bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Effects of Different Rollers and Rye Termination Methods on Soil Moisture and Cotton Production in a No-Till System
Authors: Kornecki Ted S.
Published: August 2022

In the southern U.S., rollers/crimpers are used to terminate cover crops approximately 3 weeks before planting cotton when the cover crop reaches > 90% termination. When spring is wet or cold, the 3-week period is reduced to keep recommended planting dates. A 3-year experiment was initiated in Alabama to determine the effectiveness of a 4-stage roller/crimper in increasing termination rates for cereal rye compared to 2-stage and spiral rollers/crimpers in rolling 1, 2, and 3 times over rye along with a single-pass smooth roller with glyphosate application. Effects of rye termination at 7, 14, and 21 days after rolling were assessed as were the effects on soil water conservation, cotton population, and yield. Seven days after rolling, the 4-stage, 2-stage, and spiral rollers rolling 3 times generated 96, 92, and 81% termination, respectively. Termination with the smooth roller with glyphosate was 94% and the control (no rolling) was 37%. At 14 days, termination among rollers was 91 to 98% and at 21 days no differences were found among rollers (99-100%). The 4-stage roller 3 times had the highest average soil volumetric water content (VWC) of 16.1%, whereas the spiral roller 1 time had the lowest (13.6%). Rolled rye had higher VWC content averaging 14.7% (12-cm surface layer) compared to the control (12.7%). Rolling treatments affected cotton emergence only in 2015; cotton population and yield were not affected. Seven days after rolling, the 4-stage and 2-stage roller/crimpers exceeded 90% rye termination making earlier cotton planting possible if required by climatic conditions.
Preliminary Approach in Detecting Cotton Fleahopper Induced Damage Via Unmanned Aerial Systems and Normalized Difference Vegetation Indices
Authors: Esquivel Isaac L. , Starek Michael J. , Popescu Sorin , Brewer Michael J. , Coulson Robert N.
Published: August 2022

The use of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) delivering imaging technologies in agricultural settings has become more prevalent over the past five years and is growing in pest management programs. Here, spectral data from a three-band consumer-grade camera with a filter to obtain Near Infrared (NIR) data, mounted on a fixed-winged UAS, was used to assess the ability to detect cotton fleahopper, Pseudatomoscelis seriatus (Reuter) (Hemiptera: Miridae), injury to immature fruiting bodies on cotton. In a small plot experiment conducted two years and two planting periods each year, cotton fleahopper densities were manipulated with insecticide. Variable populations of cotton fleahopper across the plots were achieved in 2015, ranging between 0 and 3.5 cotton fleahopper-days over a five-week period when squares were forming. Derived from spectral data of multiple UAS flights, unexpected but inconsistent trends (by regression analysis) of increasing Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), values with increasing cotton fleahopper days were detected in both plantings and years (five of 12 regressions were significant). Our preliminary data suggest that differences in cotton fleahopper activity on cotton may be reflected in NDVI values using a modified consumer-grade camera in-season. But the interpretation of NDVI may be complicated by the feeding site of cotton fleahopper, leading to unexpected and inconsistent regressions. Exploration of image resolution and bandwidth to define optical sensor needs appears important for cotton fleahopper, given its feeding habitat and injury to cotton. The application of UAS-derived remotely sensed data to detect insect-induced plant stress continues to have merit, but a merging of best suited UAS technology to the needs of detecting insect-induced cotton stress will be a research-intensive endeavor.
Influence of Seeding Rate, Planter Downforce and Cultivar on Crop Emergence and Yield in Singulated and Hill-Dropped Cotton
Authors: Virk Simerjeet S. , Porter Wesley M. , Snider John L. , Whitaker Jared R. , Rains Glen C. , Li Changying C.
Published: August 2022

Cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) growers are motivated to reduce seeding rates due to increased technology fees associated with improved transgenic cotton cultivars. Advances in planting machinery have improved precision of seed metering and seed placement in recent years. A two-year study was conducted to evaluate the effect of seeding rate, planter downforce, and cultivar on crop emergence and lint yield in cotton planted as singulated and hill-drop (two seed hill-1) configuration. Study treatments consisted of two seeding rates (71,660 and 107,490 seed ha-1), two to three planter downforces (0, 445 and 890 N in 2017; 0 and 890 N in 2018) and two cotton cultivars (representing a large-seeded and small-seeded cultivar, 9,259 - 10,582 and 11,244 - 14,330 seed kg-1, respectively) arranged in a strip-split plot design in both seeding configurations. Crop emergence and lint yield in the middle two rows (four-row plots) were measured to evaluate treatment effects among seeding configurations. Results showed that seeding rate and cultivar did not affect (p>0.05) crop emergence and lint yield in both singulated and hill-drop cotton. Crop emergence varied between the two years due to differences in field tillage conditions. Planter downforce affected crop emergence in singulated cotton but not in hill-drop cotton during both years. Field tillage conditions also influenced downforce effect on crop emergence. Selection of an optimal planter downforce had more significant effect (p<0.05) on singulated cotton than hill-dropped cotton. Results showed that large-seeded cultivars can be utilized to attain a high crop emergence early in the season which can help in minimizing production risks associated with poor stand establishment. High seed and technology fees incurred by growers can be effectively reduced by planting lower seeding rates - given an adequate stand establishment is attained using appropriate planter setup including downforce and cultivar selection.
Seed Size, Ginning Rate, and Net Ginning Energy Requirement in Upland Cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.)
Authors: Bechere Efrem , Hardin IV Robert G. , Zeng Linghe
Published: August 2022

Nine diverse Upland cotton cultivars and germplasm lines differing in seed size were planted at two locations at Stoneville, MS in 2015, 2016, and 2017. ‘AR 9317-26’ and ‘DP 555 BG/RR’ were classified as small with a seed index (SI) < 10 g. ‘FM 832’, ‘FM 966’, and ‘MD 15’ had SI ranging from 10 to 12 g and were classified as intermediate seed size. ‘TAM 182-34 ELS’ and three other breeding lines: ‘201-2’, ‘107-1’, and ‘152-1’ had large seeds with SI > 12 g. The seeds were planted in three replications at two sites at Stoneville, MS. Data were collected on ginning energy requirement (Wh kg-1 lint), ginning rate (g lint s-1), and other agronomic and quality traits. The objectives of the test were to determine the effect of seed size on the above parameters. Statistical analyses were performed using Proc GLM. Simple Pearson’s correlation tests and regression analyses were conducted to test the relationships between SI and these traits. Covariance estimates were calculated using Proc GLIMMIX to determine the direction of linear relationships. Differences in SI were highly significant among cultivars. SI was positively and significantly correlated with ginning rate but significantly and negatively correlated with ginning energy requirement. Significant and negative relationships were observed between SI and fiber uniformity, lint yield, lint turnout, and number of seeds per kg. Significant and positive relationships were observed between SI and fiber strength, fuzz percentage, and seed surface area. Relationships among SI and micronaire, fineness, and fiber length were minor.
Analisis Hambatan Dalam Penerapan Pola Pengelolaan Keuangan Badan Layanan Umum Daerah (Ppk-Blud) Puskesmas Di Kabupaten Bengkalis
Authors: Maulia Hafizah , Renaldi Reno , Wardani Sri , Widodo M.Dedi , Sando Welly
Published: August 2022

Provinsi Riau memiliki 237 Puskesmas dari 12 Kabupaten yang telah ditetapkan sebagai puskesmas yang menerapkan Pola Pengelolaan Keuangan Badan Layanan Umum Daerah (PPK-BLUD), namun diantara 12 Kabupaten tersebut terdapat 4 Kabupaten yang belum menerapkan Pola Pengelolaan Keuangan Badan Layanan Umum Daerah (PPK-BLUD) salah satunya adalah Kabupaten Bengkalis. Permasalahan dalam penelitian ini adalah puskesmas di Kabupaten Bengkalis telah ditetapkan menjadi Puskemas yang sudah layak untuk menerapkan Pola Pengelolaan Keuangan Badan Layanan Umum Daerah, tetapi sampai saat ini masih belum diterapkan di Puskesmas. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah mengetahui hambatan dalam penerapan Pola Pengelolaan Keuangan Badan Layanan Umum Daerah (PPK-BLUD) Puskesmas di Kabupaten Bengkalis. Penelitian ini merupakan jenis penelitian deskriptif dengan pendekatan kualitatif, yang dilakukan dengan telaah dokumen serta wawancara mendalam kepada 7 orang informan yang terdiri dari Kepala Dinas Kesehatan, Kepala Bidang Pelayanan Kesehatan, Kepala Puskesmas, Bendahara Penerimaan dan Bendahara Pengeluaran. Lokasi Penelitian yaitu di Dinas Kesehatan Kabupaten Bengkalis, Puskesmas Bengkalis dan Puskesmas Selat Baru. Waktu penelitian ini dilaksanakan dari 22 Maret –20 April 2022. Dari hasil penelitian dapat disimpulkan bahwa hambatan dalam penerapan Pola Pengelolaan Keuangan Badan Layanan Umum Daerah (PPK-BLUD) Puskesmas di Kabupaten Bengkalis dikarenakan tidak tersedianya sumber daya manusia dalam pengelolaan keuangan dan belum disahkan regulasi untuk membentuk SOP mengenai penerapan PPK-BLUD. Saran dari penelitian ini adalah Dinas Kesehatan dan Puskesmas agar tetap aktif berkoordinasi dan mencari solusi untuk dapat segera menerapkan kebijakan tersebut..
Knowledge, Attitude and practice toward prescribing Antibiotics for Upper Respiratory Tract Infections among primary health care physicians in Cluster-1, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Authors: Alalwan Areej , Alqahtani Amwaj , Abuhekmah Nouf , Alharbi Thekra , Swaralzahab Mazin
Published: August 2022

Background: Respiratory tract infections are among the most frequently encountered clinical conditions and upper respiratory tract infections (URTIs) are one of the most common reasons for consultations in primary health care centres. Antibiotics are often prescribed unnecessarily for URTIs around the globe. Identifying factors associated with the ubiquitous inappropriate prescribing of antibiotics for URTIs will help develop effective interventions and decrease antimicrobial resistance. The Aim of the study was to find out the resources of physicians’ knowledge regarding upper respiratory tract infection management, and to identify the clinical factors that might affect antibiotics prescription by primary health care physicians. Methodology: This is cross sectional observational quantitative study was carried out at Primary health care centres during the period from January to August 2021 in Cluster-1 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. An online self-administered questionnaire was conducted on 197 physicians by using convenient sampling technique. The data was analysed using SPSS software version 23. The study was done on all physicians who have worked in primary health care in cluster 1 for one year or more, male and female, Saudi and non-Saudi, and including consultants, specialists, residents and general practitioners. Results: In this study, we were able to collect 197 responses of our questionnaire with mean age of 31.6 years old (SD= 6.27). More than half of the participants were males (54.8 %) and 72.6 % of them were residents. Furthermore, 91.9 % of the participants reported following of criteria or guidelines for prescribing of antibiotics in treatment of UTRI. Among those physicians, 88.4 % of them reported depending on centor criteria. Furthermore, 70.6 % of the physicians reported a frequency of patient requests for antibiotic 1-4 times during the past months and 44.7 % of them would not accept the patients request while 28.9 % would refuse and educate the patients and 21.3 % would agree according to guidelines. Conclusion: We found good to moderate level of knowledge among the physicians toward the use of antibiotics in treatment of URTI however, some improvement in the patient’s knowledge should be considered. Keywords: antibiotics, URTI, primary healthcare, Saudi Arabia
Cambiare la scuola: l’innovazione dal punto di vista degli studenti
Authors: Sara Mori  , Elettra Morini  , Francesca Storai
Published: August 2022

Il ripensamento del modello di insegnamento-apprendimento è uno dei temi al centro del dibattito sull’innovazione della scuola. Il Movimento Avanguardie Educative raccoglie scuole da tutto il territorio nazionale che condividono sperimentazioni basate su un modello in cui lo studente è al centro del proprio percorso formativo, un modello capace di promuovere un apprendimento significativo. La ricerca intende indagare come queste scuole abbiano interpretato il concetto di innovazione scolastica e, in particolare, il presente contributo si focalizza sui risultati del questionario e dei test psicometrici somministrati a 1880 studenti di 52 scuole che partecipano al Movimento da almeno due anni. I risultati evidenziano un’associazione positiva tra il livello di innovazione percepita dagli studenti e la soddisfazione per il funzionamento della scuola. Gli studenti che ottengono alti punteggi su queste dimensioni hanno risultati elevati anche nei test che indagano la soddisfazione per la propria esperienza di studente e l’organizzazione dello studio.
Nuove strategie per esplorare il campo emergente delle competenze digitali informali e per il mondo del lavoro 4.0
Authors: Gabriella Taddeo
Published: August 2022

Il contributo offre alcune riflessioni sul tema delle competenze digitali, per come esse sono state sviluppate a livello teorico e di policies. Il saggio evidenzia come, ad oggi, la tendenza sia soprattutto quella di creare framework generali e strumenti per l’analisi standardizzata di queste competenze, ma in alcuni casi questi strumenti possono rivelarsi insufficienti a interpretare un ambiente in costante mutamento. Per questo motivo, soprattutto nel contesto delle competenze digitali informali, e di quelle relative al mondo del lavoro nei contesti di innovazione legati all’emergere del paradigma di Industria 4.0, il saggio propone di affiancare, agli approcci basati su framework per la standardizzazione e misurazione, strumenti bottom-up, di tipo micro-etnografico.Questi strumenti, infatti, sono in grado di interpretare il cambiamento dal basso, catturando competenze informali, micro-innovazioni, interpretazioni locali e trend in controcultura, e dando spazio quindi a una visione non normativa, ma ricettiva alle competenze digitali del futuro.
L'emergenza come opportunità di cambiamento: I percorsi di due scuole superiori
Authors: Aluisi Tosolini  , Daniela Venturi
Published: August 2022

Il testo presenta e analizza le pratiche con cui due scuole superiori – il Liceo Attilio Bertolucci di Parma e l’ISI Pertini di Lucca – hanno affrontato il tempo della sospensione delle lezioni a causa della emergenza sanitaria Covid-19. In primo luogo si descrive l’organizzazione che ha reso possibile l’avvio di processi innovativi di didattica a distanza. In secondo luogo si affronta la questione dei processi di valutazione entro la didattica a distanza. In tutte e due le sezioni viene prestata particolare attenzione alle condizioni di trasferibilità delle esperienze descritte.
Developing STEM literacy with young learners: An example of 21st century constructionist pedagogy from an Irish primary classroom
Authors: Mairead Holden
Published: August 2022

This paper presents a vignette, accompanied by reflections, which describe the author’s recent experience using a constructionist pedagogy, Bridge 21, as part of an exploratory 21st century STEM learning experience with a group of young learners in an Irish primary school setting. The aim of the learning experience was to develop pupil participants’ STEM Literacy, as well as enabling pupils to develop the 21st century skills of critical thinking, creativity and communication. Combining the Bridge 21 Model with playful pedagogy, pupils were facilitated to explore the concept of gravity through engaging in play-based activities, with pupils capturing their learning using Seesaw, an e-portfolio tool. Implications are derived for educators who may be interested in using a 21st century constructionist approach as part of their STEM practice
Apprendere le STEM con la metodologia TEAL. Quando la tecnologia supporta l’apprendimento per problemi
Authors: Silvia Panzavolta  , Letizia Cinganotto
Published: August 2022

Il contributo intende illustrare la metodologia TEAL (Technology-Enhanced Active Learning) nell’apprendimento delle STEM. Ripercorrendo la storia della sua nascita, presso la prestigiosa università del MIT di Boston, l’articolo illustra la metodologia ed la sua “importazione” in Italia grazie al Movimento Avanguardie Educative, che ha iniziato a diffonderla e adattarla in ordini scolari diversi da quello originario. L’articolo descrive, inoltre, i recenti sviluppi messi a punto al MIT e presentati a Firenze, nel corso di un workshop organizzato da INDIRE proprio alla presenza del Professor Dourmashkin, uno degli ideatori del metodo. Il resoconto del workshop rappresenta un’ottima esemplificazione di come la metodologia TEAL lavori su alcuni concetti chiave dell’apprendimento attivo per problemi, garantendo un ingaggio ottimale per gli studenti.
Cittadinanza digitale e sostenibilità. Un’esperienza di apprendimento online realizzata in una scuola primaria
Authors: Michele Baldassarre  , Martina Dicorato  , Ilaria Fiore
Published: August 2022

Nel presente contributo si riportano la progettazione e la descrizione di un’esperienza di apprendimento online, che ha coinvolto una classe prima di una scuola primaria nella provincia di Bari e in cui si intrecciano l’Educazione allo Sviluppo Sostenibile e l’Educazione alla Cittadinanza Digitale. La scuola si pone, infatti, come il luogo in cui educare a una digital citizenship e rendere i cittadini del domani in grado di mettere in atto delle soluzioni verdi – ambientaliste – e blu – digitali – (Floridi, 2020), poiché la tecnologia non è solo causa di problematiche di sostenibilità, ma può essa stessa divenire una soluzione a tali problematiche (Valera, 2012).
Ambienti sociali di apprendimento: i diversi scenari
Authors: Paola Nencioni
Published: August 2022

L’esplosione della pandemia Covid 19 ha stravolto le vite di ognuno di noi modificando abitudini, stili di vita e comportamenti. Le tecnologie digitali hanno avuto un ruolo centrale nel corso del primo lockdown e continuano a rivestire un ruolo fondamentale anche nelle attuali fasi di convivenza con il virus. Le tecnologie digitali hanno permesso, e garantiscono ancora oggi, la prosecuzione di molte attività sociali, lavorative ed educative. All’interno di questo numero di IUL Research (Volume 2 n. 3) trovano spazio numerosi contributi di carattere nazionale e internazionale che offrono una panoramica sul ruolo delle tecnologie nei diversi ambiti della vita e in particolare all’interno del mondo educativo, scolastico e universitario.
Quale cultura dell’infanzia? Riflettere sulla cura educativa nei servizi 0-6 attraverso la clinica della formazione
Authors: Farnaz Farahi
Published: August 2022

La centralità di una specifica cultura dell’infanzia diviene indispensabile nel contesto sociale attuale, in cui si fa sempre più largo una cultura dell’infanzia adultizzata. Riflettere sulla cultura dell’infanzia significa dare parola all’implicito e far emergere le teorie pedagogiche in atto all’interno dei servizi. Si tratta di stimolare un lavoro riflessivo profondo in cui l’esperienza educativa viene riletta e ripensata in un esercizio di decentramento, per permettere una riflessione critica sui modelli impliciti di riferimento. Per fare questo è indispensabile pensare a una formazione che consenta di formare professionisti riflessivi. All’interno del presente contributo si porrà l’accento su uno specifico ambito pedagogico che può rispondere a questo bisogno: la clinica della formazione.
Il ruolo della prevenzione al bullismo nella progettazione per la scuola dell’infanzia
Authors: Federico Dibennardo
Published: August 2022

All’interno del panorama scientifico legato alla progettazione per l’infanzia occupa un ruolo molto importante l’attenzione per lo sviluppo delle competenze socio-emotive nei bambini di fascia 0-6 anni. Lo sviluppo adeguato di queste abilità risulta correlato negativamente alla presenza di aggressività nei minori e al bullismo scolastico, specificamente rispetto all’abilità di comprendere stati emotivi altrui (perspective taking emotiva). I protocolli di potenziamento di tali abilità, che possono essere integrati nella progettazione didattica per la fascia 0-6, possonorappresentare un importantissimo alleato nella ricerca di interventi mirati alla marginalizzazione del fenomeno del bullismo, coadiuvando dei minori quelle competenze che possano, in futuro, preservarli dal commettere bullismo.
Costruire comunità educanti: il ruolo della leadership nel processo di istituzionalizzazione del Service Learning
Authors: Patrizia Lotti  , Ottavia Bielli  , Chiara Giunti  , Caterina Mazza  , Lorenza Orlandini
Published: August 2022

Con la pandemia da COVID-19, le scuole hanno dovuto ri-progettare le attività con Didattica a Distanza e Didattica Digitale Integrata. In questo contesto, è stata realizzata l’indagine con la Griglia per l’autovalutazione del livello di istituzionalizzazione del Service Learning di Andrew Furco, adattata al contesto italiano integrandola con le dimensioni dell’innovazione del Movimento delle Avanguardie Educative. Il contributo presenta gli elementi di leadership della Griglia nella prospettiva della comunità educante, basata su partecipazione e condivisione come leve del cambiamento organizzativo e didattico, oltre a un approfondimento sull’Istituto “C. Caniana” di Bergamo per inquadrare l’istituzionalizzazione nello scenario dell’emergenza sanitaria.
Digitally driven energy management practices in SMEs – exploring potentials and barriers
Authors: Hilger Lukas , Große-Kreul Felix , Feldhaus Christoph , Schneiders Thorsten
Published: August 2022

Innovative digitale Technologien bieten kleinen und mittleren Unternehmen (KMU) neue Möglichkeiten, ihre Energieeffizienz und ihr Energiemanagementverhalten zu verbessern. Allerdings ist unklar, inwieweit KMU in der Lage sind, von den Vorteilen dieser neuen Technologien zu profitieren. Anhand eines Technologie-Screenings identifiziert dieser Beitrag intelligente Messsysteme (IMS) und Energiemonitoring-Systeme (EMS) als digitale Technologien, die den spezifischen Anforderungen von KMU am besten gerecht werden. Darüber hinaus werden die Potenziale der Technologien anhand von zwei qualitativen Anwendungstests in KMU untersucht und Barrieren der Einführung digitaler Energiemanagement-Praktiken beleuchtet. Die Ergebnisse deuten darauf hin, dass Energiedatenvisualisierung KMU in die Lage versetzt, neue En⁠ergiemanagement-Praktiken zur Senkung von Energieverbräuchen und Kosten anzuwenden (z.B. Spitzenlastanalyse). KMU benötigen allerdings eine umfassende Einführung, um diese Strategien zu identifizieren und zu verfolgen. Abschließend wird ein exploratives Modell für die Einführung digitaler Energiemanagement-Praktiken entwickelt. Es werden Hypothesen für zukünftige experimentelle Studien sowie politische Implikationen abgeleitet.
Die Perspektive der Bürger:innen zu repräsentativer Bürokratie in Deutschland
Authors: Dinhof Katharina , Ebinger Falk , Willems Jurgen
Published: August 2022

Vor bald zehn Jahren wurde für den deutschen öffentlichen Sektor ein multicultural turn konstatiert.1 Bedienstete des öffentlichen Dienstes sollen, so das erklärte Ziel, in ihrer Personalstruktur die Bevölkerung abbilden. Das Versprechen einer solchen „repräsentativen Bürokratie“ liegt nicht nur in einer diskriminierungsfreien Praxis, sondern auch im effektiveren Verwaltungsvollzug, da Bedürfnisse und Belange aller gesellschaftlichen Gruppen besser adressiert werden sollen. Die derzeitige Personalstruktur des öffentlichen Dienstes ist jedoch noch weit entfernt von jeglicher Repräsentativität, nicht zuletzt aufgrund des Ausbleibens eines klaren Bekenntnisses hin zu Repräsentativität und ein darauf aufbauendes, konsistentes System der Förderung unterrepräsentierter Gruppen. Ausgehend von den hier vorliegenden Befragungsdaten (n = 1.003) kann gezeigt werden, dass die deutsche Bevölkerung eine repräsentative Bürokratie klar befürwortet. Gleichzeitig wird jedoch ein Spannungsverhältnis deutlich, welches sich durch die Forderung der Neutralitätswahrung im öffentlichen Dienst und dem Verfolgen des Leistungsprinzips in der Personalauswahl auftut.
Irre Verständlich
Authors: Hammer Matthias , Plößl Irmgard
Published: August 2022

Wie gehe ich damit um, wenn jemand Stimmen hört? Was muss ich tun bei Selbstverletzungen? Woher weiß ich, ob jemand krank oder einfach nur unmotiviert ist? Dieses Buch liefert die Antworten.

Wer mit psychisch kranken Menschen arbeitet, wird häufig mit Verhaltensweisen oder Symptomen konfrontiert, die fremd wirken und nur schwer zu verstehen sind. Das kann verunsichern und überfordern. Die Autoren vermitteln Hintergrundwissen, das uns die Logik psychischer Krankheiten verstehen lässt. Sie erklären, wie psychische Störungen entstehen und welche Bedingungen ihre Genesung beeinflussen. Wir erhalten das Handwerkszeug, das für den Umgang im Alltag hilfreich ist und erfahren, welche Selbsthilfestrategien wirksam sind.

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Three Versions of the Question, “Why Is There Something Rather than Nothing?”
Authors: Engelland Chad ,   Philosophy Documentation Center
Published: August 2022

In dialogue with Stephen Hawking, Martin Heidegger, and Thomas Aquinas, I argue that there are three different and compatible ways to understand the question, “Why is there something rather than nothing?” (1) The scientific way asks about the origin of the cosmos. (2) The transcendental way asks about the origin of experience. (3) The metaphysical way asks about the origin of existence. The questions work independent of each other, so that answering one version of the question does not affect the other two versions. Hawking and Heidegger are therefore mistaken to think that the scientific and transcendental questions render otiose the metaphysical question concerning the origin of existence.
The Rapture Module
Authors: Hathaway Joshua ,   After Dinner Conversation
Published: August 2022

Is it the natural desire of humans to be happy, or do they desire something else? In this work of philosophical short story fiction, Tucker mistypes a keystroke at his new job. However, his computer fixed his mistake and forces the correct answer to come out anyway. As he tries to explain what happened to his co-worker his boss comes by to tell him he is being given a promotion, even though he has only been at the company a few weeks. Later, at a coffee shop, he tries to order a drink he knows he doesn’t prefer, and the barista insists on selling him the drink he likes better. He then goes home to a wife that adores him. The problem is, Tucker is unhappy. He is unhappy because he feels he didn’t earn the promotion, and that he can’t make mistakes in Rapture, the artificial work where he is living. Everything will always go his way. This turns out to be not an ideal simulation, but a nightmare-like curse where nothing feels like it was earned or has value.
Leviathan
Authors: Turner Jonathan ,   After Dinner Conversation
Published: August 2022

Is Hobbes right, in that, life is “solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short?” Will resource scarcity always revert us to our most animalistic nature? In this work of space travel ethical short story fiction, the space cruise liner the narrator is on is hit by a rock. It is severely damaged and some of the crew is injured. They are slowly moving to their destination via “dead reckoning” but the ship will run out of water long before they arrive. At first, the captain decides to do a first round of killing, both by volunteers and by lottery, to save resources. Riots break out as a second lottery happens and water is rationed to just one liter per person, per day. The narrator is a second-class passenger on the ship, but largely built, so he volunteers to serve as security detail. He ends up killing a passenger who fights back during the lottery. As the situation worsens, gangs form on the ship. The narrator is brought in by a gang, but is later kicked out for being sympathetic to others. All seems lost when the ship’s doctor realizes he can filter the blood of the dead and use it to supplement their water supplies.
Is a Philosophy of Nature Still Tenable?
Authors: Marder Michael ,   Philosophy Documentation Center
Published: August 2022

This article contemplates the possibility of a philosophy of nature in and for the twenty-first century. Following an examination of the contemporary critiques of the concept of nature, I propose an alternative approach, inspired by Heraclitus and Friedrich Schelling, according to which nature is not an archaic category, but something yet to come, to be invented and reinvented. At the same time, I argue that the irreducible futurity of nature needs to be set in the context of the current global destruction of ecosystems, which indicates the exhaustion of the fecundity and self-renewal that are at the core of the future-oriented conception of nature as an activity. Hence, whatever is yet to come as far as nature is concerned ought to be anticipated in light of what I call “finite finitude,” implying an ethics that is distinct from the ideologies of infinite renewability.
Revision of the oldest varanid, Saniwa orsmaelensis Dollo, 1923, from the earliest Eocene of northwest Europe
Authors: AUGÉ Marc Louis , Annelise FOLIE undefined , SMITH Richard , PHÉLIZON Alain , Paul GIGASE† undefined , SMITH Thierry
Published: August 2022

Saniwa is an extinct genus of varanid squamate from the Eocene of North America and Europe. Up to now, only one poorly known species, Saniwa orsmaelensis Dollo, 1923, has been reported from Europe. Diagnostic material was limited to vertebrae with only preliminary description and no figure provided, except of one dorsal vertebra that was designated as the lectotype. New specimens from the earliest Eocene of Dormaal, Belgium and Le Quesnoy, France, including recently recovered skull material, are described and illustrated here. These fossils representing the oldest varanid squamate allow further comparisons with the type species, Saniwa ensidens Leidy, 1870, from the early and middle Eocene of North America and to propose a new diagnosis for S. orsmaelensis. Its arrival in Europe is probably linked to rapid environmental changes around the Paleocene Eocene Thermal Maximum (PETM). The occurrence of S. orsmaelensis is restricted to the early Eocene of northwest Europe and paleogeographic considerations regarding the distribution of the genus Saniwa Leidy, 1870 suggest an Asian origin, but an African origin cannot be completely excluded.
SATB2 Expression in Human Tumors: A Tissue Microarray Study on More Than 15 000 Tumors
Authors: Dum David , Kromm Daniela , Lennartz Maximilian , De Wispelaere Noémi , Büscheck Franziska , Luebke Andreas M. , Burandt Eike , Menz Anne , Kluth Martina , Hube-Magg Claudia , Hinsch Andrea , Höflmayer Doris , Weidemann Sören , Fraune Christoph , Möller Katharina , Lebok Patrick , Sauter Guido , Simon Ronald , Uhlig Ria , Wilczak Waldemar , Minner Sarah , Krech Rainer , Bernreuther Christian , Marx Andreas , Steurer Stefan , Jacobsen Frank , Clauditz Till , Krech Till
Published: August 2022

Context.—

Special AT-rich sequence–binding protein 2 (SATB2) induces local chromatin loops to facilitate transcription. SATB2 immunostaining is commonly used as a marker for colorectal adenocarcinoma and osteosarcoma.

Objective.—

To extend our knowledge on the diagnostic value of SATB2 analysis in a comprehensive set of human tumors.

Design.—

Tissue microarrays with 15 012 samples from 120 tumor types and 608 samples of 76 different normal tissues were analyzed.

Results.—

SATB2 positivity was found in 89 of 120 different tumor types (74%), including 59 of 120 (49%) with at least 1 moderately positive tumor and 38 of 120 tumor types (32%) with at least 1 strongly positive tumor. Expression was frequent in adenomas (44/42–47/44; 94%–96% positive), adenocarcinomas (1747 of 2023; 86%), and various subtypes of neuroendocrine neoplasms (3/7–12/12; 43%–100%) of the colorectum and appendix, Merkel cell carcinoma (25 of 34, 74%), osteosarcomas (15 of 25; 60%), and papillary renal cell carcinoma (RCC) (121 of 235; 52%). Associations to clinicopathologic tumor features were assessed in colorectal and kidney cancers. In colorectal cancer, weak SATB2 expression was linked to high pT (P < .001), nodal metastasis (P < .001), right-sided tumor location (P < .001), microsatellite instability (P < .001), and BRAF mutations (P = .02). In papillary RCC, low SATB2 expression was associated with high pT (P = .02), distant metastasis (P = .04), and reduced tumor-specific survival (P = .04). In clear cell RCC, low SATB2 expression was linked to high pT (P < .001), high Union for International Cancer Control stage (P < .001), high Thoenes grade (P = .02), and reduced recurrence-free survival (P = .02).

Conclusions.—

Strong SATB2 expression argues for a colorectal origin within adenocarcinomas and neuroendocrine neoplasms. Weak SATB2 expression reflects progression and poor prognosis in colorectal and kidney cancer.
Filosofia e Ciências Humanas: uma leitura discursiva da BNCC
Authors: Chaves Kleber Santos , Campos Maria de Fatima Hanaque , Eugênio Benedito Gonçalves
Published: August 2022

Neste trabalho, aportamo-nos na Teoria do Discurso de Ernesto Laclau e Chantal Mouffe para interpretar, de maneira discursiva, o documento de política pública instituído pelo Ministério da Educação do Brasil, que conformou a Base Nacional Comum Curricular (BNCC). Nosso objetivo foi analisar a posição da Filosofia no campo das Ciências Humanas, por meio de uma leitura discursiva da BNCC. Para tanto, identificamos os significados que o texto da Base Comum emprega tanto à Filosofia quanto às Ciências Humanas, relacionando tais significados para chegarmos à fase analítica. Com isso, a metodologia centrou-se em uma análise documental da BNCC e de documentos correlatos. Os resultados alcançados demonstram que existe um movimento de desvalorização das Humanas, e quase um total silenciamento da Filosofia no texto da Base Comum.
Comparison urine neutrophil gelatinase - associated lipocalin with standard parameters in monitoring activity Lupus nephritis: Class IV
Authors: Rabrenović Violeta , Petrović Milica , Rabrenović Milorad
Published: August 2022

Background: Lupus nephritis (LN) is one of the most serious complications in the development of systemic lupus erythematosus, that can adversely affect the course and prognosis of this autoimmune disease. Therefore, monitoring the effect of applied therapy, achieving remission, or monitoring class IV LN activity is still a great challenge for nephrologists. This study aimed to compare the urinary neutrophile gelatinase associated lipocalin (u/NGAL) with traditionally accepted parameters for LNactivity to indicate the importance of its determination in these patients. Methods: The study group consisted of 40 patients with class IV LN, who were prospectively followed for a period of 4 months within three control visits to 2 months. The first group (20/40) had active disease (Group A), and the second group had diseasein remission (Group B). The parameters we monitored and compared at each visit were standard biochemical parameters and kidney function parameters: C-reactive protein (CRP), blood count (CBC), creatinine, total proteins, albumin, cholesterol, triglycerides, glomerular filtration rate (eGFR). Regarding immune parameters, complement C3 and C4, antinuclear antibodies (ANA), anti-double stranded DNA antibody(anti ds DNA Ab) were monitored. Urine sediment, proteinuria 24h, urine culture, urinary protein/creatinine ratio - Up/Cre, and urinary NGAL (u/NGAL) were monitored in Results: Comparing standard parameters of disease activity and u/NGAL between groups, a statistically significant difference was obtained (p < 0.001). Within Group A, comparing the parameters by visits (0 : 2) for anti-ds-DNA Ab a significance of p< 0.05 was obtained, for albumin/s and C3 a significance of p<0.01 was obtained, and proteinuria/24h, Up/Cre, u/NGAL had a significance of p < 0.001. The mean level of u/NGAL was elevated at the initially visit (173.25 ± 172.12 ng/mL), after two months 73.2 ± 48.7 ng/mL, and in the second visit a lower level was recorded (49.60 ± 72.57 ng/mL). The negative correlation of u/NGAL was statistically significant at initial visit with albumin/s (p< 0.01) as well as the positive correlation with proteinuria 24h and Up/Cre (p< 0.001). In visit 2 significant negative correlation of u/NGAL with albumin/s and C3 p< 0.05, and positive correlation with anti-ds-DNA Ab, proteinuria 24h and Up/Cre p < 0.001. Conclusions: The results of our study indicate that the level of u/N GLA is elevated in patients with active Lupus nephritis class IV, as well as that it correlates with other parameters of disease activity. Serial determination of u/NGAL could be significant in monitoring disease course and treatment
Keanekaragaman dan kelimpahan kumbang daun (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) pada empat tipe penggunaan lahan yang berbeda di Taman Nasional Bukit Duabelas dan Hutan Harapan, Provinsi Jambi
Authors: Amrulloh Rosyid , Noerdjito Woro Anggraitoningsih , Istiaji Bonjok , Hidayat Purnama , Buchori Damayanti
Published: August 2022

Deforestrasi memberikan dampak perubahan ekosistem dan biodiversitas. Perubahan tata guna lahan diketahui dapat memberikan dampak perubahan pada keanekaragaman dan populasi serangga, seperti semut dan kumbang di Provinsi Jambi. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mempelajari keanekaragaman, kelimpahan, dan komposisi kumbang daun di lanskap Taman Nasional Bukit Duabelas (TNBD) dan Hutan Harapan. Koleksi serangga dilakukan menggunakan metode pengasapan. Sebanyak empat plot dipilih dari masing-masing tipe penggunaan lahan dan masing-masing plot ditentukan tiga subplot. Serangga yang jatuh ditampung dalam wadah (1 m x 1 m) yang telah dipasang di bawah kanopi sebelum pengasapan. Sampel serangga disortir dan diidentifikasi di Laboratorium Pengendalian Hayati, Departemen Proteksi Tanaman, Fakultas Pertanian, IPB University. Total kumbang daun yang diperoleh adalah 1.040 individu yang terdiri atas 6 subfamili dan 127 morfospesies. Penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa kelimpahan dan keanekaragaman kumbang daun dipengaruhi oleh tipe penggunaan lahan lahan, tetapi tidak dengan lanskap yang berbeda.
Cognitive Operations in Eco-friendly Car Advertising
Authors: Cortés de los Ríos María Enriqueta , Negro Alousque Isabel
Published: August 2022

This paper presents a corpus-based analysis of printed eco-friendly car advertisements in English in line with the growing consumer interest in environmental issues and the development of green advertising. The aim of the research is threefold: 1) to unveil the content cognitive operations (for the purpose of this research, metonymy, metonymic chain, metaphoric amalgam and metaphor) underlying the ads and their modes of representation; 2) to examine the relationship between (i) these conceptual operations and the environmental claims made by advertisers, and (ii) the environmental claims made by advertisers and the text-image interaction. In this light, the paper yields two major findings: a) the cognitive operations underlying our corpus are usually rendered in the visual and verbal modes; b) the environmental claims underlying the ads correlate with the conceptual content and the text-image interplay. The conscious use of these mechanisms by advertisers can help the manner in which messages are interpreted.
Ethnicity and Gender in the Beat Generation
Authors: Encarnación-Pinedo Estíbaliz
Published: August 2022

Pivoting around the contrast between Jack Kerouac’s On the Road (1957) and Tim Z. Hernandez’s Mañana Means Heaven (2013), this article reopens debates about ethnic appropriation and rhetorical control in the Beat Generation. More specifically, it sets out to investigate whether the textual strategies used in Mañana Means Heaven allow ethnic minorities to escape the discursive control exerted by On the Road. Keeping in mind that Hernandez’s text acts as a counter-discursive text to Kerouac’s representation of Bea Franco (aka “the Mexican girl”) this article analyzes the different dialogues Mañana Means Heaven necessarily establishes with On the Road, which often include alliances as well as points of departure.
Hamlet Goes Legit
Authors: Huertas-Martín Víctor
Published: August 2022

Using Shakespeare’s criticism and archival theory as lenses, this article enlarges understandings of the interconnections between a complex television series and Shakespeare. Forming a Shakespearean archive, Sons of Anarchy (SOA), based on Hamlet and other plays by Shakespeare, is packed with Shakespearean allusions, rather than citations, whose impact in the overall work is yet to be explored. Shakespearean formations, identifiable in the series’ para-texts, episodes, and transmedia materials, add political weight to SOA. This intertextuality invites us to regard Shakespeare’s influence in complex television as transformative.
DESIGNING ERGONOMIC POST-COVID-19 SCHOOL FURNITURE
Authors: INCEKARA Cetin Onder
Published: August 2022

nappropriately designed classroom furniture that does not take children’s anthropometric measurements into account has a negative effect on children’s musculoskeletal systems. In this study, which kept Covid-19 pandemic policies in mind, students’ static anthropometric dimensions were measured and their descriptive statistics calculated, using mean, standard deviation, percentiles, and statistical tests, including the t-test and one-way ANOVA. A new design for ergonomically oriented classroom furniture for primary school students is proposed that takes into consideration the measured anthropometric dimensions for students’ safety, health, and well-being, and for post-Covid-19 policies. Given the results of the study, school managements must consider the gender and age of students, and take post-Covid-19 policies/protocols into account when procuring classroom furniture. Keywords Ergonomic design; school furniture; primary school students; COVID.
PLANT MAINTENANCE PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENTS SHORTFALLS
Authors: Koloane Sello David
Published: August 2022

Modern industry is faced with huge challenges in the 21st century. One the most pressing issues is poor plant performance, which erodes shareholders’ return-on-investment. Despite enormous investment in production plants, high availability continues to be unattainable. The critical review research methodology adopted for this study was based on a literature review and guided by the plant life cycle framework. It was also informed by the notion that plant failures do not only originate in the operational phase. The results indicate that some plant items failed before operation could be initiated, and that performance indicators were inadequate and ineffective. Plant availability instruments did not report on the health of the standby plants, even though designers had seen the need to have redundancy ready at all times. All of the identified shortfalls will be tested in the system dynamics maintenance model that will be developed in the future. Keywords Maintenance, Plant, Failure, Availability, Lifecycle
INCREASING WAREHOUSE THROUGHPUT THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT OF A DYNAMIC CLASS-BASED STORAGE ASSIGNMENT ALGORITHM
Authors: McInerney Sara Elizabeth , Yadavalli Sarma
Published: August 2022

This study investigates the problems faced by an agricultural wholesaler arising from an inefficient random storage assignment policy. Research was conducted on warehouse operations and storage policies. The ABC classification technique was used to create a class-based storage assignment policy. This policy was then input into an algorithm that packs products according to how frequently they are ordered. The aim of the algorithm is to store fast-moving products closest to the shipping area. If this is done, the order picking times would decrease by an average of 3 hours 20 mins per day. This would increase the warehouse’s throughput and profitability. Keywords Storage policy; SLAP; Inventory Management
REVIEW LEAN MANUFACTURING MODEL OF PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT UNDER THE PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE APPROACH TO IMPROVE EFFICIENCY IN PLASTICS INDUSTRY SMES: A CASE STUDY
Authors: Flores Juan Carlos Quiroz , Vega-Alvites Melanie Lucia
Published: August 2022

Failure to deliver orders because of low production capacity is one of the main problems faced by companies in the plastics sector. This has repercussions, creating customer dissatisfaction and directly affecting profits by increasing production costs. Among the main causes of these problems is production downtime, which is caused by high set-up times and machine failures during the production process. To solve these problems, a lean manufacturing model is proposed that includes 5S, SMED (Single Minute Exchange of Die), TPM (Total Productive Maintenance), and Jidoka tools. This model was validated in a company dedicated to the production of plastics by injection moulding, which resulted in an increase in OEE (Overall Equipment Effectiveness) of 13 per cent and a reduction in set-up times of 48 per cent. Keywords Lean Manufacturing; Efficiency; Plastic Industry; Preventive Maintenance; SME