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The Profound Influence of Gospel Music on Elvis Presley’s Music
Authors:   The Korean Association for the Study of Popular Music, Yang Dong-Bok
Published: June 2024

Elvis Presley’s Grammy Awards, all three of which were won in the Gospel category, highlight a lesser-known facet of his musical legacy. His unwavering commitment to gospel music led to his posthumous induction into the Gospel Music Hall of Fame. This study explores the impact of gospel music on Presley’s musical career and the significance it held for him. Presley grew up in the Southern United States, where gospel music culture was not significantly differentiated from secular music, allowing for a seamless integration of various gospel music styles. Even after achieving rock and roll stardom, he continued releasing gospel records and incorporated gospel songs in movies and various other shows. He used gospel music as a key element in shaping his musical style, structuring his backup vocals around gospel quartets throughout his career. By infusing traditional gospel music with contemporary sounds, he crafted his own musical identity, presenting it with unwavering confidence to the general public and the music industry. Gospel music was indeed an integral part of his artistic persona. He introduced gospel music to the world of rock and roll, reserving a prominent place for it on his stage. This approach underscored the significance of gospel music in the broader music scene. Elvis Presley’s gospel music can be re-evaluated as having emerged as a pioneering force during the formative phase of contemporary Christian music.
Meaning of Acceptance of Popular Music through the Influence of the Beatles in Korean-Japanese Popular Music in the 1960s - Focused on the 1960s Band Music of Both Countries
Authors:   The Korean Association for the Study of Popular Music, Lee Juwon
Published: June 2024

Since the Beatles’ arrival in New York on February 7 th , 1964 was broadcast, they have shaken up not only the United States but also the world’s popular music market. Korea and Japan, which were strongly influenced by American pop culture at the time, were also influenced by British-style band music including the Beatles. Based on this cultural phenomenon that Korea and Japan experienced simultaneously in the 1960s, this study examined the patterns of cultural spread in the Anglo-American region between the two nations via a comparison of the music of the two countries at the time.
This study compared Korean and Japanese 60s popular music in terms of melodies and harmonies that were influenced by British-style band music represented by the Beatles. As a result, the band music of both countries exhibited similarities and differences in musical aspects. A common factor is that the band music of both countries follows the Beatles’ band formation and arrangement method; however, differences were also observed. In the case of Korean bands, excluding their adapted songs, the musical influence of the Beatles is not easy to find. Korean band Add4’s songs were made using pentatonic scales, which give the feeling of Korean folk music. The band Keyboys wrote songs in the trot genre. In the case of Japan, other examples can be found. The band The Spiders and The Dynamites used music as similar to the Beatles as possible, thereby reflecting the Beatles’ melodic and harmonic characteristics as much as possible. Jackey Yoshikawa and the Blue Comets showed enka tendencies.
Based on our results, Korea’s 1960s band music localized new English-American music and accepted it in a compromise manner. Japanese band music also attempted to localize, but attempted to copy the trend of English-American music represented by the Beatles. It was confirmed that attempts had also been made. Based on these differences in cultural acceptance between the two countries, the patterns of cultural transmission at the time in the Anglo-American world can be summarized as follows.
1. The public’s level of exposure to Anglo-American culture was different in the two countries.
2. The music production companies of the two countries had different approaches to the newly forming English-American music.
Thereafter, Korean and Japanese popular music in the 70s and 80s took different paths. This difference can be viewed as the result of the two countries’ different acceptance of Anglo-American music from the 50s, 60s, and 70s, which are considered a time of differentiation in Anglo-American popular music genres such as rock, rock‘n’roll, and R&B. The occurrence of the phenomenon of cultural acceptance influencing later generations of music is believed to be repeating with the birth of K-pop. Accordingly, the formation of modern K-pop and its differences from J-pop can be considered as future research tasks.
Popular Music Education Using Generative Artificial Intelligence - Focusing on ChatGPT
Authors:   The Korean Association for the Study of Popular Music, Hong Jinwook , Kim Seohee
Published: June 2024

The education curriculum for music composition utilizing generative AI, particularly ChatGPT, aligns with the new direction for improving creative and integrative abilities. This program is based on the enhanced capabilities in the musical realm brought by the upgrade to GPT 4.0, thereby allowing for personalized music creation support across various music genres and styles. The introduction phase focuses on learning to use AI and acquiring basic knowledge of popular music. The development phase involves undertaking creative tasks such as lyric, chord, and melody generation. In the conclusion phase, participants reflect on the process and share what they have learned. This study is significant as it serves as a model that provides concrete examples of music creation activities.
Transformative Approach for Popular Music Education from the Perspective of Global Citizenship Education
Authors:   The Korean Association for the Study of Popular Music, Kim Chaek
Published: June 2024

This study reconsiders and reflects on the issues surrounding contemporary education such as anti-bias education, transformative education from the perspective of global citizenship, and education in the context of Korean popular music learning.
The scope of popular music education not only comprises physical sonic elements but also includes complex socio-cultural phenomenon such as modernity and colonialism. However, a tendency to adopt a western art music-centric curriculum based on enlightenment notions persists in Korean popular music education. These factors are becoming a serious obstacle to approach contemporary virtues of music education.
This study examines the asymmetric curriculum of the class based on the question of “how popular music in Korea is being reflected and how the meaning of authenticity is being defined.” To this end, this study includes comparative explanations on the reconstructed popular music curricula from different countries and seeks to understand the ethno-semantic aspects of the Korean classroom context.
The different meanings of reflection upon a critical perspective are emphasized to approach the core competencies of contemporary popular music education such as global citizenship, critical, anti-bias, and transformative competency.
Activities of the Emergency Service of Boy-Scouts and Girl-Scouts of the Małopolska District in the Scope of Assistance for War Refugees from Ukraine in the Light of Messages From the Scout Headquarters and Scouts Reports
Authors: Baziur Grzegorz
Published: June 2024

Objectives

The main purpose of the article is to show examples of help from the Polish authorities and society for Ukrainian war refugees by using the example of the activity of the Emergency Service of Boy-Scouts and Girl-Scouts (PHiH) of the Polish Scouting Association (ZHR) after the Russian aggression against Ukraine, undertaken on February 24, 2022.

Methods

The source basis for the study is documents regarding the activities of the Emergency Service of Boy-Scouts and Girl-Scouts and reports on the service on the Polish-Ukrainian border, available on the ZHR websites, the Facebook social network, and messages from the PHiH Staff of the Małopolska District of the ZHR. Due to the current development of events, the author has adopted a descriptive model focused on describing the current situation in Ukraine.

Results

The author described the activities of the PHiH in the Małopolska District of the ZHR, showing various aspects of the scout service for war refugees. In the face of war refugees in need of help, Polish scout organisations, including Małopolska District of the ZHR joined the auxiliary service in Krakow and on the border with Ukraine, the activities of the ZHR result from the Law and the Scout Promise.

Conclusions

The result of the article is a description of the service of PHiH scouts and scouts for Ukrainian war refugees and its examples. It is an important contribution to attempts to describe the Russian-Ukrainian war in its various aspects, and its content fits into its context.
Designing the organizational structure of construction
Authors: OBOLEWICZ Jerzy , BARYŁKA Adam , ŻÓŁTOWSKI Mariusz
Published: June 2024

Building construction organizational structures is aimed at creating appropriate conditions for the cooperation of construction staff in order to complete a specific construction object. It should be associated with the process of organizing and allocating work, decision-making rights and resources to individual construction participants, along with providing appropriate resources so that they can perform their tasks correctly and safely. Construction organizational charts are helpful.
The article presents an example procedure for designing an organizational structure that may be useful in construction management.
Spatial Aspects of Development of the Ethno-Contact Zone in Karelia
Authors:   Pskov State University, Ivanov Ivan A. , Manakov Andrei G. , Terenina Natalya K.
Published: June 2024

The significant diversity of ethnic dynamics in Karelia at the level of its districts is of interest from the standpoint of the concept of ethno-contact zones being developed in the national science. The aim of the study is to classify the districts of Karelia on the basis of the concept of ethno-contact zones according to the peculiarities of the dynamics of the titular population for three periods: from 1933 to 1959, from 1959 to 1989 and from 1989 to 2010. The article carried out approbation of the methodology of identifying the phases of development of ethno-contact zones at the intra-regional level. In total, eight types of ethnic dynamics have been identified, corresponding to positive or negative values in the change in the share of titular population (waves of titularization and detitulization) and four phases of development of ethno-contact zones (initial, growth of contact, beginning of dissolution and complete dissolution). In the period from 1933 to 1959, most districts of the republic entered the initial phase of dissolution of the ethno-contact zone on the wave of detitulization of the population. In the period from 1959 to 1989, in the northern part of the republic, there was a belt of districts, passing to the complete dissolution of the ethno-contact zone. In the period from 1989 to 2010, all eastern districts of Karelia and northern Ladoga were in the phase of complete dissolution of the ethno-contact zone. The districts in the western part of the republic retained the type of ethnic dynamics corresponding to the beginning of dissolution of the ethno-contact zone. Throughout all three periods, Olonetskiy district, located in the south of the republic, demonstrated a type of ethnic dynamics atypical for Karelia. In 2010, it remained the only district of the Republic of Karelia where the share of the titular ethnic group exceeded half of the population.
Educational Migration from Arctic Regions of Russia That Do Not Have Independent Universities
Authors:   Institute for Demographic Research of the Federal Center of Theoretical and Applied Sociology of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Chernyshev Konstantin A. , Konyshev Evgeniy V. , Petrov Evgeniy Yu. ,   Plekhanov Russian University of Economics,   Perm State University,   Tomsk State University
Published: June 2024

One of the main reasons for young people to change their place of residence is the desire to get higher education. In the Arctic zone, where there is a lack of or insufficient level of development of the network of higher education organizations, young people are forced to leave for other regions. The relevance of the study is also conditioned by the fact that educational migration is often irrevocable, which strengthens negative migration processes. The study of educational migration with the help of traditional statistical sources is possible at the regional level, but does not reveal the spatial characteristics of migra-tion processes at the level of municipalities. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to approbate the methodology of studying migration from municipalities on the example of regions where there are no independent higher education institutions. The object of the study is the Arctic regions: Nenets, Chukotka, Yamalo-Nemets Autonomous okrugs. The scientific novelty of the study is determined by the use of new data sources and the application of the method of big data analysis to study migration processes at the municipal level. The database for the study was formed on the basis of the results of uploading data from the digital footprint of users of the social network “VKontakte”. The study regions included 15,186 users, the vast majority of whom indicated receiving higher education in other constituent entities of the Russian Federation. Based on the obtained data, the trajectories of educational migration at the municipal level were identified, the coefficients of concentration and uniformity of migration flow were calculated, and a typology of municipalities in the Arctic regions of Russia was carried out. The practical significance of the study lies in the possibility of using the results obtained to adjust migration policy in the Arctic regions, including at the municipal level.
Outcomes of the Russian-Chinese Expert Seminar “Science Diplomacy in the Arctic under Global Challenges”
Authors: Vasilyev Anton V. , Zaikov Konstantin S. , Zarubina Lyubov A. , Zashikhina Inga M. , Kuusiholma Taro , Liu Hao , Popkova Svetlana V.
Published: June 2024

The review summarizes the results of the Russian-Chinese expert seminar “Development of Science Diplomacy in the Arctic under the Global Challenges”, which was organized in December 2023 in Arkhangelsk, Russia. The aim of the seminar is described: accumulation of intellectual resources of universities and scientific institutes of Russia and China. The need to unite the scientific potential of the two countries is determined by the current geopolitical context, in which the development of relevant functional solutions to international humanitarian issues becomes extremely important. The seminar was organized by the Northern (Arctic) Federal University named after M.V. Lomonosov together with the project partners — Beijing Institute of Technology (PRC) and the Association “National Arctic Scientific and Educational Consortium” within the framework of the project of the Alexander Gorchakov Public Diplomacy Fund. The event resulted in a final document (recommendations) on further development of Russian-Chinese cooperation in the Arctic.
Electronic Dictionary of Arkhangelsk Dialects
Authors:   Northern (Arctic) Federal University named after M.V. Lomonosov, Nenasheva Larisa V. , Shurykina Lyudmila S.
Published: June 2024

The research group of the Northern (Arctic) Federal University is implementing the project “Thematic dictionary of Arkhangelsk dialects with electronic support” supported by the Russian Science Foundation. The project aims to publish three issues of the dictionary, which will include the vocabulary reflecting the traditional world picture of the Arkhangelsk peasant: the first issue contains the vocabulary related to the names of clothes, shoes, hats; the second issue contains the names of residential and non-residential buildings; the third issue contains the vocabulary naming the food and drinks of the Arkhangelsk inhabitant. The second task of the project is to create an electronic dialect corpus devoted to the Arkhangelsk dialects, which is currently not available in universities of the North-West region. The article presents the experience of the project, which is at the intersection of dialectology, ethnography, cultural studies and corpus linguistics. The results of this research and the electronic database can be used in dialectological, folklore and ethnographic expeditions, in teaching Russian literature at universities and schools, in organization of local history work, in educational projects aimed at promoting northern spiritual culture, in preparation of cultural and scientific events devoted to the language and culture of the Russian North.
SURVEY AND RECONSTRUCTION OF LOW-RISE REINFORCED CONCRETE FRAME BUILDINGS
Authors:   Associate Professor Phd, Tashkent University Of Architecture And Civil Engineering, Republic Of Uzbekistan, Tashkent, Alimov Khikmat , Islomiddin Akbarov ,   Master's Student, Tashkent University Of Architecture And Civil Engineering, Republic Of Uzbekistan, Tashkent, Ziyodulla Yaxyoyev ,   Master's Student,  Tashkent University Of Architecture And Civil Engineering, Republic Of Uzbekistan, Tashkent
Published: June 2024

This article examined the technical condition of a 2-story retail and household complex located in the city of Tashkent, and provided the necessary recommendations for reconstruction. The building is a reinforced concrete frame system and the survey process used existing methods and computer software.
A THREAT MODEL FOR VOICE-BASED APPLICATIONS
Authors:   Tashkent University Of Information Technologies Named After Muhammad Al-Khwarizmi Tashkent, Uzbekistan, Yuldasheva Nafisa
Published: June 2024

This article provides an analysis of possible threats and risks in the implementation of voice-based applications. In particular, threat classification according to STRIDE (Spooﬁng, Tampering, Repudiation, Information disclosure, Denial of Service, Elevation of privileges) methodology, threat risk assessment according to DREAD (Damage Potential, Reproducibility, Exploitability, Aﬀected Users, Discoverability) model and issues of taking protective measures against them are considered.
MODERN ASPECTS OF APPLICATION OF OSTEOPLASTIC MATERIALS IN DENTISTRY
Authors:   D.M.Sc. Associate Professor, Department of Paediatric Maxillofacial Surgery Tashkent State Dental Institute, Uzbekistan, F.I. Tojiev , F.Sh. Latipov ,   Assistant of the Department of Dentistry Urgench Branch of Tashkent Medical Academy, Uzbekistan
Published: June 2024

Current trends in the use of osteoplastic substances in dental practice emphasise the importance of restoring bone structure after inflammatory processes, trauma and surgical interventions associated with tooth extraction, which often results in a lack of bone tissue. Natural regeneration rarely provides sufficient new bone volume, which complicates the implantation process.
HISTORY AND CURRENT STATE OF IRAQ- IRAN RELATIONS
Authors:   PhD, Senior lecturer of Tashkent State University of Oriental Studies, Uzbekistan, Yakubovich Azimov Habibullo
Published: June 2024

From the 1968 Baath Party coup to the 2003 US invasion of Iraq, relations between Baghdad and Tehran have never been good-neighborly or normal. Therefore, the overthrow of Saddam Hussein can be considered as one of the turning points in Iran-Iraq relations. This article elaborates on the Iraq-Iran relationship and the ethnic, religious, sectarian and external forces that influence it.
FORMATION OF COLOR ASSOCIATIONS THROUGH SYNONYMS, ANTONYMS AND HOMONYMS DENOTING COLOR
Authors:   Teacher Of Mother Tongue And Literature At The 2nd Specialized State General Secondary School Dangara District, Fergana Region, Uzbekistan, Ubaydullayeva Ranokhan A.
Published: June 2024

This study investigates the formation of color associations through synonyms, antonyms, and homonyms denoting color. It explores how language shapes our perception and cognition of color, examining the nuanced relationships between words and their corresponding hues. By analyzing linguistic data and experimental findings, this research sheds light on the intricate interplay between language and color cognition, offering insights into the mechanisms underlying the formation of color associations.
WOMEN'S ISSUE IN UZBEKISTAN (USING THE EXAMPLE OF THE SOVIET PERIOD AND THE YEARS OF INDEPENDENCE)
Authors:   Uzbekistan State University Of World Languages Head Of The Department Of History Of Uzbekistan, Candidate Of History, Associate Professor, Uzbekistan, Djuraeva Nilufar Dalibaevna
Published: June 2024

This article provides a comparative analysis of the state policy towards women in Uzbekistan during the years of independence and the example of the Soviet period. The state policy on the treatment of women in the years of independence was comparatively analyzed on the basis of the legal and regulatory documents adopted in this direction.
TYPES OF CHILDREN'S ACTIVITIES AND GENERAL TECHNOLOGICAL REQUIREMENTS FOR THEIR ORGANIZATION
Authors:   PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Foreign Languages in Social and Humanitarian Sciences, Tashkent State Pedagogical University named after Nizami, Tashkent, Uzbekistan, Maksudova Gulnoz O.
Published: June 2024

A person as a subject of work, knowledge and communication is formed in the process of activity, which ensures the scientific development of reality, arouses interest, feelings, generates new needs, activates will, energy - everything that serves as building material for the development and formation of personality.
DISTRIBUTION OF CHICKEN ECTOPARASITES
Authors:   Samarkand State University of Veterinary Medicine, Livestock and Biotechnologies,Uzbekistan, Xaydarovich Raimkulov Iskandar , Gafforjonovich Jabborov Giyosjon ,   Samarkand State University of Veterinary Medicine, Livestock and Biotechnologies,Uzbekistan, Berdiyevich Davlatov Ravshan ,   Samarkand State University of Veterinary Medicine, Livestock and Biotechnologies,Uzbekistan, Jurakulovna Xadjayeva Nigora ,   Samarkand State University of Veterinary Medicine, Livestock and Biotechnologies,Uzbekistan
Published: June 2024

This article presents literature data and results of preliminary research about ectoparasites that are widespread and cause great economic damage in chicken coops and some poultry farms. Their biology, distribution, clinical signs, epizootology and preventive measures are presented.
Armed UAVs in Conflict Escalation and Inter-state Crises
Authors: Woodhams George , Borrie John
Published: June 2024

Armed UAVs are rapidly spreading to more states, and future systems are more likely to be survivable. In particular, the use of UAVs could contribute to conflict escalation, particularly in already complex and unstable strategic environments, and in ways that do not yet seem to be considered. The paper Armed UAVs in conflict escalation and inter-state crises presents these challenges and suggests what it would be desirable for States to develop understandings to form the basis for appropriate standards and best practices to reduce risks.
Utilizing the International Ammunition Technical Guidelines in Conflict-Affected and Low-Capacity Environments
Authors: Seddon Bob
Published: June 2024

The Utilization of International Immunization Technical Guidelines in Conflict-Affected and Low-Capacity Environments Extracts from the International Ammunition Technical Guidelines. This guide was developed by the United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR) and published by the UN SaferGuard Program.
Weapons and Ammunition Management Country Insight: Central African Republic
Authors: Giezendanner Hardy , Shiotani Himayu
Published: June 2024

UNIDIR defines WAM in a comprehensive manner covering the oversight, accountability and governance of arms and ammunition throughout their management cycle, including establishment of relevant national frameworks, processes and practices for the safe and secure production and acquisition of materiel, stockpiling, transfers, end use control, tracing and disposal. This holistic approach is essential in ensuring that efforts to better regulate arms and ammunition are undertaken in alignment with broader security sector, rule of law, armed violence reduction, counter-terrorism, and peacebuilding processes, and not in isolation. Research emphasis is placed on national and regional approaches to WAM in pursuit of a national and regionally owned process, and to support a ‘bottom-up’ and evidence-based approach. This series of WAM Country Insights will help promote knowledge, and raise visibility and awareness on the WAM context, progress made, and areas for enhancement in the 10 African States that have conducted WAM baseline assessments with support from UNIDIR. It aims to serve as a reference for donors and international partners providing assistance and technical support for improving weapons and ammunition frameworks in the relevant country. The launch of the series will begin on 29 October 2020 and lead to the UNIDIR-AU Regional WAM Lessons Learned Seminars, to be held in November and December.
Arms Trade Treaty Issue Brief 3: Diversion Analysis Framework
Authors: Martínez Miralles Manuel , Malaret Baldo Alfredo , Mumford Erica , Briggs Natalie
Published: June 2024

The diversion of conventional arms occurs in settings considered at peace, in armed conflict, or affected by armed violence. To identify the most effective ways to prevent such incidents, the key challenge lies in understanding all aspects of the problem and making an accurate context-specific diagnosis. The third in a series from UNIDIR, Conflict Armament Research, and the Stimson Center, this Issue Brief presents the Diversion Analysis Framework (DAF). The Framework has been designed as an analytical tool for interested States and relevant stakeholders to enhance their ongoing efforts to prevent, detect, eradicate, and address diversion. It is hoped that by gaining a better understanding of the problem, appropriate measures can be taken by each State to create an enabling environment to counter, not facilitate, diversion. The objective of this joint research endeavour is to enhance knowledge and facilitate dialogue among States to strengthen shared understanding on the impact of the ATT in addressing risks of diversion, and to identify avenues to further promote effective policies and practices under the Treaty.
Choice enhances touch pleasantness
Authors: Gorman Lenka , Sun Wenhan , Mathew Jyothisa , Rezazadeh Zahra , Sulik Justin , Fairhurst Merle , Deroy Ophelia
Published: June 2024

We value what we choose more than what is imposed upon us. Choice-induced preferences are extensively demonstrated using behavioural and neural methods, mainly involving rewarding objects such as money or material goods. However, the impact of choice on experiences, especially in the realm of affective touch, remains less explored. In this study, we specifically investigate whether choice can enhance the pleasure derived from affective touch, thereby increasing its intrinsic rewarding value. We conducted an experiment in which participants were being touched by an experimenter and asked to rate how pleasant their experience of touch was. They were given either a choice or no choice over certain touch stimulus variables which differed in their relevance: some were of low relevance (relating to the colour of the glove that the experimenter would use to touch them), while others were of high relevance (relating to the location on their arm where they would be stroked). Before and during touching, pupillometry was used to measure the level of arousal. We found that having a choice over aspects of tactile stimuli—especially those relevant to oneself—enhanced the pleasant perception of the touch. In addition, having a choice increases arousal in anticipation of touch. Regardless of how relevant it is to the actual tactile stimulus, allowing one to choose may positively enhance a person’s perception of the physical contact they receive.
The dynamics of competition and decision-making
Authors: Morgan Andrew J. , Neal Andrew , Ballard Timothy
Published: June 2024

We examine the underlying cognitive mechanisms that govern how competitions play out over time. We used cognitive modeling to examine the dynamic effects of time remaining and relative performance (whether the person is winning or losing) on effort and strategy. In this experiment, participants completed a competitive decision-making task with varying time limits and starting scores, in a repeated-measures design. Participants were tasked with scoring more points than their computerized opponent during a certain time frame, gaining and losing points for correct and incorrect decisions, respectively. The results showed that as the competition deadline approached and as participants drew ahead of their opponent within a competition, they increased effort and became more cautious. Furthermore, the effect of relative score on effort and caution changed over the course of a competition as the deadline approached. These results highlight the importance of considering dynamics when working to understand how competitions unfold as well as the underlying cognitive mechanisms that give rise to the dynamic behavior.
The Effect of Giving Celery Extract on Testicular Function of Wistar White Rats Exposed to Lead Acetate
Authors: Mefriyanti Evi , Lumbantobing Andrico Napolin , Akbar Khainir
Published: June 2024

The population is unaware of lead poisoning risks. Lead can cause tissue function and metabolism issues. Celery (Apium graveolens L), an antioxidant, is widely used in medicine and as a multivitamin. This study examines how celery extract affects SOD levels and testicular Caspase-3 expression in lead-exposed Wistar white rats (Rattus norvegicus). The accurate experiment-based quantitative research. 27 Wistar white rats (Rattus norvegicus) were sampled. This study examined celery extract as an independent variable and SOD and caspase-3 expression as dependent variables. Three treatment groups were presented: Control Group, Treatment Group 1 with 200 mg/kg BW celery extract, and Treatment Group 2 with 400 mg/kg BW. The Paired T-test and normality test were performed. SPSS 26.0 processed statistical data. The study indicated that celery extract increased SOD levels, but not as much as without lead introduction. Also, the caspase-3 decrease was not significant. In normality tests, SOD and caspase-3 were p > 0.05. Similarly, the Paired T-test showed 0.000 < 0.05 for SOD caspase-3 levels. Celery leaf extract (Apium graveolens Linn) at 200 and 400 mg/kg BW provided active components like alkaloids, flavonoids, saponins, tannins, and steroids, which were beneficial. The body benefits from its antioxidant properties.
Analisis Penggunaan Aset dalam Pengukuran Profitabilitas PT Adaro Minerals Indonesia Tbk
Authors: Huda Nanda Wahyul , Sabariah Sabariah , Lamretta Sinurat Rona , Br Bukit Rina
Published: June 2024

The primary objective of this study is to examine and assess the correlation between the utilisation of assets and the profitability of PT Adaro Minerals Indonesia Tbk, commonly referred to as AMI. The study employed a descriptive analytic methodology. Based on the data spanning from 2020 to 2022, it was observed that, with the exception of the working capital ratio in 2022, there was a consistent upward tendency in the account receivable turnover ratio, fixed asset turnover ratio, and total asset turnover ratio of the company. This pattern ultimately contributed to the overall stability of the company's profitability. The profitability ratios, including Gross Profit Margin (GPM), Net Profit Margin (NPM), Operating Margin, and Return on Assets (ROA) ratios, exhibit an upward trend for the period spanning from 2020 to 2022. The rise in the activity ratio can typically be attributed to a decline in firm assets, followed by an annual gain in income. The effective utilisation of assets inside a company exhibits a strong correlation with the company's profitability, which has demonstrated a consistent and upward trend over the past three years. The upward trajectory observed in the company's account receivable turnover, fixed asset turnover, total asset turnover, and cash turnover ratios has led to a corresponding enhancement in the company's profitability.
Analisis Cyberbullying: Komentar Kebencian Terhadap Pembuat Konten Beauty Influencer di Media Sosial Tiktok
Authors: Fitri Maharani Arsyinda , Gusnita Chazizah
Published: June 2024

This research discusses cyberbullying in the form of hate comments that befell beauty influencers on Tiktok social media. The phenomenon of cyberbullying and hate speech often occurs on social media and affects content creators, with the aim of convincing, hurting and intimidating someone with the comments they make. The theory used in this research is Routine Activity Theory put forward by Cohen & Felson. According to Cohen & Felson, crime can occur due to 3 factors, namely a motivated perpetrator: a motivated perpetrator, a suitable target: the presence of a suitable target, and a capable guardian: the absence of a guard or supervisor to protect the victim from criminal acts. Data collection techniques were carried out in three ways, namely observation, interviews and literature review. The purpose of this writing is to provide knowledge to readers about the problem of cyberbullying and hate speech and what impacts the victims feel after receiving these hate comments. The results of this research show that the daily routine activities carried out by beauty influencers on social media, both for their work and social life, are vulnerable to making them victims of cyberbullying in the form of hate speech. The hate speech they receive makes them mentally down, making them feel stressed and useless. And the reason the perpetrators make comments like that is because they are motivated by the content from beauty influencers that they see and it creates a feeling of dislike in them.
Effectiveness of Vedic Algorithm for Enhancing Competency in Multiplication
Authors: P.V Subha
Published: June 2024

The present study was conducted to find out the effectiveness of Vedic Algorithm for enhancing competency in multiplication at secondary level. Experimental method was used for this study. One -group pre -test post -test design was applied for this study. The study was conducted on a sample of 30 students of Kerala state syllabus. A multiplication ability test administered as pre test for checking the ability in multiplication. Time taken and score obtained by the students were checked. After that student were taught with Vedic method. The effectiveness of Vedic method in enhancing the competency in multiplication was found by administering the same test as post-test. The data collected were tabulated and analyzed statistically. The study reveals that there is a significant difference in the time taken by the students to complete the test before and after treatment for total sample and sub sample. The time taken by the students after treatment is less than before treatment. The study also reveals that a significant difference exists in the mean score between pre-test and post-test for total sample and sub sample based on gender. Mean score obtained by the students after treatment is greater than before treatment.
Barriers to Natural Disaster Risks Management Within Coastal Communities: The Case of Limbe and Ideneau in Cameroon
Authors: Randy Nkuh Yinkfu , Clara N Eleme , Bridget K Titamoh , Sylvanus C Ngongchia , Nillian K Abah , Marcel N Kwalar
Published: June 2024

Globally, many coastal zones characterized by high population concentration lie across rigid zones defined by natural disasters such as flood, heat waves, landslide and subsidence which are often difficult to manage. The Limbe and Ideneau Coastal communities of Cameroon overtime have been shrouded by such natural disasters. The aim of the study was to identify the barriers to natural disaster management along the Limbe and Ideneau coastal communities of Cameroon. The study adopted a multi-stage sampling design whereas, areas prone to different hazards were mapped, and through a simple random sampling method, 300 persons were selected from each stratum to provide information on disaster management. Questionnaires, interview guides, interrogations and field investigations were the main primary data sources of the study whereas, secondary data sources such as published related articles, magazines and public libraries provided credential information. Quantitative and qualitative data collected during field survey were analyzed through the inferential and descriptive statistical techniques. The outcomes of the study were presented on graphs, figures, charts, tables and histograms. Findings revealed that natural disasters have caused enormous harms to the population occupying the aforementioned communities such as the disruption of communication infrastructures and housing facilities, touristic activities, farmlands and loss of human lives. Further results showed that many adaptation measures cannot contain the magnitudes and the intensities of these disasters. Limited technology, government negligence, poor planning and insufficient public knowledge on natural disasters are hindrance to the effective management of these natural disasters. The work concludes that these coastal communities remain “bonanza” and recommends that a participatory, holistic and an objective disaster management planning be implemented in order to offset the adverse effects of these disasters while deriving the potentials of the coast.
Testing MOND on Small Bodies in the Remote Solar System
Authors: Vokrouhlický David , Nesvorný David , Tremaine Scott
Published: June 2024

Modified Newtonian dynamics (MOND), which postulates a breakdown of Newton's laws of gravity/dynamics below some critical acceleration threshold, can explain many otherwise puzzling observational phenomena on galactic scales. MOND competes with the hypothesis of dark matter, which successfully explains the cosmic microwave background and large-scale structure. Here we provide the first solar system test of MOND that probes the subcritical acceleration regime. Using the Bekenstein–Milgrom “aquadratic Lagrangian” (or AQUAL) formulation, we simulate the evolution of myriads of test particles (planetesimals or comets) born in the trans-Neptunian region and scattered by the giant planets over the lifetime of the Sun to heliocentric distances of 102–105 au. We include the effects of the Galactic tidal field and passing stars. While Newtonian simulations reproduce the distribution of binding energies of long-period and Oort-cloud comets detectable from Earth, MOND-based simulations do not. This conclusion is robust to plausible changes in the migration history of the planets, the migration history of the Sun, the MOND transition function, effects of the Sun's birth cluster, and the fading properties of long-period comets. For the most popular version of AQUAL, characterized by a gradual transition between the Newtonian and MOND regimes, our MOND-based simulations also fail to reproduce the orbital distribution of trans-Neptunian objects in the detached disk (perihelion q > 38 au). Our results do not rule out some MOND theories more elaborate than AQUAL, in which non-Newtonian effects are screened on small spatial scales, at small masses, or in external gravitational fields comparable in strength to the critical acceleration.
The Coupled Impacts of Atmospheric Composition and Obliquity on the Climate Dynamics of TRAPPIST-1e
Authors: Hammond Tobi , Komacek Thaddeus D.
Published: June 2024

Planets in multiplanet systems are expected to migrate inward as near-resonant chains, thus allowing them to undergo gravitational planet–planet interactions and possibly maintain a nonzero obliquity. The TRAPPIST-1 system is in such a near-resonant configuration, making it plausible that TRAPPIST-1e has a nonzero obliquity. In this work, we use the ExoCAM general circulation model to study the possible climates of TRAPPIST-1e at varying obliquities and atmospheric compositions. We vary obliquity from 0° to 90° and the partial pressure of carbon dioxide from 0.0004 bar (modern Earth-like) to 1 bar. We find that models with a higher obliquity are hotter overall and have a smaller day–night temperature contrast than the lower-obliquity models, which is consistent with previous studies. Most significantly, the superrotating high-altitude jet becomes subrotating at high obliquity, thus impacting cloud and surface temperature patterns. As the amount of carbon dioxide increases, the climate of TRAPPIST-1e becomes hotter, cloudier, and less variable. From modeled thermal phase curves, we find that the impact of obliquity could potentially have observable consequences due to the effect of cloud coverage on the outgoing longwave radiation.
A Catalog of 1.58 Million Clusters of Galaxies Identified from the DESI Legacy Imaging Surveys
Authors: Wen Z. L. , Han J. L.
Published: June 2024

Based on the DESI Legacy Imaging Surveys released data and available spectroscopic redshifts, we identify 1.58 million clusters of galaxies by searching for the overdensity of the stellar mass distribution of galaxies within redshift slices around preselected massive galaxies, with 877,806 clusters being found for the first time. The identified clusters have an equivalent mass of M
500 ≥ 0.47 × 1014
M
⊙ with an uncertainty of 0.2 dex. The redshift distribution of clusters extends to z ∼ 1.5, and 338,841 clusters have spectroscopic redshifts. Our cluster sample includes most of the rich optical clusters in previous catalogs, more than 95% of the massive Sunyaev–Zeldovich clusters, and 90% of the ROSAT and eROSITA X-ray clusters. From the light distributions of the member galaxies, we derive the dynamical state parameters for 27,685 rich clusters and find no significant evolution of the dynamical state with redshift. We find that the stellar mass of the brightest cluster galaxies grows by a factor of 2 since z = 1.
Reconstructing Intrinsic Stellar Noise with Stellar Atmospheric Parameters and Chromospheric Activity
Authors: Zhang Jinghua , Xiang Maosheng , Yu Jie , Ge Jian , Xie Ji-Wei , Zhang Hui , Li Yaguang , Wu You , Li Chun-Qian , Bi Shaolan , Yan Hong-Liang , Shi Jian-Rong
Published: June 2024

Accurately characterizing the intrinsic stellar photometric noise induced by stellar astrophysics, such as stellar activity, granulation, and oscillations, is of crucial importance for detecting transiting exoplanets. In this study, we investigate the relation between the intrinsic stellar photometric noise, quantified by the Kepler combined differential photometric precision (CDPP) metric, and the level of stellar chromospheric activity, indicated by the S-index of Ca ii H K lines derived from LAMOST spectra. Our results reveal a clear positive correlation between the S-index and robust rms values of CDPP, with the correlation becoming more significant at higher activity levels and on longer timescales. We have therefore built an empirical relation between the robust rms values of CDPP and the S-index as well as T
eff,

log

g, [Fe/H], and the apparent magnitude, with the XGBoost regression algorithm, using the LAMOST–Kepler common star sample as the training set. This method achieves a precision of ∼20 ppm for inferring the intrinsic noise from the S-index and other stellar labels on a 6 hr integration duration. We have applied this empirical relation to the full LAMOST DR7 spectra database and obtained the intrinsic noise predictions for 1,358,275 stars. The resultant catalog is publicly available and expected to be valuable for optimizing target selection for future exoplanet-hunting space missions, such as the Earth 2.0 mission.
Uranus’s Influence on Neptune’s Exterior Mean-motion Resonances
Authors: Graham Severance , Volk Kathryn
Published: June 2024

Neptune’s external mean-motion resonances play an important role in sculpting the observed population of trans-Neptunian objects (TNOs). The population of scattering TNOs is known to “stick” to Neptune's resonances while evolving in semimajor axis (a), though simulations show that resonance sticking is less prevalent at a ≳ 200–250 au. Here we present an extensive numerical exploration of the strengths of Neptune's resonances for scattering TNOs with perihelion distances q = 33 au. We show that the drop-off in resonance sticking for the large a scattering TNOs is not a generic feature of scattering dynamics but can instead be attributed to the specific configuration of Neptune and Uranus in our solar system. In simulations with just Uranus removed from the giant planet system, Neptune's resonances are strong in the scattering population out to at least ∼300 au. Uranus and Neptune are near a 2:1 period ratio, and the variations in Neptune's orbit resulting from this near-resonance are responsible for destabilizing Neptune's resonances for high-e TNO orbits beyond the ∼20:1 resonance at a ≈ 220 au. Direct interactions between Uranus and the scattering population are responsible for slightly weakening Neptune's closer-in resonances. In simulations where Neptune and Uranus are placed in their mutual 2:1 resonance, we see almost no stable libration of scattering particles in Neptune's external resonances. Our results have important implications for how the strengths of Neptune's distant resonances varied during the epoch of planet migration when the Neptune–Uranus period ratio was evolving. These strength variations likely affected the distant scattering, resonant, and detached TNO populations.
Efficiency of Immunoblot While Determination of Antibodies to Treponema Pallidum in Cerebrospinal Fluid
Authors: Bondarenko Glib , Kutova Valentina , Bilokon Olga , Nikitenko Inna , Gubenko Tatiana , Dasyuk Taras
Published: June 2024

BACKGROUND: A decrease in the incidence of syphilis has been observed in the world and in Ukraine in recent years. At the same time, an increase in cases of neurosyphilis is recorded. Diagnosis of neurosyphilis is quite difficult and based on the correct interpretation of the complex of various diagnostic tests.
OBJECTIVES: The paper is aimed to determine diagnostic potential of treponemal tests (TTs) and evaluate effectiveness of Treponema pallidum immunoblot (TPI) while research on cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) in differential diagnosis of neurosyphilis.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: The research object was CSF of patients with late forms of syphilis. The regulated serological and immunological methods in accordance with current guidelines and orders of the Ministry of Healthcare of Ukraine were used for laboratory diagnosis of neurosyphilis: Enzyme immunoassays (EIA), fluorescent treponemal antibody (FTA), T. pallidum hemagglutination assay (TPHA), and TPI.
RESULTS: Effectiveness of TTs in the diagnosis of neurosyphilis while research on 23 samples of CSF was carried out by the following methods: EIA (Immunoglobulin [Ig]M + IgG), FTA, andTPHA. The above-mentioned TTs used in serological diagnosis of CSF do not always meet the problem of confirming neurosyphilis diagnosis. According to these investigations, both positive and false positive results were obtained. In order to verify the diagnosis, a study on positive and false positive samples of CSF by TPI method was carried out. Positive results were obtained in 13 samples with the established duration of the disease.
CONCLUSIONS: TPI is an optimal treponemal immunological method of examination of CSF to diagnose neurosyphilis with a high degree of reliability. The use of TPI while research on CSF makes it possible to verify the diagnosis of neurosyphilis by differentiated detection of antibodies to the most immunogenic antigens of T. pallidum eliminating the subjective factor of the reaction and simplifies diagnostic procedure.