bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Diabetic Neuropathic Pain has Endogenous Modulation Depending on the Intensity of Physical Exercise: A Brief Communication
Authors: Pereira Valadares William , de Almeida Douglas Lamounier
Published: November 2021

The opioidergic systems play a key role in endogenous modulation of neuropathic pain, given that Naloxone, a nonselective opioid receptors antagonist at a dose of 100 µg, reverted the antihyperalgesia caused by physical exercise demonstrated in our previous study. Due to the lack of relates regarding the control variables of physical exercise and endogenous modulation in neuropathic diabetic pain, we investigated if such modulation is exercise intensity dependent.
Effects of COVID-19 on Testicular Function
Authors: Mikhail Nasser , Mahabadi Vahid
Published: November 2021

Background: The impact of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus 2 (SARS-Cov-2) on testicular function is unclear. Objective: To clarify the effects of COVID-19 on male gonadal function. Methods: Pubmed search up to February 24, 2021. Search terms included COVID-19, testicles, testosterone, spermatogenesis, hypogonadism. Case reports, retrospective, prospective and autopsy studies are included. Results: Prevalence of patients hospitalized with COVID-19 having scrotal pain varies from 0-19%. Orchitis and/or epididymitis were demonstrated by scrotal ultrasound (US) in approximately 22-42% of men with COVID-19 admitted to the hospital and can be frequently asymptomatic. Circulating testosterone levels are reduced in men admitted with COVID-19 with concomitant elevation of luteinizing hormone (LH) suggesting testicular dysfunction. Men affected with COVID-19 exhibit abnormal semen parameters. Most, but not all, studies failed to detect SARS-CoV-2 in semen. Autopsy studies showed extensive damage of testicular tissues of men who died from severe COVID-19. Conclusion: COVID-19 negatively affects almost all aspects of male gonadal function. Physicians should evaluate testicular function during and after recovery from COVID-19 to preserve normal fertility.
Assessment of The Effects Of Crude Metabolic Extracts (Leaf And Twig) of Loranthus Micranthus On Streptozotocin Induced Diabetic Rats
Authors: Oye Olakanmi Bodun , Esan Olorundare Olufunke , Oanrewaju Afolabi Saheed , Njan Anoka , Akinola Olugbenga , Akanbi Olatunde , Nyamngee Amase , Adeneye Adejuwon , Olugbenga Iwalewa Ezekiel , Mukasa. Ntambi James
Published: November 2021

The antidiabetic effects of crude methanolic extracts of the leaf and twig of Loranthus micranthus was evaluated in Wister rats. To assess this, data were obtained for the determinant parameters of diabetic complications. Streptozotocin was administered for induction of diabetes; diabetic state was confirmed by persistent hyperglycemia (FBG ≥ 300mg/dl) at 72 hours post induction. Invitro inhibitory activity on α- amylase and α-glucosidase was assayed. Serum insulin, TNF-α, Total cholesterol, HDL, LDL, TG, atherogenic index, liver glycogen and glycated haemoglobin were evaluated. Histology of the pancreas was assessed. Phytochemical analysis revealed the presence of unique compounds in both extracts. In-vitro assay showed inhibitory effects of both extracts on α-amylase and α-glucosidase activity. Hyperglycemia was controlled in both extract-treated groups comparable to glibenclamide. Weight loss after diabetic induction was ameliorated in extracts treated groups; serum insulin level of the extracts-treated and glibenclamide treated-group were higher than the diabetic control group. Serum TNF-α level of extracts-treated and glibenclamide-treated groups were significantly lower than the diabetic control group. Glycated haemoglobin levels of diabetic control group were higher than the extracts treated and glibenclamide group. Dyslipidemia observed in the diabetic control group were ameliorated in all extract-treated groups; atherogenic index of diabetic control group was higher than extracts-and-glibenclamide treated groups. Histopathological assessment showed that the leaf and twig extracts of Loranthus micranthus may possess β cell regenerating activity. Findings from this study suggest that the leaf and twig extracts of Loranthus micranthus ameliorate symptoms and complications of streptozotocin-induced diabetes in rats.
Prediksi Financial Distress dengan Model Zmijewski dan Grover pada Perusahaan Retail yang Terdaftar di BEI Selama Tahun 2015 - 2019
Authors: Wiranti Wiwin , Munandar Aris
Published: November 2021

Pertumbuhan penjualan perusahaan retail menghadapi tren penyusutan sepanjang 5 tahun terakhir. Banyak perusahaan menghadapi kesulitan keuangan karena kejadian tersebut. Ada beberapa perusahaan yang dalam mencapai target untuk memperoleh laba mengalami kerugian dan berpotensi mengalami kebangkrutan. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk memprediksi financial distress menggunakan model pengujian zmijewski dan grover pada perusahaan retail yang terdaftar di BEI. Penelitian ini menggunakan analisis dengan model zmijewski dan model grover, menggunakan analisis statistik deskriptif dan pengujian hipotesis dengan uji t-test one sample. Berdasarkan hasil analisis dengan model zmijewski dan grover perusahaan retail yang terdaftar di BEI tidak mengalami financial distress, analisis statistik deskriptif menunjukkan bahwa model dengan tingkat akurasi tertinggi yaitu model zmijewski sebesar 1.43, pengujian hipotesis dengan uji t-test one sampel perusahaan retail tidak berpotensi mengalami financial distress.
Analisis Pengaruh Experiental Marketing terhadap Kepuasan dan Loyalitas Pelanggan di PT Pos Indonesia Pekanbaru
Authors: Perizky Afria
Published: November 2021

The development of technology and information today makes the domestic goods delivery service business increase every year. This causes the opportunity for the entry of courier service companies to be wide open so that it can result in a business in the field of courier services that is increasingly competitive. Competition to compete for potential customers and retain existing customers is an increasing challenge and must be faced by PT Pos Indonesia (Persero) in marketing its delivery services. PT Pos Indonesia (Persero) especially PT Pos Indonesia (Persero) Pekanbaru has implemented Experience Marketing in it’s business processes. However, in the last 3 years, based on Consumer Complain Handling (CCH) at PT Pos Indonesia (Persero) Pekanbaru, it has tended to increase, meanwhile Revenue from the Mail and Package Delivery Business tends to decrease. The purpose of this study is to analyze and find out how much influence Experiential Marketing has on Customer Satisfaction and Loyalty at PT Pos Indonesia (Persero) Pekanbaru. The population taken in this study were customers who had transacted more than 3 times at PT Pos Indonesia (Persero) Pekanbaru. The sample selection technique used is non-probability sampling, with the number of samples used as many as 180 samples. The data analysis method used is Structural Equation Modeling (SEM). From the results of research that has been done, it can be concluded that Experiential Marketing has a significant and positive effect on Customer Satisfaction. Experiential Marketing also has a significant and positive effect on Customer Loyalty, and Customer Satisfaction has a positive and significant effect on Customer Loyalty.
Strategi Pengembangan Pariwisata Melalui Perencanaan ”Rest Area” Berbasis Masyarakat di Kawasan Pesisir Pantai Desa Sebong Pereh-Kabupaten Bintan
Authors: Sunantri Yudy , Yayan Henricus
Published: November 2021

Desa Sebong Pereh merupakan salah satu desa yang dilewati oleh jalan Tanjung Uban-Lagoi, Kabupaten Bintan. Jalan ini merupakan jalan vital yang menghubungkan wisatawan menuju lokasi kawasan wisata Lagoi. Sepanjang jalan ini memiliki potensi wisata yang dapat dikembangkan karena letaknya di pesisir pantai. Pengembangan pariwisata perencanaan rest area di lokasi ini memerlukan adanya peran dari masyarakat khususnya warga Desa Sebong Pereh sendiri. Partisipasi warga pun menjadi salah satu kunci dalam perencanaan pembangunan rest area ini dimana warga lokal sendiri yang akan mengelola tempat tersebut. Pengetahuan dan persepsi warga mengenai konsep rest area juga menjadi salah satu dasar merencanakan kegiatan wisata ini. Berdasakan hasil kuisioner, masyarakat setuju dengan adanya pembangunan rest area di kawasan tersebut. Faktor geografis, fasilitas, dan daya tarik merupakan beberapa yang perlu menjadi perhatian. Selain itu rest area berbasis yang berbasis masyarakat ini juga memerlukan dukungan dari berbagai pihak seperti stakeholder terkait dan pemerintah.
Pengaruh Inovasi Produk dan E-commerce terhadap Produk Olahan Ayam “Chicken Balut Soseu”
Authors: Sulistiyono Drajat , S Rina , Bajari Makarius
Published: November 2021

Ketatnya persaingan dalam proses kuliner ayam, saat ini menuntut para pengusaha kuliner untuk lebih kreatif dan inovatif dalam membuat produk. Salah satunya adalah ayam goreng (ayam balut soseu). Ayam balut soseu merupakan salah satu olahan ayam yang siap saji dimana kualitas rasanya tidak kalah dengan makanan lainnya. Melihat dari peluang bisnis ini, saya terinspirasi untuk membuat inovasi produk ayam goreng yang dibungkus dengan saus racikan sendiri dengan cita rasa yang jauh berbeda dengan ayam goreng saus terkenal lainnya dan untuk menjual produk ini menggunakan sistem e-commerce.
Britain, Brexit and Euroscepticism
Authors: Shore Cris
Published: November 2021

When history books about Brexit are written a key question asked will be ‘how did it happen?’ How did a country renowned for stable governments, pragmatism and diplomacy produce a chaotic outcome so harmful to its economic interests and international standing? This article examines the factors that produced Brexit by analysing its political and historical context, the main campaign groups and their communication strategies. Drawing on the work of Verdery (1999), Maskovsky and Bjork-James (2020) and other anthropologists, I suggest we need to look beyond conventional political science concepts and consider Brexit in terms of ‘enchantment’, ‘angry politics’ and ‘technopopulism’. I conclude that while Brexit provides a window for analysing fault lines in contemporary Britain, it also highlights problems in the EU, its austerity politics and democratic deficit.
Consuming and Certifying Quality
Authors: Crossland-Marr Lauren
Published: November 2021

This article explores the use of the term alta qualità across two third-party certification (TPC) realms. TPCs assure that foods have certain qualities such that they are sourced within a national boundary, reduce environmental damage, or promote healthy living. In Europe, many TPCs support the economically and socially significant sector of artisanal foodways. Based on ethnographic fieldwork conducted in Milan, north Italy, the article provides context to understand how, when, and why alta qualità is uttered. Relying on the pragmatic economic sociological theory of qualification, I show that alta qualità is an important way to signify that a food is good, but this does not always mean it is consumable. For those institutionalising qualities, alta qualità signifies elements of taste, marketing, and organisational structure.
WATER SAVING MEASURES SUBSTANTIATION FOR RICE IRRIGATION SYSTEMS
Authors:   Russian Scientific Research Institute of Land Improvement Problems, Balakay G. T. , Masnyi R. S. ,   Russian Scientific Research Institute of Land Improvement Problems
Published: November 2021

Purpose: analysis of the rice production water intensity and justification of measures for water saving, allowing to reduce the use of water resources for growing rice and companion crops, to reduce water intensity of production of a production unit while maintaining high yields. Materials and methods. Methods of analysis and synthesis to substantiate the rice and companion crops irrigation regime were used. Results. The analysis of long-term studies of the FSBSE “RSRILIP” showed that the water demand design norms for rice irrigation are exceeded by 1.5–2.0 times. For example, in the low-water year 2020, the rice irrigation rates on the rice systems of Rostov region fluctuated in agricultural enterprises from 27 to 47 thousand cubic m/ha. To save water resources, the main measures should be: maintaining the reclamation network and hydraulic structures in good condition, planned water use and water distribution, improving irrigation equipment and technologies. The first place in terms of influence on the value of the irrigation rate is the evenness of the check surface, since if the height in the check is more than 0.03–0.05 m from the design, the irrigation rate can double due to the need to create a given layer of water over the entire check area. It was found that the irrigation rate value is also influenced by the natural moisture content of the territory, the granulometric composition of the soil, the rate of filtration, the depth of groundwater, the degree of soil salinity and alkalinization. Depending on these factors under the conditions of Rostov region, the irrigation rate for rice can vary from 27 to 36 thousand cubic m/ha and more. Conclusions. To reduce the irrigation norms, irrigation regimes of the shortened type of flooding and obtaining seedlings on natural moisture reserves are recommended. The rice and companion crops cultivation using the ridge technology with periodic sprinkler irrigation or check flooding requires study.
THE ROLE OF PARTICIPATORY BUDGETING MECHANISM IN THE RURAL AREAS DEVELOPMENT (ON THE EXAMPLE OF ROSTOV REGION)
Authors:   Federal Rostov Agricultural Research Centre, Podgorskaya S. V. , Miroshnichenko T. A. ,   Federal Rostov Agricultural Research Centre
Published: November 2021

Purpose: to determine the level of involvement and the effectiveness of the participation of rural settlements of municipal districts in regional programs of initiative budgeting. Materials and methods. The methodological basis of this research is dialectical, formal-logical, statistical methods. The empirical basis of the study was made up of data from the reports of the Center for Initiative Budgeting of the Research Institute of the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation, the Federal State Statistics Service for Rostov Region, the results of the regional competition of initiative budgeting projects and reports of the regional government on their implementation. Results. The region has developed a legislative and regulatory framework for the initiative budgeting development. The diagnostics of the participatory budgeting development in rural areas of Rostov region is presented: the sources and amounts of initiative projects financing of villages and cities are determined, the ratio of the participating in the competition and the winning projects of rural settlements of municipal districts is determined, the amount of financing of initiative projects from the local budget per one villager is determined. The ratings of the municipal districts of Rostov region for 2020 and 2021 have been prepared by the level of activity of rural settlements and the effectiveness of their participation in initiative budgeting projects. Conclusions: the key factors hindering the development of civic participation of villagers in public finance management have been identified: low level of institutional trust of the rural population, insufficient social activity of villagers in resolving issues of local importance, significant income differentiation of rural and urban residents, low income of local budgets, insufficient competencies of local governments for the preparation of initiative projects. Improving the participatory budgeting mechanism in the region will have positive consequences for socio-economic development of rural areas.
THE CURRENT STATE OF SELECTION AND SEED INDUSTRY IN RUSSIA: KEY ISSUES AND DIRECTIONS FOR THEIR SOLUTION
Authors:   Federal Rostov Agricultural Research Centre, Krinichnaya E. P.
Published: November 2021

Purpose: to identify the main problems of development of the domestic branch of selection and seed production and make proposals for their solution. Materials and methods. The research is based on the use of monographic, analytical and statistical and economic methods. Results. It has been determined that currently there is a significant seed import dependence in the agricultural sector that endangers the food security of Russia, especially due to the unstable geopolitical situation in the world. Within the framework of scientific research, the recent achievements in the field of selection and seed production (the development of new highly competitive varieties and hybrids of agricultural crops) are considered; directions of state support for the selection and seed industry development are studied, while a negative trend of reducing its volume is found; a set of measures aimed at the selection work development in our country is considered; the main problems of the domestic selection and seed industry development are identified and grouped in four directions; proposals for their solution are formed. Conclusions. The selection and seed industry is characterized by low investment attractiveness for private investors, which determines the state role strengthening. At present, budgetary support and funding are directed mainly to government agencies, however, private companies are also involved in the development of selection and seed industry, which also need support. Significant conditions providing a comprehensive solution to the problems of industry development, in addition to increasing the government support volume and improving the forms of its provision, are the creation of favorable conditions for increasing human resources, the development of public-private partnerships and building a stable connection of the triad “state – science – production”.
RECONSTRUCTION OF THE NOVOTROITSK RESERVOIR IN STAVROPOL TERRITORY
Authors:   Novocherkassk Engineering and Land Reclamation Institute – branch of the Don State Agrarian University, Тkachev А. А. , Аnokhin А. М. ,   Novocherkassk Engineering and Land Reclamation Institute – branch of the Don State Agrarian University
Published: November 2021

Purpose: checking the headrace canal to the fall no. 1 for diversion capacity in connection with a change in the canal discharge. Due to the increase in the estimated flow for irrigation and watering, it is planned to build a canal from the reservoir to the fall no. 1. The tasks of the hydraulic computation included the determining of the headrace canal parameters for the intended catastrophic water discharge of 375 cubic m/s, the computation was carried out taking into account the non-steady flow in canal. For effective energy extinction in the tail-race of the fall, it is required to make a constructive decision and carry out a justification taking into account the topographic conditions of the structure's operation. It is necessary to resolve the issue of energy extinction in tail-race of the structure. Calculations of the toothed overfall for energy extinction in the tail-race are presented. Materials and methods. A version of the dissipator with an indented wall which allows dissipate energy in the constraint environment effectively and obtain a favorable distribution of velocities in the flow in tail race of the structure was adopted for the computation. A step-by-step computation for determining the diversion capacity of the fall no. 1 was carried out: first, the diversion capacity of the headrace canal was determined at a catastrophic discharge Q = 375 cubic m/s with a subsequent change in its hydraulic parameters, then the computation for dissipating the flow energy in the downstream of the structure are given. Results: the calculations of the jagged sill for damping the energy in the tail-race are presented, the indented wall of the fall is designed and the corresponding depths in the tail-race are calculated. Conclusions: the performed computation of the headrace canal and fall no. 1 made it possible to ensure the passage of a catastrophic flow rate equal to 375 cubic m/s, under set conditions.
SUBSTANTIATION OF SOIL-REINFORCED AND SOIL-FILLED STRUCTURES OF BANK PROTECTION STRUCTURES FOR THE CONDITIONS OF SMALL RIVERS
Authors:   South-Russian State Polytechnic University (NPI) named after M. I. Platov, Kasharin D. V.
Published: November 2021

Purpose: analysis of the bank protection structures operation with substantiation of soil-reinforced and soil-filled structures use for the conditions of small rivers and watercourses of hydrographic network. Materials and methods. New technical solutions and technologies for the construction of shell soil-filled and soil-reinforced structures, which provide a minimum impact on the catchment area of small rivers are proposed. The soil-filled shells filled with bottom sediments are proposed as the base of bank protection structures. Results. Analytical and numerical methods for determining the stress-strain state are given, taking into account the properties of geosynthetic shell material of a soil-filled structure in the software module Ansys Mechanical APDL, on the basis of which a simulation model of a new technical and technological solution of a bank protection structure is developed, which allows to reduce scope of work in preparing and developing the foundation. The use of laboratory equipment for physical modeling of bank protection soil-reinforced structures on a soil-filled foundation, including an installation for testing composite materials of a soil-filled shell and the stress-strain state of a soil-reinforced massif is considered. Conclusions. The planned research will make it possible to develop a technology of bank protection structures construction, both in cluttered urban environment and on the territory of environmental facilities. Based on the results of numerical modeling of soil-filled shells with the application of geotubes, the conditions for their stability as the foundation of a bank protection soil-reinforced structure were preliminarily determined. It is proposed to use a sheet pile wall at slopes of bedrock more than 10° to ensure the stability of the base shell. Laboratory stands to test the soil-filled shell-bases and the front wall of the bank protection structure have been developed.
FLOW-REGULATING AND EROSION-CONTROL ROLE OF FOREST PLANTATIONS ON THE BANKS OF GULLY PONDS USED FOR RECREATION
Authors:   Novocherkassk Engineering and Land Reclamation Institute – branch of the Don State Agrarian University, Ivonin V. M.
Published: November 2021

Purpose: to study the impact of recreational digression on water protection functions of forest plantations located on the banks of gully ponds. Methods: laying of temporary test plots, artificial sprinkling of soils, analysis of soil samples. Results. Indicative signs of five stages of recreational digression of forest plantations (fourth-fifth age class) have been clarified. The first stage corresponds to the air-dry weight of the forest litter ≥ 12 t/ha, the density of the upper layer of thin soddy soils ≤ 1.3 g/cm³, porosity ≥ 47.9 %. The second stage corresponds to the mass of forest litter 5.6 t/ha, density 1.58 g/cm³ and porosity 37.4 %; the third stage – 1.9 t/ha, 1.75 g/cm³ and 31.26 % respectively, the fourth and fifth stages – no litter, density – 1.87 and 1.96 g/cm³, respectively, porosity – 26.9 and 23.5 %. Constraint equations (polynomials of the second – fourth orders and logarithmic) of the runoff coefficients and flow modules of suspended sediments for the rainfall period with the top soil density, porosity and humus content are obtained. Storm runoff is formed during recreational compaction of top soil ≥ 1.67 g/cm³, top soil porosity ˂ 34 %, humus content ˂ 6.4 %. During recreation, erosion under the forest canopy does not manifest itself when the bulk density of top soil is 1.75 g/cm³, the porosity is > 29.5 %, and the humus content is > 5 %. Conclusions. In the course of study, it was found that forest plantations performing water protection functions degrade under recreational loads. As a result of study, experimental dependences reflecting the patterns of degradation of the considered forest plantations and their influence on water conservation functions, depending on the stage of digression were obtained.
THERMAL REGIME IMPACT ON RICE YIELD
Authors:   All-Russian Research Institute of Hydraulic Engineering and Land Reclamation named after A. N. Kostyakov, Fedotova E. V.
Published: November 2021

Purpose: to study the temperature effect on rice yield during the growing season. Materials and methods. The object of the research is control issues of rice agrocenosis hydrothermal regime. The initial data on the temperature regime for the phases of rice development phases were processed. In the course of data processing, the temperature accumulated by the sowing, the total temperature function “morphogenesis” indicator and the sunny days fraction were assessed. Results. In the course of factor and comparative analysis, the dependences of the yield value on the temperature factor in different phases of rice growth and development were identified. So, in the phase of booting with an increase of high temperatures sum, the yield increases, and for the period from ear emergence to maturation, the response in yield is identified with a decrease of the accumulated high temperatures sum and an increase of moderate air temperatures sum. The analysis showed that natural fluctuations in temperature cause yield variation in the region of irrigation systems up to 8–10 %, as a whole, and in some fields this influence can reach greater values. Conclusions. With the help of diversified regression equations, the crop response to temperature is presented. The studies performed show a possible direction for the further improvement of rice agronomic practices, which needs matching the rice varietal requirements with the hydrothermal regime during the entire growing season and matching the irrigation regime with meteorological and agro-reclamation conditions.
Andrew Libadenos. Confession of Faith
Authors: Приходько И. Г.
Published: November 2021

В статье даётся описание жизни и творчества византийского автора Андрея Ливадина, который жил в Трапезундской империи в XIV в. Особое внимание отводится биографии византийского автора, изложенной на основании труда греческого ученого О. Лампсидиса; описывается литературное наследие Ливадина с указанием изданий и общей характеристики его трудов; приводятся сведения о причине, времени, языке и содержании «Исповедании веры» Андрея Ливадина и дается комментированный перевод с древнегреческого языка данного произведения.

The article describes the life and work of Andrew Libadenos, the Byzantine author who lived in the Trebizond Empire in the XIV century. Special attention is paid to his biography, set out on the basis of the work of the Greek scientist O. Lampsides; describes the literary heritage of Livadin, indicating the editions and general characteristics of his works; provides information about the reason, time, language and content of the «Confession of Faith» by Andrew Libadenos and provides a commented translation of this work from the Ancient Greek language.
The Concept of Beauty in the Theology of Martyrius-Sahdona (7th Century)
Authors: Судаков Максим
Published: November 2021

В своих аскетических сочинениях известный восточно-сирийский писатель Мартирий-Сахдона много внимания уделяет теме обожения человека, в связи с которой он регулярно употребляет понятие «красота» (šuprā). Этим словом он обозначает как свойство Бога, так и свойство человека как образа Божьего. В последнем случае Мартирий понимает красоту как качество добродетелей и как свойство твари в её неповреждённом состоянии, сообщённое ей Богом. В статье выясняется значение понятия «красота» для антропологического и аскетического учения, выраженного Мартирием, а также предпринимается попытка установить место, которое занимают его мысли о красоте в контексте произведений сирийских и греческих авторов, некоторые из которых могли оказать на него влияние, а некоторые - бесспорно оказали. После анализа употребления данного понятия в различных сочинениях Мартирия становится очевидной систематичность и последовательность его мысли, выражаемой с помощью указанного термина. Сопоставление высказываний о красоте у Мартирия и у многих других авторов, в свою очередь, позволяет говорить, что учение Мартирия о красоте вполне соответствует мнениям этих авторов, среди которых бóльшая часть - православные святые отцы.

In his ascetic writings a famous East Syriac writer Martyrius-Sahdona pays much attention to the theme of deification of man, due to what he regularly uses the beauty (šuprā) consept. He designates by this word the property of God as well as the property of man, as image of God. In the last case Martyrius understands the beauty as the quality of virtues and as the attribute of the creature in its undamaged state, which is given to it by God. The article attempts to clarify the significance of the concept beauty for the anthropological and ascetic teaching, expressed by Martyrius. Also there is undertaken an attempt to definite a place, which his ideas about the beauty occupy in the context of the works of the Syriac and Greek authors, some of which may have influence on him, and some - certainly have. After the analysis of the use of this concept in several writings of Martyrius systematic and consistent character of his thought, expressed by this, becomes obvious. In its turn the comparison of assertions about the beauty by Martyrius and by a lot of other authors allows to say, that the teaching of Martyrius about the beauty is consistent with the opinions of these authors, most of which are the Orhodox Holy Fathers.
The Problem of Reconstruction of the Biography of John Moschus
Authors: Шилкин Роман Игоревич
Published: November 2021

Статья рассматривает проблематику реконструкции биографии Иоанна Мосха, обозначает трудности сопоставления источников, содержащих основные сведения о жизни палестинского подвижника. Неоднородность, разрозненность и некоторая противоречивость источников, содержащих биографические сведения об Иоанне Мосхе, ставит перед исследователями задачу их сопоставления и анализа. В силу того, что источники не представляют конкретных и точных биографических данных, любая версия воссоздания жизненного пути Иоанна Мосха будет представлять предположение. В статье делается попытка разобраться в хронологии основных этапов жизни Иоанна Мосха.

This article examines the problems of reconstructing the biography of John Moschus, identifies the difficulties of comparing sources containing basic information about the life of this Palestinian ascetic. The heterogeneity, fragmentation and some inconsistency of the sources containing biographical information about John Moschus, sets before the researchers the task of comparing and analyzing them. Due to the fact that the sources do not provide specific and accurate biographical data, any version of the recreation of the life path of John Moschus will be a supposition. This article attempts to understand the chronology of the main stages in the life of John Moschus.
Global existence, nonexistence, and decay of solutions for a wave equation of p-Laplacian type with weak and p-Laplacian damping, nonlinear boundary delay and source terms
Authors: Boumaza Nouri , Gheraibia Billel
Published: November 2021

In this paper, we consider the initial boundary value problem for the p-Laplacian equation with weak and p-Laplacian damping terms, nonlinear boundary, delay and source terms acting on the boundary. By introducing suitable energy and perturbed Lyapunov functionals, we prove global existence, finite time blow up and asymptotic behavior of solutions in cases [Formula: see text] and [Formula: see text]. To our best knowledge, there is no results of the p-Laplacian equation with a nonlinear boundary delay term.
Applying the LOT Methodology to a Public Bus Transport Ontology aligned with Transmodel: Challenges and Results
Authors: Ruckhaus Edna , Anton-Bravo Adolfo , Scrocca Mario , Corcho Oscar
Published: November 2021

We present an ontology that describes the domain of Public Transport by bus, which is common in cities around the world. This ontology is aligned to Transmodel, a reference model which is available as a UML specification and which was developed to foster interoperability of data about transport systems across Europe. The alignment with this non-ontological resource required the adaptation of the Linked Open Terms (LOT) methodology, which has been used by our team as the methodological framework for the development of many ontologies used for the publication of open city data. The ontology is structured into three main modules: (1) agencies, operators and the lines that they manage, (2) lines, routes, stops and journey patterns, and (3) planned vehicle journeys with their timetables and service calendars. Besides reusing Transmodel concepts, the ontology also reuses common ontology design patterns from GeoSPARQL and the SOSA ontology. As part of the LOT data-driven validation stage, RDF data has been generated taking as input the GTFS feeds (General Transit Feed Specification) provided by the Madrid public bus transport provider (EMT). Mapping rules from structured data sources to RDF were developed using the RDF Mapping Language (RML) to generate RDF data, and queries corresponding to competency questions were tested.
Discovering alignment relations with Graph Convolutional Networks: A biomedical case study
Authors: Monnin Pierre , Raïssi Chedy , Napoli Amedeo , Coulet Adrien
Published: November 2021

Knowledge graphs are freely aggregated, published, and edited in the Web of data, and thus may overlap. Hence, a key task resides in aligning (or matching) their content. This task encompasses the identification, within an aggregated knowledge graph, of nodes that are equivalent, more specific, or weakly related. In this article, we propose to match nodes within a knowledge graph by (i) learning node embeddings with Graph Convolutional Networks such that similar nodes have low distances in the embedding space, and (ii) clustering nodes based on their embeddings, in order to suggest alignment relations between nodes of a same cluster. We conducted experiments with this approach on the real world application of aligning knowledge in the field of pharmacogenomics, which motivated our study. We particularly investigated the interplay between domain knowledge and GCN models with the two following focuses. First, we applied inference rules associated with domain knowledge, independently or combined, before learning node embeddings, and we measured the improvements in matching results. Second, while our GCN model is agnostic to the exact alignment relations (e.g., equivalence, weak similarity), we observed that distances in the embedding space are coherent with the “strength” of these different relations (e.g., smaller distances for equivalences), letting us considering clustering and distances in the embedding space as a means to suggest alignment relations in our case study.
IMPROVEMENT OF METHODS AND ALGORITHM OF FRACTAL COMPRESSION OF A GRAPHIC IMAGE
Authors: Zalevskaya Olha , Yablonskyi Petro , Sydorenko Iuliia , Miroshnichenko Ivan , Sytnik Akim
Published: November 2021

During the intensive development of information systems, the volumes of data necessary for storing and processing information, in particular graphic images, grow. One of the reasons for this phenomenon is the desire to continually improve the quality of the content we receive. The ever-growing demand for image quality requires the development of new and improvement of existing approaches to information compression. Compression algorithms use the presence of so-called surplus in the data, which can be eliminated during data storage and restored during playback. Currently in demand methods are based on storing only low-frequency components. Such methods are used in JPEG, MPEG compression algorithms. The disadvantage of such algorithms is not a large compression ratio. In this regard, methods have emerged based on fractal data compression. The main idea of ​​the method is to store the image as affine transformations, which leads to its compression.

The paper proposes preliminary processing of graphic data for storing them in the form of a file with the * .json extension. The application of a further fractal compression algorithm to the already obtained file allows to reduce the processing time of data, computational calculations. The resulting file will have the advantages of fractal compression such as decompression speed, better compression ratio and higher resolution compared to * .jpeg and * .bmp.

Despite all the advantages, fractal compression of graphic information is used quite rarely. This is due to the complexity of the algorithm, the lack of a sufficient number of specialists on this issue and the estimate of the licensed software. The improvement is aimed at simplifying the algorithm and its implementation will avoid these drawbacks and expand the scope of fractal compression.
Cloning, Amplified Expression and Bioinformatics Analysis of a Putative Nucleobase Cation Symporter-1 (NCS-1) Protein From Rhodococcus erythropolis
Authors: Ahmad Irshad , Lee Youri , Nawaz Nighat , Elahi Rizwan , Khan Israr Ali , Mustafa Muhammad Zahid , Patching Simon G
Published: November 2021

The Rhodococcus erythropolis gene DYC18_RS18060 (1437 bp) putatively codes for a secondary transporter of the Nucleobase Cation Symporter-1 (NCS-1) protein family (478 amino acids). The DYC18_RS18060 gene was successfully cloned from R. erythropolis genomic DNA with addition of EcoRI and PstI restriction sites at the 5′ and 3′ ends, respectively, using PCR technology. The amplified gene was introduced into IPTG-inducible plasmid pTTQ18 immediately upstream of the sequence coding for a His6-tag. The construct was transformed into Escherichia coli BL21(DE3), then amplified expression of the DYC18_RS18060-His6 protein was achieved with detection by SDS-PAGE and western blotting. Computational methods predicted that DYC18_RS18060 has a molecular weight of 51.1 kDa and isoelectric point of 6.58. The protein was predicted to be hydrophobic in nature (aliphatic index 113.24, grand average of hydropathicity 0.728) and to form twelve transmembrane spanning α-helices with both N- and C-terminal ends at the cytoplasmic side of the membrane. Whilst database sequence similarity searches and phylogenetic analysis suggested that the substrate of DYC18_RS18060 could be cytosine, this was not certain based on comparisons of residues involved in substrate binding in experimentally characterised NCS-1 proteins. This study has laid foundations for further structural and functional studies of DYC18_RS18060 and other NCS-1 proteins.

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Efficacy of Ethanolic plant extracts of Zingiber officinale, Raphanus sativus, Rosa indica and Aloe vera against Heterotermes indicola
Authors: Ayesha Aihetasham  , Qurat-ul-ain  , Ramzan Amera , Khan Muhammad Xaaceph
Published: November 2021

Present study was performed to evaluate the anti-termitic potential of four common plant species of Zingiber officinale, Raphanus sativus, Rosa indica and Aloe vera. During laboratory bioassay, the biological activity of ethanolic extracts of these plants was evaluated. The ethanol extract of Z. officinale caused highest mortality (100%) while least mortality (68%) was observed in R. indica extract. The LT50 for Z. officinale were 24.34, 40.40 and 64.7 h for concentrations of 10%, 5% and 3% respectively. Present findings suggested that these plant extracts can provide environmental friendly management of H. indicola.  In A. vera, also resulted in significant mortality against H. indicola i.e. 94%, 64% and 44% on exposure of 10%, 5% and 3% concentraions. While LT50 were 34.66, 65.59, and 100.1 hours against 10%, 5% and 3% concentrations. In R. sativus, mortality of H. indicola was 76%, 50% and 30% while LT50 against were 59.10, 86.20, and 127.3 h, against concentration of 10%, 5% and 3%. Least mortality was observed in R. indica i.e. 68%, 44% and 30% while LT50 were 64.17, 94.58 and 125.5 h at 10%, 5% and 3% respectively. This study revealed that the extracts of Z. officinale, A.vera and R. Sativus have a potential to be used for termite control especially Heterotermes indicola to minimize the damage.

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Analisis Pengaruh Curent Ratio Terhadap Return On Asset Pada PT Mayora, Tbk Periode 2011-2020
Authors: Syahlan Fatra
Published: November 2021

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh Curent Ratio  terhadap Return On Asset pada PT. Mayora, Tbk Periode 2011-2020 . Metode yang digunakan adalah explanatory research. Teknik analisis menggunakan analisis statistik dengan pengujian regresi, korelasi, determinasi dan uji hipotesis. Hasil penelitian ini variabel Curent Ratio  diperoleh nilai rata-rata sebesar 234,38%. Variabel Return On Asset diperoleh nilai rata-rata 8,40%. Curent Ratio  berpengaruh positif dan signifikan terhadap Return On Asset dengan nilai persamaan regresi Y = -8,392 + 0,072X, dan nilai koefisien korelasi 0,703 atau memiliki tingkat hubungan yang kuat dengan nilai determinasi sebesar 49,4%. Uji  hipotesis diperoleh signifikansi 0,014 < 0,05.
Camera-Based Parking System Management Using Raspberry Pi
Authors: Purwalaksana Ahmad Zatnika , Siburian Dewi , Sianturi Immanuel , Sianturi Sabam
Published: November 2021

Currently, there are still many use of manual parking systems, namely parking attendants provide instructions for vehicles to park. This is often considered inefficient because there is no data recording of vehicles that park, resulting in a low level of security and comfort for visitors and the parking system does not provide information about parking slots which can make it difficult for visitors to park vehicles. With this, the vehicle that wants to park often has difficulty when parking the vehicle. Through various problems that occur, the author develops a parking system that can provide information on the availability of parking slots in the parking area as well as data storage for vehicle number plates that do parking. In the parking system, the Raspberry Pi 3 Model B is used as the main controller, camera detection to obtain information in the form of characters from the vehicle number plate with the help of OCR (Optical Character Recognition), the use of OTP (One Time Password) code which can be used only once so as to increase security. on the parking system. Vehicle data in the form of number plates and also OTP code will be stored in the database and used when the vehicle will leave the parking area by matching the number plate data and OTP code of a vehicle to be able to leave the parking area. Through the development of the parking system, it is hoped that it will work well for vehicle drivers to find available parking locations and increase safety and comfort for drivers because of data storage in the form of vehicle number plates as vehicle identity and the use of OTP codes that can only be used once.
Sessiz Ev’de Toplumsal Cinsiyet Normlarının Gölgesinde Kalan Erkeklik Üzerine Bir İnceleme
Authors: SOYSAL EŞİTTİ Asli
Published: November 2021

Aynı soydan gelen üç kuşağın hikâyesinin anlatıldığı Sessiz Ev, yaklaşık yüz yıla yayılan tarihsel zamanıyla, Türkiye’de yaşanan değişim ve dönüşümlerin, toplumsal cinsiyete yüklenen anlam ve değerler aracılığıyla okunmasına imkân sağlar. Toplumsal cinsiyet normlarının sadece kadınlar değil, erkekler üzerinde de etkili olduğu, erkekleri de yaş, meslek, fiziksel görünüm, toplumsal statü vb. etkenlere göre sınıflandırdığı görülür. Bu bağlamda erkeklik, erkekler arasındaki bir mücadele alanı olarak toplumsal rekabeti içinde barındırır. Çalışmanın merkezinde yer alan toplumsal cinsiyete ait söylem ve uygulamaların erkekler arasındaki hiyerarşiyi belirlediği ve erkekler üzerinde baskı kurduğu incelenen roman aracılığıyla görünür kılınmıştır. Çalışmada, erkeklik ile ilgili toplumsal normların, erkekler üzerinde baskı kurulmasına sebep olduğu, onları kuşatan ve engelleyen bir yapıya dönüştüğü tespit edilmiştir.

Sessiz Ev’de birinci kuşağın temsilcisi Doktor Selahattin Bey, toplumsal cinsiyet normları tarafından erkeğe atfedilen birincil toplumsal konumun başarılı, güçlü ve üstün olma gibi değerlerine sahip değildir. Selahattin Bey, mesleğinde, aile yaşamında ve toplumsal hayatta iktidar sahibi bir erkek görünümüne sahip olamamıştır. Selahattin Bey’in soyundan gelen erkeklerin tümü, toplumsal cinsiyet normlarının erkek için belirlediği üstün değerleri taşımayan ve bu sebeple iktidardan pay alamayan bir erkekliğin temsilcisidir. Roman üzerine yapılan incelemede, erkeklerin toplumsal cinsiyet yapıları içindeki kendi erkekliklerini kurgulama biçimlerinin, önceki nesillerin izlerini taşıdığı ve erkeklik algısında belirleyici olduğu görülmüştür. Sessiz Ev’de Selahattin Bey’in soyundan gelen meşru ve gayrimeşru tüm erkeklerin, bir önceki nesilden farklı bir erkeklik kurmayı hedefleseler de başarılı olamadıkları, babalarının ya da dedelerinin eril iktidardaki payından uzaklaşmalarının mümkün olmadığı tespit edilmiştir.
Türkiye’de Köy Romanını Yeniden Yorumlamak: Modernleşme ve Alegori
Authors: DEDE Kadir
Published: November 2021

Bu çalışma 1950-1960 yılları arasında yayımlanan köy romanlarının modernleşme ve ulus-inşası süreçleriyle olan ilişkisini milliyetçilik ve ulusal alegori olgularının ışığında çözümlemeyi amaçlamaktadır. Genelde edebiyat, özelde ise roman türü, Tanzimat Dönemi’nden itibaren belirleyici bir paradigma olarak modernleşme süreci ve özellikle 1923’ten sonra devlet eliyle yürütülen bir proje olarak ulus inşası ile yoğun bir ilişki içinde olmuştur. Ancak ellili yıllarda popülerlik kazanan köy romanı, yazarları, konuları, anlatının geçtiği mekan ve edebi akımlar içerisinde yerleştirileceği konum itibarıyla önemli farklar arz eder. Öyle ki, o güne değin bir “ulusal alegori” niteliği taşıyan Türk romanının bu vasfından radikal bir şekilde uzaklaşır. Çalışma bu uzaklaşmadan hareketle köy romanı hakkında iki temel soruyu yanıtlamaya çalışır: 1) Önceki dönem romanında temel paradigmayı oluşturan modernleşme ve milliyetçilik olgularının izleri köy romanında ne ölçüde takip edilebilir? 2) Köy romanlarının sunduğu içerik ve anlatı özellikleri romanın alegorik vasfının aşılmasına ve yeni bir estetik anlayışına karşılık gelmektedir midir?
Mülteci Çocukların Sosyalleşmelerinde Öğretmenlerin Rolü Üzerine Nitel Bir Çalışma
Authors: DEMİR Nilüfer
Published: November 2021

Etkileşim bireyler arasında karşılıklı olarak gerçekleşen duygusal, düşünsel ve davranışsal bir etki-tepki ilişkisidir. Sosyoloji bu etkileşim süreci içinde özellikle toplumsal davranışlarda oluşan değişimle yakından ilgilenmektedir. Çalışma bu bağlamda etkileşim süreçleri içindeki mülteci öğrencilerin, sosyalizasyon süreçleri içinde yer alan yakınlaştırıcı süreçler (uyum, işbirliği ve bütünleşme) ile uzaklaştırıcı süreçler (rekabet ve çatışma) içine girmelerinde, öğretmenlerin rolünü ortaya koymayı amaçlamaktadır. İzmir ili Buca ilçesinde bulunan Recep Ersayın İlköğretim okulu örneklemi ile sınırlandırılmış olan çalışmada, nitel araştırma yöntemi ile yarı yapılandırılmış görüşme formu ile derinlemesine mülakat yapılmıştır. Çalışmamızda yakınlaştırıcı süreçlere öğretmenleri tarafından yönlendirilen çocukların, çevreleriyle bütünleşme eğilimi içinde oldukları, uyumlu ilişkiler kurdukları, kendilerini kolaylıkla ifade edebildikleri, akranlarıyla ve öğretmenleriyle işbirliklerine yatkınlıklarının arttığı, kuralları daha kolay öğrenebildikleri, toplumsal ve kültürel değerleri daha kolay kabullendikleri görülürken, ilişkilerinde çocukları uzaklaştırıcı sürece yönlendirmenin, rekabet ve etiketleme içine sokmanın, onların toplumla ve çevreleriyle olan etkileşimlerini olumsuz etkilediği, bu durumun uyumsuz sosyal davranışlar içinde olmalarına sebep olduğu görülmektedir.