bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Media Securitizer and the Racist “China-Threat” Discourse — Ascension, Peak, and Downfall
Authors: Lachapelle Francois
Published: April 2022

My research analyses media treatment of China’s techno-scientific expertise as a proxy to document the conditions under which the China-Threat discourse gains momentum, peak, and subsequently retreats from the field of power. I use the concept of media securitizer to examine the active role that print media’s reporting plays in the construction of China as a security threat in the political field and the public arena. I use qualitative content analysis of 250 news stories from The New York Times published between 1996 and 2016. My findings show the occurrence of two episodes of China-Threat cycles. The first peaked between 1999 and 2001 following Dr. Wen Ho Lee’s nuclear espionage case, while the second cycle gained momentum in 2010 after Beijing perpetrated a cyber-attack against Google. The first episode reveals that The Times played a key securitizing part in the strengthening of the China-Threat views in the political field with their publication of Dr. Lee’ case in 1999 and the specific discourse mobilized to tell the story. The second episode shows, on the contrary, a de-securitizing approach critical of Washington’s and understanding of Beijing’s intentions. Finally, contrary to agenda-setting scholars who argue that the shifting nature of media attention from one issue to another can explain the “end of cycles,” my results indicate the effect of internal forces as well. In both cases, the declining phase of China-Threat cycles was triggered by the unintentional racist effects of over-securitizing a state’s adversary. Dropped prosecutions against American citizens with Chinese heritage accused of acting as Beijing’s spies showcased how sinophobic sentiments participate in the China-Threat downfall. These events operate as “reflexive trigger” that expose the fear-inducing, alarmist, and paranoid nature of the China-Threat.
Catalytic learning requires metacognition, sustainable learning, and cognitive schema change
Authors: Tractenberg Rochelle E.
Published: April 2022

Catalytic learning is defined as enduring learning that objectively – measureably - prepares the learner to continue to learn and implement new knowledge, and that positions learners for future self-directed learning. Catalytic learning is an explicit learning-based schema, so the learner needs to understand something about their own metacognition, sustainable learning, and cognitive schema. This means that the instructor also needs this background information, in order to integrate these cognitive and metacognitive features into instruction and make catalytic learning – of whatever material – possible. Catalytic learning is promoted by instructors through the inclusion of an explicit metacognitive component to learning. Catalytic learning involves challenging learners to deconstruct how they think about the new knowledge of the training, and reconstruct this to include metacognitive awareness of both the new knowledge (within an evolving schema) and how to set and monitor progress towards new thinking and learning goals. This manuscript describes catalytic learning in terms of the constituent cognitive and metacognitive constructs that are common throughout adult learning and the learning sciences literature, including metacognition, schema, transfer, and sustainable learning. These are features that instructors need to understand at some level, in order to efficiently integrate them into teaching so that catalytic learning is possible. This white paper focuses on adult learners, and while examples may feature short-form training, the cognitive and metacognitive constructs are useful for college/university instruction as well. Thus, the implications for adult instruction in different contexts are discussed.
Dialectal differences and linguistic divergence: A cross-linguistic survey of grammatical variation
Authors: Mansfield John , Leslie-O'Neill Henry , Li Haoyi
Published: April 2022

This article presents a new type of comparative linguistic survey, analysing (socio-)linguistic variation in a database of 1155 grammatical constructions drawn from 42 diverse languages. We focus in particular on variation in the expression of grammatical meanings, and the extent to which grammatical variation differentiates geographic dialects. This is the first study we know of to present a systematic, cross-linguistic survey of dialect differentiation. We identify three main structural types of grammatical variation: FORM, ORDER and OMISSION, and find that in situations of close contact between dialects, where signalling of distinct group identities is more relevant, form variables are more likely to differentiate dialects than the other two types. Order and omission variables usually only differentiate dialects that have minimal contact. Our survey suggests that social signalling may have a substantial role in the divergence of grammars, and provides systematic support for previous proposals regarding convergence and divergence under contact.
Some aspects of virtue during the Yuan epoch
Authors: Sidorovich Sergey V.
Published: April 2022

This article studies the attitude of the state towards the display of filial piety, widow’s chastity, and similar acts of righteousness during the Mongolian rule in China. Moral tales about virtuous deeds had been spreading in China since old times. Were they considered a dogma during the period in scope, or was the perception of such stories changing over time? Sources of legal nature show that some examples of filial piety had not been approved or had been as well prohibited even before the foundation of the Yuan state (1271–1368). The article also analyzes the contradiction of some virtue acts with the laws of those times. The criteria, upon which virtuous people were to be recommended for reward, as well as the corresponding procedure of recommendation are discussed. In addition, the question of whether virtuous behavior promised any material benefits is noteworthy.
Beauty in the Mirror of Poetics [Book review:] N.Yu. Chalisova. Of Persian Beauty. The Lovers’ Companion by Šaraf ad-Dīn Rāmī. Analysis, translation from Persian, commentary, indices, and appendix. Moscow: Higher School of Economics Publishing House; 2021. 430 с.
Authors: Reysner Marina L.
Published: April 2022

The book under review is written by the renowned specialist in Iranian studies, the distinguished Russian scholar Natalia Yurievna Chalisova. She is known as the translator of the most significant and authoritative medieval Iranian treatises on poetics written in Classic Persian. The present book comprises a commented edition and translation of the poetical treatise by Sharaf ad-Din Rami under the title “Interlocutor of Lovers”, compiled in the 14th century. This is a unique work, which combines the features of the ‘ilm al-badi‘ (adornments of poetic speech) with the list of poetical hints and expressions as applied to describe the beauty beloved. The book will obviously not be neglected by a modern lay reader since it comprises a captivating narrative along with a curious list of “motives” used in medieval poetry to describe the object of love and praise ‘de capite ad calcem’. It will also attract a scholar's attention from academics to university teachers and students. Equally, the category of beauty in medieval poetics will earn the attention of medievalists, such as historians of medieval Iran, historians of art, culture and medieval philosophy, etc.
Talking to the enemy…: the military phrasebooks by the litterateur Osip Senkovskii (1828) and Lieut.- General Nikolai Biasi (1941). Part 1
Authors: Serikoff Nikolaj I.
Published: April 2022

The article offers a comparison between two military phrasebooks the “Pocket-book for the Russian soldiers on the Turkish frontline” (Karmannaia kniga dlia russkikh voinov v turestkikh pokhodakh) (St. Petersburg, 1828) by Osip Ivanovich Senkovskii (1800–1858) and the “Concise Russian-German military phrasebook for a private soldier and subaltern” (Kratkii russkonemetskii razgovornik dlia boitsa i mladshego komandira) (Moscow, 1941) by Lieut.‑Gen. Nikolai Nikolaevich Biiazi (1893–1973). The author argues that these types of scholarly and literary production cannot be considered as ‘phrasebooks’par excellence, since such reference books could be hardly used on the battlefield. The research makes it evident that these “phrasebooks” were designed as “teach yourself” manuals of colloquial Turkish and German and adapted to the needs of a non-specialist audience. The first part of the provides information regarding the origins and reasons for compiling the phrase-books and analysis of their composition.
Caracterización de niños y adolescentes con Fibrosis Quística que acuden a un hospital de IV Nivel de Atención del Seguro Social de Paraguay, años 2016 a 2019
Authors: Macoritto González Leticia , Florentín Gladys , Ríos González Carlos Miguel
Published: April 2022

Introducción: La fibrosis quística es una enfermedad que afecta a múltiples sistemas del organismo tanto de niños como de adultos. Constituye el trastorno genético limitante más frecuente de los caucásicos. Objetivo: Caracterizar a los pacientes con fibrosis quística (FQ)internados en el Servicio de Pediatría de un Hospital de IV Nivel de Atención del Seguro Social de Paraguay durante los años 2016 y 2019. Materiales y Métodos: Estudio observacional, descriptivo, de corte transversal, con muestreo no probabilístico, en niños/as que acudieron al Hospital entre los años 2016 y 2019. Se utilizaron las historias clínicas de los pacientes ingresados, que cumplieron con los criterios de inclusión. Resultados: Fueron incluidos 52 pacientes, 32/52 (61,54%) fueron del sexo femenino. La mediana de edad fue de 3 años (1 mes a 16 años). Del total, 37/52 (71,2%) pacientes no contaba con antecedentes familiares de FQ y el tiempo de diagnóstico que más frecuente fue entre los 0 a 8 meses de edad. La manifestación clínica al momento del diagnóstico que predominó fue la mixta (respiratorio/digestivo) en 38/52 pacientes (73,1%) y el patógeno más comúnmente aislado de secreción traqueal fue la Pseudomona aeruginosa en 33 (63,5%) de ellos. Cursaron con riesgo de desnutrición 18(34,6%) pacientes. Conclusión: Se pudo apreciar un predominio del sexo femenino, siendo la forma clínica de debut predominante la mixta, respiratorio y digestiva. Un tercio de los pacientes se encontraban con riesgo de desnutrición.

Correspondencia: Carlos Miguel Ríos González Correo: carlosmigue_rios@live.com

Conflicto de interés: Los autores no declaran conflictos de intereses.

Financiamiento: Autofinanciado

Recibido: 27/08/2021            Aceptado: 18/11/2021
NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE (1HNMR) STUDY OF CHROMIUM (III) SALICYLATE AND BENZOATE COMPLEXES
Authors: Mishra Manoj Kumar
Published: April 2022

Chromium (III) salicylate and Chromium (III) benzoate complexes were prepared using Chromium trioxide and different molar concentrations of salicylic and benzoic acid. Tertiary amyl alcohol and ethanol are used as a solvent. 1HNMR spectra of solid samples were recorded. 1HNMR spectra of metal complexes suggest that deprotonation of – COOH group took place, and the complex formed was not through the –OH of the acid. It confirms the coordination of the ligand to the metal ion through the carboxylic oxygen atom.
THE EFFICACY OF GINGER ESSENTIAL OIL WITH CHITOSAN TO VIABILITY of Staphylococcus aureus IN FRUITS
Authors: Firdaus Flora Elvistia , Saputra Adam , Wardana Anisfa Neva
Published: April 2022

Staphylococcus aureus was one type of bacteria most commonly found in the human skin. Direct contact with fruit skin can effected to rotten. It was found the increasing use of synthetics materials for foods preservative. The replacement of synthetics with natural alternatives would certainly solve the current demand for safe food packaging. The films on the packaging were manufactured from natural white ginger essential oil (GEO) to be incorporated into chitosan film synthesized from whiteleg shrimp shells. The purpose was to attain a high degree of safety antimicrobial for fruits, specifically apples, and pears. The blends of GEO and chitosan were studied its effectiveness for the quality of product indicated by the population of the viable bacterial count, the inhibition of bacterial activity, and fruit weight loss. The design of this work was (chitosan: GEO) was 6:2 (w/w); 6:20 (w/w), and 6:24 (w/w). The existing low growth of microbial by 6:20 (w/w) and suppressing the weight loss of apples and pears. This can be concluded that GEO's blending to chitosan effectively on pathogenic Staphylococcus aureus gram-positive.
ETHYL ACETATE FRACTION IN ETHANOL EXTRACT OF NONI FRUIT MODIFIED BY ZEOLITE AS ANTI-SEBORRHEIC DERMATITIS: In-vitro AND In-silico STUDIES
Authors: L. Susanti  , Mustarichie R. , Halimah E. , Kurnia D.
Published: April 2022

Seborrheic dermatitis caused by Malassezia globosa is a relapsing disease that allows for multi-drug resistance. The discovery of new antifungal agents and zeolites as a carrier is needed for further antifungal treatment. This research aims to determine the antifungal activity from extracts and fractions of Noni fruits with or without activated zeolite and predict its inhibitory activity against LIP1(SMG1) enzyme by in silico test. According to statistical results, the extract 20%-zeolite and ethyl acetate fraction 5%-zeolite of Noni fruits provided a higher inhibition zone than those without zeolite. Ethyl acetate fractions as active compounds identified by GC-MS followed by molecular docking. The prediction of the molecular docking depicts that bromocriptine (alkaloid quinoline group) showed a lower binding affinity (∆G) compared to ketoconazole as a standard with similar amino acid residues Asn253, Phe278, Gly291, and Gln282. The SEM-EDX description of ethyl acetate fraction modified by zeolite shows that the active compounds from Noni fruits adsorbed the zeolite framework well. ADMET-Tox properties of bromocriptine were neither mutagenic nor carcinogenic. Alkaloid group is effective as a new antifungal agent for Seborrheic dermatitis, and zeolite as a carrier matrix provides a better inhibitory activity.
WOUND HEALING ACTIVITY OF PUNICALIN AND PUNICALAGIN ISOLATED FROM Punica granatum L.
Authors: A. Kumar  , R. Mishra  , Singh V. D. , Mazumder A. , R. Mazumder  , A. Kumar
Published: April 2022

This study aims to carry out the extraction and isolation of bioactive compounds from the peel of Punica Granatum Linn and investigate the wound healing activity of isolated compounds. Soxhlet extraction of P. Granatum peel powder was done with ethanol as solvent. The isolation of phytochemical constituents, Punicalin and Punicalagin present in the obtained extract, was done with the help of column chromatography using n-butanol and ethyl acetate fractions. The column was packed with silica gel, and 100-200 mesh was used as a stationary phase separately at different stages of the isolation process. All fractions obtained from column chromatography were subjected to HPLC, LCMS, FTIR, 1HNMR studies to identify and confirm the obtained isolated bioactive. The study was further extended to assess the wound healing activity of isolated punicalin and punicalagin by using in vitro excision and incision models. The activity of prepared alcoholic extract and isolated bioactive was compared to standard 10 % w/w povidone-iodine ointment. The highest wound healing strength observed was 201.83 ± 4.98 for isolated 10% w/w punicalagin ointment in the incision wound model. Also, in the excision wound model, the highest % reduction in the wound was observed on the 15th day as 88 ± 0.78, which was optimum compared to the standard with a % reduction in the wound as 92 ± 0.91. As a result, bioactive punicalagin and punicalin obtained from methanol extract of Punica Granatum peel powder can be used as potent phytoconstituents and wound healing agents for pharmaceutical preparations
MOLECULAR DOCKING OF B-SITOSTEROL AND STIGMASTEROL ISOLATED FROM Morinda citrifolia WITH αAMYLASE, α-GLUCOSIDASE, DIPEPTIDYLPEPTIDASE-IV, AND PEROXISOME PROLIFERATOR-ACTIVATED RECEPTOR-y
Authors: Lolok N. , Ramadhan D. S. F. , Sumiwi S. A. , Sahidin I. , Levita J.
Published: April 2022

In Indonesia, Morinda citrifolia (Rubiaceae) fruit has been traditionally used to treat various diseases. A previous study confirmed the presence of flavonoids, terpenoids, alkaloids, and steroids in the ethanol and hexane extracts of M. citrifolia fruit. Our work studied the molecular interaction of -sitosterol and stigmasterol isolated from the fruit of this plant with α-amylase, α-glucosidase, PPAR-, and DPP-IV. The X-ray crystal structures of the proteins were downloaded from RCSB Protein Data Bank (https://www.rcsb.org/). The 3D structure of the ligands was obtained from the PubChem Compound databases (https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/), subjected to energy minimization using the MMFF94 forcefield partial charges, and the torsions were set to default in the AutoDock tools program. The ligands were docked to the active binding site of the proteins. The results indicated that both stigmasterol and - sitosterol could occupy all binding sites of the proteins, but the best interaction (indicated by docking score) is with α-amylase (better than that of acarbose) and α-glucosidase (weaker to that of acarbose). In DPP-IV, -sitosterol occupies the S2 extensive subsite, similar to teneligliptin, a DPP-IV inhibitor. Stigmasterol builds one hydrogen bond with Val207 and occupies a similar location with -sitosterol. -sitosterol also interacts with Glu343 similarly as chiglitazar, a full agonist of PPAR-. Thus, -sitosterol might be able to be further developed as an anti-T2DM drug candidate by inhibiting α-amylase, α-glucosidase, DPP-IV, as well as activating PPAR-
NOVEL QUINOXALINE DERIVATIVES: SYNTHESIS, THERMAL, PHOTO PHYSICAL STUDIES AND BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY
Authors: Raman R. , Natarajan B. , Sundararajan M. L.
Published: April 2022

Several studies have shown that derivatives of Isatin, Phenazine and Phenanthrenedione have a broad spectrum of biological activity. A large number of pharmacology active species can be synthesized from these precursors. Some of its derivatives are molecules with planar structure, a condition that displays the good capacity to interact with DNA by intercalation. Based on this information, we are designing synthesized N-Heteroacene derivatives and testing potential drugs as antimicrobial, antifungal and anticancer agents. The synthesized N-Heteroacene derivatives are characterized by IR, NMR, Mass spectrum, thermal and photophysical studies
Математична економіка
Authors: Соловйов Володимир Миколайович
Published: April 2022

Посібник "Математична економіка" являє собою практикум для самостійного вивчення курсу. В ньому представлені сучасні математичні моделі, в яких застосовуються такі методи як вейвлет-аналіз, теорія випадкових матриць, мультифрактальний аналіз, ентропійний аналіз складності та ін.
Моделювання складних систем
Authors: Соловйов Володимир Миколайович , Сердюк О. А. , Данильчук Ганна Борисівна
Published: April 2022

У навчальному посібнику висвітлюються основні теоретичні та інструментальні аспекти моделювання складних систем для студентів спеціальностей 111 «Математика», 113 «Прикладна математика», 014 «Середня освіта», 051 «Економіка», спеціалізації «Економічна кібернетика». Пропонуються сучасні математичні моделі, в яких застосовуються такі методи як вейвлет-аналіз, теорія випадкових матриць, мультифрактальний аналіз, ентропійний та мережний аналіз складності та ін. Посібником зможуть скористатися як студенти вищих навчальних закладів, так і наукові працівники й особи, які цікавляться методами моделювання складних систем.
Фундаменталізація змісту педагогічних дисциплін у підготовці майбутніх учителів початкової школи: теоретико-методологічні аспекти
Authors: Садова В. В.
Published: April 2022

Висвітлено широке коло теоретичних і практичних питань, пов’язаних з підвищенням якості професійної підготовки майбутнього вчителя початкової школи шляхом фундаменталізації змісту педагогічних дисциплін. Визначено дидактичні умови, розроблено синкретичну модель процесу, розглянуто важливі питання вдосконалення методики викладання педагогічних дисциплін у сучасному педагогічному виші. Адресовано науковцям — дидактам вищої школи, викладачам, аспірантам, майбутнім учителям, широкому педагогічному загалу.
Maxima 5.13 : довідник користувача
Authors: Семеріков Сергій Олексійович
Published: April 2022

В довіднику наведено короткий огляд основних прийомів роботи у вільно поширюваній системі комп’ютерної математики Maxima (російська та українська версії), спрямованої на застосування у вітчизняній системі освіти. Для широкого кола студентів ВНЗ різного профілю, педагогів, наукових та інженерних працівників
Адаптація студентів-іноземців до вивчення природничо-математичних дисциплін у закладах вищої освіти
Authors: Зінонос Наталя Олексіївна
Published: April 2022

Спецвипуск містить монографію Н. О. Зінонос та О. В. Віхрової, присвячену проблемі адаптації студентів-іноземців до вивчення природничо-математичних дисциплін у процесі їх підготовки до навчання у ЗВО України. У монографії теоретично обґрунтовані умови адаптації студентів-іноземців до вивчення дисциплін природничо-математичного циклу, розроблено структурно-функціональну модель досліджуваного процесу, експериментально підтверджено наукове припущення про те, що реалізація розробленого комплексу умов забезпечує ефективність адаптаційного процесу і сприяє підвищенню рівня адаптованості студентів. Для науковців, викладачів і студентів закладів вищої освіти, учителів шкіл та всіх тих, кого цікавлять сучасні теорія та методика навчання.
Теоретические основы гармонизации интеллектуального и эмоционального факторов повышения качества профессиональной подготовки будущих педагогов
Authors: Білоус О. С. , Кондрашова Л. В. , Лаврентьєва О. О. , Бешевець Л. В. , Садова В. В.
Published: April 2022

В монографии раскрыт эмоциональный аспект образования в оптимизации педагогического процесса высшей школы; рассмотрено взаимодействие эмоционального и интеллектуального факторов в повышении качества подготовки педагогических кадров; разработаны концептуальные положения и выявлены условия гармонизации интеллектуального и эмоционального факторов обучения; показаны возможности педагогической образовательной среды, сотрудничества и сотворчества преподавателей и студентов, их личностной позиции в гармонизации эмоционального и интеллектуального факторов образовательного процесса, определены возможности психологического сопровождения как средства гармонизации интеллекта и эмоций в повышении качества подготовки будущих педагогов. Монография адресована преподавателям педагогики, аспирантам и студентам педагогических университетов, учителям-практикам, всем, кто интересуется проблемами повышения уровня профессионализма педагогических кадров.
Більшовицький терор проти селянства Придніпров’я (1920–1930-ті рр.)
Authors: Романець Наталя Радомирівна
Published: April 2022

Видання висвітлює драматичні сторінки історії політичних репресій, що здійснювалися радянською тоталітарною системою в селах Придніпров'я у 20-х - 30-х роках минулого століття. На багатому фактичному матеріалі показано характер та особливості радянської репресивної політики у селі в період непу, суцільної колективізації, Голодомору та під час "Великого терору". Видання розраховане як на істориків, так і на широкий читацький загал.
Історія зарубіжної літератури XVII - XVIII століття: матеріали для вивчення
Authors: Яременко Н. В. , Коломієць Н. Є.
Published: April 2022

Посібник містить матеріали для організації навчального процесу студентів спеціальності 014.01 Середня освіта (Українська мова і література). У ньому виокремлено два змістові модулі відповідно до програми курсу), де висвітлено особливості розгортання мистецького процесу європейських країн XVII-XVIII століть. У книзі подано теоретичні матеріали щодо специфіки розвитку барокової літератури, зосереджено увагу на особливостях класицистичної художньої парадигми, окреслено форми реалізації естетичних концептів епохи Просвітництва. Видання вміщує матеріали для практичних, семінарських занять, організації самостійної роботи студентів.
Писемність давньої України (до ХІХ ст.)
Authors: Козлов А. В. , Ковпік С. І. , Козлов Р. А.
Published: April 2022

Посібник являє собою своєрідний навчально-методичний комплекс, до складу якого введено робочу програму, плани й конспекти лекційних і практичних занять.У посібнику подаються найважливіші висновки щодо здобутків літератури та літературознавства України давнього періоду (до XIX ст.). Посібник призначено студентам-філологам перших курсів і всім, хто цікавиться поставленими проблемами.
«Матріарх» і «зневажена жінка»: два психолінгвістичні архетипи одного кіноперсонажа
Authors: Бережна Маргарита Василівна
Published: April 2022

У дослідженні розглянуті складові психолінгвістичного образу Малефісенти в однойменному пригодницькому фентезійному фільмі Роберта Стромберга (2014). Основою визначення психотипу персонажа слугує класифікація кіноархетипів В. Шмідт (2007). У першій частині досліджуваного матеріалу Малефісента, опікуючись мешканцями магічного королівства Ма́рія та захищаючи свою землю від ворожого сусіда, належить до архетипу «Матріарх» (the Matriarch). Далі за сюжетом після підступної зради коханого чоловіка Малефісента переходить до архетипу «Зневажена жінка» (the Scorned Woman). Зазначені кіноархетипи формують образ позитивного та відповідно негативного персонажа в уяві глядача. Для мовлення Малефісенти в образі «Матріарх» характерними є прямі та непрямі директиви (часто у вигляді окличних речень), вигуки для вираження позитивних емоцій, загальні та спеціальні квеситиви, оцінна (переважно позитивна) лексика, система апелятивів на позначення членів родини, займенник другої особи (у загальних та спеціальних квеситивах) та займенник першої особи однини (у декларативах у комбінації з позитивною оцінною лексикою), лексико-синтаксичні повтори для логічної емфази, конфронтативний комунікативний стиль у спілкуванні з антагоністом історії, лексико-семантичні групи LOVE, FAMILY та FLIGHT. Для мовлення Малефісенти в образі «Зневажена жінка» характерним є використання високої лексики, негативної оцінної лексики, сарказму, вигуків, окличних речень для висловлювання негативних емоцій, однослівних речень, пасивно-агресивного стилю спілкування, повторів та риторичних питань для маніпуляції думкою співрозмовника, лексико-семантичних груп HURT, CURSE та HATE, поєднання семантично полярних лексем, займенників першої особи однини та другої особи у декларативах у комбінації з негативними емотивами для демонстрації концентрації на власних стражданнях та нерівного соціального статусу мовців.
The Call for Environmentally-Based Language Teaching and Green Pedagogy: Climate Actions in Language Education
Authors: Nur Sahril , Anas Ismail , Pilu Reski
Published: April 2022

Environmental education (EE) is one of the content-based language learning pedagogies used to enhance students’ awareness of environmental concerns and their effect on people and animals. It aims to build the language teachers’ and students’ awareness of the importance of EE and green pedagogy in ELT. However, research into integrating EE in language education is still scarce. Therefore, this article presents an analysis of multimodal discourse of the EE imperatives in using content and language integrated learning (CLIL) strategy. Grounded in the video data analysis (VDA) approach, the researchers analysed the recorded talks of two university lecturers who offered their finest teaching approaches, and two environmentalists from “Bye-Bye Plastic Bags Jakarta” who described their significant efforts in handling plastic waste from a 2021 webinar held by the British Council Indonesia. Based on the thematic analysis, the forum suggests: 1) including environmental issues in language curriculum, syllabus, and textbook development, 2) providing environmentally-relevant materials and resources, 3) providing environmental language teacher professional development, and 4) accelerating environmental literacy programs at all levels of education. In other words, the inclusion of green pedagogy and environmental sustainability initiatives in ELT should be well-acknowledged. The methodological and pedagogical strategies in integrating environmental issues in ELT in this study addressed the high demand to catalyse language teachers’ metacognitive awareness in EE and indirectly build students’ metacognitive skills about environmental care.
Mobile Communication Networks for Video Data Transmission from UAV
Authors: Baranov A. , Nikitina A. , Simonina O.
Published: April 2022

The article describes the results of a flight experiment on the use of a public mobile communication network, conducted in St. Petersburg and its suburbs. The numerical values are given for the signal quality parameters: RSSI, RSRP, RSRQ, SNR and the average data transfer rate from the UAV and to the UAV. It is shown that interRAT handover significantly affects the urban area, which is associated with a high density of base stations. It is concluded that it is possible to transmit video traffic from a UAV for infrastructure monitoring with requirements for a data transfer rate of 1‒1.5 Mbps.
A Study of the Possibility of Usage Motion Vectors of Compressed Videos to Create Video Identification
Authors: Fahrutdinov R. , Mirin A.
Published: April 2022

The use of motion vectors for identifying video sequences has been well studied (in the framework of research on the topic CBCD – Content-Based Copy Detection ‒ detecting copies of videos based on content analysis). This makes it possible to check the similarity of two video fragments or search for a fragment in a larger video sequence. Existing and well-known methods for forming identification datasets typically use complete video stream decoding. The authors suggested using the motion vectors of a compressed video stream, which reduces the computational costs for identifying video sequences and uses simplified algorithms to generate identification data. Unlike the previously proposed methods, which implement either modified video codecs or obsolete ones, the authors propose using data formed by compression codecs that are used in the most common video hosting platforms (Youtube, Vimeo, etc.) The possibility of forming an automated system of comparing video sequences, along with its possibilities and limitations, will be studied in the following works.
From the Fourth Generation to the Fifth: Virtualization, Software-Defined Networks and Mobile Edge Computing
Authors: Belozertsev I.
Published: April 2022

With the increasing demands for mobility and guaranteed quality, new technologies with new capabilities, such as 4G and 5G networks, have appeared to meet the needs of users. Indeed, 4G networks are constantly striving to improve the services offered and guarantee a certain level of quality of service (QoS). The 5G standard promises ultrafast speeds and an end to congestion in mobile networks. This technology is expected to revolutionize mobile networks and create new economic opportunities. In this context, the purpose of this article is a detailed comparison of 4G and 5G technologies. Thus, we outline the various characteristics of 4G systems, that is, their contribution and their behavior in terms of maintaining QoS. We will also evaluate the efficiency of virtualization and mobile edge computing in modern networks.
Influence of tillage and fertilization systems with by-products use on the winter wheat productivity in Western Polissia of Ukraine
Authors:   Institute of Agriculture of Western Polissia of NAAS, Furmanets M. H. , Furmanets Y. S. ,   Institute of Agriculture of Western Polissia of NAAS
Published: April 2022

The peculiarities of influence of tillage and fertilization systems with use of by-products on the winter wheat productivity were established by research, which was conducted on dark gray podzolic soil the in a four-field short-term crop rotation (winter rape - winter wheat – maize – spring barley). We studied three tillage systems (nonmoldboard plowing to 20–22 cm, shallow tillage to 10–12 cm, and surface tillage to 6–8 cm) and fertilization system with the use of crop by-products on the background of mineral fertilizers N128P90K120 kg/ha of crop rotation area. The highest plant productivity was formed by moldboard plowing to 20–22 cm and shallow tillage to 10–12 cm in fertilization variants with straw and straw + Ecostern destructor, in this case, the thousand grain weight was 47.1 and 47.9 and 46.4 and 47.0 g, the of grain weight per spike – 2.1 and 2.2 and 1.9 and 2.0 g. And lowest plant productivity was under surface tillage to 6–8 cm and various fertilization systems, where the thousand grain weight was 45.2–45.6 g, and the grain weight per spike 1.8–1.9 g. At moldboard and non-moldboard plowing to 10–12 cm and using straw + destructor, it was observed that an gluten content in winter wheat grain increased to 23.5 and 22.7 %, and protein content – to 12.9–11.7 % compared to with surface tillage, where these figures were 21.5 and 9.5 %, respectively. It was found that the moldboard plowing to 20–22 cm and shallow tillage to 10–12 cm was effective at winter wheat cultivation, which formed a higher grain yield – 6.80 and 6.32 t/ha. It was clarified that surface tillage to 6–8 cm caused a decrease in grain yield by 1.45 t/ha compared to the moldboard plowing. On average, over the research years, there was an increase in yield by 0.36 and 0.45 t/ha due to the use of straw as a fertilizer separately and in combination with the Ecostern destructor. By comparison, in the variant without straw, the yield was 5.89 t/ha on average by a factor. Consequently, we established that for winter wheat cultivation in the Western Polissia of Ukraine, it is expedient to carry out the moldboard plowing to 20–22 cm and the non-moldboard plowing to 10–12 cm and to use fertilization system with straw + Ecostern destructor + N 10 kg (ammonium nitrate) per 1 ton of straw. Key words: winter wheat, tillage, fertilizers, yield, destructor.
Vor der Präsidentschaftswahl: Frankreich rückt nach rechts
Authors: Uterwedde Henrik
Published: April 2022

Im Mai 2022 wählt Frankreich einen neuen Präsidenten. Es handelt sich dabei um die entscheidende politische Weichenstellung in unserem Nachbarland, denn der Präsident verfügt im politischen System der V. Republik über eine erhebliche Machtfülle, vor allem wenn er von einer Mehrheit in der Nationalversammlung unterstützt wird. Dies haben die vergangenen fünf Jahre mit Präsident Emmanuel Macron an der Staatsspitze mit aller Deutlichkeit vorgeführt. Wohin wird die Reise Frankreichs, unseres wichtigsten Partners in der Europäischen Union, diesmal gehen? Kann Macron sich erneut behaupten, oder wird er – wie es seinen beiden Vorgängern erging – aus dem Amt gewählt? Wer könnte dann das Land regieren? Der Beitrag versucht, die derzeitige politische Landschaft in Frankreich zu skizzieren und die Chancen der einzelnen Bewerber einzuschätzen.
Glasgow, ein Wendepunkt? Eine erste Bewertung der Klimakonferenz COP26
Authors: Obergassel Wolfgang , Arens Christof , Hermwille Lukas , Brandemann Victoria , Spitzner Meike , Beuermann Christiane , Kreibich Nicolas , Schulze-Steinen Max , Ott Hermann E.
Published: April 2022

Die 26. Konferenz der Vertragsstaaten des Rahmenübereinkommens der Vereinten Nationen über Klimaänderungen (Conference of the Parties, COP26) fand Anfang November 2021 unter britischem Vorsitz in Glasgow statt. Die COP26 markierte die symbolische Halbzeit zwischen der Verabschiedung der UN-Klimarahmenkonvention (United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, UNFCCC) im Jahr 1992 und dem Jahr 2050, wo laut IPCC weltweit netto null CO2-Emissionen erreicht werden müssen. Bis heute steigen die CO2-Emissionen jedoch stetig an. Vor diesem Hintergrund war das Pariser Abkommen (PA) von 2015 ein zentraler Durchbruch. Es ist das erste internationale Abkommen, das von allen Ländern ehrgeizige Klimaschutzmaßnahmen verlangt.
Bürgerbildung und wehrhafter Republikanismus in Frankreich nach dem Attentat auf Samuel Paty
Authors: Szukala Andrea
Published: April 2022

In diesem Beitrag wird gezeigt, wie nach dem Paty-Attentat im Jahr 2021 und im Vorfeld der Präsidentschaftswahl 2022 eine Dynamik der antagonistischen Radikalisierung die politische Bildung in der Schule vor große Herausforderungen stellt.
Teachers Enacting Complementation and Compensation in a Practice under Strain – Policy and Practice in Swedish School-Age EduCare
Authors: Lager Karin , Gustafsson-Nyckel Jan
Published: April 2022

The aim of this study is to explore the way teachers enact policy regarding the tasks of complementation and compensation in Swedish School-Age Educare. As a result of numerous policy changes, school-age educare as an institution has undergone significant and substantial changes in terms of its social mandate, educational objectives, and content. In this paper, we investigate how these policy changes have transformed the everyday practice for staff working in these settings. We base our analysis on policy enactment theory, focusing on the way policy is transformed into practice. The research material consists of group interviews with 53 staff members interviewed in twelve focus groups, representing twelve different settings. The results highlight that enacting policy in Swedish school-age educare involves multiple interpretations of these concepts, being constrained by materiality in several ways, representing a mix of discourses in both policy and practice regarding the tasks of complementation and compensation.
Extended Education in Germany between Complementation and Compensation: An Analysis of Extracurricular Primary School Offerings With Regard to Content, Frequency, and Range, in Connection With the Composition of the Student Body
Authors: Lilla Nanine , Schüpbach Marianne
Published: April 2022

All-day schools, the most common school form with extended education offerings in Germany, are expected to complement regular hours of school instruction with a wide array of offers and to compensate for origin-related educational gaps by providing specific offerings for disadvantaged students. Complementation and compensation can only be achieved by providing extracurricular offerings within the all-day school program suitable for the respective student body. This study empirically investigates the extracurricular offerings at 300 German primary schools with regard to their content, frequency, and range, in connection with the composition of the student body. Descriptive findings show high prevalence of homework assistance, remedial eaching, sports, and music/art. Conducting latent profile analysis, three distinct profiles of extracurricular school programs were identified depending on the extracurricular offerings provided. Schools with a student body with lower levels of linguistic competence and higher amounts of immigrant students were more likely schools providing homework assistance and a broad range of offerings. Our results suggest that offerings partially meet the specific needs of the student body, but that the potential is not yet fully exploited in order to bring about complementation and compensation.
Double Vision in The Blythes Are Quoted: Reading Marked External References
Authors: Erdmann Susan
Published: April 2022

In common with many of her earlier works, L.M. Montgomery’s final text, The Blythes Are Quoted, is rich in references to external sources. This article examines marked external references in The Blythes, suggesting that they introduce both straight and deviant—“double-vision”—readings of the textual sections in which they appear.
The Gradual Changes of the Attitude of Czechoslovak Diplomacy toward the Arab-Israeli Conflict during the 1948–1967 Period
Authors: Taterová Eva
Published: April 2022

This study examines the evolution of Czechoslovak foreign policy towardsselected actors of Arab-Israeli conflict in 1948–1967. Once very friendlyrelations of Czechoslovakia with Israel were soon replaced by a graduallydeveloping cooperation with some Arab actors. However, even thispartnership encountered several diffcult moments. Despite long-termideological disputes with Arab nationalist leaders, Czechoslovakiademonstrated unconditional support for the Arab coalition in the Six-DayWar (1967), and the pro-Arab orientation had become the unquestionableline of Czechoslovak Middle East policy in the Cold War. Since the article isbased on the New Cold War History approach, in addition to the previouslyunpublished information from the archival documents it also aims to offer apartial interpretation of Czechoslovakia’s diplomatic position as a satellitestate of the Soviet Union with regard to its foreign policy strategies towardsselected Middle Eastern Third world countries in the first two decades ofthe Cold War.
Ivan Krastev: Už je zítra? Aneb jak pandemie mění Evropu
Authors: Jágr David
Published: April 2022

Jak bude vypadat svět po koronavirové pandemii? A nežijeme v něm jižnějakou dobu? Neučinila pandemie jen zřejmějšími dlouhodobé trendy? Jakby se měly na ekonomickou krizi v době deglobalizace připravit národnístáty a jak Evropská unie? Ivan Krastev vyvolal na vrcholu koronavirové krizecelosvětový zájem svým článkem o vlivu pandemie na budoucí společenskézměny. Nyní navazuje esejí, ve které zkoumá politické a kulturní důsledkyCovidu-19 jako laboratorního sociálního experimentu. Brilantně aprovokativně analyzuje sociální dopady karanténní dystopie, návratvládních intervencí, uzavírání hranic národních států, roli odborníků akrizového řízení v demokratických a autoritářských státech (big datagovernment), etické otázky zdravotnických a ekonomických opatření,mezigenerační a mezinárodní solidaritu. Politologické analýzy a data zvýzkumů historických pandemií kombinuje s příklady literárních zpracováníči filozofických pojednání a ukazuje paradoxy proměněného světa, projehož obyvatele je pandemie základní společnou zkušenost.
Pelatihan Meghitung Modal dan Laba Pada Usaha Kreasi Pempek Nasi
Authors: Sari Rafika , Aziatul Febrian Reny , Veronica Meilin
Published: April 2022

Pada perkembangan zaman yang semakin modern dan daya saing yang semakin tinggi dalammembuka suatu wirausaha, untuk itu diperlukan kreasi dan kreatifitas dalam menciptakan peluangusaha yang baru , pempek merupakan makanan khas Palembang yang banyak diminati oleh wargabaik pendatang maupun warga asal namun banyaknya penual pempek menuntut para pengusahamampu menciptakan kreasi yang berbeda bersama tim dari universitas uigm warga kecamatan gandusmembuat kreasi baru untuk makanan khas Palembang yaitu pempek berbahan dari tepung nasi yangdihaluskan untuk itu diadakan juga Pelatihan bagi para pemula usaha kreasi pempek nasi untuk caramenghitung modal dan laba yang dihasilkan
Blockchain and IoT for Personal and Physical Security
Authors: Prof. Harshita Jain  , Dr. Ritu Shrivastava  , Dr. Rajiv Srivastava
Published: April 2022

The Internet of Things connects intelligent physical objects (things) and people. IoT enables every “Thing” to connect and interact, creating and transferring massive amounts of data. Because IoT de-vices handle so much data, it became necessary to incorporate Cloud Computing, Machine Learning, and Information Modelling. The significant rise in IoT is creating a surge in ICT business. By 2020, 95% of new goods will include IoT at their heart. As can be seen, IoT items will be more pre-sent, raising concerns about their visibility on the internet and legal access to resources. Innovating apps that improve a person's physical and personal life are enabled by IoT, but people's lack of security and susceptibility may lead to serious concerns like home security being penetrated and centralized organisations employing sensitive data being hacked. Blockchain technology is getting widespread interest and investigation because to its remarkable solutions to the challenges connected with the traditional centralized IoT architecture. Because there are so many IoT devices on the mar-ket for enhancing physical and mental health, and overall quality of life, a distributed trust platform that ensures scalability, privacy, and reliability is required. Integration of IoT and BC is a complex task. This research paper's goal is to create an IOT and Blockchain Application Environment that will improve a person's personal and physical existence. Thus, our main emphasis will be on developing a secure and safe Smart Home. Our suggested design uses a hierarchical and distributed blockchain platform to preserve security and privacy while meeting IoT needs. Thus, we have linked home automation with physical health, assuring safety, convenience, and health.
A Comprehensive Investigation on Emotional Detection in Deep Learning
Authors: Anand M  , Dr. S. Babu
Published: April 2022

Emotion recognition is a substantial problem in the field of Big Data. In a wide range of applications, reliable categorization, analysis, and interpretation of emotional content is greatly desired. In this paper, we look at how Deep Learning models perform on an emotion perception test. Facial Expression Recognition (FER) plays an important role in machine learning tasks. Deep Learning models do well in FER tasks, but they lack explanation for their conclusions. Based on the notion that facial expression is a mixture of facial muscle movements, we discover a link between Facial Action Coding Units (AUs) and Emotion label in the CK+ Dataset. In this study, we offer a model that uses AUs to explain the classification outcomes of a Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) model. The CNN model is trained using the CK+ Dataset and identifies emotions using extracted characteristics. The CNN model's retrieved features and emotion classes are used by the explanation model to classify multiple AUs. Explanation model creates AUs quite effectively with only characteristics and emotion classes acquired from the CNN model, according to our trial. Experimental research was constructed, and several deep learning approaches were tested using publically available datasets. The findings are highly intriguing, highlighting the benefits of each strategy and training style studied.
Usage of IOT Framework in Water Supply Management for Housing Societies
Authors: Supriya Kumari  , Dr. Vinayak D. Shinde
Published: April 2022

Due to growing demands of water in the upcoming years and with many areas severely impacted by water crisis today, we might need a more efficient system than traditional techniques of domestic water management. We aim at developing an efficient and cost-effective method of placing an upper limit on the quantity of water used daily and manage the short supply of water. In order to do this, we have embedded an algorithm that integrates functions like data acquisition and data management in a master device that dynamically computes and compares the quantity of water being dispensed through the flow sensor. Alert notifications are sent to the owners about the supply of water. Weekly, monthly and yearly reports also are generated supported based on the reading stored in cloud for predictions of supply.