bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Thermo-mechanical behaviours investigation of Nano-Sized Al2O3, TiO2, and Graphene Nanoplatelet Reinforced Epoxy Composites
Authors: Kabakçı Gülden , Kılınçel Mert , Tezel Guler Bengusu
Published: April 2024

Composite materials find extensive applications in various industries, thanks to their remarkable properties. These sectors include energy, maritime, motor sports, aviation, space and defense. The materials commonly used in these sectors are fiber reinforced plastic (FRP) composite materials. Epoxy materials are commonly used as matrix in the production of FRP materials. This study delves into the enhancement of epoxy-based nanocomposites by using graphene nanoplatelets (GNP-5nm), TiO2 (13nm), and Al2O3 (8nm) nanoparticles. These nanoparticles were added at varying mass ratios into a commercial epoxy to investigate their effects on some chemical, thermal and mechanical properties. Meticulous mixing methodologies were used to reduce clumping effects and ensure even distribution during the process. The curing process was carried out in a PLC (Programmable Logic Controller) controlled hot air oven under isothermal conditions under the influence of 100 °C for 30 minutes. Tensile strength, elongation at break, toughness, resilience modulus, elasticity modulus, hardness, FTIR analysis and thermal conductivity properties were characterized to assess the nanoparticle influence on the epoxy matrix. The results showed that there were remarkable improvements in mechanical properties with nanoparticle reinforcement. Especially, 1.25% Al2O3 inclusion exhibited a substantial increase of 140.32% in tensile strength and a 7% rise in shore D hardness compared to pure epoxy. This enhancement was attributed to enhanced O-H bonding between 'O' atoms in Al2O3 nanoparticles and epoxy polymer chains, enhancing matrix-filler interactions. Additionally, the effect of 1.0% TiO2 led to plasticity, displaying a 32% rise in elongation at break, signifying improved deformation energy absorption compared to neat epoxy. In thermal conductivity measurements, the highest thermal conductivity was observed in the sample with 1.25% GNP added and it increased by 123.5% compared to neat epoxy. In TiO2 and Al2O3 added samples, an increase of 69% and 47%, respectively, was observed at 1.25% additive rates compared to neat epoxy. According to the results, thanks to the nanoparticle reinforcement added into the epoxy matrix, composite structures can be given new and superior properties specific to the applications.
Research Libraries Guiding Principles for Artificial Intelligence
Authors:   Association of Research Libraries
Published: April 2024

Artificial intelligence (AI) technologies, and in particular, generative AI, have significant potential to improve access to information and advance openness in research outputs. AI also has the potential to disrupt information landscapes and the communities that research libraries support and serve. The increasing availability of AI models sparks many possibilities and raises several ethical, professional, and legal considerations. Articulating a set of research library guiding principles for AI is useful to influence policy and advocate for the responsible development and deployment of AI technologies, promote ethical and transparent practices, and build trust among stakeholders, within research libraries as well as across the research environment. These principles will serve as a foundational framework for the ethical and transparent use of AI and reflect the values we hold in research libraries. ARL will rely on these principles in our policy advocacy and engagement.
PEMANFAATAN TEKNOLOGI INFORMASI DI BANK SAMPAH KAMPUNG RAMAH LINGKUNGAN KAMPOENG BERSERI, KECAMATAN CILEUNGSI, KABUPATEN BOGOR
Authors: Matin Iik Muhamad Malik , Iswara Ratna Widya , Kadarwati Dinda , Oktivasari Prihatin , Zain Ayu Rosyida , Agustin Maria , Arnaldy Defiana , Hermawan Indra
Published: April 2024

The waste bank program at KRL Kampoeng Berseri is an effort to use waste as economic value. However, savings management is still done manually, so officers find it difficult when residents don't bring notes. As a result, the savings collected were taken immediately so that local residents received less benefit. This causes the enthusiasm of waste bank customers in Kampoeng Berseri to decrease so that the waste bank program does not run optimally. so it is necessary to apply information technology. For this reason, information technology is applied to manage waste savings and provides information technology training on waste savings management to waste bank administrators as managers and residents of the Kampoeng Berseri KRL environment. This service activity starts from preparation by identifying problems, determining solutions and developing applications. Then the implementation consisted of grants and training in managing the waste bank and residents around Limus Nunggal village. Lastly, evaluation to measure the results of community service activities. Based on the survey results, it shows that implementing community service can increase citizens' interest in using the application. Apart from that, residents also stated that this community service activity had good benefits and could be applied in everyday life and agreed to continue this service program in the future. The community service program has succeeded in improving the management of waste savings using information technology and increasing citizen participation and support for the program.
PELATIHAN PENYUSUNAN LAPORAN KEUANGAN USAHA BERBASIS MICROSOFT EXCEL PADA PELAKU UMKM, DESA MOJODESO, BOJONEGORO
Authors: Untarini Nindria , Asandimitra Nadia , Frianto Agus , Tiarawati Monika
Published: April 2024

Laporan keuangan penting bagi pemilik Usaha Mikro, Kecil, dan Menengah (UMKM) karena  menjadi bukti bahwa UMKM memiliki kinerja keuangan yang baik dan dipercaya sehingga meningkatkan kepercayaan bank dalam memberikan kredit usaha atau modal kepada UMKM. Namun, masih sekitar 72% UMKM di Indonesia belum memiliki akses permodalan dari bank maupun Lembaga keuangan bukan bank. Kendalanya adalah ketidakmampuan UMKM mengelola keuangannya secara tertib dan berkala. Karena itu, diperlukan edukasi dan pengenalan bagaimana menyusun laporan keuangan yang mudah dan efektif bagi para pelaku UMKM. Tujuan PKM ini adalah memberikan edukasi dan pelatihan penyusunan laporan keuangan berbasis Ms Excel bagi pelaku UMKM di bidang minuman dan makanan yang tergabung dalam komunitas Creative Economy Center (CEC) di desa Mojodeso, kecamatan Kapas, kabupaten Bojonegoro. Kegiatan ini dilaksanakan di Balai Desa Mojodeso, Bojonegoro dengan jumlah peserta 15 UMKM. Tahapan kegiatan ini meliputi perencanaan, pelaksanaan, dan evaluasi. Data di analisis secara deskriptif dengan teknik prosentase. Hasil kegiatan menunjukkan bahwa aktivitas pelatihan penyusunan laporan keuangan usaha berbasis Ms Excel mampu meningkatkan pemahaman dan ketrampilan bagi para pelaku UMKM dalam mencatat laporan keuangan. Kegiatan monitoring dan evaluasi dilakukan untuk memastikan para peserta dapat mempraktekan pencatatan laporan keuangan usaha dengan menggunakan Ms Excel dengan benar dan rutin melalui penyerahan soft file laporan keuangan usaha berbasis Ms Excel kepada tim PKM. Kesimpulan PKM ini adalah kegiatan pelatihan mampu meningkatkan pemahaman dan ketrampilan dalam praktek membuat laporan keuangan usaha berbasis Ms Excel.
PENDAMPINGAN PENGELOLAAN AKTIVITAS LABORATORIUM UNTUK MENINGKATKAN PEMAHAMAN DAN KETRAMPILAN DASAR UJI MIKROBIOLOGI SERTA PEMANFAATAN MIKROBA DALAM PENGOLAHAN MAKANAN BAGI SISWA PESERTA EKSTRAKURIKULER SCIENCE CLUB DI SMA KATOLIK SANTA MARIA SURABAYA
Authors: Sutedja Anita Maya , Kusumawati Netty , Nugerahani Ira , Virly Virly
Published: April 2024

Science club merupakan merupakan salah satu kegiatan ekstrakurikuler di SMA Katolik Santa Maria Surabaya yang menjadi mitra dalam kegiatan abdimas.  Kegiatan abdimas bertujuan melakukan pendampingan pengelolaan aktivitas laboratorium untuk meningkatkan pemahaman dan ketrampilan teknik mikrobiologi dasar serta pemanfaatan mikroba dalam pengolahan makanan bagi siswa peserta science club. Abdimas dilakukan dalam tiga tahap perlaksanaan yaitu preparasi, pendampingan pengelolaan aktivitas laboratorium dan evaluasi. Preparasi dilakukan  untuk mengidentifikasi permasalahan dalam penyelenggaraan kegiatan science club disekolah mitra. Pelaksanaan pendampingan aktivitas laboratorium meliputi pembuatan materi ajar untuk pelaksanaan kegiatan science club, pelatihan bagi guru pendamping science club dan laboran, serta penyelenggaraan kegiatan praktikum bagi siswa peserta science club. Evaluasi untuk melihat ketercapaian tujuan abddimas dilakukan melalui pemberian kuis dan kuesioner untuk siswa peserta science club. Kegiatan abdimas  menghasilkan buku "Panduan Dasar Uji Mikrobiologiâ€ dan leaflet tentang â€Fermentasi Yoghurtâ€ untuk pelaksanaan kegiatan praktikum bagi siswa peserta science club. Pelatihan yang diadakan selama abdimas memberikan ketrampilan pada guru pembina dan laboran dalam mempersiapkan dan mengelola aktivitas praktikum di laboratorium. Praktikum yang diberikan kepada siswa selama kegiatan abdimas dapat meningkatkan pengetahuan dan keterampilan tentangdasar uji mikrobiologi dasar dan pemanfaatan mikroba dalam fermentasi yoghurt bagi siswa peserta ekstrakurikuler science club. Berdasarkan data hasil kuesioner, setelah mengikuti aktivitas laboratorium yang diberikan, memberi dampak bagi sebagian besar siswa peserta science club (98%) memiliki kemampuan mempraktekkan teknik dasar uji mikrobiologi dan menerapkan prinsip kerja aseptis untuk memanfaatkan mikroba dalam fermentasi yoghurt.
FATORES ASSOCIADOS À REDUÇÃO NA QUALIDADE DE VIDA EM IDOSOS SUBMETIDOS A ARTROPLASTIA TOTAL DO QUADRIL.
Authors: Araújo Maria Michelle Silva de , silva José Orlando Sousa da
Published: April 2024

INTRODUÇÃO: O envelhecimento é um processo contínuo, natural e irreversível da vida humana. Esse processo é responsável pela diminuição gradual das funções, causando alterações ósseas que implicam em
EPIDEMIOLOGIA DOS ACIDENTES COM ARANHAS NO BRASIL
Authors: Oliveira João Gabriel dos Santos , Carvalho Mateus De Oliveira , Costa Antonio Samuel Da Silva , Andrade Micássio Fernandes de
Published: April 2024

Trata-se de um resumo simples sobre o número de acidentes causados por aranhas no Brasil de 2018 a 2023.
Arte Como Meio De Democratização E Resistência: Diretrizes Para Requalificação Do Sítio Da Trindade Através Da Promoção Cultural
Authors:   , Menezes Maria Amélia de Carvalho Costa
Published: April 2024

Arte-cidade-espaço público: a arte sempre ocupou um lugar significativo na sociedade,
estando relacionada às primeiras formas de expressão do homem, antes mesmo da inven
ção da escrita. As expressões artísticas, como a arte rupestre de cavernas, representam
culturas e organizações sociais de povos sendo um importante instrumento de manifes
tação. Na contemporaneidade, a arte urbana segue a mesma lógica das primeiras expres
sões artísticas, refletindo a realidade social. A relação entre arte e cidade, arte urbana, é
fundamental para promover a democracia e tornar o espaço público um meio democrático
de interações artísticas sociopolíticas, atuando como um agente democratizante. A partir
do entendimento da arte democracia e da arte como meio de educação, buscar a promoção
de movimentos artísticos de forma democrática é fundamental para que a arte alcance,
ao ir para os espaços públicos, as classes menos favorecidas e contribuindo assim para
o seu próprio fortalecimento e desenvolvimento. Ao expandir a arte dos museus para os
espaços públicos, a céu aberto, é gerada uma inter-relação entre paisagem e arquitetura
e indivíduos, possibilitando a construção de novas centralidades urbanas que contribuem
para a revitalização da cidade. O presente trabalho propõe diretrizes para a requalificação
paisagística do parque urbano do Sítio da Trindade, visando promover movimentos cultu
rais em um espaço urbano público, ativo e requalificado. Utilizaremos conceitos de arte
urbana e de intervenções em sítios históricos, arte democrática e arte instrumento de edu
cação popular, já que acreditamos que a aproximação da arquitetura e urbanismo e artes
pode ser importante ferramenta de gestão de espaços urbanos obsoletos e subutilizados,
como é o caso do sítio objeto deste estudo.
O ensino de estratégia e empreendedorismo através do método do caso
Authors: Almeida Thiago , Dusi Cristina Sayuri Côrtes Ouchi
Published: April 2024

Este livro é resultado da experiência teórica e prática que acumulamos com o método do caso em disciplinas do curso de Administração, especialmente estratégia e empreendedorismo, ao longo dos últimos 10 anos. Esta vivência envolve tanto a aplicação do método em sala de aula com os alu- nos quanto a produção e publicação de casos em congressos e periódicos.
Interessados em promover comportamentos mais engajados em nossos estudantes, bem como resultados de aprendizagem mais efetivos, envolvendo não apenas aquisição de conteúdos como também o desenvolvimento de habilidades e atitudes condizentes com os desafios da gestão, encontramos no método do caso um caminho especial para conduzir a formação de nossos alunos. Na verdade, encontramos muito mais do que isso.
Utilizar o método do caso de forma sistemática e estruturada também transformou nossa docência, assim como nos- so olhar para o processo de ensino e aprendizagem no ensi- no superior. Adotar o método do caso exige do professor mudanças importantes, e a seguir comentaremos sobre três das mais significativas em nossa experiência, sem a pretensão de limitar a lista. A primeira delas é relativa ao planejamento. Tanto na organização prévia do curso quanto nas atividades de preparação antes das aulas. O caso precisa fazer sentido não apenas no dia de sua aplicação, mas dialogar com as aulas anteriores e com as próximas. Precisa ser relevante para o estudante.
ORIENTAÇÕES GERAIS PARA USUÁRIOS DE PRÓTESES TOTAIS REMOVÍVEIS
Authors: Silva Ana Cecília Moreira da , Moreira Viviane Garcia , Sena Andreia Viera de , Aguilar Natália Lopes , Magalhães Rebecca Moreira , Pereira Valdirenni Dourado da Conceição , Nunes Luanda Larissa Campos , Sales Fabiano Paiva , Vilhena Amujacy Tavres
Published: April 2024

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O ENGENHO BOA VISTA DE JOÃO ALFREDO-PE PRESERVAÇÃO DE SUA HISTÓRIA
Authors: Dávila ketuly
Published: April 2024

Com a passagem do tempo e evolução cultural das cidades interioranas, muitos pontos históricos referentes à sua fundação foram deixados para traz; alguns destruídos para a construção de novas vias, ruas e casas, como no caso do Engenho Boa vista, fundado no ano de 1785, que hoje se localiza a Praça Pedro Carlos; outros depredados com o tempo e a má preservação, deixando claro sua, desvalorização cultural, onde se deixa perder com o tempo toda uma memória, como no caso da Casa Grande Boa Vista, no município de João Alfredo. Pelo seu significado histórico e sua contribuição a formação cultural da cidade de João Alfredo, a Casa Grande Boa Vista é um legado importante para contar a história de nossa cidade, essa foi o marco para implantar no município as primeiras ideias de povoamento sustentável, onde também foi instalado o próprio engenho de cana-de-açúcar, contando com a participação de escravos, colonos e familiares do dono de engenho; na casa grande Boa Vista, podemos encontrar um legado arquitetônico centenário do Brasil colônia, caracterizado como rústico e simples. Esta nos faz elaborar uma problemática necessária para a preservação da Casa Grande do engenho Boa Vista, onde visa manter a memória da cidade, do seu povo e do seu país; valorizando a sua cultura. Sendo assim, este artigo busca a analise histórica-arquitetônica deste imóvel, assim como sua identificação com a memória da formação histórica do município e possíveis estratégias norteadoras para preservação de sua estrutura física.
Morning and Evening Exercise with or without High-Pressure Intervals have Different Effects on Controlling Blood Sugar and Glucose Fluctuations in People with Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes
Authors: Reza Sheikh
Published: April 2024

Summary: Exercise is recommended for the treatment and prevention of type 2 diabetes. Also, to control and reduce glucose fluctuations in people with type 1 diabetes. However, the most appropriate time and the most effective intensity of exercise is still unknown, and various studies provide different results and different recommendations, and none of the studies provide a comprehensive and practical result. We conducted our studies to examine the results and determine the effect of time and intensity of exercise on blood sugar control and glucose fluctuations during the day. Methods: search in PubMed and Google Scholar with keywords morning, evening, type 1 and 2 diabetes, exercise, interval, periodic, aerobic, and glucose and blood sugar fluctuations were performed. A total of 31 articles were reviewed and finally, 10 articles that were most related to each other or had complementary information were selected. Conclusion: HIIT exercises are useful for type 2 diabetes, but they are recommended for type 1 diabetes with less pressure. Morning exercise increases glucose and evening exercise is applicable for type 1 and 2 diabetes.
Ponzi Schemes as Africa's Twenty-First-Century Shylocks: Complicities in Femi Osofisan's Love's Unlike Lading: A Comedy from Shakespeare and Fires Burn and Die Hard
Authors: Agunbiade Oyewumi Olatoye , Enongene Sone Mirabeau
Published: April 2024

Abstract: This article equates the antics of Shakespeare's Shylock with Ponzi schemes in contemporary Africa. Given the paucity of literary works on Ponzi schemes, it focuses on Nigeria to invoke a correspondence between usury and Ponzi schemes, using the former as a metaphor philosophically to account for the latter. Its discoveries afford an intertextual critique of Nigerian author Femi Osofisan's Love's Unlike Lading , its prototype, Merchant of Venice , and Fires Burn and Die Hard . With the background of New Historicism and intertextual theories, this study reconceptualizes Shakespeare's Shylock as Ponzi schemes, which are economic wolves in the dress of a humanitarian lamb, as they take more than a pound of flesh from investors who are effectively complicit in their own predicaments. It signals a place for literature in the quest for authorities and cybersecurity professionals to rid Africa and cyberspace of get-rich-quick schemes.
Fear, Sufferation, and Mythology in the Metamorphosis of Ivan to Rhygin
Authors: Plummer Nicole
Published: April 2024

Abstract: Mythologies have long reigned supreme in the Jamaican psyche. While there are supernatural stories such as Rivah Mumma, of note to Jamaica's history of resistance to colonialism and enslavement are antiestablishment figures like Nanny and Tacky, then colonial outlaws. More and more popular imagination is consumed by heroics of Hollywood figures such as the legendary outlaws in westerns. Utilizing Cultural Studies textual analysis, this paper explores the transformation of Ivanhoe "Ivan" Martin to Rhygin, from poor country boy to working-class urban dweller to desperate outlaw dying on his own terms. The music and language used in The Harder They Come (dir. Perry Henzell, 1972, Jamaica) will be analyzed to explore this transformation. This paper takes the view that mythmaking was the response to sufferation with fear straddling both sides of the divide—that of the wealthy and powerful whose power the poor fear; and the poor who collectively or individually and legally or illegally rise up against the system that would seek to keep them oppressed.
"I wanted to combine realism with a sort of lighter touch": An Interview with Perry Henzell, Director of The Harder They Come
Authors: Paddington Bruce R.
Published: April 2024

Abstract: This 2000 interview with the filmmaker Perry Henzell, who wrote and directed the most successful Jamaican film, The Harder They Come (1972), focuses on the director's upbringing, early career, and his creative work. It chronicles Henzell's tireless efforts to get financing for The Harder They Come , produce it, and market it to a global audience. At the time of this lengthy interview, the negatives for his second and only other film No Place Like Home (dir. Perry Henzell, 2006, Jamaica) had been lost for about twenty years. They were later discovered and the film was finally completed before Henzell's death in 2006.
A Pioneer of Jamaican Film: A Conversation with Raymond Edwards
Authors: Obika Alpha
Published: April 2024

Abstract: Raymond "Bubbles" Edwards is a trailblazing cameraman, director of photography, casting director, loader, and educator with over fifty years of service to the Jamaican film industry. He has worked with global filmmakers on some of the largest film and television productions shot in Jamaica since the 1970s and witnessed firsthand the growth of the audiovisual sector in the Caribbean. Edwards's journey to film was inspired by his childhood viewing of The Harder They Come (dir. Perry Henzell, 1972, Jamaica). As destiny would have it, he became a lifelong colleague and friend to Caribbean filmmaker Franklyn St. Juste and Jamaican actor Carl Bradshaw, who both worked on the iconic film. In this interview Edwards tells his story, which spans his introduction to film production, key moments in his stellar career, along with a critique of the Jamaican film industry and the challenges to overcome for its sustained development in the future.
Chronicle Logic and Human Rights Discourse in the Migration Nonfiction of Francisco Cantú and Óscar Martínez
Authors: Renker Tess
Published: April 2024

Abstract: The present article considers two recent works of nonfiction that treat migrations toward the US-Mexico border: Óscar Martínez's Los migrantes que no importan: En el camino con los centroamericanos indocumentados en México (2010) and Francisco Cantú's The Line Becomes a River: Dispatches from the Border (2018). Reading these contemporary "pseudo-ethnographic narratives" alongside colonial-era crónicas de Indias , the article considers how both works ultimately succumb to a colonialist "chronicle logic" despite advancing a pro-migrant human rights discourse. Thus, the works of Cantú and Martínez are called into question not only for the ethics of their respective methodologies—Cantú became a US Border Patrol agent to better understand the borderlands whereas Martínez traveled the migrant trail as a journalist—but for the ways in which their discourses prove self-sabotaging. Moving beyond mere questions of positionality, the partial failure of Los migrantes que no importan and The Line Becomes a River is used to question the viability of the pseudo-ethnographic narrative and, more critically, the sustainability of human rights discourses that require the approximation of migrant experiences and traumas.
Eve According to Reasonableness
Authors: Mangini Michele
Published: April 2024

Abstract: The environmental crisis besieges the lives of people in affluent and in underdeveloped countries. Both massive phenomena such as climate change and local problems such as waste disposal locations show the human unbalance with nature. I claim in this paper that anthropocentric responses such as techno-optimism, sustainable development, and future generations are unable to tackle the deep roots of the crisis. We need an approach that looks inside human character and promotes an ethics in balance with the environment that overcomes the limits of moral and political theories. EVE (environmental virtue ethics) is on good track in proposing virtues that focus the human character on nature. However, single virtues are not enough. We need a coherent and all-round account of human character founded on ‘reasonableness’ as the contemporary heir of Aristotelian phronesis. I claim that reasonableness, once it endorses a biocentric outlook, can guide human choices toward a re-balancing with nature.
The Correlation Between the Rimsky-Korsakov False Progression and the Coltrane Cycle
Authors: Guarna Vincent
Published: April 2024

Abstract: The goal of my research is to illustrate several shared harmonic devices used by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov and John Coltrane. I also seek to offer new analyses of these devices as used by John Coltrane in his compositions between 1958 and 1961. They are analyzed as singular harmonic devices first codified by Rimsky-Korsakov. Jazz pedagogy may benefit from viewing these devices, which are found within the "Coltrane Cycle," in this new light. Extensive research has been done on the music of John Coltrane. However, the music of Rimsky-Korsakov, and the modulatory schemes governing his compositions, have been largely overlooked in the world of jazz. Several harmonic devices that he first codified in his Practical Manual of Harmony have also been overlooked. These devices, originating with Rimsky-Korsakov, appear as identical harmonic schemes in several of Coltrane's groundbreaking compositions. Analysis of excerpts from several works of Rimsky-Korsakov and Coltrane will illustrate areas of overlap of these devices.
Bewildered and Enchanted: Early Modern Imperial Ottoman Mosques and the Sense of Wonder
Authors: Ben-Ami Ido
Published: April 2024

ABSTRACT: this paper proposes that early modern Ottoman intellectuals familiar with a medieval cosmographic theory of wonder formed a large emotional community whose members valued and practiced this emotion towards imperial Ottoman mosques. To achieve this objective, I draw upon a variety of sources from the early modern period, including chronicles, treatises on architecture, and travelogues, created by individuals who belonged to this emotional community. Sources such as these contain words, symbols, and gestures, that aided the whole group in recognizing this desirable emotion in the context of imperial architecture. Through their writing, these individuals sought to instill cosmographic wonder among their readers, while at the same time conveying the message that imperial mosques represent the creation of God. Such a narrative was employed by the Ottomans as long as cosmographies were in demand. From the beginning of the seventeenth century, when updated studies on geography gradually replaced cosmographies, there were those within this emotional community who underwent an epistemological change. From this point on, wonder at Ottoman architecture was generated by different stimuli which were not necessarily related to the cosmographic theory of wonder.
Catholic Missionary Activity in the Early Modern Ottoman Empire from the Perspectives of State and Convert
Authors: Güngörürler Selim , Shapiro Henry
Published: April 2024

ABSTRACT: Catholic Church efforts to convert Christians of the Ottoman Empire accelerated in the early seventeenth century after the establishment of the "Sacred Congregation for the Propagation of the Faith" ( Sacra Congregatio de Propaganda Fide ) in 1622, and in the remainder of the century missionaries would be particularly successful in winning converts among Ottoman Armenians. This success gradually led to intra-Armenian conflict between Apostolic Armenians and those with Catholic sympathies. This article argues that the topic of Apostolic/Catholic Armenian confessional conflicts is ripe ground for research that builds connections between Ottoman Turkish archival documentation and Armenian narratives sources, many of which remain unpublished. While most previous research has examined the topic from European, Ottoman, or Armenian perspectives, here we present images of Catholic-Apostolic conflict using both Ottoman archival sources and the unpublished Armenian manuscript of an Armenian convert, showing the potential for further integrated studies on the spread of Catholicism among Ottoman Armenians of the early modern period.
Cesarean section in postdated pregnancies: Evidence from a hospital-based cross-sectional study in Bangladesh
Authors: Eshrat Jahan  , Rafiul Alam  , Anjuman Ara  , Nazmin Rahman
Published: April 2024

Background: Postdated pregnancies pose maternal and fetal risks, often leading to increased rates of cesarean section (CS). Cesarean sections are performed without medical necessity in some cases, thereby increasing both risks and healthcare costs. The study aimed to assess the indications and fetomaternal outcomes of CS in postdated pregnancies. Methodology: This cross-sectional study was carried out at a specialized hospital in Dhaka. It analyzed 59 postdated pregnancies undergoing cesarean section from May to December 2020. Fetomaternal characteristics and outcomes were descriptively analyzed, and cases were also categorized using the Robson Classification and analyzed descriptively to understand cesarean section rates among different obstetric groups and to identify intervention areas. Results: Most women were 20–30 years old (72.9%), with 22% exceeding 42 weeks gestation. 72% of postdated primigravida had CS, comprising 64.4% of all cases. Half of the women received antenatal care (ANC) irregularly. Maternal outcomes were mostly uneventful (83%); while 17% experienced postpartum hemorrhage. Of the babies, 15.3% had low birth weight (<2.5 kg), and 23.7% had low APGAR scores at 1 minute. Major CS indications included fetal distress (67.8%), failed induction (16.9%), and failure to labour progress (15.3%). The Robson Classification system found Group 2 accounted for 64% of all CSs. Higher cesarean section rates were also observed within various groups, particularly in Groups 5 and 6. Conclusion: This study found a higher cesarean section rate among postdated primigravida, with fetal distress being the most common indication. Using the Robson classification could reduce unnecessary cesarean deliveries in this group.
Attitudes of auditors about employing artificial intelligence in the auditing process: Jordanian auditing companies are an example
Authors: Zain Mohammad Ali Al- dahabi  , Rula Yousef Hajjaj  , Fatima Ali Algazo
Published: April 2024

Objective: This research aims to investigate the degree of attitudes of Auditors toward employing Artificial intelligence in auditing process. Also, it aims to investigate if there any statistically differences in a degree of auditor's attitude toward employing artificial intelligence in auditing process distribute to the gender and experience. Methodology: The study used a descriptive analytical approach. The data were collected from (94) auditors from four accounting company in Amman ، Jordan who were chosen randomly. using a questionnaire developed for this purpose. Findings: The findings of the study shows that the degree of attitudes of auditors in accounting companies in Jordan toward employing artificial intelligence in auditing process is high with mean (3.69) and Std. Dev (0.91)، Also ، the finding of the study shows that there no statistically differences at the level (a= 0.05) in degree of attitude of Jordanian auditors toward distributes to gender and experience year.
Overview of the application of open cell foam heat exchangers
Authors: Solovev S. A. , Soloveva O. V. , Shakurova R. Z. , Golubev Ya. P.
Published: April 2024

PURPOSE. Review modern highly porous cellular heat exchangers.

   METHODS. We conducted a broad literature review on highly porous cellular structures used as heat exchangers. We studied both domestic and foreign literature.

   RESULTS. We analyzed highly porous heat exchangers of various structures: stochastic (foam with open and closed cells) and ordered (honeycombs and lattices). Methods for producing open/closed cell foams and additive technologies for producing honeycomb and lattice structures have been studied. The basic properties of highly porous structures are described. The factors influencing heat transfer and hydrodynamics in highly porous cellular heat exchangers are analyzed. A review of theapplication areas of highly porous metal heat exchangers is carried out.

   CONCLUSION. Heat transfer and hydrodynamics in highly porous materials depend on structural parameters, such as porosity, cell size and geometry, diameter, and geometry of the strands. Increasing porosity and cell size leads to a decrease in heat transfer coefficient and pressure drop. Changing the cell geometry affects the specific surface area of the heat exchanger and the pressure drop. Cells with complex geometries, such as octet, have a large surface area and provide a high heat transfer coefficient but high resistance to coolant flow. Cells with simple geometries, such as a cube, on the other hand, provide low flow resistance and low heat transfer coefficient. In general, any structural parameter change affects heat transfer and hydrodynamics.
Industrial environmental control of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in organic fuel combustion product
Authors: Ivanitskiy M. S.
Published: April 2024

RELEVANCE of this study lies in the computational justification of the choice of the installation location of a multipoint sampling probe in the measuring section of the flue of boiler plants of energy enterprises and thermal power plants that have a significant negative impact of emissions on the environment, in order to increase the reliability and representativeness ofinstrumental measurements during industrial environmental control (PEC) of polluting emissions (PE).

   PURPOSE. Improving the environmental safety of thermal power plants in the current conditions of the introduction of state principles of technological regulation of emissions is associated with the establishment of technological emission indicators for each source of atmospheric pollution at energy enterprises with a significant negative impact on the environment. In this regard, energy enterprises should carry out round-the-clock monitoring of PE, which requires reliable instrumental control of the content of marker substances in the combustion products of power boilers by determining a representative sampling point on the flue or chimney of an energy boiler installation.

   METHODS. The paper uses methods of computer simulation of gas dynamics to determine the local fields of concentration of PE and flow velocity and assess their unevenness in the flue of an energy boiler. RESULTS. Using the example of an operating energy boiler plant of a thermal power plant, a control section of the flue was determined to ensure industrial environmental control of marker substances in the combustion products of organic fuels. The average values of the concentration of PE and the flow rate of combustion products of local fields in the calculated sections and their values on the longitudinal axis of the boiler flue are determined, and their uneven distribution is estimated.

   CONCLUSION. The obtained research results can be used at energy enterprises and thermal power plants to justify the choice of a control representative measuring section for conducting a PEC, and to develop an environmental efficiency improvement program (EEIP).
Influence of dissolved oxygen in the environment on toxicity indices obtained by various bio-testing methods
Authors: Manakhova P. V. , Smirnov A. V. , Semenova M. I. , Kovalevskaya A. S.
Published: April 2024

RELEVANCE of the study comes from the understanding of the necessity of continuous development of toxicological analysis. Since The simplest organisms are used in toxicological analysis as bioindicators, the reactions of which to the presence of certain pollutants will always differ, the only way to assess the usefulness of a bioindicators as a tool is to study its behavior under specific tasks. Biondicators differ in their metabolic properties, in particular, in the ways of obtaining energy from the presence of molecular oxygen in the environment. However, it is assumed that the presence of different concentrations of oxygen in the environment affects the behavior of the simplest organisms, which, in its turn, can affect the results of toxicological analysis. Previously, this effect has not been studied.

   THE PURPOSE. The research of the effect of dissolved oxygen on toxicity indices obtained using of bacteria Escherichia coli (Migula) Castellani and Chalmers and ciliates Paramecium caudatum Ehrenberg,

   METHODS. Obtaining indices of toxicity is given with different concentrations of dissolved oxygen in the environment, which are distilled water and Bonaqua brand water, by the bioluminescent reaction of bacteria and chemotactic reaction of ciliates.

   RESULTS. With an increase in the concentration of dissolved oxygen in the environment, the bioluminescence of bacteria increases, therefore, the toxicity index decreases. No effect on ciliates is observed.

   CONCLUSION. It can be concluded that dissolved oxygen does not affect the biotest analysis using ciliates. When using bacteria as a test organism, an error occurs in the toxicity index.
Effect Of Cause Brand Fit On Brand Loyalty Through Moral Judgment On Aqua Consumers In Surabaya
Authors: Trimarjono Adrianto - , Nuraini Dewi
Published: April 2024

This study aims to determine the effect of cause brand fit on brand loyalty and moral judgment. This research was conducted on consumers of AQUA brand drinking water products in the city of Surabaya using purposive sampling technique with the criteria of AQUA mineral water consumers who know the AQUA 1 to 10 social program. To test the hypothesis, the Amos 50 structural model is used. The results show that the cause of brand fit has a significant effect on brand loyalty, moral judgment has no significant effect on the cause of brand fit. Brand loyalty has a significant effect on moral judgment.
Pengaruh Risiko Dan Kualitas Layanan Terhadap Loyalitas Nasabah Pengguna BSI Mobile Banking
Authors: Sudirman Muh Sajjaj , Imran Muhammad , Prayoga Dimas
Published: April 2024

This study aims to see and examine the effect of risk and service quality on customer loyalty using BSI Mobile Banking for IAIN Ternate students. The source of data used in this study is primary data in the form of a questionnaire. This method uses a quantitative method, with a sample of 100 respondents from IAIN Ternate students who use BSI Mobile Banking, while the data collection technique used is a questionnaire method and processed using the SPSS program. From the results of data processing, it shows that the variables of Risk and Quality of Service all have a significant effect on the variable of customer loyalty in IAIN Ternate students
Immunological structure and yield of winter rye varieties bred by the Federal Agricultural Research Center of the North-East named N. V. Rudnitsky
Authors: Shchekleina L. M. , Sheshegova T. K. , Utkina E. I.
Published: April 2024

The study was carried out in the conditions of Kirov region in 2019–2023. Against provocative and infectious backgrounds of snow mold, root rot, ergot, powdery mildew, leaf and stem rust, the immunological state and yield of 15 varieties of winter rye created over a 73-year period were studied. Taking into account the breeding methods, the source material used and the year of creation, they were conditionally distributed over five successive periods of breeding and variety change: I – Vyatka 2, Kirovskaya 89; II – Falenskaya 4, Snezhana, Rushnik; III – Flora, Grafinya, Batist; IV – Lika, Talitsa; V – Symphoniya, Garmoniya, Graphit, Graphit FP, Perepel. When recording diseases, well-known methods were used. Research has shown that as a result of breeding, on artificial infectious backgrounds newly created varieties showed a decrease in the development of root rot (Flora, Perepel, Garmoniya – degree of damage 14.6, 15.5 and 15.0 %) and ergot (Flora, Grafinya, Batist, Lika, Symphoniya, Graphit FP, Garmoniya – damage 11.4...15.9 %), grain contamination with sclerotia – 0.38...1.84 %. In varieties of the I period of breeding the degree of root rot infection was 18.8 %, ergot infection – 31.7 %. There is no progress in breeding for resistance to powdery mildew and rust types. The most productive varieties are Lika and Batist (769.3 and 738.7 g/m2), which significantly exceed the Falenskaya 4 standard (578.8 g/m2). A close and significant dependence (p ≥ 095) was revealed between the yield of winter rye varieties and regrowth of plants after snow mold infection (r = 0.693...0.830) as well as grain contamination with sclerotia (r = -0.531...-0.712). The relationship between the yield of winter rye and the development of other studied diseases is insignificant and weak. Considering the high harmfulness of snow mold and ergot in the research region, it is necessary to continue to carry out breeding improvement of varieties for these characteristics, as well as to increase resistance to powdery mildew and types of rust.
Results of a comparative study of coulter groups of a seeder for strip sowing of grass seeds in the sod
Authors: Sysuev V. A. , Demshin S. L. , Gaididei S. V. , Zyryanov D. A.
Published: April 2024

For the effective use of sod seeders SDK in conditions of degraded forage lands, it is necessary to modernize the design of their coulter group to work in conditions of high soil moisture and increased content of plant residues in it. A method of strip sowing is proposed, which is based on the removal of the sowing working elements from under the casing of a milling furrow opener, and a design and technological scheme of the coulter group with a shoe opener mounted on a suspension mechanism in the form of torsion springs. The coulter group includes a mounting bracket on a seeder, a suspension mechanism, shoe openers, rollers, mechanisms for adjusting the position of coulters in the vertical and horizontal planes and the forces of deepening coulters and the pressure of rollers on the soil. Compared to the coulter group of SDK seeders, its weight (19.6 kg) is reduced by 3.8 kg while the total length of the seeder increases by 0.12 m. To assess the efficiency of the modernized coulter group of the sod seeder, experimental studies were carried out in the field, during which the quality indicators of seed placement were determined when using a serial coulter group of SDK seeders and a prototype coulter group. Comparative studies of coulter groups of a sod seeder showed that when sowing Eastern galega, the depth of seed placement complies with agrotechnical requirements and is: for the coulter group of SDK seeder – 19.4...22.4 mm, for the prototype - 18.6...19.5 mm, and for the prototype the value of the standard deviation is almost two times lower. The uniformity of the distribution of seeds over the width of the strip for the coulter group of the SDK seeder is 20.2...26.1 mm, for the prototype – 8.4...10.1 mm.
Computational neural network for processing light-reflective spectra of plants and remote phytosanitary monitoring of potatoes
Authors: Vorobyov N. I. , Lysov A. K. , Kornilov T. V. , Hyutti A. V.
Published: April 2024

The article is devoted to studying the possibility of using the WaveLetNN artificial neural network to analyze the results of remote phytosanitary monitoring of early detection of plants in potato plantings affected by late blight. Various methods for analyzing the spectral characteristics of plant reflection are considered, including the classification method. To detect plants infected with late blight, the WaveLetNN neural network analyzes the light reflective characteristics of potato plants obtained as a result of research (in the range of 300–1100 nm) and calculates the cognitive significance index (CSI = 0...10), which characterizes the intensity of biochemical processes inside plants aimed at countering phytopathogenic microflora. It was found that a significant increase in the CSI index signals infection of plants by phytopathogenic microflora and activation of protective biochemical processes on the part of plants. To reliably indicate infected plants, the WaveLetNN neural network underwent test training on a large number of light reflectance spectra of uninfected plants and plants artificially infected with late blight. The spectral reflectance characteristics of infected and uninfected plants were measured during 3, 4, 7 and 8 days after infection. Processing the obtained spectra using the WaveLetNN neural network made it possible to identify significant differences between the second- and third-order spectral characteristics of uninfected and late blight infected plants on the third day after infection. Moreover, for infected plants the CSI index values were 6.1...6.7, and CSI for healthy plants – 1.9...2.5. The Wave-LetNN neural network eliminates the influence on the light reflectance spectra of the spatial arrangement of plant leaves, unevenness of the soil surface and shading of individual sections of the field, normalizing the spectra to the total intensity of light reflected from the leaves. Thus, the WaveLetNN neural network can be used as the software core of online systems for remote phytosanitary monitoring of potato plants.
Analisis Kelayakan LKPD Berbasis HOTS untuk Memfasilitasi Peserta Didik pada Materi SPLDV
Authors: Alfi Mubarok Muhammad Sa'dan , Rohmah Ulya Shofirotur , Wijayanti Ardhina , Nurhalimah Siti , Anggraini Rofiyu , Dewanti Sintha Sih
Published: April 2024

Penelitian ini menganalisis kelayakan lembar kerja peserta didik (LKPD) berbasis HOTS berdasarkan angket penilaian peserta didik terhadap media dan hasil tes kognitif. Subjek populasi penelitian adalah seluruh peserta didik kelas VIII di SMP Negeri 2 Depok. Subjek sampel penelitian ini meliputi 29 siswa kelas VIIIB dan 3 peserta didik kelas VIIIA dengan kemampuan matematis berbeda. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode campuran dan evaluasi formatif. Teknik pengumpulan data penelitian dilakukan melalui observasi, angket, dan tes. Lembar validasi ahli, angket penilaian peserta didik, dan hasil tes kognitif menjadi instrumen dalam penelitian ini. Kerangka kerja penelitian di mulai dengan mencari LKPD yang akan di uji, mengembangkan instrumen validasi dan angket penilaian peserta didik, uji skala satu lawan satu, skala besar, dan analisis data. Analisis data hasil observasi, wawancara, dan instrumen penelitian dilakukan dengan analisis deskriptif. Penelitian ini menghasilkan bahwa LKPD berbasis HOTS dengan materi sistem persamaan linear dua variabel (SPLDV) dalam kategori baik. Namun, hasil tes kognitif menunjukkan bahwa tidak ada dari separuh peserta didik yang lulus KKM. Peserta didik tidak terbiasa menggunakan LKPD dan peserta didik kesulitan memahami maksud dari setiap aktivitas yang ada. Klaim dari LKPD ini merupakan LKPD berbasis HOTS, tetapi permasalahan yang disajikan belum sampai pada taraf kategori soal HOTS.
Analisis Kemampuan Metakognisi Siswa dalam Pemecahan Masalah Matematika Ditinjau dari Tipe Kepribadian Ekstrovert dan Introvert
Authors: Nuraini Firna , Setiani Ana , Nurcahyono Novi Andri
Published: April 2024

Penelitian ini tujuannya untuk mengetahui kemampuan yang dimiliki siswa yaitu kemampuan metakognisi siswa dalam pemecahan masalah matematika yang ditinjau dari tipe kepribadian ekstrovert dan Introvert. Dalam penelitian ini metode yang digunakan yaitu kualitatif dengan desain penelitian studi kasus. Subjek penelitian ini siswa Kelas VIII di SMP Pembangunan dengan jumlah sebanyak 6 orang dimana 3 orang mewakili tipe kepribadian ekstrovert dan 3 orang mewakili tipe kepribadian introvert. Pengumpulan data dalam penelitian ini yaitu menggunakan teknik angket, tes tulis wawancara dan juga dokumentasi. Instrumen yang digunakan pada penelitian ini yaitu angket tipe kepribadian, tes pemecahan masalah, dan wawancara. Analisis data yang digunakan adalah teknik reduksi data, penyajian data dan penarikan kesimpulan. Pada penelitian ini keabsahan data yang digunakan yaitu triangulasi teknik. Adapun hasil dari penelitian ini yaitu siswa ekstrovert pada tahapan memahami masalah mampu menggunakan kemampuan metakognisinya dengan baik secara keseluruhan yaitu pada indikator perencanaan, monitoring, dan evaluasi. Sedangkan pada tahap pemecahan maslaah lainnya kemampuan metakognisi yang digunakan hanya pada indicator proses perencanaan saja. Kemudian siswa introvert pada tahap memahami masalah dan merencanakan penyelesaian mampu menggunakan kemampuan metakognisi nya dengan baik yaitu indicator proses perencanaan, monitoring dan evaluasi. Sedangkan pada tahap melaksanakan penyelesaian hanya pada indicator proses perencanaan saja yang dilakukan dan pada tahap memeriksa kembali hanya proses perencanaan dan monitoring saja. Siswa ekstrovert berdasarkan hasil wawancara berada pada tingkat tacit use sedangkan siswa introvert berada pada tingkat strategic use.