bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Expansion of human sexuality in cyberspace
Authors: Nymś-Górna Agnieszka 
Published: July 2020

Nymś-Górna Agnieszka, Expansion of human sexuality into cyberspace. Culture – Society – Education no 2(16) 2019, Poznań 2019, pp. 279–288, Adam Mickiewicz University Press. ISSN 2300-0422. DOI 10.14746/kse.2019.16.18.
One of the key aspects of human life is sexuality. Like other areas of human life, it is constantly changing. However, the technological revolution of recent years has been particularly influential. The aim of this article is to present the progressive revolution of human sexuality in the context of the development of new technologies.
Transfer of learning, fear of failure, procrastination, and self-efficacy in learning English: Any evidence from the arts?
Authors: Tseng Min-Chen 
Published: July 2020

AbstractThis study examined the potential of “transfer of learning” for arts students and the relationships among students’ fear of failure, procrastination, and self-efficacy when learning English. Two studies were conducted; in the first study, we investigated transfer of learning for arts students between their majors and the English language. In Study 2, we explored the influence of the fear of failure, procrastination, and self-efficacy on students’ English proficiency levels. We implemented a structural equation model (SEM) to ascertain whether the fear of failure and procrastination played a mediating role between students’ self-efficacy and English proficiency levels. The participants consisted of 501 students majoring in arts. The research tools included the online General English Proficiency Test and a questionnaire. The results indicated that both hugging and bridging strategies were significantly correlated with students’ English language achievements. Stepwise regression analysis revealed that hugging strategies, such as setting expectations, matching, simulating, modeling, and practicing problem-based learning, were positive predictors. The SEM results indicated that self-efficacy had a negative effect on students’ procrastination, and both the fear of failure and procrastination played mediating roles between students’ self-efficacy and English language achievement.
Fabrication and performance evaluation of nickel-rich conductive coating for carbon steel grounding grids in saline-alkali soil solution
Authors: Liu Xinxin , Tan Yitong , Zhang Xinhua , Liao Qiangqiang , Wang Zhiqin 
Published: July 2020

Abstract
A nickel-rich conductive anti-corrosive coating (CACC) was fabricated to improve the corrosion resistance of the carbon steel grounding materials. The coating was tested using surface contact resistance measurement, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) and surface characterization. The results indicate that the increase of the nickel powder content in the coating induces its electrical conductivity enhancement; the surface contact resistance is as low as 0.05 Ω/cm2 when the nickel powder content is 20%. The EIS data show that the anti-corrosive performance of the coating with 20% nickel powder content in three soil saline-alkali solutions (mild, moderate and severe) is higher than that with 40% nickel powder content, and the impedance of the coating decreases with the increase of the salt concentration. It is detected that 20% nickel powder content can achieve a good balance between low surface contact resistance and high corrosion resistance of the coating.
Real-time measurement system for determining metal concentrations in water-intensive processes
Authors: Nikolskaya Ekaterina , Liukkonen Mika , Hiltunen Yrjö 
Published: July 2020

Abstract
The main purpose of this paper is to demonstrate the potential of time-domain nuclear magnetic resonance (TD-NMR) technology for monitoring the concentrations of metal ions in water-based solutions. The main focus of this work was paramagnetic ions, such as Mn2+, Cu2+, Fe3+, Fe2+, Zn2+ and Ni2+, which are often the principal metal components in mining waters. Laboratory samples of different concentrations of single metals and mixtures of them and samples of real mining water were used in the relaxation rate (R
2) measurements. The measurements of single metal ions were used for the determination of the relaxivities of those ions. The concentrations of the ions in the mining water as a function of pH were also estimated by means of the X-ray fluorescence (XRF) method and ChemEQL software for calculating chemical speciation equilibria. Using these concentration values and the relaxivities of the metal ions, the total relaxation rate (R
2) results were then calculated. Principally, the results of these three different determinations are in relatively good agreement. It can be concluded that TD-NMR has great potential for monitoring metal ion concentrations during water treatment.
Enhancing Higher-Order Thinking Skills in Vocational Education through Scaffolding-Problem Based Learning
Authors: Sukatiman  , Akhyar M. , Siswandari  , Roemintoyo  
Published: July 2020

Abstract
Aim of the study is to implement Geomatics learning innovations by applying the scaffolding Problem-Based Learning integrated model to improve the student’s Vocational HOTS. The method applied was qualitative with the participation of 2 groups of students practicing consisting of 4 people each. The level of cognitive mastery was measured with the Bloom taxonomy (C1-C6). The results of the investigation showed that the integrated model effectively formed students’ Vocational HOT Skill as a group in 3 stages. The first stage of learning focused on mastering the operation of equipment needed in practice (C2-C3 and partly C4). In the second stage, the students have mastered most of the cognitive analysis and accuracy of practical data (C4-C5) and in the third stage, they made practiced steps more effectively and successfully correlated to the Indonesian National Standards (SNI) level (C6) at the moderately accurate. The application of the Scaffolding Problem-Based Learning model has a positive impact that students get21st-century learning with the main characteristics (4C), consisting: Communication, Collaboration, (Critical thinking, and problem-solving), and Creative thinking. Learning outcomes enriched with higher-order thinking skills can be seen when students take advanced Geomatics material, They already work with groups to map the area more independently
Victim, Victor, or Villain? The Unfinalizability of Delilah
Authors: Lackowski Mark 
Published: July 2020

AbstractDelilah is one of the more enigmatic characters in the Hebrew Scriptures. She is marked by a series of ambiguities in the text that pose a host of unanswered questions. Is she a Philistine, an Israelite, or something else? What exactly does her name mean and what is the nature of her relationship to Samson? And why does she help the Philistines capture Israel’s notorious strongman? Despite all this ambiguity, much of her reception history is rigidly consistent. The dominant trend is the portrayal of Delilah as the reviled seductress who bedevils Samson. This interpretation was also promulgated among ancient readers of the story such as Josephus and Pseudo-Philo, who identify Delilah not only as a prostitute and a Philistine, but as the wife of Samson. These types of interpretive gap-filling serve as early exemplars of a long and nearly unwavering reception history in which Delilah is unequivocally the villain. If there is any other interpretive potential lying dormant in the text, then it is rarely actualized. Building upon the work of contemporary feminist and womanist scholars, I intend to subvert that trend by arguing that Delilah can and should be read in a variety ways due to the intentional ambiguity employed by the biblical author. Furthermore, by drawing upon the work of Mikhail Bakhtin, I will identify the “unfinalizability” of Delilah’s character and demonstrate how she simultaneously embodies the role of victim, victor, and villain.
Assessment of the most common CYP21A2 point mutations in a cohort of congenital adrenal hyperplasia patients from Egypt
Authors: Essawi Mona , Mazen Inas , Fawaz Lubna , Hassan Heba , ElBagoury Nagham , Peter Michael , Gaafar Khadiga , Amer Mahmoud , Nabil Wajeet , Hohmann Gisela , Soliman Hala , Sippell Wolfgang 
Published: July 2020

Abstract

Objectives
Congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) due to 21-hydroxylase deficiency (21-OHD) is a common autosomal recessive disorder caused by defects in the CYP21A2 gene. We aimed to determine the prevalence of the most commonly reported mutations among 21-OHD Egyptian patients and correlate genotype with phenotype.

Methods
Molecular analysis of the CYP21A2 gene was performed for the detection of the six most common point mutations (p.P30L, p.I172N, p.V281L, p.Q318X, the splice site mutation Int2 [IVS2–13A/C>G], and the cluster of three mutations [p.I236N, p.V237E, and p.M239K] designed as CL6). Polymerase chain reaction–restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP) method was performed on 47 unrelated Egyptian 21α-OH deficiency patients and their available parents to detect the presence of the six most common point mutations.

Results
Screening for the six most common point mutations in CYP21A2 gene, revealed mutations in 87.2% (82/94) of the studied alleles corresponding to 47 Egyptian patients. The most common mutation among the studied cases was IVS2-13C/A>G that was found to be presented in a frequency of 46.8% (44/94). The genotype/phenotype correlations related to null, A, and B groups were with PPV of 100, 55.5, and 83.3%, respectively.

Conclusions
The described method diagnosed CAH in 80.8% of the studied patients. Good correlation between genotype and phenotype in salt wasting and simple virilizing forms is determined, whereas little concordance is seen in nonclassical one. Furthermore, studying the carrier frequency of 21-OHD among the normal population is of great importance.
Antenatal survey of women’s birthing choices in Qatar
Authors: Mohan Suruchi , Ghani Rauf , Lindow Stephen , Farrell Tom 
Published: July 2020

Abstract

Objectives
Attitudes towards labour care and women’s choices for their preferred mode of delivery are documented in studies from the around the world, however less is known about women’s birth choices in the Middle East. This study was designed with the aim of exploring beliefs and attitudes in this region.

Methods
Voluntary participation in an ethics-approved survey was offered to pregnant women attending the antenatal clinic at Sidra Medicine from August 2018 to January 2019 with no exclusion criteria.

Results
Of the 346 respondents, 58.1% were Arabic and the remainder expatriates. This group composition allowed comparison between women native and non-native to the Gulf region. Arabic and non-Arabic women differed significantly in previous birth experiences: the Arabs had had more doctor-led deliveries (45 vs. 34%), epidurals (56.6 vs. 45%) and episiotomies (65.7 vs. 54%). 70.2% of the respondents chose a normal delivery as their preferred birth mode though a smaller majority of the Arabic subgroup did (63.2 %). 60.4% preferred delivery by doctors and longer hospital stays (47.6), more so Arabic participants (64.7 and 68.6 %). Significantly less Arabs, would choose husbands as birth partners (51.2 vs. 86.2%) and more expressed a gender preference for doctors. Other group choices are presented.

Conclusions
Though women in this region made comparable choices about mode of delivery as their Western counterparts, they demonstrated an expectation of a culturally distinct and more medicalized approach to care in labour. The findings highlight the need for further studies to inform regional obstetric care and health education interventions as well as tailoring maternity care services.
Cow Vigilantism and India’s Evolving Human Rights Framework
Authors: Pratap Ravindra 
Published: July 2020

Abstract
The paper seeks to understand India’s evolving rights framework in the backdrop of cow vigilantism. To that end it discusses the human right to food and nutrition, international discussion on minority rights issues in India and the relevant legal and constitutional discussion in India. It finds that India’s rights framework has evolved since proclamation of India as a Republic in 1950 based on the supremacy of its written constitution containing fundamental rights and directive principles of state policy interpreted finally by its Supreme Court. The government took a wise step by not challenging a judicial rebalancing of the rights framework in response to certain executive measures and the Supreme Court interpreted the right to life to include not only the right to the choice of food but also the right to privacy and thereby underscored the obligation of the State to compensate the victims of cow vigilante violence. However, a constitutional polity and secular state would do all well if it did any further necessary to better guard against any recurrence of the breach of civil peace, much less violence, on purely secular issues, including by strengthening and increasing dialogue with all representative communities in all its decision-making on such matters.
MXenes for future nanophotonic device applications
Authors: Jeon Jaeho , Yang Yajie , Choi Haeju , Park Jin-Hong , Lee Byoung Hun , Lee Sungjoo 
Published: July 2020

Abstract
Two-dimensional (2D) layers of transition metal carbides, nitrides, or carbonitrides, collectively referred to as MXenes, are considered as the new family of 2D materials for the development of functional building blocks for optoelectronic and photonic device applications. Their advantages are based on their unique and tunable electronic and optical properties, which depend on the modulation of transition metal elements or surface functional groups. In this paper, we have presented a comprehensive review of MXenes to suggest an insightful perspective on future nanophotonic and optoelectronic device applications based on advanced synthesis processes and theoretically predicted or experimentally verified material properties. Recently developed optoelectronic and photonic devices, such as photodetectors, solar cells, fiber lasers, and light-emitting diodes are summarized in this review. Wide-spectrum photodetection with high photoresponsivity, high-yield solar cells, and effective saturable absorption were achieved by exploiting different MXenes. Further, the great potential of MXenes as an electrode material is predicted with a controllable work function in a wide range (1.6–8 eV) and high conductivity (~104 S/cm), and their potential as active channel material by generating a tunable energy bandgap is likewise shown. MXene can provide new functional building blocks for future generation nanophotonic device applications.
Crystal structure of bis{5-chloro-2-(((4-trifluoromethyl)imino)methyl)phenolato-κ2
N,O}copper(II), C28H16Cl2CuF6N2O2
Authors: Xiao Yan , Cao Chenzhong 
Published: July 2020

Abstract
C28H16Cl2CuF6N2O2, monoclinic, P21/c (no. 14), a = 9.850(3) Å, b = 9.642(3) Å, c = 14.249(4) Å, β = 91.210(3)°, V = 1352.9(6) Å3, Z = 2, R
gt(F) = 0.0377, wR
ref(F
2) = 0.1066, T = 296 K.
PLAY ME: interactive sonification of sexual arousal in long-distance relationships
Authors: Arnold Rudolf 
Published: July 2020

AbstractMusic is the best medium for expressing emotions and arousal nonverbally. PLAY ME is a gender-neutral Arduino-based system that allows partners in a long-distance relationship to perceive each other’s sexual arousal and to provide stimulation of erogenous zones using music. PLAY ME’s main parts are a tiny pneumatic anal probe connected to a pressure sensor and a bodysuit with integrated vibrators. Whenever both partners wear these devices, a real-time exchange of emotions and corporeal feelings can be enabled. Three sensors capture genital sexual arousal and transform it into music: a pulse sensor, a sensor for galvanic skin response and a pneumatic anal pressure probe. The anal probe measures pelvic tensions and contractions. Its signal controls the main voice. Higher arousal leads to stronger pelvic muscle tensions. Measured data are mapped to pitch, so the level of sexual arousal is audible in a comprehensive way, and orgasms can be clearly identified by regular pulsating sounds. The pulse sensor and the skin response sensor are the driving rhythm and drone frequency. The vibrators in the bodysuit are controlled by sound that is generated by the partner using any audio source. Mixing the sounds generated by the sensors and the instrument leads to interactive music that can enhance erotic feelings and sexual arousal in the way of biofeedback. This article describes the background and construction of the PLAY ME system and shows diagrams of sensor values recorded during sexual stimulation. After a discussion of the results, there is an outlook toward further development.
The Healing Goddess, Her Dogs and Physicians in Late Third Millennium BC Mesopotamia
Authors: Tsouparopoulou Christina 
Published: July 2020

AbstractThis article presents the earliest documented association between the healing goddess, dogs and physicians in Mesopotamia. This is achieved through mining all relevant administrative texts from the livestock archive at Puzriš-Dagan (modern Drehem) dated to the Ur III period and corroborating the information gathered with the few pertinent iconographic and archaeological attestations.
Helichrysum araxinum Takht. ex Kirp. grown in Italy: volatiloma composition and in vitro antimicrobial activity
Authors: Najar Basma , Nardi Valeria , Cervelli Claudio , Mancianti Francesca , Nardoni Simona , Ebani Valentina Virginia , Pistelli Luisa 
Published: July 2020

Abstract
In the present work the composition of biogenic volatile organic compounds (BVOCs) and the essential oil (EO) of Helichrysum araxinum Takht. ex Kirp. aerial parts, together with the antimicrobial activity, were investigated. The results showed the prevalence of sesquiterpene hydrocarbons in both spontaneous emissions as well as in the EO. The main compounds of BVOCs were γ-curcumene (10.7%), γ-muurolene (9.2%), and β-selinene (8.5%). This latter constituent also showed a similar amount in the EO and represented the most abundant compounds together with α-selinene (8.0%). It is Interesting to note the same percentage of monoterpene hydrocarbons (MHs) in both the aroma profile and the EO (18.0%) with the same most abundant compounds: β-pinene (6.3% in BVOCs vs. 5.1% in EO, respectively) and limonene (4.5% in VOCs vs. 4.9% in EO, respectively). With regard to the antimycotic activity, the EO showed to be inactive against the tested strains, while a moderate antibacterial activity was shown against Staphylococcus isolates.
Test-Retest Reliability and Minimal Detectable Change of the Instrumented Modified Clinical Test of Sensory Interaction on Balance in Healthy, Older Adults
Authors: Watson Seth , Trudelle-Jackson Elaine 
Published: July 2020

Background and Purpose:
Test-retest reliability has not been previously reported for the instrumented modified Clinical Test of Sensory Interaction on Balance (i-mCTSIB) utilizing the Neurocom Very Simple Rehab (VSR) Sport force plate. The VSR Sport is a portable, relatively inexpensive force plate system utilized to assess postural stability in various populations. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to determine the test-retest reliability, standard error of measurement (SEM), and minimal detectable change (MDC) of the i-mCTSIB when assessed using the VSR Sport in a sample of healthy, older adults.

Methods:
This was a methodological study with 20 healthy, older adults between the ages of 65 and 85 years. Participants were tested twice in a single session on the i-mCTSIB utilizing the VSR Sport force plate. The mean sway velocity (°/s) measurements for the 2 trials were compared for each test condition to compute intraclass correlation coefficients (ICCs) for each measurement. Standard error of measurements and minimal detectable change at the 90% confidence level (MDC90) were also calculated.

Results and Discussion:
The test-retest reliability for each of the test conditions ranged from 0.762 to 0.909, which can be broadly interpreted as good-to-excellent reliability. The ICC(2,k) value of 0.898 for the composite score can also be interpreted as excellent reliability. Our results revealed small SEM for all test conditions (SEM = 0.060-0.101) except for the foam surface, eyes closed condition, with an SEM of 0.481. The MDC90 results for all testing conditions ranged from 0.140 to 0.285 except for the foam surface, eyes closed condition, which had an MDC90 = 1.12.

Conclusions:
The i-mCTSIB measurements utilizing the VSR Sport demonstrated good-to-excellent test-retest reliability. The clinical relevance of this study is that it demonstrates that the VSR Sport is a feasible alternative to other more expensive computerized systems used for the assessment of postural sway. MDC90 scores allow interpretation of change in i-mCTSIB scores following intervention. Practice effects may have contributed to the larger MDC90 for sway scores in the foam surface, eyes closed condition.
Strength and Conditioning Recommendations for Female GAA Athletes: The Camogie Player
Authors: Duggan John David , Moody Jeremy , Byrne Paul J. , Ryan Lisa 
Published: July 2020

ABSTRACT
Camogie (kuh·mow·gee) is a traditional, amateur Gaelic sport played by female athletes. This invasion-based field sport involves high-intensity intermittent physical demands. There is currently a dearth of available research in intercounty despite the prevalence of research in the male version of the game (hurling). The aims of this article are to provide strength and conditioning recommendations for the sport of camogie, specifically at intercounty level. These recommendations include considerations working with intercounty female camogie athletes, specific camogie injury epidemiology, physiological demands, and practical strength and conditioning for implementation by practitioners. Moreover, a sport-specific testing battery; development of physical attributes to enhance match-play performance; a proposed annual periodization cycle; and sample strength, speed and agility programs will be discussed.
Semiconductor whiskers for humidity sensors
Authors: Ostrovskii I. P. , Druzhinin A. O. 
Published: July 2020

In present paper p-type GaPAs whiskers doped with Cu were obtained by VLS method in close bromine system. The whiskers have various morphologies and geometries: imperfect needle-like crystals, ribbons, perfect needle-like crystals and thin plates. The whiskers of various morphologies serve as thermoresistores with TCR of about 1-2 %. The whisker I-U characteristics were investigated dependent on their geometry and external conditions (humidity). Voltage arising on the thermoresisor for two polarities of current passing through it was shown to be dependent on air humidity. Miniature semiconductor sensors of humidity based on GaPAs whiskers have been designed. Physical principles of operation, the perculiarities of design, and main performances of the microsensors were discussed. The whiskers of small diameter (d=50 μm) were shown to measure humidity in the range j=35...97% with sensitivity to humidity g =DU/Uj »2.5×10-3. The miniature dimensions of the whiskers provides very rapid response (of about a few sec) and small time of recovery (less than 30 sec).
Phase equilibria in Ho-Fe-Sn ternary system at 670 K
Authors: Romaka L. , Stadnyk Yu. , Romaka V. V. , Horpenyuk A. 
Published: July 2020

Interaction between the components in the Ho-Fe-Sn ternary system was studied using X-ray diffractometry, metallography and electron microprobe analysis. Isothermal section of the phase diagram was constructed at 670 K over the whole concentration range. Component interaction in the Ho-Fe-Sn system at 670 K results in the existence of one ternary compound HoFe6Sn6 which crystallizes in the YCo6Ge6 structure type (space group P6/mmm, a=0.53797(2), c= 0.44446(2) nm). The interstitial-type solid solution HoFexSn2 (up to 8 at.% Fe) based on the HoSn2 (ZrSi2-type structure) binary compound was found. Solubility of Sn in the HoFe2 binary (MgCu2 structure type) extends up to 5 at. %.