bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
The Relationship between Job Satisfaction and Job Performance: A Study on Sports Industry
Authors: Ertekin Alpaslan Baki , Avunduk Yeşim
Published: September 2021

The aim of this research is to determine the relationship between job performance and job satisfaction of individuals working in the sports industry. The sample of the study consisted of 423 people (317 males and 106 females), who work in the sports industry in Istanbul and selected by purposeful sampling method. In the study, in addition to the personal information form, the “Minnesota Job Satisfaction Scale” developed by Weiss et al. (1967) and adapted to Turkish by Baycan (1985), the “Job Performance Scale” developed by Kirkman and Rosen (1999) to determine the job performance of employees and adapted to Turkish by Çöl (2008) were used as data collection tools. In the analysis of the data, independent t-test, ANOVA and Pearson Correlation analyses were performed. The results of the analysis determined that individuals did not differ according to their gender in both their job satisfaction levels and their job performance. It was determined that there was a significant difference in the “External Satisfaction” sub-dimension of the job satisfaction scale according to marital status, and there was a statistical difference in the “Internal Satisfaction” and “External Satisfaction” sub-dimensions of the job satisfaction scale according to the working hours of the participants in the workplace. Moreover, it was determined that there was no significant difference according to the marital status of the participants and the duration of their work. Finally, it was determined that there was a positive and low-level relationship between the sub-dimensions of the job satisfaction scale and the job performance scale. As a result, it was determined that the job satisfaction and job performance levels of the individuals differed according to their socio-demographic characteristics, and the higher their job satisfaction, the higher their job performance.
Eine wertegetragene Schule der Vielfalt
Authors: Höflich Sabine
Published: September 2021

Werte dienen der Orientierung und können Handlungen initiieren. Sie helfen, einen sinnvollen Rah­men zu schaffen und Zielvisionen zu kreieren. Lehramtsstudierende diskutierten Werte, die Schulkul­tur in einer Schule für alle inklusiv und nachhaltig gestalten könnten. Es zeigte sich, dass innerhalb kur­zer Zeit eine Verständigung auf Werte, wie Respekt, Akzeptanz und Gerechtigkeit, stattfand und Ideen zur praktischen Umsetzung gefunden wurden. Gelingt die Verständigung auf gemeinsame Werte, stellt dies eine vielversprechende Grundlage für eine aktive, alle einbeziehende Schulentwicklung dar.
Was ist das Leben?
Authors: Schörg Christine
Published: September 2021

Regina Fritsch absolvierte ihre Schauspielausbildung an der Schauspielschule Krauss in Wien. Die Kammerschauspielerin ist seit 1985 fixes Ensemblemit­glied am Wiener Burgtheater und Trägerin des Alma Seidler-Ringes. Am Max Reinhardt Seminar ist sie Professorin für Rollengestaltung. Daneben spielt sie oft in Kino- und Fernsehproduktionen mit. Sie erhielt bereits zahlreiche Auszeichnungen, u.a. auch den Nestroy als beste Schauspielerin.
Lesson Study – die Rolle der Schulleitung
Authors: Quendler Silvia , Dobrowsky Angelika
Published: September 2021

Die Aufgaben der Lehrpersonen bei Lesson Study-Prozessen sind in der Literatur ausführlich dargestellt. Zusätzlich gibt es zahlreiche Veröffentlichungen von Praxisbeispielen und Erfah­rungsberichten (Mewald & Rauscher, 2019). Eine noch wenig beschriebene Rolle ist jene der Schulleitung in der praktischen Umsetzung von Lesson Study, weshalb dieser Beitrag anhand von zwei Erfahrungsberichten einen Einblick in die Aufgaben der Schulleiter*innen gibt.
Social Problems Implied in Old Women
Authors:   Department of English, Kaushalya Bharat Singh ‘Gandhi’ Government Girls Degree College, Dhindhui, Patti, Pratapgarh, (U. P.), India, Dayal Dr. Ashok
Published: September 2021

Mahasweta Devi is not only one of the most prolific Bengali authors, but she’s also an important activist. In fact, for Devi, the two seem to go together. As you can probably tell from the titles, she writes about women and their place in Indian society. Some of the characters in her stories are old women living in poverty, and some of them are exploited because of their lack of wealth; however, some of them are middle class (one of them is even college-educated). Regardless of their status, though, they all suffer some kind of mistreatment, whether it’s physical or mental abuse, but not all of them are willing to accept their fate.
Chinese Visitors in the Tourist Bubble: Exploring the Seoul Destination Experience Using Q Method
Authors:   Department of Global Hospitality and Tourism, Graduate School, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Korea, Chen Lu
Published: September 2021

With the acceleration of globalization, international tourism has developed rapidly, especially in Seoul. Tourist bubble phenomenon appears with the development of international tourism. The term “tourist bubble” was originally proposed by Cohen, which conceptualized as the “protective walls” to reduce strangeness when tourist encounter a new environment and create a psychological space. The tourist bubble comprises a concentrated geographic area of tourist-oriented facilities and attractions, which is separated from its surrounding environment by spatially or psychologically created boundaries. Many studies focus more on the classification and formation process of the tourist bubble, but rarely involve tourists’ perception of tourist bubbles and the destination experience of tourists in the tourist bubble. Therefore, in this paper, it used Chinese tourists traveling in the tourist bubble of Seoul as a case to analyze the perception of international tourists on the tourist bubble phenomenon and the destination experience of tourists. It classified 5 types of Chinese tourists to identify their experience in Seoul. By using Q methodology, a technique designed for the systematic study of subjectivity in terms of beliefs, opinions, and attitudes, to find the subjectivity of Chinese tourists in the tourist bubble. It aims to provide reasonable tourism planning suggestions that how to make use of the tourist bubble phenomenon to make better tourism marketing for the Korean international tourism market.
Prioritize the Development of Agriculture and Rural Areas, and Comprehensively Promote Rural Revitalization
Authors:   School of Economics and Management, Zhejiang Ocean University, Zhoushan 316022, Zhejiang, China, Li Zihan
Published: September 2021

Without agricultural and rural modernization, there would be no national modernization, and without rural revitalization, there would be no great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. The Fifth Plenary Session of the 19th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China proposed that the goal of “giving priority to the development of agriculture and rural areas and comprehensively promoting rural revitalization” is to increase efforts to continue the work of “agriculture, rural areas and farmers” and to continue the comprehensive promotion of rural revitalization to make agricultural modernization, comprehensive rural progress, and comprehensive rural development. develop. Consolidating the basics Agriculture is the cornerstone of people’s stability and the key to national governance with a population of 1.4 billion. Agriculture must be developed. No matter where industrialization and urbanization are advanced, villages must not perish, and cities and rural areas must coexist. As General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out, if in the process of modernization, “the city is prosperous on one side and the countryside is on the other side”, “this kind of modernization cannot be successful”. To comprehensively build a new path for a modern socialist country, we must follow the objective laws of economic development, make the resolution of “agriculture, rural areas, and farmers” the top priority of the party’s work, insist on giving priority to development, and comprehensively promote rural revitalization. The general trend of taking the realization of socialist modernization as the long-term goal.
Chaozhou Guild Hall’s Social Functions and Cohesiveness
Authors:   Faculty of English Language and Culture, Guangdong University of Foreign Studies, Guangzhou 510420, Guangdong, China, Xu Jingyin
Published: September 2021

As one of the most eminent business groups in Chinese history, Chaoshan merchants have left footprints in a great many of places throughout the world and built up world-wide Chaozhou guild halls, sites with multiple functions range from supporting their countrymen, worshiping the gods in Chaoshan culture, dealing with commercial issues to holding many other activities that strengthen the cultural identity of the Chaoshan people. The historical sites can still be seen in Beijing, Shanghai, Suzhou, Guangzhou, Shantou, Hongkong and other cities in China as well as quantities of overseas districts. This essay will take some of the Chaozhou guild halls as research subject to examine how the buildings serve as social bond and how the social functions of the architectures are related to the cohesiveness. This essay argues that the construction of the Chaozhou guild halls root in Chaoshan people’s idea of solidarity, but the power of intensifying Chanshan people’s cultural identity lies heavily on the constructions’ social functions, in that the daily life, decision, and action of Chaoshan merchants are made to associate with the place closely. Numerous historical events took place in the guild halls engage into historical progression, and the guilds halls evolved into the chamber of commerce after establishment of the People’s Republic of China, which indicates the significance of looking at the historical architectures from the perspective of cultural studies.
Problems and Countermeasures of Indian Women Entrepreneurs’ Entrepreneurship Development
Authors:   PG & Research Department of Library and Information Science, Srimad Andavan Arts and Science College (Autonomous), Tiruchirapalli 620005, Babu Dr. R Jawahar , Lakshmi Dr. S ,   PG & Research Department of Library and Information Science, Srimad Andavan Arts and Science College (Autonomous), Tiruchirapalli 620005, Manjula Dr. M ,   PG & Research Department of Library and Information Science, Srimad Andavan Arts and Science College (Autonomous), Tiruchirapalli 620005
Published: September 2021

Women are generally called home makers. They care family and children in good care. They were less participated in the economy. In this topic women entrepreneurship has been ill treated both the society and family. Entrepreneurship is the core of economic development. Women is the key factor of entrepreneurship. In present time women are the emerging economic force. Social and economic development of women is necessary for the development of our mother country. Due to the changing environment women entrepreneur increasing the service sector. The purpose of this study was to find out the problem focused on women entrepreneurship. It will also suggest the practical problem and possible solutions to the women entrepreneurship.
On acyclicity of quadratic system with two non-rough foci
Authors: Ушхо Адам Дамирович
Published: September 2021

Доказывается, что система дифференциальных уравнений, правые части которой представляют собой полиномы второй степени, не имеет предельных циклов, если в ограниченной части фазовой плоскости она имеет только два состояния равновесия и при этом они являются состояниями равновесия второй группы.

It is proved that a system of differential equations, the right-hand sides of which are second-order polynomials, has no limit cycles if it has only two equilibrium states in the bounded part of the phase plane, and they are the equilibrium states of the second group.
Development and research of software and methods for constructing quantum algorithms for solving NP class problems
Authors: Гушанский Сергей Михайлович , Потапов Виктор Сергеевич , Коваленко Максим Сергеевич
Published: September 2021

В современных науке и технике постоянно возникает необходимость в решении таких стратегически важных задач, как предсказание погоды и расчет климатических изменений, создание онкологических препаратов, обработка сигналов из Вселенной для поиска внеземных цивилизаций, обработка символьной информации, криптоанализ, опережающий расчет траекторий движущихся воздушных и космических объектов и другие задачи. Практическая реализация перечисленных задач на современных, даже суперкомпьютерных, системах требует недопустимо большого промежутка времени или вообще невозможна. Научная новизна данного направления выражается в разработке методики построения модульной моделирующей системы квантовых вычислений с открытой архитектурой, а также моделирующей системы выполнения квантовых алгоритмов. Целью работы является рассмотрение приемов моделирования квантовых вычислений и реализации алгоритмов решения задач NP класса.

In modern science and technology, there is a constant need to solve such strategically important tasks as predicting the weather and calculating climatic changes, creating cancer drugs, processing signals from the Universe to search for extraterrestrial civilizations, processing symbolic information, cryptanalysis, and anticipatory calculation of the trajectories of moving air and space objects, etc. The practical implementation of the listed tasks on modern, even supercomputer systems requires an unacceptably long period of time or is impossible at all. The scientific novelty of this direction is expressed in the development of a methodology for constructing a modular modeling system of quantum computing with an open architecture, as well as a modeling system for executing quantum algorithms. The aim of the work is to consider techniques for modeling quantum computations and implementing algorithms for solving NP class problems.
Análisis aerodinámico del traje aéreo dentro de un túnel de agua
Authors: Banegas Flores Carlos Eduardo , De La Cruz Chávez Fernando José
Published: September 2021

En este estudio se usan dos tipos de trajes aéreos (GUS y AURA) utilizando un túnel de agua implementando técnicas de visualización del flujo. Distintas características aerodinámicas alrededor y sobre la superficie de distintos modelos con cambios en el diseño son discutidos. Los objetivos del estudio incluyen la determinación de cual parte del traje aéreo induce más sustentación, alterando el diseño original de ambos trajes aéreos usando las técnicas de visualización de túnel de agua, el método de flujo de tinta (Ink Flow Method) y el método de puntos rojos (Red Dot Method). Se determina como diferentes diseños de trajes aéreos afectan el rendimiento aerodinámico y la estabilidad de vuelo del traje aéreo. Se obtienen instantáneamente vectores de magnitud y propiedades relacionadas del flujo implementando un método óptico de visualización de flujo llamado Velocimetría de imágenes de partículas (PIV).
Los Inkas del sur del Continente Americano. hallazgo de un centro ceremonial en Catamarca (Argentina) y su interpretación arqueoastronómica
Authors: Balbi J. Nicolás
Published: September 2021

El presente trabajo explica las últimas investigaciones realizadas en el complejo arqueológico “El Shincal de Quimivil”, el más importante centro administrativo – religioso Inka al sur de su capital: Cuzco. Ubicado en el Noroeste Argentino, tuvo, al igual que el imperio cuzqueño, su época de esplendor en el Siglo XV hasta la llegada de la expedición española de Francisco Pizarro, en 1532. Haremos un breve recorrido histórico – geográfico por el Imperio a modo de introducción y relataremos los últimos hallazgos en el templo nomenclado como “Complejo 19” en el mencionado centro de dominio, para culminar demostrando que el mismo estaba constituido por una serie de templos, edificios administrativos y construcciones sagradas, y descartar la teoría – aceptada hasta la actualidad -, de que el complejo 19 era una construcción militar de defensa, culminando con la idea actual de que en este centro, se realizaban ritos y ceremonias complejas a las que asistían participantes de pueblos vecinos, sin que se haya determinado aún, participación militar alguna.
Chapter 18: Geology of Round Mountain, Nevada: A Giant Low-Sulfidation Epithermal Gold Deposit
Authors: Rhys David A. , St. Jean Nadia , Lagos Rodolfo , Emmons David , Schroer George A. , Friedman Richard
Published: September 2021

The Round Mountain low-sulfidation epithermal Au deposit occurs within the rhyolitic tuff of Round Mountain (26.86 Ma) on the northeast side of an elliptical volcanic center that has morphology and volcanic facies suggesting it originated as a caldera. The hosting tuff comprises three pyroclastic flow and fall deposits (units T1 to T3). These are overlain successively by lacustrine sediments and volcaniclastic rocks. which may contain paleowater table levels formed at the time of ore formation and a 26.4 Ma postmineralization tuff unit. A linear vertical drop in the basement contact coincides with thick tuff fill and megabreccia, which is interpreted to follow the position of a WNW-trending ring fissure or vent wall that may have focused the locations of subsequent hydrothermal upflow zones.

Orebodies are developed in strata-bound zones that are most extensive in poorly welded tuff, focused below overlying impermeable welded tuff in a WNW-trending, gently NW-plunging corridor above and mantling the SW-dipping paleoslope of basement rocks. Ore comprises disseminated pervasive adularia-quartz-pyrite ± illite alteration with electrum. The disseminated mineralization surrounds, and is most intensely developed in association with, a low-displacement extensional fault-vein network composed of conjugate NE- and SW-dipping faults and steeply dipping extensional veins. Vein orientations and kinematic indicators suggest ore formation occurred during localized NE-SW-directed extension that may have been related to late stages of volcanic subsidence, potentially in association with deep resurgent magmatism into ring fissures approximately 0.5 m.y. after deposition of the host tuff sequence.
The state, EndSARS protests and human rights violation in Nigeria
Authors:   University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Institute of African Studies,, Asogwa Kenneth Chinedu , Ede Herbert C. ,   University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Department of Political Science, Ajah Anthony Chinonso ,   University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Department of Political Science, Omeh Paul Hezekiah ,   University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Department of Political Science, Asadu Mathias Ikechukwu ,   University of Nigeria Nsukka, Department of History and International Studies,, Ogbabor Demian Chimezie ,   University of Nigeria Nsukka Department of Library and Information Science, Ngwu Elias C. ,   University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Department of Political Science
Published: September 2021

In November 2017, there was an online protest against police brutality and highhandedness in Nigeria. By October 2020, the citizens’ discontent and dissatisfaction with the activities of the police led to a mass revolt against the institution, specifically against the Special Anti-Robbery Squads (SARS) of the force. The response of the Nigerian state to the protest was total repression and subjugation of the demonstrators. Given the scale of the protest and the government’s response, this momentous event has attracted scholarly attention. The extant literature has identified governance deficit, illiteracy of police officers, the dynamics of the political economy and youth activism as factors that fueled the protest. The present study, therefore, explores the character of the state in the post-colonial society as a link towards the understanding of the fundamental issues that triggered the protests. Through the use of secondary sources of data collection and content analysis, the work found out that there is a trend and pattern of authoritarian governance and violation of human rights by the Nigerian state, which seems to have emanated from the long years of military rule and colonisation. The implication of the foregoing is that the state ought to imbibe democratic ethos as a condition for upholding the fundamental human rights of its citizens.
FORMULATION AND EVALUATION OF LEVOFLOXACIN HEMIHYDRATE SUSTAINED RELEASE TABLET FROM HYDROPHILIC MATRICES
Authors: Sahoo S. K , Behera A , Patil S. ,   Department of Pharmaceutics University Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences Utkal University, Bhubaneswar, Orissa.
Published: September 2021

Stable sustained release tablets of levofloxacin hemihydrate were successfully prepared by wet granulation technique. Compatible excipients were selected and different formulations were prepared with varying proportion and grades of hydroxy propyl methyl cellulose. Tablets were prepared by compressing free flowing granules and evaluated for hardness, thickness, friability, weight variation, percentage drug content and drug release. As concentration of HPMC increased the drug release decreased might be due to increased amount of polymer around tablets provided gelation which inhibits the release. For formulation F5 only 55 % drug was released in 8 h whereas up to 90 % drug was release for formulation F2 and F3 within the same time. Thus, higher viscosity HPMC retards the drug release directly than lower viscosity HPMC. All the formulations follow Higuchi model which has indicated that drug release from homogenous matrix was through diffusion. Thus, increase in concentration of polymer decreases the drug diffusion from tablet.
SYNTHESIS AND ANTIMYCOBACTERIAL ACTIVITY OF BENZIMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVES
Authors:   Dept. of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, RMES’s College of Pharmacy, Old Jewargi Road, Balaji Nagar, Gulbarga–585102, Karnataka., Mathapati P. S , Durgad S. A. , Singh K. C. , Bhinge S. D.
Published: September 2021

In the present study, the objective is to synthesize novel compounds from the benzimidazole moiety,recognized for its various biological potentials. Chalcone being a very good synthon was utilized to combine with the benzimidazole moiety to design agents with significant antimycobacterial activity. Benzimidazole is formed when o-phenylene diamine is heated with organic acid i.e. formic acid; in presence of strong alkali sodium hydroxide it will gives benzimidazole. Benzimidazole was acetylated with acetyl chloride, the intermediate substituted chalcones were synthesized from acetylated benzimidazole, in order to synthesize different substituted aromatic aldehydes of the basic moiety, 1-sub. benzimidazole to obtain the different benzimidazole derivatives. Their structures were characterized by various spectral techniques like IR, NMR and MS. For the preliminary screening (antibacterial and antifungal)for antimicrobial activity, the test was performed by disc diffusion assay and determination of minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) by broth dilution method. The antimycobacterial screening was performed against Mycobacterium tuberculosis by Almar blue assay (ABA) and Luciferase reporter phase (LRPA) techniques using isoniazid as the standard.
Technological Innovations in Inspection as an Element of a Service-oriented Approach to Customs Administration
Authors: Gubarev Dmitry V.
Published: September 2021

The article considers the problems that arise in the process of inspection of the activities of customs authorities. The methodological basis of the research is based on the principles of a process approach to management and a service-oriented approach to customs administration, which determine the need to use technological innovations in this area of activity. From the point of view of the process approach, inspection is considered by the author as a cross-cutting process, and the formalization and digitalization of the information received as a way to increase the level of the service component of this activity. The introduction and application of these approaches in the practical activities of customs authorities will allow solving the problems under study, as well as improving the quality and efficiency of the inspection carried out.
Improving Customs Regulation in the Eurasian Economic Union in Electronic Interaction in a Single Information Space
Authors: Vorobyev Dmitry A.
Published: September 2021

The article considers the actual problems of the implementation of the Decision of the Eurasian Intergovernmental Council dated 17 July 2020 no. 5 "On the non-stamping of customs authorities in transport (transportation), commercial and (or) other documents when performing customs operations in electronic form", related to the lack of electronic interaction in the single information space of state bodies among themselves and with participants of foreign economic activity. Proposals were submitted concerning the need to further integrate information systems of cooperating bodies in electronic customs declaration.
Administrative and Legal Forms of Customs Activities in Protecting the Rights to Intellectual Property in Relation of Goods Sent by International Mail
Authors: Kozhukhanov Nikolay M , Novikov Sergey V. , Lovinyukov Anatoliy S.
Published: September 2021

The article analyzes separate administrative and legal forms of activities of customs authorities while ensuring the protection of intellectual property rights in relation to goods sent by international mail. Within the framework of this publication, the organizational and legal features of the use of information technologies by customs authorities to ensure the protection of intellectual property rights in relation to goods sent by international mail are considered. The author identified problems in the functioning of the mechanism of information interaction between rightholders and the customs authorities of the Russian Federation when detecting violations during the movement of goods sent by international mail.
Application of Expertise in Proceedings on Cases of Administrative Offenses in Customs
Authors: Ipatko L.I.
Published: September 2021

The article discusses some aspects of forensic expert support of law enforcement activities of customs authorities. The results of the expert activities of the Central Forensic Customs Directorate within the framework of ensuring the implementation of the law enforcement function by the customs authorities in the period from 2019 to 2020 were analyzed. The procedure and results of interaction of the customs authorities of the Southern Customs Directorate with the Forensic Service - the regional branch of the Central Forensic Customs Directorate in the city of Rostov-on-Don in proceedings on cases of administrative offenses, examples of the use of expert opinions in judicial practice as evidence of the position of the customs authority are shown. On the basis of the study, conclusions were drawn about the role of expertise in proceedings on cases of administrative offenses, and certain problems of interaction between customs authorities and expert subdivisions were identified.
Influence of Freezing-Thawing Cycles on the Glycemic Index of the Iraqi White Bread after Oral Ingestion
Authors: Abdulrahman Zainab Saad , Shakir Ahmed Alaa , Mustafa Gring Kadir
Published: September 2021

Background: The quality of bread depends not only on the quality of its ingredients, proper techniques during preparation, and storage also played a role in the rate of staling. Aims: The present study aims to investigate the impact of freezing and thawing on the glycemic response of Iraqi local white bread. Methods: In this prospective cross-over study, twelve healthy subjects (seven males, five females), aged 21–53 years, were recruited from Al-Rafidain University Campus and the local community. After overnight fasting, commercial Iraqi local white bread (200 g) was administered as fresh bread, following 1-week or 2-week freezing and thawing. Peak glucose response, 2 hr incremental area under the glucose response curve (AUC0-120) was evaluated as an outcome. Results: The different freezing and thawing conditions resulted in lower blood glucose AUC values compared to fresh white bread. In particular, compared to the fresh bread (AUC 14176±1134 mg min/dl), AUC was significantly lower when the bread was 1-week frozen and thawed (13205±660 mg min/dl, P<0.01), or 2-week frozen and thawed (12828±642 mg min/dl, P<0.01). Meanwhile, compared to the 1-week frozen bread, the 2-week freezing cycle did not produce a significantly lower AUC value. Conclusion: One or two freezing and thawing cycles decreased the glycemic response of the fresh Iraqi local white bread in healthy non-obese volunteers.
Size Structure of Cupressus sempervirens L. and Pistacia lentiscus L. Popula- tions in Wadi Alkuf, East of Libya
Authors: Abdalrhim Mabroka A. G.
Published: September 2021

Wadi Alkuf is one of the richest of all the phytogeographical regions of Al-Jabal Al- Akhder. The present work aims to study the size structure of Cupressus sempervirens L. and Pista- cia lentiscus L. populations in relation to their physiographic and soil conditions in Wadi Alkuf, northeast of Libya. Eighteen terraces (25 m × 25 m) were selected at Wadi Alkuf of Al-Jabal Al- Akhder at three different levels (six downstream, midstream, and upstream). The number of indi- viduals of each species was counted while the height (H) and mean crown diameter (D) were meas- ured. The size index of each individual was calculated and then used to classify the population into 7 size classes: 1 m to 7 m. The height, mean diameter, height to diameter ratio, size index, and vol- ume per individual in each size class were determined. Generally, the height to diameter ratio was more than unity for C. sempervirens L., this means that the diameter of these species tend to expand vertically rather than horizontally, while the height to diameter ratio was less than unity for P. len- tiscus L, this means that the diameter of these species tends to expand horizontally rather than verti- cally. The total size structure of C. sempervirens L. in the study area is characterized by the prepon- derance of the young individuals comparing with the old ones, while that of P. lentiscus L. showed a reverse pattern (i.e., preponderance of mature individual compared with the young ones). Five forms of size distributions along the different elevations were recognized: more or less inverse J- shaped distribution, positively skewed distribution, bell-shaped distribution, more or less J-shaped distribution, and more or less stationary size distribution biased to large size. The study’s results show that density histograms of size distributions are good indicators of future trends in population numbers for the studied species. The field observations were consistent with the results of the inves- tigation of soil properties. The soil downstream has the highest values of pH, EC, HCO-3, SO4-2, Cl- and Na+, while that of the upstream has the lowest values except for K+.
Revision of the Simililyria aikeni Complex, with the Description of a New Subspecies
Authors: Aiken Roy , Rosado José
Published: September 2021

A new subspecies in the Simililyria aikeni complex from Mozambique is described, and a re-assessment of the distribution data for the group is provided.
New range data for five Trochiform gastropods (Seguensiida & Trochida) from Alaska
Authors: Clark Roger
Published: September 2021

New range data is presented for four species of Vestigastropods from Alaska. Bathybembix bairdii (Dall,1889) is confirmed from Alaska for the first time.
A new subspecies of Amphidromus (Amphidromus) capistratus von Martens, 1903 from Sabah, Malaysia
Authors: Parsons Jeff
Published: September 2021

This paper describes a new subspecies of Amphidromus (Amphidromus) capistratus von Martens, 1903 from Sabah, Malaysia. A comparison with three close relatives, found conchological features that distinguish it from those species: A. (A.) mundus (Pfeiffer, 1853), A. (A.) entobaptus Dohrn, 1889 and A. (A.) similis Pilsbry, 1900.
The illustration of Retizafra intricata Hedley, 1912 (Gastropoda: Columbellidae) from the coastal central Queensland: Citizen Scientists and their role in systematic practice
Authors: Maxwell Stephen , Dekkers Aart , Berschauer David
Published: September 2021

Many Australian small molluscan taxa are often overlooked, falling by the wayside and therefore, and remaining relatively unknown to the wider collecting community. This paper redescribes and illustrates Retizafra intricata Hedley, 1912, a species that has not been illustrated within the literature for over a century. Many species are listed in databases, but they are often void of illustrative examples making positive identification problematic. Furthermore, this paper refines the syntypes and declares a lectotype to give greater taxonomic clarity. Within the discussion of this paper, the role of the citizen scientist is elucidated. Issues of how attitudinal change within some institutions can lead to the alienation of individuals, particularly those with life-long knowledge in their chosen field.
Two New species of Amphidromus (Gastropoda: Camaenidae) from Cambodia & Laos
Authors: Thach Nguyen
Published: September 2021

Two new species of genus Amphidromus Albers, 1850 are described from Cambodia and Laos and compared to four other species of this genus: Amphidromus koenigi Thach & Huber, 2018, Amphidromus cognatus Fulton, 1907, Amphidromus stungtrengensis Thach & Huber, 2018 and Amphidromus thachi Huber, 2015.
Two New species of Amphidromus (Gastropoda: Camaenidae) from Vietnam
Authors: Thach Nguyen
Published: September 2021

Two new species of genus Amphidromus Albers, 1850 are described from Vietnam and compared to five other species of this genus: Amphidromus koenigi Thach & Huber, 2018, Amphidromus laii Thach, 2019, Amphidromus inconstans Fulton, 1898, Amphidromus kaloensis Fulton, 1896 and Amphidromus bernardfamyi Thach, 2017
The Fossil Cypraeidae of the Pinecrest Member (Unit 7) and Kissimmee River Valley Equivalent, Tamiami Formation of Southern Florida: (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Cypraeidae)
Authors: Daughenbaugh John
Published: September 2021

Following the disappearance of the seven Buckingham Member (Unit 10) Cypraeidae from the Myakka Lagoon System (Myakka), there was a hiatus represented by two strata at Sarasota (Pinecrest Members 9 & 8) in the early Piacenzian Pliocene, 3.6 million years ago (“mya”), from which no Cypraeidae have been recorded. This was followed by the warmest and most tropical conditions of the entire Pliocene. The sea grass beds and mud flats, which were the preferred habitats of the Pinecrest Cypraeidae, returned in force. The depositional strata which resulted, Pinecrest (Unit 7) and its Kissimmee River Valley Equivalent, were very thick and probably represent a long period of uninterrupted deposition. Eight new species in six genera emerged in Myakka. In the Kissimmee River Valley (Kissimmee), six new species in three genera (one new) emerged as the first and earliest known Cypraeidae species from that area. This represented geographically separate, but parallel, evolutionary tracks. Pinecrest Members 6 & 5 represented a repeat of the conditions experienced during Pinecrest Members 9 & 8, resulting in the disappearance of all Pinecrest (Unit 7) Cypraeidae from Myakka and Kissimmee.
A new species of Amphidromus Albers, 1850 from Krong Pac District, Dak Lak Province in the Central Highlands, Vietnam
Authors: Parsons Jeff
Published: September 2021

This paper describes a new subspecies of Amphidromus Albers, 1850 from Krong Pac District, Dak Lak Province in the Central Highlands, Vietnam. Shell coloration and reduced pattern easily separate it from its nearest relatives Amphidromus hongdaoae Thach, 2017 and A. davidmonsecouri Thach, 2018.
Structure, NeutroStructure, and AntiStructure in Science
Authors:   University of New Mexico Mathematics, Physical and Natural Science Division 705 Gurley Ave., Gallup, NM 87301, USA, Smarandache Florentin
Published: September 2021

In any science, a classical Theorem, defined on a given space, is a statement that is 100% true (i.e. true for all elements of the space). To prove that a classical theorem is false, it is sufficient to get a single counter-example where the statement is false. Therefore, the classical sciences do not leave room for partial truth of a theorem (or a statement). But, in our world and in our everyday life, we have many more examples of statements that are only partially true, than statements that are totally true. The NeutroTheorem and AntiTheorem are generalizations and alternatives of the classical Theorem in any science. More general, by the process of NeutroSophication, we have extended any classical Structure, in no matter what field of knowledge, to some NeutroStructure, and by the process of AntiSophication to some AntiStructure
A Review On Some Concepts and Open Questions In Neutrosophic Algebraic Structures
Authors:   Independent researcher, Cairo, Egypt, Ali Rozina
Published: September 2021

The aim of this paper is to present a study about recent progressions in the study of neutrosophic algebraic structures. Also, it lists the most interesting open questions about neutrosophic algebraic structures such as neutrosophic rings, refined neutrosophic rings, and n-refined neutrosophic rings. On the other hand, a study on the neutrosophic rings of complex numbers has been presented, with many Smarandache-Kandasamy open problems about the properties of these numbers, especially algebraic ones.
Application of Intuitionistic Neutrosophic Soft Sets in Decision Making Based on Game Theory
Authors:   Department of Mathematics, Umakanta Academy, Agartala-799001, Tripura, India, Debnath Somen
Published: September 2021

The main objective of the paper is to introduce intuitionistic neutrosophic soft sets(INSSs) and their properties in the study of game theory. Earlier, in 2018, Anjan et al. introduced the notion of intuitionistic fuzzy soft game theory. So, here an attempt has been made to extend the earlier concept by introducing intuitionistic neutrosophic soft game theory. We also define two-person intuitionistic neutrosophic soft games (TP-INS-games) and extend them to N-person-INS-games. Finally, with the help of the intuitionistic neutrosophic soft saddle point method, we give an application in a real decision-making problem.
n-Cyclic Refined Neutrosophic Groups
Authors:   Independent Researcher, Cairo, Egypt, Ali Rozina
Published: September 2021

This paper introduces for the first time the concept of n-cyclic refined neutrosophic group as a direct application of the concept of n-cyclic refined neutrosophic set. Also, it discusses some of its elementary properties such as AH-subgroups, kernels, and direct products.
A study of refined neutrosophic complex numbers and their algebriac properties
Authors:   Faculty of science,, Department,of mathematices,AL- Baath University, Homs,Syria, Alaswad Malath F.
Published: September 2021

This paper is dedicated to defining for the first time the concept of complex refined neutrosophic numbers as a direct application of refined neutrosophic sets and as a new generalization of neutrosophic complex numbers. Also, it presents some of their elementary properties such as conjugates, absolute values, invertibility, and algebraic operations. The importance of the definitions in this article lies in the use of them by defining the polar form of the refined neutrosophic complex numbers.
H-Max Single-Valued Neutrosophic Distance Measure in Medical Diagnosis
Authors:   Hanoi University of Natural Resources and Environment, Hanoi, VIETNAM, Roan Ngan Thi , Smarandache Florentin ,   Dept. Math and Sciences, University of New Mexico, Gallup, NM, USA
Published: September 2021

As an instance of a neutrosophic set, a single-valued neutrosophic set (SVNS) can be used to handle uncertainty, inaccuracy, indeterminacy, and inconsistency. In this paper, a new not-so-sophisticated distance measure between two SVNSs is defined by considering the cross-assessment between characteristic functions for the forward and backward differences. Furthermore, a single-valued neutrosophic similarity measure, a single-valued neutrosophic entropy measure, and their basic properties are presented and proven. In addition, an application to medical diagnosis is shown to illustrate the effective applicability of the proposals.
Telemedicine use in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic among community dwelling U.S. Medicare beneficiaries
Authors: Davis-Ajami Mary Lynn , Lu Zhiqiang K. , Wu Jun
Published: September 2021

Objective: CMS reimbursement regulations for telemedicine changed after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. This study aimed to assess telemedicine utilization patterns offered by health care providers and used by Medicare beneficiaries during the COVID-19 pandemic during 2020.Methods: This study used the Fall 2020 Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey (MCBS) supplemental COVID-19 survey to identify Medicare beneficiaries (≥ 65 years) with a regular place for medical care that offered telemedicine during 2020. Major outcomes: prevalence for whether telemedicine was offered before and during the pandemic, telemedicine use, and digital access to telemedicine. Logistic regression identified the demographic factors associated with telemedicine use.Results: The study sample included 4,380 eligible individual Medicare beneficiaries ≥ 65 years. Of those, 42.9% made telemedicine visits during the pandemic. Approximately 60% of the telemedicine visits were conducted via telephone. Telemedicine was offered to 18% of the respondents before the pandemic vs. 64% during year 2020 of the pandemic. Among telemedicine users, 57.2%, 28.3%, and 14.5% used voice calls, video calls, and both voice and video calls for health care appointments, respectively. Overall telemedicine use varied by sex, race, and region. Individuals 65-74 years, female, living in a metropolitan area, with higher incomes were more likely to make video visits. Experience using telecommunications via the internet influenced telemedicine use significantly.Conclusions: Telemedicine offered to older Medicare beneficiaries increased dramatically after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Yet, less than half used telemedicine and differences in utilization existed by demographic characteristics.
To Whom Are You Writing? Examining Audience in L2 Textbook Writing Activities
Authors: Kalfut Thamer
Published: September 2021

A sense of audience is important in the development of student writing (Many & Henderson, 2005). Research shows students need to consider an audience’s attitudes, beliefs, and expectations to be effective writers (Midgette, Haria, & MacArthur, 2007). Therefore, students need learning opportunities in L2 classrooms to develop this ability. Yet, the incorporation of audience in L2 textbook writing activities has not been sufficiently addressed. This study examined textbook activities to whom students write based on parameters of audience influence proposed by Grabe and Kaplan (1996, 2014). Writing prompts from six high school textbooks in Saudi Arabia were analyzed. The results indicate prompts instruct students to write to a single reader, known/unknown readers, as well as write about general topics. However, prompts do not provide information for students about three parameters (age, gender, and social status) which are necessary ingredients in developing a writer’s sense of audience and play a significant role on textual variations. This study also modified a model of audience that can be used for textbook evaluation. The findings benefit textbook developers and teachers by motivating them to consider parameters of audience influence when they design lessons and materials for L2 writing classrooms.
Parallel Corpora and ST Analysis: EU Regulations on Immigration in the Specialised Translation Classroom
Authors: Giordano Michela , Piga Antonio
Published: September 2021

Starting from the assumption that “if corpora are to play a role in the translation professions of tomorrow, it is important that they impact on the education of the students of today” (Bernardini & Castagnoli, 2008, p. 40), this study endeavours to show how translation corpora of parallel texts (in English and in Italian) can be used in a Specialised Translation Master’s degree classroom. The point of departure is to examine parallel or aligned texts (originals and their translations) taken from the various European Union websites available for citizens to read and consult. The corpora currently being gathered include a variety of text typologies ranging from legal documents (such as regulations or directives), to administrative documents (such as White and Green papers) or informative texts (such as leaflets, brochures or web texts) (Felici, 2010, p. 101), all of them dealing with migration and asylum issues. The various types of documents are analysed quantitatively and qualitatively in class according to the following three main methodologies: Corpus Linguistics (Stubbs, 1996), Genre Analysis (Swales, 1990; Bhatia, 1993) and Systemic Functional Linguistics (Halliday, 1985; Halliday & Matthiessen, 2004). Classroom experiences in the past few years have shown that building ad hoc corpora (or do-it-yourself corpora as coined by Krüger, 2012, p. 514) for classroom consumption is a valuable and precious learning tool which enables students to hone their practical skills in the resource gathering process and consequently in the translation process itself.

This study focuses on an EU regulation and shows how a lesson in class can be conducted with students at Cagliari University, Italy. The aim is to get students to work on the quantitative aspects along with the more qualitative linguistic elements of the ST (Source Text) in order to obtain greater awareness and understanding of professional translator strategies used by the professionals in the translation agencies of European Union institutions. From an educational and academic point of view, the linguistic and contrastive analysis of certain features of the ST along with the investigation of specialised terminology associated with contexts of migration and asylum and their equivalents in the TT (Target Text), have so far provided the Master’s students at Cagliari University with useful insights and sound knowledge of the linguistic characteristics of legal and institutional discourse in both English and Italian.
Factors Influencing Chinese Tourist to Select Bangkok, Thailand as A Travel Destination
Authors: Wongsunopparat Sumas , Jing Shen
Published: September 2021

This study aims to investigate factors influencing the Bangkok-focused tourist destination selection in China. In addition, Kuala Lumpur and Tokyo, Japan were selected for comparison by assessing four destination attributes including culture, transportation, architecture, and food. In this study, we used a sample of 400 Chinese tourists who have traveled to Bangkok. The main research issue is to reveal the first- and second-order potential factors generating significant influences on Chinese tourists’ choice of Bangkok as their destination. The aim of this study is to explore the structural relationships among the mentioned first-order and second-order latent variables, and their impact on the choice of tourist destinations in China. Due to the competitive nature of Chinese tourist destinations, we believe that there might be some potential factors that significantly affected their choice decision, therefore we applied the second-order Structural Equation Models (SEM) to capture these potentially unobservable factors. The result showed that our proposed model appeared to fit well: the RMSEA was 0.03 (<0.06) and values of GFI, AGFI, NFI, TLI, and CFI were greater than 0.9 (most of them were even larger than 0.95). More importantly, Food (F), Emotional Factor (EF) representing food and cultural indulgence, and Physical Factor (PF) representing Architecture and Transportation facility of the destination showed significant impacts on tourist destination choice as their p-values were less than 0.05. Hence, Thai food and anything that could maximize the emotional and functional values of Chinese tourists would make travel choices to become their travel destination. At the same time, it was aimed to provide some valuable suggestions for tourist cities currently under threat from COVID-19, to recover or better in the coming years, providing some evidence for future researchers to further explore this field.