bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
COVID-19 outbreak investigation and response in a penitentiary setting: the experience of a prison in Italy, February to April 2020
Authors: Giuliani Ruggero , Cairone Cristina , Tavoschi Lara , Ciaffi Laura , Sebastiani Teresa , Bartolotti Raffaella , Mancini Silvia , Cremonini Laura , Ranieri Roberto
Published: September 2021

Prisons are high-risk settings for COVID-19 and present specific challenges for prevention and control. We describe a COVID-19 outbreak in a large prison in Milan between 20 February and 30 April 2020. We performed a retrospective analysis of routine data collected during the COVID-19 emergency in prison. We analysed the spatial distribution of cases and calculated global and specific attack rates (AR). We assessed prevention and control measures. By 30 April 2020, 57 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 66 clinically probable cases were recorded among a population of 1,480. Global AR was 8.3%. The index case was a custodial officer. Two clusters were detected among custodial staff and healthcare workers. On 31 March, a confirmed case was identified among detained individuals. COVID-19 spread by physical proximity or among subgroups with cultural affinity, resulting in a cluster of 22 confirmed cases. Following index case identification, specific measures were taken including creation of a multidisciplinary task-force, increasing diagnostic capacity, contact tracing and dedicated isolation areas. Expanded use of personal protective equipment, environmental disinfection and health promotion activities were also implemented. Outbreaks of COVID-19 in prison require heightened attention and stringent comprehensive measures.
Symbolic Interaction, The Looking Glass Self and Aberrant Social Behavior in School Aged Children
Authors:   Professor Emeritus for Sociology (CUNY)
Published: September 2021

This effort suggests that aberrant social behavior found in school-age seen as a Symbolic Interaction issue.
Compassion Fatigue in Critical Care Nurses: An Educational Quality Improvement Project
Authors: Teixeira Natasha
Published: September 2021

Compassion fatigue is estimated to affect 40% percent of the 2.9 million registered nurses in the United States. There exists a critical need to explore how nurses understand compassion fatigue, how they identify it in self and others, and what strategies they enact to lessen the eventual threats to health. With the current COVID pandemic, along with the high intensity nature of the intensive care unit (ICU), critical care nurses are vulnerable to the symptoms and side effects of compassion fatigue. This quality improvement project evaluated the impact of an educational session on compassion fatigue and self-care in relation to critical care nurses’ perceived levels of compassion fatigue. Pre education session and post educational session Professional Quality of Life (ProQOL-5) survey measuring perceived levels of compassion satisfaction, burnout, and secondary traumatic stress, were administered to a sample of critical care nurses in a community hospital in Massachusetts. The educational session was conducted via a virtual audio-enabled PowerPoint presentation. Pre and post education scores were assessed between time points to determine if the education was successful at decreasing perceived level of compassion fatigue. Post ProQOL scores presented a 6.76% increase in level compassion satisfaction, 3.28% decrease in level of burnout, and an 8.66% decrease in level of secondary traumatic stress. This project illustrates the potential for targeted education with critical care nurses as a vulnerable group who experience higher levels of compassion fatigue as a group. Strategies to reduce the effects of compassion fatigue have the potential to improve mental and emotional health essential for continual safe patient care with more positive outcomes in the critical care area.
Denizli Kenti Bazı Rekreasyon Alanlarının Görsel Peyzaj Kalitesi Açısından Değerlendirilmesi
Authors: TURGUT Gülten Ece , ZENGİN Murat , DAĞ Veysel
Published: September 2021

Bir alanın sunduğu doğal güzelliklerin yanında sahip olduğu görsel etkisi kullanıcıların alan deneyimlerini etkileyebilmektedir. Görsel peyzaj açısından kalitenin belirlenmesi, değerlendirilmesi, korunarak gelecek nesillerin kullanımına aktarılması ve kent ekolojisinin devamlılığının sağlanması günümüzde önem kazanmıştır. Bu kapsamda, peyzaj algısının görsel açıdan ele alındığı çalışmada, Denizli kentinde yoğun kullanılan 4 rekreasyon alanında (Çamlık Kent Ormanı, Teleferik/Bağbaşı Yaylası, Ornaz Vadisi Piknik Alanı ve Servergazi Mesire Alanı) 9 ortak kullanım tipi belirlenmiştir. Bu kullanımların görsel peyzaj kalitesinin değerlendirilmesinin yapılması amacıyla Denizli Kent Merkezi’ni oluşturan Merkezefendi ve Pamukkale ilçelerinde 271 kişi ile yüz yüze görüşme yoluyla anket çalışması yapılmıştır. Beğeni durumuna göre elde edilen sonuçlar her rekreasyon alanı ve kullanım tipi için ayrı ayrı olacak şekilde istatistiksel olarak değerlendirilmiştir. Değerlendirmeler sonucu Ornaz Vadisi Piknik Alanı bakımlı yüzey/alanlar (%87,5) en fazla beğenilen kullanım tipi olurken, Teleferik/Bağbaşı Yaylası bakımlı yüzey/alanlar (%8,4) en az beğenilen kullanım tipi olarak belirlenmiştir. Bu çalışmanın amacı Denizli kentindeki bazı rekreasyon alanlarının peyzaj yapısının algılanan görsel kalite ile ilişkili olup olmadığının ortaya konulmasıdır. Bu amaçla yapılan anket çalışması sonucu Denizli kenti rekreasyon alanları peyzaj yapısının algılanan görsel kalite ile ilişkili olduğu belirlenmiştir. Sonuç olarak kullanıcıların peyzaj algı ve tercihlerine göre görsel peyzaj kalite değerlendirmeleri dikkate alınarak, mevcut ve yapılacak rekreasyon alanları için öneriler geliştirilmiştir.
Utilization Of Organic Fertilizer Compost Made From Purple Sweet Potato Waste (Ipomoea Batatas L.) To Increase The Production Of Pakchoy (Brassica Chinensis L.)
Authors: Shilviana Sheila Dwi , Suriani Ni Luh , Sundra I Ketut
Published: September 2021

Compost is an organic fertilizer made from recycled organic materials. Fertilizers can be made from organic waste or unused organic waste. Purple sweet potato waste can be reused into compost. The purpose of this study was to examine the effectiveness of purple sweet potato waste compost inoculated with Trichoderma harzianum in increasing the production of pakchoi and to determine the treatment of purple sweet potato waste compost to increase the production of pakchoi. The research method used is the experimental method. The experimental design used was RAK (Randomized Block Design) with 1 factor. The experiment consisted of 4 treatments of purple sweet potato compost 25 (B) g, 50 g (C), 75 g (D), 150 g (E), and 1 control (A), and was repeated 5 times. The data analysis technique used analysis of variance (ANOVA). Parameters observed were the number of leaves, plant height, leaf width, plant wet weight, plant dry weight, and root length. The results showed that the application of purple sweet potato compost affected increasing the growth and production of pakchoi. The right treatment in increasing the growth of pakchoi is treatment 150 g or treatment E. Treatment 150 g (E) can increase the number of leaves (13.13), plant height (16.32 cm), leaf width (4.88 cm), wet weight (16.60 g), dry weight (6.35 g), and root length (15.80 cm).
Epidemiological profile of women with breast cancer in a public hospital in the Federal District of Brazil
Authors: Jorge Jardeson Saraiva , Siqueira Fabio , Leal Jessica Vick de Oliveira
Published: September 2021

Introduction: In Brazil, for the 2020–2022 triennium, the estimated incidence of breast cancer in women was 66,280/year. It is the most incident type of cancer in all Brazilian regions. Several risk factors are associated with the probable etiology of breast cancer, though the complexity of the disease makes it difficult to define its main cause. Objective: To investigate the prevalence of factors associated with breast cancer in an outpatient population at a public hospital in the Federal District, and to verify the epidemiological profile of this population to compare the data obtained with data published in the literature. Method: This is a descriptive cross-sectional study, with 115 participants diagnosed with breast cancer undergoing treatment in a highly complex unit of oncology care in the Federal District between July and October 2020. Data collection was done through a questionnaire. The electronic medical record was consulted to complement the data. Results: The majority of women were brown, married, with an average age of 52. Hormone therapy was reported by 73.9%, early menarche by only 33.9% and late menopause by 25.2%. Most had children before the age of 30 and more than 80% breastfed. A family history of breast cancer was present in 30.4% of the sample. The consumption of alcoholic beverages was reported by more than half of the women, but the use of cigarettes was denied by the majority. The practice of some physical activity before the diagnosis of cancer was reported by 69.6%. Most were overweight or had some degree of obesity. Non-special invasive carcinoma was the most common type. Conclusions: This study showed that the main factors present in the sample were: advanced age, alcohol consumption, use of hormone therapy and overweight.
ANALISIS PERILAKU KONSUMEN DALAM PEMBELIAN BUAH DURIAN DI KOTA MATARAM
Authors: Paridewi Anak Agung Istri Kris , Budastra I Ketut , Yakin Addinul
Published: September 2021

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk (1) menganalisis perilaku konsumen dalam pembelian buah durian; (2) menganalisis tingkat kepuasan konsumen terhadap atribut-atribut buah durian. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode deskiptif. Penentuan lokasi sampel dilakukan dengan metode purposive sampling dan penentuan responden dilakukan secara quota sampling. Penelitian dilakukan di Kota Mataram. Analisis data yang digunakan diantaranya adalah analisis TRA (The Theory of Reasoned-Action), dan CSI (Customer Satisfaction Index). Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa: (1)  Perilaku konsumen dalam pembelian buah durian di Kota Mataram  menunjukkan hasil yaitu 3,57 dalam arti konsumen kemungkinan akan membeli kembali buah durian tersebut, keputusan konsumen membeli di dominasi oleh atribut cita rasa karna cita rasa dari buah durian tersebut menjadi alasan utama dalam memutuskan pembelian dengan memiliki nilai evaluasi paling tinggi dibandingkan atribut lainnya dan motivas referen yang dipercayai oleh konsumen lebih mengikuti anjuran dari pihak keluarga (2) Perilaku konsumen berdasarkan karakteristik responden menurut pekerjaan, pendapatan dan suku/etnik rata-rata menunjukkan hasil yang positif dalam arti tidak adanya perbedaan perilaku konsumen dalam mengambil keputusan membeli buah durian di Kota Mataram (3) Kepuasan konsumen dalam pembelian buah durian di Kota Mataram termasuk dalam kategori tinggi dengan perhitungan Customer Satisfaction Index (CSI) sebesar 0,72 atau 72% termasuk dalam kategori bahwa konsumen merasa puas terhadap atribut-atribut buah durian berikut: harga, ukuran, tekstur, aroma, cita rasa, warna, kesegaran, kebersihan dan jenis durian, karena berada pada indeks antara 0,66 sampai 0,88.
PROSPEK PENGEMBANGAN USAHATANI BAWANG MERAH DI KECAMATAN SAPE KABUPATEN BIMA
Authors: Zainuddin Zainuddin , Maryati Sri , Supartiningsih Sri
Published: September 2021

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui besarnya pendapatan petani dalam usahatani bawang merah, menganalisis prospek pengembangan usahatani bawang merah ditinjau dari aspek teknis, aspek ekonomi, dan aspek pasar, mengetahui kendala apa saja dalam usahatani bawang merah.

Metode penelitian yang digunakan adalah metode deskriptif, penentuan daerah sampel ditetapkan secara purposive sampling di Kecamatan Sape Kabupaten Bima yaitu Desa Parangina dan Desa Rasabou. Penentuan responden secara quota sampling sebanyak 40 orang, dan penentuan responden pada masing-masing desa dilakukan secara acidental sampling. Analisis data dalam penelitian ini menggunakan analisis deskriptif, analisis pendapatan, dan revenue cost ratio (R/C).

Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa prospek pengembangan usahatani bawang merah di Kecamatan Sape Kabupaten Bima memiliki prospek yang baik untuk dikembangkan, dilihat dari aspek teknis usahatani bawang merah sesuai untuk diusahakan dan memiliki potensi lahan sebesar 310 Ha, aspek ekonomi menunjukkan layak dengan pendapatan permusim tanam sebesar Rp.39.762.289,44/LLG atau Rp.113.121.733,84/Ha, serta R/C ratio sebesar 3,80, dan aspek pasar komoditi bawang merah masih memiliki potensi pasar.

Kendala dalam usahatani bawang merah yaitu aspek teknis serangan hama dan penyakit, cuaca dan iklim, dan kurangnya penyuluhan. Aspek ekonomi harga jual yang tidak stabil dan harga saprodi mahal. Serta aspek pasar kurangnya informasi harga jual dan tidak ada tempat penyimpanan.
TRANSFORMASI SOSIAL EKONOMI PROGRAM PEMBERDYAAN USAHA GARAM RAKYAT (PUGAR) TERHADAP PENDAPATAN DAN PENYERAPAN TENAGA KERJA PETAMBAK GARAM DI KAWASAN PESISIR LOMBOK TIMUR
Authors: Husni Syarif , ZW Ni Made Nike , Ratnasari Rizki
Published: September 2021

Tujuan penelitian ini adalah: a) menganalisis pengaruh Program  PUGAR terhadap pendapatan petambak garam b) menganalisis pengaruh program PUGAR terhadap penyerapan tenaga kerja. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan program PUGAR berpengaruh terhadap peningkatan petambak garam sebesar Rp 31.487.613/Ha dibandingkan petambak Non PUGAR Rp 14.807/Ha/musim, b) Program PUGAR tidak berpengaruh terhadap penyerapan tenaga kerja. Penyerapan tenaga kerja Program PUGAR sebesar 184,68 HKO dan Non PUGAR 121,62 HKO/musim.
DAMPAK SOSIAL EKONOMI COVID-19 DAN PROGRAM POTENSIAL UNTUK PENANGANANNYA: STUDI KASUS DI KABUPATEN LOMBOK BARAT
Authors: Budastra I Ketut
Published: September 2021

Penyakit Corona virus (Covid-19) yang berawal di Kota Wuhan-Cina, pada bulan  December 2019, telah menyebar ke ratusan negara di dunia, termasuk di Kabupaten Lombok Barat-Indonesia. Respon cepat penanggulangan penyebaran Covid-19 memberi dampak yang negatif terhadap perekonomian dan keberlangsungan kehidupan masyarakat. Paper tulis ini memiliki dua tujuan, yaitu: (i) menganalisa secara cepat dampak ekonomi Covid 19; dan (ii) merumuskan rekomendasi program jangka pendek penanganan dampak ekonomi Covid-19 di Kabupaten Lombok Barat, untuk pelaksanaan Mei–December 2020. Metodologi yang digunakan adalah  kombinasikan tehnik penilaian cepat dan perencanaan partisipatif. Ditemukan bahwa Covid-19 menimbulkan gangguan pada operasi rantai nilai dan mengancam keberlangsungan operasi dunia usaha di berbagai sektor. Sektor ekonomi terdampak parah adalah pariwisata dan transportasi, diikuti oleh sektor industri pengolahan, perdagangan, dan sektor-sektor lainnya. Sebagai konsekuensi, pertumbuhan ekonomi daerah akan menurun dramatis, dan tingkat kemiskinan penduduk akan meningkat tajam pada tahun 2020. Diantara program-program direkomendasikan untuk penanganan dampak sosial ekonomi Covid-19 adalah penanggulangan gangguan yang timbul pada rantai nilai dunia usaha, perlindungan usaha kecil dan mikro; penyediaan makanan minuman siap konsumsi bagi pendduk rentan tingkat desa, dan dukungan operasi untuk program provinsi dan nasional terkait.
Analisis Empat Dimensi Kebijakan Izin Usaha Pengelolaan dan Pengusahaan Sarang Burung Walet Di Kota Pekanbaru Provinsi Kepulauan Riau
Authors: May Rinaldy , Yuniningsih Tri , Larasati Endang
Published: September 2021

Pekanbaru City Regulation Number 3 of 2007 concerning Business Permits for Management and Exploitation of Swallow's Nests aims to preserve the environmental sustainability of the management and exploitation of swallow's nest. The problems that arise include the very minimal number of business permits that impact the contribution of regional income, noise pollution, air pollution, environmental impacts, and health problems. The purpose of this study is to analyze the management and management of swallow nests in Pekanbaru City. The approach uses descriptive qualitative data techniques that combine interviews, documentation, and observation. From the research, it can be seen that the policy of managing and exploiting swallow's nest has not been effective. Communication with target groups is carried out through socialization, but it is not practical. The quantity of human resources is still limited. The budget for the operation of the swallow's nest business license is still not optimal. Facilities are also still not optimal. Policy policies seen from the commitment of policy implementers tend to be lacking. Coordination in the supervisory process is not carried out consistently. Supporting factors are the assumptions of explicit policy assumptions and realities, authority resources, social and political conditions, and community support. The inhibiting factor is the information that forms policy formulation, apparatus resources, budget, facilities; economic needs; and target group support.
Heart Rate Variability and Its Ability to Detect Worsening Suicidality in Adolescents: A Pilot Trial of Wearable Technology
Authors: Sheridan David C. , Baker Steven , Dehart Ryan , Lin Amber , Hansen Matthew , Tereshchenko Larisa G. , Le Nancy , Newgard Craig D. , Nagel Bonnie
Published: September 2021

Objective Suicide is the 2nd leading cause of death in adolescence, and acute pediatric mental health emergency department (ED) visits have doubled in the past decade. The objective of this study was to evaluate physiologic parameters relationship to suicide severity.Methods This was a prospective, observational study from April 2018 thru November 2019 in a tertiary care pediatric emergency department (ED) and inpatient pediatric psychiatric unit enrolling acutely suicidal adolescent patients. Patients wore a wrist device that used photoplethysmography for 7 days during their acute hospitalization to measure heart rate variability (HRV). During that time, Columbia Suicide Severity Scores (CSSRS) were assessed at 3 time points.Results There was complete device data and follow-up for 51 patients. There was an increase in the high frequency (HF) component of HRV in patients that had a 25% or greater decrease in their CSSRS (mean difference 11.89 ms/ Hz ; p-value 0.005). Patients with a CSSRS≥15 on day of enrollment had a lower, although not statistically significant, HF component (mean difference -8.34 ms/ Hz; p-value 0.071).Conclusion We found an inverse correlation between parasympathetic activity measured through the HF component and suicidality in an acutely suicidal population of adolescents. Wearable technology may have the ability to improve outpatient monitoring for earlier detection and intervention.
Analisis Performa Access Control List Menggunakan Metode Firewall Policy Base
Authors: Firmansyah Firmansyah , Wahyudi Mochamad
Published: September 2021

Pemanfaatan teknologi informasi mampu mendukung mobilitas yang begitu cepat dan sangat efesien. Kini, hampir semua transfer data dilakukan menggunakan jaringan komputer dan bersifat terbuka. dengan terjadinya transfer data yang bersifat terbuka hal ini mampu memicu terjadinya kejahatan didalam dunia jaringan komputer (cybercrime). Penerapan keamanan jaringan komputer merupakan hal yang sangat vital. untuk memiminalisir cybercrime didalam jaringan komputer, maka diterapkanlah keamanan jaringan menggunakan metode zone-based policy firewall. Zone-based policy firewall mampu melakukan pembatasan akses berdasarkan mekanisme keamanan yang digunakan untuk melindungi sistem internal dari gangguan para pelaku Cybercrime atau pihak-pihak lain yang ingin memasuki kedalam sistem tanpa mempunyai hak akses. dari hasil penelitian analisa performa access control list menggunakan metode zon based policy firewall didapatkan penerapan keamanan jaringan komputer zone-based policy firewall mampu membatasi akses menuju server dari client yang terhubung didalam jaringan yang sama. Serta zone-based policy firewall mampu menyembunyikan hop count yang dilalui untuk menghubungkan antara client dengan server.
Sistem Informasi Geografis Pemetaan Jaringan Irigasi dan Embung di Lombok Tengah
Authors: Adil Ahmat , Triwijoyo Bambang Krismono
Published: September 2021

Irigasi sebagai alternatif pengairan lahan tadah hujan pada musim kemarau, digunakan untuk meningkatkan produksi hasil pertanian. Pemetaan Jaringan irigasi dan embung pada Kabupaten Lombok Tengah menggunakan sistem data spasial dan non-spasial, yang selama ini masih menggunakan pemetaan secara konvensional. Data Spasial dapat menunjuk posisi geografis dengan setiap karakteristik memiliki satu lokasi yang harus ditentukan dengan cara yang unik. Pemetaan dengan model data spasial, dirancang dengan tahapan seperti analisa kebutuhan perangkat lunak, desain, pembuatan kode program dan pengujian. Metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah Analisis spasial, merupakan kumpulan – kumpulan dari teknik yang dapat digunakan untuk melakukan pengolahan data SIG. Hasil dari analisis data spasial sangat bergantung dari lokasi atau tempat di mana objek sedang dianalisis. Manipulasi data, akan menampilkan jendela manipulasi data non-spasial jaringan irigasi, embung, dan kecamatan. Pada jendela manipulasi data, pengguna dapat melakukan penambahan, perubahan dan penghapusan terhadap data tabular yang ada, dan memiliki fasilitas pencarian sesuai dengan data yang sedang diakses.
Analisis Sentimen Pengguna Twitter Terhadap Layanan Internet Provider Menggunakan Algoritma Support Vector Machine
Authors: Ananda Fadhilah Dwi , Pristyanto Yoga
Published: September 2021

Media sosial saat ini merupakan media komunikasi yang sering digunakan oleh kalangan masyarakat Indonesia dalam menyampaikan sebuah opini. Salah satu media yang sering digunakan masyarat adalah twitter. Twitter merupakan media sosial yang memberikan banyak informasi melalui tweet, dari informasi yang ditulis tersebut terdapat data yang dapat diolah. Penelitian ini menggunakan teknik text mining dengan menerapkan algoritma Support Vector Machine dipergunakan untuk klasifikasi sentimen pengguna twitter terhadap layanan internet Biznet. Kernel yang digunakan adalah kernel Linear dan kernel RBF. Pengujian dilakukan dengan 3 skenario, pada skenario 1 menggunakan 800 data, skenario 2 menggunakan 900 data dan skenario 3 menggunakan 1000 data, untuk pembagiannya yaitu 90% data training dan 10% data testing dari masing-masing skenario. Berdasarkan hasil pengujian yang dilakukan menggunakan kernel linear dan kernel RBF dapat diambil kesimpulan sebagai berikut. Algoritma SVM menggunakan dengan kernel linear maupun kernel RBF memiliki hasil kinerja evaluasi baik dari sisi akurasi, presisi dan recall yang relatif sama. Sehingga dapat dikatakan bahwa algoritma SVM baik dengan kernel RBF maupun Linear sama sama dapat digunakan dengan baik dalam menentukan sentimen pengguna internet Biznet. Selain itu dengan 3 skenario pengujian dengan jumlah data yang berbeda algoritma SVM baik dengan kernel RBF maupun Linear sama sama konsisten kinerjanya.
Analisis Performance Central Prosessing Unit (CPU) Realtime Menggunakan Metode Benchmarking
Authors: W Yunanri , Fauzan Ammar , Yani Ahmad , Aziz Muhammad Abdul
Published: September 2021

Perkembangan teknologi semakin berkembang cepat baik dari performa, grafik, bandwidth dan lain-lainnya sehingga mempengaruhi berbagai sendi kehidupan dan profesi, hal ini menyebabkan perubahan sistem pada piranti atau kinerja pada central prosessing unit. Pada dunia bisnis, saat ini telah memfaatkan kemajuan teknologi informasi demi kelancaran kerja dibidang yang digeluti baik sekala kecil maupun sekala besar. Metode yang digunakan benchmarking merupakan suatu proses mengidetifikasi terhadap hardware dan proses suatu tolak ukur sebuah performa yang diharapkan. Adapun langkah pengujian melakukan evalusi kinerja central prosessing unit (CPU) yang dilakukan pada kinerja hardware atau perangkat keras baik prosessor, ram, vega dan lain sebagainya. Hasil pengujian yang dilaksanakan pada cental prosessing unit (CPU) penggunaan ram oleh prosessor i3 sebesar 3.1 Gb, GPU 3%, Disk uses 1%, penggunaan network atau jaringan 7.7 Mbps, penggunaan power suplay very low. Prosessor i5 sebesar 4.2 Gb, GPU 0%, Disk uses 0%, penggunaan network atau jaringan 7.7 Mbps, penggunaan power suplay low. Prosessor i7 sebesar 2.5 Gb, GPU 9%, Disk uses 9%, penggunaan network atau jaringan 104 Kbps, penggunaan power suplay high.
Recent Advances of Phytoremediation in Environmental Detoxification
Authors: Sen Srijoni , Patranabis Somi
Published: September 2021

Phytoremediation is a process of environmental clean-up that uses plants and associated microbes to clean up pollutants from the air, water, and soil by producing substances beneficial for plant growth and through controlling plant pathogens. There is an adverse effect of heavy metals on both aquatic life forms as well as terrestrial living beings including humans. Being recalcitrant, heavy metals accumulate in the environment and are eventually biomagnified via the food chain. There are advanced molecular tools for a better understanding of the mechanism of metal absorption, translocation, sequestration, and tolerance in plants and microbes.

This review article describes the accumulation of heavy metals in the environment, its effect on the environment, and the current role of phytoremediation in the extinction of heavy metals.
Identification of Associated Factors and Prediction for the Level of Intimate Partner Violence against Women in Sri Lanka
Authors: Withanage Niroshan , Wijekoon Sithara
Published: September 2021

Intimate partner violence (IPV) can be defined as a serious social problem rapidly increasing in Sri Lanka as same as in other countries in the world. The Sri Lanka Demographic and Health Survey (SLDHS) 2016 revealed that 17% of married women age 15-49 in Sri Lanka have become victims of IPV. The objectives of this study were to determine the factors associated with IPV against women in Sri Lanka and to develop an appropriate regression model and feedforward neural network (FNN) to predict the Violence Index which describes the level of IPV against women in the country. The data records of 2494 ever-married women that have experienced IPV were considered from Sri Lanka Demographic and Health Survey 2016. The Violence Index was estimated using Multiple Correspondence Analysis. Gamma regression analysis revealed that religion, education level of the woman, husband’s occupation, woman’s married time, the age difference between husband and wife, Empowerment Indicator, enough money for daily household expenses, and household alcohol consumption were significantly associated with IPV against women. The optimum FNN consists of one hidden layer with 3 neurons provided a better prediction on the Violence Index with the minimum mean squared error for the testing set. Based on the prediction accuracy, the FNN was found to be better than the gamma regression model. The findings of this study would support an effort to develop the current policies and implement prevention programs against IPV in Sri Lanka.
A coupled non-separated system of Hadamard-type fractional differential equations
Authors: REDHWAN Saleh , AL-MAYYAHİ Suad , SHAİKH Sadikali , ABDO Mohammed
Published: September 2021

In this article, we discuss the existence and uniqueness of solutions of a coupled non-separated system forfractional differential equations involving a Hadamard fractional derivative. The existence and uniquenessresults obtained in the present study are not only new but also cover some results corresponding to specialvalues of the parameters involved in the Caputo problems. These developed results are obtained by apply-ing Banach's fixed point theorem and Leray-Schauder's nonlinear alternative. An example is presented toillustrate our main results.
Kamusal Alanlar Arasındaki Mikromobiliteyi Destekleyecek Kişiselleştirilmiş Ulaşım Modeli Önerisi
Authors: AKSOY Esma Selen , CENANİ Şehnaz , ÇAĞDAŞ Gülen
Published: September 2021

Kentte bir buluşma noktası olan kamusal alanlar, farklı bireylerin karşılaştıkları ve birlikte zaman geçirdikleri yerlerdir. Bu alanlara ulaşım seçenekleri ise bireylerin değişen taleplerine göre her zaman aynı olmayabilir. Tercihlerin aynı olmaması ve aynı seçeneğe yönlendirilmemesi de kamusal alan kullanımında çeşitliliğin sağlanması için oldukça önemlidir. Bu nedenle çalışmada, kamusal alanların kent içinde önemli duraklar olduğu kabul edilerek, iki kamusal alan arasında kişiselleştirilmiş bir ulaşım modeli önerilmiştir. Çalışmada yöntem olarak Analitik Hiyerarşi Süreci ve Bayes Ağları kullanılmıştır. Analitik Hiyerarşi Süreci yönteminde değerlendirilecek olan ulaşım seçenekleri, mikromobilite çalışmaları kapsamında ele alınmıştır. Bisiklet, elektrikli scooter ve yürüme eylemi için örnek rotalar oluşturulmuştur. Rotaların tercihini belirleyen kriterler için literatür incelemeleri yapılmış ve eşik değerler çıkarılmıştır. Ancak kullanıcıların farklı tercihlerine göre kriterlerin önemi ve buna bağlı olarak da rotaların uygunluğu da değişebilmektedir. Bu nedenle kriterlerin ağırlığının belirlenmesinde kullanıcı tercihlerinin dinamik değişkenliğini gözlemleyebileceğimiz Bayes Ağları modele dahil edilmiştir. Kullanıcıların tercihlerine göre, Bayes Ağları ile kriterlerin ağırlıkları belirlenmiş ve bu kriterler Analitik Hiyerarşi Süreci ile değerlendirilmiştir. Bayes Ağları ile kriterlerin ağırlıklarının belirlenmesi Analitik Hiyerarşi Süreci yönteminde verilerin tutarlılığını sağlamış ve sistemi daha esnek hale getirmiştir.
Estimating value-added returns to labor training programs with causal machine learning
Authors: Angell Mintaka , Gold Samantha , Hastings Justine S. , Howison Mark , Jensen Scott , Keleher Niall , Molitor Daniel , Roberts Amelia
Published: September 2021

The mismatch between the skills that employers seek and the skills that workers possess will increase substantially as demand for technically skilled workers accelerates. Skill mismatches disproportionately affect low-income workers and those within industries where relative demand growth for technical skills is strongest. As a result, much emphasis is placed on reskilling workers to ease transitions into new careers. However, utilization of training programs may be sub-optimal if workers are uncertain about the returns to their investment in training. While the U.S. spends billions of dollars annually on reskilling programs and unemployment insurance, there are few measures of program effectiveness that workers or government can use to guide training investment and ensure valuable reskilling outcomes. We demonstrate a causal machine learning method for estimating the value-added returns to training programs in Rhode Island, where enrollment increases future quarterly earnings by $605 on average, ranging from -$1,570 to $3,470 for individual programs. In a nationwide survey (N=2,014), workers prefer information on the value-added returns to earnings following training enrollment, establishing the importance of our estimates for guiding training decisions. For every 10% increase in expected earnings, workers are 17.4% more likely to express interest in training. State and local governments can provide this preferred information on value-added returns using our method and existing administrative data.
Land as airspace: How rezoning privatizes public space (and why governments should not give it away for free)
Authors: Murray Cameron , Gordon Josh
Published: September 2021

A popular but contested view is that mass rezoning is an essential policy measure to address housing affordability. Often obscured in debates about this measure is that rezoning involves the privatization of public space. We clarify the nature of the policy by recognizing that property rights over land are, conceptually, a bundle of socially negotiated rights to parcels of airspace. This view shows that rezoning to provide rights to airspace for existing landowners is not costless. It involves transferring valuable property rights from the public to existing private landowners for free, creating a more unequal distribution of property rights ownership without necessarily generating faster housing development. We argue that giving away public rights to airspace should not be done for free and explore what policy measures retain value from residential rezoning for the public.
One measure to measure them all? Commentary on "Ten steps toward a better personality science"
Authors: Horstmann Kai Tobias , Ziegler Matthias
Published: September 2021

Leising and colleagues (2021) proposed ten steps to improve personality research. We agree with most of these steps and even more with the desired goals but disagree with the proposition to use exactly one measure for one construct. Keeping the same goals in mind, we suggest an alternative solution, based on open data and open materials. An online repository that contains items and data, additional information about the scale (e.g., mode of collection), and information about the sample (e.g., age, culture), would (1) allow detecting jingle-jangle-fallacies, (2) the development of new and useful measures, (3) provide the opportunity to develop equivalent measures based on different items, and (4) could, eventually, still culminate in one measure for one construct. Ideally, each scale used would, in the long run, be identified by an unambiguous identifier that, when submitted to our suggested repository, could recreate the scale, and provide additional, relevant psychometric information.
Understanding burnout among parents of children with complex care needs: A scoping review informed by a stakeholder consultation
Authors: Patty Nathalie , van Meeteren Karen , Willemen Agnes , Verdonk Minke , Mol Marijke , Ketelaar Marjolijn , Schuengel Carlo
Published: September 2021

Background: The concept of parental burnout has been proposed to be helpful for describing and understanding the impact of parenting children with complex care needs (CCN). The objective of this scoping review was to investigate the aims, methods, and results of research on burnout among parents of children with CCN, and to inform the interpretation as well as implications for research and practice through a stakeholder consultation.Methods: The scoping review was guided by the JBI Reviewers’ Manual for scoping reviews. Primary studies on burnout among parents of children with CCN were identified through a comprehensive search of peer reviewed and grey literature. Metadata and findings were extracted and compiled for further synthesis and interpretation, guided by a stakeholder consultation, involving parents of children with CCN (n = 6), healthcare professionals (n = 3), and researchers (n = 3). The stakeholder consultation was structured according to a Delphi consultation method. Results: A total of 57 articles were eligible for inclusion. Prevalence of burnout among parents of children with CCN varied between 20 and 77%. Parents of children with CCN reported on average higher burnout scores than parents of children without CCN. While all studies focused on parents with children with CCN, very few studies specifically focused on burnout within the context of parenting a child with CCN. Stakeholders endorsed the importance of studies into the multifactorial determination of burnout in the context of having children with CCN. Conclusion:The concept of parental burnout highlights the extremes of stress and burden experienced by parents of children with CCN. By focusing more on contextualized definitions of parental burnout, research may unravel the complex interplay between personal and contextual factors pertaining to risk and resilience.
Stereotypes Disrupt Probabilistic Category Learning
Authors: Derreumaux Yrian , Elder Jacob , Suri Gaurav , Ben-Zeev Avi , Quimby Thelonious , Hughes Brent
Published: September 2021

Racial stereotypes exert pernicious effects on decision-making and behavior, yet little is known about how stereotypes disrupt people’s ability to learn new associations. The current research interrogates a fundamental question about the boundary conditions of probabilistic learning by examining whether and how new learning is influenced by pre-existing associations. Across three experiments, participants learned the probabilistic outcomes of different card combinations based on feedback in either a social (e.g., forecasting crime) or nonsocial (e.g., forecasting weather) learning context. During learning, participants were presented with either task-irrelevant social (i.e., Black or White faces) or non-social (i.e., darker or lighter clouds) stimuli that were stereotypically congruent or incongruent with the social and nonsocial learning context. Participants exhibited learning disruptions in the social compared to nonsocial learning context, despite repeated instructions that the social and non-social stimuli were unrelated to the outcome (Studies 1-2). We also found no differences in learning disruptions when participants learned in the presence of negatively- (Black and criminal) or positively-valenced stereotypes (Black and athletic; Study 3). Finally, we tested whether learning decrements were due to “first order” stereotype application or inhibition at the trial-level, or due to “second order” cognitive load disruptions that accumulate across trials (Aggregated Analysis). We found no evidence of first order disruptions and instead found evidence for second-order disruptions: participants who were more internally motivated to respond without prejudice, and thus more likely to self-monitor their responses, learned less accurately over time. We discuss the implications for the influence of stereotypes on learning and memory.
Efforts to Improve Personality Psychology Must Prioritize the What, Who, and Why, Not Only the How
Authors: Adler Jonathan M
Published: September 2021

In this Comment I seek to extend Lessing and colleagues’ recommendations for improving personality psychology to include a prioritization of what gets studied, by whom, and for what reasons. Alongside pursuing Lessing and colleagues’ ten steps, we must also broaden and diversify the topics personality psychologists study, foster participation from more diverse (demographically, geographically, intellectually) scholars, and elevate research that promises to make a meaningful impact in the world.
Adding value to wild Himalayan fig (Ficus palmata): Composition, functional and sensory characteristics of jam
Authors: Kumari Kajal , Sharma Somesh , Joshi V.K. , Sharma Surabhi
Published: September 2021

Wild Himalayan fig is an underutilized wild fruit with various nutritional components. The fruit was evaluated for different parameters like crude fibre value (18.90 - 16.38 %), total phenols (72.6 – 65.4 mg/100g) and the energy value (99.84 Kcal). The shelf life of this fruit was enhanced by converting it into value added product like jam. To standardize the technology for jam preparation, different treatments were designed by varying the concentration of pectin and citric acid. Among these treatments, T3C1 containing 0.7 percent pectin and 0.3 percent citric acid was found best with higher titratable acidity (12.02%) as citric acid, ascorbic acid content (1.24mg/100g), total sugar (66.42 %) and reducing sugar (58.85%), total phenol (39.8 mg/100g), anthocyanin 17.05 mg/100 g). Further, on the basis of sensory evaluation, the standardized product had high overall acceptability along with higher score for colour, flavor etc. The FTIR analysis of prepared jam and fig pulp clearly revealed that there was no alteration in physicochemical properties of fig pulp after its processing. Hence, the results from the present investigation clearly revealed that development of jam from wild fig can also be one of the alternative for the utilization of this nutritional rich underutilized crop for commercial purposes.
Phytochemical screening and anticonvulsant activity of Sargassum ilicifolium (brown algae) in mice
Authors: Yende Subhash R. , Harle Uday N. , Arora Sumit K. , Pande Vipinchandra B.
Published: September 2021

Sargassum ilicifolium (SI) is a tropical and subtropical marine macroalgae (brown algae) found in coastal area of India. Thais study investigated the anticonvulsant activity of SI in maximal electroshock (MES) induced convulsion and pentylenetetrazole (PTZ) induced convulsion in mice. The result of present study indicated that chloroform extract (600 mg/kg) and ethanol extract (400 mg/kg and 600 mg/kg) of SI significantly decreased the duration of tonic hind limb extension in MES model, as well as it significantly increased the latency to onset of convulsions in PTZ model. These results were comparatively similar with the effect of phenytoin (25 mg/kg) and phenobarbitone (20 mg/kg). This activity may be due to the presence of alkaloids, terpenoids, flavonoids, steroids and saponin in chloroform and ethanol extract of Sargassum ilicifolium. However, further research will be necessary to investigate the exact mechanism underlying this anticonvulsant activity.
Quality standards for Urai Mathirai - A siddha immunomodulator formulation for children
Authors: Sathiyarajeswaran P , MS Shree Devi , Narayana Sunil Kumar Koppala , Manoharn Muthu Tamizh , Durairaj Satheesh , Sundaramoorty Brindha , Dhanaraj K , Patturayan R
Published: September 2021

Standardization of Siddha formulations is a major step for establishment of biological activity, consistent chemical profile, or quality control for production and manufacturing of herbal drugs. Urai Mathirai (UM) is a Siddha polyherbal preparation comprising of Chukku (Zingiber officinale Roscoe), Adimathuram (Glycyrrhiza glabra L.), Akkirakaram (Anacyclus pyrethrum (L.) Lag.), Vashambu (Acorus calamus L.), Catikkai (Myristica fragrans Houtt.), Katukkai (Terminalia chebula Retz.), Masikkai (Quercus infectoria G.Olivier), Acanam (Allium sativum L.), Tippili (Piper longum L.) and Perunkayam (Ferula aasa-foetida L.). UM reduces accumulated Aiyam with ingredients having hot potency which increases Azhal. As UM is an important medicine in Siddha pediatrics the current study is aimed to standardize UM employing standard testing protocol for AYUSH drugs. Macroscopic authentication, powder microscopy and physico‐chemical studies like loss on drying, water soluble ash, acid insoluble ash, ethanol soluble extractive, water soluble extractive, pH and HPTLC were performed as per standard methodology. The current study derived quality indicating botanical and chemical fingerprints routine quality check of UM.
In silico documentation of medicinal plants in Lacchiwala range, Dehradun forest division, Uttarakhand (India)
Authors: Singh B , Kaur H
Published: September 2021

The Himalaya is the treasure house of natural wealth, particularly of medicinal plants. The drugs from different plant species have been known to the Indian physician since long - long ago. A number of important herbal preparations are described in the Indian system of medicine i.e. the Ayurveda. Ayurveda has described in its text more than three thousand herbs and quite a large number of them are found in the Himalaya. The study of the intrinsic relationship of the Homo sapiens to plants, form the subject matter of Ethnobotany; if one goes carefully through the science of Ayurveda, in one perspective, one would find exactly a similar relationship between man and medicinal plants. Indigenous traditional knowledge of medicinal plants and therapies of various local communities has been lost due to changes in traditional culture and introduction of modern technologies. It is essential to compile the regional medicinal plants of the areas where there is a severe threat to natural vegetation owing to human inhabitation. In that sense, knowledge of the flora of medicinal herb in study area is also equally important. Several experts have conducted botanical survey in the Garhwal region. But these surveys have not been particularly directed towards medicinal plants used in Ayurveda. The present study deals with the documentation of medicinal plants used in Ayurveda of Lacchiwala range, Dehradun Forest Division, Doiwala, Dehradun, Uttarakhand with an aim to extend the knowledge about these plants.
Proporción de personas vacunadas contra COVID-19 a nivel mundial
Authors: Díaz Pinzón Jorge Enrique
Published: September 2021

Introducción: el camino equitativo para disponer de vacunas seguras y efectivas es primordial para poner fin a la pandemia de COVID-19, por lo que es confortante que haya tantas vacunas en prueba y en desarrollo. La OMS (Organización Mundial de la Salud) trabaja ardua con sus socios para desarrollar, fabricar y distribuir vacunas seguras y eficaces. Metodología: la presente investigación es un estudio transversal, como fuente de información se obtuvo del plan mundial de vacunación contra el COVID-19 de la página web de nuestro mundo en datos. Resultados: se estableció que al 6 de agosto 2021 los países con mayores proporciones de vacunas con esquemas completos fueron: Emiratos Árabes Unidos (72), Uruguay (66), Chile (65), Baréin (62) e Israel (62). Aquellos con mayor porcentaje de vacunación son: Argentina (39), Brasil (31), Arabia Saudita (29), Corea del Sur (25,5)  y Malasia (22). Conclusión: es imperioso continuar aumentado la asignación de dosis contra SARS-COV-2 en los diferentes países del mundo y a su vez que cada uno aumente su capacidad de aplicaciones de dosis de la vacuna y de manera específica en lo relacionado con los esquemas completos, que permitan lograr a corto plazo obtener la inmunidad de rebaño a nivel mundial.
Measuring Student Involvement When Taking Tests in E-learning Courses
Authors: Dziedzic Krzysztof
Published: September 2021

The ongoing SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has significantly affected the education process of young people in primary, secondary, and tertiary education, as well as those who improve their competences through various courses and trainings. The practically incessant lockdown in education has resulted in a situation in which distance learning, which most often plays a supplementary role, now constitutes the basic form of education. This situation has forced the selection and adaptation of the available e-learning tools to the types of classes and levels of education. Despite great progress in the development of e-learning technologies, constant stimulation and maintenance of students’ interest in the content presented and monitoring their activity still pose a problem, which also concerns the education of computer science students in issues related to computer graphics. Currently, the preferred model of distance learning is based on various technologies and IT tools that enable the implementation of synchronous and asynchronous work. Prompt acquisition of data on students’ activity allows trainers to adjust the form and content of the presented material to their expectations. It also makes it possible to identify issues that pose great difficulties to students. This paper discusses modern solutions and trends in designing e-learning courses based on the new interactive e-learning platform Quizer. The aim of the research is to determine the course effectiveness using the user activity-monitoring module designed and implemented for the Quizer e-learning platform. The correctness of the answers correlates with the number of attempts to answer it (−0.65). The time devoted to a given question was usually high for questions with low correctness of answers.
Cross-Functional Policy Development for a Data Repository
Authors: Atwood Thea P. , Jerome Erin , Kardos Ann , McGinty Stephen , Radik Melanie , Reznik-Zellen Rebecca
Published: September 2021

Policy can articulate the scope of work. For repositories that house data, policy can help users manage expectations, especially for individuals who are new to data sharing, or where expectations for sharing data have changed. We cover some of the current literature around the process for writing policy, specifically focusing on policy for data collections and repositories, factors that encouraged us to create a repository policy, our collaborative process for creating the policy, and lessons learned. We hope that others can use our processes to build their own policy that reflects the needs of their campuses and scholars and further moves the needle toward the “Library as Publisher” model.