bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Description of historically unchanged socio-political realities of Egypt in Alaa al Aswany’s novels
Authors:   AMEA Z.M.Bünyadov adına Şərqşünaslıq İnstitutu filologiya üzrə fəlsəfə doktoru, dosent, Elham qızı Ələkbərova Xumar
Published: April 2022

Alyə Əl-Asuani 26 may 1957-ci ildə Qahirədə yazıçı ailəsində anadan olub. Məqalədə əsərləri dünyanın 30-dan çox dilinə tərcümə edilən məşhur yazıçının yaradıcılığına ötəri nəzər salınmış, ona şöhrət gətirən “Yaqubiyan imarəti”, “Çikaqo” romanlarından qısa bəhs edilmişdir. Tədqiqatda Əl-Asuaninin “Misir Avtomobil Klubu” adlı daha bir romanı (2013) geniş, müxtəlif prizmalardan təhlilə cəlb olunub. Qeyd edilməlidir ki, yazıçı bu əsərində də Misirin ictimai-siyasi reallıqlarını müfəssəl işıqlandırmış, maraqlı bədii süjetlər fonunda tarixi məqamlara, Şərq-Qərb qarşıdurmasının mahiyyətinə toxunmuşdur. Açar sözlər: Əl-Asuani, Misir,“Yaqubiyan imarəti”, ərəb ədəbiyyatı, Misir inqilabı Khumar Elham Alakbarova Description of historically unchanged socio-political realities of Egypt in Alaa al Aswany’s novels Abstract Alaa Al Aswany was born on May 26, 1957 in Cairo in a family of writers. His works have been translated into 30 languages. The article looks at the works of the well-known writer, and briefly discusses the novels “The Yacoubian Building” and "Chicago", which have brought him fame. The study also analyses in detail “The Automobile Club of Egypt” (2013), another novel by Alaa Al Aswany, from various perspectives. In this work, the writer also elaborates on the socio-political realities of Egypt, touches upon historical moments and the essence of the East-West confrontation with interesting artistic plots. Key words: Al Aswany, Egypt, Yacoubian Building, Arabic literature Egyptian revolution
Formation of construction skills of gymanic figures in primary schools
Authors:   Bakı Slavyan Universiteti riyaziyyat üzrə fəlsəfə doktoru, dosent, Bidat qızı Məmmədova Tamara
Published: April 2022

Məqalədə həndəsi fiqurların qurulması bacarıqlarının formalaşmasına həndəsi məsələlərin həllində əsas şərtlərdən biri kimi baxılır. Təklif olunur ki, ilk riyaziyyat dərslərindən həndəsi fiqurları öyrənməyə başlayandan şagirdlərə onları əvvəlcə əllə, sonra xətkeş və pərgarla yüksək keyfiyyətlə çəkməyi öyrrətmək lazımdır. Açar sözlər: ibtidai sinif, həndəsə, həndəsi fiqur, çertyoj, qurma məsələləri Tamara Bidat Mammadova Formation of construction skills of gymanic figures in primary schools Abstract The article is devoted to formation of skills of constructing geometric shapes. The author suggests that the first lessons of mathematics by using geometrical figures features of their students, first by hand, then using a ruler. Key words: elementary school, geometry, geometric shapes, drawing, problems on construction
Tədrisdə emosional zəka (ez) effektivliyi
Authors:   Azerbaijan State Pedagogy University PhD on the pedagogical sciences, Tahmaz Hajiyeva Sevinj
Published: April 2022

The modern system encourages teachers to be more mobile, which requires qualities such as emotional intelligence and communication competence. In this research examined relationship between emotional intelligence and teaching effectiveness in high education. Teachers who are emotionally intelligent are more likely to identify their own emotional conditions and can avoid any negative situation by reflecting the awareness. High emotional intelligent teachers are more effective than low emotional intelligent teachers (Perry and Ball 2007). So the objective of my study is to make aware educational institutes about the positive role of emotional intelligence in effective teaching practice and to make them realize to provide trainings to the teachers about developing emotional intelligence in them. Key word: High education, effective teaching, emotional intelligence (EI), teaching effectiveness Sevinc Təhməz qızı Hacıyeva Tədrisdə emosional zəka (ez) effektivliyi Xülasə Müasir sistem müəllimləri daha mobil olmağa sövq edir ki, bu da emosional intellekt və ünsiyyət bacarıqları kimi keyfiyyətlər tələb edir. Bu tədqiqatda yüksək təhsildə emosional zəka ilə tədrisin effektivliyi arasında əlaqə araşdırılmışdır. Emosional intellektli müəllimlər öz emosional vəziyyətlərini daha çox müəyyən edə bilirlər və şüurunu əks etdirərək hər hansı neqativ vəziyyətdən qaça bilərlər. Yüksək emosional intellektli müəllimlər aşağı emosional intellektli müəllimlərdən daha təsirli olurlar (Perry and Ball 2007). Beləliklə, mənim tədqiqatımın məqsədi təhsil müəssisələrini emosional zəkanın effektiv tədris təcrübəsində müsbət rolu haqqında məlumatlandırmaq və onlarda emosional intellektin inkişafı ilə bağlı müəllimlərə təlimlər keçirmələrini həyata keçirməkdir. Açar sözlər: yüksək təhsil, effektiv tədris, emosional intellekt (EI), tədrisin effektivliyi
Longitudinal advocacy training for medical students: a virtual workshop series
Authors: Hardy Courtney , Boulos Mary Ellene , Bhargava Sehjal , Cooper-Brown Liam A , Hackett Montana , Hearn Jessica , Rowe Elizabeth , Shapiro Justin , Speidel Jason , Srajer Amelia , Suleman Shazeen
Published: April 2022

Implication Statement
Advocacy curricula in Canadian medical schools vary significantly. Expert-led, interactive workshops can effectively teach students how to address social determinants of health and advocate for patients. The Longitudinal Advocacy Training Series (LATS) is a free-of-charge, virtual program providing advocacy training created for Canadian medical students by students. The program was straightforward to implement and had high participation rates with 1140 participants representing 9.7% of enrolled Canadian medical students. As well, the program had high satisfaction reported by 87.6% of participants. The LATS toolkit enables health professional programs to develop similar programs for empowering effective health advocates.
MEASURING INDEXES BASED ON BAYESIAN SMART TECHNOLOGIES
Authors:   Professor, Doctor of Technical Sciences, Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation, Moscow, Russia, Prokopchina S.V.
Published: April 2022

Considerable attention is paid to the measurement of indices when assessing and monitoring the state of complex systems. The variety of indicators used to determine the indices of the state and development of such systems and, as a rule, the diversity of data and knowledge about them necessitate the improvement of methods and means of measuring indices. In addition, the definition of indices in real practice is implemented in conditions of significant a priori uncertainty. The article suggests using Bayesian intelligent technologies and the Infoanalytic platform as a means of their implementation to create index models and measure them. An example of measuring indices of regional specificity for a number of regions of the Russian Federation is considered.
FEATURES OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE MODULE OF THE ERP SYSTEM "1C:ERP" IN THE FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES OF THE ENERGY COMPLEX
Authors:   Master's degree, Faculty of Technology Management and Innovation, St. Petersburg National Research University ITMO, St. Petersburg, Russia, Pereverzeva A.I. , Sazhneva L.P. ,   Candidate of Economic Sciences, associate professor of the Faculty of Technological Management and Innovation St. Petersburg National Research University ITMO, St. Petersburg, Russia
Published: April 2022

The paper reveals the features of the energy complex in the field of financial planning, within which an analysis and survey of the business process "Financial planning and budgeting" was carried out, bottlenecks were identified. Recommendation measures have also been formed for the implementation of the financial module of the 1C:ERP system.
Drivers of Access to Credit Among Smallholder Farmers in Uganda: Application of Binary Logistic Model
Authors: Midamba Dick Chune , Obrine Atukunda Bwesigye , Kwesiga Mary , Beatrice Alela , Kizito Ogei
Published: April 2022

This study aimed at determining the drivers of access to credit among smallholder farmers in Uganda. Using a cross-sectional survey, data were collected from 374 farmers in Jinja district, followed by data analysis using descriptive statistics and Binary logistic regression model. Additionally, we used Chi-square and t-test to compare farmers with and without access to credit. The results showed that 62.83% of the farmers had access to credit. Additionally, farmers with access to credit were generally better off than those without access to credit. Having a mobile phone (p<0.01), group membership (p<0.01), access to extension (p<0.05), farm size (p<0.01) and distance to the market (p<0.05) had a positive and significant effect on credit access while non-farm income (p<0.05) showed an inverse relationship with credit access. To increase credit access among the smallholder farmers, farmers should be encouraged to purchase mobile phones and join groups where they would disseminate information on the various source of agricultural credit. Extension workers should also make effects of reaching all the farmers and training them on ways of accessing agricultural credit
The Role of Inoculation with Glomus macrocarpum and Saprophytic Fungi on Growth of Wheat Plant Grown in Addition with Olive Mill Residues
Authors: Banni Abdulhakim S.
Published: April 2022

This study was carried out to test the influence of olive mill dry residue (DOR), Aqueous extraction (ADOR) and (SDOR) fraction treated with saprobe fungi on growth of Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) plants colonized by G. macrocarpum.These fungal genera Aspergillus niger and Penicillium crustaceum were reported to possess the ability of detoxifying by degrading its phenolic compounds found in olive mill dry residue (ADOR and SDOR) ) fraction . The percentage of mycorrhizal colonization by G. macrocarpum strongly decreased in presence of DOR, but the level of AMF colonization likewise increased in presence of ADOR or SDOR. Our study demonstrates that, in controlled conditions, The use of certain saprobe and AM fungi allows the possibility of using DOR as an organic fertilizer.
Comparison of dexmedetomidine versus propofol in mechanically ventilated patients with sepsis: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
Authors:   The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Ding Huaze , Dong Yiling , Zhang Kaiyue , Bai Jiayu , Xu Chenpan
Published: April 2022

Review question / Objective: The aim of the present study was to evaluate the effects of dexmedetomidine compared with propofol in mechanically ventilated patients with sepsis. Condition being studied: Sepsis, which is defined as life-threatening organ dysfunction caused by a dysregulated host response to infection, contributes the highest mortality to intensive care units (ICU) worldwide . Because of the high incidence of respiratory failure in sepsis care, mechanical ventilation is always adopted to give life support and minimize lung injury . And sedation is a necessary component of sepsis care who suffers from mechanical ventilation. The Society of Critical Care Medicine suggested using either propofol or dexmedetomidine for sedation in mechanically ventilated adults. However, it remained unknown whether patients with sepsis requiring mechanical ventilation will benefit from sedation with dexmedetomidine.
Performance of The Direct Evaporative Cooler (DEC) Operating in A Hot and Humid Region of Sabah Malaysia
Authors: Zulkurnain Hassan  , Mohd Suffian Misaran@Misran  , Nancy Julius Siambun
Published: April 2022

In the last decade, energy consumption for air conditioning applications has been dramatically rising because of the growing global population and increasing comfort demand. Consequently, direct evaporative cooling (DEC) technology is emerging as an alternative to vapour compression air conditioners due to its lower environmental impacts, less energy consumption, and lower operating costs. This paper aims to verify the experimental results of a direct evaporative cooling system operating under hot and humid climate conditions city of Sabah, Malaysia. The study's aim is to evaluate the efficiency of direct evaporators in hot, humid environments like Malaysia. Inlet and outlet temperatures, saturation efficiency, cooling capability, and feasibility index are all used to evaluate results. The cooling medium was a rectangular honeycomb cooling pad with a length of 34 cm, a width of 25 cm, and a thickness of 3.5 cm. The temperature and humidity during the analysis were between 31 and 35oC and 47.5 and 65.5%, respectively. The results showed that the air output temperature varied between 28.4°C and 31.7°C, while the cooling capacity between 0.29 kW and 0.64 kW as well as the saturation efficiency between 46% to 80% could be achieved. The result also shows that feasibility index between 19 to 24. Due to the high value of the feasibility index, this evaporative cooling does not work well in the territory of Malaysia. A direct evaporative cooler may be made to work in humid places like Malaysia by drying the air before the evaporative process using the desiccant dehumidification concept.
Computational Design and Analysis of a Novel Battery Thermal Management System of a Single 26650 Li-Ion Battery Cell for Electric Vehicle Application
Authors: Divya D Shetty  , Mahamad Sulthan  , Mohammad Zuber  , Irfan Anjum Badruddin  , Chandrakant R Kini
Published: April 2022

The adverse climate change has posed an emergency for the world to shift to green energy systems. The largest contributor for air pollution, which is the primary cause for the adverse climate change is the fossil fuel driven conventional vehicles. Therefore, electric vehicles are going to be the future of the automotive industry. Due to the abundancy of lithium mineral and high-power density characteristics, lithium-ion powered electric vehicles are prominent choice. Similar to the vehicles driven by internal combustion engines, the electric vehicles should be able to travel long distances while carrying significantly heavy loads. This requires the battery to operate continuously for long duration under heavy loads, which results in increase of battery temperatures beyond the normal operating range. High battery temperature will degrade its performance and subsequently deteriorate battery life. Therefore, it is important to ensure that the battery temperature lies well within normal range for all possible operating conditions of the electric vehicle. This can be achieved by adopting a suitable Battery Thermal Management System (BTMS). In the present study, computational analysis of a single Lithium-ion (LiCoO­­­2 26650) cell designed based on Newman, Tiedemann, Gu and Kim (NTGK) formulation has been carried out to evaluate the maximum temperature attained by the cell. Furthermore, a BTMS is designed for the same using a novel liquid cooling plate (containing three channels) which is in contact with the cell surface. The maximum temperature attained by the cell with BTMS at different discharge rates of 0.5 C, 1.0 C and 1.5 C is determined. To enhance cooling, two fins are attached on top of the liquid cooling plate. Water is used as coolant and analysis is carried out for 0.01 m3/s flow rate. The maximum temperatures attained by the cell with and without BTMS are found to be is 313.72 K, 307.37 K, 302.31 K and 298.55 K, 298.52 K, 297.41 K at discharge rates of 1.5 C, 1.0 C and 0.5 C. Therefore, with BTMS the maximum cell temperature attained is 39%, 25% and 16% less compared to the bare cell, which indicates that the BTMS adopted in the present work is significantly effective in controlling rise in maximum cell temperature.
Factors associated to emotional impact of Covid-19 pandemic on health professional
Authors: Cabedo Elena , Prieto Julia , Quiles Laura , Arnáez Sandra , Rivas Mario , Riveiro Yazmin , Aguilar Eduardo , Renovell Mercedes
Published: April 2022

The aim of this study was to explore the emotional impact of Covid-19 on healthcare professionals at the Clinical and University Hospital of Valencia (Spain), and to identify the associated variables. A total of 228 professionals completed an ad hoc online survey in May 2020. The healthcare professionals experienced symptoms of stress (32%), depression (26%), anxiety (14%) and intrusive memories (7.5%). A higher frequency of sadness and anxiety was observed in women and in professionals who had presented Covid-19 symptoms. The professional category with the most frequent emotional symptoms was that of auxiliary nurses, and for stress also nurses and residents. The most affected were the first line units. The psychological variables that were negatively associated with the frequency of all symptomatic manifestations were: self-care, self-esteem, resilience, and use of active coping strategies, together with self-efficacy and social support for stress and depression. Despite the limitations of the study, the results may contribute to guide preventive programs for health professionals in future health crises.
ANALYZING ADVANCED EXPERIENCE OF THE JUNIOR ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF UKRAINE IN SCIENTIFIC EDUCATION
Authors: Kovalova O. А.
Published: April 2022

Integrating into the European Research Area, Ukrainian scientists try to bring local terms and concepts in line with the corresponding international ones, which is not always an easy task since western terminology cannot be translated literally without regard to local scientific tradition that has developed in specific historical conditions. In particular, a large national network of extracurricular research institutions, the Junior Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (JASU), has been operating for nearly a century in Ukraine. It is focused on the nurturing future generation of scientists and inventors, and has an unprecedented range of activities. When selecting an equivalent for an international concept, however, can we call such education a Science education if the JASU applies the scientific method in teaching not only natural sciences and interdisciplinary fields but also humanities and social subjects? And when studying the innovations of the organization, can we consider the use of a scientific method to be innovative, which has been underlying the JASU’s educational activities since its establishment? And at the same time application it in general educational institutions is innovative. During the research and identification of the JASU’s innovative educational practices, we had to address these issues and weigh all subtle aspects. The author presents the results of research into the innovative practices of scientific education where the latter is assigned a broader meaning than science education, taking into account all the disciplinary diversity of the JASU system. However the science education are deemed to be the basis for scientific education and a source of innovation activity enabling to respond to current challenges. The article defines the concepts of “scientific education”, “specialized science-oriented education”, “educational practices of teachers”, “innovative practices in scientific education”, describes the features of scientific education: modern educational trends within certain innovative lines are outlined and substantiated, the principles for identification of the JASU’Ss high-potential innovative practices in the context of scientific education are presented and exemplified.
İklim Değişikliklerinin Etkilerinin Azaltılmasında Halk Sağlığı Hemşireliği
Authors: EKİCİ Emine
Published: April 2022

İklim değişikliği temiz hava, güvenli içme suyu, besleyici gıda temini ve güvenli barınak gibi sağlığın temel bileşenlerini olumsuz etkileyerek insan yaşamını tehdit etmektedir. Bu derlemede küresel iklim değişikliklerinin sağlık üzerindeki etkilerine dikkat çekmek, halk sağlığı hemşirelerinin bu değişime nasıl katkı verebileceğini irdelemek amaçlanmıştır. İklim değişikliğinin 2030 ve 2050 yılları arasında yetersiz beslenme, sıtma, diyare ve sıcaklık artışlarından dolayı yılda yaklaşık 250.000 ek ölüme neden olması beklenmektedir. İklim değişikliğinin olumsuz sağlık etkilerinden zayıf sağlık altyapısına sahip, iklim değişikliği ile mücadelede gerekli önlemleri yeterince almayan gelişmekte olan ülkeler, büyük kentlerde ve dağlık ve kutup bölgelerinde yaşayan insanlar daha fazla etkilenecektir. İklim değişiklerinden öncelikli olarak çocuklar, yaşlılar, yoksullar ve azınlıklar, işçiler, immün sistemi baskılanmış bireyler etkilenmektedir. Ulaşımın iyileştirilmesi, gıda ve enerji kullanımının düzenlenmesi, sera gazı emisyonlarının ve özellikle hava kirliliğinin azaltılması iklim değişikliği ile mücadelede öncelikli alanlardır. Bu mücadelede tüm sektörlerin rolü olmakla birlikte sağlık çalışanları ve özellikle hemşirelerin görevleri vardır. Özellikle halk sağlığı hemşireleri yerel ve bölgesel düzeyde iklim değişikliklerine uyum çalışmalarında ve iklim değişikliklerinin beklenen sağlık etkileriyle başa çıkmada hayati rol oynayabilirler. Uluslararası Hemşireler Birliğine (ICN) göre hemşireler hem ulusal hem bireysel düzeyde iklim değişikliğinin etkilerinin azaltılmasında rol almalıdırlar. Ulusal düzeyde sürdürülebilir uygulamalar ve çevre politikalarının belirlenmesinde, bireysel düzeyde çalıştıkları kurumlarda atık yönetimi uygulamaları, sağlıklı yaşam biçimi davranışları, iklim değişikliğinin etkilerinin farkındalığı ve mücadele için öncelikle kendilerini, daha sonra bireyleri, aileleri ve toplumu eğitmelidirler.
المهارات الأدارية ودورها في تميز الأداء المؤسسي لدى مدراء النشاط الرياضي في الجامعات العراقية
Authors: اسراء جمعة علي  , فاطمة عبد مالح
Published: April 2022

يهدف البحث الى التعرف على المهارات الأدارية ودورها في الأداء المؤسسي، حيث استعمل المنهج الوصفي بأسلوب المسحي والعلاقات الارتباطية لملائمته طبيعة المشكلة المراد دراستها.
وتم تحديد مجتمع البحث بمدراء النشاط الرياضي في الجامعات العراقية بالطريقة العمدية، والبالغ عددهم (134) مدير، حيث تم استخدام مقياسي (المهارات الأدارية والأداء المؤسسي) وتم توزيع المقياسين على العينة المذكورة أعلاه وذلك بغية الحصول على إجابات تستوفي العينة المطلوبة والممثلة للمجتمع وذلك في يوم 3/12/2021 وتمت الإجابات على جميع العبارات وبعد معالجة النتائج إحصائيا وذلك باستخدام برنامج SPSS أظهرت نتائج البحث أن الجامعات العراقية تبنت مفهوم المهارات الأدارية بكافة عناصره وان مدراء النشاط الرياضي يتمتعون بمستوى عالً من المهارات الأدارية ومستوى عالً من تميز الأداء المؤسسي وان هناك علاقة ودور للمهارات الأدارية في تميز الأداء المؤسسي.
 وقد أوصت الباحثتان إلى ضرورة ان تنظر وزارة التعليم الى مدراء النشاط الرياضي في الجامعات العراقية التأكيد على أهمية ودور المهارات الإدارية في تحقيق الأهداف المرجوة للأداء المؤسسي المميز، بالإضافة إلى ضرورة تدريب مدراء النشاط الرياضي على فنون المهارات الأدارية وذلك عن طريق فتح دورات تدريبية لهم.
Nexus between Emotional Intelligence and Work Engagement in the IT sector: A requisite for Global Village
Authors:   Pratibha college of Commerce and computer studies Chinchwad, Pune Maharashtra, V Shagunthala Devi.
Published: April 2022

Introduction: As emotional intelligence is found to be an ideological attribute of self-awareness, self- management, social awareness, and management of relationships; it can also be suggested that it has a significant impact on the work engagement level of the employees. Employee Engagement is a multi-faceted phenomenon that is shaped by different factors. In this globally competitive environment, organizations are striving hard to enhance employee’s overall engagement levels. Background: Thus, it can be outlined that when people have high emotional intelligence, they tend to create more balance in their work and personal life. Hence, this notion of being balanced and considerate towards others may enhance their willingness to work better in less time and thereby, be more productive through their efforts. Moreover, in the context of the global village, there is a chance that people may feel left out or overburdened in their work. Purpose: In this regard, the current study will be specifically confined to the IT sector as it is the major sector that is transformed and adapted on grounds of digital cues of communication and collaboration. Findings: The findings of the study significantly affirm that there is a vast amount of literature available with regard to emotional intelligence and employee engagement level, both independently and aggregately. However, there is a lack of empirical evidence of how these two attributes coherently react to organizational and management attributes in the context of the global village, especially in the IT sector of India. Research Originality: While prior studies have extensively highlighted the importance of emotional intelligence and employee engagement levels for enhancing productivity at the traditional firm level, the current study extends the knowledge on how the interplay between these attributes play a pivotal role in the context of the IT sector in the global village. Keywords: emotional intelligence, work engagement, IT sector, global village.
Chemical composition, nutritional, functional and pasting properties of yellow root cassava grits and african yam bean flour blends
Authors: Abioye funmilayo , Olodude Ololade Abosede , Akinwande Bolanle Aishat
Published: April 2022

The effect of African Yam Bean (AYB) flour substitution on the nutritional, functional and pasting properties of yellow root cassava grits was investigated. Cassava grits were obtained by peeling, washing, cutting (5.5 cm thickness in cubes), soaking (72 h, 28±2 °C), dewatering, roasting (120 °C, 20 min), sieving and milling. Roasted AYB flour was obtained by cleaning, roasting (190 °C, 10 min), dehulling, milling and sieving (425 μm). Simple lattice design was used to generate different formulations, 100:0; 90:10; 80:20; 70:30; 60:40 and 0:100 of cassava grits and AYB flour, respectively. These were analyzed for chemical composition, amino acid profile, minerals, functional and pasting properties. Total ash, protein, β-carotene and hydrogen cyanide were in the ranges of 2.16-2.66%, 2.72-20.43%, 1.33 to 3.97 µg/g and 0.07-4.47 mg/kg, respectively. Total essential amino acids and total non-essential amino acids were in the ranges of 32.51-40.18% and 59.82-67.48%. Potassium, calcium, magnesium, iron, copper, zinc, manganese and sodium of the blends ranged from 338.00-646.75, 188.00-508.00, 358.00-532.50, 59.25-140.00, 0.12-0.19, 1.07-1.71, 7.25-38.25, 25.25-161.50 mg/100 g, respectively. Bulk density, water absorption capacity, swelling capacity and swelling index ranged from 0.67-0.81 g/ml, 151.05-503.29 g/ml, 1.67-5.68 g/g and 2.86-13.32%, respectively. The blends of yellow root cassava grits and African yam bean flour could provide nutritious food formulations and offer good potential for food security.
Lens Thickness and Its Association with General and Ocular Parameters in Healthy Subjects
Authors: Cao Yi , Liao Fucheng , He Yushen , Huang Yujuan , Zhou Lijun , Kong Xiangbin
Published: April 2022

The crystalline lens lens thickness playing an essential role in maintaining normal visual function, but little attention is paid to the lens thickness. The purpose of this study is to document the normative values of lens thickness (LT) in healthy subjects of Southern China and to evaluate its associated factors. This was a prospective, clinic-based, observational, cross-sectional study. A total of 526 eyes from 263 healthy subjects aged between 5-84 years (mean age, 38.48 ± 22.04 years) were included in the study. All subjects underwent detailed ophthalmic examination, including the measurement of ocular biometric parameters by LenStar LS900. The study focused on LT and its association with general and ocular factors. The generalized estimation equation (GEE) model was used for statistical analysis. The Mean LT was 4.01 ± 0.57 mm(95% CI, 3.97 - 4.06; median, 3.94 mm; range, 3.10 - 5.36). In a univariate regression analysis, the LT was associated significantly age, body weight, body height, body mass index (BMI), systolic pressure, diastolic pressure, spherical equivalent (SE), intraocular pressure (IOP), anterior chamber depth (ACD) and axial length (AL) (all P<0.05). After adjusting the general parameters and ocular parameters, LT was associated significantly with age (β, 0.0151; 95% CI, 0.0116 - 0.0186; P<0.001), gender (β, 0.1233; 95% CI, 0.0553 - 0.1913; P<0.001) and ACD (β, -0.5815; 95% CI, -0.8059 - -0.3571; P<0.001) using the multivariate regression model. The LT was associated with older age, female gender, and shallower ACD in healthy subjects from Southern China. The data may help understand ocular diseases concerning lens thickness.
Control of ice crystal nucleation and growth during the food freezing process
Authors: Jia Guoliang , Chen Yimeng , Sun AiDong , Orlien Vibeke
Published: April 2022

Freezing can maintain a low‐temperature environment inside food, reducing water activity and preventing microorganism growth. However, when ice crystals are large, present in high amounts, and/or irregularly distributed, irreversible damage to food can occur. Therefore, ice growth is a vital parameter that needs to be controlled during frozen food processing and storage. In this review, ice growth theory and control are described. Macroscopic heat and mass transfer processes, the relationship between the growth of ice crystals and macroscopic heat transfer factors, and nucleation theory are reviewed based on the reported theoretical and experimental approaches. The issues addressed include how heat transfer occurs inside samples, variations in thermal properties with temperature, boundary conditions, and the functional relationship between ice crystal growth and freezing parameters. Quick freezing (e.g., cryogenic freezing) and unavoidable temperature fluctuations (e.g., multiple freeze–thaw cycles) are both taken into consideration. The approaches for controlling ice crystal growth based on the ice morphology and content are discussed. The characteristics and initial mechanisms of ice growth inhibitors (e.g., antifreeze proteins (AFPs), polysaccharides, and phenols) and ice nucleation agents (INAs) are complex, especially when considering their molecular structures, the ice‐binding interface, and the dose. Although the market share for nonthermal processing technology is low, there will be more work on freezing technologies and their theoretical basis. Superchilling technology (partial freezing) is also mentioned here.
The 2020 California fire season: A year like no other, a return to the past or a harbinger of the future?
Authors: Safford Hugh D. , Paulson Alison K. , Steel Zachary L. , Young Derek J. N. , Wayman Rebecca B.
Published: April 2022

Aim

Wildfire burned area, fire size, fire severity and the ecological and socio‐economic impacts of fire have been increasing rapidly in California in recent decades. We summarize the record‐breaking 2020 wildfire season in California statistically, evaluate the drivers of high‐severity burning in the 2020 fires and consider implications for fire and resource management.

Location

California, USA.

Time period

2020, with consideration of long‐term trends in many variables.

Major taxa studied

Humans, vegetation and wildlife.

Methods

We statistically summarize the record‐breaking 2020 fire year in California and outline the salient ecological and socio‐economic impacts. Then we fit two statistical models to determine how a suite of weather‐ and fuel‐related variables influenced high‐severity burning in different vegetation types and in different fire events during the 2020 fire season.

Results

In 2020, 1.74 million ha burned in California, 2.2 times more than the previous historical record but only average when compared with pre‐Euroamerican conditions. Economic losses exceeded $19 billion, and 33 people were killed directly by fire. Vegetation type and recent fire history had important effects on burning. Variability in high‐severity burning among vegetation types was driven principally by vapour pressure deficit and wind speed; variability among fire events was related principally to time since the last fire (a surrogate for fuel loading).

Main conclusions

The 2020 fires were part of an accelerating decades‐long trend of increasing burned area, fire size, fire severity and socio‐ecological costs in California. In fire‐prone forests, the management emphasis on reducing burned area should be replaced by a focus on reducing the severity of burning and restoring key ecosystem functions after fire. There have been positive developments in California vis‐à‐vis collaborative action and increased pace and scale of fuel management and pre‐ and postfire restoration, but the warming climate and other factors are rapidly constraining our options.
A class of irreducible modules for loop-Virasoro algebras
Authors: Chakraborty Priyanshu , Batra Punita
Published: April 2022

Tensor product of highest weight modules and intermediate modules for Virasoro algebra have been studied around 1997. Since then the irreducibility problem for tensor product of modules is open. We consider the loop-Virasoro algebra [Formula: see text], where Vir is the Virasoro algebra and [Formula: see text] is a commutative associative unital algebra over [Formula: see text]. In this paper, we study the irreducibility problem for the tensor product of highest weight modules and intermediate modules for [Formula: see text]. Finally we found out a necessary and sufficient condition for such modules to be isomorphic.
Adaptive Tracking Algorithm for Multiperson Motion Targets Based on Local Feature Similarity
Authors: Xiankun Chang , Mingliang Liu , TianMing Wang
Published: April 2022

The traditional multitarget tracking method has many points of concern. In view of the problems of high target recognition switching rate and high target trajectory false alarm rate in complex scenes and the problem of target loss caused by video tracking in existing video tracking algorithms, a new method based on video tracking is proposed: a multitarget tracking algorithm for local feature similarity, a strong target motion maneuvering or rapid deformation of asymmetric rigid targets. The algorithm builds a depth metric model, which can predict and track the temporal features of the target trajectory frame appearance features and motion features at the same time, which makes the extracted target features more discriminative and reduces the target recognition switching rate. At the same time, the adaptive model tracking algorithm can adjust the model in real time according to the clarity of the target area, effectively ensure the accuracy of the target tracking model, effectively aggregate the characteristics of the trajectory frame, and reduce the false alarm rate. The experimental results show that combining the multiperson moving target adaptive tracking algorithm based on local feature similarity into the DSST model can improve the average accuracy and success rate of the DSST model and has good stability.
A Combination of Bernstein and Improved Block-Pulse Functions for Solving a System of Linear Fredholm Integral Equations
Authors: He Ji-Huan , Taha Mahmoud H. , Ramadan Mohamed A. , Moatimid Galal M.
Published: April 2022

The present paper illustrates a new numerical technique to solve a system of linear Fredholm integral equations of the second kind. The current work introduces a coupling between hybrid Bernstein functions and improved block-pulse functions (HBI). The current method transforms the linear second kind Fredholm integral equations system into an algebraic system that can be solved by using classical methods. Some numerical examples are introduced to validate the new approach. The results showed that the method is promising, powerful, ultimately accurate, and highly efficient.
Adult Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder Symptoms and Internet Addiction in College Students: Prevalence and Differential Associations
Authors: Zhang Wei , Jiang Xu , Yang Lu , Zhu Wanling
Published: April 2022

This paper presents an investigation that aims to: 1) explore the relations between core symptoms of adult Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and several typical Internet activities, and 2) compare the predictive power of two core symptoms of ADHD- inattention and hyperactivity/impulsivity- in predicting Internet addiction. Methods: A total of 2016 Chinese college students participated in this study. The ADHD symptoms were assessed using Conners self-rating scales and DSM-5 semi-structured interviews. Structured Clinical Interview for the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders Fifth Edition (SCID-5) was used to exclude other psychiatric disorders. Chen’s Internet addiction scale (CIAS) was used to evaluate Internet addiction. Information about Internet activities (e.g., online gaming) was collected through a self-constructed questionnaire. Results: The ratio of Internet addiction problems among individuals with ADHD symptoms is significantly higher than in ordinary individuals (48.9% vs. 14.3%). Further, each core ADHD symptom has unique relations with different types of Internet activities. Specifically, both core ADHD symptoms are negatively associated with information downloading and online learning, and positively associated with online gaming, while online shopping is only associated with hyperactivity/impulsivity. Furthermore, both core ADHD symptoms are significant predictors of Internet addiction, especially inattention. Conclusion: College students with ADHD symptoms are at a higher risk of having Internet addiction than peers without ADHD symptoms. For individuals with ADHD symptoms and excessive online gaming and/or online shopping behaviors, the probability of having Internet addiction is even higher. These findings have important implications for identifying risk factors of Internet addiction and preventing Internet addiction in Higher Education settings.
Pemberian Tambahan Tepung Belatung atau Maggot Lalat Hermetia illucens Dalam Pakan Broiler Meningkatkan Aspartate Aminotransferase dan Menurunkan Alanine Aminotransferase
Authors: Qutrotu'ain Salsabila , Ardana Ida Bagus Komang , Siswanto Siswanto
Published: April 2022

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh pemberian tepung maggot BSF terhadap AST dan ALT broiler. Penelitian ini menggunakan Rancangan Acak Lengkap dengan 24 ekor ayam pedaging (broiler) jantan, dengan empat perlakuan dan enam ulangan. Perlakuan yang diterapkan adalah (P0) 100% pakan komersial, (P1) pakan komersial ditambahkan 1% tepung belatung/maggot BSF, (P2) pakan komersial ditambahkan 2% tepung belatung/maggot BSF, dan (P3) pakan komersial ditambahkan 3% tepung belatung/maggot BSF. Pengambilan sampel darah melalui vena brachialis. Data yang diperoleh dari penelitian ini dianalisis dengan uji sidik Ragam. Pada penelitian ini nilai AST P0, P1, P2 dan P3 masing-masing adalah 249,17 U/L; 341,17 U/L; 307,83 U/L; 340,17 U/L. Sedangkan nilai ALT P0, P1, P2 dan P3 masing-masing adalah 70,83 U/L; 46,17 U/L; 43,67 U/L; 44,33 U/L. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa pemberian tepung maggot BSF berpengaruh secara signifikan terhadap AST dan ALT broiler. Kesimpulan yang diperoleh yaitu pemberian tepung maggot BSF dapat meningkatkan kadar AST dan menurunkan kadar ALT namun masih dalam kadar yang normal.
Komunikasi sebagai Resolusi Konflik dan Proses Pengambilan Keputusan
Authors: Hasmawati Fifi
Published: April 2022

In organizations people who work in groups work to develop their skills and perspectives, which sometimes have differences about the work / duties with the work / tasks of other groups. When interactions between them occur, then conflict becomes the potential to arise. In organizational life at any time conflicts can occur in the form of conflicts between individuals as members of the organization, as well as conflicts between members and the organization. Conflict conditions are not favorable for leadership because it will cause various difficulties in moving members to work together, in an effort to achieve common goals. In this condition member participation not only decreases, but also evades and challenges as a sign of lacking or ineffective leadership. Conflicts encourage individuals to look for friends to show their self-solidarity and problems, so there are groupings of members that contradict others, both openly and secretly
DAKWAH DAN DEMOKRASI :ANALISIS TENTANG KONTRIBUSI DAKWAH DALAM PENEGAKAN DEMOKRASI
Authors: Choiriyah Choiriyah , Jannati Zhila
Published: April 2022

One of the important points in the process of da'wah is the content of the message. Namely the teachings contained in the Qur'an, al-Hadith, Ijma 'Ulamak and Qiyas. Meanwhile, the purpose of preaching itself is to make Islamic teachings manifest in every aspect of people's lives, the economic aspects are colored by Islamic teachings, as well as aspects of law, as well as politics and so on. Democracy as a form of government that is carried out by placing the people as holders of sovereignty, requires people who understand this role. There are three roles of the ummah in this case, namely electing a leader or head of government, exercising control over government policies and determining the goals the government must achieve. Therefore, Islamic communication or da'wah activities in this case need to contribute in an effort to educate the people so that they can play these roles. The contribution of da'wah in this case is to provide information about the criteria for a leader who is eligible to be elected, to provide information about policies such as what the government needs to do and the goals or directions that need to be taken.
PENINGKATAN EMPATI MELALUI STRATEGI KOMUNIKASI PERSUASIF PADA MAHASISWA PROGRAM STUDI KOMUNIKASI DAN PENYIARAN ISLAM UIN RADEN FATAH PALEMBANG
Authors: Hamandia Muhammad Randicha
Published: April 2022

Empati adalah bukti bahwa individu merupakan makhluk Allah swt. yang dibekali oleh akal dan perasaan yang dapat memjadikan ia menjadi manusia yang mengabdikan diri kepada Allah swt. dengan mencintai sesamanya. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui bagaimana peningkatan empati melalui strategi komunikasi persuasif pada mahasiswa Prodi KPI UIN Raden Fatah Palembang. Metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah metode penelitian kualitatif. Adapun subjek dari penelitian ini adalah mahasiswa Prodi KPI UIN Raden Fatah Palembang yang berjumlah 25 orang. Teknik pengumpulan data yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini yakni observasi, wawancara dan dokumentasi. Sedangkan data dianalisis dengan menggunakan teknik analisis deskriptif kualitatif. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa (1)pelaksanaan strategi komunikasi persuasif dilakukan melalui beberapa tahapan seperti (a)perhatian, (b)pemahaman, (c)pembelajaran, (d)penerimaan serta (e)penyimpanan, (2)terjadi peningkatan empati pada mahasiswa Program Studi Komunikasi Dan Penyiaran Islam UIN Raden Fatah Palembang setelah diterapkannya strategi komunikasi persuasif baik pada aspek (a)ikut merasakan, (b)dibangun atas dasar kesadaran diri, (c)peka terhadap bahasa isyarat, (d)mengambil peran (e)kontrol emosi.
DAKWAH STRUKTURAL SULTAN MAHMUD BADARUDDIN II
Authors: Muslimin Muslimin
Published: April 2022

Dakwah struktural adalah gerakan dakwah yang berada dalam dan melalui kekuasaan. Aktivitas dakwah struktural yang bergerak mendakwahkan ajaran Islam dengan memanfaatkan struktur sosial, politik, maupun ekonomi yang menjadikan Islam sebagai prinsip kehidupan, agar nilai-nilai agama dapat diejawantahkan dalam kehidupan berbangsa dan bernegara. Penelitian ini berusaha mengungkap berbagai fenomena yang menggambarkan serangkaian dakwah struktural yang dilakukan Sultan Mahmud Badarudin II. Sehingga dapat diperoleh sejumlah informasi mengenai berbagai upaya dakwah struktural Sultan Mahmud Badarudin II dalam mempertahankan wilayah Palembang.
PERSEPSI MAHASISWA MENGENAI LAYANAN BIMBINGAN SKRIPSI ONLINE
Authors: Jannati Zhila , Oviyanti Fitri , Suprayogo Imam , Hamandia Muhammad Randicha
Published: April 2022

Penelitian ini merupakan tugas akhir yang harus diselesaikan oleh mahasiswa pada jenjang pendidikan Strata-1 (S-1). Penyelesaian skripsi dari mahasiswa dilakukan melalui layanan bimbingan skripsi dengan dibimbing oleh dua orang dosen pembimbing skripsi. Namun, dengan adanya serangan dari virus corona, maka terpaksa mahasiswa melakukan bimbingan skripsi secara online. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui bagaimana persepsi mahasiswa mengenai layanan bimbingan skripsi online. Adapun subjek dari penelitian ini adalah lima belas orang mahasiswa Fakultas Dakwah dan Komunikasi UIN Raden Fatah Palembang. Teknik pengumpulan data yang dilakukan dalam penelitian ini yaitu dengan menggunakan teknik wawancara dan observasi. Kemudian, teknik analisis data yang dilakukan oleh peneliti yaitu dengan teknik analisis data deskriptif kualitatif. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa persepsi mahasiswa mengenai layanan bimbingan skripsi online secara sebagian besar bernilai negatif baik pada persepsi mahasiswa kesediaan waktu layanan bimbingan skripsi online, rentang waktu pemberian perbaikan (rentang waktu dari skripsi dikumpul sampai skripsi selesai dikoreksi) oleh dosen pembimbing kepada mahasiswa dalam layanan bimbingan skripsi online, pemahaman mahasiswa terhadap isi skripsi dari hasil feed back dosen pembimbing melalui bimbingan skripsi online, serta komunikasi yang terjadi antara dosen dan mahasiswa dalam layanan bimbingan skripsi online.
Dinamika Kelas Sosial Masyarakat Di Kesultanan Palembang Darussalam Pada Masa Transisi
Authors: Sari Lian Fitriana , Syawaludin Mohammad , Khudin Sholeh
Published: April 2022

Stratifikasi dan kelas sosial ialah dua hal yang berbeda tetapi sangat tidak jarang digunakan secara bergantian. Kelas mempunyai arti yang lebih sempit dibanding dengan stratifikasi sosial . jika kelas lebih spesifik maka stratifikasi mempunyai arti yang lebih luas karena ia lebih merujuk kepada pembagian sekelompok orang atau masyarakat pada masing-masing tingkatan mereka. Dan ini tergolong kedalam lapisan-lapisan yang ada dimasyarakat. Hal serupa seperti ini tentu juga terjadi pada masyarakat kesultanan Palembang darusslam. Terlebih Palembang mempunyai letak wilayah yang strategis yang membuat pelabuhannya hingga dapat dikatakan dalam rancah internasional yang membuat pedagang-pedagang dari luar juga ikut berdatangan. Maka tidak menutup kemungkinan jika bangsa eropa tertarik dengan baik hasil bumi ataupun wilyah dari Palembang. Penelitian ini mencoba supaya dapat lebih menjelaskan keadaan sosial yang ada pada masyarakat pada masa kesultanan Palembang Darussalam yang terjadi saat mas transisi tepatnya. Sehingga di harapkan peneliti bahwa ini dapat menjadi salah satu bentuk cara supata lebih mengetahui tentang sejarah kesultanan Palembang Darussalam pada transisi dan juga dapat menjadi salah satu kategori pelestarian sejarah Palembang
Peranan Kiai Kemas H.M.Zen Mukti (1338-1400 H/ 1919-1980 M) Dalam Politik Dan Dakwah Di Palembang
Authors: Supriani Okta
Published: April 2022

Tulisan ini membahas peranan Kiai Kemas H.M.Zen Mukti dalam politik dan agama di Palembang. Kiai Kemas H.M.Zen Mukti merupakan salah satu mantan anggota Masyumi, kontribusinya dalam politik dan dakwah di Palembang terbilang cukup mumpuni. Tudingan atas keterlibatan Masyumi dalam PRRI (Pemerintah Revolisioner Republik Indonesia) memberikan catatan kelam bagi mantan anggota Masyumi di masa Orde Baru. Dalam penelitian ini mencoba mengungkap sisi lain dari mantan anggota partai Masyumi dan menganalisis mengapa para mantan anggota Masyumi bertransisi ke arah Islam Kultural pada masa Orde Baru. Penelitian ini menggunakan tiga teknik pengumpulan data seperti studi pustaka, wawancara dan dokumentasi. Jenis penelitian yang digunakan ialah kualitatif dengan mengacu pada prosedur penelitian sejarah, pendekatan ilmu sosiologi digunakan sebagai ilmu bantu dalam penelitian dengan berfokus pada teori stratifikasi sosial dan teori peranan untuk menganalisis kedudukan dan status tokoh Kiai Kemas H.M.Zen Mukti. Penelitian ini menjelaskan mengenai kiprah Kiai Kemas H.M.Zen Mukti dalam aktifitas politik dan agama di Palembang. Penelitian ini juga mengungkap bahwa  era Orde Baru peranan ulama birokrat menjadi mati suri dalam masalah politik. Kejayaan para anggota partai Masyumi di masa Orde Lama menjadi samar di tangan rezim Orde Baru. Intervensi rezim Orde Baru terhadap ulama politik juga berpengaruh pada peranannya dalam kehidupan bernegara. Tujuan penelitian ini untuk mengetahui latar belakang kehidupan dan peranan Kiai Kemas H.M.Zen Mukti sebagai ulama birokrat yang berkontribusi dalam politik dan agama di Palembang.