bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
A Performance Analysis of Indian MSMEs
Authors: Shetty Meera Omkar , S. Ganesh Bhat
Published: September 2022

Purpose: Over the decades MSMEs have been reckoned as the driving force of the Indian economy and they have geared up the industrialization process to a large extent. This sector contributes about 40 percent towards the export of the country and attracts Foreign Direct Investment. India is privileged as a global manufacturing corridor by encouraging and supporting MSMEs to create employment opportunities, especially in rural areas, and to increase the purchasing power of individuals at the bottom of the pyramid. In this scenario, efforts have been made: one, to study the role of MSMEs in the Indian economy, and two, to do the Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Challenges (SWOC) analysis, for understanding the internal and external factors which influence the MSMEs.
Design/Methodology/Approach: Present paper adopted conceptual research, based on the secondary data gathered from various statutory bodies like RBI and annual reports of the Government Ministry of MSME, research papers published in refereed journals and websites.
Findings/Results: MSMEs contribute to generating employment, by mitigating regional imbalances through the development of business in economically backward areas. Likewise, they generate a significant contribution to improving the Gross Domestic Product of India. During the recent pandemic period, it contributed 30% towards GDP. Within the MSME sector, while 630.52 lakh enterprises are operating in a micro-sector, 3.3 lakh and 0.05 lakh enterprises are operating in the small and medium sectors respectively. More than 51% of MSMEs are established in rural regions and 49% in urban regions. The study observes that there is parity between rural and urban areas. At present, MSMEs provide 110 million employments, out of which 76% are male and 24% female based on gender. This sector has many strengths and weaknesses. Likewise, it also provides greater opportunities to uplift the Indian Economy by initiating the activities like Atmanirbhar Bharat and Production Linked Scheme (PLC), incentives, subsidies, and funding support. These policy changes will push the MSMEs to face global competition and facilitate India as the manufacturing hub of the world.
Value: Apart from providing a broad view of MSMEs’ performance in India, this paper attempts to analyze such performance within the Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Challenges (SWOC) framework. Researchers, who would like to have an impressionistic view of the MSME sector in the Indian economy during the recent past, can make the best use of this paper.
Paper Type: Case study.
A framework for critical discourse studies on mental health
Authors: Rieger Pedro Gustavo
Published: September 2022

In this article I present a framework for critical discourse studies on mental health. By relying on principles belonging to Critical Discourse Studies (Flowerdew & Richardson, 2018; van Leeuwen, 2008; 2007), and the Sociology of Health (Caponi, 2014; Martinez-Hernaez, 2014; Mitjavila, 2015; Rose & Abi-Rached, 2014), at first I introduce a brief contextualization of Critical Discourse Studies as a field of research and establish connections between this field and mental health studies. In the sequence, I present a framework divided in 8 steps focused on the investigation of social practices involving mental health. These steps are then applied to the analysis of one appellate decision produced by the Superior Court of Justice in Brazil involving the diagnosis of Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder. The analysis reveals ADHD has a neuropolitical function and that authority related to the diagnosis is vested in medical expertise only, despite the lack of biological markers for it.
Sensory Stimulation for Patients With Disorders of Consciousness Following a Traumatic Brain Injury (June 2013–October 2020)
Authors: Weaver Jennifer A. , Cogan Alison M. , Watters Kelsey
Published: September 2022

Systematic Review Briefs provide a summary of the findings from systematic reviews developed in conjunction with the American Occupational Therapy Association’s Evidence-Based Practice Program. Each Systematic Review Brief summarizes the evidence on a theme related to a systematic review topic. This Systematic Review Brief presents findings from the systematic review on the effectiveness of sensory stimulation interventions to improve arousal and awareness in people with disorders of consciousness following a TBI.
The mosses of Kangkawat Research Station, Imbak Canyon Conservation Area, Sabah, Malaysia
Authors: Suleiman Monica , Anwar Irmah
Published: September 2022

A total of 65 species, two subspecies and one variety of mosses in 32 genera and 17 families from 102 individuals were collected during the Borneo Geographic Expedition at Kangkawat Research Station from 29th September to 3rd October 2018. This number represents ca. 10% of the taxa of mosses reported for Sabah and ca. 9% of the taxa reported for Borneo. The largest moss family recorded in this area was Calymperaceae with 18 species and one subspecies which is ca. 28% of the total taxa collected, followed by Sematophyllaceae with eight species (ca. 12%). Out of the 68 taxa of mosses from the study area, ten are new to Imbak Canyon Conservation Area including one new to Sabah, which is Chaetomitrium weberi Broth. By and large, the moss species richness of Kangkawat Research Station is typical of the conservation area.
Survey of Freshwater Fish in Kadamaian Area, Western Sabah
Authors: Soo Chen-Lin , Mahsol Hairul Hafiz , Kuyun Simon , Ginol Maxwell Kwang Sing , Alliamat Azrie , Shamsul Kamal Nur Syafiqah
Published: September 2022

The freshwater fish fauna was surveyed in forest streams located in the Kadamaian area, Sabah during the Borneo Geographic Expedition 2019. Fish samples were obtained from six stations by electrofishing from an upstream to downstream direction. A total of four families, 12 genera, and 14 species of fish were recorded from the present study. The most dominant family was Cyprinidae (10 species; 71.43%), followed by Gastromyzontidae (2 species; 14.29%), Nemacheilidae (1 species; 7.14%), and Mastacembelidae (1 species; 7.14%). The number of species was low in upstream stations at higher altitude but substantially higher in downstream stations with lower altitude. Economically valuable fish, Tor tambra was found at all stations. Gastromyzon monticola which is endemic to Sabah was also recorded at most stations.
Highly Versatile, Non-Invasive Method for Collecting Buccal DNA from Free-Ranging Non-Human Primates
Authors: Toyoda Aru , Matsudaira Kazunari , Maruhashi Tamaki , Malaivijitnond Suchinda , Kawamoto Yoshi
Published: September 2022

Non-invasive techniques for collection of DNA samples of suitable quality and quantity are important for improving the efficiency of genetic wildlife research. The development of a non-invasive method for collection of DNA samples from wild stump-tailed macaques (Macaca arctoides) is described herein. Sterilized polyester rope was cut into 10 cm pieces, which were then soaked in a 20% sugar solution to bait individuals. Rope swabs were immediately collected and transferred to a lysis buffer solution after subjects had picked up, chewed and discarded them. DNA was later extracted from the buffer. Quantitative real-time PCR and both allelic dropout and genotype failure rates were used to compare the quantity and quality of the buccal DNA samples to those of intestinal slough cell DNA samples collected from freshly dropped feces. The buccal samples yielded significantly more DNA (27.1 ± 33.8 ng/μL) than did the fecal samples (11.4 ± 15.4 ng/μL) and exhibited lower allelic dropout and genotyping failure rates for the 10 autosomal microsatellites investigated. Buccal cell collection was also simple, inexpensive, reliable and less time-consuming compared to fecal sampling. Thus, this method should facilitate genome-wide studies of non-human primates and other wildlife species.
A systems approach for enhancing entrepreneurial leadership in learning for Zimbabwe : the case of Hilbright Science College in Harare and Mutare
Authors:   , Machona Blessing
Published: September 2022

This thesis argues for Entrepreneurial Leadership as a key intervention in leapfrogging students to match the demands of the ever-changing complex environment. Present challenges include the churning out of school leavers and graduates that fail to meet the socio-economic, and the changing workforce demands. The argument made is that while many studies have concentrated on curricular transformation, these changes have failed to cope with a dynamic world that is volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous. The reality is that apart from the world being dynamically complex, it consists of multiple integrated and interrelated systems that are influenced by the deep underlying relationships, with feedback loops characterised by mutual and circular causality. In addition, Technology has not only continued to redefine boundaries and norms, but has also compounded the challenges of the complex environmental context which is nonlinear, open, recursive and emergent. Using qualitative action research, Soft Systems Methodology and System Dynamics at Hilbright Science Colleges in Zimbabwe, this research used these interpretive systems approaches in exploring ways in which the curriculum could be improved for Entrepreneurial Leadership. Semi-structured interviews and focus groups were used to explore the underlying leverage points for intervention. Nine conceptual models for enhancing EL in learning were developed, and evaluated through focus group workshops. An evaluation of the conceptual models informed the participants of the dynamics of the interacting variables, interdependencies, feedback systems within the learning system and the deep leverage points that were most likely to produce desirable change. This study proposes mainstreaming a ‘systemic entrepreneurial leadership’ approach in learning. A relook at the assumptions, beliefs and values coupled with teaching ‘for’ entrepreneurial leadership is proposed for influencing perspectives, pedagogy, and learning outcomes. This thesis confirms that system changes are non-linear, independent and emergent.
THE ANALYTICAL ASSESSMENT OF SOMATIC STATUS OF CHILDREN AND TEENAGERS AT THE CENTURY BOUNDARY (literature review)
Authors: Melnik V. A. , Kozlovsky A. A. , Kozakevich N. V. , Kravtsova V. A.
Published: September 2022

In the review the present-day conceptions of authors from our country as well as foreign authors about the regularities of forming of morphological status at the ascending phase of ontogenesis at the boundary of the 20th and 21st centuries have been presented. The realized analysis of literature will allow to broaden the knowledge about the influence of ecologically unfavorable factors coupled with social and psychological factors on the growing generation`s health condition.
MORPHOLOGIC SIGNS OF HCV IN THE BRAIN OF INFECTED HUMANS (literature review)
Authors: Majbogin A. M.
Published: September 2022

HCV is likely to poses certain neurotropism and modern researches prove its possibility for extrahepatic translation, including. A review observes and summarizes contemporary data about functional and morphologic signs of HCV-infection on the human brain, and presents possible directions of further morphologic study, that is however remains on the initial stadium.
LABORATORY INDICATORS OF BLOOD IN PATIENTS WITH IRON OVERLOAD SYNDROME SUFFERING FROM CHRONIC DIFFUSE LIVER DISEASES
Authors: Paltsev I. V. , Kalinin A. L. , Procopovich A. S.
Published: September 2022

Laboratory signs of iron overload syndrome in patients with chronic diffuse liver diseases have been studied. It has been revealed, that patients with this syndrome have higher levels of hepatic enzymes activity reflecting the presence of the syndrome of cholestasis. A frequent (50 %) sign of iron overload syndrome is low content of haemoglobin in eritrosites with the combination of a normal level of blood haemoglobin.
LIFE QUALITY OF PATIENTS WITH PSYCHOSOMATIC DISORDERS LIVING IN THE TERRITORIES AFFECTED AS A RESULT OF THE CHERNOBYL ACCIDENT
Authors: Yauseyenka V. V. , Shylova O. V. , Grigoreiva I. V. , Kurs O. V.
Published: September 2022

In the article there are the results of studying of life quality as well as the levels of anxiety and depression in patients with psychosomatic disorders (arterial hypertension and disorders connected with stress) who were affected as a result of the Chernobyl accident. It was shown that their level of functioning is less than that of the control group. The suggestions on the improvement of quality of the medical aid for these people were developed.
CONCENTRATION OF CERULOPLASMIN IN BLOOD PLASMA OF PATIENTS WITH SEVERE HERPES INFECTION
Authors: Novikova I. A. , Zlotnikova M. V.
Published: September 2022

The concentration of ceruloplasmin in plasma was studied in 57 patients with severe form herpes infection. Augmentations of ceruloplasmin were observed in the periods of remission and exacerbation of the disease, but not exit out of referents significance. At the passage herpes infection of exacerbation in the remission of the disease concentration of ceruloplasmin was observed. In patients in the periods of remission with herpes infection correlations between the ceruloplasmin concentration and lipid peroxidation as well as superoxiddismutasa levels were observed, which were absent in control group.
PRIMARY IMMUNODEFICIENCIES IN ADULTS: CLINICAL AND LABORATORY DIAGNOSTICS (LECTURE)
Authors: Novikova I. A.
Published: September 2022

The article describes the characteristics of primary immunodeficiency clinical manifestations in adults and modern approaches for their detection and identification. Screening tests and tests for detailed examination depending on the supposed defect in the immune system are discussed.
POLYMORPHISM OF GENE NAT2 AT PATIENTS WITH ULCERATIVE COLITIS AND HEALTHY VOLUNTEERS OF SOUTHEAST POPULATION OF CAUCASIANS OF BELARUS
Authors: Satyrova T. V.
Published: September 2022

Research objective: to investigate polymorphism of gene NАТ2 at healthy volunteers and patients with ulcerative colitis (UC), to compare conformity between pheno- and genotype and to study association presence between a acetylator genotype and predisposition to development the UC. Materials and research methods: at 30 healthy volunteers of the Gomel region and 46 patients with the UC by means of method PCR-RFLP definition of genotype NAT2 on 5 mononucleotide changes (T341C, G590A, G857A, C282T, C481T) is made. Results of research: comparison acetylator pheno- and genotype in group of healthy volunteers has shown, that mutant alleles took place at any activity N-acetyltransferase (р = 0,08), however presence 4 mononucleotide changes met at a slow acetylator phenotype is more often (р = 0,0007). Comparison of genotypes of healthy volunteers and patients with the UC has shown absence of association of polymorphism of gene NAT2 with predisposition to development of this disease (p > 0,05). Conclusion: polymorphism of gene NAT2 on 5 studied mononucleotide changes is not a marker the UC, but can be used for studying of interrelation with other diseases.
TO THE QUESTION OF EMPIRIC ANTIBIOTIC THERAP OF TROPHIC LESIONS IN VARIOUS VASCULAR DISEASES
Authors: Lyzikov A. A. , Osipov V. A. , Lyzikova T. V.
Published: September 2022

The results of 126 bacteriological investigations performed at the Department of vascular surgery, Gomel Regional Cardiologic Dispensary in the period from 2006 to 2007 have been analysed. In all the groups of the examined patients Staphylococcus aureus was the most widespread (33,3-66,7 %) infectious agent. Pseudomonas aeruginosa was most common for the patients suffering from PAD and postphlebitic syndrome (15,4 and 19,3 %, correspondingly) and significantly less prevalent in the group with trophic lesions in varix dilatation (4,8 %). Streptococcus epidermidis was most often revealed in the patients with PAD and varix dilatation (7,7 and 10,5 % correspondingly), аnd Staphylococcus saprophyticus - in the patients with PAD (11,5 %). The carried out analysis provides the ground to consider the application of ciprofloxacin and gentamicin in the initial treatment for all the above listed diseases as the most reasonable.
PARAMETERS OF LIPID PEROXIDAION BLOOD AND SALIVA IN RECURRENT UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS
Authors: Novikova I. A. , Petrenko T. S. , Shlyaga I. D.
Published: September 2022

The analysis of lipid peroxidation (LPO) contents in plasma, erythrocytes and saliva of 23 patients with recurrent upper respiratory tract infections has been carried out. The contents of the final products of neutral lipids oxidation, end and secondary products of phospholipid peroxidation was found to increase as well as the relatively healthy patients revealed the decrease of the secondary products of lipid peroxidation. The differences in the degree of change in LPO activity in the blood and saliva of the patients were demonstrated. The maximum increase of the lipid peroxidation products was detected in isopropanol extracts of red blood cells. The differences in the nature and number of relations between the LPO parameters in different biological material in healthy persons and patients.
FUNCTIONAL NEUTROPHILS ACTIVITY AND LIPID PEROXIDATION IN PATIENTS WITH SEVERE FORM OF HERPES INFECTION
Authors: Zlotnikova M. V. , Novikova I. A.
Published: September 2022

The functional activity of neutrophils and lipid peroxidation was studied in 73 patients with severe form of herpes infection. The augmentation of first, second (trienic conjugates) and last (Schiff bases) products of lipid peroxydation in plasma and in erythrocytes was increased in the periods of remission and exacerbation of the disease. The increasing degree of Schiff bases was higher in the remission periods than in the exacerbation periods of the disease. The oxygen production of neutrophils was increased in the periods of remission and exacerbation of the disease.
NONIVASIVE ASSESMENT OF LIVER FIBROSIS IN PATIENTS SUFFERING FROM CHRONIC HEPATITIS WITH HYPERFERRITINEMIA
Authors: Paltsev I. V.
Published: September 2022

The article presents the assessment of liver fibrosis evidence in patients with chronic hepatitis with high level of ferritin by noninvasive methods. It has been revealed that chronic hepatitis accompanied with hyperferritinemia is characterized by higher expressivenesses of liver fibrosis, and also by higher indicators of cytolysis and cholestasia syndromes.
PREVENTION OF INFECTIOUS COMPLICATIONS OF SEVERE ACUTE PANCREATITIS
Authors: Litvin A. A. , Lyzikov A. N.
Published: September 2022

Mortality in patients with severe acute pancreatitis remains high. The aim of the study was to determine the effectiveness of comprehensive prevention of infectious complications in patients with severe acute pancreatitis. We studied the results of treatment of 224 patients with pancreatic necrosis. Comprehensive prevention of infectious complications of severe acute pancreatitis is a necessary component of the pathogenesis treatment of pancreatic necrosis may be recommended for use in clinical practice and can improve the treatment results.
IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME IN THE PRACTICE OF A DISTRICT THERAPIST
Authors: Platoshkin E. N. , Shut S. A.
Published: September 2022

Due to a high rate of irritable bowel syndrome incidence in Gomel region in comparison with the other regions of the Republic of Belarus, 140 therapists in outpatient clinics were questioned. The results revealed a low awareness of the primary care physicians of the city of Gomel and Gomel region in the problem of functional pathology of gastrointestinal tract and as a consequence - aberration of statistical indices with a tendency to overdiagnosis due to the absence of unified approaches in the management of functional gastrointestinal pathology.
BACTERIAL INFECTIONS IN HOSPITALISED PATIENTS WITH LIVER CIRRHOSIS
Authors: Gavrilenko D. I.
Published: September 2022

Bacterial infections are a common and severe liver cirrhosis complication. The bacterial infections in this disease besides general effects cause also specific ones: they intensify portal hepatic encephalopathy, hemodynamic disorders, including portal hypertension, liver dysfunction, increase the risk of hepatorenal syndrome and varicose bleedings. Meanwhile, the infections may not have clear clinical signs and as a consequence may be untimely diagnosed.
ESTIMATION OF THE FACTORS INFLUENCING THE DEVELOPMENT OF DIABETIC NEPHROPATHY AND DEPRESSION IN PATIENTS WITH DIABETES I
Authors: Navmenova Ya. L. , Savasteyeva I. G. , Mokhort T. V.
Published: September 2022

The depression frequency among patients with pancreatic diabetes made up 33 %. The level of homocystein in patients with pancreatic diabetes tended to increase among the patients with depression. There are direct significant correlations with the diabetes experience, blood creatinine and daily proteinuria.
ANALYSIS OF THE NUMBER OF CELLS WITH CD34+CD38- AND CD34+CD38-CD19+ PHENOTYPES AS POTENTIAL LEUKEMIC STEM CELLS IN ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA IN CHILDREN
Authors: Movchan L. V. , Shman T. V.
Published: September 2022

The number of the supposed leukemic stem cells in marrow samples of 54 patients with primary B-linear acute lymphoblastic leukemia was detected by the method of multiparametric flow cytofluorimetry in leukemia diagnosis (zero day). The level of minimal residual disease was estimated on zero and on the fifteenth days of induction therapy. In the course of the research it was found out that leukemic B-cell precursors with СD34+СD38-CD19+ phenotype prevailed among the cells with СD34+СD38-phenotype. The high percentage of both СD34+СD38-, СD34+СD38-, and СD34+СD38-CD19+ among the general population leukemic cells was associated with a worse response to the therapy. Therefore, the initial number of such cells can be considered as a prognostic marker in acute lymphoblastic leukemia in children.
ALEMTUZUMAB IN THE TREATMENT OF PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC LYMPHATIC LEUKEMIA
Authors: Morozova O. M.
Published: September 2022

The article elucidates the results of the international clinical research into the application of alemtuzumab in patients with chronic lymphatic leukemia (CLL) and presents the results of the application of alemtuzumab both in monotherapy and in the combination with chemomedicines (fludarabin, cyklofosfan). The received results testify that the application of alemtuzumab in CLL patients is an effective up-to-date method of therapy.
MYELOPROLIFERATION FEATURES IN MYELOFIBROSIS WITH MYELOID METAPLASIA IN PERSONS, AFFECTED BY RADIATION AFTER CHERNOBYL DISASTER
Authors: Prokopenko I. N.
Published: September 2022

The analysis of myeloproliferative characteristics of 55 patients with radiation-associated myelofibrosis and 47 patients - with spontaneous myelofibrosis with myeloid metaplasia has been presented. Taking into account individual radiation doses, absorbed after the Chernobyl Disaster, disease stages, expected living median in 14-year observation interval, myeloproliferation-depression index, subgroups of good, interim and bad prognosis for the disease course were singled out, the radiation affect on myelopoiesis in the dynamics of the disease course was assessed.
FANCONI'S ANEMIA IN CHILDREN: CLINICAL DESCRIPTION AND VARIATION SPECTRUM IN FANCA GENE
Authors: Sharapova S. O. , Romantsova A. S. , Tarasova A. V. , Uglova T. A. , Pilipchik A. S. , Belevtsev M. V. , Savva N. N.
Published: September 2022

Nineteen children, of them 11 boys (57,9%) and 8 girls (42,1%) aged from 1,3 to 16 were diagnosed with verified Fanconi`s anemia in the Republic of Belarus in the period from 1992 to 2010. Pathologic skin pigmentation, bone and eye anomalies were the most widespread anomalies in the children`s development. To perform the mutagenic analysis of FANCA gene, DNA from the peripheric blood and marrow mononuclears of 9 patients was extracted. The fragmentary analysis of FANCA gene revealed DNA abnormalities in 2 patients (1-6 exone deletion and 6 exone deletion). The mutation screening of 43 exones of FANCA gene detected mutation in three more patients (exone 19, exone 27, exone 28). Two mutations of 5 detected ones were new. The mutation screening in this group in the combination with FANCA gene mutations in five patients revealed also numerous one-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP), 3 patients revealed only SNP, and one patient had neither mutations nor SNP.
HEMOSTASIS ABNORMALITIES IN HYPERHOMOCYSTEINEMIA
Authors: Shmeliova V. M. , Saltykova N. B. , Papayan L. P.
Published: September 2022

339 patients with cardiovascular pathology and 260 persons of the control group have been examined. The level of homocystein in plasma was measured by means of liquid chromatography under high pressure with fluorescent detection. The indicators of plasmic and thrombocyte hemostasis in the patients with normal or heightened level of plasma homocystein were compared. According to the obtained data, the increase of the homocystein level plays an important role in the formation of hypercoagulation syndrome. The presence of hyperhomocysteinemia leads to the development of endothelial dysfunction, activation of coagulation and thrombocyte parts of hemostasis, decrease of natural anticoagulants and fibrinolysis activity
Uspon i pad komandno-planske privrede u Jugoslaviji (1947−1951)
Authors: Rakonjac Aleksandar
Published: September 2022

The Rise and Fall of the Command-Planned Economy in Yugoslavia (1947−1951)
Abstract: The radical transformation of society that began in Yugoslavia in 1945 had endogenous and exogenous roots. By winning the war, the Communist Party of Yugoslavia had the opportunity to create new directions for the development of Yugoslav society. Ideological peer on the Soviet Union and the absence of their own experiences determined the choice of development model. Thus, the management of the economy according to the command-planning principles developed in the USSR became one of the most important segments of the Yugoslav determination to build socialism. The split with the Soviets in the summer of 1948 caused a change in attitudes towards everything that came from Moscow, and thus the continued implementation of the centrally planned economic model was called into question. This paper will provide insight into the establishment, development and disappearance of macroeconomic planning in the economy during the early stage of Yugoslav socialism.
Keywords: Yugoslavia, USSR, command-planning economy, CPY, Federal Planning Commission
Transparencia y participación ciudadana: la lucha contra la corrupción como eje vertebrador del proceso democrático
Authors: Castellanos Claramunt Jorge
Published: September 2022

La transparencia y la participación se configuran como dos piezas básicas del engranaje democrático. La defensa, promoción y protección de estos dos principios resulta imprescindible para asegurar la pervivencia democrática de las sociedades.
Ahora bien, en esa constante actuación democrática aparecen peligros como la corrupción, que atenta contra la realidad democrática destruyendo sus raíces. Toda sociedad es susceptible, por la propia naturaleza humana, de ser atacada por la corrupción. Frente a eso la educación aparece como un elemento básico para fomentar sociedades instruidas en valores democráticos que consigan la protección y defensa de los escenarios democráticos. Facilitar la información y que esta sea entendida e interpretada por la ciudadanía es básico para poder participar activamente en los asuntos públicos.
The sensitivity of primary productivity in Disko Bay, a coastal Arctic ecosystem to changes in freshwater discharge and sea ice cover
Authors: Møller Eva Friis , Christensen Asbjørn , Larsen Janus , Mankoff Kenneth David , Ribergaard Mads Hvid , Sejr Mikael Kristian , Wallhead Philip , Maar Marie
Published: September 2022

Abstract. The Greenland Ice Sheet is melting, and the rate of ice loss has increased 6-fold since the 1980s. At the same time, the Arctic sea ice extent is decreasing. Melt water runoff and sea ice reduction both influence light and nutrient availability in the coastal ocean with implications for the timing, distribution and magnitude of phytoplankton production. However, the integrated effect of both glacial and sea ice melt is highly variable in time and space, making it challenging to quantify. In this study, we evaluate the relative importance of these processes for the primary productivity of Disko Bay, West Greenland, one of the most important areas for biodiversity and fisheries around Greenland. We use a high-resolution 3D coupled hydrodynamic-biogeochemical model for 2004 to 2018 validated against in situ observations and remote sensing products. The model estimated net primary production (NPP) varied between 90–147 gC m-2 year-1 during 2004–2018, a period with variable freshwater discharges and sea ice cover. NPP correlated negatively with sea ice cover, and positively with freshwater discharge. Fresh water discharge had a strong local effect within ∼25 km of the source sustaining productive hot spot during summer. When considering the annual NPP at bay scale, sea ice cover was the most important controlling factor. In scenarios with no sea ice in spring, the model predicted ∼30 % increase in annual production compared to a situation with high sea ice cover. Our study indicates that decreasing ice cover and more freshwater discharge can work synergistically and will likely increase primary productivity of the coastal ocean around Greenland.
Improving the SST in a regional ocean model through refined SST assimilation
Authors: Iversen Silje Christine , Sperrevik Ann Kristin , Goux Olivier
Published: September 2022

Abstract. Infrared (IR) and passive microwave (PMW) satellite sea surface temperature (SST) retrievals are valuable to assimilate into high-resolution regional ocean forecast models. Still, there are issues related to these SSTs that need to be addressed to achieve improved ocean forecasts. Firstly, satellite SST products tend to be biased. Assimilating SSTs from different providers can thus cause the ocean model to receive inconsistent information. Secondly, while the PMW SSTs are valuable for constraining the model in cloudy regions, the spatial resolution of these retrievals is rather coarse. Assimilating PMW SSTs into high-resolution ocean models will spatially smooth the modeled SST and consequently remove finer SST structures. In this study, we implement a bias correction scheme that corrects the satellite SSTs before assimilation. We also introduce a special observation operator, called the supermod operator, into the Regional Ocean Modeling System (ROMS) 4-dimensional variational data assimilation algorithm. This supermod operator handles the resolution mismatch between the coarse observations and the finer model. We test the bias correction scheme and the supermod operator using a setup of ROMS covering the shelf seas and shelf break off Norway. The results show that the validation statistics in the modeled SST improve if we apply the bias correction scheme. We also find improvements in the validation statistics when we assimilate PMW SSTs in conjunction with the IR SSTs. However, our supermod operator must be activated to avoid smoothing the modeled SST structures of spatial scales smaller than twice the PMW SST footprint. Both the bias correction scheme and the supermod operator are easy to apply, and the supermod operator can be adapted for other observation variables.
Two new early instrumental records of air pressure and temperature for the southern European Alps
Authors: Brugnara Yuri , Horn Michael , Salvador Isabella
Published: September 2022

Abstract. Central Europe is among the regions with the largest availability of pre-industrial meteorological records. In the Alps, however, such records are relatively rare, especially in the southern slope. We recently found and digitized two new pressure and temperature series for the Alpine cities of Rovereto (1800–1839) and Bolzano/Bozen (1842–1849) covering together the first half of the 19th century, a period characterized by large climate variability and important extreme events. The meteorological record of Rovereto, in particular, is the oldest available for the southeastern Alps. We used the shorter record of Bolzano/Bozen as a testbed for different digitization methods, namely citizen science and machine-learning based Optical Character Recognition. The data are converted to modern units, quality controlled, and homogenized. We also provide daily and monthly means together with an estimation of their uncertainty.
A comprehensive multidecadal glacier inventory dataset for the Chandra-Bhaga Basin, Western Himalaya, India
Authors: Vatsal Sarvagya , Bhardwaj Anshuman , Azam Mohd Farooq , Mandal Arindan , Ramanathan Alagappan , Bahuguna Ishmohan , Raju N. Janardhana , Tomar Sangita Singh
Published: September 2022

Abstract. Delineation of Glaciers is a challenging task in the Himalaya due to its complex topography, cloud cover, seasonal snow cover, hillshade, debris cover. Glacio-hydrological studies including mass balance, run-off, and dynamic modelling rely on the availability of consistent and reliable glacier inventory datasets. This article on data set presents a homogenous, multidecadal inventory of glaciers in the Chandra-Bhaga Basin (CB Basin), western Himalaya, for 1993, 2000, 2010, and 2019. Landsat Thematic Mapper (TM), Enhanced Thematic mapper (ETM+), and Operational Land Imager (OLI) imageries, with minimum snow and cloud cover have been used for enhanced accuracy and consistency. Uncertainty assessment for the generated glacier inventory was performed, following various approaches such as buffer method, standard error estimation, and manual digitisation error and the maximum uncertainty has been quantified. We have identified and manually mapped a total of 251 glaciers with an area > 0.5 km2, and in order to minimise the uncertainty, field surveys were carried out on 6 glaciers in the basin. Out of these 251 glaciers, 217 are clean ice and 35 were debris-covered glaciers. The estimated total glacier area was 996 ± 62 km2 in 1993 that decreased to 973 ± 70 km2 in 2019. Apart from quantifying temporal changes in glacier area, this inventory further allows the estimation of supraglacial debris cover and glacier volume. The supraglacial debris cover area has increased by 14.1 ± 2.54 km2 (15.2 %) during 1993–2019. Accuracy of the debris cover dataset estimated using ground surveys is 82 % with a kappa coefficient of 0.87. Moreover, a glacier ice volume dataset was also generated by incorporating the inventory into Glacier Bed Topography Version 2 (GlabTop2) model and shows a total of 112.5 ± 41 km3 of ice volume stored in the CB Basin glaciers. For accuracy assessment of the DEMs generated using ASTER Stereopairs images, DGPS surveys were carried out on (28 GCPs) and off (6 GCPs) the glaciers. Glacier volume uncertainty with respect to the generated DEMs and model bias is 5.3 km3 and 35.5 km3 respectively. Overestimation of glacier volume due to over deepening is estimated to be 1.2 km3. The impact of climate change on the Himalayan glaciers is a matter of serious concern and such holistic multitemporal inventory datasets can help quantify that impact with improved certainty.
Cross-fertilizing knowledge, translation, and topologies: learning from urban housing policies for policy mobility studies
Authors: Fricke Carola
Published: September 2022

Abstract. Recently, urban housing policies in Europe have become more mobile, developing local responses to the housing question by building on examples from other cities. To understand the movement of policies, the policy mobility debate suggests sometimes irreconcilable concepts and we still need concepts that address the spatial dimension of how urban housing
policies travel between places. The article reflects on the extent to which selected concepts – policy knowledge, translation, and topologies – allow
an explicit treatment of movement and materiality in a geographical
understanding of housing policy mobilities. To cross-fertilize these concepts, the article revisits how key definitions relate to each other, and assesses the extent to which these concepts allow to understand the
mobilization and localization of urban housing policies in particular contexts. Overall, the article offers a nuanced conceptualization of
interurban movements and the spatial–material dimension of housing policies, and thereby enhances future empirical studies on urban housing policy.
Trends in heat and cold wave risks for the Italian Trentino Alto-Adige region from 1980 to 2018
Authors: Morlot Martin , Russo Simone , Feyen Luc , Formetta Giuseppe
Published: September 2022

Abstract. Heat waves (HW) and cold waves (CW) can have considerable impact on people. Mapping risks of extreme temperature at local scale accounting for the interactions between hazard, exposure and vulnerability remains a challenging task. In this study, we quantify human risks from HW and CW at high resolution for theTrentino-Alto Adige region of Italy from 1980 to 2018. We use the Heat Wave Magnitude Index daily (HWMId) and a Cold Wave Magnitude Index daily (CWMId) as temperature-based indicators and apply a Tweedie zero-inflated distribution to derive hazard intensities and frequencies. The hazard maps are combined with high-resolution maps of population, for which the vulnerability is quantified at community and city level using a set of eight socioeconomic indicators. We find a statistically significant increase in HW hazard and exposure, with 6.0-times more people exposed to extreme heat after 2000 compared to the last two decades of the previous century. CW hazard and exposure remained stagnant over the studied period in the region. We observe a general trend towards increased resilience to extreme temperature spells over the region. In the larger cities of the region, however, we find that vulnerability has increased due to an ageing population and more single households. HW risk has risen practically everywhere in the region, indicating that the reduction in vulnerability in the smaller communities is outpaced by the increase in HW hazard. In the large cities, HW risk levels in the 2010s are 50 % larger compared to the 1980s due to the rise in both hazard and vulnerability. Whereas in smaller communities, stagnant CW hazard and declining vulnerability results in reduced CW risk levels, the risk level in cities grew by 20 % due to the increased vulnerability over the study period. The findings of our study are highly relevant for steering investments in local risk mitigation measures, while the method can be applied to other regions that have detailed information on hazard, exposure and vulnerability indicators.
Detecting micro fractures: a comprehensive comparison of conventional and machine-learning-based segmentation methods
Authors: Lee Dongwon , Karadimitriou Nikolaos , Ruf Matthias , Steeb Holger
Published: September 2022

Abstract. Studying porous rocks with X-ray computed tomography (XRCT) has been established as a standard procedure for the non-destructive characterization of flow and transport in porous media. Despite the recent advances in the field of XRCT, various challenges still remain due to the inherent noise and imaging artifacts in the produced data. These issues become even more profound when the objective is the identification of fractures and/or fracture networks. One challenge is the limited contrast between the regions of interest and the neighboring areas, which can mostly be attributed to the minute aperture of the fractures. In order to overcome this challenge, it has been a common approach to apply various digital image processing steps, such as filtering, to enhance the signal-to-noise ratio. Additionally, segmentation methods based on threshold/morphology schemes have been employed to obtain enhanced information from the features of interest. However, this workflow needs a skillful operator to fine-tune its input parameters, and the required computation time significantly increases due to the complexity of the available methods and the large volume of an XRCT dataset. In this study, based on a dataset produced by the successful visualization of a fracture network in Carrara marble with micro X-ray computed tomography (μXRCT), we present the results from five segmentation methods, three conventional and two machine-learning-based ones. The objective is to provide the interested reader with a comprehensive comparison between existing approaches while presenting the operating principles, advantages and limitations, to serve as a guide towards an individualized segmentation workflow. The segmentation results from all five methods are compared to each other in terms of quality and time efficiency. Due to memory limitations, and in order to accomplish a fair comparison, all the methods are employed in a 2D scheme. The output of the 2D U-net model, which is one of the adopted machine-learning-based segmentation methods, shows the best performance regarding the quality of segmentation and the required processing time.
Brief communication: A continuous formulation of microwave scattering from fresh snow to bubbly ice from first principles
Authors: Picard Ghislain , Löwe Henning , Mätzler Christian
Published: September 2022

Abstract. Microwave remote sensing of the cryosphere demands a formulation of the scattering coefficient which can be applied over the entire range of relevant densities, from fresh snow to bubbly ice, at all frequencies and for any grain size and snow type. Most challenging are intermediate densities (450–550 kg m−3) and high frequencies (or coarse-grained snow) where current scattering formulations break down. In this brief communication we demonstrate that the strong contrast expansion method recently developed for heterogeneous, dielectric media can be applied to microwave scattering in snow, firn and ice to solve these problems.
Survey of Cynipid Gall Wasps (Hymenoptera, Cynipidae) in Serbia
Authors: MARKOVIĆ Čedomir
Published: September 2022

A list of 72 species of cynipid gall wasps that have been recorded to date in Serbia was compiled on the basis of studying cynipid fauna during the period from 2003 to 2020 and previously published data. The species Andricus quercusramuli (Linnaeus 1761) and Pediaspis aceris (Gmelin 1790) are recorded for the first time in the fauna of Serbia. The fauna of cynipid gall wasps in Serbia has still not been thoroughly studied. It is excepted that about 40 to 50 species new to the fauna will be found.
Perancangan Sistem Informasi Geografis Tindak Pengawasan SDM Pada Dinas Perhubungan Republik Indonesia Berbasis Web
Authors: Pradana Devin , Susanti Melan
Published: September 2022

Abstract—Supervision is a systematic way to align implementation standards with planning objectives, functions to design information systems, compare real activities with standards that have been made previously, determine and measure deviations and take corrective action. In its implementation at the Department of Transportation of the Republic of Indonesia, there is no supervision over the mapping of the assignment where this can hinder if an incident occurs in the field, field information is not documented and the data management process still uses manuals. So in this study a system was designed. The Design of a Geographic Information System.
Intisari—PHP, Web, Informasi, Pengawasan, MySql Pengawasan adalah cara yang sistematis untuk mengatur pelaksanaan standar dengan tujuan merencanakan, mengerjakan perancangan sistem informasi, membandingkan kegiatan nyata dengan standar yang dibuat sebelumnya, menentukan dan mengukur penyimpangan serta mengambil tindakan korektif. Dalam pelaksanaannya di Dinas Perhubungan Republik Indonesia belum ada pengawasan terhadap tempat-tempat yang dapat menghambat kejadian di lapangan, informasi lapangan tidak terdokumentasi dan proses pengelolaan data masih menggunakan manual. Sumber Daya Manusia pada Departemen Perhubungan Republik Indonesia Berbasis Web. Menggunakan bahasa pemrograman PHP dan database MYSQL. Dari hasil penelitian yang telah dilakukan diharapkan mampu mengatasi berbagai kebutuhan dari pengguna dan menghemat proses operasional
Kata Kunci—PHP, Web, Information, Monitoring, MySql
Penerapan Metode Webqual 4.0 Untuk Evaluasi Kualitas Website KMS E-Learning PT. Pegadaian
Authors: Raisa Mahendra Pandu , Hendri
Published: September 2022

Abstract — This study contains the selection of the best teachers at SMK PGRI 05 Serpong. Where in the process of selecting the best teachers currently using a manual system that adds up several criteria that are included in the selection. The criteria themselves are still not quite right because the selected criteria are only seen from the teacher's absence and performance. For the data collection process in this study, namely by using observation to analyze the problems that occur, the next process is to conduct interviews with the principal to obtain information about the problems encountered, for the documentation process to find the required documents through Administration, the next process is a questionnaire to obtain data. alternative respondents. The support system has a role thataims to improve a decision through a technology application that is designed based on weighting and. The results of this study were used to select the best teachers at SMK PGRI 05 Serpong, South Tangerang city.
Keywords: decision support system, weighted product, waterfall
Intisari— Penelitian ini berisi mengenai pemilihan guru terbaik di SMK PGRI 05 Serpong. Dimana pada proses pemilihan guru terbaik saat ini masih menggunakan sistem manual yang menjumlahkan beberapa kriteria yang masuk ke dalam pemilihan. Untuk kriterianya sendiri masih kurang tepat karena kriteria yang dipilih hanya dilihat dari absensi dan kinerja gurunya saja. Untuk proses pengumpulan data pada penelitian ini ialah dengan menggunakan observasi untuk menganalisa permasalahan yang terjadi, proses selanjutnya melakukan interview dengan kepala sekolah untuk mendapatkan informasi mengenai permasalahan yang dihadapi, untuk proses dokumentasi mencari dokumen yang dibutuhkan melalui bagian Tata Usaha, proses selanjutnya yaitu kuisoner untuk mendapatkan data responden alternatif. Sistem penunjang keputusan memiliki peranan yang bertujuan untuk meperbaiki sebuah pengambilan keputusan melalui sebuah aplikasi teknologi yang dirancang berdasarkan pembobotan. Adapun hasil dari penelitian ini digunakan untuk pemilihan guru terbaik di SMK PGRI 05 Serpong kota Tangerang Selatan.
Kata Kunci: sistem penunjang keputusan, weighted product, waterfall
Floristic diversity of Quercus suber woodlands in Kabylia (northeastern Algeria). Checklist and brief analysis
Authors: Meddour Rachid , Sahar Ouahiba
Published: September 2022

The Quercus suber woodlands found in Algeria are of limited expansion, but of high ecological importance, and they are mainly located in the northeastern part of the country. The objective of this paper was to present the floristic diversity of the cork oak woodlands in Kabylia (northeastern Algeria), by describing the taxonomical (at families, genera, species and subspecies ranks), biological and chorological diversity of the vascular flora. Overall, 311 vascular plant taxa were recorded in the investigated area, of which 29 are endemics and Algerian law protects eight taxa. Biological spectrum revealed ecological features and anthropic pressure, while chorological spectrum provided information in climatic terms. The presence of 34 plant taxa with high value that are range-restricted and/or endemics in these woodlands is especially significant, as well as three threatened or near threatened species. Accordingly, measures for protection of floristic diversity are recommended.