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‘Digital Transformations’ of Specialty 029 ‘Information, Library and Archival Affairs’
Authors: Matvienko Oksana , Tsyvin Mykhailo
Published: December 2021

The purpose of the article is to outline modern concepts of digital transformations in librarianship, didactic translation of which into the educational process is relevant to the educational-professional program ‘digital direction’ ‘Web project management, digital content design’ in ‘Information, library and archival affairs.’
Research Methodology. The method of content analysis of scientific publications was used to assess the ‘semantic field’ of modern concepts of activity and scientific research in the field of library and information business.
The scientific novelty lies in the justification of filling the educational content of the educational-professional program ‘Web Project Management, Digital Content Design’ in the specialty ‘Information, Library and Archival Affairs’ in accordance with current concepts and areas of digitization of documentary information, library and archival activities in international and domestic practice.
Conclusions. The relevance of the educational and professional program ‘Web Project Management, Digital Content Design’, proposed in 2021 within the specialty 029 ‘Information, Library and Archival Affairs’ is obvious in terms of the need for training to provide technological support for the digital transformation of library information and archival activities.
Identification of the content of education relevant to the ‘Information Security of Automated Systems’ specialty within Educational and Professional Program ‘digital’ direction, possible by conditionally outlining the complexes of functional specialization in which the activities of the future specialist in the specialty ISAS: document and information resources – information technology – project management – social communications.
Filling these components with the content of education should be based on current concepts and areas of digitization of documentary information, library and archival activities in international and domestic practice, relevant to the educational and professional program ‘Web Project Management, Digital Content Design’.
Some Aspects of Strict Typing in TypeScript While Web Application Developing
Authors: Tkachenko Kostiantyn , Moroz Oleksandr
Published: December 2021

The purpose of the article is to research, analyze and consider the general problems that TypeScript technology for strict typing solves when developing web applications.
The research methodology consists of semantic analysis methods of the basic concepts of a given subject area (development of web applications using JavaScript and TypeScript). The article discusses the analysis results of the TypeScript technology’s use in comparison with JavaScript.
The novelty of the research is the analysis of modern TypeScript technology and its solution to the problems of strict typing in the development of web applications.
The conclusion of the research of the TypeScript technology carried out in the article is to determine its essence, the purpose of creation, advantages and disadvantages, and determine the situations of the appropriateness of its use.
Investigation of Hybrid Composite Properties Fabricated from Bagasse Fibers Reinforced with Al2O3 and SiC for Light Weight Applications
Authors: Heyi Yobsan Alemu , Woyessa Gutata Kabeta , Jiru Moera Gutu , Alemu Genet Bekele , Kebede Lamrot , Tedesa Meseret
Published: December 2021

The primary purpose of this study was to investigate mechanical properties of hybrid composite fabricated from bagasse fibers reinforced with Al2O3 and SiC for automotive purposes. The technique applied was referred to as the hand layup technique for the fabrication of composite. The experiment was conducted based on Taguchi L9 orthogonal array design. Data shows that the maximum tensile and flexural strength were 39.9 and 56.1 MPa respectively. Hardness and impact strength were 75.05 HV and 14 J respectively. The results indicated that the increasing Al2O3 and SiC wt.% increase the tensile strength and after bagasse fiber wt.% reaches optimum values the tensile strength decreased. Increasing Al2O3 wt.%, increases flexural strength and after bagasse fiber and SiC wt.% reaches optimum values, flexural strength was decreased. Increasing bagasse fiber wt.% increases the hardness of composite, and increasing Al2O3 and SiC wt.% increases the hardness, then after reaching optimum values the hardness was decreased. Increasing Al2O3 wt.% after the optimum values decrease the impact strength, and increasing bagasse fiber and SiC wt.% increase impact strength. The developed hybrid composite material was found to be improved the properties of composites after addition of Al2O3 and SiC powder as filler materials. This thesis recommends higher institutes, automotive companies, manufacturing companies, the construction sector and the government to conduct on how to utilize this abundant waste of bagasse fiber resource.
The evolution of splain terms and the spirit of Citizen Sociolinguistics
Authors: Leone-Pizzighella Andrea
Published: December 2021

I situate Bridges’s study of ‑splain and its social outgrowths and implications within the framework of Rymesian Citizen Sociolinguistics, offering clarity on the methodological differences between this approach and other approaches that have been conflated with it. I agree with Bridges’s addition of critical discourse analysis and neology to the Citizen Sociolinguistics method and with her use of metapragmatics to shed light on the emergence of new personae associated with the weaponization of (man)splain and its associated call-out culture.
Hydrological Analysis In Selecting Flood Discharge Method In Watershed Of Kelara River
Authors: Mustamin Muhammad Rifaldi , Maricar Farouk , Karamma Riswal
Published: December 2021

For Engineers involved in planning and construction of water resources building, hydrology becomes very important data. In terms of planning stage in water resources especially waterworks, it is known that design flood discharge closed to field realistic conditions is often needed in order that a planned construction is able to control flood discharge. Several previous researches in choosing flood discharge selection method have diverse depending on observed watershed. One method in determining selected flood discharge by verification using Creager diagram, by comparing discharge calculation results of several Synthetic Unit Hydrograph (SUH) with infrastructure flood discharge (AWLR result) in observation point. This research aims to obtain Â the most suitable synthetic unit hydrograph and close to analysis result of measured discharge frequency, and Creager diagram in Kelara watershed (DAS). Based on the calculation of design flood discharge according to rainfall data using synthetic unit hydrograph of Nakayasu, ITB I, ITB II, and SCS (HEC-HMS) as well as the calculation of design flood discharge according to collected data, it is concluded that the synthetic unit hydrograph method closest to design flood discharge with measured discharge rate and Q1000 rate of Creager diagram is SCS. Flood discharge rate obtained according to HSS SCS method using HEC-HMSÂ  4.8 application in period of 2 yearsÂ  is 658,40 m3/s, 25 years is 682,70 m3/s, 50 years is 787,00 m3/s, 100 years is 885,70 m3/det, and 1000 years is 1202,60 m3/s
The American State and the Obama Presidency: A Preliminary Discussion
Authors: King Desmond
Published: December 2021

I characterize American State power as the expression of a “shock and awe” strategy, that is, the style of making dramatic policy pronouncements which centralise efforts and concentrate bureaucratic resources. Shock and awe,’ refers to the capacity of American state leaders to employ its sovereign power and ample resources determinedly to a particular end. This capacity rebuffs the notion of the United States as a weak state. It describes how powerful the centralized exercise of (civilian and military) bureaucratic authority bent on a single purpose has become in the US state. The state is the executive – the bureaucratic departments and agencies including the military controlled under presidential authority. Shock and awe is a strategy which presidents seek to employ definitively to address a crisis at home or abroad. It is distinctly American because of the constraints – including constitutional, political and electoral – under which the executive pursues policy and responds to crises.
Die Stadt - neue Herausforderungen und Chancen für den Staat
Authors: Fürst Dietrich
Published: December 2021

Die Stadt hat in den letzten Jahren als Folge der Einflüsse von Globalisierung, Wissensgesellschaft, Regionalisierung der Politik und demographischem Wandel erhebliche Aufmerksamkeit gewonnen. Denn die als Herausforderungen von Gesellschaften wahrgenommenen Entwicklungen treffen vor allem die Städte. Die Städte haben jedoch immer weniger Handlungsspielräume und -potenziale, diesen Herausforderungen allein zu begegnen. Die Kooperation mit Staat, Wirtschaft und Zivilgesellschaft wird für sie zur Notwendigkeit. Darin liegen auch Chancen für den Staat: Städte wirken dem Trend der Ent-Solidarisierung und Ent-Demokratisierung entgegen und fördern gesellschaftliche Selbsthilfekräfte. Allerdings ist der Staat zurückhaltend, die Städte ausreichend zu unterstützen (unzureichende intersektorale Koordination, zu schwache Dezentralisierungsbemühungen), obwohl die Politikfelder von Staat und Stadt immer enger verflochten sind, die kommunale Ebene für die gesellschaftliche Integration immer wichtiger wird, die Wissensgesellschaft auf die Knotenfunktion der Städte angewiesen ist und staatliche Steuerung sich immer stärker in intergovernmentales Management verändert. Für dieses Management bessere Voraussetzungen zu schaffen, ist die Herausforderung des staatlichen Handelns der Zukunft.
Interkommunale Zusammenarbeit als Rettungsanker? – Wie die Länder dieses Instrument für ihre Kommunen nutzen
Authors: Seuberlich Marc
Published: December 2021

Der vorliegende Artikel analysiert in drei Bundesländern die Policy-Instrumente, deren Zweck die Steigerung der Häufigkeit von IKZ bei ihren Kommunen ist, um den bekannten kommunalen Problemlagen zu begegnen. Als qualitative, vergleichende Fallstudie konzipiert wird nach der Bedeutung von finanziellen Anreizen, strukturierenden Maßnahmen, Informationsbereitstellung und Ankündigung gesetzlicher Maßnahmen (Zwang) gefragt. Die Empirie zeigt, dass vor allem von finanzieller Förderung kooperationssteigernde Effekte zu erwarten sind, während die anderen Maßnahmen entweder hinreichend ausgebaut wurden (Strukturierung, Information) oder nur wenig Wirkung zeigen (Zwang). Bilanzierend zeigt sich, dass die Frage wegen der großen Bedeutung fiskalischen Stresses und sozioökonomischer Disparitäten auf die Kooperationsentscheidung differenzierter betrachtet werden muss.
Grüne Politik unter Bedingungen ‚neuer Komplexität‘
Authors: Seeliger Martin
Published: December 2021

Gesellschaftliche Modernisierung hat im internationalen Rahmen zu einer neuen Komplexität im Spannungsfeld einer zunehmenden Anzahl von Zielgrößen geführt. Gleichzeitig lassen sich auch im Parteiensystem sowie in der Sozialstruktur insgesamt Erosions- und Transformationserscheinungen verzeichnen. Der Artikel analysiert Politik und Außenwirkung der Grünen vor diesem Hintergrund.
Perception of Working Mothers on Child Development: A Qualitative Study from Pakistan
Authors: Iqra Iqra
Published: December 2021

The inclusion of women in the workforce is imperative for the advancement of every country in the world. In Pakistan the role of women is undergoing dynamic transformation which can have considerable influence on the mother-child relationship and child development. This research attempts to understand the influence of out-of-home maternal employment on the development of child. The study is qualitative in nature using snowball sampling. A total of six working mothers were interviewed from Lahore, Pakistan. Thematic analysis technique has been used to analyze the data. The following themes were identified: (i) Child Neglect; (ii) Strained Child-Parent Relationship; (iii) Child Aggression; (iv) Low Academic Achievement; and (v) Independence and Sense of Responsibility. The study concludes that working mothers need family and employer support to ensure child development in Pakistan. Some of the key reforms that are needed include respect for women’s triple role in society and employment benefits for working mothers.
5th Albanian Congress of Trauma and Emergency Surgery
Authors: Dogjani Agron , Gjata Arben , Dracini Xheladin , Celiku Etmont , Alimehmeti Ilir , Joseph Bellal A , Sakakushev Boris Eugeniev , Ahmeti Mentor , Diaconescu Bogdan , Hasani Ilir , Winter Bob , Darweesh Adham DARWEESH, , Sula Hektor , Haxhirexha Kastriot , Beqiri Arben , Fida Monika , Domi Rudin , Naco Majlinda , Kaci Myzafer , Ibrahimi Alfred , Caushi Gjergj
Published: December 2021

The 5th Albanian Congress of Trauma and Emergency Surgery - ACTES 2021, on November 12-13, 2021 - Hybrid Edition. The biggest event in region about Trauma & Emergency Surgery and not only,... organized by ASTES - Albanian Society for Trauma and Emergency Surgery with support of UMT (University of Medicine of Tirana). "With persistence and clear ideas, everything is possible" is our slogan. The main topic of this congress is trauma and emergency surgery and more ... The Local Scientific Committee, led by the Prof. Arben Gjata (Rector of University of Medicine of Tirana, but complemented by experts in the field from many other specialties and societies together with the ASTES Executive Board and Section Chairs. Colleagues from all Albanian areas and many European and non- European countries will be taking part in 21 sessions during 2 days: Thank you very much for your support and encouragement!
Comparison of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy and Neurofeedback on Quality of Life of Patients With Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Authors:   Department of Psychology, School of Humanities, Rasht Branch, Islamic Azad University, Rasht, Iran., Khosh Chin Gol Noura , Akbari Bahman ,   Department of Psychology, School of Humanities, Rasht Branch, Islamic Azad University, Rasht, Iran., Moghtader Leila ,   Department of Psychology, School of Humanities, Rasht Branch, Islamic Azad University, Rasht, Iran., Shakerinia Iraj ,   Department of Psychology, School of Humanities, Rasht Branch, Islamic Azad University, Rasht, Iran.,   Department of Psychology, School of Human Sciences, University of Guilan, Rasht, Iran.
Published: December 2021

Background: Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) is one of the most common gastrointestinal disorders and is usually associated with abdominal pain. This study aimed to compare the effectiveness of mindfulness and neurofeedback on quality of life in patients with irritable bowel syndrome. Materials & Methods: The present study was a pretest-posttest control group design with a two-month follow-up. The study population included all women with irritable bowel syndrome referred to gastroenterology centers and clinics of Qazvin city in 2019. Patients were selected by convenience sampling and randomly assigned into two experimental and one control groups (n=45). The experimental groups underwent Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) and Neurofeedback (NFB). The Rome-III diagnostic criteria form and the WHOQOLBREF were administered. Data were analyzed using repeated measure analysis of variance. Results: There was significant difference between NFB and control group for total quality of life and all its components. The mean between-group difference (MD) of total quality of life score in NFB compared to control group was 21.2±2.58 in post-test and 15.4±2.35 in follow-up (P<0.05). MBCT group was significantly different with the control group in component of general health both in post-test (MD= 0.93±0.53) and follow-up (MD=0.73±0.53), (P<0.05). Conclusion: NFB therapy considerably improved the quality of life of patients with IBS that was remained after two months of follow-up, while MBCT was only effective on improvement of general health in comparison with the control group.
Brain Tumor Classification into High Grade and Low Grade Gliomas
Authors: Pandey Sanjeet , Bharadwaj Brijesh , Pandey Himanshu , Singh Vineet Kr.
Published: December 2021

Brain is recognized as one of the complex organ of the human body. Abnormal formation of cells may affect the normal functioning of the brain. These abnormal cells may belong to category of benign cells resulting in low grade glioma or malignant cells resulting in high grade glioma. The treatment plans vary according to grade of glioma detected. This results in need of precise glioma grading. As per World Health Organization, biopsy is considered to be gold standard in glioma grading. Biopsy is an invasive procedure which may contains sampling errors. Biopsy may also contain subjectivity errors. This motivated the clinician to look for other methods which may overcome the limitations of biopsy reports. Machine learning and deep learning approaches using MRI is considered to be most promising alternative approach reported by scientist in literature. The presented work were based on the concept of AdaBoost approach which is an ensemble learning approach. The developed model was optimized w.r.t to two hyper parameters i.e. no. of estimators and learning rate keeping the base model fixed. The decision tree was us ed as a base model. The proposed developed model was trained and validated on BraTS 2018 dataset. The developed optimized model achieves reasonable accuracy in carrying out classification task i.e. high grade glioma vs. low grade glioma.
O uso de medicamentos fitoterápicos e plantas medicinais por gestantes
Authors: Pires Cátia de Almeida , Andrade Gabriela Braga , Oliveira Ohana Luiza Santos de
Published: December 2021

O uso de fitoterápicos e plantas medicinais no período gestacional é alvo de discussões quanto a sua segurança, principalmente nos três primeiros meses, que podem levar a abortos espontâneos e malformações. Pelo seu uso popular, esses tornam-se uma alternativa, principalmente pelas gestantes, sendo empregados no tratamento de infecções, dor, ansiedade, distúrbios do sono e sintomas da gravidez. Assim, o objetivo desse estudo foi verificar quais fitoterápicos e plantas medicinais podem ou não ser utilizados tanto para tratamento quanto para prevenção de patologias em gestantes no Brasil, correlacionando com a relevância da correta orientação para o uso seguro. Trata-se de uma revisão integrativa, com buscas feitas nas bases de dados PubMed, SciELO e BVS. Percebeu-se que as gestantes demonstraram confiança em usar as ervas, não sendo uma prática comumente informada aos profissionais. As mais usadas são: boldo, erva-doce, hortelã, camomila, erva cidreira, canela, poejo, capim santo e alho, sendo a maioria descrita pela Resolução SES nº 1757, de 18 de fevereiro de 2002, como tóxicas a esse grupo. Portanto, são necessários mais estudos com relação ao uso da fitoterapia e seus efeitos adversos em gestantes, bem como a devida orientação a esse público-alvo.
Analisis Perbandingan Performa Metode ELK Stack dan Grafana Loki Pada Honeypot Server
Authors: Haq Ach Izalul , Santoso Banu
Published: December 2021

Seiring perkembangan teknologi yang begitu pesat, telah muncul banyak metode untuk manajemen dan analisis log dari sebuah komputer diantaranya metode Grafana Loki dan ELK Stack. Sehingga dampak dari perkembangan ini menimbulkan banyak variasi dan ketidaktahuan para administrator dalam menentukan metode mana yang sesuai dengan kebutuhan mereka. Pada penelitian ini menganalisis performa dari kedua metode tersebut terhadap server honeypot saat terjadi serangan dengan parameter penggunaan CPU dan Memori, kedua parameter tersebut merupakan standar untuk para administrator dalam mempertimbangkan metode yang akan dipilih. Kesimpulan dari penelitian ini bahwa berdasarkan parameter yang digunakan metode Grafana Loki lebih efisien dari segi pemakaian CPU dan Memori dibandingkan metode ELK Stack, Grafana Loki sangat ringan untuk diimplementasikan tetapi dengan fitur yang terbatas, sedangkan ELK Stack lebih banyak memakai resource CPU dan Memori tetapi mempunyai fitur yang lebih lengkap.Kata Kunci : Performa, Honeypot, ELK Stack, Grafana Loki
Implementasi JWT, Fingerprint dan Algoritma Haversine Dalam Aplikasi Presensi Mahasiswa
Authors: Madhiyono Madhiyono , Kosasi Sandy , David David
Published: December 2021

Sistem presensi selalu menjadi masalah baik bagi dosen maupun mahasiswa. Sistem presensi manual menggunakan lembaran yang kemudian ditandatangani oleh mahasiswa. Lembaran tersebut direkap oleh dosen setiap akhir semester yang membuat waktu dosen untuk menyiapkan materi berikutnya terbuang sia-sia. Pentingnya perubahan dan penyerderhanaan sistem presensi dapat membantu dosen juga mahasiswa dalam hal peringatan mengenai jumlah presensi. Aplikasi sistem presensi dikembangkan dengan metode prototype yang menerapkan JSON Web Token, fingerprint, dan QR Code sebagai keamanan dan keaslian data serta algoritma haversine untuk perhitungan jarak mahasiswa dengan universitas. Sistem presensi dapat diakses oleh dosen melalui website dan mahasiswa melalui mobile yang dihubungkan dengan penerapan web service berbasis REST API. Pengujian dari sistem presensi menggunakan metode black box dengan hasil hampir sesuai dengan yang diharapkan. Hasil dari penelitian ini adalah dengan diciptakannya aplikasi presensi selanjutnya dapat mempermudah dosen maupun mahasiswa dalam hal proses. Hasil dari penelitian ini juga dapat menjadi acuan untuk peneliti berikutnya mengembangkan sistem presensi.
Functional characterization of tobacco (Nicotiana benthamiana) serotonin N-acetyltransferases (NbSNAT1 and NbSNAT2)
Authors: Back Kyoungwhan , Hyoung Yool Lee , Ok Jin Hwang
Published: December 2021

Nicotiana benthamiana (tobacco) is an important dicotyledonous model plant; however, no serotonin N-acetyltransferases (SNATs) have been characterized in tobacco. In this study, we identified, cloned, and characterized the enzyme kinetics of two SNAT genes from N. benthamiana, NbSNAT1 and NbSNAT2. The substrate affinity (Km) and maximum reaction rate (Vmax) for NbSNAT1 were 579 µM and 136 pkat/mg protein for serotonin, and 945 µM and 298 pkat/mg protein for 5-methoxytryptamine, respectively. Similarly, the Km and Vmax values for NbSNAT2 were 326 µM and 26 pkat/mg protein for serotonin, and 872 µM and 92 pkat/mg protein for 5-methoxytryptamine, respectively. Moreover, we found that NbSNAT1 and NbSNAT2 localized to chloroplasts, similar to SNAT proteins from other plant species. The activities of the NbSNAT proteins were not affected by melatonin feedback inhibition in vitro. Finally, transgenic tobacco plants overexpressing either NbSNAT1 or NbSNAT2 did not exhibit increased melatonin levels, possibly due to the expression of catabolic enzymes. Generating transgenic tobacco plants with downregulated NbSNAT expression would provide further insight into the functional role of melatonin in tobacco plants.
Melatonin reduces the mortality of severely-infected COVID-19 patients
Authors: Tan Dun-Xian , Reiter Russel J
Published: December 2021

SARS-CoV-2 has ravaged the population of the world for two years. Scientists have not yet identified an effective therapy to reduce the mortality of severe COVID-19 patients. In a single-center, open-label, randomized clinical trial, it was observed that melatonin treatment lowered the mortality rate by 93% in severely-infected COVID-19 patients compared with the control group (see below). This is seemingly the first report to show such a huge mortality reduction in severe COVID-19 infected individuals with a simple treatment. If this observation is confirmed by more rigorous clinical trials, melatonin could become an important weapon to combat this pandemic.
Biological effectiveness of quillay (Quillaja saponaria) extracts for the control of yellow aphids (Melanaphis sacchari) in sorghum
Authors: Almirez Rojas Sergio , Palacios-Talavera Alejandro , Vázquez-Alvarado Jorge M. P. , Pérez-González Jesús O. , Bartolo-Reyes Juan C.
Published: December 2021

Objective: To evaluate and define a plant extract for the control of the yellow aphid in order to prevent environmental contamination and improve crop profitability.
Design/Methodology/Approach: In a sorghum plot —located in the municipality of Jantetelco, Morelos— with a high incidence of yellow aphids, three doses —2-, 4-, and 6-mL L-1 of water of Quillaja saponaria extract, 0.2-mL L-1 of water of Imidacloprid, and 10-mL L-1 of water of calcium polysulfide—, as well as an absolute control, were evaluated. The applications were carried out using a 15-L manual spray backpack, which had been previously calibrated and had a fan nozzle. A randomized block experimental design—with six treatments and four repetitions— was used. The experimental unit was made up of five 5-m long rows with 0.70 m between rows, resulting in a 17.5 m2 total area per experimental unit. The three central furrows were the useful plot, leaving 0.5 m at each end of the furrow. The total size of the experimental plot was 420 m2.
Results: The biological effectiveness during the samplings was as follows: both the Quillaja saponaria (6-, 4- and 2-mL L-1 water doses) and Imidacloprid treatments had a 100% effectiveness.
Study limitations/implications: This study was carried out in sorghum crops.
Findings/conclusions: Treatments based on Quillaja saponaria extracts on M. sacchari in sorghum crops showed 100% biological effectiveness from the first application and no phytotoxicity was observed in any treatment
Personal features and management activities related to cattle welfare
Authors: Martínez-Castro César J. , Kido-Cruz Ma. T. , Zúñiga-Marroquín Tania , Becerril-Morales Felipe , Ureña-Castillo Flor D.
Published: December 2021

Objective: To describe the personal features, as well as the management activities related to cattle welfare in Loma Bonita, Oaxaca, Mexico.
Design/Methodology/Approach: This is a cross-sectional, descriptive, and quantitative study. The sampling was non-probabilistic for convenience. Between December 2019 and March 2020, a questionnaire was applied to 27 farmers.
Results: The average age of the ranchers is 44.6 years; 55.6% have more than 20 years of experience; 25.9% herd their cattle using a stick; 48.1% do not disinfect the udders; and 25.1% do not wash their hands during milking.
Study Limitations/Implications: The results and conclusions are limited to the sample used in the present study. Therefore, extending them to all livestock farmers in the municipality would require a broader study that considers statistical techniques of probabilistic sampling.
Findings/Conclusions: There are management activities outside the parameters established by the appropriate sanitary and welfare practices of cattle. However, the personal features indicate the existence of conditions related to the livestock activity in Mexico, that encourage participants to propose and carry out programs, plans, and strategies aimed at promoting and applying practices on animal welfare, thereby improving the productive, reproductive and profitability parameters.
Biotechnology and the potential of rhizosphere microorganisms in agricultural practices
Authors: Carballo Sanchez Marco Polo , Ferrera-Cerrato Ronald , Alarcón Alejandro , Almaraz-Suárez Juan José
Published: December 2021

Objective: To perform a brief introspective regarding the biotechnological management of microorganisms in the rhizosphere, its implementation in bioprocesses, and its practical application in field.
Design/methodology/approach: Bibliographic review regarding the beneficial effects of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi (AMF) and Plant Growth-Promoting Rhizobacteria (PGPR), which can be applied in bioformulations.
Results: There are numerous documented applications of AMF and PGPR —both on laboratory and industrial scale for bioformulation production— aimed to improve crop yield and to provide resistance against abiotic stress and pests. Non-conventional uses are also shown in non-agricultural areas.
Study limitations/implications: AMF and PGPR are widely recognized in agriculture due to their inherent ability to compete in harsh conditions within ecosystems, metabolism versatility, and production of secondary metabolites that enable beneficial interactions with plants and other microorganisms. However, industrial production of AMF presents challenges, as a result of their obligate biotrophs condition and a lack of compatibility with traditional bioprocesses.
Findings/conclusions: The knowledge generated throughout rhizosphere research should be applied in the industry, in order to extend its use in agriculture.
Strategies and socio-productive relationships in pig backyard production
Authors: Santos-Barrios Leonel , Núñez-Espinoza Juan Felipe , Ruiz-Torres Monica Elizama , Calva-Hernández Tania , Martínez-García Carlos Galdino , Martínez-Castañeda Francisco Ernesto
Published: December 2021

Objective: To determine socioeconomic relationships in backyard pig farms.
Design/methodology/approximation: The farms studied had 1 to 8 sows. We used semi-structured questionnaires and periodic monitoring to collect data. We determined the cost of production with the general cost formula and calculated the countable effect of family labor. Two groups were established: Group 1) Young married couples; and Group 2) Elderly couples who have been married for a long time and who do not have married children. Social Network Analysis was used to determine the strength of those relationships.
Results: Five socio-productive relations were discovered: 1) input supplier-producer; 2) piglet breeder-swineherd-butcher; 3) religious festivities-pigs; 4) season of the year-pig; and 5) producer-boar keeper. Income differed when family work was not counted.
Limitations/implications: Results showed that it was possible to combine qualitative data and statistical modelling in studies about social and economic behavior of backyard pig farms and small-scale farms.
Bridging divides : what can cities do? a summary of the public forum held on May 13, 2015,
at Ryerson University
Authors: Institute Ryerson City Building
Published: December 2021

Our cities are facing growing divides such as uneven access to services and housing, congestion and transit shortfalls, income polarisation, and political divisions. This project brings together experts across disciplines to collaborate and develop solutions for actionable change in the GTHA. This report summarizes this unique public forum where three GTA mayors joined urban experts to propose strategies aimed at bridging the growing divides in our cities.
Architecture as a Matter of Inclusion: Constructing Disability Awareness in Architectural Education
Authors: Soyupak İlayda
Published: December 2021

Environmental and anatomic factors determine the limits of an individual's participation in daily activities. Design decisions determine the inclusivity of the built environment. Within this respect, disability studies take place in the architecture curriculum. This study investigates the disability and design relation within the context of architectural education. It seeks to answer how the experiencing method affects the approach of architecture students to the disability concept. For this purpose, the experiences and activities of undergraduate students of the "Disability in Design" elective course in the Department of Architecture at Duzce University have been analysed and evaluated. Within the scope of the study, enrolled students were asked to form 3–5 membered groups, choose a disability type, and experience the campus according to the determined disability. Data sources of this study are video recordings, empathy maps, student groups' reports, and observation results. The students' work was analysed and discussed to identify the effects of experiencing on disability awareness. The participating students of this study showed that through experiencing, they could relate the designed environment to the physical, emotional, and social aspects of disability. This study reveals that the experiencing method can be a powerful tool to help students comprehend the influential role of design decisions in the participation of different user groups in daily life.
An Extensive Review on the Viscoelastic-plastic and Fractural Mechanical Behaviour of ETFE Membranes
Authors: Karádi Dániel Tamás , Hegyi Dezső
Published: December 2021

The present article is a review of ETFE (ethylene tetrafluoroethylene) material, with emphasis on the mechanical and fractural behaviour, considering that the material is becoming one of the most promising façades and roof materials due to its advantageous properties. This paper examines the basic chemical makeup of this copolymer and details the elastic-plastic and viscous properties through selected studies in the field. The paper also reviews the available phenomenological, continuum mechanical or rheological constitutive models focusing on the engineering application to the corresponding phenomena. A separate part of the article covers the existing fractural mechanical research on ETFE.
The Peony Pavilion as a picture of sexual individuation
Authors: Wang Huan
Published: December 2021

The Peony Pavilion is a story central to Chinese gender identity. It vividly portrays a story of the path of sexual individuation of a Chinese woman. In comparison to female images in Western stories, Chinese women are the active ones in their intimate relationships with men. They have been oppressed for many years because they are recognised as the subject of desire and as having reflexive aggression. However, with enough love, a girl dares to separate from her natal family, to fight against the patriarchal system, and to be herself. Identifying with the father’s aggression can facilitate her in this process.
The stream of life: from frozen babies to the birth of psychic life
Authors: Martelli Maria Paola
Published: December 2021

This article describes the work with a flexible model having Esther Bick’s infant observation model in mind. Having to solve the problem of the many babies in orphanages who had been abandoned and were often sick, I worked out with the psychologist a model of intervention using the knowledge the psychologist had of the approach of infant observation, but adapting it to the context of the orphanage. I helped the psychologist observer to use her countertransference to contain the babies’ distress and interact with them in order to give them the possibility of feeling loved and understood, in order to make space in their minds for introjecting a good object. On behalf of the observations that the psychologist, whom I will call Ling, had with babies Bea and Sally, we can say that the dramatic distress of their being abandoned by their families has been worked through because the psychologist was able to give a loving space with significant interaction. The sessions reported in this article give a portrait of the inside world of despairing babies, and document the evolution towards being able to keep in mind a good enough object that can help them survive.
HIGHER EDUCATION IN A GLOBAL CONTEXT: DRIVERS OF TOP-UNIVERSITIES’ REPUTATION
Authors: Delgado-Márquez Blanca L. , Bondar Yaroslava , Delgado-Márquez Luisa
Published: December 2021

In global knowledge economies, the relevance of higher education has been described as more important than ever as mediums for a wide range of cross border relationships and continuous flows of people, information, knowledge, technologies, products and financial capital. Moreover, in a context characterized by an increasing competition among university institutions, reputation is constantly used as a screening mechanism of service suppliers and it provides interesting benefits to educational stakeholders, such as faculty and students. In this sense, higher education ranking systems play a crucial role in classifying universities according to different criteria. Henceforth, in this paper (a) focuses on those educational institutions placed in the upper side of the hierarchy established by higher education institutions ranking systems to (b) investigate the influence of top university institutions’ research, teaching and internationalization on their level of corporate reputation. To address such aim, we take two datasets from Times Higher Education Supplement ranking as basis for our analyses, i.e., the world universities ranking and the reputation ranking. Results reveal that, while research and teaching positively influence top universities’ reputation, internationalization does not exert a significant direct influence. Key words: higher education institutions, internationalization, teaching, reputation, research.
CONTROL, FREEDOM AND TRUST: SEEKING FOR A HIGHER EDUCATION MODEL IN A POST-COMMUNIST COUNTRY
Authors: Heidmets Mati , Vilgats Birgit
Published: December 2021

Higher education in Estonia as in all post-communist countries has undergone rapid changes during the last 20 years. Soviet-type centralised model was replaced during the 1990s with liberal and sometimes even chaotic self-organisation of the whole sector. From the beginning of the new century, through the use of both financial mechanisms and quality control procedures state regulation has been strengthened. During last years the new paradigm of trust has been frequently discussed, and some first steps taken to introduce this approach, for example the replacement of control-centred curricula accreditation with quality evaluation and institutional accreditation, aimed at supporting the development of university’s strategic management and quality culture.
Analysis of the higher education paradigm change in the research is based on Hargreaves’s Bigger, Tighter, Harder and Flatter model, which describes the large scale educational change taking place in the western world during recent decades. The article studies changes in the Estonian higher education sector and observes possible future developments originating from the EU and Estonian strategies.
Key words: higher education, educational change, quality assurance.
Antipatrimonio y turismo oscuro. El público escolar
Authors: Estepa Giménez Jesús , Martín Cáceres Myriam
Published: December 2021

La potencialidad didáctica del aprendizaje vivencial es la que convierte a los estudiantes en uno de los tipos de público del turismo y al turismo escolar en una línea de investigación didáctica.
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN HUMOR STYLE AND DEATH ANXIETY OF PALLIATIVE CARE PATIENTS
Authors: MENEKLİ Tuğba , DOĞAN Runida
Published: December 2021

Objective: This descriptive and relational study was conducted to examine the relationship between palliative care patients' humor styles and death anxiety.

Materials and methods: The study sample consisted of 282 palliative care patients treated in the palliative care clinics of a training and research hospital between January 2021 and August 2021. Personal Information Form, Humor Styles Questionnaire (HSQ), Thorson-Powell Death Anxiety Scale (TPDAS) and Palliative Performance Scale (PPS) were used as data collection instruments. Data analysis was performed in SPSS 25.0 software using mean, standard deviation and percentile, Kolmogorov-Smirnov Goodness-of-Fit Test, Significance test of difference between two means, ANOVA, Post-hoc test, Pearson's Correlation test and regression analysis. The principles of the Declaration of Helsinki were followed in the study, ethics committee approval and institutional permission were obtained.

Results: It was found that the mean age of the patients was 49.58±9.56 and 52.1% were hospitalized in the palliative care clinic for 5-10 days. It was determined that the most frequently used humor style by the patients was “Affiliative Humor” (31.7%), and the least used humor style was “Aggressive Humor” (19.5%). The Humor Styles Questionnaire (HSQ) subscale scores of the patients were determined as 31.05±7.11, self-enhancing humor 28.34 ± 6.94, aggressive humor 26.85±7.37, self-defeating humor 23.50± 6.21. The death anxiety scale mean scores of the patients were found to be 81.62±9.12. In addition, a low negative correlation was found between affiliative humor (r=-0.298; p
Bir Âlimin Tefsir Notları: Bulkînî'nin Ta'lîk'i
Authors: SAVUT Harun
Published: December 2021

Makalede Süleymaniye kütüphanesinde 297.2 tasnif, 91 yeni kayıt numarası ile Tefsîru'l-bulkini adıyla kaydedilmiş elyazması tefsir konu edilmiştir. Müellif nüshası olduğu anlaşılan yazmanın dibacesinde, eserin Muhammed b. Ahmed b. Ebu Bekr el-Bulkînî (887/1482) tarafından telif edildiği yazılmıştır. Bununla birlikte dibaceye düşülen tarih ve müellif ismi kaynaklarda verilen bilgiler ile uyuşmamaktadır. Bu durum müellifin ismini tartışmaya açmaktadır. Müellif eserini talik olarak nitelemiştir. Fakat o bu nitelemeyi günümüzdeki kavramsal çerçevesinin dışında bir anlamda kullanmıştır. Onun tefsiri için talik ifadesini kullanması eserin telif amacına da ışık tutmaktadır. Bulkînîler Memlükler döneminde yaşamış ve pek çok alim yetiştirmiş bir ailedir. Makalede Bulkînî ailesine mensup müellifin hayatının aydınlatılmasının yanı sıra bu ailenin tefsir ilmine katkısının anlaşılmasına yardımcı olmak da hedeflenmektedir. Ayrıca araştırmada eserin kaynakları ve bunların tefsir tarihi açısından önemi tespite çalışılmıştır. Böylece dönemin müfessirlerin nezdinde hangi tefsirlerin öne çıktığının, dönemin müfessirlerinin daha çok kimlerden etkilendiğinin netleşmesi amaçlanmıştır.
Genome Editing as a Vehicle to Drive Successful Chimeric Antigen Receptor T Cell Therapies to the Clinic
Authors: Hopkins Caitlin R , Fraietta Joseph A
Published: December 2021

Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cells have emerged as an effective therapy for patients with relapsed and refractory haematological malignancies. However, there are many challenges preventing clinical efficacy and thus broader translation of this approach. These hurdles include poor autologous T cell fitness, manufacturing issues and lack of conserved tumour-restricted antigens to target. Recent efforts have been directed toward incorporating genome editing technologies to address these challenges and develop potent CAR T cell therapies for a diverse array of haematopoietic cancers. In this review, the authors discuss gene editing strategies that have been employed to augment CAR T cell fitness, generate allogeneic ‘off-the-shelf’ CAR T cell products, and safely target elusive myeloid and T cell cancers that often lack appropriate tumour-specific antigens.
ESCALATION IN RICE (Oryza sativa L.) SEED STRENGTH AND SUCCESSIVE DEVELOPMENT THROUGH POTASSIUM HUMATE
Authors: Ali Muhammad , Azam Mehra , Sharif Faiza
Published: December 2021

Seed strength is an important agronomic traits and considered as an indicator of crop yield and economic value. Different concentrations of potassium humate i.e. 0, 250, 500, 750 and 100 mg per kilogram were applied on the seeds of Basmati rice and their influence was observed. After treatment with the potassium humate various vegetative (plant height; root, shoot length; fresh and dry biomass of root and shoot) and reproductive growth (number of tillers, flowers, grains, weight of 100 grains) parameters were recorded. It was observed that 500 mg/kg concentration of potassium humate has given potential results as compared to rest of the concentrations. It was also observed that an increment in the concentration from 500mg/kg has ceased a number of physiological functions of the rice plants under trial.
A Study on the Training and Education of Inspectors to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing in Turkey
Authors: TANRIVERDİ Raziye
Published: December 2021

The aim of this study was to examine present training conditions of inspectors and the current situation in Turkey to prevent, deter and eliminate IUU fishing within the scope of the training of qualified inspectors which was one of port states’ duties according to the PSMA to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate IUU Fishing. In Turkey, the inspectors of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry and the Command of Coast Guard had sufficient training according to the Annex-E of Article 17 of the PSMA to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate IUU Fishing. The trainings related to the provisions stated in the Annex-E of Article 17 of the PSMA to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate IUU Fishing should be planned or necessary studies should be carried out by the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry for authorized institutions and organizations other than the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry and the Coast Guard Command. Legal arrangements should be made on the training of inspectors in order to prevent IUU fishing in the Fisheries Law.
The Rejection of Technoculture in the "Alita Battle Angel" Movie by Robert Rodriguez
Authors: A Nurdin , Muarifuddin Muarifuddin , Masri Fina Amalia
Published: December 2021

This research aimed to describe The Rejection of Technoculture in the Alita: Battle Angel Movie by using Jean Francois Lyotard Theory. This research used the Descriptive Qualitative Method. The source of the data in this research is Alita: Battle Angel Movie directed by Robert Rodriguez that is published in 2019. The data was collected through watching the movie carefully several times, pausing every scene to read the conversation text, screen shooting the image that related, and taking a note about the data. This research is analyzed by identifying characters that represented the Technoculture, Displaying and interpreting the data about Technoculture by using Postmodernism theory by Jean Francois Lyotard Theory and Drawing the conclusion. The result of this research found that Alita, Zapan, Grewishka are characters that represented the Technoculture (Cyborg and Human Relationship and Hedonism) represented in the Alita: Battle Angel Movie through the power of science and technology, individualism, and rationality. The Rejection of Technoculture depicted through the character of Alita that her power is not evolved from technology but originating from the legendary martial art called Punzer Kuntz before her body is combined with Ido's technological tools. Technology is not necessarily having an important role in the human body as described by the heroine character, Alita herself, whose overall strength did not come from technology. Alita in this movie is a parody because she is a robot that humanized herself.  In fact, she shows many aspects of his humanity that humans are busy degrading themselves.
Police Speak and Narrative Storytelling in Knives Out Movie Script
Authors: Ananta Ratminto Dwi
Published: December 2021

This research investigates a tragic murder case from Knives Out movie of Harlan Thrombey case, Harlan Thrombey was found dead horribly in his room by Fran. Fran was a servant in the Thrombey Family, and the investigator immediately investigated the case and emphasized the outline of the law, crime, language, and criminal cases in the field of forensic linguistics. This research aimed to describe Policespeak and Narrative Storytelling in Knives Out Movie Script (A Forensic Linguistic Perspective). The method used by the researcher is descriptive qualitative, the data source of the researcher is taken from the movie script and then collects every discovery through any existing data and analyzed by interpreting and describing the data. This result was to focus on how the police speak and narrative storytelling depicted in the movie “Knives Out 2019” by “Rian Johnson” was focused in terms of its forensic linguistics. In many investigative languages ​​that have not been revealed by the investigator in their interviews with each of the witnesses. This research describes the context of the data using Narrative and Storytelling and also how police detectives interview witnesses using Policespeak, including control over topic and interactional focus, establish motive, establish knowledge, rapport building, and control of topic navigation by interpreting and describing data using police speak and narrative storytelling theory to reveal the language of the police investigation. From the findings that Harlan Thrombey found died cause he was suicide, Harlan took the knife to kill himself however Harlan knew about which one will kill him by criminal, someone changed his morphine into overdoses and that was Ransom, his nephew.