bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
O corpo como mercadoria nos anúncios/perfis de homens gays no Lampião da esquina e no Grindr
Authors: Correia Mesaque Silva , Silva Marcos Antônio Ângelo da , Leite Jamil Oliveira , Oliveira Thayna Larissa Soares de , Rodrigues Weslley da Silva
Published: December 2020

O presente trabalho tem como objetivo analisar os anúncios de homens gays no jornal Lampião da Esquina e no aplicativo Grindr, com o intuito de compreender os sentidos atribuídos por estes sujeitos à midiatização do corpo na busca por parceiros em contextos históricos diferentes. Assim como de identificar os aspectos comuns no processo de busca por parceiros nestes meios de socialização e descrever quais parâmetros são utilizados com maior frequência na busca por parceiros nestes instrumentos. Para alcançar os objetivos propostos nos apropriamos dos pressupostos teórico-metodológicos da netnografia. Foram analisados três perfis no Lampião da Esquina e três no Grindr. Para a produção dos dados, utilizamos os dados arquivais contidos nos anúncios do jornal Lampião da Esquina e no aplicativo Grindr. Os resultados da pesquisa evidenciam semelhanças na forma de apresentação dos usuários do Lampião da esquina, com os do Grindr. Assim como encontramos conexões com relação aos aspectos e parâmetros utilizados na busca por parceiros como porte físico, gostos semelhantes, padrões de vida, raça, entre outros. Inferimos, que as práticas utilizadas se assemelham no destaque atribuído ao corpo e ao fator mercantil de tal, portanto, sendo basicamente o corpo enquanto físico e esteticamente agradável o mais atrativo na escolha deles.
DİJİTAL GERÇEKLİK TEKNOLOJİLERİNİN BİLSEMLERDE UYGULANABİLİRLİĞİNE YÖNELİK ÖĞRETMEN GÖRÜŞLERİ
Authors: TÜRKSOY Enver , KARABULUT Ridvan
Published: December 2020

Üstün yetenek konunun uzmanlarının görüşlerine göre belirlenen bir süreç olup akranlarına göre gelişim alanında ileri olan bireyi ifade eden bir kavramdır. Üstün yetenekli çocukların seçim kriteri aşamasını geçenler Milli Eğitim Bakanlığı’na bağlı Bilim ve Sanat Merkezlerinde (BİLSEM) eğitim görmektedir. BİLSEM olarak adlandırılan bu kurumlar ek uygulama okulu özelliği taşıyıp proje temelli eğitimin verildiği yerlerdir. Üstün yetenekli çocuklar yenilikler, farklı ve sıra dışı gelişmelere karşı ilgi duyan ve merak duyguları üst düzeyde olan bireylerdir. Bu noktada günümüzün alışkanlıkları göz önünde bulundurulduğunda üstün yetenekliler eğitiminde teknoloji kullanımı günümüzün bir gerçeği haline gelmiştir. Teknolojide meydana gelen değişimler eğitim ortamlarının da gelişmesinde etkili olmaktadır. Eğitim ortamları ile bütünleştirilen teknolojilerden biri de dijital gerçeklik teknolojileridir. Bu araştırma 2010 yılından sonra popülerleşmeye başlayan Dijital gerçeklik teknolojileri olan artırılmış gerçeklik, Sanal gerçeklik ve Karma gerçeklik kavramının Bilim Sanat Merkezlerinde kullanımına yönelik öğretmenlerin görüşlerinin belirlenmesi amacını gütmektedir. Bilim sanat merkezlerinde üstün yetenekli öğrencilere eğitim veren öğretmenlerin teknolojiye olan yatkınlıkları ve öğretim ortamlarında kullandıkları yenilikçi teknolojilerin belirlenmesi açısından önem taşımaktadır. Nitel araştırma yöntemlerinden görüngübilim yöntemi temel alınarak tasarlanan araştırmada öğretmenlerin Dijital gerçeklik kavramlarına yönelik algıları belirlenmeye çalışılmıştır. Araştırma verileri yapılandırılmış görüşmelerle toplanmıştır. Yapılan görüşmelerin içerik analizleri yapılarak araştırma bulguları elde edilmiştir. Araştırmadan elde edilen sonuçlar da öğretmenlerin Artırılmış Gerçeklik Teknolojisi ve Sanal Gerçeklik teknolojisi hakkında bilgi sahibi olduğu fakat büyük bir kısmının Karma Gerçeklik teknolojisi konusunda bilgi sahibi olmadığı, artırılmış gerçeklik ve sanal gerçeklik uygulamalarının Bilim Sanat Merkezlerinde uygulanmasının olumlu yönde etki yaratacağı düşünülmesine karşın; sanal gerçekliğin artırılmış gerçeklik ile aynı derecede etkiye sahip olamayacağı konusunda görüş bildirmektedir. Araştırmaya yönelik detaylı bulgular makalenin sonuçları kısmında yer almaktadır.
GÜNLÜKLERDE YANSITICI DÜŞÜNCELER
Authors: SAĞLAM Mehmed Halil
Published: December 2020

Yansıtıcı düşünce temelde eğitim bilimleriyle ilgili bir kavramdır ve bir öğretim tekniği olarak kullanılmakladır. Bu teknikle kişilerin yaptıklarını değerlendirmeleri, değerlendirmelerinden ders çıkarmaları, sorumluluk üstlenmeleri ve öz eleştiri yapmaları istenmektedir. Yazar ve şairler, bu tekniği günlük ve anı gibi hikâye edici metinlerde sıklıkla kullanmaktadırlar. Dolayısıyla yansıtıcı düşüncenin edebiyat bilimiyle ilişkisi bulunmaktadır. Bu çalışmada günlüklerde yer alan yansıtıcı düşünceler tespit edilmektedir. Yazarlar, yansıtıcı düşüncelerle geçmişlerini sorgulamakta, pişmanlıklarını itiraf etmekte, hayatlarıyla ilgili yeni çıkarımlarda bulunmaktadır. Günlükler bu yönüyle yazarların biyografilerinde yer almayan önemli bilgileri içermektedir. Bu çalışmanın amacı, sanatçıların hayat tecrübelerinden yararlanmak ve onları farklı yönleriyle tanımaktır. Türk edebiyatında günlük türünde kaleme alınmış sınırlı sayıda eser bulunmaktadır. Eleştirmen yönleri ortak olan Nurullah Ataç, Ahmet Hamdi Tanpınar, Oktay Akbal ve Cemil Meriç’in günlükleri bunlar arasında önemli bir yere sahiptir. Yazarlar, günlüklerinde samimi duygularla geçmişlerini sorgulamakta, öz eleştiri yapmakta ve pişmanlıklarını dile getirmektedirler. Çalışmadan çıkan ortak sonuca göre yazarlar, geçmişlerini sorguladıkça ve öz eleştiri yaptıkça yeni ve doğru bilgilere ulaşmaktadırlar. Günlüklerdeki yansıtıcı düşünceler, ayrıca yazarları farklı yönleriyle tanıma fırsatı vermektedir.
Comparison of Advanced Oxidation Processes (Sonication, Fenton Reaction and Ozone-Based Processes) for Water Decolorization
Authors: Savun-hekimoğlu Başak
Published: December 2020

The excessive use of azo dyes results in their discharge with the industrial wastewater effluents. Recent studies show that conventional wastewater treatment processes cannot remove these pollutants that are known to be toxic both to aquatic life and humans. Hence, the elimination of such pollution has lately been a primary environmental concern, and a variety of methods comprising of biological and chemical processes have been tested. Advanced oxidation processes are a promising option to remove these compounds completely while reducing their toxicity via mineralization. The aim of this study is to test several advanced oxidation processes for the decolorization of Remazol Brillant Blue R. Studied advanced oxidation processes are sonication, Fenton reaction, ozonation (O3), ozonation and UV irradiation (O3/UV) and a hybrid process of ozonation UV irradiation and hydrogen peroxide (O3/UV/ H2O2). The efficiencies of the processes are determined by decolorization and mineralization and found to be in the decreasing order of O3/UV/H2O2 > Fenton > O3/UV > Ultrasound > Ozone.
Estimation of Actual Evapotranspiration in Panam Canal Command Using Remote Sensing and Geographical Information System (GIS)
Authors: Sutariya Sachin , Ankur Hirapara , Tiwari Mukesh
Published: December 2020

Estimation of reference evapotranspiration (ET0) and actual evapotranspiration (ETc) is a key factor for estimation of crop water requirement, water balance and irrigation scheduling. The FAO-56 Penman–Monteith equation has been accepted universally for estimating of reference evapotranspiration (ET0). Considering the high spatial variation of meteorological phenomenon and limited availability of such dense network for data collection, application of remote sensing and GIS has gained momentum for estimation of ET0 and ETc over the larger area with accurately and efficiently. For estimation of ET0 and ETc, the most widely applied MOD16 remote sensing images as well as Landsat 8 remote sensing images are applied in this study of Panam canal command area which is located in the semi-arid middle Gujarat region. Initially, FAO-56 PM method is used to estimate ET0 and MOD16 data is used to estimate ET0, whereas Landsat 8 is used to estimate land surface temperature and then by using the regression equation to estimate maximum and minimum temperature to find out ET0 for the study area. Based on result obtained, it was found that Landsat 8 remote sensing-based data have better capacity to estimate actual evapotranspiration compared to the MOD16 remote sensing data. The better performance of Landsat 8 data compared to MOD16 data is due to the reason that it has better spatial resolution(30m) compared to MOD16 (1 km) remote sensing image and can represent the actual field conditions of farm fields which are generally smaller.
Öğretmenlerin öğretmenlik mesleklerine yönelik tutum ve görüşlerinin incelenmesi
Authors: KUYUMCU Erdi , KAYA Halil İbrahim
Published: December 2020

Bu araştırmanın temel amacı Kars ilinde görev yapan öğretmenlerin öğretmenlik mesleğine yönelik tutum ve görüşlerini belirlemektir. Araştırmanın nicel evrenini, 2018-2019 eğitim-öğretim yılında Kars ili ve köylerinde bulunan 128 okuldaki okulöncesi, ilkokul, ortaokul ve liselerde görev yapan toplam 1301 öğretmen oluşturmaktadır. Araştırmanın nitel çalışma grubunda ise, amaçlı örneklem yöntemlerinden maksimum çeşitli örneklem tekniği kullanılmıştır. Buna göre farklı sosyo-ekonomik özelliklerdeki okullarda farklı özelliklere sahip (cinsiyet, kıdem, yaş vb.) 42 öğretmen ile açık uçlu soruların sorulduğu yüz yüze görüşmeler yapılmıştır.
Araştırmanın örneklemini 458 öğretmen ve yönetici oluşturmaktadır. Araştırma yapılırken öğretmenlerin mesleki tutumlarını belirlemek amacıyla; Ünişen ve Demirel (2018) tarafından geliştirilen ve 28 maddeden oluşan “Öğretmenlik Mesleğine İlişkin Tutum Ölçeği” kullanılmıştır.
Araştırmanın bulgularına göre; kadın öğretmenlerin erkek öğretmenlere göre değer verme ve ilgisizlik algılarının daha olumlu olduğu, öğretmenlerin ölçeğin ilgisizlik boyutuna yönelik algı düzeyleri arasında yaşları bakımından anlamlı fark olduğu, 26-30 yaş grubu öğretmenlerin ilgisizlik boyutu algıları 41 yaş ve üzeri öğretmenlerin algılarından daha olumlu olduğu, öğretmenlerin öğretmenlik mesleğine yönelik mesleki tükenmişlik algıları ile yöneticilerin algıları arasında anlamlı bir fark olduğu, öğretmenlerin öğretmenlik mesleğine yönelik mesleki tükenmişlik algılarının yöneticilere göre daha yüksek olduğu ve öğretmenlerin öğretmenlik mesleğine yönelik ilgisizlik algılarının yöneticilerin algılarına göre daha yüksek olduğu anlaşılmaktadır. Öğretmenlerin çoğunluğunun bu mesleği sosyal ve kültürel sebeplerden dolayı isteyerek seçtikleri, öğretmenlik mesleğinin hak ettiği değeri görmediği, mesleğin itibar ve değer kaybetmekte olduğu; özlük hakları, ücret ve araç-gereç-materyal gibi durumlarda eksikliklerin olduğu, kariyer ve ödüllendirme sistemini işlevsel olmadığı tespit edilmiştir.
The Shape of Feminism to Come
Authors: Pajnik Mojca , Vodovnik Žiga , Humer Živa , Mance Boris
Published: December 2020

This article explores the networked politics of feminist and lgbt movements in Slovenia, focusing on the organizational (“actional”) and the thematic (content-related) credo of the movements during the “All-Slovenian Uprisings” of 2012–2013. Analysing the movements’ “repertoires of contention”, the authors argue that the movements are driven by cross-movement and cross-issue (i.e. connective) alliances. They identify the presence and/or absence of those interconnections, and explore the content on which the movements focus and around which they generate various forms of activity. The empirical part of the article analyzes ten relevant feminist and lgbt movements in Slovenia and their online activities using the methods of network analysis. The results confirm the “prefigurative” character of movements, showing how they formulate their agenda in line with their own inner causes, so as to confirm their strategic orientation. The analysis also points to the development of the trans-thematic consciousness that emerges beyond the thematization of gender and sexual inequality, opening up larger anti-austerity issues.
Ethnopolitics and the Mobilisation of Collective Identities across Regimes and Generations
Authors: Piacentini Arianna
Published: December 2020

Acknowledging the saliency ‘ethnonationality’ has acquired in the post-Yugoslav scenario, this article analyses the ‘evolution’ of the meanings and functions of the term ethnonational belonging in the context of Macedonia, and it does so from both macro-structural and micro-individual perspectives. Alongside providing an overview of how ethnonationality has evolved from a political-institutional perspective, empirical material collected in Skopje with members of a Yugoslav and a post-Yugoslav generation explores possible changes also from an individual and generational perspective. The article seeks to understand the micro-generational impact of macro-structural changes and the generational responses to the same, shedding light on the intertwine of individual and collective experiences, reasons, and interests sustaining and legitimising the current ethnic politics and divisions.
Avaliação proteica do mesocarpo de jatobá (Hymenea coubaril L.) submetido a secagem em diferentes temperaturas e umidade
Authors: Moreira Matheus Favaro , Barbosa Isabella Ribeiro , De Siqueira Fernanda Rodrigues , Mendonça Andreza Pereira , Araújo Maria Elessandra Rodrigues
Published: December 2020

O fruto de Hymenea coubaril L. possui mesocarpo comestível de alto valor nutricional, contudo perecível, o que dificulta seu uso em grande escala. Portanto, o objetivo do trabalho foi avaliar o teor de proteína do mesocarpo de jatobá submetido à secagem. Coletaram-se os frutos na zona rural do município de Urupá/RO. O mesocarpo foi seco à 60ºC, 70ºC e 80ºC até que atingisse 12%, 10% e 8% de teor de umidade. Em seguida, realizou-se análise proteica. O delineamento experimental utilizado foi inteiramente casualizado com três repetições por tratamento, utilizou-se o software Assistat, foi realizada análise de variância e as médias foram comparadas pelo teste de Tukey a 5% de probabilidade. A secagem aumentou o teor de proteína do mesocarpo in natura (6,83%) quando seco à 60°C de temperatura e a 8% de umidade (8,93%), bem como nos tratamentos de 60°C de temperatura e a 10% de umidade (8,46%) e 80°C de temperatura e a 10% de umidade (8,58%), entretanto não se diferiram estatisticamente, garantindo teores proteicos maiores que os estabelecidos em resolução para serem utilizados como farináceos. Recomenda-se secar o mesocarpo de jatobá a 80°C a 10% de umidade para obter o maior valor proteico na formação da farinha.
Susceptibilidade à invasão das Unidades de Conservação federais por espécies exóticas invasoras da flora terrestre
Authors: França Aina De Carvalho
Published: December 2020

Este estudo teve como objetivo avaliar a susceptibilidade das Unidades de Conservação federais à invasão por espécies exóticas invasoras da flora terrestre. Para tanto, foram selecionadas 8 variáveis a fim de saber a influência das variáveis de uso e cobertura da terra no aumento de riqueza de espécies invasoras da flora terrestre em 283 UCs federais em todo o Brasil. Para a análise foram utilizados modelos lineares generalizados (GLM). A inferência multi-modelo permitiu obter o modelo médio a partir dos 6 melhores modelos que avalia a relação dos vetores de introdução e propagação de espécies exóticas invasoras da flora terrestre e sua sua riqueza (wi < 0.95). Dentre eles, foi escolhido como melhor modelo aquele com o peso Akaike mais alto (wi=0.119). Os resultados deste estudo indicam que as distâncias de áreas mineradas e de cobertura de florestas são estatisticamente significativas no aumento e redução, respectivamente, da riqueza de EEI da flora terrestre nas Unidades de Conservação. Portanto, é importante a manutenção de remanescentes de vegetação nativa no entorno das UCs a fim de se evitar a invasão local e o controle de atividades relacionadas a mineração que potencialmente possam facilitar a ocorrência e propagação de EEI nas UCs.
Astragalus habaheensis (sect. Erioceras, Fabaceae) in Mongolia and China
Authors: Knyazev M. S.
Published: December 2020

A new species to the flora of Mongolia, Astragalus habaheensis Y. X. Liou (A. arcuatus Kar. et Kir. s. l., Fabaceae), was revealed among herbarium material (LE!). It is assumed that all reports of A. arcuatus Kar. et Kir. and A. subarcuatus Popov for Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of China also belong to A. habaheensis. The difference between A. habaheensis and closely related species is illustrated by the original illustration and the identification key.
Second International scientific conference «Vegetation of Eastern Europe and Northern Asia» (Bryansk, 12­–13 October 2020)
Authors: Neshataev V. V. , Karsonova D. D. , Kurka A. A.
Published: December 2020

On October 12th and 13th, 2020, Bryansk State University held an international scientific online conference "Vegetation of Eastern Europe and Northern Asia". The Proceedings of abstracts includes 66 reports by 118 authors and co-authors from 5 countries, 34 localities and 51 organizations. During the meeting, 41 oral presentations were made. In conclusion, it was noted that it is necessary to promote an integration of geobotanists and florists from different regions in order to implement joint research projects. In particular, this concerns a project of making a vegetation classification in Russia.
PHOSPHATE SOLUBILIZING MICROORGANISM CONSORTIUM OF VIRGIN TIGER HILL FOREST SOIL SHOWS HIGH LEVEL TOLERANCE TO PESTICIDE, ANTIBIOTIC, ANTIFUNGAL AND HEAVY METALS
Authors:   University Of North Bengal, Saha S. , Chakraborty S. ,   University Of North Bengal, Acharyya S. ,   University Of North Bengal, Sarkar S. ,   University Of North Bengal, Majumder S. ,   University Of North Bengal, Ghosh A. ,   University Of North Bengal, Bhattacharya M. ,   University Of North Bengal
Published: December 2020

Tiger Hill, a notified reserve forest is the highest point around Darjeeling town in Eastern Himalayan Hotspot. Soil nutrition of this forest area depends on nutrient recycling where phosphate solubilising microorganisms (PSM) has crucial role to play as it solubilises insoluble phosphorus salt to soluble forms. But, with rise in use of toxic chemicals these microbes are at threat. This research initiative explores isolation of PSM from Tiger hill forest soil to detect pesticide, antibiotic, antifungal and heavy metal tolerance. Soil sample from tiger hill has moisture (18.55%), pH (3.87), organic carbon (1.187%), total Nitrogen (1.02%) and Phosphorus in P2O5 form (10ppm). Isolation and screening of PSM were conducted on Pikovskaya’s agar medium. In vitro tolerance assay was performed to detect degree of tolerance in isolated PSM-consortium (PSMC). Pesticides like Fipronil, Thiomethoxame, Emamectin benzoate, Deltamethrin, Flubendiamide, Spiromesifen, Fenazaquin and Phorate exhibited complete to high degree of tolerance. PSMC was fully tolerant to antibiotic like Augmentin, Erythromycin, Chloramphenicol, Ofloxacin, Co-Trimoxazole, Cefotaxime; antifungal Itraconazole and Fluconazole. Mild tolerance towards heavy metal salts like As2O3, SnCl2, CdCl2, CuCl2, CdSO4 and CuSO4 were detected. Synergestic effect of cells present in the isolated PSMC may also be an added advantageous property to tolerate pesticides, antibiotic, antifungal and heavy metal salts.
Preparation for the reform of the liberalization of the political (state) regime of the USSR in the second half of the 1950s—1964 (according to the documents of the RGASPI)
Authors: Galas Marina
Published: December 2020

Describes a process for the preparation of the 1950s-1964 years liberalization of the Russian political reform (State) regime in the context of the genesis of society on the basis of the documents from the Russian State archive of socio-political history of 586 fund, 1 inventory (materials for the elaboration of a draft the third program of the Communist Party), of 84, 3 fund inventory (materials activities Mikoyan A. S. in the Council of Ministers of the USSR-the materials of the Constitutional Commission). During the drafting of the third program of the the Communist Party of the Soviet Union and of the new draft Constitution of the USSR leadership carried out polls, considered draft citizens committed to research institutes of the USSR Academy of Sciences development projects of socio-political, economic, financial, legal, ideological, the ruling party's reform, a citizen and a person, society, state, forecasting the evolution of international relations, global and domestic (socialist) markets.
“I want - I judge, I want – no!”: on the problem of drunkenness at the volost court in the 1860—1880s
Authors: Popp Ivan , Zinnatullina Zulfiya
Published: December 2020

The article presents the results of an analysis of peasant complaints about decisions of volost courts in the Shadrinsky and Irbitsky districts of the Perm province at the end of the 19th century. From 10% to 50% of all examined applications concerned “inebriety” of volost judges. Despite this, their decisions were not subjected to appeal. Thus, the authorities tried to shift all responsibility for the announced sentences to the peasant community, which itself chose people prone to alcoholism as judges.
The Role of Parent Educational Attainment in Parenting and Children's Development
Authors: Davis-Kean Pamela , Tighe Lauren Adams , Waters Nicholas E
Published: December 2020

Socioeconomic status (SES)—indexed via parent educational attainment, parent occupation, and family income—is a powerful predictor of children’s developmental outcomes. Variations in these resources predict large academic disparities among children from different socioeconomic backgrounds that persist over the years of schooling, perpetuating educational inequalities across generations. In this article, we provide an overview of a model that has guided our approach to studying these influences, focusing particularly on parent educational attainment. Parents’ educational attainment typically drives their occupations and income and is often used interchangeably with SES in research. We posit that parent educational attainment provides a foundation that supports children’s academic success indirectly through parents’ beliefs about and expectations for their children, as well as through the cognitive stimulation that parents provide in and outside of the home environment. We then expand this model to consider the intergenerational contributions and dynamic transactions within families that are important considerations for informing potential avenues for intervention.
Angry men and happy women – A pre-registered replication using psychophysics
Authors: Korb Sebastian , Massaccesi Claudia
Published: December 2020

Judgments about the emotional expression of a face are influenced by its sexual features, and vice versa. The cause of this interaction remains unclear. Most previous research has used standard analyses of categorisation responses to full-blown emotional expressions. A better understanding of the phenomenon may however require the adoption of nuanced stimuli and sophisticated analyses methods. For example, Harris et al. (2016), used psychophysics methods to compare responses to faces displaying emotions at several intensity levels. The point of subjective equality (PSE), at which happy and angry categories are equally likely, was found to be closer to the happiness pole for male compared to female faces. Because these methods seem promising for the quest of advancing the field to a better understanding of how emotional and social judgments of faces are formed, we attempted a replication of Harris et al.’s study, after pre-registration in an independent public registry (https://bit.ly/2v8BW7Q). A large sample (N = 108) from a comparable population was tested with the same stimuli and task as in the original publication. We successfully replicated the main and some secondary findings, which we discuss in the context of the literature, and we indicate promising avenues of research in this domain.
In-Vitro Evaluation of Biofilm and Hemolysis activity of Candida albicans Isolated from Oral Cavity
Authors: Shrestha Bijay Kumar , Shakya Jenish
Published: December 2020

Candida albicans is a member of the healthy human microflora, colonizing several niches in the body and can cause opportunistic infection under host debilitated and immunocompromised condition. The present study aimed to investigate the in-vitro hemolytic activity of C. albicans isolated from oral cavity and screen biofilm through three different methods. During the study, 200 oral rinse samples from general human population were analyzed in microbiology laboratory of Central Campus of Technology, Tribhuvan University, Hattisar, Dharan. Nepal. Candida albicans were isolated and identified by conventional microbiological procedures. The hemolytic activity was evaluated through two different Sabouraud dextrose broth media (SDB) containing 7% defibrinated human blood, one supplemented with 3% glucose (SDBwG) and the other without glucose (SDBwoG). The biofilm formation was screened through congo red agar, tube method and tissue culture plate method. In this present study, 42 (21%) isolates of Candida albicans were isolated from 200 oral rinse samples. Isolated Candida albicans exhibited mean hemolysis activity of 28.66% on human blood SDB without glucose and 43.55% on human blood SDB with 3% glucose. Tissue culture plate method was considered sensitive, specific and accurate method for quantitative screening of biofilm in comparison to tube method and congo red agar method. This research concluded that Candida albicans exhibited greater hemolytic activity in human blood with glucose (SDBwG) than in human blood without glucose (SDBwoG). This finding explains that an increased blood glucose concentration may contribute to increased hemolysis activity of Candida albicans that could play pathogenic role for inducing infection like oral candidiasis in debilitated host like diabetic patients. Tissue culture plate method can accurately screen biofilms than tube and congo red agar method.

Int. J. Appl. Sci. Biotechnol. Vol 8(4): 394-399
Farmers' Preferences of Improved Wheat Varieties in Wheat Subsector Kailali, Nepal
Authors: Bhatt Prashant , Bist Pratibha , Ojha Laxmi Narayan
Published: December 2020

Kailali is the second highest district regarding wheat production and area coverage. A study was carried out in the Kailali district for preference of farmers on different wheat varieties that were being cultivated in the district. The objective of the study was to assess farmers’ preference and perception on the different improved wheat varieties in the area. Five commonly grown wheat varieties and seventeen important wheat varietal traits were selected through focus group discussion, key informant interview and preliminary survey. Sixty households were selected for face-to-face personal interview, twelve for each selected variety, at random from Ghodaghodi Municipality, Gauriganga Municipality and Kailari Rural Municipality of Kailali. The weightage of the seventeen selected traits were determined using an online survey conducted among individuals from different designation with the agricultural background who were well known about wheat cultivation practices in Kailali district. Yield, flour quality and tillering were found to be the trait of higher weightage and stem thickness was the trait of lowest weightage. The preferences of the farmers were measured using wheat preference index (WPI). The varieties Vijay, NL-971, HD-2967, Gautam and Aditya were ranked as I, II, III, IV and V respectively. The incorporation of farmers' preferred traits in future wheat varieties would increase the likelihood of adoption of the varieties. Similarly, proper participatory field trial of new improved wheat varieties would also help in the selection of the suitable varieties in the area concerning the farmers’ criteria of selection.

Int. J. Appl. Sci. Biotechnol. Vol 8(4): 432-436
Medico-Legal Findings in Victims and Accused of Sexual Assault
Authors: Karki Raj Kumar , Singh Pankaj Kumar , Khan Abdul Sami
Published: December 2020

Background: Sexual assault is one of the heinous and barbarous crimes and continues to plague our nation. It is present in every countries cutting across boundaries of culture, race, gender, relationship, social standing and the extremes of ages. The current study aims to analyze the incidence of sexual assault cases, their socio-demographic parameters, incidence to reporting time and relationship of the assailant with the victim and pattern of injury for evaluation of sexual assault.

Materials and Methods: The medico-legal reports of 102 sexual assaults cases were retrieved and analyzed retrospectively which was examined by Department of Forensic Medicine from October 2019 to September 2020 at Dhulikhel hospital.  All the data were entered in SPSS version 25 and results were ascertained.

Results: Out of 102 samples, 52 female victims and 48 accused were analyzed. Two were male victims of sodomy. The mean age was 20.54±10.78 and 27.67±11.08 for victim and accused respectively, the most vulnerable being unmarried teenagers. Most of the accused and victims were familiar with each other (81.25%) and the common incident locale was victim’s own house. Genital injury was seen in 53.85% and general injury in 32.7% of the victims. Only 13.46 % victims and 12.50% of accused were brought for examination on the same day. Genital injury had significant association with age (p=0.003) and day of examination (p=0.029). Four of the victims were positive for pregnancy test.

Conclusion: Hence this study aims to highlight that sexual assault is a catastrophe and there is a dire need of educating the vulnerable groups.
Personal Disposition of Bachelor Nursing Students Regarding the Care of Advance Age People in Nobel Medical College Teaching Hospital
Authors: Jha Nilam Kumari , Jha Komal Kant
Published: December 2020

Background: Older people have complex requirements arising from future conditions. Nursing services regarding the care of advance age population is really important in to the readiness of nursing student.

Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in Nobel Medical College Teaching Hospital, Biratnagar, Nepal from February to July 2020. A total of 118 Bachelor nursing students were selected by using a non- probability consecutive sampling technique. Data was collected by using Personal disposition regarding care of advance age people were evaluated by using standardized tool, Nolan’s Intent to work with older people questionnaire. All calculations and statistical analysis are processed by the SPSS 22.0.

Results: It showed that personal disposition of regarding care of advance age people were negative perception about 51.7%. Among variable, age and study year were significantly associated with personal disposition (p=< 0 .001). However, there was no significant result showed between the family type, nursing programme and prior experience with advance age.

Conclusion: The study concluded that the Bachelor nursing students had relatively negative personal disposition regarding care of advance age people. More study is important to higher understand students’ experiences and insight. These must certainly be augment to strengthen an result that is improved is clinical the look after the older grownups.
Aquaponics: A Potential Option for Urban Food Supplement in Kathmandu Valley
Authors: Khadka Udhab Raj , Maharjan Sanu Maiya
Published: December 2020

Growing urbanization in Kathmandu Valley has reduced the agriculture land and is anticipated further reduction coming days leading to agricultural vulnerability. The increasing built-up areas, however, might be opportunity for alternative methods of agriculture production like aquaponics which incorporates both aquaculture and hydroponics in a single unit. This system helps to produce food (fish and vegetables), especially in the areas where the availability of cultivable land and water is scarce. This study was carried out to demonstrate the feasibility of aquaponics in Kathmandu Valley. For the experiment, two media filled aquaponic systems (MFS) covering one square meter area were set-up using hog-plum (Choerospondias axillaries) seeds (Bh) and gravels (Bg) as growing media in hydroponic and systems were named as AS-1 and AS-2, respectively. In both Bh and Bg, 11 seedlings of Indian spinach having 5 g total weight were transplanted in grow bed containing hog-plum, and 15 catfish (Clariasbatrachus) having 45 g weight were stocked in Tank-1 (T-1) of AS-1. Likewise, in AS-2 system, 5 g spinach were transplanted in grow-bed containing gravel, and 34 carp (Cyprinus sp.) fish having 34 g weight were stocked in Tank-2 (T-2) of AS-2. After 40 days, 550 g spinach was produced from the system containing hog-plum seeds as grow-bed and 1060 g spinach from the system containing gravel as grow-bed. Likewise, 45 g catfish reached 550 g in 90 days in Tank-1 (T-1) and 34 g carp reached 109 g in Tank-2 (T2). All the growth performances like specific growth rate (SGR), average daily growth (ADG), daily growth index (DGI), percent weight gain (%WG) of Indian spinach in grow-bed containing gravel (Bg) were found higher in comparison to the grow-bed containing hog-plum seed (Bh). The survival rate of catfish and carp was found to be 86.7% and 90.6%, respectively. The growth performance of Indian spinach was significantly different (p<0.05) in the two growing media.

This result shows that aquaponics has potential to produce both fish and spinach simultaneously at the same unit using small space in city like Kathmandu Valley. Further detailed study is required for comparative study of fish and evaluating cost and benefit, and commercial potentiality.
Literackie figury domu w prozie Danuty Mostwin
Authors: Pasterska Jolanta
Published: December 2020

W artykule została podjęta próba opisu literackich figur domu w siedmiotomowej „sadze polskiej” Danuty Mostwin, (Dom starej lady, Londyn 1958, Ameryko! Ameryko!, Warszawa 1981, Cień księdza Piotra, Warszawa 1985, Szmaragdowa zjawa, Warszawa 1988, Tajemnica zwyciężonych, Londyn 1992, Nie ma domu, Lublin 1996, Słyszę, jak śpiewa Ameryka, Londyn 1998). Biografia autorki Domu starej lady wpisuje się w życiorysy wielopokoleniowych polskich rodzin doświadczonych zaborami, wojnami, komunizmem, wychodźstwem. Ten rys autobiograficzny stał się pożywką większości utworów powieściowych Mostwin. Rozważania prowadzone w kontekście filozoficzno-aksjologicznych i teoretycznoliterackich ustaleń pokazują przemiany kreacji figury domu w tych prozach. Ewolucja obrazów domu obejmuje dom jako arkadię poprzez „anty-dom”, „dom-arkę” i dom odzyskany. Odpowiada to obranej postawie filozoficznej Danuty Mostwin, która owo połączenie wartości wyniesionych z kraju urodzenia i wartości nabytych w kraju osiedlenia uważała za najbardziej optymalną formę obrony polskości na emigracji.
Rasadnička proizvodnja šumskih voćkarica u rasadnicima Hrvatskih šuma d.o.o.
Authors: Drvodelić Damir , Oršanić Milan , Grahovac-Tremski Mirjana
Published: December 2020

U članku se definira pojam šumskih voćkarica ili šumskoga voća koji je godinama prisutan u hrvatskom šumarstvu i navedeni pojam se uspoređuje s ostalim pojmovima koji nisu istoznačnice, a odnose se na šumsko drveće, grmlje i prizemno rašće jestivih i ljekovitih plodova, samonikle voćke i domesticirane voćke. Za svaki pojam navode se tipični predstavnici vrsta. Prikazana je proizvodnja po vrstama drveća u rasadnicima Hrvatskih šuma d.o.o. u 2019./2020. godini prema upravama šuma podružnicama (UŠP), organizacijskim jedinicama i rasadnicima. Što se tiče proizvodnje šumskih voćkarica, drveća jestivih i ljekovitih plodova, samoniklog voća i domesticiranih voćki ista je prisutna u samo tri rasadnika Hrvatskih šuma d.o.o. (Zelendvor, Oštarije i Lukavec). U navedena tri rasadnika ukupno se proizvodi (2019./2020.) svega četiri vrste iz navedene četiri kategorije: oskoruša, divlja trešnja, pitomi kesten i crni orah. Sve četiri vrste se proizvode u rasadniku Zelendvor, dok se u rasadniku Oštarije proizvode šumske sadnice oskoruše i divlje trešnje, a u rasadniku Lukavec samo šumske sadnice divlje trešnje. Prikazana je proizvodnja i isporuka sadnog materijala navedenih vrsta iz rasadnika Hrvatskih šuma d.o.o. za razdoblje od 2012. do 2017. godine. Na zalihama ili u proizvodnji, u svim rasadnicima Hrvatskih šuma d.o.o. za razdoblje od 2012. do 2018. godine najviše je bilo sadnica crnog oraha u iznosu od 183 670 komada, slijede sadnice divlje trešnje s 132 069 komada, pitomog kestena s 53 010 komada i divlje kruške s 4 882 komada. Najviše isporučenih sadnica, sukladno proizvodnji, bilo je kod crnog oraha i to u iznosu od 191 435 komada, slijede sadnice divlje trešnje s 71 954 komada, pitomog kestena s 28 515 komada i divlje kruške s 2 860 komada. U promatranom istraživanom razdoblju (2012.-2018.) u svim rasadnicima Hrvatskih šuma d.o.o. proizvodilo se samo 4 vrste iz navedenih kategorija, s ukupnom zalihom ili proizvodnjom od 373 631 komada šumskih sadnica i isporukom od 294 764 komada. Ukupno gledano za sve četiri vrste vidi se da je 78 867 komada sadnica više uzgojeno nego što je isporučeno. Zbog mogućnosti ekološkog uzgoja, dobre prilagodljivosti vrsta na globalne klimatske promjene, davanja državnih poticaja i ne previše zahtjevne njege, u bliskoj budućnosti bit će sve naglašeniji uzgoj vrsta za pridobivanje sekundarnih ili ne drvnih šumskih proizvoda u plantažama. Zbog promjene klimatskih uvjeta i sinergizma brojnih nepovoljnih biotskih i abiotskih čimbenika, mnoge autohtone vrste su danas ugrožene i postepeno se ili naglo suše i propadaju. Nekim će vrstama šumskih voćkarica, šumskog drveća, grmlja i prizemnog rašća jestivih i ljekovitih plodova, samoniklih voćki i domesticiranih voćki pogodovati promjena klime, što će dovesti do širenja njihovog prirodnog areala, uz povećanje potencijalnih površina pogodnih za umjetni uzgoj.
Socijalna podrška, stres, izgaranje i zdravlje kod policijskih službenika
Authors: Glavina Jelaš Ivana , Dević Ivan , Karlović Ruža
Published: December 2020

Cilj rada bio je ispitati izvore socijalne podrške (obitelj, kolege, nadređeni) kod policijskih službenika te njihovu ulogu s obzirom na izgaranje, zdravlje, policijski i opći stres. Korišteni su sljedeći upitnici: Skala socijalne podrške (Social Support Scale), Upitnik izgaranja na poslu - MBI (Maslach Burnout Inventory - Human Services Survey (MBI-HSS), Upitnici organizacijskih i operativnih izvora stresa (Organizational Police Stress Questionnaire, Operational Police Stress Questionnaire, PSQ-Org, PSQ-Op), dok su životni stres i 4 vrste zdravlja (opće, tjelesno, psihičko, zdravlje od ulaska u MUP) ispitani pomoću tvrdnji koje su autori konstruirali u svrhu istraživanja. Pokazalo se da policajci procjenjuju da imaju značajno najveću podršku kolega, potom obitelji, a najmanje podršku nadređenih. Pronađene su značajne razlike među policajcima koji procjenjuju da imaju manju i onih koji procjenjuju da imaju veću podršku s obzirom na izgaranje, zdravlje, policijski i opći stres. Pronađen je i značajan moderatorski utjecaj podrške obitelji na odnos operativnog stresa i tjelesnog zdravlja. Pokazalo se da policajci značajno stresnijim procjenjuju organizacijski u usporedbi s operativnim stresom.
Cybersecurity Awareness and Digital Skills on Readiness For Change in Digital Banking
Authors: Zahiroh Mun Yah
Published: December 2020

This study will explore the impact of cybersecurity awareness and digital skills on Readiness for digital banking change. The study sample is fresh graduates in Indonesia's Islamic Banking. The study used PLS-SEM (Partial Least Squares-Structural Equation Modeling) using Smart-PLS 3.0 software. Research shows that 1) cybersecurity awareness does not impact digital banking readiness for Change. 2) digital skills have a positive and essential effect on digital banking readiness for Change. Though cybersecurity awareness does not affect Readiness for Change in digital banking, fresh Sharia Banking department graduates should have strong cybersecurity awareness and digital skills to face changes in the banking business model towards digitization due to significant technological advances acceleration during the Covid-19 pandemic. This study's implications are expected to facilitate the Islamic Banking department in Indonesia to develop its curriculum by including digital intelligence in the Merdeka Belajar curriculum.
The popularity of the Ricci C type of wheel-made lamps in southeastern Sicily: questions and hypotheses
Authors: Chrzanovski Laurent , Chowaniec Roksana
Published: December 2020

At Akrai in southeastern Sicily, the University of Warsaw excavations have unearthed a huge quantity of small, wheel-made, beige-slipped lamps belonging to the Roman Republican type Ricci C. The most important conclusions from the research concern the functionality of these lamps, both as devices used for lighting in everyday life and as unused elements of votive deposits, as well as their enduring presence in southeastern Sicily when they had all but disappeared elsewhere in the Roman world. The type is a derivative of an old form and peaked in popularity in the 3rd and 2nd centuries BC. The last examples of this type seem to have been produced in the reign of Augustus.
Terracotta oil lamps from the excavation at the Bey 004 site (Beirut, Lebanon)
Authors: El-Masri Maha
Published: December 2020

The excavation of site Bey 004 in the urban center of Beirut was done as part of a major salvage-archaeology operation in the 1990s, in reparation for the redevelopment of the city after the Lebanese Civil War. War destruction had given archaeologists the opportunity to investigate the topography, history and everyday life of Beirut over the millennia since its establishment and before a new city would be built on top of the ruins in the 21st century. Terracotta oil lamps, like tableware, are a sensitive guide to the passage of time and cultures, spanning the ages the 5th century BC through the 9th century AD, from Persia to Islam. The article reviews the assemblage from the Bey 004 site, broken down by a local site typology that reflects major periods of occupation, and relates it to existing typologies of ancient Near Eastern lamps from the Canaanite to the Islamic.
Two unpublished terracotta oil lamps from Marina el-Alamein in Egypt
Authors: AbdelFattah Saad AbdelBaset Ali
Published: December 2020

The two complete terracotta oil lamps published in this paper come from salvage excavations by an Egyptian team clearing House 21 in the ancient Graeco-Roman harbor of Marina el-Alamein on the northern coast of Egypt. Both are of Alexandrian manufacture, one of the two being an imitation of an Italic relief lamp. One is decorated with a representation of Sarapis enthroned, the other with a scene of roosters fighting. Both are from the 2nd–3rd century and reflect the Alexandrian cultural tradition in the life of this ancient town.
The PCMA UW Research Centre in Cairo: 60 years in the field
Authors: Kucharczyk Renata
Published: December 2020

Essay celebrating the 60th anniversary of the Research Centre in Cairo, founding branch of the Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology of the University of Warsaw, founded by Professor Kazimierz Michałowski in 1959.
Glass finds and other artifacts from excavations of Area FW at the Kom el-Dikka site in Alexandria in 2018
Authors: Kucharczyk Renata
Published: December 2020

Excavations in 2018 of the central part of the Kom el‑Dikka site in Alexandria (Area FW) produced a collection of glass finds representing two broadly defined chronological horizons. The set from an early Roman house in the lower layers of the sector is representative of the early and mid‑Roman period (1st–3rd centuries AD) and is significant in that it broadens the known repertoire of vessels forms from the site in general. Examination of the context has also provided further firm archaeological evidence of gold-in-glass bead manufacture at the site. The upper layers, associated with an extensive dumping of ashes from the nearby late antique bath and waste from the working of a complex of lime kilns situated in this area, yielded material typical of late Roman/early Byzantine glasses (4th–6th century AD) already known from the site and comprising mainly simple free-blown utilitarian wares with limited ornamentation.
Conservation work in Marina el-Alamein in 2018 (Polish–Egyptian Conservation Mission)
Authors: Selerowicz Anna , Zambrzycki Piotr
Published: December 2020

The article presents the program and results of continuous monitoring and preservation of historic architectural structures after the winter period at the site of Marina el-Alamein in Egypt, carried out by the Polish-Egyptian Conservation Mission. The program embraced studies of ancient plaster, polychromy and execution techniques employed for producing elements of sculptural and architectural decoration, as well as conservation of archaeological artifacts.
Affad 3.0/Cattle+. Field seasons 2017 and 2018 of the PalaeoAffad Project
Authors: Oypińska Marta , Osypiński Piotr , Chłodnicki Marek , Kuc Michał , Wiktorowicz Paweł , Ryndziewicz Robert
Published: December 2020

The first Affad was the one we saw when the archaeological sites there were first investigated at the beginning of the century. The second Affad, which is the region that we have been exploring in the past 15 years, bore many signs of modern Sudanese culture encroaching upon the desert. In 2009, an asphalt road cut through the desert and shortly thereafter, the Debba bridge and power lines were constructed, the latter coming from a hydroelectric power station on the Fourth Cataract. Affad 3.0 is what the location looks like today—extensive industrial-scale farms on terraces too far away for traditional agriculture. The investment has already caused irreversible destruction to the archaeological heritage. Cattle+ in the title of this article refers to new data on large ruminants. The discovery of auroch remains and the Neolithic cattle data are both extremely important proxies for the adaptation strategies of people inhabiting the Southern Dongola Reach in prehistory.
Mosaics from Jiyeh/Porphyreon in Lebanon: the universality of mosaic art in late antiquity
Authors: Pawlikowska-Gwiazda Aleksandra
Published: December 2020

In the Byzantine period mosaic floors became an essential element of interior decoration, in domestic as well as sacral spaces. Mosaic patterns spread all over the Mediterranean basin, even to the less significant settlements. Ancient Porphyreon (modern Jiyeh in Lebanon), a Levantine coastal village on the ancient Via Maris was no exception. Recent excavations by a Polish–Lebanese archaeological project confirmed the presence of mosaic floors, mainly in the Domestic Quarter. Technological analyses coupled with a study of the decoration and iconographical motifs have shed light on mosaic craftsmanship in Jiyeh. The mosaics from the Domestic Quarter in Jiyeh are discussed in comparison with well-known examples from nearby sites.
Restoration of the Lion of Allat statue from Palmyra after the 2015 devastation
Authors: Markowski Bartosz
Published: December 2020

The Lion of Allat statue from the Temple of Allat in Palmyra suffered extensive damages during the 2015 devastation of monuments in the ancient oasis city. Discovered in the mis 1970s, it was reconstructed in 1977 and then preserved again in a new arrangement that recalled the original context of the statue in 2005. In 2017 and 2018, the statue was recreated once again in the gardens of the National Museum in Damascus. The article traces the restoration process, providing detailed data on the current condition of this monumental statue.