bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Familiarization and update of USDA NIFA Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment and Veterinary Service Grant Programs
Authors: Smith Robert , Azevedo Marline , Bjork Kathe , Farley Danielle
Published: July 2023

In order to address the national need for food/large animal vet­erinary services for the public and private sectors of animal agriculture in the United States and Insular Areas, Congress passed into law the National Veterinary Medical Services Act (NVMSA) nearly 20 years ago. This Act allowed for the forma­tion, authorization of funding and appropriations of funds to allow the National Institute of Food & Agriculture (NIFA) to support the implementation of the Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program (VMLRP) in 2010. The 2014 Farm Bill au­thorized the development of the Veterinary Services Grant Pro­gram (VSGP) in 2016. In coordination with State Animal Health Officials (SAHO), the VMLRP and VSGP support veterinarians through competitively awarded educational loan repayments and grants to fill the most serious veterinary shortage situa­tions in the United States. In addition, the program determines the best possible match between specific shortage situations and applicants’ knowledge, skills, abilities and experiences to enhance the likelihood that awardees will achieve sufficient professional success and satisfaction during their term of ser­vice so that they will continue in their service to the area. The goal of this presentation is to familiarize stakeholders of these two competitive veterinary service programs offered by USDA-NIFA to encourage their involvement and suggestions for en­hancements to the programs.
Surgery tips for the soon-to-be and new practitioner
Authors: Schleining Jennifer A.
Published: July 2023

Surgical procedures conducted on livestock in field settings car­ry their own set of unique challenges related to environmental factors, variable quality of facilities available to the veterinar­ian, untrained surgical assistants in the form of owners or farm workers (or no available help at all), and access to surgical in­struments, anesthetics and emergency drugs limited to what is carried on the veterinarian’s practice vehicle or clinic. Adher­ing to the basic principles of surgery specifically applied to the veterinarian performing surgery in the field can help decrease the incidence of surgical site infections, improve patient out­comes, and avoid failure of the surgical intervention.
Are goats really just small cows?
Authors: Mongini Andrea
Published: July 2023

It would be so easy to make the bovine the standard by which we judge all ruminants. Unfortunately, nothing in life is ever so sim­ple. Yes, goats and cows have hair, four legs, and are ruminants. After that, the changes begin. In this talk, we will discuss both similarities and differences between cows and goats, with a bit of sheep information thrown in for good measure. There are many ways bovine veterinarians can easily cross over to the small ru­minant world but a few words of caution will be helpful to stay out of trouble. The focus of this talk is production medicine based but we will include some pharmacologic differences, too.
Association of THI and light intensity with colostrum production in 18 New York farms
Authors: Womack S. , Westhoff T. , Mann S.
Published: July 2023

The optimization of colostrum quantity in dairy cows is of great concern to the dairy industry due to the importance of transfer of passive immunity to the newborn calf. Previous research has explored various prepartum environmental variables associ­ated with colostrum production including season, temperature and humidity index (THI), and light intensity. Research shows that cows produce less colostrum during the fall and winter, leading to a decrease in farm-wide supply and greater need for careful colostrum management during colder months. In pre­vious work investigating this problem, researchers used local weather data to determine THI and light intensity, rather than measuring these parameters directly on the farm. The objec­tive of this study was to determine if prepartum THI and light intensity in the close-up barn are associated with observed an­nual changes in colostrum production.
Bovine myeloid antimicrobial peptide-28 (BMAP-28) mRNA expression by bovine cells and effects of synthetic MAP-28 on bovine respiratory disease pathogens
Authors: Cornejo S. , Barber C. , Thoresen M. , Vannover D. , Peck H. , Santangelo P. , Woolums A.
Published: July 2023

Mannheimia haemolytica (MH) is the principal bacterial patho­gen associated with bovine respiratory disease (BRD) in beef cattle. Bovine Herpes virus type 1 (BHV-1) can cause BRD by itself or it can predispose cattle to BRD due to MH or other op­portunistic bacteria. Existing antimicrobials do not consis­tently prevent BRD due to MH, and do not have an effect against viruses; bovine antimicrobial peptides (AMP) have immune stimulating and nonspecific antimicrobial effects that could improve BRD control. Messenger RNA (mRNA) treatment could be used to induce AMP expression in cattle, but efficacy must first be confirmed in vitro. Synthetic AMP can be generated to use as standards when characterizing mRNA-expressed AMP. We hypothesized that bovine cells can express synthetic mRNA coding for the AMP BMAP-28 and that synthetic BMAP-28 can inhibit the growth of MH and elicit antiviral effects against BHV-1 virus.
Development and implementation of an onfarm animal health and diagnostic educational training program for farm workers in antimicrobial stewardship in adult dairy cattle
Authors: Garzon A. , Portillo R. , Habing G. , Silva-del-Rio N. , Karle B. M. , Pereira R.
Published: July 2023

Antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) is a holistic approach, which promotes judicious use of antimicrobial drugs to preserve their effectiveness and availability. Dairy farm workers are com­monly responsible for disease diagnosis and routine treatment decisions. This highlights the importance of farm workers’ knowledge and skills to successfully implement judicious use of antimicrobials in livestock production systems. Knowledge gaps in animal health and behavior have been recognized be­fore as an important reason to provide training to farm work­ers. A better understanding of cattle sickness behavior will improve early identification of clinical signs of disease and im­prove treatment success. The main objective of this project was to develop and implement an on-farm educational training pro­gram for farm workers in antimicrobial stewardship in adult dairy cattle.
Comparison of electronic nose and conventional cow-side diagnostic tools for detection of ketosis in early lactation dairy cows
Authors: Schelkopf C. S. , Apley M. D. , Lubbers B. V.
Published: July 2023

Ketosis is a metabolic disease observed in early lactation, high-producing dairy cows. The disease state is characterized by a negative energy balance with increases in serum, milk and urine ketone bodies (acetoacetate [AcAc], acetone and beta-hy­droxybutyrate [BHB]). Rapid diagnosis of ketosis is imperative for implementing proper treatment protocols and managing economic losses associated with reduced milk production and reproductive performance, increased culling rates and treat­ment costs.

Conventional cow-side diagnostic tools providing rapid results for ketosis detection have improved disease identification; however, these tools still require farm personnel to identify potential ketosis cases prior to their use. The implementation of a hands-off, continuous monitoring system within a produc­tion setting would streamline the diagnostic process leading to real-time health management without the need for a subjective clinical assessment.

Advancements in the non-invasive detection of volatile com­pounds holds potential in the veterinary field for disease diag­nosis. Electronic nose (Enose) technology utilizes volatile com­pounds from patient samples, such as breath, urine or milk to classify disease. Incorporating Enose technology into a contin­uous monitoring system could provide a modernized approach to cattle health management.

The objective of this study was to explore the capabilities of the Enose for ketosis detection in early lactation dairy cattle and compare its performance to diagnostic tools currently used in the dairy industry.
Longevity impact on sustainability and welfare
Authors: Eicker S. , Overton M. , Nydam D.
Published: July 2023

Recently, there have been increased discussions about both sustainability and longevity in the dairy industry. Sustain­ability has a goal of minimal use of resources (land, air, water, etc.) per unit of milk (and meat) produced. Longevity is deter­mined solely by the replacement rate. Dry matter intake (DMI) is a proxy for resources used in dairy production. Because the dry matter intake for maintenance metabolism is relatively constant, more milk components per cow per day will dilute maintenance. If we assume older cows will produce more milk, then increasing the longevity of the herd is an important com­ponent of sustainability. However, the impact of age on milk yield can be overestimated. The objective here is to examine the relationship between milk production and successive lacta­tions in a convenience sample of herds, with some inference to sustainability.
Assessing the validity of primary research in bovine practice: What approaches are there and what are the limits of the approaches
Authors: Sargeant J. M. , O'Connor A. M.
Published: July 2023

Every day in bovine practice, veterinarians need to make deci­sions ranging from a decision as to whether (or not) to use an intervention or to apply a diagnostic test, to decisions about the overall management of complex conditions. Increasingly, it is expected that decisions are evidence-based. Evidence-based medicine (EBM) is the conscientious, explicit and judicious use of current best evidence in making decisions about the care and management of patients.
Embryo morphokinetic and metabolomics evident in videos of bovine embryos
Authors: Killingsworth R. , Wells C.
Published: July 2023

Current methods to evaluate embryo health have not changed in 4 decades. These methods rely on the International Embryo Transfer Society morphological grading system and are insuf­ficient to distinguish morphokinetic and metabolomic charac­teristics, which are known factors pertaining to an embryo’s developmental potential. The objective of this research aimed to utilize graphic image processing to evaluate embryo mor­phokinetic changes present in 30s video data of bovine embryos to study real-time embryo morphokinetics and infer informa­tion pertaining to embryo metabolic activity.
Effects of a naturally occurring caffeine product delivered orally on rate of caffeine absorption and associated metabolic parameters in the bovine neonate
Authors: Upah N. , Kolstad B. , Janssen Z. , Fritchen A. , Abeyta M. , Baumgart L.
Published: July 2023

A significant amount of published research has been conducted in the field of human medicine investigating the therapeutic effects of administering caffeine to infants. Consequently, caf­feine is very commonly used as a stimulant, particularly in the NICU. However, little work exists investigating the applica­tion of caffeine in bovine neonates, specifically those with low vigor. The study objectives were first to determine absorption rate and subsequent blood concentration of caffeine in calves administered a viscous oral product containing naturally oc­curring caffeine (Calf Perk®, TechMix LLC, Stewart, MN). The second objective was to determine if caffeine alters any associ­ated effects on metabolic variables of the calf such as circulat­ing glucose, insulin and NEFA concentrations.
Sequential analysis of bovine respiratory disease diagnosis with thoracic ultrasonography and clinical signs in pre-weaned dairy calves
Authors: Hinnant H. R. , Elder L. A. , Mandella C. M. , Claus-Walker R. A. , Slanzon G. S. , Trombetta S. C. , Parrish L. M. , McConnell C. S.
Published: July 2023

Bovine respiratory disease (BRD) impacts dairy profitability and animal welfare. Historically, diagnosis and treatment have been based on clinical assessments. Thoracic ultrasonography (TUS) offers a supplemental diagnostic tool for BRD with pur­ported enhanced sensitivity (Se) and specificity (Sp). This study investigated the quality of clinical diagnostic performance rela­tive to TUS throughout BRD progression. It further aimed to in­vestigate the association between on-farm antimicrobial treat­ments and the onset or improvement of TUS lesions.
Impact of preweaning vaccination on host response in healthy calves during the cow-calf phase of production
Authors: Scott M. A. , Woolums A. R. , Karisch B. B. , Harvey K. M. , Capik S. F.
Published: July 2023

One of the most important tools used in managing and prevent­ing bovine respiratory disease (BRD) is vaccination. Although numerous licensed products exist for various viral and bacteri­al BRD pathogens, the impact of vaccinating young calves prior to weaning on host gene expression is unknown. Therefore, our objective is to explore differences in host gene expression in calves that were vaccinated preweaning or not via time-course transcriptomics.
Development and validation of a goat kid health scoring system
Authors: Menn T. M. , Storlie R. , Barrell E. A. , Burke E. M. , Thomas M. M. , Knauer W. A.
Published: July 2023

Although dairy goat kids are at risk of morbidity and mortality during the pre–weaning period, a standardized scoring system to screen for and detect disease is lacking. Our objective was to develop and validate a Goat Kid Health Scoring System (GKHSS) as a screening and diagnostic tool in pre–weaned goat kids on a commercial goat dairy.
Validation of Immulite® 2000XPI chemiluminescent immunoassay for sheep serum progesterone measurement
Authors: Megahed A. A. , Jones K. , Cabrera C. , Pohler K. , Bittar J. H. J.
Published: July 2023

Monitoring circulating progesterone concentration (P4) is an important component of basic and applied reproduction re­search and clinical settings. Radioimmunoassay (RIA) is con­sidered the gold standard method for measuring P4 in sheep blood, but it generates radioactive waste, has low throughput and requires licensed facilities. Immulite® 2000XPI (Siemens) is a fully automated immunoassay system marketed for human use to measure concentrations of different analytes including P4. Our objectives were therefore to: 1) validate sheep serum P4 measurement with the Immulite 2000XPI; and 2) characterize the analytical performance of the Immulite 2000XPI P4 immu­noassay (IPI) across the reportable concentration range.
Detailed soil mapping and classification study for sustainable agricultural land management; Samsun-Vezirköprü example
Authors: SAYGIN Fikret , DENGİZ Orhan
Published: July 2023

This study aims to determine basic physico-chemical soil properties, make a classification, create a soil database, and generate a digital soil map for agricultural areas that cover about 111 km2 ha and includes 18 villages located in Vezirköprü district in the Samsun province. The average annual temperature is 12.52 °C and the annual average rainfall is 518 mm. According to the Newhall simulation model, soil temperature and moisture regimes are Mesic and Typic Xeric, respectively. Field observations and investigation of topographical, geological, and geomorphological maps, 16 soil pedons were described. Soil samples were taken from each pedon based on the genetic horizon and laboratory analyzes were performed. The detailed field study was carried out by considering the grid method and auger examination. The determination and description of 16 soil series were made by evaluating the findings of analyses and field research. Due to their quick pedological processes, six of them were classified as Entisol, six as Inceptisol, three as Verisol, and one as Alfisol. Vertisols cover about 35.63% of the total area followed by Inceptisols at 22.3%, Entisols at 22.3%, and Alfisol at 13.58%. As for FAO-WRB classification system, soils were classified as Vertisol, Cambisol, Leptosol, and Luvisol. In addition, whereas the Bakçekonak series has the largest area (15.02%), the Yürükçal series was determined as the smallest land (1.65%) in the study area.
Synthesis and characterization of p-carboxy phenyl amino maleimide-g-cellulose acetate/ZrO2 nanocomposite membrane for water desalination
Authors: Abdel-Naby Abir , Alabdullatif Bushra A. , Aldulaijan Sarah , Alqarni Yanallah
Published: July 2023

The reaction of p-carboxy phenyl amino maleimide (CHM) with cellulose acetate (CA) led to the formation of a modified cellulose acetate polymer (MCA), which was characterized by UV/Vis, 1H NMR, and 13C NMR. The active sites of the reaction were the –NH group of (CHM) and the OAc of CA. CA was grafted with (CHM) to build branches on its main chains, using benzoyl peroxide as an initiator. The results of 1H NMR and 13C NMR revealed the presence of (CHM) moieties inside the polymeric matrix. The (CA-g-CHM) ZrO2 was fabricated into a membrane, using a phase inversion technique. The effect of ZrO2 content on the water flux was discussed. The SEM/EDS was also used to characterize the membrane contents and morphology. The morphology of the membrane showed the grafted parts and the EDS confirmed the presence of nitrogen atoms in the polymeric matrix. The thermogravimetry (TGA) results showed that the membrane exhibited high thermal stability which would adjust the membrane for the desalination process. The desalination test indicated the removal of NaCl salt by the membrane, as shown by the EDS and 1H NMR spectroscopy results. The membrane exhibited good antibacterial and antifungal properties.
CRISPR Target-based Single-guide RNA (sgRNA) for Diagnostic Testing of Hepatitis B Virus
Authors: Christian Jeanne Elvia , Yuliawuri Hartiyowidi , Suherman Edvan Arifsaputra
Published: July 2023

Background: Indonesia is the second-highest country with hepatitis B cases in the South East Asian region. Clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats (CRISPR)-CRISPR associated protein 12 (Cas12) could be developed as a diagnostic tool to detect hepatitis B infection. This study was aimed to develop a diagnostic method for hepatitis B virus by designing CRISPR target-based single-guide RNA (sgRNA).Materials and method: The preCore/Core-gene sequences of hepatitis B virus were collected from the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) website. The selected sequence was submitted to Cas Designer and CRISPOR tools to design sgRNA. The resulting sgRNA was cloned in silico into an expression vector using Benchling software.Results: The 23-nucleotide sequence 5'- GTAGTCAGTTATGTCAATGTTAA-3’ had 30% GC content, 68.3 out-of-frame and 76 predicted efficiencies. This sequence had no mismatch based on analysis.Conclusion: This preliminary study will help design a CRISPR-based diagnostic kit for the detection of hepatitis B virus in Indonesia. However, further in vitro and in vivo studies are required to demonstrate its potential and efficiency.Keywords: CRISPR-Cas12b, diagnostic, HBV, sgRNA
Current Update of Research on Exosomes in Cancer
Authors: Tendulkar Reshma , Tendulkar Mugdha
Published: July 2023

Exosomes are vesicles secreted by the plasma membrane of the cells
delimited by a lipid bilayer membrane into the extracellular space of the cell. Their
release is associated with the disposal mechanism to remove unwanted materials from
the cells. Exosomes released from primary tumour sites migrate to other parts of the
body to create a metastatic environment for spreading the tumour cells. We have
reviewed that exosomes interfere with the tumour progression by (i) promoting
angiogenesis, (ii) initiating metastasis, (iii) regulating tumour microenvironment (TME)
and inflammation, (iv) modifying energy metabolism, and (v) transferring mutations. We
have found that EVs play an important role in inducing tumour drug resistance against
anticancer drugs. This review discusses the potential of exosomes to generate a
significant therapeutic effect along with improved diagnosis, prognosis, insights on the
various research conducted and their significant findings of our interest.
Determinants of Inadequate Health Literacy Among Faculty of Medical Technical Sciences Students in Albania: Cross-Sectional Survey
Authors: Rustami Etleva , Toçi Dorina , Poshi Klodiana , Peka Elida , Pano Irida , Pula Alma
Published: July 2023

Background

Health literacy (HL) refers to people’s ability to find, understand, and use health information in order to make appropriate health decisions. Health literacy among students is important so that tomorrow’s health professionals can deliver high-quality health care and enhance patient education and communication.

Objective

In this context, the aim of this study was to assess the HL level of Faculty of Medical Technical Sciences (FMTS) students in order to shed light on this underresearched topic in Albanian settings.

Methods

A cross-sectional study involving 193 FMTS students of various study branches (nursing, midwifery, physiotherapy, and laboratory technician) was carried out during June 22-29, 2022, on the premises of the FMTS Faculty in Tirana, Albania. The international European Health Literacy Survey Questionnaire (HLS-EU-Q) standardized questionnaire, validated in Albanian, was used to collect information about FMTS students’ general HL through a face-to-face interview. Basic sociodemographic information was collected as well. Binary logistic regression was used to assess the factors associated with inadequate, problematic, or limited HL.

Results

The mean level of general HL was 37.2 (on a scale from 0 [minimum HL] to 50 [maximal HL]). About one-quarter of FMTS students had inadequate (9/193, 4.7%) or problematic (38/193, 19.7%) HL, 51.3% (99/193) had sufficient HL, and 24.4% (47/193) had excellent HL. The prevalence of limited HL (inadequate and problematic HL) was higher among male than female students (6/12, 50% vs 41/181, 22.6%, respectively) and those with lower social and economic status. Upon adjusting for confounding effects, the only factor significantly increasing the likelihood of limited HL was male gender (odds ratio 8.13, 95% CI 1.68-39.39). Findings suggested that low social and economic status also increased the likelihood of limited HL, but such associations did not reach statistical significance.

Conclusions

To our knowledge, this is the first study exploring the level of HL and its associated factors among FMTS students in Albania. The prevalence of limited HL was relatively high among FMTS students. There is a need for targeted interventions to increase the HL of nursing and midwifery students, such as the inclusion of HL subjects in the nursing curriculum.
Artificial Intelligence–Enabled Software Prototype to Inform Opioid Pharmacovigilance From Electronic Health Records: Development and Usability Study (Preprint)
Authors: Sorbello Alfred , Haque Syed Arefinul , Hasan Rashedul , Jermyn Richard , Hussein Ahmad , Vega Alex , Zembrzuski Krzysztof , Ripple Anna , Ahadpour Mitra
Published: July 2023

BACKGROUND

The use of patient health and treatment information captured in structured and unstructured formats in computerized electronic health record (EHR) repositories could potentially augment the detection of safety signals for drug products regulated by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Natural language processing and other artificial intelligence (AI) techniques provide novel methodologies that could be leveraged to extract clinically useful information from EHR resources.

OBJECTIVE

Our aim is to develop a novel AI-enabled software prototype to identify adverse drug event (ADE) safety signals from free-text discharge summaries in EHRs to enhance opioid drug safety and research activities at the FDA.

METHODS

We developed a prototype for web-based software that leverages keyword and trigger-phrase searching with rule-based algorithms and deep learning to extract candidate ADEs for specific opioid drugs from discharge summaries in the Medical Information Mart for Intensive Care III (MIMIC III) database. The prototype uses MedSpacy components to identify relevant sections of discharge summaries and a pretrained natural language processing (NLP) model, Spark NLP for Healthcare, for named entity recognition. Fifteen FDA staff members provided feedback on the prototype’s features and functionalities.

RESULTS

Using the prototype, we were able to identify known, labeled, opioid-related adverse drug reactions from text in EHRs. The AI-enabled model achieved accuracy, recall, precision, and F1-scores of 0.66, 0.69, 0.64, and 0.67, respectively. FDA participants assessed the prototype as highly desirable in user satisfaction, visualizations, and in the potential to support drug safety signal detection for opioid drugs from EHR data while saving time and manual effort. Actionable design recommendations included (1) enlarging the tabs and visualizations; (2) enabling more flexibility and customizations to fit end users’ individual needs; (3) providing additional instructional resources; (4) adding multiple graph export functionality; and (5) adding project summaries.

CONCLUSIONS

The novel prototype uses innovative AI-based techniques to automate searching for, extracting, and analyzing clinically useful information captured in unstructured text in EHRs. It increases efficiency in harnessing real-world data for opioid drug safety and increases the usability of the data to support regulatory review while decreasing the manual research burden.
Menggali Makna Akuntabilitas Organisasi Berdasarkan Tafsir Tasawuf Bugis “Dua Temmassarang Ritellue Temmallaiseng”
Authors: Maulana Afrijal , Sharon St Salmah , Bakri Bakri
Published: July 2023

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to explore the meaning of organizational accountability based on the interpretation of Bugis Sufism "Dua Temmassarang Ritellue Temmallaiseng".
Methodology/Approach: An interpretive paradigm with a critical ethnographic method is used to explore the problems of this research. The data collection used is observation, in-depth interviews with key informants who are community leaders (uztads) who still preserve cultural values in their daily activities. Two temmassarang retaillue temmallaiseng is a philosophy of life for the Bugis community in carrying out the wheel of social life and is believed to have been passed down from generation to generation.
Findings: The results of the study show that two temmassarang retaillue temmallaiseng appear as spiritual accountability solutions, namely accountability to the giver of trust (God). Two temmasarang which means that the relationship between the creator and his servant will never be separated (between God and the Servant) so that what is done is human accountability to God (vertical accountability) then horizontal accountability, namely accountability to humans and the universe.
Practical and Theoretical Contribution/Originality: Ritellue temmalaiseng are 3 characteristics of human nature, namely actions that must be held by humans in realizing good accountability.
Design of MPPT for Buck-boost Converter based on GA to Optimize Solar Power Generation
Authors: Syafaah Lailis , Faruq Amrul , NoorCahyadi Basri , Hidayat Khusnul , Setyawan Novendra , Lestandy Merinda , Zulfatman Zulfatman
Published: July 2023

Maximizing power in the Solar Power Plant system was something that needs attention. Indonesia was a tropical country that has two seasons, where the changing weather or cloud movements are always erratic, especially in the southern region of Java Island. To overcome this problem, an inverter equipped with maximum power point tracking (MPPT) is used. Currently the switching system in MPPT is still not optimal with a system efficiency of around 90%. In this study, the installation of MPPT was carried out which aims to maximize power in the solar photovoltaic (PV) system due to fluctuations or instability of sunlight at PT. Jatinom Indah Agri, Blitar City. The maximum power generated by solar photovoltaic could be achieved by using the combination of DC - DC converter and artificial intelligence. In this research, modeling of the solar PV system was made using MATLAB software, where the design of the solar PV system consists of a PV module with capacity 240W, DC to DC converter, battery and MPPT. The MPPT based on Genetic Algorithm (GA) has been tested and compared with MPPT based on Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO) and conventional MPPT, where MPPT based on GA works well in finding the maximum power point in the solar photovoltaic system. it was found that MPPT GA produces a maximum power point close to PV power with an efficiency of 92%, while MPPT PSO has an efficiency of 85% and for conventional MPPT it was 79%. In selecting the method for designing MPPT, a method is needed that has a wide range of sample data. This is due to the fluctuating characteristics of the irradiation value received by solar PV.
Design and Performance of Solar-Powered Surveillance Robot for Agriculture Application
Authors: Dewi Tresna , Sukwadi Ronald , Wahju Marsellinus Bachtiar
Published: July 2023

Agriculture can benefit from robotics technology to overcome the drawback of limited human labor working in this sector. One of the robot applications in agriculture is a surveillance robot to monitor the condition. This paper describes a surveillance robot that is powered by a capacitor bank charged by a mini solar panel. The solar-powered robot is well-suited for deployment in open agricultural areas in Indonesia, where the irradiance is high. This potential is excellent for generating electricity and charging electric vehicles, such as those used in agriculture. The surveillance robot developed and tested in this study has been successfully deployed in an agriculture-like setting with all-terrain contours and the capacity to avoid obstacles. During high irradiance sunny weather, the shortest charging time was 2 hours. Hence, the proposed technology is effective for designing a surveillance robot for agricultural applications.
Ricinus communis L. (MAMONA): Sementes Tóxicas Com Potencial Alelopático
Authors: Gusmão Vivian Maria Dias , Carreira Rosana Cristina
Published: July 2023

Allelopathy refers to the interaction of plants by the release of chemicals in the environment, interfering positively or negatively and may be present in the seeds of certain species. Thus, the current work sought to analyze the allelopathic potential of the seeds of Ricinus communis L. (castor bean), popularly known for its toxic properties and the oil extracted for industrial use, in addition, morphometry was performed and it was verified whether the storage of these seeds at different temperatures had an influence on the results obtained. The research was conducted in the Biology laboratory of the University Cruzeiro do Sul, São Miguel campus with the preparation of the aqueous extract of castor oil plant seeds, diluted in concentrations of 0% (control), 25%, 50%, 75% and 100%, applied in test seeds (Lactuca sativa L. - lettuce and Solanum lycopersicum L. - tomato), observing the possible allopathic effects during germination on the germination variables and the germination speed index. The seeds of R. communis from both storage periods did not present any variation in their length or width. In the germination tests, the presence of allelopathic substances was proven, capable of inhibiting and reducing the germination of lettuce and tomato seeds. The storage temperature of the specimen under study did not influence the effects achieved in the tests. The seeds of R. communis of both storages, did not present any variation in their length or width. In the germination tests, the presence of allelopathic substances, capable of inhibiting and reducing the germination of lettuce and tomato seeds, was proven. Andthe storage temperature of the specimen under study did not influence the effects obtained in the tests.
Social regulation of youth employment: sociological approach to a research (on the example of the Khabarovsk Territory)
Authors:   The Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy  and  Public  Administration,  the  Far-Eastern  institute of management – branch  of  RANEPA, Lada A. S.
Published: July 2023

The article analyzes the social regulation of youth employment on the example of the Khabarovsk territory. The article analyzes the youth employment programs implemented in the Khabarovsk territory. There are four such programs in the Khabarovsk territory: the Concept of Demographic Policy of the Far East for the period up to 2025th, a long-term program to promote youth employment for the period up to 2030th, a long-term program to promote youth employment in the Khabarovsk territory for 2022–2030, on the state support in 2022 for legal entities, including the non-profit organizations, and individual entrepreneurs in order to stimulate employment of the certain categories of citizens. Positive experience of cooperation between the employment service bodies and enterprises for vocational training of unemployed citizens for guaranteed jobs, with partial co-financing of training costs, has been revealed. The reasons preventing the employment of young people have been identified. Such reasons are: lack of the balance between supply and demand in the youth segment of labor market, discrepancy between the number of resumes of young applicants and the number of vacancies for the first job, the lack of work experience for some young people when entering the labor market, etc. Based on the analysis of legislation, statistical data and empirical sociological research, the author suggests improving the social regulation of the state and municipal programs to support youth employment and a social and labor mobility in the region.
European Constitutionalism: Development of the Idea and Legal Means of Public Power Limiting
Authors:   MGIMO University, Levakin Igor V. ,   National Research University “Higher School of Economics”
Published: July 2023

The article actualizes the problem of formation, development, the current state of the constitutionalist idea and the corresponding legal means of limiting public power. This is not about numerous constitutionalist political and legal doctrines, its deﬁnition or classiﬁcation: the thesis characterization of the historical stages of the struggle of civil society against the despotism of the state, competing or afﬁliated institutions (economic, military and spiritual) allows us to reveal the patterns of dialectics of the essential idea for constitutionalism and appropriate legal means of limiting public authority. The author used the historical-comparative, formal-logical, method of legal dogmatics and speciﬁcation of legal cases (description of speciﬁc cases). The use of these methods made it possible to investigate the embodiment of the constitutionalist idea of limiting public power that corresponds to the legal culture of a particular era; the main legal means of limiting public power in the past and present; the potential for updating the constitutionalist idea and legal means of limiting public power. The idea and legal means of limiting public power are concretized on the materials of the most developed legal systems of the past and present, recognizing and implementing European-type democracy as the basis of the political and legal structure.
The Responsibility of a Service Provider in Classical Roman Law
Authors:   National Research University Higher School of Economics, Pestov Mikhail M. ,   Private Law Research Center under the President of the Russian Federation named after S. S. Alekseev
Published: July 2023

The article is devoted to the responsibility of a service provider in Classical roman law. The author describes the main social and legal factores led to the changes in a service agreement in comparing with its structure in Preclassical period of roman law. Basing on fragments of classical juridical treatises he clariﬁes tthe responsibility for a breach of the main obligation tied with service providing as well as of the additional one going from caring for a customer’s thing. Exegesis to authentic sources combines with reviewing of traditional interpetations given by modern authors. The curring research showes the intrinsic interconnection between developing of formal legal relationships based on a contract of autonomic parties and rising of responsibility standards of a service provider. The appearing of an independent craftsman is caused by reglamention of the service agreement object. That object is regarded as physical efforts that will applied by a craftsman after certain period of time.
The Idea of the Withering Away of Law in the Early Soviet Legal Philosophy (1917–1930)
Authors:   National Research University Higher School of Economics, Bogatyrev Georgy T.
Published: July 2023

In the legal literature, the traditional idea is that Soviet legal scholars until the early 1930s rationally expected the withering away of law as socialism was being built. In this regard, this article aims to critically review the views on this problem that existed in the USSR and to check if such a theory (group of theories) really existed. To do this, the author checked the internal logic and detailing of the views of some leading Soviet legal philosophers (P. I. Stuchka, E. B. Pashukanis, M. A. Reisner, and I. P. Razumovsky). Their views on the problem of the withering away of the law were also compared with other elements of their scientiﬁc theories and with the provisions of classical Marxism. It has been established that none of the considered works contains a full-ﬂedged scientiﬁc theory of the withering away of law. P. I. Stuchka never supported this idea, and in his works, he wrote about the “withering away” of only certain liberal legal doctrines (freedom of contract, the autonomy of will, etc.). E. B. Pashukanis, known as the most inﬂuential Soviet legal nihilist, argued that the law would be completely replaced by technical norms, but did not provide any explanation for this statement. In many contemporary phenomena of politics and economics, he saw signs of the degradation of law but did not explain in any way how this would lead to the withering away of law itself. The replacement of law by technical norms was also predicted by M. A. Reisner, but his view was even more general — the law should have disappeared by itself when universal equality and justice would have been established in society. The philosopher I. P. Razumovsky also described the withering away of law only in general and, apparently, saw it as nothing more than an ideological stamp. The inability to formulate a detailed theory of the withering away of law, we believe, demonstrates the stability of the Western tradition in the face of many years of determined attempts to deconstruct it.
Assessing the impact of digital financial inclusion on agricultural total factor productivity in China
Authors: Zhai Shixian , Peng Chao , Sheng Yu
Published: July 2023

Based on panel data from the National rural fixed point survey from 2011 to 2018 and the Peking University digital financial inclusion (DFI) index data, this article uses the dynamic panel fixed effect model to analyze the effect of access to digital inclusive financing platforms on agricultural total factor productivity (TFP) and its contributing factors at the household level. The results show that DFI have a significant hysteresis positive impact on agricultural TFP and its two components, agricultural technical progress and agricultural technical efficiency change. And the usage depth of financial services has the greatest effect in three dimensions of DFI index.
ANALISIS FAKTOR-FAKTOR YANG MEMPENGARUHI IMPLEMENTASI STANDAR AKUNTANSI KEUANGAN ENTITAS MIKRO KECIL DAN MENENGAH (SAK EMKM) DI KOTA JAMBI (STUDI KASUS PADA UMKM BATIK DI SEBERANG KOTA JAMBI)
Authors: Sholihin M , Mukhzarudfa Mukhzarudfa , Tiswiyanti Wiwik
Published: July 2023

Penelitian ini dilakukan untuk menguji pengaruh sosialisasi, jenjang pendidikan, ukuran usaha, umur usaha dan pemahaman teknologi informasi terhadap implementasi SAK EMKM, baik secara parsial maupun simultan. Data yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah data sekunder yang diperoleh dari Dinas Koperasi dan UKM Kota Jambi, literatur, dan jurnal penelitian, sedangkan data primer diperoleh langsung dari UMKM Batik Seberang Kota Jambi. Populasi penelitian ini adalah UMKM Batik Seberang Kota Jambi, Pemilihan sampel menggunakan teknik purposive sampling dengan berbagai kriteria jumlah sampel sebanyak 41 UMKM. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian casual-comparative research.  Teknik  analisis   yang   digunakan  adalah   regresi    linier    berganda   dan    uji    hipotesis    menggunakan    t-statistik    untuk    menguji     koefisien regresi parsial serta f-statistik untuk menguji pengaruh secara simultan dengan tingkat kepercayaan 5%. Selain itu semua variabel telah diuji dengan uji asumsi  klasik.  Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa sosialisasi dan ukuran usaha berpengaruh terhadap implementansi SAK EMKM, namun jenjang pendidikan, umur usaha dan pemahaman teknologi informasi tidak berpengaruh terhadap implementansi SAK EMKM.
PENGARUH PENERAPAN AKUNTANSI LINGKUNGAN TERHADAP BIAYA OPERASIONAL PENGOLAHAN LIMBAH (STUDI PADA PT. BAHARI GEMBIRA RIA SUNGAI GELAM PKS LADANG PANJANG MUARO JAMBI)
Authors: Jenny D Aprindah , Wahyudi Ilham , Friyani Rita
Published: July 2023

Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah menguji pengaruh penerapan akuntansi lingkungan terhadap biaya operasional pengolahan limbah pada perusahaan. Objek penelitian berupa PT. Bahari Gembira Ria yang terletak di Sungai Gelam PKS Ladang Panjang Muaro Jambi. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian kuantitatif berupa data hasil kuesioner yang diisi oleh 30 orang karyawan PT. Bahari Gembira Ria. Analisi data dilakukan menggunakan metode Regresi Linier Sederhana dengan dibantuk aplikasi SPSS Versi 22. Hasil penelitian menunjukan bahwa terdapat hubungan yang signifikan antara penerapan akuntansi lingkungan dengan biaya operasioanl pengolahan limbah. Perusahaan PT. Bahari Gembira Ria sudah mengungkapkan kebijakan-kebijakan akuntansi terkait biaya pengolahan limbah dalam laporan posisi keuangan perusahaan.
Asymmetric decentralization with selective broad autonomy in the state administration system
Authors: Fauzan Muhammad , Ardhanariswai Riris
Published: July 2023

Asymmetric decentralization is the opening of space for the implementation and creativity of the province in the implementation of regional government outside the general and special provisions. The purpose of this paper is to analyze the concept of asymmetric decadency with selective broad autonomy to make it easier to grant autonomy to the regions. The term decentralization is the administration of government in which functions, duties, and authorities are delegated to the widest possible extent to the regions. (Sarundajang, 2011). The methodology employed in this research was a normative study with doctrinaire research or called library research or document study (Waluyo, 2008). The main findings of the paper, the differences in the character and culture of each region make the administration of government in the regions not monopolized by the central government, which is feared will homogenize the pattern of government in all regions. The concept of asymmetric decentralization with the principle of broad and selective autonomy is the right choice for the administration of regional government in the future. The conclusion that the concept of asymmetric decentralization with broad selective autonomy is one alternative to facilitate the realization of the goal of granting autonomy to the regions.
EFFECT OF CORPORATE GOVERNANCE ON FINANCIAL STABILITY SHARIA BANK IN INDONESIA
Authors: Susanto Joko , Walyoto Sri
Published: July 2023

This study aims to determine the effect of corporate governance on the financial stability of Islamic banks in Indonesia as measured using the z-score. The characteristics of the board of commissioners are proxied by the variable size of the board of commissioners, independent board of commissioners, board of commissioners meetings, and educational background of the board of commissioners. The study used panel data with a sample of Islamic commercial banks in Indonesia from 2015 to 2016 with a total sample of 78 data. The data analysis technique used multiple linear regression with the fixed effect model and the classical assumption test for the suitability of the regression model. The test results show that the variable size of the board of commissioners, independent board of commissioners, and educational background of the board of commissioners has no effect on the soundness of Islamic banks. Meanwhile, the board of commissioners meeting variable has a positive effect on the soundness level of Islamic banks. The control variables for bank size and NPF have no effect on bank soundness.
Maximizing wind farm power output with the helix approach -- experimental validation and wake analysis using tomographic PIV
Authors: Hoek Daan van der , Abbeele Bert Van den , Ferreira Carlos Simao , Wingerden Jan-Willem van
Published: July 2023

Wind farm control can play a key role in reducing the negative impact of
wakes on wind turbine power production. The helix approach is a recent
innovation in the field of wind farm control, which employs individual
blade pitch control to induce a helical velocity profile in a wind
turbine wake. This forced meandering of the wake has turned out to be
very effective for the recovery of the wake, increasing the power output
of downstream turbines by a significant amount. This paper presents a
wind tunnel study with two scaled wind turbine models, of which the
upstream turbine is operated with the helix approach. We used
tomographic particle image velocimetry to study the dynamic behavior of
the wake under influence of the helix excitation. The measured flow
fields confirm the wake recovery capabilities of the helix approach
compared to normal operation. Additional emphasis is put on the effect
of the helix approach on the breakdown of blade tip vortices, a process
that plays an important role in re-energizing the wake. Measurements
indicate that the breakdown of tip vortices, and the resulting
destabilization of the wake is enhanced significantly with the helix
approach. Finally, turbine measurements show that the helix approach was
able to increase the combined power for this particular two turbine
setup by as much as 15%.
How Do School Counselors Advocate for Gifted and Intelligent Children in Junior High School?
Authors: Findivia Egga Fahruni  , Ach. Sudrajad Nurismawan  , Nabila Salma Salsabila
Published: July 2023

This case study research attempts to 1) investigate in detail the provision of advocacy services carried out by counseling guidance teachers to gifted and intelligent students in junior high school, 2) know the collaboration between counseling guidance teachers with homeroom teachers and parents in dealing with obstacles in gifted and intelligent students. Referring to the findings in schools, there are two forms of advocacy services provided by counselors: holding academic conferences and collaborating with homeroom teachers for gifted and intelligent children. Meanwhile, to handle the problems of gifted, intelligent children in terms of learning, social, and career, the counselor collaborates with subject teachers to provide enrichment materials and participate in the Olympics. Then, with parents, arrange social activities for gifted, intelligent children. At the same time, at home, and periodically provide group guidance related to career planning. The results of this study can be used as evaluation material for schools and become an inspiration, especially for policymakers in counseling guidance to facilitate the rights of gifted and intelligent children.