bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
You Don't Know Jack
Authors: Cordi Kevin D.
Published: November 2021

A professional storyteller journeys to discover what it means to be a teacher and a teller of tales. Just like Jack, he traces his path from being raised on the stories of Appalachia and explores if they have a place in the classroom. However, he does not climb a beanstalk to understand this journey, but instead challenges what it means to be a teller and educator and even the definition of storytelling. As he reflects on not only his stories but his students, he changes as a storyteller, as an educator, and better understands his students in the process. Drawing from storymaking, storytelling, and dramatic methods, he revisits and finds new stories to tell.
Comment étudier le soutien apporté aux malades ?
Authors: Defossez Adrien
Published: November 2021

Cet article porte sur l’analyse comparative de deux approches socio­logiques du soutien social. La première, issue de la sociologie de la maladie chronique, traite des problématiques de gestion de la maladie et ses effets dans la vie quotidienne. Elle conçoit le soutien procuré par l’entourage comme un élément déterminant de l’expérience de la maladie. Une autre approche s’attache à décrire précisément la contribution respective des différents membres de l’entourage en matière de soutien. Mobilisant les concepts issus de l’analyse des réseaux, il s’agit alors de s’intéresser spécifiquement aux types de ressources procurés ainsi qu’aux caractéristiques des relations sociales qui constituent cet entourage aidant. L’article montre en quoi cette seconde approche a ouvert la voie à un questionnement fécond portant sur le processus d’obtention du soutien et présente des pistes de renouvèlement de l’étude du soutien social permettant d’associer à l’analyse appro­fondie de l’expérience de la maladie chronique les apports de l’approche par les réseaux.
Characteristics of Mendeley Readership for Earth and Planetary Science Articles
Authors: Nath Amit , Jana Sibsankar , Santra Patit Paban
Published: November 2021

The scientific community considers readership analysis of academic artifacts to be a significant endeavor. The reference manager’s readership count is a momentous indication for early research evaluation. In response, this study demonstrates the characteristics of Mendeley readership for EPS articles from twelve narrow disciplines and compares them with citations. The bibliographic and citation data have been collected from Scopus and the corresponding readers’ data from Mendeley. The Spearman correlation was performed among citations and readers for all unique articles for all investigated disciplines. Further, we also looked at the relationships between articles with non-zero readers, as well as articles satisfied by percentile ranking of the top 75 per cent, 50 per cent, and 25 per cen treaders. The result indicates large correlations among citations and readers (avg. 0.669) for all investigated disciplines. If we analysed only non-zero readers, as well as a percentile ranking of articles, the correlation results show a decreasing trend. Around 98.57 per cent of articles have at least one reader in Mendeley and AS (97.53 %) discipline has registered the highest one. The CES discipline had registered the largest MRS of 32.25 and MCS of 12.75. Most of the readers come from post-doctoral students and Ph.D. students. The correlation results indicate that the readership statistics should be used as an impact indicator for EPS discipline.
Case Study of the Deployment of Mobile Library Resources Application (MoLiRA) in Academic Institution
Authors: Rivera ‪Jose Naldrix D.
Published: November 2021

Technology in educational institutions had influenced a lot and even changed the educational process there in. In the mobile age, every system is moving towards mobile-based service wherein everything had become available at the tip of the finger. In response to the call digitisation, Mobile Library Resources Application (MoLiRA) was developed to cater to the needs of the academe in knowledge management and to provide quality service to the students in terms of library services. The study was conducted in one of the schools in Bacolod City, Philippines, with the intention of evaluating its e-service quality level. The result of the study was that the MoLiRA enables the student to search through not only book-related resources but every library resource such as e-books, multimedia storage devices, unpublished researches, and other learning material using their primary gadget such as a smartphone. The study shows that the developed MoLiRA is high in terms of e-service quality level as perceived by the IT experts and students. The users have the ease of accessing the library resource information since the smartphone has become the primary gadget nowadays. The student can easily search resources available in the library which is in line with the course syllabus. Every library user using a smartphone received a notification informing them of the availability of the new library resources.
RZYMSKIE PROWINCJE W PIGUŁCE. GABRIELE WESCH-KLEIN, DIE PROVINZEN DES IMPERIUM ROMANUM. GESCHICHTE, HERRSCHAFT, VERWALTUNG, WISSENSCHAFTLICHE BUCHGESELLSCHAFT, DARMSTADT 2016, SS. 162
Authors: Mrozewicz Leszek
Published: November 2021

Rzymskie prowincje w pigułce, rec. książki: Gabriele Wiesch-Klein, Die Provinzen des Imperium Romanum. Geschichte, Herrschaft, Verwaltung
CZAS SULEJMANA. ANDRÉ CLOT, SULEJMAN WSPANIAŁY I JEGO WSPANIAŁE STULECIE, TŁUM. GRAŻYNA MAJCHER, WYDAWNICTWO AKADEMICKIE DIALOG, KSRAKÓW 2017, SS. 412.
Authors: Kubiaczyk Filip
Published: November 2021

Czas Sulejmana, rec. książki: André Clot, Sulejman Wspaniały i jego wspaniałe stulecie
AENEAS ANCHISIADES I PII FRATRES. KILKA UWAG O KSZTAŁTOWANIU SIĘ WIZERUNKU ENEASZA W MENNICTWIE RZYMSKIM
Authors: Kluczek Agata A.
Published: November 2021

The article discusses certain aspects of representations of Aeneas in Roman coinage, focusing in particular on the declining period of the Republic and Augustus’ principate. At the time, Aeneas; father, Anchises, would be depicted on the coins as the sole companion of the former. Although later the figure of the parent carried on a shoulder served as an attribute denoting the Trojan hero depicted on the reverses, the early minted representations of Aeneas were not as unambiguous in that respect. This was due to the fact that portrayals of Aeneas did resemble the manner in which the Catanian Brothers were represented, with both serving potentially as allegories of pietas.
CO TRAPIŁO GRECKICH ŻOŁNIERZY? ŻOŁNIERSKIE BOLĄCZKI W ŚWIETLE GRECKIEJ HISTORIOGRAFII OKRESU KLASYCZNEGO
Authors: Kostuch Lucyna
Published: November 2021

The aim of the paper is to compile a list of typical complaints that a Greek soldier of the Classical period might have had. For that purpose, the author analyses the great war narratives of that time: Histories by Herodotus, History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides Xenophon’s Hellenica, Anabasis, and Agesilaus.
LAS ANCIANAS MAYAS PREHISPÁNICAS EN LA ICONOGRAFÍA Y LAS FUENTES COLONIALES
Authors: García Valgañón Rocío
Published: November 2021

The paper offers a revision of the current knowledge concerning elderly Maya women, based on Maya and Spanish colonial sources, as well as iconographic artefacts such as vessels, figurines and mural painting. The main objective is to determine whether information derived from the above sources is congruent and whether it coincides with the current notions about these women. Moreover, special attention is paid to certain roles played by the elderly Maya women, which distinguish them from other female members of the community and, at the same time, bring them almost on a par with men.
Mechanizmy pogłębiania komunikacji politycznej w układzie o stowarzyszeniu między Ukrainą a Unią Europejską
Authors: Krasiwski Orest
Published: November 2021

The paper discusses the role of the Association Agreement in deepening political communication between Ukraine and the EU. The author highlights the role of political communication in shaping the political association between Ukraine and the EU, and analyzes instances of such communication within the frame-work of the Ukraine-EU summits, Association Council, Association Committee, Parliamentary Committee of the Association and Civil Society Platform is ana-lyzed. As a result, the chief issues affecting political communication between Ukraine and the EU are revealed.
Problem tyranii w radykalnej myśli prezbiteriańskiej. Przypadek Samuela Rutherforda
Authors: Tulejski Tomasz
Published: November 2021

The article delves into the principles of the right to resistance in radical Presbyterian thought. As an example, the author discusses Samuel Rutherford’s political theology, which represents a consummation of the earlier concepts of tyranny and right to disobey that had been formulated largely within the Calvinistic camp. The theology in question became one of the chief arguments in support of the Puritan Revolution in England.
Music in art
Authors: Dorot Ruth
Published: November 2021

In this article I shall describe the various roles and meanings of music in selected works of different artists, styles and periods, from the basic level of imitating and portraying reality to more covert meanings. The choice of works was based on the starting point of the centrality of music or the role of the musical instrument, or both as a key to understanding and interpreting the painting.
Three Water Restriction Schedules Used in Rodent Behavioral Tasks Transiently Impair Growth and Differentially Evoke a Stress Hormone Response without Causing Dehydration
Authors: Vasilev Dmitrii , Havel Daniel , Liebscher Simone , Slesiona-Kuenzel Silvia , Logothetis Nikos K. , Schenke-Layland Katja , Totah Nelson K.
Published: November 2021

Water restriction is commonly used to motivate rodents to perform behavioral tasks; however, its effects on hydration and stress hormone levels are unknown. Here, we report daily body weight and bi-weekly packed red blood cell volume and corticosterone (CORT) in adult male rats across 80 days for three commonly used water restriction schedules. We also assessed renal adaptation to water restriction using postmortem histologic evaluation of renal medulla. A control group receivedad libitumwater. After one week of water restriction, rats on all restriction schedules resumed similar levels of growth relative to the control group. Normal hydration was observed, and water restriction did not drive renal adaptation. An intermittent restriction schedule was associated with an increase in CORT relative to the control group. However, intermittent restriction evokes a stress response which could affect behavioral and neurobiological results. Our results also suggest that stable motivation in behavioral tasks may only be achieved after one week of restriction.
Formulation of Plant Nutrient with Synbiotic Enhancement
Authors: Ananthan S. P. V , Ahmad N. , Noor S. H. , Munaim M. S. A. , Alias S. , Hamid H. , Mohammed M. , Romli A.
Published: November 2021

Oleochemical wastewater discharge from the industry into water sources is one of the main causes of water pollution. A proper treatment is required before the effluent is discharged to the environment. Since the oleochemical wastewater contains nutrients and probiotics that are good for plants, it could be used as a nutrient provider for the plants instead. Therefore, the formulation of synbiotic plant nutrients from this effluent is an effective way of using the oleochemical effluent. This study aimed to formulate the plant nutrients by using industrial wastewater, which contains the synbiotic enhancement and validating the significance of the formulated plant nutrients into three types of plants; Abelmoschus esculentus (Okra), Solanum Melongena (Brinjal), and Capsicum annuum (Chilli peppers). Synbiotic is a combination of both prebiotics and probiotics that benefit the host by stimulating the growth of a limited number of health-promoting bacteria. To formulate the plant nutrient, the wastewater was filtered using a cotton cloth before the pre-biotics solution was added. Sample A (filtered wastewater was mixed with Sample B (prebiotics solution) by different percentages, namely  F1 (100%:0%), F2 (75%:25%), F3 (50%:50%), F3 (25%:75%), 0%:100% (Sample A to Sample B respectively) and lastly, 50%:50%  (Sample C (unfiltered wastewater) to Sample B respectively). The height of the plant and the number of leaves are measured weekly for four months. From the data, it can be seen that F3 gave significant results for the okra plant, in which it gains the highest height of plant compared to the other two plants. On the other hand, F6 give the best results for both the brinjal and the chilli plant where their leaves grow the highest from the second until the fourth month of plant growth. Hence, this research gives an added value to the wastewater, whereas the wastewater is used as the synbiotic plant nutrient enhancer and work best for the plants.
Synthesis of Oil Palm Frond (OPF) Based Silica Nanomaterial via Sol-gel Method with Enhanced Phenol Removal
Authors: Osman N. S. , Ismail M. L. , Sapawe N.
Published: November 2021

This research investigates the potential of the oil palm frond (OPF), a well-known biomass from the oil palm industry, as a feasible silica precursor that can be utilised in the removal of phenol from an aqueous solution. Dried OPF was combusted to obtain OPF ash that was treated with citric acid before being synthesised as silica nanomaterial via the sol-gel method. The FTIR results of synthesised silica exhibit a similar peak with commercially available silica. Silica material was then used for phenol removal under different parameters including pH, contact time, dosage, concentration, and temperature, then analysed using UV-Vis Spectrophotometer. The optimum condition was obtained at pH 7 within 45 mins of contact time using 0.2 g/L silica dosage under 10 ppm of phenol concentration at 303 K that aid in enhancing phenol removal by the OPF-based silica. At this condition, silica nanomaterial successfully removed up to 68% of phenol in an aqueous solution with adsorption capacity of the adsorbent is within the range of 34 mg/g. These results demonstrate the potential application of silica nanomaterial from OPF as an adsorbent in phenol removal from wastewater.
Urinary estrogen metabolites and breast cancer risk in Chinese population
Authors: Li Xiaomin , Fang Ling , Li Hongjiang , Yang Xiaoqin
Published: November 2021

Background

In China, the association between estrogen metabolism and breast cancer risk and the differences in metabolic pattern between breast cancer patients and controls are poorly understood.

Methods

A total of 84 patients with invasive breast cancer and 47 controls with benign breast diseases were included in this study. Estrogen metabolites from their morning urine were determined by HPLC-MS/MS and evaluated in both groups, and the predictive value of each estrogen metabolite in the malignant group according to their menstrual status was analyzed.

Results

Urinary concentration of estrogen metabolites 2-hydroxyestrone (2-OHE1), 2-hydroxyestradiol (2-OHE2), 4-hydroxyestradiol (4-OHE2), 4-methoxyestrone (4-MeOE1), and 16α-hydroxyestrone were lower in postmenopausal patients with breast cancer, compared with benign controls. In logistic regression model, breast cancer risk increased with the decline in the levels of 4-OHE2 and 4-MeOE1. In premenopausal patients, a difference in the level of 2-OHE2 was observed between both groups, and 2-OHE2 was found to have predictive value for breast cancer. Additionally, urinary 2-OHE2 level in premenopausal hormone receptor positive (HR+) patients was considerably higher compared with hormone receptor negative patients.

Conclusions

We found that lower urinary levels of 4-OHE2 and 4-MeOE1 had predictive value for breast cancer, and higher 2-OHE1 were associated with HR+ breast cancer in premenopausal women.
Modified Migrating Birds Optimization Algorithm: Multi-Depot Capacitated Vehicle Routing Problem
Authors: Wasilah Dini Nur
Published: November 2021

The multi-depot capacitated vehicle routing problem (MDCVRP) is a variation of the vehicle routing problem (VRP) modeled from distribution problems in the industrial world. This problem is a complex optimization problem in the field of operations research in applied mathematics. The MDCVRP is very interesting to discuss and find the best solution method. In this study, the authors apply the modified migrating birds' optimization (MMBO) algorithm, which is a hybrid of the migrating birds' optimization (MMBO) and iterated local search (ILS) algorithms. The purpose of this study is to analyze the results of applying the algorithm in solving MDCVRP. We used 20 MDCVRP data in simulation, grouped into four sizes (25, 50, 75, and 100 points). Based on the results of this research, it is known that the MMBO algorithm can produce the following solutions. First, on the data of 25 points, the experiment reaches the optimal value with small convergent iterations. Second, the best results on the data of 50 points have reached optimal value, but some other results have not been optimal. And, third, for data of 75 and 100 points, there is no optimal solution obtained by the MMBO algorithm. These results conclude that the MMBO algorithm effectively solves the MDCVRP problem with small data, but the bigger data, the more ineffective.Keywords: MDCVRP; VRP; optimization; operation research; applied Mathematics; MMBO. AbstrakMulti-depot capacitated vehicle routing problem (MDCVRP) adalah salah satu variasi dari vehicle routing problem (VRP) yang dimodelkan dari permasalahan distribusi di dunia industri. Permasalahan ini merupakan permasalahan optimasi kompleks dalam bidang riset operasi ilmu matematika terapan. MDCVRP sangat menarik untuk dibahas dan dicari metode penyelesaian terbaik. Dalam penelitian ini, penulis menerapkan algoritma modified migrating birds optimization (MMBO) yang merupakan hybrid algoritma migrating birds optimization (MBO) dan iterated local search (ILS). Tujuan penelitian ini adalah menganalisis hasil penerapan algoritma dalam menyelesaikan MDCVRP. Untuk simulasi, penulis menggunakan 20 data MDCVRP yang dikelompokkan menjadi empat ukuran (25, 50, 75, dan 100 titik). Berdasarkan hasil penelitian yang telah dilakukan, diketahui bahwa algoritma MMBO mampu menghasilkan solusi sebagai berikut. Pertama, Pada data 25 titik, percobaan mencapai nilai optimal dengan iterasi konvergen yang kecil. Kedua, Hasil terbaik pada data 50 titik telah mencapai nilai optimal namun sebagain hasil lainnya belum optimal. Dan ketiga, untuk data 75 dan 100 titik, tidak terdapat solusi optimal yang dihasilkan algoritma MMBO. Dari hasil tersebut dapat disimpulkan bahwa algoritma MMBO efektif untuk menyelesaikan MDCVRP data kecil, namun semakin besar datanya menjadi kurang efektif.Kata kunci: MDCVRP; VRP; optimasi; riset operasi; matematika terapan; MMBO.
Web Traffic Anomaly Detection using Stacked Long Short-Term Memory
Authors: Rahman Fathu , Sutanto Taufik Edy , Fitriyati Nina
Published: November 2021

AbstractAn example of anomaly detection is detecting behavioral deviations in internet use. This behavior can be seen from web traffic, which is the amount of data sent and received by people who visit websites. In this study, anomaly detection was carried out using stacked Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM). First, stacked LSTM is used to create forecasting models using training data. Then the error value generated from the prediction on test data is used to perform anomaly detection. We conduct hyperparameter optimization on sliding window parameter. Sliding window is a sub-sequential data of time-series data used as input in the prediction model. The case study was conducted on the real Yahoo Webscope S5 web traffic dataset, consisting of 67 datasets, each of which has three features, namely timestamp, value, and anomaly label. The result shows that the average sensitivity is 0.834 and the average Area Under ROC Curve (AUC) is 0.931. In addition, for some of the data used, the window size selection can affect the sum of the sensitivity and AUC values. In this study, anomaly detection using stacked LSTM is described in detail and can be used for anomaly detection in other similar problems.Keywords: time-series data; sliding window; web traffic; window size. AbstrakSalah satu contoh deteksi anomali adalah mendeteksi penyimpangan perilaku dalam penggunaan internet. Perilaku ini dapat dilihat dari web traffic, yaitu jumlah data yang dikirim dan diterima oleh orang-orang yang mengunjungi situs web. Pada penelitian ini, deteksi anomali dilakukan menggunakan Long Short-Term Mermory (LSTM) bertumpuk. Pertama, LSTM bertumpuk digunakan untuk membuat model peramalan menggunakan data latih. Kemudian nilai error yang dihasilkan dari prediksi pada data uji digunakan untuk melakukan deteksi anomali. Kami melakukan optimasi hyperparameter pada parameter sliding window. Sliding window adalah data sub-sekuensial dari data runtun waktu yang digunakan sebagai input pada model prediksi. Studi kasus dilakukan pada dataset web traffic Yahoo Webscope S5 yang terdiri dari 67 dataset yang masing-masing memiliki tiga fitur yaitu timestamp, value, dan anomaly label. Hasil menunjukkan bahwa rata-rata sensitivitas sebesar 0.834 dan rata-rata Area Under ROC Curve (AUC) sebesar 0.931. Selain itu, untuk beberapa data yang digunakan, pemilihan window size dapat mempengaruhi jumlah dari nilai sensitivitas dan AUC. Pada penelitian ini, deteksi anomali menggunakan LSTM bertumpuk dijelaskan secara rinci dan dapat digunakan untuk deteksi anomali pada permasalahan lainnya yang serupa.Kata kunci: data runtun waktu; sliding window; web traffic; window size.
Formação para a docência na educação profissional e tecnológica
Authors: Lampe Luís Roberto da Silva , Baronio Jonas , Castaman Ana Sara , Vieira Josimar de Aparecido
Published: November 2021

O presente estudo trata de forma crítica e reflexiva acerca da formação de professores para a Educação Profissional e Tecnológica (EPT). Tem por objetivo demonstrar a centralidade do professor no processo de ensino e aprendizagem, de modo a destacar a importância de uma formação para a docência na EPT. A metodologia empregada fundamenta-se em uma pesquisa de abordagem qualitativa, pautada no método do materialismo histórico dialético e nos objetivos exploratórios. Ainda, utilizou-se da técnica bibliográfica narrativa, concentrada em obras de autores e comentadores que investigam a formação docente para atuar na EPT. Apresenta uma estrutura que pode ser assim descrita: a) aborda o contexto em que está inserida a formação docente para a EPT no Brasil; b) discute os desafios históricos e perspectivas contemporâneas no cenário da formação de professores para a EPT no Brasil. Por fim, trata das considerações finais. Conclui-se que há especificidades que devem ser consideradas na formação de professores para a EPT. A tônica dessa inferência encontra-se no preceito teórico, conceitual e ideológico de tomar os processos formativos e educativos sob o tripé: ensino, pesquisa e extensão.
Palavras-chave: Educação profissional; formação de professores; trabalho como princípio educativo.
STRATEGI PENGUATAN INDUSTRI KEUANGAN SYARIAH DI ERA MEA
Authors: Pamuji Alif Edy , Supandi Ach Faqih
Published: November 2021

Ekonomi Syariah Indonesia dalam Global Islamic Economy Index (GIEI) 2020/2021 menempati posisi ke-4 di dunia, meningkat satu peringkat dari tahun 2019. Kemudian, Islamic Finance Development Indicators (IFDI) 2020 dari The Islamic Corporation for the Development (ICD), The Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) dan Revintiv menempatkan Indonesia pada posisi kedua keuangan syariah dunia, naik dari posisi empat pada tahun lalu. Namun, Indonesia tidak bisa berbangga terlebih dahulu dengen pencapaian tersebut, karena masih banyak kekurangan-kekurangan yang menghampat peran IKS di era MEA yang semakin ketat persaingannya ini. Beberapa kekurangan tersebut berkaitan dengan dukungan pemerintah, kesadaran masyarakat, kualitas dan kuantitas sumber daya manusia, kekurangan modal dan pendanaan, pengawasan keuangan mikro, dan transparansi serta tata kelola yang baik. Oleh sebab itu diperlukan strategi utama agar dapat meningkatkan infrastruktur dan kemampuan sistem keuangan syariah, mengatasi kesenjangan yang ada, memperbaiki kinerja kelembagaan, menciptakan peluang baru di pasar domestik dan internasional, dan memosisikan Indonesia sebagai pemain utama dalam keuangan syariah di ASEAN.
Arnaud Blin, War and Religion: Europe and the Mediterranean from the First through the Twenty-first Centuries.
Authors: Buch Neville
Published: November 2021

Arnaud Blin, War and Religion: Europe and the Mediterranean from the First through the Twenty-first Centuries. Berkeley: University of California Press, 2019, pp. 335, ISBN: 9780520961753 (hbk). £27.00/$34.95.
Synergistic antibacterial effects of carvacrol and ε-polylysine
Authors: Gao Lu , Hu Yuan , Sun Mei-ling , Zheng Xiang-feng , Yang Ming , Rao Sheng-qi
Published: November 2021

This study aimed to evaluate the antimicrobial efficacy of the combination of ɛ-polylysine (ɛ-PL) and carvacrol (Car) against foodborne pathogens, Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus. The minimum inhibitory concentrations (MICs) of ɛ-PL (Car) against E. coli and S. aureus were 25 μg/mL (320 μg/mL) and 12.5 μg/mL (320 μg/mL), respectively. Checkerboard assays showed that the combination of ɛ-PL and Car exerted synergistic effects against E. coli and S. aureus with fraction inhibitory concentration index (FICI) of 0.375 and 0.5, respectively. It demonstrated that the combination of ɛ-PL and Car significantly inhibited the growth of the two strains compared to single treatment. Furthermore, the mode of action of ɛ-PL (6.25 μg/mL) or Car (80 μg/mL) in inhibiting E. coli and S. aureus was researched by assessing their changes with regard to cellular membrane integrity, membrane permeability, respiratory activity, and membrane structure. A combination of ɛ-PL and Car increased the damage to cell membranes and their permeability and led to the release of 260 nm absorbing materials, decreased respiratory-chain dehydrogenase activity compared with ɛ-PL or Car treatment alone. These results demonstrated that the combination of ɛ-PL and Car could be used as a new promising naturally sourced food preservative.
Detection of Microorganisms Using Graphene-Based Nanobiosensors
Authors: Pourmadadi Mehrab , Yazdian Fatemeh , Hojjati Sara , Khosravi-Darani Kianoush
Published: November 2021

Having an insight into graphene and graphene derivatives such as graphene oxide, reduced graphene oxide and graphene quantum dots is necessary since it can help scientists to detect possible properties and features that could be useful when using these carbon materials in preparation of a nanocomposites. In recent years, graphene and its derivatives have attracted a lot of attention and been extensively applied in biosensors due to fascinating properties, such as large surface area, optical and magnetic properties, and high elasticity for the detection of microorganisms as they can be modified with some other materials such as macromolecules, oxide metals and metals to improve the electrochemical behaviour of the biosensor. In this review paper, biosensor design strategies based on graphene and its derivatives (graphene-based nanocomposites in biosensors) are described. Then their application for the detection of microorganisms including prions, viroids, viral and bacterial cells as well as fungi, protozoa, microbial toxins and even microbial sources of antibiotics is reviewed.
Diş hekimliği uygulamalarında kullanılan Co-24,7Cr-5,4W-5Mo-Si alaşımının eklemeli imalat yöntemi ile üretilmesi ve karakterizasyonu
Authors: AYGÜL Ebuzer , YALÇINKAYA Senai , ŞAHİN Yusuf
Published: November 2021

Bu çalışmada eklemeli imalat üretim tekniği, Wolfram (W), Silisyum (Si), ve Molibden (Mo) katkılı Co-Cr biyomedikal alaşımını üretmek için tercih edilmiştir. Biyomedikal uygulamalada, Wolfram (W), Silisyum (Si), Molibden (Mo), Krom (Cr), ve Kobalt (Co) elementlerinden oluşan alaşım, iyi aşınma ve yüksek korozyon değeri ile bilinir. Eklemeli imalat üretim tekniklerinden Seçici Lazer Ergitme (SLM) yöntemi kullanılarak iki adet Co-Cr-Mo alaşımı üretilmiştir. Üretilen numunelerden bir adet daha sona ikincil bir ısıl tavlama işlemine tabi tutulmuştur. Üretilen alaşımların mikro yapıları X-Işını difraktometresi (XRD), Enerji yayıyımlı X-Işını analizi (EDX) ve taramalı elektron mikroskobu (SEM) kullanılarak incelenmiştir. Daha sonra, alaşımlar elektrokimyasal korozyon testi, mikro sertlik testi ve Arşimet prensibi yoğunluk ölçümü ile mekanik özellikleri analiz edilmiştir. Analizler sonucunda elde edilen sonuçlar şunu göstermiştirki, eklemeli imalat üretim tekniği ile homojen mikroyapılı bir Co-Cr-Mo alaşımı üretilmiştir ve ikincil ısıl işlem, malzemenin mikro yapısı ve mekanik özellikleri üzerinde ciddi değişikliklere sebep olmuştur.
Artemisia estesii (Asteraceae), a new diploid species of the Artemisia ludoviciana complex in the Pacific Northwest (U.S.A.)
Authors: Chambers Kenton L.
Published: November 2021

The new species described here, Artemisia estesii, belongs to the Artemisia ludoviciana Nutt. species’ group in the Pacific Northwest. It was shown by J.R. Estes (1968a, 1969) to be a diploid member of an otherwise polyploid hybrid complex, with most of its related species and subspecies occurring at the tetraploid and hexaploid levels. Artemisia estesii is recognized by its underground and emergent, over-wintering, basal shoots, which are homologs of the elongate, underground rhizomes found in other herbaceous Artemisia species. Its regularly lobed leaf blades, with usually a broad rachis, differ from subspecies of A. ludoviciana in eastern Oregon. It occupies a narrow zone of streambank vegetation along the central Deschutes River and extends eastward along the lower Crooked River. Disjunct populations are known from Wheeler County and Lake County.
First collection of Miconia turquinensis (Melastomataceae: Miconieae) with flowers, and comparison with M. remotiflora, a putative close relative
Authors: Judd Walter S. , Bécquer Eldis R. , Majure Lucas C.
Published: November 2021

Miconia turquinensis, a species previously known only from specimens with immature inflorescences (two collections, including the type), in vegetative condition (six other collections), or in fruit (three collections) is now known from flowering material collected by Fabian Michelangeli and the second author (among others) in the Sierra Maestra, near the summit of Pico Turquino, Cuba. A revised description of this species, including previously unknown floral characters, is presented, and the species is compared to M. remotiflora, also of the Sierra Maestra, and a putative close relative. The phylogenetic position of M. turquinensis within Miconia sect. Chaenopleura is confirmed morphologically, and M. remotiflora is placed in this section for the first time.
Two new records of Digitaria sect. Digitaria (Poaceae) from Venezuela and the New World
Authors: Nozawa Shingo , Grande Allende José R. , Ibaragi Yasushi
Published: November 2021

Digitaria radicosa is reported for the first time from the New World. The voucher specimens are from lawn gardens and sidewalks in Caracas, the capital city of Venezuela, and can be identified by its essentially smooth rachis margin. Additionally, Digitaria velutina is reported new for the Venezuelan flora. The specimens came from disturbed sites of the Andes and Coastal Cordillera, above 1500 m elevation. Digitaria velutina is recognized by its inflorescence ramification, clearly branched in the lowest racemes, and also by having the smallest spikelets among the Venezuelan species of section Digitaria. A key is provided for the section.
Vascular flora of the South San Juan Mountains (Colorado, U.S.A.): A floristic inventory of two southern Rocky Mountains slopes
Authors: Sharples Mathew Thomas
Published: November 2021

The vascular plant diversity of the volcanic South San Juan Mountains of southern Colorado (Archuleta and Conejos counties) was inventoried through collection of 1151 voucher specimens during portions of the summers of 2013, 2014 and 2016. A total of 744 species in 84 families were documented in the region across these and historical collections, indicating that nearly one-third of the Colorado flora can be found in these mountains. The most speciose plant families of the study area are the Asteraceae, Poaceae, and Cyperaceae, as is typical of temperate northern hemisphere climates. The most dominant floristic component of the area comprises species with a Western North American distribution, though circumboreal, widespread North American, and Southern Rocky Mountains endemic species also comprise large portions of the flora. The South San Juan Wilderness itself harbors a nearly pristine pre-Columbian flora, though wilderness boundaries current-ly exclude 170 native species living in the South San Juan Mountains. Ninety-five collections are novel to the study area, and 39 of these represent new county vouchers for either Archuleta or Conejos.
The genus Bryhnia and Bryhnia graminicolor (Bryophyta: Brachytheciaceae), new to the Bryophyte flora of Texas, U.S.A.
Authors: Kruse Dale A.
Published: November 2021

Bryhnia graminicolor (Brid.) Grout is reported new to the state of Texas. A distribution map of B. graminicolor is provided for the south central states of Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Tennessee, and Texas. A key to the genera in the Brachytheciaceae in Texas is provided, and relevant morphological characters are discussed to differentiate B. graminicolor from similar species found in Texas.
Stenanthium leimanthoides and S. densum (Melanthiaceae) revisited, with the description of two new species
Authors: Sorrie Bruce A. , Weakley Alan S.
Published: November 2021

The genus Stenanthium, distributed through much of eastern United States, has previously been circumscribed with four species. Herbarium and field research on Stenanthium densum and S. leimanthoides (Melanthiaceae) support the recognition of two new segregate species, S. macrum and S. tennesseense. Data are presented on morphology, phenology, habitat, and distribution of each of these four species. Selected specimen records, distribution maps, field photographs, and a key to these four species are provided.
A new combination in Penstemon (Plantaginaceae)
Authors: Freeman Craig C.
Published: November 2021

The following new combination in Penstemon is made: Penstemon crandallii A. Nelson var. glabrescens (Pennell) C.C. Freeman.
Erratum: A brief biography of Wolfgang Wolf and typification of the plant names he published.
Authors: Hansen Curtis J.
Published: November 2021

Erratum: A brief biography of Wolfgang Wolf and typification of the plant names he published.
Knowledge of genetic diversity informs conservation of a rare, clonal wetland plant Lilaeopsis schaffneriana subsp. recurva (Apiaceae)
Authors: Fehlberg Shannon D.
Published: November 2021

Ciénegas and other marshland habitats distributed throughout mid-elevations in the American Southwest have declined dramatically over the past century. This decline has likely affected natural processes for many plants and animals dependent on these unique habitats. The primary goal of this study is to describe genetic diversity within and among populations of the U.S. federally endangered Huachuca water umbel, Lilaeopsis schaffneriana subsp. recurva, an herbaceous aquatic perennial endemic to ciénegas and river edges of southeastern Arizona and northern Sonora, Mexico, to learn about its basic biology and inform conservation management. Population samples were collected from 13 sites across the range (287 total samples), and genetic diversity data were gathered for 13 microsatellite loci (five of which were discovered to be monomorphic). Results of data analyses of eight variable microsatellite loci revealed that most populations are dominated by a single multilocus genetic clone; only two populations have more than one multilocus genetic clone present (represented by more than one individual). Genetic diversity is low within populations, but genetic differences do exist among most populations. Those populations that are very similar to one another likely experienced recent or historical gene flow. Conservation considerations should include preserving multiple, genetically distinct populations as well as maintaining local population connectivity and quality of suitable habitat for the establishment of new clones.
Phytogeographical relationships and analysis of the flora of South Texas Plains
Authors: Saghatelyan A.A.
Published: November 2021

The southernmost tip of Texas is a part of the Tamaulipan Province of northeastern Mexico which some authors consider in the Madrean Subkingdom of the Holarctic Kingdom, while others the “Xerofitica Mexicana” of the Neotropical Kingdom. To shed more light on this question, a natural flora of fourteen counties in the S TX Plains ecoregion, South Texas Plains flora (S TX), was compiled, studied from a biogeographical perspective, and analyzed in this work. The analysis was based primarily on the species and genera distribution outlines. Phylogenetic literature was searched to find relationships, patterns of migrations, and geographical connections of the species of major clades. Taxonometric and geographic spectra of the S TX flora were obtained and compared with those of two other floras in southern Texas: SC Texas (EP, or Edwards Plateau) and Big Bend Region (BB). There are 1250 native species in 553 genera and 117 families in the S TX flora. These species were classified into 25 geographic (floristic) elements. Herein is presented a checklist of S TX accompanied by the geoelement descriptions, a comparison of geographical spectra of the species and genera in all three floras, and the biogeographical analysis of the S TX flora. South TX, having a flat topography and being on the crossroads of migration routes, has multiple connections with adjacent floristic centers. The Tamaulipan endemism is not particularly high (8% in S TX) in comparison with much higher Chihuahuan endemism in BB (23% in BB; 10% in S TX). Proportions of taxa of the largest families in the three southern Texas floras show much higher numbers of tropical-subtropical, Tamaulipan, Gulf Coast, and Mesoamerican (coastal) species in the S TX flora in comparison with those of EP and BB. North temperate, E North American, and Prairie species are best represented in EP (47%), followed by S TX (36%), with only 17% in BB. The majority of the BB differential species are in the Chihuahuan, SW N American, Sonoran/Apachian, and the Madrean geoelements. The genera of the largest family, Asteraceae, that are differential among the three floras show importance of the Mexican (Madrean) centers of diversity as well as migrations from the Tethyan Subkingdom in the assembly of the S TX flora. Tethyan connections are also evident among the Boraginaceae s. str. and some other groups found in the flora. The spectra of generic and specific geographical elements of S TX illustrate transitional position of its flora. It represents an ecotone between the Western (Madrean) and the Eastern (Atlantic and Gulf Coast) N American Regions, with a very high influence of the various Neotropical elements and a higher affinity to the EP flora than to that of BB.
John Earl Averett (19 April 1943–1 January 2017)
Authors: Powell A. Michael
Published: November 2021

John Earl Averett (19 April 1943–1 January 2017)
Edwin (Ed) Burnell Smith (1 December 1936–28 January 2017)
Authors: Smith Kimberly G. , Gentry, Jr. Johnnie L.
Published: November 2021

Edwin (Ed) Burnell Smith (1 December 1936–28 January 2017)
Plant, tuber and seed properties of Himantoglossum robertianum (Loisel.) P. Delforge and Orchis italica Poiret
Authors: PARLAK Salih
Published: November 2021

Although orchids are the most rich family of the plant kingdom, they make up the most destroyed group. Due to human impact, environmental factors, tourism and settlement, ornamental plants or food collection, the spread areas are getting narrower and endangered every day. Two of these endangered species due to their use in the food industry are Himantoglossum robertianum (Loisel.) P. Delforge and Orchis italica Poiret. Both of these sahlep orchids taxa are preferred by collectors in terms of their tuber size and the glucomannan contains and are heavily destroyed. Excessive destruction brings some pollination and fertilization problems. Orchid seeds do not have an endosperm and need a symbiotic relationship to germinate. To germinate in an asymbiotic environment, it is necessary to apply the seeds that break dormancy and keep them in a special medium and environment. The structure of the seed coat is important in eliminating the germination barrier in asymbiotic production. In this study tuber and seed morphological and physiological properties of both species were determined. Morphological features such as plant height, tuber weight and dimensions, seed sizes, seed weight, the number of seeds in 1 g, and physiological features such as seed moisture, shell structure and fullness of seeds were determined. The causes of empty seed formation are interpreted in light of the literature.
SYNERGETIC METHOD IN THE RESEARCH OF UKRAINIAN STATE FORMATION: EUROPEAN EXPERIENCE
Authors: Kotlyar Yuriy
Published: November 2021

The article considers the problem of Ukrainian state formation that is studied by applying a synergetic method. One of the founders of synergetics, the Belgian chemist and philosopher Ilya Prigogine,has pointed out that history is a sequence of bifurcations.

The situation in Ukraine requires an objective comprehension of national statehood not only in terms of content and structure, but also in terms of time. For this reason, the use of the synergetic method can ensure the choice of its most advanced models for the future.

The research article is purposed at determining the different levels of «bifurcation points» in the history of Ukrainian state formation. The author sets the following tasks: to disclose the European context of essence of the synergetic method; to highlight the features of the four stages of Ukrainian state formation; to calculate a number of key dates that have become a kind of symbol of Ukrainian state forming; and to show the impact of «bifurcation points» on the statehood processes.

The study uses such scientific methods as analytical, comparative-historical, chronological and synergetic (for the analysis of numerical models of historical dates).

In the current research, the author proceeds from the fact that «bifurcation points» have taken place in the history of Ukrainian state forming. Moreover, their exploration, which is based on the synergetic method, has scientific nature. A number of key dates, which became symbolic for the Ukrainian state formation, has been identified.

«Bifurcation points» of the first level that concern the Ukrainian state forming include the following dates: 1199, 1648, 1919 and 1991, which contain the numbers«1» and «9» in different variations (explicitly or implicitly). Their presence led to the existence of four stages of Ukrainian state formation: princely, Cossack, national-democratic and modern ones.

«Bifurcation points» of the second level include the dates that contain the numbers«7» (1169, 1349 and 1709) as an internal component and symbolize the negative processes in the history of Ukrainian statehood. However, changes with the numerical code 7 are not critical, and the elements of statehood have existed for decades in the form of autonomy.

The third level of «bifurcation points» should include dates with the interweaving of the numbers«5» and «6»: 1569, 1596 and 1659. The events that took place at those points were inevitably negative.
ACTIVITIES OF THE POLISH AMERICAN CHILDREN’S AID COMMITTEE AND THE AMERICAN RELIFE ADMINISTRATION (ARA) ON THE TERRITORY OF POLISH REPUBLIC
Authors: Pohromskyi Victor
Published: November 2021

The end of the First World War was a consequence of a whole range of significant problems in the countries of Eastern Europe. These include the general poverty of the population, the decline of the rural industry and industrial production, the general political crisis that increased the popularity of radical communist movements, the change of geopolitical formation in Europe. The main factor that led to the destruction of the imperialist system was World War the first. On the ruins of empires, new independent countries are emerging, including the restored Republic of Poland or the Second Commonwealth. The whole list of problems that often reinforced each other was extremely difficult to overcome solely with the country inner capabilities and reserves. In fact, the period of the 20-30s of the twentieth century becomes the era of the expansion of the international philanthropic organizations activities, among which an important role was taken by American subsidiary organizations. These include the American Relief Administration (ARA), the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC) and some religious organizations such as the American Mennonites and others. Quite often these organizations were united, sometimes acting separately, or transferring the relay activity from one to another. The involvement of American philanthropic organizations in dealing with the needy countries of Eastern Europe has become possible due to a number of factors. The following of them are the departure from the policy of isolationism, the rapid increase in the US labor productivity, the crisis of overproduction, the formation within the American society of a humanists and philanthropists layer, mainly among the richest and the most influential entrepreneurs (Andrew Carnegie, John Rockefeller, Jacob Schiff, Herbert Hoover, etc.), who, having earned enormous wealth, created non-governmental charitable foundations with the aim of financing the philanthropic projects. Thus the activity of Herbert Hoover American humanitarian organization (the American Relief Administration (ARA)) which was started in 1919 in the US changed the general economic and social situation. Its main purpose was to provide food for Polish children needs. ARA launched a whole network of dining-rooms throughout Poland.
A new way to restore the urinary duct in women
Authors: Kakushkin N.
Published: November 2021

In both cases, very similar one to the other, there was a cicatricial narrowing of the vaginal lumen and cicatricial destruction of the urinary duct in a space of about 3 cm., in the section adjacent to the bladder; the end (outlet) part of the urinary duct was whole.
Predictive significance of protein urine in pregnant women
Authors: Kakushkin N.
Published: November 2021

Lefouz also submits a decrease in chloride compounds in the urine of eclamptics, and Bouchard considers a gradual or rapid decrease in the content of these salts in the urine of chronic patients as a sign of impending deterioration in the course of suffering.
A case of childbirth with the yawn's intractability. Postpartum enlargement (weakened uterus stenosis?)
Authors: Kakushkin N.
Published: November 2021

The author observed a first-born, 36 years old, who, despite a good birthing schedule, did not open her yawn for 8 hours (when she was observed sick by the author).
Uremia in case of uterine fibromioma
Authors: Kakushkin N.
Published: November 2021

The patient, already in the menopausal period, had a large uterine fibrous tumour, which did not manifest itself in any way from the genital organs.
Severe albuminuria without eclampsia
Authors: Sheinis L.
Published: November 2021

In November and December 1896, 19 cases of albuminuria in pregnant women were observed at the Htel-Dieu de Rennes, of which 4 were eclamptic. On the other hand, during this time, one eclamptic was also used, in which the urine was never detected.
Indomitable vomiting and gallbladder drift
Authors: Sheinis L.
Published: November 2021

Regarding two cases in which there was a coincidence of indomitable vomiting and copious salivation with the existence of a vesicular drift, the author asks himself whether the phenomenon of indomitable vomiting on the one hand and myxomatous degeneration of the villi on the other are not mutually dependent.