bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Lungworm parasite intensity and its association with the endocrine and immune systems and energy reserves in male cane toads
Authors: Méndez Sandra Elizabeth Hernández , Sernia Corad , Reynoso Rosales Victor Hugo , Bradley Adrian John
Published: December 2022

Host-parasite interactions can be harmful or harmless depending on the fitness and stress levels of the organisms. Interactions between the endocrine system, the immune system and energy expenditure are critical in the maintenance of homeostasis during stressful periods in vertebrates. We examined whether lungworm loads (Rhabdias spp.) of male cane toad (Rhinella marina) sampled during the wet season from three different populations, are associated with hormone levels, immune competence, and metabolic status. We found evidence of direct and strong associations between parasite burdens and variables related to hormonal levels, metabolic status and immune competence. We also found that interrelationships among independent variables can change the strength of the association with lungworm loads. These findings suggest that high levels of corticosterone affect immune competence against parasites, both directly and by inducing changes in the metabolic status of the animals. Additionally, high testosterone levels during the reproductive season, influenced variables related to metabolic status, which will also lead to higher parasite loads. Overall, we conclude that the endocrine system and metabolic status in male cane toads are critical to the immune competence against parasites during the reproductive season.
Pharmacological effect of T-NilPlus® and Synertox®, commercial anti-mycotoxins, on broiler chickens in Egypt
Authors: Amer Magdy S. , El-Tokhey Iman S. , Nasreldin Nani , Eltaysh Rasha A. , El-shafei Reham A
Published: December 2022

The present study was carried out to investigate the potential ameliorative effect of two commercial anti-mycotoxins, containing Saccharomyces cerevisiae cell wall as prebiotic (T-Nil Plus®) and Bacillus subtilis as probiotic (Synertox®) on performance and some biochemical parameters of broilers. One hundred and twenty chicks one day old chicks were divided into 3 equal groups. 1st group was served as control, 2nd group was given T-Nil Plus®. The 3rd group was given Synertox®. Chicken’s performance was estimated. Serum samples obtained from each group for biochemical analysis. Tissues samples were collected for histopathological examination. The obtained results revealed that, T-Nil plus® induced a marked reduction in body weight gain and an elevation in Feed consumption, moreover, a marked elevation in, alanine aminotransferase (ALT), creatinine and malondialdehyde (MDA) and a marked reduction in aspartate aminotransferase (AST) was detected. While Synertox® caused a significant decrease in body weight, body weight gain and no change in feed conversion rate (FCR) and a marked elevation in ALT, creatinine and a marked reduction in AST and nitric oxide (NO) and it caused a significant reduction in serum glucose level of the birds. In conclusion, Synertox® induced a powerful effect comparing to T-Nil Plus®, as it induces a good FCR and increases the response of the birds against oxidative stress.
Data Migration Techniques across DBMS by Using Metadata
Authors: Deshmukh Om
Published: December 2022

Abstract: The data migration process is usually needed when there is a change in system, format, or storage type. Currently, there are several techniques and tools for migrating data, for example, CSV files, ODBC, SQL Dump, and so on. Inappropriately not all of these techniques can be implemented for migrating data between two different DBMS. This research describes a data migration technique that can be used to migrate data across DBMS. The data migration technique described makes use of existing metadata in each DBMS. The data migration process described here goes through three stages, namely capture, convert and construct. A prototype was built to test this data migration technique. By using the HR schema, cross-DBMS data migration trials were carried out between Oracle and MySQL. Using this technique, full-schema data migration takes an average of 20.43 seconds from Oracle DBMS to MySQL and 12.96 seconds for the reverse scenario. As for partial data migration, it takes an average of 5.95 seconds from Oracle DBMS to MySQL and 2.19 seconds for the reverse scenario
Face Recognition based Attendance Management System
Authors: Shah Shriyasti , Sharma Keshav , Gupta Roopam , Bhatia Manjot Kaur
Published: December 2022

Abstract: Biometrics are unique, measurable characteristics of an individual that can be used to automatically recognize an individual or to verify an individual's identity. Biometrics can measure both physiological and behavioural characteristics. Physiological biometrics (based on measurements of parts of the human body and data obtained from direct measurements) include finger scans, face recognition, iris scans, retina scans, and hand scans. Everything happens online as technology advances around the world. Facial recognition systems are used to identify people in photos, videos, in real time, etc. It is a category of biometric security. It provides an environment with privacy and authentication that helps organizations keep their data safe. It can be used for security, authentication, identification, accuracy and many other benefits. It can also be used because it is a non-contact, non-invasive procedure. In addition, facial recognition systems can also be used for attendance assessment in schools, colleges, offices, etc. Since the conventional manual attendance system takes time and effort to maintain, it can be used as a class attendance system that uses the concept of face recognition or for attendance scoring within the company, minimizing the burden on administrators. I can. Attendance is on your own and no substitutes are allowed. Therefore, the need for this system is increasing. The system consists of four phases: recording, training, facial recognition, and attendance update. A record is created when a new user uses the software to enroll their face and is assigned an ID. During training, the dataset created is used as input to a training model that uses a k-NN classifier to classify the images present in the datase
Conflicto armado y construcción de imaginarios e identidades territoriales del corregimiento de Riachuelo, municipio de Charalá, Santander - Colombia
Authors: Huertas Díaz Omar , Parra Contreras María Isabel , Santana De Angel Angie Marcela , Blanco Medina Andrés Mauricio , López Gómez Paulín Daniela
Published: December 2022

La investigación tuvo como objetivo propiciar una dinámica de construcción y recuperación de la memoria histórica que identifique y documente las voces de las víctimas del conflicto armado del corregimiento de Riachuelo, Santander; a través de la metodología investigación acción participativa de corte cualitativo y usando como instrumentos de recolección de información la observación, entrevista semiestructurada y talleres colectivos. Como resultado se presenta la caracterización de las narraciones que los habitantes del corregimiento hacen sobre tres lugares representativos del territorio y en los cuales, durante el conflicto, ejercieron control los grupos paramilitares. En la actualidad los habitantes del corregimiento se tornan renuentes a conversar sobre el pasado violento, dadas las diferentes interpretaciones y afectaciones que este dejó; no obstante, comparten narraciones sobre El Salto, el colegio y la iglesia como interpretaciones culturales, soslayando significados más profundos a través de narraciones mítico-religiosas.
PERBANDINGAN PENGGUNAAN MEDIA CROSSWORD PUZZLE DENGAN MEDIA LEMBAR KERJA SISWA PADA MATERI POKOK TEKANAN ZAT DI SMPN 1 MAGINTI
Authors: Sari Rina Sardiana
Published: December 2022

Kesulitan yang dihadapi siswa dalam mempelajari materi yang sulit selama pandemi COVID-19 menjadi tantangan besar bagi guru dalam mentransformasi pengetahuan terrkhusus pada materi perhitungan seperti IPA dan matematika. Berbagai upaya penggabungan media pembelajaran terus dilakukan untuk mendukung peningkatan daya serap siswa. Penelitian ini berfokus pada membandingkan penggunaan media crossword puzzle dengan media LKS untuk membantu peningkatan kualitas belajar murid SMPN 1 Maginti khususnya pada mata pelajaran tekanan zat. penggunaan metode statistik dengan populasi keseluruhan 300 orang, penelitian ini mengusulkan bahwa berdasarkan analisis regresi linier sederhana diperoleh t hitung sebesar 5,269 dengan nilai rata-rata 81,66 untuk kelas pengguna media teka-teki silang sedangkan kelas pengguna media LKS diperoleh pada hitung sebesar 5,294 dengan nilai rata-rata sebesar 66,37.
Prinsip Kerja Gerak Melingkar pada Kincir Angin: Sebuah Kajian Fisika Sekolah
Authors: Ayu Revania Risang , Sabila Adela Zulfa , Sukmawati Dedeh , Nana Nana
Published: December 2022

Berdasarkan Satuan Kerja Khusus Pelaksana Kegiatan Usaha Hulu Minyak dan Gas Bumi (SKK Migas) mengakatan  jikan jumlah cadangan minyak Indonesia tinggal 2,36 miliar barel hingga 31 Desember 2021, menurun dibandingkan status 1 Januari 2020 yang sebesar 2,44 miliar barel. Salah satu cara memperoleh energi alternatif yaitu dengan menggunakan kincir angin. Kincir angin mengubah energi angin menjadi energi listrik. Penelitian ini bertujuan mengetahui habungan antara konsep gerak melingkar pada prinsip kerja kincir angin. Metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian adalah metode studi pustaka. Dari penelitian yang telah dilakukan, diketahui bahwa gerak baling-baling kincir angin yaitu gerak melingkar beraturan. Selain itu, daya yang dihasilkan oleh poros kincir terjadi karena daya angin yang melintasi sudut-sudut kincir.
Physical Properties of Orange Peels Eco-enzyme: One way to Reduce and Recycle Waste and Environmental Problem
Authors: Kirana Kartika Hajar , Budianto Muhammad Abdillah , Pranatikta Krishna Agra , Shafaria Mileani , Agustine Eleonora , Fitriani Dini , Susilawati Anggie , Hasanah Mia Uswatun
Published: December 2022

A high quantity of organic waste without proper waste management can endanger public health and environmental sustainability. To reduce the risk that can be caused by organic waste pollution, then there should be a solution. One of them is to make eco-enzyme. Eco-enzyme is a fermented solution from organic waste that can be used as floor cleaner, plant disinfectant, hand sanitiser, plant fertilizer, etc. A good eco-enzyme solution has special properties. One of them is the low-value power of Hydrogen (pH). In this study, other physical properties of eco-enzyme are analyzed. Eco-enzyme was produced from organic waste. Here, Sunkist orange peel and various mixtures of orange peel were used as the main materials of eco-enzyme. The eco-enzyme solutions were carried out for 33 days, accompanied by routine monitoring by reviewing physical parameters such as pH, Total Dissolved Solid (TDS), and Electrical Conductivity (EC) values. The results showed the characteristics of the eco-enzyme product by physical properties are the eco-enzyme has an acidic with a low pH value (<3.6) accompanied by high values of TDS (>1000 ppm) and EC (>1500mS/cm). The finding is TDS and EC have high value whereas usually high EC and TDS are owned by polluted liquids.
Gestión de riesgos: un desafío para las organizaciones
Authors: Mora Navarro Óscar Emilio
Published: December 2022

Con la progresiva complejidad e imprevisibilidad del entorno, la gestión del riesgo es esencial en las organizaciones, tanto privadas como públicas, en todos los sectores. Para ello, se realizó la identificación y representación lo más precisa posible de los riesgos, describiendo cómo y por qué se considera algo un riesgo, como pregunta que a menudo se oculta detrás de los modelos. Para la elaboración de este artículo, un componente de la metodología fue realizar la compilación y evaluación de la información disponibleen bases de datos académicas. El resultado permitió plantear que la gestión del riesgo es fundamental, aunque ésta se realiza dentro un marco subjetivo y normativo de pensar y actuar frente a la incertidumbre, según sea la cultura organizacional. Así mismo, evidenciar algunos desafíos que enfrentan las organizaciones, por ejemplo, al emplear el control algorítmico para mejorar dicha gestión.
Los hilos sueltos de la paz y la violencia armada: mujeres, paz y seguridad
Authors: Mejía Azuero Jean Carlo , Suárez Mendoza Angélica del Pilar , Rey Cruz Nesly Edilma
Published: December 2022

El presente documento expone la situación de las mujeres que han padecido la guerra y la violencia en el territorio colombiano, profundiza y expone la problemática que agrava no solo las diferentes formas de violencia como la física, sexual y psicológica sino también, la discriminación que ellas padecen. Además, se estudia el impacto de los conflictos internos que aún afligen a la población colombiana y la forma cómo las garantías en materia de seguridad se ven estancadas. De otro lado, el informe recoge el análisis para el control de las armas en materia comercial y aquellas iniciativas de paz que ha implementado el Estado colombiano y se brindan recomendaciones tanto generales como específicas en materia de paz y seguridad. Las recomendaciones se hacen en torno a la vigilancia y verificación permanente, a la destrucción de las armas convencionales elementos explosivos y municiones con el debido registro. Se concluye que es necesario efectuar un adecuado control de las armas, fijando protocolos de custodia (garantías de no proliferación) para que no reingresen a nuevos modelos de delincuencia común o armada, de igual forma, se debe ofrecer más garantías de seguridad con un enfoque amplio, para las mujeres excombatientes: mantener observadores internacionales no armados ni uniformados que tengan experiencia en asuntos de género.
PATIENTS VISITING INTENTION: A PERSPECTIVE OF INTERNAL AND SOCIAL MEDIA MARKETING IN KAMBANG JAMBI HOSPITAL
Authors: YULHASMIDA YULHASMIDA , YACOB SYAHMARDI , LUBIS TONA AURORA
Published: December 2022

In the digital era, the use of the internet is a necessity. The role of social media should be utilized as well as a means of cheap promotion for hospitals. This quantitative study aims to examine the effect of internal marketing on social media, the effect of internal marketing on the interest of patient visits, and the effect of social media on the interest of patient visit Kambang Hospital in Jambi. The respondents involved in this study were all employees in Kambang Hospital, totaling 251 people. Moreover, the questionnaire was distributed by utilizing the google doc application so that the data was immediately tabulated. Additionally, the results of the study were tested using the Smart PLS 2.0 application. As 181 (72%) respondents responded the questionnaires on 13 indicators of internal marketing (IM) variable, 4 indicators of social media (SM) variable and 4 indicators of patient visit interest (PTI) variable. In brief, the results of the study proved that; 1) there was the significant effect of IM on the Constitutional Court, 2) there was the significant effect of IM on SM, 3) there was the significant effect of SM on the Constitutional Court, and 4) there was indirect effect of IM on PTI through SM by using significant Sobel test calculations. This indicated that internal marketing can affect the interest of patient visits through the use of social media.
IMPORTANCE OF CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP MARKETING TO PARTICIPANT LOYALTY THROUGH PARTICIPANT SATISFACTION IN BUSINESS ENTITIES: AN EMPERICAL STUDY IN HEALTH PROVIDER BPJS JAMBI CITY
Authors: Sirait Lidya Pusparina , Yacob Syahmardi , Solikhin Agus
Published: December 2022

BPJS Health as a provider of Health Insurance in Indonesia should increase service business efforts to increase customer loyalty. Especially in the competition in the insurance industry from time to time which is increasing competitive. One of the steps that can be taken is through increasing Customer Relationship Marketing which is expected to increase participant satisfaction. This study aims to analyze the effect of the variable Customer Relationship Marketing, on participant loyalty through the satisfaction of BPJS Health Business Entity Participants in Jambi City. The sample used was 100 PICs from business entities registered with BPJS Health Jambi City. The analytical tool used is SEM PLS. The results of the study found that Customer Relationship Marketing had a positive and significant effect on Participant Satisfaction, Based on the results of this study, it can be recommended that BPJS Health can maintain and develop their Customer Relationship Marketing again. So that the satisfaction and loyalty of participants can be increased.
IMPACT OF SALES PROMOTION AND CONSUMER TRUST ON STAYCATION INTEREST IN JAKARTA FOUR-STAR HOTEL DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC
Authors: Priana Ronny Yudhi Septa , Sulistiyo Tri Djoko , Theresia Theresia
Published: December 2022

The purpose of this study was to find out how the impact of Sales Promotion and Consumer Trust on Staycation Interest in Jakarta four-star hotel during Covid-19 pandemic. The research method used is descriptive quantitative research method using a sample of 100 respondents and 16 statements. Sales Promotion with a mean of 3.50 is in the very good category, Consumer Trust  with a mean of 3.52is also in the very good category, and Staycation Interest with a mean of 3.36 is in the very high category. Sales Promotion has an effect on staycation interest by 16% and the remaining 84% is influenced by other variables not examined in this study. Consumer Trust has an effect on staycation interes by 43.5% and the remaining 56.5% is influenced by other variables not examined in this study. Sales Promotion and Consumer Trust have an influence on Staycation Interest by 45.1% and the remaining 54.9% is influenced by other variables not examined in this study.
R. del Valle Inclán’s Novel Tirano Banderas in the Light of Intersectional Analysis
Authors:   A.M. Gorky Institute of World Literature of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Kharitonova Natalia Iu.
Published: December 2022

Spanish writer R. del Valle Inclán wrote the novel Tirano Banderas (1926), when Spain was developing a new policy towards the Latin America after the definite loss of its overseas colonies in 1898. Valle Inclán advocated the restoration of indigenous peoples’ rights, political and economic sovereignty of the Latin American countries. The intersectional analysis clarifies the writer’s anticolonial concept. On the basis of racial identity, the novel’s characters form two groups: Spaniards and foreigners, and Indians and Creoles. Indians are an oppressed race, while the Spaniards and foreigners are oppressors. But General Santos Banderas, who tyrannizes his country, is an Indian too. Additional light is shed due to the analysis of gender and social role and its symbolic dimensions. The female characters in the novel forced to ask men for help but their demands are justified if they act in the interests of their children. Paternity also has the connotations of care and protection, and symbolically, care for the nation. The tyrant Banderas, who kills his insane daughter, fails both as father and as an Indian ruler since he appropriates the oppressor’s role imported from the metropolis.
The Story “In the Summer of 190*” by Alexander Beklemishev is a Literary Hoax by Samuel Kissin (Muni)
Authors:   Herzen State Pedagogical University, Petrs Ani
Published: December 2022

The article is devoted to the literary hoax of Samuel Kissin (Muni) (1885–1916), a poet, critic and translator. Based on the material of the memoirs of contemporaries (in particular, V. Khodasevich), archival sources and comments on them the article examines the history, goals and reasons of the hoax created by Kissin — Alexander Beklemishev, on whose behalf S. Kissin wrote poetry and prose, and more than that — in which he tried to reincarnate. The basis of the A. Beklemishev’s novel “In the Summer of 190*” (1907–1908) is “Goliadkin inside out,” the story of the displacement of one person by another from his body, told in the first person. The author of the article pays special attention to the subject organization of the story, the peculiarities of the voices of the authors-narrators, their correlation with each other. Also she highlights The main themes and motifs of the novel and draws parallels between the characters of A. Beklemishev (S. Kissin) and the characters of F. Dostoevsky. In conclusion the article states that the main feature of literary hoax is the construction of another author’s instance.
New Book on the Author of a Poem Monrepos. Baron Nicholay and his Entourage
Authors:   A.M. Gorky Institute of World Literature of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Chekalov Kirill A.
Published: December 2022

On October 17, 2017 the conference “An Alsatian Intellectual in Enlightenment Russia: L.G. Nikolay, Strasbourg President of the Russian Academy of Sciences” happened. Materials of the conference, with the addition of other essays and documents, formed the basis of the book under review (published under the editorship of Sorbonne Professor Rodolphe Baudin and Senior Researcher of IWL RAS Alexandra Veselova). The book’s authors are well-known scientists from France, Russia, Germany and Switzerland. Baron Ludwig Heinrich von Nikolay (1737–1820; in Russia he was called Andrey Lvovich) played a prominent role in Russian social and cultural life at the end of the 18th century. Nicolay came from the intellectual milieu of Strasbourg, which became a subject of research in the essays included the book by R. Baudin, D. Ryusk and V. Berelovich. From 1769 he was in Russia, where he was entrusted with the position of mentor to the heir to the throne, Pavel Petrovich. In 1798, Nikolay was appointed president of the Russian Academy of Sciences; N. Prokhorenko’s essay is devoted to his productive activity in this post. Thanks to his personal qualities, Nicholas managed to stay at court after the coup on March 12, 1801 and ingratiate himself with Alexander I; in 1803 he left the service. A number of materials of the reviewed work are devoted to the literary work of Nikolay, a prolific and versatile poet (articles by M. Arens and A. Ananyeva). For posterity, the name Nikolay is associated primarily with the famous estate of Mon Repos in Vyborg, which he acquired in 1788, to which he dedicated a poem in 1804, probably his best work (article by Yu. Moshnik and M. Efimov). The book also pays attention to Nikolay as a character in historiographical essays and fiction (articles by A. Veselova and M. Efimov). Attached are five unpublished letters from Nicolai; their addressees are the diplomat and lawyer F.A. Annenberg and the poet and scientist K. Pfeffel. The book is provided with a chronology of Nicolai’s life and work and brief annotations of articles (in French and Russian).
Discalculia e Tecnologias Digitais Educacionais: uma Revisão Sistemática de Literatura
Authors: Coelho Neto Joao , Felizardo Katia Romero , Blanco Marilia Bazan
Published: December 2022

As tecnologias digitais são ferramentas que podem auxiliar em diversos contextos de ensino, principalmente para a educação especial, e no caso desta pesquisa, a discalculia. Este artigo tem como objetivo apresentar os resultados de um estudo realizado para coletar e avaliar evidências sobre ferramentas computacionais gratuitas que auxiliem alunos com discalculia. Para atingir nosso objetivo, realizamos uma revisão sistemática da literatura, que fornece um método objetivo para identificar as evidências existentes relacionadas a um tema de pesquisa. Os resultados indicam que, dos 811 trabalhos encontrados nas 10 bases de buscas, somente 3 abordaram o uso das tecnologias digitais com crianças com discalculia na educação básica no contexto brasileiro. Nesses 3 trabalhos, foram mapeadas 21 ferramentas computacionais. Observou-se que, em relação a produção do conhecimento sobre as tecnologias digitais e a discalculia para o contexto escolar brasileiro, são poucas as pesquisas realizadas, o que pode dificultar a sua utilização nesse contexto.
Acesso ao Ensino Superior pelas Pessoas com Deficiência: análise de projetos pedagógicos de cursos EAD
Authors: Aguiar Weslei Oki de , Estabel Lizandra Brasil
Published: December 2022

As atuais políticas de acessibilidade para Pessoas com Deficiência (PcD), disponibilizadas pelo Estado brasileiro, por meio de legislações e programas direcionados à Educação, em especial ao ensino superior, têm representado uma evolução da atenção dada às pessoas com deficiência. Essas ações visam ampliar a participação das PcD na sociedade por meio da educação como instrumento para proporcionar desenvolvimento, trazendo autonomia em atividades sociais. A Educação Aberta e a Distância (EAD) se caracteriza como a possibilidade de catalisar o acesso à educação superior por parte dos PcD, assim, o Sistema Universidade Aberta do Brasil (UAB) apresenta-se como oportunidade. Como parte da promoção do acesso ao ensino superior, foi verificada a aplicação das orientações legais e pedagógicas para o estabelecimento de uma educação inclusiva, investigando os projetos pedagógicos dos cursos ofertados pela UAB quanto as suas adequações o atendimento dos alunos com deficiência, na superação das barreiras de acesso à educação.
O uso de Recursos Educacionais Digitais na Recuperação Escolar
Authors: Da Silva Junior Carlos Alberto , Dos Santos Almeida Luciana , Maria Netto Prados Rosália
Published: December 2022

O presente artigo trata da recuperação escolar, por meio de recursos educacionais digitais na educação profissional. Justifica-se o interesse pelo tema, por abordar uma alternativa de oferta de estudos paralelos pelos professores, que possam ocorrer fora do horário regular escolar. Fundamentado nos principais conceitos de educação profissional, de recursos educacionais digitais e de recuperação escolar, este artigo tem como objetivo, apresentar uma opção de recuperação paralela, por meio da oferta de recursos educacionais digitais para auxiliar os docentes em atividades de reforço ou recuperação escolar em instituições de ensino que atuam em educação profissional. A metodologia é de natureza descritiva, com abordagem qualitativa, sobre relatos de experiências de dois docentes que se baseiam na promoção de estudos de recuperação, por meio de materiais elaborados na configuração de cursos, com o formato de páginas da Web e na utilização de vídeos gravados pelo próprio docente. Os principais resultados obtidos nas atividades verificadoras de aprendizagem são satisfatórios nesta oferta de recuperação escolar na educação profissional.
Evaluating Potential Broad-Spectrum Antiviral Activity using ColabFold and Docking
Authors: Lim Carmay , Sargsyan Karen , Mazmanian Karine
Published: December 2022

Broad-spectrum antivirals that work against many viruses provide an
immediate treatment for diseases caused by novel pathogenic viruses.
Notably, there is no universal drug against all four genera of the
coronaviridae family, in particular d-coronaviruses, which have recently
spilled over from pigs to humans. Here, we present and illustrate an
in-silico strategy to evaluate potential broad-spectrum activity of an
EUA-approved drug; viz., nirmatrelvir, for the porcine d-coronavirus
(PDCoV) that has infected humans. First, we show that the sequence-based
protein structure prediction method, ColabFold, can provide structures
for the M dimer of a-, b-, and g-coronaviruses
that are highly similar to the respective X-ray structures. Next, we
validated the performance of the docking software, AutoDock Vina 1.2.3
on ColabFold-predicted SARS-CoV-2 and MERS-CoV M
structures by showing that AutoDock Vina 1.2.3 can yield poses of
nirmatrelvir that are near the catalytic Cys, as seen in the respective
nirmatrelvir-bound X-ray structures. By using AutoDock Vina 1.2.3 to
dock nirmatrelvir to the ColabFold-predicted M
structure of PDCoV, we provide evidence that nirmatrelvir may inhibit
PDCoV M . These results show the feasibility of
using state-of-the-art sequence-based protein structure prediction and
docking methods to assess broad-spectrum antivirals for known viruses
against novel viruses lacking solved structures but sharing highly
similar conserved viral domains.
The Length of the Active Phase of the Second Stage of Labour in Women Giving Birth in Greenland Compared to Denmark: a pilot study
Authors: Årebukt Mari , Olsen Christina , Joergensen Jan Stener , Lamont Ronald , Biilman Vibeke , Frederiksen-Møller Britta
Published: December 2022

Objective: Midwives in Greenland observe that people give birth faster,
with fewer complications tentatively due to early maternal expulsive
efforts in second stage. Our aim was to quantify these observations and
potential geographical differences. Design: Bicentre observational
prospective cohort study. Method: Between October and December 2020, 50
participants in labour in Aabenraa (Denmark) and Nuuk (Greenland)
participated. Transperineal head-perineum distance was measured with a
handheld ultrasound scanner. Negative binomial regression was used to
calculate incidence rate ratio. Fetomaternal outcome was recorded and
compared Results: The median duration of maternal expulsive efforts was
23 minutes in Denmark compared to 10 minutes in Greenland (p=0.046).
This was adjusted for parity, epidural use and gestational age. In
Denmark 22 % and in Greenland 81 % started maternal expulsive efforts
before the fetal head was at the pelvic floor (p-value<
0.001). Conclusion: Although the duration of maternal expulsive efforts
and head-perineum distance was significantly different in the univariate
analysis, in the multivariate analysis this was not affected by
ethnicity. There was no significant difference in bleeding, perineal
tears, or Apgar scores. There is a tendency of a shorter duration of
maternal expulsive efforts in the active phase of the second stage of
labour distance in Greenland compared to practice in Denmark. However,
it seems that epidural and parity could be the main confounders to
explain the difference between the two groups, but this needs further
investigation.
Elevated tacrolimus blood concentration due to the interaction with nirmatrelvir/ritonavir during COVID-19 treatment: a case report.
Authors: Cordero Carlos Guzmán , Vicente María Sáez-Torres de
Published: December 2022

Nirmatrelvir/ritonavir, a newly authorized drug for the treatment of
COVID-19, is a strong CYP3A4 inhibitor, which can interact with a large
number of drugs, such as tacrolimus, reducing its metabolism. The
reported case is a renal transplant patient who experienced a strong
increase in tacrolimus blood concentration (up to 112ng/ml, more than
ten times the reference range) when treated with both drugs at the same
time, which caused a neurological condition that required hospital
admission its control and treatment. The resolution of the symptoms was
rapid, but the elevation of tacrolimus concentration remained for
several days, even after discontinuation of both drugs. This study shows
the importance of developing a protocol for the management of this
interaction to guarantee the efficacy and safety of treatment with
nirmatrelvir/ritonavir in transplant patients.
The persistence of equine strangles
Authors: Mclinden Luke , Freeman Sarah , Daly Janet , Blanchard Adam , Kemp-Symonds Jeremy , Waller Andrew
Published: December 2022

Streptococcus equi subspecies equi (S. equi) is the
causative organism of the upper respiratory disease of equids,
strangles, characterised by pyrexia, lymphadenopathy, and mucopurulent
nasal discharge. Strangles was first reported over 750 years ago and
continues to be of significance in equine populations across the globe.
This review discusses how S. equi has adapted, the clinical
manifestation of strangles, and how clinicians and caregivers can tackle
the disease in the future. S. equi evolved from the commensal,
and occasionally opportunistic pathogen, Streptococcus equi
subspecies zooepidemicus refining its capabilities as it became host
restricted. The success of S. equi can be attributed to its
ability to cause both acute and persistent infection, the latter
occurring in about 10% of those infected. In this carrier state,
S. equi persists in the guttural pouch without causing clinical
signs, intermittently shedding into the environment, and encountering
naïve animals. Insight into the S. equi genome and lifestyle has
led to advances in diagnostic assays and the development of a safe and
efficacious recombinant-fusion vaccine, giving clinicians and caregivers
the tools to better combat this infection. Alongside rigorous
biosecurity protocols and pragmatic control measures such as screening
new arrivals for exposure and carrier status, these new technologies
demonstrate that strangles can be an increasingly preventable infection.
Matematik Öğretmenlerinin Teknolojik Pedagojik Alan Bilgileri ile Uzaktan Eğitime Yönelik Tutumları Arasındaki İlişkiler
Authors: ORGAN ULUS Sema , AŞİROĞLU Sevim
Published: December 2022

Bu araştırmanın amacı, Kovid-19 salgın döneminde ortaokul matematik öğretmenlerinin Teknolojik Pedagojik Alan Bilgisi (TPAB) ile Uzaktan Eğitime Yönelik Tutumları (UEYT) arasındaki ilişkiyi incelemektir. İlişkisel tarama modeli ile yürütülen araştırmada veriler Kabakçı Yurdakul, Odabaşı, Kılıçer, Çoklar, Binici ve Kurt’un (2012) geliştirdiği TPACK- Deep ölçeği ve Kışla’nın (2016) geliştirmiş olduğu UEYT ölçeği ile toplanmıştır. Verilerin analizinde t-testi, tek yönlü ANOVA, basit korelasyon analizleri kullanılmıştır. Araştırma sonucunda ortaokul matematik öğretmenlerinin TPAB düzeyleri yüksek bulunurken, UEYT konusunda kararsız oldukları görülmüştür. Mesleki kıdem değişkeninde ise TPAB boyutlarında anlamlı bir farklılaşma görülmezken UEYT düzeyinde 16-20 yıl, 20 yıl ve üzeri görev yapan öğretmenler ile 6-10 yıl mesleki kıdeme sahip öğretmenler arasında, 16-20 yıl, 20 yıl ve üzeri öğretmenler lehine anlamlı farklılık olduğu görülmüştür. TPAB ile UEYT düzeyleri arasında ise anlamlı ve ters yönlü bir ilişki olduğu görülmüştür.
Polski handel produktami rolno-spożywczymi z Chinami
Authors: Bułkowska Małgorzata
Published: December 2022

Celem artykułu jest przedstawienie zmian we wzajemnym handlu produktami rolno-spożywczymi pomiędzy Polską i Chinami oraz identyfikacja głównych szans i zagrożeń dla rozwoju polskiego eksportu rolno-spożywczego do Chin. W artykule wykorzystano dane pochodzące z bazy Głównego Urzędu Statystycznego, WITS-Comtrade oraz Eurostat-Comext. Analiza obejmuje wartość i strukturę towarową wzajemnego handlu produktami rolno-spożywczymi oraz wskaźniki stopnia dopasowana polskiego eksportu rolno-spożywczego do popytu importowego Chin. Wyniki badań wskazują, że polski handel produktami rolno-spożywczymi z Chinami cechuje stały deficyt, a eksport produktów rolno-spożywczych z Polski do Chin koncentruje się na kilku grupach produktów. Sprzedaż polskiej żywności na rynku chińskim euro w 2019 r osiągnęła rekordową wartość 207 mln., stanowiło to jednak zaledwie 0,7% eksportu rolno-spożywczego ogółem. Wybuch pandemii COVID-19 spowodował dodatkowe utrudnienia logistyczne, wzrost kosztów produkcji i transportu, co bezpośrednio przełożyło się na niższą opłacalność i spadek eksportu w kolejnych dwóch latach.
The topological Riesz algebras
Authors: Aydın Abdullah , Eroğlu Hatice , Ilbıra Sabahattin
Published: December 2022

The multiplicative order convergence was studied and investigated on Riesz algebras. This paper deals with Riesz algebras and different topologies on them. In this paper, we investigate Riesz algebras on which we define various kinds of continuities. We give the relation between them under certain specific conditions. We show some relations among locally full, locally convex and locally solid Riesz algebras. Also, we introduce the notions of order and topological continuity of algebraic multiplications on topological Riesz algebras. Also, we extend the multiplication to quotient spaces of Riesz algebras.
Berezin number inequalities via convex functions
Authors: Huban Mualla , Başaran Hamdullah , Gürdal Mehmet
Published: December 2022

The Berezin symbol ?A of an operator A on the reproducing kernel Hilbert
space H (?) over some set ? with the reproducing kernel k? is defined by ?
(?) = ?A k?/||k?||, k?/||k?||?, ? ? ?. The Berezin number of an operator A
is defined by ber(A) := sup ??? |?(?)|. We study some problems of
operator theory by using this bounded function ?, including treatments of
inner product inequalities via convex functions for the Berezin numbers of
some operators. We also establish some inequalities involving of the Berezin
inequalities.
Museum, Communities, and Artists
Authors: Brown Claudine K.
Published: December 2022

Just as museums have reconsidered their relationships with their audiences, many museums are also rethinking their relationships with artists. Artists need to develop different types of relationships with museums, if they are to understand and value the stewardship responsibilities of museums as well as the costs of doing business; and museums can and should take full advantage of the creative and intellectual capital that artists bring to the table in a variety of ways. This article explores the work of three museums that encourage artists to participate as active and vocal members of their communities, and as contributors to the day-to-day work of each of these institutions. These are museums where artists not only participate as exhibiting artists, they also function as designers, planners, educators and advocates for the work of the museum.
Reimagining School Programs
Authors: Burchenal Margaret K. , Grohe Michelle
Published: December 2022

Art museums devote enormous resources to supporting K-12 school visit programs, even though there is little research to indicate that single field trips result in significant student learning. The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum’s education department has taken a different approach, focusing instead on a multiple-visit program that gives students and their teachers extended practice with art discussion using the Visual Thinking Strategies (VTS) approach and conducting a 3-year research project that has shown links between learning to look and critical thinking. This article describes a new model for museum-school collaboration, one that centers on helping students develop their own abilities to look at and interpret art.
Exploring Visual Culture Downtown: Shop Windows as Still Life
Authors: Vallance Elizabeth (Beau)
Published: December 2022

That aesthetic experience can be encountered almost anywhere enables use of a wide range of everyday encounters with visual culture in teaching art; vernacular still-life arrangements can be a rich resource in teaching students to see as artists see. Here, I make this argument through one case, the looking-and-writing assignments in an undergraduate elementary-education course. I propose a framework for including shop-window designs as visual-culture teaching resources, arguing that the artful compositions in shop windows can introduce and explore traditional subjects in painting. The article addresses two questions: (a) Can art-novice students respond to shop-window compositions with innovative interpretations, using art-appropriate terms? (b) Does student interpretation of paintings as commercial communication encourage defensible interpretations of artworks? After a brief review of some still-life principles, Dewey’s concept of aesthetic experience, and a concept of how framing operates conceptually in the museum setting, some examples of art-novice interpretations of downtown imagery provide the background to questions for further research.
Postcard Moments: Significant Moments in Teaching
Authors: Unrath Kathleen A. , Nordlund Carrie Y.
Published: December 2022

This qualitative study explores the nature of preservice art teachers’ concepts of what it means to be a teacher. Using a multisemester reflective art and writing project entitled Postcard Moments, preservice art teachers, students in an art education program at a Midwestern university, were asked to creatively document revelations and transformations during their course of study in preparation for becoming teachers of art. Through analysis of students’ Postcard Moments, the researchers gained insight into how their preservice art teachers made connections between experiences, significant moments, and their emerging teacher identity.
Risky Business: Coal Waste Emergency Planning in West Virginia and Kentucky
Authors: Scott Shaunna L. , McSpirit Stephanie , Hardesty Sharon
Published: December 2022

This study investigates emergency action planning to cope with potential coal waste spills in the central Appalachian coalfields. It is based on a survey study of emergency preparedness in West Virginia’s Mingo and Wyoming Counties as well as a participant-observation and interview study in Martin County, Kentucky. This research suggests that merely having an emergency plan is insufficient for creating a public perception of disaster preparedness. Greater public and stakeholder participation in emergency planning should be encouraged in an effort to enhance emergency preparedness and build community trust. This is particularly challenging in resource-dependent communities which generally have comparatively high levels of environmental risk and often suffer from political-economic inequities that serve as barriers to institutional trust and community engagement.
Memory for committing a crime: Effects of arousal, proximity, and gender
Authors: PRICE HEATHER L. , LEE ZINA , READ J. DON
Published: December 2022

Few researchers have investigated the memories of active participants in an emotionally arousing crime. The present study used a mock crime paradigm to explore participant memories for a low, moderate, or highly arousing event. Forty-seven undergraduate participants committed a "theft" of an exam from a professor’s office. Two weeks after the theft, participants completed a cognitive interview, recalled objects from the professor’s office, and constructed a map of the route to and from the crime room. Arousal improved reports on a map recall task but no other recall indices. Although there was a general superiority of recall of proximal over distal details, arousal only infrequently interacted with proximity. Some support was found for proximity (spatial–temporal distinction) as a useful proxy for centrality. Future work will benefit from an examination of the overlap between definitions of centrality and proximity with more traditional stimuli.
Attentional costs and benefits in memory search
Authors: HOMA DONALD , CRAIN IAN , MILLIKEN ANN MARIE , NEWTON CRAIG
Published: December 2022

The role of attentional mechanisms in memory search was investigated in 2 experiments. In Experiment 1, an abrupt-onset cue was a valid or invalid predictor of a spatially displaced memory probe in a memory search paradigm. The 2 conditions differed only in terms of the duration of the memory probe: either 200 ms or an unlimited duration until the subject’s response. We found that memory probe duration had little impact on memory search, as revealed by the slope across memory set size, although an invalid prior cue slowed responding by increasing the intercept by about 70 ms. In Experiment 2, costs and benefits of valid and invalid cues were assessed by inclusion of a neutral condition. Both costs and benefits were found, with effects again localized in the intercept of the memory search functions. A simple model was proposed that estimated 2 attentional transit times, 1 to the abrupt-onset cue and 1 activated after disengagement from an invalid location. We address whether the rapid examination of the contents of working memory should be considered an encapsulated process, unperturbed by abrupt-onset events that delay but do not otherwise disturb the resulting search.
"Don’t worry; you really will get over it": Methodological investigations of the fading affect bias
Authors: LANDAU JOSHUA D. , GUNTER BENJAMIN C.
Published: December 2022

This study examined 2 methodological issues that might influence the fading affect bias (FAB). The FAB occurs when people report that the affective intensity associated with unpleasant events decreases over time more than the intensity of positive events. In the experiments reported here we investigated the FAB using a between-subject design (Experiments 1a and 1b) and manipulated the order of the ratings (past and current) used to measure the FAB (Experiment 2). In each case, we observed a strong FAB effect, suggesting that it is not solely a function of the research design or the order of the intensity ratings. Thus, the FAB is a robust phenomenon that appears in many different situations.
LUDWIG REINHOLD GEISSLER AND THE FOUNDING OF THE JOURNAL OF APPLIED PSYCHOLOGY
Authors: Thomas Roger K.
Published: December 2022

A significant number of earlier (1929–1987) and more recent (1991–2009) history of psychology textbooks have reported on the 1917 founding of the Journal of Applied Psychology (JAP). Although only G. Stanley Hall (1844–1924) was mentioned as the founder, the JAP had three financial founders: Hall, John Wallace Baird (1869–1919), and Ludwig Reinhold Geissler (1879–1932). They also served as co-editors for Volumes 1 and 2, and Hall and Geissler continued as co-editors for Volumes 3 and 4. Geissler’s contributions to Volumes 1–4 far exceeded Hall’s and Baird’s. In unpublished autobiographical notes written in 1920, Geissler described himself as having "founded" and "established" the JAP with Hall’s and Baird’s aid; the evidence is consistent with that claim.
Wind Instrument Intonation: A Research Synthesis
Authors: Powell Sean R.
Published: December 2022

The development of intonation skills is among the many challenges facing instrumental music educators. The purpose of this review is to synthesize the research on wind instrument intonation in order to develop a consensus in regard to intonation perception and performance. The research studies reviewed are organized into three main sections: studies examining the physical factors of wind instruments that influence intonation, studies examining intonation perception and performance by players of wind instruments, and studies examining various methods to improve wind intonation. Discussion, conclusion, and implication sections are included following the review of the literature.
Priming and False Memories from Deese-Roediger-McDermott Lists on a Fragment Completion Test with Children
Authors: Diliberto-Macaluso Kristen A.
Published: December 2022

This study examined priming and false memories with children on a word fragment completion task using the Deese-Roediger-McDermott (DRM) paradigm. Forty-five 4th- and 5th-grade children were shown lists of words and instructed to fill in fragments with the first word that came to mind (implicit instructions) or with the words that were presented during study (explicit instructions). Reliable priming to critical lure words was found under implicit retrieval instructions, and false memory to critical lure words was found under explicit retrieval instructions. However, priming under implicit retrieval instructions did not depend on whether the critical lure word was in the study list. In addition, greater false memory was observed under explicit test instructions. The results replicate and extend research on DRM false memory illusion with children to include implicit retrieval and word fragment completion. Explanations of false memory including gist failure (Brainerd, Reyna, & Forrest, 2002) and implicit associative response (Underwood, 1965) are considered.