bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
The Effect of Hydrogen Peroxide and Povidone-Iodine on the Shear Bond Strength of Orthodontic Brackets: An In Vitro Study
Authors: Ghobadi Alireza , Golshah Amin , Safaei Mohsen
Published: August 2022

BACKGROUND: Chlorhexidine, which is the gold-standard antimicrobial mouthwash, cannot effectively decrease the count of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), which is the causative agent for coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19). Since SARS-CoV-2 is susceptible to oxidation, mouthwashes containing oxidizing agents such as hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) or Povidone-iodine (PVP-I) are recommended to decrease the viral count.

AIM: This study aimed to assess the effects of H2O2 and PVP-I mouthwashes on the shear bond strength (SBS) of metal orthodontic brackets to the enamel.

MATERIALS AND METHODS: This in vitro experimental study evaluated 45 freshly extracted maxillary premolars. The teeth were cleaned and randomized into three groups (n = 15) for rinsing with distilled water (control group), 1% PVP-I (betadine), and 1.5% H2O2 for 60 s. All teeth were etched with 37% phosphoric acid gel, and metal orthodontic brackets were bonded to the teeth using the Transbond XT bonding system. The teeth were mounted in auto-polymerized acrylic resin and incubated in water at 37°C for 72 h. The teeth were then thermocycled for 48 h, and their SBS was measured in a universal testing machine. The adhesive remnant index (ARI) score was also calculated. The groups were compared by ANOVA and Chi-square Monte Carlo test.

RESULTS: No significant difference was noted among the three groups in SBS (p = 0.938) or the ARI score (p = 0.780).

CONCLUSION: Use of H2O2 and PVP-I mouthwashes has no adverse effect on SBS or mode of failure of metal orthodontic brackets bonded to enamel.
Daily activities and population of water monitors (Varanus salvator (Laurenti, 1768)) in urban wetland, Bangkok, Thailand
Authors: Trivalairat Poramad , Srikosamatara Sompod
Published: August 2022

Water monitors (Varanus salvator) in Dusit Zoo range, Bangkok, Thailand, were observed from July to October 2015. A total of 90 individuals were captured, measured for SVL, sexed, and marked on the right axilla. More females (n = 70) were captured than males (n = 20), a sex ratio of 3.5:1. There was no significant difference in size between genders. Daily activities included foraging twice a day (mostly for fishes) in the morning (0600-0800 h) and afternoon (1500-1700 h), basking 5-7 hours after a morning meal, floating in the lake after noon, and randomly performing some sexual behaviors were displayed routinely among the study. In addition, this population frequently displayed a predating natural prey, especially fishes, in the morning, rather than opportunistic scavenging on human food and fish-leaving leftover which performed among daytime.
Deliverable D1.1 Network of EBAs established across Europe
Authors: Bretagnolle Vincent , Gaba Sabrina , Hood Amelia , Potts Simon
Published: August 2022

SHOWCASE’s first step is to create a European network of local Experimental Biodiversity Areas (EBAs), that will be used to co-develop (though to varying degrees) and test successful strategies for better integrating biodiversity into farming. EBAs are located across a wide range of agro-ecosystems and represent farming systems undergoing both intensification as well as agricultural abandonment. Rather than creating new sites for the network, the approach in SHOWCASE was that EBAs would be developed mostly from existing collaborations between scientists and practitioners. The first work Package of SHOWCASE, WP1, has built in the 10 countries an experimental and knowledge exchange network in agricultural landscapes across Europe. Existing collaborations include LTSER platforms from eLTER RI, farmer cooperatives, farming research organisations and conservation organisations. These are well-established multi-actor networks already undertaking knowledge exchange, participatory research and innovation activities. Then, participatory approaches with farmers, administrators and other stakeholders are defining operational biodiversity targets at field/farm/regional level by discussing the types and extents of biodiversity indicators that should be used. WP1 thus is building our EBA network, with each EBA serving both as a local testbed for developing and implementing novel interventions and as a knowledge exchange hub. This is a pan-European network of Experimental Biodiversity Areas. In these EBAs multi-actor communities (growers, extension workers, researchers, NGOs, citizens etc.) work together to co-develop, co-manage, co-monitor and co-evaluate biodiversity innovations to enhance farm production, wildlife protection, livelihood quality and resilience of social-ecological production systems. These multi-actor communities will i) identify and prioritise local or regional challenges of biodiversity-agricultural production trade-offs, and ii) co-formulate and test potential solutions. However, to add value at the European level and allow up- scaling and out-scaling of solutions, it is essential to have a common framework and set of core standardised methodologies and measures used by all EBAs. EBAs are expected to be somewhat representative of Europe, in terms of biogeography, farming system or agricultural intensification/abandonment. However, all EBAs are starting from different points. One main target was to develop the network of EBAs based on a core approach, though place-based, in order to provide local solutions to local challenges. A conceptual representation of an EBA is given below illustrating how each EBA will be the fundamental base and operational platform integrating the various Tasks of WP1.
Effect of tree shelters on the survival and growth of coniferous tree species in Central South Bulgaria
Authors: Petkova Krasimira , Iliev Nasko , Borisov Martin , Sattler Martin
Published: August 2022

The effects of tree shelters on the survival, height and diameter growth of three coniferous tree species – Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.), Norway spruce (Picea abies (L.) H. Karst.) and Silver fir (Abies alba Mill.) were observed. The study was conducted in two experimental plantations, established in the spring of 2016 in the Training and Experimental Forest Range Jundola (Central South Bulgaria). Three experimental variants with tree shelters – Tubex Ventex Classic, Layflat Shelterguard, Layflat Treeguard and a control one (without tree shelters) were used. Twenty to twenty-five seedlings in three replications of each variant and tree species were planted. The experimental plantation 1 included Scots pine and Norway spruce and was established on a south east-facing terrain at an altitude of 1400 m. The soil is Cambisols (FAO) mixture of clay and sandy, medium stony, medium deep to deep. The habitat is medium rich, slightly moist. The experimental plantation 2 is of Silver fir and was located on an east-facing terrain at an altitude of 1400 m. The soil is Cambisols (FAO) mixture of clay and sandy, medium stony, medium deep to deep. The habitat is medium rich, slightly moist to moist.

In the autumn of the fifth year after the establishment, inventories and measurements of heights, height increment and groundline diameter of the seedlings were made. The survival in both experimental plantations was higher in the variants with tree shelter. The height growth of all tree species was better in tree shelter variants, with the highest average height in the variant with Tubex Ventex Classic. The biggest height increment was established in the variant with Layflat Shelterguard for Norway spruce and Silver fir and in variant without tree shelters for Scots pine. The ground line diameter was highest in control variant for Scots pine and Norway spruce and in the variant with Layflat Treegard for the Silver fir.
A new species of the genus Prosopistoma Latreille, 1833 (Ephemeroptera, Prosopistomatidae) from Morocco
Authors: El Alami Majida , Benlasri Mokhtar , Sartori Michel , Vuataz Laurent , Ghamizi Mohamed
Published: August 2022

We describe a new species of Prosopistoma collected in the High Atlas Mountains of Morocco. Prosopistoma maroccanumsp. nov. appears to be morphologically more similar to the European highly endangered P. pennigerum (Müller, 1785) than to the other Maghrebian species, P. alaini Bojkova & Soldán, 2015. A gene tree including the few available barcode sequences of Palearctic Prosopistoma specimens is provided. Possible affinities with West African species are also discussed.
Ethical Issues Related to the COVID-19 Pandemic That Have Influenced Pediatric Surgery
Authors: Carlisle Erica M. , Shakhsheer Baddr A.
Published: August 2022

The response of the health care system to pediatric surgical patients has been dramatically altered by the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic. Such changes have affected children, families, and the clinicians who care for them. In this review, we highlight some of the ethical issues faced by pediatric surgical patients and pediatric surgeons during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic, including the transition to public health ethics, scarcity of resources, exacerbation of disparities, moral distress for pediatric surgeons, and shifting reliance on telemedicine and other remote means of communication. We discuss how these issues have prompted both favorable and unfavorable changes to the surgical care of children and consider which changes may have a lasting effect on pediatric surgery.

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The Beverton–Hold model on isolated time scales
Authors: Bohner Martin , Mesquita Jaqueline , Streipert Sabrina
Published: August 2022

In this work, we formulate the Beverton–Holt model on isolated time scales and extend existing results known in the discrete and quantum calculus cases. Applying a recently introduced definition of periodicity for arbitrary isolated time scales, we discuss the effects of periodicity onto a population modeled by a dynamic version of the Beverton–Holt equation. The first main theorem provides conditions for the existence of a unique $ \omega $ -periodic solution that is globally asymptotically stable, which addresses the first Cushing–Henson conjecture on isolated time scales. The second main theorem concerns the generalization of the second Cushing–Henson conjecture. It investigates the effects of periodicity by deriving an upper bound for the average of the unique periodic solution. The obtained upper bound reveals a dependence on the underlying time structure, not apparent in the classical case. This work also extends existing results for the Beverton–Holt model in the discrete and quantum cases, and it complements existing conclusions on periodic time scales. This work can furthermore guide other applications of the recently introduced periodicity on isolated time scales.
Vojna v literaturi: doživljanje vojne pri literarnem branju
Authors: Žunkovič Igor
Published: August 2022

Raziskovanje literarnih reprezentacij vojne in drugih možnih zvez med literaturo in vojno je eno od najaktualnejših področij raziskovanja literature. K temu lahko pomemben delež doprinese tudi kognitivna literarna veda druge generacije, ki se ukvarja z raziskovanjem literarnega branja upoštevajoč nevrobiologijo branja ter utelešenost doživljajskih procesov med branjem. V članku prek eksplikacije teorije in analize primera Černobilska molitev nobelovke Svetlane Aleksijevič raziskujem, kakšen poseben učinek lahko ima branje literature v primerjavi z branjem zgodovinske ali neliterarne dokumentarne proze. Posebej se osredotočam na eno od uvodnih pričevanj zbirke, ki jo pripoveduje Ljudmila Ignatenko. Na podlagi razumevanja utelešenosti branja analiziram čustveni (empatični) in motorični učinek literariziranosti te zgodbe, ki poudarjata posebno izkustveno plat te zgodbe in literature nasploh. Slednji ni le v specifični literarni perspektivi ali razumevanju, ampak v možnosti posebnega doživljanja prebranega.
“Mackerel and Porpoise / Was This the Last of Us”: The Posthuman in Susan Howe’s “Periscope”
Authors: Pirnajmuddin Hossein , Mousavi Maryamossadat
Published: August 2022

This article reads Susan Howe’s poem “Periscope” (2017) to examine how it challenges liberal humanist strands of thinking about the supposed centrality and privileged position of humans while opening up new ways of representing humans vis-a-vis the non-human. Drawing on Rosi Braidotti’s concepts of “nomadic subjectivity,” “figuration,” and “transversality,” Bill Brown’s “Thing Theory,” and Pieter Vermeulen’s “Posthuman Affect,” the study looks into how the poet’s preoccupation with the agency of the other-than-human species depicted in the poem leads to a posthumanist interpretation. It also examines how the narrator questions the boundaries between human and non-human, animate and inanimate in order to evoke uncanny effects that are best realized in the form of post-human defiant challenges to liberal humanist models of subjectivity. The poet, it is argued, creates a suggestive visionary engagement and encounter with the natural world and “anthropomorphized things” in an attempt to awaken historical consciousness to give voice to the non-articulated Other.
Uses, Applications, and Benefits of Virtual Reality Technologies in E-Business
Authors: Nicol Megan J.
Published: August 2022

Ongoing advancements in technology have enabled E-business processes to become more complex, resulting in increased global market access. E-business paired with virtual reality (VR) technologies has further enhanced this process and has provided a promising shift of traditional business models as well as streamlining of operational and business processes. VR enables users to be immersed in simulated environments, which allows organizations to take their E-business platforms to unexplored levels. It provides more value at lower cost, as well as a more engaging platform. This successively improves operational processes through the collection of data from engaged users. VR is predicted to become an essential tool in the business world; however, its use comes with challenges that do not have current solutions. VR brings benefits that create better decision making and value creation for both the organization and the customer. This chapter examines the role of E-business in the global market and how it can be used to create a competitive advantage across all sectors of business.
Double dartos flap layer in tubularized incised plate urethroplasty to prevent urethrocutaneous fistula in uncircumcised patients with distal hypospadias
Authors: Al-Taher Raed , Nofal Mohammad , Yousef Ali J , Rashdan Mohammad , Tarawneh Amjad , Alsmadi Jad , Hasan Eman , Alshareefi Dalal , Alenezi Danah , Abdulrasoul Bashayer
Published: August 2022

Urethrocutaneous fistula may complicate hypospadias repair. We noticed that double-layered preputial dartos flaps added to tubularized incised plate urethroplasty can reduce the risk of urethrocutaneous fistula. The aim of this study was to compare the outcomes of tubularized incised plate urethroplasty with double-layered preputial dartos flaps to with single-layered local fascial flaps in preventing urethrocutaneous fistula. A retrospective cohort study was conducted between January 2017 and December 2020 at Jordan University Hospital (Amman, Jordan). Boys who were aged between 6 months and 5 years, diagnosed with distal hypospadias, and not circumcised were included. The primary outcome was the occurrence of urethrocutaneous fistula in patients who underwent tubularized incised plate urethroplasty with a double-layered fascial flap. The results showed a total of 163 boys with distal hypospadias; among them, 116 patients underwent tubularized incised plate urethroplasty with a single-layered fascial flap, and 47 underwent tubularized incised plate urethroplasty with a double-layered fascial flap. The development of urethrocutaneous fistula was higher in the group receiving tubularized incised plate urethroplasty with a single-layered fascial flap than in the group receiving tubularized incised plate urethroplasty with a double-layered fascial flap after 1 month, 6 months, and 12 months (6.9% vs 0, 10.3% vs 0, and 5.2% vs 0, respectively), and the difference after 6 months was statistically significant (P = 0.02).
VALIDAÇÃO DO RELATO DE VACINAÇÃO CONTRA HEPATITE B COMO MEDIDA DA SITUAÇÃO VACINAL ENTRE UNIVERSITÁRIOS DA ÁREA DA SAÚDE
Authors: Marques da Costa Fernanda , Lamêgo Cardoso Leonardo , Maria Rodrigues Souto Aletheia , Lopes Gomes Daniela , Cristina Nassau Daniella , Regina Gandra Lafetá Kátia , Mameluque e Silva Patricia , Almeida Carneiro Jair , Maria Eleutério de Barros Lima Martins Andréa
Published: August 2022

Avaliou-se a validade do relato de vacinação como uma medida da situação vacinal e os fatores associados à discordância da situação vacinal medida pelo relato e registrada no cartão vacinal. Estudo transversal cujos dados foram coletados utilizando um formulário com variáveis sociodemográficas, acadêmicas, de saúde geral e comportamentais. Para avaliar a validade do relato de vacinação foram calculadas a Sensibilidade (S), Especificidade (E), Valor Preditivo Positivo (VPP), Valor Preditivo Negativo (VPN) e Acurácia sendo o registro no cartão vacinal o padrão ouro. A concordância foi avaliada pela estatística Kappa. O relato de vacinação foi considerado não válido (baixa S, alta E, baixo VPN, alto VPP, concordância suave e acurácia razoável) e inadequado para estimar a prevalência da vacinação. A discordância foi maior entre os mais jovens, que nunca foram expostos a perfurocortantes, entre aqueles cuja família possui maior número de dependentes e entre os graduandos em enfermagem. Essa discordância aumentou conforme o aumento do índice de massa corporal (IMC). Os acadêmicos devem ser sensibilizados acerca da importância da vacinação, da manutenção do cartão vacinal atualizado.
INTERNAÇÕES HOSPITALARES POR PNEUMOCONIOSES NA REGIÃO SUDESTE DO BRASIL, 2017 a 2020
Authors: França Alves Gabriel , Souto Moreira Kênia , Maria Rodrigues Souto Aletheia , Lopes Gomes Daniela , Cristina Nassau Daniella , De Castro Gomes Dênio , Caldeira Soares Igor , Gabriella Antunes Lopes Veloso Isis , Marques da Costa Fernanda , Almeida Carneiro Jair
Published: August 2022

Este estudo objetivou analisar as internações hospitalares por pneumoconioses na região sudeste do Brasil durante o período de janeiro de 2017 a dezembro de 2020. Trata-se de estudo transversal, retrospectivo e descritivo, com dados secundários registrados no Departamento de Informática do Sistema Único de Saúde (DATASUS). Os dados sobre morbidade hospitalar do Sistema Único de Saúde (SUS) devido à pneumoconiose por local de residência foram coletados do Sistema de Informações Hospitalares (SIH) do SUS (SIH/SUS). Foram identificadas 1.036 internações hospitalares por pneumoconiose no sudeste brasileiro. O maior percentual foi no ano de 2019 (28,4%). Minas Gerais (34,9%) possuía o maior número de casos. Do total de internações hospitalares, destacam-se o gênero masculino (62,6%) e a faixa etária entre 60 e 69 anos (22,0%). O número total de internações veio crescendo de 2017 a 2019, enquanto que em 2020 houve redução. Ações de prevenção e promoção da saúde do trabalhador podem ser implantadas a partir do conhecimento das características encontradas.
Efeitos da suplementação aguda de cafeína na frequência cardíaca de atletas e desportistas
Authors: Carlini Junior Reginaldo José , Silva Silvia Alves da
Published: August 2022

A cafeína é uma substância utilizada como recurso ergogênico por atletas e desportistas. Por ter atuação no Sistema Nervoso Autônomo, um de seus principais mecanismos de ação é o antagonismo frente aos receptores de adenosina. Esse antagonismo resulta na estimulação do sistema simpático e, consequentemente, na liberação de catecolaminas, que por ter reflexos estimulatórios, eleva os níveis de frequência cardíaca. O objetivo deste estudo de revisão foi verificar os efeitos da suplementação aguda de cafeína na frequência cardíaca de atletas e desportistas nos esportes de resistência física. Foram encontrados 251 artigos a partir de uma busca em cinco bases de dados: portal de periódicos CAPES, Pubmed, Lilacs, Scielo e Google Acadêmico. Após aplicação dos critérios de inclusão e exclusão, 9 artigos foram selecionados e fizeram parte da análise final. Os resultados demonstraram que alguns fatores, independente da dosagem utilizada, são determinantes para os indivíduos apresentar comportamentos diferentes em relação a frequência cardíaca. Dentre os fatores, destaque para os diferentes protocolos de treino, níveis de metabolização e de condicionamento dos participantes.
La graduación en la escalada deportiva y boulder. Nuevos aportes y perspectivas
Authors: Melano Ignacio Emmanuel
Published: August 2022

El siguiente trabajo describe el sistema de graduación en la escalada deportiva tomando las nociones clásicas: grado máximo, grado a flash, grado a vista u «onsight» y profundizando en su análisis a partir de un ejercicio estadístico y reflexivo. El objetivo del artículo es proponer una nueva mirada sobre el modo de considerar la graduación de manera tal que ayude y oriente a los/as escaladores/as a lidiar con las presiones mentales y emocionales que “subir” un grado implica. Como conclusión, se proponen alternativas para la construcción del yo escalador y una nueva manera de considerar las rutas proyectadas.
Simone Biles entre el empoderamiento y la docilidad: interpretaciones desde tres teorías feministas
Authors: Checa Corcoy Ester , Espasa Borrás Eva , Martín Horcajo Montserrat
Published: August 2022

En el presente artículo se recogen varias gestas y vivencias de la gimnasta estadounidense Simone Biles con el objetivo de interpretar su trayectoria deportiva desde los marcos interpretativos de tres teorías feministas: liberales, críticas y postestructuralistas. Para eso se analizan los discursos de medios de comunicación escritos españoles desde los Juegos Olímpicos de Río de Janeiro 2016 y Tokio 2020. La trayectoria de Biles como gimnasta muestra una relación entre el proceso de empoderamiento de una deportista y la docilidad condicionada por las leyes del patriarcado.
Propuesta de programa de actividades deportivas y recreativas para el uso adecuado del tiempo libre
Authors: Zavala Palza Melvin , Cedeño Alejandro Fernando , Macías Rendón Carlos Hugo , Dumani Noristz Nadia Guadalupe
Published: August 2022

El empleo adecuado del tiempo libre de los jóvenes constituye en la actualidad una necesidad a ser atendida desde el contexto comunitario. Esta investigación tiene como objetivo elaborar un programa de actividades físicas, deportivas y recreativas para el empleo adecuado del tiempo libre de los jóvenes del Sector Socio Vivienda dos de Guayaquil. En su desarrollo se emplearon métodos de nivel teórico como el analítico-sintético, inductivo-deductivo y el sistémico-estructural-funcional; del nivel empírico: el análisis documental, la observación, la encuesta, el criterio de especialistas y el pre-experimento; como método estadístico el cálculo de frecuencia relativa y el cálculo porcentual como procedimiento matemático. La pertinencia del programa fue corroborada a través del criterio de especialistas y su funcionalidad mediante una aplicación parcial, la que tuvo un efecto positivo en el empleo adecuado del tiempo libre de los jóvenes, expresado en los resultados del pre-experimento realizado.
Como as mudanças nas políticas educacionais em Xangai têm influenciado as trajetórias dos professores na construção do currículo?
Authors: Miao Xin , Souza Livia Reis Dantas de , Paula Igor Rafael de
Published: August 2022

O artigo explora o envolvimento dos professores de Xangai com o currículo de Geografia no contexto das mudanças políticas do exame Gaokao. O estudo é parte de uma pesquisa de doutorado em andamento, que integra estruturas curriculares existentes (LAMBERT, 2015; PRIESTLEY et al, 2021). Neste texto será considerado, em primeiro lugar, como a reforma Gaokao afeta o status da Geografia escolar, os professores de Geografia e estudantes em Xangai.  Por meio de entrevistas semiestruturadas, os participantes construíram junto com a pesquisadora diagramas sobre suas práticas curriculares (curriculum making). Esses diagramas serão apresentados na forma de dois coortes: professores do pré e pós-reforma. Por fim, o artigo propõe um potencial comunicativo da prática curricular transcultural. O processo de elaboração do diagrama oferece um recurso para professores e formadores de professores no sentido de imaginar uma forma diferente na interpretação dos papéis dos docentes em sala de aula em seus trabalhos.

Palavras-chave

Currículo, Professores de Geografia, Práticas curriculares, Reforma Gaokao, China.

 

How have the changing policies in Shanghai influenced Geography teachers' stories of curriculum making?

Abstract

The paper explores Shanghai teachers’ engagement with the geography curriculum within the changing Gaokao policies. The study is part of an ongoing doctorate project which creatively integrates existing curriculum making frameworks. In this paper, how the Gaokao reform affects geography’s status among schools, teachers and students in Shanghai will first be considered. This research further develops two curriculum making frameworks to design the empirical study. Through semi-structured interviews, the participants and the researcher co-constructed curriculum making diagrams. These diagrams will be presented in two cohorts: pre-Reform and post-Reform teachers. In the end, the paper proposes a cross-cultural communicative potential for curriculum making. The diagram making process provides a tool for teachers and teacher educators to imagine different interpretations of classroom teachers’ roles in their work. 

Keywords

Curriculum, Geography teachers, Curriculum making, Gaokao, China.
PREDIKSI CURAH HUJAN BULANAN MENGGUNAKAN MULTI PREDIKTOR DI ZOM 313 SULAWESI TENGGARA
Authors: KURNIA WENAS GANDA
Published: August 2022

Prediksi curah hujan merupakan aspek penting dalam peningkatan informasi cuaca dan iklim. Hujan menjadi bagian dari siklus hidrologi yang dipicu oleh perubahan parameter cuaca yang bersinergi. Hubungan antar paramer ini sebagi dasar pembuatan model berbasis data Global Circulation Model yang diolah untuk memperkirakan curah hujan di suatu daerah. Wilayah kendari (ZOM 313) belum mendapatkan metode yang paling baik dalam memprediksi curah hujan bulanan. Metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah regresi linier berganda dengan prediktor anomali suhu muka laut (SST), tekanan permukaan laut (SLP) dan angin zonal yang diolah berdasarkan time lag 0 bulan hingga time lag 3 bulan. Hasil model di validasi dengan melihat nilai koefsien korelasi dan nilai RMSE menunjukan performa yang baik time lag 0 daripada ketiga model lainnya bulan setiap bulannya.

Kata kunci : curah hujan, regresi berganda, time lag
Evaluasi Data GPM-IMERG (Global Precitipation Measurement - Integrated Multi-Satellite Retrieval For GPM) di Provinsi NTB
Authors: Kurniawan Imam
Published: August 2022

Telah dilakukan pengujian terhadap hasil produk Global Precitipation Measurement - Integrated Multi-Satellite Retrieval for GPM (GPM-IMERG). Pengujian dilakukan terhadap data hujan tahun 2017 untuk 31 titik pos hujan di provinsi Nusa Tenggara Barat. Pengujian dilakukan menggunakan analisis secara statistik dan kategorikal. Berdasarkan hasil analisis secara statistik didapatkan bahwa hasil estimasi hujan pada model GPM-IMERG bersifat overestimate dimana bias bernilai positif. Dari hasil analisis data hujan dasarian didapatkan korelasi yang cukup tinggi antara data GPM-IMERG dengan data hasil observasi di 31 pos hujan yang ada di provinsi Nusa Tenggara Barat yaitu dengan nilai korelasi rata-rata sebesar 0,64. Korelasi tertinggi terjadi di wilayah Sekotong dengan nilai korelasi sebesar 0.85. Korelasi cukup tinggi juga terjadi di UPT BMKG yaitu 0.67 sampai 0,83. Untuk analisis secara kategorikal juga mendapatkan nilai yang cukup baik yaitu dengan nilai akurasi rata-rata sebesar 0,75. Dan nilai POD sebesar 0,78. Nilai akurasi tertinggi terjadi di wilayah Kediri yaitu dari data Stasiun Klimatologi Lombok Barat sebesar 0,82. Berdasarkan hasil ini, maka GPM-IMERG dapat dipertimbangkan untuk digunakan sebegai referensi data hujan dalam melakukan analisis iklim.
Development of Neuroxellar Algorithms for Adaptive Pi Adjustable Speed Control Parameters in Mining
Authors:   The Professor Georgian Technical University
Published: August 2022

This article discusses the adaptive Pi regulator based on the basic function of a neural network (RBF) and it is used to control the velocity of a vector directional asynchronous motor. The structure of the control circuit consists of the RBF identifier of the standard Pi controller. The RBF Identifier is used to identify the Jacobian meaning of the asynchronous motor online. The "online" change of neural network parameters is performed by the gradient access method without prior training. Pi controller training is performed by using the "online" identification RBF model. It is advisable to test this controller under different conditions to finally make sure the reliability of the management technology we offer. Research has shown that the proposed controller provides good steadiness and stability of the steering system compared to what a conventional Pi controller provides.
Golden Life Lessons and Challenges of Retirees: A Case Study
Authors:   School of Advance Studies, Doctor of Education major in Guidance and Counseling, Pangasinan State University, Urdaneta City, Philippines.
Published: August 2022

This study investigated the lived experiences of the of retirees who are members of the federation of senior citizens from Talugtug Nueva Ecija. A qualitative method and case study research design was used in investigating and narrating the golden life lessons and challenges of the retirees. The research used purposive sampling, Qualitative data was thematically coded and analyzed through content narrative analysis. The findings of the study revealed that the common golden life lessons of the retires are; to be a good father/mother, be contented and validate marriage and to work hard or to be diligent and patient when it comes to education. While the challenges encountered by the retirees are the poverty they experienced which is the main reason for their hard work in life along with their desires or preferences, tasted hurtful words and were judged by the wrong view from their spouse’s family. Also, retirees went through intense trials and sacrifices before achieving success in the educational aspect. They used their past experiences to shape their daily life experiences in ways that enhanced their own well-being and quality of family.
The Construction of Shanghai’s Cultural Image under Overseas Media Reports
Authors:   Associate Professor, School of Languages, Shanghai University of International Business and Economics, Shanghai, China 201620
Published: August 2022

This paper adopts a text analysis method based on media reports. The corpus comes from relevant reports on Shanghai of Google News from 2016 to 2020. There are a total of 64 relevant reports, of which 25, we believe, can deeply reflect overseas media’s perception of Shanghai image. We classify, analyze, and select some typical sentences in an appropriate manner. Zhou Ning (2011) believes that “from the perspective of knowledge and imagination, the image of China contains three layers of meanings: first, western cognition and imagination of the reality of China to a certain extent; second, western self-recognition, anxiety and expectation of Sino-Western relations; third, the metaphorical expression of self-identity concerning Western culture”. This kind of imagination is based on reflecting facts and is a kind of cognition of the objective world. At the same time, it requires people’s mental intelligence to fill in the image with which is “absent” from reality (Belleretal, 1994). Due to the individual’s subjective initiative, this understanding will inevitably lead to an impression that is deviated from the original image. When analyzing the reports of Shanghai by foreign media, we use fact-based informational descriptions as a supplement, and turn our perspective to foreign media’s evaluation of Shanghai as a city and its urban culture for the aim of exploring the cultural image of Shanghai in the eyes of foreign media. The study will examine which of the reports reflect the western views and evaluations on the image of Shanghai, and which ones are a reflection of the image of Shanghai integrated with that of western countries. Based on the above, we divide the corpus of the Western media reports on Shanghai into two categories for study: overseas media’s cognition of Shanghai’s cultural image and the reflection of the image of Shanghai integrated with that of western countries western culture and their self-identity.
The Importance of Machine Translation to University Students
Authors:   UIN Prof. K.H. Saifuddin Zuhri Purwokerto
Published: August 2022

People can no longer avoid using technology in their daily lives because it has been incorporated into every facet of life. The development of computer hardware and software to provide higher-quality translated texts is known as machine translation (MT). This research examined MT’s importance as a tool for university students using qualitative methods. Data was collected through library research from national and international journals. The results demonstrated that students typically appreciate the importance of Web-Based Machine Translation (WBMT) technology for supporting language acquisition. Only a very small number of participants felt that the availability of WBMT tools eliminated the need to learn how to write in English. This is consistent with the finding that most participants recognize the importance of cognitive involvement in English Language learning. Furthermore, MT can improve writing quality in terms of accuracy and syntactic complexity. Excessive reliance on tools may prevent students from thoroughly improving their translation skills.
Improving the Dynamic Competitiveness of Enterprises: Research in the Field of Tourism
Authors:   Văn Hien University, Vietnam
Published: August 2022

Enterprises are now facing fierce competition under the pressure of global economic integration. For sustainable development, businesses must improve their competitiveness. In that context, identifying, nurturing, and developing resources to increase competitiveness is an urgent requirement of enterprises. The article focuses on determining factors affecting dynamic competitiveness. Empirical research in the field of tourism has shown that absorptive capacity, adaptive capacity, creative capacity, connectivity capacity, cognitive capacity, and market orientation are the basic components of tourism competence dynamic competition. The article suggests implications for building and improving the dynamic competitiveness of enterprises.
Evaluating the Security of Cryptographic Systems
Authors: Marinakis George
Published: August 2022

Abstract

In this study, a method is proposed in order to evaluate the security of a cryptographic system, which besides of its cryptographic algorithm which is embedded into the system, includes other critical individual units and security mechanisms. If some of these security mechanisms are inadequate, they may reduce the initial security of the system which is provided by the strength of its cryptographic algorithm. The evaluation method combines the strength of the system’s cryptographic algorithm with the strength of all the other security mechanisms and gives a final assessment for the security grade of the whole system. At the end of the study the necessary conditions are presented, for the validity and the duration of the evaluation, taking into account the expected evolution of technology.

Keywords: Cryptography, Data encryption, Communication security, Computer security, Data security, Information security.
Qualidade da educação e desempenho das escolas públicas na OBMEP em municípios de Minas Gerais
Authors:   , Almeida Andréa Cristina de
Published: August 2022

O presente trabalho buscou analisar a relação entre a qualidade da educação e o desempenho das escolas públicas de municípios mineiros na Olimpíada Brasileira de Matemática das Escolas Públicas (OBMEP), sob a perspectiva da qualidade social da educação. Para tanto, primeiramente, realizou-se uma análise descritiva detalhada dos dados nacionais das premiações da OBMEP, evidenciando sua dimensão e, também, as realidades locais e regionais do País. Em seguida, por meio da análise fatorial, obteve-se um fator constituído por variáveis que correspondem à estrutura física das escolas da amostra, a regional MG06 da OBMEP. Na sequência, aplicou-se um modelo de regressão de Poisson, associando-se o desempenho na OBMEP com o fator criado e demais variáveis pertinentes à qualidade da educação. Em âmbito nacional, constatou-se que as escolas públicas apresentam variabilidade no seu desempenho na OBMEP de acordo com sua localização, sendo influenciadas pelas condições socioeconômicas e culturais dos estados e regiões brasileiras. Em relação à regional MG06, percebeu-se que, para apresentar um desempenho satisfatório, ou seja, obter sucesso na OBMEP, alcançando-se premiações (medalhas de ouro, prata ou bronze), é necessário que as escolas públicas tenham infraestrutura adequada, com estruturas física e pedagógica apropriadas, boas condições para o exercício do trabalho docente, estudantes em situações favoráveis de acesso e permanência no ensino regular, além da atuação permanente do Estado mediante o desenvolvimento de políticas públicas educacionais que visem a melhoria da qualidade da educação pública básica, considerando o seu papel social e político. Ademais, a presente investigação apresenta sua diferenciação, na utilização de uma abordagem quantitativa, demonstrando que a OBMEP é relacional, baseada na qualidade da educação e na ótica não equânime das escolas públicas, o que pode afetar o desempenho na olimpíada. Por fim, espera-se, que este trabalho contribua para esclarecer e sanar a preocupante situação educacional no Brasil, sinalizando para a urgente necessidade de maior comprometimento das esferas políticas e sociais para a melhoria da qualidade da educação pública básica. Também, pretende-se que ocorra maior divulgação do potencial da OBMEP como política pública de inclusão social, priorizando sua elaboração e aplicação como um processo qualitativo para a educação adequada e não só para a busca de resultados ou premiações.Palavras-chave: Educação Pública. Qualidade da Educação. OBMEP.
"Não chama o menino pra trabalhar não, porque ele é do crime": Estigmas da vida pós-cárcere
Authors:   , Málaga Davi Mendes
Published: August 2022

A presente dissertação de mestrado possui como objetivo geral compreender como os estigmas e as práticas culturais relacionadas à execução penal tradicional afetam a identidade do egresso, dificultando a sua reinserção social. A posição epistemológica representa uma abordagem interpretativista, baseada no interacionismo simbólico, conjugando a criação de significados através da socialização; relações de poder e sua influência na criação da identidade social; e estigma e representação social. Este objetivo foi realizado através de pesquisa qualitativa, envolvendo metodologia construída sobre a aplicação de entrevistas semiestruturadas com egressos do método tradicional de cumprimento de pena e a observação simples, com manutenção de um diário de campo. Para a análise dos dados coletados, foi utilizada a análise categorial de conteúdo. Os resultados apontam à percepção dos egressos de que os resultados percebidos pela execução penal afastam-se da ressocialização, pela produção e agravamento do estigma, ausência de assistência e precarização das perspectivas do egresso. Palavras-chave: Identidade. Cultura Organizacional. Estigma. Presídio
Plasticidade digestiva, metabolismo energético e composição corporal no morcego Anoura caudifer (Phyllostomidae: Glossophaginae)
Authors:   , Silva Carlos Henrique de Souza
Published: August 2022

Variações na dieta, volume e qualidade do alimento, podem provocar alterações no trato gastrointestinal, além de influenciarem nas reservas de glicogênio e deposição de gordura corporal. O morcego nectarívoro Anoura caudifer tem a capacidade de mudar sua dieta, em diferentes estações do ano, para outros recursos alimentares, podendo produzir respostas morfológicas e fisiológicas a essas variações. Considerando isto, o objetivo deste trabalho foi investigar como a mudança de dieta provoca alterações na morfologia intestinal e nos teores de reservas energéticas e de proteínas nessa espécie. Para isso, foram analisados parâmetros corporais, índices hepatossomático, lipossomático e viscerossomático, conteúdo gastrointestinal, morfologia, histoquímica e morfometria dos intestinos delgado (ID) e grosso (IG), teores de glicose, glicogênio muscular e hepático, proteínas, gordura, e matéria seca em machos e fêmeas, entre as estações chuvosa e seca. Na estação chuvosa, A. caudifer consumiu insetos e fibras vegetais, as vilosidades foram frequentemente digitiformes e de menor altura (815,71 μm) e o IG apresentou pregas circulares; na estação seca, a escassez de alimento restringiu esta espécie ao consumo de pólen, poucas fibras vegetais e possivelmente néctar; houve maior altura da mucosa, maior altura e variação na forma das vilosidades (1.080,32 μm) e IG sem pregas circulares Os teores de glicose e glicogênio e o índice hepatossomático foram significativamente maiores na estação chuvosa. Comparando os gêneros, presença de gordura corpórea foi encontrado somente nas fêmeas na estação chuvosa e o teor de proteína bruta corpórea foi maior nas fêmeas em ambas as estações. A mucosa do ID foi ajustada para acomodar um maior volume de alimento no período chuvoso, e as pregas circulares do IG podem ter otimizado o maior volume de alimento digerido e de massa fecal, indicando que essa espécie encontra condições alimentares favoráveis nesse período. Na estação seca, a mucosa do ID se desenvolveu para compensar a menor quantidade disponível de alimento. A alta taxa glicêmica e de reserva glicídica, refletindo no índice hepatossomático, é condizente com a maior disponibilidade de alimento na estação chuvosa. Em relação aos teores de proteína bruta e gordura, a diferença entre machos e fêmeas certamente se relaciona com aspectos reprodutivos, com maior demanda energética nas fêmeas para a reprodução. Deste modo, a sazonalidade de recursos alimentares provoca ajustes na morfologia intestinal, o que se adequa à sincronização reprodutiva para a estação mais favorável, onde as reservas de glicogênio, gordura e proteína corporais garantem um melhor desempenho e sobrevivência dessa espécie. Palavras-chave: Sazonalidade. Dieta. Trato Gastrointestinal. Glicogênio Hepático. Chiroptera.
MÜTAREKE DÖNEMİ ve KÜRTLER
Authors: KARATAŞ Mehmet Veysel
Published: August 2022

1908’de İttihat ve Terakki Cemiyeti’nin çabaları sonucunda II. Meşrutiyet ilan edildi. İlanın hemen ardından göreli bir özgürlük atmosferi hâkim olmaya başladı. Ancak 1913’te İttihat ve Terakki’nin iktidara tam olarak sahip olmasıyla birlikte Osmanlı sınırları içindeki bütün muhalefet baskı altına alındı. Bu baskı süreci Birinci Dünya Savaşı’nın sona ermesine kadar devam etti. Savaştan sonra imzalanan Mondros Mütarekesi ile hem İttihat ve Terakki İktidarı hem de Osmanlı Devleti fiili olarak son buluyordu Tarafların rıza göstereceği kalıcı bir barış antlaşması imzalanana kadar Mütareke dönemi bir belirsizlik dönemi vasfına sahipti. Bu süreçte savaş mağlubu Osmanlı Devleti’nin akıbetinin ne olacağı belirsizdi. Bu dönemde Türkler ve Kürtler gibi Osmanlı’nın asli unsurları da dâhil olmak üzere diğer azınlıklar da kendi statüleriyle ilgili olarak İtilaf Devletleri ile muhtelif girişimlerde bulunuyorlardı. Bu girişimlere Wilson İlkeleri yön veriyordu. Milli Mücadele öncesi Mütareke’nin bu belirsiz ortamında İtilaf Devletleri ile yapılan görüşmeler öncelikli olarak Doğu’da Ermeni, Batı’da ise Rum tehdidini önlemeye yönelikti. Dönemin dernekleri, kulüpleri ve yayınları gibi oluşumlar çerçevesinde yürütülen bu çabalar ayrıca o dönemin milliyetçiliğinin analizini de mümkün kılmaktadır. Bu çalışmanın amacı, literatür taraması yöntemine dayalı olarak Mütareke şartlarının belirsizliği çerçevesinde Türk ve Kürt milliyetçiliğini analiz etmek; bu dönemdeki milliyetçiliklerin benzerlik ve farklılıklarına yönelik tespitlerde bulunmaktır.
Perception of brand value and motivation to collect second goods
Authors: Tiarawati Monika , Widyastuti Widyastuti , Artanti Yessy , Frianto Agus , Paramita Sista
Published: August 2022

This study aims to empirically examine the perceived value of a brand on the behavior of buying second goods and the motivation for buying behavior of second goods. Second-hand goods or used goods are goods that are not used or are no longer needed by the owner, but not all of these goods cannot be used anymore. Second goods become an alternative in getting cheap goods without reducing the usefulness and satisfaction of the type of goods needed. The majority of people state that there is no need to buy new goods if Second goods can still be used and are suitable for use. In this study, researchers distributed online questionnaires to 100 respondents, namely people who had bought secondhand goods, and then analyzed using the Multiple Regression analysis tools. The results showed that there was an influence of perception of brand value and motivation to collect variables on the decision to buy second-hand goods.
The Effect of Ownership Structure and Audit Quality in Producing High-Quality Financial Statements - Evidence from the Iraq Stock Exchange
Authors: Wahhab Asaad Mohammed Ali , Khlaif Murtadha Hasan
Published: August 2022

The research aims to measure the impact of the ownership structure and auditing quality in producing high-quality financial statements for a sample of commercial banks on the Iraqi Stock Exchange. Banks remain (23) banks; accordingly, (13) commercial banks were selected as a sample for the research. Their percentage was (57%) of the sample size, as the volume of traded shares, according to the reports of the Iraq Stock Exchange for the year 2020, amounted to (368,460,287497) shares, with a value of (193627218281). Pdt. To achieve the objectives of the research, the researcher used data for the research sample bank for the years (2011-2020), and the ownership structure of the company was measured through the following equation: Ownership structure = (number of shares owned by the company ÷ number of outstanding shares), while the quality of the audit was measured using a variable It is fictitious, where 1 is given to companies that have been audited by the four major auditing companies and 0 if the company is audited by other local companies, and the researcher will use the method of quantitative and statistical analysis together to reach the results and conclusions, and the most important conclusions reached by the research is that the structure of Ownership of major shareholders does not have a significant effect on the financial statements in the banks of the research sample, and the structure of administrative, family, governmental, foreign and exchange ownership does not have a positive moral effect on the financial statements in the banks of the research sample, while the structure of institutional Ownership and concentration of Ownership have a positive moral effect on the financial statements In the companies listed on the Iraq Stock Exchange, as for the quality of the audit, the results showed that there is a direct correlation between the application of the audit. The subscriber and the high-quality financial data and the results also showed that the financial data in the Iraqi banks in the research sample are appropriate, and this means that there is an impact on the accounting information (earnings per share, cash flow per share, book value per share) on the share price in the Iraqi stock market.