bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Pelatihan Pembuatan Minuman Kombucha Sebagai Upaya Peningkatan Fungsi Fisiologis Tubuh di Kantor Desa Moncongloe Bulu’ Kecamatan Mongcongloe Kab Maros
Authors: Wahdaniar  , Ade Irma  , Miladiarsi
Published: March 2023

Pada tanggal 7 Desember 2022 telah dilakukan kegiatan pengabdian kepada masyarakat dalam bentuk penyuluhan dan cara pembuatan Kombucha. Pengabdian ini bertujuan untuk memberikan edukasi kepada mayarakat Desa Moncongloe Bulu’ kecamatan Moncongloe Kabupaten Maros tentang manafaat Kombucha dalam peningkatan fungsi fisiologi tubuh.Metode yang dilakukan dalam pengabdian ini yaitu memberikan solusi dan pengetahuan khususnya di bidang kesehatan mengenai manfaat Kombucha. Peserta dalam program pengabdian ini sangat antusias dalam menerima dan melaksanakan tahapan yang dipaparkan. Peserta pada pengabdian ini adalah pegawai kantor desa, ibu PKK, KadeR Desa dan Mahasiswa KKN. Tahapan-tahapan yang dilaksanakan pada program pengabdian ini telah membantu meningkatkan pengetahuan masyarakat Desa Moncongloe Bulu’  khususnya di Kacematan Moncongloe mengenai proses pembuatan Kombucha dan mengetahui manfaat kesehatan yang di hasilkan dalam mengkomsumi dan menggunakan Kombucha.
PENGARUH EKSPOR TERHADAP PERTUMBUHAN EKONOMI DI INDONESIA
Authors: Shalomita Agustina  , Astri Astuti  , Annisa Cahya Kusumawati  , Siti Maulidur Rohma  , Nur Aini  , Dian Oktaviani  , Muhammad Ivan Noor Salim  , Fhadia Nur Baiti  , Riendza Wibowo  , Alya Nabila  , Nurma Tambunan
Published: March 2023

In a country, the economic component largely determines the survival and progress of the country.  This study aims to determine the effect of exports on Indonesia's economic growth. This research uses a descriptive method, namely investigating the circumstances, conditions, or other things that have been mentioned, the results of which are presented in the form of research reports. The initial stage before conducting further analysis requires testing the stationariness of the data. Economic developments in Indonesia's export sector in the 2018-2021 period decreased in December 2018 which reached US$ 14.18 billion or a decrease of 4.89 percent compared to exports in November 2018.  This research is expected to be a consideration for the government or authorities to take appropriate steps for the progress of the Indonesian economy.
PERAN PERDAGANGAN INTERNASIONAL DALAM MENINGKATKAN PRODUKTIVITAS PEREKONOMIAN DI INDONESIA
Authors: Auliya Ahmad Suhardi  , Indri Andini  , Nur Afria Nanda Safitri  , Purnama Ramadani Silalah
Published: March 2023

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui peran perdagangan Internasional dalam meningkatkan produktivitas perekonomian di Indonesia. Jenis penelitian yang dilakukan ini merupakan penelitian kualitatif deskriptif dengan teknik pengumpulan data menggunakan studi literatur. Perdangangan Internasional merupakan aspek yang sangat berdampak bagi pertumbuhan ekonomi suatu negara. Aktivitas yang dilakukan dalam perdagangan Internasional biasanya berupa ekspor dan impor. Hasil penelitian menunjukan bahwa ekspor Indonesia pada tahun 2022 menunjukan kinerja spektakuler dengan pertumbuhan sebesar 25,31 % (yoy), sehingga ekspor di Indonesia sebanyak US$19,16 Miliar. Searah dengan kenaikan ekspor, sisi impor Indonesia pada januari 2022 juga eskalasi sebanyak US$18,23 Miliar, yaitu naik sebanyak 36,77% (yoy). Di Indonesia sendiri, perdagangan Internasional memiliki peranan yang begitu penting dalam prosedur pembangunan perekonomian baik langsung maupun tidak langsung. Hal ini dikarenakan perdagangan Internasional dapat mengoptimalkan penghasilan devisa, menyuplai aktiva dan teknologi dari luar negeri serta dapat memajukan manufacturing baru di dalam negeri atau industriliasi.
Pengaruh Sistem Pengendalian Internal, dan Kompetensi Sumber Daya Manusia Terhadap Kualitas Laporan Keuangan Pada PDAM Tirtanadi (Cabang Tuasan- Medan, Sumatera Utara)
Authors: Aldi Ramadhan  , Hikmatul Fadilah  , Putria Nurjanah  , Nurul Hijjah Harahap
Published: March 2023

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh Sistem Pengendalian Intern, Kompetensi Sumber Daya Manusia terhadap Kualitas Laporan Keuangan pada PDAM Tirtanadi cabang Tuasan Medan. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode kuantitatif dengan menggunakan data primer yang diperoleh dari kuesioner. Populasi dalam penelitian ini adalah pegawai pada PDAM Tirtanadi cabang Tuasan Medan. Metode penentuan sampel yang digunakan adalah metode sampel jenuh. pengumpulan data dilakukan dengan memberikan kuesioner sebanyak 32 berbentuk GForm yang dibagikan kepada seluruh responden pada PDAM Tirtanadi cabang Tuasan Medan. Jumlah sampel dalam penelitian ini adalah 32 responden. Berdasarkan hasil analisis diperoleh bahwa sistem pengendalian intern, kompetensi sumber daya manusia berpengaruh signifikan terhadap kualitas laporan keuangan pemerintah daerah pada PDAM Tirtanadi cabang Tuasan Medan.
Peran Sistem Informasi Akutansi (SIA) dalam Informasi Digital E-Commmerce
Authors: Sinta Dewi Octavia Sakti  , Dwihanus Dwihanus
Published: March 2023

The current era of globalization demands that manual data processing is no longer relevant and accurate for companies. This is because errors that occur due to manual processing can no longer be neutralized. Where the information generated by these errors, becomes inaccurate anymore to be used as a basis for decision making. That is why currently the existence of SIA is becoming increasingly important for a company. Initially the existence of this information system was to collect, process, store, calculate, analyze, and disseminate information for specific purposes. However, currently SIA has a very important impact on the company, namely providing added value to its users because it will ultimately have an impact on improving the company's overall performance.
PERAN SISTEM INFORMASI MANAGEMENT (SIM) DALAM PENGAMBILAN KEPUTUSAN
Authors: Sinta Dewi Octavia Sakti  , Dwihanus Dwihanus
Published: March 2023

In keeping with the times today that in the management of human resources ef ectively, every organization is absolutely necessary to create a human resources information system for the development of information systems could affect decision-making in an institution. Expected decision- making is a process towards better so with pegetahuan accruing from the information system will add to the discourse, consideration and finally decided appropriately. For information system consists of components supporting educational institutions to provide information needed by decision-makers when making educational activities
STRATEGI PEMASARAN EKSPOR PADA UMKM KERUPUK TIGA WARNA DALAM MEMASUKI PASAR GLOBAL
Authors: Diondi Nugroho  , Enna Marliana  , Friza Pertiwi  , Nanda Dewi Anggraeni
Published: March 2023

The purpose of this study is to determine the export marketing strategy of three-color cracker SMEs in entering the global market. The method used in this study uses a qualitative approach with data collection techniques through interviews and observations. The results of this study indicate that the export marketing strategies that can be used for three-color crackers in entering the global market are as follows: a. Knowing the target market to be achieved, b. considering the scale of the business that you want to target, such as financing and consumer interest who will buy three-color crackers, c. know and observe the regulations of the destination country, d. form partnerships as needed.
Analisis Kesiapan Asesmen Nasional Berbasis Komputer (ANBK) di Sekolah Dasar Daerah 3T
Authors: Erwin Simon Paulus Olak Wuwur
Published: March 2023

Assesmen Nasional Berbasis Komputer (ANBK) merupakan program nasional dari pemerintah dengan tujuan untuk pemetaan mutu pendidikan sekolah dasar dan menengah yang ada di seluruh Indonesia. Dengan adanya perubahan ini banyak guru dan siswa membutuhkan waktu untuk penyesuaian dengan menggunakan metode baru yakni menggunakan komputer. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk menganalisis kesiapan guru dan siswa dalam menghadapi Assesmen Nasional Berbasis Komputer (ANBK) di daerah 3T. Metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah kualitatif deskriptif dengan subjek penelitian adalah siswa dan guru tingkat gugus yang terdiri dari empat sekolah di daerah yang tergolong 3T. Hasil penelitian menunjukan bahwa kesiapan asesemen nasional berbasis computer (ANBK) di daerah 3T ialah bahwa belum sepenuhnya siap. Hal itu terlihat dari 1), guru sebagai pendamping belum siap karena sebagaian guru tidak mampu mengoperasikan computer, 2) kesiapan mental siswa dalam mengikuti ANBK karena hal baru berhadapan dengan komupter, 3) keterbatasan sarana dan prasarana computer sebagai penunjang terlaksananya ANBK.
Pengaruh Pemanfaatan Media Video Animasi Terhadap Motivasi dan Hasil Belajar Pada Mata Pelajaran Fikih
Authors: Sintawati Susi , Jailani M. Syahran , Arifullah
Published: March 2023

Media video animasi merupakan gabungan audio dan visual yang dapat menarik perhatian peserta didik dan mampu memahami objek secara detail. Tujuan penelitian ini untuk menganalisis pengaruh pemanfaatan media video animasi terhadap motivasi pada mata pelajaran fikih. Metode penelitian menggunakan pendekatan kuantitatif asosiatif, subjek penelitian adalah guru dan siswa dengan jumlah populasi 1 orang guru dan 36 siswa. Teknik pengumpulan data tes, observasi dan dokumentasi, teknik analisa data menggunakan rumus rata-rata dan uji T. Hasil analisis data menunjukkan bahwa pengaruh media video animasi pada mata pelajaran fikih dengan rata-rata akhir 4,4 dengan kategori sangat baik karena berada pada interval 4,0 – 5,0, motivasi belajar siswa dengan rata-rata akhir  3,73 dengan kategori baik karena berada pada interval 3,0 – 4,0, hasil belajar siswa dengan rata-rata akhir 87,2 dengan kategori baik karena berada pada interval 80 – 89, berdasarkan uji yang menggunakan uji T diperoleh hasil thitung sebesar  35,96 dikonsultasikan dengan ttabel dengan taraf signifikan 1/2 α = 0,025 dan didapatkan ttabel sebesar 2.040, karena thitung berada didaerah penolakan maka penelitian ini H0 ditolak dan Ha diterima
Nilai Sosial Dalam Novel Layangan Putus Karya Mommy Asf
Authors: Lutfiana Mayang Sumarti  , Nursaid Nursaid
Published: March 2023

Tujuan penelitian ini adalah mendeskripsikan nilai-nilai sosial yang ada pada novel Layangan Putus  karya Mommy Asf. Penelitian ini menggunakan penelitian kualitatif dengan metode deskrptif. Data pada penelitian ini berupa kalimat yang mengandung nilai sosial yang ada pada novel Layangan Putus. Sumber data pada penelitian ini yaitu pada novel Layangan Putus karya Mommy Asf terbitan RDM Publishers cetakan pertama November 2020. Teknik analisis data dengan membaca dan memahami.  Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa nilai-nilai sosial yang terdapat dalam novel Layangan Putus karya Mommy Asf adalah nilai tolong-menolong, kasih sayang, tanggung jawab, memaafkan sesama kepedulian.
Cultures in translation: Toward preserving authentic expression in literary translation
Authors: Gavranović Valentina , Prodanović Marijana
Published: March 2023

Translation has a significant role in intercultural communication and the exact rendering of complex culturally determined meanings of lexical items poses a big challenge for a translator. Since literary works often teem with historical and cultural characteristics of a nation, it is of utter importance to encourage the study of the interrelation between language and culture on the one hand and the nature of translation on the other. This paper reports on the analysis of translation equivalents of lexical items found in translations of excerpts taken from Ivo Andric's novel The Woman from Sarajevo. This paper aims to draw attention to the complex nature of the process of translation, focusing on those lexical items that are culturally specific and demand more attention. It also shows how the authentic expression changes as regards semantics and syntactic properties of a sentence. The analysis of translation equivalents shows that, if we aim at preserving cultural identity, it is necessary to know numerous complex socio-historical and cultural aspects because not only the content is transmitted but the culture of the original language as well.
Evaluaciones de impacto ambiental
Authors: Vitorio Cleber Vinicius Akita , Matta Patricia Santos , Cunha Tatiana Santos da , Aguiar Laís Alencar de , Almeida Josimar Ribeiro de
Published: February 2023

Hoy en día, en todos los países, el concepto de medio ambiente tiene un sentido único y generalizado, cada vez más amplio, hasta el punto de que conceptos tan complejos y extensos como los de la calidad de vida y asentamientos humanos se integran en su temática. Persiste sin embargo la idea de que los problemas ambientales en los países industrializados derivan en su mayor parte de procesos de desarrollo y, muy especialmente, de las grandes concentraciones humanas y/o industriales (la contaminación, la deshumanización de la vida en las grandes ciudades, la creciente conflictividad social de las metrópolis, el consumo exagerado de recursos naturales y de energía, los problemas urbanísticos, etc.), en cuanto que en los países en vías de desarrollo los problemas ambientales se deben, principalmente, al bajo índice de crecimiento.
La conscience de soi des enseignantes et des enseignants à l’éducation préscolaire : un domaine de compétences socio-émotionnelles à explorer dès la période d’insertion professionnelle
Authors: Pelletier Marie-Andrée
Published: March 2023

Une étude pancanadienne révèle qu’un désengagement par rapport à la profession peut être associé aux expériences émotionnelles négatives et mener graduellement à l’abandon (Kamanzi et al., 2017). Or, force est de constater qu’il existe peu de formations visant le développement et l’amélioration des compétences socio-émotionnelles du personnel enseignant (Beaumont et Garcia, 2020). Cet article présente les résultats d’une étude menée par entrevues semi-dirigées auprès de 16 enseignantes à l’éducation préscolaire provenant de cinq régions administratives du Québec, qu’elles soient en phase d’insertion professionnelle ou enseignantes expérimentées. L’objectif était de déterminer les besoins de formation continue, liés au développement des compétences socio-émotionnelles, qui sont perçus comme prioritaires par le personnel enseignant à l’éducation préscolaire. Les résultats révèlent entre autres des besoins liés à la conscience de soi, l’un des domaines définis dans de nombreux travaux de la Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (Zins et al., 2004). Cet article se concentre plus spécifiquement sur les résultats relatifs à la période de l’insertion professionnelle et permet de formuler des hypothèses de réflexion et d’action pouvant être mises en oeuvre dans le cadre de programmes de formation continue au Québec, et ce, pour assurer la rétention des enseignantes et des enseignants dans la profession.
Postales de la violencia. La representación de la favela en "El sol en la cabeza", de Geovani Martins
Authors: Leonardo-Loayza Richard
Published: March 2023

El presente artículo estudia el libro de cuentos "El sol en la cabeza", de Geovani Martins. El objetivo es analizar la representación de la favela que está presente en la diégesis de dicho texto. Asimismo, se reflexionará en torno a la relación existente entre este espacio geocultural y la violencia. La hipótesis que se sostiene es que en el libro de Martins se produce una representación que desborda la que se elabora tradicionalmente sobre la favela, considerada como un lugar peligroso, marcado por la criminalidad y generador de violencia. No es que el libro niegue esos atributos, sino que los reinterpreta demostrando así que la realidad es más compleja de lo que se propaga en los medios. Para el análisis se estudiarán tres cuentos de "El sol en la cabeza": “La historia de Periquito y Cara de Mono”, “La firma” y “El ciego”.
Risk assessment of packed holeassemblies for rotary well drilling
Authors: Myslyuk Mykhailo , Dolyk Ruslan
Published: February 2023

The main elements of the statistical model of packed hole assemblies (PHA) design for drilling holding sections in the conditions of information uncertainty have been formalized and described. Сonstraints ystem has been given for angle maintain conditions of wellbore direction and dynamic stability of bottom hole assembly (BHA) lateral vibrations.
The influence of information uncertainty of some factors (angle, parameters of the drilling practice, presence of local caverns, etc.) on risk indicators has been analyzed according to the results of numerical calculations. It has been specified that the risks of angle maintenance disturbance are significantly influenced by the angle and the weight on the bit (WOB), and dynamic stability conditions, such as angle and rotation frequency.
Risks of multi-supported BHAs which have been designed for conditions of bit side force minimizing, dynamic stability and include 4 – 6 stabilizers.
Balkan Cyberia
Authors: Petrov Victor
Published: March 2023

How Bulgaria transformed the computer industry behind the Iron Curtain—and the consequences of that transformation for a society that dreamt of a brighter future.

Bulgaria in 1963 was a communist country led by a centralized party trying to navigate a multinational Cold War. The state needed money, and it sought prestige. By cultivating a burgeoning computer industry, Bulgaria achieved both but at great cost to the established order. In Balkan Cyberia, Victor Petrov elevates a deeply researched, local story of ambition into an essential history of global innovation, ideological conflict, and exchange.

Granted tremendous freedom by the Politburo and backed by a concerted state secret intelligence effort, a new, privileged class of technical intellectuals and managers rose to prominence in Bulgaria in the 1960s. Plugged in to transnational business and professional networks, they strove to realize the party's radical dreams of utopian automation, and Bulgaria would come to manufacture up to half of the Eastern Bloc's electronics. Yet, as Petrov shows, the export-oriented nature of the industry also led to the disruption of party rule. Technicians, now thinking with and through computers, began to recast the dominant intellectual discourse within a framework of reform, while technocratic managers translated their newfound political clout into economic power that served them well before and after the revolutions of 1989.

Balkan Cyberia reveals the extension of economic and political networks of influence far past the reputed fall of communism, along with the pivotal role small countries played in geopolitical games at the time. Through the prism of the Bulgarian computer industry, the true nature of the socialist international economy, and indeed the links between capitalism and communism, emerge.
Gradient Expectations
Authors: Downing Keith L.
Published: March 2023

An insightful investigation into the mechanisms underlying the predictive functions of neural networks—and their ability to chart a new path for AI.

Prediction is a cognitive advantage like few others, inherently linked to our ability to survive and thrive. Our brains are awash in signals that embody prediction. Can we extend this capability more explicitly into synthetic neural networks to improve the function of AI and enhance its place in our world? Gradient Expectations is a bold effort by Keith L. Downing to map the origins and anatomy of natural and artificial neural networks to explore how, when designed as predictive modules, their components might serve as the basis for the simulated evolution of advanced neural network systems.

Downing delves into the known neural architecture of the mammalian brain to illuminate the structure of predictive networks and determine more precisely how the ability to predict might have evolved from more primitive neural circuits. He then surveys past and present computational neural models that leverage predictive mechanisms with biological plausibility, identifying elements, such as gradients, that natural and artificial networks share. Behind well-founded predictions lie gradients, Downing finds, but of a different scope than those that belong to today's deep learning. Digging into the connections between predictions and gradients, and their manifestation in the brain and neural networks, is one compelling example of how Downing enriches both our understanding of such relationships and their role in strengthening AI tools.

Synthesizing critical research in neuroscience, cognitive science, and connectionism, Gradient Expectations offers unique depth and breadth of perspective on predictive neural-network models, including a grasp of predictive neural circuits that enables the integration of computational models of prediction with evolutionary algorithms.
The Phoenix Complex
Authors: Marder Michael
Published: March 2023

An innovative, wide-ranging consideration of the global ecological crisis and its deep philosophical and theological roots.

Global crises, from melting Arctic ice to ecosystem collapse and the sixth mass extinction, challenge our age-old belief in nature as a phoenix with an infinite ability to regenerate itself from the ashes of destruction. Moving from antiquity to the present and back, Michael Marder provides an integrated examination of philosophies of nature drawn from traditions around the world to illuminate the theological, mythical, and philosophical origins of the contemporary environmental emergency. From there, he probes the contradictions and deadlocks of our current predicament to propose a philosophy of nature for the twenty-first century.

As Marder analyzes our reliance on the image and idea of the phoenix to organize our thoughts about the natural world, he outlines the obstacles in the path of formulating a revitalized philosophy of nature. His critical exposition of the phoenix complex draws on Chinese, Indian, Russian, European, and North African traditions. Throughout, Marder lets the figure of the phoenix guide readers through theories of immortality, intergenerational and interspecies relations, infinity compatible with finitude, resurrection, reincarnation, and a possibility of liberation from cycles of rebirth. His concluding remarks on a phoenix-suffused philosophy of nature and political thought extend from the Roman era to the writings of Hannah Arendt.
Coronavirus fear of contagion and compliance with social distancing measures: evidence for a sample of a Spanish university community
Authors: Cantarero Prieto David , Lanza-León Paloma , Moreno Patricia , Lera Javier , Gonzalez Francisco , González Rodríguez Irene , Blázquez-Fernández Carla
Published: March 2023

Background

Social distancing measures have been one of the core pillars of the strategy against COVID-19 in all the countries. This study aims at understanding what motivates behaviours and compliance with social distancing measures among students and workers from a Spanish public university.

Methods

We carry out two logistics models considering two different dependent variables: not maintaining social relation with non-cohabiting people and not to leave home except for emergencies (n = 507, sample is formed by students and workers from the University of Cantabria in the North of Spain).

Results

Being very concerned about getting ill suggests higher risk of not maintaining social relation with non-cohabiting people. Getting older increase the probability of not leaving home except for emergencies as happens with those who are very concerned about getting ill. Young people often living with vulnerable older relatives may affect students’ behaviour.

Conclusions

Our findings suggest that compliance with social distancing measures depends on several factors related to age, the number or kind of cohabiting people and level of concern about getting ill. Policies should address all these factors through a multidisciplinary perspective.
Ativos intangíveis e desempenho em empresas prestadoras de serviços contábeis
Authors: Lizote Suzete Antonieta , Zawadzki Patrick , Spuldaro Juliano Danilo , De Souza Willian José , De Melo Robson Juscelino
Published: February 2023

O estudo objetiva analisar nos escritórios de contabilidade as relações que se há entre o capital humano (CH), o estrutural (CE), seu sistema de memória transacional (TMS), sua orientação empreendedora (OE) e o desempenho organizacional (DO), que os gestores relatam ter. Analisar tais relações adquire relevância em face da nova realidade econômica mundial, que tem mudado o eixo do valor das empresas dos ativos tangíveis aos intangíveis. No marco teórico foram abordados os temas essenciais relacionados à problemática do estudo. Considerou-se que o valor de uma organização é influenciado pelos ativos intangíveis, denominados também como capital intelectual. O conceito deste capital se relaciona ao papel que desempenha o conhecimento no crescimento econômico. Para analisar as relações entre os constructos se adoptou uma abordagem empírica e quantitativa. Os dados obtiveram-se em uma amostra não aleatória com questionários, aplicado a gerentes, coordenadores e assistentes. Os métodos estatísticos usados foram análise fatorial exploratória e confirmatória, modelagem de equações estruturais e regressão múltipla. Os resultados mostraram que as hipóteses conjecturadas de relações positivas do CH com o CE, TMS, OE e DO foram confirmadas. Bem como a que postulavam relações positivas de CE, TMS e OE com DO. Contudo a hipótese que o TMS e a OE mediavam a relação do CH com o DO não foi confirmada. Finalmente cabe assinalar que o estudo realizado contribuiu para o entendimento dos efeitos dos constructos analisados no desempenho dos escritórios de contabilidade e que os achados podem ser usados para a melhoria dessas organizações.
Efficacy of One Stage Full Mouth Disinfection on the Oral Health-Related Quality of Life in Patients with Generalised Chronic Periodontitis
Authors: Nair Gopika G , Shetty Sharath K , Kulloli Anita , Martande Santosh , Gopalakrishnan D
Published: March 2023

Introduction: Intraoral translocation of periodontal pathogens from untreated intraoral niches can lead to recolonisation and reinfection of recently treated periodontal pockets. Poor oral health hampers the patient’s Quality of Life (QoL) as it causes social isolation, inferiority and the development of psychiatric conditions. Full Mouth Disinfection (FMD) performed within 24 hours using chlorhexidine has reported significant improvements in clinical, microbiological and psychological parameters when compared to conventional periodontal treatment. Aim: To investigate the long-term effect of FMD on Oral HealthRelated Quality of Life (OHRQoL) in patients with generalised chronic periodontitis. Materials and Methods: This study was a prospective clinical study conducted in the Department of Periodontology, Dr DY Patil Dental College and Hospital, Pune, Maharashtra, India, from October 2019 to December 2021. Study consisted of 60 participants who were allotted into two groups; 30 periodontally healthy volunteers (control group) and 30 patients (test group) diagnosed with generalised chronic periodontitis. The test group was asked to fill out the Oral Health Impact Profile-14 (OHIP-14) questionnaire to assess the OHRQoL at baseline followed by FMD protocol. All the patients were kept at periodic recall, and the OHRQoL was assessed again taken after one months three months, and six months. The control group was asked to fill out the questionnaire at the baseline. Repeated measure analysis of variance with post-hoc bonferroni test was used to compare differences in variation present from baseline to one month, three months and six months. For intergroup comparison at different time intervals, an unpaired t-test was applied. Results: The age group of participants ranged from 25- 55 years with a mean age of 41.3 years. Test group had 18 males and 12 females and, 20 males and 10 females were in the control group. The mean OHIP-14 score at baseline was 3.58±3.29 in the control group and 42.35±4.32 in the test group at baseline, showing a mean difference of -38.76±0.93, which was statistically significant. After one month there was a significant improvement in the OHIP-14 scores of the test group (26.35±2.60), which was further reduced to -13.58±0.81 and -9.0±0.88 by the end of three and six months. Therefore, a notable improvement in the QoL and periodontal conditions of the patients following FMD was appreciated. Conclusion: Periodontitis negatively impacts the OHRQoL. FMD provides an improvement in the perceived QoL among periodontitis patients.
Assessment of Constraints Faced by Rural Women of Assam in Adoption of Technology
Authors: Bora Mayuri , Deka Manoshi B.
Published: March 2023

The present study was conducted to explore the level of adoption of technology by rural women and constraints faced by them in technology adoption. Three vocational trainings namely ‘Food processing and preservation’, ‘Mushroom cultivation’ and ‘Vermicompost production’ were selected to study the constraints faced by the respondents in adopting the technologies learnt in the vocational trainings conducted by the Krishi Vigyan Kendras(KVKs). The study reveals that 69.33 per cent respondents belonged to medium socio economic category. Respondents of ‘Food processing and preservation’ training belonged to medium level of adoption, followed by low level (21.67%), whereas among the trainees of Mushroom production and Vermicompost production, highest percentage belonged to low level of adoption. Data on constraints faced by the respondents in adoption of technologies reveals that highest percentage of respondents faced medium level of constraints. ‘Lack of financial resource for starting a new venture’ was reported as a major constraint with mean score 1.33 by the rural women. Regarding the vocation specific constraints, ‘Raw materials not available round the year’ and ‘Do not have adequate knowledge about registration and licensing’, ‘Preservatives and packaging materials not easily available’ were some of the major constraints of food processing and preservation reported by the trainees. ‘Seasonal nature of income from mushroom production’ and ‘disease attack and insect infestation’, ‘Shelf life is very short’ were the constraints reported by the mushroom production trainee. ‘Not getting sufficient earthworm in local area’ and “Marketing is not smooth were the highly reported constraints of the participants of vermicompost production training.
Extraction and Biological Application of Silk Sericin: An Over View
Authors: Sarangi A. , Baral S. , Thatoi H. N.
Published: March 2023

The sericin is a byproduct which is obtained from silk industries. Mainly Bombyx mori is responsible for the synthesis of sericin. Sericin is proteinaceous in nature and is biodegradable. The two major components of silk i.e., fibroin and sericin have to be removed from raw silk to give it a luster or shine by degumming process. Silk sericin and its nutritive value has now been known to everyone in China and Japan. Many uses of sericin like pharmaceutical uses, textile -based uses, use in cosmetics has now been explored in India but the use of sericin as dietary supplement is not still discovered. Tons of silk has been produced in India and the degummed water goes as waste which can be used. Nanotechnological discoveries of sericin have given foremost advances in the field of biomedicine and tissue engineering, with special consideration the applications of a natural product for the enhancement of new pharmaceutical formulations and biomaterials. Sericin conjugated nano formulation are a vast example of nanotechnological tools applied to the blueprint of an biocompatible, economically viable, and biodegradable compound as well as its use as nanomedicine. The aim of this review is to highlight the application of sericin in different fields like in biomedical, food additives and the nano formulation of silk sericin.
A Review on Human Metapneumovirus and Human Bocavirus Associated with Acute Respiratory Tract Infections
Authors: Narayanan Harikrishnan , Nandagopal Balaji , Ramamurthy Mageshbabu , Vadivel Kumaran
Published: March 2023

One of the significant causes of morbidity and mortality among young children in developing nations is acute respiratory tract infections (ARTIs). It is also highly contagious, widely prevalent, and transmissible from person to person. It risks young children, the elderly, and those with immune system disorders. Acute respiratory infections are thought to cause 2.6 million child deaths annually worldwide, according to the World Health Organization (WHO) [1]. Infections in children with human metapneumovirus (hMPV) and bocavirus (HBoV) are linked to a high prevalence of ARTIs. It has been determined that hMPV is the second-leading cause of infant bronchiolitis, after the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), of upper and lower respiratory tract infections. Although HBoV was first discovered in children's airways, the high detection rates of other viral pathogens and the discovery of HBoV in stool raise doubts about the virus's significance in respiratory tract infections. According to the published literature, only a few studies have identified ARTIs or demonstrated the importance of early diagnosis and treatment of ARTIs. This review article aims to thoroughly explain the aetiology, epidemiology, clinical characteristics, diagnostic approaches, and management of hMPV and HBoV.
Effect of Phosphorus Biofertilizers along with Inorganic Fertilizers on Nutrient Content of Maize
Authors: Prathyusha T. , Kumari A. Lalitha , Subbaiah P. Venkata
Published: February 2023

Aim: To study the response of maize to phosphorus levels and phosphorus biofertilizers.

Study Design: The experiment was laid out in randomized block design with nine treatments replicated thrice.

Place and Duration of Study: Agricultural College Farm, Bapatla during kharif, 2019.

Methodology: The experimental soil was slightly alkaline in reaction (7.63), medium in organic carbon (0.6 %), medium in available nitrogen (354 kg ha-1), high in available phosphorus (55.32 kg ha-1) and available potassium (402 kg ha-1).The treatments comprised of T1- Control ( without P ), T2 - 100% Recommended Dose of Phosphorus (RDP), T3 - 100% RDP + PSB @ 1 L ha-1, T4 - 100% RDP + VAM @ 12.5 kg ha-1, T5 - 75% RDP + PSB @ 1 L ha-1, T6 -75% RDP + VAM @ 12.5 kg ha-1, T7 – PSB @ 1 L ha-1, T8 –VAM @ 12.5 kg ha-1, T9 - PSB @ 1 L ha-1 + VAM @ 12.5 kg ha-1. The plant samples were analysed for N, P, K, S and micronutrients by the following standard methods.

Results: The results of the experiment indicated that P, S and Zn were significantly influenced by the imposed treatments whereas N, K, Fe, Mn and Cu were not significantly influenced. The highest nutrient content was recorded in the treatment with the application of 100% RDP + VAM@ 12.5 kg ha-1 (T4).

Conclusion: The combined application (inorganic fertilizer + biofertilizer) proved significantly superior over control and biofertilizers alone in improving the nutrient content in maize.
The Ancient Roof of Glasgow Cathedral
Authors: Oldrieve W T
Published: March 2023

The cathedral is one of only two in Scotland with a surviving ancient timber roof. The work was necessary in order to prevent a total collapse of the building. There is no evidence that stone vaulting was originally contemplated for roofing. The poor condition of many of the surviving timbers meant that they could not safely be retained. Hidden steel was used to reinforce the roof. The weight of the roof was reduced considerably by the substitution of copper sheeting for lead or slate. Ancient oak was also re-used where possible.
Notes on the Fifteenth-Century Manuscript in the Advocates' Library known as the Dupuy Book of Hours (MS. 18.7.18)
Authors: Dickson W
Published: March 2023

The manuscript is a Flemish Horaa or Book of Hours, written and illuminated in the latter part of the fifteenth century. It belonged for some generations to a French family named Dupuy. These are intended for the use of the laity in private devotion. This example contains the calendar, lessons from the Gospels, the two prayers to the Virgin, hours of Roman use, penitential psalms and litany, office of the dead and memorials of various saints. The main interest of the book is ten beautiful miniatures of various sacred subjects many of which are described and illustrated in detail.
Note on the Early Use of Aqua Vitae in Scotland
Authors: Scott-Moncrieff Robert
Published: March 2023

The article considers when whisky or its lineal ancestor became a common drink in Scotland. There is evidence to suggest that a grain distilled spirit of some sort was in fairly common use in the northern part of Europe by the end of the fifteenth century, and in Ireland by the beginning of the sixteenth century. However there is no evidence to support the belief that that such a spirit might also have been in common use in Scotland by 1500 although documentary references do appear in the Exchequer Rolls for 1494-95 to a malt distilled liquor. The term whisky appears to originate in the later sixteenth century.
The Roman Camps at Raedykes and Glenmailen
Authors: MacDonald George
Published: March 2023

Earlier historical accounts of Raedykes are considered and accompanying illustrations reproduced including the work of Roy. These accounts demonstrate extraordinary differences between the various estimates that were formed regarding the superficial area of Raedykes. Small-scale excavation revealed that the engineers who constructed the camp had made use of two well-marked types of ditch and rampart,\r\nthe choice of type for each particular section being obviously determined by the nature of the ground that happened to lie immediately in front. The outline of the camp as a whole is described as quadrilateral and the writer attempts to explain the differences in area estimates. Antiquarian accounts of Glenmailen are also considered and a report on exploration of the ditch and rampart is presented along with a plan of the camp which is firmly identified as Roman.
Meeting notes
Authors: - -
Published: March 2023

Meeting notes for 10 January 1916.
Preliminaries
Authors: - -
Published: March 2023

Front matter for Volume 50

Table of contents

List of illustrations

Laws of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland

List of the Fellows November 1916

List of Corresponding members 1916

List of Honorary members November 1916

List of the Lady Associates November 1916

Societies, Institutions, &c., Exchanging publications
List of Prehistoric Relics found in Midlothian, as excerpted from the Catalogue of the Museum of Antiquities, Edinburgh, being an Appendix to the Chalmers-Jervise Prize Essay for 1916
Authors: Dennison E D
Published: March 2023

The article comprises a catalogue along with an index of places.
Anniversary meeting
Authors: - -
Published: March 2023

The usual business was conducted at the Anniversary meeting, including the election of new Fellows and the presentation of a list of deceased Fellows. Other reports presented included: A report on the number of Fellows on the Society’s Roll Brief obituaries for some of the Fellows who died in the previous yearA report on the progress of the Society’s forthcoming publicationsA report on the items added to the Society’s museum and library collections over the previous sessionA note on the Rhind Lectureship from the previous sessionThe Treasurer presented the Annual Report on the Society’s finances

 

Meeting notes for 10 December, 1917 are appended.
Ptolemy's Geography of Albion
Authors: Petrie W M Flinders
Published: March 2023

Britain is remarkable in Ptolemy's work for the amount of distortion and much analysis is required to understand how his errors arose, and from what material he was building. The author considers, absolute positions, coasting distances, inland distances in England, the Lowlands and the Highlands to try to ascertain what date Ptolemy used, and how he worked.
Meeting notes
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Published: March 2023

Meeting notes for 8 April 1918.
Report of the Excavation of Two Cists found in making a Golf Course between Longniddry and Port Seton
Authors: Curle Alexander O
Published: March 2023

A short cist contained a crouched skeleton lying on its left side. The remains were those of an ageing adult. A long cist found nearby contained charcoal, a number of red pebbles and burnt bone identified as an adult.
Meeting notes
Authors: - -
Published: March 2023

Meeting notes for 14 April 1919.
Meeting notes
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Published: March 2023

Meeting notes for 13 January 1919.
Meeting notes
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Published: March 2023

Meeting notes for 9 February 1920.
Note on Recent Excavations at Kildrummy Castle
Authors: Simpson W Douglas
Published: March 2023

The castle was erected by Gilbert de Moravia, Bishop of Caithness, between 1223 and 1245, at the orders of Alexander II and entrusted to the hereditary wardenship of the local feudal landholders, the Earls of Mar. It is one of the most splendid examples of a great medieval fortress in Scotland, and is distinguished by its unusual size and architectural development. The ruins consist of a high and massive wall of enceinte, enclosing a spacious court, and defended by six strong round towers, of which two flanked the great gateway in the south front, while a third at the north-west corner, much larger than the others, and known as the Snow Tower, was the donjon. Excavation focussed on the foundations of the gatehouse. The great well in the Snow Tower was also investigated.
Meeting notes
Authors: - -
Published: March 2023

Meeting notes for 8 March 1920.
The Accounts of Dr Alexander Skene, Provost of St Salvator's College, St Andrews, relating to the Extensive Repairs of the College Buildings, the Church, and the Steeple, 1683-1690
Authors: Fleming D Hay
Published: March 2023

On the 6th of October 1681, there was laid before the Privy Council of Scotland a supplication by Dr Alexander Skene, Provost of St Salvator's College (otherwise the Old College) of St Andrews, for himself and in name and behalf of the masters and members of that college that a warrant might be granted for a voluntary, charitable contribution throughout the kingdom to enable repairs. This was granted and the details of all the volunteer subscribers are presented in Skene's accounts.
Notes on the Grave Slabs and Cross at Keills, Knapdale, Argyll
Authors: Crawford W C
Published: March 2023

The cross of blue slate is free standing, with curved hollows at the intersection of the arms. In the centre of the head there is a large raised boss covered with spiral ornament, and having a central depression containing three small bosses. On the top arm there is an angel treading on a serpent, and two small animals on a background of interlaced work. On the bottom arm an ecclesiastic or saint is giving the benediction with the right hand, and holding a book in his left. On each of the side arms are two beasts, the two lower ones licking the face of the saint. On the shaft at the top is a diagonal key pattern. On the shaft in the middle are four hearts on a background of interlaced work. On the shaft at the bottom there is spiral work. In addition there are fifteen grave slabs with significant carvings.
Preliminaries
Authors: - -
Published: March 2023

Front matter for Volume 54

Table of contents

List of illustrations

Laws of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland

List of the Fellows November 1920

List of Corresponding members 1920

List of Honorary members November 1920

List of the Lady Associates November 1920

Societies, Institutions, &c., Exchanging publications
Account of the Excavation on Traprain Law during the Summer of 1920
Authors: Curle Alexander O
Published: March 2023

Further excavation extended along the west and part of the north sides of the ground excavated in 1919. Amongst the ground plans of structures and associated hearths two courses of drystone masonry were identified; the first example of actual building. Early artefacts included Bronze Age cinerary urns and tools, demonstrating that there was a phase of activity which predated the four Iron Age levels identified. Numerous artefact of Iron Age and Roman date are described and include pottery, brooches, glass armlets, beads and vessels, tools, jet armlets and Roman coins.
Prehistoric Cairns and a Cross in the Parish of Kirkmichael, Banffshire
Authors: Duncan J Garrow
Published: March 2023

A round cairn at East Lyne overlaid a stone-built short cist which contained two fragments of charcoal and one of bone. An adjacent cist had been previously removed. The round cairn at Chapelton is the last surviving of a group of three. It appears undisturbed. A cross in the graveyard at Kirkmichael is roughly hewn of local whinstone. It has rounded corners and in the centre of the head on either face is a circular cavity.
Relics of the Body-Snatchers
Authors: Ritchie James
Published: March 2023

The paper describe mortsafe tackle at Inverurie, mortsafes at Oyne and Auchlossan, watch-houses at Nigg and Dyce, and public vaults at Culsalmond and Marnoch. The mortsafes which were so frequently in use about a century ago were intentionally made very heavy to prevent their removal or destruction by unauthorised persons who might wish to gain access to the bodies they protected. Therefore for lowering them into position in the grave at the time of burial, and for lifting them out again when all danger of body-snatching was past, strong tackle was required. Auchlossan possesses two mortsafes, both of the iron, coffin-shaped variety. The mortsafe at Oyne had not been constructed for the use of the public, but was made for a single private burial, and this accounted for its somewhat weak construction. In the corner of the churchyard at Nigg there is a small building formerly used as a watch-house, but now kept as a storeroom for the tools required by the gravedigger. A watch-house was erected in the south-east corner of the churchyard at Dyce. At Culsalmond a two-storied building stands in the north-west corner of the churchyard. Its lower portion consists of a vault which was built for the purpose of storing coffins in safety till the bodies they contained were useless for anatomical purposes. In the churchyard of Marnoch, Banffshire, there is a vault, almost entirely underground, over which a second story has been built like that at Culsalmond. A flight of ten steps leads down to the entrance, just above which a stone tablet has been built into the wall, bearing the words " Built by Subscription in the year 1832. Addition 1877."
Meeting notes
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Published: March 2023

Meeting notes for 11 April 1921.
Notes on Berwickshire Forts, with a Description of those Recently Discovered
Authors: Craw John Hewat
Published: March 2023

Since the Eoyal Commission issued its Report on the Ancient Monuments in the County of Berwick, several additional forts have been discovered in that area. In the Commission's Inventory ninety-three are reported, of which seventy-eight are figured. The number now on record of which surface evidence still exists is one hundred and five, in addition to twenty-two sites where forts are stated to have formerly been visible. To these should be added thirteen place-names which seem to indicate the previous existence of a fort. This brings the total number of forts to one hundred and forty.
Cross-Slabs in the Isle of Man brought to light since December 1915
Authors: Kermode P M C
Published: March 2023

Recent discoveries come from the parishes of Jurby, German and Braddan and include plain incised crosses along with two of Celtic design.
Shaft of a Celtic Cross from Longcastle, Wigtownshire
Authors: Maxwell Herbert E
Published: March 2023

The shaft of a large cross, sculptured on both sides was discovered on the site of a chapel, mentioned in documents of 1684 but now completely destroyed. The head of the cross had been chopped off and it was being used as a grave slab. It is decorated on both sides by Celtic knotwork.
Meeting notes
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Published: March 2023

Meeting notes for 10 January 1921.