bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
IRONY AND PARODY IN JACQUELINE WOODSON’S HARBOR ME: A POSTMODERNISM STUDY
Authors: Aulina Winda , Hanifa Siti
Published: April 2021

This study concerns to discuss the Irony and Parody in Jacqueline Woodson’s novel entitled Harbor Me. This study is focused on postmodern theory, since the novel tells about social phenomena in daily life such as irony and parody. This study aims to disclose how irony and parody are reflected in Harbor Me novel by Jacqueline Woodson.This study was conducted by applying a qualitative type since the data are in the form of words. The source of data in this study is Harbor Me novel by Jacqueline Woodson. The data are the utterances of the characters and the author’s narration in Jacqueline Woodson’s Harbor Me. In analyzing the data, the writer used three concurrent processes. They are data reduction, data display, and conclusion drawing or verification. The result of this study found that irony and parody also as a theme in postmodernism literature. The irony and parody are used for illustrating the social condition in Harbor Me novel by Jacqueline Woodson. The characters experienced the irony as a real occurrence which is not accordance with their expectation. Meanwhile, they also experienced the parody for giving an insinuation by imitating others characters’ words and attitudes.  In addition, the presentation of irony and parody demonstrate the influence of theme in postmodernism. It is because the characteristics of irony and parody as the parts of postmodernism which have been stated by Lyotard in Sarup (1993). Keywords: Postmodernism, Irony, Parody
Deep Structure of the Junction Zones of the Chuya Tectonic Depression and Its Mountainous Frame in Gorny Altai according to Magnetotelluric Studies
Authors: Pospeeva E.V. , Potapov V.V.
Published: April 2021

––Results of magnetotelluric studies (MTS) carried out along the SW–NE and W–E profiles across the Chuya depression are used to demonstrate the deep geoelectric structure of its internal field and the zones of transition to the northern (Kurai Ridge) and southern (South Chuya Ridge) mountainous frames. The Chuya depression is an area with small-block structure, with its axial part comprised of the thinnest sedimentary deposits (450–650 m). The key sites of the zones of transition from this depression to the Kurai and the South Chuya ridges manifest a complete geoelectric section of sedimentary deposits with a total thickness of 1000–1200 m. Subvertical conductive heterogeneous beds of abnormally low (<5 Ohm∙m) specific resistivity are mapped in the section of the sedimentary cover and the Paleozoic basement. They mark neotectonic faults and nodes of their intersection with the Paleozoic and Mesozoic faults. The kinematic parameters of the faults determined from the magnetotelluric data are generally consistent with the data of morphotectonic and geological studies.
Geomorphology and Neotectonics of Southwestern Crimea
Authors: Novikov I.S. , Borisenko D.A.
Published: April 2021

—The area of southwestern Crimea includes the ending of the Crimean Mountains that arose during the neotectonic activation at the place of the Cretaceous–Paleogene denudation plain and the adjacent shallow-water carbonate sedimentation basin. The Crimean Mountains are one of the links of the Alpine–Himalayan orogenic belt formed during the collision of the Eurasian, African, and Indo–Australian plates. Their area includes late Cenozoic marine terraces of the complete Mediterranean series and a staircase of Neogene, Paleogene and Cretaceous planation surfaces over them. The planation surfaces of different ages resulted from the successive lowering of the World Ocean level. Their subsequent deformations make it possible to outline the area of the neotectonic uplifting and determine its parameters. The main mechanism of the neotectonic activation was the thrust of the East Black Sea microplate under the Scythian one and the formation of a ramp fold structure. The amplitude of the neotectonic uplifting of southwestern Crimea for the past 2 Myr varies from 0 to 800 m, i.e., is up to 0.04 mm/year. The recent neotectonic structure of the area is formed by the northern flank of the ramp fold; it is a monocline of NW dip consisting of “keys” of NW strike separated by the latest faults with vertical displacements of 10 to 120 m. The uplifting of the area and the lowering of the World Ocean level led to a widespread of denudation surfaces. Their good preservation makes it possible to refine the sequence of neotectonic events, whose first pulses reached the study area in the Oligocene, and the main activation phase began in the Pliocene.
Molecular Geochemistry of the Dispersed Organic Matter in the Late Cenozoic Sediments of the Laptev Sea Continental Margin and Adjacent Part of the Arctic Ocean
Authors: Petrova V.I. , Batova G.I. , Kursheva A.V. , Litvinenko I.V. , Morgunova I.P.
Published: April 2021

––The main factors controlling the bulk sedimentation in the Siberian segment of the Lomonosov Ridge (axial part and western slope) and the Laptev Sea continental margin during the late Cenozoic were studied using a complex of geomorphological, lithological, and organic geochemical data. Samples for the study were collected during the cruises of R/V Akademik Fedorov in 2005 and 2007 and nuclear icebreaker Rossiya in 2007. Analysis of the group and molecular composition of the dispersed organic matter (DOM) in bottom sediments has shown that the input of terrigenous sediments enriched in the products of abrasion of lithified rocks determines sedimentation process on the continental slope of the Laptev Sea and in the Amundsen Basin. The individual characteristics of the DOM of the late Cenozoic sediments from the Lomonosov Ridge reflect the wide diversity of sedimentary sources and depositional environments. Subaqueous erosion of edaphogenic products and pre-Holocene sediments plays an important part in sedimentation together with terrigenous flow and ice transport.
Digital Core: Time Reversal Modeling of Acoustic Emission Events
Authors: Reshetova G.V. , Anchugov A.V.
Published: April 2021

––Acoustic-emission events in core samples are detected from total wave energy by time reversal mirror (TRM) inversion using equations of the elastodynamic theory in polar coordinates. The acoustic emission parameters used in the modeling correspond to laboratory testing data on core samples. The simulation results for digital core have implications for the configuration of multichannel data acquisition, including the optimal number of receivers or channels and the placement of sensors. Testing with different numbers of receivers/channels and at different frequencies shows that the method can provide satisfactory resolution even at a relatively low frequency.
Clinical efficacy of treating the first metacarpal base fracture by closed reduction and percutaneous parallel K-wire interlocking fixation
Authors: Wang Wu , Zeng Min , Yang Junxiao , Wang Long , Xie Jie , Hu Yihe
Published: April 2021

Objective: To explore the clinical efficacy of treating a first metacarpal base fracture by closed reduction and percutaneous parallel K-wire interlocking fixation between the first and second metacarpals.Methods: Twenty patients treated by the above technique from October 2015 to December 2018 at our institution were retrospectively reviewed. The patients’ average age was 36 years (range, 16–61 years). Eleven patients were extra-articular fractures and nine were intra-articular fractures. The mean follow-up period was 12 months (range, 10–18 months). At the final follow-up, the functional recovery of the injured hand was assessed and compared with that of the uninjured hand.Results: All patients recovered well with no complications. In the extra-articular fracture group, the mean hand grip strength, pinch strength, and Kapandji score were 43.4 ± 7.0 kg, 9.1 ± 1.4 kg, and 9.5 ± 0.7 on the injured side and 41.7 ±6.8 kg, 8.7 ± 0.8 kg, and 9.7 ± 0.5 on the uninjured side, respectively, with no significant differences. In the intra-articular fracture group, the above indexes were 43.0 ± 6.5 kg, 9.0 ± 1.1 kg, and 9.3 ± 0.7 on the injured side and 42.1 ± 6.6 kg, 8.6 ± 1.1 kg, and 9.7 ± 0.5 on the uninjured side, respectively, also with no significant differences. The abduction and flexion-extension arc of the thumb on the injured hand were lower than those on the uninjured hand in both the extra-articular and intra-articular fracture groups, but the patients felt clinically well with respect to daily activities and strength.Conclusion: The percutaneous parallel K-wire and the interlocking fixation technique is simple, effective, and economic for first metacarpal base fractures.
Zihin Yetersizliği Olan Bireylere Kişisel Bakım Becerilerinin Öğretiminde Bir Aile Eğitimi Programının Etkililiği
Authors: KURTOĞLU Seniha , CAVKAYTAR Atilla
Published: April 2021

Giriş: Kişisel bakım becerileri bireylerin kendi kendilerine yetebilmelerinde kritik öneme sahiptir. Bu araştırmanın amacı annenin kişisel görüş noktası tekniğini kullanılarak öğretim sunma becerilerini içeren aile eğitim programının etkililiğini belirlemektir.Yöntem: Araştırma, 18 yaşında, zihin yetersizliği (ZY) olan birey ve bireyin 42 yaşındaki annesiyle gerçekleştirilmiştir. Tek denekli araştırma modelleri içerisinde yer alan davranışlar (beceriler) arası yoklama evreli çoklu yoklama modeli kullanılarak yürütülen bu araştırmanın bağımsız değişkeni “Zihin Yetersizliği Olan Bireylere Kişisel Bakım Becerilerinin Öğretimi” adlı aile eğitimi programı ve annenin bu program doğrultusunda ZY olan çocuğuyla birlikte yürüttüğü öğretim çalışmaları iken bağımlı değişkeni ZY olan bireyin hedeflenen kişisel bakım becerilerini yerine getirme düzeyleridir.Bulgular: Araştırmanın sonucunda ZY olan bireyin annesi tarafından kendisine öğretilen kişisel bakım becerilerini kazandığı, bu becerileri farklı ortamlara, farklı kişilere, farklı araç-gereçlere genellediği görülmüştür. Ayrıca birey öğrendiği becerileri öğretim sona erdikten sonra da devam ettirmiştir. Anne de kişisel görüş noktası tekniğini uygun ve güvenilir şekilde kullanmıştır. Programa ilişkin elde edilen sosyal geçerlik verileri annenin aile eğitim programına katılmaktan ve kızına kişisel bakım becerilerini (tırnak bakımı, ped kullanma ve saça şekil verme) kazandırabilmiş olmaktan dolayı memnun olduğunu göstermiştir.Tartışma: Bu araştırmanın bulguları alanyazındaki çalışmaların sonuçlarını destekler niteliktedir. Videoyla model olma türlerinden biri olan kişisel görüş noktası tekniği kullanılarak yapılan öğretim sonucunda öğretimi yapılan tüm kişisel bakım becerilerinde bireyin performansında ilerlemelerin olduğu görülmüştür.
Human Behaviours on Domestic Waste Recycling Practice among Urban Households
Authors: Yakob Hamizah , Abd Rauf Rif'ah Afiqah , Abdullah Yusfida Ayu , Ahmed Badawi Alaa
Published: April 2021

The propagation of household recycling is undeniable and thorough. Recycling behaviour among households in urban areas and Malaysia has, however, received less attention. Therefore, the purpose of this preliminary study is to outline the influence that household behaviour is motivated through waste recycling. The survey carried out in six (6) suburbs of Shah Alam using a convenient sampling method to perform a site inventory and questionnaire survey. The findings are affected by the influences of recycling and individual activities representing their contribution to recycling domestic waste.
Towards Quality of Life in Construction Industry: Identification of employee turnover antecedents
Authors: Mohd Kasmuri Siti Hawa , Ismail Zulhabri , Mohd Nordin Rumaizah , Hashim Norfashiha
Published: April 2021

Among the approaches to improve employee's life quality is through the balance of the work-life that connected to the high turnover. A systematic literature review offers an overview of the present state of research concerning the turnover antecedents in the construction industry. Based on Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses, three main themes of employee turnover antecedents are identified, namely: organisation, individual, and external antecedent. Two recommendations are made, including the development of life quality strategy and to conduct more employee turnover. Identification of adverse outcomes of turnover assists in improving employees life quality in the construction industry.
Self-Management Apps for People With Epilepsy: Systematic Analysis
Authors: Alzamanan Mohsen Zaied , Lim Kheng-Seang , Akmar Ismail Maizatul , Abdul Ghani Norjihan
Published: April 2021

Background

Patients with epilepsy (PWEs) are motivated to manage and cope with their disorder themselves (ie, self-management [SM] is encouraged). Mobile health (mHealth) apps have multiple features that have a huge potential to improve SM of individuals with chronic disorders such as epilepsy.

Objective

This study aimed to review all freely available apps related to the SM of PWEs and to determine the SM domains covered in these apps.

Methods

We performed a search of apps on Google Play and App Store using the keywords “epilepsy” or “seizures” from May to August 2018. Apps were included if they were free and in English language. We excluded apps with installation-related issues and not related to epilepsy self-management (eSM).

Results

A total of 22 eSM apps were identified in our search: 6 of these run only on iOS, 7 only on Android, and 9 run on both operating systems. Of the 11 domains of SM, seizure tracking and seizure response features were covered by most apps (n=22 and n=19, respectively), followed by treatment management (n=17) and medication adherence (n=15). Three apps (Epilepsy Journal, Epilepsy Tool Kit, and EpiDiary) were installed more than 10,000 times, with features focused specifically on a few domains (treatment management, medication adherence, health care communication, and seizure tracking). Two apps (Young Epilepsy and E-Epilepsy Inclusion) covered more than 6 SM domains but both had lower installation rates (5000+ and 100+, respectively).

Conclusions

Both Android and iOS mHealth apps are available to improve SM in epilepsy, but the installation rate of most apps remains low. The SM features of these apps were different from one another, making it difficult to recommend a single app that completely fulfills the needs of PWEs. The common features of the apps evaluated included seizure tracking and seizure response. To improve the efficacy and availability of these apps, we propose the following: (1) involve the stakeholders, such as physicians, pharmacists, and PWEs, during the development of mHealth apps; (2) assess the efficacy and acceptance of the apps objectively by performing a usability analysis; and (3) promote the apps so that they benefit more PWEs.
Hubungan Filsafat dengan Ilmu Pengetahuan dan Relevansinya Di Era Revolusi Industri 4.0 (Society 5.0)
Authors: Fadli Muhammad Rijal
Published: April 2021

Philosophy and science are human efforts in understanding the concepts and methods of a scientific discipline. The changing times and developments have ushered the philosophy of a configuration by showing how the "tree of knowledge" grows and branches fruitfully from each of the disciplines, to break away from the trunk of its philosophy, develop and follow its methodological trends. This research method uses the hermeneutic method in explaining the reality that occurs with elements of interpretation and description. The results of the research can be described that the study of the relationship between philosophy and science has progressed so intensely. Philosophy and science are indispensable for their presence during the development of science and technology which is marked by the sharpening of scientific specialization, because by studying philosophy scientists are expected to be aware of their limitations so as not to be trapped into intellectual arrogance. It is impossible to counter-discourse developing science and technology, but rather to reduce the negative impact of the technology itself. In the era of the industrial revolution 4.0 and Society 5.0, the community groups are very heterogeneous, so it is very risky to the problems faced regarding the development of technology and can change the mindset of life into a more sophisticated pattern of life with the power of technology such as robots and the internet. So the science that is used as an axiological milestone in directing and controlling the development of science and technology in a positive way for the benefit of mankind and its environment is philosophy and science.
Penormaan Hukum Islam dalam Sistem Hukum Indonesia Ditinjau dari Ajaran Teologi Hukum Thomas Aquinas
Authors: Wicaksono Dian Agung
Published: April 2021

The arrangement of Islamic law in the Indonesian legal system, which is manifested in statutory regulations, is an indication that Islamic law has become part of the Indonesian legal system. This is interesting when viewed using Thomas Aquinas' legal theology which introduces a legal dichotomy based on its sources, namely lex aeterna, lex naturalist, and lex humana. The dichotomy becomes a perspective to see at what level Islamic law is embedded in the Indonesian legal system. This research examines the existence of arrangement of Islamic law in statutory regulations from the perspective of legal theology, with research questions: (a) What is the justification for the arrangement of Islamic law substance in the Indonesian legal system? (b) How is the arrangement of the substance of Islamic law in the Indonesian legal system when viewed from the teachings of Thomas Aquinas' legal theology? This is normative legal research, by analyzing secondary data in the form of laws and libraries related to the arrangement of Islamic law and the teachings of the legal theology of Thomas Aquinas. The results indicate that the justification for the arrangement of the substance of Islamic law in the Indonesian legal system has a strong foothold because it is stated in the Pancasila "God Almighty" and Article 29 of the 1945 Constitution of the Republic of Indonesia. The teachings of legal theology of Thomas Aquinas show that arrangement of the substance of Islamic law in statutory regulations does not necessarily reduce the degree of Islamic law, because the substance of Islamic law in statutory regulations does not transform lex aeterna into lex humana.
Evaluasi Program Sosialisasi Civic Literacy Dalam Pembentukan Etika Warganegara Muda
Authors: Armawi Armaidy , Raharjo Raharjo
Published: April 2021

ABSTRACTThis study aims to find out and evaluate the process of civic literacy socialization to establish the ethics of young citizens and the implications towards personal resilience in Surakarta and formulating the socialization model of civic literacy as a form of citizenship education.This research was conducted in Surakarta with the target of community conducting citizenship education activities. This research used field research with descriptive qualitative approach which describes citizenship education practice which is done informally in socialization of civic literacy activities. The results showed that the socialization of civic literacy was done informally with habituation, development, and learning which was done continuously and had the objective to form the ethics of citizens with the perspective of personal resilience. This research also produces a model of civic literacy as a planning in the learning process which contains information about how to be an ethical citizen, understand the rights and obligations, have a sense of responsibility and nationalism that is implemented in the life of society, nation and state.ABSTRAKTujuan penelitian ini untuk mengetahui dan mengevaluasi proses sosialisasi civic literacy dalam pembentukan etika warganegara muda di Kota Surakarta serta merumuskan model sosialisasi civic literacy sebagai bentuk pendidikan kewarganegaraan kemasyarakatan (citizenship education).Penelitian ini dilaksanakan di Kota Surakarta dengan sasaran komunitas yang melakukan kegiatan sosialisasi materi kewarganegaraan di lingkungan masyarakat. Penelitian merupakan penelitian lapangan berupa pendekatan kualitatif deskriptif yang mendeskripsikan praktik citizenship education,  dilakukan secara informal di masyarakat berupa kegiatan sosialisasi civic literacy. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa sosialisasi civic literacy dilakukan secara informal dengan pembiasaan, pengembangan, dan pembelajaran secara berkelanjutan memiliki tujuan untuk membentuk etika warganegara berperspektif ketahanan pribadi. Penelitian ini juga menghasilkan suatu model civic literacy sebagai perencanaan dalam proses pembelajaran yang berisi informasi tentang bagaimana menjadi warganegara yang beretika, paham hak dan kewajibannya, memiliki rasa tanggungjawab dan rasa cinta tanah air yang diimplementasikan dalam kehidupan bermasyarakat, berbangsa dan bernegara.
Panic Buying: Konsumerisme Masyarakat Indonesia di Tengah Pandemi Covid-19 Perspektif Psikoanalisis Jacques Lacan
Authors: Indah Astrid Veranita , Muqsith Awal
Published: April 2021

The development of technology in the contemporary era raises various problems of humanitarian crises. The humanitarian crisis was caused by rapid development of capitalist ideology, technology and science. Mass purchases in a short period of time in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic made subjects consume unnecessary items. The subject has a split in understanding reality. Lacan's psychoanalysis is important in understanding the lifestyle of the consumerist society amid the Covid-19 pandemic. The Lacan trilogy is able to analyze of humans as subjects. The purpose of this study was to determine the background of panic buying behavior in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic in Indonesia. This research method is a literature study, aimed at analyzing panic buying behavior as a form of consumerism, with the theoretical framework of Jaques Lacan's psychoanalysis. The result of this research is that the currently present subject is a subject in interaction with pure reality which is translated into a symbolic code. A subject who seeks happiness with the desire to be someone else and to calm his panic in an unstable state. The subject considers consumption to be the answer to anxiety symptoms in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Implikasi Etika Solidaritas Knud Ejler Løgstrup terhadap Korban Virus Covid-19 Di Indonesia
Authors: Sobon Kosmas , Ehaq Timoteus Ata Leu
Published: April 2021

The purpose of this article is to understand and analyze critically and sharply about the solidarity’s ethics of Knud Ejler Løgstrup and its implications for the victims of covid-19 in Indonesia. The research method is library research using the hermeneutic method. The results of research showed Løgstrup's thought of solidarity became the basis for solidarity on victims of desease covid-19, solidarity on victims of covid-19 was not just a feeling, it was not normative, always asymmetrical, a moral phenomenon and the hallmark of love.
Culturally Sensitive Urban Design: The Social Construction of “Homs Dream,” Syria
Authors: Black Philip , Sonbli Taki Eddin
Published: April 2021

With the proliferation of context-less designs internationally stemming from beliefs around progress, development, growth, and the idea that urban design approaches easily travel and can be replicated, this paper argues that urban design might usefully attend more carefully to the local contexts in which it is practicing. Augmenting traditional proscriptive (critiquing poor practice design) and prescriptive (suggesting best practice design) approaches with new critical thinking on culture, to deliver contextually responsive design that is also culturally sensitive. We argue more must be done to analyse and explore contexts where consensual norms around planning practice are frequently absent, such as places characterised by historically embedded cultural sensitivities; emerging out of conflict; or urban informality. This case is evidenced in an exploration of the discursive construction of ‘Homs Dream,’ a development scenario for the future of the Syrian city. The paper concludes with a challenge for urban design, in both theory and practice, to continue developing new thinking at the (dis)junction between urban form and culture.
Gases de efecto invernadero emitidos por los vehículos agrícolas en Costa Rica
Authors: Rodríguez Yánez Javier Ernesto , Gómez Calderón Natalia , Fernández Fernández Edwin Fabián
Published: April 2021

Introducción: En Costa Rica, la emisión de gases de efecto invernadero de los vehículos agrícolas no suele medirse independientemente en los inventarios. Por lo general, se combinan con los datos del parque general de vehículos u otras emisiones. Objetivo: Determinar las emisiones y características específicas de los vehículos agrícolas en Costa Rica. Métodos: Las características básicas de la maquinaria agrícola en Costa Rica se obtuvieron a partir de información sobre el pago de impuestos a la circulación para el año 2016. La estimación de emisiones se basó en los parámetros establecidos por el Panel Intergubernamental de Cambio Climático y factores propios de Costa Rica. Resultados: La mayoría de la maquinaria agrícola tiene menos de 10 años (92%), utiliza combustible diésel (99%) y se concentra en un ámbito medio de potencia (categoría II ASAE S482, 82%). El total de emisiones de los equipos en estudio es equivalente a 467 650 toneladas de CO2, asociado principalmente a emisiones de CO2 (98%). Esto es equivalente a un 10% de las emisiones del sector Transporte y hasta un 6% en el Inventario de Gases de Efecto Invernadero. Conclusiones: En Costa Rica, las emisiones de los vehículos agrícolas no se segregan adecuadamente y posiblemente no se contabilizan correctamente. Esto debería mejorarse en el plan de descarbonización 2050 del país.
THORACIC SURGERY EXPERIENCE FROM THE LARGEST PANDEMIC HOSPITAL IN EUROPE
Authors: Gokce Anil , HATIPOGLU Merve , AKBOGA Suleyman Anil , SEZEN Aysegul Inci , AKKAS Yucel , Koçer Bülent
Published: April 2021

Background: SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19), which was
detected in December 2019, whose first cases were observed in Turkey on
11th March 2020. In the current paper, we present our experience and
practices regarding thoracic surgery from the largest pandemic hospital
in Europe over the 1-year period of the pandemic. Methods: Patients who
were operated by our thoracic surgery clinic in the largest pandemic
hospital in Europe between March 2020 and March 20121 in the Covid-19
pandemic in our country and in the world were evaluated retrospectively.
Results: 85 patients were operated on during the 1-year pandemic, of
which 54 (%63.5) were men and 31 (%36.5) were women. The mean patient
age was 47,7. Morbidity rate was 12%. Covid-19 was not seen in any
patient in our clinic during the postoperative period. Only one patient
died out of those who underwent surgery. Conclusion: Thoracic surgery
has one of the highest risks due to direct contact with the lungs,
especially in terms of surgery and the postoperative period. We consider
that this risk will be minimized by taking measures during all
processes. Moreover, we think that surgical treatments should be delayed
as little as possible due to the special status of oncology patients. In
addition, considering that if all these rules are followed in the
COVID-19 pandemic and in other types of pandemics that may occur in the
future, there will be no delay or insufficiency in the treatment of
patients and healthcare professionals will be able to work safely.
Reconstructing the wave speed and the source
Authors: Boumenir Amin , Tuan Vu Kim
Published: April 2021

We are concerned with the inverse problem of recovering the unknown wave
speed and also the source in a multidimensional wave equation. We show
that the wave speed coefficient can be reconstructed from the
observations of the solution taken at a single point. For the source, we
may need a sequence of observation points due to the presence of
multiple spectrum and nodal lines. This new method, based on spectral
estimation techniques, leads to a simple procedure that delivers both
uniqueness and reconstruction of the coefficients at the same time.
A rare presentation of an ACTH-producing high grade large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma with Cushing's syndrome
Authors: Essien Francis , Persaud Christine , Dado David , Tate Joshua , Shahin George
Published: April 2021

Large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma (LCNEC) was first proposed by Travis
et al. in 1991 and subsequently classified as high grade neuroendocrine
carcinoma (HGNEC) by the world health organization. It is a rare tumor
with unclear clinicopathologic features. Herein, we describe a rare case
of LCNEC with a unique Cushing’s presentation.
Flexible Bronchoscopy Findings in Children with Congenital Lobar Emphysema: 8-Year Data from a Single Center Study
Authors: Tugcu Gokcen , Eryılmaz Sanem , SOYDAŞ Şule AKYAN , Ocak Ece , Gençoğlu Murat , Tabakçı Satı , Uytun Salih , Cinel Guzin
Published: April 2021

Introduction:Congenital lobar emphysema (CLE) is a rare developmental
lung malformation that involves the hyperaeration of one or more lung
lobes due to partial obstruction and occurs at a rate of
1/20,000–30,000 live births.Here,we aimed to retrospectively examine
the clinical, radiological, and bronchoscopy findings of patients with
CLE who were diagnosed and treated with surgical or conservative
approaches in our clinic to compare our results with those in the
literature. Method:We examined the clinical, and radiological data and
FB findings of the patients with CLE aged 0–18 years at our center
between 2013 and 2020.We also examined the symptoms and findings
recorded during the patients’ follow-up. Results:.The median age of 20
patients with CLE at diagnosis was 3.2 years (range, 1 day–17
years).Respiratory distress and mediastinal shift were more prominent in
the patients who underwent surgery than the patients who were followed
up conservatively and diagnosed at an early age (p = 0.001, p = 0.049, p
= 0.001, respectively). Discussion: In line with studies in the
literature, the pulmonary symptoms and CLE-related imaging findings in
our study regressed during the conservative follow-up.We recommend
clinicians consider performing a detailed anamnesis for patients with
unresolved respiratory symptoms and unilateral or bilateral increased
ventilation,along with appropriate imaging tests and examinations, and
should consider CLE in the diagnosis.
Research on Changes of Spatial Structure Genotype of a Former Artillerymen’ Military Town of Kaunas Fortress
Authors: Zaleckis Kestutis , Mlinkauskiene Ausra , Steponaityte Nijole
Published: April 2021

Immovable cultural heritage creates a background for sustainable cultural development of cities. As a cultural artefact, it appears in two-fold situation in the above-mentioned context. Firstly, the continuity of the valuable features as carriers of cultural content should be preserved. Secondly, the possibility of the evolution (functional, spatial or social) of the object should be assured. Now the valuable features of the immovable cultural heritage are described in a static, quantitative ways with focus on phenotype, e.g. spatial volume, place, details of architectural style, number and places of windows, etc. Such type of description without any argumentations is practically closing any possibilities for further evolution of the protected objects. It is especially true if we speak about urban valuable structures. The authors of the article present a proposal for dynamic, genotype oriented modelling of the possible evolution of the former military town of Kaunas Fortress as an example of immovable urban cultural heritage. The model is based on the evaluation of changes in the cognition of urban structure with presentation of complex numerical values. Research included the following parts: historical urban development analysis of heritage territory, current state analysis, investigation and modelling of territory spatial structure genotypic changes. The results of the presentation demonstrate the limitations and subjectivity of the present system of description of valuable features of the objects of immovable cultural heritage and present the possible way for the improvement of the situation.
Transformation of the Historical Street settlements and Structures of the city of Jelgava / Mitau in the Post-War Years
Authors: Ziemelniece Aija
Published: April 2021

Jelgava, as the former capital of the Duchy of Kurzeme and the times of the province, was vividly characterized by a strong German environment, which made a financially strong contribution to the city's economic prosperity. The urban construction period of the city from the beginning of the 19th century marks 4 distinct periods: wooden settlements and buildings until the first half of the 19th century, masonry structures until 40s of the 20th century; implementation of standardised projects (large reinforced concrete panel buildings) from the 50s to the 80s of the 20th century; trends for free-planning construction in the shift of 20th / 21st centuries. The aim of the research is to evaluate the transformation processes of Katolu and Pasta streets in Jelgava urban planning space within the last century. Research assignments: comparing the change in the height, scale and structure of the historical pre-war and post-war buildings of Pasta and Katolu streets; changes in dominants of the St. John's [Sv. Jāņa] church; synthesis of preserved historical buildings in post-war settlement and construction.
Cultural heritage sites in Vilnius: a critique of selected interventions in landscape architecture
Authors: Deveikiene Vaiva , Stauskis Gintaras , Urbonaitė Vadoklienė Inga
Published: April 2021

International researchers intensively explore the tradition of criticism in landscape architecture theories and practices from different angles: socio-cultural inquiry, historic prospective and retrospective, heritage perception and cognition, modern public engagement. Over the past two years, Vilnius City has witnessed a breakthrough in the public debate on urban open space, and several landscape architecture projects related to the revitalization of the cultural landscape have provoked the active public debate. Three selected cases have multi-layered evolution in which previous solutions have been deliberately or naturally denied by subsequent ones. The aim of the paper is to analyse and summarise the state of collective memory and tendencies of stakeholder’s opinions that influence the creative process in landscape architecture projects. The paper analyses the opinions of three stakeholder’s groups about the projects going to be realised: the public, the planning and design professionals and the client, with own regard to the project. The feedback material from the published articles, critical comments, record of public discussion and some other public and institutional media resources are analysed. The ecological, aesthetic and social-economic aspects of the feedback material are represented through the preselected criteria and the detailed indicators. The main conclusion of the study is the notion that early and a wide-ranging discussion with the public during the process of landscape revitalisation can harvest the best public acceptance of landscape change. In the analysed case, it showed the absolute stakeholder’s preference for the multi-layered representation and interpretation of the authentic landscape material and its mental memories that promote the continuum of landscape development as a contemporary public interaction arena. The shorter was the lifespan of the place, the more outrageous debates took place with little consent in all aspects. In case of the longer timespan of the place, there were more consensuses between the stakeholders on the analysed aspects.
PERBANDINGAN TEPUNG SORGUM (Sorgum bicolor L. moench) DENGAN TEPUNG UMBI GANYONG (Canna edulis) DAN KONSENTRASI GLISEROL MONOSTEARATE TERHADAP MUTU COOKIES NON GLUTEN FORTIFIKASI
Authors: Garnida Yudi , Cahyadi Wisnu
Published: April 2021

Tujuan penelitian adalah untuk mengetahui bagaimana pengaruh dari tepung sorgum dengan tepung umbi ganyong dan penambahan GMS terhadap mutu cookies yang dihasilkan. Metode penelitian yang dilakukan terdiri dari penelitian pendahuluan dan penelitian utama. Penelitian pendahuluan dilakukan untuk menentukan formulasi dan lama waktu pemanggangan. Penelitian utama dilakukan untuk mengetahui pengaruh perbandingan tepung sorgum dengan tepung umbi ganyong dan penambahan GMS terhadap mutu cookies. Rancangan percobaan yang digunakan adalah Rancangan Acak Kelompok (RAK), faktor pertama yaitu perbandingan tepung sorgum dengan tepung umbi ganyong 60%:40%, 65%:35% dan 70%:30%, sedangkan faktor kedua yaitu konsentrasi GMS 0,5% ; 1% dan 1,5%. Respon pada penelitian ini adalah organoleptik meliputi atribut warna, aroma, rasa dan tekstur, respon kimia meliputi kadar air, karbohidrat, protein, lemak, fe, dan yodium, respon mikrobiologi meliputi E.coli dan jumlah total mikroba, respon fisik menggunakan texture analyzer dengan parameter kekerasan dan kemudah patahan. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa perbandingan tepung sorgum dengan tepung umbi ganyong berpengaruh terhadap respon kimia yaitu kadar air serta respon organoleptik yaitu atribut warna, aroma, tekstur dan rasa. Konsentrasi GMS hanya berpengaruh terhadap respon tekstur, namun tidak berpengaruh terhadap atribut lain yaitu warna, aroma dan rasa serta respon kimia yaitu kadar air. Interaksi antara keduanya tidak berpengaruh terhadap respon kimia dan respon organoleptik yang diamati. Berdasarkan hasil analisis kimia dan uji organoleptik didapatkan perlakuan terpilih yaitu a1b1 (perbandingan tepung sorgum dengan tepung umbi ganyong 60%:40% dan konsentrasi GMS 0,5%) yang memiliki kadar air 2,44%, protein 6,125%, lemak 9,6013%, karbohidrat 74,3571%, jumlah total mikroba 2,20x102 cfu/g, jumlah E.coli 0,0 APM, kadar Fe 42,081 ppm dan kadar yodium sebesar 65,804 ppm serta hasil analisis terhadap kekerasan 2792,15 gForce dan kemudahpatahan 19,00 mm.
Performance of Different Substrates on Growth Parameters of (Pleurotus ostreatus) Mushroom
Authors: Wabali Victor C. , Favour Obisie
Published: April 2021

Pleurotus ostreatus mushroom was cultivated on sawdust supplemented with different substrates, Cassava peel, Yam peel, and dried plantain leaf. Various treatment combinations of control, 2.5%, 5.0%, 7.5%, 10.0%, 12.5%, 15.0% and 17.5% carried out. Preparation of spawn, inoculation, incubation, and harvesting were done. Growth parameters of mean height, weight, diameter of fruiting bodies, mean stem girth and number of fruiting bodies were evaluated. Results showed that sawdust supplemented at 10% treatment level with Cassava peel was significantly higher than substrates in weight (229.34 g), height (95.01 cm) and number of fruiting bodies (103.21).
An Evaluation of Employment of PhD Graduate Teachers in Turkey
Authors: ÖZDOĞRU Mehmet , SARIER Yılmaz , UYSAL Şengül , CEYLAN Kürşad Önder
Published: April 2021

Purpose: The aim of this study is to examine the policies, approaches and practices of the Ministry of National Education on career management and employment of PhD graduate teachers and to investigate the expectations of the relevant teachers in light of their opinions.Design/Methodology/Approach: This research was carried out by qualitative research method. In this context, the research was carried out in the phenomenology pattern based on the interpretation of individual perceptions and perspectives related to a particular phenomenon or situation. The study was carried out with 21 teachers who agreed to participate in the interviews. In the study, face-to-face interviews were conducted individually to get the views of teachers with PhD degrees. Content analysis technique used in the analysis of research data. In order to interpret the phenomenon investigated in the research in a better way, the relevant texts (legistation, vision document etc.) were analyzed using the document analysis technique.Findings: The teachers who participated in the study stated that they were not satisfied with their current employment, and the rights provided in legal legislation were inadequate. They implied that this situation negatively affected the job satisfaction and motivation levels, and they were not given value and importance institutionally. They also added that they never adequately benefited from their knowledge and that the policies carried out by the ministry on this issue were very inadequate.Suggestions: Based on the results obtained within the scope of the research, it can be suggested to provide postgraduate teachers' employment in accordance with their knowledge and experience and to improve their personal rights.An incentive system similar to the academic incentive system applied in universities can also be created within the Ministry of Education (MEB). Concrete steps can be taken in the face of HEI for the employment of doctoral graduates with application experience in the faculty of education of universities. The personal rights of teachers working at MEB can be equalized by the personal rights of academicians working in universities with the same title.
Innovative pedagogical practices in higher education of the XXI century (aspects of public administration)
Authors: Neizhpapa Liudmyla , Dziurakh Yurii , Bogouta Valentyna , Zelman Lesia , Herasymenko Larysa
Published: April 2021

This article is an overview. The research highlight’s objective and subjective preconditions of the process of modernization of professional and ideological-methodological training of a modern specialist, respectively, changes in the dynamics and content lines of modern historical progress. The content of innovative tendencies of the university education system in Ukraine and the urgency of the problem of teacher tutor training are indicated. The general and distinctive features of tendencies of development of innovative pedagogical practices in higher school abroad in the direction of professional training of teachers (the USA, Poland, and China) are allocated. The relevance of theoretical coverage of innovative pedagogical practices in higher education is due to the peculiarities of their development in modern conditions in Ukraine and abroad. Modernization of the higher education system today requires the study and comprehensive analysis of this issue. Theoretical basis: scientific articles of domestic and foreign scientists on the problems of innovative pedagogical practices in higher education.
Salt stress induced accumulation of biomolecules in groundnut genotypes
Authors: Jharna D. E. , Samanta S. C.
Published: April 2021

Salinity is one of the environmental limiting factors in agricultural production. The aim of this study was to find out one of more salt tolerant groundnut genotypes through monitoring the growth and changes in biomolecules under salt stress condition. Purposively four groundnut genotypes, including a Traditional variety, Zhingabadam, Binachinabadam-1 and Dacca-1 were grown under three salinity levels viz. 0, 3 and 5 dSm-1. The experiment was laid out in two factorial completely randomized design with three replications. This experiment was done in soil based pot culture up to 40 days. Increasing salt concentration drastically reduced all the growth parameters, and increase proline and sugar content of leaf. Among the varieties Traditional variety, Zhingabadam and Dacca-1 had statistically similar shoot and root dry weight. The leaves of the Traditional variety contain the highest amount of proline of 14.52 and 36.24 mg/100g fresh leaves in 3 and 5 dS/m salinity, respectively which was 236 and 737 % higher than that of respective control. At EC of 3 and 5 dS/m, the variety Binachinabadam-1 was appeared to be susceptible, having an increase of 6 and 113% proline content over the respective control. Based on the shoot dry weight, root dry weight, proline content, total sugar, reducing sugar and relative water content, the Traditional variety was strongly recommended to be grown in the coastal salt affected soils. The Zhingabadam and Dacca-1 variety also could be recommended as they had comparable performance of the Traditional variety.
Determination of Glibenclamide By Analytical Spectrophotometry
Authors: Antakli Saad , Nejem Leon , Alraii Monzer
Published: April 2021

Simple and rapid spectrophotometric method was developed and applied to determine Glibenclamide (GB) by zero spectrophotometric method and first derivative spectrophotometric method for determining of (GB) in the presence of Metformin hydrochloride (MET). Zero spectrophotometric (ZS) method was applied for the determination of (GB) at λmax = 300 nm. Linearity range was (4 – 360) μg/mL. Regression analysis showed a good correlation coefficients R2 = 0.99993. The limit of detection (LOD) and limit of quantification (LOQ) were to be 0.65 μg/mL and 2.31 μg/mL, respectively.  First derivative spectrophotometric (1DS) method was applied for the determination of (GB) in the presence (MET). (GB) was determined at 317 nm (1D317). Linearity ranges were (4 – 240) μg/mL for (GB). Regression analysis showed a good correlation coefficients R2 = 0.999914. The limit of detection (LOD) and limit of quantification (LOQ) were to be 0.60 μg/mL and 1.83 μg/mL for (GB).
The proposed zero spectrophotometry method was applied to analysis individual (GB), and the derivative (1D317) method was applied to analysis (GB) individually or combined with (MET) in Syrian trademark drugs.
The proposed method is simple, direct, sensitive and do not require any extraction process. Thus, this method could be readily applicable for the quality control and routine analysis.
Comparison of Prediction Capability of Primary Models for Detection of Chicken Meat Spoilage
Authors: TARLAK Fatih
Published: April 2021

The main objective of the present work is to compare the prediction capability of different primary models known as the modified Gompertz, modified logistic and Baranyi models to simulate the effect of temperature on aerobically-stored raw and marinated chicken meat spoilage using one-step modelling approach. For this purpose, total viable count (TVC) growth data were extracted from the published work for aerobically-stored raw and marinated chicken meat. The fitting capability of the global models was compared by taking into account root mean square error (RMSE) and adjusted coefficient of determination (adjusted-R2). Statistical indices, RMSE and adjusted-R2 values were found to be maximum 0.299 and minimum 0.970, respectively for each of the primary models and both of the chicken products. The prediction performance of the global models were evaluated with the rmax values that were independently published for aerobically-stored raw chicken meat, and RMSE values with lower than 5.11 × 10-2 revealed that one-step modelling approach can be reliably employed to predict TVC in aerobically-stored raw chicken meat.