bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
The Addition of a Small Dose of Cinnamomum camphora Biomass Unexpectedly Enhanced Lignocellulose Degradation during the Compost of Stropharia rugosoannulata Cultivation Materials
Authors: Zhou Hanchang , Di Lan , Hua Xiaoju , Deng Tao , Wang Xiaodong
Published: July 2023

This research explored the effects of the addition of low doses of aromatic plant biomasses (APBs) on the microbial community and carbon source decomposition in compost. APBs were reported to be capable of altering the composition and function of microbial communities in many environments. However, the effects of APB addition on the compost carbon source metabolism, a process highly linked to the microbial community of compost, were still unclarified, especially when added in small doses. In this study, Cinnamomum camphora biomass was added to the initial compost of Stropharia rugosoannulata cultivation materials, in a mass ratio of 0%, 1%, 2%, and 3%, respectively. The variation in the carbon source contents, the microbial community composition, and the related enzyme activities of the end compost products were measured. The results showed that Cinnamomum camphora biomass addition significantly altered the content of cellulose, hemicellulose, lignin, and protein of compost products, but did not affect the starch and soluble sugar content. Meanwhile, the addition significantly reduced lignin peroxidase and cellulase activities, but increased xylanase and laccase activities, and had no effect on magnesium peroxidase and polyphenol oxidase. Both the bacterial and fungal community compositions were significantly altered by the addition, though the alpha diversity indexes were not significantly changed. The relative abundance of Proteobacteria and Sordariomycetes was significantly increased by the addition, while Acidobacteria, Chloroflexi and Eurotiomycetes significantly decreased. Structural equation modeling found that the variation in the bacterial community composition (0.464 standard total effect) provided a higher contribution to lignocellulose degradation, rather than the fungal community (0.365 standard total effect). A co-occurrence network analysis further revealed that the trade-off between lignin peroxidase and laccase activity, which was induced by the relative abundance variation in Proteobacteria, Actinobacteriota, and Firmicute members, was the main driver in the lignocellulose decomposition variation. This research provides a new insight into the recycling of APB waste, and offers an improvement to mushroom cultivation material compost.
Quick Electrical Drive Selection Method for Bus Retrofitting
Authors: Kozłowski Maciej , Czerepicki Andrzej
Published: July 2023

The article concerns the issue of retrofitting (i.e., the conversion of worn-out diesel buses into electric buses). As this solution is often cheaper than purchasing new electric buses, it can be attractive for low-population areas with a weaker economic infrastructure. The article aims to present an original method for rapidly selecting components for the electric traction system, such as the electric motor, inverter, and transmission systems, combined with a battery installed in a drawer. The battery swapping solution is dedicated to regions with underdeveloped power infrastructure that does not allow for fast charging of bus batteries using pantographs. A mathematical model in the form of a polynomial was developed to estimate the energy losses for a given route. This model consists of a bus physics model, an energy loss model in the propulsion system, and a battery model. The weight coefficients of the polynomials were determined based on an analytical analysis of the model dependencies. The obtained models were reduced using the Lasso regularization method in linear regression. The input data for the model includes route characteristics (or driving cycle) and technical characteristics of the traction system components. The model output provides a detailed profile of electric energy consumption and peak values of the drive system characteristics (e.g., maximum torque of the motor) which must not be exceeded. Implemented as computer software, the model—combined with a database of motors, inverters, drive transmission systems, and batteries—allows for a quick calculation of the possibilities of applying a selected configuration to cover a given route. The approach proposed in the article enables the rapid composition of electric traction devices based on required driving conditions during the initial vehicle prototyping stage. At the same time, it allows the state of the bus battery to be monitored and estimates the remaining range during the operation of upgraded buses.
Carbon Emission and Firm Performance: The Moderating Role of Management Environmental Training
Authors: Khatib Saleh F. A. , Ismail Iyad H. M. , Salameh Naeem , Abbas Alhamzah F. , Bazhair Ayman Hassan , Sulimany Hamid Ghazi H
Published: July 2023

This study investigated the role of Carbon disclosure on firm performance while considering the moderating role of management environmental training as it enhances the mechanisms of governance and monitoring practices. The data was collected from eleven European countries and listed in the Reuters Eikon database from 2016 to 2021. The Hausman test is used to test the usage of the panel method (panel data) with fixed and random effects. The results are the following: The management’s environmental training played a moderating role in carbon emission disclosure, resulting in better firm performance. This means that management environmental training would play a vital role in addressing such disclosure issues and being prepared to formulate better measurements to tackle their effects. Our study is one of the few that analyzes how the moderating role of management environmental training in carbon emission disclosure results in better firm performance.
Developing a Sustainability Vision for the Global Wine Industry
Authors: Wagner Moritz , Stanbury Peter , Dietrich Tabea , Döring Johanna , Ewert Joachim , Foerster Carlotta , Freund Maximilian , Friedel Matthias , Kammann Claudia , Koch Mirjam , Owtram Tom , Schultz Hans Reiner , Voss-Fels Kai , Hanf Jon
Published: July 2023

Interest in sustainability has increased significantly in the wine sector in the past few years, driven by customer interest, as well as the impact of global warming-intensified weather extremes on wine growers. For a sustainable future the wine industry must design its entire value chain in such ways that it conserves and regenerates the natural environment and at the same time promotes human rights, inclusion and equality. The current paper identified five key challenges which have to be overcome in order to reach this goal: (1) climate change impact and adaptation strategies, (2) the reduction of GHG emissions and creation of carbon sinks, (3) vineyard inputs, (4) packaging and (5) social and economic sustainability. For each of these five challenges research gaps and possible solutions are presented which enable a holistic improvement of the sustainability of the whole wine value chain from the vineyard to the consumers. Examples for this are strategies to reduce the use of pesticides in the vineyard as well as carbon insetting options in the vineyard. Additionally, it is of utmost importance that every educational institution integrates facts and vision into their teaching programs in a holistic manner. Together, these approaches form the basis for a realistic sustainability vision for the global wine industry.
Does Environmental Regulation of Cleaner Production Affect the Position of Enterprises in Global Value Chains? A Quasi-Natural Experiment Based on the Implementation of Cleaner Production
Authors: Huang Jingjing , Zhong Yuan , Zhang Yabin
Published: July 2023

Present-day supply-side structural reform in China places an abundance of emphasis on environmental protection. In this paper, we re-measure the upstreamness of Chinese enterprises in global value chains as described by Ni Hongfu (2022). Subsequently, the impact of environmental regulations on the global value chain position of Chinese firms is studied in depth, using the cleaner production standards promulgated and implemented by the Chinese government in 2003 as a quasi-natural experiment, taking a time-varying difference-in-differences (DID) approach. The data sources employed include the Cleaner Production Standard Implementation Industry Directory, the World Input–Output Database (WIOD), the China Industrial Enterprise Database, and the China Customs Import and Export Database. This research discovered the following: First, adopting cleaner production standards significantly improves Chinese enterprises’ positions in the global value chain—a conclusion that holds up to a number of robustness tests. Second, in terms of firm size, capital intensity, ownership characteristics, and government subsidies, there exists a noticeable heterogeneity in the promotion of the adoption of cleaner production standards for the improvement of Chinese enterprises’ global value chain position. Third, the implementation of cleaner production standards stimulates the upgrading of Chinese enterprises’ global value chain position, primarily through the entry and exit impacts, product-switching effect, and innovation compensation effect. The following proposals for policy can be implemented in light of the findings of this paper: “upstream prevention” strategies in the development of future environmental protection and trade policies should be advocated; nuanced and stratified environmental policies should be meticulously constructed; a mix of policies should be employed to bolster the institutional support for green environmental regulations; the integration of environmental governance into the evaluation framework should be emphasized; the creation of an innovation-oriented environmental governance system should be expedited. In conclusion, the findings of this research provide empirical evidence on the role of environmental regulations in coordinating ecological development and strengthening the position of Chinese enterprises in global value chains, which may assist other developing nations in making the transition to a path of high-quality growth.
Investigation of the Main Parameters Influencing the Kinetics of an Ammonia Stripping Plant Treating Swine Digestate
Authors: Abbà Alessandro , Domini Marta , Baldi Marco , Collivignarelli Maria Cristina , Bertanza Giorgio
Published: July 2023

Ammonia stripping is a consolidated technology that can be adopted to reduce the excessive content of nitrogen in the digestate, thus allowing its reuse as fertilizer within the maximum nitrogen loads set by regulations. In this work, the role of the main operational parameters (airflow and temperature) was assessed on a pilot bubble reactor treating a swine-based digestate, under batch conditions. A kinetic model was developed to correlate temperature, airflow and the ammonia removal yield. Varying the temperature from 60 to 70 °C and the airflow rate from 30 to 60 m3air h−1 m−3digestate, the performance of the plant was measured at different reaction times. The process was favored by the spontaneous pH increase over 10, without basifying agent addition. The lowest removal efficiency (50%) was recorded at 60 °C and 30 m3air h−1 m−3digestate. A removal efficiency higher than 80% was reached running the process at 70 °C and 45 or 60 m3air h−1 m−3digestate. Performance curves were than developed as a practical tool to identify the operating conditions leading to a desired nitrogen removal rate: for instance, under the most severe conditions, up to 80% ammoniacal nitrogen could be removed in about 10 h. Though the obtained results are valid for the treated digestate, the experimental methodology as well as the mathematical model could be replicated in other case studies, thus allowing the amelioration of the process operation.
Renewable Electricity Transition: A Case for Evaluating Infrastructure Investments through Real Options Analysis in Brazil
Authors: Martins Anna Carolina , Pereira Marcelo de Carvalho , Pasqualino Roberto
Published: July 2023

This paper explores the uncertainty of expected returns by adopting the real options analysis method for the financial evaluation of renewable energy projects in Brazil. Energy transition is key to meeting climate targets, and real options analysis can play a pivotal role in evaluating renewable energy projects to meet those targets. The impact of the volatility of the chosen variables on the viability of the project is studied using Monte Carlo simulation in the R software. The results indicate that the lower the option value the higher the volatility of the project, leading to lower likelihood of the project being financed. The resulting model represents a simple instrument that can be incorporated in larger modelling frameworks (e.g., agent-based simulation) to assess the impact of real option analysis on different markets and environmental and socio-political conditions. These findings represent a strong case for the adoption of systems modelling to inform policy to support global energy transition, as the application of this method can make a renewable energy project financially more attractive in comparison to those relying on carbon intensive energy sources.
The Effect of Rectifier Baffles on the Flow Regime of 180° Turning Pools in Vertical Slot Fishways
Authors: Yan Xiaoming , Jin Jin , Zheng Tiegang , Sun Shuangke , Dai Huichao , Dai Lingquan , Shi Kai
Published: July 2023

To imitate the constraints of topographic conditions, turning pools with different angles, such as 90° and 180°, are set in fish passage arrangements. If the mainstream in the turning pool is close to the wall and the recirculation zone is too large, it will have an adverse effect on fish migration. Taking the 180° turning pool as an example, five types of arrangements without and with additional rectifier baffles are proposed to optimize the body shape of the turning pool. A three-dimensional numerical simulation method is used to compare and analyze the different arrangement schemes. The results show that adding rectifier baffles can adjust the flow structure in the 180° turning pool. The arrangement adding rectifier baffles at the two three-equidistant points of the 180° turning pool and tilting 15° inward outperforms others in this study. This arrangement can center the mainstream, reduce turbulent kinetic energy, significantly decrease the flow velocity along the course, downscale the recirculation zone, and decrease the overall flow velocity.
Renewable Energy Sources and Energy Production: A Bibliometric Analysis of the Last Five Years
Authors: Seminario-Córdova Renzo , Rojas-Ortega Raúl
Published: July 2023

Humanity has undertaken actions to decarbonize the main CO2-emitting industries, such as the energy industry. The solution to this problem has been to use renewable energy sources, with positive results in recent years. The objective of the present research was to analyze the scientific advances produced in research on renewable energy and energy production globally during the years 2019 and 2023. The purpose was to determine the current status and future trends in renewable energies in order to contribute to the scientific community by identifying potential risks and encouraging collaboration between authors, institutions, and countries. A bibliometric analysis was performed in the Scopus database using the keywords “renewable energies” and “energy production” within a search equation with a time limit of 2019 and 2023. Keyword co-occurrence and collaboration between authors and countries were performed with VOS Viewer software. It was determined, using per capita research analysis, that the leaders in this research were Cyprus, Denmark, Qatar, Norway, and Ireland. The leading institutions in this field of research are the Technical University of Denmark; Aalborg University; and the Ministry of Education, China. The predominant research topics were energy, engineering, and environmental sciences, related to energy sources such as biomass, hydrogen, or wave energy. The results described here have the potential to contribute to the scientific community, stimulating new research and identifying new needs in the existing literature.
Board Gender Diversity and Banks Profitability for Business Viability: Evidence from Serbia
Authors: Milojević Stefan , Milašinović Marko , Mitrović Aleksandra , Ognjanović Jasmina , Raičević Jelena , Zdravković Nebojša , Knežević Snežana , Grivec Malči
Published: July 2023

As an important topic in the field of corporate governance, the influence of the board of directors’ characteristics on the profitability of corporations is examined here. This paper examines the influence of the board of directors’ and chief executive officers’ (CEO) characteristics on the profitability of banks in Serbia. In this study, the characteristics of boards of directors were examined in terms of size and the participation of women, and the characteristics of CEOs were examined similarly in terms of women’s participation. The research was conducted on a sample of 23 commercial banks from Serbia in the period from 2017 to 2021. Profitability was measured by the rate of return on operating assets (ROA) and the rate of return on equity (ROE). The results of the panel regression analysis indicate that the size of the board of directors had a positive impact on bank profitability during the COVID-19 pandemic period, while this impact was not statistically significant before the pandemic. The participation of women on the board of directors did not have a statistically significant impact on bank profitability before or during the COVID-19 pandemic. It has been found that the participation of women as CEOs had a negative impact on bank profitability before and during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Improving Wheat Yield and Water-Use Efficiency by Optimizing Irrigations in Northern China
Authors: Zhang Xin , Zhang Jianheng , Xue Jiaxin , Wang Guiyan
Published: July 2023

Achieving the goal of increasing both crop yield and water-use efficiency with a better irrigation regime is a major challenge in semi-arid areas. In this study, we presented a two-season field experiment (October 2018–June 2019 and October 2019–June 2020) that considered drought stresses, i.e., no irrigation (W0), irrigated in jointing (W1), both in jointing and flowering (W2) after re-greening, and wheat varieties (S086; J22). The results showed that a 45.5% excess of irrigation water input did not promote wheat yield (W1 vs. W2). S086 was beneficial for the usage of soil water consumption under a low amount of irrigation water in both seasons. In addition, irrigation positively affected the activities of superoxide dismutase and catalase in flag leaves (p < 0.05). A decrease in irrigation helped to increase the concentrations of soluble sugar and proline and decrease the amount of malondialdehyde content for S086. For the water- and irrigation-water-use efficiency, W1 was significantly increased by 20.6–21.7% and 38.3–39.3% in 2018–2019 and 23.4–24.4% and 43.8–44.7% in 2019–2020, respectively, as compared to W2. Additionally, a higher yield for S086 than J22 was found under deficit irrigation. Consequently, our study suggested that the S086 variety combined with a total amount of irrigation water of 165 mm might be recommended to meet the win–win goal of high crop yields and water-use efficiency for reducing ground water depletion in the future.
Urban Residents’ Green Agro-Food Consumption: Perceived Risk, Decision Behaviors, and Policy Implications in China
Authors: Xiao Jianying , Wang Qian , Dai Jinjin , Yang Bin , Li Long
Published: July 2023

With the continuous improvement of living quality, food safety and healthy consumption awareness of urban residents have increased significantly. Green agricultural products marked as healthy, safe, and nutritious have become popular. At present, green agro-food is boosted by markets and policies in China, but consumers’ trust is not optimistic. Based on the theory of perceived risk and planned behavior, this research constructs a model to analyze the decision-making of urban residents’ green agricultural product consumption from the aspects of personal attitude, perceived risk, and subjective norm. Through a questionnaire survey of 329 residents in Tianjin, the empirical results show that: (1) Personal attitude and subjective norm positively affect residents’ willingness to consume. (2) Perceived risk negatively affects residents’ willingness to consume. (3) Functional risk has the highest impact, followed by time risk, financial risk, and psychological risk. In this regard, urban residents’ consumption of green agro-food could be continuously explored and promoted from the aspects of traceability supervision, circulation efficiency, and product brand and publicity.
Biological Activities and Ecological Significance of Fire Ant Venom Alkaloids
Authors: Xu Guangxin , Chen Li
Published: July 2023

Venoms produced by arthropods act as chemical weapons to paralyze prey or deter competitors. The utilization of venom is an essential feature in the biology and ecology of venomous arthropods. Solenopsis fire ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) are medically important venomous ants. They have acquired different patterns of venom use to maximize their competitive advantages rendered by the venom when facing different challenges. The major components of fire ant venom are piperidine alkaloids, which have strong insecticidal and antibiotic activities. The alkaloids protect fire ants from pathogens over the course of their lives and can be used to defend them from predators and competitors. They are also utilized by some of the fire ants’ natural enemies, such as phorid flies to locate host ants. Collectively, these ants’ diverse alkaloid compositions and functions have ecological significance for their survival, successful invasion, and rapid range expansion. The venom alkaloids with powerful biological activities may have played an important role in shaping the assembly of communities in both native and introduced ranges.
Effects of Long-Term Exposure of Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products on Algogenic Organic Matter Characteristics
Authors: Huang Weiwei , Lv Weiwei , Yuan Quan , Zhou Wenzong , Li Tian , Dong Bingzhi
Published: July 2023

Algal organic matter (AOM) released from microalgae has high potential effects for water treatment. In response to the complex problem of algal-laden water treatment, this study investigated the characteristics of AOM of Microcystis aeruginosa under long-term exposure to pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs). The results indicated that algae under low carbamazepine (<10 µg/L), high naproxen (>10 µg/L), and/or diclofenac at any concentration treatment promoted the release of total organic matter, whereas they were inhibited at high carbamazepine and low naproxen exposure. Macromolecular organics of AOM were inhibited when algae were subjected to long-term exposure to carbamazepine at any concentration (0.25–1000 µg/L), and the higher the carbamazepine concentration was, the more seriously macromolecular organics were inhibited. For naproxen and diclofenac treatment, macro- and medium-molecular-weight organics were promoted under high concentration treatment (>1 µg/L), yet they were inhibited under low concentration <10 µg/L. The fluorescent organics of AOM were also changed by fluorescence excitation-emission matrices-parallel factor analysis, with the fluorescent intensity of humic-like and protein-like substances inhabited under carbamazepine of any concentration, whereas they were promoted under high naproxen treatment (>10 µg/L). This research had significant effects on algal-laden water treatment containing various PPCPs concentrations as well as the risk assessment of PPCPs in water.
Application of Electric Field Force for the Accumulation of Anthocyanins from Winery Wastewater
Authors: Bartzis Vasileios , Strati Irini F. , Sarris Ioannis E. , Tsiaka Thalia , Batrinou Anthimia , Konteles Spyros J. , Sinanoglou Vassilia J.
Published: July 2023

The recovery of anthocyanins from winery wastewater constitutes an attractive option for both environmental and commercial valorization, as food colorants and nutraceutical ingredients. In this study, the electric field induced ion drift method is proposed as a promising technique for the purification of wastewater solutions as well as for the accumulation of anthocyanins. The cation of the anthocyanidin malvidin (C17H15O7+) was selected as the most representative of winery waste, in order to develop a theoretical model. The main principle of the model is based on the displacement of charged anthocyanin ions, under the influence of an electric field vertical to the flow of the solution, and their accumulation on the side walls of a conductor. Apparatus inducing an electric field drift is described, and critical parameters (i.e., final spatial distribution of concentration, electric field intensity, surface charge density, and potential) were calculated. The proposed model succeeded in reducing anthocyanin concentration by more than 90%, for duct widths smaller than 1 mm in the bulk of the solution, for applied potentials φ(0) in the range of 0.2–0.4 V and target concentrations equal to 1.2 × 10−3 mol/m3.
Geopoéticas líticas
Authors: Castro Azucena
Published: July 2023

Este artículo aborda prácticas artísticas contemporáneas que redefinen la relación entre los seres humanos y la geología, antropos y geos, a través de enfoques en la materialidad de las piedras y rocas en las zonas costeras de Perú y Argentina. Se examina cómo estas prácticas artísticas activan percepciones y epistemologías líticas que desafían la mirada extractiva, mediante la utilización de elaboraciones tecnológicas y estéticas (tecnoestéticas) centradas en las rocas y piedras. El análisis se centra en las obras de Ana Teresa Barboza (Perú), donde la piedra y la roca son concebidas como parte de un tejido que funciona como una tecnología artesanal, y en el arte de Mariana Pellejero (Argentina), que utiliza el frottage y la sonificación digital. Estas obras exploran nuevas formas de percepción corpórea y afectiva con las piedras y rocas. A través de la teoría del “giro geológico” en las humanidades y ciencias sociales, así como de la geografía inhumana, se analizan estas prácticas artísticas para contribuir al conocimiento geográfico contemporáneo arraigado en la geología, desde perspectivas situadas en América Latina. Con el objetivo de cuestionar las concepciones territoriales impuestas por el capitalismo extractivo, el artículo propone el concepto de “geopoética lítica” para abordar este tipo de arte, que se elabora a través de la materialidad de las rocas y piedras. La geopoética lítica invita a reflexionar sobre las percepciones del territorio y busca abrir nuevas perspectivas en el campo artístico y geográfico.
Método de análise dos riscos de acidentes em passagens em nível objetivando o aumento da segurança operacional ferroviária
Authors: Paulo Ferreira Peron Pedro , Verbena Casella Mariana , Camille Max Skwarok Aldrei , Albergaria de Mello Bandeira Renata , Barcelos Gouvêa Campos Vânia , Soares da Silva Junior Orivalde
Published: July 2023

O presente artigo propõe um método para análise dos riscos existentes de acidentes em passagens em nível (PN) em ferrovias brasileiras. Assim, foi realizada uma análise em normas nacionais e internacionais para identificar os principais critérios adotados para classificação por tipo de risco e para definição do tipo de sinalização a ser empregado, visando aumentar a segurança desses cruzamentos. Com base no resultado da análise, foi desenvolvido o método proposto e aplicado na malha de uma ferrovia na região sudeste do país. De acordo com os dados históricos, verifica-se que as obras de sinalização implantadas tiveram resultados positivos em segurança (queda de 72% no número de ocorrências entre 2014 e 2019), proporcionou o aumento da velocidade máxima autorizada no trecho, gerando um menor impacto no trânsito (visto que a PN é liberada mais rapidamente), garantindo ganhos para a operação e para a população que precisa transpor as intervenções nessas localidades, diminuindo os ruídos emitidos pelo tráfego e a necessidade de manutenção em locomotivas e vagões.
“¡Y, sin embargo, nos movemos!”
Authors: Paniagua Arguedas Laura
Published: July 2023

En este artículo se exploran las experiencias de movilidad de las personas con discapacidad en Costa Rica. Se presentan casos derivados de una investigación etnográfica que utilizó entrevistas en movimiento y medios audiovisuales para el registro de la información. Las ciudades han sido creadas, diseñadas y gestionadas para cuerpos considerados “capaces”, es decir, aquellos que se consideran “fuertes”, “inteligentes”, “completos” y “sanos”, lo que se conoce como urbanismo capacitista. En este sentido, se utiliza la teoría Crip y los estudios críticos en discapacidad como marcos de referencia. Este enfoque urbanista excluye a diversos tipos de cuerpos y no tiene en cuenta las diferencias en movilidad, ritmo, velocidad y uso de la ciudad por parte de diferentes poblaciones. El objetivo es comprender las movilidades urbanas a través de sistemas interdependientes que se conforman mediante redes y flujos. En las ciudades, existe una dependencia entre las personas, las infraestructuras y los acuerdos sociales (con sus reglas formales y de uso) que conforman los sistemas de apoyo a la movilidad. Sin embargo, al no tener en cuenta a las personas con discapacidad y sus formas de movilidad expandida, se generan múltiples desconexiones y desarticulaciones, lo que obliga a esta población a construir sus propias redes dentro de estos sistemas.
Building Better Batteries: Solid-State Batteries with Li-Rich Oxide Cathodes
Authors: Xu Lifeng , Chen Shi , Su Yuefeng , He Jizhuang , Wang Lian , Shen Xing , Chen Lai , Cao Duanyun , Lu Yun , Wang Meng , Bao Liying , Li Ning , Wu Feng
Published: July 2023

High-capacity Li-rich oxide materials have received extensive attention due to their unique anion–cation charge compensation involvement. However, the high operating voltage, poor cycling performance, unsafe oxygen evolution, and voltage decay limit their industrial application. The emergence and development of solid-state batteries offer a great opportunity to solve these issues by replacing flammable and unstable liquid electrolytes with solid electrolytes. Meanwhile, utilization of high-capacity Li-rich oxide cathodes enables to establish high-energy-density solid-state batteries with wide voltage ranges, light weight, and high mechanical properties. This review summarizes the recent progress of Li-rich oxide materials and solid electrolytes, emphasizing their major advantages, interface challenges, and modification approaches in the development of Li-rich solid-state batteries. We also propose possible characterization strategies for effective interfacial observation and analyses. It is hoped that this review should inspire the rational design and development of better solid-state batteries for application in portable devices, electric vehicles, as well as power grids.
Reducing Uncertainty in Collective Perception Using Self-Organizing Hierarchy
Authors: Jamshidpey Aryo , Dorigo Marco , Heinrich Mary Katherine
Published: July 2023

In collective perception, agents sample spatial data and use the samples to agree on some estimate. In this paper, we identify the sources of statistical uncertainty that occur in collective perception and note that improving the accuracy of fully decentralized approaches, beyond a certain threshold, might be intractable. We propose self-organizing hierarchy as an approach to improve accuracy in collective perception by reducing or eliminating some of the sources of uncertainty. Using self-organizing hierarchy, aspects of centralization and decentralization can be combined: robots can understand their relative positions system-wide and fuse their information at one point, without requiring, e.g., a fully connected or static communication network. In this way, multi-sensor fusion techniques that were designed for fully centralized systems can be applied to a self-organized system for the first time, without losing the key practical benefits of decentralization. We implement simple proof-of-concept fusion in a self-organizing hierarchy approach and test it against three fully decentralized benchmark approaches. We test the perceptual accuracy of the approaches for absolute conditions that are uniform time-invariant, time-varying, and spatially nonuniform with high heterogeneity, as well as the scalability and fault tolerance of their accuracy. We show that, under our tested conditions, the self-organizing hierarchy approach is generally more accurate, more consistent, and faster than the other approaches and also that its accuracy is more scalable and comparably fault-tolerant. Under spatially nonuniform conditions, our results indicate that the four approaches are comparable in terms of similarity to the reference samples. In future work, extending these results to additional methods, such as collective probability distribution fitting, is likely to be much more straightforward in the self-organizing hierarchy approach than in the decentralized approaches.
Immunomodulatory Nanosystems: Advanced Delivery Tools for Treating Chronic Wounds
Authors: Chu Xiangyu , Xiong Yuan , Knoedler Samuel , Lu Li , Panayi Adriana C. , Alfertshofer Michael , Jiang Dongsheng , Rinkevich Yuval , Lin Ze , Zhao Zhiming , Dai Guandong , Mi Bobin , Liu Guohui
Published: July 2023

The increasingly aging society led to a rise in the prevalence of chronic wounds (CWs), posing a significant burden to public health on a global scale. One of the key features of CWs is the presence of a maladjusted immune microenvironment characterized by persistent and excessive (hyper)inflammation. A variety of immunomodulatory therapies have been proposed to address this condition. Yet, to date, current delivery systems for immunomodulatory therapy remain inadequate and lack efficiency. This highlights the need for new therapeutic delivery systems, such as nanosystems, to manage the pathological inflammatory imbalance and, ultimately, improve the treatment outcomes of CWs. While a plethora of immunomodulatory nanosystems modifying the immune microenvironment of CWs have shown promising therapeutic effects, the literature on the intersection of immunomodulatory nanosystems and CWs remains relatively scarce. Therefore, this review aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the pathogenesis and characteristics of the immune microenvironment in CWs, discuss important advancements in our understanding of CW healing, and delineate the versatility and applicability of immunomodulatory nanosystems-based therapies in the therapeutic management of CWs. In addition, we herein also shed light on the main challenges and future perspectives in this rapidly evolving research field.
The role of educating parents of children with fever and febrile convulsions in reducing the intensity of anxiety of parents; A Quasi-experimental study in Gorgan, Iran
Authors: Estiri Mousa , Aghapour Seyed Ali , Behnampour Naser , Ghelichi-Ghojogh Mousa , Sadat Hosseini Parmis , Hosseini Seyed Ahmad
Published: July 2023

Introduction: Fever and convulsions are one of the most common forms of convulsions and the cause of hospitalization in children under 5 years old. The occurrence of fever and convulsions in a child causes parents to worry about the child’s death, and this mental pressure can harm the parent’s mental health. Objectives: This study was conducted to investigate the effect of education in reducing the intensity of anxiety of parents with a child with fever and seizures due to fever in Gorgan. Patients and Methods: In this quasi-experimental study 49 parents of children who had fever and convulsions caused by fever in the second half of 2018 and were admitted to Taleghani hospital in Gorgan were studied. The intensity of anxiety was measured using the Burns Anxiety Inventory questionnaire. Data were analyzed by SPSS version 24 statistical software. Results: In this study, 49 parents of children with fever and seizures were investigated. The average age of parents was 30.27 ± 12.82 years. The ethnicity of 63.3% of parents was Fars and 91.8% of participating parents were mothers, 86.6% of mothers were household and 12.2% were employed. The results of the study showed that the level of anxiety of the parents before the training was such that 2% of the parents had minimal or no anxiety, 1.6% had mild anxiety and 49% of the parents had extreme anxiety or panic. Conclusion: In the present study, after the educational intervention, the anxiety of the parents compared to before the training showed a significant decrease, which shows the effect of the training on reducing the anxiety of the parents.
Lexical Borrowings and Adaptations of Anglicism
Authors: Spahiu Isa , Nuredini Zarije
Published: July 2023

Lexical borrowings, or the adoption of words from one language into another, are a common phenomenon in language evolution. One language that has had a significant impact on the lexicon of other languages is English, particularly through the use of Anglicism. These are words borrowed from English that are used in other languages, often in the context of globalization and the spread of English as a global lingua franca. However, the adoption of these words is not always straightforward, and they often undergo adaptations to fit the phonological, morphological, and semantic patterns of the borrowing language. This paper will examine the process of lexical borrowing and adaptation of Anglicism in different languages, exploring the factors that influence the adoption and adaptation of these words, the linguistic and cultural implications of these processes, and the challenges and opportunities they present for language users and language planning. Through this analysis, we can gain a better understanding of the complex dynamics of language contact and change, and the ways in which different languages interact and influence one another in a globalized world.
Do Bombozila ao Tambor
Authors: Oliveira Alan Santos de , Ângelo Frederico Augusto dos Santos
Published: July 2023

O presente artigo apresenta a proposta de análise descritiva do projeto Tambor, originado no Bombozila, uma plataforma independente de acesso a documentários sobre as lutas sociais na América Latina e no Caribe. O projeto tem como base a formação em audiovisual atrelada aos saberes de povos africanos e originários. Portanto, a pergunta que guia este artigo, se encontra nesse movimento: quais elementos da ancestralidade auxiliam na construção de conteúdo audiovisual a partir do projeto tambor? A proposta metodológica tem como premissa saberes ancestrais que se relacionam com as ideias de “cultura bastarda” (RINCÓN, 2014), do “pensamento rodante” (OLIVEIRA, 2021) e de outros valores civilizatórios afrodiaspóricos e ameríndios, na construção do projeto de produção de conteúdo. A conclusão preliminar propõe o projeto Tambor como facilitador para construção de uma memória coletiva utilizando elementos como a ancestralidade, história oral e a memória para a produção de tecnologias e de conteúdos audiovisuais que competem na dinâmica de “uma outra globalização” (SANTOS, 2010).
Séries brasileiras na Netflix: o cronotopo da distopia em “Onisciente”
Authors: Mungioli Maria Cristina Palma , Suzue de Mesquita Ikeda Flavia
Published: July 2023

O artigo analisa as relações espácio-temporais que enformam a construção discursiva da ficção distópica Onisciente (Netflix, 2020). Analisamos os espaços da Cidade da série com base no conceito de cronotopo de Bakhtin (2003; 2010), enquanto dimensão formal e temática. Martin-Barbero (1998; 2008) e Certeau (2007) embasam ainda as reflexões acerca do espaço da cidade e Terentowicz-Fotyga (2018) e Barros (2011) contribuem para a discussão de aspectos das cidades distópicas. A análise dos cronotopos da série evidencia visões de mundo, ideias e conceitos marcados pelas oposições entre o indivíduo e o Estado, o privado e o público, o dentro e o fora, e os signos de verdadeiro e falso, como na questão da segurança e infalibilidade do sistema que controla a Cidade.
Partisipasi Mahasiswa KKNT MBKM Sekolah Tinggi Ilmu Ekonomi (STIE) Bima Memeriahkan 17 Agustus 2022
Authors: MUNIARTY PUJI , Wulandari Wulandari , Taufik Taufik
Published: July 2023

Kegiatan pendampingan melalui pengabdian untuk masyarakat di lokasi KKN memanfaatkan moment 17 Agustus sebagai bentuk partisipasi kepedulian kepada lingkungan sekitar. Tujuan utama yaitu membangun kebersamaan dengan masyarakat di lokasi KKN. Untuk melakukan kegiatan pengabdian ini maka tahapan yang dilakukan yaitu : studi pendahuluan, diskusi, pelaporan kegiatan, dan evaluasi. Kehadiran mahasiswa ikut memeriahkan pertandingan dengan merekrut anak-anak binaan mengaji serta anak sekolah untuk aktif memeriahkan acara peringatan 17 Agustus 1945 di Kelurahan Kendo. Selain itu, mahasiswa giat untuk melakukan pendekatan dengan masyarakat Kendo terkait kegiatan kemasyarakat untuk menyambut 17 Agustus 1945 di Kelurahan Kendo serta menggali informasi kearifan lokal yang biasa dilakukan oleh masyarakat. Kegiatan 17 Agustus menjadi agenda insidential program kerja KKNT MBKM STIE Bima karena tidak tertuang dalam program kerja utama dan program kerja harian. Namun mengingat kegiatan KKN merupakan wujud pengabdian kepada masyarakat, maka dipandang perlu untuk ikut partisipasi berperan aktif pada kegiatan tersebut.
Program Bimbingan Belajar Bahasa Asing bagi Siswa Sekolah Dasar Selama Masa Libur Sekolah di Desa Larangan Dalam Kecamatan Larangan Kabupaten Pamekasan
Authors: Rahmawati Fithriyah , Komariyah Elita Isti , Ardiansyah Ferdi
Published: July 2023

This community service was about a foreign learning course for elementary students in the Larangan Dalam Village during the semester break. By conducting this program, the students had an interesting activity that enable them to improve their skills in Arabic and English languages. The current program was one of the agendas of the facilitators of the Community Service Lecture (KPM) of the Tarbiyah Faculty IAIN Madura in 2022. The community service was attended by approximately 20 students in every meeting. The result of the community service was about their interest in learning and their achievement after the course. During the course, the students were learning Arabic and English language calmly, comfortably, and enthusiastically. The program also gained positive responses from the students, parents, and community of Larangan Dalam.
Penyuluhan Tanaman Kunyit dan Pacar Air Sebagai Alat Deteksi Zat Polutan (Boraks) di Desa Bongkasa-Bali
Authors: Esati Ni Ketut
Published: July 2023

Kegiatan pengabdian kepada masyarakat yang bertema penyuluhan tanaman kunyit (Curcuma domestica Val.) dan pacar air (Impatiens balsamina L.) sebagai alat deteksi zat polutan (boraks) di Desa Bongkasa-Bali, menyasar pemuda-pemudi yang tergabung dalam kelompok Seka Teruna Teruni (STT) Banjar Tanggayuda. Kegiatan ini dilakukan pada Desa Bongkasa, melihat kelimpahan tanaman tersebut sangat banyak ditanam oleh penduduk desa. Kandungan senyawa kimia dalam rimpang kunyit dan bunga pacar air dapat bereaksi dengan boraks, membentuk suatu kompleks berwarna, sehingga sifatnya ini dapat dimanfaatkan untuk mendeteksi keberadaan boraks dalam makanan. Diketahui permasalahan ekonomi menyebabkan para produsen tidak bertanggung jawab menambahkan boraks sebagai pengawet makanan, yang sebenarnya dilarang. Boraks adalah senyawa kimia turunan dari logam berat boron yang umumnya digunakan sebagai antiseptik dan pembunuh bakteri, jika dijadikan bahan tambahan pada pangan dapat membahayakan kesehatan konsumennya. Kegiatan diawali dengan pemberikan pertanyaan untuk mengukur pengetahuan peserta penyuluhan, kemudian pemberian materi, serta demonstrasi pembuatan alat pendeteksi boraks, sekaligus melakukan pengujian alat pendeteksi tersebut pada makanan yanga mengandung boraks., terakhir dilakukan evalusasi kegiatan. Hasil yang diperoleh dari kegiatan ini bahwa peserta penyuluhan sangat berantusias, edukasi ini diharapkan dapat menambah informasi kepada masyarakat bahwa terdapat cara sederhana untuk mengetahui suatu makanan mengandung senyawa berbahaya boraks.
PENGARUH EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT, KEPEMIMPINAN, DAN KOMITMEN ORGANISASI TERHADAP KINERJA KARYAWAN PT. ADITYA INOVASI MAKMUR
Authors: Hibatul Wafi Muhammad Ilham
Published: July 2023

Kinerja karyawan merupakan salah satu kunci penting dalam keberhasilan suatu organisasi. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk menganalisis pengaruh employee engagement, kepemimpinan dan komitmen organisasi terhadap kinerja karyawan PT. Aditya Inovasi Makmur. Teknik pengambilan sampel yang digunakan adalah sampel jenuh dengan total sampel sebanyak 32 karyawan. Alat analisis yang digunakan adalah Regesi Linier Berganda. Hasil uji hipotesis membuktikan bahwa komitmen organisasi tidak berpengaruh signifikan terhadap kinerka karyawan sehingga bukan merupakan variabel yang mempengaruhi kinerja karyawan. Sedangkan employee engagement dan kepemimpinan berpengaruh positip dan signifikan terhadap kinerja karyawan. Hal ini menunjukkan bahwa: semakin tinggi tingkat employee engagement maka akan meningkatkan kinerja karyawan, dan gaya kepemimpinan yang efektif akan mendorong peningkatan kinerja karyawan. Employee engagement merupakan faktor dominan yang mempengaruhi kinerja karyawan.
ANALISIS PENGARUH SEKTOR INDUSTRI PENGOLAHAN TERHADAP LAJU PERTUMBUHAN EKONOMI PROVINSI KALIMANTAN UTARA TAHUN 2020-2021
Authors: Satriyani Yuni , Tanur Erwin
Published: July 2023

Industri Pengolahan adalah  Suatu kegiatan ekonomi yang melakukan kegiatan mengubah barang dasar (bahan mentah) menjadi barang jadi/setengah jadi dan atau dari barang yang kurang nilainya menjadi barang yang lebih tinggi nilainya, baik secara mekanis, kimiawi dengan mesin ataupun dengan tangan. Pertumbuhan produksi sektor Industri Pengolahan sangat mempengaruhi Pertumbuhan Ekonomi. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk menganalisis seberapa besar pengaruh dan hubungan sektor Industri Pengolahan terhadap laju pertumbuhan Produk Domestik Regional Bruto (PDRB) Provinsi Kalimantan Utara. Data yang diambil adalah data laju pertumbuhan PDRB atas dasar harga konstan 2020 - 2021 menurut lapangan usaha yang diperoleh dari BPS Provinsi Kalimantan Utara. Metode analisis yang digunakan adalah analisis regresi linear. Hasil penelitian adalah sektor Industri Pengolahan secara signifikan mempengaruhi PDRB Provinsi Kalimantan Utara, Hasil Uji F dan uji t yang menunjukan p-value 0,05  Kata kunci : PDRB; Industri Pengolahan
PERUBAHAN STRUKTUR EKONOMI DAN TENAGA KERJA DENGAN MODEL DINAMIS DI PROVINSI KALIMANTAN UTARA
Authors: Sidik Jafar , Yuliawati Witri
Published: July 2023

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui perubahan sektor unggulan dan tenaga kerja di Provinsi Kalimantan Utara, menggunakan analisis model dinamis Dynamic Location Quotient (DLQ) dengan menggunakan data antar waktu priode tahun 2012-2016 dan tahun 2017-2021. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa terjadi  perubahan sektor unggulan pada priode tahun 2012-2016 sebanyak tujuh sektor menjadi sepuluh sektor pada priode tahun 2017-2021. Pada sektor Lapangan Usaha perubahan terjadi pada sektor Industri Pengolahan dan Jasa Kesehatan dan Kegiatan Sosial menjadi bukan unggulan pada priode 2017-2021. Sektor bukan unggulan pada priode tahun 2012-2016 menjadi sektor unggulan pada priode tahun 2017-2021 yaitu: Sektor Konstruksi; Perdagangan Besar dan Eceran, Reparasi Mobil dan Sepeda Motor; Transportasi dan Pergudangan; Penyediaan Akomodasi dan makan Minum dan Jasa Lainnya. Pada sektor Tenaga perubahan terjadi pada: Sektor Industri Pengolahan;  Informasi dan Komunikasi; Jasa Kesehatan dan Kegiatan Sosial, dan Jasa Lainnya. Sedang untuk sektor baru yang  menjadi sektor unggulan adalah; Pengadaan Listrik dan Gas; Konstruksi, dan  Jasa Keuangan. Perubahan sektor unggulan Lapangan Usaha tidak seiring dengan penyerapan tenaga kerja pada sektor tersebut pada dua priode data penelitian, kemampuan daya serap tenaga kerja sektor unggulan bersifat sementara, kecuali pada sektor primer daya serap tenaga kerja bersifat permanen dan jangka panjang. Sedangkan pada sektor Industri Pengolahan dan Jasa bersifat saling mendukung selama aktivitas sektor berlangsung dan proses pembangunan berjalan.