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The Impact of Emerging and Disruptive Technologies on Security
Authors: Oprişor Ion
Published: January 2022

Emerging and disruptive technologies have mostly beneficial effects, determining the progress of society and rising the standard of living. Their integration in the subsequent strategies in the fields of economy, financial, energy, defence and security, information etc. can generate positive effects for the society as a whole. On the other hand, the malicious use of new technologies will amplify the risks and threats that a technological advanced state can project on other states or an alliance. As a result, new technologies bring human development opportunities as well as challenges and security risks. Therefore, the role of the state becomes essential not only from the perspective of supporting technological innovation, but also from that of managing security risks arising from emerging areas. With regard to Romania, our country is aware of the importance of developing emerging and disruptive technologies in all domains of social life, in particular in the sectors of economy and security and defence. To address the malicious use of emerging and disruptive technologies, Romania aims at adopting complex measures based on an inter-institutional approach to enhance national resilience in domains that new technologies can affect the human activity.
Emerging Technologies: Innovation, Demassification, Effectiveness, Revolutions In Military Affairs
Authors: Udrescu Mircea , Siteanu Eugen
Published: January 2022

While emerging technologies are generally incipient technologies, still under development, whose competitive impact is expected to be quite high and may have long-term strategic significance, by replacing current technologies with the potential to become key technologies, “emerging destructive technologies”designates the set of emerging technologies that are meant to be destructive and be used as methods, systems and techniques specific to war. And, since the great powers do not seem too willing to bury the hatchett of war, but use it in all geopolitical discourses, the destructive component of emerging technologies has become a catalyst for the innovative efforts of companies and states, which leave open great prospects for success in the lucrative business. The practice of emerging technologies so far has led to a change in the paradigm of warfare for many countries, to the conduct of remote warfare, to simultaneous and rather complicated hybrid actions, to the transformation of radio and television into modern instruments of psychological warfare. Emerging technologies with a destructive role are in the process of triggering new revolutions in the field of military affairs, resulting in the privatization of quality ideas incorporated in the means of combat, but also to dominate the market competition. Emerging technologies with a destructive effect propose for political decision makers: the decrease of human density on the battlefield, a modular articulated army with the possibility of ad-hoc summoning, a modern vision of the super-soldier, robotization and miniaturization of combat technique.
Strategies and Policies for New Technologies: The United Nations, The United States and the European Union
Authors: Alexandru Alina
Published: January 2022

New technologies have marked the beginning of the Forth Industrial Revolution era. While the advantages of new technologies for our day-to-day life are undeniable, we cannot fail to notice that emerging and disruptive technologies also imply challenges and risks for individuals, societies and countries. Moreover, in the absence of regulations and norms internationally accepted and assumed, risks associated to the misuse of new technologies tend to increase, transforming the domain into a competition arena. States and international organizations perceive the pressure to address emerging technologies. The United Nations, the United States and the European Union have defined their own strategies and policies on the new technologies with the aim at capitalizing the benefits and minimizing the risks. While different in their view, UN’s, US’ and EU’ strategies and policies offer landmarks to consider in addressing new technologies.
Design of a System Supporting the Collection of Information on the Completed Didactic Classes at Medical University of Białystok as an Attempt at Improving the Quality of Education
Authors: Ogonowski Jarosław , Milewski Robert
Published: January 2022

Obtaining a sufficient amount of measurable and reliable results of student surveys has always posed a challenge for university teams tasked with the provision of the quality of education. This is especially visible at faculties where education is based on the classic classroom-based model, which then transfers to clinical units, hospital wards, and specialist laboratories. The highly unpredictable pandemic situation caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus raises the bar for the evaluation of didactics. Fortunately, the continuous technological progress in the area of Artificial Intelligence makes it possible to design the implementation of tools that would improve the position of systems for the management of courses of studies. The evaluation survey for didactic classes, as one of the last output data obtained during the process, may finally become a fully recognized source of information about the conducted classes and the teachers themselves. On the other hand, it may become a tool for those surveyed to influence the quality of classes, express their opinion, present suggestions and propositions generally pertaining to changes in the process of education. New information technologies not only make it possible to improve the effectiveness of reaching the recipients, but also provide completely new, very reliable methods of acquisition of credible behaviour, used as integration data in solutions based on machine communication. Using Artificial Intelligence coupled with data may make it possible to use intelligent communication for effective management of the process of surveying – a solution that has so far been used in business, in the form of the so-called bots. As a result, this would lead to an ongoing, fully quantitative and qualitative, assessment of classes.
The Comparison of Three Assessment Scales in a Neonatal Unit in Poland
Authors: Tabaczyńska Aleksandra , Malak Roksana , Fechner Brittany , Mojs Ewa , Samborski Włodzimierz , Baum Ewa
Published: January 2022

The aim of this study was to analyse the relationship between the following three assessments: the Neonatal Behavioral Assessment Scale (NBAS), the Alberta Infant Motor Scale (AIMS), and the General Movement Assessment (GMA). 29 patients from the neonatal unit of the Gynecology and Obstetrics Clinical Hospital were examined. The study was conducted between feedings by a person properly trained in the use of the NBAS, the AIMS, and the GMA. The average postmenstrual age of the examined newborns was 35.6 weeks. The average week of gestation was the 29th, the average birth weight was 1469 g, and the Median Apgar score in the fifth minute of life was 7. A relationship was found between the AIMS and the NBAS. It was concluded that the Neonatal Behavioral Assessment Scale and the Alberta Infant Motor Scale may be used to determine the motor development of preterm infants. Moreover, it is advisable to use more than one assessment method in order to adjust the intervention.
“Mathematics is the Logic of the Infinite”: Zermelo’s Project of Infinitary Logic
Authors: Pogonowski Jerzy
Published: January 2022

In this paper I discuss Ernst Zermelo’s ideas concerning the possibility of developing a system of infinitary logic that, in his opinion, should be suitable for mathematical inferences. The presentation of Zermelo’s ideas is accompanied with some remarks concerning the development of infinitary logic. I also stress the fact that the second axiomatization of set theory provided by Zermelo in 1930 involved the use of extremal axioms of a very specific sort.1
Students’ perception toward English subject and their learning outcome
Authors: Hafrizal Hafrizal , Kasim Usman , Samad Iskandar Abdul
Published: January 2022

This research aims to find out students' perception of the English subject and provides an overview of the students learning outcome at SMA Negeri 1 Jangka Buya, Pidie Jaya. The instruments used in this research are questionnaires, interview guides, and documentation. Students' perceptions are classified into three categories: education, economy, and social interaction, and one group of negative question models support the other three. The student's perception of English is dominant in education. Generally, the students of SMAN 1 Jangka Buya come from dayah (Islamic school). They believe that mastering English can help them promote Islamic teachings more effectively. The negative question is the second dominant result; most students admit that language is a medium to build up connection and communication verbally or through written text. Meanwhile, in the economy category, students believe that we can increase income with English language skills. It is also shown that students who have good grades in English also have a high perception of certain categories. In comparison, students who have low perception get low learning outcomes on the English subject. So that, the students' perception and background must be hardly noticed by the teacher in planning a good teaching and learning process.
Stylistics analysis of the short story “My Old Man” by Ernest Hemingway
Authors: Hardiyanti Siti Ayu
Published: January 2022

This study aims to explore the language style of Ernest Hemingway’s short story “The Old Man”. This research describes the stylistic used in the short story. Ernest Hemingway is one of the famous writers of prose and short story. Many people recognize his special works for short stories because Ernest Hemingway has a characteristic that makes him one of the best short story writers in Europe from a young age. My Old Man is the first work known for the lot use of stylistic styles that distinguish this story from Hemingway’s other works. The researcher limits the stylistic only to explore linguistics such as pragmatics and semantics. In addition, the researcher explains the features of stylistic devices which are on simile, poetry, and calque. This study combines 2 methods of analysis, namely textual and stylistic analysis. The results illustrated how Hemingway used stylistic to describe a child as the narrator, where he told in detail the dark experiences of his father in the world of horse racing in a coherent manner. Hemingway combined his imagination with processing language styles in the story.
Using code-switching as the teaching strategy in classroom for low English proficiency learners
Authors: Herawati Herawati , Sarah Fitriani Siti
Published: January 2022

This qualitative study is aimed to find the function of teachers’ code-switching (CS) to support low proficiency learners in learning English and to determine the benefits of CS practiced by the teachers in the EFL learning. The data of this study were obtained from two English teachers at Junior Islamic Boarding School of Darul Ihsan, Aceh Besar. The observation sheet and questionnaire were used to collect the data. Two English classes were observed in two sessions respectively. All of the conversation in the classroom was recorded and the code-switching parts were then transcribed and analyzed. The results showed that the teachers used CS for clarification, explaining difficult grammatical terms, building connections between teacher and students, quoting specific terms that is not available in English, adding specification, repeating message which previously said in English, explaining message qualification, and emphasizing a particular issue. The results of the questionnaires showed several benefits of implementing CS for students, such as enjoying communication during learning activities, feeling satisfied and comfortable in the learning situation, feeling less tense and rigid, focusing more on the lesson, improving their ability to understand new words, and helping them understand difficult concepts and grammar in English.
Entrepreneurial orientation and emotional bias in MSMEs’ financing and performance
Authors: Rita Maria Rio , Kristanto Ari Budi , Nugrahanti Yeterina Widi , Utomo Mohamad Nur
Published: January 2022

There have been numerous studies investigating the dynamics of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) development. However, this research topic still offers several interesting research gaps to be explored. Accordingly, the purpose of this research is to test the effects of entrepreneurial orientation and asymmetric information that affect MSME entrepreneurs’ emotional biases, as well as the relationships between these variables and MSME’s financing and performance. Our research objects are MSMEs located in four urban villages in Salatiga City, Central Java that engage in various business sectors, such as the food and beverage, the service industry, the groceryw, and the horticulture sector. We analyze the research data with the Partial Least Square (PLS) software. The research results reveal that entrepreneurial orientation and asymmetric information positively influence  MSME entrepreneurs’ emotional bias. Meanwhile, emotional bias has a significantly positive influence on financing. Finally, we also find that financing positively affects MSMEs’ performance. In sum, our study demonstrates the importance of the behavioral aspect (emotional bias) in explaining MSMEs’ performance through its indirect impact through financing.
Hofstede’s cultural dimensions in the gravity model using mixed-effect model
Authors: Fevriera Sotya , Marettania Nadia , Siwi Virgiana Nugransih
Published: January 2022

According to the gravity model, the closer the distance between two countries, the trade activity between those countries will be greater. This research aims to know whether the gravity model works on Indonesian export value in 2002-2019. Besides the distance, this research also study the effects of population, per capita PPP GDP and Hofstede cultural dimensions. The research was done using a mixed-effect model. The results of this study show that together, population, per capita PPP GDP, distance and Hofstede cultural dimensions have significant effects on Indonesian export value. The gravity model is proven in this study because distance has a negative effect on export value. Individually, population, per capita PPP GDP and long-term orientation index have a positive significant effect while masculinity index has a negative significant effect on export value. Indonesian export values tend to be elastic toward per capita PPP GDP, population and the distance. This research also found that the effect of per capita PPP GDP has a random effect or its effect is difference among Indonesia’s main trade partners.
Delayed systemic urticarial reactions following mRNA COVID-19 vaccination
Authors: Pitlick Mitchell M. , Joshi Avni Y. , Gonzalez-Estrada Alexei , Chiarella Sergio E.
Published: January 2022

Background:As the vaccination campaign in response to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic continues, concerns with regard to adverse reactions to the vaccine remain. Although immediate hypersensitivity reactions have received much attention, delayed systemic urticarial reactions after vaccination can occur.Objective:To describe the clinical presentation, vaccine excipient skin testing results, and outcomes of subsequent COVID-19 vaccination in patients who experienced delayed systemic urticarial reactions after messenger RNA (mRNA) COVID-19 vaccination.Methods:This was a retrospective case series of 12 patients referred to the Mayo Clinics in Rochester, Minnesota, and Jacksonville, Florida, between January 19, 2021, and April 30, 2021, for evaluation of delayed systemic urticarial reactions after mRNA COVID-19 vaccination. Demographics, medical and allergic history, reaction details, vaccine excipient skin testing results (when performed), and the outcome after subsequent vaccination were collected for each patient.Results:The mean age of the patients was 52 years, all were white, and 9 (75%) were women. Half of the patients had a history of drug allergy, and one had a history of chronic spontaneous urticaria. Seven patients reacted to the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine and five reacted to the Moderna vaccine. Seven patients developed symptoms between 8 and 24 hours after vaccination. Nine patients required antihistamines for treatment. The median time to symptom resolution was 4 days. Nine patients underwent allergist-directed COVID-19 vaccine excipient skin testing, all of which were negative. Ten patients chose to receive their next mRNA COVID-19 vaccine dose, and four patients experienced recurrent delayed urticaria.Conclusion:Delayed systemic urticarial reactions after mRNA COVID-19 vaccination were not life-threatening, could be treated with antihistamines, and were not predicted with vaccine excipient skin testing. They were not a contraindication to subsequent vaccination, although patients should be counseled with regard to the possibility of recurrence.
Comparing COVID-19 Control Model Between Iraq and Iran
Authors: Kakashekh Hardawan , Ahmad Araz , Kar Sujita , Feizi Omar , Arafat S. M. Yasir
Published: January 2022

The coronavirus pandemic has reached almost every country in the world. The pandemic and its response have had several short-term as well as long term impacts on human health, society, economy, and environment. For instance, the severe lockdowns imposed in certain countries have caused a widespread economic and humanitarian crisis. Therefore, it is crucial to draw important lessons from this pandemic to amplify our future preparedness and response capacities to similar situations. In this paper, the response strategies utilized by Iraq and Iran is analyzed with comparison of the impacts and outcomes of each strategy used for controlling the spread of the COVID-19 virus. The results show that travel ban, restrictive containment, and supports from the international community in controlling the spread of the virus had a more positive impact in Iraq compared to Iran.
Relationship Between Cognitive Functions and Online Game Addiction
Authors: Yadav Nikita
Published: January 2022

The present study was aimed to examine the cognitive functions among adolescents with online game addiction behaviour. For the present study 60 adolescents who play online games were been studied living in Delhi-Ncr region following cross-sectional research design. The instruments used encompassed of a demographic data sheet, Game addiction scale, Stroop color word test, Trail making test, Eysenck’s series of digit span test and n-beck test. The obtained data was been analysed by using SPSS to see the relationship between cognitive functions and game addiction with Pearson-r, frequency distribution and correlation. The findings indicated that gamers who remained preoccupied with playing had difficulty in color naming and indicates withdrawal feature that interfere in their retrieval. And also indicates that online gamers who experienced conflict due to online gaming had significantly deficit in attention and concentration.
Diagnostic pitfalls in effusion fluid cytology
Authors: Shidham Vinod B
Published: January 2022

Effusion fluid cytology has propensity for both false positives (in up to 0.5%) and false negatives (in up to 30%) results. Methodical approach from collection step to final interpretation stage could prevent both false positives and false negatives, if the interpreter is familiar with various factors responsible for diagnostic pitfalls in effusion fluid cytology. For this discussion, these factors are categorized as mentioned below:

Surface tension-related alterations in cytomorphology

Improper specimen processing

Many faces of reactive mesothelial cells, overlapping with those of cancer cells

Proliferation-related features

Degenerative changes, such as nuclear hyperchromasia and cytoplasmic vacuolation

Unexpected patterns and unusual entities.
Surgical strategy for tuberculous brain abscess with dural infiltration: A case report
Authors: Hoshimaru Takumi , Yagi Ryokichi , Kawabata Shinji , Wanibuchi Masahiko
Published: January 2022

Background:

Tuberculosis is one of the top 10 leading causes of death worldwide. Although tuberculous central complications account for 1% of all tuberculosis patients, there are many cases of medical resistance; and early surgical treatment is required for brain abscess. Reports on tuberculous brain abscesses with dural infiltration are rare, and there are no reports on surgical treatment methods.

Case Description:

An 81-year-old man was presented with the right arm paresis. His recent medical history included a 6-month course of immunosuppressants, and steroids prescribed for ulcerative colitis, and four antituberculosis drugs had been started 2 months before for relapse of pulmonary tuberculosis at an early age. Head T1-weighted magnetic resonance imaging with administration of gadolinium showed two ring-enhanced lesions in the left precentral gyrus and continuous with the dura mater. Surgery was performed and he was pathologically diagnosed with a tuberculous brain abscess. Since the pathological diagnosis revealed dura mater invasion, we removed the dura mater and reconstructed by periosteum. After the surgery, the symptoms gradually improved, and the abscess and edema improved when viewed on the image. Despite the administration of steroids for ulcerative colitis without antituberculosis drugs, no recurrence was observed for 1 year. Recurrence of tuberculous brain abscess is a major problem in immunosuppressed patients, but it is considered that the relapse could be prevented by removing the dural infiltration.

Conclusion:

In cases of tuberculous brain abscess with dural infiltration, it is considered that the recurrence can be prevented even in an immunosuppressed state by removing the dura.
Transtentorial spread of glioblastoma multiforme to cerebellopontine angle – A rare case report
Authors: Caramanti Ricardo Lourenço , Aprígio Raysa Moreira , Tognola Waldir Antônio , Laurenti Matheus Rodrigo , Rocha Carlos Eduardo , Góes Mário José
Published: January 2022

Background:

Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is the most common central nervous system malignant tumor in adults with 48.3% of cases. Despite it, the presence of transtentorial spread is uncommon, with few patients reported in the literature. In this study, the authors report a case of GBM transtentorial spread to cerebellopontine angle after resection and adjuvant treatment.

Case Description:

A 55-year-old male patient with GBM, previously submitted to surgical resection and adjuvant treatment with radiotherapy and quemotherapy. Fourteen months after the first surgery, he developed headaches associated with dysphagia and dysphonia. Magnetic resonance imaging showed a recurrence of the left parietal lesion and a new mass in the right cerebellopontine angle. The patient underwent successful surgical resection of both lesions. Chemotherapy was maintained after the surgery.

Conclusion:

To the best of our knowledge, there are few cases of GBM metastasis to the cerebellopontine angle reported in the literature. Surgical management should be considered in cases of intracranial hypertension and patients with good performance status.
Growth kinetics and phenotypic markers expression in human dermal stem cells
Authors: Swamy Vinutha Eshwara , Shetty Nikhil , Shetty Jayaprakasha , Shetty Veena , Noronha Tonita , Basavarajappa Mohana Kumar
Published: January 2022

Human dermal stem cells (DSCs) have generated significant interest in the field of regenerative medicine due to their prospects of autologous transplantation. The present study evaluated the growth kinetics and phenotypic markers expression in human DSCs. The primary cultures of DSCs (n=3) were established by explant culture and characterization of the cells was carried out by assessing morphology, viability, proliferation rate, population doubling time (PDT), cell cycle status and the expression of cell surface markers such as CD29, CD73, CD90 and CD166. The cells released from tissue explants showed spindleshaped fibroblast morphology with the mean percentage viability varying between 93.43% and 100% from passages 1 to 4. DSCs displayed a strong and steady proliferative potential with an average PDT of 42.55 hrs. Cell cycle profile of DSCs demonstrated the majority of cells (59.80% to 76.29%) at G0/G1 phase. Further, the phenotypic profile of markers confirmed the stromal origin of DSCs by exhibiting positivity for CD29, CD73, CD90 and CD166. In conclusion, the growth kinetics and expression of phenotypic markers are consistent with the notion that skin dermis contains a population of stem cells and can serve as a potential autologous source for therapeutic applications.
Assessment of free-radical scavenging and anti-bacterial potential of Thymol conjugated with Gum Acacia-Chitosan copolymeric nanoformulation
Authors: Sheorain Jyoti , Grewal Sapna , Thakur Rajesh , Kumari Santosh
Published: January 2022

This study details with thymol loaded on anionic copolymeric (Gum Acacia-Chitosan) nanoformulation prepared using ionic gelation to further enhance its therapeutic effectiveness. Optimized nanoparticles of 10:1 ratio (Gum Acacia:Chitosan) having entrapmentefficiency of 97% and mean hydrodynamic diameter of 172 nm (obtained using DLS) were characterized and in vitro examined for drug release effect, antioxidant potential and antibacterial activity. Zeta potential reading (-31.4 mV) confirmed optimized nanoformulation as stable and Electron-microscopy affirmed spherical morphology. FTIR analysis revealed entrapment as well as chemical-conjugation of thymol in polymer matrices. Thymol availability lasting more than 24 hours was verified in vitro by drug release experiments. Synthesized nanoformulation demonstrated superior antioxidant and antibacterial activity which may be attributable to its anionic charge, slow sustained release and synergistic effect provided by copolymers. Hence this investigation suggests control-release strategy using these copolymers for further utilization of thymol as natural therapeutic molecule by overcoming its solubility, stability and oxidation problems.
Design and Development of Hybrid Converter for Marine Applications
Authors: Sasilatha T. , Lakshmi D. , Rajasree R. , Vaijayanthimala J.K. , Siva P.
Published: January 2022

Recently, there has been an increase in the growth and advancement of electric propulsion in marine electrical drives. A maximum amount of energy is utilized by ships for propulsion drives. To be aware of it and develop an optimized structure to improve the effectiveness of the propulsion system with power consumption is necessary. The proposed paper aims to develop a model and perform functional analysis as per the above understanding and requirements. The factors considered include greenhouse gas emissions, CO2 emissions, environmental aspects, and the availability of non-renewable resources, which leads to the introduction of renewable energy as a replacement method of power generation. For this work, two different renewable sources, such as solar and wind energy, were chosen. The combination of these two resources can manipulate the voltage and satisfy the load in a desirable way. For voltage improvement, a high gain converter with a minimal number of active and passive components is selected. This system adopts a storage system to meet the needs in the future. The inverter switches are controlled by the recommended control algorithm, which can balance and provide adequate power towards the drive by a feedback control loop. The speed of propulsion in the drive is adjusted by the induction motor coupled with the propeller. The analytical study of the proposed system is carried out in MATLAB software. The simulation study revealed the effectiveness of this modern optimization technique.
Measurements of Organizational Excellence – Development of Holistic Excellence Practices for Free Zones in Dubai
Authors: Aldarmaki Sharifa , Kamarul Bahari Yaakub
Published: January 2022

The implementation of excellence in organizations is often subjected to different evaluation when completed since organizations may decide to use different excellence model. The problem of uneven evaluation for all sectors have motivated this paper which aims to review measurements of organizational excellence in order to determine a holistic excellence practice for the Free Zones in Dubai and potentially in the UAE. In this context, organizational excellence is reviewed as a concept with different dimensions that are important for high performing organizations. A total of 50 published articles from 2014 to 2020 in journals have been collected listed on the SCOPUS database and google scholar. It aims to address the gaps regarding organizational excellence in Free Zones and to determine areas of future research that may enhance organizational excellence in Free Zones in Dubai. The study adopted the systematic literature review approach to identify articles relating to organizational excellence. The findings indicate that certain dimensions of organizational excellence such as leadership, people or staff, processes and policy, and resources may help an organization to achieve excellence. The implication of this finding is that these four dimensions may be further investigated in Dubai Free Zones to determine the status of excellence, and the impact of organizational excellence in Free Zones in Dubai may be assessed against other organizational factors.
Instructional Design in the Face of COVID-19: Learned Lessons and Pending Tasks
Authors: Vieyra Gerardo Quiroz , González Luis Fernando Muñoz
Published: January 2022

Faced with confinement due to COVID-19, educational institutions with face-to-face models had to continue their activities under conditions and with resources not used up to that moment. For this, the institutions formulated and put into operation continuity plans, which involved everything from remote education to hybrids between the latter and online education. Institutions that already had online or hybrid education programs were able to apply that experience to their face-to-face programs, allowing them to respond more quickly than those that did not. The stages of the teaching-learning process that were "adjusted" during this emergency in order to give continuity to educational activities were the last two, namely: the development of instructional material and teaching. In this work, an intervention is proposed in a previous stage of the process, that is, in the instructional design (ID), using the ASSURE model derived from the ADDIE model or approach. This intervention is based on the lessons learned during the pandemic, for the preparation or reformulation of study plans that consider information and communication technologies as a platform to enhance the effectiveness of learning, selecting them and establishing their use strategy from the stage in which the materials are designed, which may be useful considering that even if the students return to the classrooms, a virtual part will be preserved, that is, a hybrid model, in which the face-to-face-virtual ratio will be determined by the educational strategy of the institution.
Only Humanities Education Will Save Us from Extinction
Authors: Maza-Ortega Edgardo
Published: January 2022

The purpose of this article is to show how the humanities offer a solid support to understand and face social and personal decisions as well, especially looking at Chile although, we know, these situations are not only local. Also, to provide suggestions of help, in education, through the humanities, so that future citizens escape the disastrous results of the studies of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) which indicate that a large number of Chileans (53% of adults, but 84% of the country) do not understand what they read, becoming functional illiterates, moving away from the understanding of their social, cultural and historical environment. The above reinforces the idea of a country that can be had. This situation, which has occurred systematically, for different reasons, is what has led, for decades, to a situation of abuse, on the one hand, and weariness and anger in a large part of society, on the other. This is neither new nor local; on the contrary, social discontent has been occurring in different countries for at least thirty years.
Albanian Myths and Custom Law in Literature
Authors: Lamçja Dhurata
Published: January 2022

Mythology plays a very important role in the general culture of the Albanian people, and the influence of the latter is undoubtedly seen in the later literature, developed in different historical periods, while mythology is taken as an important basis for a series of canons both in a structural manner as well as with the inclusion of a number of literary figures. Albanian mythology consists of a complete and diverse catalog of cults and beliefs which together have developed into a rich treasure which from time to time has inspired later Albanian writers, from the Middle Ages to modern ones. This article serves as pamphlet which explains the Albanian mythology in bold lines, including the main constituent elements of this mythology, the impact that this mythology has had on the daily customary life of the Albanian people, as well as the inevitable impact that the latter has had on the literature of the country.
Physical Fitness on Academic Performance in Youth
Authors: Quka Najada , Selenica Rigerta
Published: January 2022

Physical fitness, as an important physical health issue, may play a key role also in brain health by affecting the academic performance of youth helping the cognitive control components to improve. Memory and cognitive skill are some of the cognitive control components that are fundamental even for academic ability. Aim: In this context, the aim of our study was to investigate and analyze the facts regarding the potential of the exercises on academic achievement improvement. Methods: In order to realize a detailed review study we used the Jab Ref as a research sector, focusing more on navigating the Medline, Google Scholar, and Inspire options that this program contains. While as the selection criteria of the collected scientific articles, we used the keywords that provided us the exact articles that stated facts about the aim of our study. Results: Authors emphasized that the development of motor skills by practicing the coordinative exercises may have a beneficial influence on the learning process improving academic performance. This comes out because of the coordinative exercise’s impact on increasing the number of neuron transmitters and the new neural connections that enable youth to have a better perception regarding motor and academic situations. In addition, the authors underline the fact that the most active youth tend to perform better academically.
The Sonority Dispersion Principle in Albanian
Authors: Xhaferaj Artan
Published: January 2022

An important pattern that is based on the sonority relationship is the Sonority Dispersion Principle (SDP) formulated by Clements (1990). This principle can serve as the basis for classifying syllable types in terms of relative complexity. The notion “dispersion in sonority” clearly defined within a demisyllable. According to this principle, the sonority slop from the onset to the syllable nucleus is maximized and from the nucleus to the coda is minimized. The purpose of this paper is to provide some data on the Albanian language by dividing the sounds within the demisyllable, by analyzing the combinations of sounds in the onset and in the coda. According to SDP, in Albanian the optimal syllable structure with 2 elements is C[stop]V, while among the optimal structures with 3 elements, the types C[stop]VC[glide], C[stop]C[liquid]V, C[stop]C[nasal]V and C[fricative]C[liquid]V predominate. The analyzed data are important and serve to deeply recognize the characteristics of phonological system of Albanian and can also serve for its approach to typological level.
The Rise of Lung Ultrasound in the Era of COVID-19
Authors: Motwani Shailendra Kumar , Saunders Helen
Published: January 2022

The current global pandemic caused by the novel coronavirus severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-COV-2) presents a huge challenge for physicians. Rapid diagnosis, triage and clinical management of these patients is a challenge for physicians but may be aided using lung ultrasound. Lung ultrasound has been in use for over 10 years mainly by critical care practitioners and emergency physicians with variable uptake, but it has gained popularity during the Coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic as a diagnostic tool and can be easily learned compared to the other ultrasound techniques. Image interpretation is based on identifying artefacts generated by the pleural surface. This technique is non-invasive and can be performed rapidly at the patient’s bedside. It has higher accuracy in diagnosis than auscultation and Chest X-ray (CXR) combined. In this article the authors describe the interpretation of lung ultrasound images, particularly in patients with COVID-19 and discuss indications for this technique. Physicians are recommended to gain familiarity with this technique and use of online resources for guidance. Keywords: COVID-19, Lung, SARS-COV-2, Ultrasonography, Triage.
Performance Evaluation of Textile Effluent Treatment Plant: Bangladesh Perspective
Authors: Hasan Md. Najmul , Islam Samsul , Abedin Mohammad Zoynal
Published: January 2022

The present study was undertaken to evaluate the performance efficiency of an Effluent Treatment Plant (ETP) of a Textile industry located at Tongi, Bangladesh with biological treatment (BT) and Membrane Bio-Reactor (MBR) with an average inflow of 300 m3/hr. The effluent samples were collected from the inlet and outlet of the ETP on a weekly basis for a 4 weeks’ period and were analysed for key parameters such as colour, temperature, total suspended solids (TSS), Total Dissolved Solids (TDS), pH, Dissolved Oxygen (DO), Biological Oxygen Demand (BOD), and Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD). In this study, it was observed that the colour of the effluent in the inlet was dark blue and after multiple unit treatments of the colour’s final outlet the discharge, water colour was very light purple. The temperature was varied from 32.2⁰C to 34.33⁰C. The TDS was varied from 1252.5 mg/l to 1087.5 mg/l and the percentage removal efficiency of TDS was varied from 21.47% to 42.7%. The TSS was varied from 4 mg/l to 4.5 mg/l and the percentage removal efficiency of TSS was varied from 98.48% to 98.21%. The pH value was varied from 6.48 to 7.63. The DO value in the inlet was varied from 6.47 mg/l to 6.775 mg/l. The BOD was recorded from 12.75 mg/l to 17.75 mg/l and the percentage removal efficiency of BOD was varied from 89.92% to 87.24%. The COD was varied from 33.75 mg/l to 34.25 mg/l and the percentage removal efficiency of COD was varied from 91.11% to 90.5%. It is conjectured that the values of the measured parameters are seen to be within the permissible limit as per the standard of the Department of Environment (DoE) of Bangladesh.
Śladami pierwszych misjonarzy protestanckich w Himalajach
Authors: Beszterda Rafał
Published: January 2022

The Moravian Brethren formed a very particular community within the Protestant Church. Above all, they had a distinct understanding of the Christian ministry and, consequently, their group had a disctinct missionary character. They were the first to undertake Protestant missions among peoples living far from the centers of civilization and administrative power. This paper describes the author’s encounter with the Himala- yan cultures and traces of Moravian missionaries’ work in the area, discerned over many years of research focusing on the past European activity, its contexts and the durability of cultural solutions it promoted.
University transformation towards a learning experience facing the world of work and industry
Authors: Sonalitha Elta , Setyawati Dyah , Haryanto Sugeng
Published: January 2022

The beginning of this major change was the existence of a very large gap between the output of university graduates and the need for experts in the business and industrial world so that various forms of MBKM activities were projected to provide real contextual experiences that could increase competence, prepare well to enter the world of work and industry, and create new jobs. One of the MBKM programs with the greatest possibility according to competency linearity is the Certified Independent Study and Internship Program (MSIB), where students go directly to the world of work and learn according to their competencies based on experience in the field or project-based learning. The methodology of this research is descriptive qualitative, with the entire population of the University of Merdeka Malang academic community, MSIB participants, and stakeholders in the MSIB Program. Data were obtained through questionnaires, interviews, and Forum Group Discussion. Some of the measurable results include the impact of the implementation of the MSIB program having a good perception at Merdeka University Malang, students have high motivation and interest in implementing the MSIB program, the MSIB program has a direct influence as evidenced by the assessments given by lecturers and students' perspectives on themselves. The results obtained from the implementation of the MSIB Program provide real contextual experiences that can increase competence, prepare well to enter the world of work and industry, as well as the ability create new jobs.
INFORMATION PROTECTION MODEL BASED ON INFORMATION SECURITY RISK ASSESSMENT FOR SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED BUSINESS
Authors: Shevchenko Svitlana , Zhdanovа Yuliia , Kravchuk Kateryna
Published: January 2022

This study focuses on the protection of information resources on the basis of risk-oriented approach for small and medium-sized businesses with an emphasis on risk assessment of information security (IS). The analysis of scientific sources allowed to characterize the essence of the risk-oriented approach and to formulate the main provisions for creating a model of information protection based on this technology. The content line of the model focuses on conducting qualitative and quantitative IS risk assessment, namely, SWOT-analysis, statistical method, expert assessment method and Monte Carlo method. The step-by-step procedure of carrying out the stages of analysis and implementation of these methods for IS risk assessment is described. In order to obtain a comprehensive map of IS risks at the initial stage, it is proposed to conduct a SWOT analysis, in particular to identify business weaknesses and external and internal threats. Use a statistical method to quantify IS risk if there are sufficient analytical reports. Otherwise, implement the method of expert assessments. The final step is to generate a script using the Monte Carlo method. To effectively describe the context of each information resource, use the technology of forming multiple pairs "threat - vulnerability".

The relevance and possibilities of using this model as a methodology of information for small and medium businesses are substantiated.
Pemetaan Komunikasi Walikota Kediri Melalui Instagram Terkait Dukungan Pemerintah Terhadap UMKM (Periode 20 Agustus 2019 – 20 November 2020)
Authors: Anggadwita Grisna , Alfisyahrina Nikita Aida , Ghina Astri
Published: January 2022

Instagram menjadi salah satu media sosial yang sering digunakan oleh kepala daerah untuk berkomunikasi dengan masyarakat khususnya selama pandemi Covid-19 yang membatasi aktivitas manusia dan memberikan dampak pada banyak sektor, salah satunya sektor UMKM yang memiliki peran sebagai penopang perekonomian negara. Melalui Instagram khususnya, kepala daerah menyampaikan area dukungan pemerintah terhadap UMKM. Tujuan dari penelitian ini yaitu untuk mengetahui pemetaan penggunaan media sosial Instagram oleh Walikota Kediri dengan mendefinisikan area prioritas dukungan pemerintah terhadap UMKM dan memetakan respon masyarakat terhadap dukungan pemerintah yang dikomunikasikan oleh Abu Bakar selaku Walikota Kediri. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode campuran dengan pendekatan text mining dan data yang digunakan adalah data caption dan dataset komentar dari akun Instagram Abu Bakar periode 20 Agustus 2019 – 20 November 2020 sebanyak 17 caption dan 203 komentar. Hasil dari penelitian menunjukkan 4 dari total 5 area dukungan pemerintah mendapatkan respon positif dengan area dukungan fasilitas yang mendapatkan skala prioritas paling tinggi dan area dukungan modal usaha mendapatkan skala prioritas paling rendah.

 

Kata Kunci: Analisis Sentimen, Instagram, Kepemimpinan, Text Mining, UMKM
‘Yeni normal’ ve dilde yenilikler
Authors: ŞENLİK Ahmet Şefik
Published: January 2022

Koronavirüs sonrasında ortaya çıkan yeni durum ve şartların kalıcılığını, birçok şeyin değişerek artık bir standarda dönüştüğünü ifade etmek üzere bir tabir ortaya atılmıştır: 'Yeni Normal'. Yakın zamanlarda birçok kelime ve tabirde olduğu gibi, bunda da İngilizceden Türkçeye bire bir kelime aktarma yoluyla bir tercüme söz konusudur. Aslı, yani İngilizcesi, malum olacağı üzere '(the) new normal’dır. Tahmin edilebileceği gibi tabirin çıkış yeri de İngiltere değil, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri'dir. 'New normal' ilkin 1966 yılında yayımlanmış bir Amerikan romanında kullanılmakla birlikte bugünkü manasından o zamanlar henüz çok uzaktır. Zamanla 11 Eylül (2001) sonrası dünyanın aldığı hali ve geçerli olan yeni şartları; bilahare 2008-2012 arasında iş dünyasında görülen bazı mali ve iktisadi durumları izah etmek üzere de kullanılmıştır. New normal, 2020'den itibaren, ilk defa insan sağlığını/hayatını tehdit eden viral bir salgın münasebetiyle, Koronavirüs musibeti süresince mevcut olan -ve sonrasında uzun bir müddet devam edeceği tahmin edilen- durumu/şartları ifade için kullanılmaya başladı. Bu yazıya konu olan, işte bu bağlamda kullanılan 'yeni normal'dir. 2020 sonrasında oluşan yeni dünya düzeninde Türkçede sıkça duyulan tek tabir 'yeni normal' değildir. 'Yeni normal'in getirdiği şartlar çerçevesinde dilde de birtakım yenilikler ortaya çıkmıştır. Daha çok biyoloji ve tıp ıstılahı olarak bilinen, Batı menşeli birçok tabir artık gündelik dile girerek yaygınlaşmıştır. Bunların yanı sıra çok az da olsa Türkçe imkânlarla türetilmiş kelime de 'yeni normal'in mahsulü olarak karşımıza çıkmaktadır. Bu makalede dilde görülen bu yeniliklere filolojik bir bakışla temas edilecektir.
Inteligencia emocional:
Authors: Olvera- Juanico Jaqueline , Ángeles- Arteaga Zoe Scarlett
Published: January 2022

Se describe el efecto de las ideas tradicionales sobre la masculinidad en la inteligencia emocional y en las relaciones de pares de hombres universitarios. Se realizó un estudio no experimental, descriptivo y transversal con metodología mixta, con siete varones heterosexuales de entre 18 y 25 años. Las técnicas de recopilación de datos fueron la Trait Meta Mode Scale y una entrevista semiestructurada que constó de 16 reactivos. Se identificó la presencia de ideas tradicionales sobre ser hombre y limitaciones en la expresión emocional hacia sus pares, otros varones, en relaciones familiares, sociales y hacia sí mismos; además, se identificó una relación con conductas de riesgo y otros costos de prácticas asociadas a la limitación de expresión de emociones.