bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Optimization of P25/CaTiO3nanorod Composite Photocatalysts for High Organic Matter Degradation Performance
Authors: Tamarua Tomoki , Nakamoto Trang , Taguchi  Kozo
Published: October 2023

Wastewater is discharged into rivers and oceans without any treatment, causing significant damage to animal health and destroying ecosystems. Semiconductor photocatalysts are attracting attention as an effective means for solving this problem. Among them, titanium-based perovskite semiconductors are expected to be the next-generation photocatalysts because of their wide range of properties, including chemical and optical stability. CaTiO3, in particular, has attracted attention because of its excellent corrosion resistance, low cost, and ease of material synthesis. In this study, CaTiO3 nanorods (CaTiO3NR) were prepared by hydrothermal synthesis. The photocatalytic activity was improved by forming a heterostructure between TiO2 particles (P25) and CaTiO3NR and by optimizing the mass ratio of P25 to CaTiO3NR. Methylene blue solution was used as a pollutant model to evaluate the degradation performance of photocatalysts under UV irradiation. The results showed that controlling the mass ratio of P25 /CaTiO3NR can significantly improve the photocatalytic performance and has better degradation than P25/CaTiO3nanocuboids composite photocatalysts. The highest photocatalytic performance was achieved by the P25 /CaTiO3NR=3:1 composite photocatalyst, which had about 60% more decomposition performance compared to P25.
A historical and critical review of latrine-siting guidelines
Authors: Nenninger Christopher , Cunningham Jeffrey , Mihelcic James R.
Published: October 2023

Latrines are an effective way for people in low- and middle-income countries to move away from open defecation. Guidelines are used to provide a recommended horizontal setback distance from a latrine to a downgradient well to ensure the safety of the well from subsurface contaminants. We collected 107 journal papers, books, and reports to critically review the recommended setback distances and how these recommendations are derived. It was discovered that the four most common guidelines/reviews are all based principally on just four field studies, all of which were conducted over 40 years ago, which casts doubt on a frequently used one-size-fits-all approach. More recent methods for latrine siting use both field data and some sort of modeling component to account for the different site conditions, but these models have not been verified for use outside their respective studies. They are also limited in how they consider the hydraulic connection between the latrine and the well. We recommend that future siting guidelines should focus more on vertical separation, include chemical contamination, and be based on models describing how latrines and wells are hydraulically connected, along with the fate and transport of potentially harmful contaminants.
A hybrid coupling model of groundwater level simulation considering hydrogeological parameter: a case study of Nantong City in Eastern China
Authors: He Liang , Liu Jia , Lei Shaohua , Chen Ling
Published: October 2023

Groundwater level dynamic monitoring data have the characteristics of spatio-temporal non-smoothness and strong spatio-temporal correlation. However, the current groundwater level prediction model is insufficient to consider the spatio-temporal factors of the groundwater level and the autocorrelation of spatio-temporal series, particularly the lack of consideration of hydrogeological conditions in the actual study area. Thus, this study constructed a model based on the hydrogeological conditions and the spatio-temporal characteristics of the dynamic monitoring data of groundwater in the porous confined aquifer III in Nantong, the northern wing of the Yangtze River Delta, China. The spatial autocorrelation coefficient of the hydrogeology important parameter, permeability coefficient K, is used to optimize the distance weighting coefficient of monitoring wells obtained by the K-nearest neighbor (KNN) algorithm and then reconstruct the spatio-temporal dataset and long short-term memory (LSTM) network. A spatio-temporal groundwater level prediction model LSTM-K-KNN that introduces the spatial autocorrelation of hydrogeological parameters was constructed. The reliability and accuracy of LSTM-K-KNN, LSTM, autoregressive integrated moving average (ARIMA) model, and support vector machine (SVM) were evaluated by a cross-validation algorithm. Results showed that the prediction accuracy of LSTM-K-KNN is 19.86, 43.64, and 52.38% higher than that of the other single prediction models (LSTM, ARIMA, and SVM).
Policies, institutions, and regulations: PIRs of a stormwater management system
Authors: Novaes Carlos A. , Marques Rui Cunha
Published: October 2023

Urban services, like stormwater management, are complex tasks that depend on many actors and involve activities that fall within several fields of knowledge, but infrastructure solutions have been known for a long time. Recently, the view that urban water should be treated in an integrated way has become more pronounced, breaking the pathway dependency that treated it in isolation. Since the last decade, the perception that policies, institutions, and regulations (PIRs) condition good results has become more pronounced. The key question lies in incentives capable of mobilizing actors to produce aligned PIRs in a governance system. Better results can come from transformations in the incentives that currently exist for PIRs. The compatibility between incentives, which are not always identical for all involved, aligning them toward results, is the main objective. Based on these premises, aspects related to the necessary ideological change are analyzed here, that is, at the level of ideas and conceptions, which reflect the perception of objective, involving all actors, public and private, attracting them to solve the challenges posed, for example, the delivery of services according to sustainable development goals (SDGs). Examples of this in-progress transformation, a paradigm shift, are presented as support for reflection and experimentation.
A sub-representação da autoria de mulheres na bibliografia de disciplinas de ensino superior
Authors: Ruano-Ibarra Elizabeth , Resende Viviane
Published: October 2023

Neste artigo analisamos alguns desdobramentos do silenciamento decorrente da prevalência da autoria masculina no estudo do pensamento latino-americano. Indagamos a reprodução de desigualdades de gênero, especificamente à sub-representação da autoria de mulheres no ensino superior e pós-graduado, e aportamos autorias desconhecidas no ensino convencional do pensamento latino-americano. Para essa discussão, exploramos dados resultantes de duas pesquisas: a primeira analisou nove edições do plano de ensino de uma disciplina de graduação sobre pensamento latino-americano; a segunda investiga autorias de mulheres do século XIX em publicações feministas e sobre movimentos de mulheres latino-americanas. Os instrumentos metodológicos de captura de dados são a revisão bibliográfica e documental; a última inclui a revisão de sites biográficos para compor os perfis autorais mencionados. Destacamos a incipiente inclusão da autoria de mulheres nos planos de ensino analisados e inventariamos 64 pensadoras, de 13 países latino-americanos.
Yaşam Temelli ve İşbirlikli Öğrenme Yaklaşımlarının Ortaokul Öğrencilerinin Biyoteknoloji ile Biyogüvenlik Konularındaki Duyarlıklarına Etkisi
Authors: Göcük Aysun , Şahin Fatma
Published: October 2023

Biyoteknoloji, gıda, tarım, sağlık ve sürdürülebilir sosyo-ekonomik kalkınma için büyük bir potansiyel sunmaktadır. Bununla birlikte, biyoteknoloji dünya çapında insan ve çevre güvenliği için potansiyel biyolojik tehlikeler de içermektedir. Bu nedenle biyoteknolojik uygulamaların kullanıma sunulmadan önce risk değerlendirilmesi gereklidir. Güvenliğe uygun olduğu kanıtlandıktan sonra ticari olarak kullanılabilir hale getirilmelidir. Uluslararası toplum, biyoteknoloji araştırmalarındaki riskleri biyogüvenlik aracılığıyla yönetmektedir. Toplumun biyogüvenlik farkındalığı ise biyogüvenlik eğitimi ile sağlanmaktadır. Eğitim sırasında biyogüvenlik ile ilgili problemleri ele almak, öğrencilerin bilgi, beceri ve tutumlarını geliştirmektedir. Toplum için oldukça önemli olan biyogüvenlik konusunda ulusal ve uluslararası sınırlı çalışma bulunmaktadır. Alana katkı sağlayabileceği düşünülerek bu çalışma tasarlanmıştır. Çalışmanın problem cümlesini yaşam temelli öğrenme ve işbirliğiyle öğrenme yaklaşımlarının 8. Sınıf öğrencilerinin biyoteknoloji ve biyogüvenlik konularına karşı duyarlılık üzerine etkisi var mıdır? sorusu oluşturmaktadır. Çalışmada karma araştırma yöntemi kullanılmıştır. Nicel araştırma yöntemi için yarı deneysel model; nitel araştırma yöntemi olarak da durum çalışması kullanılmıştır. Çalışma kontrol grupsuz iki deney grubu ile yapılmıştır. Biyogüvenlik eğitimi uygulamaları deney 1 grubu öğrencilerine yaşam temelli öğrenme yaklaşımı ile deney 2 grubu öğrencilerine ise işbirlikli öğrenme yaklaşımı yapılmıştır. Araştırmanın çalışma grubunu deney 1 grubu 22, deney 2 grubu 22 olmak üzere toplam 44 öğrenci oluşturmuştur. Araştırma, 10 haftada toplam 20 ders saat sürmüştür. Veriler araştırmacılar tarafından geliştirilen Biyogüvenlik Duyarlılık Anketi ile toplanmıştır. Araştırma sonucunda hem yaşam temelli hem de işbirliği ile öğrenme yaklaşımlarının ortaokul öğrencilerinin biyoteknoloji ve biyogüvenliğe yönelik duyarlık geliştirmesinde etkili olduğu bulunmuştur.
The adaptation and implementation of ancient construction
Authors: Rajusha M. , Srimathi M.
Published: October 2023

In this article we came across some of the mysterious and majestic ancient constructions all over the world with the methods used in it. We gave more importance to The Grand Anicut which was built by the King Karikala Cholan and the Brihadeeshwara Temple by Raja Raja Cholan, we tried to figure out some the mysterious methods used by them during the construction of this great dam and we have found a solution for a budget friendly house construction by implementing the methods used in Grand Anicut and Brihadeeshwara temple, along with the dam construction we have also implemented the interlocking method which has been used in the construction of Brihadeeshwara Temple, Indus valley civilization, keezhadi and in most of the Japanese civilization. We have also promoted these methodologies with artificial intelligence by using robots and drones in the field of construction works to avoid death and man power during the construction progress.
Female predicament in the novel the yellow wallpaper
Authors: Yogapriya S.
Published: October 2023

The study deals with “Female Predicament in The Novel the Yellow Wallpaper”.  The Yellow Wallpaper is a semi-autobiographical short story by an American author Charlotte Perkins Gillman.  The New England Magazine published the short story in 1892. After suffering a severe case of postpartum psychosis, she wrote this work. Through her work, Gillman reveals the way she was treated by her husband. According to some interpretations, the story is both a critique of patriarchal medicine and an opposition to the rest cure. Her idealistic feminist thinking served as a role model for future generation feminists. The major objective of feminist literature is to determine what kind of voice women have or do not have in a world dominated by men. The study aims to find the predicaments faced by the heroine in The Yellow Wallpaper. The fundamental motive of any work based on literature is to provoke unfathomable sensibilities and thoughts that the readers can associate with their own personal experience. The anonymity of the heroine helps the female reader to identify themselves with her.  Charlotte Perkins Gilman reveals the oppression of women and the lack of freedom in The Yellow Wallpaper that highlights the patriarchal society’s restriction on women’s choices and desire. There are number of literary devices like simile, imagery, symbolism and dramatic irony used by Gilman to illustrate the idea of feminism and violated human rights. The heroine deals with discrimination and abandonment that leads to physical and mental collapse. As a result of inside and outside imprisonment, she became insane and herself identity was shattered.
Monitoring SARS-CoV-2 Using Infoveillance, National Reporting Data, and Wastewater in Wales, United Kingdom: Mixed Methods Study
Authors: Cuff Jordan P , Dighe Shrinivas Nivrutti , Watson Sophie E , Badell-Grau Rafael A , Weightman Andrew J , Jones Davey L , Kille Peter
Published: October 2023

Background

The COVID-19 pandemic necessitated rapid real-time surveillance of epidemiological data to advise governments and the public, but the accuracy of these data depends on myriad auxiliary assumptions, not least accurate reporting of cases by the public. Wastewater monitoring has emerged internationally as an accurate and objective means for assessing disease prevalence with reduced latency and less dependence on public vigilance, reliability, and engagement. How public interest aligns with COVID-19 personal testing data and wastewater monitoring is, however, very poorly characterized.

Objective

This study aims to assess the associations between internet search volume data relevant to COVID-19, public health care statistics, and national-scale wastewater monitoring of SARS-CoV-2 across South Wales, United Kingdom, over time to investigate how interest in the pandemic may reflect the prevalence of SARS-CoV-2, as detected by national testing and wastewater monitoring, and how these data could be used to predict case numbers.

Methods

Relative search volume data from Google Trends for search terms linked to the COVID-19 pandemic were extracted and compared against government-reported COVID-19 statistics and quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR) SARS-CoV-2 data generated from wastewater in South Wales, United Kingdom, using multivariate linear models, correlation analysis, and predictions from linear models.

Results

Wastewater monitoring, most infoveillance terms, and nationally reported cases significantly correlated, but these relationships changed over time. Wastewater surveillance data and some infoveillance search terms generated predictions of case numbers that correlated with reported case numbers, but the accuracy of these predictions was inconsistent and many of the relationships changed over time.

Conclusions

Wastewater monitoring presents a valuable means for assessing population-level prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 and could be integrated with other data types such as infoveillance for increasingly accurate inference of virus prevalence. The importance of such monitoring is increasingly clear as a means of objectively assessing the prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 to circumvent the dynamic interest and participation of the public. Increased accessibility of wastewater monitoring data to the public, as is the case for other national data, may enhance public engagement with these forms of monitoring.
Cultural Responsivity in Technology-Enabled Services: Integrating Culture Into Technology and Service Components (Preprint)
Authors: Eustis Elizabeth H , LoPresti Jessica , Aguilera Adrian , Schueller Stephen M
Published: October 2023

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Technology-enabled services (TESs) are clinical interventions that combine technological and human components to provide health services. TESs for mental health are efficacious in the treatment of anxiety and depression and are currently being offered as frontline treatments around the world. It is hoped that these interventions will be able to reach diverse populations across a range of identities and ultimately decrease disparities in mental health treatment. However, this hope is largely unrealized. TESs include both technology and human service components, and we argue that cultural responsivity must be considered in each of these components to help address existing treatment disparities. To date, there is limited guidance on how to consider cultural responsivity within these interventions, including specific targets for the development, tailoring, or design of the technologies and services within TESs. In response, we propose a framework that provides specific recommendations for targets based on existing models, both at the technological component level (informed by the Behavioral Intervention Technology Model) and the human support level (informed by the Efficiency Model of Support). We hope that integrating culturally responsive considerations into these existing models will facilitate increased attention to cultural responsivity within TESs to ensure they are ethical and responsive for everyone.
HEAVY METALS QUANTIFICATION AND CORRELATIVE CARCINOGENIC-RISKS EVALUATION IN SELECTED ENERGY DRINKS SOLD IN BAYELSA STATE USING ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPIC TECHNIQUE
Authors: BUNU SAMUEL J. , GEORGE DORATHY , ALFRED-UGBENBO DEGHINMOTEI , EBESHI BENJAMIN U.
Published: October 2023

Objective: The study aimed to quantify the concentrations and carcinogenic-related health risks assessment of some heavy metals in selected energy drinks frequently utilized in Bayelsa State, Nigeria.
Methods: Eleven energy drinks samples were purchased from the general markets in Amassoma and Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, Nigeria, and were labeled D1–D11. The samples were digested using 10 ml of nitric acid at 120-150 ℃, and 2 ml of Perchloric acid was added after attaining room temperature, it was digested further until a clear solution was obtained, then made up to 25 ml with distilled water. The concentration of lead, cadmium, iron, and zinc were determined and quantified using Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometry (AAS), and the health-associated risks of these metals were evaluated using the standard Target Health Quotient (THQ).
Results: The EDI (Estimated Daily Intake) of lead (Pd), Cadmium (Cd), iron (Fe), and zinc (Zn) was 0.130, 0.001, 0.726, and 0.193 mg/l, respectively, all were within the World Health Organization (WHO)-acceptable range. The Chronic Daily Intake (CDI) of Pd, Cd, Fe, and Zn was obtained as 0.001 to 0.010, 5.7 x 10-5, 0.001 to 0.050, and 0.0001 to 0.010 mg/l respectively.
Conclusion: THQ for all metals analyzed was<1, the WHO acceptable limit. All the heavy metals were within acceptable THQ limits, thus posing no carcinogenic health potential risks on long-term consumption.
Analysis of the vegetation fragments connectivity
Authors: PERUCHI TREVISAN DIEGO , Eduardo Moschini Luiz
Published: October 2023

The habitat fragmentation is one of the most cited causes of species extinction and loss of biological diversity and it is defined as the process by a continuous area is reduced in size and divided into two or more fragments separated by an environment or matrix, different from the original. The analysis of landscape fragmentation is done through land use mapping, where it is possible to identify different spots and determine the degree of fragmentation or connectivity. This work aims to analyze the connectivity of the landscape fragments present in the Tietê-Jacaré Hydrographic Basin - SP, through the application of the metric indices of Connectivity and Fragmentation, with the purpose of evaluating the dynamic and temporal process in 2007 and 2017, through the use of Geographic Information Systems (GIS). Considering the interval of 10 years, there was an expansion of agricultural activities with an increase of 24,507.53ha of cultivated areas and a vegetation loss of 32,149ha. It was also evidenced the decrease in the number of fragments, as well as the increase in the average size of the fragments, derived from the growth of the agricultural matrix with consequent reduction of the fragment’s diversification. The vegetation configuration of the region has undergone few structural changes, the main connections are related to the end of each sub-basin and consequently the hydrographic basin as a whole. The fragmentation indexes, when expressing the state of configuration of the landscapes, were presented as important tools in the diagnosis aimed at the conservation of ecosystems. These indices allowed the comparison not only of natural fragments but of all classes of land use and land cover, which is essential in regional planning.
Regime civil-militar no Brasil e a opinião pública
Authors: Fernandes Fernando Roque
Published: October 2023

A proposta do texto é enveredar pelas análises que evidenciam o papel da opinião pública nos processos que informar emergências, consolidações e mesmo deposições de regimes políticos em sociedades contemporâneas. Para tanto, partimos dos acontecimentos que envolveram a instauração do Regime Civil-Militar no Brasil, evidenciando em que medida a tomada do poder pelas forças armadas e a utilização de instrumentos de comunicação de massa para a validação do regime instrumentalizaram a opinião pública enquanto aparato social de legitimação do Golpe de 1964.
Case study of using KEPServerEX software as a connection tool between Tecnomatix Plant Simulation and a real device
Authors: Kopec Jan , Pekarcikova Miriam , Kliment Marek , Trojan Jozef
Published: October 2023

The article focuses on the processing of simulation models, covering their creation methods and exploring the possibilities of collaboration. The author utilized the Tecnomatix Plant Simulation program developed by Siemens to design a visual representation of a production line and provided a detailed description of the steps involved in its creation. To achieve the objectives of the thesis, the author employed KEPServerEX, a software solution enabling the connection and communication between the Tecnomatix Plant Simulation program and the Programmable Logic Controller (PLC). This integration allowed for the successful connection of a CNC device, establishing communication and collaboration with the Plant Simulation program. In summary, the thesis project employed the Tecnomatix Plant Simulation program to create a comprehensive visualization of a production line. The integration of KEPServerEX facilitated seamless communication between the simulation software and the PLC, enabling effective cooperation with a CNC device.
Quantum circuit compilation and hybrid computation using Pauli-based computation
Authors: Peres Filipa C. R. , Galvão Ernesto F.
Published: October 2023

Pauli-based computation (PBC) is driven by a sequence of adaptively chosen, non-destructive measurements of Pauli observables. Any quantum circuit written in terms of the Clifford+T gate set and having tT gates can be compiled into a PBC on t qubits. Here we propose practical ways of implementing PBC as adaptive quantum circuits and provide code to do the required classical side-processing. Our schemes reduce the number of quantum gates to O(t2) (from a previous O(t3/log⁡t) scaling) and space/time trade-offs are discussed which lead to a reduction of the depth from O(tlog⁡t) to O(t) within our schemes, at the cost of t additional auxiliary qubits. We compile examples of random and hidden-shift quantum circuits into adaptive PBC circuits. We also simulate hybrid quantum computation, where a classical computer effectively extends the working memory of a small quantum computer by k virtual qubits, at a cost exponential in k. Our results demonstrate the practical advantage of PBC techniques for circuit compilation and hybrid computation.
The image of Russia through animal metaphors: A diachronic case study of American media discourse
Authors: Solopova Olga A. , Nilsen Don , Nilsen Alleen
Published: October 2023

The image of a country has a critical impact on the degree of its political, economic and cultural influence in the world. This indicates a need to understand various perceptions of a country that exist among other nations and mechanisms of their formation and change in an ever-shifting world. This qualitative case study seeks to examine the changing nature of wild animal metaphors employed to model the image of Russia in American media discourse in the XIX-XXI centuries. The study is limited by two source domains, namely, the beast and the bear. They were analyzed within particular contexts: American English, culture and media discourse. The research data were drawn from dictionaries and corpora. The dictionaries included etymological and explanatory entries, as well as those covering idioms, symbols, and metaphors. The corpora research data were collected from the Corpus of Contemporary American English and Chronicling America, a collection of historic digitalized texts. A total of 218 metaphors were selected from 4929 texts. The metaphors were studied through lexicographic, conceptual metaphor, culture-specific, corpus, discourse, and diachronic methods. The findings of this study suggest that the two metaphors “Russia is a beast” and “Russia is a bear” are frequently used in realizing the strategy of ‘othering’ in XXI century American media discourse. Still, their meanings allowed for variation and modification in the periods of the two countries’ amity and cooperation. In the XIX century and in the years of US-Soviet alliance in WWII the metaphors could evoke positive images of Russia, thus, realizing the strategy of ‘bridging’ or ‘belonging’. The contribution of this study has been to confirm that, whatever metaphorical projections exist in language and culture, historical factors determine choices in any sample of discourse. This could be important for understanding the mechanisms involved in modeling the image of modern Russia in foreign media discourses.
Review of Eda Derhemi and Christopher Moseley (eds.). 2023. Endangered Languages in the 21st Century. London: Routledge
Authors: Alnizar Fariz
Published: October 2023

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Cognitive complexity measures for educational texts: Empirical validation of linguistic parameters
Authors: Kupriyanov Roman V. , Bukach Olga V. , Aleksandrova Oksana I.
Published: October 2023

The article presents a study conducted within the framework of discourse complexology - an integral scientific domain that has united linguists, cognitive scientists, psychologists and programmers dealing with the problems of discourse complexity. The issue of cognitive complexity of texts is one of the central issues in discourse complexology. The paper presents the results of the study aimed to identify and empirically validate a list of educational texts’ complexity predictors. The study aims to identify discriminant linguistic parameters sufficient to assess cognitive complexity of educational texts. We view text cognitive complexity as a construct, based on the amount of presented information and the success of reader-text interactions. The idea behind the research is that text cognitive complexity notably increases across middle and high schools. The research dataset comprises eight biology textbooks with the total size of 219,319 tokens. Metrics of text linguistic features were estimated with the help of automatic analyzer RuLingva (rulingva.kpfu.ru). Linguistic and statistical analysis confirmed the hypothesis that text syntactic and lexical parameters are discriminative enough to classify different levels of cognitive complexity of educational texts used in middle and high schools. Text parameters that manifest variance in cognitive complexity include lexical diversity (TTR); local argument overlap; abstractness index; number of polysyllabic words, Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level; number of nouns and number of adjectives per sentence. Empirical evidence indicates that the proposed approach outperforms existing methods of text complexity assessment. The research results can be implemented in the system of scientific and educational content expertise for Russian school textbooks. They can also be of some use in the development of educational resources and further research in the field of text complexity.
A mechanistic framework of enemy release
Authors: Brian Joshua , Catford Jane
Published: October 2023

The enemy release hypothesis (ERH) is the best-known hypothesis
explaining high performance (e.g., rapid population growth) of exotic
species. However, the current framing of the ERH does not explicitly
link evidence of enemy release with exotic performance. This leads to
uncertainty regarding the role of enemy release in biological invasions.
Here we demonstrate that the effect of enemy release on exotic
performance is the product of three factors: enemy impact, enemy
diversity, and host adaptation. These factors are modulated by seven
contexts: time since introduction, resource availability, phylogenetic
relatedness of exotic and native species, host-enemy asynchronicity,
number of introduction events, type of enemy, and strength of
growth-defence trade-offs. ERH-focused studies frequently test different
factors under different contexts, leading to inconsistent findings,
which characterise current evidence for the ERH. For example, over 80%
of meta-analyses fail to consider ecological contexts that can modulate
study findings; we demonstrate this by re-analysing a recent ERH
synthesis. Structuring the ERH around factors and contexts promotes
generalisable predictions about when and where exotic species may
benefit from enemy release, empowering effective management. Our
mechanistic factor-context framework clearly lays out the evidence
required to support the ERH, unifies many enemy-related invasion
hypotheses and enhances predictive capacity.
Serum Zinc Concentration in Patients with Alopecia Areata
Authors: Lalosevic Jovan , Gajic-Veljic Mirjana , Lalosevic Misovic Jelena , Nikolic Milos
Published: October 2023

Alopecia areata is an autoimmune non-scarring disease in which the exact mechanism that induces loss of immune privilege is unknown. Zinc is important for DNA stability and repair mechanisms that are essential in maintaining normal hair growth. Zinc deficiency has been investigated as an important factor in many autoimmune diseases, and may have a possible role in the aetiopathogenesis of alopecia areata. This study included 32 patients with severe forms of alopecia areata, and 32 age- and sex-matched healthy controls. When comparing serum zinc levels in these 2 groups, statistically significantly lower zinc concentrations were found in the alopecia areata group (p = 0.017). Detected zinc deficiency was statistically more prevalent in patients with alopecia areata (p = 0.011). Evaluating patients with alopecia areata, a statistically significant negative correlation between serum zinc levels and severity of the disease was found (ρ = 0.006). The results indicate that zinc serum assessment is necessary in patients with alopecia areata. Low serum zinc levels were found to correlate with severity of alopecia areata. Given that most severe forms of alopecia areata are frequently most treatment-resistant, additional randomized control trials examining zinc supplementation are necessary to investigate its potential role in the restoration of hair follicles.
Bentuk-bentuk interaksi sosial pada tokoh surya dan segara alam dalam Novel Noda Tak Kasat Mata karya Agnes Jessica dan Pulang karya Leila S. Chudori: Perspektif Georg Simmel
Authors:   Program Magister Pendidikan Bahasa Indonesia, Universitas Sanata Dharma Yogyakarta, Indonesia, Kusuma Monica Putri Perdana , Dewi Novita ,   Program Magister Pendidikan Bahasa Indonesia, Universitas Sanata Dharma Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Published: October 2023

The novel is one means of expressing a history and the existence of forms of interaction in each plot of the novel. This study aims to describe the forms of social interaction experienced by the main characters Surya and Segara Alam in the novels Noda Tak Kasat Mata by Agnes Jessica and Pulang by Leila S. Chudori. The approach used is Georg Simmel’s literary sociology theory approach. The research method used is descriptive qualitative research method. The data sources used are the novels Noda Tak Kasat Mata by Agnes Jessica and Pulang by Leila S. Chudori. The data used are excerpts from interactions between characters in the form of short dialogues. Data collection techniques used literature study and note-taking techniques for the two novels. The results of the study found that the forms of interaction experienced by the figures Surya and Segara Alam were exchange, conflict, domination, and sociability. In both novels, there is no prostitution as a form of social interaction. Keywords: social interaction, Georg Simmel, Noda Tak Kasat Mata, Pulang, novels
Post Removal Using Guided Endodontics: A Systematic Review of the Literature
Authors: Poirazi Stefania , Anastasopoulos Menelaos , Nasta Androniki
Published: October 2023

Introduction: The aim of this review was to gather and assess all available evidence regarding the efficacy and complications of guided endodontics in the removal of dental posts.
Methods: A systematic review was carried out by three reviewers in PubMed/MEDLINE, Scopus, and Web of Science databases. All clinical trials, observational studies, in vitro and ex vivo studies, case reports, and case series that reported the use of CBCT to create guides for dental post removal up to July 2023 were eligible for inclusion. The quality of the included studies was assessed by the reviewers using the CARE guidelines and the QUIN tool. A predetermined template was used to extract data regarding the participant characteristics, printer, materials, software, and clinical parameters of the procedure.
Results: A total of nine studies were included. Of those, seven were case reports and two were in vitro studies. All the included publications showed that the use of guided endodontics was effective in the removal of the post. Complications were observed in only two cases. Studies showed variability among the techniques used, but all were successful. Accuracy was reported in only two studies.
Conclusion: Within the limitations of this review, guided endodontics showed to be an effective technique for the removal of dental posts with a low risk of iatrogenic errors. The quality and amount of available evidence is still low. Future well-designed studies are essential to establish these findings.
PENGARUH KECERDASAN EMOSIONAL TERHADAP HASIL BELAJAR FISIKA SISWA KELAS X SEMESTER GANJIL SMAN 2 SEKAMPUNG T.P 2016/2017
Authors: Harviana Riza , Partono Partono , Alarifin Dedy Hidayatullah
Published: October 2023

The research was correlational ex-post facto research to discover the influence of emotional intelligence through physics study results of SMA Negeri 2 Sekampung class X students 2016/2017 time period which consisted as much as nine classrooms. Sample gathering was use Cluster Random Sampling techniques, choosen samples was Siswa Kelas X.MIA.1 which consists as much as 30 students. Data gathering were performed with two instruments, they are emotional intelligence questionnaire which consists as self awareness, self control, self motivation, empathy and social skills and study results which consists as multiple choice and essay test. Inferential analysis results shown that self awareness, self control, self motivation, empathy and social skills simultaneously affected significantly through physics study results of class X.MIA.1 SMA Negeri 2 Sekampung students, with regression equation Y = 0,90X-39,01 with coefficient R2 = 0,94 %. From analysis it can be concluded that self awareness, self control, self motivation, empathy and social skills affects positively through physics study results of class X.MIA.1 SMA Negeri 2 Sekampung students.
Preliminary Modelling of Solar Quiet Geomagnetic Field Average using Non-Linear Autoregressive with Exogeneous Input (NARX)
Authors: Jusoh M. H.
Published: October 2023

This paper discusses geomagnetic field attempt modelling using an Artificial Neural Network (ANN). The local horizontal component of geomagnetic field data was collected on April 2011 (equinox) during a solar quiet day at recent solar cycle inclination-24 using the Magnetic Data Acquisition System (MAGDAS) in Langkawi, Malaysia, in the low latitude region. The calculated average values (mean) of the H component geomagnetic field variation during Equinox 2011 characterised the dominant geomagnetic field during that particular solar cycle. The difference in amplitude of maximum and minimum values shows a regular diurnal variation of the geomagnetic field during Sq inthe low latitude region. The output training utilised these calculated mean values during the modelling attempt. Meanwhile, the input training utilised proton density, solar wind plasma speed, plasma flow pressure, and Interplanetary Magnetic Field (IMF) space data using Non-Linear Auto Regressive Input (NARX). The best modelling outputs were 3, 2, and 3 for input delay (𝑛𝑢), output delay (𝑛y), and hidden layer size (h), respectively. Residual test and model fit analysis show an unbiased and high overlap between predicted and actual geomagnetic field average values, suggesting the model can potentially anticipate the geomagnetic field average during solar quiet in November (month of Equinox) on solar cycle inclination.
Design of Two-Stage Force Amplification Frame for Piezoelectric Energy Harvester
Authors: Teoh Choe-Yung
Published: October 2023

This paper describes the design of a two-stage force amplification frame for the piezoelectric energy harvester to capture mechanical energy from walking human footsteps. The frame design optimises the stress distribution to improve the force amplification ratio on the existing footstep energy harvesters. The magnification of the input force exerted on a piezoelectric stack increases the system's power output. A combination of single and compound two-stage frame design with additional linkage support was proposed, which maximise the conversion of tension to compression forces. The proposed frame also significantly reduces the maximum displacement of the frame to ensure walking comfort. The frame is tested with the input force of 85 N to 120 N based on the adult footstep during walking and running. The simulated results show that the proposed frame has a force amplification ratio of 25.3, an 11.85% improvement from the existing frames. The frame also limits the maximum displacement to 1.02 mm, 22.14% compared to the existing frames.
Gestão ambiental dos resíduos sólidos de uma indústria do setor moveleiro
Authors: Galiazzi Luciano , Craco Tania , Biegelmeyer Uiliam Hahn , Camargo Maria Emilia
Published: October 2023

O estudo busca verificar como uma empresa do setor moveleiro de Bento Gonçalves gerencia os seus resíduos sólidos. A metodologia de pesquisa utilizada é pesquisa-ação, de caráter descritivo, por meio do desenvolvimento de um estudo de caso único com entrevistas individuais em profundidade, com abordagem estruturada e com aplicação de um roteiro básico de questões. Com isso a pesquisa aponta que, a empresa possui um sistema de gestão ambiental bem definido, e muito bem difundido em seus processos, este sistema é executado por uma empresa terceirizada e certificada pelos órgãos controladores, a pesquisa também aponta que a empresa tem um controle total sobre os resíduos produzidos, bem como o seu destino final, investimentos foram feitos na compra de maquinário de última geração, bem como a implantação do sistema de energia solar, sendo autossuficientes, gerando bons resultados e redução do desperdício de matéria prima. No entanto há melhorias a serem feitas, buscando inovação e alternativas eco sustentáveis, abrindo novos nichos de mercado, podendo explorar um novo público alvo, com maior amplitude para pesquisas futuras.
Palavras-chave: Gestão Ambiental; Setor Moveleiro; Resíduos Sólidos; Gerenciamento de Resíduos.
Comorbidades e evolução clínica em pacientes críticos com COVID-19 atendidos em hospital regional do Planalto Norte Catarinense
Authors: Cunha Renan Pires Carneiro da , Reimann Oscar Nelson , Lindner Stephanie , Moreira Stefan , Nones Diogo Pasquali , Valli Daniel D. A. B. , Oliveira Arlindo A. , Peres Gabriel H. , Cabral Filipe Laurindo , Steclan Chelin Auswaldt , Silva R. B. Longuinho , Lang Michael R.
Published: October 2023

Quanto ao cenário epidemiológico de enfrentamento da COVID-19, é importante considerar a importância e carência de dados epidemiológicos regionais de Santa Catarina (SC) – Brasil. Diante disso, o presente estudo teve como objetivo estudar e discutir comorbidades, dados epidemiológicos e desfecho em pacientes com COVID19 atendidos e internados em unidade de terapia intensiva (UTI) de um hospital regional de planalto norte catarinense (SC). Por meio de análise investigativa e descritiva, do tipo retrospectiva, utilizando-se de dados indexados em prontuários médicos (de março à dezembro de 2020) de pacientes internatos em UTI-Covid19, estudou-se sobre as características clínicas e evoluções intra hospitalar. Nessa população, verificou-se que indicadores epidemiológicos como sexo, fatores de risco e mortalidade estão de acordo com os mundialmente descritos, os quais foram: maior prevalência de indivíduos do sexo masculino, sem diferenças significativas em relação à faixa etária em relação ao sexo feminino. No entanto, houve diferença significativa em relação à média de idade da população que evoluiu para óbito em relação à população que evoluiu para alta hospitalar. Estudos epidemiológicos regionais apoiam indicadores de saúde, doença e dados do mercado de saúde que são sumariamente importantes para o desenvolvimento de estratégias e planejamento de saúde. Dessa forma, o presente estudo visa contribuir para o conhecimento desse cenário na região de saúde em questão, bem como do cenário epidemiológico mundial dessa condição de doença.
Correlation between diabetic nephropathy and diabetic retinopathy as a long term complications of diabetes mellitus
Authors: Dervišević Muamer , Rebić Damir , Dervišević Emina
Published: October 2023

Background/aim: Diabetes mellitus is a metabolic disorder of multiple etiologies characterized by a lack of insulin, with a consequent disordered metabolism of glucose, fats, and proteins. A number of complications, such as diabetic nephropathy and retinopathy, may develop as a result of long-term diabetes. The aim of this study aimed to determine the correlation between diabetic nephropathy and diabetic retinopathy as long-term complications of diabetes mellitus.

Materials and methods: Retrospective, descriptive, and analytical research was conducted at the department of Endocrinology, Clinical Center, University of Sarajevo. The study included 158 patients hospitalized in time between 1st of January and 31st of December 2012.

Results: New-onset diabetes was found in 38%, and diabetes type 2 patients 132 (83.5%), female 105 (66.5%) while older than 60 years were 100 (63.3%). Upon discharge from hospital 83,7% of patients were discharged with glycemia <10 mmol / l. We found that 47,5% of patients had HbA1c> 10%. Reduced kidney function, different degrees of failure was at 66.5%. More than half (62.7%) patients had proteinuria as a sign of diabetic nephropathy. Diabetic retinopathy was diagnosed with different types in 54.4%.

Conclusion: Diabetes leads to an increase in nitrogen compounds, and the development of diabetic nephropathy manifests as various degrees of renal insufficiency. The duration of diabetes and occurrence of diabetic retinopathy were significantly interrelated. The correlation between the degree of renal failure and changes in the ocular fundus has not been proven, but more severe renal insufficiency is associated with a higher incidence of diabetic retinopathy compared to patients with less impaired renal function.
Multiorgan morphological changes caused by hyperthermia: Case study on experimental model
Authors: Dervišević Emina , Čamdžić Nina , Kuskunović-Vlahovljak Suada , Dervišević Muamer
Published: October 2023

Morphologic changes in organs vary from nonspecific to specific ones, depending on causes of sudden death, e.i whether it is an acute, subacute or chronic event. The aim of this pilot study was to observe the appearance and occurrence of morphological characteristics on organs that were exposed to long-term effects of hyperthermia. A sample of 7 rats was exposed to a water temperature of 41 °C, which is defined in the literature as “heat stroke temperature”, both sexes, weighing 250 to 300 g were used. Tissue samples, obtained by dissection of rats, were fixed in 10% buffered neutral formalin, at room temperature, then incorporated into paraffin blocks, cut at 4-5 microns, mounted and stained with standard hematoxylin-eosin (HE) method. In order to prove/exclude lipid and glycogen accumulation in hepatocytes we did additional histochemical staining, using Sudan black and Periodic Acid Shiff (PAS) method, respectively. We obtained samples from kidney, liver, pancreas, spleen, lung and brain. Analyzing tissue samples of different organs obtained from seven Wistar rats, we gained insight into morphological changes caused by induced hyperthermia. All sampled organs showed congestion and some degree of oedema. The most prominent changes were observed in liver and lung samples. Tissue samples of the lung of all seven rats showed signs of acute bronchitis and bronchiolitis, together with signs of initial bronchopneumonia. We also noticed signs of focal acute emphysema as well as focal accumulations of foamy macrophages. Our study suggests that changes in the vascular bed occur soon after hyperthermia and while some organs are more tolerant to heat stroke than others, most organs show similar changes consisting of capillary dilation, congestion and interstitial extravasation, observed after 30 minutes at a temperature of 40.5 °C, with the most significant changes observed in liver and lung samples.
Study on the optimization strategy of agricultural industry economic management innovation in the context of rural revitalization in the multi-Internet era
Authors: Guan Lili
Published: October 2023

With the implementation of a rural revitalization strategy, the management of the rural industrial economy urgently needs further innovation and optimization. In this paper, principal component analysis is used to identify the key factors of the problems of agricultural and industrial economic management in the context of rural revitalization, and potential indicator factors are uncovered through principal component analysis, and these potential factors are used instead of all indicators for more accurate analysis. Meanwhile, the PCA method was combined with a support vector machine to construct a PCA-SVM model, based on which the influence factors of agricultural economic efficiency were measured. The higher the degree of informationization of agricultural management, the greater the influence factor on agricultural economic benefits, and the correlation rate reached 26.85%. The higher the degree of the system construction of agricultural management, the greater the influence factor on agricultural economic efficiency, and the correlation rate reached 32.14%. The higher the degree of improvement of infrastructure construction, the higher the influence factor on agricultural economic efficiency, with a correlation rate of 35.68%. This study can precisely analyze the current problems in the economic management of the agricultural industry and provide effective references for promoting the economic development of rural areas in the context of rural revitalization.