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Dolichos biflorus, Useful Food for Patients with Kidney Stones

Abstract: Urolithiasis is a common problem worldwide manifested with recurrent intermittent pain episodes, which today is increasing due to changes in lifestyle patterns, including sedentary and consumption of protein, fat, and fiber-free foods, as well as stress. Today, the role of nutrition in the formation of kidney stones as well as in its prevention is recognized as a key factor. Dolichos Biflorus is one of the most famous plants that are known as a useful food in the prevention and treatment of kidney stones. In this review study, electronic databases of PubMed, Scopus, Cochrane, Google Scholar, and Web of science and Persian medicinal books such as Al- Hawi, Al-Shamel fi-Alsenaat Altebbiah, Makhzan-al-Advia, and Tohfat al Momenin were searched to identify all the studies reporting the effects of Dolichos Biflorus on kidney stones. Dolichos Biflorus seeds contain effective substances in preventing kidney stone formation. These substances include Citrate, Magnesium, Potassium, and Vitamin B6. A protein has been identified in Dolichos Biflorus grain that has antiseptic and inhibitory stone formation properties. In several studies, the effect of Dolichos Biflorus extract on the dissolution of kidney stones and their prevention has been investigated. Dolichos Biflorus seeds can be used as a useful and effective food in patients with kidney stones, in addition to its nutritional role, as a harmless drug to prevent stone production.

Вплив філософії соціального реконструкціонізму на дискурс щодо скасування національного іспиту в Індонезії

The implementation of the national exams gave rise to various polemics that led to discourses of eliminating and replacing them with a minimum competency assessment and character survey. This research aims to determine the implications of the perspective of social reconstructionism philosophy on the discourse of eliminating national exams in Indonesia. This philosophical research is carried out by examining several scientific books and articles related to the philosophy of social reconstructionism and the discourse on the elimination of the national exam. The obtained data were analyzed with philosophical-hermeneutical analysis techniques to formulate the meaning of eliminating the national exam from the perspective of the philosophy of social reconstructionism. The results of this research indicate that the perspective of social reconstructionism philosophy on the discourse of eliminating the national exams is one of the answers to the critical situation in the Indonesian education system which has long been trapped by policies that are not well-targeted. The perspective of social reconstructionism philosophy is that the assessment of students’ abilities is not only carried out on the cognitive aspects as has been done in national exams but also assesses the psychomotor and affective aspects of students. The replacement of the national exam with a minimum competency assessment and a character survey is a concrete step towards the realization of the social reconstructionism philosophy undertaken by the Indonesian government. Policy changes that determine the graduation of students, of course, change the direction of Indonesian education outcomes from cognitive outcome-oriented to process-oriented.

The approach of Sheikh Abdul Qadir Al-Muhajir in proving the oneness of God through his book (raful hajib fi sharhi ethbatul wajib)

This research studies the approach of a great scholar of theology in Kurdistan, Sheikh Abd al-Qadir al-Muhajir al-Sanandji (1303 AH) in the most important issue of faith, which is to prove the oneness of God Almighty, by relying on one of his valuable works that have not yet been printed, which is (raful hajib fi sharhi ethbatul wajib). The problem of the research lies in explaining the approach of Sheikh Abdul Qadir in inferring the oneness of God Almighty, as he has multiple evidences, some of them on the method of the theologians and some on the approach of the philosophers. The importance of the research is highlighted in that Sheikh Abdul Qadir has choices in theology in many issues that he wrote down in his many books, and this issue is one of the most important issues of faith at all, and this book that the researcher relied on among his books is one of his unstudied scientific books so far. So, the researcher made an analytical study of his method and compared it with the methods of theologians and philosophers. And it emerged from this study that Sheikh Abdul Qadir was a well-versed scholar in theology, and he had an outstanding ability to liberate the issues of this science, and he chose a group of different evidence to prove the oneness of God Almighty.

Evaluating The Use of Maps in Social Sciences / Geography Books in The Kurdistan Region / Iraq

The aim of this study is to evaluate the use of maps and determine the percentage of maps for each (introduction, content, and conclusion) in social science books, and to know the percentage of natural and human maps usage in this book. The analytical descriptive approach is used and the sample of the study is the social science book of the ninth grade of primary school. The researcher after taking the opinion of experts and returning to the theoretical frameworks of evaluating the textbooks, getting benefit of Ahmed’s research (Ahmed, 2009). The research employed several research tools, after checking validity and reliability. Several statistical methods were used on the tool such as (Equation ofJay Copper, Alpha Cronbach, Pearson Relationship). As a result, the highest percentage of maps is in the content section (38.64%) and the lowest percentage of maps is in the introduction section (27.27%). The usage of natural maps are 58.60% percent and the usage of human maps are 41.40% percent, these map standards are generally not good base maps for rubber in a 9th grade book, and should be reviewed.  &nbsp

The digital environment: How we live, learn, work, and play now. Boczkowski, Pablo J. and Mitchelstein, Eugenia. The MIT Press. 2021. 208 pp. $24.95 (hardcover). (ISBN: 9780262046190).

Journal of the Association for Information Science and TechnologyEarly View BOOK REVIEW The digital environment: How we live, learn, work, and play now. Boczkowski, Pablo J. and Mitchelstein, Eugenia. The MIT Press. 2021. 208 pp. $24.95 (hardcover). (ISBN: 9780262046190). Tim Jordan, Corresponding Author Tim Jordan [email protected] orcid.org/0000-0002-0057-291X UCL Arts and Sciences, University College London, London, UK Correspondence Tim Jordan, UCL Arts and Sciences, University College London, London, UK. Email: [email protected]Search for more papers by this author Tim Jordan, Corresponding Author Tim Jordan [email protected] orcid.org/0000-0002-0057-291X UCL Arts and Sciences, University College London, London, UK Correspondence Tim Jordan, UCL Arts and Sciences, University College London, London, UK. Email: [email protected]Search for more papers by this author First published: 29 March 2023 https://doi.org/10.1002/asi.24752Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL No abstract is available for this article. REFERENCES Bennet, W. L., & Segerberg, A. (2013). The logic of connective action: Digital media and the personalization of contentious politics. Cambridge University Press. Castells, M. (1996). The information age: Economy, society and culture Vol. 1: The rise of the network society. Blackwell. Coleman, G. (2015). Hacker, hoaxer, whistleblower, spy: The many faces of anonymous. Verso Books. Costanza-Chock, S. (2020). Design justice: Community-led practices to build the worlds we need. The MIT Press. Earl, J., & Kimport, K. (2011). Digitally enabled social change: Activism in the internet age. The MIT Press. Kraidy, M. M. (2017). The naked blogger of Cairo: Creative insurgency in the Arab world. Harvard University Press. Lekakis, E. J. (2022). Consumer activism: Promotional culture and resistance. Sage Publishing. Early ViewOnline Version of Record before inclusion in an issue ReferencesRelatedInformation

Comparison of Physics Concepts in Primary School Science Books Prepared According to 2013 and 2018 Curriculum; Investigation of the Compatibility of the Data with the High School Entrance Exam Questions and the Curriculum of the Faculty of Education

Science and science education has been an important phenomenon in human history in every age. It is seen that every developed nation throughout history gave importance to science and its education. While these science curriculum changes are an inevitable necessity in the evolutionary process of education, frequent and superficial changes cause some problems. The aim of this study is to compare 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th-grade science textbooks prepared according to 2013 and 2018 science education curriculums in terms of physics concepts and to investigate the compatibility of the change with today's conditions and central exams. It is to examine the compatibility of these changes with the science education curriculum, which came into force in 2018 and implemented in education faculties. It was determined that the number of physics concepts in 5th, 6th, and 7th-grade science books prepared according to the 2018 science curriculum decreased by 67.46%, 14.53%, and 6.14%, respectively. The number of physics concepts at the 8th-grade physics level has increased by 64.66%. These changes are compatible with the questions asked in high school transition exams. A serious incompatibility can be seen between the sciences teaching curriculum applied at the education faculties with the 2018 science curriculum.

Analysis of the Content of the Sixth-Grade Science Book in Elementary School in Lighting the Twenty-First-Century Skills

This study aimed to analyze the sixth-grade science book in the elementary school examining the twenty-first-century skills, the researcher used the descriptive analytical approach by preparing an analysis tool that was applied to the study sample, which is the sixth-grade science book in the first and second semester. and there are several skills under each of these main areas as follows: learning and innovation skills (creativity and innovation, communication and cooperation, critical thinking and problem solving), information culture and technology skills (communication and media culture, information culture, in-formation technology culture), career and life skills (adaptation and flexibility, initiative and self-direction, personal and societal responsibility). The results of the study were as follows: The education and innovation skills got the highest percentage, which is %64 in the first semester and %63.4 in the second semester. The career and life skills were in the second with a percentage of %25.1 in the first semester and %25.3 in the second semester. The information culture and technology skills were in the third that is %10.8 in the first semester and %11.3 in the second semester, and in light of the results it reached. The research presented a set of recommendations and suggestions.

Vernadsky and Rubakin: Identity of bibliocultural interests and mentality

The prominent Russian scientists, Vladimir I. Vernadsky (1863–1945), whose 160-th anniversary we celebrate this year, and Nikolay A. (Nikolas) Rubakin (1862–1946), whose 160-th anniversary we celebrated last year, were both library workers and bibliographers. They both entered St. Petersburg Imperial University, the department for natural sciences of physics and mathemetics faculty, communicated closely when students, and maintained friends and scientific ties up to 1936. The cosmological and cosmographic ideas of Dmitry I. Mendeleev, their teacher, influenced them both. Like N. Rubakin, V. I. Vernadsky saw selfless service to the humankind as his supreme goal. In his studiesw of psychology, Rubakin came to the conclusion that human life passes at three levels, namely biological, social, and cosmical level. In his turn, Vladimir Vernadsky is among acknowledged adept of Russian cosmism and father of the teaching of noosphere. The humanitarian trend in Venradsky’s world outlook manifested as early in his life as did his interest in the natural sciences. He developed his strong humanist, social ethical ideals in his early years as the scientist and thinker. These two persons were both engaged in bibliographic work, synchronically for some period. Vladimir Vernadsky was among the founders of Moscow Commission for Home Reading of the Educational Department of the Society to Promote Technical Knowledge (1893); Nikolas Rubakin was a founder of the Department to Support Self-education at Petersburg Pedagogical Museum of Military Educational Institutions (1894). They both took the most active part in writing bibliographies of general and supplementary literature within the curricula of the two institutions. Vernadsky and Rubakin had their original attitude towards library work in the country. V. Vernadsky sent regularly scientific books and journals to Rubakin in Switzerland. Rubakin came into contact with Georgy, V. Vernadsky’s son, who was living in the U.S.Almost Vernadsky’s every scientific achievement and social merits were acknowledged officially, unlike N. Rubakin who had no academic honors at all. Nevertheless, their contribution to the Russian and world culture is of the same value

Progress in the remote sensing of veld fire occurrence and detection: A review

AbstractOur research provides a detailed overview of the progress in remotely sensed fire monitoring techniques, which have been developed and employed for fire occurrence and detection. Our overview is provided from a literature search of English‐peer reviewed articles, conference proceedings and scientific book sections published between the periods of 1980 and 2019. Literature reveals that historically, fire detection through remotely sensed techniques has mainly occurred through ground‐based, airborne and satellite systems. Mathematical models, such as decision tree models, Species Distribution Models, Dynamic Global Vegetation Models and Global Climate Models, have also been employed alongside satellite systems to facilitate a greater understanding of fire dynamics and its susceptibility to changes in ecological and climatic variables. Fire frequency and severity are known to be influenced by atmospheric conditions, fuel load and ignitions. However, the literature suggests that targeting inappropriate wildfires with these techniques may still result in wildfires outside of the natural fire regime. Most studies regarding fire occurrence and/or monitoring focus on satellite‐based techniques as they provide the greatest coverage of wildfires at varying spatial and temporal resolutions depending on the sensor used. Satellite systems are advantageous for fire monitoring as they provide extensive coverage inexpensively. Finally, fire occurrence is explicitly influenced by moisture‐limited climatic conditions and/or fuel load in the form of leaf‐litter or water‐stressed plants.

The Many Ecologies of AI

Book Review| March 17 2023 The Many Ecologies of AI AI in the Wild: Sustainability in the Age of Artificial Intelligence. By Peter Dauvergne. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press. 2021. 276 pp. Paper $24.95.Blockchain Chicken Farm and Other Stories of Tech in China’s Countryside. By Xiaowei Wang, New York: Farrar, Straus, and Geroux. 2020. 256 pp. Paper $17.00; e-book $10.99.A City Is Not a Computer: Other Urban Intelligences. By Shannon Mattern. Princeton, NJ: Princeton Univ. Press. 2021. 200 pp. Paper $19.95; e-book. Melody Jue Melody Jue Melody Jue is an associate professor of English at the University of California, Santa Barbara. She is the author of Wild Blue Media: Thinking Through Seawater (2020), which won the 2020 Speculative Fictions and Cultures of Science book award, and is co-editor with Rafico Ruiz of Saturation: An Elemental Politics (2021). Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google American Literature 10575119. https://doi.org/10.1215/00029831-10575119 Cite Icon Cite Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Permissions Search Site Citation Melody Jue; The Many Ecologies of AI. American Literature 2023; 10575119. doi: https://doi.org/10.1215/00029831-10575119 Download citation file: Zotero Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search Books & JournalsAll JournalsAmerican Literature Search Advanced Search The text of this article is only available as a PDF. Copyright © 2023 by Duke University Press2023 Article PDF first page preview Close Modal You do not currently have access to this content.

Study of the Tiphiidae Family (Insecta Hymenoptera) as Natural Enemies of Cicadas and Beetles

The females are Tiphiidae notable because they parasitize the tiger beetle lar and are powerful predators living predators that live in touch. The males are winged them spend most of their time flying or resting on the vegetation, being that the females are apterous, and invested much of their time below the surface. The larvae are parasitoids of beetle larvae (mostly scarab beetles). The objective of this paper is to determine the biology, ecology, life cycle taxonomy of the Tiphiidae Family. The methodological basis of the present work consists of bibliographical research that used the following databases SciELO, Central Library of the University of Brasília and scientific research, scientific book chapters, theses databases, university dissertations, national and international scientific articles classified by the Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel (CAPES). The main terms used were: Hymenoptera Parasitic, parasitoid, hosts, Typhiidae and microhymenoptera.

ANALISIS BUKU TEMATIK SISWA MUATAN IPA DITINJAU DARI UNSUR STEAM (Studi Deskriptif Pada Tema 6 Kelas VI SD)

The objective of this research was to know the subject matter of Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Mathematics (STEAM) in the Thematic book for student science Six class at Elementary School. This research of descriptive qualitative to analyze in the book Thematic for student science Six class at Elementary School. The data collected used analysis of the elements of STEAM in the Thematic book of science student content use the Analyze sheet of the Guidelines for the Elements of STEAM. The results of the research showed that the difference of elements of STEAM in the Thematic book of science. The Highest element from 4 elements are Science with the percentage of (33%), technology elements with the percentage of (9%), engineering elements with the percentage of (7%), Art elements) with the percentage of (22%), and mathematics elements with the percentage of (9%). The percentage of this research found the technology element is the smallest compared to the percentage of the other four elements. Based on the result above, it can be concluded that the elements of STEAM technology, engineering, and mathematics in the serve Thematic book in the science subject are still lowest for student Six class at Elementary School.Keywords: STEAM, Thematic book, science

Penerapan Sistem Informasi Perbankan pada PT Bank Sumut

Technology is an important influence for the progress of a company's information system. This is inseparable from the increasingly sharp competition between banking companies, therefore companies need to apply an information system technology to banks. Information systems in banking aim to provide comfort, convenience and satisfaction to consumers or customers and also for modern information system technology companies capable of improving company operations. The purpose of this study was to find out about the bank information system at PT. SUMUT Bank. The discussion technique used is descriptive method. Data collection techniques were carried out to the library of several scientific books and writings related to the discussions carried out as well as journals related to this thesis. The bank information system at Bank SUMUT is internet banking or what is known as e-Banking. The term e-Banking is making transactions, payments and other transactions via the internet with a bank's website that is equipped with a security system. The advantage of eBanking is that customers do not need to stand in line to make financial transactions. Customers can immediately carry out banking activities at home and anywhere. Apart from that, it also saves time, customers do not need to spend all day just to complete various financial transactions. However, the drawback of this bank information system is that it is prone to burglary. Lost funds often cannot be returned and customers experience losses. Apart from that, there are other disadvantages, namely depending on the internet, it is impossible to carry out e-banking transactions in areas where there is no internet network. It is expected that the internet network speed must also be faster, if the internet network is old then e-Banking will experience transaction failures.
 Keywords: information system, banking

Modern book science as a platform for cross-communication of literary and publishing actors discourse

The article is devoted to the problems of books and bibliology in the actively developing information and cultural space. The authors consider the theoretical and methodological developments of classical and modern bibliology to update and conceptualize the understanding of the book as a means of cross-communication in the literary and publishing context.  The purpose of the article is to analyze traditional and modern cross-approaches to the study of books and bibliology.  Research methods: observation, modeling, comparative historical, functional and discourse analysis. At present, the fundamental questions of book science again require careful study, which is quite difficult not only due to the variety of approaches to the study of the existence of a book in modern information reality; but also the collapse of the previous system of book science, the disappearance of really working book science centers and the lack of systematic research in this direction. The denial of the relevance of book science in our time, in the opinion of the authors of the article, is caused by the simplification of the ways of creating and producing books, the formation of a new communication environment, cultural conditions (readers with gadgets), the weak inclusion of literary and publishing discourse in general humanitarian knowledge. Bibliological topics and problems are raised at scientific conferences and seminars, and there are interesting forecast articles, but there is no noticeable shift in solving the problems of bibliology. As a scientific idea, the hypothesis that modern books and bibliology are embedded in the structure of the media sphere as integral objects in a variety of cross-approaches and communication formats is presented. The practical significance of the work lies in the possibility of applying the results of the study in the process of training publishers and media professionals.  Keywords: book, bibliology, actors, literary and publishing discourse, book business, cross-communications.

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Exhibition management as part of the academic management: synthesis of an experience

The exhibitions held at the Academy of Sciences of Moldova or in partnership with AȘM between years 2019–2022, have become a marker of the activity and appreciation of researchers, teachers, museographers. This article examines the retrospective of national or international exhibitions, classified according to the content and participants in scientific and innovation exhibitions, thematic and anniversary exhibitions (dedicated to certain events or personalities), scientific book exhibitions, photography, plastic art. The pandemic marked the activity planners and numerous exhibitions were organized online. However, this did not reduce their significance. The role of exhibitions is indisputable, so the Academy of Sciences of Moldova has carried out multiple large-scale events, emphasizing the scientific, innovative and artistic achievements of the community.

PRE-SERVICE ENGLISH TEACHERS' READINESS TO DEVELOP DIGITALIZED AUTHENTIC MATERIALS WITH ISLAMIC VALUES

Pre-service English teachers still need to gain the competence to develop authentic materials with Islamic values, reflected by their low perceived readiness. To reveal their readiness, this study was conducted by using narrative inquiry. The data were gathered from the storytelling of pre-service English teachers pursuing master's degrees at IAIN Kediri. Participants in this study were one male and one female student with teaching experience. The data were analyzed by using thematic analysis. The data showed that the pre-service teachers believed the readiness to develop digitalized authentic materials with Islamic values could have been more optimal. It is because of the existing instructional materials provided by the government, their lack of confidence as new teachers, and their limited autonomous access to their classes as a new teacher. English textbooks provided by the government are only general English. So, it makes the teachers follow the materials instead of developing authentic materials with Islamic values that are fundamentally needed by students studying in Islamic institutions, such as modifying the materials from books to reflect Muslim activities. Therefore, the pre-service teachers must expose themselves to integrated materials books and digital materials with Islamic values.

Investigating Persuasive Strategies in Scientific and Literature Books Blurbs

This study is conducted to identify the ways in which Scientific book blurbs differ from and/or similar to literature book blurbs and explores the linguistic features that are used in Scientific and literature book blurbs. To meet these aims, this study focuses on sixteen Scientific blurbs in different disciplines involving (Physics, Chemistry, Geology, Medicine, Biology, Computer Science, Linguistics, Agriculture) and sixteen literature book blurbs in four different disciplines involving (Novel, Drama, Poetry, Literature). These data are analyzed by adopting Gea valor (2005:52) classifications of linguistic features. The results have revealed that different linguistic strategies are employed in Scientific and literature books blurbs such as the ellipses, personal pronouns and complement languages. Imperative constructions are rarely used in Scientific blurbs, it has been found only in computer science discipline while they are absent in literature blurbs.

DETECTIVES of STATEMENT SCIENCE in Al-TIBIAN BOOK in PARSING Al- QURAN for ALAKBARY


 
 
 
 This research aims on shedding light on a scientist of the linguistics scientist who is Alakbary in the book which is titled ( Al- Tibian in Airab Al-Quran). It is considered as a linguistic encyclopedia in addition to what this book contains of rhetorical subjects within it. I started studying these subjects from the rhetorical sides and I clarified the opinions and differences about it between explanation scientist and linguistics scientist. It appeared to me in this research that Alakbary dealt the rhetorical subjects in such a way that does not interfere with the rhetorical scientist though he concerned in Al-Airab side more than the other but he does not ignore the rhetorical subjects and gave a great attention in his book.
 
 
 

The practicality of popular scientific books of the diversity of Macrozoobenthos in the Sungai Puting

Teaching materials based on local potential are teaching materials that contain material or materials that are local in nature, and have ideas that can be understood and are closely related to the management of natural resources and the environment where teaching materials can help improve critical thinking skills. One of them is the application of local potential-based learning resources developed in this teaching material, namely popular scientific books (BIP). This study aims to examine the practicality of the contents, practical expectations and actual practicality of the developed BIP macrozoobenthos diversity. The method used refers to the formative evaluation design from Tessmer. The results of the research based on the readability test for the practicality test of the contents yielded 91.67% with very practical criteria, and student responses to the practicality of expectations obtained results of 93.33% and 95.83% on actual practicality with very practical criteria, and based on the implementation of the BIP that was developed on the implementation of expectations and actual implementation got a result of 85.19% in a very good category to be used as enrichment material for Animal Ecology courses and to improve students' critical thinking skills.Abstrak Bahan ajar berbasis potensi lokal merupakan bahan ajar yang berisi materi atau bahan yang bersifat lokal, dan memiliki gagasan-gagasan yang dapat dipahami dan berkaitan erat dengan pengelolaan sumber daya alam dan lingkungan yang mana bahan ajar dapat membantu meningkatkan keterampilan berpikir kritis. Salah satunya penerapan sumber belajar berbasis potensi lokal yang dikembangkan dalam bahan ajar ini ialah buku ilmiah popular (BIP). Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menguji kepraktisan isi, kepraktisan harapan dan kepraktisan aktual dari BIP keanekaragaman makrozoobentos yang dikembangkan. Metode yang digunakan adalah mengacu pada desain evaluasi formatif dari Tessmer. Hasil penelitian berdasarkan uji keterbacaan untuk uji kepraktisan isi mendapatkan hasil 91,67% dengan kriteria sangat praktis, dan respon mahasiswa pada kepraktisan harapan mendapatkan hasil sebesar 93,33% dan 95,83% pada kepraktisan aktual dengan kriteria sangat praktis, dan berdasarkan keterlaksanaan BIP yang dikembangkan pada keterlaksanaan harapan dan keterlaksanaan aktual mendapatkan hasil 85,19% dengan kategori sangat baik untuk digunakan sebagai materi pengayaan mata kuliah Ekologi Hewan serta dapat meningkatkan keterampilan berpikir kritis mahasiswa.