Latest Movement Research Articles

The Moving Mountain: Performance for Mauna a Wākea during the Protect Maunakea Movement

Abstract: Between the period of July 2019 and March 2020, Kānaka Maoli (Native Hawaiian) kia‘i (protectors or guardians) blocked the access road up to Mauna a Wākea, Hawai‘i’s tallest peak, to protest and prevent the construction of the Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT). This proposed development, spearheaded by a conglomerate of international scientific organizations, has become the catalyst for the latest movement for reestablishing Hawaiian sovereignty after a long history of appropriation, desecration, and broken promises. For Kānaka Maoli the construction poses a threat to their sacred land, burial sites, and the delicate ecology of the mountain. During these protests, kia‘i demonstrated and reconfirmed their relationship to Mauna a Wākea through the mediums of music and dance in the newly created Mauna Protocol Ceremony performed at the protest site on Hawai‘i Island, public performance venues, and online. Performing for the mountain at accessible locations allowed more people to view and interact with Mauna a Wākea without having to be on location. It is through the Hawaiian concepts of ‘ike (know by doing), kū (stand firm), and hulihia (overturn) that I illustrate how kia‘i effectively transform secular spaces into sacred ones through the act of performance.

Improvement by Medication Less than Expected in Parkinson's Disease: Blinded Evaluation of Levodopa Response.

The latest Movement Disorder Society (MDS) diagnostic criteria require a good and sustained response to medication to get a diagnosis of Parkinson's disease, PD. The aim of this study was to evaluate levodopa response in a group of patients with probable PD, diagnosed by movement disorder specialists. An acute levodopa challenge test (LDCT) was performed after pausing the dopaminergic medication for 6 half-times. The motor part of the Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale was performed in the OFF-state and after LDCT (ON). A good effect was defined as >30% improvement. A video-protocol was used to secure standardized motor examination with blinded assessments of the UPDRS-III OFF and ON. An age-matched group of control subjects (CS) was included but did not go through LDCT. All participants were evaluated with Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) and Beck's Depression Inventory (BDI). In the statistical analysis, 37 patients were included. Twenty-one patients showed an improvement ≤30%, while 16 patients showed an improvement >30%. LDCT showed an overall mean improvement of 27.3% of motor UPDRS. In 43.2%, there was a discrepancy between the effect seen with the LDCT and the patients' self-perceived medicine evaluation. Patients with PD had a significantly lower MoCA score and more depressive symptoms compared to CS. We showed an acute effect of levodopa using LDCT that was around 30% improvement. While it lends support to the use of this limit in the MDS diagnostic criteria, an acute effect of less than 30% should be considered acceptable in some patients. Our study highlights a discrepancy in the objective measure of medicine effect on motor symptoms and the patient's subjective evaluation.

Development of an Android-based Floor Gymnastic Application as an Alternative Teaching Material for PJOK Mix Learning at SD Negeri 113 Kota Jambi

This study aims to produce a product in the form of an android-based floor exercise application learning at SD Negeri 113 Jambi City. The background of the problem in this study is that some students at school are still not able to do good and correct basic gymnastic movements because some students still do not understand the correct steps of movement so that they experience obstacles in learning. This floor exercise application has been developed accurately, incorporating the latest movements, techniques, and practical, easy-to-use rules in learning. This research was conducted at Public Elementary School 113 with research subjects namely students of SD N 113 Jambi City. The research method used is the ADDIE model development research. The steps of this research start from analysis, design, development, implementation to evaluation. The results of the analysis of the research data show that the percentage score of the product trials carried out is 80% to 90% in the good category so that it can be concluded that this android-based floor gymnastics application product is suitable for use by students and teachers, especially sports.

Tectonics and gravity field structure of Central Kazakhstan

Purpose. Identification of the nature of the manifestation of tectonic elements of different ages in Central Kazakhstan in gravitational fields based on the results of the calculation of regional, intra-crustal and local transformants. Methodology. Synthesis and analysis of the data on integrated interpretation and modeling of gravitational, geomagnetic, geothermal fields, the latest movements of the Earth’s crust and parameters of the seismic regime, tectonics and stratigraphy of rocks. Findings. Regional, intra-crustal and local heterogeneities in the lithosphere manifest themselves differently in blocks of Precambrian rocks, Early and Late Caledonides, Early and Late Hercynides. They may be associated with the processes of Paleozoic intracontinental rifting, with the rise of mantle matter and its emplacement into the Earth’s crust, followed by the manifestation of Late Paleozoic orogenesis, doubling of the thickness of the Earth’s crust, outpourings of magmatic formations. Originality. It is established that large gravitational minima are distinguished in areas with Hercynian folding, characterized by abnormally high amplitudes in the movement of the Earth’s crust. In the regions of the Caledonian folding, the values of gravity field anomalies of intermediate intensity and increased amplitudes of the latest movements of the Earth’s crust are manifested. Areas with Pre-Paleozoic folding have relative maxima of gravitational anomalies and minimum values of the latest movements of the Earth’s crust. Earthquake sources are concentrated in the consolidated crust at the junction of areas with different ages of basement consolidation, in gradient zones of geothermal, geomagnetic and gravitational anomalies. According to the variations of the intra-crustal transformant, it was found that a wide range of changes in the values of the gravitational field corresponds to areas with minimal temperature values, whereas in areas with increased temperature values, the range of changes in the values of gravity anomalies is reduced. The distribution of the local transformant of the gravitational field indicates the existence of highly variable anomalies, which reflects the high-frequency gravitational effect of near-surface objects of the Earth’s crust. Practical value. The distribution of inhomogeneities in the lithosphere with various density, geomagnetic and geothermal anomalies of geophysical fields, the nature of the seismic regime and the latest movements of the Earth’s crust predetermined the formation of geostructures with different types of mineralization, each of which is recommended to be searched and explored by a specific rational set of geophysical methods.

Love Letters to Lichen

Love Letters to Lichen

Scientometric review of construction conflict from 1991 to 2020

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to summarize the research of construction conflict from 1991 to 2020 and propose research directions for future scholarly work. During the recent decades, it is widely accepted that construction conflict is inevitable, and conflict management has become an important component of project management. However, few works were done to map the global study in this field, there is limited review that evaluates the current stage of construction conflict research.Design/methodology/approachThis study adopted a holistic literature review approach that incorporates bibliometric search and scientometric analysis. A total of 698 bibliographic records from the Web of Science core collection database were collected for the scientometric analysis. CiteSpace5.7 was adopted for the science mapping purpose in this study.FindingsThrough co-authorship analysis, co-word analysis and co-citation analysis, influential scholars and journals are identified. Several research trends are highlighted according to the scientometric analyses of the construction conflict topics. For example, the application of simulation and algorithms to the study of construction conflict management systems.Practical implicationsConstruction is a resource-intensive, multi-participant and multi-targeted industry. Conflicts always exist in the whole life cycle of construction projects, it is important for industry practitioners to be updated of the latest movement and progress of the academic research.Originality/valueThis study contributed to the body of knowledge in construction conflict and bridge the research gap in the thorough review of previous research work.

Assessment of the influence of neotectonic movements on the relief of the basins of lakes Ladoga and Onega

We obtained new data about the high degree of relationship between the relief and the nature of the latest movements within the depressions of the Ladoga and Onega lakes as a result of geomorphological studies. Computer geodynamic modeling showed that this relationship is explainable by the development of the supposed active faults identified by us on a detailed scale in an environment of northeastern extension, the axis of which is oriented across the strike of the considered lake basins.

エジプトにおける世界遺産保護問題 ―アラブの春以降― World Heritage Conservation Issues in Egypt -After the Arab Spring-

Egypt (Arab Republic of Egypt) retains many material cultures from the early ancient civilization to the Islamic civilization and has a deep connection with the universal world religion, but since modern times, it has become a border with Western colonialism. The aim of this study is to consider the relationship between world heritage and the nation by unraveling a part of the cultural administration of Egypt, recognizing that the problems that Egyptian society has are not those of the past, but are deeply related to the course of the present society. In this paper, I will present Egypt as the case of study, focus on trends after 2011, and explore their position. First of all, I would like to look back on the big flow of the World Heritage Conservation Administration and position the recent trends. Next, examples of the Arab spring and the looting and damage of world heritage sites are shown. Then, considering the modern Egyptian awareness of the affiliation of World Heritage Sites and the latest movements to protect Egyptian World Heritage Sites, the researcher has proposed that the protection of World Heritage Sites would not be possible without the cooperation of local residents and Egyptians.

Discovering the evolution of artificial intelligence in cancer research using dynamic topic modeling

The rapid growth of healthcare data in recent years calls for more advanced and efficient analytic techniques. Artificial intelligence facilitates finding insightful patterns in massive high-dimensional data. Considering the latest movements towards using machine learning and deep learning techniques in the medical domain, in this study, we focused on the publications in which researchers employed artificial intelligence techniques for cancer diagnosis and treatment. Using dynamic topic modeling and natural language processing techniques, we analyzed the contents and trends of more than 12,000 scientific publications within the period of 2000 to 2018, extracted from two different sources, i.e., Elsevier’s Scopus and PubMed. While drawing the landscape of cancer research, our results also shed light on the evolution of artificial intelligence techniques and algorithms used for cancer diagnosis and treatment. Our findings confirm that modern computer science algorithms are being widely applied to extract patterns from large-scale medical images to cure different types of cancer with a special focus on deep learning techniques in recent years.

MODERN GEODYNSMIC PROCESSES, POTENTIAL FIELDS AND COAL CONTENT OF THE NORTHWESTERN PART OF SALAIR

One of the possible methods for assessing modern geodynamic processes in the development of the earth's surface relief is described. It is based on the analysis of the exogenously active layer. Within its limits, the relief-forming process is studied as a result of the interaction of endogenous and exogenous forces, which occurs under the influence of neotectonic movements. As a result of modeling within the research object, the correspondence of the latest movements and formations was established not only of the Carboniferous-Permian coal-bearing basin, confirmed by gravimetric data, but also of the Permian-Triassic volcano-plutonic province.

Development of AGA’s Policy Agenda During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Development of AGA’s Policy Agenda During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Neoproterozoic geodynamics in NW India – evidence from Erinpura granites in the South Delhi Fold Belt

ABSTRACT Erinpura Granites form the basement for the Neoproterozoic Malani Igneous Suite in NW India. Based on this study, the Erinpura granites can be divided into Erinpura-East (gneissic fabric), a belt parallel to the southern sector of the South Delhi Fold Belt, and Erinpura-West (magmatic fabrics). EPMA dating on monazites gives a time frame of 890 to 860 Ma for crystallization of both types. The geochemically homogeneous peraluminous S-type granites with εNd values of −2.1 to −10.8 are interpreted as melting products of Archaean crust. REE pattern follows the pattern of the average continental crust, but Erinpura-East samples are more fractionated with steeper HREE depletion indicating melting in a deeper crustal level. A thermal pulse between 835 and 820 Ma constrains the timing of deformation in granite-gneisses during uplift along thrust planes, coeval with shear-bound exhumation of high-grade metamorphic rocks and initiated by delamination of the lower crust in this southern sector of the South Delhi Fold Belt. This is in contrast to the northern sector of the SDFB with arrested orogenic development and without considerable delamination or erosion of the lower crust. Latest movement related to the 200 Ma tectono-magmatic history overlaps with initiation of rifting during the Malani igneous event. A change from S-type to A-type granites and shift of isotopic signatures to εNd values of −2.8 to −1.7 indicate substantial contribution of asthenospheric material in the Malani melting process.

PEMBELAJARAN SENI PERTUNJUKKAN ANAK USIA DINI DI MASA PANDEMI DENGAN LOCAL GENIUS

Early childhood education is important for a nation's generation. This is a potential future in the development of children to experience exploration of all aspects both motor and psychomotor. This study aims to describe how to produce learning designs for performing arts in kindergartens by utilizing sources of knowledge of local cultural excellence in Surabaya, East Java with the concept of integrated learning. This research uses qualitative phenomenology research. The results show that during the pandemic students can still learn the performing arts using online media (WhatsApp video calls) so that students are more creative and discover the latest movements with the help of their parents at home.

Active fault characterization and seismotectonic zoning of the Hispaniola island

Designing a seismic source model based on the most complete description of potentially active faults and on the kinematics of their latest movements is an essential requirement in seismic hazard studies, at regional and local scales. A study to characterize active faults in the Hispaniola island (today’s Haiti and Dominican Republic) has been conducted in the framework of the probabilistic seismic hazard assessment for Santo Domingo (capital of the Dominican Republic). In this work, we present a seismotectonic map of Hispaniola and its surroundings, based on a compilation and synthesis of geological, geophysical, geodetic and seismological data. Based on these data, distinct seismic zone sources are proposed and classified as either intercrustal domains, major active faults or subduction zones. Each seismic source is described according to several parameters, including its mechanism and current rate of deformation, the associated seismicity and its estimated maximal magnitude. These results constitute an essential database for a homogeneous evaluation of the seismic hazards of Hispaniola.

Pembelajaran Seni Pertunjukkan untuk Anak Usia Dini di Masa Pandemi dengan Local Genius Knowledge

Early childhood education is the important for a nation generation. It is the potential period in the growth of children to gain exploration experience from all aspects of both motoric and psychomotor. Lack of knowledge, especially about the concept and purpose of performing arts from an early age for education influence the design of learning programs that tend to be less creative. Even though in motion, there are many ways where the teacher can creatively connect with the values of student life at large the need of well-designed performing arts should be provided. This study aimed to describe how to produce performing arts learning design in kindergarten school by utilizing local cultural excellence knowledge sources (local genius knowledge) of Trawas district of Mojokerto with concept of integrated learning. This study used qualitative phenomenological research. The results show that during pandemic students can still learn the art performing by using online media (WhatsApp video call) so students can be more creative and discover the latest movements with the assistance of parents at home. The modeling strategy by inserting the Bantengan traditional performance as local genius of Mojokerto made the art performing learning in the kindergarten school was more meaningful. The integration of strategy and media with local genius of implemented in the school was potentially adopted larger.

A novel survey on green computing

Green computing is receiving more and more attention to increasing energy costs and growing environmental disquiets. Green Computing is the latest movement in the IT industry towards scheming, building, and operating computer systems to be energy proficient. Green computing is environmentally sustainable to use of computers and related resources efficiently and effectively. Green computing also called green technology whose goals are to diminish the use of perilous materials, maximize energy effectiveness during the lifetime of the product, and encourage the recyclability or Biodegradability of obsolete products and waste of factories. This research paper is helpful to aware of the common man about the term green computing with the help of a survey performed.

Implications of Cattle Trade for the Spread and Control of Infectious Diseases in Slovenia.

The objectives of this study were to gain insight into the structure of the cattle trade network in Slovenia and to evaluate the potential for infectious disease spread through movements. The study considered cattle movements between different types of premises that occurred between August 1, 2011 and July 31, 2016 with the exclusion of the movements to the end nodes (e.g., slaughterhouses). In the first part, we performed a static network analysis on monthly and yearly snapshots of the network. These time scales reflect our interest in slowly spreading pathogens; namely Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis (MAP), which causes paratuberculosis, a worldwide economically important disease. The results showed consistency in the network measures over time; nevertheless, it was evident that year to year contacts between premises were changing. The importance of individual premises for the network connectedness was highly heterogeneous and the most influential premises in the network were collection centers, mountain pastures, and pastures. Compared to random node removal, targeted removal informed by ranking based on local network measures from previous years was substantially more effective in network disassociation. Inclusion of the latest movement data improved the results. In the second part, we simulated disease spread using a Susceptible-Infectious (SI) model on the temporal network. The SI model was based on the empirically estimated true prevalence of paratuberculosis in Slovenia and four scenarios for probabilities of transmission. Different probabilities were realized by the generation of new networks with the corresponding proportion of contacts which were randomly selected from the original network. These diluted networks served as substrates for simulation of MAP spread. The probability of transmission had a significant influence on the velocity of disease spread through the network. The peaks in daily incidence rates of infected herds were observed at the end of the grazing period. Our results suggest that network analysis may provide support in the optimization of paratuberculosis surveillance and intervention in Slovenia. The approach of simulating disease spread on a diluted network may also be used to model other transmission pathways between herds.

Technologically enhanced pedagogies in Professional Writing

Development of online or hybrid options for academic content often emphasizes product over process. Institutions may decide to join the latest movement without carefully considering whether particular content lends itself to such technologies. The question to be asked first is whether students in a specific discipline — business, science, or another — would benefit from technological pedagogies instead of, or in tandem with, traditional offerings. Even though the “classroom” now can be virtually recreated with hyperlinked readings, synchronous chats, and real-time interactions, the instructor must vouchsafe an enriching learning environment. One endeavor across many — if not all — academic disciplines is written communication, through which students explore course content, critically assess meaning, and construct cogent arguments. Applied writing, often termed Professional Writing, weaves through the curricula at Widener University; open-access modules for at-risk students seeking a college education are also being developed with a local not-for-profit agency. Before shifting courses or modules to online and/or hybrid formats directly, Professional Writing faculty are designing, implementing, and assessing various tools: blended course design, online writing resources, and open-access outreach. The core pedagogical issue remains the astute application of technological tools to achieve learning outcomes. This presentation highlights progress by the Professional Writing faculty at Widener University for enhancing pedagogies with technology while navigating climate and culture.

Структурно-морфометричний аналіз території Кременецьких гір (частина 1)

The geomorphological structure and the morphometric features are characterized, the structural-morphometric constructions of the territory of the Kremenets Mountains are conducted and analyzed. The multi-order maps of the baseline and vertex surfaces, the residual relief, and the local erosion are created with the help of the software called AcrGis. The features of the geomorphological structure and the stage of the relief development are determined. Some regularities in the distribution of the morphometric indicators of the different parts of the Kremenets Mountains are revealed. Twelve morphometric different-genetic and different-order maps are constructed, and the surface of the top, baseline, residual and erosion relief are made and analyzed in accordance with the hypsometric and morphometric characteristics for this analysis. The method of the constructing of the map models for the structural and the morphometric analysis are presented. The comparison of vertices and bases of different order, as well as vertex – basal surfaces are analyzed, which allowed revealing the latest and modern movements of the earth's crust, the quantitative estimation of the amplitude of the vertical movements. The altitude differences in the characteristics of model comparisons are presented. The analysis and the comparison of the models allowed establishing the nature of the latest movements, the ratio of the denudation and the accumulation, the intensity of the erosion processes of the formation of the different stages of the investigated territory. The maps of the apex, basal, residual, erosion relief, which are created, serve as a basis for the comparison of the different top and base surfaces and the single-row top-base surfaces with the linear and the annular tectonic structures (the analysis of the latest tectonogenesis) in the future publications. Key words: basic surface, vertex surface, watershed, erosion network, residual relief, local erosion, morphometric analysis, digital terrain model, watercourses order, neotectonic movements, North-Podillia ledge.

Complex structural-geomorphological, structural-morphological and fractal analysis of vertical newest movements of the Kerch Peninsula

A comprehensive analysis was carried out for the Kerch Peninsula using morphostructural, structural and geomorphological methods as well as determining the fractal dimension D of the driangle system. It has been discovered that increased values of the field of fractal dimension D correlate well with the total uplift amplitude during the Pleistocene and Holocene, and worse with the latest structures formed during the conerosion stage of development. It can be concluded that the fractal approach for the quantitative analysis of the driangle system pattern gives good results in identifying the latest movements, and is less effective in identifying the latest structures. The further development of the fractal analysis method is promising, with the inclusion of other driangle system parameters widely used in structural-geomorphological analysis.