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KEMAMPUAN MOTORIK KASAR MELALUI TEKNIK PERMAINAN LARI ESTAFET PADA ANAK USIA 3-4 TAHUN
Authors: Thosin Waskita Deden , Mochamad Surya Candra , Febriana Regina
Published: March 2023

Penelitian ini dilatarbelakangi pembelajaran yang dilaksanakan kelompok bermain pada saat ini masih klasikal, dimana metode pembelajaran yang digunakan pendidik pada saat bermain sambil belajar tidak variatif (monoton). Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui penerapan teknik permainan lari estafet dapat meningkatkan kemampuan motorik kasar anak usia 3-4 tahun. Metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah Penelitian Tindakan Kelas (PTK). Hasil dari penelitian menunjukkan bahwa dari data yang diperoleh dari siklus I diperoleh hasil kemampuan motorik kasar anak sebesar 67%. Berdasarkan data pada siklus I, maka penelitian berlanjut pada siklus II. Oleh karena kriteria keberhasilan tindakan ini adalah 80%. Dari hasil siklus II diperoleh data kemampuan motorik kasar anak sebesar 82%. Berdasarkan data dari siklus II, maka penelitian tindakan kelas ini dinyatakan berhasil. Simpulan dari hasil analisis data menunjukkan bahwa pembelajaran dengan menggunakan teknik permainan lari estafet dapat meningkatkan kemampuan motorik kasar anak usia 3-4 tahun di RA Nurul Huda Dawuan Tengah Cikampek Kabupaten Karawang.
Caring about Animals? A Care Theory Approach to Animal Ethics
Authors: Hintermeier Leonie
Published: March 2023

Engster’s care approach provides an interesting change of perspective to well-established approaches to animal ethics, such as utilitarianism and animal rights accounts: it shifts the focus towards justifying moral status based on dependency-relations between human and nonhuman beings. According to Engster, human beings are morally obligated to care for nonhuman animals as soon as they made them dependent on human care or contribute to their dependence. I discuss the implications of Engster’s account as well as three objections against it and conclude that it qualifies as a relevant option to established accounts of animal ethics.
Perspective Chapter: Approaches to Quality Assurance and Technological Innovation in Higher Education Institutions
Authors: A. Al-Imarah Ahmed
Published: March 2023

Literature from the wider field of management research is ambiguous with respect to the relationship between quality management and innovation, with some arguing that quality management supports innovation while others claim it is a hindrance. This chapter focuses on the relationship between QA and innovation in higher education, specifically the development of massive-open-online-courses (MOOCs). Analysis of interviews and documents shows that QA does not support innovation; universities focus on the quality of conventional in-person courses, but less on new innovation like MOOCs. The particular characteristics of MOOCs (e.g., diverse learners and light content) make the application of existing QA procedures difficult. Also, analysis shows that the most relevant quality approach for MOOCs is a combination of the conventional approach to QA in higher education and a new QA approach that takes into consideration the characteristics and features of MOOCs. The findings of the study provide suitable empirical evidence to support a cogent argument about the capabilities and qualifications of MOOCs in higher education with regard to QA, further defining the role of MOOCs in higher education.
Implementation of the Posyandu Program and Healthy Living Behavior of Mothers and Children in Sidomulyo Village, Godean District, Sleman Regency, Yogyakarta Special Region
Authors: Nain Umar
Published: March 2023

This study aims to: (1) analyze the continuity of healthy behavior of mothers and children even though their involvement in Posyandu is low due to poor Posyandu services; (2) analyze the healthy behavior of mothers and children in the community that is institutionalized by the community itself, although at the initial level, it was introduced by Posyandu. This research uses a descriptive survey approach. The population of this research is 348 mothers who have babies and toddlers, who are the target of the Posyandu service program. The number of samples taken was 100 respondents with a simple random sampling technique because the population was homogeneous. Data were obtained through questionnaires, in-depth interviews, and direct observation. The results showed that the low involvement of mothers in Posyandu was not an obstacle for mothers to behave in a healthy manner on an ongoing basis. This is because in the community there are various formal, semiformal, and village institutions that institutionalize healthy living accompanied by the availability of service facilities outside the Posyandu that can be used by mothers to meet the needs of a healthy life. The healthy behavior of mothers and children in the family is included in the high category seen from the frequency of mothers providing nutritious food for the family, maintaining food hygiene, boiling water before drinking, providing complete immunizations to their babies, baby clothes and utensils, conducting pregnancy checkups 7–9 times during pregnancy, using modern health care facilities for childbirth, as well as actively participating as an acceptor for independent family planning.
Multi-Dimensional Codebooks for Multiple Access Schemes
Authors: Hassan Kais , Raoof Kosai , Chargé Pascal
Published: March 2023

The sparse code multiple access (SCMA) scheme directly maps the incoming bits of several sources (users/streams) to complex multi-dimensional codewords selected from a specific predefined sparse codebook set. The codewords of all sources are then superimposed and exchanged. The shaping gain of the multi-dimensional constellation of SCMA leads to a better system performance. The decoder’s objective will be to separate the superimposed sparse codewords. Most existing works on SCMA decoders employ message passing algorithm (MPA) or one of its variations, or a combination of MPA and other methods. The system architecture is highlighted and its basic principles are presented. Then, an overview of main multi-dimensional constellations for SCMA systems will be provided. Afterwards, we will focus on how the SCMA codebooks are decoded and how their performance is evaluated and compared.
Developing Creativity via LEGO and AI Robotics
Authors: Albaneen Jamali Um
Published: March 2023

The chapter reports on a longitudinal study, which investigated the impacts of robotics programs on developing creativity among elementary school students. A mixed method of pre-post CAP test and observations was used for the purpose of this study, which was carried out over 2 years. A sample of 60, 10–12 year-old female students from middle socio-economic status participated in the study. They were randomly assigned into two treatment and control groups. In the first year of the study a LEGO robotics program was administered to the treatment group while 30 participants in the control group did not receive any robotics program. In the second year, an Arduino robotics program using AI was administered to the students in the treatment group while the students in the control group did not receive any robotics intervention. The results from pre-post tests indicated that the LEGO robotics intervention was significantly effective in developing creative thinking skills of fluency, flexibility and elaboration while had no significant impact upon developing originality. However, robotics programs using AI had significant impact upon developing all creativity thinking skills of fluency, flexibility, originality and elaboration. The chapter suggests implications for policymakers and educators while provides recommendations for future researchers in the field.
Digital Entrepreneurship in Vocational High School Student Level
Authors: Rika Swaramarinda Darma , Isa Badrul , Mohd. Yusof Noorhayati , Ali Bahari Abdul Kadir Mohd.
Published: March 2023

Digital entrepreneurship is becoming more popular, so now is a great time to learn more about it. This research aims to find out how digital entrepreneurship knowledge in Vocational High School Students. The novelty of this present study is that it looks at digital entrepreneurship using a mixed-methods and focuses on Vocational High School Students as its subject. The sample used was twelve student respondents who had met the saturation criteria in the qualitative phase; from the results of the qualitative phase, several themes came up from the interview process using inductive code on the thematic analysis. However, the researchers only focused on the digital entrepreneurship theme based on the need for this theme at the vocational high school level. Then, the quantitative phase investigates in deep of other data and is processed using questionnaires. The result begins with a validity test in which R calculates each indicator its value above the table R-value of 0.576, while for the test the reliability of Cronbach’s Alpha value 0.966 has high reliability. Furthermore, using the Kolmogorov-Smirnov normality test found the data was normally distributed and homogeneous. Independent Sample t Test is known that there is a difference in digital entrepreneurship knowledge between Male and Female Students.
Plant-Based Foods Biofortified with Selenium and Their Potential Benefits for Human Health
Authors: García-Morales Soledad , María León-Morales Janet , García-Gaytán Víctor , Guillermo Terreros-Rosales Luis
Published: March 2023

Selenium (Se) is essential for humans. This element is present in more than 25 proteins related to redox processes, and its deficiency is related to the onset of chronic diseases. One way to incorporate Se into the human diet is by consuming plant foods rich in Se. Crop fortification with Se can be achieved through the agronomic practice of biofortification. This chapter discusses dietary sources of inorganic Se (selenate and selenite), organic Se (selenocysteine, selenomethionine, and methylselenocysteine), and bioactive compounds provided by consuming the edible parts of plants as a result of agronomic biofortification. The benefits to human health from consuming selenium-enriched crops due to their biological functions such as antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and anticarcinogenic are also presented. The intake of Se-enriched plant foods is a growing trend. In addition to providing the daily dose of Se, these Se-enriched vegetables are a functional food option that improves human health due to their content of phytochemical compounds.
Exploring EFL Teachers’ Organizational Citizenship Behavior and Ethical Climate: The Mediating Role of Organizational Justice
Authors: Gordani Yahya , Saadattalab Ayat , Khajavi Yaser
Published: March 2023

Organizational justice has been significantly considered in industrial psychology, human resource management, and organizational behavior studies (Ismail, 2015). However, this issue is less explored in educational contexts. The present study aimed to investigate the relationship between organizational citizenship behavior and ethical climate among Iranian secondary school EFL teachers. 386 EFL teachers selected via multi-stage cluster sampling responded to three questionnaires of organizational citizenship, ethical climate, and organizational justice posted online. To analyze the data, descriptive and inferential statistics (structural equation modeling and regression analysis) were used. The results showed that there is a positive and significant relationship between the organizational citizenship behavior and ethical climate within the schools. Organizational justice was also found to have an influential role in this relationship. In addition, OCB was highly influenced by the ethical climate.
How Do Turkish Youth’s Individualist and Collectivist Characteristics Affect Their Willingness to Migrate? The Mediator Role of Life Satisfaction
Authors: Boztilki Melike , Güler Çiğdem Uludağ , Koçak Orhan
Published: March 2023

Many personal factors can also be effective in people's decision to migrate in addition to environmental factors. Having individualistic or collectivist tendencies is thought to be one of these factors. In this study, we will examine the relationship between the willingness of young people between the ages of 18-30 living in Turkey to migrate and their individualism-collectivism tendencies towards migration. The level of life satisfaction, which is one of the personal factors thought to be effective on the desire to migrate, was determined as the mediating variable in the research. Consistent with the prevailing trend in the literature, the main hypothesis of the research is that young people with high individualistic tendencies and young people with low life satisfaction will have a higher desire to migrate. As a result of the research, these hypotheses were confirmed. For collectivist youth, it was determined that being married and having children increased their desire to migrate. This result shows that the probability of migration is not high only for people that are classically associated with migration, such as having individualistic traits and low life satisfaction, being single and young. For the collectivist youth who attach importance to values such as family, tradition, and social solidarity, the effect of establishing a family increases the desire to migrate is due to lowering the emotional and social costs of being separated from the community.
The Positive Start Project: a proactive approach to promoting positive mental health in the newer engineering academic community
Authors: Knowles Nicola , Andrews Jane , Peters Jack , Palmer India
Published: March 2023

The Positive Start Project is a new initiative that is in the process of providing a series of workshops and events focused on academic wellbeing, career development and positive mental health within a large faculty of engineering and applied science in the UK. Aimed at building a scholarly and sustainable research and teaching community of early career academics (ECAs), the project has arisen out of a need to provide high quality professional development activities and frameworks for the ECA community whilst also combatting social and academic isolation left over from the two-year long period of ‘lockdown’. Adopting an Action Research Approach this paper addresses a little considered topic in academic circles, the need to nurture positive wellbeing amongst the Engineering Education academic community. Describing proposed plans for how the Positive Start Project will be developed, disseminated, and reviewed, attention is paid to how ‘wellbeing’ will be benchmarked at the beginning of the project. Following this a brief overview of some of the planned support and development activities is given whilst the conclusion reiterates the need for a positive and proactive approach to academic wellbeing whilst also noting why Early Career Academics are an important demographic group within our Engineering Education community.
Assessment Of Factors Leading To Declining Interests Of Students For Admissions In Bachelor Of Dental Surgery (Bds) Undergraduate Program, In Private Colleges Of South Punjab
Authors: JMMDC
Published: March 2023

Objective: To identify the factors contributing to low admission rates in BDS programs in private dental colleges in South Punjab.Place of Study: This Study was conducted at three private Medical colleges in South Punjab: Multan Medical & Dental College (MMDC), Bakhtawar Ameen Medical & Dental College (BAMDC), and Shahida Islam Medical & Dental College (SIMDC).Study Design: A Cross-sectional descriptive study.Duration of Study: December 2021 to January 2022.Methodology: A total of 200 students appearing in interviews of Bachelor in Medicine and Bachelor in Surgery (MBBS) programs in three private medical colleges of Punjab were selected via convenience sampling. A self-administered questionnaire with closed-ended questions was given to the students. The questionnaire comprised of demographic information and factors leading to disinclination towards the BDS program. A 5-point Likert scale was used to document the views of the respondents. Data was entered and analyzed by utilizing SPSS version 21. Mean score, frequency, and percentages were calculated for all questionsResults: In this study, 200 applicants applying to three private medical colleges in the MBBS program were chosen. Among all the participants 42.5% (n= 85) were males and 57.5% (n= 115) were females. Among all the participants 61% and 54% strongly agreed that they did not choose BDS because of better career options in MBBS and perceived inferiority complex in the dental profession respectively. 75% of the students agreed that they will only opt for BDS as a career in case their merit is low on the list. 44% of the students did not choose dentistry due to the lack of job opportunities in our country. 66% of the students did not choose dentistry because of their Parent's influence. The scarcity of scholarships available for dental students was an important factor and 58% were hesitant to move toward dentistry because of this. 76% of the students accepted the fact that they were avoiding dentistry because of social pressure. 60% of the students did not choose BDS, realizing that there are much better opportunities for medical graduates to work abroad than dental graduates.Conclusion: Better career options in medicine, lack of job opportunities in the dental profession, the influence of parents, and scarcity of scholarships are the main factors contributing to decreased interest in admissions in dentistry over the past few years.
Identifying The Superior Root Canal Irrigant Between Hydrogen Peroxide And Sodium Hypochlorite In Post Endodontic Pain Management
Authors: JMMDC
Published: March 2023

Place of Study: THQ Thal Hospital LayyahStudy Design: Randomized control trialDuration of Study: January 2022 to July 2022Methodology: 104 subjects were selected by non-probability non purposive sampling technique. Informed consent was taken from the patients and they were randomly allocated to 2 study groups i.e. Group A (Sodium Hypochlorite) and Group B (Hydrogen Peroxide). Mechanical preparation of root canals for the lower first molar was done in the first appointment. In Group A, a 2.5 % Sodium Hypochlorite (NaOCl) irrigant was used, while in Group B, a 3% Hydrogen Peroxide (H O ) irrigant was used. 2 The patients were followed up after 10 days. The frequency of endodontic pain on the follow-up visit was evaluated by Visual Analogue Scale (VAS). Statistical Package for Social Science (version 23.0) (SPSS) was used to analyze the data. The frequency of endodontic pain was compared between the study arms with a chi-square test.Results: A total of 104 participants were placed into 2 groups, 52 cases in each group. 56/104 (54.30%) were males while 48/104 (45.70%) were females. In Group “A” endodontic pain on 10-day follow-up visit was present in 18/52 (34.6%) patients, while in Group “B” endodontic pain on 10-day follow-up visits were present in 35/52 (68%) patients. By using the chi-square test it was observed that there was a significant association between groups and the presence of endodontic pain having p-value = 0.001Conclusion: Sodium Hypochlorite was much better than Hydrogen Peroxide in the management of endodontic pain in terms of incidence.
“Worlds, Worlding”
Authors: Keiling Tobias , Moore Ian Alexander ,   Philosophy Documentation Center
Published: March 2023

Heidegger’s discussion of the concept and the phenomenology of ‘world’ is defined by its dual meaning, referring to both the unity of a single, encompassing whole and a number of different meaning contexts, i.e., ‘worlds’ in the plural. Heidegger’s emphasis on the verbal meaning of world (‘worlding’) and the discussion of problems such as the ‘world entry’ of an entity articulate the tension and dynamic between these two meanings. This contribution develops Heidegger’s account by (i) elucidating Heidegger’s early and late discussion of ‘worlding’; (ii) connecting ‘worlding’ to the discussion of ontological pluralism in recent work by Kris McDaniel; and (iii) delineating a specific notion of a metaphysically neutral ‘phenomenological realism’ compatible with Heidegger’s version of ontological pluralism.
Testimonial Justice Beyond Belief
Authors: Culbertson Carolyn ,   Philosophy Documentation Center
Published: March 2023

This article examines the meaningful intervention that Gert-Jan Van der Heiden’s recent book, The Voice of Misery: A Continental Philosophy of Testimony, makes in the developing field of the philosophy of testimony. I argue that this intervention is accomplished through a phenomenological investigation into the nature of the testimonial object and of the demand that it makes upon one who bears witness. In taking such an approach, I argue, Van der Heiden initiates an ontological turn in the field of testimonial theory, shifting the conversation away from a debate about the conditions in which belief in testimony is justified – a debate that has in many ways defined the field for philosophers in the Anglo-American tradition. I suggest that Van der Heiden’s account is helpful in demonstrating that, in many cases, doing justice to a testimonial object requires an epistemic-ethical attitude other than belief. The article concludes by developing a few questions for Van der Heiden based on my interpretation of his project, including to what extent his phenomenology of testimony can account for how often our receptivity to testimony depends on the default trust that we have in others by virtue of our fundamental immersion in social life.
Free Speech and the Legal Prohibition of Fake News
Authors: Brown Étienne ,   Department of Philosophy, Florida State University
Published: March 2023

Western European liberal democracies have recently enacted laws that prohibit the diffusion of fake news on social media. Yet, many consider that such laws are incompatible with freedom of expression. In this paper, I argue that democratic governments have strong pro tanto reasons to prohibit fake news, and that doing so is compatible with free speech. First, I show that fake news disrupts a mutually beneficial form of epistemic dependence in which members of the public are engaged with journalists. Second, I contend that laws against fake news enhance rather than thwart personal autonomy. If these suggestions are plausible, then the same considerations about truth and autonomy that underpin the value of free speech give us strong reasons to prohibit fake news.
VELIKOSRPSKI NACIONALNO-POLITIČKI PROGRAMI KAO UZROK GENOCIDA NAD BOŠNJACIMA
Authors: Sejdinovic Ervin
Published: March 2023

Nacionalno - politički programi imaju vrlo veliki uticaj na razvoj, djelovanje i formiranje društvenih zajednica kao što su narodi i nacije. U ovom radu bavili smo se uticajem srpskih velikodržavnih programa - Elaboratom četničke Dinarske divizije i Homogenom Srbijom Stevana Moljevića - na vršenje genocida nad Bošnjacima. Elaborat Dinarske četničke divizije je jedan u nizu velikosrpskih nacionalnih programa, međutim, njegova posebnost je u tome što je obuhvatao, u svom programskom širenju, i sjevernu Dalmaciju, Liku i jugozapadni dio Bosanske krajine. Posebnu taktiku Elaborat je predviđao prema muslimanima (Bošnjacima, op. E.S.). Program Stevana Moljevića iz 1941. godine pod nazivom „Homogena Srbija“ je najočitiji primjer plana za formiranje “Velike Srbije”. Ovim programom predviđeni su koraci na uspostavljanju “Velike Srbije” među kojima su: uspostavljanje nacionalnog jedinstva, širenje ideje „svi Srbi u jednoj državi“, nasilna promjena granica, premještanje stanovništva, stvaranje etnički čistih teritorija i ostalo. Prema ovom programu, Srbija treba biti nacionalno homogena. Elaborat četničke dinarske divizije i Homogena Srbija Stevana Moljevića, bili su nacionalno-politički uzroci vršenja genocida nad Bošnjacima u Drugom svjetskom ratu.
PREDRASUDNO BOSANSKOHERCEGOVAČKO DRUŠTVO
Authors: Gobeljic Zubejda
Published: March 2023

U radu su predstavljene predrasude, stereotipi i diskriminacija prema muslimankama pod hidžabom u bosanskohercegovačkom društvu, koji su vidljivi u niskom procentu njihovog angažmana u državnim institucijama. Sekularna država, kao model uređenja odnosa države i religijskih zajednica je, prema mišljenju mnogih teoretičara koji razmatraju ovaj odnos, veoma poželjna za multireligijska društva jer garantuje jednakopravnost svih građana koji žive na njenom teriotoriju pred zakonom. Međutim, u Bosni i Hercegovini se muslimankama pod hidžabom uzurpira stvarna jednakost i jednako postupanje državnih službenika prema njima prilikom zapošljavanja. Naravno, intencija islama je da se na ženu gleda kroz prizmu njenog intelektualnog i duhovnog razvoja, a ne kao na osobu kojoj će se zbog njenog načina odijevanja oduzeti pravo ili prednost prilikom zapošljavanja.
Middle Jurassic Todilto Formation of northern New Mexico and southwestern Colorado: Marine or nonmarine?
Authors: Kirkland D. W. , Denison R. E. , Evans R.
Published: March 2023

Resolution of the controversy about the origin of this evaporitic limestone and gypsum unit is possible only if the position that the Todilto is exclusively marine or exclusively nonmarine is abandoned. The Todilto Formation was deposited in a coastal body of saline water (a salina) adjacent to the Sundance Sea. After an initial flooding by marine water, the salina was maintained by inflow of fresh water from streams, mostly intermittent, and by influx of sea water by seepage through or over-topping of physiographic barriers. The arid climate promoted evaporation, which led to precipitation of laminated carbonates and nodular gypsum. The mixed brine gave its precipitates a distinctive and indelible isotopic signature-the carbon and sulfur isotopic ratios could be interpreted as originating from marine waters, the strontium ratios as being influenced by nonmarine waters. Reconstruction of the Todilto paleoenvironment as a salina reconciles the apparent conflicts in interpretation of chemistry, as well as similar conflicts in interpretation of the paleontology and of the mineralogy and stratigraphy of the Todilto sediments.

The Todilto Formation can be seen in widely distributed, conspicuous outcrops in northern NM and southwestern CO. It consists of a Limestone Member typically 5-20 ft thick and a Gypsum Member typically 30-100 ft thick. The distribution of the latter is really more restricted, but where it is absent a Breccia Member may be present. The approximate deposition extents of the Todilto Limestone and Todilto Gypsum Members are shown. For more than 40 years there has been a controversy about the environment of deposition of the Todilto Formation: Was it marine or nonmarine? In this bulletin, the authors combine isotropic, paleontological, and stratigraphic information in an attempt to determine the environment of deposition of the Todilto Formation. Much of this information is new, including all the values for strontium isotopes, and many of the values for carbon and sulfur isotopes. Particularly the strontium isotopic data provides the authors with a new approach to resolving the question of the original depositional setting, an approach that can be used for other deposits of carbonates and evaporites for which the environment is unknown. Also new are data on the distribution of fossil insects and, in part, of fossil fish. Many of the individual pieces of evidence may be equivocal, but when viewed together they lead us to only one conclusion in the authors attempts to resolve this protracted controversy.
Geology, mineralogy, geochemistry, and geothermometry of Kelley Limestone jasperoids, Magdalena mining district, New Mexico
Authors: Renault Jacques , Armstrong Augustus K. , Repetski John E. , Oscarson Robert L.
Published: March 2023

Jasperoid, a microcrystalline silica rock, occurs along the crest of the Magdalena Mountains and along the west-facing dip slope. It is the focus of this study because in similar settings in Nevada it is associated with economically important deposits of very fine grained gold. In the Magdalenas, jasperoid extensively replaces the Mississippian Kelly Limestone. Mineralogy displays strongly oxidized pyrite with internal zones of silver and copper sulfides; galena and sphalerite follow pyrite in the paragenesis. Geochemistry suggests that silicification of the limestones occurred in a single event. Gold ranges in concentration from 2 to 2,100 ppb, averaging 274 ppb; silver ranges from 2 to 200 ppm, averaging 22.3 ppm. Geothermometry indicates high temperatures consistent with the association of the silicification with proximal intrusive activity. Heat was advected through open space by the silicification event, and silica-rich fluids were carried into the karsted carbonate rocks of Kelly Limestone along faults and dikes. The fluids were prevented from reaching higher in the section by an impermeable seal of Pennsylvanian black shales and siltstones.

The Magdalena mining district is located in the northern part of the Magdalena Mountains, 3-5 mi southeast of the town of Magdalena, Socorro County, NM. The mining district is accessible by four-wheel drive vehicle and foot trails from NM Highway 60. This study area covers about 3 mi2 and lies entirely within the boundaries of the Magdalena 7.5 minute quadrangle. Elevations in the map area range from 5,955 to 10,179 ft.

Silicification of the upper part of the Mississippian Kelly Limestone in the northern Magdalena Mountains appears to be related to the thermal and hydrothermal processes that occurred during evolution of the 32.1 Ma Socorro caldera and 28.9 Ma Sawmill-Magdalena caldera which both overlapped the Magdalena mining district. However, it may be related to younger intrusions not exposed at the surface. In caldera settings, mineralization is often much later and related to intrusions into the ring-fracture zone which provides the structural pathway for mineralizing fluids. An example is the Mogollon mining district in southwestern NM, where the mineralization is some 10 Ma younger than the caldera.
Facies, diagenesis, and mineralogy of the Jurassic Todilto Limestone Member, Grants uranium district, New Mexico
Authors: Armstrong Augustus K.
Published: March 2023

This is a bulletin on the study of the sedimentology, facies, and diagenesis of the Todilto Member of the Wanakah Formation in the Grants uranium district. Wanakah Formation is the U.S. Geological Survey nomenclature for the upper San Rafael Group in northwestern New Mexico. The Todilto forms the basal member of the Wanakah. The primary objective of the research was to determine the depositional environments of limestones in the Todilto Member. The separation of marine, salina, and lacustrine depositional environments in Proterozoic, Paleozoic, and Mesozoic rocks is difficult. Criteria that may be used to separate the two include (1) packaging of respective facies, (2) suites of evaporite minerals or psuedomorphs contained in sedimentary assemblages, (3) organic remains, and (4) petrographic and geochemical evidence.

Studies of lacustrine carbonate facies, modern saline lacustrine depositional environments, and the marine tidal deposits of Andros Island and Holocene and Jurassic evaporites of the Arabian Gulf provide us with much of the basic knowledge for deciphering the Todilto sedimentary structures. In recent years the literature on modern and ancient salinas has greatly increased our ability to interpret these ancient deposits.

The Todilto Limestone Member, the basal member of the Wanakah Formation of the Grants uranium district, is 1-30 ft thick and records the change in depositional environment from a restricted marine embayment with an ephemeral connection to the Curtis-Summerville Sea to a completely enclosed salina/playa and shrinking body of gypsiferous water. The salina measured 300 mi from east to west and 250 mi from north to south, and was fringed by an extensive belt of limestone-gypsum sediments. The arenaceous lime-mudstone sediments record salina/playa deposition in alternating brackish to hypersaline waters and extended periods of exposure to desiccation. Dolomite is absent in the study area. The calcite-lime mudstones were derived primarily from an aragonite-mud precursor and were subjected to extensive neomorphism. The aragonite-to-calcite diagenetic history is evident in the poorly preserved ooids.

The salina waters supported a small invertebrate fauna and flora, and there is no evidence of an infauna in the lime mudstone. Rare bioclasts of calcareous algae, dasyclads of the tribe Salpingoporellae, are found in the Todilto sediments. Ostracodes were abundant in the salina's ephemeral gypsiferous waters. The salinity of the waters was influenced by seasonal influx from streams, rainfall, periods of drought, and intermittent connections to the Curtis-Summerville Sea. The overlying 0-110 ft thick gypsum unit found to the east of the study area was deposited in the center of the basin during the final salina phase. Playa-type alkaline evaporites, such as trona and shortite, are not known from the Todilto Limestone Member.
Geology of the Pecos country, southeastern New Mexico
Authors: Kelley Vincent C.
Published: March 2023

The Pecos country of this report includes most of the Pecos Valley drainage area from 60 mi north of Roswell to the New Mexico-Texas line. The area of some 12,500 sq mi is dominantly surfaced by Permian carbonate and evaporite rocks of the San Andres Formation and the Artesia Group, both mostly of the Guadalupian age. A wide swath of alluvium and terrace gravel covers the broad lowland of the Pecos River and its tributaries. Tributary drainage to the valley is quite asymmetrical as the result of the broad high uplifts to the west and the low Llano Estacado to the east. From the west nine major tributary systems 50-100 mi long contrast with the few short washes from the east.

Aside from one small inlier of Precambrian crystalline rocks at Pajarito Mountain, Leonardian siltstone, sandstone, gypsum, and dolomite of the Yeso Formation are the oldest rocks exposed in the area. At the Pajarito Precambrian area the Yeso is as little as a few feet thick, but in surrounding areas it ranges from about 1,000 ft in several exposures to its full thickness of 1,300-2,000 ft.

The San Andres Formation has been divided into three new members named, in ascending order; Rio Bonito, Bonney Canyon, and Fourmile Draw. Glorieta Sandstone tongues extend into the area from the north, and northward, not far beyond the mapped area, the Rio Bonito Member becomes the Glorieta Sandstone. The Bonney Canyon Member is thickest in the central part of the area. In the north it thins, and at least locally, grades into evaporite beds. To the south, the Bonney Canyon thins and is lost approaching the shelf margin in thick or massive beds. The Fourmile Draw Member is essentially the upper, noncherty member of Hayes in the back-reef country.

Formations of the Artesia Group are mapped individually as exposed east of the Pecos River and north of Roswell. Grayburg and Queen are mostly covered in the broad alluvial valley from the Seven Rivers area north to Roswell, where they are mapped together in an undivided sequence. Yates, Seven Rivers, and Tansill are mapped individually, but north of Hagerman, the Tansill is lapped out by Triassic beds or covered by alluvium. In the Capitan reef area, the Artesia formations are individually mapped close to the structureless reef or bank at the shelf edge. It is suggested the Lamar tongue near the top of the Bell Canyon Formation may project to near the base of the Yates Formation rather than high in the Tansill Formation.

The Castile Formation is mapped into lower and upper members, and it is suggested that both might be basin facies of the part of the Yates and Tansill Formations. Known Mesozoic units are mapped where present, but not given special attention. Triassic Santa Rosa Sandstone is mapped east of the Pecos, stepping down northward across the area from Dewey Lake Formation in the south to Yates in the north. In the Capitan-Ruidoso country, Dakota Sandstone is mapped southward, stepping down from Triassic Chinle Shale to the San Andres Formation.
Fusulinids Millerella and Eostaffella from the Pennsylvanian of New Mexico and Texas
Authors: King W. E.
Published: March 2023

Fusulinids of the genera Millerella and Eostaffella occur in great abundance in the Arrey and Apodaca Formations of the type lower Derry Series of New Mexico and the type Marble Falls Formation of Texas. The lower part of the Marble Falls Formation is assigned to the Morrowan Series, and the upper part of the Marble Falls to the Atokan Series. Comparison of the two sections on the basis of the Millerella-Eostaffella fauna indicates that these primitive genera do have stratigraphic utility and that the Atokan species of the upper part of the Marble Falls Formation compare favorably with the species of the lower part of the Derry Series. The Eostaffella assemblage of the Morrowan part of the Marble Falls Formation is distinct from the Atokan assemblage of both localities. Most of the species discussed are found in the Carboniferous of Russia and Japan and were first described in the Russian literature. This group of fusulinids has value for the correlation of the Lower Pennsylvanian of the United States with the Carboniferous of Russia and Japan. One new species, Millerella extensus King, is described.
Part I--New American Wutinoceratidae with review of Actinoceroid occurrences in eastern hemisphere: Part II--Some Whiterock and Chazy endoceroids
Authors: Flower Rousseau H.
Published: March 2023

New species of the Wutinoceratidae are described from upper Whiterock beds of Nevada, Oklahoma and Newfoundland. In North America the family is found only in late Whiterock beds. Occurrences in Asia, particularly eastern Asia are discussed. Some new reports seemingly conflict with the proposed sequence of 1) Polydesmia, 2) the Wutinoceratidae, and 3) more advanced actinoceroids including the Ormoceratidae, Armenoceratidae and Actinoceratidae. Some suggestions are made to the vexing problem of intercontinental correlation of Ordovician beds and cephalopod faunas.
Geology of Sandia Mountains and vicinity, New Mexico
Authors: Kelley Vincent C. , Northrop Stuart A.
Published: March 2023

The Sandia Mountains area is dominated by an eastward-tilted fault block that stands imposingly above the deep Rio Grande trough on the west. Structural relief from uplift to trough is as much as 6 miles; into the basins to the east and northeast relief is 2.5 to 5 miles. The most unusual structure of the area is the Tijeras rift belt bounding the uplift on the southeast. This belt, 2 to 3 miles wide, 16 miles long, and trending northeastwards, consists mainly of two longitudinal parts: a southwestern folded graben and a northeastern horst. Tijeras rift belt is principally a Laramide feature as are a few other faults along the eastern flank of the late Tertiary Sandia uplift.

Precambrian rocks, prominent in the bold western fault scarp, consist of granite, gneiss, schist, quartzite, and greenstone. Sedimentary rocks range in age from Mississippian to Cretaceous within and immediately flanking the mountains. Thick sequences of early and late Tertiary sediments lie in order above the Cretaceous in the Hagan basin northeast of the uplift. The section is 16,000 ft thick exclusive of the late Tertiary and Quaternary trough-filling Santa Fe Formation.

The long east- to northeast-tilted homocline from the Sandia uplift into the Hagan basin contains most of the formations of central New Mexico, and is the most complete sequence in the state. Stratigraphic units consist of 1) marine Mississippian and Pennsylvanian shelf beds, 2) continental Permian, Triassic, and Jurassic red beds formed under flood-plain, evaporitic, lacustrine, and eolian environments, and 3) intertonguing marine and flood-plain Cretaceous beds of the Rocky Mountain geosyncline.
Geology of Cerro del Cristo Rey uplift, Chihuahua and New Mexico
Authors: Lovejoy Earl M. P.
Published: March 2023

The Cerro de Cristo Rey uplift is about 3,000 m (10,000 ft) in diameter. It stands astride the Mexico-United States boundary 8 km (5 mi) west of El Paso, Texas and is bounded on the east and north by the Rio Grande. An andesite central pluton and a felsite partial-ring confocal pluton about 45 to 49 million years old have intruded and deformed about 300 m (1,000 ft) of Cretaceous marine strata. Deep erosion of the order of hundreds of meters around the uplift has exposed the pluton; evidence is excellent for two major subsidences about 2,500 m (8,200 ft) and 2,250 m (7,380 ft) in diameter. The pluton formed after tectonism ceased in the Sierra de Juarez of the Chihuahua tectonic belt, perhaps early during the tectonism that produced the Basin and Range province.

North-trending prepluton folds have been arched up by the intrusion. Trapdoor faulting and major ascent of magma on the west side of the pluton gave rise to gravity gliding of roof strata on the north and northeast, resulting in accentuation of preintrusion folds that now strike around the east side of the pluton. Sundering of a large block into the magma chamber also produced cascade folds from the roof on the east side. Several episodes of expansion and contraction are evident.

Although the pluton is situated on the Texas lineament (with the long axis of the pluton and minor structures in the uplift trending N. 60 deg W., parallel with the Texas lineament trend) evidence is lacking for any activity along the Texas lineament.
Late Canadian (Zones J, K) cephalopod faunas from southwestern United States
Authors: Hook Stephen C. , Flower R. H.
Published: March 2023

The Wahwah Limestone of western Utah and the Florida Mountains Formation of west Texas and southwestern New Mexico have yielded the only large, wellpreserved cephalopod faunas of latest Canadian age (latest Early Ordovician) in North America. These faunas are completely Canadian in aspect and are dominated by the small orthocones belonging to the Ellesmeroceratida and the Michelinoceratida ( = Orthoceratida). Surprisingly, the Tarphyceratida and Endoceratida, the dominant cephalopods of the MiddleLate Canadian, are minor faunal constituents in these faunas.

Analyses of more than 100 vertical (sagittal) thin sections of these orthocones revealed a morphological diversity previously unrecognized this early in the evolutionary history of the Cephalopoda. Complex patterns and combinations of cameral and siphonal deposits were observed in members of the Baltoceratidae, Protocycloceratidae, Michelinoceratidae, and Troedssonellidae. Three types of siphonal deposits (rods, annuli, and linings) and three types of cameral deposits (episeptal, hyposeptal, and mural) were observed in members of these families. The complexity of these patterns suggests a fairly long evolutionary history preceding the latest Canadian.

The derivation of the Troedssonellidae from the rod-bearing Baltoceratidae is further documented both stratigraphically and morphologically through the discovery of the new genus Veneficoceras, which is morphologically more similar to the rod-bearing Baltoceratidae than to the Troedssonellidae. The first North American representative of the genus Manchuroceras, previously known only from Manchuria and Australia and questionably from Siberia and Argentina, was discovered in the Florida Mountains Formation of west Texas.

New criteria based on thin- and opaque-section analyses are established for recognition of ventral lobes in suture patterns.

Twenty-five new taxonomic names are proposed, including 6 new genera and 19 new species. The new genera are Amsleroceras, Rangeroceras, Veneficoceras, Bakeroceras, Wardoceras, and Enigmoceras. The new species are Amsleroceras gracile, Rangeroceras hintzei, Rhabdiferoceras planiseptatum, Veneficoceras susanae, Protocycloceras laswelli, P. rhabdiferum, Catoraphiceras ibexense, C. pearsonae, C. sinuatum, C. staceyae, Kyminoceras kottlowskii, Rudolfoceras keadyi, R. russelli, Bakeroceras wahwahense, Manchuroceras lemonei, Michelinoceras floridaense, M. melleni, Wardoceras orygoforme, and Enigmoceras diaboli.
Thực trạng và giải pháp nâng cao hiệu quả chương trình học kỳ doanh nghiệp tại Khoa Du lịch - Trường Đại học Văn Hiến
Authors: Nguyễn Thị Diễm Tuyết , Ngô An , Lư Nguyễn Xuân Thanh , Ngô Xuân Hào
Published: March 2023

Từ năm 2019, trường Đại học Văn Hiến đã áp dụng học kỳ doanh nghiệp (HKDN) cho bốn khoa, trong đó có Khoa Du lịch với hai chuyên ngành: Quản trị khách sạn và Quản trị dịch vụ du lịch và lữ hành, nhằm mang lại lợi ích cho sinh viên, giảng viên, nhà trường và doanh nghiệp. Trong quá trình thực hiện học kỳ doanh nghiệp, bên cạnh những kết quả đạt được, đã xuất hiện nhiều bất cập, khó khăn về chất lượng sinh viên tham gia, công tác tổ chức, quyền lợi và nghĩa vụ của giảng viên, điều kiện cơ sở vật chất, chất lượng dịch vụ và cán bộ hướng dẫn sinh viên thực tập tại doanh nghiệp, chính sách hỗ trợ, khen thưởng, đánh giá sinh viên thực tập. Trên cơ sở số liệu khảo sát các bên liên quan, áp dụng các phương pháp phân tích, tham khảo các tư liệu về học kỳ doanh nghiệp đã công bố và kinh nghiệm thực tế của nhóm tác giả, bài viết tập trung phân tích thực trạng thực hiện học kỳ doanh nghiệp của Khoa Du lịch - Trường Đại học Văn Hiến và đề xuất giải pháp giải quyết những tồn tại nhằm nâng cao hiệu quả chương trình này nhằm áp dụng trong những năm sắp đến.
Nghiên cứu các yếu tố ảnh hưởng đến sản lượng tổ yến khai thác trong nhà dẫn dụ - Trường hợp tại An Giang
Authors: Trương Văn Tấn
Published: March 2023

Trong những năm gần đây hoạt động xây nhà dẫn dụ chim yến tự nhiên vào sinh sống để khai thác tổ phát triển khá mạnh ở đồng bằng sông Cửu Long. Giá trị sản lượng tổ yến khai thác từ nhà dẫn dụ đóng góp ngày càng nhiều vào tốc độ tăng trưởng ngành nông nghiệp. Nghiên cứu với mục đích xác định các yếu tố ảnh hưởng sản lượng tổ yến khai thác trong nhà dẫn dụ. Sử dụng phương pháp định lượng, nguồn số liệu phân tích được thu thập trực tiếp từ 90 hộ có hoạt động xây nhà dẫn dụ chim yến, nghiên cứu chọn mẫu xác suất có hệ thống và hoàn thành thu thập thông tin vào tháng 01/2021. Thông qua mô hình Tobit, xác định có 03 yếu tố ảnh hưởng đến sản lượng tổ yến khai thác trong nhà dẫn dụ là diện tích nhà dẫn dụ, chi phí đầu tư, số năm khai thác. Kết quả nghiên cứu sẽ là một nguồn tài liệu tham khảo có giá trị trong hoạt động xây nhà dẫn dụ chim yến.
Phytocompound inhibitors of caspase 3 as beta-cell apoptosis treatment development option: An In-silico approach
Authors: Chikodili Igbokwe , Chioma Ibe , Ukamaka Ilechukwu , Nnenna Oju , Ogechukwu Okoye , Mmesoma Ernest Eze , Chikodi Ekeomodi , IfedibaluChukwu Ejiofor
Published: March 2023

The prevalence of Diabetes mellitus (DM) is continuously rising worldwide. Among its types, type I is characterized by the destruction of beta cells triggered by various mechanisms, including the activation of Caspase 3. Studies have demonstrated the crucial role of Caspase 3 in initiating the apoptosis of beta cells in DM. Our research aims to identify possible phytocompounds inhibitors of Caspase 3 using computational approach. We obtained 3D structures of Caspase 3 and 6511 phytocompounds from the Protein Data Bank and the African Natural Products Database, respectively. The phytocompounds were assessed for druglikeness properties, topological polar surface area, and preliminary toxicity using DataWarrior. The phytocompounds were subjected to molecular docking simulation (MDS) at Caspase 3 active site using AutoDock-Vina. The frontrunner phytocompounds obtained from the MDS were subjected to protease inhibition prediction on Molinspiration. The pharmacokinetics of the phytocompounds were assessed on SwissADME. The in-depth computational toxicity profile of the phytocompounds was evaluated on the pkCSM web. The binding interactions of the phytocompounds with Caspase 3 were assessed with Discovery Studio Visualizer and Maestro. Seventeen phytocompounds were found to have no violation of Lipinski's rule and had no toxicity based on the preliminary assessment, have better binding affinity and protease inhibitory prediction scores than the references, have optimistic bioactivity radar prediction and similar amino acids interaction, in comparison with the references. Further studies, which include in-vitro and in-vivo studies, will be carried out to validate the results of this study.