bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Hubungan tingkat intensitas bunyi dengan penurunan daya dengar pekerja
Authors: Ramadhan Asmar Adhan , Wardani Pratiwi Sri , Putri Devina Rayzy Perwitasari Sutaji
Published: July 2022

Abstract

Noise is unwanted sound that can cause health problems and environmental comfort at a certain level and time. Noise Induced Hearing Loss (NHL) is a type of sensorineural hearing loss caused by exposure to sufficient/loud noise over a long period of time. This study was conducted to determine the effect of noise on the hearing of workers working in the Ground Handling area of ​​Samarinda airport, to determine the noise level received by workers in the Airport Ground Handling Area, and to know the importance of using PPE on the hearing of workers while doing work. The noise measurement method is measuring at predetermined points using a Sound Level Meter. Then, it was continued by measuring the hearing level of workers in a soundproof room alternately using audiometry, then a correlation test was carried out to determine the relationship between the two variables, namely noise and the hearing level of workers. Based on the results of the study, it is known from the results of the average hearing that has been correlated with total noise exposure in the work area, it can be seen that the hearing level of workers is decreasing over time, this is due to the amount of noise exposure received by workers during work activities.
“You Need to Be More Responsible”: The Myth of Meritocracy and Teachers’ Accounts of Homework Inequalities
Authors: McCrory Calarco Jessica , Horn Ilana S. , Chen Grace A.
Published: July 2022

How do teachers account for homework-related inequalities? Our longitudinal ethnographic study reveals that, despite awareness of structural inequalities in their students’ lives, elementary- and middle-school teachers’ practices centered the myth of meritocracy. They treat struggles with math homework as products of students’ and (particularly in elementary grades) parents’ insufficient responsibility, effort, and motivation. These interpretations then justify homework practices that reinforce inequalities, including assigning homework that exceeds what students can complete independently and rewarding/punishing students based on homework. We discuss implications for debates about homework and the dangers of meritocracy myths and offer recommendations for more equitable alternatives.
TATA KELOLA KOLABORATIF MANAJEMEN TANGGAP DARURAT BENCANA PANDEMI COVID-19 DI KABUPATEN GUNUNGKIDUL (Collaborative Governance Covid-19 Pandemic Disaster Emergency Response Management In Gunungkidul Regency)
Authors: Nilawati Evi
Published: July 2022

This research is about collaborative governance of the Covid-19 pandemic emergency response management. The Covid-19 has a negative impact on society. Collaboration of stakeholders is important so that handling of the impact of Covid-19 is more effective. By the principles of collaborative governance that government, private, and community have responsibility for solving public problems. This study aims to find out how collaborative governance is for emergency response management for the Covid-19 in Gunungkidul Regency. The study used a qualitative descriptive approach. Informants are determined with purposive sampling, including elements of the local government, the private sector, and the community. Based on the results of the study, it can be concluded that during the Covid-19 pandemic disaster emergency response, collaborative governance was carried out by various stakeholders. This is shown by the realization of the principle of togetherness, shared motivation, and the capacity for joint action of the actors in various emergency response activities. The handling of Covid-19 has been carried out according to the new public management principle in the form of a partnership between the public and the private. Suggestions for further researchers are to examine the collaboration governance in the economic and social recovery after the pandemic.
The Policy of Virginity Testing in the Indonesian Military from the Perspectives of Public Values and Control toward Bureaucratic Discretion
Authors: Hamida Aulia Shifa
Published: July 2022

As an agent who implements government policies (principals), it remains a heated debate about whether bureaucracy should be value-neutral or must adhere to public values and administrative ethics. In response to this debate, the author uses the case study of virginity testing in the Indonesian National Armed Forces as one example of maladministration which proves that the bureaucracy, as institution, structure, or procedure, shall require administrative ethics, as a means to preserving public values. The research methodology used is that of literature review on public values, administrative ethics, and control mechanisms over bureaucratic discretion to prove that the virginity testing has unequivocally violated the TNI code of ethics, Law No. 34 of 2004 concerning TNI, international law, public opinion, medical science, and the code of ethics of the military profession. The author uses both deductive and inductive approaches to form policy recommendations for TNI reform in terms of its of policies, governance, and institutions in accordance with public values, administrative ethics, and control mechanisms over bureaucratic discretion; such as strengthening the internal performance audit of the TNI, establishing an independent external performance audit agency, establishing a Truth and Reconciliation Commission, and revising the Law on Government Administration to limit bureaucratic discretion.
Govi preprint
Authors: Govardhan
Published: July 2022

In this universe there are some theories and concepts are there, those are beyond our thinking and very tough to understand. Like these, there is one concept that explains “Einstein’s two postulates of light” without including the ‘space-time dilation' and ‘special theory of relativity '. This concept is unknown yet also because of tough to find. And also this concept gives a new property to electromagnetic waves.
Which group matters more: The relative strength of minimal vs. gender and race group memberships in children’s intergroup thinking
Authors: Yang Xin , Yang Fan , Guo Cai , Dunham Yarrow
Published: July 2022

Experimentally created “minimal” social groups are frequently used as a means to investigate core components of intergroup cognition in children and adults. Yet, it is unclear how the effects of such arbitrary group memberships compare to those of salient real-world group memberships (gender and race) when they are directly pitted against each other in the same studies. Across three studies, we investigate these comparisons in 4-7-year-olds. Study 1 (N = 48) establishes the minimal group paradigm, finding that children develop ingroup preferences as well as other forms of group-based reasoning (e.g., moral obligations) following random assignment to a minimal group. Study 2 (N = 96) and Study 3 (N = 48) directly compare this minimal group to a real-world social group (gender or race) in a cross-categorization paradigm, in which targets are participants’ ingroups in terms of the minimal group and outgroups in terms of a real-world social group, or vice versa. The relative strength of the minimal group varies, but in general it either has a similar effect or a stronger effect as compared to race and in some cases even gender. Our results support the contention that an abstract tendency to divide the world into “us” and “them” is a central force in early intergroup cognition.
Natural contrast statistics facilitate human face categorization
Authors: Liu-Shuang Joan , Yang Yu-Fang , Rossion Bruno , Goffaux Valerie
Published: July 2022

The ability to detect faces in the environment is of utmost ecological importance for human social adaptation. While face categorization is efficient, fast and robust to sensory degradation, it is massively impaired when the facial stimulus does not match the natural contrast statistics of this visual category, i.e., the typically experienced ordered alternation of relatively darker and lighter regions of the face. To clarify this phenomenon, we characterized the contribution of natural contrast statistics to face categorization. Specifically, 31 human adults viewed various natural images of non-face categories at a rate of 12 Hz, with highly variable images of faces occurring every eight stimuli (1.5 Hz). As in previous studies, neural responses at 1.5 Hz as measured with high-density EEG provided an objective neural index of face categorization. Here, when face images were shown in their naturally experienced contrast statistics, the 1.5 Hz face categorization response emerged over occipito-temporal electrodes at very low contrast (5.1%, or .009 root-mean-square, RMS, contrast), quickly reaching optimal amplitude at 22.6% of contrast (i.e., RMS contrast of .041). Despite contrast negation preserving an image’s spectral and geometrical properties, negative contrast images required twice as much contrast to trigger a face categorization response, and three times as much to reach optimum. These observations characterize how the internally stored natural contrast statistics of the face category facilitate visual processing for the sake of fast and efficient face categorization.
General Science Skepticism: Development and Validation of a New Scale
Authors: Meier Yannic , Krämer Nicole
Published: July 2022

The question of why segments of the population reject scientific evidence has occupied researchers for some time. While most studies examine reasons for domain-specific science denial (e.g., climate change denial), in this paper we examine whether general skepticism towards science relates to rejecting specific scientific facts. Therefore, we developed, tested, and validated a new scale measuring people’s general science skepticism within three studies (Ntotal = 2493). General science skepticism turned out to be a two-dimensional variable which was positively related to rejecting scientific statements from eight different subject areas. Moreover, we found relations to variables associated with science and politics (e.g., trust in science, conspiracy mentality, political orientation) known to be associated with science denial. The present work contributes to a novel understanding of how general beliefs about science are related to political views and domain-specific denial. Besides the long scale, we also introduce a short version containing eight items.
‘No’ means ‘NO’: A Critical Discourse Analysis of the Image of ‘Bad girls’ in Chowdhary’s Pink
Authors: Parajuli Bishwo Raj
Published: July 2022

Background: The ongoing discourse about the agency and asserting the dignity of women’s body is a prime concern for artists and activists. Their works raise tough questions about gender issues especially in metro cities. The selected movie Pink is a representative work that deals with sexual assault upon women, a burning issue under a socio-judicial discourse of our time.
Objectives: This study analyses a case of violence again women in the Bollywood movie Pink (2016) from the point of view of Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA). From social perspectives, the movie also reveals tendency of victim blaming, the prevailing social norms, especially in the Indian subcontinent, about the image making of so called ‘good girls’ or ‘bad girls’.
Methods: The paper primarily used Siegfred Jager’s model of CDA as a conceptual framework of primary text analysis. However, the study also incorporated other theoretical outlooks as per the need and relevance of research objectives. For examples, the views of Susan Bordo, Simone de Beauvoir, Colette Guillaumin (especially the concept of appropriation) and Judith Butler (especially the concept of body performativity) etc. guided the discussion. Jager’s Dispositive Model of CDA offers a pragmatic approach to discuss the disparity between constructed knowledge and actions. It looks at social texts triangulating three aspects: discursive, non-discursive and materializations or manifestations of first two aspects.
Results: The analysis revealed some striking influences in the socio-judicial system of judging cases of VAW. In the illustration part, the interrelated strands of discussion have been clustered thematically as Strand 1: Dos and don’ts for girls, Strand 2: Sex appeals of girls, Strand 3: ‘Good girls’ in the eyes of a male chauvinist, Strand 4: Virginity matters for men, and Strand 5: ‘No’ means ‘NO!’ These five strands of discussion and their legal implications work as the key trope in bringing the case hearing to a logical conclusion. Taking account of the issues, the lawyer, who is advocating for the victims, brings his advocacy to a cogent conclusion.
Conclusion: The final verdict of the court addresses the filed complaints of gender violence against the girls. The perpetrator is found guilty for attacking and outraging a woman’s dignity and agency of her body. However, the dispositive or settling aspect of discourse on gender violence is still on the process. Similarly, the discursive and non-discursive behaviors of both the perpetrator and the victims have not come to the surface. This provides ample of space of further inquiry and contestation in the research problem.
Impact of Microfinance on the Empowerment of Women Entrepreneurs in Rupandehi District, Nepal
Authors: Thapa Bharat Singh , Chowdhary Supriya
Published: July 2022

Background: Driven by the growing concerns about women empowerment and their entrepreneurship development, government has put in place various microfinance programmes and policies providing increased access to financial services, mainly credit facilities.
Objectives: This paper aims at evaluating the effect of microfinance programs on women entrepreneurs’ performance with respect to their economic and social empowerment.
Methods: A structured questionnaire survey was made among 124 randomly selected women entrepreneurs taking loan from different microfinance institutions under group lending approach in Rupandehi district. Rupandehi district is known for pioneering in providing microfinance services in Nepal as first microfinance institution was established here about three decades ago. One sample t-test, Paired Sample t-test, Wilcoxon test and McNemar test are major statistical tools used for data analysis.
Results: Results show that microfinance leads to increase in business turnover, investment, savings, expenditures and ownership in assets. Similarly, social dimensions of women entrepreneurs were also found improved after participation in microfinance programs. They include women’s freedom to decide, family and social relationship, mobility, children’s education and health.
Conclusion: These findings revealed that microfinance is a powerful instrument to develop women entrepreneurship through economic and social empowerment. Thus, to foster the inclusive growth with the participation of women in economy, scale and scope of microfinance should be enhanced.
Effect of Perceived Behavioral Factors on Investors' Investment Decisions in Stocks: Evidence from Nepal Stock Market
Authors: Karmacharya Bibek , Chapagain Ramkrishna , Dhungana Bharat Ram , Singh Kanhaiya
Published: July 2022

This study explores whether the perceived behavioral factors impelling specific investors' decision-making to contribute to the Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) performance. Applying structural model analysis of the data, it shows that among the four behavioral variables, market, heuristic, and herding factors have significant effects on investment performance. This study observes more reliance and dependence of investors on market information and sentiments. Research findings suggest that investors consider the fundamentals of the stock and consider the investors' behavior to get a return from the market. The study has been confined to five metropolitan cities with 350 samples randomly obtained in 2018 from different broking firms.
Specific Determinants of Share Prices: A Case Study of Listed Life Insurance Companies in Nepal Stock Exchange
Authors: Maskey Sanam
Published: July 2022

Researchers have been trying to understand and establish relationship between various factors influencing the market price of stocks. Similar studies in Nepal have been limited to banking sector only. However, this paper aims to investigate the factors that affect the market share prices of life insurance companies listed in Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE). All the life insurance companies listed in Nepal Stock Exchange with panel data for the period 2012/13-2017/18 was taken as a sample for the study. The data was analyzed through descriptive and inferential statistics, while the hypothesis was tested using the regression coefficients based on the results of the multiple regression model in this study. The study revealed that earning per share, dividend per share, price-earnings ratio, age of the company and dividend yield are the major determinants of share price. The study concludes that dividends play a major role when Nepalese investors make investment. Further, it was revealed that dividend policy of the companies plays a major role in shaping investor decisions in Nepal.
Transforming the Self in South Asia: A Study of Religion in BP Koirala’s Sumnima and RK Narayan’s The Guide
Authors: Paudyal Ganga Ram
Published: July 2022

This paper analyzes the self-transformation process in Sumnima by BP Koirala and The Guide by RK Narayan, which have been discussed in terms of religion. Both the writers belong to the South Asian Hindu community and focus on the religious change that has played an important role in the life of their characters. In Koirala’s Sumnima, Somdatta, the central character, realizes the state of equality transforming himself from his identity of Brahmin and bestows love to Sumnima, a girl from the Kirat community. Transforming himself from his orthodox Hindu culture, he performs the role of Bhilla for reviving pleasures. In Narayan’s The Guide, the protagonist Raju ultimately turns as a saint (sadhu) from his role of a railway guide, a businessman, a good lover, a corrupt guy and a prisoner. In both novels, religion has played a key role to transcend the role of the characters and finally transform inwardly. The concept of self and the process of religious transformation have been used as theoretical tools to explore these novels. The findings provide evidence that religion in a true sense enables the human beings to transcend many kinds of human bondages and self-transformation. In both novels, the protagonists detach themselves from the material world and change inwardly realizing the self. They ultimately transcend material comfort for the liberation of their beliefs, undergoing different stages of their lives. In Sumnima, Somdatta gives up his religious ideas for the transformation of his self, but in The Guide, Raju transforms himself following ritual practices and becomes a saint.
Devkota’s Realization of Ultimate Reality: A Vedantic Reading on "Shūnyamā Shūnyasarī"
Authors: Bhatta Damaru Chandra
Published: July 2022

This article analyzes Laxmi Prasad Devkota's Nepali poem "Shūnyamā Shūnyasarī" ("Being Empty in Emptiness") by using the insights of the Vedanta that has a special focus on non-dual (Advaita) philosophy. The poem is devotional as well as confessional, which is a common theme of South Asian literature composed in the Bhakti ("devotional”) tradition. Devkota, the last hour of his life, realized that he really went astray and could not follow his own tradition, culture, religion and spirituality properly. Although it was too late for him to correct his past mistakes, he accepted Lord Shrī Krishṇa as the essence of life; all the other things are Sūnya (“void, Māyā, illusion, nothing, or meaningless"). Sūnya means asat ("unreal"), which is not in existence really. Finally, the poet Devkota acknowledged that he vanished into void like a void being meaningless. He could not devote his life to seek Lord Shrī Krishṇa, who is the ultimate reality or essence of the universe. Devkota suggests that the goal of life should be to attain the ultimate reality for eternal liberation or perpetual peace and unbound joy. Life should be spent for this spiritual purpose. Life becomes meaningless if one dies without this kind of spiritual awareness.
Blurring the Human-Animal Dichotomy: A Deep Ecological Reading of Indra Sinha’s Animal’s People
Authors: Sharma Kamal
Published: July 2022

The paper analyzes human-animal relation in Indra Sinha’s Animal’s People (2007) from the deep ecological perspective. The narrator of the story, a teenager, who prefers to be called ‘Animal,’ recounts his experiences of physical deformity and friendship with his friend Lara – a dog. By praising animal (dog) and criticizing human world, the character Animal blurs the dichotomy between human and non-human world by realizing the intrinsic value of each life form. Animal’s act of calling himself ‘Animal’ rather than human shows his disgust to humanity as he has been a victim of industrial disaster – Bhopal gas tragedy as an outcome of modern development of humanity. His infatuation to animals, open sky and forests shows his love to non-human world as he sees intrinsic values of each thing. It supports what the deep ecologists call it as having intrinsic values of biotic and abiotic things in themselves irrespective of what humans define it for utilitarian purpose. The study is qualitative in nature and analyzes the text from the deep ecological perspective. The paper concludes that by blurring the human-animal dichotomy, the narrator enjoys his emotional relation with animal (dog) and nature.
Introduction to Soil Science
Authors: Anderson Amber
Published: July 2022

This textbook introduces readers to the basics of soil science, including: the physical, chemical, and biological properties of soils; soil formation, classification, and global distribution; soil health, soils and humanity, and sustainable land management.
Tanggung Jawab Perusahaan Daerah Air Minum (Pdam) Terhadap Kerugian Konsumen Dan Melonjaknya Rekening Air Akibat Kebocoran Instalasi Dalam (Studi Pada Pdam Tirtanadi Provinsi Sumatera Utara)
Authors: Sapta Chandra Aditya , Mubarak Ridho , Wahyuni Windy Sri
Published: July 2022

The management of clean water (drinking water) is managed by the Regional Drinking Water Company (PDAM). PDAM Tirtanadi often gets complaints from consumers regarding its services. Most of the consumer complaints to PDAM Tirtanadi are in the form of objections to paying bills that are not in accordance with the frequency of use so that it can cause consumers to suffer losses. Therefore, it is necessary to compensate for damages and rain-check effort to provide clean water. The research method used is a normative juridical approach. Research materials consist of primary, secondary and tertiary legal materials. This research is descriptive-analytical and to complete the research data it is supported by conducting interviews. The results of the study are the form of implementing compensation for negligence by the Regional Drinking Water Company (PDAM) in the form of restitution or refunds that will be included in the next month's account, the efforts of the Regional Drinking Water Company (PDAM) in providing clean water to consumers refers to clean water standards. drinking water based on the Minister of Health Regulation (PERMENKES) Number 907 of 2002 concerning Drinking Water Quality, namely passing standard tests including bacteriological, chemical, radioactive and physical requirements, PDAM's efforts to overcome soaring accounts due to leaks in internal installations by repairing pipes before the water meter (persil pipe) ), both repair costs and water usage are the responsibility of the PDAM, but if the pipe is damaged or leaks after the water meter, all costs are borne by the drinking water customer.
Perancangan E-Government Pelayanan Pengaduan Dan Penyelesaian Sengketa Lingkungan di Era Kebiasaan Baru Pada Dinas Lingkungan Hidup Kota Makassar
Authors: Akhriana Asmah , Faizal Faizal , Irmayana Andi
Published: July 2022

At the Environmental Service, there is a PPLH Arrangement and Compliance Division. One of the environmental dispute reporting services is a dispute between two or more parties arising from activities that have the potential and or have an impact on the environment. The environmental complaint and dispute resolution service at the Makassar City Environmental Service have guidelines for verifying disputes involving many aspects of activities and data collection. The background of the research is the community's obstacles in quick access to reporting complaints due to allegations of pollution and or environmental destruction. Another problem is that the Department of the Environment still needs to prepare a verification plan for environmental disputes involving the reporter and related agencies. The impact of the pandemic that cities and even countries have felt makes the problem even more complicated. The research objective is to design an E-Government application for Complaints and Environmental Dispute Resolution Services that can be accessed by the public anytime and anywhere, especially in the era of new habits. The waterfall's system development method starts from system engineering, needs analysis, design, coding, testing and maintenance. Black box testing method for functional testing. The programming language used is the PHP programming language in building environmental dispute verification media and Android-based applications as a complaint medium. The results of this study are that this application can be a medium so that complaints become easier and can neatly document the dispute resolution process.
The Development of Social Media Intelligence System for Citizen Opinion and Perception Analysis over Government Policy
Authors: Habibi Muhammad , Ma'arif Muhammad Rifqi , Subekti Dayat
Published: July 2022

In Indonesia, community involvement in development planning and public policy has generally been carried out but limitedly. Social media uploads regarding public perceptions of policy implementation in the field are valuable input for those who quickly and accurately upload existing problems.The problems that arise from this effort to use social media are 1) how to detect public conversations related to a public policy. 2) Social media data collected extensively and accelerating can be processed quickly to get real-time analysis results. 3) Making the analysis results accessible in an interactive and representative form allows government policymakers to explore appropriate data and information to formulate and formulate public policies.This research produces a social media intelligence platform that can unite public opinion regarding public perceptions of the implementation of policies issued by the government, especially local governments in Indonesia. Based on modeling the topic of Covid-19 vaccination cases, 11 topics of discussion were obtained. While the sentiment analysis results of the 11 issues resulted, topic 6 had the most negative sentiment values regarding the development of Covid-19 vaccination in Indonesia. At the same time, topics with the most positive sentiment values are topic three and topic 10. These topics discuss the vaccination process carried out by health procedures (prokes) and government policies related to COVID-19 vaccination.
Success Measurement of E-Learning Spada Wimaya at Universitas Pembangunan Nasional “Veteran” Yogyakarta Using Delone and Mclean Model Approach
Authors: Aryanti Dona , Simanjuntak Oliver Samuel , Juwairiah Juwairiah
Published: July 2022

Purpose: This study aims to measure success and determine the factors that support or hinder the success of the e-learning SPADA Wimaya.Method: This study adapts the development of the DeLone and McLean Model 2003. The data used are primary data obtained from the answers of 387 users of the e-learning SPADA Wimaya Pembangunan Nasional “Veteran” Yogyakarta University as respondents in the distributed questionnaire. The results of the questionnaire were processed using SPSS to test descriptive of the data. After that, the data is processed using Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) for testing the inner model and outer model which includes hypothesis testing through SmartPLS software.Result: Of the nine proposed hypotheses, six were accepted and the other three were rejected. Because not all variables affect each other significantly, the e-learning SPADA Wimaya is declared to have not been successful. The factors that hinder the success of the e-learning SPADA Wimaya are the security indicator on the system quality variable, responsive indicator on the service quality variable and communication effectiveness on the net benefit variable.
The Contribution of Professor Esen Bekturov to Physical Chemistry of Polymers
Authors:   Institute of Polymer Materials and Technology, Kudaibergenov S.E.
Published: July 2022

The article is dedicated to the 90th anniversary of Academician Esen Abikenovich Bekturov, a prominent Ka-zakhstani chemist who has made an outstanding world contribution to the physical chemistry of polymers. His scientific interests focused on the study of water-soluble and water-swelling polymers, interpolymer and polymer-metal complexes, polymeric catalysts and associates, polymeric hydrogels, molecular complexes of polymers, nanomaterials and nanotechnology are summarized in numerous monographs published in Japan, Germany, Poland, and Kazakhstan. The essay briefly reflects the life path, creativity, scientific and pedagogi-cal activity of Professor Esen Bekturov, as well as the most important and prominent publications. His role in the transfer of knowledge, training of high-qualified specialists, his contribution to Research and Develop-ment (R&D), recognized by numerous International and Republican awards and participation at International Conferences and Symposiums, are highlighted.
Thermal Behavior of Novel Aromatic Oligoesters and Oligoesteramides
Authors:   Kazan National Research Technological University, Deberdeev T.R. , Akhmetshina A.I. ,   Kazan National Research Technological University, Karimova L.K. ,   Kazan National Research Technological University, Grishin S.V. ,   Kazan National Research Technological University, Kochemasova D.V. ,   Kazan National Research Technological University
Published: July 2022

Liquid crystalline polymers, depending on their structure and macromolecular architecture, are found in a number of commercial applications, ranging from state-of-the-art engineering plastics to soft matter artificial muscles and microrobots. Rigid chain liquid crystalline polymers are known as indispensable materials for high technology industries. However, their relatively high costs provoke the search for novel cost-effective mesogenic monomers. In this regard, a series of aromatic oligoesters and oligoesteramides were synthesized via high-temperature polycondensation of aromatic dicarboxylic acids with 4-hydroxybenzoic acid (or 4-aminobenzoic acid) and 1,5-naphthalene diol. The structure of the synthesized compounds was identified using FTIR spectra analysis. According to polarizing microscopy observations, novel oligoester based on 4-hydroxybenzoic acid, 1,5-naptalene diol and terephthalic acid demonstrated liquid crystallinity with nemat-ic texture, whereas other samples occurred in amorphous state in case of oligoester or in crystalline state in case of oligoesteramides. A relatively wide range of mesophase existence from 120 to 290 °C was found for the thermotropic oligoester using differential scanning calorimetry. While aromatic oligoesters at the begin-ning of the degradation processes were highly stable towards heat with comparable values of Т10, which were equal to 372–378 °C, aromatic oligoesteramides started to decompose at the temperatures lower by more than 50 °C than those for oligoesters.
Cryostructuring of Polymeric Systems. 61. Physicochemical Properties of Poly(vinyl alcohol) Cryogels Prepared on the Basis of Urea-Containing DMSO-Solutions of the Polymer and Evaluation of the Resultant Gel Materials as Potential Drug Carriers
Authors:   A.N. Nesmeyanov Institute of Organoelement Compounds of RAS, Michurov D.A. , Kolosova O.Yu. ,   A.N. Nesmeyanov Institute of Organoelement Compounds of RAS, Lozinsky V.I. ,   A.N. Nesmeyanov Institute of Organoelement Compounds of RAS
Published: July 2022

Macroporous physical poly(vinyl alcohol)-based (PVA) cryogels were prepared originating from the dimethylsulfoxide solutions of the polymer that contained urea additives. The variables of the cryotropic gel-formation process were its temperature and the concentration of the added urea, which caused the increase in the rigidity and heat endurance of the resultant cryogels, as well as promoted widening of the macropores in the gel matter. Subsequent rinsing of the DMSO-swollen cryogels with the water excess resulted in the water-swollen PVA cryogels with simultaneous further increase in their rigidity. These gel matrices were tested with respect of their potential to operate as the polymeric carriers in the drug delivery systems. Loading of such water-swollen cryogels with a model drug, ε-amino caproic acid, and then studies of its release kinetics revealed that urea content in the initial PVA solutions used for the freeze-thaw-induced formation of the DMSO-swollen cryogels played the key role for the release characteristics of the drug-loaded water-swollen gel carrier. Namely, PVA cryogels prepared in the presence of a higher concentration of urea possessed the larger pores and, as a result, the drug release occurred somewhat faster.
Ukrainian culture of the XVII–­XVIII centuries as a “window of opportunities” for modernization processes
Authors: Kysliuk K. V.
Published: July 2022

The purpose of the article is to study Ukrainian culture of the middle of XVII — the end of XVIII centuries as a “window of opportunities” for full-fledged modernization, especially within the territorial and chronological boundaries of the newly emerged Ukrainian statehood — the Hetmanate.
The metodology. In the article we used the theory of classic modernization as the transition of a certain society from the traditional, agrarian stage of development to industrial one due to complex, profound changes in all spheres of public life and culture. Based on the structural-systemic approach the main manifestations of opportunities for classical modernization in the Ukrainian lands at the beginning of the period were identifed, and then based on the historical method the most important results of their evolution at the end of XVIII century were considered. By the method of comparative analysis, these results were compared with the achievements of European societies.
The results. It was concluded that the scale and duration of the innovations at the end of the XVIII century were insufficient to make a real modernization of the Ukrainian culture and to establish the foundations of a new industrial society, compared to the center or the semi-periphery of the Western economic world system. Regressive tendencies in all spheres without exception mutually blocked the “window of opportunities”.
The scientific novelty of this article is a contribution to the innovative vision of the historical development of Ukrainian culture as a number of opportunities for successful modernization lost in different periods.
The practical significance. It was shown, that the failures of modernization processes for Ukrainian culture are equal to the failures of national liberation struggles.
The phenomenon of pianist-composer in Ukrainian musical culture
Authors: Zubai Yu. M.
Published: July 2022

The phenomenon of pianist-composer in Ukrainian musical culture, considered in retrospect, is studied. Its consideration allows to fully understand the place and role of creative and instrumental performance of Ukrainian artists both in the history of musical culture of Ukraine and in terms of the development of musical culture in Europe.

The purpose of the article. To make a systematic review of the phenomenon of pianist-composer in Ukrainian musical culture, in the XIX-XXI centuries, in terms of the contribution of Ukrainian musicians into the development of both the art of composition and performance (instrument — piano).

The methodology. Interdisciplinary approach has been applied, within which there is an appeal to cultural, art, psychological, historical, etc., scientific principles; we used activity-structural method in the direction of research of creative personality (pianist-composer), method of cultural-historical analysis (activity and historical significance of creativity of pianist-composer in Ukrainian musical culture); applied intonation, genre-style and text-interpretation methods that contribute to the adequate assessment of the results of the creative process in the field of composition and performance; methods of biography and source studies used in the historical research aspect of assessing the importance of the personality of Ukrainian pianists-composers.

The results. A retrospective review of the work and instrumental and performance activities (piano) of Ukrainian pianists-composers in terms of their importance for Ukrainian musical culture and for world, European musical activity.

The scientific novelty. For the first time we made an attempt of a systematic diachronic analysis of the meaning of compositional and instrumental-performance activities (piano) of Ukrainian artists of the XIX–XXI centuries in terms of formation and further development of the domestic piano school with the simultaneous influence of the compositional activities of these individuals on the musical culture of Ukraine and the world.

The practical significance. Systematized presentation of historical and cultural, musicological, etc., characteristics of the phenomenon of pianist-composer in Ukrainian musical culture, allows to apply its results in teaching at the level of specialized music institutions, in the segment of development of educational materials on this topic, to promote Ukrainian piano schools and compositional works of outstanding domestic artists, also in the direction of determining the projective trends in the development of domestic compositional and performing (piano) musical activities.
EMOTIONAL CHANGES AND GENERAL HEALTH STATUS DURING THE PANDEMIC
Authors: BAŞOL Oğuz , AKALP H. Gizem , AYTAÇ Serpil
Published: July 2022

This research aims to examine the relationship between the emotional changes experienced by individuals and their general health status during the pandemic period, and also to determine whether the aforementioned changes differ according to the demographic characteristics of the participants. As a result of the evaluation of the online questionnaires applied to 681 participants, a similar, weak and significant relationship was found between the general health status of the participants and their emotional changes during the pandemic process (r:0.199,p>0.01). In other words, negative emotional changes experienced during the pandemic process have a similar relationship with the deterioration of the general health status of the individual. On the other hand, it was observed that the general health status did not change according to gender (Z:-1.149; p:0.251), but the emotional changes during the pandemic process were higher in women compared to men and were statistically significant (Z:-3.256; p:0.001). In addition, it has been observed that there are opposite relations between general health status and age, experience in the workplace and general work experience, and it has been determined that the general health status does not differ according to the performance of working from home.
OPINIONS OF SCHOOL MANAGERS ON THE DISTANCE EDUCATION PROCESS
Authors: YANBAKAR Eyüp , ASLAN Osman
Published: July 2022

The aim of the research is to reveal the opinions of school principals on distance education. Phenomenology design, which is one of the qualitative research methods, was used in the research. The study group of the research consists of 14 school principals working in primary, secondary and high schools located in Turhal district center of Tokat. The data of the study were collected with the form "School Administrators' Opinions (Interview Form) About Distance Education Process" developed by the researchers. The data obtained in the research were analyzed using the content analysis technique. As a result of the analyses, the opinions of the participants were expressed categorically and transformed into an interpretable form. In the research, being economical, eliminating time and space limitations, and providing individual study responsibility emerged as positive aspects of distance education, while measurement and evaluation could not be done instantly compared to face-to-face education, participation in the course was not at a sufficient level, insufficient infrastructure, lack of legislation and the most important managerial The lack of supervision emerged as its negative aspects. It has been concluded that distance education can only be used as a supportive system in environments where there are difficulties in conducting face-to-face education.
DIGITALIZATION AND ITS IMPACT ON SOCIETY
Authors: ŞAHİN İrem Mihrab
Published: July 2022

The development and advancement of machines and technology has changed the way of production. The changing production system has passed through certain stages and has become artificial intelligence technology, smart production, automation, sensors and digitalization, which is called Industry 4.0 today. Digitalization in the production system has covered every aspect of our daily lives and has affected daily practices and relationships. With digitalization, there have been changes and transformations in many areas such as institutions, factories, professions, education, finance, security, health. This change and transformation has also been reflected in social and individual life. This study is written on how digitalization affects the basic concepts that shape society such as production, division of labor, identity, privacy, socialization, time and space. With the spread of the Internet and social media, identities that define the individual and society have turned into virtual identities. Virtual identities, which are independent of physical time and space, have changed the way socialization is done. The new form of virtual socialization requires the user to be online at all times. The widespread use of social media has spawned new social movements, and these new social movements are using social media as a tool of political transformation. Virtual communities isolate the individual and alienate him from the society and culture in which he lives. The changing individual also affects the social structure and reveals the new society. Increasing internet use and digitalization have also increased surveillance and supervision. The traces we leave in the virtual world are converted into data with artificial intelligence technology and the individual is confronted with advertisements and products according to their interests. The storage of data calls into question the security and privacy of the individual and makes the concept of cyber security important. The changing and transforming concept of security affects the emergence of new crimes and the legal infrastructure to combat these crimes.
THE ORIGINS OF THE ORIGIN AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE MYTHOLOGICAL WORLDVIEW IN THE ART OF ANCIENT CHINA
Authors: Искендеров Анар
Published: July 2022

China is one of the most ancient civilizations of mankind. Ancient Chinese art and culture have deep spiritual traditions that arose from the fusion of various ethno-cultural values. The art and culture of ancient China are rightfully considered one of the most striking and unique phenomena in the history of human civilization. Since the fifth millennium, the first agricultural centers have appeared in ancient China. It should be noted that the very first mythological and cosmological worldviews of ancient China are connected with the ancient Chinese agricultural culture. Geometric and floral ornaments, zoomorphic and anthropomorphic images that adorn ancient Chinese ceramics of the Neolithic era reflect the myths and rituals of the ancient Chinese. In the middle of the II millennium BC, the Yin civilization was formed in the Yellow River basin. The Yin period in the history of ancient Chinese culture marks a huge progress in many areas of ancient Chinese society. It is also noteworthy that in the decorative and applied art of ancient China of the Yin period, completely new and different art products with elements and motifs of the "animal" style appear in their forms and compositional content. Many researchers believe that the ancient Chinese animal style could have originated and developed under the influence of neighboring nomadic tribes and peoples, as a result of military and trade contacts. Objects with zoomorphic images and compositions that relate to the art of Ancient China of the Han period are carriers of the aesthetic principles of “steppe animalismˮ. These artistic images made in the “animal style” have a high level of decorative stylization, which are characteristic of Ancient Scythian and Hunnic art. Ancient Chinese art, unique both in its ancient semantics and in the style of depicting artistic images, is a phenomenal and still not fully explored phenomenon.
THE INFLUENCE OF THE MEDIA ON THE FEBRUARY 28 POSTMODERN COUP
Authors: BEÇET Rabiya , MERMUTLU M. Bedri
Published: July 2022

Turkish politics have faced coups throughout history, and all of them have left heavy traces on society. The thought that governments could not manage the social structure and economy well led to the military seizing the government. These coups have also revealed socio-economic problems in the society. Each coup has done different damage to the society. All coups are implemented differently from each other. The factor that distinguishes the February 28 intervention, which is described as a “postmodern coup” from other coups, is that the military intervened in the government through the media without using an armed force. During this period, the government was forced to resign due to the resignation calls of soldiers and media bosses. The process leading up to the coup started months ago with the media and continued after February 28. With the decisions taken at the National Security Council meeting on February 28, 1997, the 'postmodern coup' took place. The decisions taken here have affected the lives of many people. The freedom of education of women wearing headscarves and the freedom of work of soldiers working in the army were taken away. Everyone who contradicted the decisions taken at the National Security Council meeting faced different practices. Apart from this, there were also problems in the economic field, some of the capital owners were marginalized, and they were treated differently on the grounds that it was against the country's interests. Media is a powerful field that transfers all kinds of information to societies. The media, which informs and guides with its strong influence on society, was also used as an important effect tool during the 28 February process. In this process, the society was divided into two as ideas with media discourses. In this research, the relationship between media and politics, postmodern coup process, MGK decision (National Security Council Meeting) are emphasized. Content analysis technique was used in the research. In the research, publications such as journals, articles, theses, etc. were taken as a source, and newspaper headlines (right media headlines and left media headlines) were examined.