bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
A Long-Standing Problem: A Review on the Solid Waste Management in the Philippines
Authors: Coracero Ericson E. , Gallego RB J. , Frago Kristine Joy M. , Gonzales Ruel Joseph R.
Published: December 2021

Solid waste management is considered a pressing global issue calling for an immediate response from the government and its people. The Philippines has a continuously rising amount of waste and is expected to further increase in the succeeding years. As reviewed, associated problems with solid waste management in the country include an increasing amount of solid waste, weak law implementation, scarcity of sanitary landfills, and improper disposal. The ultimate solution existing in the country is the RA 9003 or the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000 which highlights the practices of segregation, proper disposal, and waste diversion. The importance of envisioning a trash-free Philippines and encouraging people’s participation and awareness is also emphasized. Another possible solution to solid waste management is valorization which can also address other environmental problems such as the depletion of natural resources. These solutions enumerated will only be possible with the presence of good governance, active participation of the people of the country, and the cooperation of all constituents and agencies in the Philippines.
Status, Distribution, and Threats of Striped Hyena (Hyaena hyaena Linnaeus, 1758) in Nepal: A Review
Authors: Neupane Asmit , Regmi Asmita , Tiwari Aastha , Sharma Byanjana , Adhikari Amit , Neupane Bijaya
Published: December 2021

Striped hyena (Hyaena hyaena) is a member of the Hyaenidae family distributed globally from Africa to Central Tanzania, the Arabian Peninsula, Turkey, Central Asia, and the Indian subcontinent including Nepal. Only a few documented studies have been carried out at a national as well as international level regarding their habit, habitat, threats, and conservation measures. Various open access works of literature including articles, reports, and books published from 1941 to 2021 were assessed through Google scholar and Research gate for this study. We searched, refined, and selected 42 pieces of literature for the study purpose. We found that striped hyenas were recorded from five national parks of lowland Terai regions and they were recorded in six districts lying outside the protected area in Central and Western Terai as well as the hilly region of Nepal. Habitat degradation, decreased prey population, retaliatory killing by poisoning, poaching and road kills are found to be the major threats to these endangered scavengers that require immediate conservation initiatives We believe that this manuscript can fulfill the knowledge gap on this species and suggests conservation initiatives, which could be a landmark for conducting further research and conservation of striped hyenas.
The relationship of the anterior inferior cerebellar artery diameter and the vascular loop type with the clinical manifestations in vascular loop syndrome: a clinical radiologic study
Authors: ÇANKAL Fatih
Published: December 2021

Objective: Tinnitus and vertigo are common audiovestibular symptoms in the population. Many diseases can lead to the appearance of these symptoms, but the exact cause can often not be determined. It has been suggested that compression of the cranial nerves by vascular structures may be the cause of various clinical manifestations. This is known as microvascular compression syndrome. Some studies have stated that vascular compression syndromes are a serious pathology, while many studies have argued that vascular compression is only a radiological finding. We aimed to contribute to the literature on vascular compression syndrome and vascular loop types, which is still a controversial topic, and to determine the location of the diameter change in the anterior inferior cerebellar artery in the compression syndrome.

Material and Method: Patients who underwent a Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) examination of Temporal Bone due to a complaint of tinnitus or vertigo were retrospectively examined. The complaints of the patients, the diameters of the anterior inferior cerebellar artery (AICA) and the types of vascular loop were evaluated in the high resolution 3D fast imaging employing steady-state acquisition (FIESTA) sequence, according to the CHAVDA classification. The statistical relationship between the age of the patients, anterior inferior cerebellar artery diameters and vascular loop types and their clinical manifestations was investigated.

Results: A total of 52 patients were enrolled in the study, of which 28 (53.8%) were male and 24 (46.2%) were female. The mean age of all patients was 47.58±18.734 years. The mean right AICA diameters of the patients were 1.10±0.206 mm, the mean left AICA diameter was 1.11±0.253 mm. Type 1 in 29 patients, type 2 in 12 patients, type 3 vascular loop in 4 patients were observed for the right side, while type 1 in 29 patient, type 2 in 12 patients, and type 3 in 7 patients were observed for the left side. There was no significant difference between vascular loop and tinnitus on the right and left (p=0.705; p=0.335, respectively). There was no significant difference between the right vascular loop and the left vascular loop and the vertigo (p>0.999; p=0.425, respectively). There was no significant difference between the right tinnitus, left tinnitus and vertigo in terms of the diameters of the right and left AICA in the patients (p=0.782; p=0.762; p=0.408; p=0.915, respectively).

Conclusion: Vascular compression syndromes are clinical conditions that show symptoms over cranial nerves. Although the vascular loop syndromes originating from AICA have been discussed a lot recently, it is seen that there is no definite opinion. In our study, no association of AICA diameter and vascular loop type with clinical findings was found.
Bir olgu nedeniyle varicella zoster ensefaliti ve tüberküloz menenjit birlikteliği
Authors: CESUR Salih , ERSOY Fatoş , SARI Merve , ATAMAN HATİPOGLU Cigdem , KAYA KILIÇ Esra , KINIKLI Sami
Published: December 2021

Bu yazıda literatürde nadiren bildirilen bir durum olan varicella zoster ensefaliti ile tüberküloz menenjiti birlikteliği olan 58 yaşında erkek hasta sunuldu. Orbitofrontal bölgede zona tanısıyla valasiklovir tedavisi alırken hastada varicella zoster virüse bağlı olarak ensefalit kliniği gelişti. Tedavi sonrası ateşinin düşmemesi üzerine yapılan incelemelerde beyin omurilik sıvısında polimeraz zincir reaksiyonu testinde Mycobacterium tuberculosis kompleks’in pozitif saptandı. Hastaya tüberküloz menenjit tanısı konuldu. Tedavi sonrasında hastanın ateşi ve klinik yakınmaları tamamen düzeldi.
Image Processing Test Bench for Robot Vision Using C#
Authors: Chakraborty Sudip , Aithal P. S.
Published: December 2021

Purpose: Nowadays, image processing is a well-known technological term. In some of the industries, it has practical needs. It is an essential tool for the process and robotic industry. Various popular frameworks and libraries are available to process the image. The OpenCV is one of the best and popular libraries for image processing. It was originally written in C++ by Intel. Now various wrappers are available to implement into the different programming languages. The OpenCvSharp is the wrapper of OpenCV. Those who are familiar with C# can use it. The new researcher who wants to integrate image processing into their project takes some time for setup, function writing, and integration. Here we created a test bench application for Image processing demonstration. It has been made with some usual function to process the image. It was created using visual studio 2022 and OpenCvSharp wrapper in C# language. The researcher can learn about various image processing algorithms without writing any code or giving little bits of effort. The complete project is available on GitHub. Anyone can download, experiment, and integrate into their project without any issue.
Design/Methodology/Approach: We created a GUI (Graphical User Interface) based C# application. Using Nuget Package manager, installed two OpenCV wrapper packages. To invoke several functions, we add some buttons, and for changing the method’s parameter, we integrate some text boxes. We created some abstraction layers Between the OpenCvSharp wrapper and GUI. We made our custom module as portable as possible so that our researchers could easily incorporate it into their project.
Findings/result: This unique image processing test bench is designed for new researchers trying to integrate image processing capability into their research work. It can take still images or moving images through the connected webcam, automatically sending the various commands and promptly observing the result.
Originality/Value: This test bench has been arranged uniquely for the researcher. It might have some value to their research work. The unique feature like automatic trigger can help them send the series of commands without repeatedly typing or pressing the button to see the result.
Paper Type: Experiment-based Research
Social Media Analytics
Authors: Hate Riya M. , Naik Vaishnavi T.
Published: December 2021

Social media is a broad spectrum of process like data collection, data storage into databases and preparation of data which is utilized for research, decision making, marketing campaign with the aid of various tools and algorithms to measure the performance of a product. Analyzing social media to collect data and planning strategy around them has become one of the major business activity. Topics covered in this papers would be applications and impact of social media, challenges faced while retrieving data and preparing data for business intelligence, it also mentions some tools and algorithm.
Technical Note: Effect of High-Current Pulsed Electron Beam Processing of Zr-1%Nb Alloy on Its Oxidation Kinetics at 1,200°C in Air and Steam
Authors: Slobodyan Mikhail , Ivanov Konstantin , Elkin Maxim , Klimenov Vasiliy , Pavlov Sergey , Remnev Gennady , Strelkova Irina , Tarbokov Vladislav
Published: December 2021

The paper reports the effect of high-current pulsed electron beam (HCPEB) processing of the Zr-1%Nb alloy as one of the most widely used in water-cooled nuclear reactors, based on the kinetics of its oxidation at 1,200°C in air and steam (these conditions are typical for potential loss-of-coolant accidents). It was shown that HCPEB processing caused a change in the surface morphology of the samples. In particular, craters with diameters of about 100 μm were found on the modified surfaces. They had initiated at an energy density of 5 J/cm2 and were characterized by relevant reliefs with microcracks. After HCPEB processing at 10 J/cm2, the craters were deeper with fractured surface layers. In addition, a pronounced surface relief corresponding to quenched martensitic microstructures was observed on the modified sample surfaces that had formed due to high heating and cooling rates. Due to sufficient degradation of the sample surfaces after HCPEB processing at 10 J/cm2, the kinetics of high-temperature oxidation was estimated only for the as-received samples and ones treated at 5 J/cm2. It was found that the as-received samples showed slightly greater weight gain levels in both air and steam environments, which fully correlated with the thickness ratio of the oxide, α-Zr(O), and prior-β layers. These phenomena and further research directions were discussed.
Plataformas algorítmicas e economia da desinformação
Authors: Castro Julio Cesar Lemes de
Published: December 2021

Este artigo de reflexão teórica, ancorado em pesquisa bibliográfica, propõe-se a demonstrar que as plataformas algorítmicas são espaços propícios à desinformação, em virtude da maneira como suas características tecnológicas são instrumentalizadas por seu modelo de negócios, resultando na prevalência do valor-algoritmo sobre o valor-notícia. Para apreender tal instrumentalização, bem como os seus efeitos no que tange à desinformação, o modus operandi das plataformas é analisado sob quatro rubricas. Onimediação desigual é a proliferação das instâncias de mediação, cada usuário atuando em alguma medida como influenciador e sendo influenciado por incontáveis outros. Arena de atenção consiste na condição de disputa permanente entre os usuários que suplanta a esfera pública. Exposição calibrada designa – em lugar de exposição seletiva, câmaras de eco ou bolhas de filtro – o direcionamento ponderado dos conteúdos exibidos a cada usuário. E máquinas de guerra híbrida são mobilizações desestabilizadoras cujo comando está fora do controle das plataformas.
Liberal muhafazakârlıktan muhafazakâr demokratlığa: Türkiye’de yeni muhafazakârlık
Authors: Alca Deniz
Published: December 2021

Farklı alanlarda çalışan birçok akademisyen, değişik ekoller içinde yer alan birçok düşünür, sağ ve sol ideolojileri benimsemiş birçok siyasetçi, 1970’lerin başından beri dünyanın yönü, sınırları, kapsamı ve içeriği bakımından üzerinde bir türlü uzlaşılamayan bir dönüşüm içinde olduğundan bahsetmektedir. Bu çalışmanın amacı, bahsedilen dönüşümün, siyasetin yeniden yapılandırılması başlığında, Türkiye örneği etrafında incelenmesidir. Çalışmada, siyasetin yeniden yapılandırılmasının, yeni hegemonyanın esaslı bir bileşeni olan, yeni-muhafazakârlığın ilkeleri etrafında geliştiği, yeniden yapılandırma olarak tarif ettiğimiz sürecin ise Türkiye için Turgut Özal’la beraber başladığı öne sürülmektedir. Bu süreç, çalışmada Özal dönemi olarak anılacak; hegemonyanın Türkiye’ye özgü ulusal popüler programı ise Özalizm olarak adlandırılacaktır.
Türkiye’de siyasetin yeniden yapılandırılması meselesi, yeni bir hegemonya ve buna entegre olma süreciyle ilişkili/bağımlıdır. Dolayısıyla çalışmada yeni hegemonya ve onun kurucu unsuru olan yeni muhafazakarlık ağırlıklı olarak ele alınacaktır.
PENGARUH PENDEKATAN SAINTIFIK TERHADAP KEMAMPUAN BERFIKIR KRITIS PESERTA DIDIK PADA POKOK MATERI FUNGSI KOMPOSISI
Authors: Mawarni Icut , Kartika Yessi , Hayati Rahmi
Published: December 2021

Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk melihat  pengaruh pendekatan saintifik terhadap kemampuan berfikir kritis siswa lebih akan lebih baik dari pada menggunakan pembelajaran konvensional di SMA Negeri 1 Bireuen. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian kuantitatif dengan jenis penelitian eksperimen semu (quasi experimental). Desain yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah pretest posttes control group design. Adapun yang menjadi populasi dalam penelitian ini adalah siswa X IPA SMA Negeri 1 Bireuen. Teknik pengambilan sampel dalam penelitian ini adalah purposive sampling, kelas yang terambil yaitu kelas X IPA E sebagai kelas ekaperimen yang berjumlah 30 orang siswa dan X IPA F sebagai kelas kontrol yang berjumlah 30 orang siswa. Teknik pengumpulan data pada penelitian ini berupa tes dengan bentuk soal essay yang terdiri dari tes awal dan tes akhir. Berdasarkan hasil analisis data yang telah dilakukan, pengaruh pendekatan saintifik terhadap kemampuan berfikir kritis siswa pada materi pokok fungsi komposisi lebih baik dari pada peningkatan pembelajaran materi pokok fungsi komposisi melalui pembelajaran konvensional di SMA Negeri 1 Bireuen.
Diseño organizacional: La búsqueda del éxito
Authors: Bú Alba Beatriz
Published: December 2021

El objetivo de este artículo es analizar las características del diseño organizacional para la búsqueda del éxito empresarial, para ello se desarrolló una investigación descriptiva de tipo revisión bibliográfica fundamentada en los métodos revisión documental, herméneutico, análisis de contenido e histórico-lógico. Entre los principales hallazgos tenemos que, el diseño organizacional es un proceso planificado de modificaciones culturales y estructurales, que visualiza la institucionalización de una serie de tecnologías sociales, de tal manera que la organización quede habilitada para diagnosticar, planificar e implementar esas modificaciones; es un esfuerzo educacional muy complejo destinado a cambiar actitudes, valores, comportamientos y la estructura organizacional, de modo que esta pueda adaptarse a un entorno dinámico y hostil; donde se tendrán en cuenta las dimensiones estructurales y contextuales para entender y evaluar a las organizaciones, y la teoría de la interdependencia en las relaciones humanas para disminuir o eliminar los efectos de los dilemas de interdependencia. Un adecuado diseño de la estructura organizativa de las empresas eleva el nivel de confianza de las partes, las que se irán volviendo cada vez más dependientes de la relación, mostrándose más satisfechos, invirtiendo más en la relación como vía para alcanzar el éxito.
Antecedentes históricos del proceso de superación profesional del maestro para la mediación en conflictos escolares
Authors: Camacho Sojo Yamila del Carmen
Published: December 2021

Para la comprensión e interpretación del proceso de superación profesional del maestro para la mediación en conflictos escolares, se realiza una investigación de corte descriptivo con enfoque cualitativo, a partir de la sistematización como proceso de construcción del conocimiento sobre una práctica social. El artículo tiene como objetivo determinar los antecedentes históricos del proceso de superación profesional del maestro para la mediación en conflictos escolares; para lo cual se utilizaron métodos como el analítico-sintético, histórico-lógico, revisión documental y triangulación de métodos. Se concluyó que la concepción teórico  de la superación profesional del maestro ha transitado por diferentes etapas de periodización, tres hitos históricos como acontecimientos de importancia ocurridos en el devenir histórico del propio proceso, revelándose  una regularidad que caracteriza el comportamiento histórico del proceso de superación profesional del maestro, que  igualmente constituye un requerimiento fundamental para la comprensión de la mediación en conflictos escolares y del propio proceso de superación profesional, potenciando la cultura profesional pedagógica de los maestros primarios
Re-navigating the Geopolitical Pivot: China in the Arctic-Heartland
Authors: Aslam Aneesa , Shaikh Ayesha
Published: December 2021

Halford J. Mackinder cautioned the world that if a great industrial power manages to rule over the Heartland, it will govern the world. The 21st century is marked by the resurgence of his classical geopolitical thought. Global warming has rendered the Arctic navigable, altering the dynamics of the Heartland and world organisms at large, but now the caution comes from the Arctic. Mackinder's assertion that China, as a great industrial power, has developed its Arctic strategy for a Polar Silk Road to pursue its determined interests in the Arctic-Heartland. To further strengthen its position in the region, it has forged a cooperative alliance with Russia, one of the biggest Arctic states. Chinese interest in the region and the Strategic Russo-Chinese Alliance to develop the Polar Silk Road along the Northern Sea Route is a matter of grave concern for the world at large: for whoever rules over the Heartland, governs the world.
The characteristics of microplasma discharge propagation over
the titanium surface covered with a thin oxide film
Authors: Ivanov Vyacheslav , Konyzhev Mikhail , Kamolova Tatyana , Dorofeyuk Anna
Published: December 2021

The propagation and structure of a microplasma discharge initiated in vacuum by a pulsed plasma flow with a density of 1013 cm–3 on the surface of a titanium sample covered with a

thin continuous dielectric titanium oxide film with a shickness of 2–6 nm were studied experimentally when the electric current of the discharge changes from 50 A to 400 A.

It was found that the microplasma discharge glow visually at the macroscale has a branched structure of the dendrite type, which at the microscale consists of a large number

of brightly glowing “point” formations – cathode spots localized on the metal surface. The resulting erosion structure on the titanium surface is visually “identical” to the structure of

the discharge glow and consists of a large number of separate non-overlapping microcraters with characteristic sizes from 0.1–3 μm, which are formed at the sites of localization of

cathode spots at distances of up to 20 μm from each other. It was found that the propagation of a single microplasma discharge over the titanium surface covered with a thin oxide film a

thickness of 2–6 nm occurs at an average velocity of 15–70 m/s when the amplitude of the discharge electric current changes in the range of 50–400 A. In this case, the microplasma

discharge propagation on the microscale has a “jumping” character: the plasma of “motionless” burning cathode spots, during their lifetime 1 μs, initiates the excitation of new

microdischarges, which create new cathode spots at localization distances of 1–20 μm from the primary cathode spots. This process repeated many times during a microplasma dis-

charge pulse with a duration from 0.1 ms to 20 ms.
Ensuring uniform thickness of the conductive coating on the inner surface of the hemispherical resonator by magnetron sputtering
Authors: Kondratenko Vladimir , Sagatelyan Gaik , Shishlov Andrey , Bilinkin Mikhail
Published: December 2021

The possibilities of technological ensuring of the uniformity of thickness distribution of a thin-film metal coating produced by magnetron sputtering on the inner surface of a thinwalled silica resonator made in the shape of a hemisphere are considered. The possibility of minimizing the thickness of the coating by optimizing the diameter of the annular magnetron emission zone in combination with the distance from the resonator to the target made of sprayed material is shown. A further increase in the evenness of thickness of the coating

is possible on the basis of the use of a fixed screen with a hole, the shape and location of which are calculated analytically, and the final configuration of the contour is specified empirically
Spor Bilimleri Fakültesi Öğrencilerinin Spora Katılım Motivasyonlarının ve Öz Yeterlik Düzeylerinin İncelenmesi
Authors: SEVİNÇ Kadir , KAPÇAK Volkan
Published: December 2021

Bu araştırmada Spor Bilimleri Fakültesi öğrencilerinin çeşitli değişkenlere göre öz yeterlik düzeylerinin ve spora katılım motivasyonlarının incelenmesi amaçlanmıştır. Araştırma grubunu, 2021-2022 eğitim-öğretim yılında çeşitli üniversitelerin Spor Bilimleri Fakültelerinde okuyan 136 (%62.4)’sı kadın ve 82 (%37.6)’si erkek olmak üzere toplam 218 Spor Bilimleri Fakültesi öğrencileri oluşturmaktadır. Araştırmada veri toplama aracı olarak Kişisel Bilgi Formu, Genel Öz Yeterlik Ölçeği ve Spora Katılım Motivasyonu Envanteri kullanılmıştır. Verilerin normal dağılım gösterip göstermediğini tespit etmek için Shapiro-Wilk testi uygulanmıştır. Spor Bilimleri Fakültesi öğrencilerinin cinsiyet ve lisans durumu değişkenlerine ait verilerin analizinde Bağımsız-Örneklem T Testi uygulanmıştır. Spor Bilimleri Fakültesi öğrencilerinin yaş, bölüm ve sınıf değişkenlerinin analizinde Tek-Yönlü ANOVA testi uygulanmıştır. Tek-Yönlü ANOVA testi sonucunda anlamlı farklılıkların hangi gruplar arasında olduğunu belirlemek için Post Hoc testlerinden LSD yapılmıştır. Araştırmada ortaya çıkan bulgulara göre Spor Bilimleri Fakültesi öğrencilerinin spora katılım motivasyonları ve öz yeterlik düzeylerinde cinsiyet, yaş, bölüm, sınıf ve lisans durumu değişkenleri arasında anlamlı farklar tespit edilmiştir. Araştırma sonuçları incelendiğinde cinsiyetin, yaşın, bölümün, sınıfın ve lisans durumunun Spor Bilimleri Fakültesi öğrencilerinin spora katılım motivasyonlarının ve öz yeterlik düzeylerini belirleyicileri arasında yer aldığı söylenebilir.
CYCLODEXTRIN INCLUSION COMPLEXES OF PHARMACEUTICALLY ACTIVE DERIVATIVES OF THE CYTISINE ALKALOID AND THEIR HEMORHEOLOGICAL ACTIVITY
Authors:   Karaganda Buketov University, Karaganda, Kazakhstan, Mukusheva G.K. , Zhasymbekova A.R. ,   Karaganda Buketov University, Karaganda, Kazakhstan, Satpaeva Z.B. ,   Karaganda Buketov University, Karaganda, Kazakhstan, Minayeva Е.V. ,   Karaganda Buketov University, Karaganda, Kazakhstan, Nurmaganbetov Z.S. ,   Institute of Organic Synthesis and Coal Chemistry of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Karaganda, Kazakhstan, Shulgau S. T. ,   RSE “National Center for Biotechnology”, Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, Nurkenov О.А. ,   Institute of Organic Synthesis and Coal Chemistry of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Karaganda, Kazakhstan, Seilkhanov Т.М. ,   Sh. Ualikhanov Kokshetau University, Kokshetau, Kazakhstan
Published: December 2021

The alkaloid cytisine is of great importance for modern pharmacological studies. This alkaloid can be used as a component of the supramolecular system with cyclic oligosaccharides, namely β-cyclodextrins, which have a truncated cone-shaped molecule with internal protons Н3 and Н5 and external ones Н2 and Н4. The aim of the work is to obtain inclusion complexes of pharmaceutically active derivatives of the alkaloid cytisine. The inclusion complexes of cytisine alkaloid derivatives with β-CD and 2-HP-β-CD were obtained by the coprecipitation method. Thermogravimetric, differential thermal, and differential scanning calorimetric analyzes were performed. It was shown that inclusion complexes of substrate with cyclodextrin cavity of receptors were formed. The greatest change in the chemical shifts of protons during the formation of supra-molecular complexes occurs with the internal protons H-3 and H-5 of the cyclodextrin cavity. All calculated values are in good agreement with experimental data. The prepa-ration of supramolecular complexes has been proven using a variety of physicochemical methods of analysis. According to DSC data, the process of complexes destruction in the temperature range of 30-610°C was studied in comparison with the data of the initial cyclodextrin. The hemorheological effects of the investigated samples were studied in vitro. Among four samples studied, two samples showed the ability to reduce blood viscosity in vitro in the blood hyperviscosity model.
MENINGKATKAN SINERGI ORANG TUA DAN GURU DALAM PROGRAM DETEKSI PERKEMBANGAN ANAK
Authors: Firdaus Vera
Published: December 2021

Changes that occur in the child's growth and development phase are the result of the maturation process and the learning process. There needs to be a harmonious synergy between parents and teachers to optimize children's development, psychological and physical functions of children. There are children's problems, including: independence, difficulty adapting, temper tantrums, lack of discipline, indulgence, so a program is needed to provide solutions to these problems. This community service provides solutions through the Child Development Detection Program, Counseling and Parenting in 3 kindergarten school locations in Jember. The method used is a qualitative approach. The data were collected through observation, interviews and documentation, then analyzed descriptively. The results of the data indicate the achievement of the program. Community service is able to bridge the perceptions of parents and teachers so that synergies and effective communication are established in order to optimize children's development.
MENGHITUNG PERKALIAN JARI TANGAN DI MI 02 KEMBANG KERANG
Authors: Munir Muhammad munir , Hijriati Hijriati Sholehah , Lisnawati Lisnawati , Tarmizi Muh. Tarimizi Tahir
Published: December 2021

The ability to count is one of the important abilities in everyday life, it can be said that all activities of human life require this ability. this is a separate problem for teachers considering that learning at the primary and secondary education levels has differences where teachers in primary schools must master various materials from all subjects. The training method used is lecture, discussion, practice, and question and answer methods. Based on data, about 83.3% of teachers are enthusiastic about participating in the training and 16.7% of teachers who are not very enthusiastic about participating in the training. This shows that PKM activities with multiplication training using fingers are responded well and are in demand by teachers. There are several obstacles related to counting using finger media, namely errors in calculating line segments, distinguishing multiplier numbers and multiplied numbers. Therefore, we hope that teachers will often repeat or practice themselves by looking at the guidelines that have been given so that there are no mistakes in teaching students.
Mind Matters: How is Mindset Correlated with Demographic Variables in Foreign Language Learning?
Authors: ALTUNEL İrem
Published: December 2021

This study aimed to investigate the correlation between mindset and personal variables of EFL learners at both a private and a state university in Turkey. Quantitative methods were used, and Dweck’s Mindset Instrument (DMI), which was a Likert-scale, was administered to collect a set of data. Three demographic factors namely gender, department of study, and L2 proficiency level were used as variables. The study was conducted at the prepatory school of Gazi University and Atılım University, with 203 participants. The data obtained from the scales were analyzed through both descriptive and inferential statistics using SPSS Statistics 21.0. The findings revealed that participants’ mindset differed significantly in regard to gender, and female participants tended to have a growth mindset more than male participants. However, no correlation was found between mindset and participants’ department of study. Likewise, it was discovered that mindset and L2 proficiency level of participants were not correlated with each other.
Pathogenetic trial of boric acid in bean and tomato plants
Authors: Carneiro Solange Gomes , Romano Euclides Davidson Bueno , Garbim Tiago Henrique dos Santos , Oliveira Bruno Garcia de , Teixeira Marcus Zulian
Published: December 2021

Background: homeopathy is held in organic agriculture as a means to control disease and plagues. However, different from doctors, who have works on materia medica and repertories available to choose the most suitable homeopathic medicine for each patient, agronomists do not yet have an equivalent Homeopathic Materia Medica of Plants (HMMP) describing symptoms observed in plants. Aim: the aim of this study was to carry out a homeopathic pathogenetic trial (HPT) in plants comparing the effects elicited by boric acid in ponderable dose and dilution 6cH in two different plant species, namely bean and tomato cultivars. Methods: 4 tests were carried out, 2 on tomato and 2 on bean plants, which received 1 to 6 applications of treatments. Results: there were differences between both species regarding their sensitiveness to boric acid. None of the tomato plants that received Boron 6cH showed symptoms, differently from bean plants. On the other hand, in tests of ponderable doses of boric acid, tomato plants exhibited 3 symptoms more than bean plants. A higher number of bean plants exhibited symptoms with boric acid in ponderable dose than in dilution 6cH). Nos ensaios com feijoeiro, um maior nÃƒÆ’Ã‚Âºmero de plantas apresentou sintomas apÃƒÆ’Ã‚Â³s o tratamento com ácido bÃƒÆ’Ã‚Â³rico na dose ponderal do que com ácido bÃƒÆ’Ã‚Â³rico 6cH. Conclusions: these results suggest that the elaboration of a HMMP must take into account the species in which symptoms were obtained. Moreover, HPTs in plants must be carried out with both ponderable doses and high dilutions in order for differences in sensitiveness among species be better identified.
Effects of 200cH medications on mice bone marrow cells and macrophages
Authors: De Oliveira Carolina , R. Abud Ana Paula , Da Lozzo Eneida , Di Bernardi Raffaello , De Oliveira Simone , De SF. GuimarÃƒÆ’Ã‚Â£es Fernando , De F. Buchi Dorly
Published: December 2021

Paracelsus once wrote: "All things are poison and nothing is without poison, only the dose permits something not to be poisonous." Latter Hahnemann formulated the law of similars, preparations which cause certain symptoms in healthy individuals if given in diluted form to patients exhibiting similar symptoms will cure it. Highly diluted natural complexes prepared according to HahnemannÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã¢â€žÂ¢s ancient techniques may represent a new form of immunomodulatory therapy. The lack of scientific research with highly diluted products led us to investigate the in vivo and in vitro actions of commonly used medications. Here we describe the results of experimental studies aimed at verifying the effects of Mercurius solubilis, Atropa Belladonna, Lachesis muta and Bryonia alba. All medications were at 200cH dilution. Animals were maintained for 7 days and were allowed to drink the medications, which were prepared in a way that the final dilution and agitation (200cH) was performed in drinking water. The medication bottle was changed and sucussed every afternoon. Co-culture of non treated mice bone marrow cells and in vitro treated peritoneal macrophages were also performed. After animal treatment the bone marrow cells were immunophenotyped with hematopoietic lineage markers on a flow cytometer. We have determined CD11b levels on bone marrow cells after culture and co-culture with treated macrophages and these macrophages were processed to scanning electron microscopy. We have observed by morphological changes that macrophages were activated after all treatments. Mercurius solubilis treated mice showed an increase in CD3 expression and in CD11b on nonadherent bone marrow cells after co-culture with in vitro treatment. Atropa Belladonna increased CD45R and decreased Ly-6G expression on bone marrow cells after animal treatment. Lachesis muta increased CD3, CD45R and, CD11c expression and decreased CD11b ex vivo and in nonadherent cells from co-culture. Bryonia alba increased Ly-6G, CD11c and CD11b expression ex vivo and when in co-culture CD11b was increased in adherent cells as well as decreased in nonadherent cells. With these results we have demonstrated that highly diluted medications act on immune cells activating macrophages, and changing the expression profile of hematopoietic lineage markers. Highly diluted medications are less toxic and cheaper than other commonly used medications and based on our observations, it is therefore conceivable that this medications which are able to act on bone marrow and immune cells may have a potential therapeutic use in clinical applications in diseases were the immune system is affected and also as regenerative medicine as it may allow proliferation and differentiation of progenitor cells.
Clinical Verification of Homeopathy
Authors: Wassenhoven Michel Van
Published: December 2021

The world is changing! This is certainly true regarding the homeopathic practice and access to homeopathic medicine. Therefore our first priority at the ECH-LMHI [1] has been to produce a yearly report on the scientific framework of homeopathy. In the 2010 version a new chapter about epidemic diseases has been added including the Leptospirosis survey on the Cuban population. A second priority has been to review the definition of the homeopathic medicines respecting the new framework generated by the official registration procedure and the WHO report. We are working now on a documented (Materia Medica and provings) list of homeopathic remedies to facilitate the registration of our remedies.

The new challenges are: first of all more good research proposals and as such more funding (possible through ISCHI + Blackie Foundation as examples) [2]; international acceptance of new guidelines for proving and clinical verification of homeopathic symptoms (Proposals are ready for discussion); total reconsideration of the homeopathic repertories including results of the clinical verification of the symptoms.

The world is changing, we are part of the world and changes are needed also for homeopathy!
Homeopathic treatment of two patients with coronary artery disease: case-report
Authors: Scala Pedro Bernardo
Published: December 2021

The homeopathic materia medica includes a number of remedies potentially useful in heart diseases and that could be an effective complementary tool in cardiology and cardiovascular surgery. As conventional doctors demand evidence on the efficacy and effectiveness of homeopathic treatment backed with independent laboratory evaluation by accredited specialists, this paper reports the outcome of two patients diagnosed with severe coronary artery disease treated with homeopathic remedies. Keywords: coronary artery disease; low dilutions remedies. Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â Tratamento de 2 pacientes com doenÃƒÆ’Ã‚Â§as na artÃƒÆ’Ã‚Â©ria coronária: relato de caso ResumoA MatÃƒÆ’Ã‚Â©ria MÃƒÆ’Ã‚Â©dica homeopática inclui uma sÃƒÆ’Ã‚Â©rie de medicamentos potencialmente ÃƒÆ’Ã‚Âºteis para doenÃƒÆ’Ã‚Â§as cardíacas, que poderiam ser efetivos como ferramenta complementar na cardiologia e cirurgia cardiovascular. A medicina tradicional exige a obtenÃƒÆ’Ã‚Â§ÃƒÆ’Ã‚Â£o de evidéncias sobre a eficácia e efetividade de tratamentos homeopáticos, suportadas por resultados de laboratÃƒÆ’Ã‚Â³rios independentes e acreditados por especialistas. Este artigo relata o acompanhamento de 2 pacientes diagnosticados com doenÃƒÆ’Ã‚Â§a severa da artÃƒÆ’Ã‚Â©ria coronária , tratados com medicamentos homeopáticos. Palavras-chave: doenÃƒÆ’Ã‚Â§a da artÃƒÆ’Ã‚Â©ria coronariana, medicamentos dinamizados. Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â Tratamiento homeopático de dos pacientes con enfermedad arterial coronaria: informe de caso ResumenLa materia mÃƒÆ’Ã‚Â©dica homeopática incluye una serie de recursos potencialmente ÃƒÆ’Ã‚Âºtiles en las enfermedades del corazÃƒÆ’Ã‚Â³n y que podría ser una eficaz herramienta complementaria en cardiología y cirugía cardiovascular. Considerando la demanda por pruebas sobre la eficacia y la eficacia del tratamiento homeopático, con respaldo en laboratorios independiente y evaluaciÃƒÆ’Ã‚Â³n por especialistas acreditados, el presente documento informa de los resultados de dos pacientes con diagnÃƒÆ’Ã‚Â³stico de grave enfermedad de la arteria coronaria tratada con remedios homeopáticos. Palabras-clave: enfermedad de las arterias coronarias; bajas diluciones recursos Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â Correspondence author: Pedro Bernardo Scala, pedroscala@gmail.com How to cite this article: Scala PB. Homeopathic treatment of two patients with coronary artery disease: case-report. Int J High Dilution Res [online]. 2009 [cited YYYY Month dd]; 8 (27): 45-49. Available from: http://journal.giri-society.org/index.php/ijhdr/article/view/337/391. Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â
Improving student in-depth understanding of statistics
Authors: Ograjenšek Irena
Published: December 2021

When striving to improve student in-depth understanding of statistics, one of the most important challenges instructors face is overcoming the negative student attitude towards statistics. This paper focuses on one approach that has been very effective, namely the inclusion of historical insights into statistics courses. Possibilities of doing that are numerous and range from simple exercises (e.g. assigning a face to the name, or discussing examples of famous past statistical achievements and blunders) to well-rounded lectures (e.g., on socio-economic context of past developments in statistics and methodology, or the role of women in statistics). In the paper, the advantages and disadvantages of this approach are discussed in detail along with several excellent resources that can aid instructors in their endeavours to give statistics a more human face in the eyes of their students.
Statistical methods for social networks
Authors: Marino Marina , Stawinoga Agnieszka
Published: December 2021

Network analysis and modeling have received considerable attention in recent times and require the solution of intricate mathematical problems, e.g. the problem of enumeration graphs under specified conditions, finding the largest complete graph and so on. Even though a lot of well-known algorithms have been proposed, some problems are still challenges from a computational point of view and their fast solutions are thus of great practical interest. This paper focuses on some parallel algorithms for social network analysis. In particular, a review of some existing parallel algorithms is carried out and a new parallel algorithm is proposed for parameters estimation in Exponential Random Graph Models.
Exploring the relationship between two compositions using canonical correlation analysis
Authors: Mateu-Figueras Glòria , Daunis-i-Estadella Josep , Coenders Germà , Ferrer-Rosell Berta , Serlavós Ricard , Batista-Foguet Joan Manuel
Published: December 2021

The aim of this article is to describe a method for relating two compositions which combines compositional data analysis and canonical correlation analysis (CCA), and to examine its main statistical properties. We use additive log-ratio (ALR) transformation on both compositions and apply standard CCA to the transformed data. We show that canonical variates are themselves log-ratios and log-contrasts. The first pair of canonical variates can be interpreted as the log-contrast of a composition that has the maximum correlation with a log-contrast of the other composition. The second pair can be interpreted as the log-contrast of a composition that has the maximum correlation with a log-contrast of the other composition, under the restriction that they are uncorrelated with the first pair, and so on. Using properties from changes of basis, we prove that both canonical correlations and canonical variates are invariant to the choice of divisors in ALR transformation. We show how to implement the analysis and interpret the results by means of an illustration from the social sciences field using data from Kolb's Learning Style Inventory and Boyatzis' Philosophical Orientation Questionnaire, which distribute a fixed total score among several learning modes and philosophical orientations.
Survey mode as a moderator of context effects
Authors: Doušak May
Published: December 2021

After decades of survey quality research and many experiments on the mode of data collection as a source of data inequivalence, there is still no exact explanation of how the mixed-mode design impacts the collected data. While not providing a definitive answer, we propose a new explanation of the mode effect and how it correlates with other sources of errors in surveys. By reviewing the relevant literature, we develop theoretical arguments indicating that the mode of data collection is in fact a moderator of context effects, a view that can provide an answer to the question concerning the origin of the data cacophony in mixed-mode comparative studies.
Evaluation of the Gower coefficient modifications in hierarchical clustering
Authors: Šulc Zdeněk , Matějka Martin , Procházka Jiří , Řezanková Hana
Published: December 2021

This paper thoroughly examines three recently introduced modifications of the Gower coefficient, which were determined for data with mixed-type variables in hierarchical clustering. On the contrary to the original Gower coefficient, which only recognizes if two categories match or not in the case of nominal variables, the examined modifications offer three different approaches to measuring the similarity between categories. The examined dissimilarity measures are compared and evaluated regarding the quality of their clusters measured by three internal indices (Dunn, silhouette, McClain) and regarding their classification abilities measured by the Rand index. The comparison is performed on 810 generated datasets. In the analysis, the performance of the similarity measures is evaluated by different data characteristics (the number of variables, the number of categories, the distance of clusters, etc.) and by different hierarchical clustering methods (average, complete, McQuitty and single linkage methods). As a result, two modifications are recommended for the use in practice.
Becoming economically independent
Authors: Civardi Marisa , Crippa Franca
Published: December 2021

This paper analyses patterns of behaviours of about three thousand graduates in some northern and central Italian universities. Different approaches to the job market and/or to further qualifications are followed up during the year after graduation and are related both to some choices adopted previously at university and to family traits, by means of longitudinal methods of Event History Analysis (EHA). Apparent behavioural inertia from college to the postgraduate period reveals a commonly shared underlying attitude. Also, family influence seems well conveyed by parents' educational levels, which emphasize the mothers' role in improving graduates qualifications and the fathers' function in involving their children in self employment.
Optimal averaging procedures in almost sure central limit theory
Authors: Hörmann Siegfried
Published: December 2021

Let \(X_1, X_2, \ldots\) be i.i.d. random variables with \(\mathbb{E}[X_1] = 0\), \(\mathbb{E}[X_1^2] = 1\), \(S_n = X_1 + \cdots + X_n\) and let \((d_k)\) be a positive numerical sequence. We investigate the a.s. convergence of the averages \[\frac{1}{D_N} \sum_{k = 1}^{N} d_k I \{S_k / \sqrt{k} \leq x\},\]where \(D_N = \sum_{k = 1}^{N} d_k\). In the case of \(d_k = 1/k\) we have logarithmic means and by the almost sure central limit theorem the above averages converge a.s. to \(\Phi(x)\), the standard normal distribution function. It is also known that the analogous convergence relation fails for \(d_k = 1\) (ordinary averages). In this paper we give a fairly complete solution of the problem for which weight sequences the above convergence relation and its refinements hold.
Environmental, generation and policy determinants of feed-in tariff
Authors: Romano Antonio , Scandurra Giuseppe , Carfora Alfonso
Published: December 2021

In this paper we analyze the key-factors behind the adoption of the Feed-in Tariff. We propose and test two regression models for binary data: a pooling specification and a panel one. We employ a comprehensive sample of 60 countries with distinct economic structures over the period 1980–2008. Economics, environmental and generation factors are used as regressors and results demonstrate that these factors are relevant for the policy decision to adopt the Feed-in Tariff. Furthermore, the panel specification appears a better specification, in a such heterogeneous context, than the classical pooled specification.
Internal evaluation criteria for categorical data in hierarchical clustering
Authors: Šulc Zdeněk , Cibulková Jana , Procházka Jiří , Řezanková Hana
Published: December 2021

The paper compares 11 internal evaluation criteria for hierarchical clustering of categorical data regarding a correct number of clusters determination. The criteria are divided into three groups based on a way of treating the cluster quality. The variability-based criteria use the within-cluster variability, the likelihood-based criteria maximize the likelihood function, and the distance-based criteria use distances within and between clusters. The aim is to determine which evaluation criteria perform well and under what conditions. Different analysis settings, such as the used method of hierarchical clustering, and various dataset properties, such as the number of variables or the minimal between-cluster distances, are examined. The experiment is conducted on 810 generated datasets, where the evaluation criteria are assessed regarding the optimal number of clusters determination and mean absolute errors. The results indicate that the likelihood-based BIC1 and variability-based BK criteria perform relatively well in determining the optimal number of clusters and that some criteria, usually the distance-based ones, should be avoided.
Some remarks about optimum chemical balance weighing design for p = v + 1 objects
Authors: Ceranka Bronisław , Graczyk Małgorzata
Published: December 2021

The problem of the estimation of unknown weights of \(p = v + 1\) objects in the model of the chemical balance weighing design under the assumption that the measurement errors are uncorrelated and they have different variances is considered. The existence conditions determining the optimum design are presented.