bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Interleukin-37 suppresses the cytotoxicity of hepatitis B virus peptides-induced CD8+ T cells in patients with acute hepatitis B
Authors: Liu Qian , Zhou Qiang , Wang Mingrui , Pang Bo
Published: November 2022

Interleukin-37 (IL-37) is a newly identified anti-inflammatory cytokine, owning immunosuppressive activity in infectious diseases. The aim of this study was to investigate the regulatory function of IL-37 on CD8+ T cells during hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection. Eighteen acute hepatitis B (AHB) patients, thirty-nine chronic hepatitis B (CHB) patients, and twenty controls were enrolled. IL-37 concentration was measured by ELISA. IL-37 receptor subunits expressions on CD8+ T cells were assessed by flow cytometry. Purified CD8+ T cells were stimulated with HBV peptides and recombinant IL-37. Perforin and granzyme B secretion was investigated by ELISPOT. Programmed death-1 (PD-1) and cytotoxic T-lymphocyte associated protein-4 (CTLA-4) mRNA expressions were semi-quantified by real-time PCR. CD8+ T cell cytotoxicity was assessed in direct contact and indirect contact coculture with HepG2.2.15 cells. Plasma IL-37 level was down-regulated and negatively correlated with aminotransferase levels in AHB patients. There were no significant differences of IL-37 receptor subunits among AHB patients, CHB patients, and controls. Exogenous IL-37 stimulation suppressed HBV peptides-induced perforin and granzyme B secretion by CD8+ T cells in AHB patients, but not in CHB patients. Exogenous IL-37 stimulation did not affect proinflammatory cytokines secretion as well as PD-1/CTLA-4 mRNA expressions in CD8+ T cells in AHB and CHB patients. Exogenous IL-37 stimulation dampened HBV peptide-induced CD8+ T cell cytotoxicity in a cell-to-cell contact manner. The current data indicated that acute HBV infection might induce down-regulation of IL-37, which might be associated with enhanced CD8+ T cell cytotoxicity and liver damage.
Non-Convulsive Status Epilepticus as a Manifestation of Methotrexate-Induced Leukoencephalopathy
Authors: Kim Jae Hyoung , Ahn June Woo , Lee Ho-Won , Jeon Ji-Ye
Published: November 2022

Methotrexate (MTX) is an anti-metabolite used in the treatment of leukemia and autoimmune disease. Careful observation of MTX concentration should be performed as side effects such as seizure, headache, limb paralysis, and confusion are found in MTX-induced leukoencephalopathy. To our knowledge, there was no reported case of non-convulsive status epilepticus as a manifestation of MTX-induced leukoencephalopathy in South Korea. Here, we report a 54-year-old patient that was diagnosed with non-convulsive status epilepticus after long-term use of MTX.
Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis with MTHFR C677T Heterozygous Mutation
Authors: Chae Sol , Yun Dong Min , Lim Sung Min , Jang Sang Hyun
Published: November 2022

Decrease in the activity of methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) increases the level of homocysteine. MTHFR C677T gene polymorphism has been reported as a well-known cause of elevated homocysteine level associated with cerebral venous sinus thrombosis (CVST). A 34-year-old male was admitted with severe headache after generalized seizure. Brain magnetic resonance venography showed thrombus in superior sagittal sinus. In the investigation of risk factors, a slight increase in homocysteine caused by MTHFR C677T heterozygous mutation is presumed to be the cause of CVST.
MOG Antibody-Positive Myelopathy as a Paraneoplastic Manifestation of Lymphoma
Authors: Gil So Dam , Seok Jung Im , Kim Yo Sep
Published: November 2022

Although myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein antibody-associated disease (MOGAD) is an autoimmune demyelinating disease, it may occur as a paraneoplastic syndrome in rare instances. A 80-year-old woman presented with paresthesia and weakness of four extremities for 10 days. Spine magnetic resonance imaging showed longitudinally extensive transverse myelitis. Laboratory tests revealed positive MOG antibodies. Both high-dose intravenous methylprednisolone and plasma exchange were not effective and further evaluation showed lymphoma. Herein, we reported a case of MOG-positive paraneoplastic myelopathy with lymphoma.
Wood-cement-steatite panels used in replacement of gypsum boards in residential and commercial buildings: contribution to the thermal mass
Authors: Viet-Anh Vu , Benoit Bissonnette , Alain Cloutier , Pierre Blanchet
Published: November 2022

This article reports the results of a study carried out to evaluate the influence of wood-cement-steatite partitions on the thermal performance of a small building. The interior walls of two identical 2.0 × 2.5 × 3.0 m experimental wooden frame huts (tiny houses, with one door and one window), designed and built following the National Building Code of Canada, were covered with standard gypsum boards in one case (GB hut) and a combination of gypsum boards and wood-cement-steatite panels in the other case (WCSP hut). The thermal behavior of both huts, located on the campus of Laval University, in Québec (QC), Canada was monitored over a testing period extending from mid-march to the first week of July 2019. Depending on the moment during that period (cold weather, mild weather) and the characteristics being evaluated, the temperature inside the huts was conditioned or not with an electric heater. The following parameters were recorded: outdoor temperature, the temperature inside the two huts, and, when applicable, their electricity consumption. In cold weather, the wood-cement-steatite panels contributed to reducing the electricity consumption by 5.2% over that of the reference GB hut. In mild weather, wood-cement-steatite panels were found to improve the comfort inside the test hut by leveling off the temperature variations, with reductions ranging from 0.3 °C to 3.8 °C. Both the differences in electricity consumption and indoor temperature variations were determined to be statistically significant, with p - values inferior to 0.005. The results generated in this part of the study further strengthen the potential of WCSP as a real alternative to gypsum boards for drywall partitioning in residential and commercial buildings. In addition to their many advantageous constructive properties, such as water resistance, flexural strength, screw withdrawal resistance, and fire resistance, the improvements they could yield in energy efficiency and thermal comfort make it a quite promising partitioning option.
A Systematic Review on the Effectiveness of Metacognitive Strategies and Multimodal Tools in Blended Learning English Language Classroom
Authors: Monika M. , V Anitha Devi.
Published: November 2022

Blended learning was considered to be an effective approach to language learning in various fields as it significantly increases the learner's autonomy, engagement, curiosity, and effective comprehension. In the past years, various experimental studies have been carried out to examine the positive outcome of blended learning among English language learners. Since 2000, various research studies have been carried out to analyze the strengths and limitations of the blended learning classroom. The purpose of the present study is to systematically review the research papers published on blended learning from the year 2010 to 2021. The study investigates the effectiveness of blended learning specifically in English language classrooms. Blended learning is highly reliant on the English language tools and strategies employed while teaching. Hence, the study analyses the various metacognitive strategies and English language-based multimodal tools used in the blended learning classroom. The study reviews the method, approach, and strategies used in the blended learning classroom. 25 quantitative studies were selected for the systematic review. The study uses “Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses” and Cochrane guidelines of systematic review to analyze the selected studies. Blended learning seems to be effective among English language learners and it has significantly developed students’ attention, academic achievement, student learning involvement, students engagement, active learning, student interaction, learning process, language proficiency, English language skills, learning motivation, improves concentration and provides a new learning experience. Nevertheless, variables like English language skills, various multimodal tools, and metacognitive strategies can significantly impact the effectiveness of the blended learning approach.
English Language Anxiety and Language Achievement Among EFL Students in Saudi Arabia
Authors: Almesaar Oun
Published: November 2022

Foreign language anxiety impedes language acquisition. Previous studies in various cultural contexts have found significantly negative and moderately high correlations between scores on the Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety Scale (FLCAS) and foreign language grades. This study aims to investigate the factor structure of the FLCAS in the Saudi Arabian context and to determine whether the main FLCAS factors predict English language achievement, as operationalised by university grades. A total of 257 Saudi students (19–21 years old) studying accounting and business administration completed a Saudi Arabian version of the FLCAS. Simultaneously, these students provided their most recent grades from university English courses. Maximum likelihood extraction with direct oblimin rotation was performed, and three main factors (trait anxiety, situation-specific anxiety, and communication apprehension and confidence) were identified, accounting for 17.5%, 18.6%, and 4.1% of the total FLCAS variance, respectively. The linear regression model with these factors as predictors and language achievement as a criterion was non-significant (F = 0.479; p = 0.685), indicating that the main FLCAS factors were not connected to English language achievement. The study highlights specific areas (trait anxiety and situation-specific anxiety) that English teachers in Saudi Arabia need to address using better-targeted techniques and strategies.
Developing a Teaching Module on Arabic Vocabulary Based on the Four Strands Theory for Pre-University Students in Malaysia: A Needs Analysis
Authors: Razman Syakirah Mohd , Ismail Zawawi , Ismail Wail Muin Alhaj Said
Published: November 2022

Vocabulary is very important in language learning. Studies on Arabic language vocabulary mastery in Malaysia show that lack of teaching materials on effective vocabulary learning contributed to problems in teaching vocabulary faced by teachers, including at pre-university level. Hence this study was carried out to identify the need for designing a module for teaching Arabic language vocabulary for pre-university students based on Nation’s Four Strands theory. The survey approach was used with a questionnaire distributed for collecting data on the need to develop the module. The sample consisted of 63 pre-university Arabic language teachers, selected by purposive sampling. The research findings show that there was a need for designing the vocabulary teaching module for pre-university students based on the Four Strands theory comprising four elements, namely meaning focused input, meaning focused output, language focused learning and fluency development.
An Implementation of Online Extensive Reading to Improve Reading Comprehension of Social Work Students
Authors: Pongsatornpipat Warangkana
Published: November 2022

This research aimed at studying the reading skills of finding the main idea of an article, learning new vocabulary, and students’ opinions towards extensive reading through online weekly journals.  The sample consisted of 27 third-year students from the Faculty of Social Administration enrolled in English for Social Workers 1 in the first semester of the 2021 academic year. The research instruments consisted of online weekly articles published in reliable online sources, such as the BBC, CNN, and National Geographic, and were relevant to their field of study. The findings showed that (1) students were able to identify the main idea of the written text from reliable online sources based on a topic of interest or field of study. Students could write a summary of the written text to determine the main idea. As for students’ opinions about extensive reading after eight weeks of online reading activities, (2) students were able to read faster and were familiar with reading strategies during the activities. They were capable of reading long articles with new vocabulary and did not have to rely on translation tools.
Text-Based Game — A Tool to Enhance Critical Reading and Critical Thinking Skills in English Classrooms
Authors: Darvenkumar T. , Devi V. Anitha
Published: November 2022

Game technology has recently attracted a lot of attention and provides a favourable environment for language learning students who want to improve their English communicative abilities. The purpose of this article is to explore how students utilize gaming technology to increase their critical reading and critical thinking skills while playing. This research is a pre-experimental study with a one-group pre-test and post-test design. Students at the tertiary level are the participants in this study. Choice of the Dragon was a fantasy text-based game used in the experiment. A storyline from the game was transcribed into scripts and distributed to students for the pre-test. The game was introduced with the goal of gaining points on the achievement chart. In the end, the game will display an achievement chart. It encourages the students to continue the gameplay and read intensively until they reach their goal. Google Form was used to collect data for the research. The collected data was analysed with the help of a statistical tool. Students’ critical reading and critical thinking skills have increased significantly due to the intervention of the fantasy text-based game.
Positive Discourse Analysis of Political Thought in The Analects From the Perspective of Metaphor
Authors: Kong Shujuan
Published: November 2022

Against the query about hierarchical political system of Confucianism, this article tries to identify and analyze the political metaphors reflected in The Analects - the master piece of Confucianism based on Positive Discourse Analysis. We have the findings as follows. Basically, political metaphors in The Analects include STATE IS FAMILY, PATH, UP-DOWN, and ENTITY which construct a unified and coherent political system of Confucianism. In this political system, Confucius and his disciples intend to emphasize the leadership of virtuous and knowledgeable men and the co-construction of family and state, require people to strengthen personal moral cultivation, follow the social norms and do what they are required to do according to their social identities, and participate in the governance and development of the country actively. Based on positive discourse analysis, the positive meanings of Confucian political thought constructed by metaphors in The Analects are revealed.
Cross-Cultural Marriage and Family Life in Susan Muaddi Darraj’s The Inheritance of Exile: Stories From South Philly
Authors: Alkayid Majd M.
Published: November 2022

This paper aims at examining the personal factors that affect and are affected by the cross-cultural marriage in The Inheritance of Exile: Stories from South Philly. The intercultural marriage of Hanan; an Arab, and John; an American, affects the entire unit of children, members of family and social networks. Cultural differences between the couple make their parents reject the interracial marriage and this leads to struggle and instability in the couple’s marital life. The study highlights the sociological, economic and cultural contexts that affect this interracial marriage.
Multiple Occurrences of the Chinese Reflexive in a Clause: At the Syntax-Pragmatics Interface
Authors: Li Moying
Published: November 2022

Multiple occurrences of ziji in Mandarin Chinese pose a theoretical challenge which has not been met satisfactorily by previous analyses (see Huang & Liu, 2001; Huang et al., 2009). In this paper, we employ a parsing analysis of the co-reference relationship between zijis and their potential antecedents within the framework of Dynamic Syntax (Kempson et al., 2001; Cann et al., 2005). Since the perspective center for multiple zijis is determined only by looking at the context in line with the principle of relevance, ziji can be treated as a place-holder which can violate the locality condition. That is to say, the metavariable projected by ziji can only be provided via the pragmatic enrichment process: substitution. The perspective shifting for multiple zijis will cause semantic confusion in communication. We then conclude that multiple zijis can only take one and the same antecedent in communication context (see also Yang & Wu, 2015).
Adaptive Modelling System as a Unifi ed Platform for Industry-Specifi c CAD Systems
Authors: Gordin M. V. , Ivanova G. S. , Proletarsky A. V. , Fetisov M. V.
Published: November 2022

The risks associated with the isolated design of complex software systems within individual industries are analyzed, where not only the same thing is often done, but also the quality of the design suffers  due to incomplete competence of the implementers. The approach of dividing competence and responsibility in complex software development by introducing an additional domain-specific layer of interaction between the software developer and the subject area specialists is discussed. The use of an adaptive modelling system as a tool for such separation is proposed. It is shown that the use of adaptive modelling as a common development platform for industry-specific CAD will not only improve the quality of production design in different industries, but will also simplify the design of production in related fields. Finally, it is shown that the use of a common platform will avoid the costs associated with the trend towards simplification and atomization of software developed in our country in the face of sanctions and the degradation of global connections.
State of health among academicians of higher medical and postgraduate educational organizations
Authors: Magomedova Aishat M. , Vasiliev Mikhail D. , Chumakov Aleksandr S. , Makarova Ekaterina V. , Vasilieva Tatiana P.
Published: November 2022

BACKGROUND: The work of the teaching staff and department head is associated with great emotional stress, prolonged attention strain, and possibility of computer radiation exposure that affects vision.
AIMS: To characterize the state of health of teachers of higher medical and postgraduate educational organizations.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: During the study, content analysis, analytical methods, direct observation, organizational experiment, copying data from information and statistical documents, expert assessments, and questionnaire and personalized survey were conducted. In total, 1209 questionnaires were processed during the study (each teacher and head filled out 3 questionnaires). The main importance was on the state of health.
RESULTS: Various diseases, regardless of the workplace, were detected in 76.6% of the interviewed department heads and 75.6% of the teachers. Risks for morbidity with central nervous, cardiovascular, and musculoskeletal diseases increased with work experience, indicating the relationship between morbidity and professional activities of teachers and department heads. The results showed that teachers and department heads do not always undergo regular medical examinations, which causes health deterioration and subsequently negatively affects the desire to improve their competencies.
CONCLUSIONS: Insufficient preventive work in various educational organizations contributes to high levels of morbidity among doctors, especially nervous system disorders, leading to the syndrome of psycho-emotional burnout in the department heads of medical higher and postgraduate educational organizations.
The Leadership Element
Authors:   , Whitley Cecil Shannon , Hill Deanna
Published: November 2022

This study explored the lived experiences of government contractors serving on a military base in Maryland. The focus of the research was to gain a better understanding of the lived experiences of government contractors that serve both their contract company as well as attend to the needs of the customer site. The goal was to contribute to a limited body of qualitative research concerning government contractor job satisfaction when serving two independent leadership structures and, at the same time, to contribute to the existing literature concerning the organizational effects of leadership styles and behaviors. This study was guided by an overarching research question and three sub- questions. The overarching question was: How do government contractors describe how serving two independent leadership structures affects their level of job satisfaction? The three sub-questions were: (1) How do the contractors describe how their interaction with the customer site leadership affected their sense of job satisfaction? (2) How do the contractors describe how their interaction with the contract company leadership affected their sense of job satisfaction? (3) How do the contractors describe the experience of working for two leadership structures simultaneously? The researcher employed a qualitative phenomenological approach to inquiry. Fifteen contractors participated in the study. Data sources included a demographic questionnaire, semi-structured interviews, and a researcher's journal. The results were as follows: 1) government rules provided clarity regarding the roles of contractor, contract company, and customer site; 2) the leadership styles and behaviors of the customer site leadership impacted the level of job satisfaction experienced by the government contractors; 3) the leadership styles and behaviors of the contract company leadership had little impact on the level of job satisfaction experienced by the government contractors; and 4) autonomy and team building were very important to participants' levels of job satisfaction. The researcher offered recommendations for practice and for future research. Keywords: leadership, job satisfaction, government, contractor, turnover
Colour Change of Hot Immersed Polymerized Acrylic Resin Steeped into Roselle Tea (Hibiscus sabdariffa) and Black Tea (Camellia sinensis)
Authors: Nilasari Alfila Dinanti , Kristiana Dewi , Gunadi Achmad , Dwiatmoko Surartono
Published: November 2022

Steeping rosella tea and black tea are effective as denture cleaning agents as they contain flavonoids that can inhibit the growth of C. Albicans. Flavonoids in the brewing of rosella tea and black tea are found in pigment compounds, so when the acrylic resin is soaked in the steeping of roselle tea and black tea, it can cause discoloration.This study aims to compare the color changes of acrylic resin soaked in roselle tea and black tea with the same treatment. A total of 18 samples of acrylic resin were divided into three groups; six samples immersed in 20% concentrated roselle tea, six samples immersed in 20% concentration of black tea, and six samples immersed in steeping mineral water for 22 hours 30 minutes at room temperature. The research results' data were analyzed using the one-way Anova test. Acrylic resin soaked in steeping roselle and black tea experienced a color change, and the largest color change occurred in acrylic resin soaked in black tea. The results showed that hot polymerized acrylic resin soaked in black tea had a greater color change than that of acrylic resin soaked in roselle tea.
Desempeño de las empresas de distribución eléctrica en América Latina y el Caribe: el rol de la gobernanza y la gestión
Authors: Weiss Mariana , Eguiguren-Cosmelli José , Matías David , Daltro Yuri , Arias Karla , Carvalho Metanias Hallack Michelle
Published: November 2022

Dada la heterogeneidad de las empresas de distribución eléctrica en América Latina y el Caribe no es trivial diseñar incentivos para garantir decisiones eficientes. Una buena gobernanza es una herramienta para garantizar una mayor eficiencia en las decisiones de las empresas. Este trabajo analiza de forma empírica el rol de la gobernanza y gestión de las empresas de la distribución eléctrica de América Latina y el Caribe en la calidad del servicio prestado y su rentabilidad. Para medir calidad del servicio se utiliza un índice de satisfacción del cliente, y dos que miden la duración y frecuencia de la interrupción del servicio. Para las variables de rentabilidad, el análisis se hace sobre el margen EBITDA y la rentabilidad de los activos. Las variables de gobernanza y gestión explican en un porcentaje no menor la heterogeneidad observada entre las empresas, en los indicadores que miden la calidad del servicio prestado y su rentabilidad. Además, los resultados de este trabajo muestran que instaurar instancias de control de la gobernanza corporativa; poner énfasis en la estrategia comercial de ellas y así mejorar sus ventas; y mejorar la capacidad técnica y operativa para disminuir las pérdidas, redundarán en un mejor servicio prestado por las empresas a sus clientes, y en mejores rentabilidades para sus inversionistas, sean públicos o privados.
Application of Rhuepo to Post-Chemotherapy Blood Cancer Patients and Clinical Observation
Authors: Mahaseth Dr. Rameshwar , Datri Jha Dr. Sidhi , Kumar Thakur Dr. Digbijay
Published: November 2022

Aim: Clinical use of Recombinant Human Erythropoietin (rHuEPO) effectively increases the level of Hemoglobin in blood and improve quality of life of patients.
Methods: Blood cancer patients is divided into two groups namely Treatment group and Control group. There is altogether 24 patients in treatment gp to whom both chemotherapy and rHuEPO is given for 4 weeks. rHuEPO is given as 150u/kg，subcutaneously, three times a week. Blood routine check up is done in every week and iron is prescribed after 2 weeks.
Result: After 4 weeks of treatment, patients were evaluated for drugs effectiveness in both groups; total effectiveness were 58.34% and 20% respectively, P >0.05; after 4 weeks of treatment, there was distinct statistical significance. Comparing with pretreatment level, Treatment group has remarkable rise in Hb after 4 weeks (81.29±9.85)对（65.75±12.37），（P<0.01, whereas control group has not distinct change in Hb level(86.95±11.61)对（84.30±16.25），（P>0.05.
Conclusion: Hb is significantly increased after the use of rHuEPO and side effects were less with well tolerances.
Prediction of Thermal Distribution in an Internally Heated Radiative-Convective Moving Porous Fin with variable Thermal Conductivity using Homotopy Perturbation Method
Authors: Oladosu Suraju Aremu , Kuku Rafiu Olalekan , Sobamowo Gbeminiyi Musibau , Siqueira Antonio Marcos de Oliveira
Published: November 2022

Thermal distribution of a rectangular moving convective-radiative porous fin with temperature-dependent thermal conductivity and internal heat generation is analyzed in this work homotopy perturbation method. With the aid of the analytical solutions, the impacts of the model parameters on the thermal behaviour of the fin are investigated.  The parametric analysis reveals that increase in porosity and convective parameters, the rate of heat transfer from the fin increases and consequently improves the efficiency of the fin. The values of the temperature distribution in the fin increase as the Peclet number increases. However, as thermal conductivity and internal heat generation increase, the rate of heat transfer from the fin decreases. Therefore, the operational parameters of the fin must be carefully selected to ensure that the fin retains its primary purpose of removing heat from the primary surface.
Reflexiones conceptuales sobre la educación ambiental a partir de experiencias pedagógicas
Authors: Cabral Victoria Noelia
Published: November 2022

La educación ambiental cobra relevancia a partir de la década del ´70 ante el escenario de preocupación mundial sobre la escasez de recursos naturales. En las décadas siguientes, la sustentabilidad y el desarrollo son los ejes centrales de sus lineamientos, orientados principalmente hacia la concientización o sensibilización de la población. En Argentina, la educación ambiental no ha sido ajena a las políticas educativas de corte neoliberal de las décadas del ´80 y ´90 las cuales han generado dificultades en su institucionalización. No obstante, en los últimos años se registra un marcado interés y reconocimiento de su importancia en los procesos de transición socioecológica. Recientemente, se ha avanzado en normativas en dirección a la formación ambiental de funcionarios públicos con perspectiva de desarrollo sostenible. Además, se ha generado una política pública nacional basada en la Estrategia Nacional de Educación Ambiental Integral. En este contexto, el presente trabajo tiene como objetivo reflexionar sobre la educación ambiental desde una mirada social a partir de experiencias pedagógicas. Las mismas se desarrollaron en el Partido de General Pueyrredon (Provincia de Buenos Aires) en distintas instancias educativas, considerando la diversidad de problemáticas y conflictos ambientales percibidos por la comunidad. Se espera que estas reflexiones contribuyan a pensar la educación ambiental como una práctica problematizadora vinculada al territorio y la participación local.
Self-help groups as a social rosource in times of crisis
Authors: Almateri Raed
Published: November 2022

The COVID-19 crisis has highlighted the importance of social support resources and the need to create and/or expand social networks that provide the necessary support. This has been evident as many people lost their sources of support in the most needed situations, including public support provided by formal institutions. Although the overall magnitude of the social impact is yet to be evaluated, many questions have been raised, as a result of this crisis, about improving the existing systems of support and using other possible social resources. This essay aims to shed light on the role of self-help groups (also called self-development or personal growth groups) as a significant resource of social support and resilience. Evidently, these groups have provided a space for people to connect with each other, to share useful information, to mutually give emotional and instrumental support, and to build capacity and resilience among its members. This has been more evident during the COVID-19 crisis as online self-help and mutual aid platforms played a key supportive role when movement was restricted. We argue that self-help groups represent an important social resource, not only as a buffer against crises, but also as tool for social change and improving quality of life.
Contribuciones para la comprensión de la relación sociedad-naturaleza
Authors: Mujica Camila Magalí
Published: November 2022

La calidad de vida depende en gran medida del buen funcionamiento de los ecosistemas; así como también, el estado de los ecosistemas requiere que las economías de las sociedades no sobre pasen limites críticos que aseguran su estabilidad. Los enfoques para interpretar esta compleja relación no siempre han sido capaces de reflejar efectivamente el vínculo, teniendo distintas implicancias en el diseño de políticas ambientales. En este aporte, se comentan los principales encuadres de pensamiento sucedidos en el último siglo y se los ilustra mediante hitos ambientales de renombre internacional y aplicaciones que han tenido lugar en Argentina. En términos generales, estos enfoques han atravesado distintos períodos que van desde una visión vinculada a la conservación de especies y hábitats dominado por las ciencias naturales a un enfoque interdisciplinario que integra múltiples valores ecológicos, económicos y sociales. Estos enfoques, que continúan están siendo discutidos, construidos y aplicados de distintas maneras requieren de métricas flexibles, adaptables a la escala local y efectivas en términos de comunicación entre la ciencia, las comunidades y los tomadores de decisión. La contribución aquí presentada se ha realizado en el marco del proyecto de tesis del Doctorado en Ciencias Aplicadas, Mención Ambiente y Salud perteneciente a la Facultad de Ciencias Exactas de la UNICEN.
El espacio público en las ciudades postsoviéticas y el legado socialista en ellas
Authors: Font Nicolás , Rodríguez de la Vega Lía
Published: November 2022

El presente ensayo intenta servir como un estado de la cuestión sobre el impacto del legado socialista en la dinámica espacial de las ciudades postsoviéticas, especialmente considerando su espacio público. Para ello aborda diversos trabajos académicos que han estudiado las dinámicas espaciales de la transición de las ciudades del ámbito soviético al momento postsoviético, transitando por diversos elementos identificados por distintos autores, tales como la globalización, la dinámica del mercado, el consumismo en la población de estas ciudades, etc., así como su relación con emergentes del pasado socialista, a saber, la reacción frente a distintos símbolos de esa época, espacios públicos de memoria, etc. Dichos elementos se corresponden con imaginarios relacionales con ese pasado reciente, renarrativizándolo con perspectivas a veces negativas y a veces positivas. El alcance de dichas narrativas se traduce en las dinámicas de los espacios públicos, que a veces se corresponden con el abandono de lugares, o por el contrario su cuidado y mejora, el cambio rotundo de los mismos (como por ejemplo el reflejado en la relocalización de monumentos, entre otros), etc. Se concluye que ese legado socialista podría ser superado en algún momento, sin embargo, podría también continuar nutriendo la construcción del espacio social del mundo postsocialista, en general, como hasta ahora.
Simulation in the aerospace industry: review of technologies, methods and prospects of their use in future industries
Authors: Kabanov A.A.
Published: November 2022

The paper presents a review of modern technologies used today to various degrees in simulating the production activity. The emphasis is primarily made on production in aviation, space and rocket industries. The work objective is to develop approaches to introduction of technologies in practice today without waiting for the final formation of their implementation environment, which in most cases requires serious preparation, fundamental changes and long-term implementation. Without them, the use is becoming impossible in principle or inefficient. Based on these positions, the methodological foundation of technologies was studied, they were systemized, their potential in solving the current production problems was evaluated, and the prospects for their use in future were considered. Main sources of technology containment were shown. Attention was paid to the issues of standardization in the digital transformation. Possibilities and limitations of using the considered technologies in the education were studied in order to train the highly sought specialists familiar with technologies and possessing skills of their practical implementation. In this context, these technologies are conditionally divided into those that could be studied in higher educational aerospace institutions and those that reasonably could be studied within the framework of additional professional educational programs.
Sesame High Yielding Variety: YLM-66 (Sarada)
Authors: Sirisha A.B.M. , Lakshmi T. Tulasi , Banu S.K. Haseena
Published: November 2022

Sesame (Sesamum indicum L.) popularly known as til is an important oil seed crop. Sesame is warm temperature loving crop with a duration range of 85-115 days. Sesame is usually growing in light to medium textured well drained soils. Many of the farmers adopt local landraces of seeds for growing sesame. Local land races have low productivity of seed and oil content. Presently there is need in development and adoption of sesame high yielding varieties to obtain high productivity in seed yields. The main objective of the present study is to know the development method and morphological characteristics, seed yield of the sesame high yielding variety YLM-66 (sarada). The Sarada variety is brown seed variety developed by pedigree breeding method by crossing YLM-17 × PS-201. The variety is tested over locations and released for cultivation to Andhra Pradesh and Telangana states during 2009. The Sarada (YLM-66) is a brown seed variety suitable to rabi-summer season. It grows within 80-85 days duration. The Sarada variety is recommended for adoption to Andhra Pradesh and Telangana farmers for cultivation. The Sarada variety recorded 25.7 per cent increased yield over the check TKG-22. Sarada variety recorded average productivity of 1125 kg/ha of sesame seed and with oil percentage of 50.3 per cent. The sarada variety have great impact in sesame production occupying an area of more than 60 percentage.
Study Of Faculty Instructors In Undergraduate Classroom And Planetarium Learning Environments
Authors: Everding Daniel , Keller John
Published: November 2022

A mixed-methods study exploring the undergraduate planetarium learning environment was conducted during the 2019--2020 academic year at a western American university. Survey responses from university faculty, observational data using the Classroom Observation Protocol for Undergraduate STEM (COPUS), and faculty interview responses were collected and analyzed to investigate how and why collegiate undergraduates were being instructed in a planetarium environment and how this environment compared to a traditional classroom counterpart. Results suggest that planetarium use is viewed by instructors as an integrated learning experience with the classroom environment, with affective learning outcomes in the planetarium complemented by cognitive learning outcomes in the classroom. COPUS observations of planetarium instruction show broad similarity to classroom instruction; however, reductionsin active-learning behavior archetypes measured in the planetarium environment suggest a trade-off between interactive learning strategies and visually immersive content presentation. Implications concerning the collegiate planetarium environment and future work are discussed.
셰익스피어 『햄릿』의 “몰인격” 테마와 BBC <햄릿>의 현대적 변용
Authors:   The Criticism and Theory Society of Korea, Song Woo Jin
Published: November 2022

If one is to inherit a theatrical text to let it survive throughout time, there is a twofold task to be committed: in Roland Barthes’s terms, preserving its studium and at the same time devising its new punctum; in other words, maintaining consistency of the work without seriously ravaging it on one hand, and on the other, ingeniously appreciating the work to save it from repeated reception without any peculiar variation. In the case of Shakespeare’s Hamlet, the prince Hamlet as a character with inward personality has been a punctum since the seventeenth century. However, now that such concepts as the unconscious or psychology have become so familiar a concept to the contemporary, Hamlet’s personality is hardly effective as a punctum. Alternately, the concept of impersonality in Hamlet is now new to us, hence a new punctum of the play. In this perspective, the foundational story of Hamlet is not the tragic drama itself, but rather the positionality of the prince Hamlet in Elsinore, that is, personality versus impersonality. Gregory Doran’s Hamlet (2009), produced by BBC in collaboration with Royal Shakespeare Company, provides an example of alternate reading of Hamlet by suggesting surveillance technology as the embodiment of impersonality in the play.
Film, Between Nihilism and Hyperobjects
Authors:   The Criticism and Theory Society of Korea, Kim Suk
Published: November 2022

The only filmic work bequeathed by Samuel Beckett, Film (1965), as its self-reflexive title suggests, problematizes the ontological implications of sensory perception in various registers including sight, hearing and touch. The work also stands out in the writer’s oeuvre in that the story’s setting is, unlike his other literary texts, openly acknowledged (“about 1929” New York city), and that exceptional aspect merits analyses in its own right. Yet, the more pertinent bearings of Film come into view when juxtaposed to Derrida’s remark regarding Beckett’s signatory ambivalence vis-à-vis nihilism. How to make sense of the succeeding acts of ‘double apprehension’ (chasing/chased, seeing/seen, touching/touched, etc.) in which E and O seem to be indissociably caught? Do they attest to the ineluctable double nature of nihilism circumscribing the modernity or point instead to a way out, an exit strategy perhaps resembling Nancy’s account of ex nihilo? By tracing Film’s narrative movement in relation to the shifting sense of “we” in the deconstructive discourse of Derrida and Nancy, my paper suggests that the ultimate quandary we find ourselves as Film’s audience in the 21st century rather turns out to be the penetrating undulations of hyperobjects, which immobilize the sense of critical distance vouchsafed by such concepts as différance and exscription.
Magyar halandósági ráták előrejelzése visszacsatolt neurális hálózatokkal
Authors: Szentkereszti Gábor , Vékás Péter
Published: November 2022

A Lee–Carter-modell régóta a legnépszerűbb halandóság-előrejelző modell, azonban az utóbbi években az aktuáriustudomány területén is egyre gyakrabban készülnek előrejelzések gépi tanulási módszerekkel. Tanulmányunkban visszacsatolt neurális hálózatokkal modellezzük a magyar férfi- és női halandósági adatokat az 1950-es évektől 2020-ig, 0 és 99 éves életkorok között. A neurális hálózatokkal kapott előrejelzéseket összevetjük a klasszikus Lee–Carter-modell előrejelzéseivel, majd elemezzük, hogy az egyes életkorok és naptári évek mentén melyik modell teljesít jobban. Eredményeink azt mutatják, hogy jelentősen javíthatók a Lee–Carter-modell előrejelzései neurális hálózatok felhasználásával. A pontosabb előrejelzéseket alkalmazva újra lehet gondolni egyes aktuáriusi és nyugdíjszámításokat.
Analisis Kebutuhan Tenaga Perpustakaan Di Perpustakaan UIN Raden Fatah Palembang
Authors: Nurmalina Nurmalina
Published: November 2022

This study aims to determine the number of human resources needed by the library of UIN Raden Fatah Palembang. This research was conducted using a quantitative descriptive method. The data is processed by referring to Law Number 43 of 2007 concerning Libraries and the Regulation of the Head of the National Library of the Republic of Indonesia Number 26 of 2017 concerning Guidelines for the Preparation of the Functional Position Formation of Librarians. The results of this study indicate that the ideal number of librarians in an agency is 24 people. Meanwhile, the number of librarians in the central library of UIN Raden Fatah Palembang is only 4 people. So it is recommended that there is an increase in the number of librarians who have a D II, D III and D IV background or a bachelor (S1) in Library Science.
Preservasi Dan Konservasi Sebagai Upaya Pustakawan Mempertahankan Koleksi Bahan Pustaka
Authors: Elnadi Isran
Published: November 2022

The maintenance and preservation of library materials is carried out with the aim of preserving the information values ??contained in a document, accelerating information retrieval, maintaining the beauty and tidiness of documents, maintaining library materials so that they can still be used, and preventing collections from various factors that are damaging. The method used in writing this article is a literature study, with an emphasis on peeling, summarizing and collecting literature, then giving the analysis. Maintenance and preservation are carried out in the library, namely, 1) cleaning the collection from dust, 2) cleaning the floor every day, 3) avoiding using thick bookmarks, 3) holding both sides of the book while reading, 4) storing books in a dry place, 5) weeding the collection, 6) changing the shape using media, 7) reproduction of library materials, 8) binding and laminating. The factors that causing damages to library materials are, 1) physical factors or material characteristics, 2) environmental or climatic factors, 3) human factors. Activities and preservation of library materials required reliable human resources. Constraints in the preservation of library materials, namely, the lack of preservation personnel, the absence of institutions that handle it specifically and lack of funds.
Institutional Repository Perpustakaan Perguruan Tinggi (Studi Kasus di Perpustakaan Universitas Panca Bhakti)
Authors: Julhijah Pajar
Published: November 2022

The purpose of this study is to examine the problems contained in the Panca Bhakti University Library in building an Institutional Repository and to find out the stages in developing an Institutional Repository at the Panca Bhakti University Library. The method used in this research is descriptive analytical research method. The results obtained in this study were the finding of obstacles in building an Institutional Repository at the Panca Bhakti University Library, namely copyright, HR, and plagiarism issues. The steps taken by the Panca Bhakti University Library are analyzing the needs of its users, human resources that focus on the management of institutional repositories, facilities and infrastructure that increase capacity to support the implementation of activities in digital libraries, the last of which is the repository content providing scientific works from the academic community. Panca Bhakti University.
Identifying and Mapping Study of the Information Professional in Library with Scientometric Analysis
Authors: Kamaludin Kamaludin (Mr.) , Abdurrakhman Prasetyadi Abdurrakhman Prasetyadi
Published: November 2022

The development of information in the digital era forces librarians to change their roles to become information professionals who have modern skills to face challenges in the digital environment. This study aimed to determine the extent of the studies conducted on information professionals in libraries and to find out the themes and terms that were often used, the trend of topics each year, and the social networks of the authors. The method used was Scientometric analysis using a single search in the Lens.org database. Articles were searched using the terms “information professional” AND “library” in the title. The data obtained were 1523 publications from 1950 to 2020. The results of this study showed that in 2011 and 2014 the largest number of publications were 76 and 84 articles, respectively. In addition, the average growth rate related to publications among information professionals was quite high at 29% during the analyzed period. The study themes were divided into 4 major theme groups and the basic theme was the most frequently used. Then the term that most often appears was "information" with 1110 repetitions. There were also technical terms such as digital, application, and internet which indicate that the study of information professionals had adapted to systems in the digital era. Following the trend of topics in the third quarter (2013-2020), it showed more about the LIS and skills.