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Neuropsychological diagnosis of a female patient with Arnold-Chiari malformation type I
Authors: Nowaczyk Natalia , Góral-Półrola Jolanta
Published: December 2023

Arnold–Chiari I malformation is a congenital malformation of the hindbrain characterized by displacement of the cerebellar tonsils into the foramen magnum, pressure on the fourth ventricle, and decreased fluid flow to the basal cisterns. It is a mild form of the neuro-cranio-vertebral syndrome (Arnold–Chiari syndrome) because in many cases it is asymptomatic or has few clinical signs and symptoms of mild severity.The case study presented in the article concerns a 16.5-year-old patient with Arnold–Chiari I malformation following surgery. Based on the neuropsychological diagnosis, clinical symptoms that might result from the course of structural and functional changes in the hindbrain in Arnold–Chiari I syndrome were described and explained. The following were observed: selective difficulties in planning and concentration (maintaining the direction of action) and a weakening of visual perception (described by the patient as a subjective state of derealization).The results of the neuropsychological diagnosis point to certain practical implications for the further therapeutic treatment of patients with a mild form of Arnold–Chiari I malformation, especially as there is a risk of clinical symptoms changing over time due to the posibility of progressive neurodegenerative changes in the hindbrain.
Differences in physiological traits and protein expression between glyphosate-tolerant glandless cotton and its wild type
Authors: CHEN XIANHONG , BAH ALIEU MOHAMED , LIN LI , ZHU SHUIJIN , WU FEIBO
Published: December 2023

Physiological traits and proteomic expression were compared between EPSPS-G6 transgenic glyphosate-tolerant glandless upland cotton (GT) and its non-transgenic wild type (non-GT). GT showed higher net photosynthetic rate at boll setting stage (BSS) than non-GT, with higher stomatal conductance (gs), intercellular CO2 concentration (Ci) and transpiration rate (E) at the beginning of boll open stage (BBOS), but lower in Ci at BSS. Contents of chlorophyll a, chlorophyll b and chlorophyll a+b in GT were uniformly significantly less than those in non-GT at BSS and BBOS. Insertion of EPSPS gene had altered uptake of mineral nutrients: GT demonstrated less concentrations in N, Mg and K, but higher in P, Ca, Fe, K, Cu, Mn and Zn compared with non-GT. Contents of soluble sugar at BSS and BBOS and soluble protein at PFS and BSS in GT were significantly higher than non-GT; but GT had lower soluble sugar content at PFS and soluble protein at squaring stage. GT recorded significantly higher activities in superoxide dismutase and catalase, but lower in peroxidase and ascorbate peroxidase compared with non-GT. Proteomic alteration in leaves of GT vs non-GT was analyzed using 2-DE coupled with mass spectrometry. Eleven differentially expressed proteins were identified, of which 7 and 4 spots being up- and down- regulated, respectively. GT showed up-regulated expression of RuBisCO large subunit, CP4EPSPS, and ATP synthase, but down-regulated glutamate-1-semialdehyde-2, 1-aminomutase and manganesestabilising protein, respectively.
Crop water use, nutrient content and uptake as influenced by irrigation and nitrogen management in potato (Solanum tuberosum) – maize (Zea mays) cropping system
Authors: VERMA SUNIL KUMAR , IDNANI L K
Published: December 2023

Field experiment was conducted in two consecutive rabi and summer seasons at IARI, New Delhi to study the effect of methods and regimes of irrigation and levels of nitrogen on water use, nutrient content and uptake in potato–maize cropping system. Significant improvement in crop height, yield attributes, yield, nutrients uptake, consumptive use, rate of water use and soil moisture extraction were with conventional furrow irrigation, irrigation at 60 mm CPE and with integrated nitrogen supply of 120 kg N (urea) + 30 kg N (FYM)/ha . Higher nitrogen dose reduced the specific gravity of potato. The highest water-use efficiency (364.5 kg/ha-cm) was recorded with irrigation at 100 mm CPE. Irrigation methods or regimes used in potato had no effect on succeeding maize. While, application of 120 kg N (urea) + 30 kg N (FYM)/ha recorded significantly higher grain (1.57 tonnes/ha) and stover (6.41 tonnes/ha) yields and nutrients uptake; application 150 kg N/ha through urea was at par.
Linking research institute with post offices for dissemination of agricultural technologies: an action research
Authors: DUBEY SHANTANU KUMAR , BURMAN R R , VIJAYARAGAVAN K , SHARMA J P , SINGH ISHWARY , SANGEETHA V , GUPTA H S
Published: December 2023

Action research on establishing linkages with post office in dissemination of agricultural technology was conducted. In the first phase of the study, the post offices and their personnel (n=50) at district, block and villages levels in the district of Sitapur of Uttar Pradesh were contacted to explore the linkage possibility. The trend analysis of post office works showed that during last 10 years (since the popularization of mobile phone), there was sharp decline (about 50%) in the mail and delivery of ordinary post. Similarly, the sale of postal stamp and revenue stamp had declined to the same extent. However, the collaborative activities and tie-up with other agencies like bank, investment agency, insurance departments, etc had increased (15–20%) considerably which was the opportunity for establishing linkage. The major possible linkage activities as felt by the post office personnel was dissemination of quality seed and related package of practices of IARI. Based on the findings of first phase, up to rabi 2011–12, 1 014 farmers under seven post offices in two blocks namely Sidhauli and Kasmanda covering 30 villages were reached through this approach. The major crops included in the programme are wheat, paddy, pigeonpea, bajra, mustard, bottle gourd, pumpkin and okra. It was observed that more than 90% of the farmers received the seed of above crops sent through post office within 4–6 days of despatch from IARI. With a particular case of wheat, total 780 kg seed of IARI wheat varieties (HD 2733 and HD 2824) was sent by post to the farmers of the study area during rabi 2009–10. Survey was conducted with the identified farmers (n=200) to analyse the feedback of the farmers regarding IARI seeds, seed sending mechanism and related issues. The performance of IARI crop variety was found superior as compared to prevailing popular varieties. Farmers as well as village post office personnel found this approach very effective and successful means for making the improved agricultural technologies available in the rural areas in relatively lesser time and cost. The economic viability of this approach was found superior for low volume-high value crops than high volume crops. Capacity building of farmers and post office personnel was done to enhance their level of agricultural knowledge; and cost sharing for high volume crops further helped to improve the sustainability dimension of this approach. Based on the findings, empirical model was emanated.
Bioherbicidal activity of Streptomyces spp isolated from tobacco rhizosphere against certain dicot and monocot weeds
Authors: SUBHASHINI D V
Published: December 2023

A bioherbicide is a biologically based control agent for weeds that utilize such naturally occurring enemies, rather than depending on man-made chemicals. Out of 12 isolates of Streptomyces spp. obtained from tobacco rhizosphere two isolates (SI and SII) were found to be efficient in suppressing the weeds. Growth pattern of the isolates was studied. Isolate SII was found to be more effective against weeds. Weedicidal activity of Streptomyces was tested against two dicot and two monocot weeds of tobacco fields, viz. Solanum nigrum, Sorghum halepense, Eleusine indica and Euphorbia hirta. Streptomyces Isolate SII showed faster growth and effective bioherbicidal activity. There was a significant and progressive reduction in dry weight of all the weed species treated with the extracts of 3 to 9 day old cultures of Streptomyces isolate SI and SII. The reduction in dry weight was better in case of isolate SII than isolate SI and the dry weight reduction was comparable with 2,4-D.
Niveles de ploidía en plantas nativas y cultivadas de la familia Amaryllidaceae del Paraguay
Authors: Irala Daniela E. , Gianini Aquino Analia C. , Rodriguez Mata Orlando A. , Honfi Ana I. , Daviña Julio Ruben
Published: December 2023

La tribu Hippeastreae es compleja taxonómicamente, cariológicamente variable y posee importancia fitoquímica y ornamental, cuyo centro de distribución se encuentra en la región subtropical de Sudamérica. Particularmente, Paraguay dispone de escasa información sobre citología y reproducción de procedencias nativas de esta tribu. A fin de contribuir con la caracterización de fitorecursos paraguayos nativos de la tribu, se ha determinado el nivel de ploidía con técnicas citogenéticas, citometría de flujo y caracterización reproductiva sobre fertilidad. Se analizaron individuos de poblaciones naturales y de material cultivado del Departamento Central, Paraguay, durante los años 2019 y 2022. Se encontraron los siguientes números somáticos: Habranthus brachyandrus (Baker) Sealy, 2n = 4x = 24; Habranthus tubispathus (L’Hér.) Traub, 2n = 4x = 24; Hippeastrum puniceum (Lam.) Voss, 2n = 2x = 22; H. vittatum (L’Her.) Herb., 2n = 4x = 44; y Z. mesochloa Herb. ex Lindl., 2n = 2x = 12. Mediante citometría de flujo en tejidos foliares se confirmó el nivel de ploidía diploide en individuos de Hippeastrum reticulatum (L’Hér.) Herb (2n = 2x = 22) y tetraploide en Habranthus brachyandrus (2n = 4x = 24). La fertilidad analizada por la viabilidad de polen y producción media de semillas fue de 79% y 20 semillas por cápsula en Hippeastrum puniceum, 96% y 12 semillas/cápsula en H. vittatum, 83% y 43,75 semillas/cápsula en Z. mesochloa y 65,25 semillas/ cápsula en Habranthus brachyandrus. Los aportes sobre fertilidad, números cromosómicos y nivel de ploidía de Habranthus brachyandrus, H. tubispathus, Hippeastrum vittatum y H. reticulatum son primicia para Paraguay.
[ARTICULO CORREGIDO] Identidad de Monvillea haageana (Cactaceae) especie nativa del Paraguay
Authors: Pin Ferreira Ana Beatriz , Rodríguez Montiel Liz , Friesen Ratzlaff Verena , Oakley Luis
Published: December 2023

Se estudia una especie poco conocida y colectada en nuestro país. Se trata de un taxón aparentemente endémico de la región biogeográfica Chaqueña, que desde que fue descrito en 1948 no ha sido colectado y/o identificado, así como tampoco se conocía su real distribución geográfica. Hace unos años (2017) se colectó un ejemplar que aquí se considera corresponde a esta especie y que está depositado en el herbario de la Colonia Fernheim (Filadelfia). Por esta razón, en el año 2021 se visitó la localidad donde fue hallada (Dpto. Boquerón) y se colectaron más ejemplares. Como resultado de este trabajo se aportan datos para clarificar la distribución de M. haageana, hasta ahora solo citada para Paraguay, sin más detalles. Además, se amplía la información botánica, fenológica y ecológica de esta especie; también se menciona su uso por poblaciones humanas; y se presenta un mapa preliminar de su distribución.
The influence of audiovisual materials as a teaching technique in seventh-grade students’ English learning process
Authors: Gélvez Capacho Daniel Fernando
Published: December 2023

This study aimed at analyzing the influence of audiovisual materials in the English learning process among seventh-grade students from a Colombian high school. To this end, a case study was conducted; this approach emphasized an exploration of the interactions, attitudes and behaviors of the students and the teacher inside the classroom. Data was collected through five non-participant observations, seven semi-structured interviews and sixteen open-ended questionnaires. The information comprised the opinions and the attitudes from the teacher and the students when audiovisual materials were used while learning English. The analysis of the data signaled a positive influence of audiovisual materials among the students, since it increased their vocabulary, pronunciation and motivation. Furthermore, it allowed the English teacher to explore innovative teaching techniques.
REKONSTRUKSI PERTANGGUNGJAWABAN PIDANA DALAM PENGELOLAAN PENERIMAAN BUKAN PAJAK (PNBP) DI INDONESIA
Authors: Sinaga Benny R.P. , Pramugar Rintiis N.
Published: December 2023

Optimalisasi Penerimaan Negara Bukan Pajak (PNBP) melalui melalui penguatan regulasi turunan dari Undang-Undang Nomor 9 Tahun 2018 tentang Penerimaan Negara Bukan Pajak (UU PNBP), seperti Peraturan Pemerintah (PP) No. 58 Tahun 2020 tentang Pengelolaan PNBP, dan Peraturan Menteri Keuangan (PMK) Nomor 58 Tahun 2023 tentang Perubahan atas Peraturan Menteri Keuangan Nomor 155/PMK.02/2021 tentang Tata Cara Pengelolaan Penerimaan Negara Bukan Pajak, masih belum sejalan dengan penguatan doktrin pertanggungjawaban yang telah banyak berlaku di beberapa negara. berdasarkan kajian yuridis dan studi literature, dihasilkan dua kesimpulan. Pertama, ketentuan pidana dalam UU PNBP hanya mengatur pertanggungjawaban berdasarkan kesalahan, sehingga belum mampu menjangkau pada pertanggungjawaban hukum yang adil dalam hal  setiap subjek hukum agar bertindak sesuai   dengan   standar   kehati-hatian   yang   patut   dan   saling   timbal   balik, serta kewajiban   melakukan   pemulihan   atas   kerugian   yang terjadi dalam   hal   suatu perbuatan menimbulkan kerugian. Kedua, pengaturan pertanggungjawaban pidana yang ideal dalam UU PNBP dilakukan dengan mengadopsi doktrin pertanggungjawaban tanpa   kesalahan, seperti strict liability, vicarious liability, dan secondary liability.
SİVAS’IN GÜRÜN İLÇESİNE BAĞLI YOLGEÇEN VE GÜLDEDE KÖYLERİNDEKİ ÖLÜMÜ DÜŞÜNDÜREN İNANÇ VE UYGULAMALAR
Authors: POLAT Hilal
Published: December 2023

Ölüm olayının gerçekleşmeden hemen öncesinde, ölümün yaklaştığına dair bazı belirtilerin olduğuna inanılmaktadır. Her kültürde var olan bu inançlar, sembollerin ve yorumlamanın etkisiyle farklılık göstermektedir. Bu çalışmada Sivas’ın Gürün ilçesine bağlı Yolgeçen Köyü ve Güldede Köyü’nde ölüm belirtisi olarak kabul edilen inanç ve uygulamaların incelenmesine karar verilmiştir. Araştırma alanının konuya uygun olduğunun gözlemlenmesinin ardından sorular hazırlanmıştır. Çalışma sırasında derinlemesine görüşme formu ve katılımcı gözlem tekniği kullanılmıştır. Çalışmada Sünni ve Alevi olmak üzere iki görüş ayrı ayrı incelenmiş ve kültürel farklılıklar varsa ortaya çıkarılması amaçlanmıştır. Ancak iki topluluk arasında gerçekleşen kültürleşmenin etkisiyle çok az farklılık gözlemlenmiştir. Araştırılan topluluklarda ölümden sonra yaşamın devam ettiği inancının da etkisiyle insanlar ölümden hem korkmuş hem de ölümü merak etmişlerdir. Bunun doğrultusunda ölüm öncesindeki ecel belirtilerinin neler olduğunu bulmaya çalışmışlardır. İnsanlar etraflarında olup biten her şeyi gözlemlemeye çalışarak birtakım sonuçlara varmışlardır. Ölümün belirtisi olduğu düşünülen inanç ve uygulamalar; hayvan ve bitkilere bağlı olan, rüyada görülen olaylara bağlı olan, doğa olaylarına bağlı olan, eşyalara bağlı olan, hastanın fiziki ve psikolojik değişikliklerine bağlı olan ve ölümü çağrıştıran diğer inançlar olarak altı başlıkta sınıflandırılmıştır. Sınıflandırılan bu inanç ve uygulamalar insanların zihninde önemli yer edinmiş ve ölüme bakış açısını genişletip, insanların ölümden sonraki yaşam inancını kuvvetlendirmiştir. Elde edilen bulgulara bakıldığında, topluluklara ölümü çağrıştırdığı düşünülen inançlar, onlar için birer sembol hâline gelmiş ve semboller sayesinde nesiller arasında aktarımı sağlanmıştır.
Asset Management, Optimization of Asset Use, and its Effect on Local Own-Source Revenue
Authors: Linuhung Tiara Setra , Mediawati Elis
Published: December 2023

Assets are one of the tools to generate revenue for a country. Given the important role of assets, this study aims to comprehensively determine the effect of asset management and asset optimization on PAD. The method used is literature study with descriptive analysis. The research results from 13 regions, 6 of which show that asset management has an effect on PAD, 2 regions state that asset management has no effect on PAD, 2 regions prove that asset optimization has an effect on PAD, and 3 regions state that asset management has no effect on PAD. The author can also conclude that asset management/management and asset optimization are closely related and affect each other.
12-14 YAŞ GRUBU FUTBOLCULARA UYGULANAN 8 HAFTALIK CORE ANTRENMANININ SÜRAT VE DENGE ÜZERİNE ETKİSİNİN İNCELENMESİ
Authors: GÜCÜK Semih , AYDOĞMUŞ Mert
Published: December 2023

Bu çalışmanın amacı, 8 hafta süre ile uygulanan core antrenman programının 12-14 yaş futbol oynayan çocuklardaki denge ve sürat performansı üzerine etkisinin araştırılmasıdır. Çalışmaya, yaş ortalamaları 12.88±0.71 olmak üzere toplamda 32 futbol oynayan çocuk gönüllü olarak katılmıştır. Sporcular rastgele Core Antrenman Grubu (CAG) (n:15) ve Kontrol grubu (KG) (n:17) olmak üzere 2 gruba ayrılmıştır. Deney grubu 8 hafta boyunca haftada 3 gün kendi futbol antrenmanlarına ek olarak core antrenmanlara katılmıştır. Kontrol grubu sadece kendi futbol antrenmanlarına katılım sağlamıştır. Verileri analiz etmek için SPSS 22 paket programı kullanılmıştır. Dağılımın normalliğine karar vermek için basıklık ve çarpıklık değerlerinden yararlanılmıştır. Bağımsız iki grup karşılaştırmasında t-testi (Independent sample t-testi) bağımlı iki grubun karşılaştırılmasında Paired Sample t test kullanılmıştır. Varyansın homojenliğini belirlemek için Levene istatistiği kullanılmıştır. Elde edilen değerlerin anlamlı olup olmadığının yorumlanmasında 0.05 anlamlılık düzeyi ölçüt olarak kullanılmıştır. Araştırmanın bulgularına göre, 8 hafta süre ile uygulanan core antrenman programının; 20m sprint performansı ön test son test değerleri arasında istatistiksel olarak anlamlı bir fark ortaya çıkmıştır (t16=2.70; p
Digital Marketing Sebagai Strategi Komunikasi Pemasaran Rayyan Aqiqah Dalam Menjangkau Target Pasar
Authors: Arfan Aulia Rachman
Published: December 2023

Entering the era of marketing 4.0, marketing methods have shifted or transformed from traditional/conventional ways (offline) to electronic or digital ways (online), namely marketing methods using digital devices, namely websites and social media. This concept has begun to be applied by Aqiqah and food catering business actors in the city of Medan, namely Rayyan Aqiqah in marketing their service products anytime (real-time) and anywhere if connected to interconnection networking (internet). The problems raised, namely:. How is the digital marketing as strategy Rayyan Aqiqah's to reach its target market. This study uses a qualitative descriptive research with a phenomenological approach regarding digital marketing as a marketing communication strategy for an Rayyan Aqiqah in reaching the target market, then analyzed by data reduction, data presentation, and drawing conclusions. While the theory used in this research is the theory of integrated marketing communication strategy, Digital marketing strategy element Digital Comersialitation 4C Thomas Joseph theory, and marketing communication digital strategy AISAS model Dentsu theory. The results of this study explain that the Digital Marketing concept implemented by business people, namely Rayyan Aqiqah has succeeded in promoting, marketing and obtaining a more massive target market, namely prospective consumers to use service and product service in digital media and are able to maintain bussiness continuity against bussiness competitors kind.
Pola Komunikasi Organisasi untuk Meningkatkan Solidaritas dalam Menghadapi Konflik Internal di UPTD SMP Negeri 2 Lima Puluh Pesisir
Authors: Irma Suryani
Published: December 2023

Komunikasi merupakan bagian yang terpenting dalam kehidupan kita, termasuk dalam organisasi. Seluruh konflik yang terjadi dalam organisasi dapat diselesaikan dengan pemilihan pola komunikasi yang baik. Komunikasi yang terjalin antara atasan dan bawahan merupakan komunikasi antarpersonal yang dapat membuat suasana organisasi menjadi hangat dan harmonis. Oleh karena itu, diperlukan sebuah pola komunikasi dalam organisasi agar dapat meningkatkan solidaritas yang tinggi diantara atasan dan bawahan pada khususnya. Penelitian ini dilaksanakan di UPTD SMP N 2 Lima Puluh Pesisir Kabupaten Batu Bara dengan menggunakan penelitian kualitatif deskriptif. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan dengan menggunakan pola komunikasi struktur lingkaran yang mendahulukan komunikasi antara anggota secara keseluruhan dapat memberikan pengaruh terhadap yang lainnya. Pemecahan masalah integratif, konflik antar kelompok diubah menjadi situasi pemecahan masalah bersama dan dapat diselesaikan melalui teknik-teknik pemecahan masalah. Secara bersama, pihak-pihak yang bertentangan mencoba untuk memecahkan masalah yang timbul diantara mereka.
Le regard des étudiants en master 1 MEEF 2nd degré (Lettres) sur le français de scolarisation
Authors: Paul Stéphanie
Published: December 2023

Des étudiants en master 1 MEEF (2nd degré) Lettres de l’université de Strasbourg ont été interrogés sur les différences qu’ils perçoivent entre le français de scolarisation (FLSco) et le français ordinaire de communication. Une question ouverte, relative aux spécificités du français utilisé en milieu scolaire, a été soumise à un total de 31 étudiants. L’analyse des réponses obtenues a permis de dégager un certain nombre de caractéristiques du FLSco qui ont été comparées avec les données prélevées auprès d’autres publics (étudiants et enseignants). La comparaison a révélé des spécificités propres aux étudiants de master 1 MEEF (2nd degré) Lettres. Si certaines caractéristiques ont été abondamment décrites par ce groupe, des dimensions du FLSco n’ont guère été abordées. Ces dernières sont donc à renforcer, et ce dès la formation initiale des professeurs afin de favoriser l’accès aux apprentissages des élèves, qu’il s’agisse de nouveaux arrivants allophones ou de natifs francophones dont la langue de communication quotidienne diffère de la norme du français en usage en milieu scolaire. Une meilleure compréhension du concept de langue de scolarisation et une plus grande explicitation des couleurs prises par le français en contexte scolaire est une nécessité pour tout futur enseignant, quelle que soit sa discipline. Aborder les contenus disciplinaires à travers le concept de français langue de scolarisation ouvre de nouvelles perspectives didactiques qui profitent à l’ensemble des élèves.
« Bienvenue sur Radio Wagner sans frontière » : une webradio pour apprendre le français langue seconde / français langue de scolarisation (FLS/FLSco)
Authors: Wahl Linda
Published: December 2023

L’apprentissage du FLS/FLSco est un enjeu majeur pour une scolarisation réussie, c’est aussi un réel défi pour l’enseignant. Le recours à la webradio offre de multiples opportunités pour mettre l’apprenant en situation de production orale et écrite et ainsi lui faciliter l’entrée dans sa nouvelle langue de scolarisation. Dans cet article, nous présenterons la webradio du dispositif UPE2A d’une école élémentaire à Mulhouse. Nous montrerons en quoi cet outil peut favoriser la coopération entre pairs. L’expérience décrite démontre aussi l’impact positif que la webradio peut avoir sur l’inclusion scolaire de l’élève allophone et sur la parentalité.
Glycaemic outcomes in adults with type 1 diabetes transitioning towards advanced automated insulin delivery systems – a real-world analysis at a Swiss tertiary centre
Authors: Lehmann Vera , Noti Franco , Laimer Markus , Stettler Christoph , Züger Thomas
Published: December 2023

AIMS OF THE STUDY: To assess glucose levels in adults with diabetes at a Swiss tertiary hospital when transitioning from insulin delivery with a sensor-augmented pump with (predictive) low-glucose suspend ([P]LGS) to a hybrid-closed loop (HCL) and from a HCL to an advanced hybrid-closed loop (AHCL).
METHODS: Continuous glucose monitoring data for 44 adults with type 1 diabetes transitioning from (P)LGS to hybrid-closed loop and from hybrid-closed loop to advanced hybrid-closed loop were analysed, including the percentage of time spent within, below, and above glucose ranges. In addition, a subgroup analysis (n = 14) of individuals undergoing both transitions was performed.
RESULTS: The transition from a (P)LGS to a hybrid-closed loop was associated with increased time in range (6.6% [2.6%–12.7%], p <0.001) and decreased time above range (5.6% [2.3%–12.7%], p <0.001). The transition from a hybrid-closed loop to an advanced hybrid-closed loop was associated with increased time in range (1.6% [−0.5%–4.5%], p = 0.046) and decreased time above range (1.5% [–1.8%–5.6%], p = 0.050). Both transitions did not change the time below range. In the subgroup analysis ([P]LGS → HCL → AHCL), the time in range increased from 69.4% (50.3%–79.2%) to 76.5% (65.3%–81.3%) and 78.7% (69.7%–85.8%), respectively (p <0.001).
CONCLUSIONS: Glucose levels significantly improved when transitioning from a (P)LGS to a hybrid-closed loop. Glucose levels improved further when switching from a hybrid-closed loop to an advanced hybrid-closed loop. However, the added benefit of an advanced hybrid-closed loop was comparably smaller. This pattern was also reflected in the subgroup analysis.
Diretivas para Aplicação de Realidade Aumentada Móvel na Educação
Authors: Nunes Alexandre B. , Lunardi Gabriel Machado , Maran Vinícus
Published: December 2023

A utilização de ferramentas tecnológicas na educação tem sido amplamente discutida nos dias atuais. Entre estas diferentes tecnologias está a Realidade Aumentada Móvel (RAM), a qual também tem sido foco da discussão científica em diversos trabalhos recentes. Considerando o aumento da utilização destas ferramentas, se apresenta como oportunidade de pesquisa a busca sobre diretrizes que possam auxiliar aos desenvolvedores na criação destas aplicações para educação, detalhando processos e passos a serem seguidos na sua elaboração. Neste contexto, este trabalho apresenta o processo de elaboração de um conjunto de diretrizes que tem como objetivo formar uma sequencia de instruções para nortear os desenvolvedores na criação de aplicações de RAM para educação.
Technology-Driven Economic Behaviours: The Role of Willingness to Disclose Personal Data in Online Buying and Webrooming
Authors: Urbonavičius Sigitas , Degutis Mindaugas
Published: December 2023

Digitalization predetermines variety of economic behaviours that either happen online or integrate online and offline options. For instance, omni-channelling in retail gives buyers options of e-buying and webrooming (searching online, but purchasing offline). This paper highlights the role of willingness of buyers to disclose their personal data in regard to the two behaviours. The willingness is impacted by perceived benefits, privacy risks and trust in a store; relationships between all factors are grounded on social exchange theory. Empirical data from 964 respondents were analysed with the use of structural equation modelling. The findings showed indirect effect of willingness to disclose personal data on webrooming, clarified the way how privacy risks impact the willingness in regard to the two behaviours and confirmed the impact of online buying on webrooming. This way they helped to reduce addressed research gaps and present a substantial novelty.
Comparison of Vertical and Horizontal Subsurface Constructed Wetland for Water Pollutant Reduction of Brantas River
Authors: Wahyuningtias Nurullah , Yulistyorini Anie , Prasetyo Sherina Catrin , Ariestadi Dian
Published: December 2023

Improving the water quality of the Brantas River can be achieved by implementing nature-based technology by using the Brantas River as a raw water source for clean water. In this research, subsurface flow constructed wetlands, which include vertical subsurface constructed wetlands (VSSFCWs) and horizontal subsurface constructed wetlands (HSSFCWs), are used as a sustainable and low-cost approach to improve water quality. The VSSFCW system is configured with a layer of gravel substrate, Heliconia psittacorum, and a layer of activated carbon. The configuration for the HSSFCW system is also similar but without the activated carbon layer. This research aimed to determine the quality of the post-treatment water using CWs as an eco-garden to reduce pollutants from the Brantas River. Measurement of water samples from the reactor with laboratory-scale dimensions at the Environmental Laboratory of the State University of Malang, where water samples were taken from the Dam Kadalpang, Brantas River. These measurements were made on physicochemical parameters such as pH, DO, temperature, conductivity, salinity, turbidity, TDS, BOD, and COD. There were four observation points in this research, namely VSSFCW with Heliconia psittacorum and control VSSFCW without plants, where both were given an activated carbon layer, as well as HSSFCW with Heliconia psittacorum and control HSSFCW without plants. The results of data analysis showed that both CWs systems with plants were able to reduce turbidity up to 99% and BOD with a performance efficiency reaching 89%. Both systems also removed COD with a removal efficiency of 73%. TDS was also reduced in both CWs, although there was no significant difference. Similar results were obtained in conductivity and salinity. The pH, temperature, and DO conditions at each observation point met the quality standards and recommendations of previous studies, which became one of the factors supporting the reduction performance of the VSSFCW system. The pollutant degradation capability of the CWs system shows that it can reduce pollutants in the water and it is suitable for use as raw water in the production of clean water.
Aquifer Management Establishing a Tradable Water Rights System: The Effect of Natural Discharge and Salinity
Authors: Tsiarapas Athanasios , Mallios Zisis
Published: December 2023

Economic instruments such as tradable water rights systems have been proposed as cost-effective methods for managing groundwater. The relevant literature shows that the majority of the relevant studies do not consider aquifer’s natural discharge, which is expected to have a significant impact on the determination of the optimal groundwater management policy. This paper attempts to highlight the impact of considering natural discharge in the formulation of groundwater management policies. Thus, two different cases of aquifer management are considered and the corresponding time-dynamic problems are solved by considering natural discharge in order to derive optimal trajectories for a number of key variables. These cases are (1) non-intervention – full competition and (2) intervention with a tradable water rights system. The results obtained from simulations on a coastal aquifer show that indeed not considering the natural discharge leads to an overestimation of the benefits from groundwater consumption that can reach 5.79% in the case of non-intervention and in the case of intervention with a tradable water rights system.
Estimates of PM2.5 Concentration Based on Aerosol Optical Thickness Data Using Ensemble Learning with Support Vector Machine and Decision Tree
Authors: Sangpradid Satith , Uttha Theeraya , Aroonsri Ilada
Published: December 2023

Air pollution, particularly fine particulate matter with a diameter of 2.5 micrometers or less (PM2.5), is a significant public health concern in many regions worldwide, including the northeastern region of Thailand. This study investigates the correlation between PM2.5 concentrations and meteorological spatial datasets such as surface relative humidity (SRH), surface wind speed (SPD), visibility (Vis), surface temperature (ST), and aerosol optical thickness (AOT) in the region. GIS techniques and the inverse distance weighting technique were used to create spatial maps of the meteorological datasets and ground station PM2.5 measurements. Pearson correlation analysis was performed to examine the relationship between PM2.5 and the meteorological datasets. Decision tree and support vector machine (SVM) algorithms were employed to estimate PM2.5 concentrations based on the spatial datasets. The results showed that Vis and ST have a moderate positive linear relationship with PM2.5, while AOT has a moderate negative linear relationship. SRH and SPD have weak relationships with PM2.5. The decision tree and SVM algorithms demonstrated a strong positive correlation between estimated and measured PM2.5 concentrations. The study shows that machine learning algorithms can be effective tools for estimating PM2.5 concentration based on AOT data, and feature selection can improve model performance. Ensemble learning could be employed to further improve model performance, particularly in regions with high spatial variability. Overall, the study provides a promising approach for estimating PM2.5 concentration using machine learning algorithms and AOT data.
Pharmaceuticals in Municipal Wastewater – Two Case Studies of Uptake in Fish and Crayfish (Pacifastacus leniusculus) in Aquaria Experiment and In-field Sampling
Authors: Waldetoft Hannes , Esfahani Bahare , Viktor Tomas , Karlsson O. Magnus
Published: December 2023

In the receiving areas of effluents from municipal wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs), aquatic organisms are threatened by adverse effects due to exposure to pharmaceutical residues. To elucidate the uptake of pharmaceuticals in fish, measurements were made in bile of brown trout (Salmo trutta) exposed in aquaria to 100% effluent water and in muscle, liver, kidney, and bile in northern pike (Esox lucius), European perch (Perca fluviatilis) and common rudd (Scardinius erythrophthalmus) from a lake receiving municipal wastewater. Pharmaceuticals were also measured in hepatopancreas of signal crayfish (Pacifastacus leniusculus). In addition to the measurements in fish and crayfish, pharmaceuticals were measured in the effluent, upstream and downstream of the WWTPs. In effluent water, pharmaceuticals were detected in the µg/L range, with the highest concentrations being of commonly prescribed NSAIDs and hypertension drugs, such as diclofenac, ibuprofen, naproxen, losartan, and metoprolol. However, the differences in concentrations between different sampling occasions were high, indicating a need for repeated sampling to obtain representative average concentrations. Pharmaceuticals in fish samples showed strong tendencies to species and tissue-specific partitioning. Levels of diclofenac in the brown trout bile were within the range of 4–16 µg/g w.w and naproxen within 37–170 ng/g w.w, while for all other pharmaceuticals, they were below detection limits. Several other pharmaceuticals were present in a similar order of magnitude in the effluent as diclofenac, suggesting diclofenac has a strong partitioning to trout bile. In the wild fish, the highest number of detected pharmaceuticals and the highest levels were observed in kidney of pike. Diclofenac in pike kidney was at most 37 ng/g w.w, followed by propranolol (20 ng/g w.w) and losartan (18 ng/g w.w). In crayfish, no pharmaceuticals were detected. The results suggest that the kidney of pike is a suitable tissue for evaluating pharmaceuticals in fish, while hepatopancreas of signal crayfish is not.
A Systematic Review of Green Apparel Manufacturing
Authors: Jain Sweta , Kalapurackal Jacob Joseph
Published: December 2023

The purpose of this paper is to conduct a systematic review of the literature on green manufacturing practices in the apparel industry to map green practices across various apparel manufacturing departments. The review includes academic journal articles that were retrieved between March 2013 and March 2023 from several different databases. As part of a comprehensive literature assessment, content analysis was applied to 138 publications that were published in peer-reviewed journals over ten years. Green practices in garment manufacturing process are covered, including product design, raw material procurement, fabric spreading, cutting, sewing and assembly, washing, printing and embroidery, finishing, and packing. The review of eco-friendly production practices at each phase of the production process shows the variety and complexity of green practices in apparel production companies. However, there is a lack of research on the conditions of developing countries, where the majority of apparel production takes place, as well as on the methods used in the manufacture of garments. The study is distinct in that it focuses solely on the garment manufacturing industry, and will not include textiles because the production processes for textiles and clothing are fundamentally different. This study assists managers in building a company’s sustainability competency by outlining best practices at various phases of production. It also provides scholars with a uniform representation of environmentally sustainable practices to spur additional scholarly investigation.
Metal Recovery from Electronic Waste in the Framework of the Circular Economy
Authors: Clarizia Laura
Published: December 2023

Electronic and electrical waste or e-waste is rapidly emerging as a leading waste category, constituting approximately 8% of municipal waste. In 2019, around 53.6 million metric tons of e-waste were generated. Projections indicate a surge up to nearly 74 million metric tons of e-waste by 2030. Recycling and recovery of metals and other constituents from e-waste have become pivotal issues, raising significant environmental and socioeconomic concerns.
A Scalable and Stacked Ensemble Approach to Improve Intrusion Detection in Clouds
Authors: Ghazi Mohd. Rehan , Raghava N. S.
Published: December 2023

The availability of automated data collection techniques and the growth in the amount of data collected from cloud network traffic and cloud resource activities has transformed into a big data challenge, compelling the engagement of big data tools to handle, manage, and interpret it. A single classification method may fail to execute successfully for the amount of acquired data. Despite being more complex and consuming more computational resources, the research shows that stacking-based ensemble Machine Learning (ML) methodologies perform better in data classification approaches than single classifiers. This research proposes Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS), both based on the ensemble of ML algorithms built on the Stacked Generalization Approach (SGA) and big data technology. The suggested approaches are tested and assessed on NSL-KDD and UNSW-NB15 datasets, utilizing a Gain Ration (GR) based Feature Selection (FS) approach, J48, OneR, Support Vector Machine (SVM), Random Forest (RF), Multi- layer Perceptron (MLP) and Extreme Gradient Boosting (XGBoost) classifiers and Apache Spark, a prominent big data processing platform. The first technique involves storing data on HDFS, while the second involves selecting the most suitable subset of base classifiers for stacking. A thorough performance investigation reveals that our proposed model outperforms other current IDS models either in terms of accuracy or FPR or other performance metrics, in discovering intrusions for the Cloud.
Design of Fractional Verhulst Model for Displacement Prediction of Landslide Based on the Optimization of Beetle Antennae Algorithm
Authors: Yang Xiaoping , Li Zhehong , Tan Kai , Zhu Xing , Liu Guanghui , Jiang Li
Published: December 2023

Landslides significantly impact economic development and public safety. Aiming at the problem of insufficient prediction accuracy of the displacement data series of the traditional grey Verhulst model, this paper proposes a fractional Verhulst model optimized using the beetle tentacle search algorithm. First, based on the grey Verhulst model, a fractional order operator is introduced to accurately adjust the magnitude between cumulative values, constructing a fractional order-based grey Verhulst model. Expanding the accumulative order range improves prediction performance. Second, the fractional operator is optimized. The beetle antennae search algorithm finds the optimal fractional order between 0 and 1 in the grey Verhulst model, minimizing average relative error. Finally, using Heifangtai landslide group displacement data from Gansu Province, simulation experiments verified that the model has higher fitting accuracy and prediction effect than the traditional grey Verhulst model, Huang's improved Verhulst model, GM (1,1) model, cubic exponential smoothing model, and DGM (2,1) model. The average relative error is 2.949 %. Results show that the beetle antennae search algorithm optimized fractional order grey prediction model significantly improves fitting and prediction effect on data. The optimized fractional Verhulst model is more suitable for predicting landslide displacement deformation.
Research on Pedestrian Detection Based on Multimodal Infor-mation Fusion
Authors: Yang Xiaoping , Li Zhehong , Liu Yuan , Huang Ran , Tan Kai , Huang Lin
Published: December 2023

Aiming at the matter that pedestrian detection in the autonomous driving system is vulnerable to the influence of the external environment and the detector supported single sensor modal detector has poor performance beneath the condition of enormous amendment of unrestricted light-weight, this paper proposes a fusion of light and thermal infrared dual mode pedestrian detection methodology. Firstly, 1 × 1 convolution and expanded convolution square measure are introduced within the residual network, and also the ROI Align methodology is employed to exchange the ROI Pooling method-ology to map the candidate box to the feature layer to optimize the Faster R-CNN. Secondly, the loss performance of the generalized intersection over union (GIoU) is employed because of the loss performance of the prediction box positioning regression; finally, supported by the improved Faster R-CNN, four forms of multimodal neural network structures square measure designed to fuse visible and thermal infrared pictures. According to experimental findings, the proposed technique outperforms current mainstream detection algorithms on the KAIST dataset. As compared to the conventional ACF + T + THOG pedestrian detector, the AP is 8.38 percentage points greater. Compared to the visible light pedestrian detector, the miss rate is 5.34 percentage points lower.
Pepper Target Recognition and Detection Based on Improved YOLO v4
Authors: Tan Zhiyuan , Chen Bin , Sun Liying , Xu Huimin , Zhang Kun , Chen Feng
Published: December 2023

In order to improve visual recognition accuracy of pepper and provide reliable technical support for agricultural production, an improved YOLOv4 algorithm for pepper target recognition and detection was proposed in this paper. By adding Mosaic data enhancement and CBAM (Conventional block attention module) attention mechanism to the primitive character extraction network, the method enhanced the learning ability of the target detection algorithm, made the network effectively suppress the interference features, and increased the attention to effective features. To improve the accuracy of identification. The improved network model was trained, verified and tested on the self-made data set. The results showed that the proposed algorithm could effectively improve the accuracy of pepper recognition under natural light, and finally improved the mean Average Precision (mAP) of the existing YOLOv4 algorithm from 88.95% to 98.36%.
Conceptual metaphors in Volodymyr Zelensky’s political discourse
Authors: Linkeviciute Vilma
Published: December 2023

The article aims at identifying and analysing conceptual metaphors in Volodymyr Zelensky’s political discourse, their role and functions within the armed conflict. The consequences of this war are globally relevant because the geopolitical situation in the region, the future of the EU and its member states, especially Poland, the Baltic States and EU candidate Moldova, are highly dependent on the end of this war. The most prevalent conceptual metaphors, identified in Zelensky’s discourse are – WAR IS A JOURNEY, STATE IS A BUILDING, WAR IS A GAME and STATE IS A PERSON. Their role is to form an intended positive image of Ukraine and a negative image of Russia; to define who is a victim and who is an enemy in this war. Furthermore, the real perception of the situation, based on conceptual metaphors, might attract more support in the form of armament, stricter sanctions against Russia, and, eventually, to lead to the victory.
A cross-linguistic study of the discourse functions of antonymy in Albanian and English
Authors: Strati Ekaterina , Bezhani Ergys
Published: December 2023

Antonymy is considered a binary lexical-semantic opposition of words, a lexical-sematic relation among other relations such as synonymy, hyponymy, and meronymy. Several authors have categorized the binary opposition of antonyms when considering the typology of antonyms. Issues such as the use of antonyms in discourse, how different languages use antonyms, patterns of distribution, etc., will be dealt with in this paper. This study aims to provide a comparative perspective of the Albanian and English patterns of co-occurrence of antonymous pairs in sentences. The co-occurrence of antonyms in sentences and the roles of antonymous pairs have been the object of cross-linguistic study in different languages, including French, Swedish, Chinese, Serbian, Rumanian, etc. This article adds to the list of cross-linguist studies, providing a broader database for further comparative studies and opening the way to other comparative studies between similar and different languages other than English. This article aims to identify examples of antonym pairs co-occurring in the same syntactic frame using an empirical, quantitative method. The Albanian National Corpus is used as a “clinical setting” for the investigation. A detailed analysis of the distribution of such pairs in the English and Albanian corpora, with examples illustrating similarities and differences. Both languages show a predominance of ancillary and coordinated antonymy. Also, coordinated antonyms are more significant in number in both languages and are followed by the second major group of ancillary antonyms. Regarding differences, far more examples were classified as residual in Albanian than in English.

Key Words: antonymy, co-occurrence, pairs, corpus-based research, discourse functions
A Parallel Connected Hybrid Microstrip-Substrate Integrated Waveguide Bandstop Filter
Authors: Guvenli Kemal , Yenikaya Sibel , Secmen Mustafa
Published: December 2023

This study presents an original parallel connected hybrid microstrip-substrate integrated waveguide (PCHM-SIW) bandstop filter. A low-pass filter implemented on a microstrip structure and a SIW-based high-pass filter are connected in parallel to each other. In this way, the aim is to obtain a bandstop filter in the novel hybrid design. The parallel connected hybrid microstrip-substrate integrated waveguide (PCHM-SIW) bandstop filter is synthesised, simulated, and produced. The effects of connecting filters in parallel are discussed. It is seen from the results of CST Studio Suite simulation that PCHM-SIW bandstop filter has a bandwidth of 2.85 GHz and a center frequency of 4.26 GHz. The frequency change rate of the center frequency between simulation and measurement is 7.02 % where it is just 3.76 % for the deviation in bandwidth. The results of the simulation and those of the measurement are close to each other. These results converge to ideal analytical results.
Design of a High-Performance Control Scheme for a Grid-Connected DFIG‐Based Wind Energy Conversion System Using Model Predictive Control and Hysteresis Model
Authors: Zine Hamed Kamel Eddine , Khoudir Abed
Published: December 2023

In this paper, we present a novel design and development of wind energy conversion systems (WECS) for a doubly-fed induction generator (DFIG). A hysteresis current control is used to improve the DC bus for rectifier and smart current control by model predictive of three-level-NPC (3L-NPC) inverter. The advantages of this intelligent method are such as fast dynamic answers and the easy implementation of nonlinearities, and that it requires fewer calculations to choose the best switching state. In addition, an innovative algorithm is proposed to adjust the current ripples and output voltage harmonics of the wind energy conversion system. The performance of the system was analysed by simulation using MATLAB/Simulink.