bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Der Schlaf und die Träume in »Auf der Suche nach der verlorenen Zeit«
Authors: Déchanet-Platz Fanny
Published: March 2021

Wenngleich Freud keinen Einfluss auf Proust nehmen konnte, war die Schrift Le sommeil et les rêves von Alfred Maury maßgeblich daran beteiligt, wie der Schlaf und die Träume in À la recherche du temps perdu dargestellt werden. Ähnlichkeiten zwischen den beiden Werken lassen sich bei der Orchestrierung des Schlafes und des Einschlafprozesses nachweisen, bei der Verbindung psychologischer und physiologischer Analyseelemente (die für Maurys Vorgehensweise kennzeichnend ist) sowie daran, dass an bestimmten Traumphänomenen, insbesondere dem der Erinnerung, festgehalten wird.
Überlegungen zu einem frei assoziierenden Zuhören
Authors: Barratt Barnaby B.
Published: March 2021

Die einzigartigen Bedingungen und Charakteristika des Zuhörens in der Psychoanalyse werden im Zusammenhang mit dem Versuch einer Definition vorgestellt, wie die Psychoanalyse »über die Psychotherapie hinaus« vorgeht. Anhand eines Beispiels aus der Freud’schen Selbstanalyse wird der Grundsatz untersucht, dass jede psychoanalytische Sitzung wie ein Traum zu behandeln ist. Freuds Anweisungen für die Methode des psychoanalytischen Zuhörens werden kritisch diskutiert, und es wird die Idee »des Zuhörens, um zuzuhören« eingeführt, im Gegensatz zum Zuhören als Hören, Zuhören zum Verstehen oder zum Interpretieren. Es wird argumentiert, dass sich das freie assoziative Zuhören als ein prozessuales Momentum auszeichnet, das die eigenen Unterdrückungsund Verdrängungsmechanismen der Praktiker*innen dekonstruktiv hinterfragt. Dieser Prozess fördert ein Bewusstsein für das, was anders ist als Repräsentation, und für das, was nicht im Bereich des reflektierenden Bewusstseins erfasst werden kann. In diesem Sinne ist Heilung nicht nur transformativ, sondern auch transmutativ, und die Psychoanalytikerin und der Psychoanalytiker ist jemand, der/dem alles unbekannt ist und der/dem zugleich nichts fremd ist.
Criticism of Liberals' Call for Freedom of Thought in Ijtihad
Authors:   Institut Ahli Sunnah wal Jamaah, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia,  Parit Raja, Batu Pahat, Johor, MALAYSIA, Zainol Nur Zainatul Nadra , Abd Majid Latifah ,   Fakulti Pengajian Islam, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi Selangor, MALAYSIA, Ismail Faisal Husen ,   Jabatan Pengajian Islam, Pusat Pengajian Umum dan Kokurikulum,  Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, Parit Raja, Batu Pahat, Johor, MALAYSIA, Kirin Arwansyah ,   Jabatan Pengajian Islam, Pusat Pengajian Umum dan Kokurikulum,  Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, Parit Raja, Batu Pahat, Johor, MALAYSIA
Published: March 2021

The main principle of liberalism is to fight for human freedom. They want free and unrestrained people. Moreover, no system of values, laws, and morals can force them to adhere to it including religions, myths, and belief systems brought in a cultural context. This thinking is contrary to the creed of Ahli Sunnah Wal Jamaah. Thus, this article explains the critique of the method of ijtihad of the liberals, namely Nasr Hamid Abu Zayd by presenting an argument to reject this method. The methodology of the study is the analysis of the contents of Nasr Hamid Abu Zayd's book and the findings through descriptive analysis. The results of the study show that liberals support the idea of Human Rights supported by Western society. This idea is contrary to the creed of the Muslim community in Malaysia. Even ijtihad in Islam has certain conditions that must be complied with. The implications of the study show that Muslims need to be wary of accusations and allegations brought by liberals.
Islamic Scholars in Malay Archipelago: Sheikh Daud al-Fatani (1769-1847M) Contribution‘s in Fiqh al-Shafie
Authors:   Jabatan Pengajian Islam, Pusat Pengajian Umum dan Kokurikulum,  Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, Parit Raja, Batu Pahat, Johor, MALAYSIA, Mustapha Ahmad Sharifuddin , Ali Abdul Karim ,   Jabatan Fiqh & Usul, Akademi Pengajian Islam, Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, MALAYSIA, Zainol Nur Zainatul Nadra ,   Jabatan Pengajian Islam, Pusat Pengajian Umum dan Kokurikulum,  Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, Parit Raja, Batu Pahat, Johor, MALAYSIA, Saparudin Intan Farhana ,   Jabatan Pengajian Islam, Pusat Pengajian Umum dan Kokurikulum,  Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, Parit Raja, Batu Pahat, Johor, MALAYSIA
Published: March 2021

Malay world had prodused scholars who expert in fiqh, akidah, akhlak, Sufism and other area. They actively disseminated Islam to local residents by producing a plenty of publications as a valuable legacy to the Muslims, especially in the Malay archipelago. Among the scholars was Sheikh Daud bin Abdullah al-Fatani known as a prolific scholar in various areas. However, his work in fiqh al-Shafie given less attention compared to other areas. This article examines the contribution of Sheikh Daud in writing descriptively and analyze the works of fiqh al-Shafie. In order to achieve the objectives outlined, this article used the method of content analysis of these texts being entitled Bughyat al- Tullab, al-Saidu Wa al-Zabaih, al-Bahjat al-Saniyat, Mun al-Musalla and Al-Hidayah Muta'allim. In addition, the method of semi-structured interviews were conducted to obtain additional data associated with the topic. The results showed Sheikh Daud gave significant contribution to the development of Islam in the region of Malaya with the publication of scientific writing in Fiqh Shafie area. He was able to do islah to community around her by produced books and manuscripts. Those publications are still cited today.
Level of Teachers' Skills in the Implementation of al-Quran Teaching Formative Assessment in Religious Schools in Brunei Darussalam
Authors:   Fakulti Pendidikan, KUPU SB, BRUNEI, Untong Roslan , Jemali Misnan ,   Fakulti Pendidikan, KUPU SB, BRUNEI, Abu Bakar Norwati ,   Fakulti Pendidikan, KUPU SB, BRUNEI
Published: March 2021

Formative assessment in the teaching of the Qur'an is important to build a comprehensive and continuous potential to master the reading of the Qur'an among religious school students. However, the problem that exists is the extent to which teachers' skills in implementing formative assessment of Quranic teaching in religious schools in Brunei Darussalam. The objective of this study is to examine the skills of teachers in implementing Formative Assessment of Quranic teaching in religious schools in NBD. This study uses quantitative methods using a questionnaire involving a total of 201 teachers from 37 religious schools in Brunei Darussalam. The findings of this study show that Quran teachers in religious primary schools in Brunei Darussalam have moderately high skills (mean = 3.83) in terms of teacher skills related to the concept of formative assessment. This data shows that the skills of teachers in formative assessment during Teaching and learning al-Quran in terms of giving feedback to improve student learning in al-Quran is high (mean = 3.83). While the aspect of teacher skills related to planning formative assessment activities to be applied in the process of teaching and learning al-Quran is low but still at a moderately high level (mean = 3.26). This study presents an important finding that shows the efforts that have been carried out by the Department of Islamic Studies and District Islamic Studies Officers by providing skills to religious school teachers with courses related to strong basic concepts in the formative assessment required by teachers- Quran teacher, to be able to distinguish between formative and summative practices. In conclusion, this study found that overall, the level of teachers' skills in formative assessment during the implementation of Quranic teaching is at a moderately high level.
Mastery of Soft Skills Through Co-curricular Uniform Body
Authors:   Fakulti Pengurusan Teknologi dan Perniagaan, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, MALAYSIA, Ismail Fadillah
Published: March 2021

Involvement students in the co-curricular of uniformed bodies is one of the significant alternatives in the effort to apply elements of soft skills among students in IPT. This study is a longitudinal survey study aimed at measuring the level of mastery of soft skills among 912 students who took a uniformed body co-curriculum course. There are seven attributes of insaniah skill (soft skill) for IPT students as outlined by the Ministry of Higher Education Malaysia (KPTM) including communication skills, leadership, teamwork, critical thinking and problem solving, lifelong learning, entrepreneurship and professional moral ethics skills (KPT 2006) applied . Statistical Package for Social Science Version 20 software was used to analyze the findings of this study. The results show that there is a change in the mastery of the mastery of the seven soft skills among students before and after joining the uniformed body.
Pruebas diagnósticas: Fundamentos de los estudios diagnósticos, evaluación de la validez e interpretación clínica de sus resultados
Authors: Torregroza-Diazgranados Eduardo de Jesus
Published: March 2021

El propósito de esta publicación es la de describir los fundamentos de los estudios diagnósticos, la de proporcionar elementos de juicio para valorar la validez, puntualizar sobre las medidas de utilidad o rendimiento de las mismas y resaltar la importancia de los estudios diagnósticos en la práctica clínica usual.

Dentro de los fundamentos de las pruebas diagnósticas se explican los principios básicos sobre las pruebas diagnósticas, la estructura de estas y se detalla cómo se analizan los resultados de la prueba diagnóstica de interés y los resultados de la prueba diagnóstica de referencia.

Se evalúa la validez de una prueba diagnóstica examinando tres criterios importantes que sustentan la solidez metodológica de este tipo de estudio: Representatividad, Constatación y Determinación.

Por otro lado, se estudia el primer tipo de medidas de rendimiento de una prueba diagnóstica: Medidas de probabilidad (sensibilidad, especificidad, valor predictivo positivo, valor predictivo negativo).

Cuando los resultados de una prueba diagnóstica son expresados en una escala cuantitativa continua es necesario escoger “el mejor punto de corte” que se corresponda con una alta sensibilidad y especificidad, para así distinguir los enfermos de los sanos. Con este fin, podemos utilizar las propiedades de la curva COR (acrónimo de Característica Operativa del Receptor) para elegir el mejor punto de corte. En la presente publicación se describe y pormenoriza la construcción de la curva COR y se puntualiza sobre la mejor manera de analizarla y sacarle provecho.

Por último, se ilustra cómo un estudio diagnóstico cambia el paradigma de manejo de una enfermedad.
Colecistectomía segura: ¿Qué es y cómo hacerla? ¿Cómo lo hacemos nosotros?
Authors: Chama Naranjo Alfredo , Farell Rivas Jorge , Cuevas Osorio Victor José
Published: March 2021

La colecistectomía laparoscópica es uno de los procedimientos más realizados a nivel mundial. La técnica laparoscópica se considera el estándar de oro para la resolución de la patología de la vesícula biliar secundaria a litiasis, y aunque es un procedimiento seguro, no se encuentra exenta de complicaciones. La complicación más grave es la lesión de la vía biliar, que, aunque es poco frecuente, con una incidencia de 0,2 a 0,4%, conduce a una disminución en la calidad de vida y contribuye a un aumento en la morbi-mortalidad. El objetivo de este artículo es reportar nuestra técnica quirúrgica, enfatizando los principios del programa de cultura para una colecistectomía segura, propuesta y descrita por the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES), para minimizar los riesgos y obtener un resultado quirúrgico satisfactorio.
Carcinoma del glomus carotideo. Serie de casos
Authors: Chala-Galindo Andrés Ignacio , Albornoz Garzón Carolina Andrea , Gómez-Vera Carlos Eduardo
Published: March 2021

Introducción. El carcinoma del glomus carotideo es infrecuente y se presenta en el 6 % de los paragangliomas carotideos. Suele haber dificultad en su diagnóstico preoperatorio y no se diferencia fácilmente de su contraparte benigna, lo que puede conllevar a complicaciones quirúrgicas. Este trabajo describe la experiencia en su abordaje clínico y quirúrgico en una serie de casos, además de una revisión de la literatura profundizando en su diagnóstico, abordaje terapéutico, sobrevida y mortalidad.
Métodos. De los pacientes operados por glomus carotideos durante un periodo de 20 años, se identificaron aquellos llevados a cirugía por carcinoma. Se realizó una búsqueda bibliográfica extensa en PubMed, haciendo énfasis en diagnóstico y tratamiento.
Resultados. De un total de 139 pacientes sometidos a cirugía de resección de tumor del cuerpo carotideo, tres pacientes (2,2 %) presentaron carcinoma. Dos tenían metástasis cervicales y uno metástasis hepáticas. Uno presentaba glomus bilateral asociado a trastorno genético de origen familiar. Se realizó cirugía y adyuvancia en todos los casos.
Discusión. El diagnóstico diferencial preoperatorio entre glomus benigno y maligno es difícil, por lo cual deben buscarse hallazgos clínicos o factores de riesgo que puedan sugerir malignidad. Las imágenes pocas veces muestran características claras de invasión vascular. Siempre que sea posible, en el tratamiento del cáncer del glomus carotideo, debe realizarse resección quirúrgica, acompañada de un vaciamiento funcional de cuello, dejando la radioterapia, la quimioterapia y la hormonoterapia como terapias adyuvantes.
La primera re-internación antes de los seis meses del alta de pacientes con esquizofrenia, del Servicio de Salud Mental del Hospital J. C. Perrando
Authors: Martínez Pedro , Sarubbi Daniel , Auchter Mónica
Published: March 2021

La esquizofrenia repercute en las personas produciendo una distorsión dramática en sus pensamientos, conducta, sentimientos, siendo extraños a los demás. Por lo que esta enfermedad es frecuente y compleja que afecta al 1% de la población sin distinción de sexo.2
Se realizó un estudio de tipo cuantitativo, analítico, de casos y controles, retrospectivo y transversal, con el objetivo de establecer la relación entre el sexo, grupo etario, lugar de procedencia; y la primera re-internación en pacientes con diagnóstico de esquizofrenia.
La muestra quedó conformada por un total de 60 historias clínicas de pacientes atendidos en el Servicio de Salud Mental del “Hospital Perrando” de la ciudad de Resistencia, Chaco, de las cuales se distribuyeron 20 para el grupo casos y 40 para el grupo control. Las operaciones estadísticas utilizadas fueron porcentajes, promedios y Odds Ratio. El nivel de significación fue de < p 0,05, se utilizó el programa “Epi Info versión 3.5.4.
Los resultados demostraron que ser del sexo femenino tiene 1,38(IC95%) veces más probabilidades de presentar su primera reinternación antes de los seis meses al igual que pertenecer al grupo etario de 30 años y menos, con 2,58(IC95%) probabilidades de re-internarse.Respecto a pertenecer a la zona rural tiene 1,38(IC95%) más probabilidad de reinternarse antes de los seis meses.
Logical Operator Estimation
Authors: Hamster Ulf A.
Published: March 2021

This report proposes an estimation method to find the unknown boolean input variable of a logical operation (AND, OR, XOR). The estimators might help to assess if the association between an input and output signal is the result of simple logical operations.
SULF2 is differentially expressed in lymph node metastasis in human breast cancer.
Authors: Mamoor Shahan
Published: March 2021

Metastasis to the brain is a clinical problem in patients with breast cancer (1-3). Between the breast and the brain reside the secondary lymphoid organ, the lymph nodes. We mined published microarray data (4, 5) to compare primary and metastatic tumor transcriptomes for the discovery of genes associated with metastasis to the lymph nodes in humans with metastatic breast cancer. We found that sulfatase 2, SULF2, was among the genes whose expression was most different in the lymph node metastases of patients with metastatic breast cancer as compared to primary tumors of the breast. Analysis of a separate microarray dataset revealed that SULF2 was also differentially expressed in brain metastatic tissues. SULF2 mRNA was present at decreased quantities in lymph node metastases as compared to primary tumors of the breast. Importantly, expression of SULF2 in primary tumors of the breast was correlated with patient overall survival, in lymph node positive patients but not in lymph node negative patients. Modulation of SULF2 expression may be relevant to the biology by which tumor cells metastasize from the breast to the lymph nodes and the brain in humans with metastatic breast cancer.
COL1A1 is differentially expressed in lymph node metastasis in human breast cancer.
Authors: Mamoor Shahan
Published: March 2021

Metastasis to the brain is a clinical problem in patients with breast cancer (1-3). Between the breast and the brain reside the secondary lymphoid organ, the lymph nodes. We mined published microarray data (4, 5) to compare primary and metastatic tumor transcriptomes for the discovery of genes associated with metastasis to the lymph nodes in humans with metastatic breast cancer. We found that collagen type I alpha 1 chain, COL1A1, was among the genes whose expression was most different in the lymph node metastases of patients with metastatic breast cancer as compared to primary tumors of the breast. COL1A1 mRNA was present at decreased quantities in lymph node metastases as compared to primary tumors of the breast. Importantly, expression of COL1A1 in primary tumors of the breast was correlated with patient overall survival, in lymph node positive patients but not in lymph node negative patients. Modulation of COL1A1 expression may be relevant to the biology by which tumor cells metastasize from the breast to the lymph nodes and the brain in humans with metastatic breast cancer.
The Strategy Of Islamic Character Education With Role Model And Habituation Method On Online Learning
Authors: Zebua Rony Sandra Yofa , Sunarti
Published: March 2021

Massive development in technology has enforced the educational system to be able to adjust its activity. While maintaining conventional learning environment in character education is challenging, online learning environment provides different characteristics that require distinct strategies to meet the learning objectives. It requires different syntax to implement learning methods for character education on online setting. However, previous studies rarely discussed about character education syntaxes for online learning. Thus, this study aimed to fill the gap by synthesizing the syntax and strategies of implementing some learning methods in character education through online learning. It was chosen Islamic and Character Education as the subject and role model and habituation methods as the focus of the study. This study is a qualitative study using in-depth interview as data collection technique. The informants were teachers experiencing in implementing role model and habituation methods on online learning. The research findings showed that the general syntax of online learning is started from preparation, preliminary activity, core activity, closing, and strengthening activities. Preparation and strengthening activities are conducted in unscheduled time while the other activities are conducted in scheduled time. The proposed syntax is given but further studies are required to testify the syntax for different situations. https://ejournal.unisba.ac.id/index.php/tadib/article/view/6875
GPU-accelerated smoothed particle finite element method for large deformation analysis in geomechanics
Authors: Zhang Wei , Zhong Zhi-hao , Chong  , Yuan Wei-hai , Wu Wei
Published: March 2021

Particle finite element method (PFEM) is an effective numerical tool for solving large-deformation problems in geomechanics. By incorporating the node integration technique with strain smoothing into the PFEM, we proposed the smoothed particle ?nite element method (SPFEM). This paper extends the SPFEM to three-dimensional cases and presents a SPFEM executed on graphics processing units (GPUs) to boost the computational efficiency. The detailed parallel computing strategy on GPU is introduced. New computation formulations related to the strain smoothing technique are proposed to save memory space in the GPU parallel computing. Several benchmark problems are solved to validate the proposed approach and to evaluate the GPU acceleration performance. Numerical examples show that with the new formulations not only the memory space can be saved but also the computational efficiency is improved. The computational cost is reduced by 70% for the double-precision GPU parallel computing with the new formulations.
A Deep Learning Account of How Language Affects Thought
Authors: Luo Xiaoliang , Sexton Nicholas J. , Love Bradley C.
Published: March 2021

How can words shape meaning? Shared labels highlight commonalities between concepts whereas contrasting labels make differences apparent. To address such findings, we propose a deep learning account that spans perception to decision (i.e., labelling). The model takes photographs as input, transforms them to semantic representations through computations that parallel the ventral visual stream, and finally determines the appropriate linguistic label. The underlying theory is that minimising error on two prediction tasks (predicting the meaning and label of a stimulus) requires a compromise in the network's semantic representations. Thus, differences in label use, whether across languages or levels of expertise, manifest in differences in the semantic representations that support label discrimination. We confirm these predictions in simulations involving fine-grained and coarse-grained labels. We hope these and allied efforts which model perception, semantics, and labelling at scale will advance developmental and neurocomputational accounts of concept and language learning.
Development of a Learning Model for Large Class Cohorts to Strengthen Learning Outcomes of Students Based on Differentiated Instruction
Authors: Muppala Siva PR , Chandramohan Balasubramanyam
Published: March 2021

We propose a new approach to classroom learning based on sequential numeral-division. It builds on the concept of trichotomy – division of students based on creamy-level, middle-level and weaker-level students -- proposed by the present authors. A sequenced series of formative assessments can map student progress and achievement, particularly in the case of weaker students. The idea behind the development of this model is to study if weak students perform better on critical-thinking tests in a collaborative learning setting rather than when they study individually. We propose a mathematical model to measure group activity/achievement, which is a complex function of several parameters. We collect data on different parameters for validation of the model in the near future.
Revolution Without Revolutionaries: Interrogating the Return of Monetary Financing
Authors: Gabor Daniela
Published: March 2021

This paper disentangles the claims that we are witnessing a revolution in central banking - the return of large interventions in government bond markets.It argues that not all central bank purchases of government bonds are alike, but they should be evaluated against the objectives of the interventions and the broader macro-financial setup of the economy. It distinguishes two regimes of monetary financing – shadow vs subordinated – across objectives of intervention, targets, institutional hierarchy, macroeconomic paradigm, and accumulation regime/distribution of political power. Shadow monetary financing, it argues, offers a weak framework for monetary-fiscal interactions, one that actively undermines both the rethink of fiscal rules, and fiscal support for the low-carbon transition.
Open Editors: A Dataset of Scholarly Journals’ Editorial Board Positions
Authors: Nishikawa-Pacher Andreas , Heck Tamara , Schoch Kerstin
Published: March 2021

Editormetrics analyses the role of editors of academic journals and their impact on the scientific publication system. Such analyses would best rely on open, structured, and machine-readable data about editors and editorial boards, which still remains rare. To address this shortcoming, the project Open Editors collects data about academic journal editors on a large scale and structures them into a single dataset. It does so by scraping the websites of 7,352 journals from 26 publishers (including predatory ones), thereby structuring publicly available information (names, affiliations, editorial roles, ORCID etc.) about 594,580 researchers. The dataset shows that journals and publishers are immensely heterogeneous in terms of editorial board sizes, regional diversity, and editorial role labels. All codes and data are made available at GitHub, while the result is browsable at a dedicated website (https://openeditors.ooir.org). This dataset carries implications for both practical purposes of research evaluation and for meta-scientific investigations into the landscape of scholarly publications, and allows for critical inquiries regarding the representation of diversity and inclusivity across academia.
The Implementation of the New Technologies in the Modern Teaching of Courses
Authors: Patsia Androniki , Kazana Athina , Kakkou Argiro , Armakolas Stefanos
Published: March 2021

Rapid developments in science require the application of new technologies in the field of education, aiming at changing the traditional and obsolete ways of teaching, providing ground for new forms. These new forms of teaching do not replace the teacher but adapt his role from omniscient to mentor and role model for students. With the use of technological means and the teacher's contribution to the teaching of the courses, the results in learning - let alone in the understanding of specialty courses- can be even more remarkable and bring about changes and perspectives for new approaches in the field of education. The aim of this survey was to investigate the use of new technologies by teachers today in the teaching of specialty courses and to what extent this implementation can improve the learning process. The results of the research show that our sample not only has a positive attitude towards the use of new forms of technology in the teaching of specialty courses but also seems to understand the benefits that arise from their use for the teachers themselves, for students, and the whole educational process.
High dosage tutoring in pre-vocational secondary education: Experimental evidence from Amsterdam
Authors: de Ree Joppe , Maggioni Mario A. , Paulle Bowen , Rossignoli Domenico , Walentek Dawid
Published: March 2021

We present first results from an experimental evaluation of a high dosage math tutoring program implemented in a secondary school for pre-vocational education located in a low-income neighborhood in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. From a pool of 98 students in their first year of secondary school (aged 12-13) 49 were randomly assigned to receive 2-on-1 tutoring. Treated students received one class period of personalized tutoring daily in the first 16 weeks of the school year. Outcome test scores were observed at the end of the first semester and at the end of the school year. We find treatment effects of 0.44 (p<0.01) and 0.72 (p<0.01) control group standard deviations after one semester on a verbal math test (with math word problems) and a nonverbal math test (math without textual context) respectively. The results indicate substantial learning gains. On the nonverbal math test, treated students gained statistically significantly more in one semester than control students gained in the entire school year.
Panama in a Pandemic: The Digital Divide Became News
Authors: Urribarri Raisa
Published: March 2021

This article reports on documentary research aimed at analyzing the coverage made by the Panamanian media about the digital divide during the first six months of the pandemic. Using Google's advanced search, a corpus of 140 pieces of informationwas extracted and analyzed using the criteria of newsworthiness and information sources. The results show an episodic and shallow coverage of a complex phenomenon that generated a wide social discontent in a society with high levels of inequality. Recommendations are offered that could contribute to a dissemination aimed at the understanding of this phenomenon as a by-product of social inequality, but also as a deepener of it.
Wer spielt warum mit? Schnittstellen in der Schulsystementwicklung und Prozesse ihrer Rationalisierung
Authors: Hermstein Björn
Published: March 2021

The term "school system development" is used to define a subject area that lies between school reform and school development. These dynamics are essentially based on interfaces that are constituted around the local school authority. With reference to some socialtheoretical clarifications, the article uses empirical illustrations to show how interfaces contribute to the rationalization of school system development. In addition to the normative rules, the actors involved bring variable cultural frames of reference and material interests to bear about the organization of the school system.
Research-Practice Partnerships in Education: Advancing an Evolutionary Logic of Systems Improvement
Authors: Penuel William R. , Furtak Erin Marie , Farrell Caitlin
Published: March 2021

Over the past several decades, scholars have proposed a number of innovative approaches to bridging the research-practice divide. A relatively new approach involves the formation of research-practice partnerships (RPPs), long-term collaborations aimed at educational improvement and transformation through engagement with research, intentionally organized to connect diverse forms of expertise and to ensure that all partners have a say in the joint work. Th is paper develops the idea that RPPs have the potential to create sustainable change, if they are able to support the mutual learning of partners to change practice while continuously adapting to turbulent environments of schools. As an illustration, the paper describes the evolution of an RPP in Colorado (U.S.A.) from a relatively small group of people representing a university and school district focused on a single line of research to an ongoing enterprise linking multiple researchers and educators to multiple lines of work to transform science teaching and learning in the district.
Der Capability Approach als theoretisch-normative Grundlage für das Monitoring von Bildungsgerechtigkeit
Authors: Sauerwein Markus , Vieluf Svenja
Published: March 2021

There is a broad consensus that educational monitoring contains normative stipulations. However, as yet these lack theoretical substantiation. This article proposes the Capability Approach as a theoretical foundation. Educational systems would then be assessed on the basis of information about opportunities and freedoms to achieve capabilities they are offering to students and on the basis of their success in fostering the basic abilities necessary for realizing the capabilities.
Correlation analysis of voting results in the Russian federal and regional elections of 2011–2018
Authors: Lyubarev Arkady
Published: March 2021

Correlation coefficients between the results of political parties in the 2016 State Duma elections in the Russian Federation as a whole and in 26 regions, as well as in the elections of regional parliaments of 35 subjects of the Russian Federation in 2012–2015 were calculated. For the 2016 State Duma elections, data was used at all levels – regions, single-member electoral districts, TEC and PEC. It is noted that the “United Russia” correlations with all major parties are generally negative. A fairly high level of correlation is observed between the liberal parties. The main focus is on correlations between parliamentary opposition parties and parties with similar names. The correlation coefficients between the results of parties and candidates in the State Duma elections of 2011 and 2016 and the Presidential elections of 2012 and 2018 were also calculated, showing the stability of the geographical distribution of the electorate of the main parties. Regional differences in the nature of correlations between the main political parties are noted. It is assumed that correlations between parties reflect not so much their ideological closeness as the social closeness of their electorate. In this regard, it is noted that a positive correlation between the results of ideologically distant parties (“Yabloko” and the Communist party or “Yabloko” and “Rodina”) is associated with their reliance on the urban electorate and, perhaps, its most educated part. The reasons for voting for spoiler parties and the role of these parties in reducing the results of the main participants in the elections are discussed.
Spectrophotometric Quantification of Iron in Different Pharmaceuticals
Authors: Parajuli Kshama , Sharma Kamala , Bhattarai Narayan , G.C Ganga
Published: March 2021

Quantification of iron in different pharmaceuticals can be performed by different analytical methods. In this study, a rapid, sensitive and simple spectrophotometric method was used for the determination of iron (II) in different iron tablets. A spectrophotometric method is based on the reaction of iron (II) with 1,10-phenanthroline to form an orange-red chelating complex in an acidic medium. The maximum absorbance of the chelating complex was measured at 510 nm. The Beer Lambert’s law was found to be obeyed in the range of 0.4-4.0 mg/L of iron (II). Out of ten samples analyzed, the observed amount of iron (II) in nine samples were range from 105 to 96 mg whereas in one sample it was observed only 81 mg per 100 mg of the labeled amount of iron(II) by the manufacturer. Thus the results obtained by the spectrophotometric method using 1,10-phenanthroline as a color developing agent were nearly equal to the claimed values of iron (II) in different iron tablets from manufacturing companies.
Oxovanadium(IV) Complexes with Triazole Based Schiff Base Ligands: Synthesis, Characterization and Antibacterial Study
Authors: Sharma Bharat Prasad , Pandey Sarvesh Kumar , Marasini Bishnu Prasad , Shrestha Sabita , Sharma Motee Lal
Published: March 2021

Schiff bases have been synthesized by the reaction of triazole containing primary amine with aromatic carbonyl compounds. The Schiff bases prepared, act as ligand when these are made in contact with oxovanadium (VO2+) ion. Some new mononuclear oxovanadium(IV) complexes have been synthesized by the reaction of Schiff base ligands with vanadyl sulphate (VOSO4.xH2O)  and the complexes are analyzed by different spectroscopic methods; [fourier-transform infrared (FTIR), ultraviolet-visible (UV-Vis.), electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR)], X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis, elemental analysis, and conductivity measurement. The complexes have been well characterized based on analytical data. The electrolytic nature of the complexes was determined based on the molar conductance values. The powder XRD pattern has been used to determine crystal size and type. The synthesized Schiff base ligands and oxovanadium(IV) complexes were found to be stable in air and moisture at room temperature. On the basis of the physicochemical data, the tentative geometry of the complexes has been proposed. Antibacterial sensitivity of the ligand and its metal complexes have been assayed in vitro against bacterial pathogens viz. growth inhibitory activity of ligands and complexes against pathogens has also been determined.
Utilization of Charred Water Hyacinth (Jalkumvi) as Biosorbent for Removal of Ca(II) Ion from Aqueous Solution
Authors: Bhujel Arun , Wagle Krishna , Regmi Bishow , Sapkota Bibek , Poudel Bhoj Raj , Gautam Surendra K
Published: March 2021

A promising adsorbent, charred water hyacinth (CWH) for the removal of Ca(II) from the aqueous solution was explored by heat treatment of water hyacinth followed by chemical activation with acidified zinc chloride (ZnCl2). The adsorbent was characterized using scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and electron dispersive X-ray (EDX) spectroscopy. Batch adsorption techniques were conducted for Ca(II) adsorption to assess the adsorption isotherm, effect of pH, contact time, initial Ca(II) concentration, adsorbent doses, and adsorption kinetics. The SEM micrograph illustrates the rough and irregular surface morphology and EDX spectra confirm the successful adsorption of Ca(II) on the adsorbent surface. The equilibrium adsorption data better fitted to the Freundlich isotherm model having a maximum adsorption capacity (qmax) of 319.75 mg/g. The highest percentage of adsorption was found at pH 1.5. The adsorption of Ca(II) by CWH decreased at the higher metal concentration and lower adsorbent doses. The adsorption of Ca(II) ions onto CWH followed the pseudo-second-order kinetics model. . Overall, these results suggested that the as-prepared CWH can be used as an eco-friendly, economical and efficient alternative for the removal of Ca(II)  from the aqueous solution.
Phytoconstituents and Biological Activities of Zanthoxylum armatum Fruit Extract
Authors: Pathak Ishwor , Rokaha Shusma , Bajracharya Kiran Bahadur
Published: March 2021

The essential oil and methanol extract of the fruit of Zanthoxylum armatum DC were extracted by hydro-distillation in the Clevenger apparatus and cold percolation technique respectively and their chemical and biological studies were performed. The chemical compositions of essential oil were analyzed by GC-MS analysis. The most abundant ingredient was Linalool (75.31%) followed by E-methyl cinnamate (11.73%) and limonene (9.45%). The nature of the functional groups present in the extract was analyzed by performing FTIR analysis. The methanol extract showed the presence of alkaloids, flavonoids, glycosides, polyphenols, terpenoids, volatile oils, tannins, and saponins. Biological activities of the oil and extract were evaluated by performing brine shrimp bioassay, antibacterial activity test, and antifungal activity test.  Essential oil (LC50 = 76.70 µg/mL) and methanol extract (LC50 = 62.25 µg/mL) were found highly cytotoxic against brine-shrimp nauplii. The essential oil showed potent antibacterial activity against gram-positive bacteria Bacillus subtilis, Micrococcus leutus, and Staphylococcus aureus with the zone of inhibitions 11 mm, 16 mm, and 17 mm respectively and moderate antibacterial activity against the gram-negative bacteria Klebsiella pneumonia, Enterobacter cloacae, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa with the zone of inhibitions 9 mm, 5 mm and 6 mm respectively. The methanol extract was found to be effective against gram-positive bacteria only. Both oil and extract showed moderate antifungal activity against bacterial strains.
The Effects of Amino Acid Supplementations during Weaning on Starter Intake and Growth of Dairy Calves
Authors: Appuhamy Ranga , Kaya Can Ayhan , Wickramasinghe Janaka
Published: March 2021

Supplementationof L-glutamine (Gln) at 1.0% of DMI has shown to enhance immune function,alleviate stress and promote growth in weaned piglets. Branched-chain aminoacids (BCAA) particularly leucine are known to promote muscle growth. Thoseenhancements are critical for calves undergoing weaning particularly from ahigh volume of milk at an early age. In the present study we examined theeffects of a Gln supplement (1.0% of DMI) with or without BCAA on starterintake and growth performance of dairy calves weaned early (35 d of age) from ahigh milk volume (9.0 L/d).  A separategroup of calves not receiving any amino acid supplement served as the control(CTL).  All calves were partially weaned restrictingthe milk volume to 3.0 L/d at 35 d of age. The amino acids were fed mixing inmilk during the first week of weaning (35 to 42 d). While having 9.0 L of milk,calves consumed zero grain but had average daily gain (ADG) close to 0.9 kg/d. Eventhough milk volume restriction significantly increased starter intake, it wasassociated with a significant growth depression that was not alleviated by Glnor Gln plus BCAA during the first week of weaning. During the second week ofweaning, calves had ADG that was comparable to pre-weaning growth rates.Regardless of treatments, calves achieved 1.0 kg/d starter intake within 16 dafter partial weaning and thus weaned completely at 51 d of age.  Calves supplemented with Gln or Gln plus BCAAwas related to significantly lower starter intake and body weight than CTL postweaning (49 to 70 d).  In conclusion, supplementationof Gln (1% of DMI) alone or with BCAA was not successful in mitigating growthdepression associated with weaning. On the other hand, they negatively affectedstarter intake post-weaning suggesting a lasting impact on mechanisms governingfeed intake. The present study demonstrated that 1.0 kg/d starterintake can be achieved at 7 week of age by employing a step-wise weaning schemefor dairy calves fed a high volume of milk.
Distributed Agencies in Dramatic Form: A Posthuman Perspective on Lucy Prebble’sThe Sugar Syndromeand Sarah Ruhl’sDead Man’s Cell Phone
Authors: Jordan Richard
Published: March 2021

The past two decades have seen a significant increase in western drama incorporating digital technologies on stage. While theatre scholars have regularly applied posthuman or cyborg theory to make sense of digital spectacle in performance, this article extends a posthuman approach to dramatic form by considering two plays from the early 2000s, a time of substantial technological change within affluent western societies. In both Lucy Prebble’s The Sugar Syndrome (2003) and Sarah Ruhl’s Dead Man’s Cell Phone (2007), the human characters share dramatic agency with the digital devices that surround them, co-initiating and co-escalating the drama. This distributed agency creates a shift in how the humans begin to perceive themselves and each other: from rational, coherent, autonomous selves – a liberal humanist subjectivity – to heterogeneous assemblages reminiscent of a digital computer – a posthuman subjectivity. While much posthuman theatre scholarship has focused on digital or bodily spectacle, dramaturgical analysis can also reveal the neglected technology of dramatic form to construct posthuman subjectivities for the stage.
Sarah Balkin, Spectral Characters: Genre and Materiality on the Modern Stage
Authors: Phillips Elizabeth M.
Published: March 2021

Sarah Balkin’s Spectral Characters: Genre and Materiality on the Modern Stage persuasively expands the temporal and generic boundaries of modern characters to include the supernatural, the imaginary, and the socially constructed. Chapters on Henrik Ibsen, Oscar Wilde, and August Strindberg renegotiate conventional demarcations between realist and modernist dramaturgy.
Patrick Maley, After August: Blues, August Wilson, and American Drama
Authors: Long Khalid Y.
Published: March 2021

This review examines Patrick Maley’s book After August: Blues, August Wilson, and American Drama, suggesting that he makes a formidable contribution to Wilson studies, American drama, literary studies, and blues studies.
Marcus Cheng Chye Tan and Charlene Rajendran, eds., Performing Southeast Asia: Performance, Politics and the Contemporary
Authors: Yuan Cheng Nien
Published: March 2021

abstract: Performing Southeast Asia offers an important collection of essays about contemporary performance in a region that suffers from a dearth of Indigenous scholarship accessible to the anglophone majority in the field. It features a broad spectrum of theatre and performance in Southeast Asia.
ПРАВОВАЯ РЕГЛАМЕНТАЦИЯ И ПРИОРИТЕТЫ РАЗВИТИЯ НАЦИОНАЛЬНОГО ЗАКОНОДАТЕЛЬСТВА РЕСПУБЛИКИ КАЗАХСТАН ПО ПРОТИВОДЕЙСТВИЮ НЕГАТИВНЫМ ИНФОРМАЦИОННЫМ ВОЗДЕЙСТВИЯМ НА НЕСОВЕРШЕННОЛЕТНИХ
Authors:   докторант Казахско-Русского международного университета, г. Актобе, Республика Казахстан, Хасанова В. В.
Published: March 2021

The article is devoted to the study of the existing legal framework for the protection of minors in the Republic of Kazakhstan from negative impacts in the information sphere, as well as the priority areas of development of national legislation in this area. Today, in the context of globalization, information and communication networks, including the Internet, are an important, and sometimes the only source of information for children. The pandemic of the new coronavirus infection COVID-19 is a confirmation of this, when, against the background of the lack of real communication, children began to spend most of their time on the Internet. Education, leisure, and communication have all moved there. The role of information and communication networks in the life of modern man cannot be overestimated. At the same time, they can be a source of threats and risks to the health, development and mental well-being of children. It is established that the current legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan contains a number of normative legal acts aimed at ensuring the information protection of minors. However, the system of legal and organizational protection of children in the information sphere is currently at the stage of formation and does not provide a comprehensive response to modern, exponentially growing information challenges and threats. In order to eliminate this gap, it is proposed to develop a unified national strategy for the protection of children in the information environment, with its provisions fixed in the basic document.
COPING BEHAVIOUR AS THE WAY TO OVERCOME STRESS OF SPECIALISTS OF FIRE AND RESCUE UNITS OF THE STATE EMERGENCY SERVICE OF UKRAINE
Authors:   PhD in Pedagogy, assistant professor of Department of Psychological Activity in Special Conditions, Cherkasy Institute of Fire Safety named after Chornobyl Heroes of the National University of Civil Defence of Ukraine, Mokhnar L. I. , Diachkova O. M. ,   PhD in Pedagogy, assistant professor of Department of Psychological Activity in Special Conditions, Cherkasy Institute of Fire Safety named after Chornobyl Heroes of the National University of Civil Defence of Ukraine
Published: March 2021

The concept and the types of coping and coping strategies are defined in the article. The characteristics of coping strategies are also analyzed. The peculiarities of professional activity of specialists of fire and rescue units of the State Emergency Service are specified and the main types of stressful situations in their professional activity are presented.
IMPACT OF PROPER QUESTIONING IN TEACHING AND LEARNING
Authors:   senior instructor of the chair of teaching English methods, Master in Education, Osh State University, Faculty of World Languages and Cultures, Osh city, Kyrgyz republic, Osmonbaeva Zhypargul , Pakhirova Damira ,   senior instructor of the chair of German language, Master of linguistics, Osh State University, Faculty of World Languages and Cultures, Osh city, Kyrgyz republic
Published: March 2021

The paper attempts to share some of the experiences regarding the proper questioning and literature review on this topic. The paper is based upon the outcomes of proper questioning in teachers’ lessons and impacts of those questions on their teaching and students’ learning. Main importance is given to teacher’s role in proper questioning in teaching English. Significance of the study is questioning can be used in different types of classroom and it helps students develop thinking skills, language skills and shaped closed relation and interaction between student-to- student and student-to- teachers. Interview was used for data collection. The purpose of using interview was to listen to the views on the proper questioning which can impact on their teaching and students’ learning. Findings suggest that teachers’ often usage of different types classroom questioning which demand higher order thinking answers can be the indicative of a change in their approaches to and attitudes towards teaching and students learning.