bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Teaching English through Drama to Tribal Students of Undergraduate Level at Remote Area of South Gujarat Region in India
Authors:   Shri M.R. Desai Arts & E.E. Laher Kosadia Commerce College, India, Desai Falguni P.
Published: December 2020

Aim: To investigate how learning of English becomes easier through drama, in tribal classroom for learners and how it contributes towards nurturing their creative thinking. Methods: Pre and post tests were taken and Torrance Creative Thinking Test, form (A) was used. The students in control and experimental group were given TTCT form (A). In this study through TTCT form (A) it was tested to what extent teaching through drama nurtured creative thinking of tribal students. It tested the ability of student's individual competence, to be fluent, flexible and original. Results and conclusion: There is a statistically significant difference in mean scores of the pre and post test of the experimental group. The mean of post grades of experimental group is more than the mean of pre grades of experimental group. It indicated that there are statistically significant differences in students' pre and post grades of experimental group. It means teaching English through drama is effective and it fosters creativity of tribal students. Practical application: Teachers in other tribal/rural/urban colleges can teach using drama in their classes to make teaching-learning of foreign language effective and for fostering the creativity of the students. The Torrance test can be used in other research to investigate the influence of teaching subjects other than English. Further research is needed to investigate the influence of teaching English language using drama on teacher’s performance in tribal classroom. Further research can be done to investigate the influence of teaching subjects other than English using drama on the development of tribal students' achievement. Further research can be done to investigate the influence of teaching subjects other than English using drama on the development of tribal students' creative thinking. Originality/Cognitive value: Draws attention toward the effectiveness of teaching English using drama and nurturing students' creative thinking specific for tribal students. Provide teachers with applicable teaching situations using drama for teaching in tribal classroom. Provide results which may be applicable in teaching other subject to different level of students in different eco systems.
Acculturation Orientation of Migrant Students
Authors:   Istanbul University-Cerrahpaşa, Turkey, Bozdağ Faruk
Published: December 2020

Due to the intensification of global migration movements, the importance of studies in the field of acculturation has been increasing. In order to develop a healthy adaptation process between the migrant community and the host society, it is especially necessary to conduct studies on the acculturation processes of young migrants. Exploring the acculturation orientation of migrant students in Turkey, one of the leading countries experiencing the migration movements intensively, this study collected data from a total of 110 migrant students, 69 females and 41 males. “Vancouver Index of Acculturation”, “Revised Social Contact Scale”, “Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support”, “Turkish Proficiency Level Questionnaire” and “Personal Information Form” were employed as data collection tools. Multiple linear regression analysis was used to analyze the data. The analyses results revealed that the level of perceived social support of migrant students from their families and the quality of social contact significantly predicted their heritage culture orientation and explained 18% of them. In addition, the quantity of migrant students’ social contact and the quality of social contact significantly predicted their mainstream culture orientation and explained 25% of them. As a result, the present study put forth that in order to support the heritage culture orientation of migrant students, the perceived social support from the family should be improved, and the quantity and quality of social contact should be increased to reinforce their mainstream culture orientation and to facilitate the acculturation processes.
Deri-Ben’likten Psişik Sarmala: Tiksinti’de Mekan ve Abject İlişkisi
Authors: NACAR Evrim
Published: December 2020

Roman Polanski’nin ApartmanÜçlemesi’nde kent hayatının bir sembolü olan apartmanlar, dışarısının tacizkar ve ihlalci yapılanmasının içeriye sızarak ruhsal aygıtı şekillendirmesine izin veren tekinsiz yapılar olarak ele alınmıştır. Milyonlarca Polonyalının vahşice öldürülmesine sebep olmuş Alman faşizminin ardından ülkeyi yarım asır uydu devlet olarak kullanan totaliter Sovyet rejiminin ve bu baskıcı rejimlerin kadınları ötekileştiren mekanizmalarınınetkisi, Polanski’nin Apartman Üçlemesi’nde açıkça görülmektedir. Üçlemede tüm bu baskı rejimlerinin gözetleme, dikizleme ve kontrol mekanizmaları, başta komşular olmak üzere tekinsizlik hissi yaratan “dışarısı” olarak ele alınmıştır. Bu makalede, Apartman Üçlemesi’nin ilk filmi olan Tiksinti (1965), psikanaliz kuramındaki benzer psişik işleyiş mekanizmalarını irdelemek için kullanılan abject, tekinsiz ve deri-ben kavramları ile incelenmiştir. “Dışarısı”nın evin içine sızmasıyla karakterin ruhsal değişimine olan etkisi belirlenmeye çalışılmıştır. Sigmund Freud’un “tekinsiz” kavramı ile birlikte psikanaliz kuramını toplum, kültür ve dil ilişkisi bağlamında ele alan Jacques Lacan, Julia Kristeva, Didier Anzieu, Slavoj Žižek'in bedenin içerisi ve dışarısı ayrımının ben’lik oluşumuna etkisini açıkladığı kavramlar ile filmin okuması yapılmıştır.
Performance evaluation of an insurance company using an integrated Balanced Scorecard (BSC) and Best-Worst Method (BWM)
Authors:   Department of Finance, Xavier Institute of Social Service, Ranchi, Jharkhand -834001, India, Dwivedi Rishi , Prasad Kanika ,   Department of Production and Industrial Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Jamshedpur, India, Mandal Nabankur ,   Department of Mechanical Engineering, MCKV Institute of Engineering, West Bengal, India, Singh Shweta ,   Department of Finance, Xavier Institute of Social Service, Ranchi, India, Vardhan Mayank ,   Department of Finance, Xavier Institute of Social Service, Ranchi, India, Pamucar Dragan ,   Department of Logistics, Military academy, University of Defence in Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
Published: December 2020

Recent economy and financial business environment is undergoing a quick and accelerating revolution and paradigm shift, resulting in growing uncertainty and complexity. Therefore, the need for an all-inclusive and far-reaching performance measurement model is universally felt as it can provide management-oriented information and act as a supporting tool in developing, inspecting, and interpreting policy-making strategies of an enterprise to achieve competitive advantages. Hence, this paper proposes an application of the balanced scorecard (BSC) model in an insurance organization for coordinating and regulating its corporate vision, mission, and strategy with organizational performance through the interrelation of different layers of business perspectives. In the next stage, a framework to unify both BSC and best-worst method (BWM) models is implemented for the very first time in the insurance domain to assess its performance over two-time periods. The integrated BSC-BWM model can help managers and decision-makers to figure out and interpret competing strength of the said enterprise and consecutively expedite inefficient and compelling decision making. Nevertheless, this integrated model is embraced and selected for a certain categorical business and there is enough future scope for its application to distinct industries.
XÂY DỰNG BỘ TIÊU CHÍ ĐÁNH GIÁ NHANH NĂNG LỰC ĐỔI MỚI SÁNG TẠO CHO KHU VỰC DOANH NGHIỆP NHỎ VÀ VỪA: KINH NGHIỆM QUỐC TẾ VÀ GỢI Ý CHO VIỆT NAM
Authors: AISDL
Published: December 2020

Mục tiêu của nghiên cứu này là xây dựng bộ tiêu chí đánh giá nhanh năng lực đổi mới sáng tạo (NLĐMST) cho khu vực DNNVV Việt Nam. Để đạt mục tiêu này, trước hết nhóm tác giả tiến hành nghiên cứu tổng quan tài liệu về khái niệm (ĐMST) và NLĐMST của doanh nghiệp và cách thức xây dựng các tiêu chí đánh giá NLĐMST của doanh nghiệp. Bộ tiêu chí này được sử dụng để đánh giá thử NLĐMST tại 121 DNNVV của ba ngành dệt may, chế biến thực phẩm và thiết bị điện-điện tử của Việt Nam. Dựa trên quá trình cũng như kết quả đánh giá thử, nghiên cứu này cho rằng các cơ quan nhà nước và doanh nghiệp có thể sử dụng bảng khảo sát và hệ thống tính điểm chúng tôi đề xuất để đánh giá nhanh NLĐMST của doanh nghiệp và của ngành. Chúng tôi cũng khuyến nghị, Bảng khảo sát không nhất thiết phải đưa vào các câu hỏi định lượng. Việc tính điểm cũng không cần thiết phải gán trọng số khác nhau cho các cấu phần. Ngoài ra, chúng tôi cho rằng nên có một số điều chỉnh nhỏ về ngôn từ trong Bảng khảo sát hiện tại (chủ yếu dùng cho các doanh nghiệp trong lĩnh vực chế biến) khi áp dụng cho các doanh nghiệp cung cấp dịch vụ.
The monopoly of Surabaya zoo
Authors: Jason
Published: December 2020

Kopi luwak or civet coffee sell at a high price and produced from coffee beans excreted by Indonesian palm civet or luwak. Kopi luwak is a very popular coffee from Indonesia. The reason the coffe is called kopi luwak because it it created from civet digestion. Coffee beans is fermented so it has a very unique taste than other coffees. The unique method to make the coffee make the coffee very popular in international market.
Relationship between Extraversion and Employees’ Innovative Behavior and Moderating Effect of Organizational Innovative Climate
Authors: AISDL
Published: December 2020

This paper aims to clarify the relationship between extraversion and employees’ innovative and disclose the moderating effect of organizational innovative climate on that relationship. To this end, 300 employees were selected from various enterprises in three Chinese cities, and subjected to a questionnaire survey based on the five factor model (FFM) and 5-point Likert scale. Through statistical regressions, the author explored the effects of extraversion and organizational innovative climate have on employees’ innovative behavior. Then, the organizational innovative climate was divided into five dimensions, and the feature activation theory was implemented to reveal the moderating effect of each dimension on relationship between extraversion and employees’ innovation. Through the above analysis, it is concluded that extraversion has a positive effect on employees’ innovative behavior; the five dimensions of organizational innovative climate all exert a positive effect on employees’ innovative behavior; the resource support in organizational innovative climate has a moderating effect on the relationship between extraversion and employees’ innovation. The research findings shed new light on the improvement of organizational innovative and the construction of an innovative country.
ASEAN Journal of Management & Innovation - Editorial Team 2014
Authors: AISDL
Published: December 2020

Stamford International UniversityResearch and Development Center16 Motorway Road, Prawet, Bangkok 10250, ThailandTelephone +66 02 769 4000© Stamford International University 2014ASEAN Journal of Management & InnovationVolume 1 Number 1January – May 2014
Matematika terapan 1
Authors: Kwairumaratu Dewi
Published: December 2020

Asal usul simbol akar"√"bisa kita lacak kembali pada saat pertama kali di kenalkan oleh Matematikawan asal Jerman yakni CRHISTOFF RADOLFF,Di dalam bukunya yang berjudul DIEE COSS,Simbol tersebut di pilih oleh mendiang CRISTOFF karena memiliki sebuah kemiripan dengan huruf " r" yang di ambil dari kata "radix" yang merupakan bahasa latin untuk akar pangkat dua.
Kinh tế Việt Nam: Thăng trầm và đột phá - VnEconomy
Authors: AISDL
Published: December 2020

Đây là tên cuốn sách của hai tác giả Phạm Minh Chính và Vương Quân Hoàng, do Nhà xuất bản Chính trị Quốc gia xuất bản.Cuốn sách dày 538 trang, gồm 3 phần, viết về nền kinh tế của Việt Nam với trọng tâm nghiên cứu đặt vào hệ thống tài chính - tín dụng - tiền tệ.
C1S is differentially expressed in the brain metastases of patients with metastatic breast cancer.
Authors: Mamoor Shahan
Published: December 2020

Metastasis to the brain is a clinical problem in patients with breast cancer (1-3). We mined published microarray data (4, 5) to compare primary and metastatic tumor transcriptomes to discover genes associated with brain metastasis in patients with metastatic breast cancer. We found that the complement component 1, s subcomponent, encoded by C1S, was among the genes whose expression was most different in the brain metastases of patients with metastatic breast cancer as compared to normal breast tissues. C1S mRNA expression was lower in brain metastatic tissues as compared to primary tumors of the breast. Down-regulation of C1S expression may contribute to metastasis of tumor cells from the breast to the brain in humans with metastatic breast cancer.
Lịch sử điều chỉnh biên độ dao động giá HOSE
Authors: AISDL
Published: December 2020

Lịch sử điều chỉnh biên độ dao động giá HOSE. Mục đích: Tránh biên độ lớn. Tránh mức tăng nhanh do lượng cung cổ phiếu hạn chế và dấu hiệu thị trường quá nóng.
The Importance of Environmental Materials for Learning Indonesian in Schools
Authors: Lestari Ayu Puji
Published: December 2020

Based on the results of the author's research above, it can be concluded that environmental material in Indonesian language learning in schools is very important. This can be seen from the answers of respondents who stated positively about the importance of environmental materials in Indonesian. With the existence of environmental material will help in the learning process. In addition, students will increasingly protect and preserve their environment, foster a sensitive attitude to the situation and conditions of the surrounding environment and build honest, disciplined, empathetic, and optimistic and religious characters. This paper aims so that the community and students can protect the environment.
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Authors: Mintarwan Evelyn
Published: December 2020

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The Effect of Student's Knowledge and Skill on the Readiness of AEC Competition
Authors: AISDL
Published: December 2020

Indartono, S., & Jaidi, F. N. (2017). The Effect of Student's Knowledge and Skill on the Readiness of AEC Competition. The Social Sciences, 12(12), 2254-2259.
Quá trình hình thành và phát triển đường lối đổi mới về kinh tế ở Việt Nam (1986-2015)
Authors: AISDL
Published: December 2020

Sự sụp đổ của chế độ xã hội chủ nghĩa ở Liên Xô và các nước Xã hội Chủ nghĩa Đông Âu cuối thể kỷ 20 là sự sụp đổ của một loại mô hình chủ nghĩa xã hội không phù hợp quy luật. Ở Việt Nam, sau khi thống nhất đất nước, trước những yêu cầu đặt ra của tình hình kinh tế - xã hội của đất nước, Đảng Cộng sản Việt Nam đã đề ra đường lối lãnh đạo công cuộc đổi mới một cách toàn diện, mà trước hết là đổi mới kinh tế với nội dung trọng tâm là chuyển đổi mô hình kinh tế kế hoạch hóa tập trung, bao cấp sang nền kinh tế thị trường định hướng xã hội chủ nghĩa; đồng thời thực hiện chính sách mở cửa, hội nhập quốc tế. Cơ sở của đường lối đổi mới đó là một quá trình đúc kết từ thực tiễn đời sống kinh tế - xã hội của đất nước lúc bấy giờ và những bài học đắt giá từ mô hình xã hội chủ nghĩa cũng như công cuộc cải cách, cải tổ ở các nước xã hội chủ nghĩa. Bài viết này muốn phác qua quá trình hình thành và phát triển của tư duy, đường lối đổi mới kinh tế ở Việt Nam từ góc nhìn những thành công và bài học kinh nghiệm.
Mổ xẻ lịch sử như là sự khởi động đến tương lai
Authors: AISDL
Published: December 2020

Có thể nói "Mổ xẻ lịch sử như là sự khởi động đến tương lai'' khi đọc cuốn sách "Kinh tế Việt Nam - Thăng trầm và đột phá"' do Nhà xuất bản Chính trị quốc gia mới ấn hành là công trình nghiên cứu một giai đoạn phát triển sôi động bậc nhất của nền kinh tế Việt Nam – giai đoạn Đổi Mới, chuyển từ nền kinh tế kế hoạch hóa tập trung sang nền kinh tế thị trường. Đây thực sự là một công trình nghiên cứu lịch sử kinh tế, gắn với một giai đoạn, do vị trí lịch sử khá đặc biệt của nó, được mổ xẻ, phân tích, đánh giá kỹ càng, không chỉ bởi các học giả Việt Nam mà còn của nhiều nhà nghiên cứu trên thế giới.
Does Risk-Taking Behaviour Matter for Bank Efficiency?
Authors: Chepngenoh Florence , Muriu Peter W
Published: December 2020

In pursuit of financial intermediation between borrowers and savers banks are exposed to various risks which affect efficiency. Using annual panel data for the period 2010 to 2019, this paper investigates the influence of risk-taking behaviour on bank efficiency in a developing economy. Data envelopment analysis technique was used to obtain the profit efficiency scores of each bank and Tobit regression to estimate the impact of various components of bank risks on profit efficiency. Estimation results established that credit and liquidity risks, significantly influence bank efficiency. Therefore, banks should maintain quality assets and a stable liquidity position as they significantly impact on efficiency.
C1R is differentially expressed in the brain metastases of patients with metastatic breast cancer.
Authors: Mamoor Shahan
Published: December 2020

Metastasis to the brain is a clinical problem in patients with breast cancer (1-3). We mined published microarray data (4, 5) to compare primary and metastatic tumor transcriptomes to discover genes associated with brain metastasis in patients with metastatic breast cancer. We found that the complement component 1, r subcomponent, encoded by C1R, was among the genes whose expression was most different in the brain metastases of patients with metastatic breast cancer as compared to normal breast tissues. C1R mRNA was present at significantly reduced quantities in brain metastatic tissues as compared to primary tumors of the breast. Down-regulation of C1R expression may contribute to metastasis of tumor cells from the breast to the brain in humans with metastatic breast cancer.
Assessment of the Scale of Artisanal Mining in Bangwe Township, Blantyre
Authors: Matsimbe Jabulani
Published: December 2020

Even though mining contributes less than 1 % to Malawi’s gross domestic product (GDP), it is central to the government’s sustainable development goals strategy and spearheaded to be the backbone of Malawi’s economy. Little is known about the scale of artisanal quarry mining production, mining methods used, capital requirements, its diversity and distribution across different areas in Malawi. Present study seeks to fill that gap by assessing the scale of artisanal and small scale quarry mining activities in Bangwe Township. With a population of 170, 350, it represents 21% of the total population of Blantyre city which has 809, 397 people. The township was chosen as it is the main hub and supplier of artisanal aggregates to surrounding areas in Blantyre. In addition, the township has many unemployed youth with a high potential to get involved in artisanal mining thereby improving their lives. Most youth have a negative perception about artisanal mining as it is viewed as a non-profit making and labour intensive business. There are no gemstone mining sites in Bangwe Township. It was also found that there are 7 artisanal quarry mining sites in the township comprising Ntopwa, Mpingwe, Mvula, Number One, Namatapa, Namiyango and Chikunda. On average, each quarry mining site produces 5 wheelbarrows per day and sells at US$2.66 per wheelbarrow. As most builders require quarry for construction projects, the quarry miners sell at least 0.5 tonnes per day. The output of this study has created a database of artisanal quarry mining activities and the level of active youth involvement in artisanal mining in Bangwe Township. Policy makers will use the new knowledge to develop strategies that will foster the growth of artisanal quarry miners and empower the youth to join the artisanal mining business.
The Accuracy and Shortcomings of Google Translate Translating English Sentences to Indonesian
Authors: Sutrisno Adi
Published: December 2020

Google Translate is a free and practical online translation service that allows millions of people around the globe to translate words, phrases, sentences, and paragraphs into an intended target language. However, in 2015, some Google Translate users in Indonesia, filed complaints, asserting that the machine was often inaccurate, speculating that it could only translate languages at the micro-level of words and phrases, rather than complete sentences or paragraphs. This research works to examine the accuracy as well as the shortcomings of Google Translate, in the context of English to Indonesian translations, in order to critically engage the complaints made by Google users. For the purpose of this study, 80 English sentences were translated using Google Translate and assessed for accuracy using a table adapted from Memsource criteria. Both the original sentences and their translated versions were analyzed using a sentence pair matrix to determine the machine’s failings and areas for improvement. The results challenged those initial speculations which suggested Google Translate is only effective with words and phrases. On the contrary, Memsource proved to be a useful tool in demonstrating a reasonable level of accuracy, accurately translating 60.37% of Indonesian-English sentences and vice versa.
PENELITIAN TINDAKAN KELAS (PTK) FLEKSIBELITAS PELAKSANAAN DAN MATERI PEMBELAJARAN PAK
Authors: Giban Yoel
Published: December 2020

Fleksibilitas memberikan banyak keluasan kepada guru pendidikan agama Kristen dan orang yang ingin menggali dan melakukan banyak hal. Contohnya dalam dunia kerja fleksibilitas memberikan jam kerja untuk menentukan pilihan yang lebih luas untuk berkreasi dan berinovasi. Jam kerja ini tidak hanya terpusat kepada karyawan, tetapi berlaku bagi pemimpin perusahaan. Fleksibilitas diibaratkan dengan air, seperti air bergerak dengan leluasa walaupun ada penghalang. Air yang mengalir tidak akan berhenti walau ada batu, kayu, atau benda-benda lainnya. Kelenturan ini merupakan salah satu faktor yang menjadikan seseorang lebih beruntung dalam kehidupannya dibandingkan dengan orang yang kaku atau terpaku. Sebagian orang berpendapat bahwa memiliki fleksibilitas akan menjadikan seseorang hilang rasa tanggung jawab. Karena fleksibilitas memiliki kebebasan yang tak terbatas atau fleksibilitas membuat seseorang tidak memiliki pendirian.Pendapat itu tidaklah sepenuhnya benar, karena fleksibilitas juga memiliki batasan-batasan yang telah ditetapkan oleh setiap orang. Ada pepatah yang mengatakan, “Ada Banyak Jalan Menuju Roma”, yang berarti bahwa banyak upaya yang dapat dilakukan untuk mencapai yang guru PAK inginkan. Tujuan, cara atau strategi, penampilan, dan lainnya menjadi bayangan-bayangan yang perlu dipertimbangkan untuk dapat diubah.
Nhận diện kinh tế tri thức
Authors: AISDL
Published: December 2020

Khái niệm “kinh tế tri thức” manh nha xuất hiện từ đầu thập kỷ 60 của thế kỷ XX, do nhà kinh tế học người Mỹ gốc Áo - Peter Ferdinand Drucker (1909-2005) đề xuất. Trong các tác phẩm chuyên sâu về quản trị hiện đại, ông luôn đề cao vai trò của “người công nhân tri thức” và tiên đoán về sự thất nghiệp của “người công nhân áo xanh” dưới sự phát triển nhanh chóng của cách mạng khoa học - công nghệ, đặc biệt là công nghệ thông tin. Hiện nay, kinh tế tri thức đang trở thành một nội dung quan trọng trong chiến lược phát triển của nhiều quốc gia, bao gồm cả những quốc gia phát triển và đang phát triển, trong đó có Việt Nam.
Sưu tập Tiền và Tem của nước Việt Nam DCCH trong trưng bày chuyên đề “Ngày Độc lập 2/9” tại BTLSQG
Authors: AISDL
Published: December 2020

Trưng bày “Ngày Độc lập 2/9” tại BTLSQG khai mạc ngày 18/8/2020 chào mừng kỷ niệm 75 năm Cách mạng tháng Tám thành công và Quốc khánh 2/9 giới thiệu 150 tài liệu, hiện vật, trong đó có nhiều tư liệu, hiện vật gốc quý hiếm, đặc biệt là sưu tập tiền và tem bưu chính được phát hành sau khi nước Việt Nam DCCH ra đời.
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Authors: Chen S.
Published: December 2020

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Parenting in a Pandemic: Parental Stress During the Physical Distancing Intervention Following the onset of the COVID-19 Outbreak
Authors: Johnson Miriam S. , Skjerdingstad Nora , Ebrahimi Omid V. , Hoffart Asle , Johnson Sverre Urnes
Published: December 2020

Objective: The main aim of the study was to examine levels of parental stress and symptoms of depression and anxiety in the general parental population (N = 2868) during the strict government-initiated physical distancing protocols following the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. We further investigated specific predictors of parental distress, including burnout, anger aimed at children, worry, lack of social support, lower perceived self-efficacy, and difficulty to work from home.Method: In this cross-sectional, epidemiological study, we disseminate an online survey that was administered two weeks after the government-initiated physical distancing protocols were established. Data were collected from March 31 to April 7. Results: Female parents compared to male parents and parents living with more than one child per parent or child(ren) with special needs compared to those living with one or fewer children per parent reported higher levels of parental stress. Burnout and social support were further associated with parental stress. Specifically, nearly one-fourth of the parents reported that they have felt burned out or in the proximity of feeling burned out more than half the days during the social distancing interventions. Also, 29% of the parents reported that they were angrier at their child(ren) than usual during the physical distancing period.Parents with a pre-existing psychiatric diagnosis had significantly higher parental stress compared to individuals with no psychiatric diagnosis. The reported prevalence of depression and anxiety symptoms above standardized cutoff levels among the 2868 parents was 25.4% for depression and 24.1% for anxiety, with the highest prevalence score on both symptoms of anxiety (37.6%) and depression (38.5%) for the youngest parents (age group 21–30 years). Furthermore, the parents who were home with their children and predominantly followed distancing protocol by socially distancing from public activity and peers (i.e., at least 10 out of 14 days) had significantly higher symptoms of depression (29%) and anxiety (27%), compared to parents who did not isolate in the same manner (i.e., depression 13% and anxiety 15%). Conclusions: The present study reveals that home confinement during the restricted lockdown period is related to markedly high levels of parental stress, in addition to symptoms of depression and anxiety in parents. Given the detrimental effects of depression, anxiety, and parental stress on the quality of life, morbidity rates, as well as adverse child outcomes and the potential risk of child abuse and neglect, these results suggest that appropriate action should be taken to impede further development of these symptoms, as well as developing interventions aimed at vulnerable subgroups and other relevant factors associated with increased parental stress. Keywords: COVID-19 lockdown, parental stress, depression, anxiety
Reasoning about climate change
Authors: Bago Bence , Rand David Gertler , Pennycook Gordon
Published: December 2020

Why is disbelief in anthropogenic climate change common despite broad scientific consensus to the contrary? A widely-held explanation involves politically motivated (“System 2”) reasoning: Rather than helping uncover truth, people use their reasoning abilities to protect their partisan identities and reject beliefs that threaten those identities. Despite the popularity of this account, the evidence supporting it (i) does not account for the fact that partisanship is confounded with prior beliefs about the world, and (ii) is entirely correlational with respect to the effect of reasoning. Here, we address these shortcomings by (i) measuring prior beliefs and (ii) experimentally manipulating participants’ extent of reasoning using cognitive load and time pressure while they evaluate arguments for or against anthropogenic global warming. The results challenge the politically motivated system 2 reasoning account: Rather than exacerbating the impact of partisanship per se, engaging in more reasoning led people to have greater coherence between judgments and their prior beliefs about climate change - a process that can be consistent with rational (unbiased) Bayesian reasoning. Thus, we challenge the dominant cognitive account of climate disbelief, and suggest that interventions aimed at providing accurate information about climate change may be effective in the long run.
How Did Donald Trump Turn the Republican Party into the People's Party?
Authors: Barda Kobby
Published: December 2020

The accepted working assumption on the eve of the 2020 Presidential Election in the US was that his image, as well as the perception that he holds negative opinions regarding immigrants and immigration while supported by white supremacists, would result in voters casting their ballot based on racial or ethnic considerations to vote against him.This paper was aimed at examining that linkage, to see if it took place in reality, or rather if voting needs to be looked at as a choice made based on class and stature, not racial background. To examine the issue at hand, 2016 voting patterns were compared to 2020 exit polls based on racial background. The findings showed that support for President Trump rose across all races, sometimes more than doubling. At the same time, votes were analyzed based on a breakdown by class. For the study, three batches of districts were chosen: the poor of America, the average of America, and the rich of America. One district was chosen from each state, and a total of 147 districts from across the US were looked at. The research shows that as one climbs the social ladder, support for President Trump declines. Or, in the context of this paper: the lower one is on the social class ladder, especially among the 'forgotten' periphery, the higher the approval and support rate of President Trump is.
Active Citizenship and Subjective Well-Being Among Indonesian Millennials
Authors: Soedikto Deena
Published: December 2020

A society cannot progress without the well-being of its citizens. This study aims to assess the subjective well-being (SWB) of Indonesian millennials, mainly through their active participation in communities. Active citizenship is a form of social interaction with a blend of activism. It is not purely an act of altruism as individuals are assumed to expect gains from their social networks through civic participation. Therefore, social networks are taken into account as determinants that moderates the effect of active citizenship on SWB. Given the heterogeneous nature of the Indonesian society, socio-demographic determinants of gender, education, religiosity, and place of domicile are also expected to moderate the aforementioned relationship. The research is conducted by incorporating 318 (N=318) respondents of the 19 - 35 years old age group, residing in Indonesia. Data is collected by using non-random and convenient sampling. Result from Ordinary Least Square (OLS) Multiple Regression analysis indicate a significant effect in the association between active citizenship and SWB. Furthermore, network density, education, and religiosity also have direct effects on SWB. With regard to the interaction effect, the analysis result indicates more frequent online interactions moderates the effect of active citizenship on SWB, in comparison to the offline interactions. Moreover, gender is another determinant moderating the association. However, both interaction variables are indicated in negative effect sizes. As implication, some of these finding are to give new insights in the current discussion on subjective well-being among Indonesian millenials, whereas other aspects are to be improved in future similar studies.
AI and data-driven Christian Theology
Authors: Geoffrey Ben
Published: December 2020

An NLP based AI tool was developed for topic mining Christian writings of major figures from different Christian eras and movements. The text corpus chosen for text mining includes : the volumes of Augustine and John Chrysostom from the patristic period, the writings of Thomas Aquinas from the Scholastic period, the writings of John Calvin the reformer and the text corpus of sermons by George Whitefield and John Wesley that mark the beginning of the modern Christian evangelical movement and evangelicalism. The topics text mined and topics summarized include : Gospel, Salvation, Jesus Christ, Sin, Temptation, Tribulation, Pride, Lust, Envy, Joy, Hope, Charity, Marriage, Church, Heaven, Hell. They are downloadable from the link - https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1tG2Y36MF1ApvYnhPM_njtNvKYiv7_8RL?usp=sharing and this is expected to help Christian content developers. The link to the code of the NLP tool hosted in the GitHub repository is provided to aid further development - https://github.com/bengeof/AI-driven-Theology-Open-Development. These tools must not be viewed as threatening the role of the human in humanities research broadly and specifically in Christian theology but as empowering the human with additional powers of AI for research in the humanities in the age of Big Data.
Major sensitivities in FRAPCON-xt modeling of high burn-up fuel rods during dry storage to design and irradiation variables
Authors: Aguado C. , Feria F. , Herranz L. E.
Published: December 2020

Thermo-mechanical performance of fuel rods is a key aspect for assessing the spent fuel safety during dry storage. There is a need of assessing fuel rod behaviour codes for dry storage stage and uncertainty quantification can be a useful tool for this assessment. As a first step of these studies, sensitivity analyses can help to understand the effects and to identify the relevant parameters for the predictions. The present work studies the effect of the scenario on sensitivity analyses focused on the cladding stress at the beginning of dry storage. To make this comparison 10 design parameter’s tolerances and 7 model biases have been studied for 2 different fuel rods in terms of design and irradiation. Cladding diameter tolerance and fuel gas release and thermal conductivity model biases are the more influencing parameters independently of the scenario chosen. Overall, moderate differences between scenarios have been obtained. Results obtained in this work are specifically related to the modelling of the code FRAPCON-xt.
Overview of metal seal tests performed at BAM and implications for extended interim storage
Authors: Jaunich M. , Goral M. , Wolff D. , Völzke H.
Published: December 2020

The investigation of the long-term performance of sealing systems employed in containers of radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel is one research focus area for division 3.4 \Safety of Storage Containers" at the Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung. The behaviour of metallic seals, which are employed in interim storage casks for spent nuclear fuel and high active waste, over time is of high importance for ensuring safe enclosure. Therefore, investigations on these systems were started at BAM to get a general understanding of the relevant processes. Our investigations comprise investigations on different parameters which influence the seal performance and the main part is focussed on the time and temperature dependent behaviour. Our aim is to understand the longterm behaviour of the sealing systems for evaluation of their performance during possible extended interim storage and subsequent transportation. In this contribution an overview of the performed tests and their respective results is given. A focus lies on a comparison between seals with large torus diameter in comparison to small diameters.
SEDS benchmark for fuel rod behaviour during dry storage – preliminary results
Authors: Boldt F. , Péridis M. , Stuke M.
Published: December 2020

One of the key aspects for the safety of extended dry storage of used nuclear fuel in casks is the prediction of the fuel rod behavior. A detailed and reliable prediction has to take into account the entire life span of the fuel rod: Service in reactor with the associated radiation history, wet storage in the fuel pool, loading and drying of the cask, and finally the in-cask dry storage itself. Enhancing existing fuel performance codes to include all these steps and the associated phenomena is an ongoing task tackled by several groups. To foster the communication between these groups a benchmark was proposed at the 2019 Safety of Extended Dry Storage (SEDS) workshop. The article at hand summarizes some of the preliminary results which were presented at the 2020 SEDS workshop.
Constitutional characteristics of adolescent girls with abnormal uterine bleeding
Authors: Kucherenko O. , Chaika H.
Published: December 2020

Annotation. The aim of the study is to find the possibility of predicting abnormal uterine bleeding depending on the constitutional features of the body structure at the outpatient level. 288 young girls were examined. The main group included 58 girls with abnormal uterine bleeding, the comparison group included 230 practically healthy girls of the same age. The constitutional affiliation of the girls was established according to the constitutional typology of W. Sheldon, considered the most reasonable and statistically confirmed. General clinical, anthropometric, somatotypological and statistical research methods were used. We considered only those parameters that can be measured by any general practitioner, namely: body mass index, and body surface area, chest circumference, interspinous, intercristal, intertrochanteric distances, the external conjugate. Analysis of the data obtained was carried out using the program “STATISTICA 5.5” using non-parametric methods for evaluating the results. It is established that the occurrence of abnormal uterine bleeding in girls adolescence in the vast majority of cases is related to their constitutional peculiarities of the body structure and most often this nosology occurs in girls of ectomorphic somatotype (46.60 %), and least often in girls of ecto-mesomorphic somatotype (22.40 %).
Effect of intra-abdominal hypertension on the strength of the postoperative scar of a laparotomic wound
Authors: Morar I. K.
Published: December 2020

Annotation. One of the main factors of postoperative eventration is intra-abdominal hypertension, which occurs in various surgical pathologies of the abdominal cavity. Despite the presence of a large number of scientific papers on the negative effect of intra-abdominal hypertension on the morphological state of granulation tissue in the area of the laparotomy wound, there are no publications on the impact on the strength of the postoperative scar. Therefore, the study aimed to investigate in an experiment on small laboratory animals the effect of intra-abdominal hypertension on the mechanical strength of the postoperative scar of a laparotomy wound. The experiment was performed on 120 laboratory rats, which underwent a median laparotomy and brought together the edges of the musculoaponeurotic layer of the anterior abdominal wall with simple nodal sutures. The main group consisted of 72 animals who developed intra-abdominal hypertension by inserting a container (condom) with a certain amount of Furacilin into the abdominal cavity. The comparison group consisted of 48 animals who had an empty condom inserted into the abdominal cavity after laparotomy. The mechanical strength of the postoperative scar of the laparotomy wound was determined by the method of G. V. Petrovich (2010) on the 1st, 3rd, and 5th day after the creation of intra-abdominal hypertension, by measuring the level of intra-abdominal pressure at the time of rupture of the postoperative scar of the laparotomy wound. Statistical analysis of the results was performed using Microsoft Excel spreadsheets and a package of statistical processing software PAST. Differences between study groups were determined using Mann-Whitney criteria. The results of the study indicate that the created intra-abdominal hypertension leads to a decrease in the mechanical strength of the postoperative scar of the laparotomy wound. The degree of the negative impact of intra-abdominal hypertension on the strength of the postoperative scar is inversely proportional to the level of intra-abdominal pressure.
Clinical course of cystic fibrosis in children
Authors: Demianyshyna V. V.
Published: December 2020

Annotation. This study is devoted to evaluation of clinical course of cystic fibrosis (CF) in children. The study involved 84 children who were diagnosed with cystic fibrosis. All participants were asked about complaints, life history, physical examination was made, and the results of objective testing and instrumental examination were assessed. The statistical system “IBM SPSS Statistics” version 12 (20) was used using parametric and non-parametric methods of descriptive statistics. Student's criterion was used to assess the significance of the difference between the independent samples, and the Fisher's factor was used for the percentage data. It was shown that 86.91% of subjects had severe or moderate course of CF. Major mutation of CFRT gene F508del/F508del was found in 45.2% children. Common complaints were productive cough (92.9%; р<0.01), failure to thrive (61.9%; р<0.01) and shortness of breath during exercise (40.5%; р<0.01). Results of bacteriologic test of sputum showed significant prevalence of St. aureus (54.0%; р<0.01) and Ps. aeruginosa (38.10%; р<0.01). Patients with severe course of CF had lower rates of FVC, FEV1, PEF, FEF 25%, FEF 50%, FEF 75% than children with moderate and mild course. At the age of 3 years, the diagnosis of cystic fibrosis was established in time by only 76.92% of respondents, which aims to further efforts to improve the quality of its diagnosis.
The state of hemostasis in patients with CKD VD stage with some comorbid conditions
Authors: Postovitenko K. P. , Storozhuk L. O. , Seleznyova I. B. , Storozhuk B. G. , Dovgalyuk T. V.
Published: December 2020

Annotation. Clinical observations indicate that one of the rather important mechanisms in the pathogenesis of complications in CKD stage VD are disorders in the hemostatic system leading to the development of thrombophilia. Comorbidity in this category of patients significantly worsens the prognosis due to the potentiation of hypercoagulation, which, as a comorbid syndrome, accelerates morphological changes in the kidneys, contributes to the deposition of fibrin in the glomeruli and the development of thrombosis. The aim of the study was to study the indices of the main links of hemostasis depending on some comorbid conditions (acute inflammation, secondary hyperparathyroidism, hepatitis B and C). The study involved 52 men and 36 women with CKD stage VD, who were on programmed hemodialysis, in whom the levels of soluble fibrin, D-dimer, fibrinogen, protein C, indicators of hemostatic potential in these comorbid conditions were determined. Statistical processing of materials was performed using the methods of variation statistics.It was determined that the presence of a fast phase of inflammation enhances the processes of hypercoagulability, and a high level of parathyroid hormone (˃800 pg/ml) in combination with hyperphosphoremia slightly increases the level of fibrinogen. Infection with hepatitis C significantly increases the level of soluble fibrin, and infection with hepatitis B decreases the level of protein C. The study and implementation of a comprehensive assessment of the state of hemostasis in patients with CKD stage VD complicated by comorbid diseases makes it possible to identify imbalances in the pro- and anticoagulation system.
Psoriasis therapy: problems and prospects
Authors: Melnyk Vas. V. , Bondar S. A. , Melnyk Vol. V. , Melnyk O. O.
Published: December 2020

Annotation. Modern therapy of psoriasis is to contain the manifestations of the disease, the choice of treatment tactics depends on the severity of the course. However, the effectiveness of standardized complex therapy remains rather low and the results of treatment are unpredictable, which requires further study of ways to increase the effectiveness of psoriasis therapy. Aim – to evaluate the effectiveness of standard psoriasis therapy. An analysis of the effectiveness of standard therapy for psoriasis was carried out in 30 patients who were under the supervision of a dermatologist at the Vinnitsa Regional Clinical Dermato-Venereal Dispensary in 2019–2020. In addition to general clinical research methods, the patients were evaluated for the skin lesion index and the severity of the psoriatic process (PASI) and the quality of life was assessed – the dermatological index of quality of life (DLQI). Statistical processing of the study data was performed using the program Statistica® (StatSoft, Tulsa Oklahoma), using the Wilcoxon test, the difference between the mean m at p<0.05 was considered probable. The results obtained showed the existence of an empirical approach to therapy and the choice of topical and systemic drugs. The low efficiency of the used therapy tactics was also found, as indicated by the insignificant dynamics of the PASI and DLQI indicators. The PASI indicator decreased from 11.6 to 7.6 (p≥0.05), and the DLQI indicator decreased from 14 to 10 points (p≥0.05). In general, the indicators of the group corresponded to the average severity of the course of the disease when it is necessary to give preference to complex topical therapy with the addition of systemic drugs in some cases. However, the question of a rational combination of drugs that can enhance the basic therapy remains open. Thus, modern therapy of patients with psoriasis is insufficiently effective in controlling both the disease itself and in relation to the impact on the quality of life of patients. Insufficient effectiveness of existing treatment combinations requires further search for promising drugs.
Efficacy of albumin in the treatment of alcoholic cirrhosis of the liver in combination with obesity
Authors: Virstiuk N. H. , Matkovska N. R.
Published: December 2020

Annotation. Liver cirrhosis is characterized by an increase in morbidity and prevalence, life-threatening complications, disability and increased mortality of the working population. The aim of the study was to study the effect of albumin on the course of alcoholic liver cirrhosis in combination with obesity at the stage of decompensation. The study included 52 patients with alcoholic liver cirrhosis in combination with obesity (confirmed before the onset of ascites) with the primary uncomplicated ascites of 2-3 degrees, 46 men and 6 women aged 35 to 59 years; 32 patients were diagnosed with class B and 20 – with class C according to the Child-Pugh score. Depending on the treatment, patients were divided into 2 groups: Group I included 26 patients who received in their combination therapy albumin 40.0 g/week for 2 weeks of inpatient treatment and 20.0 g/week for 12 weeks of outpatient treatment, followed by a maintenance dose of 20.0 g/month (10.0 g/2 weeks) for 12 weeks; 24 weeks after the start of treatment, 16 patients gave their consent and continued maintenance therapy for another 24 weeks. Group II included 26 patients who received basic therapy without albumin. Assessment of patients was performed before treatment, 12, 24, 48 weeks after treatment onset; in 96 weeks – according to medical documentation. Statistical processing of the results was performed using software Microsoft Excel spreadsheet and application package Statistica v. 12.0 StatSoft, USA. In patients with alcoholic liver cirrhosis in combination with obesity, the inclusion in the complex therapy of long-term use of albumin improves the course of the disease according to the Child-Pugh score, MELD, DMF and CLIF-SOFA indices. There was a reduce the recurrence of ascites, the number of complications, a re-hospitalization within a year, an increase in the survival of patients within 48 months. No side effects of albumin were noted. Thus, long-term use of albumin in complex treatment of patients with alcoholic liver cirrhosis in combination with obesity contributes to an increase in the effectiveness of treatment.