bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Coping with COVID-19 using traditional medicine: perspectives from Joe Morolong, Northern Cape
Authors: Motsumi Masego M. , Nemakonde Livhuwani D.
Published: January 2025

Background: Indigenous Knowledge Systems (IKS) have long been central to African communities, providing critical solutions to health and disaster challenges. Traditional medicine, a significant component of IKS, continues to play a vital role in addressing health needs, especially in rural areas.Aim: This study sought to gain insights on the use of traditional medicine to address the COVID-19 pandemic in five rural villages in the Joe Morolong Local Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa.Setting: The study was conducted in Joe Morolong Local Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa.Methods: By adopting a qualitative research design with a phenomenological approach, the study investigated participants’ lived experiences. Focus group discussions were conducted with 100 participants, conveniently sampled based on availability. Data were analysed using thematic analysis, uncovering key themes and patterns..Results: Findings revealed that most participants and their households relied on traditional medicine to treat COVID-19 symptoms. This study identified seven key medicinal plants commonly used in the community and their detailed preparation and administration methods. The findings demonstrate the essential role of traditional medicine in fostering community resilience during the pandemic, complementing conventional healthcare services.Conclusion: This study underscores the potential of IKS, particularly traditional medicine, in addressing biological hazards such as COVID-19.Contribution: The study highlights the importance of integrating traditional practices into disaster risk reduction strategies to enhance health and resilience in vulnerable communities.
Pastoral care and counselling in current times: Relevance and context of care
Authors: Dames Glenda A. , Dames Gordon E.
Published: January 2025

Since the inception of the Pastoral Care Movement, the approach to pastoral care has evolved from the traditional shepherd model to a more clinical, client-centred method. This evolution requires a thorough analysis of recent trends and dynamics in pastoral care, especially in relation to key theological theories and the Church’s role in providing support. Today, the landscape of pastoral care covers a range of topics, including ecotheology, global existential crises and the Church’s involvement in addressing these issues. Additionally, this examination reveals conclusions about theological shortcomings and inconsistencies in emphasis within pastoral care.Contribution: This article provides a critical overview of pastoral care in its current form and context, examining its relevance to the existential needs of the postmodern social milieu and its role in the church today. It offers a critical evaluation of pastoral care within contemporary culture.
High-quality DNA extraction for Desmodium gangeticum: A medicinal shrub of Shivalik Himalayas
Authors: Singh Shiwani , Bhandari Maneesh S. , Dwivedi Neeraj
Published: January 2025

Background: Desmodium gangeticum, a crucial medicinal shrub from the Himalayan Shivalik region, is an economically important species globally. It contains a vast range of secondary metabolites, majorly polyphenols, that interfere with high-quality deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) extraction by binding their oxidised form to DNA covalently and rendering it unusable for molecular research.Aim: This study was focused on developing a protocol for the isolation of high-quality DNA from D. gangeticum, which is essential for carrying out molecular biological experiments. Also, the isolation of DNA in purified form has its significance in facilitating precise genetic analysis such as sequencing, restriction digestion and polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-based trials.Setting: This study was conducted under controlled laboratory environment at Manav Rachna Centre for Medicinal Plant Pathology, Department of Biotechnology, Manav Rachna International Institute of Research and Studies, Faridabad, India.Methods: Advanced techniques, commercial kits and rigorous modifications in existing DNA extraction buffer conditions and extraction protocols from both fresh and dried leaves are considered to optimise high-quality DNA isolation.Results: With the standardised buffer conditions and protocol, high-quality DNA with purity indicated by a 260/280 nm absorbance ratio in a range of 1.8 to 2.0 with 250 ng/µL – 950 ng/µL concentration from 0.5 g of leaf sample and also validated by agarose gel electrophoresis showing reduced contaminations and intact DNA was isolated.Conclusion: This standardised buffer condition and protocol led to high-quality DNA isolation, which was found good for restriction digestion using endonuclease enzymes, PCR and other molecular biology techniques, highlighting the ongoing efforts to enhance the reliability of genetic studies in medicinal plants.Contribution: This study adds to the existing knowledge about the strategies and procedures for extracting high-quality DNA and good yield from leaf samples of D. gangeticum.
Stokes waves are unstable, even very small ones
Authors: Creedon Ryan P. , Nguyen Huy Q. , Strauss Walter A.
Published: January 2025

WS: it is difficult to write about Thomas Kappeler in the past tense. He was a brilliant mathematician, but more importantly he was a wonderfully open, generous, and friendly person. I was fortunate that we had many opportunities to spend time together and discuss mathematics. I greatly miss him.A Stokes wave is a traveling free-surface periodic water wave that is constant in the direction transverse to the direction of propagation. Even Stokes waves of very small amplitude are unstable when subjected to various perturbations. We present a brief survey of this phenomenon with emphasis on transverse perturbations.
Criticality transition for positive powers of the discrete Laplacian on the half line
Authors: Gerhat Borbala , Krejčiřík David , Štampach František
Published: January 2025

We study the criticality and subcriticality of powers

(-\Delta)^{\alpha}

with

\alpha>0

of the discrete Laplacian

-\Delta

acting on

\ell^{2}(\mathbb{N})

. We prove that these positive powers of the Laplacian are critical if and only if

\alpha \ge 3/2

. We complement our analysis with Hardy-type inequalities for

(-\Delta)^{\alpha}

in the subcritical regimes

\alpha \in (0,3/2)

. As an illustration of the critical case

\alpha\geq3/2

, we analyze asymptotic properties of discrete eigenvalues emerging by coupling

(-\Delta)^{\alpha}

with a localized potential.
Landing and Taxiing Lights - Design Criteria for Installation
Authors:   A-20B Exterior Lighting Committee
Published: January 2025

This document includes requirements of installations of adequate landing and taxiing lighting systems in aircraft of the following categories:

a

Single engine personal and/or liaison type

b

Light twin engine

c

Large multiengine propeller

d

Large multiengine turbojet/turbofan

e

Military high-performance fighter and attack

f

Helicopter

This document will cover general requirements and recommended practices for all types of landing and taxi lights. More specific recommendations for LED lights in particular can be found in ARP6402.
Distinguishing Compounds from Phrases in Kusaal
Authors: Abubakari Hasiyatu , Appah Clement Kwamina Insaidoo
Published: January 2025

This study examines how compounds can be distinguished from phrases in Kusaal, a Mabia language spoken in the Upper East region of Ghana as well as two neighbouring countries: Burkina Faso and Togo. Both compounds and phrases involve the combination of lexemes. It is, therefore, important to establish clear-cut criteria for distinguishing between them. However, due to individual language uniqueness, there are no universally acceptable criteria that work for all languages, necessitating the identification of language-specific features. An outstanding matter which complicates the issue of the demarcation between compounds and phrases in Kusaal emanates from the orthography where a modifying adjective is written together with its head noun as a single word, much like noun+adjective compounds which are also written together as single units. Using primary data collected through semi-structured interviews and secondary data gathered from Kusaal dictionaries, the study finds displacement, coordination, and inflection as criteria for distinguishing phrases from compounds. In contrast, orthography, stress and compositionality are less reliable for distinguishing compounds from phrases in the language. This descriptive study contributes to our understanding of word formation, one of the grey areas in the study of the grammar of Kusaal.
Spatio-temporal variation of macroalgal assemblages in southwestern Madagascar
Authors: Rodine Claudia , Jaonalison Henitsoa , Kira Jean Mark , Rakotoarimanana André , Ranivoarivelo Lantoasinoro Nirinarisoa , Rakotomahazo Cicelin , Todinanahary Gildas Boleslas Georges , Tsiresy Gaëtan , Nomenisoa Aina Le Don , Rakotonjanahary Fidèle , Eeckhaut Igor , Remanevy Mara Edouard , Obe Jamie Spencer , Rasolofonirina Richard , Lavitra Thierry
Published: January 2025

The spatial and temporal distribution of macroalgal assemblages at 10 sites in the Baie de Ranobe and Baie de Toliara in southwestern Madagascar were investigated during warm (February to March) and cool (July to August) seasons. Algal species were identified and coverage estimated at six habitats between the shore and 15 m depth, based on surveys with 0.5 m x 0.5 m quadrats along transects of 30 m long by 5 m broad. Ninety eight taxa (53 red, 24 green, 21 brown) were identified of which 42 were edible. Species dominance varied by bay and season, with Sargassum latifolium dominating during the warm season, and Hypnea musciformis and Ulva lactuca prevalent during the cool season. Algal cover did not differ significantly between bays, but cover differed significantly between habitats. S. latifolium, U. lactuca, and H. musciformis were prominent on the algal shelf, Ulva reticulata on the inner shelf, and Amansia rhodantha on the outer shelf. Edible seaweed proportions increased during the cool season, particularly at algal and inner-shelf habitats. Generalized Linear Model analysis confirmed significant differences in edible algal cover across habitats and seasons. The potential of sustainably using macroalgae for aquaculture and human consumption in southwestern Madagascar is highlighted.
Long Swarms and Short Swarms at Volcanoes: Evidence for Different Processes
Authors: McNutt Stephen
Published: January 2025

Many earthquake swarms at volcanoes last several months, then have a sharp uptick in rate in the hours before eruption. Examples include 2006 Augustine, 8.5 months then 10 hours; 1992 Spurr, 10 months then 4 hours; 1994 Rabaul, ~2 years then 27 hours; 2008 Kasatochi, 6 weeks then 31 hours; and 2011 Puyehue Cordon Caulle, 7 weeks then 3.5 days. For the well-studied Augustine case, broadband data showed that very long period (VLP) energy accompanied 221 of 722 located earthquakes in the 10 hours before the first explosive eruption on 11 January 2006. This was revealed by low-pass filtering and the period of the VLP signal was up to 50 sec. The Augustine broadband stations were campaign instruments at distances of 2-3 km from the vent. No similar VLP energy has been found in events during the 8.5-month long swarm. Okmok volcano had a short swarm only, lasting 5 hours prior to its 12 July 2008 eruption. Low-pass filtering of data from broadband station OKSO, 10 km from the vent, showed that 23 of 42 located events had VLP energy with a period of 30-40 sec. Events from Kasatochi volcano were scanned on station ATKA. Here the broadband station is much farther away at 88 km but the earthquakes in the short swarm 6-7 August 2008 were much larger with many M > 3 events. The station suffered data gaps so only a few hours of data were scanned but numerous events were observed with VLP energy starting just after the P phase. Low-pass filtering showed VLP energy with a period of 10-12 sec. No VLP energy has been found in events of the preceding 6-week long swarm. These observations at different volcanoes suggest that the short swarms represent a different process than the long swarms. The long swarms likely reflect pressure increases in the surrounding country rock caused by increasing magma pressure. The short swarms in contrast, appear to represent discrete pulses of magma injection at shallow depths. For all the examined volcanoes most of the earthquakes looked like typical volcano-tectonic (VT) earthquakes on short-period stations. The short swarms are very short – 4 hours to 3.5 days – and have important implications for hazards assessments. It is not known how commonly the long swarm-short swarm pairs occur and thus the false alarm rate is also not known.
Noninterference Analysis of Reversible Systems: An Approach Based on Branching Bisimilarity
Authors: Esposito Andrea , Aldini Alessandro , Bernardo Marco , Rossi Sabina
Published: January 2025

The theory of noninterference supports the analysis of information leakage and the execution of secure computations in multi-level security systems. Classical equivalence-based approaches to noninterference mainly rely on weak bisimulation semantics. We show that this approach is not sufficient to identify potential covert channels in the presence of reversible computations. As illustrated via a database management system example, the activation of backward computations may trigger information flows that are not observable when proceeding in the standard forward direction. To capture the effects of back-and-forth computations, it is necessary to switch to a more expressive semantics, which has been proven to be branching bisimilarity in a previous work by De Nicola, Montanari, and Vaandrager. In this paper we investigate a taxonomy of noninterference properties based on branching bisimilarity along with their preservation and compositionality features, then we compare it with the taxonomy of Focardi and Gorrieri based on weak bisimilarity.
Dörtgenler Konusunun Zihin Haritalama Tekniği ile Öğretimi
Authors: Özdemir Ali , Alaybeyoğlu Ayşegül , Balbal Kadriye Filiz
Published: January 2025

Yaşam boyu devam eden bir süreç olan öğrenme, özellikle de örgün öğretimdeki öğrenciler için çok önemlidir. Öğrenciler bilgiyi kolay, hızlı, etkili ve kalıcı öğrenmek isterler. Bunu sağlamak için farklı öğrenme yöntem ve teknikleri vardır. Bunlardan birisi de zihin haritalama tekniğidir. Öğrenilecek ana öğenin merkezde yer aldığı ve diğer öğelerin de merkezden çıkarak etrafa yayıldığı görsel bir teknik olan zihin haritalama tekniği, en karmaşık yapıların bile kolayca anlaşılmasını sağlayan etkili bir tekniktir. Tekniğin farklı derslerde kullanılması ve etkilerinin belirlenmesine yönelik literatürde çalışmalar mevcuttur. Önerilen çalışmanın amacı, lisede matematik dersinde zihin haritalama tekniğini kullanarak öğrencilerin uygulamaya ilişkin görüşlerini belirlemektir. Çalışmada, öncelikle lise 10. Sınıf öğrencilerine zihin haritalama tekniği ile ilgili bilgi verilmiştir. Daha sonra, dörtgenler konusu ile ilgili kendi zihin haritalarını oluşturmaları istenmiştir. Öğrencilere tanınan sürenin sonunda oluşturdukları zihin haritaları incelenmiş ve uygulamaya katılan öğrencilerin uygulama ile ilgili görüşleri alınmıştır.
Recensione di Cecilia Falchini (2023). Ruperto di deutz - Un’intima familiarità. Antologia, Edizioni Qiqajon (Comunità di Bose), Magnano (Bi), 281 pp.
Authors: Magoga Alessio
Published: January 2025

Recensione di Cecilia Falchini (2023). Ruperto di deutz - Un’intima familiarità. Antologia, Edizioni Qiqajon (Comunità di Bose), Magnano (Bi), 281 pp.
Autor: Alessio Magoga
Analiza europske proizvodnje, trgovine i potražnje ukapljenog prirodnog plina
Authors: Perkov Davor , Aračić Josipa
Published: January 2025

Ovaj rad daje pregled proizvodnje, trgovine i potražnje ukapljenog prirodnog plina (LNG– liquefied natural gas) na europskom tržištu. Opisuju se aktualna dinamika globalnogtržišta, najnovija kretanja u ugovornim aranžmanima te odabrana regulatorna razmatranja. Važnost uvoza ukapljenog plina dolazi do izražaja nakon ruske invazije na Ukrajinu u veljači 2022. i pojave energetske krize kada su cijene na europskom tržištu dosezale rekordne razine od 300 EUR/MWh. Europa je morala preusmjeriti svoje opskrbne lance, ponajviše prema SAD-u. U kontekstu potrebe za brzom reakcijom kao efikasnim načinom trgovanja učinkoviti su se pokazali spot-ugovori. To je dovelo do nesrazmjera u cijenama na spot-tržištima i europskim trgovinskim čvorištima. Već u 2023. samo je 18 % plina uvezeno iz Rusije. Budućnost donosi neizvjesnost potražnje za prirodnim plinom zbog energetskih politika EU-a koja se suočava s izazovima transparentnosti regulacije tržišta u svrhu poticanja konkurentnosti. Porast uvoza LNG-a implicira povećanje kapaciteta i izgradnju novih terminala za ukapljivanje plina. Većina novih terminala i kapaciteta izgrađenih od pojave energetske krize plutajuće su FSRU jedinice za skladištenje i regasifikaciju. Do kraja 2024. kapaciteti regasifikacije u EU-u dosegnut će 235 mlrd. m³, što predstavlja tek oko 55 % godišnje potražnje. LNG postrojenje na otoku Krku ima sve predispozicije da postane energetsko čvorište ovog dijela Europe. Cilj je rada utvrditi povezanost povećane trgovine ukapljenim prirodnim plinom i diversifikacije dugoročne opskrbe europskog tržišta.
Digitalna transformacija kao proces uspostave digitalne optimizacije procesa u organizaciji
Authors: Lozić Joško , Fotova Čiković Katerina , Lozić Ines
Published: January 2025

Cilj je ovog rada ukazati na povezanost procesa digitalne transformacije i digitalne optimizacije. Digitalna transformacija i digitalna optimizacija proizvodnih procesa u organizaciji neodvojive su cjeline. Digitalna je transformacija usmjerena na izgradnju novih tehnoloških i organizacijskih rješenja koja će izravno utjecati na stvaranje konkurentskih prednosti organizacije. Digitalna optimizacija stabilizira postojeće stanje te izravno utječe na smanjenje troškova u postojećoj strukturi proizvodnje ili značajno povećava prihode iznad povećanja razine troškova nakon procesa digitalne transformacije. Digitalna je transformacija uvijek razvoj potpuno novog poslovnog modela jer bi u suprotnom to bio samo proces dodatne digitalizacije postojećeg sustava. Digitalna je optimizacija nastavak digitalne transformacije u cilju stabilizacije novog poslovnog sustava. Dok digitalna transformacija izravno utječe na pomicanje organizacije k razvoju tehnologije i novih tržišta, digitalna optimizacija stabilizira situaciju nakon promjena te monetizira nove konkurentske prednosti organizacije. U radu se analizira povezanost digitalne transformacije i digitalne optimizacije. U tom se kontekstu upotrebljava posebna matrica koja se analizira pomoću studije slučajarazličitih organizacija i industrija.
Primjena računalnog programa Mathematica za izračun vrijednosti pri riziku
Authors: Petrović Miljenko , Krolo-Petrović Miljenka
Published: January 2025

Povijest financija prožeta je financijskim gubitcima što je dovelo do usvajanja mjere rizika,tzv. vrijednosti pri riziku (engl. Value at Risk – VaR), kao jedinstvene referentne vrijednosti za upravljanje financijskim rizikom. VaR je statistička mjera mogućih gubitaka portfelja (engl. portfolio) zbog tržišnog rizika, a gubitci se veći od iznosa VaR-a javljaju s određenom malom vjerojatnosti. VaR se razvio u aktivan alat za upravljanje rizikom, a za izračun VaR‑a može se upotrebljavati računalni program Mathematica.
Fostering toleration in secondary school students through Enlightenment philosophical tales
Authors: Sharpe Matt
Published: January 2025

This paper argues that teachers of philosophy in school, interested in the use of literature in their classrooms, can benefit from teaching the wonderful, but today widely-neglected, literary works of the Enlightenment philosophes. As we examine in Part 1: Theory, these works of philosophical literature were written to reach a large reading public, and engage nonexpert audiences who, like our secondary students, were not necessarily otherwise interested in philosophical questioning. In particular, Enlightenment philosophical literature served to advocate to the reading public the value of religious toleration, and its epistemic preconditions, in forms of intellectual humility. These texts, we argue, are thereby perfect for classroom use in philosophy in schools. In Part 2: Exemplifications, we look at how, in Montesquieu’s Persian Letters and Voltaire’s Micromégas, literary conceits are used to open readers’ eyes to how the ideas and customs they take for granted must appear very differently to others, and how these ‘others’ whom they might have previously disregarded share a good deal with ‘us’, and may even have things to teach us. Such an ‘expanded’ enlightened mindset as these texts foster through engaging readers in their stories and comedy, we propose, remains at the heart of educating our students to be good citizens in multi-faith, post-Enlightenment societies.
Study of the Optical Properties of Bioplastic-Lead as an Alternative Packaging Material for X-ray Radiation Protection
Authors: SEPTIANO ALVIN , Andayu Haryasena Gusti , Maulana Imam
Published: January 2025

This research aims to characterize the optical properties of bioplastic packaging based on a mixture of cassava starch and lead acetate as an alternative material for X-ray radiation protection. The experimental method was used by varying the composition of a mixture of cassava starch and lead acetate in ratios of 100:0, 70:30, 65:35, 60:40, 55:45, 50:50, and 45:55. Optical characterization was carried out using UV-Vis spectrophotometry to measure the absorbance, reflectance and transmittance of the sample. The results show that samples with higher lead acetate concentrations have greater absorbance, especially in the UV range, as well as lower transmittance throughout the spectrum. Samples with ratios of 45:55 and 50:50 (cassava starch:lead acetate) showed the best potential as radiation shielding due to high absorbance and low transparency. This research provides a comprehensive understanding of the optical properties of a mixture of cassava starch and lead acetate, enabling composition optimization for specific applications in X-ray radiation protection.
Long-term survival and clinical implications of allogeneic stem cell transplantation in relapse/refractory lymphoma: A 20-year Singapore experience
Authors: Loke Wei Sheng Joshua , Catapia Jean Rachel , Low Chay Lee , Lim Francesca , Quek Jeffrey , Than Hein , Goh Yeow Tee , Linn Yeh Ching , Diong Colin Phipps , Ho Aloysius , Hwang William , Hwang Chung Cheng Jordan , Ghosh Aditi , Koh Liang Pui , Tan Lip Koon , Lee Joanne , Poon Li Mei Michelle , Ng Cheng Kiat Lawrence
Published: January 2025

Introduction: Allogeneic haematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT) is a curative option for relapse/refractory (R/R) lymphomas that have failed autologous transplantation or for high-risk lymphomas in the upfront setting. We conducted a retrospective analysis on consecutive lymphoma patients who underwent allo-HSCT over a 20-year period (2003– 2022) at Singapore General Hospital and National University Hospital Singapore.

Method: A total of 121 patients were included in the study. Median age was 41 years. Diagnoses include Hodgkin lymphoma (HL, 15%), B-cell non- Hodgkin lymphoma (B-NHL, 34%), T-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma (T-NHL, 31%) and natural killer T-cell lymphoma (NKTL, 20%). Moreover, 27% of patients had prior auto-haematopoietic stem cell transplanta-tion (auto-HSCT), and 84% received reduced intensity conditioning (RIC). Donor types were matched sibling donor (45%), matched unrelated donor (29%), haploidentical donor (19%) and cord blood (CB, 7%).

Results: After median follow-up of 56 months, estimated 4-year progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) for all patients were 38% and 45%, respectively. Non-relapse mortality (NRM) was 15% at day 100 and 24% at 1 year. On univariate analysis, complete remission status at transplant and RIC confers superior OS. On multivariate analysis, HL was associated with superior OS compared to NHL, whereas matched unrelated donor transplant was associated with significantly inferior OS compared to matched sibling donor.

Conclusion: Long-term curative durability was observed with allo-HSCT for patients with relapsed/ refractory lymphomas. This real-world data serves as a valuable historical benchmark for future studies on lymphomas in Singapore and the Asia Pacific region.
Driving the Energy Transition in The Face of Grid Congestion
Authors:   Independent Advisor Energy System, Sustain Brain, Wegenbouw 57, 3991 NH Houten, The Netherlands, Groenenberg Heleen
Published: January 2025

Grid congestion has emerged as a significant barrier to the energy transition, particularly in the Netherlands where renewables are expected to provide
66-80% of power supply by 2030. This article examines how local energy systems can help address grid congestion through three key components: electric
vehicles, industrial demand-side flexibility, and energy storage. While vehicle-to-grid technology offers long-term potential, immediate benefits can be
achieved through grid-conscious charging practices. Industrial facilities can provide flexibility through electric boilers and thermal storage, while business
parks are increasingly forming energy hubs for collective energy management. Both short-duration batteries and long-duration storage solutions play vital
roles in system flexibility. The article concludes that stronger incentives for grid-friendly behavior, supportive frameworks for local energy systems, and
increased public awareness are essential for successfully managing grid congestion while advancing the energy transition.
The Etymology and Semantics of the Ethnic
Name Csángó
Authors:   Sapientia Hungarian University of Transylvania, Nagy Imola Katalin
Published: January 2025

In this study, we approach the ethnonym Csángó, used to refer to the Hungarians living in Moldavia.We highlight the most important aspects of Hungarian linguists’ approach to the semantics of the name Csángó, and we take a look at the Romanian specialized literature in the field. We aim to offer some innovative semantic and etymological pathways, though we are aware that the etymology and the meaning of the name itself will still stay a disputed and open question of the research. We do not intend to cover the history of the Csángó community, nevertheless we attempt to recover some aspects of the semantics of their name, taking into account its etymology and performing a semantic feature analysis to help bring to the foreground semantic aspects not captured so far.
Analyzing Rejected Hypotheses in Information System Effectiveness of Electronic Document Management System
Authors: Awang Gani Dayangku Horiah , Abdul Kadir Assoc. Prof. Dr. Irwan Kamaruddin , Abdul Kadir Assoc. Prof Ts. Dr. Mohd Razilan
Published: January 2025

This study examines the unexpected rejection of four hypotheses in evaluating the effectiveness of Electronic Document Management Systems (EDMS). The hypotheses related to automated information capture, collaborative tools, hierarchical file indexing and classification, and security & audit trail. Theoretically, this study uses Delone and McLean Information System Success Model and Peter B. Seddon’s refinement of DeLone and McLean IS Success Model to examine the relationship between EDMS functionalities and the dimension of information system success. The research adopted a quantitative method to address the research questions. However, these functionalities were statistically insignificant in the research findings. The analysis of the structural model found that Automated information captures do not significantly correlate with information system effectiveness (T-Value: 1.413,P < 0.05); Collaborative tools do not have a significant positive relationship with information system effectiveness (T-Value: 0.854, P < 0.05); Hierarchical file indexing and classification have no significant positive relationship with information system effectiveness (T-Value: 0.376, P < 0.05); and Security and audit trails have no significant positive relationship with information system effectiveness (T-Value: 0.940, P < 0.05) Thus, this paper explores the possible reasons for these results and their implications for future research.
Optimalisasi Penghematan Energi Listrik Untuk Penerangan Di Gedung Utama Mako Polres Jakarta Barat
Authors: Pandu Wiyana Dian , Mardiaman Mardiaman
Published: January 2025

Gedung perkantoran banyak mengkomsumsi enerji listrik. Penggunaan enerji listrik berdampak pada terjadinya pemanasan global. Konsep green building sangat membantu dalam mengoptimalkan pemanfaatan enerji listrik. Parameter ke dua dari green bulding adalah efisiensi enerji. Pemanfaatan sumber enerji lain selain bahan bakar dan optimalisasi penggunaan fitur-fitur hemat listrik sangat mendesak saat ini mengingat semakin langkanya bahan bakar minyak dan batu bara. Penelitian ini mencoba mengevaluasi optimalisasi penggunaaan enerji pada gedung mako polres Jakarta Barat. Tujuan penelitian untuk mengetahui fitur-fitur penerangan dan kesesuaian lampu yang terpasang dengan fungsi ruangan serta efisiensi enerji listrik. Jenis penelitian bersifat deskriptif ekploratif dengan pendekatan kuantitatif. Data dikumpulkan mulai Maret sampai Agustus 2023 dengan wawancara dan survai lapangan. Hasil olahan data pengunaan jumlah lampu yang sesuai dengan kebutuhan ruangan menghasilkan pengurangan pemakaian enerji listrik dari 357,244 ke 345,388 kWh dengan tingkat efisiensi sebesar 3,18%. Rekomendasi penghematan untuk gedung perkantoran adalah dengan budaya hemat energy bagi pekerjanya.
COMPARISON OF SALES FORECASTING RESULTS OFFLINE AND ONLINE SAMSUNG HP PRODUCTS USING LONG SHORT-TERM MEMORY METHOD
Authors: Fahrial Zainal Rifki
Published: January 2025

Smartphone merupakan salah satu usaha bisnis di bidang telepon seluler yang saat ini banyak digunakan sebagai alat komunikasi setiap manusia. Salah satu merek smartphone yang digunakan mayoritas masyarakat Indonesia adalah merek Samsung. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengatasi ketidakseimbangan penumpukan stok (overstocking) atau kekurangan stok (understocking) pada merek Samsung pada toko smartphone Samsung baik secara offline ataupun online. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM) untuk membuat perbandingan peramalan penjualan smarphone Samsung secara offline ataupun online. Penelitian ini menghasilkan sebuah sistem berbasis web dimana penelitian ini dapat memaksimalkan penjual agar penjualan menjadi lebih optimal. Sistem juga dilengkapi dengan grafik perbandingan penjualan antara toko online dan offline yang dapat membantu penjualan lebih efektif.
Analisis Distribusi Pembebanan pada Bangunan Tradisional Jawa ‘Limasan’
Authors: Putri Rahayu Anggita , Cahyaningtyas Aisya , Setiawan Feri , Asri Ranivan Imam , Asnan Alvaru Irvansyah , Rahmawati Yovita , Eko Bawono Septiono
Published: January 2025

Limasan merupakan salah satu bangunan tradisional Jawa. Bangunan ini disebut limasan karena memiliki atap yang berbentuk limas. Atap limasan merupakan jenis atap tradisional jawa yang terbuat dari kayu dan memiliki desain unik yang mempengaruhi cara distribusi beban pada struktur rangka atap. Pendekatan penelitian ini adalah deskriptif kuantitatif. Tahap penelitian meliputi: observasi lapangan, dokumentasi, analisis struktural dan penarikan kesimpulan. Dengan menggunakan metode analisis struktural dan pemodelan komputer, penelitian ini mengeksplorasi bagaimana atap limasan menanggung beban, memahami peran elemen strukturalnya dalam mendukung beban vertikal dan horizontal. Tujuan penelitian ini diharapkan dapat memberikan wawasan yang lebih baik dalam mempertahankan dan memperbaiki struktur atap tradisional agar tetap kokoh dan tahan dalam menghadapi beban-beban yang mungkin terjadi. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa limasan memiliki distribusi pembebanan yang unik, dengan penekanan pada distribusi beban. Distribusi beban dari atap sebagai beban mati dan angin sebagai beban hidup, sehingga distribusi beban terberat bertumpu di soko guru. Hasil analisis juga memberikan pemahaman mendalam tentang kinerja struktural limasan terhadap gaya dalam dan gaya lateral. Temuan ini dapat memberikan panduan untuk perencanaan konstruksi yang optimal dan memperkaya pemahaman tentang karakteristik distribusi beban pada bangunan tradisional seperti limasan.
Implementasi Metode Bidirectional Encoder Representations from Transformers (BERT) untuk Analisis Sentimen Komentar Pengguna Aplikasi Dana di Instagram
Authors: Ihsan Septian Firdaus , Lucia Kharisma Ivana , Hermanto Hermanto , Kamdan Kamdan
Published: January 2025

Kemajuan teknologi yang pesat saat ini mempengaruhi berbagai aspek kehidupan serta memberi kemudahan serta efisiensi pada berbagai aspek. Penerapan teknologi salah satunya di bidang finansial, yaitu dengan semakin banyak layanan keuangan digital yang memberi kemudahan bagi transaksi keuangan. Salah satu jenis keuangan digital yang banyak digunakan di masyarakat adalah aplikasi Dana. Dana menyediakan layanan yang dapat digunakan penggunanya serta sering memberikan informasi produk melalui akun media sosial Instagram. Feedback serta komentar tentang aplikasi didapatkan dari pengguna. Dengan menerapkan pemodelan Bidirectional Encoder Representations From Transformers (BERT) dari IndoBert pada proses analisa sentimen dari komentar pengguna Aplikasi DANA di Instagram pada penelitian ini , diharapkan dapat memberi informasi dan memudahkan dalam memahami opini dari pengguna, mendeteksi masalah dan keluhan, serta menjadikan wawasan bagi pengguna terhadap aplikasi Dana. Dari latar belakang tersebut, penelitian tentang analisa sentimen komentar dari pengguna aplikasi Dana dilakukan . Data yang digunakan didapat dari komentar akun Instagram Dana. Data tersebut terbagi menjadi 2 kategori yaitu positif dan negatif berdasarkan pelabelan otomatis oleh transformer. Dari hasil pemodelan dengan metode pre-trained Bidirectional Encoder Representations From Transformers (BERT) dari IndoBert, diperoleh hasil accuracy 98% dari data latih serta validasi accuracy sebesar 93% dengan hyperparameter yaitu batch size 32 dan epoch pelatihan 10 dengan  proporsi data latih dan data uji 70:30. Pemodelan kemudian dilakukan proses deployment menggunakan streamlit, agar dapat diintegrasikan ke sistem atau aplikasi berbasis web.
Perbandingan Metode Multilayer Perceptron dan Naive Bayes Classsifier untuk Mendeteksi Turnamen Netral pada Women's International Football
Authors: TAU Snartek , Aldy Fadilla Muhammad , Kurniasih Aliyah
Published: January 2025

Sepakbola merupakan salah satu olahraga yang paling popular di seluruh dunia, salah satunya pada pertandingan sepakbola internasional wanita yang tidak jarang diadakan pada berbagai olimpiade maupun piala dunia.  Karena banyaknya minat dari berbagai negara yang menyukai olahraga ini, pastinya pertandingan yang dimainkan di tempat netral sangat penting dan diharapkan bagi para pemain dan penonton. Teknik machine learning menjadi hal yang penting dilakukan, karena proses klasifikasi dalam memprediksi dapat dilakukan secara otomatis melalui data. Oleh karena itu pada penelitian ini dengan membandingkan algoritma machine learning yaitu multilayer perceptron dan naive bayes classifier digunakan untuk dapat mengklasifikasikan pada pertandingan women’s football. Model yang dibangun dievaluasi dengan melihat tingkat accuracy, precision, recall dan f1-score. Hasil menunjukkan bahwa multilayer perception dengan accuracy sebesar 98.2% dapat berkinerja lebih baik di bandingkan dengan naïve bayes classifier yang hanya menghasilkan nilai accuracy sebesar 69.8%.
Book review: Balnaves, Edmund, Bultrini, Leda, Cox, Andrew and Uzwyshyn, Raymond (eds). New horizons of artificial intelligence in libraries
Authors: Maceviciute Elena
Published: January 2025

Balnaves, Edmund, Bultrini, Leda, Cox, Andrew and Uzwyshyn, Raymond (eds). (2025). New horizons of artificial intelligence in libraries. Berlin: DeGruyter Saur. x, 384 p. e-ISBN 978-3-11-133643-5 (IFLA Publications, vol. 185)
Delirium of Digital Machines: Glitch Art in the Post-Digital Era
Authors:   Research Center for Visual Studies CVS, Peking University, SONG Ci
Published: January 2025

In the context of digital capitalism, digital production, as a form. of immaterial automated production, can be executed agilely and unobtrusively. Almost all forms of production are overshadowed by this digital aura. “Post-digital aesthetics” emerges from a series of artistic practices that interrogate the overwhelming perfection of digital symbols, and this series of artistic production practices includes glitch art. The term “post-digital” does not refer to “anti-digital”, nor does it imply disillusionment following the excessive proliferation of digital technologies. Rather, the post-digital era represents a time in which human being and digital apparatus are integrated in various ways and to varying extents. This paper attempts to reinterpret the definition of the “post-human” as a complex of machines and devices by examining the intrinsic connections between industrial capitalism and digital capitalism, and drawing an analogy with philosophical and critical reflection on photography. It argues that the process of “post-humanization” can be traced back to the early development of industrial assembly lines and the invention of photographic technologies. Furthermore, digital production is characterized as a process of “negative entropy, ” while disruptions and glitches conform. to the “increase-in-entropy”, constituting an inherent potential in digital systems. These disruptions resemble sudden symptoms, inducing a state of delirium in digital machines. Therefore, the beauty of glitch art can be interpreted as a kind of “delirious” beauty, encompassing the elements of rebellion and critique. Glitch art, as a complex form. of artistic expression, should harness the potential of digital technologies, embedding the creator􀆳s intellectual concepts into the iterative processes of the digital systems, searching for the eternal within interruptions, and generating brilliance from errors.
Citizenship by Investment:Golden Visa and Golden Passport for Core and Edge Countries
Authors:   The Australian National University, JIANG Ningning , HONG Changhui ,   Shanghai University
Published: January 2025

The significance of citizenship is a crucial point in the discipline of international relations, and the evolution of citizenship has become a key factor in the debate on the impact of globalization on the nature of states. Scholars are particularly concerned about whether globalization conditions, such as increased mobility of people, transnational threats, and capital flows, have made the nature of citizenship more liberal or stricter? In recent years, investment citizenship projects such as gold visas and gold passports have become catalysts for the transformation of citizenship, and have sparked a series of discussions and research on the construction of citizenship under the background of openness and restrictions. This article examines the impact of investment citizenship (Gold Visa, Gold Passport) projects on citizenship liberalization or other aspects. The approach taken takes into account the experiences of core and peripheral countries in this liberalization debate and raises the question of how investing in citizenship affects the construction of citizenship in core and peripheral states? Research has found that these projects further liberalize core and peripheral states at the level of formal citizenship, but their impact at the level of informal citizenship is vastly different.
A Review of River Health Assessment Techniques
Authors:   College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hebei University of Science and Technology, LUO Xiao , LIU Zhijun ,   College of Architecture and Engineering, Hebei University of Science and Technology, GAO Xiang ,   College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hebei University of Science and Technology
Published: January 2025

River health assessment is a key tool in the field of modern water resources, environment and ecological management, which aims to provide scientific basis for river management and protection. This article discusses the methods, development history, and application and research progress at home and abroad in the past 50 years. Studies have shown that the transformation of river health assessment from static to dynamic and dynamic and from single to comprehensive assessment, is mainly reflected in the importance of multi-disciplinary cross-evaluation, mathematical model application and biological diversity indicators. The evaluation methods at home and abroad include a multi-indicator evaluation system based on water quality, biological diversity, and ecological integrity, which have advantages in processing multi-indicator, non-linear relationship and uncertainty. However, there are also challenges such as the complexity and uncertain processing capacity of models. The direction of future development includes improving e evaluation index system, enhancing the accuracy of data acquisition and analysis, strengthening the explanatory and operability of models, and integrtaing e artificial intelligence and big data technology to develop more intelligent and efficient river health evaluation model, providing scientific support for the comprehensive promotion of river ecological protection and management.
Diagnosis of Bone Erosion in Patients of Allergic Fungal Rhinosinusitis on Computerized Tomography Scan
Authors: Muhammad Tahir Shah  , Salman Ahmed Mangrio  , Murtaza Ahsan Ansari  , Tahir Hussain Khan  , Ashfaq Hussain Rana  , Muhammad Moiz Ullah Khan  , Muhammad Imran Malik
Published: January 2025

Objective:To determine the frequency of bone erosion on computerized tomography (CT) scans in patients with allergic fungal Rhinosinusitis in Pakistan.
Methodology: A Prospective observational study was conducted at ENT department of Pak Fazaia Medical College PAF Hospital, Islamabad City, from Feb 2023 to Jan 2024.A total of 125 patients diagnosed with Allergic Fungal Rhinosinusitis according to Bent and Swain criteria were enrolled. Patients were then categorized based on the extent and site of bone erosion. SPSS version 27 selected for data analysis, after initial calculation of mean and standard deviations or frequency percentages test of significance (chi square test for categorical variables and t-test for numerical variables) was applied. P values ?0.05 was taken as significant.
Results:Out of 47 bone erosion patients, 51.1% patients had mild, 19.1% had moderate and 29.8% patients had severe level of disease. The distribution of site and subsite in bone erosion patients were shown in table. II. Ethmoid was seen in 27.7% patients, frontal was seen in 17.0% patients, sphenoid was seen in 25.5% patients, andmaxillay was seen in 29.8% patients.
Conclusion: Allergic Fungal Rhinosinusitis often leads to significant bone erosion, which can be effectively detected through a CT scan. The maxillary sinus is the most commonly affected site among the paranasal sinuses.
Formulation and Preparation of Herbal Ointment
Authors: Mr. Kamlesh Garate  , Mr. Prashant Jichkar  , Mr. Pratik Dhole  , Ms. Monika Bankar  , Ms. Priyanka Waghmare  , Dr. Manisha D. Kitukale
Published: January 2025

In the last few decades there has been an exponential growth in the field of herbal medicine. It is getting popularized in developing and developed countries owing to its natural origin and lesser side effects.
The scientific evidence has brought about the possibility of utilization of herbal plant in the treatment of fungal and bacterial infections and the development of anti-bacterial and anti-fungal products.
In the present study, herbal ointment containing Aloe vera and Neem was formulated and evaluated to study anti-microbacterial and antifungal activity. Extracts from both plants were combined in an ointment base and tested for their effectiveness against common microbial and fungal pathogens. The evaluation is done using cup plate method for zone of inhibition.
The study showed that Aloe ointment is exhibiting broad-spectrum antifungal activity against
A. varies and antibacterial activity against E.coli. The overall experiment showed that Aloe and Neem ointment showed good anti-microbacterial activity.
Also it was found that ointment containing mixture of Aloe vera, Neem, showed prominent antifungal activity than antibacterial activity. This ointment can be used in the treatment of sun burns, rashes, heals scrapes, acne burns, wounds and other skin infections. It can also be used in the treatment of superficial mycosis.
Antimicrobial properties: Camphor has been shown to exhibit antimicrobial activity against certain bacteria and fungi.
Application of Overall Equipment Effectiveness In Increasing Productivity: Case Of Textile Company
Authors: Kalwar Muhammad Ahmed , Wassan Asif Nawaz , Khan Muhammad Ali , Wadho Muzamil Hussain , Shaikh Shakeel Ahmed , Memon Bahawal Ali
Published: January 2025

Overall equipment effectiveness (OEE) is a lean manufacturing tool that has been reported to improve the performance of a company significantly. The adoption of OEE has been mattering in the garment manufacturing sector in Pakistan. Numerous companies have implemented OEE and improved their production in the textile sector. The present research was conducted at ABC Textile Company in Karachi. Targets at the various departments of the company were not being achieved. In this regard, the production data for the previous 90 days was collected initially. Since there were the issues with availability of materials and accessories; this was the basic and main reason for delays and unachievable targets. After certain improvements, the overall equipment effectiveness (OEE) of each department was calculated. Data analysis was conducted in Microsoft Excel. Results indicated a significant increase in the value of OEE across all the departments after the process improvement. Since there is a separate tool to increase the availability (total productive maintenance), and quality (Six Sigma); they are implemented one by one. After their integrated implementation, the boost in various parameters of productivity will be noteworthy.
Exfoliation corrosion susceptibility of variously treated high-strength 7068 and 5059 alloys
Authors: Kumar Ankur , Garg Arushi , Chaudhari Gajanan P.
Published: January 2025

Exfoliation corrosion susceptibility of rolled sheets of 7068 and 5059 aluminum alloys is investigated using immersion tests. The evolution of exfoliation attack with immersion time is ascertained by observing the depth of attack. Cross-sectional morphology of the corrosion damage in the form of localized dissolution and delamination provided insights into the severity of exfoliation corrosion. It is observed that surface roughness caused due to electrochemical degradation did not reveal the extent of exfoliation damage. The effects of alloy temper on the exfoliation corrosion behavior are explained in terms of the grain boundary precipitates, their distribution, and microchemistry.