yang akan melanjutkan estafeta kehidupan selanjutanya. Karakter generasi muda adalah ujung tombak nasib bangsa ke depan. Penanaman karakter kepada siswa mutlak diejawantahkan. Salah satu pendeketan untuk membentuk karakter siswa di SMPIT Annur adalah pendekatan behavioral dengan model operant conditioning. Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif. Teknik pengumpulan data dengan cara wawancara, observasi, dan dokumentasi. Hasil penelitain menunjukkan bahwa pembentukan karakter siswa di SMPIT Annur melalui pendekatan behavioral model operant conditioning dapat dilakukan dengan strategi penguatan (reinforcement) positif dan negatif, hukukman (punishment), dan pembentukan (shaping). Namun, dalam penerapannya dalam membentuk karakter siswa di SMPIT Annur model operant conditioning memiliki kelebihan dan kelemahan.
DESIGNING NEW TREND OF PESANTREN FOR SANTRI ENHANCEMENT IN RESPONSE TO GOLDEN INDONESIA VISION 2045
Authors: Shulhan Shulhan
Published: April 2022

Golden Indonesia is predicted to reach a tipping point in its development as a sovereign, advanced, just, and rich nation in 2045. The golden Indonesia 2045 Vision is supported by four pillars: Human development, scientific and technological mastery are prioritized, followed by sustainable economic development, equitable development, national resilience and government consolidation. Pesantren, as one of the oldest educational institutions in Nusantara, plays a key role in supporting the government in achieving the above-mentioned vision. The goal of this article is to look at the concept of a new pesantren trend for responding emerging issues in 2045 for succeeding the vision of a golden Indonesia. The research methodology used in this research was a qualitative method with library research. Academic texts (manuscripts) were used as primary data sources. The researcher intentionally applied the content-analyzed to read and analyze the data collected from the source mentioned above. The following were the study's findings: First, renewing the governance architecture of Islamic boarding schools entails: a. improving the quality of learning, which can enhance students' ability to read classical texts, memorize the Al-Quran, and increase a capacity in practicing Islamic religion and Islamic values in daily life; b. improving the quality of learning English, mathematics, and science; and c. providing adequate practice allocation supported by the availability of resources. Second, create new forecasts for pesantren graduates by requiring them to possess fundamental competencies, holistic integrative competences, and skills in cultivating the priority sectors tied directly to natural capital in the areas surrounding their homes.
Optimization of Graphite-Mineral Oil Ratio With Response Surface Methodology in Glucose Oxidase Based Carbon Paste Electrode Design
Authors: YAĞIZ Esra , OZYİLMAZ Gül , OZYİLMAZ Ali Tuncay
Published: April 2022

In this study, construction of amperometric glucose biosensor was carried out by immobilizing of glucose oxidase (GOD) on carbon paste electrode (CPE) which was coated with polyaniline (PANI) by cyclic voltammetry technique. Since the current values to be measured depending on the glucose concentration will be affected by the graphite:mineral oil composition of the electrode, this parametres were optimized by response surface methodology (RSM). For this, State Ease Design Expert 8.0.7.1. (Serial Number: 0021-6578) software software was used applying Optimal Design. By using data obtained, Design Expert software suggested quadratic model to predict current values in terms of working parameters. In study, experimentally measured current values and predicted values by model were considerably found compatable and suitability of model was supported by ANOVA test.
The First Occurrence of Xanthochromic Fish, Diplodus sargus (Family: Sparidae) in the Eastern Mediterranean
Authors: ERGÜDEN Deniz , GÜRLEK Mevlüt , KABAKLI Ferhat , TURAN Cemal
Published: April 2022

A single specimen white seabream, Diplodus sargus (Linnaeus, 1758), was recorded on 11 November 2019 from the coast of Konacık (Arsuz) in the Iskenderun Bay (North-eastern Mediterranean, Turkey). This specimen was identified as a specimen of Diplodus sargus. Known as Xanthochromism, abnormal skin coloration is an unusually yellow pigmentation in fishes. It is often associated with the lack of usual red pigmentation and its replacement with yellow. The present paper reported the first occurrence of the xanthochromic specimen of Diplodus sargus from Turkey's Mediterranean coast.
Age and Growth of the Bulgarian Minnow, Phoxinus strandjae (Drensky, 1926) (Actinopterygii: Cypriniformes: Cyprinidae) Living in Melen River Basin (Düzce, Turkey)
Authors: ALTINIŞIK İlkay , YAĞLIOĞLU Deniz
Published: April 2022

This study aims to present the growth parameters of Endangered (EN) (IUCN Redlist). Phoxinus strandjae which until very recently has been believed to be existing only in a very limited area around Turkey’s Thrace region and in Bulgaria (in Europa continent). At the same time, this study is the first to be conducted on an Asian continent population. The study was performed on 159 individuals of P. strandjae species obtained during fauna follow-up project conducted in October, 2015 in Kucuk Melen creek in Melen River basin. The examined samples include 55 (34.59%) female and 104 (65.41%) male specimens. Female to male ratio was found as 1:1.89 among 159 specimens. As a result of examining otolith and scale readings of individuals, the age distributions were determined between 0 to 3 for females and 0 to 4 for males. The lengths of females examined within the study was determined as 78.16 mm max., while of the males was determined 90.00 mm in male; the maximum weights for females and males were 5.54 g and 7.78 g, respectively. The length-weight relationship for female and male individuals of P. strandjae were W=0.00786×L3.1689 and W=0.0083×L3.1339, respectively. The longitudinal growing parameters calculated according to von Bertalanffy formulation for female and male individuals, and asymptote value for female individuals (L∞) was calculated as 17.509 cm, Brody’s growth coefficient (K) as 0.1191 year-1, hypotheticage of fish before hatching (t0) as –1.61512; while the same values for male were calculated as L∞=18.356 cm, K=0.1102 year-1, t0= –1.63994 year and for all populations as L∞=17.642 cm, K=0.1179 year–1, t0=–1.5942 year. This is the first study performed about age and growth parameters of P. strandjae on Anatolia population. At the end of the study, it was found that Bulgarian minnow (P. strandjae) in Melen River basin demonstrating positive allometric growth.
In Vitro Micropropagation of Pogostemon erectus (Dalzell) Kuntze in Liquid Culture Medium
Authors: DOGAN Muhammet
Published: April 2022

Pogostemon erectus (Dalzell) Kuntze is a valuable aquatic-ornamental plant. This study was designed for the multiplication of P. erectus in a liquid culture medium. In this context, shoot tip explants of P. erectus were placed in Murashige and Skoog (MS) food solutions including Zeatin (ZEA: 0.1-2.4 mg/L) and indole acetic acid (IAA: 1.2 mg/L). In addition, experiments were set up in hormone-free environments as controls. In general, high-frequency results were recorded. 100 % regeneration was determined in the treatment of 0.6 mg/L ZEA + 1.2 mg/L IAA. The best results for shoot count and shoot length were obtained with 0.6 mg/L ZEA + 1.2 mg/L IAA and 0.3 mg/L ZEA + 1.2 mg/L IAA, respectively. Generally, low regeneration values were seen in nutrient solutions using high or low doses of ZEA. Shoots were rooted in MS nutrient media with 0.25 mg/L IAA. Then they were transferred to an aquarium and successfully adapted to external conditions.
In search of protective antibody for coronavirus disease 2019: A retrospective study
Authors: Roy Sayak , Mukhopadhyay Sandip , Mukherjee Shatavisa , Samajdar Shambo , Tripathi Santanu
Published: April 2022

Introduction

The search for a protective antibody titer level to prevent coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection, progression, and death is far from over. To date, no specific cut-off values have been established for these protective antibodies or neutralizing antibody (NAb) titers. NAb titers inhibit viral replication.

Aim

To find out the prevailing NAb titre which might give protection from COVID-19 infection, or complication arising out of it.

Material and methods

The data of COVID-19 patients with NAb titers who underwent reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction and presented with mild symptoms within 3 days after receiving the results were analyzed. The data were obtained from the clinic’s electronic database. Of the recruited patients, 63 were included in the final analysis. All statistical analyses were performed using SPSS v. 21.

Results and discussion

A highly significant correlation (negative) existed between circulating NAb titer and duration of fever (P < 0.001); a positive significant correlation existed between the period from the 1st vaccine dose to the period of infection and the NAb titer level (P < 0.001). The NAb titer was significantly higher in the group that received both doses (P = 0.00016). Death and admission due to progression to moderate COVID-19 occurred in the group with a NAb titer of less than 10 U/L.

Conclusions

The risk of complications and death due to COVID-19 may increase if the protective antibody level remains less than 10 U/L. The sample size used in this study was relatively small; therefore, this finding cannot be generalized. Hence, more robust studies should be performed to determine the appropriate protective NAb titer levels.
El signo poético y su desplazamiento performático : La poesía de Carmen Berenguer
Authors: Rojas Canouet Gonzalo
Published: April 2022

Este trabajo analizará cuatro obras de Carmen Berenguer (Bobby Sands desfallece en el muro, Huellas de siglo, A media asta y Sayal de pieles) como un corpus que representan un momento fronterizo en la historia política y cultural en Chile: la dictadura y el retorno a la democracia, esto es, el paso de la instalación y continuidad del modelo neoliberal y de la globalización. Por lo anterior, Carmen Berenguer, experimenta desde la escritura poética la crisis de estos momentos de la historia nacional, “roba” las imágenes del paisaje neoliberal y las devuelve críticamente, desobedeciendo al lenguaje, descomponiendo su uso y llevándolo hasta los límites confusos entre lo semántico y lo fónico. Para dar cuenta de este proceso, se utilizarán elementos teóricos de la diferencia de Deleuze y repertorio y archivo de Taylor.
“Hongos”: un erotismo del cuerpo enfermo
Authors: Vazquez Elizaldi Valeria
Published: April 2022

En este artículo me propongo analizar uno de los cuentos más renombrados de la escritora mexicana Guadalupe Nettel, titulado “Hongos”. Se parte de la conceptualización del erotismo, del cuerpo y de la enfermedad, para plantear un análisis del erotismo del cuerpo enfermo, atravesado por las nociones de la belleza, lo incómodo y la mirada voyeur que propone la prosa netteliana.
A 0.25-V Three-stage State Feedback Bulk-driven OTA for Wide Range Load Applications
Authors: Kotha Sreeteja Reddy , P Karuppanan , Gautam Abhay Kumar , Suryavanshi Manmath
Published: April 2022

This article employs a nested state feedback compensation technique to a three-stage bulk-driven operational transconductance amplifier (OTA). The projected OTA circuit consists of a bulk-driven PMOS amplifier, gate-driven NMOS amplifier, and common source (CS) amplifier. The entire transistors in the amplifier core are configuredwith self-cascode transistor topology to increase its output impedance. All transistors are designed to operate in a weak inversion in order to dissipate less power. Cross-coupled transistor pair topology in the bulk-driven stage allows to improve the effective transconductance of OTA. The CS amplifier can drive a large load capacitor.  The polarities and transconductance gains of feedback blocks are controlled appropriately to obtain the desired DC gain and bandwidth. The capacitor-less compensation strategy allows the fabrication of the OTA using the minimum area. Conventional bulk-driven miler OTA, Bulk-driven stage improved indirect-feedback OTA (BSIF OTA), Gate-driven stage added bulk-driven OTA (GSIF OTA), and proposed bulk-driven OTA topologies are designed and simulated using cadence spectre tool at 25 mV supply voltage in the 65nm CMOS process. These OTA circuits are analyzed and compared in terms of parameters like DC gain, unity-gain frequency, phase margin, CMRR, power dissipated, slew rate, and input referred noise.
COMMUNICATION – AN EFFECTIVE MECHANISM FOR CREATING CAPABLE COMMUNITIES
Authors: Polozheshna Iryna
Published: April 2022

In the provisions of the scientific article, the author analyzes the use of communication by local governments as an important mechanism for the development of a viable territorial community. Through communication, feedback occurs when local authorities inform the community about their activities, as well as learn about the effectiveness of their work. Communication is an effective management tool for the development and implementation of measures necessary to achieve goals in the community. Therefore, communication activities should be applied strategically, be well thought out, systematic, regular and properly monitored. Strategic communication is the connection of the right message with the relevant target audience in a relevant way. An important element in the system of interaction between executive authorities, local governments and the public is the creation and implementation of a communication strategy of the territorial community, which is a powerful tool for involving citizens in community management and socio-economic development. Community communication strategy can become an effective “bridge” between local government and the population, provided an active citizenship and responsible attitude to the responsibilities and powers of all participants in communication, which will lead to the creation of an institutionally capable territorial community.
NARRATIVE ESSENCE OF LANGUAGE CONTENT IN COMPOSERS’ EVALUATION OF THEIR CREATIVITY
Authors: Stepurko Victor
Published: April 2022

The paper investigates the narratives of contemporary Ukrainian composers, in the context of their assessment of their own work and the actual musicological components of each work: its focus, conglomeration of musical expressive means, and their multidimensional and multifunctional context. The paper focuses on the problem of inconsistency of the author’s linguistic content in expressing his own ideas about his work with the actual work in terms of the logic of musicology, psychology, etc. A new narrative approach to the interpretation of musical expressive means has formed in modern compositional work. They are viewed as the combinations of different levels of perception: visual, sensory, linguistic, associative-ambiguous, abstract, etc. Thus, wherever there is an information and communicative environment, there function the complex cognitive formations allowing to reflect and evaluate the imagery of the musical work. Hence, the “conceptual sphere” of each work emerges that consists of the relevant ideas, concepts, images, and statements. The research methodology is based on the analysis of the sphere of expression of human thinking and communicative processes by R. Barthes, C. Bremond, F. Jameson, T. Titarenko, T. Todorov, E. Tshebinsky, and others. Also, the studies by H.-G. Gadamer, M. Heidegger, P. Ricoeur, R. Harré consider the narrative as a discursive structure formed on the basis of personal experience. In the field of musical art, the problem of narratology was addressed in the works of N. Gerasimova-Persidska, O. Zinkevych, Y. Chekan, and some other musicologists who expressed the essence of modern compositional thinking, in line with a new sense of time and space, discreteness and dialogic historical context of culture. To establish the artistic conceptuality of certain musical pieces, the comparative analysis of subjective and authorial understanding of composers of their own works in the musicological, cultural, and socio-political context was made. As the works have a significant number of allusions to the stylistics of different eras, the conflicting emotional reaction of the composers gives grounds to assert the idea of expressing a narrative of existential torment of a torn postmodern mind in the inter-genre web in their works. The paper concludes that assimilation and awareness of meaning are possible only through certain messages that can have many meanings, and complex decoding of them may take any form. Perception of oneself in the social environment occurs through the formation of narratives that express the author’s position. However, this stance voiced in interviews and other language content is not always consistent with the actual music series. Thus, an interpretive understanding of musical creativity emerges at the junction of the narrator’s and the listener’s meanings.
POLITICAL STABILITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF THE STATE: EXAMPLE OF SINGAPORE
Authors: Teslenko Serhii
Published: April 2022

The article examines the impact of political stability on the economic development in Singapore. An attempt has been made to find an answer to the question of which regime determines economic growth: authoritarian or democratic. The study used descriptive, systematic and comparative methods, which allowed to analyze the impact of political stability on economic development of Singapore. The Singapore case should be viewed more as an exception to the rule than as an example of explaining the economic efficiency of authoritarian regimes. The study concludes that Singapore’s sustainable development cannot be explained by the influence of only one independent variable – political stability. Many other factors should be taken into account: cultural, historical, geographical, human. The economic success of this state was largely due to a consistent policy focused on achieving long-term results – economic growth and effective and rational planning, which became possible thanks to the political stability of the state.
BROADWAY SEMIOSPHERE IN NOSTALGIC DISCOURSE OF VERA ZUBAREVA
Authors: Fokina Svitlana
Published: April 2022

Lyric of Vera Zubarev is distinguished by attention to the semiosphere of a modern place of residence, for example, to the topography of New York, and at the same time to dialogue with the traditions of Russian literature. The choice of Broadway as an object of poetic reflection sets references to J. Brodsky at the subtext level. The text of the “Broadway” poem by Vera Zubarev correlates with the metamorphoses of the largest city of emigrants New York, this angle allows you to update the motives of the fate of the Roman exile poet Ovid and his kind of “heir” J. Brodsky. The Broadway plot exposes the trickster beginning and the spirit of transformations and metamorphosis in the poetic decision of Vera Zubarev. The city itself turns out to be theatrical stage during the metamorphoses that recreate the New York phantasmagoria. In the poem a poetic line is being implemented with installation on the experiment, combining the factors of the influence of the early Russian avant-garde and the legacy of I. Brodsky on the “Broadway text” by Vera Zubarev. The Broadway semiosphere is modified due to the manifestation of the author’s nostalgic discourse as an emigrant poet.
TEACHERS’ PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF PRESCHOOL EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS IN THE MODERN SPACE OF POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION OF UKRAINE
Authors: Shved Hanna
Published: April 2022

The article is devoted to the peculiarities of professional development of pedagogical workers of preschool educational institutions of Ukraine in the conditions of reformation and modernization of the educational sector, in particular at the primary, basic and preschool levels. The overview of changes in the educational space of Ukraine in connection with the adoption of the concept of the New Ukrainian School has been represented, namely reorientation of primary, basic secondary and preschool education to the formation of students’ life skills and development of their basic qualities in various activities. The normative legal provision has been characterized, which regulates the activity of postgraduate educational institutions and determines the order of professional development of pedagogical workers of the specified category, in particular its main types. Attention is paid to the features of improving preschool teachers’ professional competence in the modern space of postgraduate education in Ukraine according to the qualification characteristics defined by the Professional standard of this category, the requirements of the updated Basic preschool education component as a State standard of preschool education.
FORMATION OF SENSE OF SOCIO-PSYCHOLOGICAL SECURITY IN STUDENTS OF ECONOMIC AND LEGAL SPECIALTIES
Authors: Ilnitska Inna
Published: April 2022

The article presents the results of an empirical study of the features and factors of formation of socio-psychological security of young people in southern Ukraine. It was conducted a survey of 208 students majoring in Law and Economics (aged 16–26, 67,8% of women). It was used Questionnaire-self-report T.V. Eksakusto which allows to assess the harmony, satisfaction and security of the subject in interpersonal relationships (cognitive, emotional and conative components of the sense of socio-psychological security). The author analyzed the distribution of answers to individual questions concerning means and conditions of maintaining the psychological integrity of the subject of relations. The results of comparative analysis of subsamples of students from different bachelor’s and master’s undergraduate courses showed the rapid dynamics of the formation of all components of socio-psychological security during university studies, which is associated with the acquisition of personal maturity and professional competencies. Significant differences were found, showing the influence of family and gender factors: lower levels of psychological protection in girls compared to boys, as well as numerous benefits sense of security in married people. Conclusions are made about the need for purposeful formation of skills of safe interpersonal interaction of students starting from the first year of study.
Nurses' Experiences of Internet for Patients Cares: A Systematic Review of Qualitative Evidence
Authors: Firouzkouhi Mohammadreza , Abdollahimohammad Abdolghani , Farzi Jebraeil , Masinaienezhad Nosratolah
Published: April 2022

Introduction: Nurses play important roles in the Healthcare, responding to the care needs of patients with the ever-expanding Internet of Things Internet-based care programs. This is useful for patients to better self-care. The purpose of this systematic review is to explore nurses' experiences in using the Internet to care for patients.Material and Methods: This was a systematic review and qualitative evidence synthesis modeled on the Joanna Briggs Methodology. Pre-defined keywords were searched for in Google scholar, Medline, Pub med, CINAHL, and Internet of Science to locate studies published in the English language in no time limit until the end of 2019. Two reviewers independently screened articles for congruence with eligibility criteria, engaged in data extraction, and assessed quality of the included studies. Meta-aggregation was performed to synthesize the findings. A protocol was developed by two members of the review team prior to initiation of the study.Results: Six studies were included in the review, three qualitative researches, one grounded theory and two interpretive descriptive approaches. Three key themes were identified from the studies: Nurses and internet-based care plan; Patients and the internet-based care plan; challenge of the hospital in relation to the internet-based care plan.Conclusion: nurses provide care to patients during the process of illness. Internet-based nursing care plans have created to facilitate the treatment and care, and to helps patients in self-care. Nurses face many challenges and benefits in delivering internet-based care, yet they strive to do their best to provide better patient care using new technologies for patients.