bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
The impact of single walled carbon nanotubes on the expression of microRNA in zebrafish (Danio rerio) embryos
Authors: Minchenko Oleksandr H. , Khita Olena O. , Rudnytska Olha V. , Yefimova Yuliia V. , Tsymbal Dariia O. , Minchenko Dmytro O. , Sliusar Myroslava Y. , He Qiuxia , Liu Kechun 
Published: April 2022

Abstract

Objective. Single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) are able to cross the blood-brain barrier, penetrate through the cell membrane, and accumulate in the cell nucleus, which purposefully allows their use in the health sciences as imaging probes and drug carriers in the cancer therapy. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of low doses of SWCNTs on the expression of microRNAs associated with the cell proliferation and the brain development in zebrafish (Danio rerio) embryos.

Methods. The zebrafish embryos (72 h post fertilization) were exposed to low doses of SWCNTs (2 and 8 ng/ml of medium) for 24 or 72 h. The microRNAs (miR-19, miR-21, miR-96, miR-143, miR-145, miR-182, and miR-206) expression levels were measured by quantitative polymerase chain reaction analysis.

Results. It was found that low doses of SWCNTs elicited dysregulation in the expression of numerous cell proliferation and brain development-related microRNAs (miR-19, miR-21, miR-96, miR-143, miR-145, miR-182, and miR-206) in dose- (2 and 8 ng/ml of medium) as well as malformations in the zebrafish embryos brain development in a time-dependent (24 and 72 h) manner.

Conclusion. Taken together, the present data indicate that the low doses of SWCNTs disturbed the genome functions and reduced the miR-19, miR-21, miR-96, miR-143, miR-145, miR-182, and miR-206 expression levels in dose- and time-dependent manners and interrupted the brain development in the zebrafish embryos indicating for both the genotoxic and the neurotoxic interventions.
Fintech, Risk-Based Thinking and Cyber Risk
Authors: Vučinić Milena , Luburić Radoica 
Published: April 2022

AbstractFinancial technology innovations (Fintech) are changing the provision of traditional financial services. Although they bring with them various benefits and opportunities, they also have weaknesses and pose potential threats to financial systems. The paper examines the latest developments in the area of Fintech and outlines the potential benefits and associated risks. It highlights the vital role of the monetary authorities in the context of the policies and initiatives required in order to modernize the financial system, including research and the potential issuance of central bank digital currency, while simultaneously fulfilling their core objectives of preserving monetary and financial stability. The authors highlight the importance of artificial intelligence in Fintech development. They create a Fintech SWOT to support and analyse the above. It goes on further to explain the new management concept of “Risk-based thinking” as a way to approach these potential opportunities and threats of Fintech. Finally, the paper looks at cyber risk in the Fintech landscape as the latest and potentially greatest threat springing from these turbulent and uncertain times.
Evaluating the Role of the Exchange Rate in Monetary Policy Reaction Function of Advanced and Emerging Market Economies
Authors: Fabris Nikola , Lazić Milena 
Published: April 2022

Abstract
The subject of this paper is the evaluation of monetary policy reaction function on panel data of 37 world economies, both advanced and emerging markets, during the period of 1995Q1 – 2018Q3. The paper aims to evaluate the role and importance of the exchange rate in monetary policy reaction function depending on the level of economic development. For this purpose, a relevant set of unbalanced panel data was formed with a balanced relationship between developed and emerging market economies. The methodology of empirical research is based on the econometric assessment of monetary policy reaction function within which the central bank adjusts its key policy rate to the dynamics of inflation, output gap and fluctuations of the real effective exchange rate. The research results confirm the hypothesis that the exchange rate represents a statistically significant variable only in the monetary policy reaction function of emerging market economies. In contrast, adequate specification of developed economies’ monetary policy rule includes only standard macroeconomic fundamentals – inflation and output gap.
How Do Bank-Specific Factors Impact Non-Performing Loans: Evidence from G20 Countries
Authors: Erdas Mehmet Levent , Ezanoglu Zeynep 
Published: April 2022

Abstract
Banking is important for the stability and success of the economy. The success of the banking system on financial intermediation in developing countries is directly affected by non-performing loans (NPLs). Many factors can be treated as NPL determinants. Accordingly, the factors that explain NPLs contain very important information for banks. To this end, the study is an attempt to examine various banking factors that affect NPLs with respect to developing economies. In this study, the bank-specific and macroeconomic factors affecting the NPL rates were analysed through the dynamic panel data analysis. Analyses were made using described G20 countries between 1998 and 2017. The results indicate that the lagged value of NPLs, return on equity, credit growth and credit costs have a significant positive relationship with NPLs, while capital adequacy and GDP have a negative association with NPLs. The results confirm that if the bank-specific conditions change, the credit quality and bank management of banks are affected. It was concluded that the performance of banks is responsive to an effective loan monitoring policy. The findings of the study have implications for policymakers and regulators in the banking sector.
Development and Optimization of a System for the Extraction, Filtration, and Concentration of Date Fruit Syrup to Produce High-Quality Dips
Authors: Hamad Siddig H. , Al Saikhan Mohamed , Babeker Mohamed 
Published: April 2022

Abstract
A system for the extraction, filtration, and concentration of date fruit syrup was developed. The syrup was first extracted under 1000 mbar and under partial vacuums of −1.8, −2.8, and −5.5 mbar in an extractor developed by the authors, then filtered using a filtration ladder of 1.0, 0.25, 0.112, and 0.011-mm pore sizes and finally concentrated to the product known as a dip in the Arab world. The concentration of the syrup to dip was done in a rotary evaporator at 50 °C and 180 rpm for 9–11 hours and under direct sun rays at approximately 48 °C, placed in stainless steel trays (61 × 46 × 5 cm) for 4 hours (12:30–4:30 p.m. The quality of dip produced under sun evaporation was compared to that of a commercial one collected from the markets in Saudi Arabia and was found to be superior due to two decisive criteria, namely color (the appearance) and pH (the taste), and also in terms of other nutritional components.
UBI in Times of Crisis: The Net Basic Income Discussing the Case of Germany
Authors: Neumärker Bernhard , Blum Bianca , Yalcin Burhan , Yalcin Sema 
Published: April 2022

Abstract
The measures taken to contain the Covid-19 pandemic have resulted in, among other things, massive loss of earnings. Many people are therefore increasingly experiencing an income crisis in addition to the acute health crisis. Permanent existential insecurity remains for too many despite the numerous aid packages. The principle of need-based assistance and the determination of need for the provision of aid are proving to be insufficient. In the current crisis, earned incomes are affected most of all due to the measures taken. This leads to an asymmetric distribution of the crisis-induced burdens and thus to an asymmetric distribution of risks and burdens between performance-related and non-performance-related income, which exacerbates the redistribution in favor of capital income. The model of net basic income (NBI) shows one way to come to a solution of these problems in the crisis. Every adult person in Germany receives a monthly unconditional basic income of e.g. 550 Euros (calculated in this approach) during the crisis period. This amount is supplemented by the suspension of rent, lease, repayment and interest obligations during this period of income loss. The amount of money paid to each person is the net share of the crisis basic income. The household savings from suspending rent, lease, principal, and interest payments is the gross. After the crisis, the NBI can be raised to a full participatory UBI as economic momentum increases. In step with this, rental, lease and capital services are to be paid again in full contract amount.
Der Wert der Arbeit: Theologische und sozialethische Überlegungen zum Bedingungslosen Grundeinkommen
Authors: Seubert Harald 
Published: April 2022

Abstract
In this paper I start from the biblical justification of the value and dignity of work (I), which is unique in the entire ancient world. At the same time, it leads to an overall biblical clarification of the image of man, so that man, who was expelled from paradise, is at the same time appreciated in his participation in the cultivation of the earth (I.1). The consequences for a Christian work ethic up to the Catholic Social Teaching (I.5) are explained, as is the decline of this understanding of work in the course of industrialisation and unleashed capitalism (I.4.). In the second part, the Unconditional Basic Income (II) is explicated in its multifactorial affinities, economically, legal-theoretically, socio-philosophically and in view of the global world situation. Finally (III), a summary is drawn that outlines alternative forms of the UBI in the world of work.
Allergic diseases in adolescents
Authors: Bayram Ali , Muluk Nuray Bayar , Cingi Cemal 
Published: April 2022

Abstract

OBJECTIVES. We reviewed the literature on allergic disorders during adolescence.

MATERIAL AND METHODS. The Pubmed, Google, Google Scholar and Proquest Central databases were used with search terms: adolescent, teenager, allergic rhinitis, asthma, atopic dermatitis and food allergy.

RESULTS. Children with a proven allergy have a risk for developing another allergic disorder that is 8-fold higher compared to normal and approaching 7-fold for asthma. The age at which allergy is diagnosed in childhood has a powerful bearing on whether allergic disorders or asthma develop in adolescence. Atopic response severity in a patient during childhood predicts the severity of allergic asthma as an adult. Patients may become asthmatic as adolescents, probably due to a late presentation of allergic disease, or as the presenting complaint for the triad of intrinsic asthma, nasal polyp formation and aspirin intolerance (so-called Samter triad). Allergic eczema (Atopic dermatitis) carries on into their adolescent years in between 10 and 20% of children. Food allergy (FA) is more frequently noted in childhood and adolescence than in adulthood. For the most part, symptoms were attributable to pollen-associated FA and of mild severity. Being hypersensitive to food for non-allergic reasons was rarer.

CONCLUSION. Allergic rhinitis represents a significant risk factor for becoming asthmatic, whether in childhood, adolescence or adulthood. Atopic dermatitis and food allergy are also frequent conditions during adolescence. Pollen-associated FA constitutes an important part of the food allergy. Furthermore, food allergy may be the leading trigger for anaphylaxis. Common associations/comorbidities of atopic dermatitis reported are other atopic conditions such as food allergies, asthma and allergic rhinitis/rhinoconjunctivitis.
Comparison between intranasal antrostomy and middle meatal antrostomy in the management of isolated maxillary sinusitis in the Rural Population: A prospective study
Authors: Mohan Sindu , Thejas Saai Ram , Murali Preethi , Prakash Siva 
Published: April 2022

Abstract

OBJECTIVE. To compare the outcomes of Intranasal Antrostomy (INA) with Nasoantral Window-Plasty and endoscopic Middle Meatal Antrostomy (MMA) in patients with isolated chronic maxillary sinusitis using an elaborate and detailed set of parameters.

MATERIAL AND METHODS. All patients with clinically diagnosed chronic maxillary rhinosinusitis (unilateral/bilateral) were assessed based on radiological (Lund-Mackay Scoring System) and endoscopic evidence (Lund-Kennedy Scoring System). The Visual Analogue Scale was used to understand the severity of symptoms. Strict inclusion and exclusion criteria were used. One hundred patients were included in the study and divided into two equal groups of fifty each. Group 1 of patients underwent Intranasal Antrostomy with Nasoantral Window-Plasty and Group 2 underwent endoscopic Middle Meatal Antrostomy. All the surgeries were done in the same environment, under local anaesthesia and by the same surgeon. The parameters were noted before surgery and 8 weeks after surgery.

RESULTS. MMA did about 6.82% better than INA in relieving symptoms, had 1.08% better CT image and 4.58% better in regards of nasal endoscopy findings.

CONCLUSION. Although endoscopic Middle Meatal Antrostomy is a newer and more non-invasive procedure, the age-old Intranasal Antrostomy with Nasoantral Window-Plasty is still relevant in the management of chronic maxillary sinusitis in this modern age in our rural area.
Representasi Terorisme Dalam Dua Adegan Film Dilan 1990 Dengan Analisis Semiotika John Fiske
Authors: Haqqu Rizca , Pramonojati Twin Agus 
Published: April 2022

Dilan 1990 merupakan film yang diangkat dari novel bertajuk Dilan: Dia adalah Dilanku 1990. Film tersebut bergenre romantis yang menjadi salah satu film fenomenal tahun 2018. Di balik kepopuleran film Dilan 1990, ternyata hal ini memunculkan polemik pada warga terkait adegan kekerasan dalam film. Salah satu wujud kekerasan yang ditampilkan adalah dalam bentuk aksi teror yang dilakukan oleh geng motor. Riset ini bertujuan untuk mengenali bagaimana bentuk-bentuk aksi teror yang ada dalam film Dilan 1990 dan hubungannya dengan definisi terorisme yang ada. Guna menggapai tujuan riset ini, penulis memakai pendekatan kualitatif dengan analisis semiotika John Fiske bersumber pada tiga tingkatan, yakni tingkatan realitas, tingkatan representasi, dan tingkatan ideologi. Hasil riset menampilkan bahwa ada dua adegan dalam film Dilan 1990 yang dikategorikan sebagai adegan teror. Ciri pada tataran realitas ditunjukkan lewat kode penampilan, kostum, lingkungan, perilaku, cara berbicara, dan ekspresi. Pada tataran representasi ditunjukkan melalui kode kamera, musik, revisi, suara, narasi, kepribadian, aksi, dan konflik. Sementara itu, pada tataran ideologis, adegan teror dalam film Dilan 1990 merepresentasikan terorisme. Dilan 1990 is a film based on a novel titled Dilan: Dia adalah Dilanku 1990. The genre of the film is romantic and it became one of the phenomenal films in 2018. Behind the popularity of Dilan 1990 film, there was a polemic in the community regarding the violence scenes in the film. One of violence scenes is an act of terror by a motorcycle gang. This research aims to identify how the forms of the terror act in the film Dilan 1990 are related to the existing definition of terrorism. To achieve the objectives of this research, a qualitative approach was used along with John Fiske's semiotic analysis based on three levels, namely the level of reality, the level of representation, and the level of ideology. The results of the research showed that there are two scenes in the Dilan 1990 film which are categorized as terror scenes. Characteristics at the level of reality are shown through the code of appearance, costume, environment, behavior, way of speaking, and expression. At the representation level, it is shown through camera code, music, revision, sound, narration, personality, action, and conflict. While at the ideological level, the terror scene in the 1990 film Dilan represents terrorism.
Film Dokumenter Potret Rhythm Of Saman
Authors: Pungkiawan Pius Rino 
Published: April 2022

Film dokumenter potret Rhythm of Saman ini bercerita tentang Joel Tampeng yang mencoba kembali pada kebudayaan asalnya, yaitu Saman, setelah lama merantau di Yogyakarta sebagai seorang musisi rock. Hal ini bermula dari keprihatinannya terhadap Saman yang menjadi warisan budaya tak benda yang memerlukan perlindungan mendesak (UNESCO). Warisan budaya tak benda bisa disebut dengan intangible cultural heritage, bersifat tak dapat dipegang seperti musik dan tari. Joel Tampeng membentuk komunitas Gayagayo di Yogyakarta bersama para mahasiswa dari Gayo dan mencoba untuk menggabungkan musik rock dan seni tradisi Saman yang kemudian menghasilkan komposisi Rhythm of Saman dengan misi mengenalkan kembali Saman. Metode penciptaan film dokumenter Rhythm of Saman yang digunakan adalah riset dan pengembangan, praproduksi, produksi, dan pascaproduksi yang kemudian didistribusikan melalui Youtube. Bentuk dan tema dokumenter ini bisa menjadi inspirasi bagi filmaker dan masyarakat yang lebih luas. This portrait documentary tells the story of Joel Tampeng who tries to return to his original culture, namely Saman, after a long time wandering in Yogyakarta as a rock musician. It is all initiated by his concern for Saman which is an intangible cultural heritage that requires urgent protection (UNESCO). Intangible cultural heritage can be called intangible cultural heritage because we cannot touch it , such as music, dance and so on. Joel Tampeng formed the Gayagayo community in Yogyakarta with students from Gayo and tried to combine rock music and traditional Saman art to produce the composition of Rhythm of Saman with the mission of reintroducing Saman. The method used to create the documentary film "Rhythm of Saman” was a research and its development, pre-production, production and post-production which was then distributed via Youtube. The form and theme of this documentary can be an inspiration for filmmakers and the wider community.
Pengembangan Kreativitas dalam berkarya Seni Rupa melalui Teknologi Digital di Masa Pandemi Covid 19
Authors: Santoso Oco - , Damayanti Nuning , Sanjaya Tisna , Sugiharto Bambang 
Published: April 2022

Situasi pandemi dapat disikapi sebagai salah satu tantangan untuk pengembangan kreativitas sehingga aktivitas berkesenian tetap bisa berjalan dengan baik. Salah satu di antaranya adalah dengan penerapan teknologi digital dalam berkarya seni rupa seperti yang ditunjukkan dalam pameran seni rupa yang bertajuk “Light Weekend”. Kegiatan pameran yang diselenggarakan pada saat pandemi Covid-19 ini menjadi tantangan tersendiri untuk mengembangkan kreativitas melalui penerapan teknologi digital sesuai dengan gagasan dari setiap peserta. Penerapan teknologi digital dalam berkarya seni rupa tentu tidak hanya persoalan teknik penciptaan, tetapi juga sangat berkaitan dengan problem estetika dan kompleksitas digitalisasi itu sendiri. Penulis menggunakan metode etnografi yang fokus pada kajian terhadap pengalaman proses berkarya seni rupa dalam bentuk wawancara terhadap peserta pameran guna menelusuri relasi antara potensi teknologi digital dan problem estetika yang ditawarkan. Melalui pendekatan semiotika, ditelusuri relasi antara potensi teknologi digital dengan problem estetika yang ditawarkan. Dengan demikian, kekayaan unsur estetik yang tercipta melalui teknologi digital dapat menjadi salah satu alternatif bentuk kreativitas yang dikembangkan pascapandemi Covid-19. During the COVID-19 pandemic, activities in various fields are still being strived to continue with work patterns and governance adapted to the pandemic situation. In the field of fine arts, the pandemic situation can be considered as one of the challenges for the development of creativity so that artistic activities can still run well. One of them is the application of digital technology in creating visual art as shown in the art exhibition entitled "Light Weekend" The exhibition, which was held during the COVID-19 pandemic, was a challenge in itself to develop creativity through the application of digital technology following the ideas of each participant. The application of digital technology in creating fine art is certainly not only a matter of creation technique but is also closely related to aesthetic problems and the complexity of digitalization itself. Through an ethnographic approach, some of the works in this exhibition are exploring how the uniqueness of artistic experience and the relationship between the potential of digital technology and the aesthetic problems offered. Thus, the wealth of aesthetic elements created through digital technology can be an alternative form of creativity developed after the COVID-19 pandemic.
Analisis Wacana Kritis Sara Mills Tentang Stereotipe Terhadap Perempuan Dengan Profesi Ibu Rumah Tangga Dalam Film Rumput Tetangga
Authors: Novianti Nadia , Musa Dahniar Th , Darmawan Diaz Restu 
Published: April 2022

Film adalah media komunikasi massa yang mampu mempresentasikan dan mengonstruksi realitas sosial yang terjadi dalam masyarakat. Film dapat menampilkan potret kenyataan dalam bentuk simbolik yang mempunyai makna, pesan, dan nilai estetikanya. Tujuan dari tulisan ini adalah mendeskripsikan status dan peran perempuan yang memilih profesi ibu rumah tangga melalui analisis tokoh perempuan yang ditampilkan dalam film Rumput Tetangga serta resepsi penonton terhadap film. Penyusunan tulisan ini menggunakan metode kualitatif deskriptif dengan menggunakan pisau analisis wacana kritis Sara Mills. Untuk metode pengumpulan data dalam penelitian ini dilakukan wawancara bersama informan sebagai validasi data. Dengan menganalisis setiap scene yang ada dalam film, tulisan ini menunjukkan bahwa masih terdapat ketimpangan sosial dan pandangan terhadap peran ibu rumah tangga baik dari budaya patriarki maupun dari sesama kaum perempuan. Film Rumput Tetangga adalah cerminan realita saat ini dan dialami oleh para perempuan di lingkungan kehidupannya. Ternyata yang lebih sering memberikan stereotipe buruk kepada peran ibu rumah tangga adalah para perempuan. Hal ini menunjukan bahwa pelaku ketidakadilan gender tidak terjadi di antara dua gender yang berbeda, tetapi dapat terjadi di sesama gender.
Pengaruh Pelatihan Penilaian Praktik Seni Budaya Berbasis Pergelaran bagi Guru Seni Budaya SMK di Salatiga
Authors: Widhiardanti Rosalia Meita , Iriani Ade , Hadi Wasito 
Published: April 2022

Art education is one of the major determinants in improving the skills of 21st century students. Various assessment in art education is held to create active and creative students, one of them is the performance-based arts and culture assessment. The limited ability of teachers and the lack of learning resources for teachers so that the implementation in several schools has not been implemented and is not running effectively and efficiently, so teachers need reinforcement in the form of training. This study aims to see the effect of performance-based cultural arts practice assessments training for arts and culture teachers. The training was carried out in a limited with a small sample of 5 art and culture teachers from SMKN 1, SMKN 2, SMKN 3, SMK Bhakti Nusantara Salatiga. The research used quantitative research with a pre-experimental of One Group Pretest Posttest Design with data collection techniques in the form of interviews, documentation studies and tests. Interviews and documentation studies were conducted to analyze the needs of the training carried out. The test used to measure the teacher's understanding and knowledge of material by giving a pretest and posttest. The data analysis technique was processed by quantitative descriptive techniques by conducting the Normality Test and the Paired Samples T-Test. The results showed that the value of sig. (2-tailed) is 0.012 (< 0.050), meaning that H0 is rejected and Ha is accepted. Therefore, it can be said that there is an increase in competence between before and after the training is carried out.