bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
THE WESTERN TRYPILLIA CULTURE HOUSE FROM THE SETTLEMENT OF KAMIANETS-PODILSKYI, TATARYSKY, 3950—3900 BCE
Authors: Diachenko O. V. , Sobkowiak-Tabaka I.
Published: November 2021

This paper aims to introduce the results of excavations of the house remains at the Western Trypillia culture settlement of Kamianets-Podilskyi, Tatarysky in 2019. Ploshchadka 1 belongs to a cluster composed of four houses, which is located in the outer construction ring of the settlement. Ploshchadka had a nearly rectangular shape. This feature reaching a size of c. 11.6 Ч 4 m was oriented along the west-east axis with a small northwest — southeast deviation. Layer of burnt daub represents the floor of the upper storey of the house. The floor was composed of relatively thick beams of nearly square or semi-round shape in profile, which supported decks. Wooden construction was covered by two layers of daub. Upper storey was subdivided into two rooms, i. e. the entrance space and residential room. Residential area included an oven and the interior element, which shape and size was not possible to reconstruct. Composition of the clay mass of the latter feature and its location are analogous to the construction details of altars in houses of other Western Trypillia culture regions. Interior of the lower storey is represented by the shallow pit and two installations made of clay. In the eastern part of the residential area, parts of the floor partly covered each other indicating somewhat larger length of the house than it is represented by the length of Ploshchadka 1. According to the location of the interior details, Ploshchadka 1 at Kamianets-Podilskyi, Tatarysky is referred to the variation 6 (upper storey) and variation B (lower storey) of Trypillia houses in the scheme of D. Chernovol. Analogies to the Ploshchadka 1 from other areas of the Western Trypillia culture made possible some conclusions on the influence of the Middle Dniester traditions on house construction techniques in the Southern Buh and Dnipro interfluve.
THE BRONZE AGE KURGAN NEAR THE VILLAGE OF GROZDEVE IN UMAN REGION
Authors: Kushtan D. P.
Published: November 2021

This paper presents the data from the excavation of the kurgan 6 near the village of Grozdeve in Uman region of the Cherkasy oblast. The complex was investigated by the Expedition of the Cherkasy Archaeological Rescue Surveys in 2011. This kurgan was a component of the large kurgan group located to the east and north-east from the village of Grozdeve, near the road Uman — Kirovohrad in the direction of the village of Babanka. Topographically the kurhan cemetery is located on top of the watershed of the rivers Umanka (from the west) and Revukha (from the east), which flow into the Yatran river (basing of the Southern Buh).
Kurhan 6 was located in the central part of the group. The southern part of the kurgan was partly destroyed by the road, which was built in 1950s. Initially the elevation of kurgan reached 2.5—3 m. By the moment of excavations its elevation reached 1.3—1.5 m, and the diameter was measured to 35—40 m. The kurgan included ten burials of the Bronze Age. Eight of those belong to the Yamna culure (3rd mil. BC), two others were attributed to the Babyne cultural complex (the first half of the 2nd mil. BC). Despite the significantly destroyed mound, profiles preserved the stratigraphy of the kurgan. The buried soil and at least two mounds were identified.
Yamna burials are similar to the Southern Buh variation of the Yamna culutural complex by its ritual: nearly rectangular pits covered with wood, remains of bark on the floor, position of skeletons, burials of two people, western and eastern orientation of buried, use of ochre etc. Two burials included ceramic pots with a short neck, egg-shaped body and sharp bottom. Those are dated to the late period of Yamna culture.
Babyne burials do not have significant features. Both are characterized by nearly rectangular pits of a small size and depth, organic remains on the floor and wooden constructions in burials, eastern orientation of buried, the lack of inventory. These burials are dated to the late period of the culture (Dnipro-Prut Babyne culture).
THE SEREZLIIVKA TYPE FIGURINES AS AN EVIDENCE OF CONTACTS DURING THE LATE ENEOLITHIC
Authors: Rassamakin Yu. Ya.
Published: November 2021

The author analyzes the find of a new clay figurine of the Serezliіvka type at the Maikop culture settlement «Chekon» in the Kuban region. This find can be compared with figurines from burials of the Late Eneolithic in the interfluve of the Dnieper and the Southern Bug rivers. 25 figurines in 10 burials were found in this region. One figurine is known from the Trypillia settlement of Sandraki on the Southern Bug river (period Trypillia C/II). Two figurines are known in the burial on the Black Sea coast and one another in the Crimea.
Figurines of the Serzliivka type are typical for the local Dnieper-Bug cultural group of the Late Eneolithic. This local group is characterized by features of the Lower Mikhailivka and Kvitiana cultures, as well as elements of the Latest Trypillia. The character of the clay of the statues is very close to the Tripolye ceramics and is not typical for the steppe ceramic traditions.
The figurines have three form options in the design of the head and specific ornamentation of the drawn lines. The author notes the special features in the form, ornament and technology of making a figurine from the settlement «Chekon» in comparison with the Dnieper-Bug region. This figurine is an imitation of «classic» figurines from region between the Dnieper and Southern Bug rivers. The mobile population, which left on the territory of the Black Sea steppe burials of the Zhyvotylivka-Vovchansk type, could be the mediators in the emergence of this type of anthropomorphic sculpture so far from the main zone of its distribution. In this context, it is very important to note that ceramic products were found in the settlement, analogies of which are known in the settlements of Trypillia C/II. These artefakts from the settlement are important for the development of the concept of coexistence of the steppe population of the Late Eneolithic in the context of the development of agricultural societies.
EAST TRYPILLIA AND WEST TRYPILLIA CULTURES: MYTH OR REALITY?
Authors: Burdo N. B.
Published: November 2021

Problems of culturogenesis and structure of the cultural complex of Trypillia-Сucuteni become relevant in the last decades of the XXth century. The emergence of new sources and methods encourages researchers to understand the phenomenon of Trypillia-Сucuteni on a new level. There is a noticeable tendency to single out individual archaeological cultures instead of structural subdivisions of the cultural community at the turn of the XX—XXIth centuries. The binary scheme of the division of the Trypillia culture into the «East Trypillia» and «West Trypillia» cultures became popular in the national Trypillia studies. However, such an «innovation» is not sufficiently substantiated both at the level of methodological principles and analysis of specific materials. Elucidation of the real structure of the cultural complex of Trypillia-Сucuteni shows its versatility and proves the artificiality of its division into two archaeological cultures, which is proposed by O. V. Tsvek and S. M. Ryzhov.
The division of the Trypillia-Сucuteni cultural complex into separate archeological cultures (two or more) is impossible until its final stage CII, because almost all its structural units are selected on the basis of ceramic traditions, and the other parameters (character of house-building, tools producing, sacred tradition) are more or less the same. All structural units combine a genetic link with the Precucuteni-Trypillya A times, which demonstrates all the features of the Trypillia-Сucuteni cultural complex as a whole, with the exception of ceramic traditions. These traditions are the most dynamic, act as an indicator of the cultural identity of certain groups of the population and reflect the structure of the cultural complex.
The structure of the cultural complex Trypillia-Сucuteni is a spatio-temporal continuum, its complexity is due to dynamic and multifaceted processes of internal transformations of individual units of the structure, the interaction of traditions and innovations, constant contacts between them, the movement of specific groups, their interaction with surrounding cultural complexes. The binary concept of the «East Trypillia» and the «West Trypillia» cultures, which became too popular today, is an artificial construction and does not reflect the real structure of Trypillia Culture.
HLYBOKE OZERO 2, BONDARYKHA, SUBOTIV: THE COMPARISON OF CERAMICS ASSEMBLAGES AND SOME METHODICAL PROPOSALS
Authors: Korokhina A. V.
Published: November 2021

The paper provides an approbation of the procedure of structuring and comparison of prehistoric ceramics assemblages.
The proper tasking in the development of typology of ancient pottery, from the «etic» position of analysis, as the author argues, lies in the search of any non-accidental patterns within artifacts assemblages, which could be most likely regarded as a manifestation of a «meaning». These ones could be revealed by analysis of general morpho-functional classes (which enable to investigate real categories, meaningful within past cultures) and by applying the «data mining» techniques (for finding out hidden patterns in arrays of continuous numerical attributes). Statistical and multivariate methods are also crucial in comparative analysis of bulk arrays of artifacts.
To solve this tasks, it is proposed to apply: (1) measures of assemblages diversity (richness, entropy, effective number of species and evenness); (2) Pearson’s χ2 association test and correspondence analysis; (3) tests on morphological homogeneity of assemblages, procedures of separation of morphologically homogeneous groups; (4) statistical characterization of morphological groups; (5) comparison of morphological groups by means of multivariate analysis of variances (MANOVA), canonical discriminant analysis and regression «decision trees».
The analysis of three assemblages of the Late Bronze Age final stage from the Dnipro-Dinets’ rivers interflew (Hlybore Ozero 2, Bondarykha and Subotiv) allowed to formalize their characteristics and dissimilarities. This creates a base for further researches, particularly in the field of pre-historical reconstructions.
It has been revealed that the Subotiv’s ceramic assemblage is typologically more diverse than assemblages of Siverskiy Dinets’ region sites. On the other hand, specificity of the Hlyboke Ozero 2 (site arose on re-worked Timber-Grave Culture traditions) is evident in quantitative parameters of morphological classes, while the Bondarykha and the Subotiv are rather similar in this measure.
Analysis of pot-like vessels indicates specificity of Subotiv’s pottery production: local pots are distinctive by relative neck height and heaps height. Comparison of the Hlyboke Ozero 2 and the Bondarykha Culture assemblages shows much the less dissimilarities between these groups than between them and the Su­botiv’s one.
Pots from the Hlyboke Ozero 2 and the Subotiv show slight morphological heterogeneity within the class.
De almanach a almanak: um olhar sobre dois importantes almanaques
Authors: Magri Dirceu
Published: November 2021

Trata-se de reflexões sobre dois importantes almanaques: o Almanach royal, produzido na França a partir do ano de 1683, e o Almanak Laemmert, publicado no Rio de Janeiro a partir de 1844. Buscou-se primeiramente comentar a origem desse “gênero”, que só há pouco despertou o interesse dos pesquisadores. Na sequência, este estudo empenhou-se em traçar um perfil de ambas as publicações, concluindo por seu caráter essencialmente fragmentário, formato que prenunciou uma dissolução da totalidade justamente por querer buscá-la a todo custo, dando conta de tudo o que acontece, por exemplo, em um país.
Limitations of cognitive control on emotional distraction – Congruency in the Color Stroop task does not modulate the Emotional Stroop effect
Authors: Straub Elisa Ruth , Schmidts Constantin , Kunde Wilfried , Zhang Jinhui , Kiesel Andrea , Dignath David
Published: November 2021

Emotional information receives prioritized processing over concurrent cognitive processes. This can lead to distraction if emotional information has to be ignored. In the cognitive domain, mechanisms have been described that allow control of (cognitive) distractions. However, whether similar cognitive control mechanisms also can attenuate emotional distraction is an active area of research. This study asked whether cognitive control (triggered in the Color Stroop task) attenuates emotional distraction in the Emotional Stroop task. Theoretical accounts of cognitive control, and the Emotional Stroop task alike, predict such an interaction for tasks that employ the same relevant (e.g., color-naming) and irrelevant (e.g., word-reading) dimension. In an alternating-runs design with Color and Emotional Stroop tasks changing from trial to trial, we analyzed the impact of proactive and reactive cognitive control on Emotional Stroop effects. Four experiments manipulated predictability of congruency and emotional stimuli. Overall, results showed congruency effects in Color Stroop tasks and Emotional Stroop effects. Moreover, we found a spillover of congruency effects and emotional distraction to the other task, indicating that processes specific to one task impacted to the other task. However, Bayesian analyses and a mini-meta-analysis across experiments weigh against the predicted interaction between cognitive control and emotional distraction. The results point out limitations of cognitive control to block off emotional distraction, questioning views that assume a close interaction between cognitive control and emotional processing.
Genesis of criteria and principles for safeguarding of the intangible cultural heritage by analyzing international documents
Authors: Valentyna Demian
Published: November 2021

The paper analyzes the steps anticipating the adoption and international approval of the UNESCO Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage. It deals, particularly, with a wide body of expert discussion reports and studies laying the base for adopted political documents and legislative acts, summarizing resolutions and proposals, which we had to consider. Retrospective and analytical review presented in the paper allows not only to recognize and appreciate the long-term way anticipating the development of the final draft of the UNESCO Convention, but also to examine most of conceptions, terms and principles applied in 2003 Convention which are further improving under challenges of time and international community. Analyzing the genesis of criteria and principles, that is, the essence of today concept on safeguarding of the intangible cultural heritage underlying the 2003 Convention, the author stresses upon such important its integral parts as comprehensive and interdisciplinary studies, broad field for dialogue directed at reaching consensus, definition of the role of communities and individual bearers of the intangible cultural heritage.
Development of the adventure genre in Ukrainian cinema in the second half of the twenties of the twentieth century
Authors: Bezruchko Oleksandr , Myslavskyi Volodymyr
Published: November 2021

Our research is based on a wide range of little-known publications in the Ukrainian and Russian periodicals 1922–1930. In this article we analyze the development of the adventure genre in Ukrainian cinema in the second half of the twenties of the twentieth century. Winners define history. The making of adventure films about the Civil War (Soviet-Ukrainian war (1917–1921)) in Ukraine by specialists of the All-Ukrainian Cinema and Photo Administration was associated with the persistent attempts of the Soviet government to rewrite the real history of the struggle of the Ukrainian people for the desired independence and their own statehood in 1917–1921 into a falsified "film history". However, these films were made mainly according to the simplified scheme of the popular at that time "kinoagitka" (propaganda films), where there were schematic "white", "red", "green", Makhnovists, white rear, red underground, struggle and victory.
Leek (Allium fistulosum, L.) Growth and Yield as Affected by Cow Manure and Guava Waste Liquid Organic Fertilizer
Authors: Setyowati Nanik , Hardianto Nova , Widodo Widodo , Muktamar Zainal
Published: November 2021

Fruit waste can be a good source of liquid organic fertilizer (LOF) because it contains macro and micronutrients needed by plants. This study aims to determine the type and concentration of LOF for the growth and yield of leek (Allium fistulosum, L.). This research was conducted from June to August 2019, in Pematang Gubernur, Muara Bangkahulu, Bengkulu City, Indonesia. Treatment consist of types of Liquid Organic Fertilizer (LOF) which were cow manure (CM) and guava waste (GW) at concentrations of 25%, 50%, and 75%. Experimental treatment included; without LOF, CM LOF (25%), CM LOF (50%), CM LOF (75%), GW LOF (25%), GW LOF (50%), GW LOF (75%), CM LOF + GW LOF (25%), CM LOF + GW LOF (50%) and CM LOF + GW LOF (75%). The study used a completely randomized design (CRD), one factor, repeated five times. Differences in LOF concentration and source significantly affected the number of leaves and tiller diameter. Nonetheless, it did not affect the number of tillers, plant height, and fresh weight. Cow manure liquid organic fertilizer at a 50 % concentration raised the number of leaves by 35 %, whereas guava waste increased the leaves numbers by 25%. With the application of guava waste liquid organic fertilizer at a concentration of 75%, so the number of tillers increased by 23%.
Peningkatan Kualitas Penyuluh Pertanian dengan Penerapan Metode Blended Learning di Balai Besar Pelatihan Pertanian Ketindan Malang
Authors: Sundoko Sundoko , Cahyono Edi Dwi , Safitri Reza
Published: November 2021

Dalam sistem pembelajaran saat ini terdapat dua metode pembelajaran yaitu metode konvensional tanpa menggunakan sistem digital dan metode blended Learning dalam proses belajar mengajar yang  mengkombinasikan sistem pendidikan konvensional dengan sistem yang serba digital. Penelitian ini dilakukan untuk menganalisis pengaruh penerapan pembelajaran blended learning terhadap aspek kognitif peserta pelatihan di BBPP Ketindan. Penelitian ini dilaksanakan pada bulan Februari hingga Juni 2021. Pengambilan sampel menggunakan metode purposive sampling dengan jumlah responden 120 orang yang terbagi dalam 2 (dua) kelas yaitu eksperimen (blended learning) dan kontrol (konvensional). Analisis data penelitian menggunakan uji t-test. Penerapan metode blended learning menghasilkan peningkatan aspek kognitif yang signifikan dengan nilai rata-rata sebesar 4,26 dan kategori sangat tinggi dibandingkan dengan metode konvensional yang hanya mampu meningkatkan aspek kognitif sebesar 3,66 dengan kategori tinggi. Hal ini menunjukan bahwa perlakuan atau treatment pada metode blended learning lebih efektif terutama dalam pendalaman dan pemantapan materi sehingga tingkat pemahaman peserta lebih tinggi.
Studi Pola Distribusi dan Margin Pemasaran pada Beras Kemasan Best Seller di Kota Pekanbaru, Riau, Indonesia
Authors: Yusri Jumatri , Septya Fanny , Andriani Yulia
Published: November 2021

Ketiadaan produksi padi menyebabkan ketersediaan beras di Kota Pekanbaru secara keseluruhan didatangkan dari berbagai daerah lumbung padi di Indonesia, baik dalam maupun luar Provinsi Riau. Keberagaman asal beras ini membentuk pola distribusi dan keberagaman jenis dan merek beras yang beredar di pasar beras perkotaan. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah menganalisis pola distribusi dan perbandingan margin beras kemasan (Best Seller) di pasar beras perkotaan. Metode penelitian yang digunakan yakni survey pada 20 responden yang dipilih secara purposive dengan prinsip keterwakilan pada setiap level lembaga pemasaran. Metode analisis yang digunakan yakni analisis deskriptif kualitatif dan deskriptif kuantitatif. Hasil penelitian menunjukan bahwa pola distribusi beras melibatkan tiga rantai dan dua rantai lembaga pemasaran. Berdasarkan analisis pemasaran, diketahui bahwa margin pemasaran total pada beras Merek Anak Daro dan Merek Topi Koki berada di bawah harga jual yakni Rp 1.500 dan Rp 2.200 serta nilai efisiensi pemasaran di bawah 100% yakni 2,30 dan 3,67 sehingga termasuk kategori pemasaran yang efisien. Efisiensi pemasaran beras ini memberi gambaran peluang perkembangan agroindustri beras di Kota Pekanbaru sehingga mendukung ketahanan pangan regional.
Analisis Daya Saing Kakao Olahan dan Faktor-Faktor yang Mempengaruhi Daya Saing Kakao Olahan Provinsi Sumatera Utara, Indonesia di Pasar Internasional
Authors: Ginting Nelva Meyriani , Rahmanta Rahmanta , Lindawati Lindawati
Published: November 2021

Peningkatan ekspor kakao olahan (cocoa butter) Sumatera Utara ke pasar Malaysia dan Singapura akan meningkatkan daya saing. Potensi ini memberikan nilai tambah bagi industri pengolahan kakao nasional. Tujuan penelitian menganalisis daya saing kakao olahan (cocoa butter) Sumatera Utara di Pasar Internasional, menganalisis faktor-faktor yang berpengaruh terhadap daya saing kakao olahan (cocoa butter) Sumatera Utara di Pasar Malaysia dan Singapura. Metode penelitian menggunakan Revealed Comparative advantage (RCA) dan Export Product Dynamic (EPD) menganalisis daya saing kakao olahan (cocoa butter) Sumatera Utara di Pasar Internasional. Regresi Linear Berganda untuk menganalisis faktor yang berpengaruh terhadap daya saing kakao olahan(cocoa butter) Sumatera Utara di Pasar Malaysia dan Singapura. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan Sumatera Utara memiliki daya saing yang kuat di Pasar Malaysia dan Singapura. Faktor-faktor yang berpengaruh terhadap daya saing kakao olahan (cocoa butter) Sumatera Utara adalah volume ekspor kakao olahan (cocoa butter) Sumatera Utara, harga domestik kakao olahan (cocoa butter) Sumatera Utara, harga ekspor kakao olahan (cocoa butter) Sumatera Utara, harga ekspor kakao olahan (cocoa butter) Ghana, kebijakan bea keluar biji berpengaruh positif signifikan terhadap daya saing kakao olahan (cocoa butter) Sumatera Utara ke Pasar Malaysia dan Singapura.
The comparative efficacy and safety of acupuncture for mild and moderate Alzheimer's disease: A systematic review and network meta-analysis
Authors:   Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Han Nana , Fang Yang , Zhao Guozhen , Ji Bo
Published: November 2021

Review question / Objective: According to the current randomized clinical trials (RCT) of acupuncture therapy for Alzheimer's disease (AD), to evaluate their methodology, the quality of evidence and the report are evaluated and summarize evidence of important outcomes of randomized clinical trials. We aim to provide accurate clinical decision-making for acupuncture treatment of Alzheimer's disease. Condition being studied: According to the current randomized clinical trials (RCT) of acupuncture therapy for Alzheimer's disease (AD), to evaluate their methodology, the quality of evidence and the report are evaluated and summarize evidence of important outcomes of randomized clinical trials. We aim to provide accurate clinical decision-making for acupuncture treatment of Alzheimer's disease.
Relative Ages of Nine Inner Milky Way Globular Clusters from Proper-motion-cleaned Color–Magnitude Diagrams*
Authors: Cohen Roger E. , Bellini Andrea , Casagrande Luca , Brown Thomas M. , Correnti Matteo , Kalirai Jason S.
Published: November 2021

Our picture of the age–metallicity relation for Milky Way globular clusters (MWGCs) is still highly incomplete, and the majority of MWGCs lack self-consistent age measurements. Here, we exploit deep, homogenous multiepoch Hubble Space Telescope imaging of nine MWGCs located toward the inner Milky Way to measure their relative ages, in most cases for the first time. Our relative age measurements are designed to be directly comparable to the large set of MWGC ages presented by VandenBerg et al. (V13), using identical filters, evolutionary models, and bolometric corrections, extended to the higher extinction values relevant to our target clusters. Adopting the V13 MWGC age scale, our relative age measurements imply that our target clusters are consistently very old, with a mean age of 12.9 ± 0.4 Gyr, with the exception of the young metal-rich MWGC NGC 6342. We perform two tests to validate the precision of our methodology, and discuss the implications of our target cluster loci in the MWGC age–metallicity plane. In addition, we use our fully self-consistent bolometric corrections to assess the systematic impact of variations in the total-to-selective extinction ratio R

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Expression of Cytokeratin 6 and 16 in Middle Ear Cholesteatoma
Authors: Munilson Jacky , Edward Yan , Fitra Dwita Lorensia , Ali Hirowati
Published: November 2021

BACKGROUND: Cholesteatoma is hyperproliferative because of the response of direct biomechanical trauma, and inflammation processes then lead to temporal bone destruction with some clinical manifestations of complications. The hyperproliferation mechanism occurred because of the activation of intermediate filament protein type I and type II known as cytokeratin (CK).

AIM: This study aimed to examine the expression CK 6 and CK 16 in cholesteatoma.

METHODS: This is a cross-sectional comparative study. Cholesteatoma specimens obtained from 15 patients who underwent surgery were considered as the case, and 15 normal retro-auricular skins were considered as the control. All samples were examined for expression through immunohistochemistry and scored using the immunoreactivity score. Data were analyzed using SPSS via χ2 test, and the difference was significant (p < 0.05).

RESULTS: The expression of CK 6 was high in cholesteatoma (33.3%) and low in retro-auricular skin. The expression of CK 16 was high in all samples of cholesteatoma and mostly high in the retro-auricular skin; both expressions were statistically significant (p < 0.05).

CONCLUSION: The expression of CK 6 and CK 16 in cholesteatoma was higher than in normal retro-auricular skin.
Iron Status in Preschool Children with Normal Hemoglobin, Egypt
Authors: El-Asheer Osama , Naeem Mary S. , Abd El Aal Fardos H. , Abdou Madleen A. A. , Mohamed Khalil Abdel Khalek
Published: November 2021

BACKGROUND: Iron deficiency (ID) anemia remains a common cause of anemia in young children. However, the more significant than anemia itself is the ID without anemia that also adversely affect neurocognitive development and unfortunately some of these effects may be irreversible.

AIM: This study is a cross-sectional study aimed to asses iron status in preschool children with normal hemoglobin (Hgb) level attending Assiut University Children Hospital.

METHODS: The cross-sectional study including 68 apparently healthy children aged 1–6 years old during the period from January 1, 2015 to June 30, 2015, They were subjected to detailed history, physical examination, and the following laboratory investigations: Complete blood count, Serum iron, Total Iron Binding Capacity, Serum ferritin, and Transferrin saturation.

RESULTS: Low serum ferritin and low transferrin saturation were detected in 41.2% and 47% respectively of our studied children who have normal Hgb levels.

CONCLUSION: Normal Hgb doesn’t exclude ID that should be screened in healthy children to prevent the possible long-term effects of ID on their cognation and mental development.
A Pattern of Glomerular Diseases in Egyptian Children: A Single-center Experience
Authors: Ibrahim Hoda Atef Abdelsattar , Amin Aya , Zeid Ahmed , Sabry Samar , Safouh Hesham
Published: November 2021

BACKGROUND: Findings indicative of the glomerular disease are proteinuria, hematuria, nephrotic syndrome (NS), hypertension, and renal insufficiency. These presentations can be used to define different clinical patterns that resemble different underlying etiologies.

METHODS: This study is a cross-sectional study enrolled in Children Hospital Cairo University. The study participants were recruited on two stages, retrospective and prospective stages. In the retrospective stage, all eligible patients across 5 years (between 2011 and 2015) with any glomerular disease were included in the study. In addition, prospectively, the new cases a long 6 months (from February 2016 till July 2016) with glomerular diseases were included in the study.

RESULTS: A total of 594 cases with different glomerular diseases were identified. Cases were two groups: The retrospective group that involved 543 cases and the prospective group that included 51 cases. In the retrospective part of the study, the most common presentations were NS (68%), nephritis (16.4%), gross hematuria (10.5%), and nephrotic/nephritic syndrome (3.5%). The most common biopsies in the retrospective study were NS: MCNS (27.3%), NS: focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) (23.4%), NS: Mesangioproliferative GN (9.4%), NS: Membranous GN (2.3%), Crescentric GN (3.9%), Membranous GN (0.8%), MPGN (0.8%), congenital nephrotic syndrome (CNS):Diffuse Mesangial Sclerosis (3.9%), CNS: Finnish type (2.3%), Alport (4.7%), IgA nephropathy (3.9%), IgM nephropathy (1.6%), lupus nephritis (LN) (3.1%), Thin basement membrane disease (3.1%), and others (9.4%) In the prospective study, the most common presentations were NS (76.5%), nephritis (11.8%), nephrotic/nephritic syndrome (7.8%), and gross hematuria (3.9%). The biopsies results were mainly NS: FSGS (33.3%) and NS: MCNS (33.3%). Other biopsies results in the prospective part were NS: Mesangioproliferative GN (16.7%), LN (8.3%), and IgA nephropathy (8.3%).

CONCLUSION: The most common glomerular disease in childhood is NS. The most common pathology of glomerular diseases is minimal change NS.
Des pratiques émancipatrices aux prises avec les normes de genre et de classe
Authors: Cros Lucie
Published: November 2021

À partir du cas du groupe-femmes de Lip, cet article propose une analyse de pratiques émancipatrices aux prises avec les effets de dominations cumulées – de genre et de classe. Il s’agit ainsi de montrer qu’une mise en cause radicale des rapports sociaux de classe n’entraine pas mécaniquement dans son sillage un déplacement du rapport social de sexe. L’accomplissement du processus de libération s’avère même, pour les ouvrières, doublement périlleux. De fait, l’échelle biographique sera privilégiée en vue de mieux comprendre la manière dont se déploient des pratiques émancipatrices à la croisée de plusieurs rapports de pouvoir et de différents registres d’actions collectives.
Réflexions sur le modèle social français
Authors: Supiot Alain , Teyssier Arnaud
Published: November 2021

Dans cet entretien accordé à Arnaud Teyssier, Alain Supiot montre qu’il existe un modèle (au sens « braudélien ») social français, dont on oublie trop souvent les fondements philosophiques et anthropologiques, donc le caractère spécifique au regard, par exemple, du modèle anglais (marqué par l’omnipotence de l’individu) ou allemand (omnipotence de la société). Ce modèle français, inspiré d’un « idéalisme moral et social », celui d’égalité politique, rappelle Alain Supiot, s’est trouvé compromis par la « subordination salariale » qui, elle-même, a amené l’État à intervenir pour établir une « citoyenneté sociale qui prolonge la citoyenneté politique ». Mais, souligne-t-il, ce modèle social table sur les capacités d’auto-organisation et d’entraide des individus, sur une tradition mutualiste dont l’État doit être le garant et non le gérant, et ne saurait être soumis aux seules lois de l’économie et du marché, d’où l’importance du droit pour encadrer les pratiques. Ainsi « la Sécurité sociale n’a pas été conçue, en France, comme un service de l’État au soutien de l’économie de marché, mais comme une extension des principes de la Mutualité à la nation tout entière ». En rappelant ces principes et en nous mettant en garde contre les lois immanentes d’un marché devenu total et contre un démantèlement du modèle social français, sans préjudice d’une solidarité internationale, Alain Supiot montre les dangers des politiques publiques suivies depuis 30 ans, et combien il est nécessaire de redonner du sens à l’action politique en raison des risques écologiques, sanitaires, économiques et sociaux auxquels nous sommes confrontés.  H.J.
Review on mathematical modeling of honeybee population dynamics
Authors: Chen Jun ,   Simon A. Levin Mathematical and Computational Modeling Sciences Center, Arizona State University, 1031 Palm Walk, Tempe AZ 85281, USA, DeGrandi-Hoffman Gloria , Ratti Vardayani , Kang Yun ,   Carl Hayden Bee Research Center, United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service, 2000 East Allen Road, Tucson AZ 85719, USA,   Department of Mathematics and Statistics, California State University, Chico, 400 W. First Street, Chico CA 95929-0560, USA,   Sciences and Mathematics Faculty, College of Integrative Sciences and Arts, Arizona State University, 6073 S. Backus Mall, Mesa AZ 85212, USA
Published: November 2021

Honeybees have an irreplaceable position in agricultural production and the stabilization of natural ecosystems. Unfortunately, honeybee populations have been declining globally. Parasites, diseases, poor nutrition, pesticides, and climate changes contribute greatly to the global crisis of honeybee colony losses. Mathematical models have been used to provide useful insights on potential factors and important processes for improving the survival rate of colonies. In this review, we present various mathematical tractable models from different aspects: 1) simple bee-only models with features such as age segmentation, food collection, and nutrient absorption; 2) models of bees with other species such as parasites and/or pathogens; and 3) models of bees affected by pesticide exposure. We aim to review those mathematical models to emphasize the power of mathematical modeling in helping us understand honeybee population dynamics and its related ecological communities. We also provide a review of computational models such as VARROAPOP and BEEHAVE that describe the bee population dynamics in environments that include factors such as temperature, rainfall, light, distance and quality of food, and their effects on colony growth and survival. In addition, we propose a future outlook on important directions regarding mathematical modeling of honeybees. We particularly encourage collaborations between mathematicians and biologists so that mathematical models could be more useful through validation with experimental data.
Road crack segmentation using an attention residual U-Net with generative adversarial learning
Authors: Hu Xing ,   School of Optical-Electrical Information and Computer Engineering, University of Shanghai For Science and Technology, No. 516 Jungong Road, Shanghai, 200093, China, Yao Minghui , Zhang Dawei
Published: November 2021

This paper proposed an end-to-end road crack segmentation model based on attention mechanism and deep FCN with generative adversarial learning. We create a segmentation network by introducing a visual attention mechanism and residual module to a fully convolutional network(FCN) to capture richer local features and more global semantic features and get a better segment result. Besides, we use an adversarial network consisting of convolutional layers as a discrimination network. The main contributions of this work are as follows: 1) We introduce a CNN model as a discriminate network to realize adversarial learning to guide the training of the segmentation network, which is trained in a min-max way: the discrimination network is trained by maximizing the loss function, while the segmentation network is trained with the only gradient passed by the discrimination network and aim at minimizing the loss function, and finally an optimal segmentation network is obtained; 2) We add the residual modular and the visual attention mechanism to U-Net, which makes the segmentation results more robust, refined and smooth; 3) Extensive experiments are conducted on three public road crack datasets to evaluate the performance of our proposed model. Qualitative and quantitative comparisons between the proposed method and the state-of-the-art methods show that the proposed method outperforms or is comparable to the state-of-the-art methods in both F1 score and precision. In particular, compared with U-Net, the mIoU of our proposed method is increased about 3%~17% compared with the three public datasets.
Impact of insufficient detection in COVID-19 outbreaks
Authors: Deng Yue ,   School of Computer Science and Technology, Tiangong University, Tianjin, 300387, China, Xing Siming , Zhu Meixia , Lei Jinzhi ,   School of Mathematical Sciences, Tiangong University, Tianjin, 300387, China,   School of Software, Tiangong University, Tianjin, 300387, China,   Center for Applied Mathematics, Tiangong University, Tianjin, 300387, China
Published: November 2021

The COVID-19 (novel coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic has tremendously impacted global health and economics. Early detection of COVID-19 infections is important for patient treatment and for controlling the epidemic. However, many countries/regions suffer from a shortage of nucleic acid testing (NAT) due to either resource limitations or epidemic control measures. The exact number of infective cases is mostly unknown in counties/regions with insufficient NAT, which has been a major issue in predicting and controlling the epidemic. In this paper, we propose a mathematical model to quantitatively identify the influences of insufficient detection on the COVID-19 epidemic. We extend the classical SEIR (susceptible-exposed-infections-recovered) model to include random detections which are described by Poisson processes. We apply the model to the epidemic in Guam, Texas, the Virgin Islands, and Wyoming in the United States and determine the detection probabilities by fitting model simulations with the reported number of infected, recovered, and dead cases. We further study the effects of varying the detection probabilities and show that low level-detection probabilities significantly affect the epidemic; increasing the detection probability of asymptomatic infections can effectively reduce the the scale of the epidemic. This study suggests that early detection is important for the control of the COVID-19 epidemic.
Systematic implications from a robust phylogenetic reconstruction of the genus Helianthemum (Cistaceae) based on genotyping-by-sequencing (GBS) data
Authors: Martín-Hernanz Sara , Velayos Mauricio , Albaladejo Rafael G. , Aparicio Abelardo
Published: November 2021

Molecular systematics requires the establishment of a robust phylogenetic framework including extensive geographical and taxonomic sampling. In this work, we proposed systematic changes in the genus Helianthemum based on phylogenetic trees obtained by both maximum likelihood and Bayesian analyses of GBS data. The implications of these phylogenetic results for the systematics of Helianthemum entail the establishment of a new subgenus and novel re-ascriptions of sections and species along with some nomenclatural novelties. The following new combinations are proposed: Helianthemum subg. Eriocarpum (Dunal) Martín-Hernanz, Velayos, Albaladejo & Aparicio; H. oelandicum subsp. conquense (Borja & Rivas Goday ex G.López) Martín-Hernanz, Velayos, Albaladejo & Aparicio; H. nummularium subsp. cantabricum (M.Laínz) Martín-Hernanz, Velayos, Albaladejo & Aparicio; H. nummularium subsp. tinetense (M.Mayor & Fern.Benito) Martín-Hernanz, Velayos, Albaladejo & Aparicio.
Los indigenismos léxicos en la Relación de la jornada de Cíbola: la americanización del español
Authors: Giménez-Eguíbar Patricia , Kania Sonia
Published: November 2021

El artículo ofrece un análisis filológico-lingüístico de la Relación de la jornada de Cíbola de Pedro de Castañeda de Nájera, texto que narra la expedición de Francisco Vázquez de Coronado de 1540-1542. El estudio se centra en los préstamos léxicos indígenas en el texto junto con su documentación tanto en otros textos coloniales como en obras lexicográficas. Al igual que las modificaciones semánticas del vocabulario patrimonial, los indigenismos representan la indianización de la lengua española, esto es, su adaptación al medioambiente americano.
The Efficacy of Matching Learning Modality in the Teaching-Learning Process
Authors: Malait Ulysis , Himang Celbert M. , Ocampo Lanndon , Selerio Jr. Egberto Filosopo , Luzano Ella , Caballero John Henry , Bergamo Remegio , Manalastas Rebecca
Published: November 2021

As a foundational approach in inferential statistics, hypothesis testing (HT) is considered as one of the most challenging topics for teaching and learning. A promising approach is through the consideration of students' learning modalities, as demonstrated in vast applications; however, contentions that surround the use of learning modality in education exist in recent debates. The cause of this unrest is the lack of robust empirical evidence on the efficacy of learning modalities in education. Thus, this work attempts to contribute to this debate and investigates whether sensory modality does influence learning. It develops an approach for teaching HT to college students via learning modality. Results show that learning modalities have a positive impact on students' performance on competencies in learning HT. Furthermore, it was found that some learning modalities work together on learning-specific competencies. Lastly, the task-dependency of learning modalities was observed in the results of the experiment.
A Computer-Supported Collaborative Coaching System With Novel Algorithm for Forming Groups
Authors: Boussaha Karima , Boussouf Raouf Amir
Published: November 2021

Several researchers studied the impact of collaboration between the learners, but few studies have been carried out on the impact of collaboration between teachers. In the previous work, the authors have studied the impact of the collaboration among the learners with a specific collaborative CEHL(K. Boussaha et al.,2015). In this work, the authors focused on the impact of collaboration on both teachers and learners. This paper aims to present a Computer-Supported Collaborative Coaching System called C.S. C.C.S. This system aims to create a virtual space based on the exchange of information and experiences between pre-experienced teachers to help new recruits or those who have difficulties and try to encourage, motivate, and provide them with needed experiences to help them escape isolation and use their solid information to guide their learners. To achieve the main task of our theme which is collaboration, we adopted the concept of groups. To demonstrate the effectiveness of the developed system an experiment was conducted. The results were highly satisfying and very encouraging.
Satisfaction and Self-Confidence With Simulation Learning Experience as Perceived by Nursing Students
Authors: Abdelkader Abeer , Elcokany Nermine
Published: November 2021

Aims: To determine the perception of nursing students on their satisfaction and self-confidence with simulation learning experience. Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional research design utilized in this study. A convenient sample comprised all third-year nursing students (n=60) who were available at the time of data collection. The Simulation Design, Student Satisfaction and Self Confidence in Learning scale that developed by the National League for Nursing was used for data collection. Results: The study participants were satisfied with the teaching methods that used with the simulation. In addition, the study participants perceived simulation design elements named objectives and information, support, feedback / guided reflection as present and important. Conclusions: This study provides promising evidence that main elements regarding simulation design include objectives, information, support, and problem solving is an effective way to enhance students’ self-confidence and satisfaction in learning.
Quality Improvement of Agricultural Products Supply Chain Under Social Preference and CSR by Big Data Analysis
Authors: Qin Yanhong , Xiang Lin
Published: November 2021

Purpose- The aim of this study is to analyze the effect of corporate social responsibility (CSR) and social preference on quality improvement of the agricultural products supply chain composed of agricultural products producer and processor (A3P) and supermarket by theoretical analysis and empirical evidence. Methodology- This paper sets Stackelberg game model under A3P’s CSR by considering supermarket’s altruistic reciprocity and A3P’s fairness conern, respectively. By comparative analysis, we study the effect of CSR, altruistic reciprocity and fairness conern on the quality improvement of the agricultural products supply chain. Then, we adopt the empirical evidence to analyze the correlation between CSR, altruistic reciprocity (fairness concern) and quality improvement and the mediating effect of altruistic reciprocity (fairness concern) by investigating the agricultural enterprises.
Experimental Investigation of Oil Droplet Size Distribution in Underwater Oil and Oil-Air Jet
Authors: Liu Ruixue , Daskiran Cosan , Cui Fangda , Ji Wen , Zhao Lin , Robinson Brian , King Thomas , Lee Kenneth , Boufadel Michel C.
Published: November 2021

AbstractUnderstanding the droplet size distribution of subsea oil releasing is important to predict the subsequent transport and degradation of the spilled oil. Single- and multi-phase oil jet experiments were conducted in the Ohmsett facility, including pure oil jet and oil-air jet through a 10.7-mm pipe and a 4.7-mm pipe. Measurements of the vertical jet hydrodynamics and the oil size distribution were obtained. The reported results help to extend subsea oil spills experiment scale into a meso-scale, and the measurement range of the oil size is widened up to 2 cm. Moreover, the application of dispersant and involvement of air phase provided valuable scientific evidence for the usage of dispersants to treat oil spills. The data confirmed the effectiveness of the dispersant that reduces oil droplet size and also suggested that the participation of the gas phase facilitated the decreasing of oil droplet size. The results were compared to the numerical simulation tool VDROP-J. While the hydrodynamics showed good consistency, the system-dependent coefficient needed a slight revision to coincide with presented data. This also confirmed the significance of experimental materials for further validation and development of oil spill models, where we also provided guidance and discussion on conducting and post-processing the oil spill experiment.
Overload Protection of Marine Power Generators Using Supervised Machine Learning-Based Kalman Predictor Algorithm
Authors: Narayanswamy Vedachalam , Vandavasi Bala Naga Jyothi , Vittal Doss Prakash , Raju Ramesh , Arumugam Vadivelan
Published: November 2021

Abstract Reliable protection is the key requirement for modern multi-megawatt‐capacity marine power systems with multiple synchronous generators of various capacities operated in parallel. Outage of the mains or unavailability of the other generators results in momentary
overload to the healthy generator(s). Conventional load surge protection relays based on a zero-crossing detection algorithm require a minimum of 10 ms to detect a momentary overload, which could be detrimental for lower inertia/capacity generators. This article presents a novel supervised
machine-learning‐based Kalman predictor algorithm that could detect momentary overloads in <1 ms by estimating error covariance. The algorithm is also found to be effective for IEC 61000 Class C power networks with total voltage harmonic distortions up to 10%.