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Ford Madox Ford’s Modernist Trio: A Psychosocial Study of Suicidal Doppelgängers in The Rash Act
Authors:   University of Tehran, Jafari Mona , Beyad Maryam Soltan ,   University of Tehran
Published: December 2023

As one of the most prolific writers of modernist fiction, Ford Madox Ford shared the period’s fascination with suicide. Despite the complementary relationship between the theme of suicide and the double-motif, a concentrated analysis of its significance in Ford’s portrayal of the modern world in The Rash Act (1933), his work which most directly focuses on the theme of suicide, has not, to date, been conducted. Accordingly, this article presents a systematic examination of the aforementioned relationship in The Rash Act by applying Anthony Giddens’ psychosocial exploration of suicide in “A Typology of Suicide” (1966), which apart from offering an etiological analysis, serves to aptly contextualize the structuring device of suicidal doppelgängers in the modernist milieu of the novel. It will be argued that, through suicide, the protagonist strives to realize his ego-ideal, which is embodied by his double, oblivious to the fact, however, that it ironically entails the annihilation of the identity of the double (ego-ideal) himself, along with the symbolic destruction of the protagonist’s own identity. By expunging the embodiment of the ego-ideal rather than the protagonist’s undesirable ego, suicide thwarts the actualization of the protagonist’s illusory rebirth. The upshot is a trio, in whose liminal space, suicide, the double-motif and the narrative of identity loss correspond to each other’s contradictions and indeterminacy, which mirror Ford’s literary conception of his age.
Stretching the Temporal Boundaries of Postmemorial Fiction: Shades of Albert Camus’ Absurd in Biyi Bandele Thomas’ Burma Boy
Authors:   Universitat Internacional de Catalunya, Howes Christina
Published: December 2023

Nigerian-British writer and playwright Biyi Bandele Thomas’ novel Burma Boy (2007) is inspired by his father’s combat experience in the Burma Campaign of World War Two. This postmemorial re-enactment not only commemorates his father but also the marginalised black African soldiers who participated in that campaign. Critical attention paid to Bandele’s work has noted his surrealistic and satirical style, usually in alignment with a post-colonial epistemology. This paper aims to show how the novel evokes the origins of a trauma and the futility of war within an African consciousness, alongside broader ontologies concerning the modern condition. I contend that through an aesthetics of the Absurd, as outlined by Albert Camus, Burma Boy not only evokes the absurdity of war but transcends its temporal wartime boundaries by offering a broad reflection on the fundamental cause of the author’s father’s wartime trauma: the divorce of humankind from the reality of existence. Thus, I conclude that this post-generational novel leverages an aesthetics of the Absurd to address contemporary political and environmental concerns.
The correlation of intratesticular testosterone with body mass index and smoking
Authors:   High Institute for Infertility Diagnosis and Assisted Reproductive Technologies, Alkubaisy Sara , Ibrahim Rahim Ali ,   College of Medicine, Al-Ameed University, alkawaz Ula ,   High Institute for Infertility Diagnosis and Assisted Reproductive Technology, Al-Nahrain University. Baghdad, Iraq,
Published: December 2023

Intratesticular testosterone plays a crucial role in male reproductive function and overall health. Body Mass Index (BMI) and smoking are known lifestyle factors that can influence hormonal balances. Elevated BMI has been associated with alterations in testosterone levels, impacting male fertility and endocrine function. The aim was to examine the concurrent relationships between intratesticular testosterone, BMI, and smoking habits. Biopsies of the testicles were taken from 32 patients with non-obstructive azoospermia. Testicular sperm extraction (TESE) under spinal or general anesthesia was performed after a comprehensive history, physical examination, and investigations. After performing a minced biopsy and centrifuging the fluid, testicular fluid was extracted. The highest intratesticular testosterone levels were in normal patients and lowest levels in over weight patient; on the contrary the highest serum 17-hydroxyprogesterone levels were found in over weight patient and lowest levels in normal weight patients; There were insignificantly higher both intratesticular testosterone and 17- hydroxyprogesterone levels in non-smokers. In conclusion, the statistical analysis revealed that there is an insignificantly low correlation between intratesticular testosterone levels, BMI, and smoking.
Phosphatidylserine Levels in Seminal Plasma of Iraqi Infertile Men Using Direct and Indirect Swim Up Sperm Preparation Techniques
Authors:   The High Institute for Infertility Diagnosis and Assisted Reproductive Technologies, A. Neamah Dhameaa , A. L. Mossa Hayder ,   The High Institute for Infertility Diagnosis and Assisted Reproductive Technologies, S. Abbood Muayad ,   The High Institute for Infertility Diagnosis and Assisted Reproductive Technologies
Published: December 2023

Phosphatidylserine (PS), exposed on viable sperm, is required for fertilization as it is recognized by specific receptors located on the microvilli of the oocyte to promote sperm: egg fusion. The heads of viable and motile sperm exhibit PS. With (PS) exposure progressively increasing during sperm transit through the epididymis. PS asymmetry on the leaflets of plasma membrane is arranged in a complex way, via multiple proteins functioning in opposite directions; further, PS is also essential for many intracellular trafficking events. The aim of this study was to evaluate the phosphatidylserine PS level in seminal plasma of infertile men before and after activation using Direct Swim Up (DSU) and Indirect Swim Up (IDSU) activation method and make a comparison between them. Forty infertile men were included in this study during their attendance to the infertility clinic at High Institute for Infertility Diagnosis and Assisted Reproductive Technologies, Al-Nahrain University. Normozoospermic or mild asthenozoospermic semen samples were used to choose the cases, according to WHO manual standards (1999 -2010). The collected semen samples obtained were divided into three parts: The first part prepared was as an in vitro sperm characterization before activation while the second and third parts were after activation using direct and indirect swim up techniques respectively. The level of seminal plasma phosphatidylserine was increased after the activation techniques from the baseline level before activation. Comparison of Seminal plasma phosphatidylserine levels between direct and indirect sperm activation technique were significantly higher in direct swim up activation technique than indirect one. Phosphatidylserine (PS) in semen plasma of infertile men was significantly increased after activation using Direct Swim Up DSU preparation method.
Experimental study of automated soil density control system of garlic planting machine
Authors: Ponomarev Andrey Grigorievich , Petukhov Sergey Nikolaevich
Published: December 2023

An automated system for adaptive regulation of soil density has been developed, which makes it possible to improve the quality of garlic incorporation when planting within the range of soil density regulation in the range of 1.2 -1.4 g/cm?. A methodology has been developed for conducting experimental studies of a machine for planting garlic with an installed automatic monitoring and control system for regulating soil density during planting. The results of experimental studies of the uniformity of soil compaction using a compaction roller with an automatic density control system and a closing device represented by a skid-type harrow indicate that after passing through a skid-type harrow, the value of the studied parameter increased by 18% relative to the initial state of the soil. The results of experimental studies of the quality indicators of the planting machine without an automatic monitoring and control system indicate a deterioration in the quality of the process of planting garlic bulbs with increasing forward speed in the range from 0.8 to 1.2 m/s at values of the coefficients of variation of the depth of planting of garlic bulbs ?_Hl from 32% to 42%. The results of experimental studies of the influence of a digital system for automatic control and management of garlic planting indicate the prospects of conducting research in this direction, which is confirmed by an increase in the quality indicators of the planting machine by 15% in comparison with the closing organ in the form of a skid-shaped harrow.
Preservation of the quality of flax by using a self-propelled baler wrapper
Authors: Romanenko Vladislav Yurievich
Published: December 2023

The article analyzes the influence of weather conditions on the quality of the obtained flax. The relevance of the use of a baler-wrapper in the cultivation of long-flax to obtain a long fiber of high quality is proved. The reasons for not carrying out the wrapping operation in flax-growing farms in Russia are named. A brief overview of the currently produced self-propelled wrapper pickers is given and a small excursion into the history of the beginning of their production is given. The necessity of developing a domestic self-propelled wrapper as more high-performance in contrast to trailed and mounted units is substantiated. The design and technological scheme of the projected self-propelled baler-wrapper for flax ribbons is given.
Reducing the negative impact on agricultural land during oil and gas production in the Orenburg region when removing and storing the fertile soil layer
Authors: Glushkov Ivan Nikolaevich
Published: December 2023

The article discusses the features of removing and storing the fertile soil layer in the context of land management, land reclamation and environmental protection measures to minimize the negative impact on the soil cover at various stages of the development of the oil and gas field. The research presented in the paper was carried out on the example of the Orenburg region. The spheres of human activity in which there is a need to work with a fertile layer of soil are considered. The state of these types of activities in the Orenburg region is considered. The provisions of the working projects of land reclamation on the issue of soil conservation are analyzed. The main normative legal acts regulating the order of storage and use of the fertile soil layer at the state and regional levels are investigated. Based on the results of the work done, a structural and logical scheme of the process of increasing the efficiency of removing and storing the fertile soil layer was formed, revealing the issue of increasing the efficiency of the processes of removing and storing the fertile layer. At the end of the research, an appropriate conclusion and conclusions were formulated.
Influence of seeding rates and fertilizer doses on the grain quality of spring soft wheat
Authors: Kadyrov Sabir Vagidovich , Zadorozhnaya Valentina Alekseevna , Podlesnykh Nadezhda Vladimirovna , Obraztsov Vladimir Nikolaevich
Published: December 2023

The key problem in modern grain production is to improve the quality of grain grown. This problem is most acute in the production of wheat grain, as the main food crop of our country. In the conditions of the Voronezh region, field studies were conducted on the study of various seeding rates (2, 3, 4, 5, 6 million pieces of germinating seeds per 1 ha) and non-root fertilizing with nitrogen for the quality of wheat grain of the Buzzard variety. The results of the studies showed that the protein in wheat grain was formed with a small proportion of dependence on seeding rates and increased by 0.2?0.8% with an increase in the background of nitrogen mineral nutrition. Against the background of N30, a pattern was noted in increasing the gluten content with a decrease in the seeding rate. Against the background of nitrogen fertilizing (N45), the opposite effect is observed - with an increase in the seeding rate, the amount of gluten in the wheat grain increased. The quality of gluten of classes I and II was obtained from wheat grain on crops with a seeding rate of 2; 4; 6 million pieces/ha. The improvement in gluten quality depended to a greater extent on the increase in the background nitrogen nutrition on crops with seeding rates of 2 and 4 million pcs./ha, and in the variant with a seeding rate of 6 million/ha – on the background of N30. The nature of grain did not depend on seeding rates and nitrogen nutrition rates. The most responsive indicator to seeding rates and quality of fertilizers was the weight of 1000 seeds. With an increase in seeding rates, the weight of 1000 seeds decreased, and vice versa, with an improvement in nitrogen nutrition, it increased. The best quality grain was formed in the variant when sowing 6 million pieces/ha against the backdrop of fertilizing with nitrogen fertilizer N45.
Assessment of low-growing forms of apple clonal rootstocks in the conditions of the Orenburg region
Authors: Mushinskiy Aleksandr Aleksevich , Saudabaeva Aliya Zhonysovna , Aminova Evgenia Vladimirovna , Merezhko Olga Evgenievna , Pronko Nina Anatolievna
Published: December 2023

In Russia, as in other countries, breeding work is being carried out to remove the weakest clonal apple rootstocks that are most resistant to adverse environmental factors. The study of the forms of clonal rootstocks of apple trees in irrigated conditions was carried out in 2021-2022 on the basis of the Orenburg branch of the Federal State Budgetary Research Center for Horticulture. The objects of research were the forms of clonal rootstocks of apple trees: OB 2-15, OB 2-24, OB 4-3, OB 2-14, OB 3-14, OB 3-11, OB 2-2, Volga 8, Volga 3, K-1, K-2, ARM-18, 76-23-2, 54 118, 58238, 64-143, Ural 1, Ural 3, Ural 5 No. 8, Ural 5 No. 10, Ural 11, Ural 11 KR. According to the results of the research, the forms of low-growing clonal rootstocks of apple trees OB 2-14, OB 3-14, OB 3-11 were distinguished, characterized by the following indicators: the yield of cuttings from the bush and the unit area (ha) of 2.7 pcs. and 48.1 thousand pcs./ha, 4.2 pcs. and 50.3 thousand pcs./ha, 3.9 pcs. and 50.6 thousand pcs./ha, respectively, with rooting up to 4.5 points. These forms have shown high adaptive capabilities in the extreme conditions of the steppe zone of the Orenburg region and are the starting material for laying intensive plantings.
The mathematical model of the process of combined drying of commercial grain in con-veyor-type installations
Authors: Chetverikov Evgeniy Aleksandrovich , Usanov Konstantin Mikhailovich , Volgin Andrey Valerievich , Moiseev Aleksey Petrovich , Lyagina Lyudmila Aleksandrovna
Published: December 2023

The article discusses the results of the development of a model of combined microwave-convective drying of grain products in installations where the product moves inside the working chamber, alternately reaching the minima and maxima of exposure to the electromagnetic field of the microwave range. In the course of research, it was found that it is rational for these purposes to use a working chamber made in the form of a rectangular resonator. The developed mathematical model makes it possible to perform technical calculations for conveyor–type installations - for example, for drum and shaft grain dryers, where the product moves horizontally. Due to the large number of metal structures inside the drying chambers, it is proposed to implement the working chamber as a separate unit that stimulates the release of moisture to the surface of the product.
Does village fund audit affect village development? An empirical study of villages in Aceh Province
Authors: Helmi Sayid Reza , Khoirunurrofik Khoirunurrofik
Published: December 2023

It is well-known that additional cases of misappropriating village funds are reported yearly. Without adequate oversight and control, the fraud and corruption trends in village funds will continue to prevail and hinder village development. The increase of funds transferred to villages has failed to eliminate the number of underdeveloped villages in Indonesia, which is still 24.39% nationally and 36,15% in Aceh Province. This study examined whether the local government's audit of village funds positively affects village development as measured by the Village Development Index (IDM) value. The relationship between audits, the number of auditors, and audit fees on village development is examined using a quantitative approach and the regression method. A qualitative technique was also used to gain insights into the implementation of village fund audits. The study found a positive relationship between auditing and audit fees for IDM, while the number of auditors is unrelated to IDM. Compared to unaudited villages, audited villages have higher IDM scores. Despite having a good relationship, the implementation of the audit faced challenges, among others, the lack of legislation, the absence of auditing and accounting standards, the auditor's ambiguous authority, the scarcity of audit resources, and the local government's recklessness in performing their duties.
Follow-up implementations on audit results in the local government of Banten Province
Authors: Sanjaya Natta , Astuti Retno Sunu , Wijayanto Andi , Lituhayu Dyah
Published: December 2023

Follow-up on implementing the recommendations based on the BPK audit result in the Banten Provincial Government has not been effective due to the completion time of the follow-up not being up to standard and the audited entity having difficulty carrying out the follow-up. This study aims to determine the effectiveness and challenges in implementing the policy of completing follow-up on the results of the BPK audit in the Banten Provincial Government. This study uses a descriptive qualitative approach and primary data collection techniques (observation and interviews) with informants purposively selected from BPK and local government. The technique used for data analysis is interactive models. Results show that the policy has not covered all target groups and has no impact on direct improvement changes. Decision-making has not supported the sustainability of completing follow-up audit results. The Inspectorate's mediation effectiveness is hindered by limited personnel and budget resources.  Based on the implementation environment, actors have not been fully involved in monitoring the follow-up progress, and leaders do not have the commitment and assertiveness to encourage follow-up on audit results. The potential implication of this study suggests that the BPK should consider reformulating technical policies to ensure the effective and measurable completion of follow-up recommendations on audit results.
The Glass Vessels Excavated at the Cemetery of Almalyk
Authors: Nabokov Artur
Published: December 2023

The article discusses the glass vessels found during the excavations of the cemetery in Almalyk-dere ravine at the north-eastern slope of Mangup mountain. As the cemetery of Almalyk was plundered two times, in antiquity and in the late twentieth and early twenty-first century, its graves contained almost no glass vessels in situ, and the overwhelming majority of the finds were uncovered in the soil secondary deposited by the looters. The forms of the vessels comprise of the pitchers, tumblers/cups, dishes, bowls, and open-type vessels tentatively called cups. Some of the items were documented as a few fragments; such cases mark only that the glass ware was among the grave goods in this or that burial structure. Almost all of the finds under study originate from the assemblages dating to the second half/late fourth to the first half of the sixth century. Most glassware forms are rather typical of the Late Roman / Early Mediaeval Period. Most often, glass vessels occurred in burial vaults within supposed sets of funerary utensils along with red-slip and hand-made vessels. Although most of the burial vaults and undercut graves in the cemetery of Almalyk were plundered, one can trace the use of glass vessels as grave goods as late as the sixth century. The later assemblages excavated at the cemetery of Almalyk so far do not contain any glassware.
From the History of Repair Works in the Palace of Bakhchisarai in the Late Eighteenth Century: A Chronicle of Reconstructions and Destructions
Authors: Konkin Denis
Published: December 2023

This article uses published documents and unpublished archival sources as the background to analyse the works on repair and restoration undertaken in the Palace of Bakhchisarai on the eve and after the visit of Catherine II to the Crimea. The conclusion is that the preparation of the imperial journey became an important incentive for the local authorities to carry out the necessary repair and restoration works in the palace. After the visit, the period of gradual deterioration of the palace infrastructure began. Later on, all subsequent large-scale renovations of the palace complex were connected with the czars’ visits. An important factor in supporting the infrastructure of the Palace of Bakhchisarai was the transfer of the monument, in 1799, to the disposal of the Hof-Quartermaster’s Office. In 1802, the Palace of Bakhchisarai was removed from the direct control of the Hof-Quartermaster’s Office and transferred to under the local authorities, though it kept a special status of an “absent place” (otsutstvennoe mesto) accountable to the imperial court. At the same time, the staff of the palace and the annual expenditures for its ongoing repairs were approved by the emperor. It was a guaranteed minimum, the abolition of which required a special decision of the czar.
High-resolution stratigraphy of the Contrada Pesciarello borehole succession (SE Sicily): a lower Langhian reference section for the Mediterranean region
Authors: Di Stefano Agata , Verducci Marina , Maniscalco Rosanna , Speranza Fabio , Foresi Luca M.
Published: December 2023

The results of a high-resolution multidisciplinary stratigraphic study of a lower Langhian succession, located in the Hyblean Plateau (SE Sicily, southern Italy), are here presented. The about 33m thick succession, which belongs to the “Ragusa Fm” (Auct.), has been recovered through a continuous coring survey and highly-spaced sampled. A total amount of 281 samples has been collected at an average interval of about 12cm for the following analyses: quantitative calcareous nannofossil and planktonic foraminifer biostratigraphy, paleomagnetism, CaCO3 content. The distribution pattern of biostratigraphically significant taxa was reconstructed and paleomagnetostratigraphic data provided temporal constrains. Cyclostratigraphic reconstruction and astrochronological calibration of the section are proposed, based on the available bio- and magnetostratigraphic data, combined with the fluctuations of the Calcium carbonate content. Our results demonstrate that the section entirely falls within the magnetozone C5Br and spans the interval from 15.163 to 15.968 Ma. High-resolution stratigraphic data for the early Langhian time interval, including a set of well established calcareous plankton events, are provided. Thus, the present section plays a strategic role as correlation tool among different coeval successions, in the framework of a wider project aiming at the definition of the Global Stratigraphic Section and Point of the Langhian Stage
The Dababiya Core: A window into Paleocene to early Eocene depositional history in Egypt based on coccolith stratigraphy
Authors: Aubry Marie-Pierre , Salem Rehab
Published: December 2023

The composite Paleocene-lower Eocene Dababiya section recovered in the Dababiya Quarry core and accessible in outcrop in the Dababiya Quarry exhibits an unexpected contrast in thickness between the lower Eocene succession (~Esna Shales) and the Paleocene one (~Dakhla Shales and Tarawan Chalk).We investigate the significance of this contrast by reviewing calcareous nannofossil stratigraphic studies performed on sections throughout Egypt. We show that a regional pattern occurs, and distinguish six areas—Nile Valley, Eastern Desert and western Sinai, Central and eastern Sinai, northern Egypt and Western Desert. Based on patterns related to thicknesses of selected lithobiostratigraphic intervals and distribution of main stratigraphic gaps, we propose that the differences in the stratigraphic architecture between these regions result from differential latest Paleocene and early Eocene subsidence following intense middle to late Paleocene tectonic activity in the Syrian Arc folds as a result of the closure of the Neo-Tethys.
Autorschaft im Film – Das Beispiel Werner Herzog
Authors: Erstić Marijana
Published: December 2023

Dieser Artikel befasst sich mit Werner Herzogs Autorschaft, zahlen doch seine Filme der 1970er und 1980er Jahre zum deutschen Autorenfilm bzw. zum Neuen deutschen Film. Der Schwerpunkt liegt auf den Spielfilmen und der Autobiografie. Nach den einfuhrenden Uberlegungen zur literarischen und filmischen Autorschaft wird Herzog zunachst als literarischer Autor vorgestellt. Es folgt die Geschichte des franzosischen und deutschen Autorenfilms, bevor in einem abschliesenden Teil Herzogs filmische Autorschaft anhand seines bekanntesten Films Fitzcarraldo erortert wird. Das Ziel des Artikels ist es, die Elemente der genannten Autorschaft, wie Werk, Autobiografie und Autoreflexion zu analysieren und zu kontextualisieren.
Reviews
Authors: Purton Valerie , Walton Sarah
Published: December 2023

Valerie Purton reviews  Tristram Jones, by Edmund Gosse, edited by Kathy Rees and Christine Alexander (Juvenilia Press, 2022); Sarah Schaefer Walton reviews Henry Kirke White, 1785–1806, by Tim Fulton and others (https://kirkewhitecom.wordpress.com).
Kinerja Program Soil and Water Assessment Tools (SWAT) yang Dimodifikasi untuk Menduga Debit Sub-DAS Cimanuk Hulu
Authors: Dzulfiqar Muhammad Fakhri , Sapei Asep
Published: December 2023

Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) merupakan sebuah model hidrologi yang dikembangkan di Amerika Serikat untuk menganalisis dampak dari perubahan tata guna lahan terhadap hasil air (debit) dan sedimentasi.  Model ini telah banyak diterapkan di Asia.  Akan tetapi, neraca air di dalam model SWAT menggunakan neraca air untuk tanaman yang ditanam pada lahan kering (up land) termasuk tanaman padi.  Di Asia, khususnya di Indonesia, tanaman padi umumnya ditanam di lahan sawah.  Untuk menyesuaikan dengan kondisi lahan sawah, model SWAT telah dimodifikasi dengan mengacu kepada algoritma sawah yang dikembangkan oleh Sakaguchi et.al. (2014).  Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengevaluasi kinerja model SWAT yang dimodifikasi untuk menduga debit Sub-DAS Cimanuk Hulu yang bersawah.  Hasil evaluasi menunjukkan bahwa model SWAT yang dimodifikasi dapat menduga debit relative lebih baik dibandingkan dengan modul SWAT original (tanpa algoritma sawah) yang ditunjukkan oleh nilai determinasi (R2) dan Nash-Sutcliffe efficiency (NSE).  Nilai R2 dari hasil kalibrasi model SWAT yang dimodifikasi, SWAT original lahan kering dan model SWAT pot-hole berturut-turut adalah 0.569, 0.494 dan 0.544.  Sedangkan nilai NSE dari hasil kalibrasi model SWAT yang dimodifikasi, SWAT original lahan kering dan model SWAT pot-hole berturut-turut adalah 0.521, 0.420 dan 0.503
Determination of Egg Quality Traits in Lohmann Sandy Hens Raised in Free Range System
Authors: ALKAN Sezai
Published: December 2023

Objective: In this study, it was aimed to determine the egg quality traits of hens belonging to Lohmann Sandy genotype raised in the free-range system.

Materials and methods: In the research, eggs obtained from hens belonging to Lohmann Sandy genotype raised in a private enterprise in Ordu province were used. In each period for egg quality determination, 30 daily eggs were used. After keeping the eggs at room temperature for 24 hours, the internal and external quality traits of eggs were determined.

Results: The albumen index and the Haugh unit values showed a significant change depending on time and were determined as 11.31 and 92.90 on average, respectively. On the other hand, the yolk index value did not show a significant change depending on the time and the average value was found to be 51.21. Egg weight showed a significant change depending on the time and was determined as 58.84 g on average. Shell surface area and egg volume also showed a significant change depending on time and were calculated as 74.58 cm2 and 54.41 cm3 on average, respectively. Shell thickness, shape index and specific gravity values did not show a significant change depending on time.

Conclusion: It is of great importance that eggs produced with alternative systems are introduced to the market. In order to increase the consumption level of eggs, the place and importance of eggs in adequate and balanced nutrition should be explained, especially targeting children in developmental age and the elderly.
Orijinal Alanlarından Temin Edilip Seleksiyona Tabi Tutulan Batı ve Orta Karadeniz Bal Arıları (Apis mellifera L.)’nın Bazı Performans Özellikleri
Authors: ESE Hasan , CINBIRTOĞLU Şeref , KILIÇİN Tunay , AKDENİZ Gökhan , YILMAZ Fatih , KUVANCI Ahmet , DURGUT Alper , SARI Alev
Published: December 2023

Amaç: Bu çalışmada; Batı ve Orta Karadeniz bal arısı popülasyonlarının bal verimi, kuluçka üretim etkinliği ve kışlama yetenekleri bakımından uygulanan seleksiyon işlemi ile Karadeniz Bölgesi koşullarına adapte olmuş damızlık bal arısı materyalinin elde edilmesi amaçlanmıştır

Materyal ve Yöntem: Çalışmada Batı ve Orta Karadeniz Bölgesinin göçer arıcılığın yapılmadığı farklı alanlarından, sabit arıcılık yapan ve ticari ana arı kullanmayan işletmelerden temin edilen 200 koloni 2014-2020 yılları arasında seleksiyona tabi tutulmuştur. Bu kolonilerin bal verimi, kuluçka üretim etkinliği ve kışlama yeteneklerine ait indeks değerleri hesaplanmış ve %25’lik dilime giren ilk 50 koloni belirlenerek selekte edilmiştir. Seleksiyona tabi tutulan her bir koloniden 4’er adet ana arı üretilip her iki yılda bir ana arı, yetiştirilip bu ana arıların kendi kolonileri dışındaki diğer kolonilerden toplanan semen ile yapay tohumlamaları yapılmıştır. Yapay tohumlanan ana arılar kolonilere kabul ettirilerek sürü tekrar 200’e tamamlanmıştır. Böylelikle seçilen koloniler bir yıl suni tohumlama yöntemi ile çiftleştirilmiş ertesi yılda çiftleştirilmiş kolonilerden bazı performans verileri elde edilmiştir.

Araştırma Bulguları: Seçilmiş 50 koloninin 2015, 2017, 2019 yıllarına ait ortalama yavru alan indeksleri sırasıyla 3.8±0.08; 3,9±0.05; 4,0±0.08, ortalama kışlama indeksleri 4,4±0.11; 4,9±0.04; 4,1±0.04, bal verim indeksleri 3,9±0.09; 3,2±0.05; 3,1±0.09 ve koloni indeks değerleri ise 12±012; 12 0±0.09; 11,2±0.14 olarak tespit edilmiştir. Kolonilerin yıllar itibariyle ortalama bal verimi 23.68; 24.50, 26.39 kg/koloni, kışlama yeteneği (%) 98.41; 97.15; 81.94 kuluçka üretim etkinliği ise 2064.89; 2123.75; 2023.22 cm2/ koloni olarak belirlenmiştir.

Sonuç: Batı ve Orta Karadeniz bal arısı popülasyonları ile 2014-2022 tarihleri arasında seleksiyon çalışması gerçekleştirilmiştir. Üçüncü jenerasyonu tamamlanan ıslah materyalinin bal verimi, kuluçka üretim etkinliği ve kışlama yetenekleri bakımından başlangıç sürüsüne oranla önemli ilerlemeler kaydettiği görülmüştür. **Gen kaynağı olarak Karadeniz Bölgesi iklim koşullarına adapte olmuş bu materyalin korunması, sürdürülebilir üretiminin sağlanması ve üreticilerin kullanımına kazandırılması önemli bir husustur.
Amasya İli Manda İşletmelerinin Sosyo-Ekonomik ve Yapısal Özellikleri, Sorunları ve Çözüm Önerileri
Authors: SATILMIŞ Ayla Sevim , KUL Ertuğrul
Published: December 2023

Amaç: Bu araştırma Amasya ili manda yetiştiriciliğinin mevcut durumu, sorunları ve çözüm önerilerinin belirlenmesi amacıyla yapılmıştır.

Materyal ve Yöntem: Çalışmada, Amasya ili Damızlık Manda Yetiştiricileri Birliği’ne üye ve Halk Elinde Anadolu Mandası Islahı projesi kapsamında yer alan 69 üretici ile yüz yüze yapılan anketlerden elde edilen veriler kullanılmıştır.

Araştırma Bulguları: Ankete katılan üreticilerin büyük çoğunluğunu erkek, 41-50 yaş aralığında ve en fazla 4 kişiden oluşan yetiştiricilik faaliyetinde bulunan bireyler oluşturmaktadır. Üreticiler çoğunlukla ilkokul mezunu olup, çoğunluğu manda yetiştiriciliği yapma nedenleri olarak geçim kaynağı, alışkanlık ve geçime katkı olarak belirtmişlerdir. İşletmelerin büyük çoğunluğu 20 baştan daha az hayvan kapasiteli, kapalı, beton tabanlı ve bağlı duraklı olup altlık kullanılmamaktadır. Ahırlarda havalandırma çoğunlukla baca ve kapı/pencere şeklinde sağlanmaktadır. Ahırlarda çatı malzemesi olarak kiremit, yemlik materyali olarak da beton yemlik kullanılmaktadır. Ahırlardaki gübre büyük oranda elle temizlenmekte ve ahır yanında biriktirilerek depolanmaktadır. İşletmelerde daha çok otomatik ve yalak suluklar kullanılmakta, su kaynağı olarak da şebeke suyu kullanılmakta olup, hayvanlara çoğunlukla serbest olarak ve günde iki kez su verilmektedir. İşlemelerin hiçbirinde ayrı bir doğum bölmesi bulunmamakta, malaklar daha çok ahır içerisinde ana ile birlikte barındırılmaktadır. En fazla altlık malak bölmelerinde kullanılmaktadır. Üreticilerin projeden beklentileri şu şekilde sıralanabilir; manda destekleri ile süt fiyatlarının artması ve yem fiyatlarının düşürülmesidir.

Sonuç: Sonuç olarak, mevcut proje bütçesinin daha fazla artırılması ya da başta yem fiyatları olmak üzere girdi maliyetlerini düşürücü tedbirlerin alınması bir zorunluluk olarak görülmektedir. Bununla birlikte ıslahın uzun bir süreç gerektirmesinden dolayı Anadolu mandaların düşük süt, et ve döl verimi gibi verim özellerinin artırılması amacıyla mevcut projelerin etkin bir şekilde daha uzun yıllar devam edilmesi sağlanmalıdır.
Biological and Molecular Detection of Cucumber mosaic virus (CMV) Isolates Obtained from Izmir
Authors: SHARMA Sachin , GÜMÜŞ Mustafa
Published: December 2023

Objective: This study was intended to determine cucumber mosaic virus (CMV) isolates present in tomato-growing areas of the Izmir province of Turkey in 2021-2022 based on mechanical inoculations and RT-PCR method.

Materials and Methods: 17 CMV suspected plant samples previously obtained from Izmir between 2019-2022 and preserved under the appropriate temperature in the Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Plant Protection of Ege University were used to carry out mechanical inoculation of the virus into a number of different test plants consisting of Nicotiana glutinosa, Solanum lycopersicum ‘SC-2121’, and Cucumis sativus ‘Beit Alpha’ cultivars. Virus-inoculated plants were visually evaluated for symptom development, followed by a DAS-ELISA test with CMV-specific antibodies. CMV-positive tobaccos were used to repeat mechanical inoculation of the virus into newly grown test plants, followed by a second ELISA and final RT-PCR test.

Results: As a result, CMV-D and CMV-B2 isolates obtained from Izmir produced CMV-like symptoms in the test plants. However, only CMV-D inoculated test plants consistently came out to be positive in the final ELISA and RT-PCR test. CMV-D isolate in tobacco and cucumber induced systemic mosaic and in tomato, caused mosaic, stunting and bushy appearance during 3 weeks of virus inoculation. CMV-D inoculated plants when tested for RT-PCR produced an amplified cDNA band of 280 bp in agarose gel indicating the presence of the virus.

Conclusion: This study concludes that CMV causes a variety of symptoms depending upon the viral strain involved, infected host species, and other factors. The presence of CMV-D isolate has been biologically and molecularly identified based on repeated mechanical inoculations in its host species and a final RT-PCR test performed under a controlled experimental setup. Further study of the responsible isolate can be achieved by its genome sequencing and phylogenetic analysis to better understand the viral strain involved in the infection.
Erzurum İli Aşkale İlçesi Sığırcılık İşletmelerinde Buzağı Yetiştirme Uygulamaları
Authors: ÖZDEMİR Veysel Fatih , YANAR Mete , BAYRAM Bahri , KOÇYİĞİT Rıdvan , ERGÜN Oğuz Fatih , AYDIN Recep , DİLER Abdulkerim , ŞAT Onur
Published: December 2023

Amaç: Bu çalışma, sığır yetiştiricilerinin buzağı yetiştirme uygulamalarını ortaya koymak amacıyla Erzurum ili Aşkale İlçesinde yürütülmüştür.

Materyal ve Yöntem: Bu amaçla, Aşkale merkez ve köylerinde 221 işletme sahibiyle yüz yüze anket çalışması yapılarak veriler elde edilmiştir.

Araştırma Bulguları Araştırmada elde edilen bulgulara göre, işletmelerin %72.8’inde buzağılara kolostrum 3 gün süreyle verilmektedir. İşletmelerin çoğunda (%82.2) buzağılara kolostrumun annesinden emzirilerek verildiği ve buzağıların annelerinden hemen doğum sonrası (%24.6) veya doğumda 1 gün (%28.0) sonra ayrıldığı da tespit edilmiştir. İşletmelerde kullanılan kaba yem kaynaklarında kuru çayır otu (%73.8) ilk sırayı alırken bunu saman (%48.4) ve yonca (%34.8) takip etmiştir. Kesif yem olarak çoğunlukla buzağı büyütme yemi kullanılmaktadır. İşletmelerde septisemi serumu uygulaması (%25.8) ve göbek kordonu bakımının (%31.7) düşük düzeylerde yapıldığı tespit edilmiştir. Buna bağlı olarak ilçede yılda en az bir buzağı ölümü gerçekleşen işletme oranının (%96.1) da oldukça yüksek olduğu belirlenmiştir. Buzağı ölümlerinin %87.6’sının ishalden kaynaklandığı tespit edilmiştir. Boynuz köreltme işlemini ise işletmelerin %15.0’i yapmaktadır. İşletme büyüklüğü ile yılda ölen buzağı sayısı, septisemi serumu ve boynuz köreltme işlemi uygulamaları arasındaki ilişkiler önemli bulunmuştur. Ancak buzağı besleme ve yemleme uygulamaları ile işletme büyüklüğü arasındaki ilişkiler önemsizdir.

Sonuç: Aşkale İlçesindeki işletmelerin buzağı sağlığı, beslemesi ve yetiştiriciliği konularında eksikliklerinin olduğu belirlenmiştir. İlçede buzağı ölümlerinin azaltılması için işletme sahiplerinin aşı ve diğer koruyucu sağlık tedbirleri konusundaki farkındalığının arttırılması gerekmektedir. İlçedeki sığırcılık işletme sahipleri hayvan sağlığı, besleme ve yetiştirme konularındaki eğitim programlarına dâhil edilmelidir. Ayrıca kırsal alanlarda tarımsal yayım hizmetlerinin yoğunlaştırılması ilçedeki sığır yetiştiricileri için faydalı olacaktır.
Kadmiyum ile Tuz Stresinin Bazı Maltlık Arpa Çeşitlerinde Kadmiyum Birikimi ve Mineral Besin Maddeleri Üzerine Etkisi
Authors: BURKAN Onur , OZKUTLU Faruk
Published: December 2023

Amaç: Sera koşullarında saksı denemesi şeklinde 8 maltlık arpa çeşitlerinin 5 ve 10 mg kg-1 ile kirlilik oluşturulan topraklara -NaCl ve +NaCl (3000 mg kg-1) tuz uygulamasının Cd ve mineral besin elementleri üzerine olan etkisi araştırılmıştır.

Materyal ve Yöntem: Bitki materyali olarak; arpa yetiştiriciliğinde yaygın olarak kullanılan iki sıralı özellikte maltlık olan (Aydan Hanım, Edirne Trakya Sladoran, Kaya, Şerife Hanım, Tarım92, Trakya Bolayır, Yerçil ve Zeynel Ağa) çeşitleri kullanılmıştır. Denemede üç tekerrürlü olarak yürütülmüş, Cd5 ve Cd10 mg kg-1 düzeyinde kirlilik oluşturulmuş topraklara -NaCl ve +NaCl (3000 mg kg-1) tuz uygulamasının Cd ve mineral besin elementleri üzerine olan etkisi araştırılmıştır. Hasat edilen bitkilerde yeşil aksam kuru ağırlıkları, kadmiyum (Cd), fosfor (P), potasyum (K), kalsiyum (Ca), magnezyum (Mg), kükürt (S), demir (Fe), bakır (Cu), mangan (Mn), çinko (Zn) konsantrasyonları ICP-OES cihazıyla ölçülmüştür.

Araştırma Bulguları: Kadmiyum ve NaCl stresinin birlikte olduğu koşullarda arpa çeşitlerinin kuru ağırlıklarında en yüksek %70 oranında düşüşlerin olduğu ve buna ilaveten de Cd konstrasyonlarında 3.2 kat artış oluşturduğu belirlenmiştir. Bunlardan başka Cd ve NaCl stresinde özellikle bitkilerin potasyum ve demir konsantrasyonlarında azalma olur iken kalsiyum ve kükürt yönünden artış olduğu tespit edilmiştir.

Sonuç: Her iki stresin birlikte olduğu durumlarda kontrolle kıyaslandığında arpa çeşitlerinin verim ve kalitesinde azalmaların olduğu belirlenmiştir. Bu iki stres koşullarında bitkilerin mineral beslenmelerinde de değişimlerin olduğu saptanmıştır. Her iki strese dayanıklı olan çeşitlerin elde edilmesinin gerekli olduğu sonucuna varılmıştır.
Goji Berry Yapraklarının Yonca Silajlarının Kimyasal Kompozisyon, Bazı Fermentasyon Özellikleri ve Nispi Yem Değeri Üzerine Etkisi
Authors: ARSLAN DURU Asuman , ÇOLAK Ayşen , BULDUK İbrahim
Published: December 2023

Amaç: Bu çalışma, farklı düzeylerde yonca silajlarına ilave edilen goji berry yapraklarının (GBY) ham besin madde içerikleri, bazı fermentasyon özellikleri, kuru madde tüketimi, sindirilebilir kuru madde içeriği ve nispi yem değeri üzerine etkilerini tespit etmek amacıyla yürütülmüştür.

Materyal ve Yöntem: Araştırmada GBY % 0 (kontrol), % 1, % 2 ve % 3 düzeylerinde yonca silajlarına ilave edilmiştir. Silolama dönemi, 75 gün devam etmiştir. Araştırma sonunda elde edilen bulguların değerlendirilmesinde; One-way ANOVA prosedürü ve grupların farklılıklarının karşılaştırılmasında Duncan Çoklu Karşılaştırma Testi kullanılmıştır.

Araştırma Bulguları: Silolama dönemi sonunda, silajların kuru madde, ADF, laktik asit propiyonik asit ve bütirik asit içerikleri bakımından görülen farklılıklar önemli önemsizdir (P>0.05). Çalışmada, silajların pH, kuru madde tüketimi, sindirilebilir kuru madde içeriği ve nispi yem değerleri GBY ilavesiyle düşmüştür (P
A ESCOLA E O VÍRUS: DESAFIOS DE UM OLHAR METAMORFIZADO
Authors: CORRÊA Thiago Henrique Barnabé
Published: December 2023

Qual o sentido da escola contemporânea? Em que medida a pandemia de Covid-19 tem ressignificado o nosso olhar para a formação escolar? Este ensaio, ao debruçar-se à luz dos acontecimentos hodiernos, propõe olhar para a escola como um espaço de narrativas em profusão, assim como, para os possíveis desdobramentos e caminhos que se afloram na construção de um novo desenho institucional. Diante das mudanças no habitus de nossa vida ordinária, a pandemia que assola o mundo catalisa uma metamorfose de paradigmas sem precedentes que nos leva, de fato, cultural e socialmente, para o século 21. Longe de pregar ou propor receitas à Escola, esta pesquisa busca ladrilhar caminhos e abrir veredas que façam deste importantíssimo espaço a principal fábrica de sentidos para que homens e mulheres desenvolvam consciência crítica, com vistas à transformação da sociedade.
ASSOCIAÇÃO ESTATÍSTICA ENTRE ESCOLHA DA OPERAÇÃO EM QUESTÕES ADITIVAS COM NÚMEROS NATURAIS E COM NÚMEROS DECIMAIS
Authors: LOPES Thiago Beirigo , FELIX Ana Paula Nunes , SÁ Pedro Franco de
Published: December 2023

Este artigo apresenta resultados de uma pesquisa de doutorado focada em questões aditivas, multiplicativas e socioeducacionais. Especificamente, investiga-se se a habilidade de escolher a operação correta em questões aditivas com números naturais está relacionada à habilidade em questões aditivas com números decimais. Utilizando testes como metodologia e análise estatística via Qui-Quadrado, os resultados sugerem que estudantes que acertam a operação em questões aditivas com números naturais, sejam aritméticas ou algébricas, tendem a acertar também em questões aditivas com números decimais.
Computational Thinking Skills to Solve Kinematics Problems at High Cognitive Level Cases
Authors: Rabiudin  , Afifi Erwinestri Hanidar Nur , Hastuti Tiara Widya , Nisa Dian Choiru
Published: December 2023

Problems of kinematics of rectilinear motion in high-level cognitive level problems often display complexity in their solutions. This research aims to describe the use of computational thinking (CT) methods in helping students solve linear motion kinematics problems designed at a high cognitive level (analysis, evaluation, and creation). This research uses a descriptive quantitative method by using skills observation sheets and analysis of performance results as data collection instruments. The sample was 14 students from the Natural Sciences Tadris study program in introductory physics courses. This research's data analysis technique uses an interpretation of student performance results in solving linear motion kinematics questions at a high cognitive level using the performance stages of the CT method. Significant findings show that the average student cannot solve cases at a high cognitive level using CT skills. Students can only complete and pass the stages of computational thinking skills in the temporary decomposition and abstraction phases but have difficulties in the visualization and design stages at the analysis, evaluation, and creation levels.
Practicality and Effectiveness of Student Learning Using Smart Apps Creator Media to Improve Critical Thinking Abilities and Student Learning Outcomes
Authors: Maasawet Elsje Theodora , Candra K.P , Putra Herlan Perdana , Kolow Jullya Christin
Published: December 2023

Efforts made by the government to break the chain of spread of the Covid-19 virus include changing the face-to-face learning system to online distance learning, causing learning to be disrupted. The limited knowledge and skills of teachers in operating IT-based learning facilities, for example laptops and electronic learning media, have an impact on teachers having difficulty delivering learning effectively. Likewise, students who during the learning process do not have adequate supporting facilities, and many students cannot even operate IT-based learning media, causing the learning process to be ineffective. So that low student motivation and enthusiasm for learning causes student learning outcomes to decrease. The solution that researchers use in the learning process is to use the learning media "Smart Apps Creator" to facilitate effective learning because the use of Smart Apps Creator media is very practical in its operation, whether used in the online or offline learning process, it can even be used wherever students are, whether outside the schedule learning, so that it can make learning effective online. This can have an impact on improving student learning outcomes. This research aims to create practical learning using Media Smart Apps Creator. This type of research is quasi-experimental research with a learning practicality test using the average percentage of teacher and student responses, and a learning effectiveness test using a paired sample t-test. The average percentage of practical response test results from teachers and students was 93%, meaning that the Smart Apps Creator media is very practical to use as an online learning medium. Continuing research on effectiveness testing with an average pretest score of 53.9 and posttest of 84.4, the results of the paired sample t-test with a significance value of 0.000 means that the Smart Apps Creator media has high effectiveness in improving student learning outcomes. From the results obtained, it can be concluded that the use of Smart Apps Creator learning media is very practical and effective when learning online
Economic, Socio-Cultural and Environmental Influences on Relapse of Drug Abuse at the Pelita Jiwa Insani Padang Foundation
Authors: Netdrawati Netdrawati , Heldi Heldi , Syah Nurhasan , Erianjoni Erianjoni
Published: December 2023

One way to recover from drug abuse is by facilitating free rehabilitation. However, even though they have undergone rehabilitation to get rid of drug addiction, quite a few of them have a tendency to use drugs again. This research was conducted at the Pelita Jiwa Insani Foundation, Padang. This research was conducted in November 2023. This research uses a quantitative and qualitative approach with a descriptive design in the form of a case study. Data were collected using questionnaires and research checklists as well as observation guides. The research results showed that 100% of all informants stated that they had been using drugs for a long time. Their habit of using drugs stems from a process of curiosity and continuing to try drugs. Furthermore, the economic influence shows that of the 10 respondents studied, 6 respondents had high economic status and were working and experienced a relapse and 4 respondents had low status and did not work and experienced a relapse. The socio-cultural influence on the curiosity aspect of using drugs has a percentage of 70%. In the prestige aspect, the percentage is 20%. In the aspect of drug use to increase stamina, the percentage is 80%. Meanwhile, the aspect of eliminating boredom received a percentage score of 70%. Family, community and peer environment factors can cause relapse