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Pharmacognostical characterization, GC-MS profiling, and elemental analysis of Curcuma caesia Roxb. rhizomes for public health
Authors: Rathi Jyoti , Kumar Satyender , Sindhu Rakesh K. , Dhiman Anju , Faujdar Samriti
Published: June 2024

Objectives

The study provides a thorough examination of the rhizomes of Curcuma caesia Roxb., which is a medicinal substance sometimes referred to as black turmeric and has not been well studied.

Methods

The study examines the pharmacognostical characteristics, GC-MS profiling, and elemental analysis of the substance to determine its potential for use in medicine. The presence of heavy metal contamination in herbal products is a significant issue, which necessitates the use of Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometry to quantitatively analyze eight elements.

Results

The investigation validates the existence of crucial trace elements while guaranteeing that the levels of heavy metals are within the toxicity limits set by the World Health Organization. This indicates that the rhizome is safe for medicinal purposes. The selection of a solvent has a substantial impact on the efficiency of extraction. Acetone has the highest extraction yield, followed by ethanol and ethyl acetate. The GC-MS analysis uncovers a wide range of phytochemicals, such as alkaloids, flavonoids, phenols, tannins, steroids, and proteins. Additionally, particular solvents exclusively detect specific molecules. Epicurzerenone and zederone are chemicals that show promise for use in reducing inflammation and fighting cancer.

Conclusions

On the basis of results it can be concluded that rhizome’s quality based on acceptable physicochemical characteristics and provides a strong basis for future pharmacological research. The research has potential for the development of novel organic drugs, utilizing the abundant phytochemical composition of C. caesia Roxb. rhizomes.
Lexical niche and sustainability: an ecolinguistic perspective
Authors: Mo Ruifeng , Xiao Haozhang
Published: June 2024

This paper proposes the innovative concept of lexical niche to analyze the ecology of vocabulary from an ecolinguistic perspective. Through the examination of niche breadth and overlap, we quantitatively assess the vitality and competition of six typical Chinese eating verbs: shi (食), fan (饭), can (餐), dan (啖), ru (茹), and chi (吃). The analysis reveals their diachronic evolution in the history of the Chinese language (temporal niche), their synchronic distribution in Chinese dialects (spatial niche), and their verb-object collocation (functional niche). The findings indicate the following: (1) Shi, fan, can, dan, and ru originated in Early Old Chinese, while chi emerged in Late Old Chinese. (2) The niche breadths of the six eating verbs are as follows: 2.585, −2.391, −2.242, −0.108, −1.734, and 3.889, respectively. Chi demonstrates the highest vitality, followed by shi; fan, can, dan, and ru exhibit extremely low vitality. (3) Shi originated in the Pre-Qin dynasty, serving as the dominant eating verb in ancient times with robust competition. However, in modern times, it has evolved into a morpheme for compound words, displaying weak sustainability. Chi, born in the Han dynasty, replaced shi as the dominant eating verb by the late Tang dynasty, establishing itself as the most competitive verb to date, characterized by strong sustainability.
Right vagotomy alters heart rate variability temporarily and increases total choline levels in rats
Authors: Kazdagli Hasan , Baris Elif , Fehmi Ozel Hasan , Ozbek Mustafa
Published: June 2024

Objectives

The variability in the time intervals between heartbeats, known as heart rate variability (HRV), serves as a reflection of the intricate interplay between the sympathetic and parasympathetic neural systems. While the potential asymmetric effects of the left and right branches of the vagus nerve remain uncertain, this study aims to investigate the impact of unilateral, bilateral, and atropine interventions on HRV parameters and choline levels within cardiac tissue.

Methods

40 male adult Wistar albino rats were randomly assigned to the five groups (each n=8): sham-operated, atropine, right vagotomy, left vagotomy, and bilateral vagotomy. Heart rate variability (HRV) analyses were conducted, and the levels of total choline/acetylcholine in heart tissues were quantified. Statistical analyses were performed to assess the results.

Results

The bilateral vagotomy and atropine groups exhibited higher heart rates and high frequency power (HF), along with reduced low frequency power (LF). Total power (TP) remained relatively unchanged. In the bilateral vagotomy group, DFAα1was significantly elevated while DFAα2was reduced significantly. SD1 and SampEn were significantly lower in both the bilateral vagotomy and atropine groups. Notably, the right vagotomy group displayed significant changes primarily in the 15th minute, particularly in time-domain parameters, HF, TP, and SD1, with a significant increase observed in total choline levels.

Conclusions

Our results revealed that asymmetrical vagal innervation induces distinct effects on heart rate variability parameters and total choline/acetylcholine levels in heart tissues. Our findings suggest that compensatory hemodynamic recovery, possibly driven by contralateral vagal overactivity, may contribute to these observed results.
Development of whey protein beverage incorporating encapsulated probiotic strain Lactiplantibacillus rhamnosus NCDC 347 and its physico-chemical characteristics
Authors: Bhatia Rishi , Chauhan Komal , Taneja Neetu Kumra , Kumar Vikram , Singh Garima , Kaur Kuljinder , Oberoi Harinder Singh
Published: June 2024

In the present study, encapsulated strain Lactiplantibacillus rhamnosus NCDC 347 was used to prepare a novel whey protein–based beverage. The encapsulation process utilized skimmed milk powder matrix and evaluated strain viability, physico-chemical properties, sensory assessment, and shelf-life stability. Encapsulated L. rhamnosus NCDC 347 within skim milk powder maintained viability at 8.0 log CFU/g, forming spherical microcapsules with 1–12 µm concavities. Probiotic addition to whey protein beverages maintained pH and acidity within desired ranges. Physico-chemical analysis showed protein content of 8.71 ± 0.21 % to 10.05 ± 0.42 %, fat content of 0.56 ± 0.24 % to 0.67 ± 0.13 %, viscosity of 5.14 pa/s, and total soluble solids (TSS) of 14.42 ± 0.31 to 16.16 ± 0.23° Brix. The shelf-life study revealed that the beverage remained stable for up to 90 days with no significant changes (p > 0.05) in sensory analysis. The sensory analysis scored the test sample’s acceptability at 7.3 ± 0.41. The protein-rich probiotic drink exhibited favorable sensory qualities. Overall, incorporating encapsulated probiotic strain L. rhamnosus NCDC 347 into whey protein beverages could address daily protein requirements and enhance health.
VII. Eine Entwicklungsgeschichte des chinesischen Familien- und Erbrechts im Lichte der Rezeption des deutschen BGB
Authors: Wang Qiang
Published: June 2024

In contrast with China’s several millennia of civilization history, its history of civil law legislation had not started until the late Qing-Dynasty (1911). This discrepancy stood out prominently in the correlated areas of the family law and inheritance law due to China’s cultural features and the compatible cultural awareness of its people, which had naturalized and legitimized their practices in both areas. Actually, in no other areas had the cultural consciousness, the deep-rooted cultural psychology and the consciousness-driven behavioral patterns of the Chinese families and individuals been more profoundly shaped by the rules of rites and etiquette, the ethical rules and the patriarchal clan system, central customary-legal elements enshrined in the Chinese history. As its key achievement, the legal modernization in the late Qing period (1902–1911) brought forth the Civil Code of the Qing- Dynasty (ZGE), the first such milestone in China’s legal history, initiating the civil law legislation in China. With regard to China’s special legal-historical and legal-cultural background, the drafters of the ZGE – especially its family and inheritance law – had to revolutionarily modernize the Chinese civil law, while at the same time, transferring certain traditional cultural legacies. This could not have been possible without adopting the German Civil Code (BGB) as the primary foreign codification model, especially from the legal-technical, legal-systematic and legal-dogmatic perspective. Ever since then, the evolution of the Chinese civil law has been closely connected with the adoption of the BGB, while the history of the former runs parallel to the history of the latter. The influences of the BGB on China’s major civil law codifications, including also the Civil Code of the Republic of China (1929–1931) and the PRC Civil Code (2020), have been significant and continuous. It is legal-historically insightful to probe into these influences while examining the evolutionary history of the Chinese family and inheritance law ever codified since the ZGE, and, accordingly, retracing and closely analyzing the pre-modern state of both areas.
VIII. Der Gastaufenthalt Otto Koellreutters in Tokio (1938/39): Eine Facette der Rezeption der nationalsozialistischen Staatslehre in Japan
Authors: Konno Hajime
Published: June 2024

The Schieder-Conze controversy questioned the relationship between the German academic community and the National Socialist government; however, research on how the Japanese academic community dealt with the German-Japanese alliance is still in progress. This study focuses on Toyowo Ōgushi, a Ministry of Education official who invited Professor Otto Koellreutter of the University of Munich to Tokyo as a Japanese-German exchange professor, and his academic friend Teiji Yabe, an assistant professor at the Imperial University of Tokyo. Ōgushi, whose mentor was the conservative constitutional scholar Uesugi Shinkichi, left the graduate school of the Imperial University of Tokyo, which had highly liberal and socialist tendencies. He studied constitutional law at the University of Jena between 1928 and 1933, where he was influenced by Koellreutter and Carl Schmitt. Upon returning to Japan, Ōgushi became a proponent of German National Socialist jurisprudence. Ōgushi and his former schoolmate Teiji Yabe invited Koellreutter to visit Tokyo. As a researcher of democratic theory, Yabe had become an assistant professor at the Imperial University of Tokyo, but he had moved to the University of Munich in 1936 to study under Koellreutter after becoming increasingly critical of parliamentary democracy. The Faculty of Law of the Imperial University of Tokyo, which retained liberal tendencies, was not entirely at ease with Koellreutter. Nonetheless, the Faculty of Law at the Imperial University of Tokyo conducted systematic research on the already established German National Socialist regime; moreover, its tone was not always critical, and it did not prevent the alliance between Japan and Germany as they moved towards war.
Protective role of the curcumin derivative, FM0807, in regulating JAK2/STAT3 and TGF-β1/SMAD2/3 signaling pathways in glomerular mesangial cells and renal function in db/db mice
Authors: Zhang Nanwen , Lin Duoduo , Wang Honglin , Zheng Ningning , Lai Weipeng , Li Liangyi , Xu Jianhua , Chen Xiaole
Published: June 2024

To determine the protective effects of FM0807 against diabetes-induced renal inflammation and fibrosis and the underlying mechanisms in vivo and in vitro. FM0807 was administered to db/db mice. Glomerular mesangial cells (HBZY-1) were cultured under high glucose conditions with or without FM0807. Gene and protein expression was assessed by quantitative real-time PCR, western blotting, and immunofluorescence. Mitochondrial reactive oxygen species were detected with MitoSOX Red. FM0807 markedly reduced blood glucose, glycosylated hemoglobin, triglycerides, and low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol levels and improved the liver organ index, the high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol level, and renal function, as evidenced by decreased 24-h urinary protein excretion and the creatinine and blood urea nitrogen levels. FM0807 ameliorated pathologic renal changes in diabetic mice (reduced glomerulosclerosis, diminished interstitial cellular inflammation, and less tubular luminal narrowing). Treatment with FM0807 also led to a significant reduction in the expression of inflammatory markers, including JAK2, STAT3, TNF-α, IL-1β, IL-6, TGF-β1, and Smad2/3, in addition to alterations in the expression of proteins associated with kidney injury. These data suggest that FM0807 alleviates diabetes-induced renal inflammation and fibrosis by modulating the JAK2/STAT3 and TGF-β1/SMAD2/3 signaling pathways.
Haploinsufficiency of GABAAReceptor-Associated Clptm1 Enhances Phasic and Tonic Inhibitory Neurotransmission, Suppresses Excitatory Synaptic Plasticity, and Impairs Memory
Authors: Ge Yuan , Craig Ann Marie
Published: June 2024

The mechanisms utilized by neurons to regulate the efficacy of phasic and tonic inhibition and their impacts on synaptic plasticity and behavior are incompletely understood. Cleft lip and palate transmembrane protein 1 (Clptm1) is a membrane-spanning protein that interacts with multiple γ-aminobutyric acid type A receptor (GABAAR) subunits, trapping them in the endoplasmic reticulum and Golgi network. Overexpression and knock-down studies suggest that Clptm1 modulates GABAAR-mediated phasic inhibition and tonic inhibition as well as activity-induced inhibitory synaptic homeostasis in cultured hippocampal neurons. To investigate the role of Clptm1 in the modulation of GABAARs in vivo, we generated Clptm1 knock-out (KO) mice. Here, we show that genetic KO of Clptm1 elevated phasic and tonic inhibitory transmission in both male and female heterozygous mice. Although basal excitatory synaptic transmission was not affected, Clptm1 haploinsufficiency significantly blocked high-frequency stimulation-induced long–term potentiation (LTP) in hippocampal CA3→CA1 synapses. In the hippocampus-dependent contextual fear-conditioning behavior task, both male and female Clptm1 heterozygous KO mice exhibited impairment in contextual fear memory. In addition, LTP and contextual fear memory were rescued by application of L-655,708, a negative allosteric modulator of the extrasynaptic GABAAR α5 subunit. These results suggest that haploinsufficiency of Clptm1 contributes to cognitive deficits through altered synaptic transmission and plasticity by elevation of inhibitory neurotransmission, with tonic inhibition playing a major role.
The Sociopolitical January 2022 Protests in Kazakhstan’s Telegram Channels: Agenda Interception
Authors: Ternov Nikolay , Nurtazina Roza , Serikzhanova Aigerim
Published: June 2024

Contemporary sociopolitical processes do not take place in a vacuum: they are interpreted and covered by various social media, from the internet-based applications to platforms. These include social networking sites such as Facebook and LinkedIn, microblogging platforms such as Twitter, photo- and video-sharing services such as Instagram and YouTube, messaging apps such as WhatsApp and Telegram, and community-based forums such as Reddit. As such, there is a big difference between what is happening de facto and how the event is interpreted by individual agents. The research aims to analyze the trends and features of media content coverage by government and nongovernment channels during the period of social and political protest escalation in Kazakhstan, based on the materials of Telegram platform publications. To achieve the research objectives, the following methods were used: quantitative analysis of arrays using time series, content analysis of publications, and thematic modeling. The research determined that the protests that took place in Kazakhstan in January 2022 are of interest specifically in terms of how they were shaped in the environment of Telegram, an anonymous messenger known as a means of communication in the protests. Telegram is one of the platforms in which both authorial and state actors are closely intertwined; the research studied how protests were structured in the two “camps,” as well as the specifics of informing the audience using the Python programming language. The data demonstrates a significant difference in the frequency of coverage in favor of nonstate channels, despite a qualitative difference in the vocabulary used and the main “stories.”
Inland from Mombasa: East Africa and the Making of the Indian Ocean World
Authors: Bresnahan David P.
Published: June 2024

Over the past few decades, scholars have traced how Indian Ocean merchants forged transregional networks into a world of global connections. East Africa’s crucial role in this Indian Ocean world has primarily been understood through the influence of coastal trading centers like Mombasa. In Inland from Mombasa, David P. Bresnahan looks anew at this Swahili port city from the vantage point of the communities that lived on its rural edges. By reconstructing the deep history of these Mijikenda-speaking societies over the past two millennia, he shows how profoundly they influenced global trade even as they rejected many of the cosmopolitan practices that historians have claimed are critical to creating global connections. Bresnahan makes the compelling case that the seemingly isolating alternative social pursuits engaged in by Mijikenda speakers were in fact key to their active role in global commerce and politics.
Makroekonomija klimatskih promjena: Pregled klimatskih projekcija i utjecaja na gospodarstvo i financijski sustav Hrvatske
Authors: Srdelić Leonarda
Published: June 2024

U radu se primjenjuje interdisciplinarni pristup, spajajući klimatologiju s ekonomskom i financijskom analizom, za dublje razumijevanje kako klimatske promjene utječu na gospodarstvo i financijski sustav Hrvatske. Koristeći geoprostornu analizu podataka IPCC-a i Copernicus programa, identificiraju se regije unutar Hrvatske različito izložene klimatskim rizicima, omogućujući precizniju procjenu rizika za gospodarstvo i financijski sustav Hrvatske. Rad također doprinosi teorijskom razumijevanju veza između klimatskih promjena i makroekonomskih varijabli te pruža okvir za analizu dugoročnih ekonomskih učinaka klimatskih promjena. Rezultati istraživanja mogu poslužiti kao osnova za razvoj strategija prilagodbe i ublažavanja rizika od klimatskih promjena na nacionalnoj razini.
Recognizing Incidences of Unprovoked Attacks Against Police Officers in Nigeria Between 2017-2020: Charting New Pathways of Human Rights Intervention on Right to Life
Authors: Nwaechefu Hilary , Nnawulezi Uche
Published: June 2024

The unprovoked attacks on Police Officers in Nigeria between 2017-2020 that resulted to several deaths of the Police Officers have put a question mark on the constitutional provisions guaranteeing the rights of all citizen's lives and that of the Police Officers. This paper seeks to identify why the unlawful killings of Police Officers had persisted notwithstanding constitutional provisions. lnterestingly, despite these developments, the position of international human rights law(IHRL) and Section 33 Chapter IV of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999(as amended) has raised two key questions, first, the standards of protection by government. Second, the permissible circumstances in which persons deserves protection. This paper revealed that inadequate equipment, training and rascal attitudes of police officers towards crime prevention led to unlawful attacks on them which resulted to their deaths during the period under review. Recommendations are made towards stemming the tide. The paper adopted a doctrinal approach that focused principally on current legislations and policies on human rights protection, and concluded with the view that the national and international policy makers have a moral, ethical and legal obligations to protect the lives of police officers as they are entitled to such protection based on their human rights and by so doing it will help to compliment the provisions of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, 1948 as well as Section 33 Chapter IV of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999
Urgency of Regulate Illicit Enrichment Through of Asset Forfeiture Bill to Corruption Eradication in Indonesia
Authors: Indah Sakinah Tri , Ziyad Rahman Thoriq , Setiawan Alfarezi
Published: June 2024

Criminal acts of corruption that are categorized as extraordinary crimes need to be handled with special handling so that special rules or legislation are needed in the rules of this criminal act of corruption. “Law enforcement against criminal acts of corruption. In the context of law enforcement as part of the corruption eradication agenda, UNCAC has regulated Law Enforcement which contains 11 actions that are considered corruption, one of which is illicit enrichment. The concept contained in Article 20 of the UNCAC is a provision that can enable each participating country to formulate national regulations that can criminalize illicit enrichment. Financial Transaction Analysis Reporting Center Indonesian Arrangements regarding asset confiscation through illicit enrichment rules are closely related and focused on the draft asset confiscation rules which is an urgency that needs to be ratified and legislated. This draft asset confiscation law can bridge the illicit enrichment norm which actually already exists in UNCAC but does not yet exist in Indonesian law. So a policy is needed to regulate illicit enrichment rules, one of which is through a bill related to asset confiscation.
Understanding Muslims in Britain: events, aftermaths, atmospheres
Authors: Hussain Ajmal
Published: June 2024

Muslims have come to occupy a central role in discussions about citizenship and belonging in the UK. A cursory glance at the context surrounding this development reveals the importance of critical events in which Muslims are imbricated, and which help shape the discursive ground upon which Muslims/Islam are understood. This paper charts a number of critical events, beginning with the Rushdie Affair in 1989 through to the recent “war on terror” to consider how certain tropes emanate from these, and how through the workings of media and policy-making these gather velocity over time to pronounce themselves in an atmosphere, against and within which Muslim life should be apprehended.
Ukraine’s Green Economy Growth in the Context of Industry 4.0: Challenges and Solutions
Authors: Korohodova Olena , Moiseienko Tetiana , Hlushchenko Yaroslava , Chernenko Natalya
Published: June 2024

The research highlights the importance of prioritizing new sources of economic growth for the world, with a specific focus on Ukraine. The information base of the study included data from the statistical and managerial reporting of enterprises, the State Statistics Service of Ukraine, and information-analytical materials from international organizations. The authors analyze scientific works associated with the European Green Deal (EGD) to identify historic periods of green economy growth and establish growth trends. The authors argue that favorable conditions are necessary to achieve sustainable green growth within the framework of the EGD. The study aims to introduce an improved economic definition, namely the efficiency of green (natural) capital, aligned with the provisions of the EGD in the context of Industry 4.0. The analysis demonstrated that the coefficient of green (natural) capital (GNC) efficiency is crucial in decision-making processes by enterprises, taking into account ecological and green (natural and resource) factors. The analysis also includes a flowchart of Ukraine‘s green economy growth in the environment of Industry 4.0 as of 2022. The research results have led to the improvement of scientific and methodological approaches to assessing the eco-economic efficiency of advanced green technologies. The introduced green (natural) capital indicator allowed to display of the theory of achieving more products and services with fewer resources, including natural and ecological ones.
A Study on the Effect of Imported Wheat Prices on Türkiye’s Pasta Exports: ARDL Approach
Authors: Sarihan Ahmed Yusuf
Published: June 2024

Türkiye has possessed significant agricultural opportunities throughout its history. Although the effective utilization of these opportunities is a subject of debate today, the country still plays a significant role in the global trade of some agricultural products. When discussions about Türkiye’s exports are examined, a common complaint is the external dependency of the export industry. However, there are also debates about the diminishing agricultural advantages that have been present since the past. When these discussions are brought together, the trade of certain processed agricultural products, whose raw materials are agricultural products, also becomes a noteworthy research topic due to a similar import dependency. In this study, an analysis was conducted using time series and the ARDL model to investigate whether there is a relationship between Türkiye’s pasta export quantity, as one of the leading pasta exporter’s globally, and the prices of wheat imports from Ukraine, Russia, and Bulgaria. Also robustness checks enhanced the analyzes by employing FMOLS and DOLS methods. The research findings indicate variations in the impact of wheat prices from country to country on the quantity of pasta exported by Türkiye. Recommendations regarding the importance of wheat production in Türkiye are also provided as a result of the research.
You Code It! Answers: Food Allergy Follow-up
Authors:   American Academy of Pediatrics
Published: June 2024

This You Code It! scenario includes an established patient follow-up visit with patient/parental request for a new treatment to reduce reactions due to food allergies. A combination of patient care and administrative activities were performed. Did you assign the correct codes?
Commodification Model of Media Da'wah on Youtube Channel Yuk Ngaji TV
Authors: Rohman Angga Nur , Arif Mochammad Choirul , Zuhriyah Luluk Fikri
Published: June 2024

This study describes the forms of commodification in da'wah activities on YouTube media. A YouTube channel called Yuk Ngaji TV has a commodification model for its da'wah activities in the media. The target of da'wah to teenagers, with a variety of interesting and unique content so as to produce various benefits for Yuk Ngaji TV.  This study aims to analyze how the forms of commodification on YouTube media Yuk Ngaji TV. The research method used is descriptive qualitative with a semiotic theory approach and media political economy. Data collection through documentation and observation. The results of this study prove that there are various forms of commodification that occur in Yuk Ngaji TV's da'wah activities to gain ideological and materialist benefits. Based on the theory of media political economy, there are various forms of commodification carried out, including the content, audience and labor of the Yuk Ngaji TV channel and its religious values. The commodification of the media has implications for the purity of da'wah that must be done properly and correctly, not just used to gain material and ideological benefits for a group. The implications of this research can have positive and negative impacts. The negative impact of the commodification of da'wah causes the fading of the purpose of da'wah rahmatan lil alamin because it focuses on increasing material benefits. While the positive impact on the perpetrators of da'wah is the motivation to create a way of da'wah that is valuable and attractive to da'wah partners.
Portrait of Ecology-Based Da'wah in Ambon City
Authors: Hakis Hakis , Kamaluddin Kamaluddin , Nur Syamsuddin , Usman ST. Syahruni
Published: June 2024

The purpose of this research is to find a portrait of ecology-based da'wah in Ambon city. This research uses descriptive qualitative research methods supported by quantitative data with a phenomenological approach in the form of field research. The results showed that the portrait of ecology-based da'wah in Ambon city found five dominant objects of study that can contribute to ecological improvement in Ambon city, which are summarized in three da'wah methods, namely; Da'wah bi al-lisan as a pattern of ecological da'wah campaigns in the form of da'wah through pulpits, ecology-based counseling and socialization. Da'wah bi al-Qalam as a pattern of publication of ecological da'wah in the form of information messages through media based on ecological da'wah, and Da'wah bi Hal (actions) as a pattern of initiation of ecological da'wah in the form of environmental care actions and environmental rescue organizations. Of the three findings of the da'wah method, the most dominant in contributing to ecological improvement in Ambon is the Environmental Rescue Organization with 56% stating that it exists and 44% stating that it does not exist, while the other is Media Messages About the Environment with the acquisition of 52% stating that it exists and 48% stating that it does not exist. And the least contributing to ecological improvement is da'wah through the pulpit with the acquisition of 32% existing and 68% who stated that it did not exist. Therefore, it is suggested to the authorities to pay attention to ecology-based da'wah in order to save the environment in Ambon city.
Polemics of The Virtual Da’wah Hyperreality in Parepare City
Authors: Syam Muhammad Taufiq , Nurhikmah Nurhikmah , Kasman Suf
Published: June 2024

Preachers in Parepare City have utilized social media to deliver da'wah messages, but on the other hand conventional preachers still think that da'wah on social media has not supported the effectiveness of da'wah. Therefore, this research will analyze the hyperreality of virtual da'wah which has an impact on the polemic in interpreting the professionalism of preachers in Parepare City. This research employs a descriptive qualitative method using a case study approach to analyze and facilitate the narrative presentation of observation and interview results that have sparked debates regarding the use of social media by preachers in Parepare City for preaching purposes. The results of this study show various forms of da'wah transformation in social media, a description of the hypperality of da'wah in social media and cognitive dissonance which is the cause of the polemic of preachers in Parepare City. The implications of this research will show that the collaboration between conventional da'wah and the use of social media is needed in order to improve the professionalism of preachers, so as to minimize the occurrence of polemics in the use of da'wah media.
Roaring for Mustard
Authors: Tullberg William
Published: June 2024

The author is one of the relatively few people in Britain who can put as his profession on his passport 'mustard-maker'; a profession which he pursues under the banner of 'Wiltshire Tracklements' (see OED). His observations on mustard are followed by some of his favourite recipes, two with mustard and one - to dispel any impression that he is a gastronomical monomaniac (see OED again) - without.
Enduring Fantasies
Authors: Salmon Alice Wooledge
Published: June 2024

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Mad, Mad, Despised and Dangerous
Authors: David Elizabeth
Published: June 2024

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The Nut Oils of Berry
Authors: Grigson Jane
Published: June 2024

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Blackberry Wine, Mead and Cider
Authors: Baum Caroline
Published: June 2024

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Oxford Symposium 1981
Authors: Davidson Alan
Published: June 2024

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A Dainty Dish to Set Before the Queen
Authors: Montgomerie Leslie T
Published: June 2024

Leslie T. Montgomerie has in his possession a Menu Book bound in red morocco leather which shows what Alexandra, widow of King Edward VII, ate in retirement at the royal estate of Sandringham in Norfolk between the 15th of March and the 27th of August 1925. We present here a shortened account of his findings.
Of Carp and Caliphs
Authors: Waines David
Published: June 2024

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When Shad Came In
Authors: Weaver William Woys
Published: June 2024

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Wine in Seafood Cookery
Authors: Williams Tokunbo
Published: June 2024

The author, who comes from Nigeria (where wine is not habitually used in seafood cookery) has been studying and practising European cookery for some time. She has recently worked with one of the foremost authorities on French cuisine in experiments involving the use of wine in fish and seafood recipes, including the chemical aspects of this as well as the gastronomic ones. Here she presents two recipes which have struck her as particularly good.
Martin Bamford, M. W., President Directeur General IDV France, 1940-1982
Authors: Price Pamela Vandyke
Published: June 2024

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Gastronomic Mysteries
Authors: Price Pamela Vandyke
Published: June 2024

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Quizzing Glasse
Authors: Stead Jennifer
Published: June 2024

This concludes the full survey which Jennifer Stead has made of Hannah Glasse's famous book The Art of Cookery Made Plain and Easy. Part I appeared in PPC 13. Single page reference numbers are to the first edition of The Art of Cookery. Where double ones, such as 104/449, are given, the first refers to The Art of Cookery and the second to The Whole Duty of a Woman (referred to for short as Whole Duty), the book which Hannah Glasse drew on more than any other in compiling her own work.
Sosyal İnceleme Raporlarında Sistem Kuramının Kullanımına İlişkin Bir Değerlendirme: Türkiye Almanya Örneği
Authors: Ataman Emine
Published: June 2024

Sosyal hizmet uygulamalı bir bilim olarak çeşitli kuramlardan faydalanmaktadır. Bu kuramların her biri sosyal hizmet uygulamasını çeşitli şekilde desteklemektedir. Söz konusu kuramlardan sistem kuramı ise uygulamada vakayı bütüncül şekilde değerlendirme imkânı vererek uygulamaya katkı sunmaktadır. Bu çalışma sosyal hizmet uygulamasının bir parçası olan sosyal inceleme raporlarında sistem kuramının kullanılıp kullanılmadığı sorusu üzerinden ortaya çıkmıştır. Araştırmada, Türkiye (5) ve Almanya’da (5) hizmet sunan 10 sosyal hizmet uzmanının sosyal inceleme raporlarında sistem kuramının kullanılmasına ilişkin görüşleri alınarak değerlendirilmiştir. Veriler; sosyal hizmet uzmanlarının kuramlardan faydalanmaları, sistem kuramını sosyal inceleme raporlarında kullanmaları, sistem kuramının uygulamaya katkıları ve kuramlardan faydalanmadaki güçlükler olmak üzere 4 tema şeklinde analiz edilmiştir. Görüşmelerden elde edilen verilere göre her iki ülkede de sosyal hizmet uzmanları bireyin ve ailenin iyilik halini önceleyerek sistem bakış açısını raporlarına yansıttıkları, karar alma ve değerlendirme süreçlerinde sistem kuramından faydalandıkları anlaşılmaktadır. Ayrıca sistem kuramı bilgisinin kullanıldığı bir sosyal inceleme raporunun müracaatçıların değerlendirilmesi ve onlar için etkin bir müdahale gerçekleştirilmesinde bütüncül bir bakış sunarak doğru karar almaya fayda sağladığı da tespit edilmiştir.
Antifungal and Antibacterial Activities of Crude Extracts of Four Phellinus Species and Coltricia fragilissima (Agaricomycetes) from Cameroon and Democratic Republic of Congo
Authors: Metsebing Blondo-Pascal , Oba Romuald , Tsigain Fabrice Tsigaing , Fonkui Thierry Youmbi , Fotsing Marthe Carine Djuidje , Mungoh Tata Charlotte , Ndinteh Derek Ntantoh , Mossebo Dominique Claude
Published: June 2024

Antifungal and antibacterial activities of crude extracts of Phellinus extensus, Ph. gilvus, Ph. pachyphloeus, Ph. senex and Coltricia fragilissima were investigated on eleven species of bacteria and three fungal human pathogens. The minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) was determined by the microdilution method. The results of this study reveal that for the eleven strains of bacteria tested, including Bacillus subtilis, Enterococcus faecalis, Staphylococcus aureus, S. epidermidis, Enterobacter cloacae, Klebsiella aerogenes, Mycobacterium smegmatis, Proteus vulgaris, Proteus mirabilis and Escherichia choli, the MIC of the crude extract of the four species of Phellinus as well as that of C. fragilissima ranged from 3.13 to 12.50 mg/mL. For the three strains of fungi tested including Candida albicans, Aspergillus ochraceus and A. fumigetus, the MIC of the crude extracts of the same four species of Phellinus as well as that of C. fragilissima ranged from 0.39 to 3.13 mg/mL. These data reveal that the antimicrobial activity of crude extracts of Phellinus and Coltricia species is stronger on pathogenic fungi than on bacteria. C. fragilissima being of the same family as Phellinus and having recorded the values of MIC eminently close to those of the latter may potentially be used for medicinal purposes like the investigated Phellinus species. Being highly represented in the sub-Saharan regions and owing to the above-mentioned results, these species could now be considered as part of the non-exhaustive list of medicinal mushrooms in these regions and may constitute a new source of natural molecules that may be more active than synthetic products against certain fungal and bacterial borne diseases.
MATHEMATICAL RANDOM GENERATION OF METAL FOAM AND NUMERICAL 3D SIMULATIONS OF HEAT TRANSFER IN A HYBRID SOLAR COLLECTOR
Authors: Khadhrawi Syrine , Hamed Haikel Ben , Oueslati Fakhreddine Segni
Published: June 2024

This study explores numerically the heat transfer of a hybrid solar collector. The collector is a Cartesian channel
partially filled with randomly generated metal foam (MF). The channel is subjected to solar irradiation, and
through it the air flows from the side due to natural convection or ventilation. To generate the MF, random
Gaussian correlations are used. This technique allows spatial control of density, permeability, and porosity,
whose values are also theoretically accessible. To solve the equations of fluid dynamics and heat transfer, a finite
volume multigrid scheme is used. An energy equation is framed on the two-temperature model, and a momentum
equation is that of the clear fluid case, since the pores' volumes are largely greater than the ver in the porous
media. The velocity as well as temperature fields are discussed for different pertinent parameters, and mathematic
correlations are given between the Nusselt, porosity, Richardson, and Reynolds numbers. It is found that heat
transfer is improved with increasing metal foam blocks and with decreasing porosities for different Reynolds
numbers, however it decreases with Richardson number. It is also found that the two-temperature model is more
realistic than models with averaged properties, and gives a wide range of perspectives thanks to the possibility
of carrying out numerical and experimental investigations on the same MF model: randomly generated and
printable in 3D.
Trapped in the Present: Poverty and the Undermining of Prospective Agency
Authors: Morton Jennifer M
Published: June 2024

Poverty has traditionally been conceived of as a state of deprivation. To be poor is to lack something essential to human flourishing. How that something is understood—in terms of welfare, resources, or capabilities—and how it is measured—in absolute terms or relative to a social standard—has been the subject of much debate within the development literature. In this paper, I put forward an account of poverty rooted in the philosophy of action. I argue that poverty essentially involves being in a context in which a reasonable agent's future-directed agency is systemically undermined. Centering this dimension of poverty allows us to attend to aspects of poverty that are easily overlooked on existing accounts.
THE PRINCIPLE OF LINGUISTIC ECONOMY IN ORAL SPEECH IN FRENCH AND PORTUGUESE
Authors: Salhenova Al'fiya , Marysich Andrei
Published: June 2024

The aim of this article is to analyze the principle of linguistic economy in oral speech in order to identify the main strategies and techniques used by native speakers to optimize the message, minimize costs and ensure effective mutual understanding in the process of communication. The study examines the theoretical and practical aspects of linguistic economy, its importance for communication and the dynamic features of the application of this principle in different linguistic environments. Linguistic analysis has shown that the principle of linguistic economy in oral speech in French and Portuguese is realised at all linguistic levels: phonetic, morphological, lexical, syntactic.
The Efficacy of EMDR-Focused Group Counseling Program Applied to Primary School Students with PTSD Symptoms in Grief Process
Authors: Teke Esra , Avşaroğlu Selahattin
Published: June 2024

The purpose of the paper is to examine the efficacy of the EMDR-focused group counseling program applied to primary school students who show PTSD symptoms in grief process. The research is quasi-experimental, pretest posttest and follow-up design with a control group. Participants were 12 students; the experimental group consisted of 6 students and the control group consisted of 6 students. Child PTSD Symptom Scale (CPSS) was utilized in the research. EMDR-focused group counseling program was applied to the experimental group students. For data analysis; Mann Whitney U Test was used for intergroup comparisons; Friedman Test and Wilcoxon Signed Rank Test were used for intragroup comparisons. As a result of the analysis, it was revealed that the mean scores of all subscales of CPSS of the experimental group students, who participated in the EMDR-focused group counseling program, differed significantly. In order to identify the measurements causing the difference, multiple comparison tests were conducted. It is detected that the reexperiencing and hyperarousal subscales score means of the experimental group students decreased significantly from the pretest to the follow-up test, the mean score of the avoidance subscale decreased significantly from the pretest to the posttest. Regarding the intragroup comparisons; it was found that follow-up measures of reexperiencing, avoidance and hyperarousal scores decreased significantly in favor of the experimental group. The findings reveal that the EMDR-focused group counseling program is effective in reducing the symptoms of primary school students who show PTSD symptoms in grief process.
Using Arts-Based Methodologies: Facilitating First-Year Pre-Service Teachers' Collaborative Teaching of Cell Biology
Authors: Mandikonza Caleb
Published: June 2024

Even with well-prepared lectures, some of my students still struggled to understand some of the concepts of cell biology. I therefore wondered if an exploration of teaching methods involving the arts would help them to engage with the subject content in ways that made it more accessible, and help them to understand the concepts better. Building on earlier approaches of using collaborative learning, I requested students to discuss, plan, and present to each other on cell biology concepts using arts-based teaching methods. In groups of 4-6 members, they could use any strategy such as dance, drama, music, poetry, and drawing to teach the concepts. The students collaboratively prepared content for a concept of their choice and presented it using their chosen and developed teaching strategy. Some of the strategies that students seemed to enjoy using included rapping the concepts, songs, dance, role play, and poetry. A few students resorted to individual PowerPoint presentations. The hope was that the enjoyment would translate into students' familiarisation with and understanding of the concepts better than through traditional teaching. Although the approach demonstrated that students could teach these concepts in versatile and fun ways, it did not assess their understanding of the concepts presented.
Drama in the Science Classroom: Reimagining the Teaching of Natural and Life Sciences
Authors: Tshuma Tholani , Nyamupangedengu Eunice
Published: June 2024

The low levels of interest by students in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM)-related subjects and work is a challenge that needs to be resolved. And research has shown that arts-based, participatory, and humanistic methodologies-when integrated with the teaching of STEM subjects-have the potential to stimulate student interest, facilitate epistemological access, and hence, improve performance. Thus, in this self-study research paper, two science teacher educators share and reflect on their observations and experiences of using an arts-based teaching methodology (drama) in teaching science concepts and socio-scientific issues to pre-service teachers training to be high school teachers. Drama activities were used to teach the concepts of diffusion, DNA structure, meiosis, and a socio-scientific issue associated with albinism in African communities. Data were collected through the development of drama scripts, journaling observations, reflections, and discussions with a critical friend. Insights from the study show that the integration of drama into the science classroom creates opportunities for social interaction, for recognising students' active participation in their own learning, for power sharing, and for promoting engagement (cognitive, affective, and physical) that leads to the construction of new knowledge. In addition, drama pedagogy humanises science subject matter by showing its relevance and catering for varied learning styles. And drama ignites enthusiasm in students by invoking their innate sense of wonder. Consequently, adopting a STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics) approach to teaching STEM subjects enriches epistemological access to scientific disciplines because such unconventional pedagogical strategies humanise abstract concepts, thereby increasing the likelihood of student success in these fields. There is, however, a need for heightened alertness in the teacher in order to pick up any misunderstandings and misconceptions about the science concepts that may manifest in the drama presentations.
Artificial Intelligence as an Intermediary Between animals and Humans
Authors:   Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University, Russian Federation, Bylieva Daria
Published: June 2024

The development of technology has changed the position of animals in the modern world in various aspects. However, only the achievements of artificial intelligence in the field of natural languages indicated the possibility of reaching a new level of understanding and relationship with animals. Modern technologies have made it possible to isolate and fi x animal sounds and collect a huge array of audio and video data, and the experience of translation, even in the absence of parallel texts, has indicated the potential for using artificial intelligence to analyze animal sounds. Despite numerous difficulties, including those associated with the difference in the worldview of animals and humans, there are already precedents for translation from the language of animals. The article analyzes the possibilities of using artificial intelligence in conditions of limited data and its current use in the field of animal communication. If for domestic and farm animals, researchers rely on the interpretation of meanings or emotions, then for wild animals, scientists compare sounds and behavior, and rely on the potential of artificial intelligence in solving unstructured problems. Although a number of recent studies report high reliability of “translation” from the language of animals, the very possibility of testing the effectiveness is difficult. Nevertheless, the accelerating emergence of new solutions that facilitate the recognition of the voices of specific animals, the classification of sounds and actions of different animals, etc., indicate the possibility of a qualitative leap in the understanding of animals in the near future. Success in the field of interpretation of animal sounds can lead not only to progress in a large number of areas related to the animal world, but also to a change in the status and position of the animal. At the same time, the achievements raise ethical questions related to the possibility of using new technologies to the detriment of animals and people.