bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Research on the Coordination between Agricultural Production and Environmental Protection in Kazakhstan Based on the Rationality of the Objective Weighting Method
Authors: Wang Danmeng , Li Shilin , Toktarbek Shynggys , Jiakula Nueryia , Ma Ping , Feng Yongzhong
Published: March 2022

In the context of sustainable development, agricultural production and environmental protection are inseparable, and environmental quality directly affects regional agricultural production safety. Kazakhstan is the largest food producer and exporter in Central Asia, and the quality of its agricultural environment is of great significance to international food security. This study focuses on the rationality of the entropy weight, factor weight, and CRITIC weight in the agricultural environmental evaluation within the common objective weight method, and comprehensively evaluates the coordination of environmental protection and agricultural production in Kazakhstan. The results show that (1) CRITIC weights are the most stable, followed by factor weights, while entropy weighting is the most unstable; objective weighting methods have their limitations and must be related to actual conditions and subjective experience. (2) The level of environmental protection and the degree of coordination are most problematic near the Aral Sea, followed by the remaining western region; the results reveal that these evaluation indexs are also insufficient at Kostany and Karagandy in the central region; this is caused by historical issues, climate change, natural conditions, and agricultural management patterns. Investment in environmental protection and agricultural production management should be coordinated in a targeted manner. (3) Except for the areas near the Aral Sea, the level of agricultural production in other states is very promising. This research serves as a reference for environmental assessment research, environmental governance investment, and agricultural production management in Kazakhstan.
Chemical Thermodynamics—A Practical Wonderland
Authors: Battino Rubin , Letcher Trevor M.
Published: March 2022

Chemical thermodynamics is frequently thought of as being a hard subject and quite abstract. In fact, it is one of the most practical of subjects when you consider that the field of chemical engineering (responsible for endless useful applications) is effectively applied chemical thermodynamics. In this essay, examples of these applications are given, especially with respect to sustainability. The essay first considers the limits of thermodynamics and the constraints put on it in terms of the rigorous definitions of the principal function’s energy, entropy, and Gibbs energy.
Gray and White Matter Changes Associated with Psychophysical Functions Induced by Diabolo Training in Young Men
Authors: Chou Ming-Chung , Lin Jui-Hsing , Wu Ming-Ting
Published: March 2022

Learning a skill has been demonstrated to relate to neural plasticity in both animal and human brains. Performing diabolo consists of different tricks and may cause brain structural changes associated with psychophysical functions. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to investigate gray matter (GM) and white matter (WM) changes associated with psychophysical functions induced by diabolo training in healthy subjects. Fourteen healthy right-handed male subjects were enrolled to receive the diabolo training. Whole brain T1-weighted images and diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) data were acquired from all subjects on a 3.0 T magnetic resonance scanner before and after the training. Voxel-based morphometry (VBM), surface-based morphometry (SBM), and voxel-wise DTI analysis were carried out to detect the GM volume, cortical thickness, and WM diffusion changes using T1-weighted image and DTI data, respectively. In addition, two-arm coordination and mirror-drawing tests were performed to evaluate their psychophysical functions before and after 2, 4, 6 and 8 weeks of training. Analysis of variance was performed to understand whether the psychophysical functions changed over time after the training. The results showed that the psychophysical functions were significantly changed over time during the training. The VBM and SBM analyses revealed that the GM volume and cortical thickness were significantly increased in the brain areas associated with visual, motor, sensory, and spatial cognition functions. The voxel-wise DTI analysis further demonstrated that the mean diffusivity was significantly reduced in the genu of corpus callosum. Moreover, significant correlations were revealed between the increase rate of GM volume and the improvement rate of psychophysical functions in the left angular gyrus. The results suggest that the diabolo training may induce increased GM volume associated with improved psychophysical function in the brain region involved in spatial cognition and attention. Therefore, we conclude that the diabolo training may improve psychophysical function which might be reflected by the increased GM volume in the angular gyrus.
EDNC: Ensemble Deep Neural Network for COVID-19 Recognition
Authors: Yang Lin , Wang Shui-Hua , Zhang Yu-Dong
Published: March 2022

The automatic recognition of COVID-19 diseases is critical in the present pandemic since it relieves healthcare staff of the burden of screening for infection with COVID-19. Previous studies have proven that deep learning algorithms can be utilized to aid in the diagnosis of patients with potential COVID-19 infection. However, the accuracy of current COVID-19 recognition models is relatively low. Motivated by this fact, we propose three deep learning architectures, F-EDNC, FC-EDNC, and O-EDNC, to quickly and accurately detect COVID-19 infections from chest computed tomography (CT) images. Sixteen deep learning neural networks have been modified and trained to recognize COVID-19 patients using transfer learning and 2458 CT chest images. The proposed EDNC has then been developed using three of sixteen modified pre-trained models to improve the performance of COVID-19 recognition. The results suggested that the F-EDNC method significantly enhanced the recognition of COVID-19 infections with 97.75% accuracy, followed by FC-EDNC and O-EDNC (97.55% and 96.12%, respectively), which is superior to most of the current COVID-19 recognition models. Furthermore, a localhost web application has been built that enables users to easily upload their chest CT scans and obtain their COVID-19 results automatically. This accurate, fast, and automatic COVID-19 recognition system will relieve the stress of medical professionals for screening COVID-19 infections.
Nickel’s Role in Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma: Potential Involvement of microRNAs
Authors: Mortoglou Maria , Manić Luka , Buha Djordjevic Aleksandra , Bulat Zorica , Đorđević Vladimir , Manis Katherine , Valle Elizabeth , York Lauren , Wallace David , Uysal-Onganer Pinar
Published: March 2022

Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is one of the most lethal cancer types with a limited overall survival rate due to the asymptomatic progression of symptoms in metastatic stages of the malignancy and the lack of an early reliable diagnostic biomarker. MicroRNAs (miRs/miRNAs) are small (~18–24 nucleotides), endogenous, non-coding RNAs, which are closely linked to the development of numerous malignancies comprising PDAC. Recent studies have described the role of environmental pollutants such as nickel (Ni) in PDAC, but the mechanisms of Ni-mediated toxicity in cancer are still not completely understood. Specifically, Ni has been found to alter the expression and function of miRs in several malignancies, leading to changes in target gene expression. In this study, we found that levels of Ni were significantly higher in cancerous tissue, thus implicating Ni in pancreatic carcinogenesis. Hence, in vitro studies followed by using both normal and pancreatic tumor cell lines and increasing Ni concentration increased lethality. Comparing LC50 values, Ni-acetate groups demonstrated lower values needed than in NiCl2 groups, suggesting greater Ni-acetate. Panc-10.05 cell line appeared the most sensitive to Ni compounds. Exposure to Ni-acetate resulted in an increased phospho-AKT, and decreased FOXO1 expression in Panc-10.05 cells, while NiCl2 also increased PTEN expression in Panc-10.05 cells. Specifically, following NiCl2 exposure to PDAC cells, the expression levels of miR-221 and miR-155 were significantly upregulated, while the expression levels of miR-126 were significantly decreased. Hence, our study has suggested pilot insights to indicate that the environmental pollutant Ni plays an important role in the progression of PDAC by promoting an association between miRs and Ni exposure during PDAC pathogenesis.
Willingness to Receive COVID-19 Booster Vaccine: Associations between Green-Pass, Social Media Information, Anti-Vax Beliefs, and Emotional Balance
Authors: De Giorgio Andrea , Kuvačić Goran , Maleš Dražen , Vecchio Ignazio , Tornali Cristina , Ishac Wadih , Ramaci Tiziana , Barattucci Massimiliano , Milavić Boris
Published: March 2022

The aims of the present investigation were (i) to determine psychological relapses of COVID-19 booster vaccine; (ii) to identify the determining factors affecting willingness to receive COVID-19 vaccine; and (iii) to study the relationship among emotional characteristics (anxiety, stress, depression, optimism), social media information, and the mandatory political choices (i.e., green-pass) in Croatian people. A cross-sectional online survey was conducted for 1003 participants (median age: 40 years) from Croatia during December 2021. Results showed a significant association between vaccinated and unvaccinated participants in all sociodemographic variables, except for gender (p = 0.905). For psychological variables, significant differences were found only for levels of optimism (p < 0.001). People with a postgraduate degree (OR: 2.25, [1.14–4.46], p = 0.020) and PhD (OR: 1.97, [95% CI: 1.01–3.52], p = 0.021) had higher odds of being vaccinated than participants with high school diplomas. Additionally, participants seeking information on TV and radio (OR: 2.35, [1.71–3.23], p < 0.001) or from general practitioner (OR: 2.53, [1.78–3.61], p < 0.001) had higher odds of being vaccinated. Conversely, participants seeking information on social networks (OR: 0.36, [0.27–0.49], p < 0.001), general internet/blogs forums (OR: 0.34, [0.22–0.52], p < 0.001), and from friends or acquaintances (OR: 0.66, [0.48–0.91], p = 0.011) had lower odds of being vaccinated. Additionally, results showed that information policies have failed to fully convince the population to vaccinate and that depression (p = 0.491), anxiety (p = 0.220), and stress (p = 0.521) were not determining factors leading to the decision to receive COVID-19 vaccine. Most of the vaccinated participants perceived the green-pass as potentially useful. In contrast, most unvaccinated participants believed that the green-pass is a form of discrimination and not useful (88%). Further and broader research into possible reasons for continuing or undertaking vaccination is needed. It is recommended to introduce a measure of conformism that represents a change of attitude, belief, or behavior in a narrower sense.
A Rapid and Consistent Method to Identify Four SARS-CoV-2 Variants during the First Half of 2021 by RT-PCR
Authors: Fabiani Marco , Margiotti Katia , Sabatino Manuela , Viola Antonella , Mesoraca Alvaro , Giorlandino Claudio
Published: March 2022

Since 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic has spread worldwide, causing health, economic, and social distress. Containment strategies rely on rapid and consistent methodology for molecular detection and characterization. Emerging variants of concern (VOCs) are currently associated with increased infectivity and immune escape (natural defence mechanisms and vaccine). Several VOCs have been detected, including Alpha variant (B.1.1.7), Beta variant (B.1.351), Gamma variant (P.1/B.1.1.28.1) and Delta variant (B.1.617.2), first identified in the UK, South Africa, Brazil and India, respectively. Here, a rapid and low-cost technique was validated to distinguish the Alpha, Beta, Gamma, and Delta SARS-CoV-2 variants by detecting spike gene mutations using a real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction methodology (RT-PCR). A total of 132 positive patients affected by coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) were analysed by employing RT-PCR to target single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) to screen spike protein mutations. All data were validated by the next-generation sequencing (NGS) methodology and using sequences from a public database. Among 132 COVID-19-positive samples, we were able to discriminate all of the investigated SARS-CoV-2 variants with 100% concordance when compared with the NGS method. RT-PCR -based assays for identifying circulating VOCs of SARS-CoV-2 resulted in a rapid method used to identify specific SARS-CoV-2 variants, allowing for a better survey of the spread of the virus and its transmissibility in the pandemic phase.
Motivations of Human Helping Behavior towards Dogs
Authors: d’Ingeo Serenella , Ferlisi Gabriele , Minunno Michele , Palmisano Giovanni L. , Ventriglia Gianluca , Siniscalchi Marcello , Quaranta Angelo
Published: March 2022

Human–dog interactions have a positive effect on human sociality and health. The relationship with dogs helps humans to cope with stress during an emotionally challenging period, such as the COVID-19 pandemic. During this period, a growing global interest in pets has been registered, including the volunteering for shelter/stray dog protection. However, a considerable increase of human dysfunctional interventions toward dogs has been observed in Southern Italy. In this study, we investigated the psychological characteristics of humans volunteering at animal shelter or engaged in stray dog protection. The effect of psychological training and education about dog ethological needs on volunteers’ helping behavior was also analyzed. We report that the intervention can improve volunteers’ physiological features and, consequently, may enhance human management and dog welfare.
Clinical Guidelines for the Use of Antipruritic Drugs in the Control of the Most Frequent Pruritic Skin Diseases in Dogs
Authors: Bruet Vincent , Mosca Marion , Briand Amaury , Bourdeau Patrick , Pin Didier , Cochet-Faivre Noëlle , Cadiergues Marie-Christine
Published: March 2022

Pruritus is a common clinical sign in many skin disorders and is currently the main complaint in canine dermatology. Pruritic skin diseases can affect the quality of life of dogs and their owners. Several families of antipruritic drugs are available to help control pruritus in dogs. The aim of this review is to help practitioners select the most appropriate symptomatic treatment in the most frequent situations of dermatological pruritus in dogs. The molecules reviewed here are systemic and topical glucocorticoids, antihistamines, ciclosporin, oclacitinib and lokivetmab. A level of evidence (1, 2 or 3) has been established according to a detailed algorithm for each individual study in the literature published between 1990 and March 2021. The guidelines result from evidence grading using the strength of recommendation taxonomy (SoRT) and clinical recommendations using a thorough methodology.
Lytis, karas ir atmintis: „atminties taškai“ Lietuvos partizaniniame kare (1944–1953) dalyvavusių moterų pasakojimuose
Authors: Budrytė Dovilė
Published: March 2022

Gender, War and Remembrance: ‘Points of Memory’ in the Narratives of Women Participants in the P artisan War (1944–1953) in Lithuania

This article sets out to build a model of gendered memory entrepreneurship. The analysis is based on points of memory, a concept developed by Marianne Hirsch, who defined them as ‘points of intersection between past and present, memory and post-memory, personal remembrance and cultural recall’. The theoretical inquiry is enriched by examining the narratives of two former partisan messengers, Aldona Vilutienė (née Sabaitytė, 1931–
2020), who created the first museum about the anti-Soviet resistance and the deportations carried out under Stalin, and Elena Žilvytienė (neé Aleliūnaitė, 1925–2020), whose story (focusing on her father) was covered by the mass media in 2019.

Key words: women and war, memory entrepreneurs, points of memory, testimonies,
traumatic memory.
regulación asociativa en el Ecuador
Authors: Rivadeneira Diana , García Roberto
Published: March 2022

La regulación asociativa en el Ecuador, para la consecución de proyectos emblemáticos de   desarrollo en infraestructura requiere de lineamientos claros; sin embargo en nuestra legislación; se encuentra disperso, existiendo la necesidad de ejemplificar a través de lineamientos el procedimiento de alianzas Público Privadas (APP), en este sentido el propósito de este artículo es presentar la necesidad que existe en el Ecuador de diseñar   lineamientos generales que regulen la participación del eje y/o sector privado mediante la promoción de planes; programas y proyectos, con la finalidad de  asociarse con actores privados para construir y administrar la infraestructura y la prestación de servicios en el marco de Acuerdos Asociativos; Alianzas Público Privadas; a través de instrumentos denominados “contratos de gestión delegada” e “inversión privada”. Para esto metodológicamente se realiza un análisis de los aspectos legales que se sustentan principalmente, en la Constitución de la República del Ecuador; la Ley Orgánica de Incentivos para Asociaciones Público-Privadas y la Inversión Extranjera; Ley Orgánica de Empresas Pública; Ley de Compañías; Codificación del Código Civil; Ley Orgánica para el fomento productivo, atracción de inversiones, generación de empleo y estabilidad equilibrio fiscal. Para el análisis se aplica el método enfoque deductivo a partir de las normas más generales a las específicas, para luego mediante la confrontación de lo expuesto en las normativas se crea una crítica donde se señalan los bienes públicos y modalidades de asocio de las empresas públicas.  La conclusión conlleva a afirmar que en el Ecuador no existen lineamientos claros y precisos que orienten los procesos de las Alianzas públicos privadas por lo que presente artículo contempla una investigación de diseño documental.
A vala de Alpiarça e o risco de inundação em Almeirim
Authors: Tomé Samuel Rodrigues , Lourenço Luciano
Published: March 2022

O Homem desde cedo se fixou no leito maior dos rios, por serem terrenos férteis. No entanto, essa presença vai acarretar-lhe riscos, dos quais o de inundação fluvial é um dos mais substanciais. No caso em estudo, encontramos Almeirim na margem esquerda da Vala de Alpiarça, um afluente do Rio Tejo. Ao olharmos para as inundações fluviais num período de tempo superior a um século, percebemos que a construção de barragens teve um impacte significativo na sua redução, tanto em termos de periodicidade como de altura hidrométrica. Depois de uma visão mais holística, lançamos um olhar a quatro episódios de inundações muito marcantes em Almeirim, duas delas com caudal natural, ou seja, antes da interferência das barragens (1909 e 1935-36) e duas posteriores à construção desses aproveitamentos hidráulicos e à sua influência no caudal do Rio Tejo (1979 e 1989).
Contributos do Laboratório de Hidráulica da Universidade de Coimbra para o estudo das Cheias do Mondego
Authors: Sá Marques José Alfeu , Simões Nuno Eduardo , Seabra Santos Fernando
Published: March 2022

As cheias do Rio Mondego têm afetado Coimbra e a sua população, bem como as localidades e campos situadas a jusante, desde tempos imemoriais. As mais antigas tentativas de resolução deste problema basearam-se em medidas não estruturais, sendo muito significativa a ocorrida no reinado de D. Afonso V. A partir do século XVIII foram iniciadas intervenções, que já se podem classificar de estruturais e que tiveram o seu início com a de Estevão Cabral, tendo vindo a culminar com o Plano Geral do Aproveitamento Hidráulico da Bacia do Mondego já no final do século XX. Após a conclusão, ainda que parcial, destes trabalhos em 1981, as áreas ribeirinhas envolventes do rio Mondego beneficiaram de um período de cerca de vinte anos de ausência de eventos de inundações significativos. Na sequência das inundações de 2000/2001 e 2016 foi solicitado ao Laboratório de Hidráulica da Universidade de Coimbra uma análise destes eventos e da gestão e operação das barragens.
O risco hidrológico no município de Braga: contributo para a sua cartografia
Authors: Ferreira Isabel , Bento-Gonçalves António , Vieira António
Published: March 2022

O risco hidrológico é um dos riscos vulgarmente classificado como natural e que apresenta uma elevada e difusa incidência no território nacional, não sendo, o município de Braga, uma exceção. Neste contexto, foi adaptada uma metodologia, para a elaboração de uma cartografia de risco hidrológico no município de Braga, que envolve três componentes de risco, sendo eles a perigosidade, a exposição e a vulnerabilidade social. Esta metodologia permitiu identificar as áreas com diferentes níveis de risco e, desta forma, foi possível estabelecer também as áreas prioritárias para a implementação de medidas de gestão do risco hidrológico, visando melhorar a segurança das populações.
Identification and prevention of banking fraud and scams in New Zealand
Authors:   , Babenkov Evgenii
Published: March 2022

The aim of this research is to investigate banking fraud in New Zealand and create a simple set of rules and guidelines for New Zealanders to avoid falling victim to modern banking fraud or scam. In addition, the study will help to understand technological aspects and forms of bank fraud and scams in New Zealand. Moreover, the research will examine NZ government’s and financial institutions’ response in the prevention and control of bank fraud including what has been done until now and what else could be done in future. This research will focus on credit card transactions fraud (ATM, card presence, and card no presence), online banking fraud (digital fraud via mobile or computer), and scams in New Zealand. This research will build on existing research on card fraud and online transactions around the world. We will also focus on the current realities of the banking industry in New Zealand to understand different techniques that criminals use to mislead a potential victim and commit a crime. Moreover, an in-depth study of the proposed approaches to prevent banking fraud and spam will be conducted. Furthermore, how the government and its agencies (Financial Intelligent Unit and Reserve Bank) can help mitigate the risk of financial crime will be investigated. This research will benefit New Zealand Government and it’s agencies, citizens, students, corporate managers, various financial and non-financial institutions, and academics who want to learn more about fraud, in particular about ways to detect and mitigate the risk of fraud.
High-Throughput Calculation of Interlayer van der Waals Forces Validated with Experimental Measurements
Authors: Tang Kewei , Qi Weihong , Wei Yaru , Ru Guoliang , Liu Weimin
Published: March 2022

Interlayer van der Waals interactions play an important role in two-dimensional (2D) materials on various occasions. The interlayer binding force is often directly measured and is considered more closely related to the exfoliation condition. However, a binding force database from accurate theoretical calculations does not yet exist. In this work, the critical interlayer binding force and energy are directly calculated for 230 2D materials, which exhibit divergent trends. A linear relationship that links the two quantities with the equilibrium interlayer distance is found and checked. Experiments are carried out for three different materials using atomic force microscopy. The measured forces show a consistent trend with the calculated results, and the estimated binding strengths are of the same order of magnitude as the predicted values. Our work can provide a reliable reference for interlayer adhesion studies and help establish accurate models of exfoliation processes.
Implementation Design In the Creation of Companies In the 4.0 Technology Era
Authors: Anwar Muhammad Rehan , Sari Siti Nurindah , Maesaroh Siti , Haryanto  , Widada Sugeng
Published: March 2022

Industry 4.0 has been referred to as a new modern stage in which various developing technologies come together to deliver continuous innovation. After all, there is no understanding of how the organization does this innovation. After all, no one knows how the company performs this type of innovation. In this way, we expect to gain a better understanding of how Industry 4.0 ideas are accepted in assembly plants. We present a theoretical framework for this advancement, which we divide into two categories: front-end and base innovation. Front-end innovation considers four factors: smart manufacturing, smart products, a smart inventory network, and smart work, whereas basic advancement considers four factors: the internet of things, cloud administration, big data, and investigation. The sampling method, variable definition, sample and variance method, and data analysis are all used in this study. To focus on adopting these advancements, we reviewed 92 assembly organizations. Our findings imply that Industry 4.0 is linked to a fundamental embrace of front-end innovations, with Smart Manufacturing taking center stage. Our findings also suggest that implementing basic innovations is putting the organization to the test, given the sample in question still has very little knowledge and testing. We propose the creation of an Industry 4.0 innovation layer and demonstrate the extent of adoption of these advancements as well as their company-building ideas.
EFECTO DE LA ÉPOCA DEL AÑO SOBRE EL RENDIMIENTO DE FORRAJE Y CONCENTRACIÓN DE PROTEÍNA DEL PASTO TAIWÁN
Authors: De Dios-León Gloria E. , Bolaños-Aguilar Eduardo D. , Guerrero-Peña Armando , López-Collado Catalino J. , Ortega-Jiménez Eusebio , Alonso-López Alejandro
Published: March 2022

En pasto Taiwán (Cenchrus purpureus var. Taiwán) hay información limitada de las variaciones del rendimiento de materia seca y de la proteína con la edad de la planta y condiciones del medio (época del año y fertilización). El objetivo de esta investigación fue evaluar el efecto de la época del año, edad de la planta y fertilización en el rendimiento de materia seca aérea (RMSA), de raíces (RMSR), proteína, demanda de nitrógeno (DN), tasa de crecimiento (TC) y tasa relativa de crecimiento (TRC) del pasto Taiwán. El RMSA aumentó con la edad al corte, de 1481.47 kg ha-1 a 40 días en plantas sin fertilizar en la época seca a 11,775.2 kg ha-1 a 80 días en plantas fertilizadas en la época de lluvias. Los mayores RMSR a los 40 (432.74 kg) y 60 días (475.28 kg ha-1) ocurrieron en lluvias en invierno en plantas fertilizadas. El mayor RMSR(610.21 kg ha-1) fue a 80 días en lluvias en plantas fertilizadas. La proteína disminuyó de 40 días (153.99 g kg-1 MS) en plantas fertilizadas en nortes a 80 días (73.99 g kg-1MS) en plantas no fertilizadas en lluvias. La época de nortes mantuvo mayores concentraciones de proteína en la planta. La DN estuvo correlacionada (R2 = 0.959, P < 0.0001) con el RMSA; por ello, la mayor DN (178.97 kg ha-1) fue en plantas fertilizadas a los 80 días de edad y en lluvias. La TC aumentó con la edad y con la fertilización en la época seca y de lluvias; por el contrario, la TRC disminuyó de los 40 días (0.190 g g-1MS d-1) a los 80 días (0.024 g g-1MS d-1), sin diferencias en nortes entre plantas fertilizadas y no fertilizadas en las tres edades. La fertilización mejoró el RMS aérea y de raíces, proteína, TC y TRC en las tres épocas del año.
Electromagnetic Band Gap Based Via-less Jeans Patch Antenna for 5.5GHz WiMAX Application
Authors: SHEKHAWAT Sangeeta , SİNGH Sanjay Kumar , SİNGH Sudhanshu , TRİPATHİ Ashutosh
Published: March 2022

Wearable electronics have gained opportunities in recent years, and the last decade has been evidence of this growth in Wireless Body Area Networks (WBAN). They meet the criteria for personalizing healthcare, communication, patient monitoring, tracking, and rescue operations. The main challenge for the WBAN is to handle the radiator's coupling with the human body. An artificially generated Electromagnetic Band Gap (EBG) structure was designed and used in this work to improve the performance of a microstrip patch antenna. A jeans-based microstrip patch antenna with an EBG surface demonstrated to enhance the performance for 5.5 GHz WiMAX application. The use of an EBG surface increases return loss by 20%, with a reasonable bandwidth of 0.528 GHz (5.271 GHz to 5.749 GHz) at the resonance frequency of 5.5 GHz. The EBG surface improved the Voltage Standing Wave Ratio (VSWR) by 60%. A three-layered human body tissue model is also used for on-body measurements to determine the performance of an EBG-based antenna. The presence of human tissues generally reduces performance and shifts the resonance, but the shifting in this work with the simplified EBG structure and adequate gain and VSWR is only 2.6 percent.
Knowledge Discovery from Library Automation via Bibliomining using the Apriori Algorithm
Authors: FIRAT İshak , ASLAY Fulya
Published: March 2022

Today which is called as the digital age with the considerably developing information systems, the constant increase in the data amount being recorded has revealed the concept of big data. Obtaining the strategic information which is crucial for decision-makers especially in managerial terms is only possible through processing these big data with accurate techniques. Data mining techniques have frequently been used in recent years in order to reach meaningful and useful knowledge among data stacks. In this study, the Apriori Algorithm was used for the managers of university library information systems, which provide data-oriented service, to make investment decisions in the future effectively and create user profiles. Within the scope of the study, an application was performed on the basis of an information system comprising of real data of Erzincan Binali Yıldırım University Central Library. By means of association rules, which are one of the descriptive models of data mining, ten different association rules regarding the joint borrowing of publications were applied and results were obtained in the confidence intervals of 57.1% and 95.8%. In addition, information such as library inventory, member profile, and publication borrowing habits were obtained and evaluations were made in line with this information at the end of the study.
Impacto económico de los insectos plagas en los cultivos de hortalizas y frutos
Authors: Loreto-Ruiz Freddy Alberto
Published: March 2022

El objeto primordial del presente estudio fue determinar la incidencia de los insectos plagas en los cultivos de hortalizas y frutos en la zona de Butare, Municipio Colina del Estado Falcón. Para el diseño de la investigación y para el establecimiento de las plantaciones se escogieron dos porciones de terreno de 1000 m2 cada, uno en espacio de hortalizas y otra en la parcela de frutas, se inició con la siembra desde el semillero de hortalizas con una distancia de siembra de 0,70 m  entre hileras y 0,25 m entre plantas, de frutas 1,50 m entre hileras y 0,30 entre plantas, el riego fue por goteo y la fertilización por fertiirrigación. Se concluye que en las condiciones de Butare los cultivos de hortalizas y frutos son afectados por la mosca blanca (B. tabaci), el pasador de la hoja (Liromyza sativae), los Thrips (Thrips palmi) y los gusano pirero (Spodoptera eridania).
PERSIAN PROBABILITY FUNCTION: AN ALTERNATIVE TO CLASSICAL PROBABILITY FUNCTION
Authors: Ranjbaran Abdolrasoul , Ranjbaran Mohammad , Ranjbaran Fatema , Hashemi Shamsodin , Rousta Ali Mohammad
Published: March 2022

This paper presents the details of an analytical investigation which was carried out to propose Persian curve. The curve provides an alternative of probability functions to define the state of a system. The Persian curves are super functions of the state variable which includes state functions and two control parameters. The state variable is a scaled identification parameter of a system. The state functions are two specific functions of the state variable. The control parameters are determined from the real-world data. Since the Persian curve has the basic properties of the probability function, it is called the Persian probability function. It is concluded that all natural phenomena are certain and the lack of knowledge has led the humans to divide the phenomena into certain and stochastic categories. The proposed Persian curve was validated by analysing the probability data from different fields of study.
Curva de Kuznets Ambiental extendida al turismo: nuevos enfoques en un análisis comparativo a nivel mundial
Authors:   , Pitetti Diego Andrés
Published: March 2022

Este trabajo propone estudiar empíricamente el impacto exógeno del sector turístico sobre el medio ambiente y la validez de la Curva de Kuznets Ambiental (CKA) tradicional y extendida al turismo en 69 países de América, Europa y Asia-Oceanía a lo largo del período 1995-2016. Se introducen varios enfoques interesantes en el análisis: la consideración de tres regiones heterogéneas entre sí a los efectos de aislar la relación entre la actividad turística y el daño ambiental de las condiciones locales específicas de cada país, un índice ambiental-legal para capturar el efecto de las regulaciones en materia ambiental y turística sobre los niveles de contaminación y una metodología de regresión por cuantiles usando variables instrumentales para analizar el impacto exógeno del turismo sobre el medio ambiente. Los principales resultados dan cuenta de que la mayor actividad turística está correlacionada con un mayor daño ambiental, medido a través de las emisiones de dióxido de carbono per cápita. Por otra parte, se encuentra evidencia en favor de las hipótesis de la CKA tradicional y de la CKA extendida al turismo para la muestra completa y para las regiones de América y Asia-Oceanía, pero no para Europa. Por último, una implicancia de política que surge del análisis refiere a la importancia de las regulaciones a los propósitos de mitigar el daño ambiental, especialmente en países altamente contaminados. Esta situación sugiere la necesidad de que los gobiernos adopten un rol activo en materia de regulaciones con el fin de promover un turismo más sostenible.
SAFE (SMART AND FUN EDUCATION)
Authors: Izza Aziza Nurul , Endrawati Budiani Fitria , Kurniawan Darma Catur , Dhayanty Dhea Arfiria , Pabatek Febriana Lepong
Published: March 2022

Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris perlu dipelajari sejak usia dini oleh anak-anak, karena anak-anak akan lebih cepat mengingat dan memahaminya. Tetapi anak-anak akan cenderung bosan jika sang guru menyampaikan materi pembelajaran dengan tidak menarik, sehingga anak-anak akan kesusahan dalam belajar. Dari kejadia tersebut maka dilakukan kegiatan pengajaran Bahasa Inggris dengan konsep Smart And Fun Education. Tujuan dari kegiatan ini selain memberikan motovasi kepada adik-adik yang berada di panti asuhan tersebut untuk semangat belajar Bahasa Inggris, juga sebagai bentuk kepedulian terhadap sesama manusia dengan memberikan donasi kepada pihak pengelola panti, serta mempererat tali persaudaraan. Metode yang digunakan ialah Membaca dan Games. Kegiatan pengabdian masyarakat dilaksanakan di Panti Asuhan Ummi Zahro pada tanggal 30 November 2019. Kegiatan ini dihadiri oleh kurang lebih 30 anak panti. Adapun hasil kegiatan pengabdian masyarakat tersebut dapat dijabarkan dengan analisis SWOT.Dengan analisis SWOT pada hasil kegiatan pengabdian di Panti Asuhan Ummi Zahro adalah sebagai alat strategi pengembangan bagi panti asuhan tersebut. Pada pelaksanaan anak-anak di Panti Asuhan Ummi Zahro berantusisas dengan metode ini sehingga mereka dapat Memahami dengan baik edukasi yang diberikan para pemateri.
PELATIHAN PEMBUATAN ECOBRICK UNTUK MASYARAKAT PESISIR PANTAI BALIKPAPAN
Authors: Rahendaputri Chandra Suryani , Endrawati Budiani Fitria , Abdallah Bayu Nur
Published: March 2022

Sampah plastik merupakan jenis sampah yang hampir tidak bisa terurai secara biologis oleh alam. Permasalahan di kota modern seperti Balikpapan ialah banyaknya penumpukan sampah plastik yang utamanya terjadi pada daerah pesisir yang dinilai minim pengawasan daerah. RT 1 Kelurahan Damai Kota Balikpapan merupakan salah satunya. Saat ini masyarakat di daerah tersebut belum mewaspadai mengenai bahaya sampah plastik sekaligus pemanfaatan menjadi produk bernilai guna. Kegiatan pengabdian kepada masyarakat ini dilakukan dengan metode diskusi dalam pengenalan mengenai bahaya sampah plastik bagi kehidupan, diskusi pemanfaatan sampah plastik menjadi produk bernilai guna, dan praktik secara langsung pembuatan ecobrick. Untuk mengetahui pencapaian dari kegiatan ini, kuesioner dibagikan kepada masyarakat dan diolah dengan excel. Hasil evaluasi dari kegiatan ini ialah peningkatan keinginan peserta untuk dapat memanfaatkan sampah di lokasi mereka yakni 61% responden berkeinginan, 72,2% responden berkeinginan membuat barang dari ecobrick, disamping itu responden juga ingin diadakan kegiatan serupa agar responden dapat mengetahui lebih banyak mengenai pemanfaatan sampah yang bisa didaur ulang sebanyak 72,2%.
PENINGKATAN PENGETAHUAN PASANGAN USIA SUBUR TENTANG KONTRASEPSI MELALUI PENERAPAN STRATEGI ABG (ADVOKASI, BINA SUASANA & GERAKAN MASYARAKAT)
Authors: Widjayanti Yhenti
Published: March 2022

Pandemi Covid 19 berpengaruh pada sektor sosial ekonomi termasuk kesejahteraan keluarga. Hal ini juga dirasakan oleh para pekerja PT Naka Tujuh Gemilang. Para pekerja mengalami penurunan jumlah pendapatan yang berdampak menurunnya kesejahteraan keluarga. Salah satu upaya peningkatan kesejahteraan keluarga adalah melalui keikutsertaan dalam program keluarga berencana (KB). Permasalahan mitra pengabdian kepada masyarakat (PKM) adalah kurangnya pengetahuan dan keterbatasan akses layanan kesehatan konseling KB sehingga berakibat ketidaktepatan pemilihan dan penggunaan alat kontrasepsi.  Tujuan PKM ini adalah meningkatkan pengetahuan pasangan usia subur (PUS) tentang kontrasepsi sebagai alternatif solusi peningkatan kesejahteraan keluarga dengan menerapkan strategi Advokasi, Bina Suasana dan gerakan masyarakat. Metode yang dilakukan dalam kegiatan ini adalah strategi ABG yaitu advokasi, bina suasana dan gerakan masyarakat melalui kegiatan pembentukan kader kesehatan, pembuatan media pendidikan kesehatan dan pemberian pendidikan kesehatan. Hasil PKM menunjukkan adanya kesediaan pihak pimpinan untuk menunjuk 2 orang pekerja sebagai kader kesehatan, ketersediaan media promosi kesehatan berupa booklet dan video tentang kontrasepsi dan peningkatan pengetahuan PUS tentang kontrasepsi sebagai alternatif solusi peningkatan kesejahteraan keluarga.
Penerapan Business Intelligence pada Data Cuaca Badan Meteorologi, Klimatologi, dan Geofisika (BMKG)
Authors: Andriyati Melinda , Ardiansyah Soleh , Putra Muhammad Gilvy Langgawan
Published: March 2022

As systems and methods that analyze data, Business Intelligence aims to gain insight. BMKG Kota Balikpapan has an obstacle in data management which takes almost two days. Data management consists of data processing, data analysis, data storage, and data accessing. BMKG Kota Balikpapan's problem can be answered by using Pentaho which is a proper tool for presenting the information from data management processes to gain knowledge. Business Intelligence implementation was performed by adopting a business intelligence roadmap: the business analysis phase, design phase, construction phase, and deployment phase. In conclusion, weather data processing into normal data by Pentaho has been done successfully. Normal data consists of normal data of rainfall, temperature, and humidity, which will be displayed on the dashboard created using Pentaho. The dashboard was displayed on the website localhost that has been built by using the MySQL database as a data storage and Pentaho in conducting the analysis and creation of the dashboard. Forecast for average temperature data in January 2019 also has been done by using Weka. The results of the comparison of original data and forecasting data showed a difference of 0.0573. The comparison of the data shows that Weka can be used as an alternative tool for BMKG of Balikpapan to weather forecasts.
Usulan Strategi Pemasaran Menggunakan Blue Ocean Strategy (BOS) pada Usaha Kecil Menengah Pempek Ogan Palembang
Authors: Nur Muhammad , Lubis Fitriani Surayya , Sandy Chilsy Vebiola , Permata Ekie Gilang , Silvia Silvia
Published: March 2022

UKM Pempek Ogan is a small industry engaged in the food sector. This UKM was founded in 2007. The main problem of UKM Pempek Ogan Palembang is the slow and monotonic development and business innovation i.e. the promotion strategy implemented is not well designed to increase sales and compete with similar businesses. Consequently, the business experienced declined sales and therefore, reducing revenues if appropriate measures are not taken. The purpose of this research is to develop new strategies, marketing strategies, by creating new innovations for UKM Pempek Ogan Palembang using Blue Ocean Strategy. The Blue Ocean Strategy is a method to develop a new value innovation that is not yet owned by competitors to divert from intense competition among business actors. The BOS method has several steps in its application, namely the creation of a strategy canvas, the creation of a four-step framework i.e. eliminating, enhancing, reducing, and creating, of the creation of three characteristics of a good strategy, namely focus, divergence and motto. Our findings from the strategy canvas suggested that there are several indicators whose values ​​are below competitors. The new innovation applied to UKM Pempek Ogan Palembang as a diversion from competitors by the framework of four steps is to reduce a product price. Moreover, product variants, social media advertising, sales promotion, employee appearance, cleanliness and comfort of the place as well as poor-designed-banners should be improved. We suggested frozen pempek and pempek with unique shapes are created for new and fresh looks as a new innovation.
Eksplorasi Pentingnya Penggunaan Data Science Dalam Perencanaan Pemodelan Transportasi Perkotaan
Authors: Priambudi Bagus Nuari , Ariani Nofa Martina , Wijaya Muhammad Indra Hadi , Pradana Brian
Published: March 2022

Perencanaan suatu kota tidak akan pernah lepas dari proses pemodelan transportasi. Karena pemodelan transportasi merupakan suatu faktor penting untuk melihat keberhasilan dari perencanaan kota. Pemodelan transportasi yang baik, seharusnya dapat mencerminkan karakteristik suatu kota. Proses ini pastinya ditunjang dengan banyak data, serta proses statistik/matematis yang kompleks dan akurat. Hal inilah yang selalu menjadi kendala utama dalam suatu proses pemodelan transportasi. Pada era Big Data permasalahan tersebut seharusnya sudah dapat diatasi. Karena semua proses pengumpulan data dapat dilakukan secara real time melalui semua platform yang dimiliki. Selain itu, semua proses yang kompleks dalam pemodelan transportasi dapat lebih mudah dilakukan dengan bantuan Data Science. Sekumpulan inferensi data yang dikembangkan dengan algoritmik yang bertujuan untuk memudahkan penanganan masalah yang rumit merupakan pengertian Data Science. Namun banyak peneliti/praktisi belum menyadari tentang pentingnya penggunaan data science. Pada artikel ini akan mengkaji lebih mendalam tentang  peluang tantangan dan pentingnya penggunaan data science dalam pemodelan transportasi. Karena penggunaan data science ini, dapat membantu mempercepat semua tahapan yang dilakukan dalam pemodelan transportasi. Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan kajian pustaka terhadap beberapa penelitian pemodelan transportasi yang menggunakan data science baik di Indonesia maupaun di negara lain. Pembahasan dalam artikel ini terdiri dari beberapa poin penting yakni kondisi penggunaan data science di Indonesia, peluang dan tantangan serta pentingnya penggunaan data science di dunia transportasi. Hasil penelitian menunjukan bahwa penggunaan data science di Indonesia termasuk kategori rendah. Jika dikaji secara lebih mendalam, data science memiliki peranan penting. Khususnya dalam menghadapi permasalahan ketersediaan data dalam pemodelan transportasi. Output dari pemodelan transportasi dengan menggunakan data science dapat terlihat lebih informatif dan mudah dimengerti. Hal inilah yang belum banyak disadari oleh para peneliti/praktisi di dunia transportasi. Adanya studi ini diharapkan dapat memberikan gambaran bahwa dengan mulai memanfaatkan data science yang lebih baik, berpengaruh terhadap output yang lebih optimal.
مسودة قانون الاحزاب السياسية العراقي (دراسة ناقدة )
Authors: الزهيري احمد يحيى
Published: March 2022

العراق بعد 9/4/2003 قد شهد تعددية حزبية مفرطة بعد ما كان يعاني من الاحادية الحزبية التي تتمثل بتجربة (حزب البعث)،  الا ان هذه التعددية كانت تعددية مفرطة ولم تستند الى اساس قانوني يحكم نشأتها ولا ينظم عملها بل ان هذه الاحزاب في خضم التجارب الانتخابية السابقة كانت تعمل بموجب  قانون رقم (97) لعام 2004 الصادر عن سلطة الائتلاف المؤقتة ،وكان هذا القانون يشكو من قلة مواده وعدم قدرته على تنظيم عمل الاحزاب السياسية ، وان الغاية  الاساسية من وضع هذا القانون آنذاك هو ليسهل لهذه الاحزاب  خوض  الانتخابات النيابية ، وعلى الرغم من انه مؤقت الا ان القوى السياسية عجزت طيلة اكثر من عقد عن سن قانون ينظم عمل  الاحزاب السياسية .

الكلمات المفتاحية:دستور،مسودة،قانون،أحزاب،طائفة
La réforme de l’Etat marocain à l’épreuve du projet de régionalisation avancée
Authors: Zouaoui Hassan
Published: March 2022

La question de la réforme de l’Etat marocain traverse la plupart des recherches consacrées à la recomposition de l’ordre étatique. Mais cette question ne pourrait être comprise aujourd’hui  qu’à travers  une interrogation sur les logiques politico-administratives présidant à l’élaboration de projet de régionalisation avancée. Force est de rappeler, à cet égard, que la philosophie de ce projet, qui prévoit la répartition de l’Etat en 12 régions au lieu de 16,  plaide pour un modèle marocain s'inscrivant dans « le cadre d'un Etat démocratique décentralisé ». En effet, le discours royal du 30 juillet  2010 a bien souligné qu’il ne s'agit pas d' «un simple aménagement technique ou administratif», mais plutôt, d'«une option résolue pour la rénovation et la modernisation des structures de l'Etat, et pour la consolidation du développement intégré». L’obligation de moderniser les structures de l’Etat a ainsi acquis une signification pratique dans la politique réformiste du nouveau règne.  L’un des objectifs assignés au projet de régionalisation avancée est de favoriser la démocratisation de l’Etat et, de  transformer aussi les modes de gouvernance territoriale. En ce sens, la modernisation des structures étatiques constitue un enjeu administratif et politique.    .

Mots-clés: modernisation, transformation, administratif, structures étatiques, nouveau règne
التغلغل الصهيوني في قارة إفريقيا 1948م،2001م.
Authors: : التومي زينب
Published: March 2022

الملخص:

  حاولت هذه الدراسة تناول  التغلغل الإسرائيلي في إفريقيا و السياسة الخارجية الإسرائيلية تجاه هذه القارة  . و تجتهد  في البحث عن جذور العلاقات الصهيونية الإفريقية و بداية الاهتمام الصهيوني بالقارة السمراء بالتركيز على أهداف السياسة الصهيونية في إفريقيا، وكيف نمت وتطورت العلاقات الدبلوماسية والاقتصادية والعسكرية عبر مختلف مراحلها التي اتسمت بتقلبات حادة حيث قسمت هذه المراحل حسب الدراسة إلى خمسة مراحل :المرحلة الأولى :محاولات الاختراق والبحث عن الشرعية 1948_1956م وهي الفترة التي شهدت الإعلان عن دولة إسرائيل وانعقاد مؤتمر باندونغ1955م، والمرحلة الثانية تأسيس العلاقات والاعتراف 1957_1973، وتعتبر بداية الانطلاق الأولى في العلاقات الإسرائيلية ،ثم المرحلة الثالثة تراجع العلاقات 1973_1979،وتعرف بسنوات المقاطعة حيث اتخذ المجلس الوزاري لمنظمة الدول الإفريقية الذي عقد في نوفمبر 1973قرار  بقطع العلاقات الدبلوماسية بإسرائيل  ،ثم المرحلة الرابعة عودة العلاقات 1979_1991م حيث خلقت اتفاقية كامب ديفيد 1979م،مناخ جديد سمح لإسرائيل استئناف علاقاتها من جديد مع دول إفريقيا  ،وآخر مرحلة التطبيع 1991_2001م.وتناولت الدراسة وسائل السياسة الإسرائيلية في ترسيخ أقدامها في إفريقيا والمخاطر على العالم العربي؟  

الكلمات المفتاحية: التغلغل الإسرائيلي- إفريقيا- السياسة الخارجية.