bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Steering Transplant Immunosuppression by Measuring Virus-Specific T Cell Levels: The Randomized, Controlled IVIST Trial
Authors: Ahlenstiel-Grunow Thurid , Liu Xiaofei , Schild Raphael , Oh Jun , Taylan Christina , Weber Lutz T. , Staude Hagen , Verboom Murielle , Schröder Christoph , Sabau Ruxandra , Großhennig Anika , Pape Lars
Published: April 2021

Background

Pharmacokinetic monitoring is insufficient to estimate the intensity of immunosuppression after transplantation. Virus-specific T cells correlate with both virus-specific and general cellular immune defense. Additional steering of immunosuppressive therapy by virus-specific T cell levels might optimize dosing of immunosuppressants.

Methods

In a multicenter, randomized, controlled trial, we randomized 64 pediatric kidney recipients to a control group with trough-level monitoring of immunosuppressants or to an intervention group with additional steering of immunosuppressive therapy by levels of virus-specific T cells (quantified by cytokine flow cytometry). Both groups received immunosuppression with cyclosporin A and everolimus in the same target range of trough levels. Primary end point was eGFR 2 years after transplantation.

Results

In the primary analysis, we detected no difference in eGFR for the intervention and control groups 2 years after transplantation, although baseline eGFR 1 month after transplantation was lower in the intervention group versus the control group. Compared with controls, patients in the intervention group received significantly lower daily doses of everolimus and nonsignificantly lower doses of cyclosporin A, resulting in significantly lower trough levels of everolimus (3.5 versus 4.5 µg/L, P<0.001) and cyclosporin A (47.4 versus 64.1 µg/L, P<0.001). Only 20% of patients in the intervention group versus 47% in the control group received glucocorticoids 2 years after transplantation (P=0.04). The groups had similar numbers of donor-specific antibodies and serious adverse events.

Conclusions

Steering immunosuppressive therapy by virus-specific T cell levels in addition to pharmacokinetic monitoring seems safe, results in a similar eGFR, and personalizes immunosuppressive therapy by lowering exposure to immunosuppressive drugs, likely resulting in lower drug costs.

Clinical Trial registry name and registration number:

IVIST trial, https://www.clinicaltrialsregister.eu/ctr-search/search?query=2009-012436-32 and ISRCTN89806912
Utilization of Cheese Whey for Production of Azurin by Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Authors: ÜNVER Yağmur
Published: April 2021

Azurin which has attracted much attention as potential anticancer agent in recent years is a bacterial secondary metabolite. This copper-containing redox protein secreted by Pseudomonas aeruginosa has capability of preferentially entering into many human cancer cells and inducing apoptosis. In this study, whey which is the considerable by-product of the casein or cheese manufacture was used as azurin production medium by P. aeruginosa. Also, effects of copper (II) sulphate (CuSO4) and potassium nitrate (KNO3) on the azurin production were determined. At the end of the studies, optimum azurin expression level was reached during the incubation of 18 hours. The best CuSO4 concentration was 2.5 mg/L while the best KNO3 concentration was 45 mg/L according to Western blot analysis. This process can be used to obtain high levels of azurin using P. aeruginosa in whey medium. Also, using whey for azurin production can reduce many processing industrial whey waste management problems.
The Essentials of Clifford Algebras with Maple Programming
Authors: AKAR Mutlu
Published: April 2021

Clifford algebra (geometric algebra) which has many applications in physics, robotics, CAD (Computer-Aided Design) /CAM (Computer-Aided Manufacture), computer graphics, image processing, etc. is one of the important subjects in mathematics. In this paper, after we give the definition of Clifford algebras, introduce their subspaces. Firstly, we develop an algorithm which obtain some concepts of Clifford algebras using by Maple programming. Secondly, another algorithm calculates the norm of the multivector obtained by finding the Clifford product of any two vectors of the same finite dimension.
Impact of funding on academic performance: An exploration of two South African universities
Authors: Wildschut Angelique , Megbowon Ebenezer , Miselo Amanda
Published: April 2021

Empirical evidence on the relationship between student funding and academic performance is unclear. Some studies have found a positive relationship, some have suggested a negative one, while others maintain that there is no relationship between them. Acknowledging that a range of factors, other than funding, impact on student success, in this paper, we aim to contribute to a small, but emerging, body of literature on the relationship between student funding and academic performance, proxied by the average individual academic mark for the year. We applied descriptive and inferential statistics to a dataset of 29,619 students registered at two South African universities for the 2018 academic year. The results highlight that in an examination of the impact of being funded by the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) in a bivariate context, it is possible to find a negative relationship with performance. However, at an aggregate level and controlling for the impact of other variables, a positive (albeit weak) and statistically significant correlation between being NSFAS funded and average academic performance emerges.
Continuing the debate on teacher autonomy: A capabilities perspective
Authors: de Klerk Edwin Darrell , Barnett Emma Priscilla
Published: April 2021

Whereas much has been written about initiatives to empower teachers, scholars agree that the capabilities approach, which is an important method for empowering teachers in the arena of autonomy, requires continued research. Our aim in this research paper is, therefore, to continue the debate on fostering teacher autonomy from a capabilities perspective. We present a South African education policy analysis in which it can be seen that capabilities may empower teachers to be agents of autonomy. Having employed a capabilities approach, our study shows that possibilities exist for deepening thinking about teachers' autonomous education practices in general. The findings show that teachers should focus on self-attention and care for the self to become autonomous beings. The results show that empowering teachers to be autonomous may be regarded as a robust paradigm that can be used even as development challenges and educational priorities shift.
COVID-19’DA ANTİKOAGÜLAN TEDAVİ
Authors: ÖZBALCI Demircan
Published: April 2021

COVID-19’da birçok organın tutulumu olmakla birlikte, en sık mortalite ve morbidite sebebi ARDS ve trombozlardır. Şiddetli tromboinflamasyon, yaygın damar içi pıhtılaşma sendromu ve bunların sonucu olarak görülen tromboz riskinden dolayı, COVID-19’da antikoagülan tedavi, standart tedavi olarak yerini almıştır. D-Dimer yüksekliği, COVID-19 koagülopatisinin en önemli belirtecidir. Düşük molekül ağırlıklı heparin (DMAH) COVID-19’da ilk akla gelen antikoagülan ajandır. Hemen hemen tüm klinik durumlarda ilk seçenektir. Warfarin kullanımı önerilmezken, direkt oral antikoagülanlar, aspirin ve P2Y12 inhibitörlerinin etkileri üzerine daha net kanıtlar gerekmektedir. Bu derlemede, COVID-19 hastalarında antikoagülan profilaksi ve tedavi endikasyonları ile bu tedavilerin süresi yanı sıra, bu hastaların takibinde, hastalık birliktelik gösteren klinik durumların tedavisi de son kılavuzların önerileri doğrultusunda anlatılacaktır.
Covid-19 Pandemisinin Üroloji Pratiğine Etkisi: İki Merkezli Çalışma
Authors: ÖZTÜRK Sefa Alperen , GUZEL Ahmet
Published: April 2021

Amaç: Covid-19 pandemisinin üroloji pratiğine olan etkisini farklı basamak iki hastanenin pandemi öncesi ve sonrası verilerini kullanarak değerlendirmek.

Materyal - Metot: Mart 2020 pandemi sürecinin başlangıcı olarak kabul edilerek Mart 2021 yılına kadar geçen süre alınan kısıtlama kararlarına göre üç döneme ayrıldı. Bu süre içerisinde Aydın Devlet Hastanesi (ADH) ve Süleyman Demirel Üniversitesi Araştırma ve Uygulama Hastanesi ( SDÜ-AUH) üroloji polikliniğine başvuran hasta sayısı, acil servisten danışılan hasta sayısı, yapılan günübirlik işlem ve ameliyat sayıları verileri retrospektif olarak toplandı. Toplanan veriler öncelikle bir yıl öncesi aynı zaman aralığı ile sonrasında iki hastane arasında karşılaştırıldı.

Bulgular: İki hastanede de pandemi sürecinde poliklinik hasta sayılarında azalma gözlenirken pandeminin birinci döneminde bu azalma daha belirgindi (p0.05). Onkolojik cerrahi işlem sayılarında SDÜ-AUH’de anlamlı değişiklik gözlenmedi (p>0.05). Taş cerrahisi ortalama sayılarındaki azalma ADH’de daha belirgindi (p
Riparazione valvolare mitralica percutanea: la Mitraclip
Authors: Dell’Aquila Andrea , Gavazzoni Mara , Arabia Gianmarco , Maggi Antonio , Latina Loredana , Raddino Riccardo
Published: April 2021

L’insufficienza mitralica (IM) è la valvulopatia cardiaca più comune, con una prevalenza stimata nella popolazione generale, aggiustata per età e sesso, pari all’1.7%, ma con un marcato incremento con l’aumentare dell’età, potendo colpire fino al 13.2% della popolazione al di sopra di 75 anni. La prevalenza non trascurabile dell’IM e l’importante impatto prognostico di questa malattia nei pazienti (pz.) affetti, sia nella sua forma degenerativa primitiva (IMP) che nella sua forma secondaria/funzionale (IMF), risultante dalla dilatazione e disfunzione del ventricolo sinistro (Vsx) nei pz con scompenso, ha portato all’elaborazione di nuove strategie di trattamento percutaneo minimamente invasivo, per consentire il trattamento di un maggior numero di pz. affetti. Fra esse la più frequentemente usata è la riparazione valvolare mitralica percutanea tramite impianto di clip con sistema Mitraclip (Abbott Laboratories, Menlo Park, California, USA). Considerato l’alto tasso di prevalenza di IM e di SC nella popolazione generale, la prognosi infausta di queste malattie, e l’alto tasso di comorbilità presente nei soggetti affetti da SC, che spesso rende i pz. stessi ineleggibili al trattamento chirurgico convenzionale, la riparazione valvolare percutanea mediante Mitraclip potrebbe rappresentare per molti individui un beneficio non solo sintomatologico, ma anche prognostico, andando ad interrompere il circolo vizioso che si crea fra disfunzione del Vsx e sovraccarico di volume, mediato proprio dall’IM stessa. In questa revisione della letteratura verranno discussi gli aspetti principali della riparazione valvolare mitralica percutanea con Mitraclip e l’importante impatto prognostico da essa derivante.
Problematiche aritmologiche in cardio-oncologia: la fibrillazione atriale
Authors: Carbone Vincenzo
Published: April 2021

È stata rilevata un’aumentata prevalenza di fibrillazione atriale (FA) nei pazienti con neoplasie, così come una maggiore incidenza di tumori di nuova diagnosi in soggetti con FA di recente insorgenza. I possibili meccanismi chiamati in causa per spiegare la comparsa di FA in pazienti con cancro (e viceversa) comprendono un’epidemiologia comune e fattori di rischio condivisi, il ruolo dell’età e delle comorbidità che impattano su entrambe le condizioni, un effetto diretto del cancro sull’aritmia, nonché l’azione cardiotossica delle terapie chirurgiche, farmacologiche o radianti messe in atto per il trattamento delle neoplasie. L’infiammazioine sistemica, invece, potrebbe rappresentare un denominatore comune a entrambe le condizioni, come anche lo stress ossidativo e l’apoptosi. Il trattamento della FA nei pazienti oncologici rappresenta una grande sfida e, poiché non disponiamo di Linee Guida specificamente dedicate alla gestione dell’aritmia in questo particolare contesto clinico, l’approccio terapeutico deve essere individualizzato e at-tentamente ponderato.
Quali pazienti, quale rischio. Identificazione e correzione: scelte ed aderenza terapeutica
Authors: Coletti Moia Elena
Published: April 2021

Prima di iniziare una terapia oncologica potenzialmente cardiotossica è importante una valutazione cardiologica basale; essa può essere eseguita da un cardio-oncologo ma spesso in realtà viene attuata dal cardiologo ambulatoriale. La valutazione basale serve a identificare il profilo di rischio cardiovascolare del paziente, a correggere i fattori di rischio modificabili e, nel paziente cardiopatico noto, ad ottimizzare il trattamento. La correzione dei fattori di rischio come ipertensione arteriosa e dislipidemia richiede un adeguato approccio farmacologico ma per abbattere il più possibile il rischio, il paziente deve adottare una correzione dello stile di vita con misure comportamentali come l’interruzione del fumo, l’esercizio fisico ed una adeguata alimentazione. Il paziente con disfunzione ventricolare sinistra o cardiopatia ischemica deve essere valutato con test che permettano di rilevare l’entità del problema e poi intraprendere una terapia la cui scelta ed aderenza va considerata anche in base alle possibili interferenze con i farmaci oncologici.
Quali controlli cardiologici in corso di chemioterapia a rischio di cardiotossicità
Authors: Lestuzzi Chiara
Published: April 2021

I controlli cardiologici (tipo di esame e tempistica) durante chemioterapia devono essere programmati in base al tipo di cardiotossicità attesa, che è diversa per diversi farmaci (disfunzione ventricolare, ischemia cardiaca, tromboembo-lie, aritmie, ipertensione) ed è anche diversa, per uno stesso farmaco, in base al modo di somministrazione. In caso di riscontro di cardiotossicità è importante valutare l’intento della chemioterapia (curativa o adiuvante/neoadiuvante) prima di suggerirne l’interruzione. L’associazione di adeguate terapie cardiologiche e la programmazione di controlli cardiologici mirati può permettere di continuare alcune terapie salvavita anche in presenza di problemi cardiaci (preesistenti o iatrogeni).
Heavy Metals as Impurities in the Bayer Production Cycle of the Aluminum Hydroxide from Sierra Leone Bauxite. Preliminary Study
Authors: Dobra Gheorghe , Iliev Sorin , Cotet Lucian , Boiangiu Alina , Hulka Iosif , Kim Lidia , Catrina Gina Alina , Filipescu Laurentiu
Published: April 2021

This paper is reporting the data of a preliminary study on heavy metals distribution in the fluid and solid phases involved in dry and classified aluminium hydroxide production through Bayer process. For heavy metals released in the fluid phases, the main source of contamination is the bauxite through its mineralogical phases soluble or insoluble in alkaline solution. It was shown that predominant way to transfer contaminating elements in aluminium hydroxide particles is the occlusion of very fine particles coming from mineralogical phases of bauxite residue. New born mineralogical phases from bauxite residue, like poor crystallized sodalite and cancrinite, are the most active occlusion contaminants
David Tracy on fragments, fragmentation, and frag-events
Authors: Conradie Ernst
Published: April 2021

This contribution offers a review of David Tracy’s recent collection of essays entitled Fragments: The Existential Situation of Our Time (2020). This volume is quite an event since Tracy’s last monograph was published in 1994. This review gives an account of the continuity and discontinuity in Tracy’s oeuvre with reference to themes such as conversation, fragments, the Infinite, and an analogical imagination. It also mentions some other jewels found in Fragments by picking up on a conversation with Tracy that started with the author’s doctoral thesis on Tracy, completed in 1992.
Practising healthy theology in the local church
Authors: Dickie June
Published: April 2021

The loss of lament in the modern church has had serious consequences, including a lack of compassion for pain-bearers, the failure to challenge injustice, and essentially the loss of the church’s mission: bringing hope into pain. This article suggests five ways to restore lament to the life of a church, to facilitate a healthy, caring community. First, “hard texts” must be included in the preaching and teaching calendar; second, the church must learn to stand with pain-bearers in corporate lament; third, worship songs must include opportunity for sustained lament; fourth, biblical laments should be read regularly and used by individuals to compose their own laments; and fifth, lament rituals (for regular and special situations) must be built into the rhythm of church life. If such practices can be restored, those who carry pain will once again receive the gift of hope and communal bonds will be strengthened.
Faktor Peramal Penerimaan Perkhidmatan e-Kerajaan
Authors:   Universiti Putra Malaysia, Kamarudin Syafila , Omar Siti Zobidah ,   Universiti Putra Malaysia
Published: April 2021

Predictor Factors Towards Acceptance of e-Government Services ABSTRACT The e-government application was developed to change the way the government operates in the online service delivery system. Thus, this study focused on one of the e-government platforms namely, the MyEG application. This study was aimed to determine the predictor factors that influence consumers’ acceptance using the MyEG application. The framework consisted of four main predictors namely, social influence, performance expectancy, effort expectancy and facilitating conditions, while the dependent variable was the acceptance of MyEG application. A quantitative approach was adopted, by using a questionnaire survey. A total of 396 MyEG application users in the Klang Valley were selected to participate in the survey. The data collected were analyzed using SPSS version 22. Two sampling techniques were used; simple random and purposive. Two statistics procedures were used; descriptive and inferential. The results displayed that the level of acceptance towards the MyEG application was at a moderate level. The Pearson correlation test also revealed a positive and significant correlation between performance expectancy, effort expectancy, facilities condition and social influences to the acceptance of MyEG application. The analysis showed that users had accepted the MyEG application because it was emphasized the predictor factors. Moreover, the multi regression test found that performance expectancy, facilities conditions, social influences and effort expectancy were among the variables that predicted the acceptance of the MyEG application. However, the overall result showed that performance expectancy was a major factor that contributed to the acceptance of the MyEG application among users. Keywords: e-government, online services, application, predictor factor, acceptance.
The Failure of Implementation Broadcasting Regulations in Indonesia-Malaysia Border Region: Case Study on Free-to-air Television in Meranti Regency, Riau Province - Indonesia
Authors:   Universitas Padjadjaran, Indonesia, Setiawan Harry , Karlinah Siti ,   Universitas Padjadjaran, Indonesia, Hidayat Dadang Rahmat ,   Universitas Padjadjaran, Indonesia, Darwis Yuliandre ,   Universitas Andalas, Indonesia
Published: April 2021

Border residents in Meranti Regency still love Malaysian free to air television broadcasts. The broadcasting regulation stipulates that broadcasters must provide free to air access to foster a love of Indonesian television broadcasts and a spirit of nationalism for all levels of society. However, the reality in the field is inversely proportional. An important point that questioned in this research is how the implementation of broadcasting regulations governing equality of access to information and containers of cultural expression in free to air broadcasts for all Indonesian people, especially in border areas. This study aims to reveal the extent of the application of broadcasting regulations in the border region in the context of free to air broadcasts and cultural expression containers in free to air broadcasts. Social action media studies used as an analytical tool to reveal that access and broadcasting infrastructure are a necessity for reaching viewers. The program of the choice model is another analytical tool in uncovering the motives for selecting free to air broadcasts that are loved by border society. The case study method used to find data from the field of a single case that is the implementation of free to air broadcasting regulations in the Indonesian border region of Malaysia. As a result, broadcasting regulations are considered unsuccessful in the context of free to air in the border regions, and the expression of Malay culture has no place on Indonesian television, which in turn, the Malay cultural preference filled with free to air Malaysian broadcasts. Keyword: Broadcasting, free-to-air, audience, border society, culture.
Perkembangan Teknologi Komunikasi dan Sumbangannya kepada Pentadbiran British dan Masyarakat di Negeri-Negeri Selat 1902-1938
Authors:   Xiamen University Malaysia, Koh Kuan Wei , Hamzah Zubaidah V. P. ,   Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Mat Enh Azlizan ,   Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
Published: April 2021

The Development of the Communication Technology and Its Contributions to the British Administration and Society in Straits Settlements 1902-1938 ABSTRACT A communication system is an important element in facilitating the administration as well as providing communication facilities to the local community. The economic development and changes in the British administration system in the Straits Settlements led the British administration to introduce a modern communication system in the Straits Settlements to facilitate the transmission of information. Most of the previous research on communication is focusing on the development of the transportation system as compared to the communication system. Hence, the objective of this study is to identify the efforts taken by the British in developing communication technology in the Straits Settlements dan its contributions to the administration and the local community. The methodology used for this study is qualitative. The analysis is based on the historical method by making primary sources the main source of analysis. Among the files that were referred to are colonial files CO273 Colonial Office: Straits Settlements Original Correspondence and CO275 Colonial Office: Straits Settlements Sessional Papers. This research shows that there are various efforts taken by the British in the Straits Settlements to develop a perfect and efficient communication system. This includes efforts to improvise the telephone and telegraph facilities by upgrading existing cables of communication. The telephone and telegraph cables were added all over the Straits Settlements which subsequently widened the network of communication to the other Malay States. Wireless technology was also introduced in Singapore and Penang to provide communication that is modern and sophisticated during that era. The transformation in the communication system in the Straits Settlements has contributed to the smooth running of the administration as well as bringing social and economic benefits. Keywords: Communication technology, British administration, Straits Settlements, social service, disseminating information.
The Power of Political Cartoons: A Case Study of Zunar’s ‘Twit Twit Cincin’
Authors:   Taylor's University, Malaysia, Abdul Latif Roslina , Elgarrai Sojoud ,   Taylor's University, Malaysia
Published: April 2021

The following study of selected works of art by Zulkiflee Anwar Haque or better known as Zunar, a Malaysian political cartoonist from his book ‘Twit Twit Cincin’. This study is guided by the visual rhetoric theory that has three areas of study - nature, function and evaluation. The study looks at selected cartoons that addressed political figures, politics and social issues. The research looked at the way the caricatures portrayed Malaysian politicians, his perspectives on the political and social issues and how these issues were addressed. The researcher also looked at metaphors used by the cartoonist to communicate his ideas to the audiences. The study found that Zunar’s portrait of Malaysian politicians is not always positive. He is critical but not in an inflammatory way. The metaphors found in Zunar’s work are found to be common themes and simple to understand. They are also very well-known, visually appealing and a tool to tie his messages together and to get his ideas across. Zunar has managed to resist the oppression of the state through his cartoons while looking at institutional reform, puts forth an alternative articulation of history and nation that juxtapose the current government. Keywords: Zunar, political cartoonist, political and social issues, Twit Twit Cincin, metaphors.
Disruption and Collaboration in Digital Journalism: Ambivalence of Social Responsibility and Political Economy Practices of Media Companies
Authors:   University of Indonesia, Nurlatifah Mufti , Mutmainnah Nina ,   University of Indonesia
Published: April 2021

Digitization encourages journalism to transform. Since the development of digital media, communication and media scholars have predicted journalism to develop at two levels. First, journalism evolves along with technological developments and is involved in media disruption. Second, journalism sticks with professionalism and establish technology as a tool to realize social responsibility. Today we are dealing with the transformation in journalism that we get from disrupted contents, disrupted media companies, and collaboration among media institutions. Various digital journalism platforms have emerged as a manifestation of the diversity of content and diversity of media ownership. This was an exploratory study that aimed to explain collaborations among various media in the digital ecosystem. The focus of this study was to map media networks through media data distributed in various official media or regulators. The results of this study showed that in a digital ecosystem that promises many opportunities, digital journalism still has to deal with the dilemma between social responsibility and the political economy of media. On the one hand, digital journalism faces disruption which serves as a significant factor that encourages journalism to transform. On the other hand, digital journalism also deals with a natural selection that forces them to collaborate, i.e. a manifestation of the political economy of media. Keywords: Digital journalism, disruption, collaboration, social responsibility, media companies.
Exploring The Relationship of Social Media Usage and Multitasking of Social Media on Self-Efficacy and Academic Performance
Authors:   Infrastructure University Kuala Lumpur, Mohammed Mahir Tahrir Salih , Ibrahim Faridah ,   Infrastructure University Kuala Lumpur, Yunus Norzita ,   Infrastructure University Kuala Lumpur
Published: April 2021

Social media usage is known to harness new lifestyle among the youth. Use of social media promotes the negative as well as positive consequences for the students in general and academic life. This study examined the relationship between social media usage, multitasking of social media, and students' academic self-efficacy on students' academic performance among Malaysian youth. The current work also evaluates the mediating effect of students' academic self-efficacy on social media usage and social media multitasking on their academic performance. This study embraced a cross-sectional research design and quantitative data collected from 644 Malaysian students of higher education institutions. The collected data were analysed using SPSS v23 and PLS-SEM-based SmartPLS 3.1. The findings revealed that social media usage and social media multitasking are positively and significantly related to students' self-efficacy. Moreover, the results also showed that social media usage and multitasking, and students' self-efficacy are significantly associated with their academic performance. The results also exposed the mediational effect of students' self-efficacy on the relationship between social media multitasking and students' academic performance in higher education. The study recommends that by initiating the self-efficacy program in promoting social media's academic use and multitasking among Malaysian higher education students would result in better performance. Keywords: Social Media, self-efficacy, multitasking, media usage, academic performance.
Prioritized Content of Islamic Television Channels: An Analytical Study of Alhijrah TV
Authors:   Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia, Kanaker Osama
Published: April 2021

In the world of media and communication, the producers of content are major contributors who create issues for an audience to think about. This content is not randomly created, but rather created based on certain agendas. This paper analyzes the content of the Alhijrah channel, a Malaysian Islamic TV. The objective of this study is to discover the prioritized Islamic content broadcast by Alhijrah TV that contributes to shaping the perception of Islam among viewers. To achieve this objective, content analysis, observation and interviews were conducted. The sample of the study was the last broadcasting season of 2020. It was found out that Alhijrah divided its programs into eight genres. The leading genre was a magazine that accounted for 46.56% of the sample, and the leading programs were the programs of the noble Qur'an. Alhijrah resorted to shopping programs that accounted for almost 17% of the Alhijrah content. Alhijrah also broadcast seven live programs that made up 16.71% of its programs. Alhijrah also broadcast limited programs of animation, drama, concert and talk show. This study recommends Islamic television channels and producers of Islamic content to align their agendas with the noble Qur'an to prioritize what Allah SWT prioritized to guide the audience to Allah SWT implementing the methods that He set for us. Keywords: Content, television, Islam, Alhijrah TV, agenda-setting theory.
The Representations of Palestinians Behavioral Attributes in Hollywood Movies from 2000 to 2014
Authors:   Universiti Putra Malaysia, Juneidi Saed , Osman Mohd Nizam ,   Universiti Putra Malaysia, Yasin Megat Al-Imran ,   Universiti Putra Malaysia, Shamshudeen Rosya Izyanie ,   Universiti Malaya, Ali Mohd Nor Shahizan ,   Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
Published: April 2021

Since the period followed the September 11 in 2001 attack, and the second Palestinian uprising in 2000, Hollywood has produced many movies representing the Arab. The representation was shown in certain positions and scenes in the movie to give a certain meaning. Further, most of these previous studies have studied the personality in Hollywood movies combined with Arab characters. However, this study seeks to explore the behavioural attributes of the Palestinian character represented in Hollywood feature movies from the year 2000 to 2014 in detailed analysis. A literature analysis reviewed Arab representations in Hollywood movies. The quantitative approach is adopted as well as the data has been collected by employing the quantitative content analysis through using a coding sheet. The sample selection of this study is total population sampling. The unit analysis is 71 scenes that include and involve Palestinian character(s) within the five Hollywood feature movies. This study has approved that after the second Palestinian uprising in 2000 and September 2001 attack, the Palestinian behavioural attributes began to change. Thus, the behavioural attributes of The Palestinian character have represented in more complexity than the previous representation. Additionally, this study has observed that, after the September attack, Hollywood has modified the Palestinian behavioural representation. Keywords: Palestinian, stereotype, terrorism, Hollywood movies, Palestinian behavioural.
Potensi Infografik dalam Menangani Persepsi Negatif Netizen Terhadap Institusi Zakat di Malaysia
Authors:   Universiti Utara Malaysia, Nawi Aliff , Mohd Yusoff Mohd Zailani ,   Universiti Utara Malaysia, Chua Chy Ren ,   Albukhary International University, Malaysia, Sahidah Ahmad ,   Universitas Nurul Jadid, Indonesia
Published: April 2021

Utilizations of Infographics for Dissatisfied Netizens towards Zakat Institutions in Malaysia ABSTRACT Resentment towards zakat institutions in Malaysia is viral issues among netizens. Netizens’ dissatisfaction towards the institutions includes proportions of zakat distribution, service quality, consumer attitude and trust in the institution. Therefore, this paper aims to explore the potentials of infographics as an effective communication tool to provide accurate information and to address issues and concerns raised by the netizens. This study was qualitatively conducted via observation checklists on the institutions’ social media platforms as part of their initiatives to eradicate poverty. This study employed the PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis) method to determine the effectiveness of infographics in communicating and delivering the intended information. The findings showed that the institutions’ participation in social media was still at an infant stage and has not been fully utilized. Nevertheless, the use of infographics was successful in presenting details, particularly broad and complicated ones and, in assisting users to retain facts. In terms of colour combination options in the infographics, it has played essential roles in attracting users and presenting a wide range of information. Subsequently, several recommendations on the use of infographics as a valuable tool of communication are put forth in addressing the netizens’ issues and concerns towards zakat institutions in Malaysia. Keywords: Infographic, netizen, institution, zakat, Malaysia.
Paradoxes of the political romanticism of Kireevsky I.V.: between an universal monarchy and a national state
Authors: Smirnov V.N.
Published: April 2021

The article deals with the political views of Ivan Vasilievich Kireevsky in connection with the history of censorship prohibition of the journal “European” published by him. The text of the report due to which the journal was closed is analyzed. Special attention is paid to the idea of “merging minds together”, interpreted in the text of the denunciation as the basis of Republican beliefs. The author reconstructs Kireevsky's political views in the context of the influence of German romantic ideas on Russian social thought in the first half of the XIX century. The author clarifies Kireevsky's attitude to the ideals of the Great French Revolution and concludes that his views are opposed to the radical vector of the European Enlightenment as a whole. The author demonstrates the historical context in which the views of young Kireevsky are formed, and focuses on the contrast between the Enlightenment and the Romanticism era, which is associated in Russia with the counter-enlightenment reaction of the times of the Holy Union. The author reconstructs Kireevsky's religious and philosophical views, which, following V.S. Solovyov, are characterized as philosophical, romantic Christianity. Kireevsky's ideas are compared with those of representatives of other trends of Russian social thought that were influenced by German Romanticism − theorists of official conservatism, as well as P.Ya. Chaadaev. Their conceptual differences in understanding the relationship between “world” and “national” are revealed. The author demonstrates Kireevsky's socio-political concept, in which the “organic” development of people's life is contrasted with the “violent” establishment of social institutions. It is concluded that the primacy of spiritual unity over political aspirations in Kireevsky's worldview leads him away from both republican beliefs and official imperial conservatism.
Christian “anarchism” of three cosmists (st. Francis of Assisi, N.F. Fedorov, Pope Francis)
Authors: Мadej-Cetnarowska M.
Published: April 2021

The philosophy of three prominent Christian thinkers is considered: St. Francis of Assisi, Nikolai Fedorovich Fedorov and Pope Francis. Despite the time distance, each of them sets forth common ideas. It is claimed that the link between these individuals is the philosophy of cosmism. A typical representative of this trend is Nikolai Fedorov, but thinking in the categories of cosmism is also noted in the works of St. Francis of Assisi and Bishop of Rome. It is proposed to call them Christian anarchists who violate the fossilized structure of the church and society. The specificity of their anarchism is emphasized, devoid of negative features, built in the image of Christ and leading to the renewal of the sacred space, the Earth. The basic concepts of each of the three Christian anarchists are considered. The analysis of their philosophy allows for the formulation of the thesis that the ideas they propose to restructure the world and society are based on the principle of Christ – “not by force, but by love”.
The inn as a place of confession. On a feature of the art world of Dostoevsky
Authors: Dimitrova N.I.
Published: April 2021

The object of study of the article is both the place that the word of confession occupies in the work of Dostoevsky and the place in which the word of confession itself is pronounced by the characters of the writer. As a literary form, confession is an inheritor of the Christian tradition, but subsequently the original intention to repent became unrecognizable among many other motives. The article notes that Dostoevsky's secularization of this religious motif took on a very specific form, associated with his famous romantic dream of seeing the world as a monastic dormitory; of uniting the secular and the sacred in order to give a sacred status to everyday life. The article examines the connection between Dostoevsky's confessional word and one of the places where it is spoken - the inn (as well as other drinking establishments). In order to highlight Dostoevsky's idea regarding the functions and goals of drinking establishments in general, the article focuses on his profile as an urban writer. Following is a discussion of specific cases (from “The Brothers Karamazov” and “Crime and Punishment”), in which the word of confession was spoken in a drinking establishment. The fact that the most philosophically saturated part of the writer's last novel is situated in this specific urban space is emphasized. The connection between the word of confession and the dirty inn is seen as part of Dostoevsky's creative experiments, as a test of the “endurance” of intimate, suffering ideas and faith in a completely random environment. This is the proposed explanation for the constant confrontation of the sacred and the profane, which we find in the work of the writer.
INDICATORS OF PUBLICATION ACTIVITY OF LEGAL SCHOLARS THROUGH THE PRISM OF LEGISLATIVE REQUIREMENTS
Authors: Marusenko R.
Published: April 2021

Legally established criteria for assessing the quality of scientific work of a scientist in Ukraine as well as the obligation to comply with them currently raise concerns of legal scholars. The purpose of the article is to analyze the legal regulation for performance evaluation of scholars, conducting legal studies, to outline the potential adverse consequences of implementing such provisions, as well as to analyze the practice of other states that have already faced similar challenges. Based on the results of comparative analysis, the author scrutinizes types of negative consequences of the use of quantitative indicators to assess the productivity of individual scientists and research institutions in other countries and suggests possible ways to improve the situation in Ukraine. It is stated that the obligation to publish the results of scientific work in a specified number of articles in journals indexed in the scientometric databases Scopus and Web of Science Core Collection, has some negative consequences for scholars in the field of law. Foreign publishers of journals indexed in the mentioned scientometric databases have a limited interest in Ukrainian legal research of national nature. This complicates the publication of results and gives rise to some negative practices of publication in non-core journals, more expensive publishing services, the emergence of "predatory journals". The problem can be, in particular, solved by changing the restrictive interpretation of legal requirements on the need to publish scientific results indexed exclusively in the two scientometric databases. Also, the specifics of law as a field of science of predominantly national importance should be taken into account. It is proposed to expand the list of scientometric databases recognized, as well as journals that are allowed to publish scientific results of scholars in the field of Law.
COURT SETTLEMENT AND OUT-OF-COURT SETTLEMENT OF DISPUTES, ARISING FROM THE RELATIONS OF HARM BY MEDICAL SPECIALIST
Authors: Nikitina T.
Published: April 2021

The article analyzes various forms of protection of the rights of individuals to compensation for harm caused by a medical specialist, which are used in different countries around the world. In particular, special attention is paid to those approaches to pre-trial and out-of-court dispute resolution arising from patient harm relationships used in the United States. Among the most common ways of resolving such disputes are seeking help from a separate body or unit of a medical institution (risk management), mediation and negotiations in medical disputes, pre-trial inspections ("screening panels"), which allow to find a more compromise way to protect individual rights, affected by the actions of medical specialist. Accordingly, the first part of the article carries out a terminological analysis of the category "relationship of harm to a health worker" and the search for the closest term ("medical malpractice"), which allows for research in English-language scientific sources. The second part of the article is devoted to the analysis and generalization of the methods used in the practice of other countries to compensate for damage caused by a medical specialist (medical malpractice). The last part of the article analyzes the Ukrainian legislation and practice of national courts, which showed that in cases of compensation for damage caused by a medical specialist, there are no common approaches and single law approaches. In particular, attention is paid to the procedure for assessing the quality of medical services provided in 2016 by clinical expert commissions of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine. The study provided an opportunity to justify in the conclusions the need and feasibility of introducing additional out-of-court methods of resolving disputes arising from the relationship of harm to medical workers.
Foreword by the Editor
Authors: Tolstykh N.N.
Published: April 2021

The editorial committee of the journal "Social Psychology and Society" has made a decision to devote a special issue to the topic of young people in modern Russia. It will concentrate on the empirical studies of various problems facing the Russian youth, primarily students. These studies combined would create a, so to say, mosaic portrait of the modern Russian youth.
Subjective Well-Being in Early Adulthood and Psychological Distance to the Objects of the Socio-Psychological Space during COVID-19 Pandemic
Authors: Yaremtchuk S.V. , Bakina A.V.
Published: April 2021

Objective. Study of changes in the young people subjective well-being during the initial period of COVID-19 distribution and its relationship with the subjective distance to the objects of the socio-psychological space of the individual.
Background. The COVID-19 pandemic has become one of the global challenges in 2020, creating obstacles to meeting the urgent needs of people. Young people aged 18—24 are one of the most vulnerable groups in terms of psychological well-being, which makes it important to study their reactions during the pandemic.
Study design. The study was conducted from April 14 to June 16, 2020 in the Khabarovsk region. Data was collected remotely. To identify changes during the pandemic, the sample data was compared with the results of a study, which had been conducted in February 2019.
Participants. Sample 2019: 139 subjects (45 males and 94 females, aged 18—24, M=20). Sample 2020: 130 subjects (40 males and 90 females, aged 18—24, M=19.5).
Measurements. The subjective well-being of young people was measured on a scale of global life satisfaction and subjective happiness. To study the psychological distance of social contacts, a modified method of A.B. Kupreichenko was used.
Results. The significant increase in life satisfaction among young people was registered. Under the pandemic conditions, increased satisfaction is associated with proximity to a wide range of social groups.
Сonclusions. The subjective well-being in early adulthood during the pandemic is associated with focus on social contacts, which creates conditions for the effective use of internal and external resources.
The Quality of Interpersonal Relationships and Satisfaction with the Marriage of Young People
Authors: Kozhukhar G.S.
Published: April 2021

Objective. Analysis of the relationship between the assessment of interpersonal relations and satisfaction with marriage among young spouses in an official and civil marriage.
Background. Against the background of the growing number of divorces, the need to analyze and understand the factors associated with marriage satisfaction among nowday’s youth is increasing in order to develop programs for overcoming difficulties in communication and maintaining relationships.
Study design. The work examined the relationship between interpersonal relationships and marital satisfaction. The presence and nature of the relationship was checked through correlation, regression, factor analysis and automatic modeling (SPSS). The survey was conducted individually or in a group before the start of the pandemic.
Participants. 108 young spouses, of which 30 couples, 48 respondents took part without their partners (44.44% of boys, 55.56% of girls) from 20 to 35 years old (M=28.6; SD=2.83).
Measurements. Marriage Satisfaction Test Questionnaire (MAR); test questionnaire “Analysis of family anxiety” (ACT); Russian-language versions of the questionnaire “Scale of love and sympathy” and methods of researching partnerships Partnership Questionnaire (PFB); PEA questionnaire to identify the level of understanding, emotional attractiveness and authority (respect) of partners in marriage.
Results. A complex system of relationships was revealed between the types of relationships between partners, indicators of family anxiety and satisfaction with marriage. Satisfaction with marriage increases in case of manifestation of love and sympathy in interpersonal relationships, experiences of emotional attraction between partners, respect and rare use of conflict behavior. Predictors of marital satisfaction have been identified, and a standard model of interpersonal relationships has been described, which allows predicting marital satisfaction at a young age.
Main conclusion. There is a complex systemic relationship between the assessment of the quality of interpersonal relationships and the perception of satisfaction with marriage in young spouses and partners in a civil marriage, the knowledge of which allows you to create a model of the relationship system in order to predict the satisfaction with marriage of young people and prevent conflicts in relationships leading to their destruction.
Biomechanics of upper cervical spine and peculiarities of treatment of patients with odontoid process fractures
Authors: Moiseenko V. A.
Published: April 2021

In transdental injuries of atlantoaxial region the indications for conservative treatment and authors bipolar Halo-traction method were worked out on the base of spine biomechanical peculiarities (anterior shifting moment and extensor conditionality of the posterior cervical muscles) as well as depending on the mechanism of the development of plane fracture of C2 odontoid process. In flexion fracture of the odontoid process without dislocation as well as in extension fracture with dislocation within the limits of 1/3 of its diameter the successful conservative treatment with plaster thoracocranial bandage was possible. In the rest of cases the authors method of bipolar Halo-traction was indicated. The experience of treatment of 32 patients was used in the work.