bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
SOSIALISASI TENTANG ASPEK HUKUM DALAM KEGIATAN BISNIS DI MARKETPLACE PADA SEKOLAH MENENGAH KEJURUAN NEGERI 9 BANDUNG
Authors: MUnaf Carolina , Priowirjanto Enni
Published: August 2023

Kurangnya pemahaman mengenai aspek hukum dalam kegiatan bisnis di marketplace menjadi salah satu faktor dari ketidaktahuan akan hak dan kewajiban para penggunanya di kalangan sekolah lanjutan atas. Ketidaktahuan ini menimbulkan dampak keraguan dan ketidakpastian akan pentingnya perlindungan hukum bagi mereka, khususnya pada saat mereka dirugikan oleh pelaku usaha online, karena produk yang diterima tidak sesuai dengan yang dipesan. Berangkat dari pemikiran tersebut, Tim Pengabdian Pada Masyarakat Fakultas Hukum Universitasi Padjadjaran, memandang perlu untuk melakukan sosialisasi kepada siswa dan guru dari Sekolah Mengengah Kejuruan Negeri 9 Bandung. Kegiatan pengabdian diawali dengan penyampaian materi mengenai aspek hukum dan kegiatan bisnis di marketplace serta contoh penerapannya pada salah satu marketplace di Indonesia. Hasil dari diskusi dan tanya jawab dalam sosialisasi yang dilakukan, tampak adanya peningkatan pemahaman dari Guru dan Siswa Sekolah Menengah Kejuruan Negeri 9 Bandung mengenai aspek hukum dalam kegiatan bisnis di marketplace. Tim Pengadian Pada Masyarakat menyarankan perlu dilakukan upaya sungguh-sungguh oleh Guru dan Siswa dalam mecoba melaksanakan pengetahuan dan pemahaman yang diperoleh dari sosialisi tersebut.
MA’RIFATULLAH: KEARIFAN TENTANG TUHAN DALAM KITAB TARIKAT SUMEDANG
Authors: Kosasih Ade , Rohmаyаni Yani
Published: August 2023

Umаt Islаm sedаng dihаdаpkаn pаdаpersoаlаn аkidаh yаng cukup kompleks. Upаyаdeislаmisаsi dаn pendаngkаlаn аkidаh mаrаk terjаdi. Oleh kаrenаitu, penting diаngkаt kаjiаn yаng bisаmembаwаkembаli umаt islаm kepаdаkesаdаrаn dаn penghаyаtаn аkаn Tuhаnnyа. Konsep tersebut dikenаl dengаn terminologi mаrifаtullаh. Penelitiаn ini mengkаji konsep mа’rifаtullаh yаng terkаndung dаlаm Kitаb Tаrikаt Sumedаng. Tujuаn penelitiаn untuk mengungkаp cаrаdаn prosedur mengenаli Аllаh swt sebаgаi upаyаpenguаtаn аkidаh di tengаh mаrаknyааrus deislаmisаsi. Metode penelitiаn yаng digunаkаn аdаlаh deksriptif-аnаlitik dengаn pendekаtаn studi pustаkа. Teks-teks dаlаm nаskаh-nаskаh itu selаnjutnyаdiаnаlisis mаknаnyаmelаlui pendekаtаn prаgmаtik berdаsаrkаn teori resepsi.Pembаcааn mendаlаm terhаdаp Kitаb Tаrikаt Sumedаng dilаkukаn dengаn mengаmbil аspek-аspek yаng membаhаs mengenаi mаrifаtullаh. Hаsil penelitiаn menunjukkаn bаhwаcаrаdаn prosedur mengenаli Аllаh swt dаpаt dilаkukаn melаlui pemаhаmаn terhаdаp mаrtаbаt tujuh, yаitu: mаrtаbаt аhаdiyаh, mаrtаbаt wаhdаh, mаrtаbаt wаhidiyаh, mаrtаbаt аlаm аrwаh, mаrtаbаt аlаm mitsаl, mаrtаbаt аlаm аjsаm, dаn mаrtаbаt аlаm insаn kаmil.Dengаn memаhаmi dаn menyаdаri keаrifаn Аllаh swt secаrаutuh, umаt Islаm bisаterhindаr dаri pendаngkаlаn аkidаh dаn dаpаt berpegаng teguh pаdаkeimаnаn terhаdаp Аllаh swt.
WAYANG DAN KREATIVITAS DALANG DALAM NASKAH SUNDA KUNO
Authors: Ruhimat Mamat , Sopian Rahmat
Published: August 2023

Naskah-naskah Sunda Kuno yang sampai kepada kita di masa sekarang merupakan peninggalan yang sangat berharga. Di dalamnya terkandung aneka ragam gagasan dan kecerdasan orang Sunda masa lalu. Naskah-naskah tersebut sebagian sudah diteliti oleh para ahli dari berbagai bidang. Sebagian lagi masih belum tersentuh secara mendalam. Dari beberapa naskah yang sudah diteliti terdapat naskah-naskah yang berhubungan dengan dalang dan wayang. Wayang sebagai media penyebaran agama, seni, dan kreativitas orang Sunda pada masa lalu tercatat dalam naskah-naskah Sunda Kuno seperti Sewaka Darma, Sanghyang Siksakandang Karesian, Sanghyang Swawar Cinta, dan Pantun Ramayana. Dalang memiliki kedudukan yang tinggi dalam masyarakat Sunda masa lalu. Sanghyang Siksakandang Karesian memberikan nama kepada dalang dengan sebutan mémén. Seorang mémén tentu harus memiliki keahlian dalam menceritakan kisah-kisah yang sudah ada pada masa itu, terutama kisah-kisah dari parwa Mahabarata. Kemampuan bercerita ini harus dikuasai oleh dalang karena ia akan menjadi tempat bertanya bagi orang-orang yang ingin mengetahui segala hal yang berkaitan dengan kisah-kisah tersebut. Untuk menguasai kisah-kisah tersebut, tentu saja seorang dalang harus mempelajari teks-teks yang tertulis pada naskah-naskah Sunda Kuno. Naskah-naskah yang menjadi acuan para dalang tersebut sebagian masih dapat dibaca dan diteliti pada masa sekarang.
KONSEP MURAQABAH: WACANA KEILMUAN TASAWUF BERDASARKAN NASKAH FATHUL ‘ARIFIN
Authors: Fauzan Mohammad Hazmi , Darsa Undang Ahmad , Nani Sumarlina Elis Suryani
Published: August 2023

Penelitian ini menganalisis konsep Muraqabah pada Naskah Fathul ‘Arifin yang merupakan salah satu naskah corak keagamaan bidang tasawuf (Thariqah Qadiriyah Naqsyabandiyah). Salah satu naskahnya tersimpan di Lembaga Suaka Luhung Naskah (SULUAH) Padang, Sumatera Barat. Penelitian ini bertujuan mengungkapkan makna dan impelementasi konsep muraqabah pada Naskah Fathul ‘Arifin. Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan filologi dan tasawuf model tematik. Pendekatan filologi adalah pendekatan yang dilakukan untuk menganalisis teks kuno atau tulisan tangan. Sedangkan pendekatan tematik dalam pengkajian tasawuf yakni pendekatan yang mencoba menyajikan ajaran tasawuf sesuai dengan tema-tema tertentu. Dalam penelitian ini digunakan metode deskriptif analitis artinya analisis yang dilakukan dengan menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif yang bersifat analisis deskriptif yang berarti menggambarkan konsep muraqabah dalam wacana keilmuan tasawuf yang terdapat dalam Naskah Fathul ‘Arifin. Penulis menemukan delapan jenis muraqabah dan maknanya dalam Naskah Fathul ‘Arifin, diantaranya yaitu muraqabah ahadiyah, berupa jenis mawas diri atas sifat Maha Esanya Allah SWT; muraqabah ma‘iyyah, berupa jenis mawas diri akan makna kebersamaan dengan Allah SWT; dan muraqabah aqrabiyah, yaitu berupa jenis mawas diri yang memperhatikan dengan seksama kontemplasi akan makna dan hal kedekatan Allah SWT
INFLUENCE OF LEADERSHIP ON EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE IN BANDUNG CITY SUB-DISTRICT
Authors: Rahman Gina Sofia , Anjani Suci Larassati
Published: August 2023

Leadership is a process carried out by a leader or chairman in influencing others. Jobs that are influenced by one's leadership style will affect the results of employee performance in an organization. Leaders must have principles in their leadership, such as idealized influence, inspirational motivation, intellectual stimulation, individualized consideration. Therefore, the leadership carried out will affect the performance of existing employees in government. The better the function of a leadership that is carried out, it will have a positive effect on employee performance. Therefore, the influence of the quality of employee performance can occur according to the leadership management carried out on employees. This research was conducted using descriptive analysis and verification with a quantitative approach. In this study there are two variables, namely the variable leadership style (X) and the effect on employee performance (Y). The results of the data are presented using a Likert scale from the results of the questionnaire respondents with 60 employees and processed through descriptive data analysis techniques. The hypothesis to be tested in this study relates to whether or not there is a significant influence between the independent or independent variables on the dependent or independent variables. The results of the study obtained that there is an influence of leadership on employee performance in the Di District Office, Bandung City, is acceptable because it is supported by facts from the field.
CUSTOMER SERVICE STRATEGY IN INCREASING THE NUMBER OF CUSTOMERS AT BANK BJB SYARIAH BRAGA BRANCH OFFICE
Authors: Achmad Rasyid Jauhari Hanif , Shiroth Rasyid Jauhari Mujahid
Published: August 2023

Very tight competition in the world of banking services business has forced banking service companies to compete for the hearts of customers. Every company wants to maintain its presence in customers in order to survive and expand market share. To be able to entering the market, the company is required to meet customer needs by improving services. Bank bjb Syariah Braga Branch Office preparing staff employees who are able to handle their customers, which is usually called customer service. Customer service has the main task of providing services and fostering good relations with customers, therefore Bank bjb Syariah Braga Branch Office makes a special strategy so that customers feel comfortable so that it affects the number of customers who come to the office because of the services provided by customer service. The problem in this research is how the strategy of customer service in providing services to customers and the efforts that affect customer service at Bank bjb Syariah Braga Branch Office. The purpose of this research is to determine the strategy of customer service in providing services to customers and the efforts that affect customer service at Bank bjb Syariah Braga Branch Office. In this study the authors used qualitative research by using this research to produce descriptive data. Overall, it can be concluded from this research that it shows that the customer service strategy in providing services to customers, namely, competence (competence), trusted & trust (trust and be trusted), honesty (honesty), service excellent (excellent service), and innovation (change). As well as the efforts made by customer service in increasing the number of customers, the first is seven new accounts in one day, the second is cross selling, the third is roll play and the last is shopper. Thus, based on the results of this study, it is expected that the customer service of Bank bjb Syariah Braga Branch Office can improve good service to customers.
Steve McCaffery Remixed: “great poems are read from the bottom up”
Authors: Katelnikoff Joel
Published: August 2023

The following essay is a work of Recombinant Theory. To write this essay, I have performed an elaborate cut-up and montage of Steve McCaffery’s poetic and critical writing, producing over 4,000 recombinant aphorisms that extend from McCaffery’s own poetics, while also refracting his theoretical concepts. Of these 4,000+ aphorisms, I have compiled several in the linear sequence that follows. This essay is an original work of narrative and theory, and it is also fully indebted to McCaffery’s own work. Recombinant Theory is constraint theory, producing critical writing by means of poetic technique. This strategy resonates with the first mandate of the Toronto Research Group Manifesto (written by McCaffery and bpNichol), which states that “all theory is transient & after the fact of writing.” In Recombinant Theory, the essay’s ideas minimally precede the writing process; the cut-up and montage techniques are predetermined, but the process itself determines what recombinant aphorisms will emerge, and what theoretical arc will be produced through the sequencing of these aphorisms. Recombinant Theory chooses not to assess a text at arm’s length, not to summarize any part of a text, not to paraphrase, not to speak on a text’s behalf. Instead, Recombinant Theory speaks with the text, geomantically realigning its energy patterns, infecting the text’s energy while also being infected by it, foregrounding the direct physical impact of material language, waging an attack on the categories of author and reader.
Evaluation of the applicability of ChatGPT in biological nursing science education
Authors: Kim Sunmi , Kim Jihun , Choi Myung Jin , Jeong Seok Hee
Published: August 2023

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the applicability of ChatGPT in biological nursing science education. Methods: This study was conducted by entering questions about the field of biological nursing science into ChatGPT versions GPT-3.5 and GPT-4 and evaluating the answers. Three questions each related to microbiology and pharmacology were entered, and the generated content was analyzed to determine its applicability to the field of biological nursing science. The questions were of a level that could be presented to nursing students as written test questions. Results: The answers generated in English had 100.0% accuracy in both GPT-3.5 and GPT-4. For the sentences generated in Korean, the accuracy rate of GPT-3.5 was 62.7%, and that of GPT-4 was 100.0%. The total number of Korean sentences in GPT-3.5 was 51, while the total number of Korean sentences in GPT-4 was 68. Likewise, the total number of English sentences in GPT-3.5 was 70, while the total number of English sentences in GPT-4 was 75. This showed that even for the same Korean or English question, GPT-4 tended to be more detailed than GPT-3.5. Conclusion: This study confirmed the advantages of ChatGPT as a tool to improve understanding of various complex concepts in the field of biological nursing science. However, as the answers were based on data collected up to 2021, a guideline reflecting the most up-to-date information is needed. Further research is needed to develop a reliable and valid scale to evaluate ChatGPT’s responses.
The Impact of Obesity on Physiologic Indicators
Authors: Helmreich Rebecca Jo , Meininger Janet C. , Padhye Nikhil S. , Verklan M. Terese
Published: August 2023

Obesity results in an alteration in the stress response that often results in adverse perinatal outcomes. This study investigated physiologic changes in 21 obese and 20 overweight women during pregnancy and the impact on vagal response (heart period and respiratory sinus arrhythmia), oxygenation, hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) and systolic blood pressure at 20, 28 and 36 weeks of gestation. The impact of obesity on perinatal outcomes was investigated. Blood oxygen, systolic blood pressure, and HbA1c levels were significantly higher for the obese women as compared with overweight women. Monitoring physiologic mal-adaptation may permit early detection and intervention to improve perinatal outcomes.
Improving Knowledge and Behavior of Children in Dental Care based on Lasallian Health Education
Authors: Pansing Yiyin M. , Lamonge Annastasia S. , da Silva M Consolatrix
Published: August 2023

Dental caries is a major dental health problem and often occurs in school-age children 6-12 years as well as children. The objective of this study was to determine the effectiveness of Health Education by using a model of Lasallian education to increase knowledge and behavior dental care of children. The design of this study was True experiment. The independent variable is Lasallian health education and the dependent variable is the knowledge and behavior of children. There are 56 respondents were recruited in this study. Respondents were divided into two groups: the experimental group and the control group consist of 28 people for each group. Data collected by using a questionnaire. Data was analyzed using the Wilcoxon test and Mann Whitney.

The results showed there is no significant difference in knowledge and behavior of dental care before and after treatment. At the Mann Whitney test for knowledge, pre-test phase P = 0.654> 0.05 and a post-test 0.00 <0.05 means that the pre-test knowledge there is no difference between the experimental group and control group in post-test have knowledge there is a difference between experimental group with the control group. To conduct pre-test phase P = 0.374> 0.05 and a post-test 0.00 <0.05 means that the pre-test there were no differences in behavior between the experimental group and control group in post-test have behavioral differences between the experimental group and control group. Based on the results can be concluded that health education of Lasallian effectively improve the knowledge and behavior of dental treatment of children aged 6-12 years in Public Elementary School Tanamon District of Sinonsayang.
Consensus-based clustering and data aggregation in decentralized network of multi-agent systems
Authors: Damanik Joshua Julian , Lim Ming Chong , Jeong Hyeon-Mun , Kim Ho-Yeon , Choi Han-Lim
Published: August 2023

Multi-agent systems are promising for applications in various fields. However, they require optimization algorithms that can handle large number of agents and heterogeneously connected networks in clustered environments. Planning algorithms performed in the decentralized communication model and clustered environment require precise knowledge about cluster information by compensating noise from other clusters. This article proposes a decentralized data aggregation algorithm using consensus method to perform COUNT and SUM aggregation in a clustered environment. The proposed algorithm introduces a trust value to perform accurate aggregation on cluster level. The correction parameter is used to adjust the accuracy of the solution and the computation time. The proposed algorithm is evaluated in simulations with large and sparse networks and small bandwidth. The results show that the proposed algorithm can achieve convergence on the aggregated data with reasonable accuracy and convergence time. In the future, the proposed tools will be useful for developing a robust decentralized task assignment algorithm in a heterogeneous multi-agent multi-task environment.
A new approach to sustainable logistic processes with q-rung orthopair fuzzy soft information aggregation
Authors: Riaz Muhammad , Farid Hafiz Muhammad Athar , Razzaq Ayesha , Simic Vladimir
Published: August 2023

In recent years, as corporate consciousness of environmental preservation and sustainable growth has increased, the importance of sustainability marketing in the logistic process has grown. Both academics and business have increased their focus on sustainable logistics procedures. As the body of literature expands, expanding the field’s knowledge requires establishing new avenues by analyzing past research critically and identifying future prospects. The concept of “q-rung orthopair fuzzy soft set” (q-ROFSS) is a new hybrid model of a q-rung orthopair fuzzy set (q-ROFS) and soft set (SS). A q-ROFSS is a novel approach to address uncertain information in terms of generalized membership grades in a broader space. The basic alluring characteristic of q-ROFS is that they provide a broader space for membership and non-membership grades whereas SS is a robust approach to address uncertain information. These models play a vital role in various fields such as decision analysis, information analysis, computational intelligence, and artificial intelligence. The main objective of this article is to construct new aggregation operators (AOs) named “q-rung orthopair fuzzy soft prioritized weighted averaging” (q-ROFSPWA) operator and “q-rung orthopair fuzzy soft prioritized weighted geometric” (q-ROFSPWG) operator for the fusion of a group of q-rung orthopair fuzzy soft numbers and to tackle complexities and difficulties in existing operators. These AOs provide more effective information fusion tools for uncertain multi-attribute decision-making problems. Additionally, it was shown that the proposed AOs have a higher power of discriminating and are less sensitive to noise when it comes to evaluating the performances of sustainable logistic providers.
Antimicrobial resistance and molecular typing of Staphylococcus aureus isolates from raw milk in Hunan Province
Authors: Ning Keming , Zhou Rushun , Li Manxiang
Published: August 2023

Background

Staphylococcus aureus is one of the most important foodborne pathogens in the world and the main cause of dairy cow mastitis. Few studies have investigated the epidemic pedigree of S. aureus of bovine origin in Hunan, China. Therefore, we aimed to analyze the capsular polysaccharides (CP), molecular typing, and antibiotic resistance characteristics of S. aureus isolated from raw milk of dairy farms in Hunan Province.

Methods

Between 2018 and 2022, 681 raw milk samples were collected from dairy cows from farms in Changsha, Changde, Shaoyang, Yongzhou, and Chenzhou in Hunan Province. S. aureus was isolated from these samples, and the isolates were subjected to molecular typing, CP typing, and determination of antibiotic resistance through broth dilution and polymerase chain reaction (PCR).

Results

From 681 raw milk samples, 76 strains of S. aureus were isolated. The pathogenicity of 76 isolates was determined preliminarily by detecting cp5 and cp8 CP genes. Eighteen types of antimicrobial resistance phenotypes of 76 S. aureus strains were detected by the broth dilution method, and 11 kinds of related resistance genes were amplified by PCR. The S. aureus isolates had CP5 (42.10%) and CP8 (57.89%). S. aureus had a multiple antimicrobial resistance rate of 26.75%. The isolated strains had the highest resistance rate to penicillin (82.89%) and showed varying degrees of resistance to other drugs, but no isolate showed resistance to doxycycline. The 76 isolates all carried two or more antibiotic resistance genes, with a maximum of eight antibiotics resistance genes. FemB was detected in all isolates, but none of isolates carried vanA, ermA, or glrA. The 76 isolates were divided into 22 sequence types (ST) and 20 spa types by MLST and spa typing, and the number of t796-ST7 (n = 15) isolates was the highest, which may be the major epidemic strain of multidrug-resistant S. aureus.

Conclusion

The present findings indicate the need to increase production of the CP8 S. aureus vaccine in Hunan Province and strengthen resistance monitoring of t796-ST7 isolates with the prevalent molecular type of multi-drug resistant strains. The use of β-lactam, macrolides, and lincosamides should be reduced; doxycycline, sulfonamides, and glycopeptides could be appropriately added to veterinary antibiotics to treat infectious diseases in dairy cows.
A retrospective study of consistency between immunohistochemistry and polymerase chain reaction of microsatellite instability in endometrial cancer
Authors: Wang Cheng , Kuang Wei , Zeng Jing , Ren Yang , Liu Qianqi , Sun Huanxin , Feng Min , Liang Dongni
Published: August 2023

Objectives

Identification of endometrial cancers (EC) with mismatch repair deficiency (dMMR) or microsatellite instability-high (MSI-H) is essential for Lynch syndrome screening and treatment stratification. We aimed to assess the utility of immunohistochemistry (IHC) staining for MMR protein expression and polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-based MSI assays in EC and the correlation between MMR/MSI status and various clinicopathological parameters.

Methods

We reviewed the clinical and pathological information of 333 patients with EC. MMR protein expression was assessed as retained or lost to determine MMR status by IHC staining, and MSI status was identified by PCR capillary electrophoresis (PCR-CE) testing with a National Cancer Institute (NCI) panel. The correlation of MMR/MSI status with clinicopathological features was determined by statistical analysis. Discrepant results were further analyzed using an alternative PCR-CE MSI (Promega panel) method, MLH1 promoter methylation assays, and next-generation sequencing (NGS).

Results

Among the EC patients, the overall percentage of dMMR was 25.2%, and the overall percentage of MSI-H was 24%. Among the dMMR patients, 50 (59.5%) showed loss of MLH1 and PMS2 expression, 19 (22.6%) loss of MSH2 and MSH6 expression, and seven (8.3%) and eight (9.5%) loss of PMS2 and MSH6 expression, respectively. The dMMR subgroup was significantly younger than the pMMR subgroup, especially for <60-years-old patients (p = 0.038). In addition, we identified a strong correlation between MMR/MSI status and high-grade endometrioid or nonendometrioid components (p = 0.004 or p = 0.003). IHC staining and PCR-CE assay results showed a high level of overall concordance (98.8%, Cohen’s κ = 0.98). Four patients were found to have dMRR/MSS in both examinations. We reanalyzed them with additional methods. One case showed MLH1 promotor methylation, and the other three cases harbored MSH6 germline pathogenic variations. One of the cases with MSH6 deficiency was reanalyzed as MSI-H by alternative PCR-CE assay or NGS testing.

Conclusions

This study indicates that the combined use of MMR-IHC and PCR-CE MSI analyses may effectively avoid misdiagnoses of EC patients with dMMR/MSI-H. However, use of PCR-CE alone to evaluate MMR/MSI status may lead to missed diagnosis, especially for EC patients with MSH6 deficiency and presenting MSS.
Educación y ciudadanía en tiempos de crisis: un campo en busca de horizontes
Authors:   Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Treviño Ernesto , Miranda Catalina ,   Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Published: August 2023

La formación ciudadana de niños y jóvenes presenta desafíos para los sistemas educativos y políticos a nivel global. La crisis política y social que se vive actualmente orienta la discusión en torno a una ciudadanía situada en contextos culturales e históricos que puede ser definida de diferentes formas, desarrollada en distintos espacios y abordada desde diversos roles y temas. El presente artículo busca reflexionar sobre el campo de investigación de ciudadanía y educación con una perspectiva amplia. Para aquello se propone un mapeo multidimensional sobre los aspectos que configuran la formación ciudadana y a lo que se enfrentan los ciudadanos del siglo XXI. A partir de las concepciones de Estado-nación, los sistemas políticos (incluyendo los que son diferentes a las democracias occidentales), y la ciudadanía en un contexto global se presentan los espacios de socialización ciudadana (familia, escuela, comunidad local, pares, etc.). También se esbozan los roles de la formación ciudadana y la ciudadanía (normativos, actitudinales y activo) y una muestra de la amplia gama de temas que caben dentro de la educación para la ciudadanía en el mundo actual. A través de este mapeo se plantean los desafíos de la investigación de campo a nivel mundial, y la contribución específica de los siete artículos que constituyen a este número especial. Para concluir se esbozan los desafíos para una agenda de investigación futura que refieren a expandir los estudios hacia formas de ciudadanía que superen la visión eurocéntrica de la democracia liberal y permitan estudiar otros sistemas de organización política, entendiendo la raigambre histórica y cultural de la construcción de la ciudadanía a través de prácticas educativas.
Asuntos controversiales en la formación para la ciudadanía: criterios y prácticas docentes en la educación media de Chile
Authors:   Centro de Políticas Comparadas de Educación (CPCE), Facultad de Educación, Universidad Diego Portales (Chile), Cox Cristián , Jara Ibarra Camila ,   Centro de Políticas Comparadas de Educación (CPCE), Facultad de Educación, Universidad Diego Portales (Chile), Sánchez Bachmann Macarena ,   Centro de Políticas Comparadas de Educación (CPCE), Facultad de Educación, Universidad Diego Portales (Chile), Peña Fredes Javiera ,   Centro de Políticas Comparadas de Educación (CPCE), Facultad de Educación, Universidad Diego Portales (Chile)
Published: August 2023

La omnipresencia del conflicto sociopolítico y cultural en la sociedad contemporánea plantea a la educación escolar y a sus docentes el desafío de abordar las controversias que la dividen, y hacer que su tratamiento tenga un carácter protegido y formativo. Este artículo ofrece una conceptualización de la tensión intrínseca a este doble requerimiento y las estrategias docentes para su abordaje, y caracteriza empíricamente cómo es vivida en la actualidad por los docentes de la asignatura de Educación Ciudadana del país. Específicamente, se interroga respecto de los criterios y prácticas docentes para el tratamiento de la controversia en el aula y, para dar una respuesta, presenta los resultados de una encuesta a 103 docentes de establecimientos de tres regiones del país, realizada en 2019, así como evidencia cualitativa de entrevistas a 10 profesores de la asignatura de Educación Ciudadana efectuadas durante 2022. El estudio constata una alta valoración de esta estrategia pedagógica y una baja frecuencia de su utilización, debido a una serie de dificultades, como el temor a acusaciones de proselitismo y descontrol en el aula, que obstaculizan un abordaje más extendido. Cuando tiene lugar, la controversia surge en la clase preferentemente de manera informal y espontánea por iniciativa de los estudiantes, frente a lo cual los docentes adoptan posiciones en las que prevalece la neutralidad. Con base en categorías de la literatura comparada, el artículo propone un modelo de análisis de las estrategias docentes que argumenta que estas deben variar según los contextos.
Entender el compromiso político en línea entre los jóvenes adolescentes de 21 países
Authors:   KU Leuven (Bélgica), Maurissen Lies , Claes Ellen ,   KU Leuven (Bélgica)
Published: August 2023

Internet y las redes sociales ofrecen oportunidades para el compromiso político, especialmente atractivas para las generaciones más jóvenes. La investigación sobre el compromiso político en línea sigue sin ser concluyente respecto de quién participa y qué impulsa estas actividades. Los estudios suelen limitarse a una muestra de un solo país y se centran en un grupo específico de ciudadanos (por ejemplo, los estudiantes universitarios). Para superar estas limitaciones, utilizando datos de encuestas de alta calidad de 21 países, este estudio evidencia que, ya a los 14 años, los adolescentes participan con frecuencia en actividades políticas en línea. Los análisis multinivel muestran que los padres, así como los colegios, son importantes agentes de socialización que estimulan a los jóvenes a participar políticamente en línea. Asimismo, el interés político de los jóvenes, la eficacia política y las normas de ciudadanía basadas en el deber son fuertes predictores del compromiso político en línea. Aunque el efecto de las características sociodemográficas es limitado, el compromiso en línea tiene el potencial de movilizar a los jóvenes inmigrantes y a los adolescentes con menos conocimientos cívicos hacia la esfera política.
Sostenibilidad ambiental, social y económica de las empresas que brindan servicios de agua en Perú mediante la estimación del desempeño, utilizando un indicador global compuesto
Authors:   ,   Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. Facultad de Agronomía e Ingeniería Forestal, Alfaro Montoya Kely
Published: August 2023

El agua constituye un elemento vital para la vida en dignidad de las personas. Es fundamental para el bienestar de los ecosistemas, sociedades, economías y para el logro de los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible. En el Perú el acceso al agua potable es considerado un derecho fundamental y su gestión está regulada por la ley de recursos hídricos de manera multisectorial, multinivel y multiactor. La SUNASS es el ente regulador de las empresas prestadoras de servicios de agua potable y saneamiento (EPS). En el documento evaluamos a las 50 EPS que abastecen al 71.5% de la población urbana considerando un indicador global compuesto mediante la metodología de estadística no paramétrica a fin de establecer un ranking y compararlo con el ranking propuesto por el ente regulador en Perú, que utiliza una metodología diferente. La evaluación del desempeño es una práctica que beneficia tanto a las EPS, las entidades reguladoras y la población en general a fin de conocer la eficiencia de un sector estratégico y conocer qué variables condicionan esa eficiencia.
Módulos integrativos en madera: gestión e integración temprana de instalaciones y sistemas eficientes en el diseño de un edificio de programa mixto y mediana altura en Talca
Authors:   ,   Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. Escuela de Arquitectura, Tapia Pujado Gabriela
Published: August 2023

La presente tesis trata sobre el diseño y la gestión de módulos de madera de ingeniería para simplificar y facilitar su implementación en el marco de la construcción de mediana altura en distintas localidades de Chile, en el contexto actual de déficit de vivienda social del país. Dentro del tópico de gestión de la construcción, se propone el diseño colaborativo entre las áreas participantes, para generar condiciones previas que faciliten la posterior inserción de instalaciones y sistemas eléctricos, sanitarios, de agua potable, entre otros, en una solución modular replicable capaz de albergar programas de distintas escalas. Para optimizar el desempeño de los módulos compuestos de CLT y MLE, se utiliza como “laboratorio” el diseño de un edificio mixto, residencial y de oficina, de mediana altura, ubicado en la Región del Maule, Chile. Mediante las iteraciones estructurales y toma de decisiones proyectuales que incorporan la intersectorialidad como concepto aplicado desde el diseño y durante toda la vida del edificio, denotan su influencia en el ahorro en pérdidas asociadas a la descoordinación de las especialidades en la construcción.
TikTok: Repertorios afectivos y educación política en producciones de jóvenes creadores de contenido con relación a la Educación Sexual Integral en Chile
Authors:   ,   Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. Facultad de Educación, Errázuriz Besa Valentina
Published: August 2023

En este estudio se investiga cómo jóvenes creadores de contenido sobre Educación Sexual Integral de diversas tendencias políticas producen, a través del contenido e interacciones en sus cuentas públicas de TikTok, repertorios afectivos o emocionales (Ahmed, 2015) y educación política. Se explora cómo generan estos repertorios en las producciones virtuales relacionadas con la Educación Sexual Integral, contribuyendo así a la creación de nuevos espacios educativos. Esta investigación se enmarca en un contexto político y legislativo en el cual se ha tramitado una ley de Educación Sexual Integral en Chile en 2019 y la propuesta de Nueva Constitución elaborada por la Convención Constitucional, ambas rechazadas. Este proceso refleja los desafíos y controversias en torno a la implementación y el reconocimiento de la ESI en el contexto chileno. Para alcanzar este objetivo, se emplea un estudio de casos en el que se analiza temáticamente el contenido producido por cuatro jóvenes chilenxs creadorxs en TikTok. Estxs jóvenes, a través de sus cuentas, realizan educación política vinculada a la ESI, ya sea formal o informalmente. Este trabajo examina los repertorios afectivos o emocionales en sus publicaciones y sección de comentarios de estas, así como los elementos propios de educación políticos presentes en ellas. Se busca comprender cómo estos repertorios se articulan en los espacios virtuales, y como los creadores de contenido y su público objetivo se relacionan tanto con el contenido como entre ellos y con la plataforma. Palabras clave: Repertorios Afectivos, Educación política, Jóvenes creadores de contenido, TikTok.
Análisis y modelación de factores determinantes de accidentes de tránsito en Chile a través de modelos lineales generalizados binominal negativo y Poisson con estructura temporal
Authors:   ,   Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. Escuela de Ingeniería, Burrows Aravena Daniel Ignacio
Published: August 2023

En Chile, los accidentes viales constituyen una de las principales causas de muerte. En 2022, acorde a las cifras ministeriales, se registraron 86.050 accidentes de tránsito, resultando en 1.745 personas fallecidas, lo que equivale al 1,28% de las defunciones anuales. Con el objetivo de identificar y medir factores de riesgo en accidentes viales, se llevó a cabo la investigación utilizando datos proporcionados por la Comisión Nacional de Seguridad del Tránsito (CONASET). El estudio se enfocó en el análisis de accidentes mensuales a nivel regional entre los años 2000 y 2019, empleando modelos estadísticos a conteos y tasas per cápita de accidentes. Se plantearon seis hipótesis que podrían influir en la accidentabilidad, y para analizarlas, se desarrollaron modelos lineales generalizados Poisson y binomial negativo. Se realizaron pruebas comparativas y análisis de bondad de ajuste. Los resultados indican que la componente temporal afecta negativamente el número total de accidentes y fallecidos, pero al evaluar tasas per cápita, solo fatalidades disminuyen con el tiempo. Los meses más riesgosos en cuanto a la accidentabilidad y fatalidad son Enero y Diciembre. La cantidad de horas de luz muestra una incidencia negativa significativa en 7 de 10 modelos, siendo uno de los factores más influyentes. El tamaño de la población tuvo un impacto positivo en los conteos de accidentes, fatalidades y lesionados. Sin embargo, las densidades poblacionales tienen un efecto mixto en la tasa de accidentes según la región evaluada, y un efecto negativo en la tasa de fatalidades. La distribución de edad mostró que un mayor número de jóvenes viajeros se relaciona con una mayor incidencia en la tasa de accidentes y tasa de lesionados graves y fatales. En cuanto a las variables climáticas (lluvias, temperaturas y vientos), no se encontraron relaciones significativas en el territorio nacional.
Theoretical Investigations of the Crystal Structures and Molecular Energetics of High Quality Silicon Carbide (β-SiC) Precursor Compound 1,4-bis(trimethylsilyl)benzene
Authors: Marahatta Anant Babu
Published: August 2023

Over the last decades, the rapidly growing theoretical methods have revolutionized whole scientific paradigm, developed state-of-art analyses, and created substantial computational platforms through the huge support of outstanding mathematical algorithms. The self-consistent-charge density-functional based tight-binding (SCC-DFTB) scheme is one of them that offers versatile and efficient quantum mechanical calculations with some unique features compatible especially to the crystalline solid even at low computational resources. Its effective parametrizations and computational implementations under the Gaussian standardized interface as an "External program" via the users' script (Gaussian- External methodology; GEM) has added an additional value because of which various in-built high-level Gaussian computations are directly accessible. Herewith, the Gaussian offered geometry optimization algorithms and convergence criteria plus the ModRedundant type relaxed potential energy surface (PES) scanning techniques are assessed through the GEM, and characterized the crystal structures with concerned molecular energetics and PES of the experimentally synthesized 1,4-bis (trimethylsilyl) benzene (1,4-BTMSB) compound; a potential precursor for the high quality Silicon Carbide (β-SiC) coating particles, and an ideal "Internal Standard" for the quantitative spectroscopic analyses. The general results reveal that the 1,4- BTMSB molecules in its unit-cell and crystal lattice experience significant non-bonding interactions that induces them to attain the definite molecular geometry with recognizable ring, angle, torsional, and steric strains. The quantitative analyses of its PES depict that the phenylene ring has to overcome multiple yet unidentical energy barriers with the tallest Ea1= 5.3 kcal/mol in order to undergo internal 2π angular rotation around the 1,4-(C-Si) axes. And, exhibiting such type internal rotation of its phenylene ring is energetically highly probable as this compound is widely employed in coating high temperature reactors, and in quantizing analyte in high energy run spectroscopic facilities. The same quantification is referred here in order to underscore the significance of adopting perfectly closed topological molecular architectures while designing/synthesizing amphidynamic type crystalline free molecular gyrotops and their prototypes.
Assessment of the Physicochemical and Bacteriological Content of Some Drinking Water Sources in Jos South LGA in Northern Senatorial District of Plateau State Nigeria
Authors: Anthonia C. Chukwu , Duguryil P. Zipporah , Nanbol N. Gambo , Lubis Sati , Kitka B. Denji
Published: August 2023

Drinking water is hardly found 100% pure in nature due to human activities and other natural factors. Many diseases in developing countries are caused by drinking contaminated water. Water samples collected were analyzed by automated instrumental methods prescribed by standard methods for the analysis of water and wastewater and the United State Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA). The results showed SO42- range  from ND to 60.00mg/L; pH 5.27 to 6.79; NO3- 1.19-11,64 mg/L; PO42- 10.12 to 352.00mg/L;  Cd range from 0.011± 0.00 to 0.032 ± 0.00mg/L; Ni, from ND to 0.04 mg/L; Cr, ND to 0.686 ± 0.07mg/L; Pb ND to 0.34 ± 0.01mg/L, total bacteria count TaBC, 1.5 x 104 to 8.5 x 104 CFU/mL in the samples used. The calculated average daily intake (ADI) for Cd, Ni, Cr and Pb were within acceptable limits while the hazard quotients (HQ) for all the metals were >1, signifying that the population would experience non-cancer risks due to exposure to these metals in drinking water. The bacteriological study of the water samples also revealed that the water samples were all polluted with bacteria and coliforms. From the foregoing, these drinking water sources, therefore require treatment before consumption to minimize or avoid the incidences of water-related diseases.
Analysis of Potassium Bromate Levels in Bread Brands Sold in Rumuolumeni and Mile 3 Areas of Port Harcourt Metropolis, Nigeria
Authors: Okwakpam F. N. , Felagha I. , Ibiama B. G.
Published: August 2023

The use of potassium bromates as flour improver for bread making has gained wide acceptability all over the world because of its slow oxidizing action which strengthens bread dough and helps to create a good texture in the finished product. The potassium bromate content of selected bread samples mostly consumed in areas around two tertiary institutions in Rivers State was studied. Sixteen different bread brands were randomly obtained from bakeries and food vendors around Rumuolumeni and Mile 3 area of Rivers State. Samples were qualitatively and quantitatively analyzed using the methods of AOAC, 2005. The qualitative analysis was determined by a color change from yellow to purple indicating the presence of Potassium bromate while quantitative analysis was done using a UV spectrophotometer. Results for Rumuolumeni ranged from 0.02µg/g to 1.98µg/g while results from Mile 3 area ranged from 0.02µg/g to 1.51µg/g. The results showed that bread samples from all studied areas were higher than the permissible standard set by NAFDAC for bromated bread. It is recommended that regulatory bodies in Nigeria be more proactive in the enforcement of laws regarding food safety.
Directly and Indirectly Determinable Rate Constants in Michaelian Enzyme-Catalyzed Reactions
Authors: Udema Ikechukwu Iloh
Published: August 2023

Backed by kinetic schemes, attempts have been made to derive equations for the calculation of all zero-order first-order rate constants (ZOFORC) for the activation of the enzyme-substrate (ES) complex and its deactivation. The values of ZOFORC, including the kind for the dissociation of the enzyme-product complex (EP) to free enzyme (E) and product (P), are hardly reported. The methods of research were primarily Bernfeld and Lineweaver methods. The goal of the research was to determine ways for the utilization of experimental data for the determination of verifiable and quantifiable rate constants, with the following objectives: 1) To derive equations for the first-order rate constants for the activation of ES and its deactivation, respectively; 2) To quantify by calculation the first-order rate constant for product release; 3) To ultimately quantify the rate constants; and 4) To advise the reactor, process, chemical engineers, etc. in different industrial concerns on the usefulness of the rate constants. The value of ZOFORC for the dissociation of EP to free E and P is 3.155 exp. (+5)/min; the values of the rate constant for activation and deactivation are 3.513 exp. (+4) and 2.377 exp. (+8)/min, respectively. Ultimately, it is imperative for all stakeholder groups to devise means of controlling the enzymatic rate of catalysis by manipulating the magnitudes of the rate constant for activation and deactivation in particular. The derived equations can be fitted to the experimentally generated and calculated data. A future research project should entail conducting the assay under optimum conditions so as to verify possible variations in the ZOFORC values when compared with values generated outside optimum conditions.
A New Estimator of Shannon Entropy with Application to Goodness-of-Fit Test to Normal Distribution
Authors: Madukaife Mbanefo S.
Published: August 2023

In this paper, a new estimator of the Shannon entropy of a random variable X having a probability density function \(\mathit{f}\)(\(\mathit{x}\)) is obtained based on window size spacings. Under the standard normal, standard exponential and uniform distributions, the estimator is shown to have relative low bias and low RMSE through extensive simulation study at sample sizes 10, 20, and 30. Based on the results, it is recommended as a good estimator of the entropy. Also, the new estimator is applied in goodness-of-fit test to normality. The statistic is affine invariant and consistent and the results show that it is a good statistic for assessing univariate normality of datasets.
Effects of Different Root Inducing Agents on Cutting Propagation of Tea (Camellia sinensis)
Authors: N. P. Vidanapathirana , L. M. Rifnas , H. H. N. Sumanasekara
Published: August 2023

Aims: In commercial cultivations, vegetative propagation through rooting of cuttings is common, and IBA- based rooting hormone is often used. However, due to the need for non-chemical alternatives in organic cultivations, organic rooting substances have become increasingly important. Hence considering this, an experiment was conducted to investigate the effectiveness of different root-inducing agents on the propagation of tea cuttings.

Study Design:  The experimental units were arranged in a completely randomized design.

Place and Duration of Study: The experiment was conducted in a special project nursery belonging to TSHDA (Tea Small Holding Development Authority) in Beralapanathara GN division of Pasgoda divisional secretariat in Matara, Sri Lanka.

Methodology: The nodal cuttings were pre-treated with six different root-inducing agents including water (control), Aloe vera gel, coconut water, honey charcoal mixture, potato juice and rooting hormone (0.3% IBA). Each treatment was replicated four times with 20 cuttings in each. Cuttings' survival percentage, rooting percentage, the number of roots, root length and fresh and dry weights of the roots were evaluated during three phases as 2nd, 4th and 6th week. The data were statistically analyzed using SAS statistical package and treatment means were compared using DMRT at 5% significance level.

Results: The results revealed that there were significant differences between the treatments on cutting performances. The cuttings treated with rooting hormone showed the highest values in rooting percentage (55.8%), sprouting percentage (72.3%), during the 4th week and root length (2.1cm) and root dry weight (0.254g) during the 6th week. Moreover, coconut water and Aloe vera gel showed no significant higher values in most of the measured variables compared to the rooting hormone.

Conclusion: Therefore, it can be concluded that coconut water and Aloe vera gel can be considered alternative rooting substances to the chemical-based rooting hormone for organic tea cultivations.
Standardisation for Preparation and Storage Stability of Papaya (Carica papaya) Candy
Authors: Ashish  , Shrivastava Pragya , Prasad V. M. , Singh Yash Kumar
Published: August 2023

The lab experiment was conducted in the year 2021-2022 at Post Harvest Lab, Department of Horticulture, Naini Agricultural Institute, Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences, Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, in order to Standardisation for preparation and Storage Stability of Papaya Candy (Carica papaya) to evaluate the physico- chemical properties and consumers acceptability of different treatments Quality Characters. From the above experiment T7 (1Kg papaya slice + sugar syrup @75o B + Ginger extract@5%) showed better results in combination. Total soluble solids (T.S.S.), Total titratable acidity, Ascorbic acid content, Reducing sugar, non-reducing sugar, Total sugar, sensory evaluation of candy, Colour, Texture, Flavour, Taste, Overall acceptability whereas minimum was observed in T0 (1Kg papaya slice + sugar syrup @75o B +Control).