bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Discussion on Zemstvo Chiefs in the Pages of “Herald of Europe” Magazine at the End of the XIX - the Beginning of the XX Century
Authors: Kalyuzhnaya Olga Vasilievna
Published: December 2020

The paper aims to reveal views of the “Herald of Europe” editorial staff on the following issues: establishment of zemstvo chiefs, nature of their activity and their influence on peasant courts and peasant self-government bodies. Scientific originality of the study lies in the fact that the author for the first time analyses the discussion on zemstvo chiefs at the turn of the XIX-XX centuries by the material of a certain periodical. The conducted research allows identifying motives of critical attitude of the “Herald of Europe” editorial staff to zemstvo chiefs’ institution: abandoning the principle of elective appointment, class nature, combining administrative and judicial power, control over peasant self-government bodies.
Specificity of Online Representation of Kabardino-Balkaria Peoples’ Youth Subculture
Authors: Mashukov Hizir Vyacheslavovich
Published: December 2020

The paper aims to discover specificity of Kabardino-Balkaria peoples’ youth subculture online representation at the beginning of the XXI century. The author for the first time identifies global network influence on ethno-cultural processes dynamics among the Kabardino-Balkarian youth, examines forms of their representation on thematic sites and in blogs, reveals their mobilization potential in different spheres of social life, which constitutes scientific originality of the study. The conducted research allows concluding that the level of the Kabardino-Balkarian youth involvement in the Internet sphere permanently increases, which provides a possibility to develop integrated cultural space, to create and monetize new ethno-cultural brands.
Sanatorium-Resort Activity in the Mongolian People’s Republic in the 1920-1930s
Authors: Miyagasheva Surjana Borisovna
Published: December 2020

The article considers cultural and historical aspects of sanatorium-resort activity in the Mongolian People’s Republic in the 1920-1930s. Scientific originality of the study lies in the fact that the author describes integration of the Tibetan medicine into the health care system of Mongolia at the beginning of the XX century. The research findings are as follows: the author shows that balneotherapy played an essential role in practices of the Tibetan medicine and was naturally incorporated into the national sanatorium-resort system.
Ontognoseological Meaning of Anthropic Principle and Issue of Reasonable Reality
Authors: Ognev Alexander Nikolaevich
Published: December 2020

The purpose of the study is to attain apodictically reliable criteria for understanding reasonable reality from the standpoint of the anthropic principle. The article offers a concept of one-to-one correspondence between classical understanding of reasonable reality and two versions of the anthropic principle. Limits of system-formation regarding the issue of unity of being and thinking are set. Scientific novelty of the research lies in transforming graduation and stratification of aporetics into the doctrine of “double eternity” according to the distinction theory. The attained results have revealed the system-forming function of opposition between anamnesis and hysteresis from the standpoint of the anthropic principle in the context of ontognoseological essentialism.
Heidegger I and Heidegger II: On Micro-Paradigms in Historical and Philosophical Science
Authors: Pertzev Alexandr Vladimirovich , Tsiplakova Yulia Vladimirovna
Published: December 2020

The study aims to shed light onto the circumstances which prompted M. Heidegger to change direction of his philosophical enquiry in the early 30s of the XX century. The authors determine the need for transition from dividing M. Heidegger’s creative work into the early and the late periods to considering periodisation of M. Heidegger’s creative work according to themes of his writings. Heidegger I works out a project dedicated to preserving and transforming the German spirit, while Heidegger II focuses on ultimate ontological issues. Scientific novelty of the research lies in the fact that the above-mentioned turning point in M. Heidegger’s philosophy is considered with regard to the worldview of the thinker himself, on the basis of the tasks he set himself. As a result, certainty is achieved regarding understanding of the philosopher’s reasons for changing direction of his philosophical enquiry, in particular, impossibility of implementing a university reform in political climate of Germany in the early 1930s.
Health Condition Influence on Revolutionaries’ Activity (by the Example of Biographical Memoirs of the First Third of the XX Century)
Authors: Ishchenko Oksana Vladimirovna
Published: December 2020

The research objectives are as follows: relying on an analysis of biographical memoirs of the first third of the XX century, the author tries to identify health condition influence on revolutionaries’ activity. The article reveals specificity of biographical memoirs, describes the personages’ corporeal characteristics, shows how the characters’ physical and psychic health influenced their behaviour and beliefs. Scientific originality of the study involves a comprehensive analysis of ego-documents of the 1920-1930s taking into account mutual influence of corporal and social factors. The research findings are as follows: the author shows that specificity of a revolutionary’s image representation promoted formation of new social values.
Higher Musical Education in Izhevsk: History and Modernity
Authors: Shtennikova Elena Gennadievna , Nurieva Irina Murtazovna
Published: December 2020

The research objectives are as follows: to identify specificity of higher musical education development in Udmurtia and to reveal problems in this sphere. The paper describes the basic stages of higher musical education development in Izhevsk, analyses activity of the Musical and Scenic Art Department established in the Institute of Arts and Design of the Udmurt State University, emphasizes the fact that it was the first and the only higher musical education institution in the capital city. The authors summarize historical experience and identify topical problems of the regional higher musical education, which constitutes scientific originality of the study. The research findings are as follows: the authors reveal experience of integration of the former industrial settlement “Izhevsk Plant” into musical-educational and musical-concert space of the Ural-Volga region.
Development of educational material for the prevention and treatment of friction injuries
Authors: Salomé Geraldo Magela
Published: December 2020

Objective: to develop and validate an educational booklet to help health professionals to prevent and treat friction injuries. Method: methodological study. An integrative review of the literature of journals published between 2009 and 2019 was carried out in the main databases of Health Sciences. The evaluation of the educational booklet was conducted with 32 nurses, using the Delphi technique. The statistical analysis used was the Content Validity Index. Results: the judges considered the content of the educational booklet between the concepts “inadequate” and “adequate”, in the first assessment; after the corrections requested by the judges, the booklet was forwarded to the evaluators and the content of the educational booklet was rated between “adequate” and “totally adequate”. The overall Content Validity Index was 0.8118 in the first assessment and 1.0 in the second assessment. Conclusion: after the integrative literature review, the material was constructed and validated by professionals with experience in evaluating and treating individuals with wounds, obtaining consensus among the evaluators in the second evaluation.
Desenvolvimento de um material educativo para a prevenção e o tratamento das lesões por fricção
Authors: Salomé Geraldo Magela
Published: December 2020

Objetivo: desenvolver e validar uma cartilha educativa para ajudar o profissional da saúde a prevenir e tratar da lesão por fricção. Método: estudo metodológico. Foi realizada revisão integrativa da literatura dos periódicos publicados entre 2009 e 2019 nas principais bases de dados de Ciências da Saúde. A avaliação da cartilha educativa foi conduzida com 32 enfermeiros, utilizando a técnica de Delphi. A análise estatística utilizada foi o Índice de Validade de Conteúdo. Resultados: os juízes consideraram o conteúdo da cartilha educativa entre os conceitos “inadequado” e “adequado”, na primeira avaliação; após as correções solicitadas pelos juízes, a cartilha foi reenviada aos avaliadores e o conteúdo da cartilha educativa foi avaliado entre “adequado” e “totalmente adequado”. O Índice de Validade de Conteúdo geral foi de 0,8118 na primeira avaliação e 1,0 na segunda avaliação. Conclusão: após a revisão integrativa da literatura, o material foi construído e validado por profissionais com experiência em avaliar e tratar de indivíduos com feridas, obtendo consenso entre os avaliadores na segunda avaliação.
The relationship between physical education and sport values with self-reported personal and social responsibility behaviours
Authors:   Faculty of Sport Sciences, Balıkesir University, Balıkesir, Turkey, Balci Tarık
Published: December 2020

The aim of this research was to determine the level of values related to the subject of physical education and sport with self-reported personal and social responsibility behaviours in students studying in secondary school and to examine the relationship between them. For this purpose, this study, which was carried out with the participation of 1138 secondary school students from 13 different secondary schools in Balıkesir/Turkey, was conducted with a multi-factor predictive correlational design. “Physical Education and Sports Lesson Value Scale” and “Personal and Social Responsibility Behaviours Scale” were used in collecting the data. Pearson correlation analysis and multiple linear regression analysis were used in the analysis of the data. It was determined that students’ values related to the subject of physical education and sport with their self-reported personal and social responsibility behaviours were at a high level. When the mean scores in the sub-dimensions of the scale of values related to the subject of physical education and sport are examined, it is seen that the most important values were considered to be awareness and respect, in that order, and that the values with the lowest mean scores were sports culture and national culture and unity. According to the results of multiple linear regression analysis, the values of respect, awareness, healthy life and nutrition, national culture and unity, solidarity, and sports culture explained 42 and 47% of the variance personal and social responsibility, respectively. As a result, it can be said that physical education and sport values are important variables in predicting the self-reported personal and social responsibility behaviours of secondary school students.
Relación entre carga parasitaria y linfocitos Th1 en biopsias de piel de perros con leishmaniosis
Authors: Catuogno M. S. , Burna A. N. , A. Brunel F. , Díaz B. , S. Negrette M.
Published: December 2020

La leishmaniosis visceral (LV) es una enfermedad sistémica crónica severa causada por Leishmania donovani o L. infantum. Varios estudios han demostrado que la susceptibilidad a LV está relacionada a altos títulos de anticuerpos circulantes y a una depresión de la inmunidad mediada por linfocitos Th1, principalmente con disminución de la producción de interferon (IFN-γ) e interleukina (IL-12). Similar a la humana, la LV canina está caracterizada por activación policlonal de células B e inmunosupresión específica. El objetivo del trabajo fue establecer la relación entre la carga parasitaria y la respuesta inmune en perros con LV. Se seleccionaron pacientes caninos con diagnóstico serológico reactivo a LV y se les extrajeron muestras para examen parasitológico directo y biopsias de piel del pabellón auricular para efectuar la técnica inmunohistoquímica con el fin de detectar linfocitos Th1 en relación con la carga parasitaria. En muestras de animales sin síntomas que registraban una elevada carga parasitaria, la cantidad de Th1 no superaba las 4 células por campo de mayor aumento, mientras que, en las muestras donde prevalecían cargas moderadas y bajas de parásitos, la cantidad de Th1 superaban las 8 células por campo de mayor aumento, pudiendo llegar hasta 10. De las muestras provenientes de animales con síntomas se observó que en aquéllas con moderada o elevada carga de parásitos, la cantidad de linfocitos Th1 no superaba las 5 células, mientras que las muestras con baja carga parasitaria superaban las 8 células por campo de mayor aumento. Se concluye que la presencia o ausencia de sintomatología en caninos con LV no depende de la carga parasitaria encontrada en las biopsias de piel. Por otra parte, se observó que la alta carga parasitaria se relaciona con inmunosupresión mediada por linfocitos Th1, mientras que en los animales con alta respuesta inmunológica, la carga parasitaria fue baja.
Allopurinol y domperidona en el tratamiento de leishmaniosis visceral canina
Authors: Llano E. G. , Maidana H. R. , Báez A. D. , Cabrera W. R. , Benítez J. S.
Published: December 2020

El tratamiento de la leishmaniosis humana en Argentina está normatizado con el esquematerapéutico sugerido por la OMS y es suministrado por el estado nacional en forma gratuita. La mayoría de las drogas utilizadas son desaconsejadas en el tratamiento farmacológico de perros afectados por leishmaniosis visceral por la dificultad de acceder al elevado costo y al riesgo de aumentar la generación de cepas resistentes. El presente trabajo tuvo como objetivo evaluar la progresión de los signos clínicos, valores de laboratorio y carga parasitaria, al inicio y durante la administración combinada de allopurinol y domperidona por vía oral, en la Facultad de Veterinaria de Corrientes (Argentina). Se estudiaron 10 pacientes caninos en los cuales se evaluaron los signos clínicos, se efectuó el análisis serológico y se obtuvieron muestras de médula ósea. Se inició un protocolo terapéutico mediante la combinación de ambos fármacos y se efectuó un seguimiento con controles de los parámetros clínicos, laboratoriales y parasitológicos. Todos los pacientes mostraron mejoría clínica al inicio, pero la evolución fue irregular y particular para cada caso, con reclasificaciones de acuerdo a lo sugerido por el grupo Leishvet. Al realizar ajustes de acuerdo a los signos clínicos, perfiles bioquímicos y estimación de la carga parasitaria, la combinación de allopurinol y domperidona mostró resultados favorables a la dosis recomendada. Si bien es necesario una mayor casuística y tiempo de ensayo, los resultados permiten inferir que este protocolo podría constituir una alternativa en el tratamiento farmacológico y en el control epidemiológico de la leishmaniosis visceral canina.
Intoxicación con monensina en un feedlot de búfalos de Argentina
Authors: García E. N. , Pistán M. E. , Lértora W. J. , Mastrantonio G. E. , Cholich L. A.
Published: December 2020

El objetivo de este trabajo fue describir un envenenamiento accidental por monensina en búfalos domésticos (Bubalus bubalis) pertenecientes a un feedlot ubicado en la región nordeste de Argentina. Los signos clínicos incluyeron ansiedad, posición ortopneica con rechinamientode dientes, diarrea, debilidad muscular, depresión y recumbencia. En los animales expuestosa monensina se observaron aumentos significativos de creatin fosfoquinasa y aspartato aminotransferasa. A la necropsia, los búfalos presentaron áreas pálidas de distribución irregular, hidrotórax, congestión y edema pulmonar. Al examen histológico se observó degeneración y necrosis de músculos cardíaco y esquelético. El análisis del alimento reveló niveles tóxicos de monensina, por lo cual se diagnosticó una toxicosis por ionóforos. A pesar de los efectos positivos de la monensina como fuente de alimento de los animales, se debe requerir un mayor nivel de precaución al alimentar búfalos con ionóforos.
Diferencias de pesos entre terneros Braford enteros y castrados a diferentes edades
Authors: Cappello J. S. , Bernardis M. C. , Juarez J. O. , Capellari A.
Published: December 2020

Se compararon terneros braford machos enteros y castrados, con diferentes edades de esterilización, con el objetivo de evaluar este efecto en el crecimiento mediante la ganancia total y diaria de peso. Se utilizaron 28 terneros al pie de madre en campo natural. Se dividieron aleatoriamente en grupos de 7 individuos: C45: castrados a los 45 días de edad; E45: enteros con 45 días de edad; C90: castrados a los 90 días de edad y E90: enteros con 90 días de edad. Los pesos se registraron individualmente el día 0 (día de la castración) y posteriormente los días 15, 30 y 45. La técnica de castración se realizó por cirugía cruenta. Las variables estudiadas para el peso vivo fueron: ganancia total (GT, kg) y ganancia media diaria (GMD, kg/día). Se obtuvieron estadísticas descriptivas, análisis de varianza (ANOVA) y test de Duncan (p<0,05), tomándose como efecto principal la edad de castración (45 y 90 días), obrando los enteros como testigos. Las medias para GT fueron: C45: 34,86 kg; E45: 37,29 kg; C90: 51,14 kg y E90: 44,29 kg. Para GMD fueron: C45: 0,58 kg; E45: 0,62 kg; C90: 0,85 kg y E90: 0,74 kg. El ANOVA arrojó diferencias significativas para ambas variables: GT (p=0,0156) y GMD (p=0,0157), siendo C90 superior al resto de los grupos. Por su parte, E90 obtuvo valoresintermedios entre C90 y los terneros de 45 días. Entre C45 y E45 no se hallaron diferenciassignificativas en ambas variables. Se concluye que el momento elegido para la castracióndebe ser cercano a los tres meses, ya que a los 45 días el peso vivo resultó más afectado porla cirugía.
In vitro digestibility of Paspalum notatum in ruminal fluid of buffaloes and bovines
Authors: Torres M. , Zaracho E. , Aquino D. , Valiente O. L. , Criscioni P.
Published: December 2020

El objetivo de la investigación fue evaluar los coeficientes de digestibilidad in vitro de la materia seca (DIVMS) y digestibilidad in vitro de la materia orgánica (DIVMO) del pasto Paspalum notatum maduro en búfalos (Bubalus bubalis) y cebúes (Bos indicus). Para la digestibilidad in vitro se utilizó líquido ruminal de un animal de cada especie, los cuales tuvieron previamente un período de adaptación a la dieta. La digestibilidad in vitro se evaluó por el método Tilley y Terry (1963). Diferencias significativas en la digestibilidad fueron encontradas para ambas especies: DIVMS: 20,31% vs 17,91%, error estándar de la media (EE): 0,6448 y DIVMO: 20,30% vs 15,68%, EE: 1,7429 para búfalos y cebúes respectivamente.
Alteraciones ecográficas y hematológicas en caninos con leishmaniosis visceral
Authors: Camoletto D. A. , Lockett M. B. , Ludueño S. , Mussart N. B. , P. Gianeselli M. R.
Published: December 2020

La leishmaniosis visceral es una enfermedad multisistémica que en los caninos ostenta signos clínicos tales como esplenomegalia, hepatomegalia, linfadenopatía y glomerulonefritis. Es frecuente la presentación de anemia asociada a hiperproteinemia. La ecografía puede revelar anomalías morfológicas y estructurales de los órganos de la cavidad abdominal. El objetivo del trabajo fue evaluar mediante eco-grafía las lesiones visibles de los órganos abdominales, así como establecer relaciones con los análisis de laboratorio. La detección del parásito se efectuó mediante diagnósticos parasitológico y serológico indirecto. Los órganos abdominales afectados se evaluaron por ecografía (forma, tamaño, estructura y ecogenicidad). En los riñones se exploró la relación corteza/médula. En el laboratorio se investigaron las variables sanguíneas, serológicas y renales. La estadificación clínica de los caninos resultó del 50% en estadio moderado, 40% grave y 10% muy grave. Las principales alteraciones fueron hepatomegalia(8 pacientes), esplenomegalia (1 caso) e incremento de la ecogenicidad de la corteza renal con disminución de la definición corticomedular y linfoadenomegalia (5 animales). El 90% de los caninos reveló anemia acompañada de hiperproteinemia. Se concluye que el uso de la ecografía en conjunto con los análisis sanguíneos, pueden ayudar a establecer la severidad de las lesiones de los órganos abdominales en pacientes con leishmaniosis.
Helmintos y protozoos gastrointestinales en equinos de Corrientes, Argentina
Authors: Alegre R. , Milano F.
Published: December 2020

El presente trabajo tuvo como objetivo evaluar los parásitos gastrointestinales de equinos procedentes de ocho localidades de la Provincia de Corrientes, Argentina. Mediante técnicas de concentración se examinaron 30 muestras fecales a fin de identificar los helmintos y protozoos, así como estimar la prevalencia general y específica. Se registró una prevalencia general de P=50% y se identificaron cuatro taxones (S=4) representados por dos protozoos, Blastocystis sp (P=3,3%) y Eimeria sp (P=16,6%) y dos nematodes, Strongylus sp (P=13%) y Cyathostomun sp (P=20%). La mayoría de los reportes sobre parásitos en equinos se refieren a nematodes, por lo que el registro de protozoos es un aporte novedoso al conocimiento sobre el tema. Respecto a los nematodes identificados, han sido reportados en diferentes provincias argentinas y los grandes estróngilos representan los de menor prevalencia, mientras que los pequeños estróngilos, género Cyathostomun, los de mayor prevalencia. Los resultados obtenidos acrecientan el conocimiento sobre la temática y ponen en relieve la necesidad de implementar medidas sanitarias a fin de controlar la transmisión y mantener las cargas parasitarias por debajo de niveles que potencialmente afecten la salud, productividad o performance de los equinos.
Primer reporte de Demodex gatoi en Argentina
Authors: Céspedes J. , Borrás P. , P. Tort G.
Published: December 2020

En la presente comunicación breve se describe el primer caso de Demodex gatoi en Argentina, en un gato hembra castrada, de la raza Bengali, oriunda de Buenos Aires. El diagnóstico fue clínico y por observación de los ácaros. A su vez, se describe el tratamiento instaurado.
Identificación de nematodos gastrointestinales en búfalos faenados en un frigorífico de Corrientes, Argentina
Authors: Lobayan S. I. , Schapiro J. H. , Fiel C. A. , Ostriñuk R. , Genessini R. M.
Published: December 2020

El objetivo del trabajo fue identificar y cuantificar los ejemplares adultos de nematodos gastrointestinales en los búfalos faenados en el frigorífico de Virasoro (Corrientes) mediante la necropsia parasitaria del tubo digestivo y, por intermedio de estudios coprológicos, correlacionarlos con el recuento de huevos por gramo de materia fecal y la proporción de géneros parasitarios de larvas de tercer estadio de los coprocultivos. Se realizaron en total 4 necropsias parasitarias que correspondieron a búfalos machos jóvenes, de los cuales el 50% presentó ejemplares adultos de Trichostrongylus sp y Haemonchus sp ubicados solamente en el abomaso. En los estudios coprológicos, el 75% de las muestras presentaron recuentos de huevos por gramo de materia fecal, de los cuales únicamente en dos casos se pudieron identificar larvas de tercer estadio de Haemonchus sp en los coprocultivos.
Jesus in the heart of the earth; Deciphering the Jonah Saying (Matthew 12:39-41)
Authors: Waters Kenneth
Published: December 2020

The unique comparison between Jonah
and the Son of Man in the First Gospel has been notoriously difficult for
several reasons. First, “three days and
three nights” cannot be fitted into the interval of Jesus’ burial in the tomb
from Friday evening to Sunday morning; second, the resurrection of Jesus, which
is understood by some as “the sign of Jonah,”
was not witnessed by “an evil and adulterous generation,” but only by
believers in Christ; third, an above sea-level tomb like the one that contained
Jesus hardly qualifies as “the heart of the earth” in the sense of subterranean
depth; and fourth, interpreting “the heart of the earth” literally as Sheol still
does not resolve the chronological problem.
However, the enigma of the Jonah saying unravels with a shift in
perspective. This article will recognize
that shift and propose a new understanding of this passage.
Family Dyadic: Anima Animas
Authors: Shibli Naveed , Rizwan Momna
Published: December 2020

In a randomized groups design 50 couples including 50 husbands and 50
wives belonging to joint and nuclear families were tested to study the presence
of anima and animas contributory role in
both spouses towards family dyadic and it relationship with joint and nuclear
families. Dyadic
Adjustment Scale (DAS) for family dyadic and The Masculine and Feminine
Self-Disclosure Scale (MFSDS) were used to measure participants’ masculinity (anima) and femininity (animus) role
in both spouses as contributory factor toward family dyadic in both family
types. It was assumed that some useful information would emerge? SPSS was used
for responses analysis. Significant .correlation between MFSDS .532**and
DAS.657** found. MFSDS predicted DAS significantly F
(df = 97) = 54.37, p <.001. Traditional binary role were not
much clear, a non significant relationship was found between family types and
participants scores on both tests. The findings pointed toward further dyadic focus for
contributory role of masculinity and femininity levels of spouses in both
family types.
AKT1 is differentially expressed in primary tumors and brain metastases in humans with breast cancer.
Authors: Mamoor Shahan
Published: December 2020

Metastasis to the brain is a clinical problem in patients with breast cancer (1-3). We mined published microarray data (4, 5) to compare primary and metastatic tumor transcriptomes to discover genes associated with brain metastasis in patients with metastatic breast cancer. We report here the differential expression of the protein kinase AKT1 in the primary tumors and brain metastases of humans with breast cancer. AKT1 mRNA was present at significantly increased quantities in brain metastatic tissues as compared to primary tumors of the breast. These data combined suggest that up-regulation of AKT1 is a conserved event, both during transformation of breast tissues and progression to central nervous system metastasis and further point to potential importance of AKT1 modulation during progression of human breast cancer.
Careless Response Processes are Heterogeneous: Comment on Goldammer et al. (2020)
Authors: Denison Alexander James , Wiernik Brenton M.
Published: December 2020

Goldammer et al. (2020) examined the performance of careless response detection indices by experimentally manipulating survey instructions to induce careless responding, then compared the ability of various indices to detect these induced careless responses. Based on these analyses, Goldammer et al. concluded that metrics designed to detect overly consistent response patters (i.e. longstring and IRV) were ineffective. In this comment, we critique this conclusion by highlighting critical problems with the experimental manipulation used. Specifically, Goldammer et al.’s manipulations only encouraged overly inconsistent, or random, responding and thus did not induce the full range of careless response behavior that is present in natural careless responding. As such, it is unsurprising that metrics designed to detect overly consistent responding did not appear to be effective. Because the full range of careless behavior was not induced, Goldammer et al.’s study cannot address the utility of longstring or similar metrics. We offer recommendations for alternative experimental manipulations that may produce more naturalistic and diverse careless responding.
Identity processes and well-being: Exploring different types of identity exploration
Authors: Nguyen Phuong Linh Le
Published: December 2020

The identity exploration process includes exploration in-depth, exploration in-breadth, and ruminative exploration, which cover the process of examining multiple potential future plans and directions, investigating them deeply and sometimes ruminatively, before arriving at a committed identity. Each of the three exploration types have demonstrated different associations with various measures of well-being and ill-being in the literature, due to their unique approaches to identity development. The current study investigated the relationship between the two adaptive exploration processes – exploration in-depth and in-breadth – with measures of self-esteem and distress in a diverse US-based sample. We found that both in-depth and in-breadth exploration were positively related to self-esteem. Interestingly, when ruminative exploration was included in the models, thus partialling out the maladaptive component of in-depth or in-breadth exploration, both of these adaptive processes showed a negative association with distress that were not previously present in individual simple linear models. Future research should explicitly control for the cross-correlation patterns among these constructs for a clearer picture of the consequences and correlates of the identity development process.
Medicinal weeds in the rice field of Kathmandu Valley, Nepal
Authors: Dani Ram Sharan , Tiwari Achyut
Published: December 2020

Weed management in the crop field is one of the major challenges of agriculture. It has been reported that new weeds are encroaching crop fields due to anthropogenic activities such as the use of insecticides, pesticides and chemical fertilizer, and also due to climatic changes including warming temperatures, erratic and unseasonal precipitation, flood and landslides. The agricultural history of Kathmandu valley is quite old, which represents one of the highly productive valleys in of Nepal for agricultural crops including rice, indicating the long history of weeds in the region. There are quite a lot number of medicinally important plants found in rice field as weeds. Traditional practitioners are using these weeds in curing diseases as primary health care, and the utilization of weeds is the best method of weed management. The objective of this present study was to enumerate the weeds in and around paddy field and gather their medicinal properties of weeds among the local people of Kathmandu valley in order to assist with the weed management of paddy field. The periodic field survey was conducted in 9 selected sites, 3 from each district (Kathmandu, Lalitpur, and Bhaktapur) during summer 2012-2014 (two times: crop matured seasons and just after harvesting). We found 104 weed species belonging to 36 families in the rice field of Kathmandu valley that have medicine values.
Binary Logistic Regression Model for Assessing Factors Associated with Nutritional Status of Children Under Five Years among Chepang Community in Siddi, Chitwan, Nepal
Authors: Poudel Ravi Kiran , Khanal Shankar Prasad
Published: December 2020

Background: Chepang Community in Nepal has often been characterized as the poorest among Nepal’s poor, and has faced food insecurity at a household level each year. Health status of their children is poor compared to other community children and more so for the age group under the age of five years.

Objective: To find the proportion of stunting, wasting and underweight, and to assess the most promising factors associated with the nutritional status of children under five years of Chepang community in Siddi, Chitwan, Nepal.

Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional research design was used with 170 samples. To find the association of different factors with the nutritional status of children under 5 years of age (stunting, wasting and underweight, each) binary multiple logistic regression model was used and the goodness of fit of the model was assessed through Hosmer and Lemeshow test.

Results: The overall proportion of children under five years of the Chepang community is 60.6%, 30.6% and 44.7% for underweight, stunting and wasting respectively. Among many factors, the mother’s illiteracy (OR: 5.30, 95 % CI: 1.37 to 21.57), external monthly family income (≤ NRs. 2000) (OR: 9.65, 95 % CI: 3.23 to 30.78) and food availability for six months from own land (OR: 4.17, 95 % CI: 1.90 to 17.98) have a significant association with underweight. Similarly, for stunting, female child (OR: 2.19, 95 % CI: 1.02 to 4.70), number of children (more than one) below 14 years at home (OR: 4.15, 95 % CI : 1.77 to 11.04) and external family income (≤ NRs. 2000) (OR: 4.42, 95% CI: 1.01 to 17.06) are significantly associated, and for wasting, a number of children (more than one) below 14 years at home (OR: 4.64, 95 % of CI: 1.71 to 12.60) and external family income (≤ NRs. 2000) (OR: 5.17, 95 % CI: 2.27 to 11.79) are significantly associated.

Conclusion: Substantial numbers of children from Chepang community are having the problem of underweight, stunting and wasting. Different demographic and socio-economic variables have been found associated for odds of having low level of nutritional status of children.
Dampak Talent Management terhadap Employee Retention pada Millenials Workforce
Authors: Sumarni Murti
Published: December 2020

The aim of this research was focused to determine the impact of Talent Management to Employee Retention in the case of Millenials Workforce. Previous research found that Human Resource Development Manager were dealing with Y Generation who had a unique work ethic, so it needed a different retention of employee. The reliability and validity test was conducted to 30 respondents and the result showed that all questions item were proven valid and reliable to be used in further research analysis. Populations in this research were the millennial employees. Questionnaire was used to collect the data in the amount of 60 respondents. This research used SPSS to analyze and the result of the linier regression analysis indicated that the Talent Management had a significant effect to Millenials Workforce Employee Retention.Keyword: Talent Management, Millenials Workforce, Employee Retention
Analisis Faktor-Faktor yang Mempengaruhi Pengukuran Pengungkapan Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Perbankan Syariah Berdasarkan Indeks Islamic Social Reporting (ISR)
Authors: Astuti Susi
Published: December 2020

The Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) program is an investment for companies for the growth and sustainability of the company and is no longer seen as a cost center but as a means to become a profit center.The implementation of CSR in banking industry has the goal of making CSR as one of the companies to regulate their business not only for the benefit of shareholders but for other stakeholders. In addition, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is also a challenge to maintain the company's reputation in the community.The issue of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) sticking out along with the development of a banking sector related to the need for disclosure of social responsibility in Islamic banking today, is widely discussed about the Islamic Social Reporting Index (ISR index). The ISR index contains compilation of standard items of CSR set by AAOIFI which were further developed by researchers regarding CSR items that should be disclosed by an Islamic entity. The Islamic Social Reporting (ISR) index is believed to be the initial benchmark in terms of disclosure standards for Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) that are in accordance with the Islamic perspective. This research was conducted on Islamic banks in the Middle East region whose annual reports were announced through banking sites using a sample of Islamic bank annual reports published during the period 2015-2017.
Upomnienie rektorskie – kara dyscyplinarna czy porządkowa? Problemy na tle dwuinstancyjności postępowania
Authors: Gutkowska Agnieszka
Published: December 2020

The aim of the article is to discuss the principles of liability for minor disciplinary offenses under the Higher Education and Science Act of 20 July 2018. The article presents the principles of administering admonition for the lightest of student offenses, provided for in the higher education legal acts from the interwar period to the current regulations. The author asks a question about the nature of this responsibility – disciplinary or orderrelated, and also refers to other doubts arising from the wording of the current provisions. In the article, the author also includes de lege ferenda postulates.
Development and validation of RT-PCR assays for testing for SARS-CoV-2
Authors: Pabbaraju Kanti , Wong Anita A , Douesnard Mark , Ma Raymond , Gill Kara , Dieu Paul , Fonseca Kevin , Zelyas Nathan , Tipples Graham A
Published: December 2020

Background: The recent emergence and rapid global spread of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) demonstrates the urgent need for laboratory-developed assays for clinical diagnosis and public health interventions in the absence of commercial assays. Methods: We outline the progression of reverse-transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) assays that were developed and validated at the Alberta Precision Laboratories, Public Health Laboratory, Alberta, Canada, to respond to this pandemic. Initially, testing was performed using SARS-CoV-2–specific and pan-coronavirus gel-based assays that were soon superseded by real-time RT-PCR assays targeting the envelope and RNA-dependent RNA polymerase genes to accommodate the high anticipated volumes of samples. Throughput was further enhanced by multiplexing the different targets together with the co-detection of an internal extraction control. Results: These assays are comparable in sensitivity and specificity to the assays recommended by the World Health Organization and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Conclusions: The availability of real-time RT-PCR assays early in the pandemic was essential to provide valuable time to local health authorities to contain transmission and prepare for appropriate response strategies.
UrbanTSN – Automatisierung mit Echtzeit-Internet
Authors: Chemnitz Moritz , Wolff Tobias , Vick Axel
Published: December 2020

Die individualisierte Massenproduktion mit hochgradig wandelbaren Produktionskapazitäten erfordert das Umdenken auch in der Steuerungstechnik. Das Ziel der Auftragsforschung im Projekt UrbanTSN ist die Ablösung der starren Liniensteuerung klassisch hierarchischer Fabrikautomatisierung durch eine mit Docker und Codesys virtualisierte, mit USDL und WSDL flexibel orchestrierte und damit ad hoc skalierbare Online-Steuerungstechnik. Diese Entwicklung auf dem Gebiet der Industrie 4.0 verbindet erfolgreich die Errungenschaften der fortgeschrittenen IKT-Welt mit den anspruchsvollen Anforderungen der industriellen Produktionslandschaft.
Generalized method for forming plane isotropic curves
Authors:   The National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine, Nesvidomin A. V.
Published: December 2020

The process of modeling the temperature distribution on surfaces, applying an image to curved areas with minimal distortion requires the formation of isometric grids on the plane and on the surface. One of the common ways to form planar isometric networks is to use the functions of a complex variable and planar isotropic curves, followed by separation of the real and imaginary parts. The development of computer models for the interactive search and analysis of isometric networks according to various initial geometric conditions provides a generalized method for their formation with the possibility of varying their shape and position. It is proposed to use an isotropic vector for the formation of flat isotropic curves, which ensured a single sequence of analytical calculations according to the following initial conditions: 1) selection of an arbitrary function of a real argument; 2) a given parametric equation of a plane curve; 3) a given polar equation of a plane curve. Since the analytical calculations of the derivation of the parametric equation of a plane isotropic curve and the corresponding isometric grid are rather laborious, their execution is carried out in the environment of the Maple symbolic algebra. To this end, the corresponding software has been created, which interactively allows you to select the function of a real argument, a parametric or polar equation of a plane guide curve. All subsequent stages of analytical transformations to form an isotropic curve and the corresponding isometric grid are carried out automatically. An interactive model for the formation and analysis of plane isotropic curves with various initial conditions has been created, which has shown its effectiveness, which is confirmed by the given examples of plane isometric grids for specific functions of the real parameter, plane curves in the parametric and polar form of their job.
Pre-Service Teachers’ Knowledge and Their Beliefs Towards Inclusive Education: Implications for Teacher Education Programme
Authors: Ruth Olateju Oluwayemisi , Ejiwale Okanlawon Ayoade , Busuyi Fakokunde Jubril
Published: December 2020

Today’s classrooms in Nigerian schools are witnessing heterogeneous student populations. With this current classroom nature, teachers feel generally ill-prepared and are unwilling to accommodate disadvantaged students. According to research findings, unfortunately, disadvantaged students were usually excluded during classroom instruction. Consequently, this resulted in reduced learning opportunities, stigmatization and social exclusion. Thus, this paper investigated pre-service teachers’ level of knowledge about inclusive education and explored their beliefs towards inclusive education. To achieve these objectives, a descriptive study design was adopted. The sample for the study consisted of 166 pre-service science teachers who were drawn from the population of special education undergraduate students from a tertiary institution using the stratified random sampling technique. The study utilized two validated questionnaires, Teachers’ Knowledge about Inclusive Education Test (TKIET), and True-False Twenty-one-Item Test and Teachers’ Belief towards Inclusive Education (TBIS) which is structured on a 5-point Likert scale to elicit the information from the respondents. The data collected were analyzed using descriptive statistics. The results of the study indicated that (1) pre-service teachers had a moderate knowledge about inclusive education and (2) pre-service teachers held positive beliefs about the effectiveness of inclusive education. Major conclusions which arise from this study are that pre-service special education teachers in Nigeria had moderate knowledge about inclusive education. In spite of their moderate knowledge about inclusive education they exhibited positive beliefs about the effectiveness of inclusive education.      

Keywords: disadvantage students, struggling learners, adaptive instruction, curriculum modification, inclusive education
Increasing Discovery in Research, Design, and Other Processes with Artificial General Intelligence and General Collective Intelligence
Authors: Williams Andy E
Published: December 2020

Any system with repeatable behavior can potentially be defined with the minimal set of functions that might be composed to represent the entirety of that behavior. The states accessible through these functions then forms a “functional state space” through which the system moves. Since functional states spaces can be used to represent every problem domain from physics, to communications, to business operations, to the human cognition itself, a general approach to not only research but design and all other processes of discovery that is applicable to all domains can potentially be defined to radically increase capacity for discovery in each domain.
New Materials from the Amherst Merezhkovsky Archive. 1. From the Unpublished Correspondence of N. A. Berdiaev and D. V. Filosofov, 1906–1907 (Introduction, Editing and Commentary by M. M. Pavlova)
Authors:   Institute of Russian Literature (the Pushkin House), Russian Academy of Sciences, Pavlova M. M.
Published: December 2020

This publication introduces the academic community to the new data from the archives of the Merezhkovskys and D. V. Filosofov, which are stored in the Amherst Center for Russian Culture (Massachusetts, USA). It presents a selection of letters by Filosofov (1906) and N. A. Berdiaev (1907) that provide new details concerning the relationship between the two. Selections from the «diaries» of T. N. Gippius (1906–1908) that shed additional light on the «Berdiaev» theme are published as an appendix.
Yu. G. Oksman’s Marginalia in A. I. Herzen’s Collected Works
Authors:   Institute of Russian Literature (the Pushkin House), Russian Academy of Sciences, Gus’kov S. N.
Published: December 2020

The article discusses marginalia by Yu. G. Oksman in his copy of the Collected Works by A. I. Herzen in 30 Volumes (35 books), and offers a list of them. Oksman’s notes are stored in an electronic publication available at www.russian-literature.org.
Influence of Shield Tunnel and Train Load on Existing Bridge Piles
Authors: Geng Daxin , Tan Cheng , Wang Ning , Jiang Yalong
Published: December 2020

With the rapid development of urban rail transit, the shield tunneling method used to construct new subways across existing high-speed railway bridges often occurs. In this paper, under the combined action of the double-track construction of a shield tunnel in a certain project and the train load, railway pile foundation from the deformation of the bridge pier and the settlement of the pile foundation. The vertical displacement distribution law analyzes the impact of shield construction and train load on the pile foundation of the existing bridge, and at the same time evaluates the safety of the bridge accordingly. The results show that the deformation of the existing bridge caused by the shield tunneling construction and the train load mainly affects the initial excavation stage. With the excavation, the settlement value gradually stabilizes, and the settlement of the bridge decreases slightly when the left line tunneling is completed. The shield tunneling of the right line has a certain compensation effect on the left line, and the overall settlement value of the bridge pile foundation is in a stable state.
Experimental Study on Characteristics of Short Wave Irregularity in Urban Rail Transit
Authors: Fang Jian , Zheng Wenwen , Lei Xiaoyan
Published: December 2020

Based on the measured irregularity data of Shanghai rail transit 11# line, firstly from the angle of time domain the amplitude stability and amplitude distribution characteristics of the rail surface short wave irregularity whose wavelengths are in the range of 0.01 ∼ 1 m are analyzed. Secondly from the point of view of frequency domain by using the maximum entropy spectrum method the short wave power spectral density is estimated. Then the power spectral density curves are compared with the short spectrum of Wang Lan and Sato and the different track structure effects on the states of the rail surface irregularities are also analyzed. The research show that the amplitude distribution of track surface short wave irregularity is close to the normal distribution. And the maximum amplitudes of some sections in Jiading Xincheng – Malu and Nanxiang – Taopu saemaul undong exceed 2.0mm. In the section of Liziyuan-Shanghai West Railway Station, the power spectral density curves of track structure with the supporting block, DTIII-2 type fasteners and with the conventional integral track bed are also similar to that of Sato spectrum. And it is obviously superior to that of other track structures in this section.