bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
DEPOSITION OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINANT IN PROCESSED BUSHMEAT ALONG HIGHWAYS IN SOUTH-WESTERN NIGERIA
Authors: Adedayo Ogunjobi Johnson , Ediagbonya Thompson Faraday 
Published: February 2020

A study was conducted to investigate deposition of environmental contaminants in bushmeat with emphasis on some heavy metals {Nickel (Ni), Lead (Pb), Cupper (Cu) and Cadmium (Cd)}. The major bushmeat markets on these highways were studied in terms of their distance to the highways, traffic volume (TV) and land uses. Face-to-face interview was also conducted with one hundred and twenty processed bushmeat buyers on these highways to determine the most commonly preferred processed bushmeat while the concentrations of Ni, Pb, Cu and Cd in the three most commonly purchase processed bushmeat identified were determined using Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometry. It was revealed that the average distance of the market at {Ibadan-Lagos (IL)Ibadan-Ife (IF), Ore-Sagamu (OS) and Abeokuta-Ibadan (AI)} were 6.70m, 3.50m and 10.20m, respectively. TV followed IL>OS>IF>AI trend. Heavy metals examined were present in the three commonly purchased processed bushmeat (Grasscutter, Duiker and Monitor-lizard) at varying levels. Pb concentration in grasscutter (0.01±0.01mg/kg) at OS was lower than the maximum permissible level (MPL) while the concentrations of Ni, and Cd in duiker at IF (0.06±0.09mg/kg) and AL (0.06±0.05mg/kg), respectively were higher than the MPL. The concentrations of the verified heavy metal in these bushmeat had significant effects (p< 0.05) on the distance
The Forthcoming Data Ecosystem for Business Measurement and Assurance
Authors: Cho Soohyun , Vasarhelyi Miklos A. , Zhang Chanyuan (Abigail) 
Published: February 2020

ABSTRACT
A data ecosystem is a combination of relevant data and the technologies used to integrate information feeding a particular process or a set of functionalities. With the advent of substantially improved computing and storage capabilities, sophisticated algorithms, and easier access to exogenous data, the data ecosystem is facilitating increasingly automated and continuous business measurement and assurance processes that reflect the rhythm and nature of business events and data sources. We propose that the big data used in business measurement and assurance must first be taxonomized and integrated, and then be processed by piggybacked applications to complement human activities to more effectively achieve operational and economic goals. We argue that the most notable technologies for the current wave of change are Robotic/Intelligent Process Automation, Machine Learning, Blockchain, and Continuous Measurement and Assurance applications. Furthermore, we discuss the main effects of the data ecosystem on the measurement and assurance of business activities.
Desarrollo de habilidades STEM en media superior como mecanismo para impulsar la continuidad en educación superior: Caso programa Bases de Ingeniería
Authors: Pantoja Amaro Luis Fernando , Peña Aguilar Juan Manuel , Mendoza Torres Christian Paulina 
Published: February 2020

La educación media superior (EMS) en México es ahora considerada parte de la educación obligatoria en el país. Ante esta obligatoriedad el desarrollar una educación que tenga un mayor impacto en el entorno tanto productivo como educativo cobra una mayor importancia. El aprendizaje basado en proyectos y casos prácticos ha demostrado ser una forma de generar un aprendizaje significativo, aunque desarrollarlo con los escasos recursos que se tienen en las instituciones públicas en el país representa un enorme reto. Por otra parte, está comprobado que las habilidades ligadas al enfoque de las ciencias integradas, a saber: ciencia, tecnología, ingeniería y matemática (STEM, por sus siglas en inglés), son muy importantes en la integración de un aprendizaje más activo y con mejor comprensión de los contenidos científicos. En la EMS en México existen el modelo tradicional de educación, la formación técnica y el modelo dual (ahora mediante el modelo mexicano de formación dual); sin embargo, a pesar de que son buenos esfuerzos, están más enfocados en la educación tradicional, en la capacitación técnica o en la resolución de problemas para adquirir experiencia que en desarrollar una habilidad de “ingenio” para la resolución de problemas prácticos pero no enfocados necesariamente al trabajo en una empresa en particular; habilidad que les permita tener facilidad para resolver problemas y enfrentarse mejor a compromisos como hacer frente al estudio de una ingeniería y posteriormente a diferentes tareas de investigación aplicada.
Así, pues, tomando como base el programa Project Lead The Way (PLTW), que se desarrolló en Estados Unidos, el Colegio de Estudios Científicos y Tecnológicos de Querétaro (Cecyteq) desarrolló un programa denominado Bases de Ingeniería, el cual busca desarrollar en los estudiantes de EMS habilidades que les permitan enfrentarse con mayor éxito ya sea tanto a los estudios universitarios de ingeniería como al desarrollo de actividades profesionales en su especialidad técnica en el campo laboral. Este artículo muestra el seguimiento a la eficiencia del programa y la satisfacción que este ha provocado en los estudiantes. Lo anterior con la finalidad de entender cómo aplicar programas especiales que permitan formar talento competitivo a pesar de no contar con un incremento de los recursos materiales disponibles, en un primer comparativo en los planteles Corregidora, Huimilpan, Menchaca, Montenegro, Pedro Escobedo, Querétaro y San Juan del Río.
The Meaning of Kenduri Death in the Terong Island of Batam City
Authors: Yanti Fitri , Arnesih Arnesih 
Published: February 2020

The purpose of this study is to explain the implementation of the tradition of death festivity on Terong Island, Batam City and explain more deeply the meaning contained in the tradition of death festivity. This type of research is descriptive qualitative. In this study data collection was carried out through direct observation to the object of research and to record a symptom and event related to the implementation and meaning of the tradition of death festivals, interviews directly and in depth (indepth interview) with religious leaders, community leaders, and the community as well documentation. Data analysis techniques using the Miles and Huberman model, namely data reduction, data display, and conclusion drawing / verification. The results of this study explain that the implementation of the festivity of death in Batam City Terong Island begins with the festivity of the first day, the third day (nige), the seventh day, the twentieth day, the fortieth day and the hundredth day. The festivity is also decorated with cash dishes from Terong Island which are believed by the community to have a special meaning. The meaning of feast on the first day is transferring the mortal realm to the original baqa and wadaq originating from the ground and returning to the ground. The meaning of the feast on the third day is to perfect the four things, namely, earth, wind, fire and water, luamah, anger, sufiah, mutmainnah. The meaning of the seventh day feast is to perfect the skin and nails of the body. The meaning of feasting on the fortieth day is to perfect the nature of his father and mother in the form of blood, flesh, marrow, stomach contents, nails, hair, bones, and muscles. While the meaning of the implementation of the hundredth day is the same as the meaning of the festivity on the fortieth day.
Keywords: meaning, tradition, festivity, death, Batam City, Terong Island.
Komunikasi Interpersonal Pada Komunitas Dakwah Binaan Nusukan Dari MTA Dalam Membentuk Ukhuwah
Authors: Perdana Fatkhul Putra , Kusuma Rina Sari 
Published: February 2020

This research is motivated by Indonesia as a predominantly Muslim country, giving rise to a variety of da'wah organizations such as the Majlis Tafsir Al- Qur'an (MTA). The presence of this community organization gave rise to the model of brotherhood formation through the stages of interpersonal communication. This research is a descriptive qualitative research and uses the population of all members of the Nusukan fostered community from MTA. The sampling used is the snowball sampling model. Data collection uses in-depth interviews, documentation and observation. Data validity uses triangulation of data sources. The results of this study are the stages of forming ukhuwah. First, Ta'aruf, which occurs as the initial stage of effective interpersonal communication, involves the stages of contact and orientation. Second, Tafahum as a means of understanding deeper between members through interpersonal communication involves the stages of involvement. Third, ta'awun as interpersonal communication in fostering mutual care which includes the stages of involvement but tends towards the stages of familiarity. Fourth, takaful in interpersonal communication so as to form a sense of brotherhood covering the stages of intimacy and improvement.

Penelitian ini dilatarbelakangi dengan Indonesia sebagai negara yang mayoritas Islam, sehingga memunculkan berbagai macam organisasi dakwah seperti MTA. Kehadiran Organisasi masyarakat ini memunculkan model pembentukan persaudaraan melalui tahapan-tahapan komunikasi interpersonal. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian kualitatif deskriptif dan menggunakan Populasi seluruh anggota komunitas Binaan Nusukan dari MTA. Teknik sampling yang digunakan adalah model snowball sampling. Pengumpulan data menggunakan wawancara mendalam, dokumentasi dan observasi. Validitas data menggunakan triangulasi sumber data. Hasil dari penelitian ini adalah ditemukannya tahapan-tahapan pembentukan ukhuwah. Pertama, taâ€™aruf yang terjadi sebagai tahap awal komunikasi interpersonal yang efektif itu meliputi tahapan kontak dan orientasi. Kedua, tafahum sebagai sarana dalam memahami lebih dalam antaranggota melalui komunikasi interpersonal meliputi tahapan keterlibatan. Ketiga, taâ€™awun sebagai komunikasi interpersonal dalam menumbuhkan rasa saling peduli yang meliputi tahapan keterlibatan tetapi cenderung menuju tahapan keakraban. Keempat, takaful dalam komunikasi interpersonal sehingga membentuk rasa persaudaraan meliputi tahapan keakraban dan perbaikan.
Citra Kampung Adat Cireundeu pada Ritual Suraan
Authors: Widyaputra Fauzan Ahdi , Novianti Evi , Bakti Iriana 
Published: February 2020

Cireundeu merupakan salah satu kampung adat di Jawa Barat yang sampai saat ini masih memelihara tradisi kearifan lokal berupa ritual Suraan yang diselenggarakan setiap tahun. Melalui tradisi ini, Cireundeu berusaha mempertahankan citra sebagai Kampung Adat yang masih mempertahankan tradisi peninggalan jaman dahulu ditengah modernisasi ritual ini pada dasarnya merupakan kegiatan komunikasi yang sarat dengan simbol yang mengandung makna. Studi ini bertujuan untukmenjelaskan tentang aktivitas komunikasi yang dilakukan masyarakat Kampung Adat Cireundeu. Metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah deskriptif, dengan sifat datanya kualitatif. Teknik pengumpulan data menggunakan observasi parsitipasif, wawancara dengan informan yang menjadi pelaku ritual, dan studi kepustakaan yangrelevan dengan masalah yang diteliti. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa ritual upacara Satu Sura ini merupakan manifestasi dari rasa syukur masyarakat adat Cireundeu atas keberkahan yang diberikan Sang Pencipta, dan menjadi alat kontrol dalam tindakan atau pergaulan antar sesama manusia.Perilaku komunikasi yang terlihat pada aktivitas ritual Suraan initermasuk pada perilaku terbuka, karena semua orang diperkenankan untuk terlibat di alamnya untuk mengekspresikan perasaannya, sehingga masyarakat Kampung Adat Cireundeu merespon stimulus dalam hal ini rangkaian ritual dengan bentuk tindakan dan praktek (practice), sehingga masyarakat akan melakukan komunikasi sesuai dengan kebutuhannya. Citra yang terbangun pada Kampung Adat Cireundeu adalah kampung yang masih memelihara kearifan lokal di tengah modernisasi.
Young Consumers’ Fashion Brand Preferences. An Investigation among Students in Romania
Authors: Nistor Laura 
Published: February 2020

Abstract
The literature contends that youth are particularly fashion- and brand-sensitive, and they mostly prefer fast fashion brands; however, up to now, there has been little empirical data regarding Romanian youth’s fashion brand preferences. In order to fill this gap, the article presents the results of an exploratory research based on mixed methodology which was realized among students in Cluj-Napoca, Romania in connection with their fashion brand preferences. The online survey showed that a little more than half of the students do have a preferred fashion brand, and these are indeed mostly fast fashion brands. However, taken relatively, i .e. compared to other cues, the brand of the apparel is less important for the students. The most brand-sensitive individuals are those who are fashion involved, early adopters of trends, and less price-sensitive. The narratives of the focus-group research enriched the insight about students’ brand preferences.
Phytosociological study of the forest vegetation of Kyiv urban area (Ukraine)
Authors: Goncharenko Igor V. , Yatsenko Halina M. 
Published: February 2020

Abstract
The study presents a floristic-sociological classification of the forest vegetation of Kyiv urban area. We identified 18 syntaxa within 7 classes, 7 orders, 8 alliances, and 3 new associations were allocated (Aristolochio clematitis-Populetum nigrae, Galio aparines-Aceretum negundi, Dryopterido carthusianae-Pinetum sylvestris). We analyzed vegetation data using quantitative approaches of ordination and phytoindication. Considering many relevés of transitional nature in the collected data on urban forests, the clustering algorithm of DRSA (Distance-Ranked Sorting Algorithm) was applied to classify vegetation matrix. Large-scale comparative floristic analysis of syntaxa from different regions and countries have been conducted and summarized in differentiating tables.
The phytosociology, ecology, and plant diversity of new plant communities in Central Anatolia (Turkey)
Authors: Kenar Nihal , Şekerciler Fatoş , Çoban Süleyman 
Published: February 2020

Abstract
The Central Anatolian vegetation has diverse site conditions and small-scale plant diversity. For this reason, identification of plant communities is important for understanding their ecology and nature conservation. This study aims to contribute the syntaxonomical classification of the Central Anatolian vegetation. The study area is situated among Güzelyurt, Narköy, and Bozköy (Niğde) in the east of Aksaray province of Central Anatolia in Turkey. The vegetation data were collected using the phytosociological method of Braun-Blanquet and classified using TWINSPAN. The ecological characteristics of the units were investigated with Detrended Correspondence Analysis. Three new plant associations were described in the study. The steppe association was included in Onobrychido armenae-Thymetalia leucostomi and Astragalo microcephali-Brometea tomentelli. The forest-steppe association was classified under Quercion anatolicae in Quercetea pubescentis. The riparian association is the first poplar-dominated one described in Turkey and, classified under Alno glutinosae-Populetea albae and its alliance Populion albae.
Development and Validation of a Checklist to Assess Proficient Performance of Basketball Straight Speed Dribbling Skill
Authors: Santos Fernando Garbeloto dos , Pacheco Matheus Maia , Basso Luciano , Bastos Flavio Henrique , Tani Go 
Published: February 2020

Abstract
The aim of this study was to develop and validate a checklist to assess proficient performance of basketball straight speed dribbling skill. The sample was composed of 100 children and adolescents between 7 and 15 years of age with and without structured practice in basketball. The validation process tested the validity domain, decision, tendencies, reliability, responsiveness, and objectivity. The results show that the checklist contains criteria that represent the speed dribbling skill and is sensible to distinguish between different proficiency levels of performance. The results also expressed high reliability and objectivity (intra and inter-rater). In light of the findings, we concluded that the checklist can be used to reliably analyze performance and evaluate the process of learning and development of the straight speed dribbling skill.
The Effect of Neurofeedback Training on the Visual Processing Efficiency in Judo Athletes
Authors: Maszczyk Adam , Dobrakowski Paweł , Nitychoruk Magdalena , Żak Marcin , Kowalczyk Magdalena , Toborek Michal 
Published: February 2020

AbstractThis study aimed to analyse the effect of neurofeedback (NFB) training based on beta-wave amplification and theta-wave inhibition on the visual processing efficiency of judo athletes. The study examined 12 male athletes from the national team of the Polish Judo Association. Participants were divided into the experimental (EG, n = 6) and the control group (CG, n = 6). The NFB training protocol was performed and recorded using a Deymed Truscan system with 24 active channels. The effect of NFB training was examined by computer-based simple and complex reaction tests and selected tests of the Vienna Test System (VST). One – way ANOVA showed statistically significant differences between the CG and the EG in theta and beta values after the first and the second cycle of training. There were statistically significant differences between the CG and the EG in the results of reaction speed tests after individual cycles of training. The highest reduction in simple reaction time was obtained after the second training cycle, when training was performed every second day and lasted four minutes.
Hormonal Response to Incremental and Continuous Exercise in Cyclists with Left Ventricle Hypertrophy
Authors: Mikołajczyk Rafał , Sikora Marcin , Mikrut Grzegorz , Zając Tomasz , Żebrowska Aleksandra 
Published: February 2020

Abstract
The aim of this study was to assess the effects of incremental and continuous exercise on the concentration of insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1), growth hormone (GH), testosterone (T), and cortisol (C), as well as to investigate whether increased cardiac dimensions in cyclists were related to changes in these hormones and cardiac biomarkers. The study included 30 elite cyclists divided into two groups, i.e., athletes with left ventricle hypertrophy (a LVH group), and a control group (CG) without LVH. The study protocol included performance of a standard incremental exercise (IncEx) test to measure athletes’ maximum power (Pmax), maximum oxygen uptake (VO2max), and lactate threshold (LAT). The IncEx test results were then used to determine the intensity of the continuous exercise (ConEx) test which was performed after the 1-week washout period. Cyclists with LVH and without LVH did not differ in resting hormone concentrations and cardiac biomarkers levels. There was a significant effect of exercise on serum IGF-1 levels (p < 0.05) in the LVH group and a combined effect of the type of exercise and LVH on IGF-1 (p < 0.05). Cyclists with LVH demonstrated higher post exercise T levels recorded in response to exercise compared to the CG (p < 0.01). Significantly higher serum T levels were observed in response to ConEx compared to IncEx in the LVH group and the CG (p < 0.05 and p < 0.05, respectively). In the LVH group, a significant positive correlation between the post-exercise T/C ratio and left ventricular mass index was observed (r = 0.98, p < 0.01). There were no effects of heart hypertrophy on cardiac standard biomarkers. Incremental and continuous exercise caused a marked increase in steroid hormone concentrations and moderate strengthening of insulin growth factors effects. Regular incremental exercise seems to induce beneficial cardiac adaptations via significant increases in the concentration of anabolic factors compared to the same training mode yet with constant exercise intensity.
Humanitarian Intervention: Fairy Tale about One Swallow Which Made Summer?
Authors: Svaček Ondřej 
Published: February 2020

Summary
In its final report on aggression and the use of force, the International Law Association opined that the only way in which unilateral humanitarian intervention could possibly be seen as a legal exception to the prohibition of the use of force is if State practice and opinio juris were to be found establishing its status as an additional exception in customary international law. After the airstrikes conducted by the US, the UK, and France against Syria in April 2018, which took place in reaction to unprecedented usage of chemical weapons against civilian population by regime of Bashar Asad, some States and part of scholars argued that this permissive rule (exception) has already crystalized and humanitarian intervention became part of international law. The aim of this article is to assess whether these opinions are relevant or whether they are simply premature. The text is divided into three parts. Firstly, legality of humanitarian intervention is considered in the framework of the UN Charter and customary international law on the use of force based on evaluation of scholarly debates and the most prominent examples of State practice before 2018. Then, the article describes methodology that is employed in relation to the creation (modification) of customary international law in general and peremptory norm concerning the prohibition on the use of force in particular. This part analyzes how possible normative changes of jus ad bellum should be assessed. The third part evaluates justifications and reactions of States with respect to the use of force against Syria in April 2018 that were presented by the international community of States. The article concludes that the concept of humanitarian intervention remains still illegal even after the airstrikes against Syria from 2018, what conforms to the prevailing opinion presented in contemporary scholarly literature. Even though the positive echoes identified in State practice (and doctrine) are yet premature, they indicate that process of gradual normative change has already been triggered. At the same time, the expectations concerning crystallization of a new possible exception to the general prohibition on the use of force should not be too exaggerated.
European Environmental policy and public procurement – connected or disconnected?
Authors: Blažo Ondrej , Kováčiková Hana , Mokrá Lucia 
Published: February 2020

Summary
The EU environmental policy is challenged by current international development (withdrawal of the US from the Paris climate accord, melting of the Arctic, changes in climate, extreme weather events), the sustainable development policy agenda and also by public pressure. The interest of the public in the environmental policy is not only reflected in the Eurobarometer polls, the increase of green parties in 2019 EP elections, but it is also present in the very first European Citizens’ Initiative, the environmentally oriented Right2Water initiative, which had been presented to the Commission in 2013. Following the need to reflect upon the current problems and challenges, the scope of European Environmental Policy (EEP) has broadened from traditional direct environmental challenges, such as access to clean water, clean air, maintaining biodiversity also to other areas connected to current challenges as the climate change and sustainable development and into practical implementation in particular internal and external policies – including trade policy, competition policy or public procurement. Following analysis is focused on the position of the green agenda and EEP transfer to legislation in public procurement on European level.