bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
A pantropical analysis of fire impacts and post-fire recovery on tropical plant diversity and species composition
Authors: Sapkota Dharma , Edwards David , Massam Mike , Evans Karl
Published: July 2023

Fire is increasingly driving loss and degradation of tropical habitats,
but factors influencing biodiversity responses to fire are inadequately
understood. We conduct a pan-tropical analysis of systematically
collated data – 5257 observations of 1705 plant species (trees and
shrubs, forbs, graminoids and climbers) in burnt and unburnt plots from
28 studies. We use model averaging of mixed effect models assessing how
plant species richness and turnover (comparing burnt and unburnt
communities) vary with time since fire, fire type, protected area status
and biome type. More long-term studies are needed, but our analyses
highlight three key findings. First, prescribed and non-prescribed burns
have contrasting impacts on plant communities, the direction of which
depends on focal life form and biome. Forb richness, for example,
increases following non-prescribed (but not prescribed) burns in
savannahs and flooded grasslands, but in moist broadleaved forest forb
richness increases strongly following prescribed (but not
non-prescribed) burns. Second, protected areas mitigate fire impacts on
plant communities. Species richness of trees/shrubs increased (by
~50%) following fires in non-protected sites but tended
to remain similar in protected sites. Similarly, ten years after a fire
event graminoid community composition had recovered fully to resemble
non-burnt communities in protected areas, but remained highly divergent
in unprotected sites. Finally, this persistence in divergence of
community composition following fire events occurs across a number of
life forms. Composition of tree/shrub communities remained divergent
from unburnt communities ten years after a fire, and composition of forb
communities only returned to those of unburnt sites after ten years.
Fire intervals are already less than ten years in some tropical
locations, and future climate and land use change are predicted to
further shorten these intervals. Plant communities across much of the
tropics are thus likely to change substantially in response increased
exposure to fire.
Immobilised-laccase bioreactors for wastewater treatment
Authors: Rodriguez-Couto Susana
Published: July 2023

Laccases have shown to be efficient biocatalysts for the removal of
recalcitrant pollutants from wastewater. Thus, they catalyse the
oxidation of a wide variety of organic compounds by reducing molecular
oxygen to water. However, the use of free laccases holds several
drawbacks such as poor reusability, high cost, low stability and
sensibility to different denaturing agents that may occur in wastewater.
Such drawbacks can be circumvented by immobilising laccase enzymes in/on
solid carriers. Hence, during the last decades different approaches
considering various techniques and solid carriers to immobilise laccase
enzymes have been developed and tested for the removal of pollutants
from wastewater. To scale up wastewater treatment bioprocesses, the
immobilised laccases are placed in different reactor configurations.
SOFTWARE E INTELIGENCIA DE NEGOCIOS PARA GESTIONAR INFORMACIÓN DE PACIENTES CON DIABETES MELLITUS E HIPERTENSIÓN ARTERIAL EN EL HOSPITAL REGIONAL DE SAN GIL
Authors: Beltrán Beltrán Josué David , Ardila Lopera Kevin Duván , Caicedo Chacón Luz Yamile , Gómez Garcés Sonia Luz
Published: July 2023

Este trabajo presenta el diseño y desarrollo preliminar de una plataforma para la gestión de información, de pacientes del Hospital Regional de San Gil con diagnóstico de Diabetes e Hipertensión Arterial, usando una herramienta de Inteligencia de Negocios, la cual permitió la carga masiva de la información, aplicación de algoritmos de minería de datos (etapa actual del proyecto) para ser filtradas, analizada y visualizada por el usuario de manera estratégica y amigable. Este artículo está asociado al área de ingeniería de software y simulación
Reparación artroscópica con anclaje capsular en pacientes con lesiones periféricas del complejo del fibrocartílago triangular: evolución funcional a seis meses
Authors: García-Lira Francisco , Magallón-Jaimes Salvador , Montes-Pérez Raquel Alhelí , Ortega-Orozco Rafael , Bonfil-Ojeda Juan Ramón , Galván-López Luis Eduardo , Silva-Martínez Josué , Arana-Parada Ana Karenina
Published: July 2023

Introducción. Las lesiones del complejo del fibrocartílago triangular (CFCT) son una causa frecuente de consulta por cirugía de la mano debido al dolor cubital que ocasionan. Estas lesiones son tratadas de formas estandarizadas dependiendo del nivel de afección de los ligamentos radiocubitales distales (RCD) en la muñeca. Objetivo. Describir los resultados funcionales de la reparación artroscópica con anclaje capsular en pacientes con lesiones periféricas del CFCT y su evolución postquirúrgica a seis meses. Materiales y métodos. Estudio de cohorte retrospectivo realizado entre marzo del 2018 y diciembre del 2020 y en el que se incluyeron 32 pacientes con diagnóstico de lesión periférica del CFCT que hubieran sido tratados mediante anclaje capsular y tuvieran un seguimiento de seis meses. El estado de los participantes se midió antes del procedimiento quirúrgico y a los tres y seis meses postquirúrgicos con las herramientas QuickDASH y Mayo Wrist Score. Resultados. El tiempo promedio de lesión en los pacientes analizados fue de 11 semanas (rango de cuatro a 24 semanas), y el tiempo promedio de terapia de rehabilitación fue de cuatro semanas (rango de tres a seis semanas), con autorización a la reincorporación a actividad deportiva a las tres semanas. Se presentaron cuatro complicaciones: un paciente no tuvo mejoría, dos pacientes presentaron parestesias cubitales transitorias resueltas y el otro paciente presentó una infección de tejidos blandos superficial que también fue resuelta. Conclusión. La técnica de anclaje capsular empleada en el presente estudio es reproducible, pues según las escalas QuickDASH y Mayo Wrist Score los pacientes intervenidos tuvieron resultados satisfactorios.
Controlador I/PD para mejorar la respuesta de controladores PID y PI de motores de inducción.
Authors: Chafuelán Vera Ariel Humberto , Pico Pillasagua Juan Carlos
Published: July 2023

Para el funcionamiento de motores de inducción se usan inversores, estos actúan para dar respuesta en estado no estacionario. Durante el estado n estacionario los motores de inducción usan controladores de naturaleza PID, O PI. Un controlador o regulador es un dispositivo que permite controlar un sistema en lazo cerrado para que alcance el estado de salida deseado y es el que se usa ampliamente en la industria actual. Este artículo, tiene como objetivo la configuración de un controlador I/PD, para ello se simulará el controlador mediante Matlab-Simulink y se comparará la respuesta de esta configuración según el dominio del tiempo y la frecuencia. Esta propuesta mejora la respuesta transitoria del controlador PD (proporcional- diferencial), y a su vez el error de estado estable del controlador PI (proporcional - integral). En los resultados fue posible constatar que, a partir del análisis del dominio de la frecuencia, se puede ver que los resultados son los mismos que los del experimento del dominio del tiempo, y el efecto de ajuste de parámetros del controlador PI es el peor y los efectos secundarios son técnicamente más grandes. El ajuste de parámetros del controlador I/PD (integral - proporcional - diferencial) funciona mejor y causa menos interferencias.
Antecedents from Tourist's Visit Intention to Spiritual Tourism Destinations in Bali
Authors: Sukaatmadja I Putu Gde , Yasa Ni Nyoman Kerti , Rahmayanti Putu Laksmita Dewi , Tirtayani I Gusti Ayu
Published: July 2023

Purpose: The purpose of this research is to test and explain the variables that influence visit intention to spiritual tourism destinations in Bali from tourists who have seen virtual tours.
 
Theoretical framework:  Spiritual tourism is a service business that serves the travel needs of a person/group to tourist destinations (tourism/travel industry), especially those related to the purpose of spiritual activities such as meditation, pilgrimage, and so on.
 
Design/Methodology/Approach:  The population of this study are tourists who have seen a virtual tour. The sample size used was 250 tourists with a purposive sampling method . The analysis technique used is Path Analysis using SEM-PLS.
 
Findings: The results of the study show that authentic experience influences cognitive response, affective response, and attitude, and then influences attachment to virtual tours , and also influences visit intention . In addition, PBC apparently had no effect on visit intention . Therefore, it is important for business actors in the tourism sector who manage spiritual tourism destinations to pay attention to authentic experiences after viewing virtual tours so that their cognitive response, affective response, attitude and attachment to virtual tours become higher and encourage tourists to have the desire to visit destinations in the virtual tour
 
Research, practical & social implications: The research implications that can be given are that this research can help service providers in the tourism sector to be able to increase tourist interest in visiting a destination.
 
Originality/Value:  With empirical evidence that the intention to visit tourists can be influenced because these tourists get experience from seeing virtual tours so that business people in the tourism sector can use virtual tours to provide positive experiences and have an impact on attitudes, cognitive responses, affective responses, and their attachment to seeing virtual tours.
Histopathological variants of gallbladder after cholecystectomy in Eastern Libya: A report of 3412 specimens
Authors: Mohamed Omar Benkhadoura  , Othman Hammad Tajoury  , Khaled Khalil Elgazwi  , Talal Khalifa Elkhweldi  , Akrem I. Elshaikhy  , Aisling Kraus
Published: July 2023

Background: Cholecystectomy is one of the most common surgical operations and is performed routinely for a variant of gallbladder diseases, including chronic and acute cholecystitis and gallbladder cancer (GBC). The gallbladder is one of the most commonly encountered specimens submitted to histopathology department. The aim of this study was to determine the histopathological pattern of gallbladder lesions in cholecystectomy specimens in two university hospitals in the Eastern part of Libya. Material and methods: From January 2009 to June 2017, all histopathology reports of 3423 consecutive gallbladder specimens after elective and emergency cholecystectomy were retrospectively analyzed in two university hospitals. Results: Of the 3423 gallbladder specimens sent for histopathological examination during the study period, 486 were male (14.2%) and 2937 were female (85.8%), with a mean age of 42 (14 to 93) years. Chronic cholecystitis was found in 2792 (81.6%), acute cholecystitis in 237 (6.9%) and cholesterosis in 223 (6.5%) patients. GBC was detected in 4 (0.11%) patients. Incidence of chronic cholecystitis was significantly higher in female (n=2425; 82.6%) than in male (n= 367; 75.5%) patients (P < 0.001). However, acute cholecystitis, empyema of the gallbladder, and gangrenous cholecystitis were more common in males than females (8.6% vs 6.6%; 4.3% vs 0.9%; and 2.5% vs 0.8% respectively). Conclusion: The histopathological spectrum of gallbladder after cholecystectomy was observed to be quite diverse. The most prevalent diagnosis was chronic cholecystitis followed by acute cholecystitis and cholesterosis of the gallbladder, whereas carcinoma of the gallbladder was rarely observed. Although chronic cholecystitis is more common in females, the incidence of complications such as acute cholecystitis, empyema of gallbladder, and gangrenous cholecystitis were more common in males than females.
Analysis of Balinese Cultural Values in a Perfect Fit Film (Roland Barthes Semiotics Studies)
Authors: Anwar Syifa Fauziah , Rahayu Amanda Putri , Dewi Trie Utari
Published: July 2023

Matters related to human reason and mind can be understood as a culture. Every culture has different values. Film is one of the media that can be used to introduce culture. This study aims to determine the Balinese cultural values contained in the film a Perfect Fit directed by Hadrah Daeng Ratu. The researcher uses descriptive qualitative method, with Roland Barthes' semiotic study which explains the idea of significance seen through two stages, namely connotation and denotation. The results obtained from this study are the Balinese cultural values contained in the film a Perfect Fit, among others, namely: (1) Canang Sari is a form of offering (2) Mepantigan is a martial art as an expression of gratitude and mutual trust between group members or society ( 3) Melukat is a ceremony or procession of self-cleaning to avoid negative aura (4) Kecak dance has a meaning to remind the whole community to always think before acting (5) Reading Weton is a procession to match the date of birth to determine the auspicious day of marriage (6) Bebayuhan ceremony called bebayuhan is a process of getting rid of negative things that are brought from birth (7) Balinese Wedding Traditional Dress means that a pair of humans are mentally and physically ready to build a household.
AUTONOMOUS PUMPED STORAGE HYDROPOWER
Authors: Golovko V. , Semenenko R.
Published: July 2023

One of the possible ways to solve the problem of accumulating the energy of a renewable source in an autonomous electric power system is its accumulation in the form of potential water energy and subsequent energy consumption according to a given consumption schedule. A pumped storage hydropower with solar panels allows to save energy from intermittent renewable energy sources (such as solar energy, wind energy and other), or sources based on mineral fuels (such as coal or nuclear energy) during periods of low consumption.

The paper presents the results of developing a mathematical model of an autonomous pumped storage hydropower in the Matlab/Simulink and describes its main elements. Model allows determining the dynamics of energy flows and water balances in the reservoirs during the day for a given time of the year. The model was created for the purpose of researching the parameters and characteristics of the nodes of the pumped storage hydropower with solar panels. As a result of the analysis of its model, it was established that the level of supply of electricity to the consumer during the day is 100%. The difference in time between the produced and consumed electricity is fully compensated by the hydro-accumulating plant and at the end of the day in the summer period there is an increase in the water level of about 0.2%. The water balance in the upper and lower reservoirs was calculated and the dynamics of water level changes during the day of different seasons were obtained.
PERANCANGAN BUKU ILUSTRASI POLA DIET SEHAT DENGAN GIZI SEIMBANG UNTUK REMAJA UMUR 16-18 TAHUN
Authors: Ramadhanni Ruthtita Dea , Synakarya Diana Aqidatun Nisa , Synakarya Aditya Rahman Yani
Published: July 2023

Remaja umur 16-18 tahun membutuhkan asupan makanan yang bergizi untuk tumbang berkembang, namun pada umumnya remaja sulit untuk mengontrol makanan sehari-hari sehingga mengalami obesitas atau kegemukan. Remaja merasa berat badan mulai naik sehingga melakukan diet dengan cara mengubah pola makan dan mengurangi frekuensi makan. Karena remaja masih dalam masa perumbuhan pertumbuhan, maka saat melakukan diet harus mengatur pola makan yang bergizi serta menerapkan gaya hidup sehat serta olahraga. Media penyampaian yang disampaikan dengan cara mudah dipahami, informatif, dan cheerful untuk remaja yaitu buku ilustrasi yang menarik akan perhatian untuk remaja sehingga mampu menarik daya baca dan mampu memberikan pesan lewat buku. Metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian mengunakan metode kualitatif dengan melakukan wawancara kepada narasumber dan juga mengunakan metode kuantitatif yakni menyebarkan kuisioner online kepada remaja yang. Analisis yang telah dikembangkan mempunyai keyword ‘‘diet sehat, enak, menyenangkan’’, keyword ini sebagai acuan dalam pembuatan perancangan buku ilustrasi. Perancangan buku ilustrasi pola diet sehat dan gizi seimbang ditujukan untuk memberikan edukasi kepada remaja untuk mengetahui diet sehat yang bergizi sehingga asupan makanan tetap tarasupi meskipun sedang melakukan diet.Kata Kunci: Remaja, Diet Sehat, Gizi, Buku Ilustrasi
Mental health and psychological distress among Covid-19 frontline workers
Authors: Rahman Mst Jakia , Alauddin Md
Published: July 2023

Covid-19 has caused significant distress around the globe. Apart from the evident physical symptoms in infected cases, it has caused serious damage to public mental health. The current research is an attempt to explore mental health and psychological distress of the Covid-19 frontline workers. One hundred and seventy-seven Covid frontline workers (88 male and 89 female) were asked to complete a questionnaire with questions about symptoms of depression, anxiety, stress, and mental health. The questionnaire included Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scales (DASS-21) and the Bangla version of the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12). The results revealed that mental health was negatively correlated with stress, anxiety, and depression. Both male and female frontline workers reported mild to moderate levels of depression, anxiety, and stress. Females reported significantly higher stress than males. However, frontline workers from different professions did not differ significantly on depression, anxiety, stress, and mental health. The findings point to develop strategy to support the mental health of frontline workers including designing psychological support and resilience-building interventions based on risk factors.
Dhaka Univ. J. Biol. Sci. 32(2): 167-177, 2023 (July)
Pengembangan Desain Produk Sepeda Motor Listrik Menggunakan Metode Pengintegrasian Kano Model dalam Quality Function Deployment (QFD)
Authors: Wahyuningsih Utami Utami
Published: July 2023

ABSTRAK

 

Sesuai Peraturan Presiden Republik Indonesia No. 55 Tahun 2019 mengenai Kendaraan Bermotor Listrik Berbasis Baterai memunculkan bertumbuhnya industri dan produk kendaraan bermotor. Sebagai suatu inovasi  yang masih baru, tentu masih sangat membutuhkan berbagai macam kajian agar produk ini benar-benar dapat diterima konsumen, sehingga produsen harus menciptakan produk yang berangkat dari voice of customers yang pada akhirnya menjadi produk handal yang bermuara pada profit industri.

Dalam Penelitian yang berjudul, “Pengembangan Desain Produk Sepeda Motor Listrik Menggunakan Metode Pengintegrasian Kano Model dalam Quality Function Deployment (QFD)”, ini mengupas penggunaan pengintegrasian Kano Model ke Quality Function Deployment (QFD) dengan matriks House of Quality (HOQ)  kita dapat menemukan hampir semua atribut memiliki nilai gap negatif (kecuali bodi kendaraan dan display pada odometer) ini menandakan bahwa atribut-atribut pada sepeda motor listrik yang ada belum memberikan kepuasan terhadap konsumen. sedangkan hasil klasifikasi atribut dengan menggunakan metode Kano, diperoleh 25 atribut yang masuk ke dalam kategori penting. Antara lain 8 atribut masuk kategori Must-be, 5atribut masuk kategori One-dimensional, 7 atribut masuk kategori Attractive, serta 5 atribut Indifferent. Untuk kategori Indeffrent dapat dihilangkan karena kategori tersebut tidak memberikan pengaruh pada tingkat kepuasan pemilik sepeda motor. Dari hasil integrasi metode Kano dan Quality Function Deployment sampai pada tahap 3 (quality process) diperoleh hasil output House of Quality tahap 3 dengan memperhatikan nilai Ranking Priority Technical Contributions (%). Diperoleh upaya perbaikan yang perlu diprioritaskan oleh pabrikan sepeda motor listrik dalam meningkatan kepuasan konsumen, dengan 5 kontribusi tertinggi Quality Process adalah (baterai) penuh dalam 60 menit (kecepatan proses charging)  dengan nilai kontribusi 18,1%,peningkatan kualitas (daya simpan) baterai dengan nilai kontribusi 17,0%, kolaborasi dengan asosiasi (memperbanyak charging stations) dengan nilai kontribusi 14,0%, (peningkatan kerjasama dengan) Swap Battery Company  dengan nilai kontribusi 11,6%, dan penggunaan material alluminium alloy (sebagai bahan rangka) dengan nilai kontribusi 5,6%. Tapi secara umum dapat disimpulkan bahwa hal yang terpentinga dalam pengembangan sepeda motor listrik adalah di sisi peningkatan kualitas (daya tahan dan daya charging) baterai.

 

Kata kunci : Kepuasan Pelanggan, Kano Model, Quality Function Deployment (QFD), House of Quality (HOQ)
Klasifikasi Pekerjaan Bidang Teknologi Informasi Menggunakan Algoritma Cosine Similarity
Authors: Siswipraptini Puji Catur
Published: July 2023

Keterampilan setiap jenis pekerjaan harus disiapkan sejak mahasiswa berada di jenjang pendidikantinggi. Jenis pekerjaan dan ketrampilan pendukungnya menjadi salah satu landasan bagi programstudi dalam menyusun peminatan mata kuliah sesuai kebutuhan indsutri. Sehingga program studimembutuhkan pedoman untuk menyusun kurikulum yang sesuai dengan kebutuhan industri.Penelitian ini bertujuan melakukan klasifikasi jenis pekerjaan di bidang Teknologi Informasi (TI)menurut Computing Curricula tahun 2020, yang dikeluarkan oleh ACM sebagai salah satu pedoman Perguruan Tinggi (PT) di bidang Ilmu Komputer yang ada di Indonesia dalam menyusun kompetensi lulusan dan kurikulum PT. Klasifikasi pekerjaan di lakukan berdasarkan kebutuhan dunia industri yang tercermin pada iklan/website lowongan pekerjaan yang ada di Indonesia. Teknik klasifikasi dilakukan dengan beberapa langkah yaitu web scraping pada website lowongan pekerjaan, teks pra prosesing untuk membersihkan data hasil web scraping dan klasifikasi 10 jenis pekerjaan menggunakan algoritma Cosine Similarity. Algoritma Cosine Similarity melakukan analisis jarak kemiripan antar dokumen keseluruhan jenis pekerjaan dengan keterampilan yang dibutuhkan pada setiap pekerjaan bidang Teknologi Informasi. Tingkat kemiripan tertinggi sebesar 63% pada pekerjaan Computer Network Architects dan akurasi tertinggi diperoleh sebesar 33,5% menggunakan teknik k-fold cross validation.
Students' perceptions of competency-based learning environment during COVID-19: a mixed-methods approach
Authors: Alkhurayyif Yazeed
Published: July 2023

The COVID-19 pandemic has had many reflections on teaching and learning. Competency-based learning (CBL) is outcome-based learning that supports students to focus on competencies and improve their learning skills. It was helpful for the universities during the pandemic to offer an effective online learning environment for computer science students. This study evaluated the CBL experience from the perspective of computer science students. The study used a mixed-methods approach and obtained data from 104 participants using an online questionnaire and in-person interviews. The study's findings indicated that the quality of the teacher, the learning environment, time management, and the expectations positively influenced student satisfaction, which in turn positively influenced students' performance. The investigation found statistically significant evidence that the CBL was helpful for students' skill improvement. Additionally, this study presented the challenges and limitations of CBL, which can inform universities and course developers to improve the standards of CBL. Using this study's implications, academic researchers can extend their research to develop innovative approaches for the CBL environment.
Conceptual application of digital twins to meet ESG targets in the mining industry
Authors: Cranford Rachel
Published: July 2023

Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) focus continues to gain traction in the mining industry through publicly made policies, promises, and commitments. In 2022, both ESG and technological investments were identified in the top trends by Deloitte and in the top risks and opportunities by Ernst and Young. As the first step in the value chain, the mining industry sets the foundation for most industries in meeting their ESG targets. Beyond providing sustainable materials, the mining industry is required to produce the critical minerals needed for the creation of sustainable technologies. With an ongoing debate on how ESG factors should be measured and inconsistent reporting between mining companies, there remains a gap in consistent and auditable progress in ESG reporting. This study evaluates the application of a digital twin technology to bridge the gap in ESG reporting. By examining the use of digital twin technology through thirty case studies and theoretical applications across industries that share commonalities with mining, this study analyzes the opportunity to apply the technology to the mining industry. The research found that digital twin technology can be applied across all mining project phases and can provide added value to improve multiple ESG factors and measure them. Though the research identifies that there are benefits from the application of digital twin technology to all project phases, and across all three ESG dimensions, there remains challenges to implementation. Successful implementation of digital twin technology will require the right people with the right capabilities. Though suggested that the mining industry should let other industries stabilize the digital twin market due to their history and substantial investment in data systems, it is arguable through literature, case studies and leading mining companies’ investments in precursor technologies to digital twins, that solutions are available and scalable, and the time to wait is over.
Radiotherapy plus immune checkpoint inhibitor in prostate cancer
Authors: Li Tianjie , Qian Xinye , Liu Jinyang , Xue Feng , Luo Jing , Yao Guanqun , Yan Jun , Liu Xiaodong , Xiao Bo , Li Jianxing
Published: July 2023

The immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) is a promising strategy for treating cancer. However, the efficiency of ICI monotherapy is limited, which could be mainly attributed to the tumor microenvironment of the “cold” tumor. Prostate cancer, a type of “cold” cancer, is the most common cancer affecting men’s health. Radiotherapy is regarded as one of the most effective prostate cancer treatments. In the era of immune therapy, the enhanced antigen presentation and immune cell infiltration caused by radiotherapy might boost the therapeutic efficacy of ICI. Here, the rationale of radiotherapy combined with ICI was reviewed. Also, the scheme of radiotherapy combined with immune checkpoint blockades was suggested as a potential option to improve the outcome of patients with prostate cancer.
Motivations behind the Production of News Podcasts in Established Czech Media
Authors: Skalický Matěj
Published: July 2023

News podcasts are an emerging media phenomenon in Czechia, and yet there has never been a proper analysis of the fundamental incentives for producing them. This study identifies three principal factors that motivate established media houses to create news podcasts alongside other traditional forms of delivering the news: focus on a younger audience, content presentation and the building of trust. Each motive is analysed independently and thoroughly. The study also reveals the background of media marketing strategies concerning podcasts and examines the mechanisms of adapting foreign trends in podcasting to the Czech context. The study focuses on six different Czech news podcasts (including news-politics and news-talk formats) and is based on twelve in-depth interviews with the hosts and their Editors-in-Chief. This work aims to broaden the knowledge of podcasting in Czechia and to help understand how this surging media platform can be generally used to share news stories and information about current affairs.
Application of Residual Fibers of Polyethylene Terephthalate - PET in Structural Composites: A Systematic Review
Authors: Knop Luciana
Published: July 2023

Fiberglass is the most commonly used material in the manufacturing process of wind turbine components, as it meets the basic requirements of the final product. However, as the market for wind turbines expands, industries must keep up with the demands of increasing blade efficiency at a reduced cost. As a replacement for fiberglass, poly (ethylene terephthalate) - PET textile fiber is an option, which has better tensile strength, elongation rate, and low density. However, it has low wettability and poor interfacial bonding with resin matrices. This study aims to perform a literature review of existing scientific studies using PET fiber from the tire industry or not applied as reinforcement in structural composites.
A Dual-Band Flexible Antenna with an Adaptable Design Technique
Authors: Alamri Abdullah M. , Almutlag Mohammed , Alam Muhmmad Shah , Alam Asif , AlMuhanna Khalid
Published: July 2023

This manuscript is the preprint version of a conference paper submitted for presentation and publication at the Workshop on Microwave Theory and Technology in Wireless Communications (MTTW 2023), which will be held in Riga, Latvia, from October 4 to 6, 2023.
Rural Non-Farm Sector (RNFs) in Punjab: a Path for Women to Achieve Self-reliance?
Authors: - Aikjyot Kaur Dua
Published: July 2023

The stagnancy of growth in the agricultural sector in Punjab has led to a shift in the workforce from traditional agriculture to the non-farm sector. In order to ensure that an inclusive growth takes place in this upcoming sector, the marginalized section of rural women should also be actively included in it. The women of rural areas face a lot of cultural barriers when it comes to work. Rural women are not allowed to go outside the village and some are not even allowed to leave the house for working. In order to make such women self-reliant and to empower them to the extent that they are able to participate in decision making actively, quality employment must be generated in this sector.
RNFS in Punjab has been seeing a growth in the employment of women. These women are engaged either in the secondary or the service sector. The given paper studies the quality of employment which is being generated for Punjabi women in RNFS using the primary data of five hundred women. It also lays down the prospects this sector offers to women in order to achieve the goal of self-reliance. The policy suggestions for further ensuring provision of good quality jobs to women in RNFS have also been proposed.
Radiología intervencionista en cálculos biliares ¿qué hay de nuevo?
Authors: Ramírez Márquez Sergio Daniel , Arraut Gámez Rafael Eduardo , Valencia Zapata Laura Victoria , Casas Ochoa Kelvin Andres , Sarmiento Herazo Bryan , Olivera Ochoa Jose Luis , Causil Vega Raùl , Rivera Acosta Juan Carlos
Published: July 2023

La litiasis biliar se conoce como la presencia de cálculos o piedras en la vesícula biliar. Se conocen diferentes factores patógenos asociados a la formación de los cálculos en los que se incluyen antecedentes genéticos relacionados con la hipersecreción hepática de colesterol y bilis. Su tratamiento se basa en la colecistectomía laparoscópica, sin embargo la complicación post operatoria conocida como cálculo biliar “retenido” sintomático basándose en un tratamiento con el uso de drenaje y/o aspiración de las colecciones, pero los avances con la radiología intervencionista permitió medios menos invasivos. Se realizó una búsqueda de artículos con diferentes descriptores relacionados con el tema. Dando como resultado diferentes reportes de casos en los que se reflejan como el uso de la radiología intervencionista en los cálculos biliares ha permitido ser un método menos invasivo en estos casos, así como diferentes enfoques que han buscado los radiólogos intervencionistas para la extracción de los cálculos biliares. Por ello, la radiología intervencionista ofrece una alternativa ideal y prometedora en el manejo de la litiasis y colelitiasis.
Health risk assessment problems in the setting of chemical pollution of the environment
Authors: Saltykova MM
Published: July 2023

Existing approaches to health risk assessment focus, primarily, on the comparative priority of pollutants and their sources in the environment. But these approaches cannot be used to predict real changes in the mortality or morbidity rates of the population living in a given territory, and therefore cannot be used to develop health-prevention measures aimed at preserving or restoring human health. In this regard, in this study it is (the author ?) proposed to use the concept of mitigation (in this context, actions aimed at reducing environmental pollution) and the concept of adaptation (actions aimed at reducing the vulnerability of populations to environmental pollution). The existing risk assessments can be used to develop mitigation measures, but are not much instrumental in development of adaptation measures, which need to concentrate on early diagnosis and prevention of diseases caused by environmental pollution, as well as on the development of rehabilitation measures. It has been noted that hygiene and epidemiological research has not paid enough attention to the differences between these areas of public chemical and radiation safety. Yet, better targeting when assessing the risk will help to more effectively design interventions to manage these risks.
As ilusões da natureza humana na filosofia de Nietzsche
Authors: Simonin David
Published: July 2023

Em sua reflexão profunda sobre a natureza humana e em seu esforço recorrente para melhor compreendê-la, Nietzsche se dedicou a desmascarar diferentes projeções idealistas. Utilizando o humanismo contra o humanismo, ele persegue incansavelmente os resíduos de concepções ilusórias sobre a natureza humana que se mantêm até mesmo no humanismo e, além desse, até mesmo nas ciências do homem, cujo surgimento a época de Nietzsche conhece. Ele coloca assim sua erudição de filólogo ao serviço de seu questionamento filosófico sobre o devir da natureza humana. Alternadamente humanista e anti-humanista, ele toma emprestado de todas as disciplinas que podiam nutrir seu pensamento e, evitando as representações fantasiosas do homem, veiculadas pelo cristianismo (imago dei) tanto quanto pelo humanismo (das Humane), ele procura identificar tão precisamente quanto possível o que é o homem (der Mensch), a fim de abrir sob o nome de “além-do-homem” a via de uma humanidade ainda por vir.
BIOECONOMIA COMO ALTERNATIVA DE NOVA MATRIZ ECONÔMICA PARA O ESTADO DO AMAZONAS / BIOECONOMY AS AN ALTERNATIVE FOR A NEW ECONOMIC MATRIX FOR THE AMAZONAS STATE
Authors: Lopes Denilson , Lobato da Cunha Edileuza , Alegre Ferreira Rúbia Silene
Published: July 2023

RESUMO: O objetivo deste estudo foi analisar as potencialidades da bioeconomia em se tornar alternativa de matriz econômica para o Estado do Amazonas beneficiando-se de suas riquezas regionais, assim como da vasta biodiversidade. O Estado do Amazonas é dependente de uma única matriz econômica, a Zona Franca de Manaus-ZFM. A pesquisa caracterizou-se como descritiva, exploratória e bibliográfica. Foram coletados dados por meio de questionário, aplicado a um Painel de Especialistas, e de consulta ao sítio eletrônico do Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística-IBGE. Constatou-se que o caminho para que a bioeconomia se torne alternativa de matriz econômica é através de grandes investimentos advindos do setor público, de parcerias público-privadas e de todas as áreas da economia, assim como investimentos em Ciência, Tecnologia e Inovação-CT&I. Conclui-se que a bioeconomia tem potencialidades para ser uma nova alternativa de matriz econômica para o Estado do Amazonas de forma a vislumbrar um futuro promissor a região.
Palavras-chave: Matriz Econômica. Bioeconomia. Desenvolvimento Regional. Estado do Amazonas. Crescimento Econômico.
ABSTRACT: The objective of this study was to analyze the potential of the bioeconomy to become an alternative economic matrix for the State of Amazonas, benefiting from its regional riches, as well as from the vast biodiversity. Therefore, the State of Amazonas is dependent on a single economic matrix, the Free Zone of Manaus-ZFM. The research was characterized as descriptive, exploratory and bibliographical. Data were collected through a questionnaire, applied to a Panel of Specialists, and by consulting the website of the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics-IBGE. It was found that the way for the bioeconomy to become an alternative economic matrix is through large investments from the public sector, public-private partnerships and all areas of the economy, as well as investments in Science, Technology and Innovation-ST&I . It is concluded that the bioeconomy has the potential to be a new alternative economic matrix for the State of Amazonas in order to envision a promising future for the region.
RESENHA : ECONOMIA TERRITORIAL: TEORIA E INDICADORES / WORK REVIEW : TERRITORIAL ECONOMY: THEORY AND INDICATORS
Authors: Christ Gabriela Daiana
Published: July 2023

Esta resenha versa sobre a obra intitulada “Economia territorial: teoria e indicadores”. Trata-se de um manuscrito publicado no idioma português, organizado em 160 páginas, seis capítulos e cujo público-alvo destina-se a comunidade acadêmica. É uma obra completa onde a teoria é praticada no empirismo da economia territorial por meio de indicadores, o que não esgota o assunto sobre o tema, mas possibilita discussões inovadoras sob a perspectiva da análise territorial. A obra contribui para a teoria e métodos da análise territorial a partir de temas fundamentais para o desenvolvimento territorial, como a distribuição de riqueza, justiça social, mudanças de mentalidade e com sentimento de pertencimento local, com uma governança territorial de mentalidade inovadora, visionária, proativa e empreendedora. É uma obra didática que deve ser lida por todos aqueles que se interessam pelo desenvolvimento territorial e pela compreensão das dinâmicas econômicas em diferentes contextos territoriais.
Abstract: This work review is about the book entitled “Territorial economy: theory and indicators”. This is a manuscript published in Portuguese, organized into 160 pages, six chapters, and whose target audience is the academic community. It is a complete work where the theory is practiced in the empiricism of the territorial economy through indicators, which does not exhaust the subject. Still, it enables innovative discussions from the perspective of territorial analysis. The book contributes to the theory and methods of territorial analysis based on fundamental themes for territorial development, such as the distribution of wealth, social justice, changes in mentality and a sense of local belonging, and territorial governance with innovative, visionary, proactive, and enterprising. It is a didactic work that should be read by all interested in territorial development and understanding the economic dynamics in different territorial contexts.
Abstract: This work review is about the book entitled “Territorial economy: theory and indicators”. This is a manuscript published in Portuguese, organized into 160 pages, six chapters, and whose target audience is the academic community. It is a complete work where the theory is practiced in the empiricism of the territorial economy through indicators, which does not exhaust the subject. Still, it enables innovative discussions from the perspective of territorial analysis. The book contributes to the theory and methods of territorial analysis based on fundamental themes for territorial development, such as the distribution of wealth, social justice, changes in mentality and a sense of local belonging, and territorial governance with innovative, visionary, proactive, and enterprising. It is a didactic work that should be read by all interested in territorial development and understanding the economic dynamics in different territorial contexts.
Pogrebni rituali i običaji u Rimskom Carstvu
Authors: Katunarić Ivana
Published: July 2023

U Rimskom Carstvu postojalo je više funkcija koje su se obavljale prilikom smrti pokojnika. Sve počinje s pogrebnom pripremom, a to je ritual koji je za tadašnje stanovnike Rimskog Carstva imao posebnu važnost, upravo zbog toga što sprovodi u svim kulturama omogućuju ljudima da se oproste od svojih najbližih. Nakon što bi se tijelo pokojnika pripremilo, odnosno opralo u toploj vodi, pomazalo uljima i ukrasilo cvijećem, izložilo bi ga se u atrij kuće. Poslije kreće pompa odnosno pogrebna procesija uz pratnju glazbenika, narikača i glumaca koja vodi pokojnika do njegovog vječnog počivališta gdje će se obaviti obred kremacije ili inhumacije. Poslije pogreba bilo je obavezno obaviti ritual pročišćenja jer se smatralo da mrtvi zagađuju. Dolaskom Kršćanstva polako je došlo i do promjene u grobnoj arhitekturi te su se rane zajednice Kršćana i Židova počele ukapati u podzemnim katakombama. Prema Zakoniku dvanaest ploča zabranjen je ukop unutar grada, te se groblje smješta izvan gradskih zidina. Rimljanima su grobnice predstavljale vječni dom u kojem će živjeti nakon smrti. Najobičnije grobnice rimskog svijeta su bile bezoblične rupe u koje su ili bile postavljene posude s pepelom i spaljenim kostima ili odložen kostur. Sve je ovisilo o materijalnim mogućnostima i tradiciji obitelji; izgledi grobova i grobnih mjesta su mogli biti vrlo raznoliki, a neke patricijske obitelji su mogle imati i privatne grobnice. Sve dosad rečeno vezano za pogrebe starih Rimljana može se iščitati iz dva vrijedna sepulkralna reljefa: reljef grobnice obitelji Haterii te reljef grobnice iz Amiternuma na kojima imamo prikaze pogrebne pripreme i procesije.
The Effect of Return On Assets, Return On Equity, Net Profit Margin and Current Ratio on Stock Prices in Oil and Gas Sub-Sector Mining Companies on the Indonesia Stock Exchange for the 2015-2019 Period
Authors: Pasaribu Elda Nadia , Junawan  , Br Purba Rahima
Published: July 2023

This study aims to examine the effect of Return On Assets, Return On Equity, Net Profit Margin and Current Ratio on stock prices in oil and gas sub-sector mining companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange for the 2015-2019 period. This type of research is quantitative research. The sample used in this study was obtained by saturated sampling method with a total sample of 8 companies. The test method used is multiple linear regression analysis, classical assumption test (normality test, multicollinearity test, autocorrelation test, heteroscedasticity test), model feasibility test (F test and analysis of the coefficient of determination (R2)) and hypothesis testing using t test with tools. SPSS (Statistical Product and Service Solutions). The results of this study indicate that testing the hypothesis (t test) the effect of Return On Assets, Return On and Current Ratio partially positive and significant effect on stock prices, while Net Profit Margin has no positive and significant effect on stock prices. F test shows the effect of Return On Assets, Return On Equit, Net Profit Margin and Current Ratio simultaneously have a positive and significant effect on stock prices.
The Influence of Good Corporate Governance, Political Visibility And Profitability To Corporate Social Responsibility Disclosure (CSR) On Manufacturing Companies Listed In BEI
Authors: Batubara Enika Diana , Syaharman  , M. Nursidin  , Harahap Yenni Ramadhani
Published: July 2023

The issue of disclosure of social responsibility is growing rapidly. Research on social responsibility disclosure results in different findings. The purpose of this study is to explain the effect of the size of the board of commissioners, the proportion of the board of commissioners, the audit committee, the size of the company (size), the type of company and profitability as independent variables on the disclosure of social responsibility (CSR) as the dependent variable. The sample in this research is a company listed on the Stock Exchange Indonesia in 2015 which annual report contains the activities of corporate social responsibility and can be accessed through the website of BEI, which is a number of 50 companies by using purposive sampling techniques. The analysis technique used is descriptive analysis and statistical analysis. The test results show that simultaneously the size of board of commissioners, composition of board of commissioners, audit committee, firm size, industry type and profitability have significant effect, because under significant level <0,05 to disclosure corporate social responsibility. This means that the size of the board of commissioners, the composition of the board of commissioners, audit committee, firm size, industry type and profitability can affect the level of social disclosure activities in a company. The results of the test show that in a significantly different manner the size of the Board of Commissioners (0,000 <0.05), Proportion of Independent Commissioners (0.000 <0.05), Independent Audit Committee (0.002 <0.05), and Size (0.003) <(0.05), Industrial Type (0.023) <(0.05), which means that the size of the Board of Commissioners, the Proportion of Independent Commissioners, the Independent Audit Committee, the Company Size, Industrial Type and Profitability partially influence the disclosure of Corporate Social Responsibility and able to influence the level of Corporate Social Responsibility disclosure activities on the company.
Encrypted Image Retrieval Scheme on Blockchain
Authors: C Chandiya , D Dhanushya , G Harithaa
Published: July 2023

Blockchainhas flourished in a variety of industries throughout a period known as the "digital economy", including finance and digital copyright. Blockchain is highlighting the storage issue more and more. In order to lessen the demand for node storage, the existing blockchain maintains block information in external storage devices. Blockchain transaction retrieval issue is brought on by the new blockchain storage approach. The issue arises when the user is required to download the decentralized blockchain ledger information from the external storage system. Since, they couldn't locate the node comprising that particular transaction, therefore which results in significant communication overhead. We take advantage of the data that is Blockchain is semi-structured for this issue and obtain the common traits of blockchain transactions like the Date and account address. Next, we create a method for retrieving blockchain transactions. Because of the absence of an effective account-specific secondary search data structure addresses, we suggest the scalable B+ tree. For encryption and decryption of Images we have used Elliptic curve Cryptography algorithm and AES algorithm. For Generating Hash value we have used ECDSA Algorithm.
La complejidad del sistema geoelectoral mexicano a nivel municipal
Authors: Álvarez Hernández M. David , Alvarez Hernandez Shaní Eneida , Alvarez Texocotitla Miguel
Published: July 2023

Para determinar la complejidad del sistema geoelectoral mexicano, la presente investigación analiza, a nivel municipal, los factores que influyen en los procesos de integración, mantenimiento y actualización del Registro Federal de Electores. El análisis parte de una definición heurística del concepto de complejidad electoral para construir un grupo de índices de complejidad electoral que permitirán cuantificar la complejidad de los municipios a partir de información procedente de diversos indicadores estadísticos.
Los efectos del sistema electoral sobre las cuotas de género en Brasil y Perú
Authors: Hernández-Gutiérrez José Carlos
Published: July 2023

El presente trabajo tiene por objetivo examinar los efectos del sistema electoral sobre las cuotas de género en Brasil y Perú, en los que están fijadas en 30 % y se han celebrado al menos tres elecciones legislativas desde que entraron en vigor. Con tal fin, se realiza una descripción de los elementos de cada uno de los sistemas electorales y de la evolución en la representación femenina en las cámaras bajas o únicas. Se confirma que la magnitud de los distritos electorales, el sistema de listas y el mandato de posición son tres de los elementos del sistema electoral que más afectan a la efectividad de las cuotas de género.