bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
How to respond a crime scene contaminated with radioactive material?
Authors: Kovács-Széles Éva , Almási István , Balaskó Ákos , Bíró Csaba , Bodor Károly , Csöme Csilla , Kakuja Izabella , Kreitz Zsuzsanna , Papp Kornél , Tóbi Csaba , Volarics József
Published: November 2020

Radioactive materials have become an explicit target for criminal and terrorist organizations in recent years, as they can be effective tools for panic and serious economic damage generation when used in a variety of weapons (e.g. explosive devices capable of dispersing radioactive material). In addition, radioactive material has been used in several cases to commit crimes such as poisoning or radiation exposure to potential target persons. The most famous is the so-called ‘Litvinenko case’, in which a Russian intelligence officer was poisoned with polonium in 2006. In addition to the international cases, however, radioactive material is also found in Hungary time-to-time during home searches. Even the detection of these materials can be challenging in the absence of appropriate detection equipment. Their exact identification, collection and specific examination requires specialized expertise. If the crime scene personnel does not detect the presence of radioactivity at the scene in a timely manner (e.g, because it cannot be detected without measuring equipment), the persons working there may subsequently suffer serious damage to health, as well as large areas and objects can be contaminated by dispersed radioactive material. It can also cause serious economic damage. This article describes an operating procedure for the professional respond of crime scenes contaminated with radioactive material, developed by experts of the Hungarian National Police, National Bureau of Investigation, Criminal Forensics Department and radiologists at the Centre for Energy Research in the frame of a project supported by the Home Affairs Security Fund.
Thesium longiperianthium (Santalaceae), a new replacement name for T. brevibracteatum P.C.Tam
Authors: Xu Xuehong , Li Wenjun , Shomurodov Khabibullo F , Abduraimov Ozodbek , Niu Shukui
Published: November 2020

Thesium brevibracteatum P.C.Tam was described, based on the specimen L.C.Chiu 5128 collected from Inner Mongolia, China. The name Thesium brevibracteatum Sumnev. is validly published and described for the type (Korotkova E. E. et Titov V. S. 1502) collected from Uzbekistan. T. brevibracteatum P.C.Tam is a later homonym of T. brevibracteatum Sumnev.

We propose T. longiperianthium as the replacemen name for T. brevibracteatum P.C. Tam.
Assessment of costs of nuclear power in Bangladesh
Authors: Shafiqul Islam Md. , Bhuiyan Tanvir Hassan
Published: November 2020

Financing and economic risks are two of the major challenges facing by the nuclear industry today for the construction of a new build Gen III+ or an advanced Gen IV nuclear power plant (NPP). Prediction of economics and financial aspects of an NPP always remains uncertain as these are heavily dependent on investment costs, construction time, licensing and regulation, operation and maintenance (O&M) costs, fuel costs, financing costs, plant capacity factor (PCF), etc. Such uncertainty in accurately predicting the risk of financing and economics limits the growth of the nuclear industry. Furthermore, global high-trend construction costs of NPPs lack confidence amongst manufacturers and builders. This paper attempts for modeling the costs of the twin under construction VVER-1200 model Gen III+ reactors at Rooppur in Bangladesh based on techno-economic and financial data, and some assumptions. To calculate the levelized unit electricity cost (LUEC), net present value (NPV), internal rate of return (IRR), and payback period (PBP), nine scenarios are modeled in the FINPLAN modeling tool given the plant technical data, investment costs, financial terms & conditions, global benchmarked operation & maintenance (O&M) costs and fuel costs, PCFs of 50–90%, and a fixed discount rate of 10%. The study finds that the estimations of LUECs of the Rooppur NPP project are in the range of 43.8–82.5 $/MWh of which are lower than for coal, oil, and renewable energy sources. The annual rate of return of the project is found in the range of 13–20%. The PBP is within 7–8 years after the start of commercial operation. Cost sensitivity analysis is performed by taking a large variation of O&M costs, fuel costs, and PCFs. The results show favorable economic situations with regard to the country’s other power sources and are expected to be competitive with global NPPs projects. Only the competitive NPP projects can contribute to a sustainable economic, social, environmental, scientific, and technological developments for both NPP importing and exporting countries.
Elderly consumers’ satisfaction with the quality of community pharmacy services in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam: a Q-methodology study
Authors: Tran Van De , Dorofeeva Valeria V. , Loskutova Ekaterina E. , Lagutkina Tatyana P. , Kosova Irina V. , Gribkova Elena I. , Galkina Galina A. , Pak Tatiana V. , Ibragimova Alfia N. , Le Minh Hoang , Cao Thi Tai Nguyen
Published: November 2020

Introduction: The purpose of this study was to understand elderly consumers’ satisfaction on the community pharmacy services in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

Materials and methods: A sample of 32 consumers, aged over 60, was recruited in four pharmacies in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, from December, 2017 to January, 2018. Q-methodology was used to identify the patterns of consumers’ satisfaction.

Results: Two distinct patterns of elderly consumers’ viewpoints toward the community pharmacy services were identified. Elderly consumers in viewpoint 1 were satisfied with the geographic accessibility of community pharmacies. Elderly consumers in viewpoint 2 were satisfied with the affordability of medicines. However, consumers of both viewpoints expressed dissatisfaction with the pharmacy staff counseling on missed doses, storage, side effects, and interactions of medicines.

Conclusion: The results from this study suggest that pharmacy staff need to spend more time for consultations on proper medication use with elderly consumers.
Three new species of Pseudophanias Raffray from Japan and Taiwan Island, and synonymy of Chandleriella Hlaváč with Pseudophanias (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Pselaphinae)
Authors: Inoue Shota , Nomura Shûhei , Yin Zi-Wei
Published: November 2020

The genus Pseudophanias Raffray, 1890 is discovered in Japan and Taiwan Island for the first time, with three new species: P. yaimensis Inoue, Nomura & Yin, sp. nov., P. nakanoi Inoue, Nomura & Yin, sp. nov., and P. excavatus Inoue, Nomura & Yin, sp. nov. It is the fifth tmesiphorine genus known from Japan and the first from Taiwan. The genus Chandleriella Hlaváč, 2000 is placed as a junior synonym of Pseudophanias, resulting in the following new combinations: P. termitophilus (Bryant, 1915), comb. nov., and P. yunnanicus (Yin, 2019), comb. nov. A list of world species, and a key to East and South Asian representatives of Pseudophanias is provided.
The multiformity of antennal chaetae in Troglopedetes Joseph, 1872 (Collembola, Paronellidae, Troglopedetinae), with descriptions of two new species from Thailand
Authors: Jantarit Sopark , Surakhamhaeng Katthaleeya , Deharveng Louis
Published: November 2020

Two new species of the genus Troglopedetes Joseph, 1872 (T. meridionalissp. nov. and T. kaesp. nov.) are described from caves of the Thai peninsula. This is the first report of the genus south of the Kra Isthmus. The two new species have two rows of dental spines shared by all Thai Troglopedetes. They differ from other members of the genus mainly in the arrangement of dorsal chaetotaxy on head. The antennal chaetotaxy of the two species is analysed in detail in the second part of the paper. All types of antennal chaetae of both new species and their distribution patterns are described for each antennal segment: scales, ordinary chaetae, S-chaetae and subapical organite of Ant. IV. Twenty different types of chaetae are recognised and all except one are present in both species. The total numbers of ordinary chaetae and S-chaetae and their patterns of distribution on antenna are very similar between the two species (483 vs. 518 ordinary chaetae; 207 vs. 208 S-chaetae). Each type of chaetae has its own distribution pattern, markedly contrasted between dorsal and ventral side of antennae, and between antennal segments. This diversity of morphologies and distribution patterns and their similarity between the two species, as well as differences with other species of the same family, suggest that antennal chaetotaxy could provide powerful new characters for the taxonomy of Troglopedetes and related genera.
Four new Neotropical species of Eudicrana Loew (Diptera, Mycetophilidae, Sciophilinae) from the Colombian high Andean ecosystems, with comments on the genus
Authors: Henao-Sepúlveda Carolina , Wolff Marta , de Souza Amorim Dalton
Published: November 2020

Four new species of the sciophiline genus Eudicrana Loew are described for the Eastern and Central Andes of Colombia–Eudicrana silvaandinasp. nov., E. chingazasp. nov., E. maculatasp. nov. and E. merizaldei. These are the first species of Eudicrana described from the extreme northern range of the Andes. The altitudinal distribution of these species in the paramos and high Andean forest ecosystems is restricted to 1750–3660 m a.s.l. and some other information on the environment is briefly discussed. A key for the Colombian species of Eudicrana is provided and a discussion is elaborated on the position of these species within the genus.
Redescription of Monacha pantanellii (De Stefani, 1879), a species endemic to the central Apennines, Italy (Gastropoda, Eupulmonata, Hygromiidae) by an integrative molecular and morphological approach
Authors: Pieńkowska Joanna R. , Manganelli Giuseppe , Giusti Folco , Barbato Debora , Kosicka Ewa , Hallgass Alessandro , Lesicki Andrzej
Published: November 2020

Specimens obtained from ten populations of a Monacha species from the central Apennines were compared with six molecular lineages of Monacha cantiana s. l. (CAN-1, CAN-2, CAN-3, CAN-4, CAN-5, CAN-6) and two other Monacha species (M. cartusiana and M. parumcincta), treated as outgroup, by molecular (nucleotide sequences of two mitochondrial COI and 16S rDNA as well as two nuclear ITS2 and H3 gene fragments) and morphological (shell and genital anatomy) analysis. The results strongly suggest that these populations represent a separate species for which two names are available: the older Helix pantanellii De Stefani, 1879 and the junior M. ruffoi Giusti, 1973. The nucleotide sequences created well separated clades on each phylogenetic tree. Genital anatomy included several distinctive features concerning vaginal appendix, penis, penial papilla and flagellum; instead, shell characters only enabled them to be distinguished from M. cartusiana and M. parumcincta. Remarkably, populations of M. pantanellii show high morphological variability. Shell variability mainly concerns size, some populations having very small dimensions. Genital variability shows a more intricate pattern of all anatomical parts, being higher as regards the vagina and vaginal appendix. Despite this morphological variability, the K2P distance range of COI sequences between populations is narrow (0.2–4.5%), if we consider all but three of the 53 sequences obtained. This research confirmed that the species of Monacha and their molecularly distinguished lineages can only occasionally be recognised morphologically and that they have significant inter- and intra-population variability. The possibility of using an overall approach, including shell, genital and molecular evidence, was taken in order to establish a reliable taxonomic setting.
La division du travail enseignant et ses effets sur les savoirs enseignés
Authors: David Marie
Published: November 2020

Comment les enseignants au lycée et à l'université se répartissent-ils les classes et enseignements ? Je m'intéresse dans cet article à un aspect de la division du travail enseignant, la répartition des services, et aux résultats de cette division sur la définition des contenus d'enseignement. Le service des enseignants de lycée et d'université forme le cadre pratique de leur activité et a des conséquences directes sur leur travail, notamment sur la manière dont ils préparent et assurent leurs cours, donc sur les savoirs qu'ils vont présenter. Cet article s'appuie sur une enquête réalisée dans une grande ville de l'ouest de la France, dans deux lycées et dans les Unités de Formation et de Recherche de sciences et de sociologie de l'université de cette ville. Les cours dans deux disciplines scolaires (sciences économiques et sociales, et physique-chimie) et dans trois disciplines universitaires (physique, chimie, sociologie) ont été observés pendant trois ans.
Le rôle de l’enseignant dans les interactions en classe de FLE : analyse de cas sur les pratiques enseignantes en classe avec le public coréen
Authors: Lee Eunja
Published: November 2020

La présente étude vise à (re)définir le rôle de l’enseignant dans les interactions orales en classe de FLE en Corée du Sud. L’analyse des pratiques enseignantes en cours de français général (niveau A0-A1) a en effet montré la diversité des pratiques professionnelles développées pour accomplir, dans ce contexte spécifique, les différentes fonctions enseignantes. Notre attention porte plus spécifiquement sur les stratégies de mise en place d’une méthodologie d’enseignement « hybride » à l’attention des apprenants coréens, parmi lesquelles : l’utilisation de la langue maternelle des apprenants ; l’application de techniques découlant de l’approche traditionnelle d’enseignement des langues, encore en vigueur en Corée du Sud (traduction, lecture vocale, répétition directe des expressions essentielles ou des dialogues du manuel, interrogation individuelle des apprenants sur le contenu des dialogues) ; et l’application de certaines méthodes relevant des approches communicative et actionnelle. L’objectif final de cette étude est, à travers l’analyse des pratiques enseignantes susnommées, de déterminer celles qui fonctionnent et de tenter de proposer un enseignement contextualisé, adapté au public coréen.
L’aide aux apprentissages : le cas des collégiens avec un trouble du spectre de l’autisme et de leurs enseignants
Authors: Zorn Sabine , Puustinen Minna
Published: November 2020

Avec la loi du 11 février 2005 pour l’égalité des chances, la participation et la citoyenneté des personnes handicapées, la question de l’aide aux élèves en situation de handicap dans leurs apprentissages scolaires est placée au centre des préoccupations. Dans ce contexte, et avec l’objectif de contribuer à l’amélioration des conditions d’apprentissage des élèves du second degré avec un trouble du spectre de l’autisme (TSA), nous nous sommes interrogées sur l’aide proposée aux collégiens avec un TSA en classe par des enseignants d’une part, l’aide demandée aux enseignants en classe par des collégiens avec un TSA d’autre part. Pour cela, nous avons réalisé des entretiens auprès de dix-sept enseignants et onze collégiens avec un TSA. Les résultats montrent que l’aide proposée par les enseignants était essentiellement simple, par opposition à une aide spécifique issue d’une méthode pédagogique particulière, et que l’aide aux élèves avec un TSA ne semblait pas être au centre des préoccupations des enseignants. La demande d’aide était une stratégie utilisée par les collégiens avec un TSA en classe, ce qui montre que ces élèves peuvent adopter une attitude autorégulée et être partie prenante de leurs apprentissages.
La rentabilité salariale des parcours d’études non linéaires
Authors: Albandea Ines
Published: November 2020

En France, les reprises d’études sont de moins en moins rares. La question de la poursuite d’études comme alternative à l’entrée sur le marché du travail se pose puisqu’elle représente un coût pour les individus. Si certaines études ont tenté d’évaluer l’impact du retour en formation longue sur la situation professionnelle, il serait intéressant de s’interroger sur sa rentabilité en termes de revenus. Nous mettons en évidence la difficulté de mesurer l’écart de salaires entre les parcours linéaires et les reprises d’études. Au premier abord, la reprise d’études semble avoir un impact positif sur les salaires. Cependant, en comparant la valeur des niveaux de diplôme dans deux groupes distincts, nous observons que les diplômes obtenus après un parcours non linéaire peuvent avoir une valeur près de trois fois moins élevée en termes de salaire. Les « repreneurs » semblent en fait avoir un profil avantageux, en dehors de leur niveau d’études, qu’ils peuvent valoriser sur le marché du travail. Il est possible qu’ils valorisent d’autres compétences moins académiques telles qu’une forte persévérance au travail. De plus, l’expérience récente acquise pendant une interruption d’études pourrait être davantage valorisée par les employeurs que celle acquise en formation par les jeunes au parcours linéaire.
L’effet de l’accompagnement scolaire sur le développement des compétences sociales des élèves de cycle III
Authors: Fanchini Agathe
Published: November 2020

Si la place des compétences sociales est aujourd’hui réaffirmée dans le nouveau Socle Commun de connaissances, de compétences et de culture, l’efficacité des dispositifs d’accompagnement scolaire dans le développement de ces dernières peut être questionnée. Une enquête par questionnaire a ainsi été élaborée afin de mesurer l’évolution de différentes compétences sociales de 855 élèves de cycle III. À l’aide de la méthode en double-différence après appariement sur score de propension, les résultats obtenus interpellent quant à la nature des compétences sociales qui évoluent au contact du dispositif auquel participe une partie de l’échantillon de cette recherche. Des compétences sociales jouant sur la réussite des élèves et encouragées par l’accompagnement scolaire, relèvent, en effet, de stratégies individuelles d’affirmation de soi tout en dévalorisant les compétences sociales du vivre ensemble ou de l’ouverture sur le monde.
Investigation of the presence of slime production, VanA gene and antiseptic resistance genes in Staphylococci isolated from bovine mastitis in Algeria
Authors: Saidi Radhwane , Kaidi Rachid , Khelef Djamel , Solmaz Hasan , Ergun Yasar , Mimoune Nora , Cantekin Zafer
Published: November 2020

Staphylococcus strains are frequently as- sociated with clinical and subclinical bovine intra-mammary infection. The virulence factors of staphylococcus have not been widely studied in Algeria. The objective of this study was to determine the frequency of slime production, VanA gene and antiseptic resistance genes in staphylococci strains isolated from bovine mas- titis in Algeria. The study examined 35 Staphy- lococci strains obtained from the inflammatory secretion of mammary glands of cows with mastitis. Slime production was determined by detecting the icaA and icaD genes using the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) method and Congo red agar (CRA) method. The presence of qacAB and qac C antiseptic resistance genes and the VanA resistance gene in these isolates was investigated by PCR. The results of the current study revealed that of the 35 Staphylo- cocci isolates, 42.85% (15/35) and 17.14% (6/35) of the isolates harboured the slime production gene by analysing icaA and icaD genes, respec- tively and 71.42% (25/35) by the CRA method. However, VanA and antiseptic resistance genes (qacAB and qac C) were not detected in any of the isolates. Therefore, the majority of Staphylo- coccus strains were capable of producing slime, and the CRA detection rate was higher than the PCR method for the biofilm-producing capac- ity of Staphylococcus strains. Thus, the presence of the ica genes in Staphylococcus strains con- firms its role as a virulence factor in the patho- genesis of bovine mastitis.
ANTIRADICAL ACTIVITY OF 1,4-AND 1,2-BENZENE DICARBOXYL ESTERS FROM DEINBOLLIA PINNATA LEAVES
Authors: Rufai Y. , Basar N. , Chandren S. , Suleiman K. , Yinusa I.
Published: November 2020

The family Sapindaceae are tropical and sub-tropical continental plants. In this study, 1,4-Benzene dicarboxyl ester (1) and 1,2-Benzene dicarboxyl ester (2) from methanolic extracts of Deinbollia pinnata leaves. The successful separation of the isomeric mixture is by freezing the sub-fraction with methanol for seventy-two hours; followed by filtration, isolation and purification. The compounds were characterized spectroscopically (1H &13C NMR, FTIR and GC-MS). The methanolic extracts showed good DPPH scavenging activity with percentage inhibition greater than 70% at 125 ppm, an excellent antioxidant activity towards ABTS assay with the IC50 value of 13.68 µg/mL and also exhibits most potent ferric ion reducer at 3.45 ± 1.30 mM FRAP equivalent compared to other extracts. The 1,4-Benzene dicarboxyl ester (1) displayed high antioxidant radical scavenging activity towards DPPH assay with IC50 value of (IC50 32.99; 73.491%) and 1,2-Benzene dicarboxyl ester (2) at (IC50 33.99; 71.11%);ABTS activity with SC50 value at 48.81µg/mL; 87.98% (1) and 49.55µg/mL; 83.85% (2) and a good potential as ferric ion reducer ranging from 0.05±0.00 to 1.37±0.02 (1) and 0.16±0.04 to 1.29±0.03 (2) mM FRAP equivalent respectively.
ENGELLİ BİREYLERİN ÇALIŞMA YAŞAMINDA KARŞILAŞTIKLARI SORUNLARA YÖNELİK NİTEL BİR ARAŞTIRMA: ÇANAKKALE ÖRNEĞİ
Authors: KANYILMAZ POLAT Ebru
Published: November 2020

Engelli bireylerin ekonomik ve toplumsal yaşama katılımlarının en iyi yollarından biri istihdam edilmeleridir. Türkiye’de çalışabilir durumda olan engelli nüfusun önemli bir kısmının işgücüne dahil olmadığı bilinmektedir. Diğer yandan istihdam halinde olanlar da çalışma yaşamında önemli sorunlarla karşı karşıyadırlar. Bu sorunların başlıcaları; işyerindeki fiziki engeller, engelli çalışanlara yönelik tutum ve önyargılar, vasıfsız işlerde, düşük ücretlerle çalışmak zorunda olmaları, terfi imkanlarının yoksunluğudur. Bu çalışmanın amacı engelli çalışanların karşılaştıkları sorunların Çanakkale ili örneğinde incelenmesidir. Kota sistemi ile istihdam edilen 9 engelli çalışanla nitel bir araştırma gerçekleştirilmiştir. Yarı yapılandırılmış görüşme formu ile veriler toplanmıştır. Görüşmelerden elde edilen veriler Maxqda Analytics Pro 2020 programı ile analiz edilmiştir. Elde edilen bulgulara göre katılımcıların en yoğun olarak değindikleri sorunlar; niteliklerinin altında işlerde çalışmaları, açık işlerin engellilere uygun olmaması ve olumsuz işveren tutumudur. Engelli çalışanlar engelli olmaları dolayısıyla hiçbir şey yapamayacaklarına dair inançların yıkılmasını istemektedirler. Toplumun ve işverenlerin kendilerine güvenmeleri halinde daha verimli olacaklarını ifade etmektedirler.
A CLASS OF THIRD-ORDER BOUNDARY VALUE PROBLEM WITH INTEGRAL CONDITION AT RESONANCE
Authors: NOUREDDİNE Bouteraa
Published: November 2020

In this paper, we consider third-order boundary value problem
with, Dirichlet, Neumann and integral conditions at resonance case, where the
kernel’s dimension of the ordinary differential operator is equal to one and the
ordinary differential equation which can be written as the abstract equation
Lu = Nu, called semilinear form, where L is a linear Fredholm operator of
index zero, and N is a nonlinear operator. First, we prove a priori estimates,
and then we use Mawhin’s coincidence degree theory to deduce the existence
of solutions. One important ingredient to be able to apply this abstract results
(Mawhin’s coincidence degree theory) is proving the Fredholm property of the
operator L. An example is also presented to illustrate the effectiveness of the
main results

with integral condition at
resonance case

The existence of solution is
etablished via Mawhin's coincidence degree theory. The results are illustrated with an example.
Mathematical Study of Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) Hunting Techniques
Authors: Alexopoulos Argyrios , Daras Nicholas J.
Published: November 2020

The paper documents, based mainly on [3]-[6] published papers where a consistent mathematical description of cyberspace and various types of Cyber-Attacks and protection measures are presented, a holistic mathematical approach to a rigorous description of Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) actors’ modus operandi through various scenarios and Cyber Kill Chain stages [2]. After referring [6] to the various elements of Cyber-Attacks we propose some techniques (via 5 scenarios) of tracking the modus operandi of the most sophisticated and non-linear cyber actors, the Advanced Persistent Threat actors that are usually nation-state or nation-state backed and usually stay undetected for an extended time in later stages of Cyber Kill Chain in defenders’ networks.
Keywords: Valuation of cyber assets, vulnerability of cyber assets, node supervision, sophistication of an attack germ of cyber-attack, cyber defense, proactive cyber protection, Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) actors, Indication of Compromise (IOC), Tactics, Techniques and Procedures (TTPs).
Cognitive Approach to the Study of Perceptually Oriented Actions
Authors:   Irkutsk National Research Technical University, Kholdeyeva Ekaterina
Published: November 2020

The article presents a cognitive analysis of situations described by the predicate ‘exhibit’. Its semantics requires the presence of the perceiving subject. This predicate categorizes perceptually oriented actions of the Agent who causes the Observer to perceive a displayed object. The article considers different types of perceptually oriented actions described by statements with some lexico-semantic variants of ‘exhibit.’ At the same time, the author identifies the cognitive characteristics of situations represented by the predicate ‘exhibit,’ and characterizes the Observer participating in these situations. The Observer demonstrates complex cognitive levels of perception. The article also focuses on the peculiarities of the Observed which functions as a differentiating factor for dividing constructions with ‘exhibit’ into subgroups. The author proves that the use of metacategories ‘the Observer’ and ‘the Observed’ as analytical tools significantly increases the possibilities of studying various linguistic phenomena.
The Class of Adjective and Adverbial Intensifiers in the Russian Language and Mechanisms of its Expansion
Authors:   Lobachevsky State University of Nizhnij Novgorod, Sandakova Marina
Published: November 2020

The purpose of the article is to study the development of lexical intensifiers in modern Rus-sian. Using the methods of semantic analysis, the author examines lexicographical data and materials from the Russian National Corpus. Lexical intensifiers continue to inspire scholars’ interest in lexicological, lexicographic, and normative aspects, and this study makes a new theoretical contribution to the study of the functional and semantic category of intensity as well as to the conceptualization of active processes in the vocabulary and lexical collocations of modern Russian. The results of the study can be used in the work of compiling definition dictionaries of the Russian language, namely coinage dictionaries. The class of lexical intensifiers includes primarily adjectives and adverbs. The most well-developed part of the intensifying scale is its right extreme: there are more units that express meaning of the high and absolute degree than those that express the middle and low degree of intensity. New intensifiers that appear in the language are also concentrated in this area of the scale. Intensifiers present an open and constantly widening class of words, new additions typically being semantic derivations of adjectives and adverbs. In the late 20th and early 21st century, the Russian language acquired new intensifiers that can be categorized as semantic neologisms (исполнение распоряжения нереально — нереально вкусное мороженое). The authors singles out the following mechanisms of expanding the class of intensifiers: 1. Syntagmatic widening: going beyond the typical collocation circle, determined by the rules of lexical collocations and fixed in the dictionaries. Here syntagmatic changes involve not only units with the semantically motivated collocation (запредельный, космический), but also those phraseologically connected (кромешный, закадычный); 2. Stylistic changes, manifested in determinologization of words and their “escape” from the bookish style, which widens the possibilities of using them in new and non-typical contexts (астрономические цены, клиническая дура); 3. Grammatical widening, when an adjective intensifier acquires its adverb “pair,” i. e., its syntactic derivative (космический — космически, закадычный — закадычно).
Dividend Payouts, Firm Characteristics Under Agency Factors’ Mediation in Pakistan
Authors:   Bahauddin Zakariya University Multan, Pakistan, Ashraf Tayyaba , Iqbal Javed , Akhtar Shehzad
Published: November 2020

Under the bilateral approach of the impact of dividend pay-outs with the mediating role of Agency variables, this paper tries to examine its effects on enterprise value, earning per share, stock performance (including Stock Return & Volatility). The mediation test performed by inspecting direct and indirect relationships of dividend pay-out, firm characteristics, and agency factors on a sample size of 130 Pakistani listed firms over eleven years. Results of a study expose the agency factors (such as free cashflows and total institutional ownership structure) role; free cash flow does not mediate the relationship of dividend pay-outs with earning per share and stock volatility separately. Total institutional ownership structure mediates dividend pay-out relation with enterprise value and stock return & volatility. These mixed results contribute to the current literature of finance, specifically in the Pakistani context being an emerging economy.
Factors Affecting Customer Experience of E-Commerce in Pakistan
Authors:   University of Central Punjab, Zaki Waqas , Tayyab Areej , Hassan Aeman
Published: November 2020

The study is regarding analyzing the factors affecting customer experience of e-commerce in Pakistan through the quality of the product, safety of application, delivery guarantee, and offers. Using the purposive sampling technique total of 180 questionnaires were collected from the people having the experience of online shopping in Lahore, Pakistan. The study shows the factors and their roles towards raising the customer experience of e-commerce. This study's results reveal that the perception of customers is that the quality of the product, application safety, offers, and the delivery guarantee affects the customer comfort level and satisfaction level. The study results also reveal that the lower delivery charges, guaranteed delivery, and no safety risks motivate the customers to go for online shopping. It concluded that if the marketers concentrate on the factors like product quality, security issues, delivery risks, and the financial risks, it increases the customers. Limited literature has been documented in Pakistan, particularly regarding customer perception for online shopping because there are too many factors that affect the purchase intention. The results of the study might be beneficial for the online marketers/ companies with online stores/ e-commerce stores.
Determinant of Financial Development Evidence from Selected Developing Countries
Authors:   Superior College Lahore, Ali Kashif , Ali Malik Tayyab
Published: November 2020

This paper attempts to determine the effect of tax revenue, government spending, inflation rate, interest rate, exchange rate on the financial development (FD) in developing countries. Secondary data have been used in this research that was taken from Global Financial Index and WDI for the 36 years from 1980-2015. A Panel ARDL model is used to establish for long extent of time of time and short period of time communication among the product variable. So, to determine a statistics test are used such as descriptive statistics, unit rot test, granger causality test have been utilized in this research for driven conclusion. There is a positive and statistically significant connection between the tax revenue, government spending, and exchange rate on financial development. Other hand, there is a statistically significant and negative connection between the interest rate and inflation rate on financial development.
Web Quality Features Impact On Customer Satisfaction
Authors:   University of Central Punjab, Zaki Waqas , Khalid Waleed Bin , Bhatti Abdul Samad
Published: November 2020

Online shopping is worldwide and becoming more popular phenomena nowadays. It is now a better option for customers because it is more comfortable and provides various options than conventional ones. So, the customer’s satisfaction in online shopping is becoming more important and challenging for online retailers nowadays. Customer satisfaction is how much the customer is happy and fulfilled with an online retailer’s products and services. In this research, the researcher used a survey method of distributing questionnaires to 270 respondents, using a random sampling technique. The research findings showed that achieving customer satisfaction the quality of a website plays an important role. It moves customer satisfaction negatively and positively as the study explains the customers’ satisfaction's impact on website quality. In the future, it will help online retailers develop a website and know more about the customer behavior towards online shopping. It may help an online retailer determine how to improve its products and services and overcome the upcoming demands of customers satisfyingly in the future.
The determinant of behavioral factors which influence on credit card usages
Authors:   UCP Business School, Faculty of Management Studies, UCP, Pakistan, Hussain M. Zubair
Published: November 2020

The purpose of this paper is to examine which behavior factor effect on credit card use. Among different behavior factors, which factor more positively and significantly influence credit card use? The data are collected from individuals who have a credit card through the Lahore questionnaire. The finding shows a strong influence of behavior factor on credit card uses especially perceived usefulness. And perceived risk has a positive impact on credit card use. The study is limited to only the service sector as a credit card. Convinces sampling technique is used. For further research, influence on customer or client income also takes into consideration. This research is no precious in Pakistan's credit card, which studies behavior influences credit card use.
Measurement Of Judicial Poverty
Authors:   UCP Business School, Faculty of Management of Studies, UCP, Lahore, Anwar Muhammad Sohail , Aslam Qais
Published: November 2020

Justice is an important and functional part of the economy and positively influences the economic performance. Injustice would probably upset the poor more as it hurt the rich. This study identifies three major factors, which are the barriers to access to justice for the poor. Theoretically, this study contributes to defining the judicial demission of poverty and how to address it. On the other hand, this study will also help policymakers make and enforce the policies that can reduce the hurdles in access to justice. This study uses AF methodology, which counts different deprivations faced by individual/household, analyzed to identify poor. Primary data is collected from the district and session court Gujranwala through a self-administrative questionnaire. A total of 893 questions were asked from 112 respondents by adopting the weighted poverty measurement method. A weighted average score it is concluded that each of these three barriers contributes about 21% of the poverty level. This paper shows an overall 63% judicial poverty level, 1550 respondents were deprived of 2459 questions. This result is 13% more than 50% observed in MPI's weighted indicators (Akire, 2016). It is recommended that the topic should be further explored, particularly by the strong community of scholars, economists, and statisticians in Pakistan, by using these areas as a benchmark.
Impact of Finasteride on Stroma of Benign Hyperplasia of Prostate
Authors: Rahman Md. A , Naushaba H
Published: November 2020

Benign prostatic hyperplasia (13P11) is a hyperplastic process of the strontal and epithelial cells of the prostate due to effect of male sex hormone testosterone. Testosterone is the main male sex hormone, responsible for growth of sexual character and accessory sex organs. Despite its effectiveness as an male sex hormone, it causes benign prostatic hyperplasia (BM resulting in urinary dysfunction. On the other hand, finasteride. a 4-azastroid, inhibits the hyperplastic effect of testosterone and benign prostatic hyperplasia. The objective of the study was to observe the effects of finasteride on the stroma of testosterone induced prostatic hyperplasis in long Evans rats. This experimental study was carried out in the Department of Anatomy, Sir Salimullah Medical College, Dhaka from January to December 2006. Total 45 matured male long Evans rats of age 8-10 weeks and weighing 200-300 gm were used in this study. They were divided into three equal groups. Group A was vehicle (olive oil) control group, Group 13 was testosterone treated group and Group C was testosterone and finasteride treated group. The rats were sacrificed on the eleventh day. It was concluded that finasteride is an effective drug that successfully inhibits the testosterone induced prostatic hvperplasia
Social and Pop-media as Reflection of Self
Authors: Čuček Gerbec Jernej
Published: November 2020

The essay provides an introspection into the relationship between our identities and technology. It aims to show how our identities are affected by new modes of operation that were less accessible before the emergence of social networks. Through an observation of popular media (i.e. TV shows) and social media, it reveals how the self is convoluted, resulting into a variety of performed identities. It explores how through social media, individuals are able to create perceived identities, which are to various degrees lived or completely fabricated. The essay uses iZombie and Orphan Black as case studies to showcase how life and the media are intertwined, resulting in the latter holding a mirror to the former. With a distinction between the online and offline personality, it presents the augmentation of identity with the aid of new interfaces, online intermediaries that add to the interpersonal contact; from the initial landline phone to more current modes of communication (Facebook, Tinder…) the essay points out how levels of anonymity aid the emergence of new identities. It provides a mirror of contemporary life and the ways the augmented self-influences the ways we understand and view our identities.

Keywords: context collapse, identity, performing the self, social media, TV shows
In-Game Photography: Creating New Realities through Video Game Photography
Authors: Durusoy Murat
Published: November 2020

Computers and photography has had a long and complicated relationship throughout the years. As image processing and manipulating capabilities advanced on the computer front, photography re-birthed itself with digital cameras and digital imaging techniques. Development of interconnected social sharing networks like Instagram and Twitter feeds the photographers’/users’ thirst to show off their momentaneous “been there/seen that – capture the moment/share the moment” instincts. One other unlikely front emerged as an image processing power of the consumer electronics improved is “video game worlds” in which telematic travellers may shoot photographs in constructed fantasy worlds as if travelling in real life. While life-like graphics manufactured by the computers raise questions about authenticity and truthfulness of the image, the possible future of the photography as socially efficient visual knowledge is in constant flux. This article aims to reflect on today’s trends in in-game photography and tries to foresee how this emerging genre and its constructed realities will transpose the old with the new photographic data in the post-truth condition fostering for re-evaluation of photography truth-value.

Keywords: digital image, lens-based, photography, screenshot, video games
Selfies and the World Behind Our Back
Authors: Peraica Ana
Published: November 2020

(an excerpt from the upcoming book Postdigital Arcadia) Selfie photography serves not only a traditional role of photographic (self)recording, but also for manoeuvring the space behind one’s own back. Unfortunately, as two realities, the unmediated and mediated, human and machine vision, are not matching, there are many accidents of selfie-makers due to the crabwalk. By this, the photographic technology based on the rear-view mirror – in which objects (may) appear closer than they are – finally resolves one of the largest tragedies of human self-perception; the inability to see and control the world behind one’s back. Keywords: background, mobile photography, optical devices, photography, selfie
Cambio sociocultural en la actividad agrícola
Authors: Enríquez García Fabián , Juárez Lucas Plácido , Portillo Vázquez Marcos , Ruíz Verónica Estela , Olivares Berenice Jaime Romero
Published: November 2020

El presente es un análisis sobre la investigación denominada “Nosotros Somos Puro Trabajo. Capitalismo, Trabajo y Cambio Sociocultural, en Chinconcuac de Juárez,  Estado de México”. La investigación planteó un conjunto de objetivos para entender, cómo estos sujetos habían generado estrategias de sobrevivencia, qué procesos históricos determinaron su situación actual y como adoptaron su cultura a los cambios, manteniendo su unidad territorial. El análisis se hizo con herramientas de la antropología encaminando a la interpretación de lo que dijeron los sujetos y de la realidad construida a través de los diarios de campo, dando así una explicación o construcción creativa de los posibles significados. Se pudo concluir que la estratificación social existía desde la época prehispánica, sin embargo, sufrió serias transformaciones a partir de que se modificó el medio de producción que podríamos denominar asiático o tributario y que consolidó un régimen de producción hacendaría. Las comunidades campesinas se constituyeron como espacios de una simple estratificación en donde por un lado se encontraban los caciques indígenas y por el otro los pobladores.
TEACHER SENSE OF EFFICACY, LOCUS OF CONTROL PERCEIVED ORGANIZATIONAL PATTERNS AND ATTITUDES TOWARD EDUCATIONAL INNOVATIONS
Authors: Gaziel Haim-Henry
Published: November 2020

The present study was designed in order to examine which factors; personality (sense of efficacy and locus of control)v/s organization patterns(SBM non-SBM), could be better explain teachers 'attitudes toward innovations in education. Based on previous studies it was expected that a positive correlation would find between strong sense of efficacy and positive attitudes toward innovations and vice versa and a positive correlation between internal locus of control and attitudes toward innovations and vice versa. It is also expected that teachers in SBM would report more positive attitudes than teachers in non-SBM schools. The study consisted of 120 teachers from 20 elementary schools in Israel. The subject requested to complete a background questionnaire, attitudes towards educational innovations, the teacher efficacy scale (TES) and the teacher locus of control scale (TLC), and the perceived school management pattern. While hypotheses regarding the personality factors effect were supported, the hypothesis regarding the organizational effect was rejected.
HMG-CoA Reductase Inhibitory Activity of Leaf-associated Fungi
Authors: Hipol Roland M. , Hipol Regina B. , Fabian Mavis Colleen P. , Sasotona Joseph S. , Hernandez Christine C.
Published: November 2020

Background. Cholesterol is an important biomolecule for cells. However, because of certain lifestyle, theamount of cholesterol can increase beyond what our bodies can consume. Increased intake may result in theaccumulation of cholesterol in the blood leading to atherosclerosis that can lead to congestive heart failure.With the use of statins, cholesterol levels are reduced therefore lowering the risk for this disease. It does so byinhibiting the hydroxymethylglutaryl-coenzyme A (HMG-CoA) reductase, the first committed enzyme in cholesterolbiosynthesis. In light of the increasing cases of hypercholesterolemia, there is a need to discover novel classesof HMG-CoA inhibitors.

Objective. The primary objective of this study was to screen extracts of leaf-associated fungi for their capacityto inhibit hydroxymethylglutaryl-coenzyme A (HMG-CoA) reductase, the first committed enzyme in cholesterolbiosynthesis.

Methods. Eight (8) plants were sampled for the fungal epiphytes and endophytes on their leaves. The fungalisolates were identified by sequencing the internal transcribed region (ITS) of the 18S rDNA. All fungal isolates werecultured in 20 flasks containing 300 mL potato dextrose broth at 30°C for 14 days. The culture broths were thensubjected to reduction in volume using a rotary evaporator. HMG-CoA reductase inhibition assay was carried outusing the ethyl acetate extracts from the culture broths. Reagent grade pravastatin was used as the positive control.

Results. There were a total of sixty-six (66) fungal taxa that were tested for their capacity to inhibit the enzymeHMG-CoA reductase. Of the 50 that tested positive, there were 25 families represented and 5 isolates were ofuncertain status taxonomically (incertae sedis). There were also nine classes that were represented and the class withthe most number of isolates was Sordariomycetes. The highest percentage inhibition was observed in Pestalotiopsislespedezae with 65.01 % inhibition. The other fungi with notable inhibitory activities were Colletotrichum cymbidiicola(64.16%) and Schizophyllum commune (57.85%).

Conclusions. This study may be the first report of production of HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors in the genusColletotrichum and in the other leaf-associated fungal taxa that tested positive for HMG-CoA reductase inhibition.It is therefore very promising that a novel statin compound, or even a new class of substances with antihypercholesterolemic bioactivity may be discovered from these leaf-associated fungal isolates. The crude extractsof these fungi are prime candidates for downstream fractionation for the subsequent isolation and structureelucidation of the bioactive compound.