bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Constructivist Strategy, Microcomputer-Based Laboratory, and Students’ Alternative Conceptions of Force and Motion
Authors: Villarino Gil Nicetas Bareng
Published: November 2020

This study investigated junior high school students’ alternative conceptions of force and motion and the effectiveness of the microcomputer-based laboratory (MBL) and the constructivist strategy (CS) on the students’ understanding of force and motion. Using a quasi-experimental non-equivalent control group design, four treatments, including the combination of MBL and CS, the combination of MBL and traditional strategy (TS), the combination of traditional laboratory (TL) and CS, and the traditional approach (control) were tried out in two schools, a public school and a private school, in a three-month period during the school year 2015–2016. A 40-item physics conceptual test was used to assess students’ alternative conceptions of force and motion. The results of the pretest showed that junior high school students have already formed their conceptions of force and motion even before physics instruction. Some of these alternative conceptions, specifically of speed, are similar to the views of children whose ages range from 5 to 8 years old. Although students’ conceptions generally improve after physics instruction, many students’ alternative conceptions remain unchanged even after physics instruction. Examples include: the greater the distance traveled, the higher the speed; being ahead implies faster speed; and if there is motion, there is a force (an object is in motion, when there is an applied force). Controlling the effect of the IQ, Mathematics II, and III grades, and the physical pretest scores, the study showed that students who were exposed to MBL activities performed significantly higher in the physics post-test than those who were exposed to the traditional activities. Students were exposed to the combination of MBL and the constructivist strategy also performed significantly higher in the physics posttest than those subjected to the traditional approach. On the other hand, the constructivist strategy as implemented in this study did not produce a significant effect on the students’ performance in the physics test. The graphs, elimination of drudgery of some of the laboratory tests, and the immediate feedback provided by the MBL instruction may have contributed to the students’ better understanding of force and motion concepts. The non-positive effect of the constructivist strategy on students’ conceptual understanding of force and motion may be due to the use of large class size instead of small groups. It may also be due to the inadequate training of the teachers on the constructivist strategy.
Using Large Number Estimation Problems in Primary Education Classrooms to Introduce Mathematical Modelling
Authors: Albarracín Lluís , Gorgorió Núria
Published: November 2020

In this work we study the development of mathematical models by students in the upper cycle of Primary Education (10 and 11 years old) to Large Number Estimation Problems. After a qualitative analysis of their output, we found that, when students worked on problems in teams, they used strategies including the development of mathematical models such as the grid distribution, the iteration of a reference point model, or population density. The results obtained allow us to argue that the use of Large Number Estimation Problems is a suitable activity for introducing mathematical modelling processes in Primary School classrooms.
Development and Application of a Distributed Leadership Framework to the Curriculum Mapping of Quantitative Skills in First-Year Undergraduate Agriculture Degrees
Authors: Wilkes Janelle , Reid Jackie
Published: November 2020

Quantitative skills (QS), the ability to use mathematical and statistical reasoning in context, are considered essential threshold learning outcomes in Australian university agricultural courses (degrees). Curriculum mapping can be used to determine how the existing curriculum fosters the development of QS, and identify where opportunities for skills development are missing in the curriculum. To address the challenges of curriculum mapping this paper describes the development and application of a modified distributed leadership model based on the merging of Kotter’s eight steps for structural change (2014) and Jones, Hadgraft, Harvey, Lefoe and Ryland’s framework for distributed leadership (2014). Distributed leadership is built on the foundations of change theory, moving beyond the traditional leadership boundaries and has been increasingly used in higher education. This case study demonstrates how distributed leadership has been used successfully in determining the graduate level QS and driving the mapping process for the first-year curriculum. Curriculum maps showed when the QS were taught, practiced and assessed across 10 science degrees, including three agriculture degrees, at a regional Australian university. As a result, holistic curriculum changes were flagged with the aim of enhancing QS development for both on campus and distance learning students.
TeacherFX - Building the Capacity of STEM, Agriculture and Digital Technologies Teachers in Western Australia
Authors: Cosby Amy , Manning Jaime , Trotter Mark
Published: November 2020

Whilst agriculture is Australia’s fastest growing industry, the negative perception of career opportunities by high school students and the lack of educator confidence in teaching about food and fibre concepts is a major issue currently faced by the sector. The Teacher Farm Experience (TeacherFX), a joint program of Rabobank’s Western Australia Client Council and CQUniversity Australia, aims to increase awareness, knowledge and appreciation of the agricultural industry. This free two-day program designed for teachers entailed visiting four farms in the Great Southern region of WA on the first day and professional learning on the second day. Pre- and post- event surveys were conducted to gain baseline information on the participants, their perceptions of agriculture, quality of learning materials and reaction to the experience. Additional support in the form of professional development and networking opportunities was identified as required to assist teachers to implement learnings from TeacherFX. Event survey results were overwhelmingly positive, with 100% of teachers recommending their colleagues attend a future event. However, whether this positive result will translate to change in the classroom is unknown. Additional research needs to be conducted to measure the long-term impact of the program.
Creating Stories of Science
Authors: Niehaus Amanda C.
Published: November 2020

Researchers, academics, and students in the STEM fields can share their experiences through more than academic papers and reports. In fact, modes of writing like fiction can bring science to new audiences and may generate empathy in both reader and writer. Here, I describe the value of creative writing and offer prompts that will enable scientists of all career stages to investigate their environments, motivations, and fears on the page—as I did in the writing of my first novel, The Breeding Season, which was based on my own research.
Botany through the Looking Glass: Cognitive Neuroscience and its Role in the Use of Art in Botanical Education
Authors: Swann William , Pye Matthew
Published: November 2020

Student engagement within the discipline of Botany is not always limited to scientific content. The patterns, colours and shapes that are produced when investigating plant anatomy via sectioning are highly aesthetic and can immediately engage students. The boundaries between aesthetics and science are often blurred or, more correctly, imagined. Nurturing and developing the inspiration drawn from the integration of these two worlds provides an alternative way of engaging students in the theoretical content of the discipline. Student exposure and engagement with native Australian Flora and botanical education is too often limited and finding novel ways to engage students with Botany is critically important; even more so in this current era of Plant Blindness and climate change denial (Jacobson et al., 2016; Wandersee & Schussler, 2000). To combat this, contemporary neuroscience and cognitive psychology research show promise toward the use of visual mediums to enhance memory, leading to an improvement in educational outcomes (Bigelow & Poremba, 2014; Cohen, Horowitz, & Wolfe, 2009; Corballis, 1966; Gloede, 2015; Jensen, 1971; Kim & Olaciregui, 2008). Therefore, encouraging students to engage with botanical content, via microscopic imagery, scientific/artistic depictions, and more specifically, the production of drawings and artworks (Fernandes et al., 2018; Rosier, Locker, & Naufel, 2013) should be further incorporated into curricula to increase engagement and establish a deeper connection to Botanical subdisciplines such as plant taxonomy, morphology and systematics. In this paper, with reference to established research and an example of a science-art project, we discuss the ways in which the fusion of the aesthetic and scientific worlds creates a feedback loop from which the creative process inspired from scientific material develops a deeper enquiry-based understanding of the material itself
The Achievement Emotions Questionnaire: Validation and implementation for undergraduate physics practicals
Authors: Bhansali Aesha , Sharma Manjula D.
Published: November 2020

Physics is a discipline associated with diverse emotions; some enjoy it, others don’t. Yet, students’ emotions when studying physics are under researched. This study adapts the Achievement Emotions Questionnaire (AEQ) to measure the emotions of students with first year physics undergraduate practicals. The aims of this research are to validate the AEQ in our context and to probe students’ emotions towards two practicals; the control which is of standard format and the intervention which incorporates colour and historical aspects seeking to produce more positive emotions. Confirmatory Factor Analysis and descriptive statistics conducted with a sample of 320 students confirm the reliability and internal validity of the adapted AEQ (AEQ-PhysicsPrac) for the purposes of this study. Differences in emotions between the control and intervention are detected indicating that the AEQ-PhysicsPrac has utility in physics education.
GESTÃO DOCUMENTAL E DA MEMÓRIA DO PODER JUDICIÁRIO: o programa do Conselho Nacional de Justiça
Authors: Böttcher Carlos Alexandre , Sliwka Ingrid Schroder
Published: November 2020

O objetivo principal do artigo é analisar a relevância do Programa Nacional de Gestão Documental e Memória do Poder Judiciário (Proname), instituído pelo Conselho Nacional de Justiça (CNJ). A metodologia adotada parte do levantamento das fontes primárias constitucionais e legais, que fundamentam o Programa, e prossegue com o exame dos atos normativos emanados pelo CNJ para apresentar seu desenvolvimento histórico. Em seguida, o texto realiza descrição e breve análise teórica das principais questões relacionadas ao tema e à sua regulamentação vigente. Também destaca a documentação histórica ou de guarda permanente como componente do Patrimônio Cultural Nacional. Por fim, apresenta uma síntese do estado atual do Programa com considerações e desafios para a Gestão Documental e da Gestão da Memória do Poder Judiciário.
UPAYA PENINGKATAN JEJARING UMK KECAMATAN CUGENANG MELALUI PENDIRIAN ASOSIASI PENGUSAHA CUGENANG
Authors: Kusmulyono Muhammad Setiawan , Ciu L, Rai I S, Satrio P N, Dini A S Alvita F, Chaya A H, Klaudia K, Livia W, Metta
Published: November 2020

The challenges of developing Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises in Cugenang Subdistrict, Cianjur Regency are very diverse. One of the toughest challenges is the existence of internal competition that arises between SME entrepreneurs in the Cugenang District itself. It is occured because there is no clear communication network to manage the distribution of MSMEs in Cugenang District. It impacted internal competition between MSME, product quality problems, the competence of MSME entrepreneurs, and uneven product distribution. The student group that became the initiator of Prasetiya Mulya Community Development as community service activities identified problems through interviews, direct discussions, and 1-month observations. One of the positive results obtained is the desire of MSME entrepreneurs to cooperate and network in marketing their products. Unfortunately, this desire does not yet have a clear framework for the activities. Therefore, a group of students with MSME entrepreneurs took the initiative to gather these entrepreneurs in a simple forum which later became the pilot of the Cugenang Entrepreneurs Association (APC) organization. APC was officially established on February 2, 2019 and is currently able to reach the minimum target to become a communication forum for MSME entrepreneurs Cugenang in marketing its products out of the Cugenang Sub-District area and improving the quality of local MSME products.
IPTEK PENCATATAN DAN PELAPORAN KEUANGAN UNIT USAHA BUMDes DI KABUPATEN KAMPAR
Authors: Salmiah Neneng - , Intan Adino Satria Tri Nanda,
Published: November 2020

This community service program aims to increase the knowledge and capabilities of BUMDes Business Unit Managers in Kampar Regency, especially in Kampar Kiri Tengah District in making financial records and reporting so that they can be used to assess business performance and as a BUMDes responsibility for annual village accountability meetings. The method used in this activity is counseling and training methods by providing knowledge about the recording and financial reporting of BUMDes Business Units according to the type of business unit. The activity was continued by providing a simulation of recording and compiling financial reports in accordance with the BUMDes business unit. To measure the success rate of the activities carried out, pre and post tests will be carried out. In this training activity, the manager of the Kampar Regency BUMDes Business Unit will be involved collaboratively from the beginning to the end of the activity. Output targets are to increase knowledge and financial recording and reporting capabilities and scientific articles that will be published at the national level. The results of this community service can be seen from the answers pre and post test relating to the type of business, accounting cycle, type of financial statements, financial accounting standards and recording with special journals where there is a decrease in the answers of most of the participants answering not knowing and after being given counseling and technical guidance, the answers do not know on average to be 0%. This shows that there is an increase in knowledge of recording and financial reporting for the managers of BUMDes business units.
Privatization of Vietnam Airlines: a successful reform or a timid policy step
Authors: AISDL
Published: November 2020

This study provides an overview about the privatization process of the national airlines in Vietnam, representing for a key large SOE which has been privatized. Therefore, it helps to reflect the process of the country in term of the government perspectives in general, through which to bring ideas or suggestion for more efficient policy to favor liberalization.
Changes in Emotional Regulation May Underlie Emotional Changes in Early Parkinson’s Disease Progression: A Multimodal Study.
Authors: Eriksson Allison , Tsitsi Panagiota , Vinding Mikkel C. , Ingvar Martin , Svenningsson Per , Lundqvist Daniel
Published: November 2020

Parkinson’s Disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disorder which can substantially affect nonmotor functions related to emotional processing. However, previous studies investigating the effects of PD on emotional processing have produced conflicting results. In the current study, we aimed to examine the underlying differences in emotional processing in PD by comparing how early-stage PD patients rate and react to emotional stimuli in three modalities on an Emotion Survey. Data analysis focused on identifying differences in emotion recognition, bias, and emotional range together with clinical outcome measures. Our results showed that PD patients were more accurate than healthy controls at identifying correct emotions. Furthermore, when clinical scores were correlated with ratings of emotional stimuli, PD patients alone showed a general increase in ratings and reactions to both positive and negative stimuli, thereby yielding significant correlations between clinical outcomes and emotional range in the PD patient group. Our results suggest that alterations in emotional regulation may underlie changes in emotional processing in early PD.
Specificity and detail in autobiographical memory retrieval: A multi-site (re)investigation.
Authors: Hallford David John , Barry Tom Joseph , Belmans Eline , Raes Filip , Dax Sam , Nishiguchi Yuki , Takano Keisuke
Published: November 2020

PLEASE CITE AS: Hallford, D. J., Barry, T. J., Belmans, E., Raes, F., Dax, S., Nishiguchi, Y., & Takano, K. (2021). Specificity and detail in autobiographical memory retrieval: A multi-site (re) investigation. Memory, 29(1), 1-10. This investigation examined conflicting suggestions regarding the association between problems retrieving specific autobiographical memories and the tendency to retrieve the details of these memories. We also examined whether these tendencies are differentially related to depression symptoms. U.S., Belgian, Hong Kong and Japanese participants retrieved memories related to cue words. Responses were coded for if they referred to a specific event (i.e., an event lasting less than 24 hours) and their details (What? Where? Who?). Across sites, and in meta-analyses, the retrieval of more specific memories was associated with retrieval of more details. Memories that were specific included more detail than non-specific memories. Across sites, retrieval of more specific memories and more detail was associated with less severe depression symptoms. Episodic specificity and detailedness are related but separable constructs. Future investigations of autobiographical memory specificity, and methods for alleviating problematic specificity, should consider measures of episodic detailedness.
Do my emotions show or not? Problems with transparency estimation in women with borderline personality disorder features
Authors: De Meulemeester Celine , Lowyck Benedicte , Boets Bart , Van der Donck Stephanie , Luyten Patrick
Published: November 2020

Transparency estimation, that is, estimating the extent to which one’s mental states are observable to others, requires the simultaneous representation of the self and of others’ perspective on the self. Individuals with borderline personality disorder (BPD) have difficulty integrating multiple perspectives when mentalizing, which may be reflected in impaired transparency estimation. Sixty-two participants high and low in BPD features watched emotionally evocative video clips, and estimated the transparency of their emotional experience while facial expression coding software (FaceReader) quantified their objective transparency. Individuals high in BPD features showed a larger discrepancy between estimated and objective transparency than individuals low in BPD features, showing that they both over- and underestimated their transparency. Indeed, estimated transparency positively predicted objective transparency in individuals low in BPD features, but not in individuals high in BPD features. Moreover, the ability to estimate intraindividual variability in one’s own objective transparency was moderated by self-reported arousal in the participants high in BPD features. Impairments in transparency estimation were correlated with self-report measures of borderline features, attachment, and mentalizing. In conclusion, we found that borderline features relate to a reduced capacity to estimate the extent to which one’s own emotional states are observable to others. Although replication in clinical samples of BPD patients is needed, the present study provides evidence for problems in mentalizing the (embodied) self from another person’s perspective in BPD.
A Network Approach to the Five-Facet Model of Mindfulness: Insights from Gaussian Graphical and Directed Acyclic Graph Models
Authors: Heeren Alexandre , Lannoy Séverine , Coussement Charlotte , Hoebeke Yorgo , Verschuren Alice , Blanchard M. Annelise , Chakroun-Baggioni Nadia , Philippot Pierre , Gierski Fabien
Published: November 2020

Despite the large-scale dissemination of mindfulness-based interventions, debates persist about the very nature of mindfulness. To date, one of the dominant views is the five-facet approach, which suggests that mindfulness includes five facets (i.e., Observing, Describing, Nonjudging, Nonreactivity, and Acting with Awareness). However, uncertainty remains regarding the potential interplay between these facets. In this study, we investigated the five-facet model via network analysis in an unselected sample (n = 1,704). We used two distinct computational network approaches: a Gaussian graphical model (i.e., undirected) and a directed acyclic graph, with each model determining the relations between the facets and their relative importance in the network. Both computational approaches pointed to the facet denoting Acting with Awareness as playing an especially potent role in the network system. Altogether, our findings offer novel data-driven clues for the field's larger quest to ascertain the very foundations of mindfulness.
Digital Capitalism and Coal Mine Workers
Authors: Bakioğlu Akın
Published: November 2020

One hundred and seventy-five years ago, in his book titled The Condition of the Working Class in England, Engels wrote about the ways in which the mine workers were exploited within the capitalist system. Classical economists believed that with the improvements in technology, capitalism would create egalitarian employment opportunities for everyone. In their opinion, the coal which served as a catalyser for the classical modernization had no place in the age of digital technology. However nowadays, especially in various developing countries such as Turkey, in the production of coal mines, the existing working conditions are the same as the ones that were applicable one hundred and seventy years ago and the exploitation of the labour of the workers continues. Notwithstanding, digital technologies serve for the control of capitalist production instead of the wellbeing of the workers. Coal has always had an important role in the historical continuity and discontinuity periods of capitalism. Considering the unbreakable link between the exploitation of nature and capitalist accumulation of capital, giving up coal and switching to renewable energy sources does not seem possible. The dialectical link between technology consumption and technology production is also one of the most important reasons for coal production to continue. This article argues that in Turkey today, the technology used in coal mine craft prioritises the control of labour rather than prioritizing the working comfort of the mine workers.
Freedom, Distribution and Work from Home: Rereading Engels in the Time of the COVID-19-Pandemic
Authors: Chattopadhyay Saayan , Pandit Sushmita
Published: November 2020

The aim of this paper is to understand the emerging practices of work from home drawing from the works of Friedrich Engels. Situating the rising debate on work from home, particularly in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, this article revisits some of the texts by Friedrich Engels to understand the issues of distribution, freedom, necessity and work. The idea of work from home becomes especially critical in the context of a developing country like India, with its limited access to digital infrastructure, inadequate work-space at home, and precarious work conditions. However, the digital network and devices play a pivotal role under these conditions and often offer a promise of “new freedom” and flexibility. It is not just the middle-class professionals, but several other dimensions of work and labour are implicated within the idea of work from home under sudden economic and social disruption. The new organisation of production, assisted by capitalism, forges new relations of production, and new predicaments and Engels's thoughts on freedom, work and the condition of the working class become increasingly relevant to understand these shifts, particularly in neoliberal, developing country like India under nationwide lockdown.
The study of the properties of bacterial strains Рaenibacillus allocated from chickpea seeds
Authors: Kuzina E.V. , Rafikova G.F. , Korshunova T.Yu.
Published: November 2020

A necessary condition for the creation of effective biological preparations with a complex effect is the presence of bacterial strains that have several mechanisms of a positive effect on the plant. Preference is given to those microorganisms that are able to survive in adverse environmental conditions. The aim of the study was to search for new bacterial strains characterized by antagonism towards phytopathogenic microflora and exhibiting tolerance to soil contamination by lead ions and chloride ions. As a result of the screening, bacterial strains were isolated from the surface of chickpea seeds that were identified as Paenibacillus peoriae ANT 13 and Paenibacillus jamilae ANT 14 based on cultural-morphological and physiological-biochemical properties, as well as a comparative analysis of the nucleotide sequences of the gene 16S rRNA. The strains P. peoriae ANT 13 and P. jamilae ANT 14 exhibit antagonistic activity against phytopathogenic micromycetes. The strain P. jamilae ANT 14 is resistant to NaCl (content in the medium is up to 7 %), the strain P. peoriae ANT 13 is able to grow in the presence of Pb2 + ions in an amount up to 3150 mg/l. The use of isolated isolates for presowing treatment of wheat seeds (Triticum aestivum L.) helped to reduce the spread of root rot of seedlings and increase the length of shoots. Inoculation of seeds of alfalfa changeable (Medicago varia Mart.) of P. peoriae ANT 13 and P. jamilae ANT 14 increased the activity of nodulation and contributed to the growth of the root system of the plant, bacterization of chickpea seeds (Cicer arietinum L.) affected the increase in the mass of shoots and roots of this culture. The research results allow us to consider strains of P. peoriae ANT 13 and P. jamilae ANT 14 as promising objects of agricultural biotechnology.
Symptoms Investigate the Frequency of Various Presentations of the Meckel’s Diverticulum and Help Identify Sign Promptly
Authors: Bahar Ashjaei , Bahar Ashjaei , Shakiba Amiri , Fatemeh Najdi , Merisa Movahedi Jadid
Published: November 2020

Background: Meckel's diverticulum is the most common anomaly of the intestine. It is usually
asymptomatic but could also be symptomatic with complications such as bleeding, intestinal obstruction,
and inflammation. This study was performed to assess the frequency of various presentations of the patients
who underwent surgery with the diagnosis of Meckel's diverticulum in Children's Medical Center, Tehran,
Iran from March 2005 to March 2011.
Material and Methods: Since this study is a case series report (retrospective descriptive study) and the
purpose is assessing the various presentation of Meckel’s` diverticulum, we express the frequency and
percent frequency of each presentation. The data collection tool was a five-part survey form. The first part
was related to demographic data, the second part was related to clinical data, the third part was related to
diagnostic data, the fourth part was related to treatment data and the fifth part was related to histological
data. Data were analysed using SPSS statistical program.
Result: We found 49 patients in this period (71% male 29% female). The mean age was 3.5 years (1 month
to 9 years). The male to female ratio was 2.5. The most common clinical symptoms were abdominal pain
(63%). forty-three percent of patients had single symptoms and the others had combined symptoms such as
abdominal pain and hematochezia. Only 8 patients with lower gastrointestinal bleeding had a Technetium
scan and all of them were positive. Associated findings during surgery included appendicitis and
invagination. Our sonographic imaging findings were nonspecific. In the pathologic report, 6 patients had
gangrene in specimens and 2 perforations. The lining was of gastric type in 24 specimens pancreatic in 3
and mixed in 2 specimens. None of those with the gastric type of mucosa showed Helicobacter pylori
infection.
Conclusion: Regarding our findings, clinical findings of Meckel's diverticulum in our study were rather the
same as in the literature. Pathologic examination of specimens revealed that most diverticula were lined by
gastric type of mucosa. None of those with the gastric type of mucosa showed Helicobacter pylori infection.
THE VALUE OF LOVE IN THE SYSTEM OF FORMATION OF THE PROFESSIONAL MATURITY OF THE EDUCATOR
Authors: Bubyreva G.
Published: November 2020

The existing legislation determines the education as "an integral and focused process of teaching and upbringing, which represents a socially important value and shall be implemented so as to meet the interests of the individual, the family, the society and the state". However, even in this part, the meaning of the notion ‘socially significant benefit is not specified and allows for a wide range of interpretation [2]. Yet the more inconcrete is the answer to the question – "who and how should determine the interests of the individual, the family and even the state?" The national doctrine of education in the Russian Federation, which determined the goals of teaching and upbringing, the ways to attain them by means of the state policy regulating the field of education, the target achievements of the development of the educational system for the period up to 2025, approved by the Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation of October 4, 2000 #751, was abrogated by the Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation of March 29, 2014 #245 [7]. The new doctrine has not been developed so far. The RAE Academician A.B. Khutorsky believes that the absence of the national doctrine of education presents a threat to national security and a violation of the right of citizens to quality education. Accordingly, the teacher has to solve the problem of achieving the harmony of interests of the individual, the family, the society and the government on their own, which, however, judging by the officially published results, is the task that exceeds the abilities of the participants of the educational process. 

The particular concern about the results of the patriotic upbringing served as a basis for the legislative initiative of the RF President V. V. Putin, who introduced the project of an amendment to the Law of RF "About Education of the Russian Federation" to the State Duma in 2020, regarding the quality of patriotic upbringing [3]. Patriotism, considered by the President of RF V. V. Putin as the only possible idea to unite the nation is "THE FEELING OF LOVE OF THE MOTHERLAND" and the readiness for every sacrifice and heroic deed for the sake of the interests of your Motherland. However, the practicing educators experience shortfalls in efficient methodologies of patriotic upbringing, which should let them bring up citizens, loving their Motherland more than themselves. The article is dedicated to solution to this problem based on the Value-sense paradigm of upbringing educational dynasty of the Kurbatovs [15].
BIOLOGICAL PROPERTIES OF THE PATIENT AND EPISOOTOLOGICAL PECULIARITIES OF INFECTIOUS ANEMIA IN CHICKEN
Authors: Dmitrieva M. , Balendor E. , Dmitriev K.
Published: November 2020

Развитие промышленного птицеводства – это наиболее быстрый и производительный способ обеспечения населения продуктами питания животного происхождения. Однако с увеличением объема производства возрастают риски возникновения и распространения инфекционных болезней различной этиологии. В настоящее время у ветеринарных специалистов вызывает беспокойство не только расширение спектра инфекционных болезней, возврат «старых» инфекций, течение болезней в субклинической, латентной, атипичной и ассоциированной форме, но и распространение инфекций, возбудители которых вызывают иммунодепрессивные состояния у птицы. Одной из таких болезней является инфекционная анемия цыплят (ИАЦ). Инфекционная анемия цыплят регистрируется в странах с промышленным птицеводством, а в последнее десятилетие получила широкое распространение в промышленных птицеводческих хозяйствах Российской Федерации. Болезнь наносит значительный экономический ущерб, который складывается из потерь от снижения показателей сохранности и продуктивности птицы, затрат на антибактериальные препараты, а также и потерь от снижения качества мясной продукции. Установлено, что возбудитель ИАЦ, обладающий иммунодепрессивными свойствами, играет важную роль в этиологии ряда многофакторных болезней.
INFLUENCE OF PROBIOTICS ON INTESTINAL MICROBIOCENOSIS OF BROILER CHICKEN
Authors: Orlova T.
Published: November 2020

The results of research aimed at studying the effect of the probiotic preparation "Propionic" on the quantitative and qualitative composition of the intestinal microbiocenosis of broiler chickens are presented. The probiotic microflora is represented by a multi-strain culture of propionic acid bacteria of the species Propionibacterium freudenreichii spp., which are strong antagonists relative to conditional-pathogenic and pathogenic microflora. This preparation has a liquid form, so the probiotic microorganisms included in its composition are in an active state and begin to act immediately after the probiotic enters the bird's organism, thereby increasing the effectiveness of its effect on its own microflora of the gastrointestinal tract. The object of research in our work was broiler chickens aged from 30 to 40 days. To conduct the experiment using the method of analog groups, control and experimental groups of 10 heads each were formed. The duration of the experiment was 10 days. During the entire experiment, the chickens of both groups received identical full-fledged compound feeds corresponding in composition and nutritional value to their age. The difference between the groups was that the poultry of the experimental group additionally received a probiotic as part of the diet, the daily dose of which was 3.9 ml per head. After 10 days, the litter was collected from each bird, which was later subjected to bacteriological analysis. Based on the results of the experiment, it was found that the use of the preparation "Propionic" in the experimental group had a stimulating effect on the number of lacto- and bifidobacteria and simultaneously reduced the content of Escherichia coli spp. and Clostridium spp. in the large intestine, thereby helping to maintain the balance of microflora in the norm.
ESTUDIO TÉCNICO PARA EL USO DE PANELES DE CONCRETO LIGERO DE EPS RECICLADO PARA SISTEMAS DE LOSA
Authors:   Universidad Autónoma de Chiapas México, Alonso Francisco Alberto , Castellanos José Ernesto , Cruz Juan , López Alexander , Grajales José
Published: November 2020

En este artículo se presenta el estudio técnico para conocer la resistencia a flexión y compresión de un prototipo de panel de concreto ligero para la construcción de losas de viviendas unifamiliares modulares. Se utiliza como material aligerante Poliestireno Expandido (eps) reciclado. Se realizaron ensayos a compresión, flexión y carga, para conocer la resistencia del concreto y del panel. Los resultados obtenidos demuestran que este tipo de paneles cumplen con los requerimientos mínimos para sistemas de losas aligeradas especificados en las normas técnica.
الإطار الخاص بوضع سياسات نوع اجتماعي داخلية لهيئات إدارة الانتخابات
Authors: Kandawasvika-Nhundu Rumbidzai
Published: November 2020

عدت المؤسسة الدولية للديمقراطية والانتخابات التصور الخاص بهذا الإطار من أجل توفير نموذج تقتدي به الأطراف المعنية في تنفيذ سياسة النوع الاجتماعي الداخلية الخاصة بهيئات إدارة الانتخابات. ويرمي هذا الإطار إلى تقديم الدعم لتلك الهيئات في مسعاها لإرساء سياساتها الداخلية للنوع الاجتماعي إقراراً بولايتها وبمكانتها السياسية في مختلف دول العالم. وتشير الدروس المستفادة من المبادرات ذات العلاقة بهيئات إدارة الانتخابات، في الدول الأعضاء في المؤسسة الدولية للديمقراطية والانتخابات وفي سائر البلدان الأخرى، إلى أن الهيئات (باعتبارها مؤسسات وطنية رئيسية) تقر بالحاجة إلى التصدي للتفاوت بين الجنسين، سواء أكان ذلك داخل الهيئة أم خارجها. نجد حالات عدم المساواة ضمن الهيئات نفسها وفي نظمها وإجراءاتها، وبوجه عام في إدارة العملية الانتخابية وتنظيمها. وعلى الرغم من هذا الإقرار، لم تشرع الهيئات في وضع سياسات نوع اجتماعي داخلية واضحة بعد. تعد سياسة النوع الاجتماعي الداخلية آلية ملموسة لمعالجة أحد أهم القضايا المحورية لهيئات ادارة الانتخابات، ومؤشراً لمدى التزامها التزاماً صارماً بتعزيز المساواة بين الجنسين في نظمها الداخلية وإجراءاتها. ذلك أن الافتقار إلى سياسة ذات طابع مؤسسي تحدّد الآليات الداخلية الكفيلة برأب صدع التفاوت بين الجنسين قد يجعل جهود الهيئات قاصرة أو غير متناسقة—بل ربما منعدمة.
Comparative analysis of visualization of the image of the world device in the mythology of the indigenous small peoples of the North using the example of ritual costumes
Authors:   Siberian Federal University, Yurchenko V.V.
Published: November 2020

The article is devoted to a comparative analysis of the archaic elements of the national costume of the northern peoples, transmitting cultural information and cultural codes of the ancient population of North Asia and their relationship with modernity. It examines the specifics of the visual reflection of cosmogonic myths in ritual costume and elements of shamanic attributes, their connection with the global paleomyphs «about the diver» and «heavenly hunting».
Psychische Regulation von Arbeitstätigkeiten 4.0
Authors: Hacker Winfried
Published: November 2020

Arbeitstätigkeiten werden psychisch, d.h. motivational und kognitiv, reguliert. Vernetzte digitale Arbeitsmittel und die Automatisierung der informationsverarbeitenden Arbeit verändern die Anforderungen an die psychische Regulation. Das Befassen mit diesen Anforderungen ist unerlässlich, um Arbeit menschengerecht zu gestalten, also psychische Fehlbeanspruchungen – Techno-Stress, Informationsüberflutung oder Zeit- und Leistungsdruck – bei vorwiegend informationsverarbeitenden Tätigkeiten («Arbeit 4.0») zu vermeiden und leistungs-, lern- und gesundheitsfördernde Arbeitsprozesse zu ermöglichen. Internationale Standards zur Gestaltung von Arbeitssystemen (ISO 6385/2016), zur psychischen Belastung und Beanspruchung einschließlich Stress (ISO 10075/2018) und zur Gebrauchstauglichkeit (usability) von Produkten, Systemen und Dienstleistungen (ISO 9241-11/2018) sind ohne eingehendes Beachten der psychischen Regulation von Arbeitstätigkeiten nicht zu befolgen. Die anfänglich für Fertigungstätigkeiten entwickelte Konzeption zur psychischen Regulation (Handlungsregulationstheorie) wird auch für entgrenzte komplexe Wissensarbeit, für schöpferische Entwicklungstätigkeiten wie das Konstruieren (design problem solving) und für Interaktionsarbeit (dialogisch-interaktive Humandienstleistungen) mit den Konsequenzen für die Bewertung und Gestaltung dargestellt. Schwerpunkte sind: Determination der psychischen Regulation von Erwerbstätigkeiten durch die Merkmale des Arbeitsauftrags und der Ausführungsbedingungen, Handlungen als Einheiten der Tätigkeit, Sequenzielle und hierarchische Tätigkeitsregulation, Handlungsphasen und Handlungsebenen, Psychische Regulation von Tätigkeiten mit vorgegebenem Ergebnis und bekannter Ausführungsweise: Fertigungstätigkeiten und Wissensarbeit, Psychische Regulation innovierender Arbeit, Besonderheiten der psychischen Regulation von Interaktionsarbeit (Humandienstleistungen), Ganzheitliche Erwerbsarbeit als generisches normatives Konzept der Arbeitsgestaltung.
Electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy: Food, biomedical and pharmaceutical analysis
Authors: Iravani Siavash , Soufi Ghazaleh Jamalipour
Published: November 2020

Electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy can be applied as an effective and non-invasive spectroscopic method for analyzing samples with unpaired electrons. EPR is suitable for the quantification of radical species, assessment of redox chemical reaction mechanisms in foods, evaluation of the antioxidant capacity of food, as well as for the analysis of food quality, stability, and shelf life. It can be employed for evaluating and monitoring the drug release processes, in vitro and in vivo. EPR can be employed for the direct detection of free radical metabolites, and the evaluation of drug release mechanisms from biodegradable polymers; it can be employed for analyzing the drug antioxidant effects. Additionally, spatial resolution can be achieved through EPR-imaging. EPR spectroscopy and imaging have shown diverse applications in food, biomedical and pharmaceutical fields, and also more applications are predictable to emerge in the future. This review highlights recent advances and important challenges related to the application of EPR in food, biomedical and pharmaceutical analysis and assessment.
Comparison of contrast-enhanced ultrasound targeted biopsies versus standard systematic biopsies for prostate cancer correction in different PSA value groups in rural China
Authors: Lu Dian Yuan , Liu Lan , Shen Li , Cai Jian Rong , Xu Li , Xiang Li Hua
Published: November 2020

OBJECTIVE: To investigate prostate cancer detection rate of different biopsy protocols in different PSA value groups in rural China. METHODS: A total of 186 patients underwent contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) in order to determine the puncture target prior to biopsy were enrolled in this retrospective study. All patients underwent 12-core SB combined with CEUS-TB. The biopsy results of different biopsy protocols were compared in patients with stratification by PSA value. RESULTS: Among the 186 patients underwent prostate biopsy, the histopathologic results revealed prostate cancer (PCa) in 117 cases (62.9%) and benign lesions in 69 cases (37.1%). The PCa detection rate between 8-core SB and 12-core SB showed no significant difference in PSA 4–10 ng/ml group, while the 12-core SB was significantly higher than CEUS-TB (44.9% versus 32.7%, P = 0.01). In PSA 10–20 ng/ml group, the significant difference was not seen between SB and CEUS-TB (50.0% versus 45.7%, P = 0.15). As for PSA greater than 20 ng/ml group, the PCa detection rate by SB was higher than CEUS-TB, but showed no statistically significance (79.1% versus 76.9%, P = 0.15). In the overall patients, the biopsy core positive rate of CEUS-TB was significantly higher than SB (97% versus 55.5% and 28.5%, P = 0.0001). CONCLUSION: The flexible use of SB combined with CEUS-TB can reduce the number of biopsy cores in higher PSA groups. It has clinical importance in the detection of PCa in different PSA value groups in rural China.
Dryland Degradation and Expansion: Implications for Mexican Policies from the Earth System Perspective
Authors: Lopez Porras Gabriel
Published: November 2020

Despite international efforts to stop dryland degradation and expansion, current dryland pathways are predicted to result in large-scale migration, growing poverty and famine, and increasing climate change, land degradation, conflicts and water scarcity. Earth system science has played a key role in analysing dryland problems, and has been even incorporated in global assessments such as the ones made by the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services. However, policies addressing dryland degradation, like the ‘Mexican programme for the promotion of sustainable land management’, do not embrace an Earth system perspective, so they do not consider the complexity and non-linearity that underlie dryland problems. By exploring how this Mexican programme could integrate the Earth system perspective, this paper discusses how ’Earth system’ policies could better address dryland degradation and expansion in the Anthropocene.
Anti-Aβ Antibody Aducanumab Regulates the Proteome of Senile Plaques and Closely Surrounding Tissue in a Transgenic Mouse Model of Alzheimer’s Disease
Authors: Bastrup Joakim , Hansen Kathrine H. , Poulsen Thomas B.G. , Kastaniegaard Kenneth , Asuni Ayodeji A. , Christensen Søren , Belling Dorthe , Helboe Lone , Stensballe Allan , Volbracht Christiane
Published: November 2020

Background: Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is characterized by accumulation of amyloid-β (Aβ) species and deposition of senile plaques (SPs). Clinical trials with the anti-Aβ antibody aducanumab have been completed recently. Objective: To characterize the proteomic profile of SPs and surrounding tissue in a mouse model of AD in 10-month-old tgAPPPS1-21 mice after chronic treatment with aducanumab for four months with weekly dosing (10 mg/kg). Methods: After observing significant reduction of SP numbers in hippocampi of aducanumab-treated mice, we applied a localized proteomic analysis by combining laser microdissection and liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) of the remaining SPs in hippocampi. We microdissected three subregions, containing SPs, SP penumbra level 1, and an additional penumbra level 2 to follow the proteomic profile as gradient. Results: In the aducanumab-treated mice, we identified 17 significantly regulated proteins that were associated with 1) mitochondria and metabolism (ACAT2, ATP5J, ETFA, EXOG, HK1, NDUFA4, NDUFS7, PLCB1, PPP2R4), 2) cytoskeleton and axons (ADD1, CAPZB, DPYSL3, MAG), 3) stress response (HIST1H1C/HIST1H1D, HSPA12A), and 4) AβPP trafficking/processing (CD81, GDI2). These pathways and some of the identified proteins are implicated in AD pathogenesis. Proteins associated with mitochondria and metabolism were mainly upregulated while proteins associated with AβPP trafficking/processing and stress response pathways were mainly downregulated, suggesting that aducanumab could lead to a beneficial proteomic profile around SPs in tgAPPPS1-21 mice. Conclusion: We identified novel proteomic patterns of SPs and surrounding tissue indicating that chronic treatment with aducanumab could inhibit Aβ toxicity and increase phagocytosis and cell viability.
Plasma Biomarkers of Alzheimer’s Disease in African Americans
Authors: Deniz Kaancan , Ho Charlotte C.G. , Malphrus Kimberly G. , Reddy Joseph S. , Nguyen Thuy , Carnwath Troy P. , Crook Julia E. , Lucas John A. , Graff-Radford Neill R. , Carrasquillo Minerva M. , Ertekin-Taner Nilüfer
Published: November 2020

Background/Objective: The aim of this study was to determine if plasma concentrations of 5 surrogate markers of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) pathology and neuroinflammation are associated with disease status in African Americans. Methods: We evaluated 321 African Americans (159 AD, 162 controls) from the Florida Consortium for African-American Alzheimer’s Disease Studies (FCA3DS). Five plasma proteins reflecting AD neuropathology or inflammation (Aβ42, tau, IL6, IL10, TNFα) were tested for associations with AD, age, sex, APOE and MAPT genotypes, and for pairwise correlations. Results: Plasma tau levels were higher in AD when adjusted for biological and technical covariates. APOE ɛ4 was associated with lower plasma Aβ42 and tau levels. Older age was associated with higher plasma Aβ42, tau, and TNFα. Females had lower IL10 levels. Inflammatory proteins had strong pairwise correlations amongst themselves and with Aβ42. Conclusion: We identified effects of demographic and genetic variants on five potential plasma biomarkers in African Americans. Plasma inflammatory biomarkers and Aβ42 may reflect correlated pathologies and elevated plasma tau may be a biomarker of AD in this population.