bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
The Old Frisian Five Keys of Wisdom and its Background
Authors: Cataldi C.
Published: July 2022

The literary motif of the ‘Keys of Wisdom’ developed in the Early Middle Ages around the enumeration of precepts for ‘unlocking’ true knowledge. This motif is found in many medieval didactic and grammatical works, both in prose and poetry. It also forms the basis of an Old Frisian text, known as Five Keys of Wisdom. The Old Frisian text mentions the definition of the five ‘Keys of Wisdom’ in Latin, each followed by a comment in the vernacular, with an exposition befitting the legal context of the manuscripts in which it occurs. In this study, I argue that the Latin elements of this text descend from a list of five ‘Keys of Wisdom’ that was widely attested to in the Middle Ages.
Associations between Prenatal Factors and Self-Reported Emotional Availability at 3- and 6-Months Postpartum
Authors:   Faculty of Health, Southern Cross University, Bilinga, Australia, Caldwell Julia ,   School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia, Meredith Pamela ,   School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia,   Occupational Therapy, School of Health and Behavioural Sciences, Sunshine Coast University, Sippy Downs, Queensland, Australia, Whittingham Koa ,   Queensland Cerebral Palsy and Rehabilitation Research Centre, UQ Child Health Research Centre, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia, Ziviani Jenny ,   School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
Published: July 2022

Positive perceptions of pregnancy are associated with better postpartum outcomes, including stronger relationship with baby. Although better self-reported emotional availability (EA-SR) is associated with greater attachment security with infants, research has not yet explored the relationship between prenatal maternal factors and EA-SR. The aim of the study was to explore the associations between prenatal variables (adult attachment, shame, compassion) and EA-SR at 3- and 6-months postpartum. A cross-sectional survey design based on a convenience sample of pregnant Australian women completed the survey at three time points: pregnancy (3rd trimester, n = 133), and again at 3- (n = 65) and 6-months (n = 40) postpartum. Five, 5-step, hierarchical multiple regressions revealed the model (mean maternal age/prenatal attachment/shame/compassion/psychological adjustment) significantly explained 62% in self-reported maternal hostility, 53% in self-reported child involvement, and 52% in self-reported mutual attunement, at 6-months postpartum. Higher levels of prenatal internal shame were related to less self-reported child involvement (p = 0.04), and more self-reported maternal hostility (p = 0.03), at 3-months postpartum. More prenatal giving compassion was associated with better self-reported affect quality at 3- (p = 0.01) and 6-months postpartum (p = 0.01), and less self-reported hostility (p = 0.02) at 6-months postpartum. Greater understanding of the relationship between prenatal factors and EA-SR may help enhance prenatal care pathways to support women and families at risk of adverse postpartum outcomes.
Willingness to Use Internet-Based Versus Bibliotherapy Interventions in a Representative US Sample: Cross-sectional Survey Study
Authors: De Jesús-Romero Robinson , Wasil Akash , Lorenzo-Luaces Lorenzo
Published: July 2022

Background

Self-help interventions have the potential to increase access to evidence-based mental health care. Self-help can be delivered via different formats, including print media or digital mental health interventions (DMHIs). However, we do not know which delivery format is more likely to result in higher engagement.

Objective

The aims of this study were to identify if there is a preference for engaging in print media versus DMHIs and whether there are individual differences in relative preferences.

Methods

Participants were 423 adults between the ages of 18 and 82 years (201/423, 47.5% female) recruited on Prolific as a nationally representative sample of the US population, including non-Hispanic White (293/423, 69.2%), non-Hispanic Black (52/423, 12%), Asian (31/423, 7%), Hispanic (25/423, 6%), and other individuals (22/423, 5%). We provided individuals with psychoeducation in different self-help formats and measured their willingness to use print media versus DMHIs. We also assessed participants’ demographics, personality, and perception of each format’s availability and helpfulness and used these to predict individual differences in the relative preferences.

Results

Participants reported being more willing to engage with print media than with DMHIs (B=0.41, SE 0.08; t422=4.91; P<.001; d=0.24, 95% CI 0.05-0.43). This preference appeared to be influenced by education level (B=0.22, SE 0.09; t413=2.41; P=.02; d=0.13, 95% CI –0.06 to 0.32), perceived helpfulness (B=0.78, SE 0.06; t411=13.66; P<.001; d=0.46, 95% CI 0.27-0.66), and perceived availability (B=0.20, SE 0.58; t411=3.25; P=.001; d=0.12, 95% CI 0.07-0.30) of the self-help format.

Conclusions

This study suggests an overall preference for print media over DMHIs. Future work should investigate whether receiving mental health treatment via participants’ preferred delivery format can lead to higher engagement.
An Urban Population Health Observatory for Disease Causal Pathway Analysis and Decision Support: Underlying Explainable Artificial Intelligence Model (Preprint)
Authors: Brakefield Whitney S , Ammar Nariman , Shaban-Nejad Arash
Published: July 2022

BACKGROUND

Many researchers have aimed to develop chronic health surveillance systems to assist in public health decision-making. Several digital health solutions created lack the ability to explain their decisions and actions to human users.

OBJECTIVE

This study sought to (1) expand our existing Urban Population Health Observatory (UPHO) system by incorporating a semantics layer; (2) cohesively employ machine learning and semantic/logical inference to provide measurable evidence and detect pathways leading to undesirable health outcomes; (3) provide clinical use case scenarios and design case studies to identify socioenvironmental determinants of health associated with the prevalence of obesity, and (4) design a dashboard that demonstrates the use of UPHO in the context of obesity surveillance using the provided scenarios.

METHODS

The system design includes a knowledge graph generation component that provides contextual knowledge from relevant domains of interest. This system leverages semantics using concepts, properties, and axioms from existing ontologies. In addition, we used the publicly available US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 500 Cities data set to perform multivariate analysis. A cohesive approach that employs machine learning and semantic/logical inference reveals pathways leading to diseases.

RESULTS

In this study, we present 2 clinical case scenarios and a proof-of-concept prototype design of a dashboard that provides warnings, recommendations, and explanations and demonstrates the use of UPHO in the context of obesity surveillance, treatment, and prevention. While exploring the case scenarios using a support vector regression machine learning model, we found that poverty, lack of physical activity, education, and unemployment were the most important predictive variables that contribute to obesity in Memphis, TN.

CONCLUSIONS

The application of UPHO could help reduce health disparities and improve urban population health. The expanded UPHO feature incorporates an additional level of interpretable knowledge to enhance physicians, researchers, and health officials' informed decision-making at both patient and community levels.

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Health Systems Resilience in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: A perspective on the recent lessons learned (Preprint)
Authors: Amiri Mirwais , Al Nsour Mohannad , Alonso-Garbayo Alvaro , Al Serouri Abdulwahed , Maiteh Adna , Badr Elsheikh
Published: July 2022

BACKGROUND

Public health has a pivotal role in strengthening resilience at individual, community and system levels and building healthy communities. During crises, resilient health systems can effectively adapt in response to evolving situations and reduce vulnerability across and beyond the systems.

OBJECTIVE

To provide expert viewpoint/perspective on the recent lessons learned on the Health Systems Resilience in the Eastern Mediterranean Region

METHODS

Discussion Areas: In a moderated discussion, experts provided their viewpoints on the matter by providing an introduction to health systems resilience, national public health institutes and their role in health systems resilience, the contribution of the health workforce to health system’s resilience with some empirical and personal experiential examples, building resilient health systems and the role of the Field Epidemiology Training Program (FETPs), with an example from Yemen FETP experience, and an overall reflection on the matter and lessons learned.

RESULTS

Continuous support is needed for FETP graduates to work toward strengthening surveillance systems and investigating outbreaks and to participate in regional and global efforts in response to COVID-19.

CONCLUSIONS

Lessons learned from the current situation in the Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR) and the response to strengthen both pandemic preparedness and health systems, as well as the importance of investing in the essential public health functions (EPHFs), including those required for all-hazards emergency risk management, and institutionalized mechanisms for whole-of-society engagement, as well as strengthening the primary health care (PHC) approach for health security and universal health coverage (UHC), and promoting enabling environments for research, innovation, and learning.
Predicting risky sexual behavior among college students through machine learning approaches: Analysis of individual data from 1264 universities in 31 provinces in China (Preprint)
Authors: Li Xuan , Zhang Hanxiyue , Zhao Shuangyu , Tang Kun
Published: July 2022

BACKGROUND

Risky sexual behavior (RSB), as the most direct risk factor for sexually transmitted infections (STIs), is common among college students. Thus, it is important to intervene and prevent it among college students by identifying relevant risk factors and making predictions.

OBJECTIVE

We aimed to establish a predictive model for RSB among college students to facilitate timely prevention and intervention before contraction of STIs.

METHODS

We included a total of 8,290 self-reported heterosexual Chinese students with sexual intercourse experience from November 2019 to February 2020. We identified RSB among those students and attributed it to four dimensions: whether contraception was used; whether the contraceptive method was safe; whether students engaged in casual sex or sex with multiple partners; and integrated RSB, which combined the first three dimensions. For each type, we compared various machine learning (ML) models according to multiple validation indicators and chose the optimal model for both RSB prediction and risk factor identification.

RESULTS

In total, 4993 (60·2%) students had ever engaged in RSB. Among them, 3422 (41·3%) did not use contraception every time they had sexual intercourse, 3393 (40·93%) had ever used an unsafe contraceptive method, and 1069 (12·9%) had casual sex or sex with multiple partners. Through comparison, the XGBoost (XGB) and gradient boosting machine (GBM) models achieved the optimal predictive performance on integrated RSB, with an area under the receiver operator characteristic curve (AUC) reaching 0·80. Under the condition of ensuring the stability of various validation indicators, the 12 most predictive variables were finally selected by XGB, including participants’ relationship status, sexual knowledge, sexual attitude, and previous sexual experience.

CONCLUSIONS

RSB is prevalent among college students, and ML is an effective approach to predict RSB and identify corresponding risk factors.
Pelatihan Pembuatan Tas Kain bagi Kelompok Usaha Bersama Maju Bersama Sejahtera sebagai Program Community Empowerment
Authors: Aryani Dewi Isma , Tan Tan , Janty Indra
Published: July 2022

Maranatha Christian University has a vision and mission of the Three Pillars of Higher Education based on ICE values: integrity, care, excellence. Community service activities are aimed at community groups assisted by Kota Baru Parahyangan (KBP), members of the Maju Bersama Sejahtera Joint Business Group (KUBE). The method carried out through mentoring and creative experimental practices using treated fabric with ecoprint technique and sewn into the cloth bag products. Through this training hoped could create a community that is independent and able to work or be a creative entrepreneur to produce bag products that have aesthetic and even economic value. The activities carried out offline with 4 FSRD UK. Maranatha lecturers, 2 FSRD students, and 20 KUBE Maju Bersama Sejahtera participants, assisted by 6 committee members from the KBP team. The final activity result is that participants are able to produce cloth bags that have been trained by the lecturers.
An Analysis on the Heroism in The Lord of The Rings
Authors: Weichun Chen , Qi Qiu
Published: July 2022

The ring is the symbol of evil and war, and it also symbolizes greed, desire and power in The Lord of The Rings. Frodo and his companions went through many difficulties on their way to Mount Doom and accomplished their task. No matter how powerful the evil forces are in the world, they can never defeat loyalty, courage and kindness. This article focuses on heroism in four parts: the background in which heroism born, the condition under which heroism arises, tragic heroism and individualistic heroism.
Assessment of the Motor Competencies Regarding Adapted Physical Activities
Authors: Popović Miloš , Válková Hana , Đorđević Ivana , Popovic Ruzena
Published: July 2022

In the introduction, part authors give some of the histories of assessment in Adapted Physical Education (APE). There are currently 13 legally recognized disabilities. Inclusion has many meanings, but typically it is linked to the quality of life in the least restrictive environment and social competence, which is in line with the attitudes of individuals with and without disabilities. The fundamental principle of valuing diversity guides inclusion. Belonging, acceptance, and a sense of being supported are essentials of an inclusive environment. The most prevalent barriers to including students with disabilities are teacher preparation and teacher attitudes and perceived barriers to instruction consisting of equipment, programming, and time. Inclusion may impact internal and external factors, controlled and uncontrolled, and active and passive. People of all ages, types of disabilities, and experiences demonstrate individual differences in responding when facing similar situations in movement settings. An inclusive environment offers all individuals equally interesting, equally important, and similarly engaging tasks. An inclusive environment comprises the physical space and equipment, the social-emotional atmosphere, and the teaching strategies that are in use. The physical space should be barrier-free and include various equipment related to the lesson/activity. The social-emotional atmosphere should be free of stress, underlining cooperation rather than the existence of the fittest, fastest, or strongest. Teaching strategies should incorporate techniques that promote collaboration between instructor and learners, respond to different learning styles, encourage self-responsibility, provide opportunities for independent learning, and use various informal assessment tools to guide instruction.
Public speaking and personal branding skills for student organization managers at Dharma Wanita High School Surabaya
Authors: Juwito J. , Achmad Zainal Abidin , Kaestiningtyas Ira , Dewani Prahasti Ken , Wahyuningtyas Dwi , Kusuma Ramadhani Mahendra , Mas’udah Kusuma Wardhani , Sari Tria Puspa , Febrianita Roziana
Published: July 2022

Self-confidence  Not everyone has good self-confidence. Therefore, it needs to be encouraged in several ways: through public speaking combined with personal branding. The purpose of this service was to develop public speaking and personal branding skills for student organization managers at SMA Dharma Wanita Surabaya through the PIKAT scheme. The training is divided into two; offline and online. The training program is carried out by carrying out counseling on public speaking and personal branding based on theories in communication. The second activity is to train public speaking and personal branding where the participants can practice their public speaking skills. Monitoring after mentoring and training activities is still carried out. At the end of the program, there are four outputs/recommendations, training modules, activity news, and community service journals. It can be concluded that this activity encourages the development of public speaking and personal branding skills for student organization managers at SMA Dharma Wanita Surabaya.
Enhancing students’ speaking skill through a game-based learning innovation of family game show
Authors: Asih Ria Arista , Halisiana Hermiyanti Tri
Published: July 2022

Gamification and game-based learning (GBL) is the newly introduced learning strategies considered fit for English fun learning. . This study aims to investigate the implementation of teaching Speaking in Foreign Language for Specific Purposes (FLSP) at Universitas Muhammadiyah Malang. The employed research design was Classroom Action Research (CAR) with two cycles. The GBL employed was modified from the Family 100 and Trivia game show. Subjects of the study were the Psychology students 2021/2022. Data collection methods were a survey and observation checklist, and the obtained data were analyzed using Activity Theory. The data triangulation was obtained by comparing researchers’ observation notes and questionnaire responses. . Results show that students were not enthusiastic when learning about Speaking through games.  Their enthusiasm increased when the game level, rules, and topics were adjusted. The findings of this study imply that GBL enhanced students’ understanding, motivated their learning, and increased their positive behaviours
Study of the Antioxidant Effect of Ojayeonjong-hwan
Authors: Jung Yu-jin , Park Sang-eun , Hong Sang-hoon
Published: July 2022

Objective: In this study, the antioxidant activity of Ojayeonjong-hwan extracts was compared, and the following results were obtained.Methods: For hydrothermal and ethanol extracts, DPPH free radical and ABTS cationic radical erasing activity and reducing power using the FRAP method were compared, and the association between the antioxidant power of each extract and total phenol content was investigated. Significant results were obtained through in vitro apoptosis analysis through FFITC staining, mitochondrial membrane potential analysis, and ROS level measurement using C2C12 myoblastoma.Results: 1. In a comparison of DPPH free radical and ABTS cationic radical scavenging activity, water, and 70% ethanol extracts of Ojayeonjong-hwan (WEO and EEO) showed superior radical scavenging ability.
2. In the results of reducing power using the FRAP method, WEO and EEO showed antioxidant activity, which was shown to be dependent on the total phenol content contained in the extracts.
3. In comparison to the protective effect against H2O2-induced oxidative stress in C2C12 myoblasts, water extracts had no significant effect, but 70% ethanol extracts inhibited H2O2-mediated cytotoxicity in a concentration-dependent manner.
4. The cytotoxic protective effect of EEO against oxidative stress in C2C12 myoblasts was correlated with its inhibitory effects on H2O2-induced apoptosis and cell-cycle arrest.
5. In H2O2-treated C2C12 myoblasts, the apoptosis inhibitory effects of EEO were associated with the suppression of mitochondrial dysfunction and DNA damage.
6. The protective effects of EEO against H2O2-induced oxidative stress in C2C12 myoblasts were directly related to the inhibition of ROS generation.Conclusions: Ojayeonjong-hwan extracts all have protective potential against oxidative stress.
A Retrospective Analysis of the Effectiveness of Taking Gambi-tang in Overweight and Obese Adults
Authors: Park Han-song , Yoo Hee-jung , Ha Ji-su , Park Hyun-seo , Seo Ho-seok , Kim Jin-won
Published: July 2022

Objectives: To investigate the weight loss effect of Gambi-tang in obese and overweight adults.Methods: From September 1, 2016 to December 31, 2021, a retrospective chart analysis was conducted on adult men and women who were prescribed Gambi-tang to address obesity and overweight in the National Medical Center (NMC). Partial analysis by age, obesity (Body Mass Index, BMI), duration of dose, and cumulative dose was also conducted.Results: The weight and BMI of the study subjects showed a significant decrease of more than 5% on average before and after treatment. In an analysis of age, significant differences by age could not be confirmed. In the analysis by obesity level, the effect of reducing weight, body fat, and abdominal fat rates in the obese and highly obese groups was greater than in the normal and overweight groups. There was no significant difference by group in the analysis by dosage period. In the analysis by cumulative dose, the greater the cumulative dose up to 1,800 g, the greater the decrease in weight and body fat. The side effect that patients appealed to the most was misjudgment, but not to a serious extent.Conclusions: Gambi-tang has been shown to be effective in weight and body fat loss for both obese and overweight adult men and women.
A Case Report of Symptom Improvement with Recurrent Gallbladder Cancer Patients Treated with Korean Medicine-based Integrative Cancer Treatment
Authors: Ko Eun-ju , Do Sung-kuk , Park Ji-hye , Song Si-yeon , Lee Yeon-weol , Yoo Hwa-seung
Published: July 2022

Objective: The purpose of this study was to report the improvement effect of symptoms of integrative cancer treatment (ICT) on recurrent gallbladder cancer patients.Methods: A 73-year-old patient with recurrent gallbladder cancer visited the Daejeon Korean Medicine Hospital of Daejeon University East West Cancer Center (EWCC) on February 2022. After the diagnosis of gallbladder cancer, the patient underwent cholecystectomy and relapsed during follow-up. After the operation, the cancer recurred during follow-up, and after radiation treatment, she had been receiving ICT since February 2022. The clinical outcomes were measured by X-ray, computed tomography (CT), laboratory findings, including tumor markers (CEA, CA19-9), and numeric rating scales (NRS).Results: After treatment, abdominal pain was relieved from NRS 5 to 2, and abdominal circumference decreased from 74.5 to 67. During and after treatment, we found neither hepatotoxicity nor nephrotoxicity in the laboratory findings.Conclusion: This case study suggests that ICT may improve symptoms in patients with gallbladder cancer.
A Case of Jaeumganghwa-tang and Gyeongok-go Korean Medicine Treatment for Asthma Patients
Authors: Seo Haeni , Song Ho-sueb , Yang Seung-bo
Published: July 2022

Objectives: This study aimed to report the effects of Jaeumganghwa-tang (Ziyinjianghuo-tang) and Gyeongok-go on a patient with asthma.Methods: A 54-year-old female patient was treated with herbal medicine, including Jaeumganghwa-tang, Gyeongok-go, acupuncture, and moxibustion treatment. The effects of treatments were evaluated using the modified medical research council dyspnea scale (mMRC), St. George’s Respiratory Questionnaire (SGRQ), and Quality of Life Questionnaire for Adult Korean Asthmatics (QLQAKA).Results: Following treatment, the mMRC score decreased from 2 to 1, the SGRQ score decreased from 60.53 to 25.61, and the QLQAKA score increased from 44 to 72. In the SGRQ, symptom scores decreased from 70.67 to 57.49, activity scores from 36.22 to 25.96, and impact scores from 72.15 points to 15.44 points. In QLQAKA, symptom scores increased from 18 to 21, emotional scores from 7 to 13, environmental scores from 6 to 14, and activity scores from 13 to 24.Conclusion: The results suggest that Jaeumganghwa-tang and Gyeongok-go could be effective in treating patients with asthma.
TFermion: A non-Clifford gate cost assessment library of quantum phase estimation algorithms for quantum chemistry
Authors: Casares Pablo A. M. , Campos Roberto , Martin-Delgado M. A.
Published: July 2022

Quantum Phase Estimation is one of the most useful quantum computing algorithms for quantum chemistry and as such, significant effort has been devoted to designing efficient implementations. In this article, we introduce TFermion, a library designed to estimate the T-gate cost of such algorithms, for an arbitrary molecule. As examples of usage, we estimate the T-gate cost of a few simple molecules and compare the same Taylorization algorithms using Gaussian and plane-wave basis.
Theoretical and experimental modeling of deformation of a cylindrical shell made of 45 steel under complex loading
Authors: Cheremnykh Stepan V.
Published: July 2022

Thin-walled cylindrical shells are used in elements of highly loaded products of mechanical engineering and energy. Along with their frequent use in production, experimental research in laboratories is also carried out constantly. This allows to simulate the behavior of the shell when exposed to external forces. But sometimes conducting an experiment becomes little possible due to the limitation of the power of the experimental apparatus when modeling the corresponding conditions of exposure to the shell in practice, therefore, improving theoretical methods for calculating the limiting states of shells when working in the elastoplastic region is relevant. The purpose of the study is to verify the conformity of the results of the experiment conducted on a thin-walled cylindrical shell made of steel 45 (GOST 1050-2013) when exposed to the sample by stretching, compression and torsion forces with theoretical calculations based on the equations of the theory of elastic-plastic processes by A.A. Ilyushin. The equations of the defining relations of the theory of elastic-plastic processes by A.A. Ilyushin for arbitrary trajectories of complex loading and deformation of materials in the deviatory deformation space Э1-Э3 are presented. All theoretical results are checked for compliance with the experiment, the reliability of the existing theory of stability is assessed. The solution is presented in the form of graphs of the dependence of the vector and scalar properties of the material on the length of the arc of the deformation trajectory and other parameters. Numerical values are selectively presented for different loading stages.
Cognitive-Pagmatic Characteristics of Fiction Text on the Material of D.N. Mamin-Sibiryak’s Short Story “Emelya the Hunter”
Authors: Semenova Sofiya N.
Published: July 2022

The researcher attempts to give the cognitive and pragmatic characteristics of fiction text (based on D.N. Mamin-Sibiryak’s short story “Emelya the Hunter”). The aim of the work was to build the model of the cognitive type on D.N. Mamin-Sibiryak’s short story and analyze speech realizations in the text. The novelty of this article is a detailed cognitive and pragmatic study of the constituent elements, a description of the mental and linguistic structure (cogniotype) and the interpretation of the received results in the studying process of the structural and content side of the text of the short story “Emelya the Hunter”. The material for the study and analysis in this research was not only the theoretical and practical positions of the scientific works of a number of Russian linguists studying the understanding of any text of various genres of fiction works, but also the linguistic material itself: the short story of D.N. Mamin-Sibiryak “Emelya the Hunter” in Russian. To achieve the aim of the research the following tasks were solved: 1) to build the structure of the cognitive type of the short story “Emelya the Hunter”; 2) to find the terms related to various scientific disciplines; 3) to find phraseological units; 4) to systematize adjectives; 5) to give a cognitive and pragmatic description of the studied text. The author of the present article used such methods as: 1) continuous sampling of vocabulary; 2) classification; 3) quantitative calculation; 4) interpretive. D.N. Mamin-Sibiryak’s short story “Emelya the Hunter” was studied from various positions. A model of the cognitive type of D.N. Mamin-Sibiryak’s short story “Emelya the Hunter” was shown in the form of a structure with main topics and their interrelationships. As a result, scientific terms in Geography and Biology were identified and systematized; phraseological units were found and comments were given to them; adjectives were found and classified by types and systematized in the table; the quantitative and percentage ratios of adjectives were calculated and presented in the table and diagrams. The results of the study showed that phraseological units reflected the people’s value priorities in a certain metaphorical form. The relevance of the research was determined by the importance of the chosen topic and its theoretical and practical significance for the cognitive direction in scientific research.
Comparative Analysis of Communicative Values in Phraseology on the Material of the English, German and Russian Languages
Authors: Yusupova Seda M.
Published: July 2022

The article considers the semantics of English, German and Russian idioms representing communicative values, in particular: mutual understanding and conflict. The syntax and semantic properties of idioms are analyzed in the contexts of use, obtained from the British National Corpus, Corpus of Contemporary American English, Corpus of the Institute of the German Language in Mannheim, the National Russian Language Corpus, the correlation of the dictionary and actual meanings of fixed expressions, the specificity of communicative values in different cultures and ways of their conceptualization are revealed. The results of research show that communication has a certain structure, is aimed at obtaining and transmitting information, reaching consensus, building relationships, can lead to either understanding or misunderstanding and dispute. Communication has two or sometimes more sides, one and more participants of communication. Communication is also influenced by social, personal experience and values of a person. Understanding is a consent, reaching a consensus. Thus, all languages reflect such communicative values as: freedom of expression, building a dialogue, sense transmission in speech. The German language emphasizes the value of building communication, the desire to find a common language, an attempt to interact. In Russian - openness, truthfulness as important elements of communication.
About the book of G. Bubi “Is the time of ijtihad over or not?”
Authors:   Marjani Institute of History of the Tatarstan Academy of Sciences, Gainutdinov Aidar M.
Published: July 2022

The famous Tatar scientist, educator, teacher, and public figure, Gabdulla Bubi (1871–1922), wrote very valuable works on pedagogy, logic, and Islamic doctrine. The article deals with one of the main published works of Gabdulla Bubi in the Tatar language “Zamane ijtihad munkarism, dagelme?” (“Is the time of ijtihad over or not?”). It was published in 1909 in the Millat printing house. The author highly appreciates this work, points out the issues that are reflected in it, proves that it is not only a translation of the work of the Arab scholar Ibn Qayyim "I’lam al-Muwaqqi’in ‘an Rabb al-’Alamin", because one third of the work is written by G. Bubi. The article also cites cases of low-quality and inaccurate translation into Russian by historians of some quotations from the book “Is the time of ijtihad over or not?”.
Certain aspects of the work of Izh-Bubi madrasah and its mudarisses
Authors:   Russian Islamic Institute, Gimazova Rafilya A.
Published: July 2022

At the end of XIX – beginning of XX centuries the Bubi brothers established the Muslim educational institution, which operated after the Jadid method, as part of Izh-Bubi madrasah. Much attention there was paid to secular sciences and the study of foreign languages. During the First Russian Revolution, when the shakirds were active, the madrasah became known for the establishment of shakird self-government. This helped to prevent ideological splits and to increase the number of students due to the transfer of students from Muhammadiyah and Khusainia. Later, Russian language lessons were included in the male and female madrases, and lessons for Russian-speakers were introduced. As a result of these changes, the zemstvo paid for the language classes and the Russian language teachers could get salaries. The madrasah further developed thanks to the broad-based knowledge, forward-thinking approach of Gabdulla and Gubaidulla Bubi, as well as their ability to deeply analyze the processes that took place in society during that period. These ideas are reflected in Gabdulla Bubi’s article “Tatar maktaplerenen istikbale” (“The future of Tatar schools”). Izh-Bubi madrasah had a great impact on the education of Tatar-speaking imams and the Tatar version of sermons. The Bubin brothers not only established an advanced educational institution but also educated and guided their students to a worthful path in life and progressive views.
Strangers. Proximity. Homeland. Identification with and rejection of transcultural lifestyles on the background of the Mehmed Ali Pasha project. A position paper
Authors:   University of Vienna, Çiçek Hüseyin I. , Hotopp-Riecke Mieste ,   Institute for Caucasian, Tatar and Turkestan Studies (ICATAT)
Published: July 2022

Phenomena such as migration, flight, integration, conversion and multilingualism play a major role in the multi-ethnic societies of Eurasia, whether in Germany and Austria or in Turkey and Tatarstan. In Germany, a model was developed on how to deal with these phenomena with young people in an emphatic, empowering and multilingual manner. This "Pasha method" ties in with the genealogy, language and religion of the participating children. The inspiration for the method came from Alabuga in Tatarstan in 2011 . This text attempts to discuss further possibilities of utilizing the Pasha method in the light of interreligious relations and comparative biographical analysis, since the biographies between the Ottoman Empire and Germany in the 19th century were often colorful and multifaceted, like those of the Ottoman Pasha named Mehmed Ali from Magdeburg.
What do the archival materials concerning the newspaper “Tarjeman” show?
Authors:   Fevzi Yakubov Crimean Engineering and Pedagogical University, Kerim Ismail A.
Published: July 2022

The article shows the efforts of Ismail Gasprinsky to open a newspaper in the Tatar language in the late 1870s – early 1880s. On the basis of archival materials, official appeals of I. Gasprinsky to various state institutions, it is shown how much time and effort this process took. It is also said that I. Gasprinsky himself began publishing his first articles on the pages of the periodical press back in 1875. It is emphasized that the newspaper «Tarjeman», which had a tremendous impact on the lives not only of the Crimean Tatars, but also of all Muslim peoples of the Russian Empire, was under the vigilant supervision of the official bodies of tsarist Russia from the very first days of its existence.
Innovations in the education system of Muslims of the Samara province at the turn of the 19th–20th centuries and issues of financing of new-fashioned educational institutions
Authors:   Samara branch of the State Autonomous Educational Institution of Moscow “Moscow City University”, Gumerov Marsel M.
Published: July 2022

Islamic education in the Samara region at the turn of the 19th–20th centuries began to change gradually: from the existence of the Kadimist (old-fashioned) system to the appearance of the Jadid (new-fashioned). This article highlights the most significant Jadid educational institutions of the Volga-Ural region, thanks to which it became possible to develop religious schools of a new format in the Samara province. The work is written on the basis of unpublished archival data contained in the archives of the Samara Provincial Government, the Samara Governor of the Central State Archive of the Samara region. The dynamics of the emergence and development of Jadid schools since the late 19th – early 20th centuries is analyzed in connection with the sources of their financing in the territory of the Samara Region. At the beginning of the 20th century, the growth in the number of new-fangled institutions in the province became especially noticeable, their appearance was dictated, among other things, by the changed financial situation in the Muslim communities of the Volga-Ural region – the appearance of a layer of bourgeois ready to invest in the activities of educational institutions of a new format. This study confirms that the main source of funding for both Kadimist and Jadid educational institutions in Samara province were donations from parishioners and individual major benefactors, which proves the existence of divergent ideological approaches to the question of the place and role of religious education in the development of the Ummah among Volga-Ural Muslims in the period under study.
Maryam Bubi: the forgotten hero of the Bubi dynasty
Authors:   Marjani Institute of History of the Tatarstan Academy of Sciences, Khairutdinov Aidar G.
Published: July 2022

The article is devoted to Maryam Bubi, a representative of the famous Bubi dynasty – enlighteners and outstanding figures of Tatar education. Her name has remained unknown until now. In the period from 1917–1920, Maryam Bubi was a participant of the Tatar Soviet nation-building in inner Russia, and then took a direct part in the national liberation movement of the peoples of Turkestan against the Bolshevik occupation. Together with her husband Ali Ryza, she fought in the ranks of Enver Pasha’s army. The article attempts to reconstruct the main stages of Maryam Bubi’s life path. The biographical material concerning the life of M. Nigmatullina was collected during the study of little-known and unknown sources and facts to Tatar historical science, introduced into scientific circulation for the first time.
Keten ve Çiya Tohumu ile Zenginleştirilmiş Yayın Balığı (Siluris glanis) Köftelerinin Bazı Kalite Kriterlerinin Araştırılması
Authors: Oğuzhan Yıldız Pinar , Arslan Gökhan
Published: July 2022

Bu çalışmada, farklı oranlarda (%4 ve %8) keten ve çiya tohumu ile zenginleştirilmiş yayın balığı (Silurus glanis) köftelerinin bazı kalite kriterlerinin incelenmesi amaçlanmıştır. Balık köfteleri depolamanın belirli günlerinde (1, 7 ve 14. gün) toplam aerobik mezofilik bakteri (TAMB), psikrotrofik bakteri, maya-küf, tiyobarbitürik asit (TBARS), toplam uçucu bazik azotu (TVB-N), pH ve duyusal kalite parametreleri yönünden araştırılmıştır. Mikrobiyolojik analiz sonuçlarına göre keten ve çiya tohumu ile zenginleştirilmiş köfte örneklerinde bakteri sayısı, kontrol grubu örneklere göre daha düşük bulunmuş ve tüm gruplarda depolama süresine paralel olarak artış (p<0,05) tespit edilmiştir. TVB-N ve pH değerleri kontrol grubunda daha yüksek bulunurken, TBARS değeri keten ve çiya tohumu ilaveli balık köftelerinde daha yüksek saptanmıştır. Duyusal analiz sonuçları incelendiğinde ise depolama boyunca doku hariç tüm gruplar arasından en çok beğenilen grup kontrol grubu olmuştur. Çalışmamızda keten ve çiya tohumu ilavesinin genel olarak kalite kriterleri üzerine olumlu etki ettiği görülmüştür.
Climate Change's Impact on Aquaculture and Consequences for Sustainability
Authors: Khalid Ahmet
Published: July 2022

Aquaculture is the fastest-growing sector of food production, with catch fisheries currently accounting for more fish biomass. Unfortunately, the sustainability of aquaculture is jeopardized due to the projected repercussions of climate change, which are not only a future but also a present reality. We examine the probable impacts of climate change on aquaculture productivity and the consequences for the sector's long-term viability in this review. Various aspects of a changing climate have been considered, including rising temperatures, sea-level rise, illnesses, toxic algal blooms, changes in rainfall patterns, the unpredictable supply of external inputs, changes in sea surface salinity, and catastrophic climatic events. Climate change's impacts will be long-lasting and almost certainly permanent, wreaking havoc on the economy of people who work in the industry. As a result, the fisheries authorities must put in greater effort to comprehend the scope of climate change's influence on aquaculture and plan for its potential implications, as well as identify the sorts of consequences and design an adequate reaction to manage them.
Peningkatan Sikap Ibu terhadap Kesehatan Ibu dan Bayi Baru Lahir melalui Program Pendampingan Ibu Hamil di Tujuh Kabupaten/Kota di Indonesia
Authors: Rizkianti Anissa , Novianti Novianti , Suparmi Suparmi
Published: July 2022

This study aimed to measure the increase in maternal attitudes towards maternal and child health as a result of maternity mentoring program. Using quasi-experimental design, this study evaluated changes in attitudes of 280 pregnant women in the intervention and control groups in seven districts/cities in Indonesia. Intervention was one-on-one mentoring program to pregnant women by midwifery students and cadres. Results of the regression analysis showed that the scores of mothers' attitudes in each group were significantly different. The average score of maternal attitudes after mentoring increased by 5.7% in the intervention group (p = 0.000), and increased by 3.8% in the control group (p = 0.000). However, when comparing between the intervention and the control group, the difference in the mothers’ attitudes before and after mentoring was not significantly different (p = 0.655). Thus, maternal mentoring by students can be an alternative tool of education for pregnant women, and hopefully can be conducted sustainably by involving cross-sectoral coordination.
The impact of COVID-19 on consumer behaviour and online shopping: The case study in the developing country
Authors: Ismajli Ali , Mustafa Agron , Velijaj Fitore , Dobrunaj Leonita
Published: July 2022

The main purpose of this study is to assess the impact of the pandemic on online shopping in the case of Kosovo. Cunningham (2019) states that online shopping is an e-commerce activity that involves buying items on a seller’s website through a credit or debit card and delivering the item to your home with online shopping, customers buy items from anywhere in the world through a digital platform. The data used are primary, collected through the online questionnaire and it was distributed using social media Facebook, Instagram, and Gmail to a random sample of 500 respondents from Kosovo. We have concluded that the COVID-19 pandemic has had a positive impact on online shopping because, based on the results we have obtained, online shopping has increased during this period. Online shopping clearly shows that consumers’ attitudes and behaviors have changed rapidly, but the pandemic had not increased their confidence in online shopping. This is especially true for developed countries, where every store has its website from which to buy, and India seems to have adopted this trend very fast compared to Pakistan (Bashir, Mehboob, & Bhatti, 2015). The most demanded products besides food, and hygiene, there was a great demand for clothing, electronic and technological equipment, books, and others. Regardless of how many advantages we can have from online shopping, traditional shopping is still what Kosovar consumers prefer to practice. The paper also suggests some recommendations regarding online shopping in Kosovo
Lobiranje kao grana odnosa s javnošću
Authors:   Fakultet političkih znanosti Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, Kanajet Karlo
Published: July 2022

Lobiranje je široko rasprostranjena praksa zagovaranja interesa kod donositelja odluka. Unatoč tome, nedovoljno je teoretski obrađeno. Ovaj rad zauzima pristup kako se lobiranje najpreciznije može shvatiti kao grana odnosa s javnošću. Stoga se pojmovi važni za lobiranje uspoređuju s pojmovima iz teorije odnosa s javnošću. Pokazuje se kako je u okviru pitanja regulacije tema transparentnosti bitna i za jedno i za drugo područje. Utjecaj kao važna odrednica lobiranja obzirom na teškoću definiranja može se usporediti s publicitetom. Utvrđeno je kako se ovaj pojam također preklapa s kategorijama persuazije i „meke moći“. Još jedno preklapanje pokazalo se na primjeru usporedbe interesnih skupina i dionika, kod kojih je i u lobiranju, i u odnosima s javnošću, bitno načelo organiziranosti. Posljednji argument u prilog definiranja lobiranja kao grane odnosa s javnošću istaknut je korištenjem istovjetnih tehnika i alata, u prvom redu razgovora.
Analiza stavova čitatelja o lažnim vijestima u elektroničkim publikacijama tijekom COVID-19 pandemije
Authors: Jurković Ivan , Dabo Krešimir ,   Edward Bernays University College, Zagreb
Published: July 2022

Pojavom pandemije u medijskom prostoru pojavljuju se značajni broj lažnih vijesti, iz čega proizlazi i problem ovoga istraživanja. Cilj rada je provjeriti jesu li čitatelji elektroničkih publikacija informirani o pojmu lažnih vijesti i prepoznaju li ih. Metoda istraživanja provedena u radu je anketni upitnik na neprobabilističkom, prigodnom uzorku ispitanika, kojim se dolazi do podataka o informiranosti ispitanika o pojmu lažnih vijesti, povjerenju ispitanika prema vijestima iz internetskih izvora, te informiranosti ispitanika o tome kako mogu pridonijeti sprječavanju širenja lažnih vijesti. Rezultati su pokazali visoku razinu prepoznavanja lažnih vijesti u elektroničkim publikacijama, ali bez reakcije prijavljivanja istih. Upravo taj korak predstavlja dio rješenja, jer pojedinac-čitatelj, koji je dio komunikacijskog procesa, danas ima mogućnost dvosmjerne komunikacije s medijima. Kroz edukaciju čitatelja o njihovim mogućnostima, pojedinac može postati aktivni sudionik sprječavanja širenja lažnih vijesti. Stoga rezultati ovoga istraživanja mogu otvoriti prostor za daljnje analize o mogućnostima implementacije naprednijih rješenja na razini države, tj. zakonskih okvira, obrazovnih ustanova, te na razini novinarske struke za osnaživanje medijske pismenosti.