bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Taxonomical identification, biomass production and nutrient composition of Moringa sp. as a fodder crop
Authors: Sharmin F , Sarker MSK , Sarker NR , Huque KS , Hossain SMJ , Basher MK
Published: December 2020

The study was conducted to identify the moringa species and to determine biomass production of Moringa sp. as a fodder crop. An experimental plot (2100 cm x 300 cm) was divided into three equal subplots (900 cm x 300 cm). Chemical fertilizer was applied (100-90-30, NPK), one-fifth of the total fertilizer after each harvest and the recommended amount of cow dung. Weeds were controlled in the experimental plot as they appeared. In a harvesting day, one unit of land containing 54 plants was cut into 3 different sections considering different cutting heights 1.5, 2 and 2.5 feet and cutting intervals after planting were 40, 50 and 60 days, respectively. The experimental design was 3 x 3 factorial design in this study. All plants were randomly selected from each harvested plot and separated manually into their different botanical fractions such as stem, twigs and leaves. The different fractions weight were recorded using an electric balance and freshly harvested biomass were sun dried. To identify the moringa plant taxonomically, the herbarium sheets were prepared with the samples from 6 different locations of Bangladesh. The herbarium sheets were matched with the control moringa herarium sheet at the library of Bangladesh National Herbarium Center, Mirpur Dhaka. As per result, the biomass yield of moringa at 40 days from sowing was significantly highest (p<0.01) in 1.5 feet (278 kg/hec) to 2 feet (264 kg/hec) cutting from the ground compared to 2.5 feet (207 kg/hec). Similar trends were observed in 60 days. Interaction effect between cutting height and cutting interval was found significant. Moringa leaves contained crude protein (CP) 28.21% whereas stem and twigs contained 11.13% and 13.49% CP respectively in this study. Considering all the results it can be concluded that M. olifera may be cultivated as fodder crop and harvested with optimum cutting height of 1.5 feet at the age of 60 days.

Bang. J. Livs. Res. Vol. 26 (1&2), 2019: P. 61-72
KAJIAN EVALUASI PERILAKU WISATAWAN PADA PERMUKIMAN KAMPUNG BIRU AREMA (KBA) DENGAN PENDEKATAN LANSKAP BERKELANJUTAN UNTUK KESEHATAN LINGKUNGAN
Authors: Setyabudi Irawan , Kurnia Desi , Alfian Rizki , Hastutiningtyas Wahidyanti Rahayu
Published: December 2020

Riverbank settlements tend to have slum environments found in urban areas. Many factors such as land use change, increasing demand, population growth urges the use of urban space as residential land. Currently in the city of Malang; as a research location; has many settlements on the banks of the river, such as along the Brantas river, namely in Betek, around Tarekot (city recreation park) and Jodipan. Many efforts from the government to change the values and perceptions of the community to have a positive connotation, with thematic village programs. This relationship is reciprocity and formed the concept of tourist villages, such as the Kampung Warna Warni and the Kampung Biru Arema (KBA). This village has an identity which has the blue nuance as an icon of the Arema football club. This village successfully built the economy of the local population but also left a negative footprint on the environment. For example, visitor behavior that does not dispose of trash in its place or a mismatch of planning applications to visitor behavior. Its influence certainly has an impact on the environmental health of the KBA community itself. This study aims to determine the pattern of visitor behavior towards KBA locations and environmental conservation efforts. The study was conducted qualitatively with the behavior mapping method and time budget, and associated with the concept of sustainable landscapes for environmental health. The results of this study are recommendations for the use of environmentally responsive open space in accordance with the behavior of visitors to tourist attractions.
POTENSI LANSKAP DESA PURWODADI SEBAGAI OBJEK DESA WISATA DI KABUPATEN MALANG
Authors: Budiyono Debora Budiyono , Nuraini Nuraini , Alfiyah Alfiyah
Published: December 2020

Purwodadi village is one of the village landscapes that has interesting natural and cultural potential to be developed as objects and attractions of toursim village. However the problem in Purwodadi village is not yet identified the potential of the landscape that can be developed into a tourism village object. Village tourism is one of the components between provided, accommodation and supporting facilities provided in the structure of the community with the prevailing order in the village. The purpose of this study was to identify the potential of the Purwodadi village landscape as a tourism village. The method used in the study is focus group discussion (FGD). Based on the identification results show that the village landscape of Purwodadi has 22 types of objects and potential attractions consisting of natural and cultural tourism. Natural potentials that can be developed are beaches, islands, agriculture, and animal husbandry. While the cultural potential consists of the offerings, art, carnival, and historical objects.
Effect of indigenous beneficial rhizobacterial isolates on growth of Litchi seedlings
Authors: Kumari Nandini , Khare Pushpanjali
Published: December 2020

A pot experiment was conducted to observe the effect of indigenous strains of rhizobacteria isolated from litchi orchards of East Champaran, Bihar (India) on the growth and survivability of litchi seedlings. Three efficient native rhizobacterial isolates
belonging to genera Pseudomonas, Azotobacter and Ochrobactrum were used in seven different combinations and their effect on germination rate, shoot height, root length, number of leaves were observed and recorded in litchi seedlings. Pot 7 containing mixed combination of all the three isolates in equal proportion showed maximum root length (11.7 cm) and shoot length (12.5 cm), early germination as compared to control Pot P8 devoid of any isolates. Pot 4 (Pseudomonas + Azotobacter) and pot 5 (Pseudomonas + Ochrobactrum) also gave satisfactory result in all the parameters recorded. The results clearly state that, mixture of all the three rhizobacterial isolates as “Biomix” produced stimulatory growth results on litchi seedlings as compared to sole application and control. This “Biomix” could be used for formulating effective biofertilizers for litchi orchards in future.
A preliminary floristic survey of Baisipalli wildlife sanctuary, Odisha, India
Authors: Pradhan Anuradha , Subudhi H.N. , Kullu Bandana
Published: December 2020

Present study documented floristic diversity of Baisipalli wildlife sanctuary with a preliminary survey. Total of 202 indigenous Angiospermic species belonging to 163 genera under 68 families were recorded, out of which 170 (84%) were dicot plant species and 32 (16%) were monocot plant species. According the habit, 87 (43%) tree species, 68 (34%) herb species, 24 (12%) climber species and 23 (11%) shrub species were documented. Findings of the present study will be useful for further phytosociological and ethobotanical studies of the sanctuary.
Hydrolytic enzymes and biodeterioration of groundnut seeds
Authors: Deshmukh R.S.
Published: December 2020

Some common seed borne fungal isolates of Groundnut variety TAG-24 and SB-XI were screened for their ability to produce the hydrolytic enzymes. For this the test seed borne fungal isolates of Groundnut were grown on substrate and nonsubstrate glucose nitrate media for seven days at room temperature. After seven days of incubation the culture filtrates were collected separately and considered them as the crude enzyme preparation. The crude enzyme preparations were assayed by different methods under different conditions. Both varieties of Groundnut Aspergillus terreus and Sclerotium rolfsii were found to be highly amlolytic. All the test isolates of the Groundnut variety TAG-24 and SB-XI produced protease in both the media. Maximum protease production was found by Aspergillus flavus followed by Fusarium oxysporum. All the test isolates produced cellulase in both the media. Maximum cellulase production was found in Sclerotium rolfsii followed by Aspergillus niger and Aspergillus terreus. Among the seven test isolates Aspergillus flavus, Aspergillus terreus, Macrophomina phaseolina could not produce pectinase in the absence of substrate but the production was observed in the presence of substrate
A new nematode of the genus Rhabdochona (Rhabdochona) from Botia dario
(ornamental fish) from Jiri River, Jiribam, Manipur, India
Authors: Singh R.K. Sanachaoba , Devi Ch. Dheinabi , Gambhir R.K.
Published: December 2020

During a taxonomic study of parasites of freshwater fishes, three new gravid female nematodes of the genus Rhabdochona were recovered from the intestine of a freshwater fish, Botia dario caught from Jiri River. Detail study revealed the specimen as a medium-sized nematode, tapering at both ends with finely striated cuticle, 14 anterior teeth in the funnel-shaped prostome, vulva post-equatorially open, vagina muscular, posteriorly directed with an ovejector, eggs oval, thinshelled and embryonated, tail tip conoidly pointed. Thus, the present species is assigned to the genus Rhabdochona. Prevalence and intensity of infection is 20% (1/5) and 3(3/1) parasite per host, respectively. Comparing the relative characteristics of the two conspecies, the present species closely resembles Rhabdochona (Rhabdochona) acuminata. It differs in a few aspects such as the longer oesophagus, more anteriorly located excretory pore, longer vagina, thin-shelled eggs but smooth-shelled eggs in R.(R) acuminata, conoidly pointed tail tip but bluntly ended in R. (R.) acuminata. Based on these distinguishing characters the present species is described as a new species giving the name Rhabdochona
(Rhabdochona) jiribamensis n. sp.
Detection and Tracking of Face Location in the Pre-processing Stage of Recognition of Micro Expressions Using the Kanade-Lucas-Tomasi (KLT) Method
Authors: Choirina Priska , Rosiani Ulla Delfana
Published: December 2020

Research and observation of micro-expression movements requires a careful pre-processing stage, because it is associated with observing subtle movements and very fast durations. At this stage, the detection and tracking of the face area must always be precise so that the observation of movement in the face area can be accurate. Several video samples of the micro expression dataset showed facial movements followed by small movements of the head. The movements outside the movement in this facial area will affect the performance of the micro expression recognition system. This study detects and tracks the location of faces during micro-expression movements. The Viola-Jones method is used for face detection and the Kanade Lucas Tomasi (KLT) method for tracking feature points. After the face is detected correctly, a point tracking is performed at the tip of the nose. This tracking of the movements at the nose tip is followed by the formation of the facial area. So that the face area will always be in the right position even if there is movement in the head. The test and testing data used in this study were the CASME II dataset. The test from this research shows that the detection and tracking of facial areas can be done precisely and accurately on all test data. It is hoped that with the formation of facial areas that are always precisely tracked, the next process of recognition of micro expressions can run well.
Succession process and the impact of gender in Puerto Rican family businesses
Authors: Meléndez-Ramos Grisel
Published: December 2020

This paper explores succession phenomena in four Puerto Rican businesses. The main conclusion is that there are differences between the succession pro-cess for daughters and sons because of a stereotypical concept of women’s role and leadership within businesses. Daughters appear to have full access to presidency only when the father dies. Before that, daughters exercise a periph-eral leadership within the organization to construct their leadership space and, at the same time, transmit the values of the business. Opposed to daughters, sons achieve full presidency power and leadership upon confrontation with the father. Main sources of resistance in leadership transition from father to daughters came from external constituencies.
SARS-CoV-2 Infection is Protease-Dependent and Induces Neutrophils “Proteolytic Storm” Triggering Clinical Worsening and Viral Sepsis. Proteolysis and Inhibitors of Neutrophil Release Can Prevent and Treat Covid-19
Authors: Pier Maria Fornasari
Published: December 2020

Based on Chinese CDCP report on COVID-19, 14% of patients presented severe disease and 5% critical conditions. The average case-fatality rate was 2.3%, but mortality was as high as 49% in patients with critical illness. Serious life threatening thromboembolic complications have been found in 71.4% of non-survivors and micro/macro angiopathic coagulopathy has been found, at autopsy also, with highly increased neutrophil number, fibrinogen, concentrations of D-dimer and FDPs and NETs, ATIII decrease and normal number of platelets. A cytokine storm and interaction between inflammation and coagulation has been advocated as explanation of hypercoagulability. It has been shown that SARS-CoV-2 infection of alveolar cells is driven by the S-protein by engaging ACE2 and TMPRSS2 cell receptors. Whose activation depends on the activity of various host proteases. Full inhibition of SARS-CoV-2 entry was observed when serine proteases inhibitor camostat mesylate was coupled with Cathepsin B/L inhibitor E-64d. In addition multiple proteases are involved in host immune response against viral invasion and immunopathology related to imbalanced immune activation. In this paper it’s hypothesized that the severity of Covid-19 is induced by recruitment of innate responder neutrophils, which release proteases and NETs inducing endothelial damage and imbalance of the four major proteolytic cascades (coagulation, complement, fibrinolysis and kallikrein) with prevalence of activators over inhibitors and consequent thrombotic complications. Platelets adhesion to damaged endothelium and vWFVIII multimers presence, due to loss of ADAMTS13, contributes to hypercoagulability state. Human plasma or serine protease inhibitors like aprotinin can help to control neutrophil induced “proteolytic storm”. The goal of this paper is to support the view that, in SARS-CoV-2 infection, proteases have a key role and exceeding imbalanced neutrophil innate “unfriendly fire” response can be identified as the trigger of a “proteolytic storm”, responsible for subsequent well known hyper coagulation and “cytokine storm” and human plasma, in adequate volumes, together with serine proteases inhibitors can be an effective therapeutic strategy.
Revisiting Aspect in Mild Cognitive Impairment and Alzheimer's Disease: Evidence From Greek
Authors: Manouilidou Christina , Roumpea Georgia , Nousia Anastasia , Stavrakaki Stavroula , Nasios Grigorios
Published: December 2020

The study investigates the ability of Greek-speaking individuals diagnosed with mild Alzheimer's Disease (mAD) and Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) to produce verbs that vary with respect to their grammatical and lexical aspect. While grammatical aspect has been examined in aphasia, there are only a few studies dealing with this in neurodegenerative conditions and their findings are contradictory. Motivated by this, we further investigate aspect by examining not only grammatical but lexical aspect as well and how their semantic and temporal features affect mAD and MCI individuals' performance. Thus, the major innovation of the study is that it examines aspect not only as a functional feature but also as a lexical variable, something addressed for the first time in the literature. We also address whether grammatical aspect interacts with lexical aspect and with time reference. Finally, by looking at Greek, we further contribute to cross-linguistic perspective of aspect investigation. 11 MCI and 11 mAD individuals participated in a picture naming task, targeting the investigation of lexical aspect, and a sentence completion task, targeting the investigation of grammatical aspect and its interaction with lexical aspect and time reference. Both groups of participants were found to be impaired in both tasks when compared to healthy controls. In the naming task, both group and lexical aspect were significant predictors for participants' performance. Specifically, more impaired performance was found instates(believe),achievements(break), andsemelfactives(hit) compared toactivities(run) andaccomplishments(build) for both AD and MCI participants. In the sentence completion task, apart from group, neither grammatical or lexical aspect nor tense were significant predictors for participants' performance. While results indicate that both grammatical and lexical aspect are impaired in AD and MCI, a closer look suggests a dissociation regarding the temporal feature ofduration. Specifically, as grammatical feature,durationdoes not appear to affect participants' choice between perfective and imperfective aspect. As a lexical variable, on the other hand, and as part of the lexical representation of a verb, duration (together with internal structure) appears to play a role in verb naming. Finally, the lack of interaction between lexical and grammatical aspect also indicates that these two subsystems can be affected differentially.
Cardiac Complications of Propionic and Other Inherited Organic Acidemias
Authors: Park Kyung Chan , Krywawych Steve , Richard Eva , Desviat Lourdes R. , Swietach Pawel
Published: December 2020

Clinical observations and experimental studies have determined that systemic acid-base disturbances can profoundly affect the heart. A wealth of information is available on the effects of altered pH on cardiac function but, by comparison, much less is known about the actions of the organic anions that accumulate alongside H+ions in acidosis. In the blood and other body fluids, these organic chemical species can collectively reach concentrations of several millimolar in severe metabolic acidoses, as in the case of inherited organic acidemias, and exert powerful biological actions on the heart that are not intuitive to predict. Indeed, cardiac pathologies, such as cardiomyopathy and arrhythmia, are frequently reported in organic acidemia patients, but the underlying pathophysiological mechanisms are not well established. Research efforts in the area of organic anion physiology have increased dramatically in recent years, particularly for propionate, which accumulates in propionic acidemia, one of the commonest organic acidemias characterized by a high incidence of cardiac disease. ThisReviewprovides a comprehensive historical overview of all known organic acidemias that feature cardiac complications and a state-of-the-art overview of the cardiac sequelae observed in propionic acidemia. The article identifies the most promising candidates for molecular mechanisms that become aberrantly engaged by propionate anions (and its metabolites), and discusses how these may result in cardiac derangements in propionic acidemia. Key clinical and experimental findings are considered in the context of potential therapies in the near future.
Auditory Noise Leads to Increased Visual Brain-Computer Interface Performance: A Cross-Modal Study
Authors: Xie Jun , Cao Guozhi , Xu Guanghua , Fang Peng , Cui Guiling , Xiao Yi , Li Guanglin , Li Min , Xue Tao , Zhang Yanjun , Han Xingliang
Published: December 2020

Noise has been proven to have a beneficial role in non-linear systems, including the human brain, based on the stochastic resonance (SR) theory. Several studies have been implemented on single-modal SR. Cross-modal SR phenomenon has been confirmed in different human sensory systems. In our study, a cross-modal SR enhanced brain–computer interface (BCI) was proposed by applying auditory noise to visual stimuli. Fast Fourier transform and canonical correlation analysis methods were used to evaluate the influence of noise, results of which indicated that a moderate amount of auditory noise could enhance periodic components in visual responses. Directed transfer function was applied to investigate the functional connectivity patterns, and the flow gain value was used to measure the degree of activation of specific brain regions in the information transmission process. The results of flow gain maps showed that moderate intensity of auditory noise activated the brain area to a greater extent. Further analysis by weighted phase-lag index (wPLI) revealed that the phase synchronization between visual and auditory regions under auditory noise was significantly enhanced. Our study confirms the existence of cross-modal SR between visual and auditory regions and achieves a higher accuracy for recognition, along with shorter time window length. Such findings can be used to improve the performance of visual BCIs to a certain extent.
Immunological Aspects Involved in the Degeneration of Cryopreserved Arterial Allografts
Authors: González-Gay Mario , López-Martínez Rocío , Busto-Suárez Sara , Riedemann-Wistuba Mariel Estefanía , Menéndez-Herrero María Ángeles , Álvarez-Marcos Francisco , Alonso-Pérez Manuel , Alonso-Arias Rebeca
Published: December 2020

Introduction: Cryopreserved arterial allografts have remained an option in patients requiring distal revascularization or associated with vascular infection, in the absence of a valid autogenous saphenous vein. The objective of this study is to describe the different clinical, anatomopathological, and immunological findings related to vascular transplant rejection.

Methods: In a prospective trial, 35 patients who underwent cryopreserved allogeneic arterial bypass were studied, including demographics and conduit patency. Anti-HLA antibody production was stablished prior to the surgery, 7 days, 1, 3 months, and every 3 months since. Clinical and ultrasound evaluation was added after the first month. Donor HLA-typing was retrieved whenever available, allowing for the characterization and quantification of donor specific antibodies. Cytotoxic crossmatch test was also performed. A second group of patients with allograft degenerations registered during the follow up period was studied. In this group, exclusively for aneurysm description and histopathological analysis, they were included those degenerated vascular transplants from the original series, but also those implanted prior to the beginning of the study and degraded during follow up.

Results: All patients studied displayed an increase in anti-HLA antibodies one month after the intervention, regarding bypass patency. In total, 14 patients fulfilled requirements for the study of donor specific antibodies, equally showing IgG production detectable one month after surgery. The presence of complement-fixing antibodies was also confirmed. Antibody levels were not related to graft degeneration. No specific immune markers able to predict aneurysmal development and evolution were found. From the original group, 3 patients suffered aneurysmal degeneration during follow up, together with 9 bypasses previously implanted. Average time until the first degeneration was 33 ± 19.7 months, with 30.6 ± 17.7 and 54.5 ± 2.5 months for a second and third degeneration, when occurring. Therefore, subsequent vascular transplants frequently augmented the time for new degenerations, despite increasing sensibilization. Samples from eight degenerated allografts were available for analysis, unexpectedly showing inflammatory infiltrate in only four cases and immune complex deposition in 7.

Conclusions: Immune response against vascular transplants was confirmed in all cases, but chronic rejection did not necessarily provoke bypass degradation or reduced the time for new aneurysms to develop in subsequent allografts.
Application of Biological Domain Knowledge Based Feature Selection on Gene Expression Data
Authors: Yousef Malik , Kumar Abhishek , Bakir-Gungor Burcu
Published: December 2020

In the last two decades, there have been massive advancements in high throughput technologies, which resulted in the exponential growth of public repositories of gene expression datasets for various phenotypes. It is possible to unravel biomarkers by comparing the gene expression levels under different conditions, such as disease vs. control, treated vs. not treated, drug A vs. drug B, etc. This problem refers to a well-studied problem in the machine learning domain, i.e., the feature selection problem. In biological data analysis, most of the computational feature selection methodologies were taken from other fields, without considering the nature of the biological data. Thus, integrative approaches that utilize the biological knowledge while performing feature selection are necessary for this kind of data. The main idea behind the integrative gene selection process is to generate a ranked list of genes considering both the statistical metrics that are applied to the gene expression data, and the biological background information which is provided as external datasets. One of the main goals of this review is to explore the existing methods that integrate different types of information in order to improve the identification of the biomolecular signatures of diseases and the discovery of new potential targets for treatment. These integrative approaches are expected to aid the prediction, diagnosis, and treatment of diseases, as well as to enlighten us on disease state dynamics, mechanisms of their onset and progression. The integration of various types of biological information will necessitate the development of novel techniques for integration and data analysis. Another aim of this review is to boost the bioinformatics community to develop new approaches for searching and determining significant groups/clusters of features based on one or more biological grouping functions.
Computing Integrated Information (Φ) in Discrete Dynamical Systems with Multi-Valued Elements
Authors: Gomez Juan D. , Mayner William G. P. , Beheler-Amass Maggie , Tononi Giulio , Albantakis Larissa
Published: December 2020

Integrated information theory (IIT) provides a mathematical framework to characterize the cause-effect structure of a physical system and its amount of integrated information (Φ). An accompanying Python software package (“PyPhi”) was recently introduced to implement this framework for the causal analysis of discrete dynamical systems of binary elements. Here, we present an update to PyPhi that extends its applicability to systems constituted of discrete, but multi-valued elements. This allows us to analyze and compare general causal properties of random networks made up of binary, ternary, quaternary, and mixed nodes. Moreover, we apply the developed tools for causal analysis to a simple non-binary regulatory network model (p53-Mdm2) and discuss commonly used binarization methods in light of their capacity to preserve the causal structure of the original system with multi-valued elements.
Machine Learning Algorithms for Prediction of the Quality of Transmission in Optical Networks
Authors: Kozdrowski Stanisław , Cichosz Paweł , Paziewski Piotr , Sujecki Sławomir
Published: December 2020

Increasing demand in the backbone Dense Wavelength Division (DWDM) Multiplexing network traffic prompts an introduction of new solutions that allow increasing the transmission speed without significant increase of the service cost. In order to achieve this objective simpler and faster, DWDM network reconfiguration procedures are needed. A key problem that is intrinsically related to network reconfiguration is that of the quality of transmission assessment. Thus, in this contribution a Machine Learning (ML) based method for an assessment of the quality of transmission is proposed. The proposed ML methods use a database, which was created only on the basis of information that is available to a DWDM network operator via the DWDM network control plane. Several types of ML classifiers are proposed and their performance is tested and compared for two real DWDM network topologies. The results obtained are promising and motivate further research.
A Method for Establishing a Hygrothermally Controlled Test Room for Measuring the Water Vapor Resistivity Characteristics of Construction Materials
Authors: Olaoye Toba Samuel , Dewsbury Mark , Kunzel Hartwig
Published: December 2020

Hygrothermal assessment is essential to the production of healthy and energy efficient buildings. This has given rise to the demand for the development of a hygrothermal laboratory, as input data to hygrothermal modeling tools can only be sourced and validated through appropriate empirical measurements in a laboratory. These data are then used to quantify a building’s dynamic characteristic moisture transport vis-a-vis a much more comprehensive energy performance analysis through simulation. This paper discusses the methods used to establish Australia’s first hygrothermal laboratory for testing the water vapor resistivity properties of construction materials. The approach included establishing a climatically controlled hygrothermal test room with an automatic integrated system which controls heating, cooling, humidifying, and de-humidifying as required. The data acquisition for this hygrothermal test room operates with the installation of environmental sensors connected to specific and responsive programming codes. The room was successfully controlled to deliver a relative humidity of 50% with ±1%RH deviation and at 23 °C temperature with ±1 °C fluctuation during the testing of the water vapor diffusion properties of a pliable membrane common in Australian residential construction. To validate the potential of this testing facility, an independent measurement was also conducted at the Fraunhofer Institute of Building Physics laboratory (IBP) Holzkirchen, Germany for the diffusion properties of the same pliable membrane. The inter-laboratory testing results were subjected to statistical analysis of variance, this indicates that there is no significant difference between the result obtained in both laboratories. In conclusion, this paper demonstrates that a low-cost hygrothermally controlled test room can successfully replace the more expensive climatic chamber.
Cooling Capacity and Energy Performance of Open-Type Ceiling Radiant Cooling Panel System with Air Circulators
Authors: Shin Mi-Su , Choi Ji-Su , Rhee Kyu-Nam
Published: December 2020

Ceiling radiant cooling panel (CRCP) systems are being increasingly applied to commercial buildings due to their high thermal comfort level and energy efficiency. It is recommended that CRCP systems should be operated at a relatively high chilled water temperature to prevent condensation and save energy. However, even though a high chilled water temperature is effective for achieving condensation-free operation and high chiller efficiency, it can lead to insufficient cooling capacity. In this study, a method of enhancing the cooling capacity of CRCP systems was investigated through mock-up chamber tests. The open-type installation of CRCPs and the combination of air circulators were used to enhance the cooling capacity and energy performance of CRCP systems. Experimental results showed that compared to a conventional CRCP system, the cooling capacity of an open-type CRCP system with air circulators increased by up to 26.2%, and its cooling energy consumption decreased by up to 26.4%. Additionally, the open-type CRCP system with air circulators reduced the difference between the room air temperature and mean chilled water temperature. Thus, the proposed system can operate at a relatively high chilled water temperature, which is effective for reducing condensation risk and cooling energy consumption.
Expenditure-Based Indicators of Energy Poverty—An Analysis of Income and Expenditure Elasticities
Authors: Thema Johannes , Vondung Florin
Published: December 2020

Energy poverty is high up on national and European Union policy agendas. A number of possible indicators to measure the issue have been identified in the literature, but comparable data with European coverage is scarce. The EU Commission thus proposes four independent indicators on the “EU Energy Poverty Observatory” based on self-reported items from the pan-European surveys on income and living conditions (SILC) and household budgets (HBS). It is of increasing public interest to analyse social impacts of energy policies, and quantify energy poverty indicators also from modelling. This paper first shortly outlines how the expenditure-based indicators using HBS micro data may be directly linked to existing macroeconomic models through their defining variables (energy expenditure and income). As endogenous modelling based on micro data is difficult, the link may be country-specific elasticities. The main contribution of the paper is a systematic in-depth sensitivity analysis of the two indicators to changes in income and energy expenditure following varying patterns in the underlying distributions of the micro data. The results may be used by future soft links to models. The results display sometimes counterintuitive effects. We find that whether these indicators increase/decrease after a change of income or energy expenditure largely depends on the specific country-wise income and energy expenditure distribution between households on a micro-level. Due to their definition, the examined indicators are especially sensitive, when income changes alter the indicator threshold values, which in these cases are the median values in underlying distributions. We discuss these findings and relate them to several indicator shortcomings and potential remedies through changes in indicator definition.
Do Informal Social Ties and Local Festival Participation Relate to Subjective Well-Being?
Authors: Ahn Young-joo
Published: December 2020

The present study examined the relationship between social capital, local festival participation, and subjective well-being. Moreover, this study examined whether the effect of social capital on subjective well-being can be mediated by festival participation. In addition, it examined the decomposition effect of festival participation and control of models for demographic characteristics. Data used are from the International Comparative Survey on Lifestyle and Values (ICSLV) SWB South Korea Survey. The total number of respondents for the analysis is 1694. The findings indicate that trustful relationships with family and relatives, friends, and neighbors are considerably related to subjective well-being than structural social capital. Moreover, the trust of informal social ties shows considerable potential in facilitating individuals’ local festival participation, which is associated with subjective well-being. Individuals who often participate in traditional local festivals in their communities show higher subjective well-being than those who never attend any festivals. Local festivals in communities can play an important role in strengthening links with individuals in these communities and affect community residents’ well-being. Lastly, the findings can suggest beneficial theoretical and practical implications, and enrich the previous literature on social capital and festival participation.
X-Ray Single-Grating Interferometry for Wavefront Measurement and Correction of Hard X-Ray Nanofocusing Mirrors
Authors: Yamada Jumpei , Inoue Takato , Nakamura Nami , Kameshima Takashi , Yamauchi Kazuto , Matsuyama Satoshi , Yabashi Makina
Published: December 2020

X-ray single-grating interferometry was applied to conduct accurate wavefront corrections for hard X-ray nanofocusing mirrors. Systematic errors in the interferometer, originating from a grating, a detector, and alignment errors of the components, were carefully examined. Based on the measured wavefront errors, the mirror shapes were directly corrected using a differential deposition technique. The corrected X-ray focusing mirrors with a numerical aperture of 0.01 attained two-dimensionally diffraction-limited performance. The results of the correction indicate that the uncertainty of the wavefront measurement was less than λ/72 in root-mean-square value.
ПРАКТИЧНОСТЬ ПРИМЕНЕНИЯ МЕТОДИКИ ОПЕРАТИВНОГО
ОБСЛЕДОВАНИЯ ЗДАНИЙ В ПОЛЕВЫХ УСЛОВИЯХ НА
ТЕРРИТОРИИ КЫРГЫЗСКОЙ РЕСПУБЛИКИ
Authors:   Абдыганы уулу Эмил, Абдыкалыков Данияр
Published: December 2020

В данной статье рассмотрено и проанализировано практичность применения методики
оперативного обследования в полевых условиях на территории Кыргызской Республики.
Приведен пример оперативного обследования нескольких школьных зданий, расположенных
в зонах влияния активных разломов, называемых Таласо-Ферганским и Ысык-Атинским
разломами
Traduction ou la lecture en profondeur : analyse des traductions françaises de Grande Sertão : Veredas de João Guimarães Rosa
Authors: Santos Sheila Maria dos
Published: December 2020

Selon André Gide, la traduction serait la manière la plus parfaite de lire un texte, aphorisme retrouvé aussi chez Muntaner, Plassard, entre autres. En effet, la lecture effectuée dans le but de servir à la traduction d’une œuvre ne possède pas les mêmes caractéristiques que la lecture pratiquée par un lecteur commun. Ainsi, en ayant conscience de l’importance de la lecture approfondie pour la traduction, ce travail se penchera sur l’analyse des deux traductions françaises de l’œuvre Grande Sertão: Veredas, de João Guimarães Rosa, intitulées Diadorim, dans le but d’identifier les différentes lectures faites du texte-source. Pour ce faire, l’on utilisera comme base théorique les œuvres de Plassard, Walter Benjamin, Ladmiral, Wuilmart, entre autres.
Multae quippe orationes verae quidem sed obscurae. La tassonomia della oscurità testuale nel commento di Calcidio al Timeo
Authors: Carlo G. Delle Donne
Published: December 2020

At a certain point of his commentary on Plato’s Timaeus (317.15 ff. Wazink), Calcidius sets out to distinguish different kinds of obscurity that can affect a text. The first to be analysed is the obscuritas iuxta dicentem: in this case, obscuritas is said to depend on either a decision (studio) made by the author (this was the case of both Aristotle and Heraclitus), or the inefficacy of language (imbecillitas sermonis). Secondly, Calcidius takes into account the obscuritas iuxta audientem, i.e. that particular kind of obscurity which is due to both the novelty and even the oddity of the discourse (cum inaudita et insolita dicuntur), and the intellectual inadequacy of the listener (cum is qui audit pigriore ingenio est ad intellegendum). Thirdly, Calcidius mentions a kind of obscurity which is said to be iuxta rem. In other words, this obscurity is relative to any res (i.e. any object of analysis) which is such that it cannot be precisely and immediately understood. Note that Calcidius takes this to be the case of Plato’s chora: for, neither it can be perceived through the means of sense perception, nor it can be intellectually grasped. But, as Calcidius clarifies, the presence of a certain degree of obscurity in a text does not necessarily put its veritative value at risk, just as the being true of a text does not automatically entail its being clearly expressed (non statim quae vere dicuntur aperte etiam manifesteque dicuntur). Unfortunately, to this ancient example of hermeneutics no extensive study has ever been devoted, as Professor Franco Ferrari has often pointed out. So, my objective is to extensively scrutinise the general classification of obscuritates provided by Calcidius and then to relate it to the Middle Platonic strategies aimed at neutralising Plato’s obscuritas.
“Natureza”, “substância” e metáfora em Aristóteles
Authors: Angioni Lucas
Published: December 2020

O propósito deste artigo é discutir um difícil trecho da Metafísica de Aristóteles (V. 4, 1015a11-13), no qual o filósofo parece identificar um uso metafórico do termo “natureza” (physis) para se referir às entidades que, em sua filosofia, são denominadas de “substância” (ousia). Defendo que Aristóteles, no referido trecho, se vale da noção exata de metáfora baseada em uma analogia (definida na Poética e na Retórica), a qual se funda na semelhança (ainda que tênue) entre duas relações (cada uma delas envolvendo dois itens relacionados). No trecho 1015a11-13, temos sentenças do tipo que usualmente empregamos, no nível da metalinguagem, para esclarecer o uso metafórico dos termos. Aristóteles pressupõe a seguinte semelhança: tanto a natureza como a substância são, em seus respectivos domínios, um princípio que garante (entre outras coisas) certas condições de persistência para aquilo de que são princípio. E isso basta para o uso metafórico de “natureza” para se referir a substâncias.
Окислительно-восстановительный фон в земной коре Сихотэ-Алиньского орогенного пояса при кристаллизации магматитов мел-палеогенового возраста: связь с геодинамикой
Authors:   Yu. A. Kosygin Institute of Tectonics and Geophysics, FEB RAS, Khabarovsk, Taltykin Yu. V. , Mishin L. F. ,   Yu. A. Kosygin Institute of Tectonics and Geophysics, FEB RAS, Khabarovsk, Konovalova E. A. ,   Yu. A. Kosygin Institute of Tectonics and Geophysics, FEB RAS, Khabarovsk
Published: December 2020

A new mechanism for the formation of ilmenite and magnetite series of granitoids in the Sikhote-Alin orogenic belt is proposed. The existing distribution zones of these magmatites are associated with the regional redox background, where magma crystallization occurs. The paper shows the relationship between the redox background in the lithosphere of the region and subduction processes in the Cretaceous-Paleogene time. The proposed mechanism of formation of the ilmenite and magnetite zones of Sikhote-Alin also explains the differences in redox conditions during the crystallization of Mesozoic magmatites in the orogens of the Eastern and Western Pacific coasts.
Обзор ихтиофауны реки Буюнда (бассейн р. Колыма)
Authors:   Institute of Biological Problems of the North, FEB RAS, Magadan, Shestakov A. V. , Grunin S. I. ,   Institute of Biological Problems of the North, FEB RAS, Magadan
Published: December 2020

The modern taxonomic composition and biologic features of pisciforms and fishes of the Buyunda River (basin of the Kolyma River) are considered. The ichthyofauna includes 21 taxa of species and subspecies ranks belonging to 19 genera, 12 families, 8 orders, and 2 classes. Representatives of the of Cypriniformes and Salmoniformes orders prevail, shaping the entire ichthyofauna of the river. Two regional endemic species of Northeast Asia the Siberian sucker Catostomus catostomus rostratus and the Kolyma bullhead Cottus kolymensis were recorded.
Rethinking Probability of Eclectic Approach in the Post-Method Era: A Study for Making English Teaching-Learning Effective in Bangladesh
Authors: Bashar Md. Khairul
Published: December 2020

For effective English teaching and learning in Bangladesh probability of Eclecticism can be rethought. To do so, the concept of the post-method era is to be implemented. Both Eclecticism and post-method pedagogy put much emphasis on the effectiveness of pedagogy. For a context like Bangladesh, it is very important to formulate culture and context-sensitive need-based pedagogy as there is a lack of effective pedagogy. As the earlier pedagogy failed to produce competent English language users in Bangladesh, it is time to formulate need-based appropriate pedagogy. The present study has been undertaken to consider the existing teaching-learning realities of Bangladesh in the post-method era and suggest effective pedagogy based on the concept of Eclectic Approach.
Analisis Faktor yang Memengaruhi Frekuensi Kunjungan Balita ke Posyandu
Authors: Khrisna Evi , Aisyah Siti , Amalia Rizki
Published: December 2020

ABSTRAK Posyandu di Indonesia berfungsi sebagai salah satu media promosi dan sarana pemantauan pertumbuhan bayi balita, kegiatan posyandu ini sangat diharapkan dapat mendeteksi kasus gizi buruk secara dini di masyarakat sehingga tidak berkembang menjadi angka kejadian luar biasa. Penelitian bertujuan ingin mengetahui hubungan pendidikan ibu, pekerjaan ibu dan jarak ke posyandu dengan frekuensi kunjungan balita ke posyandu. Metode pada penelitian ini menggunakan cross sectional dengan jumlah populasi 1.487 dan sampel sebanyak 94 responden. Analisa data menggunakan uji statistik chi square dengan p value ≤ nilai α (0,05). Hasil penelitian ini dari 39 responden yang berpendidikan rendah dengan frekuensi kunjungan balita ke posyandu rendah sebanyak 30 (76,9%) dengan p value = 0,005, dari 60 responden yang tidak bekerja dengan frekuensi kunjungan balita ke posyandu tinggi sebanyak 31 responden (51,7%) p value = 0,01, dari 61 responden jarak posyandu dekat dengan frekuensi kunjungan balita ke posyandu tinggi sebanyak 33 responden (54,1%) p value = 0,002. Ada hubungan yang bermakna pendidikan ibu, pekerjaan ibu dan jarak ke posyandu dengan frekuensi kunjungan balita ke posyandu Kata kunci: frekuensi kunjungan balita; pendidikan; pekerjaan; jarak ke posyandu  THE ANALYSIS OF INFLUENCING FACTORS OF TOODLERS’S VISITS TO INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE CENTER ABSTRACT  Integrated Healthcare Center in Indonesia has functions as promotion and monitoring the growth of toddlers under five. It is hoped that the activity of Integrated Healthcare Center can detect cases of malnutrition early in the community so that it does not develop into an extraordinary number of incidents. This study was aimed to determine the relationship between mother’s education level, occupation and distance to Health Centre with the frequency of visits by toddlers to Integrated Healthcare Center. The method in this study used cross sectional with a population of 1,487 and a sample of 94 respondents. Data analysis used Chi Square statistical test with p value ≤ α value (0.05). The results of this study shows 39 respondents with low education has low frequency of toddler visits to Integrated Healthcare Center as many as 30 (76.9%) with p value = 0.005, 60 respondents who did not work with has high frequency of toddler visits to Integrated Healthcare Center as many as 31 respondents (51.7 %) p value = 0.01, and 61 respondents who live closely to Integrated Healthcare Center has high toddlers’ visits to Integrated Healthcare Center as many as 33 respondents (54.1%) p value = 0.002.  Keywords: frequency of toddler visits; mother's education; occupation; distance to Integrated Healthcare Center
Penggunaan Teknik Umpan Balik Dalam Pembelajaran Biologi untuk Meningkatkan Hasil Belajar Siswa Kelas X Sma Muhammadiyah Bulukumba
Authors: Ernawati Ernawati , Sari Tri Maniarta
Published: December 2020

Pembelajaran dengan memberikan tugas tidak akan berarti apa-apa terhadap siswa bila hanya diberikan begitu saja, sehingga perlu diberikan umpan balik, sebab dengan umpan balik siswa dapat mengetahui keunggulan dan kelemahan dalam belajar. Penelitian bertujuan untuk mengetahui peningkatan aktivitas dan hasil belajar siswa kelas X SMA Muhammadiyah Bulukumba melalui penggunaan teknik umpan balik dalam pembelajaran biologi. Penelitian tindakan kelas ini dilaksanakan dalam dua siklus yaitu siklus I dan siklus II. Subjek penelitian yakni kelas X SMA Muhammadiyah Bulukumba dengan jumlah 27 siswa. Data yang diperoleh dianalisis dengan menggunakan statistik deskriptif. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa aktivitas siswa mengalami peningkatan dari siklus 1 ke siklus II, hal ditunjukkan dengan terjadinya peningkatan persentase aktivitas siswa. Hasil belajar biologi siswa juga mengalami peningkatan di mana nilai rata-rata hasil belajar siswa pada siklus I adalah 61,73 dengan kategori sedang meningkat pada siklus II dengan nilai rata-rata 75,56 dengan kategori tinggi. Dengan demikian, dapat ditarik kesimpulan bahwa melalui penggunaan teknik umpan balik dalam pembelajaran biologi maka terjadi peningkatan aktivitas dan hasil belajar siswa kelas X SMA Muhammadiyah Bulukumba.