bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Identity Fusion between Imaginary Characters and Oneself during Moral Dilemmas: An examination of cognitive quarantine during adult pretend play.
Authors: Kapitány Rohan , Francis Kathryn
Published: August 2022

Can the pretend and fanciful impinge upon realty? Over two studies (of which the second was pre-registered) we examine to what degree there is a ‘cognitive quarantine’ (Nichols and Stich, 2000) between the real and the imagined. We examine the permeability between real and fictive identities (using the ‘identity fusion’ construct), and establish a novel ‘cognitive porousness’ scale. We outline several theoretically relevant factors, such as emotional intensity, unpleasantness, and enjoyment which we expected to influence permeability. We also examined the euclidean distance between one’s real and one’s fictive personality and moral identity. We find one’s identity is influenced by the trait permeability of the participant, as well as the moral overlap between the participant and their character. This research demonstrates the tractability of examining adult pretence from a quantitative and cognitive perspective.
Strategien parteipolitischen Engagements von Fachpersonen der Sozialen Arbeit
Authors: Amann Kathrin , Kindler Tobias
Published: August 2022

Based on 31 contributions in the edited book “Social Workers in Politics”, this article focuses on political strategies of social workers holding elected office. Using qualitative content analysis, the following six strategies were identified: (1) bringing social work’s professional expertise into policymaking processes, (2) doing good and talking about it, (3) presenting facts and figures, (4) organizing the profession, (5) networking, and (6) ‘normalizing’ policy engagement in social work.
Conformationally modulated immunogenic proteins in homeopathic medicines: Does protein-based mucosal immunotherapy have the potential to treat diverse diseases?
Authors: Sen Amarnath
Published: August 2022

The absence of any drug in the ultra-diluted homeopathic medicines and unfavourable clinical trial results have labelled homeopathic remedies as placebos. Here, it is argued that homeopathy is a protein-based oral-sublingual immunotherapy, where the proteins are obtained from microbial lysates formed in the homeopathic medicines, given that environmental microbes are unknowingly and unavoidably incorporated into the homeopathic medicines during their preparation and are lysed (and killed) in alcohol existing in the homeopathic vehicle. The drugs in the homeopathic medicines modulate the conformations and effectively, the immunogenicity of the proteins present in the medicines. Indeed, the drug-modulated microbial proteins (mainly TLR-agonist proteins), not the drugs per se, are responsible for the therapeutic and prophylactic actions of homeopathic medicines. The drugs need to be properly diluted to prevent any side effects and restrain aggregation and inordinate denaturation of the proteins. In ultra-diluted medicines devoid of drugs, the drug-protein interaction is replaced by protein-protein interaction and the information of conformational modulation is transmitted (partially) from the conformationally modulated proteins to the unmodulated proteins through protein-protein interaction, where serial dilution, allostery and synchronization of vibrations of protein molecules play key roles. The suboptimal clinical trial results in homeopathy arise from the heterogeneities inherent in immunotherapies. Additionally, significant fluctuations in the results are expected because immunotherapy via homeopathy is accidental and not by design and hence, unregulated and unrefined in nature. Further research in this direction may herald the development of a simple, reliable, safe and affordable method of immunotherapy for various diseases.
A Survey on Adult Education and Artificial Intelligence Technologies
Authors: Hussain Shafiq
Published: August 2022

A Survey on Adult Education and Artificial Intelligence Technologies
Identification of gene profile and relevant pathways of the metformin-treated hepatocellular carcinoma cells
Authors: Guo Hongmei
Published: August 2022

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the leading cause of cancer-related death in the world. Metformin has been used for reducing the risk of developing cancer, but the molecular mechanism is still unclear. Here, we analyzed the RNA-seq data of metformin-treated HCC cells and identified the key molecules of these cells. The gene enrichment assays including KEGG and GO were performed to further analyzed the potential signaling pathways. Additionally, we constructed the PPI network and Reactome map to further identified the biological processes. We found Focal adhesion and Proteoglycans in cancer are the key signaling pathways in the metformin-treated HCC. We identified the top ten interactive genes including ACTB, CTNNB1, EP300, FN1, PIK3CA, CREBBP, HSPA8, SMAD2, ITGB1, and PTPN11. Our study may provide new mechanisms for metformin-treated HCC.
Trauma Resilience on Campus: The Moderating Effect of Developmental Assets in the Link between Trauma Exposure and Posttraumatic Symptomatology in College Emerging Adults
Authors: Pashak Travis J. , Tunstull Makiya D. , Booms Allison V. , Vanderstelt Brianna H. , Handal Paul J.
Published: August 2022

Background: Existing literature establishes several patterns regarding exposure to severe stressors—most people experience one or more traumatic events, most people are resilient following such events, and people are more likely to develop posttraumatic symptomatology if experiencing repeated traumas. However, questions about protective factors remain as researchers work to clarify mechanisms of resilience. Here, we argue the developmental assets framework is an apt model for conceptualizing resilience in emerging adults in college/university settings, a high risk population for both trauma exposure and subsequent distress. We hypothesized that asset-richness (i.e., total scores on the developmental assets inventory) would moderate the link between trauma exposure frequency and severity of posttrauma symptomatology. Methods: We surveyed a convenience sample of emerging adults at a private religiously-affiliated university in the Midwestern United States (n = 526) regarding trauma exposure (THQ), perceived developmental assets (CAMPUS), and experience of posttrauma symptoms (PCL-S). We ran correlations, linear regression, and moderator analysis using the PROCESS “Model 1” macro and the CAHOST Johnson-Neyman region visualizer. Results: We found that posttraumatic symptom severity was positively correlated with frequency of trauma exposure (r = .30, p < .001) and negatively correlated with asset-richess (r = -.26, p < .001), and that asset-richness statistically significantly moderated the link between trauma exposure and posttrauma symptoms (F(3, 522) = 31.87, p < .001, R2 = .16). Discussion: The developmental assets framework appears to be an effective model of resilience for emerging adults in college/university settings, and we encourage future research to further clarify these connections.
Bayesian Hierarchical Modeling: An Introduction and Reassessment
Authors: Veenman Myrthe , Stefan Angelika Marlene , Haaf Julia M.
Published: August 2022

With the recent development of easy-to-use tools for Bayesian analysis, psychologists have started to embrace Bayesian hierarchical modeling. Bayesian hierarchical models provide an intuitive account of inter- and intraindividual variability and are particularly suited for the evaluation of repeated-measures designs. Here, we provide guidance for model specificaton and interpretation in Bayesian hierarchical modeling and describe common pitfalls that can arise in the process of model fitting and evaluation. Our introduction gives particular emphasis to prior specification and prior sensitivity, as well as to the calculation of Bayes factors for model comparisons. We illustrate the use of state-of-the-art software programs Stan and brms. The result is an overview over best practices in Bayesian hierarchical modeling that, as we hope, will help psychologists in making the best use of Bayesian hierarchical modeling.
Navigating through the COVID-19 pandemic: Unfinished learning in primary and secondary education in Tunisia
Authors: Bouhlila Donia Smaali , jules tavis d. , Hentati Imen , Arnold Richard
Published: August 2022

During the outbreak of the global SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) pandemic, Tunisia, like many countries, prepared an emergency plan to shift to distance learning to salvage the academic year and ensure continuous learning. However, a shortage of digital materials coupled with the fact that many households did not have adequate Internet bandwidth made it virtually impossible to secure adequate digital learning. When in-person schooling was restarted in 2020/21, primary, pre-secondary, and secondary school pupils attended school on alternate days to avoid overcrowding. As a result of the pandemic, the curriculum has been lightened, and the fundamentals have been prioritized. Based on content analysis of the Ministry of Education documents and a survey conducted by the Ministry on remote learning, we shed light on the different measures taken to curb learning loss during the spread of the pandemic as well as the challenges facing Tunisian students and the government. The consequences of these measures are discussed along with future recommendations.
The implementation of digital marketing communication strategy in cultural tourism: a case study in Yogyakarta
Authors: Ghaisani Clariza Orivia , Afifi Subhan
Published: August 2022

Cultural tourism is one category that attracts local and foreign tourists. Various previous studies have shown that digital marketing communication media plays an essential role in influencing tourist interest in visiting tourist destinations. This study aims to analyze the implementation of digital marketing communication strategies in marketing cultural tourism with a case study of cultural tourism destinations in Yogyakarta. This study uses a case study method with indepth interviews and field observations as data collection methods. The collected data were analyzed using thematic analysis and SWOT analysis. The results showed that managers of cultural tourism destinations optimize social media such as Facebook and Instagram for promotion. Whatsapp and email are also used for more personal communication with customers. The company's systematic digital marketing communications planning system supports solid work teams and produces original content. In addition, the extensive national and international marketing network and stable institutional position, because it is a stateowned company, are the advantages of this company. The increasing public interest at home and abroad for travel, the reduced Covid-19 pandemic, and the availability of various digital promotional media are opportunities for this company. However, the technical competence of staff in managing digital marketing media still needs to be improved. In addition, the digital content production and distribution scheduling system has not been implemented strictly and consistently. The quantity and quality of digital media content are also still limited. In addition, this cultural tourism object has several external challenges, such as the emergence of various new tourist objects in Yogyakarta, which are more aggressively promoted through digital media, and the possibility of a re-emergence of the Covid-19 pandemic or other natural disasters. This paper contributes to the literature on digital marketing communications by focusing on its implementation in the context of cultural tourism.
Disruption of the Covid-19 pandemic in micro business marketing communication: A case study on Fransis Pizza & Dimsum Shumpit
Authors: Fariszy Revta , Sagita Virginia Ayu
Published: August 2022

The COVID-19 pandemic has a massive impact on economic sectors, incredibly individual jobs. In order to survive, those people have to think of another way to get income; business is one of them. Microbusiness is a quick solution, but the lack of marketing skills and business experience is the first challenge they have to go through. New entrepreneurs usually run a micro-business with limitations and planning without being based on marketing rules. This study aims to determine the marketing communication strategy of micro-businesses during the Covid-19 pandemic in starting a business for survival with the approach to Entrepreneurial Marketing (EM). The method used in this research is a case study with a marketing communication approach. Informant retrieval in this study is using purposive sampling. This research shows that different micro-business marketing approaches started during the pandemic, which intersects with entrepreneurial concepts and leisure-time businesses.
Medical support for future large-scale combat operations
Authors: Tien Homer , Beckett Andrew
Published: August 2022

LAY SUMMARY

Assumptions for how the Canadian Armed Forces cares for injured soldiers on the battlefield may no longer hold true. Previous treatments were designed for counterinsurgency operations where Allied Forces dominated the air and land during operations. However, the recent fighting in Ukraine highlights the need to develop a doctrine for pre-hospital care on the battlefield for large-scale combat operations. In these operations, modern weapons are extremely lethal, and the casualty rate is extremely high. This review examines the development of tactical combat casualty care and the assumptions behind its treatment algorithms. It suggests changes need to be made to better support Canadian soldiers if fighting in large-scale combat operations.
Features of the Implementation of Project Activities of Students in a Technical University (By the Example of the Surgut Oil and Gas Institute)
Authors: Iliashenko Liubov' Kirialovna
Published: August 2022

The monograph reveals the features of the implementation of project activities specifically on the example of a technical university. The analysis of scientific and pedagogical literature in this area is carried out. The content of the basic concept of «project activity» is revealed through the main components: the project (in education) and the method of projects. The stages of project activity are described in detail, which are expressed by the design, technological, presentation and reflective phases. The author's own experience in the implementation of project activities at 1–2 courses of a technical university is presented. The advantages and disadvantages of the organization of project activities are revealed.
A multiparametric approach for rejuvenation of the Gaurikund geothermal spring system in the Northwest Himalayan region
Authors: KHANNA Anurag , BAGCHI Debasish , KANNAUJIYA Suresh , SARKAR Tandrila
Published: August 2022

The Gaurikund town falls on the way of the famous trekking route to Kedarnath that faced the wrath of the 2013 flood disaster. This fateful event severed more than 5000 casualties, demolished several infrastructures, and shifted the course of Gaurikund spring from its original position. Nevertheless, the Gaurikund geothermal spring system located in the Himalayan Geothermal Belt of the Garhwal region is preeminent for religious beliefs, balneotherapeutic values and a gateway to delve within the geothermal and hydrological characteristics of the area. In this perspective, restoration of Gaurikund geothermal spring system becomes a necessity. A multiparametric approach comprising geospatial, geology, hydrochemistry and geophysics has been used to study and justify these aspects at Gaurikund. The geological studies infer that the geothermal spring gets recharged by the steep, southerly dipping joints in granite gneiss. Subsequently, the deep percolated water heats up due to the high geothermal gradient and then emerge along the Vaikrita Thrust and its sympathetic minor fault-thrust system by advection. Moreover, four spring outlets are inventoried, with discharge varying from 7.46 to 95.54 L/min. The normal emissivity model uses the pre and post-disaster satellite data and generates maximum kinetic temperature images, showing a positive correlation between land surface temperature and spring discharge. Two-dimensional Electrical Resistivity Tomography (Schlumberger, Wenner and Gradient configurations) survey revealed two low resistivity zones proximal to the geothermal spring on the right bank of the Mandakini river. The engineering interventions carried out by bank protection and construction of small gully plugs in the catchment area is recommended along Gaurikund-Sonprayag section on the right bank of Mandakini river.
Joint geomorphological and geophysical (electrical resistivity) investigation for the configuration of soil pipe
Authors: BORAH Ujjal K. , GOND Alka , RAJAN Prasobh P. , SIVAN Rajappan , VIVEKANANDAN Nandakumar
Published: August 2022

Soil piping is a complex mechanism of subsurface soil erosion, which results underground conduits (cave/tunnel) of varying dimensions. Soil piping associates with severe consequences, such as land subsidence and land slide. Therefore, the investigation of soil pipe is crucial. However, the study of soil pipe is challenging unless characteristic surficial evidences of the pipe are available. Based on the surficial evidences, soil pipe can be configured with geophysical techniques which in-turn aid in designing precursory measures. Therefore, in the present study, we carried out a combined geomorphological and geophysical investigation to configure the soil pipe at Kinanoor village, Kasaragod, Kerala, India. Based on the vital geomorphological information, we carried out resistivity survey and configured an underground soil pipe of diameter ∼6.5 to 7 m that is seated ∼3 m beneath the surface. This hollow pipe is underlain by the only accessible road of that locality which makes the road vulnerable for transportation. Therefore, a bridge like structure is recommended to construct at the pipe location to stabilize the risk factor. Since the study area is situated on a fringe-slope, the geomorphological investigation points out that the disturbance in natural course of the drainage system and the accumulation of water in the up-slope area due to the man-made activities might act as potential causes for the piping in the area. Therefore, it is suggested not to disturb the natural course of the drainage which may lead to subsidence of the area in future.
Pengaruh model pembelajaran snowball throwing berbantuan media dakota terhadap penguasaan materi FPB dan KPK
Authors: Saadah Faza Khunsu , Mardiana Tria , Wardana Aditya Eska
Published: August 2022

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh model pembelajaran Snowball Throwing berbantuan media dakota terhadap penguasaan materi FPB dan KPK. Penelitian dilakukan pada siswa kelas IV Sekolah Dasar Negeri Sukosari Kabupaten Magelang. Penelitian ini merupakan jenis penelitian Pre-eksperimental Design dengan model One Group Pretest Posttest Design. Subjek penelitian dipilih secara Total Sampling. Sampel yang diambil sebanyak 18 siswa sebagai kelompok eksperimen. Metode pengumpulan data dilakukan dengan tes. Uji validitas tes dengan menggunakan rumus product moment sedangkan uji reliabilitas menggunakan rumus cronbach alpha dengan bantuan program SPSS for windows versi 25.00. Analisis data menggunakan teknik statistik non parametrik yaitu uji Wilcoxon dengan bantuan program SPSS for windows versi 25.00. Hasil penelitian  membuktikan terdapat perbedaan nilai rata-rata penguasaan materi FPB&KPK kelas eksperimen adalah untuk pretest 74 dan posttest 91. Kelas eksperimen dengan nilai tertinggi untuk pretest 80 dan posttest 100. Nilai terendah untuk pretest 70 dan posttest 85. Selisih rata-rata nilai pretest dan posttest adalah 17. Hal ini dibuktikan dengan nilai Z yang didapat sebesar -3,825 dengan p value dengan Asym sig sebesar 0,000 < 0,05. Artinya hipotesis menyatakan bahwa model pembelajaran Snowball Throwing berbantuan media dakota berpengaruh terhadap penguasaan materi FPB dan KPK pada siswa kelas IV Sekolah Dasar Negeri Sukosari Kabupaten Magelang
Hubungan bimbingan orang tua dan kemandirian belajar siswa dengan prestasi belajar siswa
Authors: Prassetia Dani , Istiningsih Galih , Rasidi Rasidi
Published: August 2022

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui hubungan bimbingan orang tua dengan prestasi belajar siswa, hubungan kemandirian belajar siswa dengan prestasi belajar siswa dan hubungan bimbingan orang tua dan kemandirian belajar siswa dengan prestasi belajar siswa SDN Bandongan 3 Kabupaten Magelang. Penelitian ini merupakan jenis penelitian korelasional, yaitu penelitian yang dilakukan untuk mengetahui tingkat hubungan antara dua variabel atau lebih. Subjek penelitian menggunakan metode purposive sample. Sampel yang diambil sebanyak 64 siswa yang terdiri dari 32 siswa kelas V dan 32 siswa kelas VI. Metode pengumpulan data prestasi belajar siswa dilakukan dengan metode dokumentasi nilai raport, sedangkan data bimbingan orang tua dan kemandirian belajar menggunakan metode angket atau kuesioner. Uji validitas instrumen angket menggu nakan rumus product moment sedangkan uji reliabilitas menggunakan rumus cronbach alpha dengan bantuan program SPSS For Windows versi 22.0. Uji prasyarat analisis terdiri dari uji normalitas, uji heterokedastisitas, uji autokorelasi dan uji multikolinieritas. Metode analisis data menggunakan teknik analisis statistik deskriptif, regresi sederhana dan regresi berganda. Hasil uji parsial (uji t) menunjukan terdapat hubungan positif dan signifikan antara bimbingan orang tua dengan prestasi belajar siswa, yang dibuktikan dengan nilai t hitung 2,841 > t tabel 1,670 dengan signifikansi sebesar 0,006, sedangkan variabel kemandirian belajar siswa dengan prestasi belajar siswa menunjukan hubungan negatif dan tidak signifikan yang dibuktikan dengan nilai t hitung sebesar -1,098 < t tabel 1,670 dengan signifikansi sebesar 0,276. Hasil uji simultan (uji F) variabel bimbingan orang tua dan kemandirian belajar siswa dengan prestasi belajar siswa terdapat hubungan positif dan signifikan yang dibuktikan dari hasil uji F diperoleh nilai F hitung 4,274 > F tabel 3,15, dengan nilai signifikansi 0,018 < tingkat signifikansi 0,05.
 Kata kunci : bimbingan orang tua, kemandirian belajar, prestasi belajar
Circular economy, energy transition, and role of hydrogen
Authors: Veza Ibham , Idris Muhammad , Fattah Islam Md Rizwanul
Published: August 2022

Circularity is not a new concept. Activities such as reuse or recycling have been around for centuries. Today, an urgent solution to tackle the increasing harmful emissions resulting in severe climate changes is being proposed and investigated. This is because a link between industry and the environment is critically important for business. A more sustainable socio-technical system is therefore urgently needed. There has been a rapid growth of academic articles on the circular economy. The circular economy concept has been considered a solution to many of today’s challenges, including resource scarcity and waste generation.
Invisible Founders: How Two Centuries of African American Families Transformed a Plantation into a College
Authors: Rainville Lynn
Published: August 2022

Literal and metaphorical excavations at Sweet Briar College reveal how African American labor enabled the transformation of Sweet Briar Plantation into a private women’s college in 1906. This volume tells the story of the invisible founders of a college founded by and for white women. Despite being built and maintained by African American families, the college did not integrate its student body for sixty years after it opened. In the process, Invisible Founders challenges our ideas of what a college “founder” is, restoring African American narratives to their deserved and central place in the story of a single institution — one that serves as a microcosm of the American South.
Strategies in coping with the COVID-19 pandemic by nursing professionals
Authors: Silva Valdenir Almeida da , Mota Rosana Santos , Mendes Andreia Santos , Barros Angela de Souza , Souza Jamile Moreira Machado de , Sant’ana Brito Joselina
Published: August 2022

Objective: To describe strategies in coping with the COVID-19 pandemic adopted by nursing professionals. Method: Qualitative research conducted in a public teaching hospital in Salvador  –  Bahia, Brazil, between September and October 2020. A total of 17 nursing professionals who work in a reference unit for symptomatic respiratory patients were interviewed. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews and analyzed in the IRAMUTEQ software. The project was approved by a Research Ethics Committee. Results: nursing professionals developed strategies to cope with the pandemic to care for patients with COVID-19, their own family members, the team and themselves. For patients, the strategies adopted include greater concern for comfort, safety and improvements in the communication process. The distancing of family members has given rise to the need for the use of technological resources to favor approximation. A greater concern was identified with the protection of team members and with themselves, as they emphasized the correct use of personal protective equipment as a way to feel more protected and safe, including emotionally. Conclusion: The strategies developed by the professionals emerged from the practice to the extent that they were experiencing care to patients with COVID-19. These strategies aimed to adopt measures for self-protection, protection of their family members and team colleagues; and humanized patient care.
Blood alcohol level and toxicologic test in drivers killed in road traffic accidents in the coal region of Santa Catarina State, Brazil
Authors: Tesserolli Liege Mazo de Souza , Bem Anabel Machado de , Silva Marinara Dagostin da , Michels Carolina , Madeira Kristian , Yamaguchi Cristina Keiko , Feier Dr. Gustavo
Published: August 2022

To investigate the epidemiological profile and the toxicological analysis among drivers fatally injured in road traffic accidents (RTAs). Methods: Retrospective observational study with 185 fatalities occurred in the coal region of Santa Catarina State during the period 2011-2017. Results: Mean age was 37,34 ± 15,08 years and male gender was the most frequent (92,4%). The most prevalent city was Criciúma (25,4%). The majority presented negative blood alcohol level (49,7%) and negative toxicologic test (61,6%). Among positive toxicologic tests (18,9%), the most frequent drugs were benzodiazepines and cocaine (both with 5,4%). Conclusion: It is important to emphasize the dangers of driving under the influence of alcohol and/or other substances. We also suggest the implementation of toxicologic tests in police blitz and the improvement in these exams to diminish undetermined results.
Automatic Escaped Animal Detection and Monitoring System: A Case study of Volcanoes National Park (VNP) in Rwanda
Authors: Zirakwiye Innocent , Ndibwil Jema David , Michael Kisangiri
Published: August 2022

The results have been shown that the people especially farmers living at the edge of Volcanoes National Park (VNP) practiced agricultural business due to the fertile soil found in the region. The rising number of agronomies in the zone, number of tourists, and illegal forest users such as poaching, and deforestation cause wild animals to get out of their habitats. Therefore, forest animals present a likely risk to damage crops whenever they get out of the forest. The current systems such as “Buffer Wall also known as wall of stones” was manually operated; electric fence systems resulted in death and pain to wild animals. The primary creation of this paper is to develop an Automatic Escaped Animal Detection and Monitoring System. Due to the development of automatic systems for detecting and monitoring all moving wild animals and intruders, it was stated that using automation at Buffer wall could be helpful for both wild animals and farmers keeping safe. The objectives of developing an Automatic Escaped Animal Detection and Monitoring System were to reduce the probability of crop raids, death and injuries between wild animals and farmers, warning the wild animals using of buzzer, speaker with a recorder voice of lion and block of LEDs to remain in their habitats and the notifications sent to the park officials related to the wild animals getting out of the forest. This system should primarily use sensing devices to detect and monitor their presence. The study reveals that the people especially farmers living at the edge of Volcanoes National Park (VNP) can be protected using this system. The specialty of this technological system developed was to automate manual and improve the current systems by using Arduino NANO Microcontroller to execute system’s operations, GPS NEO 6M for locating moving wild animal, Ultrasonic sensor for detecting wildlife and calculating its speed, PIR sensor to detect intruders, GSM SIM900 to notify park rangers, reduction of crop raiding, and finally reducing the death and pain of wild animals caused by the current systems.
Study of Small Dataset of Images for Seismic Fault Imaging with a Supervised Convolutional Neural Network
Authors: Ntibahanana Munezero , Keto Tondozi , Luemba Moise , Lenzo Raïs Seki , Thamba Yannick Mananga , Lutumba Kevin Lumpungu , Olola Yang’tshi Ndong , Lokilo Lofiko Emmanuel , Mutambayi Alidor Kazadi
Published: August 2022

Recognizing faults in seismic images is crucial for structural modeling, prospect delineation, reservoir characterization, and well placement. Basically, faults have the appearance of lateral reflection discontinuities in seismic images and are interpreted using seismic attributes that measure those discontinuities such as coherence, and curvature. However, methods based on seismic attributes are often more challenging, time-consuming, and may suffer from noises and sensitivity of stratigraphic features, which also tie in reflection discontinuities. Therefore, we propose a solution for delineating faults from 3D seismic images using a supervised fully convolutional neural network (CNN). This approach uses a pixel-by-pixel prediction in 3D seismic images to classify whether a given pixel is a fault or a non-fault. The trained model learned to bank on rich and proper features that are important for the recognition of faults and achieved 97% of accuracy. To test the effectiveness of our model, we used new 3D seismic images, and the results displayed clean and accurate recognition of faults within only milliseconds, saving time and optimizing the accuracy. In this paper, we showed that by using only a few 3D seismic images from a given seismic volume to train the model, not only do we handle one of the difficulties encountered by researchers to obtain a sufficient amount of data needed to train common CNN models but also, interpreters can successfully predict faults in any other seismic image from the same volume.
Development and implementation of mapping application program after COVID-19 pandemic in Malang City, of Indonesia
Authors: Rusdijanto Rusdijanto , Setyawan Pungky Eka , Tsamroh Dewi Izzatus
Published: August 2022

Malang is a city that is very well known for its history and tourism objects. Not only visited by domestic tourists but also many foreign tourists who come to enjoy the beautiful city of Malang. During the Covid-19 pandemic there was a decrease in tourist visits to Malang City by up to 66%. Currently, with various policies related to health protocols, many tourists are starting to return to visit Malang City. To make it easier for tourists to find accommodation in the city of Malang, it is necessary to analyze data on lodging places, facilities, and locations. Then after all the data has been collected, the information will be grouped according to hotel facilities and location, then a hotel mapping application is made with several icons: Malang city map, hotel icon, hotel information data form using MapInfo pro. The hotel mapping application is designed to make it easier for users to search for lodging in the city of Malang, especially in the new normal era after the Covid-19 pandemic.
Development of Hybrid Based Lossless Iris Image Compression Technique
Authors: Gdeeb Rasha Talib , Al-Khafaji Ghadah , Ali J Noor
Published: August 2022

The biometric iris recognition is the most popular method and is extended successfully in use, but unfortunately, a large number of data bits are exhausted when stored that implicitly affecting the transmission bandwidth and a compression solution is urgently required based on removing redundancy(s). In this paper a simple hybrid image compression scheme is proposed, it is based on using two techniques of polynomial coding and Fourier transform coding to efficiently encoded lossless. The test results of the suggested method showed that improved of compression performance is achieved with an identically based reconstruction image.
Awake transforaminal endoscopic lumbar facet cyst resection: technical note and case series
Authors: Hagan Matthew J. , Telfeian Albert E. , Sastry Rahul , Ali Rohaid , Lewandrowski Kai-Uwe , Konakondla Sanjay , Barber Sean , Lane Kendall , Gokaslan Ziya L.
Published: August 2022

OBJECTIVE

The aim of this study was to describe a minimally invasive transforaminal surgical technique for treating awake patients presenting with lumbar radiculopathy and compressive facet cysts.

METHODS

Awake transforaminal endoscopic decompression surgery was performed in 645 patients over a 6-year period from 2014 to 2020. Transforaminal endoscopic decompression surgery utilizing a high-speed endoscopic drill was performed in 25 patients who had lumbar facet cysts. All surgeries were performed as outpatient procedures in awake patients. Nine of the 25 patients had previously undergone laminectomies at the treated level. A retrospective chart review of patient-reported outcome measures is presented.

RESULTS

At the 2-year follow-up, the mean (± standard deviation) preoperative visual analog scale leg score and Oswestry Disability Index improved from 7.6 ± 1.3 to 2.3 ± 1.4 and 39.7% ± 8.1% to 13.0% ± 7.4%, respectively. There were no complications, readmissions, or recurrence of symptoms during the 2-year follow-up period.

CONCLUSIONS

A minimally invasive awake procedure is presented for the treatment of lumbar facet cysts in patients with lumbar radiculopathy. Approximately one-third of the treated patients (9 of 25) had postlaminectomy facet cysts.
Cartographic Composition Across the Curriculum
Authors: Santee Joy
Published: August 2022

This article introduces a flexible and adaptable Map Composition assignment to promote cartographic literacy. With applications to composition and writing across the curriculum, this assignment promotes students’ awareness of the rhetorical nature of maps, which is important as maps inform and influence public discourse on wide-ranging issues. Student work shows how composing a map can lead them toward improved rhetorical awareness, cartographic literacy, and engagement with place-based civic issues. The article acknowledges limitations of teaching maps in writing classes and concludes with discussion of how this assignment can be adapted to a range of courses to promote cartographic literacy in support of broader literacies and civic engagement.
Modern Arabic Literature. “The Breaker” Edwar Al-Kharrat
Authors: Al-Rahbi Ahmed Mohammed
Published: August 2022

The article is devoted to the developing of modernism in Arabic prose and the art of one of the most prominent figures of this trend - Edwar al-Kharrat (1926-2015). The end of the dominance of the classical novel exactly in the first half of the 20th century and the turn of the generation of the 60s to new artistic techniques is directly associated with the historical events of 1967 (Six-Day War). It is noted that one of the consequences of these events for literature was the change of discourse - from revival (an-Nahda) to defeat (an-Naksa).

The artistic method of Edwar al-Kharrat is characterized in detail on the examples of his early story “Station” and the novel “Rama and the Dragon”, which was included in the top ten Arabic-language novels of all time by the Union of Arab Writers. The authors distinguish thematic blocks in the works of al-Kharrat: the eternal themes of love, life and suffering, which are passed through Hellenistic and Middle Eastern mythologies and Christian philosophy. Such techniques of al-Kharrat as playing with the chronotope, narration through the subjective perception, attention to sensations, replacing the plot with a description, using dichotomy - the opposition of male and female, Christianity and Islam etc. are highlighted.

Also the authors stress the significance of al-Kharrat's theoretical works on literature, where the artistic method, defined by him as a “new sensibility” and opposed by critics to what was called “al-Mahfuzia”, is comprehended. The question is raised about the role of al-Kharrat in the history of the latest literature of the Arab countries, while the authors try to remove the contradiction that is seen in the inimitability of al-Kharrat and his simultaneous fundamental influence on subsequent generations of prose writers.
Interfaith marriage: Comparative analysis of the prescriptions of Islam and current legislation of Muslim states
Authors: Kuliev Dzhamali T.
Published: August 2022

This article appears to be a follow-up to the article ‘Polygamy and interfaith marriages according to Sharia, fiqh and current legislation of Muslim states’ published by the author in issue № 11 in 2021 of this journal. Within the framework of the present article, the author deeps into the question of the permissibility of interfaith marriages according to the legislation of the countries where Islam is widely spread.
The aim of the work is to analyse and compare the postulates of Sharia, fiqh and the legislation norms of some countries for the permissibility of interfaith marriages. The methodology of this article is based on the distinction of such concepts as Sharia, Fiqh and Islamic law. In the author’s opinion, the incorrect connotation of the mention terms leads to incorrect results of the research papers. There have been norms of 11 countries’ legislation analysed in this research (Turkey, India, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Morocco, Tunis, Iran, Iraq, the Maldives, Malaysia, Egypt), which makes this paper both theoretically and practically significant.
As a result of this research, the author comes to a conclusion that the issue of the permissibility of interfaith marriages is solved in the legislation differently. In this way, the norms of the legislation of some countries do not contain any provisions or references on the question, while the norms of other states either coincide with the provisions of Sharia or contradict it in varying degrees - partly or totally.
Authorship in Collective Scientific Publications: Taxonomy of Roles, Contribution Politics and Responsibility
Authors: Petroye Olha
Published: August 2022

The study found that every year there is a growing trend towards an increase in collective publications not only in technical, but also in social and humanitarian sciences. In this article, author describes the situation regarding the essential characteristics and problems of authorship regulation in collective scientific publications. The research used methods of analysis of recommendations, regulatory instructions, requirements of scientific journals regarding the distribution of roles based on differentiation and identification of contributions in collective publications. The generalization of the obtained data made it possible to find out the motives and problems of the distribution of the roles of the lead author, co-authors and participants of the publication. The article attempts to provide answers to questions about identifying their contribution to research and publication, establishing the order of authors in the list of authors of collective publications, responsibility of the lead author, corresponding author and co-authors for research and collective publication. The author substantiates the need for culture formation and implementation the policy of contributions and responsibility into the practice of research activity of Ukrainian scientists, national specialized and other scientific publications. A methodological basis for the formation and implementation of the contribution policy has been developed, based on the differentiation of the taxonomy of roles in a collective publication. This methodology involves a combination of horizontal and vertical approaches to assessing the contribution and distribution of roles in a collective science work based on the analysis of functional and hierarchical structure of roles taxonomy. Performing a functional analysis of the horizontal level allows identifying a group of persons who correspond to the status of "author" and establish two groups of roles — “authors” and “non-authors”/”participants” of collective science publication. The next one, hierarchical analysis is carried out among all those who acquired the status of “author” as a result of horizontal structuring. It ensures the formation of a vertical substructure of the taxonomy of roles, which includes the roles of “lead author”, “corresponding author” and “co-authors” of a collective publication. The author emphasizes that an important issue of contribution policy and an integral condition for the quality and reliability of a collective scientific publication is the responsibility that rests on the lead author, corresponding author and co-authors for the collective research and content of the publication.
Integration of Employers' and Higher Education Institutions: Local Experience
Authors: Kravchenko Oksana , Karpych Iryna
Published: August 2022

The article highlights the experience of a particular institution of higher education in cooperation with institutions and institutions of the social sphere, public organizations. The search for effective ways to integrate the activities of higher education institutions and labor market representatives to increase the level of training of highly qualified specialists. The ways of integration of the institution of higher education (Faculty of Social and Psychological Education of Pavlo Tychyna Uman State Pedagogical University) and representatives of the labor market to increase the level of training of highly qualified specialists have been identified, namely: creation of the Council of Employers (ensuring high professional training on the basis of comprehensive cooperation of the faculty with interested enterprises and organizations - leading employers, by combining intellectual potential, practical experience, material, financial and corporate resources); participation in the improvement of educational programs (providing proposals for program learning outcomes to be formed in higher education; providing feedback and reviews of educational programs; participating in working meetings with guarantors of educational programs, administration; participating in meetings with experts of the National Agency for Education). ensuring the quality of higher education, etc.); implementation of practical training of applicants for higher education; providing a base for internships; participation in the development of tasks of internship programs and their approval; support during practical training; providing a description of each applicant based on the results of practice; participation in final conferences and providing recommendations for improving this type of activity); holding joint scientific and practical conferences, round tables, symposiums; giving guest lectures (an important aspect in the organization of educational and research activities, research implementation); involvement in the development of the internal system of quality assurance of education (in particular by participating in surveys).
Efektivitas Program Penanggulangan Kemiskinan Terhadap Penurunan Kemiskinan Di Kota Palembang Tahun 2020
Authors: Wahyuni Intan
Published: August 2022

The poverty alleviation agenda is one of the important goals to be achieved in development. Equitable welfare and the absence of poor people are one of the world's development goals as stated in Goal 1 of the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), namely No Poverty. The poverty rate in the Palembang City tends to decrease from year to year, even though the decline is not significant. According to Statistics Indonesia, it was recorded that from 2019 to 2020 poverty in Palembang City only decreased by 0,01%, namely from 10,9% in 2019 to 10.89% in 2020. Palembang city government has increased poverty reduction funds by 751.18% in 2019, according to Bappeda Litbang. The reduction in poverty was not significant enough when compared to the amount of poverty alleviation program funds. This study aim to analyze the effectiveness of poverty alleviation program on the reduction of poor people in Palembang City. There are ten programs that observed in this study, namely PKH, PIP, BPNT, JKN-PBI, local goverment programs for food, children, elderly, disabilities, and other routine or non-routine programs.The effectiveness of poverty reduction programs is viewed from three aspects, namely efficiency (measured from the simulation of the absence of the program), progressivity (in terms of the value of the Coady Gross Hodinott Indicator), and the accuracy of the distribution of aid (in terms of the relative incidence, non-coverage, and leakage of program aid distribution). Based on these three aspects, it is known that the JKN-PBI program is the most effective program in Palembang City. Of all the programs implemented, only the local government's routine assistance program has 100 percent coverage of the poor. Meanwhile, other poverty alleviation programs have not covered all the poor and there are indications of leakage in the distribution of aid to the non-poor
Food Security During the COVID-19 Pandemic : Policy Comparison in Five Developing Countries in Asia
Authors: Anggraeni Silvia Dian , Slamet Ahmad Haris Hasanuddin , Muhyidin Ali
Published: August 2022

This study examines how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted five developing Asian countries in terms of food security policies, particularly in Malaysia, Thailand, Saudi Arabia, Nepal, and Indonesia. These five countries have several differences, such as population, the quantity of main imported foods, food self-sufficiency policies, and natural resource conditions. This research uses a qualitative approach with literature study methods. The study shows that each country's initial policies in response to COVID-19, especially in terms of transportation mobility restriction, has impacted on food distribution. Domestic food stocks, subsidies, and government financial assistance are considered capable of maintaining food security temporarily. Nevertheless, domestic policies alone will not be sufficient to maintain and ensure long-term availability, affordability, and safety of food products. This study concludes that the optimization of local food production and imported food products is essential to maintain the balance of the supply chain of food in the country.
PENGARUH PERTUMBUHAN PENJUALAN DAN RETURN ON ASSET TERHADAP NILAI PERUSAHAAN (Studi Pada Perusahan Manufaktur Sub Sektor Makanan dan Minuman Yang Terdaftar Di Bursa Efek Indonesia Periode 2016-2020)
Authors: Raden Wulan Saparinda  , Aep Muhammad Jaelani
Published: August 2022

Abstract: The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of sales growth and Return On Assets (ROA) on the study firm value of food and beverage sub-sector companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) for the 2016-2020 period. The research method used was descriptive analysis technique and verification. The population in this study is the food and beverage sub-sector listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange for the 2016-2020 period. With a population of 32 companies, the number of samples is 12 companies. The analytical tool used in this study is multiple linear regression analysis, coefficient of determination analysis and hypothesis testing, in this study using a partial t test with the help of the Eviews 10 program. The results of this study indicate that sales growth has no significant effect on firm value. Meanwhile, return on assets has a significant and positive relationship to firm value.