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The Moderating Effect of Hardiness on the Relationship Between Trait Anxiety and Performance in Collegiate Baseball Players
Authors: Luo Kevin , Barnicle Scott , Zizzi Samuel , Follmer D. Jake
Published: October 2022

The purpose of this study was to explore the moderating effect of hardiness on the relationship between trait anxiety and objective performance within NCAA Division I collegiate baseball players. An updated and shortened version of the Personal Views Survey (PVS III-R) was used to measure hardiness after a confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was conducted. Of the total 389 players that participated, 171 met inclusion criteria and were split into two groups – hitters (N = 94) and pitchers (N = 80) – to identify differences in skills and how sub-constructs of hardiness (commitment, control, challenge) affected performance through a descriptive correlational design. The results show significant moderating effects of commitment for pitchers that accounted for the majority of variance in the relationship between perception of trait anxiety intensity and left on base percentage (LOB%) and wild pitches (WP). For hitters, significant moderating effects of control accounted for less variance in the relationship between perception of trait anxiety intensity on batting average on balls in play (BABIP) and grounding into double plays (GDP). The findings indicate there may be significant moderating effects of hardiness on the relationship between trait anxiety and objective performance that may be present in game situations with runners on-base. Practitioners could use these findings to target mental skills that could develop a pitcher’s commitment or hitter’s sense of control to enhance their performance within baseball-specific situations. For example, mental performance consultants could help athletes reframe the intensity of cognitive or somatic anxiety during situations with runners on-base.
Effect of Watching Comedy on Affect in Young Adult Runners
Authors: McCaskill Kelly , Farren Gene L , Yeatts Paul E , Bartlett Michelle , Fiaud Vanessa
Published: October 2022

In many studies, researchers have investigated the positive effects of distractions while exercising. In most gyms, there are usually televisions playing random channels. Young adult undergraduate runners (N = 125; 64 female and 61 male) completed one mile on a treadmill at their selected pace. Approximately half the participants (n = 63) were randomly assigned to watch the comedy video while completing their mile, and the other half (n = 62) completed their mile with no video. The Feeling Scale (FS; Hardy & Rejeski, 1989), which asks participants to rate on a scale from -5 (very bad) to 5 (very good) was administered to all participants before starting the mile and after completing the mile. A repeated-measures ANOVA was used to compare group means over two observations. Results revealed statistically significant greater change in affect from pre- and post-mile in the watch group than in the no watch group. These results indicate there was an increase in affect when participants watched the comedy film while completing the mile versus the participants that only completed the mile and did not watch the video. This suggests that, on average, watching videos, such as a comedy film, is an effective option to distract gym patrons from their exercise, which may further increase their affect.
Evaluating the color stability of two esthetic ceramic materials after different surface treatments and accelerated aging procedures
Authors: Gül Özge Deniz , Agüloğlu Süleyman
Published: October 2022

Aim: Observing and evaluating the long/short-term discoloration tendency of the esthetic prosthetic materials of lithium disilicate-based glass-ceramics (IPS e.max CAD LT) and leucite-based feldspathic glass-ceramics (VITA Mark II) materials, which are esthetically very close to each other at first glance.

Methodology: 80 samples of A2 colored lithium disilicate and feldspathic blocks samples were overglazed and polished separately to evaluate the surface treatment procedures according to CIELAB color coordinates. For accelerated aging purposes, half of the examples were treated to red wine, and the other half were treated to coffee. Color changes were calculated using the ΔE formula. The results were put into record as ΔE-1, ΔE-2, and ΔE-3. Records of the results were evaluated using IBM SPSS Statistics Standard Concurrent User V 25 statistics package program. Data distribution regarding numerical variety and changes were evaluated using the Shapiro Wilk normality test and Q-Q graphics. 

Results: The data was evaluated using O'Brien clinical color tolerance scales. None of the samples has shown a perfect (ΔE=0-0.5) color match after 4 weeks of accelerated aging. Every group has shown results of significant statistical changes at various rates and percentages and divided into 4 subgroups as excellent, good, clinically acceptable and incompatible categories.

Conclusion: Since aging procedures affect ceramic systems' ΔE values in a variety of ways, the aging protocol utilizing in vitro aging techniques for color changing should be evaluated alongside ceramic type and surface finishing procedures.
En-bloc resection for growing aneurysmal bone cyst of the frontal bone: A case report
Authors:   Korea Skull Base Society, Jang Sunwoo , Song Sang Woo , Kim Young-Hoon , Hong Chang Ki , Kim Jeong Hoon , Byun Joonho
Published: October 2022

A magnetic resonance imaging was performed on a 25-years-old male patient who had a stuffy nose, and an extra-axial lesion was detected in the right frontal bone with a welldefined hypotonic border and a mixed signal strength. As the size of the mass increased, and en-bloc resection was performed during the follow-up. The operation results showed dark-brownish turbid fluid with a sludge-like matter surrounded by a capsule. In the histopathology of the tumor, bone trabeculae were infiltrated by extensive hemosiderindeposited macrophages and cholesterol clefts, which suggested an aneurysmal bone cyst. The patient showed a stable course and was later discharged from the hospital. The brain computed tomography performed one month after the operation showed clear findings without tumor recurrence. Herein, we reported one case of aneurysmal bone cyst occurred in the right frontal bone, which was successfully treated by surgical resection.
Comparison of scoring systems for the prediction of complication rates in intracranial meningioma resection of the elderly
Authors:   Korea Skull Base Society, Lee Yong-Jun , Hong Jong-Hwan , Kim Yeong Jin , Lee Tae-Kyu , Jung Tae-Young , Kim In-Young , Jung Shin , Moon Kyung-Sub
Published: October 2022

Background : Grading systems such as the Clinical-Radiological Grading System (CRGS), Geriatric Scoring System (GSS), and SKALE (sex, KPS [Karnofsky Performance Scale], American Society of Anesthesiology class, location of tumor, and peritumoral edema) grading system are useful for predicting outcomes in meningioma patients over 65 years. Given the increase in average life expectancy, it is required to identify the most effective grading system, which would help anticipate postoperative complications, as well as other risk factors, especially in elderly patients aged over 75 years. Materials and Methods : Scores were calculated retrospectively according to CRGS, SKALE, and GSS for patients aged over 75 years who underwent surgery for intracranial meningiomas in our hospital from 2009 to 2020 (n = 88). Various perioperative clinical and radiological factors were also measured to investigate their relationship with surgical complications. Results : In the 88 patients enrolled, the complication rate was 28.4% (n = 25), including three mortality cases (3.4%). Multivariate analysis of various risk factors revealed that peritumoral edema (P = 0.011), tumor location (P = 0.001), and KPS (P = 0.030) were independent prognostic factors for the development of postoperative complications. Despite slight differences in cut-off values, patients with SKALE ≥ 11 (area under the curve [AUC] = 0.7038), CRGS ≥ 14 (AUC = 0.7441), and GSS ≥ 17 (AUC = 0.7829) showed decreased rates of complications on ROC (receiver operating characteristic) curve analysis. Conclusions : In our study, with the slight modification of cut-off values, all three scoring systems were powerful predictors of postoperative complications in intracranial meningioma resection of elderly patients aged over 75 years.
Creating and Sharing Digital Stories
Authors: Way Susan , Reed Harley
Published: October 2022

Innovation and creativity are key skills that are seen to underpin and drive change in the NHS. It is therefore important to facilitate ways for students in their undergraduate programme to hone these skills in preparation for employment and their future career. In this piece, the authors describe an innovative approach that requires students to develop an individual, four-minute digital story of their choice, and create the narrative of the storyline and set it to relevant images, sound and text.
Research Unwrapped: Caring for Women Making Unconventional Birth Choices
Authors: Einion Alys
Published: October 2022

Research unwrapped is a popular series to help readers make sense of published research by undertaking a detailed appraisal of an article in a careful and considered manner. In doing so we can advance our knowledge and understanding of a research topic and apply it to our practice. This process is designed to assess the usefulness of the evidence in terms of decision-making and application to practice.
The Role of Advanced Midwife Practitioner
Authors: Baby Anitha
Published: October 2022

Ireland ranks 21st out of 36 countries for its healthcare system. Emergency department (ED) waiting times in Ireland are the worst in Europe (Edwards 2018). Since 2000, overcrowding in the ED has become critical, with nursing unions becoming involved in industrial action and trolley counts, to highlight the crisis (Doran 2003). Byrne and Heyman (1997) state that nursing staff in ED are focused on offering vital physical care and, in busy departments, those needs regarded as non-urgent, non-physical are sometimes overlooked. Interventions such as the implementation of an AMP service and designated obstetric ED would aid in lightening the obstetric burden on these ever-expanding ED queues, while facilitating improved patient safety and quality care.
Case Study Supporting Continuity of Care Models for Breech Presentation at or at Near Term
Authors: Spillaine Emma , Walker Dr Shawn
Published: October 2022

With the publication of Better births (NHS England 2016) there has been a national movement to develop continuity of care teams to provide gold standard midwifery care. Research has supported this approach to caring for mothers, by showing improved outcomes for both mothers and their babies (Sandall et al 2016). However, the focus has always been around generalised groups of mothers where continuity can not only improve outcomes, but be easy to implement. One group of mothers who would benefit from continuity is those who have a baby in the breech (bottom down) presentation. Small teams of breech specialists can work with the mother’s continuity team to provide specialist care to support mothers wishing to have a vaginal breech birth in the safest way. This case study shows how a continuity of care model would be beneficial to this cohort of mothers.
Global Midwifery Matters 5. Supporting Immigrant Women at Risk of Tuberculosis in the UK
Authors: Tooke Abbi
Published: October 2022

This mini series aims to share, discuss and promote midwiferyin a global context. Midwifery is a truly global profession and even those of us who work solely in the UK will care for women from many different cultures; these articles reflect the experiences of midwives and students working in both the UK and in Asia, Australasia, Africa and Europe.The first few articles of the series were developed by students undertaking a global maternity module at the University of Leeds. Each of these articles is presented in a two-part format: an article in print or as an extra online feature, and an accompanying reflection hosted on our website. We encourage you to review both to support your full engagement with the series.
Using RFM approach with PBL to course design
Authors: Huang Hui-Hsin
Published: October 2022

Based on Problem-Based Learning (PBL) concept, this study creates an advertising script by conducting RFM (recency, frequency, monetary) approach from the data analysis in customer relationship management (CRM) course. In PBL process, the students themselves should use RFM method to make segment from the customer database of service industries and find out the characteristics of target segment based on the demographic variables and according to these traits to form their advertising scripts. Through finding the highest value of segment as the target customer, they should focus on the characteristic of their choice target and create an advertising script to attract this segment by their traits. These processes of steps can provide the course design of CRM or advertising project to make creation from customer targeting.
Laurentius Eiseler. Epicinion carmen in laudem... Caroli Rueberi : A bécsi Lorenz Eiseler győzelmi éneke a nemes báró, Karl Rueber úr dícséretére és annak diadalára a török felett
Authors: Eiseler Laurentius
Published: October 2022

Laurentius Eiseler egy a sok fiatal közül, akiket jómódú szüleik külföldi iskolákba küldtek tanulni. Őt Bécsből Strasbourgba. A strasbourgi Johann Sturm alapította Academia ékesszólás-stúdiumai európai hírűek voltak a korszakban. Melchior Junius óráin több alkalommal kellett olyan szemináriumi dolgozatot írni, hogy egy-egy latin műfaj feldolgozásához valamilyen aktuális történeti témát választhatott a hallgató. Az ifjú Eiseler a Magyar Királyság hadszínterein ismert osztrák főtisztek közül egy tokaji várkapitányt választott a „győzelmi ének” műfaj gyakorlására, a neki tulajdonított törökök feletti győzelem történetének kiszínezett bemutatására. Ha a mű nem is a latinitás csúcsteljesítménye, ha a hallgató nem is volt igazán tisztában a választott történet körülményeivel, kis művével – mert megjelent nyomtatásban – tájékoztatta Elzász lakóit a tőlük távoli háború egyik eseményéről.
Plastic filling simulation comparison analysis of the gating system in injection moulding parameter
Authors: Umor M.Z. , Mohd A. , Efendee A.M. , Khir M. , Bahiyah Baba N.
Published: October 2022

The paper is discussed the anticipation of the simulation software precision with the real moulding process by setting up the distinctive metering stroke separation.

The Inventor CAD software was used to design the product experiment and perform the simulation by applying MoldFlow application to produce the processing parameter defining for the injection moulding machines.

The results predicted by this filling simulation appears reasonable result as compared to the injected product. Prediction analysis given by the software is exceptionally valuable for the injection moulding parameter setting machines which can diminish the time of mould setup and can reduce the trial stage on the production line.

The gating system is the most crucial part in injection moulding process and the limitation is to get the accurate filling time and injection pressure to ensure the cavity is fully filled before the material at the gate solidify.

Gating system configurations are utilized to optimize the filling conditions of injection moulding parts. This important element was developed for achieving product quality. The utilize of simulation software is exceptionally supportive in the model designing stage to predict the quality and process capacity for the product. This paper presents the filling simulation of the side gate system to the injection moulding parameter.
Optical investigations of porous InP for ferroelectric application
Authors: H. Yan  , L. Zhao
Published: October 2022

Photoluminescence properties of porous InP are found to be strongly affected by infilling ferroelectric polymers. Based on the temperature- and excitation-power- dependent photoluminescence, the intensity suppression and blue shift of the near-band-edge emission are supposed to result from the passivation of surface states by introducing ferroelectric polymers. On the other hand, the significant enhancement of deep-level emission is caused by the increased concentration of phosphorus vacancies due to ion exchange when infilling the ferroelectric polymers into porous InP. The surface passivation of porous InP by ferroelectric polymers is useful for improving the performances of InP-based electronic and optoelectronic devices.
Characterization of porous InGaN-based metal-semiconductor-metal
Authors: W. Taporee  , P. Carahee
Published: October 2022

In this study, the characteristics of metal-semiconductor-metal (MSM) photodetector based on a porous In0.27Ga0.73N thin ﬁlm were reported. Nanostructured porous ﬁlm was synthesized using the UV-assisted electrochemical etching technique. The formed pores were dissimilar in terms of shape and size. The effect of annealing in the range of 300e500 C on Pt/In0.27Ga0.73N was investigated by IeV measurements. Schottky barrier height was at maximum value under 500 C. The fabricated MSM photodetector shows photovoltaic characteristics in the green region of the electromagnetic spectrum. The device responsivity increased with increasing the bias voltage. Moreover, the rise and recovery times of the device were investigated at 10 mW cm 2 of a 550 nm chopped light. Finally, the sensitivity and quantum efﬁciency were also investigated.
Silicon application mitigates abiotic stresses in rice: A review
Authors: JINGER DINESH , DEVI MOIRANGTHEM THOITHOI , DHAR SHIVA , DASS ANCHAL , SHARMA V K , S VIJAYA KUMAR , JOSHI EKTA , JATAV HANUMAN SINGH , SINGH NEELAM
Published: October 2022

Rice (Oryza sativa L.) is the paramount staple crop, providing food to more than 50% people globally. Although, India has attained the apex position in producing rice after China, however, its productivity is still below the world’s average productivity due to several physical abiotic and chemical stress. Silicon (Si) is a multipurpose element that acts as a panacea for multiple stresses. Rice is a heavy accumulator (200–300 kg Si/ha) of Si. Addition of Si prevents movement of heavy metals and salts through cell wall (apoplastic) eventually decreasing their uptake, particularly when rice face iron (Fe) and manganese (Mn) toxicity and increase the rice yield by 20.5–72.7%. Studies have revealed that application of Si mitigates arsenic (As) stress in rice by diminishing its uptake and improving the antioxidants activities. Foliar application of Si increases rice production by 30% under As and cadmium (Cd) contamination conditions. Besides, Si reduces transpiration in rice crop by 30% and also eliminates the effect of heat stress (42.5oC). Further, application of Si in rice has been shown to increase culm strength, integrity and stability of vascular bundle thus, preventing crop against lodging. These review results clearly reveal the importance of Si in imparting abiotic stress tolerance and need for its application in rice crop.
In vitro screening of chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum morifolium) varieties for salt tolerance
Authors: RAI HENUKA , NAMITA NAMITA , RAJU D V S , SINGH M K , SINGH KANWAR P , KUMAR GUNJEET , SINHA SUBODH KUMAR , S LEKSHMY , PANDEY R N , POULOSE BIBIN
Published: October 2022

The present study was carried out to screen six promising varieties of chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum morifolium Ramat.), viz. Pusa Chitraksha, Lalit, Pusa Aditya, Basanti, Himanshu, and Pusa Sona in MS (Murashige and Skoog) media supplemented with 0, 50, 100 and 150 mM/NaCl. As the concentration of NaCl increased, there was a corresponding decrease in shoot length, fresh weight, number of leaves and rooting percentage. Number of shoots per plant exhibited not much significant difference. Maximum reduction in plant growth was recorded in the variety Pusa Sona (60.60%) while minimum reduction was observed in variety Pusa Aditya (35.60%). The highest fresh weight was recorded in variety Pusa Aditya and lowest in the varieties Himanshu and Pusa Sona, when the medium was supplemented with 150 mM NaCl. Variety Pusa Sona (57.00%) had the maximum reduction in the number of leaves per plant and minimum was found in the variety Lalit (29.10%). Increasing salt stress had an adverse effect on rooting abilities of all the varieties. Under the control with no added NaCl, the rooting percentage was 100% among all the varieties. In medium supplemented with 150 mM/l NaCl, the maximum rooting was recorded in the variety Pusa Aditya (63.80%)) and Basanti (63.80%), whereas least was observed in the varieties Pusa Sona and Himanshu (22.00% and 41.80%, respectively).
Competencies and teaching effectiveness in social sciences at Indian agricultural universities
Authors: MAHRA GIRIJESH SINGH , KASHYAP S K , SINGH PREMLATA , JOSHI PRATIBHA , GUPTA SHWETA
Published: October 2022

In India, teaching, research and extension are the three pillars of National Agricultural Research and Education System (NARES) in which agricultural extension connects agricultural research and farmers. Teaching in agricultural extension discipline across agricultural universities at postgraduate level prepares extension professionals to conduct need based research and transfer relevant technologies to farming community. The present study primarily focuses on assessing the overall teaching effectiveness of agricultural universities with respect to extension education discipline in order to understand the competence level of extension graduates from Indian agricultural universities. The investigation is based on primary data compiled from 66 teachers engaged in teaching of extension education discipline and 210 postgraduate (M Sc and Ph D) students across 10 agricultural universities of Northern India. It was found that majority of the students (64.29%) perceived that overall acquisition of essential extension competencies is low, while only 10.94 percent of students perceived it to be high. Out of the 10 universities examined for teaching effectiveness, six had medium teaching effectiveness, while two universities had high and two universities had low teaching effectiveness. The overall teaching effectiveness index of all 10 universities was 0.607 indicating a teaching effectiveness of above average. The present study therefore identified those essential extension competencies which need emphasis in the extension education teaching-learning scenario. The teaching effectiveness index developed can be used by agricultural universities to assess teaching effectiveness of extension education teachers.
Zinc sorption characteristics and release kinetics from soils with long-term zinc and phosphorus application
Authors: SINGH PARMINDER , SAINI SAT PAL , SINGH PRITPAL
Published: October 2022

We investigated the effect of long-term phosphorus (P) and zinc (Zn) application in three soils (Soil-I, Soil-II and Soil-III) with differential P content on Zn sorption and release kinetics to understand the underlying mechanism controlling Zn sorption-desorption reactions. Zn sorption was highest in soil-III (54.4-96.4% of added Zn), and was the lowest in soil-I (44.1-94.3% of added Zn) in no-P applied soils. In soil-III, 60.6-97.6% of applied Zn gets sorbed on soil colloidal complex with P application at 100 mg P kg-1, which was 1.2-11.4% higher at differential levels of Zn application. Results showed that Langmuir sorption maxima (b) and Freundlichâ€™s adsorptive capacity (Y) were lowest for soil-I without P application and was the highest in soil-III with P application. These results suggests that soil-III with P application at 100 mg P kg-1 with highest Zn sorption had the lowest Zn release capacity. Further, these results showed that Elovich equation best described the kinetics of Zn release from three soils with highest value of coefficient of determination (R2=0.93-0.98*, p<0.05) and lowest standard error (S.E.= 0.172-0.256).
Microbial population dynamics and dehydrogenase activity in response to integrated use of zinc oxide and zinc solubilizers
Authors: ASH MOUMITA , YADAV JANARDAN , YADAV JAY SHANKAR
Published: October 2022

Soil microorganisms play a key role in nutrient transformation, nutrient cycling, organic matter decomposition, water movement and various other processes essential for maintaining soil quality. In view of scanty information, a pot experiment was carried out at the Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, Institute of Agricultural Sciences, BHU, Varanasi, UP during kharif, 2018-19 to evaluate the effect of zinc solubilizers in combination with zinc oxide (ZnO) on microbial population dynamics and dehydrogenase activity of soil at 30 DAT, 60 DAT and after harvesting of rice. In this experiment, three different doses of ZnO (Z0=0, Z1=1.85, and Z2=3.7 mg kg-1) and three types of microbial inoculation, viz. No inoculation (M0), Enterobacter clocae strain ZnPSBJ-6 (M1) and zinc solubilizing fungi (M2) were employed in various combinations. It has found that at 60 DAT, inoculation of M1 resulted in 4.1% and 12.8% increase in soil bacterial count while treated with Z1 and Z2, respectively. Whereas, in the case of M2, the fungal count increased by around 40% and 48% at 30 DAT while treated with Z1 and Z2, respectively over Z0. After harvesting, the actinomycetes population increased significantly by 45.5% in Z1 treated soil. At 30 DAT, dehydrogenase activity increased significantly in M2 treated soil by 7.3% and 27.3% with increasing level of ZnO, i.e. from Z1 to Z2 over Z0.
PREVALENSI INFEKSI SALURAN KEMIH PADA PENDERITA DIABETES MELITUS DI RSUD PROF. DR. W. Z JOHANNES KUPANG TAHUN 2021
Authors: Ni Made Susilawati  , Marni Tangkelangi  , Dorotia Masi Daen
Published: October 2022

Infeksi saluran kemih (ISK) merupakan suatu respon inflamasi dari sel uroepitelium yang dikarenakan adanya invasi bakteri yang ditandai bakteriuria dan leukosituria. Penyakit diabetes melitus (DM) mengakibatkan komplikasi makrovaskular yang sering terjadi diantaranya adalah infeksi. Tujuan Penelitian adalah untuk mengetahui prevalensi infeksi saluran kemih (ISK) pada penderita diabetes melitus di RSUD Prof. Dr. W. Z Johannes Kupang tahun 2021. Metode penelitian yang digunakan adalah penelitian deskriptif dari data sekunder yang ada di RSUD Prof. Dr. W. Z Johannes Kupang tahun 2021. Variabel dalam penelitian ini adalah prevalensi infeksi saluran kemih (ISK) pada penderita diabetes melitus berdasarkan karateristik (jenis kelamin, umur, lama menderita DM dan bakteri yang menginfeksi saluran kemih). Populasi yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah pasien infeksi saluran kemih (ISK) pada penderita diabetes (DM) di RSUD Prof. Dr. W. Z. Johannes tahun 2021. Sampel yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah data sekunder pasien infeksi saluran kemih (ISK) pada penderita diabetes tahun 2021. Hasil penelitian menunjukan prevalensi infeksi saluran kemih (ISK) pada penderita diabetes melitus di RSUD Prof. Dr. W. Z Johannes Kupang Tahun 2021 sebanyak 11,1%. Jumlah kasus Infeksi Saluran Kemih (ISK) pada Penderita DM berdasarkan jenis kelamin tertinggi pada perempuan sebanyak 38 orang (67,7%), umur tertinggi pada usia lansia antara 46-65 tahun sebanyak 27 orang (49,1%), lama menderita DM tertinggi pada kisaran 1-10 tahun sebanyak 36 orang (63,2%) dan bakteri yang paling dominan adalah Escherichia coli dari golongan Gram negatif 8,78%.
The Concept of Food Security Formation on the Basis of Sustainable Development of Agricultural Land Use
Authors: KOTYKOVA OLENA
Published: October 2022

Solving the problems of food security of those that already exist and those that await us in the near future lies in the formation of a food security system on the basis of sustainable development of agricultural land use. Theoretical and practical aspects of the research problem are carried out by domestic scientists, mainly in two separate areas: food security and sustainable development of agricultural land use. The World Scientific Society pays considerable attention to this problem, but they are distinguished by a practical orientation for a particular region, which often makes it impossible to implement such scientific achievements in Ukraine. In order to develop the Food Security Program on the basis of sustainable development of agricultural land use in Ukraine, an appropriate theoretical and methodological basis is needed, which was determined by the purpose of our study. As a result of the study, the following results were obtained. First, a logical and semantic model of the methodology of food security formation on the basis of sustainable development of agricultural land use, which includes organizational, economic and environmental prerequisites for the transition of modern land use to a model of sustainable development. Secondly, the provisions and directions of implementation of the relevant Concept, based on the historical and socio-economic preconditions of food security, have been formed and includes the following components: purpose; historical and social preconditions; monitoring and evaluation system; assessment of compliance of the level of food security; mechanism for implementing the Concept; target directions and main tasks; expected results. Areas of implementation of the Concept, tools and mechanisms for implementing the model of food security on the basis of sustainable development of agricultural land use on the one hand are fully consistent with the global objectives of 2nd Sustainable Development Goals (zero hunger), and on the other – take into account national characteristics
Local Economic Development in Territorial Communities
Authors: RESHETILOV GEORGIY
Published: October 2022

As a result of the reforms of decentralization and local self-government, territorial communities have received more resources and powers to dispose of them, in this sense, the issue of local development has become especially relevant for communities. The purpose of the article is to study the processes of local economic development of Olshanskе village council. In accordance with the set goal, the following tasks were set and solved: to investigate the meaning of the concept of “local economic development” and the factors influencing; at the theoretical level to investigate the actors of local economic development and their place in the management process; to analyze the socio-economic development of Olshanskе village council and identify the main problems of its local economic development; to explore the possibility of implementing forms of community cooperation in Olshanske village council. To achieve this goal, the article uses general and special research methods: method of theoretical generalization and comparison; hermeneutic; comparative and graphic; analysis and synthesis. The article forms one’s own vision of the concept of local economic development. It is established that decision-making procedures in local development management depend on the task performed. The local economic development of Olsha village council is characterized. In the course of the research, the authors determined that the LED of the village council is based on creative principles. The article substantiates that the use of community cooperation will be a promising tool for local development. It is established that for Olshanske settlement council the potential subject of cooperation is the Koblevsky village council of the Nikolaev area. The task of the cooperation will be to ensure the provision of services in the field of urban planning and architecture on the territory of Olsha village council in accordance with the requirements of current legislation and increase the efficiency of the use of local budgets
Penataan Ulang Layout Balai Desa Weleri
Authors: Ema Hidayati  , Agung Budi Sardjono
Published: October 2022

Balai desa Weleri merupakan tempat untuk mewadahi kegiatan pelayanan masyarakat desa. Di area balai desa terdapat polindes yang merupakan fasilitas Kesehatan bagi masyarakat dan PAUD untuk kegiatan belajar anak – anak di desa Weleri. Dengan banyaknya kegiatan yang ada di balai desa pada waktu yang bersamaan sehingga ruang atau fasilitas yang ada di balai desa tidak maksimal untuk mewadahi kegiatan tersebut. Ini dikarenakan penataan layout dan sirkulasi ruang yang ada di balai desa belum terkendali dengan baik. Tujuan yang ingin dicapai dari penelitian ini yaitu untuk memaksimalkan kebutuhan ruang dari kegiatan yang ada di balai desa. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode penelitian kualitatif deskriptif. Penelitian kualitatif deskriptif yaitu penelitian yang menggunakan pendekatan studi kasus pada obyek yang dipilih dengan memperoleh data dari pihak yang dituju yang kemudian dikumpulkan menjadi sumber data. Sumber data kemudian diolah dengan dianalisa oleh penulis sehingga menghasilkan sebuah temuan atau solusi dari permasalahan. Pembagian zonasi pada denah Balai Desa dengan mengefektifkan kegiatan dengan sirkulasi ruang menghasilkan penambahan ruang pada zona tertentu yaitu, zona public terdapat ruang pelayanan, warung PKK, Cafetaria, aula, ruang belajar PAUD; zona privat terdapat ruang kepala desa, ruang sekertaris desa, ruang PKK, ruang guru PAUD; zona semi public terdapat ruang staff perangkat.
Procesos biogeoquímicos de sulfato-reducción involucrados en la remediación de los drenajes ácidos de mina y las balsas de fosfoyeso
Authors:   , Castillo Julio
Published: October 2022

El estuario de la Ría de Huelva representa un claro ejemplo de ecosistema acuático contaminado por metales. Los principales residuos sólidos que actúan como fuente continua de contaminación son, principalmente, aquellos que existen en zonas mineras abandonadas de la Faja Pirítica Ibérica y, secundariamente, las balsas de fosfoyeso de la industria de fertilizantes del Polo Químico de Huelva. La investigación llevada a cabo se centra en analizar mediante experimentos de laboratorio y estudios de campo la eficacia de bacterias sulfato-reductoras para tolerar medios extremadamente contaminados y ejercer su actividad metabólica, la cual conduce a la inmovilización de metales. Los procesos de inmovilización bacteriana implican la precipitación de sulfuros metálicos que minimizan significativamente el impacto que producen, por un lado, los drenajes ácidos de mina de los entornos mineros abandonados y, por otro lado, los lixiviados resultantes de la meteorización del fosfoyeso. Además, este estudio propone una serie de recomendaciones para la biorremediación in situ de las balsas de fosfoyeso mediante estrategias ambientalmente sostenibles y de bajo coste.
ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY OF Aframonum melegueta (ALLIGATOR PEPPER) AND Xylopia aethiopica (AFRICAN PEPPER) AGAINST MULTI-DRUG RESISTANT E.coli AND Klebsiella spp. ISOLATED FROM URINE SAMPLES
Authors: YUSUF I. , AROH K. E. , NWORIE O. , ADESHINA G. O.
Published: October 2022

This study was carried out to assess the antibacterial activity of Aframomum melegueta and Xylopia aethiopica against multi-drug resistant E.coli and Klebsiella spps isolates from urine samples. A total of 100 urine samples were collected from Ikwo local Government Health Center, Ebonyi state, Nigeria. Isolation and identification of bacteria isolates were carried out using standard microbiological methods. Kirby-Bauer disc diffusion method was used in the antibiotics susceptibility test, agar diffusion method was employed for determination of zone of inhibition of the two extracts. Twenty eight (28) isolates were confirmed to be E.coli while 20 isolates were confirmed Klebsiella spp. Seven E.coli isolates and 5 Klebsiella isolates were Multi-Drug Resistant (MDR). The isolates showed resistance to most of the antibiotics used and were susceptible to only Imipenem (IPM). The two extracts showed mild antibacterial activity on the MDR isolates. Xylopia aethiopica extract showed little zones of inhibition at concentration of 6.25mg/ml while there was no zone of inhibition recorded for Aframomum melegueta extract at concentrations of 6.25mg/ml and 12.5mg/ml. The wider zones of inhibition recorded was at the highest concentration of the two extracts at 50mg/ml.
MACRONUTRIENT STATUS AND PHYSICO-CHEMICAL PROPERTIES OF SOILS AROUND THE GAS FLARE SITE AT OYIGBO IN RIVERS STATE, NIGERIA
Authors: OSAGIE OSAMUDIAMEN , OSUJI LEO C. , HART ADUABOBO I.
Published: October 2022

This work assessed the impact of gas flaring on soils surrounding the gas flare stack at Oyigbo in Rivers State, Nigeria. Soil samples were collected at 10m, 50m, and 100m from the flare point and analysed for physico-chemical properties, including primary and secondary soil macronutrients, such as nitrogen, phosphorus, calcium, and magnesium. The results obtained from the investigation of the soil properties were all within the set benchmark values of EGASPIN-DPR. A One-way Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) showed that there were no significant differences (p < 0.05) in the concentration of the physico-chemical parameters and nutrients of both surface and sub-surface soils, irrespective of their distances from the flare point. For example, total organic carbon (TOC) in the soil within 10m of the gas flare point was 1.4±0.02% at surface level and 1.4±0.01% at sub-surface level. At a distance of 50m from the flare point, the total organic carbon (TOC) recorded a mean value of 1.4±0.02%, while a mean of 1.4±0.01% was recorded at a distance of 100m from the flare point. Although flare particulates could bring about acid deposition on the surrounding soils, which would decrease soil pH, the results obtained in this work showed a reverse trend of a slightly lower pH at a further 100 m distance compared to the pH range obtained 10 m away from the flare point. This trend could be attributed to anthropogenic activities, which cannot occur near the scorching temperature of the flared gas, which exceeds 1300 oC. This might have encouraged the acidification of the soils further away from the flare point.
SALINITY STRESS EFFECTS ON PLANTS AND USE OF RHIZOBACTERIA: A REVIEW
Authors: CHATURVEDI SADHNA , MEENA AJAY
Published: October 2022

Soil salinity is being recognized as a major threat to the agriculture and food production in the arid and semi-arid regions of the world. Accumulation of various salts creates osmotic imbalance and ionic toxicity in plants and makes crop production difficult. Plant system has developed certain adaptation strategies for tolerating the toxicity of the salts. The present review focuses on the various effects of salinity stress on physiological and biochemical aspects of plants and the role of rhizobacteria to mitigate the harmful effects of salinity stress. Induction of toxicity mechanism of salinity stress tolerance in plants along with the strategies needed to be adapted to make sustainable agriculture.
SELF-REGULATED LEARNING IN FIRST YEAR INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING STUDENTS, NATIONAL TECHNOLOGICAL INSTITUTE OF MEXICO CAMPUS OAXACA, MEXICO
Authors: BARTOLO-ALEMÁN MARTHA HILARIA , MARTÍNEZ-LÓPEZ MOISÉS , ROBLEDO-TABOADA LUIS HUMBERTO , VÁSQUEZ-MARTÍNEZ MARCELO , MARTÍNEZ-MENDOZA SARAI MARÍA , GARCÍA-MONTALVO GILDARDO OSWALDO
Published: October 2022

Self-regulated learning allows teachers to implement an established teaching process and students to master tools that help them be clear about their goals and objectives. The objective of the present work was to analyze the self-regulation strategies of the first-year students of the Industrial Engineering career assigned to the National Technological Institute of Mexico campus Oaxaca, Mexico corresponding to the academic cycle 2022-B. It was a descriptive-cross-sectional study. The academic self-regulation process was determined through the adaptation of the Torre instrument (2007), this instrument has a total of 20 items, divided into four dimensions (active metacognitive awareness, level of control and academic verification, daily effort in performing tasks and active processing during classes). A total of 114 students participated, 67.8% of first-year students consider themselves self-regulators in their learning process. Students are clear about what self-regulated learning is, but they still perceive behavioral strategies. It is the responsibility of the students to improve their training process, it is essential to do this type of detection in the first two years of the degree to strengthen those skills.
FISH SPECIES DISTRIBUTION AND DIVERSITY INDICES OF KISHTWAR WATERBODIES- J&K, INDIA
Authors: BHUTYAL RUCHIKA , LANGER SEEMA
Published: October 2022

Fish fauna is an essential component of the aquatic ecosystem, and any changes in the medium in which they live can have an impact on their productivity, diversity, and distribution. From 2016 to 2018, an inventory was carried out to investigate the diversity, distribution, richness and evenness of fish assemblages from waterbodies in Kishtwar district of Jammu & Kashmir state. Dominance, Shannon index, Margalef index, Equitability, Evenness and Simpson indices were calculated for the study stations. The investigation revealed the presence of four fish species belonging to four genera, three families and three orders. Cyprinidea fishes had the highest species richness (50%) followed by Salmonidea (25%) and Sisoridae (25%). The findings revealed a significant decrease from upstream to the river estuary. Oncorhynchus mykiss and Cyprinus carpio were reported for the first time by the author from the study area.
National Learning Outcome Standards: A Case ‎of the Computing Element in Oman
Authors: Nouraey Peyman
Published: October 2022

The General Foundation Program (GFP) is a pre-requisite program ‎for nearly all undergraduate students in Oman in both private and ‎government higher education institutions. The GFP elements include ‎English Language, Computing, Mathematics, and General Study ‎Skills. The present study aimed at evaluating the effectiveness of the ‎GFP with special reference to its Computing element. To do so, 106 ‎‎(72 females and 34 males) post-GFP students’ perceptions of their ‎competencies in the Computing element were evaluated. Data were ‎collected through a 5-point Likert Scale author-designed ‎questionnaire created based on the Learning Outcomes (LOs) of the ‎component. The chi-square results revealed statistically significant ‎differences among the frequencies of the students’ responses in ‎rating their competencies in Computing LOs. Based on the findings, ‎the participants were mostly competent in all the 6 main LOs of the ‎Computing element. In addition, a few criteria with positive effects ‎on achieving the LOs of educational programs were discussed.
Tapping into Software for Oral Communication: ‎A Comparative Study of Adobe Connect and ‎Skype‎
Authors: Abbasian Mohammad , Modarresi Ghasem
Published: October 2022

Despite the theoretical importance of online learning, there is a lack ‎of research on oral communication skills. The present study, ‎adopting a mixed-methods design, aimed at 1) examining whether ‎Adobe Connect and Skype could improve listening skills for pre-‎intermediate EFL learners and 2) exploring the students’ reactions to ‎the role of online learning in enhancing their listening skills. In doing ‎so, a pool of 30 homogeneous Iranian pre-intermediate students ‎participated in the study. The one-way ANCOVA results confirmed ‎a statistically significant difference at the p<.05 level in students’ ‎scores for the two sets of scores. Adobe Connect group ‎outperformed the Skype group concerning listening skills. Moreover, ‎taking the coding reliability and agreement into account, 14 common ‎codes emerged from the students’ responses to the semi-structured ‎interview questions regarding the role of online learning in listening ‎development. Finally, practical implications are offered for EFL ‎students, teachers, and syllabus designers.
مقاصد الأسرة في القرآن: من الإنسان إلى العمران
Authors: تلوت جميلة
Published: October 2022

عرفت الأسرة اهتماما كبيرا من مختلف التشريعات السماوية والوضعية قديما؛ فقد أولتها الحضارات القديمة عناية كبرى لدورها الاجتماعي والاقتصادي والسياسي، مما يؤكد إجماع العقلاء على أهمية الأسرة ومركزيتها في الاجتماع الإنساني؛ لكن مستويات الاهتمام ومعالم التصور تختلف بحسب جملة من المحددات. ويتميّز فقه الأسرة في القرآن الكريم بتفصيل تشريعي ومقاصدي دقيق، يتناسب ومركزية الأسرة في نهوض الحضارات وارتقائها. إلا أن المتأمل في واقع الأسرة اليوم، يتحتم عليه إبصار روح العصر بفهم كلي، يقتضي الجمع بين مختـلف المنظورات والمقاربات التي تعالج الاجتماع الأسري، الأمر الذي يستلزم إعادة ترتيب المقاصد، باعتبارها الغايات الكبرى التي ينشدها الاجتماع الأسري، وربطها بمقتضيات الإنسان وأحوال العمران. ومن المقاصد الأسرية المرتبطة بـ «حفظ الإنسان»، ما تعلق بوجوده التكويني، نحو حفظ النوع وحفظ النسل، أو ما أسس لوجوده الأخلاقي كالتزكية، أو ما رسخ لوجوده الانتمائي بحفظ النسب؛ أما مقاصد الأسرة باعتبارها اجتماعا، فمتعددة، منها: الإحصان والعفاف والسكن والتراحم. وتتعدّى مقاصدُ الأسرة في القرآن الإنسانَ والاجتماع الأسري المحدود، إلى الاجتماع الإنساني الممدود؛ ومن المقاصد التي تحققها الأسرة في سبيل حفظ أمّة «الإنسان»: حفظ الفطرة، باعتبارها مشتركًا إنسانيًا يحول دون «التوحّش»، الذي يعود على الاجتماع بالتفسّخ والانحلال، ومقصد التعارف بشروطه الأخلاقية، لكونه شرط التواصل الفعّال بين الناس لتحقيق «التراحم» ومنع التدابر والانفصال.
مقاصد الشريعة الإسلامية في ضوء السنة النبوية الشريفة (2)
Authors: الريسوني أحمد
Published: October 2022

يحتوي هذا الكتاب على حصيلة فعاليات الدورة العلمية الثانية تحت عنوان «السنة النبوية الشريفة في ضوء مقاصد الشريعة الإسلامية: منهجيةُ الكشفِ عن مقاصدِ الشريعة من السنّة النبويّة، وتنزيلها»، التي تم تنظيمها يومي الأربعاء والخميس 24 و25 إبريل 2019م، بمدينة تطوان، بالمملكة المغربية، وسيجد القارئ الكريم ‏بين دفتي هذا الكتاب بحوثًا علميةً أكاديميةً محكّمةً قيّمةً لثلّة من العلماء من أهل النظر التجديدي في الفقه المقاصدي، لهدف كشف المناهج، وضبط القواعد، ودرء الخلل والاعوجاج في فهمها (منهجًا وتنظيرًا وتنزيلًا)، وإحكام الصّلة بين مكنوناتها وقواعد المقاصد الشرعية من جهة، وأحوال الأمّة - ضعفًا وانبعاثًا وشهودًا؛ حيث اتّسمت أوراقهم بالتجديد والإضافة النوعية، وعمقِ النظر، وسدادِ الرأي، ودقيقِ الفكر، وقويمِ المنهج؛ وقد تمحورت حول: "الأساس المنهجي للسنّة"؛ و"نظرية المعالم الكبرى في الكشف عن مقاصدها"؛ و"القرائن الحالية المحتـفَّـة بها وأثرها في الكشف عن علل الأحكام ومقاصدها"؛ كما تطرّقت الدورة إلى "أثر اعتبار قصد المكلّف في فهم السنة النبوية وتنزيلها"؛ وقُدّمت ورقة بعنوان "الإلزام وحدوده في السنة النــــبوية"؛ وفي مجال السيرة النبوية جاءت ورقة بعنوان "نحو منهج مقاصدي لقراءة السيرة النبوية"؛ كما تطرّقت بحوث الدورة إلى "المقاصد النبوية من مفهوم الأمّة... وتنزيلاتها الواقعية، و"مقاصد التغيير السياسي في السنّة النبوية"؛ وكانت آخر البحوث حول موضوع "مقصد الرّحمة في السنّة النبوية وتطبيقاته"؛ و"رحمته ﷺ بأهل الكتاب نموذجًا".
AN EXTENSION OF THE LAST WORK OF OLEG A. TRETYAKOV: A NOVEL FORMAT OF THE WAVE EQUATION IN SI UNITS
Authors: ERDEN Fatih , ÇOŞAN Ahmet Arda
Published: October 2022

Professor Oleg Alexandrovich Tretyakov is recognized in the field of radiophysics as founder of Evolutionary Approach to Electromagnetics (EAE). His analytical time domain approach which was acknowledged as an alternative to the method of complex amplitudes successfully applied to cavity and waveguide problems. In his final years, he proposed a novel format of Maxwell’s equations in SI units where electric and magnetic field strength vectors have a common physical dimension of inverse meter. In this article, we pay special tribute to his exceptional career and contributions to science and extend his last work to derive a novel format of the wave equation in SI units.