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THE ROLE OF OPENNESS TO CHANGE IN AUTOMATED PARCEL LOCKER USAGE INTENTION AMONG ONLINE BUYERS IN MALAYSIA
Authors: Mohamad Firdausx , Ngah Abdul
Published: September 2022

Automated parcel locker is a self-service technology to facilitate parcel collection and has been introduced in Malaysia in 2016. Although automated parcel lockers have advantages over home delivery, customers still prefer the traditional method. Subsequently, this study aims to explore the role of time constraint, supplier image, and openness to change toward online buyers' intention to use automated parcel lockers. Based on the stimulus-organism-response theory, the study conducted both an online survey and an on-site survey. Two hundred and sixty-five respondents’ data were used for data analysis, and the results indicate that time constraint has a negative influence on openness to change, and supplier image has a positive influence on openness to change. Openness to change was found to mediate the relationship between time constraint and intention to use and between supplier image and intention to use. Automated parcel lockers providers will benefit from the outcomes of this study.
Diagnosing Barren Plateaus with Tools from Quantum Optimal Control
Authors: Larocca Martin , Czarnik Piotr , Sharma Kunal , Muraleedharan Gopikrishnan , Coles Patrick J. , Cerezo M.
Published: September 2022

Variational Quantum Algorithms (VQAs) have received considerable attention due to their potential for achieving near-term quantum advantage. However, more work is needed to understand their scalability. One known scaling result for VQAs is barren plateaus, where certain circumstances lead to exponentially vanishing gradients. It is common folklore that problem-inspired ansatzes avoid barren plateaus, but in fact, very little is known about their gradient scaling. In this work we employ tools from quantum optimal control to develop a framework that can diagnose the presence or absence of barren plateaus for problem-inspired ansatzes. Such ansatzes include the Quantum Alternating Operator Ansatz (QAOA), the Hamiltonian Variational Ansatz (HVA), and others. With our framework, we prove that avoiding barren plateaus for these ansatzes is not always guaranteed. Specifically, we show that the gradient scaling of the VQA depends on the degree of controllability of the system, and hence can be diagnosed through the dynamical Lie algebragobtained from the generators of the ansatz. We analyze the existence of barren plateaus in QAOA and HVA ansatzes, and we highlight the role of the input state, as different initial states can lead to the presence or absence of barren plateaus. Taken together, our results provide a framework for trainability-aware ansatz design strategies that do not come at the cost of extra quantum resources. Moreover, we prove no-go results for obtaining ground states with variational ansatzes for controllable system such as spin glasses. Our work establishes a link between the existence of barren plateaus and the scaling of the dimension ofg.
On the question of the presence of traces of pre-Mongol Kipchaks in Western Siberia (based on the analysis of the dastan “Ak Kubek”)
Authors:   Chief Editor of the “Tugan jir. Native Land” magazine, Iskhakov Damir M. , Zakirova Ilseyar G. ,   G. Ibragimov Institute of Language, Literature and Art of the Tatarstan Aca­demy of Sciences
Published: September 2022

Research objectives: To consider the problem of the Eastern Kipchak presence in the pre-Mongol period in Southern Siberia, Altai, and adjacent territories, including the identification of traces of specific Kipchak clan formations in this area. Research materials: Data from the Tatar dastan “Ak Kubek”, Arabic chronicles, and Russian chronicles containing information of an epic and historical nature were used. Previously published works, which in one way or another affect this issue but need a critical approach and addition, were also employed. Results and novelty of the research: This study of the content of the dastan “Ak Kubek” and the Arab chronicles of an-Nuwayri and Ibn Khaldun, in which epic information has been transmitted through the Mamluks from the Kipchaks, allows us to conclude that the Siberian-Tatar dastan recorded by V.V. Radlov contains important historical content dating back to the pre-Mongol period and related to the Durut (tert, durt) and Toksoba clans which had different ethnic origins and occupied different territories. It was possible to connect some epic heroes (Khan Kotyan / Kidana) with the leaders of specific Western Polovtsian groups, such as the Terterovichi Khan Kotyan who sought refuge in Hungary during the Mongol conquest. The second group, Toksoba (Toksobichi), which in the analyzed dastan is personified by its main character, the princely son Ak Kubek biy, belonged to the Eastern Kipchak clan formations that participated in the ethnogenesis of the Siberian Tatars, Bashkirs, Kazakhs, and Altaians. The time and reasons for the connection of the dastan “Ak Kubek” to the Altaians cannot be unambiguously resolved due to the migrations of Siberian Tatars to the region of the Northern Altai during the fall of the Siberian Khanate. However, the hypothesis of the pre-Mongol presence of eastern Kipchaks in Southern Siberia and Altai seems probable.
On the identification of some characters in Plano Carpini’s “History of the Mongols”
Authors:   Institute of Russian History of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Trepavlov Vadim V.
Published: September 2022

Research objectives: To identify representatives of the Mongolian ruling elite of the 13th century whose names are mentioned in the “History of the Mongols” by the Papal legate, Franciscan John (Giovanni) de Plano Carpini, as well as several historical realities of the epoch of the Mongol conquests. Research materials: The Wolfenbüttel copy of the “History of the Mongols” and its new Russian translation, Persian Arabic and Russian chronicles, Mongolian medieval writings of the 13th–17th century, historiographical literature on the Mongol Empire of the first half of the 13th century. Results and novelty of the research: Based on the comparison of information from various sources, different proposals for the identification of some characters appearing in the “History of the Mongols” by Plano Carpini have been offered. Identification of names is complicated by the abundance of their discrepancies in various editions and handwritten versions of the work under study. The basis for the present analysis was the second, lengthy edition of Plano Carpini’s work, existing in two copies that independently go back to the common protograph – the Wolfenbüttel (the 14th century) and the Cambridge (the 13th century). This article suggests the identification of the Mongol governors in the southern Russian steppes, Mautsi and Karbon, with Noyon Mugedu and an anonymous Gurgan (i.e., Batu’s son–in-law) respectively; Batu’s court dignitary Eldegai can be associated with Eldeke from the Juryat tribe. Assumptions are also made regarding the discovery of prototypes of the Mongol military commander and governor Korentsa (Kuremsa), the Khorezm ruler Altisoldan, and the town Summerkent of the “Saxes” (Saxins) people.
The Mongol Empire and its ideology in the coverage of pre-Revolutionary Russian historians: from Polevoy to Presnyakov
Authors:   Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Drobyshev Yuliy I.
Published: September 2022

Research objectives: This work is aimed at identifying in the works of pre-revolutionary Russian historians issues related to various aspects of the existence of the Mongol Empire from its prehistory to the collapse, with special attention to the presentation of the ideology of its leaders. Research materials: The main sources are the major works of fifteen famous Russian historians of the XIX – early XX centuries: N.A. Polevoy, M.P. Pogodin, N.G. Ustryalov, N.I. Kostomarov, S.M. Solovyov, K.N. Bestuzhev-Ryumin, D.I. Ilovaisky, E.E. Go­lubinsky, V.O. Klyuchevsky, A.V. Ekzemplyarsky, S.F. Platonov, M.K. Lyubavsky, M.S. Grushevsky, M.N. Pokrovsky, and A.E. Presnyakov. Additional information was drawn from historiographical and Oriental literature. Results and novelty of the research: An analytical review of the pre-revolutionary Russian historiography showed a very different depth of penetration of historians into issues related to the Mongol Empire. For a number of specialists, the empire did not seem to exist, and all historical Mongol-Russian conflicts were confined to the Jochid Ulus. Others, taking a contrary approach, demonstrate a good understanding of the internal structure of this colossal political organism and the processes that took place inside it. The amount of information about the Mongols and Mongol Empire in the works of Russian historians were not dependent on the number of available medieval eastern sources at one time or another, being determined rather naturally by the author’s position. Along with erroneous opinions, the Old Russian historiography gave rise to many insights and hypotheses that were ahead of their time.
The evolution of political relations in Eastern Europe on the eve of the Early Modern Period: the “Horde World” from its rise to decline
Authors:   Belgorod State National Research University, Penskoy Vitaly V. , Penskaya Tatyana M. ,   Belgorod State National Research University
Published: September 2022

Research objectives: The aim of the study is to trace the evolution of political relations in Eastern Europe in the late Middle Ages. It is intended to highlight the main stages of this process and the factors that influenced such relations’ speed and direction with their subsequent characterization in the course of the study. Research materials: Chronicles, statement materials, diplomatic documents, correspondence, literary traditions, historical research materials. Results and novelty of the research: For almost two hundred years, the Golden Horde dominated interstate relations in Eastern Europe. It played a role there similar to that played by the Holy Roman Empire in Western Europe. The Khan of the Horde acted as a “universal” regulator of society, the supreme overlord and arbiter within the “Horde world.” The dominance of the Horde in the region was determined by its military, financial, and economic superiority over neighboring states, as well as the “luck” of the khan. But the deep crisis that began in the middle of the 14th century undermined the Horde’s omnipotence, cast doubt on the Khan’s “luck,” and predetermined the collapse of the “Horde world” and its “monopolar” political system. By the end of the 14th century. this process had become irreversible. The “point of no return,” according to the authors, was Khan Tokhtamysh’s granting of a jarlyk to the Grand Duke of Lithuania Vitovt in 1397/1398. According to the jarlyk, Lithuania’s ruler became the “brother” of the khan and received control of most of the Russian lands that were part of the Horde, pledging in return to restore Tokhtamysh to power in the Horde and pay a “way out” from the transferred possessions. The jarlyk of 1397/1398 predetermined the general tenor of Lithuanian-Tatar relations and laid the foundations of Lithuania’s status as a great power. By the 1430s, Lithuania became de facto the dominant force in the region, subordinating both the Horde and Russia to its influence. However, this era did not last long, followed by the troubles of the same decade of 15th century that drew in the Horde, Lithuania and Russia, changing the alignment of political forces in Eastern Europe. The Horde in the 1450s broke up into semi-independent yurts which began a struggle for the Horde’s inheritance. The Grand Duchy of Lithuania held out but abandoned large-scale expansion. Moscow came out of the crisis stronger from the end of the 1440s, steadily pursuing a policy of collecting land and gaining sovereignty. In this situation, the process of reformatting the monopolar “Horde world” into the bipolar “post-Horde world” began.
Experimental Testing of the Radiation Shielding Properties for Steel
Authors: RWASHDI Qays Abdul Ameer Dawood , WAHEED Faez , GUNOGLU Kadir , AKKURT İskender
Published: September 2022

The development of nuclear technology and starting it to bed used in various fields made radiation part of our life. Thus protection against radiation become one of the most important topics in physics. The purpose of this work is to measure radiation shielding properties of steel sample. In this study we measured radiation shielding properties of some steels using a gamma spectroscopy system.
“Zalp” Magazine as a Tool to Support and Form Defense Literature
Authors:   Institute of Russian Literature (The Pushkin House) of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Sysoeva Anastasia V.
Published: September 2022

The Soviet journal “Zalp” and its supervising organizations, which draw the writers to the military topics, were closely engaged in their activities. Defense literary criticism had the journal as its basis. The journal gave its authors a symbolic capital — introduced them to the community of defense writers, which was especially significant for novices. The work with the latter was a main focus of the journal editorial policy. It also provided an opportunity to publish for professional writers. Discussions, including the one with the participation of a poputchik, as well as ideologically controversial short stories demonstrate that the defense literature of the beginning of 1930s was not entirely restricted. At the same time, there was an idea of the “right” defense text and the journal was a platform for searching for it. This article deals with the cases when the text was recognized as erroneous and the variety of authors’ correction in response to criticism. The fictional texts in the journal were a selection of defense literature’ principles which writers could follow in their work.
Figurative World of Poem by Taras Shevchenko “A Meditation (Water Is Flowing to the Blue Sea…)” and the Peculiarities of its Recreation in Crimean Tatar Translation
Authors:   Fevzi Yakubov Engineering and Pedagogical University, Humeniuk Viktor I.
Published: September 2022

Crimean Tatar translations of Taras Shevchenko’s poetic compositions are most perfectly represented in Simferopol publications as “Saylama sheerler” [“The elected Works”] (1940) and “Far and Near – Uzaq ve yaqyn – Shevchenko” (1999). A substantial contribution to this sphere was done particularly by such modern poets as Isa Abduraman, Yunus Kandym, Shakir Selim. Ablyaziz Veliyey is also among them, being the author of the poetical interpretations of such Shevchenko’s lyrics as “Don’t marry the rich one,” “Mother Gave Birth to Me” and also “A meditation (Water Is Flowing to the Blue Sea…).” The last composition and the comparison of it with Crimean Tatar translation is the main object of studying in the suggested publication. Personality of the stranger, who endures the ordeals at foreign land and thinks about his misfortune, being at sea coast, is in the centre of the composition. Laconically impressive metaphorical-picturesque imagery is characteristic to the poetics of this work. Permanent association of water flowing with irreversible flying of time is connected here with the poetic thoughts about the difficulties of human’s destiny. Genre-stylistic, versification, image-composition and other peculiarities of the origin are conveyed appropriately in Crimean Tatar interpretation by A. Veliyev. Conveying these peculiarities, the translator absolutely in accordance to the poetics of the origin, tactfully and spectacularly appeals to the poetic means of folk song.
Exofiction and Enactivist Narratives in Contemporary French Literature
Authors:   Saint-Petersburg State University, Muravieva Larissa E.
Published: September 2022

The proliferation of hybrid genres is a notable trend in contemporary French literature. Alongside autofiction, new hybrids are emerging in French literature, modelled on a mixture of fiction and factual genre. One of them is exofiction (“ex” + “fiction”), which implies a narrative about fictitious events from the life of a historical character or an attempt to introduce fiction into someone else’s biography. The neologism, belonging to the writer Philippe Vasset, is rapidly entering scholarly and critical discourse, but no systematic attempt to describe the phenomenon has been made. According to Vasset, exofiction can be defined as any narrative that “blends the reality with the phantasms that accompany its representations” (Ph. Vasset); in other words, exofictitious writing practices form the space of “enactivist literature” in the cognitive sense. Exofiction reveals itself in the search for a connection between inner narrator’s experience and the other subject’s experience — including traumatic — through the language. This article attempts to identify the main features of exofiction, according to the enactivist approach in cognitive science and narratology, and to propose an analysis of the genre characteristics of exofiction by the exаmple of the novels by Pascal Quignard, Jean Echenoz and David Foenkinos.
Regional Peculiarities of the Development of Russian Siberian Folklore Studies in the Early 20th Century (Pre-October Period)
Authors:   Novosibirsk State Pedagogical University, Ursegova Natalya A.
Published: September 2022

The article is devoted to a little-studied episode in the history of Russian folklore studies as a science — the development of folklore and ethnographic research in Siberia in the early 20th century (pre-October period). For the first time in Russian folklore studies the article examines the process of development of folklore studies in Siberia and evaluates the contribution of scientific, educational and other institutions, public and private initiatives that predetermined the specifics of the development of scientific thought in the region on the basis of the interpretation of qualitative and quantitative (statistical) data of bibliometric analysis of publications/sources. The pre-October period was the most significant and productive in the pre-revolutionary history of Russian-Siberian folklore science as a whole: at that time a layer of local scientific intelligentsia was formed, a network of organizations, institutions and structures was organized to promote the development of science in the region, conditions and prospects for the development of local university education appeared, the process of collecting, processing and storing folklore texts, their subsequent publication and popularization continued; the analytical study of folklore and the formation of new relevant scientific topics and research directions were intensified. The development of folklore studies in Siberia led to the recognition of the scientific significance of the activities of Siberian folklorists at the Russian level. The article demonstrates that in the pre-October period, the process of professionalization of Siberian folklore studies as a science was not fully completed, but was only just outlined. The transformation of Siberian local folklore studies into a “big science” would be carried out later and would become the leading trend in the development of Russian Siberian folklore since 1923.
Gogol and the School of Cavalry Junkers (From the Commentary on Gogol’s Letters to A.S. Danilevsky)
Authors:   A.M. Gorky Institute of World Literature of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Vinogradskaya Natalia L.
Published: September 2022

The article provides new information on Gogol’s biography in his early years in St. Petersburg (1829–1831). In particular, it gives new facts and hypotheses concerning Gogol’s social circle, interests and plans during this period. The author of the article carries out a detailed analysis of Gogol’s letters to his closest friend A.S. Danilevsky. Alexander Danilevsky arrived in the capital together with Gogol and entered the School of Cavalry Junkers and Ensigns of the Guard in the spring of 1829. Some names and circumstances mentioned in Gogol’s letters to Danilevsky have so far remained unclear to commentators. The article reveals the meaning of these realities due to the involvement of previously unpublished archival materials, as well as some newspaper reports and little-known memoirs of contemporaries. As follows from the letters, Gogol knew well the everyday life, manners and interests of the School’s students and teachers. This knowledge can be seen in his later literary work, for example in the numerous images of middle-ranking officers, from Lieutenant Pirogov in “Nevsky Prospect” to nameless minor characters: lieutenants in “Dead Souls,” “The Inspector General,” “Litigation,” “Ivan Fedorovich Shponkа,” etc.
The Book about the Russian Village: M. Gorky’s Unfulfilled Plan of the 1930s
Authors:   A.M. Gorky Institute of World Literature of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Sumatokhina Lyubov V.
Published: September 2022

The article attempts to reconstruct M. Gorky’s unfulfilled plan of the mid-1930s to write a book about the Russian pre-revolutionary village for the literary and artistic series “Kolkhoznik Library,” which was part of the publishing project “History of the Village.” The author deeply analyzes Gorky’s stories “Saddler and Fire,” “Execution,” “Eagle,” “Bull,” published in 1934–1935 in the “Kolkhoznik” magazine, and also the initial fragment of his unfinished story about the Russian village. The material of Gorky’s correspondence with V.Ya. Zazubrin and archival sources on the “History of the Village” (the Archive of A.M. Gorky IWL RAS, Moscow) show the emergence of the idea of a book about the Russian village and the beginning of the writer’s work on its embodiment; the pre-term volume of the collection and its place in the literary and artistic series “Kolkhoznik Library.” The article demonstrates the special importance that Gorky attached to the publishing project “The History of the Village” and within its framework “Kolkhoznik Library,” which is confirmed by the writer’s intention to create a new book of works of fiction specifically for this series.
Foreign Commission of the Soviet Writers’ Union in the 1950s.
Authors:   Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO University), Buynova Kristina R.
Published: September 2022

The article examines the development of the Foreign Commission of the Soviet Writers’ Union in 1953–1959. Commission’s goals were determined by the new document, “Regulations on the Foreign Commission.” Most of duties fell on consultants involved expanding ties with different countries. The Second and Third Writers’ All-Union Congresses (1954, 1959), where dozens of foreign authors participated, played an important role in the development of the Foreign Commission’s contacts. The main political events of the period, such as the 20th Congress of the CPSU and the Pasternak case, made the work of the institution’s staff more difficult. Aware of the influence of the United States among the foreign writers, as well as the competition of the young Chinese project, the Foreign Commission understood the need for a more open, democratic and businesslike approach, but was failing to achieve its implementation in the 1950s. But still the Foreign Commission of the Soviet Writers’ Union was not like other soviet propaganda institutions of its time, mainly because the special status of the foreigners it dealt with, and also due to the fact that this work was carried out not by professional propagandists, but by literary critics and translators.
Piano Apocalypse
Authors: Eka Chabashvili  , Nino Jvania  , Tamar Zhvania
Published: September 2022

"Piano music has come to an end and something quite different is coming. I sense it clearly: with the claviers made up to this time, there is nothing new to discover any more," declared Karlheinz Stockhausen in 1992. Truly, the piano, a brainchild of its era, has gradually been alienated by our epoch. Contemporary composers engage themselves less and less with the piano – particularly as a solo instrument. Though, we have to consider that a musical instrument is a musical chronicler with the structure, tuning system and performance techniques reflecting to certain extent the epochs it was created and employed in. Consequently, the main principles of music representative of every epoch lead to transformation of the instrument, its renewal, refinement, enrichment of performance techniques. Each epoch adapts the instrument to the principles of the corresponding musical thinking in order to make it capable of producing contemporary sound. Using our artistic imagination, we compare this situation to the Apocalypse, trying to find some ways of dealing with it. In this exposition we present some results of our experiments with the piano and its sound conducted within the artistic project "Has Piano Music Come to an End?". Methodology we employ is comparative and experimental. Analysis of piano music repertoire, its compositional and performance techniques and instrument's structure in various epochs led us to the reconsideration of the piano and inspired us to offer to you some new experimental options of its employment and modification, the latter resulting in a new instrument “ModEkAl”. Of course, no artistic research about music and a musical instrument could be conducted without making the research and its results public. Publicity is an inherent part of music which has to be performed and perceived in order to fully fulfill its purpose.
Three concepts of natural law
Authors: Vacura Miroslav
Published: September 2022

The concept of natural law is fundamental to political philosophy, ethics,
and legal thought. The present article shows that as early as the ancient
Greek philosophical tradition, three main ideas of natural law existed,
which run in parallel through the philosophical works of many authors in the
course of history. The first two approaches are based on the understanding
that although equipped with reason, humans are nevertheless still
essentially animals subject to biological instincts. The first approach
defines natural law as the law of the strongest, which can be observed to
hold among all members of the animal kingdom. The second conception presents
natural law as the principle of self-preservation, inherent as an instinct
in all living beings. The third approach, also developed in antiquity,
shifts the focus to our rationality and develops the idea of natural law as
the law of reason within us. Some Christian thinkers who consider the origin
of reason in us to be divine, identify the law of reason inherent in us with
God?s will. This paper gives a brief exposition of the development of these
three concepts of natural law in philosophy, with emphasis on the
intertwining of these three concepts, which we, however, understand as
primarily and essentially independent. The paper concludes with an overview
of twentieth-century authors who exclusively focus on only one of the three
concepts. The aim of this article is to argue against these one-sided
interpretations and to uphold the independence and distinctness of the three
historical conceptions of natural law.
Ethics and literature: Levinas and literary criticism
Authors: Mitrovic Nemanja
Published: September 2022

The question posed by this text is: can we use Levinasian ethics in the field
of literary studies? In order to provide the answer, Levinas?s attitude
toward art will need to be analyzed. His work contains numerous scattered
remarks about literature and other arts, but the most explicit statement on
the relationship between art and ethics can be found in his essay ?Reality
and Its Shadow?. Since Levinas?s view on art in this essay is predominantly
negative, it poses a significant problem for the application of his theory
in the field of literary studies. In order to overcome this difficulty, I
use Blanchot?s reworking of Levinasian ethics, and open the possibility of a
different relation between literature and ethics than the one originally
suggested by Levinas.
Declining trends in arthroscopic meniscus surgery and other arthroscopic knee procedures in Denmark: a nationwide register-based study
Authors: Lundberg Matilde , Søndergaard Jens , Viberg Bjarke , Lohmander L Stefan , Thorlund Jonas B
Published: September 2022

Background and purpose: A doubling of arthroscopic meniscal procedures was observed in Denmark from 2000 to 2011, but arthroscopic meniscal procedures for degenerative meniscal tears are no longer recommended. We performed an updated investigation of Danish meniscal procedure trends in the private and public healthcare sectors in Denmark from 2006 to 2018, including trends for other arthroscopic knee procedures.Patients and methods: We extracted data on the 5 most commonly registered arthroscopic knee procedures (diagnostic arthroscopy, meniscal surgery, anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction, synovectomy, and cartilage resection) from the Danish National Patient Register from January 1, 2006 to December 31, 2018, linked with the Danish Population Statistic Register, to obtain data on age and sex.Results: 414,253 arthroscopic knee procedures were registered during 315,290 surgeries on 244,113 individual patients in the study period. For meniscal procedures, the highest incidence was observed in 2010 (319 per 105 persons/year, 95% CI 314–323) and the lowest in 2018 (173 per 105 persons/year, CI 169–176), corresponding to relative decrease of 46% from 2010 to 2018. Remaining arthroscopic procedures also showed declining trends, with lowest incidence for all procedures in 2018.Interpretation: A large decrease in the incidence for arthroscopic meniscal procedures was observed from 2010 to 2018, possibly in response to mounting evidence of limited benefit of this procedure for degenerative knee disease. All other investigated arthroscopic knee procedures also declined in the same period.
Optical Super-high Magnification Dermoscopy Findings of Halo Naevus
Authors: Pogorzelska-Dyrbuś Joanna , Cinotti Elisa , Szepietowski Jacek C.
Published: September 2022

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The Effects of Exercise Training on Upper Extremity Function for Persons with Multiple Sclerosis: A Systematic Review
Authors: Neira Valerie E. , Niemietz Tamlynn D. , Farrell III John W.
Published: September 2022

Objective: To evaluate the effects of exercise training on upper extremity physical function and physiological fitness outcomes in persons with multiple sclerosis (PwMS).Methods: A search of 3 electronic databases (EMBASE, CINAHL, and ovidMEDLINE) was conducted following Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis (PRISMA) guidelines. The included studies were randomized control trials that reported at least one outcome measure related to upper extremity function, contained a component of exercise training, and included PwMS.Results: Of the 1381 articles retrieved from the electronic databases, 8 articles met the specific inclusion criteria. All the included articles incorporated strength training exercises into the rehabilitation intervention. Reported outcomes included the 9 Hole Peg Test (9HPT), Action Research Arm Test (ARAT), and Fugl-Meyer Assessment, with 3, 3, and 0 reporting significant improvements, respectively. Only grip strength was included as a physiological fitness outcome, with 2 articles reporting significant improvements.Conclusion: The results of this review suggest that strength training may elicit improvements in functional and physiological upper extremity outcomes for PwMS. Several limitations of the current review must be noted, including a limited number of studies and the combination of strength training with other rehabilitative modalities.
LAY ABSTRACTPersons with multiple sclerosis experience reduced strength and function in their arms. The purpose of this review was to examine the evidence available on the effects of using exercise to improve strength and function in the arms of persons with multiple sclerosis. Our research team searched through 1381 studies and found 8 that were relevant to what we were looking for. The 8 studies suggest that exercise, specifically strength training (e.g., weight lifting or resistance exercise), can improve strength and function of the arms in persons with multiple sclerosis. However, the strength training was part of a larger rehabilitation program, and we cannot definitively conclude that all of the improvements were solely because of strength training. Regardless, strength training appears to be an important part of rehabilitation programs aiming to improve strength and function in the arms of persons with multiple sclerosis.
Uterine Rat Telocyte Structure and Organization: An Immunohistochemical and Ultrastructural Study
Authors: ES Mahmoud
Published: September 2022

Telocytes are a kind of interstitial cell found in a variety of organs, including the uterus. They regulate uterine contractions, maintain pregnancy, and prevent premature labour. The purpose of this research was to look at the organisation and distribution of telocytes in different uterine layers in adult and senile rats at various stages of reproduction. Materials & Methods: Twenty-four female rats were evenly divided between four groups: GI: adult non-pregnant, GII pregnant, GIII postpartum, and GIV senile. The uterine samples from middle one-third of the right horns were processed for light microscopic examination were treated using C-kit stains for immunohistochemical detection of telocytes, and TEM examination. Results: Telocytes were discovered in the endometrium and myometrium of adult non-pregnant uteri as tiny cells with numerous lengthy telopodes. Endometrial telocytes increased significantly, but myometrial telocytes decreased significantly in (GII). (GIII) and (GIV) had the largest count of myometrial telocytes. Conclusion: Telocytes were found in the endometrium and myometrium of the rat uterus. Telocytes serve as a uterine peacekeeper, initiating and coordinating myometrial contraction.
Acute Abdomen in the ERA of COVID 19: Case Series and Literature Review
Authors: Al-qahtani Jowhara , Al-Kuwari Haya , Sameer Mohammed , Alobaidi Mohammed , Ali Syed Muhammad , Singh Rajvir
Published: September 2022

The COVID-19 pandemic involved the globe and resulted in major mortalities mainly affecting the respiratory system. Initially thought to be respiratory disease it was later postulated and confirmed the involvement of gastro-intestinal tract (GIT) and its contribution to the complications and mortalities. Herein we present five cases of severe COVID-19 infection with GI involvement and their management with literature review.
Adsorption of Mercury from Aqueous Solution on Durian (Durio zibethinus) Seed Immobilized Alginate
Authors: Lestari Intan , Putri Silfia Devi Eka Putri , Rahayu Martina Asti , Gusti Diah Riski
Published: September 2022

The increasing pollution of toxic heavy metals in the environment is an important issue worldwide. Heavy metal ions such as mercury have attracted special attention because of their high toxicity and long half-life which increase the potential to accumulate in the food chain and cause serious damage to the environment. The potential of an adsorbent durian (Durio zibethinus) seed immobilized alginate bead was carried out and used for the adsorption of Mercury in an aqueous solution. Adsorbents were characterized by FTIR, SEM, and XRF. FTIR analysis shows the functional groups of alcohol, amine, and carboxylic acid. Scanning Electron Microscopy shows that the surface morphology of durian seed powder of granules and durian seed immobilized in Ca-alginate of like as tissue eggs in an egg box shape. XRF analysis durian seed immobilized showed that Hg(II) ion adsorbed as much as 37%. The adsorption parameter of Hg(II) ion are pH at 6 with an adsorption capacity was 1.553 mg/g, contact time at 150 minutes with adsorption capacity was 2.880 mg/g, mass 0.1 g with adsorption capacity of 2.274 mg/g, and concentration 250 mg/g with adsorption capacity of 62.067 mg/g.
Physicochemical Properties of Herbal Tea Bags from Belimbing Wuluh Leaves (Averrhoa bilimbi) and Gotu Kola Leaves (Centella asiatica) with the Addition of Cinnamon Powder (Cinnamomun burmanii)
Authors: Sylvi Diana , Syukri Daimon , Rozi Fachrur , Sari Devi Purnama
Published: September 2022

This study aims to study the characteristics of herbal teabags from belimbing wuluh leaves and gotu kola leaves with the addition of cinnamon powder. This study used a completely randomized design with 5 treatments, namely differences in the addition of cinnamon powder 0%, 1%, 2%, 3% and 4% with 3 replications. The data obtained were analyzed statistically using ANOVA (Analysis Of Variance) and if they were significantly different, then continued with the DNMRT (Duncan's News Multiple Range Test) test at 5% level. The results showed that the level of addition of cinnamon powder had a significant effect on antioxidant activity, total water soluble ingredients, total polyphenols, color, taste, and flavor. Differences in the substitution level of cinnamon powder had no significant effect on water content and pH. The best treatment in this study was treatment E with the addition of 4% cinnamon powder, the organoleptic results obtained were the average value of color preference 3.95 (like), taste 3.65 (like), and flavor 4 (like). The results of chemical analysis on tea products are water content 7.88%, total polyphenols 109.32 mg GAE/g, IC50 value 96.71, total water soluble ingredients 19.66% and in steeped tea pH value is 6.13, and activity antioxidant 36.93%.
Analisa Kelayakan Pentanahan Tower Saluran Udara Tegangan Tinggi (SUTT) 150kV Jelok – Bringin Menggunakan Metode Komparasi
Authors: Pranatali Dedi , Gunawan Gunawan , Nugroho Dedi
Published: September 2022

Saluran Udara Tegangan Tinggi (SUTT) 150 kV Jelok – Bringin adalah salah satu penghantar di wilayah kerja PT PLN (Persero) Unit Pelaksana Transmisi Salatiga, penghantar ini menghubungkan dua Sub Sistem Utama yaitu Sub Sistem Ungaran dengan Sub Sistem Pedan. Sesuai dengan Buku Petir PLN Tahun 2020 tercatat sebanyak 722 kejadian petir selama tahun 2019 pada penghantar tersebut.Sebagai upaya mengurangi resiko akibat petir perlu memastikan sistem proteksi bekerja dengan baik. Obyek proteksi adalah tower SUTT 150kV dengan sistem pentanahan yang layak. Penelitian ini menelusur data menggunakan metode komparasi yaitu membandingkan antara hasil pengukuran di lapangan dengan nilai standar pengukuran yang digunakan. Informasi mengenai kelayakan perlu selalu terbarui yang didukung hasil pengukuran yang tepat dan akurat secara konsisten. Kondisi ground rod, kondisi tanah dan kondisi kontak antara ground rod dengan penghantar pentanahan merupakan variabel yang mempengaruhi hasil dari pengukuran pentanahan. Penambahan sebuah elektoda batang dengan panjang 6 meter dapat memperbaiki nilai tahanan pentanahan sebesar 3,5287 Ohm yang berarti memenuhi persyaratan (<10 Ohm-standar SK DIR PLN No. 0520-1.K/DIR/2014). Dari hasil pengukuran 23 unit tower dari 24 unit tower atau  95,83% dari total tower, karakteristik hasil pengukurannya masih relatif dalam kondisi layak yaitu dibawah 10 Ohm.
Perancangan Sistem Pemantauan Perangkat Pengomposan Pupuk Otomatis Berbasis Internet Of Things (IoT)
Authors: Sanjaya Bayu , Taqwa Ahmad , Sholihin Sholihin
Published: September 2022

Sampah di Indonesia masih menjadi permasalahan besar dilingkungan tempat tinggal masyarakat saat ini. Masyarakat sendiri masih kebingungan dalam mengatasi adanya penumpukan sampah selain dengan cara pembakaran sampah. Namun, cara tersebut dapat mengakibatkan pencemaran lingkungan. Manusia memiliki peran penting dalam menjaga lingkungan yang bersih. Penumpukan-penumpukan sampah tersebut dapat diaasi dengan cara memanfaatkan sampah-sampah kering seperti sampah daun kering, sekam, serbuk kayu, dan lain-lain yang dapat diolah menjadi sebuah pupuk kompos untuk membantu menyuburkan tanaman. Pengomposan ini dapat dilakukan dengan cara konvensional atau fermentasi dengan menggunakan bio activator yang menghasilkan sebuah pupuk organik. Mesin Kompos otomatis bekerja dan berfungsi sebagai pembuatan pupuk kompos dengan didukung oleh NodeMCU ESP8266 sebagai mikrokontroler utama dan beberapa sensor pendukung lainnya. Penulis merancang sistem pemantauan perangkat pengomposan pupuk otomatis berbasis internet of things (IoT) yang dapat membantu memonitoring proses pembuatan pengomposan pupuk otomatis berbasis internet of things (IoT). Hasil dari pengujian ini secara keseluruhan alat bekerja dengan baik sehingga pupuk dapat dimonitoring melalui smartphone yang terhubung dengan koneksi internet.
Jobsheet Praktikum Programmable Logic Control Berbasis Proyek
Authors: Dalfi Dalfi , Usmeldi Usmeldi
Published: September 2022

Tujuan penelitian adalah untuk mengembangkan jobsheet praktikum Programmable Logic Control (PLC) berbasis proyek sebagai salah satu media pembelajaran praktikum di laboratorium Otomasi Industri Fakultas Teknik Universitas Negeri Padang. Metode yang digunakan pada penelitian ini adalah model Four-D yang terdiri dari empat tahap yaitu define, design, development, dan disseminate. Pada tahap define dilakukan penyebaran angket kepada responden yang merupakan mahasiswa jurusan Teknik Elektro yang telah pernah melakukan praktikum PLC di laboratorium Otomasi Industri. Tahap selanjutnya dilakukan design jobsheet berbasis proyek sesuai Rencana Pembelajaran Semester (RPS) mata kuliah praktikum PLC. Pada tahap development dilakukan uji validitas dengan melibatkan para ahli di bidang materi, ahli bidang media pembelajaran dan ahli bidang bahasa. Dilanjutkan dengan uji praktikalitas dan uji efektivitas terhadap jobsheet praktikum PLC berbasis proyek. Tahap disseminate dilakukan penyebaran jobsheet pada mahasiswa di lingkungan jurusan Teknik Elektro FT UNP. Instrumen untuk mengukur validitas dan praktikalitas menggunakan angket. Sedangkan untuk mengukur efektivitas digunakan tes. Analisis data validitas menggunakan analisis Aikens, analisis data praktikalitas menggunakan statistik deskriptif sedangkan analisis data efektivitas menggunakan N gain score untuk mengukur peningkatan hasil belajar dan persentase ketuntasan klasikal untuk mengukur ketuntasan hasil belajar. Hasil dari analisis data menunjukkan bahwa jobsheet praktikum PLC berbasis proyek dinyatakan valid, praktis, dan efektif sehingga dapat digunakan dalam pembelajaran praktikum bagi mahasiswa di laboratorium.
Problematika Layanan Bimbingan dan Konseling di Sekolah
Authors: Fitriani Erda , Neviyarni Neviyarni , Mudjiran Mudjiran , Nirwana Herman
Published: September 2022

This article aims to analyze the problems experienced by counselors in carrying out their duties and functions to provide guidance and counseling services in schools. Guidance and counseling are an important component for achieving educational goals. However, in the implementation of services and guidance and counseling experienced various obstacles. In explaining the problem, it is analyzed by the theory of status personality by Raph Linton. The system theory developed by Parson strengthens the analysis to explain the problems in counseling and guidance services in schools. The research was conducted using a qualitative approach through library research or literature study. Based on the research, it was found that the problems experienced in counseling guidance services in schools were the lack of understanding of students, teachers and the community, the professional factor of the counseling teacher and the school management factor and the availability of facilities.
"Women’s Roles, Place Attachment and the Socialist Nation in Cutezătorii Magazine. Representations in Comics Featuring Romanian Communist Pioneers "
Authors:   Babeș-Bolyai University, Faculty of Geography, Department of Regional Geography and Territorial Planning, Territorial Identities and Development Research Centre, Cluj-Napoca, ROMANIA, ILOVAN Oana-Ramona
Published: September 2022

Socialism created materially and discursively an ideological context (and then tradition) to control social space and implicitly people’s experiences in society and space. The aim of my research is to identify representations of the women’s roles in communist Romania, as these were constructed by propaganda in comics for communist pioneers and published in Cutezătorii [The Daring Ones] magazine (1967-1989). My research material is made of comics where Romanian communist pioneers appear as characters. I discuss gender representations using discourse analysis and critical visual analysis. I interpret these gender representations in relation with the socialist nation and place meanings, as constructed by the official discourse. My research explores the meanings of place and the attachments created, which rest on the respective meanings. I consider the role of this official discourse about place meanings in constructing students’ place attachments (i.e., readers of the respective magazine). I concluded that the egalitarian ideology of the communist regime did not affect the patriarchal and the engendered inequalities in the Romanian society because the paternalist communist state supported the patriarchal regime. Comics show a patriarchal society despite the communist propaganda about an egalitarian society. In addition, I showed how, in the analysed comics, which were part of the popular culture, nature- and culture-induced place attachment was influenced by a gendered socialisation with space.
The Future of Frozen Conflicts: Understanding the Evolution of Russia's Strategy in the Near Abroad and What is Next
Authors: ONACIU Vlad
Published: September 2022

Frozen conflicts and the near abroad are concepts that have defined Russia's security policy since the dissolution of the Soviet Union. Firstly, in this paper, we will try to explain how the Kremlin sees its near abroad and how it defines it as part of its sphere of influence. Consequently, it describes its interventions and its inevitable clash with the West. Secondly, we want to frame frozen conflicts in two periods with defining characteristics. Each was marked by who held power in the Kremlin and Russia's economic and military situation at the time. In the end, we want to reflect on the impact of the war in Ukraine on the future of these two concepts. Obviously, the outcome will obviously influence Moscow's ability to project power in the near future and its use of frozen conflicts to achieve this.
Article history: Received: 12.05.2022; Revised: 28.07.2022; Accepted: 28.07.2022; Available online: 15.09.2022
Rezumat: Conflictele înghețate şi străinătatea apropiată sunt două concepte care au definit politica de securitate a Rusiei după dizolvarea Uniunii Sovietice. În primul rând, vom încerca să explicăm cum percepe Kremlinul străinătatea apropiată şi cum o defineşte ca parte din sfera sa de influență. Aceasta a ajuns să descrie intervențiile aici şi inevitabila sa ciocnire cu Occidentul. În al doilea rând, dorim să încadrăm conflictele înghețate în două perioade cu caracteristici specifice. Fiecare a fost marcată de cine a deținut putere la Kremlin, precum şi de situația economică şi militară a Rusiei la momentul respective. La final dorim să reflectăm impactul războiului din Ucraina asupra celor două concept analizate. Este evident că rezultatul va influența abilitatea Moscovei de a-şi proiecta puterea în străinătatea apropiată, precum şi a folosirii conflictelor înghețate în acest scop.
Cuvinte cheie: conflicte înghețate, străinătate apropiată, politică de securitate, Ucraina, Rusia