bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Treating developmental dyslexia using transcranial stimulation combined with a reading stimulation program: A pilot study
Authors: Isabela Ciola de Castro  , Mauro Muszkat  , Vânia Carvalho Lima  , Sueli Rizzutti  , Clara Brandão de Ávila
Published: October 2021

Objective: Evaluate the effect of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) combined with reading therapy on the performance of reading tasks in a serie of cases of children and adolescents with developmental dyslexia (DD). Method: (IRB/UNIFESP number:1281/2017). Four dyslexic students (two children and two adolescents) were evaluated with regards to rate and accuracy of reading fluency on three occasions: pre-intervention as well as one and six months after intervention. The intervention consisted of five consecutive sessions of active tDCS (1 mA for 20 minutes), followed by a two-day interval and another five sessions of tDCS combined with cognitive skills stimulation of phonological processing and decoding of words. Anodal tDCS was administered over the left parieto-occipital cortex, with the cathode placed over contralateral deltoid muscle. Each session was preceded by execution of semantic-lexical and phonological evocation tasks. Data were analyzed using Friedman test and JT method for analysis of clinical significance and the reliable change index. Results: Improvements were found in text reading rate and accuracy and word accuracy at the one-month and six-month evaluation. A significant increase was found in correct reading of words and pseudowords six months after intervention. Most of the improvements were reliable, with clinical significance in some cases. Conclusion: Transcranial direct current stimulation combined with a reading stimulation program proved effective at improving reading skills in these participants.
ADA-YI TAHAFFUZUN MEMURLARI: KAMARAN ADASI ÖRNEĞİNDE TAHAFFUZHANE ÇALIŞANLARI (1882-1916)
Authors: YILDIRIM Canan
Published: October 2021

Salgın hastalıklar insanoğlunun en büyük problemlerinden biri olmuştur. Dünyanın her yerine yayılan büyük salgınlar insanları zorlamış ve bazen çaresiz bırakmıştır. Salgınların yayılma hızını ve vereceği tahribatı önlemek için karantina yöntemini geliştirmiştir. Karantina ilk defa 14. yüzyılda yaşanan büyük veba salgınına karşı Venedik ve Dubrovnik’te uygulanmıştı. Osmanlı’da ise usul-i tahaffuz olarak adlandırılan ilk karantina 1831 yılında II. Mahmud Dönemi’nde uygulanmaya başlanmıştır. O dönemde karantinanın uygulandığı merkezlerden biri de tahaffuzhanelerdir. 1839 yılında kurulan ilk daimî tahaffuzhanenin ardından Osmanlı topraklarının stratejik noktalarına tahaffuzhaneler kurulmaya devam edilmiştir.

1882 yılında Kızıldeniz’de hac güzergahı üzerinde kurulan Kamaran Tahaffuzhanesi Osmanlı topraklardaki en büyük ve kapsamlı tahaffuzhanedir. Kamaran Tahaffuzhanesi, kurulmasından itibaren binlerce hacıyı, yolcuyu, gemiyi ve vapuru bünyesinde ağırlamıştır. Kompleks bir yapı olan tahaffuzhanede karantina işlemlerinin yanı sıra buraya gelen yolcuların ve deniz taşıtlarının dezenfeksiyon işlemleri de yapılırdı. Bütün bu işlemlerin yapılması için burada çok çeşitli alanlarda çalışan bulunmaktaydı. Bu makalede tahaffuzhane bünyesinde 1882-1916 yılları arasında istihdam edilen çalışanlar tespit edilmiştir. Bu memurların çalışma alanları, görevleri ve mesleki sorumlulukları hakkında bir inceleme yapılmıştır.
Voting Behavior and Alliances in the House of Lords, 2000-2022
Authors: Jacob Marc S. , Ozdemir Ugur
Published: October 2021

We examine voting behavior and alliances in the House of Lords, the United Kingdom's upper chamber, over a span of two decades. This period witnessed multiple changes in government composition and the pivotal 2016 Brexit referendum that reshaped British politics, allowing us to evaluate the upper chamber's responsiveness to transforming political environments. By analyzing original roll-call data from 2000 to 2022 and employing ideal point analysis, our study points to a shift from alternating voting alliances to enduring government versus opposition voting blocs. We furthermore find evidence of a noticeable increase in peers' participation in divisions and a rise in government defeats since the Conservatives regained the majority in the Commons in 2015. Our findings carry implications for the responsiveness of upper chambers with lifetime appointments to broader political change.
Adult Outcomes of Sustained High-Quality Early Childcare and Education: Do They Vary by Family Income?
Authors: Bustamante Andres Sebastian , Dearing Eric , Zachrisson Henrik Daae , Vandell Deborah
Published: October 2021

Experimental research demonstrates sustained high-quality early-care and education (ECE) can mitigate the consequences of poverty into adulthood. However, the long-term effects of community-based ECE are less known. Using the 1991 NICHD SECCYD (n=994; 49.7% Female; 73.6% White, 10.6% African-American, 5.6% Latino, 10.2% Other), results show that ECE was associated with reduced disparities between low- and higher-income children’s educational attainment and wages at age 26. Disparities in college graduation were reduced the more months that low-income children spent in ECE (d=.19). For wages, disparities were reduced when children from low-income families attended sustained high-quality ECE (d=.19). Findings suggest that community-based ECE is linked to meaningful educational and life outcomes, and sustained high-quality ECE is particularly important for children from lower-income backgrounds.
Conservation of the Gharial (Gavialis gangeticus) at the Madras Crocodile Bank Trust, Chennai, India
Authors: Piggott Steven , Lewis Todd R , Greig-Smith Paul , Griffin Rowland
Published: October 2021

Gavialis gangeticus are in serious decline in the wild. In this short article we provide an overview of Gharial ecology and current conservation measures taking place at the Madras Crocodile Bank Trust in India. Cite as: Piggott, S., Lewis, T.R., Greig-Smith, P. & Griffin, R. (2010). Conservation of the gharial (Gavialis gangeticus) at the Madras Crocodile Bank Trust, Chennai, India. The Herptile 35 (1): 17-25.
Refugee-Hosting and Electoral Response: Challenging the Generalizability of the Backlash Hypothesis
Authors: Zhou Yang-Yang , Grossman Guy , Liu Naijia , Ge Shuning
Published: October 2021

In higher-income democracies, increased refugee presence often triggers electoral backlash, but little is known about its political effects in low-income countries where most refugees reside. Theoretically, we discuss why findings from wealthy countries may not generalize and offer an alternative framework rooted in developing countries' contexts. We test our framework in Uganda, the largest refugee-hosting country in Africa. Combining data on refugee settlements with elections returns (2001-2021), we show that a substantial increase in refugee presence post-2014 did not result in a backlash against the incumbent government. Turning to elite rhetoric in parliament and partisan media, we find that as the salience of refugees increased, the incumbent party's tone became more positive, increasingly framing refugees in humanitarian and development terms. Thus, while, like other studies, we note the importance of elite rhetoric in migration politics, we highlight a case in which the incumbent's positive framing can help counter possible backlash.
Analisis Yuridis Kewenanga Perawat Dalam Pengobatan Bekam Pada Praktik Keperawatan Mandiri
Authors: Kaka Delsiana Lali
Published: October 2021

ABSTRAK:Dalam memberikan pengobatan bekam tenaga kesehatan harus menerapkan patient safety agar tidak terjadi malpraktik, karena di era digital ini segala sesuatu yang dicurigai malpraktik sudah banyak dilirik oleh para penegak keadilan mengingat hadirnya terapi komplementer saat ini masih menimbulkan kontroversial tentang etis tidaknya apabila diterapkan dalam layanan keperawatan. Di samping itu batasan standar prosedur operasional pada pelayanan komplementer–alternatif juga belum terdeskripsi secara jelas. Permasalahan dalam penelitian ini adalah bagaimana kewenangan perawat dalam pengobatan bekam pada praktik keperawatan mandiri, dan bagaimana perlindugan hukum pengobatan bekam pada praktik keperawatan mandiri Metode penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan yuridis normatif, dengan pengumpulan data sekunder. Untuk mengetahui apakah ada sinkronisasi antara peraturan yang berlaku dengan praktik di lapangan. Data yang diperoleh dianalisis secara kualitatif. Berdasarkan hasil penelitian ditemukan bahwa perawat memiliki kewenangan dalam melakukan pengobatan bekam yang diperoleh dari pendidikan non formal asalkan perawat tersebut memiliki kompetensi di bidang yang dimaksud dan kewenangan tersebut diperkuat pula dengan adanya kewenangan dalam keadaan keterbatasan. Perawat yang melakukan bekam mendapatkan pengayoman hukum secara preventif yaitu dilindungi oleh lembaga-lembaga negara melalui peraturan perundang-undangan yang berlaku bagi pelaksanaan keperawatan.
GustinaRahayu.20421023.JARKOM.1
Authors: rahayu gustina
Published: October 2021

jawaban dari tugas 1 jaringan komputer
PENGARUH KECANDUAN GAME ONLINE BAGI REMAJA TERHADAP KUALITAS TIDUR
Authors: Mbatu Anita Laki
Published: October 2021

masa remaja adalah masa dimana seorang individu mengalami peralihan dari satu tahap ke tahap berikutnya dan mengalami perubahan baik emosi, tubuh, pola perilaku, dan juga penuh dengan masalah-masalah serta remaja cenderung memiliki rasa ingin tau yang besar. Game online merupakan suatu fenomena yang sedang marak di Indonesia termasuk di kalangan remaja. Fasilitas yang ada pada game online memberikan suatu kemudahan yang dapat menjadikan remaja cenderung menjadi lebih asik dan menjadi sibuk dengan game online yang dimainkan. Banyak yang beranggapan bahwa dengan bermain game online dapat menghilangkan stress. Nanum hal tersebut tidak dibenarkan karena ketika secara terus menerus dimainkan maka akan mengakibatkan kecanduan yang dapat berujung pada gangguan kesehatan terutama pada kualitas tidur dan juga mengganggu kegiatan lainnya.
Hatta.19421012.Tugas2.SISTER
Authors: HattaTambunan
Published: October 2021

Hatta.19421012.Tugas2.SISTER
KEWAJIBAN RUMAH SAKIT UNTUK MEMENUHI KEBUTUHAN HAK PASIEN SEBAGAI LEMBAGA PELAYANAN KESEHATAN
Authors: tamaela dimas
Published: October 2021

Keselamatan pasien yang jauh lebih penting dari efisiensi pelayanan, dan perilakudengan kemampuan perawat sangat berperan penting. Standar keselamatan pasien terdiri dari:1). Hak Pasien, 2). Mendidik pasien dan keluarga, 3). Keselamatan pasien dan kesinambunganpelayanan, 4). Dengan memakai metode peningkatan kinerja yang tujuannya untuk melakukanevaluasi dan program peningkatan keselamatan pasien, 5). Peran kepemimpinan dalammeningkatkan keselamatan pasien, 6). Mendidik staf tentang keselamatan pasien, 7).Komunikasi merupakan kunci bagi staf untuk mencapai keselamatan pasien.Peraturan Menteri Kesehatan Republik Indonesia Nomor 1691/Menkes/PER/VIII/2011Bab II Pasal 5 mewajibkan Rumah Sakit dan tenaga kesehatan yang bekerja di Rumah Sakitmelaksanakan program dengan mengacu pada kebijakan Komite Nasional Keselamatan PasienRumah Sakit.Hak pasien merupakan suatu kebutuhan yang harus dipenuhi oleh perawatseiring dengan dilakukannya asuhan keperawatan. Namun selama ini masih terdapatpasien dan keluarga yang mengeluh tidak menerima pelayanan sesuai standar yangdapat memenuhi kebutuhan mereka.Tenaga perawat merupakan tenaga profesional yang berperan penting dalam fungsi dirumah sakit. Setiap tindakan medis menyimpan potensi resiko, banyaknya jenis obat, jenispemeriksaan dan prosedur, serta jumlah pasien dan staf Rumah Sakit yang cukup besar terutamauntuk tenaga perawat.
Colonialism and Institutional Persistence: Mixed Legislative Legacies in Ghana and Kenya
Authors: Opalo Ken Ochieng'
Published: October 2021

A large literature investigates the institutional legacies of European colonialism around the world. However, in linking contemporary outcomes to colonial antecedents, most works seldom identify specific institutions or their temporal evolution. This paper examines the institutional legacies of colonialism in Africa through the lens of colonial legislatures. Cross-country analyses show that the correlation between colonial antecedents and contemporary measures of legislative strength is tenuous and sensitive to measurement. A comparative study of legislative development in Ghana and Kenya explains the mixed legacies of colonial legislatures. Beyond colonial institutional design, temporal variation in intra-legislative factional politics explains legislative development in the two countries. This article highlights the importance of understanding the specific mechanisms behind colonial institutional persistence and change.
The psychological impact of COVID‐19 on students and academics at a Higher Education Institution in the UK.
Authors: Ncube Mvikeli , Itua Imose , Hunt Molly , Knott Amy
Published: October 2021

AbstractObjectiveThis study investigates the psychological impact of COVID‐19 on students and academics at a Higher Education Institution in the UK. DesignWe used critical reflective writing where ten students and ten lecturers wrote a short reflection (approximately 200 words) on their experience of the lockdown prior to the study. Secondly, transcriptions were gathered for analysis. Inductive Thematic Analysis was selected as the preferred method of investigation to identify, analyse, and report themes from the data set. Main Outcome MeasuresThe specific study aims were: (a) To present an empirical investigation into the psychological impact of COVID‐19 (b) To explore the interplay between social isolation and mental health and (c) To examine how the affected individuals understand their experiences. Results The health impact of COVID-19 included both physiological and mental health aspects and it reflected the importance of teacher and student psychological wellbeing for teaching and learning. ConclusionThe paper highlights that there is a need for psycho-social crisis prevention and intervention models tailored to support students and academics psychological wellbeing, arguing that considerations be made to adjust expectations from students in relation to progression, and staff in relation to workload.
Art performances and religious rituals: How transformative experiences can foster knowledge
Authors: van Mulukom Valerie , Geertz Armin W. , Clark Robert , Farias Miguel
Published: October 2021

In this chapter, we explore parallels between art and religion through culture and symbolic systems, drawing from past sociologists, anthropologists, philosophers, and current cognitive research. We argue that the creation of the arts and religion – as particularly important human cultural phenomena – allowed for subjective knowledge to become represented in symbols and artefacts, the latter serving as material anchors. This rendered the subjective knowledge concrete, memorable and importantly, shareable. Thus, art and religion are considered symbolic systems which express subjective understanding. These systems serve as repositories of meaning, encapsulating emotions, experiences, and beliefs in efficiently memorable forms. The self-transcendent nature of art and religious experiences enhances symbol significance, effectively conveying rich meanings that surpass descriptive language. Our ideas align with aesthetic cognitivism’s assertion that art offers unique cognitive contributions beyond decoration. The strength of art and possibly religion lies in their existence within imagination. The profound impact of symbolic systems on human experience and interaction - preserving and disseminating subjective knowledge beyond language's confines - underscores the centrality of meaning-making in shaping societies.
Automated Scoring of Figural Creativity using a Convolutional Neural Network
Authors: Cropley David H , Marrone Rebecca L
Published: October 2021

One of the abiding challenges in creativity research is assessment. Objectively scored tests of creativity such as the Torrance Tests of Creativity (TTCT) and the Test of Creative Thinking - Drawing Production (TCT-DP) offer high levels of reliability and validity but are slow and expensive to administer and score. As a result, many creativity researchers default to simpler and faster self-report measures of creativity and related constructs (e.g., creative self-efficacy, openness). Recent research, however, has begun to explore the use of computational approaches to address these limitations. Examples include the Divergent Association Task (DAT) that uses computational methods to rapidly assess the semantic distance of words, as a proxy for divergent thinking. To date, however, no research appears to have emerged that uses methods drawn from the field of artificial intelligence to assess existing objective, figural (i.e., drawing) tests of creativity. This paper describes the application of machine learning, in the form of a convolutional neural network, to the assessment of a figural creativity test – the TCT-DP. The approach shows excellent accuracy and speed, eliminating traditional barriers to the use of these objective, figural creativity tests and opening new avenues for automated creativity assessment.
Preceived age descrimination in the job search process in later life
Authors: Twumasi Ricardo , Haslam Cheryl
Published: October 2021

Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to explore the impact of legislative change to extend working lives and protect against age discrimination on the experiences of older job seekers following a period of economic decline.Design/methodology/approachThe research was informed by two focus groups. The research followed an inductive and iterative approach, interviewing 27 older job seekers to explore the barriers to seeking employment they faced. Themes from these interviews were then used to create a representative case study video to further highlight, share, and educate people on the barriers to employment that older job seekers face, and the strategies they use to overcome them.Findings - Perceived age discrimination, change of identity, motivation and insufficient feedback were identified as significant barriers to finding employment. Social support, coping strategies for identity change and detailed feedback were reported as positive facilitators of the search for work. The findings suggest that older job seekers face significant age related barriers to securing employment, which require age specific support to overcome. A statutory requirement for minimum standards of feedback provided to job applicants may increase transparency, and reduce the prevalence of discrimination in the job application process. Originality/value - This paper adds to the limited literature investigating the psychological impacts of the job search process in light of age related legislative change. With each new protected characteristic there is a lag between change in legislation, and change within employer attitudes and behaviour. This research investigates the impact of legislative change on the identity, morale and strategies of the older job seeker. The case studies from this research may also reach an audience beyond the traditional academic community offering a voice and new audience to the barriers older job seekers face.
Age-Related Differences in the Perception of Eye-Gaze from a Social Robot
Authors: Morillo-Mendez Lucas , Schrooten Martien GS , Loutfi Amy , Mozos Oscar Martinez
Published: October 2021

The sensibility to deictic gaze declines naturally with age and often results in reduced social perception. Thus, the increasing efforts in developing social robots that assist older adults during daily life tasks need to consider the effects of aging. In this context, as non-verbal cues such as deictic gaze are important in natural communication in human-robot interaction, this paper investigates the performance of older adults, as compared to younger adults, during a controlled, online (visual search) task inspired by daily life activities, while assisted by a social robot.This paper also examines age-related differences in social perception. Our results showed a significant facilitation effect of head movement representing deictic gaze from a Pepper robot on task performance. This facilitation effect was not significantly different between the age groups. However, social perception of the robot was less influenced by its deictic gaze behavior in older adults, as compared to younger adults. This line of research may ultimately help informing the design of adaptive non-verbal cues from social robots for a wide range of end users.
Contraction bias in temporal estimation
Authors: Tal-Perry Noam , Yuval-Greenberg Shlomit
Published: October 2021

When asked to compare the perceptual features of two serially presented objects, participants are often biased to over- or under-estimate the difference in magnitude between the stimuli. Overestimation occurs consistently when a) the two stimuli are relatively small in magnitude and the first stimulus is larger in magnitude than the second; or b) the two stimuli are relatively large in magnitude and the first stimulus is smaller in magnitude than the second; underestimation consistently occurs in the complementary cases. This systematic perceptual bias, known as the contraction bias, was demonstrated for a multitude of perceptual features and in various modalities. Here, we tested whether estimation of time-duration is affected by the contraction bias. In each trial of three experiments (n=20 each), participants compared the duration of two visually presented stimuli. Findings revealed over- and under-estimation effects as predicted by the contraction bias. Here, we discuss this asymmetry and describe how these findings can be explained via a Bayesian inference framework.
Prevalence and functional impact of social (pragmatic) communication disorders
Authors: Saul Jo , Griffiths Sarah Louise , Norbury Courtenay
Published: October 2021

BackgroundTo evaluate the Children’s Communication Checklist-2 (CCC-2) for measuring social-pragmatic communication deficits and to ascertain their prevalence and functional impact in a community sample.MethodWe used parent and teacher responses to the CCC-2 to approximate inclusion (poor social-pragmatic skills) and exclusion (poor structural language skills or autistic symptomatology) criteria for Social (Pragmatic) Communication Disorder (SPCD). We tested the prevalence of social-pragmatic deficits in a population-based sample of children (n = 386) aged 5-6 years old using CCC-2 algorithms. We also investigated the academic and behavioural profiles of children with broadly-defined limitations in social-pragmatic competence on the CCC-2.ResultsRegardless of the diagnostic algorithm used, the resulting prevalence rates for social-pragmatic deficits indicated that very few children had isolated social communication difficulties (0-1.3%). However, a larger proportion of children (range: 6.1-10.5%) had social-pragmatic skills outside the expected range alongside structural language difficulties and/or autism spectrum symptoms, and this profile was associated with a range of adverse academic and behavioural outcomes. ConclusionsA considerable proportion of children in the early years of primary school have social-pragmatic deficits that interfere with behaviour and scholastic activity, however these rarely occur in isolation. Exclusionary criteria that include structural language may lead to under-identification of individuals with social-pragmatic deficits that may benefit from tailored support and intervention.
Predictive Processing and Body Representation
Authors: Gadsby Stephen , Hohwy Jakob
Published: October 2021

We introduce the predictive processing account of body representation, according to which body representation emerges via a domain-general scheme of (long-term) prediction error minimisation. We contrast this account against one where body representation is underpinned by domain-specific systems, whose exclusive function is to track the body. We illustrate how the predictive processing account offers considerable advantages in explaining various empirical findings, and we draw out some implications for body representation research.
Assessing Gender Equality Progress through Naming Practices in Javanese Society: A Computational Approach
Authors: Firmansyah Firman M , Pratama Ahmad R. , Wijayanto Arie Wahyu
Published: October 2021

Gender equality is a global concern, and various methodologies have been developed to assess its progress. This study uses naming practices combined with a computational approach as a proxy to investigate gender equality progress in Javanese society, the largest ethnic group in Indonesia and Southeast Asia. Unique to Javanese culture, personal names reflect parents' aspirations for their children, with longer names representing more aspirations. Using a massive public dataset of almost three million citizen data (N = 2,906,978), we find that, while the names of both Javanese males and Javanese females have lengthened over time, the males still have significantly longer names than the females. However, the discrepancies between the two eventually dissipate at different times based on region types. How these findings may illuminate gender equality progress in Javanese society that spread from urban to suburban to rural areas is further discussed.
Isolation of Daphnetin 8-methyl ether from Daphne oleoides and its Anti-bacterial activity
Authors: Dar Muhammad Younus , Ara Tabassum , Akbar Seema
Published: October 2021

The aim of the present work was to isolate and identify secondary metabolites of Daphne oleoides, which was not phytochemically analysed in this important geographical region of the world until now, followed by the determination of anti-bacterial activity. An important plant coumarin daphnetin 8-methyl ether (1)[7-hydroxy8-methoxy coumarin] not previously reported from this species was isolated from the methanolic extract of aerial parts of Daphne oleoides, along with already reported 4-ethoxy benzoic acid (2)and 4-hydroxy benzoic acid(3) by repeated column chromatography. The structures of these compounds were elucidated on the basis of 1H, 13C NMR and MS analysis. The compound 1 was evaluated for its anti-bacterial potential which showed moderate activity.
Antipyretic and antioxidant activities of Eleucine indica
Authors: Ettebong Ette Okon , Nwafor Paul Alozie
Published: October 2021

Eleucine indica is a medicinal plant used by the Ibibios of southern Nigeria in the treatment of malaria fever and also as a tonic. This study was to evaluate the antipyretic activities of the ethanol extract and the antioxidant activities of the extract, n-hexane, chloroform, ethyl acetate, butanol and aqueous fractions of the whole plant. Basal rectal temperatures of adult albino rats of both sexes were recorded and the animals fasted for 24 h but allowed access to water ad libitum. They were then treated with DNP (10 mg/kg) and amphetamine (5 mg/kg) intraperitoneally. Within 30 min following the administration of amphetamine, animals with increased temperature of 1◦C were selected and randomized into five groups of six animals each. Group 1 received 10 ml/kg of distilled water orally. Group’s 2 - 4 animals were administered 200 – 600 mg/kg of the extract intraperitoneally respectively. Group 5 animals received 100 mg/kg of acetyl salicylic acid orally. Yeast-induced pyrexia was achieved using 10 ml/kg of Brewer’s yeast suspension injected subcutaneously in the back below the neck. Rectal temperatures were then obtained at 0.5 h and thereafter hourly for 5h. Superoxide dismutase, reduced glutathione, catalase, free radical scavenging with 1, 2-diphenyl-2- picrylhydrazyl, lipid peroxidation and methaemoglobin were measured in rats using standard methods. The result showed a significant (p < 0.05 – 0.001) and dose-dependent reduction in the elevated body temperature in rats pre-treated with the extract compared to control. There were also significantly high levels of superoxide dismutase and increased levels of reduced glutathione, catalase, free radical scavenging activity with DPPH, lipid peroxidation and methaemoglobin in both serum samples and liver homogenates of rats relative to control. These results corroborate with the ethno botanical use of the plant as antipyretic and depicts that the plant has both antioxidant ad pro-oxidant properties.
Susceptibility of two maize grain flour to infestation by the rust- red flour beetle (Tribolium castaneum Herbst)
Authors: Umar Aliyu , Shirama Umar , Turaki Joy Mbaya
Published: October 2021

The susceptibility of white and yellow maize grain flour to Tribolium castaneum was evaluated at ambient temperature and relative humidity in the laboratory were 33.6±0.21 0C and 35.8±0.13% RH. Different quantities of the two varieties of maize grain flour was infested with 5 adults T. castaneum in the ratio of 3:2. The result showed that at 20 days after infestation, there were significant differences in the number of T. castaneum larvae in the different quantities of the yellow maize. Moreover, the number of T. castaneum pupae in the yellow and while maize grain flour was statistically different from each other at 66 days after infestation. However, the results at 66 days after infestation showed that there were significantly differences in the mean number of T. castaneum adults emerged from the different quantities of yellow and white maize grain flour.
Phytochemical screening and antimicrobial activities of the stem bark of Allanblackia parviflora Chev. (Clusiaceae)
Authors: Kwasi Adu Joseph , Eunice Amoah , Isaac Ayensu , Samuel Osei-Djarbeng , Jagri Peter
Published: October 2021

This study has successfully explored the photochemistry and antimicrobial properties of the methanolic, aqueous and pet ether stem bark extracts of Allanblackia parviflora (Chevalier) (Clusiaceae). The qualitative phytochemical screening revealed the presence of alkaloids, tanins, flavonoids, cardiac glycosides, reducing sugar, triterpenoids, anthraquinones, saponins and phytosterols in the various plant samples and the absence of cyanogenic glycosides in all the samples screened. The antimicrobial assay employed Agar-well diffusion for the preliminary screening and Micro broth dilution method for the MIC determination. Ten (10) microbial strains including one fungus (Candida albicans), five gram-negative (Salmonella typhi, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Escherichia coli ATCC 2592, Klebsiella pneumoniae and Pseudomonas aeruginosa ATCC 4853) and four gram-positive bacteria (Staphylococcus aureus ATCC 25923, Enterococcus faecalis ATCC 29212, Streptococcus paratypi A and Bacillus subtilis NCTC 10073) were employed in the assay using Ciprofloxacin as the reference drug. The methanolic extract exhibited the highest activity against E. faecalis with zone of inhibition 20 mm and MIC of 2.5 mg/ml. Pet ether extract on the other hand was inactive against test microbes. The results from the study therefore suggest that the stem bark of Allanblackia parviflora possess some phytochemicals that acts synergistically to provide the observed antimicrobial properties as claimed by traditional medicine.
Liver biopsy complication rates in patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
Authors: Zhou Felix , Stueck Ashley , McLeod Magnus
Published: October 2021

BACKGROUND: With new treatments for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) on the horizon, it will be important to risk-stratify patients based on degree of fibrosis to allocate treatment to those at highest risk. No studies have examined the complication rates of liver biopsies in patients with NAFLD in the outpatient setting. METHODS: We conducted a retrospective chart review of all outpatient elective liver biopsies for NAFLD at a tertiary care centre over a 10-year period. Demographic variables and stage of fibrosis were recorded. Complications up to 1 week post-procedure were recorded. We used univariate logistic regression models to estimate the odds of major complications by fibrosis stage, age, sex, platelets, and international normalized ratio (INR). RESULTS: There were 582 biopsies reviewed in total. The mean age was 53 years. There was an even proportion of males to females. The mean fibrosis stage was 1.9; platelet count was 223.9, INR was 1, and partial thromboplastin time (PTT) was 31. Major complications occurred in 8 out of 582 biopsies (1.4%). Bleeding accounted for 6 of the major complications observed, while infection and pneumoperitoneum each occurred once. There were no statistically significant associations between age (odds ratio [OR] 0.97, 95% CI 0.92–1.03), female sex (OR 1.00, 95% CI 0.25–4.04), platelet count <150 (OR 0.59, 95% CI [-inf.], 3.86), INR >1.3 (OR 0.47, 95% CI 0.057–3.85), fibrosis stage, and complication rate. CONCLUSIONS: Our results are consistent with previous studies examining complication rates in other patient populations and clinical settings and support the overall safety of liver biopsies.
Specifics of organic crop production and it’s impact on accounting
Authors:   National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine, Umerova H.
Published: October 2021

In recent years, there has been a tendency for a rapid growth in organic crop production both in Ukraine and in the world. Due to the dynamic increase in organic production, crop production provides food security of the state, as well as becomes the template for creating new jobs in rural areas and remains a key budget-forming factor for the Ukraine’s gross domestic product’s growth. The purpose of the study is to analyze the state of organic crop production, disclose its specifics in order to effectively form accounting at agricultural enterprises in terms of the organic fertilizers’ reasonable cost breakdown. The article systematizes information on the development trends in organic crop production, compares the state of organic crop production in Ukraine with the world’s major economies, and forecasts the prospects for the organic production development in Ukraine until 2030. It has been determined that organic crop production is a competitive industry and is gradually developing. It has been established that organic crop production has the following organizational and technological characteristics: the production process is associated with biotransformation; the production cycle lasts for a year; the main production tool is agricultural land with organic status. It has been proven that these organizational and technological characteristics of organic crop production impact on accounting at agricultural enterprises. The study has analyzed the cost structure for organic crop production at agricultural enterprises in Kyiv region. It has been determined that the largest percentage in the crop production cost structure is occupied by the costs of fertilizers. It has been proven that this cost item needs to be breakdown when keeping records of costs for growing organic crop production in order to control them and obtain economic benefits for agricultural enterprises. The offered cost breakdown for organic fertilizers provides the information flows to control costs taking into account their worthiness, physical and chemical characteristics, analytical accounting, rational cost accounting and economic efficiency of organic crop production at agricultural enterprises.
Development of alternative forms and types of agricultural lending in Ukraine
Authors:   National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine, Hudoliy L.
Published: October 2021

This article deals with the problem of insufficient provision of credit resources to agricultural enterprises in Ukraine, which hinders the further development of production in the industry and increases its share in the country's GDP. Bank lending of agricultural production remains limited due to the fact that banks still consider agricultural enterprises to be objects of high risk and low creditworthiness, and in the segment of agricultural lending, they prefer large enterprises that audit their financial statements and insure crops. A noticeable demand for loans from farmers is constrained by high interest rates, the prevailing short-term nature of loan agreements, the requirements for high advance payments, floating charge or guarantees. The point of the article is to show the possibilities of expanding lending of agricultural enterprises both through bank lending and alternative forms and types of agricultural lending, such as leasing, promissory note lending or a combination of various forms and instruments. These forms are more "tolerant" to farmers than bank lending. Comparative calculations made on the materials of a number of Ukrainian banks confirmed that lease payments are lower than on the loan, and on the avalized bill of exchange are lower than on leasing. In addition, these forms allow you to avoid high advance payments, strict requirements for property collateral, for a positive credit history, and guarantees, which are the main barrier to obtaining loans by farmers. The use of these forms and types of lending will expand the ability of farmers to obtain credit resources of their need and optimize the price of credit resources and business taxation.
مقامات الناس عند الابتلاء في ضوء القرآن الكريم
Authors: محمد عابدين محمد مزمل
Published: October 2021

هذا البحث بعنوان مقامات الناس عند الابتلاء في ضوء القرآن الكريم، وقد هدف البحث إلى تسليط الضوء على معرفة منازل الناس، وتفاوتهم مع الابتلاء، ثمّ استنباط أبرز الجوانب التربوية من الابتلاء؛ سواء كان الابتلاء منحة أو محنة، وحاولت الدراسة الإجابة عن الأسئلة الآتية: ما مفهوم الابتلاء؟ وما الألفاظ المقاربة لها في القرآني الكريم ومدلولاتها، ما الفوائد التربوية من الابتلاء؟ ولتحقيق هذا الهدف سلك الباحث المنهج الاستقرائي والاستنباطي بحيث يعرض الباحث الآيات القرآنية التي تناولت موضوع الابتلاء ثم استنباط أبرز القيم التربوية المستفادة من تلك الآيات المتضمنة للابتلاء، وقد خلص البحث في نتائجه إلى وجود فروق بين الناس عند الابتلاء على حسب درجة الإيمان، وأن أعلى الناس مقاماً هم أهل الشكر، ثمّ أهل الرّضا، ثمّ الصّابرون، وأن البلاء لا يقع بالمحنة فقط بل يقع بالمنحة أيضاً، وأنه إن لم يكن في الدّين فهو هيّن. ومن اثار الابتلاء أنه يجعل المسلم جلداً، ذو عزيمة وصبر، فالصبر واليقين تنال الامامة في الدين.
Quantum Resourrection: Quantum Algorithm With Complex Conjugation Reverses Phases of The Wave Function Components
Authors: Skopec Robert , Dubnik Dubnik , Slovakia Slovakia
Published: October 2021

Light is a powerful tool to manipulate matter, but existing approaches often necessitate focused, high-intensity light that limits the manipulated object’s shape, material and size. The breakthrough development could lead to spacecraft without fuel. What if a spacecraft could travel through our solar system powered and accelerated using only light? That’s the goal of new research coming out of Caltech. More federal spending on directed energy weapon research & development has some stakeholders looking for operational systems to deploy in the next two or three years. The weapons which use focused energy in the forms of lasers, microwaves and other methods against targets ranging from drone swarms to ballistic missiles have long drawn the interest of the Department of Defense and its military services but have previously been relegated largely to the arena of the theoretical. They have artificially created a state that evolves in a direction opposite that of the thermodynamic arrow of time. Scientists have reversed the direction of time with a quantum computer.
Why is your Glass Half Empty? The Neural Circuitry of Pessimism Revealed.
Authors: R Divya
Published: October 2021

It is the anticipation of negative outcome in a given situation due to when the individual considers only the downside rather than the potential benefit.
Syringomyelia: Report of a Clinical Case and Bibliographical Review.
Authors: Nava Gabriel Miranda , Raúl Fernando Viera Dórame , Izyali Antonia Jiménez Pérez , Luis Gilberto García García
Published: October 2021

Introduction Syringomyelia is a pathological involvement of the spinal cord, which consists of a central cavitation, which mainly affects the cervical area. In 90% of cases, it may be closely related to Chiari disease, however, there are other alterations such as intra or extramedullary tumor, trauma, hydrocephalus, among others that can cause syringomyelia as well. The diagnosis is completed with imaging studies (MRI). The treatment is usually surgical in most cases, as long as the patient is a candidate for it. However, there are other alternatives with promising results. Clinical Case: A 47-year-old female patient, who goes to the outpatient clinic, referring pain in the upper extremities, mainly in the right, irradiated to the dorsal region, in addition to presenting other signs and symptoms such as tachycardia, medium intensity precordial pain, headache, nausea and dizziness As a pathological personal history, the patient reports having suffered seizures during childhood, in addition to being hit by a truck with an evolution time of 15 years. Conclusions: with the studies obtained and the evaluation of the patient, the diagnosis of syringomyelia associated with Chiari is reached. The patient is followed up and scheduled for neurosurgical treatment due to the presence of symptoms.
Advances in the prevention of Alzheimer’s disease: A Review on Role of Amyloid-β pathology
Authors: Fletcher Parlovich , Alecto Edward
Published: October 2021

Definitions and diagnostic criteria for all medical conditions are regularly subjected to reviews and revisions as knowledge advances. In the field of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) research, it has taken almost three decades for diagnostic nomenclature to undergo major re-examination. The shift towards presymptomatic and pre-dementia stages of AD has brought prevention and treatment trials much closer to each other than before. Here we discuss: (i) the impact of diagnostic reliability on the possibilities for developing preventive strategies for AD; (ii) the scientific evidence to support moving from observation to action; (iii) ongoing intervention studies; and (iv) the methodological issues and prospects for balancing strategies for high-risk individuals with those for broad population-based prevention. The associations between neuropathology and cognition are still not entirely clear. In addition, the risk factors for AD dementia and the neuropathological hallmarks of AD may not necessarily be the same. Cognitive impairment has a clearer clinical significance and should therefore remain the main focus of prevention. Amyloid-β peptide (Aβ) seems to have a central role in the neuropathology of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Familial forms of the disease have been linked to mutations in the amyloid precursor protein (APP) and the presenilin genes. Disease-linked mutations in these genes result in increased production of the 42-amino-acid form of the peptide (Aβ42), which is the predominant form found in the amyloid plaques of Alzheimer's disease.
Utilization of tourmaline stone as a fertilizer in medicinal plant verticulture
Authors: Ferichani Minar , Rahayu Wiwit , Khairiyakh Refaúl , Agustono Agustono , Barokah Umi
Published: October 2021

Citizen activities towards the community which will be carried out by non-people groups in Jati Village, Jaten District, Karanganyar Regency. The location is classified as Peri-Urban area, where agricultural land has been largely over the function of land, the number of people who do the transfer of professions from the agricultural sector to the industry, and the home yard environment that can be expanded again. However, the existing yard can still be optimized to do household activities, namely to cultivate verticulture medicinal plants. The existence of medicinal plants in the home environment itself will be a process for people to live a healthy life that is cheap and natural. This community program will be carried out by testing and mica the efficacy of tourmaline stone as a plant material on several types of plants in verticulture media that become two separates. The first part will be applied solid organic fertilizer plant fertilizer that is proceed independently by the residents, and the second will be applied tourmaline stone into plant fertilizing material. It is toothed for the direct effect of tourmaline stone in fertilizing plants when compared to the ability of solid organic fertilizers which are processed by the residents themselves.
The evaluation of basic training for civil servant candidates via online at the KHAN Development Center
Authors: Siregar Waldi Ishaq
Published: October 2021

Civil Servants (PNS) have a significant role in administering government, developing and managing natural resources, human resources, market opportunities and the democratic process. A professional civil servant profile is very urgent to be able to carry out their duties and authorities effectively and efficiently. During the Covid-19 pandemic that is currently engulfing the world, the civil servant candidates (CPNS) training learning system has changed from face-to-face to online methods. Therefore, an evaluation of this virtual system is needed in achieving the perfection of this CPNS basic training. The goals and objectives to be achieved in the basic training for CPNS group III is the achievement of the andragogy method. The final evaluation system was implemented by looking at the results of academic evaluations that are comprehensively recapitulated, including evaluation of behavioral attitudes, actualization and strengthening of technical competencies according to the field of assignment and their respective weighting to get the final score. Based on the final evaluation, 37 participants in the basic training of CPNS class III period XVII were declared graduated with an average grade of 92.59. From the implementation of the basic training, it can be concluded that all stages of the activity were carried out according to a previously prepared schedule. The number of participants who took part in training activities starting from the opening was 37 people and the results of the material provided by the teaching staff/widyaiswara were given a score satisfied by the participants. Furthermore, based on the results of the overall evaluation of the basic training participants, 32 people obtained the title "Very Satisfactory".
Resilience and adaptation of womenpreneurs in the new normal era
Authors: Rahmi Vembri Aulia , Hapsari Ifahda Pratama
Published: October 2021

The Covid-19 pandemic brings new challenges as well as new threats to the sustainability of the business of women entrepreneurs (womenpreneurs). Health protocols affect the business processes, sales and income of womenpreneurs. Meanwhile, womenpreneur skills are limited and require additional business skills to support resilience and adaptation in the new normal era. The purpose of this community service is to contribute to womenpreneurs by sharing knowledge and experiences. Participatory assistance to partners by involving the role of academies, practitioners, womenpreneurs from students and SMEs was a form of service method. The socialization and education materials delivered were about new normal business innovation behavior and product legality. The final result of the service shows that partners get business inspiration along with new knowledge and experience to support their business progress. The activity of sharing knowledge in community service implicitly implies the importance of the synergy of business actors, practitioners and womenpreneurs, both from SMEs and students to support business sustainability.
Storytelling training to improve English literacy mastery for teachers of SD Negeri Sukoharjo, Semarang Regency
Authors: Mulyadi Dodi , Santoso Heri Dwi , Hardiyanti Diana , Nugraheni Yunita , Santosa Budi Tri , Murdiana Sesi
Published: October 2021

A person's literacy level in a certain matter of how high his ability or skill in their spesific field. However, the problem faced by partners is the low level of English literacy in supporting learning. The priority of the program to be implemented is to improve (1) English literacy skills, (2) mastery of storytelling techniques, and (3) public speaking skills. Participatory methods, training, mentoring for partners, and evaluative were applied in the implementation of this activity. The output of this community service program is an increase in mastery of English literacy and speaking English in public, as well as knowledge of storytelling techniques.