bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Homeowner Considerations Prior to Selecting a Weed Control Product
Authors: MacRae Andrew W. , D'Abreau Marina
Published: April 2022

HS1177, a 3-page fact sheet by Andrew W. MacRae and Marina D’Abreau, coaches homeowners to consider weed type and location in the landscape in selecting a herbicide as part of an effective weed management program. Published by the UF Department of Horticultural Sciences, May 2010.
Homeowner Detection of and Recommendations for Mitigating Redbay Ambrosia Beetle – Laurel Wilt Disease on Redbay and Avocado Trees in the Home Landscape
Authors: Crane Jonathan H. , Smith Jason A.
Published: April 2022

HS1179, a 4-page illustrated fact sheet by Jonathan H. Crane and Jason A. Smith, provides homeowners with an update on redbay ambrosia beetle-laurel wilt disease in Florida, how the beetle and pathogen are spread, symptoms of infestations, and recommendations for homeowners. Includes references. Published by the UF Department of Horticultural Sciences, May 2010.
Producción de Hortalizas en Ambientes Protegidos: Estructuras para la Agricultura Protegida
Authors: Santos Bielinski M. , Obregón-Olivas Henner A. , Salamé-Donoso Teresa P.
Published: April 2022

HS1182, a 5-page illustrated, Spanish-language fact sheet by Bielinski M. Santos, Henner A. Obregón-Olivas, and Teresa P. Salamé-Donoso, describes the advantages and disadvantages of various types of structures used in protected vegetable production. Published by the UF Department of Horticultural Sciences, August 2010.
Spined Soldier Bug, Podisus maculiventris (Say) (Insecta: Hemiptera: Pentatomidae)
Authors: Richman David B. , Mead Frank W. , Fasulo Thomas R.
Published: April 2022

Revised! EEN-Y231, a 5-page illustrated fact sheet by David B. Richman, Frank W. Mead, and Thomas R. Fasulo, is part of the Featured Creatures collection. It describes this medium-sized, spiny-shouldered, predatory stink bug which preys on a wide variety of other arthropods, including several important economic pests — distribution, description, life cycle, and economic importance. Includes references. Published by the UF Department of Entomology and Nematology, August 2010.
EENY231/IN387: Spined Soldier Bug, Podisus maculiventris (Say) (Insecta: Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) (ufl.edu)
an Asian citrus psyllid parasitoid Tamarixia radiata (Waterston) (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Eulophidae)
Authors: Mann Rajinder S. , Stelinski Lukasz L.
Published: April 2022

EENY-475, a 5-page illustrated fact sheet by Rajinder S. Mann and Lukasz L. Stelinski, is part of the Featured Creatures collection. It describes this effective parasitoid of the Asian citrus psyllid, a vector for Huanglongbing disease in citrus — distribution, description, life cycle, hosts, and biological control. Includes references. Published by the UF Department of Entomology and Nematology, June 2010.
EENY 475/IN858: An Asian Citrus Pysllid Parasitoid Tamarixia radiata (Waterston) (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) (ufl.edu)
Alligatorweed thrips (suggested) Amynothrips andersoni O'Neill (Insecta: Thysanoptera: Phlaeothripidae)
Authors: Center Ted D. , Cuda James P. , Grodowitz Michael J.
Published: April 2022

EENY-476, a 3-page illustrated fact sheet by Ted D. Center, James P. Cuda, and Michael J. Grodowitz, is part of the Featured Creatures collection. It describes this natural enemy of alligatorweed – distribution, description, hosts, life cycle, and economic importance. Includes references. Published by the UF Department of Entomology and Nematology, June 2010.
EENY 476/IN859: Alligatorweed Thrips (Suggested Common Name) Amynothrips andersoni O'Neill (Insecta: Thysanoptera: Phlaeothripidae) (ufl.edu)
Black larder beetle, incinerator beetle, Dermestes ater DeGeer (Insecta: Coleoptera: Dermestidae)
Authors: Bujang Nurmastini S. , Kaufman Phillip E.
Published: April 2022

EENY480, a 6-page illustrated fact sheet by Nurmastini S. Bujang and Phillip E. Kaufman, is part of the Featured Creatures collection. It describes this cosmopolitan species that feeds on various plant and animal products, as well as dead insects and carrion — synonymy, distribution, description, life cycle, economic importance, veterinary importance, forensic importance, and management. Includes references. Published by the UF Department of Entomology and Nematology, August 2010.
EENY480/IN866: Black Larder Beetle, Incinerator Beetle, Dermestes ater DeGeer (Insecta: Coleoptera: Dermestidae) (ufl.edu)
Citrus Mealybug Planococcus citri (Risso) (Insecta: Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae)
Authors: Gill Harsimran Kaur , Goyal Gaurav , Gillett-Kaufman Jennifer
Published: April 2022

The citrus mealybug is a common pest of citrus primarily in greenhouses, and of several ornamental plants in Florida. It has been recognized as a difficult to control pest in Europe since 1813, where it is called the greenhouse mealybug and in the United States since 1879. This 4-page fact sheet was written by Harsimran Kaur Gill, Gaurav Goyal, and Jennifer Gillett-Kaufman, and published by the UF Department of Entomology and Nematology, September 2012.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/in947
Revised April 2013, April 2016, and February 2019.
Cold Damage on Palms
Authors: Broschat Timothy K.
Published: April 2022

Revised! ENH-92, a 6-page illustrated fact sheet by Timothy K. Broschat, describes how cold temperatures affect palms and how to treat them following a cold weather event. Includes references. Published by the UF Department of Environmental Horticulture, September 2010.
ENH-92/MG318: Cold Damage on Palms (ufl.edu)
Florida Coonties and Atala Butterflies
Authors: Culbert Daniel F.
Published: April 2022

Revised! ENH117, a 10-page illustrated fact sheet by Daniel F. Culbert, describes this unusual native cycad — its habitat and range, description, non-landscape uses, landscape characteristics and uses, propagation and pest management — and the rare atala butterfly for which it is the sole host — legal status, management, and atala gardening. Includes references. Published by the UF Department of Environmental Horticulture, March 2010.
Managing Pesticide Drift
Authors: Fishel Frederick M. , Ferrell Jason A.
Published: April 2022

PI232, a 17-page illustrated guide by F. M. Fishel and J. A. Ferrell, discusses factors influencing drift and provides common-sense solutions for minimizing potential drift problems. Published by the UF Department of Agronomy, September 2010.
PI232/PI232: Managing Pesticide Drift (ufl.edu)
Conservation Subdivision: Construction Phase – Dark-sky Lighting
Authors: Hostetler Mark
Published: April 2022

WEC283, a 4-page illustrated fact sheet by Mark Hostetler, discusses how to manage lighting during the construction phase and explains the importance of good lighting to biodiversity in a conservation subdivision. Includes additional resources. Published by the UF Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, April 2010.
WEC283/UW328: Conservation Subdivision: Construction Phase—Dark-sky Lighting (ufl.edu)
Ортағасырлық Қастек қаласы керамикасының зерттелу тарихы
Authors:   L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University, Tulegenov Аbylai К. , Razdykov Saken Z. ,   L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University
Published: April 2022

The article discusses the stages of archaeological excavations of the medieval town of Kastek, located 2.5 km south of the village of Kastek in the Zhambyl district of the Almaty region, at the foot of the Kholod Tobe mountain, and the history of the study of the found ceramic products. Excavations of the territory of the medieval city were carried out comprehensively from 2011 to 2020. During the annual excavations, numerous types of ceramic products were discovered, thanks to which a view of the medieval city opens. Ceramics is the main source of periodization of the cultural layer of medieval cities and settlements. In addition, pottery production and its products determine the high skill of artisans. The found ceramic products are determined by 2 stages: the end of the VII-X century; X-the beginning of the XIII century. In the manufacture of ceramic products, local raw materials were used – natural additives (clay, feldspar, quartz). The collection of ceramic products found in the medieval town of Kastek is so well preserved that it allows you to group them, classify them depending on the features of use, divide them into types and forms. The use of the comparative-analytical method in the study of a group of ceramic products allows us to achieve the goal of the research article. Archaeologist A. Nurzhanov, conducted comprehensive research work related to the ceramics of the medieval city of Kastek. Despite more than 10 years of research, many scientific articles have been published related to the ceramics found in the city. The information contained in these scientific articles refers to this research article, the degree of its study, and the characteristic situation are discussed. Ceramic products are the only source that answers many questions when studying cities. Therefore, the study of ceramics remains a very important and relevant issue. Therefore, readers will be presented with the course of archaeological excavations of the medieval city of Kastek, the types, and images of the found ceramic products
Семиреченский областной отдел по делам национальностей (1918–1920) на защите мусульманского населения края
Authors:   St. Petersburg State University, Dzhandosova Zarine A.
Published: April 2022

The article is based on documents stored in the State Archives of the Almaty Region (Almaty, Republic of Kazakhstan), Fund 489, Op. 1: «Documents of the Semirechye Regional Department for National Affairs» (1918–1919) «, highlights the activities of the Regional Department for National Affairs in the early years of Soviet power in Semirechye (Zhetysu). The department, establised in November 1918, was at that time the only body connecting the Muslim population with the Soviet regime and protecting it in the difficult conditions of the Civil War and social changes. This was the period of the so-called “Colonial revolution”, when the “proletarian” government lobbied for the interests of the Russian population (including the Cossacks and the wealthy peasantry), ignoring the interests of the impoverished (“proletarian”) Muslim population. The Soviet government treated the Muslims, who were mostly nomadic and semi-nomadic population, as the «dark masses». The article argues that the Regional Department for National Affairs acted as a defender of Muslims during ethnic conflicts caused by the anti-colonial uprising of 1916 and its aftermath. The department defended the Muslim, primarily Kazakh and Kyrgyz, population from the new government, which the Muslims perceived to be genuinely Russian. The main directions of the Regional Department’s work related to the protection of the indigenous population are considered: 1) general legal assistance; 2) assistance in the settlement of interethnic conflicts; 3) aid to the starving people; 4) assistance and protection during the mobilization of Muslims for agricultural and public works; 5) assistance to Kazakh women in trouble; 6) helping Muslim children; 7) the fight against the Russification of office work; 8) upholding the special position of the nomads and explaining the essence of the nomadic economy to the Russian leaders of the region.
Jadidism: ideology, conceptual approaches and practice
Authors:   Kazakh National Academy of Arts named after T. Zhurgenov, Kulshanova Arman A.
Published: April 2022

The article is devoted to the analysis of the ideology of Jadidism. Jadidism is a movement that played a certain role in the enlightenment of the Turkic peoples that were part of the Russian Empire. At the same time, it is important to note that at the initial stage, this movement advocated the reform of school education, cultural modernization in general, and at the last stage put forward the idea of national independence. The author concludes that Jadidism had a socio-cultural, political role in the life of the Turkic peoples, in the formation of national self-consciousness, in the formulation of the idea of national independence based on studying the works of researchers on this issue. When analyzing the movement, the researcher emphasizes the role of Islam in the ideology of Jadidism as one of the decisive factors in the formation of the movement and an important consolidating aspect, which was the foundation of the spiritual life of the Turkic peoples and permeated all areas of public life. Also, the author in the article consolidates the thesis of Jadidism as a movement that has gone through several stages in its development, showing the evolution of ideology, the transformation of the cultural and educational nature of the movement into a political one. Thus, the author considers it necessary to reveal the features of such a movement as Jadidism, that is, a social movement and force that acted on the eve of the October Revolution from positions that were alternative to the communist perspective. Jadidism was that powerful factor that contributed to the reform and modernization of society in the context of the widespread suppression of the freedom-loving aspirations of indigenous peoples, stagnation in the spiritual sphere. Therefore, initially, the Jadids sought, first, to modernize the spiritual sphere by creating new method schools, organizing the publication of newspapers, etc., thereby paving the way for the emergence of national secular education, renewal of spiritual life, and, ultimately, the rise of national self-consciousness.
Upaya Pencegahan Stunting Melalui Pemberdayaan Kader Kesehatan Di Desa Patempuran Kecamatan Kalisat Kabupaten Jember
Authors: Wicaksono Darma Arif , Atmaja Andi Tri
Published: April 2022

Stunting merupakan sebuah kondisi gagalnya pertumbuhan yang diakibatkan akumulasi kekurangan gizi mulai dari masa hamil hingga 24 bulan setelah kelahiran dengan ditandai oleh tinggi badan yang tidak sesuai dengan umurnya. Kader Kesehatan merupakan perantara yang cukup penting guna menginformasikan berbagai macam pengetahuan pada bidang kesehatan kepada seluruh masyarakat. Permasalahan yang sedang terjadi adalah Kader Kesehatan selama ini hanya berfokus pada penyuluhan tentang cara mencuci tangan daripada stunting. Tujuan dari kegiatan ini untuk memberikan informasi tambahan kepada Kader Kesehatan terkait stunting dan gizi pada makanan yang dapat membantu menekan angka kejadian stunting dengan menggunakan metode penyuluhan sekaligus memberdayakan Kader Kesehatan agar dapat menyampaikan pengetahuan yang dimiliki kepada masyarakat Desa Patempuran. Efektivitas penyuluhan akan diukur menggunakan metode pretest dan posttest guna melihat gambaran perubahan pengetahuan setelah diberikan penyuluhan terkait stunting dan gizi pada makanan. Terdapat perubahan persentase pada Kader Kesehatan Desa Patempuran dari pre-test 48% menjadi post-test 52% atau mengalami kenaikan sebesar 4%. Dari data ini dapat diartikan bahwa terdapat perubahan pengetahuan pada Kader Kesehatan terkait dengan stunting dan kandungan gizi pada makanan.
Penyuluhan Tindakan Kenakalan Remaja Dalam Perspektif Hukum dan Kesehatan Pada Siswa SMP di Desa Kalisat Kecamatan Kalisat Kabupaten Jember
Authors: Alfan Mochamad , Rumi Jalaluddin
Published: April 2022

Permasalahan yang sering terjadi dikalangan remaja saat ini khususnya lingkungan Desa Kalisat Kecamatan Kalisat adalah kenakalan remaja yang meliputi merokok, minuman keras, narkoba, hingga sexs bebas yang sudah tidak asing lagi di kalangan remaja dalam masa pencarian jati diri. Namun sering kali dalam pencarian jati diri ini remaja cenderung salah bergaul dan melakukan hal menyimpang yang biasa disebut dengan kenakalan remaja. Mencermati fenomena tersebut, dengan diadakannya penyuluhan kenakalan remaja di beberapa Sekolah Menengah Pertama Desa Kalisat yang bertujuan agar dapat lebih bisa menyadarkan dan mengedukasi remaja SMP untuk bisa menjauhi hingga berhenti melakukan berbagai macam kenakalan yang sudah terjadi, bukan hanya berdampak pada kesehatan yang akan dihadapi tetapi akan berdampak pada hukum yang berlaku di Indonesia. Dengan metode Communicative activities, siswa dituntut mendengar aktif, dimana pemateri atau peserta mengulang-ulang perkataan yang di sampaikan dengan komunikasi searah maupun dua arah. Harapannya setelah kegiatan penyuluhan ini, remaja dapat memahami akan bahayanya dari perilaku-perilaku menyimpang serta tidak melakukan perilaku menyimpang.
ЕКОНОМІЧНІ ДИСПРОПОРЦІЇ В УМОВАХ ГЛОБАЛІЗАЦІЇ
Authors: Видобора В. В.
Published: April 2022

В роботі проаналізовано вплив глобалізації на досягнення макроекономічної стабільності з урахуванням чинників та особливостей глобалізаційних процесів у світі. Окреслено її позитивні та негативні наслідки. Визначено форми прояву незбалансованості економіки та виявлено, що їх першопричиною є вплив глобального капіталу – посилення боротьби між транснаціональними компаніями, промислово розвинутими та найбіднішими країнами світу за монопольне право володіння та перерозподіл світових ресурсів. Визначено, що корекція економічних диспропорцій, спричинених глобалізацією, потребує забезпечення раціональних пропорцій між процесом відтворення та обміну, узгодженості темпів їх зростання, що вимагає розвитку реального сектору економіки, посилення інвестицій та розширеного відтворення, які мають реалізуватися зусиллями як високорозвинених країн, так і країн, що розвиваються.
МЕТОДИЧНЕ ЗАБЕЗПЕЧЕННЯ ОЦІНЮВАННЯ ЕФЕКТИВНОСТІ УПРАВЛІННЯ КОНКУРЕНТОСПРОМОЖНІСТЮ АГРАРНИХ ПІДПРИЄМСТВ
Authors: Рибак О. М.
Published: April 2022

Досліджено особливості методичного забезпечення оцінювання конкурентоспроможності та ефективності управління конкурентоспроможністю аграрних підприємств. Визначено базові принципи оцінки рівня конкурентоспроможності підприємства, яким повинен відповідати метод оцінювання задля забезпечення найбільшої точності та об'єктивності, грунтовності результатів оцінювання. Здійснено аналіз цілого ряду різноманітних методів оцінки рівня конкурентоспроможності підприємства, за результатами якого з'ясовано, що вони в переважній більшості відповідають лише декільком базовим принципам, а це робить їх певної мірою суб'єктивними та не такими ґрунтовними, як того вимагають користувачі, що може негативно впливати на правильність управлінських рішень та інструментарію, до якого вдаються власники та керівники підприємств. Визначено, що при виборі та розробці методики оцінки ефективності управління конкурентоспроможністю підприємства важливо враховувати безпосередньо особливості конкурентоспроможності підприємства та конкурентоспроможності продукції, які не лише суттєво відрізняються, а й значно впливають на результати оцінки, що не завжди враховується або залишається поза увагою науковців. Доведено, що для аграрного підприємства ключового значення набуває питання саме достовірності аналізу, його грунтовності та функціональної повноти, адже його результати є основою для прийняття відповідних управлінських рішень щодо визначення власного становища на ринку, об'єктивної кількісної та якісної оцінки, формування та управління конкурентними перевагами та можливостями, реалізації конкурентного потенціалу підприємства, обрання необхідного інструментарію керівництвом, тощо. Виділено перелік найбільш загальних недоліків та особливостей методів оцінювання, а також визначено, що уникнути їх можливо за допомогою обрання такого методу, який би відповідав більшості базових принципів оцінки рівня конкурентоспроможності підприємства, застосовувався в комплексі з іншими методами, враховував кількісні та якісні показники в процесі оцінювання.
Penerapan Metode Profile Matching Dalam Menentukan Calon Karyawan Terbaik
Authors: Dewa Indara Bala , Ramanda Kresna , Yunita Yunita
Published: April 2022

Proses rekrutmen karyawan pada PT Alva Karya Perkasa masih menggunakan metode konvensional yang dinilai kurang efektif dalam pencarian kandidat terbaik untuk suatu posisi yang dibutuhkan. Untuk itu dibutuhkan sebuah penunjang keputusan yang diharapkan dapat memberikan penilaian tambahan dan efisiensi proses rekrutmen karyawan. Metode Profile Matching merupakan proses penilaian kompetensi yang dilakukan dengan membandingkan nilai administrasi, psikologi dan wawancara antara satu pelamar dengan yang lainnya. PT. Alva Karya Perkasa mengatur persentase untuk menghitung bobot, antara lain 10% administrasi, 30% psikotes, 30% wawancara dan 30% wawancara user. Hasil akhir dari total perhitungan adalah untuk menentukan peringkat dari masing-masing pelamar berdasarkan nilai yang lebih besar. Semakin besar nilai yang diperoleh pelamar, semakin besar peluang pelamar menempati posisi. Sistem informasi rekrutmen karyawan dengan menggunakan metode profile matching bisa membantu proses seleksi karyawan dan keputusan penerimaan karyawan dengan cepat.
Penentuan Hoax pada Artikel Politik Berbahasa Indonesia di Sosial Media dengan Similarity Jaccard dan Algoritma Stemming
Authors: Brotosaputro Goenawan , Windihastuty Wiwin , Mutiarawan Rezza Anugrah
Published: April 2022

Pesatnya perkembangan  teknologi di era globalisasi saat ini membawa pengaruh besar dalam proses pencarian informasi. Kita dapat melihat pertumbuhan yang sangat besar pada volume berita online yang tersedia pada jaringan internet, maupun pada jaringan lainnya. Salah satunya adalah sosial media yang memilik banyak informasi yang mengenai artikel-artikel berita atau artikel-artikel informasi lainnya. Berita merupakan sumber informasi mengenai kejadian terkini yang mana dapat ditemukan pada internet dan media sosial. Saat ini berita-berita yang disebarkan terutama berita mengenai politik yang dapat mengakibatkan salah penafsiran karena berita tersebut belum tentu benar atau salah sehingga dibutuhkan pengklasifikasian artikel politik apakah termasuk dalam kategori hoax atau non hoax. Hoax adalah berita kebohongan yang disebar untuk memperoleh kepercayaan agar masyarakat akan merasa yakin bahwa konten tersebut benar. Dampak lain dari hoax dapat merugikan emosi hingga finansial masyarakat. Proses klasifikasi hoax menggunakan tahap preprossessing yang terdiri dari tokenization dan stemming. Dilanjutkan dengan proses pembobotan kata dan jaccard similarity hingga proses klasifkasi dengan menggunakan metode Vector Space Model (VSM). Hasil evaluasi pada penelitian ini menggunakan confusion matrix, dimana diperoleh hasil precision sebesar 0,92 recall sebesar 0,80 dan akurasi didapatkan sebesar 87 %.
Factors Influencing Customer Satisfaction towards Luxury Clothing: Quiet Luxury and Logomania among Filipino Millennials
Authors: Dealca Sophia Mae , Estrera John Rafael D. , Tibalao Christian Lloyd L. , AL-Gamiel Francis Lawrence B. De Jesus
Published: April 2022

People get a variety of advantages and pleasures by wearing luxurious clothing. Apparently, Millennials are anchored towards "Conspicuous Consumption," which leads them to spend heavily on clothing that displays power on their character. Considering that 41.9% of Filipino Millennials belonging to social classes A, B, and C1 are in Metro Manila, this generation group is one of the most significant consumers contributing to luxurious purchases. This study identifies the significant difference in the motivation for luxury clothing of the respondents when grouped according to a.) social status b.) Manner of procuring luxury items & c.) location of the purchasing customer. By employing the mixed method using an online survey questionnaire, this study was able to identify the different motivational factors that drive consumers to buy luxury clothing regardless of its high cost. The data are analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics to assess the respondents' level of agreement on independent and dependent variables. At the end of this study, the researchers would distinguish the characteristics of individuals who prefer to buy Loud Luxury (Logomania) and Quiet Luxury of Filipino Millennials.
Prospettivismo e modernismo: La rappresentazione del tempo nei racconti di Svevo
Authors: Valentini Teresa
Published: April 2022

Il saggio esamina il rapporto che intercorre tra la corrente filosofica detta prospettivismo e il modernismo al fine di rendere conto della natura contraddittoria di quest’ultimo. Il saggio si propone di giungere a questo scopo attraverso l’analisi della narrativa breve di Italo Svevo. La varietà dei racconti, spesso negletti dalla critica, permette di mostrare e teorizzare un prospettivismo sveviano ispirato dalla filosofia di Nietzsche e Schopenhauer e caratterizzato da una particolare rappresentazione prospettica del soggetto e del tempo. È questa natura prospettica, antiassolutistica e antidogmatica che permette di spiegare senza risolvere le contraddizioni costitutive del modernismo e, allo stesso tempo, di rivelare come attraverso queste potenzialità talora contrastanti del reale e dei soggetti che vi abitano, il fenomeno modernista parli ancora al mondo contemporaneo.
Climate Change: Eco-Dystopia in Antonio Scurati’s La seconda mezzanotte
Authors: Chiafele Anna
Published: April 2022

This article offers an examination of the novel La seconda mezzanotte (2011) by Antonio Scurati. Classified by the author as a catastrophist sci-fi novel, this work is here defined and analyzed as one of the very first Italian examples of climate fiction (cli-fi), a narrative form especially popular in North America, closely related to anthropogenic climate change. The essay discusses some of the topoi that characterize Anglo-Saxon cli-fi, which are clearly present in The Second Midnight. Such recurring motifs will also be discussed, in particular, by highlighting some of the rhetorical tools adopted by Scurati, such as, for example, the effect of estrangement. Through such effects, the reader is spurred to adopt an uncomfortable, “oblique” and unusual gaze. This study highlights Antonio Scurati’s skill and originality in dealing with the causes and global effects of climate change. The author succeeds in making the reader perceive the spatial and temporal magnitude of global warming, which in 2072 Venice materializes dramatically in a Big Wave. The Second Midnight is a human comedy that expands across centuries and continents while narrating the events of a few men living in Nova Venezia in a specific year, 2092. Distant spaces, remote times, human and non-human corporealities converge in a new Venice, which is a piece of a hologram narrating other people’s stories.
BIST 100 Endeksi İle Altın Fiyatları İlişkisinin Yapay Sinir Ağları Yöntemiyle Belirlenmesi (1988-2020)
Authors: KESKİN Meltem , YÜCEL Ahmet
Published: April 2022

Tarihin her döneminde önemli bir ticaret ve finans aracı olan altın, günümüzde de önemli bir yatırım ve rezerv aracı olarak değerlendirilmeye devam etmektedir. Altın fiyatlarındaki değişim ve altına dayalı işlem hacminin büyüklüğü ile borsa ilişkisi çalışmanın temel araştırma konusunu oluşturmaktadır. Çalışmanın veri seti; 1988-2020 yılları arasındaki verilerden oluşmaktadır. Altın fiyatları ve BIST 100 endeksi arasındaki ilişkinin varlığı, yönü ve boyutu çalışma kapsamında incelenmiştir. Yapay sinir ağları (YSA) yöntemi veri analizinde kullanılmıştır. Değişkenler arasındaki nedensellik ilişkileri doğrusal ve olasılık tabanlı olarak iki aşamada incelenmiştir. Doğrusal ilişkinin %52 ve olasılığa dayalı ilişkinin ise %70 üzerinde olduğu gözlemlenmiştir. Bu amaçla, 1988-2019 dönemine ait kontrol veri üzerine geliştirilen model, 2020 yılına ait veri üzerinde test edilmiştir. İlgili model %54 üzerinde bir doğruluk oranı sağlamıştır.
Construction Delays and Project Failures due to the Biological Pandemic of COVID-19 and Lockdown Effects
Authors: Bhatti Samiullah , Haider Farhan , Siddiqui Umar Ali
Published: April 2022

A biological disaster can be as risky in the construction sector as a natural hazard. In the past, a lot of damage in the construction industry has been observed in the pandemic of different biological disasters. Currently, the whole world is suffering from the coronavirus COVID-19 crisis, and it has left an imperishable effect on construction industries around the world. The construction due to the pandemic, with widespread restrictions on the movement of people and enforcement of partial or full lockdown since March 2020 has suffered badly. The coronavirus has harmed the construction industry, prompting project delays, cancellations, and layoffs yet it remains difficult for most firms to find the skilled staff and labor to hire within the appropriate cost budget. In Pakistan, a lot of construction projects have been postponed and suspended due to the current scenario. This paper presents survey-based research on the impacts of COVID-19 on the construction industry of Pakistan. In this paper, 100 people associated with the construction industry have been interviewed and surveyed for this research against different aspects of project delays and construction costs resulting from the spread of coronavirus. The results of the survey are presented in graphical form and conclusions were derived. Imposed lockdown, limited workforce, and lack of knowledge of digital technology are found to be the most critical factors for project delays and halts while an increase in the material cost is the main root cause of the increased cost of project and cost for the safety of employees has been observed as the least contributing factor on the cost of a construction project.
MODEL OF TOURISM TERMINOLOGY IMPLEMENTATION IN LANGUAGE FOR TOURISM PURPOSES UNIVERSITY COURSES
Authors: Orel Frank Tina
Published: April 2022

Terminology is one of the key language elements in the development of communicative competence in any language for specific purposes course. Tourism, as any other field of knowledge, predisposes certain specifics in its terminology. The aim of this paper is to establish a model for effective implementation of LTP (language for tourism purposes) in a university tourism-related language course. To reach this aim tourism terminology typology has been investigated via literature review and a study of the characteristics of tourism terminology and its teaching from both teachers' and students' perspectives, conducted at the University of Primorska, The results are shown in a model of LTP terminology implementation that suggests methods and activities in teaching tourism terminology which tends to be rather multidisciplinary, internationalised and (de)terminologised. The findings are not limited solely to tourism-related foreign language courses but could be adapted to any LSP university course.
APPRECIATIVE LISTENING USING SONGS FOR ENHANCING LEARNERS' COMPREHENSIBILITY OF ENGLISH EXPRESSION
Authors: Purba Sharon Maria Magdalena , Zaki Leil Badrah
Published: April 2022

This study explores the impact of the implementation of appreciative listening using English songs on the development of students' knowledge of various expressions in English. In collecting data, 23 students from various majors and different universities were involved as participants. In this qualitative study, they were interviewed about their experiences in discovering the various uses of expressions in English songs and how their knowledge developed as they tried to explore the meaning of the expressions. They testified that through this learning method, their knowledge of the various units in the language increased and they even promoted this way of learning for other learners. The results showed that the concept of appreciative listening using songs helps learners increase their knowledge of English expressions. The involvement of songs in English courses was also proven to give a positive impact on the learning atmosphere and it also promotes autonomous learning. The results obtained from this study are in line with what researchers have found in the past; this method should be implemented in English learning for the wider community.
Deep learning-based prediction of molecular cancer biomarkers from tissue slides: A new tool for precision oncology
Authors: Lee Sung Hak , Jang Hyun-Jong
Published: April 2022

Molecular tests are necessary to stratify cancer patients for targeted therapy. However, high cost and technical barriers limit the application of these tests, hindering optimal treatment. Recently, deep learning (DL) has been applied to predict molecular test results from digitized images of tissue slides. Furthermore, treatment response and prognosis can be predicted from tissue slides using DL. In this review, we summarized DL-based studies regarding the prediction of genetic mutation, microsatellite instability, tumor mutational burden, molecular subtypes, gene expression, treatment response, and prognosis directly from hematoxylin- and eosin-stained tissue slides. Although performance needs to be improved, these studies clearly demonstrated the feasibility of DL-based prediction of key molecular features in cancer tissues. With the accumulation of data and technical advances, the performance of the DL system could be improved in the near future. Therefore, we expect that DL could provide cost- and time-effective alternative tools for patient stratification in the era of precision oncology.
Adiposity and Neurological Disorders: A Review
Authors: Haboubi Nadim , Williams Harriet , Al-Ansari Aseel
Published: April 2022

The rapid increase in the global incidence of obesity presents an ever-expanding set of medical, social, and economic challenges. Obesity is a complex disease, with the emphasis of current research aimed at unravelling its link with a range of health conditions.

The chronic inflammatory state created by obesity is frequently postulated as the driving force behind its pathophysiological consequences in a number of health conditions. Specifically, there is expanding evidence linking obesity to the development of a number of central and peripheral nervous system disorders.

This review evaluates established and emerging evidence for the link between adiposity and a range of neurological phenomena. Knowledge of the pathological mechanisms of obesity may prove useful in determining the most effective treatments of obesity-induced neurological disorders.
‘Opportunities have pretty much disappeared’: The Movement for Scottish Independence in Abeyance during Covid-19
Authors: Besse James W. , Gorringe Hugo , von Rötel Johann A. , Luguzan Cristian , Ricciardi Filippo G.
Published: April 2022

This paper draws on 10 months of empirical research observing how the Scottish independence movement mobilized during 2020, the unique period of time when the UK was beset with overlapping crises: Brexit and the Covid-19 Pandemic. When the pandemic forced a cessation of physical demonstrations in March, we employed a mixed-methods research design combining manual and automatic classification of tweets with qualitative content analysis of semi-structured interviews, in order to illuminate both how the independence movement responded to the pandemic in organizational and strategic terms, as well as providing a reflection of how activists reflected on the purposes and context of their activities. We conceptualise the cessation of activities as a period of ‘abeyance’ and ask how Scottish independence activists worked to stay mobilized during lockdowns. We found that the movement utilized a variety of strategies, including online events, and by framing independence as a response to these crises. In pointing to the mishandling of the pandemic by the Conservative government in Westminster, and the oncoming end of the Brexit transition period, for example, activists were able to emphasise the importance and urgency of the movement’s cause.
The Influence of Host miRNA Binding to RNA Within RNA Viruses on Virus Multiplication
Authors: Lei Lin , Cheng Anchun , Wang Mingshu , Jia Renyong
Published: April 2022

microRNAs (miRNAs), non-coding RNAs about 22 nt long, regulate the post-transcription expression of genes to influence many cellular processes. The expression of host miRNAs is affected by virus invasion, which also affects virus replication. Increasing evidence has demonstrated that miRNA influences RNA virus multiplication by binding directly to the RNA virus genome. Here, the knowledge relating to miRNAs’ relationships between host miRNAs and RNA viruses are discussed.
Performance of Metagenomic Next-Generation Sequencing for the Diagnosis of Cryptococcal Meningitis in HIV-Negative Patients
Authors: Gan Zhouqing , Liu Jia , Wang Yijie , Yang Lu , Lou Zheng , Xia Han , Li Min , Chen Zhuolin , Jiang Ying , Peng Fuhua
Published: April 2022

Objectives

Metagenomic next-generation sequencing (mNGS) has been applied more and more widely for the diagnosis of infectious diseases, but its performance in the diagnosis of cryptococcal meningitis (CM) remains unclear.

Methods

Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) samples from 197 HIV-negative patients with suspected central nervous system infections were tested simultaneously by mNGS and routine methods [India ink staining, fungal culture, or cryptococcal antigen (CrAg) tests]. The performance of mNGS was evaluated.

Results

Of the 197 enrolled cases, 46 (23.4%) cases were finally diagnosed with CM, including 43 (93.5%) Cryptococcus neoformans infections and 3 (6.5%) Cryptococcus gattii infections. The sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, negative predictive value, and concordance rate of mNGS were 93.5% [95% confidence interval (CI) at 86.4%~100.0%], 96.0% (95% CI at 92.9%~99.1%), 87.8%, 98.0%, and 95.4%, respectively. Comparing to the conventional diagnostic methods, the sensitivity and concordance rate of mNGS were slightly lower than those of CrAg tests (97.4%) but higher than those of India ink (63.0%) and culture (76.7%). Besides, mNGS had a sensitivity of 100.0% against culture. It should be noted that mNGS could identify Cryptococcus at species level; C. gattii of the 3 cases was only distinguished by mNGS.

Conclusions

CSF mNGS can be considered as a supplementary test to diagnose CM and directly distinguish C. gattii from C. neoformans in clinical specimens.
Restructuring the Heart From Failure to Success: Role of Structural Interventions in the Realm of Heart Failure
Authors: Kir Devika , Munagala Mrudula
Published: April 2022

Heart failure through the spectrum of reduced (HFrEF), mid-range (or mildly reduced or HFmEF), and preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF), continues to plague patients' quality of life through recurrent admissions and high mortality rates. Despite tremendous innovation in medical therapy, patients continue to experience refractory congestive symptoms due to adverse left ventricular remodeling, significant functional mitral regurgitation (FMR), and right-sided failure symptoms due to significant functional tricuspid regurgitation (FTR). As most of these patients are surgically challenging for open cardiac surgery, the past decade has seen the development and evolution of different percutaneous structural interventions targeted at improving FMR and FTR. There is renewed interest in the sphere of left ventricular restorative devices to effect reverse remodeling and thereby improve effective stroke volume and patient outcomes. For patients suffering from HFpEF, there is still a paucity of disease-modifying effective medical therapies, and these patients continue to have recurrent heart failure exacerbations due to impaired left ventricular relaxation and high filling pressures. Structural therapies involving the implantation of inter-atrial shunt devices to decrease left atrial pressure and the development of implantable devices in the pulmonary artery for real-time hemodynamic monitoring would help redefine treatment and outcomes for patients with HFpEF. Lastly, there is pre-clinical data supportive of soft robotic cardiac sleeves that serve to improve cardiac function, can assist contraction as well as relaxation of the heart, and have the potential to be customized for each patient. In this review, we focus on the role of structural interventions in heart failure as it stands in current clinical practice, evaluate the evidence amassed so far, and review promising structural therapies that may transform the future of heart failure management.
A Bibliometric Analysis of 8271 Publications on Thyroid Nodules From 2000 to 2021
Authors: Zhang Qianqian , Xin Xiaoyan , Wang Li
Published: April 2022

Introduction

Thyroid nodules (TNs) are a common clinical condition. The probability of thyroid nodules being malignant is 7-15%. However, in recent decades, a number of publications on TNs have not been well summarized and discussed. The aim of this study was to summarize and sort out medical publications on TNs over the past 2 decades using a bibliometric method.

Materials and Methods

Medical publications from January 1st, 2000, to November 1st, 2021, were searched in the Web of Science Core Collection database using the Medical Subject Heading (MeSH) term “thyroid nodule”. Full associated data were downloaded, and detailed information was extracted using the bibliometric analysis platform VOSviewer.

Results

A total of 8271 publications related to TNs from the last 2 decades were found and included in this study. An increasing trend was presented in the annual number of publications. The United States, China and Italy contributed the most publications. Carcinoma, management, ultrasound, and fine-needle aspiration were the most popular subjects in the field of TNs. The topics of the studies could be stratified into four clusters. The first cluster was using ultrasound to evaluate the nodules, including the thyroid imaging reporting and data system (TI-RADS), elastography and benign features. The second cluster was the fine-needle aspiration method, including the Bethesda system, cytology and BRAF mutations. The third cluster was the management of nodules, including radiofrequency and thermal ablation, surgery, and consensus statements. The last cluster was carcinoma, which is correlated with all three clusters described above. The preoperative diagnosis of cytologically indeterminate nodules was particularly highlighted in the top 10 most cited publications in recent years.

Conclusion

How to diagnose thyroid nodules as malignant or benign, especially in cytologically indeterminate nodules, is still the most concerning topic in TN research. Although the fine-needle aspiration method and gene-expression classifiers show promising results, there is still a crucial need for translations from fundamental studies to clinical applications.
Activated Neutrophils Secrete Chitinase-Like 1 and Attenuate Liver Inflammation by Inhibiting Pro-Inflammatory Macrophage Responses
Authors: Lu Yu , Chang Na , Zhao Xinhao , Xue Renmin , Liu Jing , Yang Lin , Li Liying
Published: April 2022

Excessive activation and recruitment of neutrophils are generally considered to be associated with pathological aggravation of multiple diseases. However, as the role of neutrophils in tissue injury repair is receiving increasing attention, it is necessary to further explore the beneficial role of activated neutrophils in promoting the resolution of inflammation after injury. In this study, we found that activated neutrophils have a crucial function in suppressing liver inflammation. In methionine-choline-deficient and high-fat (MCDHF) diet induced liver inflammation in mice, tail vein injection of activated neutrophils (A-Neu, stimulated by sphingosine 1-phosphate) inhibited the expressions of pro-inflammatory cytokines in the liver, including C-C chemokine motif ligand 4, tumor necrosis factor and nitric oxide synthase 2, and attenuated liver injury. However, non-activated neutrophils (N-Neu) did not have these effects. In vitro, pro-inflammatory macrophages were co-cultured with N-Neu or A-Neu by transwell, respectively. A-Neu was found to suppress the pro-inflammatory phenotype of macrophages by using RT-qPCR, western blot and cytometric bead array. Microarray analysis showed that there were systematic variations in transcript expression levels between N-Neu and A-Neu. GeneVenn software was used to show the gene expression overlap between GO terms including Regulation of Cell Communication, Cytokine Secretion, Inflammatory Response and Extracellular Space clusters. We identified that Chitinase-like 1 (CHIL1) secreted by S1P activated neutrophils may be an important mediators affecting the pro-inflammatory macrophage responses. In the injured liver of mice induced by MCDHF diet, the expression of Chil1 mRNA increased and was positively correlated with the neutrophil marker Ly6g. Moreover, the secretion of CHIL1 in A-Neu increased significantly. Strikingly, the effect of A-Neu on macrophage response was reproduced by incubating pro-inflammatory macrophages with recombinant CHIL1. A-Neu conditioned medium were incubated with CHIL1 antibody-conjugated protein G beads, magnetically separated to immunodepletion CHIL1 from the A-Neu supernatant, which can partially weaken its inhibitory effect of A-Neu on the production of macrophage pro-inflammatory cytokines. Together, the conclusions indicated that A-Neu could inhibit the pro-inflammatory macrophage responses by secreting CHIL1, thereby effectively inhibiting liver inflammation.
JEV Infection Induces M-MDSC Differentiation Into CD3+ Macrophages in the Brain
Authors: Zhang Nan , Gao Xiaochen , Zhang Weijia , Xiong Junyao , Cao Xiaojian , Fu Zhen F. , Cui Min
Published: April 2022

Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) is one of the most important members of the flavivirus family. It is a typical zoonotic pathogen that has caused substantial social and economic losses worldwide. The relation between JEV-induced immunosuppression and inflammatory responses has not been thoroughly investigated. In this study, cells infiltrating the brain tissue of JEV-infected mice were mainly identified as monocytic myeloid-derived suppressor cells (M-MDSCs), which subsequently differentiated into CD3+macrophages. Co-culture with T cells showed that both splenic M-MDSCs and brain infiltrated M-MDSCs isolated from JEV-infected mice inhibited T cell proliferation through ARG1 and iNOS. The splenectomy model revealed that JEV-induced M-MDSCs were mainly derived from bone marrow and migrated to the spleen and central nervous system (CNS). The results of the transcriptome analysis and IRF7-deficient mice indicated that the ZBP1-IRF7 signaling pathway stimulated by JEV RNA played a central role in the induction of M-MDSCs. M-MDSCs migrated into the CNS through the chemokine CCL2/N-CCL2 derived from astrocytes and brain infiltrated M-MDSCs differentiated into CD3+macrophages through a mechanism mediated by M-CSF, IL-6 and IFN-γ in the brain microenvironment. These findings provide evidence for the mechanism that JEV regulates the differentiation of M-MDSCs and thereby exacerbates pathogenicity, which represents a potential therapeutic target for Japanese encephalitis (JE).
Organic Matter and Total Nitrogen Lead to Different Microbial Community Structure in Sediments Between Lagoon and Surrounding Areas by Regulating Xenococcus Abundance
Authors: Chen Yonggan , Zheng Minjing , Qiu Yue , Wang Hong , Zhang Haonan , Tao Qiongren , Luo Hongwei , Zhang Zhenhua
Published: April 2022

Coastal lagoon is an important productive ecosystem on the Earth. In this study, we compared microbial community in the sediments between lagoon and surrounding areas, and explored mechanism for the variation of microbial community. As a result, the sediment of surrounding area showed significantly higher organic matter and total nitrogen than that of the lagoon. The linear regression analysis revealed that organic matter and total nitrogen are positively correlated with Xenococcus. Bacterial and fungal PCoA1 showed significantly positive relationships with the relative abundance of Xenococcus, indicating that Xenococcus affects the bacterial and fungal community in the sediments of both the lagoon and surrounding area. ANOSIM analysis demonstrated that there were significant differences in bacterial and fungal community structure in the sediments between the lagoon and surrounding areas. Therefore, organic matter and total nitrogen affect the microbial community structure in the sediments of lagoon and surrounding areas by regulating the abundance of Xenococcus.