bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
E-Government Development Index (EGDI) and its relationship with the economic development level in the EAEU countries
Authors: Azoeva O. V. , Nurasheva K. K. , Shim G. A.
Published: June 2022

Modern digital technologies have become an important factor in improving the quality of public administration in the services provision by government bodies and structures and in ensuring sustainable development and economic growth. There is a certain relationship between the level of the government digitalization and the economic development level of the country. The scale and speed of the digital technology introduction is largely determined by the level of economic development. In turn, the quality and volume of public services provided make it possible to more fully and efficiently use the society potential in the economic development interests of the country and its citizens. The article is devoted to the analysis and identification of the relationship nature between the development of e-government and the economic development level in the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) countries, and the assessment of these characteristics’ interconnection closeness. The article was applied methodological approaches and key indicators used by the United Nations (UN) to assess the information society development level. A comparative analysis of the e-government development indices (EGDI) and gross domestic product per capita in the EAEU countries from 2010 to 2020 was carried out. The dynamics of change and the relationship of these indicators was investigated. The Electronic Government Index (EGDI) is considered in terms of its three main components (subindices): the online public services development level (Online Service Index), the telecommunications infrastructure development level (Telecommunication Infrastructure Index), the human capital development level (Human Capital Component). Based on the results obtained, conclusions were formulated and the prospects for further changes in these indicators in the new social and economic conditions were considered.
Preparing the enterprise information environment for the digital economy
Authors: Morozova I. M. , Dembitsky S. G. , Zotikova O. N. , Senkov V. A.
Published: June 2022

The article provides a brief overview of statistical materials on surveyed Russian organizations in terms of the use of information and communication technologies. The results of the analysis of their use of information and communication technologies allow us to state that a number of enterprises have basic technical equipment and modern digitalization technologies, the use of which is necessary for fruitful functioning in the information environment, for further digitalization of production, economic, financial, economic and other activities. The development of the digital economy of enterprises is influenced by their financial condition. The presented dynamics of increasing costs for the creation and implementation of information and communication technologies illustrates that enterprises are purposefully preparing the information environment for the application of the achievements of the digital economy. To overcome emerging barriers in the development of the digital economy using information and communication technologies, enterprises need to solve a set of tasks, in particular, due to compliance with the requirements of information and financial and economic security, interconnection and digital combination of software packages when automating activities.
Plurilocal Communities in the Indian Ocean World
Authors: Slama Martin , Walker Iain
Published: June 2022

This special issue is the second of two that have emerged from a conference in Halle, Germany, in September 2019 with the theme ‘Us and them: Diasporas for others in the Indian Ocean.’1 In the introduction to the previous issue, in which we conceptualized the Indian Ocean as a diasporic space, we concluded by observing that a ‘diaspora for others’ could be characterised as plurilocal, ‘a network of spatially dispersed and geographically overlapping communities that exhibit a dynamic cohesion that is rooted in historical configurations, spatial particularities and contemporary practices.’2 Plurilocality distinguishes these diasporas from spatially dispersed groups which may be described as diasporas, but which display no real social cohesion and are simply multi-sited. Plurilocality is the infrastructure of both intra- and transnational phenomena in the contemporary world, and characterises diasporas for others, diasporas that are spatially dispersed social formations that exhibit a degree of commonality and coherence, whether cultural or social. In particular, it is through this infrastructure that transnational connections and identities in the Indian Ocean can be explored.
'Kuishi Ughaibuni': Emplaced Absence, The Zanzibar Diaspora Policy, and Young Men's Experiences of Belonging in Zanzibar and Oman
Authors: Fay Franziska
Published: June 2022

Ughaibu, in Swahili, describes a state of being absent, or missing, a state of unobtainability and remoteness. Paired with the locative ‘-ni’, ughaibuni translates as ‘diaspora’. The concept of diaspora was recently put at the centre of a policy issued by the government of Zanzibar in 2017. In The Diaspora Policy of Zanzibar the ‘Zanzibar Diaspora’ refers to ‘people originating from Zanzibar who are residing in foreign countries but maintain patriotism to their homeland, recognize the 1964 Zanzibar Revolution as the basis for the liberation of Zanzibar people and respect the laws and constitution of Zanzibar.’ It is considered ‘of vital importance that such people remain patriotic and demonstrate a sense of belonging, desire and commitment to support socio-economic development of Zanzibar’ (p. 8).
Drawing on conversations with young Zanzibaris who live with absence, or in diasporic situations, conducted between 2018-2019, in this article I argue that exploring specifically the movement of young people can enrich our understanding of what the ‘Zanzibar Diaspora’ may be. By thinking with diaspora as ‘absence’ I take into consideration the accounts of young Zanzibaris, who negotiate absences both within Zanzibar itself and between Zanzibar and Oman, and show that their own concepts of diasporic belonging go beyond the political limitations expressed in the policy. In both cases ‘going absent’ becomes a present-making and future- building strategy that helps young Zanzibaris navigate stagnation.
Indian Ocean Trade and Emerging Pathways of Mobility in Neoliberal Zanzibar
Authors: Keshodkar Akbar
Published: June 2022

Indian Ocean trade historically directed ‘routes’ for merchants and traders to frame their ‘roots’ in Zanzibar. It facilitated access to different forms of social capital for imagining new trajectories of hope and constructing more meaningful futures. However, colonial rule and subsequent policies of the socialist revolutionary government severely restricted the mobility of Zanzibaris and their engagement in Indian Ocean trade, initiating a new era of uncertainty. As free-market policies have revived since the mid-1980s under a renewed framework of neoliberalism, this article examines how Zanzibaris, increasingly finding themselves in conditions of involuntary immobility, are trying to participate today in mercantile activities that brought prosperity in the past in hopes of securing a brighter future. The article explores how the efforts of Zanzibari merchants and traders to engage in trans- national Indian Ocean trade provides, for these limited groups of individuals, access to envisioning different pathways of socioeconomic mobility in the neoliberal era. The article contends that engagement in Indian Ocean trade, through support from transnational and diasporic networks, facilitates access to new routes of mobility to situate one’s roots in Zanzibar, while the situation for the majority of Zanzibaris continues to deteriorate under neoliberalism today.
Urban “Nakhalovki” and Unauthorized Construction in the Far East of the Russian Empire in the Second Half of the 19th – Early 20th Centurу
Authors:   Peter the Great Saint-Petersburg Polytechnic University, Guzei I. S.
Published: June 2022

The article analyzes the practice of unauthorized construction and formation of a complex of unlawful settlements in the southern boroughs of the Far East in the second half of the 19th – early 20th century. It is demonstrated that the construction of the far Eastern cities was largely carried out with deviation from original plans, while unlawful self – construction and even entire illegal settlements – “nakhalovkas” built without permission from the local administration became a very common phenomenon in the far Eastern outskirts of Russia.
Uloga tocilizumaba u lečenju pacijenata obolelih zbog kovid 19 pneumonije
Authors:   Klinika za pulmologiju, Univerzitetski klinički centar Srbije, Cvetković Snežana , Samardžić Ana ,   Klinika za pulmologiju, Univerzitetski klinički centar Srbije, Nagorni-Obradović Ljudmila ,   Klinika za pulmologiju, Univerzitetski klinički centar Srbije,   Medicinski fakultet, Univerziteta u Beogradu, Mišković Rada ,   Klinika za alergologiju i imunologiju, Univerzitetski klinički centar Srbije,   Medicinski fakultet, Univerziteta u Beogradu, Vujić Tatjana ,   Klinika za pulmologiju, Univerzitetski klinički centar Srbije, Vasović Dolika ,   Klinika za očne bolesti, Univerzitetski klinički centar Srbije, Dragišić Milan ,   Klinika za ORL i MFH, Univerzitetski klinički centar Srbije, Opačić Jasmina ,   Klinika za pulmologiju, Univerzitetski klinički centar Srbije, Bojić Zlatan ,   Klinika za pulmologiju, Univerzitetski klinički centar Srbije
Published: June 2022

Uvod: Koronavirusna bolest (COVID-19) je zarazna bolest uzrokovana virusom SARS-CoV- 2. Pandemija COVID-19 je nesumnjivo uticala na sve nacionalne zdravstvene sisteme na različitim nivoima. Svrha studije je bila da se proceni uloga Tocilizumaba u lečenju pacijenta obolelih zbog COVID-19 pneumonije Metodologija: Retrospektivna, jednocentrična serija slučajeva od 46 hospitalizovanih pacijenata sa potvrđenom COVID-19 pneumonijom koji su primili lek Tocilizumab. Praćeni su u periodu od novembra 2020 do januara 2021 godine u Klinici za pulmologiju Univerzitetskog Kliničkog centra Srbije. Rezultati: Prosečna starost pacijenata je bila 59+ 14.2 godina, a 36 (78,26%) su bili muškarci. Pacijenti su bili hospitalizovani na kliničkom odeljenju. Jedan ili više komorbiditeta je imalo 35 pacijenata (73,08%) i to : hipertenzija 23 (65.71 %), dijabetes 6 (17,14 %), kardiovaskularne bolesti 8 (22,85%) i astma 4 (11,42%) . Saturacija kiseonikom ispod 90% registrovano je kod 43 (91.48%) pacijenata pulsnim oksimetrom. IL-6 je bio povišen kod 44 pacijenata (95.65%). U hemostazi povišen ddimer je registrovan kod 41 (89.13%) i fibrinogen kod 38 pacijenata (82,6%). Zaključak: Statistički je značajna primena Tocilizumaba u regulisanju CRP i fibrinogena u referetnim vredostima. Primena imunomodulatorne terapije je pokazala značajnu regresiju na kontrolnim radiografiji pluća kod 39 (95.65%) pacijenata.
Prediction of Online Consumers’ Repeat Purchase Behavior via BERT-MLP Model
Authors: Dong Junchao , Huang Tinghui , Min Liang , Wang Wenyan
Published: June 2022

It is an effective means for merchants to carry out precision marketing and improve ROI by using historical user behavior data obtained from promotional activities in order to build a model to predict the repeat purchase behavior of users after promotional activities. Most of the existing prediction models are supervised learning, which does not work well with a small amount of labeled data. This paper proposes a BERT-MLP prediction model that uses “large-scale data unsupervised pre-training + small amount of labeled data fine-tuning.” The experimental results on Alibaba real dataset show that the accuracy of the BERT-MLP model is better than the baseline model.
Analisis Investasi, Pendapatan Asli Daerah, Tenaga Kerja dan Pertumbuhan Ekonomi: Studi Provinsi Jawa Barat
Authors: Riyadi Muhammad Danan , Woyanti Nenik
Published: June 2022

Economic growth is one of the important indicators to analyze a national development that occurs in a country or region. This can be seen from the increase in Gross Regional Domestic Product (GRDP) and its relationship with the level of regional independence and the quality of human resources in a region. The high rate of economic growth as indicated by the high value of GRDP indicates that the region is progressing in the economy. This study aims to analyze the effect of Investment, Local Own-source Revenue (PAD), Labor, and Human Development Index (HDI) on Economic Growth in the Regency/City of West Java Province. This study uses secondary data sourced from the Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS) and the Indonesia Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM), with cross-sectional data consisting of 18 regencies and 9 cities in West Java Province and time-series data from 2015 – 2019. The analytical method used is panel data regression with Fixed Effect Model (FEM). The results of the study prove that there is a positive (simultaneous) effect between Economic Growth and PAD, Labor, and also HDI, while Investment has a negative effect on Economic Growth in the Regency/City of West Java Province. While partially, the PAD and HDI variables have a positive and significant effect on economic growth, but the Labor variable has a positive but not significant effect on Economic Growth in the Regency/City of West Java Province. Meanwhile, the Investment Variable has a negative but not significant effect on Economic Growth in the Regency/City of West Java Province.
Meta Analysis the Effects of Asbestos and Silica Dust on the Risk of Lung Cancer among Workers
Authors: Wardani Aurina Firda Kusuma , Sumardiyono Sumardiyono , Murti Bhisma
Published: June 2022

Background: Lung cancer is a cancer whose incidence increases every year and is the number one cancer cause of death in the world. One of the causes of lung cancer comes from occupational exposure in the form of asbestos dust and silica. This study aims to analyze the effect of exposure to asbestos and silica dust on the incidence of lung cancer in the working community.Subjects and Method: This study is a meta-analysis with the following PICO, population: working society. Intervention: exposure to asbestos dust and silica dust. Comparison: not exposed to asbestos dust and silica dust. Result: lung cancer. The articles used in this study were obtained from three databases, namely Google Scholar, Pubmed, and Science Direct. The keywords to search for articles were “dust exposure” OR “silica dust exposure” OR “asbestos dust exposure” OR “occupational dust exposure” AND “lung cancer”. The articles included are full-text English with a case-control study design from 2007 to 2022. The articles were selected using PRISMA flow diagrams. Articles were analyzed using the Review Manager 5.3 application.Results: A total of 14 case-control studies from continental Europe, America and Asia were selected for systematic review and meta-analysis. Based on 8 studies on the effect of exposure to asbestos dust on the incidence of lung cancer, the incidence of lung cancer increased 1.57 times compared to workers who were not exposed to asbestos dust (aOR= 1.57; 95% CI= 1.20 to 2.06; p= 0.001) and 9 case-control studies on the effect of exposure to silica dust showed an increase of 1.31 times the incidence of lung cancer compared to workers who were not exposed to silica dust (aOR = 1.31; 95% CI = 1.25 to 1.38; p<0.001).Conclusion: Exposure to asbestos and silica dust increases the incidence of lung cancer in workers.
Keywords: asbestos, silica, occupational dust exposure, lung cancer.
Correspondence:Aurina Firda Kusuma Wardani. Masters Program in Public Health, Universitas Sebelas Maret. Jl. Ir. Sutami 36A, Surakarta 57126, Central Java, Indonesia. Mobile: +6282135012135. Email: firdakw@gmail.com.
Epidemiological, clinical and virological characteristics of four cases of monkeypox support transmission through sexual contact, Italy, May 2022
Authors: Antinori Andrea , Mazzotta Valentina , Vita Serena , Carletti Fabrizio , Tacconi Danilo , Lapini Laura Emma , D’Abramo Alessandra , Cicalini Stefania , Lapa Daniele , Pittalis Silvia , Puro Vincenzo , Rivano Capparuccia Marco , Giombini Emanuela , Gruber Cesare Ernesto Maria , Garbuglia Anna Rosa , Marani Alessandra , Vairo Francesco , Girardi Enrico , Vaia Francesco , Nicastri Emanuele ,   the INMI Monkeypox Group
Published: June 2022

Since May 2022, an outbreak of monkeypox has been ongoing in non-endemic countries. We report four cases in Italy in young adult men reporting condomless sexual intercourse. The patients are in good clinical condition with no need for specific antiviral drugs. Biological samples from seminal fluid were positive for monkeypox viral DNA. For many other viruses found in semen there is no evidence of sexual transmission. The possibility of sexual transmission of monkeypox virus needs to be investigated.
Community transmission of monkeypox in the United Kingdom, April to May 2022
Authors: Vivancos Roberto , Anderson Charlotte , Blomquist Paula , Balasegaram Sooria , Bell Anita , Bishop Louise , Brown Colin S , Chow Yimmy , Edeghere Obaghe , Florence Isaac , Logan Sarah , Manley Petra , Crowe William , McAuley Andrew , Shankar Ananda Giri , Mora-Peris Borja , Paranthaman Karthik , Prochazka Mateo , Ryan Cian , Simons David , Vipond Richard , Byers Chloe , Watkins Nicholas A. ,   UKHSA Monkeypox Incident Management team, Welfare Will , Whittaker Elizabeth , Dewsnap Claire , Wilson Allegra , Young Yvonne , Chand Meera , Riley Steven , Hopkins Susan
Published: June 2022

Between 7 and 25 May, 86 monkeypox cases were confirmed in the United Kingdom (UK). Only one case is known to have travelled to a monkeypox virus (MPXV) endemic country. Seventy-nine cases with information were male and 66 reported being gay, bisexual, or other men who have sex with men. This is the first reported sustained MPXV transmission in the UK, with human-to-human transmission through close contacts, including in sexual networks. Improving case ascertainment and onward-transmission preventive measures are ongoing.
Kebijakan Pengelolaan Jaringan Digital Untuk Meningkatkan Niat Berbagi Pengetahuan Antar Pegawai
Authors: Caroline Angela , Gunawan Agus , Kornarius Yoke Pribadi
Published: June 2022

Perubahan paradigma dari ekonomi berbasis sumber daya menjadi ekonomi berbasis pengetahuan menyebabkan perusahaan harus mengelola pengetahuannya. Praktek pengelolaan pengetahuan terdiri dari aktivitas menemukan, merekam, berbagi, dan menerapkannya; dimana aktivitas berbagi pengetahuan dianggap sebagai komponen terpenting di dalam praktek pengelolaan pengetahuan. Niat berbagi pengetahuan di dalam perusahaan dapat didukung dengan infrastruktur teknologi informasi yang memadai, dimana pemanfaatan infrastruktur teknologi informasi semakin meningkat semenjak kebijakan bekerja dari rumah diterapkan selama masa pandemi COVID-19. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk memperlihatkan bagaimana pengaruh infrastruktur teknologi informasi terhadap niat berbagi pengetahuan pada kelompok UMKM dibandingkan dengan Usaha Besar, serta merekomendasikan kebijakan pengelolaan infrastruktur teknologi informasi dalam rangka meningkatkan niat berbagi pengetahuan antar pegawai. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode survey untuk mengamati fenomena sosial terkait dengan tanggapan pegawai atas komponen infrastruktur teknologi informasi yang disediakan perusahaan dan niat berbagi pengetahuannya. Responden untuk penelitian ini terdiri dari 617 pegawai di sektor jasa dari berbagai perusahaan di kelompok UMKM dan Usaha Besar. Analisis data menggunakan uji statistik deskriptif dan uji statistik inferensial yaitu uji korelasi, uji regresi dan uji beda. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa terdapat hubungan dan pengaruh antara variabel infrastruktur teknologi informasi terhadap niat berbagi pengetahuan sebesar 0.398 dan 15,8%. Berdasarkan uji Mann-Whitney U, persepsi pegawai kelompok UMKM terhadap variabel infrastruktur teknologi informasi cenderung lebih tinggi dibandingkan dengan kelompok Usaha Besar. Hal ini disebabkan oleh banyaknya UMKM di Indonesia yang memanfaatkan teknologi komputasi awan. Di sisi lain, UMKM perlu untuk mempersiapkan pembagian peran yang jelas dalam mengelola infrastruktur teknologi informasi.
The role of social media marketing during the Covid-19 pandemic
Authors: Nyoko Antonio Eli Lomi
Published: June 2022

This study aims to determine the role of social media marketing during the COVID-19 pandemic in the culinary industry in Kupang City by observing social media marketing behavior on Facebook Group Bekin Lapar. The method that is used in this study is to observe on Facebook Group: Group Bekin Lapar then conducted data triangulation from observation, documentation, and interview and made the conclusions about the role of social media marketing during the COVID-19 pandemic in the culinary industry in Kupang City. The study concluded that the role of social media marketing in Facebook Group: Group Bekin Lapar is significant to promote, sell, recommend the products of group members, and find information about culinary products in Kupang City during the COVID-19 pandemic. Recommendation to other culinary businesses in other cities is to optimize the role of social media marketing to promote and sell their product during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Oromandibular dystonia seen during pramipexole treatment: A rare case
Authors: KARA Fatma , GÖL Mehmet Fatih , VARLIBAŞ Ayhan
Published: June 2022

Dystonia is an abnormal, often repetitive, bending/twisting behavioral disorder characterized by continuous or intermittent muscle contraction. Oromandibular dystonia (OMD) is a type of dystonia involving chewing, mouth circumference, tongue, and platysma muscles. OMD is divided into different clinical types, including jaw opening OMD, jaw closing OMD, and mixed type OMD. OMD may either be primary or secondary to other diseases. The average patient age is between 50 and 60 years, and several studies have shown that it is more common among women. Dystonia may occur either as idiopathic (primary) or resulting from neurodegenerative diseases and other secondary dystonia. OMD can cause difficulty in speaking, chewing, and swallowing and produce pain during these movements. Therefore, OMD can lead to deterioration in an individual’s daily life and social relationships. Although dopaminergic drugs can be used in the treatment of dystonia, the aim of the study was to report that these drugs may also be a factor in further development of dystonia and to attract the attention of clinicians to this anomaly.
Hazardous Bismarck Brown Dye Adsorption on Graphene Oxide and Its Chitosan and Ethylenediaminetetraacetic Acid Derivatives
Authors: MAhdi Alaa A. Mizhir
Published: June 2022

Polymeric adsorbents are developed for removal toxic Bismarck Brown (BB) dye. Hummer's method was used to prepare graphene oxide (GO) from graphite with minor alterations. The other two derivatives were made by grafting GO with Chitosan (GO/CS) and ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (GO/CS/EDTA). Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) was used to analyze their chemical structure. Batch studies were carried out to investigate the adsorption systems of GO and its derivatives against the toxic BB dye, and they showed a good reaction to the adsorption from their aqueous solutions. The effect of pH value on the adsorption systems was investigated and found pH values depending on the type of the adsorbents. It was found that pH 3.0 and 5.0 were the best for the adsorption of BB dye onto GO, GO/CS, and GO/CS/EDTA, with an agitation time of up to 45 min. Adsorption isotherms were determined using Langmuir and Freundlich. The Langmuir model was found to be more appropriate for the experimental results of the adsorption of BB dye on the prepared adsorbents. According to kinetic studies, the pseudo-second-order model fits the experimental data the best. According to the thermodynamic characteristics determined, the adsorption process was spontaneous and endothermic.
The use of metadiscourse markers in the case of students of political science in L2 English
Authors:   West University of Timișoara, Romania, Bercuci Loredana
Published: June 2022

The use of discipline-specific corpora to determine disciplinary writing norms and rhetorical as well as linguistic features is established practice. Several studies have used discipline-specific corpora to establish such genre features and have testified to the efficiency of using corpora in class or for self-directed learning. Few scholars, however, have investigated the discipline of Political Science in this manner. The present study analyses the use of lexical bundles representing metadiscourse markers in the discipline of Political Science. It builds on a previous study (Bercuci 2020) which investigated lexical bundles in expert writing in the field. As I did in my previous study focusing on metadiscourse markers in the discipline of Political Science, to guide my analyses in this paper I use the definitions offered in Ken Hyland’s early seminal work, Metadiscourse: Exploring Interaction in Writing (2005), as well as his 2008 article, “As can be seen: Lexical bundles and disciplinary variation”. As such, this paper focuses on a learner corpus of undergraduate and graduate student writing in Political Science. I thus reveal the discipline-specific inter-language interference of L1 Romanian into L2 writing in English and indicate the issues on which targeted writing exercises should focus during university-level English for Specific Purposes and English for Academic Purposes classes. Students should be asked to practice register variation through targeted exercises as this appears to be the most prominent case of interference not only of the Romanian language but also of writing norms typical of Romanian research communities in general.
Books and songs for children for developing multiple literacies
Authors:   Dobrich College, Shumen University, Ilieva Zhivka
Published: June 2022

Nowadays, the notion of literacy is not limited to the ability to read and write. It incorporates a multitude of competences which are important for the modern world. They are collectively referred to as multiple literacies and include social, health, environmental, visual, digital literacy, etc. All can be easily developed in the EFL (English as a foreign language) classroom by using books and songs for children. In the present article, I provide a descriptive account of books and songs for children regarding their potential for the development of children’s literacies. After reviewing the various literacy types, I refer to songs, more precisely freely accessible YouTube clips for young and very young learners, and picture books and e-books, as well as the literacy items they develop. They all develop visual literacy, and most of them also develop social, environmental, global, digital, media and information literacy. By availing ourselves of the opportunities modern materials provide, we can work towards the development of the child as a whole by realising various integrative (cross-curricular) links between subjects.
Translation as paraphrase/adaptation and its impact on the canon
Authors:   Complutense University, Madrid, Nicolau Felix
Published: June 2022

There is an indelible link between cultural translation and the Canon. Only translated works have the chance to penetrate the hierarchical list of values. This article studies the ideological sway that might affect translators when approaching their craft. If translators are imbued with ideology, they will automatically foster and ideologise the Canon. Therefore, this article focuses on the contributions of Haroldo do Campos regarding the cannibalistic and postcritical practice of translation, of Lawrence Venuti in respect of translation as hermeneutics and re-creation, and of Umberto Eco’s description of translation as incessant negotiation. In this context, the degree of freedom in translating a cultural text is analysed in comparison with utilitarian translation. Is it ethical to re-create the source text to accommodate various historical and social compensations? Are marked paraphrasing and imitation a bridge for conveying a congruent message and form with the original text? There are related questions that this paper addresses: is the instrumentalist model completely disjoined from the hermeneutic model, as Lawrence Venuti argued? Do we need an orienting chart to describe the degrees of liberty accepted in relation to various types of texts (cultural, technical, juridical, administrative etc.)? If translators invent readerships for older texts, what will those readerships eventually “consume”? Are Shakespeare, or Dante, read through an ideological and compensatory grid, the same authors that we have known previously? Marxian critical approaches are often accompanied with politically correct suggestions. Translators may face the risks of becoming not only perspicacious negotiators but withering officers in translation. The article tackles comparatively the approaches of the aforementioned scholars and their impact on the present-day Canon. In addition, the situation of ideological brutalism in selecting translators is analysed, as occurred in the case of Amanda Gorman’s poems.
A conversation analysis approach to intimate letters
Authors:   Babeş-Bolyai University of Cluj-Napoca, Romania, Placintar Silvia-Emilia
Published: June 2022

This paper explores the similarities between ordinary conversation and intimate letters, with focus on the devices used in the epistolary form to imitate the primary genre of conversational interaction. The comparison is based on a speech-based model that draws on Bakhtin’s pragmatic theory of the utterance and of speech genres and on the Conversation Analysis perspective, according to which conversational discourse emerges through the turn system and the sequential relationships within the turn-taking activity. The study concludes that epistolary form is an endeavour by the correspondents to compensate for the absence of shared time and space through such means as negotiation of meaning through internal reading, writing to the moment, mapping the writer’s coordinates, the I-You reversibility, and the achievement of such joint projects as adjacency pairs or longer series of turn exchanges. All these devices are illustrated based on a selection of letters from the renowned courtship correspondence between Robert Browning and Elizabeth Barrett (1845-1846).
Anxiety, neuroticism and extraversion among EFL learners
Authors:   International Burch University, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Saračević Jasna , Dubravac Vildana ,   International Burch University, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brdarević-Čeljo Amna ,   International Burch University, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bećirović Senad ,   International Burch University, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Published: June 2022

The current study examined anxiety, neuroticism and extraversion amongst Bosnian high school and university students who were studying English as a foreign language (EFL). By employing the Public Speaking Class Anxiety Scale and the Big Five Inventory (BFI) test, the authors showed that this group of students was characterised by a relatively high level of extraversion and a medium level of neuroticism and anxiety about public speaking in class. The study further investigated the variation in both personality traits and anxiety based on gender, the level of education and out-of-school exposure to English as the target language. The first two factors had an insignificant effect on personality traits and anxiety, whereas out-of-school exposure to English proved to be significant in all contexts. Finally, the multiple regression analysis suggested that anxiety, extraversion and neuroticism were not significant predictors of students’ average EFL grades, while extraversion was a significantly positive predictor and anxiety was a significantly negative predictor of the students’ self-reported EFL knowledge. The study contributes to the further individualisation of formal language teaching and learning, as well as to the promotion of the development of independent life-long learners.
Pengaruh Model Problem Based Learning (PBL) Berbantuan Media Si Bula (Stik Bilangan Bulat) Terhadap Hasil Belajar Matematika Siswa SD Kelas IV SDN 18 Cakranegara Tahun Ajaran 2021/2022
Authors: Zulva Maya , Turmuzi Muhammad , Saputra Heri Hadi
Published: June 2022

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh penggunaan model Problem Based Learning (PBL) berbatuan media Si Bula (Stik Bilangan Bulat) terhadap hasil belajar siswa kelas IV SDN 18 Cakranegara Tahun Pelajaran 2022. Jenis penelitian yang digunakan adalah penelitian eksperimen dengan desain penelitian Quasi Eksperimen Design tipe Nonequivalent Control Group Design. Subyek penelitian ini adalah siswa kelas IV A yang merupakan kelas eksperimen yang diberikan perlakuan berupa pembelajaran menggunakan model model Problem Based Learning (PBL) berbatuan media Si Bula (Stik Bilangan Bulat), sedangkan kelas IV B merupakan kelas kontrol yang tidak diberikan perlakuan khusus. Teknik pengumpulan data yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah tes berupa tes pilihan ganda dan lembar observasi aktivitas mengajar guru. Data yang diperoleh diuji dengan menggunakan uji t (t-polled varian). Berdasarkan hasil belajar matematika siswa pada materi penjumlahan dan pengurangan bilangan bulat pada tahap post-test diperoleh nilai rata-rata pada kelas eksperimen adalah 72,08 dan kelas kontrol adalah 60,42. Hasil pengujian hipotesis diperoleh hasil thitung  sebesar 2,070 dan tTabel 2,014 pada taraf signifikansi 0,05 atau 5%, sehingga dapat diketahui thitung >tTabel. Sesuai dengan kriteria pengujian menunjukkan bahwa Ha dinyatakan diterima dan H0 dinyatakan ditolak. Maka dapat disimpulkan bahwa ada pengaruh yang signifikan dalam penggunaan model Problem Based Learning (PBL) berbatuan media Si Bula (Stik Bilangan Bulat) terhadap hasil belajar matematika siswa kelas IV SDN 18 Cakranegara Tahun Ajaran 2021/2022.
Chromium Speciation and Agricultural Soil Contamination in the Surrounding Tannery Regions of Walajaphet, Vellore District, Southern India
Authors:   Department of Environmental Sciences, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India – 641 003, M Sinduja , V Sathya ,   2National Agro Foundation, Research & Development Centre, Anna University Taramani Campus, Taramani, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India - 600 113, M Maheswari ,   Department of Environmental Sciences, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India – 641 003, U Sivakumar ,   3Department of Agricultural Microbiology, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India – 641 003, P Dhevagi ,   Department of Environmental Sciences, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India – 641 003, T Chitdeshwari ,   4Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India – 641 003, G K Dinesh ,   5Division of Environmental Science, ICAR - Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India - 110012, P Kalpana ,   2National Agro Foundation, Research & Development Centre, Anna University Taramani Campus, Taramani, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India - 600 113
Published: June 2022

The emerging environmental problem in the tanning industry is the disposal of chromium-contaminated sludge in the soil. In the Walajapet Taluk of the Vellore District, the distribution and mobility of chromium in the soils and sludge surrounding the tannery waste disposal region were explored. This paper presents soil contamination of agricultural lands located in the SIPCOT Industrial complex near Walajapet in Vellore District, India. 64 soil samples were collected from 15 different villages, and the soil samples were analyzed for pH, EC, total chromium, hexavalent, and trivalent chromium. Studies were carried out to find the chromium contamination of the agricultural lands due to industrial effluents. It is found that 75 % of the agricultural soil samples were highly contaminated, posing a risk to agricultural lands, based on the comparison of chromium in the soil with WHO standards. The majority of the soil samples (>80%) from the locations exhibited high Cr (>200 mg kg-1) concentrations that exceeded the maximum permissible limit. Furthermore, soil samples taken near tanneries revealed that tannery effluent has a significant impact. The facts strongly demonstrate the existence of hazardous chromium, resulting in severe deterioration of agricultural land. As a result, developing an effective plan and implementing a suitable remediation technique to address the heavy metals contamination problem is critical.
Reuse of waste plastic as an additive in asphalt concrete: An overview
Authors: Abdulazeez Rotimi
Published: June 2022

This review is centered on the use of waste plastics as an additive for road construction. This review discusses extensively the state-of-the-art methods that can be employed in achieving a waste plastic bituminous mixture. These approaches may help by contributing to the reduction of plastic wastes which constitute nuisance to the environment. Plastics are currently at the top of the international waste management agenda - a global problem, but with regional variations. Several studies have shown that plastic can stay on earth for thousands of years without deterioration and poses a great threat to the atmosphere and humanity when disposed improperly. Hence, there is the need to find a solution to such menace. The utilization of waste plastic to enhance service properties in road paving applications was considered a long time ago. Nowadays, it has become a real alternative and several literature reviews in many countries have confirmed the significance and beneficial effects of utilization of waste plastic in a bituminous pavement construction. The utilization of waste plastic for road construction can also contribute in minimizing the disposal problem and environmental hazard caused by non-biodegradable waste plastic.
Anxiolytic and antipyretic effects of the aqueous extract of the leaves of Solanum aethiopicum (Solanaceae) in the white mouse Mus musculus Swiss (Muridae)
Authors: Hildegarde Danagai Tekwem  , Esther Ngah  , Valentin Désiré Guiama  , Willy Stéphane Nkemmo Touo’yem  , Neteydji Sidiki  , Elisabeth Ngo Bum
Published: June 2022

The anxiolytic and antipyretic effects of the aqueous extract of the leaves of Solanum aethiopicum (plant used in traditional medicine in Africa) were evaluated by oral administration of doses 17.5; 43.75; 87.5 and 175 mg/kg to mice of the Mus musculus Swiss strain. Four psychopharmacological tests were performed: the stress-induced hyperthermia test; the elevated plus maze test; the open arena test and the hole board test. A significant decrease in stress-induced hyperthermia was observed in mice receiving the 175 mg/kg dose (1°C) unlike those treated with distilled water (3°C). The 175 mg/kg dose of S. aethiopicum extract and diazepam significantly increase the number of entries and the percentage of time spent in the open arms of the maze. Diazepam and doses of S. aethiopicum significantly decrease the number of uprights and the number of head tilts. Solanum aethiopicum significantly increases the number of lines crossed and the time spent in the center of the open arena. On the hole board, there was a significant increase in the number of head tilts (11.2±1,64) in the mice that received the 175 mg/kg dose of S. aethiopicum and in the number of lines crossed in the mice treated with all doses of the extract. This shows that the extract of S. aethiopicum would contain compounds with antipyretic and anxiolytic properties.
THE MEAT IMPORT IN TURKEY IN THE PERIOD OF 2003-2019
Authors: ÖZTÜRK Serdar , BAYSAN İlgi
Published: June 2022

2008 krizi öncesinde damızlık temini amacıyla yapılan hayvan ithalatının 2010 yılından itibaren canlı hayvan ve et ithalatını kapsayacak şekilde genişletilmesi ile birlikte devam eden süreç, günümüzde Türkiye ekonomisine etkileri açısından; özelde hayvancılık sektöründe, genelde ise dış ticarette ithalat üzerinde önemli bir noktada yer almaktadır. Kırmızı et sektörü, ithalat kararları, et fiyatları, et üretim miktarı vb. süreçlerde yaşanan değişimlerden etkilenmektedir. Bu çalışmada amaç 2003-2019 döneminde Türkiye’deki kırmızı et ithalatı sürecini grafiksel olarak incelemektir. Bu bağlamda et ithalatının üretimi ithalata bağımlı hale getirmeyecek şekilde düzenlenmesinin, kalite standardının korunması için önlemler alınmasının, Türkiye’nin kırmızı et sektörünün canlandırılmasına yönelik adımların atılmasının, söz konusu sektörün karşı karşıya kaldığı Deli Dana gibi hastalıkların önlenmesi için gereken tedbirlerin arttırılmasının, ayrıca üreticilerin konu ile ilgili eğitime erişiminin sektör açısından önemli faktörler olduğu söylenebilir.
CONVIVENDO COM O VITILIGO: IMPACTO DA DOENÇA NA QUALIDADE DE VIDA DAS PESSOAS
Authors: Domingues Elaine Aparecida , Silva Fernanda de Sousa , Kaizer Uiara Aline de Oliveira , Fonseca João Paulo Soares , Silva Ranile Santos , Dzivielevski Alessandra Mara Oliveira
Published: June 2022

Introdução:O vitiligo é uma doença caracterizada por máculas hipocrômicas e/ou acrômicas assintomáticas, localizadas ou generalizadas no sistema tegumentar. A despigmentação visível na pele do indivíduo e, usualmente, exposta no cotidiano altera a imagem corporal, impactando na sua qualidade de vida. Objetivo: Avaliar a qualidade de vida das pessoas que convivem com o vitiligo. Método: Trata-se de um estudo transversal realizado com 86 indivíduos com vitiligo. Para a coleta de dados, utilizou-se o questionário Vitiligo-Specific Quality-of-Life Instrument para a qualidade de vida. Resultados: As mulheres (81,4%) em idade adulta (média de 39 anos) com vitiligo apresentaram médio impacto na qualidade de vida, e os fatores que interferiram na qualidade de vida estão relacionados aos cuidados intensificados com a pele, à progressão e à aparência da patologia. Conclusão: A patologia vitiligo interferiu na qualidade de vida dos indivíduos adultos. Os fatores que impactaram na qualidade de vida foram os cuidados intensificados com a pele em atividades de lazer, a preocupação com a progressão da doença e a aparência das manchas hipocrômicas.
CRISIS MANAGEMENT IN TOURISM: VISIT INTENTION, DESTINATION IMAGE AND SOCIAL MEDIA IN TIMES OF COVID-19, THE GREEK CASE
Authors:   International Hellenic University, Department of Organisation Management, Marketing & Tourism, Thessaloniki, Greece, RAPTI Eleftheria , GKOUNA Ourania ,   International Hellenic University, Department of Organisation Management, Marketing & Tourism, Thessaloniki, Greece
Published: June 2022

The research objective is to analyze the factors influencing visit intention and destination image in Covid-19 crisis recovery. Mixed research methods were used on a random sample of 461 citizens/tourists within Greek territory and the findings were examined using correlation and regression analysis. The findings suggest that location affects the intention of the visitors with regard to choosing a place; that natural sights have the most profound influence on tourists’ intention to visit a place and that the image of the destination on the social media changes significantly, based on physical factors and travel intention.
ABILITY TO DO FOR SELF. A RURAL COMMUNITY’S VIEW OF THE IMPORTANCE OF CAPACITY BUILDING IN SUSTAINABLE TOURISM DEVELOPMENT
Authors:   Walter Sisulu University, Department of Tourism and Hospitality Management, Butterworth, South Africa, SETOKOE Tshepiso Jonathan , RAMUKUMBA Takalani ,   Walter Sisulu University, Department of Tourism and Hospitality Management, Butterworth, South Africa
Published: June 2022

This article investigates the importance of capacity building aimed at enhancing community participation in the development of tourism in rural areas. The article was undertaken through the employment of a qualitative research approach, using semi-structured interview, which were then analysed using NVivo system, version 11, thereby producing a comprehensive observation report that allowed for presentation and discussion of the findings. The article found a common narrative indicating a chronic lack of capacity within the village to develop tourism that can sustainably support the livelihood of members of the community.
Assessing adipokines as potential biomarkers of dementia, Alzheimer’s disease, and mild cognitive impairment: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Authors: Garcia-Garcia Isabel , Marina  , Narvaez Manuel , Casares Natalia Garcia
Published: June 2022

Midlife obesity and late-life weight loss confer a greater risk for developing dementia andAlzheimer’s disease (AD), but the exact mechanisms behind this phenomenon arecurrently unknown. The answer could lie on the involvement of gastrointestinal factors,such as adipokines (e.g., leptin, adiponectin, and resistin) and ghrelin. In this context, weconducted a pre-registered systematic review and meta-analysis of 38 cross-sectionaland 10 longitudinal studies targeting the associations between leptin, adiponectin,resistin, and ghrelin and the prevalence of general dementia, AD, and mild cognitiveimpairment (MCI). We also examined the relationship between the four gastrointestinalfactors and neurocognitive outcomes and AD-related cerebrospinal fluid biomarkers. ADpatients had lower blood leptin and higher resistin levels than cognitively normalparticipants. Lower leptin and higher resistin were associated with higher degree ofcognitive impairment. Additionally, lower late-life leptin levels might be associated withhigher prospective risk of dementia and AD, although more studies are needed tocorroborate this. Results in adiponectin and ghrelin were contradictory and notconclusive, with age, sex distribution, obesity, and severity of dementia seemingly actingas moderators across several analyses. Our work might contribute to the identificationof new preclinical blood markers of MCI and AD.
Building a Cumulative Science of Memory Development
Authors: Ngo Chi , Buchberger Elisa , Nguyen Phuc Thu Uyen , Newcombe Nora , Werkle-Bergner Markus
Published: June 2022

Cumulative science hinges on consolidating empirical evidence. However, both narrative reviews and meta-analyses often restrict integration by using construct labels in searches, which vary greatly across traditions and eras in psychology. An alternative is the mapping review, more common in other disciplines, which focuses on operational definitions and experimental design. Here, we pioneered using this approach in psychology, applying it to memory development. We classified 506 publications in the last 5 decades using 16 design features and identified methodologically convergent work that originated from different theoretical frameworks. New insights emerge from this approach. First, characterizing the relative data density along each dimension of experimental design identifies where future research is most necessary. Second, we linked relevant evidence previously separated by nonoverlapping construct labels. Third, we illustrated the value of this technique with an analysis of pattern separation (also called mnemonic discrimination). In order to facilitate the process of literature integration and identification of methodological overlap, we created a freely available interactive web application using the current database.