bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
KLASIK NAMUN MASIH RELEVAN: SEQUENTIAL MODEL OF COMMUNICATION PROCESS
Authors: Mohamad Permana Rangga Saptya
Published: August 2023

Model adalah sebuah deskripsi atau gambaran visual yang meperlihatkan hubungan-hubungan antarsistem atau konsep untuk menjelaskan atau mendeskripsikan sebuah fenomena menjadi lebih sederhana. Model-model juga banyak diciptakan dan digunakan dalam ilmu-ilmu sosial, termasuk di dalamnya model-model dalam ilmu komunikasi. Setidaknya, ada enam komponen inti komunikasi yang terdapat dalam sebuah aktivitas komunikasi, yaitu sender, message, chennel, receiver, feedback, dan effect. Namun dalam sejarahnya, ada beberapa model yang tidak menyertakan salah satu atau beberapa komponen tersebut, atau bahkan ada model yang memiliki komponen yang lebih banyak dari itu. Sequential Model of Communication Process adalah salah satu model komunikasi yang memiliki komponen-komponen inti di dalamnya, yang bisa menggambarkan fenomena terciptanya persepsi baru dari sender berkat ide yang diberikan melalui feedback dari receiver. Tujuan dari kajian ini adalah untuk menjelaskan dan mengimplementasikan Sequential Model of Communication Process pada sebuah contoh fenomena komunikasi. Metode kajian pustaka digunakan dalam artikel ini, di mana tiga buah referensi utama dijadikan landasan teoretis dalam menjelaskan model tersebut. Hasil menunjukkan bahwa noise menjadi komponen penting dalam model ini. Noise selalu terjadi dalam proses komunikasi dalam tahap apapun; baik itu noise secara internal maupun eksternal. Di samping itu, Sequential Model of Communication Process ini bisa dikategorikan sebagai salah satu model komunikasi interaksional, karena makna, persepsi, referensi atau pengalaman (baru) bisa terbentuk melalui umpan balik dari receiver ke sender.
PEMBERDAYAAN KESEHATAN MASYARAKAT BERBASIS ECO BASED HOLISTIC COMPLEMENTER PADA PEMBUDIDAYAAN LEBAH APISCERANA UNTUK PENINGKATAN PENAMBAHAN EKONOMI MASYARAKAT DI DESA CINTARATU DESTINASI WISATA JOGJOGAN PANGANDARAN KECAMATAN PARIGI
Authors: Setiawan Setiawan
Published: August 2023

Desa Cintaratu merupakan salah satu desa yang terletak di wilayah Kecamatan Parigi Kabupaten Pangandaran Provinsi Jawa Barat terletak pada ketinggian rata-rata 119 m dpl, berbukit dengan tingkat kemiringan rata-rata 30º dengan intensitas curah hujan yang bervariasi. Secara geografis masih relative baik untuk pengembangan Budidaya Lebah Madu Apis Cerana yang mempunyai prospek pasar yang bagus karena telah memiliki pasar yang jelas. Desa Wisata Jogjogan Cintaratu Pangandaran Kabupaten Parigi, yang tercatat masih rendah sedangkan lingkungannya masih dikelilingi hutan yang mempunyai potensi untuk dijadikan lokasi Budidaya Lebah Madu Apis Cerana hutan. Saat ini desa sedang membangun pariwisata, untuk memaksimalkan potensi alam tersebut, maka akan lebih menarik minat masyarakat apabila di lokasi wisata desa tersebut juga ada Budidaya Lebah Madu Apis Cerana hutan, Produksi lebah madu (Apis Cerana) yang dipelihara pada sarang modern lebih tinggi dari yang dipelihara pada sarang secara tradisonal. Tercatat ada 51 tanaman berbungan yang merupakan sumber pakan bagi lebah madu, berupa tanaman pertanian, tanaman pekarangan, dan tumbuhan liar. Budidaya lebah Apis Cerana hutan merupakan kegiatan produksi yang akan dapat memberikan nilai tambah peningkatan ekonomi masyarakat serta tanaman yang sudah disediakan alam dengan Budidaya Lebah Madu Apis Cerana hutan lebih subur dari hasil penyerbukan dari lebah madu itu sendiri. Produk yang dihasilkan dari Budidaya Lebah Madu Apis Cerana adalah: Madu, Royal Jelly, Pollen (tepung sari), Lilin lebah (malam), Propolis (perkeat lebah) .Untuk menjaga kelangsungan produksi keberadaannya perlu dijaga dan pemanfaatannya perlu ditingkatkan dengan menjaga kelestarian tanaman dan pohon penghasil pakan lebah madu seperti bunga-bungan berbasis eco based holistic complementer.
Partisipasi Siswa dan Guru SMAN 13 Bandung Dalam Peningkatan Pemahaman Hak Kekayaan Intelektual
Authors: Amirulloh Muhamad , Novianty Helitha
Published: August 2023

Guru dan siswa SMAN 13 Bandung memiliki tingkat pemahaman Hak Kekayaan Intelektual (HKI) yang masih kurang karena baru 1 kali memperoleh sosialisasi HKI tersebut. Kegiatan PPM Unpad bertujuan untuk meningkatkan pemahaman HKI siswa dan guru agar termotivasi dalam menciptakan karya intelektual. Dengan metode partisipatif, dilakukan pembekalan HKI bagi guru dan siswa SMAN 13 yang dilaksanakan pada mata pelajaran Pendidikan Kewirausahaan, selama 4 minggu. Hasilnya, terjadi peningkatan pemahaman guru dan siswa terhadap HKI rata-rata sebesar 17%, dari nilai pre-test quiz sebesar 42% menjadi 59% pada post-test quiz.
DARSUN FI AR-RASM KARYA NIZAR QABBANI (Analisis Semiotik)
Authors: Ikhwan Ikhwan , Ulayya Amar Wanodya Gute
Published: August 2023

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengungkap makna puisi Darsun fii ar-Rasm karya penyair Suriah Nizar Qabbani yang diterbitkan di antologi puisi (diwan) Qashaid Maghdubun ‘Alaiha pada tahun 1986. Metode yang dipakai pada penelitian ini adalah deskriptif analitik dengan teori Semiotika Riffaterre untuk menganalisis makna yang terkandung di dalamnya. Hasil penelitian terhadap puisi DFR ini adalah terungkapnya kesedihan tokoh “aku” akan tanah airnya yang terlibat peperangan dan konflik. Dipaparkan pula bahwa kehidupan masyarakat negeri tersebut suram dan jauh dari kebebasan. “Aku” menceritakan hal itu kepada anaknya melalui gambar-gambar dilukisnya. Puisi DFR sarat dengan pengalihan makna, terutama metafora.
PENERAPAN DOKUMENTASI PROSES DALAM PEREKAMAN WARISAN BUDAYA TAKBENDA
Authors: Kusnandar Kusnandar , CMS Samson
Published: August 2023

Untuk mengoptimalkan pendayagunaan pengetahuan, suatu organisasi atau perusahaan memiliki cara yakni salah satunya dengan menerapkan dokumentasi proses. Mengingat terdapat kesamaan prinsip pengelolaan pengetahuan dalam organisasi atau perusahaan dengan pengetahuan di masyarakat, maka tidak menutup kemungkinan dokumentasi proses dapat juga diterapkan dalam konteks perekaman Warisan Budaya TakBenda (WBTB). Oleh karena itu, melalui artikel ini, penulis bermaksud menyajikan gambaran umum dari dokumentasi proses dan penerapannya dalam perekaman WBTB berdasarkan beberapa pertanyaan berikut: apa yang dimaksud dengan Dokumentasi Proses; apa yang dimaksud dengan Perekaman Warisan Budaya TakBenda; serta, bagaimana penerapan Dokumentasi Proses dalam Perekaman Warisan Budaya TakBenda. Artikel ini disusun berdasarkan studi pustaka dari berbagai sumber yang berhubungan dengan topik Dokumentasi Proses. Adapun hasil dari penelitian ini adalah sebagai berikut: (1) Dokumentasi proses adalah suatu proses pendokumentasian pengetahuan tasit dan implisit terkait suatu pekerjaan; (2) Perekaman WBTB adalah perekaman pengetahuan faktual dan prosedural suatu karya budaya yang menghasilkan dokumen tutorial budaya (3) Penerapan Dokumentasi Proses dalam Perekaman WBTB dilakukan melalui beberapa tahapan, yakni: menentukan key informant; mengindentifikasi elemen-elemen karya budaya; memilih salah satu elemen karya budaya; menentukan aspek khusus dari elemen karya budaya; mencatat proses atau cara terkait dengan aspek elemen karya budaya; serta menyusun dokumen proses untuk pembuatan Dokumen Tutorial Budaya.
KERAJAAN SUNDA BIHARI DAN KIWARI BERBASIS NASKAH SUNDA KUNO
Authors: Nani Sumarlina Elis Suryani , Darsa Undang
Published: August 2023

Beberapa waktu lalu bermunculan kembali ‘kerajaan baru’, yang tentu saja masalah ini sudah ngageumbreungkeun ‘menghebohkan’ media sosial dan masyarakat, sekaligus menggelitik hati. Meskipun strategi, taktik, pola, arah, dan teknik yang mereka gunakan sudah terbaca, namun jika hal itu dibiarkan, akan semakin merajalela, karena semua hal yang kelompok mereka sampaikan tidak sesuai dengan data dan faktanya. Andai ingatan kita mundur ke beberapa waktu yang lalu, tatkala kerajaan Tarumanagara dianggap fiktif, tak ayal masyarakat Sunda terperangah dan terkejut. Ada apa? Masyarakat Sunda yang tatatengtrem ‘damai’ seakan terusik, demikian juga waktu hal itu terjadi. Mungkinkah fenomena ‘kerajaan abal-abal’ yang kini muncul saling berkaitan dengan adanya ‘pengingkaran terhadap kerajaan Tarumanagara dimaksud? Jawabannya mungkin ya mungkin juga tidak. Untuk mengungkap masalah ini, akan digunakan metode penelitian deskriptif dan metode kajian filologis, historiografi tradisional, sosial, komunikasi politik, dan kajian budaya secara secara multidisiplin, agar diperoleh gambaran, data serta fakta berdasarkan naskah Sunda kuno yang mengungkap permasalahan yang ada kaitannya dengan kerajaan Sunda masa lampau beserta aspek-aspek yang mendukung ke arah masalah kepemimpinan, sistem pemerintahan, dan pembagian kekuasaan, yang terungkap dalam naskah dan prasasti.
INVENTARISASI PENGETAHUAN LOKAL HAJAT LEMBUR MASYARAKAT TATAR KARANG
Authors: CMS Samson , Kusnandar Kusnandar , Rukmana Evi Nursanti
Published: August 2023

Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui pengetahuan lokal tentang tradisi Hajat Lembur di Tatar Karang. Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif dengan metode deskriptif serta disusun berdasarkan struktur inventarisasi budaya Kemendikbud. Hasil dari penelitian menunjukkan bahwa: 1) Secara historis, Hajat Lembur di Tatar Karang merupakan warisan sistem adat yang sudah ada sebelum tahun 1860 serta erat kaitannya dengan komunikasi kebencanaan; 2) Secara konseptual, Hajat Lembur merupakan: (a) pesan kewaspadaan terhadap pontensi ancaman bencana di wilayah Tatar Karang, baik bencana alam, nonalam maupun sosial; (b) aktivitas yang memiliki struktur, ritus, ruang dan waktu yang sudah baku dan dilaksanakan setiap bulan Muharram antara tanggal 1 s.d 10 pada sore hari; (c) aktivitas yang menggunakan simbol-simbol ritus baku; (d) aktualisasi nilai-nilai Sadrasa Kamanusaan; (e) aktivitas regenerasi melalui transfer pengetahuan. 3) Secara faktual, Hajat Lembur yang dilaksanakan oleh pemerintah daerah mengalami perubahan pada struktur, ritus, ruang dan waktu sehingga menimbulkan ketegangan di masyarakat. Oleh karena itu, sejak 2017 berdasarkan dorongan dari pihak adat, Hajat Lembur kembali digelar sesuai dengan ketentuan adat yang berlaku. 4) Strategi pelestarian tradisi Hajat Lembur: (a) terdapat tujuh faktor penting dalam pelestarian budaya; (b) melestarikan Hajat Lembur menurut guru/maestro budaya: kembalikan Hajat Lembur sesuai tradisinya; lakukan penelitian supaya pesannya dipahami semua pihak; gunakan semua media termasuk media sosial untuk publikasi. Simpulan: inventarisasi budaya merupakan salah satu hal penting untuk menumbuhkan kesadaran bangsa dalam melestarikan warisan budaya benda maupun takbenda.
FENOMENA MENJELANG KELAHIRAN NABI MUHAMMAD: KAJIAN TERHADAP NASKAH AL-HAMZIYYAH KARYA AL-BUSHIRI
Authors: Kosasih Ade
Published: August 2023

Nabi Muhammad adalah simbol dan teladan utama bagi para pengikutnya di kalangan kaum muslimin. Pembicaraan tentang sosok Nabi Muhammad akan terus mendapatkan perhatian setiap generasi dan kawasan, sehingga belum berakhir, bahkan semakin semarak ditinjau dari berbagai sisinya. Bahasan terkait Nabi Muhammad disajikan dalam berbagai bentuk karya dengan bermacam-macam pendekatan sesuai dengan khalayak pembacanya. Penelitian ini mengungkap sosok Nabi Muhammad dari hal keterpilihan sisilah keturunan nenek moyangnya dalam kaitannya dengan sisi-sisi kekhususan yang dimilikinya. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah mengungkap keterpilihan, kemuliaan, dan keistimewaan asal-muasal keturunan Nabi Muhammad untuk mendapatkan pelajaran keteladanannya. Hal itu sangat penting untuk memberikan narasi baru tentang kenabian dalam khazanah intelektual Islam. Data yang jadi bahan kajian adalah Naskah Al-Hamziyyah Karya Al-Bushiri. Dalam bentuk naskah tulisan tangan, naskah ini tersimpan sebanyak 3 (tiga) buah di Perpustakaan Nasional Republik Indonesia. Metode penelitian yang digunakan adalah deskriptif analitik dengan kajian teks secara kritis. Teks sebagai data diintepretasi dan ditafsirkan, kemudian dihubungkan dengan teks-teks lain yang relevan dan sudah teruji kesahihannya. Teori-teori filologi menjadi landasan utama dalam penelitian ini, terutama tekstologi. Hasilnya adalah bahwa Nabi Muhammad sebagai sosok yang sudah terpilih, termulia, dan teristimewa asal-muasal dan cikal-bakal keturunannya. Secara kritis, penelitian ini menemukan eksistensi baru dalam sosok Nabi Muhammad, yaitu suasana yang sangat dramatis menjelang dan saat kelahirannya.
IMPLEMENTASI KOMUNIKASI POLITIK BERBASIS KEARIFAN LOKAL MASYARAKAT ADAT BADUY
Authors: Nani Sumarlina Elis Suryani , Mohamad Permana Rangga Saptya , Ahmad Darsa Undang
Published: August 2023

Setiap suku bangsa tentu memiliki kearifan lokal secara turun temurun, demikian halnya dengan masyarakat Sunda. Salah satunya yang masih eksis saat ini adalah sistem pemerintahan, kepemimpinan, dan pembagian kekuasaan, di masyarakat adat Baduy, yang dikenal dengan Tri Tangtu Di Buana, yakni Tiga kelembagaan yang memiliki kekuasaan dalam bidangnya masing-masing, yang terdiri dari Prebu, Rama, dan Resi. Ketiganya berkelindan erat dengan lembaga kapuunan (pemerintahan) masyarakat adat Baduy dan disebut Tangtu Telu, yang merepresentasikan tiga kapuunan yang mengatur kehidupan komunitas masyarakat adat Baduy, yakni Puun Ponggawa (Prebu) di Cibeo, Puun Rama di Cikeusik, dan Puun Resi di Cikartawana. Ketiga lembaga tersebut, membawahi beberapa jabatan yang berfungsi sebagai pembantu dan penyambung lidah, baik kepada masyarakat Baduy maupun untuk berurusan dengan pihak luar (pemerintah), yang terdiri atas puun, jaro tangtu, pangiwa, dan jaro pamaréntah; serta pemimpin tiap kampung, yaitu kokolot lembur. Keterjalinan lembaga dan jabatan di sana, membuka peluang terjadinya aktivitas komunikasi politik. Bagaimana implementasi komunikasi politik dalam lembaga kapuunan (pemerintahan) Baduy tersebut merupakan tujuan dari penelitian ini, dengan menggunakan penelitian kualitatif, khususnya metode fenomenologi, melalui metode pengumpulan data wawancara dan observasi. Hasil menunjukkan bahwa implementasi komunikasi politik yang terjadi dalam proses penunjukkan/pemilihan puun, jaro tangtu, jaro pamaréntah dan kokolot lembur dilaksanakan dan diterapkan dalam pemberian kuasa dan jabatan dalam berbagai konteks komunikasi, yaitu komunikasi antarpribadi dan komunikasi kelompok secara top-down dan bottom-up.
STRATEGI PENGEMBANGAN KOLEKSI PERPUSTAKAAN UMUM DI ERA KENORMALAN BARU
Authors: Sinaga Dian , Perdana Fitri
Published: August 2023

Perpustakaan sebagai lembaga penyedia dan pengelola sumber informasi dan ilmu pengetahuan profesional secara cuma-cuma terdiri dari beberapa jenis, yang salah satunya yaitu jenis perpustakaan umum daerah. Pasal 1 ayat (6) Undang-Undang Republik Indonesia Nomor 43 Tahun 2007 tentang Perpustakaan mendefinisikan perpustakaan umum sebagai “Perpustakaan yang diperuntukkan bagi masyarakat luas sebagai sarana pembelajaran sepanjang hayat tanpa membedakan umur, jenis kelamin, suku, ras, agama, dan status sosial-ekonomi”. Penelitian ini secara khusus membahas tentang strategi yang perlu dibentuk oleh perpustakaan umum daerah dalam mengembangkan koleksinya sebagai bagian dari upaya membangkitkan kembali minat kunjungan masyarakat dalam memasuki era new normal. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui strategi yang paling tepat untuk diterapkan perpustakaan dalam mengembangkan koleksinya bagi pemustaka dengan menyesuaikan situasi era new normal. Hasilnya Strategi tersebut dapat secara fleksibel disesuaikan dengan kondisi masyarakat sekitar masing-masing perpustakaan, asalkan tetap berpegang pada prinsip yaitu berorientasi pada pengguna.
MÉNAK KAJAJADÉN DALAM WACANA ESTETIS
Authors: Hudayat Asep Yusup
Published: August 2023

Hubungan oposisional ménak-cacah dalam karya sastra Sunda kerap memberi celah khusus sehingga efek estetisnya diterima secara khusus pula. Cerita pendek “Haturan Nunung Rajainten” karya Tjaraka menjadi contoh untuk melihat fenomena tersebut. Rosidi telah menilai carpon tersebut sebagai karya yang paling aneh dan karya terbaik dibandingkan dengan karya-karya Tjaraka lainnya yang dikumpulkan dalam buku Awéwé Dulang Tinandé. Terkait penilaian tersebut, Rosidi telah mengambil bagian untuk melihat cerita pendek tersebut dari perspektif estetika resepsi. Namun demikian, Rosidi hanya menunjukkan sepintas terkait penilaiannya, padahal realitas terkait hubungan oposisional ménak-cacah dalam bingkai feodal dan kolonial pada cerita pendek tersebut perlu ditelaah secara memadai untuk penunjukkan proses tanggapannya. Karya Tjaraka tersebut perlu dijejak untuk melihat cara pengarang memahami dan memotret realitas, terutama terkait hubungan oposisional. Dengan demikian, penelitian ini bertujuan mengungkap cara realitas terkait hubungan oposisional disajikan dalam cerita pendek “Haturan Nunung Rajainten” karya Tjaraka. Untuk tujuan tersebut, teori respons estetik digunakan dalam penelitian ini. Teori tersebut digunakan untuk menunjukkan proses pembacaan terkait efek estetik yang dihasilkan dari karya yang diteliti. Metode purposive digunakan untuk menjaring data yang telah disediakan instrumen dan variabelnya. Pengolahan dan analisis data diarahkan secara deskriptif. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa hubungan oposisional ménak-cacah mengukuhkan posisi ménak yang tidak bisa ditembus cacah. Harapan pria cacah atas perempuan ménak dinarasikan melalui teknik epistolari. Teknik tersebut mengantarkan cerita pendek “Haturan Nunung Rajainten” berdampak lebih secara estetik.
MENGUNGKAP PATILASAN KEARIFAN LOKAL SUNDA
Authors: Nani Sumarlina Elis Suryani , Ahmad Darsa Undang , Husen Ike Rostikawati
Published: August 2023

Seiring Perkembangan zaman, tinggalan budaya masa silam di era kasajagatan kini, keberadaannya kian terabaikan dan terkikis ‘materi’. Ini bukti ‘kekurangengeuhan’ pemerintah dalam upaya melindungi, memelihara, serta melestarikannya. Patilasan budaya Sunda termasuk benda-benda pusaka yang berada di museum, keraton, maupun kesultanan, karena kurangnya dana pemeliharaan dan penjagaan, beberapa benda pusaka raib digondol orang yang tidak bertanggung Jawab hanya demi segenggam ringgit. Sungguh sangat disayangkan, pedang dan beberapa benda pusaka lainnya pun ada yang raib berpindah tangan ke negeri orang, tidak terkecuali naskah-naskah Sunda buhun ‘kuno’. Benda pusaka, selain yang tersimpan di keraton atau museum, masih banyak patilasan budaya Sunda masa silam yang perlu mendapat perhatian dan perlakuan yang sama dari pemerintah. Di antaranya, prasasti, kabuyutan, situs, maupun naskah serta kearifan lokal yang terkandung di dalamnya. Kepedulian masyarakat Sunda terhadap budaya dan patilasan budaya karuhunnya memang sudah ada yang teraktualisasikan. Tinggalan kearifan lokal budaya Sunda dimaksud termasuk naskah Sunda kuno, ada yang sudah tersimpan aman di Museum Sri Baduga Maharaja Bandung, Museum Geusan Ulun Sumedang, dan Kraton Kacirebonan, Kanoman, Kasepuhan, Museum Pasulukan Loka Gandasasmita Garut, dan Museum Lintas Budaya Nusantara di Mahpar Galunggung, yang tak ternilai harganya. Tulisan ini berupaya mengenalkan kembali tinggalan kearifan lokal dimaksud, melalui metode penelitian deskriptif dan metode kajian filologis, arkeologis, dan kajian budaya. Hasil yang didapat, jika dipelihara dan dikembangkan, serta dikemas dengan baik, tinggalan kearifan lokal Sunda tersebut dapat menjadi objek wisata yang sangat menguntungkan, di samping wahana ilmu pengetahuan dan sarana pendidikan.
The role of Latvia's maritime spatial planning in promoting the European Green Deal
Authors: Neimane Leila , Pužulis Atmands
Published: August 2023

In an era of dynamic maritime spatial planning movement development, this paper offers insight into the relationship between Latvia’s national Maritime Spatial Plan 2030 and the European Green Deal. The paper analyses what this might signify concerning the implementation and subsequent assessment of the plan by exploring the role of the maritime spatial plan in Latvia’s planning system. Beginning with a brief history of how the national plan came to be, the paper then describes and evaluates the position of the maritime spatial plan within Latvia’s planning framework before examining the connection between the maritime spatial plan and the Green Deal, identifying contact points. This paper offers a starting framework for studying how closely maritime spatial planning is related to and capable of supporting ─ or at the very least taking into account ─ the goals of the Green Deal. The conclusion is that implementation of maritime spatial planning is rooted in the state planning system, the interconnection among policy documents, and the specifics of the maritime spatial plan itself.
Editorial: The transformation of post-industrial areas and territorial aspects of Just Transition Fund implementation
Authors: Sitek Sławomir , Chmielewska Marta
Published: August 2023

An introductory text discusses the Just Transition Fund’s core assumptions and origin, in the process revealing stages to the evolution of the approach taken – in the direction of ‘green economy’ assumptions. Activities financed within the framework of the Fund are identified, in respect of the restructuring of Poland’s mining regions. Examples of fields of intervention are then discussed by reference to the Terytorialny Plan Sprawiedliwej Transformacji Województwa Śląskiego 2030, i.e. the 2030 Territorial Plan for the Just Transition of Poland’s Śląskie Voivodeship, in Silesia. A particularly important aspect here is the timetable for closures of mines and conventional power plants. The material also presents selected data on the significance of mining and the extractive industries in both their social and economic dimensions. Particular attention is here paid to the labour-market consequences of the Just Transition. The references are to levels of pay in the sector referred to, as well as the wealth characterising the relevant Polish gminas (areas of local-governmental administration) – as an alternative way of looking at the entire process. The article also points to a large number of research aspects linking up with transitioning in the economy and requiring further study and analysis. Overall, the work points to the challenges that regions subject to restructuring are going to be faced with.
Mapowanie i ocena usług ekosystemów miejskich w skali ogólnopolskiej = Mapping and assessment of urban ecosystem services on a nationwide scale
Authors: Affek Andrzej , Kowalska Anna , Regulska Edyta , Solon Jerzy , Degórska Bożena , Wolski Jacek , Degórski Marek
Published: August 2023

The concept of ecosystem services can contribute to improving the quality of life in cities, but it has to be operationalized before being implemented in spatial planning. The study aim is to present methodological solutions to assess and map urban ecosystem services on a nationwide scale, including methods for constructing and characterizing indicators. The selected examples cover all three CICES sections: provisioning, regulating and cultural, as well as the three most frequently assessed aspects of services: potential, use and unmet demand. Sample indicators were calculated for all 20 functional urban areas with the metropolitan status in Poland: as a whole and broken down into city core and commuting zone. The results show, among others, that the metropolitan area of Lublin has the highest potential for food production. In turn, the use of trees for air purification is the lowest in Rzeszów. Furthermore, the unmet demand for nature-based recreation is seven times higher in Częstochowa than in Olsztyn. Significant differences in the values of indicators show that nationwide mapping and assessing urban ecosystem services can be of great value when comparing urban centers and the quality of life of their inhabitants, as well as when drawing up urban development strategies.
Development of the Solution for Provision of Mobile Internet Service Quality Measurements
Authors:   , Stafecka Alīna
Published: August 2023

In the Doctoral Thesis the process of monitoring and evaluating the quality of Internet access service has been examined and evaluated in regard to the choice of the type of measurements depending on the different technical and regulatory aspects. The Doctoral Thesis proposes and practically evaluates the additional criteria for placement of the measurement equipment, which are based on the assessment of signal parameters. As a result of the research, guidelines for the performance of measurements of the quality of the Internet access service have been developed, which provide specific set of activities and conditions for measurement provision to ensure transparency and objectivity of measurements.
A new pipeline SPICE identifies novel JUN-IKZF1 composite elements
Authors: Li Peng , Pulugulla Sree H. , Das Sonali , Oh Jangsuk , Spolski Rosanne , Lin Jian-Xin , Leonard Warren J.
Published: August 2023

Transcription factor partners can cooperatively bind to DNA composite elements to augment gene transcription. Here, we report a novel protein-DNA binding screening pipeline, termed Spacing Preference Identification of Composite Elements (SPICE), that can systematically predict protein binding partners and DNA motif spacing preferences. SPICE de novo predicted known composite elements, including AP1-IRF composite elements (AICE) and STAT5 tetramers, and also predicted a range of novel binding partners, including JUN-IKZF1 composite elements, including at an upstream conserved noncoding region, CNS9, in the human
IL10
gene, which contains a non-canonical IKZF1 site. We confirmed cooperative binding of JUN and IKZF1 and showed that the activity of an
IL10
-luciferase reporter construct in primary B and T cells depended on both this site and the AP1 binding site within this composite element. Overall, our findings reveal an unappreciated global association of IKZF1 and AP1 and establish SPICE as a valuable new pipeline for predicting novel transcription binding complexes.
Sex-biased regulatory changes in the placenta of native highlanders contribute to adaptive fetal development
Authors: Yue Tian , Guo Yongbo , Qi Xuebin , Zheng Wangshan , Zhang Hui , Wang Bin , Liu Kai , Zhou Bin , Zeng Xuerui , Ouzhuluobu  , He Yaoxi , Su Bing
Published: August 2023

Compared with lowlander migrants, native Tibetans have a higher reproductive success at high altitude though the underlying mechanism remains unclear. Here, we compared the transcriptome and histology of full-term placentas between native Tibetans and Han migrants. We found that the placental trophoblast shows the largest expression divergence between Tibetans and Han, and Tibetans show decreased immune response and endoplasmic reticulum stress. Remarkably, we detected a sex-biased expression divergence, where the male-infant placentas show a greater between-population difference than the female-infant placentas. The umbilical cord plays a key role in the sex-biased expression divergence, which is associated with the higher birth weight of the male newborns of Tibetans. We also identified adaptive histological changes in the male-infant placentas of Tibetans, including a larger umbilical cord vein area and wall thickness, and fewer syncytial knots. These findings provide valuable insights into the sex-biased adaptation of human populations, with significant implications for medical and genetic studies of human reproduction.
Calcineurin inhibition enhances Caenorhabditis elegans lifespan by defecation defects-mediated calorie restriction and nuclear hormone signaling
Authors: Das Priyanka , Aballay Alejandro , Singh Jogender
Published: August 2023

Calcineurin is a highly conserved calcium/calmodulin-dependent serine/threonine protein phosphatase with diverse functions. Inhibition of calcineurin is known to enhance the lifespan of Caenorhabditis elegans through multiple signaling pathways. Aiming to study the role of calcineurin in regulating innate immunity, we discover that calcineurin is required for the rhythmic defecation motor program (DMP) in C. elegans. Calcineurin inhibition leads to defects in the DMP, resulting in intestinal bloating, rapid colonization of the gut by bacteria, and increased susceptibility to bacterial infection. We demonstrate that intestinal bloating caused by calcineurin inhibition mimics the effects of calorie restriction, resulting in enhanced lifespan. The TFEB ortholog, HLH-30, is required for lifespan extension mediated by calcineurin inhibition. Finally, we show that the nuclear hormone receptor, NHR-8, is upregulated by calcineurin inhibition and is necessary for the increased lifespan. Our studies uncover a role for calcineurin in the C. elegans DMP and provide a new mechanism for calcineurin inhibition-mediated longevity extension.
PYCR1 Levels Track with Premature and Chronological Skin Aging
Authors: Sotiropoulou Kortessa , Yumlu Saniye , Hirano Tomoko , Maier Michael , Loh Abigail , Ong Peh Fern , Yim Onn Siong , Liu Chunping , Vial Emmanuel , Altunoğlu Umut , Nampoothiri Sheela , de Silva Deepthi , Fischer-Zirnsak Björn , Kayserili Hülya , Lai Poh San , Dreesen Oliver , Kabashima Kenji , Kornak Uwe , Escande-Beillard Nathalie , Reversade Bruno
Published: August 2023

De Barsy syndrome is a recessive progeroid disease classified under the group of cutis laxa syndromes. The disease is attributed to loss-of-function mutations in
PYCR1
or
ALDH18A1
, leading to premature skin aging. Here we report five
PYCR1
pathogenic alleles and a mouse knockout model of the disease. Through these investigations, we have confirmed the key role of PYCR1 in preventing dermal thinning and other connective tissue abnormalities. However, it remains unknown whether endogenous PYCR1 levels undergo changes during normal aging. To address this query, we examined its levels in cultured human cutaneous fibroblasts subjected to induced or replicative senescence. In both instances, PYCR1 levels dropped and correlated with the loss of proliferative capacity. Furthermore, we validated the relevance of these findings
in vivo
, by comparing young and chronologically aged human skin, and found that the levels of PYCR1 in the dermis, but not the epidermis, significantly decreased with age. Our results confirm that the loss of PYCR1 is a driver of human skin aging and that its levels in healthy individuals can serve as a biomarker for connective tissues undergoing normal chronological aging.
High-resolution kinetics of herbivore-induced plant volatile transfer reveal clocked response patterns in neighboring plants
Authors: Waterman Jamie Mitchel , Cofer Tristan Michael , Wang Lei , Glauser Gaetan , Erb Matthias
Published: August 2023

Volatiles emitted by herbivore-attacked plants (senders) can enhance defenses in neighboring plants (receivers), however, the temporal dynamics of this phenomenon remain poorly studied. Using a custom-built, high-throughput proton transfer reaction time-of-flight mass spectrometry (PTR-ToF-MS) system, we explored temporal patterns of volatile transfer and responses between herbivore-attacked and undamaged maize plants. We found that continuous exposure to natural blends of herbivore-induced volatiles results in clocked temporal response patterns in neighboring plants, characterized by an induced terpene burst at the onset of the second day of exposure. This delayed burst is not explained by terpene accumulation during the night, but coincides with delayed jasmonate accumulation in receiver plants. The delayed burst occurs independent of day:night light transitions and cannot be fully explained by sender volatile dynamics. Instead, it is the result of a stress memory from volatile exposure during the first day and secondary exposure to bioactive volatiles on the second day. Our study reveals that prolonged exposure to natural blends of stress-induced volatiles results in a response that integrates priming and direct induction into a distinct and predictable temporal response pattern. This provides an answer to the long-standing question of whether stress volatiles predominantly induce or prime plant defenses in neighboring plants, by revealing that they can do both in sequence.
The white-footed deermouse, an infection tolerant reservoir for several zoonotic agents, tempers interferon responses to endotoxin in comparison to the mouse and rat
Authors: Milovic Ana , Duong Jonathan V. , Barbour Alan G.
Published: August 2023

The white-footed deermouse
Peromyscus leucopus
, a long-lived rodent, is a key reservoir for agents of several zoonoses, including Lyme disease. While persistently infected, this deermouse is without apparent disability or diminished fitness. For a model for inflammation elicited by various pathogens, the endotoxin lipopolysaccharide (LPS) was used to compare genome-wide transcription in blood by
P. leucopus
,
Mus musculus
and
Rattus norvegicus
and adjusted for white cell concentrations. Deermice were distinguished from the mice and rats by LPS response profiles consistent with non-classical monocytes and alternatively-activated macrophages. LPS-treated
P. leucopus
, in contrast to mice and rats, also displayed little transcription of interferon-gamma and lower magnitude fold-changes in type 1 interferon-stimulated genes. This was associated with comparatively reduced transcription of endogenous retrovirus sequences and cytoplasmic pattern recognition receptors in the deermice. The results reveal a mechanism for infection tolerance in this species and perhaps other animal reservoirs for agents of human disease.
Martinize2 and Vermouth: Unified Framework for Topology Generation
Authors: Kroon P C , Grunewald F , Barnoud J , van Tilburg M , Souza P C T , Wassenaar T A , Marrink S J
Published: August 2023

Ongoing advances in force field and computer hardware development enable the use of molecular dynamics (MD) to simulate increasingly complex systems with the ultimate goal of reaching cellular complexity. At the same time, rational design by high-throughput (HT) simulations is another forefront of MD. In these areas, the Martini coarse-grained force field, especially the latest version (
i.e.
v3), is being actively explored because it offers enhanced spatial-temporal resolution. However, the automation tools for preparing simulations with the Martini force field, accompanying the previous version, were not designed for HT simulations or studies of complex cellular systems. Therefore, they become a major limiting factor. To address these shortcomings, we present the open-source
Vermouth
python library.
Vermouth
is designed to become the unified framework for developing programs, which prepare, run, and analyze Martini simulations of complex systems. To demonstrate the power of the
Vermouth
library, the
Martinize2
program is showcased as a generalization of the
martinize
script, originally aimed to set up simulations of proteins. In contrast to the previous version,
Martinize2
automatically handles protonation states in proteins and post-translation modifications, offers more options to fine-tune structural biases such as the elastic network, and can convert non-protein molecules such as ligands. Finally,
Martinize2
is used in two high-complexity benchmarks. The entire I-TASSER protein template database as well as a subset of 200,000 structures from the AlphaFold Protein Structure Database are converted to CG resolution and we illustrate how the checks on input structure quality can safeguard high-throughput applications.
Psychological Capital as Mediator between Adaptive Perfectionism and Academic Procrastination
Authors: Hicks Richard E. , Wu Fiona Meng Yao
Published: August 2023

Research on perfectionism and separately on procrastination is extensive and both are related in general to negative consequences. However, there has been little research on different forms of perfectionism (maladaptive vs adaptive) and the relationships with procrastination. One study (Seo, 2008) has suggested that self-efficacy mediates between adaptive perfectionism and procrastination in academic settings and leads to more productive outcomes. Identifying further such positive productive factors may prove useful in helping individuals deal with their perfectionism and-or their procrastination tendencies. Positive psychological capital (PsyCap) may be one such other mediator, as PsyCap involves not only self-efficacy but also resilience, hope and optimism—attributes that have been associated separately each in their own right with positive behaviour and not with normal academic procrastination Most studies of PsyCap have occurred in organisational settings and may also be considered to be important attributes in the academic setting. Psychological capital as a positive mediator between adaptive perfectionism and procrastination in an academic setting was therefore examined in the current study, with results supporting the mediation effect. The implication is that those students with perfectionistic attributes can be helped to control some of the negative outcomes (such as procrastination) by developing skills in psychological capital. How this might work is discussed. Further detailed studies are needed including replication and identification of other mediators.
Mental Optometry: The Mind’s Eye, You Go Where You’re Looking
Authors: Barclay Timothy H. , Richards Scott , Suddreth Caleb , Strasshofer Joseph , Shier Lauren , Smyth Alex , Novak Danielle
Published: August 2023

The term,Mental Optometry, is newly developed concept that can be used to describe the interplay between mind, brain, and sensory interpretations. Taken from the premise of behavioral optometry and research explaining body orientation to physical field of vision, what we see or perceive with our mind’s eye, emotions and behaviors will also follow in the same manner. While not explicitly referred to in such a manner, cognitive, cognitive behavioral, and cognitive bias formation theories imply such a concept as being foundational to their systems. Mental Optometry arms the theorist and practitioner with a neurobiological empowered understanding of mood, emotion, thought, and interpretations of visual stimuli such that therapeutic interventions can be developed to assist patients in recognizing and altering skewed interpretations of what they think they see (the mind’s eye) – imagery that may deleteriously support negative cognitions leading to negative mood states.
Coupling of Adaptive Element Free Galerkin Method with Variational Multiscale Method for Two-Dimensional Transient Heat Conduction Problem
Authors: Liew Siaw-Ching , Yeak Su-Hoe
Published: August 2023

In this paper, the coupling of adaptive element free Galerkin method (EFGM) with variational multiscale method is developed to solve two-dimensional transient heat conduction problem. The EFGM is chosen to combine with the adaptive analysis since this method only use a set of particles to generate the discrete equations instead of mesh construction as in finite element method (FEM). This property makes additional nodes can be easily inserted at the high gradient regions to improve the numerical results. The refinement criteria and refinement strategy will be clearly shown for the adaptive analysis procedure. The performance of this coupling method is first validated by solving two-dimensional large localized gradient problem with available theoretical solutions. Next, this method will also be used to solve two-dimensional transient heat conduction problem. The accuracy and efficiency of the method is demonstrated by comparing the results between conventional EFGM and the proposed method. The results obtained show that this method is able to produce higher accuracy results compared with the standard element free Galerkin method.
Silent Phase of Johne’s Disease in Experimentally Infected Goats – A Study on New and Established Diagnostic Approaches Using Specific and Non-Specific Parameters
Authors: Fletcher Darcy M. , Vogt Megan B. , Genis Allison B. , Meyer Stephen K. , Pirner Hannah E. , Hayes Madeline M. , Henao-Tamayo Marcela , Hess Ann M. , Bowen Richard A. , Eckstein Torsten M.
Published: August 2023

The current gold standard diagnostic test for Johne’s disease (JD) is detectingMycobacterium aviumsubsp. paratuberculosis (MAP) from fecal samples via culture and/or PCR. Other commercially available JD diagnostic tests focus on the detection of specific antibodies within the serum or milk of infected ruminants. These tests have a high specificity but low their sensitivity and usually fail to diagnose the disease until later stages of the disease. The ideal diagnostic test should detect infected animals already during the silent phase. Here, we evaluate the use of new and established approaches to define the silent phase of JD in experimentally infected goats. None of the established diagnostic tests or new approaches for the detection of humoral and cellular immune responses were positive during the first year of infection. Only the characterization of various subsets of peripheral blood leukocytes and the weight development gave some indication for the presence of a chronic, but silent, infection. Weight differences were present throughout the first year. In addition, some of the subsets of leukocytes (WC1+γδ T cells, MHC class II+leukocytes, CD1+leukocytes, CD14+granulocytes, and CD14+/MHC class II+granulocytes) demonstrated significant differences, but only at certain time points.
Reproductive Performances and Management Effects on Productions of Indigenous Dairy Cows Raised at Char Areas in Northern Bangladesh
Authors: Islam Faruk , Bari Farida Yeasmin , Alam Golam Shahi
Published: August 2023

The study was conducted to assess the existing reproductive performances and the effect of nutritional supplementation on productions of indigenous cows in Char areas (remote river Jamuna sand islands) in northern part of Bangladesh from October 2009 to March 2010. The study also projected the frequency and determinants of long calving interval (LCI), retention of foetal membrane (RFM), dystocia (D), and abortion (A) in indigenous cattle and explored production trends. Fifty seven dairy households (average breedable cows = 2, range 1 to 3) were visited and data on reproductive, breeding and management histories were collected and statistically analyzed. Overall, 125 breedable indigenous cows were observed to be alive at different stages. The mean (±SE) calving interval were 492 ± 15days and the interval between calving and the initiation of ovarian activity were 143 ± 6.7 days. Birth rate was 53.7 per 100 cows year, with birth been reported to occur in all over of the year. Of the 87 cows that were reported to have calved more than once in their lifetime, 6(6.9%) and 5(5.7%) were associated with abortion and dystocia, respectively. Eight (9.2%) of the animals suffered RFM. All cows were dewormed and supplemented with vitamin-mineral premixes. The body weight of 125 cows and the milk yield of 71 lactating cows were recorded. The mean (± SD) body weight and daily milk yields of the cows during initial and end of veterinary interventions were 121.1 ± 21.0 kg, 1.5 ± 0.1 litres; 165.0 ± 14.0kg and 2.3 ± 0.02 litres, respectively. After productive veterinary interventions, there was an apparent effect of improved health on body weight gain (80g/cow/day) and the average milk yield increased from 1.5 to 2.3 litre/cow. It was concluded that, the present estimate of LCI, birth rate, prevalence of peripartum disorders attributes as the indicators of poor reproductive performances of cows and the productive veterinary health care services improved the general health and production status of the dairy cows in char areas.
The Ontology and Developmental Root Of the First-Person Perspective
Authors: Arici Murat , Toy Pınar
Published: August 2023

Many philosophers take for granted the distinction between the first-person and third-person perspectives. They employ this distinction in a variety of philosophical debates including those concerning self-consciousness, phenomenal properties, subjectivity of phenomenal consciousness, and conceivability issues. This paper aims to explore the developmental root of the distinction in question. Through several analyses, the paper attempts to show that infants in the early childhood are exposed to cognitive, behavioral and experiential processes that are constitutive of the first-person perspective. The striking conclusion that can be derived from the analyses is that the first-person perspective is not possessed inborn. Rather, it gradually develops through certain experiential processes and interaction with other human infants in the early childhood. This potentially implies that if conditions had been properly designed, infants would have possessed an “inter-subjective self” that lacks the first-person perspective as we traditionally know. The paper additionally hints that serious philosophical consequences occur if the above conclusion is true.
Explicating Curiosity via Uncertainty and Interest, Augmented with Open-Mindedness
Authors: Far Ali
Published: August 2023

The objective of this paper is to raise a challenge to Ilhan Inan’s claim (2013) that an agent’s curiosity ceases when the agent is firmly certain about the object of curiosity that is of interest to him, and to supplement his account by appealing to an aspect of curiosity that Inan overlooks substantively: open-mindedness. To achieve this objective, I first provide a brief summary of Inan’s claim that an agent’s curiosity is directly proportional to his interest and uncertainty, and inversely proportional to evidence and belief. Second, I discuss my objection to an aspect of Inan’s claim that firm certainty and (high) interest yields no curiosity. In ordinary enquiries or cases of propositional curiosity (e.g., whether questions), Inan’s claim that firm certainty extinguishes curiosity is convincing. However, there can be objectual curiosity cases (e.g., what questions) where Inan’s claim may not be sufficient. Moreover, in many academic enquiries, a scientist may remain motivated to expend extra epistemic and cognitive capital, despite his firm certainty about his once imaginable aspects of the object of curiosity, for the sake of unimaginable possibilities. Fueled by his continued curiosity, it is not uncommon for a scientist to take self-initiatives and reconsider propositions he was once certain about. Based on his past experiences, he might have learned that certainty is generally impermanent and does not always last forever, which could keep his curiosity and hence the possibility of discovering more truths alive. Third, I present a number of rebuttals to my objection and show how they fall short of supporting Inan’s account including the role of other feelings such as fear and anxiety about losing face, and knowing but being subjectively uncertain, which may motivate continued curiosity even when the agent is firmly certain. Fourth, I suggest an alternative view by adding open-mindedness to Inan’s curiosity formulation that could help exculpate my objection. Instead of Inan’s proposition, I suggest that one can remain curious about an objective he is interested in, despite being certain about it, when he is open-minded. (Baehr, 2012) Open-mindedness is a facilitating virtue and an activity that is a cognitive moving beyond or transcending of the person’s doxastic commitments, thus facilitating curiosity. Open-mindedness assists in keeping the agent’s interest and uncertainty alive, and helps freeing the mind beyond default beliefs and binds of certainty.