bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Monkeypox cases: Emerging infectious disease, risk factors and diagnosis
Authors: Ifeanyi Onyema Oshim  , Chioma Maureen Obi  , Ogechi Christine Osuafor  , Evelyn Ukamaka Urama  , Benedictta Chinweoke Okeke-Nwolisa  , Clinton Chinedu Ngwoke
Published: July 2022

Emerging viral disease is a public health concern, with potential hazard for human, animal and environmental health. Forty years ago, after the eradication of smallpox in Nigeria, emerging zoonotic Orthopoxviruses such as monkeypox viruses continue to infect human together with wild and domestic animals. Currently, the geographical distribution of monkeypox virus in a wide range of host’s worldwide raises major concerns regarding the possibility of outbreak from endemic regions to non-endemic regions. A systematic literature review was conducted in PubMed and Google scholar databases using the search terms: monkeypox, endemc region, non-endemic region and risk factors. Here, we review the global host ranges and current epidemiological surveillance. It reveals the immigrants’ influx from viral dissemination regions to new geographical regions is the one of the risk factors that attributes to recent outbreak of monkeypox cases worldwide. In addition, the most of individuals below forty years in Nigeria come down with monkeypox cases because they lack protective immune coverage within the communities.
Multispectral imagery for detection and monitoring of vegetation affected by oil spills and migration pattern in Niger Delta Region, Nigeria
Authors: Francis Emeka Egobueze  , Eteh Desmond Rowland  , Debekeme Silver Ebizimo
Published: July 2022

Oil spills in the Niger Delta area can be detected and monitored using this novel technique. Landsat 5 and 8 images were used to assess various vegetation stress, such as Normalized Difference Vegetation Index, Soil Adjusted Vegetation Index, Atmospheric Resistant Vegetation Index, Green Near Infrared and Green Short-wave Infrared, from the spill site in 2019, non-spill site (1992 pre-oil spill) and 2020 post-oil spill events, respectively. There is a substantial difference (p-value <0.005) in the vegetation conditions at the Spill Site and the non-spill Site in 2020 in terms of NDWI, SAVI, ARVI2 and G-NIR and G-SWIR. NDVI, SAVI, ARVI2, G-NIR, G-SWIR, and G-SWIR. There is a very significant difference in vegetation conditions between the pre-spill event and the post-spill event in 2020 (p-value <0.005). The oil spills' migration patterns and flow directions indicate from north to south along the runoff water using SRTM data. The sentinel 1 data revealed visualization of the flooded areas, including water surfaces that are stable around oil pipelines and the surroundings, using calibration threshold and the RGB band method to distinguish flooded areas from permanent water bodies. This was used to map areas affected by the oil spill on land and water bodies for proper environmental assessment before and during the flood of the oil spill environment. Multi spectral imagery is therefore a veritable tool for detection, response and monitoring of oil spills from pipelines.
Awareness and knowledge of erythopoiesis stimulating agents among chronic haemodialysis patients at a tertiary hospital in south west Nigeria
Authors: Akinwumi Ayodeji Akinbodewa  , Oluseyi Ademola Adejumo
Published: July 2022

Introduction: Erythropoiesis Stimulating Agents contribute significantly to reduction in mortality among chronic kidney disease patients. Paucity of studies exist on haemodialysis patients’ knowledge of Erythropoiesis Stimulating Agents. We set out to assess awareness and knowledge of Erythropoiesis Stimulating Agents among haemodialysis patients. Methodology: This was a questionnaire-based, descriptive, cross-sectional study conducted between November 2017 and March 2018. Results: There were 38 (60.3%) males and 25 (39.7%) females with a mean age of 50.3 (± 15.4) years. Twenty six (41.3%) were aware of Erythropoiesis Stimulating Agents. Twenty four (92.3%) and 2 (7.7%) participants became aware of Erythropoiesis Stimulating Agents through doctors and nurses respectively. None was presented with educational materials on Erythropoiesis Stimulating Agents. Twenty four (92.3%) knew that erythropoiesis Stimulating Agents are injections and 15 (57.7%) knew that their main function is blood formation. Eight (30.8%) knew the correct target haemoglobin concentration for patients on erythropoietin. Only 1 (3.8%) and 2 (7.7%) participants could identify hypertension and headache as side effects of erythropoietin. Higher level of educational qualification (p=0.003) was significantly associated to awareness of Erythropoiesis Stimulating Agents. Conclusion: Awareness and knowledge of Erythropoiesis Stimulating Agents among haemodialysis patients was poor. Educational qualification was positively associated to awareness. Counselling method was substandard.
Global deforestation and its relation to animal extinction
Authors: Tarkik-Gautam-Ranjan
Published: July 2022

Deforestation and animal extinction go hand in hand, also side effect of deforestation is not only limited to wildlife but to all across globe. Global Forest cover during 1900 CE was around 5500 million hectare (MN ha) and it was just 409 MN ha in 2020. From global warming to a trophic cascade and many more are caused due to deforestation. Due to rapid deforestation native animal species are unable to endure and are perishing at a rapid rate which has accelerated significantly during the last two decades. Sustainable development and situational awareness are important to reduce the damage.
O pensamento computacional sob a luz do pensamento complexo-pensamos, logo existimos
Authors: Soares Marisa , Silva Daiane Carvalho da , Teixeira Carolina Akemy Simabukuro
Published: July 2022

Este trabalho apresenta uma proposta de um projeto de aplicação prática, o qual se fundamenta na Aprendizagem em Projetos, desenvolvido com alunos do curso do ensino médio, tendo como objetivo a realização de atividades em grupos de alunos, para desenvolver a resolução de um problema a ser solucionado em sequências didáticas desenvolvidas com a produção de jogosou animações digitais, usando a linguagem de programação Scratch, baseados nos inventos produzidos pela humanidade ao longo da história, em diálogo com a Base Nacional Curricular Comum e a Lei nº 13.415 da reforma do ensino médio. A abordagem metodológica da aprendizagem ativa centrada no aluno realizada na modalidade do ensino híbrido, em atividades do laboratório rotacional e aulas invertidas. Tendo suas principais fundamentações teóricas: a Teoria da Aprendizagem Significativa em diálogo com o Pensamento Computacional e a Aprendizagem Criativa
Lei N. 11.645/08
Authors: Borges Cláudia Cristina do Lago , Silva Vânia Cristina da
Published: July 2022

A promulgação da Lei nº 11.645/2008 foi um importante passo para a inserção da temática indígena no âmbito educacional, mas, devemos ponderar: quais materiais e discursos estão sendo utilizados no Ensino de História para a efetivação do referido regimento? Partindo desse questionamento, o presente artigo tem como objetivo discutir o cumprimento da lei e da Base Nacional Comum Curricular, a partir do protagonismo dos povos indígenas. Assim, o texto se pautará em dois eixos principais. No primeiro, discutiremos como a temática indígena tem sido apresentada nas propostas da BNCC e nos materiais didáticos de diferentes editoras e destinados às turmas de 6º e 7º anos. No segundo tópico, o debate versa em torno da produção dos próprios indígenas, e como podemos aprender sobre a história da etnia Potiguara. Dentre as fontes que deram corpo ao trabalho constam, além dos documentos oficiais e dos livros didáticos aprovados pelo Plano Nacional do Livro Didático, a produção didática feita pelos Potiguara da Paraíba, além de três questionários aplicados e respondidos por estudantes, matriculados na turma do 6º ano, da Escola Estadual Indígena Cacique Iniguaçú, na aldeia de Tramataia, em Marcação/PB. Como resultado dessa investigação, ligada aos trabalhos do Grupo de Pesquisa Abaiara – Estudos Indígenas da Paraíba, constatamos que um possível caminho para o ensino de história indígena que atenda às orientações previstas na Lei nº 11.645, é aprender através de suas experiências, com as suas histórias e seus modos próprios de vivência e levar essas experiências para as salas de aulas das escolas não indígenas.
A Practical Guide to Designing Cost-efficient Randomized Experiments in Education Research: From Pilot Studies to Interventions at Scale
Authors: BULUS Metin
Published: July 2022

Bu çalışma, pilot çalışmalardan büyük ölçekli müdahalelere kadar uygun maliyetli seçkisiz deneylerin nasıl tasarlanacağını göstermeyi amaçlamaktadır. Seçkisiz deneylerin optimal tasarımı için iki olası senaryo vardır; ilk olarak, toplam maliyeti sabit bir miktarda veya altında tutarken güç oranını maksimize etmek isteyebiliriz ve ikinci olarak, güç oranını nominal güç oranında (genellikle 0,80) veya üzerinde tutarken toplam maliyeti minimize etmek isteyebiliriz. Bu iki senaryo göz önüne alındığında, optimal tasarım stratejisi, maliyet açısından eşdeğer olası tüm tasarımlar arasından en yüksek güç oranına sahip tasarımı seçmemizi veya istatistiksel güç açısından eşdeğer olası tüm tasarımlar arasından en az maliyete sahip tasarımı seçmemizi sağlar. Katılımcılar/katılımcı grupları hakkında daha fazla bilgi toplanarak veya katılımcılar homojen alt kümelere bloke edilerek maliyet düşürülebilir. Maliyeti düşük tasarımları belirlemek için Bulus (2021) tarafından sağlanan excel sayfası ve cosa R paketi (Bulus & Dong, 2021a, 2021b) kullanıldı. Akademisyenler, kaynak kısıtlamaları olduğunda, örneklem büyüklüklerini bu şekilde gerekçelendirebilirler.
Herramientas online para el desarrollo de la competencia digital del alumnado universitario
Authors: Ruiz Domínguez Miguel Ángel , Area Moreira Manuel
Published: July 2022

El objetivo de este trabajo es abordar la adquisición de competencias digitales por parte del alumnado universitario, los cuales se han visto sometidos a profundos cambios sociales en los últimos años, entre ellos, la pandemia de la COVID-19, convirtiendo este proceso en una necesidad vital sobre su entorno personal de aprendizaje. Para ello, se ha realizado un análisis bibliográfico de las distintas publicaciones acontecidas en el último año en Dialnet buscando, a través de algunas palabras de referencia, para entender cuál es la oferta de herramientas digitales utilizadas habitualmente por los estudiantes y ver cómo afectan estas al desarrollo y progreso de sus habilidades. En este sentido se expone, en primer lugar, el contexto y conceptualización de las competencias digitales en el ámbito universitario y también, cuáles son los posibles escenarios digitales de aprendizaje del alumnado superior. Finalmente, tras encontrar143 artículos, se elabora una revisión de contenido en la que se escogen 42, vinculados a nuestro objeto de estudio. Gracias a ello se establecen cuatro líneas de seguimiento que responden las preguntas de esta investigación. Se concluye como las herramientas digitales más habituales utilizadas en su día a día por los estudiantes son su fuente principal en la adquisición de competencias y estas deben introducirse en la enseñanza universitaria para exprimir su potencial didáctico.
PEMANFAATAN SAMPAH PLASTIK DALAM UPAYA MERAWAT LINGKUNGAN GUNA MENUMBUHKAN KREATIVITAS MASYARAKAT
Authors: Muis Andi Abd. , Mursalim Nadilla , Nacjmi Nurul Yulianti , Setiawan Ikrar , S Nurhidayani , Aris Muh. Rifli , Asdar Muh. , Ramadhani Sri , Afdal Ahmad , Aziza Nur
Published: July 2022

Sampah plastik merupakan penyumbang kerusakan lingungan dan salah satu permasalahan besar di Indonesia. Seiring meningkatnya pertumbuhan penduduk dan kurangnya kesadaran masyarakat terhadap pemanfaatan kembali limbah plastik menjadi penyebabnya. Salah satunya yang terjadi di Kota Parepare, Kelurahan Lemoe karena kurangnya lahan pembuangan akhir dan pengolahan sampah menyebabkan banyak masyarakat yang membuang sampah sembarangan seperti di sungai dan di sekitar pemukiman penduduk. Artikel ini bertujuan memberikan informasi terkait pengolahan limbah yang dapat meningkatkan kreativitas masyarakat yang telah dilakukan di Kelurahan Lemoe yaitu dengan metode pengolahan limbah plastik. Metode ini dilakukan dengan cara membuat sebuah kerajinan atau karya dari botol bekas berupa tempat sampah. Dengan demikian, metode ini dapat efektif untuk membantu mengurangi limbah plastik di sekitar. Artikel ini diharapkan dapat memberikan informasi untuk membantu mengurangi limbah plastik di Kelurahan Lemoe dan menumbuhkan kreativitas masyarakat dalam memanfaatkan limbah di sekitar agar lebih bermanfaat dan kelestarian lingkunganpun dapat terjaga.
SOSIALISASI DAN EDUKASI MANFAAT PENANAMAN BAKAU DI DESA PANYAMPA KECAMATAN CAMPALAGIAN KABUPATEN POLEWALI MANDAR
Authors: Ardiputra Septiawan
Published: July 2022

Permasalahan lingkungan hidup dewasa ini banyak dibicarakan orang karena telah tampak adanya pencemaran lingkungan yang diakibatkan oleh perbuatan manusia (Milfont et al., 2006). Menurut Kalantari dan Asadi (2010), hanya dengan mengubah perilaku manusia dapat mengurangi permasalahan lingkungan ini. Kerusakan dapat menurunkan fungsi- fungsi bakau baik secara bioekologis berupa rusaknya ekosistem maupun fungsi ekonomis berupa penurunan produksi. Kesalahan manajemen hutan bakau juga berpotensi besar terhadap degradasi fungsi bakau. Kegiatan pengabdian kepada masyarakat ini dilaksanakan dalam bentuk sosialisasi dan edukasi, ceramah, diskusi, tanya jawab dan praktek langsung penanaman bibit bakau di Desa Panyampa. Hasil Pengabdian   Kepada   Masyarakat   (PKM)   ini   diharapkan menjadi   cikal   bakal terciptanya kelestarian ekosistem kawasan bakau, masyarakat sadar lingkungan dan masyarakat yang berdaya menuju pembangunan desa berkelanjutan. Kelestarian lingkungan kawasan bakau memberikan banyak manfaat bagi masyarakat, seperti halnya masyarakat Desa Panyampa yang tinggal di kawasan pesisir pantai yang berprofesi sebagai nelayan. Kawasan hutan bakau telah membantu menjaga ketersediaan sumber daya ikan di laut yang tidak akan habis. Sumber daya tersebut dapat dimanfaatkan oleh nelayan sebagai sumber mata pencahariannya. Semoga kegiatan ini dapat berlanjut secara berkesinambungan dalam berbagai bentuk dan model karena melihat dampak dan manfaat yang dapat dirasakan oleh masyarakat desa. Sehingga diharapkan kegiatan terkait pelestarian kawasan bakau dapat manjadi program rutin bagi pemerintah desa di seluruh Indonesia khususnya desa-desa yang berada di wilayah pesisir pantai.
Perbandingan Panjang-berat dan Faktor Kondisi Antara Kerang hijau (Perna viridis) dengan Spesies Kompetitor Limnoperna fortunei di Perairan Banyuurip Ujungpangkah, Gresik
Authors: Aminin  , Muttaqin Muhammad Zainul , Dadiono Muh. Sulaiman
Published: July 2022

Munculnya spesies kerang kompetitor di tempat kegiatan pembudidayaan kerang hijau di Desa Banyuurip, Kecamatan Ujungpangkah, Kabupaten Gresik, yakni kerang Emas (Limnoperna fortunei) perlu mendapatkan perhatian. Spesies tersebut dikenal memiliki kemampuan dalam beradapatasi dan hidup bersama dengan kerang hijau dan kerang lainya. Interaksi dengan kerang ini cenderung negatif dan mempengaruhi produktivitas kerang hijau yang dibudidaya. Panjang dan berat merupakan beberapa parameter yang digunakan untuk memberikan gambaran terhadap kesehatan dan kesesuaian lingkungan suatu populasi, Analisa hubungan panjang – berat dimaksudkan untuk mengukur variasi panjang dan berat dari spesies tertentu secara individual atau kelompok, serta menjadi petunjuk tentang kegemukan, kesehatan dan perkembangan gonad. Hubungan panjang-berat (Perna viridis dan Limnoperna fortune) di perairan Banyuurib memiliki pola allometrik negatif, artinya pertumbuhan panjangnya lebih cepat dibandingkan dengan pertumbuhan beratnya. Faktor kondisi relatif kedua jenis kerang yang diperoleh yakni kondisi lingkungan mendukung pertumbuhan yang dengan pola interaksi kompetitif, sehingga keberadaan L. fortunei di wilayah perairan Ujungpangkah, Gresik berpotensi mengganggu pertumbuhan kerang hijau.
Penambahan Probiotik Lactobacillus Plantarum Terhadap Pertumbuhan Udang Vaname (Litopenaeus Vannamei)
Authors: Dhewantara Yudha Lestira , Danakusumah Edward , Mubarok Helmy Azis
Published: July 2022

Udang vaname merupakan udang introduksi bernilai ekonomis tinggi. Banyaknya limbah organik dari sisa pakan dan hasil metabolisme udang yang dibudidayakan dengan pola intensif, menyebabkan penurunan kualitas air. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah mengetahui perbedaan hasil dari penambahan probiotik Lactobacillus plantarum dengan dosis berbeda terhadap pertumbuhan berat, panjang cephalothorax, FCR, dan sintasan udang vaname (Litopenaeus vannamei). Desain penelitian yang digunakan adalah RAL (Rancangan Acak Lengkap) satu faktor dengan 5 perlakuan dan 3 kali ulangan. Pertumbuhan berat rata-rata berkisar antara 17,19 g – 24,02 g. Pertumbuhan panjang cephalothorax rata-rata berkisar antara 42,66 mm – 50,33 mm. FCR rata-rata berkisar antara 1,23 – 1,37. Sintasan rata-rata berkisar antara 65% – 95%. Kesimpulan yang diperoleh dari penelitian ini adalah penambahan probiotik Lactobacillus plantarum pada pakan memberikan pengaruh yang berbeda nyata terhadap pertumbuhan berat, FCR dan pendapatan hasil budidaya. Hasil terbaik terdapat pada perlakuan 3 (10 ml/kg pakan) yaitu 24,02 g; 12 723 590 g; 1,23; Rp954.225.000. Penambahan probiotik Lactobacillus plantarum pada pakan memberikan pengaruh yang tidak berbeda nyata terhadap pertumbuhan panjang cephalothorax, LPHS dan sintasan.
Penerapan Metode Jaritmatika
Authors: indriany Leny
Published: July 2022

Matematika merupakan salah satu ilmu dasar yang mempunyai peranan penting dalam dunia pendidikan, karena pelajaran matematika merupakan sarana yang dapat digunakan untuk dapat membentuk siswa berpikir secara ilmiah. Oleh karena itu, guru harus mampu menerapkan metode, strategi atau cara yang memungkinkan siswa dapat menguasai matematika dengan baik. Penerapan strategi yang tepat akan mempengaruhi pembelajaran matematika yang telah ditetapkan di dalam kurikulum.
A Healthy Marriage? Marital Status and Adult Mortality in Landskrona, Sweden, 1905-2015
Authors: van Dijk Ingrid K , Dribe Martin
Published: July 2022

Marriage is protective of survival and contributes to healthy ageing, whereas both singlehood and widowhood are related to increased mortality and poor health. The long-term change in the mortality differentials by marital status, and its interaction with gender and social class, has not been systematically addressed in the literature. In this study, we explore the marriage premium for survival and widowhood, bereavement and divorce penalties for survival over time using an established database for Southern Sweden (SEDD) between 1905 and 2015. We show that married men have and had a survival premium, while especially widowers have increased mortality, most strongly directly after bereavement but also in the longer run. It is remarkable that there is such stability in the survival advantage of married men, despite massive social, economic and demographic changes. Mortality differentials by marital status are smaller for women and absent for much of the twentieth century. Over time, it appears that there has been convergence in the patterns of mortality by marital status between men and women. The divergence in mortality by marital status for women started in the blue-collar class. White-collar and blue-collar men were similarly affected by marital status. Overall, we conclude that marital status is important for longevity, and has been so for the entire twentieth century for men, and increasingly also for women.
ANALISIS PROFITABILITAS DENGAN PENDEKATAN RASIO KEUANGAN PADA PT. BANK RAKYAT INDONESIA (PERSERO) TBK DI KOTA MAKASSAR
Authors: JULIANA SANNY FERIA , TUDJUKA MASRIL AGUSWANDI , DJUNAIDY ELISABET
Published: July 2022

Analisis Profitabilitas Dengan Pendekatan Rasio Keuangan Pada PT. Bank Rakyat Indonesia (Persero) Tbk Di Kota Makassar. Fakultas Ekonomi Program Studi Manajemen Universitas Negeri Makassar.Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui dan menganalisis profitabilitas PT. Bank Rakyat Indonesia (Persero) Tbk Cabang Ahmad Yani Makassar dengan pendekatan rasio keuangan. Populasi dalam penelitian ini adalah data laporan keuangan selama lima tahun terakhir (tahun 2010-2014). Sampel dalam penelitian ini adalah data laporan keuangan yang meliputi neraca dan laporan laba rugi pada PT. Bank Rakyat Indonesia (Persero) Tbk Cabang Ahmad Yani Makassar. Teknik analisis data yang dipakai adalah berupa rasio keuangan seperti: Return on Assets, Net Profit Margin, Capital Adequancy Ratio, Non-Performing Loan, Loan to Debt Ratio, Net Interest Margin, dan Biaya Operasional/Pendapatan Operasional.Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa profitabilitas PT. Bank Rakyat Indonesia (Persero) Tbk Cabang Ahmad Yani Makassar mengalami fluktuasi selama lima tahun terakhir.
OBSERVATION
Authors: NOVEMI
Published: July 2022

Permasalahan yang dihadpi peserta didik sangatlah komplek dewasa ini.Entah dengan melakukan wawancarq dengan guru terkait permasalahan yang dialami peserta ddik atau dengan pengamatan langsung tentu saja akan ada begitu banyak permasalahan yang akan ditemukan.Setelah melakukan kegiatan observasi di SD pannara terkait permasalahan peseta didik, ada begitu banyak permasalahan atau hal yang
Positive and negative facial valence perception are modulated differently by eccentricity in the parafovea
Authors: Akselevich Vasilisa , Gilaie-Dotan Sharon
Published: July 2022

Understanding whether people around us are in a good, bad or neutral mood can be critical to our behavior. Faces are optimally processed when directly looked at, but this is not always the case. While facial expressions of emotions are typically studied at central visual field, peripheral investigations mainly focus on locations to the right or left of fixation. Here we examined how perception of facial emotional valence (the pleasantness of the emotion) changes with distance from the center of the visual field (eccentricity). In blocked (n=51) and single-trial (n=37) experiments participants judged whether the valence of face images in the parafovea (<= 4 degrees) was positive (happy), negative (afraid), or neutral while their eyes were being tracked. We assumed that emotional valence perception would decrease with eccentricity and that different emotions may be influenced differently by eccentricity. On top of the expected performance reduction with eccentricity we found that positive valence perception was affected the least (10%-19% at 4 deg. and negative the most (35%-38% at 4 deg.) and this was consistent across both experiments and not a result of speed-accuracy trade-off or response biases (low-level visual acuity and high-level face memory were also controlled for). We also found that within-valence (but not across valence) performance was associated across eccentricities suggesting that perception of different valences is supported by different mechanisms. While our results may not generalize to all positive and negative emotions, they indicate that beyond-fovea investigations can reveal additional characteristics of the mechanisms that underlie facial expression processing and perception.
Ethnic/Racial Differences in Alcohol Use: Does Drinking Refusal Self-Efficacy Matter?
Authors: Lui P. Priscilla , Krantz Savannah , Madson Michael
Published: July 2022

College students—including those of Hispanic backgrounds—are at risk for hazardous drinking. Research has shown robust group differences between Hispanic and White individuals in alcohol use outcomes. The ability to resist alcohol consumption can be leveraged to reduce hazardous drinking; however, little research has examined Hispanic-White differences and whether drinking refusal self-efficacy accounts for group differences in hazardous drinking. Considering Hispanic individuals make up the largest ethnic/racial minority group in the United States, it is important to identify malleable psychological factors that prevent and reduce drinking problems. Hispanic and White college students at two predominantly White institutions (N = 389; 58.6% women, Mage = 20.22) completed measures assessing drinking refusal self-efficacy, hazardous drinking, and negative drinking consequences. Hispanic students reported lower levels of hazardous drinking, alcohol-related problems, and drinking refusal self-efficacy than White students. Drinking refusal self-efficacy was found to partially explain Hispanic-White differences in the levels of hazardous drinking and drinking-related problems. Specifically, drinking refusal self-efficacy was associated with alcohol use outcomes only among White and not Hispanic college students. The correspondence between drinking refusal self-efficacy and actual behaviors to turn down drinks, ethnic/racial distinctiveness in ratings of self-efficacy and cultural orientations, and situational contexts that surround drinking should be examined in future research.
Female idols in Japan: Desiring desire, fantasmatic consumption and drive satisfaction
Authors: Van Haecke Pieter-Jan
Published: July 2022

In this article, the author explores the idol-phenomenon in Japanese society and, more specifically, how the relation between the idol-image and the otaku should be understood. By analysing the way in which the otaku interacts with his desired idol-image, the author is able to explain how an otaku comes to desire an idol-image and how his supportive consumption of her commodities constitutes an investment in her grand-narrative of lack. He also shows how this consumption, as driven by the otaku’s desire to desire, concerns a consumption of fantasies of the supposedly writable sexual relationship as well as a consumption of images that satisfies the scopic drive. Eventually, the author concludes that the interaction of the otaku with his desired idol-image, an interaction devoid of female subjects, remains beyond any true love whatsoever.
Gender and race in entrepreneurial finance
Authors: Ewens Michael
Published: July 2022

Economic frictions pervade the founding, financing, growing, and exiting of high-growth entrepreneurial firms. This chapter considers one friction that currently affects a small, but important, set of entrepreneurs: racial and gender discrimination. I first collect facts from a large empirical literature that show clear gender and race gaps in participation and financing of startups. Female founders manage 16-25% of all startups, while Black entrepreneurs rarely exceed 3% of the startup population. Conditioning on startups that successfully raise external finance has little impact on these gaps. The complexity of the entrepreneurial process presents several opportunities for discrimination to manifest itself and produce this gap. The chapter details the major discrimination theories and the empirical methods used to test for their presence. It then provides an extensive review of a growing empirical literature in entrepreneurial finance that tests these models. The pattern of evidence reveals a nuanced and incomplete story about bias, information asymmetry, and differential treatment of underrepresented founders. The chapter ends with an extensive set of research ideas motivated by the gaps in the entrepreneurship literature and recent developments in theory and measurement of discrimination.
Visualizing post-human and cybersexuality: Lin Pey-Chwen and the Eve Clone series
Authors: Turner Ming
Published: July 2022

This article takes post-human and cybersexuality as the main perspectives from which to contextualize the Taiwanese artist Lin Pey-Chwen’s (born 1959) Eve Clone series, on which she has been working since 2006. It describes how Eve Clone’s virtual body of Eve expresses Lin’s perceptions of the symbols and imaginings of the post-human. The latest Eve Clone series explores issues of femininity, but is also related to the religious symbolism that Lin has adapted in the creation of her work. Although using science and digitality to create art, Lin criticizes technical civilization while reclaiming the importance of nature. In Portrait of Eve Clone, the cyborg body has been created from the main technical operation of digital technology, and this adaptation of a digital body examines the discourses of both the body and sexuality. Lin’s Eve Clone has created a perfect being in cyberspace through artistic aesthetics and new media technologies.
‘So, he is practically a Korean?’: Power relations and re-articulation of the Korean Self in the TV show Non-Summit
Authors: Eydam Tanja
Published: July 2022

Korean national identity is defined by nationalist sentiment and a mono-ethnic self-image. Having turned into a migrant-receiving country, Korea is slowly transforming into a multicultural society. The contemporary popularity of television shows with migrant representation reflects this change. The question arises how migrants get depicted in these popular broadcasting shows and what this portrayal of non-Koreans reveals about re-articulations of the Korean Self. As a response to these questions, a critical discourse analysis of Episodes 1 and 103 of the show Non-Summit (Bijeongsang hoedam 2014–17) is conducted. Corresponding to Koller’s (2011) combined discourse-historical and socio-cognitive approach, macro-, meso- and micro-level are analysed separately. Overall, Non-Summit reproduces Korean discourse on multiculturalism as ‘happy talk’, as the avoidance of in-depth consideration of inequality, the reproduction of ‘western’ norms and the normativity of Koreanness. This results from predominantly selecting Caucasians and constructing them as ‘para-Koreans’ who can then be readily consumed. These practices enable the Korean Self to position itself as analogous to western, modern norms. This positioning mirrors the influence of ‘nouveau-riche nationalism’ and the Korean ‘will to greatness’. The show further consolidates existing societal norms in Korea (Kang 2017: 14) on four different levels of power relations between Korean producers/writers and migrant population in Korea, non-Korean cast and migrant population in Korea, Korean producers/writers/hosts and non-Korean cast, and Korean viewers and non-Korean cast, and hierarchizes modern and traditional values. Thereby, Non-Summit reproduces the South Korean struggle to reconstruct a homogenous national identity in the face of a rising ethnic diversity within the country.
‘But I am a kid’: Optimizing adolescence in Oshii Mamoru’s The Sky Crawlers
Authors: Nelson Lindsay
Published: July 2022

Oshii Mamoru’s 2008 film The Sky Crawlers imagines a world in which cloned adolescents (Kildren) are made to fight staged aerial battles for the entertainment of the TV-viewing public. This article uses the narrative and visual aesthetic of The Sky Crawlers to examine what it means to be an adolescent, a killer, and a human being in a world where reality and spectacle have become indistinguishable, and where both the bodies of young people and the very idea of adolescence (as a liminal state defined by a lack of experience in and wisdom about the world) have been commodified by corporations. The existence of the Kildren and the world they live in is made all the more vivid through the visual framework of anime, which has a long history of using contrasting drawing styles (hyper-real for machines, hand-drawn for humans). This framework allows The Sky Crawlers to re-imagine the idea of ‘deathlessness’ in anime and manga, with the hand-drawn bodies of Kildren characters emphasizing the impermanent, recyclable nature of their existence. The film points to a world in which spectacle reigns supreme, and everything – bodies, emotions, the very concept of adolescence – has the potential to be optimized to enhance that spectacle.
Effectiveness of ICT Tools in Science Education
Authors: Pandey Nabaraj
Published: July 2022

The objective of this study, “Effectiveness of ICT tools in Science Education,” was to determine the current status of ICT use among secondary school students and teachers and to explore the problems while using the ICT tools. Simple random sampling was used as the sampling strategy. The instruments used to acquire the required data were student questionnaires and teacher interviews. I used a survey using descriptive data to achieve the study’s goals. Simple statistical tools such as frequency and percentage were used to assess the data. The descriptive technique was used as the analysis procedure for quantitative data. The findings and conclusions were drawn after a thorough review of the data. According to the findings, the participants preferred ICT tools, but there was a lack of information about how to use it. It was discovered that students frequently confront issues such as a lack of access to an e-library and a lack of understanding of computer capabilities. Teachers do not have sufficient ICT tools for teaching them also. There must be included ICT tools in the science curriculum. It is necessary to provide ICT tools, an appropriate time, and ongoing training to increase ICT abilities. It included recommendations for improving ICT in the classroom instructors and students
Strategi Pengembangan Usaha Lada di UD. Dua putri Bumijo Kota Yogyakarta Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta
Authors: Astuti Nanda Dwi , Permai Ni Made Suyastiri Yani , Hamidah Siti
Published: July 2022

Penelitian ini memiliki tujuan (1) Menganalisis faktor internal dan faktor eksternal pada UD. Dua Putri., (2) menganalisis strategi pengembangan usaha di UD. Dua Putri. Metode penelitian menggunakan metode penelitian deskriptif dengan metode studi kasus. Metode pengambilan responden yang digunakan yaitu metode purposive sampling. Terdapat lima orang responden yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini merupakan karyawan di UD. Dua Putri. Penelitian menggunakan data primer dan data sekunder yang bersumber dari UD. Dua Putri. Pengumpulan data menggunakan teknik focus group discussion (FGD), observasi, wawancara, dan dokumentasi. Teknik analisis data matriks Internal Faktor Evaluation (IFE), matriks External Factor Evaluation (EFE), matriks Internal-External (IE), matriks Strength, Weakness, Opportunities, Threats (SWOT), Quantitive Strategic Planning Matrix (QSPM). Hasil penelitian menunjukkan (1) Faktor internal yang ada pada UD. Dua Putri yaitu kualitas produk aroma dan rasa kuat dan belum ada pembukuan keuangan. Sedangkan pada faktor eksternal yaitu kebutuhan lada oleh pelaku bisnis kuliner meningkat dan jumlah pesaing dengan produk sejenis relatif banyak. (2) Strategi pengembangan usaha yang sesuai untuk usaha pengolahan lada di UD. Dua Putri adalah pengembangan pasar dengan memperluas pasar untuk penjualan.Kata Kunci: Faktor Eksternal, Faktor Internal, Pengolahan Lada Bubuk, Strategi Pengembangan Usaha
Motivasi Petani Pada Program Corporate Farming dan Dampaknya Terhadap Produktivitas Usahatani Di Desa Trimulyo Kecamatan Jetis Kabupaten Bantul DIY
Authors: Kartika Dina , Ismiasih Ismiasih , Yusuf Ilma Fatimah
Published: July 2022

Alih fungsi lahan pertanian di Kabupaten Bantul menyebabkan luas panen, produksi, dan produktivitas menjadi menurun. Selain itu bentuk lahan yang sempit dan terpencar mempengaruhi efisiensi dalam kegiatan usahatani. Upaya untuk mengatasi hal tersebut dapat dilakukan dengan penataan sistem usahatani melalui program corporate farming. Program tersebut dapat terlaksana jika terdapat motivasi dari petani untuk menerapkannya. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui : motivasi petani terhadap program corporate farming, faktor-faktor yang mempengaruhi motivasi petani terhadap program corporate farming, dan  dampak program corporate farming terhadap produktivitas usahatani. Metode penelitian yang digunakan adalah metode deskriptif dengan pendekatan kuantitatif dan kualitatif. Metode penentuan lokasi dan sampel menggunakan purposive sampling, dengan jumlah sampel sebanyak 30 orang petani. Metode analisis menggunakan regresi linear berganda dan uji-t. Berdasarkan hasil penelitian menujukkan bahwa: motivasi petani ikut dalam program corporate farming adalah untuk memperoleh banyak kemudahan meliputi tersedianya sumber bantuan berupa bibit padi, dana stimulan, sarana dan prasarana berupa traktor, mesin tanam (transplanter) dan alat panen (combine harvester), Faktor yang berpengaruh secara signifikan pada motivasi petani terhadap program corporate farming yaitu adanya kegiatan penyuluhan, Dampak Program corporate farming terhadap produktivitas usahatani berbeda nyata. Implikasi kebijakan untuk petani dan pemerintah bahwa motivasi petani perlu ditingkatkan kembali, dan perlunya adanya pendampingan dari pemerintah secara intensif dalam penerapan program corporate farming.Kata kunci : corporate farming, dampak, motivasi, produktivitas
KUDETA MILITER : JUNTA MILITER ERA MODERN
Authors: NIHRIROH FIKI RAHMATINA , JANUGROHO FAUSTINA IVANA SARI DEWI , TRIHANTARI EUNEKE DEWI
Published: July 2022

AbstrakMunculnya demokrasi dalam sistem pemerintahan suatu negara merupakan sebuah hal yang umum terjadi pada era modern. Namun nampaknya, hal tersebut tidak terjadi di Myanmar sebab kekuatan militer masih menguasai negara ini dalam waktu yang panjang. Usaha penerapan demokrasi di Myanmar beberapa kali dilakukan, tetapi menemui hambatan karena pengaruh militer yang  kuat. Proses demokratisasi yang mengalami kegagalan akibat dominasi militer menyebabkan demokrasi sulit untuk sepenuhnya diterapkan.Artikel ini akan menjelaskan kudeta militer pada tahun 1962 – 1988 yang menyebabkan penderitaan bagi rakyat Myanmar. Pengalaman buruk dibawah pemerintahan militer membuat masyarakat Myanmar memperjuangkan demokrasi melalui serangkaian proses demokratisasi sejak tahun 1990 hingga akhirnya berhasil memiliki pemerintahan sipil pertama pada tahun 2015. Berhasilnya penerapan demokrasi sejak tahun 2015 tidak menutup kemungkinan adanya kudeta yang dilakukan oleh pihak militer, seperti yang terjadi pada Februari 2021 yang lalu. Sehingga, dapat ditarik kesimpulan bahwa usaha untuk menerapkan nilai – nilai demokrasi bukanlah hal yang mudah.Kata Kunci: Demokratisasi, Demokrasi, Kudeta, Myanmar.Abstract   The emergence of democracy in the system of government of a country is a common occurrence in the modern era. But apparently, this is not the case in Myanmar because military forces still control the country for a long time. Efforts to implement democracy in Myanmar were several times carried out, but encountered obstacles due to strong military influence. The process of democratization that failed due to military dominance made it difficult for a democracy to be fully implemented.This article will explain the military coup in 1962 – 1988 that caused suffering for the people of Myanmar. Poor experience under military rule led Myanmar people to fight for democracy through a series of democratization processes from 1990 until finally succeeding in having the first civilian government in 2015. The successful implementation of democracy since 2015 does not close the possibility of a coup by the military, as happened in February 2021. Thus, it can be concluded that efforts to apply democratic values are not easy.Keywords: Democratization, Democracy, Coup, Myanmar.
REGIONALISME DALAM REGIONAL COMPREHENSIVE ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP (RCEP): SEBUAH PERSPEKTIF
Authors: Syahdani Muwalliha
Published: July 2022

Tulisan ini akan berfokus pada kajian teoritik regionalisme dalam melihat perkembangan RCEP sebagai mega trade deal. Pemaparan akan dilakukan dengan membedah konsep regionalisme yang dibawakan oleh Louise Fawcett sebagai seorang pemikir Hubungan Internasional asal Inggris. Fawcett membagi jenis regionalisme ke dalam Old Regionalism dan New Regionalism. Pengklasifikasian ini tidak lepas dari masa Perang Dingin di tahun 1980-an yang menjadi awal kebangkitan ASEAN sebagai point of reference dalam perkembangan regionalisme. Sebagai sebuah konsolidasi, RCEP menjadi satu bagian penting dalam kepemimpinan Indonesia di ASEAN. Mega trade deal seperti ini menghubungkan kelima perjanjian dagang yang sudah dibuat sebelumnya antara ASEAN dengan lima negara mitra. Total ada 15 negara yang menandatangani perjanjian RCEP yaitu 10 negara ASEAN ditambah 5 negara mitra lain seperti Tiongkok, Jepang, Korea Selatan, Australia dan Selandia Baru (ASEAN +5).This article will focus on the theoretical study of regionalism in seeing the development of RCEP as a mega trade deal. The discussion will be carried out by dissecting the concept of regionalism brought up by Louise Fawcett as a thinker of International Relations from England. Fawcett divides the types of Regionalism into Old Regionalism and New Regionalism. This classification cannot be separated from the Cold War era in the 1980s which marked the beginning of the rise of the ASEAN as a reference point in the development of regionalism. As a matter of fact, RCEP is an important sphere in Indonesia's chairmanship in ASEAN. A major trade agreement like this connects the five trade agreements that have been made previously between ASEAN and the five partner countries. A total of 15 countries have signed the RCEP agreement, namely 10 ASEAN countries plus 5 other partners such as China, Japan, South Korea, Australia and New Zealand (ASEAN +5).
Early Cocoa Blackpod Pathogen Prediction with Machine Learning Ensemble Algorithm based on Climatic Parameters
Authors: Olofintuyi Sunday Samuel
Published: July 2022

Machine learning has been useful for prediction in the various sectors of the economy. The research work proposed an ensemble SA-CCT machine learning algorithm that gives early and accurate prediction of blackpod disease to farmers and agricultural extension officers in South-West, Nigeria. Since data mining put into consideration the types of pattern in a given dataset, the study considered the pattern in climatic dataset retrieved from Nigeria Meteorological agency (NIMET). The proposed model uses climatic parameters (Rainfall and Temperature) to predict the outbreak of blackpod disease. The ensemble SA-CCT model was formulated by hybridizing a linear algorithm Seasonal Auto Regressive Integrated Moving Average (SARIMA) and a nonlinear algorithm Compact Classification Tree (CCT), the implementation was done with python programming. The proposed SA-CCT model gives the following results after evaluation. Precision: 0.9429, Recall 0.9167, Mean Square Error: 0.2357, Accuracy: 0.9444
Towards an Improved Framework for E-Risk Management for Digital Financial Services (DFS) in Ugandan Banks
Authors: Arim Andrew , Wamema Joseph
Published: July 2022

One of the predominant challenges facing banks in low resource countries is the management of Digital Financial Services (DFS) risks. Many banks are making worthwhile efforts to boost the factors that make them come on top of the challenges, unfortunately they have fallen short. This article sought to develop an e-risk management framework for DFS in Ugandan banks. Design Science Research paradigm, a mono-method qualitative research method and a case study research strategy was adopted. Questionnaires, interviews and document review were the main data collection methods. Findings from this study indicate that banks in Uganda use a handful of DFS business models and face a number of DFS risks including; talent for DFS, technology, strategy, governance, product, client acquisition, crime/fraud, regulation, and agent management among others. Notwithstanding, Ugandan banks should carefully balance IT spend across customer expectations, improve cybersecurity and internal process and regularly check its IT security.
The Impact of Facebook Marketing on Customer-Based Brand Equity and Purchase Intention on Fashionwear Retail Industry in Sri Lanka
Authors: N. Jayasuriya
Published: July 2022

Purpose –This study focuses on examining the impact of Facebook marketing components on customer-based brand equity (CBBE) and purchase intention (PI). 

Design/methodology/approach – A conceptual model was developed based on the literature and related hypotheses were tested based on the responses of 390 Facebook (FB) fans of four leading fashion-wear retailers in Sri Lanka who have been selected on a random basis. The data was collected using an online survey and analyzed using the structural equation modeling.

Findings- The results indicate that Facebook marketing has a strong impact on customer-based brand equity. The items entertainment, reputation and relationship remain for Facebook marketing construct to test its impact on customer-based brand equity. This finding helps to recognize the role of Facebook marketing from the strategic point of view, confirming its significant contribution in taking a brand to the next level. Furthermore, the direct impact of Facebook marketing on purchase intention was not significant and customer-based brand equity fully mediates the relationship between Facebook marketing and purchase intention.

Originality –This research applies the Honeycomb model which is a rarely used model to identify the components of Facebook marketing. Hence, this can be identified as one of first this kind of research in Sri Lanka. Further, this study address Fashion-wear retail industry which another important but understudied sector in Sri Lanka.

Implications – This article connects the consumers’ opinion on Facebook marketing. The findings of Facebook marketing on taking brand equity into next level will be useful for decision making in business organizations. The effective use of social media will reduce the promotional expenses. Further, the application of Honeycomb model shows the appropriate criteria for Facebook marketing and fill the gap of the unavailability of criteria for social marketing evaluation.
Evaluation of the performance of multiple immunoassay diagnostic platforms on the National Microbiology Laboratory SARS-CoV-2 National Serology Panel
Authors: Dibernardo Antonia , Toledo Nikki PL , Robinson Alyssia , Osiowy Carla , Giles Elizabeth , Day Jacqueline , Robbin Lindsay L , Drebot Michael A , Booth Timothy F , Pidduck Tamara , Baily Ashley , Charlton Carmen L , Tipples Graham , Kanji Jamil N , Brochu Gino , Lang Amanda , Therrien Christian , Bélanger-Collard Mélina , Beaulac Sylvie-Nancy , Gilfix Brian M , Boivin Guy , Hamelin Marie-Ève , Carbonneau Julie , Lévesque Simon , Martin Philippe , Finzi Andrés , Gendron-Lepage Gabrielle , Goyette Guillaume , Benlarbi Mehdi , Gasser Romain , Fortin Claude , Martel-Lafferrière Valérie , Lavoie Myriam , Guérin Renée , Haraoui Louis-Patrick , Renaud Christian , Jenkins Craig , O'Brien Sheila F , Drews Steven J , Conrod Valerie , Tran Vanessa , Awrey Bill , Scheuermann Robert , DuPuis Alan , Payne Anne , Warszycki Casey , Girardin Roxie , Lee William , Zahariadis George , Jiao Lei , Needle Robert , Cordenbach James , Zaharatos Jerry , Taylor Kellee , Teltscher Marty , Miller Matthew , Elsherif May , Robertson Peter , Robinson Jason L
Published: July 2022

BACKGROUND: Serological assays designed to detect SARS-CoV-2 antibodies are being used in serological surveys and other specialized applications. As a result, and to ensure that the outcomes of serological testing meet high quality standards, evaluations are required to assess the performance of these assays and the proficiency of laboratories performing them. METHODS: A panel of 60 plasma/serum samples from blood donors who had reverse transcriptase–polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infections and 21 SARS-CoV-2 negative samples were secured and distributed to interested laboratories within Canada ( n = 30) and the United States ( n = 1). Participating laboratories were asked to provide details on the diagnostic assays used, the platforms the assays were performed on, and the results obtained for each panel sample. Laboratories were blinded with respect to the expected outcomes. RESULTS: The performance of the different assays evaluated was excellent, with the high-throughput platforms of Roche, Ortho, and Siemens demonstrating 100% sensitivity. Most other high-throughput platforms had sensitivities of >93%, with the exception of the IgG assay using the Abbott ARCHITECT which had an average sensitivity of only 87%. The majority of the high-throughput platforms also demonstrated very good specificities (>97%). CONCLUSION: This proficiency study demonstrates that most of the SARS-CoV-2 serological assays utilized by provincial public health or hospital laboratories in Canada have acceptable sensitivity and excellent specificity.