bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
EFEKTIVITAS PEMBELAJARAN INTEGRATED LEARNING DI PROGRAM STUDI PENDIDIKAN SEJARAH PADA MATA KULIAH MUSEOLOGI DAN SEJARAH PARIWISATA 2021/2022
Authors: Yuliantri Rhoma Dwi
Published: November 2022

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui efektivitas pembelajaran integrated learning  yaitu collaborative lecture dengan tipe 4CS. Hal tersebut merupakan salah satu bentuk inovasi dalam pembelajaran yang menekankan pada berbagai keahlian untuk ketercapian dalam tujuan pembelajaran yang lebih optimal dan evektif. Integrated Learning diantaranya dilakukan dengan collaborative lecture dilakukan dengan lintas program studi dan lintas universitas yaitu Prodi Pendidikan Sejarah S1 Fakultas Ilmu Sosial Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta dengan Prodi S1Tata Kelola Seni Fakultas Seni Rupa ISI Yogyakarta di mata kuliah Museologi dan Sejarah Pariwisata dengan penerapan 4Cs (critical thinking, communication, collaboration, and creativity) yang bertujuan agar pembelajaran lebih bermakna dengan keterlibatan aktif peserta didik. Metode kuantitatif dengan Uji T akan digunakan untuk mengukur keberhasilan pembelacaran collaborative teacher dengan tipe demonstrative. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa mahasiswa sebanyak 56,5% setuju  dan 35,5% sangat setuju dengan perkuliahan kolaborasi dosen dari univeritas lain untuk memperdalam pengetahuan. Hasil uji T menunjukan hasil nilai t sebesar 18,001 artinya t hit lebih besar dari t tabel, dan sign asymp 0,05 sehingga dapat disimpulkan terdapat perbedaan antara metode klasik dengan metode integrated learning.
Malicious URL Detection Using Decision Tree-based Lexical Features Selection and Multilayer Perceptron Model
Authors: Ahmed Warmn , Noor Ghazi M. Jameel
Published: November 2022

Network information security risks multiply and become more dangerous. Hackers today generally target end-to-end technology and take advantage of human weaknesses. Furthermore, hackers take advantage of technology weaknesses by applying various methods to attack. Nowadays, one of the greatest dangers to the modern digital world is malicious URLs, and stopping them is one of the biggest challenges in the field of cyber security. Detecting harmful URLs using machine learning and deep learning algorithms have been the subject of various academic papers. However, time and accuracy are the two biggest challenges of these tools. This paper proposes a multilayer perceptron (MLP) model that utilizes two significant aspects to make it more practical, lightweight, and fast: Using only lexical features and a decision tree (DT) algorithm to select the best relevant subset of features. The effectiveness of the experimental outcomes is evaluated in terms of time, accuracy, and error reduction. The results show that a MLP model using 35 features could achieve an accuracy of 94.51% utilizing only URL lexical features. Furthermore, the model is improved in time after applying the DT as feature selection with a slight improvement in accuracy and loss.
Using Deep Transfer Learning to Detect Hyperkalemia From Ambulatory Electrocardiogram Monitors in Intensive Care Units: Personalized Medicine Approach
Authors: Chiu I-Min , Cheng Jhu-Yin , Chen Tien-Yu , Wang Yi-Min , Cheng Chi-Yung , Kung Chia-Te , Cheng Fu-Jen , Yau Fei-Fei Flora , Lin Chun-Hung Richard
Published: November 2022

Background

Hyperkalemia is a critical condition, especially in intensive care units. So far, there have been no accurate and noninvasive methods for recognizing hyperkalemia events on ambulatory electrocardiogram monitors.

Objective

This study aimed to improve the accuracy of hyperkalemia predictions from ambulatory electrocardiogram (ECG) monitors using a personalized transfer learning method; this would be done by training a generic model and refining it with personal data.

Methods

This retrospective cohort study used open source data from the Waveform Database Matched Subset of the Medical Information Mart From Intensive Care III (MIMIC-III). We included patients with multiple serum potassium test results and matched ECG data from the MIMIC-III database. A 1D convolutional neural network–based deep learning model was first developed to predict hyperkalemia in a generic population. Once the model achieved a state-of-the-art performance, it was used in an active transfer learning process to perform patient-adaptive heartbeat classification tasks.

Results

The results show that by acquiring data from each new patient, the personalized model can improve the accuracy of hyperkalemia detection significantly, from an average of 0.604 (SD 0.211) to 0.980 (SD 0.078), when compared with the generic model. Moreover, the area under the receiver operating characteristic curve level improved from 0.729 (SD 0.240) to 0.945 (SD 0.094).

Conclusions

By using the deep transfer learning method, we were able to build a clinical standard model for hyperkalemia detection using ambulatory ECG monitors. These findings could potentially be extended to applications that continuously monitor one’s ECGs for early alerts of hyperkalemia and help avoid unnecessary blood tests.
Clinic-Integrated Mobile Health Intervention (“JomPrEP” App) to Improve Uptake of HIV Testing and Pre-exposure Prophylaxis Among Men Who Have Sex With Men in Malaysia: Protocol for an Intervention Development and Multiphase Trial
Authors: Shrestha Roman , Wickersham Jeffrey A , Khati Antoine , Azwa Iskandar , Ni Zhao , Kamarulzaman Adeeba , Sullivan Patrick Sean , Jadkarim Luzan , Eger William H , Gautam Kamal , Altice Frederick L
Published: November 2022

Background

Men who have sex with men (MSM) are disproportionately affected by the HIV epidemic in Malaysia and globally. Cross-cutting prevention strategies such as mobile health (mHealth), particularly smartphone apps, hold great promise for HIV prevention efforts among Malaysian MSM, especially when linked to HIV testing and pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP).

Objective

This study aims to adapt an existing app to create and test a clinic-integrated app (JomPrEP), a virtual platform to deliver HIV testing and PrEP services for MSM in Malaysia.

Methods

The JomPrEP project involves developing and testing an app-based platform for HIV prevention among Malaysian MSM and will be conducted in 2 phases. In phase I (development phase), we will adapt an existing mHealth app (HealthMindr) to create a new clinic-integrated app called “JomPrEP” to deliver holistic HIV prevention services (eg, HIV testing, PrEP, support services for mental health and substance use) among MSM in Malaysia. During phase II (testing phase), we will use a type I hybrid implementation science trial design to test the efficacy of JomPrEP while gathering information on implementation factors to guide future scale-up in real-world settings.

Results

As of September 2022, we have completed phase I of the proposed study. Based on a series of formative work completed during phase I, we developed a fully functional, clinic-integrated JomPrEP app, which provides a virtual platform for MSM in Malaysia to facilitate their engagement in HIV prevention in a fast and convenient manner. Based on participant feedback provided during phase I, we are currently optimizing JomPrEP and the research protocols for a large-scale efficacy trial (phase II), which will commence in January 2023.

Conclusions

Scant HIV prevention resources coupled with entrenched stigma, discrimination, and criminalization of same-sex sexual behavior and substance use hamper access to HIV prevention services in Malaysia. If found efficacious, JomPrEP can be easily adapted for a range of health outcomes and health care delivery services for MSM, including adaptation to other low- and middle-income countries.

Trial Registration

ClinicalTrials.gov NCT05325476; https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT05325476

International Registered Report Identifier (IRRID)

DERR1-10.2196/43318
Comparison of Two DC Motor Speed Observers on Sensorless Speed Control Systems
Authors: Bernadeta Wuri Harini  , Martanto  , Tjendro
Published: November 2022

In a sensorless motor speed control system, the motor speed is not directly measured using a speed sensor, but it is estimated using an observer. The sensorless speed control systems are mostly applied to AC motors, while they have not been widely applied to DC motors. Therefore, this paper presents simple observers to estimate the DC motor speed.  The observers used were based on the DC motor electric equation. Two methods were used in this research. The first method was the observer estimating the speed based on the resistance inductance values (L-R method), while the second was the observer estimating the motor’s speed only based on the motor’s resistance value (R method). The speed was estimated using armature current (ia) and voltage (va). Therefore, a current and voltage sensor was used. Not only was the observer estimated, but it was also implemented on a real DC motor. An Arduino microcontroller was used to calculate the speed. The LN298 was used as a DC motor drive. Even though the R method is simpler, the test result showed that its speed estimation was less precise than the L-R method.  By manual calculation, the motor speed estimation result in the L-R method had an error of 0.14%, while the motor speed estimation results in the R method had an error of 5.03%. The estimation results of motor speed implemented on a real DC motor and microcontroller system in the L-R method had an error of 3.98%, while the result of the estimation of motor speed in the R method had an error of 4.87%.
TopC-CAMF: A Top Context-Based Matrix Factorization Recommender System
Authors: Rosni Lumbantoruan  , Paulus Simanjuntak  , Inggrid Aritonang  , Erika Simaremare
Published: November 2022

Online activities have been more and more vital as the digital business has expanded. Users can conduct most activities online such as online shops, hotel bookings, or online educations and courses. A large number of social users are drawn to the abundance of goods available on the Internet. The huge amount of information makes it impossible for social users to navigate it properly and efficiently.  Many companies have offered a personalization to tackle this issue. It is proven that the personalized recommendation systems are able to suggest items to users based on their interests and needs that best suit them, which can be captured from user’s contextual information. However, most of the studies capture this contextual information from the predefined contexts such as location and time. In this study, the personalized user context from the user’s text review that they posted as they gave rating to an item was obtained. To this end, a new approach based on the matrix factorization recommendation model, TopC-CAMF, was proposed. TopC-CAMF investigates and finds the most important contexts or needs for each user by leveraging the deep learning model. First, all important contexts from user’s text reviews were extracted. The next step was representing user preferences with the variations of most important contexts, namely top 5, top 10, top 15, top 20, and top 25 contexts. Then, the best top context variation was evaluated and the optimal one was used as the input for the matrix factorization method in providing better recommendations.  Extensive experiments using three real datasets were conducted to prove the effectiveness of the TopC-CAMF in terms of root mean square error (RMSE), mean absolute error (MAE), mean squared error (MSE), normalized discounted cumulative gain (NDCG), and Recall.
УЛУЧШЕНИЕ МЕТРОЛОГИЧЕСКИХ ХАРАКТЕРИСТИК РУБИДИЕВОГО СТАНДАРТА ЧАСТОТЫ
Authors: Валов А. , Давыдов В. , Петров А.
Published: November 2022

Развитие систем передачи информации, спутниковых навигационных систем, систем метрологической службы ведет к необходимости в постоянной модернизации используемых в настоящее время квантовых стандартов частоты. В работе представлен метод модернизации блока генератора и усилителей выходного сигнала стандарта частоты с целью улучшения кратковременной стабильности стандарта частоты. Экспериментальные исследования метрологических характеристик квантового стандарта частоты на атомах рубидия-87 показали эффективность применения новой разработки.
Submergence tolerance regulator, SUB1A: Convergence of submergence and drought response pathways in rice
Authors: Amjad Ifrah , Kashif Muhammad , Riaz Misbah , Saeed Asif
Published: November 2022

Global climate change affects the frequency and magnitude of hydrological changes, resulting in catastrophic events like floods and drought. Extremes in precipitation, both high and low, are limiting food, fiber, and forest production across the globe. Rice (Oryza sativa) productivity on rain-fed farmlands is hampered by submergence and drought, both of which may occur simultaneously within a single crop cycle. With the successful introduction of flash flood-tolerant rice varieties to farmers over the past decade, molecular mechanisms of flood tolerance in rice have been uncovered. Despite intensive study, the breakthrough in drought tolerance has yet to be achieved. SUB1A, an ERF transcription factor identified in a small number of rice accessions, reduces ethylene synthesis and gibberellic acid response during submergence, conserving glucose stores and extending endurance greatly. SUB1A improves drought recovery during the vegetative stage by reducing leaf water loss and lipid peroxidation, as well as increasing the expression of genes linked with adaptation to dehydration, according to recent research. SUB1A overexpression increases ABA responsiveness, resulting in the activation of stress-inducible gene expression. During drought and de-submergence, SUB1A also prevents the formation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) in aerial tissue. SUB1A increases the number of transcripts encoding ROS scavenging enzymes on a consistent basis, resulting in improved oxidative stress tolerance. Thus, this review provides a detailed information about the effect of submergence and drought stress in rice and role of SUB1A in improving the survival of plants after rapid dehydration following de-submergence and water deficit during drought.
Screening of potato cv. Florice against potato wart and Fusarium oxysporum using different planting densities based on the weight of the tubers
Authors: Sahin Nilufer Kocak , Bayraktar Nilgun
Published: November 2022

Potato wart and fusarium diseases are increasing rapidly in the potato producing areas of Turkey and are gradually becoming a cause of concern potato-based Turkish economy. Therefore, taking of early measures against both diseases are of great importance. Seed mini tubers regenerated under in vitro conditions have a significant role to produce disease-free tubers for use as plants. This research was conducted at Ankara province, in the Central Anatolia (hot-humid continental climate conditions (Dsb- as per koppen Geiger climate classification), in 2015-2016 growing seasons for 2 years. The mini tubers were planted in 5 different planting densities (70×10 cm, 70×15 cm, 70×20 cm, 70×25 cm, 70 × 30 cm) by using in vitro regenerated mini tubers belonging to 3 categories (5-10 g, 11-20 g and 21 -30 g) during 2015 and 2016 at Ankara in the Central Anatolia (hot-humid continental climate conditions (Dsb- as per koppen Geiger climate classification), belonging to the cv. Florice. A comparison was made for mean tuber weight per plant (g), number of tubers per plant (number/plant), Total weight of all tubersper plant (g/plant) and yield (kg/ha) at the time of harvest. The findings of the study showed that average tuber weight and number per plant, Total tuber weight per plant increased positively, and yield decreased by increasing the seed tuber weight and row to plant-to-plant distance between plants, when the results of the two years were compared. It was found that the weight changed from tuber weight was 91.3 g and 48.8 g/plant, number of tubers per plant was 5.5 and 5.3, Total tuber weight per plant was and 373.8 and 201.0 g/plant for first and 2nd year respectively without showing any signs of wart and fusarium regardless of the density of the plants. The maximum seed yields per hectare was 32,272 kg and 15,082 kg, during 2015 and 2016, respectively. When the tuber distribution was compared, the maximum of 40% and 39% tubers attained diameter of 35-60 mm and 25-35 mm in the first year and 2nd years in the same order. No wart and fusarium rot was noted on the tubers irrespective of the row to plant to plant distance in each plot. Maximum yield was obtained by planting large tubers (21-30 g) using planting density of 70 ×10 cm. The results recommended use of Ankara as an alternative place for the production of wart and fusarium rot free potato seed production area
Evaluation of the anti-Newcastle disease vaccine serum on dogs with canine distemper
Authors: Arbabi Mohammad , Sarchahi Ali Asghar , Mohebalian Hadi
Published: November 2022

Distemper is a contagious, highly lethal, and almost incurable viral disease in dogs and other terrestrial carnivores. This study evaluated a new distemper treatment for dogs. Two healthy male dogs of mixed breed were prepared. A 1 000-dose vial of Newcastle disease vaccine was then diluted with 6 mL normal saline and 3 mL of it was injected into the cephalic vein of each dog, collecting 20 % of the blood volume 11 h later. Blood sera were separated and used as anti-Newcastle disease vaccine serum (ANDVS) to treat dogs suspected of having canine distemper. Dogs with confirmed distemper were grouped into the following seven treatment groups: 1- ANDVS; 2- ANDVS + Cotrimoxazole; 3- ANDVS + Penicillin-Gentamicin; 4- ANDVS + Cefazolin-Amikacin; 5- Cotrimoxazole; 6- Penicillin-Gentamycin; 7- Cefazolin-Amikacin. Then the fatality rate of dogs, association between distemper and sex, breed, age, and effects of distemper on hematological factors and vital signs were evaluated. The recovery rates in the ANDVS+ Cotrimoxazole and the ANDVS+ Cefazolin-Amikacin groups were higher than those in the ANDVS group (P < 0.05). Fatality rate was significantly different in distemper-positive and distemper-negative dogs. It is concluded that although ANDVS alone has no effect on the treatment of distemper, it can increase the recovery rate when combined with cotrimoxazole or cefazolin + amikacin as compared with the sole use of these antibiotics.
Characterization of Antibiotic Resistance Determinants of Extended Spectrum β-lactamases Producing Enterobacteriaceae from Cancer Patients in South India
Authors: Manoharan Aarthi , Krishnan Padma
Published: November 2022

Patients with malignancy are highly prone to infections by Extended spectrum beta-lactamases producing Enterobacteriaceae (ESBL-PE). Knowledge on local resistance profile and resistance genes is essential to decide empirical drug. Hence, the study aims to find the resistance profile and the resistance genes of ESBL-PE from cancer patients. 172 oxyimino-cephalosporins resistant Enterobacterial isolates from clinical specimens of cancer patients were obtained. Study isolates were speciated by conventional biochemical methods. Resistance to antibiotics was detected by disc diffusion method. Phenotypic detection of ESBLs was performed as stated in CLSI guidelines. Genotypic characterization of resistance determinants of ESBL-PE was done by PCR. Among 172 Enterobacterial isolates, 151 (87.7%) were ESBL producers. E. coli (67.5%) was the major species producing ESBL enzymes followed by K. pneumoniae (27.8%). Antibiotic susceptibility pattern showed lowest resistance to imipenem 11.2%, and netilmicin 13.9%. 72% of ESBL-PE was found to be Multidrug-resistant. Among ESBL genes, blaCTX M gp-1 (83.4%) was dominant followed by blaTEM (32.4%) and blaSHV (27.8%). 36% of the isolates were found to be positive for more than one ESBL gene. High level of plasmid encoding quinolone resistance genes (64.2%) was identified in ESBL-PE. Low levels of plasmid mediated AmpC gene (15.8%) and 16S rRNA genes (9.2%) were found in ESBL-PE. The predominant ESBL encoding gene belongs to blaCTX M group 1. High proportion of ESBL-PE was found to co-harbor PMQR genes. ESBL-PE had highest sensitivity for imipenem and netilmicin.
Emotion Recognition from Manipuri Language Using MFCC and Convolution Neural Network.
Authors: Michael Gurumayum Robert , Kandali Dr. Aditya Bihar
Published: November 2022

Abstract: Emotion recognition is a significant part in designing a better Human- Computer Interaction (HCI) System. Increasing applications of Emotion recognition from speech has been found in Education, gaming, medicine and automobiles industries. And after the Covid-19 pandemic identification of human emotions and action upon is the need of the hour. In this paper we try to identify four emotions by training a CNN model using Manipuri speech data set. We test our model using real time speech signal. Our model identifies sad emotion accurately but fails to identify angry emotion.
Evaluación de las propiedades psicométricas del Cuestionario de Autorregulación Académica (SRQ-A) en estudiantes universitarios chilenos
Authors: Vergara-Morales Jorge , Rodríguez-Vera Montserrat , Del Valle Milenko
Published: November 2022

Introducción: La teoría de la autodeterminación representa un marco para comprender los factores que facilitan la motivación académica, constructo relevante para los contextos educativos. Uno de los instrumentos más utilizados para medir el constructo es el cuestionario de autorregulación académica (SRQ-A), pero se carece de antecedentes psicométricos sobre la evaluación de este modelo de medida en su versión en español. Objetivo: Evaluar la estructura factorial, consistencia interna y validez del cuestionario de autorregulación académica (SQR-A) en una muestra de estudiantes universitarios chilenos. Método: Los participantes fueron 808 estudiantes de dos universidades chilenas. El modelo de medida se evaluó mediante análisis factorial confirmatorio (AFC). La validez y confiabilidad se evaluaron mediante la varianza media extraída y la fiabilidad compuesta. Resultados: Los resultados muestran que el modelo de medida de cuatro factores presenta niveles de ajuste adecuados, además de niveles adecuados de validez y consistencia interna. Conclusión: La versión en español del SQR-A constituye una medida útil para ser aplicada en contextos de educación superior.
Análisis psicométrico y datos normativos de la UWES en adolescentes peruanos
Authors: Dominguez-Lara Sergio , Peceros-Pinto Benigno , Centeno-Leyva Sharon , Valente Sabina N. , Lourenço Abílio A. , Quistgaard-Alvarez Alberto , Morales-Velasquez Mercedes Patricia
Published: November 2022

El engagement académico es una característica relevante para predecir las trayectorias académicas exitosas y el rendimiento escolar; sin embargo, existe una carencia de instrumentos validados en Perú para su evaluación. Por ello, el objetivo de esta investigación fue analizar las propiedades psicométricas de la Utrech Work Engagement Scale – 9S (UWES-9S) en adolescentes peruanos: estructura interna, invarianza de medición, asociación con la autoeficacia académica, confiabilidad y normas. Fueron evaluados 868 adolescentes escolares (51.728% mujeres; Medad = 14.263; DEedad = 1.430) procedentes de seis colegios de la Provincia Constitucional del Callao (costa central del Perú). Además de la UWES-9S se utilizó la Escala de Autoeficacia Percibida Específica para Situaciones Académicas como medida de autoeficacia. Los resultados indican que la UWES-9S es unidimensional e invariante entre hombres y mujeres, aunque se eliminaron tres ítems derivando en una nueva versión: UWES-6S. Asimismo, la asociación con la medida de autoeficacia académica fue moderada (r > .50) y se obtuvo normas para hombres y mujeres por separado. Los indicadores de confiabilidad fueron satisfactorios tanto para las puntuaciones (coeficiente alfa y correlación inter-ítem promedio) como para el constructo (coeficiente omega > .80). Se concluye que la UWES-6S cuenta con propiedades psicométricas adecuadas para su aplicación en adolescentes peruanos.
Geomorfología y recursos turísticos asociados a la traza de la Ruta Nacional 40 en el noroeste de Santa Cruz, Argentina
Authors: Navarta Julieta , Mazzoni Elizabeth
Published: November 2022

En el presente trabajo se analizan las características geográficas del área cercana a la Estancia Casa de Piedra, ubicada en el NO de la Provincia de Santa Cruz. El área de estudio abarca un tramo de 62 km de la Ruta Nacional 40 entre las localidades de Bajo Caracoles y Perito Moreno, en la que se desarrollan diversidad de paisajes como resultado de procesos endógenos y exógenos que han actuado en la zona. Mediante la utilización de técnicas de interpretación de imágenes satelitales, modelos digitales de elevación y análisis bibliográfico, se elaboró cartografía temática de los principales aspectos del paisaje. A partir de la misma se identificaron siete sitios con potencial para el desarrollo del geo y ecoturismo que fueron integrados en cuatro circuitos de acuerdo a su afinidad para la realización de actividades turísticas. Los resultados obtenidos permiten ampliar el conocimiento de la zona y diversificar la oferta turística parcialmente consolidada en el área.
La vida en la ruralidad sur patagónica. Una aproximación reflexivadesde la perspectiva del análisis institucional y otros enfoques.
Authors: Martínez Maira A. , Reinoso Marta S. , Ramírez Sergio D.
Published: November 2022

El artículo tiene como objetivo presentar los avances realizados en el análisis de temas que atraviesan la vida cotidiana de integrantes de una pequeña comunidad rural en Patagonia sur; como producto de las actividades realizadas en el marco del Plan de Formación de la Beca de Iniciación a la Investigación otorgada por la UNPA. Dicho Plan significó la adscripción al Proyecto de Investigación “Análisis de las Institucionesy de las Prácticas Sociales en el mundo de la vida rural en Patagonia Austral” (29/A481), radicado en el IEC de la UARG. A tal fin, se utilizaron los datos construidos a partir de la información obtenida en el estudio exploratorio realizado en el Departamento Lago Argentino de la provincia de Santa Cruz, en el segundo cuatrimestre de 2021; con el propósito de obtener información sobre la vida cotidiana dela comunidad rural de esa zona. En este sentido, se pretende realizar un aporte a la reflexión crítica sobre algunas características de la vida cotidiana que contribuya a la comprensión del mundo rural en la Patagonia austral desde un enfoque institucional.
Como primeros avances se logró precisar y reajustar la propuesta preliminar de categorías; además de profundizar temas centrales para el cumplimiento de los objetivos del PI, los cuales son: historia del poblamiento en Santa Cruz, dinámica demográfica delámbito rural en Argentina y Santa Cruz, perspectivas teóricas que sustentan el análisis, metodología utilizada y resultados obtenidos hasta aquí.
La incorporación al equipo de investigación se realizó como estudiante avanzada de la Licenciatura en Trabajo Social de la UARG. Por tal motivo, se consideró importante desde la mirada disciplinar del Trabajo Social reflexionar respecto de algunas condiciones que caracterizan la vida cotidiana de estas comunidades en el presente y aportar a la construcción de una base de datos confiable en función de futuras intervenciones. Cabe consignar que los estudios sobre la ruralidad sur patagónica constituyen un área de vacancia en el Trabajo Social.
Testing the Speaking Ability at Oral Exams in Departments of English Studies
Authors: Jedynak Małgorzata
Published: November 2022

The paper discusses the problem of assessing spoken English production starting from the theoretical deliberations on testing the communicative ability. In the empirical part, the author reports on the two approaches to testing the students’ oral performance at the final oral examinations in the Departments of English Studies at the University of Wrocław and the Higher Vocational School in Nysa, both located in the south­-west of Poland. The impact of preparation time, the examination format, and testing techniques on the students’ oral performance were investigated in a qualitative study. Being an examiner the author examined the oral material collected during the two final examinations in the above mentioned Departments. The findings show that the two approaches to oral performance testing have an influence on the students’ productions. The paper concludes with some recommendations for the examiners related to the introduction of a more complex testing system in which a versatile student­-student and student-­teacher format and at least two different testing techniques are used. Additionally, the allocation of a relatively short time for students to prepare at an oral examination is advocated for enhancing natural everyday communication which is a priority in the currently dominant communicative approach to foreign language learning and teaching.
Genre Analysis of Quality Assurance (ISO 9000) Documentation
Authors: Kuzmina Jana
Published: November 2022

The paper presents the results of cross-­sectional empirical research exploring the network of genres in the quality assurance domain. The theoretical basis for this research has been to a large extent grounded in the English for Specific Purposes (ESP) genre school. The empirical research method is a two-­staged discourse analysis. During the first stage the data collection tools were semi­-structured interviews with four Lloyd Register Quality Assurance (LRQA) auditors aimed at identifying the recurrent genres pertinent to the domain and describing the social context in which they occur. The second stage involved the genre analysis, namely, moves and steps analysis, in order to define the communicative aims and rhetorical organization of assessment reports. The obtained results highlight the significance of the social context for conducting the genre analysis in the quality assurance domain. They reveal that the genres in the network have hierarchical relations, with the quality standard being the dominating one. Moreover, discursive practices facilitate uncovering constitutive intertextual relations and rhetorical organisation. The topicality of the theme is determined by the scarcity of previous research in the quality assurance domain and the needs to train managers to develop their communicative language competence.
Common Errors in the Use of English Verb Forms
Authors: Apse Vineta , Farneste Monta
Published: November 2022

English has been taught as the first foreign language in the schools of Latvia for more than 10 years and is a compulsory subject from the age of nine, but university professors frequently observe that undergraduates who study English make verb errors when both formal and informal register is required. Therefore, the goal of the research was to find the common errors in the use of English finite verb forms and explain their causes. Research participants were first-year students who have studied English for at least ten years at school and now are majoring in language and business studies at a university in Latvia. A case study was used as a research method. Fifty students’ tests on the use of English verb tense, aspect and voice forms were analysed. A questionnaire survey was applied to analyse the potential causes of the verb errors the students make. The analysis allows us to conclude that the most common errors are in the use of the verb aspect forms, followed by the use of the verb tense forms, and that they can be classified as intralingual errors. The most typical causes of these errors are simplifications, the fact that some students have not yet reached the required language level for advanced studies and the use of English, the students’ misconceptions about their real knowledge of verb forms, lack of independent learning habits and also the metalanguage to deal with tertiary level tasks.
The Metaphors She Lived By: Language in Djuna Barnes’s "Nightwood"
Authors: Trendel Aristi
Published: November 2022

This paper inquires into how Djuna Barnes foregrounds language in Nightwood and then posits its limits through the intimation of a transcendent form of ineffability. Multiple strategies concur for language’s prominent position: a catachrestic use of metaphor, dense intertextuality and metafictional reflection on language. A hiatus marks the narrative in the last chapter which, stylistically different from the rest of the narrative, evokes the sublime. In this last chapter, Barnes conspicuously gives up the previous strategies that turn the reader’s attention to language in order to suggest the impossibility of language to convey the extreme joy and pain of love.
A interculturalidade crítica e reflexiva no processo de ensino-aprendizagem das pessoas da Educação de Jovens e Adultos
Authors: Viñal Júnior José Veiga , De Jesus Couto Leda Regina , Santos Filho Agnaldo Pedro , Miranda Helga Porto
Published: November 2022

A educação de Jovens e Adultos (EJA) tem sido invisibilizada por políticas públicas que a negligenciam com propostas pedagógicas que estão distantes da realidade e necessidades desses jovens e adultos. Uma modalidade educacional que não recebe o devido tratamento o qual possibilite sanar anos de negligência para com crianças, jovens e adultos que não tiveram acesso à escola por falta de estrutura econômica, política e social do nosso país. Assim sendo, este artigo propõe uma reflexão sobre a EJA numa perspectiva intercultural, dialógica, crítica e decolonial. Para isso, traremos uma breve conceituação da interculturalidade e seu uso no processo de ensino-aprendizagem, bem como discutiremos o ensino e aprendizagens de línguas na EJA. Assim, delineiam-se, neste documento, os aportes de uma educação intercultural crítica que visa a emancipação de sujeitos desumanizados em seus percursos escolares, políticos, sociais e culturais. As reflexões sinalizam que ensino-aprendizagens pautadas na interculturalidade crítica, dialógica e decolonial podem levar a resultados relevantes e significativos na EJA, oportunizando a formação de pessoas críticos, capazes de compreender as relações de poder que influenciam suas vidas, contribuindo, assim, com o seu processo de emancipação.
Customary law and regulation: Authenticity and influence
Authors: Qerimi Islam , Maloku Ahmet , Maloku Elda
Published: November 2022

In its origins, customary law is a product of tribal order, which lacked a genuine state organization and institutions to create and enforce the law (Pëllumbi, 2006). Albanian customary law (ACL) is one of the oldest and most exceptional bodies of European customary law. It is exceptional that it does not come from a legislator or state parliament, but it was transmitted across generations in its unwritten form since antiquity. ACL has been applied in Albanian territories alongside various state laws implemented by locals or invaders. The purpose of this paper is to bring closer the scientific knowledge regarding the application of customary law from the ancient period to the new time. This knowledge brings scientific data regarding the originality or the influence of the customary rights of foreign people on ACL. This paper, by using the comparative methods, theoretical and meta-analysis methods (Maloku, 2020), will present the views of some foreign and local authors on customary law throughout history, and in particular in the Kanun of Lekë Dukagjini (KLD) as a fundamental source of ACL. The KLD has had the greatest longevity. Japanese anthropologist Kazuhiko Yamamoto considered the KLD to be similar to ancient Japanese customary law and Homeric-era law (Yamamoto, 2015). This paper contributes to the existing scientific literature, especially in the legal field. Moreover, this paper can contribute to the work of criminologists, victimologists, sociologists, and historians of the rule of law who deal with the research on the impact of customary law in Albanian lands.
A to Z: Visualising Every Word in the Dictionary in Alphabetical Order
Authors: Dave Ball
Published: November 2022

This exposition focuses on my 35-year-long project to visualise every word in the Concise Oxford English Dictionary in alphabetical order, A to Z. Begun in 2011, the point of departure here is a particular moment in the unfolding of the project: the recent completion of the final D-word, “dystopia”. A to Z is premised upon the carrying out of a defined conceptual rule: a “tactically absurd” commitment to a lifetime of artistic effort, whose ostensible folly gives rise to an ever-expanding body of work that appears arbitrary, unwarranted, and nonsensical, but which, through its playful insistence, might also be understood as operating in a new and alternative realm of sense.
A novel assembly pipeline and functional annotations for targeted sequencing: A case study on the globally threatened Margaritiferidae (Bivalvia: Unionida)
Authors: Gomes-dos-Santos André , Froufe Elsa , Pfeiffer John , Smith Chase , Machado Andre , Castro L Filipe C , Do Van , Hattori Akimasa , Garrison Nicole , Whelan Nathan , Bolotov Ivan , Vikhrev Ilya , Kondakov Alexander , Ghamizi Mohamed , Prié Vincent , Bogan Arthur , Lopes-Lima Manuel
Published: November 2022

The proliferation of genomic sequencing approaches has significantly
impacted the field of phylogenetics. Target capture approaches provide a
cost-effective, fast, and easily applied strategy for phylogenetic
inference of non-model organisms. However, many existing pipelines used
to create phylogenomic datasets from target capture data are incapable
of incorporating whole genome sequencing data into their workflows.
Here, we develop a highly efficient pipeline for capturing and de novo
assembly of the targeted regions using whole genome re-sequencing reads.
This new pipeline allows capturing targeted loci accurately and
efficiently, and given its unbiased nature, can easily be expanded to be
used with any other target capture probe set. We demonstrate the utility
of our approach by incorporating whole genome sequencing data into a
recently developed target capture probe set to reconstruct the
evolutionary history of the freshwater mussel family Margaritiferidae,
reconstructing supraspecific relationships outside the Unionidae family,
providing the first comprehensive multi-loci phylogeny of the
Margaritiferidae. We also provide a catalogue of well-curated functional
annotations of the targeted regions for the target capture probe set,
representing a complementary tool for scrutinizing phylogenetic
inferences while expanding future applications of the probe set.
Application of the method of discrete-pulse energy input for water degassing in municipal and industrial boilers
Authors: Obodovych Oleksandr , Tselen Bogdan , Sydorenko Vitalii , Ivanytskyi Georgy , Radchenko Natalia
Published: November 2022

The main advantages and disadvantages of chemical and physical degassing of liquids are considered. It was found that hydrodynamic cavitation should be considered as an important alternative to acoustic cavitation, both in terms of performance and, above all, in terms of energy saving. The processing of two liquids - acidic condensate and model solution (solution of carbon dioxide in distilled water) was performed. The dynamics of changes in the content of dissolved carbonic acid depending on the duration of hydrodynamic treatment in order to determine the optimal processing duration to achieve the required degree of degassing are studied. Liquids were treated on a l laboratory-scale plant developed as part of the implementation of the method of discrete-pulse energy input into heterogeneous media, which creates conditions for intensive growth of vapor bubbles and their removal. The pH values were obtained and the concentrations of carbonic acid in the acidic condensate and the model solution were calculated from the duration of their processing. It was found that the main change in the pH of the model solution and acidic condensate occurs approximately during the first two minutes of processing. The increase in pH and, consequently, the decrease in the dissolved carbonic acid content of both liquids for several days are explained by the relaxation process during which carbon dioxide microbubbles emerge from the liquid, which did not have time to leave the liquid. Data from experimental studies of the dynamics of dissolved carbonic acid content, together with theoretical studies of the growth of gaseous bubbles in liquid and the evolution of a set of vapor bubbles to a critical value of gas content can be used to optimize cavitation degassing processes and justify optimal parameters of these processes. The proposed method of degassing can be used for reagent-free neutralization of acid condensate, which will improve the environment by reducing wastewater (chemically contaminated neutralized condensate and waste water softeners) and rational use of water resources by reducing the need for natural water. Also, the proposed method of liquid degassing can be used in the food industry, in particular, in the production of juices, beverages, vegetable oils, etc.
The Automatic Onion Cutter Using Arduino Uno as Control System Tool
Authors: Jaya Putra , Hidayat Hendra , Faiza Delsina , Almasri Almasri , Zulwisli Zulwisli , Aidil Muhammad
Published: November 2022

Today's technological developments are growing rapidly, but there are still jobs that are done manually and semi-manually. This paper aims to develop a control system to coordinate the work of tools using an electric motor, which is very helpful in the process of cutting onions in large quantities and is more efficient in spending production costs because the tool designed is an automatic onion cutter. This research method begins with the collection of materials and data related to onion cutters, production of onion cutters, and testing of onion cutters. The measurement results of the tool show that every component in the automatic onion cutter works well and optimally; the measurement process is carried out properly and thoroughly. This optimal work result is supported by Arduino Uno. The Arduino Uno microcontroller acts as a tool controller. In the main system, the onion cutter is controlled by the Arduino Uno with the Arduino programming language. This automatic onion cutting system will work when the onion you want to cut has been inserted into a cross-section that has been equipped with an ultrasonic sensor, and then the onion cutting process is carried out. Compared with the manual method, the cutting time is almost the same. It's just that the advantages of slicing with this tool, the resulting slices are relatively more uniform. Besides that, another advantage is that it doesn't hurt the eyes of the onion slicer. So that this tool can be used by small entrepreneurs and onion farmers to increase productivity and the community's economy.
STUDY ON ENGLISH LANGUAGE EVALUATION STANDARDS
Authors: Tumurbat Oyun-Erdene , Sergelen Namuun
Published: November 2022

There are several evaluation standards to assess English levels. Through this article, we consider the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR) as an important tool. We aimed to reveal the evaluation standards used in universities and English language training courses in our country and to clarify how the standard tolerates internationally accepted English language evaluation standards. Within the scope of this goal, 27 teachers who teach English in universities and colleges in Mongolia, 22 teachers of English language training centers (general informants), and 656 students who study English in 21 universities and colleges in Mongolia (casual informants) were randomly selected and a survey with 3 groups of 24 questions was conducted over 2 months using Google Form, and the collected results were processed and compared using SPSS program.96.3% of the teachers of universities and colleges evaluate the English course on a 100-point scale. 55.5% of them agreed that the future use of CEFR assessment standards would provide a more objective assessment of students' language levels. According to the responses of training center teachers, 68.2% of the participating training center teachers evaluate the student's language level according to the CEFR standard, which shows that they use an internationally recognized evaluation method. In this regard, 42.7% of the 656 students who participated in the study agreed that the CEFR assessment standard, rather than the 100-point scale, could fully reflect their language level internationally in the future, which was in line with the researchers' hypothesis.
Unearthing my toki: The artist who found an adze
Authors: Elliott Zena
Published: November 2022

I had a dream once where I was walking along a beach or river. I often saw a taonga (treasure) as toki (adze) submerged between the sand and the water flow. I remember not wanting to acknowledge that the toki was there and I would pretend I didn’t see it. Coincidently in my waking life, I was drawn to the art of Māori carving, I took up a journey of reconnection and rediscovery through toi whakairo (the art of carving). During my whakairo journey, between 2010 to 2018 I discovered research gaps in knowledge, specifically about wahine Māori carving and examples. My research enquiry investigates the experiences and perspectives of wahine kaiwhakairo (women carver) from a distinctive Ngāti Awa mana takatāpui position. The study contemplates the role of wahine in whakairo from a Māori worldview and the impacts of colonisation on contemporary Māori women carvers. This presentation is drawn from a Kaupapa Māori and practice-led Doctoral inquiry, activated through a pūrākau methodology. Pouwhare (2020) describes how a pūrākau methodology can synchronise a way of being Māori and artistic practice that enables a process of working from a distinctive ontological and epistemological position that recognises the role of the seen and unseen. This poster presentation will discuss the pūrākau methodology used to capture the narratives of what it means to be a distinctive Māori carver. Traditional gender roles and fluidity will be considered with references to takatāpui (an umbrella term for Māori diverse gender identities) and traditional Māori narratives. There will be a discussion on the creative research methods used to explore notions of gender fluidity within the practice of carving and the art form itself.
Automating inspection of moveable lane barrier for Auckland Harbour Bridge traffic safety
Authors: Rathee Munish
Published: November 2022

A moveable lane barrier along the Auckland Harbour Bridge (AHB) enables two-way traffic flow optimisation and control. However, the AHB barrier transfer machines are not equipped with an automated solution for screening the pins that link the barrier segments. If the connecting metal pin pops out due to external force, the disjoined concrete barrier can be hazardous to motorist safety.After being restricted due to pandemic lockdowns, I reviewed previous research in anomaly detection to overcome the challenge of a small and unbalanced dataset. A technique was needed for a robust approach to data analysis and modelling on initially small and unbalanced datasets for similar circumstances where the expected dataset size may or may not become available within the expected timeframes. My research introduced a collectively synthetic minority-class data boosting, adaptive, incremental, and transfer learning method that utilises pre-trained neural networks. A novel technique for obtaining synthetic frames with different degrees of unsafe pin images cloned from the original video frames allowed a robust data analysis and modelling approach on small and unbalanced datasets. A universal system is produced for automated inspection that can ease the day-to-day work stress of the AHB safety inspectors. This system can be applied globally with minimum modifications to similar traffic management or anomaly detection and tracking scenarios.This presentation aims to introduce the proposed proof of concept (PoC) for supplementing movable lane barrier inspection. The produced PoC can be deployed on a vehicle or AHB barrier transfer machine to detect the unsafe pin and alert the user.