bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Sistem Pelatihan Karyawan Kebun Kelapa Sawit di PT Binanga Mandala Kabupaten Labuhan Batu Selatan
Authors: Meliani Sri , Purwandari Istiti , Puruhito Dimas Deworo
Published: January 2023

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengkaji jenis program pelatihan karyawan kebun di PT.Binanga Manggala dan untuk mengetahui manajemen pelatihan karyawan kebun di PT. Binanga Manggala. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian deskriptif kualitatif. Pengambilan data dilaksanakan dengan teknik wawancara dan pencatatan.  Metode analisis data menggunakan metode deskriptif kualitatif.  Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa jenis program pelatihan karyawan kebun di PT. Binanga Mandala meliputi pelatihan ERP-e Mas, leadership, Best Practice, Pembinaan K3,  Gada Pratama, dan Gada Madya.  Manajemen pelatihan karyawan kebun meliputi kegiatan perencanaan pelatihan tahunan yang meliputi perencanaan program pelatihan, trainer, peserta pelatihan, waktu dan tempat pelatihan. Peserta pelatihan diajukan oleh Kepala Unit Kerja diperiksai oleh HRD atau Estate Manajer dan disetujui oleh General Manajer. Pelaksanaan pelatihan dilakukan sesuai dengan jadwal yang sudah disepakati. Tempat pelatihan terdiri atas internal dan eksternal perusahaan. Metode pelatihan meliputi on the job traing dan off the job training. Evaluasi pelatihan dilakukan menggunakan kuesioner dan observasi perilaku dan hasil kerja. Laporan dan realisasi pelaporan dibuat oleh HRD.
 
Kata kunci:  karyawan, kebun, pelatihan
Penerapan Asas Kepastian Hukum dalam Peraturan Menteri Pertanian Nomor 01/PERMENTAN/KB/120/1/2018 Tentang Pedoman Penetapan Harga Pembelian Tandan Buah Segar Kelapa Sawit Produksi Pekebun
Authors: Rahamawati Sofia
Published: January 2023

Smallholder oil palm plantations have made a major contribution to the development of the national palm oil industry. However, the policy of developing oil palm plantations continues to be unfavorable to smallholder oil palm farmers, with one example being the right of farmers to earn income and profits as an illustration of guarantees for agricultural product marketing. To realize these farmers' rights, the government established Regulation of the Minister of Agriculture Number 01/PERMENTAN/KB.120/1/2018 concerning Guidelines for Setting the Purchase Price of Oil Palm Fresh Fruit Bunches Produced by Farmers in lieu of Minister of Agriculture Regulation Number 14/Permentan/OT.140/2/2013 concerning Guidelines for Determining the Purchase Price of Oil Palm Fresh Fruit Bunches Produced by Planters, which is considered unable to provide legal certainty because the content material is incomplete and has multiple interpretations. The purpose of writing this law is to analyze the application of the principle of legal certainty in the Regulation of the Minister of Agriculture, Number 01/PERMENTAN/KB.120/1/2018, concerning Guidelines for Determining the Purchase Price of Oil Palm Fresh Fruit Bunches Produced by Planters. The writing of this law uses a normative-juridical method, namely, by examining and understanding the positivization of the principle of legal certainty in statutory regulations. The application of the principle of legal certainty in the substance of the Regulation of the Minister of Agriculture Number 01/PERMENTAN/KB.120/1/2018 concerning Guidelines for Determining the Purchase Price of Oil Palm Fresh Fruit Bunches Produced by Planters has fulfilled the principle of legal certainty, namely protection for both smallholders and smallholders with plasma patterns as well as self-help patterns through partnerships with plantation institutions. In the cooperation agreement between the company and the planters, through the planters' institution, the regional government is authorized as a supervisor, and the government has also regulated the minimum elements for the parties in the cooperation agreement. The regulation regarding supervision and sanctions in this regulation has also clearly stipulated time limits for the implementation of obligations, so that it will be easier for the Governor to supervise and provide sanctions in the event of a violation.
 
Keywords: Legal Certainty, Smallholders, Oil Palm Plantations.
Use of skin lightening creams among female University students in Zimbabwe: a preliminary survey
Authors: January James , Mberi Yvonne Tafadzwa , Gonah Laston , Muchenje Rutendo Roselyn , Shamu Shepherd , Tapera Roy
Published: January 2023

Objective: To explore the prevalence and beliefs around use of skin lighteners among female university students at the University of Zimbabwe.

Methods and Materials: We conducted a descriptive cross sectional survey to ascertain the prevalence and correlates of use of skin lightening creams among a sample of 138 female university students (mean age 22years, SD=1.73) who responded to self-administered questionnaires.

Results: Prevalence of use of skin lightening creams among the respondents was 20%. Most of the women (83.3%) preferred lighter skin tone, and 93.3% perceived light skin as a symbol of beauty, 65% as a sign of wealth and 23.3% as symbolizing power.

Conclusions: Results from this survey provide a preliminary evidential entry point for health promotion interventions in a potentially influential subgroup of society.
The Value of Procalcitonin and C-reactive protein as early markers of Bacteraemia among patients with Haematological Malignancies receiving Chemotherapy: a cross-sectional study
Authors: Kamvuma Kingsley M , Kowa Sumbukeni F , Kaile Trevor , Masenga Sepiso K , Hamooya Benson M , Musalula Sinkala , Simakando Marah
Published: January 2023

Background: The immune system of patients with haematological malignancies is suppressed during chemotherapy. This renders them vulnerable to frequent infections especially of the bacterial type. Timely diagnosis of these infections is difficult, because a severe infection may be asymptomatic or manifest only in the form of fever or malaise. There is need for laboratory markers that can detect an infectious process at an early stage. This study was aimed at determining the value of using Procalcitonin (PCT) and C reactive protein (CRP), for early diagnosis of infection in patients with haematological malignancies receiving chemotherapy.

Methods: This was a cross sectional study consisting of sixty eight (68) patients with haematological malignancies. Data from each participant including sex, age, clinical and laboratory data were collected after obtaining informed consent. Blood specimens were then collected for measurement of PCT, CRP and bacteriological analysis. Patients were divided into two groups; those with a culture positive and negative result. PCT and CRP concentrations were compared between groups using t-test and non- parametric statistical tests respectively. The area under ROC curve, sensitivity, specificity, likelihood ratio, and Spearman's correlation coefficient were also calculated.

Results: Atotal of 14 (20.6%) microorganisms were isolated, of which 10 were gram-positive bacteria and 4 were gram-negative bacilli. The mean values of PCT which were 6.1ng/mL in the bacteraemia group and 5.1ng/mL in the non-bacteraemia group, p=0.023 and median CRP values were 24.2 (6.43- 48.15) in the bacteraemia and 23.5 (6.03-75.44) in the non-bacteraemia group, p=0.832. The area under curves was 0.52 (95% CI=0.57-0.84) for CRP and 0.70 (95% CI=0.35-0.69) for PCT. PCT value

of greater than 4.7 ng/mL is diagnostic for infections (sensitivity 86%, specificity 54%) while that of CRP was 21mg/mL with the sensitivity and specificity of 64% and 44% respectively. Elevated levels of PCT as well as fever were significantly associated with bacteraemia.

Conclusion: PCT was a more reliable and sensitive marker of bacteraemia among patients with haematological malignancies receiving chemotherapy than CRP.
EKSTRAKSI ASPAL BUTON DENGAN MENGGUNAKAN ASAM CUKA
Authors: Surianti Surianti , Agus Irzal
Published: January 2023

Aspal Buton merupakan potensi Sumber Daya Alam (SDA) yang sangan besar dan merupakan aspal alam  berupa batuan dengan berbagai ukuran. Saat ini, Aspal Buton belum dimanfaatkan untuk memenuhi kebutuhan aspal dalam negeri belum ada teknologi yang sesuai speg Asbuton. Pada penelitian ini menggunakan asam cuka untuk meningkatkan kadar bitumen pada  Aspal Lawele dan Aspal Kabungka dengan variasi berat yaitu 5 kg dan 10 kg. Dari hasil penelitian peningkatan kadar bitumen tertinggi terdapat pada aspal Lawele dengan berat 5 kg sebesar 13,59 dari kadar bitumen murni sebesar 36,60%.
ANALISIS TINGKAT KECELAKAAN LALU LINTAS (Studi Kasus Jalan Yos Sudarso Kecamatan Wangi-Wangi Kabupaten Wakatobi)
Authors: Bitu Laswar Gombilo
Published: January 2023

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui seberapa besar tingkat kecelakaan lalu lintas dan faktor apa yang mempengaruhi tingkat kecelakaan pada jalan Yos Sudarso Kecamatan Wangi-Wangi Kabupaten Wakatobi tahun 2015-2019. Metode deskriptif digunakan untuk  mnggambarkan kejadian yang ada saat ini atau saat lampau, dengan pendekatan kuantitatif serta pendekatan kualitatif sebagai penggambaran kondisi bisa individual, menggunakan angka-angka atau  data-data yang diperoleh. Dari hasil  analisis data yang diperoleh dapat diketahui bahwa tingkat kecelakaan di jalan Yos Sudarso Kecamatan Wangi-Wangi Kabupaten Wakatobi dengan angka sebesar 88 kecelakaan/tahun serta faktor penyebab kecelakaan yaitu faktor pengemudi sebesar 220 kasus, kendaraan sepeda motor 526, pendidikan SMA 307 korban, yang tidak memiliki SIM 288 orang, korban luka ringan sebesar laki-laki 124 orang dan perempuan 99 orang, di waktu kejadian jam 06.00-12.00 sebesar 178 kasus, jenis kecelakaan tabrak depan-depan sebesar116 kejadian, hari Selasa terbanyak kecelakaan sebesar 134 kasus dan di bulan Oktober sebesar 59 kasus.
Manajemen Dan Rekayasa Lalu Lintas Pada Ruas Jalan Anoa Kota Baubau
Authors: Dairi Rachmat Hidayat , Khairani Ima
Published: January 2023

Tujuan penelitian adalah Untuk menganalisis pengelolaan manajemen lalu lintas yang terjadi pada jalan anoa dan Untuk menganalisis kapasitas yang terjadi pada dengan metode deskriptif. Penelitian survei meliputi volume lalu lintas, kecepatan, kepadatan dengan menggunakan metode underwood. Penelitian survei dilakukan selama 4 hari dan dari hasil penelitian dapat ditentukan bahwa hasil kapasitas masih renggang dimana kendaraan dapat berjalan dengan lancar dengan diketahui nilai LOS nya dalam kondisi C yakni arus stabil, kecepatan serta kebebasan bermanuver rendah dan mengubah lajur dibatasi oleh kendaraan lain tetapi masih berada pada tingkat kecepatan yang memuaskan, biasa dipakai untuk desain jalan perkotaan dan untuk hambatan samping khususnya pada jalan anoa pos 3 kelurahan waliabuku merupakan kondisi yang rendah.
Pengaruh Penggunaan Air Kelapa Terhadap Kuat Tekan Beton
Authors: Hartini Hartini
Published: January 2023

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui besarnya nilai kuat tekan pada umur 3, 7, dan 28 hari yang dihasilkan akibat substitusi air kelapa tua dengan perbandingan 5%, 10%, dan 15% pada campuran beton. Penelitian ini menggunakan 4 variasi komposisi yaitu, beton  normal tanpa substitusi air kelapa dan  substitusi air kelapa tua 5%, 10%, dan 15% terhadap berat air. Pengujian ini meliputi uji karakteristik dan kuat tekan beton dilakukan pada umur 3 hari, 7 hari dan 28 hari. Pada uji kuat tekan digunakan benda uji silinder dengan dimensi sampel 15 cm x 30 cm. Setiap komposisi dibuat 9 sampel total keseluruhan 36 sampel. Hasil dari nilai uji kuat tekan normal umur 3 hari 80,80 kg/cm2, umur 7 hari 131,39 kg/cm2, dan umur 28 hari 202,00 kg/cm2. Persentase 5% hasil uji kuat tekan umur 3 hari 55,79 kg/cm2, umur 7 hari 90,61 kg/cm2, dan umur 28 hari 139,47 kg/cm2. Adapun persentase 10% hasil uji kuat tekan umur 3 hari sebesar 64,25 kg/cm2, umur 7 hari 104,46 kg/cm2, dan umur 28 hari 160,64kg/cm2, serta persentase 15%  hasil uji kuat tekan umur 3 hari 80,41 kg/cm2, umur 7 hari 130,63 kg/cm2, dan umur 28 hari 201,04 kg/cm2. Dari hasil rata-rata uji kuat tekan umur 28 hari  persentase 5%, 10%, dan 15% mengalami penurunan berkisar 30,96% - 0,48% terhadap nilai kuat tekan beton normal.
Karakteristik Sampah pada Pewadahan Rumah Tangga dan Tempat Penampungan Sementara (TPS) Kota Baubau (Studi Kasus Di Kelurahan Wameo)
Authors: Surianti Surianti
Published: January 2023

Permasalahan yang dihadapi oleh masyarakat adalah timbulan sampah yang terus meningkat seiring dengan peningkatan jumlah penduduk dan meningkatnya  pola konsumsi masayrakat yang pada akhirnya akan berdampak negative terhadap infrastruktur dan kesehatan. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah 1.Mengetahui karakteristik sampah pada pewadahan di lingkungan rumah tangga di kelurahan Wameo dan 2. Mengetahui karakteristik sampah pasar pada tempat pembuangan sementara di kelurahan Wameo kota Baubau. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode Simple Random Sampling. Hasil dari penelitian  menunjukan bahwa sampah rumah tangga Karakteristik sampah rumah tangga yang berupa komposisi sampah dan pemadatan diperoleh sampah organik 77.26%, dan sampah anorganik (22.7%) yaitu kertas 9.54%, kayu 0.32%, kain, 0.12% karet 0.14%, plastik 11.09 %, logam 0,12%, kaca 1.23% dan lain-lain 0.19%, dimana sampah organik adalah sampah yang paling banyak dihasilkan. dan anorganik 9.5%.dan untuk sampah pasar organik sebesar 91,43%, dan sampah anorganik (8.61%) yaitu kertas 2.96%, kayu 0,39%, kain 0,22%, karet 0,09%, plastik 4,52%, kaca 0,30%, dan lain-lain 0,09%.
Karakteristik Uji Marshall Campuran Asbuton Tipe Lawele Bitumen Rendah Menggunakan Modifier Aspal Lawele
Authors: Qamar L.M. Sjamsul , Agus Irzal
Published: January 2023

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui nilai marshall test pada campuran Asbuton Tipe Lawele Bitumen Rendah Menggunakan Modifier Aspal Lawele dengan metode campur panas hampar panas. Dalam penelitian ini penentuan komposisi agregat dilakukan dengan cara trial and error. Digunakan modifier aspal lawele dengan perbandingan 70:30. Lawele Bitumen rendah adalah 25 % dan total bitumen dalam campuran sebesar 5.5%, 6.0%, 6.5%. Dibuat perkerasan dengan metode campur panas hampar panas masing-masing 5 sampel. Pengujian marshall test dilakukan setelah melewati proses pemanasan sampai suhu 150°C sebelum penghamparan. Dari hasil pengujian dapat diketahui bahwa nilai marshall test pada variasi total bitumen 6.0% lebih baik daripada variasi kadar 5.5% dan 6.5%.
PERBANDINGAN GRADASI SERAGAM DAN GRADASI MENERUS TERHADAP KUAT TEKAN BETON
Authors: Bangki Jamaluddin
Published: January 2023

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh perbandingan gradasi seragam dan gradasi menerus terhadap kuat tekan beton. Penelitian ini dilakukan dengan membandingkan antara gradasi menerus dan gradasi seragam. Dalam penelitian ini digunakan ukuran agregat 12,5 mm untuk gradasi seragam sedangkan gradasi menerus digunakan agregat ukuran 4,75-25 mm. Pengujian ini dilakukan pada umur perawatan 3 hari, 7 hari dan 28 hari, dengan dimensi benda uji silinder 15 x 30 cm, setiap perbandingan dibuat dengan 15 benda uji dimana jumlah keseluruhan sebanyak 30 benda uji. Hasil analisa menunjukan bahwa gradasi menerus memiliki kuat tekan lebih tinggi dari kuat tekan gradasi seragam, hal ini dapat dilihat pada kuat tekan rata-rata beton menggunakan gradasi menerus pada umur 28 hari adalah 207,76kg/cm2, sedangkan kuat tekan rata-rata beton menggunakan gradasi seragam kuat tekan pada umur 28 hari adalah 181,22kg/cm2. Kuat tekan beton gradasi menerus mengalami peningkatan kuat tekan dari kuat tekan yang direncanakan sebesar3,88%, sedangkan gradasi seragam mengalami penurunan kuat tekan dari kuat tekan yang direncanakan sebesar 9,39%.
Analisa Biaya Operasional Kendaraan Akibat Pemakaian Badan Jalan Yang Bersifat Pribadi (Studi Kasus : Penutupan Jl. Wakaaka Dengan Pemilihan Rute Melalui Jl. Hayam Wuruk, Kota Baubau)
Authors: Haryati Nina
Published: January 2023

Tujuan penelitian ini untuk mengetahui Nilai kerugian yang dialami pengendara pada saat melewati jalur alternatif ketika jalur utama ditutup, penutupan jalan bersifat pribadi tersebut tepatnya di Kelurahan Kaobula Jl. Wakaaka untuk mengetahui Nilai BOK terhadap pengendara dengan melakukan survey pada lokasi penelitian. Biaya Operasional Kendaraan (BOK) dihitung dengan menggunakan metode Pacific Consultant International (PCI) digunakan untuk menghitung Biaya Operasional Kendaraan di Indonesia. Perhitungan dengan metode PCI ini berdasarkan kecepatan tempuh bergerak yang melewati ruas jalan yang akan ditinjau. Perhitungan Biaya Operasional Kendaraan (BOK) dengan metode PCI ini meliputi dua biaya yaitu biaya tetap (standing cost atau fixed cost) dan biaya tidak tetap (variabel cost atau running cost). Dari hasil survei pencatatan volume lalulintas yang telah dilakukan pada ruas Jl. Hayam Wuruk adalah sebesar Rp. 3.211.626,27/hari. Nilai BOK pada ruas Jl. Hayam Wuruk ini dibandingkan dengan Nilai BOK pada ruas Jl. Wakaaka jelas jauh lebih besar sehingga pada saat terjadi kegiatan penutupan jalan pada ruas Jl. Wakaaka pengendara tentu akan melewati jalur alternatif dengan memperoleh kerugian niali BOK yaitu sebesar Rp. 536.063,04/hari.
A Study of Investigation and Research on Teaching and Learning of Online Courses
Authors: Mao Binbin
Published: January 2023

This article used a questionnaire survey for the college students on learning and teaching in epidemic situation. The result of the study shows that there were existing superficial understanding on Online learning, insufficient theoretical guidance for online teaching innovation and teaching support services still lag behind expectations. Based on the data of the questionnaire, putting forward a mixed online and offline teaching model hoping that the mode can stimulate students’ interest in active learning, promote the interaction between teachers and students, enrich relevant research theories and to a certain extent improve students' ability to think independently and solve practical problems.
Medical Entomology - A Great Discipline Promising Innovations, Inventions and Entrepreneurship
Authors: B K Tyagi
Published: January 2023

Medical Entomology is a highly fascinating and enterprising discipline with infinite possibilities of generating novel knowledge, on one hand, and innovative entrepreneurship, on the other. Insects, being spectacular, abundant and diverse group, are also most prodigious arthropods. They are important in the functions and processes of most ecosystems. Insects, arachnids, and other terrestrial arthropods comprise at least 75% of all the species of animals in the world. A great deal of scientific information on life come mostly from insects. Their dominance is a fundamental scientific insight yet not widely acknowledged. On one hand, some of these insects, especially hematophagous, are serious pests and vectors of serious diseases to both humans and animals. Such diseases warrant discovery of new insecticides, drugs, vaccines and tools for their management. The 2021 Nobel Prize to Dr Wu Tutu has been awarded for her discovery of a novel antimalarial, Artemisinin. On the other hand, a large number of insects and other arthropods are highly beneficial to humans as they are (i) sources for new protein molecules to be used in medicine, industry or insecticide production; (ii) saliva of certain insects, such as mosquitoes, is now being explored for producing anaesthesia; (iii) the flour-mite gene has a solution to epilepsy and (iv) certain carrion insects deserve a special attention for correctly pinpointing the post-mortem time interval (PMTI) of a dead-body. Medical entomology has thus earned a commensurate sobriquet, “employment & trade discipline of future.”
Management of Insect Borne Human Diseases – A Case Study on Novel Bio-Larvicide for Mosquito Borne Diseases Including Dengue
Authors: Das Bina Pani , Deobhankar Kedar
Published: January 2023

In India National Vector Borne Diseases Control programme is an umbrella organization for management and control of six out of eight insect-borne human diseases, viz., Malaria, Lymphatic Filariasis (LF), Kala-azar, Dengue/ Chikungunya, and Japanese Encephalitis. Of these, India is committed for elimination of the first three diseases from the country. 8.6% of India’s total population belongs to tribal community yet contribute 21% of Plasmodium falciparum infection and 29% of malaria-related deaths. There is an urgent need to implement novel strategies to overcome insecticide resistance in Anopheles culicifacies that transmit 60-70% of malaria cases in India. One such strategy is to use Chilodonella uncinata, an indigenous, maternally transmitted, facultative protozoan bio-larvicide with many biological control properties against mosquito vectors. In view of the above, if India really aims to achieve malaria elimination by 2030, there is an urgent need that tribal regions are given more attention.
Assessment of Water Quality of Mahanadi and It's Tributary Katha Jodi River, Cuttack District, Odisha
Authors: Priyadarsini Subhashri , Gyayatri T. , Sahoo Satya Narayan
Published: January 2023

For all living things, water is one of the most important sources. Despite being a renewable resource, clean water scarcity is a major problem in many regions of the world. We require water for a variety of things, including food production, personal hygiene, electrical generation, fire control, and most importantly, survival. Nine sampling stations were chosen at various locations along the Mahanadi and its tributary, the Katha Jodi River, in the Cuttack area (S1-S9). To collect a tiny amount of water from the water source for water analysis and to look at the physico-chemical components that are present in the water, sampling is done. Our study sites' dissolved oxygen concentrations range from 3.9 to 5.8 mg/lit, and the water samples from all of the sites are only mildly alkaline. All study sites have alkalinities below 150 mg/lit, ranging from 129 mg/lit to 162 mg/lit. All of the study sites' water conductivities are within the typical range of river water, or 200 to 1000 mhos/cm. All of the study locations, with the exception of our study sites 1 and 2, have high nitrate levels of greater than 100 mg/lit. Our study sites had phosphate concentrations between 0.8 and 2.0 mg/lit, and a river shouldn't have more phosphates than 0.1 mg/L. Over these limits, phosphorus can be quite hazardous.
Actitudes-aptitudes emprendedoras y habilidades sociales de los adultos mayores de un centro especializado de la ciudad de Quito
Authors: Urquizo Carlos , Jácome Arboleda Janeth Stefanía
Published: January 2023

El presente estudio da a conocer el nivel de funcionalidad cotidiana de un grupo de adultos mayores después de participar en talleres de emprendimiento gastronómico, con la finalidad de incentivar a organismos públicos y privados en la generación de proyectos de vinculación y aporte a estos grupos sociales. El grupo de adultos mayores es considerado uno de los segmentos vulnerables actualmente, es por ello que se ha focalizado en generar un aporte en su estilo de vida de manera permanente, por medio del conocimiento de herramientas prácticas y acorde a las necesidades de este grupo. Esta investigación es cuantitativa, la cual busca describir las actitudes, aptitudes y habilidades sociales de los adultos mayores, para promover el emprendimiento en este grupo etario. De acuerdo a la información recopilada con respecto a las actitudes emprendedoras, se determinó que, el 85,7 % de los adultos mayores encuestados poseen el ánimo y la energía para seguir realizando actividades, así como también el 83,7 % señalan que pueden encontrar soluciones creativas ante un problema complicado y de igual forma se sienten confiados con respecto a sus posibilidades y capacidades. En cuanto a las aptitudes emprendedoras, se puntualizó que el 75,5 % de los encuestados toman riesgos sin saber los resultados finales y por último referente a las habilidades sociales enfocadas al emprendimiento, se estableció, que el 93,9 % de los adultos mayores señalaron que trabajan en equipo y participan, escuchan y respetan las opiniones de los demás al momento de realizar actividades emprendedoras.
Investigation of the usability of apple tree pruning chips as an alternative raw material to produce cement bonded particleboard
Authors: TAŞ Hasan Hüseyin , ACAR Kaan
Published: January 2023

The utilization of apple tree pruning as an alternative raw material to produce cement-bonded particleboard was investigated. Experimental cement-bonded particleboards measuring 500×500×12 mm with a nominal density of 1400 kg/m3 were prepared in laboratory conditions using different ratios (100/0,75/25,50/50,25/75,0/100) of apple tree pruning chips mixed Red Pine wood chips. The following basic properties required by the TS EN 312 standards were evaluated; water absorption, thickness swelling, bending properties, and screw withdrawal strength. Results of the study indicate that the addition of apple pruning in the mix of cement-bonded particleboard significantly influences the properties tested. Mechanical properties of the tested boards decreased while absorption and thickness swelling values of the cement-bonded particleboard were increased as the portion of apple pruning in the mixture was increased. Experimental boards which include apple tree pruning up to 25 % still meet properties required by the standards for general purpose-use cement-bonded particleboards. Apple tree pruning chips may be an alternative raw material for the manufacturing of cement-bonded particleboard.
Effect of multi-nutrient liquid supplement on serum minerals and hormone profile in buffalo heifers
Authors: ANKITA ANKITA , VERMA A K , SINGH PUTAN , DAS ASIT
Published: January 2023

Eighteen Murrah buffalo heifers (average BW of 290±2.5 kg) were randomly distributed into three groups of six each in an experiment based on randomized block design to investigate the effect of partial replacement of concentrate mixture with molasses based multi-nutrient liquid supplements (MMLS) on serum mineral and reproductive hormonal profile. During 240 d of experimental period, all animals were supplied with green forages (2 kg DM/d) and wheat straw ad libitum. Animals in group T1 (control) were fed a concentrate mixture (maize 40, wheat bran 40, soyabean meal 17, mineral mixture 2, and salt 1%) to meet their nutrient requirements. However, 20% of the concentrates were replaced with MMLS and MMLS plus in groups T2 and T3, respectively. Blood was collected on d 0, 120 and 240 days of experiment to evaluate serum mineral and reproductive hormonal (progesterone and estradiol) profile. Serum concentrations of Ca, P, Fe and Mn were similar among the groups. Serum concentration of Cu and Zn was higher in groups T2 and T3. Concentrations of progesterone and estradiol were similar among the groups, but showed an increasing trend on day 240. It was concluded that partial replacement of concentrate mixture with MMLS and MMLS plus improved Cu and Zn status without any adverse impact on other minerals and reproductive hormone profile.
Effect of Iron and Folic Acid supplementation among nutritionally anemic women of reproductive age in rural Maharashtra: Acommunity-based intervention study
Authors:   District Health Office, Washim, Maharashtra, India, Kore Suhas , Pawar Shivshakti ,   District Health Office, Nanded, Maharashtra, India, Jadhao Milind ,   District Health Office, Washim, Maharashtra, India, Kukade Rajesh ,   UNICEF, Washim, Maharashtra, India
Published: January 2023

Background: In the context of the limited effectiveness of daily iron supplementation in national programs, intermittent iron supplementation is currently under debate as a possible alternative. Objective: To study the outcome of twice weekly iron supplementation compared to daily supplementation. Methods: A community-based interventional study was carried out in 283 women of the 15-49 years age group who were not pregnant and not lactating at the initiation of the study. For intervention purpose, women with mild and moderate anemia were taken. In two schedules, an interventional drug (100 mg elemental iron with 0.5 mg folic acid) was given for three months. In the daily schedule, one tablet every day; and in the weekly schedule, two tablets once a week on a fixed day were given. Result: Out of 283 anemic participants, 141 received daily while 142 received weekly iron and folic acid supplementation. Post intervention, the weekly iron supplementation group revealed that, proportion of anemia cases reduced to the tune of 32.4% and the mean increase in hemoglobin level was 1.42 gm/dl (SD ± 0.77). In contrast, in patients who had a daily supplementation regimen, the mean increase in hemoglobin level was 1.78 gm/dl (SD ± 0.83). Conclusion: Result of present study shows that, effect of daily Iron and Folic Acid (IFA) supplementation to raise hemoglobin level was higher as compared to weekly IFA supplementation. But weekly supplementation when considered separately also had significant effect to raise the hemoglobin level. It is observed that, there is no statistically significant difference in the rise of hemoglobin in both the groups, signifying weekly iron therapy as effective role as daily iron therapy in reducing anemia
A Study on Search for a Direction of Leisure Education for preliminary physical education teacher
Authors:   Korea Integrated Resort Forum, Park Hyoung-Ran
Published: January 2023

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to take an in-depth look at leisure recognition, practice, and leisure education of a preliminary physical education teacher.
Method: The data obtained two preliminary physical education teachers who practice leisure-oriented life in their daily lives were selected using decisive case labels. In the first in-depth interview, we looked at the need for leisure education as a preliminary physical education teacher along with leisure practice in the second in-depth interview.
Results: First, The level of awareness of leisure was low due to the absence of prior education. Second, The development of serious leisure was difficult because plans and practices did not follow. Third, It recognized the need for early leisure education so that education on leisure should be emphasized at curriculum of school so that it can lead the daily life centered here in everyday life.
Conclusion: Overall the study, in line with the rapidly changing social environment, the systematization of leisure education along existing education should be prepared.
Challenges of Spectrofluorometry, Part 2: Instrument-Specific Concerns
Authors: English Caitlyn , Kitzhaber Zechariah , Williams Joshua , Myrick M.L.
Published: January 2023

Part 1 of this three-part series provided a procedure for quickly recording acceptable fluorescence spectra with classic commercial spectrofluorometers for most samples in common 1-cm-pathlength cuvettes. Part 2 of the series describes instrument-specific concerns that require modifications to our initial procedure if we want spectra that can be accurately reproduced in other laboratories. Part 3 will discuss how the sample itself can make reproducibility between instruments challenging.
Covid-19 pandemi sürecinde sağlık çalışanlarının stresle başa çıkma tarzlarının örgütsel bağlılık düzeylerine etkisi
Authors: SAYAN İlknur , ZEYNELOĞLU Sinan , MALATYALI İrem
Published: January 2023

Covid-19 pandemi sürecinin başlangıcından bu yana sağlık çalışanlarına hastalıkla mücadelede önemli roller düşmektedir. Covid-19’un tüm dünyada hızla yayılması ve çözümün bulunamaması tüm bireylerin olduğu gibi sağlık çalışanlarının da anksiyete ve stres düzeylerini artırmıştır. Hastalığın kendilerine ve ailelerine bulaşma riskinin yüksek olması, koruyucu ekipmanlarla çalışmaları, iş yüklerinin ve mesai saatlerinin artması gibi pek çok nedenden ötürü fiziksel, zihinsel ve ruhsal yönden olumsuz şekilde etkilenmektedirler. Bu durumun, mesleklerine ve kurumlarına olan bağlılık düzeylerini azaltacağı söylenebilir. Bu bağlamda çalışma sağlık çalışanlarının stresle başa çıkma tarzlarının örgütsel bağlılık düzeyleri üzerindeki etkisini incelemeyi amaçlamaktadır. Bir özel hastanede görevli 239 sağlık çalışanı ile yapılan araştırmada Örgütsel Bağlılık Ölçeği ile Stresle Başa Çıkma Tarzları Ölçeği kullanılmıştır. Bu çalışma sonucunda, sağlık çalışanlarının stres ile baş etme tarzlarından; kendine güvenli yaklaşım ve iyimser yaklaşım yaklaşımlarını kullanması çalışanların örgütsel bağlılık düzeylerini olumlu yönde etkileyeceği ve yükselteceği görülmüştür.
Assessing the Travel Demand and Mobility Impacts of Transformative Transportation Technologies in Indiana
Authors: Luo Hao , Chahine Ricardo , Rambaram Arianna , Rosenzweig Elizabeth Theresa , Gkritza Konstantina , Cai Hua
Published: January 2023

The rapid development of transformative transportation technologies, such as bike-sharing, shared e-scooters, and ride-hailing systems, is reshaping the transportation landscape. These transformative transportation technologies have the potential to significantly change travel behavior and travel demand and affect transportation agencies’ planning, operations, and decision-making. The objective of this project is to develop a framework and models to quantify the potential travel demand and mobility impacts of transformative transportation technologies in Indiana cities. This project analyzed historical system usage data and conducted survey studies to evaluate the availability and use of transformative transportation technologies in select Indiana cities. The project also proposed a data-driven model to study the relationship between shared micro-mobility and the existing transit system and developed a simulation model to analyze the potential mode choice change under different future development scenarios. Additionally, based on a comprehensive literature review, a list of operations; environmental, health and safety; and accessibility and equity metrics were identified as the Key Performance Indicators to evaluate transformative transportation technologies. Furthermore, as this study was conducted in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, the impacts of the pandemic on both traditional and transformative transportation systems were also examined as documented in the literature and stated in our survey.
SASHAKT: A Job Portal for Women using Text Extraction and Text Summarization
Authors:   Department of Computer Science & Engineering, JSS Academy of Technical Education, Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India 201301, Kaur Jaspreet , Verma Pragati ,   Department of Computer Science & Engineering, JSS Academy of Technical Education, Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India 201301, Bajoria Sanyuktaa ,   Department of Computer Science & Engineering, JSS Academy of Technical Education, Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India 201301
Published: January 2023

SASHAKT is a job portal designed specifically for women, utilizing text extraction and summarization techniques to provide a user-friendly and efficient job search experience. The portal extracts relevant information from job postings and summarizes it, allowing women to quickly identify job opportunities that align with their skills and qualifications. Additionally, the portal utilizes text classification algorithms to identify and filter out job postings that may be discriminatory or biased toward women. This study presents the development and implementation of SASHAKT, including a detailed description of the text extraction and summarization techniques used and the text classification algorithms implemented to detect discriminatory language. The study also presents the results of user testing and evaluations of SASHAKT, highlighting its effectiveness in improving the job search experience for women. The results of this study demonstrate that SASHAKT can help increase women's representation in the workforce by providing them with a more efficient way to find job opportunities that align with their skills and qualifications. Furthermore, the study also highlights the potential for similar text-based approaches to be applied to other areas of job search and career development for underrepresented groups such as people with disabilities and minority groups. Overall, the study concludes that SASHAKT is an innovative solution that addresses the need for a more inclusive job search experience for women by utilizing natural language processing techniques.
Bacterial Silver Nanoparticles: Method, Mechanism of Synthesis and Application in Mosquito Control
Authors: John Wilson Jeyaraj , Harimuralikrishnaa Thangamariyappan , Ponmanickam Ponnirul , Ponseetha Lakshmi Muthumadasamy
Published: January 2023

Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) received tremendous attention due to their fascinated applications. Extensive research reports are available on the physical, chemical, and biological synthesis of colloidal Ag NPs. Research on biological systems mediated silver nanoparticle synthesis is essential to explore more applications. Microbial synthesis has been recognized as an eco-friendly and influential source among biological sources. Therefore, the bacteria are often considered an exciting reducer for silver and gold nanoparticles fabrication. Further, the synthesized nanoparticles incorporated different biological agents from what we need as bio reducing agents. The cell membrane of microorganisms plays a crucial role in the endogenous synthesis of nanoparticles. The cell membrane interacts electronically with the charged metal ions because it is charged. Enzymes inside the cell membrane biodegrade metal ions into nanoparticles, which eventually propagate through the cell membrane in small volumes. The fabricated silver nanoparticles were characterized by different spectroscopy techniques, to reveal the structural and functional properties. The synthesized nanoparticle reacts against many pathogens and insects and is used in medical fields. One of the pesticide industry’s significant applications is mosquito larvicidal application. This chapter dealt with the microbial-mediated synthesis of silver nanoparticles, characterization, and mosquito larvicidal applications.
Avoid Sharing of Strawberries with Birds, Rodents and Other Vertebrate Pests
Authors: Sarwar Muhammad
Published: January 2023

Strawberries Fragaria ananassa Duch., are delicious and packed with nutrition, so not just only humans love to eat them, but are tasty and nutritious to many other creatures. Unfortunately, birds, rodents and a range of other pests may harshly injury to strawberry plants. Thus, purpose of this chapter is enhancing protections against these vertebrate culprits to mark the dissimilarity among an awkward and normal plants. Numerous species of birds consume strawberries that are among the most common pests and as well challenging to manage for the reason that they are very moveable. Frightening maneuvers, such as noisemakers and fake owls or hawks, to some degree are operative, however they might be regularly changed since birds become accustomed to them. Physical hurdles, such as netting and wire mesh are further operative and plants must be completely covered with them, though it is labor-intensive to install. Various rodents might eat strawberries including rats, mice and squirrels, however rabbits may likewise create harms. Physical obstacles will typically retain these pests outside of orchards, even though to this tactic, there are few challenges. Several rodents particularly mice are enough smaller to slipup under or through fences. Barriers used to retain smaller animals out should be prepared from good netting and the bottommost might be tight completely alongside the earth, or be submerged a few centimeters underneath, and likewise netting row shelters above plants might be effective. Deer will also feast on strawberries, but a few more control options are available for these animals than for birds. Physical barriers, like wire mesh row covers can also be effective and electric fences around an entire garden might keep deer out. A combination of methods used in this work are best to protect strawberry plants, but nothing is 100% guaranteed when a foraging pest is truly motivated.
Ethanol Production from Bioresources and Its Kinetic Modeling: Optimization Methods
Authors: Kanagasabai Manikandan , Elango Babu , Balakrishnan Preetha , Jayabalan Jayachitra
Published: January 2023

Ethanol is viable alternative fuel and it’s substitute to fossil fuel has gained importance with rise in fuel prices. The chapter elaborates about methods of production from different types of bio resources like molasses, starch and cellulose commercially. The chapter also details about different methods of pretreatment for cellulisic and starchy raw materials. This also includes hydrolysis using acid and enzymes. The modes of ethanol fermentation using bioreactors like batch fed batch and continuous operation will be discussed. The growth kinetics models like monad logistic model will be elaborated. The product formation growth associated models like Leudiking piret model and parameter estimation methods will be described. Optimization of process variables using response surface methodology and media optimization using PB design will be elaborated. The application of ANN in modeling will be described.
Tensor Products of Ternary Semimodules over Ternary Semifields
Authors: Pawaputanon Na Mahasarakham Thorranin , Intarawong Sararnrakskul Ruangvarin , Sirasuntorn Nissara
Published: January 2023

We introduce tensor products of ternary semimodules over ternary semifields and the n-fold tensor products for general case. We prove the universal mapping property of the n-fold tensor products. Moreover, we later provide a condition for preserving the flatness of ternary semimodules with tensor products of ternary semimodule homomorphisms.
Simulation of Permanent Movement in Collectors Non-Standardized Sewerage
Authors: Luca Mihail
Published: January 2023

Sewage collectors for domestic waste water and rainwater have flow sections that are standardized in shape and size. The collector with vertical dimension H > 1.50 m is admitted to be visitable and for H ≤ 0.80 m it is not visitable. Sewage collectors can be made in demanding situations with non standardized flow sections. A series of natural and anthropogenic action can change the geometric and hydraulic parameters of the flow section over time. Thus, the flow section no longer respects the initial geometric and hydraulic parameters and becomes a non-standardized section. Knowing the hydraulic parameters at such a flow section becomes difficult for monitoring the mining process. The circular, ovoid, circular bell, parabolic bell type flow section transforms into sections consisting of straight lines and circular arcs or only circular arcs. The factors that produce are erosion, siltation and cementation of transported material, repair and rehabilitation works and others. The erosion phenomenon also causes a change in the roughness on the watered perimeter of the section. In order to obtain the hydraulic operating parameters of the visitable sever collectors with non-standard flow section, several calculation programs have been elaborated on the forms of permanent water movement.
Surgical Principles for Spinal Meningiomas
Authors: Birol Sarica Feyzi
Published: January 2023

Spinal meningiomas, which are usually benign character, rarely show an invasive course. Since they grow slowly in the intradural extramedullary space, clinical symptoms also progress slowly. It is usually diagnosed in the later periods, when the tumor reaches to large size. They most commonly show location in the thoracic region. Although it does not have a real capsule, they can be removed completely or close to total by microsurgical methods, since they are well-demarcated solitary tumors. The most important factor in the complete and safe removal of spinal meningioma is the selection of the surgical approach suitable for the size, localization, and topography of the tumor. In the postoperative period, improvement in neurological functions is observed generally and their prognosis is good. In this study, the natural history of the tumor is explained in detail, by examining the pathogenesis and predisposing factors and clinical symptomatology in the spinal meningiomas. Moreover, it has been also focused on describing the surgical approaches and operative techniques to be used in the complete and safe removal of the spinal meningioma, according to the localization and topography of the tumor.
Patient-Centered Outcomes of an Emergency Department Social and Medical Resource Intervention
Authors: Gupta Rohit , Wang Anthony , Wang Daniel , Ortiz Daniela , Kurian Karen , Halmer Thiago , Jaung Michael
Published: January 2023

Introduction: Few studies have examined the impact of emergency department (ED) social interventions on patient outcomes and revisits, especially in underserved populations. Our objective in this study was to characterize a volunteer initiative that provided community medical and social resources at ED discharge and its effect on ED revisit rates and adherence to follow-up appointments at a large, county hospital ED.

Methods: We performed a cross-sectional analysis of ED patients who received medical and social resources and an educational intervention at discharge between September 2017–June 2018. Demographic information, the number of ED return visits, and outpatient follow-up appointment adherence within 30 and 90 days of ED discharge were obtained from electronic health records. We obtained data regarding patient utilization of resources via telephone follow-up communication. We used logistic regression analyses to evaluate associations between patient characteristics, reported resource utilization, and revisit outcomes.

Results: Most patients (55.3% of 494 participants) identified as Latino/Hispanic, and 49.4% received healthcare assistance through a local governmental program. A majority of patients (83.6%) received at least one medical or social resource, with most requesting more than one. Patients provided with a medical or social resource were associated with a higher 90-day follow-up appointment adherence (odds ratio [OR] 2.56; 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.05-6.25, and OR 4.75; 95% CI 1.49-15.20], respectively), and the provision of both resources was associated with lower odds of ED revisit within 30 days (OR 0.50; 95% CI 0.27-0.95). Males and those enrolled in the healthcare assistance program had higher odds of ED revisits, while Hispanic/Latino and Spanish-speaking patients had lower odds of revisits.

Conclusion: An ED discharge intervention providing medical and social resources may be associated with improved follow-up adherence and reduced ED revisit rates in underserved populations.
Human Flourishing and the Self-Limiting Assumptions of Modern Finance
Authors: Friesen Geoffrey C. ,   Philosophy Documentation Center
Published: January 2023

Current models in finance make strong, self-limiting assumptions about the nature of human utility, human relationships, human flourishing, and human growth. These assumptions facilitate tractable solutions to financial problems but ignore subjective determinants of human well-being and value creation within the firm. The philosophical and theological traditions of Catholic teaching, as well as evidence on human flourishing from model social science, call us beyond these models. This paper focuses on three specific areas where a “disconnect” exists between Catholic teaching and current finance models, highlights the relevance of Catholic teaching, and sketches a framework for more fully integrating human flourishing into finance models.