bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Representations of some associative pseudoalgebras
Authors: Wu Zhixiang
Published: December 2022

In this paper, we generalize Schur–Weyl duality and Morita Theorem on associative algebras to those on associative H-pseudoalgebras. Meanwhile, we get a plenty of associative H-pseudoalgebras over a cocommutative Hopf algebra H
Biosynthesis of nano-curcumin/nano-selenium composite and their potentialities as bactericides against fish-borne pathogens
Authors: Gad Hend A. , Alshubaily Fawzia A. , Alsieni Mohammed A. , Tayel Ahmed A. , Diab Amany M.
Published: December 2022

Fish-borne zoonotic bacteria can endanger the health of human and aquatic organisms; the nanobiotechnology applications can help. Curcumin nanoparticles (NC) were synthesized using gum Arabic (GA) and the resulted NC was innovatively employed for mediating selenium nanoparticles (NSe), then each compound/composite was evaluated as candidates for inhibiting fish-borne pathogens (Aeromonas hydrophila, Escherichia coli, Salmonella typhimurium, and Staphylococcus aureus). The nanomaterials’ characterizations revealed the successfulness of their synthesis and conjugation. Promisingly, the NSe had particles’ diameter in the range of 2.4–15.8 nm and mean diameter of 6.1 nm, whereas the NC/NSe particles’ diameter was in the range of 15.4–92.3 nm and their mean diameter was 50.7 nm. The antibacterial activity of biosynthesized NC, NSe, and NC/NSe was validated quantitatively/qualitatively toward all examined bacteria; their powers were sorted as NC < NSe < NC/NSe. A. hydrophila was the most sensitive strain and S. aureus was the most resistant. The scan image of A. hydrophila cells exposed to NC/NSe indicated the high capability of nanocomposite to distort bacterial cells and lead them to death within 10 h of exposure. The biosynthesized NC, NSe, and NC/NSe are substantially advocated as natural biocides for controlling fish-borne zoonotic pathogens.
Statistics, philosophy, and health: the SMAC 2021 webconference
Authors: Savy Nicolas , Moodie Erica EM , Drouet Isabelle , Chambaz Antoine , Falissard Bruno , Kosorok Michael R. , Krakow Elizabeth F. , Mayo Deborah G. , Senn Stephen , Van der Laan Mark
Published: December 2022

SMAC 2021 was a webconference organized in June 2021. The aim of this conference was to bring together data scientists, (bio)statisticians, philosophers, and any person interested in the questions of causality and Bayesian statistics, ranging from technical to philosophical aspects. This webconference consisted of keynote speakers and contributed speakers, and closed with a round-table organized in an unusual fashion. Indeed, organisers asked world renowned scientists to prepare two videos: a short video presenting a question of interest to them and a longer one presenting their point of view on the question. The first video served as a “teaser” for the conference and the second were presented during the conference as an introduction to the round-table. These videos and this round-table generated original scientific insights and discussion worthy of being shared with the community which we do by means of this paper.
Connecting the dots: alterations in bioelectric activity at acupuncture Ting (Jing-Well) points following CV4 cranial manipulation
Authors: Hendryx Jan T. , Kannan Ashok , Prashad Jessica , Falk Karl
Published: December 2022

Context

The mechanisms by which osteopathic cranial manipulative medicine (OCMM) promotes health and healing have yet to be fully elucidated. One commonly utilized OCMM technique, compression of the fourth ventricle (CV4), has been theorized to balance autonomic nervous system (ANS) activity. There is growing evidence that the ANS also plays a significant mechanistic role in acupuncture. Potential connections between OCMM and acupuncture meridian theory largely remain unknown.

Objectives

By measuring specific electrical parameters at acupuncture points that have been shown to correlate with ANS activity, the objectives of this study were to: 1) determine if CV4 has any influence on the bioelectric properties of the acupuncture meridian system; and 2) determine if CV4 affects the ANS.

Methods

A total of 77 males and females ages 18–78 years, all volunteers recruited by local flyers and personal or phone contact, were randomized into CV4 (n=40) and Sham (n=37) groups. All CV4 participants were treated by the same physician utilizing standard CV4 protocol. The Sham treatment, performed by a different physician, consisted of the supine participant’s occiput resting passively on the physician’s finger pads for a similar duration as those in the CV4 group. Among several devices developed to assess ANS activity at acupuncture points, evidence suggests that the Apparatus for Meridian Identification (AMI) is the most accurate and valid. Utilizing the AMI, bioelectric skin parameters were measured immediately before and after CV4 or Sham treatments. Student’s or Welch’s t tests and Wilcoxon tests were utilized for analysis of normally and non-normally distributed data, respectively.

Results

Statistical significance was determined with a p value less than 0.05. Sham treatments showed insignificant (p=0.754) before vs. after differences in ANS activity measured at acupuncture points, whereas CV4 treatment significantly (p=0.00015) affected ANS activity.

Conclusions

This research suggests that CV4 has demonstrable biophysical effects on the acupuncture meridian system occurring via the ANS, and that the underlying mechanisms of OCMM and acupuncture may be related. Further studies are needed to clarify this.
A quantitative global test of the complexity trade-off hypothesis: the case of nominal and verbal grammatical marking
Authors: Shcherbakova Olena , Gast Volker , Blasi Damián E. , Skirgård Hedvig , Gray Russell D. , Greenhill Simon J.
Published: December 2022

Nouns and verbs are known to differ in the types of grammatical information they encode. What is less well known is the relationship between verbal and nominal coding within and across languages. The equi-complexity hypothesis holds that all languages are equally complex overall, which entails trade-offs between coding in different domains. From a diachronic point of view, this hypothesis implies that the loss and gain of coding in different domains can be expected to balance each other out. In this study, we test to what extent such inverse coevolution can be observed in a sample of 244 languages, using data from a comprehensive cross-linguistic database (Grambank) and applying computational phylogenetic modelling to control for genealogical relatedness. We find evidence for coevolutionary relationships between specific features within nominal and verbal domains on a global scale, but not for overall degrees of grammatical coding between languages. Instead, these amounts of nominal and verbal coding are positively correlated in Sino-Tibetan languages and inversely correlated in Indo-European languages. Our findings indicate that accretion and loss of grammatical information in nominal words and verbs are lineage-specific.
The big brown bat (Eptesicus fuscus) reduces its body mass during winter in a tropical montane ecosystem of central Mexico
Authors: Medina-Bello Kevin I. , Vázquez-Fuerte Rommy , Ayala-Berdon Jorge
Published: December 2022

Most animals face changes in the availability of food and the environmental conditions in the places where they live. In response, they need to adjust their behavioral, physiological, and morphological traits. In temperate zones and high latitudes, bats increase their body mass (M

b
) in autumn to store fat reserves and use them during hibernation. However, other small mammals decrease their M

b
prior to winter to reduce the energetic requirements of individuals. These changes are unknown for bats inhabiting other highly energetic demanding environments. We measured changes in M

b
of 84 non-reproductive males of Eptesicus fuscus inhabiting a tropical montane ecosystem in central Mexico over seasons. We also examined the relationship of bats’ M

b
with the minimum ambient temperature (T

a
, °C) and mean precipitation (mm). Bats presented an increase in M

b
from March to June, followed by a decrease from September to November and presented the lowest M

b
from November to March, in the dry-cold season. The results suggest that the pattern of changes in M

b
could be the result of two non-exclusive components related to the bats’ energy budget, the energetic demands experienced by the bats throughout the year and the morphological adaptations animals could display to reduce their energy requirements during the winter.
First camera-trap evidence of banded civet Hemigalus derbyanus (Mammalia: Carnivora: Viverridae) in Myanmar
Authors: Thu Aye Myat , Phyo Aye Min , Quan Rui-Chang
Published: December 2022

Banded civet Hemigalus derbyanus is a Near Threatened small carnivore species distributed in Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei Darussalam, peninsular Thailand, and Myanmar. However, the status of banded civet in Myanmar is uncertain, as it has not been recorded there since 1914. Here, we report the first photographic evidence of banded civet in Htaung Pru Reserved Forest of Tanintharyi Region, which is located in the far northwest from the known historical location in Myanmar, and contributes to our knowledge of the current distribution of banded civet in Southeast Asia. Protection and conservation of lowland rainforest by using community-based conservation approaches is critically important for the persistence of this species in this particular area.
Nonprofit Political Engagement: The Roles of 501(c)(4) Social Welfare Organizations in Elections and Policymaking
Authors: Post Margaret A. , Boris Elizabeth T.
Published: December 2022

This paper provides a framework for understanding the role of member-based, politically active 501(c)(4) social welfare organizations in U.S. civil society. Tax-exempt social welfare (501(c)(4)) organizations make up the second largest group of nonprofit organizations in the United States. Among them are a mix of membership organizations, social clubs, professional associations, and advocates that are permitted to lobby and engage in partisan political activities. Informed by the literature, case study research, and a dataset of politically active 501(c)(4) organizations, we identify categories of politically active (c)(4) organizations involved in electoral and policy change actions including national advocacy organizations, local and state member organizations, (c)(4) funders, and shell entities. We discuss four analytic considerations that can guide future research on member-based, politically active organizations including (1) engagement activities, (2) organizational characteristics, (3) context, and (4) outcomes. We then provide an example of how we have applied this approach to a subset of organizations that build civic leadership and political capacity in communities that have experienced structural inequality and racism. We explain how these organizations engage members in grassroots organizing and advocacy strategies in order to impact elections and policy change. By explaining how the (c)(4) structure can enable organizations to involve members in political action, we enhance theoretical understanding of politically active (c)(4)s as mediating structures of political engagement. The paper concludes with proposed avenues for further empirical investigation.
Global Infectious Diseases in October 2022: Monthly Analysis
Authors: Luo Yi , Sun Yinfu , Yu Wenjin , Zou Jiazhen , Li Guodan , Li Taihan , Xiang Qi , Liu Dongliang , He Shiping , Su Qun , Gu Dayong
Published: December 2022

Infectious diseases continue to pose a major threat to worldwide public health. Infections by Coronavirus Disease 2019 have eased but continue to negatively affect international economic development. The situation of other infectious diseases, such as monkeypox and mosquito-borne diseases, became stable in October. Monitoring epidemic situation of infectious diseases can provide rapid insight into global transmission trends and assist in predicting epidemic situations. Visualizations and analyses summarizing the past few weeks of global data on major infectious diseases are provided.
Media and Character Education in Preventing Corruption in Indonesia: The Future Challenges
Authors: Channiago Erin , Gomang Jursi Hermada , Cahyani Indah Fitri , Ginting Fenny Tania , Isnin Harum
Published: December 2022

The research is aimed at providing an explanation and knowing the relationship that exists between knowledge of attitudes and moral emotions. The approach method in the research used is in the form of qualitative retrieval by managing data collected through primary data sources by means of a literature study. The data that has been collected was analyzed using descriptive analysis, focusing on the description of the meaning in several categories and correlated with the theory of character formation in order to find a correlation between the cultivation of an anti-corruptive spirit and the urgency of character education as an effort to minimize corrupt culture in Indonesia. The results of this study indicate that character education can form non-corruptive souls for the nation's generation, especially the younger generation so that they can make anti-corruption culture a culture that thickens in life and performance when they are domiciled in a state administration. The results also show that there is a relationship between knowledge attitude and moral feeling, even though the period of time is not so fast, but the impact of this moral feeling will be felt after a period of time. While in attitude behavior there is an increase in a positive direction, one of which is the implementation of the honesty canteen which in the implementation of the honesty canteen is already good with the percentage results reaching an average of 80% meaning that anti-corruption values ​​slowly begin to form with good habits which then familiarize the nation's generation to be honest and contribute greatly to the consistency of the non-corruption movement for the development of the country's progress that is free from corrupt attitudes
ERα/ERβ-directed CBS transcription mediates E2β-stimulated hUAEC H2S production
Authors: Bai Jin , Lechuga Thomas J , Makhoul Joshua , Yan Hao , Major Carol , Hameed Afshan , Chen Dong-bao
Published: December 2022

Elevated endogenous estrogens stimulate human uterine artery endothelial cell (hUAEC) hydrogen sulfide (H2S) production by selectively upregulating the expression of H2S synthesizing enzyme cystathionine β-synthase (CBS), but the underlying mechanisms are underdetermined. We hypothesized that CBS transcription mediates estrogen-stimulated pregnancy-dependent hUAEC H2S production. Estradiol-17β (E2β) stimulated CBS but not cystathionine γ-lyase (CSE) expression in pregnant human uterine artery ex vivo, which was attenuated by the estrogen receptor (ER) antagonist ICI 182,780. E2β stimulated CBS mRNA/protein and H2S production in primary hUAEC from nonpregnant and pregnant women, but with greater responses in pregnant state; all were blocked by ICI 182,780. Human CBS promoter contains multiple estrogen-responsive elements (EREs), including one ERE preferentially binding ERα (αERE) and three EREs preferentially binding ERβ (βERE), and one full ERE (α/βERE) and one half ERE (½α/βERE) binding both ERα and ERβ. Luciferase assays using reporter genes driven by human CBS promoter with a series of 5′-deletions identified the α/βEREs binding both ERα and ERβ (α/βERE and ½α/βERE) to be important for baseline and E2β-stimulated CBS promoter activation. E2β stimulated ERα/ERβ heterodimerization by recruiting ERα to α/βEREs and βERE, and ERβ to βERE, α/βEREs, and αERE. ERα or ERβ agonist alone trans-activated CBS promoter, stimulated CBS mRNA/protein and H2S production to levels comparable to that of E2β-stimulated, while ERα or ERβ antagonist alone abrogated E2β-stimulated responses. E2β did not change human CSE promoter activity and CSE mRNA/protein in hUAEC. Altogether, estrogen-stimulated pregnancy-dependent hUAEC H2S production occurs by selectively upregulating CBS expression via ERα/ERβ-directed gene transcription.
Kinase inhibitors for cancer alter metabolism, blood glucose, and insulin
Authors: Duggan Brittany , Marko Daniel M , Muzaffar Raveen , Chan Darryl Y. , Schertzer Jonathan D
Published: December 2022

Small molecule kinase inhibitors (SMKIs) are a class of therapeutic drugs that target protein kinases in diseases such as cancer. SMKIs are often designed to inhibit kinases involved in cell proliferation, but these drugs alter cell metabolism and endocrine control of organismal metabolism. SMKI treatment in diabetic cancer patients reveals that certain SMKIs improve blood glucose control and can mitigate insulin dependence or diabetic medication requirements in both Type 1 Diabetes (T1D) and Type 2 Diabetes (T2D). Certain SMKIs can preserve functional β-cell mass and increase insulin secretion or insulin sensitivity. It is not yet clear why different SMKIs can have opposing effects on insulin and blood glucose. Understanding the therapeutic effects of these drugs in T1D and T2D is complicated by overlapping off-target effects of SMKIs. The potency of inhibition of the intended protein kinase and inhibition of multiple off-target kinases may underpin conflicting reports of how certain SMKIs alter blood glucose and insulin. We summarize the effects of SMKIs on the intended and off-target kinases that can alter blood glucose and insulin, including c-Abl, c-Kit, EGFR, and VEGF. Inhibition of PDGFRβ consistently lowers blood glucose in T1D and T2D. The effects of SMKIs on the kinases that regulate immune pathways, such as BTK and RIPKs mediate many of the diverse effects of these drugs on metabolism. We highlight that inhibition of RIPK2 by SMKIs is a central node in metabolism that influences key metabolic pathways including lipolysis, blood glucose control, insulin secretion, and insulin resistance.
Kapitalkostensätze in der Unternehmenspraxis
Authors: Knauer Thorsten , Marsula Svenja , Schwartz und Sina
Published: December 2022

Der WACC ist in der Unternehmenspraxis von großer Bedeutung. Neben verschiedenen Verwendungsbereichen existieren unterschiedliche Ansätze zur Datengenerierung und Berechnung des WACC. Im vorliegenden Beitrag wird ein Überblick über die konkrete Verwendung und Ermittlung des WACC in der Unternehmenspraxis am Beispiel börsennotierter Unternehmen gegeben.
Biases und Debiasing im M&A-Prozess
Authors: Göbel Marvin , Sabel Rebecca , Wöhrmann Arnt
Published: December 2022

Entscheidungsträger unterliegen im M&A-Prozess zahlreichen Biases. Die Folge kann das Scheitern von Fusionen und Übernahmen sein. Der vorliegende Beitrag identifiziert relevante Biases, zeigt die phasenbedingte Anfälligkeit anhand einer Checkliste auf und diskutiert wirksame Debiasing-Maßnahmen mit dem Ziel der Rationalitätssicherung im M&A-Prozess als wichtige Aufgabe des Controllings.
War die Akquisition erfolgreich?
Authors: Knauer Thorsten , Ringer Katharina , Sommer Friedrich
Published: December 2022

Die Erfolgskontrolle von Akquisitionen sollte ein zentraler Bestandteil des Beteiligungscontrollings sein. Es zeigt sich allerdings, dass diese nicht immer stattfindet und die Details der Umsetzung oft diffus bleiben. Dieser Beitrag identifiziert wichtige Gründe für die Erfolgskontrolle und diskutiert Alternativen der Erfolgsmessung. Zudem werden wesentliche Gestaltungsparameter praxisnah aufbereitet.
Warranty-and-Indemnity-Versicherungen
Authors: Sommer Friedrich , Winter Felix
Published: December 2022

Wichtiger Bestandteil von Unternehmenskaufverträgen sind Garantien des Verkäufers. Als Instrument des Risikomanagements können Warranty-and-Indemnity-Versicherungen Haftungsrisiken für Verkäufer und Risiken der Anspruchsdurchsetzung für Käufer aus Verletzungen dieser Garantien reduzieren. Dieser Beitrag stellt Funktionsweise, Arten sowie Möglichkeiten und Grenzen dieser Versicherungen vor.
Künstliche Intelligenz im Management Reporting
Authors: Lausberg Isabel , Eimuth Arne , Novo Anne Stockem
Published: December 2022

Künstliche Intelligenz (Artificial Intelligence, AI) ist eine Schlüsseltechnologie, deren Potenziale im Management Reporting bisher weitestgehend ungenutzt bleiben. Ein Reifegradmodell zeigt Determinanten und mögliche Entwicklungsstufen auf, um zu einem AI-basierten Reporting zu gelangen. Unterstützt durch eine Expertenbefragung werden die wesentlichen Ansatzpunkte für das Controlling im Unternehmen herausgearbeitet.
Organizações Criminosas e Governança Híbrida na América do Sul: O contexto da COVID-19
Authors: Ferreira Marcos Alan
Published: December 2022

This essay discusses how criminal organizations in South America have reconfigured themselves in the face of the pandemic scenario experienced since late 2019. In particular, it examines how the practices and actions carried out by these associations were carried forward in the pandemic, maintaining or even giving force the influence of crime on the life of South American society. It is argued that in order to understand criminal governance, it is essential to consider the discussion of how the territories in which these organizations operate are not in conflict with the state, but rather there is a hybrid governance in which criminal organizations and the state coexist as two sources of legitimacy. and authority. There is a complementarity of actions, in which criminal organizations were seen during the pandemic occupying state functions in the adoption of protective measures, and provision of assistance, but always with a clear objective of maintaining the status quo of their illicit activities. In the end, it is clear that criminal organizations have consolidated themselves as a governance space recognized as legitimate during the pandemic, complementing and, perhaps even, eclipsing the role of state bureaucracy in the face of the seriousness of the health emergency experienced, especially in the cases of Brazil and Colombia.
Renewable hybrid roadside barrier: Optimization of timber thickness
Authors: Yorur Huseyin , Ozcanan Sedat , Yumrutas Halil Ibrahim , Birinci Emre
Published: December 2022

Researchers have recently focused on new and original roadside barriers that prioritize aesthetic, and environmental concerns by employing natural materials. In this study, the safety performance (Acceleration Severity Index (ASI), Theorical Head Impact Velocity (THIV)), structural performance (Working Width (W), Exit Angle (α)), and failure analysis (visual deformation) of a newly developed Renewable Hybrid Barrier (RHB) system at different timber thicknesses were tried to be determined by pendulum crash test and Finite Element (FE) models. The FE models were calibrated and validated based on pendulum crash test results, and then the most suitable timber thickness in terms of safety and structural performance was determined via FE analyses. The results revealed that as the timber thickness decreased, the safety parameters, such as ASI and THIV, decreased, thus the barrier safety increased. However, it was observed that the deflection and deformations in the barrier increased as the timber thickness decreased. In this sense, the safest and the most structurally durable barrier was determined through conducting virtual optimization tests. Studies on diversification of the usage areas of natural/renewable materials should be increased in the future.
representações sociais masculinas na campanha publicitária de Dia dos Pais da Natura
Authors: Cano Márcio Rogério de Oliveira , Corrêa Ana Laura da Silva , Mariano Lara Fernandes , Pimenta Lidiane Reis Alves
Published: December 2022

Este artigo reflete acerca da representação masculina na campanha publicitária da empresa Natura, divulgada em 2021, referente à celebração do Dia dos Pais. Objetiva-se depreender como tais representações sociais são construídas ao longo da campanha, se há o rompimento com os imaginários sociodiscursivos vigentes acerca da masculinidade considerada padrão. O estudo assume um caráter qualitativo, pautado em conceitos da Análise do Discurso, com foco para as noções de representação social, imaginários sociodiscursivos e discurso publicitário (CHARAUDEAU, 2007, 2010, 2017), ethos, cenas de enunciação e discurso atópico (MAINGUENEAU, 2008b, 2010, 2015, 2016), e buscou-se nos estudos de Bourdieu (2012) e Oliveira (2004) as reflexões acerca da masculinidade. A partir de recortes de frames da campanha publicitária, efetuou-se a análise das cenas de enunciação e do ethos que se manifesta na peça, dos quais depreendemos que é a partir do fiador que emerge o discurso atópico sexista, que se revela à medida que as cenografias manifestam lugares estereotipados referentes aos homens e, consequentemente, ao padrão de masculinidade. Mesmo as cenas que, de alguma forma, tentam romper com esses padrões, incorporam uma figura de representatividade padrão masculina, que não se afasta totalmente da aparência de homem viril. Conclui-se que, embora a propaganda apresente recortes de inovação e atenção à diversidade, ainda assim emergem, por meio do fiador, imagens ligadas às representações tradicionais de masculinidade, uma vez que o objetivo da propaganda é justamente vender seu produto, logo, é preciso manter tais imagens a fim de atingir o maior número possível de público consumidor.
Compensación Ambiental en Costa Rica: Legislación y alcances
Authors: Bonilla Fabián , Monrós Juan-S. , Sasa Mahmood
Published: December 2022

Introducción: La compensación ambiental es un instrumento técnico-jurídico de gestión ambiental utilizado para compensar el daño ambiental debido a los impactos irreversibles e inevitables de proyectos de desarrollo. Por lo general, las regulaciones de compensación se incluyen en la legislación ambiental nacional. Este artículo resume la legislación de compensación ambiental en Costa Rica, un país con una reconocida tradición de conservación y conciencia ambiental. Nuestro objetivo es describir cómo se formula la compensación en ese país e identificar posibles vacíos regulatorios. 

Métodos: Realizamos una revisión sistemática de la legislación ambiental a través del Sistema Costarricense de Información Jurídica (http://www.pgrweb.go.cr/scij/avanzada_pgr.aspx),  considerando tanto normativa como pronunciamientos sobre medidas de compensación y mitigación. 

Resultados: La Constitución Política de Costa Rica reconoce el medio ambiente sano como un derecho fundamental de todos los ciudadanos. Actualmente se encuentran en vigencia al menos siete leyes que tratan de temas ambientales y sus respectivos reglamentos. Esta voluminosa legislación tiene como objetivo proteger los recursos naturales regulando su uso y creando un conjunto de áreas silvestres protegidas. Sin embargo, la legislación es algo repetitiva y abierta a interpretación, lo que facilita la confusión. Las acciones que requieren compensación están reguladas de manera general, lo que dificulta establecer cuándo y cómo aplicarlas. Además, la compensación se considera en función de cuándo se identifica el daño y no debido a su nivel de impacto ambiental. Asimismo, la normativa no hace explícitos los principios y objetivos que sustentan las medidas compensatorias ni cómo deben llevarse a cabo, mencionando brevemente algunas acciones que no aseguran que la pérdida ambiental neta sea cero. 

Conclusiones: Esta revisión revela la necesidad de estandarizar los mecanismos para determinar las medidas compensatorias a nivel regulatorio, analizando además las estrategias que se seguirán para asegurar la proporcionalidad y la equivalencia ecológica. La legislación debe enfatizar la importancia de la compensación como práctica positiva, la cual debe ser incorporada dentro de los lineamientos del Estudio de Impacto Ambiental.
The Frequency of Watching Television Media Programs of Students and Its Relation to Their Moral
Authors: Daniel Yudi Irfan , Jamilah Lulu Nur Latifhah , Miftakh Fauzi , Abdurohim Nandang
Published: December 2022

Tujuan dari penelitian ini untuk mengetahui secara ilmiah (1) bagaimana frekuensi menonton tayangan media televisi bagi peserta didik di tingkat SMKN, (2) bagaimana akhlak peserta didik di tingkat SMKN serta, (3) bagaimana frekuensi menonton tayangan media televisi peserta didik hubungannya dengan akhlak mereka di tingkat SMKN. Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan kuantitatif korelasionner dengan metode explanatory research. Adapun teknik pengumpulan data dalam penelitian ini adalah angket, wawancara, observasi, dan dokumentasi. Sedangkan teknis analisis datanya dilakukan dengan dua tahap, yaitu analisis deskriptif dan regresi linier sederhana. Hasil dari penelitian ini menunjukan bahwa (1) skor relatan frekuensi menonton tayangan media televisi  peserta didik di tingkat SMKN, sebesar 64 dengan kategori kurang setuju (2) skor relatan akhlak mereka, sebesar 52 dengan kategori kurang setuju.(3) Adapun hasil analisis pada pengujian statistik inferensial yaitu uji t diperoleh hasil uji hipotesis bahwa t0 = 16,705 dan t tabel = 1,662. Dengan demikian dapat disimpulkan bahwa terdapat hubungan yang signifikan antara frekuensi menonton tayangan media televisi terhadap akhlak peserta didik di tingkat SMKN di Bandung. Oleh karena itu, guru dan orang tua harus dapat mendampingi dan mengarahkan peserta didik untuk dapat memilih tayangan media televisi yang baik.
Organization of the Choice of Places for the Construction of New Defense Industries in Russia at the Beginning of the XX Century (on the Example of the Samara Detonator Plant)
Authors: German Syskin , Ilya Sergievskiy
Published: December 2022

The creation of the domestic military-industrial complex is one of the poorly studied pages of the military history of Russia. The history of the military industry formation and development in the pre-revolutionary period is the least covered. The authors of this publication reveal the issues of choosing a place for the construction of enterprises of the domestic defense industry by the example of Samara Detonator Plant. This company was established in the early twentieth century and produced products for the needs of the artillery department. It included the components of ammunition – tubes and fuses, i.e. the most technologically sophisticated means of initiating artillery shells. The profile archival funds of a number of federal, regional and departmental archives of Russia, as well as published legislative acts were used as a source base. Historical-genetic and systemic methods were used in the preparation of the publication. The authors have consistently studied the subject under consideration and identified the key features of choosing a place for the construction of the plant. The statistical method and the method of schematization were used as auxiliary research methods. In this article the authors investigate the working procedure of a special commission of the Main Artillery Directorate of the Military Ministry of the Russian Empire to select a site for the construction of a second Detonator plant in Samara. The main problems faced by this commission in the course of solving this problem are characterized. The proposals of Russian cities on the placement of a defense enterprise on their territory are analyzed and evaluated. Russian authors come to the conclusion that after the Russian-Japanese War of 1904-1905 the Russian army's need for ammunition and means of their initiation increased dramatically. It was this circumstance that prompted the selection of a place for the construction of a new enterprise. For this purpose, Samara was chosen as a city with a favourable geographical location, sufficient resources and workers. The sites examined, but rejected by the commission, subsequently served to accommodate new defense industries during the First World War of 1914-1917.
Farklı Değişkenlere Göre DKAB Öğretmenlerinin Ölçme ve Değerlendirmeye Yönelik Tutumları
Authors: ŞİMŞEK Vahdeddin
Published: December 2022

Eğitim, toplumunun ihtiyaç duyduğu insanı yetiştirme sürecidir. Bu süreç sonunda istenilen çıktının elde edilip edilmediği ise ölçme ve değerlendirme süreçleriyle anlaşılmaktadır. Eğitim sürecinin sağlıklı işleyip işlemediğinin göstergelerinden biri olan ölçme ve değerlendirme faaliyetleri sistem içesinde önemli bir yere sahiptir. Bu noktada ölçme ve değerlendirme uygulamalarını gerçekleştiren öğretmenlerin ölçme ve değerlendirmeye yönelik tutumları süreci etkileyen faktörlerden birisidir. Dolayısıyla Din Kültürü ve Ahlak Bilgisi (DKAB) öğretmenlerinin tutumları sürecin etkinliği açısından önem arz etmektedir. Söz konusu noktadan hareketle bu çalışmanın amacı DKAB öğretmenlerinin ölçme ve değerlendirmeye yönelik tutumlarının farklı değişkenler çerçevesinde belirlenmesidir. Kesitsel ve ilişkiler tarama modeli benimsen bu nicel araştırmaya 341 DKAB öğretmeni katılmıştır. Çalışmada Çalışkan ve Yazıcı (2013) tarafından geliştirilen “Ölçme ve Değerlendirmeye İlişkin Tutum Ölçeği (ÖDTÖ)” kullanılmıştır. Araştırma sonucunda elde edilen bulgular, DKAB öğretmenlerinin ölçme ve değerlendirmeye yönelik tutumlarında cinsiyet, formasyon eğitimi alma durumu, mezun olunan fakülte, görev süresi ve görev yapılan okul türüne göre istatistiksel olarak anlamlı bir fark olduğunu göstermiştir. Diğer taraftan ölçme ve değerlendirmeye dair özel bir eğitim alıp almama durumu DKAB öğretmenlerinin ölçme ve değerlendirmeye yönelik tutumlarını anlamlı bir düzeyde etkilememektedir.
BIOTERRORISMO E EDUCAÇÃO: CARATERIZAÇÃO DOS RISCOS E SUA GESTÃO TERRITORIAL
Authors: Bonito Jorge
Published: December 2022

O bioterrorismo corresponde à libertação deliberada de microorganismos, com o objetivo de provocar doenças ou a morte em pessoas, animais ou plantas, sendo a gestão territorial é essencial na caraterização dos riscos associados a este ato. Este ensaio tem como objetivo caraterizar o bioterrorismo relativamente ao modo de ação dos agentes e elaborar um conjunto de recomendações de preparação das sociedades para este tipo de crime. Adota-se uma revisão da literatura. Conclui-se que o bioterrorismo representa, atualmente, um risco real para a saúde pública em todo o mundo e que a melhor defesa é a existência de um forte sistema de saúde pública, a cooperação internacional e a determinação da natureza e das consequências da exposição dos média a eventos ameaçadores e assustadores.
SİVİL HAVACILIK SEKTÖRÜNDE ÇALIŞANLARIN İŞ MEMNUNİYET DÜZEYLERİNİN YAŞAM DOYUMUNA ETKİSİNİN İNCELENMESİ
Authors: YÜKSEKBİLGİLİ Özgül
Published: December 2022

Finansal ve istihdam edilen kişi bakımından önemli ve stratejik öneme sahip olan sivil havacılık sektöründe çalışma gerçekleştirilmiştir.

Bu araştırmada yaşam kalitesinin yordayıcıları olarak iş memnuniyeti ile yaşam doyumu ele alınmıştır. İş memnuniyetinin yaşam doyumuna etkisi incelenmiş olup, bununla birlikte iş memnuniyeti ve yaşam doyumunun demografik değişkenlere göre de farklılık gösterip göstermediği de incelenmiştir.

Çalışma ile ilgili veriler anket aracılığıyla 403 sivil havacılık yer hizmetleri çalışanından toplanmıştır. Araştırmanın evrenini Gaziantep ilinde çalışan sivil havacılık yer hizmetleri personeli oluşturmaktadır. Tanımlayıcı istatistikler, t-testi, anova analizi ve regresyon analizleri kullanılarak anket yöntemi ile elde edilen verilerin analizleri yapılmıştır.

Analiz sonuçlarına göre, sivil havacılık sektöründe çalışanların iş memnuniyetleri açısından cinsiyet, medeni durum, eğitim durumu ve çalışma süresi değişkenleri açısından anlamlı bir farklılık olduğu tespit edilmiştir. Yaşam doyumu açısından ise; cinsiyet, medeni durum, eğitim durumu ve çalışma süreleri değişkenleri açısından anlamlı fark olduğu görülmüştür. Ayrıca bulgular çalışanların iş memnuniyeti, çalışanların yaşam doyumlarını toplam varyansın yaklaşık %73’ünü açıkladığını ve çalışanları iş memnuniyetlerinin arttırılması yaşam doyumunda önemli bir etkiye sahip olduğunu ortaya koymaktadır.
NFT (NON-FUNGIBLE TOKEN) VE UYGULAMA ALANLARI
Authors: USTAOĞLU Erhan , KIRAN Selçuk , BAĞCI Mahmut , EMRE İlkim Ecem
Published: December 2022

Çalışma, NFT (Non-FungibleToken) kavramı ile bu kavramın üzerine kurulu olduğu teknoloji ve kullanım alanlarını araştırmaktadır. Bu araştırmada ilk olarak NFT’nin dayandığı blokzincir teknolojisi incelenmekte ve çalışma biçimi açıklanmaktadır. Ardından bu teknolojinin özellikleri ve popüler kripto paralar dışındaki kullanım alanları irdelenmiştir. Daha sonra NFT’yi bir standart olarak tanımlayan Ethereum platformu araştırılmış ve yine bu platform üzerinde tanımlanan akıllı sözleşmeler açıklanmıştır. Ayrıca NFT kategorileri incelenmiş, dijital sanat alanı ve diğer kategorilerde önerilen uygulamalar için bir literatür taraması yapılmıştır. Ek olarak, oluşturulan sözlük yardımıyla bu alanda kullanılan kavramların Türkçe karşılıklarına dair önerilerde bulunulmuştur. Başta sanat, koleksiyon ve oyun kategorisinde olmak üzere birçok alanda NFT uygulamaları mevcuttur. NFT’lerin özellikle tedarik zincirleri ve nesnelerin interneti alanlarında yaygın olarak kullanım alanı bulacağı öngörülmektedir. Bu çalışma, NFT kavramını, teknolojisini ve kullanım alanlarını bir bütün olarak ele almakta ve açıklamaktadır.
Use of aluminium sulphate as flocculant for spirulina (Arthrospira platensis) with notes on the use of antioxidants for preservation under refrigerated conditions
Authors: Uba Kaent Immanuel , Gaid Gaireen D. , Perales John Mark L. , Bongga Flordeliz C. , Gaid Ruth D.
Published: December 2022

One of the bottlenecks in microalgae harvesting is the lack of an efficient method for separating the microalgae from its culture medium. Moreover, the lack of viable and simple preservation techniques for microalgae starters hinders the immediate recovery of cultures after experiencing collapse. Hence, the present study was conducted to evaluate the use of aluminium sulphate as a flocculant for harvesting spirulina (Arthrospira platensis) and compare it with other flocculation techniques (electrolytic flocculation and autoflocculation). Moreover, the use of antioxidants to lengthen the storage of viable spirulina cells in refrigerated conditions was explored. The results of the study showed that the optimum dosage of aluminium sulphate for flocculation of spirulina is 200 ppm with 94.82 ± 0.59% efficiency in 15 – 45 minutes post-administration. Moreover, the combination of ascorbic acid and alpha-tocopherol at 0.01% v/v resulted in the highest viable cells at 57.76 ± 2.48% until the 3-week refrigeration period. This may help in maintaining viable starters. However, further investigations are needed to ascertain residuals of aluminium in harvested biomass and explore low-cost options for its reduction or removal and optimize the use of antioxidants in spirulina preservation in refrigerated conditions.
Humans and Non-humans as נפש ח;ה and Ntu-beings: Ecological Appraisal of Gen 2:7 and 19 in Dialogue with African-Bantu Indigenous Cosmology
Authors: Kavusa J
Published: December 2022

The Hebrew text of Gen 2:7, 19 describes both humans and animals as nephesh hayya' (living being). However, a large number of contemporary influential Bible translations render this expression differently for humans and animals. It is translated living being for humans (v.7), but living thing/creature for animals (v.19). This is however not justified by any clue in the text, which views humans and non-humans as both adamah-beings and nephesh hayyah. Likewise, African-Bantu cosmology depicts humans and non-humans as ntu-beings (muntu: human being; kintu: non-human being; hantu: place and time; kuntu: means or approach).The root ntu in the word kuntu implies that the way muntu (human being) interacts with other beings (kintu, hantu) must be informed by a vision of nature not as a "thing" but a living being. In addition to elements of socio-historical approaches and African-Bantu indigenous cosmology, this study makes uses of a hermeneutics of suspicion and the Earth Bible principle of mutual custodianship to retrieve ecological wisdom of Gen 2 in the African context.
AIADA: Accuracy Impact Assessment of Deprecated Python API Usages on Deep Learning Models
Authors: Zou Haochen
Published: December 2022

TensorFlow is an end-to-end open-source machine learning platform including various tools, libraries, and community resources. It supports users to use many mainstream programming languages including Python. TensorFlow contains multiple abstraction layers, with APIs play significant roles in every layers. In the version iteration of TensorFlow platform development, with the release of new TensorFlow versions, because of functionality evolution, or security and performance-related changes, some APIs eventually become unnecessary. These issues cause APIs to deprecate and influence the accuracy of deep learning models results. Prior studies have investigated API evolution and its potential impact on projects. However, their studies mainly focus on API evolution instead of API deprecation, and they do not find out how the evolution affects results of deep learning models in TensorFlow. Therefore, we present a research-based prototype tool called AIADA and apply it to different revisions of the TensorFlow platform projects code for characterizing deprecated APIs. Based on the data mined by AIADA, we develop a quantitative assessment of deprecated Python APIs usages on deep learning models accuracy. We first count the amount of TensorFlow Python APIs that are deprecated, finding out that with the development of TensorFlow version, the number of deprecated APIs increases constantly. Second, we discuss the reason behind TensorFlow Python APIs become deprecated, discover that name change, weed out, and compatibility issue lead to the main cause of deprecation. Finally, we construct a deep learning project as the comparative experiment. After comparing the results between deep learning model with TensorFlow deprecated APIs and without deprecated APIs, we conclude that using deprecated APIs will cause a 10% loss on efficiency and accuracy of deep learning model.
Effect of Aging Time and Temperature on Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of AA7075 Alloy
Authors: BUDAK Selahattin , ÇOLAK Harun , YAKUT Yusuf
Published: December 2022

In this study, the effect of aging at different temperatures and times on the microstructure and mechanical properties of AA7075-T6 alloy was investigated. The samples prepared for the experimental studies were subjected to solution, quenching, and then aging heat treatment at 100 ⁰C and 200 ⁰C for different periods (42-66-90 hours). The microstructure and mechanical properties of the experimental samples were investigated by hardness, compression test and scanning electron microscope (SEM). As a result of the studies, it was determined that the aging heat treatment had a positive effect on the microstructure and mechanical properties of the AA7075 alloy compared to the reference sample. Especially as a result of the heat treatments at 100 ⁰C, higher results were obtained in hardness and compression strength compared to the initial values.
Shear strength estimations and shear designs on RC beams with limited ductility by FL and FIL methods
Authors: ÖZTEKİN Ertekin
Published: December 2022

In this study, a fuzzy logic model was constituted by using the Fuzzy Logic (FL) method, which is one of the traditional artificial intelligence (AI) methods, in order to estimate the shear strength of reinforced concrete (RC) beams with limited ductility. In this model, beam width(bw), beam height(h), characteristic concrete compressive strength(fck), transverse reinforcement diameter(T), the number of arms bearing the shear force of the transverse reinforcement(n) and transverse reinforcement spacing(s) were taken into account as variable parameters. The model developed by using the problem data containing the solutions of shear force strength of 2640 beams with different cross-section properties were tested with 480 beam solutions different from these data. In the tests of the developed FL model, maximum percentage error, minimum percentage error, average percentage error and correlation coefficient values were obtained as 3.604, -0.091, 1.514 and R2=0.999678. By applying the fuzzy inverse logic method (FIL), which was recently developed by the author of this study, on the FL model, which is seen to have been developed quite sensitively from the test results, a total of 521 designs were obtained for 15 different RC beams with limited ductility subjected to shear. In order to check the accuracy of these designs, after shear strengths were obtained by conventional computations for these designs, % error and correlation coefficients were computed between the obtained strength values and the shear force values taken into account for the design. The promising results show that the FIL method can be used in the design of RC beams under shear force and even in other scientific studies such as design, optimization and control.
Raza: Terminología y conceptualización a finales de la Edad Media
Authors: Gómez-Bravo Ana M.
Published: December 2022

Resumen: El término y el concepto de raza son componente fundamental del engranaje léxico y semántico de finales de la Edad Media que ayuda a la construcción conceptual de la inferioridad social y religiosa. Tal construcción tiene como eje central el de una diferencia física, además de la religiosa, marcada por la suciedad y la transmisibilidad del defecto, mancha o raza. Se identifica el papel fundamental que tienen los campos textil, gemológico y veterinario en la formación de un vocabulario con connotaciones negativas que permite construir la diferencia religiosa como diferencia biológica. La propuesta teórica presentada invita al estudio combinado de textos literarios, religiosos y administrativos en un contexto cronológico espacífico y con la ayuda de la evidencia testimonial de vocabularios y diccionarios de época. Desde el punto de vista teórico, se propone que deben combinarse los estudios filológicos y léxicos con los históricos, entre otros, para emprender estudios productivos sobre la raza y el racismo.
“¡Y no solo voy a traer a los cineastas!”: Relaciones entre cine y literatura juvenil en Una vida de película de José Antonio del Cañizo
Authors: Plaza González Pedro J.
Published: December 2022

Los trasvases de la literatura juvenil al cine han sido estudiados desde distintas perspectivas; sin embargo, no sucede igual si nos aproximamos a tan sugestiva materia en sentido contrario, esto es, si nos interesamos, acaso, por la presencia del cine en la literatura juvenil. Probablemente, el título más conocido en este ámbito pudiera ser Cineclub, de David Gilmour, cuyo original en inglés se publicó en 2007. No obstante, existe un caso paradigmático bastante anterior en el marco de la literatura española que habría de ser muy tenido en cuenta: Una vida de película (1993), de José Antonio del Cañizo (1938). El escritor, reconocido por diferentes premios de gran prestigio y admirado por el público lector más joven (Morales Lomas y Morales Pérez 2011, 328), ha logrado ofrecer, por tanto, un nuevo camino dentro de la encrucijada de la lectura infantil y juvenil actual, y es de justicia ahora ponerlo, por fin, en valor. Así, la presente propuesta pretende analizar la presencia del cine en dicho libro, estratificándose esta en tres bloques: 1) presencia en los personajes principales, 2) presencia nominal a través de los títulos de los capítulos y 3) presencia en la construcción argumental del relato.
La música diegética como creadora de espacios narrativos únicos. Un caso práctico: "El nombre del viento", de Patrick Rothfuss
Authors: Castro Balbuena Antonio
Published: December 2022

En este trabajo se estudia la definición y evolución de la música verbal para mostrar cómo —a partir de su significado emocional— crea espacios narrativos únicos, en los que intervienen autor y lector como entes principales. Para ello se parte de la definición de música verbal de Paul Scher, analizada recientemente por Ivan Delazari como música diegética. Acto seguido, se estudia su núcleo semántico (las emociones), el proceso comunicativo que desarrolla y su lenguaje poético. Tras apuntar las características principales de este espacio único creado, se desarrolla un análisis de la música diegética y los espacios que crea en la novela de fantasía épica El nombre del viento, de Patrick Rothfuss.