bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Trustless libertarians ? Attitudes about trust, politics, science and the environment in the blockchain community
Authors: Boon-Falleur Melusine , Laizeau Talia
Published: October 2021

Blockchain technology emerged in 2008 in the midst of the financial crisis to provide a decentralized alternative to financial institutions. Members of the blockchain community, including the pseudonymous inventor of the technology Satoshi Nokamoto, have often expressed low levels of trust toward traditional institutions such as central banks. In contrast, they argue that blockchain technology applications such as cryptocurrencies or decentralized autonomous organisations do not require the intervention of a third party and are therefore more trustworthy while also allowing for more freedom. In this context, members of the blockchain community are often described as trustless and libertarian. In this study, we tested whether members of the blockchain community indeed are different from the general population in terms of their attitudes toward trust, politics, science and the environment. We found that the blockchain community is indeed less trusting of people and institutions, favors more private poverty, and is less pro-environmental than the general population. Given that trust in institutions has been decreasing in recent years, decentralized systems powered by blockchain technology may become appealing to a growing number of people around the world.
Dual Pandemics of COVID-19 and Systemic Racism: The Roles of Perceptions of Inequities, Civic Values, and Conservatism in Mask-Wearing Behavior
Authors: Wegemer Christopher , von Keyserlingk Luise
Published: October 2021

Amid unprecedented political polarization, the US continues to grapple with the simultaneous crises of COVID-19 and structural racism. We examine potential predictors of COVID-19 mask-wearing at the intersection of these crises, with particular attention to the behavior of conservatives and young people, who have resisted compliance with efforts to contain the spread of COVID-19. Specifically, we investigate perceptions of racial/ethnic inequities in the healthcare system and civic values as predictors of COVID-19 mask-wearing frequency and potential moderators of the relationship between political orientation and COVID-19 mask-wearing frequency. Diverse college students at a university in southern California participated in our longitudinal survey, which was initiated prior to the COVID-19 pandemic (N = 431). We found that perceptions of inequities and civic values predicted mask-wearing, whereas political conservatism was negatively related to mask-wearing. Further, conservative participants were more likely to wear masks if they reported greater perceptions of inequities. Our results provide a foundation for future research that may inform targeted public health interventions aimed at encouraging responsible COVID-19 behavior and fostering dialogue on structural equities in a contentious political environment.
Exploring Televend, an innovative combination of cryptomarket and messaging app technologies for trading prohibited drugs
Authors: Barratt Monica Jane , Lamy Francois , Engel Liam , Davies Emma , Puljević Cheneal , Ferris Jason , Winstock Adam
Published: October 2021

Background. Digital technologies continue to facilitate drug trading. Televend was an innovative combination of multiple digital technologies, with its backend hosted on the darknet, while purchases were made through the messaging app Telegram. Here, we provide an initial characterisation of this nascent market. Methods. Televend and White House Market (WHM) were scraped (Jun–Jul 2021) and a global cross-sectional web survey of 15,513 drug buyers (Global Drug Survey; GDS) was conducted (Dec 2020–Mar 2021). Results. Televend was 10% of the size of WHM, the largest drug cryptomarket (4,515/44,830 listings per week). Both markets predominantly contained drug-related listings covering similar drug categories, with similar country of origin and destination. Very few GDS drug buyers reported use of Televend (0.73%). Most Televend buyers (68/114) reported buying cannabis, then cocaine (20), MDMA (17), and LSD (12). The Televend and darknet groups had similar demographic and drug use characteristics; whereas compared with app purchasers, older age increased the odds of Televend use (aRRR=1.06, p<.001), identifying as a cisgender woman decreased the odds (aRRR=0.43, p=.004), while last-year use of a greater number of drug types (aRRR=1.20, p<.001) and less frequent drug use (aRRR=0.998, p=.032) increased the odds of Televend purchase. Conclusions. While smaller, Televend was not noticeably different in its drug offerings to its largest cryptomarket competitor, and it attracted a cohort more similar to darknet than to app drug buyers. Future Televend-like markets may be attractive to people with less specialised technical knowledge who already routinely scroll through social media feeds.
A FEMINIST REVIEW ON COMPARATIVE ANIMAL PROTECTION LAW
Authors: Mu Qixuan
Published: October 2021

This research studies applied feminism theories to evaluate animal protection law and its related implementation, practical measures, and insufficient measures with a comparative approach. Elizabeth Cady Stanton's liberal Feminism was employed to investigate the current dilemmas of animal protection law. The goal is to identify and discover the best practice internationally to guide the ongoing animal protection law legislation in China, a principal legal lacuna of the Chinese civil law system with a holistic perspective of feminism theories. Betty Friedan changed philosophical and ideological attitudes toward sex and raised the ethical argument of animal rights. This study found that the differences between social conditions, legislation reasons, social economics, cultures, conventions must be considered. At the same time, the human emotions, the animal's human relationship, the male-controlled capitalist hierarchy, the relationship between animal and female rights are universal. A historical context perspective was employed in all analyses between animal protection and Feminism in history. The roots of the current animal protection issues were found and studied. A number of solutions on the current animal protection were suggested based on feminism theories. "Equality of opportunity" is the primary instrument for designing solutions. Harming animals is also related to patriarchy. "We hold these truths to be self-evident; that all men and women are created equal." Therefore, if we want to make a breakthrough in animal protection law, we must be able to implement measures in many aspects at the same time to maximize the effect.
EARNINGS MANAGEMENT: Sebuah Monograf Berbagai Kajian tentang Manajemen Laba, Fraudelant Financial Statement dan Forensic Pajak di Indonesia
Authors: Jaya I Made Laut Mertha
Published: October 2021

Secara umum, buku ini membahas tentang tiga kajian penting tentang manajemen, yakni manajemen laba, dampak modal inteletual atas laba perusahaan dan akuntasi forensi dalam pemalsual laporan pajak. Buku ini merupakan suatu antologi tulisan yang setiap babnya menjabarkan secara mendalah masil riset atas tema tersebut.
Cyfrowy warsztat pracy współczesnego nauczyciela bibliotekarza szkoły muzycznej I i II stopnia
Authors: Borowska-Jadłoś Anna
Published: October 2021

W artykule zaprezentowano cyfrowy warsztat pracy współczesnego nauczyciela bibliotekarza szkoły muzycznej I i II stopnia. Zwrócono uwagę na otwarte zasoby edukacyjne przydatne w codziennej pracy bibliotekarzy muzycznych. Wskazano biblioteki cyfrowe i strony edukacyjne podejmujące zagadnienia związane z muzyką klasyczną, udostępniające druki muzyczne i scenariusze lekcji. Przybliżone zostały także podstawy prawne funkcjonowania bibliotek szkolnych.
Le topos « Bonus dormitat Homerus » et ses récurrences françaises au XVIIe siècle
Authors: Pawłowska Maja
Published: October 2021

The present paper outlines the main characteristic of the topos “the good Homer sometimes nods”, introduced in Horace’s Epistle to the Pisones, and its French late 16th and 17th-century recurrences.
Stéréotypes, idées reçues et lieux communs dans l’œuvre et la Correspondance de Gustave Flaubert
Authors: Rînciog Diana
Published: October 2021

Flaubert undeniably represents a fascinating case with regard to stereotyping, especially if one considers not only his masterpiece, Madame Bovary, but also his last volume, left unfinished in perhaps a symbolic way, Bouvard et Pécuchet, and the collections of clichés included in his Dictionnaire des idées reçues and Le Sottisier. What is prosaic is important for the novelist. Moreover, in his Correspondence we find a real and fascinating interest in the topic of the cliché. A key sentence concerning what is commonplace suggestively describes Charles Bovary’s conversation: “Charles’ conversation was as flat as a pavement, and people’s ideas paraded on it in their ordinary outfit, without vibrating with emotion, with laughter or with daydreaming” (my translation). Essentially, our aim is to dwell on language and gesture stereotypes as presented in some of Flaubert’s novels as well as in the short story Un cœur simple (A Simple Heart) and even in his travel notes. Furthermore, through the agency of Jean-Paul Sartre’s ample work L’Idiot de la famille (The Family Idiot), it is our aim to look into the language mechanisms which lead to mal du siècle in Flaubert’s view, namely the stupidity of wanting a conclusion and the circulation of received ideas.
« La lutte des sexes », ou les stéréotypes sur les femmes dans Une vie secrète de Lenormand, La Valse des toréadors d’Anouilh et Capitaine Bada de Vauthier
Authors: Kaczmarek Tomasz
Published: October 2021

August Strindberg is considered the herald of modern drama. His protean work, which goes from naturalism to mystical aesthetics, anticipating surrealism and the theater of the absurd, even today defies, as it did in his epoch, by its brutal or cruel aspects. Without any doubt, the origin of a certain mistrust towards the author of Inferno would be his declared misogyny. It could be criticized on this subject for disclosing prejudices against women, which in the form of stereotypes, survive to this day. Nevertheless, many French playwrights are inspired by the infernal conflict between man and woman that the Swede describes with a stripping frenzy. Indeed, by analyzing the plays of the French theater of the first half of the 20th century, we notice that some authors take up the motive of the “struggle of the sexes” that will be reworked or “modernized” in their own way. It is interesting in this regard to study the vehicular discourse of clichés on women, found in the works of writers such as Henri-René Lenormand (A Secret Life), Jean Anouilh (Waltz of the Toreadors) and Jean Vauthier (Captain Bada). While none of these playwrights has ever openly declared their hostility to the so-called weaker sex, their texts provide a valuable reservoir of common ground on male-female relationships, which in most cases have not lost their actuality.
Le Combat d’hiver de Jean-Claude Mourlevat : les stéréotypes dans le processus de lecture du récit dystopique pour adolescents
Authors: Komandera Aleksandra
Published: October 2021

Adolescent dystopian literature has been in vogue recently. Its popularity reflects in fact several aspects, from readers’ preferences, through marketing rules, to writers’ choices. The predominance and reiteration of dystopian fiction suggests that they can involve stereotypes. Taking into consideration the fact that the stereotype is a reading construction, we analyse in this paper the role of stereotypes in perceiving and decoding a dystopian universe, with its elements, such as prison environment, oppressive authorities, tentative of revolt, and final victory or defeat, with respect of his young readers, in Jean-Claude Mourlevat’s novel Le Combat d’hiver.
Permissivités des grands topoï romanesques dans l’œuvre de Boualem Sansal
Authors: Romain Lisa
Published: October 2021

Being an author whose main struggle has been to track down relentlessly ready-for-use thought structures, the use of literary topoï is far from being self-evident for Boualem Sansal. That’s why the appearance of a topos in his novels is always the sign of a thoughtful aesthetic and ethic choice. Thus, great literary topoï of 17th and 18th centuries novels embodies, in his mind, the golden age of a fully potent fiction. Dealing with a harsh reality and expected to complete french readership expectations of documentary sources, Boualem Sansal’s work constantly intends to reassert the role of a fiction that has been too much tamed, for him, in modern literary aesthetics. That’s the way we can understand his occasional but meaningful use of topoï.
Mercy Thompson de Patricia Briggs – une série pour les jeunes féministes ?
Authors: Loska Agnieszka
Published: October 2021

Nowadays, young adult literature is becoming increasingly popular and occupies an important place in the book market. Among the different genres offered to young readers, urban fantasy has a considerable potential. The aim of the present study is to examine if Patricia Briggs’ series about the adventures of Mercy Thompson can be considered as a literary work for young feminists. The analysis of the protagonist (an urban hunter and a shapeshifter) and some events in her life (relationship with her partner and rape) demonstrates the feminist aspect of the series.
What a Difference a Brick Makes? Transitions of Memory and Shanghai Shikumen Walls
Authors: Pawlik Karolina
Published: October 2021

This essay is intended as an appreciation of an overlooked element of Chinese material culture: discarded blue bricks from demolished shikumen houses in Shanghai. It contemplates the concept and materiality of a wall from a unique perspective, combining insights from Chinese architecture history and scholarly tradition of appreciating stones. Combining scientific and poetic approaches, the author argues that these bricks can be contemplated analogically to ink landscape paintings and famous Dali dreamstones. The author uses these clay objects as a starting point to reflect on the rapid transformation of Chinese cities and complex relationship between enduring tradition and ongoing modernization.
Gender-based Differences in EFL Learners' Language Learning Strategies and Productive Vocabulary
Authors: Montero-SaizAja Alejandra
Published: October 2021

Gender is a key factor in the field of Second Language Acquisition (SLA), where its impact on language learning strategies (Aslan, 2009; Oxford & Nyikos, 1989; Sumarni & Rachmawaty, 2019) and productive vocabulary (Canga Alonso & Arribas García, 2014; Fleckenstein, 2018; Jiménez Catalán & Moreno Espinosa, 2004) has been investigated. However, to our knowledge, there is a lack of research of gender on language learning strategies in relation to productive vocabulary in English as a Foreign Language (EFL). The present study aimed to pursue three objectives. The first one was to ascertain whether males or females employed more language learning strategies. The second objective was to determine whether males or females had more productive vocabulary. Finally, the third objective was to investigate whether there was a statistically significant relationship between language learning strategies and productive vocabulary. The sample consisted of 51 EFL learners (20 males and 31 females) at the second year of Spanish non-compulsory Secondary Education (equivalent to 12th grade). The Strategy Inventory for Language Learning (SILL) questionnaire (Oxford, 1990) and the Productive Vocabulary Levels Test (PVLT) (Laufer & Nation, 1995, 1999) were the instruments employed in order to measure informants’ language learning strategies and productive vocabulary respectively. Afterwards, students’ answers were processed electronically and analyzed quantitatively. Results revealed that females use language learning strategies significantly more than males, but there were not statistically significant differences between them regarding productive vocabulary. Moreover, a positive correlation was found between language learning strategies and productive vocabulary.
DIGITAL GENERATION’S MOTIVATIONAL ADVANTAGES IN CREATIVE ECONOMICS OF DIGITAL ERA
Authors: Cheremnykh Inna
Published: October 2021

To produce a quality media product, professionals who can generate creative ideas and have sufficient skills, abilities, knowledge, intellectual potential and are also able to creatively and effectively implement it into a competitive product, are needed in the age of informatization and digitalization. However, due to transformation processes, including robotization of the media industry, the emergence of artificial intelligence, integration of creative industries with Internet resources, increasing not only of the number of products on the media market, but also their producers, including bloggers, YouTubers, prosumers, the competition to attract the audience’s attention is strengthening in various segments of the media. The digital generation of centenarians Z, who are now 20-25 years old, are becoming leading specialists in production processes at the media company in the era of creative economy, knowledge economy. This means that their intellectual potential must be so high that they can constantly generate new creative ideas and be ready for the constant regeneration of knowledge in order to create a competitive media product in a competitive environment. This study aims to examine digital generation’s preferences, creativity, skills, motivational advantages to determine the resourcefulness of the human factor in the production processes of media companies, in particular to improve communication between employees and create a quality competitive media product that can capitalize manufacturing processes on the basis of a properly chosen competitive strategy.
Productivity of laying hens and morphological parameters of eggs under the influence of astaxanthin and lycopene
Authors:   National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine, Davidovych V.A. , Shevchenko L.V. ,   National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine, Mykhalska V.M. ,   National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine
Published: October 2021

The introduction of feed for poultry carotenoids that are not transformed in the body, including lycopene and astaxanthin, causes an attractive commercial appearance of chicken egg yolks. The production of high-quality and safe table eggs involves limiting the use of synthetic yolk dyes and switching to natural dyes, including tomato and seaweed products. The aim of this study was to determine the egg productivity of poultry, morphological composition of eggs, as well as feed and water intake with the addition of oil extracts of lycopene (20, 40 and 60 mg/kg or feed) or astaxanthin (10, 20 and 30 mg/kg of feed) to the diet. laying hens. The experiment was performed on 45 chickens of the High Line W36 cross at the age of 24 weeks. Each additive was fed to laying hens for 30 days in increasing concentrations. The use of lycopene or astaxanthin in different doses to laying hens did not have a negative impact on the clinical condition of the bird and behavior, did not cause death of birds of the experimental groups throughout the experiment. The condition of feathers and visible mucous membranes in chickens during the use of experimental diets was characteristic of clinically healthy birds. It was found that the addition of lycopene at doses of 20, 40 and 60 mg/kg and astaxanthin at doses of 10, 20 and 30 mg/kg of compound feed for 30 days did not significantly affect feed consumption and egg productivity. Increasing the content of astaxanthin to 20 and 30 mg/kg of compound feed, as well as lycopene to 60 mg/kg of compound feed resulted in a slight decrease in water consumption by laying hens. Feeding laying hens supplements of astaxanthin oil extract at doses of 10, 20 and 30 mg/kg or lycopene at doses of 20, 40 and 60 mg/kg of compound feed for 90 days did not significantly affect the weight of eggs, as well as the weight of protein, yolk and shell. Additions of lycopene and astaxanthin oil extracts to the diet of laying hens may be promising for use in correcting the color of egg yolks.
Gotowość do cierpienia z Chrystusem w pismach św. Urszuli Ledóchowskiej
Authors: Pagacz Małgorzata
Published: October 2021

Na podstawie pism św. Urszuli Ledóchowskiej w artykule zajęto się analizą zagadnienia, jakim jest gotowość do cierpienia z Chrystusem. Święta Urszula zwraca uwagę na niezastąpione znaczenie umiejętności przecierpienia z Chrystusem tego, co na człowieka nakłada życie, bez celowego szukania umartwień czy pokut. Podkreśla, że nie samo cierpienie jest istotne, lecz kluczową kwestią jest, czy człowiek cierpi z miłością, złączony ze Zbawicielem. Wytrwałe utrzymywanie w stanie czujności gotowości do cierpienia z Jezusem jest tym, na czym matce Ledóchowskiej szczególnie zależy, gdy ukazuje specyfikę życia zakonnego, będącego drogą naśladowania Chrystusa.
METHODS AND MODELS OF QUALITY MANAGEMENT OF MODULAR DESIGN OF ASSEMBLY PRODUCTION OF UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES
Authors:   St. Petersburg State University of Aerospace Instrumentation, Semenova E. G. , Bakustina M. I. ,   St. Petersburg State University of Aerospace Instrumentation
Published: October 2021

The article is devoted to the creation of a method for preparing an unmanned aerial vehicle for implementation as a finished packaged product. To achieve the goal, modern methods of standardization and quality control are used.
THE RESEARCH ON THE POSSIBILITY OF INCREASING ASSEMBLY OPERATIONS PRODUCTIVITY USING COLLABORATIVE ROBOTS
Authors:   St. Petersburg State University of Aerospace Instrumentation, Shchenikov Ya. A. , Gromova O. S. ,   St. Petersburg State University of Aerospace Instrumentation, Smeschuk E. A. ,   St. Petersburg State University of Aerospace Instrumentation
Published: October 2021

The article investigates the possibility of increasing the productivity of assembly operations in instrument making with collaborative robots. One of the reasons for the loss of time during assembly work is the performance by a human worker of actions that are not useful. The implementation of the «man-cobot» interface using inexpensive sensors: a gyroscope and an accelerometer, mounted on the wrists of a human worker described.
DEVELOPMENT OF A GEOINFORMATION SYSTEM FOR THE INDUSTRIAL ZONE ON SALOVA STREET FOR PLANNING THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE TERRITORY
Authors:   St. Petersburg State University of Aerospace Instrumentation, Gulenko V. A. , Epifanov A. V. ,   St. Petersburg State University of Aerospace Instrumentation
Published: October 2021

The structure of the geoinformation system of the industrial zone on Salova street has been developed for making managerial urban planning decisions, both in the long and short term. Implemented geoinformation system of the industrial zone on Salova street. Its features, functionality, and development prospects are described.
Nation And Legitimacy
Authors: Diskin Iosif
Published: October 2021

The legitimacy of the domestic institutional system is a significant factor of political stability and an important condition of solving current socio-economic development problems. Several new factors negatively influence legitimacy. An explanatory scheme is needed of the conditions for developing effective measures to strengthen legitimacy. First, it is important to highlight institutions of institutional legitimization. Historical and transformational analysis shows that in a secular society the nation is the institution of such legitimation. At the same time, the "Nation" as a social institution functions to integrate values and social interests, which are significant factors in the effectiveness of the institutional system.
Óleos essenciais no tratamento de sementes
Authors: Nascimento Daniele Maria do , Ribeiro-Junior Marcos Roberto , Santos Paula Leite dos , Pereira Alana Emanoele , Kronka Adriana Zanin
Published: October 2021

O interesse pelo controle alternativo de doenças de plantas tem crescido nos últimos anos, em parte porque os consumidores estão cada vez mais exigentes em relação aos alimentos que consomem, mas, principalmente, devido à resistência que vários fitopatógenos têm desenvolvido aos principais defensivos empregados. Diante desse contexto, os óleos essenciais vêm ganhando destaque. Na área de patologia de sementes, os estudos realizados em nosso país têm focado na inibição in vitro de patógenos transmitidos por sementes por óleos essenciais, e na aplicabilidade dessas substâncias às sementes, avaliando-se a qualidade fisiológica. No entanto, em outros países, pesquisadores vêm solucionando um dos maiores problemas relacionados ao tratamento de sementes com óleos essenciais: a volatilização. O encapsulamento dessas substâncias permite que sejam usadas a campo, sem perder efeito ao longo do tempo, viabilizando, assim, seu uso em tratamento de sementes. A presente revisão bibliográfica visa abordar todos esses aspectos, auxiliando assim pesquisadores da área.
Review on physicochemical, medicinal and nutraceutical properties of poppy seeds: a potential functional food ingredient
Authors: Muhammad Aleem , Akhtar Aqsa , Aslam Sadia , Khan Rao Sanaullah , Ahmed Zaheer , Khalid Nauman
Published: October 2021

The poppy seed plant (Papaver somniferum L.) is well known for its health benefits. It contains plenty of nutrients including proteins, oil content, dietary fiber, antioxidants, tocopherols and other micronutrients. It is also under exploration considering its in vitro bioactive potential against various health issues such as hypertension, pain and cancer. Poppy is mainly grown for its opium and oil contents; however, poppy seeds are also widely used for cooking purposes. Poppy seeds contain various essential bioactive compounds including alkaloids, flavonoids, phenolic compounds and polyunsaturated fatty acids that can be effectively used as food ingredients in various applications. Poppyseed oil is considered a good quality oil owing to its rich polyunsaturated fatty acid content. Thus, tremendous potential exists in poppy seeds to be used as functional food ingredients and nutraceutical agents in various formulations. Medicinal and functional uses of poppy seed have been discussed, including some aspects of the utilization of the poppy seeds in the food industry. Further research is required to bring out its ingredient potential in food and health supplements. Keywords: Poppy, seed oil, health attributes, industrial uses, medicinal uses
Designing Cities Through Sound
Authors: Martucci Clara
Published: October 2021

Sound shapes space. However, the architectural training of designers usually prioritizes visual aspects of a building or urban space without considering the sonic environment and auditory responses of humans who may engage or occupy the built environment. The concept of the “soundscape” brings together the visual and sonic environments, allowing designers to develop more nuanced, responsive, and effective spaces (Southworth, 1967, pp. 6-8)

Acousticians define soundscape as “a person’s perceptual construct of the acoustic environment of that place” (Kang & Schulte-Fortkamp, 2017, p. 5). People’s interpretation of auditory sensations can lead to either positive or negative feelings regarding that specific place. Because urban spaces include both a great number of sound sources and a high number of people occupying and moving through them, the sonic environments and urban soundscapes are complex, layered, and dense.

This research evaluates the sonic qualities of urban spaces to provide designers with a means by which these complex environments can be better understood, analyzed, and created. It draws on an expanding body of research in architectural acoustics, and direct observation of cities in the United States and Italy conducted during the COVID-19 pandemic. Rather than relying solely on numeric calculations, this work probes the notion of the “perceptual construct,” seeking to make visual these constructs. Drawings and photographs from different cities are used to study the form of the city through urban edges and the emerging concept of green acoustics. The work provides a way of creating a new architecture of public space through the lens of the sonic environment.
Challenges to Climate Planning in Rural Inland Florida and Recommendations for Future Actions
Authors: Lingelbach Lacey Anne
Published: October 2021

Despite being farther away from direct impacts of sea-level rise, Florida’s rural inland localities, like those across the nation and world, can be as vulnerable to a changing climate as coastal ones. However, unlike their urban coastal peers, many have not addressed or acknowledged climate change. Few existing research projects have explored the reasons why. To begin filling the knowledge gap and understanding the complexities of the rural Florida climate story, this research aims to answer the question: What challenges are preventing rural inland communities in Florida from addressing climate change, and what do they need to overcome them? To characterize these obstacles and identify next steps, a combination of primary (i.e. surveys) and secondary sources from the author, government agencies, scientists, universities, and other expert organizations were analyzed holistically. The four challenges identified include: community sentiment, investment capacity, gaps in climate literacy, and external connections and coordination. These challenges are linked to numerous underlying issues characteristic of rural communities, such as socioeconomic levels, physical and social isolation, the availability of human capital, and cultural values and perceptions. Based on this information, the discussion section reviews how various stakeholders - local governments, community members, and external supporting agents - can actively curtail disparities in climate preparedness.
The Correlation Between Availability of Pediatricians and Child Mortality within the United States
Authors: Luna Catalina , Stone Lauren , Feier Diana , Shroll Tyler
Published: October 2021

As the profession of pediatrics becomes more popular, the decision of whether a pediatrician is necessary becomes increasingly prevalent. Understanding whether the availability of pediatricians is correlated to child mortality rates in the United States is essential to provide statistical evidence on the efficacy of current pediatric practices. This study aims to find a strong negative correlation between the availability of pediatricians and the mortality rates of children 18 and under in the United States. Data on U.S. child mortality rates from the CDC’s WONDER database and data on pediatricians from the American Board of Pediatrics were collected to perform 4 separate correlational tests on Microsoft Excel. The first test examined the correlation between the ratio of pediatricians in each state with state-by-state child mortality rates in 2018. The second test examined the number of certified pediatricians from 2000-2018 in the entire U.S. population with the child mortality rate in the same time period. The third and fourth tests examined the correlation between the number of certified pediatricians in 2000-2018 in the entire U.S. population with the child mortality rate due to cardiac-related and endocrine-metabolic diseases, respectively. Each test showed a moderate negative correlation demonstrating an implied relationship in which a higher number of pediatricians relates to lower child mortality rates. These results can be used to further public knowledge on the effects and potential benefits that pediatricians have on childhood health and development, helping parents make more informed decisions regarding their child's pediatric care options.
Evaluation of the antioxidant activity from bovine serum albumin protein fractions
Authors: León-Espinosa E.B. , Calderón-Domínguez G. , García-Garibay M. , Díaz-Ramírez M. , Cruz-Monterrosa R.G. , Ruiz-Hernández R. , Pérez-Ruiz R.V. , Jiménez-Guzmán J.
Published: October 2021

Objective:  Evaluate the antioxidant activity of protein fractions obtained from (bovine serum albumin) BSA protein hydrolysates.

Design / methodology / approach: Bioinformatics tools, such as the NCBI database, were used to search for primary sequences of BSA proteins. The methodology included a prediction of peptides with antioxidant activity through various bioinformatics servers. The antioxidant activity was determined by different methods. Statistical analysis was performed to evaluate possible significant differences using the Student Newman Keulls test for group comparison.

Results: Through in silica hydrolysis the following peptides were found: valine-alanine-phenylalanine (VAF), lysine-tryptophan (KW), phenylalanine-tyrosine (FY), alanine-proline (AP), among others that may have antioxidant activity. The results showed that the fraction <1 kDa hydrolyzed with chymotrypsin, this fraction showed 84% copper chelation, 61% iron chelation, while 75% inhibition of the DPPH radical. In the case of the fraction <1 kDa hydrolyzed with pepsin, it only showed 16% iron chelation, while in the other methods no value was detected.

Study limitations / implications: The enzyme used for enzymatic hydrolysis generates low degrees of hydrolysis and generates oligopeptide dipeptides that may not be as like some of the tested methods, in addition to the protein concentration in the fraction <1 kDa with pepsin it had very low values that could not be detected by some antioxidant methods.

Findings / conclusions: The antioxidant activity of the <1 kDa fraction obtained with chymotrypsin showed greater antioxidant and chelating activity, compared to the <1 kDa fraction obtained with pepsin. However, at the concentration of 2% and 5% fluctuations are observed in both fractions, because probably the composition of amino acids that is present in both fractions determines the activity in each of the tested methods
Particularidades dos empreendedores diante do enfrentamento do isolamento social
Authors: Mourão Maciel Fernanda , Ribeiro de Deus Guilherme Augusto , Fideles Filgueiras Karina
Published: October 2021

Este estudo tem como objetivo investigar particularidades de adaptação ao modelo de isolamento social naqueles que empreenderam no contexto pandêmico do coronavírus, a partir do conceito de resiliência. Foi realizada uma pesquisa qualitativa, exploratória, sendo a coleta de dados feita mediante questionários aplicados em microempreendedores. Os resultados apontam para um foco nos próprios negócios como forma de enfrentamento à pandemia, sendo as principais queixas relativas à mudança de rotina, redução do poder de compra, sintomas psicológicos e distúrbios do sono. A vulnerabilidade dos microempreendedores no isolamento social e a extensão do contexto pandêmico ressaltam a importância de pesquisas sobre o tema.
Effect of sample geometry and aggregate type on expansion due to alkali-silica reaction
Authors: Sinno Noura , Shehata Medhat
Published: October 2021

Late expansions due to alkali-silica reaction were observed in field samples for some aggregates and supplementary cementing materials (SCM) combinations despite meeting the 2-year expansion criterion of the concrete prism test. This fosters a research into the effect of sample geometry and aggregate reactivity on alkali leaching and expansion of lab samples. Larger samples showed less leaching compared to standard prisms. Cylinders of 100 mm-diameter showed higher expansion than 75 mm-standard prisms; however, both sample shapes showed similar expansions for one tested aggregate when used with SCM. Alkali leaching from concrete samples and alkali release from some aggregates could lead to cylindrical samples having higher expansion and better correlation to field samples compared to standard concrete prisms.
The Efficacy of Accelerated Test Methods to Evaluate Alkali Silica Reactivity of Recycled Concrete Aggregates
Authors: Shehata Medhat , Johnson Robert
Published: October 2021

The effectiveness of accelerated tests in
evaluating the Alkali-Silica Reactivity of Recycled Concrete Aggregates was
evaluated. The Accelerated Mortar Bar Test was found effective for evaluating
potential alkali-reactivity when the test variables, such as crushing method
and absorption, are carried out in a well-defined process. The method of
crushing was found to have significant impact on the expansion. The Concrete
Microbar Test (CMBT) provides good correlation to the expansion of Concrete
Prisms incorporating Supplementary Cementing Materials when an expansion limit of
0.10% at 56 days or 0.04% at 28 days were used, based on the limited number of
tests carried out here.
Addressing Reading Comprehension Difficulties in Printed Modular Distance Learning: A Case Study
Authors: Aquino Judequi , Tingson Junilyn
Published: October 2021

This study aimed to explore how the teachers address the reading comprehension difficulties of students in Printed Modular Distance Learning (PMDL) amid the prohibition of the traditional face-to-face session during the COVID-19 pandemic. This study used the semi-structured interview to gather in-depth data from the four Junior High School English teachers who are handling the students in the PMDL. Consequent to the pandemic, the researcher gave interview guide sheets and used audio recorders to document the responses accurately. This study utilized thematic analysis. The study showed that teachers managed to ascertain or find out students' reading comprehension difficulties through assessment scores or task outputs then verified through the background of the students from their previous English teachers. Moreover, teachers guide the students who adopt PMDL in improving their reading comprehension skills by keeping open communication and close collaboration with the parents or guardians and providing reinforcement activities.
A Qualitative Study on Speaking Anxiety among Pre-Service Teachers
Authors: Kenoh Abdu Rahim III
Published: October 2021

Despite being competent in the English language, pre-service teachers struggle a lot when it comes to public speaking. Their ability to deliver and speak competently is hindered by speaking anxiety. The purpose of this study is to determine the causes of speaking anxiety among pre-service teachers and identify how pre-service teachers cope up with speaking anxiety. This study was administered to 7 pre-service teachers using a convenience sampling technique from a reputable public state university in Southern Philippines. The findings showed that speaking anxiety among pre-service teachers is caused by the fear of committing mistakes, having high expectations from the audience, nervousness, and lack of preparation. Additionally, the techniques used by pre-service teachers to cope up with speaking anxiety include preparing an outline, practicing before the actual speech, and boosting one’s self-confidence. Research revealed that speaking anxiety can be eased by employing techniques such as exposure to speaking engagements, preparation, and believing in oneself.
Integration of Educational Technologies in Mentoring
Authors:   Ulyanovsk State Pedagogical University named after I.N. Ulyanov, Ulyanovsk, Shustova Lyubov P. , Danilov Sergey V. ,   Ulyanovsk State Pedagogical University named after I.N. Ulyanov, Ulyanovsk, Glebova Zoya V. ,   Ulyanovsk State Pedagogical University named after I.N. Ulyanov, Ulyanovsk
Published: October 2021

The article deals with the organization of mentoring in a pedagogical university. The article analyses forms of mentoring, its educational potential and difficulties arising in its organization in an educational institution. The authors propose an original model of mentoring, which is implemented through the functioning of the Center for the Support of Young Teachers. Combining educational, scientific and practical activities, preparation of scientific and methodological products, consulting and expert services, professional skills competitions and other opportunities for young teachers, the center creates favorable conditions for overcoming the difficulties of the adaptation period, forming situations of pedagogical success and consolidating teachers in educational organizations at the initial stage of their professional career.
Project Work Applying Wiki Technologies when Learning English Distantly
Authors:   Gymnasium No. 33, Ulyanovsk, Kuznetsova Darya V. , Romanovskaya Olga E. ,   Ulyanovsk State Pedagogical University named after I.N. Ulyanov, Ulyanovsk
Published: October 2021

The article discusses the issues of the methodology for organizing project work of primary school students when mastering a foreign language using wiki technology - one of the types of Web-2 services. The article presents the description of the project method as an actual and effective means of teaching a foreign language in the context of distance learning. Based on the analysis of scientific literature and empirical research methods (observation, questioning, experimental teaching) the algorithm of actions when working on the project was determined, the specificity of the application of the project method based on wiki technology was revealed. The developed methodological model for organizing project activities made it possible to reveal the potential advantages of wiki technology as an effective tool for solving the problem of motivating students to learn a foreign language, developing their social, socio-cultural and general educational competencies, and creative abilities.
ART THERAPY GROUP AS EFFORTS OF PSYCHIATRIC EMERGENCY PREVENTION
Authors: Kartina Irna
Published: October 2021

World Health Organization (WHO) works hard for facing this covid-19 pandemic. The whole world applied WHO suggestions in public health actions, such as social distancing to reduce the spread of COVID-19. However, these protocols lead societies to feel isolated and lonely that increase stress and anxiety. Community service activities are one of the efforts that can be taken to empower family members to carry out simple therapy in reducing anxiety. This community service will focus on the mother who has a big influence on managing the family. This community service aimed to educate the mother’s group to help their family in improving knowledge and skill of emergency psychiatric prevention. This activity was divided into two main parts, a seminar about health education about Psychiatric Emergency and ran a workshop in the art therapy group. These community service results showed that health education can improve knowledge related to emergency psychiatric, and mothers could implement art drawing therapy as an effort of psychiatric emergency prevention. In conclusion, Art group therapy is recommended for the mother and her family to prevent the emergency psychiatric condition.
Çok Kriterli Karar Verme Yöntemleri AHP ve PROMETHEE ile Bursiyer Seçimi
Authors: ASLAN Emre , BAĞ Mehmet Erdoğan
Published: October 2021

Çok Kriterli Karar Verme (ÇKKV) yöntemleri birden fazla kriter ve birden fazla alternatif olan durumlarda alternatiflerin sınıflanması, sıralanması ve seçimi için kullanılan tekniklerdir. Bu çalışmada burs verilecek öğrencilerin daha kolay ve adil şekilde belirlenmesi problemine Analitik Hiyerarşi Prosesi (AHP) ve PROMETHEE yöntemlerinden yararlanan bir çözüm önerisi sunulmuştur. Belirlenen beş kriter olan gelir, anne babanın durumu, okuyan kardeş sayısı, ailenin oturduğu ev, sosyal güvenlik kriterlerinin ağırlıkları AHP ile iki karar vericinin yaptığı ikili karşılaştırmaların geometrik ortalaması alınıp sentezleme işlemi yapılarak tespit edilmiştir. Aday öğrencilerin sıralanması ise PROMETHEE yöntemi ile gerçekleştirilmiş ve burs verilecek öğrenciler belirlenmesi için bir öneri olarak sunulmuştur.
Краткий обзор Исламского налогообложения Христиан и Иудеев (зимми) на территории Средней Азии в средневековье
Authors: KALİLOVA Nazgul
Published: October 2021

Статья посвящена вопросам исламского налогообложения христиан и иудеев (зимми) в Средней Азии. Направление исследования является проблемой общего и особенного в понятии налогообложения ислама, иудаизма и христианства. Работа нацелена на исламскую правовую основу функционирования налоговой системы в завоёванных мусульманами территориях Средней Азии. В статье были выявлены причины появления новых налогов в исламе, определяется термин и положение зимми, разница между зимми и неверными, характер взаимодействий мусульман с другими представителями монотеистических религий, определяется степень общественно-политической жизни региона между мусульманами и представителями зимми. Выявлено, что Каноны ислама играют главную роль во взаимоотношении мусульман с другими конфессиями. На основе анализа, а также при использовании специально-историческими методами (историко-сравнительными, сравнительно-сопоставительными методиками), были выявлены степень схожести и различия налогообложения, проблемы христиано-еврейского взаимоотношения в Европе. В следствии которого в статье раскрываются причины частичного переселения и дальнейшего социально экономического положения и развития евреев и христиан в Средней Азии.
Yönetim Denetiminin Maliyet Yönetimi Bilgi Sisteminin Geliştirilmesine Etkisi: Örnek Bir Uygulama
Authors: BALİOĞLU İmad , SAVCI Mustafa
Published: October 2021

Son yıllarda teknolojik gelişmeler ve rekabetin yoğunlaşması işletmelerde kullanılan maliyet yönetimi bilgi sisteminin geliştirilmesini zorunlu kılmıştır. Maliyet yönetimi bilgi sisteminin geliştirilmesine katkı sağlayan çeşitli yöntemler vardır. Bu yöntemlerden biri de yönetim denetimidir. Yönetim denetimi; işletmenin yapısı, planları, politikaları, süreç yöntemleri ve kontrolleri gibi bileşenlerinin objektif ve kapsamlı bir incelemesinin yapılarak genel yönetimin performansının değerlendirilmesidir. Bu değerlendirme, işletmelerin amaçlarına ulaşabilmesi için sahip olduğu kaynakları etkin ve verimli bir şekilde kullanmasına yardımcı olur. Çalışmanın amacı, maliyet yönetimi bilgi sisteminin geliştirilmesinde yönetim denetiminin etkisinin olup olmadığını incelemektir. Bu amaca ulaşabilmek için, çay sektöründe Trabzon ilindeki kamuya ait tüm çay fabrikalarında görevli olan 56 yöneticiye yüz yüze anket formu uygulanmıştır. Anketle elde edilen veriler analiz edilmiş ve araştırma sonucunda yönetim denetiminin temel araçları olan maliyet denetimi, iç denetim ve faaliyet denetimin maliyet yönetimi bilgi sisteminin geliştirilmesinde olumlu etkisi olduğu görülmüştür.
Hedonism and Its Presentation in “La Grande Bouffe”
Authors: AKMEŞE Eşref
Published: October 2021

In this article, the messages of Marco Ferreri, one of the genuine directors of European cinema, in the grotesque comedy style of La Grande Bouffe (The Big Feast, 1973), which is about four middle-aged hedonist men who know no limits in consumption, were examined in the context of philosophical criticism. In the film, in which the lack of boundaries in greed, decay and collapse at the class level is embodied with black humor in the context of radical hedonism criticism, an ethical understanding of pleasure-oriented human understanding is also implied by depicting the extremes of insatiability and consumption. The aim of this article is to show that a remarkable critique of a certain human understanding and lifestyle is made through the characters of the radical hedonist bourgeois male friends group that the film La Grande Bouffe focuses on. In this direction, La Grande Bouffe is examined through the concept of hedonism by making a descriptive film analysis with a qualitative approach.