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Analysing the Impacts of Financial Expenditure of Prefectures on Methods of Suicide Completion in Japan
Authors: Kashimoto Kanae , Okada Motohiro
Published: December 2021

Recently, several studies reported that the governmental financial expenditures play important roles in the prevention of increasing suicide mortalities; however, the specific regional policies, designed dependent on regional cultural, economic, education and welfare backgrounds, affect suicide mortality by a specific suicidal means. Therefore, the present study determined the impacts of the regional governmental expenditure of six major divisions, “public health”, “public works”, “police”, “ambulance/fire services”, “welfare” and “education” on suicide mortalities by five major suicidal means, “hanging”, “poisoning”, “charcoal burning”, “jumping” and “throwing”, across the 47 prefectures in Japan during 2009–2018 using fixed-effect analysis of hierarchal linear regression with robust standard error. The expenditures of “ambulance/fire services” and “education” indicated the negative relation to suicide mortalities by wide-spectrum suicidal means, whereas expenditures of “public works” did not affect suicide mortalities. In the education subdivisions, expenditure of “kindergarten” and “elementary school” indicated the impacts of reduction of suicide mortalities, whereas the expenditures of “special school” for individuals with disabilities unexpectedly contribute to increasing suicide mortalities by poisoning, charcoal burning and throwing of females. Regarding subdivisions of welfare, expenditure of “child welfare” and “social welfare” contributed to a reduction in suicide mortalities, but expenditure of “elderly welfare” surprisingly contributed to increasing suicide mortalities. Furthermore, expenditures of welfare subdivision abolished the negative impacts of the expenditures of educational subdivisions, kindergarten and elementary school, but the positive impact of expenditure of special school on female suicide mortalities was not affected. These results suggest that most Japanese people are struggling to care for children even in the situation of an increasing elderly population with a decreasing birthrate. Therefore, it is important to enhance the investment welfare policy for the future to improve the childcare environment. The results demonstrated by this study suggest that the scientifically evidence-based redistributions of welfare expenditure in regional government, at least partially, provide improvement of Japanese society and welfare systems, under the continuous severe Japanese social concerns associated with increasing elderly population with a decreasing birthrate.
Characteristics and Driving Forces of Non-Grain Production of Cultivated Land from the Perspective of Food Security
Authors: Li Yongfu , Zhao Bochuan , Huang An , Xiong Binyu , Song Canfeng
Published: December 2021

A large proportion of the cultivated land in China has been used for non-grain production purposes. As food insecurity is worsening worldwide, this issue has attracted attention from the Chinese government. In order to curb this trend and to ensure food security, this paper explores the quantitative characteristics and spatial distribution of cultivated land used for non-grain purposes in Liyang City, Jiangsu Province, and discusses the clustering characteristics and mechanisms behind this based on spatial autocorrelation analysis and geographically weighted regression (GWR). The results show that most of the cultivated land in Liyang City has not been used for non-grain purposes, and the cultivated land reserve is abundant. Among all land types, irrigable land has the largest non-grain production rate of cultivated land. There is no significant spatial correlation of cultivated land for non-grain purposes in most towns in Liyang, among which Kunlun Street is in the High-High (HH) zone and Daibu Town in the Low-High (LH) zone. It is also found that the same factor has various impacts on the non-grain production of cultivated land in different towns, and the number of enterprises is the core factor that leads to the non-grain use of cultivated land in Liyang city. Low food prices lead some farmers to plant other crops with higher economic benefits, and also lead to the outflow of the rural labor force. This will not only accelerate the non-grain production of cultivated land, but also cause a large amount of cultivated land to be in a state of unmanned cultivation, further aggravating the proportion of non-grain production in cultivated land.
Numerical Analysis of Aeroacoustic Phenomena Generated by Truck Platoons
Authors: Hamiga Władysław Marek , Ciesielka Wojciech Bronisław
Published: December 2021

In recent years there has been dynamic progress in the development of fully autonomous trucks and their combination and coordination into sets of vehicles moving behind each other within short distances, i.e., platooning. Numerous reports from around the world present significant benefits of platooning for the environment due to reduced emissions, reduced fuel costs, and improved logistics in the transport industry. This paper presents original aerodynamic and aeroacoustic studies of identical truck column models. They are divided into four main stages. In the first, a truck model and three columns of identical trucks with different distances between the vehicles was made and tested using computational fluid dynamics (CFD). Two turbulence models were used in the study: k−ω shear stress transport (SST) and large eddy simulation (LES). The aim of the work was to determine the drag coefficients for each set of vehicles. The second stage of work included determination of sound field distributions generated by moving vehicles. Using the Ffowcs Williams–Hawkings (FW-H) analogy, the sound pressure levels were determined, followed by the sound pressure levels A. In order to verify the correctness of the work carried out, field tests were also performed and additional acoustic calculations were carried out using the NMPB-Routes-2008 and ISO 9613-2 models. Calculations were performed using SoundPlan software. The performed tests showed good quality of the built aerodynamic and aeroacoustic models. The results presented in this paper have a universal character and can be used to build intelligent transport systems (ITSs) and intelligent environmental management systems (IEMSs) for municipalities, counties, cities, and urban agglomerations by taking into account the platooning process.
Smart Sirens—Civil Protection in Rural Areas
Authors: Henninger Sascha , Schneider Martin , Leitte Arne
Published: December 2021

Germany carried out a nationwide “Alert Day” in 2020 to test its civil alarm systems. The test revealed some problems. Heterogeneous development structures and topography can be limiting factors for sound propagation. In consequence, sirens could be heard inadequately, depending on their location. Furthermore, the reason of warning remains unknown to the public. In terms of civil protection, warnings with the code of behavior by general available media is desired. Smart sirens can transmit additional spoken information and be installed on already-existing streetlights. In this study, we analyze how smart sirens could lead to an improved civil protection. Exemplarily, a detailed analysis is made for a different structured rural area, Dansenberg in Germany, whereas the influence of local conditions on the sound propagation is considered. We analyzed with the software CadnaA—a software for calculation, assessment and prediction of environmental sound—how the location and number of smart sirens can be optimized in order to produce a full coverage of the study area. We modeled the coverage in different scenarios and compared four scenarios: (a) current situation with two E57 type sirens; (b) replacing the existing sirens with two high-performance sirens; (c) one high-performance siren at the more central point; and (d) optimized network of smart sirens of the type Telegrafia Bono. The aim was to achieve a full coverage with a minimum of warning sirens. We could show that the current situation with two E57 type sirens fails to reach out to the whole population whereas the optimized network of smart sirens results in a better coverage. Therefore, a reconsideration of the existing warning system of civil protection with smart sirens could result in a better coverage and improved information of warning.
Justification of the Application of Resource-Saving Technology for the Restoration of Metal-Intensive Rear Semi-Axles of Trucks Using Hot Plastic Deformation
Authors: Kolotyrin Konstantin P. , Bogatyrev Sergey A. , Kostyukhin Yuri Yu. , Savon Diana Yu. , Shinkevich Alexey I.
Published: December 2021

The article is devoted to the substantiation of technological foundations for the restoration of extremely worn-out, metal-consuming, and resource-consuming parts, in a method consisting of applying a compensating metal wear with subsequent plastic deformation. Currently, there are no technologies for their restoration in a repair facility that guarantee the resilience of the factory product. The proposed technological process of repair consists of butt welding onto the end of the spline semi-axle shank, compensating for the wear of the metal, the volume of which takes into account the losses resulting from the wear of the slots, as well as allowances for their machining. In the example of forging the axle shaft of a truck’s driving axle, the regularities of the plastic flow of metal during part deformation in the stamp are revealed. In the process of hot volumetric upsetting of long cylindrical parts with a variable diameter, it is important to know the possible directions of metal movements, as well as the energy-power characteristics of the process at various stages of forging. The evaluation criteria of the level of perfection of the technology were indicators of resource conservation and efficiency of the recovery route. The technological direction of the conducted research was analyzed, step by step, from the standpoint of saving repair materials and energy resources. The results of theoretical studies are crucial in the design of die tooling, for the manufacture of blanks, when restoring the rear axle shafts of trucks with pressure. Production tests carried out on the models, obtained as a result of mathematical processing of experimental data, confirmed the reliability of the experimental information. The introduction of the proposed set of repair equipment for the restoration of semi-axles will allow the formation of additional production in the region for the recycling of worn-out metal-intensive steel parts of agricultural machinery.
Information Reliability Assessment and Filtering for Decision Making. Case Study of Lithuanian and China Students’ Life Goals Survey Data
Authors: Krylovas Aleksandras , Kosareva Natalja , Dadelo Stanislav
Published: December 2021

This article presents the methodology and tools to evaluate the reliability of quantitative sociological research data. The problem of filtering unreliable data is usually solved by statistical methods. This article proposes an improved method for filtering unreliable data. In this case, the statistical methods are not applied to the initial data but the value of the distance function between the two preferences. This allows for the disclosure of conflicting or erroneous data. Calculation of the distance between two preferences and prioritisation of life goals are based on binary relation theory, where the properties of symmetry (antisymmetry) are very important. The article presents a case study on 11 life goals evaluation and ranking by Lithuanian and China students. The study revealed that the China student data filtered at least twice as much as the Lithuanian student data, i.e., they are less reliable. The filtered data show that students of both countries ranked the most and the least important life goals in a very similar way with minimum deviations detected in the ranking results.
An Extinct New Rail (Gallirallus, Aves: Rallidae) Species from Rapa Island, French Polynesia
Authors: Salvador Rodrigo B. , Anderson Atholl , Tennyson Alan J. D.
Published: December 2021

A new species of rail, Gallirallus astolfoi sp. nov., is described from Rapa Island (Rapa Iti), French Polynesia. The holotype (and single known specimen) is a left tarsometatarsus recovered from Tangarutu Cave. This rail species was apparently endemic to Rapa Iti and potentially flightless. It became extinct after human colonisation of the island.
HiPSC-Derived Hepatocyte-like Cells Can Be Used as a Model for Transcriptomics-Based Study of Chemical Toxicity
Authors: Ghosh Sreya , De Smedt Jonathan , Tricot Tine , Proença Susana , Kumar Manoj , Nami Fatemeharefeh , Vanwelden Thomas , Vidal Niels , Jennings Paul , Kramer Nynke I. , Verfaillie Catherine M.
Published: December 2021

Traditional toxicity risk assessment approaches have until recently focussed mainly on histochemical readouts for cell death. Modern toxicology methods attempt to deduce a mechanistic understanding of pathways involved in the development of toxicity, by using transcriptomics and other big data-driven methods such as high-content screening. Here, we used a recently described optimised method to differentiate human induced pluripotent stem cells (hiPSCs) to hepatocyte-like cells (HLCs), to assess their potential to classify hepatotoxic and non-hepatotoxic chemicals and their use in mechanistic toxicity studies. The iPSC-HLCs could accurately classify chemicals causing acute hepatocellular injury, and the transcriptomics data on treated HLCs obtained by TempO-Seq technology linked the cytotoxicity to cellular stress pathways, including oxidative stress and unfolded protein response (UPR). Induction of these stress pathways in response to amiodarone, diclofenac, and ibuprofen, was demonstrated to be concentration and time dependent. The transcriptomics data on diclofenac-treated HLCs were found to be more sensitive in detecting differentially expressed genes in response to treatment, as compared to existing datasets of other diclofenac-treated in vitro hepatocyte models. Hence iPSC-HLCs generated by transcription factor overexpression and in metabolically optimised medium appear suitable for chemical toxicity detection as well as mechanistic toxicity studies.
Notes on Higher-Spin Diffeomorphisms
Authors: Bekaert Xavier
Published: December 2021

Higher-spin diffeomorphisms are to higher-order differential operators what diffeomorphisms are to vector fields. Their rigorous definition is a challenging mathematical problem which might predate a better understanding of higher-spin symmetries and interactions. Several yes-go and no-go results on higher-spin diffeomorphisms are collected from the mathematical literature in order to propose a generalisation of the algebra of differential operators on which higher-spin diffeomorphisms are well-defined. This work is dedicated to the memory of Christiane Schomblond, who taught several generations of Belgian physicists the formative rigor and delicate beauty of theoretical physics.
A Five Collagen-Related Gene Signature to Estimate the Prognosis and Immune Microenvironment in Clear Cell Renal Cell Cancer
Authors: Shi Xiaokai , Zhou Xiao , Yue Chuang , Gao Shenglin , Sun Zhiqin , Lu Chao , Zuo Li
Published: December 2021

Collagen is the main component of the extracellular matrix (ECM) and might play an important role in tumor microenvironments. However, the relationship between collagen and clear cell renal cell cancer (ccRCC) is still not fully clarified. Hence, we aimed to establish a collagen-related signature to predict the prognosis and estimate the tumor immune microenvironment in ccRCC patients. Patients with a high risk score were often correlated with unfavorable overall survival (OS) and an immunosuppressive microenvironment. In addition, the collagen-related genetic signature was highly correlated with clinical pathological features and can be considered as an independent prognostic factor in ccRCC patients. Moreover, GSEA results show that patients with a high risk grade tend to be associated with epithelial–mesenchymal junctions (EMT) and immune responses. In this study, we developed a collagen-related gene signature, which might possess the potential to predict the prognosis and immune microenvironment of ccRCC patients and function as an independent prognostic factor in ccRCC.
O-Serogroups and Pathovirotypes of Escherichia coli Isolated from Post-Weaning Piglets Showing Diarrhoea and/or Oedema in South Korea
Authors: Byun Jae-Won , Moon Bo-Youn , Do Kyung-Hyo , Lee Kichan , Lee Hae-Yeong , Kim Won-Il , So ByungJae , Lee Wan-Kyu
Published: December 2021

This study aimed to determine the prevalence of several pathovirotypes and evaluate the association of haemolysis with the virotypes of pathogenic E. coli isolated from post-weaning piglets in South Korea from 2015 to 2019. We isolated 890 E. coli and tested for O-serogroups, virulence genes, haemolysis, and multilocus sequence typing. The predominant virotypes were STb:EAST1:AIDA-I, F18b:Stx2e:AIDA-I, F18:STa:STb:Stx2e, and eae:Paa in enterotoxigenic E. coli (ETEC), Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC), ETEC/STEC, and enteropathogenic E. coli (EPEC), respectively. Regarding serogroups, O139, O149, O141, and O121 were mostly detected in F18:Stx2e:AIDA-I, F4:LT:STb:EAST1, F18:STa:STb, and F18:Stx2e:EAST1, respectively. There was a significant change in the frequency of the O141:F18ac:STa:STb (an increase from 1.6% to 10.1%) and O139:F18ab:Stx2e:AIDA-I (a decrease from 13.0% to 5.3%) virotypes in ETEC and STEC, respectively, from 2015 to 2019. The O141:F18ac:STa:STb virotype was mostly detected in the central area and was spreading to the southern area. The odds ratios between haemolysis and virotypes were 11.0, 6.25, and 8.57 in F18:STa:STb, F18:Stx2e:AIDA-I, and F4:LT:STb:EAST1, respectively. Our findings provide insights regarding the recent prevalence of pathogenic E. coli in South Korea and could be used for the development of vaccines for E. coli responsible for PWD and ED in post-weaning piglets.
COVID-19 seroprevalence in primary and secondary healthcare workers (HCWs)
Authors: Murphy Gregory P. , Garry Catherine , Van Baarsel Susan , Coleman Tina , Shovlin Ben , Fogarty Ciara , Williams Conor , Lang Patricia , Casey Caroline , Leonard Lenora , Ovryakh Natalia , Murphy Philip G. , Breen Patrick , Linnane Seamus
Published: December 2021

Professional anxiety existed early in the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic with challenging infection prevention and control support. The aims of this study were to compare epidemiological features of healthcare workers (HCWs) within primary and secondary care with their serological evidence of infection. A prospective observational cohort of 1,916 HCWs completed a questionnaire, and their sera were assayed for detectable antibody to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) nucleoprotein in the first wave of the pandemic. Datasets were compared between the two sub-cohorts in primary and secondary care and between the combined seropositive and seronegative cohorts. Curiosity of antibody status was high. Detectable antibody was 7% in the primary care and 5% in the secondary care workers at a time of 1.7% in the general community. Inappropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) was more common in primary care, and detectable antibody was twice as prevalent in HCWs who felt they did not have appropriate PPE. Contact tracing was perceived to be inadequate although it was more commonly performed in the seropositive cohort suggesting appropriate prioritisation. Both temperature and symptom checking alerts and work exclusion were significantly more prevalent in the seropositive cohort. The seroprevalence data support increased risk for HCWs, the importance of appropriate PPE and the usefulness of the daily temperature and symptom checks, particularly in primary care.
AKTIVITAS ANTIMIKROBA DELIMA MERAH DALAM MENGHAMBAT PERTUMBUHAN MIKROBA PATOGEN
Authors: Pulungan Ahmad Shafwan S. , Chairani Fitri , Wulandari Wulandari
Published: December 2021

Tanaman obat tradisional merupakan potensi teknik pengobatan yang diketahui lebih aman dan murah. Pengembangan kajian ilmiah tanaman obat mendorong dilakukannya penelitian terhadap potensi tanaman sebagai antimikroba. Salah satu tanaman obat yang berkhasiat adalah Delima Merah (Punica granatum). Untuk mengetahui kemampuan antimikroba Punica granatum, maka dilakukan penelitian dengan memakai ekstrak etanol daun Punica granatum yang dibuat kedalam seri konsentrasi yang bervariasi dari terkecil hingga terbesar. Mikroba patogen yang digunakan berjumlah delapan mikroba patogen dengan masing-masing tiga kali ulangan. Hasil menunjukkan bahwa jumlah konsentrasi berpengaruh terhadap zona hambat yang terbentuk untuk masing-masing mikroba uji. Dapat dismpulkan bahwa semakin tinggi konsentrasi ekstrak etanol daun delima merah maka semakin tinggi zona hambat yang terbentuk.
Gambaran Kualitas Hidup Pekerja Pra Lanjut Usia (45-56 Tahun) Dengan Sindrom Metabolik Di PT. X Tahun 2020
Authors: Yusvita Fierdania , Handayani Putri , Nandra Nadya Shinta
Published: December 2021

Quality of life can be determined by the individual's perception of his current life, including his health condition. Among occupational diseases, degenerative diseases are the first cause of death, and metabolic syndrome is one of them. This study aims to describe the quality of life of pre-elderly workers (45-56 years) with the risk of metabolic syndrome (obesity, hypertension, hypercholesterolemia and hyperglycemia) at PT. X. The research was conducted with a qualitative descriptive method. Data was collected by interview method and the results of medical check-up documents. The results showed that the respondents rated their quality of life quite well. They judged that his current physical condition was quite good. Respondents do not know that their current health condition can trigger degenerative diseases in the future if sedentary behavior is still ignored. Five of the seven respondents still do not exercise regularly and three of the seven respondents are active smokers with cigarette consumption of 3-20 cigarettes/day. The seven respondents did not pay enough attention to their food intake. Psychologically, respondents perceive their mental condition is very good, they perceive the work environment as a very comfortable place to build social relationships. More metabolic syndrome related support programs at PT X need to be offered to increase workers' awareness of their health status.
SISTEM MONITORING KUALITAS AIR TAMBAK UDANG MENGGUNAKAN REAL TIME OPERATING SYSTEM
Authors: Juliana Sabtian , - Adnan , Yohannes Christoforus
Published: December 2021

Dalam pembudidayaan udang, kualitas air tambak merupakan faktor yang sangat penting untuk diperhatikan oleh petambak. Beberapa parameter kualitas air yang perlu diperhatikan diantaranya adalah suhu, salinitas, pH, dan ketinggian air tambak. Sistem pembacaan kualitas air tambak secara manual atau konvensional membuat penanganan menjadi lambat padahal udang merupakan hewan yang sensitif terhadap perubahan kualitas air. Oleh karena itu, dalam penelitian ini dibuatlah sebuah sistem yang dapat memonitoring kualitas air tambak dengan menggunakan ESP32. ESP32 merupakan mikrokontroller penerus ESP8266 yang sudah memiliki dual core prosesor. Akan tetapi, walaupun sudah memiliki prosesor dual core, hanya satu core yang akan digunakan secara default. Oleh karena itu, dalam sistem yang dibuat digunakanlah Real Time Operating System (RTOS) untuk memaksimalkan prosesor yang dimiliki. Pengujian dilakukan dengan cara mengirim data setiap menit dan menghitung data loss yang terjadi pada sistem yang dibuat. Pengujian dilakukan sebanyak 5 kali dengan jarak 10 meter, 20 meter, 25 meter, 30 meter, dan 35 meter antar node. Hasil dari pengujan yang dilakukan data loss yang terjadi pada jarak 10 meter adalah 0,0%, pada jarak 20 meter 0,0%, pada jarak 25 meter 0,0%, pada jarak 30 meter 0,4%, dan pada jarak 35 meter 38,3%.
Real time Sentiment Analysis of Tweets using Apache Spark and Scala
Authors: V Mareeswari  , Sunita S Patil  , Ramanan G
Published: December 2021

Sentiment Analysis is becoming the field of focus with time considering the user experience weighs much more for the business to grow and for the studies as well. The sentimental expressions refers to the emotions or feeling of a person across certain point of focus or issues. So, in this project, with the assistance of Apache Spark Framework, an open source data streaming and processing platform, sentiment evaluation is done on the tweets from Twitter by the means of real time processing as well as an Ad-hoc Run. Some preprocessing of the textual data has been done upon for better characteristics extraction thus resulting in greater accuracy. The validation of this has been done for achieving better result by comparing the other processes when Naive Bayes algorithm is used.
Metacognitive Awareness of Reading Strategy Use between Field-Dependent and Field-Independent EFL Learners
Authors: M G Alireza Navid
Published: December 2021

This paper aimed to study the metacognitive awareness of reading strategies between field-dependent (FD)and field-independent (FI) Turkish EFL university students who are learning English as a foreign language. To this end, 270 students from Istanbul (Cerrahpasa) University were chosen.First, Group Embedded Figure Test was used to appoint the participants into either FD or FI groups.After this, participants’ metacognitive awareness of reading strategy was assessed by using MARSI-R (Metacognitive Awareness of reading Strategies Inventory-Revised). Recently revised by Mokhtari et al., the MARSI-R instrument contains 15 items and measures three large sets of strategies including: Global Reading Strategies (GRS), Problem-Solving Strategies (PSS) and Support Reading Strategies (SRS).The results showed that the students reported using the 3 categories of strategies almost at a high-frequency level and they were aware of their metacognitive strategies. And statistically significant difference was found between FI and FD students regarding their use of GRS and SRS, hence, the use of students’ metacognitive reading strategies was affected by their different FI/FD cognitive styles.
Labour in Wonder Woman: A Marxist Feminist Reading
Authors: Murugesan Jonita Aro
Published: December 2021

An Amazonian Goddess who was raised a warrior set in World War I, screams the impact of Marxism. Wonder Women (2017), produced by DC, has a nominal heroine who seems like an icon of Feminism but is instead the opposite in close observation. Though the character seems vigorously empowered, she is reduced to a commodity in the clutches of capitalism. Wonder Woman’s labour was tried to fit into the domestic sphere. This paper would explore the film from the focal lenses of Marxist Feminism. The investigative questions revolve around ‘cheap labour,’ ‘reserve labour,’ and ‘reproduction.’ Also, the marginalized status of other proletariats is examined. How the character becomes a target of capitalism by pushing her into the domestic sphere and objectification is the paper’s primary concern. The paper would use a qualitative approach to achieve the desired result. The analysis will be a subjective judgment based on the film text. The characters’ cognitive behavior and the surrounding are a central element that will be explored through the narrative analysis. The research methodology will employ conceptualization and qualitative design and methodology.
How to Read Carnatic Music on Violin
Authors: Niranjan Sujatha
Published: December 2021

The violin is a major stringed instrument in South Indian music. It is played as the main instrument in Carnatic music and as an accompaniment to musical performances such as vocals. This is not the heritage instrument of India. Today there is no concert without Carnatic music. Thus it plays an important role in Carnatic music.The present form of this violin was composed in 16th century Italy. The violin, a folk instrument, was first used in South Indian music in the 18th century. It is also more important than any other instrument. It also plays an important role in major concerts. There are many reasons why it is played as the main instrument in Carnatic music more than any other instrument. It has developed to the point where it can be read more than any other instrument in the 20th century for various performances such as vocals, other instrumental events, orchestras, and dance performances. It is also found that Carnatic musicians (male/female) can adjust their pitch to suit their convenience. Since its introduction to Carnatic music, many great scholars have read and succeeded in Carnatic music. In addition, it plays a very important role in Palliya music and has a wide place in Carnatic music.
Mozhlithal Kotpattu Nokil Puthumaipithanin Ponnagaram
Authors: Muthiyan A
Published: December 2021

Ponnagaram (Pudumaipithan Short Story) & A mother living in a very poor (oppressed) community has no money even to buy the milk porridge that her battered husband Murugesan wants. For that she goes with someone who has been lusting after her for a long time and loses her virginity. She gets three & quarters of a rupee for it. The story ends in a mocking tone about the concept of chastity adopted by the ancients. But with the subtext of the Dialogical theory it seems that there is no room for such a count. We can go into the article assuming that women from oppressed communities also have chastity.
Tamiḻkkāppu Iyam - An Adaptation and Exclusion of Grammatical Concepts of Tolkāppiyam and Naṉṉūl
Authors: Prabakaran T , Sundaram L
Published: December 2021

In the history of Tamil grammar, there are many significant grammar books after the advent of Tholkappiyam and Nannul. In line with that, M. Kasuman’s Tamil Kappu Iyam, published in 2005, is one among them. This article attempts to throw light on whether Tamil Kappu Iyam can be treated as the modern version of Tholkappiyam, apart from this, It also endeavours to bring out where the author has adopted the old grammatical concepts as found in Tholkappiyam and Nannul, what are the grammatical concepts have been modified and what are the new grammatical concepts introduced by him.
Using State Workforce Data to Report Graduate Outcomes
Authors: Bryant Matt
Published: December 2021

Survey methodology is the dominant approach among universities in the United States for reporting employment outcomes for recent graduates. However, past studies have shown that survey methodology may yield upwardly biased results, which can result in overreporting of employment rates and salary outcomes. This case study describes the development and application of an alternative reporting methodology, by which state wage records are analyzed to determine employment and salary outcomes for recent graduates. Findings at Western Washington University suggest the significant sample sizes that can be achieved using wage record methodology may provide a more reliable option than survey methodology for accurately reporting graduate outcomes.
Para ver o invisível: o papel do esclarecimento e a mediação socializadora do telejornalismo para narrar o encarceramento em massa
Authors: Procópio Carla Ramalho , Felix Carla Baiense
Published: December 2021

Neste artigo, procura-se discutir o papel do telejornalismo brasileiro no enfrentamento da cultura do encarceramento em massa no Brasil. A partir da definição crítica de Lefebvre (1991) sobre o cotidiano, o trabalho observa na junção entre a dimensão socializadora da TV em Martín-Barbero (1997) e a função de esclarecimento do jornalismo discutida por Moretzshon (2007), uma alternativa capaz de sensibilizar e mobilizar mudanças a partir de reportagens comprometidas com esses conceitos, apontando, em especial, as dinâmicas da cultura do aprisionamento, que segundo Borges (2010) relacionam-se diretamente com o racismo e a criminalização das relações.
Conteúdos colaborativos e novas possibilidades do telejornalismo
Authors: Temer Ana Carolina Rocha Pessoa , Santos Marli
Published: December 2021

O artigo aborda o uso de conteúdos colaborativos durante a pandemia Covid-19, um contexto que obrigou o telejornalismo brasileiro a buscar estratégias de produção adaptadas às condições de menor mobilidade das equipes de reportagem. O objetivo é diagnosticar as mudanças exigidas pelos limites impostos ao jornalismo. Para a análise qualitativa foram escolhidos o Jornal Globonews Edição das 18h e Globonews Em Pauta, da Globonews, especificamente os conteúdos dos programas de março e junho de 2020. O resultado aponta a intensificação de estratégias já utlizadas no telejornalismo, como entrevistas à distância e uso de infográficos e ilustrações digitais para obliterar a ausência de imagens; e o favorecimento de jornalistas mais antigos e de maior prestígio, que passam a ter mais visibilidade, eventualmente adotando a condição de comentaristas e, consequentemente, opinando e analisando o contexto. A presença destes desdobramentos altera a dinâmica interna de produção do telejornal e a especificidade de seus conteúdos.
O O uso do aplicativo Anki no estudo da termodinâmica no ensino superior: um relato de experiência
Authors: Ventura Gonçalves Igor Lindemberg , Santos Noelia Souza
Published: December 2021

Atualmente os smartphones estão cada vez mais cheios de tecnologias e ferramentas de inúmeras utilidades. Existem aplicativos com diversas finalidades, inclusive educativas. Essas propriedades dos smartphones os tornam recursos valiosos na implementação do ensino de Física interativo e contemporâneo às tecnologias atuais. Neste artigo relatamos a nossa experiência e as nossa percepções  sobre a inserção do aplicativo Anki no ensino de Termodinâmica, em uma turma do curso de Agronomia, da Universidade Federal do Cariri (UFCA), localizada no interior do Ceará. O nosso objetivo com a inserção do aplicativo era de avaliar seu potencial quanto ao estímulo e a mudança na rotina de estudo dos alunos. Além disso, tínhamos como propósito apresentar aos alunos uma forma uniforme e contínua de estudar, sem picos de stress pré-teste, e de avaliar a percepção dos alunos sobre a inserção do aplicativo na rotina de estudo. Após a análise do questionário aplicado verificamos que o aplicativo Anki é um recurso potencialmente eficaz quanto à motivação dos alunos, a assimilação dos conteúdos de Termodinâmica e ao estabelecimento de uma rotina contínua e uniforme de estudo.
SÜRDÜRÜLEBİLİRLİK EĞİTİMİ İÇİN DİSİPLİNLERARASI BİR ÇÖZÜMLEME VE ETKİNLİK ÖRNEĞİ: ENTROPİ IŞIĞINDA İNSAN-DOĞA VAROLUŞUNU ANLAMAK
Authors: ÖZDEMİR Oğuz
Published: December 2021

Günümüzde sürdürülebilirlik, insanın doğayla etkileşimini bütün yönleriyle anlayabilmenin ve gezegende yaşamı güvence altına alabilmenin başlıca yolu olarak öne çıkmaktadır. Bu doğrultuda, insan türünün gezegende yaratmış olduğu sürdürülemez durumun farkına varılması ve insan yapımı sistemlerin sürdürülebilir yönde dönüştürülmesi ertelenemez bir ihtiyaç haline gelmiş durumdadır. Kuşkusuz, yüz yüze kalınan sürdürülemez durumdan sürdürülebilirliğe geçiş, her şeyden insan yaşamı ve doğal süreçler arasındaki ilişkiselliğin kavranmasını ve buna uygun şekilde davranılmasını gerektirmektedir. Çalışmada, doğal ve beşerî sistemlerin ilişkiselliğinin temel bir fizik yasası olan “entropi” ışığında anlaşılması ve buradan hareketle insan yaşamının sürdürülebilir yönde dönüştürülmesi için bir disiplinlerarası çözümleme yapılmaktadır. Çalışmanın sonunda, bu bağlamda sürdürülebilirlik eğitimine yönelik özgün etkinlik örnekleri sunulmaktadır. Çalışmanın, disiplinler arası ilişkilendirme temelli özgün sürdürülebilir eğitim pratiklerinin tasarlanmasına ve hayata geçirilmesine yol göstermesine katkı sağlaması beklenmektedir.
Kampüs Tasarımının Öğrencilerin Kampüs Yaşamının Kalitesine Etkisi: Gebze Teknik Üniversitesi Çayırova Kampüsü Master Planı Örneği
Authors: SALİHOĞLU Tayfun , SALİHOĞLU Güliz , ÖZYILMAZ KÜÇÜKYAĞCI Pınar , YILDIZ Murat
Published: December 2021

Üniversiteler, ülkelerin ve kentlerin nitelikli işgücünün ve entelektüel toplumun kaynağıdır. Üniversitelerde sunulan bilgi ve beceri geliştirici eğitim-öğretim faaliyetleri kadar önemli olan bir başka bileşen, öğrencilerin üniversite mekânında kaliteli zaman geçirmesi ve olumlu anılar biriktirebilmesidir. Üniversite yaşantısının kalitesinden memnuniyet olarak somutlaşan bu konu, bir yönetim problemi olduğu kadar, bir tasarım ve planlama problemi olarak da kabul edilmektedir. Köklü üniversitelerin birçoğunda yıllar içerisinde biriken deneyimler ile bir anlamda kendiliğinden oluşan kampüs yaşam kalitesi düzeyi, yeni kurulan ve gelişmekte olan birçok üniversitede kampüs tasarımı ve yönetimsel müdehaleler ile yükseltilmeye çalışılmaktadır. Türkiye’nin genç sayılabilecek üniversitelerinden biri olan Gebze Teknik Üniversitesi, akademik ölçütlere göre yapılan değerlendirmelerde üst sıralarda yer alsa da akademik yaşantının bir parçası olan kampüs yaşamının önemini de göz önüne alarak, 2015 yılında “Kampüs Master Planı” tasarımı hazırlıklarına başlamış ve kampüs yaşam kalitesinin arttırılmasını amaçlamıştır. Bu amaçla, aynı yıl içinde hazırlanan kampüs tasarımı ile kampüste eksik olduğu çeşitli şekillerde ifade edilen sosyal etkileşim ve boş vakit değerlendirme mekânları önerilmiş, bu mekanlar arasındaki yaya odaklı ilişkiler güçlendirilmiş, kampüsün doğal karakteri korunmuş ve geliştirilmiştir. Aradan geçen süreçte kampüs master planına uygun şekilde kampüs içinde çok sayıda uygulama gerçekleştirilmiştir. Bu çalışmanın amacı, 20.03.2015 tarihinde onaylanan GTÜ Çayırova Kampüsü Master Planı’nın yürürlüğe girmesi sonrasında kullanıcıların kampüs tasarımından ve kampüs yaşantısından memnuniyet düzeylerinin ölçülerek kampüs master planının etkinliğinin değerlendirilmesidir. Çalışma sonucuna göre; ilerleyen bu süreç içerisinde öğrencilerin kampüsten genel olarak memnun olduğu, ancak sosyal etkileşim alanlarının yeterliliği, tasarımı ve içeriği konusunda halen geliştirilmesi gereken konular olduğu ortaya çıkmıştır.
Mahalle Ölçeğinde Kültürel Değerlerin Kent Kimliğine Etkileri: Kale Mahallesi-Samsun
Authors: KÖSE Birnur , DÖNMEZ Yasin
Published: December 2021

Sahip oldukları özelliklerle geçmişten günümüze önemli bir yerde olan kentler, sürekli bir gelişim ve dönüşüm içerisindedir. Gelişim süreci içerisinde farklı kültür, tarihsel geçmiş ve farklı fiziksel özellikler barındıran kentler, bu açıdan kendine özgü değerler taşımaktadır. Bu değerlerde kentin özgün kimliğini ortaya koymaktadır. Tarihsel süreç içerisinde somut ve somut olmayan değerler birikimi ile oluşan kent kimliği, çeşitli bileşenler altında değerlendirilmekte ve bu bileşenler birçok araştırmaya da konu olmaktadır. Bu çalışma kentlerin sahip olduğu kültürel değerlerin kent kimliğine olan etkilerinin belirlenmesi doğrultusunda şekillenmiştir ve bu amaçla kent kimliği ve kent kültürü kavramları ve aralarındaki ilişki irdelenmiştir. Kültürel değerlerin kent kimliği üzerindeki etkilerinin ortaya konulması açısından uzun bir tarihi geçmişe sahip aynı zamanda önemli liman kentlerinden biri olan Samsun kentinin en eski yerleşim bölgelerinden, tarihi ticari merkez niteliğindeki Kale Mahallesi çalışma alanı olarak belirlenmiştir. Çalışmanın kültürel değerlerin, kent kimliğinin oluşmasındaki etkilerinin ortaya çıkarılmasında ve verilen Samsun Kale Mahallesi örneği doğrultusunda Samsun kentinin kimliğini oluşturan, kentin simgesi haline gelmiş değerlerini vurgulayarak farkındalık kazandıracağı düşünülmektedir.
Yapı Malzemesinin Mimarlık Eğitim Sürecinde Yeri ve Önem
Authors: ÇAKMAK Arzu , AKINER İlknur
Published: December 2021

Yapı malzemesindeki ve teknolojideki gelişim insanların yeniyi arama ve ulaşma kaygılarını hızlandırarak yapılarda malzeme çeşitlerinin kullanımını artırmıştır. Bu hızlı değişim süreci ve beraberinde yapıya getirdiği etkiler mimarların öncelikli sorunları haline gelmiştir. Bir yapının kaliteli ve uzun ömürlü olması, kullanılan yapı malzemesinin uygulanacak alana göre doğru seçilmesini de gerektirir. Yanlış yapı malzemesi seçimi, yapıda büyük zararlar ile sonuçlanabilinir. Bunun için yapı malzemelerinin fiziksel, mekaniksel ve kimyasal gibi özellikleri iyi bilinmelidir. İlk dönemlerde malzeme bilinen kapasitesi ile tasarımlara yön verirken, günümüzde ise gelişen teknoloji aracılığıyla tasarımların önemli bir bileşeni olmaktadır. Yapı malzemelerinin kullanımının mimari tasarımlar için çok önemli olmasından dolayı, yapı malzemelerindeki teknolojik gelişimin ve mimari ürün arasındaki etkileşimlerin incelenmesi bu çalışmanın çıkış noktası olmuştur. Çalışma kapsamında ülkemizde yer alan üniversitelerin mimarlık bölümlerinde, lisans düzeyinde yürütülen yapı malzemesi ile ilgili derslerin, mimarlık eğitimi sürecindeki yeri ve önemi tartışılmaktadır. Bu amaçla örneklem olarak seçilen 30 üniversitenin mimarlık bölümlerindeki ders programları incelenmiştir. Araştırma sonuçları, yapı malzemelerinin mimari tasarım alanındaki etkileri çerçevesinde değerlendirilerek tartışılmıştır. Bulgular doğrultusunda, yapı malzemesi derslerine, mimarlık eğitiminde daha fazla yer verilmesi anlaşılmış ve önerilerde bulunulmuştur.
Ordu İli Biyoklimatik Konfor Bölgelerinin Belirlenmesi
Authors: YEŞİL Murat , YEŞİL Pervin , GÜZEL Mesut
Published: December 2021

Bu çalışmada; Ordu ilindeki biyoklimatik konfor bölgeleri belirlenmiştir. Bu doğrultuda, Ordu ili ve yakın çevresindeki 27 meteoroloji istasyonundan alınan veriler kullanılarak CBS yazılımı aracılığıyla sıcaklık, bağıl nem ve rüzgâr hızı haritaları elde edilmiştir. Literatürlerde ifade edilen iklimsel değerler esas alınarak belirlenen referans aralıklarına göre bu üç harita verisi çakıştırılarak ay, mevsim ve yıl düzeylerinde biyoklimatik açıdan konforlu bölgeler ortaya konmuştur. Ordu ilinde yıl içerisinde biyoklimatik açıdan konforlu bölgelerin en fazla olduğu aylar Mayıs ve Eylül aylarıdır. Mevsim bazında yapılan değerlendirmede ise en konforlu mevsim sonbahar olarak belirlenmiştir. Bununla birlikte; Aralık, Ocak, Şubat ve Mart aylarında ise il sınırları içerisinde hiçbir konforlu alan yer almamaktadır.
The Crisis of Confessionalism: Lebanon between Tradition and Modernity
Authors: Bahlawan Natalia
Published: December 2021

This article contains the analysis of the Lebanese protests that started in October 2019 and attempts to explain their background. The main argument is that the Lebanese consociational system is undergoing a deep crisis. There is a growing disparity between the existing political system and ongoing social changes. The article argues that the reason for the socio-political tensions lies in the clash between two distinctive and competing discourses about the future shape of the Lebanese political system: the confessional discourse and the secular or reformist discourse.
Numerical simulations for ferromagnetic resonance of nano-size island structures probed by radio-frequency scanning tunneling microscopy
Authors: Sato Yudai , Haze Masahiro , Yang Hung-Hsiang , Asakawa Kanta , Takahashi Susumu , Hasegawa Yukio
Published: December 2021

We numerically calculated ferromagnetic resonance (FMR) spectra taken on a single-domain nano-size ferromagnetic island structure in the configuration of radio-frequency (RF) scanning tunneling microscopy, where RF electromagnetic waves are introduced into the tunneling gap through the probe tip. In this scheme, near-field in-plane azimuthal RF magnetic field induces FMR of an out-of-plane magnetized island situated below the tip under the external out-of-plane magnetic field. The amount of the magnetization of the island is effectively reduced by the resonance and the reduction can be detected from the spin-polarized tunneling conductance. From the calculated spectra we found that the FMR signal becomes larger with a smaller tip-sample distance and a sharper tip. It is also revealed that the azimuthal RF magnetic field exerted on the island and therefore the FMR signal are enhanced when a tip is located near the edge of the island.
Economía e información circular en el sector agroalimentario argentino: estudio exploratorio desde la teoría institucional
Authors: Rabasedas María Laura , Moneva Abadía Jose Mariano
Published: December 2021

El impacto ambiental del sector agroalimentario es crítico a nivel mundial dados los altos niveles de contaminación, pérdida de recursos y de energía que le son atribuidos. Así, el desarrollo de la economía circular en el sector aparece como una oportunidad y un desafío. Para esto, la generación de información útil para la toma de decisiones circulares es clave, siendo los reportes de sostenibilidad una importante vía para lograrlo. En este contexto, la presente investigación busca evaluar el grado de internalización de la economía circular en empresas agroalimentarias argentinas, incluyendo la información circular que se divulga y si existen factores que lo influencian, desde la teoría institucional. Se trata de un estudio descriptivo y exploratorio de corte mixto. Para llevarlo adelante se analizaron 210 respuestas recibidas a una encuesta diseñada ad hoc, mediante estadística descriptiva y test de diferencias de medias para contrastar las hipótesis. Los resultados generales muestran que los niveles de internalización son bajos tanto en la estrategia, prácticas como en la información circular que se divulga. Las empresas agroalimentarias argentinas se ven afectadas por factores institucionales para implementar la economía circular. Futuras investigaciones deben concentrarse en entender las motivaciones y barreras que deben superarse para lograr una verdadera adopción de la economía circular en el sector.
PENGARUH KUALITAS PELAYANAN APOTIK YANG TERDIRI DARI TANGIBLES, RELIABILITY, RESPONSIVENESS, ASSURANCE, EMPATHY TERHADAP KEPUASAN PASIEN PADA RSUD PANGERAN JAYA SUMITRA KOTABARU - KALIMANTAN SELATAN
Authors: Wahyu Rofian Noor
Published: December 2021

ABSTRACT: Quality greatly affects patient satisfaction, where the patient will feel satisfied if the patient's perception of the quality of service is as expected by the patient. And will feel dissatisfied if the quality of service is not as expected. With the results of minimal service quality, of course, patient satisfaction is also not optimal.

Therefore, this study aims to determine the effect of physical evidence (tangible), reliability (reliability), responsiveness (responsiveness), attention (empathy), and assurance (assurance) on patient satisfaction. The population in this study were all patients at the Jaya Sumitra Hospital, Kotabaru, South Kalimantan, totaling 94 people. The researcher used the Slovin sampling technique. Analysis of the data in this study using a multiple regression models.

The results of this study indicate that physical evidence (tangible), reliability (reliability), responsiveness (responsiveness), attention (empathy), and assurance (assurance) to patient satisfaction.

Keywords: Physical Evidence (Tangible), Reliability (Reliability), Responsiveness (Responsiveness), Attention (Empathy), Assurance (Assurance) and Patient Satisfaction

 

ABSTRAK : Kualitas sangat mempengaruhi kepuasan pasien, yang mana pasien akan merasa puas jika persepsi pasien terhadap kualitas pelayanan sesuai yang diharapkan pasien. Dan akan merasa tidak puas jika kualitas pelayanannya tidak sesuai yang diharapkan. Dengan hasil kualitas pelayanan yang minim tentunya kepuasan pasien juga tidak maksimal. 

Oleh karena itu, penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh Bukti fisik (tangible), keandalan (reliability), daya tanggap (responsiveness), perhatian (empathy), dan jaminan (assurance) terhadap kepuasan pasien. Populasi dalam penelitian ini adalah seluruh pasien di RSUD Jaya Sumitra Kotabaru Kalimantan Selatan yang berjumlah 94 orang. Peneliti menggunakan teknik pengambilan sampel Slovin. Anailisis data dalam penelitian ini menggunakan model regresi berganda.

Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa Bukti fisik (tangible), keandalan (reliability), daya tanggap (responsiveness), perhatian (empathy), dan jaminan (assurance)berpengaruh  terhadap kepuasan pasien.

Kata kunci: Bukti Fisik (Tangible), Keandalan (Reliability), Daya Tanggap (Responsiveness), Perhatian (Empathy), Jaminan (Assurance) Dan Kepuasan Pasien