bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Bolu Kukus Ubi Ungu sebagai Inovasi MPASI: Langkah Awal dalam Program Pencegahan Stunting di Kelurahan Jakatan Raya
Authors: Rivaldi Putra Pradana  , Misnawati Misnawati  , Wingga Pratama  , Ayu Saputri  , Rusiana Rusiana  , Albert Gregori  , Hafifah Putri  , Rahmat Rahmat  , Rolan Rolan  , Nur Hanadia Rahman  , Mika Rosalina  , Patrick Aines Simanihuruk  , Dea Minahtri Anggreni  , Shelvina Shelvina
Published: October 2024

Stunting is a chronic nutritional problem that has a significant impact on children's physical and cognitive growth. In Jakatan Raya Village, Rungan District, Gunung Mas Regency, the stunting rate is still high, mainly due to the lack of balanced nutritional intake in early life. This article discusses community service aimed at introducing purple sweet potato steamed cake as an innovation for Complementary Breast Milk (MPASI) to prevent stunting. This activity includes training, mentoring, and evaluation of the effectiveness of purple sweet potato steamed cake in increasing children's nutritional intake. The results showed an increase in mothers' knowledge about the importance of MPASI, positive acceptance of this innovation, and an increase in nutritional intake in children. Although effective, challenges related to access to raw materials and variations in presentation still need to be overcome for the sustainability of the program.
Pemberdayaan Masyarakat Pondok Pesantren (Santriwati) dalam Pembuatan Sabun Cuci Pakaian Berbahan Dasar Minyak Jelantah
Authors: Novi Rahmawanti  , Novrian Dony  , Andita Novriwanti
Published: October 2024

Waste cooking oil/used cooking oil which is blackish brown is residue from the frying process that still contains fatty acids which have the potential to be used to make soap.  At the Al Ihsan Puteri Islamic boarding school, Banjarmasin used cooking oil waste has not been managed well. This activity aims to educate the Islamic boarding school community (santriwati) and boarding school administrators about making washing soap from used cooking oil as a solution so that used cooking oil can be reused in other forms. Participants in the activity were 15 female students at the Al Ihsan Puteri Banjarmasin Islamic Boarding School. This activity consists of discussion (counseling) and direct practice. The chemistry knowledge education material explains the impact of used cooking oil on the body, while the soap-making training material explains the cold saponification method through demonstrations. The service results show that almost 100% of the students who initially did not know how to reuse used cooking oil in soap, now know how to reuse used cooking oil. Students also increase their knowledge and skills in reacting with materials in the saponification process.
Penyuluhan Kesehatan tentang Kanker Serviks pada Wanita Usia Subur (WUS) di Desa Kertawinangun Kecamatan Kedawung Kabupaten Cirebon
Authors: Sofiyati Sofiyati  , Marwati Marwati
Published: October 2024

Cervical cancer is a primary malignant tumor originating from squamous epithelial cells or cells originating from the vagina and urethra, usually occurring in the cervix or cervix which is located between the uterus and the sexual canal (vagina). According to WHO 2018, cervical cancer is the fourth leading cause of death in women throughout the world, estimated at 570,000, while new cases in 2018 or 6.6% of all cancers in women. Human papilloma virus or commonly called (HPV) is known to cause cervical cancer which can be transmitted through sexual intercourse, infection with several types of viruses, and personal hygiene. Symptoms of cervical cancer can be recognized by the presence of fluid from the birth canal, namely abnormal vaginal discharge, contact bleeding (bleeding during intercourse), and feeling pain during coitus / sexual intercourse as well as bleeding even after entering menopause. Early symptoms of pre-cancerous conditions are generally characterized by the discovery of abnormal cells. These abnormal cells develop into cervical cancer and then the following symptoms of cervical cancer appear; the appearance of pain and bleeding during sexual intercourse (contact bleeding), abnormal vaginal bleeding, such as bleeding outside the menstrual cycle, bleeding between regular menstrual periods, menstrual periods that are longer and more abundant than usual, bleeding after menopause, vaginal discharge excessive and abnormal, if the cancer has spread to the pelvis, the patient will suffer from complaints of pelvic pain, difficulty urinating, and enlarged kidneys. Cervical cancer can be prevented 100% by HPV vaccination, using condoms, avoiding tobacco consumption, and early detection and treatment of precancerous lesions.
Pendidikan Anti Korupsi bagi Generasi Muda SMKN 1 Jrengik “Sebagai Upaya Pencegahan Korupsi Sejak Dini”
Authors: Faisol Faisol
Published: October 2024

This Community Service aims to provide knowledge to students of SMKN 1 Jrengik to know things related to corruption from an early age so that they can create a young generation who are aware and understand the dangers of corruption, and are able to identify forms of corruption, and know the sanctions. - sanctions that will be received for corruption. To give birth to a young generation who are moral and can form role models so that the younger generation is not infected with corruption from an early age to form an anti-corruption character from an early age, especially for students. The method used in this PKM is lectures and questions and answers with resource persons, apart from that, the delivery of this training is carried out by providing simple examples that occur related to criminal acts of corruption and models for preventing corruption from an early age. So that this anti-corruption education can be useful for students to be aware of anti-corruption, especially at SMKN 1 Jrengik and it is hoped that it can be applied by students in the surrounding environment.
Pengaruh Leverage dan Likuiditas Terhadap Kebijakan Dividen Pada Perusahaan Manufaktur di Bursa Efek Indonesia Tahun 2020 – 2023
Authors: Qatrunnada Salsabila  , Oryza Sativa  , Muhammad Nur Faizin Ramadhan  , Isti Pujihastuti
Published: October 2024

This research is important to provide valuable insight for companies in determining the optimal dividend policy and attracting investor interest. Hopefully, this research can make a significant empirical and theoretical contribution regarding the effect of leverage and liquidity on dividend policy in manufacturing companies on the IDX for the 2020-2023 period and can be a reference for companies in making decisions. This study uses some independent variables, namely Leverage and Liquidity. The dependent variable is the Dividend Policy which uses a purposive sampling method on one hundred samples of manufacturing companies on the IDX. In this case, H1 is accepted, leverage has a significant effect on dividend policy with a path coefficient (-0.055) and p-value (0.000 < 0.005). Then H2 is accepted, liquidity has a significant impact on dividend policy with path coefficient (0.109) and p-value (0.050 < 0.005). In this study, the data collected by researchers is quite limited, so future researchers are expected to develop data updates from previous studies where future researchers can find other variables that can affect dividend policy.
Pengaruh Cita Rasa dan Kualitas Pelayanan Terhadap Kepuasan Pelanggan Pada PT.XYZ Depok
Authors: Alya Tri Suci Wulandari  , Musthafa Kamil
Published: October 2024

XYZ (Company name disguised at the request of the company) is a well-established bakery industry in Indonesia. In running its business, of course, the company not only provides quality products and taste, but also provides good service quality because it can increase customer satisfaction. The purpose of this study is to determine the influence of taste and service quality on customer satisfaction of PT. XYZ Depok. The research method used is quantitative statistics. The population of this study is consumers who buy PT. XYZ Depok. Data collection methods with interviews, documentation, and questionnaires. Data processing using SPSS 25 with multiple linear regression analysis technique. Based on the results of the study, it was shown that taste had a significant effect on customer satisfaction and service quality also had a significant effect on customer satisfaction at PT. XYZ Depok, then the taste and quality of customers simultaneously have a significant effect on customer satisfaction at PT. XYZ Depok.
A Critical Discourse Analysis of the Images of the Turks in English Renaissance Drama: A Case Study
Authors: Akçeşme İfakat Banu , Baktır Hasan , Şarlar Çağrı , Genç Bilal
Published: October 2024

This study is based on a critical discourse analysis of images widely used for the portrayals of Turks in English Renaissance drama with reference to Philip Massinger’s Renegado. This study intends to develop a systematic method to examine the discursive tendencies in the selected work to determine the frequencies of the use of particular linguistic expressions used to depict the Turks and the ideas that are established and promoted through the recurrently employed images of Turks in order to identify the dominant cultural attitudes and the political, ideological and religious implications of certain discursive representations and constructions. To do so, a structural framework for a thematic content analysis is created and it is based on the identified categories, codes, and themes as to who did what to whom and how. This approach provides a fertile ground for the categorical, thematic, and conceptual examination. The analysis of the data derived from the plays under study provides insight into what patterns and tendencies English Renaissance playwrights generated through their discursive practices and how the frequently used images supported historical, cultural, theological, and ideological productions that played a determining role in the development of certain perceptions, understandings and thoughts about Turks.
Brand Silence in Protest Movements: Commercial Brands Discursive Indifference During a Social Protest in Peru
Authors: Dongo Eduardo Yalán , Calderón Elder Cuevas , Guerra Jose Miguel , Kanashiro Lilian
Published: October 2024

The study aims to politically analyze the narrative traits of protesting the indifference of commercial brands toward Peru’s political mobilization in November 2020 via Facebook. From a multiple-case qualitative focus, the corpus was gathered through the semiotic pertinence of representation by the isotopic saturation. The object of the study comprises 110 comments from protesters posted on the public profiles of brands that did not participate in the political protest. The pertinence of their election corresponded to the level of affinity and affection Peruvian consumers had with the brands. Based on the post-Greimasian theory, we have identified four narrative traits of protesting—exclaiming, complaining, repudiating, and wavering—over the brands. Consequently, data showed that consumers exclaimed against “their” brand, complained about the brand, repudiated the institution, and wavered over institutionality (something undefined). We identified three forms of dissemination: i) those enunciated from the Self and concerning the brands, (ii) those enunciated toward the brands, and (iii) those enunciated toward the collective self, concerning the brands. This study seeks to contribute to the literature about the narrative relationship between political consumers and brands, protests and consumption, and corporate crisis management.
Overview of the Foreign Language Sections in the Matriculation Exam in Poland and the University Entrance Exam in Türkiye
Authors: Sendur Agnieszka , Kılıçkaya Ferit
Published: October 2024

This paper highlights the contrasting approaches to foreign language assessment in high-stakes examinations for university education in Poland and Türkiye, focusing on content, task types, and language skills. In Poland, language acquisition is seen as a tool for effective communication, while in Türkiye, it is often perceived as rote memorization of grammar and vocabulary. This difference in mindset is influenced by prevailing assessment practices, where Türkiye’s evaluation methods prioritize memorization, leading to a diminished emphasis on communication and practical language use. This disparity is reflected in the EF English Proficiency Index, with Poland ranking high and Türkiye ranking low in language proficiency. Neglected language skills, such as speaking and listening, further exacerbate the issue. Despite discussions on transforming assessment practices for decades, Türkiye has made little progress. The practicality of multiple-choice-based tests in Türkiye is noted, but their limitations in testing language skills comprehensively are acknowledged.
राष्ट्रीय शिक्षा नीति 2020 और उच्च शिक्षा
Authors:   डॉ. भीमराव आंबेडकर, विश्वविद्यालय, आगरा, चौहान तपस्या
Published: October 2024

जन्म के पश्चात् से ही बालक के सीखने की प्रक्रिया आरम्भ हो जाती है। वह औपचारिक व अनौपचारिक दोनों प्रकार से शिक्षा ग्रहण कर अपने जीवन के निर्धारित लक्ष्यों की प्राप्ति हेतु निरन्तर परिश्रम करता है। निर्धारित लक्ष्यों को प्राप्त करने हेतु औपचारिक शिक्षा महत्वपूर्ण मार्गदर्शक की भूमिका का निर्वहन करती है। शिक्षा द्वारा ही छात्र के व्यक्तित्त्व का विकास तथा उसकी प्रतिभा में निखार आता है। वह विद्यालय में प्रवेश लेकर बाल्यकाल से ही विविध विषयों का ज्ञान अर्जन करता है। यह विषय उसके बौद्धिक विकास के साथ उसकी क्षमताओं में वृद्धि करते हैं। छात्र के भीतर नैतिक मूल्यों को पुष्ट करते हुए जीवन मूल्यों तथा सामाजिक मूल्यों को पोषित करने का प्रयत्न करते हैं। इन्हीं लक्ष्यों को ध्यान में रखकर पाठ्यक्रम व शिक्षण सहायक सामग्री का उपयोग शिक्षक छात्र के बहुमुखी विकास के लिए करता है। आज के छात्र ही देश का भविष्य निर्धारित करेंगे इसी सोच के साथ शिक्षण व शिक्षक के ऊपर उत्तरदायित्व बढ़ जाते हैं और राष्ट्र निर्माताओं (छात्र) हेतु शिक्षण प्रणाली/शिक्षण पद्धति/शिक्षण नीति में समयायनुसार परिवर्तन किये जाते हैं। वैदिक शिक्षा, गुरुकुल शिक्षण पद्धति व राष्ट्रीय शिक्षा नीति तक का उद्देश्य छात्रों को एक जिम्मेदार नागरिक बनाने का प्रयास रहा है। प्राचीन काल से ही भारतवर्ष अनेक अमूल्य विद्याओं की निधि रहा है। उच्चस्तरीय व गुणवत्तापूर्ण शिक्षण विश्वविख्यात हैं। भारतीय ही नहीं अपितु संपूर्ण विश्व से छात्र विद्यार्जन हेतु भारतभूमि पर आये, इसलिए भारत विश्वगुरु कहलाया। भारत का विश्व गुरु बनने के पीछे सर्वाधिक महत्त्वपूर्ण कारक यहाँ की विभिन्न गौरममयी विद्याएं, शिक्षण शैली एवं विश्वविद्यालय रहे, जहां भारतीय ही नहीं अपितु अन्य देशों से भी छात्र ज्ञानार्जन हेतु आते थे। राष्ट्र का प्राचीन गौरव लिए नई शिक्षा नीति में भी उच्च शिक्षा को गुणवत्ता व रोजगारपरक बनाने हेतु विश्वविद्यालयी स्तर पर अनेक कार्य किये गये हैं जिससे छात्र राष्ट्र उत्थान में महत्त्वपूर्ण सहयोग करें। प्रस्तुत शोध में राष्ट्रीय शिक्षा नीति 2020 का अवलोकन उच्च शिक्षा के संदर्भ में किया जाएगा।
R2DN – Integrating Databases about Natural Disasters
Authors: Borges Marcos , Verissimo Jose
Published: October 2024

The historical data on disasters serves various purposes, such as managing the risk of future disasters, assessing risk in the insurance sector, and formulating policies to reduce disaster risks, among others. To meet these objectives, there are databases, covering several types of disasters. However, in addition to differences in purposes, scope, access, and coverage, there are variations in the criteria for registering a disaster in the database and the information used for this register. Due to these differences, we have a scenario with discrepancies of information across existing databases. In this study, we propose a repository that combines the main advantages of some global databases, the data needs due to multilateral agreement, and the possibility of integrating regional or specific databases. The proposed Natural Disaster Data Repository (R2DN) contains a data schema and a data mapping process with two of the main global databases (EM-DAT and DesInventar) and S2ID.
Civilian-Military Integration in Ukrainian Defense Supply Chain
Authors: Kushnir Myroslava , Nagurney Anna , Konrad Renata
Published: October 2024

This research delves into the intricacies of the Ukrainian military’s supply chain during the ongoing Russian-Ukrainian war, with a specific focus on the significant role played by the civilian population in supporting the armed forces. Termed a defense supply chain, our study employs a multilevel model encompassing logistical, informational, and financial dimensions to elucidate the multifaceted levels within the defense supply chain network. Key actors identified include manufacturers, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), donors, and conscripts. The study sheds light on the vulnerabilities in the flow of goods in the defense supply chain. A resilient defense supply chain relies on efficient NGO communication and the crucial alignment of donor income growth with escalating resource prices.
The Role of Digitalization During Supply Chain Disruptions: Lessons from the Experiences of Family-Owned Austrian Firms During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Authors: Khazanchi Deepak , Bernsteiner Reinhardt
Published: October 2024

The COVID-19 pandemic strained global supply chains, and companies faced numerous production, logistics, or material management problems. It is claimed that the digitalization of supply chains can have the potential to make supply chains more resilient to interruptions and disruptions. This article focuses on describing the experiences of three large Austrian family-owned business during the supply chain disruptions caused by the pandemic and the Russia-Ukraine war. This assessment is done from the perspective of the supply chain leaders in the organization. We provide insights on what worked and what did not for these firms and what lessons we can take away from their experiences.
Perceiving and Behaving in a Crisis: Developing a Multi-Functional Crisis Information Platform for Psychosocial Situations (CIP-PS)
Authors: Sterl Sebastian , Billig Andreas , Taffo Franck William , Svoboda David , Gerhold Lars
Published: October 2024

Increasingly long-lasting and complex crises and disasters can cause psychosocial effects on certain population groups with different vulnerabilities. To increase a population’s resilience, it is necessary to examine these effects more deeply by systematically monitoring the psychosocial situation, integrating different types of data and making this data researchable, visible, and documentable via a multi-modal platform. Following a systems thinking approach, this paper presents a full approach to developing a “Multi-Functional Crisis Information Platform for Psychosocial Situations” (CIP-PS) for Germany, which includes the integration of an ontology- and filter-based research component (CIP-REP), a filter-based dashboard component (CIP-DAB), and a documentation component (CIP-DOC) into a complete information platform. In sum, this platform fulfills the requirement of comprehensively integrating different psychosocial data (e.g., survey, meta data, or question item data) into a system capable of fully linking all components and related data to healthcare informatics.
Wildfire Evacuation Challenges in Multi-ethnic Communities: An Information Communication Perspective
Authors: Hu Jun , Duo Meng , Chen Anying , Fang Zhetao
Published: October 2024

The areas with high wildfire risk of wildfire are inhabited by multiple ethnic groups in China. In the event of a wildfire, there are many challenges for the government to release evacuation information to residents in multi-ethnic communities. Based on the Shannon-Weaver model of communication, a whole-process communication model of evacuation information is constructed to reflect the challenges during the whole process, including the dynamic variability, regional difference and cross-language expression of evacuation information at the stage of information generation, the inadequate communication capability of information carriers and instability of communication infrastructures at the stage of information transmission, and comprehension impairment and irrational perception at the stage of information perception. In response to these challenges, the authors also make some suggestions from the intelligent information technology, crisis response system and offline communication channels.
Managing Volunteers in Disaster Situations - An Overview of Models for Decision-Makers
Authors: Hager Florentina , Reuter-Oppermann Melanie
Published: October 2024

Volunteers are a valuable resource in disaster management. Yet to be useful, decision-makers need to manage thisresource properly. However, managing volunteers differs from managing traditional work forces in multiple aspects:volunteers can spontaneously decide to offer their help, may have different skills and preferences for different tasksand can leave the system at any time. Several models for optimising volunteer management in disaster scenarioshave been presented in the past. To provide an overview of existing approaches, this article provides a structuredliterature review, discusses the challenges of integrating these models into decision support systems and identifiesfuture research directions. In total, 31 articles were identified, of which more than half were published in the lastfive years. Most authors addressed the issue of assigning volunteers to tasks, while little attention was paid topredicting the number of volunteers and optimising the composition of volunteer teams.
QuakeSet: A Dataset and Low-Resource Models to Monitor Earthquakes through Sentinel-1
Authors: Rege Cambrin Daniele , Garza Paolo
Published: October 2024

Earthquake monitoring is necessary to promptly identify the affected areas, the severity of the events, and, finally, to estimate damages and plan the actions needed for the restoration process. The use of seismic stations to monitor the strength and origin of earthquakes is limited when dealing with remote areas (we cannot have global capillary coverage). Identification and analysis of all affected areas is mandatory to support areas not monitored by traditional stations. Using social media images in crisis management has proven effective in various situations. However, they are still limited by the possibility of using communication infrastructures in case of an earthquake and by the presence of people in the area. Moreover, social media images and messages cannot be used to estimate the actual severity of earthquakes and their characteristics effectively. The employment of satellites to monitor changes around the globe grants the possibility of exploiting instrumentation that is not limited by the visible spectrum, the presence of land infrastructures, and people in the affected areas. In this work, we propose a new dataset composed of images taken from Sentinel-1 and a new series of tasks to help monitor earthquakes from a new detailed view. Coupled with the data, we provide a series of traditional machine learning and deep learning models as baselines to assess the effectiveness of ML-based models in earthquake analysis.
Crisis Response and Management of Public Administrations: Forgotten Tales
Authors: Schulte Yannic , Schönefeld Malte , Schütte Patricia M. , Fiedrich Frank
Published: October 2024

Crises and disasters have become omnipresent worldwide in recent years. But thinking of managing those critical situations the focus of the public and scientific research in recent years was primarily on blue light organizations, i.e., classic emergency response organizations. This changed with the refugee situation in 2015/2016 and the COVID-19 pandemic, when public administrations and local authorities in particular took on a central role in crisis management. They became the central players in those situations, played an important role at the interface with the local population and were the first point of contact and information for them. This article sheds light on municipal administrations in Germany which have often be overlooked in various stages of crisis management. Drawing on empirical evidence from a German research project, it delves into the extent to which municipalities may have been overlooked or disregarded in certain aspects.
M-CATNAT: A Multimodal dataset to analyze French tweets during natural disasters
Authors: Farah Badreddine , El Bachyr Omar , Cleuziou Guillaume , Halftermeyer Anaïs , Gracianne Cécile , Auclair Samuel , Hafiane Adel , Canals Raphaël
Published: October 2024

The proliferation of social media, especially platforms like X (formerly Twitter), has made available a large volume of real-time data valuable across diverse fields. During natural disasters, such data aids humanitarian efforts by providing crucial insights. However, processing this vast amount of data necessitates automated systems, often relying on annotated datasets for training. While supervised learning dominates this area, multilingual and multimodal annotated datasets are scarce. The present study addresses this gap by introducing M-CATNAT, a multimodal dataset of French tweets about natural disasters. Unlike previous datasets, M-CATNAT integrates annotations for texts, images, and their multimodal combination. Leveraging CrisisMMD guidelines, this work in progress aims to annotate 1,430 tweets, generating over 4,500 labels. The M-CATNAT dataset not only expands resources to non-English languages but also enhances multimodal analysis by furnishing three levels of annotation for each tweet (one per modality plus one for the whole tweet).
Determination of Shelf Life of Packaged Water in Selected Water Packaging Factories, Ota, Ogun State, Nigeria
Authors: Olanipekun Adewoye , Idusuyi Daniel , Aiyelokun Oluwatobi , Saka Quadri , Cole Olanrewaju
Published: October 2024

Water is critical for human survival. Therefore, its quality and safety are non-negotiable, especially in packaged forms like sachets and bottles. However, when human beings consume unsafe water, they become prone to waterborne diseases which could result in deaths. Therefore, this study investigated the shelf life of packaged water from four selected water packaging factories in Ota, Ogun State, Nigeria, labeled samples A, B, C and D. Selected physicochemical and microbial analyses were carried out on water samples monthly for three months according to American Public Health Association standards, to assess any changes over the three months. Results indicated that while most samples met the World Health Organization (WHO) minimum standards for drinking water quality, still notable variations were observed as the months of analyses progressed. Sachet water samples exhibited more significant reduction in physicochemical and microbial quality compared with bottled water samples. This study concludes that sample A recorded the best results comparatively. Also, shelf life of sachet water is relatively shorter compared with bottled water, with a suggested storage period of three months under typical room and tropical conditions to ensure safety and quality. These findings emphasize the need for more quality control measures, better storage practices and frequent factory monitoring to ensure safety of packaged drinking water. The study recommends that regulatory agencies better enforce existing water packaging guidelines, while packaging factories should also adopt improved packaging and handling processes to enhance shelf life of their products.
Maximizing Learning in Caring for Older Patients Through a Multi-Specialty Simulation Approach
Authors: Abbas Mohamed , Mishra Lalit , Buechel Cathryn , Anas Aishah , Dwivedi Rajesh
Published: October 2024

Background: Simulation-based learning has been utilized in medical education and studied to enhance its educational impact since the 1960s (Hallinger, & Wang, 2020). However, there is a lack of multispecialty simulations in the literature (Fisher, & Walker, 2014; Age UK. 2023; NHS England, 2021; Romero-Ortuno, Stuck, & Masud, 2022; Keijsers, et al., 2016). We developed and delivered simulations on Orthopaedics and Geriatric topics. Simulation mannequins, role players, imaging, and simulated clinical documentation were incorporated into scenarios. We evaluated the effectiveness of this approach on students’ knowledge and confidence when caring for older patients.
Methods: Fourth-year medical students at the University of Nottingham received simulation-based teaching during their Geriatrics placement at Queens Medical Centre. Their knowledge and confidence levels were assessed before and after the simulations. We utilized six knowledge-based and six confidence-level questions mapped to their learning outcomes for hip fractures, pressure ulcers, and discharge planning stations. In addition, we asked students to provide scenario-specific feedback and their thoughts on whether the simulation workshop was pitched at the right level.
Results: Students’ knowledge and confidence levels improved significantly following the simulation workshop. About 75% of the students displayed enhanced results in the knowledge-based category.  In terms of their confidence level, there was improvement seen across all simulation stations, with most learners feeling four times more confident when comparing proportions pre and post-simulation.  Furthermore, 99% of the students thought the simulations had positively impacted their learning.
Conclusion: Our findings demonstrate the effectiveness of the multispecialty simulation approach in undergraduate geriatrics teaching. Given significant improvements in students’ knowledge, confidence levels, and positive feedback, we aim to continue delivering this multispecialty simulation-based teaching to our students. To measure the long-term efficacy of this approach, we can perhaps re-evaluate students learning after a month to assess the efficacy of this simulation workshop.
Recent Progressions on Peripheral Hypotheses of Hypothalamic Aging
Authors: Cai Zi-Jian
Published: October 2024

Background: It is well known that the changes of hypothalamus in control of hormones determine the chronological manifestations of aging in mammals.Aim: It is aimed to review the progressions on recently hypothesized peripheral mechanisms responsible for the senescent changes of the hypothalamic nuclei and secretion.Methods: It was searched the papers from Pubmed and Baidu, and then analyzed and summarized.Results and Discussions: (a) It was proposed by Cai that the decrease in slow-wave sleep (SWS) resulting from continual skin aging cause both decrease in secretion of growth hormone (GH) and degeneration of suprachiasmatic nucleus(SCN) for hypothalamus. (b) It was soon hypothesized by the Europeans that the increase in body fat be responsible for the degeneration of male hypothalamic preoptic sexually dimorphic nucleus (SDN-POA), which was supported by the increment of aromatase converting testosterone to estradiol as proposed by Cohen, with testosterone required to maintain SDN-POA. In parallel, it was speculated the aging of female ovary toward menopause as acceleration and precocity similarly in association with the corresponding senescent changes in lipid, aromatase and estradiol. (c) It was the hypothalamic paraventricular nucleus (PVN) that retained neuron number unchanged during aging for psychological stress..Conclusion: It is summarized that the hypothalamic senescence resulting from these peripheral mechanisms shifts the functional balance among these three hypothalamic systems toward aging.
Improvements in the Characteristics of Plant Fiber Reinforced Concrete
Authors: Islam Md Rakibul , Ul Isalm Md Rafat , Rashid Muhammad , Ahammad Faisal , Islam Monjurul
Published: October 2024

Plant Fiber is lightweight, has a high specific strength, and the ultimate elongation is high and can improve the shortcoming of concrete. Concrete is easy to crack and break, and its tensile strength and other mechanical properties are not high. The chemical composition and mechanical properties of some plant Fibers that are often used are analyzed first. The modification of plant Fiber will also be discussed. Firstly, the chemical composition and mechanical properties of some plant Fibers are analyzed, and the modification methods of plant Fibers are also discussed; then, the mechanical properties of plant Fiber-reinforced concrete, hydration properties, heat preservation properties, durability, and other properties of plant Fiber-reinforced concrete are analyzed and summarized in detail. The conclusions are as follows. When the strength of concrete is increased by plant Fiber, the long Fiber is the best tensile strength method, the short Fiber is the most practical, and the length and content of the Fiber. The influence of factors such as water-cement ratio; plant Fiber can delay the release of the heat of hydration of cement by changing the hydration characteristics of cement, thereby improving the anti-cracking ability of mass concrete; concrete plant Fiber can improve the thermal stability and durability, and the lyotropic effect of plant Fiber on concrete Affect the flowability of paste. Plant Fibers can improve the thermal insulation and durability of concrete and reduce the thermal cracking of concrete. The plant Fiber is used as a reinforcement in the concrete of the railway foundation, which can enhance its tensile strength, impact strength, and flexural strength. The optimal loading range is 0.6-0.9%, and the long Fiber lay-flat method is the best. In the mixed method, these five physical reverse effects can be prepared in the range of 1.2-2.0%. The single tensile squeezing capacity of 30 plants using the mixed method is up to 3.69 MPa, which is the only chemical evaluation capacity of 46.5%.
Correlation of Silage Feeds to Blood Biochemical Parameters in Saanen Goats
Authors: Hien Nguyen Thi Thu
Published: October 2024

This paper presents the results of monitoring blood biochemical parameters of Saanen goats when using some types of silage. The study was conducted on 40 Saanen goats 6-12 months old, with an average weight of 17.5 kg, raised at the Center for Livestock Biotechnology. The goats were completely randomized in blocks into 3 treatments (NT); NT1: pseudo-silage cashew nuts, NT2: silage cassava pulp and NT3: silage corn stalks and leaves and 1 control group (using standard feed at the center). Blood samples were taken by jugular vein puncture of each animal in the morning, before feeding on days 1, 45 and 90 of the experiment. Blood biochemical indices: Glucose, Protein, Albumin, Globulin, BUN, Creatinine, AST, ALT, ALP, electrolyte index (Na, K, Ca, P) were measured by Abaxis Vetscan 2 chemical analyzer. Biochemical parameters of the control group and the 3 treatments 1, 2, 3 on the 90th day were respectively Glucose was 4.56 ± 2.86; 4.59 ± 3.84; 4.38 ± 3.88; 4.42 ± 3.18 mmol/l; Protein was 76.83 ± 8.56; 77.56 ± 6.82; 77.36 ± 7.96; 78.35 ± 8.38 g/l. The results of the evaluation of blood biochemical parameters of Saanen goats were all at normal levels when using silage rations. There was no statistical difference between the experimental and control groups. The results confirmed that the use of supplementary silage in Saanen goat farming did not affect blood biochemical indices. These data are useful for further studies on other ruminants, suggesting the use of silage in goat farming from agricultural by-products.
Design of a Six-Story Teaching Building: A Comprehensive Approach to Safety and Structural Efficiency
Authors: Biswas Mithun , Rahman Prodhan Md Atowar , Chayan S. M. , Raihan Prodhan Md Safiq , Shahjahan Anik Md
Published: October 2024

This paper describes teaching building design. The project, designed for the teaching building, prioritizes safety in its main structure, a reinforced concrete frame with six floors above ground. The story heights are 4.2m, 3.9m, 3.9m, 3.9m, 3.9m and 3.9m, respectively, and the building's total height is 27.6m. The construction site category is classified as type II, and the first group's seismic fortification intensity is 7 degrees. The process includes architectural design, structural design, and PKPM checking calculation. Architectural design mainly consists of a general description. The plan, elevation, section, and draft of the corresponding building are drawn according to the relevant information and requirements provided by the design task book. Structural design mainly includes load statistics, calculation of internal force and displacement of the frame, a combination of internal force, and calculation of staircase, slab roof, floor slab and frame structure. The calculation of displacement, internal force, and reinforcement of the whole frame structure is carried. Out using PKPM. In the course of architectural design, safety is a paramount consideration, in line with the principles of safety, applicability, beauty, economy, and energy-saving requirements, referring to national standards and relevant materials, and strictly following the requirements of relevant architectural design standards, the design of each link is not only a comprehensive scientific consideration of its own but also a related discussion with teachers, as detailed in the construction plan. The frame structure is adopted,in this structural type. It mainly includes structure layout and calculation sketch determination, load calculation, internal force calculation, internal force combination, main beam section design, and reinforcement calculation, frame column section design and reinforcement calculation, secondary beam section design and reinforcement calculation, floor and roof design, staircase design etc. Among them, the D-value method is used to calculate the internal force of the structure under horizontal load, and the distribution method is used to calculate the internal force of the structure under vertical load (dead load and live load).
The Hypothetic Nutrient Constraint to Continuously Maintain as Gradient from Gastrula to Postnatal Development: An Important Mechanism for Recapitulation
Authors: Cai Zi-Jian
Published: October 2024

It was suggested by Cai a theory that the nutrient gradient differentiate the cellular living states to form the three germ layers of animal embryonic gastrula differential developing to three different subsequent fates, with the endoderm manifesting cellular living states in nutritious condition and forming the epithelium of digestive and respiratory system; the ectoderm manifesting cellular living states of nutrient dependence and environmental effects, and giving rise to the nervous and epithelial tissues; the mesoderm lying between them and forming the muscle and adipose. In parallel, it was also complied with the regulation of nutrients on various cultured stem cells. In this article, to account for these phenomena, it is extended this theory and suggested that there be a constraint maintaining such nutrient gradient from gastrula to postnatal development continuously, due to the animals necessarily to deal with the nutritional transport and environmental effects being the same across all developmental stages after gastrula, for most animals before the appearance of rigid eggshell in evolution. It is the nutrient constraint forming gradient at gastrula that coordinates the development of all animals into fixed nutrient gradient as the most primitive animal of gastrula, recapitulating the developmental program at gastrula. In contrast, it is unnecessary for all animals universally to deal with nutritional transport before gastrula, generating evolutionary diversity in early embryonic stages before gastrula, as well as violations to Haeckel’s recapitulation.
Efficient Privacy-Preserving Scheme for Distributed Machine Learning Against Collusion Attacks (EPPS-DMLCA)
Authors: Hosen Md Nazmul , Billah Md Masum , Uddin Riaz
Published: October 2024

We propose EPPS-DMLCA, a novel method integrating homomorphic encryption and DP to protect data from attacks. EPPS-DMLCA improves techniques to protect data from attacks in several ways. One, it protects data while being more computationally efficient compared to extant methods. Two, it is more robust to collusion attacks than current methods are. We evaluated EPPS-DXMCA using MNIST. We tested our method on Amazon’s cloud using 40 cloud servers. We found that our method performed as well as a method that did not protect privacy. Additionally, our method uses a firm privacy budget, which provides robust privacy protection. Last, we found that because of the low computational overhead, our method is more resistant to collusion attacks than state-of-the-art methods are. Our results show that EPPS-DMLCA is an important contribution to the literature. We propose EPPS-DMLCA, which integrates homomorphic encryption and DP to protect data from attacks. We used MNIST in a distributed cloud environment with 40 cloud servers. Our results show that EPPS-DMLCA is up to 3 times more efficient than FHE methods. Moreover, the model performs 97.8%, the same as unprotected methods. Last, DP’s noise was well-tuned, as evidenced by the model and the sufficient parameters to provide robust protection from privacy. Moreover, EPPS-DMLCA is more resistant to collusion than the state-of-the-art. Machine learning models are essential for creating information from big data in a constantly changing world. However, access to such big data raises privacy issues. Fortunately, various ways exist to protect data from attacks. One such method is DP, which adds noise to the data. The goal of DP is to generate robust protection from privacy. DP is a valuable tool, but the method has one drawback. The method uses many noise probes to be effective. This means that FHE methods do not perform as well as unprotected methods. Because of this drawback, I propose EPPS-DMLCA to users.
The scientific enterprise is a human enterprise
Authors: Richardson Reese
Published: October 2024

An excerpt from my newly-defended PhD dissertation.
Design Management: From my Experience in Toyota Design
Authors:   Executive Advisor, Japan Industrial Design Association, Misono Hideichi ,   Former Design Director, Toyota Motor Co. Ltd.,   Guest Professor of Chiba University, Japan
Published: October 2024

This is a manuscript compiled based on Mr. Hideichi Misono’s speech at the 2024 International Design Services and Social Innovation Forum in Hong Kong on August 27th, 2024. Mr. Hideichi Misono is former design director of Toyota Design Center and has held positions such as Executive Vice President of Calty Design Research in California, Senior General Manager of Toyota Design Center, and President and CEO of Tecno Art Research. He once led the entire Toyota Design Group and played an important role in establishing Toyota’s design philosophy. In the field of education, he was a visiting professor at Chiba University and has given lectures and seminars in many countries. Misono is currently an executive advisor for the Japan Industrial Design Association (JIDA), supporting the overall operation of JIDA.
Implementation of A Deep Learning Algorithm for Fraud Detection Based on Credit Transactions
Authors: R Sahila Devi
Published: October 2024

Online transactions using credit cards are being more reliable and efficient method followed by most of the users. In the same way, the fake transaction and scam occurring during the credit card transactions are increasing day by day. This scam not only steal user’s money but also misuse their personal details. Manual detection of these scam may be a tedious process, so this detection must be a deep learning method for the fastest and effective method of detection. This paper proposes a methodology of deep learning algorithm involving Multi Layer Perceptron (MLP) to prevent the users from fraud transaction. The data which is trained form a neural network and the test data is evaluated to define the classification, whether the data is fraud or verified data. This work involves data processing, data cleaning and data visualization of the data transaction. At the end of the process, the detected results undergo validation and model evaluation. Data visualization uses libraries from Matlab to learn the data, which is used in the data classification.
Cloud Service Authentication Based On Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) For Ensure Privacy
Authors: S Marisargunam
Published: October 2024

Considering the possible consequences of illegal access, cloud service authentication privacy must be guaranteed. Negative actors might get access to private information without the right authentication procedures, which could result in monetary losses, harm to one’s reputation, and legal repercussions. This paper proposed using the advanced encryption standard (AES) algorithm for cloud service authentication to guarantee privacy and alleviate these problems. Providing a safe and effective authentication process that ensures user data privacy is the main goal of this framework. To encrypt user credentials and other authentication related data before sending it to the cloud service provider, the proposed framework makes use of the AES algorithm. With the use of an encryption key, the data is rendered unintelligible even in the event that it is intercepted. In order to guard against man in the middle attacks and eavesdropping, the authentication system also includes secure key exchange protocols and secure communication routes. Organizations may feel secure and in control of their data stored in the cloud by implementing this cloud service authentication architecture. It provides a strong barrier against breaches of privacy, illegal access, and data breaches. A workable and efficient way to guarantee privacy and safeguard sensitive data is to employ the AES algorithm for cloud service authentication. Through the use of this framework, businesses may take use of cloud computing’s advantages while retaining control over their data and lowering the danger of illegal access.
A new identity: Enhancing life skills and work-readiness for those with a sexual offending history
Authors: Ogden Rachel , Tarpey Emma
Published: October 2024

The purpose of this research was to examine the experiences of individuals, with a sexual offending history, who have engaged with a community-based life skills and work-readiness programme. With a view to understand the impact of such programmes on their rehabilitation and to inform a growing body of research around the approaches needed for promoting rehabilitation within this group. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with four participants about their experiences of accessing a community-based charity and three themes were identified using Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis: “a place to belong without fear or judgement;” “creating an identity away from offending;” and “space and time to realise own potential.” These findings were discussed in relation to the Good Lives Model; previously identified protective factors for people with a history of sexual offending; and desistance research. The research offers a number of recommendations for practice which can be used by organisations to help them develop an inclusive and meaningful approach to supporting individuals with a history of sexual offending.
“Entre Oyó e Ilé-Ifè: o impacto da história iorubá nas reconfigurações do campo patrimonial no Atlântico Sul (Nigéria/Brasil)”
Authors: Capone Stefania
Published: October 2024

Este artigo visa a analisar a construção de patrimônios afro-diaspóricos entre a Nigéria e o Brasil, mostrando como a história iorubá se faz presente nas trocas culturais entre os dois lados do oceano Atlântico. Veremos que, hoje em dia, na Nigéria, a patrimonialização de monumentos, práticas culturais ou sítios naturais tem se tornado uma nova arma para reafirmar a supremacia das principais autoridades tradicionais iorubás. Nesses processos, a “religião” ocupa uma posição central na salvaguarda das tradições culturais iorubás. Mas, para que a religião iorubá se torne “patrimônio”, ela deve ser pensada, antes de tudo, como “cultura”. Os processos de seleção das representações do patrimônio cultural iorubá são assim acionados nas fronteiras movediças que separam religião e cultura. O papel da “diáspora” tornou-se crucial no reconhecimento do valor patrimonial de práticas e monumentos religiosos no território iorubá, construíndo um espaço afro-religioso transnacional.