bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Water Allocation and the Sustainability of Dairying in the Upper Waitaki River Basin
Authors:   , Addison Vicki
Published: November 2021

Water as a resource management issue is gaining prominence in New Zealand, both in terms of quality and quantity. In the Waitaki this became critical in 2003 when several proposed development schemes exposed the inadequacies of the RMA and highlighted the need for a catchment wide plan. Legislation was promulgated and a Regional Plan developed to address the issues of efficient allocation. This thesis aimed to question the efficiency of water allocation within the recent legislation and to examine the sustainability of dairying in this area with regard to cumulative effects to the hydrological system. It was found the Plan has failed to achieve its stated aims. Dairying in the upper Waitaki is currently increasing and applications for resource consent are being heard under legislation that is not backed by the science required within its policies. Fieldwork was undertaken to explore some of the science required under the Regional Plan to enable a 'reasonable use' test to be made. The aim was to assess the response of soils in the upper Waitaki to intensive irrigation. This revealed that the potential impacts of intensive irrigation in this area are significant and highlighted the need for further research. This is a study of how poor policy and planning, based on a lack of robust science has resulted in the inefficient allocation of water. This has implications for long-term sustainable resource use.
Crossing the Wires: the Interface between Law and Accounting and the Discourse Theory Potential of Telecommunications Regulation
Authors:   , Carter David Bernard
Published: November 2021

Regulating telecommunications is complex: international experience indicates that there is no 'successful' regulatory framework due to the balancing of industry and regulatory interests (Laffont & Tirole, 2000, p. 13). The New Zealand 'light-handed' regulatory experiment failed and the 1999 General Election presented an opportunity for change in telecommunications. The Labour-led Government in implementing a policy of 'responsible re-regulation' enacted the Telecommunications Act 2001, signalling the passage of "landmark telecommunications legislation ..." (Swain, 2001d). Within the Telecommunications Act 2001, 'cost' assumed a central regulatory role. It is this move to cost that this thesis considers in identifying, developing, and critiquing the interface of law and accounting. The thesis examines the increasing call for accounting information in law and regulation by interrogating the use, presentation, and reception of accounting to examine the interface between law and cost in the regulation of telecommunications. The Telecommunications Act 2001 incorporates total service long run incremental costing as the 'costing technique' for interconnection access and annual net costing for the Telecommunications Service Obligation. Through interrogating 'cost' as an accounting technology, in contrast to the economic and legal conception of cost as a simple, objective concept, the thesis illustrates the role of cost at methodological, technical, and political levels, and the challenges that this poses for telecommunications regulation. The thesis articulates the relevance of discourse theory to the interface of law and accounting. Consequently, the thesis investigates the formation and discursive enunciation of standpoints of political identities characterised by antagonism and uncertainty. This includes identifying attempts by interested parties, including industry actors, stakeholders, and the Government and its agents, to articulate 'new' discourses centred on nodal points around 'cost'. The rhetorical analysis examines how actors articulate the metaphorical element of 'cost' in agitating for particular costing methods to be included in the legislation. The empirical analysis examines the process of rhetorical condensation as arguments for and against the incorporation of total service long run incremental costing and net costing came to signify the complete failure of the light-handed regulation. Then, by examining the politics following the enactment of legislation, this condensation is unpacked. The analysis of the contestation over interpreting and implementing the regulation illustrates displacement of the 'common' signifier resulting in confusion and disappointment in relation to the aims of the new regulatory regime.
The Effect of Single Sessions of Music Therapy on the Level of Anxiety in Older Persons with Psychiatric Disorders: A Pilot Study
Authors:   , Castelino Ajay
Published: November 2021

This pilot study examined the effects of single sessions of music therapy on the level of anxiety in older persons with psychiatric disorders. The studied intervention was a 30 minute music therapy group and the control intervention was a verbal therapeutic intervention in the form of a reminiscence group. Participants acted as their own control. The measurement tool was the state part of a "State Trait Anxiety Inventory". It was administered a total of four times, pre- and post- the music therapy intervention and pre- and post- the reminiscence therapy (control) group. A total of 9 participants were recruited for the study. The results indicated that single sessions of music therapy significantly reduced the level of anxiety for older persons with psychiatric disorders [t(8)=4.626, p<0.0017] as compared to the control intervention as measured by the state part of the "State Trait Anxiety Inventory". There was no evidence for a significant carryover effect since the baselines prior to each intervention did not differ significantly (p=0.55). These results can be considered to be a part of a pilot study and early inquiry into this field since methodological difficulties and the time limitation of the research resulted in some necessary deviations from the original protocol. A major limitation of the study was the choice of a measurement tool, which required the client to be cognitively high functioning. Thus these results are limited to cognitively able clients, which is a relatively small proportion of this client group that could potentially benefit from music therapy. It is suggested that for future research with this client group the measured variable be physical relaxation, rather than anxiety.
The Use of Nanostructured Calcium Silicate in Solar Cells
Authors:   , Lai Jessica Christine
Published: November 2021

Nanostructured calcium silicate (NCaSil) had previously been found to be photoactive and mildly semiconducting. Its use in solar cells was investigated in this project. Many different types of solar cells exist. Most common on the market are silicon-based cells, which generate charge separation through electric fields at p/n junctions. Over the last decade, dye-sensitised solar cells (DSSCs) have been heavily researched. DSSCs depend on effective electron/hole separation at the dye and efficient transfer to the electron- and hole-conducting materials. An older and little-researched form of cells is the photogalvanic cell, of which there are two forms. One contains a semiconducting material, whereas the other comprises of either one or two redox couples, in which at least one species is photoactive. An example of the latter form of cell is the odide/triiodide redox couple, which is commonly the electrolyte of choice in DSSCs and semiconductor-containing photogalvanic cells. This project predominantly investigated the use of NCaSil in conjunction with the iodide/triiodide redox couple and its use in solar cells. The project ascertained that, when used with the iodide/triiodide, the NCaSil did not act as a semiconducting material (either as in a DSSC or semiconductor photogalvanic cell). Rather iodide/triiodide's photogalvanic process dominated the cell, despite the presence of NCaSil. Furthermore, the addition of the stable NCaSils to the iodide/triiodide (with 5 wt% CaCl2) created "soggy sand electrolytes". These electrolytes showed increased conductivities, despite their higher viscosities, due to a synergistic effect. Soggy sand electrolytes show great promise in the development of more solid-like DSSCs. Furthermore, the project observed that the performance of NCaSil cells was maximized with a 70 wt% ethanol (30 wt% water) solvated electrolyte, with 1.5 wt% CaCl2 added to this electrolyte (or 5 wt % CaCl2 in the water content). When used long-term in conjunction with Reinforced NCaSil, a gel was formed, which showed promising activity. This activity was attributed to the interaction of surface-bound Ca2+ to iodine. Similar gels formed from vanadium- and cerium-treated NCaSil also showed great cell performance. Cell performance was further enhanced by backing the cell with a reflective or light scattering material, such as Teflon tape.
Perceptions of Children's Rights in Three Early Childhood Settings
Authors:   , Te One Sarah Jane Mulheron
Published: November 2021

The purpose of this thesis was to investigate perceptions of young children's rights in early childhood settings and contribute to the expanding discourse about children's rights. The research focus canvassed teachers', parents', and young children's perceptions of their rights in early childhood settings: How did they understand children's rights, and what did these perceptions mean for them in the early childhood settings they participated in? A qualitative, interpretive approach to the research generated data through interviews with young children, teachers, and adults, focus groups with the adult participants, and observations of day-to-day life in the three case study centres. The early childhood centres selected represented three mainstream services and included a teacher-led creche for under-two-year-olds, a sessional state, teacher-led kindergarten for three- and four-year-olds, and a parent-led playcentre for mixed ages from birth to six years old. NVIVO, a qualitative data classifying computer program, was used initially to sort and categorise the data alongside more conventional methods for coding categories and identifying emerging themes. The research found that perceptions of children's rights were interwoven, interrelated, and interdependent. Provision rights, protections rights, and participation rights are recognised categories of children's rights. These categories were used to foreground participants' perceptions of rights in particular early childhood settings. Findings suggest that more in-depth awareness of children's rights in early childhood settings would support the development of a children's rights-based pedagogy. This thesis potentially contributes to a growing body of international research about children's rights with a particular focus on the early childhood sector in New Zealand Aotearoa. The contribution that this thesis makes is both theoretical and sociological. It combines sociocultural constructs and ecological perspective with an international human rights convention to understand more clearly what children's rights mean in an early childhood sector. The study of childhood sociology is relatively new and challenges universal definitions of childhood and child. This thesis highlights how different conceptual theoretical ideas intersect with diverse sociological constructs. The broad conclusion drawn by this thesis is that for children to participate fully in their early education, the ethos of the community of practice/learners must explicate what that participation entails in a particular context.
Suburban/Absurd: Subjects of Anxiety in the Fiction of John Cheever and Richard Ford.
Authors:   , Clark Fiona
Published: November 2021

One aspect of the common ground between the work of Richard Ford and John Cheever is their careful depiction of domestic life. It was this attention to the middle class suburbs of America that led some of Cheever's contemporary critics to dismiss his work, seeing his subject matter as inappropriate to serious critical enquiry. By altering the terms on which Cheever's work is approached, and reading Cheever's and Ford's suburban fiction in light of some of the tenets of existentialism, post-structuralism, and neo-pragmatism, it is possible to affirm their works as central to contemporary concerns surrounding subjectivity, identity, and agency.
Action Research: An Exploration of a Music Therapy Student's Journey of Establishing a Therapeutic Relationship with a Child with Autistic Spectrum Disorder in Music Therapy
Authors:   , Gang Na-Hyun
Published: November 2021

This action research project examines the researcher's journey of establishing a therapeutic relationship with a child with autism spectrum disorder during her practicum. Children with ASD present difficulty in communication and social relationship skills. As a student in training with a limited experience, the researcher had uncertainty and low confidence with regard to her clinical and professional skills which affected her work. In this project, the researcher has examined her own process of music therapy with a child with ASD and shows how she was able to improve her practice and therefore establish meaningful and effective therapeutic relationships with this client population and obtain valuable learning through the training. The study was conducted at a dedicated therapy centre in New Zealand where the researcher was in placement. A total of seven, thirty-minute weekly individual music therapy sessions and four supervision sessions were employed. This process was adapted into the design of action cycles which involved the repeated process of planning, action and evaluation. In-depth analysis of the researcher's work was carried out throughout the cycles, using clinical notes, journal excerpts, supervision notes and video recordings of the sessions. The findings suggest that the researcher was able to improve her practice while attempting to build a therapeutic relationship with the client. Various clinical and personal issues arose such as uncertainty about improvisation, and lack of confidence in professional skills including communicating with parents, which led to disjunction and burnout symptoms. Discussions in supervision aided in in-depth reflection of the researcher's work as well as emotional support. The researcher could ultimately develop 'internal supervisor' and was able to use independent strategies to help develop her work. Implications for training include making personal therapy a compulsory course requirement, providing training on professional skills, and student support groups. Future research may investigate the effectiveness of verbal input in music therapy and the emotional stages of parents.
Discussion on the Construction Technique of Concrete Structure in Civil Engineering Buildings
Authors:   Information Center of the Natural Resources Bureau of Liaoyuan City, Jilin Province, Liaoyuan, Jilin, 136200, China, Gao Xuesong
Published: November 2021

In recent years, China’s social economy as a whole has shown a positive development trend. The growth of urban population has promoted the development of real estate industry to a certain extent. In order to meet the needs of social construction and improve the competitiveness of construction enterprises, people put forward higher requirements for civil engineering construction, in order to further improve the quality and level of civil engineering construction. In civil engineering construction, the construction of concrete structure is a very important part, it is directly related to the overall quality of civil engineering projects and future service life. Therefore, the construction personnel must master the technical points of concrete structure construction, effectively control all kinds of risk factors, to ensure the comprehensive quality of construction.
Fundamentos epistemológicos na pesquisa educacional: possibilidades para o campo da educação em Ciências
Authors: Avelar Lucas Martins , Oliveira Laysla Caroline Rosa , Genovese Cinthia Carvalho Roversi , Paranhos Rones Deus
Published: November 2021

Este ensaio reacende a discussão a respeito das correntes epistemológicas na pesquisa em educação. O objetivo é apresentar os aspectos centrais que caracterizam os três principais enfoques epistemológicos vinculados à investigação educacional, a saber: positivismo, fenomenologia e materialismo histórico-dialético. Para tanto, buscou-se elencar a respeito dos mesmos: contexto geral de surgimento; questão matéria-consciência; possibilidade do conhecimento; critério da verdade; principais formulações teóricas; críticas. Outrossim, o texto se propõe a traçar um cenário e exemplo comparativo de investigação no campo da Educação em Ciências em cada perspectiva. Com isso, pretende-se fomentar o debate e a instrumentalização filosófica para a pesquisa na área. As reflexões sinalizam para a necessidade da ampliação da inserção da discussão epistemológica nos cursos de formação de professores seja inicial ou continuada. Indicam ainda, a urgência de se considerar a articulação filosófica e teórico-metodológica como via para as qualidades formal e política das pesquisas a serem desenvolvidas.
Hand model of the brain training as emotion regulation method for elementary school students
Authors: Lunanta Lita Patricia , Kristiani Reneta , Ardani Aurelia
Published: November 2021

In the era of the COVID-19 pandemic, learning from home comes with positive and negative consequences. The sense of security that children get from distance learning brings negative consequences where children need to adjust to a new paradigm. Problems around learning from home included mental health and emotional problems for students. This psychoeducation aimed to explain the emotion regulation process and how the brain worked in emotion processing. We conducted the program with a pre-survey and interviews with teachers and school principals. Furthermore, online mentoring and surveys to students accompanied by their parents. It is hoped that students could understand their emotions and the basic steps to regulate. The hand model of the brain is the model of the brain in hands to explain concretely the hierarchy and connection between different parts of the brain concerning emotions. This program got a positive response from the participants. Psychoeducation results show an increase in understanding and gave positive feedback that this program is effective and fit to what they needed.
Assistance in the preparation of Classroom Action Research articles and publications in reputable national journals
Authors: Asnawati Sri , Kusuma Dewi Irmawati Liliana , Nopriana Tri , Firmasari Siska
Published: November 2021

Writing scientific papers is an important activity to improve teachers' quality, competence, and professionalism. Its implementation is marked by, among others, self-improvement through scientific research in the form of Classroom Action Research. During teaching and learning activities, teachers can research by developing various instruments and learning strategies. However, teachers rarely put their research results in writing in research reports and scientific articles. This community service activity aims to assist teachers in compiling Classroom Action Research reports and articles and explaining tricks to publish Classroom Action Research articles in reputable national journals. The implementation of the activities uses the methods of training, discussion, and direct mentoring so that the teacher can feel the process. This service activity received a good response, with the teacher's enthusiasm during the exercise, active discussions, and scientific reports and articles compilation. In the final discussion of this community service activity, teachers are very interested in publishing the results of their research, and it's just that teachers lack information about reputable journals. Through this activity, the ability of teachers to research and publish their research results can become practical innovations in the world of education, especially classroom learning.
Between the Spreadsheets
Authors: Walsh Susan
Published: November 2021

Dirty data is a problem that costs businesses thousands, if not millions, every year. In organisations large and small across the globe you will hear talk of data quality issues. What you will rarely hear about is the consequences or how to fix it.

Between the Spreadsheets: Classifying and Fixing Dirty Data draws on classification expert Susan Walsh's decade of experience in data classification to present a fool-proof method for cleaning and classifying your data. The book covers everything from the very basics of data classification to normalisation, taxonomies and presents the author's proven COAT methodology, helping ensure an organisation's data is Consistent, Organised, Accurate and Trustworthy. A series of data horror stories outlines what can go wrong in managing data, and if it does, how it can be fixed.

After reading this book, regardless of your level of experience, not only will you be able to work with your data more efficiently, but you will also understand the impact the work you do with it has, and how it affects the rest of the organisation.

Written in an engaging and highly practical manner, Between the Spreadsheets gives readers of all levels a deep understanding of the dangers of dirty data and the confidence and skills to work more efficiently and effectively with it.
Understanding the role of social media among young adults in Western Province, Sri Lanka; Key Findings from Webinar
Authors: Fahim Aslam
Published: November 2021

Since the establishment of internet social media usage is widespread among young adults globally. These platforms provide the youth with an opportunity to discuss trending issues without a language barrier. By the time youth reach adolescence majority of them are already immersed into the world of technology and social media. Although social media has become an integral of part of young teens/adults lives it has its own challenges as well. In this article, we look into the challenges and implications of using social media in the 21st century where the study focused on the Western Province of Sri Lanka which is the commercial capital of the country. This study was based on the responses obtained by 81 participants through a webinar where young adults (18-30 years) were the target audience for this study. Using descriptive analysis this study was able to show that majority of the participants on average use 3-4 social media applications on a daily basis with Facebook and WhatsApp being the most popular and LinkedIn being the least popular. One of the main observations we identified in this study was that youth identified that social media has been affecting their physical activities and affects the overall academic performances. On this basis, this study was able to conclude that youth are aware of the risks and challenges imposed by social media platforms, however further studies with a wider geographical representation and sample size is required to prove this.
Analisis Forensik Pada Aplikasi Peduli Lindungi Terhadap Kebocoran Data Pribadi
Authors: Wijayanto Hendro , Daryono Daryono , Nasiroh Siti
Published: November 2021

PPeduli Lindungi Application is an application coming from the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology Indonesia which has function to tracking and stop spread of Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19). Its application has personal data which includes, registration number, date of birth, full name, address and telephone number. However, Peduli Lindungi Application is one of the factors which are caused of personal data breach. Digital forensics is a scientific field that has functions to find out facts and finding a crime case. It wishes that will get directions whether this application is safety or not. The researchers hope that the people will not be afraid to use Peduli Lindungi Application and also can support the government programs to prevent the spread of Covid-19. The result of forensic analysis with static and dynamic analysis models, it shows that Peduli Lindungi Application is safe to used and it is not as dangerous applications. The results of this analysis show that Peduli Lindungi application has their own permission configurations based on the users. There is no malware in the script or activities and there is no database and data stored in smartphone memory as well as some encrypted program data. Personal data breach is caused by lacking of people knowledge to protect their personal data. Moreover , sometimes people forget to protect their security of their smartphones.
Sistem Pengelompokan Siswa Berdasarkan Tingkat Kedisiplinan Menggunakan Metode Naïve Bayes Classifier
Authors: Hartanto Budi , Tomo Sri
Published: November 2021

Discipline is a very important thing in the educational process. Discipline will succeed if it is applied to students correctly. Student discipline is that every student follows every rule and order that has been set by the school. At SMK Muhammadiyah 2 Sukoharjo student discipline. Declining discipline at SMK Muhammadiah 2 Sukoharjo is marked by the increase in points of violation from students. The purpose of this study was to apply the nave Bayes method in the classification of student discipline levels at SMK Muhammadiyah 2 Sukoharjo. With this information will be obtained that can be used for information on which students need to be given Counseling Guidance to provide direction and guidance to students. The attributes used are cases of fights, not attending apples, not carrying out picket, not entering without explanation, arriving late, noisy in class. Test results with 490 records with a portion of 75% training data and 25% test data. And produces an accuracy of 76%.
IMPLEMENTASI ALGORITMA K-MEANS UNTUK PEMILIHAN KERAMIK DAN PELANGGAN POTENSIAL PADA CV. JAYA TUNGGAL KERAMIK
Authors: Yuliana Yuliana , Richie Mario , Agung Halim
Published: November 2021

CV. Jaya Tunggal Keramik is a company that sale of ceramics. CV. Jaya Tunggal Keramik experienced some problems regarding ceramics and customers such as difficulties in sale ceramics to customers so that some ceramic products accumulate in the warehouse, such as being damaged and ceramic display becomes less good because it is stored too long and difficulty retaining customers because some customers do not want to order ceramic products. Lack of precise decision taken by the management CV. Jaya Tunggal Keramik in determining the strategy to supply ceramic and how to make it CV. Jaya Tunggal Keramik is difficult to estimate the stock of ceramic products to be provided and it is difficult to determine which potential customers can be maintained as a regular customer. This research uses K-Means algorithm. K-Means algorithm is a partitioning clustering method that separates data into different groups with iterative partitioning. By using this application, users can find out the estimated stock and price of ceramics as well as information about potential customers. Testing in this research using data of November 2017 that compared with data of December 2017. Based on ceramic data test results, there are some ceramics that are not in accordance with the predicted results so it can be concluded that the K-Means algorithm on the test inventory data inventory in this study is not fully can provide accurate estimates, this is because the use of the K-Means algorithm is strongly influenced by the cluster center results and the attributes used.
APLIKASI ASSESMENT KEBIJAKAN PEMERINTAH TERKAIT OPERASI OJEK ONLINE DI MASA PANDEMI (COVID-19) MENGGUNAKAN ALGORITMA NAÏVE BAYES CLASSIFIER
Authors: Edwin Edwin
Published: November 2021

 

Pandemi (Covid-19) masuk ke Indonesia sekitar bulan april 2020. Berbagai kebijakan pemerintah mulai ditetapkan demi memutuskan rantai penyebaran Covid-19. Banyak sektor yang terkena dampak akibat pandemi, mulai dari pemerintahan, UMKM, pedagang, pelajar atau mahasiswa, tak terkecuali ojek online. Ojek online sendiri merupakan transformasi dari ojek konvensional yang bertempat di suatu pangkalan untuk menunggu pelanggan, atau biasa disebut ojek pangkalan. Ojek online merupakan salah satu profesi yang terdampak Covid-19 dan sekaligus merasakan langsung kebijakan pemerintah yang diambil, dimana pemerintah melarang operasi ojek online selama masa Pembatasan Sosial Berskala Besar (PSBB). Kebijakan pemerintah sangat berdampak bagi driver ojek online dimana ojek online adalah mata pencaharian utama bagi driver. Berbagai macam reaksi masyarakat atas kebijakan pemerintah membuat masyarakat berfikir perbandingan penilaian masyarakat terhadap pemerintahan saat ini dalam mengatasi permasalahan dimata masyarakat, khususny Pandemi (Covid-19) masuk ke Indonesia sekitar bulan april 2020. Berbagai kebijakan pemerintah mulai ditetapkan demi memutuskan rantai penyebaran Covid-19. Banyak sektor yang terkena dampak akibat pandemi, mulai dari pemerintahan, UMKM, pedagang, pelajar atau mahasiswa, tak terkecuali ojek online. Ojek online sendiri merupakan transformasi dari ojek konvensional yang bertempat di suatu pangkalan untuk menunggu pelanggan, atau biasa disebut ojek pangkalan. Ojek online merupakan salah satu profesi yang terdampak Covid-19 dan sekaligus merasakan langsung kebijakan pemerintah yang diambil, dimana pemerintah melarang operasi ojek online selama masa Pembatasan Sosial Berskala Besar (PSBB). Kebijakan pemerintah sangat berdampak bagi driver ojek online dimana ojek online adalah mata pencaharian utama bagi driver. Berbagai macam reaksi masyarakat atas kebijakan pemerintah membuat masyarakat berfikir perbandingan penilaian masyarakat terhadap pemerintahan saat ini dalam mengatasi permasalahan dimata masyarakat, khususnya kebijakan operasional driver ojek online. Pada penelitian akan membangun sistem yang menampung assesment ojek online menggunakan algoritma Naive Bayes berbasis website, dimana sistem tersebut dapat menganalisa data assesment menggunakan algoritma Naive Bayes dan menghasilkan persentase perbandingan kategori respon (tweet) bahagia atau muram akan diketahui dan digunakan sebagai alat analisa respon terhadap kebijakan pemerintah. Penelitian ini telah menghasilkan sistem klasifikasi kategori Bahagia dan Muram menggunakan alogritma Naïve Bayes, dengan akurasi 92% didapatkan menggunakan 500 data.
Guqin Playing Now: Re-inventing the Past as a Creative Way of Sustaining an Instrumental Practice
Authors: Shih Hoh Chung
Published: November 2021

Guqin (古琴) music, a cultural practice of the Classical Chinese literati which survived and had
seen a surge of interest globally in the early 21st century, can be understood as an interactive
whole consisting of the instrument and the performer. The musical interface, its music notation
focuses heavily on the instrumental spatial-motor relationship with the performer, with sound as
product of this psychosomatic interaction. This paper will examine the various layers of this
interaction between: a) notation and movement and sound; b) topography of instrument body
and physicality of performers’ hand on it; c) physicality and psychology of performance, leading
to questions of musicality, authenticity in expression, and intentions or functions of guqin music.
By comparing particular works (such as 山居吟 and 潇湘水云) across score collections from
different periods (such as 神奇秘谱 1425, 大还阁琴谱 1673, 五知斋琴谱1722), and highlighting
certain peculiar fingering position and combinations in earlier music against recent transcriptions
of popular music, I will raise questions on possible musical purposes and expressions in relation
to the proposed performer-instrument interaction perspective, so as to further understand the
evolving nature of this music making over time. This creative interaction in sonic terms as sound
and as music, performance practice and musical expression as culture and aesthetics, are some
aspects of what I wish to present on an ongoing reinvention of guqin as instrument and music.
A Cytogenetic and Morphological Study on Nannospalax ehrenbergi in Adana (Ceyhan) Province
Authors: Tuluk Tuncay , Civelek İlkay , Düşgün Cihan , Kankılıç Teoman
Published: November 2021

This study was conducted to explain the karyological analysis and morphological characteristics of blind mole rat samples collected from Ceyhan, Adana in Turkey. The chromosomes of the blind mole rat samples were stained and analysed using conventional methods. The chromosomes were defined according to centromere positions by processing photographs of metaphase cells. The karyotype of Nannospalax ehrenbergi showed 53 chromosomes (2n=53) and fundamental number of chromosomal arms NF=66 and the number of autosomal arms NFa= 62. The karyotype showed a hybrid individual. X and Y chromosomes were determined as metacentric and acrocentric, respectively. The autosomal set had 5 (+1 single homologous) pairs of metacentric/submetacentric and 20 pairs of acrocentric. Morphological studies were carried out on two male Nannospalax ehrenbergi skulls from Adana province. Lengths of three external (height, hindfoot length and weights (gr)) and 24 cranial morphological points on skulls were measured using an electronic caliper. This was the first study in which 2n=53 NF=66 population was determined from Ceyhan. This form was described as a hybrid form. The portion behind the palate (os palatinum) has no a sharply defined styloid process.
Introduction
Authors: Krickovic Andrej , Sakwa Richard
Published: November 2021

An introduction to the special issue on Russian foreign policy prepared by a team based at the Higher School of Economics in Moscow. We begin with an overview of some of the contesting views about the dynamics and drivers of Russian foreign policy and some of the key theories. We then present the substantive arguments of the contributors, assessing how they fit into the overall pattern of understanding the key issues in Russian foreign policy and larger global concerns. The Introductions ends with some broader considerations, noting the tension between ‘declinist’ and ‘revivalist’ approaches to Russia today, and suggest that the contributions on the whole steer a cautious path between extreme representations of these two perspectives, while warning of the dangers of triumphalism. We argue that Russian and Russian-based views can make a specific and important contribution to larger debates about the dynamics of Russian foreign policy and Russia’s contribution to the resolution of some of the pressing issues facing humanity.
KETERKAITAN ANTARA KOMUNIKASI PERSUASIF DAN KEMAMPUAN PRIBADI KONSELOR P2TP2A DALAM LAYANAN KONSELING PADA PEREMPUAN KORBAN KEKERASAN
Authors: Rahmawati Rini , Purnomo Agustina M. , Agustini
Published: November 2021

Jumlah kasus kekerasan terhadap perempuan di Indonesia meningkat setiap tahun. P2TP2A merupakan salah satu lembaga inisiasi pemerintah pusat dan daerah untuk menangani masalah korban kekerasan terhadap perempuan. Keterampilan komunikasi persuasif penting bagi konselor dalam melakukan layanan konseling. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengkaji keterkaitan antara komunikasi persuasif dan kemampuan pribadi konselor P2TP2A dalam melakukan layanan konseling terhadap perempuan korban kekerasan di Kota Bogor. Metode penelitian menggunakan deskriptif kualitatif. Teknik pengumpulan data berupa observasi partisipatif, wawancara mendalam dengan responden, korban dab analisis dokumen. Hasil penelitian menunjukan konselor P2TP2A telah melakukan komunikasi persuasif dalam kegiatan sosialisasi, memberi dukungan, bersikap empatik dan positif saat melakukan konseling. Layanan konseling untuk korban menunjukkan sepuluh kemampuan pribadi konselor P2TP2A masih memerlukan perbaikan terutama dalam aspek totalitas, kepercayaan atas kemampuan pribadi, pengetahuan dan stabilitas emosi. Keterkaitan antara komunikasi persuasif dan kemampuan pribadi konselor telah ada dalam proses konseling terutama dalam   pemberian dukungan, sikap empathi dan sikap positif. Penelitian ini juga menemukan kesepuluh kemampuan pribadi konselor memiliki dua peran, mendukung komunikasi persuasif dan kemampuan dasar yang perlu dimiliki konselor sebelum melakukan komunikasi. Penelitian ini mengajukan komunikasi persuasif merupakan teknik komunikasi yang penting untuk konselor P2TP2A.
Relations of Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor 2 (HER2) Expression and E-Cadherin (CDH1) Expression in Breast Cancer Patients
Authors: Rahimi Martga Bella , Harahap Wirsma Arif , Yanwirasti Yanwirasti
Published: November 2021

The aim of this study is to analyze the relations of Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor 2 (HER2) expression and E-Cadherin (CDH1) expression in breast cancer patients. To date, the synergistic effect of this CDH1/HER2 complex is not well clarified. The design of this study was cross-sectional with a total sample of 56 formalin-fixed paraffin tissue blocks that had been examined for HER2. Furthermore, CDHI expression was examined using the Immunohistochemistry staining technique with the Labeled Streptavidin Biotin Complex (LSAB) method. Bivariate analysis was performed using the Spearman correlation test with abnormally distributed data (p>0.05). Of the 56 data on breast cancer patients, most of the patients (87.5%) were diagnosed at the age of ≥40 years. The majority of cancer staging was IIIB, which was 42.9% of the total 56 patients. The study results shows that 80.0% of HER2-positive patients were in the strong CDH1 group. From these data, there is evidence of correlation between HER2 expression and CDH1 expression in breast cancer patients, however this correlation was not significant (p>0.05).
DIFICULDADES DE ADAPTAÇÃO DE INDIVÍDUOS COM TRANSTORNOS GLOBAIS DO DESENVOLVIMENTO AO SISTEMA REGULAR DE ENSINO NA CIDADE DE FLORIANO-PI: O AUTISMO E SEUS ESPECTROS
Authors: ALVES DE CARVALHO EVELYNE ELLENE
Published: November 2021

Historicamente as pessoas com deficiência foram marcadas pela marginalização, porém a Educação Inclusiva hoje é uma realidade em que já não é mais o estudante que se adapta a escola, mas esta que deve se adaptar as necessidades do estudante. O número de crianças e jovens com deficiência nas salas de aula regulares não para de crescer, e no que tange ao Atendimento Educacional Especializado (AEE) a Política Nacional de Educação Especial na Perspectiva da Educação Inclusiva (2008) preconiza como público alvo da Educação Especial alunos com Deficiência, Transtornos Globais do Desenvolvimento (TGD) e Altas Habilidades/Superdotação. O autismo é considerado um Transtorno Global do Desenvolvimento, sendo uma patologia que foi identificada na década de 40 pelos médicos Leo Kanner e Hans Asperger. Este trabalho tem como objetivo geral analisar o processo de inclusão de alunos portadores de Transtornos do Espectro do Autismo (TEA) ao ensino regular em escolas públicas e privadas na cidade de Floriano, estado do Piauí. A metodologia desta pesquisa se estruturou a partir de uma pesquisa de campo feita com pais de alunos com TEA, com utilização de um questionário estruturado e de um estudo de caso, sobre a dificuldade de adaptação de indivíduos com Autismo, ao sistema regular de ensino em escolas públicas e privadas de ensino regular no município de Floriano, Estado do Piauí. Esta é uma investigação de enfoque misto, pois combina métodos qualitativos e quantitativos. Por seu nível é uma pesquisa descritiva e por seu enfoque metodológico é quali-quantitativa. A perspectiva é sincrônica com corte transversal, uma vez que os dados foram coletados em um determinado espaço de tempo. Não é experimental, pois não houve manipulação de variáveis. A amostra foi composta por 20 pais de alunos autistas, e por 1 individuo autista, por Síndrome de Asperger, com quem foi realizado o estudo de caso, como forma de corroborar com as informações colhidas junto a pais de alunos autistas, já que se intentou fazer uma ponte entre estes discursos. O estudo de caso utilizado foi descritivo, enquanto estratégia de pesquisa, partindo especialmente das dificuldades de adaptação deste individuo, em consonância com o discurso de pais que enfrentam constantemente essa batalha de inserir seus filhos no mundo que os cerca, tentando evitar que sofram exclusão ou que sejam colocados a margem, ferindo seus direitos e impedindo seu desenvolvimento pleno.
YAVUZ TURGUL’UN YOL AYRIMI FİLMİNİN YAPISALCI ÇÖZÜMLEMESİ
Authors: BATTAL Veysal , BATTAL Sadık
Published: November 2021

Nitelikli bir toplum esasen nitelikli bireylerden oluşur. Çağımızda da bireylerin bir toplum, daha doğrusu bir topluluk oluşturduğu söylenebilir. Çağımızın bu toplulukları, niteliğin kayıplara karıştığı ve niceliğin egemenliğini haykırdığı yeni bir toplum türünü gösterir. Niceliğin egemen olduğu bu toplulukları oluşturan yeni tür bireyler, nitelikli bir toplum oluşturma çabasındaki asıl bireylere ‘hastalıklı bireyler’ gözüyle bakmakta ve onları tecrit edip ötekileştirmektedir. Dünyada ve de Türkiye’de nitelikli toplumsallığı önceleyen bireyler nicedir anormal karşılanmaktadır. Esasen bireylerden oluşan bir topluluk, nitelikli bir hayat standardı ürettiği ölçüde nitelikli bir topluma dönüşebilir. Nitelikli toplumsal hayatta bireylerin aralarında empati kurmaları ve ortak hayaller geliştirmeleri sayesinde var olabilir. Yavuz Turgul son filmi Yol Ayrımı’nda bireysellik-toplumsallık sorununa derinlemesine bakıyor. Türk toplumunu çok iyi tanıyan ve gözlemleyen Yavuz Turgul, Yol Ayrımı filminde aile yapısına derinlemesine bakıyor. Bu bakışıyla son yıllarda kapitalizmin oluşturduğu aile yapısıyla, geleneksel aile yapısını karşılaştırıyor. Bunu yaparken Yavuz Turgul, iyi bir sinemacı olmasının yanı sıra iyi bir toplumbilimci olması hasebiyle, iki yapı arasındaki farkları derinlemesine görme ve gösterme imkânı buluyor. Klasik anlatı sinemasına kaynaklık eden Aristoteles’in dramatik yapı anlayışı, Todorov’un anlatı diziliminin de kaynağı sayılır. Bu metinde Yavuz Turgul’un Yol Ayrımı filmi, serim-düğüm-çözüm formülü üzerinde gelişen klasik anlatı sineması örneği olarak, Todorov’un yapısalcı analiz yöntemine göre değerlendiriliyor.
TRAGIC COLLAPSE OF A MUSICIAN WITH SYPHILIS IN DOCTOR FAUSTUS
Authors: ULUTAŞ Nurullah
Published: November 2021

In world literature, “Faust” or “Faustus” is the hero of an ancient and popular medieval German classical myth. This concept, which is thought to be derived from German epics, inspires many artists. Apart from the works created with this name on its own, it corresponds with various references in many works. He made a deal with the devil due to his curiosity and was eventually cursed. Although the historical origin of the name and character of Doctor Faustus is not very clear, many sources report that he was a German doctor named Johann Georg Faust. He was also a sorcerer and alchemist who probably lived around Wittenberg in Germany in the first half of the 1500s. Many references have been made to this concept in many works along with the works titled with this name. Although many works have been written on Faust, especially the works of Marlove and Goethe remain a masterpiece. One of them is Thomas Mann's novel Doctor Faustus which was first published in German in 1947. In this novel, the biography of Adrian Leverkühn, an extremely talented and intelligent person, is handled with a subjective approach. A composer who was first interested in the field of religious sciences, suddenly changed his direction to the field of music. When he was at the top of his profession, he slept with a prostitute, contracted syphilis, and died as a result of a tragic collapse. In this work of Thomas Mann, which is described as a masterpiece by some critics, the au-thor manifests his intellectual identity as in his other novels. The artist, floundering in the conflict of mind and emotion, makes a deal with the devil who comes to visit him one night when he is in spiritual bondage. According to this agreement, on the condition that he renounces love and affection for 24 years, the devil will inspire him with great compositions and he will reach the top of his profession. The author habitually touches upon almost every discipline, especially art and medicine. While the reader goes back and forth through the plots of the novel, he also develops his general culture. The author does not neglect to inform the reader in this context. In this novel, details about the science of music bring additional value to the novel. The author also criticizes Germany's Nazi authority through an artist who suffers from syphilis. He uses political criticism by associating syphilis with the political, economic, and democratic collapse of the authority. In addition to syphilis, typhus and pneumonia are also mentioned in the novel. This study analyses the psychological collapse and the loss of social dignity of a musician through Thomas Mann’s novel titled Doctor Faustus.
Demokrasi Pancasila Dan Bhineka Tunggal Ika Solusi Heterogenitas
Authors: mandonsa Yuvensius
Published: November 2021

This paper will discuss the Pancasila is a comfortable space for the development of unity in diversityas the basis of national identity awareness will thrive indoors Pancasila. Therefore, the Pancasila andUnity in Diversity is kondisif atmosphere for the development of democracy in Indonesia. Democracyis not the cultural nuances of the implementation of democratic ideology therefore be associated withthe positive law of a State, as a product of cultural values. Pancasila as a set of cultural values of thenation, is a special distinction (diferentia specifica) with another democracy
KAJIAN BEBERAPA SIFAT FISIK TANAH LAPISAN ACROTELM DAN CATOTELM PADA BEBERAPA TUTUPAN LAHAN GAMBUT PEDALAMAN DI KALIMANTAN TENGAH
Authors: Anton Adrianita lisdya
Published: November 2021

KAJIAN BEBERAPA SIFAT FISIK TANAH LAPISAN ACROTELM DAN CATOTELM PADA BEBERAPA TUTUPAN LAHAN GAMBUT PEDALAMAN DI KALIMANTAN TENGAH
Impact of COVID-19 on ‘living well’ with mild-to-moderate dementia in the community: findings from the IDEAL cohort
Authors: Clare Linda , Martyr Anthony , Gamble Laura D. , Pentecost Claire Louise , Collins Rachel , Dawson Eleanor , Hunt Anna , Parker Sophie , Allan Louise , Burns Alistair , Hillman Alexandra , Litherland Rachael , Quinn Catherine , Matthews Fiona E , Victor Christina
Published: November 2021

BackgroundNegative impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on people with dementia have been widely-documented, but most studies have relied on carer reports and few have compared responses to information collected before the pandemic.ObjectiveWe aimed to explore the impact of the pandemic on community-dwelling individuals with mild-to-moderate dementia and compare responses with pre-pandemic data.MethodsDuring the second wave of the pandemic we conducted structured telephone interviews with 173 people with dementia and 242 carers acting as informants, all of whom had previously participated in the IDEAL cohort. Where possible we benchmarked responses against pre-pandemic data.ResultsSignificant perceived negative impacts were identified in cognitive and functional skills and ability to engage in self-care and manage everyday activities, along with increased levels of loneliness and discontinuity in sense of self and a decline in perceived capability to ‘live well’. Compared to pre-pandemic data there were lower levels of pain, depression and anxiety, higher levels of optimism, and better satisfaction with family support. There was little impact on physical health, mood, social connections and relationships, or perceptions of neighbourhood characteristics.ConclusionEfforts to mitigate negative impacts of pandemic-related restrictions and restore quality of life could focus on reablement to address the effects on participation in everyday activities, creating opportunities for social contact to reduce loneliness, and personalised planning to reconnect people with their pre-COVID selves. Such efforts may build on the resilience demonstrated by people with dementia and carers in coping with the pandemic.