bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
PELATIHAN PEMANFAATAN LIMBAH DOMESTIK UNTUK PEMBUATAN PAKAN IKAN DI KELURAHAN WARAKAS KECAMATAN TANJUNG PRIOK JAKARTA UTARA
Authors: Saribanon Nonon , Pangesti Batari Wahyu , Qomariyah Siti Fatimah Nurul , Erdiyanto Angga Septian
Published: March 2024

Limbah organik yang dihasilkan dari kegiatan rumah tangga potensial untuk dijadikan pakan ikan. Kegiatan pembuatan pakan ikan dengan bahan utama limbah organik dapat menjadi kegiatan ekonomi keluarga atau kegiatan kelompok dalam lingkungan yang kecil, seperti RT sampai dengan Kelurahan. Pada budidaya ikan 60%- 70% anggaran produksi dipakai guna biaya pakan. Pakan ialah salah satu bagian yang sangat mendukung aktivitas upaya budidaya perikanan, alhasil pakan yang tersedia wajib mencukupi serta memenuhi kebutuhan ikan. Peningkatan kedayagunaan pakan melalui pemenuhan kebutuhan nutrisi amat diperlukan dalam rangka menekan anggaran produksi. Banyak bahan pakan yang harus diperoleh dari impor. Di era globalisasi ini bahan pakan ikan yang semakin mahal pengaruhi harga pakan pada rata- rata. Oleh sebab itu penilaian anggaran pakan ialah aspek yang sangat tinggi pengeluarannya. Pemanfaatan limbah organik yang terdapat di lingkungan sekitar, merupakan salah satu alternatif dalam penyediaan pakan ikan yang lebih efisien. Melalui kegiatan pelatihan ini diharapkan dapat mengembangkan kegiatan pengelolaan sampah dan pemanfaatan limbah organik pada skala lingkungan terkecil, dari yang sebelumnya hanya mengandalkan pelayanan pengambilan sampah oleh pemerintah kota, juga dalam kaitannya dengan penanggulangan stunting. Sekarang masyarakat justru aktif mengelola sampah domestik, menanaman tanaman sayuran dan obat-obatan di lingkungan sendiri, serta budidaya ikan, untuk pemenuhan gizi, penanggulangan stunting, dan peningkatan pendapatan. Pada sisi aktivitas pertanian perkotaan, adanya program ini dapat mengubah perilaku sebagaian petani dari yang sebelumnya menggunakan pupuk kimia untuk kebutuhan pertanian mereka, sekarang masyarakat mulai menggunakan pupuk organik buatan sendiri.
Pengembangan Kelompok Usaha Usapinae di Desa Sainoni Kecamatan Bikomi Utara Kabupaten TTU
Authors: Usapinae UMKM , Huda Nurul , Aziz Syaefudin , Korbaffo Yesus Armiro , Naben Febiana Maria Wilhelmina , Sindi Giuseppina Bakhita
Published: March 2024

Desa Sainoni adalah sebuah desa yang berada di wilayah Kecamatan Bikomi Utara, Kabupaten Timor Tengah Utara, Provinsi Nusa Tenggara Timur, Indonesia. Kelompok usaha usapinae adalah kumpulan pelaku usaha mikro kecil dan menengah yang bergerak dalam pengelolaan hasil perkebunan seperti, minyak kelapa, jamu-jamuan, ubi-ubian dan lainnya. Kelompok ini terdiri dari 15 orang anggota yang mempunyai kegiatan usaha yang berbeda-beda. Tujuan Pengabdian ini untuk dapat memberikan informasi terkait potensi anggota secara menyeluruh sehingga mereka lebih memahami fungsi dan peran masing-masing anggota yang dapat digunakan untuk membangun kelompoknya. Selain itu untuk meningkatkan jangkauan konsumen lebih luas pengabdian ini kelompok usaha usapinae akan dibuatkan media sosial Instagram, Facebook dan Website. Setelah pelaksanaan sosialisasi tujuan pengabdian ini maka akan dilakukan pelatihan pengelolaan manajemen usaha untuk anggota serta meluncurkan media sosial Instagram, Facebook dan Website.
PENGUATAN KELEMBAGAAN PENGELOLA AIR BERSIH DI DISTRIK KLASAFET KABUPATEN SORONG
Authors: Saribanon Nonon , Hariyanto  , Putra Njo Fransiscus Xaverius Anditya Ciptadi , Aziz Panji B. Surata , Kurniawan Arief , Setia Tatang Mitra , Ilmi Fauziah
Published: March 2024

Masalah kesehatan dan ketersediaan air bersih merupakan masalah utama yang dialami oleh masyarakat yang berada pada distrik Klasafet, Sorong, Papua Barat Daya. Berdasarkan permasalahan ini, perusahaan membentuk program  pengembangan masyarakat yakni Program Peningkatan Sarana Air Bersih Berbasis Pemberdayaan Masyarakat (PERI BERDAYA), yang diinisiasi oleh pihak stakeholder dan warga distrik secara musyawarah. Program ini berupa pengadaan sumur dan alat pengelolaan air bersih, yang tentunya perlu didukung oleh penguatan kelembagaan antar kelompok. Penguatan ini bertujuan agar tumbuh rasa tanggungjawab bersama, responsif dan adaptif terkait dengan kinerja sosial dan budaya yang membentuk masyarakat tersebut. Kajian dilaksanakan pada bulan Maret 2023 di distrik Klasafet, dengan menggunakan metode in-depth interview, observasi lapang, dan studi data perusahaan. Hal ini dilakukan untuk menganalisis strategi stakeholder dan keterlibatan anggota kelompok dalam menjalankan program. Hasil yang didapat adalah penguatan kelembagaan dilakukan dengan merumuskan strategi penguatan kelembagaan dari aspek organisasi, aspek sumberdaya, aspek pelayanan, dan  aspek jaringan kerjasama  atau  kemitraan. Penguatan kelembagaan akan mendorong warga meningkatkan produktivitas, sehingga mampu meningkatkan kesehatan dan kesejahteraan warga distrik Klasefet.
PENGUATAN MINAT PETANI PERTERNAK SETELAH PANDEMI AFRICAN SWINE FEVER (ASF) PADA USAHA TERNAK BABI DI DUSUN KUSI, DESA OESENA, KECAMATAN MIOMAFFO TIMUR
Authors: Wolfhardus Vinansius Feka  , Kune Simon Juan , Taena Emanuel Tati , Simamora Ture
Published: March 2024

Masuknya wabah penyakit demam babi Afrika (African swine fever/ASF) di Pulau Timor sejak akhir Tahun 2019 menjadi masalah besar bagi petani peternak babi. Penularan penyakit ini semakin meluas dan banyak ternak babi yang ditemukan mati dalam waktu singkat. Kerugian ekonomi akibat kematian ternak babi sudah tentu menjadi masalah utama berkurangnya minat bagi petani ternak di Dusun Kusi, Desa Oesena, Kecamatan Miomaffo Timur. Ternak babi yang biasanya dijadikan tabungan untuk kebutuhan keluarga menjadi hilang seketika. Kondisi ini terus diperparah dengan adanya pandemi Covid-19, yang semakin menyulitkan perkonomian petani peternak. Kehadiran Tim pengabdi dalam memberikan sedikit kepedulian berupa pemberian obat-obatan dan vitamin serta desinfektan ini sangat bermanfaat. Selain itu, kegiatan penyuluhan dan pelatihan pembuatan pakan fermentasi serta pendampingan yang diberikan juga menjadi penyemangat tersendiri bagi kedua kelompok ini untuk terus melanjutkan usaha peternakan ternak babi sebagai peluang usaha yang menghasilkan.
PELATIHAN PEMBUATAN YOGURT SUSU SAPI DALAM UPAYA PENCEGAHAN STUNTING DI KELOMPOK TANI SINAR NUNNAPA, DESA LANAUS KECAMATAN INSANA TENGAH KABUPATEN TIMOR TENGAH UTARA
Authors: Kurniawan Sio Aristo , Sio Stefanus , Banu Marselinus
Published: March 2024

Stunting merupakan permasalah kurang gizi kronis yang disebabkan oleh asupan gizi yang kurang dalam waktu cukup lama akibat pemberian makanan yang tidak sesuai kebutuhan gizi. Stunting terjadi mulai janin masih dalam kandungan dan baru nampak saat anak berusia dua tahun. Kekurangan gizi pada usia dini meningkatkan angka kematian bayi dan anak, menyebabkan penderitanya mudah sakit dan memiliki postur tubuh tidak maksimal saat dewasa. Upaya pencegahan stunting melalui pemberian makanan yang memiliki asupan gizi yang cukup kepada ibu dan anak. Salah satu makanan yang memiliki gizi yang cukup adalah makanan yang diolah dari produk hasil ternak seperti yogurt. Minimnya pemahaman pembuatan yogurt menjadi faktor utama dalam upaya peningkatan gizi dalam produk hasil ternak seperti susu sehingga perlu adanya pendampingan dan pelatihan kepada masyarakat. Kegiatan pengabdian kepada masyarakat ini mencakup kegiatan edukasi tentang manfaat Yoghurt dan cara pembuatannya kepada masyarakat di Kelompok Tani Sinar Nunnapa Desa Lanaus, Kecamatan Insana Tengah Kabupaten Timor Tengah Utara. Melalui kegiatan pengabdian kepada masyarakat ini diharapkan dapat memberikan informasi bagi masyarakat tentang upaya pencegahan stunting, menciptakan peluang usaha dan dapat menciptakan lapangan pekerjaan sampingan, sehingga dapat meningkatkan kesehatan, pendapatan dan berdampak pada kesejahteraan ekonomi keluarga.
Penguatan Usaha Krupuk Singkong Atau Ubi Kayu (Manihot Utillisima)
Authors: Matoneng Ody Wolfrit , Falo Marsianus , Naisali Hyldegardis
Published: March 2024

Kecamatan Miomaffo Barat, yang didominasi oleh para petani, menghadapi tantangan dalam mengembangkan usaha ekonomi keluarga. Meskipun memiliki sumber daya alam yang melimpah, industri kecil di wilayah ini belum berkembang. Hal ini mengindikasikan bahwa Usaha Mikro, Kecil, dan Menengah (UMKM) masih belum tumbuh di wilayah ini, mungkin disebabkan oleh kurangnya kreativitas dalam mengelola bidang ekonomi. Namun, ada peluang bisnis yang belum tergarap, seperti produksi krupuk singkong atau ubi kayu. Kelompok Wanita Tani (KWT) Oelnasi Desa Sallu, sebagai Mitra, telah memulai usaha pengolahan umbi-umbian, terutama singkong, menjadi krupuk sejak 2019. Dengan dukungan yang tepat, KWT ini dapat menghasilkan produk krupuk yang ekonomis dan berkualitas, meningkatkan perekonomian keluarga, dan memenuhi kebutuhan pelanggan. Untuk mengatasi tantangan ini, solusi yang diusulkan adalah memberikan peralatan modern untuk produksi krupuk dan pelatihan dalam berwirausaha krupuk singkong atau ubi kayu. Pelatihan teknik budidaya yang berbasis teknologi modern dan pemeliharaan tanaman singkong akan diberikan. Tujuan utamanya adalah meningkatkan perekonomian dan pengetahuan kedua kelompok tani tersebut, serta mendukung pengembangan UMKM di Kecamatan Miomaffo Barat.
PENGEMBANGAN DAN PELATIHAN SUMBER DAYA MANUSIA DI ERA DIGITAL MARKETING MENUJU 5.0 DENGAN MEMANFAATKAN PLATFORM MEDIA SOSIAL PADA UMKM DI DESA SUKASUKUR KECAMATAN CISAYONG
Authors: Dewi Lati Sari , Setiawan Wahdan Budi
Published: March 2024

Pada era pemasaran digital, peran media sosial sebagai platform pemasaran yang efektif menjadi semakin penting, terutama bagi sektor usaha mikro, kecil dan menengah (UMKM). Untuk mencapai kesuksesan dalam berbisnis di media sosial, pengembangan sumber daya manusia (SDM) yang sesuai dengan kebutuhan era digital menjadi sangat penting. Penelitian ini mengkaji pentingnya pengembangan SDM dalam konteks pemasaran digital, khususnya untuk kemajuan sektor UMKM di media sosial. Fokus dari penelitian ini adalah untuk menguji pengetahuan dan keterampilan yang dibutuhkan oleh UMKM UMKM dalam menggunakan media sosial sebagai alat pemasaran yang efektif. Dengan menerapkan strategi pengembangan sumber daya manusia yang tepat, UMKM dapat memperoleh manfaat yang signifikan seperti peningkatan kreativitas, adaptasi terhadap perubahan tren, dan kemampuan untuk bersaing di era pemasaran digital. Dalam konteks pengembangan sumber daya manusia di era pemasaran digital, untuk memajukan sektor UMKM, pelatihan khusus dan akses terhadap informasi dan sumber daya terbaru merupakan strategi yang penting untuk diterapkan.
PENGELOLAAN KEUANGAN BUMDes (BADAN USAHA MILIK DESA) DESA PAGERAGEUNG KECAMATAN PAGERAGEUNG KABUPATEN TASIKMALAYA
Authors: Fitriani  , Sugianto Iwan , Haryati Sani
Published: March 2024

Tujuan dari pengabdian kepada masyarakat ini adalah untuk memberikan pemahaman dan wawasan  kepada BUMDes yang ada dilingkungan Desa Pagerageung tentang  pengetahuan praktis dan sederhana mengenai mengelola keuangan sederhana sesuai dengan prinsip dalam manajemen keuangan. Metode pengabian kepada Masyarakat yang digunakan adalah metode klasikal dengan pendekatan diskusi, tanya jawab, dan simulasi dengan maksud agar materi dapat diterima oleh anggota BumDes. Diharapkan setelah dilakukannya program pengabdian ini, para anggota memiliki pengetahuan dan wawasan sebagai anggota yang terampil mengelola keuangan dengan tepat untuk keberlangsungan BUMDes.
PENGUATAN IDENTITAS USAHA DAN PEMBUKUAN SEDERHANA SEBAGAI UPAYA PENINGKATAN DAYA SAING UMKM KENFA CAKE
Authors: Hidayat Riskin , Dewi Nurma Gupita
Published: March 2024

UMKM Kenfa Cake merupakan sebuah usaha rumah tangga yang memproduksi bermacam olahan kue dan bolu. UMKM Kenfa Cake yang berada di Desa Tanjungsari RT 04 RW 03 Kecamatan Rembang Kabupaten Rembang. Usaha ini dikelola oleh Ibu Siti Fatimah selama kurang lebih tujuh tahun.  Adapun beberapa permasalahan yang ditemukan selama observasi di UMKM Kenfa Cake diantaranya: (1) belum memiliki identitas usaha, (2) lokasi UMKM yang kurang strategis, (4) belum adanya pembukuan keuangan. Berdasarkan permasalahan tersebut, beberapa program yang diagendakan untuk mengatasi hal tersebut meliputi: (1) pembuatan banner sebagai identitas usaha, (2) pemasangan petunjuk arah sebagai media informasi mengenai lokasi UMKM Kenfa Cake sehingga memudahkan pelanggan menemukan alamat usaha (3) pendampingan pembukuan melalui aplikasi buku kas. Diharapkan dengan adanya pelaksanaan program KKU ini dapat turut serta membantu mengembangkan UMKM Kenfa Cake kedepannya.
PENDAMPINGAN MAHASISWA DALAM PELAKSANAAN KEGIATAN MAGANG PADA BPJS KETENAGAKERJAAN KOTA ATAMBUA
Authors: Sengkoen Yuliati
Published: March 2024

Salah satu program dalam MBKM adalah program magang yang dirancang oleh Kemendikbud Nadiem Makarim. Magang merupakan suatu kegiatan belajar yang dilaksanakan oleh siswa (khususnya SMK), mahasiswa dan fresh graduate untuk mendapatkan pengalaman praktis pada suatu bidang pekerjaan. Fakultas Ekonomi dan Bisnis (FEB) Universitas Timor selalu menyelenggarakan magang setiap tahunnya sehingga magang ini sudah menjadi kegiatan rutin yang wajib dilaksanakan saat mahasiswa mencapai minimal semester 6 dan jumlah SKS yang dicapai minimal 110 SKS. Program magang yang diselenggarakan menggunakan metode Praktek Kerja Lapangan (PKL). Program pendampingan dilaksanakan selama 45 hari terhitung dari tanggal 19 Juni – 11 Agustus 2023 yang diikuti oleh tiga orang mahasiswa di Kantor BPJS Ketenagakerjaan. Magang memiliki dampak yang positif bagi peningkatan soft skill dan pengalaman mahasiswa dalam memasuki dunia kerja. Diharapkan agar mahasiswa magang dapat meningkatkan kedisiplinan, kreativitas, perilaku, kemampuan beradaptasi, berkomunikasi yang baik serta penguasaan teknologi agar dapat bersaing di dunia kerja nantinya.
Building Loyalty in Punti Kayu Palembang: Tourist Satisfaction Mediating Perceived Value, Safety, and Destination Image
Authors: Salim Septian , Zhang Xiaoyan
Published: March 2024

Tourist loyalty is a crucial factor in ecotourism destinations because it can accommodate the number of tourists visiting Punti Kayu. This study aims to examine how tourist satisfaction can mediate ecotourism destination loyalty through perceived value, perceived safety, and destination image. There are 175 samples in this research, consisting of people who live in Palembang City and have gone to Punti Kayu at least once. Multiple regression analysis is used to analyze the data collected. The Sobel test is conducted as the path analysis to know the mediation effect. The results showed that perceived value, perceived safety, and destination image positively impact tourist satisfaction. Besides that, perceived value, destination image, and tourist satisfaction also positively influence destination loyalty, but perceived safety does not impact ecotourism destination loyalty. In the Sobel test, tourist satisfaction mediates the impact of perceived value, safety, and destination image toward tourist loyalty. The implications of this study highlight the importance of understanding and managing the factors that influence tourist loyalty in ecotourism destinations such as Punti Kayu. By knowing that traveler satisfaction mediates the relationship between perceived value, safety, and destination image with loyalty, destination managers and policy makers can design more effective strategies in improving visitor experience and promoting ecotourism sustainability. Thus, this study not only provides new insights into ecotourism destination management, but also provides a solid foundation for the development of better policies and marketing strategies in the future.
Cardiovasculoprotective Effects of Estrogen and its Use as Hormonal Replacement Therapy
Authors: Supriyadi Kusumo Budoyo Didik , Sinorita Hemi
Published: March 2024

Epidemiologic studies have shown that the incidence of cardiovascular disease is closely related to gender. This is because endogenous estrogens have broad effects on the circulatory system, leading to the hypothesis that estrogens are cardiovascular protective, underlying their use as hormone replacement therapy (HRT) to reduce the incidence of cardiovascular disease. However, large prospective clinical trials (HERS and WHI) do not support this. This review aims to better understand the cardiovascularoprotective effects of estrogen and answer the question of whether estrogen can be used as hormonal replacement therapy in post-menopausal women to prevent cardiovascular events by incorporating data from the most recent prospective clinical trial, the KEEPS study. HERS and WHI reported no reduction in cardiovascular events in postmenopausal women using HRT, even showing an increased risk of thromboembolism. This study was criticized because participants had been menopausal for 12 years, so the KEEPS study was conducted with participants within three years of menopause, with the result that there was no significant reduction in the progression of atherosclerosis between the HRT group and the placebo group. The KEEPS study states that HRT is safe, and no thromboembolic events were found. Although endogenous estrogen has cardiovascular protective effects, estrogen hormone therapy cannot reduce cardiovascular events in postmenopausal women despite metabolic improvements and beneficial effects such as improvement of postmenopausal-related symptoms, maintaining bone density, and improving sexual function.
VADIA-Verkle Tree-based Approach for Dealing Data Integrity Attacks in Opportunistic Mobile Social Networks
Authors: Lakshmi Vimitha R Vidhya
Published: March 2024

Opportunistic Mobile Social Networks (OMSN) are prone to data integrity attacks that jeopardize the integrity of the routing data inside the network. Among the several techniques that cope with these attacks in OMSN, tree-based approaches have proven to be the most effective due to its ease of data verification and ensurance in data integrity. This paper evaluates two tree-based data structures, Merkle tree and Verkle tree in terms of their effectiveness in detecting and preventing such attacks. The evaluation considers tree-generation time and proof-checking time, and the results demonstrate that the Verkle tree is a bandwidth-efficient solution and have lower proof-checking time, with a reduction of 98.33% than Merkle tree. This makes Verkle tree a good choice for handling data integrity attacks in OMSN. A Verkle tree-based approach, named VADIA, is proposed to handle data integrity attacks such as packet dropping, packet modification and pollution attack in OMSN. The proposed approach is implemented in the Opportunistic Network Environment (ONE) simulator and is shown to be effective in detecting malicious nodes and paths, reducing false negative rates, and improving accuracy in detecting malicious activities. The results demonstrate a 47%, 84% and 69% improvement in malicious node, malicious path and malicious activity detection over a period of time. Furthermore, the approach achieves an 80% reduction in false negative rates.
Human-Centric AI : Enhancing User Experience through Natural Language Interfaces
Authors: Saber Ismail Dr. Walaa
Published: March 2024

AI has significantly altered the way humans interact with technology. It is important to observe the impact of Natural Language Interfaces (NLIs) on user experiences in Human-Centric AI across various industries. Therefore, we specifically focus on the influence of Human-Centric AI and user interactions within AI chatbots in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The aim of this study is to assess the factors that influence the acceptance of AI, examine its practical implications across different industries, and offer valuable insights for the responsible development of AI. A quantitative survey methodology was employed, involving 230 participants in the UAE. The research design, data collection, and analysis followed the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT) model, which emphasizes performance expectancy, effort expectancy, social influence, and facilitating conditions. The survey encompassed a variety of participants from various organizations, with a majority expressing positive attitudes towards AI chatbots. The survey found that 80% of users agreed that AI systems improve task efficiency, 84% believe they help achieve goals, and 84% view them as practical. According to 75% of participants, the social impact is strongly influenced by AI chatbot system adoption. However, 80% understood the relevance of organizational infrastructure and favorable conditions. In particular, 72% of users stated that Natural Language Interfaces transform, indicating satisfactory user experiences. These features demonstrate the influence of Human-Centric AI adoption and its use in different organizations. Natural language interfaces play a critical role in improving human-centered AI user experiences, investigating theoretical issues and real-world applications, and providing guidance for the ethical use of AI.
Multi – Robot Exploration Supported by Enhanced Localization with Reduction of Localization Error Using Particle Swarm Optimization
Authors: Rajesh M. , Nagaraja S.R. , Suja P.
Published: March 2024

Exploration of an area by a group of robots is an active research field of robotics as multi-robot exploration is applied extensively in several real life scenarios. The major challenges in such exploration are the availability of communication infrastructure as communication plays a key role in the coordination of team of robots for effective coverage of the area under exploration. But in disaster affected scenarios, there will be no existing communication infrastructure available and this makes the exploration ineffective and time consuming. Another challenge is in the localization process each robot is carrying out to update the map as well as for exchange of information with other robots. In this paper, an enhanced Multi-robot exploration strategy is introduced. The base of the exploration strategy is two techniques. The first one being localization of each robot involved in the exploration and this is done with the help of trilateration where three anchors are required which will be setup before the exploration starts. The second part is navigation and avoiding overlapping or missing out sectors while exploring. This is done with help of a navigation policy called frontier cell based approach. Further to this, the exploration strategy is supported with localization error reduction scheme in which the localization error is reduced with the help of Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO). The entire scheme is simulated and exploration time is analyzed for the same environment in different obstacle density and different number of robots to perform exploration. The results show the scheme is better than many existing multi-robot exploration strategies. Precisely, the proposed scheme is able to reduce the localization error to a threshold level of 0.02cm or below which can be considered as novel contribution towards the exploration strategies.
Comparative Analysis of LSTM and BiLSTM in Image Detection Processing
Authors: Subhan Riza Dr. Bob , Yunita Dr. Rina , Rosnelly Dr. Rika
Published: March 2024

Tuberculosis is an infectious disease and requires serious treatment. Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis is detected using a microscope. Currently it will take a long time because the fluid preparations are viewed in a microscope one by one carefully and in the fluid preparations there are 150 fields of vision. Examination for Extra Pulmonary Tuberculosis by culture takes between 1-2 weeks or even more. Examination by biopsy will take a long time because the fluid preparations are looked at carefully under the microscope one by one. The image of Tuberculosis is expressed if in the image there is a bacillus object in red, and it turns out that apart from the bacillus object there are other objects also in red. So that examinations for tuberculosis can be more efficient, examinations using computer technology are needed. This research aims to compare the Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM) and Bidirectional Long Short-Term Memory (BiLSTM) classification methods in the detection of extra-pulmonary tuberculosis disease to obtain better accuracy results. This research carried out HSI color space transformation, segmentation using global thresholding, feature extraction using 13 features based on shape and texture using the Correlation Based Feature Selection (CFS) feature selection method. The results show that BiLSTM has the best accuracy with a value of 88.40% at the number of features = 3, namely Short Run High Gray-Level Emphasis, Run Length Nonuniformity, Minor axis length, while LSTM produces an accuracy of 63.19% at the number of features = 5. BiLSTM is capable of detecting opposite features, meaning that BiLSTM can detect opposite features in data sequences and BiLSTM's ability to understand multiple contexts, so it tends to provide more accurate results in some data classification tasks.
In Defense of Filibustering
Authors: Kogelmann Brian ,   Department of Philosophy, Florida State University
Published: March 2024

The Senate filibuster is among the most criticized political institutions in the United States. This paper examines the ethics of filibustering. The way filibustering currently proceeds in the Senate, I argue, is morally indefensible. Yet, there is a way filibustering could proceed that is both defensible and desirable from a normative perspective. This is because filibustering—if it is properly institutionalized—allows minority parties in the legislature to protect and advance their interests in a manner that avoids shortcomings faced by other institutions proposed to accomplish these goals, such as supermajority rule and judicial review.
Leveraging AI and Big Data in Low-Resource Healthcare Settings
Authors: Ali Ahmed Hussein , Dheyab Saad Ahmed , Alamoodi Abdullah Hussein , Magableh Aws Abed Al Raheem , Gu Yuantong
Published: March 2024

Big data and artificial intelligence are game-changing technologies for the underdeveloped healthcare industry because they help optimize the entire supply chain and deliver more exact patient outcome information. Machine learning approaches that have recently seen more growing popularity include deep learning models that have brought revolution within the healthcare system in the previous years due to more complicated data compared to previous years . Machine learning is an essential data analysis procedure to describe efficient and effective methods to extract hidden information from large amounts of data that it would take logical analytics too long to manage. Recent years have seen an expansion and growth of advanced intelligent systems that have been able to learn more about clinical treatments and glean untapped medical information emanating from vast quantities of data when it comes to drug discovery and chemistry. The aim of this chapter is, therefore, to assess which big data and artificial intelligence approaches are prevalent in healthcare systems by investigating the most advanced big data structures, applications, and industry trends today available. First and foremost, the purpose is to provide a comprehensive overview of how the artificial intelligence and big data models can allocation in healthcare solutions fill the gap between machine learning approaches’ lack of human coverage and the healthcare data’s complexity. Moreover, current artificial intelligence technologies, including generative models, Bayesian deep learning, reinforcement learning, and self-driving laboratories, are also increasingly being used for drug discovery and chemistry . Finally, the work presents the existing open challenges and the future directions in the drug formulation development field. To this end, the review will cover on published algorithms/automation tools for artificial intelligence applied to large scale-data in the case of healthcare .
Enhancing XML-based Compiler Construction with Large Language Models: A Novel Approach
Authors: Zahid Idrees A. , Joudar Shahad Sabbar
Published: March 2024

Considering the prevailing rule of Large Language Models (LLMs) applications and the benefits of XML in a compiler context. This manuscript explores the synergistic integration of Large Language Models with XML-based compiler tools and advanced computing technologies. Marking a significant stride toward redefining compiler construction and data representation paradigms. As computing power and internet proliferation advance, XML emerges as a pivotal technology for representing, exchanging, and transforming documents and data. This study builds on the foundational work of Chomsky's Context-Free Grammar (CFG). Recognized for their critical role in compiler construction, to address and mitigate the speed penalties associated with traditional compiler systems and parser generators through the development of an efficient XML parser generator employing compiler techniques. Our research employs a methodical approach to harness the sophisticated capabilities of LLMs, alongside XML technologies.  The key is to automate grammar optimization, facilitate natural language processing capabilities, and pioneer advanced parsing algorithms. To demonstrate their effectiveness, we thoroughly run experiments and compare them to other techniques. This way, we call attention to the efficiency, adaptability, and user-friendliness of the XML-based compiler tools with the help of these integrations. And the target will be the elimination of left-recursive grammars and the development of a global schema for LL(1) grammars, the latter taking advantage of the XML technology, to support the LL(1) grammars construction. The findings in this research not only underscore the signification of these innovations in the field of compilation construction but also indicate a paradigm move towards the use of AI technologies and XML in the context of the resolution of programming traditional issues. The outlined methodology serves as a roadmap for future research and development in compiler technology, which paves the way for open-source software to sweep across all fields. Gradually ushering in a new era of compiler technology featuring better efficiency, adaptability, and all CFGs processed through existing XML utilities on a global basis.
Utilization and Satisfaction of Community-based Health Care Services among Older Adults
Authors: Tawacal Chris Audrey N , Tulaylay Cassey Angelyn P , Susano Angelyne Nhicole A , Vergara Denniese Erin S , Flores Michael John V
Published: March 2024

The COVID-19 pandemic has a significant impact on the capacity of health systems to continue to provide critical services. As healthcare systems around the world face a growing demand for care for patients with COVID-19, it is vital to maintain preventive and curative services, especially for the most vulnerable populations, the elderly and the elderly living with chronic diseases. The purpose of this study was to determine the level of health service utilization and satisfaction of older adults amidst COVID-19 pandemic. The study used a descriptive- correlational research design that was conducted in a selected barangay in the city of Caloocan. The purposive and snowball sampling method was used to select respondents and must meet the following criteria: elderly between the ages of 60 and 74, and using health care services. The data collection was carried out through a series of questionnaires with an informed consent form through online platforms. Based from the data gathered, the strength of the relationship is indicated by the correlation coefficient with a score of. 795, which is greater than 0.70 shows a high correlation between the two variables. This means that when the level of utilization of community-based services of the respondent is high, their level of satisfaction with health care services increases as well. Overall, it is important to prioritize the level of utilization and satisfaction in community-based healthcare among older adults as it is used as an indicator for measuring the quality of healthcare. The level of utilization among older adults is inclined to their level of satisfaction, in which respondents are highly satisfied with their usage of services in terms of accessibility, availability and affordability of the community-based services. Moreover, demographic profile of respondents has no significant difference, which indicates that respondent’s level of satisfaction in community-based services is affected by their level of utilization of services in their barangay health center. Health services, if used by the elderly, can lead to satisfaction. Therefore, the promotion of the various health services is strongly encouraged to reach not only a few, but the whole population.
Plastic Solid Waste Management Assessment Among Selected Schools in Gwadabawa Local Government, Sokoto, Nigeria
Authors: Gada Sahabi Nasibatu
Published: March 2024

The objective of this work was to assess the plastic solid waste management among selected schools in Gwadabawa Local Government, Sokoto, Nigeria. A descriptive survey (cross-sectional) study was employed and collected data from portions of schools and respondents. The findings indicate that, demographic characteristics of teacher respondents involved in this study are: Males are 66.7%, females are 33.3%; and the levels of education include, NCE/diploma (58.0%), BSc (26.7%), MSc (13.3%), and PhD (2.0%). Regards to students involved, 48.0% are males, 60.0% are females; 36.0% are 18-20 years old, and 64.0% are above 20 years old. The level of education of students include, 60.0% diploma students, and 40.0% certificates students. The effects are listed in the order of frequency as submitted by participants: Release of gases (20.5%), land pollution (17.0%), water pollution (15.0%), attraction of vermin (11.0%), breeding of diseases (10.5%), loss of biodiversity (7.5%), reduction of beauty of environment (7.5%), offensive odour (5.0%), flooding (5.0%), and particulates release (1.0%). Methods of waste elimination are: open disposal occurs among 37.5% schools; likewise, open disposal and burning, occur in 37.5%; while, use as fertilizer was recorded in 12.5% schools. Waste collection methods are either open dumping (80.0%), or use of containers (20.0%). The use of segregation of waste; therewith, only 20.0% practice segregation, the remaining 80.0% do not practice segregation, rather openly display mixtures of waste materials. The possible remedies to mitigate plastic solid waste mismanagement and effects include, education (awareness) and behavior change (53.3%) was mostly stated, funding (26.7%), improvisation (15.3%), scavenging (3.3%), and innovations (1.3%).  Policy makers need to act urgently in diverse ways, and the people are supposed to be educated on ways of remediating plastic waste pollution.
Not Just the Facts: Aesthetic Response in Elementary Content Area Studie
Authors: McClure Amy A. , Zitlow Connie S.
Published: March 2024

As we move toward more integration in curriculum, bringing the aesthetic and the efferent together becomes more important than ever.
A Process Classroom through the Eyes of an Outsider
Authors: Fu Dan-Ling
Published: March 2024

Sometimes the best way to understand a classroom is to view it through the eyes of a stranger to the setting, as this article does.
A Decoding Program for Poor Readers-and the Rest of the Class, Too!
Authors: Gaskins Robert W. , Gaskins Jennifer C. , Gaskins Irene W.
Published: March 2024

Analogy holds the key in this program designed to help poor readers learn how to decode unknown words as they read text.
Another Story: Putting Graves, Calkins, and Atwell into Practice and Perspective
Authors: Sudol David , Sudol Peg
Published: March 2024

What happens when an experienced elementary school teacher tries to implement process writing in her classroom? Here is one teacher’s story.
Literature—S.O.S.!
Authors: Rosenblatt Louise M.
Published: March 2024

No matter what the text, says Rosenblatt, we must clarify our purposes for reading. Do we want to emphasize the aesthetic or the efferent?
Learning That Art Means
Authors: Stephens Diane
Published: March 2024

What does it mean to be artful and to understand the roles that the arts can play in one’s life? A teacher educator tells what it was like to come face-to-face with these questions as an adult rather than as part of her elementary and secondary school curriculum.
Writing for Life: Language Arts in the Middle
Authors: Rief Linda
Published: March 2024

Students in our classrooms aren’t preparing for life; they’re living life—as their writing will show.
Don’t You Dare Say “Fart”
Authors: Mamchur Carolyn
Published: March 2024

Unless we have examined our own beliefs and attitudes carefully and thought about what’s fair to students, we shouldn’t ask them to write about things they really care about.
Opening Potential: Visual Response to Literature
Authors: Whitin Phyllis
Published: March 2024

The visual arts came together with literature to extend middle schoolers’ meaning-making processes.
Adolescents, Poetry, and Trust
Authors: Wolk Steven
Published: March 2024

Poetry is not typically a favorite of middle schoolers. Yet, as this article shows, the right conditions can make them enthusiastic readers and writers of poetry.
Revisiting Britton, As in James
Authors: Kitag Mary
Published: March 2024

Perhaps James Britton’s ideas about participant and spectator roles in writing can help us think about what teachers can do to promote students’ reading of literature.
Illustrations in Poetry Volumes: Defining and Amplifying Meaning
Authors: Harms Jeanne Mclain , Lettow Lucille J.
Published: March 2024

Much of the poetry we read tends to create images in our minds. Illustrations in volumes of poetry for children can help to create and extend the meaning of the works.
Teaching, Writing, and Identity
Authors: Frager Alan M.
Published: March 2024

Writing projects were founded on the idea that teachers need to be writers in order to teach writing well. But how does a teacher’s opinion of herself or himself as a writer relate to teaching writing?
Making Writing a Work of Art: Image-Making within the Writing Process
Authors: Olshansky Beth
Published: March 2024

Integrating art with writing has powerful effects on children’s compositions.
Reading Instruction: What Do We Know Now That We Didn’t Know Thirty Years Ago?
Authors: Putnam Lillian R.
Published: March 2024

A variety of reading/language arts educators talk about what we have learned about reading instruction in the past three decades.
Ninja Warriors and Vulcan Logic: Using the Cultural Literacy Portfolio as a Curriculum Script
Authors: Salvio Paula M.
Published: March 2024

The stories of A J.’s and Jacob’s portfolios demonstrate the enormous potential of portfolios as resources for both students and teachers.
Sometimes the Conversations Were Grand, and Sometimes….
Authors: Roller Cathy M. , Beed Penny L.
Published: March 2024

Trying literary discussions in your classroom and finding they aren’t all like the engaging ones you read in the literature? This article helps us understand those less-than-perfect discussions and the roles they can play in children’s literacy learning.
Nonfiction: A Genre Study for the Primary Classroom
Authors: Duthie Christine
Published: March 2024

The reading and writing of nonfiction has a place in studies across the curriculum, even for children in the primary grades.
A Tour of Segovia School in the Year 2005
Authors: Graves Donald H.
Published: March 2024

This view of the future of elementary school education in the United States challenges us to rethink many of our traditional no- tions of teaching and community and to transform language arts education in light of changing social economic, and technological influences.
Poetry and Assessment
Authors: McVeigh-Schultz Jane
Published: March 2024

A fresh way of conducting assessments of students can become a very useful tool for forward-looking language arts teachers.
Parents, Projects, and Portfolios: ’Round and about Community Building in Room 14
Authors: Nathan Ruth
Published: March 2024

One teacher’s cornerstones for building community in her classroom can be used by many other language arts educators, as well.
Acting, Talking, and Thinking like a Writer: Sixth Graders Become Authors
Authors: Browning Nancy F. , McClintic Susan J.
Published: March 2024

When a working writer visits a classroom on an ongoing basis to interact with students, the language and activities of the writing community change in interesting and positive ways.
Using Children’s Nonfiction Tradebooks as Read-Alouds
Authors: Moss Barbara
Published: March 2024

Nonfiction books can make a unique contribution to children’s literacy learning if they are part of the read-aloud program.
Ways to Unintentionally Make Writing Difficult*
Authors: Labbo Linda D. , Hoffman James V. , Roser Nancy L.
Published: March 2024

Looking at writing from the child’s point of view helps us see how we can avoid teaching practices that inadvertently make composing harder rather than easier.
Uncertainty and the Whole Language Teacher
Authors: Dudley-Marling Curt
Published: March 2024

Teachers who are learners always have a degree of uncertainty about what they are doing. Uncertainty is what keeps the inquiry process going. This reflection by a teacher educator who spent a year teaching a thirdgrade class helps us see the realities of a teacher’s internal decision-making process and day-to-day interactions with children in the classroom.
Maybe I Will Do Something: Lessons from Coyote
Authors: Wyshynski Rae , Paulsen Diane
Published: March 2024

Imitation may be the greatest form of flattery, but focusing one’s vision and going beyond imitation is the path by which the teacher becomes a learner and, as a result, a better teacher.
Authentic Questions: What Do They Look Like? Where Do They Lead?
Authors: Busching Beverly A. , Slesinger Betty Ann
Published: March 2024

Questions are a ubiquitous part of school classrooms. This article describes how teachers can rethink traditional questioning to make it a more authentic and powerful impetus to learning for students.
Hands-On and First-Hand Experiences in The Context of Reading and Language Arts
Authors: Bang-Jensen Valerie
Published: March 2024

Much has been said about the power of hands-on learning for children. This article calls on educators to rethink the role that hands-on learning plays in language arts development and complement such instruction with first-hand experiences.
Letters From Emily: Writing-Reading Connections
Authors: Sitler Helen Collins
Published: March 2024

Writing samples of a child’s letters to her aunt over a period of a year and a half show how writing and reading influence each other.
Instructional Discourse, Student Engagement, and Literature Achievement
Authors: Nystrand Martin , Gamoran Adam
Published: March 2024

This article examines the kinds of instruction that foster student engagement with literature and the effects of such instruction on achievement. First, two general kinds of student engagement are distinguished: “procedural,” which concerns classroom rules and regulations, and “substantive,” which involves sustained commitment to the content and issues of academic study. The article then describes the manifestations of these two forms of engagement, explains how they relate differently to student outcomes, and offers some empirical propositions using data on literature instruction from 58 eighth-grade English classes. The results provide support for three hypotheses: (a) Disengagement adversely affects achievement; (b) Procedural engagement has an attenuated relationship to achievement because its observable indicators conflate procedural and substantive engagement; and (c) Substantive engagement has a strong, positive effect on achievement. Features of substantively engaging instruction include authentic questions, or questions which have no prespecified answers; uptake, or the incorporation of previous answers into subsequent questions; and high-level teacher evaluation, or teacher certification and incorporation of student responses into subsequent discussion. Each of these is noteworthy because they all involve reciprocal interaction and negotiation between students and teachers, which is said to be the hallmark of substantive engagement.
Interrelationships Between Reading and Writing Persuasive Discourse
Authors: Crowhurst Marion
Published: March 2024

This study was designed to determine (a) whether the writing of persuasive discourse can be improved by instruction and (b) the effect of reading on writing and of writing on reading within the mode of persuasion. Students in two sixth-grade classes in each of two schools (n= 110) were stratified by sex and ability and randomly assigned to one of four treatment groups: 1. instruction in a model for persuasion plus writing practice; 2. instruction in a model for persuasion plus reading practice; 3. reading novels and writing book reports plus a single lesson in the persuasion model; 4. reading novels and writing book reports (control group). Instruction was given for ten 45-minute lessons over five weeks. Pretests and posttests each consisted of writing a recall protocol of a persuasive text and writing two persuasive compositions. On the posttest, both the writing and the reading groups (groups 1 and 2) scored significantly higher than the control group on writing quality, on the organization of compositions, on the number of conclusions and text markers used, and on the degree of elaboration of reasons. There were no differences between the control group and other groups on reading recall scores.
Computer-Assisted Instruction in Critical Thinking and Writing: A Process/Model Approach
Authors: Bacig Thomas D. , Evans Robert A. , Larmouth Donald W.
Published: March 2024

This paper compares the effects of pencil-and-paper and computer-assisted versions of a process/model approach in a college writing program with the effects of a more traditional approach. Three empirical measures are used in the study: a frequency count of linguistic markers of argumentation and comparison/contrast based on previous work by Odell (1977), a measure of the number of arguments, and a measure of their logical integrity. All significant differences favored students in the experimental sections, who used more markers, made more arguments and made stronger arguments. Students in the computer-assisted (CAI) version of the experimental approach used still more markers than students in the pencil-and-paper version, suggesting that the CAI materials may enhance the efficiency of student learning of some formal aspects of reasoning in writing. These results suggest that it may be possible to attain a postprocess paradigm for teaching writing and thinking that transcends the dialectic that places process and product in opposition to each other.
Children’s Knowledge of Organization, Cohesion, and Voice in Written Exposition
Authors: Cox Beverly E. , Shanahan Timothy , Tinzmann Margaret B.
Published: March 2024

This study investigatest he abilityo f 48 children at two grades (3, 5) and reading ability levels (good, poor) to write functionally appropriate expository texts. Their texts (96 in all) were examined for appropriateness and complexity of organization; cohesion, including cohesive harmony; and voice. They were also ranked holistically for quality of writing by adult readers. The data were submitted to descriptive and parametric statistics that examined grade and reading level effects and relationships.

Results suggest that nearly all these children understood the function and audience for exposition. Reading level was found to be significantly more related than grade level to sophisticated use of cohesion, organization, and a preference for lexical rather than coreferential cohesion devices. Adult rating of writing quality correlated significantly with those texts using more cohesive harmony and complex organization