bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Understanding Aerosol-Cloud Interactions in a Single-Column Model: Intercomparison with Process-Level Models and Evaluation against ACTIVATE Field Measurements
Authors: Tang Shuaiqi , Wang Hailong , Li Xiang-Yu , Chen Jingyi , Sorooshian Armin , Zeng Xubin , Crosbie Ewan , Thornhill Kenneth L. , Ziemba Luke D. , Voigt Christiane
Published: January 2024

Abstract. Marine boundary-layer clouds play a critical role in the Earth’s energy balance. Their microphysical and radiative properties are highly impacted by ambient aerosols and dynamical forcings. In this study, we evaluate the representation of these clouds and related aerosol-cloud interactions processes in the single-column version of E3SM climate model (SCM), against field measurements collected during the NASA ACTIVATE campaign over the western North Atlantic, as well as intercompare with high-resolution process-level models. Results show that E3SM-SCM, driven by the ERA5 reanalysis, reproduces the cloud properties as good as the high-resolution WRF simulations. For stronger surface forcings combined with a weaker subsidence taken from a WRF cloud-resolving simulation, both E3SM-SCM and WRF large-eddy simulation produce thicker clouds. This indicates that a proper combination of large-scale dynamics, sub-grid scale parameterizations, and model configurations is needed to obtain optimal performance of cloud simulations. In the E3SM-SCM sensitivity tests with fixed dynamics but perturbed aerosol properties, higher aerosol number concentration leads to more numerous but smaller cloud droplets, resulting in a stronger shortwave cloud forcing (i.e., stronger radiative cooling). This apparent Twomey effect is consistent with prior climate model studies. Cloud liquid water path shows a weakly positive relation with cloud droplet number concentration associated with precipitation suppression, which is different from the nonlinear relation approximated from prior observations and E3SM studies, warranting future investigation. Our findings indicate that the SCM framework is a key tool to bridge the gap between climate models, high-resolution models, and field observations to facilitate process-level understanding.
Analyse De La Situation Pluviométrique Dans Le Département De Linguère De 1951 A 2021
Authors: SARR Ibra , DANGOURA Mouhamed , SYLLA Matar
Published: January 2024

En Afrique au sud du Sahara, la pluviométrie demeure indispensable à la vie des populations. Les ressources naturelles et les activités économiques de ces pays en dépendent fortement. Elle est ainsi identifiée comme le paramètre climatique le plus déterminant dans l’analyse de la variabilité climatique dans cette partie du monde. En effet, l’évolution pluviométrique dans ce milieu se singularise par une forte fluctuation à la fois temporelle et spatiale. La tendance générale qui se dégage est la diminution des totaux saisonniers depuis les années 1970.  C’est dans ce contexte d’instabilité pluviométrique que cette étude est réalisée dans le département de Linguère. Elle se base sur une station et deux postes pluviométriques. A partir de ces stations et postes pluviométriques on a analysé l’évolution interannuelle de la pluviométrie à partir des écarts normalisés et de l’Indice de Pluviométrie Standardisé (IPS). L’application de ces méthodes sur la pluviométrie montre une tendance baissière des pluies depuis les années 1970 avec une timide reprise au début des années 2000.
Utilization of Sweet Sap from Sorghum Stalk as Bioethanol with Variation of Yeast in the Fermentation Process
Authors: Tira Hendry Sakke , Sutanto Rudy
Published: January 2024

Awareness to anticipate the future crisis of fossil fuel, particularly oil, has encouraged efforts to find alternative sources of fuel, especially those derived from plants, one of which is bioethanol. Bioethanol is a renewable fuel with high economic value. From various potential plant sources that can be developed into alternative fuel, one of them is sweet sap from sorghum stalk. This research aims to determine the effect of different types of yeast on the volume, alcohol content, and specific gravity of bioethanol produced from sorghum stalk. The variations of yeast used in this research were tapay yeast, baker’s yeast, and turbo yeast, with a yeast mass of 10 g/L, NPK (nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium) mass of 0.6 g/L, and urea mass of 0.5 g/L. Bioethanol was produced from the sweet sap through a 3-day fermentation process, with a sample volume of 3 liters, followed by distillation using a vacuum distillation apparatus. The research was conducted at room temperature and pressure so that all sweet sap obtained the same treatment before being given different types of yeast. The results of the research showed that the highest alcohol content was obtained from the fermentation process using tapay yeast, followed by baker’s yeast and turbo yeast. Meanwhile, the largest volume of bioethanol was obtained from the fermentation process using turbo yeast. The highest specific gravity of 0.9456 was also obtained from the fermentation process using turbo yeast, while the lowest was obtained from the fermentation process using tapay yeast.
Updates of Wearing Devices (WDs) In Healthcare, And Disease Monitoring
Authors: Naser Maged , M. Nasr Mohamed , Shehata Lamia H.
Published: January 2024

With the rising pervasiveness of growing populace, aging and chronic illnesses consistently rising medical services costs, the health care system is going through a crucial change from the conventional hospital focused system to an individual-focused system. Since the twentieth century, wearable sensors are becoming widespread in medical care and biomedical monitoring systems, engaging consistent estimation of biomarkers for checking of the diseased condition and wellbeing, clinical diagnostics and assessment in biological fluids like saliva, blood, and sweat. Recently, the improvements have been centered around electrochemical and optical biosensors, alongside advances with the non-invasive monitoring of biomarkers, bacteria and hormones, etc. Wearable devices have created with a mix of multiplexed biosensing, microfluidic testing and transport frameworks incorporated with flexible materials and body connections for additional created wear ability and effortlessness. These wearables hold guarantee and are fit for a higher understanding of the relationships between analyte focuses inside the blood or non-invasive biofluids and feedback to the patient, which is fundamentally significant in ideal finding, therapy, and control of diseases. In any case, cohort validation studies and execution assessment of wearable biosensors are expected to support their clinical acceptance. In the current review, we discussed the significance, highlights, types of wearables, difficulties and utilizations of wearable devices for biological fluids for the prevention of diseased conditions and real time monitoring of human wellbeing. In this, we sum up the different wearable devices that are developed for health care monitoring and their future potential has been discussed in detail.
Subsurface Model Of Mt. Sinabung Using The GGM-Plus Satellite Gravity Data And Deconvolution Euler
Authors: Sembiring Dedy Kurnianta , Indriana Rina Dwi , Yulianto Tony
Published: January 2024

Mt. Sinabung in Karo Regency, North Sumatra Province, with an altitude of 2450 meters above sea level, became active again in 2010 after a break in volcanic activity for ± 300 years. Since the eruption in 2010 until now, eruptions are still ongoing periodically. The aim of this research is to obtain a model of the subsurface density distribution of Mt. Sinabung. Modeling was carried out using GGM-Plus 2013 satellite gravity data and ERTM2160 topographical data. Bouguer correction and terrain processing use an average density of 2.67 g/cc. After that, the anomaly was separated by using the moving average. Residual anomalies were then analyzed using Euler deconvolution. The results obtained are the existence of a fault structure on the west and three layers of rock obtained which consist of the basement with a density of 2.8 g/cc 3 – 3.3 g/cc, then Toba pyroclastic deposits with a density 1.8 g/cc – 2.3 g/cc and limestone deposits with a density of 2.4 g/cc – 2.7 g/cc.
Epidemiological Prevalence Of Viral Hepatitis And HIV Infection Among Volunteer Blood Donors In Kinshasa
Authors: Kiezo Lucie Mawasengo , Kanza JP Basilua , Bushabu Albert , Léon Shongo Onasaka
Published: January 2024

The objective of this work was to determine the epidemiological profile and the seroprevalence of hepatitis B and C infections as well as that of HIV among volunteer donors of the National Blood Transfusion Center of Kinshasa. To achieve this, a prospective, epidemiological and descriptive study was undertaken at the laboratory department of the National Blood Transfusion Center in October 2019, by collecting 464 donors who attended the CNTS during the period from November 24 to December 23, 2019. Profiles The epidemiological incidence rates of HBV, HCV and HIV were respectively 11.4% 95% CI [10.6% 34.0%]. 401 subjects or 86.4% were male against 63 subjects or 13.6% female.
Earnings Quality and Firm Performance: Exploring the Moderating Role Managerial Ability
Authors: Saliu Fluturim , Taqi Muhammad
Published: January 2024

This study modifies the relationship between company performance and earnings quality using managerial ability. 50 South Asian manufacturing corporations' secondary data from 2014–2021.The study found that managerial ability boosts firm performance. Lower-performing firms also have lower earnings quality regression coefficients on cash flows than higher-performing firms.These findings show that low-performing companies are more likely than high-performing ones to boost earnings (i.e. increase their efforts to manage earnings). Managerial ability also boosts firms' performance's impact on earnings quality.
Utilization of Communication Information Technology in the Development of Smart Villages
Authors: Wijaya Abung Supama , Muljono Pudji , Saleh Amiruddin , Hapsari Dwi Retno
Published: January 2024

Literature review research related to the use of Communication Information Technology in developing Smart Villages in Indonesia from the perspective of development communication which has never been done before. The aim of this research is to analyze smart village studies in the 2018-2023 timeframe. The research method that has been used is Systematic Literature Review (SLR) with the PRISMA protocol for all research articles indexed in Scopus, Google Scholar, and Garuda. The search strategy is adjusted to the selection criteria and involves several variables related to publication research trends, education levels, journal indexes, research materials, and the type of evidence studied. The data obtained is presented in a quantitative descriptive manner. The results of this SLR research show that there are many studies on the use of Information and Communication Technology in developing Smart Villages. Still, only a few are related to the Development Communication perspective. The Department of Information Systems, Informatics Engineering, and Computer Science carries out most studies. However, there is still a lack of knowledge in the social humanities field.
The Influence of Brand Image, Electronic Word of Mouth, and Celebrity Endorser on Purchasing Decisions of Eiger Daypack in Bekasi
Authors: Sudarmadji Sudarmadji
Published: January 2024

This study aimed to analyze the effect of brand image, electronic word of mouth (e-wom), and celebrity endorsers on purchasing decisions for the Eiger daypack. The 97 respondents who participated in this study were surveyed by using the purposive sampling method. Data collection Using multiple linear regression analysis techniques, distributed questionnaires and processing were carried out. SPSS version 25 is used as an analytical tool. The results showed that all independent variables (brand image, electronic word of mouth, and celebrity endorser) were partially stated to have a positive relationship, and there was a significant influence with a strong correlation on consumer purchasing decisions for Eiger daypack products in Bekasi.
The Set Multipartite Ramsey Numbers M_j(P_n, mK_2)
Authors: Sy Syafrizal , Ma’ruf Nada Nadifah
Published: January 2024

For given two any graph H and G, the set multipartite Ramsey number M_j(G, H) is the smallest integer t such that for every factorization of graph K_(t×j):= F1 F2 so that F1 contains G as a subgraph or F2 contains H as a subgraph. In this paper, we determine  M_j(P_n, mK_2) with j=3,4,5 and m>=2 where P_n denotes a path for n=2,3 vertices and mK_2 denotes a matching (stripes) of size m and pairwise disjoint edges.
Developing Life Skills through Effective Communication
Authors: Purwanto Eko , Shahreza Mirza , Oktarina Selly , El Yana Korry , Rahmah Ade
Published: January 2024

Effective communication plays an important role in improving an individual's life skills. In this article, it is explained that by honing communication skills, one can improve social and interpersonal skills, public speaking skills, the ability to work together in teams, the ability to think critically and creatively, and the ability to manage conflicts. Some strategies that can be used to improve effective communication skills include knowing the audience, using appropriate body language, avoiding the use of disrespectful or abusive language, and maintaining a positive and open attitude. In addition, there are some recommended recommendations, such as continuous practice in communicating, paying attention to body language and intonation, using polite language, listening well, and managing conflicts constructively. By following these recommendations, individuals can improve effective communication skills and gain benefits in their personal and professional lives, as well as build better relationships with others.
Diagnostic des quelques parasites intestinaux chez les patients fréquentant l’Hopital Général de Reference de Kintambo à Kinshasa en RDCONGO
Authors: Nsele Christian Mpeti , Matondo Bijou Munzemba , Atila Daddy Wangima
Published: January 2024

This study was focused on the diagnosis of some intestinal parasites in patients attending the General Reference Hospital of Kintambo. The results showed that, among the causative agents of these pathologies, protozoa were diagnosed in large numbers, with the genus Antamoeba. Helminths were dominated by Ascaris lumbricoides.These results confirm that intestinal parasitosis remains a public health problem in the Democratic Republic of Congo in general and in Kinshasa in particular.This situation is explained by the absence of personal hygiene (washing of hands, cleanliness of food), good management of faecal peril which had to go through the installation of latrines, sewers and treatment of waste water.
Um defeito de cor (2006) de Ana Maria Gonçalves e os limites da representação da escravidão
Authors: Dal Sasso Freitas Renata
Published: January 2024

O presente artigo tem por objetivo tomar o romance Um defeito de cor (2006), de Ana Maria Gonçalves como ponto de partida para uma reflexão a respeito da representação da escravidão na historiografia e na prosa de ficção histórica contemporâneas. Narrando a trajetória de Luiza Mahín, personagem mobilizada pelo movimento negro no Brasil, o romance tem como uma de suas características as referências e o diálogo que mantém com a historiografia recente da escravidão. Demonstrarei como o romance e como a própria historiografia esbarram nas limitações impostas a essas formas de representação do passado por seus vínculos com preceitos teóricos oriundos de conceitos de história, agência e tempo histórico vinculados à experiência moderna ocidental e, dessa forma, se apresentam muitas vezes como impasses para a compreensão dessas realidades.
(Des)fragmentando uma narrativa sobre a vida acadêmica de Nize Isabel de Moraes, historiadora da Petite Côte
Authors: Oliveira Lopes Maria Aparecida
Published: January 2024

O artigo pretende problematizar e aprofundar uma analise do lugar de enunciação de  Nize Isabel de Moraes na  historiografia da Senegâmbia, pontuando suas contribuições e limites  à luz das  orientações historiográficas da Escola de Dakar. Embora este exercício já tenha sido realizado em textos publicados anteriormente, neste nos detemos um pouco mais na teorização da historiografia da Senegâmbia, assim como no desenho da cronologia da sua trajetória enquanto historiadora do IFAN (Instituto Fundamental da África Negra, da Universidade de Dakar, atual Universidade Cheickh Anta Diop-UCAD). A cronologia foi elaborada a partir de dados dos “arquivos depositados” na UCAD.
Outono da teoria?
Authors: Da Mata Sérgio
Published: January 2024

Neste ensaio realizamos uma cuidadosa análise da “teoria da história sem história” (THsH). Depois de evidenciar o caráter niilista deste programa, pretendemos, num segundo momento, situá-lo no contexto mais amplo da história da teoria no Ocidente. Na terceira e última sessão do texto, faremos uma breve discussão sobre o que a ideia de uma THsH parece estar indicando: o possível esgotamento da concepção tradicional de teoria nas ciências humanas.
Modern Toplumda Taziye Geleneğinin Değişimi
Authors: ÇAKIR Enes Atakan
Published: January 2024

Toplumlar ve içerdiği ritüeller zamanla değişir. Her toplumsal kurum değişime uğradığı için varlığını sürdürmektedir. Taziye geleneği acının ve üzüntünün hafifletilmesi için ölüm karşısında gerçekleştirilen toplumsal bir davranıştır. Taziye geleneği bireyin sahip olduğu acıyı toplumsala yayma amacı taşımaktadır. Toplum ürünü olan tüm davranış ve tutumların değiştiği gibi taziye geleneği de günümüzde değişime uğramıştır. Geleneksel toplum yapısı ile modern toplum yapısı içindeki taziye geleneği farklılıklar göstermektedir. Bu çalışma toplumsal değişme ve ölüm sosyolojisi bağlamında taziye geleneğini ele almaktadır.
Analyse et prévision du mode d’occupation du sol à partir de l'utilisation combinée des modèles de Markov et de la théorie de l’Évidence de Dempster-Shafer: application aux bâtis de la ville de Goma en République Démocratique du Congo
Authors: KWETU SAMBO Gloire , Hermann N’GUESSAN BI Vami Hermann , Fernand KOUAME Koffi
Published: January 2024

Etant donné la présence de plusieurs risques volcaniques et l’évolution rapide des bâtis dans la ville de Goma en République Démocratique du Congo, la présente étude traite de l’analyse et la prédiction du mode d’occupation du sol dans la ville à travers plusieurs modèles. La combinaison des modèles de la théorie de l’Évidence de Dempster-Shafer et de Markov ont servi respectivement pour effectuer la classification et la prédiction de l’évolution des bâtis. Les données satellitaires ETM+ de Landsat-7 ont été utilisées pour effectuer l’analyse de la dynamique de l’occupation du sol de 2001 à 2017 et de 2017 à 2030 et 2040. La validation du modèle a montré une marge d’erreurs très faible, d’où la prédiction de la classe des Bâtis est presque parfaite avec un coefficient de Kappa de 88,96 %. Il ressort donc, qu’en dépit des risques majeurs dans la ville de Goma, il y a une évolution rapide de la classe des bâtis de l’ordre de 2,1 km² par an. Les changements d’occupation de sol et la mise en place d’une projection prédictive explicite, donnent donc aux décideur un panel d’image du futur censé les aider dans leurs prises de décisions. Cela leurs permettraient aussi de comprendre la tendance évolutive des Bâtis et la manière d’établir les zones d’exclusion dans l’extension et la meilleure gestion de la ville.
DŁUGIE TRWANIE ETNOGRAFIZACJI SZTUKI OSÓB O ROMSKICH KORZENIACH
Authors: Weychert Monika
Published: January 2024

Lokowanie sztuki artystów o romskich korzeniach w kontekście etnograficznym ma długą tradycję. Warto mu się przyjrzeć w perspektywie politycznej, ekonomicznej i kulturowej: jako stosowanie procedur quasi-kolonialnych. Autorka wskazuje w artykule kilka przykładów etnografizacji romskiej sztuki i samych artystów – osób o romskich korzeniach.
MIĘDZY TREMENDUM A FASCINOZUM. O ŹRÓDŁACH „LUDOWEJ HISTORII POLSKI”
Authors: Kuligowski Waldemar
Published: January 2024

Pierwszym celem artykułu jest próba naszkicowania źródeł i nurtów „ludowej historii Polski”. Obecne w obiegu artystycznym oraz naukowym – a także w debacie publicznej – zainteresowanie historią ludu wiejskiego oraz systemu folwarczno-pańszczyźnianego stało się bardzo widoczne w drugiej dekadzie XXI wieku. Jakie czynniki wywołały to zainteresowanie? Które wątki historii okazały się najbardziej nośne i dyskutowane? Drugi cel wiąże się z sugestią, że myślenie o dawnej wsi determinowane było przez logikę „ambiwalencji obcego”, wywiedzioną z refleksji Rudolfa Otto na temat „tremendum et fascinosum”. Jakkolwiek doprowadziła ona do ukształtowania się ambiwalentnych wizerunków ludu, to dominujące okazały się klisze fascinosum. Czy współcześnie udało się wykroczyć poza zasady wskazane przez Otto? Paradoksalnym efektem „ludowej historii Polski”, zarówno na polu artystycznym, jak i naukowym, okazało się przekonanie, zgodnie z którym dawny system ekonomiczno-społeczny w znaczącym stopniu determinuje także obecny i przyszły kształt polskiej kultury.
PODWÓJNE OKO ARTYSTY. GRAFICZNE INTERPRETACJE DZIEŁ SZTUKI WSPÓŁCZESNEJ W POLSKICH KSIĄŻKACH INFORMACYJNYCH DLA DZIECI I MŁODZIEŻY
Authors: Wincencjusz‑Patyna Anita
Published: January 2024

Artykuł podejmuje kwestie związane z interesującym zjawiskiem nakładania się dwóch interpretacji artystycznych obecnych w książkach informacyjnych dla dzieci i młodzieży. Pierwsza z nich to interpretacja pierwotna, wynikająca z włas­nej wrażliwości, dokonywana przez artystki i artystów w ich procesach twórczych, których finałem jest powstanie dzieł sztuki. Druga interpretacja polega na przetworzeniu tych dzieł przez ilustratorkę bądź ilustratora. Efekty tej ostatniej współtworzą warstwę graficzną książek podejmujących problematykę sztuki współczesnej, zarówno polskiej, jak i zagranicznej, adresowanych do niedorosłych. Autorka artykułu przyjrzała się pięciu pozycjom z polskiego rynku wydawniczego. Zabieg ujednolicenia graficznego, jakiego dokonano w tych książkach, przyniósł efekt destylacji, który z kolei pozwolił na wydobycie najważniejszych cech strategii obieranych przez artystów współczesnych przedstawionych w omówionych publikacjach.
PŁASZCZAKI I GRA W ŻYCIE
Authors: Nikodem Joanna
Published: January 2024

W pracy przedstawiono wybrane zagadnienia matematyki i algorytmiki jako ilustrację do zrozumienia zmian społecznych zachodzących w związku z pojawieniem się medium komunikacji i wyrażania treści, jakim jest internet. Główne wątki pracy dotykają formalnej definicji wymiaru, odległości i sąsiedztwa, jednakże ich rozwinięcie odnosi się do tematów takich jak tajemnica poznania, rozmywanie się w przestrzeni, strategie przetrwania, samotność i związana z tym klątwa – więcej kontaktów może paradoksalnie oznaczać większą ciszę w odpowiedzi na wołanie w sieci. W tekście nawiązano do literatury, od fantastycznonaukowego tekstu E. Abbotta z 1884 roku po dotyczącą współczesnej problematyki społecznej publikację L. Scotta, strategii Game of live – automatu komórkowego symulującego przeżycie jednostki w zależności od liczby sąsiadów, a także praktycznych zagadnień, jak pozycjonowanie stron w internecie i publikowanie newsów w portalach społecznościowych.
State Asset Utilization to Support Public Private Partnership Project in Indonesia: A State Asset Management Review
Authors: Surachman Eko Nur
Published: January 2024

Public-Private Partnership (PPP) is one of the government strategies to provide infrastructure to serve the community. In the implementation process, PPP has challenges in land acquisition. In response to this challenge, the utilization of State Assets (Barang Milik Negara/BMN) in the form of land and buildings offers a prospective solution. To utilize the State Asset efficiently in the PPP scheme, the information on the asset should be updated based on the State Asset Management and Information System. This paper aims to describe the role of State Assets in supporting Public Private Partnership (PPP) projects in terms of achieving project financial feasibility using a particular study case and how to update the State Asset Management System. The methodology used in this paper uses qualitative methods with literature studies, focus group discussions (FGD), and interviews, to determine the intended role of State Assets. This paper shows that the existing asset management system has accommodated efforts to utilize state assets to support the PPP project. While from the information system point of view, the basic framework of the information system has been formed, the current project needs to be further developed referring to the basic framework of the information system so that it can effectively and efficiently support efforts to utilize state assets in PPP projects.
Determinants on Green Repurchase Intention Vegan Skincare Products: The Mediation of Attitude Towards Behavior
Authors: Ramadhina Aini Leily , Paramita V. Santi
Published: January 2024

This research aims to examine determinants on green repurchase intention, mediated by attitude towards behavior in vegan skincare products from The Body Shop. The data analysis technique used is descriptive test, multiple regression using SPSS version 25 and sobel test. The number of respondents involved in this reasearch were 271 samples dominated by women from 842 thousand population instagram followers @thebodyshop. Data collection techniques using random sampling which is included in the probability sampling. Of the seven proposed research hypotheses supported by empirical data. The finding of study indicate that attitude towards behavior mediates the effect of green knowledge and green perceived value on repurchase intention. The results of this study are also expected to be useful for managing the assessed object related to the design of a strategy or program that is relevant to improving the quality of the attributes.
The Effect of Risk Profile, Profitability, and Capital on Profit Growth of Indonesian Digital Banks
Authors: Yulianingsih Tanti , Listiana Erna , Malini Helma , Wendy  , Giriati
Published: January 2024

Digital Bank is a bank innovation that is very popular today because it provides convenience in transactions. The large number of digital bank enthusiasts makes researchers interested in researching the health of digital banks. This study will investigate how much influence the bank's health level has on the profit growth of digital banks, as measured by the risk profile using NPL and LDR indicators, GCG with institutional ownership, Profitability with ROA indicators, and Capital with CAR indicators. This study utilized panel data regression analysis techniques. The Population in this study are all digital banks registered on IDX, and sampling was performed using purposive sampling techniques, so there are nine banks as a sample from 20 banks. Secondary data research using documentation study methods and literature studies for data collection. This study relies on financial statements obtained from the official web pages of every digital bank and www.idx.co.id as its data source. The research results obtained are ROA was discovered to have a statistically significant positive impact on profit growth, while NPL, LDR, CAR, and GCG had no impact. LDR and ROA were discovered to have a statistically significant positive impact on GCG, whereas NPL and CAR had no impact. According to indirect testing, GCG could not mediate the relationship between NPL, LDR, ROA, and CAR on profit growth.
Investigating The Intervening Role of E-Satisfaction in The Formation of E-Loyalty Among Online Apparel Shoppers
Authors: Dr. Geeta Kesavaraj Ravichandra B S,
Published: January 2024

The current study investigates the effect of e-satisfaction in the formation of e-loyalty among online clothing customers. We evaluated four main hypotheses using empirical analysis, including the impact of recognisable brands, celebrity endorsements, and favourable pricing on e-satisfaction, as well as the overarching relationship between e-satisfaction and e-loyalty. The research population is limited to people between the ages of 20 and 55 residing in Hyderabad, Telangana, India. The participants are chosen using a convenience sampling procedure with a sample size of 150.The findings strongly confirm the assumptions, demonstrating that both well-known companies and celebrity endorsements have a considerable impact on e-satisfaction. Furthermore, while favourable pricing contributes to e-satisfaction, its impact is less than that of brand reputation and endorsements. Notably, e-satisfaction appeared as a critical intervening variable, with a strong and significant link to e-loyalty. The findings emphasise the importance of e-satisfaction in moulding e-loyalty, implying that businesses can deliberately spend in improving brand reputation, obtaining quality endorsements, and optimising price to maximise both e-satisfaction and eventual e-loyalty. These findings provide important insights for online clothing companies trying to increase consumer happiness and develop long-term loyalty.
CHARACTERIZATION OF THE CHROMIC LUVISOLS PROFILE FROM SC AGROTEHNIC SRL, PAULESTI, PRAHOVA
Authors: CHIURCIU Irina Adriana , DANA Daniela , VOICU Valentina , CHEREJI Ioan Jr.
Published: January 2024

The credit rating aims to establish the favorability classes of land for different agricultural crops.In this context, the present study aims to quantify the favorability of the Chromic Luvisols from S.C. Agrotehnic Paulesti for arable use. Also, this study has as a main objective a morphological characterization and profile description of Chromic Luvisols.Following the study, it can be concluded that it is presents the same limiting factors as for arable suitability related to the loamy-clay texture, which implies a short interval of soil works and the appearance of the hardpan sub-horizon.
THE DETERMINATION OF THE MOST OPTIMAL METHODS FOR THE IRRIGATION OF CROPS ON DIFFERENT SOIL TYPES
Authors: NIŢU Oana Alina , MUŞAT Marian , IVAN Elena Ștefania , BURTAN Lavinia , ANGHEL Amelia
Published: January 2024

Climate change due to multiple pollution problems (forest clearing, overgrazing, motor vehicle emissions, construction expansion, etc.), has led to increased global average temperature and reduced rainfall. Under these conditions, the mineralization of organic matter is intensified, the activity of soil microorganisms is reduced and implicitly decreases soil trophicity. These aspects further show the need to apply irrigation in the agricultural sector, rationalysing water, managing it and recommending the best methods of water distribution, on soils with different textural classes. In this regard, research was carried out on water permeability, on soils formed in different pedo-climatic conditions. Thus, three soil profiles were opened, in the Tecuci Plain, on a typical arenosoil, in the Dobrogea Plateau, on a calcaric chernozem and in the Gavanu-Burdea Plain on a chromic luvisol. Soil profiles were characterized morphologically and physico-chemically, soil samples were collected both in natural and modified settlement (metal cylinders). The physico-chemical analyses for the three soil types were determined within INCDPA laboratories Bucharest. Based on soil samples collected in metal cylinders, water permeability was determined using the ratio between the thickness of the soil horizon and the time of water infiltration. Depending on the permeability of the soil on the three different soil types, the most suitable and economical watering methods for the current climatic conditions have been established and recommended.
THE MICROMORPHOLOGY OF AN SENSISITVE HILLY SOIL AS HABITAT FOR MICROBIOTA DELIVERING SOIL ECOSYSTEM SERVICES
Authors: RĂDUCU Daniela , LĂCĂTUȘU Anca Rovena , CALCIU Irina , GHERGHINA Alina , MANEA Alexandrina , VIZITIU Olga
Published: January 2024

The paper investigated the aspects related to the intimate processes taking place in a slope soil, located in the hilly region of Buzău County (Aldeni), an area highly affected by erosion processes. The study was focused on a Cambic-Cumulic Chernozem, located in the lower part of a convex slope facing south. The results showed that the plasma leaching process is very high in the upper Apt-A/B horizons: emphasised by the abundance of the impure clay coatings, which practically coated many structural aggregates. The granulometry data weakly emphasized these aspects: the differences between the clay content in the top Ap and Aph horizons is 1.1%, while the physical clay ( 0.01 mm) showed a higher difference of 1.8%. In contrast, the hydro-physical analysis showed impressive differences, comparing to the granulometry: total porosity is 53.5% in Ap and 43.2% in Aph, while the hydraulic conductivity is 10.29 mm/h in Ap, dropping to 4.57 mm/h in Aph. These differences could be due to the impure (and rich in Fe gels) clay coating which coated and even clog many pores. In the Bv horizon the clay attended a maximum (35.9%, comparing to 30.4% in the upper and 33.5% in the lower horizons respectively), the groundmass plasma is relatively stable, while the clay coatings are rarely. In stead, the plasma from the humic coprolites "massively" leached in the void space. The macro- and mesofauna activity is very high, suggesting a friendly habitat, and showing good conditions for high level of cumulic soil services delivery.
MICROBIOTA FUNCTIONALITY AS THE MAIN SOIL ECOSYSTEM SERVICES IN EUTRICAMBOSOLS
Authors: RĂDUCU Daniela , LĂCĂTUȘU Anca Rovena , CALCIU Irina , GHERGHINA Alina , MANEA Alexandrina , VIZITIU Olga
Published: January 2024

The Eutricambosol are young soils with a simple morphological profile (A-Bv-C/R). Taking into account their genesis and location, there are two main problems concerning the „Eutricambosol classification“: they were classified, by mistake as Luvosols (due to the presence of an „alteration bed“); they were restricted to the zones with > 600mm precipitations.The researches focused on these two problems, detailing the characteristics of the „alteration bed“ on two profiles of Eutricambosols located in the Oriental Carpathian Mountains.The micromorphological investigation of the „alteration bed“ (which appears at the bottom of the two studied profiles) showed clay coatings, generated mainly by the skeleton grains weathering. The weathered products (clay+Fe+etc.) leached and reorganised on short distances, mobilized mainly by the laminar circulation of the soil solution.In what concerning the second mistake, the precipitations > 600mm is not a condition in the soil classification/taxonomy, it was inherited from the old (’60-s –‘70-s) „Pedology manuals‟, when both Cambisols (Eutricambosols and Districambosols) were included into the ˶Forest Brown Soils ̋ ̋, developing in the deciduous forests zone, with 632–1035mm precipitations.In reality, Eutricambosols are ubiquitous, being formed in a wide variety of landscapes: from tabular plain, to hilly and low mountains regions.In this respect, it would be desirable to know the concept and the correct classification of each soil, which leads to a correct management and further to the adequate conservation technologies, in order to preserved and/or improve the biota habitat for a better delivery of the soil ecosystem services.
ENHANCEMENT OF DECONTAMINATION OF PETROLEUM HYDROCARBONS IN CRUDE OIL POLLUTED SOIL BY USING CYCLODEXTRINS
Authors: ROZSNYAI Mariana , PLOPEANU Georgiana , COSTEA Mihaela , MARINESCU Mihai
Published: January 2024

Soil contaminated by total petroleum hydrocarbons is a well-recognized worldwide problem because of its strong persistence in the environment and its potentially toxic effects on human beings, animals and microorganisms. During the past three decades, the research and development of remediation technology for petroleum hydrocarbons-contaminated soil have been systematically studied such as the physical, chemical and bioremediation technologies. To address the associated environmental concerns, innovative remediation technologies are urgently needed. Cyclodextrins are nonhazardous and environmentally acceptable organic substances that have been shown to be biodegradable in soil and water after their introduction into an environmental system. The decontamination technique based in cyclodextrin extraction has been developed to eliminate petroleum hydrocarbons. Cyclodextrins have successfully been used in soil cleaning technologies as solubiliser–carrier molecules. These molecules can transfer continuously the insoluble contaminants from the soil surface to the aqueous phase by complex formation. In the aqueous phase the microorganisms can degrade the contaminants much easier partly because these molecules become available for the microbial cells, partly because the entrapment of contaminants by cyclodextrins reduces their toxicity.
THE SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION AND MOVEMENT OF SOLUBLE SALTS FROM ROMANIAN SOILS
Authors: VOICU Valentina , MOCANU Victoria , DUMITRU Sorina , FUDULU Ionuț Daniel
Published: January 2024

The objective of this paper is to present a sketch map of the accumulation of soluble salts in soils from Romania, as a support for improving saline soils or preventing undesirable anthropogenic salinization phenomena.The map highlights the spatial distribution and movement of easily soluble salts in soil at the scale of the entire country, It is an overview on origin, sources and pathways of migration and accumulation of easily soluble salts in interdependence with natural factors and conditions.Taking into account the movement pathways of easily soluble salts in soil, two geochemical zones were separated on the map: the eluviation - transit zone and the transit - accumulation zone. In the last zone, areas where the accumulation of salts becomes dominant have been delimited, their transit being insignificant. The movement directions of easily soluble salts in soil are also highlighted on the map.From a naturalistic point of view, the map highlights the close connection between areas with accumulation of salts and areas where geological, geomorphological and hydrogeological conditions lead to a poor drainage. It also highlights the connection and importance of salt sources from geological deposits or salt masses in the hilly area in the formation, expansion and chemistry of saline soils in the plain or floodplain areas located in the neighbouring lowlands.
Development of Teaching Model Mobile Seamless Learning as Future Teaching Guide
Authors: Najibulmuti’e Hamdan Muhammad , Ghazali Norliza , Mustakim Siti Salina
Published: January 2024

The effective teaching and learning process in a class is one of the important aspects that need to be emphasized nowadays. There are various ways for teachers to plan teaching content in our education system. The development of mobile technology such as smart phones can help student learning happen outside of context, that is, it can happen regardless of time and place without being bound by space and time. This has the opportunity to create learning that occurs naturally. Students can be equipped with facilities so that they can go through the learning process without having to think about time constraints and where as long as it suits their wishes. Therefore, accurate teaching concepts and planning in preparation for effective learning for students are very necessary when using mobile technology. This is an innovative method where students are exposed to the outside world through technology. However, the implementation of this method is not as easy as expected if there is not enough support from teachers as teaching staff. The learning process that takes place without time and space limitations that contains the concepts of fluency and continuity is a teaching model known as Mobile Seamless Learning (MSL). This article explains the concept without limitations in developing teaching and learning based on MSL.
Improving Work Performance Among Academic Staff Through Transformational Leadership: A Conceptual Analysis
Authors: Kang Lulu , Abdul Aziz Nor Azni , Hassan Norlizah Che
Published: January 2024

Transformational leadership has become necessary in management practices. In people-oriented organizations, the overall performance may largely depend on leadership styles. Although a variety of studies have provided the possibility for a positive connection between transformational leadership and work performance, the advantages of transformational leadership in educational settings need to be further analyzed. Transformational leadership was shown to be effective in predicting various variables, including work performance, in different contexts. Transformational leaders in colleges and universities are able to motivate the lecturers to go beyond expectations in pursuit of the vision of higher educational institutions. However, there is still a shortage of studies conducted at higher educational institutions. It is essential to examine the effectiveness of transformational leadership to align lecturers’ behaviors with the goals of higher educational institutions. Under the social exchange theory, this paper reviews the connection between transformational leadership and work performance among academic staff at higher institutions. The implication of transformational leaders toward improving and maintaining a positive work environment is discussed.
Biomechanical comparison of single versus double plate osteosynthesis in acromion type III fractures
Authors: Pastor Marc-Frederic , Nebel Dennis , Degering Annika , Smith Tomas , Karkosch Roman , Horstmann Hauke , Ellwein Alexander
Published: January 2024

Background

One of complications of the reverse shoulder arthroplasty is acromion fractures, and its therapy is controversial. The aim of the study was to investigate the double-plate osteosynthesis for these fractures.

Methods

An acromion type III fracture according to classification of Levy was simulated in 16 human shoulder cadavers, and the specimens were randomly divided into two groups. Single-plate osteosynthesis was performed in the first group (locking compression plate) and double-plate osteosynthesis (locking compression plate and one-third tubular locking plate) in the second group. Biomechanical testing included cycling load and load at failure on a material testing machine. During the test, the translation was measured using an optical tracking system.

Results

The load at failure for the single-plate osteosynthesis was 167 N and for the double-osteosynthesis 233.7 N (P = 0.328). The average translation was 11.1 mm for the single-plate osteosynthesis and 16.4 mm for the double-plate osteosynthesis (P = 0.753). The resulting stiffness resulted in 74.7 N/mm for the single-plate osteosynthesis and 327.9 N/mm for the double-plate osteosynthesis (P = 0.141).

Discussion

Results of the biomechanical study showed that double-plate osteosynthesis had biomechanical properties similar to those of single-plate osteosynthesis for an acromion type III fracture at time point zero. The missing advantages of double-plate osteosynthesis can be explained by the choice of plate configuration.
“Ful Louder”: Raising the Hue and Cry in the Nun’s Priest’s Tale
Authors: Chamberlin Julie K.
Published: January 2024

In fourteenth-century England, the hue and cry empowered anyone who could make noise with the opportunity to catalyze legal action. This article investigates Chaucer’s deployment of the hue and cry as a narrative device in the Nun’s Priest’s Tale. The legal ritual of the hue and cry appears twice in the tale, once during a story of a murdered pilgrim Chauntecleer recounts and again during the tale’s infamous chase scene. While the first instance depicts the hue and cry as it was intended in lawbooks—a tool of order-keeping that functions to summon the appropriate authorities—the second instance represents the hue and cry in practice: a loud, chaotic legal ritual capable of instigating violence, but which also demands recognition of embodied vulnerability before the law.
For a High, Short Lydgate Chronology
Authors: Carlson David R.
Published: January 2024

In memory of D. A. Pearsall (1931–2021)

The late-sixteenth- and early-seventeenth-century tradition of English antiquarianism is enlisted to license a proposed elevation of the birthdate of the poet John Lydgate by a generation, to ca. 1390, with a consequent abbreviation of his lifespan to the sixty-some years that the poet mentions. The proposal intends to mitigate problems of Lydgate’s early years, especially a long quiet at the start of the literary career of this most facile of English poets, by their elimination.
Supernatural Jersey: “Thy Charms Are So Many and Rare”
Authors: Bihet Francesca
Published: January 2024

The Channel Island of Jersey has an abundance of supernatural folklore, which can help foster a sense of understanding and care toward the island environment. These legends are tied deeply to the landscape in landmarks, rock formations, and placenames. Les Petits Faîtchieaux haunt the dolmens, carry round menhirs, and even relocate churches. Michel Foucault outlined the principle of heterotopias, counter-spaces which are separated, both open and closed, and create a break from everyday time. The supernatural folklore of Jersey helps generate a heterotopia, with the promise of an eerie supernatural threat that is always lurking. An ecoGothic lens can add further dark clarity to heterotopic approaches to the landscape, highlighting the vulnerable island landscape in relation to human activities. This article applies these two lenses to the supernatural folklore of Jersey, viewing the island as a heterotopia, a container for a landscape of folkloric imagination.
Re-wilding Ritual: An Archaeological Study of Plants in Ritual Contexts in the Traprain Law Environs, Scotland
Authors: Tilley Leia Kristen
Published: January 2024

The study of European prehistory has often associated natural objects as menacing presences rooted in fears concerning, at a basic level, continued subsistence and combative conciliatory ritual practice. Nevertheless, in this time, ritual is imprinted upon entire landscapes with natural objects manipulated to construct ritual spaces. This article considers the nature and purpose of natural objects, specifically plant species, within prehistoric ritual practice in Scotland through consideration of the Traprain Law environs, East Lothian. Within prehistoric contexts, the Traprain Law environs are formed partly through the physical manifestations of ideology in a network of ritual sites. In this context, plants as natural objects are a community integral to ritual networks, whether through ritualized clearance, symbolic usage in cremation, votive offering, or deposition prior to site abandonment. There are many ways in which plant remains occupied space within ritual taskscapes in prehistoric Scotland.
Lucian of Samosata’s Imaginative Divine and Human Landscapes
Authors: Bozia Eleni
Published: January 2024

This article presents Lucian’s theocentric works through the lens of fictional narratology and sociopragmatics and argues that he builds imaginary worlds that feature delinquent gods, regretful and spiteful corpses that contemplate life, and lands inhabited by lamp-shaped beings to explore humanity’s exploration of life and religious beliefs. More specifically, The Parliament of the Gods, Zeus Catechized, Zeus Rants, On Sacrifices, Dialogues of the Gods, Menippus, Icaromenippus, and the True Story are closely studied to argue that Lucian conceptualizes the quest into life’s unknowns by engineering imaginary worlds, estranging the normal, and questioning ground truths about life. Ultimately, he actualizes literary fiction to explain theology and philosophical inquiries and their implications for everyday people.