bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Learning and Conceptual Change in Thermal Physics Concepts: An Examination by Gender
Authors: Malik Umairia , Angstmann Elizabeth J , Wilson Kate
Published: November 2020

Students enter physics classes often having an understanding of basic concepts which is incomplete or incorrect. In this study, we investigate the performance difference between males and females on one particular question of the Thermodynamics Concept Survey (TCS). The question evaluates student understanding of the heat (energy) that is transferred during change of state and change of temperature. We find that males outperform females, in the pre-and post-instruction tests. However, using transition matrices with the hierarchy of answer choices, reveals that females are more likely than males to improve their understanding from an incorrect answer to a better incorrect answer. This improvement is not captured in the facilities, or normalised learning gains. Hence while the gap in conceptual understanding is reduced after the instruction, this is not rewarded in the usual binary multiple-choice scoring system.
Cognitive Analysis on Prospective Mathematics Teachers’ Reasoning Using Area and Tree Diagrams
Authors: Giacomone Belén , Beltrán-Pellicer Pablo , Godino Juan D.
Published: November 2020

One of the challenges in mathematics education research is to provide a comprehensive description of mathematical activity carried out by university students. Taking this challenge as an objective, this paper analyses the answers of 30 prospective teachers of primary education to a typical mathematics problem on fractions using area and tree diagrams. Theoretical and methodological tools from the onto-semiotic approach to mathematical knowledge and instruction support the cognitive analysis; hence, the underlying complexity of applying the area diagram to express a multiplicative reasoning should be highlighted. However, the structure of the system of practices that have to be carried out to solve the problem in the tree diagram are better aligned with this kind of reasoning. Furthermore, the use of the natural language in order to communicate the answer has been observed as a necessary register. This result lead to a deeper comprehension of the role played by these two types of diagrams and of the mathematical objects that emerge from such representations. As a conclusion, the type of analysis presented here is revealed as a strategic tool for instructors of primary education students to emphasize the importance of meanings negotiation.
Information and Communication Technologies, Contrasting Teacher - Student Assessments in High Schools within Cuenca, Ecuador
Authors: Gonzales Neli Norma , Mora Janeth Catalina , Trelles Cesar Augusto
Published: November 2020

The purpose of this study is to diagnose the management and use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) as well as mathematical software in the teaching and learning of mathematics. A survey was provided to 64 mathematics teachers from different high schools in the city of Cuenca, Ecuador and their 381 students. A relational research approach was employed to collect and compare the data of the two educational participants, the teacher and the learner. According to the results of the study, most teachers reported that they use ICT to motivate learning and improve the assimilation of concepts. The students however, do not confirm that those technologies are being used at the levels mentioned by their teachers. GeoGebra is a Dynamic Program for the Teaching and Learning of Mathematics. This software is better known and used for teaching in private education than in public education
Development of Technical Wine Assessment Skills in Tertiary Students
Authors: Able Amanda , Grbin Paul , Schmidtke Leigh , Blackman John , Needs Sonja , Kennedy Ursula , Wilkinson Kerry
Published: November 2020

Learning to objectively evaluate wine sensory properties (such as appearance, aroma, flavour, taste and mouthfeel attributes) features prominently in wine education programs. Formal, structured sensory classes that involve recording detailed observations and perceptions is the traditional approach to build perceptual and linguistic learning. This research explored students’ behaviour in maintaining wine tasting notes and their perceptions of wine sensory classes by survey across four Australian institutions (n=109) and by focus groups (n=24). International students were not as confident in class room discussions or describing wine, and did not perform as well in sensory exams, suggesting that language ability and/or cultural/life experience is important for technical wine assessment. Given that 98% of students surveyed owned a smartphone, mobile learning may provide an opportunity to enhance and facilitate learning of wine sensory analysis outside of the classroom. The My Wine WorldTM App (developed for smartphones) was evaluated by academic staff and students as a potentially valuable e-learning tool for the development of perceptual and linguistic memory of sensory attributes.
The Relationships between Lecture Attendance or Accessing Lecture Recordings and Academic Outcomes: Results from a Pharmacology Course in a Biomedical Science Degree
Authors: Doggrell Sheila
Published: November 2020

The effect of lecture recordings on academic outcomes is not clear, and it is not known whether lecture recordings alter the association between attending lectures and academic outcomes. In a third-year pharmacology course, 39 of 42 students consented to the study. Sixty percent of the students attended the first lecture monitored, and then lecture attendance declined to an average of 41%/lecture. The final marks were significantly higher for students who attended ≥ 50% than those who attended < 50% of lectures. There was a weak positive association between lecture attendance and the final course mark in pharmacology. Thirteen of the 39 students did not access any lecture recordings, and an additional 10 students did not access any lecture recordings to ≥ 60% completion. For the 26 students who accessed the lecture recordings, there was a weak negative association between number of lectures accessed to ≥ 80% completion and final mark, but no correlation when the one student who failed the course was removed from the analysis. From this study, it does not seem that lecture recordings can be used as an effective replacement of face-to-face lectures. As lecture recordings were accessed more by the students who subsequently had poorer outcomes, it is possible that they would have had even poorer outcomes without this access.
Summer School versus Term-time for Fundamental Mathematics at the Tertiary Level
Authors: Easdown David , Papadopoulos George , Zheng Collin
Published: November 2020

In a study from 2008 to 2009, academics at the University of Sydney initiated the gathering and preliminary analysis of qualitative and quantitative evidence, supporting the claim that students undertaking first year mathematics units of study achieve superior learning outcomes, and experience higher overall course satisfaction, by completing units at summer school rather than during term-time. This article includes a follow-up study, focusing on two fundamental mathematics units of study taken by students at the University of Sydney over the period 2007 to 2014. We consider the relative performance of students who failed one or both of these units in term-time and then attempted the unit or units again at the Sydney Summer School. The median increase in numerical grades, in the order of ten to fifteen percentage points, appears to be significant, and often translates, in individual cases, to one or more qualitative leaps upwards, from superficial towards deep learning, in terms of phases in the SOLO taxonomy, or in terms of successful navigation through liminal space, in the theory of threshold concepts.
Dance like Bacteria Wonder with Me! Embracing Microbiology through Science and Art from Primary School to University
Authors: Harper John D.I. , Connor Celia R. , Sweeney Dominique , Hadler Zoë , Warrington Tricia , Vanniasinkam Thiru
Published: November 2020

The literature tells us that art can enhance the teaching of science. We have used some of these documented strategies in our teaching of microbiology in primary - and high school outreach and in our microbiology classes at university. We have blended art and science in a variety of ways (e.g. dancing and telling stories) to provide our students with richer, more memorable learning experiences. Primary school students were treated to a day of immersion in microbiology where songs, animations, peer learning, art and baking became integral to their learning. For high school outreach, we imagined time travel and invited university acting students to play scientists telling their stories from history to bring to life ‘moments’ in microbiology. At university, first-year students danced like bacteria to reinforce the types of movement and appendages that some bacteria have. Humour, poetry, songs and mnemonics were also used to not only enhance learning but to remind students that learning is fun and encompasses all aspects of life. We continue to explore a transdiciplinarity approach were the boundaries between disciplines are blurred and the artist becomes a scientist and vice versa on a creative holistic learning journey of discovery.
Digital Storytelling and Mathematical Thinking: An Educational Psychology Embrace
Authors: Marsico Giuseppina , Mollo Monica , Albano Giovannina , Pierri Anna
Published: November 2020

This article proposes Digital Storytelling as an education model that combines science, narrative thinking and art. This model has been implemented in Italian school settings over recent years. After a short introduction of the theoretical foundations of narrative thinking in the history of Educational Psychology, the paper focuses on Digital Storytelling as a co-constructive educational method that uses digital technologies for promoting an active, situated, meaningful and reflexive learning process. The proposed intervention in the Italian settings adds the artistic digital component (the use of avatar, comics and science fiction) to the Digital Storytelling systems. The set of implemented activities, as well as the individual and group actions taken, promote both the cognitive and emotional aspects of the learning process. The findings show that Digital Storytelling, spiced with artistic features, prompts the engagement of students in learning activities and offers a platform to enhance behavioural, emotional and cognitive commitment in mathematics education.
An Arts-Integrated Approach to Learning Mathematics through Music: A Case Study of the Song “e is a Magic Number”
Authors: Tisdell Christopher C.
Published: November 2020

In this work I examine a case of arts-integrated teaching in mathematics by investigating a piece of lyrics and music. The song under investigation was designed to inspire and explain mathematical concepts of the number e through verse. Through personal reflection, I discuss the inspiration, perspectives and influences in creating the song. I offer a critical examination of the design of the song, linking the design with scholarly educational principles. I illustrate how the piece was written, composed, recorded and shared online; and I identify how my process afforded minimal barriers to entry. An analysis of the online viewer metrics took a mixed-methods approach and included: comments, watch time, sharing, engagement and other metrics. My work presents new perspectives in teaching mathematics and the results support the position that there is a place for lyrics and music when learning and teaching in online, open and scaled environments. This work is of interest to researchers, educators and those who may be considering using songs for learning.
Redesigning first year anatomy and physiology subjects for allied health students: Impact of active learning strategies
Authors: Zimanyi Monika Andrea , Emtage Nicholas F. , Megaw Pamela Lee
Published: November 2020

To combat high failure rates in an Anatomy and Physiology for first year Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy and Sport Science students, a flipped classroom was introduced in 2015. It became apparent that students did not engage with materials prior to classes, but they did engage with in-class active learning strategies. In subsequent years of this study, our focus changed to delivery with student active learning in mind. The active learning approaches introduced resulted in improvements in academic performance for all three student cohorts. Occupational Therapy students’ marks improved by 12.9% when comparing pre-intervention (2014) results to the end of the post-intervention period (2017), Physiotherapy students’ marks increased by 6.9%, while the greatest gains of 14.8% were seen in Sport Science students. When investigating the relationship between student performance and university entrance scores, students with high entrance scores demonstrated modest gains in performance, while those students with lower entrance scores benefited the most. Our results suggest that the introduction of active learning may result in the transition of the learning style of students under-prepared for university studies, to be more like those of more successful students; that is, to a deeper level of learning.
Conceptual understanding of osmosis and diffusion by Australian first-year biology students
Authors: Reinke Nicole B. , Kynn Mary , Parkinson Ann L.
Published: November 2020

Osmosis and diffusion are essential foundation concepts for first-year biology students as they are a key to understanding much of the biology curriculum. However, mastering these concepts can be challenging due to their interdisciplinary and abstract nature. Even at their simplest level, osmosis and diffusion require the learner to imagine processes they cannot see. In addition, many students begin university with flawed beliefs about these two concepts which will impede learning in related areas. The aim of this study was to explore misconceptions around osmosis and diffusion held by first-year cell biology students at an Australian regional university. The 18-item Osmosis and Diffusion Conceptual Assessment was completed by 767 students. From the results, four key misconceptions were identified: approximately half of the participants believed dissolved substances will eventually settle out of a solution; approximately one quarter thought that water will always reach equal levels; one quarter believed that all things expand and contract with temperature; and nearly one third of students believed molecules only move with the addition of external force. Greater attention to identifying and rectifying common misconceptions when teaching first-year students will improve their conceptual understanding of these concepts and benefit their learning in subsequent science subjects.
Students’ conception of set theory through a board game and an active-learning unit
Authors: Pawa Surasak , Laosinchai Parames , Nokkaew Artorn , Wongkia Wararat
Published: November 2020

We investigated whether two different learning interventions, Setarea board game and an active-learning unit, can promote the concepts of set theory in secondary students. Setarea was developed to help students learn set theory through the game’s components, mechanics, and missions. The game contained various decks of cards (collections), while its mechanics allowed players to perform different actions on the sets of cards (operations). The game’s missions required students to solve problems both individually and cooperatively. In the active-learning unit, a series of tasks related to set theory were provided. Students also cooperatively completed the provided tasks. The formal definitions and notations were introduced only in the active-learning unit. Seventh graders (have not learned), 9th graders (about to learn), and 11th graders (have learned) were recruited. For each grade, students were separated into two groups, engaging in the different learning interventions. We employed a pre-test–intervention–post-test design. In addition, we examined the students’ flow experiences which included three main dimensions: enjoyment, concentration, and control. A total of 183 Thai secondary students voluntarily participated in this study. The results revealed that both interventions significantly improved the students’ understanding, although no statistically significant differences between the two groups were found. Additionally, for each grade level, the students’ overall flow experiences from the board-game group were higher than those from the active-learning group, indicating that the board game was more immersive than the active-learning unit.
A Systematic Review of the Relationship Between Lecture Attendance and Academic Outcomes for Students Studying the Human Biosciences
Authors: Doggrell Sheila
Published: November 2020

Historically, lecture attendance was considered a predictor of better academic outcomes. However, it is not known whether this is true for the human biosciences or whether it still applies with the introduction of lecture recordings. The aims were to determine (i) any association between lecture attendance and academic outcomes for students studying the human biosciences, and (ii) whether this was altered by the availability of lecture recordings. There were 27 studies of the association between lecture attendance and academic outcomes in 32 courses, and for 24 courses (75%) there was a positive association. The positive association occurred in a similar percentage of undergraduate courses for allied health students and science students (72%) and courses for dental and medical students (82%), who are predominantly postgraduate students. Eleven studies reported the use of lecture recordings with a positive association between lecture attendance and academic outcomes being reported for 11 of the 16 courses (69%). From 16 studies/courses not reporting the availability of lecture recordings, 13 did show (82%) a positive association, and three did not show (18%) an association between lecture attendance and academic outcomes. In conclusion, as most studies show a positive relationship between lecture attendance and academic outcomes, it seems reasonable to continue to provide face-to-face lectures, and encourage students to attend. To date, there is no definitive evidence that the availability of lecture recordings alters the positive relationship between lecture attendance and academic outcomes.
The leaf-feeding beetle, Cassida rubiginosa, has no impact on Carduus pycnocephalus (slender winged thistle) regardless of physical constraints on plant growth
Authors: Mills Jonty , Jackman Sarah , Van Koten Chikako , Cripps Michael
Published: November 2020

The leaf-feeding beetle, Cassida rubiginosa, is an oligophagous biocontrol agent capable of feeding on most species in the tribe Cardueae (thistles and knapweeds). The beetle was released in New Zealand in 2007, primarily to control Cirsium arvense (Californian thistle), with the recognition that it had potential to control multiple thistle weeds. The objective of this study was to test the impact of different densities of Cassida rubiginosa larvae (0, 50, 100, or 200 per plant) on the growth and reproductive performance of the annual thistle weed, Carduus pycnocephalus (slender winged thistle). Since the effectiveness of biocontrol agents is often enhanced when plants are stressed, different levels of growth constraint were imposed by growing the weed in different pot sizes (0.5, 1, 5, and 12 litres). We hypothesised that feeding damage by Cassida rubiginosa larvae would have a greater impact on the weed when grown in smaller pots, since root growth would be constrained, and the weed’s ability to compensate for feeding damage would be restricted. Contrary to our hypothesis, pot size had no effect on feeding damage by Cassida rubiginosa on Carduus pycnocephalus. As expected, most measures of plant performance increased with larger pot sizes, including plant height, biomass, and the number of seedheads per plant. The results of this study indicate that Cassida rubiginosa is unlikely to contribute to the control of Carduus pycnocephalus. Additional oligophagous biocontrol agents targeting the rosette stage and seed production should be considered for release in New Zealand.
THE RELIGIOUS STRUCTURAL EVOLUTION OF THE APUSENI MOUNTAINS
Authors:   Ph.D. Student, Babeș-Bolyai University, Doctoral School of Geography, Faculty of Geography, Clinicilor Street, 5-7, 400006, Cluj-Napoca, România, LUNG Mădălin-Sebastian , MUREȘAN Gabriela-Alina ,   Babeș-Bolyai University, Faculty of Geography, Clinicilor Street, Nr. 5-7, 400006, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Published: November 2020

This paper aims to analyse the religious structure and its evolution in the Apuseni Mountains (Romania). Thusly, we employed statistical data from three distinct population censuses, the first one being the Austro-Hungarian census of 1880. The next one was the one in 1930, organised by Romanian authorities. Furthermore, it was the first and most important demographic census after the Great Union of 1918. The last census taken into consideration was the one in 2011, the second census of the 21st century. After obtaining the numerical data from the three censuses, we processed it using Microsoft Excel. Three tables were generated, emphasizing the numerical values and the percentages for each religion or confession for each census. The map depicting the geographic location of the study area was developed using GIS technology (ArcGis 10.3). We determined that Christians have been dominating the Apuseni Mountains and the Orthodox faith had and still has the most adherents. Likewise, the political-administrative factor heavily influenced census operations and also produced imbalances in the religious structure, especially after the 1948 abolition of the monarchy.
Why Dismiss a Good Case? Origins of the “Positive Inadmissibility” Practice and its Rationale in the Russian Constitutional Court
Authors: Grigoriev Ivan S.
Published: November 2020

The Russian Constitutional Court (RCC) has over time developed a practice of adopting so-called “Positive inadmissibility decisions” (Pozitivnoe Opredelenie) which complements (but also undermines) the existent formal procedure of only delivering decisions on merits with Judgments (Postanovlenie). The paper explores the uses of this peculiar practice. I show that the Positive inadmissibility doctrine is used by the Court to overcome the rigidity of the formal procedure where this is necessary for reasons of inter- or intra-organizational expediency. To do that I construct and analyze quantitatively a unique comprehensive dataset of all decisions handed down by the RCC in 1995–2015. I show that “Positive inadmissibility decisions” are handed whenever a subpar case is deemed too important to be simply dismissed: in particular, if it is submitted by a powerful petitioner, or when the case is assigned to a longer serving member of the Court for judicial report.
How Do Post-Soviet Citizens View Democracy? Democratic Knowledge and Support in Russia, Ukraine and Belarus
Authors: Look Emily
Published: November 2020

Recent concerns around the declining support for democracy worldwide add urgency to the question of why ordinary citizens desire a democratic system. An emerging theory is democratic knowledge, which argues that knowing more about the rights and liberties provided by a democratic system leads citizens to want democracy as a result. This paper tests this theory in Russia, Ukraine and Belarus, where conventional wisdom suggests that citizens will be less familiar with the features of a democratic system. Using the World Values Survey, it finds that democratic knowledge is a stronger predictor of democratic support than modernization, political learning or political socialization. Moreover, this effect is strongest amongst Ukrainians who grew up in the post-Soviet period, indicating that democratic knowledge is a powerful antidote to the disillusionment that flawed or limited democratization may bring.
Paradoxes of Public Support for the Political Regime of Vladimir Putin
Authors: Pavroz Alexander
Published: November 2020

This article is devoted to the analysis of public support for the contemporary political regime in Russia. The author points out the narrowness, artificiality, and instability of public support for the political regime of Vladimir Putin. Manipulation and bribery are regarded in the article as the main strategies of providing public support for the regime. The author shows that weakness of the Russian economy represents a serious problem for public support for the regime. In the conclusion of the article the author makes a forecast that in the nearest future in Russia are expected mass protests which may lead to the collapse of Vladimir Putin’s political regime.
PELAKSANAAN HUKUMAN MATI DALAM PERSEPEKTIF HAK ASASI MANUSIA
Authors: Heriyono Heriyono
Published: November 2020

In 2015 the Government of Indonesia carried out three stages of executions of 18 inmates, out of 18 convicted prisoners, only 4 inmates were Indonesian citizens, the rest were foreign nationals, this was what later made the execution of death executions by the Indonesian government in 2015 a global spotlight . For the Indonesian government, the execution of several people convicted of narcotics and illegal drugs is a logical consequence of the spirit of law enforcement in Indonesia. It is also evidence of the government's commitment in its fight against drugs. In Indonesia, violations and crimes against the misuse of narcotics and illegal drugs are high class crimes (extra ordinary crime) as well as terrorism. This article discusses how the history of the death penalty, then also about the existence of the implementation of the death penalty in the legal system in Indonesia, furthermore also about the debate and pros and cons of the implementation of the death penalty, and the last is about the implementation of the death penalty in the perspective of human rights relativeiseme. This arithmetic draws the conclusion that the development of the pendang way of carrying out the death penalty is strongly influenced by historical factors of the country concerned. In addition, natural factors (culture) and culture (culture) also influence the development of thought implementation and application of the death penalty.
ANALISIS ASPEK PERPAJAKAN PADA SINGKONG KEJU D-9 SALATIGA
Authors: Kristianti Ika , Deni Mahesa
Published: November 2020

Pertumbuhan Usaha Mikro, Kecil dan Menengah (UMKM) di Indonesia pada tahun 2017-2018 yang meningkat sebesar lebih dari 2% memunculkan potensi penambahan pembayaran pajak pula. Dengan tingkat kepatuhan pembayaran yang masih berkisar 71%, perlu diupayakan pendampingan bagi pelaku UMKM. Kegiatan pengabdian masyarakat ini bertujuan untuk memberikan edukasi dan pendampingan bagi pelaku usaha untuk memberikan pendampingan dan pemahaman mengenai sistem perpajakan. Seringkali pelaku usaha hanya memahami bahwa kewajiban perpajakan hanya pada omset usaha mereka. Hal ini menjadi kurang tepat karena ada beberapa pajak daerah yang menjadi kewajiban perpajakan karena berkaitan dengan kegiatan bisnis pelaku usaha. Pajak tersebut antara lain pajak kendaraan bermotor, pajak bumi dan bangunan, dan lain sebagainya. Metode pelaksanaan pengabdian ini dengan cara wawancara dan observasi pada objek pengabdian masyarakat. Kegiatan pengabdian masyarakat ini memberikan hasil pedoman perhitungan pembayaran pajak pada Singkong Keju D-9. Perlu adanya pendampingan lanjutan atas kegiatan ini, sebagai upaya untuk memastikan bahwa Singkong Keju D-9 telah melakukan perhitungan dengan tepat kewajiban perpajakan pada periode berikutnya.
PENELITIAN RUSULULLAH TERHADAP SYAIR
Authors: Widiyanti Lina Eriana
Published: November 2020

Sya’ ir di golongan bangsa arab ialah suatu kebangsaan untuk mereka. Apalagi, saat sebelum islam tiba, Ka’ bah di peruntukan bagaikan tempat buat melaksanakan kompetensi pembacaan syi’ ar. Terdapat tempat lain yang mereka pakai semacam pasar Ukaz. Ketinggian keahlian mereka menyusun, mencerna kata serta mengantarkan ialah salah satu fakta ketinggian kebudayaan mereka. Rasanya keahlian mareka bersya’ ir ini ialah salah satu pemicu mu’ jizat terbanyak Rasulullah saw merupakan al- quran yang memakai uslub yang melebihi apa yang mereka miliki. Dari sejarah di tahu kalau mu’ jizat yang di bagikan oleh para Nabi saw melebihi keahlian warga pada waktu itu.
Doi Moi: il Vietnam sulle orme della Cina - 10a puntata
Authors: AISDL
Published: November 2020

Settore bancario in Vietnam. Dalla fine degli anni settanta una serie di “riforme spontanee”, avevano introdotto numerosi cambiamenti nell’economia del paese ma, il settore bancario, non ne fu toccato fin al 1986 quando fu lanciata la politica di apertura e rinnovamento nota come Doi Moi.
Nghiên cứu ISR được sử dụng trong UGC GARP 2020
Authors: Nguyen Minh-Hoang
Published: November 2020

Thực hành nghiên cứu khoa học tốt (GARP) là ấn phẩm định hướng công tác nghiên cứu khoa học của chính phủ Ấn Độ, do Ủy ban Tài trợ Đại học (UGC) ban hành. Ấn phẩm GARP 2020 có đối tác dữ liệu là Clarivate Analytics, tập đoàn dữ liệu đứng sau Journal Citation Reports và hệ thống dữ liệu ISI Web of Science. Trong ấn phẩm GARP 2020, tài liệu của tác giả Vương Quân Hoàng, Trung tâm ISR, đăng trên LSE Impact of Social Sciences được dẫn chiếu sớm cùng một số tài liệu quan trọng khác, cho cách hiểu về thực hành khoa học với việc liên tục cải thiện chất lượng nghiên cứu, và hiệu chỉnh khiếm khuyết với sản phẩm khoa học
ABD25: MHC Class I A*0201-LLFGYAVYV-A6 TCR complex: convergence diagnostics of number density
Authors: Antipas Georgios S.E. , Ntallis Nikolaos , Karalis Konstantinos
Published: November 2020

ABD25: MHC Class I A*0201-LLFGYAVYV-A6 TCR complex: convergence diagnostics of number density
The 17β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 4, HSD17B4, is differentially expressed in brain metastatic breast cancer.
Authors: Mamoor Shahan
Published: November 2020

One study reported the incidence of central nervous system metastases in breast cancer patients treated with trastuzumab as 34% (1). We mined published microarray data (2, 3) to discover genes associated with brain metastasis in breast cancer. We identified significant differential expression of the 17β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 4, HSD17B4 (4-6), in patients with breast cancer. HSD17B4 may be relevant to the biology underlying colonization of the brain with metastatic breast cancer clones.
#EEGManyLabs: Investigating the Replicability of Influential EEG Experiments
Authors: Pavlov Yuri G. , Adamian Nika , Appelhoff Stefan , Arvaneh Mahnaz , Benwell Christopher , Beste Christian , Bland Amy , Bradford Daniel E. , Bublatzky Florian , Busch Niko , Clayson Peter E , Cruse Damian , Czeszumski Artur , Dreber Anna , Dumas Guillaume , Ehinger Benedikt Valerian , Ganis Giorgio , He Xun , Hinojosa José Antonio , Huber-Huber Christoph , Inzlicht Michael , Jack Bradley N , Johannesson Magnus , Jones Rhiannon , Kalenkovich Evgenii , Kaltwasser Laura , Karimi-Rouzbahani Hamid , Keil Andreas , König Peter , Kouara Layla , Kulke Louisa , Ladouceur Cecile D. , Langer Nicolas , Liesefeld Heinrich R , Luque David , MacNamara Annmarie , Mudrik Liad , Muthuraman Muthuraman , Neal Lauren Browning , Nilsonne Gustav , Niso Guiomar , Ocklenburg Sebastian , Oostenveld Robert , Pernet Cyril R , Pourtois Gilles , Ruzzoli Manuela , Sass Sarah , Schaefer Alexandre , Senderecka Magdalena , Snyder Joel S. , Tamnes Christian K. , Tognoli Emmanuelle , van Vugt Marieke K. , Verona Edelyn , Vloeberghs Robin , Welke Dominik , Wessel Jan , Zakharov Ilya , Mushtaq Faisal
Published: November 2020

There is growing awareness across the neuroscience community that the replicability of findings on the relationship between brain activity and cognitive phenomena can be improved by conducting studies with high statistical power that adhere to well-defined and standardized analysis pipelines. Inspired by efforts from the psychological sciences, and with the desire to examine some of the foundational findings using electroencephalography (EEG), we have launched #EEGManyLabs, a large-scale international collaborative replication effort. Since its discovery in the early 20th century, EEG has had a profound influence on our understanding of human cognition, but there is limited evidence on the replicability of some of the most highly cited discoveries. After a systematic search and selection process, we have identified 27 of the most influential and continually cited studies in the field. We plan to directly test the replicability of key findings from 20 of these studies in teams of at least three independent laboratories. The design and protocol of each replication effort will be submitted as a Registered Report and peer-reviewed prior to data collection. Prediction markets, open to all EEG researchers, will be used as a forecasting tool to examine which findings the community expects to replicate. This project will update our confidence in some of the most influential EEG findings and generate a large open access database that can be used to inform future research practices. Finally, through this international effort, we hope to create a cultural shift towards inclusive, high-powered multi-laboratory collaborations.
Age-related changes in visual encoding strategy preferences during a spatial memory task
Authors: Segen Vladislava , Avraamides Marios N , Slattery Timothy J. , Wiener Jan
Published: November 2020

Ageing is associated with declines in spatial memory, however, the source of these deficits remains unclear. Here we used eye-tracking to investigate age-related differences in spatial encoding strategies and the cognitive processes underlying the age-related deficits in spatial memory tasks. To do so we asked young and older participants to encode the locations of objects in a virtual room shown as a picture on a computer screen. The availability and utility of room-based landmarks was manipulated by removing landmarks, presenting identical landmarks rendering them uninformative, or by presenting unique landmarks that could be used to encode object locations. In the test phase, participants viewed a second picture of the same room taken from the same (0°) or a different perspective (30°) and judged whether the objects occupied the same or different locations in the room. We found that the introduction of perspective shift and swapping of objects between encoding and testing impaired performance in both age groups. Furthermore, our results revealed that although older adults performed the task as well as younger participants, they relied on different visual encoding strategies to solve the task. Specifically, gaze analysis revealed that older adults showed a greater preference towards a more categorical encoding strategy in which they formed relationships between objects and landmarks.
Network Approach to Work Addiction: A Cross-Cultural Study
Authors: Bereznowski Piotr , Atroszko Paweł A. , Konarski Roman
Published: November 2020

We aimed to estimate and compare networks of work addiction among Norwegian and Polish working individuals. The Bergen Work Addiction Scale was used to measure work addiction in four samples, two comprising responses of working Norwegians (n1 = 16,426; n2 = 764) and two comprising responses of working Poles (n3 = 719; n4 = 711). The networks were estimated jointly with the fused graphic lasso method. Additionally, we estimated symptoms’ centrality, symptoms’ predictability, and networks’ stability, as well as quantitatively compared the four networks. The results showed highly similar networks across the four samples. There were several strong direct relationships between symptoms. The most and the least central symptoms were Relapse and Mood modification, respectively. Mean symptom predictability varied between 22.6 and 28.3% across samples. We discussed the possible intervention strategies based on the obtained results.
Rozbudzić pożądanie. Z Anandą Devi rozmawiają Alina Mitek-Dziemba i Katarzyna Szopa
Authors: Mitek-Dziemba Alina , Szopa Katarzyna
Published: November 2020

Rozmowę przeprowadziły po angielsku i przełożyły na polski Alina Mitek-Dziemba i Katarzyna Szopa.
The Digital Economy of the Sourdough. Housewifisation in the Time of COVID-19
Authors: Faludi Julianna , Crosby Michelle
Published: November 2020

The most brilliant part of re-visiting Engels, were the stark reminders, sometimes paragraph by paragraph, of key, essential truths that remain valid today in 2020 regarding new (perhaps old, but now more visible) forms of housewifisation, unto which SARS-CoV2 has shown a mirror to every person who has ever concerned themselves with gender in-balance, lay person to expert. This paper is about justifying those claims as essential truths by drawing modern parallels and also intends to generate a discussion on the form of the family and societal organisation which would support human flourishing, regardless of gender by formulating a new, post-COVID gender order.
Engels@200: Friedrich Engels in the Age of Digital Capitalism. (Full Issue in One PDF)
Authors: Fuchs Christian
Published: November 2020

The journal tripleC: Communication, Capitalism & Critique’s special issue “Engels@200: Friedrich Engels in the Age of Digital Capitalism” was published on the occasion of Engels’s 200th anniversary. It consists of eleven articles that outline the relevance of Engels’s works and thought for the critical analysis of digital capitalism and show the relevance of Engels in the 21st century. In an episode of the tripleC podcast that accompanies the special issue, Christian Fuchs introduces the relvance of Engels for the critical analysis of digital capitalism: https://www.podbean.com/eu/pb-gizhy-f336e9
Antioxidant system in implementing protective action of nitric oxide in wheat plants under water deficit
Authors: Maslennikova D.R. , Bezrukova M.B. , Shakirova F.M.
Published: November 2020

We studied the effect of a nitric oxide donor - SNP (sodium nitroprusside,) - on the growth and state of the components of the antioxidant system of wheat seedlings under conditions of dehydration modeled by 12% PEG. The protective effect of 200 µM SNP pretreatment on wheat plants was revealed, as evidenced by an increased content of reduced glutathione (GSH), a decrease in stress-induced accumulation of MDA, and glutathione S-transferase (GST) activity, which is reflected in maintaining a high level of growth processes. For the first time, the role of wheat germ agglutinin protein (WGA) in the manifestation of the protective effect of nitric oxide on wheat plants under stressful conditions is shown.
Effect of SnTOX effectors on the virulence degree of Stagonospora nodorum isolates
Authors: Veselova S.V. , Burkhanova G.F. , Rumyantsev S.D. , Nuzhnaya T.V.
Published: November 2020

Stagonospora nodorum Berk. is the causal agent of Septoria nodorum blotch (SNB) of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). It synthesizes host-specific necrotrophic effectors (NEs), which facilitate infection process and ensure virulence of pathogen on host plant with a dominant susceptibility gene. The interaction of virulence genes products of the NEs pathogen (SnTox) with susceptibility genes products of the host plant (Snn) in the S. nodorum - wheat pathosystem is carried out in inverted gene-for-gene system and causes the development of disease. In this study, we tested three main NEs SnToxA, SnTox1, SnTox3, which have already been identified in S. nodorum at the gene level. The NEs role in the development of SNB has already been proven; however, the overall host response to SNB does not always strictly follow the inverted gene-for-gene system, as multiple SnTox-Snn interactions can be additive or epistatic. In this regard, the aim of the work was to identify the NE genes in three S. nodorum isolates and to study effect of NEs genes transcriptional activity on the isolate virulence. We have shown that all three NEs SnToxA, SnTox3 and SnTox1 played an important role in the development of the disease in compatible interactions. Effectors SnTox3 and SnTox1 exhibited epistatic interaction that was removed by a triple compatible interaction (SnTox3-Snn3, SnToxA-Tsn1 and SnTox1-Snn1). This effect was shown by us for the first time. The mechanisms of epistatic and additive interactions, as well as the virulence of the isolate were associated with the regulation of the NEs genes transcriptional activity. The avirulent isolate Sn4VD lacked transcription of all three NEs genes, and the virulent isolate Sn9MH was characterized by a high level of mRNA accumulation of all three NEs genes during infection on susceptible cultivar. We also showed that SnTox expression depended both on the host genotype in SnToxA and SnTox3 and on the number of compatible interactions exhibiting additive or epistatic interactions in SnTox1 and SnTox3. Finally, the virulence of the S. nodorum isolate depended on the qualitative and quantitative composition of NEs.
Specificity of the interaction of TSN1-SnTOXA and SNN1-SnTOX1 genes in the Triticum aestivum - Stagonospora nodorum pathosystem
Authors: Nuzhnaya T.V. , Veselova S.V. , Burkhanova G.F. , Rumyantsev S.D. , Maksimov I.V.
Published: November 2020

The virulence of the causal agent of Septoria nodorum blotch of wheat pathogenic fungus Stagonospora nodorum Berk. is caused by the presence of necrotrophic effectors (SnTox). Isolates infect wheat varieties that carry susceptibility genes (Snn) corresponding to toxins in the genome. SnTox-Snn interactions are mirror images of classical gene-for-gene interactions and lead to the development of disease. In the present work, we have studied SnTox-Tsn1 and SnTox1-Snn1 interactions resulting in development of necrosis and chlorosis in wheat plant tissues with the formation of extensive lesions. It is assumed that the multiplicity of SnTox-Snn reactions can be carried out through the regulation of transcription of plant susceptibility genes. The aim of the work was to study the transcriptional activity of the Tsn1 and Snn1 susceptibility genes in wheat varieties with varying degrees of resistance to S. nodorum. Alleles of the Tsn1 and Snn1 susceptibility genes were identified by PCR in 12 varieties of winter and spring wheat. Seedling resistance was determined for all samples by the lawns method. Then five varieties were selected for further study. The resistance of the Omskaya 35 variety, which carries a single dominant Snn1 allele, was determined by the suppression of transcription of the Snn1 gene by almost 2 times. The resistance of the Yubileynaya 100 variety, which carries two dominant alleles Tsn1/Snn1, was determined by suppression of transcription of the Tsn1 gene by 8 times. The resistance of the Esaul and Yermak varieties, as well as the susceptibility of the Zhnitsa variety, were determined not only by the transcriptional activity of the Tsn1 gene, but possibly by other factors. A statistically significant positive correlation of 0.97 was found between the transcription level of the Tsn1 gene and the resistance of the variety.
Effect of light and temperature regime on the content of carotenoids in cells oF Chloromonas reticulata (Goroshankin) Gobi
Authors: Dymova O.V.  , Novakovskaya I.V. , Patova E.N. , Postelnii D.A. , Petychov A.A.
Published: November 2020

We studied the effect of light and temperature on the content of carotenoids in the cells of the green cryophilic alga Chloromonas reticulata during cultivation in laboratory conditions. We obtained the first information on the amount and composition of the carotenoids of the SYKOA Ch-054-11 strain from the collection of live cultures of algae of the Institute of Biology of the Komi Scientific Center of the Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences. In the algal cells the carotenoids profile were β-carotene (precursor to astaxanthin), xanthophylls – neoxanthin and lutein, and the violaxanthin cycle pigments such as violaxanthin, antheraxanthin, zeaxanthin). At light of 500 μM/(m2s) PAR the concentration of carotenoids consisted of 63.5±6.5 μg/ml. At light of 35 μM/(m2s) PAR the carotenoid content in algal cells was lower by factor of 8-fold. The content of photosynthetic carotenoids increased slightly (up to 26.0 μg/ml) with a decrease of temperature from 20 to 10 ° C. The tendency to induce of astaxanthin synthesis at high light was observed.
Analysis of pollen fertility in aneuploid hybrids with substitutions for specific chromosomes or their arms in cotton G.hirsutum L.
Authors: Sanamyan M.F. , Bobokhujaev Sh.U.
Published: November 2020

Analysis of pollen fertility in interspecific aneuploid F1 hybrids with substitutions of specific chromosomes (2, 4, 6, 7, 18) and chromosome arms (telo 6, telo11) of the cotton genome G. hirsutum L. revealed a decrease in fertility in all hybrid plants. It was shown that hybrid monosomics for chromosome 2 were characterized by a slight decrease in pollen fertility; hybrid monosomics of different families with substitution on chromosome 4 and on chromosome 6 - a significant decrease; hybrid monosomics with substitution on chromosome 7 and 18, as well as monotelodisome hybrid plants with substitution of an individual arm of chromosome 6 or 11 - a strong decrease, which indicated the existence of specific differences in pollen fertility in hybrid monosomic plants with substitution of specific chromosomes of the cotton genome due to the formation of partially unbalanced haplo-deficient gametes.
Wheat regenerants in the system of rapid assessment of the effect of 24-epibrassinolide
Authors: Seldimirova O.A.  , Bezrukova M.V. , Кruglova N.N. , Shakirova F.М.
Published: November 2020

The influence of 24-epibrassinolide on the efficiency of regenerants obtained from embryonic calli formation was studied in wheat cultivars contrast for drought resistance. The possibility of using the experimental model system «immature embryo – embryonic callus – regenerant» in the rapid assessment of the effect of antistress plant growth regulators is shown.
User-Centered Factors for Digital ERP Implementation
Authors: Saade Raafat , Nijher Harshjot
Published: November 2020

Aim/Purpose
This article presents the study of an ERP implementation in a non-profit organization with the aim to identify people-centered factors for its success.

Background
Studying the experience of customers, employees, and partners remain the focus of a lot of research. Integrated information systems paradigms such as digital platforms and enterprise resources planning is still not well understood especially due to the fact for the need of recent ERP transformation into the digital innovation paradigm – hence the digital ERP. It seems however, that companies continue to face challenges to get its stakeholders on board. The recent new paradigm of digital platforms present enhanced opportunities to traditional ERP in the form of organizations rethinking (yet again) how they do business and in remodeling the experiences of their human ecosystem, namely their customers, employees and partners.

Methodology
A survey methodology approach was followed to collect data from an inter-national non-profit organization. An Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) was performed to identify the relevant factors that can influence levels of satisfaction towards the process of ERP implementation and its success.

Findings
This study identifies five factors that can impact the status of digital ERP implementation satisfaction and success. We align digital platform with the traditional notion of ERP implementation, thereby revealing the promise of redesigning of ERP into a digital platform paradigm. Finally, we argue that a hu-man-centered approach is necessary to get the user ecosystem on board and maximize the chances of success.

Impact on Society
This study shows that human-centered digital innovations include two primary dimensions namely content (information and data) and human interaction with the content. The results of these five human centered factors, may be just the tip of the iceberg for a more effective and efficient working environments where employees use digital platforms the entire day to carry out their job functions. More studies are required to reveal other areas of the human factor in that organizational setting. The ultimate goal is how to innovate with digital platforms for a better quality of life at work as well as after, when all employees go back to their families and friends.