bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Harmful impact of dimethoate and Chloropyrfios on the Hematological parameters in male rabbits
Authors: Osama H Aldeeb  , Bassam A Ibridan  , Fayrouz A Khaled  , A Shah
Published: April 2022

Dimethoate and chloropyrfios are two of widely used organophosphorus insecticides in agriculture. The irrational use of Dimethoata and chlyropyrfios in Libya play a crucial role in the occurrence of many diseases affecting plants, animals and the environment. The present work was conducted to investigate the alterations in hematological factors in male rabbits after orally administration a single dose of dimethoate (DM) by gavage at a dose of 43.2 mg/kg B.W/day (1/50 of DM) lethal dose and chloropyrfios by gavage at a dose of 33.3 mg/kg B.W/day (1/50 of CPF) lethal dose for 12-week. 15 Male Rabbits weighting (1.891-27.6 Kg)., were divided into 3 groups with 5 animals in each, first group served as control animals, they received 5 ml of corn oil, while animals in second group received Dimethoate, animals in third group received of chloropyrfios. Results indicated that treatment with Dimethoate and chloropyrfios caused significant (P<0.05) decrease in white blood cells (WBCs), haemoglobin (Hb), red blood cells (RBCs), zpacked cell volume (PCV) and platelets. While, increase MCV, MCH, MCVH compared to control. The erythrocytes sedimentation rate highly significant increase in the blood of Dimethoate and chloropyrfios treated rabbits as compared to control.

Keywords: Dimethoate; Chloropyrfios; Hematological parameters
Supercapacitor: The future of energy system
Authors: Ayan Mukherjee
Published: April 2022

The development of energy storage system essential for renewable energy can solve the energy crisis along with environmental issues. There are different types of energy storage devices like battery, capacitor, etc. Battery has high energy density whereas capacitor has high power density. Therefore, battery can store huge amount of charge but its required large time for charging and discharging. So, a new efficient device was designed, named supercapacitor, which have both the advantages of battery and capacitor. This paper discussed the mechanism of supercapacitor along with its advantages and disadvantages. Also, future scope of supercapacitor was depicted in this article.

Keywords: Battery, Capacitor, Supercapacitor, Hybrid energy storage system
Total section of the lower humeral artery and median nerve in a girl during a suicide attempt: A case report
Authors: Redha Lakehal  , Nazzal Rafik  , Soumaya Bendjaballah  , Baya Aziza  , Khaled Khacha  , Rabah Daoud  , Abdelmalek Bouzid
Published: April 2022

Ballistic trauma is as much a pathology in wartime as it is in peacetime [1]. The pathophysiology of ballistic trauma is based on the behavior of the projectile in the body. High-velocity firearm wounds are the preserve of the military. Low-velocity firearm wounds are more often encountered in civilian settings. If hemorrhage is the first cause of early death, infection is the second from the twenty-fourth hour. The management of a patient with ballistic trauma is an infrequent reason for referral in emergency medicine and more particularly in extra hospital settings [1]. Secondary complications, particularly septic, and the severity of associated lesions such as bleeding processes require evaluation and prioritization involving teams from mobile emergency and resuscitation structures. The aim of this work is to report a case of total section of the lower humeral artery and the median nerve with loss of substance in a young girl during a suicide attempt.

Keywords: Ballistic trauma; Total section; Humeral artery; Median nerve; Surgery
Nutritional knowledge and body mass index (BMI) of fast food consumers in Benghazi city, Libya
Authors: Mohammed H. Buzgeia  , Mohamed F. Madi  , Mohammed S. Hamza  , Hamdi S. El-Taguri  , Idress Hamad Attitalla  , Fouad I Mohamed
Published: April 2022

This study was aimed to determine the frequency of fast foods consumption among consumer at Benghazi city, explore their health and nutritional knowledge concerning fast foods consumption and calculate their body mass index (BMI). Thus a study has been conducted amongst 400 participants attending fast foods restaurants, parks, and malls in Benghazi city. The main results indicated that, fast food consumers are mainly young, especially those under forty years of age, men were higher than women, and the predominant categories were students and employees. More than two third study sample consume fast foods on a daily basis. In addition, the most of participants were known or had some knowledge about the biochemical component, nutritive value, and calories in fast foods, also the diseases caused by excessive consumption of fast foods. The majority of participants were overweight and obese; the current study reveals a strong positive association between the frequency of fast foods consumption and increased body mass index.
Thyroid Cancers at the Adolphe SICE General Hospital in Pointe-Noire (Congo - Brazzaville): Clinicopathological and therapeutic aspects of 13 cases
Authors: Diembi Sylvain  , N'gatali Fc Sydney  , N'gouoni GChidrel  , Otouana Harold Boris  , Okombi Sofrene  , Itiere Franck  , Ondzotto Gontran  , Moukassa Donatien
Published: April 2022

Background: Thyroid cancers are relatively rare malignant tumours. In Africa, the incidence of thyroid cancer has been increasing since 1970 in most countries. In Congo-Brazzaville, this increase can be explained by the accessibility of diagnostic means (ultrasound, cytopuncture), and the increasingly common practice of thyroid surgery.

Materials and Method: This was a retrospective descriptive study carried out in the ENT and cervico-facial surgery department of the Adolphe SICE General Hospital in Pointe-Noire, Republic of Congo. This study covered the period from January 2005 to December 2017, a period of twelve (12) years.

Results: 383 patients underwent surgery for a thyroid tumour, and according to the inclusion criteria listed above, 13 cases of thyroid cancer were retained (3.4%). The average age was 55.4±24.1 years with extremes ranging from 25 to 100 years. The sex ratio M/F was 0.44. The clinical presentation was revealed as a multinodular goiter in 8 cases (61.5%). The most common histological type was papillary carcinoma in 10 cases (77%). Total thyroidectomy was performed in 84.6% of our patients; it was performed immediately in 69.2% of cases. The development of morphological techniques (immunohistochemistry, cytogenetics) has brought considerable progress in the diagnosis and therapeutic management of thyroid cancer in recent years.

Keywords: Thyroid Cancer; Frequency; Diagnosis; Treatment; Pointe Noire (Congo)
Four ways to get a grip on making robust decisions from workplace-based assessments
Authors: Wilkinson Tim J
Published: April 2022

Synthesising the results of workplace-based assessments to inform robust decisions is seen as both important and difficult. Concerns about failing to fail the trainee not ready to proceed has drawn disproportionate attention to assessors. This paper proposes a model for a more systems-based view so that the value of the assessor’s judgement is incorporated while preserving the value and robustness of collective decision-making. Our experience has shown it can facilitate robust decisions on some of the more difficult areas, such as professionalism.
GENETIC AND PHENOTYPIC TRENDS FOR UDDER TRAITS AND ANGULARITY OF HOLSTEIN FRIESIAN COWS
Authors: Ismael H , Djedovic R , Bogdanovic V , Stanojevic D , Trivunovic S , Jankovic D , Stamenic T
Published: April 2022

The present research aimed to investigate the genetic trends for udder traits (fore udder attachment; rear udder height; udder depth; front teat placement; rear teat placement; front teat length and rear teat length) and angularity of Holstein Friesian cows in Serbia. A multi-trait animal model was used to estimate genetic parameters, through REML procedures. In the study 10403 first-lactation cows Holstein type from 12 different regions in Serbia were included. The cows were daughters of 221 Holstein Friesian sires. The age at first calving was from 19 to 44 months, and there were 10 stages of lactation. Udder type traits and angularity were classified by 24 classifiers on a linear scale of 1 to 9. Udder type traits had heritability estimates ranging from 0.03 for rear teat placement to 0.12 for fore udder attachment, and angularity had heritability 0.10. Genetic trend for angularity of Holstein Friesian cows in Serbia shows that ribs are becoming less angular and extremely rounded, while genetic trends for udder traits show that teat lengths are becoming longer and inside of quarter, and udder is shallow. The genetic trend for fore udder attachment indicates there is indirect selection for weaker udders.
Keywords: Genetic parameters, Heritability, Breeding value, Udder traits
Penanaman Nilai-Nilai Agama Islam pada Anak Usia Dini
Authors: Syarbaini  , Triadi Yanuar
Published: April 2022

Tujuan Penelitian: Melihat semakin banyaknya kejahatan yang ada pada saat ini, perlu adanya cara untuk mengatasi dan meminimalisir hal tersebut. Salah satunya adalah dengan menanamkan nilai-nilai agama islam pada anak sejak kecil. Dengan adanya lembaga PAUD diharapkan mampu menjadi alat dalam penanaman nilai-nilai islam. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui penanaman nilai-nilai agama islam melalui lembaga pendidikan anak usia dini. Metode Penelitian: Jenis dari penelitian ini adalah penelitian deskriptif kualitatif. Untuk mendapatkan data yang ingin diperoleh, peneliti menggunakan jenis data primer dan sekunder yang terdiri dari observasi, wawancara dan dokumentasi. Temuan Utama: Berdasarkan hasil temuan dilapangan, dapat disimpulkan bahwa PAUD ANNISA sudah menerapkan setiap kegiatan yang dilaksanakan berbasis nilai-nilai islam. Gambaran secara umumnya dapat dilihat melalui visi dan misi yang ada di PAUD tersebut yaitu membentuk anak yang cerdas, mandiri, dan berakhlak mulia dalam mewujudkan anak mandiri dan bertaqwa. Keterbaruan Penelitian: Dengan penanaman nilai-nilai islam dalam pendidikan PAUD diharapkan bisa menumbuhkan insan yang cerdas dan bertaqwa. Kejahatan yang terjadi akhir-akhir ini menandakan bahwa semakin lunturnya nilai-nilai agama pada seseorang, untuk itu pentingnya menanamkan nilai-nilai agama islam pada usia dini dirasa sangat perlu  dengan melalui lembaga PAUD.
Perbandingan Permainan Modern dan Permainan Tradisional Terhadap Muatan Pembelajaran IPS di Sekolah Dasar
Authors: Zulkhi Muhammad Dewa , Jannah Miftahul
Published: April 2022

Tujuan Penelitian: Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk membandingkan permainan modern dan permainan tradisional terhadap muatan pembelajaran ips Metode Penelitian: Jenis penelitian ini adalah penelitian kuantitatif. Penelitian ini menggunakan  sampel 44 siswa kelas  VA dan V B di SDN 76/I Sungai buluh. Analisis data menggunakan statistik deskriptif dan inferensial. Temuan Utama: Permainan modern dan permainan tradisional siswa dapat dilihat pada pembelajaran muatan ips. Dari kedua variabel tersebut, permainan tradisional dalam pembelajaran muatan ips dominan dalam kategori sangat baik, sedangkan permainan modern dalam pembelajaran muatan ips dominan sudah baik. Keterbaruan Penelitian: Keterbaruan dalam penelitian ini berupa pemaparan tentang permainan modern dan permainan tradisional siswa pada pembelajaran muatan ips
Implementasi Belajar dan Bermain: Hasil Belajar pada Muatan Pelajaran IPS Sekolah Dasar
Authors: Supriati Supriati , Saputri Juwita
Published: April 2022

Tujuan Penelitian: Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mendeskripsikan implementasi belajar dan bermain pada muatan pelajaran IPS. Metode Penelitian: Penelitian ini menggunakan jenis penelitian kualitatif dengan subjek penelitian berjumlah 14 peserta didik dengan teknik random sampling. Data pada penelitian ini dikumpulkan dengan wawancara para narasumber Temuan Utama: Hasil menunjukan bahwa belajar dan bermain memberikan pengalaman yang luar biasa bagi peserta didik. Muatan pelajaran IPS menjadi muatan yang dapat mempelajari kehidupan lingkungan sosial. Keterbaruan Penelitian: Keterbaruan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk menjelaskan implementasi belajar dan bermain pada muatan pelajaran IPS.
Karakter Peduli Sosial: Pengaruh Aplikasi “Tik Tok” PadaPeserta Didik Kelas V A SD
Authors: Silvia Ninda , Ropida Ilyani
Published: April 2022

Tujuan Penelitian: Tujuan penelitian ini adalah mencari tahu pengaruh penggunaan aplikasi Tik Tok pada karakter peduli sosial peserta didik. Metode Penelitian: Jenis penelitian pada penelitian ini adalah Mix Method. Penelitian dilakukan di SD Negeri 66/IV Kota Jambi pada kelas V A. Instrumen pengumpulan data yang digunakan adalah kuesioner dan soal pilihan ganda. Analisis data menggunakan statistik deskriptif dan statistik inferensial Temuan Utama: Hasil penyebaran kedua angket mengungkapkan karakter peduli sosial peserta didik perlu ditingkatkan. Sedangkan penggunaan aplikasi Tik Tok peserta didik masuk dalam kategori tidak baik. Hasil dari pengujian regresi mengungkapkan bahwa penggunaan aplikasi Tik Tok berpengaruh pada karakter peduli sosial peserta didik dengan nilai sig. 0,031. Oleh karena itu, karakter peduli sosial peserta didik perlu ditingkatkan agar peserta didik tidak semakin menjadi manusia yang anti sosial. Keterbaruan Penelitian: Keterbaruan dalam penelitian ini terdapat pada variabel yang berbeda dengan penelitian sebelumnya, yaitu karakter peduli sosial. Keterbatasan penelitian ini terletak pada hanya media sosial aplikasi Tik Tok saja serta karakter peduli sosial.
Hubungan Karakter Tanggung Jawab Terhadap Hasil Belajar Pembelajaran Tematik
Authors: Ningsih Irma Widya
Published: April 2022

Tujuan Penelitian: Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui hubungan karakter tanggung jawab pada peserta didik terhadap proses pembelajaran Tematik di Sekolah Dasar. Metode Penelitian: Metode penelitian yang digunakan adalah penelitian kuantitatif dengan sampel 13 peserta didik di kelas II SD Negeri 091 Mersam dan teknik pengambilan sampel adalah random sampling. Instrumen pengumpulan data yang digunakan adalah angket karaktertanggung jawab. Data yang didapatkan kemudian dianalisis dengan statistik deskriptif dan statistik inferensial. Temuan Utama: Hasil yang didapatkan menunjukkan terdapat hubungan pada karakter tanggung jawab pada peserta didik terhadap proses pembelajaran Tematik di Sekolah Dasar dengan nilai sig. 0,00 < 0,05. Hal ini menunjukkan bahwa karakter tanggung jawab memiliki hubungan yang signifikan terhadap proses pembelajaran muatan Tematik di Sekolah Dasar. Keterbaruan Penelitian: Keterbaharuan penelitian ini adalah meneliti hubungan karakter tanggung jawab terhadap proses pembelajaran muatan Tematik di sekolah dasar. Sedangkan penelitian sebelumnya melakukan penelitian dengan meneliti peningkatan keterampilan berpikir kritis dan sikap gemar membaca peserta didik melalui model pembelajaran Predict Observe Explain (POE) berbasis literasi
Metode Pembelajaran Karya Wisata Candi Muaro Jambi: Analisis Hasil Belajar Peserta Didik pada Muatan Pembelajaran IPS di Sekolah Dasar
Authors: Luthfiah Qonita , Fatimah Fatimah
Published: April 2022

Tujuan Penelitian: Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui hasil belajar IPS peserta didik dengan menggunakan metode pembelajaran karyawisata. Metode Penelitian: Dengan metode penelitian menggunakan penelitian kualitatif. Sampel dalam penelitian ini adalah 27 orang peserta didik kelas IV SDN 46/VII Tanjung II, dengan teknik pengambilan sampel adalah purposive sampling. Instrumen pengumpulan data yang digunakan adalah observasi dan wawancara. Temuan Utama: Hasil observasi dan wawancara dianalisis menggunakan teknik analisis dari milles dan huberman. Hasil dari penelitian ini adalah pembelajaran IPS dengan menggunakan metode karyawisata mendapatkan hasil belajar yang memuaskan guru dengan kategori baik karena peran seorang guru dalam memberikan pembelajaran dan peserta didik yang berantusias dalam belajar. Keterbaruan Penelitian: Perbedaan penelitian yang dilakukan dengan penelitian yang pernah dilakukan terkait pembelajaran berbasis karyawisata ini adalah penggunaan metode pembelajaran karya wisata candi muaro jambi terhadap hasil belajar peserta didik pada muatan pembelajaran IPS di sekolah dasar. Hal ini yang membuat peneliti tertarik untuk melakukan penelitian tentang metode pembelajaran karya wisata di candi muaro jambi.
Analysis of Land Use Changes and Land Value Zones Due to Phase 1 Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) Development in Menteng District, Central Jakarta
Authors: Adi Saputra Muhammad Iqbal , Citra Dewi  , Fauzan Murdapa
Published: April 2022

The high demand for land in the area around the MRT station causes changes in land prices that tend to increase. These conditions can be the cause of changes in land use. This study used high-resolution images in 2021 and land use maps in 2014 and 2021. The data is used to analyze land-use changes. Meanwhile, the analysis of land value changes uses the 2014 land value zone map and the 2021 land value zone map obtained from the results of a field survey using the mass land valuation method. From these results, an analysis of the effect of changes in land use was carried out on changes in land value in Menteng District as a result of the construction of mass rapid transit phase 1. The results showed that there was a change in land use. The total area of ​​land change was 18.604 hectares or 2.879%. The details of the changes are trade increased by 1.362%, settlements decreased by 1.938%, hotels increased by 0.071%, lakes increased by 0.114%, vacant land decreased by 0.006%, parks increased by 0.368%, PT regularly increased by 0.485%, sports facilities decreased by 0.368% and government offices decreased by 0.088%. The highest price increase was Rp110,218,903/m2 because there was a change in land use from regular housing to trading areas. The largest increase in land value seen from the dominant land use characteristics was in commercial or trade areas, which was 187%, with an average increase in value of Rp. 76,170,137/m2.
Hesperidin Exherts Antiglaucoma Effects by Activating Overexpression of BMP4 Signaling and Management of Retinal Ganglionic Cells Degeneration
Authors: Wang Lingli , Li Yuping , He Tao , Cheng Lixia , Zhou Cong , Zhou Feng
Published: April 2022

We investigated the effect of hesperidin on bone morphogenetic protein 4 signaling, which is involved in preventing retinal ganglion cell degeneration in rats with glaucoma. We investigated the therapeutic efficacy of hesperidin as an enhancer of the bone morphogenetic protein 4 signaling pathway at three dose levels (50, 100, and 200 mg/kg) using a rat glaucoma model produced by injecting conjunctival fibroblasts intracamerally into the eyes of the animals. Bone morphogenetic protein 4 was stimulated with bilateral intravitreal injections of 2 mL adeno-associated virus vectors cloned with bone morphogenetic protein 4 primers into the right eye. The intraocular pressure, expression of bone morphogenetic protein 4 and Smad 4, and the distribution of the retinal ganglion cells count were performed a week following the onset of glaucoma. When compared to the model group, the retinal ganglion cells survival rate was increased proportionately in the hesperidin group (P < 0.01). A significant increase in bone morphogenetic protein 4 messenger ribonucleic acid expression was observed in the hesperidin group (P < 0.01) compared to the model group. The hesperidin group showed similar positive results (P < 0.01) with intraocular pressure, Western blot analysis, retinal explant culture, and histological analysis. Further, the model group showed a decline in retinal ganglion cells survival rate (P < 0.01) compared to the control group, and similar trends were noticed in intraocular pressure, Western blot analyses, retinal explant culture, and histological analysis. According to our findings, hesperidin increases the activity of the bone morphogenetic protein 4 pathway, which in turn increases the survival of retinal ganglion cells and the function of the eyes in an experimental glaucoma model.
Endocrine resistant breast cancer: brain metastasis
Authors: Willman Matthew , Willman Jonathan , Lucke-Wold Brandon
Published: April 2022

Endocrine resistant breast cancer metastasis continues to serve as a significant clinical challenge with high morbidity and mortality for patients. As the number of breast cancer cases continues to rise, the rate of brain metastasis has also increased. For single lesions or a large symptomatic lesion with other smaller lesions, surgical resection is a viable option in non-eloquent regions. Stereotactic radiosurgery is a great option for post-operative therapy or for 10 or fewer small lesions (< 3 cm in size). Whole-brain radiation can be used sparingly for large tumor burdens but should encompass hippocampus sparing techniques. Chemotherapy options have remained relatively limited due to decreased permeability of the blood-brain barrier. Emerging monoclonal antibody treatments have offered initial promise, especially for endocrine resistant breast cancer metastasis.
Rainfall induced Geohydraulic and Evapotranspiration Characteristics: An Indian Case Study
Authors: Goswami Ghritartha , Basack Sudip , Zaman Khairuz , Mastorakis Nikos E.
Published: April 2022

Evaporation demand or potential evaporation is projected to increase almost everywhere in the world in future climate scenarios. Estimation of evapotranspiration (ET) is important for determining the agro-climatic potential of a particular region, water requirements of field crops, irrigation scheduling, and suitability of crops or varieties, which can be grown successfully with the best economic returns therefore numerous models have been developed for determining evapotranspiration. The present study was taken for Jorhat, Assam with the main objective of the present study is to highlight the governing equations for infiltration and compare three temperature-based methods for determining reference evapotranspiration namely Thornthwaite, Blaney-Criddle, and Ivanov method. The results obtained from the methods were compared with the evapotranspiration data measured using the class A pan. The interrelationship between the class A pan data and the other reference evapotranspiration method is also determined in the study. Moreover, the result obtained shows that the average monthly ET estimated by Blaney-Criddle, Thornthwaite, and Ivanov methods are 1.57, 3.05, and 2.62 mm/month. The correlation coefficient result shows that all the three methods compared well with the observed pan evaporation. the results of this investigation suggest that the Blaney-Criddle is the better method as compared to the Thornthwaite and Ivanov methods under climatic conditions of Jorhat. Furthermore, the engineering properties of soil collected from the study area were determined and presented in this study.
A vigilance decrement comes along with an executive control decrement: Testing the resource-control theory
Authors: Luna Fernando G. , Tortajada Miriam , Martín-Arévalo Elisa , Botta Fabiano , Lupiáñez Juan
Published: April 2022

A decrease in vigilance over time is often observed when performing prolonged tasks, a phenomenon known as “vigilance decrement.” The present study aimed at testing some of the critical predictions of the resource-control theory about the vigilance decrement. Specifically, the theory predicts that the vigilance decrement is mainly due to a drop in executive control, which fails to keep attentional resources on the external task, thus devoting a larger number of resources to mind-wandering across time-on-task. Datasets gathered from a large sample size (N = 617) who completed the Attentional Networks Test for Interactions and Vigilance—executive and arousal components in Luna, Roca, Martín-Arévalo, and Lupiáñez (2021b, Behavior Research Methods, 53[3], 1124–1147) were reanalyzed to test whether executive control decreases across time in a vigilance task and whether the vigilance decrement comes along with the decrement in executive control. Vigilance was examined as two dissociated components: executive vigilance, as the ability to detect infrequent critical signals, and arousal vigilance, as the maintenance of a fast reaction to stimuli. The executive control decrement was evidenced by a linear increase in the interference effect for mean reaction time, errors, and the inverse efficiency score. Critically, interindividual differences showed that the decrease in the executive—but not in the arousal—component of vigilance was modulated by the change in executive control across time-on-task, thus supporting the predictions of the resource-control theory. Nevertheless, given the small effect sizes observed in our large sample size, the present outcomes suggest further consideration of the role of executive control in resource-control theory.
On the transitional forms of “fading” economic relations in the theoretical model of Noonomy
Authors:   Lomonosov Moscow State University, Khubiev K.A.
Published: April 2022

The Coronavirus Crisis and the Fourth Industrial Revolution, as the main drivers of global trend changes, have called for new scientific approaches to understanding the “new normal.” Theories based on the values of methodological individualism have shown their limitations and even their insolvency in the face of the new challenges. The virus was most successful in its spread where it encountered an individualism that had degenerated into egoism. The emergence of Noonomy, among other concepts, was a reaction to the insufficient potential of existing theories in the face of the challenges of the new era. The theoretical model of Noonomy relies on a perfect technology that provides citizens with the necessary benefits of life and frees them from the need for forced labor in production, and on new people, with creative motivation at the forefront and free from individualism. The article focuses on the fact that the transition from the current state of the economy, economic science and economic man to Noonomy and creative man is a great distance from the transitional states. The necessity of their research represents a global scientific task. The author justifies the necessity of such research, highlights some existing transitional forms and notes the emergence of new forms based on an evolving reality.
The Role of Film as an Alternative Media in the Learning Process
Authors: Larisu Zulfiah , Rezeki Syailendra Reza Irwansyah , Djuhardi Lidia
Published: April 2022

AbstractThe research intended to see a film become an alternative media in the learning process. Film that are commonly considered as entertainment media, turns out it has the potential to be a source of learning because there are some messages or values that are useful in the development of human coginitive. Research data obtained from documents like thesis as primary data. Data analysis uses discourse analysis method to find out the influence of film as an alternative media in the learning process. The ideas in this article are described descriptively, based on the studies that have been done, seeing the relationship between the film and the learning process.Keywords: Film, Education, Sociology of Education AbstrakPenelitian ini bertujuan untuk melihat film menjadi media alternatif dalam proses pembelajaran. Film yang biasa dianggap sebagai media hiburan, ternyata berpotensi menjadi sumber belajar karena terdapat beberapa pesan atau nilai yang bermanfaat dalam perkembangan kognitif manusia. Data penelitian diperoleh dari dokumen-dokumen seperti skripsi sebagai data primer. Analisis data menggunakan metode analisis wacana untuk mengetahui pengaruh film sebagai media alternatif dalam proses pembelajaran. Ide-ide dalam artikel ini dijelaskan secara deskriptif, berdasarkan studi yang telah dilakukan, melihat hubungan antara film dan proses pembelajaran.Kata kunci: Film, Pendidikan, Sosiologi Pendidikan
Spor Merkezlerinde Algılanan Hizmet Kalitesi Düzeyinin Belirlenmesi: Erzurum İli Örneği
Authors: GÜZEL Dilşad , TAŞCI Muhammed Furkan
Published: April 2022

Hizmet sektörü, somut olmayan ürünlerin ve hizmetlerin sunulmasıyla gelir elde eden işletmelerin oluşturduğu bir endüstri alanıdır. İnsanların doğrudan kendisini etkileyen spor merkezlerindeki işletmelerin hizmet kalitesi de oldukça önemli bir konudur. Araştırmanın amacı son dönemde sayısı hızla artan spor merkezlerindeki hizmet kalitesini ölçmek ve işletmelere öneriler sunmaktır. Araştırma, Erzurum ilinde faaliyet gösteren, bünyesinde fitness, pilates, spinning vb. birçok aktivite bulunduran 9 farklı spor salonunda 400 üye ile yapılmıştır. Veri toplama aracı olarak kullanılan anket formunda fiziksel kalite, program kalitesi, etkileşim kalitesi, çıktı kalitesi boyutları yer almaktadır. Buna ek olarak üyelerin demografik özelliklerine ilişkin sorular yer alan kişisel bilgi formu da kullanılmıştır. Araştırmada elde edilen bulguların analizinde, t-testi, tek yönlü varyans analizi (ANOVA) ve regresyon analizi kullanılmıştır. Yapılan analizler sonucunda, algılanan hizmet kalitesi ile üyelik satın alma, öneri, kullanılan spor merkezi, tercih/amaç değişkenleri arasında anlamlı farklılıklar tespit edilmiştir.
Mismeasuring Diversity: Popularizing Scientific Racism in the Romanian Principalities Around the Mid-Nineteenth Century
Authors: Koszor-Codrea Cosmin
Published: April 2022

This study explores a neglected episode in the history of Romanian encounters with racial classification theories before and during the mid-nineteenth century. The study begins with a brief historiographic discussion and illustrates the recent debates concerning definitions of the origins of scientific racism, as portrayed by Stephen Jay Gould and Nicolaas Rupke. Accordingly, this paper identifies three suggestive case studies (Iacob Czihac, Iuliu Barasch, and Dimitrie Ananescu) that might shed some light on the intellectual roots of racial classifications in Romania. Placing this investigation amongst emerging studies of the popularization of science, this paper argues that naturalists and physicians alike, trained and influenced by the German tradition of
Naturphilosophie
, expressed their authority in reproducing and diffusing racial classifications and gendered concepts of reproduction.
In Search of a Lost Market: The Features of Moldovan Capitalism Today
Authors: Roșca Dorina
Published: April 2022

The nature of post-Soviet Moldovan capitalism has hardly been discussed since the uncritical adoption of neoclassical economic theory by both local scholars and non-academic experts from NGOs. Most analyses are framed by theories that appear to be forcibly grafted onto empirical facts, reflecting other logics of functioning that characterize Moldovan capitalism. This article argues for viewing the Moldovan economy through, following Polanyi, the “logic of reciprocity”. In Polanyian terms, the form of economic integration based on reciprocity refers to an institutional structure—norms, practices, rules, etc.—that facilitates reciprocal informal economic and social exchanges. I argue that reciprocity characterizes, and can be observed through, monetary and in-kind transfers from Moldovan emigrants abroad. Many everyday, informal Moldovan socioeconomic exchanges and consumption practices operate based on local moral and social rules. Moreover, the logic of reciprocity coexists and interacts with Moldova’s oligarchic political economy, thus defining the dynamics of Moldovan capitalism.
Mid-infrared Studies of Dusty Sources in the Galactic Center
Authors: Bhat Harshitha K. , Sabha Nadeen B. , Zajaček Michal , Eckart Andreas , Schödel Rainer , Hosseini S. Elaheh , Peißker Florian , Zensus Anton
Published: April 2022

Mid-infrared (MIR) images of the Galactic center show extended gas and dust features along with bright infrared sources (IRS). Some of these dust features are a part of ionized clumpy streamers orbiting Sgr A*, known as the mini-spiral. We present their proper motions over a 12 yr time period and report their flux densities in N-band filters and derive their spectral indices. The observations were carried out by VISIR at the ESO’s Very Large Telescope. High-pass filtering led to the detection of several resolved filaments and clumps along the mini-spiral. Each source was fit by a 2D Gaussian profile to determine the offsets and aperture sizes. We perform aperture photometry to extract fluxes in two different bands. We present the proper motions of the largest consistent set of resolved and reliably determined sources. In addition to stellar orbital motions, we identify a stream-like motion of extended clumps along the mini-spiral. We also detect MIR counterparts of the radio tail components of the IRS 7 source. They show a clear kinematical deviation with respect to the star. They likely represent Kelvin–Helmholtz instabilities formed downstream in the shocked stellar wind. We also analyze the shape and orientation of the extended late-type IRS 3 star that is consistent with the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array submillimeter detection of the source. Its puffed-up envelope with a radius of ∼2 × 106
R
⊙ could be the result of the red-giant collision with a nuclear jet, which was followed by tidal prolongation along the orbit.
Atmospheric transport of dust aerosol from arid zones to the Moscow region during fall 2020
Authors: Gubanova Dina , Chkhetiani Otto , Vinogradova Anna , Skorokhod Andrey , Iordanskii Mikhail
Published: April 2022

We analyzed the unique episode of long-range dust/sand atmospheric aerosol transport from the arid zones of the southern European territory of Russia, i.e. the Northern Caspian and Astrakhan regions and the Kalmykia Republic, to the Moscow region during fall 2020. Intensive complex experiments were carried out at the A.M. Obukhov Institute of Atmospheric Physics of the Russian Academy of Sciencesin the center of Moscow through different seasons during 2020–2021 to study the composition of near-surface aerosols in the Moscow megacity. The experimental data are considered to take into account the synoptic features and meteorological conditions. Abnormally high values of near-surface aerosol mass concentrations in Moscow were registered during the period from 6 to 14 of October 2020 under stable anti-cyclonic conditions, with calm or quiet/light wind (1–2 m/s), and under the conditions of the dominance of southeastern air mass transport. At the same time, the average daily mass concentration of aerosol particles PM10 exceeded the Maximum Permissible Concentration (MPC) value (60 µg/m3) by 1.5–4.5 times, and the number of large (micron) particles increased by an order or more. Comparative analysis of aerosol elemental composition in Moscow (during this episode) and in Kalmykia (according to observations in July 2020) showed high correlation for terrigenous elements' patterns. The aerosol origin for this episode was confirmed by performing long-range trajectory analysis of air mass transport (HYSPLIT model), and by using MERRA-2 reanalysis data for dust aerosol spatial distribution.
Global solvability of 3D non-isothermal incompressible nematic liquid crystal flows
Authors: Liu Zhongying , Liu Yang , Jiang Yiqi
Published: April 2022

We are concerned with the initial value problem of non-isothermal incompressible nematic liquid crystal flows in $ \Bbb R^3 $. Through some time-weighted a priori estimates, we prove the global existence of a strong solution provided that $ \Big(\|\sqrt{\rho_0}u_0\|_{L^2}^2+\|\nabla d_0\|_{L^2}^2\Big)\Big(\|\nabla u_0\|_{L^2}^2+\|\nabla^2d_0\|_{L^2}^2\Big) $ is reasonably small, which extends the corresponding Li's (Methods Appl. Anal. 2015 [4]) and Ding-Huang-Xia's (Filomat 2013 [2]) results to the whole space $ \Bbb R^3 $ and non-isothermal case. Furthermore, we also derive the algebraic decay estimates of the solution.
L’athlétisme féminin à Sparte
Authors: Villard Flavien
Published: April 2022

À l’époque classique, les femmes spartiates pratiquaient des activités athlétiques avant et après le mariage. En confrontant des documents littéraires de différentes natures, l’enquête propose de revenir sur la portée de cet entraînement gymnique. Il faisait partie d’un modèle politique qui visait notamment à distinguer les hommes et les femmes libres de la cité des autres populations du territoire lacédémonien, afin d’exercer une domination symbolique grâce à leurs corps athlétiques.
The Role of Serious Games in Healthcare and Its Contribution to the Healthcare Ecosystem
Authors: Bojan Kartheka , Christogianni Aikaterini , Mukaetova-Ladinska Elizabeta
Published: April 2022

Serious gaming (SG) is an emerging field that has a unique role in healthcare. With big data and continuous monitoring becoming a new trend in healthcare, SG is evolving faster in the medical field due to its fit into psychology and neuroscience. The SG multi-perspective and multi-functioning framework has the potential to add new dimensions to current treatment pathways and make a significant contribution to healthcare big data. SG data will add more perspective and value to clinical data both from psychological and neurological perspectives, which are still underplayed fields. SG research directed into intensive scientific and clinical pathways is critical for the next level of evolution of health data and health systems. This chapter addresses the importance of psychological data being implemented into health data and SG's role and its future in contributing to new treatment pathways for any disease condition.
Serious Games Applications for Cultural Heritage
Authors: Falcone Paola
Published: April 2022

The chapter aims to explore how serious games can provide cultural organizations with opportunities to attract audiences. In the first part, main terms (games, serious games, gamification, meaningful gamification) are defined, along with some features of players as well as game-related aspects, like dynamics and mechanics, that are identified and described. The chapter presents the main features of an effective design of serious games for cultural heritage. This part is supported by the application of gamification literature concepts and models to cultural heritage and by evidence from applications in the field. In the last part, some controversial aspects connected to the use of gamification for cultural heritage are presented. Some problems in implementing, mostly connected to the lack of resources, and some possible solutions are outlined.
Serious Games for Recruitment in the New Humanism
Authors: Luhova Tetiana
Published: April 2022

Serious games are analyzed through the principles of New Humanism, the humanization of computer games for training. The chapter defined the types of serious games for Western and Japanese management. Based on this, the characteristics and criteria that serious next-generation games must meet are described. In particular, hard-skills serious games are focused on Western management; emphasize gameplay on formalization, logic, clear rules, and work functionality; and have the aesthetics of a challenge aimed at academic training and practice of skills. The core of soft-skills serious games are creativity, innovation, research, personal qualities, and implicit knowledge aimed at solving cognitive and social problems, so they best embody the principles of the Japanese approach to management. The threats and shortcomings of such games have been clarified. The trends in the development of serious games in automated recruiting systems are revealed. It is emphasized that in the “education-recruitment-spirituality” system, serious games play a connecting and integrating role.
Improving Immigrant Inclusion Through the Design of a Digital Language Learning Game
Authors: Katz Heidi T. , Acquah Emmanuel O. , Bengs Anette , Sten Fredrik , Wingren Mattias
Published: April 2022

Technology has garnered attention as a successful tool for second language learning that could help improve immigrant integration and inclusion. More specifically, digital learning games have been identified as an effective tool for enhancing a variety of outcomes related to second language learning, including language acquisition, motivation, and confidence. Digital learning games differentiate instruction, provide immediate feedback, situate the learning, and offer a safe and engaging environment to practice the target language. However, it is important that digital learning games are designed with the end-users in mind. For that reason, this study outlines how researchers and game developers can utilize user-centered design to develop a context-specific digital language learning game for immigrants. As an example, the authors present the four-phase process of an ongoing game design project in Finland, including general findings from interviews with teachers.
Investigating Smartphone Brand Loyalty for Millennials and Gen Z
Authors: Siddiqui Masood H. , Sharma Tripti Ghosh
Published: April 2022

The purpose of this paper is to examine smartphone users' brand loyalty decisions across and within generation cohorts, Gen Z and Millennials, based on customer value theory. The study discovers value perceptions for the cohorts, utilizes these for identifying distinct consumer segments within the cohorts, and finally, investigates the impact of these value perceptions, on loyalty, for each of the sub-segments. A four-stage analysis involving exploratory factor analysis, cluster analysis, ANOVA, and MANOVA was undertaken. Three distinctive clusters were obtained within both Gen Z and the Millennials, and for each of these sub-segments, the influence of the identified value perceptions, when investigated on attitudinal and behavioral components of loyalty, threw striking differences. The paper extends the current understanding of smartphone brand management, particularly from the perspective of identifying value perception-based consumer segments, within the cohorts and mapping the influence of these identified perceptions on both attitudinal and behavioral components of loyalty.
Evaluation of Cyclic Tensile Stress Effect in Boiler Tube Failure
Authors: Nugraha Ariyana Dwiputra
Published: April 2022

Boiler is one of the critical parts and plays an important role in Steam Generation Power Plant. It transforms the chemical energy of fuel into heat or thermal energy. During plant operations, some problems occurred in the boiler and Superheater leakage is the heaviest problem that interfered the whole operations, and the units needed to stopped for maintenaces outages. Failure analysis is necessary to determine the cause of failure. Root Caused Failure Analysis methods was through mechanical tests in the laboratory, which is Visual Observation included Macrofractography Structure examination, Metallographic or Microstructure Examination, Hardness Test. The metallographic examination result shows that the microstructure of the base metal is ferrite pearlite, and there is no indication of microstructure changes in tube as effect from high operation temperature. Likewise, microstructure in the weld region is in normal conditions, no weld failure phenomenon. Hardness value for base metal, weld and HAZ area are still in a good condition. Macrofractrography structure examination shows that the fracture is in mechanical fatigue condition. Based on those results the source of the tube leak is not caused by operating errors, inside or outside deposit nor weld failure. Superheater tube failures caused by mechanical factors, namely due to cyclic tensile stress as result in vibration by gas flow coupled with an increase in the local area due to the welding heat, therefore, increases the rate of crack propagation. To verified the data from mechanical test, CFD simulation will be used. CFD can detect the direction of the gas flow around the Superheater tube. The simulation result shows the possibility of turbulence flow around the tube, which creates the vibrations on the tube due to gas flow velocity. Thus, the superheater tube leakage mostly because vibration that create cyclic tensile stress.
Influence of Plaster Coating Thickness on the Thermal Behavior of Brick Masonry Walls
Authors: Batista Pedro Igor Bezerra , Rocha Joaquin Humberto Aquino , de França Thamires C.M. , Galarza Fernando Palacios , Póvoas Yêda Vieira
Published: April 2022

A ready-witted selection of high-quality construction materials for walls and roofs provides greater well-being and thermal comfort for building co-owners. It also reduces energy consumption with artificial conditioning appliances. This research aimed to analyze the thermal behavior of a ceramic brick masonry prototype composed of an external coating of Portland cement mortar and an internal plaster coating with variable thickness. Tests were carried out in a thermal chamber, and the temperatures were recorded by a non-contact thermographic camera and conduction thermocouples measuring equipment. Hence, the parameters obtained were fourfold: thermal resistance, thermal capacity, thermal transmittance, and thermal delay. The four latter were calculated as per the simplified method proposed in the Brazilian specification for Thermal performance in buildings (i.e., NBR 15220-1). As a result, the thicker plaster-coated block prototype showed a minor temperature variation during the heating process. Thus, the thickness of the plaster coating possesses a direct influence on the thermal response of the brick; The thicker the coating becomes, the better the thermal performance of the structural element.
Effect of External Load on Stress Distribution of a Pipeline Subjected to Indentation
Authors: Risnawati Faradilla F. , Sriwijaya Rachmat
Published: April 2022

Pipelines are widely used in industry for transporting oil and gas. Dents are one of the most common mechanical damage to pipelines due to external factors and significantly affect the performance of the pipelines. A dent is a permanent deformation of the circular cross-section of the pipelines. In this paper, numerical simulation using finite element analysis on API 5L X52 pipelines subjected to denting by a spherical indenter was carried out to determine the distribution of Von-Mises stress and permanent deformation. The given load was between the yield strength and ultimate strength of API 5L X52. The effect of indenter diameter and indenter displacement was studied. The results show that the indenter diameter and indenter displacement affect the value and area distribution of Von-Mises stress and permanent deformation.
Exploring maternal reflective functioning as a predictor of mother-child dyadic behaviour over time in a clinical context
Authors: Myers Lindsey , Steele Howard , Steele Miriam , Murphy Anne
Published: April 2022

The current study examined 20 participants from group attachment based intervention (GABI), who completed the adult attachment interviews (AAI; George, et al., 1985) as part of a RCT to test the efficacy of GABI compared with treatment as usual, in order to explore the possible benefits higher RF for treatment outcome in terms of interactive mother and child behaviour. Mothers’ AAIs were analyzed using the reflective functioning (RF) rating scale (Fonagy, et al., 1998), yielding overall RF scores, prompted/demand RF scores, and spontaneous RF scores, and parent-child dyadic interactive behaviour was coded utilizing the coding interactive behaviour (CIB: Feldman, 1998) manual. Children’s age ranged from 2-25 months, mean=14 months. 86.7% of the sample identified English as their primary language, with 13.3% identified speaking both Spanish and English. RF in AAIs obtained at intake from some GABI mothers was expected to be linked to the quality of the parent-child interaction (observed with the CIB), at intake (T1), at end-of treatment T2), and at sixmonth follow-up (T3). Results confirmed this impression insofar as lower overall RF was linked to T1 levels of higher intrusiveness from mothers. At end of treatment (T2), mothers’ higher spontaneous RF scores were significantly linked to maternal praising (of the child), child positive affect, child alertness. At 6-month follow up (T3), mother’s spontaneous RF scores correlated significantly and positively with maternal elaborating with child positive affect. Discussion focuses on the importance of assessing RF in parents entering therapy with their children as it may provide insight into what parent or child behaviours may be targeted. And the RF scores will highlight which mothers need special attention to stimulate their interest and attention to attachment-related processes in themselves, and in their children.