bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Erectile dysfunction after COVID-19 recovery: A follow-up study
Authors: Harirugsakul Kawintharat , Wainipitapong Sorawit , Phannajit Jeerath , Paitoonpong Leilani , Tantiwongse Kavirach
Published: October 2022

Objectives

Several studies confirm multiple complications after COVID-19 infection, including men’s sexual health, which is caused by both physical and psychological factors. However, studies focusing on long-term effects among recovered patients are still lacking. Therefore, we aimed to investigate the erectile function at three months after COVID-19 recovery along with its predicting factors.

Methods

We enrolled all COVID-19 male patients, who were hospitalized from May to July 2021, and declared to be sexually active within the previous two weeks. Demographic data, mental health status, and erectile function were collected at baseline and prospectively recollected three months after hospital discharge. To determine changes between baseline and the follow-up, a generalized linear mixed effect model (GLMM) was used. Also, logistic regression analysis was used to identify the associating factors of erectile dysfunction (ED) at three months.

Results

One hundred fifty-three men with COVID-19 participated. Using GLMM, ED prevalence at three months after recovery was 50.3%, which was significantly lower compared with ED prevalence at baseline (64.7%, P = 0.002). Declination of prevalence of major depression and anxiety disorder was found, but only major depression reached statistical significance (major depression 13.7% vs. 1.4%, P < 0.001, anxiety disorder 5.2% vs. 2.8% P = 0.22). Logistic regression, adjusted for BMI, medical comorbidities, and self-reported normal morning erection, showed a significant association between ED at three months and age above 40 years and diagnosis of major depression with adjusted OR of 2.65, 95% CI 1.17–6.01, P = 0.02 and 8.93, 95% CI 2.28–34.9, P = 0.002, respectively.

Conclusion

Our study showed a high ED prevalence during the third month of recovery from COVID-19. The predicting factors of persistent ED were age over 40 years and diagnosis of major depression during acute infection.
The ocular symptoms and signs during the COVID-19 pandemic
Authors: Ayaki Masahiko , Negishi Kazuno
Published: October 2022

Purpose

The aim of this cohort study was to describe the change in ocular surface signs and symptoms before and during the COVID-19 pandemic, and to associate changes with potential pandemic-related events.

Methods

First-visit patients from 2019 to 2021 were examined for corneal staining, lacrimal function and refraction. We assessed the presence of seven common ocular symptoms. Patients with glaucoma and macular disease were excluded. Dry eye (DE) was diagnosed according to the criteria of the Asia Dry Eye Society.

Results

The mean age of 3,907 participants was 59.6±18.6y and 63.8% were female. Mean age and the prevalence of diagnosed DE and shortened tear break-up time decreased from 2019 to 2021. The prevalence of eye fatigue, blurring and photophobia decreased in 2020.

Conclusions

The prevalence of diagnosed DE did not increase among first-visit patients during the pandemic compared with 2019, despite many survey results suggesting that DE may have worsened due to frequent masking, increased screen time, mental stress, and depression under quarantine and social infection control. It might be considered however, that many elderly DE patients might have refrained from consulting an ophthalmologist and possibly delayed treatment of DE during the pandemic.
Factors associated with delayed diagnosis of appendicitis in adults: A single-center, retrospective, observational study
Authors: Harada Taku , Harada Yukinori , Hiroshige Juichi , Shimizu Taro
Published: October 2022

Appendicitis is one of the most common causes of acute abdominal pain; yet the risk of delayed diagnosis remains despite recent advances in abdominal imaging. Understanding the factors associated with delayed diagnosis can lower the risk of diagnostic errors for acute appendicitis. These factors, including physicians’ specialty as a generalist or non-generalist, were evaluated through a retrospective, observational study of adult acute appendicitis cases at a single center, between April 1, 2014, and March 31, 2021. The main outcome was timely diagnosis, defined as "diagnosis at the first visit if the facility had computed tomography (CT) capability" or "referral to an appropriate medical institution promptly after the first visit for a facility without CT capability," with all other cases defined as delayed diagnosis. The frequency of delayed diagnosis was calculated and associated factors evaluated through multivariate and exploratory analyses. The overall rate of delayed diagnosis was 26.2% (200/763 cases). Multivariate analysis showed that tenderness in the right lower abdominal region, absence of diarrhea, a consultation of ≤6 h after symptom onset, and consultation with a generalist were associated with a decreased risk of delayed diagnosis of acute appendicitis. Exploratory analysis found that generalists performed more physical findings related to acute appendicitis, suggesting that this diagnostic approach may be associated with timely diagnosis. Future studies should adjust for other potential confounding factors, including patient complexity, consultation environment, number of physicians, diagnostic modality, and physician specialties.
First insights into the phylogenetic diversity of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Kuwait and evaluation of REBA MTB-MDR assay for rapid detection of MDR-TB
Authors: Al-Mutairi Noura M. , Ahmad Suhail , Mokaddas Eiman , Al-Hajoj Sahal
Published: October 2022

Early detection ofMycobacterium tuberculosis(Mtb) in clinical specimens, its susceptibility to anti-TB drugs and disruption of infection transmission to new hosts are essential components for global tuberculosis (TB) control efforts. This study investigated major Mtb genotypes circulating in Kuwait and evaluated the performance of REBA MTB-MDR (REBA) test in comparison to GenoType MTBDRplus(gMTBDR+) assay for rapid detection of resistance of Mtb to isoniazid and rifampicin (MDR-TB).M.tuberculosisisolates (n = 256) originating predominantly from expatriate patients during a 6-month period were tested by spoligotyping and a dendrogram was created by UPGMA using MIRU-VNTRplus software. Phenotypic drug susceptibility testing (DST) was performed by MGIT 960 system. Genotypic DST for isoniazid and rifampicin was done by REBA and gMTBDR+assays. Spoligotyping assigned 188 (73.4%) isolates to specific spoligotype international type (SIT) while 68 isolates exhibited orphan patterns. All majorM.tuberculosislineages were detected and EAI, CAS and Beijing families were predominant. Phylogenetic tree showed 131 patterns with 105 isolates exhibiting a unique pattern while 151 isolates clustered in 26 patterns. Fifteen isolates were resistant to one/more drugs. REBA and gMTBDR+detected isoniazid resistance in 11/12 and 10/12 and rifampicin resistance in 4/5 and 4/5 resistant isolates, respectively. The diversity of SIT patterns are highly suggestive of infection of most expatriate patients with unique Mtb strains, likely acquired in their native countries before their arrival in Kuwait. Both, REBA and gMTBDR+assays performed similarly for detection of resistance of Mtb to isoniazid and rifampicin for rapid detection of MDR-TB.
Learning rate of students detecting and annotating pediatric wrist fractures in supervised artificial intelligence dataset preparations
Authors: Nagy Eszter , Marterer Robert , Hržić Franko , Sorantin Erich , Tschauner Sebastian
Published: October 2022

The use of artificial intelligence (AI) in image analysis is an intensively debated topic in the radiology community these days. AI computer vision algorithms typically rely on large-scale image databases, annotated by specialists. Developing and maintaining them is time-consuming, thus, the involvement of non-experts into the workflow of annotation should be considered. We assessed the learning rate of inexperienced evaluators regarding correct labeling of pediatric wrist fractures on digital radiographs. Students with and without a medical background labeled wrist fractures with bounding boxes in 7,000 radiographs over ten days. Pediatric radiologists regularly discussed their mistakes. We found F1 scores—as a measure for detection rate—to increase substantially under specialist feedback (mean 0.61±0.19 at day 1 to 0.97±0.02 at day 10, p<0.001), but not the Intersection over Union as a parameter for labeling precision (mean 0.27±0.29 at day 1 to 0.53±0.25 at day 10, p<0.001). The times needed to correct the students decreased significantly (mean 22.7±6.3 seconds per image at day 1 to 8.9±1.2 seconds at day 10, p<0.001) and were substantially lower as annotated by the radiologists alone. In conclusion our data showed, that the involvement of undergraduated students into annotation of pediatric wrist radiographs enables a substantial time saving for specialists, therefore, it should be considered.
Considerate motion imagination classification method using deep learning
Authors: Yan Zhaokun , Yang Xiangquan , Jin Yu
Published: October 2022

In order to improve the classification accuracy of motion imagination, a considerate motion imagination classification method using deep learning is proposed. Specifically, based on a graph structure suitable for electroencephalography as input, the proposed model can accurately represent the distribution of electroencephalography electrodes in non-Euclidean space and fully consider the spatial correlation between electrodes. In addition, the spatial-spectral-temporal multi-dimensional feature information was extracted from the spatial-temporal graph representation and spatial-spectral graph representation transformed from the original electroencephalography signal using the dual branch architecture. Finally, the attention mechanism and global feature aggregation module were designed and combined with graph convolution to adaptively capture the dynamic correlation intensity and effective feature of electroencephalography signals in various dimensions. A series of contrast experiments and ablation experiments on several different public brain-computer interface datasets demonstrated that the excellence of proposed method. It is worth mentioning that, the proposed model is a general framework for the classification of electroencephalography signals, which is suitable for emotion recognition, sleep staging and other fields based on electroencephalography research. Moreover, the model has the potential to be applied in the medical field of motion imagination rehabilitation in real life.
Pathological changes in organs in rheumatoid arthritis with secondary amyloidosis of the heart and kidneys on the background of COVID-19
Authors: Vorobeva O. V. , Romanova I. P.
Published: October 2022

The COVID-19 pandemic is a global health emergency. The relevance of this problem in immunoinflammatory rheumatic diseases is due to the increased risk of infection with SARS-CoV-2 and its severe course. The paper describes the clinical features and morphological changes in organs in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis and secondary amyloidosis of the heart and kidneys, who died from an infection caused by SARS-CoV-2.
Behavioral Patterns of Placement of CIN (Children In Need) and Regular Students in Inclusive Classes Learning
Authors: Rizki Nur Kalifah Diah , Sri Nugraheni Aninditya
Published: October 2022

Purpose – In one school institution, there is two formal education consisting of CIN and regular students so that social inequality does not occur, and the same pattern of behavior is applied without distinguishing students’ shortcomings. This study aimed to analyze the behavior patterns of placement of students with special needs and regular students in learning in inclusive classes.Design/methods/approach – The method used in this research is the qualitative method of the Miles and Huberman case study. The population and sample in this study were 8 grade IV elementary school teachers, while the sampling technique was carried out using the proportional sampling method. The types of research data are primary and secondary, while the research data collection techniques are carried out by observation, interviews, and recording methods. The research stages include data reduction; data analysis starts from teacher planning in learning, evaluation of learning in inclusive classes, as well as teacher behavior patterns during the learning process for students with special needs and regular students; data verification or conclusions are drawn by reporting the results of the analysis.Findings – The research findings prove that the behavior to not differentiate between CIN and regular students is to use group learning methods consisting of CIN and regular students and to instill character education in CIN students, and through a motivational approach that strengthens the confidence of CIN students to partner with regular students.Research implications/limitations – This study was limited to where inclusive schools must prepare everything, be it teachers, students, or learning tools. Practical implications – Pattern behavior placement CIN and regular students in learning same without distinguishing and see the social status, physical, and intellectual intelligence. The differences are not in behavior patterns but learning tools such as syllabi, lesson plans, and exam questions. Teachers and students have stable values and a sense of tolerance for the differences and drawbacks of CIN students.Originality/value – In one class with special and regular students, learning activities are only in inclusive schools but in formal, informal, and non-formal schools.

Paper type Case study
Vernachlässigte Dimensionen unserer Mahlzeitenkultur
Authors: Teherani-Krönner Parto
Published: October 2022

Ein kulturökologischer Blick auf aktuelle Diskurse zum Thema Ernährung und Ernährungsempfehlungen zeigt Schwachpunkte. Noch immer mangelt es an ganzheitlichen Sichtweisen, die sowohl ökologische Kriterien als auch sozio-kulturelle Kontexte im Blick haben.
Climate justice and digitalization: A plea to consider broader socio-economic implications of digitalization and climate change
Authors: Santarius Tilman
Published: October 2022

Digitalization can be a promising tool in the fight against climate change. Besides influencing greenhouse gas emissions and mitigation strategies, digitalization affects matters of climate justice, including the way the impacts of global warming and the co-benefits of climate protection
are distributed. For example, to advance fair benefit sharing of digital climate technologies, the decentralization of technological development must be initiated, and rules for fair competition must be established. Political action and the shaping of digitalization are necessary to govern
the societal implications of these urgent developments.
Will short-term behavior changes during the COVID-19 crisis evolve into low-carbon practices?
Authors: Renn Ortwin , Engels Anita , Mack Birgit , Becker Sophia , Camier Christina
Published: October 2022

During the Covid-19 pandemic, many people have changed established routines in everyday life, often involuntarily. Some of these changes implied a lowering of carbon emissions. Will this behavior change lead to sustainable habits that extend beyond the pandemic? Recapitulating conditions
of behavior change, we suggest policy measures that could support a lasting adoption of low-carbon habits.In the course of the COVID-19 crisis, there were a number of behavioral adaptations to the extraordinary conditions that temporarily reduced individual carbon footprints. The question
is whether these short-term changes will evolve into sustainable behavioral habits and how to support these changes through policy measures. During the three waves of the pandemic, there has been an increase in surveys as well as in social science studies and research in Germany and other
countries on the topic of behavioral changes due to the pandemic. The paper recapitulates what is known about behavior change from psychology and sociology, and synoptically summarizes the preliminary findings from the empirical studies conducted so far. The emphasis will be on the behavioral
changes, with a focus on mobility and work routines, as witnessed in Germany. However, the insights from Germany may also shed a light on similar processes in other countries.
Kajian Perencanaan Komprehensif Digital dalam Meningkatkan Penjualan pada CV. Sahaja
Authors: Amaliyah Mufidah Fikri , Hermani Agus , Pradhanawati Ari
Published: October 2022

Intense market competition and a shrinking market make companies need the right marketing strategy to create high sales. The pandemic conditions and technological advances have made digital media one of the great opportunities to help companies get high sales. Therefore, comprehensive planning in digital marketing becomes quite important and needs to be designed properly. This study aims to analyze the planning of digital marketing strategies in increasing sales. The analysis was carried out by comparing the suitability of CV. Sahaja's digital marketing strategy planning with the SOSTAC strategy planning method. The results of the study showed that CV. Sahaja has not done comprehensive planning in digital marketing well based on the SOSTAC, digital marketing comprehesive planning method, (situation analysis, objectives, strategy, tactics, action, and control).Persaingan pasar yang ketat dan mengecilnya pasar menjadikan perusahaan memerlukan strategi pemasaran yang tepat untuk menciptakan penjualan yang tinggi. Kondisi pandemi dan kemajuan teknologi menjadikan media digital menjadi salah satu peluang besar untuk membantu perusahaan memperoleh penjualan yang tinggi. Oleh karena itu, perencanaan secara menyeluruh dalam pemasaran digital menjadi hal yang cukup penting dan perlu dirancang dengan baik. Penelitian ini bertujuan menganalisa tentang perencanaan strategi pemasaran digital dalam meningkatkan penjualan. Analisa dilakukan dengan membandingkan kesesuaian perencanaan strategi pemasaran digital CV. Sahaja Hasil dari penelitian menunjukkan bahwa CV. Sahaja belum melakukan pemasaran digital dengan baik berdasarkan pada metode perencanaan komprehensif pemasaran digital SOSTAC (situation analysis, objective, strategy, tactics, action, dan control).
Indonesia’s Climate Change Policies: Under the Tug of Domestic and International Influences
Authors: Isnaini Dani Mochtar
Published: October 2022

Paris Agreement with its ‘bottom-up’ approach is an attempt to address climate change problem. The Parties of the Paris Agreement decide their own policies in the national scope and present it as pledges in the form of Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs). I explore the evidence to the shaping of the climate change policies in Indonesia, mainly regarding NDCs and the engagement of actors behind the shaping of that pledge. The main question is which actor or combination of actors in terms of domestic and international interests actually influenced and shaped Indonesia’s NDCs? This article aims to give practical evidence regarding the influences of different positions among competing interests through negotiation. In terms of Indonesia’s policymaking, this study is hoped to foster a viewpoint for the sake of acceptable practices to intensify policymaking preferences. In this literature review Liberal Intergovernmentalism propositions were used in examining the dynamics at the domestic level as well as transnational/regional negotiation and interdependence. I also used multiple sources from other studies and governmental documents in the analysis of this qualitative research. As a result, some evidence were found, showing the influence of domestic actors such as Local and Environmental NGOs, CSOs, public perceptions to certain extent, and insignificant influence of business groups. I also found that the transnational institutions and developed countries have impacts on Indonesia’s CC policy framework, funding provision and the balance between mitigation and adaptation.
STUDI KOMPARATIF PERKEMBANGAN USAHA PEDAGANG KAKI LIMA DI KAWASAN SIMPANG LIMA SEBELUM DAN SESUDAH RELOKASI
Authors: Purbawati Reni Shinta Dewi, Dinalestari
Published: October 2022

In 2010, one of the policies at Semarang Government is to the arrangement of the cadgers with the concept of the food court at Simpang Lima area. A number of shelter used as a culinary center grouped by type of business. This condition is apparently an impact on the development of the business has been run by cadgers. Therefore this study aimed to determine differences in business development both before and after the relocation of cadgers in the area of Simpang Lima Semarang. The study was conducted in the city of Semarang with a sample of 45 traders who occupy the shelter. The research method used was a comparative study. Further variables that all indicators have met the validity will be tested using different test Paired Sample T- Test.The results showed that there are differences in the development of business both before and after the relocation of cadgers in the area of Simpang Lima Semarang better on the indicators of turnover, profit/gain levels, the extent of effort, comfort, venture capital, number of employees and number of consumers. From the factors of business growth can be seen that the factor turnover, profit/gain levels, the extent of the business, venture capital, number of employees, the number of consumers and the number of productivity by traders felt better when compared before relocation than after relocation. Meanwhile as for the comfort factor by merchants considered to be in good condition at the time after relocation.Recommendations can be given the necessity of the payment made at one door/cashier using the concept that each customer can buy in any shop without fear that the buyer does not pay for the food they buy it’s . This concept can be done with the dealer manager agreement with the merchant so good between the consumer and the merchant is not harmed.
STRATEGI PDI-PERJUANGAN DALAM PEMILU PRESIDEN DAN WAPRES TAHUN 2014
Authors: Turtiantoro Turtiantoro
Published: October 2022

Research entitle "PDI-Struggle Strategy in Central Java in General Election of President and Vice President in 2014" is a qualitative research that momentum Presidential Election 2014. This study begins from the observation of the PDI-P in Central Java province in Pilgub in 2013 who  take a decision to nominate candidates for the pair of internal party, namely Ganjar Pranowo and Heru Sudjatmoko. The success of the PDI-P in the year 2013 was also continued with victory in the legislative elections held in april 2014, PDI-P Central Java Province scooped 27 seats, up four seats compared to the 2009 election. Two such events have a strong attraction for study because in 2014 there was also a general election for president and vice president. On the one hand the PDI-Struggle Central Java two wins in the race for political office, on the other hand suffered two defeats in the presidential and vice presidential elections in 2004 and 2009. For this reason this study was conducted to determine the strategy chosen in the elections until the end proved to victory.
Closing The Digital Gender Gap In Indonesia Through The Roles And Initiatives Of Civil Society Organizations
Authors: Bahagijo Sugeng , Prasetyo Yanu Endar , Kawuryan Denisa , Tua Bona , Eridani Aditiana Dewi
Published: October 2022

The digital gender gap is still a big, unseen problem in Indonesia. The government alone will not be able to close this gap, and it needs support from the private sector and the role of civil society. This study aims to explore and determine Civil Society Organizations’ (CSOs) role in closing the digital gender gap in Indonesia. Using a qualitative approach, this research collected data and information through interviews and focus group discussions with CSO representatives who have long been advocating for various vulnerable groups of women in Indonesia. Multiple literatures and reports related to the digital gender divide were also reviewed. An important finding in this study is the description and exploration of the various roles of CSOs in digital assistance to women and vulnerable groups through a wide range of programs such as (1) advocating for women’s rights, (2) promoting digital literacy, (3) fulfilling the Rights to Sexual and Reproductive Health, (4) protecting women victims of violence, (5) public policy oversight, (6) encouraging women’s public/political participation, (7) securing recognition of marginalized groups, (8) women’s economic empowerment, and (9) environmental sustainability campaigns. The results of this research indicate that CSOs have directly or indirectly contributed to increasing the capacity of individual women and groups they engage with. The various digital mentoring roles performed by CSOs have helped women and other vulnerable groups to become more confident, thereby increasing their participation in the public sphere, mainly through the use of ICT/the internet.
The Emerging Workcation Trend in Indonesia: A Preliminary Study on the Demographic Profiles, Motivations, and Experiences of Workcationers
Authors: Kurniasari Meta Indriyani , Isbah M. Falikul , Azca Muhammad Najib
Published: October 2022

This study investigates the trends of workcation in Indonesia, and the motivations and expectations of workcationers. Workcation is a new way of working that has gained momentum globally, including in Indonesia, particularly since the COVID-19 pandemic. However, research on the workcation trend involving Indonesian workers is limited, if not non-existent. Thus, this study aims to identify the profiles of those who adopt this work style, their motivation, preferences, and experiences. The data in this paper were drawn from an online survey and interviews with workcationers. We use a mixed method and adopt the New Ways of Working (NWW) approach to the sociology of work to provide new insights into the emerging workcation trend in the digital age. The findings show that Indonesian workers who adopt this work style are mostly millennials employed in the formal sectors and earn above the regional minimum wage. They believe that workcation can improve well-being and productivity. However, this trend has drawbacks for workers, such as alienation due to a low sense of belonging, depression, and work-life imbalance. Based on these findings, we propose some relevant social policy responses.
OPTIMALISASI PENGELOLAAN PAJAK REKLAME SEBAGAI SUMBER PENDAPATAN DAERAH DI KOTA SEMARANG
Authors: Astuti Puji , Adhi Suwanto
Published: October 2022

Autonomy and automoney ate the two things that couldn't be separated. For reaching autonomy effectiveness, local goverment should be supported by finance capacity. Within finance adequacy, local goverment, especially Cities and Regencies would have opportunity to mett the public services without interference by central goverment.According Tax Regulation Number 34 Year of 2000, Cities could collecting revenue from taxes as a local resources, the one is tax of advertisement. As a city with great of economic growth, advertisement could be the one of potential local resources. Almost strategic corner in all around of Semarang have changed as a centre of advertisement board. However, advertisement have not been optimum collected, and for this reason advertisement still having small contribution as a local revenue in Semarang City.
PEMETAAN LEMBAGA KERJASAMA REGIONAL DI JAWA TENGAH
Authors: Warsono Hardi
Published: October 2022

The research aims to elaborate on the various froms of regionalization and the regional cooperation institutions in Central Java. The focus of this reseach, cooperation between neightboring regions (subsequently addressed as regional cooperation), is one of the numerous forms of inter-regional cooperation. Other forms include cooperation between non-neighboring regions, multilateral regional cooperation and so forth. This reseach was able to map the existence of various regionalization and regional cooperation institutions. There are eight (8) regions initiated by the province, which werw know asa Priority Territory (Based on Provincial Regulation number 21 of te year 2003, About aewa Zoning). Constructing the future model of institution, the objectives of the cooperation to be involved and be oriented towards a comprehencive program, scope of the cooperation should be wide - ranging, i,e include economic and non economic cooperation (public service). Format of the institution should be developed gradually from sectoral accepted principles and funds should be shared wqually and fairly among all participating members.
EVALUASI KINERJA PARKIR GUNA MENDUKUNG PENERAPAN PARK AND RIDE DI STASIUN SIDOARJO
Authors: Irawati Sara , Agustin Imma Widyawati , Dwi Ari Ismu Rini
Published: October 2022

Park and Ride merupakan salah satu bentuk Transportation Demand Management (TDM) berupa penyediaan fasilitas parkir yang bertujuan untuk meningkatkan penggunaan transportasi umum dan memenuhi kebutuhan pergerakan penglaju karena berfungsi sebagai penghubung antara pusat kota dengan wilayah sub-urban dengan keterbatasan jaringan transportasi umum. Stasiun Sidoarjo sebagai stasiun asal terbesar di Kabupaten Sidoarjo merupakan salah satu lokasi yang direkomendasikan untuk pengembangan fasilitas Park and Ride. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis kinerja parkir di Stasiun Sidoarjo, baik kinerja operasional dan pelayanan menggunakan analisis kinerja parkir dan model kano, serta menyusun prioritas rekomendasi perencanaan parkir di Stasiun Sidoarjo menggunakan Analytical Hierarchy Process. Pengumpulan data dilakukan melalui observasi lapangan dan penyebaran kuesioner kepada 100 pengguna parkir Stasiun Sidoarjo dan 11 responden ahli. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa pada fasilitas parkir Stasiun Sidoarjo masih terdapat beberapa aspek yang perlu ditingkatkan guna mendukung
Influence of Ag nanoparticles on physiological and biochemical aspects of callus of Thymus species and Zataria multiflora Boiss.
Authors: MOSAVAT Nima , YOUSEFIFARD Maryam , GOLKAR Pooran , JAVED Rabia
Published: October 2022

Thymus species have found remarkable importance in food and medicine industries. The present study investigates the potential effect of Ag nanoparticle elicitors on proliferation of callus, and production of carvacrol and thymol in Zataria multiflora and three Thymus species. Firstly, callus was induced on Murashige and Skoog (MS) medium containing 2 mg l−1 of 2, 4-dichlorophenoxy acetic acid (2,4-D) and 1 mg l−1 of kinetin (Kin)). Secondly, the effects of two different concentrations of Ag nanoparticles (4 and 8 mg l-1) were studied on callus growth and its secondary metabolites production. Results elucidated that after elicitation by 8 mg l-1 ofAg NPs, significantly the highest callus growth rate (CGR) (0.02 mm day-1), callus fresh mass (CFM) (0.99 g), and carvacrol (0.68 mg l-1) and thymol (11.09 mg l-1) content was achieved. Comparing different Thymus species, notably the greatest carvacrol and thymol amount was obtained in .kotschyanus Boiss. & Hohen. and T. Daenesis Čelak. at 8 mg l-1 concentration ofAg NPs. Hence, it is evident that the stimulation by NPs is dose-dependent. This study has potential to be commercially applied for the enhancement of pharmaceutical compounds in different species of Thymus.
Genetic characterization of maize (Zea mays L.) landraces grown in Kosovo assessed by MITE-Hbr markers
Authors: PIPAN Barbara , ALIU Sali , ZEKA Dukagjin , MEGLIČ Vladimir
Published: October 2022

The aim of this study was to examine and describe genetic structure on autochthonous maize germplasm (flint types) from different localities in Kosovo using Hbr markers. The genetic characterization of 6-8 individual seedlings per each of 20 landraces was conducted by Hbr display calculated per selective base, the most efficient genetic diversity estimator to distinguish between landraces was primer combination Hbr-Int5-F/MseI+T. The strongest genetic relatedness (r = 55.57) had landrace ACC4 having orange colored seeds, showing the highest genetic uniformity when compared to other accessions. Clustering analysis using the Bayesian approach generated two genetic clusters for observed landraces. As a measure of population structure influenced by genetic drift and migration, Fst values for each genetic cluster were obtained. Higher Fst (0.4027) was calculated within the first genetic group comparing to the second one (0.2001), reflecting a higher levels of out-crossing and conservation between landraces from the first genetic cluster. A similar distribution of genetic linkages was observed from dendrogram, constructed using Dice coefficient and neighbour-joining (NJ) algorithm with minor deviations for landraces ACC6 and ACC28. Genotypes of ACCmk landrace reveal the highest genetic distinction compared to other genotypes, reflecting the highest number of bands (241) and the highest number of private bands (10) as the number of bands unique to a single population, respectively.
Intercropping induces physiological and morphological plasticity in oilseed rape and barley under drought stress
Authors: SADEGHZADEH Noushin , HAJIBOLAND Roghieh , POSCHENRIEDER Charlotte
Published: October 2022

Intercropping is an agricultural practice that can improve crop yield due to better availability of resources, including water. There are few studies, however, addressing the physiological mechanisms behind this phenomenon. In this work oilseed rape (Brassica napus L.) and barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) were cultivated either as monocrop (MC) or intercrop (IC) under well-watered (WW) or drought stress (DS) conditions in a growth chamber. After eight weeks DS, the leaf relative water content was higher in the IC compared with the MC plants in both species and the DS-induced senescence of old leaves was considerably postponed in oilseed rape. Intercropped oilseed rape showed elevated levels of leaf photosynthesis rate, superior accumulation of organic osmolytes but higher water loss compared with the MC counterparts under DS conditions. In barley, less transpiration, an increased root : shoot ratio and osmolyte accumulation was observed in the IC compared with MC plants under DS conditions. The water use efficiency was higher in the IC compared to MC barley and the plants yield was higher in the IC than in the MC oilseed rape. Our data showed that intercropping is a reliable practice for cultivation of both species under arid and semi-arid regions or under rainfed conditions.
Fruit collapse incidence and quality of pineapple as affected by biopesticides based on Pseudomonas fluorescens and Trichoderma harzianum
Authors: CANO-REINOSO Diego Mauricio , SOESANTO Loekas , KHARISUN Kharisun , WIBOWO Condro
Published: October 2022

In this study the effect of Pseudomonas fluorescens and Trichoderma harzianum based biopesticides on fruit collapse disease incidence and pineapple quality was investigated. The experiment was implemented in a split-plot design with two factors, one involving two inoculation methods (spray and inject), and a second factor involving four treatments, A (control: no biopesticides used), B (Bio P32 from 13 weeks before harvest), C (Bio T10 from 13 weeks before harvest) and D (Bio P32 + Bio T10 from 13 weeks before harvest). The inoculated pathogen was Dickeya zeae. The incidence of fruit collapse, total soluble solids, total acidity, sucrose, ascorbic acid, mineral content, and electrolyte leakage were determined. The inject method caused more fruit collapse incidence than the spray method. Treatments C and D provided the best results having a low incidence of fruit collapse (spray: 5 and 1.7 %, inject: 20 % in both cases), high antioxidant capacity (regarding ascorbic acid), high mineral nutrient content (in terms of Ca and Mg), and low electrolyte leakage content (< 70 % in average), with a healthier cell wall characteristic. Meanwhile, treatments A and B were less efficient in these aspects and promoted the incidence of fruit collapse, especially when the inject method was used, as this was more harmful regarding the fruit physiology. In conclusion, the biopesticides employed can reduce the incidence of fruit collapse and positively affect the fruit quality.
Genome wide identification of AGC kinase genes and their expression in response to heat and cold stresses in barley
Authors: HAJIBARAT Zohreh , SAIDI Abbas
Published: October 2022

AGC kinases are highly conserved regulators in a variety of cellular processes such as differentiation, proliferation, and growth.  They are known to play important roles in stress and hormonal responses, including ROS signaling. AGC kinases are the main class of protein kinases in plants, having central functions in different stages of plant growth. In the present study, the analysis of phylogenetic relationships, gene structures, chromosomal locations, synteny analysis, gene ontology, subcellular localization, and gene expression of AGC kinase identified 28 AGC kinase genes in barley. Phylogenetic tree grouped them into seven subfamilies, as supported by exon-intron organization. Gene duplication and synteny indicated that tandom and block duplication events played an essential role in the expansion of AGC kinase gene families in barley. The Real-time quantitative reverse transcription PCR (qRT-PCR) analysis performed for HvAGC kinase gene were largely expressed in different tissues of roots, stems, and leaves in Azaran and Jolgeh cultivars under heat and cold stresses. The results of chromosomal localization showed that the AGC kinases were located on all chromosomes of barley except chromosome 1. Genome evolution of species was surveyed using identification of orthologous and paralogous genes. Identifying overlaps between orthologous clusters can enable us to study the function and evolution of proteins in different species. To our knowledge, this is the first detailed report of using AGC kinases for bioinformatics analysis in barley. Results revealed a broad understanding of the AGC kinase gene family in barley, which will be valuable for improving barley varieties’ response  to heat and cold stresses. Also, HvNDR6.2 gene can utilized as molecular markers under cold stress in the three organs.
Reflections of gender and address in language use: The culturally driven motivation of the uses of Spanish oblique pronouns le and lo
Authors: Jonge Bob de
Published: October 2022

This article deals with the problem of different distributions of the Spanish pronouns le and lo ‘him, her, polite you’ (and their morphological variants les, los, la and las) that may be observed in different realms of the Spanish speaking world (geography, sociologically etc.). In this paper, as a starting point, the more established and traditional case theory will be compared with the Control System Hypothesis in a particular corpus of a non-standard, Peninsular variant of Spanish. The hypothesis that will then be tested is that the use of the pronouns under focus in this particular variant, as well as in all variants, is based on one and the same semantic substance, but that (groups of) speakers may apply this substance for different communicative needs, resulting in different distributions of the forms in different language samples of the respective (groups of) speakers. These differences, then, are not representative of different meanings, but may be representing cultural differences of the respective speech group. The case in focus is middle-class Spanish of the 60s as represented in a novel by Miguel Delibes, and particularly how men and women are addressed. This corpus was chosen because of its particular, non-standard distribution of the pronouns in question, being therefore of particular interest to test the hypothesis.
In my professor’s eyes: Faculty and perceived impoliteness in student emails
Authors: Haider Iftikhar , Zandi Hamed
Published: October 2022

Impoliteness in student emails to faculty can have negative consequences. However, the nuances of perceived impoliteness by faculty with different language backgrounds have not been thoroughly studied in the literature. This paper explores how emails written by non-native English-speaking students are perceived impolite by faculty depending on social identity variables such as native speaker status, gender, and seniority. Participants (n = 152 faculty) read six emails and rated their perceptions of the emails on a questionnaire. The items on the questionnaire were about lack of face enhancement, use of face threat, acknowledgment of imposition, and not giving a choice in complying with requests. Results suggest that in their perceptions of the lack of face enhancement, senior faculty seemed to be more tolerant than their junior counterparts. Further, non-native speakers of English were found to be more tolerant of the lack of acknowledgment of imposition. However, no significant association was observed between the social identity of the faculty and their perception of face threat nor between social identity and giving a choice in complying with requests. The paper has implications for raising the awareness of the faculty and students about their potential biases in academic correspondence.
Temperature-porosity-dependent elastic modulus model for metallic materials
Authors: Kou Haibo , Gao Yaowen , Shao Jiaxing , Dou Kaiyue , Wang Nan
Published: October 2022

Elastic modulus plays a key role in the application of porous metallic materials. However, to the best of our knowledge, few attempts have been made to model the simultaneous dependence of elastic modulus on temperature and porosity for metallic materials. The present article contributes to a rational temperature-porosity-dependent elastic modulus model for metallic materials with all parameters having definite physical significance. The model can well predict the elastic moduli of porous metallic materials, from extremely low temperature to ultrahigh temperature, and from dense material to about 0.9 porosity, with reference to an easy-to-access elastic modulus. In a special case, when intrinsic elastic modulus [M] = 2 and critical porosity P
C = 1, a phenomenological parameter-free predictive model can be obtained. The model can be applied when the matrix Poisson ratio is 0.1 < v < 0.4 for Young’s modulus and 0.17 < v < 0.27 for shear modulus, which covers most metallic porous materials.
“We Are in the Darkness”: The Impact of Fair Trade from the Perspective of Coffee Growers in the Kilimanjaro Region
Authors: Babo Alfred
Published: October 2022

Studying the impacts of Fairtrade on rural communities requires examining how Western ethical businesses and eco-friendly social movements affect farmers’ livelihoods. This research took place in coffee-growing communities in Tanzania and aimed to understand local farmers’ prospects for their collaboration with Fairtrade. Although the Fairtrade initiative aims to strengthen cultivation skills to increase the quality and price of coffee production, farmers and leaders of the rural cooperatives critically assessed the mitigated impacts of the ethical trade on the development of their lives and communities. The article, based on ethnographic research in the Moshi District, argues that beyond changes induced by the ethical business organization, farmers are trapped in “darkness” due to having insufficient information on their trading partner and limited ability to empower and transform their cooperatives.
Context Binding in Visual Working Memory Is Reflected in Bilateral Event-Related Potentials, But Not in Contralateral Delay Activity
Authors: Cai Ying , Fulvio Jacqueline M. , Samaha Jason , Postle Bradley R.
Published: October 2022

Successful retrieval of a specific item from visual working memory (VWM) depends on the binding of that item to its unique context. Recent functional magnetic resonance imaging studies of VWM manipulating memory set homogeneity have identified an important role for the intraparietal sulcus in context binding, independent of any role in representing stimulus identity. The current study explored whether the contralateral delay activity (CDA), which is an event-related potential (ERP) component derived from posterior electrodes that tracks the amount of information held in VWM, might also be sensitive to context-binding demands. In experiment 1, human participants performed lateralized delayed recognition with memory sets containing one, three, or five items that were drawn from the same category (orientations: “homogeneous”) or from different categories (orientation, color, and luminance: “heterogeneous”). Because the location and identity of the memory probe indicated the item to be retrieved, homogeneous trials placed higher context-binding demands. VWM capacity was higher in heterogeneous trials. ERPs contralateral (contra) and ipsilateral (ipsi) to the remembered stimuli were higher for homogeneous trials, but these differences were removed in the contra – ipsi subtraction that produced the CDA. In experiment 2, human participants performed lateralized delayed recall with memory sets of one or three items (homogeneous or heterogeneous). Behavior was superior for three-item heterogeneous trials than for homogeneous trials, with modeling revealing context-binding errors in the latter. Bilateral ERPs and CDA results replicated experiment 1. These results support that the CDA tracks the number of object files engaged by VWM and establish that it is not sensitive to context-binding demands.
Book Reviewers and Their Victims
Authors: Sanderson Stephen K.
Published: October 2022

The article offers a rebuttal to Ambasciano’s commentary on my book Religious Evolution and the Axial Age (Sanderson 2018) included in this same issue of the Journal of Cognitive Historiography. Ambasciano gets much of my overall argument right, but on many specifics misunderstands or misrepresents me and others. One of his most consequential misrepresentations is his charge that I offer a kind of panadaptationism. I am an adaptationist, but certainly not a panadaptationist. I freely concede that there are elements of religion that cannot be regarded as adaptations. Connected to this point, Ambasciano contends that adaptationism is not the default starting point for evolutionary analysis and recommends instead the evolutionism of Stephen Jay Gould – the “gold standard” of evolutionary theory, Ambasciano believes—which holds that most evolutionary change consists of constrained by-products. But Ambasciano fails to recognize that Gould is an odd-man-out among evolutionists, most of whom emphasize natural selection and adaptation.
Writing as Thinking in Paul’s Letters
Authors: Robertson Paul
Published: October 2022

This article uses findings from cognitive sciences and neuroscience to detail the unique brain processes that stem from writing texts by hand. Such findings are described and then applied to the case of the Christian apostle Paul, whose letters – penned by Paul himself and/or via a scribe – are often used as evidence in reconstructions of early Christian social contexts. An attention to the findings from cognitive sciences and neuroscience around what I term “handwriting-thinking”, however, demonstrates a significant difference between the cognitive processes of Paul as author and the cognitive processes of his audience, who would have typically been exposed to Paul’s letters aurally. This difference in cognitive processes between Paul and his audience significantly problematizes the usage of Paul’s letters as evidence for his audience’s understanding of his letters and the concepts therein. More broadly, an attention to the embodied cognition of handwriting-thinking demonstrates differences in conceptual understandings between historical text-producers and their audiences, suggesting that we should focus more on individual text producers and their contexts instead of audiences.