bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Egyptian Instructors and Massive Open Online Courses: An Attitudinal Intentional Study
Authors: Al-Dawoody Abdulaal Mohammad Awad
Published: April 2021

Abstract — This study aims at investigating the Egyptian instructors’ attitude and behavioral intention to use and develop massive open online courses (MOOCs) (i.e. asynchronous, open-access, web-based courses geared toward enrolling hundreds of learners at a time). The study sample consists of 235 Egyptian university instructors belonging to nine Egyptian universities: Cairo, Ain Shams, Port Said, Suez, Mansoura, Helwan, South Valley, Damietta, and Zagazig universities. The data collected were analyzed within the framework of the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) stating that there are three factors that influence the users’ decision about why, when and how they use modern technology: (1) perceived usefulness (PU), (2) perceived ease – of – use (PEOU), and (3) external variables. The results showed that the Egyptian instructors displayed strong positive attitude towards MOOCs (M = 5.56 and SD = 66%). Furthermore, the results showed that the participants have strong behavioral intention to use MOOCs (M = 4.99 and SD = 0.70) and strong behavioral intention to develop them (M= 5.91 and SD= 0.53). The results also displayed a moderate correlation between the participants’ attitude and behavioral intention to develop MOOCs (R = 0.474)
Developing an Audiobook for Listening Courseware
Authors: Susilowati Novi Eka , Luciandika Ariva , Ariani Dewi , Martutik Martutik
Published: April 2021

This study aims to develop an audiobook for learning listening to students. This research was conducted using the Borg & Gall development method, with several adjustments for research needs. The research stages carried out were (1) preliminary studies, (2) planning, (3) product development, (4) product validation, (5) first stage revision, (6) product testing, (7) second stage revision, and (8) dissemination. Some innovations are integrated into this book that was developed. This innovation is in the form of integrating theory and lis-tening to various types of texts, from conversational texts to narrative texts. The product developed is listening courseware, which is present-ed in a flash application. The results showed that the products devel-oped were in accordance with the student needs and could increase student independence. The results of validation tests and trials show that the product developed is feasible to be implemented with an aver-age percentage of the assessment results of 90.71%.
Mobile Applications for Developing Second Language Collaborative Writing
Authors: Mallampalli Sasi Sekhar , Goyal Shriya
Published: April 2021

Developing writing skills in a foreign language is one of the demanding tasks for both teachers and students. It not only demands extensive reading and intensive practice in writing both inside and outside the classroom but also timely feedback and error-correction. The experimental study aimed at studying the impact of collaborative writing tasks using mobile applications like WhatsApp, Google Docs, and Google Slides on enhancing the writing ability at the pre-intermediate level of Common European Frame of Reference (CEFR). The participants were tertiary level students of Cihan University who were randomly divided into two equal groups (n=28). One group used WhatsApp and the other group used the Google Docs and Google Slides apps on their mobile devices. The comparative study analyzed the impact of each application on improving the writing skills of the students with pretest and posttest results and semi-structured interviews. The results indicated that the participants who used Google Docs and Google Slides apps have performed better than the participants in the WhatsApp group. The results have implications for teachers teaching writing skills and students who write using mobile applications.
Development of the Interactive Multimedia Software “Inquiry Play-Room” as an Electronic Learning Resource for Rotation and Equilibrium Topic
Authors: Sari Verinda Shavira , Purwaningsih Endang , Winarto Winarto , Pramono Nugroho Adi
Published: April 2021

This study reports the development of the interactive electronic multimedia “Inquiry Play-Room” for use in rotation and equilibrium topics. This was designed following the steps of a guided inquiry laboratory model, containing video problems, feedback, virtual laboratories, student worksheets, animations, practical applications, and quizzes. The tests are offered at two levels, one to grasp the concept and the second to be incorporated into actual life. This difference in learning can spur student confidence that will allow them to concentrate. The teacher can also enhance the content quality and patterns of movement through classes and online learning, as this technology is designed for face-to-face use. This interactive media is developed using the SWiSHMax framework and the ActionScript 2.0 programming language. The architecture of this media production model follows these steps: 1) analysis, 2) design, 3) development, 4) implementation, and 5) evaluation. At a 90.3 percent positive rate, the expert testing results indicate feasibility. The results of 27 students showed that the students responded positively to multimedia design. Therefore, the use of interactive multimedia was shown to be possible. The results of this study open avenues for digital creation in other fields of physics
Authors’ response to the Letter to the Editor regarding: Preventive home therapy for symptomatic patients affected by COVID-19 and followed by teleconsultations
Authors: D'Amato Gennaro , Acanfora Luca , Delli Paoli Lucrezia , D'Amato Maria
Published: April 2021

Dear Editor, We have carefully read the comments by Adiletta and colleagues...
Assessment of quality of life and psychiatric morbidity in patients undergoing hemodialysis at a tertiary care center
Authors: Endreddy Ananda Reddy , Chennareddy Lakshmi Rajesh , Shaik Subahani
Published: April 2021

Background:

Hemodialysis is a procedure performed in persons who suffer from acute/chronic renal failure or who have end-stage renal disease. Due to disabilities caused by renal disease and the continuous requirement of dialysis, it is frequently associated with comorbid psychiatric disorders, which in turn adversely affects the quality of life (QOL) of patients.

Aims and Objectives:

Our study was conducted with the objectives of estimating the proportion of psychiatric comorbidities and the QOL among the patients who were on hemodialysis.

Materials and Methods:

A cross-sectional study was done on a total of fifty consecutive patients undergoing dialysis in the hemodialysis unit, Department of Nephrology, Narayana Medical College and Hospital. A semi-structured questionnaire was used to obtain the sociodemographic details, history including details of illness, dialysis, and medical comorbidities. The presence of psychiatric comorbidities was assessed using Mini-International Neuropsychiatric Interview. The WHOQOL-BREF Scale was used to assess the QOL and the Modified Kuppuswamy Socioeconomic Scale was used to assess the socioeconomic status.

Results:

Psychiatric comorbidities were observed in 80% of the patients undergoing hemodialysis. Among the psychiatric comorbidities, major depressive disorder was found in 54%, dysthymia in 14%, and generalized anxiety disorder in 12% of the patients. History of diabetes was found in 80% of the patients and history of hypertension was found in all the patients in the study. Among the patients, a significant association was observed between the psychiatric comorbidities and the score in all the four domains of the WHOQOL-BREF Scale.

Conclusions:

Our study concludes that the majority of the patients were found to have psychiatric comorbidities. On the WHOQOL-BREF Scale, all the four domains in QOL were significantly associated with psychiatric morbidity.
A case of partial anomalous systemic venous drainage and perioperative detection of cerebral arteriovenous malformations
Authors: Dutta Nilanjan , Das Debasis , Govindappa Raghu Maruti , Das Patralekha , Koley Rangan , Sharma Manish Kumar , Chattopadhyay Amitabha , Ghosh Sanjiban
Published: April 2021

We report a case of 8-year-old boy with unexplained desaturation and clubbing. Echocardiography showed anomalous drainage of right superior vena cava into left atrium. He did not have any neurological symptoms preoperatively. Some perioperative observations and subtle postoperative behavioral changes prompted us to investigate him further. He was found to have extensive cerebral arteriovenous malformations and hemiatrophy of brain.
Primary cardiac fibroma in infants
Authors: Rodriguez-Gonzalez Moises , Pérez-Reviriego Alvaro A. , Gómez-Guzmán Elena , Tejero-Hernández María Ángeles , Sanz Alicia Zorrilla , Valverde Israel
Published: April 2021

Cardiac fibromas (CF) are the second most common cardiac tumors in children. They can be aggressive tumors despite their benign histopathologic nature, accounting for the highest mortality rate among primary cardiac tumors. CF usually show a progressive growth and spontaneous regression is rare. Therefore, a complete surgical excision is the preferred therapeutic approach when patients become symptomatic or if mass-related life-threatening complications are anticipated, even in asymptomatic patients. However, some cases are not good candidates for surgical excision due to the impossibility of preserving a normal cardiac anatomy or function after the tumor resection. Orthotopic heart transplantation (OHT) can be an exceptional but adequate alternative for some giant unresectable CF in children. In this article, we report our experience with the case of a 7-month-old infant with a giant unresectable cardiac fibroma who was successfully managed through OHT.
Is it a myth to perform blind apical wedge resection in primary spontaneous pneumothorax surgery to improve recurrence rates?
Authors: Vayvada Mustafa , Tezel Yelda , Tezel Çağatay
Published: April 2021

Background:

Video-assisted thoracoscopy surgery (VATS) is the first method for the surgical treatment of primary spontaneous pneumothorax (PSP). Many surgeons traditionally performed bullectomy or wedge resection (WR) in addition to mechanical or chemical pleurodesis. Our study aimed to determine whether WR was necessary without seeing bleb or bullae during the surgery.

Methods:

Patients with no bleb or bullae detected during surgery were included in the study. Apical pleurectomy was performed in all cases. The patients were divided into two groups as WR and non-WR. The minimum follow-up period was 24 months. Medical records of patients were evaluated retrospectively. Patients who could not be followed up were excluded from the study.

Results:

A total of 104 surgical treatments of PSP were performed, WR was not performed in 70 cases (67.3%). The surgical time was statistically significantly longer in the WR group than in the non-WR group. There was no statistically significant difference between the two groups in terms of drainage amount, drain removal time, length of hospital stay and bleeding requiring thoracotomy. Prolonged air leak was more common in the non-WR group than in the WR group (7.1% vs. 2.9%; P = 0.661). There was no difference in the rate of recurrence in either group. Recurrence was 2.9% (1/34) in the WR group and 2.9% (2/70) in the non-WR group.

Conclusion:

In VATS of PSP, blind apical WR without bleb or bullae reduced prolonged air leakage but did not contribute to lowering the rate of pneumothorax recurrence.
Neue Tendenzen im Bildungssystem der deutschen Minderheit in Ungarn
Authors: Brenner Koloman
Published: April 2021

Die deutsche Minderheit in Ungarn gehört zu den relativ großen deutschen Gemeinschaften in Ost-Mittel-Europa, die eine lange historische Entwicklung vorweisen kann. Im heutigen Ungarn gibt es drei größere Siedlungsgebiete, wo Angehörige der deutschen Minderheit in höherer Anzahl leben: Westungarn entlang der österreichischen Grenze, das Ungarische Mittelgebirge (vom Ofner Bergland bis zum Plattensee-Oberland) mit den Zentren Ofen/Buda und Zirc bzw. Südungarn mit dem Zentrum Fünfkirchen/Pécs. Der Aufsatz stellt die neuen Tendenzen im Bildungsbereich und ihre Rolle im Revitalisierungsprozess der deutschen Sprache und Kultur der betroffenen nationalen Minderheit in Ungarn dar. Dies ist auch deswegen eine relevante Fragestellung, weil im Vergleich mit anderen deutschen Minderheiten in Ost-Mittel-Europa, der deutsche Fremdsprachenunterricht und auch der Unterricht von Deutsch als Minderheitensprache eine spezifische Entwicklung vorweisen kann.

Die Landesselbstverwaltung der Ungarndeutschen, als gewähltes Organ der Ungarndeutschen hat das Ziel, ein System von selbst getragenen Minderheiteninstitutionen aus- und aufzubauen. Aktuell konnten schon in über 50 Fällen die örtlichen Deutschen Selbstverwaltungen Kindergärten und Grundschulen in eigene Trägerschaft übernehmen, die ersten Erfahrungen widerspiegeln einen vorsichtigen Optimismus und es ist zu hoffen, dass in den nächsten Jahren auch die inhaltliche Arbeit in diesen Bildungsinstitutionen immer mehr der Zielsetzung der Neubelebung der deutschen Sprache und Kultur dienlich sein wird.
„Ein grosser, herzerhebender Moment“ – zu den Wechselwirkungen zwischen dem Zagreber deutschen Theater und der neubegründeten kroatischen Nationalbühne
Authors: Bobinac Marijan
Published: April 2021

In Zagreb – wie auch in anderen vergleichbaren mittel- und osteuropäischen Städten – wurde das Theaterleben lange von Vorstellungen deutschsprachiger Theatertruppen bestimmt. Die frühesten Aufführungen in deutscher Sprache – es ging um geschlossene Vorstellungen einheimischer Aristokraten – gehen auf das Jahr 1749 zurück. Öffentlich wurde in Zagreb auf Deutsch zwischen 1780 und 1860 gespielt, in der Regel ging es um Auftritte deutschsprachiger Schauspielertruppen, die sich für eine oder mehrere Saisonen in der Stadt niedergelassen hatten. – In diesem Aufsatz werden zunächst einige Höhepunkte der deutschsprachigen Bühnenkunst in Zagreb herausgestrichen, daraufhin das ansonsten sehr ambivalente Verhältnis der deutschsprachigen Truppen zu den kroatischen Theateraktivisten vorgeführt, die im zweiten Drittel des 19. Jahrhunderts eine nationale Schaubühne zu organisieren suchten, ein Anliegen, welches schließlich auch zur Einstellung deutschsprachiger Vorstellungen 1860 führte.
Die wolgadeutsche Kultur und Literatur – Forschungsfelder, -probleme und -desiderata
Authors: Lykov Egor
Published: April 2021

Der vorliegende Artikel bietet einen Überblick über aktuelle Tendenzen der Volga German Studies, die ein komplexes heterogenes Forschungsfeld an der Schnittstelle zwischen Geschichte, Theologie, Philologie und Sozialwissenschaften darstellen. Ausgehend von vorhandenen Zugängen zur Geschichte und Kultur der Wolgadeutschen werden Forschungslücken identifiziert und kritisch diskutiert, wobei neue Forschungsfragen auf Grundlage der zugänglichen Archivquellen entwickelt werden. Die in der Forschungsliteratur unterbelichteten Archivquellen werden vorgestellt sowie ihr Wert für interdisziplinäre Forschungen zu den Wolgadeutschen fokussiert. Besondere Aufmerksamkeit wird auf den Wert von älteren genealogischen, religionsgeschichtlichen und literaturwissenschaftlichen Forschungen für neue interdisziplinäre Fragestellungen gerichtet.
Die deutsche Sprache in Frankreich, mit besonderer Berücksichtigung des Elsass – ein historisches Thema und seine aktuellen Ableitungen
Authors: Nicklas Thomas
Published: April 2021

Um das Gesamtbild von den Minderheitensprachen abzurunden, soll auch ein Blick auf die ganz andere Situation im westlichen Europa gerichtet werden. In Frankreich wird seit langem eine historische Soziolinguistik der Sprachen betrieben. Für diese sind die Arbeiten Paul Lévys (1887–1962) kennzeichnend, der sich intensiv mit der Geschichte der deutschen Sprache in Frankreich befasst hatte. Ein interessanter Beispielfall ist dabei das Elsass, aus dem der Linguist und Historiker Lévy stammte. In dem Aufsatz geht es darum, die Besonderheiten der Sprachenentwicklung im französischen Elsass summarisch aufzuzeigen, die als Vergleichsmaßstab für Sprachenpolitik im Flächenstaat dienen kann.
Wilmesau/Wilamowice – die noch existente Sprachinsel im schlesisch-kleinpolnischen Grenzraum und die Legende über ihren niederländischen Ursprung
Authors: Chromik Grzegorz
Published: April 2021

Im Süden Polens liegt die Kleinstadt Wilamowice, deutsch Wilmesau, deren Einwohner einen germanischen Dialekt sprechen. Es handelt sich um eine schlesische Mundart des Deutschen aus der Gruppe der ostmitteldeutschen Dialekte, aber die meisten Einwohner und fast alle Polen sind von der flämischen Herkunft ihrer mittelalterlichen Vorfahren überzeugt. Dieser Beitrag verfolgt das Ziel, zu prüfen, inwiefern die mythenumwobene flämische Herkunft der Wahrheit entspricht. Es reicht jedoch nicht, die Ähnlichkeit der dortigen Mundart mit der deutschen und niederländischen Standardsprache zu vergleichen, man muss tiefer in die Vergangenheit greifen und sie mit älteren Perioden des Deutschen, insbesondere des Deutschen in Schlesien vergleichen. Dieser Vergleich zeigt weitgehende Ähnlichkeiten, die natürlich gegenüber dem Niederländischen nicht vorhanden sind. Vor allem trennt die im Wilmesaurischen durchgeführte 2. Lautverschiebung diese Mundart vom Niederländischen, wenn auch der Durchführungsgrad insbesondere im Bereich der Verschiebung von p zu pf nicht so stark ist, wie in der deutschen Standardsprache (wilmesaurisch: töp ‘Topf‘, troppa ‘Tropfen‘, fund ‚Pfund‘). Der Mythos erweist sich als ein attraktiver, exotischer Mythos ohne jegliche wissenschaftliche Begründung. Mittlerweile ist man sogar bemüht, die Mundart als separate germanische Mikrosprache anerkennen zu lassen. Schade nur, dass dieser Dialekt vom Aussterben bedroht ist, da die Zahl der aktiven Sprecher zur Zeit circa zwanzig beträgt.
Correspondence: Doctors do not use the medical microbiology laboratory when infectious diseases are suspected
Authors: Lawson S. , Omunakwe H.E.
Published: April 2021

French Title: Les médecins n'utilisent pas le laboratoire de microbiologie médicale en cas de suspicion de maladies infectieuses
Ending impunity for gender crimes: Access to justice for violence against women and its contribution to sustainable peace building in Rwanda.
Authors: John Gasasira Gasana , Gachihi Margaret W. , Amatsimbi Herbert Misigo , Ruvebana Etienne
Published: April 2021

This paper seeks to establish the contribution of Accessible justice to ending impunity for violence against women. Consequently, it investigates how far availing legal remedies to victims of violence against women leads to sustainable peace building in Rwanda. In doing so, the study adopts a case of Access to Justice Bureaus- a judicial service established by the government of Rwanda to help people have access to free legal remedies. Based on data collected from fifty five in-depth interviews and six focus group discussions in the four provinces and Kigali city, findings reveal that through free legal representation, community mobilization, formation of gender dialogue groups and multi-sectoral collaboration, Access to Justice Bureaus have played an important role in combatting impunity to violence against women. Conversely, findings also point to a number of challenges that need to be addressed if violence against women is to be fully eradicated.
Cestode infections of two clariid and two claroteid catfish species in River Galma, Zaria, Nigeria
Authors: Ibrahim Z.A. , Aken’Ova T. , Luka S.A.
Published: April 2021

Four catfish (Siluriformes) species comprising two clariids, Heterobranchus bidorsalis (65) and Heterobranchus longifilis (15) and two claroteids, Auchenoglanis occidentalis (31) and Chrysichthys auratus (19) from River Galma Zaria, Nigeria, were examined for gastrointestinal cestodes between May 2016 and February 2017. Helminths recovered were stained, dehydrated, cleared and mounted in Canada balsam for microscopic examination. A total of seven cestode species were recovered from the clariids and claroteids. The cestodes were distributed among the fish examined as follows: in C. auratus: Wenyonia longicauda (26.32%), W. virilis (10.53%), and W. minuta (5.26%); in H. bidorsalis: W. acuminata (3.08%), W. virilis (18.46%), Monobothrioides woodlandi (6.15%), Proteocephalus sp. (1.54%) and Tetracampos ciliotheca (4.62%); in H. longifilis: M. woodlandi (6.67%), W. longicauda (6.67%) and W. acuminata (6.67%). Prevalence of cestode infection in C. auratus was higher in the wet than in the dry season; however, prevalence of infection in H. longifilis and H. bidorsalis was higher in the dry than in the wet season. The prevalence was higher in male than in female H. longifilis while higher in female than in male C. auratus and H. bidorsalis. Prevalence decreased with increase in standard length of C. auratus, H. longifilis and H. bidorsalis. A seemingly posteriorly deformed W. minuta was recovered from C. auratus. None of the 31 A. occidentalis examined in this study was infected by cestodes. All the fish used in this study were collected mostly on the basis of availability. It is therefore  recommended that larger sample of assorted sizes be obtained, especially of H. longifilis (15) and C. auratus (19), of which very few specimens were examined during the period of this study to obtain a clearer picture of infection by the cestodes from RiverGalma, Zaria, Nigeria.

Keywords: Cestodes; catfish; clariid claroteid; siluriformes; infection; prevalence; intensity.
Isometric Exercise of Quadriceps and Gluteal Muscle in Patient with Close Femur Fracture
Authors: Wirayuni Sri , Arista Liya
Published: April 2021

Femur fracture is a fracture in the largest bone in the body. The femur requires significant force to fracture. One of the treatments for femoral fracture is reduction and immobilization using traction. Immobilization in traction-attached patients before preoperatively requires isometric exercises to maintain muscle strength. Isometric exercise is a muscle contraction exercise, the patient contracts the muscles without moving the muscles to maintain muscle and prevent atrophy. The purpose of this paper is to identify the effectiveness of isometric exercises to increase isometric muscle strength in patients with lower limb fracture. The methodology used is a case study. The application of isometric exercises can increase muscle strength in patients with skin traction attached. Nurses need to pay attention to factors that can affect the patient's ability to perform isometric exercises so that the results obtained can be more optimal and the patient experiences an increase in the ability of his limbs.

Keywords : Isometric Exercises; Muscle Strength, lower limb fracture
A COMPARATIVE STUDY BETWEEN KOREAN AND JAVANESE QUANTIFIER AND THE APPLICATION IN SENTENCES
Authors: Mukaromah Dyah
Published: April 2021

Abstract— A language without grammar is a body without soul. Grammar truly holds an essential part in a language. In grammar, there is one important part which is said to be quantifier. Quantifier is specific words used to count numbers of an object. Such as found in the phrases, two pages letter, three bars of chocolate, etc. Quantifier is widely used in plenty languages, yet not all languages. There are several languages which do not recognise the system of counting object using quantifier. Those languages only use substitute words having the same function as quantifier. This paper explain a comparative study between language which use quantifier (in this case Korean) and language which do not use quantifier (Javanese), yet use substitute words instead. The differences then compared in the view of how it is applied in the sentences in each language.
Transparency and Public Accountability Through Public Sector Accounting: The Use of ‘Value For Money’ Concept in Indonesia
Authors: Trimarstuti Jeki
Published: April 2021

Two of the most fundamentalist concepts for reshaping the regional public finance are the transparency process and the public accountability through the public sector accounting. To support the realization of both of these ideas, there is a concept that has been discussed in the term of local public accounting system recently, which is called ‘Value for Money’. By using Content Analysis method, the aim of this study is to find out more about the issue problem and the use of ‘Value For Money’ to analyze the transparency and public accountability problem in Indonesia.
Human Facial Disease Diagnosis System Using Dempster Shafer Method
Authors: Tri Hidayat Ahmad , Suhirman  , Ismail Ibraheem Kais
Published: April 2021

Skin is a very important and sensitive part of the human body. It is directly related to the outside world. In everyday life, the skin plays an important role. One of its functions is to remove waste substances. The lack of knowledge and limited sources of information causes low public awareness of skin health as well as not seeing a doctor. Regular skin checks can overcome the beginning of skin diseases that might trigger other more dangerous diseases. The system in this study is designed to detect and to know the symptoms of facial skin diseases that are felt. This knowledge-based system design was developed to diagnose human facial skin disease using the dempster shafer method. The results can help detecting earlier facial skin diseases and overcoming them.

Key words : diagnosis system, facial skin disease, dempster-shafer
Recommended Products for an Online Shop Among Indonesian Student Users
Authors: Rianto  , Wibowo Adityo Permana
Published: April 2021

Electronic commerce is a website category that has tremendous growth. As an impact of the growth is information flooding for users, especially on product category. Therefore, the recommended products for online shops are important. This study aimed to develop recommended products for online shops that may enhance successful transactions in electronic commerce. This study involved 100 students that have been experienced in online transactions using a survey method. Data were analyzed using the Friedman Test and Weight Mean Score to obtain the highest level of product recommendation. The results indicated that fashion and shoes are the most recommended products for online shops in student groups of users.
UTILIZATION OF AUGMENTED REALITY TECHNOLOGY IN 3D VISUALIZATION OF HIGH SCHOOL OF ADISUTJIPTO TECHNOLOGY BASED ON ANDROID
Authors: Kusumaningrum Anggraini , Ayuningtyas Astika , Lopes Jodio Blasius
Published: April 2021

Adisutjipto College of Technology in introducing campus information that is still using print and internet media, therefore, an application is needed that can introduce and provide information on buildings on campus by utilizing Augmented Reality technology. With the technology of Augmented Reality able to provide real information and can interact directly with buildings on campus. This application was created using the Unity and Vuforia application. Making 3D models using the Google SketchUp application which is then exported to the Unity application. Testing is done to detect markers of light intensity, distance, marker size, and color. From the results of testing markers for light intensity of at least 4 lx and effective detection distance between 20 cm to 40 cm and marker size of at least 350 x 350 Pixels, while the color has no effect due to edge detection which is the basic technique of reading by Vuforia markers. This application has been successfully made in Augmented Reality in the form of STTA 3D visualization as a supporting medium for the introduction of the Adisutjipto College of Technology Yogyakarta environment. This application can only be run on Android-based smartphones with a minimum version of 5.0.
Проблема латинского алфавита в Казахстане и Турции
Authors: АБДУРАХМАНОВ Н , БAХТИБАЕВ А , КУПБАЕВА Р
Published: April 2021

Переход на латиницу – решительный и смелый шаг для еще более крепкого сближения в духовном отношении казахского общества с тюркским миром. Большинство стран в тюркском мире использует латинский алфавит. Это является наглядным показателем удобства латиницы для звуков, присущих только тюркским языкам.В статье рассматриваются различные ситуации в контексте перехода на латинскую графику в Казахстане и в Турции, эффективный способ перехода к новому алфавиту, а также принципы духовной близости между двумя странами применительно к данной ситуации. В настоящее время идет переход казахского алфавита на латинский алфавит. В связи с этимпроблема создания нового алфавита очень актуальна. Фактически переход к латинскому алфавиту также дает молодому поколению возможность свободно овладеть английским языком, сохраняя при этом нашу национальную идентичность и одновременно сталкиваясьс глобальными проблемами. В статье также затрагивается история перехода на латинскую графику в двух странах, при этом предпринята попытка изучить преимущества и недостатки современного алфавита.Необходимо вернуться к вопросу о переводе казахского алфавита на латиницу, что ранее неоднократно откладывалось. Тем не менее, латинский шрифт является доминирующим в коммуникационном пространстве, и неслучайно многие страны, в том числе постсоветские, переходят на латиницу.
Srí Lanka esete a kínai adósságcsapda-diplomáciával – mítosz és valóság
Authors: Eszterhai Viktor
Published: April 2021

Napjaink hidegháborús légkörében a nyugati politikai és akadémiai elit egyik visszatérő toposza a kínai adósságcsapda-diplomácia, amelyre a pekingi geoökonómiai stratégia legegyértelműbb megnyilvánulási formájaként szoktak hivatkozni. Az adósságcsapda-diplomácia bizonyítékaként a leggyakrabban Srí Lanka Hambantota kikötőjét említik. A vele kapcsolatos közkeletű történet nagy vonalakban a következőképpen foglalható össze: Kína hitelt nyújtott Srí Lankának a kikötő megépítésére, tudván, hogy az ország nem lesz képes visszafizetni azt; Peking így 99 évre megszerezte a kikötőt, amelyet haditengerészeti támaszpontként használhat a jövőben. Manapság azonban több tanulmány is arra mutat rá, hogy ez a narratíva végtelenül leegyszerűsítő és átpolitizált. A jelen tanulmány arra a kérdésre keresi a választ, hogy mennyire feleltethető meg Hambantota esete az adósságcsapda-diplomácia elméletnek, és abból mi következik a nemzetközi politikai helyzet tükrében.
A Kínai Népköztársaság 14. ötéves terve
Authors: Salát Gergely
Published: April 2021

A pekingi törvényhozás 2021 márciusában fogadta el a 2021–2025-ös időszakra szóló 14. ötéves tervet, amely – a hasonló tervek sorában egyedi módon – egy 15 éves átfogóbb programba ágyazva jelent meg. A dokumentum Kína következő ötéves gazdasági és társadalmi fejlődésének a legfontosabb célkitűzéseit tartalmazza, s leginkább azt mutatja meg, hogy a kínai állam mely területeket fog prioritásként kezelni, mire fordít kiemelt figyelmet. A tervben – szintén példátlan módon – nem szerepelnek konkrét növekedési tervszámok, ami egyrészt a bizonytalan nemzetközi helyzettel magyarázható, másrészt azzal, hogy a mindent a gazdasági növekedésnek alárendelő időszak véget ért, ma már a minőségi fejlődés fontosabb, mint a GDP emelkedése. A tervbe belefoglalták Hszi Csin-ping államelnök-pártfőtitkár „kettős keringés” koncepcióját, amelynek lényege, hogy a kínai gazdaság súlypontja a belső igényeknek a hazai szereplők általi kielégítésén lesz (belső keringés), ám az ország része marad a nemzetközi gazdasági körforgásnak is (külső keringés). Ennek értelmében folytatódik az a trend, hogy a hangsúly az exportról és a beruházásokról a belső fogyasztásra és az innovációra helyeződik át. A Kínát sújtó amerikai technológiai blokád miatt az ország e téren önellátásra fog törekedni, s így – ha sikerrel jár – a sebezhetősége csökken, az érdekérvényesítő képessége és a konfliktusvállalási hajlandósága pedig fokozódik. A kínai lakosság életszínvonala nő, a szociális és az oktatási mutatói javulnak, a városiasodás folytatódik, ugyanakkor a klímacélok elérése érdekében az ország nem tesz radikális lépéseket – a környezeti célokat alárendelik az energiabiztonságnak.
Intelligent System for Solving Problems of Veterinary Medicine on the Example of Dairy Farms
Authors: Olzhas Shopagulov , Igor Tretyakov , Aisulu Ismailova
Published: April 2021

This article describes an automated expert system developed to diagnose cow diseases and assist veterinarians in treatment. We set before a diagnostic method based on the analysis of observed symptoms and experience of veterinarians. The system represents a web interface for maintaining a database of diseases, their symptoms and treatment methods, as well as a smartphone application for the diagnostics in offline mode. The developed intelligent system will allow agricultural producers to make specific decisions based on automated data analysis. Also presented in the article the information on the developed expert system, and the results of tests and testing during its use. The economic efficiency and importance of the work is determined by the possibility of automated recording of data on the livestock of animals, zoo technical and veterinary operations.
Towards Adversarial Genetic Text Generation
Authors: Kavi Deniz
Published: April 2021

Text generation is the task of generating natural language, and producing outputs similar to or better than human texts. Due to deep learning’s recent success in the field of natural language processing, computer generated text has come closer to becoming indistinguishable to human writing. Genetic Algorithms have not been as popular in the field of text generation. We propose a genetic algorithm combined with text classification and clustering models which automatically grade the texts generated by the genetic algorithm. The genetic algorithm is given poorly generated texts from a Markov chain, these texts are then graded by a text classifier and a text clustering model. We then apply crossover to pairs of texts, with emphasis on those that received higher grades. Changes to the grading system and further improvements to the genetic algorithm are to be the focus of future research.
Herramientas tecnológicas para la educación inclusiva
Authors: Romero Martínez Sonia Janeth , González Calzada Irene , García Sandoval Ana , Lozano Domínguez Alicia
Published: April 2021

Dentro de las posibilidades que la incorporación de las tecnologías de la información y la comunicación (TIC) ofrece a la educación se encuentra la atención a la diversidad, ya que por medio de estas herramientas se puede facilitar el acceso y la educación de calidad a los estudiantes con diversas necesidades educativas especiales. Existen diferentes tipos de discapacidad (las discapacidades motrices, las sensoriales [entre las que podemos encontrar la visual y la auditiva] y las intelectuales) con muchos tipos diversos de manifestaciones. Los estudiantes con estos tipos de discapacidad se enfrentan a la dificultad de acceder a la educación de forma igualitaria. A pesar de que se han venido logrando avances en cuanto a su integración, se deben incrementar los esfuerzos para conseguirla en su totalidad.
Por este motivo, la meta del presente trabajo es hacer un repositorio de herramientas tecnológicas y actividades didácticas para cada tipo de discapacidad y presentar un programa pedagógico para la aplicación de las mismas en casos concretos que nos permita utilizar las nuevas tecnologías al servicio de la integración de los alumnos con discapacidad. Para lograr esta meta se ha llevado a cabo un estudio empírico de tipo cualitativo-descriptivo en el que se presenta un repositorio de las principales aplicaciones existentes para el trabajo con alumnos de diversas discapacidades, analizando sus ventajas y desventajas. La metodología que se utiliza se basa en un diseño centrado en los alumnos con diversos tipos de discapacidad y en los docentes como usuarios potenciales del repositorio y de los programas pedagógicos propuestos.
MULHERES NO CONSELHO DE ADMINISTRAÇÃO E O RISCO DA FIRMA
Authors: Zucchi Cleyton Vilmar de Oliveira , Brugni Talles Vianna , Nossa Silvania Neris , Beiruth Aziz Xavier
Published: April 2021

O objetivo desta pesquisa é analisar o impacto da presença de mulheres nos conselhos de administração sobre o risco financeiro e de mercado da firma. Para seu desenvolvimento, foram coletados dados de empresas listadas na B3 no período de 2010 a 2017 e estimados em regressão em painel com efeito fixo de ano, cujas proxies de risco foram o beta, risco idiossincrático, o desvio padrão dos retornos diários, a alavancagem financeira e o modelo de previsão de insolvência de Altman (2002). Os resultados apontam que a presença de ao menos uma mulher no conselho tende a melhorar as condições de risco de mercado da firma, analisado pelo beta e ao mesmo tempo mostram que empresas com mais mulheres têm risco idiossincrático e financeiro (medido pelo z-score de Altman) maiores. Assim, o papel da mulher nos conselhos reside no fato de que suas discussões e análises mais intensas podem implicar em escolha de projetos de investimento que, mesmo comprometendo a liquidez da firma, podem trazer mais retornos e ainda controlar o fluxo de recursos. Portanto, seria uma forma de monitoramento e controle das ações dos gestores, de complementar a governança da firma e consequentemente melhorar a reputação da firma perante o mercado.
GRUPO DE VERBALIZAÇÃO E GRUPO DE OBSERVAÇÃO: PERCEPÇÃO DOS ALUNOS DE CIÊNCIAS CONTÁBEIS
Authors: Santos Geovane Camilo , Bazani Camila Lima , Santos Dryelle Laiana de Jesus Silva dos
Published: April 2021

As novas demandas das atividades profissionais acarretaram mudanças na educação, substituindo o uso das metodologias tradicionais pelas metodologias ativas e tornando o aluno responsável pelo seu processo de ensino-aprendizagem. Assim, este estudo busca verificar a percepção dos alunos do curso de Ciências Contábeis de uma Instituição de Ensino Superior (IES) de Goiânia (GO) quanto às contribuições do Grupo de Verbalização e do Grupo de Observação (GVGO) para o aprendizado da NBC TG - Estrutura Conceitual. Trata-se este estudo de uma pesquisa descritiva com abordagem qualitativa. Os dados foram coletados mediante questionário aplicado in loco a 129 alunos matriculados na disciplina de Contabilidade Avançada após a aplicação pelo docente do GVGO para aprendizado da referida norma. Os dados foram tratados em planilhas eletrônicas com o fim de verificar o perfil dos respondentes e realizar a análise descritiva quanto às contribuições do GVGO. Além disso, utilizou-se da análise de conteúdo para interpretação das respostas para a questão aberta, sendo criada uma Nuvem de Palavras a fim de reduzir a subjetividade dessa técnica. Para os alunos, essa metodologia facilita o conhecimento e incentiva a participação nas aulas. Eles destacaram a necessidade de um preparo extraclasse, o que, muitas vezes, não têm devido a fatores externos, como atividade profissional durante todo o dia. Acredita-se que o trabalho contribuirá teoricamente com a fomentação de estudos sobre o GVGO, pois são escassas as pesquisas que investigaram as contribuições dessa técnica. De forma prática, esta pesquisa auxiliará os docentes acerca das percepções dos alunos, o que poderá levá-los a adotarem essa metodologia em suas salas de aulas.
A TEMPESTIVIDADE DOS LUCROS CONTÁBEIS OBSERVADA POR MEIO DO RETORNO ANORMAL ACUMULADO E DA VARIÂNCIA DO RETORNO ANORMAL
Authors: Simões João José Ferreira , Souza Antonio Artur de , Gazoni Junior Gilmar Gomes , Sarlo Neto Alfredo
Published: April 2021

Nesta pesquisa foi analisada a interação entre o lucro contábil e a tempestividade da divulgação e do pagamento dos lucros aos acionistas, utilizando o retorno anormal acumulado calculado através do Modelo de Mercado (Ball e Brown, 1968) e a variância do retorno anormal (Beaver, 1968). Entende-se como tempestividade da distribuição dos lucros, o momento em que ocorreu a divulgação ou o pagamento da remuneração aos acionistas: durante o exercício corrente ou após a divulgação do resultado do exercício. Com isso, procuram-se evidências de impacto da tempestividade da distribuição do resultado do exercício na informatividade do lucro contábil. Foi aplicada a metodologia de estudo de evento em uma amostra contendo 832 eventos de empresas listadas na B3, abrangendo a divulgação dos resultados ocorridos de 2011 a 2017. As evidências apontam que a tempestividade da divulgação da remuneração aos acionistas é mais relevante do que a do pagamento, estando condizente com a Hipótese dos Mercados Eficientes. As evidências encontradas indicam que a variância do retorno anormal possibilita identificar o impacto da nova informação ao preço das ações de forma mais clara do que pelo retorno anormal acumulado, calculado pelo Modelo de Mercado.
Influencia de autoeficacia general y el sentido de vida, en estado nutricional del adulto mayor
Authors: Juarez Candelaria Alma Ruby , Maya Sánchez Ariana , Perez Noguez Cesar , López Nolasco Benjamín , Cano Estrada Edith Araceli
Published: April 2021

Introducción: en la población de adultos mayores el deterioro del es­tado nutricional se ve afectado en el mantenimiento de la funciona­lidad física y/o cognitiva, por lo que, la autoeficacia para los adultos mayores reviste una importancia tanto en sus capacidades físicas como en las soluciones; asimismo, la búsqueda por parte del hombre de sentido de la vida constituye una fuerza primaria de sus impulsos instintivos.
Objetivo: demostrar que la autoeficacia general y el sentido de vida influyen en el estado nutricional del adulto mayor.
Material y métodos: investigación de aplicabilidad básica, enfoque cuantitativo y nivel de alcance descriptivo, con un diseño metodológico no experimental y tipo prolectivo transversal. Se trabajó con un universo de 2,863 adultos mayores, se utilizó una muestra probabilística para obtenerla de 174 adultos mayores. Limitaciones del estudio: falta de información en la investigación en cuanto al tema del sentido de vida en el momento del estudio.
Resultados: predomino el sexo femenino con un 72.4%. De acuerdo a la EDSV el 99.4% de nuestros adultos mayores (AM) están en búsqueda de sentido de vida; asimismo, la escala de autosuficiencia general (EAG) da como resultado que 81.7% presentan un nivel moderado de autoeficacia general. La correlación del sentido de vida y la autoeficacia general con el estado nutricional del adulto mayor da como resultado p=0.135 existe una correlación positiva escasa30 entre las variables estudiadas.
Conclusión: se comprueba que la autoeficacia general y el sentido de vida influyen en el estado nutricional del adulto mayor.
PERTUMBUHAN KEDELAI (Glycine max (L.) Merrill) YANG DIBERI MAGNESIUM DAN FOSFOR
Authors: Jali Syafran
Published: April 2021

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk melihat pengaruh pemupukan magnesium dan fosfor terhadap pertumbuhan kedelai. Penelitian ini menggunakan Rancangan Acak Kelompok (RAK) yang disusun secara faktorial dengan 24 kombinasi perlakuan dan setiap perlakuan diulang dua kali. Faktor-faktor yang diteliti adalah perlakuan Magnesium (M1 = 52,50 kg MgCO3 ha-1, M2 = 105,00 kg MgCO3 ha-1, M3 = 157,50 kg MgCO3 ha-1, M4 = 210,00 kg MgCO3 ha-1, M5 = 262,50 kg MgCO3 ha-1, M6 = 315,00 kg MgCO3 ha-1) dan perlakuan Fosfor (P0 = tanpa pemupukan, P1 = 104,56 kg SP-36 ha-1, P2 = 209,12 kg SP-36 ha-1, P3 = 313,67 kg SP-36 ha-1). Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa perlakuan Mg dan P secara bersamaan berpengaruh terhadap tinggi tanaman periode tumbuh delapan minggu, LTT periode tumbuh empat dan enam minggu, dan ILD periode tumbuh delapan minggu setelah tanam, perlakuan Mg dan P secara terpisah berpengaruh terhadap tinggi tanaman, LTT, LAB, ILD, dan NPA, dan kombinasi perlakuan M4P1 dengan takaran pupuk Mg sebesar 210,00 kg MgCO3 ha-1 dan pupuk P sebesar 104,56 kg SP-36 ha-1 memberikan pengaruh yang paling baik terhadap tinggi tanaman, LTT, dan ILD.
Milk price modeling and forecasting
Authors: Shyian Nataliia , Moskalenko Valentyna , Shabinskyi Olexandr , Pechko Volodymyr
Published: April 2021

Purpose. The purpose of the article is to substantiate the methodological approach to forecasting the selling price of milk, which is produced and sold by agricultural producers in the Ukrainian market of raw milk.

Methodology / approach. The basis of the methodological approach is the construction of models describing the change in sales prices for milk and certain types of dairy products (pasteurized milk with a fat content of up to 2.5 %, sour cream with a fat content of up to 15.0 %, soft fat cheeses) during 2017–2019 and forecasting the sale price of milk for a period of 6 months. The ARIMA model was used in the forecast, taking into account the degree of correlation between changes in the price of milk and the analyzed types of dairy products. The time factor (time lag) of one month and the share of milk in the price of the finished dairy products were also considered.

Results. The forecast results allowed us to determine milk sales prices for January–June 2020. In addition, the study showed the lack of a single direction in their change during the bias period, namely – increase in milk sales price during February–January 2020 and its reduction till June 2020. The obtained forecast values of milk selling price, considering the share of milk in the selling price of finished dairy products, were adjusted according to the time lag.

Originality / scientific novelty. Novelty is an algorithm for using a methodical approach to forecasting the purchase price of milk, taking into account the correlation between milk prices and prices for certain types of dairy products; time lag and the share of milk prices in the sale price of finished dairy products.

Practical value / implications. Comparison of the obtained forecast data of the price with the actual prices of milk sales indicated the existence of insignificant differences between them, proving the adequacy of the proposed methodological approach to be used in forecasting of milk prices at the enterprises.
Correlation between academic performance and absenteeism in a Production Engineering program
Authors: Kaufmann Ezequiel Augusto , Emmel Silva André Luiz , Ribas Moraes Jorge André , Malmann Kipper Liane , Mallmann Matheus André
Published: April 2021

The academic performance of students can be impacted by several factors, among them the absenteeism (class absences) is one of the main responsible ones. In this way, this study had as objective to verify if there is any correlation between the final grades of the students and their absences in the classes during the semesters, in the courses of the Production Engineering program of University of Santa Cruz do Sul, Brazil. Based on the objectives, a descriptive research was employed, which used documentary research to perform the data collection. The data used were the absentee totals and the final grades of the students in each semester. A statistical analysis of correlation and linear regression was applied, and the result showed that there is a correlation between absenteeism and the students' academic performance. Although in some cases this correlation is not so significant, it was verified that missing classes decreases students' grades.