bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Ideology and Pragmatism in the Bilateral Relations with the United States: Brazil and Bolivia
Authors:   Institute of Latin American Studies of the Russian Academy of Science, Vorotnikova Tatiana
Published: April 2022

Introduction. The article reviews the trajectory of international cooperation in the Western Hemisphere on the example of the case studies of Brazil-U.S. and Bolivia-U.S. bilateral relations, which experienced a significant change due to inner-political transformations in the countries. The main purpose of the study is to assess the degree of variability in the foreign policy, implemented by governments belonging to different political spectrum. Methods. The research is lined up on a comparison of the foreign policy of left governments of Luiz Inбcio Lula da Silva and Dilma Rousseff in Brazil and Evo Morales in Bolivia, as well as the shift to the “right” of the administrations of Michel Temer and Jeanine Бсez are in focus. The study also reveals the activities of the current administrations of Jair Bolsonaro (since 2019) in Brazil and Luis Arce (since 2020) in Bolivia. Analysis. Thus, orientation towards independence and aspiration to oppose Washington during the period of the “left turn” was prevalent. At the same time, interim administrations’ denial of the principles of anti-Americanism did not lead to the long-term results and radical progress in relations. Nevertheless, there is no reason to point out a formation of a trend towards the dependence of the Latin American countries on the changes in U.S. policy. On the contrary, the line to the independence and sovereignty, which was developed in the previous decade, is being maintained. Results. The dynamics of the analyzed bilateral relations and the adjustment of the foundations of cooperation in multilateral formats indicate a strong subjective factor and an increasing influence of ideology in the foreign policy of the states in the region.
The Kurds in the U.S. Iraqi Policy in 1958–1960
Authors:   Vyatka State University, Sennikov Alexey
Published: April 2022

Introduction. The article deals with the U.S. Middle East Policy of the Eisenhower Administration in 1958–1960 and determines the part the Kurdish Question played in it. Methods and materials. The study is based on the latest U.S. declassified documents, interviews, memoirs, etc. The author does the problem-chronological analysis to describe the stages of the U.S. Policy toward Iraqi Kurds during the period specified. Analysis. The article is focused on the U.S. diplomatic and intelligence activities aimed at developing approaches to the “communist crisis” and disagreements that arose in the expert community regarding policy decisions. The author considers the U.S. relations with their regional partners (Turkey, Israel, Iran, etc.) on the issues of the “Iraqi crisis” and the Kurdish liberation movement. The paper describes Washington’s attitude to Mullah Mustafa Barzani – the Kurdish movement leader – and the KDP activities during Iraq’s post-Revolution instability. The author analyzes and summarizes the reasons why the U.S. was reluctant to involve in the domestic conflict between Qasim’s followers, Nationalists, Nasserites, Communists and Kurds. Results. The article shows that the CIA and the State Department often misjudged Qasim’s relationship with the Iraqi Communist Party and the national Kurdish movement and, as a result, did not have enough time to respond to the rapidly changing political situation, thus adopting the policy of benevolent neutrality.
Make America Great Again? How Do We Explain Trumpism
Authors:   Ramapo College, Heed Tom , Kubyshkin Alexander ,   Saint Petersburg State University
Published: April 2022

Introduction. Donald Trump was the nadir for the Republican Party; his election in 2016 and his subsequent tenure as President from 2017 to 2021 was the low point of the evolutionary descent and destruction of the party. When Ronald Reagan was elected the 40th president in 1980 at his inaugural address, he warned the nation: “government is not the solution to our problems; government is the problem”. One of his first legislative actions was to cut federal taxes on the wealthiest Americans. From that hour on, the Republican Party set their mantra as “lower taxes and shrink government, at all levels” (except for National Defense). Since Ronald Reagan’s Presidency, the Republican Party knows only one policy, cut taxes and shrink government; with that as its most sacred Creed, the party has blocked itself from dealing with any national needs. Methods and materials. The methods used in the article are comparative, analytical, and functional systematic. The materials used were: 1) the official documents of President R. Reagan Library; 2) secondary accounts of contemporary events; 3) the materials of US media and selected articles of political experts. Analysis. The article provides some reflections on the evolutionary political process inside the Republican Party from R. Reagan till D. Trump. The authors analyze the context of political and ideological crisis, the new wave of conservative leaders, and the reasons for the structural crisis of the Republican Party. Special attitude devoted to D. Trump phenomena and the description of his political mind. T. Heed analyzed the main trends of the development Republican Party in the last 30 years. He also selected some historical and current sources from mass media for identification of the controversy inside the GOP. A. Kubyshkin analyzed the connection inside the US party system with global challenges for US policy in the domestic arena and on the international scene. Results. D. Trump’s bankruptcy of the Republican Party is perhaps best shown by the platform he ordered for the 2020 campaign. There should be none. This action best describes what Trump did to the GOP. By Trump’s command, all the Republican party need offer was Trump. The only campaign slogan needed was to support the beloved leader. Only he could heal the nation. No statement of policies was needed; there were none. The Republican Party was left with only Trump as the one all and be all.
Algorithms for multi-frame image super-resolution under applicative noise based on deep neural networks
Authors:   Voronezh State University, Savvin S.V. , Sirota A.A. ,   Voronezh State University
Published: April 2022

The article describes algorithms for multi-frame image super-resolution, which recover high-resolution images from a sequence of low-resolution images of the same scene under applicative noise. Applicative noise generates local regions of outlying observations in each image and reduces the image resolution. So far, little attention has been paid to this problem. At the same time, the use of deep neural networks is considered to be a promising method of image processing, including multi-frame image super-resolution. The article considers the existing solutions to the problem and suggests a new approach based on using several pre-trained convolutional neural networks and directed acyclic graph neural networks trained by the authors. The developed approach and the algorithms based on this approach involve iterative processing of the input sequence of low-resolution images using different neural networks at different processing stages. The stages include registration of low-resolution images, their segmentation performed in order to determine regions damaged by applicative noise, and transformation performed in order to increase the resolution. The approach combines the strengths of the existing solutions while lacking their drawbacks resulting from the use of approximate mathematical data models required for the synthesis of the image processing algorithms within the statistical theory of solutions. The experimental studies demonstrated that the suggested algorithm is fully functional and allows more accurate recovery of high-resolution images than the existing analogues.
Computer vision-based method of pre-alignment of a channel optical waveguide and a lensed fiber
Authors:   Perm State National Research University, Karnaushkin P.V. ,   Perm Federal Research Center, Ural Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, Sklyarenko M.S. ,   Perm State National Research University
Published: April 2022

The work is devoted to a technique of pre-alignment of a lensed fiber and a channel waveguide of a photonic integrated circuit using computer vision methods. The design and main units of a machine vision system with illumination of the adjusted objects in reflected light are described. The technique includes detection of the spatial position of the end face of the photonic integrated circuit, fixed at an angle of 90 ± 1° to the horizontal axis of the frame, detection of the coordinates of the end face of the lensed fiber, and the subsequent correction of the position of the lensed fiber using a manipulator system. We propose a method of searching and selecting a single line corresponding to the end face of a photonic integrated circuit using a Hough transform; methods for grouping discontinuous contours of the lensed fiber and true contour determination. These methods are based on a priori knowledge of the lens geometry. Also, we describe options for suppressing noise and overcoming various defects in images. It has been shown experimentally that the error of angle determination of a lensed fiber depends on the distance between the lens and the end face of the photonic integrated circuit. The presented technique makes it possible to determine the longitudinal and angular displacements between the fiber lens and the end face of the photonic integrated circuit with errors less than 4 μm and 0.05°, respectively.
Detection of objects in the images: from likelihood relationships towards scalable and efficient neural networks
Authors:   Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation, Andriyanov N.A. , Dementiev V.E. ,   Ulyanovsk State Technical University, Tashlinskiy A.G. ,   Ulyanovsk State Technical University
Published: April 2022

The relevance of the tasks of detecting and recognizing objects in images and their sequences has only increased over the years. Over the past few decades, a huge number of approaches and methods for detecting both anomalies, that is, image areas whose characteristics differ from the predicted ones, and objects of interest, about the properties of which there is a priori information, up to the library of standards, have been proposed. In this work, an attempt is made to systematically analyze trends in the development of approaches and detection methods, reasons behind these developments, as well as metrics designed to assess the quality and reliability of object detection. Detection techniques based on mathematical models of images are considered. At the same time, special attention is paid to the approaches based on models of random fields and likelihood ratios. The development of convolutional neural networks intended for solving the recognition problems is analyzed, including a number of pre-trained architectures that provide high efficiency in solving this problem. Rather than using mathematical models, such architectures are trained using libraries of real images. Among the characteristics of the detection quality assessment, probabilities of errors of the first and second kind, precision and recall of detection, intersection by union, and interpolated average precision are considered. The paper also presents typical tests that are used to compare various neural network algorithms.
Increasing the spatial resolution of signals in optical systems
Authors:   Novosibirsk State Technical University, Guzhov V.I. , Marchenko I.O. ,   Novosibirsk State Technical University, Trubilina E.E. ,   Novosibirsk State Technical University
Published: April 2022

Reconstruction of the signal in the intervals between discrete values is of great importance in solving the problem of spatial superresolution in optical microscopy and digital holography. The article deals with the issue of restoring high-resolution image elements from a certain number of raster images displaced by a sub-pixel shift. The numerical values of the image samples are obtained by spatial integration over some finite area of regular rasters. The spatial resolution is increased using an analytical expression for the spectrum of discrete signals obtained using the apparatus of generalized functions. Unlike ideal sampling, the spectrum of the function is supplemented by a multiplier, whose form depends on the type of aperture. To obtain high-resolution image elements, it is necessary to divide the Fourier spectrum of the sampled image by a factor depending on the selected aperture. The spectrum of the aperture is usually used, therefore, if the spectrum of the image obtained by averaging over a certain aperture is known, then the spectrum of the original image can also be obtained. Apertures of various shapes are used, for example, elliptical, diamond-shaped, hexagonal, but most often rectangular apertures. The simulation results are presented for a rectangular aperture but in the case of its substitution with, for example, a set of regular apertures in the form of a circle, the expression will be true for regular circular rasters. The analytical expression for the spectrum of the image obtained by averaging over a certain aperture can be used to reconstruct the spectrum of the original image. Having received the inverse Fourier transform from it, it is possible to obtain the original image. With an increase in the spatial resolution it becomes possible to carry out studies by methods of digital holography of volumetric diffuse objects while retaining the quality of analog holography (when recording in photographic media) and create optical superresolution systems based on optical microscopes.
Characterization of Candida species isolated from vulvovaginal candidiasis by MALDI-TOF with in vitro antifungal susceptibility profiles
Authors: Aslani Narges , Kokabi Roya , Moradi Fatemeh , Abbasi Kiana , Vaseghi Narges , Afsarian Mohammad Hosein
Published: April 2022

Background and Purpose: Vulvovaginal candidiasis (VVC) is an opportunistic infection due to Candida species, one of the most common genital tract diseases among reproductive-age women. The present study aimed to investigate the prevalence of VVC among non-pregnant women and identify the epidemiology of the involved Candida species with the evaluation of antifungal susceptibilities.
Materials and Methods: Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) was performed to identify Candida species isolated from the genital tract of 350 non-pregnant women. Moreover, antifungal susceptibility testing was performed according to the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute broth microdilution method guidelines (M27-A3 and M27-S4).
Results: Vaginal swab cultures of 119 (34%) women yielded Candida species. Candida albicans was the most frequently isolated species (68%), followed by Candida glabrata (19.2%). Voriconazole was the most active drug against all tested isolates showing an MIC50/MIC90 corresponding to 0.016/0.25 µg/mL, followed by posaconazole (0.031/1 µg/mL). Overall, resistance rates to fluconazole, itraconazole, and voriconazole were2.4%, 4.8% and, 0.8% respectively. However, posaconazole showed potent in vitro activity against all tested isolates.
Conclusion: Results of the current study showed that for the effectual therapeutic outcome of candidiasis, accurate identification of species, appropriate source control, suitable antifungal regimens, and improved antifungal stewardship are highly recommended for the management and treatment of infection with Candida, like VVC.
Mixed invasive fungal infections among COVID-19 patients
Authors: Singh Vanya , Prasad Amber , Kumar Panda Prasan , Totaganti Manjunath , Kumar Tyagi Amit , Thaduri Abhinav , Rao Shalinee , Bairwa Mukesh , Kumar Singh Ashok
Published: April 2022

Background and Purpose: The healthcare system in India collapsed during the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. A fungal epidemic was announced amid the pandemic with several cases of COVID-associated mucormycosis and pulmonary aspergillosis being reported. However, there is limited data regarding mixed fungal infections in COVID-19 patients. Therefore, we present a series of ten consecutive COVID-19 patients with mixed invasive fungal infections (MIFIs).
Materials and Methods: Among COVID-19 patients hospitalized in May 2021 at a tertiary care center in North India, 10 cases of microbiologically confirmed COVID-19- associated mucormycosis-aspergillosis (CAMA) were evaluated.
Results: All patients had diabetes and the majority of them were infected with severe COVID-19 pneumonia (6/10, 60%) either on admission or in the past month while two were each of moderate (20%) and mild (20%) categories of COVID-19; and were treated with steroid and cocktail therapy. The patients were managed with amphotericin-B along with surgical intervention. In total, 70% of all CAMA patients (Rhizopus arrhizus with Aspergillus flavus in seven and Aspergillus fumigatus complex in three patients) survived.
Conclusion: The study findings reflected the critical importance of a high index of clinical suspicion and accurate microbiological diagnosis in managing invasive dual molds and better understanding of the risk and progression of MIFIs among COVID-19 patients. Careful scrutiny and identification of MIFIs play a key role in theimplementation of effective management strategies.
An Unusual Case of Hemolytic Anemia Reversed with Liver Transplantation
Authors: Katiyar Vatsala , Dadlani Apaar , Vohra Ishaan , Cisak Kamila , Barve Ashutosh
Published: April 2022

Spur cell anemia is acquired hemolytic anemia seen in patients with advanced liver disease, particularly in the setting of alcoholism, and warrants urgent liver transplant evaluation. We describe the case of a 58-year-old female with alcoholic cirrhosis who presented with worsening liver disease, profound anemia poorly responsive to blood transfusions, and multiple spur cells on the peripheral smear. She underwent a liver transplant, which led to the resolution of hematologic abnormalities and the need for transfusions. Our case highlights the significance of spur cell anemia as a harbinger of poor prognosis in patients with advanced liver disease and its reversibility with liver transplantation.
PENERAPAN APLIKASI TEKNOLOGI KOMUNIKASI DAN INFORMASI DI PONDOK PESANTREN RAUDHATUL ULUM SAKA TIGA OGAN ILIR SUMATERA SELATAN
Authors: Suryati Suryati , Adisel Adisel
Published: April 2022

The purpose of this study is to describe the application of information technology and communications in Raudhatul Ulum Sakatiga Islamic Boarding school South Sumatra. This research method is descriptive qualitative research. Data collection techniques using participant observation, interview and documentation. Data analysis procedure performed by the display, reduction, categorisation, syntesis, and hypothesis data. The results of this study are; (1)the application of ICTs, (2)the process of planning,implementation and evaluation, (3)the process of integrating ICT, (4)ICT be used as a learning tool, administration and as media promotio, (5) optimize the role of ICT, (6) the constraints on its implementation. Based on the results, this study offers some recommendations, namely,;boarding school must immediately address the issue of lack of power, and hold a new Client Server with a larger capacity.
A new strategy for the development of rural schools in the north of the country (on the example of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia)
Authors:   FSBI «National Park» Lenskie Stolby», Nogovitsyn Viktor P. , Neustroeva Anna N. ,   FSAEI HE «Northeast Federal University named after M. K. Ammosov», Vasileva Anna V. ,   MBEI «Tamalakanskaya secondary school», Makarov Burkhaley S. ,   MBEI «Verkhnevilyuyskaya Secondary School № 4 named after D. S. Spiridonov», Koryakin Nikolay P. ,   MBEI «Verkhnevilyuysky secondary school № 4 named after D. S. Spiridonov»
Published: April 2022

The rapid development of various combinations of technologies leads to the intensification of the educational process all over the world. In the resource-rich and harsh climatic conditions of the northern territories of Russia, the unity of the beginning of the school year, the periods of control tests of schoolchildren, vacation periods and its completion according to the law on education do not correspond to the rhythm of northern nature. The imitation of the Northern society of Western styles of culture in many aspects of the attitude to nature, beliefs, clothing, nutrition, behavior, lifestyle leads the consciousness of the younger generation of people to negative consequences. The genetically embedded traditions of the peoples towards the family, upbringing, nature, work, man, society, homeland, state, which restrain the development of positive human qualities of schoolchildren, have begun to be forgotten. The stratification of society into rich and poor forces us to show massively base human qualities: greed, envy, hatred. The authors experimentally proved that these processes in rural schools affect the health of children and their academic performance. Education aimed at acquiring knowledge in certain subjects in the coming biotechnological society will not justify the hopes for the competitiveness of Northerners in the organization of the industrial industry in the country and a prosperous personal life. The upcoming transformations of a global society without borders require a new strategy for the development of schools in the preparation of universal leaders of the international level in the areas of the social structure of modern society. To achieve this goal, we need to prioritize determining the true level of readiness of schools through the general, special and singular in the existing system of education and training.
Innovative activity of rural schools as a factor of its development
Authors:   Petrozavodsk State University, Petrozavodsk, Veleslavova Irina N. , Eflova Zinaida B. ,   Center for Education Development, Petrozavodsk
Published: April 2022

Innovative activity considered as the most important factor and as one of the main conditions for the development of all subjects of a general educational organization and its surrounding territory. In a rural (non-urban) school, innovative activity has specific features due to a number of special circumstances, including: the involvement of the educational institution in the rural society and the school's influence on the socio-cultural educational situation of the territory; the special density and closeness of business and interpersonal relations between schoolchildren and teachers, teachers and families/parents, the school and its social environment.The sources of innovation can be the problems and resources of a rural educational organization. Unlike an urban one, a rural school has a slightly different range of problems and a different set of resources for development. In determining the target guidelines, the nature, content, methods and forms of innovative activity of rural school, according to the authors of the article, one should rely on positive features, on the potentials inherent in the originality of this type of educational institutions. Are characterised development potentials inherent in one of the Karelian schools — Pryazhinskaya secondary school of the Republic of Karelia. The choice of the topic/problem of systemic innovation activity of the institution is substantiated. The idea, logic and content of the innovative work of the teaching staff of the school are revealed in the sequence of programs: «Formation of a viable student personality in rural society» (2007 2012), «School of personal growth» (2012 2018), «Basic department» (2018 — present). Technologies and forms are present, ways and means of implementing the goals and objectives of innovation in the experience of rural (non-urban) school are shown.
Design of continuous organizational and pedagogical support of rural school
Authors:   Kalmyk State University named after B. B. Gorodovikov, Pankin Arkadiy B. , Shagaeva Natalya A. ,   Kalmyk State University named after B. B. Gorodovikov
Published: April 2022

The article reveals the main directions of designing organizational and pedagogical support for rural schools in the context of the reform of professional education in the Russian Federation, based on the materials of « Kalmyk State University named after B.B. Gorodovikov», in the process of implementing the project « Scientific and pedagogical support of the teacher of a rural school in the system of continuous higher education». The goal of the project is to implement organizational, managerial, control and diagnostic conditions for the development of the continuous pedagogical education system to provide the population with affordable high-quality education involving the use of innovative, primarily digital network technologies, and the creation of a career guidance system. Project objectives: 1. Development of organizational and pedagogical infrastructure, information base and mobility of the continuous education system in the Republic of Kalmykia. 2. Preparing students in rural schools for a conscious choice of a profession, for obtaining pedagogical specialities. 3. Increasing the volume of the university's participation in the implementation of large-scale and socially significant federal and regional research and educational projects, significant scientific and applied problems. The project aims at increasing the social status and prestige of teacher labor, updating the content and structure of higher pedagogical education through the use of networked educational models; conducting targeted recruitment, creating conditions for rural youth to receive higher pedagogical education; providing the population of the Republic of Kalmykia with affordable high-quality modern education, involving the use of innovative, primarily digital, network technologies; an increase in the average USE score of students enrolled in undergraduate programs in the direction of «Pedagogical Education» is at least 70. The project provides for measures to create «growth points» in rural schools aimed at creating a system for identifying and supporting future teachers striving for self-actualization, self-realization, scientific pedagogical stimulation of improving educational performance, the activities of teachers in rural schools; the activities of the consortium «Evidence-based pedagogy» as the most important resource for the implementation of the priority national project «Education».
Psychological Impact of Coronavirus Disease-2019 on Healthcare Workers
Authors: Calderwood, MPH Lisa , Mears, MD James , Fields, PhD Scott
Published: April 2022

Purpose We studied the psychological impact of the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) on employees at an urban tertiary care center in the United States' mid-Atlantic region. Methods A Research Electronic Data Capture, or REDCap, survey was completed by 1,116 employees who worked during the COVID-19 pandemic at the tertiary care center. Data included findings from a demographic survery, the Impact of Events Scale-Revised (IES-R), the Patient Health Questionnaire - 9 (PHQ-9), and the Generalized Anxiety Disorder - 7 (GAD-7). A series of Chi- square and, as appropriate, Fisher's Exact tests were performed to compare outcomes among healthcare workers. Results Healthcare employees who had direct contact with patients during the pandemic had significantly higher scores (increased impairment) on the GAD-7 (P<.05), PHQ-9 (P<.001), and IES-R scales (P<.01). Employees with prior psychiatric diagnoses had significantly higher scores on those same corresponding psychological measures (P<.001). Employees who identified with a set of spiritual beliefs had significantly lower scores on the GAD-7 (P<.001) and PHQ-9 (P<.01). Employees reporting five or more years of work experience had lower markers of distress across measures (P<.05). Conclusions The COVID-19 pandemic has had a profound psychological effect on healthcare workers. Our findings point to patient contact and prior psychologic distress as risk factors for impairment, while employee spirituality and prior work experience appear to mitigate risk. Healthcare leaders may use our findings to help employees cope with health crises.
Percepção e utilização do Ensino Híbrido entre professores em formação continuada do Ensino de Ciências
Authors: Muniz Fausto José de Araújo , Barros Marcos Alexandre de Melo
Published: April 2022

Este artigo apresenta as concepções e utilização do Ensino Híbrido entre professores em formação continuada do Ensino de Ciências. Numa abordagem qualitativa, tipo pesquisa-ação, a investigação envolveu 42 participantes de uma disciplina da pós-graduação, ministrada remotamente utilizando diversas metodologias e vivências. Para obtenção dos dados, durante a intervenção, foi aplicado um formulário on-line sobre compreensão e uso de Ensino Híbrido. As respostas foram analisadas, tabuladas e categorizadas, emergindo oito grupos categóricos. Os participantes compreendem o Ensino Híbrido como utilização ou combinação de on-line e off-line, percebem como possibilidade metodológica que utiliza variados espaços e formatos, com objetividade e que os recursos são estrategicamente disponibilizados, mesclando atividade presencial e on-line. Os resultados evidenciaram que a maioria dos participantes não utiliza ou utilizou essa metodologia nas suas atividades educacionais. A flexibilidade entre espaços e formatos possibilitam maior integração tecnológica, organização e acesso à informação, estruturação de ambientes e contextos para promover aprendizagem
Pensamento computacional e robótica educacional: um mapeamento teórico de produções brasileiras
Authors: Rocha Gabriel Gomes , Müller Thaísa Jacintho , Lara Isabel Cristina Machado de
Published: April 2022

Este estudo apresenta um mapeamento teórico de pesquisas científicas brasileiras que possuem como temáticas o Pensamento Computacional e a Robótica Educacional na resolução de problemas por estudantes da Educação Básica. Tem como objetivo identificar essas produções e analisar de que modo abordam os processos pedagógicos que envolvem esses tópicos em salas de aula da Educação Básica. Para tanto, foi realizada uma busca nas seguintes plataformas: SciELO; Periódicos CAPES; Google Acadêmico. Por meio da leitura minuciosa dos resumos das produções encontradas, foram selecionadas dez produções para análise. A leitura integral das produções mostra que o Pensamento Computacional e a Robótica são extremamente versáteis, sendo utilizados em toda Educação Básica como métodos de desenvolvimento de diferentes habilidades. Os resultados apontam que ambos são métodos eficazes para uma aprendizagem na qual o estudante é ativo na construção de conhecimentos, e que a Robótica é uma ótima ferramenta para o desenvolvimento do Pensamento Computacional
Autism and Trans Identity
Authors: Moore Felix
Published: April 2022

Much discussion of the documented link between autism and transgender identity focuses on identifying a reason behind this link, with the implication that if a cause were to be identified, this would justify disregarding or questioning the trans identity of autistic people to a greater extent than is already the case. I focus instead on the commonalities between the trans and autistic experiences, including pathologisation, medical gatekeeping and a lack of representation in public discourse about both autism and trans identity, which tend to be dominated by non-autistic and cisgender people respectively.
ANALYZING STUDENT’S SCIENCE LITERACY AND CONTENT ASPECT OF INTERACTION OF ORGANISMS AND ITS ENVIRONMENT TOPIC AT SEKOLAH INDONESIA KUALA LUMPUR
Authors: Utami Amaira
Published: April 2022

The purpose of this study is to capture student’s science literacy and content aspect of interaction of organisms and its environment topic at Sekolah Indonesia Kuala Lumpur. The method of this study is quasi experiment pretest-posttest one group only. The research subject is 7th graders in Sekolah Indonesia Kuala Lumpur. Student’s science literacy on knowledge aspect is captured through 20 multiple choice questions and questionnaire about science learning. The research data is analyzed by the result of normalized gain and its effect size. There are two aspects of science literacy which are measures namely content and procedural knowledge which enhance satisfactory of n-gain 0.52 and 0.75 respectively. The effect size of those two aspects reach 1.24 which means it has strong effect. Moreover, students mostly excel on both abiotic and ecological pyramid subtopic that are correctly answered by 64.77% students. To sum up, student’s science literacy shows satisfactory results and it can be concluded that students can comprehend the topic well.
PENGEMBANGAN LKPD BERBASIS HIGHER ORDER THINKING SKILL (HOTS) PESERTA DIDIK KELAS XI SMA YP PGRI 2 MAKASSAR PADA MATERI GENETIKA
Authors: Mukminati Nur Sri
Published: April 2022

Online and offline learning emerged as a form of learning pattern in the era of information technology as it is today. Based on the results of interviews conducted with Biology teachers at SMA YP PGRI 2 Makassar, the researchers obtained the following constraints and impacts: (1) the learning media used by the teachers was dominantly monotonous and made students feel bored or bored, (2) the dominant learning was not interactive. so that students are lazy to do assignments or read teaching materials, (3) too many assignments are given without clear working instructions so that the subject matter is difficult to understand, (4) lack of mastery of technology including the available platforms as a result the teacher does not use technology properly. From the above background, researchers conducted a study to determine the validity and practicality of developing LKPD based on Higher Order Thinking Skill (HOTS) for class XI students at SMA YP PGRI 2 Makassar. The type of research used is ADDIE Model development research which consists of five steps, namely: (1) analysis (analyze), (2) design, (3) development, (4) implementation, ( 5) evaluation (evaluation). The research instrument used response questionnaires, learning outcomes tests and validation sheets. The results showed that the LKPD based on Higher Order Thinking Skill (HOTS) on genetic material was valid and practical.
PENGARUH MODEL PEMBELAJARAN KOOPERAKTIF TYPE TAI (TEAM ASSISTED INDIVIDUALIZATION) TERHADAP HASIL BELAR SISWA KELAS X SMA NEGERI 10 LUWU
Authors: Sohriati Eva , Al anshori Fitrah , Febrianti Febi , Nurasia
Published: April 2022

This study aims to determine the effect of the cooperative learning model type TAI (Team Assisted Individualization). Against the Learning Outcomes of Class X SMAN 10 Luwu Students. The type of research used is experimental research with a quasi-experimental design and the design is non-equivalent control group design. The instrument used in this study was a test of student learning outcomes (pretest and posttest). The research samples taken were students of class X MIPA 1 and class X MIPA 2 SMAN 10 Luwu in the 2021 academic year with a total of 60 students. Sampling was used by purposive sampling technique. The data analysis technique used is descriptive and inferential statistics. From the results of descriptive analysis, the average value of student learning outcomes in class X MIPA 2 SMAN 10 Luwu by applying the cooperative learning model type TAI (Team Assisted Individualization) obtained 80.50 in the high category. The results of the inferential analysis on student learning outcomes using the samplet-test test obtained a value of Sig. (2-tailed) of 0.000 <0.05, it was concluded that there was an effect on the treatment using a cooperative learning model type TAI (Team Assisted Individualization) increasing results student learning in the overall sample population.
HUBUNGAN ANTARA PENGETAHUAN EKOSISTEM DAN PERUBAHAN LINGKUNGAN DENGAN SIKAP PEDULI LINGKUNGAN PESERTA DIDIK
Authors: Tri Ananda Oriny , Asmawati Azis Andi , Rachmawaty
Published: April 2022

Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian deskriptif korelasional yang bertujuan untuk memperoleh gambaran pengetahuan ekosistem dan perubahan lingkungan peserta didik, untuk mengetahui sikap peduli lingkungan peserta didik, dan untuk mengetahui hubungan antara pengetahuan ekosistem dan perubahan lingkungan dengan sikap peduli lingkungan peserta didik. Populasi penelitian adalah peserta didik kelas XI MIA di SMAN 11 Makassar, sedangkan sampel penelitian sebanyak 156 peserta didik yang dipilih secara random sampling. Analisis data menggunakan analisis deskriptif dan analisis inferensial berupa uji regresi linier sederhana. Hasil analisis deskriptif menunjukkan variabel pengetahuan ekosistem dan perubahan lingkungan berada pada kategori cukup, sedangkan variabel sikap peduli lingkungan berada pada kategori netral. Hasil analisis inferensial menunjukkan bahwa terdapat hubungan yang positif dan signifikan antara pengetahuan ekosistem dan perubahan lingkungan dengan sikap peduli lingkungan berdasarkan persamaan garis regresi Y = 75,144 + 0,294X dan taraf signifikansi 5%. Kategori tingkat hubungan “sedang” berdasarkan nilai korelasi (R) sebesar 0,467. Kontribusi pengetahuan ekosistem dan perubahan lingkungan terhadap sikap peduli lingkungan () sebesar 21,8%, sedangkan 78,2% yang tersisa merupakan hasil beberapa faktor lain yang turut berperan dalam menumbuhkan sikap peduli lingkungan.
Analysis of NITI AAYOG (National Institution for Transforming India) health index report on the ranking of states and union territories: A cross sectional observational research study Round 1 (2014 – 2016)-V1
Authors: Kumar Dr Piyush
Published: April 2022

India has committed to adopting the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for ending poverty, protecting the planet, and ensuring prosperity for all to be fulfilled by year 2030. Goal 3 of SDGs is about ensuring healthy lives with promoting well-being for all. National Institution for Transforming India- (NITI) Aayog had started the Health Index initiative for achieving desirable health outcomes. The key objective of the whole exercise is to track development on health, to develop healthy competition and cross learning among states and UTs. Health Index Scores and rankings are generated to assess Incremental Performance (year-to-year progress) and Overall Performance of state/UT for achievement of health-related Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as well as Universal Health Coverage (UHC). This novel study was a cross-sectional retrospective observational epidemiological study. The Health Index consists of a set of indicators in the domains of Health Outcomes, Governance and Information, and Key Inputs/Processes. Health Outcomes are assigned the highest weight, indicators were selected on the basis of their importance and availability of reliable data at least annually from pre- existing data sources such as the Sample Registration System (SRS), Civil Registration System (CRS) and Health Management Information Systems (HMIS). Data on indicators is included for Index calculations only after validation by the IVA.
Bridging Gaps in Organizations: Leaders as Entrepreneurs of Identity
Authors: Fladerer Martin Paul , Steffens Niklas K , Haslam S. Alexander
Published: April 2022

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From the Growth to the Marginalization: The Communist Party of Mexico and Trade Unions in the Second Half of the 1930s
Authors:   Saint-Petersburg State University, Jeifets Victor
Published: April 2022

The article deals with the analysis of the evolution of the relationship between the left movement and the Mexican Communist Party in the context of the policy of the Comintern and the domestic policy implemented by Mexican President Lazaro Cardenas. The author focused on the relationship between the CPM and the Confederation of Workers of Mexico, showing how the understanding of the essence of trade union unity by the communists was changing and how this evolution led to a change in the situation within the trade union movement in general and within the CTM in particular. The vision of the Popular Front by the communists (in conjunction with the development of the labor movement) of the country and the role played by the Comintern in changing this vision were also considered. In addition, the author links the events of the 1930s. with the beginning of the formation of long-term trends in the labor and trade union movement in Mexico in the following decades.
Gildardo Magaña and his Intellectual Work in favor of Zapatismo: his Facet as an Ideologue and Historian
Authors:   Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo, Sánchez Amaro Luis
Published: April 2022

This paper analyzes the biographical profile of Gildardo Magaña and the reasons why he adheres to the revolutionary movement led by Emiliano Zapata in the state of Morelos, to immediately explain what his work as an ideologue and historian of the Zapatista movement consisted of; a task that began years after the death of the leader of the south and with which he sought to claim the importance of this current in the revolu-tionary process that began in 1910 and in favor of the peasant struggle. Task in which he highlighted his determination to achieve the historical claim of thought, the military, political and social action of its main leader Emiliano Zapata, who was unjustly reviled in life and after his tragic death, in April 1919, by his enemies.
The Complementary Role of Exercise and Fasting in the Treatment of Cancer: A Narrative Review of Mechanisms Related to Metabolic Stress Elements
Authors: Hannani Masomeh , Zohari Mahboubeh , Rahmati-Ahmadabad Saleh , Fatolahi Hoseyn , Mokhtari Hamideh , Fazeli Sima , Dalvand Hoseyn , Yarahmadi Jalal
Published: April 2022

Background: Complementary methods such as physical activity (PA) and fasting are particularly important for cancer patients. The present study reviewed the effects of regular PA and fasting on cancer patients and attempted to explain the relevant mechanisms. Methods: Several electronic databases such as PubMed, Elsevier, and Google Scholar were searched for keywords. After reviewing, 412 articles were identified until February 1, 2021. The inclusion criteria included meta-analysis, clinical intervention studies that considered different effects of fasting and various types of exercise on health indicators. After carefully reviewing and eliminating duplicates, 68 articles were identified based on the PICO format (participants, intervention, comparison, and results). Results: The short-term fasting (STF) before chemotherapy (48-72 hours) or rehabilitation exercise could be modulating fasting blood sugar, growth factors, oxidative stress (OS), and inflammatory pathways. In addition, physiological metabolic stress induced by STF or rehabilitation exercise could regulate sex hormone-binding globulin, fat oxidation, leptin secretion, hyperinsulinemia, maintaining mass muscle, and bone density, boosting the immune system, and improving the therapeutic index of cancer. Conclusion: Metabolic stress in cancer cells leads to the intake of high doses of chemotherapy. The rehabilitation exercise prevents the complications of the disease and improves the patient’s quality of life. Thus, these interventions can be used to improve the cancer-based therapeutic index on individual differences.
القيم الجمالية والفنية للمنسوجات في العصر الاسلامي
Authors: Dr. Furat Jamal Al-Attabi  , Dr. Amin Abdel-Zahra Yassin  , Aram Mohamed Hussein
Published: April 2022

لقد عبرت المنسوجات الاسلامية عن قيمتها الجمالية واصالتها الفنية ،فضلاً عن دلالتها الاجتماعية والفكرية والدينية ، من خلال التنوع في اشكالها، نتيجة التحولات الكثيرة التي طرأت على المجتمعات الاسلامية في اماكن متفرقة من العالم،  سواء الزخارف النباتية والهندسية ام الخطوط المستقيمة والمتوازية. وليس هذا فقط، بل تعدت الى اكثر من ذلك واصبحت نطقة انطلاق بحثية يسعى اليها العديد من الباحثين والدراسين في الشأن الاسلامي والتراثي، وبناء على هذا المنطلقات وجد الباحث ضرورة الخوض في غمار القيم الجمالية والفنية في صنعة النسيج الاسلامي والكشف عن مضامينه الفكرية والتعبيرية . احتوت هذه الدراسة اربعة فصول، الفصل الاول تمحور في مشكلة البحث التي جاءت ضمن التساؤل الاتي: ما هي القيم الجمالية والفنية للمنسوجات الاسلامية في العصر الاسلامي؟، وتجلت اهميتها بأستطلاع العلاقة بين الفن الاسلامي والمنسوجات، ودراستها من زوايا ثقافية وتأريخية وفنية. اما هدف الدراسة فهو التعرف على الأسس الجمالية لتصميمها و النظام البنائي فيها. وقد وضع الباحثون مجموعة من التعاريف دخلت ضمن قسم تحديد المطصلحات ، وتم تعريف المنسوجات الاسلامية تعريفا اجرائيا. اما الفصل الثاني فشمل الاطار النظري والدراسية السابقة ومن ثم المؤشرات، وقد قّسم هذا الفصل الى مبحثين ، تناول المبحث الاول لمحة تاريخية عن المنسوجات الاسلامية منذ بداية تأسيس العهد الراشدي حتى نهاية العهد المملوكي في القرن الرابع عشر الميلادي ،  والمبحث الثاني سلط الضوء على الجوانب الجمالية والابداعية والقيم الفنية للمنسوجات الاسلامية استنادا الى ارتباطها بعدد من العناصر والمفردات والاسس التصميمية، ساعدت في تحليل العينات التي حددها الباحثون وهي اثنتان فقط انطبقت عليها شروط ومتطلبات وحدود الدراسية الحالية ، وبالتاكيد هذه العينات تم تصنيفها وفق شروط واجراءات الفصل الثالث الذي تخصص بمعرفة مجتمع البحث وطريقته ومن ثم الكشف عن العينات وعددها، وما اذا كان هناك اي عوامل اخرى قد تفيد الباحثين في هذا المجال او المضمار ، في حين احتوى الفصل الرابع النتائج والاستنتاجات وقد خرج بها البحث وامكانية ذكر بعض منها:

أسهمت الوحدات الزخرفية في تعزيز الاثر الجمالي لتصميم المنسوجات.

والتنوع في أستخدام الوحدات الزخرفية اضفى نوع من الاهداف الجمالية انعكست في تعزيز القيم الفنية للتصاميم.
Efektivitas Kahoot dalam Pembelajaran Daring Mata Kuliah Kanji Terhadap Mahasiswa Bahasa Asing Terapan
Authors: Alfarisy Fitri , Jannati Amelia , Amalia Alifina Hamidah , Siagian Mutiara Risko
Published: April 2022

Lecturer learning of Applied Foreign Language students by using a learning kahoot application that presents a quiz in it. Explaining the effectiveness of kahoot media in online lectures for Applied Foreign Language students. This research is a quantitative research with survey method. Methods Survey research deals with questions about one's own beliefs and behavior. Based on the descriptions that have been submitted including: a) Students know what a kahoot application is; b) 70% of students consider kahoot important in learning kanji; c) Overall, most of the students are satisfied with the Kahoot application; d) The learning model with kahoot media produces a positive influence on the concept of student understanding. As the results of the research conducted, it can be concluded that the use of the Kahoot application is quite effective in improving the understanding of kanji courses for Applied Foreign Language students, the application of the Kahoot application is better when learning online in improving the understanding of kanji courses.
Təhlükəsizlik işlərində ekoloji təhlükəsizlik problem Xülasə
Authors:   Baku State University master, Soltanaga Sadigova Aygun
Published: April 2022

With the end of the cold war and the acceleration of globalization, there have been important changes in the field of security as well as in every field. With the loss of the dominant role of military security, new security areas have emerged. Environmental security, which has become an important issue since the second half of the XX century, has increased its importance as a result of developing industrialization. In the study, the relationship between the environment and security was mentioned, and global warming, environmental threats and international regulations in this area were discussed within the scope of environmental security. Key words: environment, environmental safety, global warming Aygün Soltanağa qızı Sadıqova Təhlükəsizlik işlərində ekoloji təhlükəsizlik problem Xülasə Soyuq müharibənin başa çatması və qloballaşmanın sürətlənməsi ilə hər sahədə olduğu kimi, təhlükəsizlik sahəsində də mühüm dəyişikliklər baş vermişdir. Hərbi təhlükəsizliyin dominant rolunu itirməsi ilə yeni təhlükəsizlik zonaları yaranmışdır. XX əsrin ikinci yarısından etibarən mühüm məsələyə çevrilən ekoloji təhlükəsizlik sənayeləşmənin inkişafı nəticəsində əhəmiyyətini artırmışdır. Tədqiqatda ətraf mühit və təhlükəsizlik arasındakı əlaqəyə toxunulmuş, ekoloji təhlükəsizlik çərçivəsində qlobal istiləşmə, ekoloji təhdidlər və bu sahədə beynəlxalq qaydalar müzakirə edilmişdir. Açar sözlər: ətraf mühit, ekoloji təhlükəsizlik, qlobal istiləşmə