bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Quantification of Methanol, Ethanol, and Essential Oil Contents of Commonly Used Brands of Rosewater (Rosa Damascena) in Iran
Authors: Yazdanfar Najmeh , Mohamadi Sara , Zienali Tayebeh , Sadighara Parisa
Published: August 2022

Background: Rosa damascena Mill. (Rosaceae) is a relevant ornamental and medicinal flower, whose distillation is known as Golab (Rosewater) in Iran. Due to the nature of the distillation process, methanol and ethanol are likely to be formed in the final product. Therefore, due to their toxicity, along with their frequent prescription, this study aims to investigate the concentrations of essential oil, methanol, and ethanol in commonly used brands of Rosewater available in Tehran, Iran.
Methods: Methanol and ethanol concentrations were determined by gas chromatography, using a Flame Ionized Detector.
Results: The mean essence level in the tested samples was 204.1 ± 18.0 ppm, which was significantly higher (P < 0.001) than the Iranian standard level. The mean methanol and ethanol levels in the tested samples were 1.25 ± 0.70 ppm and 700.0 ± 100.0 ppm, respectively, which were significantly lower than the maximum residues levels.
Conclusion: The mean essence level in the tested samples well coped with the Iranian standard level. Moreover, there is no health risk to methanol and ethanol through Rosewater consumption.
Effectiveness of Co-Administration of Camelina Oil and Caloric Restriction on Cardiometabolic Risk Factors, Liver Function and Mental Health in Patients with Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: A Blinded Randomized Controlled Trial Protocol
Authors: Musazadeh Vali , Dehghan Parvin , Azadmard-Damirchi Sodeif
Published: August 2022

Background: Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the most common chronic liver disease (CLD). Omega-3 fatty acids and antioxidants co-supplementation have been considered as an alternative treatment in NAFLD. This trial will evaluate camelina sativa oil (CSO) effects as a rich source of omega-3 fatty acids and antioxidants on cardiometabolic risk factors, metabolic endotoxemia, liver enzymes, hepatic steatosis, and mental health in NAFLD patients.
Methods: Forty-six patients with NAFLD will be randomly assigned to either a CSO supplementation or placebo for 12 weeks. Both groups will receive a weight-loss diet too. Insulin resistance, oxidative stress, anti/inflammatory biomarkers, lipid profile, adiponectin, lipopolysaccharide (LPS), anthropometric indices, liver enzymes, hepatic steatosis, and cortisol will be assessed all patients at baseline and post-intervention. DASS and GHQ questionnaires will be completed for all patients at baseline and post-intervention.
Results: The CSO is expected to reduce hepatic steatosis and improve cardiometabolic risk factors, liver function, and mental health compared to the placebo group after 12 weeks.
Conclusion: The CSO as a phytopharmaceutical drug may improve cardiometabolic risk factors, metabolic endotoxemia, liver enzymes, hepatic steatosis, and mental health in patients with NAFLD.
Globalization and Postmodern Ecology: A Study of the Anthropocene in Contemporary Climate Fictions
Authors: Narasimham G. Lakshmi , Dash Bibhudatta
Published: August 2022

Purpose of the study: Globalization has become a primary source for implementing capitalistic life. The advancement in human development has led to the Anthropocene. This paper focuses on how globalization impacts global climate change and the loss of identity and home due to humans' exploratory attitude toward the environment and its effect on surroundings. Issues in the study are addressed from a postmodern ecological perspective.

Methodology: The researcher has taken ecocriticism as the analyzing theory to expose the ideology of anthropocentrism, which keeps humans at the centre of the earth and nature at its periphery. Apocalypticism is chosen theoretical tool of ecocritical analysis. Environmental ethics and justice is used to analyze ecocentric issues. Intertextuality and comparative study of novels are taken as the primary methods.

Main Findings: Globalization is responsible for urban areas' rapid development, and anthropocentric variants are responsible for ecological disasters or climate change. This study demonstrates that human beings' perception of nature as a commodity/object to satisfy humans' unlimited desire has endangered nature. It is time to critically question the human interference in nature and create hope for rebuilding a new ecocentric mindset.

The Application of the study: Eco literature deals with ecocentric issues through literary genres. The present paper studies the human-nature relationship and analysis how contemporary ecocentric novels deconstruct the culture-nature binary and anthropocentric hegemony. Hence, it is interdisciplinary. The above concerns are addressed from the perspective of climate fiction- The Hungry Tide and MaddAddam. The study's findings are not just restricted to the academic domain; instead, it appeals to all humans to change their notion of nature and aim for a sustainable environment.

Novelty/Originality: In general, environmental and ecological studies scholars have resolved the ecocentric issue. In contrast to the above, the issue has been discussed from the lens of eco literature. Besides theorizing this academic discourse, the everyday human-nonhuman relationship is also portrayed through climate fiction.
Skrypt Prowadzenie biblioteki i konserwacja książki w obozie żołnierskim autorstwa Janusza Teodora Dybowskiego jako przykład działalności instrukcyjno-metodycznej w czasie II wojny światowej
Authors: Walczak Krzysztof
Published: August 2022

Przedmiotem artykułu jest dokument autorstwa późniejszego literata, autora książek i sztuk teatralnych Janusza Teodora Dybowskiego, przygotowany w postaci skryptu na potrzeby polskich żołnierzy internowanych w Szwajcarii i wydany w Genewie w początkach lat czterdziestych dwudziestego wieku. Dokument, omówiony z wykorzystaniem metody historycznej, stanowi interesujący przykład działalności instrukcyjnej, przygotowującej do prowadzenia prac bibliotekarskich w specyficznych warunkach obozu jenieckiego.
Rynek regionalnej książki turystycznej i formy jej promocji na przykładzie Grudziądza oraz regionu kujawsko-pomorskiego
Authors: Wojciechowska Maja , Zielińska Marta
Published: August 2022

Celem artykułu jest przedstawienie rynku regionalnej książki turystycznej na przykładzie Grudziądza i regionu kujawsko-pomorskiego. W oparciu o analizę literatury oraz danych źródłowych i rozmów z pracownikami instytucji kultury, opisano kategorie książki turystycznej, kanały dystrybucji oraz sposoby jej promocji, a zwłaszcza formy działalności księgarń, bibliotek, PTTK i punktów informacji turystycznej, ale także promocji za pośrednictwem Internetu. Zwrócono uwagę na formy wspierania czytelnictwa książki regionalnej poprzez organizowanie różnego rodzaju festiwali, targów książek, Dyskusyjnych Klubów Książki, spotkań literackich itp. Na koniec scharakteryzowano specyfikę książki turystycznej w kontekście form jej promocji.
„Bibliotekarz” odzwierciedleniem aktywności bibliotekarzy i bibliotek w latach 2020–2021
Authors: Przybysz Marzena
Published: August 2022

Miesięcznik „Bibliotekarz” ukazuje się od 1919 r. Zgodnie ze swym profilem poświęcony jest sprawom bibliotekarzy i bibliotek. Pandemia COVID-19 przeorganizowała działalność bibliotek. Artykuł przedstawia analizę tematyczną czasopisma w latach 2020–2021 w kontekście aktywności bibliotekarzy i bibliotek ze szczególnym uwzględnieniem działań zaradczych pandemii dla użytkowników bibliotek.
Influence Work, Resistance, and Educational Life-Worlds: Quintilian’s [Marcus Fabius Quintilianus] (35-95 CE) Analysis of Roman Oratory as an Instructive Ethnohistorical Resource and Conceptual Precursor of Symbolic Interactionist Scholarship
Authors: Prus Robert
Published: August 2022

Despite the striking affinities of classical Greek and Latin rhetoric with the pragmatist/interactionist analysis of the situated negotiation of reality and its profound relevance for the analysis of human group life more generally, few contemporary social scientists are aware of the exceptionally astute analyses of persuasive inter­change developed by Aristotle, Cicero, and Quintilian. Having considered the analyses of rhetoric developed by Aristotle (384-322 BCE) and Cicero (106-43 BCE) in interactionist terms (Prus 2007a; 2010), the present paper examines Quintilian’s (35-95 CE) contributions to the study of persuasive interchange more specifically and the nature of human knowing and acting more generally. Focusing on the education and practices of orators (rhetoricians), Quintilian (a practitioner as well as a distinc­tively thorough instructor of the craft) provides one of the most sustained, most systematic analyses of influence work and resistance to be found in the literature. Following an overview of Quintilian’s “ethnohistorical” account of Roman oratory, this paper concludes by draw­ing conceptual parallels between Quintilian’s analysis of influence work and the broader, transcontextual features of symbolic interactionist scholarship (Mead 1934; Blumer 1969; Prus 1996; 1997; 1999; Prus and Grills 2003). This includes “generic social processes” such as: acquiring perspectives, attending to identity, being involved, doing activity, en­gaging in persuasive interchange, developing relationships, experiencing emotionality, attaining linguistic fluency, and partici­pating in collective events. Offering a great many departure points for comparative analysis, as well as ethnographic examinations of the influence process, Quintilian’s analysis is particularly instructive as he addresses these and related aspects of human knowing, acting, and interchange in highly direct, articulate, and detailed ways. Acknowledging the conceptual, methodological, and analytic affinities of The Institutio Oratoria of Quintilian with symbolic interactionism, an epilogue, Quintilian as an Intellectual Precursor to American Pragmatist Thought and the Interactionist Study of Human Group Life, addresses the relative lack of attention given to classical Greek and Latin scholarship by the American pragmatists and their intellectual progeny, as well as the importance of maintaining a more sustained transcontextual and transhistorical focus on the study of human knowing, acting, and interchange.
Body, Meanings, and Physical Exercise in Older Adults: The Qualitative Perspective of Frequent Gym-Goers
Authors: Sossa Rojas Alexis
Published: August 2022

It is known that rates of participation in sports and physical activities among older adults decrease as they get older. This article focuses on the experience of the aging body at the gym, and it is one of the few that focuses on a little-studied group of frequent gym-goers. Based on an ethnographic work of more than two years in Amsterdam, I explain the goals of three older adults who frequently work out, what their relationships with the gym and their bodies are, and why they are interested in training in gyms. This article seeks to contribute to discourses on health, sport, and aging and, at the same time, to explain some of the advantages of qualitative studies in understanding the experience of aging and training in gyms.
2022: Global Ethical Think Tank
Authors: Davis Sheila
Published: August 2022

Editor's introduction to Volume 18, Number 1 of the Journal of Health Ethics.
Ethical implications of COVID-19 surveillance in Karnataka using Nancy Kass Framework
Authors: Jain Apurva , Arora Lakshya
Published: August 2022

Numerous public health hurdles, including pandemics such as COVID-19, have led to concerns about community health practices in relation, necessitating the application of an ethical perspective. International research ethics guidelines are only used in a restricted range of contexts of public health. As a result, a variety of frameworks have been established to assist ethical analysis of public health concerns. In this study, we have used the Nancy Kass framework for analyzing COVID-19 surveillance in Karnataka state of India, which is a six-step approach that can assist public health practitioners in evaluating the ethical consequences of interventions, policy initiatives, services, and so on. In order to supervise the compliance of home quarantine, the government of Karnataka mandated uploading selfies as a digital tracking surveillance measure for the COVID-19 outbreak. However, these measures raised several ethical questions, especially related to an individual’s privacy, confidentiality, autonomy, and liberty. An established state surveillance mechanism with includes enforced measures for data security along with the moral duty of an individual to protect the health of the community can probably balance the principles of ethics.
A Doctor's Sabbatical on a Pirate Ship
Authors: Dhara V. Ramana
Published: August 2022

This is a fantasy poem about a doctor and his adventures with piracy on the high seas.
Muted but not silent: Factors influencing sexual abuse disclosure among adolescents in Gutu district, Zimbabwe
Authors: Gondo Mellisa Tafadzwa , Mtemeri Jeofrey
Published: August 2022

This study aimed to establish factors that inhibit sexual abuse disclosure among adolescents: to identify factors that promote sexual abuse disclosure among adolescents and to develop strategies that can promote early sexual abuse disclosure. Adolescents aged between 10 and 17 years (n = 12), who experienced sexual abuse and disclosed immediately or after sometime, were purposively selected. A qualitative research approach which made use of the phenomenological research design was used to collect data. Thematic analysis was employed to analyse the data. The results of the study revealed that the inhibiting factors of sexual abuse disclosure included fear of perpetrator, fear of parent’s reaction, non-comprehension of sexual abuse, positive relationship with abuser and uncertainty as to how and to whom to disclose to. Shock and disbelief, beatings and threats and negative effects of sexual abuse also facilitate disclosure of sexual abuse among adolescent survivors of sexual abuse.
 
Keywords: Child sexual abuse, adolescents, sexual abuse disclosure, Gutu;
Suicide ideation: Prevalence and determinants among high school students
Authors: Nguyen Quynh-Anh Ngoc , Tran Thach , Tran Tu-Anh , Fisher Jane
Published: August 2022

This study aims to investigate the prevalence of suicidal ideation and its determinants among adolescents in Vietnam. This is a cross-sectional school-based self-report survey conducted on the attending high school students. The anonymous questionnaire included questions about suicidal ideation from the Youth Risk Health Survey, emotional intelligence (EI), mental health problems, parenting styles, school connectedness, cyber bullying, conflicts with teachers and peers and social isolation. Findings from 1,593 students showed a high prevalence of lifetime suicidal thought and plan (31.58% and 12.6%) as well as 12-month suicidal thoughts (24.55%). Protective factors to lifetime suicidal thoughts included high EI and having a caring mother. Risk factors were being female, living in urban areas, having depression or anxiety, and conflict with teachers. This study provided evidence for future studies in intervention programmes to prevent suicidal thoughts in Vietnamese adolescents.
 
Keywords: Adolescents, emotional intelligence, low- and middle-income, suicide, students;
The role of training courses in the professional development of teachers from public school principals’ viewpoints
Authors: Hamadat Mohammad Hassan , Al-Momani Mohammad Omar
Published: August 2022

The study aimed to identify the role of training courses in the professional development of teachers from secondary school principals’ viewpoints in Jordan. The researchers used a descriptive–analytical approach. The study population comprised all the principals of public, private and United Nations Relief and Works Agency schools in Jordan. The researchers selected a random sample of 743 principals, including 333 males and 410 females. The researchers used a questionnaire as an instrument for data collection. The questionnaire comprised 28 items and 3 domains in which validity and reliability were confirmed. The study results showed that the role of training courses in developing teachers professionally in Jordan got an average degree. Also, they showed that there were no statistically significant differences at the significance level (α ≥ 0.05) in the estimates of the study respondents.
 
Keywords: Professional development for teachers, school principals, training courses;
Psychological distress and perceived discrimination experienced by Asian international male students in Australia
Authors: Khan Rida , Mahnoor Mahnoor , Langhani Sonia
Published: August 2022

The study examines perceived discrimination and self-disgust with psychological distress in international male students in Australia. Therefore, we hypothesized ‘There will be a relationship of perceived discrimination and self-disgust with psychological distress among Asian male students & “There will be a relationship of perceived discrimination and self-disgust among Asian male students”. This study is conducted by online Google survey with purposive convenient sampling technique facilitated through ZTA Educational Consultants which comprises of 423 respondents. The selected measures are Acculturative Stress Scale for International Students (ASSIS), The Disgust Scale (TDS), Anxiety and Stress Scales-21 (DASS-21). The research findings suggest moderate positive relationship between Perceived Discrimination and Psychological Distress. However, Self-disgust shows a significant weak negative relationship with psychological distress and perceived discrimination. The implications suggest the need for psychological assistance to the candidates before relocating and during the beginning span of stay. Additionally, cultural influences in perceiving discrimination and self-disgust are observed. Ethical consideration is implemented during research.
The role of civil society organisations in peacebuilding in post-conflict society: Kenya and Nigeria
Authors: Maigari Muhammad Abdullahi
Published: August 2022

The complex and protracted nature of contemporary violent conflicts in Nigeria and other parts of the world poses increasingly significant challenges to the resolution of armed conflicts. Traditional peace mediation strategies and techniques have proven largely inefficient in responding to emerging security challenges presented by conflicts revolving around religious and ethnopolitical affiliations or other issues related to perceptions of group identity. The objectives of the paper are to review the works of civil society organisations (CSOs) in peacebuilding in post-conflict areas. The paper is limited to Plateau State in Nigeria and the post-election violence of 2008 in Kenya because of the efforts put in place by the CSOs in these countries. Based on the findings, the use of non-military or non-use force to resolve conflict provides lasting solutions because it brings the aggrieved parties to the roundtable to vent their grievances, complaints and perspectives about the issue at hand. The participation of the civil society organisations in volatile situations in Kenya and Nigeria has yielded tremendous success because they utilise the residents affected by the violence to fine-tune measures to address the problems.
Keywords: Civil, peace, peacebuilding, organisation
Streetism: The effects and coping mechanism of street children in Gondar City, Ethiopia
Authors: Abera Biset
Published: August 2022

As one of the metropolitan cities in Amhara’s national regional state, Gondar is being beleaguered by the problem of street children. The present study attempted to highlight the effects of streetism and the coping mechanisms of street children. The qualitative research approach was adopted and data were collected from 15 selected street children. The majority of street children were discovered to be between the ages of 8 and 12 years. Thematic analysis was conducted to further understand the lives of street children. Street children suffer from the burden of having to handle responsibilities at an early age. Thus, the findings of the study illustrate that the issue of street children cannot be viewed as an economic phenomenon alone but as a social and psychological one as well. Consequently, the study highlights that even in settings where street children are standardised, leaving home very early is related to negative outcomes.
Keywords: Administration, coping mechanism, street, streetism;
Generational attitudes towards homosexuality across Europe: Why individual and country-related factors matter?
Authors: Jarasiunaite-Fedosejeva Gabija
Published: August 2022

Only a few studies have examined generational differences in attitudes towards homosexuality across Europe. Also, little is known about the explanatory factors for these attitudes. This study aimed at exploring the differences between generations in attitudes towards homosexuality across Europe and examining the importance of the individual (gender, education, religiosity, political views and parenthood) and country-related (communist history, laws and policies guaranteeing LGBT rights) factors in explaining such attitudes of different generations. European Social Survey Round 9 data with 47,086 respondents from 27 European countries were analysed. The results showed that each younger generation was more accepting of homosexuality than the previous one. While gender, religiosity and communist history of the country were important predictors of attitudes towards homosexuality in all generations, the importance of education, political views, parenthood as well as laws and policies guaranteeing LGBT rights differed. This study extends the understanding of attitudinal changes and generational differences in attitudes towards homosexuality.
 
Keywords: Homosexuality, generations, LGBT, rights;
THE DEVELOPMENT OF TEACHING MATERIALS ON TOIEC READING FOR IMPROVING A MINIMUM SCORE STANDARD THROUGH THE ANALYTICAL SKILL ON QUESTION ITEMS
Authors: Maisaroh Siti , Sutarman Sutarman , Nurmaesah Nunung
Published: August 2022

Students at STMIK Bina Sarana Global is given TOEIC as one of compulsory subjects. However, after four years since TOIEC was taught, students had not significantly improved both their analytical skill of the question items as expected and in the targeted minimum score as to be achieved. The teaching materials have undergone changes for three times. Nevertheless, students still find the textbooks hard to understand, resulting in the low score students gained, particularly in the Reading section. This research is aimed at designing teaching materials to assist students in developing their analytical skill, with ADDIE as its research Method.  ADDIE which encompasses five phases -- Analysis, Design, Development, Implementation, and Evaluation became the basis analytical skill from which this in-depth research was conducted. The TOEIC Reading Skills textbook provides the content of units, which commences from the warm up activity, followed by topic explanation, to practice tests and word lists. Twenty students as the subjects of this research and a group of 6 lecturers served as evaluators whom were involved for the purpose of giving more thorough analyses towards the book content. Implementing mixed-method research in the data collections and analyses, the development of the teaching materials has been proven to be valid, effective, and practical.  Students felt at ease comprehending the explanation, grew their interest in relation to the teaching materials and performance well on the practice test. As a result, they have shown significant improvement in sharpening their analytical skill towards the Reading question items and in obtaining a higher score. These were proven from the Post-Test, class discussions, interview, and questionnaire results.
ANNOTATED TRANSLATION OF CURRICULUM TERMINOLOGY IN INDONESIAN ACADEMIC TRANSCRIPT
Authors: Fauzia Maya Rizki
Published: August 2022

Transcript is an official document that comprises a student’s academic record. Besides all courses taken, grades received and cumulative GPA, it also consists of specific terms or expressions in the target language. Translating official document requires special attention since the process deals with transferring meaning and finding appropriate terms in Indonesian. This study is based on annotated translation of academic transcript from Indonesian to English. Its objectives are to identify issues the researcher encountered in the process of translating the document from the Source Language (SL) to the Target Language (TL), and provide solutions to the translation problems. The units of analysis were 11 annotations of problems which consisted of 3 words and 8 phrases related to curriculum. The result showed that translation problems occurred due to lacking understanding on meaning of curriculum-related terminology. Semantic and functional translation methods were the strategies employed to obtain a suitable equivalent for the problems. Another strategy was to consult to official documents providing more detailed information on the terminology.
ENGLISH FOR MEDIA LITERACY FOR EDUCATORS (EML-E) (MATERIAL RESUME AND REVIEW OF THE ONLINE PROFESSIONAL ENGLISH NETWORK (OPEN) BY GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY)
Authors: Misnawati Misnawati
Published: August 2022

People are often discussing the media these days. In personal, professional, and educational contexts, social media, mass media, and media bias are regularly debated. Media literacy can understand, critique, and create media messages, while media messages are communicated via traditional or digital media. English Media Literacy (EML) analyses, provides and embeds media literacy as English language teaching in class. Educators realized in the late 20th century that they need to help their students "read" or "understand" different types of texts to guide students with a good mindset and acquire media messages as a skill and knowledge to become successful citizens of the 21st century. The new technologies and media started happening in the early 2000s or the beginning of the 21st century.  This article served as material resume and review for the English for Media Literacy for Educators (EML-E) course as one of The Online Professional English Network (OPEN) By George Mason University. It is sponsored by the U.S. Department of State with funding provided by the U.S. government and administered by FHI 360. As media literacy is essential, this material resume is served by the author to cascade her new knowledge about this topic to increase its benefit. This paper will discuss five elements, they are: 1) Introduction to English for Media Literacy for Educators; 2) Approaches and Strategies for Media Literacy Education; 3) Managing Student Media Consumption and Production; 4) Language for Teaching English for Media Literacy, and 5) English for Media Literacy Unit Planning..
PROMOTING LEARNERS’ AUTONOMY THROUGH VIDEO RECORDING IN PUBLIC SPEAKING CLASS
Authors: Melania Deva , Savitri Wiwiet Eva
Published: August 2022

The change in the learning system from the previous teacher-centeredness to learner-centeredness makes the students demand to take responsibility, manage learning, and implement knowledge to become autonomous learners, especially in speaking class. However, in learning to speak, teachers dominate most learning activities, making students passive to take their responsibilities. Because of this problem, teachers must be innovative and engage students in interactive learning activities to make them active by using technology. One of the ways is through video recording. Previous studies claimed that students who used video recording in speaking class improved their speaking competencies and self-confidence. Nevertheless, previous studies mainly focused on students’ speaking competence rather than learner autonomy. Hence, this study aims to investigate learner autonomy in speaking class with video recording. The participants of this study were an English lecturer and students taking a Public Speaking Class at one university in Surabaya. During a series of data collection activities, the researcher observed how the lecturer introduced video recording implementation and did the interview to know how the students implemented their autonomy in learning speaking through video recording. The result showed that the lecturer was active in encouraging students to develop their learning responsibility and independence by implementing reactive autonomy. As a result, students delivered speeches on video recording through the learner autonomy stages properly
REVEALING THE CHALLENGES AND PRACTICAL WAYS IN TEACHING WRITING ONLINE
Authors: Nasihah Mutiatun , Senta Alfiah Nur
Published: August 2022

The present study aims at examining the challenges confronted by the lecturers and the practical ways in teaching writing online. A qualitative research method was applied to get a deep understanding of the objective of this study. The data were collected through interviews and documentation. In obtaining the data, three English lecturers of UIN Maulana Malik Ibrahim Malang were interviewed by using a semi-structured interview. In addition, the supporting documents related to teaching writing online, such as teaching journals, teaching documents, and students’ portfolios were also gathered to enrich the data of the present study. The findings revealed that the challenges faced by the lecturers in teaching writing online include the students’ problems in internet connections and the difficulty in maintaining the students' writing process. It was difficult for the lecturers to ensure the originality of students' works; thus, the lecturers were unable to assess the actual student’s ability in writing. However, the lecturers did some practical ways to overcome the challenges in teaching writing online. Firstly, the lecturers applied synchronous and asynchronous meetings in the process of teaching and learning by utilizing some Learning Management Systems as online learning media. Secondly, the lecturers used Turnitin to check the originality of students’ works. Finally, the lecturers applied peer feedback to improve students writing skills.
Propuesta de una Metodología de Desarrollo Proyectual en el Ambito de la Responsabilidad Social para la Enseñanza en Arquitectura
Authors: Gutiérrez Diego Antonio Ríos , Macías Armando Sánchez
Published: August 2022

En las facultades de Arquitectura es frecuente encontrar que se desarrollen proyectos desvinculados y aislados de la comunidad, generando una desconexión entre las prácticas educativas y la población. En este articulo se propone una Metodología de Desarrollo Proyectual vinculando a la comunidad con el desarrollo de proyectos en el marco de la Responsabilidad Social Universitaria. Utilizando una metodología descriptiva y transversal, se estudia la situación actual de las metodologías proyectuales y la responsabilidad social a través del análisis de antecedentes, teorías y enfoques de diversos autores. Adicionalmente, mediante un método mixto de encuestas y entrevistas, se evalúa el involucramiento de los actores del proceso educativo con la comunidad. Los hallazgos confirman el bajo grado de vinculación entre la población y las metodologías proyectuales, siendo que estas ultimas cumplen su función pedagógica, pero sin producir aportes de valor social. El objetivo es presentar una propuesta de Metodología de Desarrollo Proyectual vinculada con la Responsabilidad Social Universitaria, orientada a ofrecer soluciones a las necesidades de la población y generar un impacto positivo en la comunidad. Los resultados obtenidos fueron validados por el método de expertos y considerados pertinentes para su aplicación en el ámbito de la investigación, responsabilidad social y desarrollo de proyectos.
Caves in clastic rocks (Muğla, SW Türkiye)
Authors: ZEYBEK Mutlu , GÜL Murat , KAÇAROĞLU Fikret , KARACAN Ergun , ÖZBEK Ahmet
Published: August 2022

Caves evolution is controlled by lithological properties, discontinuities, water, climate, and physico-mechanical properties of soluble rocks, vegetation and human impact. This study investigates the cave formation in Upper Miocene-Pliocene clastic rock in Menteşe town of Muğla. The lithology, physico-mechanical properties and hydrogeologic factors of host rocks and morphology of the caves in Asar Hill and Damlam stream valley were examined. The caves are 1.47-9.71 m long, 2.24-19.36 m wide and 1.38-27 m high. Four joint sets and bedding planes affect the clastics in the Asar Hill area. Mudstones (low plasticity clay, sandy clay) are in soft-very soft rock, while conglomerate is in moderate-hard rock class. The mudstone removal has started the formation of the caves. The vegetation roots act as groundwater circulation paths in the Damlam stream area. Water has eroded mudstone and muddy matrix of conglomerate following cracks and led to the formation of the caves. Water infiltration may have led to stalactite, flowstone and travertine formation in Damlam stream caves. Possible cave collapse could threaten life and property in the Asar Hill area, and may cause the destruction of internal structures of the caves in the Damlam stream. Thus, precautionary measures such as continuous monitoring and protection must be taken in both cave areas.
Domain Vocabulary Alignment using AML and LogMap
Authors:   Universidade do Minho, Guimarães João , Andrade Morgana ,   Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Baptista Ana ,   Universidade do Minho
Published: August 2022

Introduction: In the context of the Semantic Web, interoperability among heterogeneous ontologies is a challenge due to several factors, among which semantic ambiguity and redundancy stand out. To overcome these challenges, systems and algorithms are adopted to align different ontologies. In this study, it is understood that controlled vocabularies are a particular form of ontology. Objective: to obtain a vocabulary resulting from the alignment and fusion of the Vocabularies Scientific Domains and Scientific Areas of the Foundation for Science and Technology, -FCT, European Science Vocabulary -EuroSciVoc and United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization -UNESCO nomenclature for fields of Science and Technology, in the Computing Sciences domain, tobe used in the IViSSEM project. Methodology: literature review on systems/algorithms for ontology alignment, using the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses -PRISMA methodology; alignment of the three vocabularies; and validation of the resulting vocabulary by means of a Delphi study. Results: we proceeded to analyze the 25 ontology alignment systems and variants that participated in at least one track of the Ontology Alignment Evaluation Initiative competition between 2018 and 2019. From these systems, Agreement Maker Light and Log Map were selected to perform the alignment of the three vocabularies, making a cut to the area of Computer Science. Conclusion: The vocabulary was obtained from Agreement Maker Light for having presented a better performance. At the end, a vocabulary with 98 terms was obtained in the Computer Science domain to be adopted by the IViSSEM project. The alignment resulted from the vocabularies used by FCT (Portugal), with the one adopted by the European Union (EuroSciVoc) and another one from the domain of Science & Technology (UNESCO). This result is beneficial to other universities and projects, as well as to FCT itself
O código de ética e deontologia do bibliotecário
Authors: Cardoso Antonio Luiz Mattos de Souza , Miguel Marcelo Calderari , Modolo Philippe Peterle
Published: August 2022

Introdução: Neste trabalho, de caráter ensaístico, discute-se alguns aspectos da ética do bibliotecário a partir do pensamento de Paulo Freire. Objetivo: Identificar possíveis especificidades e mesmo orientações conceituais dos diversos fenômenos e pontos relevantes da ética universal do ser humano, situa-se a importância com um código sobre a atuação profissional e práticas bibliotecárias. Método: O viés metodológico resgata textos clássicos, de Freire, intitulado ‘O compromisso do profissional com a sociedade’ e a obra ‘Educação como prática da liberdade’ para construir reflexões acerca da atuação profissional. Com a pesquisa bibliográfica, aborda-se itens do Código de Ética e Deontologia do Bibliotecário brasileiro, destacando subsídios que ampliem a proposta dialética e dialógica no contexto socio-histórico, cultural e político da mediação informacional. Resultados: O diagnóstico recupera itens indexados em plataformas e repositórios digitais como: Brazilian Open Access Publications and Scientific Data Portal - Oasisbr; o SciVerse Scopus - Elsevier; a SPELL - Scientific Periodicals Electronic Library e a Brapci de Artigos de Periódicos em Ciência da Informação. As bases de dados e as seleções das publicações situam abordagens Imprescindíveis ao ensino contextualizado da ética e cidadania - construindo valores na escola e na universidade e na sociedade. Conclusão: Os resultados mostram que a ética e o compromisso são preceitos essenciais para alta performance profissional e institucional. Conclui-se que os itens documentais selecionados são significativos para o estudo de revisão literária da ética e do comprometimento do bibliotecário perante a sociedade.
Study of Socioclinical Risk Factors for Breast Milk Deficiency in Women During Lactation
Authors: Derouiche Samir , Djabri Feriel , Menaceur Djoumana
Published: August 2022

Breastfeeding has benefits for the health and development of the baby, but also for the mother. the aim of this study is to assess certain risk factors of breast milk deficiency in women during lactation. The study was based on 150 voluntary individuals divided into Breastfeeding women with milk with average age of 31.11±4.56 years old and Breastfeeding women without milk with average age of 33.97±6.50 years old. Results of the risk factors show that Obesity, Contraception pills, Psychic stress and food deficit are significant (P <0.05) socioeconomic risk factors that cause loss of milk in breastfeeding women with OR (1.50- 2.85) and that Polycystic ovaries and Hypocalcaemia are significant (P <0.05) clinical risk factors for loss of milk in breastfeeding women with OR (2.08- 2.35). From the above, we conclude that breastfeeding is strongly affected by the lifestyle and some diseases that affect women, which requires sensitivity to improve these elements for safe breastfeeding.
Spectroscopic Characterization and Inhibitory Activity Against Alpha-Amylase of the Common Edible Seaweeds
Authors: Romuald Lim Velario  , Kathleen Bersabal-Olaño
Published: August 2022

This study was conducted to evaluate the inhibitory activity potential of the common edible seaweeds found in Sulu against alpha-amylase. The researcher employed true experimental research design and performed various test such as spectroscopic characterization, nutritive value determination, heavy metal test and α-amylase assay in sea Grapes (Caulerpa lentillifera), sea lettuce (Ulva lactuca) and elkhorn sea moss (Kappaphycus alvarezii). Results showed that the edible seaweeds contain carbohydrates, proteins, fats, and sodium. The presence of lead and mercury were noted to be within allowable limits. In addition, the Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) Spectroscopy results of the three algae detected amine which indicated the presence of alkaloids. Statistical data showed that the extracts inhibitory potential against α-amylase assay was exhibited in a concentration-dependent manner. It was found out that sea grapes reflect the highest inhibition of 60.25% at 500ppm as compared with sea lettuce and elkhorn sea moss. One-way Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) revealed that there was significant difference on the α-amylase inhibitory activity of various marine plants and acarbose as the positive control (p<0.05, df=3, F=390.081). Furthermore, Post-Hoc analysis showed that significant differences were found in all treatments.
Holarrhena floribunda: A Potential Traditional Plant
Authors: Setia Aseem , S. Jangdey Manmohan , Sharma Mrinal , Golani Pradeep , Bhurat Mayur , Dhankani Amit Kumar , Nagdev Sanjay , Mude Gaurav
Published: August 2022

A wide spectrum of traditional medical methods employs Holarrhena floribunda (HF). A major source of novel pharmaceutically active compounds has always been plants. When it comes to treating disorders that do not respond well to synthetic medications, the modern medical system offers a wide range of herbal choices. There are a number of plants that have been used as medicine from ancient times to heal illnesses. Medicinal properties of herbal plants can be found in their chemical components. It is widely used in Togolese folk medicine as Holarrhena floribunda. False rubber tree, Holarrhena floribunda, belongs to the Apocynaceae family and may reach a height of 17 metres. Many components of the plant are used medicinally in West Africa. This plant has a variety of chemical components that are used to cure malaria, amoebic illness, diarrhoea, fever, infertility, and diabetes through the usage of plant parts including stem bark and leaves. In addition to highlighting Holarrhena floribunda's chemical composition, this paper also examines the plant's pharmacological properties.
Desarrollan análisis regional sobre la gestión actual de los sedimentos en nueve países de América
Authors: Garcia-Chevesich Pablo A. , Pizarro Tapia Roberto , Lehmann Christoph , Martínez Rodriguez O. Gisella
Published: August 2022

Esta nota describe los principales resultados del libro "Perspectivas de la gestión de sedimentos en nueve países de las américas", publicado recientemente por UNESCO.
The post-drought breeding behaviour and diet of a pair of Brown Falcons Falco berigora near Goulburn, New South Wales
Authors: Bollen Chris
Published: August 2022

The breeding behaviour and diet of a pair of Brown Falcons Falco berigora on the Southern Tablelands of New South Wales in the post-drought year of 2021 were studied by ~48 hours of observation over 28 days from incubation to fledging, and by analysis of pellets. Both the male and the female, primarily the female, incubated but only the female brooded and fed the three chicks, and the male provided food at 0.1 item/h during incubation and 0.3 item/h during the nestling period, boosted to a combined rate of 0.5 item/h by the female later in the nestling period. Observed prey brought to the nest area (n = 14) was, by number, 79% mammal, 7% bird and 14% unidentified (apparently vertebrate), although some pellets included reptile scales and traces of insect. These findings supplement and compare with those for a previous study at the site in a dry year (2018); the diet was much more dominated by mice in 2021 during a plague of House Mice Mus musculus in the NSW grain belt.
Novel Synthesis Methods of New Imidazole-Containing Coordination Compounds and Salts Tc(IV, V, VII) – Reaction Mechanism, XRD and Hirshfeld Surface Analysis
Authors: Volkov Mikhail Alexandrovich , Novikov Anton Petrovich , Grigoriev Mikhail Semenovich , Fedoseev Alexander Mikhailovich , German Konstantin Eduardovich
Published: August 2022

In this work, we have proposed two new methods for the synthesis of [TcO2L4]+ (where L = im-idazole (Im), methylimidazole (MeIm)) complexes using thiourea (Tu) and Sn(II) as reducing agents. The main and by-products of the reactions were determined, and possible reaction mechanisms were proposed. We have shown that the reduction of Tc(VII) with thiourea is ac-companied by the formation of the Tc(III) intermediate and further oxidation to Tc(V). The reac-tion conditions changing can lead to the formation of Tc(VII) and Tc(IV) salts. Seven new crystal structures are described in this work: Tc(V) complexes, salts with Tc(VII) and Tc(IV) anions. For halide salts of Tu the cell parameters were determined. In all obtained compounds, except for [TcO2(MeIm)4]TcO4, there are π-stacking interactions between aromatic rings. An increase in the anion size lead to weaken intermolecular interactions. Halogen bonds and anion-π interactions have also been found in hexahalide-containing compounds. The Hirshfeld surface analysis showed that the main contribution to the crystal packing is made by van der Waals interactions of the H···H type (42.5–55.1%), H···C/C ···H (17.7–21.3%) and hydrogen bonds, which contribute 15.7–25.3% in total.
Dinâmica comparada: fluxos dos escravizados africanos em São Paulo, Minas Gerais e Maranhão (1804-1848)
Authors: Klein Herbert S. , Luna Francisco Vidal , Oliveira Lélio Luiz de , Leite Marcondes Renato
Published: August 2022

Analisamos comparativamente informes demográficos de qualidade aceitável acerca dos escravizados nascidos na África para Minas Gerais, São Paulo e Maranhão de 1804 a 1848. As parcelas dos nascidos na África em relação aos escravizados e às razões de sexo de todos os cativos, de acordo com as idades, auxiliaram-nos a remontar a dinâmica retrospectiva da chegada dos africanos às regiões. Supondo certas hipóteses e procedimentos, a partir das coortes etárias, estimamos as proporções de africanos e as razões de sexo da população cativa para os períodos anteriores aos das listas nominativas de habitantes. A dinâmica retrospectiva da introdução de africanos reconstruída mostrou-se bastante correlacionada à história econômica das diferentes regiões estudadas.
Analysis Of The Placement And Needs Of General Cargo Ship Tanks With DWT 3650 Tons
Authors: Sade Juswan
Published: August 2022

The double bottom can enhance the ship's safety and a ballast tank. If the ship crashes into a rock and the outer bottom plate is torn, the watertight top tank will limit/protect the cargo from damage caused by water. The tank is a cargo storage container and is the central part of the liquid and gas transport vessel so that the cargo is maintained and safe. As a storage medium, the tank will always get a load from inside or outside the tank—calculating tank requirements using Simpson's approach. From the calculation results obtained fuel tank obtained 68,354 m3, and the diesel oil tank obtained 14,758 m3. The lubricating oil tank obtained 17,566 m3. The freshwater tank obtained 72,815 m3, and the Ballast tank obtained 356,098 m3.
Analyzing Lexical Density and Readability of Reading Texts in English Textbook “Stop Bullying Now” by Mahrukh Bashir
Authors: Miskiyah Nafkhatul , Amalia Taranindya Zulhi
Published: August 2022

The complexity of the text can be determined by lexical density and readability tests. Therefore, the purposes of this research are to find out the lexical density and readability of reading texts and the relevancy of them to the grade level of reading texts. This research took a descriptive qualitative method with library research. The subject is taken from the eleven reading texts in the English textbook "Stop Bullying Now" for eleventh grade. For analyzing data, the researcher used Ure formula and Flesch Reading Ease formula. The finding showed that 8 texts with a lexical density score >50% were categorized as quite-density and 3 texts were categorized as low-density. There are 5 levels of reading and only 4 texts which correspond to the students in senior high school. Based on the average analysis score, the texts are categorized as standard level and more appropriate for students in 8th-9th grade. In this study's data, lexical density and readability do not change considerably as text levels increase.