bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
ISU STRATEGIS TERKAIT PENGEMBANGAN USAHA MIKRO KECIL MENENGAH PADA KAWASAN BOROBUDUR SEBAGAI DESTINASI SUPER PRIORITAS
Authors: Brian Reagan , Rahmanita Myrza
Published: August 2023

Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) or Usaha Mikro Kecil Menengah (UMKM) have significant role in tourism sector during COVID-19 Pandemic. SMEs was the main income generator for the tourism sector due to the limited movement of people, so there are no tourists in the destinations. Despite the fact, SMEs in many tourists destinations in Indonesia are still facing many issues. There are also limited study that identified the issues facing by the SMEs in tourist destinations. This study try to identify the strategic issues facing by the SMEs. This study was conducted using qualitative approach and data were obtained from the results of Focus Group Discussions (FGD), interviews, and observations.  This study used the Nvivo analysis tool version 12 to process the data. The processed data is qualitative data obtained from questionnaires and FGD results. Qualitative data processing methods carried out are data reduction, data presentation, and drawing conclusions. The results shows that the issuses are experiencing not only by the SMEs but also by another industry player related. The SMEs are experiencing strategic issues in resources, both capital and human resouces. There are assistance program by the government regarding this issues, but the effectiveness of the programs are still low as feel by the SMEs.
PENGARUH DIMENSI CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE TERHADAP REVISIT INTENTION DI BALI ZOO PADA MASA NEW NORMAL
Authors: Friseyla Natasya , Dewi LGLK. , Sudiarta I Nyoman
Published: August 2023

This study aims to determine the effect of customer experience dimensions in terms of sense, feel, think, act, and relate to revisit intention at Bali Zoo during the new normal period. Determination of the sample used is through purposive sampling method with the criteria of domestic tourists who have visited the Bali Zoo during the new normal. The data collection used is the distribution of online questionnaires through social media to domestic tourists of Bali Zoo as many as 100 respondents, observation, documentation, and literature study. The data analysis technique used is descriptive quantitative using measurement model evaluation, structural model evaluation, and hypothesis testing using SmartPLS software version 3.3.9. The results of this study indicate that sense, think, and relate have a positive and significant effect on revisit intention; feel has a negative and significant effect on revisit intention; and act has a positive and insignificant effect on revisit intention at Bali Zoo during the new normal period. The influence generated from customer experience in terms of sense, feel, think, act, and relate to revisit intention is 52% which is moderate. The resulting predictive relevance value is 0.378.
PENGARUH ELECTRONIC WORD OF MOUTH (EWOM) INSTAGRAM TERHADAP KEPUTUSAN BERKUNJUNG WISATAWAN MILENIAL DOMESTIK KE TAMANSARI, YOGYAKARTA
Authors: Setiyaningsih Suci , Agus Wikanatha Sagita Putu , Dewi NGAS.
Published: August 2023

Electronic Word of Mouth (EWOM) is the communication media which can help shares the information there are consumer reviews of product or services, one of EWOM’s communication media is Instagram. Through Instagram tourists can find out the spread of information through reviews, comments, caption and hastags that indirectly provide benefit for potensial tourists in making decision to visit a tourist destination. The purpose of this research is to determine the influence of Electronic Word of Mouth (EWOM) on Instagram of the domestic milennial tourists visiting decisions to Tamansari Yogyakarta. This study use accidental sampling to determinant the sample. The data collected by interview, observation,  shares the questionnaries from google form, literature review,  documentations and netnography. The data analysis used simple linear regression analysis which had previously had been analyzed by classical assumptions. The result of this study the significance of the EWOM variable 0,01 < 0,05 and the t count was 12,808 > t table 1,981. The result of determination R Square is 60,03%. Based on this result, partially and simultaneously the Electronic Word of Mouth (EWOM) on Instagram has a positive and significant influence on the domestic millennial tourist visiting decisions to Tamansari Yogyakarta.
FAKTOR PENDUKUNG PEMULIHAN UMKM DI SEKTOR PARIWISATA TERDAMPAK PANDEMI COVID-19
Authors: Manik Pertiwi AA. , Diah Kesumadewi Putu
Published: August 2023

The Covid-19 pandemic caused many tourism workers to lose their jobs. Tourism workers who have been laid off try to open businesses despite limited capital and human resources through the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) sector. During the Covid - 19 pandemic, MSMEs in Cemagi Village, Mengwi District, also felt the impact due to the absence of visiting tourists. This study aims to 1) find out the factors that support the recovery of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in the tourism and creative economy sectors affected by the Covid-19 pandemic in Cemagi Village, Mengwi District, Badung Regency. 2) to find out the most dominant factors which are supporting factors for the recovery of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in the tourism and creative economy sectors affected by the Covid -19 pandemic in Cemagi Village, Mengwi District, Badung Regency. This research used 70 MSME respondents using a saturated sampling technique. Data will be analyzed using quantitative descriptive analysis and using factor analysis. Based on the results of calculations using factor analysis, there are 12 variables grouped into 2 factors, namely digitalization of MSME management and factors of motivation and legal protection for MSMEs which are supporting factors for the recovery of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in the tourism and creative economy sectors that are affected Covid 19 pandemic in Cemagi Village, Mengwi District, Badung Regency. Of these two factors, the digitalization factor of MSME management is the most dominant.
Effect of Vitamin C on the Immune System in Cattle Immunized With Blackleg Vaccine
Authors: DOĞAN Ertan
Published: August 2023

The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of vitamin C on the immune system in cattle immunized against blackleg. The study employed 28 cattle of different breeds and genders, aged 15-20 months, bred in the Ardahan region. The cattle were broken down into four groups, seven in each group. The first group (control group) 2 ml saline, the second group (vitamin group) 5 mg/kg vitamin c, the third group (vaccination group) 2 ml blackleg vaccine, and the fourth group (vaccine-vitamin group) 2 ml Blackleg vaccine and 5 mg/kg vitamin c was administered subcutaneously. Blood samples were collected from all animals in the groups just prior to vaccination and vitamin administration (day zero) and on the 14th and 28th days following administration. The number of formula leukocytes and the amount of serum IgG was measured in the blood samples. Serum IgG was found to increase substantially (p
Morphological Investigation of the Veins and Bile Vessels of Rabbit Liver
Authors: STAMATOVA-YOVCHEVA Kamelia , DIMITROV Rosen , DİLEK Ömer Gürkan , YOVCVHEV David
Published: August 2023

The focus was to investigate the anatomical specifics of v. portae, vv. hepaticae and ductus choledochus by corrosion. We investigated 10 sexually mature, clinically healthy New Zealand White rabbits, 8 months old, weighing 2.8 kg to 3.2 kg. To determine the veins and bile vessels, a cold-curing acrylic-based plastic (Duracryl +) was used. The main portal vessel was an intraorganic continuation of v. portae, after its branching into caudate lobe. The main portal vein was divided into v. portae dextra and v. portae sinistra, when entering lobus hepatis dexter and lobus hepatis sinister. V. portae sinistra caudalis was a branch of v. portae sinistra. The venous drainage of the rabbit liver in was carried out by v. hepatica sinistra caudalis, v. hepatica sinistra, v. hepatica dextra, v. hepatica media and venous vessel in lobus caudatus. V. hepatica sinistra and v. hepatica media had a common origin and took blood from lobus hepatis sinister medialis. V. hepatica dextra drained lobus hepatis dexter. V. hepatica sinistra caudalis was a direct tributary of the caudal vena cava. Ductus hepaticus communis was well developed and collected the bile from the main bile duct. Ductus hepaticus dexter drained lobus hepatis dexter and evacuated the bile into the main bile duct. Ductus hepaticus sinister caudalis flowed directly into ductus hepaticus communis. Ductus hepaticus sinister passed into the main bile duct.
Total Phenolic Content, Antibacterial and Antiradical Properties of Bee Bread from Turkey
Authors: KEYVAN Nilay , USLUER Melike Sultan , KAYA Muhammet Mükerrem , KAHRAMAN Hatice Ahu , TUTUN Hidayet , KEYVAN Erhan
Published: August 2023

Pollen grains, honey, and lactic acid bacteria are combined to make bee bread, which serves as the hive's primary source of nutrition. This study evaluated a Turkish bee bread concerning the total phenolic content, antiradical, and antimicrobial activity against Bacillus cereus, Escherichia coli O157:H7, Staphylococcus aureus, and Salmonella Typhimurium. The Folin-Ciocalteu method was applied to determine the total phenolic content (TPC) in bee bread's aqueous extracts and DPPH was used to assess the extract's radical scavenging activity. The extract's antibacterial activity on foodborne bacteria were evaluated using minimal inhibitory concentration (MIC) and minimum bactericidal concentration (MBC). The current study determined the TPC of bee bread to be 24.45 ± 3.75 g of GAE/mg. The DPPH assay results indicated that the water-soluble extract of bee bread (1 mg/mL) had a scavenging activity of 3.40±2.99%. In this study, the bee bread extract's antibacterial effect on S. aureus, E. coli, S. Typhimurium, and B. cereus in various concentrations (6.25 to 25 mg/mL). The bee bread contains phenolic compounds and showed antiradical activity. Also, it has antibacterial activity on all of the tested bacteria. This research contributes to the knowledge of the bioactive properties of this unexplored natural material.
A different treatment approach for Bovine papillomavirus in an Arabian horse
Authors: ORTA Yakup Sinan , KALE Mehmet , HASIRCIOĞLU Sibel , YILDIRIM Yakup , ÖZMEN Özlem , ATLI Kamil
Published: August 2023

A wart lesion was observed near the anus of a female Arabian horse housed in a private equine facility in Bucak District of Burdur Province. During the histopathological examination of the mass, revealed equine sarcoid was revealed. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) revealed the presence of bovine papillomavirus (BPV) type 10 and type 12 viral genomes in the tissue. It was observed that the combined treatment approach of PAPILEND™® cream + Zylexis™ + AlquermoldTM premix powder was beneficial in treating the sarcoid associated with BPV type 10 and type 12 on the anal region. No recurrence of the lesion was observed during the 6-month follow-up period. In conclusion, it is recommended to diagnose the presence of BPV in horses with warts and to investigate the efficacy of this combined treatment approach in larger populations.
An Introduction to Educational Research through Scholarly Bricolage
Authors: Liu Xiaomeng , Searle Michelle
Published: August 2023

A variety of different approaches, theories and philosophies can be used to engage in diverse range of projects through bricolage (Sharp, 2019). The use of bricolage employs difference in research methods and stimulates creativity (Kincheloe, 2011). Projects have spanned a range of scholarly activities and included learning about an assessment and evaluation research group and supporting KMB of research group activities through reporting and website design. Gathering information on awards, funding as well as activities and publications from our group members enables us to summarize key information and reflect comprehensive work in visual and written reports. We focused on the content, graphics, structure and navigation aspects of our website. Research within assessment and evaluation plays an important role in teaching and learning process. By conducting data analysis on testing student competency development in an evaluation course, we translated the research question into the language of statistical tests of hypotheses. Paired two-sample t-test and two-way ANOVA test are generated using statistical programming language R. After processing the data, we took authorship roles in a peer-reviewed publication and presentation to write the findings based on the results and interpret the ultimate impact. Our findings have identified the evaluator competencies are improved apparently through the evaluation course where the findings are supported by the data of pre- and post-course scores. Overall, this summer learning opportunity allowed us to piece together a different understanding that demonstrated the power of collaboration when diverse skill sets are brought together to advance and make visible educational ideas.

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Sharp, H. (2019). Bricolage research in history education as a scholarly mixed-methods design. History Education Research Journal, 16(1), 50-62. https://doi.org/10.18546/HERJ.16.1.05
How Ontario K-12 Gender Diversity Policy Guides School Staff in Handling Students’ Changing Name, Pronoun and other Gender Information
Authors: Airton Lee , Jack Lauren , DesRochers Jacob
Published: August 2023

This research presents an updated analysis that focuses on the evolving inclusion of student gender information in the policies of Ontario school boards, with a specific emphasis on responding to the current issue of student gender information disclosure (chosen name, pronouns, washroom usage etc.). The study spans two periods: a previous policy gathering from 2018 to 2020 and a subsequent analysis conducted in 2023. The study aims to understand the progress made in supporting transgender and gender diverse students through the disclosure of their gender information, including how this information is used and by whom. 

The research comprehensively reviews policy documents to observe how gender identity and expression are incorporated, often alongside other protected grounds outlined in the Ontario Human Rights Code, adopting the Code's language directly. However, the primary focus is on the provisions for confidentiality within gender diversity policies. Employing qualitative data analysis in NVivo, the study reveals diverse approaches in handling confidentiality related to a student's gender diverse status. Notably, many policies require the student's consent for disclosure, even in situations involving reporting to their parents and guardians. 

The findings of this updated analysis shed light on the advancements made by Ontario school boards in implementing support for student gender information and respond to the live issue of Policy 713 in New Brunswick. This policy requires gender information to be disclosed to parents and guardians for students under the age of 16 to be addressed by their correct name and pronouns. The study offers valuable perspectives on the dynamic policy landscape, striving to establish inclusive and supportive educational environments for transgender and gender diverse students. Emphasizing the significance of safeguarding students' confidentiality and dignity as they express their gender identities, this research sheds light on the ongoing efforts to create affirming spaces within educational settings.
Solemnly Sewn
Authors: Kane Carolyn
Published: August 2023

During May and June of 2023, Carolyn Kane went to the south of England to catalogue and research the rich collection of Bexhill Museum’s pre-1930s hat collection. Located in Bexhill-on-Sea, the town of Bexhill holds an impressive local museum with many connections to Queen’s University as Isabelle Overton Bader once ran the costume museum. Over 80 hats were examined in the collection to be possibly put into a temporary exhibition at Bexhill Museum. A few of which have been chosen to highlight the rich and complex history of the Bexhill Museum. This project was also a part of the Banish the Backlog initiative in England designed to help local and volunteer run museums manage their collections and standardize collection practices around the UK.
Spitting for Science: Non-Invasive Drug Monitoring Through a Modified Liquid Micro Junction-Surface Sampling Probe
Authors: Gerring Aviva , Hassan Malek , Oleschuk Richard
Published: August 2023

The use of saliva as a convenient, non-invasive alternative for therapeutic drug monitoring has become increasingly favorable with the emergence of pharmacokinetic and bioequivalence research providing a link between blood plasma and saliva concentrations. Therapeutic drug monitoring is a practice through which specific drugs are monitored at given time intervals to maintain a constant concentration in the blood. It is only necessary for patients taking drugs with known pharmacokinetic variability, narrow therapeutic indices and potential adverse effects.

Although the drug concentration in saliva is lower than in plasma, saliva has a complex matrix, consisting of salts, immunoglobins, proteins and more. The polar matrix in the saliva introduces potential interference with the sensitivity of the drug detection through salt suppression.

In this project, 6 drugs used as anticonvulsants and antidepressants were analysed in artificial saliva using a modified version of the Liquid Micro Junction-Surface Sampling Probe (LMJ-SSP) to maximize the sensitivity of observed signals and minimize the detection limits.

The main parameter which was targeted for optimizing the extraction and ionization of the drug in the saliva samples was the polarity of the carrier liquid, which continuously flows in the coaxial tube of the LMJ-SSP. Upon analyzing four different carrier liquids, the mixture containing methanol, water and chloroform was determined to provide the best sensitivity. Additionally, the enrichment factors of the peak areas using the chloroform mixture in the modified LMJ-SSP were enhanced by a factor ranging between 2.9 to 31.4, depending on the analyte.

Overall, the data obtained from this project thus far displays that modifying the polarity by modifying the carrier liquid composition to balance the extraction and ionization during analysis using the modified LMJ-SSP optimizes the sensitivity of the detection.
Sensor Development and Testing for the NEWS-G Dark Matter Experiment
Authors: Phillips Melanie
Published: August 2023

The NEWS-G collaboration utilizes Spherical Proportional Counters (SPCs) in direct detection searches for low-mass dark matter. The detectors use gasses with a high voltage sensor in the centre to collect incoming electrons ionized from particle interactions in the gas. The experiment is currently running at SNOLAB and uses its low threshold requirements to search for Weakly Interacting Massive Particles (WIMPs) with sub-GeV mass. To support charge collection from greater distances within the SPC volume, the detector uses a multi-anode achinos sensor. This style of sensor uses a resistive support structure to hold the anodes in place and correct the electric field in the volume of the detector. Previous sensor versions used support structures made from Bakelite or were 3D printed with a Diamond-Like Carbon coating.

I worked on further development of the achinos utilizing electrostatic discharge resin to directly 3D print the support structure, allowing for increased precision and production rates. This included adding internal guide tubes to support the wires, reducing pressure points that could cause damage to the wire. These structures were then tested with increasing voltages in an argon gas mixture while being observed for discharges. The sensors were further tested in 30cm diameter sphere to monitor the stability during data-taking runs, leading to design iterations to improve the stability of the sensors and increase the maximum usable voltage. Tests were conducted considering the resistive properties of alternative structure materials, including glass capillary tubes of varying thicknesses, but the resin was further developed for its easier applications to multi-anode structures.

I also worked to implement new methods of attaching the metal anodes to insulated wire, including the use of silver conductive paste to strengthen the electrical connection. This was measured to have a resistance of about 10Ω, where previous methods had connections too weak to observe.
Synthesis and Characterization of Thiol-Protected Silver Nanoclusters for Photodynamic Therapy Applications
Authors: Pagano Jonah , Stamplecoskie Kevin , Mondal Debalina , Odell Rachel
Published: August 2023

Aqueous metal nanoclusters have emerged as versatile tools in biomedical applications, particularly in the scope of imaging and cancer therapeutics. This research paper investigates a thiol-protected silver nanocluster (AgNC), focusing on establishing a reproducible synthesis method to obtain a pure cluster species for use in biological stability studies. Conventionally, nanocluster synthesis employs reducing agents, like NaBH4, which often poses challenges in reaction control and product purity. This study adopts an alternative approach, utilizing a Norrish Type I reaction to enhance synthesis. This light-activated reaction leverages the regulated concentration of alpha-hydroxy radicals from a photoinitiator (Omnirad 2959) achieved through UVA-induced homolytic bond cleavage. Monitoring AgNC formation through ultraviolet-visible (UV-Vis) and fluorescence emission-excitation matrix (EEM) spectroscopy and confirming product purity via parallel factor analysis (PARAFAC), this work offers insight into the influence of parameters such as light intensity, reactant concentration, irradiation wavelength, and oxygen presence on consistency and reproducibility of the AgNC syntheses. Methods like Polyacrylamide Gel Electrophoresis (PAGE) and centrifugation are also employed to facilitate separation and purification, preparing the AgNC for subsequent evaluation within biologically significant contexts (tumor microenvironments and phosphate buffer solutions). Although diverse reaction conditions yielded an array of nanocluster species, characterization of the AgNCs reveals challenges in reproducing a pure cluster species consistently. EEM and PARAFAC analyses underscore similarities across synthesized clusters, yet significant variations in reaction conditions persist. The primary application envisioned for these AgNCs is in Photodynamic Therapy (PDT), a form of radiative therapy that exploits the optical properties of metal nanoclusters to induce reactive oxygen species, thus eliciting cancer cell death. It is evident that further investigation is necessary to deepen the comprehension of AgNCs and validate their potential use in PDT. Future research should focus on refining reaction conditions, and effective separation, of AgNC, allowing for advancement in therapeutic interventions such as PDT.
Measuring Shyness in Children Online
Authors: Wong Sarah , MacGowan Taigan , Kuhlmeier Valerie
Published: August 2023

During the pandemic, developmental psychology research labs had to adapt to virtual testing methods. Many labs continue to conduct online studies even as restrictions have been lifted, as these methods extend the geographical range of participating families. However, online testing methods cannot always match in-person procedures. For example, psychologists often measure behaviours that indicate shyness in children during in-person laboratory visits that include contexts such as giving a public speech or interacting with confederates. To adapt this method to a virtual environment, Dr. MacGowan has recently innovated a new procedure for studying shyness within an online, synchronous testing session.

Dr. MacGowan's ongoing eProsocial study evaluates children’s behavioral shyness during synchronous sessions on Zoom. This is accomplished by having an experimenter posed as a child confederate named “Sam” log on with a gender-matched profile picture of a child; participants are told that Sam is the next child scheduled for a testing session. The lead experimenter leaves the participant to “chat” with Sam and the disguised researcher uses 7 pre-recorded audio clips of a real child’s voice to facilitate conversations with the participant (e.g., “What grade are you in?”). When the lead experimenter returns, they perform a manipulation check to gauge if the child is suspicious of Sam’s existence by asking “What did you think of Sam?”.

A total of 194 sessions have been conducted to date, and only one participant has indicated doubt in the existence of Sam during manipulation checks. These results exhibit initial construct validity. To further examine validity, research assistants will code shyness behaviours, such as latency to respond, and compare this data to caregiver shyness reports. Dr MacGowan’s approach to measuring shyness in an online setting is promising, and other developmental researchers should consider replicating this paradigm in future studies.
Optimizing a Novel Fate-Mapping Strategy to Assess Tissue Resident Macrophages in Muscle Regeneration
Authors: Che Jiarui , Dick Sarah
Published: August 2023

Tissue resident macrophages (TRMs) are heterogenous innate immune cells involved in tissue homeostasis and repair, yet their role in muscle regeneration is currently unknown. TRMs differ from classical monocyte-derived macrophages (MDMs) in both ontogeny and function. Our inability to differentiate TRMs from MDMs has limited the development of subset specific immunotherapies. The novel Cx3cr1CreER/+:RosaTd/+ fate-mapping mouse model employs tamoxifen inducible labeling of MDMs and TRMs with a TdTomato reporter (Td) that persists only in self-renewing TRMs, while MDMs are replaced by Td- monocyte progenitors over a 4-week period. This strategy has been successfully used in adult mice heart and brain tissue. However, in the skeletal muscle, expression level of the Cx3cr1 reporter gene is unknown. We assessed muscle TRM Cx3cr1 expression in neonate (P3), young (P21), and adult (10wk) mice to optimize a pulse/chase strategy to label muscle TRMs with the Td reporter. Like heart and brain tissue, we found muscle TRMs express high levels of Cx3cr1 throughout development and adulthood suggesting viability of this strategy. We performed a single injection of tamoxifen in adult Cx3cr1CreER/+:RosaTd/+ mice and showed ~20% induction in blood monocytes and muscle TRMs. Although Td induction was poor, levels were similar between the blood and muscle, suggesting accuracy of the model. The next step is to optimize tamoxifen administration to achieve >90% labelling in blood and muscle. To assess spatial localization of TRMs with muscle resident stem cells (satellite cells) we optimized immunofluorescence staining on tissue sections. We found a statistically significant increase in colocalization of macrophages with satellite cells in healthy and injured gastrocnemius tissue, consistent with their predicted role in satellite cell proliferation. Once complete, our fate-mapping approach will allow for the labelling of muscle TRM subsets and reveal their role in the regeneration process.
Deciphering the role of fungi in post-fire succession in Canada's Great Lakes–St. Lawrence forest region
Authors: Moran-Macdonald Hannah
Published: August 2023

Fungi are important drivers of forest health, as well as culturally important for many Indigenous communities. In Canada, increasingly intense and frequent wildfires affect fungal substrates and habitats, environmental conditions, and physiological responses of hosts with which fungi may interact. In Ontario, aggressive fire suppression raises the question of how fungal regeneration, and taxonomic compositions, may be affected when fires do appear on the landscape. This study investigates the fungal regrowth post-fire above and below-ground and the role fungal species play in post fire ecological succession in Southeastern Ontario. The study sites are two black oak savannas in restoration, previously prescribed a burn (Northumberland County, 2022 and 2023), and a recent wildfire burned mixed deciduous forest (Centennial Lake, 2023). We collected fruiting body and soil samples for fungal identification via observational and DNA methods. Above ground vegetation assays were made at 9 burned plots within these three sites and another 8 adjacent unburned (control) plots. We extracted soil DNA and will amplify fungal ITS2 amplicons by PCR. Then, we will sequence the amplified DNA using MiSeq to compare burned and unburned soil fungi.  Lastly, we will use statistical methods to differentiate effects from fire and soil texture and type in burned and control plots. Thus far, we found that Pyropyxis rubra, a pyrophilous ascomycete fungus, is extremely abundant just weeks after the lightning-induced fire at Centennial Lake. Our combined observational and quantitative descriptions of above-and below ground soil fungi provide a deeper understanding of how fire affects species composition, fungal reproduction, and population dynamics in Ontario. This research may help inform other successional processes, and fungal harvesting of culturally important species.
From Father to Son: Passing Down the Secrets of Paternal Success.
Authors: Kowal Joshua
Published: August 2023

Males and females typically share the same genome. Intra-locus sexual conflict is when the needs of each sex exert unique selection pressures on the shared genome. We are interested in investigating the effects of intra-locus sexual conflict by removing one of the two sexes from the conflict. Male limited (ML) selection allows males to directly pass genes to their sons without female selection playing a role. This is facilitated through clone generator females with translocated and marked autosomes and conjoint X chromosomes that induce reversed inheritance of sex chromosomes. ML males should be able to accumulate changes beneficial to male reproductive fitness much more quickly than matched control (MC) males bound by bilateral gene expression. We have conducted 75 generations of this male-limited protocol on Drosophila melanogaster flies and have demonstrated that ML flies show higher fitness within ML conditions.

In nature, male flies compete with each other to sire offspring, as a result of genetic differences, some males become more successful. We assayed the post copulatory success of our target males by introducing target males to control females after the females were mated with recessively marked Control males. This design allows for adaptations resulting from selection to be investigated, adaptations can either result from the choosiness of females or the physical traits of males like the shape, number, and chemicals contained in sperm.

My assays found that experimental males tended to be more successful in sperm offence when compared to control males within the ML protocol. Males with double dose ML chromosomes performed significantly worse than Controls, suggesting that adaptation to overcome genetic artifacts from the ML protocol (mutant backgrounds and haploid selection) was predominant to resolving intra-locus sexual conflict. There is also the possibly that a lack of genetic variation prevented adaptations from arising.
Strength Analysis Due to the Elongation’s Ladder of Cutter Suction Dredger Ship
Authors: Hariyono Hariyono , Sitepu Ganding , Alie Muhammad Zubair Muis
Published: August 2023

The more frequent mining activities are carried out, the deeper the tin on the seabed, therefore many ship owners want to increase the length of the ladder on production suction vessels. The owner of the KIP Timah 8 suction boat will increase the length of the ladder to 70 meters, which previously was only 58 meters. The paper research are the response of the ladder structure before and after being extended, the limit strength of the ladder structure in the pulley area, then the ultimate strength of the longitudinal ladder structure due to the vertical bending moment. Lenght of the ladder construction subsequently increases commencing 58 m, 62 m, 66 m, to 70 m with each increase in length varying the slope angle of the ladder starting from 0o, 30o, 45o, to 60o. This paper uses a numerical method with the help of ansys software. The structure being reviewed is only in the ship ladder area. The response of the ladder structure before and after being extended, the maximum stress value occurs in the strut construction which is 49 meters from the ladder shaft, which is 56.88 N/mm2 and the maximum shift is 14.28 mm when the ladder length is 70 meters and still meets the allowable stress. Investigation of the limit strength using the Nonlinear Finite Element Analysis (NLFEA) method. Based on the results the analysis of the strength longitudinal ladder structure in the hogging and sagging conditions 42 meters from the ladder shaft, the maximum deflection in the column is 131.73 mm from the initial position before being loaded. While at an angle of 60 degrees it will collapse when deflection 66.17 mm. The results of the analysis showed that the load acting on the ladder the pipe load, cutter load and cutter torque the resulting stress still meets the stress that the longer ladder is directly proportional to the resulting stress and deflection value and the greater the slope of the ladder, the smaller stress and deflection.
Application of JavaScript Code Similarity Detection for Assessment of Web Programming Assignment
Authors: Niswar Muhammad
Published: August 2023

Students tend to copy programming assignments from their classmates in programming courses. Students copy codes in various ways, such as changing variable names and code structure order. Lecturers spend much time checking programming assignments, especially when the number of students enrolled in the course is large. They must check whether students have completed their programming assignments individually or copied their classmates' assignments. We developed a JavaScript code similarity detection application for web programming coursework using lexical analysis and Jero Winkler's Algorithm. Our application can detect the level of the students’ programming assignment similarity and assist the lecturer in deciding on plagiarism.
Studying the Application of Teaching Mathematics Probability for High School Pupils and University Students
Authors: Tien Viet Vu
Published: August 2023

We would like to introduce some studies on applying problem situations in teaching Probability Mathematics for high school students according to the 2018 educational program and for students in schools of Economics and Social Sciences & Humanities.
“Tec-House” WEBCAM-BASED REMOTE SENSING SYSTEM FOR HOME AND BUILDING SECURITY USING THE HAAR CASCADE METHOD
Authors: Santiyadnya Nyoman , Setiawan Suda Kadek Reda
Published: August 2023

A home security system is something that every home owner must pay attention crimes such as burglary often put homeowners at risk. Therefore we need a tool that can bring together automatically remotely to protect the house. The system worked on in this article is a remote sensing system based on webcam. The method used in this sensing system uses the haar cascade classifier method. The results obtained from this remote sensing system are for the implementation of the system on homeowner data sets with 98% results, while for non-home owner image data sets with 96% results. From the results of using a webcam-based remote sensing system using the Haar Cascade Classifier method it can be implemented properly and the average error is 97%. The existence of this Tec-House tool can reduce the crime of theft in a house or building.
Spectrophotometric Determination of Vitamin B1 (Thia min Hydrochloride)In Pharmaceutical Preparation by Coupling Reaction with Diazotized Sulfanilic acid.
Authors: J. Azeez Yousif , O. Hassan Rebwar
Published: August 2023

A simple, accurate and sensitive spectrophotometric method for the determination of vitamin B1 (hiamin hydrochloride) in aqueous solution is described. The method is based on the diazotization of sulfanilic acid followed by coupling with thiamin hydrochloride in the presence of sodium hydroxide to form reddish-brown water soluble dye that is stable and has maximum absorption at ( )",u*: 490nm ).The molarabsorptivity and sandell sensitivity were 7.74 x103 L.mol-l.cm-r and 0.045pg.cm-l respectively. The procedure is developed for bulk thiamin hydrochloride and some of their pharmaceutical preparalions. The are accurate, precise and comparable to the standard method (British pharmacopoeia).
Evaluation of Cancer disease for the period (1995-2005) in Tikrit teaching hospital
Authors: S. Al-Kutubi Hadeel , K. Yaseen Nada
Published: August 2023

In this study we evaluate the 20 type of cancer disease in Tikrit teaching hospital for the period from 1995 to 2005 by using three statistical methods (regression analysis , T-test and completely random design) .The presentation and description of all cases among male and female were confirmed. And also explain the effect of ages for each type of cancer distribution among age groups of both sexes.The results of this study are (1)- The female cancers are leukemia, lung, bladder, uterus, breast, brain, stomach, pancreas, rectum, kidney, liver, urinary, larynx, thyroid gland, colon, bone, small intestine and skin (2)- The male cancers are leukemia, lung, bladder, prostate, bone, brain, stomach, pancreas, rectum, kidney, liver, urinary, larynx, thyroid gland, colon, lymphoma, small intestine and skin .(3)- There are significant different between male and female for 9 type of cancer namely , leukemia, lung , bladder, brain, stomach, pancreas, urinary, colon and bone.( 4 )- There exist significant different between all cancers and the more significant are leukemia and lunge.(5)-There are significant different between female cancers and the more significant are breast, uterus and leukemia. (6)- There exist significant difference between male cancers and the more significant are leukemia and lunge.
A simplified vertical and horizontal geomechanical model for compaction in sedimentary basins
Authors: Saverio Patacchini Francesco , Cacas-Stentz Marie-Christine , Maurand Nicolas , Saber-Cherif Walid , Willien Françoise
Published: August 2023

In the context of mechanical compaction in sedimentary basins, we introduce a simple model including lateral deformations with the goal to improve the results obtained under oedometric conditions (i.e., neglecting horizontal strains) without losing much computational time. The model is based on a modified vertical porosity-stress law where horizontal strains are inserted and on an elastic stress-strain law with stress-dependent Young modulus. Though it is not three-dimensional and does not involve plasticity, we manage to validate the model on a geometrically and lithologically complex test case by comparing our results with those obtained on the same case using a full-dimensional finite-element simulator. We conclude that our model offers a significant improvement in accuracy against an oedometric model, with little loss in computational time, and so provides a useful tool to users who want a quick insight into results before running longer and more accurate simulations.
Advantages and Challenges of Developing Large and Local Coal Projects in the Arctic Zone of Russia
Authors: Markova V. M.
Published: August 2023

Among the new projects of the Program for the Development of the Coal Industry of the Russian Federation until 2035, the possibility of developing the Arctic coal deposits is being considered. The article considers both positive (increase in NSR cargo turnover, employment in the territory, development of the Arctic infrastructure) and negative effects (environmental burden, non-transparency of tax revenues of projects not in the territory of implementation, rotational management, state subsidies, etc.), which generate new projects.

Prospects for the supply of new coal projects are analyzed in the context of the decarbonization economy. Arctic projects involve the supply of coking coal and anthracites for export, which leads to increased competition in the Asian markets among Russian coal suppliers from Yakutia, Tyva, and Kuzbass. Due to the geographical remoteness of traditional coal mining centers from export ports and due to the limited capacity of the railway, in the future, competition between individual regions of the Russian Federation for access to logistics infrastructure and subsidies for transportation becomes acute. In this situation, Arctic coal projects are in a comparatively better position.

An increase in the production of high-quality coking coals and anthracites is planned to be achieved in the underdeveloped northern regions, which will require the use of new innovative technological solutions not only in the production, but also in the transportation of coal, as well as the involvement of a large number of workers and specialists.
The Problem of Alienation as a Destructive Factor in Development of Russian Universities
Authors: Borisova S. G.
Published: August 2023

One of the main tasks facing domestic universities is to train graduates who are able to work professionally in a transforming economy. The solution of this problem is impossible without fundamental changes in management practices both in relation to universities (implemented in the state educational policy) and within them. At the same time, it is necessary to take into account not only the tasks caused by the changing situation in the country and abroad, but also the negative trends in the development of the domestic education sector, characteristic of the last three decades.

The required changes can actually be implemented if management efforts are combined by both the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation and university management. The most important task of university management is to overcome such negative consequences as the transformation of the motives and values of key subjects of the educational process (primarily teachers and students), the problem of alienation affecting these social communities, changing the nature and forms of communication between them, etc.

The article substantiates the relevance of such changes, provides the main ways to overcome the problem of alienation, based on the use of management concepts adequate to the current situation (concepts of value-oriented management of the university and productive management of its strategic assets).
Methodological Approach to Managing Customer Experience in the IT Services Market
Authors: Pryadokhina I. V. , Prishchenko E. A.
Published: August 2023

The role of the client in ensuring the competitiveness of companies is increasing. This becomes the reason for the increase of innovative activity of companies. The ability to create technology products with maximum customer value become key factor of competitiveness.

The aim of the study is to develop a methodical approach to the management of client experience in innovative companies. The methodical approach should solve the problem of loss of potential clients and retention of existing clients. Scientific novelty of research consists in formation of methodical approach, which is based on complex perception of client experience. The practical significance of the study lies in the possibility of using its results to analyze the state of management of client experience in a small company.

The article uses such research methods as data collection, information processing and analysis, method of generalization and classification and the method of definition of concepts. The key result of the study is a comprehensive methodical approach to the management of client experience. The developed approach takes into account the specifics of IT companies and the market of IT services and compensates for the shortcomings of traditional methods of management of client experience. The prospect of using customer experience management in the B2B segment is justified by the increase in the conversion rate for the analyzed period and the increase in the number of repeated sales in the object of the study (Azoft).
Tuberculose pélvica simulando tumor de ovário em jovem de 19 anos: relato de caso
Authors: Sales Jandir Saraiva , Bergamin Matheus Felipe Ketes , França Amanda Ribeiro , França Joana Ribeiro , Souza Caio Ferreira , Farias Henrique Bacellar de , Brito Patrícia Leite
Published: August 2023

Objetivo: Relatar caso raro de tuberculose do sistema genital feminino simulando neoplasia ovariana. Detalhamento de caso: O estudo reporta um caso raro de uma jovem de 19 anos com história de massa pélvica, cuja principal hipótese diagnóstica tratava-se de um tumor ovariano. O caso teve desfecho grave com a morte da paciente e diagnóstico histopatológico pós-óbito de tuberculose extra-pulmonar acometendo o ovário. Considerações finais: A tuberculose é uma doença infecciosa causada pelo agente etiológico Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Este relato é de suma importância devido à incidência da tuberculose no brasil, especialmente no estado do Amazonas, considerada região endêmica. Esta doença apresenta a tuberculose pulmonar como sua principal forma de acometimento, mas pode comprometer vários compartimentos do corpo humano e deve sempre entrar como diagnóstico diferencial em casos incertos de diversas patologias devido à clínica variável e inespecífica que pode apresentar a depender do sistema afetado. Com diagnóstico certeiro e precoce, é possível mudar o prognóstico de diversos pacientes, uma vez que os medicamentos eficazes contra o bacilo são amplamente distribuídos no sistema de saúde brasileiro.
Prevalence of human papillomavirus infection in abnormal pap smears
Authors: Mishra Jaya , Kalantri Sweety , Raphael Vandana , Dey Biswajit , Khonglah Yookarin , Das Ananya
Published: August 2023

Objectives:

This study was undertaken to study the prevalence of human papillomavirus (HPV) infection using the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) technique in abnormal cervical pap smears and to correlate the different cytological results with HPV infection.

Material and Methods:

A total of 1788 cervical pap smears of women more than 30 years of age conducted over a period of 1 year 3 months (June 2015–August 2016) were screened by liquid-based cytology. High-risk (HR)-HPV testing was performed by PCR in abnormal lesions. Inflammatory smears and some atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance (ASCUS)-reactive cases were excluded from HPV testing. Histopathological correlation was done wherever possible.

Results:

The overall prevalence of the intraepithelial lesions/malignancy was ASCUS. (ASCUS) - 79 (4.42%), atypical squamous cells cannot exclude high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion (ASC-H) - 10 (0.56%), low-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion (LSIL) - 26 (1.45%), high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion (HSIL) - 15 (0.84%), squamous cell carcinoma - 5 (0.28%), and adenocarcinoma - 1 case (0.06%). Overall, 136 (7.60%) samples were classified as abnormal. Seventy-seven samples were included for HR-HPV testing – 20 ASCUS, 10 ASC-H, 26 LSIL, 15 HSIL, and 6 malignant cases. A control group of ten samples with normal cervical cytology within the normal limit (Control) (WNLc) was tested for HR-HPV. HR-HPV was detected in 20% of samples of the WNLc group, 45% of the ASCUS group, 70% of the ASC-H group, 73.07% of the LSIL group, 86.67% of the HSIL, and 83.34% of the samples in the malignant group. Overall, HR-HPV was detected in 68.83% of abnormal cervical pap smears.

Conclusion:

Our study shows that the percentage of HR-HPV-positive case increases with the severity of cytologic morphology. HPV had 4 times higher positivity in squamous intraepithelial lesion as compared to ASCUS.