bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Subject-Position and Béla Bartók’s Music for Strings, Percussion, and Celesta (1936) in Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining (1980)
Authors: Lucas Sarah
Published: July 2022

Twentieth-century art music composed by Bartók, Ligeti and Penderecki constitutes a large portion of the soundtrack for Stanley Kubrick’s 1980 film adaptation of Stephen King’s novel, The Shining. This music was not written for the film, and the use of these pieces might leave listeners doubtful as to the legitimacy of a connection between them and the scenes in the movie they were used to enhance. However, in the case of the Bartók work excerpted in the film – Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta (1936) – an analysis of the subject-position of the music allows for another interpretation. Eric Clarke identifies subject-position in music as “the way in which characteristics of the musical material shape the general character of a listener’s response or engagement,” a definition based on earlier explorations of subject-position in film studies. My analysis of the subject-position of Bartók’s piece and the scenes in which excerpts of the work appear in The Shining reveals similarities in their potential effect on an audience member.
Presencia de Julio Ramón Ribeyro en Google Scholar. Una aproximación métrica
Authors: Chiroque-Solano Richard
Published: July 2022

La figura de Julio Ramón Ribeyro es muy reconocida en la Literatura Latinoamericana; en 2019 se cumplieron 25 años de su desaparición y además él habría cumplido 90 años.Existe una necesidad creciente de identificar fuentes informativas de acceso abierto y de tipo confiable para investigadores en todo el ámbito educativo. Ello se puede traducir en facilitar alternativas para identificar recursos y autores productivos en diferentes áreas del conocimiento mediante estudios bibliométricos.Objetivo: La presente investigación busca identificar mediante indicadores bibliométricos al grupo de autores y trabajos más trascendentales en torno a la obra de Julio Ramón Ribeyro; por ello, se realizó una búsqueda informativa en octubre de 2019, a través de Google Scholar (GS) donde no se discriminaron fechas a fin de lograr una mayor cobertura y alcance de los resultados hallados mediante el software Publish or Perish desarrollado por Tarma Software Research.Métodos: La presente investigación es un estudio bibliométrico descriptivo de los artículos académicos sobre Julio Ramón Ribeyro recuperados mediante GS.Resultados: Se ubicaron en total 499 trabajos que al menos incluían los términos “Julio Ramón Ribeyro” y “JR Ribeyro”. Al realizar la depuración y control de los ficheros se pudo identificar 193 investigaciones que recibieron al menos una  citación durante el periodo de análisis.Conclusiones: Los indicadores obtenidos nos han permitido representar y comprobar una dinámica interesante en torno a la obra de Julio Ramón Ribeyro. Se logra realizar una aproximación desde el punto de vista bibliométrico para identificar el conjunto de trabajos que han logrado mayor influencia en el mundo académico para la información analizada. También se distingue al grupo de autores que realizan más estudios referentes a la obra del autor estudiado y se caracteriza la evolución cronológica del grupo de documentos estudiados.
Why the Furor about Polio?
Authors: Amo-Tachie Samuel
Published: July 2022

ABSTRACT. Poliomyelitis is one of such diseases as measles and dracunculiasis that can be eradicated, because it meets the criteria for eradicable diseases: being infectious, having humans as major host, effective vaccines, or treatment available for their control, and the availability of political and financial support for the eradication efforts. Ghana, with the rest of the world has already come far in the fight against polio, by reducing its incidence drastically (to zero as of now). The disease can only be prevented but not reversible, once infection results in paralysis and leaves victims permanently maimed, almost invariably reducing their quality of life. The recent outbreak (caused by a circulating vaccine-derived virus of the type 2 strain) was a call to pay more attention to the disease in order to realize the global aim of its elimination. All the attention needed by the disease is centered around vaccination, which indeed was the tool used in combating the outbreak that ensued in Ghana.
Resistencias y organización sindical en Telepizza. Una respuesta de clase a la precarización del trabajo y a la “desestructuración de la clase obrera”
Authors: Roiz Ceballos Elías
Published: July 2022

Este artículo es una aproximación al desarrollo de resistencias y a la renovación de la organización sindical que realizan los trabajadores precarios. Para ello hemos realizado un estudio de caso de cuatro plantillas de Telepizza mediante trabajo de campo, observación y entrevistas. Los objetivos son varios. Primero, identificar la relación dialéctica entre el control que impone la dirección y las resistencias individuales y colectivas que protagonizan los trabajadores a lo largo del proceso productivo. Segundo, dar cuenta de las posibilidades y los obstáculos a la organización colectiva a través del estudio de la primera huelga estatal de Telepizza en 2019. Entre los resultados destacaremos la importancia de la política de la sección sindical para entender el éxito de la huelga de 2019. La burocratización de las direcciones de los sindicatos será uno de los principales obstáculos que tendrán que enfrentar los trabajadores en el seno de sus propias organizaciones de clase.
PENINGKATAN KEMAMPUAN MENULIS DESKRIPSI BAHASA INDONESIA DENGAN MENGGUNAKAN MEDIA GAMBAR PADA SISWA KELAS V SD INPRES TANGKALA II KOTA MAKASSAR
Authors: Eralis Eralis , Ahmad Lutfin
Published: July 2022

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk meningkatkan kemampuan menulis deskripsi Bahasa Indonesia dengan menggunakan media gambar pada siswa kelas V SD Inpres Tangkala II Kota Makassar. Jenis penelitian ini adalah penelitian tindakan kelas (clasroom action reaserch) yang terdiri dari dua siklus di mana setiap siklus dilaksanakan sebanyak tiga kali pertemuan. Setiap siklus terdiri dari 4 tahap, yaitu: perencanaan, tindakan, observasi dan refleksi. Teknik pengumpulan data yang digunakan adalah observasi, tes dan dokumentasi. Analisis data yang digunakan yaitu dengan menggunakan teknik analisis kualitatif dan kuantitatif. Subjek dalam penelitian ini adalah Siswa Kelas V SD Inpres Tangkala II sebanyak 37 orang terdiri dari 20 laki-laki dan 17 perempuan. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa adanya peningkatan kemampuan menulis deskripsi siswa kelas V. Pada siklus I kemampuan menulis deskripsi yang tuntas secara individual dari 36 siswa hanya 21 siswa atau 58,33%. Sedangkan pada siklus II dimana dari 36 siswa terdapat 33 siswa atau 91,67%. Berdasarkan penyajian hasil data analisis, dapat disimpulkan bahwa kemampuan menulis deskripsi teks dengan menggunakan media gambar mengalami peningkatan.
Acute Toxicity Level of Pulutan (Urena lobata) Leaf Extract on Zebrafish (Danio rerio) and its Analysis by In Silico Study
Authors: Purnomo Yudi , Aini Noer , Noerhayati Eko
Published: July 2022

Pulutan (Urena lobata) is one of medicinal plant used to treat some diseases traditionally and pre-clinical studies have showed its efficacy. However, the study about its safety has not been evaluated completely. An acute toxicity test has to be performed in order to screen for its safety. The objective of study to determine the acute toxicity level of Urena lobata (U. lobata) leaf extract on embryo phase, juvenile and adult of zebrafish (Danio rerio) and the role of its active constituents through in silico methods. This was an experimental laboratory study using embryo, juvenile and adult of zebrafish (Danio rerio). The leaf of U. lobata was extracted by decoction methods and the extract was diluted from 12000 mg/L to 500 mg/L. The animals were exposed to the extracts for 96 hours. Toxicity level of herbs was defined using lethal concentration-50 (LC-50) obtained through linear regression. In silico study was performed using a web-based software application (iLAB ACD). The LC-50 values of U. lobata leaf extract for embryo, juvenile and adult of zebrafish (Danio rerio) were 2548 mg/L, 8748 mg/L and 8088 mg/L, respectively. Acute toxicity level of U. lobata on embryo is higher compared to juvenile and adult of zebrafish. After identification of active compound and in silico study was performed, Stigmasterol and β-sitosterol in U. lobata showed high toxicity level based on LD-50 value. Level toxicity of U. lobata on zebrafish embryo was moderate (0.5-5.0 g/L) and it shows teratogenic effect, meanwhile, its effects on juvenile and adult fish were considered mild (5.0-15.0 g/L).
In vitro Alpha amylase and Alpha glucosidase enzyme inhibition of leaf extracts of Jatropha glandulifera Roxb.
Authors: M Sathish , V Nandhini , R Suresh
Published: July 2022

Objective: To investigate the in vitro antidiabetic effect on the leaf extracts of Jatropha glandulifera Roxb. Methods: The Preliminary phytochemical screening was investigated on extracts using standard procedure. The in vitro α-amylase and α-glucosidase inhibition assay was carried out at different concentration such as 10, 20, 40, 80, 160, and 320µg/ml of extracts. The acarbose and voglibose were used as standards respectively. The absorbance was recorded by spectrophotometer. The percentage inhibition and IC50 value were calculated for both the assays. Results: The ethyl acetate extract of Jatropha glandulifera Roxb has shown good inhibition against α-amylase and α-glucosidase with an IC50 value of 21.6137 and 25.8257µg/ml respectively. The phytochemical investigation revealed that the ethyl acetate extract have various phytochemical constituents compared to other extracts like alkaloids, carbohydrates, saponins, Flavonoids and glycosides. These phytoconstitients may be responsible for observed anti diabetic activity. Conclusion: This study concludes that the ethyl acetate extract of Jatropha glandulifera Roxb exhibits better inhibitory activity against both α-amylase and α-glucosidase.
Bioavailability Study of Developed S-SMEDDS Formulation for Nicardipine Hydrochloride in Rats
Authors: L. Dumpala Rajesh , Khodakiya Akruti , A Oza Nishant , J. Shah Nehal , Das Mandal Snigdha , Prasuna M. Lakshmi , kumar Parmar Rakesh
Published: July 2022

Aim of the current research work to conduct bio availability of Nicardipine Hydrochloride S-SMEDDS in rats, compare with pure drug and Marketed Formulation. Study is conducted by using Wistar rats. 3-Groups were divided into Set-A Pure Drug, Set B: Marketed formulation, Set C: Optimized formulation, Total 18 healthy rats were selected, 6 in each group with weight of 300±50g Rats were labeled by numbers. Blood samples were collected from Tail vein method at pre-determined time intervals then blood samples were analyzed by validated HPLC method. S-SMEDDS exhibit cmax at 1429.58±107.40ng/mL, tmax at 0.75Hr, AUC(0-t) at 3042.05±333.35 ng. min/ml and t1/2 at 3.49±0.016 hr. AUC and maximum plasma concentration of the S-SMEDDS is higher than pure Nicardipine Hydrochloride drug and marketed formulation it indicates S-SMEDDS produce more bioavailability than Nicardipine Hydrochloride powder.
ANALYSIS OF STUDENTS' COMPETENCY ASSESSMENT AS A WAY TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF EDUCATION
Authors: КУРМАНГАЛИЕВА С.С. , КУРМАНГАЛИЕВ К.Б. , БАЗАРГАЛИЕВ Е.Ш. , КУДАБАЕВА Х.И. , ТУРДАЛИНА А.К. , ЗЕЛЕНЦОВА С.Ф.
Published: July 2022

Одной из ведущих компетенций студентов медицинских вузов является умение саморазвиваться. Необходимо выделение и осознание обучающимися качества и уровня усвоения, того, что уже усвоено и что еще необходимо усвоить. Оценке уделяется значительное место в образовательном процессе, тогда как способность к самооценке, самооценочная компетенция обучающихся, практически не формируется и не развивается. Авторы оценили адекватность самооценки студентов младших курсов медицинского университета и получили предварительные данные для использования их в образовательном процессе. Исследовалась взаимосвязь между самооценкой, взаимооценкой студентов (оценка одногруппников) и оценкой выпускника (студента интернатуры). За эталон принята оценка квалифицированной медицинской сестры. 190 студентов первого курса специальности «Общая медицина» прошли разработанный симуляционный тренинг «Внутримышечная инъекция». Затем проведена оценка навыка самим студентом, другими студентами в сравнении с эталоном. По всем показателям оценочного листа наблюдалось снижение самооценки и выраженное завышение взаимооценки.

Self-development is one of the leading competencies of medical students. It is necessary to highlight and realize what has already been learned and what still needs to be learned, awareness of acquiring quality and level. Assessment plays significant role in the educational process, while self-assessment ability , competency for self-assessment of students, is practically not formed neither developed. The authors evaluated accuracy of self-assessment of undergraduate medical students and obtained preliminary data to use in the educational process. The interrelation between self-esteem , mutual estimation of students , estimation of graduate (an internship student) was studied. The estimation of a qualified nurse was taken as a reference. 190 first-year students of the "General Medicine" underwent developed simulation training "Intramuscular Injection". Decreased self-assessment and pronounced overestimation of self-assessment were observed for all indicators of evaluation sheet.
Assessment Knowledge of Parents Regarding Health Preventive Measures and Self-Care of Hemophilia Children
Authors: Damad Hussein Ali , Muttaleb Wisam Mishaan
Published: July 2022

Background: Together hemophilia A and B are categorized through spontaneous indoors bleeding and excessive bleeding later on accidents or surgery. The biggest common places for bleeding are into joints and much less commonly in muscle tissues and organs such as the talent or kidneys. Objective(s): The aim of the study is to assess knowledge of parents regarding health preventive measures and self-care of hemophilia children. Method: a descriptive design is carried out through the use of questionnaire format for non –probability (purposive) sample of (40) patients who their children have hemophilia and treat in Blood Disease center in - AL_ Nasiriya City. Results: the study result showed that the highest rate of parents who participate in the study were father in age 38 years and more, who graduated from institute and their social status was married. The study show that the majority of participants have low information about self-care and health preventive measures for their children with hemophilia. Conclusion: The study participants have a low knowledge level about health preventive measures and self-care and health preventive measures of hemophilia children. Recommendations: Preparing lectures and providing simple manual booklet prepared and presented to health care providers and parents with hemophilia to enhancing their homecare (illness, diet, fluid, medication exercise and treatment) of patients. Keywords: Assessment, Parents, Health Preventive Measures, Self-Care, Hemophilia Children.
Study of Tumor Necrosis Factor -β (Lymphotoxin) and Cell Death Receptor (TNFR-2) in Rhumatiod Arthritis with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Authors: Al-Ameri Manar Abbas , Al-Rubaei Zeinab. M.
Published: July 2022

The aimed of this study is to detect diabetes type 2 in rheumatoid arthritis patients early. Thus, this study determine TNF-β, TNFR-2 in rheumatoid arthritis patients with and without diabetic type 2 and compare results with a control group in order to assess their use as biochemical markers for early diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis. As well as to find a correlation of TNFR-2 with FBS, AST, ALT, ALP and TNF-β in all subjects in the current study. Age ranged from 35 to 55. The study's participants were separated into three groups: (G1) control (30), (G2) rheumatoid arthritis (30), and (G3) rheumatoid arthritis with T2DM (30). In (G2) and (G3), the levels of AST, ALT, and ALP were considerably higher than in (G1). In addition, there was a highly significant increase in (G3) when compared to (G2). The F.B.S results revealed a non-significant increase in (G2) when compared to (G1), but a highly significant increase in (G3) when compared to (G2) and (G1). When compared to control (G1), the mean value of serum TNF-β was found to be significantly higher in (G2) and (G3). In contrast, the mean value of serum TNF-β in G3 was significantly higher than in G2. In comparison to control (G1) , there was a significantly significant rise in TNFR-2 with (G2) and (G3). In addition a significantly substantial increase in (G3) as comparing to (G2) was found. The relationship between TNFR-2 and all parameters was investigated for all groups. For each group, the correlation coefficient was calculated. TNFR-2 was found to have a strong positive or negative connection. In comparison to G1 (control group)., the study found substantial changes (increase or decrease) in TNFR-2 in G2 and G3 (patient groups) .Furthermore, there are substantial changes in G3 findings when compared to G2. These findings suggested that these measures could be employed as biochemical indicators for detecting diabetes patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Furthermore, a substantial positive or negative correlation of TNFR-2 with all parameters for all groups revealed a good linked biomarker with these patients, indicating that the best medicine and therapy will be available. Keywords: TNF-β, TNFR-2, rheumatoid arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis with T2DM.
Ergen ve Erken Yetişkinlik Dönemindeki Bireylerde Şiddet Algısının Rekreasyonel Fiziksel Aktivite, Zararlı Alışkanlıklar ve Demografik Değişkenlere Göre İncelenmesi
Authors: AKSU Hasan Suat , VAROL Fatih
Published: July 2022

Her yıl dünya genelinde 1,6 milyondan fazla insan şiddet nedeniyle hayatını kaybetmektedir. Bu oran şiddet olgusunu dünyada önde gelen ölüm nedenlerinden biri yapmaktadır. Bu noktadan hareketle tasarlanan araştırmanın amacı; ergenliğin son aşamasında olan ve henüz ergenlikten çıkmış olan üniversiteli bireylerin şiddet algılarının cinsiyet, gelir durumu, rekreasyonel fiziksel aktivite süresi ve sigara/alkol kullanımı değişkenleri açısından incelenmesidir. Araştırmada, betimsel tarama deseni ile birlikte basit tesadüfi örnekleme yöntemi kullanılmıştır. Elde edilen bulgulara göre cinsiyet, gelir durumu, rekreasyonel fiziksel aktiviteye katılım süresi ve alkol/sigara kullanım durumları arasında anlamlı farklılık tespit edilmiştir. Sonuç olarak özellikle rekreasyonel fiziksel aktivitelere katılım süresinin artışı ile şiddete yönelik tutumlar arasında anlamlı bir farklılık olduğu, haftalık rekreasyonel fiziksel aktivite süresi arttıkça şiddete yönelik tutum ortalamalarında azalma olduğu tespit edilmiştir.
Association Between Food Addiction and Obesity
Authors: DEMİRER Büşra , AÇIKGÖZ PINAR Aylin
Published: July 2022

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Beslenme bireylerin hayatta kalması için gerekli bir eylem olmakla birlikte, çeşitli duyu organlarımıza hitap eden keyif verici bir durumdur. Ancak duyularımıza hitap eden lezzetli besinlerin sürekli tüketimi bazı bireylerde bağımlılık benzeri durumlar oluşturabilmektedir. Besin bağımlılığı; bireyin düzenli olarak tükettiği bir veya daha fazla besine duyduğu spesifik bir adaptasyon olarak tanımlanan bir kavramdır. Çeşitli psikolojik, sosyal problemlerin dışında bazı hormonal dengesizlikler, beyin yapılarındaki anomaliler ve çeşitli ilaçların kullanımından kaynaklanan yan etkiler besin bağımlılığının patofizyolojisinin oluşturabilmektedir. Besin bağımlılığı üzerine yapılan klinik çalışmalar artmakta, ancak henüz uluslararası otoriteler tarafından resmi olarak bağımlılık türü olarak tanımlanmaması nedeniyle belirli bir tedavi metodu bulunmamaktadır. Genel olarak obez bireylerde uygulanan tedavi metotlarına ek olarak obezitenin altında yatan patolojik durumlar tespit edilmekte ve buna uygun multidisipliner tedavi stratejileri geliştirilmektedir. En sık kullanılan tedavi stratejileri; tıbbi beslenme tedavileri, psikoterapiler, farmakolojik tedaviler ve nöromodülasyon tedavileridir. Bu derleme çalışmada; besin bağımlılığı ve obezite arasındaki ilişkinin güncel literatür eşliğinde incelenerek tartışılması amaçlanmıştır.
Anahtar Kelimeler: Besin bağımlılığı, Beslenme, Dopamin, Obezite
Rezension von: Reischmann, Gerhard, Menschenskinder
Authors: Wrobbel Sibylle , Reischmann Gerhard
Published: July 2022

Gerhard Reischmann: Menschenskinder – Notizen aus Oberschwaben. Kunstverlag Josef Fink Lindenberg 2008. 2. Aufl. 272 Seiten mit 170 Abbildungen. Pappband € 20,–. ISBN 978-3-89870-465-6
EFFECT OF TEXTILE INDUSTRY WASTE WATER ON SEEDGERMINATION AND PLANT GROWTH OF MUSTARD
Authors: RANI SAVITA , POOJA Ms. , NANDNI Ms. , SHARMA KASHISH , CHOUDHARY SHIVI
Published: July 2022

The assessment of the toxicity of textile waste water is of great concern as most of them exert toxic effects on plants, animals and microorganisms, when released in water stream and used for irrigation purpose on land. During the present investigation, seed germination of mustard was markedly affected by different concentration of waste water. Lower concentrations of wastewater(10%) were not inhibitory to seed germination, while germination rate was poor with 20, 50 and100% waste water concentration as compared to control and the seeds germination was slow at 3rdand 5th day with higher textile waste water. The effect of different levels of textile wastewater under pot house conditions have shown that lower concentrations (10 and 20%) of waste water were not inhibitory to plant growth when irrigated with after germination. However, plant growth was affected drastically at higher concentration of waste water when applied after germination, while with more than 20% waste water concentration, growth was suppressed in both after and regular germination throughout the experiment.
A STUDY ON THE CONTINUOUS USAGE OF ORGANIC,INORGANIC PERSISTENT PESTICIDES IN THE AGRICULTURALFIELDS IN AND AROUND SIRUMALAI AREA WITH A SPECIALREFERENCE TO THE IMPACT ON GROUND WATER AND SOIL
Authors: SENTHILKUMAR V. , PANDYA HARESH M. , VIJAYAGEETHA V.A. , PANDIYARAJAN A. , JANAKARAJAN V.N.
Published: July 2022

In the present study the impact of pesticide pollution due to the discharge of pesticide waste water from the agricultural field in the Sirumalai agro lands was studied. In order to evaluate the physical and chemical parameters of water, the pond water samples, and the ground water samplesall the sides were collected and analyzed for various water quality parameters and soil parameters. The pond water is the main source of water for the bore wells located in and around the agricultural land. During the rainy season the pond water percolates into wells and bore wells. Now water is completely polluted due to percolation of pesticide waste waters which are potentially harmful, accumulation of various pesticides chemical residues in water reaches the ground water source. Bio â accumulation and bio-concentration of the pesticide waste water causes high degree of pollution. The bore wells in and around the northern side of the pond polluted with very high TDS and it is beyond redemption due to the higher limits of TDS, hardness, phosphate, ammonia and nitrate. All the water samples taken in and around the agriland are notchemically portable. The presence study reveals that the physico-chemical analysis of pond water in the pond as well as ground waters are above the permissible limit. The dissolved oxygen is analyzed and found to be deteriorated. It is due to utilization of dissolved oxygen in the water byorganic matter and by the pesticides. The investigator observed that the solar evaporation tank made of black body tank, function more effectively during summer with very high evaporationrate. The investigator found that during the normal operation period, the colour of the effluent varies and becomes clear after treatment with alum, which favours the penetration of solar energy easily and hence the efficiency of the evaporation tank increases than the normal cement slab. The advantage of utilizing the black body natural kadappa tanks for evaporation is very strong and it can absorb very high degree of solar radiation which is converted into thermal energy. The investigator observed that the solar evaporation tank made of black body tank function more effectively during summer with very high evaporation rate. The solar evaporation tank is blessed in principle of black body surface which can absorb solar radiation more effectively than ordinary cement slab.
ASSESSMENT OF SURFACE WATER FITNESS FOR IRRIGATION USENEAR BHUASUNI DUMPING SITE, BHUBANESWAR, ODISHA, INDIA
Authors: HARICHANDAN AMARENDRA , SETHY KABIR MOHAN , PATRA HIMANSU SEKHAR
Published: July 2022

The present study found that the mean concentrations of studied water quality parameter were below the permissible value as per BIS 2012 for drinking water except at two locations. The average ionic concentrations of cations and anions in the study area were in the order of Ca2+>Na+> Mg2+> K+ and Cl- > SO42- >NO3- >F- respectively. Water quality of the studied area does notupset the use of water in irrigation purpose except at two locations. The calculation of water quality indices like SAR, MAR, SSP, Na%, KR, Na:Ca, Mg:Ca indicate the fitness of water for agriculture.
Saturation problems for positive linear approximation of function in quasi normed spaces
Authors: Abbas Nada Sadiq , Bhaya Eman Samir
Published: July 2022

Many authors work on constrained approximation such as monotonicity, convexity and k monotoni city, but little works introduced in positive collinear approximation. The aim of our paper is to investigate linear and positive approximation for real functions in , saturation problem between degree of best positive and linear approximation, and find collinear positive best approximation for measurable function in    Lebesgue quasi normed spaces.
Antibacterial and anticancer activity of trimetal nanoparticles
Authors: Gurulakshmi P. , Fernando Jessica
Published: July 2022

Medical field is faced with the major threat of antibiotic resisting bacteria and has turned to nanotechnology for both the drugs and their delivery. In the current study, the antibacterial and anti-cancer activities of La/Bi/Cu trimetalnanoparticles have been evaluated. They were found to decrease the cell viability of HOS cell lines in in-vitro analysis. La/Bi/Cu trimetalnanoparticles were also found to control growth of two Gram negative bacteria (Enterobacterclocae, Pseudomonas Vs1)and two Gram positive bacteria(Bacillus 1.3,Bacillus8.3)at different concentration (50-150µg/L).Based on the results, the nanoparticles can be used against human cancer and other infectious diseases.
Is emotional intelligence one of the key factor for leader’s success
Authors: Dadhabai Sundari , Mydhili V. , Kamara Sorie Saidu
Published: July 2022

The success of any organization depends on its leaders and the success of leaders depends upon how he/she is Emotionally Intelligent. Emotions are involved in everything people do: every action, decision and judgement. All those who are emotionally intelligent can understand emotions of others and they use such knowledge for managing themselves and others. From the past two decades, Emotional Intelligence (EI) concept is gaining significance and attention and it is use by many as an  indicator of a person‘s ability to understand themselves and from others point of view. EI plays a significant role at work place especially where the person is working with many subordinates. Emotional intelligence will help leaders to empathically deal with the issues of their followers, thus contributing for healthy leader–follower relations. It also helps in strengthening followers’ trust on  the leader. The present paper explores the how far emotional intelligence show impact on leadership success. The present study was conducted  in   Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.  with a  sample size of 119 employees working in various cadres at different levels.
Clinical relevance of prostatic enlargement on transabdominal ultrasound
Authors: Ahlawat Urvi , Mahale Ajit
Published: July 2022

Background: The prostate enlargement is an important public health problem in the geriatric male patients. The diagnostic procedures of BPH ranges from non-invasive to invasive procedures. This study was undertaken to study the correlation of findings of transabdominal ultrasound with the IPSS scores and QOL scores.Material and methods: A cross sectional study was conducted in the department of radiology on 100 patients attending urology OPD and IPD in a tertiary care hospital in Mangalore. The transabdominal ultrasonography was conducted by an expert sonologist and prostate volume was measured. The data was collected by using a pre-designed proforma and the results were tabulated. Results: Majority of the patients in this study were aged between 60 – 65 years. Increased frequency was most common lower urinary tract symptom observed in this study. There was a statistically significant difference in the grading of prostatic enlargement and IPSS scores. There was no significant difference of grading of prostate volume and Quality of Life scores. Conclusion: This study had shown that, transabdominal ultrasound assessed prostate volume correlates with the IPSS scores.
Hypertension among people with diabetes mellitus
Authors: Al nuemi Hashim Mustfa , Ibrahim Radhwan Hussein
Published: July 2022

Background & Aim: Hypertension is a leading cause of death and disability in people with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Despite the fact that type 2 diabetes is more common in City of Mosul-Iraq, little is known about the prevalence of hypertension and the risk factors that go along with it in people with the disease. It was therefore necessary to investigate the prevalence and related variables of hypertension in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients. Methods & Materials: For this study, a tertiary care diabetes clinics from November 2021 to April 2022 were surveyed. Patients with type 2 diabetes at the Al Wafa clinics of were included in the study's source population. A systematic interviewer-administered questionnaire was used to collect data. SPSS software was used to capture the data. Results: (66.7) percent of the (600) participants were women, with a mean age of 53.84 years and a range of 18 to 68 years, more than a quarter of individuals were current smokers, frequent exercisers with obesity, and more than a third were obese and centrally obese.
Enhancement of distillate output of solar still by cooling glass cover
Authors: Sarkar Niladri , Tiwari Anil Kumar , Somwanshi Aneesh
Published: July 2022

The difference in temperature between the temperature of the basin water and the temperature of the glass cover is the most important regulating factor for getting yield from a solar still. The higher the temperature differential, the more distillate the solar still produces. This temperature difference can be enhanced either by increasing the temperature of basin water by decreasing glass cover temperature or combining both strategies together. A strategy for lowering the temperature of a glass cover is to cool it with air or flowing water. Cooling the glass cover by water not only boosts the production of the still but also cleans it.  The presence of dust particles on the glass cover reduces the amount of solar energy impacting on water in basin, which is continuously cleaned by water flowing over it. In present work a detailed review on the various methods used to cool glass cover have been discussed. The decrease in temperature of cover is up to 20oC by cover cooling and the maximum increase in efficiency of solar still by cover cooling is about 20%.
Post-traumatic stress disorder in COVID-19 survivors who are self-quarantine in Indonesia
Authors: Febriana Betie , Wahyudi Fendy Eko , Susanto Wigyo
Published: July 2022

Symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in quarantined individuals are very important to understand to reduce the psychological impact caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. However, there is a lack of evidence to measure PTSD status globally during confinement in quarantine facilities after second wave COVID-19 in Indonesia. This study aims to assess PTSD status in people who are quarantined at home during the pandemic in patients with COVID-19. Survey used the Impact of Event Scale-Revised (IES-R), multicenter and cross-sectional survey assessed the psychological impact on individuals who experience quarantine of participants with suspected or confirmed COVID-19, their PTSD status, and various correlates with PTSD, data were collected by online media. This study has 120 respondents, 70% of the respondent are women, 79.2% self-quarantine within 11-14 days, and 74.2% of the respondent is Javanese. The study showed that 73.3% experienced severe PTSD symptoms, 6.6% moderate, 15.8% mild, and only 4.2% did not show PTSD symptoms. There is no relationship between the demographic factors of the respondents, namely the length of isolation, ethnicity, gender, and age, with PTSD symptoms suffered by the respondents. This research findings can enlighten policies in Indonesia to decrease the adverse effects of self-quarantine.
Introduction: Against Assimilation
Authors: Gölz Sabine I.
Published: July 2022

This special issue of Konturen calls for renewed attention to the study of reading, long neglected in literary studies. It calls for a re-conceptualization of our interactions with writing, texts, and literary language—for a radical reorientation of what we read for. As we wake up to our difference from the text, we rediscover possibilities that we have habitually overlooked. Some central assumptions emerge: Writing is an apparatus that harnesses its readers – us. We may think that we use it, but the reverse is just as true: it uses us. Especially important are figurative, rhetorical, and mostly subliminal dimensions by which literary language interpellates us, lines us up according our identifications, and lures us into mimesis, into mechanically conforming to the constellations it prefigures. Gendered signals are central to this, because they elicit particularly mechanical and predictable responses. Writing promotes its own interests—not ours. But writing is also fundamentally incomplete. It needs the living to reproduce itself. This realization is profoundly liberating: if we read ourselves as not in the text, as the very site of the incompletion of writing, we abandon the failed project of representation and wake up in (and to) the Spielraum (space for play, leeway), in and as the ground of language. Here and now, we can begin to work towards re-configuring the language we have inherited.
О рядах Фурье, почти универсальных в классе измеримых функций
Authors: Григорян М. Г.
Published: July 2022

В работе построен такой универсальный тригонометрический ряд, что после умножения членов этого ряда на некоторую последовательность знаков {δk = ±1}∞ k=0 его можно превратить в ряд Фурье некоторой интегрируемой функции.
An Efficient Solution for Privacy-preserving Naïve Bayes Classification in Fully Distributed Data Model
Authors: Hien Vu Duy
Published: July 2022

Abstract—Recently, privacy preservation has become one of the most important problems in data mining and machine learning. In this paper, we propose a novel privacy-preserving Naïve Bayes classifier for the fully distributed data scenario where each record is only kept by a unique owner. Our proposed solution is based on a secure multi-party computation protocol, so that it has the capability to securely protect each data owner’s privacy, as well as accurately guarantee the classification model. Furthermore, our experimental results show that the new solution is efficient enough for practical applications.
Tóm tắt—Gần đây, bảo vệ tính riêng tư đã trở thành một trong những vấn đề quan trọng nhất trong khai phá dữ liệu và học máy. Trong bài báo này, chúng tôi đề xuất một bộ phân lớp Naïve Bayes đảm bảo tính riêng tư mới cho kịch bản dữ liệu phân tán đầy đủ trong đó mỗi bản ghi chỉ được giữ bởi một người sở hữu duy nhất. Giải pháp nhóm tác giả đề xuất được dựa trên tính toán bảo mật nhiều thành viên nên nó có khả năng bảo vệ an toàn sự riêng tư của mỗi người sở hữu dữ liệu cũng như đảm bảo tính chính xác của mô hình phân lớp. Hơn thế nữa, các kết quả thực nghiệm của chúng tôi chỉ ra rằng giải pháp mới đủ hiệu quả trong các ứng dụng thực tế.
‚Und es wird gefährlich sein, einsam und fremd‘
Authors: Brun Lena
Published: July 2022

Seit dem Jahr 2015 erreichen hunderttausende Flüchtende vorwiegend aus den Kriegs- und Krisengebieten in Syrien, Afghanistan und Eritrea den deutschsprachigen Raum Europas. Das gesellschaftliche Thema hielt neben der Politik und den Medien auch Einzug in der deutschsprachigen Kinder- und Jugendliteratur mit dem Ziel, das Bewusstsein und Verständnis für geflüchtete Menschen und damit eine inklusive Gesellschaft zu fördern.

Romane, in denen Jugendliche sich auf der Flucht befinden und ihren Weg nach Europa suchen, lassen sich in der Tradition bürgerlicher Abenteuer- und Reiseromane lesen. Zentral ist hierbei allerdings der Perspektivenwechsel von westlichen Abenteurern, die exotische Welten erobern, hin zu jugendlichen Abenteuerheld*innen aus (ehemals) kolonialisierten Gebieten, die sich aktiv den Raum, in dem sie sich bewegen, aneignen und ihn neu definieren. Dadurch wird den flüchtenden Protagonist*innen Handlungsmacht zugeschrieben, die ihnen im Fluchtdiskurs häufig versagt bleibt.

Gleichzeitig sind die Figuren in den untersuchten Romanen von westlichen, deutschsprachigen Autor*innen konstruiert, die selbst keine Flucht erlebten. So ist es kaum vermeidbar, dass altbewährte Stereotype von Flüchtenden und ‚orientalischen‘ Ländern in die Texte einfliessen und so teilweise ungerechtfertigte Bilder zu zementieren. Verstärkend wirkt hierbei die Stimme der Expert*innen: Es scheint, als sprächen die flüchtenden Jugendlichen für sich selbst, wobei ihre Stimme jedoch von den Autor*innen imitiert wird.

Die Figuren überwinden zahlreiche Grenzen geographischer, aber auch sozialer und gesellschaftlicher Art und schaffen es so, Brücken zwischen ihrer Herkunft und ihrer Zukunft zu schlagen.
„Unser Lehrer heisst Herr Böckelmann“
Authors: Monn Xavier
Published: July 2022

Walter Kempowski (1929–2007) gilt als einer der bedeutendsten deutschen Autoren der zweiten Hälfte des 20. Jahrhunderts. Zwischen 1971 und 1984 veröffentlichte er sechs autobiographisch geprägte Romane, in denen er das Leben seiner Familie von der zweiten Hälfte des 19. Jahrhundert bis in die Mitte des 20. Jahrhunderts festhält. Die Romane, ergänzt durch drei Befragungsbücher, wurden als Deutsche Chronik bekannt. Der eigentliche Durchbruch aber gelang ihm 1993 mit dem Projekt Das Echolot, in dem er Tagebücher, Briefe und andere Alltagszeugnisse verschiedenster Herkunft zu einer gigantischen Geschichtscollage verarbeitete.

Weniger bekannt und erforscht ist hingegen, dass Kempowski 20 Jahre als Dorfschullehrer arbeitete und auch Schul- und Kinderbücher schrieb. Zudem spielen schulische Stellen und Lehrerfiguren in seinen Romanen eine wichtige Rolle. Sie zeichnen sich – so die These – durch eine wohltuende „pädagogische Unkorrektheit“ aus und faszinieren gerade wegen ihren Widersprüchen und Unzulänglichkeiten. Sie stehen ein für eine kinderfreundliche und ausgesprochen humane Pädagogik, was auch Walter Kempowski als Lehrer ein grosses Anliegen war.

Am Beispiel von drei literarischen Lehrerfiguren wird Kempowskis Lehrerbild heraus gearbeitet und ein Bezug hergestellt zu einigen zentralen Aspekten seiner eigenen Arbeit als Lehrer. Sein pädagogisches Konzept wiederum hat einen engen Zusammenhang mit seiner Arbeit als (Kinderbuch-)Autor, wie abschliessend aufgezeigt wird.
Gudrun Pausewang im Jahr nach Fukushima
Authors: Jahnke Uwe
Published: July 2022

Ein Jahr nach der Reaktorkatastrophe im japanischen Fukushima, im Frühjahr 2012, veröffentlichte die Kinder- und Jugendbuchautorin Gudrun Pausewang bei Ravensburger das Jugendbuch Noch lange danach, das sich mit den Langzeitfolgen eines fiktiven atomaren Super-GAUs befasst. Die Autorin hatte nach der Atomkatastrophe in Tschernobyl (1986) mit ihrem 1987 erschienenen Bestseller Die Wolke, einem fiktionalen Jugendbuch, die politische Diskussion um die Probleme und Fragen der Atomenergienutzung wesentlich mitbestimmt; das Buch wurde geradezu zu einem Kultbuch der weltweiten Anti-AKW-Bewegung. Nun knüpfte sie mit Noch lange danach an ihr damaliges Engagement in der Atomenergie-Frage an, die die Autorin bis heute beschäftigt. Als jugendliterarische Reaktion auf die Katastrophe von Fukushima zeigt Noch lange danach, wie sehr bei Pausewang gesellschaftliches bzw. politisches Engagement und literarische Produktion miteinander verbunden ist.

Der Beitrag geht der Frage nach, inwieweit diese enge Verzahnung exemplarisch Einblicke in die gegenwärtige Produktion von politisch engagierter Jugendliteratur ermöglicht. Als Materialgrundlage der Studie dienen u.a. die Medienauftritte der Autorin unmittelbar nach der Katastrophe in Fukushima, ihre Äusserungen bei einer Anti-AKW-Demo und im Vergleich dazu ihr Roman Noch lange danach,einschliesslich Nachwort und Gesprächen rund um diese Buchpublikation. Deutlich wird u.a., dass es der Autorin grundsätzlich weniger um die Verbreitung von Ängsten besonders unter Jugendlichen geht, als vielmehr darum zu warnen und auch Jugendliche dazu zu bewegen, in den politischen Diskurs einzugreifen und sich auf diese Weise für die eigene Zukunft zu interessieren und wenn möglich zu engagieren.
Kulturelle Identität, Pluralität und Hybridität in "Avatar – The Last Airbender"
Authors: Saurer Fabienne
Published: July 2022

Kinder- und Jugendmedien sind weder apolitisch noch entziehen sie sich komplexen gesellschaftlichen Problemen. Besonders aktuell und häufig auch in Medien für junge Menschen verarbeitet sind gesellschaftspolitische Fragen von Transkulturalität und Koexistenz in einer zunehmend globalisierten Welt. Der Medienverbund Avatar – The Last Airbender, bestehend aus einer Fernseh-Animationsserie und mehreren Fortsetzungen in Comicform, bietet dem Publikum eine Auseinandersetzung mit diesen Fragen in einer Fantasywelt an. Indem sich die Handlung stark mit (Post-)Kolonialismus, Migration und dem Leben in der Diaspora auseinandersetzt, stellt sie Parallelen zu der US-amerikanischen Einwanderungsgeschichte und der historischen racial segregation, aber auch den Folgen von Kolonialismus und der aktuellen Globalisierung her. Anhand dieses gesellschaftspolitischen Gehalts werden die zentralen Momente herausgearbeitet, in dem daraus entstehende Konflikte thematisiert, problematisiert oder aufgelöst werden. Dazu wird ein Begriffsdreieck von kultureller Identität, Pluralität und Hybridität gedacht, entlang dessen Seiten jeweils die zwischen den Zugkräften zweier Begriffe entstehende Spannung untersucht wird. Mithilfe von kulturwissenschaftlichen Theorien bespricht der Beitrag die Bedeutung von Trennung und Hybridisierung im Weltkonzept von Avatar, die unterschiedlichen Erfahrungen der Figuren mit Migration und Diaspora und die Entstehung von neuen Zwischenräumen in Idenitäten und Gesellschaften. Damit möchte er zur Untersuchung von Transkulturalität in der Fantastik beitragen.
Geothermometry in High-Temperature Reservoirs of the Geothermal Springs in Southern Thailand: Insights from Cations and Silica Geothermometers
Authors: Ngansom Wipada , Rodphothong Dumrongsak , Duerrast Helmut
Published: July 2022

Geothermal springs have provided a unique opportunity to study the geothermal system of geological processes. A reservoir temperature estimation based on the chemical geothermometers is vitally essential for assessing the exploration and development of geothermal resources. The paper represents the various techniques of geothermometers with comparisons between the silica (quartz and chalcedony) and the cation geothermometers (Na–K–Ca and K–Mg) for the high exit temperature (temp. ≥55°C) of geothermal springs in southern Thailand. The Na–K–Ca geothermometer presented more elevated reservoir temperatures than the K–Mg, silica and chalcedony geothermometers, about 20–30◦C. The preliminary assumed difference between the geothermometers may indicate that the shallow subsurface conditions are mixed with groundwater
Mathematical modeling of the process of vegetation removal during reclaim work
Authors:   Kabardino-Balkarian State Agrarian University named after V.M. Kokov, Shekikhachev Yu.A. , Magomedov F.M. ,   Dagestan State Agrarian University named after M.M. Dzhambulatov
Published: July 2022

In the article, based on the analysis of the process of removing vegetation during reclamation work, it is shown that in order to perform them at the lowest amount of current and capital costs, it is necessary to take into account the limited nature of certain types of resources, the requirements for certain types of work, and other factors. In the course of mathematical modeling, it was taken into account that the number of technical means for performing the planned work should not exceed the amount of machines available on the farm, bought again and attracted from other farms, minus those to be withdrawn from the balance sheet and leased during this period. When establishing the amount of fuels and lubricants for a specific period when performing mechanized work, it is necessary to keep in mind the intensity of use of machines. When planning the number of machines and their use, it is necessary to take into account the seasonal nature of the work and the limited reserves for replenishing the staff of machine operators. Specific restrictions are formulated that allow for a comprehensive planning of the use of machines and the labor of machine operators. As a result of the research, it was found that the development of a plan for the optimal distribution of the fleet of machines allows you to establish the best option for using machines, the efficiency of performing specific operations of the technological process by individual machines, ensuring that the existing machines perform work in the optimal time, which ultimately helps to increase the profitability of operating machines on 15-35%.
Productivity, indicators of the structure of the crop and the efficiency of the symbiotic apparatus of soybean plants in different climatic regions of Kabardino-Balkaria
Authors:   Kabardino-Balkarian State Agrarian University named after V.M. Kokov, Khamokov Kh.A.
Published: July 2022

The article analyzes experiments on the study of the symbiotic activity of leguminous crops. The studies were carried out in the foothill and steppe zones of Kabardino-Balkaria, which differ in climatic conditions and the level of soil moisture supply. Early-ripening and late-ripening soybean varieties were studied. The early sowing date was carried out in the third decade of April, the middle one – in the first decade of May, and the late one – in the second decade of May. The sowing rate ranged from 300 to 500 thousand seeds per 1 hectare. As a result of the study, it was found that the conditions of the foothill zone are more favorable for the photosynthetic activity of soybean plants than the conditions of the steppe zone, which results in higher yields. In the foothill zone, a late-ripening soybean variety formed a leaf area of 45-50 thousand m2/ha, which is more than that of early-ripening varieties. The indicators of net productivity of photosynthesis in early ripe varieties are higher and are in the range of 2.2-3.2 g/m2. In the work, agrotechnical practices were used that influenced the height of the attachment of beans, the number of beans, plant height, branching, seed weight, which shows the degree of adaptation of cultivated varieties to the climatic conditions of the region. The results of the study showed that the activity of the symbiotic system of soybean plants turned out to be more effective in those periods when the moisture supply of the soil was the best. The smallest number of nodules on the roots of plants and their "underdevelopment" were noted in arid regions, in comparison with the favorable conditions of the foothill region. At the same time, there is an increase in the number of nitrogen-fixing nodules by 20-22%, and an increase in their mass by 30-32%.