bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Optimization of the Preparation Conditions of Aluminum-Impregnated Food Waste Biochar Using RSM with an MLP and Its Application in Phosphate Removal
Authors: Kang Jin-Kyu , Kingkhambang Khonekeo , Lee Chang-Gu , Park Seong-Jik
Published: August 2023

Phosphorus is an essential macroelement in plant growth and the human body, but excessive water enrichment with phosphorus is a global threat to water quality. To address this problem, the development of an efficient, affordable adsorbent for use in removing large amounts of phosphorus from eutrophic water is necessary. Food-waste-based adsorbents offer a sustainable solution because they utilize waste as a valuable resource. This study explored the use of food waste biochar as a novel adsorbent with additional aluminum impregnation (Al–FWB) to enhance its phosphate adsorption capacity. This study employed response surface methodology (RSM) to optimize the synthetic conditions of the Al–FWB with the highest phosphate adsorption capacity. To enhance the identification of the optimal conditions using RSM, this study employed quadratic equations and a multi-layer perceptron (MLP). The pyrolysis temperature and Al concentration significantly (p < 0.05) affected the adsorption capacity of the AL–FWB. The optimal conditions for the preparation of the AL–FWB were a pyrolysis temperature, duration, and Al concentration of 300 °C, 0.5 h, and 6%, respectively, based on the quadratic equation and MLP models. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy revealed that phosphate was adsorbed on the surface of the AL–FWB via the formation of AlPO4. The optimized AL–FWB (Opt-AL–FWB) removed 99.6% of the phosphate and displayed a maximum phosphate adsorption capacity of 197.8 mg/g, which is comparable to those reported in previous studies. Additionally, the phosphate adsorption capacity of the Opt-AL–FWB was independent of the pH of the solution, and the presence of 10 mM SO42– decreased its adsorption capacity by 15.5%. The use of the Opt-AL–FWB as an adsorbent provides not only efficient phosphate removal but also green, economical food waste reusability. In summary, this study demonstrates the potential of AL–FWB as an effective, sustainable, and affordable adsorbent for use in phosphate removal from contaminated water.
Distinguishing between Sources of Natural Dissolved Organic Matter (DOM) Based on Its Characteristics
Authors: Vogt Rolf David , Porcal Petr , Hejzlar Josef , Paule-Mercado Ma. Cristina , Haaland Ståle , Gundersen Cathrine Brecke , Orderud Geir Inge , Eikebrokk Bjørnar
Published: August 2023

Increasing levels of dissolved organic matter (DOM) in watercourses in the northern hemisphere are mainly due to reduced acid rain, climate change, and changes in agricultural practices. However, their impacts vary in time and space. To predict how DOM responds to changes in environmental pressures, we need to differentiate between allochthonous and autochthonous sources as well as identify anthropogenic DOM. In this study we distinguish between allochthonous, autochthonous, and anthropogenic sources of DOM in a diverse watercourse network by assessing effects of land cover on water quality and using DOM characterization tools. The main sources of DOM at the studied site are forests discharging allochthonous humic DOM, autochthonous fulvic DOM, and runoff from urban sites and fish farms with high levels of anthropogenic DOM rich in protein-like material. Specific UV absorbency (sUVa) distinguishes allochthonous DOM from autochthonous and anthropogenic DOM. Anthropogenic DOM differs from autochthonous fulvic DOM by containing elevated levels of protein-like material. DOM from fishponds is distinguished from autochthonous and sewage DOM by having high sUVa. DOM characteristics are thus valuable tools for deconvoluting the various sources of DOM, enabling water resource managers to identify anthropogenic sources of DOM and predict future trends in DOM.
Evaluation of Biofloc-Based Probiotic Isolates on Growth Performance and Physiological Responses in Litopenaeus vannamei
Authors: Menaga Meenakshisundaram , Rajasulochana Perepi , Felix Sugantham , Sudarshan Shanmugam , Kapoor Ashish , Gandla Kumaraswamy , Saleh Moustafa M. , Ibrahim Adel Ehab , El Deeb Sami
Published: August 2023

A comparison of the growth performance of Penaeus vannamei was ascertained by supplementing the potential probiotics isolated from a biofloc system incorporated through feed. Post-larvae shrimp (0.045 ± 0.005 g) were stocked at a density of 500/m3 in FRP tanks (500 L) in triplicates for a period of 60 days. A total of 40 bacterial strains were isolated from previous biofloc culture trials and tested for their antimicrobial activity against the pathogen Vibrio parahaemolyticus. Among these, Bacillus megaterium, Exiguobacterium profundum, Pseudomonas balearica, and Pseudomonas stutzeri showed higher antimicrobial activity. The treatment groups included clear water with no probiotics (CW), clear water + isolated probiotic (CW + IP), biofloc alone (BFT), and biofloc + isolated probiotic (BFT + IP), in triplicates. Distillery spent wash was used as a carbon source for biofloc development and maintenance. A probiotic concentration of 1 × 109 cfu/g was supplemented throughout the trial. The recorded water quality parameters (pH, alkalinity, calcium, and magnesium) were observed to be significant among the experimental groups (p ≤ 0.05). The highest weight gain (2.43 g), SGR, PER, and lower FCR values were recorded in BFT + IP. The lowest values of total Vibrio were found in BFT. The histology analysis revealed that there was a mild increase in the B and R cell vacuoles in the hepatopancreas of CW and BFT + IP, whereas mild degeneration was found in the intestine of CW and CW + IP. Microbiome analysis of the shrimp gut revealed that Proteobacteria was the most abundant phylum in all experimental groups. P. balearica, K. pneumoniae, P. stutzeri, and E. profundum were present in the gut of C, whereas P. balearica, K. pneumonia, and P. stutzeri were present in the gut of CW + IP and BFT + IP. The results proved that the probiotics isolated from biofloc colonized in shrimp gut could play a promising role in aquaculture.
Climate Impact on Irrigation Water Use in Jiangsu Province, China: An Analysis Using Empirical Mode Decomposition (EMD)
Authors: Zhang Tao , Wang Xiaojun , Jin Zhifeng , Shahid Shamsuddin , Bi Bo
Published: August 2023

In this paper, the quantitative effects of climatic factor changes on irrigation water use were analyzed in Jiangsu Province from 2004 to 2020 using the Empirical Mode Decomposition (EMD) time-series analysis method. In general, the irrigation water use, precipitation (P), air temperature (T), wind speed (Ws), relative humidity (Rh) and water vapor pressure (Vp) annual means ± standard deviation were 25.44 ± 1.28 billion m3, 1034.4 ± 156.6 mm, 16.1 ± 0.4 °C, 2.7 ± 0.2 m·s−1, 74 ± 2%, and 15.5 ± 0.6 hPa, respectively. The analysis results of the irrigation water use sequence using EMD indicate three main change frequencies for irrigation water use. The first major change frequency (MCF1) was a 2-to-3-year period varied over a ±1.00 billion m3 range and showed a strong correlation with precipitation (the Pearson correlation was 0.68, p < 0.05). The second major change frequency (MCF2) was varied over a ±2.00 billion m3 range throughout 10 years. The third major change frequency (MCF3) was a strong correlation with air temperature, wind speed, relative humidity, and water vapor pressure (the Pearson correlations were 0.56, 0.75, 0.71, and 0.69, respectively, p < 0.05). In other words, MCF1 and MCF3 represent the irrigation water use changes influenced by climate factors. Furthermore, we developed the Climate–Irrigation–Water Model based on farmland irrigation theory to accurately assess the direct effects of climate factor changes on irrigation water use. The model effectively simulated irrigation water use changes with a root mean square error (RMSE) of 0.06 billion m3, representing 2.24% of the total. The findings from the model indicate that climate factors have an average impact of 6.40 billion m3 on irrigation water use, accounting for 25.14% of the total. Specifically, precipitation accounted for 3.04 billion m3 of the impact, while the combined impact of other climatic factors was 3.36 billion m3.
Analysis of Spatial Distribution Characteristics of Non-Point Source Pollution in Liaoning Province
Authors: Yan Bin , Cao Qi , Yan Shengli , Gao Zhenwei , Liu Dehui , Li Yuyuan
Published: August 2023

As a major agricultural province, understanding the spatial distribution characteristics of non-point source pollution in Liaoning Province plays a crucial role in preventing and controlling non-point source pollution. This paper uses the pollution discharge coefficient method to calculate the TN and TP load of non-point source pollution in each city of Liaoning Province in 2019. The results indicate that: (1) In 2019, the emissions of TN and TP from non-point source pollution in Liaoning Province were 245.6 thousand t and 23.2 thousand t, respectively. Livestock and poultry farming is the main source of TN and TP pollution. (2) The total amount of standard pollution load was 361.269 billion m3. TN is the main source of non-point source pollution, with TN and TP accounting for 67.96% and 32.04%, respectively. Overall, pollution in the central and western regions is more serious than in the eastern regions, while pollution in the plain areas is worse than in the mountainous and hilly areas. Chaoyang should be a key focus in terms of the prevention and control of non-point source pollution, and the abundant total water resources play a crucial role in reducing pollution levels.
Factors Affecting Teen Involvement in Pennsylvania 4-H Programming
Authors: Gill Bart , Ewing John , Jacklyn Jacklyn
Published: August 2023

The study reported here determined the factors that affect teen involvement in 4-H programming. The design of the study was descriptive and correlational in nature. Using a purposive sampling procedure, a survey questionnaire was distributed to all (N=214) 4-H members attending the 4-H State Leadership Conference. The major findings of the study aligned of previous research and showed that parents have a great influence on their children's choices within 4-H. Additionally, the results of the study show that the 4-H members are experiencing the opportunity to lead meetings and organize events.
Does the General Public Know the Extension Service? A Survey of Ohio Residents
Authors: Loibl Cäzilla , Diekmann Florian , Batte Marvin
Published: August 2023

This article presents results of an assessment of the familiarity of the general public of Ohio with OSU Extension and the means of contact with OSU Extension. One-fifth of respondents were familiar with programs and services OSU Extension provides. Agriculture and Natural Resources area programs were most popular among those Ohio residents familiar with OSU Extension. Reading a publication was the most likely way of knowing about OSU Extension. Ohio residents reported a positive, above-average value for their satisfaction with OSU Extension's programs and services, and indicated that they would recommend OSU Extension to others.
A 5-Year Look at Cotton Coverage by the Texas Print Media
Authors: Gibson Courtney , Akers Cindy , Oshel Alyx , Irlbeck Erica
Published: August 2023

Can we increase the coverage of agriculturally related topics in the media? A 5-year research study examined how the implementation of a media resource tool developed to provide a more detailed understanding of the cotton industry and access to credible cotton-related sources affects the quality and quantity of print media coverage the cotton industry receives in Texas. An increase in the total number of cotton-related articles, as well as the coverage of certain cotton-related topics, was seen in the 5 years of the study. Causal data is not currently available, but this could be a topic of future research.
Obtaining High-Quality, "Low-Maintenance" Stakeholder Input: How to Create a Virtual Statewide Extension Program Advisory Committee
Authors: O’Neill Barbara
Published: August 2023

Effective advisory committees are the cornerstone of relevant, quality Extension programs. They provide stakeholder input to Extension personnel, which is required under the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act (AREERA) of 1998. This article describes the implementation of a virtual statewide Extension program advisory committee using e-mail. During three semi-annual virtual "meetings" to date, the committee has provided high-quality recommendations for Extension programming with a much "richer" discussion of suggested program content and delivery methods than was previously the case with face-to-face meetings. In addition, the time requirement for both the specialist and committee members was significantly reduced.
Evaluation of Adobe® Presenter as a Teaching Tool
Authors: Grabowski Michelle
Published: August 2023

Adobe® Presenter software provides educators with a tool to create narrated distance learning presentations. This article describes Adobe® Presenter's many features and explains which most strongly affect learning. Six Adobe® Presenter trainings were presented to 62 volunteers preparing to provide information at a public outreach event. One month after the event, volunteers were surveyed about their ability to learn from the online training and to apply the information in their volunteer work. Although all features of the Adobe® Presenter software were highly rated, questions embedded within the presentation and the voice-recorded narration were rated as particularly important to learning.
Video Gaming Increases Physical Activity
Authors: Wittman Grace
Published: August 2023

The 2005 Dietary Guidelines for Americans and Mypramid recommend that children get 60 minutes of moderate level exercise each day. Obesity has become a serious health concern for children and adolescents. Idaho currently has an obesity rate of 10.1% for children ages 10-17. As a response to this, the Nintendo Wii was introduced into a 4-H after-school program in Idaho. Data was collected to determine if participating in exergames was an effective way to be physically active for youth ages 9-12 years of age.
Energy Efficiency: An Experiential-Based Energy Unit for Youth Ages 13-18
Authors: Poorman Myken , Webster Nicole
Published: August 2023

Not all 16 year olds can buy hybrid cars to help save gas emissions, but they can learn new, easy ways to save energy. Youth are more likely to develop a greater sense of positive impact on the environment if they learn easy and creative ways to use energy more efficiently at a young age. Through the use of practical applications, youth can begin to make a difference in our environment. By implementing energy-related materials, programs like 4-H can teach communities the importance of saving energy. If youth are educated on ways to be energy conscious, they will teach others.
До проблеми підготовки вчителя у сучасному вимірі мистецької освіти
Authors: Комаровська Оксана , Миропольська Наталія
Published: August 2023

Стаття розкриває проблеми сучасної мистецької освіти, серед яких, з одного боку, тенденції естетичного облаштування життя, а, з другого, - некерованість і маніпуляція цим процесом. Розв’язання окресленої наукової проблеми передбачало застосування системного підходу, що дозволило визначити концептуальні домінанти мистецької освіти та охарактеризувати їх. Об’єктивний сутнісний аналіз поглядів науковців у галузі філософії, культурології, педагогіки, музичної педагогіки щодо естетичної складової формування особистості сприяв всебічному розгляду проблеми мистецької освіти та фахової компетентнісної підготовки майбутнього вчителя мистецьких дисциплін. Застосування діяльнісного підходу дало змогу розробити певні рекомендації щодо творчого використання навчального матеріалу в курсі дисципліни «Художня культура» у десятому класі закладів загальної середньої освіти.Наукова новизна статті полягає у визначенні та характеристиці концептуальних векторів розвитку сучасної мистецької освіти, надано рекомендації щодо креативного використання змісту пред- метe «Художня культура» (10 клас) у формуванні художньо-естетичної компетентності особистості.Розкрито проблеми сучасної мистецької освіти, серед яких, з одного боку, тенденції естетичного облаштування життя, а, з другого, - некерованість і маніпуляція цим процесом. Виокремлено концептуальні вектори вибудовування стратегії мистецької освіти і продемонстровано можливості їх реалізації на прикладі навчання предмета «Художня культура» (10 клас). Акцентується увага на підготовці вчителя.Визначено мистецьку освіту як універсальний естетико-виховний і особистісно- розвивальний складник освіти. Приділено увагу суттєвим показникам фахової компетентності майбутнього педагога мистець- ких дисциплін. Виявлено особливості володіння ними педагогічним інструментарієм явищ культури як на рівні естетичних домінант історичного контексту, в якому їх було створено, так і на рівні сучасного звучання. З’ясовано, що оперування механізмами такого діалогу уможливлює необхідне нині вивільнення певних кордонів художнього пізнання, пробуджуючи креативність особистості – як учителя, так і учня, що є перспективою досліджень педагогіки мистецтва.
Duration of Hospitalization According to the Type of Treatment in Patients Diagnosed With Schizophrenia: A Retrospective Cross-sectional Study
Authors: Massoudifar Ali , Jahangiri Rayehe , Namazi Sholeh , Haghighi Fini Zeinab , Alimi Nozhan , Sheybani-Arani MohammadHosein
Published: August 2023

Background: Schizophrenia is a complex mental disorder with the most severe and devastating effect on a person’s life. Given that schizophrenia treatments have different effects on the duration of hospitalization and reduction of positive and negative symptoms, we decided to conduct a study to evaluate the duration of hospitalization according to the type of treatment in patients diagnosed with schizophrenia in Ebn-e-Sina hospital in Bandar Abbas. Materials and Methods: In this retrospective descriptive cross-sectional study, the files of 75 patients with schizophrenia admitted to the psychiatric ward of Ebn-e-Sina hospital in 2019-2020 were included after obtaining the approval of the ethics committee. A group of patients was treated with electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) and typical antipsychotic drugs, and another with ECT and atypical antipsychotic medications until the acute phase of the disease subsided. The patient’s file information was summarized and arranged in a checklist prepared by the researcher and then statistically analyzed using SPSS version 22.0. Results: The patients’ most commonly received treatment was typical and atypical antipsychotic medications combined with ECT (60.0%), followed by combination therapy (29.30%), atypical antipsychotic medications (8.00%), and typical antipsychotic medications (2.70%), respectively. Considering the specific objectives of this study, it was found that the mean length of hospital stay in the 4 treatment groups was significantly different (P=0.006). Conclusion: The duration of hospitalization in the combined with ECT group was significantly longer compared to the others.
The Effect of Interval Training With Resveratrol on Some Apoptotic Indices of the Heart Tissue of Rats With Diabetes Caused by Streptozotocin
Authors: Negarestani Hamidreza , Nobahar Masome , Ahmadi Fatemeh
Published: August 2023

Background: Today, diabetes is considered one of the main causes of death so that the aim of this study was to investigate the effect of interval training with resveratrol on some apoptotic indices of the hepatocyte tissue in diabetic male rats. Materials and Methods: In this experimental trial, 42 male rats were randomly divided into 6 groups, including diabetic saline, diabetic, healthy, supplement, interval exercise, and resveratrol supplementation+interval exercise (7 mice in each group). The program of interval training groups and resveratrol supplementation+interval training on the treadmill included 3 sessions per week, and each session was 10 sets of 1-minute activity that started with 14 meters per minute and reached 28 meters per minute in the eighth week. BCL2, BAX, and CASPASE-3 levels were determined by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay kits (Zelbio, Germany, Catalog: RK03522, RK03549). Results: CASPASE and BAX -3 levels were higher in diabetic-saline and diabetic groups compared to the other groups (P=0.001). Bcl-2 levels were lower in diabetic-saline and diabetic groups in comparison to other groups (P=0.001). The mean BAX/BCL2 ratio was higher in diabetic-saline and diabetic groups (P=0.001). Interval exercise and resveratrol administration alone or especially resveratrol intervention combined with interval exercise caused a significant decrease in mean CASPASE-3 and BAX concentrations (P=0.001), BAX/BCL2 ratio (P=0.001), while a significant increase in the BCL-2 concentration (P=0.001) in the myocyte tissue. Conclusion: The results demonstrated that exercise could increase BAX and BCL-2. This improvement was greater when combined with resveratrol.
Correlates of Oral Health Conditions and Oral Health Literacy Among a Sample of Patients With Cardiovascular Disease: A Cross-sectional Study
Authors: Babadi Fatemeh , Zare-Mehrjardi Kamal , Assareh Ahmadreza , Malekzadeh Hossein , Araban Marzieh
Published: August 2023

Background: Oral health literacy (OHL) and dental health indicators in people with cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are important health conditions that have been less investigated in this group of patients. The aim of the present study was to evaluate oral health conditions and OHL in adult patients with cardiovascular conditions who referred to dental clinics in southwest, Iran. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted in Ahvaz, Iran in 2021-2022. The oral and dental health status and literacy of 302 people were investigated, and data were collected using a standard questionnaire about OHL (with dimensions of comprehension and calculation ability), as well as demographic and medical information. Then, the patients were clinically examined by a dentist to determine oral health indicators (Decayed, missing, and filled teeth: DMFT) and oral health index (OHI-S). Finally, data were analyzed using SPSS, version 22. Results: The mean DMFT was 11.06±3.55. According to the OHI-S, 124 (41.1%), 75 (24.8%), and 103 (34.1%) people were categorized in mean, good, and poor oral health levels, respectively. Pearson’s correlation coefficient demonstrated a direct, strong, and significant relationship between age and DMFT and OHI (r=0.702, r=0.678 P<0.001). The relationship between understanding ability and DMFT and OHI was inversely correlated (r=-0.389, r=-0.278, P<0.001), and the relationship between calculation ability and OHI, as well as between calculation ability and DMFT was inverse and significant ((r=-0.572, P<0.001) and r=-0.429, P<0.001, respectively). Conclusion: The results showed that there is a relationship between OHL and OHI in people with CVD, although it is not in a favorable condition. As a result, the design, implementation, and evaluation of oral health education programs for patients with CVD are highly recommended, and it is imperative that oral and dental health be carefully monitored in these patients.
The effect of aerobic training and eugenol supplementation on the PI3K/AKT/mTOR pathway in skeletal muscle of male rats poisoned with chlorpyrifos
Authors: Behnam Moghadam Mohadeseh , Matinhomaee Hasan , Azarbayjani Mohammad Ali
Published: August 2023

Background and aims: Chlorpyrifos (CPF) is an insecticide that is widely used in the world. The purpose of this research was to investigate the effect of 4-week aerobic exercise and eugenol supplementation on the phosphatidylinositol-3-kinases/protein kinase/mammalian target of rapamycin (Pi3K/AKT/mTOR) pathway on the skeletal muscle of male rats poisoned with CPF. Methods: Overall, 12-week-old female rats were used in this experimental research. The rats were randomly divided into 8 groups (8 rats in each group), including healthy control, toxic control, poison solvent, corn oil solvent, poisoned+eugenol, poisoned+aerobic exercise, and poisoned+aerobic exercise+eugenol. Moderate training was in the range of 50-60% VO2 max, including 5 training sessions per week (treadmill). Poisoning was performed with CPF poison with a dose of 3 mg/kg, and the dose of eugenol was determined to be 250 mg/kg. Results: There was no significant difference between the groups in terms of mTOR and AKT expression (P=0.369, P=0.59). However, the expression of PI3k in the poisoned control group was lower than that in the healthy control group (P=0.049). In addition, the expression of PI3k was higher in the poisoned+eugenol+exercise group compared to the poisoned control group (P=0.009). The corn solvent group also had a higher PI3k expression in comparison to the poisoned control group (P=0.025). Finally, there was no significant difference among the other groups. Conclusion: In general, 4 weeks of CPF poisoning caused a significant decrease in PI3K, but it did not have a significant effect on AKT and mTOR. Based on the finding, 4 aerobic exercises and eugenol consumption could significantly increase in PI3K, while it had no significant effect on AKT and mTOR.
The effect of eight weeks of high-intensity interval training and moderate-intensity continuous training on some factors causing oxidative stress in the cardiomyocytes of mice with type II diabetes
Authors: Khosravi Zadeh Ali , Rahmani Nia Farhad , Damirchi Arsalan , Kargarfard Mehdi
Published: August 2023

Background and aims: Diabetic cardiomyopathy (DCM) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality among diabetic patients. This study aimed to compare and investigate the effects of high-intensity interval training (HIIT) and moderate-intensity continuous training (MICT) on oxidative stress as one of the key links in the development of DCM in mice with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Methods: Forty male C57BL/6J mice were randomly assigned to four groups of equal number (Control, T2DM, T2DM+HIIT, and T2DM+MICT). After the induction of T2DM, HIIT and MICT programs were conducted 5 days a week for 8 weeks. At the end of the experimental period, blood and heart samples were collected for subsequent measurements. Results: T2DM significantly up-regulated the levels of advanced glycation end products (AGEs, P=0.001) and the expression of 15-lipoxygenase (15-LOX, P=0.001) and 4-hydroxy-2-nonenal (4-HNE, P=0.001) compared to controlled mice. After 8 weeks of training, HIIT and MICT programs increased the levels of insulin (P<0.001) while reducing the levels of fasting blood glucose (P<0.001, P=0.024, respectively). On the other hand, it was found that HIIT and MICT programs significantly decreased the levels of AGEs (P<0.001), expression of 15-LOX (P=0.006, P=0.019, respectively), and 4-HNE (P=0.008 and P=0.035, respectively). Conclusion: Our findings revealed that exercise training, particularly MICT, will be highly helpful in the prevention of DCM through the improvement of glucose metabolism and reduction of 15-LOX expression.
Copier Diagnostic Expert System using Case Based Reasoning (CBR) Method
Authors: Utami Nadya Three
Published: August 2023

The high need for photocopiers makes machine operations very high for a long time. This situation makes the condition of the machine to be down and easily damaged. This machine is a complex machine that is interconnected with one another , so it needs expert handling in repairing it. The limited number of technicians makes machines that are damaged for a long time to be repaired, so we need a system that can replace the position of experts in repairing copiers. The Case Based Reasoning (CBR) method is a method for building a system that works by diagnosing new cases based on old cases. occurred and provide solutions to new cases based on old cases that have a high similarity value. Just like humans can do reasoning, Case Based Reasoning is developed to do reasoning like humans. With reasoning, Case Based Reasoning can retrieve and equalize past solutions that are stored and used to solve current problems. Photocopiers at Fotocopy Cahaya currently require maximum operational handling due to the high level of use being made. In this research an expert system will be built in light photocopying by applying the Case Based Reasoning (CBR) method. The system built is made up of the PHP programming language and MySQL database to diagnose photocopier damage. The result of this research is a system that can diagnose photocopiers and produce a solution based on the damage experienced by the machine. By implementing an expert system using the Case Based Reasoning method, it will make it easier for Fotocopy Cahaya to diagnose the damage experienced by the machine and find the right solution to overcome the damage
Analysis of Home Appliances Functional Failure on Certainty Factor-Based Engineering ACS
Authors: Rahmayeni Windy
Published: August 2023

Technological developments are currently experiencing very rapid changes along with human needs that are increasingly numerous and complex. Not only in the fields of health, education, agriculture, and so forth. However, the electronics industry has also been affected by the development of this technology. The production of household electronic devices or home appliances that combine sophistication of technology and modern designs has emerged and is much in demand by the public, one of which is the refrigerator. Even with the development of this technology, it does not mean that the refrigerator can function properly forever if it is used continuously. Because the refrigerator requires maintenance and repair if there is damage. In diagnosing damage to a 2-door no frost home appliances refrigerator, limitations in information, knowledge, and experience from the public and technicians cause delays in recognizing the damage that has occurred, which also affects decision-making in handling it. Then a system will be formed using an expert system computer program with the Certainty Factor method. The Certainty Factor method is a method for accommodating statements from an expert in their delivery. where a website-based expert system is created that can be used without any space and time limitations to help new technicians and the public. The result of testing this method is the resulting accuracy rate of more than 90% of the data

has been tested so that it can assist technicians in diagnosing damage to the no frost 2 door refrigerator
PEMANFAATAN TEKNOLOGI INFORMASI (TI) UNTUK MASYARAKAT PEDESAAN
Authors: Sundari Santi , Ani Rahmani  , Joe Lian Min  , Zulkifli Arsyad  , Rahil Jumiyani
Published: August 2023

Posyandu merupakan salah satu upaya pemberdayaan kesehatan masyarakat, khususnya di pedesaan, yang dilaksanakan oleh kader yang telah memenuhi persyaratan. Saat ini, terdapat ribuan posyandu di seluruh Indonesia. Menurut catatan Kementerian Kesehatan, tidak lebih dari 50% yang masih aktif. Di samping menangani perkembangan kesehatan bayi, pada kenyataannya posyandu diharapkan dapat menopang aspek lain yang berkaitan dengan kesehatan masyarakat secara umum, termasuk pendataan dan peta demografi kesehatan di wilayah terkecil. Salah satu kendala yang dihadapi oleh posyandu desa Sariwangi adalah sulitnya memperoleh data terbaru dan kelengkapannya disebabkan oleh pencatatan data yang masih manual (paper base) dan rawan ketidak sesuaian pencatatan (inkonsistensi). Saat ini, petugas kesulitan mengetahui peta data kesehatan masyarakat di desa Sariwangi, sehingga mempersulit pengawasan. Pemanfaatan TI pada kegiatan pengabdian kepada masyarakat (PkM) ini bertujuan membantu memfasilitasi upaya pendataan data masyarakat desa Sariwangi melalui pengembangan aplikasi pengolahan data posyandu. Produk aplikasi ini diharapkan dapat membantu secara signifikan proses pencatatan dan rekapitulasi data posyandu, serta dapat memberikan informasi terkait secara lengkap dan cepat. Sehingga, pada akhirnya perangkat desa dapat melakukan pelayanan kesehatan melalui posyandu dengan lebih optimal. Luaran yang dihasilkan dari kegiatan ini adalah sebuah aplikasi untuk pengolahan data posyandu beserta petunjuk penggunaan aplikasinya, serta upaya pelatihan penggunaan aplikasi tersebut bagi perangkat desa Sariwangi, khususnya para kader posyandu. 

 

Keywords:  posyandu, aplikasi pengolahan data
Inclusive Mindset: Remote Professional Summer Experience
Authors:   University of Nebraska–Lincoln, Karle David , Bahe Lindsey ,   University of Nebraska–Lincoln, Gyun Noh Yong ,   University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Published: August 2023

In response to the realities of the COVID-19 pandemic, a new pilot program at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, College of Architecture was established in partnership with local design professionals by identifying opportunities to engage a diverse student population inclusively. Due to the reduction in internships, the pilot program provided an equitable edu¬cational experience to all students regardless of academic level, academic performance, previous work experience, financial ability, or geographic location while allowing them to maintain their academic paths to graduation. The partner¬ship provided students a three-week remote professional summer experience through a series of three one-credit sessions, including eleven sub-themes. The pilot program was established for two student groups. The first is upper-level students who are required to obtain internship experience before graduation but could not get these internships due to COVID-19. Another target group was students early in their educational careers who were interested in getting a firsthand look into practice by engag-ing with a multi-disciplinary professional design office. The course structure employs inclusive strategies for stu¬dents at various academic levels and physical locations to participate in the class and with professionals remotely. Because of this the developmental team believes the course experienced rapid interest and enrollment within a brief timeframe, suggesting strong student interest in having access to and engagement with professionals they previously lacked. This emerging professional participation model for accessible learning in diverse student groups cultivated inclusive excellence, providing impactful learning experiences about design practice with professional design communities to student populations who would otherwise have limited engagement opportunities and access to these communities.
Conflicting Spaces: Exploring Consciousness and Reaction Through Architecture
Authors:   Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University, Webster Akil , Mangual-Martínez Isaac Alejandro ,   Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University, Washington Jalena ,   Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University
Published: August 2023

Conflicting Spaces is the title of the final, two-week design project given to beginning studio students at the School of Architecture and Engineering Technology at Florida A&M University during the summer of 2020. All students involved in the project were Black. It is important to make this distinction, as they were asked to choose a current social topic, and seven out of eight participants selected the Black Lives Matters movement. This project intends to open up the conversation and allow students to question the roles architecture has played in the realities of our BIPOC and underrepresented communities. This assignment was divided into two main phases. The first phase was titled SPACE(s) & SELF. Its focus is on introspection. They are to ask: can architecture be conscious? Students were given the task of designing two 15’ x 15’ spaces, each one meant to be inhabited by an individual. The spaces were required to be opposite, conflicting, and/or contradictory in nature from one another. The second phase of the project was titled SPACE(s) & SITE. They were to answer the question: How can architecture react? They would place their designed spaces in a blank site and create a composition that would reflect on the possible dynamics between the spaces with one another, with the site, and with users. Conflicting Spaces was more than a final studio project, it became a cathartic conversation on the conflictive realities our Black student population face in their everyday. It dem¬onstrates the importance of architecture as a political act and how in academia, we have failed multiple times in listen¬ing and giving voice to our BIPOC students. It sets conflict in the forefront, challenging everyone to question, reflect and act in changing the biases and exclusionary discourses that Architecture has been complicit of for far too long.
Site and Architectural Agency: Incorporating Urban, Societal, and Ecological Concerns at an Emerging Level
Authors:   Louisiana State University, KELSCH KRISTEN , ANGLES ZACHARY ,   Louisiana State University
Published: August 2023

Introducing the concept of site has always been an essential, but tricky facet of beginning design education. The myriad intricacies and externalities that a discussion of site pres¬ents creates the challenge as to where to begin and how to introduce the involved layers. Education philosopher Maxine Greene, however, noted that “when [students] care about what they are doing, they are likely to go in search of mean¬ings, to begin learning to learn.” How then ought we enfold student interest in the concept of site in a way that expands preconceived notions of architectural agency? This paper explores a curricular experiment and presents the unfolding of an introductory architectural design studio which for the majority of the course decenters architectural design. Instead, the course establishes a foundation of extended urban, societal, and ecological investigations. As a part of a broader school-wide mission-statement, this approach seeks to infuse broader notions of architectural agency and students’ investigation within foundational education.
The Hygge House: Design-Build as a Model for Interdisciplinary and Integrative Architectural Education
Authors:   University of Massachusetts Amherst, Fiocchi Carl , Williams Robert ,   University of Massachusetts Amherst
Published: August 2023

University-based design-build programs have greatly expanded over the past two decades.1 While there are diverse pedagogical motivations, most center on design-build as an opportunity to expose architectural students to construction and to help them “realize what is involved in taking architec¬ture from a drawing to a building.”2 With the ever-increasing reliance on digital tools and the related dissociation between the tools of architectural production and the physical act of building, construction experience becomes even more criti¬cal in contemporary architectural education. The converse is also true. If there is educational value in exposing architecture students to construction, then there is complementary value in exposing construction management students to the design process. This is an underappreciated opportunity within the pedagogical discourse on university-based design-build programs. Design-build, properly conceived, can be a model for interdisciplinary collaboration—between architects, builders, construction managers, and building science experts—that prepares students for future leadership in professional practice.
A Technical Design Challenge: A Medium for Integrating Technical Knowledge and Design Skills
Authors:   Portland State Univeristy, Khodadai Anahita
Published: August 2023

This paper discusses the effectiveness of engaging students with a “design challenge” to bridge the two common sectors of lecture-based courses and design studios in architecture curriculum. This study is set out to describe the planning and implementation of a typical design challenge and critically review its capacity in conveying as-needed technical knowl¬edge to students through both analytical and experimental approaches. Furthermore, the paper provides empirical evidence through an explanation of a 90-day experience with a team of undergraduate students who participated in a university-wide CleanTech Challenge. Finally, the recent experience of implementing a design challenge is synthesized into three sets of considerations, including the instructor’s role, the students’ engagement, and space-supplies requirements, and some substantial considerations are suggested for better conducting a hybrid learning environment.
Playhouse: A Pedagogical Approach to Community-Driven Design-Build Projects
Authors:   Laurentian University, Beites Stephen
Published: August 2023

“Alice opened the door and found that it led into a small passage, not much larger than a rat-hole: she knelt down and looked along the passage into the loveliest garden you ever saw. How she longed to get out of that dark hall, and wander about among those beds of bright flowers and those cool fountains, but she could not even get her head through the doorway; ‘and even if my head would go through,’ thought poor Alice, ‘it would be of very little use without my shoulders.” —Excerpt from “Down The Rabbit Hole”, in Alice’s Adventure in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll (first pub¬lished in 1865).
Practicing Engagement: A Post-COVID Field Report
Authors:   University of Hawai’i at Mānoa, Schar Cathi Ho , Milz Daniel ,   University of Hawai’i at Mānoa
Published: August 2023

Among the many challenges presented by COVID-19, requirements for sheltering-in-place and social distancing continue to prompt new approaches to community engagement. In the summer of 2020, the University of Hawai’i Community Design Center (UHCDC) conducted two community engagement exercises for two very different projects. The first engaged the University of Hawai’i at Manoa community around the re-envisioning of Varney Circle, a historic campus focal point. The second engaged the rural Wahiawā Town community around the redevelopment of the Wahiawā Civic Center. Both engagement processes reached out to communities of approximately 20,000 people, however, the contrast in constituencies and contexts for engagement shaped distinct approaches and takeaways.
Emmett Till Memorial: A Community Engaged Studio Project
Authors:   Mississippi State University, Ross John , Barrera Silvina Lopez ,   Mississippi State University, Powney Simon ,   Mississippi State University
Published: August 2023

In 1955, Emmett Till was 14-year-old when he was kidnaped and brutally murdered by two white men in the Mississippi Delta. This racist incident was one of the key events that galvanized the Civil Rights Movement’s work. Through a com¬munity engagement project to design a memorial dedicated to Emmett Till, this essay explores a studio pedagogy that aimed to introduce social justice in architecture studios. The “Emmett Till Memorial” community engaged project took place in Spring 2020 in the first-year architecture studio of the School of Architecture at Mississippi State University. In this project, we partnered with the Emmett Till Memorial Commission (ETMC) to design a memorial at the Graball Landing site where it is believed Emmett’s body was found. Since April 2008, the ETMC attempts to commemorate this site and it has become a nationally recognized memory site. Unfortunately, the site has been subjected to repeated vandalism. This paper describes the different stages of this community engaged project in a contested site that aimed to embrace transformative service-learning ideas and critical reflection. The service-learning design project integrated field experiences, including visits to historic sites related to Emmett Till’s history and an immer¬sive experience with activists and community organizers from the ETMC. Using critical reflection as a pedagogical approach, discussions among students and community members cen¬tered on how the design outcome of this community engaged project would contribute to community conversations about the future development of the Graball Landing site as well as design vision and values that could be included in the new memorial and its restorative narrative. Students’ design proposals exhibited a wide range of design intentions and sources of inspiration. Employing symbolic and educational features, the diverse design proposals responded to specific environmental conditions of the place and explored how to engage visitors with Emmett Till’s history, the civil rights movement, and the future of racial reconciliation. Finally, this paper discusses how African-American historical sites have intentionally been ignored and marginalized and how architecture educators, students, and community members can partner to preserve sites of memory and to dismantle systematic racism in urban design and architecture.
Camp Barker Memorial: From Object to Urban Mediator
Authors:   University of Virginia / After Architecture, MacDonald Katie , Schumann Kyle ,   University of Virginia / After Architecture
Published: August 2023

Located in northeast Washington D.C., the Camp Barker Memorial responds to the landscape of American monuments that valorize performance in battle, instead taking form as a series of spatial markers which convey a complicated his-tory. The memorial was designed and commissioned in early 2017, before the white supremacist rally in Charlottesville heightened national attention to the sustained symbolism of Confederate Civil War monuments, and completed in mid 2019, before the global Black Lives Matter protests of 2020. The project’s development corresponds with a period when the role of Civil War monuments is being reconsidered and advocates for the significance of counternarratives.
Visualizing Health Equity: Toward Spatial Justice in the Jade District
Authors:   University of Oregon, Kubey Karen
Published: August 2023

Visualizing Health Equity contributes visions for an equitable future, where everyone in the Portland, Oregon Jade District has the opportunity to lead a healthier life. With Jade District community environmental justice frameworks as a starting point, the studio explored connections between the built environment and racial and socio-economic health inequi¬ties, examining the full role that architecture and urban design can play in reducing those inequities. The studio affirms that architecture is never neutral, but rather always communicates cultural values. This paper will analyze simultaneous attempts to produce more equitable architectures and a more just studio pedagogy.