bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
New Medias Agenda: Approaches to Research Methods
Authors: Garbuznyak Alina
Published: March 2021

The article presents the author’s method of a complex study of new media’s agenda based on the qualitative and quantitative content analysis.
The topicality of the work is explained by the need for new theoretical and empirical approaches to studying the process of setting the agenda of social media and messengers, which has been influenced by manifold expansion of the media-political field, emergence of new agents, and changes in the focus works.
The author adapts the theory of agenda setting to the current environment of new media, focusing on identification of agenda topics among the diversity of all social media content. The article describes a three-stage procedure of content selection that involves both automatic and hand sorting of publications. The selection factors include the content of publications and the amount of public attention to them, depending on the purpose of the media-platform. The author demonstrates the tools of the analysis, and comments on the peculiarities of working with various analytical services to study new media.
The method was tested within the research into the agenda of five new media platforms (Facebook, Vkontakte, Twitter, Livejournal, Telegram) in the period of 5–11 March, 2020. The topics most referred to were common for various media. The new media’s agenda, which was reconstructed by the author’s method, matches 60 % of the agenda of the traditional media in the same period. However, in half of the cases, the match in the topics did not mean their discussion in social media. Instead, the topics were in the focus of public attention only in the form of jokes, caricatures, or anecdotes.
Due to the complexity of the study object, the methodological problems of the research require a further consideration aimed at developing new methods and improving the tools of the analysis.
Emerging Research University in Africa: Divergent Views on Relevance and Experiences
Authors: Nyondo Joy V. , Langa Patrício V.
Published: March 2021

This article provides an analytical literature review on the emerging research university in Africa. Specifically, we advance a deliberation of whether a research university is relevant and various experiences that denote its emergence. Notably, there is a global acknowledgement of universities as major centres for knowledge production. However, commitment to teaching with a minimum focus on research function seems to be a noticeable feature of most African universities. In the last 15 years, some African universities have indicated aspirations and efforts to become research universities. Exploring both theoretical and empirical studies, while reflecting on their rhetoric and real perspectives, we establish that there are divergent views on relevance and experiences of the emergence of a research university in Africa. Relating to the backdrop of this study, which is the link between knowledge and economic advancement, we discuss these divergent views. To date, few studies have provided an in-depth understanding of the emerging research universities in Africa. We advance a wider outlook on African higher education initiatives and directions on constructing research universities and suggest novel avenues for future research.
The Future of Distance Learning as Perceived by Faculty Members
Authors: Rogozin Dmitry
Published: March 2021

A questionnaire survey of 33,987 faculty members in April 2020 revealed predominantly negative evaluations of learning effectiveness in the context of distance learning, as compared to in-person instruction, and a rather pessimistic vision of the future of higher education in Russia. This article formulates hypotheses about the reasons of such attitudes among faculty members and provides arguments for possible opinion shifts and alleviation of resistance to technological change. The paramount problem consists in the contradiction between the acceptance of the idea and value of digital innovation and the rejection of such at the level of personal teaching practices. During expert interviews, faculty members were offered alternative scenarios of the future. The data obtained was then used to analyze the attitudes and beliefs behind their resistance and to find out which perceptions of the future correlated with negative and positive evaluations of distance learning.
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Published: March 2021

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Scrub septicemia progressing to polyneuropathy: a case report
Authors:   Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics, SCB Medical College, Cuttack, Odisha, India, Jena Dr. Pradeep Kumar , Satapathy Dr. Swasthi Kabi ,   Resident Physician, Department of Pediatrics, SCB Medical College, Cuttack, Odisha, India, Nayak Dr. Alok Satya Prakash ,   Senior Resident, Department of Pediatrics, SCB Medical College, Cuttack, Odisha, India, NaIik Dr. Sarthak ,   Senior Resident, Department of Pediatrics, SCB Medical College, Cuttack, Odisha, India, Murmu Dr. Mangal Charan ,   Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics, SCB Medical College, Cuttack, Odisha, India
Published: March 2021

Scrub typhus is a major public health problem in India with a wide spectrum of clinicalmanifestations and a low index of suspicion is low endemic areas which in turn can increasemorbidity and mortality. The clinical manifestations of scrub typhus can range from mild non-specificfebrile illness or constitutional symptoms such as fever, rash, myalgia, headache to various organdysfunction such as AKI, myocarditis, pneumonia, meningitis, encephalitis, GI bleed, hepatitis. Herewe report a case of a 9-year-old girl who presented with scrub septicemia and progressed to developcritical illness myopathy, which is very unusual.
The movement of historically informed performance in the context of the culture of the XX-XXI century
Authors:   Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Kyiv, Ukraine, Ljubiva M-M. V.
Published: March 2021

The hermeneutical method is the basis for performing interpretation, because the author's musical text is the initial condition for its implementation. Over the last century, new musical forms and performing practices have emerged, where there is a synthesis of the heritage of many stylistic eras. Modern trends in performance art can be divided into three global independent areas – actualization, authenticity and avant- garde. The orientation in modern performance is directed both at the historical authenticity of the performance and at the questions of the subjective potency of musical creativity. There is an affirmation of a new paradigm, which consists in increasing the role of the intellectual principle, in striving to study a musical work in the context of the epoch that created it, in clearing the traditions of performance from later layers. Due to the growing interest of musicians in Renaissance and Baroque music, the number of soloists and groups performing Western European works written before the middle of the XVIII century is increasing. Over the course of the century, there has been a change in the status of authentic performance from individual to universal and social, because it not only organizes the experience of the community of musicians, but also forms the consciousness of a whole generation of culture. Due to the fact that a person is aware of the loss of the integrity, traditional art forms undergo transformations and destruction, which caused the need to appeal to the Baroque culture. The reception of the Baroque culture promotes the restoration of cultural identity, warns against multicultural fragmentation, and creates conditions for establishing links between cultural eras. The Baroque aesthetic is becoming one of the defining markers of popular culture. Attempts to adequately reproduce musical impressions of past eras among performers and interest in them among the public is a significant characteristic of modern society. A comprehensive study of authentism as a direction allows us to understand the context and functions of music for the cultural types of that time.
Semantic shift functional architecture in the transformation logic of cultural practices (part 2)
Authors:   Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Kyiv, Ukraine, Pavlova O. Y.
Published: March 2021

The article is devoted to analyze of the signification mode of symbolic architecture. An attempt is carried out to detect the difference between the symbolic form of the ritual and the symbolic architecture, as well as the semantic shift that this distinction causes the organization of symbols to generate. Application of strategies of semantic analysis to the material of aesthetics G. Hegel allows not only to expand the horizons of applied applied semantics, but also to understand the patterns of formation of artistic culture and aesthetic process in general. Using strategies of semantic analysis to the material of G. Hegel's aesthetics allows not only to expand the horizons of applied semantics, but also to understand the patterns of formation of art and aesthetic process in general. Symbolic architecture does not serve anything, in contrast to the functional one. It is self-sufficient in the sense of human self-production as a cultural entity in the process of the signification regime reorganizing of early forms culture and the implementation of the semantic shift of the Neolithic revolution. Self-sufficient architecture has such irrationally gigantic sizes, since the form of monumentality was designed to "localize the Numinous". The savage efforts of the cyclopean clutches were a kind of Potlatch, curbing the evil force of the "The Accursed Share", reducing the conflict potential of the community, whose conditions of survival were changing in the agrarian wave movement. The gift magic could no longer cope with the new situation, and therefore the sacrifice of production time, and just the human sacrifice (René Girard), was the answer to the new civilization challenge. Nevertheless, the monumental architecture remained a signification mod of symbolism. After all, the latter was a non-differentiation of material, cultural and social, as well as production-consumption-pleasure. That was, self-sufficient architecture was a cultural practice of mimetic restoration of itself (without primacy of contemplation). What actually was expressed in the semantic shift of the symbolic order, which did not involve poly- ontology, the presence of the referent. It was not a reflection, but part of the very action mode. The special part that concentrated, localized the scattered sacred in the pre-civilization state of affairs. The semantic shift manifested itself in another way of organizing the very symbol, primarily in another dominant order of signs. After all, symbolic architecture is still syncretic cultural practice, but which itself was the medium of other cultural practices. The development of symbolic architecture became a basic ritual that provided a balance of other cultural practices.
Islamic Finance, Small and Medium Enterprises and Job Creation in Turkey: An Empirical Evidence (2009-2017)
Authors: Benbekhti Seyf Eddine , Boulila Hadjer , Bouteldja Abdelnacer
Published: March 2021

The aim of this paper is to investigate if Islamic finance can solve the funding problem of SMEs and facilitate access to finance for SMEs, and how can these last participate in job creation in Turkey in order to face the problem of unemployment. The paper adopts a Vector Autoregressive model (VAR) based on monthly data (2009-2017). The results revealed that Islamic finance is a golden opportunity and a sufficient alternative financial source for SMEs. In addition, as SMEs can reduce unemployment by contributing to the labor market. This study contributes to the existing literature by presenting a promising financing tool to the prospective borrowers of SMEs (farmers, underserved groups, and small entrepreneurs) which is Islamic financing. This alternative can be an effective tool for both muslim and non-muslim countries in regard that conventional finance is more expensive and SMEs are unable to pay high interest rates. It would also help in establishing low unemployment levels.  This paper suggested that Islamic banks and Islamic financial institutions should converge more on the SMEs by providing funding to SMEs which would lead to boosting production and economic development.
Odor Masking, Stability and Sensoriality: Researching Background agents in Complex Systems for Infinite Solutions
Authors: Gennari Giulio , Mazzucco Antonio
Published: March 2021

Consumers are increasingly aware and threatened by skin-related concerns. They face an increasingly hectic lifestyle and harsh environmental conditions, so they pay more attention to their state of health and increase their level of awareness. The available literature is full of examples using cosmeceuticals and pharmaceuticals that demonstrate multiple beneficial activities. However, this trend creates obstacles in the formulation due to the need to manage the organoleptic properties of the finished products, for example the emission of “unpleasant” odours. The emission of unpleasant odours inevitably tends to directly or indirectly compromise the entire formulation and its “sensory pleasantness”. In fact, it is of fundamental importance to take into account that cosmetics, unlike drugs, are not intended to cure, but are characterized by a complex interaction between psyche, skin and product. The analysis of the social context and the context of use of the product is growing strongly to ensure the growth of this sector. Cosmetic products are designed to offer pleasant sensory experiences and meet different human needs. In cosmetics the sensory experience is given through the cosmetic “vehicle” transmitting a unique sensation to the skin thanks to its ingredients.
A Theoretical Model for Ore Mining Waste Management with regard to Pollution of Food Webs in Water Bodies
Authors: Stenis Jan , Hogland William
Published: March 2021

Dam disasters occur sometimes frequently around the world as they did recently in 2015 and 2019 in Minas Gerais, Brazil. As a result, hundreds of families were displaced, and many cities suffered from water shortages. The study aimed to reduce ore mining waste pollutions in rivers and ocean currents and therefore mitigate their impact on the food webs. A model based on the equality principle named EUROPE (Efficient Use of Resources for Optimal Production Economy) was used to estimate shadow costs of economic systems. It was applied to ore mining wastes management in order to mitigate their negative impact on rivers and oceans. As a result, it gave a comprehensive picture of that management system in economic, technical as well as environmental terms.
Centrally acting cholecystokinin induces depressor circulatory effects in haemorrhage-shocked rats
Authors: Jasikowska Karolina , Zając Magdalena , Jochem Jerzy
Published: March 2021

Wstęp

Cholecystokinina (CCK) należy do hormonów peptydowych układu pokarmowego regulujących trawienie lipidów i białek, a ponadto jest ośrodkowym neurotransmiterem/neuromodulatorem. Po podaniu dożylnym wywołuje efekt resuscytacyjny u szczurów we wstrząsie krwotocznym. Ze względu na fakt, iż CCK może wpływać bezpośrednio i pośrednio na czynność ośrodka sercowo-naczyniowego, celem pracy było zbadanie działania pochodnej siarczanowej oktapeptydu CCK (CCK-8) podawanej do komory bocznej mózgu (intracerebroventricularly – icv) w fazie hamowania czynności układu współczulnego we wstrząsie krwotocznym.

Materiał i metody

Badania przeprowadzono u samców szczurów szczepu Wistar w znieczuleniu ogólnym (ketamina [100 mg/kg]/ksylazyna [10 mg/kg]), u których wywołano nieodwracalny wstrząs krwotoczny (0% przeżycia 2 h) ze średnim ciśnieniem tętniczym (mean arterial pressure – MAP) 20–25 mmHg. W 5 min krytycznej hipotensji szczurom podawano icv CCK-8 (5, 15 nmol) lub 0,9% roztwór NaCl (5 μl).

Wyniki

Krwotok prowadził do obniżenia ciśnienia tętna (pulse pressure – PP), częstości rytmu serca (heart rate – HR) oraz wzrostu nerkowego (renal vascular resistance – RVR) i krezkowego oporu naczyniowego (mesenteric vascular resistance – MVR). W grupie kontrolnej nie stwierdzono wzrostu badanych parametrów układu krążenia, a średni czas przeżycia wynosił 32,5 ± 5,1 min. CCK-8 wywoływała zależne od dawki spadki MAP, PP i HR ze wzrostem RVR i MVR, a także skracała czas przeżycia w porównaniu ze zwierzętami kontrolnymi.

Wnioski

Ośrodkowo działająca CCK-8 wywołuje działanie depresyjne na układ krążenia u szczurów we wstrząsie krwotocznym.
Necesidad de intervención psicológica de las familias adoptivas.
Authors: Domínguez Aguirre Gloria Ángela , Martínez Peralta Adriana , Guillén Caballero Claudia Lucía , Ramírez Frías María Asunción
Published: March 2021

La adopción es un acto legal mediante el cual un menor de edad, se convierte en miembro de una familia con la cual no tiene nexos biológicos. Históricamente las familias adoptivas han tenido poca visibilidad social, debido a que esta condición tiene un matiz de abandono, que, en aras de proteger al niño o niña que la vive, se intenta ocultar, negar o restar importancia. Sin embargo, la separación –que puede ser dramática- y la posible institucionalización pueden generar traumas que requieran atención psicológica, médica y educativa especializada. Los profesionales de la salud mental deben contemplar a la triada de la adopción, compuesta por la familia biológica, la creatura y la familia adoptiva e implica retos en cada una de sus aristas. La madre biológica tiene una importante presencia en el acto de cesión, lo cual puede implicar desde desinterés hasta un profundo dolor. Los padres adoptivos, regularmente viven un diagnóstico de infertilidad, con su consecuente dolor emocional y si no viven un proceso de duelo, podrán cuidar y querer a la creatura, mas no hijarla, es decir, generar vínculos emocionales sanos con él o ella, debido a no haber renunciado al hijo biológico. También deben saber responder a las preguntas que el hijo o hija haga a diferentes edades, ya que es el personaje principal en esta triada y necesita contar con personas preparadas, -familia, docentes, profesionales de la salud- para acompañarle en la asunción de su adopción y en la búsqueda de sus orígenes, lo cual si bien es un derecho para toda persona, en su caso está sujeto a la preparación emocional de sus nuevos padres. Cada elemento de la triada tiene necesidades y derechos que la sociedad necesita conocer a través de información científica y ética que permita su visibilización como una forma válida de ser familia.
Analysis of Tensile Strenght and Shear Modulus of GRE Pipe using Ansys
Authors: Puspita Dita , Arofah Siti Lailatul , Hidayah Elok , Rohman Lutfi , Syarifah Ratna Dewi
Published: March 2021

Composite materials (GRE pipe) had been applied in various industries. These kind application are based on the advantages of composite properties, that are lightweight, high corrosion resistance and low cost. In order to make a lightweight and strong materials, some materials that light and stiff had been widely used, lie fiber glass, epoxy and the other. These materials (fiber glass and epoxy) are synthetic and non-biodegradable, but give some advantages in composite to make composite more stiff, light and strong. Mechanical properties of fiber glass composites had been doing based on theory through modeling. Theoretical results obtained showed that maximum stress and shear modulus value of GRE pipe are less than each components (glass fiber and epoxy resin). Each value of maximum stress and shear modulus are 584,57 MPa and 46,15 MPa.
Young’s Modulus Calculation of Some Metals Using Molecular Dynamics Method Based on the Morse Potential
Authors: Zahroh Fitriana Faizatu , Sugihartono Iwan , Safitri Ernik D.
Published: March 2021

It has been investigated computationally Young's modulus of some metals: nickel, copper, silver, gold, and aluminum. The offset method can graphically determine Young's modulus property by determining the elastic region based on the straight line intersection formed at a 0.2% strain against the stress-strain curve. In this simulation work, Young’s modulus calculation was performed by using the LAMMPS molecular dynamics software. The interatomic potential used to represent the interactions among atoms of materials in this simulation is the Morse potential. The metals under-investigated in this work are nickel, copper, silver, gold, and aluminum, and we got the results are 209.2 GPa, 110.8 GPa, 83.8 GPa, 79.2 GPa, and 70.3 GPa, respectively. The Young's modulus of the materials was also computed as temperature variations from 300K to the melting point to determine the effect of temperature on Young's modulus, and it is tensile strength. From our work we can found that the higher the temperature, the lower Young's modulus value. In addition, it can be seen that nickel metal has good temperature resistance. This is evidenced by the change in the nickel-metal phase near its melting point.
Effect of Temperature on The Electron Concentration of Crystalline GaAs Semiconductor Based on The p-n Junction Due to Deformation Potential Scattering
Authors: Alviati Nova , Hoiriyah Samsiatun , Misto Misto , Supriyanto Edy
Published: March 2021

The electrical characteristics of semiconductor materials can be predicted based on the transport of charge carriers within the material. Under room temperature, the electrical properties of semiconductor materials can be exploited by knowing the value of their electron mobility to predict the number of electrons that experience the transport mechanism. When the material is observed under room temperature, the interaction of electrons and the lattice atoms' vibrations result in deformation potential scattering. This can stimulate electron mobility changes, which can affect the number of free electrons in semiconductor materials. The research results presented in this paper simulate the number of electrons that change due to electrons' mobility in the GaAs crystal. This material undergoes potential scattering deformation due to the interaction between electrons and phonons at temperature (40-100) K. The simulation is carried out by modeling the GaAs semiconductor material in the form of a p-n junction. The temperature variation given to the material shows a significant change in concentration in the junction area. In contrast, in the contact area's vicinity with the external circuit, both the p-layer and the n-layer show relatively constant electron concentrations.
Modeling of Ferrous Metal Diffusion in Liquid Lead Using Molecular Dynamics Simulation
Authors: Nuris Ahmad Anwar
Published: March 2021

Modeling of Iron metal diffusion in liquid lead using molecular dynamics simulation has been done. Molecular dynamics simulations are used to predict the value of physical quantities that we want to know based on the designed material model and on the input simulation data. In this research, effect of different geometry of material models was observed to know the diffusion coefficient. The material system was iron (Fe) in liquid lead (Pb). The material models is designed using Packmol software to get the initial configuration of atom's arrangement by inputting the material's characteristics such as mass, density, volume, number of atoms. This work examines the diffusion coefficient of iron in molten lead metal with the geometric shape of the simulation system in the form of iron in molten metal for various simulation models of boxes in a box, balls in a box and balls in balls. To design simulated geometric shapes we use the Packmol program. To calculate the diffusion coefficient we use the molecular dynamics simulation method. To find out which geometry is suitable, we compare the diffusion coefficient of the simulation results with existing references. The diffusion coefficient value of the spherical iron (Fe) system in the spherical liquid lead (Pb) has the best value compared to the other two forms with an accuracy rate of 99.94% because it is influenced by the even distribution of atoms in each part.
Earth science collections of the Centre Grégoire Fournier (Maredsous) with comments on Middle Devonian–Carboniferous brachiopods and trilobites from southern Belgium
Authors: MOTTEQUIN Bernard
Published: March 2021

Although the Centre Grégoire Fournier of the Maredsous Abbey is especially famous for the fossils and minerals from the Carboniferous (Viséan) ‘black marble’ of Denée, a marine conservation-Lagerstätte, its palaeontological collections likewise include some types and illustrated specimens of invertebrates (cystoids, goniatites, ostracods, trilobites) and fishes from the Ordovician, Devonian and Carboniferous of Belgium. These specimens are discussed and/or illustrated as is the case of the fragments of two Belgian meteorites (Lesves and Tourinnes-la-Grosse chondrites) that are part of the CGF mineralogical and petrological collections. Moreover, the type material of 30 species and subspecies of Upper Devonian–Pennsylvanian linguliformean and rhynchonelliformean brachiopods (described by de Koninck (1847), J. Fraipont (1888a), Ch. Fraipont (1908), Demanet (1923, 1934), Demanet (in Demanet & Van Straelen, 1938), and Grimm (1998)) and that of two Middle–Upper Devonian species of trilobites (Stainier, 1887; Richter & Richter, 1933), almost all from the Namur–Dinant Basin (southern Belgium), are re-investigated and/or fully figured for the first time in order to facilitate future taxonomic revision. The obscure Tournaisian genus Anomianella de Ryckholt (1851) is rejected from the bivalves and transferred to the brachiopods (Craniida). It is probably related to Petrocrania Raymond, 1911. The lectotype (hereby selected) of Orthis latissima M‘Coy, 1844 and that of Producta corrugata M‘Coy, 1844, both from the Viséan of Ireland, are photographically illustrated (for the first time for the former). The lectotype of Productus murchisonianus de Koninck, 1847 from the Upper Palaeozoic of Tasmania (Australia) is also designated.
Bitcoin and Altcoins Price Dependency: Resilience and Portfolio Allocation in COVID-19 Outbreak
Authors: Aysan Ahmet Faruk , Khan Asad-ul-Islam , Topuz Humeyra
Published: March 2021

The main aim of this article is to examine the inter-relationships among the top cryptocurrencies on the crypto stock market in the presence and absence of the COVID-19 pandemic. The nine chosen cryptocurrencies are Bitcoin, Ethereum, Ripple, Litecoin, Eos, BitcoinCash, Binance, Stellar, and Tron and their daily closing price data are captured from coinmarketcap over the period from 9/13/2017 to 9/21/2020. To determine the order of integration, the Augmented Dickey-Fuller (ADF), Phillips-Perron (PP), and Kwiatkowski, Phillips, Schmidt, and Shin (KPSS) unit root tests were carried out, and all of the cryptocurrencies were found to be integrated of order 1 i.e. I(1). It has been found that there is strong evidence of a long-run relationship between Bitcoin and altcoins irrespective of whether it is pre-pandemic or pandemic period. Hence these cryptocurrencies' prices and their inter-relationship are resilient to the pandemic.
Towards Novel Non-Invasive Colorectal Cancer Screening Methods: A Comprehensive Review
Authors: Ferrari Allegra , Neefs Isabelle , Hoeck Sarah , Peeters Marc , Van Hal Guido
Published: March 2021

Colorectal cancer (CRC) is one of the leading cancer-related causes of death in the world. Since the 70s, many countries have adopted different CRC screening programs which has resulted in a decrease in mortality. However, current screening test options still present downsides. The commercialized stool-based tests present high false-positive rates and low sensitivity, which negatively affects the detection of early stage carcinogenesis. The gold standard colonoscopy has low uptake due to its invasiveness and the perception of discomfort and embarrassment that the procedure may bring.In this review, we collected and described the latest data about alternative CRC screening techniques that can overcome these disadvantages. Web of Science and PubMed were employed as search engines for studies reporting on CRC screening tests and future perspectives. The searches generated 555 articles, of which 93 titles were selected. Finally, a total of 50 studies, describing 14 different CRC alternative tests, were included. Among the investigated techniques the main feature that could have an impact on CRC screening perception and uptake was the ease of sample collection. Urine, exhaled breath and blood-based tests promise to achieve good diagnostic performance (sensitivity of 63-100%, 90-95%, 47-97%, respectively) while minimizing stress and discomfort for the patient.
Journalistic Denial of Death During the Very First Traumatic Period of the Italian SARS-CoV2 Pandemic
Authors: Solomon Sheldon , Rostellato Daniele , Testoni Ines , Calabrese Fiorella , Biasco Guido
Published: March 2021

Exactly one year ago, between February and March 2020, the SARS-CoV2 infection went from an epidemic confined to China to a worldwide pandemic that was particularly lethal in Italy. This study examined media accounts during that period by analysing the representation of death-related constructs in Corriere della Sera, the most widely read newspaper in Italy. A textual and thematic analysis of articles published between period A (epidemic: 23 January–22 February 2020) and period B (pandemic: 23 February–31 March 2020) was conducted using Nvivo-11. A total of 141 articles comprising 48,524 words was collected. The most utilized words and meanings linked to SARS-CoV2 were computed. In the rank distribution, ‘China’ and ’virus’ were the terms most frequently used in both periods. The terms ‘death’ and ‘dead’ were completely absent in period A and appeared in the 535th position in period B. The term ‘dead’ was used primarily to indicate the number of deceased. From a Terror Management Theory perspective, it is possible that the minimal reference to death-related issues was a reflection of death denial and a manifestation of efforts to deny death to manage terror. These findings highlight the ambiguities and ambivalence surrounding any issue pertaining to death; on one side, undue alarmism may provoke exaggerated reactions, such as moral panic, while on the other denial-based messages that minimize references to mortality may reduce safe behaviour during a pandemic.
Effects of Ethyl methanesulfonate (EMS) on Seedling and Yield Contributing Traits in Basmati Rice
Authors: Rashid Muhammad , Shamshad Areeqa , Jankuloski Ljupcho
Published: March 2021

Increasing genetic diversity in crop plants has been used for chemical mutagenesis. Through the application of various mutagenic agents, over 430 new varieties have been derived as rice mutants (Oryza sativa L.) Chemical mutagens such as ethyl methane sulphonate (EMS), diepoxybutane derivative (DEB), sodium azide, and gamma ray, x-ray, and quick neutron irradiation have been commonly used to induce a large number of functional variations in rice and others crops. Among chemical mutagens, ethyl methane sulfonate (EMS) is the alkylating agent most widely used in plants because it induces nucleotide substitutions to be extremely frequent, as detected in various genomes. In this study, seeds of potential genotype of the popular variety, (Oryza sativa L. Super Basmati variety) were treated with EMS at concentrations of 0.25%, 0.50%, 0.75%, 1% and 1.5%. Various measurements on the M1 generation determined EMS sensitivity. As concentration of applied EMS increased, will decrease in germination, shoot length, root length, plant height, productive tillers, Panicle Length, Total Spikelet, sterile spikelet and fertility under field conditions were observed in M1 generation as compared to the non-treatment control. Emergence, shoot length, root length, plant height, productive tillers, Panicle Length, Total Spikelet, sterile spikelet and fertility also decreased with increases in EMS mutagenesis in an approximately linear fashion. The LD50 values were observed based on growth reduction of seedlings after EMS treatment with 0.25% and 0.50% on the rice variety (Oryza sativa L. spp.).
Development of a simulation model for aircraft maintenance based on the Internet of Things
Authors: Ponomarev Roman Lvovich , Sudakov Vladimir Anatolievich
Published: March 2021

Among the innovative technologies that have the greatest impact on the aviation industry, it is worth highlighting the technologies of the Internet of Things and its combinations with other technologies. In addition, it is worth noting that the use of Internet of Things technologies reduces the number of contacts between the personnel involved in the maintenance of the aircraft, which helps to reduce the risk of contracting viral diseases. This work is devoted to the study of the effectiveness of this technology application in optimizing the supply of components and spare parts for aircraft maintenance. To conclude a conclusion about the effectiveness of the application of this technology, a simulation model of the corresponding process is being developed.
Use of Acupuncture by 1970s Revolutionaries of Color: The South Bronx “Toolkit Care” Concept
Authors: Meng Eana
Published: March 2021

Failed by mainstream medical institutions, 1970s revolutionaries of color sought to take health care into their own hands. A lesser-known phenomenon was their use of acupuncture. In 1970, an alliance of Black, Latinx, and White members at Lincoln Detox, a drug treatment program in the South Bronx area of New York City, learned of acupuncture as an alternative to methadone. In Oakland, California, Tolbert Small, MD, used acupuncture for pain management following his exposure to the practice as part of a 1972 Black Panther Party delegation to China. Unaware of one another then, the Lincoln team and Small were similarly driven to “serve the people, body and soul.” They enacted “toolkit care,”—self-assembled, essential community care—in response to dire situations such as the intensifying drug crisis. These stories challenge the traditional American history of acupuncture and contribute innovations to and far beyond the addiction field by presenting a holistic model of prevention and care. They advance a nuanced definition of integrative medicine as one that combines medical and social practices, and their legacies are currently carried out by thousands of health care practitioners globally.
Hennepin County Adult Detention Center’s Response to a 2019 Hepatitis A Outbreak in Minnesota
Authors: Zellmer Lucas , Peters Laura , Silva Rachel Sandler
Published: March 2021

Hennepin County Adult Detention Center (Jail) is Minnesota’s largest jail. In August 2019, the Minnesota Department of Health declared a statewide hepatitis A outbreak. Within three days, Hennepin County Jail Health Services made significant changes to vaccination protocols that increased vaccination rates from 0.6% to 7.1% among detainees, who have a greater risk of contracting hepatitis A. We highlight the opportunity for jails to develop sustainable public health interventions in the setting of community outbreaks.
COVID-19 Contact Tracing Conundrums: Insights From the Front Lines
Authors: Schneider John , Love Willie , Rusie Laura , Flores Ariana , Tadesse Beth , Hazra Anu , Munar David
Published: March 2021

COVID-19 contact tracing is an induction social network intervention in which the structure of the social network is leveraged to deploy proven COVID-19 interventions such as testing and social distancing. The Howard Brown Health organization has rapidly expanded to include COVID-19 testing, contact tracing, and linkage to resources since the first cases were identified in Chicago, Illinois. COVID-19 is penetrating the most vulnerable networks in the United States; existing inequities are widening as community resources and organizations have had to place services on hold.

Here we address several questions that arise as organizations build capacity for contact tracing, including questions involving the potential impact of contact tracing, stakeholders who could be involved, the timing of contact tracing deployment, and the impact potential for digital technology.

Contact tracing is critical at later stages of epidemic decline given the potential for isolated outbreaks as larger events, schools, stadiums, and festivals reopen. Local contact tracing efforts can have other indirect benefits with respect to limiting transmission, such as increasing testing rates and addressing structural barriers through provision of life-saving resources and access to crucial social support.
Static Analysis of Frame Structure of Post-Stroke Tricycle Design Based on Solidworks Software 2012 with Material Type Variations
Authors: Siswono Eko , Mulyadi Mulyadi
Published: March 2021

The body weight of post-stroke patients varies from one another, this can affect material selection. In this study, the researchers designed a three-wheeled frame using various types of material and the same material size including: galvanized pipe, stainless pipe (AISI 304), mild steel pipe (ASTM A36), Alloy Steel pipe to obtain a safe design for sufferers post-stroke, the skeletal design was analyzed statically using Soliworks 2012 software to obtain the results of analysis in the form of: Von Mises Voltage, Safety Factor (Strain) and Strain (Displacement). Static analysis of Post-Stroke Tricycle Design results obtained the greatest Von Mises Voltage value on ASTM A36 type material with a stress value of 154.5 N/mm2 (MPa) and the smallest stress value in Galvanized type material with a stress value of 150.8 N/mm2 ( MPa). Based on the results of the analysis of Safety Factors (Safety of Factor) so that the design can be said to be safe for patients after stroke, the type of material that must be used is Alloy Steel with a value of Safety Factor (Safety of Factor) of 5.49.
Design of Hydraulic Puller for Releasing Crankshaft Bearings on Motorcycle
Authors: Armfirst Junggie Guko , Fahruddin Arasy
Published: March 2021

The bearing puller on the market today still has a way of working using a gripper with a screw working system. The time required is relatively long and can allow damage to the crankshaft during the bearing release process as well as reduced work performance of the crankshaft. This study aims to design a tool that works with a hydraulic system to release crankshaft motorbike bearings. This tool makes it easy for everyone to do the job of removing bearings. The outer bearing hydraulic tracker or puller uses the working principle of the lever that is pumped with calculated pressure and load and the fluid pressure on the tracker can be known ie at 1X the tracker pump requires 41 kg / cm2 fluid pressure, 2X fluid pressure tracker pump 45 kg / cm2 and 3X pump tracker requires 72 kg / cm2 fluid pressure. As well as the time needed to remove the crankshaft bearing motor especially on the A and B motorbike. To release the crankshaft bearing A motor takes 19.78 s and removing the crankshaft bearing the B motor takes 31.95 s.
Effect of Stator Vane on the Performance of the Savonius Wind Turbine
Authors: Wicaksono Yoga Arob
Published: March 2021

The turbulent air flow conditions in the urban area have a large effect on the performance of Savonius rotor wind turbines. To overcome this problem, a new design of the stator vane needs to be made. the stator vane has the ability to direct wind to the turbine rotor and increase air speed by utilizing throttling effects. Thus, the performance of the Savonius wind turbine can increase. In this study, the Savonius type vertical wind turbine is configured with three stator vane designs that have slope angles: 60o, and 70o. Performance testing is carried out at angles: 0o, 30o, and 60o towards the midpoint of the stator vane to find the direction of direction coming from the best wind on each stator vane design. All configurations are analyzed using an experimental wind tunnel open testing scheme with a wind speed range of 3-5 m/s. The parameters produced from the experiment include: power coefficient (Cp), torque coefficient (Ct) and Tip Speed ​​Ratio (TSR). The results showed that the stator vane with 60o inclination angle was able to increase Cp 35.66% in the 60o incoming wind direction.
Effect Of Water Content On Characteristics Fuel From The Municipal Solid Waste Through The Pyrolysis Process
Authors: Rosyadi Imron , Caturwati Ni Ketut , Fauzi Ahmad
Published: March 2021

The increase in the population of Indonesia is proportional to the increase in the amount of waste produced. Municipal solid waste (MSW) especially organic waste, can be used as solid fuel by means of the torefaction process. Torefaction is a thermo-chemical heat treatment method for biomass conversion that takes place at a temperature of 200oC to 300oC under conditions of atmospheric pressure and in the absence of oxygen. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of moisture content on calorific, proximate and ultimate values ​​of torefaction samples using municipal solid waste. Setting the water content in the mixed sample (30% rice + 70% wood) with variations in moisture content of 30%, 40%, and 50%; and rice and wood samples with variations in moisture content of 40% and 50%. The torefaction was carried out at a temperature of 300oC for one hour and  inert gas  N2. Torefaction products have been tested contain of the calorific value, proximate testing, and ultimate testing. The results obtained were the best calorific value in the rice sample, the moisture content of 40% was 6351.1 cal / g or equivalent to sub-bituminous coal. The proximate and ultimate results of the best heating value are rice samples with 40% moisture content, fixed carbon 62.95%, volatile matter 27.85%, moisture 7.06%, ash 2.14%, carbon 71.85%, hydrogen. 2.80%, nitrogen 3.17%, and sulfur 0.05%. The calorific value calculation method that is almost close to the test results is the Dulong method, with an average error percentage of 1.63%.
40-YEAR BIBLIOMETRIC ANALYSIS OF WAQF: ITS CURRENT STATUS AND DEVELOPMENT, AND PATHS FOR FUTURE RESEARCH
Authors: Aldeen Khaled Nour
Published: March 2021

Waqf (Islamic endowment) has received great attention from contemporary scholars, in line with the increasing attention being paid to social welfare.  However, it is conceptually unclear, with no consensus having been reached among researchers on its current status.  This study provides a brief overview of recent Waqf research developments, hence paving the way for future research. The research employs a bibliometric approach to analysing and summarising the trends and status quo in Waqf growth.  Only articles written in English extracted from both the Web of Science and Scopus databases were considered for the study. The paper is an attempt to establish a solid conceptual base and to suggest directions for future research.  The research provides a clear picture of the growth of Waqf, and indicates research gaps by reaching comprehensive conclusions about what has been achieved in the field. It hence opens new doors for scholars to develop innovative Waqf models to bridge socioeconomic issues. Our findings show that Indonesian and Malaysian scholars and their educational institutions have had a robust research commitment to the theme of Waqf during the last forty years. However, there is a lack of research on the countries where Waqf was first practised.
ARE ISLAMIC STOCKS LESS EXPOSED TO SENTIMENT-BASED MISPRICING THAN NON-ISLAMIC ONES? EVIDENCE FROM THE INDONESIAN STOCK EXCHANGE
Authors: Al Hashfi Rizqi Umar , Naufa Ahmad Maulin , Munawaroh U’um
Published: March 2021

The aim of this research is to verify the role of Islamic value in stock mispricing in the Indonesian capital market. Empirically, high investor sentiment can lead to mispricing on equity appraisal. When investors feel excessively optimistic about their valuation, equity will be overpriced, or vice versa. The presence of Islamic values, such as the prohibition of interest, speculative and uncertain transactions, and excessive leverage, arguably reduce sentiment-based mispricing. Daily and cross-sectional market data were employed. In addition, principal component analysis was conducted to construct a firm-specific investor sentiment variable. With regard to the method, the Hausman-Taylor (H-T) approach was used to deal with heterogeneity, endogeneity, and the time-invariant variable in Fama-MacBeth regression. The results show that our baseline analysis confirms the mispricing of overall stocks. However, Islamic stocks are less exposed to sentiment-based mispricing than their non-Islamic counterparts. The results are consistent with our robustness test, in which we estimate the equation model across industry and portfolio. Finally, our findings imply various insights for both investors and policymakers.
EXAMINATION OF MUSLIM CONSUMERS’ INTENTIONS TO EAT AT FINE DINING RESTAURANTS
Authors: Al- Farisi Muhammad Amiruddin , Putranti Latifah , Nurmasari Nuraini Desty
Published: March 2021

This paper aims to identify the functional, symbolic, hedonic and Islamic value constructs of Muslim consumers’ satisfaction with fine dining restaurants. In addition, it develops the role of religiosity in the relationship between hedonic and Islamic symbolic values ​​in consumer satisfaction and examines the effect of such satisfaction on the willingness to pay more. The method used in the research is based on a Structural Equation Modeling (SEM), with data collected using a questionnaire; 281 valid respondents took part in the study. The results show that in terms of the influence of the dimensions of perceived value in explaining customer satisfaction, the functional, hedonic and Islamic have has a positive and significant effect, whereas the symbolic value variable is is perceived to have no significant effect on satisfaction. Furthermore, customer satisfaction has a significant positive effect on the willingness to pay more. In comparison, religiosity does not moderate the effect of perceived symbolic value on consumer satisfaction. However, it does moderate the effect of hedonic and Islamic value.
MARK-UP VS. INTEREST-BASED FINANCING ON GDP: AN APPLICATION OF AGENT-BASED COMPUTATIONAL MODEL
Authors: Putriani Diyah , Ghani Gairuzazmi Mat , Kartiwi Mira
Published: March 2021

This study aims to introduce the application of artificial intelligence in the area of Islamic finance by examining the dynamic changes of gross domestic product (GDP) under fully markup-based financing. The application of artificial intelligence using agent-based computational model (ABM) is employed to conduct the simulation. The simulation result shows that the movement of GDP under markup-based financing which represents Islamic financial system has better performance compared to interest-based lending. In this regard, profit shared to depositors has positive impact on GDP which also proofs that Islamic banking system may promote sustainable economic growth and may create wealth for the whole society. This study proofs that Islamic bank essentially more stable than conventional bank and hence may fights against crisis. This study is potentially the initial work to examine the dynamic changes of economic growth under fully Islamic financial system by applying artificial intelligence concept as its methodology. Thus, this study is expected to contribute to the development of Islamic economics and finance research.
A protocol for the generation of blastocyst-like structures from human pluripotent stem cells
Authors: Yu Leqian , Wei Yulei , Schmitz Daniel A. , Sakurai Masahiro , Wu Jun
Published: March 2021

The recent development of stem-cell-based embryo models open new avenues for studying early development in vitro, including humans1. Here we report a protocol for the generation of human blastocyst-like structures from naïve human pluripotent stem cells (hPSCs). These structures, termed human blastoids, provide an accessible, scalable, versatile, and manipulable 3D model to study early human development, understand early pregnancy loss, and gain insights into early developmental defects.