bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
IoT Based Early Flood Detection System with Arduino and Ultrasonic Sensors in Flood-Prone Areas
Authors: Darwis Muhammad , Al Banna Hafiizh Asrofil , Aji Setiawan Restu , Khoirunnisa Dinda , Natassa Nakia
Published: December 2023

IoT is one of the focuses of application development carried out by various developers today. The aim is to enable various devices and work independently to meet the various needs of their users. The flood early warning system is one of the much-needed IoT-based applications, enabling users to quickly obtain water level information in an area. This application can help people to be more aware of flood disasters, especially during the rainy season. This research develops a flood early warning system application by utilizing Arduino and ultrasonic sensors installed in flood-prone areas. The sensor is used to measure the water level at a time based on the distance from the water surface to the sensor. When the distance between the water surface and the sensor is less than or equal to the set threshold, the sensor will send data and alerts to the user via email. This research applies the IoT design and development method. In addition, this research also used the C and Python programming language for application prototypes and the MySQL database to store the data. the application in this study was tested using the blackbox method and the results showed that all application functions could run properly.
Implementation of IndoNLU Pre-Trained Model for Aspect-Based Sentiment Analysis of Indonesian Stock News
Authors: Alifi Muhammad Riza , Lieharyani Djoko Cahyo Utomo , Sudimulya Bima Putra , Maulidhan Mohammad Rizky
Published: December 2023

Investors in Indonesia are increasing from year to year, especially mutual fund investors managed by investment managers. News is one of the factors considered by investment managers in making stock investment decisions. Very diverse news sources and different writing styles can make it difficult to retrieve information on each issuer in the news. In this research, the aspect-based sentiment analysis (ABSA) method is implemented to extract news specifically on each aspect (issuer) in the news and evaluate the issuer. The model used is a pre-trained Indonesian Bidirectional Encoder Representations from Transformers (BERT) model, IndoNLU, because the object of research is Indonesian-language stock news. The results show that with a combination of hyperparameters consisting of batch size 8, learning rate 0.00002, and epoch 8 for the IndoNLU model can produce an average evaluation metric value consisting of precision, recall, f1-score, and accuracy of 90%.
Hoax News Detection Using Passive Aggressive Classifier And TfidfVectorizer
Authors: Lazuardi Maulana Fajar , Hiunarto Renaldy , Ramadhani Kareena Futri , Noviandi Noviandi , Widayanti Riya , Arfian Muhamad Hadi
Published: December 2023

Indonesia is one of the countries with the highest number of social media users. Million social media users in Indonesia reached 167 million in January 2023. These users are spread, across various social media, including Twitter with 24 million users. The high number of social media users on Twitter makes the information validation process even more neglected. Moreover, the trend of news interest read by social media users is only adjusted to their individual tastes. This phenomenon is evidenced by the large number of fake news (hoaxes) circulating in society which are spread through social media. Therefore, an accurate machine learning model is needed to classify "real" and "hoax" news. This study uses the TfidfVectorizer algorithm and Passive Aggressive Classifier for datasets that are shared through the Kaggle site. The contents of the dataset were sourced via social media Twitter over a span of 5 years, namely 2015-2020. At the preprocessing stage to making the Confusion Matrix, the machine learning model shows that it can work well as expected, namely getting Accuracy, Precision, and Recall scores of 82.44%, 80.66%, and 82.44%. In addition, the results of the confusion matrix show that in the dataset used, there is more "real" news than "hoaxes", that is, the model is able to predict 1059 real news and 211 hoax news, with actual conditions 1106 real news and 164 hoax news.
Fenomena Perempuan sebagai Subjek Kekerasan Berbasis Gender
Authors: Novianti Lyna , Kusumawati Endah , Khilmatushofa Khilmatushofa
Published: December 2023

Gender equality and justice has placed women in thoughts, behaviors, and decisions that are no longer limited by the patriarchal system. However, in the midst of women’s efforts to build justice, instead of fighting for and upholding the role of women, the phenomenon of disputes and interactions between women themselves is increasingly striking and so prevalent on social media and the reality of life in modern Indonesia. This unbalanced relationship then has an impact as happened in Gender-Based Violence (KBG). No doubt, this action is the same as reinforcing injustice to women. Therefore, this study aims to determine the forms of injustice perpetrated by the same sex, especially women against women based on the five social experiences of women and KBG. This study uses descriptive-qualitative methods and data collection techniques through questionnaires and literature study. Data obtained from the results of questionnaires filled out by 54 respondents taken by purposive sampling technique. While the data analysis techniques in this study are data collection, data reduction, data presentation and verification. The results of the study indicate that violence against women has the potential to be carried out by fellow women. In addition, the forms of violence that are often experienced by women from female KBG perpetrators are psychological violence, in the form of: body shaming, talkative in the form of belittling and demeaning in terms of education, work, and married life. Meanwhile, in terms of five social experiences, women are more likely to receive stigmatization, subordination and marginalization.
Primus Inter Pares: Mengungkap Fenomena Praktik Istikharah dan Perhitungan Weton dalam Tradisi Pernikahan Di Lamongan
Authors: Tsauri M. Najib
Published: December 2023

This article is the result of research that discusses the belief of some Lamongan people in the role of primus inter pares which is considered to have the ability to interpret natural phenomena and human destiny, which is practiced in istikharah and weton calculations in the wedding tradition in Lamongan. This habit can be found in modern society, even today there are still many people who still adhere to this tradition, so it is necessary to respect the diversity of religions and cultures. This phenomenon is an illustration of social religious facts in Lamongan whose existence cannot be denied, thus strengthening the assumption that istikharah and weton calculations have been responded to by Muslims in various practices. For example, asking community leaders or people deemed capable to provide solutions among various social problems. The practice of istikharah and weton calculations basically have the same goal, which is to uncover the truth, even though the two come from different foundations.
Ekoteologi dalam Menyikapi Krisis Ekologi di Indonesia Perspektif Seyyed Hossein Nasr
Authors: Wasil Wasil , Muizudin Muizudin
Published: December 2023

This library research descriptively explains the causes of the ecological crisis in Indonesia by using the ecotheological approach in the construction of Seyyed Hossein Nasr’s thought. This research shows that the ecological crisis is correlated with a perspective that is not in favor of nature (anthrophocentrism), modern humans lose their existence-spiritual and understanding of nature that is desacralized. Ecotheology is then used as a strategic basis for solving the ecological crisis in the midst of Indonesian religious society by mainstreaming ecotheology through religious leaders, pesantren, educational institutions, and NGOs.
Komparasi Penafsiran Ibn Kathīr dan Amina Wadud tentang Hak Waris Laki-laki dan Perempuan
Authors: Islam Nidaul , Arifin Muhammad Patri
Published: December 2023

This article aims to examine the similarities and differences in Ibn Kathīr and Amina Wadud’s interpretations of inheritance rights between women and men using a muqarran interpretation approach. Ibn Kathīr as an interpreter of mutaqaddimin and Amina Wadud are Muslim feminists who are critical of the issue of women’s rights, especially inheritance rights in Islam. In the Qur’an surah al-Nisā’ [4]: 11-12, Ibn Kathīr interprets that the share of a son is the same as that of two daughters and the remaining third of the inheritance becomes a mandatory will. Meanwhile, Amina believes that women have equal inheritance rights to men. The distribution of inheritance between men and women must comply with the principles of benefit and justice. In addition, without any restrictions on which heirs, the remaining third of the wealth can be inherited without reducing the distribution of the remaining wealth. This rule is quite flexible, and the most important thing is to fulfill the principle of justice.
The sectorial context of workplace learning
Authors: Fazekas Nóra
Published: December 2023

Workplace learning is always embedded in a context. The purpose of this study is to compare the characteristics of workplace learning in the market, public and civil sectors with the tool of literature review, and to identify the most important contextual factors for learning practice and effectiveness. The article thus contributes to the scientific discourse in the field of knowledge management and workplace learning research. In the following study, drawing upon classic literature and current empirical research findings, the characteristics of workplace learning in various sectors are first outlined along the themes of knowledge management, knowledge sharing, innovation, organizational learning, the purpose of learning, and the most significant knowledge elements. Subsequently, the main differences are summarized. Finally, factors for the analysis of comparative research on workplace learning are proposed, spanning individual, individual and organizational, organizational, and organizational and system levels.
Ukuthwasa in the Methodist Church of Southern Africa
Authors: Forster Dion A
Published: December 2023

The postcolonial era has brought a renewed appreciation of African Indigenous Religion and culture among some Southern African Christians. However, because of Southern Africa’s colonial religious heritage, some African Christians are opposed to a constructive engagement with African religiosity and practice. Others seem to operate with a double consciousness—participating in African Indigenous religious ceremonies and holding African religious beliefs during the week while claiming to be Christians on Sunday. This article engages the Methodist Church of South Africa’s consideration of ukuthwasa and the practice of being a Traditional Healer in light of some instances of ‘double consciousness’. It argues that this engagement is a form of religious pluralism that requires intentional and critical consideration. After introducing the concept of ukuthwasa and recent discussions around being both a Christian minister and a Traditional Healer, some examples of African Christian double consciousness among some members of the  Methodist Church of Southern Africa are examined. Based on this critical reflection, some possibilities that Christian engagements with African religion and culture might offer for the contextualisation and decolonisation of Southern African Christianity are presented.
Interreligious Living in the Context of South Africa
Authors: Lategan Bernard
Published: December 2023

Interreligious dialogue presupposes conceptual articulation and verbal communication. This article focuses on a different and less prominent expression of interreligiosity, namely interreligious living. Instead of relying on conceptual and verbal instrumentalities, interreligious living speaks through action and practice. Because of the embodied nature of this phenomenon, it is highly contextual in nature and consequently manifests itself in diverse ways in different social settings. A tentative exploration of some examples in the South African context raises a series of basic questions: Does interreligious living complement interreligious dialogue or does it represent an alternative to (or even a form of protest against) it? Does interreligious living gloss over or underplay the real differences that exist between religions and interreligious dialogue sees as an important issue to address? Does interreligious living presuppose a common, overarching cause which invokes it in the first place? The article concludes with a plea for more extensive research into interreligious living as a social phenomenon in its own right.
Sigurd Bergmann, Kate Rigby and Peter Manley Scott (eds.), Religion, Materialism and Ecology
Authors: Dragt Kennedy
Published: December 2023

Sigurd Bergmann, Kate Rigby and Peter Manley Scott (eds.), Religion, Materialism and Ecology  (Abingdon, UK: Routledge, 2023), xii + 210 pp., £34.99 (pbk), ISBN: 9781032341408.
Bénédicte Meillon, Ecopoetics of Reenchantment: Liminal Realism and Poetic Echoes of the Earth
Authors: Taylor Bron
Published: December 2023

Bénédicte Meillon, Ecopoetics of Reenchantment: Liminal Realism and Poetic Echoes of the Earth (Lanham, MD: Lexington Books, 2023), 386pp., $125 (hbk), ISBN: 9781666910421.
Richard J. Bernstein, The Vicissitudes of Nature: From Spinoza to Freud
Authors: Anthony Zoe
Published: December 2023

Richard J. Bernstein, The Vicissitudes of Nature: From Spinoza to Freud (Cambridge, UK: Polity  Press, 2023), 278 pp., $26.95 (pbk), ISBN: 9781509555208.
Indicating intellectual and emotional states in narrating
Authors: Pihl Agneta , Peterson Louise , Pramling Niklas
Published: December 2023

The focus of this study is on how children in their retelling of oral stories indicate their understanding of the intentions and feelings of fictional characters. The method used is video documentation of storytelling activities in a preschool, involving 15 children aged 3–5 years and their teachers. The findings clarify how the children indicate the intellectual and emotional states of the fictional characters of stories in three ways: through (i) explicating, (ii) certain forms of gesturing and facial expressions, and (iii) sound symbolism. The educational implications of the findings are discussed in terms of how sound symbolism and gesturing in storytelling are critical to social justice – in allowing children not speaking the majority language to participate in storytelling.
Sallekhana and the End-of-Life Option of Voluntary Stopping of Eating and Drinking
Authors: Maes Claire
Published: December 2023

This article brings sallekhana, the Jain practice of fasting to death, into conversation with the practice of ‘voluntary stopping of eating and drinking’ (VSED), an end-of-life option, available in various countries for competent adults, to hasten the end of life by consciously choosing to not eat and drink. From a medical and legal point of view sallekhana can be considered a form of VSED. Although differing in terms of intent and historical context, the two practices are similar insofar that they relate to capable and sound individuals who voluntarily forego food and water until death. Showing the critical similarity between VSED and sallekhana, I argue that the grounds put forward by major medical associations and legal societies to differentiate VSED from suicide are equally applicable to the case of sallekhana. I contend that the Jain fast needs to be disentangled from the concept of suicide based on the quality of intent, but also because the process is, in theory and for some time at least, reversible, supported by loved ones and members of the larger Jain community, and dependent on the individual’s continuous and prolonged will of renouncing food and water. I also show how medical and legal authorities defend an individual’s right to VSED based on the principles of self-determination, bodily integrity, self-ownership, and respect for persons. I put forward the view to take these ethical principles into account to legally protect a Jain’s right to take the vow of sallekhana.
Buddhism in 5 Minutes, edited by Elizabeth J. Harris
Authors: Fuller Paul
Published: December 2023

Buddhism in 5 Minutes, edited by Elizabeth J. Harris. Sheffield: Equinox, 2021. xiv + 390 pp., £70 (hbk), £24.95 (pbk). ISBN 9781800500891 (hbk), 9781800500907 (pbk).
Exploring Hindu Philosophy, by Ankur Barua
Authors: Ram-Prasad Chakravarthi
Published: December 2023

Exploring Hindu Philosophy, by Ankur Barua. Sheffield: Equinox, 2023. xi + 183 pp., £22.95 (pb). ISBN 9781800502697 (hb), 9781800502703 (pb).
Three Early Mahayana Treatises from Gandhara: Bajuar Kharosthi Fragments 4, 6, and 11, by Andrea Schlosser
Authors: Silk Jonathan
Published: December 2023

Three Early Mahayana Treatises from Gandhara: Bajuar Kharosthi Fragments 4, 6, and 11, by Andrea Schlosser. Gandharan Buddhist Texts, 7. Seattle, WA: University of Washington Press, 2022. xx + 317 pp., 15 colour plates, 33 figures. $85. ISBN 9780295750736.
Consciencia metafórica y narración digital (digital storytelling) en español / L2
Authors:   , Peña Iranzu
Published: December 2023

La presente tesis tiene un doble objetivo: documentar (1) el desarrollo de la consciencia metafórica creativa y (2) la implementación de un curso de escritura creativa centrado en la narración digital (digital storytelling) (Lambert, 2018) para fomentar el aprendizaje de español L2. Para llevar a cabo este cometido, se diseña e implementa una intervención que parte del enfoque cognitivo de la teoría de la metáfora conceptual (Lakoff & Johnson, 1980) y de una visión ecológica del aprendizaje y la investigación (van Lier, 2004). La propuesta didáctica, inspirada en la enseñanza basada en conceptos (Negueruela, 2003) y en la pedagogía de las multiliteracidades (Cope & Kalantzis, 2015), combina actividades de representación conceptual con la observación de expresión metafórica en distintos textos y géneros, así como en el paisaje lingüístico. El entorno de inmersión se aprovecha asimismo para que los estudiantes ideen conexiones metafóricas personales y las plasmen en un proyecto de narración digital multimodal. De todos los participantes y datos recogidos, esta investigación selecciona dos casos de estudio prototípicos y analiza longitudinal y cualitativamente sus cuestionarios, diarios, narraciones digitales y entrevistas. Se triangulan tres tipos de datos conceptuales relativos a las definiciones, representaciones y la expresión metafórica en las producciones. A dicha triangulación se añaden el cruce de los dos casos de estudio y la revisión de los participantes. Los resultados de ambos estudiantes muestran una ampliación del concepto de metáfora y mayor agentividad en el empleo de expresión metafórica creativa en español/L2.
Odpowiedzialność i zysk. Wartości w zarządzaniu mediami
Authors: Teler Anna
Published: December 2023

Zarządzanie mediami staje w obliczu konieczności zmian. Przedstawiciele rożnych środowisk, w zarządzaniu i nie tylko, stawiają pytania: rozwój czy wzrost? odpowiedzialność czy zysk? generowanie wartości ekonomicznej czy realizacja społecznych potrzeb? Paradygmat ciągłego wzrostu, maksymalizacja zysków, partykularne interesy to znane imperatywy „starego” świata – współczesne zarządzanie mediami domaga się czegoś innego. Być może sensowną propozycją jest trwała orientacja na wartości, skoro mają one konotacje tak etyczne, jak i ekonomiczne. Celem niniejszej pracy jest prowokowanie potrzebnej debaty na temat nowych możliwości, kierunków zarządzania mediami. Poszukując nowych orientacji zarządzania mediami i perspektyw naukowych, autorka wskazuje na obecność i potencjał aksjosfery. Przyjętym celem badawczym była weryfikacja założenia o istnieniu aksjosfery w biznesie i weryfikacja, czy (a jeśli tak, to w jakim zakresie) obejmuje ona paradygmat etyczny i paradygmat ekonomiczny. Przeprowadzone badania umożliwiły weryfikację czterech hipotez badawczych oraz udzielenie odpowiedzi na pytanie badawcze. Wyniki przeprowadzonej analizy treści artykułów z czasopisma „Harvard Business Review” z lat 2011–2020 dowodzą, że przestrzeń wartości jest tą, która ma szansę połączyć perspektywę etyczną i ekonomiczną w zarządzaniu mediami. Uznano, że wartościami można zarządzać, można dokonywać ich pomiaru i hierarchizacji; wartości są pomostem, spoiwem pomiędzy paradygmatem etycznym i paradygmatem ekonomicznym; wartości pozostają w stosownym, istotnym transferze; wartości tworzą wspólnotę oraz przestrzeń wartości wspólnych ludziom. Jeśli człowiek jest miarą wszechrzeczy – jak twierdził Protagoras z Abdery i do czego odnosi się norma personalistyczna – to być może wartości są miarą człowieka i zabezpieczeniem jego przyszłości?
Mineral contents and antioxidant activities of Karakılçık durum wheat (Triticum turgidum subsp. durum (Desf.) Husn.) genotypes
Authors: ALKAN Fatma Ruveyda , AVCI BİRSİN Melehat
Published: December 2023

The importance of antioxidants and minerals in food has increased with the growing awareness of consumers in recent years. Türkiye is rich in genetic diversity for wheat as it is located at the intersection of three floristic regions and is part of the Fertile Crescent. In this study, the antioxidant activity of Karakılçık durum wheat (Triticum turgidum subsp. durum (Desf.) Husn.) populations from 12 different regions of Türkiye was determined using the DPPH method. In addition, the contents of mineral nutrients (Ca, Cu, Fe, Mg, Mn, Zn) were determined in an ICP-OES device with milled wheat. Karakılçık genotypes were sowed in a field using an augmented trial design consisting of five rows and six blocks, with each block containing five control varieties. The result of the study was that the landrace Karakılçık genotypes exhibited antioxidant activity varying between 14.7-40.2 μmol TE g-1. The Ca contents of landrace Karakılçık genotypes varied between 13.0-249.9 ppm, Cu contents 0.6-22.7 ppm, Fe contents 28.7-93.9 ppm, Mg contents 583.7-1194.0 ppm, Mn contents 31.4-87.7 ppm, and Zn contents 22.3-68.5 ppm. The results of the study reveal that Karakılçık landrace genotypes have large differences in antioxidant and mineral content, that these differences have the potential to be used in wheat breeding programs, and that wheat flour obtained from Karakılçık landrace genotypes is important.
Effect of mycorrhization on growth and physiology performance of Quercus species
Authors: SLAMA Awatef , FKIRI Sondes , MEZNI Faten , STITI Boutheina , SALCEDO-CASTRO Julio , TOUHAMI Issam , KHAMMASSI Marwa , KHALDI Abdelhamid , NASR Zouheir
Published: December 2023

The development of mycorrhiza could contribute to strengthening the resilience of forest ecosystems to climate change. Several mycorrhizal fungi are known for their valuable effect in increasing plant performances and adaptation to stressful environmental conditions. Thereby, this research aims to investigate how Terfezia boudieri (Chatin) mycorrhizal fungi affects the growth (primary root length, above-ground plant weight) and the physiological behaviour (net photosynthesis, responses to intercellular [CO2] and the intensity of photosyntically active radiation) of Quercus subsp. coccifera  and Q. suber L. Inoculated and non-inoculated seedlings of the two Quercus species were grown in one-liter pots in the greenhouse, with a temperature that ranged from 25 to 30 °C, natural lighting and an irrigation applied twice a week with top water. Results revealed that primary root length and the above-ground biomass increased with mycorrhization. In addition, mycorrhization promoted net photosynthesis (at 400 ppm and at saturation point), the apparent quantum yield, the water use efficiency, and the photosynthetic pigments contents. However, inoculation decreased the light compensation point for both species. Effectiveness of T. boudieri inoculation on Quercus sp. performance, highlights the potential of the mycorrhization process to improve forest management and resilience to climate change.
Proteomic alterations in various plant tissues of maize under induced chromium stress
Authors: ZULFIQAR Asma , KIANI Rushaankkauser , SALEH Muneera A. , ALSUDAYS Ibtisam M. , AL-ROBAI Sami Asir , ALAMER Khalid H. , SARDAR Rehana , ASHRAF Kamran , MEHMOOD Faisal , Uz ZAMAN Qamar
Published: December 2023

Heavy metal contamination is becoming a major cause of pollution in the environment, impacting humans, animals, and plants directly. Because of its widespread use in the tanning industry, chromium (Cr) regarded as a highly dangerous environmental toxin. The goal of this study was to investigate growth and proteins changes in different plant tissues (leaves, shoots, and seeds) of two maize cultivars (NMH-360 and DKC 61-42) under the stress of Cr (0, 50, and 150 ppm Cr). Sodium dodecyl polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE) was used to observe plant proteome modification in response to Cr stress. Results revealed that at 150 ppm, both maize cultivars showed a decrease in plant growth attributes. Furthermore, it was noticed that the plant proteome changed in response to Cr stress in leaf and shoot tissues. A few proteins were up-regulated (70 kDa in C1 variety), while others were down-regulated (154, 140, 115, 80, 70 and 53 kDa in C1 cultivar shoots while 154, 65, 60, 17 kDa bands in shoots of C2 cultivar). Some protein bands were induced at 50 ppm, some at 150 ppm, and yet others at both concentrations. The findings of this study could aid in the selection of Cr-tolerant plant cultivars as well as the design of new protein biomarkers that can be utilized as a monitoring tool in heavy metal stress responses.
Sensitivity of Botrytis cinerea isolate collected from gladiolus against selected fungicides, plant oils and botanicals in North India
Authors: KAUR Gurvinder , NEGI Hoshiyar Singh , GHOSH Pallavi , SHARMA Shweta , OJHA Pankaj Kumar , SINGH Vivek , CHANDEL Sunita
Published: December 2023

Integrated disease management is the best and most environmentally friendly technique for managing of a plant disease. Among the nine fungicides tested in vitro against Botrytis cinerea, which causes grey mould in Gladiolus, hexaconazole and a combination of iprodione+carbendazim exhibited complete inhibition of the mycelia growth at all the tested concentrations. In the evaluation of 15 different plant oils against B. cinerea, oils of Mentha piperita, Cymbopogon martini, Pelargonium graveolens, Cymbopogon sp., and Oreganum vulgare resulted in 100% mycelial growth inhibition of B. cinerea at all concentrations ranging from 200 to 1000 ppm. Aqueous extract of cloves of Allium sativum resulted best among the different botanicals and bioproducts tested in vitro with a maximum average mycelial growth inhibition of 57.39%, followed by the leaves of Azadirachta indica (45.47%) at 20, 50, 75, and 100 ppm. In integrated management of the grey mould of gladiolus under in vivo conditions, the combination of quintal + A. sativum + neem oil exhibited the maximum reduction in disease (94.40 %), followed by the combination of contaf + A.sativum + neem oil, which showed 93.19% disease reduction. The treatments viz., quintal +A.sativum + neem oil also resulted in the most superior treatment in enhancing growth and yield parameters of gladiolus with significantly improved plant height (70.34 cm), yield of corms (38.00), spike length (53.17 cm), number of florets (15.65), and number of flowers (32.67). These results indicate that the integrated management approach by using fungicides, botanicals and essential oils could be used for the control of grey mould diseases caused by Botrytis pathogens.
Allelopathic interactions of brown mustard (Brassica juncea L.) with other aromatic plants during germination and seedling development
Authors: FODORPATAKI Laszlo , KULCSAR Petra
Published: December 2023

Organic compounds originating from plant metabolism and reaching the environment may inhibit or stimulate germination and early developmental processes of other plants grown in the vicinity. The aim of this study was to investigate the allelopathic interactions of brown mustard with four other aromatic plants (summer savoury, coriander, caraway and common sage). While health-promoting metabolites of brown mustard are thoroughly investigated and the plant receives an increasing interest from cultivators of aromatic and medicinal plants, its allelopathic interactions with other aromatic plants are poorly documented. The experiments were performed in closed germination vessels, under controlled conditions. The influence of the presence or absence of light, as well as of a sufficient or reduced water supply on the co-germination of brown mustard seeds with each of the other four aromatic plants was also evaluated. The presence of brown mustard reduced the germination velocity of caraway, coriander, sage and savoury. It inhibited stem elongation, but stimulated root growth of savoury. Shoot growth of coriander seedlings was enhanced by the vicinity of brown mustard plantlets. Caraway slowed down the germination of brown mustard seeds, but it stimulated root and stem elongation of the seedlings. The presence of savoury enhanced the fresh biomass production of brown mustard. Common sage inhibited root growth, but stimulated stem elongation of brown mustard plantlets. Most of the allelopathic effects were more pronounced under water shortage than under sufficient water supply. Positive interspecific influences on biomass production were, in most cases, more pronounced in the presence of light. The findings may contribute to optimization of brown mustard cultivation in small parcels, in the vicinity of other aromatic plants, some allelopathic interactions being able to stimulate growth and developmental processes in an environmental-friendly and cost-effective manner.
Impact of agro-ecological conditions and fertilization on yield and quality of triticale on pseudogley soil
Authors: RAJIČIĆ Vera , POPOVIĆ Vera , ĐURIĆ Nenad , BIBERDŽIĆ Milan , BABIĆ Violeta , STOJILJKOVIĆ Jelena , GRUBIŠIĆ Mirko , TERZIĆ Dragan
Published: December 2023

The results of the study of the influence of fertilization and calcification on the yield and yield components of winter triticale grown on low pH soil are presented in this paper. Five variants of fertilization were tested during three growing seasons. Trial treatments included different fertilization variants: V1-control, V2-N120, V3-N120P80K60, V4-N120P80K60 + 5 t ha- 1 of lime and V5-N120P80K60 + 5 t ha-1 of lime + 30 t ha-1 of manure. The results of the research showed that all yield components responded positively to the application of mineral nutrition by changing the production characteristics and grain quality. The variant with the combined application of NPK, lime and manure had the greatest positive effect on all tested parameters affecting triticale productivity. During the study, the highest yield of triticale 5.826 t ha-1 was obtained on the fertilization variant with the combined application of lime, manure and NPK fertilizers. The achieved increase in the grain yield of triticale was significant compared to the control and the NPK variant of fertilization. Highly significant positive dependencies were found between the grain yield with 1000-grain weight, and test weight and significant positive dependencies were found between 1000-grain weight and test weight. The research highlighted the impact of different fertilizer treatments on the yield and grain quality traits of winter triticale.
Jointly soil properties affect N and P uptakes and utilizations in Pinus tabuliformis Carr. and Quercus liaotungensis Koidz. subjected to growing media with decomposed litter
Authors: GUO Shenglei , REN Dongxue , TAN Long , FAN Ruifeng
Published: December 2023

Monocultured pine plantation is suffering ecological degradation that is highly associated with low regeneration. Decomposed litter is an important soil amendment for enhancing regeneration through promoting nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) uptakes and utilizations. It is necessary to detect key soil attributes that contributed to this positive effect for regenerations in pine plantations. In this study, in-situ soils and litter were collected from local Chinese pine (Pinus tabuliformis Carr.) plantations (objective) and secondary forests dominated by Liaodong oak (Quercus liaotungensis Koidz.) (control). Soils were used for culturing one-year-old Chinese pine and Liaodong oak seedlings with a prolonged photoperiod in a greenhouse. Litter was composted with effective microorganisms and mixed to soils at ratios of 0% (control), 25%, and 50% (v/v). Compared to the control, the 25% ratio decreased shoot height and root-collar diameter, and the 50% ratio decreased the comprehensive seedling quality. Decomposed litter addition reduced shoot biomass and P content in pine seedlings and utilizations for N and P in both species. Multivariate linear regression indicated that high pH in growing media impaired root P content and biomass increments in shoot and root parts, and high organic matter content inhibited N content and concentration in shoots. Overall, the addition of decomposed litter resulted in overdoses of nutrient supply for both species. Our results contradict the argument that N and P released from decomposed litter are both beneficial for regenerations in plantations, neither did in secondary forests.
The effect of arbuscular mycorrhizal inoculation and plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria on maize (Zea mays L.) under boron toxicity stress
Authors: ABDAR Narges , ZAREI Mehdi , SHAHRIARI Amir Ghaffar , MIRMAZLOUM Iman
Published: December 2023

A greenhouse study was conducted to investigate the effect of arbuscular mycorrhiza fungus and plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria on maize (Zea mays L.) yield and boron (B) uptake under excessive B concentrations. Four levels of B (0, 10, 20 and 40 mg kg-1 soil) and four levels of microbial inoculation (non-inoculation, Rhizophagus intraradices, Micrococcus yunnanensis and co-inoculation) were applied. In general, elevated B decreased the maize relative yield, plant dry weight, plant height, total leaf area and chlorophyll content. The highest B uptake was recorded in the 20 mg kg-1 B treatments, whereas the lowest uptake was in B treatments of 0 and 40 mg B kg-1. Excessive B supply increased the proline content and electrolyte leakage of maize leaves. Microbial inoculation did not change the yield of B-stressed plants. In addition, mycorrhiza inoculation and co-inoculation increased the shoot and root B uptake. Maize plants growing at high B concentrations with or without microbial inoculation showed leaf edge burning and necrosis when compared with control treatments. Microbial inoculation improved the maize yield under B stress up to 20 mg B kg-1. Thus, inoculation with arbuscular mycorrhiza and plant growth promoting rhizobacteria can increase the maize tolerance under B toxicity. Nonetheless, the inoculation of bacterium and arbuscular mycorrhiza had a more alleviative effect when the plants were exposed to excess B.
Effect of cultivar, year, and their interaction on nutritional and energy value components in Aronia melanocarpa berries
Authors: ENESCU MAZILU Ivona-Cristina , COSMULESCU Sina
Published: December 2023

Aronia melanocarpa has long been known for its small, purple-black, and sweet-bitter berries to which several human health benefits have been attributed. This study aimed to highlight the effect of cultivar, year, and their interaction on the berry level of some components with nutritional and energetic value in two chokeberry cultivars. The study was carried out on ‘Melrom’ and ‘Nero’ chokeberry cultivars, grown under climatic conditions specific to Muntenia region, Romania. Compared to ‘Nero’ cv., dry weight, total soluble solids, and carbohydrates were found in significantly higher quantity in ‘Melrom’ cv. (263.33 g kg-1, 18.02 °Brix, 203.19 g kg-1). Significantly higher energy value and acidity (946.81 kcal kg-1 and 11.40 g malic acid kg-1, respectively) were also determined for ‘Melrom’ cv. Except for total soluble solids for ‘Melrom’ cv., total titratable acidity and total sugar content presented the highest variations between the study years for each of the two cultivars. K was the major mineral, followed by Ca. ‘Nero’ cv. had a higher content of K (2.73 g kg-1) and Zn (0.003 g kg-1) and significantly higher levels of Ca (0.72 g kg-1), Mg (0.35 g kg-1), and P (0.52 g kg-1). Both chokeberry cultivars can be considered as an alternative to complete the daily diet with fiber and minerals without high energy or sugar intake.
Ecological control of mycotic pathogens in tomato crops - alternatives to synthetic pesticides
Authors: DIN Alin , MIHAESCU Cristina , POPESCU (STEGARUS) Diana I. , VILCOCI Denisa , CIRSTEA Georgiana , SARDARESCU Ionela-Daniela , VIZITIU Diana Elena , PAUNESCU Alina , MITREA Ion , MITREA Rodi
Published: December 2023

The pathogens Alternaria solani and Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici are of significant interest from a pathogenic perspective in the context of tomato cultivation. This study focuses on evaluating the fungicidal and fungistatic effects of different synthetic substances and natural compounds on the development of these two investigated pathogens. The fungicidal agents employed comprised fosetyl aluminum at a concentration of 0.3%, azoxystrobin at 0.2%, and metiram at 0.3%, while the natural extracts investigated included those derived from European birthwort, celandine and sage, each tested at concentrations of 0.5%, 2%, 9%, and 15%. The assessment of mycelial growth inhibition was conducted utilizing Vincent’s formula. Additionally, the total polyphenol content (TPC) within the extracts was determined via the Folin-Ciocalteu spectrophotometric method in accordance with Frum et al. (2022). Furthermore, the antioxidant capacity of the extracts was evaluated using the DPPH radical scavenging method (2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl) and high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). Our research findings yielded noteworthy results, specifically, extracts derived from sage and celandine, particularly when present at a concentration of 15%, exhibited a fungistatic effect. This effect was particularly remarkable when compared to the performance of the synthetic fungicide azoxystrobin at a concentration of 0.2% when challenged with the Alternaria pathogen. These results suggest the potential utility of sage and celandine extracts as eco-friendly alternatives for mitigating fungal pathogens in tomato crops, warranting further investigation and consideration within agricultural practices.
Are D and Rec strains of Plum pox virus similar or different in terms of competitiveness and symptomatology?
Authors: ZAGRAI Ioan , ZAGRAI Luminița
Published: December 2023

Plum pox virus (PPV) is considered the most detrimental viral pathogen of stone fruits, causing important economic losses. Exhaustive studies revealed that D, M and Rec are the prevalent strains of PPV in Europe. While different experimental reports revealed that PPV-M is more aggressive than PPV-D, limited information is available about the competitiveness of PPV-Rec under field conditions. Also, symptoms developed by PPV-Rec infection are scarcely documented. To increase this knowledge, we selected and monitored an experimental plum orchard already contaminated by both PPV-D and PPV-Rec. The disease spread was monitored by visual observation and ELISA testing each year along five consecutive vegetative periods. The dynamic of single and mixed infections was assessed by molecular strain typing (IC-RT-PCR) of all newly and single-infected trees. While the disease prevalence increased almost linearly, the number of single PPV infected trees (either by PPV-Rec or by PPV-D) remained relatively stable during the five-year period of monitoring, which is explainable by the continual increase of the number of trees infected with both strains together. No significant difference in the progression rate between D and Rec strains was found when considering their presence in both single and mixed infections. Although the types of PPV symptoms developed on leaves and fruits varied among cultivars, no clear-cut D or Rec strain-specific symptoms were developed within the same cultivar. Overall results revealed that PPV-D and PPV-Rec strains had similar behaviour in terms of competitiveness and symptoms developed under our experimental field conditions.
Trends in overweight and obesity in children under 24 months of age in Mexico (2012-2020): analysis of four national health surveys
Authors: Cárdenas-Villarreal Velia Margarita , Hernandez-Barrera Lucia , Castro-Sifuentes Danilo , Guevara-Valtier Milton Carlos , Trejo-Valdivia Belem
Published: December 2023

Abstract: The prevalence of childhood obesity has increased rapidly in Mexico, with significant consequences for the population’s health in the future. Little is known about the prevalence of obesity in children under two years of age, even though this life stage is fundamental to prevent this condition. This study aims to determine the magnitude, distribution, and trends of overweight and obesity in children under 24 months of age using the Mexican National Health and Nutrition Surveys (ENSANUT) conducted in the last 10 years. The data presented here are derived from four ENSANUTs, carried out in Mexico in 2012, 2016, 2018, and 2020. They include 6,719 infants under 24 months with complete anthropometric data (weight/height) by age, gender, Indigeneity, area of residence, and socioeconomic status. The risk of overweight levels and overweight + obesity rates were calculated according to World Health Organization guidelines. We identified that infants < 12 months currently have a higher prevalence of overweight + obesity (10.3%) and that those aged 12 to 23 months are generally at a higher risk of overweight (26.1%). The most relevant findings of this study, linking weight trends to sex, region, socioeconomic status, and indigeneity, show that overweight and obesity prevalences vary across the Mexican population, without presenting a specific behavior. There is a high prevalence of overweight and obesity among Mexican infants and a slight trend toward increased obesity in infants < 12 months. Weight monitoring and obesity prevention interventions focused on the first 1,000 days of life are essential.
Adesão à dieta EAT-Lancet e sua relação com insegurança alimentar e renda em uma amostra de base populacional brasileira
Authors: Ferreira Mariana Alves , Silva Alexsandro Macedo , Marchioni Dirce Maria Lobo , Carli Eduardo De
Published: December 2023

Resumo: O objetivo deste estudo foi investigar a relação entre a adesão à dieta planetária com a situação de segurança alimentar e nutricional e renda familiar per capita, utilizando amostra representativa da população brasileira. Entre os dados da Pesquisa de Orçamentos Familiares (POF) de 2017-2018, os indicadores de desigualdade selecionados para a análise foram as informações sobre renda familiar per capita e segurança alimentar e nutricional. Também foram considerados dados de consumo alimentar individual de 46.164 brasileiros com idade ≥ 10 anos, obtidos por meio de recordatórios alimentares de 24 horas, no Inquérito Nacional de Alimentação, conduzido junto à POF 2017-2018. O Índice de Dieta Planetária (PHDI) foi empregado para mensurar a adesão à dieta planetária. Dados sociodemográficos foram expressos como frequência (%), com análise da média e intervalo de 95% de confiança (IC95%) do escore do PHDI. A relação entre segurança alimentar e nutricional e renda com o escore do PHDI foi testada em modelos de regressão linear múltipla. Os cálculos foram executados no software Stata, adotando uma significância de 5%. Menores médias do PHDI foram observadas entre indivíduos em insegurança alimentar, do sexo masculino, < 20 anos, pardos e indígenas, com renda < 0,5 salário mínimo, domiciliados na zona rural e das regiões Norte e Nordeste. Na regressão linear múltipla, a insegurança alimentar foi inversamente relacionada ao escore do PHDI (ꞵ = -0,56; IC95%: -1,06; -0,06), sendo as menores pontuações associadas à insegurança alimentar grave (β = -1,31; IC95%: -2,19; -0,55). As categorias de renda não foram independentemente associadas com o escore PHDI (p de tendência = 0,900). Portanto, a insegurança alimentar demonstrou afetar negativamente a adesão dos brasileiros à dieta planetária.
Shaping ability of a pediatric motor-driven instrumentation system in primary molar root canal prototypes
Authors: Souza Bianca Katsumata de , Alcalde Murilo Priori , Duarte Marco Antonio Hungaro , Machado Maria Aparecida Andrade Moreira , Oliveira Thais Marchini , Lourenço Neto Natalino
Published: December 2023

Abstract Evaluate the shaping ability and preparation time using a pediatric motor-driven rotary instrumentation compared to other systems in resin prototypes of primary molars. Methods: Thirty specimens were scanned in micro-CT and divided into three groups according to the instrumentation type: pediatric motor-driven Sequence baby File (SBF); conventional motor-driven (Sequence Rotary File - SRF); manual K file. Instrumentation time was timed. After preparation, the specimens were scanned again. The pre- and post-instrumentation images were superimposed to measure the amount of root canal deviation and the resin remnant thickness. ANOVA followed by the Tukey test analyzed the comparisons between groups (p<0.05). Results: No statistically significant differences occurred in root canal deviation among groups (p>0.05). There were statistically significant differences in the comparison among root thirds (p<0.001) but without significant differences in the interaction group vs. root third (p>0.05). Both motor-driven instrumentations showed statistically greater weariness than manual instrumentation (p<0.001), without significant significant differences between SBF and SRF. Motor-driven instrumentation had a shorter working time than manual instrumentation (p<0.001). Conclusion: Pediatric motor-driven instrumentation demonstrated good outcomes in relation to root canal deviation and amount of remnant structure, with shorter instrumentation time. SBF can be a suitable alternative for endodontic instrumentation in primary molars.
Toothbrushing effects on the surface roughness and cement volume loss of bonded enamel-ceramic interface
Authors: Marins Luísa de Almeida Vieira , Araújo-Neto Vitaliano Gomes , Sahadi Beatriz Ometto , André Carolina Bosso , Giannini Marcelo
Published: December 2023

Abstract This study evaluated the effect of toothbrushing on enamel-cementing material-ceramic bonded interfaces, using different cementing materials. Materials and Methods: Thirty enamel and thirty ceramic blocks were bonded with cementing materials to produce the samples that were bonded with three types of cementing materials: 1- RelyX Ultimate resin cement (REXU), 2- RelyX Unicem 2 self-adhesive resin cement (REU2) and 3- heated Z100 restorative composite (60°C). Bonded interfaces of the samples were toothbrushed and the surfaces of the 3 cementing materials were evaluated for roughness (RG, in µm), roughness profile (RP, in µm), and volume loss (VL, in µm3) (baseline and after 20,000 and 60,000 toothbrushing cycles). Data were evaluated by Generalized Linear Analysis (two factors: “material” and “toothbrushing cycle”) and Bonferroni test (α=0.05). Results: REXU and Z100 exhibited lower RG than that presented by REU2, except after 60,000 toothbrushing cycles when only Z100 differed from REU2. The increase in toothbrushing cycles increased the RG and RP for all materials. REU2 also showed higher RP than those showed by REXU and Z100 when it was analyzed regarding the enamel. The VL of Z100 was the lowest with 20,000 toothbrushing cycles, regarding the enamel and ceramic. For 60,000 cycles, REXU showed the lowest VL regarding the ceramic, and REU2 had the highest VL regarding the enamel and ceramic. Conclusion: In general, REXU and Z100 showed the best results regarding the evaluations performed and the REU2 exhibited the highest RG, RP, and VL.