bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Iodine Status of School Age Children 6-12 Years in Umuahia South LGA of Abia State, Nigeria
Authors: Oguizu A.D. , Nwagwu J.O.
Published: June 2021

Background: Iodine deficiency disorders have continued to be a significant health problem in some Nigerian communities despite universal salt iodization.
Objective: This study was designed to assess the iodine status of school age children (6-12 years) in Umuahia South LGA of Abia State, Nigeria.
Methods: A total of 414 school children were studied. Urine samples were obtained from 84 school children, 30 males and 54 females. The background and socio-economic information, food habit and dietary intake of the respondents were determined using validated questionnaires. Urinary iodine concentration analysis, using Sandell-Kolthoff reaction was used to determine the iodine status of the children. Chi-square was used to determine the relationship between urinary iodine status of the children and the socio-economic characteristics of their parents.
Results: More than half (58.7%) of the children were females while 40.5% were males. About a quarter of the children (40.1%) were 9-10 years, 23.4% were 11-12 years while 36.5% were 6-8 years. Most of the respondents (72.2%) were aware of iodized salt; 14.3% heard about iodized salt from friends, 41.8% heard from the media while 13% heard about iodized salt from the market. Majority of the respondents (94.4%) claimed they consume iodized salt while 4.9% said they use salts that were measured in cups which was not iodized salt. The study revealed that 54.3% of the school children had optimal iodine status while 35.7% had mild iodine deficiency which was higher in males (46.7%) than in females (29.6%). About 5.6% of the respondents had grade 1 goiter. There was a significant association (p< 0.05) between urinary iodine status of the school children and educational status of their fathers’, mothers’, parents’ occupation and income level of fathers.
Conclusion: Nutrition education should be aimed at mothers, caregivers, and school children to promote consumption of iodine rich foods.
Financial Liquidity, Asset Management and Financial Performance in Indonesia Listed Companies
Authors: Arief Mohammad
Published: June 2021

This study aims to examine the effect of liquidity, asset management, cash turnover and capital structure on financial performance in manufacturing companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange. The research was conducted with a quantitative research approach. This type of research is descriptive research. The populations in the study as many as 159 companies and the number of samples of 85 manufacturing companies are listed on the Stock Exchange Indonesia. The variables related to this research are liquidity (current ratio), asset management (total asset turnover), cash turnover, capital structure (debt to equity ratio) and Return on Asset. The research method used is the classical assumption test method and multiple linear regression analysis. The results showed that partially liquidity (current ratio) had a significant effect on Return on Asset, Asset Management (total asset turnover) had a significant effect on Return on Asset, and Cash Turnover (debt to equity ratio) had no significant effect. Return on Asset and Capital Structure have no significant effect on Return on Asset (ROA). Simultaneously Liquidity (current ratio), Asset Management (total asset turnover), Turnover Cash (cash turnover) and Capital Structure (debt to equity ratio) affect significantly to the Financial Performance in Indonesia Listed Companies.
THE IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON SUPPLY CHAINS OF ALL-INCLUSIVE HOTELS
Authors:   Alanya Aladdin Keykubat University, Tourism and Hotel Management Program, Alanya, Turkey, TELLIOGLU Salih
Published: June 2021

The restrictions that started with the Covid-19 outbreak have dramatically affected global supply chains. These issues also were reflected in the operations of many companies in different sectors. This study aims to investigate the impact of COVID-19 outbreak on the supply chain of all-inclusive accommodation companies. To that end, a semi-structured interview questionnaire is used to interview the purchasing directors of twelve different hotels. The study concludes that companies did not face significant challenges, while supplying local food products, but had a hard time, when it came to finding imported food products. Accommodation companies also had issues in certain periods in terms of the supply of hygiene products, especially such as gloves, masks and disinfectants. Moreover, these products have been influential in the supplier selection of companies.
Theological Education for Sense-sational Leadership
Authors: Lewis Jennifer
Published: June 2021

In a century of constant technological change, escalating religious conflict, and seismic shifts in how Christians live and worship, those in Christian ministry require more than quick thinking skills. They must reason imaginatively, face change with flexibility, and simultaneously reinvigorate tradition while supporting transformation and growth. Yet what kinds of pedagogies cultivate the creativity, vision, and flexibility such leaders require for ministry today? This paper brings together research from theological education and cognitive science to show how pedagogical practices that engage the senses can help Christians leaders develop “agility”: namely, an ability to think and act in ways that are both discerning and dynamic, flexible as well as faithful. I argue that theological pedagogies that prioritize the senses in the pursuit of knowing God, others and the material world, when coupled with attunement to the Holy Spirit, can help Christian leaders exercise Spirit-led agility in their ministries today.
Developing and Assessing Empathy through Study of Christian Heresies in an Introductory Christian History and Theology Course
Authors: Richmann Christopher , Kurinec Courtney , Osburn Felicia
Published: June 2021

Empathy is a nebulous concept that is nonetheless touted in many schools’ curricular goals and striven for by many instructors. Unfortunately, lack of a shared definition and reliable measures for empathy hamper efforts to determine whether this goal is realized. Defining empathy as “the ability to know the internal state of another,” this study explores the effect on students’ empathy of a learning project focused on Christian “heresies,” developing and refining tools for assessing empathy in student writing. The intervention included scripted role-playing and reflection, group discussion, and an essay in which students discussed the appeal and rejection of a particular heresy in the persona of a “heretic.” We found no significant effect in time or group comparison on an empathy questionnaire; an upper-middling level of empathy in essays, and a large effect in group comparison of student responses to a simple prompt to define a “Christian heretic.”
“Small Teaching” with First-Year Undergraduate Students
Authors: DeConinck Kate
Published: June 2021

This contribution to the forum on James Lang’s Small Teaching analyzes one instructor’s implementation of Lang's techniques in a world religions course for first-year undergraduate students. Two types of strategies are considered in depth: those that use prediction to help students acquire and retain knowledge of class material, as well as those that cultivate connections to previously mastered material and encourage active learning. For example, one activity asked students to use prediction as a tool for preparing for local guest speakers, helping to unsettle pre-existing stereotypes and assumptions. Another activity asked students to create concept maps to draw connections across religious traditions. Ultimately, the author argues that these “small teaching” strategies did not require substantial work or resources from the instructor or her students but went a long way in fostering learning and critical thinking. The insights gleaned from this article could be applied to other courses and teaching contexts.
The Pedagogical Challenge
Authors: Overland Paul , Noonan Jennifer , Noonan Benjamin , Stallman Robert (Bob)
Published: June 2021

The field of Second Language Acquisition has long since reached consensus that the most effective way to teach a foreign language is through “Communicative Methods” that immerse students in the language as soon and as fully as possible, requiring them to hear and speak—not translate—the new language. Are there lessons from this we can learn for teaching classical languages such as Greek and Hebrew? Below is an edited transcript of a panel sponsored by the National Association of Professors of Hebrew at the 2017 conference of the Society of Biblical Literature. The publication of Paul Overland’s textbook, Learning Biblical Hebrew Interactively (2016), provided the occasion for a group of Hebrew language instructors to reflect together on the challenges and possibilities of Second Language Acquisition communicative methods for teaching Biblical Hebrew.
Tackling Islamophobia in a Course on Religion and Politics
Authors: Sriram Shyam
Published: June 2021

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Assessment of breeding characteristics of Volgograd sheep in breeding farms
Authors:   Volga Region Research Institute of Manufacture and Processing  of Meat-and-Milk Production, Filatov A.S. , Chamurliev N.G. ,   Volgograd State Agrarian University, Mel'nikov A.G. ,   Volgograd State Agrarian University, Mel'nikova E.A. ,   Volgograd State Agrarian University
Published: June 2021

Aim. Study of the class composition, indicators of meat and wool productivity of the sheep of the Volgograd breed in the APC breeding plant «Pallasovskiy» and APC breeding plant «Red Оctober» of the Pallasovsky district of the Volgograd region. Materials and Methods. The material of the study was the quantitative and qualitative indicators of productivity and selection and breeding work in breeding organizations for breeding sheep and goats of various breeds, except for Karakul (breeding farm card) for 2015-2019 and a report on the results of sheep grading for 2019 provided by the APC breeding plant «Pallasovsky» and the APC breeding plant «Red Оctober» of the Pallasovsky district of the Volgograd region. Results. Average number of sheep in APC breeding plant «Pallasovsky» for 2015-2019 amounted to 12742 heads, in the APC breeding plant «Red October» for the same period – 14161 heads. The av-erage live weight and shear of wool in pure fiber of tupping rams in the APC breeding plant «Pal-lasovsky» was 99.2 and 5.28 kg, repair rams – 80 and 3 kg, ewes – 56.8 and 2.3 kg, young ewes – 45 and 1.8 kg, in the APC breeding plant «Red October» – 104.3 and 5.76 kg, 73.68 kg, 57.18 and 2.2 kg, 44.58 and 2.16 kg, respectively. The average yield of lambs per 100 sheep, the live weight for the chopping of rams and young ewes in the APC breeding plant «Pallasovsky» and in the APC breed-ing plant «Red Оctober» amounted to 103 heads, 28.6 kg, 27.4 kg and 120 heads, 31.44 kg. 29.42 kg respectively. The number of animals in the APC breeding plant «Pallasovsky» in 2019 with 64 wool quality was 1402 heads, from 64/60 – 2674 heads, from 60 – 5490 heads, from 60/58 – 838 heads. A similar indicator in the APC breeding plant «Red October» was 1788, 1815, 4312 and 2392 heads, respectively. Conclusion. Pedigree and productive indicators in these breeding farms meet the minimum require-ments and slightly exceeded them. Therefore, we recommend raising and selling breeding animals to improve the productive and breeding qualities in commercial enterprises.
Research of dairy and vegetable raw materials for the production of food for children, obese
Authors:   Research Institute of Baby Food – Branch of FSBI of Science «FRC of Nutrition and Biotechnology», Antipova T.A. , Felik S.V. ,   Research Institute of Baby Food – Branch of FSBI of Science «FRC of Nutrition and Biotechnology», Simonenko S.V. ,   Research Institute of Baby Food – Branch of FSBI of Science «FRC of Nutrition and Biotechnology», Androsova N.L. ,   Research Institute of Baby Food – Branch of FSBI of Science «FRC of Nutrition and Biotechnology»
Published: June 2021

Aim. The research of dairy and vegetable raw materials used for the production of specialized baby food products. Materials and Methods. The following types of raw materials were used for research: dairy – cow's, goat's, mare's milk; vegetable – pine nut kernel, pumpkin seeds, pine nut flour, pumpkin seed protein concentrate. The production of products was carried out in the conditions of a pilot production of the Research Institute of Baby Food; research of samples – in the laboratory of analytical research of technological processes of specialized food products. The work used organoleptic and physico-chemical research methods: GOST 31981-2013; GOST 34617-2019; GOST 23327-98; GOST 5867-90; GOST 30648-99; GOST 32915-2014. The amino acid content in the samples was determined according to MVI.MN 1363-2000. Results. Comparison of the amino acid compositions of cow's, goat's and Mare's milk showed that goat's and cow's milk contain almost the same amount of arginine, with a small predominance in goat's milk. When studying the amino acid composition of plant ingredients, it should be noted that the highest amount of arginine is contained in the protein concentrate of pumpkin seeds and pine nut flour, which is explained by the high protein content in these components. Conclusion. Recipes for beverages and fermented milk products (yogurt and baby cottage cheese) intended for inclusion in the diets of obese children have been developed.
TUGAS RESUME MATA KULIAH HUKUM TATANEGARA II
Authors: miftahul jannah Ade miftahul
Published: June 2021

TUGAS RESUME MATA KULIAH HUKUM TATA NEGARA II
Resume hukum tatanegara
Authors: Aswal Muh.
Published: June 2021

Catatan terkait dengan partai politik dan pemilihan umum
RESUME JURNAL PARTAI POLITIK DAN PEMILIHAN UMUM
Authors: RUSLAN AHMAD RIFALDI
Published: June 2021

resume mengenai partai politik dan pemilihan umum
PERAN PSIKOLOGI PENDIDIKAN DALAM UPAYA MENINGKATKAN MUTU PENDIDIKAN
Authors: Rahimah
Published: June 2021

Psikologi pendidikan ini merupakan suatu ilmu yang menyelidik dan juga mempelajari secara kompeherensif dan juga kritis tentang perilaku manusia itu sendiri. Pada psikologi pendidikan ini merupakan sebuah aktivitas pada seseorang yang berhubungan dengan pendidikan atas hasil interaksinya yang penting pada masalah yang mengganggu atau pendukung pada proses pembelajaran. Oleh sebab itu, harusnya seorang guru memiliki pengetahuan yang memadai terhadap psikologi pendidikan ini agar pada pembelajaran terarah dan juga efektif bagi peserta didiknya.
resume HTN 144 indah Sari
Authors: Sari.B Indah
Published: June 2021

Partai politik bertindak sebagai penghubung antara pihak yang memrintah dan yang di perintah yaitu menmapung informasi dari masyarakat untuk disalurkan pada pihak penguasa dan sebaliknya dari pihak penguasa kepada masyarakat. Informasi dari masyarakat berupa pendapat dan apsirasi diatur dan dioleh sedemikian rupa sehingga dapat disalurkan peda pihak pengambil kebijaksanaan. Sebaliknya informasi dari pemerintah berupa rencana, program atau kebijakan –kebijakan pemrintah disebarluaskan oleh partai politik kepada masyarakat
ANALISIS PERTANGGUNGJAWABAN PIDANA PELAKU PENYALAHGUNAAN NARKOTIKA YANG DIBERIKAN REKOMENDASI REHABILITASI (Studi Putusan Nomor 67/ Pid.Sus/ 2017/ PN.Kbu)
Authors: hartono bambang , Seregig I Ketut , Gustami Andri
Published: June 2021

Undang-Undang Nomor 35 Tahun 2009 tentang Narkotika adalah Undang-Undang yang direvisi dan dibuat untuk memberikan filter atau batasan bagi masyarakat agar yang termasuk jenis-jenis narkotika dan psikotropika, digunakan hanya untuk kepentingan medis/pengobatan dengan dosis tertentu yang sudah ditetapkan. Permasalahan penulisan ini adalah Bagaimanakah proses pemberian rekomendasi rehabilitasi penyalahgunaan narkotika oleh Tim Asesment Terpadu. Bagaimanakah pertanggungjawaban pidana pelaku tindak pidanapenyalahgunaan narkotika Putusan Nomor 67/ Pid.Sus/2017/ PN. Kbu, Bagaimana upaya yang dilakukan oleh Satuan Narkoba Kepolisan Resor Lampung Utara dalam menanggulangi peredaran gelap narkoba di Wilayah Lampung Utara?Metode penelitian yang digunakan yaitu yuridis normatif dan empiris, menggunakan data sekunder dan primer, yang diperoleh dari studi kepustakaan dan studi lapangan, dan analisis data dengan analisis yuridis kualitatif.Hasil penelitian tesis ini yaitu Proses rekomendasi rehabilitasi penyalahgunaan narkotika oleh Tim Asesment Terpadu untuk pecandu narkotika yang tertangkap tangan dilakukan dengan cara menentukan pecandu narkotika tersebut murni/konsumen atau pecandu merangkap pengedar, adanya permohonan tertulis dari penyidik, Rekomendasi Tim Asesmen Terpadu berisi keterangan mengenai peran tersangka dan/atau terdakwa dalam tindak pidana, tingkat ketergantungan penyalahguna narkotika, rekomendasi kelanjutan proses hukumnya dan tempat serta lama waktu rehabilitasi. Pertanggungjawaban Pelaku Tindak Pidana Penyalahgunaan Narkotika pada Putusan Nomor 67/ Pid.Sus/2017/ PN. Kbu yaitu pidana penjara masing-masing selama 2 (dua) bulan dan menyatakan pidana tersebut dijalani terdakwa dalam bentuk rehabilitasi medis, Upaya yang dilakukan oleh Satuan Reserse Narkoba Kepolisan Resor Lampung Utara dalam menanggulangi peredaran gelap narkoba di Wilayah Lampung Utara dilakukan dengan dua cara yakni : Upaya Non Penal terdiri dari upaya preemtif dan preventifSaran yang diberikan yaitu perlunya peningkatan peran serta masyarakat Kabupaten Lampung Utara untuk mendukung upaya penanggulangan dan pemberantasan peredaran gelap narkoba yang di lakukan oleh Polres Lampung Utara sehingga peredaran dan penyalahgunaan narkoba di wilayah Lampung Utara dapat diatasi dengan maksimal
resume HTN 161 AWAL ASWAT
Authors: Aswat Muhammad Awal
Published: June 2021

Terkait dengan partai politik adalah sistem kepartaian yang bebeda pada setiap negara : ada sistem satu partai (one party system), sistem dwipartai (two party system), dan banyak partai (multipartiy system).
Giấc mộng đêm giữa hè với hai quả mít và Black-Scholes PDE
Authors: Vuong Quan-Hoang
Published: June 2021

Rồi lại có được những đêm nằm chõng tre, nghe tiếng dế kêu ngâm nga vài điệu cũ, dựa tiếng chão chuộc mà thử đoán thời tiết ngày mai. Giờ thì hiểu, làm được những việc bình thường như thế mới được gọi là phi thường!
Pandemic and bills: The impact of COVID-19 on energy usage of schools in South Africa
Authors: Samuels J.A. , Grobbelaar Sara , Booysen MJ
Published: June 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic continues to wreak havoc on global operations and economies. Inadvertently, lock-downs and working from home have reduced the daily carbon footprints of transport and office buildings. A beneficial consequence of these reductions is the ability to measure the differential demand of occupants, to benchmark the base load of these buildings, and identify opportunities for efficiency improvements. In this paper we evaluate the change in energy demand in five public schools in South Africa with changes in occupancy due to the COVID-19-imposed lockdowns.
An Urgent Call for I-O Psychologists to Produce Timelier Technology Research
Authors: White Jerod , Ravid Daniel , Siderits Ian , Behrend Tara S.
Published: June 2021

The rapid pace at which technology changes creates a challenge for I-O psychologists, who often conduct hypothetico-deductive research. In this article, we examine technology research in the I-O psychology community by asking three questions: “Why should I-O psychologists study new technologies?,” “How timely is I-O psychologists’ technology research?,” and “How can I-O psychologists produce timelier technology research?” Using archival data from 23 years of SIOP conferences and a historical timeline of technology innovations, we find that I-O psychologists study technology milestones an average of 6.10 years after they first enter widespread awareness and adoption. We discuss the implications of this lag and conclude by urging I-O psychologists to study technology with an eye toward action, exploration, collaboration, dissemination, and creation.
Look at what I can do: Object affordances guide visual attention while speakers describe potential actions
Authors: Rehrig Gwendolyn L , Barker Madison , Peacock Candace Elise , Hayes Taylor R. , Henderson John M. , Ferreira Fernanda
Published: June 2021

As we act on the world around us, our eyes seek out objects we plan to interact with. A growing body of evidence suggests that overt visual attention selects objects in the environment that could be interacted with, even when the task precludes physical interaction. In previous work, objects that afford grasping interactions influenced attention when static scenes depicted reachable spaces, and attention was otherwise better explained by general informativeness. Because grasping is but one of many object interactions, previous work may have downplayed the influence of object affordances on attention. The current study investigated the relationship between overt visual attention and object affordances versus broadly construed semantic information in scenes as speakers describe or memorize scenes. In addition to meaning and grasp maps—which capture informativeness and grasping object affordances in scenes, respectively—we introduce interact maps, which capture affordances more broadly. In a mixed-effects analysis of 5 eyetracking experiments, we found that meaning predicted fixated locations in a general description task and during scene memorization. Grasp maps marginally predicted fixated locations during action description for scenes that depicted reachable spaces only. Interact maps predicted fixated regions in description experiments alone. Our findings suggest observers allocate attention to scene regions that could be readily interacted with when talking about the scene, while general informativeness preferentially guides attention when the task does not encourage careful consideration of objects in the scene. The current study suggests that the influence of object affordances on visual attention in scenes is mediated by task demands.
Explicating Self-Phones: Dimensions and Correlates of Smartphone Self-Extension
Authors: Ross Morgan Quinn , Bayer Joseph
Published: June 2021

Given its role as a constant companion, the mobile phone has long been thought of as an extension of the self. However, the psychology of smartphone self-extension has received relatively little attention through empirical research. By explicating theorized facets of self-extension, we explore the dimensionality of smartphone self-extension and examine how established psychological orientations map onto these dimensions. Results provide support for a two-dimensional structure of self-extension. Specifically, we found that self-extension can be delineated on the extent to which the smartphone is viewed as (a) functional for personal goals and (b) integral to personal identity. Across two studies, habitual usage predicted the functionality dimension and problematic usage predicted the identity dimension. In addition, Study 2 revealed that the two dimensions of self-extension corresponded to different dimensions of smartphone vigilance. We discuss the importance of conceptualizing smartphone self-extension as a perceptual construct, as well as the challenges of measuring the psychological connection that exists – or is thought to exist – between self and phone.
Authority (I): A Promise Theoretic Formalization
Authors: Burgess Mark
Published: June 2021

Authority is a central concept in social systems, but it has a variety of meanings. Promise Theory offers a simple formalized understanding of authority, and its origins, as polarization within a network of collaborative interactions. This idealized approximation stands in contrast to the usual deontic view of authority in socio-philosophical literature, and unifies the various interpretations with a single idea. It's shown that the elementary meanings of authority can all be understood as a promise, analogous to that of a `compass direction' within some decision space, with which agents may choose to align voluntarily. Authority is therefore separated from the embodiment by any particular agency or kind of agent, and is closely related to the concept of leadership in management science. Agents may try to impose authoritative directives onto subordinates, but imposition will generally be ineffective, due to their autonomy or causal independence. Stable configurations may be formed from resonant interactions that employ both semantics and dynamics to bind agents. This simple-minded formalization serves as an foundation for later study about the dynamics of authority and derived `power'.
Finding More Needles in More Haystacks: Rigorous Literature Searching for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses in Management and Organization Studies
Authors: Lock Irina , Giani Stefano
Published: June 2021

With increasing numbers of publications, synthesizing research in management and organization studies (MOS) and the social sciences in general has become necessary to summarize knowledge, discover research gaps, and gather interdisciplinary insights. To do so, reviews of the literature depend on a rigorous method for searching specifically for MOS that is to date largely lacking. This article demonstrates a six-step protocol for setting up a rigorous search. Instead of sampling from a limited set of journals, it focuses on databases and uses information in thesauri, key articles, and automated text analysis to construct a search string. It details decision aids on database inclusions and syntax adaptations and discusses additional search techniques, with best practice examples. The six-step process provides practical considerations for authors and develops assessment criteria for journal editors and reviewers to judge the rigor of the search in terms of construct, internal, and external validity and reliability. Thus, the article facilitates more rigorous syntheses in the social sciences by focusing on the heart of any such endeavor, the search.
A model who looks like me: Communicating and consuming representations of disability
Authors: Pettinicchio David
Published: June 2021

Diversity in the fashion industry, it seems, is on the rise, with recent efforts poised to address the exclusion of people with disabilities. Based on a content analysis of editorials, advertising campaigns, and 213 online consumer comments between 2014 and 2019, we examine how diversity is showcased: speci!cally, whether images of disability serve to challenge or reinforce negative stereotypes. We !nd that market logics constrain the use of models with disabilities and shape their posturing in advertisements and fashion images. While consumers respond favorably to these images, demanding disability be more regularly and prominently featured, they are often responding to images that are sanitized and na ̈ıvely conceived. Nonetheless, we show how consumer feedback interacts with the production process, which in turn can challenge market logics, providing opportunities for increased representation. We shed light on how cultural representations re"ect, shape, and challenge broader sociocultural norms and values.
The Dynamics of Time and Space in Sociological Theory
Authors: burnett patrick john
Published: June 2021

To date, there has been much emphasis on, and critical inquiry into, the variety of ways sociological theories examine social life, social organization, and human conduct within and between the past and present time horizons. Under the auspice that no authentic anticipation of what we may 'have to be' (future) is possible without borrowing from the resources of what we already 'have been' (past) and 'currently are' (present), sociological inquiry has been primarily focused on the relationship of an experiencing person (or persons) within the complexities of past events and present circumstances as a means to reveal insights toward the future of social organization. The reasons for this focus on investigations into past and present time horizons are because they are facilitated by the presence of an observable and material reality consisting of identifiable documents and tangible objects that can be identified, observed, interpreted and measured. Whereas, investigations into the future are working within a different reality status all together, one that does not contain identifiable material and empirically accessible facts, thus making it much more difficult to study in that it is focused on a reality that does not yet exist. Given that only materialized processes of the past and present have the status of factual reality (what is real is observable), conclusions and predictions about future events, which are essentially beyond the realm of the material and observable, remain at the level of the senses, as an aspect of the mind, and are seen as belonging to the realm of the 'ideal' and the 'not the real'. This paper walks through these considerations in detail and examines how a focus on time and space can help us better understand the ways in which social beings act.
Considering the Relational Contours of Sociological Research Methods
Authors: burnett patrick john
Published: June 2021

The following will start with a brief introduction to the fundamentals of ontology and epistemology, followed by a specific discussion of the ontological and epistemological principles of a relational research paradigm. The second section will introduce some general methodological considerations related to making a logical connection with ontology and epistemology, with particular consideration given to the relevance of mixed methodology for relational research. The final three sections will critically examine what I have identified as three broad yet complementary relational methodological approaches: 1- relational analyses of spatial patterns and positionality; 2- relational analyses of group dynamics; and 3- relational analyses of social cognition and perception. I will conclude with a critical summary.
A study on the allelopathic activity and quantitative determination of total phenolicand flavonoid of six plants in the Asteraceae family
Authors:   College of Agriculture, Can Tho University, Ngo Chi Nam , Phan Khanh Linh ,   Cuu Long Delta Rice Research Institute, Ho Le Thi ,   Cuu Long Delta Rice Research Institute
Published: June 2021

This study aims to determine the allelopathic activities of six plants that belong to Asteraceae family such as China wedelia (Wedelia chinensis), sunflower (Helianthus annuus), cosmos (Cosmos bipinnatus), marigolds (Tagetes erecta), Mexico sunflower (Tithonia diversifolia), and zinnia (Zinnia elegans) by applying their methanolic extracts on barnyardgrass (Echinochloa crus-galli L.) and mustard green (Brassica juncea) with different concentrations (0.03, 0.1, 0.3, 1 g/ml). Results conducted from the study showed that the aqueous solutions extracted from the above-mentioned plants inhibited shoot and root length of barnyardgrass, mustard green at different intensity ranges in which cosmos aqueous extract gave the strongest impact, says, 23.01 and 97.54% of shoot length inhibition; 56.45 and 93.52% of root length inhibition at 0.3 and 1.0 g/ml respectively for mustard green. In case of barnyradgrass, the same results were also reported, says, 8.5 and 88.15% of shoot length inhibition; 36.35 and 99.99% of root length inhibition at 0.3 and 1.0 g/ml respectively. Total phenolic contents of the fresh plants of cosmos, China wedelia, sunflower, Mexico sunflower, marigolds and zinia were 4.51, 3.96, 1.05, 1.45, 3.61, and 0.99 mg/g, respectively; their total flavonoid contents were 1.58, 0.76, 0.29, 0.39, 0.65, and 0.45 mg/g, respectively. It is obvious that cosmos aqueous extract can be effectively and safely used for biological control of barnyardgrass.
Study on the drying condition optimisation of the heating pump and the infrared radiation for the snakehead fish Channa maculata
Authors:   Ho Chi Minh city University of Food Industry, Le Thi Hong Anh , Duong Hong Quan ,   Ho Chi Minh city University of Food Industry, Bui Huy Chich ,   Ba Ria - Vung Tau Department of Science and Technology, Hoang Ngoc Cuong ,   Binh Duong University, Lam The Hai ,   Ho Chi Minh city University of Food Industry, Tran Quoc Dam ,   Ho Chi Minh city University of Food Industry, Dang Xuan Cuong ,   Ho Chi Minh city University of Food Industry, Nguyen Thi Thao Minh ,   Ho Chi Minh city University of Food Industry, Le Hoang Phuong ,   Kien Giang University, Dang Van Hai ,   Ho Chi Minh city University of Food Industry, Hoang Thai Ha ,   Ho Chi Minh city University of Food Industry
Published: June 2021

The paper focused on the drying condition of the infrared radiation combining the heat pump for the snakehead fish basing on the level 1 multi-factor experimental planning model of Box-Wilson. The results showed the mathematical model (Y = 8.92 + 0.44X1 - 0.53X2 - 0.48X3 - 0.098X1X2 - 0.39X1X3 + 0.126X2X3) that expressed the relationship between the drying time (Y) and the impact factors (the sorbitol concentration (X1), the drying temperature (X2), and the wind speed (X3), in which the drying temperature (X2) affected the drying time stronger than other factors. The optimisation condition of drying was the sorbitol concentration of 2.5%, the drying temperature at 57.5oC, the wind speed of 1.6 m/s, and the drying time of 8.27 hours. Dried snakehead fish at the optimum condition got the sensory quality, food hygiene, and safety higher than the air drying and sun drying methods. The results are a scientific basis for completing the technology and widely deploying the drying method in production.
Dopamine receptors genes activity under chronic stress in rats
Authors: Valeeva E.V. , Valeeva I.Kh. , Semina I. I. , Nikitin D.O. , Mukhamedzhanova A.G. , Mukhametshina R.D. , Mukhametshina A.D. , Kravtsova O.A.
Published: June 2021

Stress response is a multifactorial condition which is formed under extreme environmental exposure due to various neuroendocrine systems interactions. Dopaminergic system plays a key role in stress response through the dopamine which effect is realized after binding with special dopamine receptors types D1-D5. Expression of these receptors varies in different tissues, organs and specific brain structures but there is a special interest in their genes expression level in peripheral blood that can be served as additional marker to evaluate the chronic stress degree. Herein we determine the influence of various types induced chronic stress exposure during 6 months (such as exhausting physical activity (forced swimming), immobilization stress, and their combinations (swimming with immobilization)) on Drd1, Drd2 and Drd3 genes expression level in Wistar rats’ peripheral blood. According to our results, no activity for Drd2 and Drd3 genes is shown; however significant overexpression of Drd1 gene was detected in all studied groups after 3 months exposure compared to the data before experiment beginning, whereas after 6 months the relative expression level significantly decreased in the group with immobilization stress, which proves the negative effect of this type of chronic stress on the production of dopamine receptors of the D1 type. Thus, Drd1 gene activity in the blood can serve as a marker for assessing the severity of chronic stress in rats.
Comparative analysis of the effect of epibrassinolide and 6-benzylaminopurine on the key components of the glutathione complex in the roots of wheat seedling under salinity.
Authors: Maslennikova D.R. , Shakirova F.M.
Published: June 2021

The study carried out a comparative analysis of the effect of 24 epibrassinolide (EB) and 6-benzylaminopurine (BAP) on the growth and state of the main components of the glutathione system in the roots of wheat seedlings under the action of 2% NaCl, which for the first time revealed the ability of these phytohormones to similarly stabilize stress-induced decrease GSH / GSSG ratio, positively regulate the activity of glutathione reductase and glutathione-S-transferase. A comparable level of protective effect of BAP and EB on root length was revealed. The data obtained indicate that endogenous cytokinins may play the role of hormonal intermediates in the implementation of the protective.
Validation of a Novel Ultrasound Simulation Model for Teaching Foundation-Level Ultrasonography Skills to Veterinary Students
Authors: Wichtel Jocelyn , zur Linden Alex , Khosa Deep , Singh Ameet , Sears William , Phillips John
Published: June 2021

Veterinary ultrasonography is a complex, advanced skill requiring repetitive exposure and supervision to gain competence. Consequently, newly graduated veterinarians are underprepared and lack the resources to achieve basic ultrasound proficiency upon graduation. Ultrasound simulation has been proposed as an adjunct educational tool for teaching entry-level ultrasound skills to student veterinarians. The objectives of this multicentric prospective observational cohort study were to describe the development of a novel ultrasound training model, establish model construct and face validity, and seek participant feedback. The model was constructed using three-dimensional silicone shapes embedded in ballistics gel within a glass container. A novice cohort of 15 veterinary students and 14 expert participants were prospectively enrolled in the study. Each cohort underwent training and assessment phases using a simulation model. Participants were asked to (a) determine shape location, (b) identify shape type using a shape bank, and (c) measure shape axes using the caliper tool. Time for each phase was recorded. Anonymous post-participation survey feedback was obtained. For most shapes (4/6), experts performed significantly better than novices in identifying shape type and location. Generally, no significant difference was found in mean axis shape measurements between cohorts or compared to the true mean axis measurements. No significant difference was found in scan time for either phase. This study’s results support the validation of this ultrasound simulation model and may demonstrate early evidence for its use as a training tool in the veterinary curriculum to teach entry-level ultrasound skills.
Sphingomonas paucimobilis complicating vaginal fluid cultivation. A rare case
Authors: Sofoudis Chrisostomos , Peraki Andria , Mavroidi Angeliki , Platsouka Evangelia , Papamargaritis Efthimios
Published: June 2021

Sphingomonas paucimobilis represents an aerobic Gram-negative bacillus that is gaining recognition as an important human pathogen. These species are widely distributed in both natural environment and hospitals. They appear as opportunistic pathogen that take advantage of underlying conditions and diseases. Regardless of the clinical significance, pathogenic mechanism varies throughout current bibliography. Aim of our study, reflects presentation of a rare case of an out-patient clinical asymptomatic, with vaginal culture positive for this rare microorganism, S. paucimobilis. Assiduous diagnosis and therapeutic mapping consist necessary conditions of effective treatment.
Peranan Ilmu Forensik Dalam Pengungkapan Tindak Pidana Kekerasan Fisik Dalam Lingkup Rumah Tangga Yang Dilakukan Istri Terhadap Suami
Authors: Octo Iskandar
Published: June 2021

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui peran ilmu forensik dalam mengungkap tindak pidana kekerasan fisik dalam lingkup rumah tangga yang dilakukan istri terhadap suami dan untuk mengetahui kendala-kendala dalam penerapan ilmu forensik tersebut sesuai putusan No.1550/Pid.Sus/2015/Pn.Mks. Dari hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa ilmu forensik mempunyai peran yang sangat penting dalam perkara No.1550/Pid.Sus/2015/Pn.Mks sebagaimana penjatuhan saksi pidana perundang-undangan yang diatur dalam Undang-undang Nomor 23 Tahun 2004 tentang Penghapusan Kekerasan Dalam Rumah Tangga dengan mengacu pada hasil visum et repertum. Tidak terlepas pula kendala-kendala yang dihadapi berupa laporan administrasi dari hasil visum et repertum dan keterangan saksi yang berbelit-beli dan tidak hadirnya saksi dalam persidangan.
Keabsahan Perkawinan Berdasarkan Perspektif Hukum Positif di Indonesia
Authors: Putri Elfirda Ade
Published: June 2021

Perkawinan sebagaimana diamanatkan Undang-Undang Perkawinan, disamping dilangsungkan sah menurut hukum masing-masing agamanya dan kepercayaannya, tiap-tiap perkawinan juga harus dicatat menurut peraturan perundang-undangan yang berlaku. Dalam kasus disini perkawinan hanya dilakukan berdasarkan adat istiadat serta agama dan kepercayaan yang dianut saja, tanpa dicatatkan menurut peraturan perudang-undangan yang berlaku. Metode yang dipergunakan adalah yuridis normatif dan pengumpulan data dilakukan melalui penelitian kepustakaan, yakni studi dokumen/kepustakaan yang terdiri dari bahan hukum premier dan bahan hukum sekunder. Berdasarkan hasil penelitian dapat disimpulkan bahwa suatu perkawinan harus dilakukan menurut hukum agamanya masing-masing dan dicatatkan pada kantor catatan sipil, sebagaimana diatur dalam pasal 2 ayat (1) dan (2) Undang-Undang Perkawinan. Agama mempuyai peranan penting untuk menentukan sah atau tidak sahnya suatu perkawinan dikarenakan agama mempuyai kekuatan yang sakral yang nantinya akan kita pertanggungjawabkan dihadapan Tuhan Yang Maha Esa. Sah atau tidaknya suatu perkawinan bukan ditentukan oleh pencatatan melainkan disyaratkan dengan langsung secara hukum agama masing-masing. Pencatatan merupakan hal yang penting dalam hukum Indonesia, tapi tidak mengurangi keabsahan perkawinan bila tidak dicatatkan.
Banning Illegal Political Financing as an Anti-Corruption Standard of Business Conduct
Authors:   Siberian Federal University, Kostrykina Victoria V.
Published: June 2021

The problem of political corruption is of particular relevance for criminological science. The processes of formation and functioning of power, due to their high social significance, have long been subject to negative corruption influences, and therefore they need a special protection mechanism. The subject of the research is the legal regulation of the ban on illegal financing of political activity, as well as its reflection in local regulations of commercial organizations. The article examines one of the forms of political corruption as illegal financing of political activity by officials of commercial organizations. The author used the dialectical method of cognition, as well as the system-structural, formal-logical and other methods of scientific cognition. To study the practice of regulating the ban on illegal financing of political activity at the level of local regulations of commercial organizations, the author monitored the official websites of 250 largest Russian companies. The monitoring of the content of local regulations showed that commercial organizations have not yet developed a unified approach to regulating the ban on illegal financing of political activity. In addition, in more than 50% of the surveyed commercial organizations, this prohibition is absent in local regulations. One of the reasons for the low level of anti-corruption activity of organizations is the lack of motivation of companies to conduct business with integrity. The results of the study allow us to conclude that it is necessary to take a set of measures aimed at stimulating commercial organizations to consolidate in their local regulations a ban on the financing of political activities, as well as measures aimed at limiting the possibility of committing corresponding corruption offenses. Keywords: corruption, political system, elections, electoral process, campaign finance, electoral fund, anti-corruption standard, commercial organization, business, prevention of corruption. Научная специальность: 12.00.08 – Уголовное право и криминология; уголовно-исполнительное право Исследование выполнено при финансовой поддержке РФФИ в рамках научного проекта № 20-311-90028 The reported study was funded by RFBR according to the research project № 20-311-90028
REVITALISASI KADER ASI DALAM PROGRAM PRANATAL UNTUK KEBERHASILAN MENYUSUI
Authors: Kristiyanti Rini , Chabibah Nur , Khanifah Milatun
Published: June 2021

Pemberian ASI Eksklusif di Indonesia belum optimal, masalah utama adalah masih rendah kesadaran masyarakat. Dukungan kader yang terlatih membantu dalam suksesnya kegiatan ASI ekslusif pada ibu. Kegiatan ini bertujuan untuk pemantapan kembali peran kader ASI dalam pendampingan kelas ibu hamil sehingga meningkatkan keberhasilan ASI Eksklusif. Program pengabdian kepada masyarakat ini menggunakan metode dan media berupa penyuluhan terstuktur, focus group discussion dan praktik teknik edukasi ASI Eksklusif, Teknik Menyusui, Teknik Memerah ASI dan ASI eksklusif pada ibu bekerja. Pelaksanaan kegiatan dilaksanakan pada 24 Kader ASI di 8 Desa wilayah kerja Puskesmas Kedungwuni II selama enam bulan. Hasil kegiatan adalah peningkatan pemahaman kader mengenai manajemen laktasi dengan nilai rata-rata pre test 90,5 dan post test 93,1. Pada saat pendampingan kader ASI dilakukan observasi kader saat pemberian edukasi pada ibu hamil mengenai persiapan laktasi dan didapatkan nilai rata-rata praktik dan pendampingan adalah 87,7 dan 85,5. Simpulan program revitalisasi kader ASI ditindaklanjuti dengan komitmen Puskesmas Kedungwuni II untuk melanjutkan kegiatan yang telah berjalan dengan pendampingan menyusui sejak ibu hamil sampai menyusui.
GAMBARAN STATUS ELEKTROLIT PASIEN YANG DIRAWAT DI INTENSIVE CARE UNIT (ICU)
Authors: Oktari Wina , Deli Hellena , Hasneli Yesi
Published: June 2021

Ketidakseimbangan elektrolit berhubungan dengan peningkatan mortalitas dan morbiditas pasien kritis. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk melihat gambaran status elektrolit pasien yang dirawat di ICU. Desain penelitian adalah studi restrospektif dengan jumlah responden 105 orang dengan teknik pengambilan sampel purposive sampling. Penelitian ini menggunakan lembar observasi. Analisa yang digunakan adalah analisa univariat. Hasil penelitian menunjukan mayoritas responden berusia dewasa akhir (45-59 tahun) berjumlah 40 orang (38,1%), jenis kelamin responden laki-laki sebanyak 55 orang (52,4%), diagnosis medis mayoritas bedah umum sebanyak 55 orang (52,4%), tidak menggunakan ventilator sebanyak 82 orang (78,1%), rata-rata lama dirawat di ICU berkisar 3,5 hari (median= 3,00). Hasil penelitian menjelaskan bahwa kadar natrium pasien 48 jam yang mengalami hiponatremia sebanyak 20 orang (19,0%), yang mengalami hipernatremia sebanyak 6 orang (5,7%). Kadar kalium pasien 48 jam yang mengalami hipokalemia sebanyak 53 orang (50,5%) dan mengalami hiperkalemia sebanyak 3 orang (2,9%). Kadar kalsium pasien 48 jam yang mengalami hipokalsemia sebanyak 105 responden (100%). Kadar bikarbonat pasien 48 jam yang mengalami hipobikarbonat sebanyak 55 orang (52,4%), dan mengalami hiperbikarbonat sebanyak 7 orang (6,7%). Pasien masih ditemukan mengalami gangguan elektrolit sehingga perlu dilakukan pemantauan yang ketat dan memperhatikan faktor-faktor yang mengakibatkan terjadinya ketidakseimbangan elektrolit.