bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
The Availability of Services and Facilities Provided for Students with Disabilities at Al al-Bayt University in Jordan from Their Own Perspective
Authors: Alshurman Wael , Al-Khateeb Akef , Al-Saree Ihsan 
Published: July 2021

The study aims to examine the availability level of services and facilities provided for students with disabilities at Al Al-Bayt University from their own perceptions. Descriptive and analytical methodologies were used. Data was collected using a questionnaire consisting of (65) criteria distributed on (6) domains. Participants included all students with visual, hearing, and physical disabilities, with a total of (53) students from all faculties. All students receive support from the disability support division at the university. Results indicated that the availability of services and accommodations provided for students with disabilities were ranked respectively as follows: facilitations regarding information resources, social services, administrative facilitation, academic services and accommodations, physical accommodations, and finally library services and accommodations. The mean degree on the total score was (M = 1.81) which indicates a medium level. Also, results showed no statistically significant differences at (α = 0.05) due to type of disability on all domains and on the total degree for the nature of services and accommodations provided. There were also no statistically significant differences at (α = 0.05) due to the type of faculty on all domains and on the total degree for the nature of services and accommodations provided.

Received: 4 March 2021 / Accepted: 6 May 2021 / Published: 8 July 2021
COVID-19 as a National Security Issue in Malaysia: A Comparison with the Italian and Australian Perspectives
Authors: Osman Noor Dzuhaidah , Hassan Fareed Mohd , Tajudin Amalina Ahmad , Ali Muhammad Nizam Awang 
Published: July 2021

COVID-19 pandemic affects variations of countries’ national strategies, policies, and plans of actions while at the same time these arrangements afflicting their residents by implementing a variety of health and legal measures to flatten the COVID-19 curve. This stretches from prohibiting overseas travel, forbidding interstate travel, encouraging work from home closings of some public areas, compulsory wearing of marks and hand sanitisers, quarantine, social distancing, and a mixture of various actions. Malaysia in implementing its laws and regulations on COVID-19 is empowered mainly by the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases Act 1988 (Act 342) together with its newly imposed COVID-19 regulations and the old Police Act 1967 (Act 344). The movement control order coupled with the social distancing measures has appeared to be the effective actions in flattening the COVID-19 curve. The study attempts to map COVID-19 as a national security matter for the benefit of public health and national security concurrently within the scope and limits of Malaysia’s public health measures and prevention of diseases, in the protection of security and public order. This paper then proposed for COVID-19 and other future health crises or pandemics as national security issues. This in turn legitimising the health, security, or emergency measures, either developing on the existing laws or moving towards a more practical form of law in line with future unforeseeable threat and intervention. The Australian and Italian laws relating to COVID-19 are analysed to provide better insight and suggest solutions enabling countries facing a future emergency or crisis issues.

Received: 4 March 2021 / Accepted: 6 May 2021 / Published: 8 July 2021
The Effect of Listening to The Holy Qur’an on Improving Some Psychological and Physical Variables Among Yoga Practitioners
Authors: El-Saleh Majed Saleem , Mostafa Imad Ibraheem , Shaheen Waleed M. 
Published: July 2021

This study aims to identify the effect of listening to the Holy Qur’an on some psychological and physical variables among practitioners of yoga exercises among Al Ain University students. Where the study population consisted of male and female students of the Physical Health course in the first semester of the academic year 2020/2021, and the study sample was chosen by the deliberate method as it consisted of (80) students from the original study community, and in one experimental group to achieve the study objectives and its questions, where psychological measurements (mood, focusing attention) were performed during the practice of yoga exercises before and after listening to the Holy Qur’an and after performing a constant intensity (below the maximum) for the sample members, and the physical variables (heart rate ,muscle relaxation and flexibility) for all members of the study sample before and after listening to the Qur’an, the pulse was also measured, as the experiment was repeated a week after with listening to the Qur’an while performing yoga exercises, where the researchers used a headset connected to a personal phone and a smartwatch to calculate the intensity of the pulse individually for each player to listen to the Holy Qur’an. After collecting the data and using the necessary statistical treatments, the results of the study showed a clear improvement in the psychological and physical variables of the study sample during listening to the Holy Quran, and in light of the results, the researchers recommended that they prefer the use of listening to the Holy Qur’an while practicing yoga exercises, and in training sessions, especially curative ones, as well as conducting similar studies for players who show signs of anxiety before competition and after training for the purpose of recovery and calming down, and applying the study to different categories of athletes and in some sports.

Received: 4 March 2021 / Accepted: 6 May 2021 / Published: 8 July 2021
Psychometric Properties of the Wechsler Intelligence Scale, WISC-IV for Deaf Intelligence with Wardenburg Syndrome and Level of Intelligence for Different Mental States
Authors: Abu Drei Samer Mohamed 
Published: July 2021

This study aimed to investigate the psychometric characteristics of the Wechsler-4 scale of the intelligence of deaf people with Waardenburg syndrome and the level of intelligence according to the mental state. To achieve the objectives of the study, a descriptive survey method was used. The sample of the study consisted of (17) students from all deaf schools in Jordan, whose ages ranged between (8-17) years, and (WISC-IV) was applied in sign language. Indicators are reached for Construct Validity (2.741 - 0.243). And indications for reliability, where the correlation coefficients ranged between (0.487 - 0.898). The results showed that there were no differences in the IQ level of deaf people with Waardenburg syndrome due to gender. The absence of differences in the IQ level of deaf people with Waardenburg syndrome is due to the mental state variable in favor of the deaf group of those with the borderline between Gifted and Superior, but the overall IQ level of the deaf person with Waardenburg syndrome is within the lower limits (IQ = 71), which is Learning Disability. There are also differences in the level of the sub-tests of the scale for deaf people with Waardenburg syndrome, as the (Cancellation) test was the highest score and then (coding) in second place. The study recommends including this syndrome as part of the hearing impairment categories. Studies have been carried out on the development of the functional section of the Wechsler-4 scale to suit the visual perception of deaf people with Waardenburg syndrome.

Received: 27 February 2021 / Accepted: 5 June 2021 / Published: 8 July 2021
Macroeconomic Fundamentals and Budget Deficit Nexus: Evidence from a Developing Economy
Authors: Sanusi Gbenga Peter 
Published: July 2021

The increasing budget deficit of the Nigeria’s government in the past few decades with its attendance impact on the economy is worrisome. This study examines the impacts of macroeconomic fundamentals on Nigeria’s fiscal deficit. An error correction model was specified and estimated. In terms of sign and size, the result showed that, there is an inverse relationship between budget deficit and the external reserve. This implies that an increase in the external reserve, leads to a decrease in budget deficits. A unit increase in external reserves resulted in 12.4 percent fall in budget deficit. In contrast, however, national income and interest rate showed a positive relationship with budget deficit. Increase in income expands the potential and propensity to spend. Lenders are equally more disposed to lend to the government because of the presupposed economic prosperity. The lagged value of the error correction term has the expected inverse sign of -0.42, and highly significant. The negative value of the error correction model further supports the co-integration relationship among the variables. Thus, macroeconomic variables influence budget deficits. Economic policies which minimizes macroeconomic fluctuations is paramount in curbing the negative impacts of increasing government deficit in the economy.

Received: 2 May 2021 / Accepted: 15 June 2021 / Published: 8 July 2021
FORMULASI NAPOLION (NANOPARTIKEL LOTION) ANTIINFLAMASI KOMBINASI EKSTRAK DAUN GELENGGANG DAN SIRIH MERAH
Authors: Suprapto Suprapto 
Published: July 2021

Obat antiinflamasi sintetis umumya memiliki efek samping yang berbahaya jika digunakan terus menerus, sehingga diperlukan obat herbal sebagai alternatif penggunaan. Nanopartikel lotion kombinasi ekstrak daun Gelenggang dan Sirih Merah adalah salah satu pengobatan herbal alternatif untuk rasa sakit dan bengkak karena peradangan. Hasil ekstraksi dengan mtode maserasi didapatkan ekstak daun Gelenggang sebanyak 34,95 gram dengan rendemen 11,65% dan ekstrak Sirih merah sebanyak 30,24 gram dengan rendemen 15,25%.Hasil uji skrining fitokimia didapatkan hasil bahwa terdapat kandungan flavonoid dari kedua ekstrak tersebut sebagai agen antiinflamasi. Nanopartikel yang dihasilkan dari pengukuran dengan menggunakan Particle siza analizer (PSA) adalah sebesar 833,1 nm. Formulasi lotion dilakukan dengan menggabungkan fase minyak dan fase air serta dibuat dalam lima formula. Pengujian antiinflamasi dilakukan secara in vivo dengan cara menginduksikan karagenin 1% dan kemudian diukur penghambatan oedem kaki tikus dengan plestimometer. Dari hasil uji antiinflamasi menunjukkan bahwa nanopartikel lotion kombinasi ekstrak daun Gelenggang dan Sirih Merah memiliki efek antiinflamasi. Nanopartikel lotion 10% (4 mg/ 200 g BB) dan 40% (16 mg/ 200 g BB) memiliki khasiat yang hampir sama dengan natrium diklofenak (50 mg/200 g BB), sedangkan nanopartikel lotion 20% (8 mg/ 200 BB) memiliki efek antiinflamasi yang lebih besar.
UJI KEPEKAAN SEL BIOFILM Pseudomonas aeruginosa TERHADAP CIPROFLOXACIN DAN AMIKACIN SECARA IN VITRO
Authors: WahyudI Didik 
Published: July 2021

Pseudomonas aeruginosa merupakan bakteri batang Gram negatif bersifat oportunistik patogenik dan penyebab utama infeksi nosokomial, mampu membentuk biofilm pada jaringan yang diinfeksi, dan ditemukan resisten terhadap beberapa antibiotik. Ciprofloxacin dan amikacin merupakan antibiotik yang sering digunakan untuk mengatasi infeksi bakteri tersebut. Tujuan Penelitian ini adalah mengetahui kepekaan sel biofilm P. aeruginosa terhadap antibiotik ciprofloxacin dan amikacin secara invitro dan mengetahui Minimum Biofilm Reduction Concentration 50 (MBRC 50). Penelitian ini diawali dengan purifikasi Isolat P. aeruginosa, yang didapatkan dari sampel klinik, sampai didapatkan biakan murni. Uji kepekaan sel biofilm dilakukan dengan metode microtiter plate culture dengan media Trypticase Soy Broth secara invitro, konsentrasi antibiotik ciprofloxacin dan amikacin masing-masing 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64 dan 128 µg/ml dengan ulangan 4 kali. Pengukuran viabilitas sel biofilm dilakukan dengan uji MTT (3-(4,5dimethythiazol-2-yl)-2, 5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide), pembacaan hasil menggunakan ELISA reader pada panjang gelombang 570 nm. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan sel biofilm P. aeruginosa dapat dihambat dengan ciprofloxacin dan amikacin, pada konsentrasi ciprofloxacin 64 µg/ml dan amikasin 16 µg/ml mampu mereduksi jumlah sel biofilm P. aeruginosa sebanyak 50%. Kesimpulan penelitian ini adalah ciprofloxacin dapat mencapai MBRC50 pada konsentrasi 64 µg/ml, dan amikacin 16 µg/ml untuk sel biofilm P. aeruginosa.
PERBANDINGAN EKSTRAKSI JAMUR TIRAM (Pleurotus ostreatus) DAN JAMUR KANCING (Agaricus bisporus)
Authors: Prisida Christa Marthaningsih 
Published: July 2021

Jamur mengandung polisakarida dengan komponen utama yaitu β-glucan dan αmannan. Polisakarida dapat bermanfaat sebagai immune enhancer karena β-glukan dapat meningkatkan aktivitas fagositosis dan produksi sitokin. β-(1,3)-glukan memiliki kemampuan mengaktivasi sistem imunitas seluler dan humoral yang merupakan komponen dari sistem imunitas tubuh. β-(1,3)-glukan meningkatkan aktivitas antimikroba dari sel mononuklear dan neutrofil dan meningkatkan aktivitas fungsional dari makrofag. Polisakarida dari jamur tiram dan jamur kancing dapat diekstraksi menggunakan metode Yap & Ng. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah membandingkan rendemen ekstrak yang dihasilkan dari jamur tiram dan jamur kancing. Metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah metode ekstraksi air berdasarkan Yap & Ng. Analisis data penelitian ini dilakukan dengan menghitung persentase rendemen ekstrak dari jamur tiram dan jamur kancing, kemudian dibandingkan. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa rendemen ekstrak jamur tiram sebesar 0,013% sedangkan rendemen ekstrak jamur kancing sebesar 0,0055%. Hal ini menunjukkan rendemen ekstrak jamur tiram lebih besar daripada rendemen ekstrak jamur kancing jika diekstraksi dengan metode Yap & Ng.
Специфіка формування компетентності майбутніх фахівців готельно-ресторанної справи у процесі професійної підготовки в закладах вищої освіти
Authors: Бурак Валентина 
Published: July 2021

У статті представлено структурно-системний аналіз процесу формування компетентності майбутніх фахівців готельно-ресторанної справи у процесі професійної підготовки в закладах вищої освіти. На основі опрацювання досліджень науковців із проблеми підготовки майбутніх фахівців сфери обслуговування в закладах вищої освіти здійснено диференціацію низки компетентностей означених фахівців. Дефініцію «компетентність майбутніх фахівців готельно-ресторанної справи» визначено як полікомпонентну динамічну комбінацію, представлену знаннями, вміннями, навичками, способами мислення, поглядами, цінностями, іншими особистими якостями, зреалізовану наскрізно на рівнях вищої освіти галузі знань 24 «Сфера обслуговування», спеціальності 241 «Готельно-ресторанна справа», формах організації навчання, що є комплексом інтегральної, загальних («м’які» навички) і спеціальних («тверді» фахові, предметні навички) компетентностей та визначає здатність здобувача освіти успішно соціалізуватися, провадити професійну та/або подальшу навчальну діяльність, самостійно й цілеспрямовано підвищувати фахову компетентність, розбудовувати кар’єру та формувати власну концепцію життєвого успіху. До загальних компетентностей нами віднесено такі: культурологічну, полікультурну, морально-етичну, соціальну, здоров’язбережувальну, громадянську, релігієзнавчу, світоглядну, цивілізаційну, космополітичну, художньо-естетичну, мовно-комунікативну, полілінгвальну, риторичну, гуманітарну, психолого-фасилітативну, емоційно-інтелектуальну, самоосвітню, критичного мислення, креативну, інформаційно-цифрову, медіакомпетентність, інклюзивнау, рефлексивну. Відповідно до спеціальних компетентностей – конкретно-професійну, правову, науково-дослідницьку, експериментальну, екологічну, соціально-економічну, підприємницьку, інноваційну, інструментально-аналітичну, дискурсивну, технічну, технологічну, лідерсько-управлінську, моніторингово-діагностичну, експертну, прогностично-моделюючу, сталості.
Contagion effects on capital and forex markets around GFC and COVID-19 crises: A comparative study
Authors: Brania Krzysztof , Gurgul Henryk 
Published: July 2021

This paper studies the spread of crises across the financial and capital markets of different countries. The standard method of contagion detection is based on the evolution of the correlation matrix for the example of exchange rates or returns, usually after removing univariate dynamics with the GARCH model. It is a common observation that crises that have occurred in one financial market are usually transmitted to other financial markets/countries simultaneously, and that they are visible in different financial variables, such as returns and volatility which determine probability distribution. The changes in distributions can be detected through changes in the descriptive statistics of, e.g., returns characterised by expected value, variance, skewness, kurtosis, and other statistics. They determine the shape of the distribution function of returns. These descriptive statistics display dynamics over time. Moreover, they can interreact within the given financial or capital market and among markets.
In this article, we use the FX currency cluster represented by some of the major currencies and currencies of the Višegrad group, namely EUR/USD, EUR/CHF, USD/CHF, EUR/HUF, EUR/PLN, EUR/CZK, USD/CZK, USD/HUF, USD/PLN, CHF/PLN, CHF/PLN, CHF/CZK, CHF/HUF, PLN/CZK, and PLN/HUF.
In analysing capital markets in terms of equity indexes, we chose developed markets, such as DAX 30, AEX 25, CAC 40, EURSTOXX 50, FTSE 100, ASX 200, SPX 500, NASDAQ 100, and RUSSEL 2000. Our aim is to check the changes in descriptive statistics, matrices of correlation with respect to exchange rates, returns and volatility on the basis of the data listed above, surrounding two crises: the global financial crisis (GFC) in 2007-2009 and Covid 2019.
Full throttle: Demonstrating the speed, accuracy, and validity of a new method for continuous two-dimensional self-report and annotation
Authors: Fayn Kirill , Willemsen Steven , Muralikrishnan R. , Castaño Manias Bilquis , Menninghaus Winfried , Schlotz Wolff 
Published: July 2021

AbstractResearch on fine-grained dynamic psychological processes has increasingly come to rely on continuous self-report measures. Recent studies have extended continuous self-report methods to simultaneously collecting ratings on two dimensions of an experience. For all the variety of approaches, several limitations are inherent to most of them. First, current methods are primarily suited for bipolar, as opposed to unipolar, constructs. Second, respondents report on two dimensions using one hand, which may produce method driven error, including spurious relationships between the two dimensions. Third, two-dimensional reports have primarily been validated for consistency between reporters, rather than the predictive validity of idiosyncratic responses. In a series of tasks, the study reported here addressed these limitations by comparing a previously used method to a newly developed two-handed method, and by explicitly testing the validity of continuous two-dimensional responses. Results show that our new method is easier to use, faster, more accurate, with reduced method-driven dependence between the two dimensions, and preferred by participants. The validity of two-dimensional responding was also demonstrated in comparison to one-dimensional reporting, and in relation to post hoc ratings. Together, these findings suggest that our two-handed method for two-dimensional continuous ratings is a powerful and reliable tool for future research.
Reliability of web-based affective auditory stimulus presentation
Authors: Seow Tricia X. F. , Hauser Tobias U. 
Published: July 2021

AbstractWeb-based experimental testing has seen exponential growth in psychology and cognitive neuroscience. However, paradigms involving affective auditory stimuli have yet to adapt to the online approach due to concerns about the lack of experimental control and other technical challenges. In this study, we assessed whether sounds commonly used to evoke affective responses in-lab can be used online. Using recent developments to increase sound presentation quality, we selected 15 commonly used sound stimuli and assessed their impact on valence and arousal states in a web-based experiment. Our results reveal good inter-rater and test-retest reliabilities, with results comparable to in-lab studies. Additionally, we compared a variety of previously used unpleasant stimuli, allowing us to identify the most aversive among these sounds. Our findings demonstrate that affective sounds can be reliably delivered through web-based platforms, which help facilitate the development of new auditory paradigms for affective online experiments.
Fire Prevention Measures in Vladimir Zemstvo and Ryazan Zemstvo in the Late 19th — Early 20th Centuries
Authors: Большакова Д.А. 
Published: July 2021

В статье исследуется деятельность Владимирского и Рязанского земств по укреплению и распространению противопожарных мер в конце XIX — начале XX века. После Великих реформ 60–70-х годов XIX века необходимость борьбы с пожарами легла на плечи органов местного самоуправления. Рассмотрены вопросы о распространении огнестойкого строительства, о рытье колодцев и устройстве прудов, запруд, плотин. Отдельно проанализирован процесс распланирования селений, приводятся статистические данные о пожарах по Рязанской и Владимирской губерниям. В статье отмечается важная роль, которую сыграли органы местного самоуправления в деле распространения противопожарных мер. Делается вывод, что самыми общеупотребительными противопожарными мерами во Владимирской и Рязанской губерниях являлись распланирование селений, сооружение огнестойких строений и крыш, посадка деревьев, устройство искусственных водоемов и колодцев.
The article investigates the measures undertaken by the representatives of the Vladimir zemstvo and the Ryazan zemstvo to enhance anti-fire activities in the late 19th — early 20th centuries. After the Great Reforms of the 1860s–1870s, the task of fire fighting was imposed on local authorities. The article treats the issue of fire-resistant building construction, construction of wells, ponds, and dams. The article analyzes the process of fire protection engineering, provides statistical data on fires in the Ryazan province and the Vladimir province. The article maintains that local authorities played an important role in the implementation of fire prevention measures. The author concludes that the most common fire prevention measures in the Vladimir province and the Ryazan province included the construction of fire-resistant buildings and roofs, tree planting, and the construction of water reservoirs.