bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Implementasi Kebijakan Pemerintah Kota Makassar mengenai Pemberian Insentif kepada Ketua RT dan RW
Authors: S St .Sukmawati. , Alam Roslina
Published: August 2021

Abstrak

Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui efektifitas pemberian insentif RT dan RW yang diukur pada sembilan indikator kinerja yang semuanya terkait dengan aplikasi program Pemkot Makassar. Tehnik pengumpulan data studi lapang ini terdiri dari observasi, wawancara serta dokumentasi. Metode pengumpulan data dalam penelitian ini adalah wawancara, dan dokumentasi. Penelitian ini dilakukan di Kota Makassar tepatnya di Kecamatan Rappocini dengan 11 Kelurahan sebagai obyek penelitian yang akan dikaji. Pendekatan peneltian ini menggunakan analisis kualitatif dengan tipe deskriptif yang tujuannya untuk memberikan gambaran mengenai fenomena yang terjadi. Dampak yang diharapkan dari perwali Kota makassar No 3 tahun 2016 tentang pemberian insentif kepada RT dan RW sekota Makassar khususnya Kecamatan Rappocini adalah penerapan pelayanan yang mampu bersinergi secara positif antara masyarakat dengan aparatur pemerintah terkecil RT/RW dan pemberian insentif bagi RT/RW sesuai dengan kebijakan yang ada.

Kata Kunci : Kebijakan Pemerintah, Pemberian Insentif, Ketua RT/RW

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to find out the effectiveness of RT and RW incentives as measured on nine performance indicators, all of which are related to the application of the Makassar Municipal Government program. This field study data collection technique consists of observation, interview and documentation. The methods of data collection in this study are interviews, and documentation. This research was conducted in makassar city precisely in Rappocini sub-district with 11 villages as the object of research to be studied. This research approach uses qualitative analysis with descriptive type whose purpose is to provide an overview of the phenomenon that occurs. The expected impact of makassar City Trust No. 3 of 2016 on providing incentives to RT and RW in Makassar, especially Rappocini Subdistrict, is the implementation of services that are able to synergize positively between the community with the smallest government apparatus RT / RW and provide incentives for RT / RW in accordance with existing policies.

Keywords: Government Policy, Incentivizing, Chairman of RT/RW.
Analisis Institusionalisasi Kebijakan Dana Kelurahan di Kecamatan Tempe Kabupaten Wajo
Authors: Parawangsyah Andi , Thaha Rasyid , Arifin Indar
Published: August 2021

Abstrak

Institusionalisasi kebijakan dana kelurahan merupakan studi yang mempelajari tentang proses pelaksanaan terhadap kebijakan dana kelurahan yang telah ditetapkan pemerintah. Dana kelurahan dialokasikan pemerintah melalui Peraturan Pemerintah Nomor 17 Tahun 2018 tentang Kecamatan dengan melihat keberhasilan yang dicapai dana desa dalam pembangunan dan pemberdayaan masyarakat. Penelitian ini bertujuan mengkaji dan menganalisis model institusionalisasi kebijakan dana kelurahan di Kecamatan Tempe Kabupaten Wajo. Tipe penelitian yang digunakan adalah kualitatif yang memberikan gambaran faktual mengenai tujuan penelitian. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan: pelaksanaan kebijakan dana kelurahan di Kecamatan Tempe Kabupaten Wajo sesuai dengan model institusionalisasi, yakni Rational Choice Institusionalism, Historical Institusionalism, Sosiologis Institusionalism, Discursive Institusionalism, dan Political Game.

Kata Kunci: Institusionalisasi, Dana Kelurahan, Kebijakan, Wajo

Abstract

The Institutionalization of urban village fund policy is a study to learn about the implementation of the urban village fund policy process. The fund was allocated by the government through Government Regulation Number 17 of 2018 about Sub-Districts for the development of urban village/village facilities, infrastructure, and community empowerment by referring to the success of urban village/village funds. This study aimed to examine and analyze the institutionalization model of urban village fund policy in Tempe District of Wajo Regency. This research used qualitative approach to provide a factual picture of the research objectives. The results showed that the implementation of urban village fund policy in Tempe District of Wajo Regency fulfilled the institutionalization models namely Rational Choice Institutionalism, Historical Institutionalism, Sociological Institutionalism, Discursive Institutionalism, and Political Game.

Keywords: Institutionalization, Village Fund, Policy, Wajo
The Altered State of η Carinae: HST’s Photometric Record 1998–2021*
Authors: Martin John C. , Davidson Kris , Humphreys Roberta M. , Ishibashi Kazunori
Published: August 2021

Hubble Space Telescope photometry of η Carinae spans 23 yr, including five spectroscopic events. The rapid brightening rate decreased after 2010, and the spectroscopic events in 2014 and 2020 had light curves different from their predecessors. Together with other indicators, these developments probably foretell the conclusion of η Car’s change of state.
UMaMI: A New Frontiers-style Mission Concept to Explore the Uranian System
Authors: Leonard Erin J. , Elder Catherine , Nordheim Tom A. , Cartwright Richard , Alex Patthoff D. , Beddingfield Chloe , Cochrane Corey , Brooks Shawn , Tiscareno Matthew , Strange Nathan , Balint Tibor
Published: August 2021

With the public and scientific community’s growing interest in ocean worlds, the icy moons of Uranus offer an ideal opportunity to explore a native ice giant satellite system. Although it is uncertain whether any of the Uranian moons currently host subsurface oceans, there is tantalizing evidence—including geologically young surface features and volatiles that are not stable—that this could be the case, making these objects possible ocean worlds in their own right. Determining whether subsurface oceans are present in the interiors of these moons would increase our understanding of the conditions under which subsurface oceans are formed and maintained over the history of the solar system. The presence and stability of a subsurface ocean in the interiors of any icy body is key to identifying its potential as a habitable environment. In this work, we describe a midsize (New Frontiers class) mission concept: the Uranian Magnetosphere and Moons Investigator. The magnetosphere and moons are tightly coupled parts of the Uranian system, complementary to study, and best analyzed together in order to investigate the Uranian moons as potential ocean worlds. Additionally, this mission concept includes study of Uranus’s unique rings and magnetosphere–solar wind interaction. With a future, more detailed trade study, there also could be opportunities for studies of Uranus itself.
New species of Yamadazyma from rotting wood in China
Authors: Gao Wan-Li , Li Ying , Chai Chun-Yue , Yan Zhen-Li , Hui Feng-Li
Published: August 2021

Yamadazyma is one of the largest genera in the family Debaryomycetaceae (Saccharomycetales, Saccharomycetes) with species mainly found in rotting wood, insects and their resulting frass, but also recovered from flowers, leaves, fruits, tree bark, mushrooms, sea water, minerals, and the atmosphere. In the present study, several strains obtained from rotting wood in Henan and Yunnan Provinces of China were isolated. Based on morphology and a molecular phylogeny of the rDNA internal transcribed spacer region (ITS) and the D1/D2 domain of the large subunit (LSU) rDNA, these strains were identified as three new species: Yamadazyma luoyangensis, Y. ovata and Y. paraaseri; and three previously described species, Y. insectorum, Y. akitaensis, and Y. olivae. The three new species are illustrated and their morphology and phylogenetic relationships with other Yamadazyma species are discussed. Our results indicate a high undiscovered diversity of Yamadazyma spp. inhabiting rotting wood in China.
Ethics Education in Nursing: Instruction for Future Generations of Nurses
Authors: Hoskins Katelin , Grady Christine , Ulrich Connie
Published: August 2021

Ethics education in nursing provides a critical foundation for addressing ethical questions that arise in the patient-provider relationship. These questions are many and often include central concerns surrounding truth-telling, informed consent, and protecting the rights and welfare of patients and families in decision making. The lack of ethics preparation at both the undergraduate and graduate level hampers nurses’ ability to work collaboratively with other team members and share their voices when ethical issues confront clinicians and their patients and families. The purpose of this article is to discuss the importance of ethics education in nursing, identifying gaps in ethics education in nursing curricula, and review specific content issues within ethics curricula and future directions. We highlight the research and clinical opportunities that support ethics education, and offer innovative methods for ethics pedagogy. We also examine what we may learn from medicine. The article ends with recommendations and a conclusion to address ways to incorporate ethics inquiry in nursing curricula for educating future generations of nurses.
Child Poverty, Toxic Stress, and Social Determinants of Health: Screening and Care Coordination
Authors: Francis Lucine , DePriest Kelli , Wilson Marcella , Gross Deborah
Published: August 2021

Social determinants of health (SDOH) refer to the social, economic, and physical conditions in which people live that may affect their health. Poverty, which affects nearly 15 million children in the United States, has far-reaching effects on children’s physical and mental health. Although it is difficult to change a family’s economic circumstances, nurses can play a critical role to address SDOH through screening and effective coordination of care. As nurses, our role is to minimize the effects of SDOH, including poverty, on child health and well-being through our practice, research, and professional education. We present three exemplars of child poverty to demonstrate the impact on child health and well-being and propose a model of care for nurses to assess and address SDOH in the pediatric clinical setting.
Social Intelligence Counseling Intervention to Reduce Bullying Behaviors Among Thai Lower Secondary School Students: A Mixed-method Study
Authors: Jueajinda Samith , Stiramon Orapin , Ekpanyaskul Chatchai
Published: August 2021

Objectives: To develop and investigate the effectiveness of an integrative counseling intervention for enhancing social intelligence and reducing bullying behaviors among lower secondary school students in Bangkok, Thailand.Methods: An interventional mixed-method design was employed in 2 phases. Phase 1 involved the development of a qualitative method-based integrative counseling program from key informants using the eclecticism technique. In phase 2, a randomized controlled trial with a wait-list control was conducted and qualitative research was performed with students who demonstrated bullying behaviors. Demographic data, Social Intelligence Scale (SIS) scores, and Bullying-Behavior Scale (BBS) scores were collected at baseline. Changes in SIS scores and qualitative findings obtained from in-depth interviews were examined after counseling ended, and BBS scores were collected again 1 month later.Results: The developed social intelligence counseling program included eight 1-hour weekly sessions consisting of 3 components: (1) social awareness, (2) social information processing, and (3) social skills. After receiving this intervention, scores for the SIS overall (p<0.001) and all of its components (p<0.05) were significantly enhanced in the experimental group compared to the control group. Moreover, the mean BBS scores in the experimental group significantly decreased 1 month after counseling (p=0.001). With regard to the qualitative research results, the experimental students demonstrated improvements in all components of social intelligence.Conclusions: The results indicated that a preventive counseling program may enhance social intelligence, decrease bullying behaviors among lower secondary school students, and prevent further incidents of school violence. However, further studies in various population subgroups should also be performed.
Effective Decontamination and Remediation After Elemental Mercury Exposure: A Case Report in the United States
Authors: Johnson-Arbor Kelly , Schultz Brian
Published: August 2021

Elemental mercury exposure can result in significant toxicity. Source decontamination and remediation are often required after larger elemental mercury exposures, but the details of these processes are infrequently reported. In the case described herein, a 64-year-old woman and her husband were exposed to elemental mercury in their home after the husband purchased it online for the purpose of recreational barometer calibration. After the mercury reportedly spilled during the calibration process, a vacuum cleaner was used to decontaminate the affected surface; this led to extensive mercury contamination of the home. The couple was relocated from the home while remediation occurred over the course of several weeks. Vacuum cleaning of an elemental mercury spill can lead to extensive volatilization and recirculation of mercury vapor. For smaller mercury spills, careful removal of visible mercury beads by using an eyedropper, cardboard, and masking tape is recommended. Larger spills require professional decontamination and remediation and may necessitate involvement of governmental resources. Vacuum cleaning should not be used as an initial method of decontamination after elemental mercury exposure. Careful attention to source decontamination can reduce the emotional and financial costs associated with extensive remediation after elemental mercury exposure.
Presentación. Inteligencia artificial y nuevas éticas de la convivencia
Authors: Valverde Pérez Nuria
Published: August 2021

Las tecnologías de la inteligencia artificial (IA) hacen emerger con mayor fuerza una pregunta central para la filosofía contemporánea: ¿cómo se generan los desplazamientos éticos a través de la producción de nuevas formas de convivencia tecnológica? Saber en qué consisten estos desplazamientos y si contribuyen, o no, a determinados tipos de convivencia es más urgente que precipitarse a una producción de normativa que no se enfrenta a los cambios inherentes al nuevo entorno. Pero una de las consecuencias que apuntan en este enfoque es que la programación, sometida a las lógicas de la anticipación, no puede resolver el problema simplemente. La programación tiende a la formación de nichos o esferas en los que los individuos se desenvuelven perdiendo visión de la complejidad; la delegación de los cálculos a las máquinas hace que disminuya no sólo la capacidad del cálculo aritmético sino la imaginación matemática, creando nichos epistémicos crecientemente reservados a las máquinas; la minería de datos borra las diferencias entre lo público y lo privado, afianzando modos de comportamiento que esquivan la autorreflexión y el escrutinio de nuestras acciones en relación al bien común. Pero ¿pueden los programas desenvolverse en un sentido contrario, fortaleciendo las destrezas epistémicas, haciendo visible la complejidad, la participación política y la diversificación de bienes comunes en un mundo tecnológicamente denso? O en otros términos, ¿podemos encontrar en ellos claves para una ética robusta de la convivencia tecnológica? Las contribuciones de este número desgranan las transformaciones en las nociones de autonomía, creatividad y precariedad en el contexto de la IA.
Arte en el contexto de los procedimientos de lógica algorítmica
Authors: Laurentiz Silvia
Published: August 2021

La pregunta inicial relacionada con este artículo es: ¿cómo el arte ha ido asimilando los procedimientos lógicos de los algoritmos computacionales? Nuestra hipótesis es que estamos siendo entrenados por procedimientos lógicos que conforman, informan y forman nuestro pensamiento, tales como simulaciones, modelos, patrones, códigos y conjuntos de códigos, algoritmos, dispositivos, interfaces, y estos son el núcleo de lo que llamamos de «pensamiento conformado» (Laurentiz 2015, 2017, 2018 y 2019). Es importante resaltar que al decir que un pensamiento está conformado no se limita a formas, aspectos físicos, expresiones de patrones, sino que es un conjunto de hábitos o costumbres comunes y socialmente definidos, determinados por la sociedad, comunidad o grupo. Por lo tanto, el pensamiento conformado provoca cambios significativos e impulsa nuestro pensamiento, lenguaje y, en consecuencia, nuestro comportamiento. El objetivo es comprender cómo la lógica de los algoritmos, especialmente de la inteligencia artificial, que están presentes en los modelos conceptuales y perceptuales de las obras de arte actuales, puede generar un desmembramiento estético. La premisa es que la comprensión de los procedimientos tecnológicos aumenta las posibilidades creativas y el potencial expresivo de los proyectos de arte. Esto se verá reflejado de alguna manera en la experiencia estética, porque, cambiando conceptos y técnicas, también cambian el pensamiento y las formas de acción y, en consecuencia, los procesos creativos y los resultados estéticos. Este es el resultado de un estudio que busca comprender cómo estos procedimientos afectan los sistemas sensoriales y cognitivos, cómo nuestra mente procesa esta información y consecuentemente interactuamos en el mundo. Nuestro punto de vista es que los artistas tienen el papel crítico no solo de aplicar estos principios lógicos en sus obras de arte, sino también de intervenir en estos procesos de manera disconforme.
Mapping Archeological Signs From Airborne Lidar Data Using Deep Neural Networks: Primary Results
Authors: Küçükdemirci Melda , Landeschi Giacomo , Dell’Unto Nicolo , Ohlsson Mattias
Published: August 2021

– Complexity of large-scale Airborne LIDAR data: its processing, and interpretation emerges the necessity of automated analysis with novel techniques.– Detection and documentation of archaeological ruins, hidden in the forests of the Swedish landscape.
Using Ground-Penetrating Radar to Analyze Interior Details of a Hohokam Dwelling to Test Ideas About Cultural Change and Community Dynamics in 10th Century Southern Arizona, USA
Authors: Conyers Lawrence B.
Published: August 2021

– Integration of two-dimensional and three-dimensional images can define house features in buried dwellings.– Placement and number of interior features allows for determination of duration of occupancy.– Results of many GPR studies of houses of a specific age over a broad landscape can test ideas about community dynamics in the ancient Hohokam world.
Magnetic and EMI Prospection in a Disturbed Environment: The Case of the Saint Brice/Ecouen (Val d’Oise, France) Pottery Workshop
Authors: Dabas Michel , Guadagnin Rémi , Lambert Danièle , Tabbagh Alain , Thiesson Julien
Published: August 2021

– Detection of kilns within pottery workshops.– Comparison of EM and magnetic results.– Detection with EM disturbances.
Magnetic Signatures of Urban Structures: Case Study from Larsa (Iraq, 6th–1st millennium BC)
Authors: Darras Lionel , Vallet Régis
Published: August 2021

– Magnetic signatures of urban structures.– Understand water distribution in a megalopolis thanks to geophysics prospecting.
A Geophysical Survey in Notre-Dame de Paris Cathedral: Revealing the Buried Past After the Disaster
Authors: Hulin Guillaume , Besnier Christophe , Chaoui-Derieux Dorothée , Flageul Sébastien , Norgeot Christophe , Schamper Cyril , Simon François-Xavier , Tabbagh Alain
Published: August 2021

– Geophysical survey in Notre-Dame de Paris Cathedral.– Ground-Penetrating Radar and electrostatic survey for urban archaeology.– Geophysical survey for archaeology in a complex and polluted environment.
Revisiting Vulci: New Data from a Geophysical Investigation in the Urban Area
Authors: Kay Stephen , Sabatini Serena , Pomar Elena , Goransson Kristian
Published: August 2021

– Geophysical prospection to support the study of the urban development of sites in South Etruria (Lazio, Italy) from the Bronze Age to Late Antiquity.– Prospection of the site of Vulci using the techniques of magnetometry and GPR.– Detailed plan of the city recorded over 1.6 hectares from the eastern edge of the plateau to the central Cardo Maximus.
Geophysical and Archaeological Survey of the Alanic Barrow Cemeteries in the Northern Caucasus (Russia)
Authors: Korobov Dmitry S. , Malashev Vladimir Yu. , Fassbinder Jörg W. E.
Published: August 2021

– Satellite images were used to identify barrow cemeteries in the North Caucasus.– Magnetic prospection helped to recognize circular and rectangular ditches in the cemeteries.– Archaeological excavations fully confirmed the results of the magnetometry survey.
An Experimental Use of Ground-Penetrating Radar to Identify Human Footprints
Authors: Wiewel Adam , Conyers Lawrence B. , Piroddi Luca , Papadopoulos Nikos
Published: August 2021

– Features like human footprints can be identified in two-dimensional radar profiles.– Amplitude variations associated with footprints have been demonstrated with slices.– Horizon detection methods are another avenue for detecting subsurface footprints.
Reconstruction of the Mine Plan in Szklary (Poland) Using ERT
Authors: Zawadzki Mikolaj , Ciechowska Helena , Mieszkowski Radoslaw , Pęski Franciszek
Published: August 2021

– The final result of the project is to create a 2D model of the mine plan based on the results of the geophysical measurements.– ERT was chosen as the primary method in this project due to the fact that the voids and the air have a very high resistivity (3,3 ∙ 1016Ωm). Voids are very well recognizable on the ERT results.– Using of the Seismic Refraction Tomography (SRT) is planned on some profiles. SRT is the method rarely used in archaeogeophysical research.
Highlighting the Potential of 3D ERT by Comparing its Results with GPR and the Excavation Map of a Roman Building
Authors: Parsi Mandana , Linck Roland , Fassbinder Jörg W. E. , Eitel Michael
Published: August 2021

– Comparative measurements and analysis of 3D ERT and GPR results.– Evaluation of different ERT data processing methods.
The Search for Sikyon’s Sunken Harbor
Authors: Rusch Katharina , Thorwart Martin , Müth Silke , Kissas Konstantinos , Rabbel Wolfgang
Published: August 2021

– Horizontal-to-Vertical Spectral Ratio is used for mapping the thickness of the alluvial fill.– Recording of ambient noise with mini arrays is used to map the shear-wave velocity.– Imaged depression filled with silty material might be connected to former harbor.
Curvelet-Transform-Based Fusion: Application to Europos and Doriskos, N. Greece
Authors: Karamitrou Alexandra , Tsokas Gregory N. , Stampolidis Alexandros
Published: August 2021

– We use a new approach to combine magnetic and electrical geophysical data from two different archaeological areas in Greece (Europos & Doriskos).– Using the curvelet transform we express the feature of the images as a function of spatial coordinates, scale, and orientation.– A combined image is created in the curvelet domain through the objective selection of the most salient features.– The results show several potential archaeological structures.
L’efficacia dei trattamenti psicoterapeutici: per una ricerca basata sulla pratica clinica
Authors: Lo Coco Gianluca
Published: August 2021

Questo articolo approfondisce il tema del rapporto tra ricerca in psicoterapia e pratica clinica. Nonostante gli avanzamenti nell’ambito della ricerca negli ultimi venti anni, permangono ancora diversi ostacoli nel processo di disseminazione di tale conoscenza. a tal fine, verranno messe in evidenza le differenze tra l’evidence-based research, volta a determinare quale trattamento terapeutico sia più efficace per i singoli disturbi psichiatrici e la practice-based research, che prova ad ottenere dei risultati più vicini alla pratica professionale quotidiana, focalizzandosi su aspetti come la relazione terapeutica, le caratteristiche del terapeuta e del paziente ed i fattori contestuali. È possibile costruire una pratica clinica che non sia sganciata dalle evidenze scientifiche su vari aspetti del lavoro terapeutico. infine, verrà evidenziato come le terapie psicodinamiche abbiano ottenuto varie prove di efficacia che le rendono comparabili a trattamenti di altri orientamenti, anche se la complessità dello studio della relazione terapeutica in tale setting richiede uno sforzo sempre maggiore per integrare ricerca quantitativa e qualitativa.
The onomastic possibility of renaming the Sepedi and Sesotho sa Leboa (Northern Sotho) language names to restore peace, dignity and solidarity
Authors: Rakgogo Tebogo J. , Zungu Evangeline B.
Published: August 2021

The study embraced the onomastic possibility of renaming the Sepedi and Sesotho sa Leboa (Northern Sotho) language names that have caused and are still causing onomastic confusion to the first language (L1) speakers of the language under scrutiny, and also to the speakers of other languages. The study was conducted in 2019 at five selected South African universities – University of Johannesburg, University of South Africa, University of Limpopo, University of Venda and Tshwane University of Technology – which offered the language under investigation as an L1 module. In addition, language experts (practitioners) at the Pan South African Language Board (PanSALB) and its sub-structures and the National Department of Arts and Culture, including Limpopo and Gauteng Department of Sport, Arts, Culture and Recreation, were also involved in the study. Quota sampling was used to select all the 267 participants in the study. The study found that both Sepedi and Sesotho sa Leboa (Northern Sotho) language names are rejected by onomastic principles of naming an official language. An overwhelming majority of the participants opined that this language should be renamed, with the anticipation that the new name will bring peace, unity and solidarity to the L1 speakers of Sepedi.
Early multicenter experience of Melody valve implantation in India
Authors: Sheth Kshitij , Azad Sushil , Dalvi Bharat , Parekh Maulik , Sagar Pramod , Anantharaman Rajaram , Radhakrishnan Sitaraman , Sivakumar Kothandam
Published: August 2021

Background :

Transcatheter valves provide a safe and effective alternative to surgery for treating dysfunctional right ventricular outflow tracts (RVOTs). We present our early multicenter experience of percutaneous pulmonary valve implantation (PPVI) using Melody valve (Medtronic Inc., Minneapolis, MN).

Methods :

Patients with stenosed conduits or degenerated bioprosthetic valves in RVOT with combined stenosis and regurgitation were evaluated for suitability of Melody valve implantation. After undergoing an initial structured training, PPVI using Melody transcatheter pulmonary valve (TPV) was guided by an approved proctor. Conduits were serially dilated and prestented with careful coronary interrogation, and bioprosthetic valves were dilated with high-pressure balloons. Clinical and echocardiographic follow-up was performed at 6 monthly intervals.

Results :

Fifteen patients (three females) aged 23.1 ± 9.5 years in NYHA Class II-III underwent Melody TPV implantation in four Indian centers. The underlying anatomy comprised surgically implanted bioprosthetic valves for pulmonary regurgitation (n= 5), conduit repair for pulmonary atresia (n = 4), Rastelli repair (n = 3), truncus (n = 1), and Ross procedure (n = 2). Twelve patients had more than one previous surgery. Doppler gradient decreased from 74.2 ± 21.5 mmHg to 10.2 ± 4.5 mmHg after the PPVI. At a median follow-up of 14 months (1–39 months), all the patients were in NYHA Class I with echocardiographic gradients of 8 ± 5.7 mmHg with no evidence of pulmonary regurgitation. There were no major procedural adverse events or deaths.

Conclusions :

Our early experience shows encouraging results of the PPVI program in India with proctored case selection and meticulous planning. It also confirms the safety and efficacy of Melody TPV for treating dysfunctional RVOT in postoperative patients.
Combining Relative Chronology and AMS 14C Dating to Contextualize ‘Megasites’, Serial Migrations and Diachronic Expressions of Material Culture in the Western Tripolye Culture, Ukraine
Authors: Harper Thomas K. , Diachenko Aleksandr , Rassamakin Yuri Y. , Chernovol Dmitriy K. , Shumova Valentina A. , Nechitailo Pavlo , Chabaniuk Vladislav V. , Tsvek Elena V. , Bilas Natalia M. , Pohoralskyi Yaroslav V. , Eccles Laurie R. , Kennett Douglas J. , Ryzhov Sergei N.
Published: August 2021

Scholarship regarding the Eneolithic Cucuteni-Tripolye cultural complex of Romania, Moldova and Ukraine has recently focused on ‘megasites’ of the Western Tripolye culture (WTC) in Central Ukraine. However, in order to properly contextualize such unusual phenomena, we must explore the broader typo-chronology of the WTC, which is suggestive of a high degree of mobility and technological transfer between regions. We report 28 new AMS 14C dates from sites representing diagnostic types and propose a high-resolution chronological sequence for the WTC’s development. Our results support the relative chronology and offer an opportunity to propose a new chronological synthesis for the WTC.
Prácticas de planificación para la enseñanza de las ciencias naturales: Una perspectiva metacognitiva
Authors: Méndez Méndez Luis , Arteaga Yannett
Published: August 2021

proceso de reflexión desarrollado por docentes de ciencias naturales sobre sus prácticas de planificación en el contexto de la Educación Media General en Venezuela. Su desarrollo fue a través de un enfoque introspectivo-vivencial, bajo un diseño metodológico cualitativo de tipo narrativo. Se definieron tres categorías de análisis: revisión de la práctica, toma de decisiones y las propias reflexiones docentes acerca de la planificación. Se devela que estos son procesos metacognitivos que permiten integrar las competencias profesionales asociadas a un contexto específico sobre el cual los docentes construyen y cimientan su pensamiento, discurso y acción profesional, de manera que para las prácticas de planificación se desarrolla una mirada de intervención a través de decisiones organizacionales, contextuales y de reconfiguración que favorecen el cambio progresivo para mejorar la intervención docente.
El Modelo flipped classroom en educación virtual: Una experiencia en matemáticas universitarias
Authors: Arias-Rueda Jhon Herminson
Published: August 2021

El objetivo de esta investigación fue determinar la eficacia del modelo Flipped Classroom aplicado en las clases virtuales de matemática respecto a la participación de los estudiantes en sus procesos de aprendizaje. La metodología estuvo enmarcada bajo un enfoque cualitativo con un diseño de investigación-acción con una muestra conformada por 133 estudiantes repartidos entre dos cursos de álgebra lineal y dos de cálculo diferencial correspondientes a un primer nivel de ingeniería. Para la recolección de información se utilizó la observación y una encuesta semiestructurada. Se concluyó que el modelo Flipped Classroom al aplicarse en las clases virtuales de matemática con videos interactivos y actividades de repaso con retroalimentación inmediata, contribuye a la participación de los estudiantes en sus procesos de aprendizajes, aunque no optimiza el tiempo en las clases sincrónicas.
PENGARUH PELAKSANAAN CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY DAN KOMISARIS INDEPENDEN TERHADAP PERENCANAAN PAJAK SECARA LEGAL DI PT.INKA (PERSERO)
Authors: Marismiati Marismiati , Karinda Septania Putri
Published: August 2021

Setiap perusahaan khususnya perusahaan besar tidak lepas dari tanggung jawabnya untuk melakukan kontribusi wajib ke kas negara yaitu pembayaran pajak. Adanya fenomena penerimaan pajak sepanjang 2019 mengalami tekanan. Manufaktur dan pertambangan menjadi sektor yang paling besar mengalami penurunan setoran pajak ke kas negara. Laporan Skripsi ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui Pengaruh Pelaksanaan Corporate Social Responsibility dan Komisaris Independen terhadap Perencanaan Pajak secara legal di PT. INKA (Persero). Metode penelitian yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah metode kuantitatif dengan judul asosiatif kausal dan menggunakan sumber data primer. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa secara parsial Pelaksanaan Corporate Social Responsibility berpengaruh terhadap Perencanaan Pajak secara Legal PT.INKA (Persero), kemudian Komisaris Independen tidak berpengaruh terhadap Perencanaan Pajak Secara Legal di PT.INKA (Persero). Sedangkan secara simultan terdapat pengaruh antara Pelaksanaan Corporate Social Responsibility dan Komisaris Independen terhadap Perencanaan Pajak secara legal di PT.INKA (Persero).
Microplastic ingestion by Characidae in rural streams (Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil)
Authors: Ferrari Leandro , Hepp Luiz Ubiratan
Published: August 2021

Microplastics (MP) have several negative effects on biodiversity, from the ecosystem to individual levels, and can be easily consumed by small invertebrates and fish. The increased production of plastic and absence of efficient management systems for these residues facilitate their presence in aquatic environments. In this study, we evaluated the presence of MP in the stomach contents of four species of Characidae in rural streams in the upper portion of the Uruguay River watershed (northern Rio Grande do Sul). Among the total of collected organisms (n=121), the presence of MP was observed in 72% of the analyzed stomach contents. Bryconamericus iheringii had the highest occurrence of MP (85.7%), followed by Astyanax lacustris (69.4%), Astyanax henseli (69.1%) and Oligosarchus breviostris (66.7%). Our results demonstrate the high occurrence of MP in freshwater aquatic environments, especially rural streams. The results observed in this study confirm the importance of conservation of streams, from the maintenance of riparian vegetation as a way to reduce the input of MP in these ecosystems.
Lead sorption from aqueous solutions by kaolinite: laboratory experiments
Authors: Awadh Salih , Ayad A Yousif
Published: August 2021

The lead has adverse effects in contamination the aquatic environment, for this reason, a laboratory simulation was conducted using kaolinite collected from the Ga’ara Formation at western Iraq to be considered as a natural sorbent material that can be addressed Pb2+ from the aqueous environments. The Energy-Dispersive X-ray Spectroscopy and atomic absorption spectroscopy clarifying very fine grains and pure phase with a very little quantity of quartz and has a number of active sites for adsorption. The sorption of kaolinite for the Pb2+ has been carefully tested by several designed laboratory experiments. Five lead solutions of different concentrations (25, 50, 75, 100 and 125 ppm) were tested under different values of pH (1.3-9). The best sorption has been recorded at pH 9, with an equilibrium reaction time 40 m and the solid-liquid ration 1.25 gm:50 ml. The sorption reaction is endothermic with two main mechanisms were identified, the rapid ion exchange which gets at the beginning of the reaction during the first 10 m, and ion exchange, which gets slow later due to form ionic complexes
Modelling changes in secondary inorganic aerosol formation and nitrogen deposition in Europe from 2005 to 2030
Authors: Jonson Jan Eiof , Fagerli Hilde , Scheuschner Thomas , Tsyro Svetlana
Published: August 2021

Abstract. Secondary inorganic PM2.5 particles are formed from SOx, NOx and ammonia emissions, through the formation of either ammonium sulphate or ammonium nitrate. EU limits and WHO guidelines for PM2.5 levels are frequently exceeded in Europe, in particular in the winter months. In addition the critical loads for eutrophication are exceeded in most of the European continent. Further reductions in ammonia emissions and other PM precursors beyond the 2030 requirements could alleviate some of the health burden from fine particles, and also reduce the deposition of nitrogen to vulnerable ecosystems. Using the regional scale EMEP/MSC-W model, we have studied the effects of year 2030 ammonia emissions on PM2.5 concentrations and depositions of nitrogen in Europe in the light of present (2017) and past (2005) conditions. Our calculations show that in Europe the formation of PM2.5 from ammonia to a large extent is limited by the ratio between the emissions of ammonia on one hand, and SOx plus NOx, on the other hand. As the ratio of ammonia to SOx and NOx is increasing, the potential to further curb PM2.5 levels through reductions in ammonia emissions is decreasing. Here we show that per gram of ammonia emissions mitigated, the resulting reductions in PM2.5 levels simulated using 2030 emissions are about a factor of 2.6 lower than when 2005 emissions are used. However, this ratio is lower in winter, thus further reductions in the ammonia emissions in winter may have similar potentials as SOx and NOx in curbing PM2.5 levels in this season. Following the expected reductions of ammonia emission, depositions of reduced nitrogen should also decrease in Europe. However, as the reductions in NOx emission are larger than for ammonia, the fraction of total nitrogen (reduced plus oxidised nitrogen) deposited as reduced nitrogen is increasing and may exceed 60 % in most of Europe by 2030. Thus the potential for future reductions in the exceedances of critical loads for eutrophication in Europe will mainly rely on the ability to reduce ammonia emissions.
Interpretable machine learning prediction of fire emissions and comparison with FireMIP process-based models
Authors: Wang Sally S.-C. , Qian Yun , Leung L. Ruby , Zhang Yang
Published: August 2021

Abstract. Annual burned areas in the United States have increased twofold during the past decades. With more large fires resulting in more emissions of fine particulate matter, an accurate prediction of fire emissions is critical for quantifying the impacts of fires on air quality, human health, and climate. This study aims to construct a machine learning (ML) model with game-theory interpretation to predict monthly fire emissions over the contiguous US and to understand the controlling factors of fire emissions. By comparing the predicted fire PM2.5 emissions from the interpretable ML model with the Global Fire Emissions Database (GFED) observations and predictions from process-based models in the Fire Modeling Intercomparison Project (FireMIP), the ML model is also used to diagnose the process-based models to inform future development. Results show promising performance for the ML model, Community Land Model (CLM), and Joint UK Land Environment Simulator-Interactive Fire And Emission Algorithm For Natural Environments (JULES-INFERNO) in reproducing the spatial distributions, seasonality, and interannual variability of fire emissions over CONUS. Regional analysis shows that only the ML model and CLM simulate the realistic interannual variability of fire emissions for most of the subregions (r > 0.95 for ML and r = 0.14 ~ 0.70 for CLM), except for Mediterranean California, where all the models perform poorly (r = 0.74 for ML and r < 0.30 for the FireMIP models). Regarding seasonality, most models capture the peak emission in July over western US. However, all models except for the ML model fail to reproduce the bimodal peaks in July and October over Mediterranean California, which may be explained by the coarse spatial resolutions of the processed-based models or atmospheric forcing data or limitations in model parameterizations for capturing the effects of Santa Ana winds on fire activity. Furthermore, most models struggle to capture the spring peak in emissions in southeastern US, probably due to underrepresentation of human effects and the influences of winter dryness on fires in the models. As for extreme events, both the ML model and CLM successfully reproduce the frequency map of extreme emission occurrence but overestimate the number of months with extremely large fire emissions. Comparing the fire PM2.5 emissions from the interpretable ML model with process-based fire models highlights their strengths and uncertainties for regional analysis and prediction and provides useful insights on future directions for model improvements.
Zeppelin-led study on the onset of new particle formation in the planetary boundary layer
Authors: Lampilahti Janne , Manninen Hanna E. , Nieminen Tuomo , Mirme Sander , Ehn Mikael , Pullinen Iida , Leino Katri , Schobesberger Siegfried , Kangasluoma Juha , Kontkanen Jenni , Järvinen Emma , Väänänen Riikka , Yli-Juuti Taina , Krejci Radovan , Lehtipalo Katrianne , Levula Janne , Mirme Aadu , Decesari Stefano , Tillmann Ralf , Worsnop Douglas R. , Rohrer Franz , Kiendler-Scharr Astrid , Petäjä Tuukka , Kerminen Veli-Matti , Mentel Thomas F. , Kulmala Markku
Published: August 2021

Abstract. We compared observations of aerosol particle formation and growth in
different parts of the planetary boundary layer at two different
environments that have frequent new particle formation (NPF) events. In
summer 2012 we had a campaign in Po Valley, Italy (urban background), and in
spring 2013 a similar campaign took place in Hyytiälä, Finland
(rural background). Our study consists of three case studies of airborne and
ground-based measurements of ion and particle size distribution from
∼1 nm. The airborne measurements were performed using a
Zeppelin inside the boundary layer up to 1000 m altitude. Our observations
show the onset of regional NPF and the subsequent growth of the aerosol
particles happening almost uniformly inside the mixed layer (ML) in both
locations. However, in Hyytiälä we noticed local enhancement in the
intensity of NPF caused by mesoscale boundary layer (BL) dynamics. Additionally, our
observations indicate that in Hyytiälä NPF was probably also taking
place above the ML. In Po Valley we observed NPF that was limited to a
specific air mass.
Cushion bog plant community responses to passive warming in southern Patagonia
Authors: Pancotto Verónica , Holl David , Escobar Julio , Castagnani María Florencia , Kutzbach Lars
Published: August 2021

Abstract. Vascular plant-dominated cushion bogs, which are exclusive to the Southern Hemisphere, are highly productive and constitute large sinks for atmospheric carbon dioxide compared to their moss-dominated counterparts around the globe. In this study, we experimentally investigated how a cushion bog plant community responded to elevated surface temperature conditions as they are predicted to occur in a future climate. We conducted the study in a cushion bog dominated by Astelia pumila on Tierra del Fuego, Argentina. We installed a year-round passive warming experiment using semicircular plastic walls that raised average near-surface air temperatures by between 0.4 and 0.7 ∘C (at the 3 of the 10 treatment plots which were equipped with temperature sensors). We focused on characterizing differences in morphological cushion plant traits and in carbon dioxide exchange dynamics using chamber gas flux measurements. We used a mechanistic modeling approach to quantify physiological plant traits and to partition the net carbon dioxide flux into its two components of photosynthesis and total ecosystem respiration. We found that A. pumila reduced its photosynthetic activity under elevated temperatures. At the same time, we observed enhanced respiration which we largely attribute, due to the limited effect of our passive warming on soil temperatures, to an increase in autotrophic respiration. Passively warmed A. pumila cushions sequestered between 55 % and 85 % less carbon dioxide than untreated control cushions over the main growing season. Our results suggest that even moderate future warming under the SSP1-2.6 scenario could decrease the carbon sink function of austral cushion bogs.
Land-use harmonization datasets for annual global carbon budgets
Authors: Chini Louise , Hurtt George , Sahajpal Ritvik , Frolking Steve , Klein Goldewijk Kees , Sitch Stephen , Ganzenmüller Raphael , Ma Lei , Ott Lesley , Pongratz Julia , Poulter Benjamin
Published: August 2021

Abstract. Land-use change has been the dominant source of anthropogenic
carbon emissions for most of the historical period and is currently one of
the largest and most uncertain components of the global carbon cycle.
Advancing the scientific understanding on this topic requires that the best
data be used as input to state-of-the-art models in well-organized
scientific assessments. The Land-Use Harmonization 2 dataset (LUH2),
previously developed and used as input for simulations of the 6th Coupled Model Intercomparison
Project (CMIP6), has been
updated annually to provide required input to land models in the annual
Global Carbon Budget (GCB) assessments. Here we discuss the methodology for
producing these annual LUH2-GCB updates and extensions which incorporate
annual wood harvest data updates from the Food and Agriculture Organization
(FAO) of the United Nations for dataset years after 2015 and the History
Database of the Global Environment (HYDE) gridded cropland and grazing area
data updates (based on annual FAO cropland and grazing area data updates)
for dataset years after 2012, along with extrapolations to the current year
due to a lag of 1 or more years in the FAO data releases. The resulting
updated LUH2-GCB datasets have provided global, annual gridded land-use and
land-use-change data relating to agricultural expansion, deforestation, wood
harvesting, shifting cultivation, regrowth and afforestation, crop
rotations, and pasture management and are used by both bookkeeping models
and dynamic global vegetation models (DGVMs) for the GCB. For GCB 2019, a
more significant update to LUH2 was produced, LUH2-GCB2019
(https://doi.org/10.3334/ORNLDAAC/1851, Chini et al., 2020b), to take
advantage of new data inputs that corrected cropland and grazing areas in
the globally important region of Brazil as far back as 1950. From 1951 to 2012
the LUH2-GCB2019 dataset begins to diverge from the version of LUH2 used for
the World Climate Research Programme's CMIP6, with peak differences in Brazil in the year 2000 for
grazing land (difference of 100 000 km2) and in the year 2009 for
cropland (difference of 77 000 km2), along with significant
sub-national reorganization of agricultural land-use patterns within Brazil.
The LUH2-GCB2019 dataset provides the base for future LUH2-GCB updates,
including the recent LUH2-GCB2020 dataset, and presents a starting point for
operationalizing the creation of these datasets to reduce time lags due to
the multiple input dataset and model latencies.