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Antibacterial, Antioxidant, and Cytotoxic Properties of Eclipta prostrata Extracts
Authors: Wongkattiya Nalin , Sanguansermsri Phanchana , Akawatchai Chareeporn , Fraser Ian , Sanguansermsri Donruedee
Published: September 2024

Eclipta prostrata is traditionally used in Asian medicine to treat skin diseases. Given the side effects and bacterial resistance of conventional treatments, especially in aging populations, alternative therapies are needed. This study assesses the antibacterial, antioxidant, and cytotoxic properties of E. prostrata extracts, focusing on optimizing extraction and fractionation methods for better efficacy. Dried whole plants were extracted with ethanol. Antibacterial activity was tested against Staphylococcus aureus, MRSA, S. epidermidis, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa using broth microdilution to determine minimum inhibitory concentrations (MIC). Antioxidant activity was assessed using a DPPH radical scavenging assay, and cytotoxicity was tested in Vero cells using an MTT assay. The MIC values for crude ethanol extracts ranged from 1.56 to 3.12 mg/ml, and from 0.78 to 1.56 mg/ml for fractionated compounds, indicating increased antibacterial efficacy in fractionated compounds. Antioxidant assays showed an IC50 of 0.666 mg/ml for crude extracts and 0.174 mg/ml for fractionated compounds, indicating higher antioxidant activity. Total phenolic content was 23.25±2.03 mg GAE/g for crude extracts and 95.56±1.09 mg GAE/g for fractionated compounds. Cytotoxicity assays showed IC50 values of 0.10±0.02 mg/ml for crude extracts and 0.06±0.01 mg/ml for fractionated compounds. This study advances extraction and fractionation methods, yielding extracts with significantly increased antibacterial and antioxidant properties. E. prostrata extracts, particularly fractionated compounds, show promising therapeutic potential, though high cytotoxicity in some fractions requires further investigation. These findings support the potential of E. prostrata in modern pharmaceutical formulations for treating skin conditions, especially those associated with aging.
Construction and Expression of Recombinant LL-37 as Histag-SUMO Fusion Protein with Factor Xa Cleavage Site
Authors: Rostinawati Tina , Wicaksono Imam Adi , Sitinjak Bernap Dwi Putra , Fadhlillah Muhammad
Published: September 2024

LL-37 is an antimicrobial protein expressed by the CAMP gene in humans. This protein has various antibacterial, antiviral and anticancer effects. Expressing LL-37 as a heterologous protein in E. coli cells has its challenges. LL-37 is a peptide that is so small that it must be engineered with a fusion protein to increase its size solubility and prevent proteolysis of the target protein in cells. Factor Xa is the protease chosen to cleave LL-37 from its fusion protein in this research due to leucine binding factor Xa quite strongly. The aim of this study is, therefore, to express LL-37 as a fusion protein with Histaq_SUMO at the N-terminus linked to LL-37 at the C-terminus through Factor Xa cleavage site. Then, the fusion protein was cleaved by Factor Xa to obtain pure LL-37. In this study, LL-37 was produced by recombinant DNA technology, starting with the construction, expression, purification and cleavage of the fusion protein. The constructed genes consisted of 6xHis, SUMO, the factor X cleavage site, and LL-37, a total of 450 bp inserted in the pD451-SR vector plasmid. The results of this study yielded a SUMO_LL-37 protein with a molecular weight of approximately 17.34 kDa, which could be purified by Ni-NTA under native purification conditions. Based on ImageJ SUMO_LL-37 quantification, it was 1.65 µg/µL. LL-37 can be cleaved by factor Xa from SUMO with an enzyme-to-substrate ratio of 1:12.5 at 37°C with a 24-hour incubation time and results as much as 0.144 µg/µL.
Medykamenty roślinne w leczeniu szlachty w osiemnastowiecznej Rzeczypospolitej (na przykładzie zamówień aptecznych Elżbiety z Lubomirskich Sieniawskiej, kasztelanowej krakowskiej)
Authors: Popiołek Bożena
Published: September 2024

Health care was one of the most important issues in the hierarchy of social values in the early modern era. The causes of diseases and the possibility of avoiding them were indicated, health prevention was recommended in the form of rest, “taking May”, relaxing water and herbal treatments, herbal infusions were drunk, various talismans and amulets were worn. Purchases of various herbal medicines can be found in orders for goods delivered to noble courts and in court accounts throughout the eighteenth century. However, treatments were rarely recommended and the herbal medicines used brought the expected results, ruining the health of patients.
Rośliny stosowane w leczeniu zwierząt w epoce staropolskiej
Authors: Jakóbczyk-Gola Aleksandra
Published: September 2024

The article is intended to signal the transformations in the specifics of animal treatment with the use of medicines of plant origin – from attempts arising from medical practice, herbalism applied to humans, to an increasingly professional approach, as a consequence of the formation of a professional approach to veterinary treatment and the development of zoological knowledge in Poland. The text analyzes veterinary textbooks, agricultural treatises, encyclopedias and handbooks.

First of all, horses were treated as the most valuable animals, the most helpful to man and the most connected with him. Documents on their care are the oldest sources attesting to the development of veterinary medicine in Poland. Already in the accounts of the court of Wladyslaw Jagiello, issued in 1394, there was information about a fee for the treatment of sick horses by a farrier – surgery and medicines. The earliest veterinary textbook is considered to be a small book published in 1532, Sprawa a lekarstwa końskie written by a Konrad – a royal veterinarian. Another text analyzed in the article is a treatise by Krzysztof Dorohostajski: Hippika to jest o koniach księgi, published in Cracow in 1603.

Another animal species that was also given veterinary care was dogs. The article includes a discussion of plant medicines described in Jan Ostroróg’s hunting treatise from 1618 Myślistwo z ogary. A great deal of information on the term of medicines for various livestock species is also contained in Jakub Kazimierz Haur’s Ekonomika ziemiańska from 1675.

The 18th century was dominated, also in veterinary medicine, by French writing, and then the professionalization of the medical approach can be seen. This is a consequence of the fact that the fi rst school, training doctors in this direction, was established in 1762 in Lyon. The article analyzes plant medicines for livestock, including insects, which were described in the works of Jan Krzysztof Kluk. Closing the considerations presented in the article is the analysis of medicinal plant species presented in Zoonomii czyli Sztuka leczenia chorób wewnętrznych i zewnętrznych, by A. Piatkowski, published in 1809.
Nie tylko leczą, nie tylko odżywiają... Aktyk i inne „napoje zdrowotne” w Kirgistanie
Authors: Penkala-Gawęcka Danuta
Published: September 2024

Studies on folk and traditional medicine conducted in various regions of the world reveal that medicines, and especially medicinal plants, can hardly be differentiated from “healthy food” treated as having healing properties or good for prevention against disease. Therapeutic recommendations often include prescription for a special diet. For example, it is always considered necessary for successful treatment according to humoral concepts of health and illness, popular in parts of Central Asia. In addition, both food and medicines often have symbolic meanings. They can serve as markers of ethnic and cultural identity, signs of long-standing tradition and/or religion. Such roles of traditional medicines and food in Central Asia were connected with the efforts of the newly independent states of the former Soviet Union, trying to legitimise their existence through references to their rich cultural heritage. In this article I analyse these issues on the example of a “healthy drink” called aktyk, which has gained in popularity in Kyrgyzstan during the period of my ethnographic fieldwork conducted in Bishkek between 2011–2013. I discuss its connections to similar drinks, kymyz in particular, and various methods, including manipulations of “tradition”, employed by the producers of aktyk in order to attract the clients. Furthermore, I present the perspective of aktyk’s users, who seem rather pragmatic and focused on achieving health improvement.
Goździk ogrodowy (Dianthus caryophyllus L.) w języku, kulturze i ziołolecznictwie polskim
Authors: Wawrzyniak Sandra
Published: September 2024

Carnation (Dianthus caryophyllus L.) has been acknowledged in European history since antiquity, gaining popularity in Poland from the 16th century onward. This article aims to elucidate the representation of the carnation in the facets of the Polish language, culture, and medicinal practices. The subject is of particular interest due to the evolving historical perspectives that have shaped perceptions of the plant’s attributes – from its esteemed role as a medicinal component to its later association as a symbol of socialism. Through an examination of Polish literary works, artistic expressions, and medical literature, this study seeks to discern the multifaceted identity of carnation within the Polish context. Such an analysis will facilitate a comprehensive understanding of the plant’s historical significance, cultural symbolism, and its enduring relevance in contemporary culture and herbal medicine practices.
Distribution and seasonal variations of perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in streams within the Changwon region
Authors: Jeong Chari , Jang Heewon , Jeon Junho
Published: September 2024

This study investigates the distribution and seasonal variations of Poly- and Perfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) concentrations in local streams within the Changwon area, aiming to quantify the total PFAS load entering Masan Bay. Using solid-phase extraction (SPE) cartridges for pretreatment, we analyzed 36 types of Perfluorinated carboxylic acids (PFCAs), Perfluorinated sulfonates (PFSAs), and precursor compounds via liquid chromatography-high resolution mass spectrometry (LC-HRMS). The study observed varying concentration levels across different streams, with notable detections of Perfluorohexanoic acid (PFHxA), Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), Perfluorobutanesulfonic acid (PFBS), Perfluoropentanoic acid (PFPeA), and Perfluoroheptanoic acid (PFHpA) at quantifiable levels. Except for the Sogye Stream (SGC), PFCA-based compounds comprised over 50% of the total PFAS detected, predominantly featuring shorter-chain compounds with fewer than eight carbon atoms. Seasonal trends indicated that PFAS concentrations were lowest during the high rainfall period in summer and peaked in winter and spring. The Nam Stream (NC) contributed the highest PFAS inflow into Masan Bay, attributed to its elevated flow rates, while Sum B had high concentrations but lower emissions due to its limited flow. The total annual PFAS discharge was estimated at 1.9 kg. These findings highlight the urgent need for targeted management and comprehensive countermeasures to protect environmental health.
C’est ça / Ce n’est jamais ça: fotografía, literatura y memoria en la obra de Gustave Flaubert
Authors: Caputo Jorge Luis
Published: September 2024

En varias de sus cartas, Flaubert deja asentado el desprecio que siente hacia la fotografía como técnica de la imagen. Pero esta posición, que a priori parece incluir a Flaubert en las filas de un antimodernismo reaccionario, dista de ser simple: en primer lugar porque, si es cierto que Flaubert cuestiona la fotografía en tanto forma legítima de reproducción del mundo, en ocasiones también se sirve de ella como instrumento para su escritura; en segundo lugar porque, detrás de la desconfianza hacia las nuevas tecnologías visuales, se encuentra una aguda reflexión acerca de los vínculos entre literatura, imagen y memoria, en un momento histórico en que dicha relación comenzaba a sufrir una metamorfosis irreversible. Esa reflexión se plasma esencialmente como una contraposición (o competencia) entre literatura y fotografía. En efecto, la fotografía es para Flaubert un modo ejemplar de cristalización del instante y, por eso mismo, lleva en sí el signo de la caducidad y lo provisorio. En cambio, cuando es eficaz, la literatura produce una anamnesis o reconocimiento, una epifanía del referente.
Poemas plásticos: literatura e imagen en la obra de dos poetas latinoamericanos contemporáneos de inspiración asiática
Authors: Fernández Bravo Álvaro
Published: September 2024

Este artículo explora la relación entre poesía e imagen en la obra de dos poetas argentinos, Hugo Padeletti y Liliana Ponce. La obra de ambos poetas permite examinar el diálogo entre lenguaje verbal y arte visual y abre un conjunto de preguntas en torno a la transcripción de formas visuales en poemas, como una operación que se diferencia de la traducción. Resulta posible reconocer aspectos de la dimensión temporal y la cosmogonía budistas en los textos e imágenes abordados.
Écfrasis, erotismo y fin de siglo: Joris-Karl Huysmans y Gustave Moreau
Authors: Ette Ottmar
Published: September 2024

En À rebours (1884) de Joris-Karl Huysmans, el protagonista Jean des Esseintes realiza un camino hacia el interior: se encierra formalmente en su casa y restringe el arte a un interior en su defensa contra el exterior, el mundo de los negocios de una burguesía capitalista orientada hacia la utilidad y el valor de uso. En estos espacios interiores, diferentes mundos, diferentes artes, diferentes experiencias, sensaciones y percepciones sensoriales se superponen y entran en contacto entre sí, potenciando conjuntamente sus efectos y estableciendo un mundo de sinestesia artística. A través de “L’Apparition” de Gustave Moreau de 1876 analizaremos cómo Huysmans nos presenta un espectáculo pirotécnico de écfrasis, es decir, de transposición literaria de textos icónicos al lenguaje (escrito) con sutileza.
Postimágenes en la poesía intermedial de Julián Axat
Authors: Acero Nibaldo
Published: September 2024

El objetivo es, primero, analizar parte de la producción lírica de Julián Axat, por medio del concepto de postimagen, en dos poemas de su libro El amor por los débiles & el instinto de asesinato (2023). En los poemas observamos un continuum histórico de la violencia entre el siglo XX y el actual por medio de una serie de relaciones intermediales con el archivo intangible. A partir de la idea de la ausencia de imagen, proponemos el concepto de postimagen para explorar poemas sin imágenes pero que remiten a una visualidad marcada o registrable en términos estéticos/políticos. Y si bien el anterior es el principal objetivo, sondearemos brevemente un gesto notable impulsado por el poeta: mejorar vía Inteligencia Artificial una imagen de George Floyd para el poema “Lamento por la muerte de George Floyd”, por medio del cual sondearemos el concepto de archivo ficcional.
Imágenes de la ciudad del futuro: cinco utopías argentinas (1882-1908)
Authors: Quereilhac Soledad
Published: September 2024

El artículo se concentra en el análisis de cinco utopías publicadas en los años de entresiglos en la Argentina: “Mañana City” de Manuel Vázquez Castro; “La ciudad del siglo XXX” de Justo S. López de Gomara; “El Centenario” de Paul Groussac; La estrella del sur. A través del porvenir de Enrique Vera y González; y Buenos Aires en 1950 bajo el régimen socialista de Julio Dittrich. En todos los casos, los autores son inmigrantes de diferentes procedencias y formación previa, que dan a conocer sus relatos tanto en libros como en revistas. En estas cinco utopías  -ejercicios de imaginación literaria de estatuto estético dispar- es posible rastrear nudos de la cultura del presente que aparecen como síntomas en la construcción del mundo futuro. Entre esos nudos, la proyección de una ciudad futura es uno de los problemas centrales en la medida en que permite la espacialización de la fantasía y su proyección panorámica. Me interesa identificar cuáles son las tensiones históricas que se cifran en la construcción ficcional de estas ciudades.
Un amor que trasciende y transforma
Authors: Rodríguez Rodríguez Alba Raquel , Chamorro Guevara Álvaro Javier
Published: September 2024

El libro “Un amor que trasciende y transforma” explora la devoción al Sagrado Corazón de Jesús y su impacto en la historia y la espiritualidad cristiana, especialmente en Ecuador. La primera parte del libro analiza cómo el Corazón de Jesús transversaliza la historia de fe de las personas y de los pueblos, se evidencia el recorrido histórico teológico de la vida de Cristo, desde la encarnación hasta la crucifixión y su presencia en la Eucaristía, también se hace una breve descripción sobre la influencia de los Padres de la Iglesia y los místicos en la devoción al Sagrado Corazón. La segunda parte se centra en la consagración de Ecuador al Sagrado Corazón de Jesús en 1874, destacando su origen, contexto histórico, y el proceso de consagración. Se resalta la importancia de esta consagración como un hito espiritual y social, y se discuten los preparativos y la celebración del evento. El libro concluye con una reflexión sobre la relevancia contemporánea de esta devoción y su papel en la construcción de una sociedad basada en los valores del amor, la justicia y la paz.
EUROREGIONS AS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR CROSS-BORDER COOPERATION OF ARCHIVES AND OTHER CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS IN THE LIGHT OF EURO INTEGRATION WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO THE TERRITORY OF AUTONOMOUS PROVINCE OF VOJVODINA
Authors:   Archives of Vojvodina, Serbia, Milutinović Dejan
Published: September 2024

The paper deals with the emergens of the Euroregion as a form of cross-border cooperation, followed by the cultural rise and advancement of local and regional institutions. Although the center of cross-border cooperation is still focused on cooperation between actors of different institutional and functional characteristicks separated by a border in a certain cross-border area, the way of cooperation is explaned here and the close connection of related cultural and educational institutions. Today, there is almost no local cultural institution that is not involved in some form of international cross-border Euroregional cooperation. For archival workers, cultural cooperation is certainly extremely important, which is reflected in direct and constant contact through official visits, signing of various agreements and protocols on cooperation, as well as holding important and now traditional conferences and scientific gatherings with a specific topic that captures the attention not only of employees in cultural institutions, but also beyond. Given that the entire territory of AP Vojvodina represents a separate Euroregion, it is especially important to look at how cultural institutions, and above all the Archive of Vojvodina as the central archive on the territory of the Province, cooperate on the international level, within the framework of cross-border cooperation.
MILITARY BORDER IN SREM IN THE 18TH CENTURY – MILITARY RAIDING PLACE GOLUBINCI
Authors:   MB University (Belgrade), Serbia, Aleksić Snežana B.
Published: September 2024

The military border in Srem during the 18th century was a separate territory in which, in relation to the rest of the civilian part of the Habsburg Monarchy, special rules were applied that shaped the life and work of people. The work was cre- ated with the aim of completing the current knowledge about the Military Border in Srem in the 18th century. Therefore, a general picture of the Military Frontier from the time of the 18th century is presented in short lines, with special reference to the mil- itary-born place Golubince. A list of border guards from Golubinci in the years 1772, 1787, 1788, 1795 was organized. Family surnames of border guards who were found on the lists brought here, and which are listed on their home tracks, can be found in later material and literature related to the military system in the 19th century. The continuity of certain military families can thus be traced from the emergence, i.e., the organization of the Military Border in Srem until its abolition in 1871.
WORLD WAR I IN THE CAUSE-AND-EFFECT PROJECTION OF THE EVENTS OF 1916 IN KAZAKHSTAN
Authors:   Archives of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan (Almaty), Kazakhstan, Alimgazinov Kairat , Zhugenbaeva Gulbanu ,   Al-Farabi Kazakh National University (Almaty), Faculty of History, Kazakhstan
Published: September 2024

The article highlights the role of the Kazakh intelligentsia in the 1916 uprising in Kazakhstan. This uprising covered almost the entire Kazakh steppe. It took place during the First World War 1914-1918. The uprising caused the stratification of democratic forces. Studying this event with the use of archival documents and modern views on a historical problem can help modern society understand the reasons for the behavior of the masses in conflict situations, as well as understand the role of the intelligentsia in resolving issues of war and peace
CONTRIBUTION TO THE STUDY OF THE GENEALOGY OF THE MILANKOVIĆ FAMILY FROM DALJ
Authors:   Museum of Naïve Art “Ilijanum” (Šid), Serbia, Mićić Nebojša , Sremac Radovan ,   Museum of Naïve Art “Ilijanum” (Šid), Serbia
Published: September 2024

Scientist Milutin Milanković in his autobiographical work Memories, experiences and knowledge presented the chronicle of Milanković family from Dalj. However, this text contains new, unknown archival data, including facts about Milan- ko, the founder of the family, which can serve as an addition to his genealogical work.
WHEN THE EXHIBITS TALK: THE BEGINNINGS OF INTRODUCING THE DIALOGICAL METHOD INTO PROFESSIONAL GUIDANCE ON THE EXAMPLE OF THREE SELECTED GROUPS DURING THE EXHIBITION AT THE NATURAL MUSEUM IN BELGRADE
Authors:   Natural History Museum (Belgrade), Serbia, Vučićević Dragana
Published: September 2024

The text describes several selected excerpts from the not-quite-typical professional guided tours realized in the Natural History Museum Gallery in Belgrade, which can point to the modularity of the interpretation of the exhibition for very dif- ferent target groups (according to age, interests, previous knowledge, motivation), but also to the unexpected “dead ends” encountered by the educator during a provoked and guided dialogue with certain groups of visitors – where in practice the problem of focusing on only one or a few extremely interested and cooperative visitors, ready for interactivity, dialogue (while the others are not motivated and lack foreknowledge) and/or overly directed dialogue that points to only one, rigidly defined, conclusion. Challenged interactivity in practice, which turns into discussions, during which, in addition to the initial visual, not neglecting the emotional impression, very diverse attitudes and opinions are formed on the topics raised during expert guidance, implies the possibility of inspiring visitors to a subjective experience and further thinking with the aim of scientific or artistic-creative research. As is known, although museums tra- ditionally (and stereotypes) have the priority functions of collection, research and ex- hibition, in parallel with the functions of education, today they are increasingly focus- ing on actively addressing the public, on the valorization and evaluation of the offered museum contents, developing more and more a partnership relationship with visitors, (who are no longer present in these institutions solely for recreational spending of their free time), giving them a participatory role.
THE EFFECTS OF INTENSIVE TRAINING SESSIONS OF PEER FEEDBACK ON ENGLISH-MAJORED STUDENTS’ WRITING ACHIEVEMENT
Authors: Dong Mai Hung , Ut Nguyen Van
Published: September 2024

The current study aimed to scrutinize the effect of using intensive training sessions of peer feedback in teaching writing skills to English-majored students in English as a Foreign Language. To do as, the study sample consisted of sixty students from two classes with an equivalent number of participants in both the control and experimental groups (30 students each), and their treatment was implemented for eleven weeks. The experimental group received instruction through intensive training, while the control group was taught to use traditional methods. Both groups were administered pre-tests and post-tests, and their performance was evaluated by an instructor using the rubric of IELTS writing 2 based on a 10-point scoring system stipulated in the system of Vietnam education, which consists of four main domains, namely Task Achievements, Cohesion & Coherence, Lexical Resource, and Grammatical Range & Accuracy. The results indicated that both groups improved, but the experimental group demonstrated a relatively greater improvement compared to the control group. Furthermore, the most significant number of participants in the experimental group expressed a positive perception of the application of intensive training sessions of peer feedback in enhancing their writing skills. Thus, the proposed pedagogical implications of utilizing intensive training in peer feedback for academic writing in English as a foreign language are expected to bring innovation to the teaching of writing in Tra Vinh, which is located in the Mekong Delta region of Vietnam.
 

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ZUKUNFTSKOMPETENZEN AN DEN KAMERUNISCHEN HOCHSCHULEN – EINE REALITÄT ODER EINE UTOPIE? EINE EMPIRISCHE ANALYSE AM BEISPIEL DER DAF-LEHRERAUSBILDUNG
Authors: Ngoei Hamadou
Published: September 2024

Ausgehend von der Ausbildung der Deutschlehrer*innen an den pädagogischen Hochschulen analysiert und überprüft die vorliegende Studie, ob das Konzept der Zukunftskompetenzen in der kamerunischen Hochschulbildung eine existierende Realität oder ein Hirngespinst ist, d.h. ob die Hochschulbildung den Studenten ermöglicht, diese Kompetenzen zu erwerben. Eine Analyse der Lehrpläne, ergänzt durch eine Umfrage mittels Fragebogen, der den Absolventen der DaF-Lehrer*innenausbildung an der ENS von Yaoundé, Maroua und Bertoua im Jahr 2023 vorgelegt wurde, wurde durchgeführt. Die Analyse hat gezeigt, dass das Konzept der Zukunftskompetenzen bisher weder umgesetzt noch in den Lehrplänen als zu erreichendes Ziel erwähnt wird. Es ist jedoch festzustellen, dass die Studierenden im kamerunischen Hochschulwesen trotz dieser Tatsache und trotz der infrastrukturellen und ausstattungsbezogenen Mängel zwar Zukunftskompetenzen erwerben, aber auf niedrigem Niveau. Die vorliegende Studie schlägt vor, die Inhalte der Lehrpläne an den aktuellen Kontext und die Realitäten in Kamerun anzupassen, die Leistungsnachweise und die didaktischen Methoden an den Universitäten und Fachhochschulen zu überarbeiten.

Based on the training of German teachers at the Higher Teachers' Training College (HTTC), this study analyses and examines whether the concept of future skills in Cameroonian higher education is an existing reality or a fantasy, i.e. whether higher education enables students to acquire these competences. An analysis of the curricula was carried out, supplemented by a questionnaire survey of the 2023 graduates of the HTTC of Yaoundé, Maroua and Bertoua. The analysis showed that the concept of future skills has not yet been implemented or mentioned in the curricula as an objective to be achieved. It should be noted, however, that despite this fact and despite the infrastructural and equipment-related deficiencies, students in the Cameroonian higher education system acquire future skills, but at a low level. This study proposes to adapt the content of the curricula to the current context and realities in Cameroon and to revise the way students are evaluated and the didactic methods used in universities.

 

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POST-COLONIALISM AT ITS FINEST OR WHAT? EXPLAINING LA ‘FRANCAFRIQUE’ IN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
Authors: Manboah-Rockson Joseph Kwabena , Teng-Zeng Frank K.
Published: September 2024

This research examines the extent to which ‘Françafrique’ exists in the 21st century in view of the recent coup d’états’ in Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger and Gabon as case-studies. Four schools of thought are presented on ‘Françafrique’s’ robustness: the Ideological school, the Regime theory school, the post-colonial theory and the Afrocentric School. ‘Françafrique’ is analysed within five concrete, observable implications: the rationale for dismantling French Military bases in those countries, severing the deeply rooted preconceived financial servitude, military interventionism, corruption of African leaders, and an over-estimation of France’s economic interest in the continent. At the heart of all these lies a profound ignorance of bilateral and contextual dynamics in favour of outdated generalisations and economic relations with Metropolitan France. The overall trends and takeaways are evaluated, considering all implications and the changes over time. The question we ask is: is ‘Francafrique’ waning as ‘a policy of engagement’ within Francophone Africa? Alternatively, is Gaston Monnervile, the former French head of the Senate’s addressed in France, a truism when he said: “Without overseas territory, today’s France would decline to be a lesser power needing to be liberated instead of the winner of WWII”. In contexture: ‘Are chickens coming home to roost’ as in Former President François Mitterrand’s earlier assertion that “without Africa, there would be no history of France in the 21st century.”

 

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APPLYING HO CHI MINH’S THOUGHTS ON DEVELOPING THE ETHNIC MINORITY STAFF IN MOUNTAINOUS AREA OF NORTH CENTRAL PROVINCES, VIETNAM
Authors: Ly Nguyen Khanh , Giap Le Van , Chinh Phan Huy , Nguyen Tran Cao
Published: September 2024

Throughout his revolutionary career, President Ho Chi Minh always paid particular attention to ethnic minorities and mountainous areas, and he especially emphasized the development of people's ethnic minorities. In the substantial transformation of the world and the country, in the mountainous regions of the North Central provinces of Vietnam, the issue of developing ethnic minority cadres has always been thoroughly grasped by Ho Chi Minh's ideology in the process of implementing the strategy of great national unity, especially in the North Central provinces of Vietnam, focuses on developing ethnic minority officials to promote socio-economic development in ethnic minority areas ethnic minorities and the mountainous regions during the period of promoting industrialization and modernization.

 

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Analysestrategie bei der Aufklärung von Intoxikationsverdachtsfällen: Man findet nur das, was man sucht
Authors: Neubeck Stefan , Kießling Peggy , Pietsch Jörg
Published: September 2024

Eine gründliche Fallrecherche sowie die Zusammenschau von Symptomatik und klinisch-chemischen Parametern bilden bei der Aufklärung von Intoxikationsverdachtsfällen die Basis für die Auswahl der optimalen, individuellen Analysestrategie und haben einen entscheidenden Einfluss auf die Bearbeitungsdauer und Aussagekraft der Untersuchungen. Das breite Spektrum an toxisch wirksamen Substanzen bedarf verschiedener Analysesysteme und der Kenntnis der analytischen Grenzen zu deren Nachweis. Vor allem toxikologische Screenings erfordern Erfahrung in der Beurteilung und sind oft der geschwindigkeitsbestimmende Schritt zwischen Anforderung und Befundung. Je nach Fragestellung können immunchemische oder sensitivere und spezifischere chromatographische Mess­verfahren eingesetzt werden.
Usada Taru Premana: The Balinese Ethnopharmacopoeia
Authors:   3Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Universitas Pendidikan Ganesha, Singaraja, Bali 81117 Indonesia
Published: September 2024

Traditional Balinese Medicines (TBM) have been written in Balinese palm leaves manuscripts using Balinese transcripts since a long time ago, known as Lontar Usada Taru Premana (UTP). Lontar UTP which well deserves the label of Balinese Ethnopharmacopoeia since it lists traditional medicinal plants together with a description of their characteristics, properties, formulation, methods of uses, prescriptions, and applications. This research aims to describe diversity of medicinal plants, their properties, formulation, methods of uses, and application in treatment of illnesses and diseases according to Lontar UTP.This research is descriptive qualitative research using library research method. The research subject was the Lontar Usada Taru Premana (UTP) manuscript which had been translated from Balinese script to Latin script. Three versions of the Lontar UTP manuscripts were used, namely: Lontar UTP from Puri Saren Kauh, Payangan, Gianyar, number IIId.12/1854, belonging to Gedong Kirtya Singaraja Bali, Lontar UTP from Banjar Satria, Negara, belonging to the Bali Cultural Documentation Office, Bali Province, and Lontar UTP from Kerambitan, Tabanan, number IIID.5823, belonging to Gedong Kirtya Singaraja Bali. The objects of research were the contents of the lontar, namely the types of plants, plant parts and their characteristics, formulation, methods of uses and their application. A total of 214 plant species are used in TBM including 169 main plants and 45 additional plants. The plant parts used for medicines were roots, rhizomes, stem, barks, sap, leaves, shoots, flowers, and fruit or seed, and their properties were commonly classified into hot or warm (panes or anget), cool (tis or dingin), and lukewarm (dumelada). The plants were used for making around 180 formulas and used them into various forms of medicines such as loloh, boreh, simbuh, oles, tempel, tutuh, and other to treat around 84 types of illnesses and diseases caused by both natural and supernatural powers. KEYWORDS: ethnopharmacopoeia, lontar Usada Taru Premana, Traditional Balinese Medicine, traditional medicinal plant, herbal medicine
Effect of Students’ Competence in Using ICT Tools on the Implementation of the O’ Level ICT Curriculum in Government Secondary Schools in Mbale District, Uganda
Authors:   Doctor of philosophy of education: Department of Curriculum and Instruction Faculty of Education, Islamic University in Uganda, Fred Wamimbi Mbanazo , Musa Dr Matovu ,   Supervisors: Associate professor, Department of Curriculum and Instruction Faculty of Education, Islamic University in Uganda, Muhammadi Dr Bisaso Ssali ,   Supervisors: Associate professor, Department of Curriculum and Instruction Faculty of Education, Islamic University in Uganda
Published: September 2024

The study established the relationship between students’ competence in using ICT tools and implementation of the O’ Level ICT curriculum in government-aided secondary schools in Mable District. The study used a survey study design whereby 192 students were interviewed. Data analysis was done descriptively using SPSS Version 22.0 and findings indicate a significant positive correlation between students’ competence in the use of ICT tools and implementation of the ICT curriculum (r-727, N=192, p=0.0000.05). The study concludes that majority of the students were not having basic ICT tool use knowledge and skills due to a number of challenges that ranged from lack of technical support, limited enough access to ICT tools, poor ICT tool maintenance, lack of enough time to practice ICT skills, lack of administrative support, poor internet connectivity inadequate ICT soft wares, outdated ICT tools, teachers lacking enough ICT skills, negative students’ attitude towards learning ICT, teachers’ lack enough ICT skills, to teachers having a negative attitude towards teaching ICT. The study recommends an increase in ICT resources to boost student competencies in using ICT tools.
KAJIAN HARA DAUN TANAMAN KARET: PERUBAHAN KEBIJAKAN PEMUPUKAN SLOW RELEASE KE FAST RELEASE
Authors: Priyo Adi Nugroho
Published: September 2024

Perubahan kebijakan dalam penggunaan jenis pupuk di suatu perkebunan adalah hal yang biasa. Suatu kajian mengenai hara daun tanaman karet TBM yang dipupuk dengan slow release (SRF) dan fast release (FRF) telah dilakukan di Balai Penelitian Sungei Putih. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode deskriptif-analisis yaitu dengan membandingkan hara (N, P, K dan Mg) daun TBM karet yang dipupuk dengan SRF dan FRF. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa kandungan hara N daun karet yang dipupuk dengan SRF signifikan lebih tinggi (P<0.01) dibandingkan yang dipupuk dengan FRF masing-masing sebesar 3,15% dan 2,93%. Hara P daun juga menunjukkan hal yang sama dengan kadar hara berturut-turut sebesar 0,25% dan 0,19%. Kandungan hara K dan Mg daun karet menunjukkan kondisi yang sebaliknya dan signifikan (P<0.01). Kandungan hara K daun karet dengan pemupukan SRF adalah 0,94% sedangkan dengan pemupukan FRF sebesar 1,20%. Kandungan hara Mg daun dengan pemupukan SRF dan FRF masing-masing sebesar 0,27% dan 0,33%. Status hara N dan P dengan pemupukan SRF lebih baik dibandingkan dengan FRF. Kondisi yang sama tidak terlihat pada status hara K dan Mg dimana status hara K yang dipupuk dengan SRF tidak lebih baik daripada dengan pemupukan FRF. Sementara itu tidak terdapat perbedaan status hara Mg yang dipupuk dengan SRF maupun FRF
KRITERIA RUMAH MAKAN SUPPLIER MINYAK JELANTAH DALAM RANGKA PERENCANAAN BAHAN BAKU BIODIESEL
Authors: D.U.M. Susilo  , Th. Candra Wasis A.S.  , Zakwan
Published: September 2024

The using of biodiesel as an environmentally friendly fuel has received attention from consumersto producers. So, a lot of research was done on the potential raw material to become biodiesel. One ofthe raw materials for biodiesel was waste cooking oil. Pontianak City have many sources including wastecooking oil from restaurants. Therefore restaurants in the city of Pontianak might be usedas suppliers of waste cooking oil in biodiesel production. This study aims to determine the priority ofcriteria and sub-criteria for restaurants as suppliers and determine good restaurants as suppliers ofused cooking in Pontianak City . Purposive technique sampling using a sample of 61 house dining,interviewed to obtain alternative data suppliers. Expert survey questionnaire contains priority weightingof criteria and supplier criteria, analyzed using AHP ( Analytic Hierarchy Process ). Grouping ofrestaurants based on alternative supplier values is used to determine good restaurants to besuppliers. The priority criteria for restaurants as consecutive suppliers are experience (0.289), quality(0.279), capacity (0.231), service (0.148) and price (0.053). Sub-criteria priority of restaurants assuppliers in a row is the time span of used cooking oil sold(0.161), length of time used cookingoil (0.155), income (0.129), type of cooking oil (0.107), type of fried food products (0.092), volume ofcooking oil (0.090), frying volume (0.085), transaction convenience (0.082), subject to used cooking oil(0.056), used cooking oil price (0.030) and ease of payment (0.013). A value of ≥ 0.325 is a dining valuethat shows a very better priority as a supplier. The number of restaurants as suppliers is 8 % of thepopulation of restaurants in the city of Pontianak.
PENGARUH PROSES NETRALISASI PADA SEMI VIRGIN RED PALM OIL DENGAN MENGGUNAKAN NATRIUM HIDROKSIDA (NaOH) TERHADAP KADAR ALB, KADAR KOTORAN DAN KADAR AIR
Authors: Mubarokah Siti , Raja Pada Mulia , Rahimah  , Winardi Rafael Remit , Fachrizal
Published: September 2024

This research aims to determine the effect of the sodium hydroxide (NaOH) neutralization process in semi virgin red palm oil on free fatty acid levels, dirt levels and water content. Efforts to obtain the best quality red palm oil can be done by administering sodium hydroxide (NaOH).
The method used in this research was a non-factorial Completely Randomized Design (CRD) using the chemical Sodium Hydroxide (NaOH) with concentrations of 3%, 4% and 5% of the sample weight. Each chemical and its concentration was repeated in 3 repetition units. The types of observations carried out are ALB levels, dirt levels, water content. The data obtained were analyzed using the Anova Test and Duncan's Test.
The research results show that sodium hydroxide (NaOH) can reduce ALB levels by up to 0.13%. In the Dirt Content parameter, the chemical sodium hydroxide (NaOH) can reduce the dirt content by 0.0024% and in the Water Content parameter, the use of the chemical sodium hydroxide (NaOH) can reduce the water content by up to 0.0027%. With the conclusion that the use of the chemical resist sodium hydroxide as an efficient catalyst in the SVCPO neutralization process.
The Braking Performance Framework: Practical Recommendations and Guidelines to Enhance Horizontal Deceleration Ability in Multi-Directional Sports
Authors: Harper Damian , Cervantes Chris , Van Dyke Matt , Evans Martin , McBurnie Alistair , Dos' Santos Tom , Eriksrud Ola , Cohen Daniel , Rhodes David , Carling Christopher , Kiely John
Published: September 2024

Horizontal deceleration is a critical locomotor skill underpinning the many changes of speed and direction performed by athletes in multi-directional sports. Despite its importance there are currently no evidence-based guidelines on how to improve horizontal deceleration ability. Therefore, the aim of this article is to provide practitioners tasked with preparing athletes for the demands of multi-directional sports with practical recommendations and guidelines on how to improve their athlete’s horizontal deceleration ability. The article proposes the concept and use of a Braking Performance Framework to help guide the selection of training methods and exercises to target the currently known neuromuscular and biomechanical determinants of horizontal deceleration ability. The Braking Performance Framework provides practitioners with evidence-informed training methods that can be integrated with other important physical, technical, and tactical components to optimize a player’s horizontal deceleration ability.
Temas geradores e formação de educadores(as) na licenciatura em Educação do Campo – Ciências da Natureza da UFV: desafios na construção de inéditos viáveis
Authors:   , Barcelos Daiane Cenachi
Published: September 2024

Esta dissertação tem como objetivo apresentar a organização do trabalho pedagógico em torno do Projeto de Estudo Temático (PET), utilizado na Licenciatura em Educação do Campo – Ciências da Natureza (Licena) como estratégia pedagógica da Alternância que articula o Tempo Universidade ao Tempo Comunidade. Esta pesquisa se encontra dentro de um processo de sistematização de experiência, referencial teórico-metodológico que tem como intuito produzir conhecimentos a partir das experiências individuais e coletivos de sujeitos com vínculos à prática social sistematizada. O processo teve início em 2018 em decorrência de uma Iniciação Científica, que tomou o PET como objeto de análise, e teve como colaboradores(as) estudantes e docentes da Licena. Ao finalizarmos este primeiro Eixo, novos objetivos emergiram, dando-nos bases para iniciar o segundo Eixo da sistematização, vinculado ao Trabalho de Conclusão de Curso, que teve como intuito identificar as contribuições do PET na formação de educadores(as) do campo e para isso, contou com a participação de estudantes, docentes e egressos(as) da Licena. A formulação das conclusões no Eixo 2, nos deu a possibilidade de iniciar um terceiro Eixo de sistematização, desenvolvido no mestrado voltado à organização do trabalho pedagógico em torno do PET e dos Temas Geradores. Para tanto, neste Eixo utilizamos as raízes didático-pedagógicas da Educação do Campo, sendo elas: Pedagogia do Oprimido, Pedagogia Soviética, Pedagogia do Movimento. Porém, o processo de sistematização evidenciou a necessidade de incluir outras pedagogias críticas que corroboram com a Educação do Campo, sobretudo, com a Licena. Por isso, nesta dissertação apresenta-se a Pedagogia Histórico-Crítica e a Agroecologia como raízes desta educação destinada à valorização e respeito às culturas, às tradições e aos modos de vida dos povos do campo, de assentamentos e acampamentos, de quilombos, comunidades tradicionais, dentre outros. Ressalta- se que todas estas pedagogias têm a Educação Popular como centro articulador, por surgirem e terem práticas educativas que buscam o diálogo e a emancipação dos sujeitos oprimidos e colocados à margem na sociedade. Por fim, apresenta-se nesta dissertação como produto do Eixo 3 da sistematização, a metodologia de construção de Temas Geradores, fruto de um trabalho coletivo entre docentes e estudantes durante o ano de 2023 na Licena. Uma metodologia inovadora e que coloca os(as) estudantes e suas realidades no centro do processo educativo, possibilitando a eles(as) uma formação crítica, emancipatória, libertadora e popular. Palavras-chave: Licenciatura em Educação do Campo; Educação Popular; Temas Geradores; Sistematização de Experiências.
‘Ex’domestic Foodways: A Study of the Food Vlogs
Authors: Dr Ashwathi
Published: September 2024

The easy access to the digital space and the spatial limitations imposed by Covid 19 had made vlogging a source of income and leisure and a way to access the physical space beyond confinement. There has been significant increase in the number of food vloggers as well, even post-pandemic, irrespective of their gender and gender roles, who included both cooking and reviewing the dishes and diners. Many of the food vloggers engaged in the act of cooking have taken beyond the kitchen and sometimes include their friends or conclude the video by “eating together” with their friends. In this context, what does it mean to cook in an “open space”? How does that focus on the labour involved in the entire act? Does the physicality of the space in this process of aestheticization redefines the labour involved in domestic chores? The paper tries to argue that the act of cooking into the non-kitchen shifts the focus from drudgery of domestic chores simultaneously making it an act to showcase the “culinary skill and knowledge” and thereby obliterates the labour associated with it in the domestic space.
Impact of Aerobic Training on Cardiovascular Endurance of Football Players of Kalaburgi District
Authors: Prof. H. G. Patil
Published: September 2024

The present research study focused on The research study Entitled Impact of Aerobic Training on Cardiovascular Endurance of Football Players of Gulbarga District the researcher tried to find out the impact of aerobics training on the cardiovascular endurance of football players of  the study the major objective of the study to check the impact of aerobic training on the cardio vascular endurance of football players, the 12 minutes cooper test  the data also calculated on the SPSS software to find out the result of the study,  fifty football players were selected through simple random sampling method and conducted pre and posttests to check the significance impact of the aerobic training on the independent variable of the study.