bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
A Comparison of Four New Automated Tests for Telephone Telepathy
Authors: Sheldrake Rupert , Stedall Tom 
Published: June 2024

Objective. To develop user-friendly automated telephone telepathy tests. Method. In one kind of test, three participants who knew each other were linked together continuously in a conference call format. In each trial, the receiver was selected at random. The other two participants were muted and one was selected at random as the caller and asked to think about the receiver before being connected to that person. The receiver was asked to identify who was on the line, and then the caller and receiver were linked up and could talk. In the second type of test, trials were spaced out over longer time periods and callers and receivers went about their normal lives in between trials. Results. In none of the “conference call” tests was the hit rate significantly different from the chance level of 50%. In the second type of test, with a total of 266 trials, the hit rate was 57% (p = .01). Conclusion. The failure of our “conference call” tests to show any significant telepathic effects could have been because all three participants were continuously engaged with the test, which may have confounded any telepathic influences. Tests in which non-callers were not engaged with the experiment gave better results. We suggest developing an intuition training application that would work along with people’s regular calls and messages. Such an app could be more user-friendly and enable participants to practice their intuitive skills, as well as enabling talented participants to be identified for more rigorous testing.
Medición de los niveles de riesgos de liquidez, insolvencia y mercado en el sector textil del Ecuador
Authors: Orellana Osorio Iván , Reyes Clavijo Marco , Tonon Ordóñez Luis , Pinos Luzuriaga Luis 
Published: June 2024

Una empresa está expuesta a diferentes tipos de riesgo (riesgos sistemáticos y no sistemáticos). La presente investigación se enfoca en analizar los riesgos de insolvencia, mercado y liquidez del Sector Textil del Ecuador en el periodo 2007-2018. En relación a la metodología, se realizó un estudio no experimental con un enfoque cuantitativo; la Superintendencia de Compañías Valores y Seguros es la fuente de información principal del estudio. En el análisis de riesgo de insolvencia, a través de las metodologías de Altman y Ohlson, se determinó que los años más riesgosos son el 2016 y 2018: puntaje de Altman de 5,545 y 5,690 respectivamente, y un porcentaje de riesgo de insolvencia del 6,40% y 7,46 %. El riesgo de mercado a través del coeficiente Beta para el sector textil fue de 1,2. Además, las microempresas presentan un mayor nivel de riesgo de liquidez, con un 57,06 %. Determinar el riesgo financiero de una empresa es una herramienta importante para la toma de decisiones y ayuda a tener una mejor visión del cumplimiento de los objetivos propuestos.
URL: https://revistas.uta.edu.ec/erevista/index.php/bcoyu/article/view/1014
Hiperplasia mamária e cística canina
Authors: Stamato Fonseca Cláudia de Araújo Prado , Von Ancken Adalberto do Carmo Braga , von Ancken Adalberto  do Carmo Braga 
Published: June 2024

Mammary hyperplasia is a benign proliferation of the epithelial and mesenchymal stroma of the mammary glands. This condition can be caused by the increase of progesterone in the circulation. This study reports the case of a female Pitbull that presented clinical symptoms of mammary and cystic hyperplasia five months after the weaning of her litter of eight. The cytological test of the dog's breasts via puncture with a fine needle confirmed mastitis. The histopathological test demonstrated mammary hyperplasia with ductal fibrosis and a cystic area in the right breast (M5R). Initially, the homeopathic treatment was established with the prescription of Bryonia alba 6cH, Phytolacca decandra6cH and Arnica montana 30cH. On the fifth day of treatment, the complete resolution of the inflammatory condition of the left mammary chain (ML) was achieved. The right mammary chain (MR) demonstrated the resolution of M1 to M4, with persistence of a focal inflammatory area in the right M5 (M5R). In order to continue treatment of the inflammatory residue in M5R, Calcarea fluorica 9cH was added on the tenth day of treatment, in addition to the other previously mentioned homeopathic medications. The treatment period lasted 45 days, proving effective for the left breast, and resolving 90% of the inflammatory condition in the right breast, from M1 to M4. After this period, the animal underwent mammary biopsy of the M5R in a unilateral mastectomy procedure. It was concluded that the chosen homeopathic medication is an option for the treatment of mammary and cystic hyperplasia in dogs.
REPRESENTASI KEMAMPUAN BERBICARA (SPEAKING) DAN TATA BAHASA (GRAMMAR) SISWA SMA SEDERAJAT DI KOTA PADANG SIDEMPUAN
Authors: Huda Rahmat , Lanna Alisya Fitri Anni Zuraida, Indra Hadinata Rambe, 
Published: June 2024

This study aims to determine the representation of speaking ability and grammarThe sample of this study was students in five high schools (SMA) in Padangsidimpuan, with a sampling technique by using cluster random sampling. This research is a correlation research with descriptive quantitative data collection techniques. The tool used in this study is speaking performance rubric to measure students' speaking ability, while to measure students' vocabulary mastery using the multiple choice test. To analyze the data in this study, the author used descriptive statistics (individual score, mean score) and inferential statistics (pearson product moment correlation) to calculate variables of vocabulary mastery and speaking skills. The results of this study represented that for the level of vocabulary and speaking achievement of students was at a good level. Researchers also found that there was a positive correlation between vocabulary mastery and students' speaking ability with a correlation significance of 0.943. The correlation is classified as a close correlation, meaning that the two variables have a strong correlation. Based on the results of the study, it can be concluded that the representation of students' speaking ability and vocabulary mastery is positively correlated, meaning that the highest level of vocabulary mastery then the level of speaking is also high. Therefore, teachers who play a role in controlling students in the teaching and learning process are also important to know the improvement of vocabulary and speaking ability.
PENERAPAN MODEL PROBLEM BASED LEARNING (PBL) BERBASIS TPACK PADA PEMBELAJARAN BAHASA INDONESIA MENUJU ERA SOCIETY 5.0
Authors: Rahmadani Chaniago Putri , Maulidiah Rina Hayati , - Lilik 
Published: June 2024

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui penerapan model problem based learning (PBL) berbasis TPACK pada pembelajaran bahasa Indonesia menuju era society 5.0. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode kualitatif dengan pendekatan kepustakaan atau studi litelatur. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa penerapan model problem based learning (PBL) berbasis TPACK pada pembelajaran bahasa Indonesia mempunyai manfaat dalam dunia pendidikan menuju era society 5.0. Penerapan TPACK menggunakan model problem based learning pada pembelajaran bahasa Indonesia akan membuat pelajar memiliki motivasi belajar serta kompetensi berpikir kritis, komunikatif, kolaboratif dan kreatif. Hal tersebut akan akan meningkatkan mutu pembelajaran dan pendidikan di Indonesia menuju era society 5.0
Metal-Coordinated Epoxy-Amine Composition with Reduced Fire Risk: Elaboration, Thermal and Ignition Resistance
Authors: Kochubei Victoria , Kozyar Nazariy , Lavrenyuk Helen , Mykhalichko Borys 
Published: June 2024

A new flame retardant-hardener for epoxy resins has been prepared. The flame retardant-hardener is a coordination compound of a chelate type, aqua-bis(ethylenediamine)-chloro-copper(II) chloride, [Cu(eda)2(H2O)(Cl)]Cl (eda – NH2C2H4NH2). The incorporation of the flame retardant curing agent, [Cu(eda)2(H2O)(Cl)]Cl, into the epoxy polymer matrix results in the production of new generation polymeric materials with reduced fire risk based. Bonding in the [hardener – flame retardant] system involve the interaction of a combustible nitrogen-containing curing agent (ethylenediamine) with a non-combustible inorganic d-metal salt (copper(II) chloride) into an aminocopper(II) chelate compound through strong Cu–N coordination bonds. The strength of bonding between the copper(II) salt and the amine hardener, as well as the participation of the resulting aminocopper(II) chelate compound in the formation of the polymer matrix framework, determine the resistance of modified epoxy-amine compositions to thermal oxidative degradation and ignition. The inclusion of the flame retardant-hardener in the epoxy resin reduces the segmental mobility of the interconnecting molecular links and leads to the creation of a denser polymer matrix. As a result, metal-coordinated epoxy-amine compositions are formed, which display good thermal resistance and self-extinguishing properties under combustion conditions.
A biorelevant test for tablets glycine sublingual in the «simulated saliva» dissolution medium
Authors: Kulikova S. D. , Sokol М. B. , Kozlova Z. M. , Losenkova P. A. , Parshinova P. Ya. , Poluyanov A. M. 
Published: June 2024

Introduction. Biorelevant dissolution media reconstitute the composition of the contents of the gastrointestinal tract. They are used as dissolution media in the evaluation of dissolution profiles of different dosage forms. Simulated biological fluids allow prediction of in vivo test results. The development of the composition of simulated salivary fluid allows the evaluation of drug properties under physiologically relevant conditions.Aim. Evaluation of the release of the drug product "glycine, sublingual tablets, 100 mg", domestically produced in Simulated Saliva 5 pH 6.8.Materials and methods. The preparations used for analysis were: «Glycine, sublingual tablets, 100 mg», domestically produced with valid expiration date. Comparative dissolution kinetics test was carried out on the dissolution test apparatus DT 6 (ERWEKA GmbH, Germany). Chromatographic separation and detection were performed on a Waters W1525 Binary HPLC Pump high-performance liquid chromatograph (Waters Corporation, USA) equipped with column and sample thermostat, degasser, autosampler and Waters 2487 Dual Absorbance Detector (Waters Corporation, USA). Detection was performed at a wavelength of 254 ± 2 nm after derivatization of the glycine molecule with 4-toluenesulfonyl chloride. A Grace Platinum C18-EPS 5 μm 4.6 × 250 mm Grace Platinum C18-EPS 5 μm 4.6 × 250 mm column (Grace, USA) and a Grace Platinum C18-EPS 5 μm 4.6 × 250 mm pre-column (Grace, USA) were used. The following software was used for the study: validated Microsoft Excel spreadsheet for calculating glycine release values.Results and discussion. The technique for quantitative determination of glycine was developed and validated under CDKT in purified water medium and Simulated Saliva 5 pH 6.8. The validated analytical range of the methodology was 10–110 % of the nominal concentration of the dosage form in 300 mL volume of medium. The developed analytical technique was validated in the biopredictive in vitro test of glycine preparations. During the study in Simulated Saliva medium for drug formulations, more discriminative data were obtained, which were expressed as: different dissolution rate, curvature of the slope of the dissolution profile and time to reach the plateau in contrast to the dissolution medium purified water.Conclusion. The quantification technique was developed and validated for biopredictive tests of tablets "Glycine, sublingual tablets, 100 mg". The analytical range of the technique was 10–110 % of the nominal concentration of the dosage form in 300 mL volume of medium. The results of the test in artificial saliva medium were more discriminatory.
Navigating through a pandemic crisis: strategies for tourism and hospitality industry in Kenya
Authors: Kinyua Christine Weveti , Kangai Deborah 
Published: June 2024

This paper aims to offer answers as to what can be done to mitigate devastating effects of pandemics on tourism and hospitality operations. The research systematically reviewed 40 articles which were selected using the PRISMA flowchart criteria. The review examined reactive and proactive coping strategies that have been devised to help the industry bounce back during different pandemic crises. Based on the analysis, promotion of domestic tourism, tax waivers, economic aids and demonstration of commitment to safeguard health were found to be the most common reactive strategies. On the other hand, diversification of products, shifting to other market niches and review of travel policies were found to be the most common proactive strategies. The study proposed the following as survival strategies for the tourism and hospitality industry in Kenya; market and product diversification, a cohesive cross-border collaboration within the EAC, substantial automation of sectors, endorsement of certified safe destinations, establishment of business alliances and building a special emergency fund for the industry. The study provides practical implications and advances knowledge on sustainability of the tourism and hospitality industry in Kenya, amidst the recently encountered pandemic predicaments and those that are unforeseeable.
The Progress of Optical Coherence Tomography in Industry Applications
Authors: Fu Meng-Yu , Yin Zhi-Hao , Yao Xiao-Yong , Xu Ju , Liu Ying , Dong Yue , Shen Yao-Chun 
Published: June 2024

Optical coherence tomography (OCT) is a nonintrusive optical imaging method offering micrometer-scale spatial resolution, enabling the generation of internal structural cross-sectional images. Since the first OCT was invented in the early 1990s, its utilization has become prevalent in the field of ophthalmology and has become one of the golden standards in clinical diagnosis. Beyond the extensive research in biomedical fields, because of the accomplished exceptional spatial resolution and rapid imaging acquisition rate, the OCT has also been explored as an emerging solution for characterizing structure of new materials, detecting defects of industrial products in situ. In this paper, we reviewed and summarized recent progresses of OCT in several industrial applications, including structural analysis of composite materials, quality inspection of printed electronic devices, and analysis of industrial fluids. Meanwhile, the potential challenges and future development of OCT application in these fields are also outlined.
Consumers’ Perception of Social Media Influencers: A Study of Skincare Brands in Nigeria
Authors: Kayode-Adedeji Tolulope , Okechukwu Ifunanya , Oyedepo Tunji 
Published: June 2024

In the highly competitive consumer market, brand owners are working tirelessly towards retaining their ‘loyal’ customers, and ensuring that the consumers of other brands make a switch to their products; all these are geared towards remaining relevant in the business world. Hence, social media has become a viable medium to pass these messages as a result of the increasing impact of modern technology and “know-how.” The engagement of well-known personalities for social media brand influencing has become a viable tool employed by brand owners to give maximum visibility to their products. They are influential because online users, in most cases, adopt their personalities as role models while many others idolize them. Hence, their promotion of brands and products on social media is usually widely accepted by these groups of consumers. In recent times, there have been reports and cases of influenced skincare brands and products that have fallen short of efficacy and quality as purported by the influencers of the brands in question. Consumers have expressed dissatisfaction, frustration, and waste of money regarding the purchase and usage of some skincare brands that were purchased as a result of the content created around the products by their social media influencers. Therefore, this study seeks to examine consumers’ perception of the engagement of social media influencers of skin-care products using Focus Group Discussion and a survey of female respondents who are known to use skincare products. Results show that the use of influencers does not necessarily inform their purchase or usage of certain skin care products. This is because, first, skin care products are sensitive and could damage customers’ skin, which makes them purchase through referrals rather than depending on influencers’ reports about the product. Second, the social media platform is commonly known as a medium that online users can easily manipulate for deception. The study suggests that Influencers should adopt credible means of creating awareness for their brand.
THE MISERY OF AN ALCOHOLICâ€™S LIFE PORTRAYED IN PAULA HAWKINSâ€™ THE GIRL ON THE TRAIN
Authors: Aditya Aldi , Saprudin Saprudin , Sukmawaty Fenty 
Published: June 2024

This research is entitled "The misery of an alcoholic's life portrayed in Paula Hawkins' the Girl on the Train.". The purpose of this study is to describe the background of the misery experienced by Rachel's character. A poor woman who has an unlucky fate and her life is full of sadness. The approach used in this research is a psychoanalytic approach. The method used in this research is descriptive qualitative. The results of this study indicate that one of the causes of Rachel's misery is the effect of alcohol. Rachel is an alcoholic, so it's hard to control herself. Throughout the story in this novel, alcohol is one of the most dominating and has an impact on Rachel. Rachel has an internal conflict. She experienced conflict with herself, on the one hand she tried to stop being an alcoholic but her intentions always failed because she was an alcoholic who was classified as acute. Some serious problems appear from this alcohol addiction. From the results of the analysis, it was found that alcohol was behind Rachel's misery, including divorce, job loss and depression. Keywords: Misery, Paula Hawkins, The Effect of Alcohol, Alcoholic, internal conflict, psychoanalytic approach
Failed Attempt: the Foreign Country of Adolescence in The Go-Between by L.P. Hartley
Authors: Wojciechowska Sylwia J. 
Published: June 2024

Numbered in the compulsory reading lists, L.P. Hartley’s famous The Go-Between (1953) seems a novel predestined to become a subject of a discussion on relational teaching. The wide acclaim of both the novel and the film may be a proof of its timeless topicality. The present article offers an analysis of the literary rendering of the process of maturation and the meaning of interpersonal relations in adolescence. Next to school environment, private sphere and peer group are scrutinized in terms of the exposure of failed communication processes.
The Causes of Re-exam and Its Role of in Improving Academic Achievement of Low Scoring Students in Haramaya University
Authors: Hussen Anwar Ahmed 
Published: June 2024

Re-exam is a form of supplementary assessment designed to provide second opportunity for students who scored final course marks between [30 and 40). This study employed survey design that involves both quantitative and qualitative approaches. Questionnaire, interview and document analysis for collecting data from both primary and secondary sources were designed and executed. 315 students and 15 instructors were incorporated as a sample using stratified random and purposive sampling techniques respectively. Available sampling technique was utilized to add 10 cluster registrar heads and 18 registrar data managers as a sample. The finding of the study showed that: poor academic background of the students, health problem at the time of exam and deliberately scoring FX grade were the main causes that expose students to score FX grade. Additionally, it was found out that, majority of students scored FX grade in across departmental courses than home base courses. The finding further indicated that, re-exam is playing great role in helping low achieving students to improve their academic achievement as 43% of the students who scored FX grade in their first assessment have scored C and above marks after re-exam. The relationship between study year level and the number of students who scored FX grade (r = -0.92, p < 0.05) is negative and significant. The computed t-test result t(971) = 1.0, p> 0.05 indicated that males and females are not differed significantly on their achievement of re-exam.
MORAL UPBRINGING IN THE PROCESSES OF RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
Authors: Marek Zbigniew , Mółka Janusz , Szymańska Maria 
Published: June 2024

The article is aimed at showing the meaning of moral education in the processes of religious education. The authors pay attention to the meaning of moral values influencing man’s behaviour, attitudes to Self, other people, world, and God. Experience obtained in the relationship with Self, others and God has a significant role in the trajectory of educational processes, particularly the process of moral upbringing of a person. Attention paid to natural cognition and cognition rooted in God can help underlining the sense of religious education, also religious education of a child. Moral imagination producing moral images becomes the subject for analysis in terms of teacher’s responsibility concerning the selection of literature items, or ways of their analysis. Moral upbringing tightly connected with religious education elicits the meaning of work upon own character and catechesis as a tool enhancing its quality. The research question of this article can be posed: How does moral upbringing participate in the processes of religious education?
رابطة شباب جنوب إفريقيا التشكيل التنظيمي والبناء الفكري والعقائدي 1918-1948
Authors: أ.م.د. احمد محمد جاسم عبد  
Published: June 2024

عدت هذه الرابطة إنموذجاً فريداً في الحركات المسيحية السياسية المتطرفة في إفريقيا ، فهي رابطة سرية تعمل على تسيد قومية الأفريكانرز في جنوب إفريقيا ، عن طريق المحافظة على تاريخهم وثقافتهم ولغتهم ، فهي تمثل أقصى اليمين المتطرف، إذ عملت على تسيس الدين لتحقيق غايات سياسية ، لذا حاولت الرابطة بوصفها جماعة دينية سياسية متطرفة فرضت أفكارها وعقيدتها على المحيطين بها من منطلق نخبوي ، فأعطت لنفسها الحق في التفكير واتخاذ القرار نيابة عن الأخرين لصالح نخب معينة ، مروجة لمصالحها الخاصة باستخدام النص الديني والعقيدة الفكرية تحت زعم أن لهم من المعرفة والأيمان ما يخولهم اختيار مصائر البشر وفرض تفسيراتهم للنص الديني على الأخرين لاسيما البسطاء منهم. وتوصلت الدراسة إلى عدد من الأستنتاجات منها: إن الرابطة هي الوجه الحقيقي للإرهاب الديني المسيحي في جنوب إفريقيا، كما أنها تمثل المعنى الحقيقي لمفهوم الدولة العميقة ، لاسيما باستخدامها العاطفة الدينية لاحتواء العقول ، من أجل تحقيق غاياتها بالسيطرة على الاقتصاد والسياسة .
أثر انموذج جيبز في تحصيل طالبات معهد الفنون الجميلة لمادة التحليل والنقد الفني
Authors: عبدالاله نبيل حسين العفون  , أ.د. حسين محمد علي الساقي  , أ.م.د. منتهى طارق حسين  
Published: June 2024

هدف البحث التعرف الى " أثر أنموذج جيبز في تحصيل طالبات الصف الخامس لمادة التحليل والنقد الفني" ولتحقيق هدفا البحث استخدم الباحث المنهج التجريبي على عينة من طالبات الصف الخامس من معهد الفنون الجميلة للبنات، وتكونت عينة البحث من (25) طالبة مقسمين على مجموعتين إحداهما تجريبية (11) طالبة والأخرى ضابطة (14) طالبة، واعتمد الباحث أداة البحث الاختبار التحصيلي للوصول الى نتائج البحث كما اعتمد مجموعة من الوسائل الاحصائية أذ استعملها للاختبارات التكافؤ بين مجموعتي البحث التجريبية والضابطة واستخراج الخصائص السايكومترية للاختبار التحصيلي .وبعد ان اصبح الاختبار جاهزا للاستخدام طبق على مجموعتي البحث وتوصلت النتائج الى تفوق طالبات المجموعة التجريبية الأولى الآتي درسن وفقاً لأنموذج جيبز على طالبات المجموعة الضابطة الآتي درسن وفقاً للطريقة الاعتيادية في الاختبار التحصيلي، وقد اوصى الباحث بعدد من التوصيات منها، أعتماد أنموذج جيبز في تدريس مادة التحليل، والنقد الفني لطالبات المرحلة الخامسة في معهد الفنون الجميلة ؛ لما اثبته من نجاح في التجربة مع عينة البحث.