bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
MİGREN PROFİLAKSİSİNDE ETKİLİ BİR AJAN; GALCANEZUMAB: TEK MERKEZ DENEYİMLERİ
Authors: Boncuk Ulaş Sena , Avcı Levent , Polat Zafer Ayşe , Acar Türkan
Published: September 2024

GİRİŞ: Migren, tipik olarak 4 ile 72 saat süren, genellikle orta veya şiddetli tekrarlayan başağrısı atakları ile karakterizedir. Başağrısı, genellikle bulantı, kusma ve/veya ışığa ve sese karşı tahammülsüzlük ile birlikte görülür. Migren ile ilgili birçok tedavi modalitesi olmakla birlikte bu çalışmada kliniğimizde migren hastalarının Galcanezumab tedavi deneyimleri ve sonuçlarının sunulması amaçlanmıştır. GEREÇ ve YÖNTEM: Sakarya Üniversitesi Eğitim Araştırma Hastanesi Nöroloji Anabilim Dalı’nda 2021-2023 yılları arasında başvuran, 18 yaşın üzerinde, en az iki yıllık migren öyküsüne sahip olan ve ICHD-3 kriterlerine göre tanı almış olan Galcanezumab tedavisi alan dokuz olgu dâhil edilmiştir. BULGULAR: Olguların ortalama migren süresi dört ve otuz yıl arasında değişmektedir ve ortalama 17,4 (6,8) yıldır. Hastaların Galcanezumab öncesi ortalama aylık migren başağrısı gün sayısı on beş ve yirmi beş gün arasında değişmektedir ve ortalama 18,3 (3,5) gündür. Hastalar Galcanezumab tedavisi sonrası ortalama %86,6 migren başağrısı şiddetinde azalma ve ortalama %90 migren başağrısı sıklığında azalma ve %88,8’i akut ilaç kullanımında azalma bildirmektedir. TARTIŞMA: Çalışmamızda hastaların Galcanezumab tedavisi ile migren sıklığı, şiddeti ve analjezik tüketiminde önemli bir ölçüde iyileşme gösterdiğini tespit ettik. Çalışmaya, tedaviye en az altı ay devam eden hastalar dâhil edilmiştir. Bu hastalar aylık enjeksiyonun sürekli ilaç kullanımına göre kolaylığı ve klinikte önemli ölçüde fayda görmeleri nedeniyle tedaviye devam ettiklerini bildirdiler. Migrenin patofizyolojik bilgisi ve klinik çalışmalardaki yüksek araştırma standartları, risk altındaki kişilerde hastalığın ilerlemesini önlemeyi mümkün kılabilir. SONUÇ: Bu çalışma, ülkemiz genelinde kullanımı giderek yaygınlaşan Galcanezumab tedavisinin migren başağrısı tedavisinde önemli bir rolü olduğunu göstermek ve klinik deneyimlerimizi paylaşmak amacıyla sunulmuştur.
Anahtar Kelimeler: Başağrısı, Migren, Galcanezumab
Effect of chromatin structure modifiers on the trans-acting heterochromatin position effect in Drosophila melanogaster
Authors: Solodovnikov А. А. , Lavrov S. А. , Shatskikh A. S. , Gvozdev V. A.
Published: September 2024

The heterochromatin position effect is manifested in the inactivation of euchromatin genes transferred to heterochromatin. In chromosomal rearrangements, genes located near the new eu-heterochromatin boundary in the rearrangement (cis-inactivation) and, in rare cases, genes of a region of the normal chromosome homologous to the region of the eu-heterochromatin boundary of the chromosome with the rearrangement (trans-inactivation) are subject to inactivation. The In(2)A4 inversion is able to trans-inactivate the UAS-eGFP reporter gene located on the normal chromosome. We knockdown a number of chromatin proteins using temperature-controlled RNA interference and investigated the effect of knockdown on trans-inactivation of the reporter. We found suppression of trans-inactivation by knockdowns of Su(var)2-HP2, a protein that binds to the key heterochromatin protein HP1a, SAYP, a subunit of the chromatin remodelling complex, and Eggless histone methyltransferase (SETDB1), which introduces a H3K9me3 histone mark, recognized by the HP1a protein. The method of studying the effects of gene knockdown on heterochromatin position effects presented in this work is of independent methodological interest.
PRPF19 mRNA encodes a small open reading frame that is important for viability of human cells
Authors: Shepelev N. M. , Kurochkina А. О. , Dontsova О. А. , Rubtsova M. P.
Published: September 2024

High-throughput ribosome profiling demonstrated the translation of thousands small open reading frames located in the 5′ untranslated regions of messenger RNAs (upstream ORFs). Upstream ORF can both perform a regulatory function by influencing the translation of the downstream main ORF, and encode a small functional protein or microprotein. In this work, we showed that the 5′ untranslated region of the PRPF19 mRNA encodes an upstream ORF that is translated in human cells. Inactivation of this upstream ORF reduces the viability of human cells.
The RRE-REV module has no effect on the packaging efficiency of cas9 and Gag proteins into nanomedic virus-like particles
Authors: Kruglova N. A. , Komkov D. S. , Mazurov D. V. , Shepelev M. V.
Published: September 2024

Delivery of ribonucleoprotein complexes of Cas9 nuclease and guide RNA into target cells with virus-like particles (VLP) is one of the novel methods of genome editing, suitable for gene therapy of human diseases in the future. Efficiency of genome editing with VLPs depends on the packaging of Cas9 into VLPs, that is mediated by viral Gag protein. To increase the packaging of Cas9 into NanoMEDIC system VLPs plasmid constructs for expression of Cas9 and Gag were modified by the addition of HIV RRE (Rev response element), that is expected to increase the nuclear export of RRE-containing transcripts to cytosol via accessory protein Rev, as described for Vpr-Cas9-based VLP system. Here we found that Cas9 and Gag protein levels in the cell lysates are increased upon cotransfection of either Rev-expressing plasmid or empty control plasmid. Moreover, this effect does not depend on the presence of RRE in the transcript. On the top of that, we showed that AP21967-induced dimerization of FRB and FKBP12, but not the modification of plasmids with RRE and/or cotransfection of Rev-expressing plasmid, plays the major role in packaging of Cas9 into NanoMEDIC system VLPs. These data suggest that it is impractical to use the RRE-Rev module to enhance the packing of Cas9 nuclease into VLPs.
Functional activity of the blood system of two migratory species of the Ural
Authors: Kovalchuk L. A. , Mishchenko V. А. , Chernaya L. V. , Snit’ko V. P. , Bolshakov V. N.
Published: September 2024

The presented data on the study of the functional activity of the blood system of migratory species of the fauna of the Urals: Vespertilio murinus [Linnaeus, 1758], and Pipistrellus nathusii Keyserling et [Blasius, 1839]. Multivariate nonparametric analysis of variance of red blood parameters (p 0.05) of migrating bats and the sedentary pond bat showed significant species differences. In bats, a certain genetically determined multidirectionality in the mobilization of emergency regulation mechanisms of the lymphoid blood system of sedentary and migratory species has been noted.
Study of the association of ouib and nom with heterochromatin in Drosophila melanogaster
Authors: Pekina Y. V. , Babosha V. A. , Georgiev P. G. , Fedotova А. А.
Published: September 2024

In Drosophila, a large group of actively transcribed genes is located in pericentromeric heterochromatin. It is assumed that heterochromatic proteins attract transcription factors to gene promoters. Two proteins, ouib and nom, were previously shown to bind to the promoters of the heterochromatic genes nvd and spok. Interestingly, ouib and nom are paralogs of the M1BP protein, which binds to the promoters of euchromatic genes. We have shown that, like M1BP, the quib and nom proteins bind to CP190, which is involved in the recruitment of transcription complexes to promoters. Unlike heterochromatic proteins, ouib and nom do not interact with the major heterochromatic protein HP1a and bind to euchromatic promoters on polytene chromosomes from the larval salivary glands. The results suggest a new mechanism for the recruitment of transcription factors into the heterochromatic compartment of the nucleus.
Are abnormally large eastern bent-wing bats, Miniopterus Fuliginosus represent feature shift or result of hybridisation?
Authors: Kruskop S. V. , Zhukova S. S.
Published: September 2024

During a study of morphological variation in bent-wing bats (Miniopterus), we found that specimens originating from the Cao Bang province of Vietnam, identified as M. fuliginosus, were closer in size to the larger species, M. magnater. Mitochondrial gene analysis clearly places these specimens in the former species. At the same time, morphometric analysis of 21 cranial measurements definitely puts these specimens closer to M. magnater and shows their differences from M. fuliginosus samples from different parts of the species range. We assume that in the low mountains of northern Vietnam and southern China, M. fuliginosus, due to as yet unknown circumstances, occupies the niche of a larger species. However insufficient data on nuclear markers also assume a hybrid origin of this population, which borrowed the mtDNA of another species..
Трудова повинність та система примусових і громадських робіт в окупованій Одесі (1941-1944 рр.)
Authors: Фісанов Володимир
Published: September 2024

Румунська окупаційна влада в Трансністрії, як і будь-яка інша окупаційна влада, яка не мала метою тотальне знищення всього захопленого населення, ставилася до його дорослої частини насамперед як до трудового ресурсу. Підкорені мешканці нових територій повинні були працювати і платити податки. Крім того, формувалася система примусових і громадських робіт для ліквідації наслідків воєнних дій: розбирання завалів, барикад, зруйнованих будівель; відновлення інфраструктури; будівництво важливих обʼєктів. Ми вважаємо, що для виконання подібних завдань залучалися також військовополонені, арештанти, єврейське населення гетто до його знищення.На прикладі Одеси стало зрозуміло, що румуни, долучаючи населення до такої праці, використовували подібні роботи для утримання мешканців міста, пропонуючи їм мінімальну зарплатню або харчування, що знімало з влади необхідність безкоштовно годувати населення окупованої Одеси та давало можливість у короткий термін нормалізувати життя великого міста.
Persepsi Masyarakat Terhadap Penyelesaian Tindak Pidana Yang Dilakukan Anak Secara Diversi
Authors: Kurniawan Eko , Delmiati Susi , Fahmiron
Published: September 2024

Undang-Undang Nomor 11 Tahun 2012 Tentang Sistem Peradilan Pidana Anak didalamnya terdapat ketentuan bahwa penyelesaian tindak pidana dilakukan dengan diversi. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian hukum dengan spesifikasi yang bersifat deskriptif analitis. Persepsi masyarakat terhadap penyelesaian tindak pidana yang dilakukan anak secara diversi di Polsek Bukit Sundi Polres Solok Kota adalah masih adanya pandangan bahwa setiap orang yang melakukan kejahatan harus diberikan hukuman yang setimpal tidak terkecuali dengan anak. Sebagian Masyarakat sudah mengetahui diversi sebagai bentuk penyelesaian tindak pidana yang dilakukan anak. Masyarakat belum selalu dapat dihadirkan dalam proses Diversi dengan beberapa alasan, tidak diundang, diundang tidak hadir karena tidak paham atau karena kesibukan. Masyarakat menganggap bahwa proses diversi terlalu berbelit belit. Masyarakat dapat berperan dalam hal Rehabilitasi sosial ABH dengan mengoptimalkan lembaga Sosial yang berbasis agama maupun pendidikan. Angka kejahatan yang dilakukan oleh anak di Kota solok cukup tinggi, Diversi sebagai salah satu terobosan baru dalam SPPA belum dioptimalkan khususnya bagi pelaku yang hanya ikut-ikutan saja. Kesadaran hukum masyarakat terhadap penyelesaian tindak pidana yang dilakukan anak secara diversi di Polsek Bukit Sundi Polres Solok Kota terlihat dari rendahnya apresiasi masyarakat atas proses diversi. Masyarakat terlihat acuh tak acuh. Masih adanya masyarakat yang tidak setuju dengan dilakukannya diversi terhadap anak yang melakukan tindak pidana. Korban aktif dalam semua tahapan proses dan akan membantu dalam penentuan sanksi bagi si pelaku. Masyarakat terlibat sebagai mediator, membantu korban dan mendukung pemenuhan kewajiban pelaku. Penegak hukum memfaasilitasi berlangsungnya mediasi. Di Lokasi penelitian menunjukkan bahwa partisipasi masyarakat di wilayah kota solok memiliki karakteristik hukum serta budaya, nilai moral yang mampu menyelesaikan permasalahan secara musyawarah, dan mekanisme pemecahannya sesuai dengan proses yang selama ini telah dilakukan.
The Effect of Health Worker Performance and Loyalty On Patient Satisfaction Through Service Quality as An Intervening Variable on BPJS Patients At Tamalate Health Center Makassar City
Authors: Jayadie Ahmad , Syamsuddin Syamsuddin , Hardi Hardi
Published: September 2024

Puskesmas and BPJS are two health service support facilities that are closely related and cannot be separated in health services in Indonesia. Patient satisfaction is one of the important indicators that must be considered in providing health services. Service quality is an indicator of achieving patient satisfaction, including the role of health workers while planning health services, with the efficiency and effectiveness of health care providers being a key factor in the overall success of these services. Patients receiving BPJS at Tamalate Health Center in Makassar City were the subjects of this investigation, which aimed to identify the relationship between health worker performance and loyalty and patient satisfaction via service quality as a mediating variable. The Tamalate Health Center in Makassar City is the site of this quantitative study that employs a causal survey technique. A questionnaire was used as the tool. Path analysis is then used as the data analysis approach. Service quality for BPJS patients at Makassar City's Tamalate Health Center was shown to be directly impacted by health staff performance and loyalty. At Makassar City's Tamalate Health Center, BPJS patient satisfaction is directly impacted by the loyalty and performance of health workers.  At the Tamalate Health Center in Makassar City, BPJS patients' satisfaction is indirectly affected by the performance of health workers via the level of service they get. For BPJS patients at the Tamalate Health Center in Makassar City, customer loyalty indirectly affects happiness via service quality.
TRADISI MERARIQ: EKSPLORASI TENTANG PROSESI DAN NILAI-NILAI KONSELING PERKAWINAN PADA SUKU SASAK LOMBOK
Authors: Kusuma Kilan Agisna , Mareta Mira
Published: September 2024

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengkaji dua aspek utama tradisi Merariq pada Suku Sasak Lombok. Pertama, memahami langkah-langkah dan tahapan yang dilalui dalam tradisi ini. Kedua, mengidentifikasi nilai-nilai yang terkandung dalam tradisi Merariq yang sejalan dengan prinsip konseling perkawinan. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode kualitatif dengan jenis penelitian kepustakaan. Pengumpulan data dilakukan melalui teknik dokumentasi dan wawancara, serta analisis data menggunakan teknik analisis isi. Temuan artikel menunjukkan bahwa tradisi merariq merupakan prosedur wajib bagi masyarakat Sasak sebelum pernikahan. Tradisi ini merupakan bagian integral dari budaya Sasak dalam membangun kehidupan perkawinan. Terdapat Sepuluh tahapan tradisi Merariq yang diidentifikasi, yaitu: midang, merariq, besejati dan beselabar, bait wali, betikah/akad nikah, bait janji, sorong serah, nyongkolan, dan bales onas nae. Tradisi merariq mengandung berbagai nilai yang sejalan dengan prinsip konseling perkawinan, termasuk: komunikasi, agama, pendidikan, solidaritas, dan empati. Tradisi Merariq bukan hanya sebuah ritual pernikahan, tetapi juga mengandung nilai-nilai luhur yang menunjang keharmonisan dan kebahagiaan dalam pernikahan. Nilai-nilai ini sejalan dengan prinsip konseling perkawinan, menunjukkan kearifan lokal Suku Sasak dalam membangun kehidupan pernikahan yang kokoh.
Decay Characteristics of Neutron Excess Vanadium Nuclei
Authors: Bevelacqua Joseph
Published: September 2024

Neutron excess vanadium nuclei are investigated using a single-particle model. The model predicts that A = 65 – 80 neutron excess vanadium systems are bound and have half-lives in the range of 0.277 – 8.53 ms. Model results for these nuclei are about a factor of 2 to 3 smaller than the calculations summarized in the Japanese Nuclear Data Compilation. The model calculations include the alpha, beta, positron, electron capture, and spontaneous fission decay modes. Short lived decay modes involving neutron emission are not evaluated. Omission of these modes suggests that the model results could overestimate the half-lives of neutron excess vanadium nuclei.
The Influence of Implementing the Project Based Learning Model on Students’ Geography Learning Motivation at SMA N 1 Tanjung Mutiara Agam Regency
Authors: Valentin Jane Ridha , Dt. Tanamir Momon , Febriani Trina
Published: September 2024

This research is motivated by the problem of low motivation to study geography, no concentration and low activity during learning, there is no student feedback when learning takes place. The purpose of this study was to find out and analyze data that had the effect of applying the Project Based Learning learning model on increasing students' motivation to learn Geography at SMA N 1 Tanjung Mutiara, Agam Regency.
     The type of research used was a quasi-experimental research, the research design used was a non-equivalent Control Group Design. The population of all class X students of SMA N 1 Tanjung Mutiara, Agam Regency who were registered in the 2022/2023 school year consisted of 6 classes and the sampling in this study was conducted by random sampling, the instruments in this study were warm and the data analysis techniques were descriptive and inferential statistical analysis.     Research results: Is there an effect of applying the Project Based Learning learning model to increasing students' motivation to learn Geography at SMA N 1 Tanjung Mutiara, Agam Regency, research. Based on the descriptive analysis of the experimental class (Project based learning) which obtained a percentage value of 84% in the High category while students in the control class (Conventional) obtained a percentage value of 78% with High. Based on the independent sample t-test regarding student questionnaire answers, it can be concluded that the sig value is 0.002 < 0.05 which states that the coefficient value is significant because tcount > ttable = 3.298 > ttable 1.670, thus it can be interpreted that H0 is rejected and Ha is accepted. so, there is an influence of the project based learning learning model on student learning motivation in the subject of Geography at SMA N 1 Tanjung Mutiara, Agam Regency.
Inventory of Native, Introduced and Invasive Vegetation in Tree-Pole Regeneration in Laweyan Village, Surakarta
Authors: Kinanthi Asih , Nida Farikha Khotrotun
Published: September 2024

The existence of invasive foreign plants is a threat to the global ecosystem. Its rapid growth often causes this plant to destroy the original habitat in an area. This research aims to identify tree-pole regeneration species in Laweyan Village. This research was carried out by direct observation using a sampling method with a plot measuring 10 x 10 meters and analyzed descriptively. Based on the results of research conducted in Laweyan Village, it was found that there were 38 species of pole and tree regeneration vegetation which were divided into 3 types based on their origin, namely native, introduced and invasive species. There were 19 species of native plants, 15 species of introduced plants, and 4 species of invasive plants. Meanwhile, based on their function, plants are divided into three, namely fruit plants, shade plants and ornamental plants. The plants that dominate based on their function are fruit plants, totaling 16 types.
Influence Home Industry Kampoeng Batik Laweyan To Community Economy in the Laweyan Region of Surakarta
Authors: Bagas ibnu s Bagas ibnu saputro , Rohsulina Pranichayudha
Published: September 2024

Surakarta is a city that is famous for its culture, industry, etc. Surakarta is also one of the districts in Central Java which has superior potential and functions in various sectors which can be utilized to improve welfare and increase people's income. One of them is in the industrial sector. A small and medium home industry that can increase people's income is the batik home industry. In Laweyan Batik Village, Laweyan District, Surakarta City, there are several batik home industries that can increase the income of the local community. The aim of this research is to analyze the influence of the batik home industry on increasing the income of the people of Kampung Batik Laweyan, Laweyan District, Surakarta City. This type of research is descriptive with a qualitative approach. Data collection techniques used include: 1). Informant observations, 2). Field survey, 3). In-depth interviews, 4). Documentation. The results of the research show that the batik home industry has an influence in increasing the income of the surrounding community. The efforts made by the owner of the batik home industry to increase the income of the surrounding community are by taking batik home industry workers from the surrounding community and increasing the batik production output and expanding the market and promoting it through the media. social services so that it will increase workers' income
Students’ and Teachers’ Perceptions of Autonomous Learning
Authors: Longoria Arellano Dani Amairani
Published: September 2024

Currently, autonomous learning has been extensively researched by educational experts to understand how it is perceived and implemented in educational settings. This study focuses on exploring the perceptions of teachers and students regarding autonomous learning in the context of English language teaching. Questionnaires were distributed to two English teachers and five English students from the language department of the University of Guanajuato in Mexico. The participants were randomly selected, and data was collected through interviews consisting of open and closed questions. The results revealed that both teachers and students held positive views on autonomous learning, but they lacked a complete understanding of its concepts. The findings also highlight the need for teacher training in autonomous learning. The study concludes with recommendations for teachers and English education programs.
Globalizing Society and the Cosmopolitan Personality
Authors: Petkova Tatyana , Galily Daniel , Pilyavsky Michael
Published: September 2024

The global changes in the 21st century regarding human populations speak of the changed position regarding the nation-state and the attempts of its institutions to control social, economic, and political life, as it has been done for centuries. In itself, this is a symptom of serious changes in the relationship between man and the world. The process of globalization, related to the crisis that the nation-state is going through, does not necessarily mean a finding of its decline. Rather, it expresses the fact that in the state of globality, the nation-state finds itself in a completely changed environment to which it must find ways to adapt to be able to define itself anew. The process of cosmopolitanism can be accepted as one of the options for this self-determination. Regionalism as a socio-structural phenomenon is limited at certain times by the social space and the individuals in it. Rationalism is a form of glocalization, while cosmopolitanism allows for this mobility, both of and in the social, and for the formation of a specific, cosmopolitan worldview on the part of the individual. Today, we as “mobile people” are characterized not only by our technological mobility (owning and carrying with us various technological gadgets) but also by our extremely flexible and (if we wish) full awareness of what is happening around us. Another question is, however, whether the setting of internal limitations by the person himself in front of himself, and of what he will undertake as an action, will be realized as an intention or will have the strength to set before himself as a goal to overcome and extinguishes the risky situations that await him in the future. Even if cosmopolitan in spirit, individual human subjectivity will always be the bearer of concrete facts such as origin, bioanthropological characteristics, value, and moral specifics, but they are not the leading ones. The individual specifics are the individual nuances in the rich originality that represents the cosmopolitan personality. Cosmopolitanism as the current and future social trajectory of humanity must be and lead to the absence of antagonistic, separating boundaries that are embedded in our human nature.
Structural Properties of Cs1+ Doped H3PMo12O40 Nanocrystalline Polyoxometalate Thin Films
Authors: Prashant B. Patil  , Bajarang B. Patil  , Tukaram J. Shinde  , Sambhaji R. Mane
Published: September 2024

The microwave assisted chemical bath deposition (MA-CBD) technique were used to deposite nanocrystalline thin films of polyoxometalates like phosphomolybdic acid (PMA) (H3PMo12O40) and Cesium (Cs+) doped phosphomolybdic acid (Cs-PMA) (Cs3-PMo12O40). Thermo gravimetric and Differential thermal analysis (TGDTA), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), Energy dispersive X-ray analysis (EDAX), X-ray diffractometry (XRD) and Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) tools are used for the thermal, structural, morphological and compositional analysis of microwave treated H3PMo12O40 and Cs3- PMo12O40 thin films. The completion of decomposition process at 600 oC of Cs3-PMo12O40 compound is confirmed from TGDTA analysis. The polycrystalline spinel cubic crystal structure of H3PMo12O40 and Cs3-PMo12O40 thin films were confirmed from X-ray diffractometer. The crystallite size of H3PMo12O40 and Cs3-PMo12O40 compound found to be in the range of 50 - 53 nm. The formation of H3PMo12O40 and Cs3-PMo12O40 materials were confirmed from the presence of main four absorption peaks observed in the range from 800 cm-1 to 1100 cm-1. The SEM microphotographs analysis identify the microwave assisted H3PMo12O40 and Cs3-PMo12O40 films have spherical shaped porous nanocrystalline morphology. The grain size of H3PMo12O40 and Cs3-PMo12O40 synthesized material found to be in the range of 10 - 12 A˚ The stoichiometric preparation of H3PMo12O40 and Cs3-PMo12O40 thin films with presence of P, Mo, O and Cs peaks of metal ions is observed from EDAX spectra.
Pengaruh Social Media Marketing, Self-Image Congruence dan Online Product Review Terhadap Purchase Intention Produk Somethinc (Studi pada Masyarakat di Kabupaten Banyumas)
Authors: Faizah Eva Zahrotul , Riptiono Sulis
Published: September 2024

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis pengaruh social media marketing, self-image congruence dan online product review terhadap purchase intention produk Somethinc (studi pada masyarakat di Kabupaten Banyumas). Penelitian ini dilakukan dengan mengambil sampel sebanyak 100 responden. Populasi dalam penelitian ini adalah masyarakat di Kabupaten Banyumas yang belum pernah membeli produk Somethinc. Data yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah data primer, yang diperoleh dari hasil jawaban responden yang dikumpulkan dengan kuesioner. Metode yang digunakan adalah metode probability sampling yaitu purposive sampling. Hipotesis diuji menggunakan teknik analisis linear berganda dengan bantuan SPSS versi 22.0 for windows. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukan bahwa social media marketing dan online product review berpengaruh terhadap purchase intention produk Somethinc, namun self-image congruence tidak berpengaruh terhadap purchase intention produk Somethinc.
A System Justification Approach to Predicting Collective Action in the Contexts of the 2020 US Presidential Election and a University Name Change
Authors: Nasser Leen
Published: September 2024

Collective action refers to actions taken on behalf of a person's group to improve the position of the group; such actions can be normative (peaceful) or non-normative (destructive) (Wright et al., 1990). The social identity model of collective action (SIMCA; van Zomeren et al., 2008) integrates three primary motivators of collective action: perceived injustice, perceived efficacy, and social identity. A modified model, the System Justification Model of Collective Action (Jost et al., 2017), integrates system justification into the SIMCA model. These models, and the collective action literature generally, have primarily focused on normative forms of collective action. Non-normative forms of collective action have been largely ignored. In the current dissertation, I extend the System Justification Model of Collective Action in three ways: 1) by incorporating non-normative collective action in the model; 2) by incorporating system-level, specifically positive (in addition to negative) system-level emotions; and 3) by examining the refined model across different political contexts and issue domains. This "Extended Model" is explored in three studies. In Study 1, a sample of 505 American residents completed an online study in the context of the presidential transfer of power from Donald Trump to Joe Biden, and the Capitol Hill Insurrection. In Study 2, 371 members of the Toronto Metropolitan University community completed the study in the context of attitudes about reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples in Canada, as well as their attitudes on the toppling of the Egerton Ryerson statue, the former namesake of the university. In Study 3, data from 191 participants was extracted from an open-ended question from Study 2 regarding participants’ attitudes toward the toppling of the Ryerson statue. The results replicate existing findings and present partial support for the extended system justification model of collective action.
User Reputation Indicators to Reduce the Spread of False News on Social Media
Authors: Jagayat Arvin
Published: September 2024

Social media provide invaluable opportunities for people to curate desirable social identities for themselves. Positive social identities afford people with numerous social benefits, from belonging to social status, and thus many people are motivated to manage the impressions they make on others however possible. This powerful desire to keep one's social identity in good standing could incentivize paying attention to information accuracy, being skeptical of misinformation, and inducing decision uncertainty to combat engagement with online misinformation and reduce its spread. This dissertation evaluated the effectiveness of the presence (vs. absence) of a potential user reputation system intervention that reflects the credibility of news that participants interact with. It was hypothesized that threat posed by receiving an undesirable reputation would incentivize more active processing of information, resulting in more efforts to verify news by clicking links and reduced engagement with false news. To evaluate these differences in behaviour, this dissertation concurrently developed and solicited participant feedback on the Mock Social Media Website Tool (see https://docs.studysocial.media/docs/intro/), research software that simulates natural social media environments and collects detailed behavioural data on how participants interact with them. In Study 1 (n=181), a prototype of the software was used to test the effectiveness of a user reputation system that gave participants individually computed scores that were calculated based   

on the proportion of true (vs. false) fact-checked news they engaged with. Study 2 (n=56) solicited feedback from social media researchers on how to improve the prototype, and informed the development of the current, public-release version of the Mock Social Media Website Tool. Study 3 (n=486) was used to collect initial validation metrics for the public release version. Study 4 (n=283) evaluated the effectiveness of a streamlined version of the user reputation system using the public release version. Results found that the user reputation systems did not increase attempts to verify news or reduce engagement with misinformation, likely underscored by low engagement overall. However, the Mock Social Media Website Tool emerged as a highly customizable and realistic way of simulating social media platforms that shows promise for enabling novel behavioural social media research.
Exploring Patterns of Gentrification in Toronto (2001 to 2016) Through Geographically Weighted Regression
Authors: Zhong Huilin
Published: September 2024

Over the past four decades, gentrification has been visible in the process of urban development in Toronto, Canada. Up to now, much of the research on gentrification has scaled from individual neighborhoods to metropolitans, from tracing the origins of gentrification to examining the influences and consequences of it. Nevertheless, there has been little research exploring the pattern of gentrification in Toronto with geographically weighted regression (GWR) by comparison. This study uses census data and geographically weighted regression to quantitatively estimate the impact and spatial variations of gentrification in Toronto. This research shows how income has been driven by demographic components and housing price, the change of them over the 15-year period from 2001 to 2016, as well as the pattern of neighbourhoods that are considered as gentrified or gentrifiable.
The Rising of "Hunter Game": Social Media Marketing Plan for a Gamified Task App
Authors: Wang Yu
Published: September 2024

This practice-based MRP developed a social media marketing plan for the "Hunter's Game" application based on PR Smith's SOSTAC planning system and marketing planning steps proposed by Marc Oliver Opresnik. By referring to existing publications and studies on social media marketing, as well as cases of sharing/gig economy service providers (e.g., TaskRabbit, Fiverr, Askfortask, Airbnb) that already exist, this Major Research Project explores existing and potential social media marketing approaches that can increase users for this app.
Enhancement of Anaerobic Digestibility of Thickened Waste-Activated Sludge Using Combined Free Nitrous Acid Pre-Treatment (Combined FNA-Heat, and FNA-H2O2)
Authors: Chegini Salomeh
Published: September 2024

The application of sludge pretreatment strategies to improve solids handling in wastewater treatment plants has gained increasing attention. Free nitrous acid (FNA) sludge pretreatment is a novel approach, as, unlike other chemicals, FNA is a waste-derived, and renewable chemical that can be produced directly from wastewater treatment plants as a by-product, and therefore, FNA-based pretreatment can be determined as an environmentally friendly and economically feasible strategy. The use of FNA as a chemical pretreatment for anaerobic digestion (AD) has indicated the potential to increase the hydrolysis rate by releasing the internal organic matter of thickened waste-activated sludge (TWAS) via its biocidal effects. Furthermore, the effects of combined FNA-based pretreatment on volatile fatty acids production through two-stage AD are unknown. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the effect of combined FNA-based pretreatment on single- and two-stage AD of TWAS. In the first phase of the study, the influence of different FNA dosage, temperature, and pretreatment time combinations on the anaerobic degradation of TWAS was evaluated through biochemical methane potential tests, and in batch mode. Higher temperature, longer reaction time, and moderate FNA concentration (1.4 mg/L) were favorable for increased solubilization of organic matter and methane production from TWAS. The optimum operating conditions for maximum methane yield were determined to be 60°C, 21 hr, and 1.4 FNA mg HNO2-N /L. The effect of combined FNA-Heat and FNA-H2O2 was also studied on single- and two-stage anaerobic digestion of TWAS. Application of combined FNA-Heat and FNA-H2O2 pretreatment resulted in up to ~32-43 % total suspended solids reduction, respectively which was more than that of the sole acidogenic fermentation process (~16%). Among all tested scenarios, the implementation of the two-stage AD fed with FNA- H2O2 pretreated sludge (1.4 mg HNO2-N/L and 50 mg H2O2 /g TS) revealed the highest ultimate biomethane recovery of 224 mL/g TCODadded, which was 41% higher than that of the single-stage AD of raw TWAS (159 mL/g TCODadded). Given the findings of this research, the two-stage AD following combined FNA-based pretreatment can be suggested as an effective strategy for improved bioconversion of TWAS.
How is Public Housing These Days? Residualization, Financial Precarity, and Dilapidation in Toronto and Montréal’s Public Housing Sector (2007-2021)
Authors: Cruz Gulsvertbralzermcster Dela
Published: September 2024

This paper hopes to fill in the literature and knowledge gap on recent conditions and trends within the public housing sector in Canada. To narrow the focus, two things were done. The public housing agencies of Toronto (Toronto Community Housing Corporation) and Montréal (Office municipal d’habitation de Montréal) were chosen as case studies. Then, a review literature review of recent publications was used to identify three major trends in the wider social housing sector: increasing residualization, financial precarity, and dilapidation. The research looks at how these agencies fit (or do not fit) these trends identified. Agency and municipal publications, interviews, and e-mail correspondences were utilized to spearhead conclusions. It was discovered that the TCHC and OMHM fit into these trends, although recent

funding commitments have created change, at least in the short term. Various recommendations, from careful social mixing strategies to a dedicated municipal tax, were discussed as potential ways to address these issues. This research may help guide public and social housing policy and research for other jurisdictions, as well as in future region- and systems-wide reviews of public and social housing in Ontario and Québec.
Biological, Psychological, Social, and Spiritual Domains of Teachers in a Philippine University
Authors: Tumulak, Jr. Raul , Igot Vicente , Delos Santos Maria Salud , Etcuban Jonathan , Opingo Kaitlin Marie
Published: September 2024

Countries worldwide have experienced an unprecedented event that changed the educational systems and suddenly forced our teachers to adopt online classes. This greatly affected our teacher's mental health. This study aimed to determine the harmony of the biological, psychological, social, and spiritual domains and also looked into the challenges encountered among university teachers during the COVID-19 pandemic. The findings served as bases for the intervention plan. The data were treated using frequency, rank, simple percentage, mean, standard deviation, rank, Chi-square test of independence, and ANOVA. Results showed teachers have poor health habits in the physical domain. In the area of the psychological domain, it showed that teachers experienced severe depression. Results of the spiritual domain suggest that teachers lack spiritual enrichment. In addition, the teachers in the social domain have warm relationships. The biological domain of teachers reveals a meaningful relationship with gender. Also, teachers' civil status is related to the social domain. Results also show that teachers can cope with resourcefulness, adjusting one's mindset and patience. Results show that teachers have biological conditions, severe psychological depression, warm social relationships with people around them, and less spiritual life after the COVID-19 pandemic. Therefore, it is recommended that an intervention plan be implemented, monitored, and evaluated to improve their living conditions while doing their job as facilitators of learning.
Niche-Making in Intersectional Spaces: Narratives of a Mathematics Teacher Union Activist
Authors: Amoto Jeena , Belarga Alona , Sodusta Donne Jone
Published: September 2024

In a world of rigid social norms that have shaped women’s lives, there are those who have broken stereotypes and advanced the field. This qualitative research investigates the narratives of Kaisog, a mathematics teacher whose strategic and deliberate decisions created within intersectional spaces brought about a negotiation of a mathematics teacher’s professional identity in the eventual creation of a new professional category: that of a mathematics teacher union activist. This paper explores the three categories of intersectionality namely structural, representational, and political, that were present in the life of Kaisog. Thematic analysis of the data revealed three themes of intersectionality: Neglecting the Vulnerable, Selective Mathematics, Women in the Workplace, and Being Queer in Society. It also argues how these intersectional spaces created niches for Kaisog: The Designated “Mother” Role, Decolonizing the Mathematics Curriculum, and Social Justice through Mathematics Education. Kaisog’s empowering structures include quality basic education, brilliant teachers, a matriarchal Ilonggo culture, and supportive family. Kaisog used mathematics as a tool for liberation and for achieving social justice and thus, creating a new niche for herself, that of a mathematics teacher union activist.
Research on the Types and Influencing Factors of English Learning Motivation among English Major Undergraduates: A Case Study of Third-Year Students at a University in East China
Authors: Guo Zhijing , Wang Xinbo
Published: September 2024

English learning motivation significantly impacts learning efficiency. This study empirically investigates the learning motivations of 41 third-year English major students through a questionnaire survey conducted at a university in East China. The findings reveal that the learning motivations of English major undergraduates can be categorized into four types: personal interests, future development, experiential background, and social responsibility. Core factors influencing the types of learning motivation include students' personal cultural interests and their academic and career planning. Additionally, learning motivation is influenced by learning experiences, family environments, and social contexts. This research suggests that university English teachers should adopt a student-centered approach to tailor their teaching methods, thereby assisting students in establishing long-term, profound learning motivations. Furthermore, it encourages universities to implement social practice activities aimed at promoting intercultural communication.
Using Data Mining Applications to Analyze the Grades of Students in the Department of Construction and Civil Engineering: A Case Study at the Higher Institute of Science and Technology – Kufra
Authors: Mousa Muhammed Omar karbaj  , Abdel Baset Saleh Youssef
Published: September 2024

This study presents to analyze the grades of students in the department of construction and civil engineering in the department of construction and civil engineering, specializing in architectural drawing and surveying, from the Spring semester (2006-2007) until the Fall semester (2010-2011). The goal was to understand the factors influencing students' grades, as well as the lack of interest in the department due to the difficulty in obtaining grades of previous graduates. To address the issue of student data accumulation. The study also sought to explore various methods to achieve specific results and establish a digital repository of student data to support decision-makers in understanding student outcomes. The significance of the study lies in predicting and analyzing students' grades in the department of construction and civil engineering, as well as understanding students' lack of interest and identifying weaknesses in academic courses. The present study employed an analytical research methodology. The K-Means Clustering Algorithm was used for data mining to identify factors leading to academic underachievement. the study results showed that a repetition of subjects within the curriculum for architectural drawing and surveying for more than one academic semester or course. The study results also showed that the differences in students' grades between the architectural drawing and surveying branches, with the architectural drawing branch having higher grades at 6.65 compared to 5.56 for the surveying branch. Then the study recommended the necessity of building a database for the institute's students and conducting a balance between the subjects and courses for the students of the architectural drawing department, as well as conducting workshops to update the study materials.
Sudoku Solver – A Novel Approach Using Recognition of Printed Text Image
Authors: Manisha
Published: September 2024

Detecting and analyzing text in multimedia is required for recognition of characters which can be used for performing multi-objectives in numerous research areas and applications. Characters or numbers in images can be hand-written, printed document, typewritten or artificially added for the purpose of searching or indexing, editing or image understanding. Various applications such as License Plate Detection, Handwritten documents recognition, Sudoku Solving, multi-oriented recognition focuses on character recognition. Image Sudoku solver works on Sudoku puzzle images. In this paper, the printed text Sudoku image is used as the input. The image is enhanced by filling the horizontal and vertical gaps in the grids that may occur due to shadow or distortion of the scanned image such that all the 81 grids are extracted. Secondly, the numbers and grids in the enhanced image are extracted and a dancing link approach using Algorithm X is adopted to solve the Sudoku. The proposed work is compared with a backtracking approach and dancing link approach without enhancing the image and its computation time for various ranks of difficulty of a puzzle taken. The Sudoku puzzle can be used to secure information stored in an image as the number of solutions to solve a Sudoku puzzle is very large, allowing it to be used as a security tool resistant to brute force attacks.
SYNTHESIS, CHARACTERIZATION AND ANTIBACTERIAL STUDIES ON IRON (II) COMPLEX OF SCHIFF BASE DERIVED FROM ORTHOPHENYLENEDIAMMINE AND 2-NITROBENZALDEHYDE
Authors: Muhammad Sani , Bashir A. , Saeed A.
Published: September 2024

The synthesis and characterization of Schiff base derived from Orthophenylenediammine and 2-Nitrobenzaldehyde and its Iron (II) complex were undertaken. It was prepared by the condensation reaction of Orthophenylenediammine and 2-Nitrobenzaldehyde. Its Iron (II) metal complex was synthesized by coupling Iron (II) chloride with the formed ligand. These ligands and their complexes were characterized on the basis of their melting point and Decomposition temperature of the Schiff base and metal(II) complexes respectively, infrared spectral analysis, Solubility test, conductivity Test and magnetic susceptibility measurement. The ligand was found to be yellow in colour with a percentage yield of 50% and melting point of 265ºC, The Iron (II) complex was found to be Redish brown in colour with 55% percentage yield and 300ºC decomposition temperature, The ligand and the Iron (II) complex were found to be insoluble in water, n-hexane and Acetone and slightly soluble in methanol and ethanol and completely soluble in Dimethyl sulphoxide, The Iron (II) complex was found to be paramagnetic in nature, A band at 1525cm-1 of the ligand showed that the Aldehyde coordinated with the primary amine.
COMPARATIVE PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS OF SOLAR STILL WITH AND WITHOUT BASIN LINE WITH BLACK POLYTHENE FILM
Authors: Musa Nicholas Akhaze , Igoh Hassan Ibrahim
Published: September 2024

Since a solar still's optimal performance is crucial, improvements to both its component designs and environmental factors have received attention. Thus, the focus of this study was the solar still basin. First, a black polythene film was used to line the basin of a planned solar still. The yield of this method was assessed, and then the black polythene film was taken out of the basin and another assessment was made. Hourly measurements of the ambient, glass, basin, and solar intensity as well as the distilled water were made in each case.  The experiments' results showed that the temperature of the environment, the glass, and the water in the solar still's basin all increased in tandem with the sun's intensity.   The solar still's production rose by 9.1 % per day on average when 0.15 mm black polythene film was used to line the basin. The study confirms that using black polythene film into solar still designs provides a workable and effective way to increase potable water production rates.