bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
PENINGKATAN KEMANDIRIAN ANAK MELALUI METODE PEMBELAJARAN BERBASIS MASALAH (Penelitian Tindakan Kelas Pada Kelompok A PAUD Anak Bangsa Kota Serang Provinsi Banten, Tahun Ajaran 2017/208)
Authors: Suryadi Suryadi
Published: August 2020

Abstrak: Tujuan Penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui peningkatan kemendirian anak melalui metode pembelajaran berbasis masalah. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian tindakan kelas menggunakan model penelitian yang dikemukakan oleh Kurt Lewin yang dilakukan sebanyak 2 (dua) siklus yang terdiri dari masing-masing 4 (empat) kali pertemuan. Subjek penelitian adalah kelompok A PAUD Anak Bangsa Kota Serang yang berjumlah 10 orang siswa. Analisis data menggunakan kuantitatif dan kualitatif. Analisis kuantitatif dengan statistik deskriptif yang disajikan dalam bentuk tabel dan grafik yaitu melihat hasil yang diperoleh dari data siklus I dan Siklus II. Data kualitatif dengan menggunakan teknik Miles Huberman dengan metode pengamatan, wawancara dan dokumentasi, kemudian dianalisis melalui tahap reduksi data, penyajian data, dan penarikan kesimpulan. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan adanya peningkatan kemandirian anak setelah diberikan intervensi dengan menggunakan metode pembelajaran berbasis masalah.Â Kata Kunci: Anak Usia Dini, Kemandirian, Metode pembelajaran Berbasis MasalahÂ
UPAYA MENINGKATKAN KEMAMPUAN KINESTETIK-JASMANI MELALUI PERMAINAN SEPAK BOLA ANAK USIA 5-6 TAHUN DI PAUD SEGAR JAYA DESA SEGAYAM
Authors: Puspita Eta , Fauzy Taty
Published: August 2020

Abstrak : Penelitian Tindakan Kelas (PTK) berjudul â€œUpaya Meningkatkan Kemampuan Kinestetik Jasmani Melalui Permainan Sepak Bola Anak Usia 5-6 Tahun Di PAUD Segar Jaya Desa Segayam Tahun 2019â€™â€™. Penelitian ini dilatarbelakangi oleh rendahnya kemampuan kinestetik jasmani anak. Jenis Penelitian ini adalah Penelitian PTK yang dilaksanakan II Siklus. Dalam I Siklus 5 kali pertemuan maka jika II Siklus berjumlah 10 kali pertemuan. Subjek dalam penelitian ini adalah 14 orang anak yang terdiri dari 9 anak laki-laki dan 5 anak perempuan. Tehnik pengumpulan data yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini menggunakan observasi dan dokumentasi. Instrument penelitian yaitu observasi (Cheklis). Indikator keberhasilan yang ditetapkan jika minimal 80% dari 14 anak yang memperoleh nilai tuntas. Sebelum melakukan tindakan siklus I dan siklus II peneliti melakukan pertemuan pra tindakan. Pada pertemuan pra tindakan nilai ketuntasan anak baru mencapai 14,3, setelah dilakukan tindakan pada siklus I meningkat menjadi 42,9% dilanjutkan pada siklus II nilai ketuntasan anak meningkat menjadi 85,7%. Dari perolehan presentase pada siklus II yang telah mencapai 80% sehingga dapat disimpulkan bahwa kemampuan kinestetik jasmani anak PAUD Segar Jaya Kelompok B2 dapat meningkat melalui permaianan sepak bola. Â Kata Kunci : Kemampuan Kinestetik Jasmani, Permainan Sepak BolaÂ
Towards a Philosophy of a Bio-Based Economy: A Levinassian Perspective on the Relations between Economic and Ecological Systems
Authors: Veraart Roel , Blok Vincent
Published: August 2020

This paper investigates the fundamental idea at stake in current bioeconomies such as Europe's Bio-Based Economy (BBE). We argue that basing an economy upon ecology is an ambivalent effort, causing confusion and inconsistencies, and that the dominant framing of the damaged biosphere as a market-failure in bioeconomies such as the BBE is problematic. To counter this dominant narrative, we present alternative conceptualisations of bio-economies and indicate which concepts are overlooked. We highlight the specific contradictions and discrepancies in the relation between economy and ecology, and then work towards outlining a genuine and consistent conceptualisation of the BBE. The philosophical perspective of Emmanuel Levinas is employed to develop a more profound understanding of the tensions at stake; Levinas’ work is compared with that of Nicholas Georgescu-Roegen's work on bioeconomics, and found to be of complementary value. Our hypothesis is that, rather than the impossible, absolute amalgamation of economy and ecology striven for today, a principal heterogeneity between humankind and nature must be acknowledged if a bioeconomy that truly operates within the carrying capacity of planet Earth is to be achieved.
Latent cephalofacial structure of the albanian population of Kosovo
Authors: Rexhepi Agron , Brestovci Behlul
Published: August 2020

Anthropometric studies began as a methodology in biological anthropology for comparing of the anthropological features of the today’s nations and previous nations too, as well as in screening and diagnosing of malnutrition. It is evident that a large number of studies have been performed on measures of body height, weight, trunk and limb dimensions, subcutaneous fatness and body composition, etc., but less attention has been paid to cephalofacial measurements. The purpose of this research was to study and explain the latent structure of the humans’ cephalofacial variables.
On 754 healthy entities (561 male entities and 193 female entities), aged 18-35 years, were measured 11 cephalofacial variables. The collected data were analyzed through descriptive parameters, Correlation analysis, and Factorial analyses. Correlation analysis confirms the existing of some variables’ sets, which are characterized with the higher correlations between variables within the set. Through the principal component analysis of the Factor Analysis (rotation method direct obliging, Keiser criterion) were extracted four latent factors which explain 66.39 % of the total variance: Factor of intracranial capacity; Transversal factor of the face; Longitudinal factor of the face. Conclusion: The composition of the extracted factors was compatible with the scientific explanation of the anthropologists regarding the development of the head.
PENGARUH PELATIHAN DAN KETEPATAN PENEMPATAN KERJA TERHADAP KINERJA DENGAN MOTIVASI SEBAGAI VARIABEL INTERVENING (Studi Pada Karyawan PKP-PK PT. Angkasa Pura II Persero)
Authors: Nur Ash Shidiq Miftakhu Rokhman , Azizah Siti Nur
Published: August 2020

This study aims to examine the effect of Training and the Accuracy of Job Placement on Performance with Motivation as an Intervening Variable (Study on PKP-PK Employees of PT Angkasa Pura II Persero). The population in this study were all employees of Aircraft PKP-PK PT. Angkasa Pura II and sampling techniques were carried out through probability sampling methods, namely Simple Random Sampling with 93 employees. Data collection techniques by distributing questionnaires. Analysis of the data used is the test instrument validity and reliability, classic assumption test, hypothesis, correlation analysis and path analysis. Data processing tools using SPSS for Windows version 24.0. The results of this study indicate that: (1) Training has a positive and significant effect on motivation, (2) Accuracy of Job Placement has a positive and significant effect on motivation, (3) Training does not affect performance, (4) Accuracy of Job Placement has no effect on performance, (5) Motivation has a positive and significant effect on performance.
Pengaruh Closing Price, Trading Volume Activity, dan Volatilitas Return Saham Terhadap Bid-Ask Spread Pada Perusahaan LQ45 Tahun 2017
Authors: Pratama Ayu Agustin Ika , Susetyo Aris
Published: August 2020

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh closing price, trading volume activity, dan volatilitas return saham secara parsial maupun simultan terhadap bid-ask spread perusahaan index LQ45 tahun 2017. Sumber data yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah data sekunder harian. Populasi yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah perusahan yang terdaftar dalam Indeks LQ45 tahun 2017 yang berjumlah 45 perusahaan. Teknik pengambilan sampel menggunakan metode purposive sampling yang menghasilkan jumlah sampel sebanyak 33 perusahaan dan 238 hari sehingga membentuk data panel sebanyak 7854 sampel. Teknik analisis yang digunakan adalah analisis regresi data panel Fixed Effect Model dengan bantuan aplikasi software Eviews 10. Penelitian ini menggunakan analisis regresi linear berganda. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa : 1) closing price berpengaruh signifikan terhadap bid-ask spread, 2) trading volume activity berpengaruh signifikan terhadap bid-ask spread, 3) volatillitas return saham berpengaruh signifikan terhadap bid-ask spread, dan 4) closing price, trading volume activity, dan volatilitas return saham berpengaruh signifikan terhadap bid-ask spread.
Pengaruh Brand Awareness dan Brand Association Terhadap Brand Equity dengan Brand Loyalty sebagai Variabel Intervening
Authors: Nawawi Syukron , Riptiono Sulis
Published: August 2020

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis pengaruh brand awareness dan brand association terhadap brand equity melalui brand loyalty pada konsumen Le Minerale di Kabupaten Kebumen. Pengumpulan data dilakukan dengan kuesioner, dengan menggunakan Skala Likert 4. Penelitian ini mengambil sampel 100 responden  pada konsumen Le Minerale. Hipotesis diuji menggunakan program SPSS 25.00 for windows. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukan bahwa brand awareness berpengaruh signifikan terhadap brand loyalty. Brand association berpengaruh signifikan terhadap brand loyalty. Brand awareness berpengaruh signifikan terhadap brand equity. Brand association berpengaruh signifikan terhadap brand equity. Brand loyalty berpengaruh signifikan terhadap brand equity. Brand awareness berpengaruh signifikan terhadap brand equity melalui brand loyalty. Brand association berpengaruh signifikan terhadap brand equity melalui brand loyalty.
Pengaruh Person-Organization Fit, Job Embeddedness dan Religiusitas Terhadap Komitmen Organisasional dengan Kepuasan Kerja sebagai Variabel Intervening
Authors: Sari Lindah Puspita , Helmy Irfan
Published: August 2020

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis tingkat komitmen organisasional guru pada Lembaga Pendidikan Yayasan Al Kahfi Somalangu Kebumen. Teknik pengumpulan data dengan menggunakan kuesioner. Teknik pengambilan sampel yang digunakan adalah non probability sampling dengan purposive sampling, dengan kriteria guru yang memiliki masa kerja ? 5 tahun dan minimal pendidikan S1 yang berjumlah 47 guru. Alat analisis data yang digunakan adalah uji validitas, reliabilitas, asumsi klasik, hipotesis dan analisis jalur dengan menggunakan bantuan program SPSS 21. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa P-O Fit berpengaruh positif dan signifikan terhadap kepuasan kerja dan komitmen organisasional, job embeddedness berpengaruh positif dan signifikan terhadap kepuasan kerja dan komitmen organisasional, religiusitas berpengaruh positif dan signifikan terhadap kepuasan kerja tetapi tidak berpengaruh terhadap komitmen organisasional. Kepuasan kerja dapat memediasi hubungan antara P-O Fit dengan komitmen organisasional secara parsial, tetapi kepuasan kerja tidak dapat memediasi hubungan antara job embeddedness dengan komitmen organisasional. Selanjutnya, kepuasan kerja dapat memediasi hubungan antara religiusitas dengan komitmen organisasional secara sempurna.
Pengaruh Perceived Usefulness, Perceived Ease Of Use dan E-Service Quality Terhadap Keputusan Menggunakan Fitur Go-Food dalam Aplikasi Gojek
Authors: Arta Tifani Lidiya Febri , Azizah Siti Nur
Published: August 2020

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menguji dan mengalanisis pengaruh dari perceived usefulness, perceived ease of use dan e-service quality terhadap keputusan menggunakan fitur Go-Food dalam aplikasi Gojek di Kecamatan Kebumen. Populasi penelitian ini yaitu seluruh orang yang telah menggunakan fitur Go-Food dalam aplikasi Gojek. Sampel dalam penelitian ini sebanyak 100 responden. Data yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah primer, yang diperoleh dari hasil jawaban responden yang dikumpulkan dengan kuesioner. Metode yang digunakan adalah non probability sampling yaitu purposive sampling. Sikap responden diukur dengan skala likert 4 tingkatan dan data yang diperoleh diolah dengan analisis  SPSS (Statistical Product and Service Solution) for windows versi 24. Analisis data menggunakan analisis deskriptif, dan analisis kuantitatif. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa terdapat pengaruh signifikan antara variabel perceived usefulness terhadap keputusan menggunakan fitur Go-Food, perceived ease of use berpengaruh signifikan terhadap keputusan menggunakan fitur Go-Food, e-service quality berpengaruh signifikan terhadap keputusan menggunakan fitur Go-Food, serta secara bersama-sama perceived usefulness, perceived ease of use dan e-service quality berpengaruh signifikan terhadap keputusan menggunakan fitur Go-Food dalam aplikasi Gojek.
Pengaruh Kepemimpinan, Efikasi Diri dan Lingkungan Kerja Non-Fisik Terhadap Kinerja Karyawan pada Bank Syariah Bumi Artha Sampang Kebumen
Authors: Wahyudin Mukhamad , Astuti Prihartini Budi
Published: August 2020

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh Kepemimpinan, Efikasi Diri, dan Lingkungan Kerja Non Fisik terhadap Kinerja karyawan pada Bank Syariah Bumi Artha Sampang Kebumen. Data sampel yang diambil pada penelitian ini yaitu karyawan pada Bank Syariah Bumi Artha Sampang Kebumen yang berjumlah 34 karyawan sebagai responden. Instrumen atau alat pengumpulan data pada penelitian ini adalah menggunakan angket/kuesioner. Alat analisis data yang digunakan pada penelitian ini yaitu menggunakan analisis regresi linier berganda.. Teknik analisis data yang digunakan antara lain analisis kualitatif dan analisis kuantitatif yang terdiri dari uji validitas, uji reliabilitas, uji t, uji F, analisis regresi linier berganda (skala likert). Dari hasil pembuktian hipotesis pertama bahwa Kepemimpinan secara parsial mempunyai pengaruh yang signifikan terhadap Kinerja. Dari hasil hipotesis ke dua bahwa Efikasi diri secara parsial mempunyai pengaruh yang signifikan terhadap Kinerja. Dari hasil pembuktian hipotesis ketiga bahwa Lingkungan Kerja Non Fisik secara parsial mempunyai pengaruh yang signifikan terhadap Kinerja. Dari hasil hipotesis keempat Kepemimpinan, Efikasi diri, dan Lingkungan Kerja Non Fisik secara simultan mempunyai pengaruh yang signifikan terhadap Kinerja.
Fungsi-Fungsi Manajemen di Perpustakaan Madrasah
Authors: Sopwandin Iwan , Nurmila Nina , Hidayat Wahyu
Published: August 2020

This study aims to reveal the application of the functions of management in managing libraries in madrasas. The location of the research was Madrasah Aliyah Negeri 2 Tasikmalaya, West Java. This study uses a qualitative approach. The type of qualitative research used a case study. Data were collected through observation, interviews and documents analysis. The results of the study show that the functions of management applied in managing the madrasah library include (1) preparation of the program; (2) implementation which is essentially service; (3) supervision carried out by Madrasah Heads and Library Heads, and; 4) evaluation. The functions of management that were applied in madrasah library management are relatively the same as the implementation of school library management functions in general. There was nothing typical of madrasa library management. It means that theoretically and practically there are no distinguishing factors in the application of the functions of management in managing madrasa libraries with library management in public schools. So, there are needs to be a reconstruction of the management theory of Islamic education that is completely different from the management theory of education in general.
Kebijakan Penyelenggaraan Madrasah Aliyah Kejuruan
Authors: Safitri Nita Andriani , Marlina Rina
Published: August 2020

This paper aims to uncover the implementation of the policy of vocational madrasah aliyah (MAK) in Indonesia. The research method used in the study was qualitative. Data was collected through interviews, observations and documentation studies. The results showed that the existence of MAK was considered legal. This was marked by the issuance of the Minister of Religion Affair (PMA) Republic of Indonesia No. 60 of 2015. In its implementation, the establishment of MAK focused on MAK as public school which is outside of Java Island such as North Sulawesi and Riau. The implementation of the pilot project was implemented in 2019, because until 2018 the building of MAKN as national pilot project was just completed. Some foundations or private parties tried to set up MAK but failed due to lack of funds. So they lacked interest. Therefore, the Ministry of Religion of the Republic of Indonesia, through the Madrasah Director needs to product regulations that the community or foundation does not rush to establish MAK. There are needs to be strategic planning to establish MAK.
Análisis de la rentabilidad de la producción de Flor de Jamaica (Hibiscus Sabdariffa).
Authors: Caamal Cauich Ignacio , García Rodríguez José Felix , Pat Fernández Verna Gricel , Lorenzo Ambrosio Vianey
Published: August 2020

La flor de Jamaica (Hibiscus Sabdariffa) es un cultivo que tiene propiedades terapéuticas, medicinales y nutricionales, y es originaria de África tropical. Los principales estados productores de flor de Jamaica en México son Guerrero y Oaxaca. El presente documento analiza los costos de producción, los ingresos y los indicadores de rentabilidad del cultivo de la flor de Jamaica en el municipio de Santo Domingo de Morelos del estado de Oaxaca (México). Se utilizó la metodología para la realización de estudios de costos y rentabilidad agrícola. Se encuentra evidencia sobre los indicadores financieros analizados: el valor de la relación beneficio-costo es mayor a uno, con una ganancia mayor a cero y el valor obtenido para el punto de equilibrio fue menor a la producción obtenida. Los resultados obtenidos permiten concluir que el cultivo de flor de Jamaica es rentable dadas sus características de producción en la zona.
Social bases of self-esteem: Rawls, Honneth and beyond
Authors: Laitinen Arto
Published: August 2020

This paper discusses Rawls’s thesis that the social basis of self-respect is one of the primary social goods. While the central element of the social basis consists in the attitudes of others (e.g. respect or esteem) the social basis may include also possession of various goods. Further, one may distinguish, following Honneth, universalistic basic respect from differential esteem and from loving care. This paper focuses on esteem, and further distinguishes three important varieties thereof (anti-stigmatization; contributions to societal goods, projects of self-realization), which all differ from recognition of cultural identity. The normative implications will differ in these different contexts.
Where Categorizations of Self and Others Meet. Some Remarks on Erik Allardt’s Theory of Struggles for Recognition between Ethnic Groups
Authors: Arvi-Antti Särkelä
Published: August 2020

In my paper I argue that Allardt’s use of a recognition-theoretical vocabulary is not only of interest because it precedes the Honnethian and Taylorian reference points of today’s discourse on recognition by one and a half decades, but also because it contains elements that seem unique and fruitful from the perspective of the contemporary debates on multiculturalism and conflicts of recognition. Furthermore it might be of interest in the context of an NSU Study Group that there has been a Scandinavian theory of recognition, which was worked out decades prior to our own contributions to this field of research.
A Rapid Review of Pandemic Studies in Paramedicine
Authors: Cavanagh Nicola , Tavares Walter , Taplin John , Hall Claire , Weiss Dale , Blanchard Ian
Published: August 2020

Introduction

The spread of COVID-19 has challenged the paramedic community's ability to provide health care, maintain personal safety, and implement evidence informed decisions and programs. The study objective was to examine the published literature related to paramedicine and pandemics.

Methods

A rapid review of research derived from an existing broad database of literature generated between 2006 and 2019 was used. We conducted a targeted secondary search of this database to identify studies of pandemics in paramedicine contexts and included three levels of screening. We used content analysis to identify broad themes and subthemes, and provide summaries and descriptions of each.

Results

From 54,638 citations, our search identified 24 citations representing eight countries. The most common method of enquiry was cross-sectional survey (n=10). Five broad themes (and 15 subthemes) were identified: general planning and preparedness (impact to paramedic service operations, roles and responsibilities, communication centre preparedness, paramedic service preparedness, training); workforce (availability of personal protective equipment, safety of family, perception of risk, trust in the organisation); ethics (duty, resource allocation); (triage (needless exposure to infection, transmission of disease); and vaccination (vaccination information, organisational readiness).

Conclusion

The evidence base describes the importance of pandemic planning and preparedness for emergency medical services and integrating these activities into broader public health and healthcare system plans. Although this rapid review provides a foundation to support response plans and research, it is considered ‘just in time’ for the evolving pandemic, and further work understanding research in paramedicine and pandemics is recommended.
Legal regulation of public control over ensuring the rights of convicts: the experience of Russia and Belarus
Authors: Reent Yaroslav , Kiyko Nikolay
Published: August 2020

The penitentiary service is a part of the state law enforcement system and its activities are related to the interests of society. In this case, the process of execution of criminal penalties may be accompanied with harm to law enforcement interests of persons detained in prisons. The practice of penitentiary services around the world shows that there are still cases of violations of the rights and freedoms of convicts. That is why special attention has been paid to the involvement of various social groups for monitoring the rights of convicts. In each individual state, the system of control over the activities of the penitentiary service varies depending on the social and state system, the type of legal system, and the level of development of democracy. At the same time, regardless of these factors, the control over the penitentiary service is expressed in the collection of information about the activities of penitentiary institutions, the detection of violations in their work, and at the final stage in the notification of the competent authorities about the violations, monitoring the elimination of violations and shortcomings, informing the public of the results of their work. Exercising control, most democratic states draw attention to the fact that prisons, as an important part of public life, must be information-based, open and democratic. The main task of monitoring should be to ensure compliance with generally accepted ethical standards in the execution of penalties related to isolation from society. So, according to the professor of the International center for prison studies at the University of London Vivien Stern: «The international community has said, and international law has also noted, that the whole process of depriving a human being of liberty from the moment of arrest to the moment of release from a correctional institution must be humane. Humane means ethical. Throughout this process, we must remember that a prisoner is a human being like us and has the right to have his or her human nature respected». The presented work is devoted to the description and analysis of legal regulation of public control over ensuring the rights of convicts in Russia and Belarus. The review reveals the actual problems of normative regulation activities of public control subjects, as well as provides a comparative legal analysis of the regulatory framework of Russia and Belarus in this area.
On the issue of improving the integration of penitentiary and civil tuberculosis services
Authors: Rumyantsev Niklay , Ponomarev Sergei , Sterlikov Sergey , Gorokhov Maksim
Published: August 2020

The article is devoted to the problem of post-penitentiary maintenance of tuberculosis patients released from prison. It is shown that despite significant progress in the fight against tuberculosis in the penal system, there is a range of unresolved problems, one of which is the lack of continuity in the interaction of civil and penitentiary sectors of anti-tuberculosis service. The number of appealing of tuberculosis patients released from prison for further observation and treatment in specialized medical institutions of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation are given. The ten-year dynamics of appealing is analyzed, which indicates an insufficient proportion of tuberculosis patients who continued active treatment after release from prison. The number of such patients does not exceed 75% and ranges from 50.8% to 73.4%. The authors believe the lack of medical literacy of patients, their belonging to marginal layers of Russian society, as well as the lack of proper control over former prisoners with tuberculosis are reasons for this phenomenon. The negative circumstances noted in the article are powerful factors influencing the spread of tuberculosis in the population as a whole. A brief history of the issue is given, previously made proposals to solve the existing problem are analyzed. The legal assessment of the situation is given. The analysis of ways to solve the problem, which the authors see in the introduction of information technologies, allowing in the future to carry out automated control of tuberculosis patients movement, and to create a single information space common to penitentiary and civil medicine.
Interuniversity scientific and practical conference “Current problems of activities organization in bodies and institutions of the Penal system and ways to solve them”, dedicated to the memory of the Honored scientist of the RSFSR, DSc (Law), Professor A. I. Zubkov and the Day of Russian science (Ryazan, February 7, 2020)
Authors: Dolinin Aleksandr , Gorkina Svetlana , Rodionov Aleksei
Published: August 2020

On February 7, 2020, the Academy of the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia arranged the Interuniversity scientific and practical conference “Current problems of Penal system bodies and institutions activities organisation and ways of their decision”, dedicated to the memory of the Honored scientist of the RSFSR, DSc (Law), Professor A. I. Zubkov and the Day of Russian science. The conference was organized by the Department of management and organization of the Penal system’s activities in the framework of the project “Business card of the Department” together with the St. Petersburg Academy of the Investigative Committee of Russia. The participants of the scientific discussion were leading scientists-penitentiaries of Russia, representatives of public organizations, educational institutions of the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia.
Strategies of Sound and Stringing in Ebenezer Pocock's West–East Verse
Authors: Burney Fatima
Published: August 2020

In an effort to capture how Orientalist translations, imitations and criticism of Asian poetry came to inform the idealization of lyric as a universal genre, this paper focuses on the practice of poetic metre in the nineteenth century. How did Victorian conceptions of recitational communities, bounded by shared ‘national’ metres, square against the wealth of translated works that were a major component of Victorian print culture? The amateur Orientalist Ebenezer Pocock explained various metres and musical practices associated with ‘Persian lyrics’ in his book Flowers of the East (1833) and offered equivalent metres in English before replicating these shared English/Persian metres in his own imitative poem ‘The Khanjgaruh: A Fragment’. This article sketches how Pocock's casting of this hybrid material in metres that would already have been recognizable to his English readers seems to have the intended effect of both orienting his work towards his domestic audience and grounding such a flexible approach within the Persian tradition itself. Pocock's poem sits amongst a range of accompanying materials including translations of Sa‘dī and scholarly essays on comparative philology and Persian literary history. Each of these different pieces supports the collection's greater effort – best encapsulated by ‘The Khanjgaruh’ – to both remember and imagine the shared poetic history between Asia and Europe. Pocock's writing thus emblemizes how the nineteenth-century ‘West–East lyric’ was a product of both historical and philological recovering as well as the willed creation of poets and poetry enthusiasts. As a category, lyric performs a binding function in Pocock's work to pull together a linguistically and professionally diverse community of writers.
Tales of Trauma: The Return of the Past in Sue Grafton's Novels
Authors: Martin Rebecca
Published: August 2020

This study approaches Sue Grafton's ‘Alphabet Series’ with attention to the concept of trauma and the repetition it entails. Trauma is linked to the past but the symptoms manifest themselves, repeatedly, in the present. The focus here is on the effects of this dynamic link between past and present for the detective, Kinsey Millhone, and selected characters, including serial killer Ned Lowe, the series’ final villain. At a novel's end, a reader closes the book, but endings and closure are not the same thing. Repetition is a powerful force pressing for continuation, moving to overcome closure, which takes two key, interwoven forms in Grafton's novels: seriality and trauma. Seriality features in the sequence of twenty-five Kinsey Millhone novels produced over time, as well as in the actions of a serial killer who bridges the gap between the series’ two final novels. Trauma is an expression of past pain or injury that manifests in the present, repeating the past experience in ways that unconsciously recreate the pain. Trauma is a deep-seated facet of Millhone's sense of identity, as well as a sign of the influence of crime and tragedy in the lives of many characters. This essay explores how seriality and trauma in the novels combine to create a rich sense of a past that is both always present and always under construction.
eIF3a Regulation of NHEJ Repair Protein Synthesis and Cellular Response to Ionizing Radiation
Authors: Tumia Rima , Wang Chao J. , Dong Tianhan , Ma Shijie , Beebe Jenny , Chen Juan , Dong Zizheng , Liu Jing-Yuan , Zhang Jian-Ting
Published: August 2020

Translation initiation in protein synthesis regulated by eukaryotic initiation factors (eIFs) is a crucial step in controlling gene expression. eIF3a has been shown to regulate protein synthesis and cellular response to treatments by anticancer agents including cisplatin by regulating nucleotide excision repair. In this study, we tested the hypothesis that eIF3a regulates the synthesis of proteins important for the repair of double-strand DNA breaks induced by ionizing radiation (IR). We found that eIF3a upregulation sensitized cellular response to IR while its downregulation caused resistance to IR. eIF3a increases IR-induced DNA damages and decreases non-homologous end joining (NHEJ) activity by suppressing the synthesis of NHEJ repair proteins. Furthermore, analysis of existing patient database shows that eIF3a expression associates with better overall survival of breast, gastric, lung, and ovarian cancer patients. These findings together suggest that eIF3a plays an important role in cellular response to DNA-damaging treatments by regulating the synthesis of DNA repair proteins and, thus, eIIF3a likely contributes to the outcome of cancer patients treated with DNA-damaging strategies including IR.
Dimensional Synthesis for Multi-Linkage Robots Based on a Niched Pareto Genetic Algorithm
Authors: Wu Hu , Li Xinning , Yang Xianhai
Published: August 2020

The dimensional synthesis of multi-linkage robots has great significance for improving flexibility and efficiency. With the increase of the degree of freedom and restrictions on special occasions, the solution of dimensional synthesis becomes complicated and time-consuming. Theory of workspace density function, maneuverability, and energy expenditure had been studied. With high flexibility and low energy consumption as the design goal, the method for dimensional and joint angle synthesis of multi-linkage robots was proposed based on a niched Pareto genetic algorithm. The Pareto solution set has been obtained. The method was verified by two application examples, which is occlusion of the solar salt evaporation pool and the secondary scattering of solid 2,2′-azobis(2,4-dimethylvaleronitrile). Through the application of NPGA (niched Pareto genetic algorithm) compared with KPCA (kernel principal component analysis), it can save 12.37% time in occlusion of one evaporating pool and reduce energy consumption by 3.85%; it can save 9.96% time in scattering of remain materials per barrel and reduce energy consumption by 1.77%. The study reduces the labor intensity of manual workers in the salt making industry, ensures the safe production of dangerous chemicals, and provides new ideas and methods for the dimensional synthesis of multi-linkage robots.
Watermelon Rootstock/Scion Relationships and the Effects of Fruit-Thinning and Stem-Pruning on Yield and Postharvest Fruit Quality
Authors: Zaaroor-Presman Merav , Alkalai-Tuvia Sharon , Chalupowicz Daniel , Beniches Marina , Gamliel Abraham , Fallik Elazar
Published: August 2020

This study examined the effects of stem-pruning and fruit-thinning on the yield of marketable watermelon fruit (>5 kg) and watermelon quality after four days of postharvest storage at 22 °C (marketing simulation). We examined the fruits from non-grafted and grafted plants (TZ and Nurit rootstocks) for two consecutive years. Grafting increased the number of marketable fruit per m2. The weight of the average marketable fruit was increased by pruning, but was not affected by thinning or by the choice of rootstock. The level of total soluble solids was higher among fruits from Nurit rootstock. Flesh texture was improved by grafting, but was not affected by thinning or pruning. Thinning improved the taste of the fruit significantly better than stem-pruning did. Grafting (both rootstocks) was associated with crispier fruits. The fruits from Nurit-grafted plants tasted best. The combination of grafting + fruit-thinning increased the fruit lycopene content. The highest levels of vitamin C were found among the fruit from Nurit-grafted plants and the pruned + Nurit-grafted plants, in particular. Overall, fruit quality was affected mainly by grafting onto Nurit rootstock in combination with fruit-thinning and less by stem-pruning. However, not all internal and nutritional quality parameters were significantly affected by the grafting + fruit-thinning treatment.
Supplementary Light Source Affects Growth and Development of Carnation ‘Dreambyul’ Cuttings
Authors: Wang Mengzhao , Xiao Jie , Wei Hao , Jeong Byoung Ryong
Published: August 2020

Carnation (Dianthus caryophyllus L.) is a major floricultural crop, cultivated widely for cut flowers. This study was conducted to determine the optimal supplementary light source for the cutting propagation of carnation ‘Dreambyul’ cuttings. Terminal cuttings were propagated in a glasshouse with an average of 260 µmol·m−2·s−1 photosynthetic photon flux density (PPFD) coming from the sun (the control), supplemented with one of three artificial light sources: mixed (red: blue: white = 6:1:1) light-emitting diodes (LED-mix), metal halide (MH) lamps, or high-pressure sodium (HPS) lamps. The supplementary light was provided from 7:00 to 17:00 h at 100 µmol·m−2·s−1 PPFD during propagation. The cuttings were kept on a fogged bench in a glasshouse for 25 days with 24/15 °C day/night temperatures and 88% relative humidity. Compared with the control, better root formation was observed from cuttings grown under the supplementary lights after 10 days. After 25 days of propagation, MH significantly increased the root length, root number, root fresh and dry weights, and shoot biomass, shoot length, and shoot fresh and dry weights. The best root ball formation and the highest root activities were also found in cuttings propagated with supplementary MH light. Supplementary light increased the plant temperature, quantum yield, stomatal conductance, and the contents of chlorophyll, soluble proteins, and carbohydrates. Overall, the root formation and development of carnation ‘Dreambyul’ cuttings were significantly promoted by the three supplementary light sources. Of the three, MH was identified as the optimal supplementary light source.
Selective Eradication of Staphylococcus aureus by the Designer Genetically Programmed Yeast Biocontrol Agent
Authors: Pipiya Sofiya O. , Mokrushina Yuliana A. , Gabibov Alexander G. , Smirnov Ivan V. , Terekhov Stanislav S.
Published: August 2020

Staphylococcus aureus is a common human pathogen that is particularly often associated with antibiotic resistance. The eradication of this ubiquitous infectious agent from its ecological niches and contaminated surfaces is especially complicated by excessive biofilm formation and persisting cells, which evade the antibacterial activity of conventional antibiotics. Here, we present an alternative view of the problem of specific S. aureus eradication. The constitutive heterologous production of highly specific bacteriolytic protease lysostaphin in yeast Pichia pastoris provides an efficient biocontrol agent, specifically killing S. aureus in coculture. A yeast-based anti-S. aureus probiotic was efficient in a high range of temperatures and target-to-effector ratios, indicating its robustness and versatility in eliminating S. aureus cells. The efficient eradication of S. aureus by live lysostaphin-producing P. pastoris was achieved at high scales, providing a simple, biocompatible and cost-effective strategy for S. aureus lysis in bioproduction and surface decontamination. Future biomedical applications based on designer yeast biocontrol agents require evaluation in in vivo models. However, we believe that this strategy is very promising since it provides highly safe, efficient and selective genetically programmed probiotics and targeted biocontrol agents.
Weibull S-N Fatigue Strength Curve Analysis for A572 Gr. 50 Steel, Based on the True Stress—True Strain Approach
Authors: Molina Alejandro , Piña-Monarrez Manuel R. , Barraza-Contreras Jesús M.
Published: August 2020

In this paper a Weibull methodology to determine the probabilistic percentiles for the S-N curve of the A572 Gr. 50 steel is formulated. The given Weibull/S-N formulation is based on the true stress and true strain values, which are both determined from the stress-strain analysis. For the analysis, the Weibull β and η parameters are both determined directly from the maximum and minimum addressed stresses values. The S-N curve parameters are determined for 103 and 106 cycles. In the application, published experimental data for the CSA G40.21 Gr. 350W steel is used to derive the true stress and true strain parameters of the A572 Gr. 50 steel. Additionally, the application of the S-N curve, its probabilistic percentiles and the Weibull parameters that represent these percentiles are all determined step by step. Since the proposed method is flexible, then it can be applied to determine the probabilistic percentiles of any other material.
Prediction of As, Cd, Cr, Hg, Ni, and Se Concentrations in Organic Amendments Using Portable X-ray Fluorescence and Multivariate Modeling
Authors: López-Núñez Rafael , Ajmal-Poley Fátima , Burgos-Doménech Pilar
Published: August 2020

Portable X-ray fluorescence (pXRF) has been a widely used technique in various applications. However, its use for the analysis of organic amendments (composts, sewage sludges, organic fertilizers) is scarce. In these matrices, concentrations of some elements are below their detection limit. The objective of this work was to find multiple linear regression equations that were able to predict the aqua-regia-soluble concentrations of the elements As, Cd, Cr, Hg, Ni, and Se using the pXRF readings of other measurable elements as predictor variables. For this, a set of 30 samples of organic amendments (composts, sewage sludges, and organic fertilizers) from the Manure and Refuse Sample Exchange Programme of the Wageningen Evaluating Programs for Analytical Laboratories (MARSEP-WEPAL) was used. Several amendment type-dependent single or multiple linear functions were found based on 1, 2, or 3 predictors. The predictor readings corresponded to the concentration of elements of geogenic (Fe, Si, Ti, Cl, Zr Al, Ca, S, Mn, and Ba), anthropogenic (Zn and Pb), and agricultural (P and K) origin. The regression coefficients of these functions were r = 0.90–0.99; therefore, they allowed for the quantitative determination of the target elements. These results will allow for fast and reliable analysis of organic amendments using pXRF that is valid for quality control in treatment plants.
Association between the On-Plane Angular Motions of the Axle-Chain System and Clubhead Speed in Skilled Male Golfers
Authors: Madrid Morgan V. , Avalos Marco A. , Levine Nicholas A. , Tuttle Noelle J. , Becker Kevin A. , Kwon Young-Hoo
Published: August 2020

The on-plane rotations of the inclined axle-chain system on the functional swing plane (FSP) can represent the angular motions of the golfer–club system closely. The purpose of this study was to identify key performance factors in golf through a comprehensive investigation of the association between the angular motion characteristics of the axle-chain system and clubhead speed in skilled golfers. Sixty-six male golfers (handicap ≤ 3) performed full-effort shots in three club conditions: driver, 5-iron, and pitching wedge. Swing trials were captured with an optical motion capture system, and the hip/shoulder lines, upper lever, club, and wrist angular positions/velocities were calculated. Time, angular position, range of rotation, and peak angular velocity parameters were extracted and their correlation coefficients (Pearson and Spearman) to actual and normalized clubhead speeds were computed (p < 0.05). Higher clubhead speed was associated with shorter downswing phases, larger rotation ranges (hip/shoulder lines, and upper lever), larger hip–shoulder separation at impact, delayed transitions (hip line and upper lever), faster rotations (backswing, downswing, and impact), and larger angular velocity losses (hip line and upper lever) with additional club- and body-specific correlations. Clubhead speed was not well associated with wrist cock angles/ranges, X-factors/stretches, and timings of the downswing peak.
Data Assimilation in Spatio-Temporal Models with Non-Gaussian Initial States—The Selection Ensemble Kalman Model
Authors: Conjard Maxime , Omre Henning
Published: August 2020

Assimilation of spatio-temporal data poses a challenge when allowing non-Gaussian features in the prior distribution. It becomes even more complex with nonlinear forward and likelihood models. The ensemble Kalman model and its many variants have proven resilient when handling nonlinearity. However, owing to the linearized updates, conserving the non-Gaussian features in the posterior distribution remains an issue. When the prior model is chosen in the class of selection-Gaussian distributions, the selection Ensemble Kalman model provides an approach that conserves non-Gaussianity in the posterior distribution. The synthetic case study features the prediction of a parameter field and the inversion of an initial state for the diffusion equation. By using the selection Kalman model, it is possible to represent multimodality in the posterior model while offering a 20 to 30% reduction in root mean square error relative to the traditional ensemble Kalman model.
Erratum: Heilmeier, A., et al. Application of Monte Carlo Methods to Consider Probabilistic Effects in a Race Simulation for Circuit Motorsport. Appl. Sci. 2020, 10, 4229
Authors: Heilmeier Alexander , Graf Michael , Betz Johannes , Lienkamp Markus
Published: August 2020

We wish to make the following corrections to the published paper [...]
Mitochondrial Potassium Channels as Druggable Targets
Authors: Wrzosek Antoni , Augustynek Bartłomiej , Żochowska Monika , Szewczyk Adam
Published: August 2020

Mitochondrial potassium channels have been described as important factors in cell pro-life and death phenomena. The activation of mitochondrial potassium channels, such as ATP-regulated or calcium-activated large conductance potassium channels, may have cytoprotective effects in cardiac or neuronal tissue. It has also been shown that inhibition of the mitochondrial Kv1.3 channel may lead to cancer cell death. Hence, in this paper, we examine the concept of the druggability of mitochondrial potassium channels. To what extent are mitochondrial potassium channels an important, novel, and promising drug target in various organs and tissues? The druggability of mitochondrial potassium channels will be discussed within the context of channel molecular identity, the specificity of potassium channel openers and inhibitors, and the unique regulatory properties of mitochondrial potassium channels. Future prospects of the druggability concept of mitochondrial potassium channels will be evaluated in this paper.
Wigner Time-Delay and Distribution for Polarization Interaction in Strongly Coupled Semiclassical Plasmas
Authors: Lee Myoung-Jae , Jung Young-Dae
Published: August 2020

The quantum effect on the Wigner time-delay and distribution for the polarization scattering in a semiclassical dense plasma is explored. The partial wave analysis is applied for a partially ionized dense plasma to derive the phase shift for the polarization interaction. The Wigner time-delay and the Wigner distribution are derived for the electron–atom polarization interaction including the effects of quantum-mechanical characteristic and plasma screening. In this work, we show that the Wigner time-delay and the Wigner distribution for the polarization interaction can be suppressed by the quantum effect. The Wigner time-delay and the Wigner distribution are also significantly suppressed by the increase of plasma shielding. The variation of the Wigner time-delay and the Wigner distribution function due to quantum screening is discussed.
Performance Prediction for Convolutional Neural Network on Spark Cluster
Authors: Myung Rohyoung , Yu Heonchang
Published: August 2020

Applications with large-scale data are processed on a distributed system, such as Spark, as they are data- and computation-intensive. Predicting the performance of such applications is difficult, because they are influenced by various aspects of configurations from the distributed framework level to the application level. In this paper, we propose a completion time prediction model based on machine learning for the representative deep learning model convolutional neural network (CNN) by analyzing the effects of data, task, and resource characteristics on performance when executing the model in Spark cluster. To reduce the time utilized in collecting the data for training the model, we consider the causal relationship between the model features and the completion time based on Spark CNN’s distributed data-parallel model. The model features include the configurations of the Data Center OS Mesos environment, configurations of Apache Spark, and configurations of the CNN model. By applying the proposed model to famous CNN implementations, we achieved 99.98% prediction accuracy about estimating the job completion time. In addition to the downscale search area for the model features, we leverage extrapolation, which significantly reduces the model build time at most to 89% with even better prediction accuracy in comparison to the actual work.