bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Optimization of Wheat Bran and Refined Flour for The Development of Fiber Rich Pasta
Authors: JOURNAL IJSREM
Published: September 2023

Background- As a by-product derived from roller milling of wheat flour production, wheat bran has high dietary fiber content, which contains 44-50% of fiber and can be incorporated into food products to alter the nutritional quality of foods. Objective- In this research paper, the development of fiber-rich pasta with supplementation of wheat bran and analyzed by dietary fiber, total phenolic acid, free radical scavenging capacity, color value, overall acceptability and flavour. Methods- In present study, the methods used i.e., TPC and FRAP content for antioxidant properties, dietary fiber determined by enzyme-gravimetric method. Results- This study was found out that an increase in bran ratio increased the percent of dietary fiber, total phenolic acid, and free radical scavenging capacity of pasta. Percentage of wheat bran can also affected the color value of pasta in which reduced L* values while a* and b* values increased. The flavour and overall acceptability of the wheat bran enriched pasta increases at certain after that, it could be decrease and the flavour of pasta was reduced with the increasing of wheat bran. International Journal of Scientific Research in Engineering and Management (IJSREM) Volume: 07 Issue: 09 | September - 2023 SJIF Rating: 8.176 ISSN: 2582-3930 © 2023, IJSREM | www.ijsrem.com DOI: 10.55041/IJSREM25747 | Page 2 Conclusion- The functionality of wheat bran enriched pasta has observed more high dietary fiber and health benefits. In future, the wheat bran enriched pasta food products can be used in the prevention of chronic diseases like colon cancer, heart diseases, diabetics, etc. Keywords- Wheat bran, Dietary fiber, Total Phenolic acid, Free radical scavenging capacity, Response surface methodology
Competencia digital en la organización espacial de la economía ecuatoriana
Authors: Santana Sardi Gustavo Adolfo , Ferrin Morales Kleber Rafael , López Mera Laura Isabel , Pico Macías Elena Paola , Hermida Mendoza Lilibeth Nathaly
Published: September 2023

Introducción: La competencia digital es el proceso a través del cual se implementa el uso de tecnologías digitales y se mira hacia nuevos modelos organizacionales, de negocio, de producción y consumo, a través del desarrollo, innovación y adopción de tecnologías digitales y el aprovechamiento de los datos, aplicado para las empresas, la economía, los sectores productivos, el gobierno y las personas.

Objetivo: El objetivo del presente artículo es analizar las Competencias digitales en la organización espacial de la economía ecuatoriana

Resultados: Como resultados las TIC e Internet son los motores de la Economía, pues contribuyen a impulsar la innovación, el crecimiento económico, generar fuentes de empleo, aumentar la productividad, potenciar la competitividad y generar nuevos modelos de negocio que proporcionen un valor agregado hacia el consumidor final.

Conclusiones: La economía digital presenta grandes desafíos sobre la implementación de las nuevas tecnologías, de modo que se incrementen las innovaciones disruptivas y se fortalezca la transformación digital de las industrias a fin de mejorar su competitividad tanto a nivel local como global
Rize, Trabzon ve Artvin Gençlik ve Spor İl Müdürlüklerinde Görev Yapan Antrenörlerin Tükenmişlik Düzeylerinin İncelenmesi
Authors: KAVASOĞLU Emre , BAYRAKTAR Cengiz
Published: September 2023

Amaç: Bu araştırmanın amacı; Rize, Trabzon ve Artvin illerindeki Gençlik ve Spor İl Müdürlüğü çatısı altında görev yapan antrenörlerin, çeşitli değişkenlere göre mesleki tükenmişlik düzeylerini belirlemektir. Gereç ve Yöntem: Araştırmanın evrenini Rize, Trabzon ve Artvin Spor Hizmetleri Genel Müdürlüğü merkez ve taşra teşkilatında çalışan 175 antrenör oluştururken, araştırmanın örneklemini 134 antrenör oluşturmuştur. Araştırmada veriler; antrenörlere kişisel bilgi formu ve mesleki tükenmişlik ölçeği olmak üzere iki bölümden oluşan anket uygulanarak toplanmıştır. Araştırmanın verileri SPSS 26.0 paket programı aracılığı ile analiz edildi. Verilerin normallik dağılımı göz önünde bulundurularak analizlerde; T-Testi, Mann-Whitney-U, Tek Yönlü Anova, Kruskal Wallis-H ve Tukey’s HSD/Tamhane testleri uygulandı. Veriler α= 0.05 anlamlılık düzeyinde sınandı. Bulgular: Araştırma bulgularına göre daha yüksek yaşa sahip olan antrenörlerin duygusal tükenme düzeyleri, daha düşük yaşa sahip olan antrenörlere göre yüksek bulundu. Eğitim düzeyi orta öğretim ve lise olan antrenörlerin, eğitim durumu lisans olan antrenörlere göre daha fazla duyarsızlaşma yaşadıkları görüldü. Hizmet yılı nispeten daha yüksek olan antrenörlerin duygusal tükenme düzeyleri daha yüksek bulundu. Benzer şekilde, 11 yıl ve üzeri çalışan antrenörlerin, 1-5 ve 6-10 yıl çalışan antrenörlere göre daha fazla duyarsızlaştıkları görüldü. Milli olan antrenörlerin milli olmayan antrenörlere göre daha fazla duyarsızlaşma yaşadıkları saptandı. Çalışma süreleri daha yüksek olan antrenörlerin kişisel başarı hissi daha yüksek bulundu. Sonuç: Araştırma bulgularından hareketle; deneyimli antrenörlerin daha çok tükenmişlik yaşamaları bu deneyimlerin etkili bir biçimde sporculara aktarılmasını olumsuz etkileyecektir. Ayrıca düşük eğitim düzeyi duyarsızlaşmayı beraberinde getirdiğinden, bir eğitimci olan antrenörlerin duyarsızlaşma yaşaması sporcuları da olumsuz etkileyecektir. Son olarak, spor yeteneğe bağlı olsa dahi, sıkı çalışmanın başarıyı getirdiği ve başarının da tükenmişlik duygusunu azalttığı söylenebilir.
Is oxygen supplementation necessary for patients under spinal anaesthesia? - A prospective hospital- based study
Authors: Mutukwa T. , Gonah Laston , Ndhlala A.R. , Saurombe D.T.
Published: September 2023

Background: Oxygen supplementation is given routinely to patients undergoing surgery under spinal anaesthesia, the basic aim being to prevent oxygen desaturation and hypoxemia.

Objective: This study aimed to find out the incidence of hypoxemia under spinal anaesthesia and determine if oxygen supplementation is necessary for patients under spinal anaesthesia.

Materials and methods: This was a prospective nonrandomised study, conducted at a central hospital in Zimbabwe: Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals, Harare. Fifty- nine (59) consenting patients, both sexes, ASA I-IV undergoing surgery under spinal anaesthesia with standard doses of heavy bupivacaine and fentanyl were recruited. Oxygen saturation was measured before the spinal anaesthetic and continuously after the spinal anaesthetic up to the recovery room, until discharge to the ward using a Datex Ohmeda pulse oximeter. Rescue oxygen supplementation was given to patients that became hypoxemic (SPO2< 90% for >30 seconds with a normal wave form on plethysmogragh).

Results: The incidence of intra operative hypoxemia under spinal anaesthesia in this study was 1.69%, and there was a relationship between height of block and saturation change.

Conclusion: From the study, it is concluded that it is not necessary to routinely supplement oxygen to patients under spinal anaesthesia.
Recovery and Increasing the Preparedness of Communities Around Mount Merapi in Facing the Spread of Volcanic Ash
Authors: Pranoto Suryo Herbanu  , Ardi Ziadatul Khoir  , Gilang Maulidiansah Putra  , Muhamad Denis Amanda
Published: September 2023

In March 2023, Mount Merapi's activity increased by releasing hot clouds and producing volcanic ash (volcanic ash rain). The distribution of volcanic ash to the northwest and north in varying intensity. Furthermore, there are three villages that have the most severe impacts from the distribution of volcanic ash, namely Krinjing, Klakah, and Tlogolele Villages. Moreover, immediate action from all stakeholders is needed to minimize the impacts of the volcanic ash. In addition, a combination of all parties is also required so that it can increase community preparedness in dealing with the spread of volcanic ash. Then, the spread of volcanic ash in the future will only have a slight negative impact. In this article, the researcher used a descriptive approach as a research methodology. Data collection techniques used observation, interviews, and questionnaires, as well as Focus Group Discussion (FGD). The research sample collection method used purposive sampling with simple statistics in data analysis. In addition, the results of the FGD are also used as a result to formulate recovery priorities after the spreading of volcanic ash and strategies for increasing preparedness in dealing with volcanic ash. The data analyzed in this research also shows that the people in Krinjing, Klakah, and Tlogolele villages have a moderate level of preparedness, a score of 266 from 750 or 35.47%. Furthermore, there are four strategies for increasing community preparedness. They are 1) suggesting wearing masks when volcanic ash spreads, 2) preparing a routine budget for handling volcanic ash, 3) providing reserves for animal feed, and 4) procuring water reservoirs for each head of the family. In determining of recovering section, FGD suggests preparing the mobilization of resources, focusing on cleaning public facilities, supplying clean water, distributing masks, procuring animal feed, and socializing the dangers of volcanic ash.
Responsible Innovation in the Development of Local Food Products by the Desa Prima Group in Sambirejo Gunungkidul
Authors: Fitria Widhiningsih Diah , Syarifa Nurul Auliya
Published: September 2023

The number of competitors in the similar processed food business makes the business actors retain consumers and expand the sales scale. They should create new products through responsible innovation concept so that the product is carried out in a sustainable manner for social, economic, and environmental benefits. Therefore, this study aimed at: (1) analysing the preference of Desa Prima in adopting the food innovation and (2) analysing behaviour in the responsible innovation development. This was a mixed method research conducted in the Sambirejo, Ngawen, Gunungkidul and it employed six actors of Desa Prima. Primary data was collected through observation, in-depth interviews, and questionnaires. The data were analysed descriptively and the Cochran test was carried out to find out the preference in behaviour. The results showed that there was no difference in the frequency of planning activities, especially for consulting with families, considering pros and cons, and making product samples beforehand, although not all managers checked the taste quality. However, Desa Prima had not maximized the management of recipes and other activities in the form of SOPs. Regarding environmental sustainability, the processing of organic waste had not been maximized even though they showed the motivation to implement a zero-waste system.
Improvement of Skills for Preparing Electronic Teaching Materials (E-Modules) in the Form of Flipped Books for Sociology Anthropology Teachers at High Schools in Sukoharjo Regency
Authors: Ghufronudin Ghufronudin , Narendra Bagas , Astutik Dwi
Published: September 2023

In the era of disruption of the industrial revolution 4.0, the intervention of digital technology has had a huge impact on human life. Especially in the field of education, the presence of digital technology can contribute more to the implementation of online learning at all levels of education. This service is designed with the aim of providing knowledge and skills through collaborative preparation of electronic teaching materials (e-modules) for Sociology Anthropology teachers who are members of the Sociology MGMP Sukoharjo Regency. This service activity is carried out in three stages, namely discussions about teaching materials, practical facilities and direct assistance as well as reflection and evaluation of implementation. The results of this activity showed that participants felt practical benefits in the form of knowledge and skills in compiling and developing electronic teaching materials by presenting interesting, innovative and creative material content to improve the quality of teacher learning both online and offline.
Implementation of Core Competency and Life Cycle Assesment (LCA) In the CID Program Petani Maju 4.0 of PT Pertamina Hulu Mahakam
Authors: Lalu Muhammad Azwar  , Ahmad Yuli  , Kris Radityorini  , Nustatul Jannah  , Riana Rahmaningrum
Published: September 2023

This article aims to describe the importance of integrating the concept of Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) in the Community Involvement Development (CID) program. Based on Permen LHK 1/2021 concerning Proper, LCA must be the basis for every company to develop programs based on community empowerment. This article provides an overview of the case studies in PT Pertamina Hulu Mahakam's CSR 4.0 Maju Farmer program which has integrated linkages with LCA. The LCA study of PT Pertamina Hulu Mahakam covers the cradle-to-grave function unit. Cradle-to-grave function The product systems studied for life cycle assessment have covered 100% of products, namely petroleum, natural gas and condensate production systems. The oil and gas production process certainly has an impact on the activities of people's lives which must be explained with a CSR-based community empowerment approach. The results of the integration of LCA and the CSR program of Farmers Maju 4.0 were able to utilize the company's 33 tons of organic waste into compost and alternative feed for livestock. As well as environmental improvements, it can contribute to reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 259.2 kilograms of methane gas per year.
The Social Geography of Women’s Attitudes toward Wife-beating in Ethiopia: A Contribution Towards Proper Application of Spatial Statistics
Authors: Adugna Aynalem
Published: September 2023

Spatial statistical measures have been applied to Ethiopia’s Demographic and Health Survey data (EDHS), mostly at the national level. However, there is concern that most applications violate basic principles of statistics regarding autocorrelation, or are not cognizant of the first law of geography which states that all things are related but near things are more related. This study investigates local variations in attitudes toward wife-beating in Ethiopia with education as the main correlate. It does so by using a spatial measure known as the geographically weighted regression (GWR) which is more appropriate in conditions of geographic non-stationarity than the ordinary least squares regression (OLS). Equally importantly, it examines the appropriateness of existing OLS-based spatial studies of EDHS data. We found that most studies inappropriately applied OLS despite findings of spatially autocorrelated data. The GWR model showed an association between acceptance of wife-beating and educational status. It also generated a list of twelve sampling clusters where most women respondents stated that wife-beating was acceptable while admitting to having had no formal education, and where local R2s exceeded 0.5 in GWR modeling involving 72 nearest neighbors per sampling cluster. An education-focused bi-variate rather than multi-variate GWR avoided issues of multicollinearity while keeping the model simple and its results actionable. Although the majority of the twelve sampling clusters are in Harari Wereda and Kilil, which got their name from members of the Harari ethnic group that are predominantly Muslim, it is difficult to pinpoint which factor or set of factors can be cited as causally associated with characteristics that placed them on the list. The study makes methodological contributions to spatial studies of sociodemographic characteristics of populations, especially those in developing countries such as Ethiopia where local factors show significant geographic variations. It also adds to the literature on applied geographically weighted regression.
Geological Curators' Group - 18th Annual General Meeting
Authors:   Geological Curators' Group
Published: September 2023

18th Annual General Meeting 5th December 1991 at Dudley Town Hall, Dudley. 1. Apologies for absence Received from Bob King, David Hill, Stuart Ogilvy, Ann Bone, Ray Barnett, Mike Boyd, David Bertie, Tony Cross, Tom Sharpe, Gordon Chancellor, Ralph Anderson, Simon Hawkins, Mandy Edwards, Phi1 Doughty, Rosina Down, John Martin and Monica Price. 2. Minutes of the 17th Annual General Meeting 1990 The minutes of the were taken as read, accepted and signed by the Chairman as a true record. 3. Matters arising There were none. 4. Chairman's Report from John Cooper The sad and tragic loss of David Price...
Lost & Found: 214. Jurassic ammonites from Gibraltar collected by AIan L. GREIG (d. 1988)
Authors: Devenish David C.
Published: September 2023

GCG 5(6), p. 23 1 David C. Devenish (Wisbech and Fenland Museum, Museum Square, Wisbech,CambridgeshirePE13 IES) writes: In about 1968, while Curator of the Gibraltar Museum, I examined a small storeroom (c. 10' square) filled with archaeological and geological specimens from Gibraltar which, I was informed, belonged to an Army Officer who had "disappeared under mysterious circumstances" about 20 years before. I arranged for the archaeological items (mainly Phoenician pottery) to be sent to the Gibraltar Museum, but the number of rock specimens was so excessive (a few c.w.t. at least) that I could only make a small selection. Is it possible that the missing ammonites could be among those left behind? In any case Dr Rose might...
Lost & Found: 233. Dr Archie LAMONT (1907-1985) and unreturned loan specimens found in his collection.
Authors: Baird Bill
Published: September 2023

Bill Baird (Department of Geology, Royal Museum of Scotland, Chambers street, Edinburgh EHl IJF) writes: On the death of Dr Archie Lamont (1907-1985), his large geological collections came under the care of the National Museums of Scotland. Amongst Dr Lamont's own specimens were numerus fossils forming parts of loans bormwed by him from many institutions both here and abroad. Most loans had enough paperwork or titled labels to allow them to be returned to their rightful owners. There were, however, several groups of specimens which we have until now been unable to match up with their parent institution. A short history of Dr Lamont's career may be able to give some guide as to which...
CING 94. Shropshire County Museum Service: Ludlow Museum, Ludlow, Shropshire
Authors: Taylor Michael A.
Published: September 2023

Geological public service: permanent display; access to reserve collection by appointment; specialist curator; identification service; NSGSD record centre for Shropshire. Geological collections: c.32,500 specimens, approximately 1000 rocks, 1500 minerals and 30,000 fossils; maps and books; condition of specimens generally good; systematically stored; work progressing on recording on MDA cards; major strengths Palaeozoic fossils from Welsh Borderland, especially important Old Red Sandstone fishes. May 1988....
Lost & Found: 129. George William Colenutt (c.1862-1944)
Authors: Taylor Michael A.
Published: September 2023

Colenutt was the first to notice fossil fishes and prawns in the Upper Eocene Osborne beds of the Isle of Wight. J. Gaudant (17 Rue du Docteur Magnan, 75013 Paris, France) and W. J. Quayle (51 Whites Road, Bitterne, Southampton S02 7NR) previously published an appeal for help in tracing his collection from these beds, seeking lost figured specimens of fish Clupea vectensis and prawns Propalaemon osborniensis and P. minor in connection with their restudy of the fauna. Previous LF entries were unable to find these specimens but did show that Colenutt material went to a wide range of museums. Guadant and Quayle have now published their study (Gaudant and Quayle 1988), which records the fate...
Lost & Found: 194. Photographs of Irish naturalists
Authors: McMillan Nora
Published: September 2023

Nora McMillan (The Nook, Uplands Road, Bromborough, Merseyside L62 2BZ) originally appealed for information on the Sir Edward Coey featured in one of a number of photos of Irish naturalists in her possession (Fig.l). Hugh Torrens (Lower Mill Cottage, Furnace Lane, Madeley, Crewe CW3 9EU) has found that Coey was a shareholder from 1859 in the Belfast Natural History and Philosophical Society, according to its Centenary History 1821-1921. p.185. F. Boase's Modern English Biography, yol.l, 1965, p.666, records that Coey was born in Larne 1805, the son of James Coey of Larne; mayor of Belfast and alderman, 1861; knighted by Earl of Carlisle, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland 1861; sheriff of Antrim 1867; died at Meryille, Belfast, on...
Lost & Found: 201. Dr Robert Laing (1843-1912)
Authors: Jacobi Dr. R.M.
Published: September 2023

Dr R. M. Jacobi (Dept. of Classics and Archaeology, University of Lancaster, Lonsdale College, Bailrigg, Lancaster LAI 4YN; tel. 0524 65201) writes: 'For the last years I have been attempting to reconstruct the Pleistocene archaeology of the bone caves at Creswell Crags, North Derbyshire. A number of loose ends do, however, remain. One of these is tracking down material collected during the 1880s by Dr Robert Laing (1843-1912), a physician who practised at Newcastle and at Cowpen, County Durham, and who died at Blyth in Northumberland. He appears to have had connections with both Durham and Newcastle Universities. Laing is believed to have excavated in Dog Hole, Mother (Nanny) Grundy's Parlour and the Robin Hood Caves at Creswell....
Lost & Found: 203. William Jerome Harrison (1845-1908)
Authors: James Peter
Published: September 2023

Peter James (Birmingham Photographic Heritage Project, 7 School Road, Moseley, Birmingham B13 9ET) is trying to locate any photographic prints, geological or otherwise, taken by William J. Harrison, Curator-in-Chief at the Leicester Museum from 1872 to 1880. He has so far located a collection of about 600 negatives at the Birmingham Central Library and some prints given to Charles Lapworth at the University of Birmingham. This material can only represent a small fraction of the work of Harrison's photographic career, which spanned over 28 years....
Lost & Found: 204. British Association Collection of Photographs of Geological Interest
Authors: James Peter
Published: September 2023

Peter James (Birmingham Photographic Heritage Project, 7 School Road, Moseley, Birmingham B13 9ET) is also trying to trace the whereabouts of the Collection of Photographs of Geological Interest amassed by the British Association for the Advancement of Science. This collection was initiated in 1890 (Geikie et 1891; see Fig.l here) and was still growing as late as 1939. A Report and list of accessions appeared in the BA's Annual Report from 1890 to at least 1919, suggesting that the Collection contained at least 9,000 items. -158- FoaM KBRITISH ASSOCIATION COMMITTEE ON GEOLOGICAL PHOTOGRAPHS. No. of Photo.* Oonnty of Photographed under the dii^tioD of  Society. Name and podtioa of Locality or Section. Special featorcs shown. Detaila of Section. Height Length Compass Direction.'In shade* or * diract...
Lost & Found: 205. Edward H. Robertson
Authors: Howe S.R.
Published: September 2023

S. R. Howe (Department of Geology, National Museum of Wales, Cathays Park, Cardiff CFl 3NP) is seeking information on Edward H. Robertson of Woodville, Greenhouse Lane, Sheepscombe, Gloucestershire, and his collection of 'chalk sponge flints' and a manuscript book, which the museum holds. The collection comprises some 350 sponge flints from the Chalk of Ventnor, Isle of Wight, some of which are cut and polished nodules as well as mounted slides. They were purchased from a Mrs Robertson, Painswick, near Stroud, Gloucestershire in April 1913 according to the Accessions card, although written labels with the same accession number in the drawers say that they were purchased from a Mrs L. F. Robinson, Woodville, Greenhouse, Lancashire. Presumably the Accessions...
Lost & Found: 207. Lotagnostus trisectus (Salter 1864) and the Tennant collection
Authors: Rushton Adrian
Published: September 2023

Adrian Rushton (British Geological Survey, Keyworth, Notts. NG12 5GG) is seeking the two syntype specimens of the trilobite Lotagnostus trisectus (Salter, 1864) from the Upper Lingula Flags of Whiteleaved Oak, Malvern, described as Agnostus trisectus by Salter (1864, pl.l, fig.11, p.10; reproduced as Fig.2 here). Salter mentioned two specimens 'sent to Mr Tennant' who lent them to Salter. The Survey have a sealing-wax cast of the figured specimen (GSM 8768), 4.5mm long and 5.0mm wide, and feebly convex, so that the Tennant specimen must be an external mould. 'Mr Tennant' was presumably James Tennant FGS (1808-1881), the well-known dealer and Professor of Mineralogy and Geology at King's College, London (Cleevely p.285). Fig.2. Original description (A) and figure (B) of...
Lost & Found: 208. Didymograptus v. fractus Salter, 1863 and the W. West collection
Authors: Rushton Adrian
Published: September 2023

Adrian Rushton (British Geological Survey, Keyworth, Notts. NG12 5GG) is seeking a specimen of the graptolite Didymograptus y. fractus figured by Salter (1863, Fig.l3e, p.137; ppl38-139; reproduced as Fig.3 here) in an appendix to Harkness' paper on the Skiddaw Slates. The specimen was said to be in the collection of 'Mr W. West of Wimpole Street' but cannot be traced at the Sedgwick Museum, Cambridge, the British Museum (Natural History), Birmingham, Keyworth, Carlisle (Tully House) ,or Keswick (Fitz Park). Does anyone have any idea as to the location of the collection or indeed any information on Mr West himself? Fig.3. Didymograptus y. fractus from Salter in Harkness (1863). Reproduced at...
Lost & Found: 209. Holotype of shark Asterocanthus acutus Agassiz. 1833-1844 In a former Bedford Museum
Authors: Brind Rosemary
Published: September 2023

Rosemary Brind (Natural History Officer, Bedford Museum, Castle Lane, Bedford MK40 3XD) is seeking the distal half of a dorsal Fig.4. Fin spine and holotype specimen of the shark Asterocanthus acutus from the Cornbrash of Castle Miles, from Agassiz' Poissons fossiles fin spine, the holotype species of the shark Asterocanthus acutus from the Cornbrash of Castle Miles on the banks of the Ouse near Bedford. It was figured and described by Louis Agassiz in his Poissons Fossiles (L.8, p.33; T.3, tab.SA, fig.1-3; reproduced here as Fig.Zi) when in a former Bedford Museum (and was drawn to Agassiz' attention by a Mr Goodhall) and it is mentioned by Morris (Catalogue of British Fossils 1854, p.317) and Woodward (Catalogue...
Lost & Found: 164. Mary Anning (1799-1847) of Lyme Regis
Authors: Fowles John
Published: September 2023

The following note by John Fowles (Lyme Regis) is quoted from Fowles and Bawden (1989, p.7) with permission: "That the Museum was on the site of Mary Arming's birthplace had seemed very likely ever since the gift of the Drayton Survey of 1824, which 1 described in the 1985 [Lyme Regis Museum Curator's] Report. Yet the 'Fossil Shop' reference there was not absolutely certain. We have no old deeds, not even a picture or old photograph of the pre-Museum building. But there had been proof in Lyme all the time. By a happy coincidence Dr Hugh Torrens, the tireless researcher and authority on Mary Anning, was in Lyme in 1988 when we...
Lost & Found: 214. Jurassic ammonites from Gibraltar collected by Alan L. Greig (d. 1988)
Authors: Rose Dr. Edward B.F.
Published: September 2023

Dr Edward B. F. Rose (Geology Department, Royal Holloway and Bedford New College, Egham Hill, Egham, Surrey TW20 OEX) writes: 'I am trying to trace the whereabouts of about ten fossil ammonites from the Jurassic of the Rock of Gibraltar, sent by Alan L. Greig (when serving with the Royal Engineers on Gibraltar in about 1943) to E. B. Bailey (when Director of what is now the British Geological Survey). Bailey had them identified by L. F. Spath at the BM(NH), and quotes the identifications in a paper published in 1952 (p. 166). The specimens did not go back to Greig (he died last year, but in correspondence says merely that he...
Lost & Found: 215. Sauropod dinosaur remains
Authors: Upchurch Paul
Published: September 2023

Paul Upchurch (University Museum of Zoology, Downing St., Cambridge CB2 3EJ) is currently undertaking a review of sauropod dinosaurs for his PhD project, beginning with British genera. He is trying to locate any material of which he may be unaware in museums around the country. If you have any material which may be of interest, please contact him at the above address, or on 0223 336650 or 336613. The material may be catalogued under the following genera, or may be masquerading as non-sauropod material: 1, sauropods found in Britain: Bothriospondylus, Cardiodon, Cetiosauriscus, Cetiosaurus (= Ceteosaurus), Chondrosteosaurus, Dinodocus, Gigantosaurus, Hoplosaurus (Oplosaurus), Ischurosaurus (Ischyrosaurus), Macrurosaurus (Macrourosaurus), Marmarospondylus, Morosaurus (Camarasaurus), Ornithopsis (Eucamerotus), Pelorosaurus, Pleurocoelus, Regnosaurus? and Titanosaurus. 2, sauropods brought to Britain...
Lost & Found: 45. White Watson (1760-1835) and the collections of Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire
Authors: Cooper Michael P.
Published: September 2023

Michael P. Cooper (41 Albany Road, Sherwood Rise, Nottingham NG7 7LX) writes: 'Watson has been the subject of several items and articles in GCG and his life and dealings have been well documented. Collections made by him are relatively uncommon, however, and it is worth noting here that a group of volunteers from the Russell Society, headed by myself, is currently engaged in the restoration of a substantial collection of 'fossils' (mainly minerals) at Chatsworth House, Derbyshire which was catalogued, and probably partly, if not largely, supplied by Watson. The collection was made by Her Grace the Duchess Georgiana (1757-1806). Watson's original MS catalogues of the collections, dated 1798 and 1804 and listing...
Lost & Found: 217. Bryce McMurdo Wright Snr (1814-1875) & Jnr (1850-1895)
Authors: Cooper Michael P.
Published: September 2023

Michael P. Cooper (41 Albany Road, Sherwood Rise, Nottingham NG7 7LX) writes: 'My earlier plea (GCG 5(6):232-234) for information on these dealers in minerals, fossils, shells, gems, etc. resulted in a reply from Steve Laurie of the Sedgwick Museum, Cambridge who produced from the collection a copy of the catalogue of Wright Jnr's bankruptcy sale at Stevens, of Covent Garden, in 1888. This previously unremarked catalogue - Chalmers- Hunt (1976) makes no mention of it - sheds much light on Wright's business premises, listing, in addition to his stock, all of his shop fittings and office equipment down to his 'extra thick india-rubber doormat'. Professor W.J. Lewis of Cambridge bought...
Lost & Found: 221. Foraminifera described by L. v. Fichtel and J. P. C. v. Moll in 1798
Authors: Torrens H.S.
Published: September 2023

H. S. Torrens (Dept. of Geology, Keele University, Keele, Staffs. ST5 5BG) draws attention to a paper by Rogl (1982) which describes the discovery of a major type collection in Vienna. Testacea microscopica by Eichtel and Moll (1798) has been a great influence on the investigation of the Foraminifera. Many of the described species and variations are type species of genera created by Montfort (1808, 1810). So the discovery of the type-collection at the Natural History Museum in Vienna is of importance for the solution of many nomenclatorial problems. Rogl and Hansen (1984) provided full taxonomic revisions, with colour reproductions of Eichtel and Moll's beautiful 1798 plates and a history of the collections...
Lost & Found: 222. Thomas Willcox (fl. 1890s)
Authors: Cowdrey Susan
Published: September 2023

Mrs Susan Cowdry (Lion House, Etchilhampton, Devizes, Wiltshire) writes: 'As part of the my interest in old mineral specimens from the Mendips, Somerset, I am trying to trace the whereabouts of the collection of Thomas Willcox; he was manager in the 1890s of Higher Pitts Mine and St. Cuthbert's Lead Works, both near Wells. Neither Bristol, Taunton, Bath, Cardiff nor Oxford museums have any knowledge of Willcox. I would be most grateful for any help.'...
Lost & Found: 225. Ichthyosaurus communis missing from Trinity College, Dublin
Authors: Wyse Jackson Patrick N.
Published: September 2023

Patrick N. Wyse Jackson (Curator, Geological Museum, Dept. of Geology, Trinity College, Dublin 2, Ireland) writes: 'I am attempting to trace the wherabouts of an ichthyosaur that is missing from the collections of the Geological Museum, Dept. of Geology, Trinity College, Dublin. It is an example of Ichthyosaurus communis from the Lias of Lyme Regis. The specimen is quite distinctive in that both sides of the lower jaw are visible, and the tip of the tail is flexed downwards. It was figured by S. Haughton in his Manual of Geology (1865, fig. 35, opp. p. 272) (reproduced here as Fig. 1); a second ichthyosaur figured on this page (Fig. 36)...
Lost & Found: 226. Foraminifera from the Portland, Purbeck and Wealden
Authors: Radley Jon
Published: September 2023

Street, Sandown, Isle of Wight P036 8AF) writes: 'I am interested in tracing examples of foraminifera from the Portland, Purbeck and Wealden strata of southern England. The most likely sources would probably be in the collections of ostracod workers. If anyone has any material which might be of interest, please contact me.'...
Lost & Found: 229. Sir George Tuthill (1772-1835)
Authors: Cooper Michael P.
Published: September 2023

Michael P. Cooper (see LF227) writes: 'Mineral specimens from this collection, among others, were offered for sale in New York in 1846 'during the session of the American Naturalists the first week in September'. The specimens had been 'recently purchased by a gentleman in London, long distinguished for his devotion to Mineralogy, by whom they were sent to a friend in this country'. A copy of the sale catalogue is in the possession of Nick Carruth, mineral dealer in Cornwall. Tuthill is presumably the physician George Leman Tuthill (1772-1835), FRS 1810, knighted 1820. His library was sold by Sotheby in June 1835 (DNB).'...
Lost & Found: 227. Diana Maria Dondeswell (active c.1825-1846)
Authors: Cooper Michael P.
Published: September 2023

Michael P. Cooper (41 Albany Road, Sherwood Rise, Nottingham NG7 TLX) would be grateful for any information on the mineral collectors listed below (LF227-232) and the whereabouts of any extant specimens from their collections. He writes: 'The name of this apparently unknown woman collector appears on a bookplate in a copy of the 1818 edition of John Mawe's A new descriptive catalogue of minerals, the interleaved blank pages of which have been used for a manuscript catalogue of part of a collection of minerals. There are about 500 entries in the catalogue, which lists species and locality, together with some provenance data. The front cover bears a hand-written label: 'List...
Lost & Found: 231. Sir S. Yonge (fl. c. 1818-1843)
Authors: Cooper Michael P.
Published: September 2023

Michael P. Cooper (see LF227) writes: 'Mineral specimens from this collection were included in that of Diana Maria Dondeswell (see LF 227) and were probably bought in the period 1818-1843. There is no entry for Yonge in DNB or other obvious sources (Burke's Peerage, Gentry etc).'...
Lost & Found: 232. ?? of 'Berbeth' (fl. 1849)
Authors: Cooper Michael P.
Published: September 2023

Michael P. Cooper (see LF227) writes: 'The writer has recently received from a private collector in the USA copies of pages from a manuscript catalogue titled List of minerals in the cabinet at Berbeth 1849. The catalogue is a classified one and the selected entries suggest an extensive and thorough collection: there are about 2,950 numbered entries, which include, for example, over 30 garnet specimens, 43 fluorites, 120 entries for 'carbonate of lime', and at least 15 meteorites. A further section of the catalogue lists the 'Separate collection of crystals at Berbeth'. None of the original entries gives acquisition information, but annotations in...
16th Annual General Meeting
Authors:   Geological Curators' Group
Published: September 2023

Thursday 14 December 1989 at the University Museum, Oxford. Thirty members were present. 1. Apologies for absence Alison Armstrong, Bryan Cooper, Tony Cross, Mandy Edwards, Dorothy Hardy, Bob King, Wendy Kirk, Peter Knight, John Martin, Kate Pontin, Tim Riley, Mike Taylor, Steve Tunnicliffe, Geoff Tresise, and Martin Warren. 2. Minutes of the 15th Annual General Meeting 1988 They were approved and signed by the Chairman. 3. Matters arising Di Smith asked about the launch of the Rescue - a Heritage on the Rocks leaflet and the formation of a joint committee as mentioned in the PRO'S 1988 Report. Mick Stanley explained that the PRO had not taken matters further during 1989 but expected that the 1990 Committee would...
Editorial
Authors: Crowther Peter R.
Published: September 2023

This issue of Geological Curator is my last as GCG's Honorary Editor. Patrick Wyse Jackson (Department of Geology, Trinity College, Dublin) assumed responsibility for our illustrious organ at the AGM in December 1993, and the first fruits of his labours will soon be thumping on to your doormats in the shape of Vol.6, No.l. I wish Patrick the best of luck for the future and hope that be receives the kind of support and encouragement from GCG members that I have enjoyed during my eight years in post. I will take this final opportunity to thank again some of the many people who have contributed to the production and distribution of the...
17th Annual General Meeting
Authors:   Geological Curators' Group
Published: September 2023

6 December 1990 at the Yorkshire Museum, York 1. Apologies for absence Alison Armstrong, Michael Boyd, John Crosling, Tony Cross, David Devenish, Dorothy Hardy, Di Hawkes, John Martin and Ian Rolfe. 2. Minutes of the 16th Annual General Meeting 1989 They were approved and signed by the Chairman. 3. Matters arising There were none. 4. Chairman's Report - from John Cooper 'In this my first year as Chairman of the Group I am humbled by the continuing success achieved in our various endeavours by the Officers of the Group and its Committee members. I must single out the untiring efforts of the previous Chairman, Mick Stanley, who will doubtless be a role model for us all to...
Identifying the missing link between training and development and organizational performance: A mediated moderation approach
Authors: Alam Mohammad Nurul , Alotaibi Hammad Saleh , Bhuiyan Abul Bashar , Zulkifli Norhayah , Turi Jamshid Ali , Iqbal Juman
Published: September 2023

This study aims to examine the effect of training and development (TD) on organizational performance (OP), the parallel mediating effects of employee engagement (EE), employee commitment (EC), and employee retention (ER). The study also empirically tests the moderating role of performance appraisal (PA). A quantitative methodology was used to analyze the cross-sectional sample data collected from 500 workers in the ready-made garment (RMG) industry in Bangladesh through a simple random sampling technique. The data was analyzed using SPSS and PLS-SEM. The results indicated a significant positive effect of TD on OP. Additionally, EC, EE, and ER were found to mediate the relationship between TD and OP. Furthermore, the study revealed that PA moderated the associations between EE and OP, and ER and OP. These findings have important implications for managers, policymakers, factory owners, government officials, and RMG employees. The insights gained from this study can also help organizations to better understand the critical role that employee engagement, commitment, and retention play in translating training and development investments into improved organizational performance.
Reconocimiento del territorio urbano en la cartografía de la primera industrialización de Gipuzkoa
Authors: González-Bereziartua Madalen
Published: September 2023

El presente artículo tiene como objetivo estudiar el papel que jugó la primera industrialización en el reconocimiento del territorio urbano guipuzcoano a través de algunos documentos cartográficos que se elaboraron en aquel periodo y que son reflejo de los condicionantes y retos urbanos a los que se enfrenta hoy este territorio. Por un lado, aborda los efectos urbanos que suscitó la llegada del ferrocarril, el cual propició tanto proyectos de acondicionamiento urbano para dar acceso a la estación como, en algunos casos, proyectos de ensanche de población. Por otro lado, destila las características urbanas particulares que tuvo el proceso de asentamiento fabril de Gipuzkoa. Esta circunstancia dio lugar a concentraciones urbanas industriales de tamaño variado que, situadas sobre el fondo de los angostos valles y tangentes a sus ríos, formaron crecimientos suburbanos filiformes en la periferia de los centros urbanos.
Una ciudad abaluartada a través de la mirada del ingeniero militar Antonio Gaver: Ciudad Rodrigo y la defensa de la raya salmantina
Authors: García Juan Laura , Bernabé Crespo Miguel B. , Camarero Bullón Concepción
Published: September 2023

Ejército y catastro se alinearon a mediados del siglo XVIII con la finalidad de avanzar en el conocimiento del territorio y sus gentes. Esta unión se llevó a cabo por la iniciativa de una misma persona, el marqués de la Ensenada, promotor de dos magnas averiguaciones: el catastro de Ensenada y el proyecto de elaboración del mapa de la frontera con Portugal (Flor, 2002). A través de un fuerte espíritu colaborativo surgido entre ambas partes, se pudo saber más de un espacio geoestratégico clave en la construcción del estado moderno: la frontera. Sobre este contexto, en las siguientes páginas nos centraremos en estudiar los trabajos realizados por el ingeniero militar Antonio Gaver en la intendencia de Salamanca, con el objetivo principal de conocer, tanto a través de su obra como de la unión con otras fuentes, la visión y la concepción que poseía de una tipología urbana con unas particularidades propias: las ciudades abaluartadas. Para ello, partiremos de un estudio piloto centrado en Ciudad Rodrigo (Salamanca), por ser una de las plazas militares más destacadas en Castilla.
La ciudad y el territorio en los mapas: sobre la historia de una diferenciación espacial
Authors: Rau Susanne
Published: September 2023

El artículo aborda la historia de una diferenciación espacial cada vez menos importante en el presente: la distinción urbano-rural. Para ello, se opta por un enfoque analítico espacial que se pregunta cómo se constituyen, utilizan y perciben los espacios urbanos y cómo cambian con el tiempo los espacios urbanos, su percepción y representación. Las fuentes analizadas son vistas de ciudades de principios de la Edad Moderna, así como mapas urbanos específicos. El principal objetivo es discernir cómo se representan en las vistas y los mapas los límites de la ciudad o la demarcación de los suburbios y el campo circundante. Esta demarcación se entiende como una construcción iconográfica que contribuyó igualmente a conformar la idea de territorio urbano y rural, de estilos de vida urbanos frente a los rurales; en definitiva, a definir urbanidad y ruralidad. Sin embargo, un análisis más detallado de mapas individuales (el mapa de Zúrich de Jos Murer, así como un mapa de París de Jean Delagrive) nos permite deducir que la representación de territorios extraurbanos o suburbios podía tener razones políticas o administrativas. De esta forma, como muy tarde en el siglo XVIII, los mapas se convirtieron también en un instrumento de las administraciones urbanas, que, en ocasiones, trataban de impedir la expansión del espacio urbano.
García-Álvarez, Jacobo y Puente-Lozano, Paloma (eds.) (2022). Beneath the Lines: Borders and Boundary-Making from the 18th to the 20th Century
Authors: Raya Collado Ana
Published: September 2023

García-Álvarez, Jacobo y Puente-Lozano, Paloma (eds.) (2022)Beneath the Lines: Borders and Boundary-Making from the 18th to the 20th CenturyMadrid: Springer, 172 p.ISBN 978-3-030-96903-5
El mapa urbà de Vic (1846-1852). Entre els entrebancs administratius i les reclamacions professionals
Authors: Montaner Carme , Nadal Francesc
Published: September 2023

La recerca se centra en els esforços per part de l’Ajuntament de Vic de dur a terme el plànol geomètric del nucli urbà seguint una reial ordre de 1846 del Govern espanyol, que molt pocs ajuntaments van complir. A més d’aixecar el plànol, calia dibuixar les propostes d’alineacions de carrers, així com l’obertura de noves vies. En el cas de Vic, s’hi exposen les tensions sorgides entre professionals per realitzar aquests tipus de projectes, ja que, tot i que l’Ajuntament atorgà la realització del mapa al prestigiós arquitecte barceloní Josep Casademunt, hi apareix la figura d’un agrimensor, Tomàs Sanmartí, rebutjat pels arquitectes. En tot cas, van haver de passar sis anys i dues exposicions públiques, plenes d’al·legacions, perquè el mapa fos aprovat l’any 1852. És un exemple de les dificultats que es van haver d’afrontar en els inicis de la cartografia urbana municipal a la Catalunya i a l’Espanya contemporànies.
Sistema de avaliação de rendimento escolar dos estados brasileiros: revisão sistemática da produção científica acerca das pesquisas empíricas (1996 – 2022)
Authors: Gusmão Fábio Alexandre Ferreira
Published: September 2023

Este trabalho reúne um conjunto de pesquisas empíricas desenvolvidas no campo da avaliação educacional. O estudo objetivou apresentar uma revisão sistemática da literatura sobre o mapeamento da produção científica acerca das pesquisas empíricas relacionadas aos sistemas de avaliação do rendimento escolar dos estados brasileiros. Para tanto, utilizou-se o método PRISMA e a análise bibliométrica. Foram selecionados e examinados 30 artigos publicados no Portal de Periódicos da CAPES e SciELO no período entre 1996 a 2022. A partir dessa amostra foi possível a criação de 6 categorias: políticas públicas educacionais, fatores extra e intraescolares, eficácia escolar, indicadores educacionais, accountability educacional e análise envoltória de dados; as quais foram organizadas de acordo com a temática, objetivo e resultado das pesquisas empíricas relacionadas aos sistemas estaduais de avaliação. Os resultados do estudo demonstraram que os critérios de seleção adotados possibilitaram identificar as pesquisas mais relevantes para o campo da avaliação educacional. Conclui-se, enfatizando a necessidade de estudos que forneçam subsídios para formulação, reformulação e monitoramento das políticas estaduais de avaliação e de sua aplicação na mensuração no rendimento escolar dos estudantes e da rede de ensino, visando a melhoria da educação escolar.
Relationship Between Happiness and Extracurricular Activities Among High School Students
Authors: Naorem Toney , Meitei Chingakham Ibohal
Published: September 2023

Objective: This study aimed to bridge the knowledge gap of the relationship between extracurricular activities and happiness among high school students and the variance of well-being among types of schools and genders.
 
Methods: Using a cross-sectional field survey, data were obtained from 503 high school students of co-educational, boys-only, and girls-only schools. Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale is used for measuring well-being. ANOVA, t-test and correlation study are employed.
 
Results: Among students, 32.0% had low well-being, 66.2% had moderate well-being, and only 1.8% had high well-being. A statistically significant difference in mean happiness scores between the types of schools was observed through ANOVA. Independent t-test shows that subjective well-being among boys was higher than the girls.
 
Conclusions: The findings from this study suggest that extracurricular activities can significantly positively impact subjective well-being. Boys-only school has a significantly higher mean score of well-being than types of school. Additionally, gender differences in subjective well-being require further exploration with additional variables.
 
Research Implications: Such findings contribute to our better understanding of the relationship between well-being and extracurricular activities. Also, it can have implications for policymakers and teachers in developing pedagogy and for family members and other stakeholders in bringing about the holistic development of students.
 
Originality/value: This study addresses the gap in the body of knowledge regarding the significance of extracurricular activities and subjective well-being among high school students in India.