bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
The unassisted visual system on earth and in space
Authors: Harris Laurence R. , Jenkin Michael , Jenkin Heather , Dyde Richard , Zacher Jim , Allison Robert S.
Published: December 2019

Chuck Oman has been a guide and mentor for research in human perception and performance during space exploration for over 25 years. His research has provided a solid foundation for our understanding of how humans cope with the challenges and ambiguities of sensation and perception in space. In many of the environments associated with work in space the human visual system must operate with unusual combinations of visual and other perceptual cues. On Earth physical acceleration cues are normally available to assist the visual system in interpreting static and dynamic visual features. Here we consider two cases where the visual system is not assisted by such cues. Our first experiment examines perceptual stability when the normally available physical cues to linear acceleration are absent. Our second experiment examines perceived orientation when there is no assistance from the physically sensed direction of gravity. In both cases the effectiveness of vision is paradoxically reduced in the absence of physical acceleration cues. The reluctance to rely heavily on vision represents an important human factors challenge to efficient performance in the space environment.
Effect of displacement, velocity, and combined vibrotactile tilt feedback on postural control of vestibulopathic subjects
Authors: Wall C. , Kentala E.
Published: December 2019

Vibrotactile tilt feedback was used to help vestibulopathic subjects control their anterioposterior (AP) sway during sensory organization tests 5 and 6 of Equitest computerized dynamic posturography. We used four kinds of signals to activate the feedback. The first signal was proportional (P) to the measured tilt of the subject, while the second used the first derivative (D) of the tilt. The third signal was the sum of the proportional and one half of the first derivative signals (PD). The final signal used a prediction of the subject's sway projected 100 msec in advance. The signals were used to activate vibrators mounted on the front of the torso to signal forward motion, and on the back of the torso for backward motion. Subject responses varied significantly with the kind of feedback signal. Proportional and derivative feedback resulted in similar root mean squared tilt, but the PD signal significantly reduced the tilt compared to either P or D feedback. The predicted motion signal also reduced the response compared to the PD signal. These preliminary results are somewhat consistent with an inverted pendulum model of postural control, but need to be confirmed with a larger study that also considers mediolateral tilt and feedback. The improvement by using a predictor is consistent with compensating for a neural processing delay.
Dizziness: A common, troublesome symptom but often treatable
Authors: Mendel Barbro , Bergenius Johan , Langius-Eklöf Ann
Published: December 2019

Objective: To investigate the prevalence of self-rated dizziness/unsteadiness and health as well as to estimate the proportion of participants with peripheral vestibular disorders. Methods: Altogether, 2547 participants (66%) participated in an epidemiological cross-sectional study, including self-rated questions about dizziness/unsteadiness, concomitant auditory symptoms and self-rated general, psychosocial and mental health. Results: The overall prevalence of dizziness was 21% and higher among women (27%) than men (14%) (p< 0.001). Dizziness, provoked by the movement of lying-down (benign paroxysmal positional vertigo), was noted in 5% of the participants with the symptom occurring more often in women than in men (p< 0.001). Twenty-four percent of the men and 21% of the women with dizziness simultaneously experienced a sense of rotation and loss of hearing and tinnitus. Fifteen percent reported falls because of dizziness. Both men and women suffering from dizziness symptoms perceived worse self-rated health generally, psychosocially and mentally than those without symptoms of dizziness (p< 0.001). Conclusion: Dizziness-related symptoms are common in all age groups and may manifest worse self-rated health. About 50% of the participants had symptoms indicating origin of peripheral vestibular disorders. Self-rated questions seem capable of identifying patients for referral to clinical examinations and subsequently those who can be successfully treated.
On-off asymmetries of responses to caloric step stimuli
Authors: Tsutsumi Takeshi , Tokumaru Akiko , Murakami Miho , Kawaishi Junko , Chida Wakako , Watanabe Kensuke
Published: December 2019

Rapid head movement was combined with continuous caloric irrigation of the external ear to evaluate the time courses of the on-step (null-to-supine repositioning) and off-step (supine-to-null repositioning) vestibulo-ocular reflexes (VOR) responses in eight healthy subjects. During continuous air-caloric irrigation, each subject's head was positioned with his/her lateral semicircular canal alternately placed in the null (horizontal) and activating (vertical) planes, and the time course of the slow phase eye velocity was evaluated. The resulting responses were characterized by estimates of activation and adaptation components, and their amplitudes and time constants were calculated. Comparisons of the on-step and off-step responses revealed the activation and adaptation components of the VOR to have similar amplitudes. On the other hand, the time constant for the activation component was prolonged for the off-step response, while that for the adaptation component was shortened. Null-to-supine and reciprocal vestibular stimulation during continuous caloric irrigation of the external ear canal elicited asymmetric VOR responses that exhibited differing time courses.
Expression of glutamate receptors and potassium channels in vestibular nuclei neurons during development of signal processing
Authors: Popratiloff Anastas , Shao Mei , Hirsch June C. , Peusner Kenna D.
Published: December 2019

The principal cells of the chick tangential vestibular nucleus offer a simple neuron model to study signal processing in second-order, vestibular reflex projection neurons. The principal cells represent a relatively uniform population of vestibular nuclei neurons which receive a major input from the primary vestibular fibers and send axons to targets mainly involved in the vestibuloocular reflexes. Here, studies performed on ion channels involved in the emergence and establishment of signal processing in this morphologically-identified subset of vestibular nuclei neurons are reviewed, including the AMPA glutamate receptor subunits GluR1, GluR2, GluR3, and GluR4 and the potassium channel subunits Kv1.1 and Kv1.2.
Stocktaking on the development of posturography for clinical use
Authors: Kingma Herman , Gauchard Gérome C. , de Waele Catherine , van Nechel Christian , Bisdorff Alexandre , Yelnik Alain , Magnusson Mans , Perrin Philippe P.
Published: December 2019

This report identifies fundamental problems to be addressed in order to build relevant clinical tests of human balance while standing. The stated purpose of these tests is identification of lesion site and/or definition of functional balance deficits in a specific patient. During a recent consensus meeting (ESCEBD), 60 researchers and experienced clinical users of posturography (14 European countries, 9 different disciplines) inventoried and critically analyzed the various methodologies of posturography currently used for clinical evaluation. To complement posturography, alternative methods of assessment of balance control were considered. The indications for the clinical use of posturography were defined as well as recommendations regarding measurement parameters, type of perturbations and signal analysis techniques to improve assessment of balance control. Consensus was reached that a force platform cannot be considered as a technique which is sufficient on its own to perform a clinically relevant test for the assessment of neuro-otological and musculo-skeletal conditions, evaluation of compensation or treatment (rehabilitation) or prediction of falls. It should be supported by complementary methods, such as segment motion analysis, body-fixed 2D or 3D accelerometer-gyroscope or electromyography. At present, no generally applicable posturography test is available with reasonable sensitivity and specificity for the diagnosis of balance disorders. Perturbation techniques are most likely needed to enhance the diagnostic yield of posturography.
Comparative evaluation of two approaches for retweet clustering: A text-based method and graph-based method
Authors: Uchida Kazuki , Toriumi Fujio , Sakaki Takeshi
Published: November 2019

Burst phenomena are caused by such social events as flaming on the internet, elections, and natural disasters. To understand people’s thoughts and feelings, we must classify their opinions from burst phenomena. Therefore, classification methods that categorize tweets are critical. However, since most classification methods focus on text mining, they cannot classify tweets by topics because each tweet has poor linguistic similarities. We used a non-text-based method proposed by Baba et al. that groups tweets by topics, even if they have poor linguistic similarities, and verified its validity by comparing it with a text-based method in two different evaluations: full data and sampled data. In the full data evaluation part, we did a questionnaire survey and validated the suitability of the topic clusters created by both classification methods using our full dataset. In the sampled data evaluation part, we focused on the robustness of each method against data reduction. Since collecting the whole data of burst phenomena is very costly due to the vast amounts of available social media data, robustness against data reduction is an important index to evaluate classification methods. After these evaluations, we found that the non-text-based method more effectively classified tweets than the text-based method.
Chatbots for online banking services
Authors: Doherty Dana , Curran Kevin
Published: November 2019

People are interacting increasingly with systems through voice assistants and chatbots sectors such as banking and financial are adopting them to create more responsive customer services. This project aimed to implement a web-based chatbot to assist with online banking, using tools that expose artificial intelligence methods such as natural language understanding. The chatbot allows users to view all their personal banking information from within the chatbot. The system was tested across a range of devices such as Google Home and Assistant on android devices to outline the key differences between the two modes of interaction, spoken and text dialog. These tests showed that chatbots can enhance accessibility, reaffirming that they are more than just a passing fad and have a viable use.
Association of Ultrasonographic Findings and Thyroid Malignancy: A Cross-Sectional Study
Authors: Trinchera Clint , Cruz Emmanuel Tadeus
Published: December 2019

Objective: To determine the association of thyroid malignancy and the following ultrasonographic findings: presence of solid hypoechoic nodule, irregular margins (infiltrative, microlobulated, or speculated), microcalcifications or disrupted rim calcifications with small extrusive hypoechoic soft tissue component, taller than wide shape of the thyroid nodule, and evidence of extrathyroidal extension.

Methods:

Design:           Cross-Sectional Study

Setting:           Tertiary Government Training Hospital

Participants: Records of patients admitted to the Otorhinolaryngology- Head and Neck Surgery ward with a diagnosis of nodular non-toxic goiter, multinodular non-toxic goiter, and thyroid malignancy who underwent thyroid surgery between January 2017 and June 2018 were considered for inclusion.

Results: A total of 33 patients, 7 males and 26 females, were included in this study. Patients’ age ranged from 26 to 69 years with an average of 46 years. Thirteen (39.4%) had malignant while 20 (60.6%) had benign histopathologic results. There was a significant association between presence of solid hypoechoic nodule (Fisher exact, n = 33, p = .0047), irregular margins and microcalcifications with malignant histopathology results (X2 (df = 1, N = 33) = 8.57, p = .003). No significant difference was noted in the proportion of subjects with malignancy according to taller than wide nodules (Fisher exact, n = 33, p = 1.000) or presence of extrathyroidal extension nodules or presence of extrathyroidal extension (Fisher exact, n = 33, p = .276). On multivariate analysis using logistic regression, only microcalcification was found to be a significant predictor of malignancy (OR = 8.96, 95% CI:  1.02 – 87.19, p = .05).

Conclusion: There was a significant association between presence of solid hypoechoic nodule, margins and microcalcifications with thyroid carcinoma. Only microcalcification was found to be a significant predictor of thyroid malignancy on ultrasound, although our confidence interval was broad.

Keywords: calcifications; thyroid; thyroid carcinoma; thyroid nodule; ultrasonography
Free religious choice of man as a complex spiritual process
Authors: Babiy Mykhailo
Published: November 2019

Understanding any problem of human existence, including the question of religious self-determination of the individual, outside the context of those processes that are taking place today at national and world levels, is very problematic. Religious choice, freedom of religion, as well as freedom of conscience as a whole, the legal mechanisms and possibilities for their practical implementation, in particular in Ukraine, are to some extent correlated with a qualitatively new poly-aspect, such as globalization. The latter in the scientific discourse is regarded as "a set of tendencies that are aimed at forming a global interconnection between social phenomena and social actors"
Orthodox orthodoxy in the world of religious postmodernity
Authors: Sagan Oleksandr N.
Published: November 2019

After a long period of apology for the new "symphony" of the Church and the Soviet authorities since the mid-1960s. Ukraine has begun to understand the latest trends in Orthodoxy. At the same time, a current emerged in world culture, which was later dubbed the postmodern. Amorphous at first, a phenomenon that manifested itself more quickly in literature and the visual arts, for several decades, has left its mark on other spheres of human life, including and religious, including Orthodoxy
Institutionalization of Protestantism as a way out
Authors: Yarotskiy Petro , Reshetnikov Yu.Ye.
Published: November 2019

The study of the current state and tendencies of the development of the traditional trends of late Protestantism in Ukraine - Baptism, Adventism and Pentecostalism, as well as Jehovah's Witnesses during 1999-2005 made it possible, in our opinion, to be scientifically valuable and relevant to the public in these confessions. generalizations and conclusions. At the same time, in our study, they have both a universal character for all four of these denominations, as well as a specific context in the form of an extended analysis of the nature of theological, doctrinal, institutionalization changes that have taken place in the past 15 years in particular in Ukrainian Baptism and the religious organization of Jehovah's Witnesses. Adventism was preserved somewhat during this period.
International and European Documents
Authors: Of the Journal Editorial board
Published: November 2019

International and European documents on the status of secular and religious education
Formation of personality spirituality on the basis of values of the Ukrainian people
Authors: Kosareva N.
Published: November 2019

An important part of successful socialization of young people is the transfer of socio-cultural heritage to previous generations. Knowledge of artistic and cultural values, monuments of material and spiritual culture become the basis for the affirmation in the minds of students possessing high moral values ​​in the Ukrainian people; promote the development of moral feelings and behaviors (love for Ukraine, devotion to it, active work aimed at multiplying and developing work traditions, customs, rituals, etc.); form a cultural approach to Christian values.
Interfaith difficulties in implementing Christian ethics in school education
Authors: Ganulych P.
Published: November 2019

The arrival of democracy in Ukraine in the 1990s was regarded by Christians as special opportunities in the development of spirituality. Church members, pastors, presbyters went to school and began to teach kindness, talk about God, and lay the foundations of religious ethics. All denominations participated in it. Who is more, who is less, but each did as he saw fit. The Seventh-day Adventist Church also participated in this. An extensive network of teachers, their training, and special textbooks were introduced. There were sponsors who supported this ministry financially. All this was done in a semi-legal manner, based on personal contacts.
Religious Studies as a Science and Educational Discipline in Ukraine
Authors: Fylypovych Liudmyla O.
Published: November 2019

Ukrainian religious studies has recently entered the world scientific community and the educational process. Along the way, many difficulties awaited him. First, it was necessary to determine the content, structure, representation of Ukrainian religious studies, to navigate the world of foreign science of religion, in the existing teaching methods. Secondly, to outline the forms of entry of Ukrainian religious studies into the international scientific and teaching community. Acquaintance with Western science, which proved to be heterogeneous, based on various methodological approaches and methodological means, coincided with difficult internal transformations that underwent all humanitarian knowledge in Ukraine after world-view and political changes in society. In pursuit of its identity, domestic religious studies went, on the one hand, by contrasting itself with theology, and on the other, by actively distinguishing itself from so-called scientific atheism. As a result of these processes, domestic religious studies was eventually constituted as a coherent, structured science of religion, seeking to develop its own models of teaching religious studies.
Religious education in high school: political decision and ways of implementation
Authors: Hazyr-Ogly T.
Published: November 2019

The issue of the Ministry of Education's introduction into the school curriculum of the Ethics of Faith course is very complex, acute and has many contradictions. We will try to address only some aspects of this problem. The call of the President of Ukraine to teach "Ethics of Faith" in secondary schools faces two major problems.
The Ethics of Faith: Isn't the Threat to Democracy?
Authors: Suhomlyns’ka O.
Published: November 2019

I want to express my own position on the introduction of Christian ethics in the school course. The problem, which is being actively discussed in Ukrainian society - the problem of spirituality - has been particularly intensified today in connection with the initiatives of the President of the State on the early implementation of the Ethics of Faith in school education. This idea added additional headache to the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine, opened the hands of some church figures in their ambitions and raised many questions for scholars who still cannot decide what it is - the ethics of faith.
Rosemary Kellison: Expanding Responsibility for the Just War: A Feminist Critique
Authors: Hošman Mirek Tobiáš
Published: December 2019

As demonstrated in any conflict, war is violent and causes grave harms toinnocent persons, even when fought in compliance with just war criteria. Inthis book, Rosemary Kellison presents a feminist critique of just warreasoning, with particular focus on the issue of responsibility for harm tononcombatants. Contemporary just war reasoning denies the violence ofwar by suggesting that many of the harms caused by war are necessary,though regrettable, injuries for which inflicting agents bear noresponsibility. She challenges this narrow understanding of responsibilitythrough a feminist ethical approach that emphasizes the relationality ofhumans and the resulting asymmetries in their relative power andvulnerability. According to this approach, the powerful individual andcollective agents who inflict harm during war are responsible forrecognizing and responding to the vulnerable persons they harm, andthereby reducing the likelihood of future violence. Kellison's volume goesbeyond abstract theoretical work to consider the real implications of animportant ethical problem.
Tony Karbo and Kudrat Virk (eds.): The Palgrave Handbook of Peacebuilding in Africa.
Authors: Abrahamyan Mira
Published: December 2019

This handbook offers a critical assessment of the African agenda for conflictprevention, peacemaking, peacekeeping, and peacebuilding; the challengesand opportunities facing Africa’s regional organisations in their effortstowards building sustainable peace on the continent; and the role ofexternal actors, including the United Nations, Britain, France, and SouthAsian troop-contributing countries. In so doing, it revisits the late AliMazrui’s concept of Pax Africana, calling on Africans to take responsibilityfor peace and security on their own continent. The creation of the AfricanUnion, in 2002, was an important step towards realising this ambition, andhas led to the development of a new continental architecture for morerobust conflict management. But, as the volume’s authors show, the questfor Pax Africana faces challenges. Combining thematic analyses and casestudies, this book will be of interest to both scholars and policymakersworking on peace, security, and governance issues in Africa.
Penyuluhan Penyusunan Bahan Ajar Bahasa Indonesia yang Inovatif Bagi Guru-Guru SMP di Kabupaten Subang Jawa Barat
Authors: Isnaini Heri , Wikanengsih Wikanengsih , Kartiwi Yesi Maylani
Published: December 2019

Artikel ini mendeskripsikan program pengabdian dalam rangka sosialisasi panduan penyusunan bahan ajar inovatif pada mata pelajaran Bahasa Indonesia bagi guru-guru SMP di kabupaten Subang, Jawa Barat. Panduan bahan ajar yang disosialisasikan merupakan panduan bahan ajar yang inovatif berdasarkan pemanfaatan teknologi dan informasi berdasarkan pola masyarakat industri 4.0. Metode yang digunakan dalam sosialisasi ini adalah metode pendidikan dan pelatihan (diklat) sehingga hasil yang diharapkan menjadi lebih maksimal dan dapat menjadi  rujukan bagi para guru dalam menyusun bahan ajar yang inovatif sehingga bahan ajar yang digunakan pada proses pembelajaran  dapat meningkatkan kualitas dan kemampuan siswa dalam memahami pelajaran. Penyuluhan dan sosialisasi ini bertujuan untuk mendesimenasikan panduan penyusunan bahan ajar  Bahasa Indonesia  yang inovatif  berbasis animasi dan contoh bahan ajar teks dalam bentuk animasi yang diperuntukkan bagi  guru SMP di kabupaten Subang, Jawa Barat sehingga guru diharapkan memiliki kemampuan dan mengetahui variasi bahan ajar yang dapat disampaikan kepada para siswa.  Selain itu, bahan ajar teks berbasis animasi  dapat memberikan kontribusi terhadap ilmu pendidikan khususnya pada mata pelajaran Bahasa Indonesia.
Time Dependence of Various Cosmological Parameters in the Framework of Kaluza-Klein Space-Time
Authors: Roy Sudipto , Sarkar Anirban , Ghosh Pritha
Published: December 2019

A theoretical model, regarding the time dependence of several cosmological parameters, has been constructed in the present study, in the framework of Kaluza-Klein theory, using its field equations for a spatially flat metric. Time dependent empirical expressions of the cosmological constant and the equation of state (EoS) parameter have been substituted into the field equations to determine the time dependence of various cosmological parameters. Time variations of these parameters have been shown graphically. The cosmological features obtained from this model are found to be in agreement with the observed characteristics of the accelerating universe. Interestingly, the signature flipping of the deceleration parameter, from positive to negative, is predicted by this model, indicating a transformation of the universe from a state of decelerated expansion to accelerated expansion, as obtained from astrophysical observations. Time dependence of the gravitational constant (G), energy density (?), cosmological constant (?) and the EoS parameter (?) have been determined and depicted graphically in the present study.
Analysis of Social Adjustment Factors of International Students in Turkey
Authors: Gündüz Murat , Alakbarov Naib
Published: December 2019

International student mobility is an important issue in many countries. In 2016, the number of international students reached 5 million worldwide. Turkey has attracted international students since the 1990s; however, the influx of such students has increased notably since 2009. In this study, we analyze factors affecting the social adjustment of international students studying at Usak University in Turkey. Participants’ questionnaire responses were grouped via factor analysis, and pertinent factors affecting social adjustment were revealed through logistic regression analysis. Results indicate that feeling safe and communicating with counseling services and university lecturers can facilitate international students’ social adjustment at Usak University.
İslam Medeniyet Mirasının Evrensel Sosyal Bilim Anlayışına Katkıları Üzerine Bir Değerlendirme
Authors: MALKOÇ Enver Sinan
Published: November 2019

İnsanoğlu,
kendisinin de bir parçası olduğu kâinatı tüm yönleriyle tanıma ve anlama
yönünde bitip tükenmek bilmeyen bir çaba içerisindedir. Bunun için başvurulan
bilgi türleri evrensel olsa da bu bilgilerin yorumlanma ve değerlendirilme
aşamasında farklı medeniyetlerin kendi özgün nitelikleri belirleyici hale
gelmektedir. Bu bağlamda İslam medeniyetinin de bilgi-bilimsel bilgi-sosyal
bilim anlamındaki evrensel birikimden öncelikle beslendiğini, sonra bu birikimi
kendi özgün değerleriyle yoğurarak geliştirdiğini ve yine tüm insanlığın
istifadesine sunduğunu söyleyebiliriz. İslam medeniyetinin bilimsel bilgi
birikimine yaptığı katkının değeri malumdur. Ancak bilgiye getirdiği özgün
yorumun ve onu işleyiş şeklinin belki de daha değerli olduğu savunulabilir.
Nitekim İslam medeniyetinin ulaştığı bilimsel bilgi birikimi Batı medeniyeti
elinde çoktan aşılmış, ancak bu bilgiyi yorumlayarak hayata taşımadaki yüksek
değerlerine asla yaklaşılamamıştır. Dolayısıyla mevcut bilimsel bilgi
birikiminin İslam medeniyet mirasının sunduğu değerlerle tekrar yorumlanması,
insanlığa büyük kazanımlar sağlayabilecektir. Bunun sosyal bilimlerde yapılması
ise toplum içi ve toplumlar arası düzen, adalet ve refahın sağlanmasına hizmet
edecektir.
Test Maddelerinin Bilim Felsefesi Bağlamında Değerlendirilmesi
Authors: KOÇAK Duygu
Published: November 2019

Ölçme ve değerlendirme, dolayısıyla testler eğitim sisteminin önemli bir
bileşenidir. Eğitim programları, öğretim yöntem ve teknikleri ve öğrenme
alanları genellikle eğitim felsefesi çerçevesinde değerlendirilirken, ölçme ve
değerlendirme kavramı felsefi açıdan değerlendirilmemiştir. Bu çalışmada,
bilimin tarihsel gelişimi ve bilim felsefesi ışığında eğitimde kullanılan ölçme
araçlarının değerlendirilmesi yapılmıştır. Buna göre, çoktan seçmeli,
doğru-yanlış, boşluk doldurmalı, kısa cevaplı, eşleştirme, açık uçlu madde
yapıları ve sözlü sınavlar ile performansa dayalı durum belirleme teknikleri
pozitivist ve post-pozitivist yaklaşımlar çerçevesinde değerlendirilmiştir.
Performansa dayalı durum belirleme, açık uçlu sınavlar ve sözlü sınavların
bireye yanıtlamada özgürlük tanıması, tek bir mutlak doğru içermemesi ve
sürecin ön plana çıkması bakımından post-pozitivist paradigma ile etkileşimli
olduğu değerlendirmesi yapılmıştır. Bu değerlendirmelerin ardından pozitivist
paradigmayı ve post-pozitivist paradigmayı temel alan madde yapılarının eğitim
hedeflerine ve bireye olan katkıları tartışılmıştır. Post-pozitivist
paradigmayı temel alan madde yapılarının ve değerlendirme yaklaşımının eğitim
hedeflerine ulaşmada ve bireye özgür düşünme imkânı tanıması bakımından önemli
olduğu yargısına varılmıştır.
Fuat Sezgin'in Bilim ve Bilim Tarihi Anlayışı
Authors: GÜZELOĞLU Tuğşat
Published: November 2019

Bu çalışmada dünyanın en önemli bilim tarihçilerinden birisi olan Fuat
Sezgin’in bilim tarihi anlayışına değinilecek ve bilim tarihindeki önemi ortaya
konacaktır. Bunun için öncelikle Fuat Sezgin’e göre bilim tarihi nedir
sorusunun cevaplanması gerekmektedir. Bilim tarihi, insanoğlunun bilimsel
faaliyetlerinin keşfinin tarihidir. Bu nedenle insanlık tarihinin
anlaşılmasının yolu bilim tarihinden geçmektedir. Mensubu olduğu kültür ve
medeniyet dünyasının izlerini süren Fuat Sezgin, bilim tarihi alanında mazimizi
ortaya çıkaran büyük bir düşünürdür. İslam bilimlerinin gerçeğini ve
gerçekliğini ortaya koymak adına bilim tarihinde uzun bir yolculuğun sahibidir.
Fakat Sezgin’in bilim tarihi çalışmaları ile yaptığı şey bir olaylar sıralaması
yapmaktan ziyade bir bilinç oluşturmaktır. İslam medeniyetinin daha iyi
anlaşılması ve anlatılması hususunda saysız çalışmalara imza atan Sezgin, bu
doğrultuda geçmiş ile gelecek arasında bir köprü kurmayı başarabilmiştir. Bunu
yaparken objektif olarak bir gerçeklik resmi sunmuştur. Bu bağlamda bilim ve
bilim tarihine olan katkıları göz önüne alındığında Sezgin’in tarihte yeni bir
çığır açtığı görülmektedir. Böylece bilim tarihine yeni bir boyut getiren Fuat
Sezgin, İslam bilim tarihinin insanlık tarihindeki yerini de ortaya koymuştur.
Sonuç olarak, Fuat Sezgin, hakkında söylenenlerden daha fazlasını hak eden bir
bilim adamıdır.
Ömrünü İlme Vakfetmiş Bir Âlim: Mehmet Fuat Sezgin
Authors: KOCABAŞ Sadık
Published: November 2019

2018 yılı Haziran ayının son günü kaybettiğimiz Mehmet Fuat Sezgin,
gerek ülkemiz gerekse İslâm bilim tarihi ve dünya bilim tarihi açısından mümtaz
bir âlim ve şahsiyettir. Sezgin, özellikle ömrünün son yıllarında sahip olduğu
bilgi, birikim ve tecrübesini Türkiye’ye aktarma gayreti içinde olmuştur.
Sezgin’in vefatından bir süre sonra 2019 yılı, Prof. Dr. Fuat Sezgin Yılı
olarak kabul edilmiştir. Hem vefatı hem de 2019 yılının ona atfedilmesi ile
birlikte ülkemizde yeterince tanınmamış olan bir cevherin özellikle genç
kuşaklar için bilinirliğinin artması geç de olsa önemli olacaktır. 2019 yılının
kendisine atfedilmesi dolayısıyla birçok bilimsel faaliyet yapılmış ve de
yapılması planlanmıştır. Bu çerçevede aynı zamanda bir akademik rol model olan
Sezgin’in biyografisinin farklı kişilerce çalışılması yerinde olacaktır. Çünkü
muhtemelen Sezgin, dünyada Türkiye’ye kıyasla daha çok tanınan bir ilim
adamıdır. Bir bilim tarihi uzmanı olan Sezgin’in hayatı, Bitlis’ten Frankfurt’a
uzanmaktadır. Başlıkta da belirtildiği üzere Sezgin hayatını ilim yoluna
vakfetmiş bir bilim adamıdır. Sezgin’in biyografilerinde çekirdek aile hayatı
hakkında pek bilgi yoktur çünkü kendisi zaten günde 17 saatini çalışmaya
ayırmıştır. Bu çalışmada Sezgin’in aile, eğitim, akademik hayatı tarihsel
sıralama doğrultusunda ele alınmış, Sezgin’in bilim dünyasına verdiği önemli
katkılardan bahsedilmiştir. Yine Sezgin’i başarıya ulaştıran özellikleri,
verdiği tavsiyeler, son dönemde Türkiye’ye kazandırdığı eserler, Almanya ile
arasındaki hâlen süren dava anlatılmaya çalışılmıştır.
İbn Haldûn’da Varlık ve İnsanın Evrimi
Authors: ERTEN Murat
Published: November 2019

İbn Haldûn’un hiyerarşik varlık evreni, cansız varlıklardan melekler
âlemine dek uzanan bir yapıdadır. Her varlık kuşağının en üst üyesi,
kendisinden sonra gelen kuşağın en alt üyesine komşudur. Bu komşu varlıklar
birbirlerinin evrimleşmiş halleridir. İnsan, hayvanlar âleminin en gelişmiş
türüdür ve kendisinden önce gelen maymunun gelişmiş biçimidir. İnsanın en
gelişmiş örnekleri olan veliler ve peygamberler, kendilerinden sonra gelen
melekler âleminin en alt türlerine komşudurlar ve bu âleme yükselmek suretiyle
ilham ve vahiy alırlar. Ancak insanın melekliğe evrimi fiziksel değil ruhsal ve
akılsaldır. Ona göre insanın fiziksel olarak evrimleşmediğinin kanıtı, geçmiş
toplumlardan kalan eserlerin bugünkülerle aynı temel prensiplere sahip
olmasıdır. Böylece maymunun fiziksel ve aklî gelişimin sonucu olan insan,
melekler âlemine yükselmek için yalnızca ruhsal yetilerini geliştirir. Evrim
düşüncesinde İbn Haldûn, tümel bir yaklaşımla tüm varlıkları birbirine bağlar
ve sürece maddî olmayan evreni de dâhil eder. Ancak insanın evrimini, tasavvufta
ve On Akıl Teorisinde yer aldığı biçimiyle Allah’la ittisale dek yükseltmez ve
vahiy alma ile keser. İbn Haldûn evrimin imkânını kimya, yöntemini tasavvufla
belirler.
Fuat Sezgin’e Göre İslâm Dünyası’ndan Batı’ya Tevarüs Eden Geometri Çalışmaları ve Fuat Sezgin'in Matematik Tarihine Katkıları
Authors: BAYAM TAKICAK S. Betül
Published: November 2019

Çalışmaları dünya çapında kabul görmüş ünlü bilim tarihçisi Prof. Dr.
Fuat Sezgin, İslâm bilim tarihi konulu sayısız esere imza atmıştır. Sezgin
çalışmalarını,  İslâm biliminin 800 yıl
süren yaratıcılık devresinin tüm yönleri ile ortaya çıkarılması ve tanıtılması
üzerine kurgulamıştır. Şüphesiz Orta çağ İslâm biliminin en yetkin olduğu
alanlarından biri de matematiktir. Sezgin’in, İslâm matematik tarihi alanındaki
önemli tespitlerinin yanında gün yüzüne çıkardığı eserler, geometrik aletler
mevcuttur. Orta çağ İslâm matematikçileri sadece Yunan öncüllerinin eserlerini
çevirmekle kalmamış, aynı zamanda yoğun yaratıcı faaliyetleri sonunda
matematiğin çehresini değiştirmişlerdir. Fuat Sezgin, Batı’daki gelişmelere
kaynak teşkil ettiğini düşündüğü İslâm matematikçilerinin çalışmalarını, paraleller
öğretisi, cebirsel geometri ve trigonometri başlıkları altında özetlemiştir.
Sezgin’e göre, Öklid’in meşhur paraleller postulasından Öklid dışı
geometrilerin keşfine giden yolda ve cebirsel geometriden analitik geometriye
ulaşılmasında İslâm matematikçilerinin katkısı, sanıldığından büyük olmuştur.
Avrupalı matematikçiler, İslâm matematikçilerinin kullandıkları argümanları
çoğu zaman tekrar ederek ya da yeniden keşfederek bu yeni matematiksel alanlara
ulaşmışlardır. Elbette bu gelişmelerde yaşadıkları dönemin bilimsel
imkânlarının da katkısı büyüktür. Batılı kaynaklar ile Sezgin’in görüşleri bu
iki konu başlığında büyük ölçüde örtüşmektedir. Ancak dik açılı koordinat
sisteminin Descartes’a mı yoksa Ömer Hayyâm’a mı ait olduğu konusunda taraflar
arasında bir mutabakat söz konusu değildir. Trigonometri alanında ise, Batılı
kaynaklar, Tûsî’nin çalışmalarından bahsetmekte ancak “trigonometrinin
kurucusu” sıfatını Tûsî’ye atfetmekten kaçınmaktadırlar. Anlaşılan o ki, bu
yaklaşım, Sezgin’in sürekli vurguladığı “Batılı sübjektif bilim anlayışının”
ürünüdür. Bunların yanında, Fuat Sezgin’in Diophantus’un kayıp kitaplarının
Arapça nüshalarının gün yüzüne çıkarması, Antik Yunan matematiği hakkındaki
çalışmaların seyrini değiştirmiştir. Ayrıca, matematik tarihi konulu eserleri,
İslâm matematik tarihi araştırmaları için temel referans mahiyetindedir.
Fuat Sezgin ve Bilim Tarihi Algısı
Authors: AKDEMİR Abamüslim
Published: November 2019

2019 Prof. Dr. Fuat Sezgin Yılı” kapsamında düzenlenen etkinliklere
katkı sağlamak amacıyla yapılan bu çalışmada hem bilim tarihinin önemine hem de
Fuat Sezgin üzerinden İslam dünyasının bilim tarihindeki yerinin nasıl algılandığını
anlamayı amaçlamıştır. Çünkü bugün bilime bakış açımız ya tamamen batı kaynaklı
ya da geçmişe nostaljik geçişler yaparak muhteşem mazinin yeniden doğuşunun
peşine düşme şeklindedir. Bu iki durumda da taklidin ve mazinin yeniden arkaik
doğuşunun yansımasından başka bir şey değildir. Bilim tarihi her ne kadar
evrensel başarıların tarihi olsa da taşıdığı maddi kültür ögeleri ile de ortaya
çıktığı toplumu medeniyetin merkezine yerleştirir. Her başarı onu doğuran
medeniyetin adı ile anılır ve bulunduğu tarihsel dönemi temsil eder. Bu
çerçevede bilim tarihi çalışmaları önemli olsa da bilim algısı daha önemlidir.
“Fuat Sezgin Yılı” kapsamında yapılan etkinlikler sadece toplantı, konferans
vb. etkinliklerden ibaret kalırsa ancak günü kurtarır. Oysa asıl dikkat
edilmesi gereken, Sezgin’in de birçok söyleşisinde ve özel sohbetlerinde
vurguladığı gibi bilim tarihine katkı yapan medeniyetlerin mirasçısı olarak
Müslümanların bugün de bilim dünyasında sadece kendileri için değil tüm
insanlığın yararına bir şeyler yapacak bir medeniyet projesi fikrine sahip olup
olmadıklarıdır. Bu nedenle Fuat Sezgin üzerinden İslam dünyasının bilim
tarihindeki yerinin nasıl algılandığını anlamayı hedeflemekteyiz. Bunu yaparken
de, geleneği olmayan toplumların geleceği olmayacağı bilinciyle hareket ederek,
geçmişten bugüne ışık tutmanın bugünü doğru anlamada anahtar olacağı
kanaatindeyiz.
A Datamining Based Decision Support System For Fruit Manufacturing
Authors: Balo Figen , Sua Lutfu S. , Ucar Ukbe
Published: December 2019

Agricultural activities provide one of the main sources of living in many regions of the world. Such products play significant roles for the survival of living organisms. Farmers all around the world work towards reaching their economic goals through agricultural activities. By doing this, they invest both their capital and time. In some occasions, such investments end up with serious losses and planted products either grow in low levels or do not grow at all. In this study, in order to avoid such situations and guide the investors intelligently, a decision support system based on decision tree is developed. Related parameters in accordance with the climatic and geographic characteristics of the region are determined within this proposed system. Then, appropriate types of fruits are proposed to the users as the outcome of the system based on these parameters. By doing this, producing more efficient and profitable products is aimed.
COUNSELLING ON THE ROLE OF WOMEN IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CONCEPT OF WASATHIYAH (MODERATE) ISLAM
Authors: Rusmiati Elis Teti , Ritonga Rajab
Published: December 2019

The idea of the concept of Wasathiyah Islam (moderate Islam) reappeared in the High Level Consultation (Summit) of World Muslim Scholars and Intellectuals at the Bogor Palace, 1-3 May 2018. Wasathiyah Islam is perceived as a perspective that understands the position of Islam between two extreme opposite points: Fundamentalist and radical on the one hand, and liberal and permissive on the other. Women are the party mostdefeated by Islamic fundamentalists and most disadvantaged in the application of rigid Islamic sharia in various places in the Islamic world. In connection with concept of Wasathiyah Islam, women have monitoring ability that can promote constructive dialogue and provide understanding, both in the family and in the community. Therefore, women need to be equipped with a full understanding of the concept of WasathiyahIslam, because misleading understanding can foster religious radicalism on the one hand, and permissive attitudes will dwarf the understanding of religion on the other. The method used in this counselling includes several stages: 1) survey; 2) module making; 3) counselling; 4) interactive dialogue; 5) evaluation. The results of the counselling showed that after the training, participants enhanced their knowledge about the concept ofWasathiyah Islam. They began to realize that they had an important role in instilling a correct understanding of Wasathiyah Islam towards their families and communities.
DESIGNING WEBSITE AS PROMOTIONAL MEDIA FOR THE ARTWORKS BY PSYCHOTIC PATIENTS UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF UILS (UNIT INFORMASI LAYANAN SOSIAL, UNIT OF SOCIAL SERVICE INFORMATION) MERUYA, JAKARTA
Authors: Hasni Fatimah Yasmin , Wardhani Ariani , Fahamsyah Sahadi
Published: December 2019

The non-profit organizations, especially the ones under the government authority, have strict layout of media design and such design definitely draws less attention for the viewers; whereas, the presence of such media as a support tool is significantly important. Through the interesting display of media design, the information that has been delivered will be understood well by the viewers. In other words, the presence of media with insufficient design will be useless. This situation has been experienced by UILS (Unit Informasi Layanan Sosial, Unit of Social Service Information) Meruya; this unit has produced numerous information media in the form of brochures and social media but the information that has been put in these media are still low. This situation is in contradiction to the number of activities that the unit has performed and one of these activities is creating artworks that has sale value. In relation to this finding, the Faculty of Design and Creative Art and the Unit of Community Service from Mercu Buana University has conducted Community Service Program in February 14th– 15, 2019 in the form of productive activities for UILS Meruya. The Community Service Program, that has been provided in the form of web design and management training, has earned good appreciation from UILS Meruya. Now, through the website, UILS Meruya does not only access information from the Internet but also promote the artworks by psychotic patients through the Internet.
SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND ITS IMPACT ON SOCIETY : SPECIAL SOCIAL-ENTREPRENEURS @HIGHER EDUCATION PROGRAMME IN MALAYSIA
Authors: Ali Anees Janee , Khalid Jamshed , Ali Mass Hareeza , Razali Razleena
Published: December 2019

Social entrepreneurship is defined as activities created by an innovative social value to achieve societal needs and financial sustainability. It is a business concept that involve conducting business that does not emphasis much on profit but for the benefit of mankind. Special Social Entrepreneur @Higher Education (SSEHE) is a programme mastered by Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) that collaborated with four other universities in Malaysia. The aim of SSEHE is to get handicapped youths to get together and follow talks and discussion in order to create awareness on how they can stand on their own to make a living. The main objectives of SSEHE are transforming the mindset of the disabled youths that they can be independent by involving in entrepreneurial activities, introducing the basic entrepreneurial knowledge to the disabled youths, opening job opportunities to the disabled youths and helping the disabled youths to start and/or expand their business. SSEHE has high hope to continue this programme in the future so that disabled youths are aware that they can use their skills to make a living for themselves and their loved ones.
LINE AND COLOUR CREATION-ART THERAPY FOR PSYCHOTIC PATIENTS IN THE UILS (UNIT INFORMASI LAYANAN SOSIAL, UNIT OF SOCIAL SERVICE INFORMATION) MERUYA
Authors: Maftukha Nina , Wardhani Ariani , Jati Pandan
Published: December 2019

Art Therapy is one of the solutions that might be applied in the movement of pursuing mental health awareness within the Indonesian society. The methods in Art Therapy combine the approaches from art, design and psychology altogether with the other disciplines. One of the examples is the line and colour-creation art therapy. This method might be applied to the patients of mental health disorder such as psychotic. The introduction of line and colour-creation into the art therapy has been inspired by the visual introduction that the infants experience for the very first time. Within the line and colour, there are light intensity, thin and thick line intensity, hand pressure intensity during the sketching activities, emotion intensity that goes after the thick and thin line intensity and also colour intensity altogether with the colour category namely hot, warm and cold. All of these aspects might be benefitted for the recovery process in terms of emotion, self-expression and selfactualization. Then, the line and colour creation-art therapy integrates all kinds of art under comfortable and non judgmental situationin order to facilitate the recovery process of the psychotic patients. To use art expressively means to enter the inner space within an individual’s heart in orderto find the inner feelings and to express these inner feelings in the form of visual art, movement, voice, writings and drama. This process encourages the freedom, the self-understanding, the insight and also trigger the creativity and the transpersonal awareness so that the recovery period might be increased byexpressing the feelings onto a sheet of paper. In this case, the position of art as an existential phenomenon becomes a bridge that unites rite, imagination and fantasy in such a way that other activities might be unable to perform since the objective of art is to represent the significance of an individual’s inner feeling instead of outer appearance. In other words, art might be considered as a symbolic form of human’s feelings. Departing from this elaboration, the researcher would like to initiate the implementation of a Community Service Program in UILS (Unit Informasi Layanan Sosial, Unit of Social Service Information) Meruya Selatan under the authority of Bina Laras Harapan Sentosa 1 Social Homes Cengkareng. The results of the Community Service Program are expected to increase the rate of psychotic patients’ recovery process by means of expression painting therapy for overcoming the mental health disorders.
TRAINING FOR MAKING KALANG BEVERAGE USING REED ROOTS FOR EMPOWERMENT OF PKK MOTHERS IN CAFE JLAMPRANG KELURAHAN KRAPYAK, PEKALONGAN
Authors: Wahyuningtyas Dianka , Levyta Farah , Adiati Maria Pia
Published: December 2019

Pekalongan is one of the tourism destinations in Indonesia. Some cultures of Pekalongan can be developed and promoted especially in the culinary field. Pekalongan's special food and beverage offerings are one of the most potential products in attracting both local and foreign tourists. Not only because of its unique name but also because of the process of making and philosophy in a product that makes Pekalongan culinary specialties. But on its journey, Pekalongan cuisine has not been able to make the reason tourists come to visit Pekalongan.  Akar alang-alang which is one of the special traditional drink ingredients of Pekalongan which is expected to be better known and available at Café Jlamprang, Krapyak Lor Village so that it can introduce Pekalongan's culinary culture more easily to the community and can embrace the young generation to get to know the Pekalongan culture. Because what is currently available are some drinks that use root-alang alang ingredients that can only be found in certain regions or in the form of instant drinks that can be found in souvenirs. In this study shows that Kalang has a unique taste and presentation. Then the production system can be done simply. Kalang has a high enough potential to be sold at Cafe Jlamprang, Krapyak Lor village so that if it is able to be developed and managed properly, efforts to preserve traditional drinks should be done not only by producers, but the government must also involve all elements of society.
SELF REGULATION WITH SENSORY PLAY FOR CHILDREN
Authors: Aprianti Melani
Published: December 2019

Self-regulation in children 5-6 years really needs to be improved because at this age children often force the will (desire) by showing the ability to choose, do and decide something on their own. If the child already knows the rules, the child will feel secure , because the child knows which actions are allowed and which are not allowed. If the rules are embedded, the child will try to avoid the actions that are prohibited and tend to do things that are recommended. The purpose of this activity is to provide psychologists to help provide sensory games for children in PPKS Cempaka to provide stimulus to early childhood learning and self-regulation. Activities are given by PACE (Positive, Active, Clear, and Energetic method) or Positive, Active, Responsive, and Energetic through Brain gym activities.