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Impact of North Atlantic SST and Jet Stream anomalies on European Heat Waves
Authors: Krüger Julian , Pilch Kedzierski Robin , Bumke Karl , Matthes Katja
Published: August 2020

Abstract. European heat waves have increased during the two recent decades. Particularly 2015 and 2018 were characterized by a widespread area of cold North Atlantic sea surface temperatures (SSTs) in early summer as well as positive surface temperature anomalies across large parts of the European continent during later summer. The European heat wave of 2018 is further suggested to be induced by a quasi-stationary and high-amplified Rossby wave pattern associated with the so-called quasi-resonant amplification (QRA) mechanism. In this study, we evaluate the North Atlantic SST anomalies and the QRA theory as potential drivers for European heat waves for the first time in combination by using the ERA-5 reanalysis product. A composite and correlation study reveals that cold North Atlantic SST anomalies in early summer favour a more undulating jet stream and a preferred trough-ridge pattern in the North Atlantic–European sector. Further we found that cold North Atlantic SSTs promote a stronger double jet occurrence in this sector. Thus, favorite conditions for a QRA signature are evident together with a necessary preconditioning of a double jet. However, our wave analysis covering two-dimensional probability density distributions of phase speed and amplitude does not confirm a relationship between cold North Atlantic SSTs and the QRA theory, compositing cold SSTs, high double jet indices (DJIs) or both together. Instead, we can show that cold North Atlantic SST events enhance the dominance of transient waves. In the presence of a trough during cold North Atlantic events, we obtain a slow-down of the transient waves, but not necessarily an amplification or stationarity. The deceleration of the transient waves result in a longer duration of a trough over the North Atlantic accompanied by a ridge downstream over Europe, triggering European heat episodes. Although a given DJI preconditioning may also be subject to the onset of certain QRA events, our study found no general relation between cold North Atlantic SST events and the QRA diagnostics. Our study highlights the relevance of cold North Atlantic SSTs for the onset of high European temperatures by affecting travelling jet stream undulations (but without involving QRA in general). Further attention should be drawn not only to the influence of North Atlantic SST year-to-year variability, but also to the effect of the North Atlantic warming hole as a negative SST anomaly in the long term, which is projected to evolve through climate change.
Already Connected Digital Early Childhood between Digital Media and the Net
Authors: Simone Maria Grazia
Published: August 2020

Children under seven spend most of their free time using digital technology. Educational contexts, such as school and family, would sometimes seem disinterested in the actual understanding and management of the phenomenon. They are unprepared to provide effective educational indications in this regard. Pedagogical reflection also appaears to be late about the relationship between digital media and early childhood. The paper tries to fill this research gap by trying to answer these questions: How to interpret the wide diffusion of digital media and the net among very young children? What does the screen convey to them? What development gains and educational needs can be covered instead? Under what conditions is the virtual an educational environment?
Construction of an Individual Educational Trajectory as a Way to Reveal the Personal and Professional Potential of a Future Teacher
Authors: Klieba Anna I. , Bludova Yuliia O. , Galushko Nataliia A. , Pavlova Olena H. , Pylypenko Nataliia V.
Published: August 2020

The construction of an individual educational trajectory changes due to a change in approaches to the personal and professional potential of the future teacher. Provided that the acquisition of professional skills by a teacher has not required constant training throughout life, then the modern environment requires a systematic updating of skills and advanced training. In fact, approaches to training and the role of the teacher in the educational environment are changing. Based on an integrative literature review, the trends of individual educational tools for the development of the personal and professional potential of a future teacher within EU have been investigated. The academic paper has revealed significant differences regarding the disclosure of personal and professional potential of future teachers within EU. Differences include: teachers’ training, the establishment of additional requirements for teachers in addition to curricula, regulating teachers’ mobility, professional and personal support, continuing professional development. The article has stated that induction and mentoring for new teachers is widespread within EU and legally established in most European countries. The investigation attests to the fact that induction may play a key role in supporting teachers’ professional development. Induction programs combine elements of mentoring, training, peer review, and scheduled meetings with school principals and colleagues to provide personal, social, and professional support. Induction activity is connected with increased self-efficacy and job satisfaction. Mentoring programs are designed taking into consideration the school context. Pupils’ knowledge, classroom pedagogy, assessment of pupils and harmonization of curriculum standards differ significantly between primary and secondary schools. Supporting measures to promote teachers’ participation have been developed in almost all EU countries.
Livelihood of Street Children and Their Quality of Life: A Cross Sectional Study in Etawah District
Authors: Kiran K , Singh Naresh Pal , Srivastava Dhiraj Kumar , Sharma Ankita , Chandini Mahima
Published: August 2020

Introduction: “Street children” is a term used to describe those kids who live and work in streets. Children are exposed to several hazards and catastrophe which lead them to vulnerable and pessimistic experiences. Their daily life and poor quality of life uncover them to various threats that makes them victims for drug trafficking, prostitution, organ trade and slavery.

Material & Methods: A cross sectional study was conducted in Etawah city from May 2017 to Oct 2018. Street children aged 13-18 years, who live and/or work on streets of Etawah. Street children were looked for at identified hotspots of street children in Etawah city like market places, railway station, stalls/dhabas/hotels etc. and they were selected for the study by Snowball sampling. Information was extracted from face to face interview using pre-structured questionnaire.

Results: Study enrolled 145 street children, 35% haven’t attended school, 30% leave away from family. Street level vending, working in dhabas and mechanic assistant were common professions. Working children had poor quality of life.

Conclusion: More than four fifth of the street children were working for their survival, street level vending, working in dhabas were common occupations involved. Quality of life was poor among working street children.
A Comparative Study on Complementary Feeding Practices among Mothers in Urban and Rural Areas in Trichur District, Kerala
Authors: Kuruvilla Babita Susan , Saju C R , Mundodan Jenyz M
Published: August 2020

Background: The second half of an infant's first year is a vulnerable time when breast milk alone cannot meet the nutritional requirements and complementary feeding (CF) should be initiated. CF needs to be nutritionally adequate and appropriate.

Objective: To study and compare the complementary feeding practices among mothers in selected rural and urban areas in Thrissur district.

Methods: A comparative descriptive study was conducted among mothers of children in the age group of one to two years. The house-to-house survey was conducted in field practice area of Amala Institute of Medical Sciences, Thrissur from January 2016 to June 2017. Data was collected using pretested questionnaire using interview method and analysed.

Results: All the care givers interviewed were the mothers of the children.71.2% of mothers in urban areas started weaning at 6 months as compared to 66.8% in urban areas. The most common weaning food was Banana powder in both groups, followed by Ragi. 53% mother started early weaning due to insufficient breast milk.

Conclusion: A significant number of infants are initiated on complementary feeds prior to 6 months of age. There is a significant difference in the most of the feeding practices among mothers in the urban and rural area. Intense health education is required to improve the complementary feeding practices.
Study of Demographic and Clinical Profile of Injuries Related to “Kite Flying” Celebration in Urban India
Authors: Jarwani Bhavesh , Gajjar Mehul , Modi Urjita , Patel Rajvi , Parekh Rohan , Nandani Sanket
Published: August 2020

Introduction: Kites were first introduced by the Chinese more than three thousand years ago, but in places like India, Pakistan and Afghanistan, Kite flying is celebrated in unique way. People enjoy cutting down others kites and there is an instinct to catch the threads of the “Cut-Kite” and rejoice the gain. In this study conducted at a tertiary care emergency medicine department to understand demographic profile and injuries related in such a festive celebration, occurring in one urban area, to spread awareness and reduce such incidence.

Methodology: This cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted using preformatted form in consecutive two year.

Results: Among 83 cases we studied, 81% were male. 65% were in the age group of 11-40. 70% incidences took place in noon and evening hours. 68.67 % presented in 108 ambulance services, 43% presented with fall from height (terraces), 34 % had road traffic accidents because of strings and festival related excitement. Maximum had fall from 1 storey buildings. 56% received Out Patient based treatment. Among the admitted patients 15% had head injury, 2 cut throat, 9.7% had fractures and 1 had to undergo laparotomy, 2 died eventually during the hospital stay because of grievous injuries.

Conclusion: This study re-emphasizes the importance of spreading awareness and increasing the care, particularly of children during such an enjoyable festival.
Standard Precautions for COVID-19: An Insight into the Awareness of Post Graduate Trainee Doctors Working At a Tertiary Level Dedicated COVID Hospital
Authors: Sharma Rupa , Bunkar Gopal Lal , Damor Peeyush , Vashistha Anuja , Kaushik Pratap Bhan
Published: August 2020

Background: The rapid and extensive spread of the COVID-19 pandemic is a major concern for healthcare profession. Standard Precautions (SP) are the key to contain the spread. Adherence to existing SP is mostly user dependent and it is affected by their awareness. The Post Graduate (PG) trainee doctors are the immediate caregivers in a Dedicated COVID Hospital. The objective was to assess their awareness of SP , identify gaps in knowledge to help in future capacity building. Methodology: The cross sectional study was conducted in June 2020 at RNT Medical College, Udaipur, Rajasthan on 115 PG trainees from all streams. The questionnaire was adapted from standard COVID-19 Outbreak Guidelines from MoHFW , India and Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (CDC) Descriptive statistics were performed based on the percentage of correct answers. Results: Majority (54.8%) had only average awareness of SP . 62.6% displayed correct awareness of hand hygiene while it was much less for respiratory hygiene (12.2%),PPE donning16(13.9%)and doffing16(13.9%) and other elements of SP. Conclusions: Average and lesser awareness of SP elements among PG trainees is a matter of great concern, This indicates the need for frequent on going trainings on SP to be incorporated in the curriculum of the PG training program.
Canada’s Environmental Farm Plan: Evaluating Implementation, Use of Services, and the Influence of Social Factors
Authors: Smith Paul , Bibik Carrie , Lazarus Jon , Armitage David , Bradley-Macmillan Cindy , Kingston Maxine , Graham Andrew , Plummer Ryan , Summers Robert
Published: August 2020

Canada’s Environmental Farm Plan (EFP) is a voluntary, self-administered education and risk assessment tool that assists farmers in developing customized action plans to address environmental risks on their farms. During 2010-11 a study was undertaken in Ontario to evaluate the level of implementation of the EFP, the use of related services and resources, and social factors influencing implementation and services used. A confidential survey of 189 Ontario farmers with EFPs revealed high levels of implementation and significant investments of time and money to reduce environmental risks and improve environmental conditions. Farmers completed or were implementing 67.5% (median) of their action plans, up from 55% reported in a survey in 1999. Farmers invested an average of C$69,600 per farm in agri-environmental activities (of which 73% was drawn from their own funds) and spent 130 hours of their time per farm. Percent implemented, time and cost are all much higher compared to the survey in 1999. Farmers used many existing services in preparing and implementing their EFPs. In 2010, social factors significantly influenced motivation, preferences and service needs including education, age and main commodity produced. Also in 2010, 95% percent of farmers reported perceived environmental improvements on their farm operations. The results emphasize the importance of combining risk assessment, education and financial incentives as well as offering a range of program services to appeal to the varied needs of different farmers.
“What Can Literature Do?”
Authors: de Beauvoir Simone , Fleming Chris ,   Philosophy Documentation Center
Published: August 2020

In this article de Beauvoir defends a conception of literature as a kind of unveiling of something that exists outside itself, a mode of action which reveals certain truths about the world. What we call “literature” is eminently capable of grasping the world—a world which de Beauvoir, following Jean-Paul Sartre, conceives of as a “detotalized totality”; one that is real and independent of us, which exists for all, but is only graspable through our own projects and our perspectives. Yet far from keeping us stranded within our unique subjectivities, literature restores to subjective experience its generality; it allows other to “taste” the world as it exists for others. We can communicate through literature because in it our world, our languages, and our projects overlap. Ultimately, for de Beauvoir, literature is what allows us to see the world as others see it—all the while remaining, irreducibly, ourselves.
A Cosmos Without a Creator
Authors: Omodeo Pietro Daniel ,   Zeta Books
Published: August 2020

In the years after the first circulation of Sidereus Nuncius, Galileo’s Padua anti-Copernican colleague, the staunch Aristotelian philosopher, Cesare Cremonini, published a book on ‘traditional’ cosmology, Disputatio de coelo in tres partes divisa (Venice, 1613) which puzzled the Roman authorities of the Inquisition and the Index much more than any works on celestial novelties and ‘neo-Pythagorean’ astronomy. Cremonini’s disputation on the heavens has the form of an over-intricate comment of Aristotle’s conceptions, in the typi­cally argumentative style of Scholasticism. Nonetheless, it immediately raised the concern of Cardinal Bellarmin, the Pope and other Inquisitors. At a close reading, Cremonini’s interpretation of Aristotle’s cosmos proved radically anti- Christian. It represented a radicalization of Pomponazzian Alexandrism. In fact, Cremonini did not only circulate Aristotelian principles used by Pom­ponazzi to argue for the soul’s mortality (first, no thought is possible without imagination and the latter faculty is dependent on the body; secondly, all that is generated will eventually perish). He also wiped away all transcendence from the Aristotelian cosmos. In fact, he marginalized the function of the motive Intelligences by explaining heavenly motions through the action of animal-like inseparable souls although he did not erase nor reduced all Intelligences to only one, in accordance with Alexander. Also, he put at the center of Aristotle’s cosmos the idea of its eternity, a thesis which he explicitly connected with the rejection of the idea of God the Creator. Cremonini assumed that the univer­sal efficiens, that is the efficient cause of all motion and change in the world, is nothing but the first heaven. As a result of this radically naturalist reading of Aristotle, he banned God from the cosmos, reduced Him to the final cause of the world, and deprived Him of any efficiency and will. This essay on less ex­plored sources of Renaissance astronomical debates considers the institutional, cultural and religious setting of Cremonini’s teaching and conceptions. It as­sesses the reasons for his troubles with the religious authorities, and the politi­cal support he was granted by the Serenissima Republic of Venice inspite of the scandalous opinions he circulated as a university professor. My reconstruction of his views is based on the Disputatio de coelo of 1613 and later works, which are directly connected with cosmo-theological polemics with the religious au­thorities: his Apologia dictorum Aristotelis de quinta coeli substantia (1616) and the unpublished book De coeli efficientia, two manuscript copies of which are preserved in the libraries of Padua and Venice.
Impacts and recovery techniques of degraded areas by petroleum spills - case study in southern Brazil
Authors: Demarco Carolina Faccio , Caballero Cassia Brocca , Afonso Thays França , Dall'Agnol Ana Luiza Bertani , Nazari Mateus Torres , Quadro Maurizio Silveira , Andreazza Robson
Published: August 2020

Oil spills can threaten the environmental quality of coastal ecosystems. The environmental impact of accidents of this type is significant and it is important to understand them in order to assess the magnitude of such accidents. In this way, the present work aimed to discuss some of the main environmental impacts that can be caused by accidents of oil spill in marine and terrestrial environments, besides presenting a review of cleaning processes for the recovery of these degraded areas. In addition, this study aimed to elaborate a Program for the Recovery of Degraded Areas (PRAD) aiming a work plan for a case study: oil leakage in the coastal region of the municipality of Tramandaí (RS). Thus, a description of the study area was carried out aiming the correct elaboration of a work plan for the recovery of the area. The plan was based on preliminary assessment, containment and removal of oil in the aquatic environment, cleaning of the coastal environment, waste management, destination of the recovered area, along with schedule and budgets. The information presented in this paper serves as a support for the elaboration of recovery programs for areas degraded by oil accidents.
Relation between intangible assets, macroeconomic environment, and market value of German public companies - period from 1999 to 2016
Authors: Vasconcelos Tiago de , Marino Rogerio
Published: August 2020

The present paper is aimed to investigate the relation of intangible assets, macroeconomic data and market value of German public companies from 1999 to 2016. This paper innovates in relation to those who used the theoretical reference of the neoclassical production function by introducing ranges of variations for the main variables of the model (growth rate of sales, rate of return to fixed capital, rate of return for German bonds, internal product growth rates, discount rates) to verify if the contribution of intangibles is supported by significant changes in the variables essential for estimating the model. Entrepreneurs and executives believed that the key to success in business was associated with its tangible assets and what they were able to produce.  Recently it was realized that the value of a company is not restricted to tangible assets, but also to the assets  with no physical form, such as trademarks, intellectual capital, patents, and other intangible assets. The verification of the impact of the intangibles on the company's market value is made through proxies according to the methodology proposed by Gu & Lev (2011), the Euribor rate and the Credit Default Swap as a country risk proxy and sensitivity analysis for the weighting weighing of Ebitda and for economic growth assumptions. The methodological approach is a test-based quantitative research by using analysis of correlation and regression with panel data using STATA-15 software in order to determine the impact of intangible assets on the market value of the company. The sample was extracted from the Capital IQ database of all public companies listed in Germany from 1999 to 2016 on annual basis. As a result, it was verified that Ebitda is a consistency element of intangibility, and it  impacts the IDE and IC calculation over time, with positive relation with Market Value of German companies, but partial evidences that generate  added value to shareholders.
Actor and the sense of speech “freedom” on stage and on the screen
Authors: Yu Yadong
Published: August 2020

The subject of this research is the actor and the sense of speech “freedom” on stage and on the screen – the culture of speechification on stage and on the screen. The article raised a number of interesting questions – theatrical character, development of acting abilities depending on the type of cinematography. The author’s observations regarding speech differences in speech in movies and on stage and remarkable. Giving close attention to the use of speech elements in cinematography, the author claims that speech “impulsivities” must merge with the fixed frame. The questions of using silence in cinematography and theatre, as well as differences in its application in other spheres of art are reviewed. The conclusion is made that unlike stage actors, the diversity of voice, elocution, pace and rhythm skills of live action actors manifests functions by different laws of internal process. It is stated that speech score of stage actors is a conditionally fixed phenomenon, since stage performance is a living organism, while in cinematography, speech is more static, namely because of the do-overs and adaptation to the result desired by film director. It is underline that speech of the stage actor is strongly subordinated to rhythmic score set by text of the author, stage director, and even scenic and biological rhythms of the partner. Unlike cinematography, onstage speech is not a constant.
Anti-extremist ideas in the Eurasian works of N. S. Trubetzkoy and their reflection in the studies of L. N. Gumilyov
Authors: Starodubtseva Mariia
Published: August 2020

The object of this research is the problematic raised by the representatives of political-legal doctrine of Eurasianism, which retains its relevance, despite the fact that the history of classical Eurasianism ended over 70 years ago. Geographical position of Russia along with its spatial-temporal orientation, or using the term of Pyotr Nikolaevich Savitsky “topogenesis”, foredooms the national political-legal ideology to pursuit of new ideas and concepts attributed to this characteristic of the country. The subject of this research is the relevance of classical Eurasianism, namely the ideas of its founder N. S. Trubetzkoy with their anti-extremist vector. The author also compares the ideas of N. S. Trubetzkoy and L. N. Gumilyov, and determines the common anti-extremist position. The main conclusion consists in proving the author’s hypothesis on anti-extremist nature of the ideas of N. S. Trubetzkoy and L. N. Gumilyov. A vivid testimony is reflected in the essence of Trubetzkoy’s “revolution of consciousness”, which rejects “fascinating intentions of Romano-Germanic civilization”, declaring itself “the center of the universe”, while it is necessary to understand that all cultures are equivalent to the fact that there is no highest and lowest cultures. N. S. Trubetzkoy claims that the “revolution of consciousness” lies in toppling the idols of egocentrism, in other words, the national haughtiness and chauvinism. Another conclusion is proof of the hypothesis on anti-extremist nature of Eurasian ideas of L. N. Gumilyov. He advanced arguments for polycentrism according to the theory of ethnogenesis, which is based on natural science. The idea of ethnoses itself, as the main point of Gumilyov’s theory, speaks of the evident anti-nationalistic and anti-extremist character of his theory, which again proves the author’s hypothesis.
Dazzle and the origins of drawing
Authors: Gaynutdinov Timur Rashidovich
Published: August 2020

The subject of the study is the problem of drawing in the philosophy of Jacques Derrida and, in particular, the so-called "blindness hypothesis", which Derrida expresses in the work "Memoirs of a blind man: self-portrait and other ruins": "drawing ... and the drawing operation must have some relation to blindness." Derrida explores this wellвЂ”established ontotheological tradition of classical metaphysics: blinding here becomes a necessary sacrificial act, a condition that makes possible the transition from the physical eye to the spiritual, so Derrida describes it as a "sacrificial" economy, which is inevitably followed by an artist, each drawing of which turns out to be a prophecy of a blind man, indicating the horizons of the future. В  Explicating Derrida's hypothesis, we turn not only directly to the text of the "Memoirs of a Blind Man" and the documentary narrative film that accompanied it, but also strive to reconstruct the exhibition of the same name held at the Louvre in 1990, which was also curated by Derrida. The comparison of these three layers made it possible to more fully reveal the "blindness hypothesis" and fit it into a more general philosophical context of deconstruction, as well as to rethink the problems of figurative drawing, its mimetic and representative nature. We come to the conclusion that the essence of the drawing has nothing to do with the visible, and its source lies entirely at the level of memory.
Menggunakan metode historis komparatif dalam penelitian psikologi
Authors: Karyanta Nugraha Arif , Suryanto Suryanto , Hendriani Wiwin
Published: August 2020

Metode historis komparatif merupakan salah satu bagian dari pendekatan penelitian kualitatif yang masih jarang dilakukan dalam dunia psikologi di Indonesia. Tulisan berikut mencoba memaparkan nature dari pendekatan historis komparatif, mulai dari sudut pandang hingga tahap-tahap pelaksanaan penelitian dengan menggunakan metode tersebut. Tulisan ini membahas beberapa bidang psikologi yang telah menggunakan pendekatan historis komparatif dan menyuguhkan beberapa contoh penelitian dari hasil literatur review yang menggunakan pendekatan tersebut. Selain itu, artikel juga mendiskusikan secara mendalam kelemahan dan kelebihan dari pendekatan historis komparatif dalam penelitian psikologi di Indonesia.
Spatio-temporal variation of ecosystem services value in the Northern Tianshan Mountain Economic zone from 1980 to 2030
Authors: Shi Lei , Halik Ümüt , Mamat Zulpiya , Wei Zhicheng
Published: August 2020

Rapid agricultural land expansion and urbanization have accelerated land use and land cover changes (LUCC) in the Northern Tianshan Mountain Economic Zone and have significantly impacted on the ecosystem services (ESs). However, the spatiotemporal variations of ecosystem service value (ESV) to LUCC are not well understood. Based on the land use and land cover (LULC) data from 1980 to 2019, we used a CA-Markov model to predict LUCC in 2020 and 2030, assess the spatial-temporal changes of ESV and LULC during 1980–2030, and explore the elastic response of ESV to LUCC. We found that cropland and built-up land expanded rapidly by 34.38% and 196.66%, respectively between 1980 and 2030, while grassland and unutilized land decreased significantly by 11.45% and 10.26%, respectively. The ESV of water body, cropland, grassland and forestland accounts for more than 90% of the total ESV. Our research shows that the ESV of cropland increased 32 million yuan from 1980 to 2030, mainly due to the expansion of cropland area. However, the loss caused by the reduction of grassland area was 45 million yuan. Water conservation, waste treatment, soil formation and retention, and biodiversity conservation are the primary ecosystem service function, accounting for 71.82% of the total ESV. Despite notable increases in the ESV from 1980 to 2010, grassland degradation still remains a main ecological and environmental issue from 2010 to 2030. The results suggest that effective land use policies should be developed to control the expansion of croplands and protect water body, grassland and forestland to maintain more sustainable ESs.
The Assessment of Medical Recording Resources in Asembling Units with Workload Staffing Needs (WISN) Methods in Bendan General Hospital, Pekalongan
Authors: Aryana Nisa Bela , Abiyasa Maulana Tomy , Kurniawan Hery , Isworo Slamet
Published: August 2020

Objective: Bendan district general hospital is a type C hospital owned by the Pekalongan City Government which is demanded to have good service performance. The assembling unit in the Medical Records department at the Hospital is a unit that influences the overall service process because in this unit all medical records management for patients from all wards is managed. Research Purposes:  This study aims to find a general description of the workload and the needs of assembling officers in the medical records department. Method: This research was conducted by assembling officers, from February to March 2020, with the type of descriptive research using the interview method based on the Workload Indicator Staffing Needs (WISN) Formula.

The Results: The results of the study were based on the calculation of the WISN method so that the officers' needs were 2 people for 7 hours / day and with 6 working days / week. The effective working day in 1 year is 227 days with a standard workload of assembling medical record documents on the inpatient ward of 14887 documents and inputting data in a computer with a standard workload of 23820 documents.

Conclusion: that the workload of the assembling officer in the medical record department is not appropriate, there is still a buildup of medical records in the assembling section.

Suggestion: It is necessary to add assembling officers to the medical record unit and to provide ongoing training so that the performance of officers is compatible in performing their work.
Employability Skills Needed in Hospitality Industry: A Scopious Review
Authors: Dhaliwal Ran Singh , Misra Pankaj
Published: August 2020

Aim: The purposes of the study were to explain the concept of employability, define employability skills in the context of the hospitality industry, Identify the various employability skills needed in the hospitality industry and to examine the most important employability skills needed by the recruiters’ from various studies conducted in the field of the hospitality industry.

Methodology: In this study, only such studies were incorporated which were conducted in the field of the hospitality industry across the globe and empirical in nature. The published papers were selected from the duration between 1983 to 2018, which were related to the skills needed by the hospitality industry.

Results: The most commonly needed skills by the hospitality industry were: leadership, communication, problem-solving, interpersonal, oral and written communication, personality development, teamwork, positive attitude, customer service, professional and ethical standards, personnel management, professionalism or professional attitude, hard and soft skills, time management, decision-making and information technology.

Conclusion: The study conducted from the industry perspective; hence the academic institutions while designing curricula, create such academic ambiance where the skills reported by the study can be inculcated among their students through theoretical as well as practical knowledge, and develop them by developing employability skills and attributes required globally. The study also conferred about moderate and least reported skills also must be focused by the institutions. The study was confined to the most preferred employability skills by the hospitality industry and in the future, the studies may be carried from the other stakeholders i.e. students and academic view point’s.
Molecular Characterisation and Identification of Three Mushrooms Found in the Niger Delta Region
Authors: Chuku S. B. , Nwachukwu E. O. , Agbagwa I. O. , Stanley H. O.
Published: August 2020

Mushrooms are a group of fungi that are diverse and in the Niger Delta region; there are various species, some of which share similar morphological features. Over the years, mushrooms have been put to several important uses ranging from food, nutraceuticals, feed for livestock, and more recently bioremediation, hence, the need for an accurate approach of identification is eminent. This study aims to identify three mushroom samples with the potential for crude oil degradation using molecular tools. The molecular identification of the mushrooms was carried out with the ITS (Internal Transcribed Spacer) region to analyze their genetic diversity. The three mushroom samples were identified as Pleurotus ostreatus, Pleurotus floridanus and Lentinus squarrosulus. The blast results showed 86.0%, 97.9%, and 88.4% for Pleurotus ostreatus, Pleurotus floridanus and Lentinus squarrosulus respectively for sequence similarity. The samples were assigned unique accession numbers on GenBank The use of molecular characterization gives reliable results to the species level. The results from this study have increased the database of Pleurotus and Lentinus DNA and serve as a basis for the identification of unidentified species by comparing their PCR amplified sequences with ITS primers.
Coffee: Constituents and Health Benefits
Authors: Shah Shreya , Kumar Anil
Published: August 2020

Since ancient times, coffee has been one of the widely consumed beverages all over the world. It is renowned for its refreshing, body stimulating effect and unique taste. It belongs to the genus Coffea, class Dicotyledoneae, order Rubiales and family Rubiaceae. Coffee is a natural complex chemical mixture constituted of several compounds. It is accountable for numerous bioactivities and a number of compounds exhibit these effects. Some of the significant bioactivities documented are anti-oxidant, anti-mutagenic, anti-carcinogenic and anti-obesity properties. The varying constituents of coffee responsible for the chemo-protective effects are mainly polyphenols including chlorogenic acids and their degradation products. Others include caffeine, diterpenoid alcohols such as kahweol, cafestol and other phenolics. Coffee has been reported to exhibit both protective and adverse effects on various body systems such as skeletal (bone), reproductive, nervous and cardiovascular systems; homocysteine and cholesterol levels and so on. The present review provides an overview of the coffee and its constituents; and their relationship with various diseases.  Recent investigations on its health benefits, with focus on their anti-cancer, anti-obesity properties and effect on cardiovascular diseases have also been discussed.
Screening of Yeast Cells for the Production of Wine from Banana and Pineapple Substrates
Authors: Alabere A. , Ogbonna D. N. , Williams J. O.
Published: August 2020

Wine, an alcoholic beverage is usually produced from juice of variety of fruits by the fermentative action of microorganisms particularly by yeasts. Several substrates such as pineapple, banana, watermelon, pawpaw and other fruits have been used to produce wine using Saccharomyces species. This study was undertaken using non- Saccharomyces to produce table wine with pineapple and banana fruits as substrates. Standard microbiological procedures were employed for yeasts cell isolation, sugar (sucrose) fermentation test, pH, ethanol, sucrose and glucose tolerance test were carried out respectively. Alcohol production by the yeasts was screened and the isolates were identified by genomic techniques. Twenty-two (22) yeasts isolated from palm wine (YW), banana (YB) and pineapple (YP) were screened for their ability to ferment sugar and fourteen (14) of the yeast isolates were positive while eight (8) were negative. The fourteen (14) isolates were further screened for their ability to tolerate pH, ethanol, sucrose and glucose. Tolerance tests for these fourteen (14) yeast isolates recorded values between a range of 3.0-5.0, 0-10% v/v, 5-20% w/v and 5-25% w/v for pH, ethanol, sucrose and glucose concentrations respectively. Statistically, there was a significant difference in the interaction effect for pH, ethanol, sucrose and glucose tolerance (OD600 nm) for yeast isolates at p value ≤ 0.0001. Five (5) yeast isolates had high tolerance ability to pH, ethanol, sucrose and glucose and were further screened for their ability to produce alcohol. The five (5) yeast isolates were identified as Meyerozyma guilliermondii strain 1621, Pichia guilliermondii strain PX-PAT, Meyerozyma caribbica strain Kw 1S7Y2, Meyerozyma caribbica strain Y-27400, Kodamaea ohmeri strain ww1-1 and they produced alcohol content of 7.6%, 6.5%, 2.9%, 2.5% and 0.3% respectively. Meyerozyma guilliermondii strain 1621 and Pichia guilliermondii strain PX-PAT 18 S isolated from palm wine exhibited good characteristics and produced high quantity of alcohol and are suitable for alcohol fermentation of substrates for wine production.
Online Detection and Extraction of FECG Signals Using ICA: A Comparative Study
Authors: Sheikh Mohammed , Marai Majdi , Alhutaish Roiss
Published: August 2020

In this paper a new study to detect fetal heart rate (F H R) online from abdominal electrocardiogram (ECG) signal, which are extracted by three different algorithms of independent component analysis ICA (AMUSE, EVD2 and SOBI) is presented. Four stages for fetal electrocardiogram (FECG) extraction and detection is proposed. After preprocessing and (FECG) extraction by ICA, maternal QRS complex removal window is used to remove or scale down the maternal remaining peaks, and smoothed by II notch filter. 25 data sets are used to validate this method of study for fetal peak detection online from signals extracted by ICA. Two ways are used to test 25 signals firstly off line and secondly online.

The average sensitivity of the ICA (AMUSE, EVD2 and SOBI) based method are 72.3%, 66.2% and 75.1% off line respectively, and 55%, 53% and 059% online respectively, while average positive predictivity are 61.4%, 61.3% and 69.7% off line respectively, while 43%, 41% and 46% online respectively. These show that the ICA based method is more successful in detecting the FHR off line than online, which is more complicated, where the automatic selection of the output signals is not a trivial task.
PENGEMBANGAN DESAIN INTERIOR RUMAH KREATIF BATIK PUTAT JAYA UNTUK MENINGKATKAN KUALITAS HIDUP MASYARAKAT EKS LOKALISASI DOLLY
Authors: Santoso Christopher Wibisono , Andrew Timotius , Sasongko Joshua , Wibowo Mariana
Published: August 2020

Kelurahan Putat Jaya, Surabaya merupakan kawasan Eks-Lokalisasi Dolly. Kawasan tersebut dikenal dengan masa lalunya yang banyak dilakukan praktek prostitusi, hingga dicatat sebagai kawasan lokalisasi terbesar se-Asia Tenggara. Guna memperbaiki pandangan tersebut, maka pemerintah mulai menjalankan beberapa program untuk memperbaiki kualitas hidup masyarakat di kawasan Dolly dengan menyediakan lapangan pekerjaan bagi mereka. Rumah Kreatif Batik Putat Jaya merupakan salah satu wadah dari pemerintah untuk meningkatkan kualitas hidup masyarakat Kelurahan Putat Jaya. Wadah ini juga berguna untuk melestarikan budaya Batik sebagai bukti pengabdian masyarakat kepada Indonesia. Paper ini membahas mengenai proyek pengabdian untuk pengembangan lokasi Rumah Batik Putat Jaya. Kegiatan ini dilakukan oleh 5 orang Mahasiswa, dan dibimbing oleh satu Dosen dari Program Studi Interior Universitas Kristen Petra. Proyek ini dijalankan melalui lima tahap Design Thinking menurut Stanford, yaitu emphatize, define, ideate, prototype, dan test. Proyek pengabdian ini menghasilkan desain yang dapat meningkatkan daya tarik masyarakat Surabaya dan sekitarnya untuk lebih mengenal budaya batik.Putat Jaya Village, Surabaya is a Dolly Ex-Localization area. The area is known for its past which is widely practiced prostitution, to be recorded as the largest localization area in Southeast Asia. To improve this view, the government began to run several programs to improve the quality of life of the people in the Dolly region by providing them with jobs. Batik Putat Jaya Creative House is one of the institutions of the government to improve the quality of life of the Putat Jaya Kelurahan community. This container is also useful for preserving Batik culture as evidence of community service to Indonesia. This paper discusses the community service project for the development of the Putat Jaya Batik House location. This activity was carried out by 5 students, and was guided by a Lecturer from the Interior Study Program of Petra Christian University. The project is run through five stages of Design Thinking, namely emphatize, define, ideate, prototype, and test. This service project produces a design that can increase the appeal of the people of Surabaya and surrounding areas to get to know the culture of batik.
Reconfigurable Microphysiological Systems for Modeling Innervation and Multitissue Interactions
Authors: Soucy Jonathan R. , Bindas Adam J. , Brady Ryan , Torregrosa Tess , Denoncourt Cailey M. , Hosic Sanjin , Dai Guohao , Koppes Abigail N. , Koppes Ryan A.
Published: August 2020

Tissue‐engineered models continue to experience challenges in delivering structural specificity, nutrient delivery, and heterogenous cellular components, especially for organ‐systems that require functional inputs/outputs and have high metabolic requirements, such as the heart. While soft lithography has provided a means to recapitulate complex architectures in the dish, it is plagued with a number of prohibitive shortcomings. Here, concepts from microfluidics, tissue engineering, and layer‐by‐layer fabrication are applied to develop reconfigurable, inexpensive microphysiological systems that facilitate discrete, 3D cell compartmentalization, and improved nutrient transport. This fabrication technique includes the use of the meniscus pinning effect, photocrosslinkable hydrogels, and a commercially available laser engraver to cut flow paths. The approach is low cost and robust in capabilities to design complex, multilayered systems with the inclusion of instrumentation for real‐time manipulation or measures of cell function. In a demonstration of the technology, the hierarchal 3D microenvironment of the cardiac sympathetic nervous system is replicated. Beat rate and neurite ingrowth are assessed on‐chip and quantification demonstrates that sympathetic‐cardiac coculture increases spontaneous beat rate, while drug‐induced increases in beating lead to greater sympathetic innervation. Importantly, these methods may be applied to other organ‐systems and have promise for future applications in drug screening, discovery, and personal medicine.
TpyCo2+‐Based Coordination Polymers by Water‐Induced Gelling Trigged Efficient Oxygen Evolution Reaction
Authors: Liu Qianqian , Wang Qichen , Wang Jun , Li Zhengguang , Liu Jingjing , Sun Xiaoyi , Li Juan , Lei Yongpeng , Dai Liming , Wang Pingshan
Published: August 2020

Though the use of conventional self‐assembled architectures in functional applications involving advanced energy chemistries is an important research area, it remains largely unexplored. The self‐assembly of the threefold and sixfold‐symmetric terpyridines (tpy) with Co(II) salts results in a novel morphological and structural characteristics, regardless of the nature of the self‐assembled fragments. Herein, such metallopolymers are achieved by one‐pot synthesis in CH3OH/CHCl3 (v/v = 5:1) mixture ambient. It is found, for the first time, that Co‐containing polymers can be well dispersed in deionized water to form gel‐like self‐assemblies that consist of a highly interconnected 3D network and exhibit enhanced electrical conductivity and thus are attractive as electrocatalysts. As expected, the optimized Co‐based polymeric structures exhibit a low overpotential of 320 mV at 10 mA cm−2 and high stability over 2000 cycles toward oxygen evolution reaction (OER), surpassing commercial RuO2/C, single‐site Co catalysts, polymer, and metal–organic framework‐based OER catalysts reported to date. X‐ray absorption spectroscopy and density functional theory calculations reveal that the tpy‐Co2+ (3N‐Co or tpy‐Co2+) configurations act as highly active sites. Importantly, this work demonstrates the functional application of the self‐assembled metallopolymers as electrocatalysts for energy conversion.
High‐Fidelity Transfer of 2D Bi2O2Se and Its Mechanical Properties
Authors: Chen Wenjun , Khan Usman , Feng Simin , Ding Baofu , Xu Xiaomin , Liu Bilu
Published: August 2020

2D bismuth oxyselenide (Bi2O2Se) with high electron mobility is advantageous in future high‐performance and flexible electronic and optoelectronic devices. However, transfer of thin Bi2O2Se flakes is rather challenging, restricting measurements of its mechanical properties and application exploration in flexible devices. Here, a reliable and effective polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS)‐mediated method that allows transferring thin Bi2O2Se flakes from grown substrates onto target substrates like microelectromechanical system substrates is developed. The high fidelity of the transferred thin flakes stems from the high adhesive energy and flexibility of PDMS film. For the first time, the mechanical properties of 2D Bi2O2Se are experimentally acquired with a nanoindentation method. It is found that few‐layer Bi2O2Se exhibits a large intrinsic stiffness of 18–23 GPa among 2D semiconductors, and a Young's modulus of 88.7 ± 14.4 GPa, which is consistent with the theoretical values. Furthermore, few‐layer Bi2O2Se can withstand a high radial strain of more than 3%, demonstrating excellent flexibility. The development of the reliable transfer method and documentation of mechanical properties of 2D Bi2O2Se jointly fill the gap between theoretical prediction and experimental verification of mechanical properties of this emerging material, and will promote flexible electronics and optoelectronics based on 2D Bi2O2Se.
Phosphorus‐Based Electrocatalysts: Black Phosphorus, Metal Phosphides, and Phosphates
Authors: Li Xin , Wang John
Published: August 2020

Enormous progresses have been made in developing advanced energy conversion and storage technologies, which inevitably require high‐performance electrocatalysts. Recently, phosphorus (P)‐based materials have drawn tremendous attention as a class of promising electrocatalysts and presented intrinsic electrochemical activity and widely tunable property. In a timely response to the ongoing interests, issues faced in P‐based inorganic materials, and the approaches to address them in relation to energy conversion reactions, including hydrogen evolution reaction, oxygen evolution reaction, and oxygen reduction reaction are investigated. The emphasis is focused on the key strategies to modulate black phosphorus, metal phosphides, and phosphates‐based electrocatalysts, although it is impossible to include all possible P‐compounds. The strategies are analyzed and discussed in four aspects, namely, morphological engineering, tuning in crystallinity, compositional tailoring, and material hybridization. They are aimed to modulate the key parameters involved in electrocatalysis, such as the adsorption energy, and density of the active sites, electrical conductivity, and durability of these P‐based inorganic electrocatalysts. With the thorough understandings established for the rational design of the efficient electrocatalysts, the challenges and perspectives in the future development of these high‐performance P‐based systems are briefly looked into.