bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Fabrication of Room Temperature Resistive Ethanol Gas Sensor Based on ZnO Nanorods Decorated with PbS Nanoparticles
Authors: Madvar Hadi Riyahi , Kordrostami Zoheir , Hamedi Samaneh
Published: December 2020

A resistive ethanol gas sensor with a high sensitivity has been proposed. The fabricated gas sensor has a very promising response and recovery at room temperature. The proposed sensor has been fabricated by depositing sensitive nanostructured material on printed circuit board interdigitated electrodes. As the sensitive material, ZnO nanorods of high uniformity have been synthesized by hydrothermal method and then decorated by PbS nanoparticles. The synthesized decorated nanorods were characterized by X-ray diffraction and scanning electron microscope which confirmed the formation of the desired nanostructures. The ethanol gas sensing properties of the ZnO nanorods decorated with PdS nanoparticles was measured in a test chamber. The minimum ethanol concentration detected by the sensor has been 10 ppm. The results showed the higher sensitivity of the proposed sensor to the ethanol at room temperature compared to similar works.
The Effect of Graphene Oxide Dispersion on Structure-Property Relationships in Graphene-Based Polymer Nanocomposites
Authors: Aldosari Haia
Published: December 2020

The performance of graphene/polymer nanocomposites depends on many factors but the major factor is a nanoparticles dispersion and distribution into the host matrix. The present work investigates the effect of the dispersion of graphene oxide upon the structure-property relations in metallocene linear low density polyethylene (PE), homo polypropylene (PP), and blends thereof. These nanocomposites were prepared by solvent processing, where DMF and o-xylene were used as solvents for Graphene Oxide (GO) powder and the polymers respectively, before the two components were combined to form a well-mixed initial state. Characterization of the structure and crystallization of the nanocomposites was carried out by small- and wide-angle X-ray scattering and diffraction (SAXS and WAXD). The chemical structures were characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and by Raman spectroscopy, and the latter used to calculate the ID/IG value for a pure GO samples. The thermal properties of the resulting nanocomposites were investigated by DSC and TGA in order to obtain Melting temperature ( ), crystallization temperature ( ) and degree of crystallinity ( ) as well as a range of degradation temperatures. The effect of GO on the mechanical properties was studied via the ultimate tensile strength and elastic modulus.
Ubiquitination of MHC Class II by March-I Regulates Dendritic Cell Fitness
Authors: Kim Hei Jung , Bandola-Simon Joanna , Ishido Satoshi , Wong Nathan W , Koparde Vishal N , Cam Maggie , Roche Paul A
Published: December 2020

The expression and turnover of Ag-specific peptide–MHC class II (pMHC-II) on the surface of dendritic cells (DCs) is essential for their ability to efficiently activate CD4 T cells. Ubiquitination of pMHC-II by the E3 ubiquitin ligase March-I regulates surface expression and survival of pMHC-II in DCs. We now show that despite their high levels of surface pMHC-II, MHC class II (MHC-II) ubiquitination–deficient mouse DCs are functionally defective; they are poor stimulators of naive CD4 T cells and secrete IL-12 in response to LPS stimulation poorly. MHC-II ubiquitination–mutant DC defects are cell intrinsic, and single-cell RNA sequencing demonstrates that these DCs have an altered gene expression signature as compared with wild-type DCs. Curiously, these functional and gene transcription defects are reversed by activating the DCs with LPS. These results show that dysregulation of MHC-II turnover suppresses DC development and function.
Effects of Different Levels of Salinity on NKA and NKCC Expression in Asian Sea Bass (Lates calcarifer)
Authors: Saghafiankho Soheila , Salati Amir Parviz , Morshedi Vahid , Ghasemi Ahmad , Bahabadi Mahmood Nafisi
Published: December 2020

Asian sea bass, Lates calcarifer is one of the most valuable marine fish species that is known to be tolerant to wide range changes of salinity. The species is able to live in freshwater, brackish and marine water, being an ideal model species for studying the effects of salinity on physiological responses. The present study is aimed to evaluate the changes in expression levels of Na+ -K + ATPase (NKA) and Na+/K+/2Cl– (NKCC) genes in gill tissue of L. calcarifer kept in a range of salinities including freshwater (0 ppt), brackish water (15 ppt) and saline marine water (35 and 50 ppt). Totals of 180 individuals were randomly distributed into 12 fiberglass tanks (volume 300 L) that contained different water salinity variants. After 30 days of experimental captivity, fish were euthanized and gill tissues were collected for NKA and NKCC mRNAs expression analysis. The U shape expression pattern for both NKA and NKCC was recorded. The highest brachial expression was seen in 50 ppt that was statistically different from all other salinity variants. The lowest expression was recorded in 35 ppt. In turns, observed NKA and NKCC expression levels in freshwater were significantly higher than 15 and 35ppt. The current findings showed that the expression levels of major gill transporters, as are NKA and NKCC has the highest expression in unusual conditions, having the lowest expression levels under the most habitual salinity conditions present in the wild environment.
Genetic Diversity and Population Structure of Endangered Indian Catfish, Clarias magur as Revealed by mtDNA D-loop Marker
Authors: Sahoo Lakshman , Barat Ashoktaru , Sahoo Sangram Ketan , Sahoo Bismay , Das Gargee , Das Paramananda , Sundaray Jitendra Kumar , Swain Saroj Kumar
Published: December 2020

Clarias magur, popularly known as magur, is one of the economically important catfish species having high aquaculture potential in India due to its efficient food conversion, taste, and nutritional benefits. Due to habitat degradation, over exploitation, lack of resources, indiscriminate use of agricultural pesticides and introduction of competitor exotic species, the wild populations are dwindling day by day. According to IUCN, it is listed as endangered species. In the present study, the population genetic structure of 206 magur samples collected from seven different geographical regions was examined using partial mitochondrial D-loop (control region) sequence variation. In total of 17 haplotypes were observed with high number of private alleles, number of haplotypes ranged from 2 to 6 and maximum number of haplotypes was observed in UP population. Haplotype diversity and nucleotide diversity ranged from 0.06897 to 0.76322 and 0.00019 to 0.00208, respectively. Pairwise FST values ranged from 0.01383 to 0.62069 and highest genetic differentiation was observed between AP and AS population. Low genetic diversity and significant population genetic differentiation was observed in the present study. The information generated in the present investigation would facilitate formulating appropriate strategy for management, conservation, and genetic improvement program of this commercially important aquaculture species.
Teacher Professional Development Program (TPDP) for Teacher Quality in STEAM Education
Authors: Morales Marie Paz Escano , Mercado Felixberto , Avilla Ruel , Palisoc Caesar , Palomar Brando , Sarmiento Celina , Butron Banilda , Ayuste Thaddeus Owen
Published: December 2020

The study implemented and evaluated a TPDP for the sampled 106 STEAM (science, technology, engineering, agri-fisheries, mathematics) teachers. The study used participatory action research (PAR) as a methodological framework. Results reveal that in all phases of the TPDP, three key points emerged: power, product and process. Power emphasized equitable participation dislodging imbalance of power, while process highlighted PAR cycle: planning, acting, reflecting and discussing. Finally, the product: co-learners, and emancipated participants who co-developed lesson exemplars in STEAM. Results further reveal that the participants successfully crafted Lesson Exemplars in their chosen STEAM topic exemplifying the principles of TPCK (technological, pedagogical, content knowledge). Pilot tests (using Action Research) show how the STEAM teachers highly engaged the learners. As TPDP, PAR may achieve teacher quality and quality STEAM education in the country and may adapt micro-credentialing to fully structuralize capability building programs.
Causal Attribution Preferences and Prospective Self-Assessment: The Unknowns of the Middle Eastern Learner
Authors: Pilotti Maura A. E. , El Alaoui Khadija , Hamann Kerstin , Wilson Bruce
Published: December 2020

In the present field experiment, we examined the effects of a self-assessment exercise conducted in the middle of the semester on metacognitive awareness (i.e., the accuracy of self-assessment and its subjective confidence) and final test performance of college students of Middle Eastern descent. Effects were measured in the classroom against a business-as-usual control condition. It was hypothesized that if the exercise focuses students’ attention on internal causes (e.g., effort) in response to specific task demands, metacognitive awareness, metacognitive control, and, ultimately, final test performance would be enhanced. In poor performers, the exercise indeed improved the accuracy of self-assessment (as measured by grade estimates) and final performance. There was no evidence of the illusion of knowing phenomenon (i.e., the unrealistic belief that one knows or is able to perform a given task) among poor-performing students as their confidence in estimates remained low. Furthermore, the exercise did not change students’ causal attribution preferences, thereby suggesting that other dynamics are responsible for the effects of the self-assessment exercise.
Innovative Movement Strategies for Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Review of Dance and Exergaming Interventions
Authors: Garcia Alexandra , Bode Alison , Camillone Sarah , Rao Asha
Published: December 2020

Background: Given the types of symptoms present in individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), interventions should address deficits in motor control, social interactions, and emotional intelligence. Alternative interventions, such as exercise video gaming (exergaming) and dance movement therapy, may address these deficits in an engaging, age-appropriate manner, thus meeting the unique needs of adolescents with ASD.
Objectives: The purpose of this paper was first, to review the current literature on ASD for innovative movement strategies feasible to address emotional, social, cognitive, and physical outcomes for adolescents ages 11-18; and second, to determine the effectiveness of these interventions.
Methods: The databases used were: Pubmed, Cochrane Library, Web of Science, EMBASE, CINAHL, Psycinfo, REHABDATA, Human Kinetics Journal, and PEDro. Search terms included: autism or autism spectrum disorder; and dance, dancing or dance therapy, or exergaming, exergame, video gaming or video game. Selected articles were published in the last 10 years, written in English, and included subjects with ASD who participated in dance or exergaming interventions. After the initial screening of articles with relevant titles and abstracts, we included studies with evidence levels of 1-4.
Main results: Five dance therapy intervention studies showed moderate effectiveness for social and emotional outcomes such as empathy skills, emotional regulation, and negative symptoms of ASD. Four exergaming studies had moderate effectiveness for motor and physical outcomes, such as energy expenditure and perceived object control.
Implications: Based on the review of dance and exergaming intervention studies, the authors recommend providing the interventions to selected clients depending on individual circumstances. Both dance and exergaming may be cost-effective and feasible in school settings. Future studies should include larger and more diverse samples with rigorous randomization procedures.
Liselere Geçiş Sistemindeki Değişikliğin Öğrenci Profillerine Yansıması Üzerine Fenomenolojik Bir Çalışma
Authors: ÖZDEMİR Ali , METE Cem Emre , MUSLU Meryem Elif
Published: December 2020

Ortaöğretim kurumlarının tercih edilmesine sebep olan faktörler, okullara olan talebi ve öğrencilerin okul seçimlerini etkilemektedir. Bu talepleri dengelemek adına öğrenci seçme ve yerleştirme sisteminde zaman zaman farklı modeller uygulanmıştır. 2018 yılından itibaren ise yerel yerleştirme ve merkezi yerleştirme esasına dayanan bir sisteme geçilmiştir. Öğrenciler, ya tercihleri doğrultusunda adreslerine yakın olan okullara sınavsız kayıt olmakta ya da MEB tarafından belirlenen bazı okullara merkezi sınav puanlarıyla kayıt olmaktadır. Çalışmanın amacı, yapılan bu değişikliğin (yerel yerleştirme ve merkezi yerleştirme) okullardaki öğrenci profilinde değişimlere yol açıp açmadığının değerlendirilmesidir. Çalışma nitel araştırma yöntemiyle yürütülmüş, fenomenoloji ile desenlenmiştir. Çalışma grubunu; 5 okul yöneticisi, 5 branş öğretmeni ve 5 rehber öğretmeni oluşturmaktadır. Çalışma grubu, amaçlı örnekleme yöntemlerinden biri olan maksimum çeşitlilik örneklemesi kullanılarak belirlenmiştir. Çalışmada, veriler yarı yapılandırılmış görüşme formu ile toplanmış; verilerin çözümlenmesinde betimsel analiz ve içerik analizi kullanılmıştır. Elde edilen bulgular doğrultusunda yerel yerleştirme ile kayıt alan okullardaki kontenjanların belirlenenden fazla olduğu ve dolayısıyla da sınıf mevcutlarında artış gözlenmiştir. Bu yüzden okulların fiziki yapıları göz önüne alınarak kontenjanlarının belirlenmesi gerektiği önerilmektedir. Diğer vurgu yapılan nokta ise, yeni sistemin meslek liselerinin değerinin azalmasına yol açtığıdır. Bu yüzden katılımcılar meslek liselerinin itibarının artırılması yönünde çalışmalar yapılması gerektiğini belirtmişlerdir.
Las estrategias de comunicación intercultural para la adecuación cultural de los servicios para becarios del Programa Beca 18 en Lima
Authors: Ortiz Ballarta Laura
Published: December 2020

Este estudio está vinculado al programa social Beca 18, desarrollado por el Programa Nacional de Becas y Crédito Educativo2 (Pronabec), mediante el cual el Estado asigna una beca universitaria integral a jóvenes en situación de pobreza o pobreza extrema. Esta investigación responde a la pregunta ¿cuáles son las estrategias de comunicación intercultural en el marco de la adecuación cultural de los servicios que ofrecen las universidades y el Pronabec a beneficiarios migrantes del programa Beca 18? Para este estudio, se aplicó una metodología principalmente cualitativa, que consideró entrevistas a los tres principales actores involucrados: el Pronabec, las universidades y los becarios, provenientes de entornos culturalmente distintos. Los resultados reflejaron importantes obstáculos para la implementación del enfoque intercultural en las universidades. Estos fueron: la discriminación, el sentimiento de inferioridad por parte de los becarios migrantes, el cuestionamiento de la identidad propia y el estado de las comunicaciones en el programa. Finalmente, a partir del trabajo de campo, se generó propuestas desde la comunicación intercultural para la gestión de la diversidad cultural en las universidades.
El apoyo democrático en las zonas rurales de los países andinos centrales (2006-2016)
Authors: Acedo Díaz Diego
Published: December 2020

En lo referente a la democracia en las zonas urbanas y rurales, las ciencias sociales han tendido a ligar la democracia con el desarrollo de la urbanización. Desde distintos enfoques (institucionalista, culturalista o el historiográfico) se ha establecido una línea común entre urbanización y apoyo a la democracia. Sin embargo, en este escrito, a partir del análisis en los países andinos centrales se ha podido dar con que en Ecuador y Bolivia han sido las zonas rurales las que han mostrado un mayor apoyo al sistema democrático frente a Perú durante una década (2006-2016). El propósito de este trabajo se enfoca en resolver el porqué de esta tendencia a través de la técnica de sistemas similares hallando que el fenómeno de los conflictos armados sucedidos desde la segunda mitad del siglo XX se sitúa como una posible condición explicativa.
¿El fin de la prostitución acabará con la trata?
Authors: Llobet Angli Mariona
Published: December 2020

El presente trabajo pretende mostrar la guerra de datos sobre prostitución ofrecidos por académicos, políticos, ONGs y medios de comunicación, así como la confusión de vocablos y fenómenos existentes, que ponen significativamente en duda las bases empíricas y conceptuales del modelo abolicionista, y, en consecuencia, sus postulados y reivindicaciones. Como tratará de mostrarse cuatro son las falacias del discurso abolicionista: la estadística, la fenomenológica, la deductiva y la disuasoria, por lo que cabe concluir que no hay evidencia empírica según la cual la abolición de la prostitución pueda erradicar o, por lo menos, disminuir la trata con fines de explotación sexual.
Violación de la prohibición de discriminación en el tratamiento de la prostitución por parte de los tribunales laborales españoles
Authors: Fita Ortega Fernando
Published: December 2020

El reconocimiento pleno de derechos laborales a toda manifestación del trabajo sexual, incluida la prostitución, resulta plenamente necesario para la tutela no discriminatoria de las personas que, por necesidades económicas, decida ejercer libremente la prostitución. Los tribunales laborales españoles no responden, en este punto, a la lógica tuitiva del derecho del trabajo e ignoran la vulnerabilidad a la que dejan expuesta a las trabajadoras sexuales. Aplican para ello criterios que no siempre son estrictamente jurídicos, efectuando conclusiones voluntaristas que predeterminan el contenido de sus fallos sin tomar en consideración el derecho. Se produce como consecuencia de ello una discriminación de un colectivo perseguido históricamente, como el de las prostitutas, sin que exista una motivación objetiva y razonable que lo justifique. Ni la protección de la mujer como colectivo -en términos de igualdad de género-; ni la superación de las “molestias” que, para la sociedad, acompañan al ejercicio de la prostitución; ni la lucha contra la trata de personas, ni tampoco una pretendida defensa de la dignidad de las prostitutas -con la que, paradójicamente, se les priva de la misma al tratarlas como menores-, son objetivos que superen el juicio de proporcionalidad (idoneidad, necesidad y proporcionalidad en sentido estricto) al que deben someterse los tratos desiguales. Menos todavía cuando, teniendo los derechos humanos un alcance universal, se pretende que las prostitutas no puedan ser titulares de los mismos.
Violencias hacia las personas que ejercen la prostitución en la región de Murcia
Authors: Martínez Cano María
Published: December 2020

Este estudio se centra en visibilizar las violencias perpetradas hacia las personas que ejercen la prostitución en la Región de Murcia (España), poniendo en relieve a los diferentes colectivos que las protagonizan. La hipótesis de partida es que la salud, las condiciones laborales y las relaciones interpersonales de los y las trabajadoras del sexo están determinadas por la articulación de una cadena de violencias ejercidas por diferentes agentes sociales. La metodología está basada en una serie de entrevistas semidirigidas en las que se han tenido en cuenta dos perspectivas: la de nueve personas que ejercen la prostitución y la de siete expertos/as en investigación e intervención directa con trabajadoras/es del sexo. Para el análisis de resultados el contenido se organizó atendiendo a los diferentes grupos que se identificaron como responsables de los actos violentos: profesionales sanitarios/as, trabajadores/as de los servicios sociales, políticos/as, cuerpos de seguridad estatal, entidades del tercer sector, secciones feministas, empresariado de la industria del sexo, clientela, investigadores/as vinculados a la academia, medios de comunicación, familiares, parejas, exparejas, amistades y otros/as responsables.
La prostitución, rehén permanente del discurso de la trata de personas
Authors: Pomares Cintas Esther
Published: December 2020

La historia de las políticas internacionales represivas del control de los flujos migratorios contemporáneos, de una inmigración económica no cualificada, brotó con la gestión, en el seno de la Sociedad de Naciones, del éxodo intraeuropeo y transcontinental de mujeres prostitutas europeas de fines del siglo XIX y principios del XX, tildado como “trata de blancas”. El análisis de la documentación registrada en los Archivos de la Sociedad de Naciones ha permitido escrutar las claves de las agendas políticas internacionales en torno a la trata de personas que se fraguaron a merced de aquella realidad migratoria de mujeres. Revelan significativas cuestiones de fondo: la forja de un ideario que toma con fuerza la prostitución como rehén de un discurso de la trata de personas, tendente a discapacitar a mujeres adultas en el ámbito de la prestación voluntaria de servicios sexuales retribuidos, como medida para erradicar la prostitución como oportunidad laboral que facilita migrar. Dado que hoy los flujos migratorios de cuadros no cualificados y empobrecidos no cesarán porque los factores que los impulsan tienen vocación de permanencia, el viejo discurso político retorna hoy sobre sus pasos: se vuelve a situar el trabajo sexual en el paradigma de un concepto de trata de personas entendido como herramienta de contención de flujos migratorios “molestos”, bajo un fundamento reduccionista y especulativo que busca el mismo objetivo: hay que “evitar la idea de que la prostitución puede ser una solución para las mujeres migrantes en Europa” (Resolución del Parlamento Europeo de 26 de febrero de 2014). Analizaremos pormenorizadamente las claves de este discurso y su impacto en la actualidad.
Diplomacija Nezavisne Države Hrvatske
Authors: Gajski Bruno Korea
Published: December 2020

Autor iznosi ključne postupke diplomacije Nezavisne Države Hrvatske: od ustrojstva ministarstva vanjskih poslova u travnju 1941. do zadnjih pokušaja spašavanja NDH u svibnju 1945. U članku su prezentirani svi relevantni događaji za diplomaciju NDH s naglaskom na najvažnije aktere u
pojedinim diplomatskim akcijama. Navedeni su svi ministri vanjskih poslova koji su bili na čelu ministarstva, njihove diplomatske aktivnosti te razlozi njihove smjene ili ostavke. Članak također daje uvid u krajnju zavisnost ustaškog režima prema fašističkim saveznicama, Njemačkoj i Italiji – obrađujući odnos sa svakom od njih posebno. Učestalo mijenjanje ministara vanjskih poslova i poslanika u najvažnijim
državama za NDH izraz je visoke nestabilnosti i podčinjenosti ustaškog režima okupacijskim silama.
«WHITE DOVE WITH SNOWFLAKE ON THE WING»
Authors: Мамиева И.В.
Published: December 2020

В статье прослежены основные этапы литературной деятельности
А.Д. Букулова. Через призму эволюции творчества, в контексте динамики исторических,
идеологических, социокультурных трансформаций в обществе рассмотрены проблема-
тика и особенности индивидуального стиля автора, элементы нарративных страте-
гий, новаторство в области романной поэтики. Особое внимание уделено малой прозе
писателя в последний период жизни, отмечены острая актуализация вопросов нрав-
ственности и гуманизма, акцентированное изображение этноментальных черт персо-
нажей в аспекте мотивированности их действий и поступков.

The article traces the main stages of the literary activity of A.D. Bukulov. Through the
prism of the evolution of creativity, in the context of the dynamics of historical, ideological, socio-cultural
transformations in society, the problems and features of the author’s individual style, elements of narrative
strategies, innovation in the fi eld of novel poetics are examined. Special attention is paid to the small prose
of the writer in the last period of his life, the acute actualization of issues of morality and humanism, the
accentuated depiction of the ethno-mental traits of the characters in the aspect of the motivation of their
actions and deeds are noted.
Día mundial de la Artritis, una oportunidad para pacientes y familias informadas
Authors: By PANLAR Global Rheumatology
Published: December 2020

Desde 1996, el 12 de octubre es reconocido como el Día Mundial de la Artritis. Una iniciativa global que une a las personas para crear conciencia sobre las enfermedades reumáticas y musculoesqueléticas establecido por Arthritis and Rheumatism International (ARI) y administrado por la Liga Europea Contra el Reumatismo (EULAR).
Una mirada a la vacuna contra el covid-19 desde la reumatología
Authors: By PANLAR Global Rheumatology
Published: December 2020

Para regresar a la llamada 'nueva normalidad' la solución está en una vacuna contra el covid-19. En el proceso hay varias farmacéuticas y un mundo expectante siguiendo el paso a paso. ¿En qué vamos con su desarrollo? ¿Es una opción factible para Latinoamérica? ¿Cuándo podríamos usarla?
El ahora de los eventos científicos en reumatología
Authors: By PANLAR Global Rheumatology
Published: December 2020

Durante el año 2020 uno a uno los eventos científicos programados a realizarse de manera presencial en todas las áreas del conocimiento fueron paulatinamente cancelados, aunque la mayoría de ellos fueron reprogramados virtualmente, esta situación forzó una rápida adaptación respecto a cómo este tipo de eventos deberían realizarse.
Global Rheumatology by PANLAR
Authors: by PANLAR Global Rheumatology
Published: December 2020

Módulo 4 - Desde la aceptación hasta la publicación.
Módulo 2 / CURSO: Principios básicos de publicaciones científicas.
Authors: by PANLAR Global Rheumatology
Published: December 2020

Módulo 2 - Redacción médica
JESSÉ SOUZA E SUA CRÍTICA À “SOCIEDADE ESCRAVOCRATA” BRASILEIRA CONTEMPORÂNEA
Authors: Menezes Maria Clara Lima de
Published: December 2020

A elite do atraso, publicado em 2017, é um livro do sociólogo brasileiro Jessé Souza.  A obra faz parte de uma série de trabalhos publicados pelo autor sobre as mudanças nas conjunturas política e social do Brasil contemporâneo. Tem como ponto de partida e chegada o caso do golpe/impeachment da então presidenta Dilma Rousseff e os desdobramentos da Operação Lava-Jato. Amparado pelas teses sobre as relações de poder e dominação presentes na obra de Max Weber, Souza elabora sua análise no livro aqui resenhado, criticando a herança europeia extremamente presente no trabalho dos nossos intelectuais, especialmente do século XX, e os desdobramentos causados pela escravidão na formação da sociedade brasileira, especialmente das suas elites.
ENTRE O CANDOMBLÉ E A CULTURA: Edison Carneiro e os estudos culturais afro-brasileiros
Authors: Cordeiro Anderson Santos
Published: December 2020

Este artigo busca mostrar a importância da obra de Edison Carneiro, intelectual baiano e negro, que ao longo de sua vida debruçou-se sobre os estudos culturais e afro-brasileiros, principalmente no tocante às religiões de matrizes africanas. Para isso, se propõe a descrever sua biografia, e mostrar os percalços que o intelectual sofreu e ainda sofre por falta do (re)conhecimento. O trabalho pretende mostrar a relevância dos estudos que desempenhou ao longo de sua vida, e apresentar as contribuições e críticas que seus trabalhos desempenharam no campo da sociologia e antropologia.
“SE PREPARE QUE O PAVIO VAI ACENDER”: análise sobre o movimento de ocupação do Instituto Federal de Cabedelo/PB
Authors: Raphaella Ferreira Mendes  , Toscano Geovânia da Silva
Published: December 2020

O presente artigo é proveniente do trabalho de conclusão de curso da Autora (2017), que teve como objetivo investigar o movimento de Ocupação das Escolas no ano de 2016, com ênfase no Instituto Federal da Paraíba (IFPB) campus Cabedelo. O percurso metodológico refere-se ao acesso inicial à pesquisa realizada durante a ocupação do campus através do Projeto de Extensão intitulado Universidade e Juventude: passarela cidadã. Tal pesquisa foi realizada pelos discentes XX e XX, vinculados ao grupo acima citado, sob a responsabilidade professora XX. O segundo momento foi a realização de um grupo focal com os alunos e alunas que fizeram parte da ocupação, para desta forma, entender como se dá a relação escola-alunos após o movimento de ocupação. Com a mobilização de alguns teóricos como Castells (2013), Gohn (2011), Poerner (2004) Foracchi (1972), Ianni (1963), Sposito (2000), Pais (1993), pode-se compreender a trajetória dos movimentos sociais da juventude e a sua dinâmica na contemporaneidade. Nesse sentido, com os resultados, torna-se perceptível uma maior quantidade de participação de alunos mais jovens, concentrados no primeiro ano, e, a partir dos relatos, demonstra-se uma mudança na relação com a escola mediante uma maior apropriação do espaço escolar pelos alunos participantes desta pesquisa.
APRESENTAÇÃO DO DOSSIÊ
Authors: Toscano Geovânia da Silva , Barbosa Ivan Fontes
Published: December 2020

Os organizadores apresentam os artigos que compõem o dossiê.
HISTORICAL AND ETHNOGRAPHIC IDENTITY OF THE CHUVASH
Authors: Salmin Anton K.
Published: December 2020

The article deals with some issues of the ethnicity’s self-preservation in the space-time coordinates of history. Attention is paid to those significant milestones when an ethnic group and its leaders had to make fateful decisions. The author assumes that the concepts of «historical identity» and «ethnic identity» are closely related to the terms «ethnicity» and «ethnic self-awareness». According to the author, ethnic identity implies the connection of one’s «Ego» and «WE» with one’s history, traditions and language. The article provides a brief analysis to clarify the connection between the history of an ethnic group and its identity. It is emphasized that a person is prone to know the history of his family, birthplace, his nationality, and he is interested in the features of the ethnic group of which he considers himself a part. He wants to get an answer to the questions: who were the historical neighbors, what transformations took place over the past 20 centuries in the history of his ancestors, who they were originally, whether all these components can be reconstructed. For example, the article points out incompatibility of the ethnonym «Bulgar» with the ethnonym «the Sabirs – the Sapirs – the Savirs – the Suvars – the Suvash – the Chuvash» from the etymological point of view. In addition, neither the Bulgars nor the Savirs ever lived in the Asian part of Eurasia. The Sabirs were first mentioned and recorded by Claudius Ptolemy in the Caucasus in the second century. At the very least, we have no facts or other historical and philological grounds to identify the Chuvash as the historical heirs of the Bulgars. The article highly evaluates the historical role and the «female power» of the Savir ruler Boa (rix), as well as calculates the number of the Savir tribe as of the VI century. The Savirs were extremely competent in technical terms when besieging and destroying fortresses. Their ramming tools were popular with both the Persians and the Byzantines. The novelty of the research consists in a concise but systematic analysis of the historical identity of the Chuvash people from ancient times to the present day.
CONTRIBUTION OF THE CIVIL CHILDREN’S TOWN NAMED AFTER V.I. LENIN (1926–1934) IN THE STATE CASE OF COMBATING HOMELESSNESS IN THE TERRITORY OF THE CHUVASH ASSR
Authors: Semenova Inna Yu.
Published: December 2020

Eradication of homelessness as a «social evil» was one of the most important tasks of the young Soviet state. Each national region of the country tried to solve it to the best of their abilities and opportunities, and the Chuvash ASSR was no exception. Its experience was quite successful.

The article examines the work of Tsivilsk children’s town named after V.I. Lenin, which, as an informal center of guardianship and patronage in the first decade of the Chuvash ASSR, carried a serious burden of educating troubled children and adolescents. The author, based on unpublished sources of the State historical archive of the Chuvash Republic, analyzes the activities of the educational institution, examines the lives of its boarders, and draws certain conclusions about the role of the town in the state’s fight against child neglect and homelessness.

The archival materials processed by the author indicate scarcity of financial resources allocated for the life support of the educational institution; lack of property for its proper functioning, lack of teaching staff and maintenance personnel for the normal life of the children’s town. However, the existing difficulties in the first decade of the Chuvash ASSR formation were typical for most institutions of guardianship and patronage, and they were systematically overcome by the authorities of the Chuvash region to the best of their abilities and opportunities.
MEMOIRS OF VETERANS OF CHEBOKSARY ELECTRIC ACTUATORS PLANT AS A SOURCE OF THE ORAL HISTORY OF THE FORMATION OF CHUVASHIA’S ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING CLUSTER
Authors: Yakovleva Tatiana V. , Ivanova Tatyana N. , Shirokov Oleg N. , Idrisov Rustem A.
Published: December 2020

The article analyzes the memoirs of veterans of Cheboksary electric actuators plant. These memoirs contain a description of the activities of the enterprise’s team from the moment of its foundation to the end of the 80’s of the 20th century. The research methodology is based on the methods of «oral history», which involve the analysis of materials obtained by conversations and interviews with participants and witnesses of historical events. This gives the authors the opportunity to draw unconventional conclusions about already known historical facts and to identify previously unknown social phenomena.

The novelty of the research is based on the analysis of memoirs that were not previously used as oral historical sources. In addition, the authors’ research approach is new, since the method of «oral history» has become widespread in the historical science of Russia only recently.

The results of the study show that the data obtained by the above-mentioned method is an important addition to another group of sources – official documents, statistical reviews, and regulations. Memoirs of the enterprise employees contain estimates of historical events, reflecting the attitude of participants and witnesses to them. The analysis of such value judgments enables to update our knowledge and bring it closer to modern understanding.

At the same time, the assessments present in the memoirs do not idealize the historical past. They go beyond official documents and are independent judgments, contributing to a more objective understanding of the historical processes that took place in the USSR in the second half of the twentieth century. Memoirs make it possible to recreate the first years of the plant’s existence, the process of forming its team, and see the assessments of the most important events in the plant’s history through the eyes of insiders. It is since that time that an electrical engineering cluster has been created in Chuvashia, which includes training of highly qualified specialists.

This circumstance allows us to draw another conclusion – about the broad prospects of the chosen research direction. Memoirs contain a large array of materials that require repeated processing and continued research. This type of source should continue to be collected in the form of oral conversations and interviews. Such work should eventually result in the formation of a database with the prospect of their storing in various areas for subsequent use by other researchers in accordance with their field of scientific interests. This is also related to the practical significance of the research topic. Its results can be applied in the development of other problems in modern history, and become an example for the further development of modern methodology of historical science.
Power and Decision Making in the Early Church
Authors: Akhilele Seth
Published: December 2020

Abstract In this article, there is the intersection of biblical principles into the teaching and learning of organizational behavior. It examined the crisis in the early Church, as told in the Luke account of Acts of the Apostles Chapter six, and how the leaders decided to resolve the conflict. The exegetical analysis method revealed the lessons learned from the apostolic leaders’ decision-making strategy and the power play in their leadership style. The results included the need for decision making for conflict resolution, decision and empowerment, power distance advantage, and power-sharing advantage in the early Church. The decision-making style for resolving the conflict in the Church was then recommended for contemporary church leaders, in teaching organizational leadership behavior in Christian schools, and in practice in other organizations. The study results suggest that the Bible is a rich source of data for teaching organizational behavior. Keywords: Low-power distance, conflict resolution, decision making, church, power-sharing.
Developing Multiple-Linear Regression Model to Predict Soil Cation Exchange Capacity for Nagaland Soils
Authors:   Rain Forest Research Institute, Jorhat-785001, Assam, India, Mishra Gaurav , Sarkar Avishek ,   Rain Forest Research Institute, Jorhat-785001, Assam, India, Tiwari Gopal ,   ICAR-National Bureau of Soil Survey & Land Use Planning, Nagpur-440033, Maharashtra, India, Jangir Abhishek ,   ICAR-National Bureau of Soil Survey & Land Use Planning, Nagpur-440033, Maharashtra, India
Published: December 2020

Cation exchange capacity (CEC) is an important parameter to assess the soil health and fertility. The procedure for measuring CEC is complicated and time consuming. To overcome this issue, researchers have developed and tested models to estimate CEC, but no such model has been developed for North-eastern region (NER) of India. In the present study, a training dataset of 198 numbers of soil samples having data of soil texture, bulk density (BD), pH, soil organic carbon (SOC) and CEC was used to develop step-wise regression model for CEC. Correlation analysis was done to extract the influential parameters for predicting CEC. Results showed that basic soil parameters were able to predict CEC and can define 90 % of variability with SSE value of 2.76. The agreement between observed and predicted CEC in validation dataset with R2 value of 0.665 provided a strong basis to identify input variables for predicting CEC in the region.
Assessment of Macro and Microelement Accumulation Capability of Aquatic Weeds Growing with Gorgon Nut
Authors:   ICAR Research Complex for Eastern Region, Research Centre for Makhana, Darbhanga-846005, Bihar, India, Singh I.S. , Kumar Dhiraj ,   ICAR Research Complex for Eastern Region, Patna-800014, Bihar, India, Thakur A.K. ,   ICAR-National Institute of Natural Fibre Engineering and Technology, Kolkata- 700040, West Bengal, India, Kumar Manoj ,   ICAR Research Complex for Eastern Region, Research Centre for Makhana, Darbhanga-846005, Bihar, India, Jana B.R. ,   ICAR Research Complex for Eastern Region, Research Centre for Makhana, Darbhanga-846005, Bihar, India, Raut S.M. ,   ICAR Research Complex for Eastern Region, Research Centre for Makhana, Darbhanga-846005, Bihar, India, Bhatt B.P. ,   ICAR Research Complex for Eastern Region, Patna-800014, Bihar, India, Singh S.P. ,   Department of Soil Science, Rajendra Agricultural University, Pusa-84812, Bihar, India, Yadav Pankaj Kumar ,   Bhola Paswan Shastri Agricultural College, Purnea-854326, Bihar, India, Kumar Anil ,   Bhola Paswan Shastri Agricultural College, Purnea-854326, Bihar, India
Published: December 2020

Gorgon nut (Euryale ferox Salisb.) is an aquatic plant, and generally grows in ponds or lakes with aquatic weeds and thus faces strong competition for the uptake of nutrients from the growing medium. However, weeds can be used as roughages for animals and for organic compost as weeds remove nutrients from water bodies. Furthermore, their nutrient absorption capacity has not been studied in detail especially when they are growing in association with gorgon nut. In this study, an attempt has been made to assess the food value of Marsilea quadrifolia, Eichhornia cressipes, Ceratophyllum demersum, Ipomoea aquatica and Azolla pinnata, growing in association with gorgon nut. The results showed that Ipomoea aquatic had the highest protein content while N concentration was highest in Azolla pinnata (3.60 %). The maximum P and K content were found in Ceratophillum demersum and Ipomoea aquatica, respectively. The highest accumulation of heavy metals was observed in the tissues of Marsilea quadrifolia and lowest in Ipomoea aquatica.
Pengaruh Kualitas Layanan dan Nilai Pelanggan terhadap Kepuasan Pelanggan PT Millenium Penata Futures Malang
Authors: Saputra Asep Dana
Published: December 2020

Bisnis  berkembang  begitu  pesat  dalam  beberapa tahun terakhir. Fenomena tersebut menyebabkan tiap perusahaan sejenis bersaing untuk mempertahankan pelanggan salah satunya melalui strategi peningkatan kepuasan  pelanggan. Kepuasan pelanggan dapat diciptakan kualitas  layanan, dan nilai pelanggan yang diberikan perusahaan kepada pelanggan. Secara khusus, penelitian ini membahas kepuasan pelanggan PT.MPF Malang. Adapun yang menjadi masalah dalam penelitian ini adalah “Faktor-faktor yang mempengaruhi kepuasan pelanggan PT.MPF Malang. Penelitian ini menguji dua variabel independen yaitu, kualitas layanan, dan nilai pelanggan yang dapat mempengaruhi kepuasan pelanggan. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui pengaruh kedua variabel independen tersebut terhadap kepuasan pelanggan. Penelitian ini dilakukan dengan metode kuesioner terhadap 125 orang PT.MPF Malang yang  diperoleh  dengan  menggunakan teknik accidental sampling. Kemudian dilakukan analisis terhadap data-data yang diperoleh berupa analisis kuantitatif dan kualitatif. Analisis kuantitatif meliputi uji validitas  dan  uji  reliabilitas,  uji  asumsi  klasik,  analisis  regresi  berganda,  uji Goodness of Fit melalui koefisien regresi (R2), dan uji t. Analisis kualitatif merupakan   interpretasi   data   yang   diperoleh   dalam   penelitian   serta   hasil pengolahan data yang sudah dilaksanakan dengan memberi keterangan dan penjelasan. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan  bahwa semua variabel independen yang diuji berpengaruh secara positif dan signifikan terhadap kepuasan pelanggan melalui uji t, sedangkan angka Adjusted R Square sebesar 0,913 menunjukkan 91,3% variasi kepuasan pelanggan PT.MPF Malang yang dapat dijelaskan oleh kedua variabel independen tersebut, dimana sisanya 8,7% dijelaskan oleh faktor-faktor lain di luar penelitian ini.
Strategi Pemberdayaan Masyarakat Miskin Berbasis Potensi Lokal di Kabupaten Kediri
Authors: Aniyati Lilik , Alfiah Alfiah
Published: December 2020

Tujuan dari penelitian Strategi Pemberdayaan Masyarakat Miskin Berbasis Potensi Lokal di Kabupaten Kediri adalah untuk: 1) Melakukan identifikasi tentang karakteristik permasalahan masyarakat miskin; 2) Melakukan identifikasi ragam potensi lokal yang ada; 3) Melakukan evaluasi terhadap pelaksanaan program-program penanggulangan kemiskinan; 4) Menyusun strategi pemberdayaan masyarakat miskin berdasarkan ragam potensi setempat yang ada di wilayah Kabupaten Kediri. Prioritas yang utama dari kabupaten kediri adalah pada sektor Pertanian, Perkebunan, Peternakan dan Perikanan kemudian pada sektor berikutnya adalah Perdagangan, Hotel & Restoran dan sektor prioritas selanjutnya adalah bidang industri dan Jasa-jasa. Sentra penghasil mangga podang di Kabupaten Kediri terdapat di lima kecamatan yang melingkari gunung Wilis yaitu Kecamatan Banyakan, Tarokan, Grogol, Mojo, dan Semen. Jumlah mangga Podang terbesar berada di Kecamatan Banyakan dan Tarokan dengan jumlah kurang lebih 15 ribu pohon. Rata-rata hasil panen perpohon 20-40 kg maka potensi total panen mangga podang bisa mencapai 600 ton permusim. Kelompok Wanita Tani ‘Budidaya’ yang berlokasi di dusun Sumberbendo, telah mendirikan industri rumah tangga olahan mangga podang bekerjasama dengan JICA (Japan International Cooperation Agency: Lembaga pendanaan dari Pemerintah Jepang), Dinas Pertanian Kabupaten Kediri, dan Universitas Brawijaya. Kelompok tani Sumber Mulyo yang berlokasi di dusun Kali Gayam, bekerja sama dengan LSM Internasioanal REI (Resource Exchange International) berhasil melahirkan produk manisan mangga podang yang telah menembus pasar luar negeri. Tujuan utama pengembangan olahan mangga podang adalah meningkatkan pendapatan petani mangga podang dikarenakan harga produk mangga podang saat itu sangat rendah terutama pada saat panen raya sehingga perlu terobosan guna mendapatkan nilai tambah mangga podang. Setelah banyak produk olahan manga podang di pasaran, maka harga buah segar mangga podang pun ikut naik. Hal ini dikarenakan banyak buah mangga podang yang terserap sebagai bahan baku olahan mangga podang. Kalau dulu mangga podang hanya bisa dinikmati pada saat musim mangga, maka sekarang bisa dinikmati sepanjang tahun melalui olahan mangga podang. Dusun Bulur, Kecamatan Kandat, merupakan salah satu dusun yang terkenal sebagai sentra usaha tahu dengan kualitas terbaik. Sebagai salah satu industri rumahan, usaha ini masuk dalam dalam kategori usaha kecil menengah yang tergabung dalam Kelompok Usaha Bersama (KUBE) binaan Dinas Sosial Kabupaten Kediri. Cara pembuatan tahu pun masih dengan cara tradisional,sehingga peran individu atau dalam hal ini para pekerja sangatlah besar dalam proses pembuatanya.
Pengaruh Debt To Equity Ratio, Return On Asset, Current Ratio Terhadap Dividend Payout Ratio Pada Perusahaan Sub Sektor Farmasi
Authors: Ibrahim Melinda
Published: December 2020

The profit acquisition of go-public pharmaceutical subsector companies in Indonesia Stock Exchange has been fluctuating since 2014 through 2017.  Even, there have been two companies indicating a negative trend, namely Indofarma, Inc. and Merck Sharp Dohme Pharma, Inc.  This circumtance has certainly affected on the earning per share in the companies.  The study aimed to find out and analyze the significance of the effect of the Debt to Equity Ratio, Return On Asset, and Current Ratio on the Dividend Payout Ratio at Go-Public Pharmaceutical Subsector Companies in Indonesia Stock Exchange, partially and simultaneously.  This study used a qualitative method through ratio analysis.  The techniques of analysis applied were by using the classical assumption test and multiple regressions.  The sample covered 8 go-public pharmaceutical subsector companies in Indonesia Stock Exchange during 2014 through 2017.  The results indicated that the Debt to Equity Ratio (DER), Return On Asset (ROA), and Current Ratio (CR) simultaneously had a positive and significant effect on the Dividend Payout Ratio (DPR), and only Return On Asset (ROA) partially had a significant effect on the Dividend Payout Ratio (DPR).
Pengaruh Gaya Kepemimpinan, Motivasi Kerja dan Budaya Organisasi terhadap Kinerja Karyawan Pada PT. Bank BNI Syariah Palu
Authors: Djatola Hariyanto Ramli
Published: December 2020

This research aims to (1) know and analyse The effect of leadership style, work motivation and organizational culture on staff performance of PT. Bank BNI Syariah Palu; (2) know and analyse the effect of leadership style on staff performance of PT. Bank BNI Syariah Palu; (3) know and analyse the effect of work motivation on staff performance PT. Bank BNI Syariah Palu; (4) know and analyse the effect of organizational culture on staff performance of PT. Bank BNI Syariah Palu. Population in this research is 45 staff, and all of them become sample. Data in this research is analyzed by using multiple linear regression. The result shows that (1) leadership style, work motivation and organizational culture simultaneously perform positive and significant effect on staff performance of PT. Bank BNI Syariah Palu; (2) leadership style performs positive and significant effect on staff performance of PT. Bank BNI Syariah Palu; (3) work motivation performs positive and significant effect on staff performance of PT. Bank BNI Syariah Palu; and (4) organizational culture performs positive and significant effect on staff performance of PT. Bank BNI Syariah Palu.