bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Adsorption of Methyl Orange Dye onto Raw Maize Cob and Maize Cob Activated Carbon: Isotherms and Thermodynamic Studies
Authors: Ibrahim Abubakar Safiyya , Adamu Ibrahim Muhammad , Bashir Ibrahim Muhammad
Published: January 2022

This study was aimed to evaluate the adsorption of Methyl orange (MO) onto raw maize cob (RMC) and maize cob activated carbon (MCAC) from aqueous solution using batch adsorption studies. The produced adsorbents were characterized by Scanning electron microscope (SEM), and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR). The influence of contact time, dosage, concentration, temperature, and pH were investigated as well as Isotherm and Thermodynamic studies. Effect of contact time showed that Methyl orange adsorption were found to reach equilibrium within 125 and 110 minutes with optimum percentage removal of about 86.98% and 94.57% for raw maize cob and maize cob activated carbon respectively. The dye removal efficiency was found to increase with increasing initial dye concentration from 10 mg/L to 100 mg/L, and adsorption efficiency was found to be high at lower pH. However, increase in the dosage of the adsorbents lead to the increase in the adsorption process. The equilibrium adsorption data were analyzed using four adsorption models: Langmuir, Freundlich, Temkin, and D-R. The results revealed that MO with raw maize cob and maize cob activated carbon fit well to Freundlich with R2 value 0.977 and Temkin with R2 value 0.990 respectively and mean adsorption energy calculated from D-R shows it is physical adsorption and also values of enthalpy and Gibbs free energy proves that. Values of activation parameters such as free energy changes (âˆ†G), enthalpy change (âˆ†H) and entropy change (âˆ†S) were calculated using Van't Hoff equation. All âˆ†G values were negative indicating that the adsorption was feasible and spontaneous. The result indicated that RMC and MCAC can be used for removal of MO from aqueous solution. The maize cob waste which is discarded as waste material was found to be effective adsorbent for the removal of Methyl orange dye from aqueous solution.Â Â
Development and validation of valganciclovir hydrochloride in bulk and pharmaceutical dosage form by HPTLC method
Authors: K Karthik , Gnana Babu C Jose , H.G Sowmya
Published: January 2022

A simple, rapid and accurate High performance thin layer chromatography is described for the Development and validation of HPTLC method for Valganciclovir Hydrochloride in bulk and Pharmaceutical dosage form. The separation is carried out on Merck TLC aluminum sheets of silica gel 60 F254 using Chloroform: Methanol: Ammonia (6.5:3.4:0.1v/v) mobile phase. Quantification was done by Densitometric scanning at 254nm. The linearity was found to be the range of 100-500ng/spot for Valganciclovir hydrochloride with the correlation coefficient of 0.9993. The regression equation was found to be Y=10.168x-94.8. The Rf value of Valganciclovir hydrochloride was found to be 0.74. The LOD and LOQ were found to 9.19 and 27.87 respectively. Average recovery was found to be 99.66% which show that the method was free from interference from excipients present in the formulation. Simultaneously the Percentage relative standard deviation was well within the range of 2%. The above method was validated according to the ICH guidelines. The established method enabled accurate, precise and applied to the analysis of Valganciclovir hydrochloride in bulk and Pharmaceutical dosage form.Â Â
Active targeting of rhenium (iv) oxide (ReO2), rhenium trioxide (ReO3) and rhenium (vii) oxide (Re2O7) nanoparticles as cancer therapeutics swell-up to kill cancer cells under synchrotron and synchrocyclotron radiations
Authors: Heidari Alireza , Hotz Margaret , MacDonald Nancy , Peterson Victoria , Caissutti Angela , Besana Elizabeth , Esposito Jennifer , Schmitt Katrina , Chan Ling-Yu , Sherwood Francesca , Henderson Maria , Kimmel Jimmy
Published: January 2022

In the current research, active targeting of Rhenium (IV) Oxide (ReO2), Rhenium Trioxide (ReO3) and Rhenium (VII) Oxide (Re2O7) nanoparticles as cancer therapeutics swellâ€“up to kill cancer cells under synchrotron and synchrocyclotron radiations is investigated. The calculation of thickness and optical constants of Rhenium (IV) Oxide (ReO2), Rhenium Trioxide (ReO3) and Rhenium (VII) Oxide (Re2O7) active targeting of Rhenium (IV) Oxide (ReO2), Rhenium Trioxide (ReO3) and Rhenium (VII) Oxide (Re2O7) nanoparticles as cancer therapeutics swellâ€“up to kill cancer cells under synchrotron and synchrocyclotron radiations produced using solâ€“gel method over glassy medium through a single reflection spectrum is presented. To obtain an appropriate fit for reflection spectrum, the classic Drudeâ€“Lorentz model for parametric diâ€“electric function is used. The best fitting parameters are determined to simulate the reflection spectrum using Lovenbergâ€“Marquardt optimization method. The simulated reflectivity from the derived optical constants and thickness are in good agreement with experimental results.Â Â Â Active targeting of Rhenium (IV) Oxide (ReO2), Rhenium Trioxide (ReO3) and Rhenium (VII) Oxide (Re2O7) nanoparticles as cancer therapeutics swellâ€“up to kill cancer cells under synchrotron and synchrocyclotron radiations.Â Â
Ultrasonic velocities and refractive indies of binary liquid mixtures of 1, 4-dioxane with 1 â€“ alkanols (C3, C4, C6 , C8 ) at 303.15 K
Authors: Agarwa Seema , Kumar Sharma Dhirendra
Published: January 2022

Density (Ï), ultrasonic velocities (u) and refractive indices (n) of the binary mixture between cyclic ether with 1-propanol, 1-butanol, 1-hexanol, 1-octanol for the entire concentration range have been measured at 303.15K, furthermore, deviation in refractive indies from ideal mixture, molar refraction, deviation in molar refraction from ideal values for these mixture has also been evaluated. The deviations from ideality of the acoustical parameters are explained on the basis of molecular interaction between the component molecules in these binary liquid mixtures. The molecular refraction (Rm), excess molecular refraction ( ) and excess molar volume (VE) were calculated from the experimental data. The results are discussed in term of molecular interactions between the components of the binary mixtures.Â Â Â
Detection of interaction between ornidazole and albumin by using thermodynamic parameters
Authors: MaltaÅŸ Ã‡aÄŸÄ±l Esra
Published: January 2022

The binding of 1-chloro-3-(2-methyl-5-nitro-1H-imidazole-1-yl) propan-2-ol (Ornidazole) to human serum albumin (HSA) was studied by fluorescence and UV-visible spectroscopy. Interaction of ornidazole (OR) with HSA was identified by Stern-Volmer and Vanâ€™t Hoff equations. The binding constant, Kb and the thermodynamic parameters, âˆ†H, âˆ†S, and âˆ†G at different temperatures were calculated by several equations. Data shows that the fluorescence quenching mechanism of HSA with ornidazole may occur via static quenching. The thermodynamic parameters showed that van der Waals interactions and hydrogen bonds are the major forces for the interaction of ornidazole with HSA. The spectral changes of synchronous fluorescence suggested that both the microenvironment of OR and the conformation of HSA concerning their concentrations have changed during binding.Â Â Â
A Median weighted product method for group decision support
Authors: Savadogo ZoÃ¯nabo , TAKOUGANG StÃ©phane AimÃ© Metchebon , NIKIEMA FrÃ©dÃ©ric , SAWADOGO Somdouda
Published: January 2022

When it comes to a multiple criteria and multiple actors decision making problem known as a group decision support problem, the literature generally mentions two ways to aggregate the preferences of decision-makers to achieve consensual outcomes. The first class of group decision support methods run a same multi-criteria method for each decision-maker and thereafter, based on the individual result obtained, find a consensual result. The second class of methods first find a consensus on the preferences of decision-makers and then apply a multi-criteria method based on these consensual preferences to finally have a consensual result. In this work we propose a new method, belonging to the second class of methods for solving group decision problem. This method, called Median Weighted Product Method forGroup Decision Support (MWPM-GDS) aims to achieve quickly and easily results that reflect as accurately as possible the choice of each decision-maker when solving group decision support problems. We applied the proposed method to two well-known examples in the literature and compared the results with those of two other group decision support methods to show its effectiveness.
Alpha power transformed quasi lindley distribution
Authors: Patrick Udoudo Unyime , Harrison Etuk Ette
Published: January 2022

In this study, we proposed and studied the alpha power transformed quasi Lindley distribution. The new model has three sub models, namely, Lindley, quasi Lindley and alpha power transformed Lindley distributions. The pdf, hazard rate function, quantile function, mo-ments, RÃ©nyi entropy, stochastic ordering and distributions of order statistics were derived based on the new model. The maximum like-lihood method of estimating the model parameters was considered. A simulation study was conducted to investigate the behavior of the maximum likelihood estimates. It was observed that the average bias and mean squared error decreased as the sample size increased. By analyzing a real data set, we illustrated the usefulness of the proposed distribution.Â Â
A new generalized transmuted weibull distribution: properties and applications
Authors: Emmanuel Nwezza Elebe , U. Uwadi Uchenna , I. Okonkwo Chukwueneye
Published: January 2022

We introduce a new generalized transmuted-Weibull distribution and studied some of the mathematical characterizations of the new distribution. The quantile function, entropy, moment, moment generating function, and order statistics of the distribution are derived. The unknown parameters of the distribution were estimated through the maximum likelihood approach. The potential and flexibility of the new generalized transmuted-Weibull are illustrated by comparing it with other known distribution using real-life data sets.Â Â
Online brand, opportunities, realities and challenges for SMEs. Fresh recruits, a solution or new kind of orienteering challenge?
Authors: Happonen Ari , Manninen Laura , Santti Ulla , Mariappan Muralindran
Published: January 2022

The research produced understanding how fresh employerâ€™s private social media brand can be beneficial for a company brand. It was also found that the companies' own brand image was not inline with their set expectations for usage of employer social media brand and skills. For the given challenge, literary review on the means for improving the situation of financially limited SMEs was carried out. Overall research data is based on literature review and interview data with students and company executives. Based on interviews, companies are looking for applicants who have an "individual brand" with visible personality. In the interviews, companies perceived "brand" to be connected to distinguishable individuality and presence of a personality. The study objectivity is to stimulate discussion on SME brand structuring as well as impact of individual brands into the SME brand building efforts with practical action options. Individual brands should be taken into account in recruitment and special attention needs to be put to the following orientation process, social media usage and processes of brand construction, with the new recruits. Whether the company has guidelines for social media actions or not, the public presence of the employee connects their brand with the company online brand, both in good and bad. Clear strategies and objectives for (new) employees how to connect their individual brand to company brand building is needed to be given from companies to their employees. This will also require guidelines for behavior in social media for employees, when communicating trough social media profiles, which could be connected back to the employing organization. Lastly, we studied expectations and beliefs of young recruits and companies into the key factors at the recruitment process, revealing mis alignment between the students and companiesâ€™ views.Â Keywords: Brand; Digitalization; Employment; Individual brand; Organizational brand; Recruitment; Small and medium-sized enterprises; SME; Social media.Â
Thermodynamic constant of time passage
Authors: Dobija MieczysÅ‚aw , Renkas Jurij
Published: January 2022

The study of time has a long history and is still ongoing. The term formulated by Isaac Newton was coined in the 17th century, so naturally it could not relate to thermodynamics. Since the passage of time and aging are inalienable components of human experience, so Newton's concept of time was and is still alive. W.G. Leibniz and I. Kant mainly questioned the absoluteness of time. This paper introduces the definition of time and justifies the thesis that time is a thermodynamic process, flows uniformly, and the rate of passage of time is determined by a suitable natural constant.Â Â Â
Regres osadnictwa wołoskiego w Pindosie w dobie przemian społeczno-politycznych w Turcji osmańskiej w XVIII i XIX wieku
Authors: Paszkiewicz Jędrzej
Published: January 2022

Celem artykułu jest przedstawienie okoliczności, które doprowadziły do odpływu ludności wołoskiej z rejonu gór Pindos, który jest uznawany za jeden z tradycyjnych obszarów osadnictwa Wołochów. Migracje te trwały przez dziesiątki lat, w większości odbywały się w ramach Turcji osmańskiej, ale poszczególne rodzin udawały się także poza jej granice, przeważnie do Europy środkowo-wschodniej. Wędrówki były powodowane przez pogarszający się stan bezpieczeństwa, związany z działalnością band rozbójniczych i turbulencje polityczno-militarne w europejskiej części Turcji. Motywy wędrówek miały także charakter ekonomiczny. Początkowo migrowały rodziny, żyjące z działalności handlowej i rzemieślniczej. Stopniowo z Pindosu zaczęły odpływać poszczególne klany, które szukały nowych pastwisk i miejsc osadnictwa. W rezultacie kilkusetletnich migracji, wołoscy osadnicy rozproszyli się po wyżynno-górzystych rejonach Tesalii, Tracji, Macedonii, Bośni. Osiedlali się w także miastach w Austrii, Serbii, Grecji, Bułgarii i Rumunii.
Migration and kinship in East-Central Europe in the 1st half of the 2nd millennium BC
Authors: Makarowicz Przemysław
Published: January 2022

This article presents the results of research conducted within the framework of a multi- disciplinary project investigating the issues of migration, mobility, and kinship of the Middle Bronze Age communities inhabiting East-Central Europe, more specifically the Upland belt of modern Poland and western Ukraine. The main objective of the project is to verify or falsify two hypotheses provided by the literature. The first one concerns the issue of the migration of the Trzciniec Cultural Circle (TCC) population from the Lowland belt of East-Central Europe south- wards into the Upland belt. The other considers kinship as a fundamental factor generating the emergence, rules of aggregation, and shape of the ‘Trzciniec’ social structures. In addition, the project addresses a number of issues related to the social structure, rituals, and diet of the study communities. An application of the methods that are specific to humanities (archaeology and cultural anthropology) and sciences (physical anthropology, molecular biology – genetics, isotope geochemistry, physics, chemistry, and statistics), and possible genetic affiliations of the ‘Trzciniec’ communities and the population of the preceding Early Bronze Age groups (mainly the Mierzanowice and Strzyżów cultures) are presented; the potential kinship pattern of the deceased buried in the graves representing these cultural groups are also indicated. The results of Bayesian modelling of the 14 C date series for the TCC collective burials – a key factor in the study of the kinship and the mortuary rituals of this group – are highlighted. Finally, the paper discusses the current results of research on the mobility and diet of the communities from the late 3 rd and 2 nd millennia BC undertaken within the frame of this project as well as in cooperation with other research programmes.
Are we where we wanted to be? Modernist tendencies versus the postmodern reality of archaeology. Some remarks on the methodology of archaeologists at Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań
Authors: Minta-Tworzowska Danuta
Published: January 2022

This article attempts to define the place where the Poznań University’s methodology of archaeology finds itself. The question contained in the title – a are we where we wanted to be? – requires an answer that considers the extent to which the modernist assumptions of archaeo- logy, in which we grew up, have been fulfilled, and to what extent we function in the postmodern world. The article presents the rationale for this methodology, showing some variation in the views of its representatives, starting with the founder of the school, Jan Żak, through his stu- dents to the next generation. Recognizing the polyphonic nature of this scholarship, an attempt was made to group these studies into specific issues, which are: reflection on the methodology and theory of archaeology; its inspirations and proposals; relations between theory, methods, and practice; issues of archaeological sources as ones reflecting methodological discussions in the diachronic approach; the past explored in the present; emerging fields of research such as landscape studies; and social archaeology, initiated at Adam Mickiewicz University with the work of Ciesielska on social theory. For many years, the concept of social archaeozoology has also been developed, and studies on memory, identity, children and childhood, among others, have been conducted. The broadening of research fields is an unquestionable achievement of the postmodern (post-processual) as well as post-postmodern reorientation, marking the world in which we function.
ANALOG-1 ISS – The first part of an analogue mission to guide ESA’s robotic moon exploration efforts
Authors: Wormnes Kjetil , Carey William , Krueger Thomas , Cencetti Leonardo , Exter Emiel den , Ennis Stephen , Ferreira Edmundo , Fortunato Antonio , Gerdes Levin , Hann Lukas , Lombardi Chiara , Luzzi Erica , Martin Sebastian , Massironi Matteo , Payler Samuel , Pereira Aaron , Rossi Angelo Pio , Pozzobon Riccardo , Sauro Francesco , Schoonejans Philippe , van der Hulst Frank , Grenouilleau Jessica
Published: January 2022

The European Space Agency’s ANALOG-1 experiment is the culmination of 12 distinct METERON experiments carried out since 2011. These all address aspects of teleoperating a robotic asset from an orbital platform, i.e., technical implementation, user interfaces, autonomy and operations. The ANALOG-1 technology demonstration and operations concept experiment is based upon the surface mission scenario segment of the notional EL3 sample return mission. This segment focuses on the control of a lunar surface robotic asset from the Earth and from the Lunar Gateway. The experiment is taking place in two parts, with the first successfully completed from the ISS in November 2019. It assessed the effectiveness of a state-of-the-art robotic control interface to control a complex mobile robot from orbit, as well as evaluating the scientific interactions, during robotic-assisted geology exploration, between crew in orbit and scientists on the ground. Luca Parmitano operated the robot while he was on the ISS. For this experiment, a complex control station had been installed on the ISS. The experiment demonstrated the advantage of having an immersive control station and high level of robotic dexterity, with Luca finishing all his assigned and secondary geology targets ahead of time.
Online Chemistry Simulations to Intrigue, Engage and Attract 21st Century Science Students
Authors: Sawson Linda
Published: January 2022

Undoubtedly the Covid-19 pandemic has revealed how little we have utilised computers and the internet for science teaching. Prior to the crisis, computers and the internet had been used by the majority for data spreadsheets, as word processors, and as a means of rapid communication.
I, theorist: Accrediting the “wild imagination” of Northanger Abbey
Authors: Frank Nathan D.
Published: January 2022

Tracking the major narratological trends that give treatment to Jane Austen’s narrators in Northanger Abbey and Persuasion, this paper at once seeks to consolidate a narratorial voice as distinct from an authorial voice in each work while simultaneously collapsing each of these narratorial voices into storyworld characters via metalepsis. This one-two punch of consolidation and collapse allows me to argue for the emergence of a “tangled indeterminacy” in Northanger Abbey, a discovery that leads to two original possibilities: either a second narratorial voice emerges toward the end of the novel, or the initial narratorial voice bifurcates, such that a part of her is left behind in the diegesis while another part of her retreats to the narratorial plane. In either case, any attempt to attribute “the wild imagination” of Northanger Abbey to a specific narratorial persona must account for one or both of these readings.
A parametric approach to relaxing the independence assumption in relative survival analysis
Authors: Adatorwovor Reuben , Latouche Aurelien , Fine Jason P.
Published: January 2022

With known cause of death (CoD), competing risk survival methods are applicable in estimating disease-specific survival. Relative survival analysis may be used to estimate disease-specific survival when cause of death is either unknown or subject to misspecification and not reliable for practical usage. This method is popular for population-based cancer survival studies using registry data and does not require CoD information. The standard estimator is the ratio of all-cause survival in the cancer cohort group to the known expected survival from a general reference population. Disease-specific death competes with other causes of mortality, potentially creating dependence among the CoD. The standard ratio estimate is only valid when death from disease and death from other causes are independent. To relax the independence assumption, we formulate dependence using a copula-based model. Likelihood-based parametric method is used to fit the distribution of disease-specific death without CoD information, where the copula is assumed known and the distribution of other cause of mortality is derived from the reference population. We propose a sensitivity analysis, where the analysis is conducted across a range of assumed dependence structures. We demonstrate the utility of our method through simulation studies and an application to French breast cancer data.
The crystal structure of 1-(N1-benzyl-2-methyl-4-nitro-imidazol-5-yl)-4-(prop-2-yn-1-yl) piperazine, C18H21N5O2
Authors: Al-Qawasmeh Raed A. , Saber Sadeekah O. W. , Al-Soud Yaseen A. , Khanfar Monther A.
Published: January 2022

C18H21N5O2, monoclinic, P21/c (no. 4), a = 10.0914(6) Å, b = 11.8919(7) Å, c = 15.545(1) Å, β = 102.321(6)°, V = 1822.5(2) Å3, Z = 4, R

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2) = 0.1419, T = 293(2) K.
Problems and Prospects of Development of Green Rural Tourism in Ukraine
Authors: Oleynik Valentyna , Iaromenko Sergii
Published: January 2022

The article is dealing with problems of emergence of green tourism in Ukraine, analyzing trends of eco-tourism in the world and in Ukraine. The research presented in this paper is the initial step of complex research of green tourism on the theoretic basis of social geography. The green tourism we consider as phenomenon that affects the development of rural areas, and makes a multiplier effect in the socio-economic and cultural spheres of rural areas. The paper is focussing on the regional difference in the development of tourism. The findings of O. Beydyk who created the recreational ranking methods, were taken as a methodological basis for this research. The economic estimation of GDP and the index of recreational and tourist potential of the regions in Ukraine are compared during this research stage.
The Problem of Klaipėda Region Peripherality
Authors: Pociūtė Gintarė
Published: January 2022

This article presents the socioeconomic and demographic situation in Klaipėda county that is illustrated by chosen indicators’ analysis. In this article Klaipėda county has been chosen as an example territory to measure the peripherality phenomenon. Thus, in order to measure the peripherality the chosen indicators’ values were compared with Lithuanian average and state’s centres’ values. The article stresses the most peripheral regions in Klaipėda county which needs the governance attention and also the strongest one that leads all the county. The article finds out that the cooperation question is essential for both – county’s peripheries and centres – as it provides possibility to stay stable or even endows a potential to grow.
Hindrances and Suggestions for Sustainable Development of Lithuanian Coastal Strip (Zone)
Authors: Spiriajevas Eduardas
Published: January 2022

In this article there are being analyzed the natural and social economic structures of Lithuanian coastal strip. The research is based on survey about the hindrances and proposed suggestions for sustainable development. There are presented authors’ results about geographic profile of Lithuania’s coastal region, degree of exploitation and processes of spatial planning, suggestions for improvement of sustainable development of coastal strip. There are distinguished the types of bad examples as institutional, projects related, shortage of financial issues, private housing and the types of good examples as legislative, institutional, projects related, NGOs related for exploitation and sustainable development of coastal strip.
Problems and Perspectives in Pension System: Case of Baltic States
Authors: Ličmane Olga , Voronova Irina
Published: January 2022

In all states of European Union reforms in pension system are being made, likewise in Latvia. Demographic and economic problems that are occurred forces pension reforms to be made. New developed pension reform includes different processes, like – formation of financial equilibrium between incomes and costs, limit performance in going early in pension, increasing of age of going in pension, rebalancing between men and women. Simultaneous formation of state and private pension systems could prevent some of the major drawback in system of pension that undermines the pension system of nowadays. Unfortunately the high social security contributions of state sector persons lacks of money, for deposit in private pension funds. Using method of logic synthesis, as the target authors nominated to examine problems of pension systems in the Baltic States, as well as similarities and divergences in problems and perspectives, with the status of private pension funds in accumulating pension system.
Assessment of Factors Affecting the Amount of Immovable Property Tax in Latvia
Authors: Stucere Sandra , Mazure Gunita
Published: January 2022

The research aim is to analyse the peculiarities for application of immovable property tax in Latvia and to assess the main factors affecting the amount of immovable property tax and contradicting the basic principles for imposing taxes. It is essential to review the methods how the State Land Service determines cadastral values for real estate, since the cadastral value is the base for calculation of immovable property tax. The revision is required as the establishment of a fair tax system is impossible without adequate and comparable cadastral values. In the future, land shall be valued pursuant to lease and not to expropriation transactions in Latvia, while the cadastral valuation of buildings might be done consistent with the method of expenses by determining construction expenses of buildings. The issue on mass inspection of physical condition of buildings and data updating shall be solved in Latvia. In addition, an issue on possibilities to apply the most fair procedure for tax calculation shall be solved on the governmental level, i.e. to calculate taxes consistent with procedure for the use of immovable property registered in the Land Register as well as to cancel the limitation for increase of immovable property tax stated by the municipality and to regulate the tax burden through tax rates.
Media – Agents of Socialization
Authors: Uznienė Rosita
Published: January 2022

Medias make impact on social environment – they influence individual interrelations, communication, approach to oneself and entire world, “insist” on certain stereotypes in different situations. They take active part in socialization of individuals. Socialization is perceived as a continuous lifelong process, in which values, standards, social state, roles and patterns of social behaviour are mastered. The article analyzes impact of media (social agents) in socialization processes of individuals.
Long-Term Principle Concept for Sustainable Development of Coastal Zone Management
Authors: Vitkienė Elena
Published: January 2022

The long-term principle concept is based on setting and achieving a vision for the future of coastal zone management. The vision for the sustainable development of coastal zone management includes utilizing new advances in scientific, technical, social and economic understanding of coastal sustainability. The coastal environment, dunes and beaches are outstanding natural assets. Their wildlife, cultural, historical and archaeological resources should be passed on to future generations in similar or better conditions than they are currently. The principle of long-term management can be analyzed according to these definitions (economics, ecology, ethics) concepts: comprehensive overview of systems, detailed investigation of issues, and the planning development of management practices that have a positive effect on the future.
Iconographic evidence of hybridisation between Camelus bactrianus and Camelus dromedarius at second-century AD Hatra, Iraq
Authors: Vidale Massimo , Berlioz Stefania , Mohammed Rowaed
Published: January 2022

In a sculpted frieze on a lintel of the so-called Temple of Allat at Hatra (second century AD), two rows of sitting camels converge towards a possible royal portrait. The two lead animals were previously interpreted as Bactrian camels. We reconsider this interpretation in light of recent information on ancient and contemporary practices of hybridisation between Camelus bactrianus and Camelus dromedarius.
Daphne Oram
Authors: Loughridge Deirdre
Published: January 2022

In her book An Individual Note (1972), Daphne Oram developed multiple extended analogies between humans and electronic sound technologies. Oram used these to suggest how “music and information theory, allied to technology” might be applied to mental health; and to support her design for a machine that would preserve human qualities through its interactivity and musical results. This music machine, Oram wrote, “is based mainly on controlled feedback and the computing of resultants.…It is a control system which could be applied to many fields, as well as music.”

Analogies between organisms and machines, core concepts of control and feedback, information theory: These suggest a cybernetic cast to Oram’s work. As Dunbar-Hester (2010) has observed, however, some experimental musicians drew directly from cybernetic sources, while others employed cybernetic-sounding language without such explicit engagement. To date, Oram has figured in neither camp, scholarly interests having been directed primarily toward her pioneering position in the male-dominated field of electronic music. Drawing on archival work at the Daphne Oram Collection at Goldsmiths, University of London, this article uncovers sources and conditions that informed Oram’s relationship to cybernetic science and aesthetics. As Oram pursued a program of music research and invention in the 1960s–70s, cybernetics offered a vocabulary, methodology, and ontology that interfaced the worlds of computer art and scientific progress with those of spiritualism and higher sense perception. At the same time, Oram’s commitment to authorial control for the composer put her at odds with the interests in indeterminacy and self-generating systems predominant among artists publicly recognized as cybernetic. The uneasy fit between Oram’s work and music’s cybernetic canon points toward a “scientific-spiritual space” (Pickering, 2010) that existing historiographies of electronic music have not fully recognized, and shows there is far more than Oram as woman that needs to be written back into history.
Kajian Mitigasi Bencana Tanah Longsor Berdasarkan Permendagri No 33 Tahun 2006
Authors: Prastowo Lugas Yan , Wahyuningsih Anik Setyo
Published: January 2022

Terdapat 12 ancaman bencana di Indonesia yang digolongkan dalam bencana geologi, hiderometeorologi, dan antropogenik. Tanah longsor merupakan bencana yang paling sering terjadi di Provinsi Jawa Tengah yaitu sebanyak 1007 kejadian yang terjadi pada kurun waktu 2015 sampai 2018. Kabupaten Banjarnegara merupakan daerah dengan risiko dan jumlah bencana tanah longsor paling tinggi di Provinsi Jawa Tengah. Mitigasi bencana merupakan upaya penanggulangan bencana yang paling diutamakan oleh pemerintah dengan panduan pelaksanaan mitigasi bencana yaitu Permendagri No. 33 Tahun 2006. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah mengetahui gambaran pelaksanaan mitigasi bencana tanah longsor di Kabupaten Banjarnegara. Jenis dan desain penelitian ini adalah deskriptif kualitatif. Teknik pengumpulan data menggunakan observasi partisipatif yang bersifat pasif, wawancara semi terstruktur, dan hasil akan diuji keabsahan datanya menggunakan teknik triangulasi data. Penelitian ini dilaksanakan bulan Agustus-September 2019. Hasil penelitian menunjukan pelaksanaan mitigasi bencana tanah longsor berdasarkan Permendagri No. 33 Tahun 2006 di Kabupaten Banjarnegara secara keseluruhan adalah sebanyak 29 kriteria terpenuhi dan 1 kriteria yang tidak terpenuhi. Simpulannya yaitu persentase sebesar 96%  dan masuk dalam kriteria penilaian memuaskan.
Perilaku Pencegahan Covid-19 Ditinjau dari Karakteristik Individu dan Sikap Masyarakat
Authors: Sari Ayu Riana , Rahman Fauzie , Wulandari Anggun , Pujianti Nita , Laily Nur , Anhar Vina Yulia , Anggraini Lia , Azmiyannoor Muhammad , Ridwan Agus Muhammad , Muddin Farid Ilham
Published: January 2022

Covid-19 sudah dikategorikan sebagai pandemi global. Covid-19 merupakan jenis virus yang baru sehingga banyak pihak yang tidak tahu dan tidak mengerti cara penanggulangan virus tersebut. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui hubungan antara karakteristik individu dan sikap terkait pencegahan Covid-19 dengan perilaku pencegahan Covid-19. Penelitian ini merupakan jenis penelitian cross-sectional. Sampel dalam penelitian ini berjumlah 1.170 orang dan dipilih dengan menggunakan purposive sampling. Pengumpulan data dengan menggunakan kuesioner yang dibantu dengan program google form. Hasil penelitian menunjukan bahwa mayoritas responden dalam penelitian ini adalah remaja (90,90%), mempunyai status bekerja (56,00%), berjenis kelamin perempuan (69,30%), memiliki sikap positif terhadap pencegahan covid-19 (99,15%) dan mempunyai perilaku yang baik terhadap pencegahan covid-19 (90,20%). Hasil uji chi-square menunjukan nilai p antara jenis kelamin, umur, status pekerjaan, dan sikap terkait pencegahan Covid-19 dengan perilaku pencegahan Covid-19 adalah 0,000, 0,306, 0,605 dan 0,066. Kesimpulannya adalah ada hubungan yang signifikan antara jenis kelamin dengan perilaku pencegahan Covid-19. Namun, tidak ada hubungan yang signifikan antara umur, status pekerjaan, dan sikap terkait pencegahan Covid-19 dengan perilaku pencegahan Covid-19.
Pengaruh Penyuluhan terhadap Pengetahuan dan Sikap Merawat Organ Reproduksi pada Remaja Putri di MTs Maâ€™arif NU Kota Malang
Authors: Reigina Fitra Mulya Fisca , Yunus Mochamad , Ariwinanti Desi
Published: January 2022

Organ reproduksi merupakan daerah tertutup dan berlipat sehingga lebih mudah untuk berkeringat, lembab dan juga kotor. Sikap yang buruk dalam merawat organ reproduksi seperti menggunakan celana dalam yang tidak menyerap keringat, membilas dengan air kotor, jarang mengganti celana dalam dan tidak sering mengganti pembalut dapat memicu terjadinya infeksi pada organ reproduksi. Memiliki pengetahuan yang baik dalam merawat organ reproduksi dapat mencegah timbulnya infeksi. Survei pendahuluan tentang pengetahuan dan sikap merawat organ reproduksi di MTs Maâ€™arif NU Kota Malang, menghasilkan 8 dari 11 siswi kurang mengetahui fungsi dan cara merawat organ reproduksi dengan baik. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh penyuluhan terhadap pengetahuan dan sikap dalam merawat organ reproduksi pada remaja putri di MTs Maâ€™arif NU Kota Malang. Metode penelitian ini menggunakan metode eksperimen semu dengan rancangan one group pretest posttest. Populasi dalam penelitian ini adalah semua siswi MTs Maâ€™arif NU. Teknik yang digunakan dalam pengambilan sampel ini adalah total sampling  dengan 9 responden. Instrumen penelitian ini menggunakan kuesioner pengetahuan dan kuesioner sikap. Analisis data yang dilakukan menggunakan Wilcoxon Signed Ranks Test menunjukkan hasil: (1) nilai Z -2,692 dan Asymp. Sig (2-tailed) 0,007 pada variabel pengetahuan, (2) nilai Z -2,668 dan Asymp. Sig (2-tailed) 0,008 pada variabel sikap yang berarti Ho ditolak karena < 0,05. Kesimpulan dari penelitian ini yaitu terdapat pengaruh yang signifikan terhadap pengetahuan merawat organ reproduksi sebelum dan sesudah dengan rata-rata nilai sebelum penyuluhan 9,66 dan sesudah penyuluhan meningkat menjadi 15,55. Dan terdapat pengaruh yang signifikan terhadap sikap merawat organ reproduksi dengan rata-rata nilai 49,77 sebelum dilakukan penyuluhan dan meningkat menjadi 60,11 setelah dilakukan penyuluhan. Hasil dari penelitian ini dapat menjadi bahan masukan bagi MTs Maâ€™arif NU dan masukan bagi siswi agar pendidikan kesehatan tentang reproduksi lebih intensif dalam merawat kesehatan organ reproduksi dan pencegahan masalah yang terjadi di sekitar organ reproduksi.
Analisis Upaya Peningkatan Mutu Pelayanan dengan Penerapan Metode Total Quality Management (TQM) di RS X
Authors: Deswita Kurnia , Sudirman Herman , Widodo Sri
Published: January 2022

TQM merupakan salah satu konsep manajemen modern yang berusaha untuk merespon secara tepat terhadap setiap perubahan yang ada. Metode TQM merupakan metode yang dijalankan dalam upaya peningkatan kualitas, salah satunya dalam kinerja rumah sakit dalam peningkatan mutu pelayanan. Tujuan umum pada penelitian ini adalah menganalisis bagaimana penerapan metode TQM dalam upaya peningkatan mutu pelayanan di RS X tujuan khusus dari penelitian ini adalah menganalisis bagaimana dukungan manajemen rumah sakit dalam implementasi 10 unsur TQM, menganalisis bagaimana implementasi metode TQM ditinjau dari 10 unsur pokok implementasi TQM, dan menganalisis bagaimana kepuasan pelanggan terhadap kualitas pelayanan ditinjau dari tangible, reability, responsiveness, emphaty, dan assurance. Untuk penelitian ini dilakukan di RS X dengan jumlah informan 10 orang. Penentuan informan ini dengan teknik snowball sampling. Hasil penelitian ini adalah dukungan manajemen dalam upaya peningkatan kualitas pelayanan telah dilakukan secara penuh, dari 10 unsur penerapan Total Quality Management (TQM) hanya unsur komitmen jangka panjang dalam hal sosialisasi rencana strategis belum dilakukan secara optimal, penerapan sepuluh karakteristik TQM menjadi indikasi pelayanan yang baik yang diberikan oleh Rumah Sakit X dengan senantiasa memberikan pelayanan sesuai dengan harapan dan keinginan pasien.
Perbedaan Pengetahuan dan Sikap Ibu Hamil Sebelum dan Sesudah Menggunakan Media Booklet tentang Stunting
Authors: Zahra Amalia Siti , Fitriani Sinta , Yogaswara Dadan
Published: January 2022

Stunting adalah kondisi gagal tumbuh pada anak balita (bayi di bawah lima tahun) akibat dari kekurangan gizi kronis sehingga anak terlalu pendek untuk usianya.Salah satu faktor yang behubungan dengan kejadian stunting dipengaruhi oleh pengetahuan dan sikap ibu. Tujuan Penelitan ini adalah Mengetahui Perbedaan Pengetahuan dan Sikap Ibu Hamil Sebelum Dan Sesudah Menggunakan Media Booklet tentang Stunting di Desa Cikunir Kecamatan Singaparna Kabupaten Tasikmalaya Tahun 2021

Jenis penelitian yang di gunakan adalah kuantitatif metode analitik dengan design Eksperimen semu (Quasi Eksperimen). Pendekatan yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini One Group Pretest – Postest uji yang digunakan adalaha Uji T- Dependent. Populasi dan sampel dalam penelitian adalah seluruh ibu hamil yang berada di Desa cikunir. Teknik pengambilan sampel yaitu purposive sampling sebanyak 50 orang ibu hamil. Instrumen yang digunakan adalah kuesioner dan booklet. Tehnik analisis data menggunakan uji t.

Hasil penelitian menunjukan nilai p value sebesar 0.002 < ɑ (0.05) artinya terdapat perbedaan yang signifikan rata – rata nilai pengetahuan ibu hamil sebelum dan sesudah diberikan media Booklet tentang Stunting sedangkan Hasil uji statistik variabel sikap p value  0.015 > ɑ (0.05) artinya terdapat perbedaan yang signifikan rata – rata nilai sikap ibu hamil sebelum dan sesudah diberikan media Booklet .

Ibu hamil diharapkan dapat meningkatkan pengetahuannya serta menanamkan sikap postif agar dapat melakukan perilaku pencegahan Stunting melalui  kegiatan peningkatan pencarian informasi kesehatan melalui kegiatan seminar kesehatan, penyuluhan di posyandu serta memanfaatkan media promosi kesehatan
Perilaku Penerapan Protokol Kesehatan pada Pegawai KKP Kelas I Soekarno Hatta
Authors: Kurniawati Fitriana , Muttaqin Akhmad
Published: January 2022

Protokol kesehatan dibentuk dengan tujuan masyarakat tetap dapat beraktivitas secara aman dan tidak membahayakan keamanan atau kesehatan orang lain. Penerapan protokol kesehatan yang baik diperlukan untuk mencegah penularan virus Covid 19. Banyaknya pegawai yang masih terpapar Covid 19 di KKP Kelas I Soekarno Hatta erat kaitannya dengan perilaku pegawai dalam menerapkan protokol kesehatan. Penelitian bertujuan untuk mengetahui faktor-faktor yang berhubungan dengan perilaku penerapan protokol kesehatan pada pegawai KKP Kelas I Soekarno Hatta. Penelitian ini berjenis kuantitatif dengan pendekatan cross sectional. Populasi dalam penelitian ini yaitu seluruh pegawai KKP Kelas I Soekarno Hatta baik berstatus ASN maupun honorer yang ditempatkan di kantor induk berjumlah 154 orang. Sampel diambil dengan metode probability sampling menggunakan teknik simple random sampling, sehingga diperoleh jumlah sampel sebanyak populasi (total sampling). Analisis data menggunakan uji statistik Chi Square. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan adanya hubungan antara jenis kelamin dengan perilaku (p value = 0,008), sikap (p value = 0,001), dan persepsi (p value = 0,022), sedangkan umur (p value = 0,277), pedidikan (p value = 0,992), pengetahuan (p value = 0,402), ketersediaan fasilitas (p value = 0,066), dan kebijakan manajemen (p value = 0,331), tidak berhubungan dengan perilaku penerapan protokol kesehatan. Penelitian ini berguna untuk mengetahui faktor-faktor apa sajakah yang berhubungan dengan penerapan protokol kesehatan dalam rangka monitoring kepatuhan pegawai KKP Kelas I Soekarno Hatta, dan kepada responden disarankan untuk berperilaku baik dalam menerapkan protokol kesehatan dengan mengembangkan sikap dan persepsi positif serta memperketat penerapan protokol kesehatan saat bekerja untuk mencegah penularan virus Covid 19.
La comunicación para el desarrollo en REDEPS
Authors: Iturriaga Nicole
Published: January 2022

El presente artículo tiene como objetivo analizar el rol de la comunicación en los procesos de producción de capital social al interior de la Red de Economía Popular y Solidaria de Calderón (REDEPS). La organización, ubicada en la parroquia rural de Calderón, está formada por 12 emprendimientos: entre cajas solidarias de ahorro y crédito, emprendimientos productivos y artesanales. Desde una perspectiva multidisciplinaria, retoma conceptos de la comunicación para el desarrollo, capital social y economía social y solidaria para presentar un estudio de caso. Utiliza una la metodología cualitativa apoyada en la etnografía de la comunicación, cuya recolección de datos está guiada por una matriz de variables de análisis, que ha sido organizada en cuatro elementos constitutivos del capital social de la siguiente forma: relaciones sociales, prácticas, recursos y beneficios. El documento constituye una reflexión sobre el desarrollo, las formas cooperativas de organización y las prácticas comunicacionales que fortalecen y posibilitan la continuidad del proyecto económico social y solidario, que el en Ecuador, ha tomado el nombre de Economía Popular y Solidaria. Finalmente, esta es una invitación a retomar el estudio de la comunicación como creadora de tejido social y eje principal para la implementación de modelos de desarrollo pensados desde la gente y no para la gente.
Urbanismo sostenible. El camino de las ciudades en la Agenda 2030
Authors: Docampo García Manuel
Published: January 2022

El presente ensayo realiza un repaso analítico por la evolución de las ciudades, desde la era preindustrial hasta la postindustrial, deteniéndose en sus problemáticas y las formas de producción del espacio. Asimismo, se efectúa un estudio de las diferentes corrientes de pensamiento del urbanismo, escrutando sus postulados y proposiciones. Desde el materialismo al postmaterialismo. Del Posturbanism al New Urbanism. La ciudad, como escenario de conflictos, está en el centro de todo debate sobre la sostenibilidad y el respeto al medio ambiente. En los últimos años se ha abierto paso un urbanismo sostenible que pone el foco de atención en la necesidad de referirse a la mejora de toda la especie humana, de ésta y próximas generaciones y de hacerlo en armonía con el bienestar del resto de las especies que habitan el planeta. La Agenda 2030 es el marco perfecto para el desarrollo de este nuevo paradigma urbanístico.
El discurso mítico como herramienta para la reivindicación política afrodescendiente en Changó, el gran putas de Manuel Zapata Olivella
Authors: Del Campo Sotomayor Josefina
Published: January 2022

Este artículo tiene como objetivo principal analizar la relevancia que tiene el discurso mítico en la novela Changó, el gran putas (1983) del escritor colombiano Manuel Zapata Olivella. Se busca dar cuenta que este discurso está presente en la obra en tres niveles que, a pesar de ser distintos, se complementan y entrelazan constantemente. El primero de ellos es el discurso mítico como filosofía. Para la comprensión de este nivel se dará cuenta de la cosmovisión Muntú y religión yoruba que se presenta en la narración. El segundo nivel es el mito como relato, donde se profundiza en la historia de la maldición de Changó que se desarrolla en la novela. En el tercer nivel, es el mito como motor de acción, y en él se analiza la relevancia que tienen ciertos personajes dentro de la trama en relación con el devenir material y político de los pueblos afrodescendientes. Todo ello para comprobar que el discurso mítico no cumple una función meramente narrativa ni contemplativa de un origen o de un pasado lejano, sino que constituye una herramienta de reivindicación cultural y política para los pueblos afrodescendientes en América.