bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Peran Apron Movement Control Dalam Menunjang Kelancaran Penerbangan di Bandar Udara Mutiara Sis Al - Jufri Palu
Authors: Malahat Fajrianto , Hilal Raden Fatchul
Published: August 2023

Moda transportasi seperti pesawat terbang memerlukan bandar udara sebagai tempat operasional. Tugas utama bandar udara adalah memberikan pelayanan dan merawat fasilitas agar tetap berfungsi dengan baik. Unit Apron Movement Control (AMC) bertanggung jawab mengatur pergerakan pesawat dan kegiatan di apron. Namun, banyak bandar udara di Indonesia masih memiliki keterbatasan fasilitas. Bandar Udara Mutiara Sis Al-Jufri Palu, yang dikelola oleh Dinas Perhubungan Udara, menggunakan unit AMC untuk menjalankan tugas Marsheller dan Aviobridge dalam penempatan pesawat di Parking Stand. AMC juga berperan dalam menjaga keselamatan penerbangan dan mencegah insiden di sisi udara. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode penelitian berupa pendekatan kualitatif dengan menggunakan data primer berupa data wawancara dan observasi dan data sekunder berupa studi pustaka, data laporan yang berbentuk arsip-arsip SOP (Standar Operasional) yang berhubungan dengan kinerja AMC serta kejadian yang telah didokumentasikan dan berkaitan dengan pokok pembahasan penelitian. Teknik pengumpulan data yang digunakan ialah observasi, wawancara dan dokumentasi. Sedangkan Teknik Analisa data menggunakan pengumpulan data, reduksi data, penyajian data dan penarikan kesimpulan. Kemudian dalam mengukur keabsahan peneliti menggunakan teknik triangulasi sumber dan teknik. Hasil penelitian menujukkan bahwa pada pelaksanaan tugas dan tanggung jawab oleh petugas AMC sudah sesuai dengan Peraturan Direktur Jenderal Perhubungan Udara No 326 tahun 2019, namun masih terdapat kendala terkait kurang lengkapnya fasilitas penunjang pelaksanaan tugas dan tanggung jawab di Unit AMC. Dalam menunjang kelancaran penerbanagan dikarenakan adanya keterbatasan SDM yang memiliki kualifikasi berlisensi maka beban tugas marsheller dan operator Aviobridge di bebankan kepada unit yang memiliki keahlian dan lisensi di bidang tersebut yaitu AMC di Bandar Udara Mutiara Sis Al-Jufri Palu.
Challenges of Young Female Social Entrepreneurs in Post-Covid 19: A Case Study of Mueang Pon, Mae Hong Son, Thailand
Authors: Sukphan Jakkapong , Satjasomboon Sutawan
Published: August 2023

This research aimed to investigate the context of social entrepreneurship and examine the difficulties faced by young female social entrepreneurs in Mueang Pon, Mae Hong Son, Thailand, in the post-Covid 19 eras. Qualitative methodology was employed, using purposive sampling to select participants relevant to a specific group. In-depth semi-structured interviews were conducted with eight participants who had completed their bachelor's degree within the past five years with ages below 30 years old, representing various sectors such as hospitality, food and beverage, and handicrafts. To ensure the reliability and accuracy of the collected data, triangulation techniques were employed. Inputs from academics and government agencies are sought to validate the interview questions. Additionally, these questions were tested on other groups to confirm their appropriateness.
The findings reveal that young female social entrepreneurs in Mueang Pon primarily emerged from community-based tourism, often operating as family businesses or sole proprietorships. These entrepreneurs prioritize the common good and strive to drive recovery, growth, inclusivity, and resilience within their enterprises while also promoting sustainable community development. However, the Covid-19 pandemic has presented significant challenges for these entrepreneurs. They face difficulties accessing financial resources, networking opportunities, mentorship, and the capacity building necessary for effective business operations in the post-pandemic landscape. This research also highlights additional challenges that may be faced by women entrepreneurs, including persistent gender inequality and biases, disruptions to business operations, and the complexities of balancing multiple roles. Addressing these challenges should be a priority for young female social entrepreneurs in the future.
STEER: An Architecture to Support Self-adaptive IoT Networks for Indoor Monitoring Applications
Authors: Cordeiro Bruna M. O. S. , Rodrigues Filho Roberto , Júnior Iwens G. S. , Costa Fábio M.
Published: August 2023

IoT infrastructures are becoming increasingly more difficult to manage. One of the main issues is the high volatility present in the infrastruture, which increasingly demands self-adaptive solutions. As a proposal to handle this challenge, this paper presents STEER (Sdn-based inTEnt drivEn iot netwoRks), a new approach for the dynamic adaptation of IoT networks for indoor monitoring applications, based on the unification of Intent-Driven Networks (IDN) and Software-Defined Networks (SDN). Particularly, we explore the ability of IDNs to dynamically interpret an application’s intent, using an IDN-based mediator attached to an SDN-controller to autonomously adapt the IoT network behavior at runtime, thus realizing the intent according to the current operating context of the network. We demonstrate the approach using a representative application scenario related to IoT indoor environment monitoring in the domain of indoor air quality monitoring. The experiments allowed us to validate the applicability of the approach and show the system-wide effect of dynamic adaptation to the current operating environment on improving performance according to the metric under consideration, in this case, the number of application-level messages exchanged in the network.
Gambaran Faktor Penyebab Terjadinya Gastritis Di Desa Tlogowaru Wilayah Kerja Puskesmas Temandang Kabupaten Tuban
Authors: Yunanda Friska Tifani
Published: August 2023

Gastritis adalah suatu inflamasi pada mukosa lambung yang didasarkan oleh gambaran histologis mukosa lambung, Menurut Kementerian Kesehatan Republik Indonesia, angka kejadian gastritis cukup tinggi di kota-kota di Indonesia yaitu Jakarta 50%, Palembang 35,5%, Bandung 32%, Denpasar 46%, Surabaya 31,2%, Aceh 31,7%, Pontianak 31,2%, sedangkan kejadian gastritis di Medan mencapai 91,6% (Kementerian Kesehatan, 2018). Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah diketahuinya gambaran faktor penyebab terjadinya gastritis di Desa Tlogowaru Wilayah Kerja Puskesmas Temandang Kabupaten Tuban.

 

Desain penelitian ini adalah deskriptif. Populasinya sebesar 54 penderita gastritis dengan sampel sebanyak penderita gastritis. Tehnik sampling yang digunakan adalah total sampling dengan metode kuantitatif. Tehnik pengumpulan data menggunakan kuesioner, observasional, dan wawancara. Dianalisis secara deskriptif dengan teknik distribusi frekuensi dan prosentase.

 

Diperoleh hasil hampir seluruhnya penderita gastritis memiliki pola makan kurang baik yaitu 49 orang (91%), seluruh penderita gastritis memiliki jenis makanan kurang baik yaitu 54 orang (100%), hampir setengah penderita gastritis mengalami kejadian stress dalam kategori sedang sebanyak 23 penderita (42,6%), hampir seluruh penderita gastritis tidak merokok sebanyak 51 penderita (94%), hampir seluruh penderita gastritis tidak mengkonsumsi minuman mengandung alkohol sebanyak 52 penderita (96%).

 

Gambaran faktor penyebab terjadinya gastritis di Desa Tlogowaru wilayah kerja Puskesmas Temandang mayoritas penderita gastritis memiliki pola makan kurang baik, jenis makanan kurang baik, dan mengalami stress dalam kategori sedang.
From Machine Learning to Artificial General Intelligence: A Roadmap and Implications
Authors: Obaid Omar Ibrahim
Published: August 2023

The prospect of developing artificial general intelligence (AGI) with the same comprehensive capabilities as the human mind presents humanity both tremendous opportunities and dire risks. This paper explores the potential applications and implications of AGI across diverse domains including science, healthcare, education, security, and the economy. However, realizing AGI's benefits requires proactive alignment of its goals and values with those of humanity through responsible governance. As AGI approaches and possibly surpasses human-level intellectual abilities, we must grapple with complex ethical issues surrounding autonomy, consciousness, and disruptive societal impacts. The exact timeline for achieving AGI remains uncertain, but its emergence will likely stem from the convergence of advanced technologies like big data, neural networks, and quantum computing. Ultimately, the creation of AGI represents humanity's greatest opportunity to profoundly enhance flourishing, as well as our greatest challenge to steer its development toward benevolence rather than catastrophe. With sage preparation and foresight, AGI could usher in an unparalleled era of insight and invention for the betterment of all people. But without adequate safeguards and alignment, its disruptive potential could prove catastrophically destabilizing. This paper argues prudently governing the transition to AGI is essential for harnessing its transformative power to elevate rather than endanger our collective future.
Pengenalan Budaya Tiongkok Melalui Kerajinan Tangan Simpul Cina di Sekolah SMA PL Don Bosko
Authors: Siregar Sheyla Silvia , Hasan Hasan
Published: August 2023

Higher Education is obliged to carry out the Tridarma, including Education and Teaching, Research, and Community Service. This is stated in Law Number 12 of 2012. In the Law, Paragraph 11 states that community service is an activity of the academic community that utilizes Science and Technology to advance public welfare and educate the nation's life. The Faculty of Language and Arts Universitas Negeri Jakarta (FBS UNJ) has knit sustainable partnerships with several leading schools around Jabodetabek and want to expand partnerships with several other important related institutions, other museums, one of which is PL Don Bosko High School as part of FBS UNJ, The Chinese Language Education Study Program (PSPBM) this year collaborates with several excellent schools and plans to expand public knowledge about Mandarin language and Chinese culture. In accordance with the study program knowledge family, this activity is expected to contribute to the development of MSMEs, especially the provision of skills for students to start online entrepreneurship with the production of handicrafts 'Chinese knots' as one of the symbols of Chinese culture. This activity is one of PSPBM's efforts to contribute to introducing Chinese culture to ordinary people and also participate in developing Small and Medium Community Enterprises.
Production of Baby Food from Some Local Products as an Alternative to Some Imported Baby Meals for Rural Areas around Kosti City
Authors: Abdalla Mohammed
Published: August 2023

This study was conducted at the University of El Imam El Mhadi, White Nile State, and Kosti, Sudan. The objectives of this study is to prepare baby food or meal from some local products (Wheat, Sesame, Date and milk) and use these locally prepared foods as a an alternative to some imported baby food or meals. These are Cereals, Cerelac and Ridielac, to make use of some available local products and use the cost of the imported baby meals in hard currency for others necessary imported items. Some chemical analysis were done to show the nutritive values of these local products, also sensory evaluation was done to show the acceptability of these meals by adults and children. The results show that, the amount of protein in 100 gram for each of these local products were found to be (13.70%, 5.25%, 21%and 3.55%)  for wheat , date,  sesame and milk respectively, while the amount of carbohydrates were found to be (59.58%, 49.69% , 4.76% and 4.81% )  for wheat, dates  ,sesame and milk respectively ,fat was found to be (2.99%, 0.55% , 53.06%and 4.25 %) for wheat, dates, sesame and milk respectively. The moisture content was found to be 11%, 33.05%, 6.91% and86.24% for wheat, dates, sesame and milk respectively. Ash content was found to be 1.78%, 9.47%, 4.75% and 1.15% for wheat, dates, sesame and milk respectively. The result of sensory evaluation done by adults, show that, there is a significant difference (p? 0.05) in color, smell, taste, texture and general acceptability for this local baby food as compared with these imported baby food or meals, but the majority of these panelist said that, the local meal is better than the three imported meals.16 out of 20 children accepted this meal and didn’t refuse it. On the other hand feeding of 20 children with this meal show no signs or symptoms of allergy, vomiting or diarrhea as the effect of this meal. The price of 100 gram of locally prepared meal is far less than the price of each 100 gram of the three imported meals individually. The difference between local meal and Cereals was found to be 32.4 Sudanese Pounds and the difference between local meal and Cerelac was found to be 46.15 Sudanese Pounds while the difference between local meal and Redielac was found to be 39.9 Sudanese Pounds.
Flood vulnerability and Risk assessment using the Integration of Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP), GIS, and Remote Sensing: A Case Study of southern Oromia Region.
Authors: Girma Dawit
Published: August 2023

Many people have died, and economies have been devastated by flooding, which is one of the world's most prevalent and catastrophic natural catastrophes. As a result of human activity on the land, the flooding patterns have changed. Imperfect drainage infrastructures, as well as various activities such as deforestation, are exacerbating the flood. In Ethiopia, southern Oromia is one of the regions affected by flooding, with the West Guji and Guji zones being the most frequently flooded places. People are exploiting natural vegetation for various purposes as a result of rapid population growth, resulting in deforestation and susceptibility to natural disasters such as floods. As a result, identifying flood-prone locations in great detail is essential for effective issue solving. Thus, this research was conducted to construct flood sensitive and flood risk mapping in southern Oromia utilizing the Remote Sensing, AHP (analytical hierarchy Process), and GIS. Eight flood-causing factors, such as drainage density, rainfall, elevation, slope, TWI, soil type, distance from the river, were developed in the GIS environment, and ERDAS Imagine software was employed to make land coverage and land usage data. The weighted overlay MCE approach was then used to construct a flood-sensitive map based on the AHP pairwise comparison of eigenvector value. To determine flood risk, population density, a vulnerable flood map, and land usage/land coverage layer were overlaid, having equal weightage. The flooding vulnerability outcome in the southern Oromia indicates that 0.3% (20.53km2), 31.4% (24986.4km2), 62 % (49310.6km2), 6.39% (5081.98km2), and 0.19% (148.866) is, very high, high, moderate, low, and very low flooding vulnerable region correspondingly. From the flood risk map, it was estimated that 2% (1587.3km2), 19.3% (15384.4km2), 75.5% (60071.7km2), and 3.15% (2505.3km2) of the area were endangered to very high, high, moderate, and low, flood risk levels correspondingly. As a result, the study will assist the relevant authorities in formulating development policies based on the existing flood danger and risk in the area.
Meta Analysis of Marketing Innovation on Firm’s Performance of Small & Medium Enterprises with the Moderating effect of Government Support Program: In case of Selected Sub-Cities of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Authors: Kant Shashi
Published: August 2023

This study looked at how market innovation affected SMEs' performance in Addis Abeba, Ethiopia, with the use of government support programmes as a moderator. The study's meta-analysis will be guided by the Schumpeter innovation theory, which also incorporates the diffusion of innovation theory, expectancy theory, institutional theory, stakeholder theory, absorptive capacity theory, resource-based view/theory, dynamic capability theory, R-A theory, and unified theory of acceptance and use of technology. The researcher used an effect size approach based on a forest and funnel plot to scan, exclude, and include relevant material. Researchers discovered a connection between the Dimension of Innovation and company performance on the basis of an extensive literature review. Also Based on the studied literature, the researcher discovered a link between the moderation of the government support programme and the performance of SMEs' firms in the area of innovation. To carry out this study, an exploratory sequential mixed research design will be used. Based on the current literature, the study attempts to create a conceptual framework and testable hypotheses. It was discovered that the impact of marketing innovation on a firm's performance was moderated by government support programmes. Businesses must be encouraged to adopt government support programmes with a moderating influence as a result.
Analysis of the Implementation of Financial Management Policies and Their Effect on Company Value
Authors: Aditya Muhammad Yana , Musharianto Adi , Aminudin Aminudin
Published: August 2023

The rapid development of technology is in line with the rapid business competition, so that companies are required to continue to improve company performance by maximizing value. This discussion has the benefit of having an impact on financial management policies on firm value. This discussion use quantitative research methods, financial management policies are wearing measurements were carried out the ratio of capital expenditure to the book value of assets while the company value is proxied by ROE. The method of collecting data is carried out using the library as well secondary data on the BEI website. The population at this discussion is a bank company listed on the IDX during the period 2019-2022 period. 96 sample used using purposive sampling technique. Data collection obtained were then wear analysis was carried out multiple linear regression analysis. The results of this research show that there is stewardship that is significant between money management policies variables on firm value.
Sleep Quality Analysis of Vestibular Vertigo Patients in Siti Rahmah Padang Islamic Hospital Polyclinic
Authors: Henky Jefri , Afrisa Welly
Published: August 2023

Vertigo can influence of the activity and productivity of patients, this is due to sleep quality disorders in patients so that they easily experience fatigue and irritability when working during the day. Therefore, it is necessary to analyze the sleep quality of vestibular vertigo patients who seek treatment at the hospital. This research is an observational study with a cross sectional design. The population in this research were vestibular vertigo patients who were treated at the polyclinic of Siti Rahmah Islamic Hospital in Padang City during January 2023 - February 2023, there are 36 samples were obtained using the total sampling technique. Univariate data analysis is presented in the form of frequency distribution and bivariate analysis using chi-square test, and data processing using computerized SPSS program IBM version 25.0. In this study, it was found that most patients with vestibular vertigo were central type, which 20 people (55.6%), the most sleep quality was poor, which 23 people (63.9%), and there was a significant relationship (p=0.022) between vestibular vertigo and patient sleep quality. Most vestibular vertigo is central type with most sleep quality is poor, and there is a relationship between vestibular vertigo and sleep quality of patients who were treated at the polyclinic of Siti Rahmah Islamic Hospital in Padang City.
Legal Certainty of the Deed of Grant of the Will Whose Object is Sold by the Grantor of the Will to Another Party
Authors: Siahaan Debby Flora , Djaja Benny
Published: August 2023

This writing was motivated by the Surabaya District Court Decision Number 1270/Pdt.G/2021/PN.Sby whose case was regarding the Deed of Sale and Purchase which the object of sale and purchase had been made as an object of a testamentary grant and had been included in the Testament Grant Deed Number 119. The implementation of the sale and purchase is carried out using a Power of Attorney to Sell where the Seller is an elderly woman who is 78 years old and suffers from memory impairment that also known as dementia, so the Seller does not remember that she had made a transaction buying and selling of land that has been given as a testamentary grant. The seller signs the Power of Attorney to Sell without the consent of hes heirs and the sale and purchase was carried out without the knowledge of the seller's family. This writing was written using normative research methods by collecting legal materials regarding testamentary grants and linking Decision Number 1270/Pdt.G/2021/PN.Sby with applicable laws and regulations, and with literature studies in the form of articles that relating to testamentary grants. The conclusion that can be drawn from this research is that the panel of judges has been unwise in carrying out legal considerations in Decision Number 1270/Pdt.G/2021/PN.Sby and the Notary who made the Power of Attorney to Sell must apply the precautionary principle so there will be no dispute over the object of sale and purchase in the future.
A Financial Performance Analysis of Village-Owned Enterprise in Margo Mulyo Bringinan, Jambon 2018-2021
Authors: Muuna Adellya Nihayatul , Wafirotin Khusnatul Zulfa , Muntiah Nur Sayidatul , Santoso Slamet
Published: August 2023

Village Owned Enterprises (BUMDesa) are institutions formed by village governments and communities that manage them based on the needs and economy of the village. The purpose of this research is to determine the financial performance of BUMDesa Margo Mulyo Bringinan Village in 2018-2021. The method used is descriptive quantitative with financial ratio analysis techniques including Current Ratio, Debt To Equity Ratio, Return On Equity Ratio, Net Profit Margin Ratio, Total Asset Turn Over, and Recevable Trunover Ratio. The population of this study is the Financial Report of Margo Mulyo Village Owned Enterprises (BUMDesa) for 2018-2021 with the sample being the Financial Report of Margo Mulyo Village Owned Enterprises (BUMDesa) for 2018-2021 which consists of balance sheets and reports of Remaining Business Results (SHU). . The results of this study state that the assessment of financial performance based on the Current Ratio is included in the healthy category, with an infinite ratio value. The Debt to Equity Ratio is included in the healthy category with a ratio value of 0%. The Return On Equity Ratio shows unhealthy financial performance results. Net Profit Margin Ratio is included in the healthy criteria. Total Asset Turn Over and Receivable Turnover are included in the very unhealthy criteria with a ratio value of < 1 time. This research shows a straight line relationship between the results of the Current Ratio analysis and Total Asset Turnover.
Spatial Dynamic Of Pendalungan Community Settlement In Hinterland Malang
Authors: Absari Disyacita Sauma , Antariksa Antariksa , Yusran Yusfan Adeputera
Published: August 2023

The difference in environmental conditions between the islands of Java and Madura, it is very possible for changes and shifts in architecture. Dynamics becomes very important in determining the process of formation and change in the architectural space. Humans as social beings are always interacting and adapting, requiring a dynamic spatial system. The aim is to see the process of changing the architectural space of the existing Madurese Pendalungan community according to the new environment, namely in Ganjaran Village, Malang. Data collection methods were carried out using field observation techniques, in-depth interviews, documentation and architectural measurements. The research design is qualitative, while the research strategy is descriptive. The dynamics shown by the Pendalungan hinterland community in Malang in determining their identity expression shows that adjustments emerge in a dynamic society.
The Impact of Junk Food Eating Habits on Body Weight
Authors: Wijaya Nadya Videlia , Dahliah Dahliah , Pancawati Erni
Published: August 2023

Fast food is food that can be prepared and served very quickly. Junk food refers to fast food that contains refined sugar, white flour, trans fat, salt, high unsaturated fat and lots of food additives such as monosodium glutamate (MSG) and tartrazine, and lacks protein, vitamins and fiber. This study used qualitative research methods. The data collection technique was carried out by means of a literature study. The data that has been collected is then analyzed through three stages, namely data reduction, data presentation and drawing conclusions. The results showed that junk food such as burgers, french fries, pizza, grilled or fried chicken and chips generally contain a lot of saturated fat. Consumption of junk food has several impacts on health. Since the 21st century, obesity has been called a global pandemic because it spreads from youth to adults due to fast food eating has been proven. The affordability, taste, accessibility and variety of junk food in the market are key factors contributing to the impact it has on health.
Covid-19 Comorbidity In Children
Authors: Rahmat Budaya Andi Giffari , Esa Darussalam Andi Husni , Takahasi Tanty Febrianty
Published: August 2023

Covid-19 is caused by SARS-CoV2 or 2019-nCoV, a genus ? corona virus. The virus is transmitted by patients through droplets or aerosol particles that enter the airway. Covid-19 was identified in early January 2020 as the cause of the pneumonia epidemic in Wuhan city. This type of research is qualitative. The data collection technique was carried out by literature study. While data analysis was carried out in three stages, namely data reduction, data presentation and conclusion drawing. The results showed that since its emergence, it was found that the infection rate in children is disproportionately lower than adults and children usually have a less severe clinical course. Some risk factors that can increase the transmission of Covid-19 to children are age, gender, comorbidities, and environmental factors. Children with confirmed Covid-19 tend to have comorbidities, the most common of which are congenital heart disease, autoimmunity, tuberculosis, and HIV.
Análise do atraso e da brecha aceita dos pedestres em travessias semaforizadas: um estudo na cidade de Fortaleza utilizando técnicas de visão computacional baseadas em deep learning
Authors: Batista de Castro Junior Francisco Altanizio , Castro Neto Manoel Mendonça de , Craveiro Cunto Flávio José
Published: August 2023

O aumento da atenção ao transporte ativo em países em desenvolvimento tem motivado estudos sobre a compreensão dos fatores que afetam seus usuários. O atraso é um dos principais indicadores do nível de serviço de travessias de pedestres e ele é afetado pelas brechas disponíveis. Este trabalho visa relacionar atrasos e brechas aceitas em travessias semaforizadas de Fortaleza, além de comparar os atrasos coletados com os estimados pelo método do Highway Capacity Manual – 6ª. edição. Os dados foram coletados por meio de algoritmos visão computacional, em cinco travessias de interseções semaforizadas, obtendo-se 1642 observações. O método inclui uma análise de agrupamentos de pares de atraso e brecha aceita. Os resultados mostraram similaridade dos atrasos estimados com os do HCM, e as relações entre brecha aceita e atraso possibilitam uma inferência acerca do risco das travessias dos pedestres.
Gigantum Joins the Giga Reproducibility Toolkit
Authors: Nogoy Nicole
Published: August 2023

 GigaScience  has always had a focus on reproducibility rather than subjective impact, and it can be challenging for our reviewers to judge this, especially now that more and more tools are being created – bringing data science to the masses.  This also means more efficiency and ease is required especially when multiple collaborators and contributors on a specific project are involved.
Giga Gets Bigger: GigaByte kickstarts GigaScience Press
Authors: Edmunds Scott
Published: August 2023

 GigaScience has spawned a new smaller and more agile sibling: GigaByte, and is the first journal to come from our new GigaScience Press. 
Guest Blog: The 2014 Ebola Epidemic: Approaches and resources to slow the spread of infection
Authors: Edmunds Scott
Published: August 2023

 The Ebola pandemic presents one of the most terrifying world health crises in modern times, with devastating consequences in Western Africa [as this goes to press there are now over 10,000 infections and almost 5,000 deaths]. There is a vast amount of data on this crisis available in rapidly published articles and on the internet (check out PLOS Currents: Outbreaks in particular), including past and current numbers of infected; 
Predicting the Outcome of COVID-19: GigaScience at the Human Cell Atlas COVID-19 Virtual Symposium
Authors: Armit Chris
Published: August 2023

The Human Cell Atlas is a consortium that aims to “create comprehensive reference maps of all human cells—the fundamental units of life—as a basis for both understanding human health and diagnosing, monitoring, and treating disease.” I first met with consortium members of the Human Cell Atlas at the Human BioMolecular Atlas Program Common Coordinates Framework Workshop based at the National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, USA in December 2017.
Birthdays and Homecomings at ISMB-ECCB in Dublin
Authors: Edmunds Scott
Published: August 2023

While for much of its history since the great famine of the eighteenth century Ireland has been synonymous with mass emigration, the 23  rd  ISMB (Intelligent Systems for Molecular Biology) meeting sailing into the regenerated “Silicon Docks” of Dublin last week was a homecoming of sorts for the annual gathering of the global Bioinformatics community.
Guest posting: Building a PhenoMeNal metabolomics e-infrastructure
Authors: Edmunds Scott
Published: August 2023

 Building an open, community-supported, e-infrastructure for medical metabolomics data.  The European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme is funding the PhenoMeNal (Phenome and Metabolome aNalysis) project that aims to support data processing and analysis pipelines for molecular phenotype data generated from metabolomics applications.
This little piggy had a genome
Authors: Edmunds Scott
Published: August 2023

 New research in GigaScience on the genome of the Wuzhishan minipig  The availability of a high quality reference genome sequence for a species is extremely important in the deeper understanding of its biology, evolution, and comparative genomics.
Visualising Biological Data. GigaScience at VIZBI
Authors: Armit Chris
Published: August 2023

 The 10th anniversary of the EMBO Workshop: Visualising Biological Data (VIZBI 2019) took place in EMBL in Heidelberg last week. GigaScience Data Scientist Chris Armit was there and was astonished at the cinematic quality of the visualisations that were showcased over this 3-day meeting. 
Genome assembly in the spotlight
Authors: Edmunds Scott
Published: August 2023

 Biggest ever contest to put genome assemblers through their paces  If you haven’t caught it yet, the largest systematic assessment the process of genome assembly carried out to date has been published this week in  GigaScience  . The second Assemblathon competition saw 21 teams submit 43 entries based on data from three different unassembled parrot, cichlid fish, and boa constrictor genomes sequenced using three different
GigaScience launches: overseeing the transition from papers to “executable research objects”
Authors: Edmunds Scott
Published: August 2023

Research papers have been the predominant form of scholarly communication for the past few centuries, and despite moves towards online publication and open access, the process and structure of publication has not fundamentally changed in that time.
The genome of an elusive giant
Authors: Zauner Hans
Published: August 2023

 Today,  GigaScience  published a report on the genome of a truly unique species: the giant squid  Architeuthis dux  . The elusive animal is the main character in ancient stories about sea monsters and it is known as “the kraken” in many legends. 
A step-by-step guide to 3D print a scientific publication.
Authors: Edmunds Scott
Published: August 2023

 Open Data in the Third Dimension  Data are not just ephemeral units of magnetisation sitting on computer hard drives. The linking of the word to storable computer information only goes back to the mid-20  th  century, but the use of the latin word  data  in English goes back to at least the 17  th  Century.
From function “unknown” to “known”: First papers in our Automated Function Prediction series
Authors: Nogoy Nicole
Published: August 2023

 Editors: Mark Wass (University of Kent, UK), Iddo Friedberg (Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, USA), Predrag Radivojac (Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, USA)    A key to understanding life at the molecular level is based on accurate protein annotation at the functional level.
Power to the People and Their Data – The Open Humans Way. Q&A with Bastian Greshake Tzovaras and Mad Price Ball
Authors: Nogoy Nicole
Published: August 2023

In the data driven era, not only in research but in our day-to-day lives, people are creating more and more personal digitized data that enables human-participant research in social sciences and personalized medicine. However, with numerous data streams and types this raises concerns such as how to merge and share such data, as well as ethical problems.
Linking data from the NHM portal with content in BHL
Authors: Page Roderic
Published: August 2023

One reason I'm excited by the launch of the NHM data portal is that it opens up opportunities to link publications about specimens i the NHM to the record of the specimens themselves.
Updates from sequencing the tree of life. Biodiversity Genomics 2020
Authors: Armit Chris
Published: August 2023

 “Extinction is forever – so our action must be immediate.”  – Sir David Attenborough, Sept 30  th  2020 Biodiversity Genomics 2020 aimed to bring together researchers across the world to celebrate the global achievement in genome sequencing in an effort to “sequence life for the future of life”. This was a virtual conference that took place on 5  th  -9  th  September 2020 and the  GigaScienc  e team
GigaScience at ESRIC Super-Resolution Clinic
Authors: Armit Chris
Published: August 2023

The diffraction limit of a microscope hinders the ability to see single molecules as the optics do not allow the researcher to distinguish between two fluorescently labelled molecules that are less than 200nm apart. As a means of overcoming this barrier,  super-resolution microscopy  utilises various tricks to go beyond the diffraction limit and image sub-cellular nanostructure in cells and tissues.
Moving pictures of the Microbiome in GigaScience
Authors: Edmunds Scott
Published: August 2023

Visualizations are becoming increasing important to graphically illustrate, understand, and glean insight from the explosion of larger and larger datasets in this supposed era of “big data”. Microbial ecology and the study of the microbiome is revolutionizing how we look at health, microorganism diversity and ecological interactions, but these studies are proving challenging to deal with the ever-expanding numbers of specimens sampled.
Things to do when stuck at home because of the Coronavirus: Get Annotating
Authors: Edmunds Scott
Published: August 2023

 Stuck indoors and bored of passively reading information on the coronavirus (and more) when you could be doing something more constructive? GigaScience now has hypothes.is integration for collaborative annotation, and we would encourage readers to interact with our content more collaboratively. 
GigaScience Journal Part of Global Data-Sharing Effort: New Standards Allow Disparate Data Sets to Integrate
Authors: Edmunds Scott
Published: August 2023

Lead by researchers at the University of Oxford, a group of more than 30 scientific organizations around the globe, have worked to produce a common standard that will make possible the consistent description of enormous and radically different databases compiled in fields ranging from genetics to stem cell science, to environmental studies.
A conference, neuroimaging, and the wealth of computational neuroscience
Authors: Basford Alexandra
Published: August 2023

I was fortunate in being able to attend 18th Annual Meeting of the Organization for Human Brain Mapping (OHBM2012). It was a nice turnout, especially considering the long distances many of the attendees traveled to attend the conference in Beijing. Very exciting was the record number of Chinese delegates, a trend the organization would like to see continue in the future.
Q&A on dynamic documents
Authors: Edmunds Scott
Published: August 2023

At  GigaScience  one of our major goals is to take the scientific publishing beyond dead trees and static PDFs to a more dynamic and interactive process, much like science itself has embraced the Internet to become more networked and data driven.
GigaScience at Neuroinformatics 2019
Authors: Armit Chris
Published: August 2023

The view from the Marie Sklodowska Curie Museum, where Marie lived as a child. This year’s Neuroinformatics 2019 meeting took place in the beautiful and historic city of Warszawa (Warsaw). Warszawa remains a pilgrimage city for scientists, with arguably its most famous resident Marie Sklodowska Curie being the first woman to win a Nobel Prize, and the only person ever to win the Nobel Prize twice in two different scientific fields.
Genetics and open access publishing meets Chilli Crab
Authors: Nogoy Nicole
Published: August 2023

Singapore – a wonderful city of diverse cultures and culinary affair, is not just about the infamous chilli crab or signature cocktail, Singapore Sling, but from the 13-19 April the vibrant country plays host to one of the largest meetings in genetics and genomics.
Presenting the FAIRsharing community network
Authors: Edmunds Scott
Published: August 2023

 FAIRer Sharing via FAIRsharing  Image from FAIRsharing.org. Our aim at  GigaScience  is to provide the means to open up and share research data. On top of just making these available via our (new look) GigaDB database, we’ve been involved with communities that wants to maximize the utility of these research outputs by making them FAIR: Findable, Accessible, Interoperable and Reusable.
Ukraine Genome Survey Adds Missing Pieces to Human Diversity Puzzle
Authors: Edmunds Scott
Published: August 2023

The  International Ukraine Genetic Diversity Project finds a quarter of the genetic variation in Europe, dramatically increasing information on population diversity and medical genetic variation.  Today, the largest study of genetic diversity in Ukraine was published in  GigaScience  . The project was an international effort, bringing together researchers in Ukraine, the US and China and is the first fruits of this collaboration to
Annotating GBIF, from datasets to nanopublications
Authors: Page Roderic
Published: August 2023

Below I sketch what I believe is a straightforward way GBIF could tackle the issue of annotating and cleaning its data. It continues a series of posts Annotating GBIF: some thoughts, Rethinking annotating biodiversity data, and More on annotating biodiversity data: beyond sticky notes and wikis on this topic. Let's simplify things a little and state that GBIF at present is essentially an aggregation of Darwin Core Archive files.
Reproducible Classification. Q&A on ShinyLearner & the CODECHECK certificate, pt. 2
Authors: Edmunds Scott
Published: August 2023

This week we showcased a new way of peer reviewing software, testing code in an independent manner and providing a CODECHECK  “certificate of reproducible computation”  when the results in the paper can be reproduced.
CO2 crecimiento económico y densidad poblacional: un análisis de economías en vías de desarrollo
Authors: Ochoa Moreno Wilman Santiago , Massa Sánchez Priscilla , Valle Carrión Liz , Torres Génesis Carolina
Published: August 2023

En este trabajo se explora la validez de la hipótesis de la curva de medio ambiente de Kuznets (EKC) para 12 países de América Latina y se prueba si existe evidencia que un país ha reducido las emisiones de dióxido de carbono ya que sus ingresos han aumentado también, y cómo afecta el crecimiento poblacional en las emisiones de CO2 Para esto se estimó un modelo de panel de efectos fijos, donde se obtuvo que las variaciones del logaritmo de Producto interno bruto de cada país influyen en 0.30 en las variaciones del logaritmo de las emisiones de CO2 también se determinó que existe una relación negativa entre el crecimiento poblacional y el logaritmo de las emisiones de CO2, esto se da por que en países o en años donde la población decrece, sigue incrementando las emisiones de CO2.
Saberes ancestrales agropecuarios en la Península de Santa Elena, Ecuador
Authors: Balmaseda Espinosa Carlos Eloy , Mederos Machado María C. , Tigrero Marcillo Johanna
Published: August 2023

Identificar y caracterizar los saberes ancestrales agropecuarios constituye una tarea científica que facilita la comprensión del pensamiento y la cultura de aquellos que nos legaron los conocimientos actuales. Validar su pertinencia, según las características de la actualidad, puede conllevar un planteamiento más cercano a la Agroecología, a la protección del medio ambiente y a los estímulos productivos. Por esas razones se desarrolló un proyecto en la Península de Santa Elena, Ecuador; se visitaron las comunas buscando personas, sobre todo adultos mayores, que a través de entrevistas expresaran los conocimientos que subyacen en la población rural. El objetivo fue contribuir al manejo, sobre bases sostenibles, de los agroecosistemas de la Península de Santa Elena a partir de un conjunto de saberes y conocimientos ancestrales y tradicionales. Se identificaron nueve prácticas ancestrales que deben ser puestas al alcance de los productores más jóvenes, ejemplos de ellas son: (i) La cosecha de agua a través de las albarradas (construcciones para el almacenamiento de agua) constituye el saber ancestral más reconocido por todos los entrevistados, pues las primeras obras de este tipo fueron construidas por la cultura Valdivia, 2000 a 1500 a.C. (ii) El aprovechamiento de las lluvias y garúas para comenzar las siembras. (iii) El amadrinado de semillas, como en el caso del maíz es una práctica que se ha perdido con la introducción de híbridos de diversas especies y la modernización de las técnicas de siembra. (iv) El empleo de las fases lunares junto a las fluctuaciones de las mareas es un conocimiento que aún se mantiene para definir el momento de ciertas actividades como siembra, cosecha y corte de madera. (v) “Darse la mano” fue un aspecto cultural que reflejó la asociatividad para realizar diversas tareas agrícolas y que permitía economizar recursos.
Prevalencia de mastitis subclínica en el ganado bovino, mediante la prueba California Mastitis Test, en el cantón Rocafuerte de la provincia Manabí, Ecuador
Authors: Avellán Vélez Roque Heriberto , Zambrano Aguayo Marina Dalila , De La Cruz Veliz Laura Monserrate , Cedeño Palacios Carlos Alfredo , Delgado Demera María Hipatia , Rezabala Zambrano Patricio Fabián , Macías Moreira Yandri Andrés
Published: August 2023

El presente estudio se llevó a cabo en el cantón Rocafuerte, perteneciente a la zona centro de la provincia Manabí. El objetivo fue determinar la prevalencia de mastitis subclínica en el ganado bovino. Para ello se evaluó un total de 280 vacas en ordeño durante 6 meses, en varias ganaderías bovinas seleccionadas al azar. Para conocer la prevalencia de mastitis subclínica, se realizó la prueba California Mastitis Test (CMT). Los resultados del estudio demostraron que existe una prevalencia de mastitis subclínica en vacas de 38,57%, en los cuatros cuartos mamarios se encontró un 15,76% de prevalencia de mastitis subclínica; en los cuartos individuales se encontró una prevalencia de mastitis subclínica entre 12,86- 19,29%. Al comparar proporciones se estableció que el mayor porcentaje 30,68% de cuartos mamarios afectados por mastitis subclínica correspondían a la posición posterior derecha (CPD), en relación a la posición posterior izquierda (CPI) encontrándose diferencia significativa (p<0.05) entre ambas posiciones. Se pudo apreciar que el 93,52% (p<0.05) de las vacas positivas a la prueba eran multíparas, además que el 83,33% (p<0.05) se encontraban entre 1 a 100 días de lactancia. Se concluye que la prevalencia de mastitis subclínica encontrada fue alta, y pudo estar relacionado con problemas sanitarios en la rutina el ordeño, y como consecuencia provoca pérdidas económicas en los productores de este cantón.
Evaluando coherencia e integridad del registro arqueológico de TPV1 (El Infiernillo, Tucumán, Argentina). Primer acercamiento desde la evidencia cerámica
Authors: Mercuri Cecilia , Gramajo Bühler Matías , Mauri Eduardo , Pantorrilla Rivas Martín Miguel
Published: August 2023

En el área del El Infiernillo, provincia de Tucumán, el sector denominado TPV1 es un sitio a cielo abierto con abundante material lítico y cerámico en superficie. Este material se presentaba con morfologías y diseños asignables a cronologías previas y posteriores a 2.500 años AP. A partir de esta evidencia se decidió realizar excavaciones que pudieran otorgar un marco cronológico más amplio y certero al contexto recuperado. En este marco, nuestro objetivo es contribuir a la determinación del grado de coherencia e integridad del registro hallado tanto en superficie como en capa. Esto se realizó mediante el análisis comparativo de características del material cerámico que permitieran hacer inferencias sobre los procesos que pudieron actuar sobre el registro arqueológico. Este estudio permitió confirmar la confiabilidad y estabilidad de los contextos en un sitio de ocupaciones humanas recurrentes.
producción cerámica en Cafayate. Miradas actuales desde las estrategias productivas para una comprensión de los alfareros del pasado
Authors: Subelza Claudia M.
Published: August 2023

La producción cerámica en el sur del Valle Calchaquí ha tenido una intensa dinámica en el pasado. Su continuidad hasta la actualidad ha llevado a pensar que constituye una variable significativa en el marco del proceso histórico social del último milenio. En el presente artículo se analizan los cambios en la forma/función de los artefactos cerámicos a la luz de los datos históricos y modernos. Para esto último se realizaron entrevistas con el fin de construir el modelo de estrategia productiva de los ceramistas modernos de Cafayate. Como postulado principal se considera que la actividad alfarera implica un complejo saber tecnológico propio de los productores del pasado y del presente. La clave de su persistencia se encuentra anclada no sólo a la disponibilidad, control y acceso a los recursos de la cuenca baja del río Calchaquí, sino también a la necesidad de transmitir su “saber hacer” ligado a los permanentes requerimientos sociales del contexto local. Finalmente se proponen inferencias que alientan la búsqueda del gesto técnico que pueda dar cuenta de las pautas de regularidad en la manufactura cerámica.