bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Theodramatic Themes and Showtime in Nassim Soleimanpour’s White Rabbit Red Rabbit
Authors: Gillespie Charles A.
Published: September 2020

This essay engages the experimental playwright Nassim Soleimanpour’s White Rabbit Red Rabbit alongside the theological dramatic theory of Hans Urs von Balthasar. Every Soleimanpour play can only happen once. Actors receive the script as they begin the show; any given actor must perform Soleimanpour’s drama as a cold reading unique in history. I propose “Showtime” to theorize this theatrical temporality, exemplified by White Rabbit Red Rabbit and shared by von Balthasar’s theology, on analogy to stage space. This article further examines the play’s themes of identity, self-sacrifice, free obedience, and writing about time through a “theodramatic structural analysis” keyed to von Balthasar. Soleimanpour expands Balthasarian theodramatics in unexpected and unintended directions. So too did the performance of White Rabbit Red Rabbit I attended in 2016 that featured Wayne Brady as the actor. This essay concludes with analysis of that performance and how it places this essay’s theodramatic structural analysis into contexts of race and the history of anti-Black racism in the United States.
From Drones to Phenotype: Using UAV-LiDAR to Detect Species and Provenance Variation in Tree Productivity and Structure
Authors: Camarretta Nicolò , A. Harrison Peter , Lucieer Arko , M. Potts Brad , Davidson Neil , Hunt Mark
Published: September 2020

The use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for remote sensing of natural environments has increased over the last decade. However, applications of this technology for high-throughput individual tree phenotyping in a quantitative genetic framework are rare. We here demonstrate a two-phased analytical pipeline that rapidly phenotypes and filters for genetic signals in traditional and novel tree productivity and architectural traits derived from ultra-dense light detection and ranging (LiDAR) point clouds. The goal of this study was rapidly phenotype individual trees to understand the genetic basis of ecologically and economically significant traits important for guiding the management of natural resources. Individual tree point clouds were acquired using UAV-LiDAR captured over a multi-provenance common-garden restoration field trial located in Tasmania, Australia, established using two eucalypt species (Eucalyptus pauciflora and Eucalyptus tenuiramis). Twenty-five tree productivity and architectural traits were calculated for each individual tree point cloud. The first phase of the analytical pipeline found significant species differences in 13 of the 25 derived traits, revealing key structural differences in productivity and crown architecture between species. The second phase investigated the within species variation in the same 25 structural traits. Significant provenance variation was detected for 20 structural traits in E. pauciflora and 10 in E. tenuiramis, with signals of divergent selection found for 11 and 7 traits, respectively, putatively driven by the home-site environment shaping the observed variation. Our results highlight the genetic-based diversity within and between species for traits important for forest structure, such as crown density and structural complexity. As species and provenances are being increasingly translocated across the landscape to mitigate the effects of rapid climate change, our results that were achieved through rapid phenotyping using UAV-LiDAR, raise the need to understand the functional value of productivity and architectural traits reflecting species and provenance differences in crown structure and the interplay they have on the dependent biotic communities.
An Architecture for the Performance Management of Smart Healthcare Applications
Authors: Vergütz Andressa , G. Prates Nelson , Henrique Schwengber Bruno , Santos Aldri , Nogueira Michele
Published: September 2020

The sixth-generation (6G) network intends to revolutionize the healthcare sector. It will offer smart healthcare (s-health) treatments and allow efficient patient remote monitoring, exposing the high potential of 6G communication technology in telesurgery, epidemic, and pandemic. Healthcare relies on 6G communication technology, diminishing barriers as time and space. S-health applications require strict network requirements, for instance, 99.999% of service reliability and 1 ms of end-to-end latency. However, it is a challenging task to manage network resources and applications towards such performance requirements. Hence, significant attention focuses on performance management as a way of searching for efficient approaches to adjust and tune network resources to application needs, assisting in achieving the required performance levels. In the literature, performance management employs techniques such as resource allocation, resource reservation, traffic shaping, and traffic scheduling. However, they are dedicated to specific problems such as resource allocation for a particular device, ignoring the heterogeneity of network devices, and communication technology. Thus, this article presents PRIMUS, a performance management architecture that aims to meet the requirements of low-latency and high-reliability in an adaptive way for s-health applications. As network slicing is central to realizing the potential of 5G–6G networks, PRIMUS manages traffic through network slicing technologies. Unlike existing proposals, it supports device and service heterogeneity based on the autonomous knowledge of s-health applications. Emulation results in Mininet-WiFi show the feasibility of meeting the s-health application requirements in virtualized environments.
CMOS Fixed Pattern Noise Elimination Based on Sparse Unidirectional Hybrid Total Variation
Authors: Zhang Tao , Li Xinyang , Li Jianfeng , Xu Zhi
Published: September 2020

With the improvement of semiconductor technology, the performance of CMOS Image Sensor has been greatly improved, reaching the same level as that of CCD in dark current, linearity and readout noise. However, due to the production process, CMOS has higher fix pattern noise than CCD at present. Therefore, the removal of CMOS fixed pattern noise has become the research content of many scholars. For current fixed pattern noise (FPN) removal methods, the most effective one is based on optimization. Therefore, the optimization method has become the focus of many scholars. However, most optimization models only consider the image itself, and rarely consider the structural characteristics of FPN. The proposed sparse unidirectional hybrid total variation (SUTV) algorithm takes into account both the sparse structure of column fix pattern noise (CFPN) and the random properties of pixel fix pattern noise (PFPN), and uses adaptive adjustment strategies for some parameters. From the experimental values of PSNR and SSM as well as the rate of change, the SUTV model meets the design expectations with effective noise reduction and robustness.
Fatigue Monitoring in Running Using Flexible Textile Wearable Sensors
Authors: Gholami Mohsen , Napier Christopher , Patiño Astrid García , Cuthbert Tyler J. , Menon Carlo
Published: September 2020

Fatigue is a multifunctional and complex phenomenon that affects how individuals perform an activity. Fatigue during running causes changes in normal gait parameters and increases the risk of injury. To address this problem, wearable sensors have been proposed as an unobtrusive and portable system to measure changes in human movement as a result of fatigue. Recently, a category of wearable devices that has gained attention is flexible textile strain sensors because of their ability to be woven into garments to measure kinematics. This study uses flexible textile strain sensors to continuously monitor the kinematics during running and uses a machine learning approach to estimate the level of fatigue during running. Five female participants used the sensor-instrumented garment while running to a state of fatigue. In addition to the kinematic data from the flexible textile strain sensors, the perceived level of exertion was monitored for each participant as an indication of their actual fatigue level. A stacked random forest machine learning model was used to estimate the perceived exertion levels from the kinematic data. The machine learning algorithm obtained a root mean squared value of 0.06 and a coefficient of determination of 0.96 in participant-specific scenarios. This study highlights the potential of flexible textile strain sensors to objectively estimate the level of fatigue during running by detecting slight perturbations in lower extremity kinematics. Future iterations of this technology may lead to real-time biofeedback applications that could reduce the risk of running-related overuse injuries.
Hardware Impaired Self-Energized Bidirectional Sensor Networks over Complex Fading Channels
Authors: Panic Stefan R. , Jayakody Dushantha Nalin K. , Affes Sofiene , Muthuchidambaranathan Palanivelu
Published: September 2020

Rapid emergence of wireless sensor networks (WSN) faces significant challenges due to limited battery life capacity of composing sensor nodes. It is substantial to construct efficient techniques to prolong the battery life of the connected sensors in order to derive their full potential in the future Internet of Things (IoT) paradigm. For that purpose, different energy harvesting (EH) schemes are relying on a wide array of sources. Following the same objective, in this work, we have observed a time-switching EH for half-duplex (HD) bidirectional WSN, which performed in-between relaying over Hoyt fading channels. For its comprehensive performance analysis, rapidly converging infinite-series expressions have been provided with focus on the outage probability (OP) and achievable throughput of the hardware-impaired system. Additionally, asymptotic behavior of these performance measures has also been provided. Further, an approach to the symbol-error probability (SEP) analysis is also presented in the context of the observed system. Finally, we consider the shadowing influence along the WSN propagation path. Performance analysis of observed EH system operating over Rician-shadowed fading channels has been carried out, with deriving exact corresponding infinite-series expressions for outage probability (OP) and achievable throughput of the system under the hardware impairment conditions. In addition, bidirectional relaying in a mixed fading environment has been considered.
Driver Monitoring for a Driver-Centered Design and Assessment of a Merging Assistance System Based on V2V Communications
Authors: Sánchez–Mateo Sofia , Pérez–Moreno Elisa , Jiménez Felipe
Published: September 2020

Merging is one of the most critical scenarios that can be found in road transport. In this maneuver, the driver is subjected to a high mental load due to the large amount of information he handles, while making decisions becomes a crucial issue for their safety and those in adjacent vehicles. In previous works, it was studied how the merging maneuver affected the cognitive load required for driving by means of an eye tracking system, justifying the proposal of a driver assistance system for the merging maneuver on highways. This paper presents a merging assistance system based on communications between vehicles, which allows vehicles to share internal variables of position and speed and is implemented on a mobile device located inside the vehicle. The system algorithm decides where and when the vehicle can start the merging maneuver in safe conditions and provides the appropriate information to the driver. Parameters and driving simulator tests are used for the interface definition to develop the less intrusive and demanding one. Afterward, the system prototype was installed in a real passenger car and tests in real scenarios were conducted with several drivers to assess usability and mental load. Comparisons among alternative solutions are shown and effectiveness is assessed.
Considerations for Determining the Coefficient of Inertia Masses for a Tracked Vehicle
Authors: Alexa Octavian , Coropețchi Iulian , Vasile Alexandru , Oncioiu Ionica , Grigore Lucian Ștefăniță
Published: September 2020

The purpose of the article is to present a point of view on determining the mass moment of inertia coefficient of a tracked vehicle. This coefficient is very useful to be able to estimate the performance of a tracked vehicle, including slips in the converter. Determining vehicle acceleration plays an important role in assessing vehicle mobility. Additionally, during the transition from the Hydroconverter to the hydro-clutch regime, these estimations become quite difficult due to the complexity of the propulsion aggregate (engine and hydrodynamic transmission) and rolling equipment. The algorithm for determining performance is focused on estimating acceleration performance. To validate the proposed model, tests were performed to determine the equivalent reduced moments of inertia at the drive wheel (gravitational method) and the main components (three-wire pendulum method). The dynamic performances determined during the starting process are necessary for the validation of the general model for simulating the longitudinal dynamics of the vehicle. Finally, the differential and algebraic equations of the virtual model approximate more accurately the actual process of the operation of the vehicle. The virtual model, through the data obtained from the simulation process, allows for the determination, indirectly, of the variation of the mass moment of inertia coefficient and its expression of approximation.
Advances in Analysis of Milk Proteases Activity at Surfaces and in a Volume by Acoustic Methods
Authors: Dizon Mark , Tatarko Marek , Hianik Tibor
Published: September 2020

This review is focused on the application of surface and volume-sensitive acoustic methods for the detection of milk proteases such as trypsin and plasmin. While trypsin is an important protein of human milk, plasmin is a protease that plays an important role in the quality of bovine, sheep and goat milks. The increased activity of plasmin can cause an extensive cleavage of β-casein and, thus, affect the milk gelation and taste. The basic principles of surface-sensitive acoustic methods, as well as high-resolution ultrasonic spectroscopy (HR-US), are presented. The current state-of-the-art examples of the application of acoustic sensors for protease detection in real time are discussed. The application of the HR-US method for studying the kinetics of the enzyme reaction is demonstrated. The sensitivity of the acoustics biosensors and HR-US methods for protease detection are compared.
Support for Economic Inequality and Tax Evasion
Authors: Shafer William E. , Wang Zhihong , Hsieh Tien-Shih
Published: September 2020

The primary focus of this paper is on the relationship between taxpayers’ ideological support for economic inequality and the likelihood they will commit tax evasion. We also propose that Machiavellianism will mediate the relationship between support for inequality and tax evasion. The results, based on a survey of experienced taxpayers, partially support our expectations. Ideological support for economic inequality had a significant positive association with Machiavellianism, which in turn had a strong positive association with tax evasion intentions. Machiavellianism fully mediated the relationship between support for inequality and tax evasion. This is the first study to investigate the potential influence of support for economic inequality on taxpayers’ evasion decisions. In light of the findings, we suggest that support for the persistence of economic inequality and related ideological beliefs may pose fundamental threats to governments’ ability to sustain just and fair socioeconomic systems. We also argue that such ideologies are likely to be associated with the ethical decisions of corporate managers, business owners and professionals across a variety of decision contexts, but their influence has largely been ignored in the business and society and sustainability literature.
A Descriptive Study on the Training and Attitude of Future Teachers towards Educational Inclusion
Authors: Rojo-Ramos Jorge , Ferrera-Granados Carlos , Fernández-Guerrero Manuel , Manzano-Redondo Fernando , Garcia-Gordillo Miguel Ángel , Polero Patricia , Adsuar José Carmelo
Published: September 2020

The Spanish educational system has heterogeneous and diverse students that have increasing learning needs. All this has forced it to reinvent itself, designing and applying a model of inclusive education that serves to offer a higher quality educational response to these students. One of the main pillars for achieving this challenge is the teaching staff. The aim of this study is to evaluate the training and attitudes of future teachers to work in inclusive educational environments. The present research had a sample of 245 future teachers in the degrees of Early Childhood Education and Primary Education, who answered the Teacher Training Evaluation Questionnaire for Inclusion (CEFI-R), specific to the object of study. As the main conclusions, we obtained that the perception of future teachers towards the concept of inclusion is positive and that the training they receive is adequate, although there is room for improvement. However, there is a need to adjust the curriculum, increase the period of practice and better coordinate the actions of the members involved in the educational process.
A Natural Capital Lens for a Sustainable Bioeconomy: Determining the Unrealised and Unrecognised Services from Nature
Authors: Neill Andrew M. , O’Donoghue Cathal , Stout Jane C.
Published: September 2020

Human activity has led to degradation of the natural environment, with far-reaching impacts for society and the economy, sparking new conceptual framings for how people interact with, and depend upon, the environment. The bioeconomy and natural capital concepts both blend economics and natural sciences and propose new interdisciplinary, environmental sustainability framings. Despite this similarity, the two concepts are rarely applied together. This paper applies a natural capital lens to the bioeconomy at three different levels: environmental sustainability framings; experts’ principles for a sustainable bioeconomy; and a case study of EU policy. We first construct an integrated cascade model that combines the unrealised potential of bioresources alongside unrecognised environmental services that tend to be systematically undervalued or ignored. Subsequently, we present five cornerstones identified from the sustainable bioeconomy-related literature from a natural capital perspective and highlight avenues of complementarity. The paper concludes with a policy case study of the EU Bioeconomy Strategy through a natural capital lens. There is evidence that the EU strategy has become increasingly aligned with the natural capital concept, but there is scope for further integration. The natural capital concept and related toolbox is an asset for the future bioeconomy to ensure it meets its environmentally sound and ecologically conscious objectives.
Digital Entrepreneurship in Finance: Fintechs and Funding Decision Criteria
Authors: Hommel Kristin , Bican Peter M.
Published: September 2020

After the 2007–08 global financial crisis, research flourished on entrepreneurship through digital innovation in the financial market as well as on investors’ influence on digital technology-based entrepreneurs’ funding decisions. This study combines these two research streams to analyze the decision-making criteria for funding financial technology companies (fintechs), hybrid companies that combine digital entrepreneurship, technology, and banking. The study first uses prior literature to derive important characteristics to define fintechs and then uses 12 expert interviews to elaborate on decision-making criteria in funding. Except for smaller peculiarities, fintech funding does not appear to differ from that of other digital entrepreneurship in different markets, and—as with most digital business models—scalability was identified as a key criterion. Additionally, by serving as a major provider of money for young companies, banks have changed their role and positioning in funding new financial technology entrepreneurs. Through developments in digital technology, banks have shifted from traditional money-lending activities (i.e., debt-financing) to becoming stakeholders in fintechs and, hence, equity investors. We also describe how these formerly distinct fields have converged due to regulatory requirements, digital newcomers, and a need for constant innovation, with their future sustainable development dependent on sharing and collaboration.
Conditions to Guarantee the Existence of the Solution to Stochastic Differential Equations of Neutral Type
Authors: Bae Mun-Jin , Park Chan-Ho , Kim Young-Ho
Published: September 2020

The main purpose of this study was to demonstrate the existence and the uniqueness theorem of the solution of the neutral stochastic differential equations under sufficient conditions. As an alternative to the stochastic analysis theory of the neutral stochastic differential equations, we impose a weakened Ho¨lder condition and a weakened linear growth condition. Stochastic results are obtained for the theory of the existence and uniqueness of the solution. We first show that the conditions guarantee the existence and uniqueness; then, we show some exponential estimates for the solutions.
Normal Toeplitz Operators on the Fock Spaces
Authors: Lee Jongrak
Published: September 2020

We characterize normal Toeplitz operator on the Fock spaces F2(C). First, we state basic properties for Toeplitz operator Tφ on F2(C). Next, we study the normal Toeplitz operator Tφ on F2(C) in terms of harmonic symbols φ. Finally, we characterize the normal Toeplitz operators Tφ with non-harmonic symbols acting on F2(C).
Endotoxin Translocation and Gut Inflammation Are Increased in Broiler Chickens Receiving an Oral Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) Bolus during Heat Stress
Authors: Reisinger Nicole , Emsenhuber Caroline , Doupovec Barbara , Mayer Elisabeth , Schatzmayr Gerd , Nagl Veronika , Grenier Bertrand
Published: September 2020

Lipopolysaccharides (LPS), also termed endotoxins, are the major component of the outer membrane of Gram-negative bacteria. In general, endotoxins in the intestine are considered harmless in healthy animals. However, different stressors, such as heat stress, can lead to a compromised gut barrier, resulting in endotoxin translocation. Chickens are considered to be less sensitive to the effects of LPS compared with other species, for example, humans, pigs, or calves, probably because of the lack of the functional-specific TRAM-TRIF signalling pathway (MyD88-independent). Therefore, six LPS preparations (three different strains with two different preparation methods each) were compared in murine macrophages and characterized according to their MyD88-dependent pathway activation. All tested LPS preparations induced a strong inflammatory response after 4 and 24 h on a murine macrophage cell line. However, there was a similar strong response in the gene expression profile as well as production of nitrite oxide and TNF-alpha from LPS of different strains and preparation methods. On the basis of the results of the in vitro study, one LPS preparation was chosen for the subsequent in vivo study with broilers to assess the effect of an oral LPS bolus (E. coli O55:B5 phenol extracted; 2 mg/kg b.w.) during heat stress conditions (10 h, 36 °C). The most pronounced effects were seen in broilers receiving the oral LPS bolus during heat stress conditions. The endotoxin activity in the intestine as well as the serum concentration of the 3-OH C14 (part of LPS) were increased. In addition, an increased expression of genes related to inflammation and stress response (e.g., IL-6, IL-1beta, HSP70) was observed, whereas the expression of genes associated with gut health (e.g., MUC2, FABP2) was decreased. To conclude, an increase of intestinal LPS combined with heat stress can pose a risk to animal health.
Cytotoxicity Produced by Silicate Nanoplatelets: Study of Cell Death Mechanisms
Authors: Huang Jie-Ting , Chang Ling-Chu , Cheng Chung-Ssu , Lin Jiang-Jen , Huang San-Yuan , Chen Shuen-Ei
Published: September 2020

Nano-silicate platelets (NSP), an exfoliated product from natural clays, have been validated for biosafety and as an effective supplement to alleviate mycotoxicosis. Since NSP induced noticeable cell death, we therefore investigated further the mechanism of cytotoxicity caused by NSP. Exposure to NSP impaired membrane integrity and caused cell death in a dose-dependent manner. Reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation other than of NADH oxidase origin, and subcellular interactions by internalized NSP also contributed to NSP-induced cell death. NSP persistently provoked receptor-interacting protein 1 Ser/Thr (RIP1) kinase and caspase 6 and 3/7 activation without altering caspase 8 activity and induced evident chromatolysis of necrosis in the later stage. These events proceeded along with increased ER stress and mitochondrial permeability, to final Cyt-C (Cytochrome C) release and AIF (apoptosis inducing factor) translocation, a hallmark of cell necroptosis. Fluorescent probing further manifested NSP traffic, mostly adherence on the cell surfaces, or via internalization, being compartmentalized in the nuclei, cytosols, and mitochondria. Pharmacological approaches with specific inhibitors suggested that endocytosis and particularly RIP1 kinase provocation mediate NSP-induced cell death independent of caspase activation. In conclusion, the necroptotic process contributes to most of the cell death induced by NSP due to membrane interactions/impaired integrity, ROS generation, and subcellular interactions by internalized NSP.
Exposure of Horses in Israel to West Nile Virus and Usutu Virus
Authors: Schvartz Gili , Tirosh-Levy Sharon , Erster Oran , Shenhar Roni , Levy Hadas , Bazanow Barbara , Gelman Boris , Steinman Amir
Published: September 2020

West Nile virus (WNV) and Usutu virus (USUV) are arboviruses transmitted by mosquito vectors. Whereas WNV is endemic in Israel, the Middle East, Europe, and in the Americas, data regarding the prevalence of USUV in the Middle East is limited. While both viruses share similar reservoirs and vectors, exposure of horses in the area to USUV have never been assessed. The aim of this study was to estimate the seroprevalence and co-exposure of WNV and USUV in horses in Israel. A total of 327 serum samples from healthy unvaccinated horses in Israel collected in 2018 were tested for neutralizing antibodies against WNV and USUV. Seroprevalence for neutralizing antibodies against WNV and USUV was 84.1% and 10.8%, respectively. Management and age were significantly associated with WNV and USUV seropositivity. This is the first report describing exposure of horses in Israel to USUV, which indicates that this zoonotic pathogen should be included in the differential diagnosis list of neuroinvasive disease in this country.
Molecular Viral Diagnosis and Sanitation of Yam Genetic Resources: Implications for Safe Yam Germplasm Exchange
Authors: Umber Marie , Filloux Denis , Gélabale Suzia , Gomez Rose-Marie , Marais Armelle , Gallet Séverine , Gamiette Franciane , Pavis Claudie , Teycheney Pierre-Yves
Published: September 2020

Yam (Dioscorea spp.) is an important crop in tropical and subtropical regions. Many viruses have been recently identified in yam, hampering genetic conservation and safe international exchanges of yam germplasm. We report on the implementation of reliable and cost-effective PCR-based detection tools targeting eight different yam-infecting viruses. Viral indexing of the in vitro yam collection maintained by the Biological Resources Center for Tropical Plants (BRC-TP) in Guadeloupe (French West Indies) unveiled a high prevalence of potyviruses, badnaviruses, Dioscorea mosaic associated virus (DMaV) and yam asymptomatic virus 1 (YaV1) and a high level of coinfections. Infected yam accessions were subjected to a combination of thermotherapy and meristem culture. Sanitation levels were monitored using PCR-based and high-throughput sequencing-based diagnosis, confirming the efficacy and reliability of PCR-based detection tools. Sanitation rates were highly variable depending on viruses. Sixteen accessions were successfully sanitized, paving the way to safe yam germplasm exchanges and the implementation of clean seed production programs worldwide.
The Old and the New: Prospects for Non-Integrating Lentiviral Vector Technology
Authors: Apolonia Luis
Published: September 2020

Lentiviral vectors have been developed and used in multiple gene and cell therapy applications. One of their main advantages over other vectors is the ability to integrate the genetic material into the genome of the host. However, this can also be a disadvantage as it may lead to insertional mutagenesis. To address this, non-integrating lentiviral vectors (NILVs) were developed. To generate NILVs, it is possible to introduce mutations in the viral enzyme integrase and/or mutations on the viral DNA recognised by integrase (the attachment sites). NILVs are able to stably express transgenes from episomal DNA in non-dividing cells or transiently if the target cells divide. It has been shown that these vectors are able to transduce multiple cell types and tissues. These characteristics make NILVs ideal vectors to use in vaccination and immunotherapies, among other applications. They also open future prospects for NILVs as tools for the delivery of CRISPR/Cas9 components, a recent revolutionary technology now widely used for gene editing and repair.
Timescale Methods for Simplifying, Understanding and Modeling Biophysical and Water Quality Processes in Coastal Aquatic Ecosystems: A Review
Authors: Lucas Lisa V. , Deleersnijder Eric
Published: September 2020

In this article, we describe the use of diagnostic timescales as simple tools for illuminating how aquatic ecosystems work, with a focus on coastal systems such as estuaries, lagoons, tidal rivers, reefs, deltas, gulfs, and continental shelves. Intending this as a tutorial as well as a review, we discuss relevant fundamental concepts (e.g., Lagrangian and Eulerian perspectives and methods, parcels, particles, and tracers), and describe many of the most commonly used diagnostic timescales and definitions. Citing field-based, model-based, and simple algebraic methods, we describe how physical timescales (e.g., residence time, flushing time, age, transit time) and biogeochemical timescales (e.g., for growth, decay, uptake, turnover, or consumption) are estimated and implemented (sometimes together) to illuminate coupled physical-biogeochemical systems. Multiple application examples are then provided to demonstrate how timescales have proven useful in simplifying, understanding, and modeling complex coastal aquatic systems. We discuss timescales from the perspective of “holism”, the degree of process richness incorporated into them, and the value of clarity in defining timescales used and in describing how they were estimated. Our objective is to provide context, new applications and methodological ideas and, for those new to timescale methods, a starting place for implementing them in their own work.
Determination of the Bioaccumulative Potential Risk of Emerging Contaminants in Fish Muscle as an Environmental Quality Indicator in Coastal Lagoons of the Central Mexican Pacific
Authors: Arguello-Pérez Miguel Ángel , Ramírez-Ayala Eduardo , Mendoza-Pérez Jorge Alberto , Monroy-Mendieta María Magdalena , Vázquez-Guevara Miguel , Lezama-Cervantes Carlos , Godínez-Domínguez Enrique , Silva-Bátiz Francisco de Asís , Tintos-Gómez Adrián
Published: September 2020

This research proposes an environmental quality indicator to detect, predict and scientifically evaluate the environmental impact generated by chemical substances within the pollutant group of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) that are categorized as emerging contaminants (ECs) with endocrine disruptive action. The present study was carried out in two coastal lagoons affected by wastewater produced by urban and rural settlements in the states of Colima and Jalisco. Four pharmaceutical compounds were analyzed: diclofenac, ibuprofen, ketorolac and naproxen. The muscle tissues of 14 fish species were analyzed; all had measurable concentrations of the four contaminants. The presence of the ECs was confirmed in all the samples collected. The bioaccumulative potential risk (BPR) of the ECs is estimated by calculating the environmental risk factors and the potential risks to human health, evaluating the concentration and assessing the risk involved in the incorporation of the pollutants into the environment. The BPR indicates the potential impact of NSAIDs on the ecology of these coastal lagoons, and predicts whether a contaminant is likely to act and persist in the environment and bioaccumulate in organisms. Additionally, it estimates the possibility of contamination and risks to human health caused by residues of the chemical contaminants.
MENGENAL EKONOMI ISLAM DI MASA KHALIFAH UMAR BIN KHATTAB
Authors: Maimunah Maimunah , Yasin Hadi
Published: September 2020

Salah satu elemen penting dalam kehidupan manusia adalah bidang ekonomi, meski ekonomi bukan tujuan hidup, namun ekopnomi menjadi sangat penting dalam mendukung sukses dan lancarnya seseorang menjalani proses kehidupan menuju pengabdian dan penghambaan kepada Allah SWT. Riset sederhana ini bermaksud mengungkap bagaimana dan seperti apa ekonomi Islam berperan di masa khalifah Umar Ibnul Khattab RA. Mengungkap ekonomi di masa khalifah Umar tentunya tidak mudah, karena di masa tersebut, istilah ekonomi Islam itu sendiri belum muncul. Namun karena beliau seorang khalifah dan amirul mukminin, jadi pastilah apa yang diterapkan oleh sahabat Umar, adalah sesuatu yang memang diajarkan oleh Islam, baik itu dalam bidang politik, ekonomi maupun social dan budaya. Semoga tulisan sederhana ini semakin mendiring kita untuk semakin  mencitai Islamn dan semakin mencitai Rasulullah SAW. Amein
Produksi dalam Islam
Authors: Mahfuz Mahfuz
Published: September 2020

Manusia sebagai khalifah dimuka bumi, penciptaan manusia adalah penciptaan yang sempurna. Selain manusia diberikan akal dan daya, Allah memberikan fasilitas yang dibutuhkan manusia dan semuanya berada di bumi yang diciptakannya. Tujuan manusia dalam memakmurkan bumi adalah agar manusia dapat memenuhi apa yang dibutuhkan dan diinginkannnya selama di bumi, oleh karenanya manusia wajib bekerja dan berusaha.

Produksi adalah kegiatan awal dalam aktivitas ekonomi, produksi pada dasarnya bertujuan untuk menghasilkan barang dan jasa atau menghasilkan dan menambah nilai guna barang dan jasa. Produksi bukan hanya sebagai aktivitas dalam memenuhi kebutuhan pribadi tapi juga untuk mendapatkan keuntungan.

Produksi tidak hanya bertujuan menciptakan yang tidak ada menjadi ada, melainkan juga menghasilkan kegiatan produksi yang berdaya guna. Produksi dilandasi nilai-nilai islam dengan prinsip maqasid al-syari’ah. Produksi tidak bisa lepas dari faktor sebagai alat produksi berupa faktor alam/tanah, faktor tenaga kerja, faktor modal dan faktor manajemen/organisasi
Increasing Competency Of SD Teachers In Thematic Learning Planning Through Group Supervision Using Collaborative Approaches In SDN Tlambah 2 Karangpenang Sampang
Authors: Namin Namin
Published: September 2020

Abstrak:

Penelitian ini dilakukan dengan tujuan meningkatkan kompetensi guru di SDN Tlambah 2, Kabupaten Karangpenang Sampang. Perencanaan pembelajaran tematik dalam meningkatkan kualitas pembelajaran tematik. Subjek penelitian dalam penelitian tindakan kelas ini adalah guru kelas di Sekolah Dasar Negeri Tlambah 2, Kabupaten Karangpenang Sampang. Penelitian tindakan kelas ini dilaksanakan dalam dua siklus, menggunakan tahapan perencanaan, tindakan, observasi dan refleksi dalam setiap siklus. Data yang terkumpul dianalisis secara kuantitatif dan kualitatif. Dari penelitian tindakan kelas ini disimpulkan bahwa supervisi kelompok dengan pendekatan kolaboratif dapat meningkatkan kompetensi guru kelas di SDN Tlambah 2 Kabupaten Karangpenang Sampang.

 

Kata kunci: kolaboratif, kompetensi, tematik

 

 

Abstract:

This research was conducted with the aim of increasing the competency of teachers in SDN Tlambah 2, Karangpenang Sampang District, Spreading thematic learning planning in improving the quality of thematic learning. Research subjects in this action research are low grade teachers in Tlambah 2 Public Elementary School, Karangpenang Sampang District. School action research means it is carried out in two cycles, using the stages of planning, action, observation and reflection in each cycle. The collected data is analyzed quantitatively and qualitatively. From this school action research concludes that group supervision with a collaborative approach can improve the competence of classroom teachers in SDN Tlambah 2, Karangpenang Sampang District.

 

Keywords: collaborative, competence, thematic
Manajemen Pendidikan Islam Berbasis Life Skill Di Pondok Pesantren Tahfidz As-Syahidul Kabir Blumbungan Pamekasan
Authors: Ahmad Ahmad , Soheh Moh. , Mukamilah Sitti
Published: September 2020

Abstrak:

Pondok pesantren dituntut untuk lebih meningkatkan kualitasnya dibidang keagamaan, intelektual, dan life skill yang mumpuni, sehinggga eksistensi pondok pesantren tetap kokoh. Hal ini disebabkan tidak semua lulusan pondok pesantren akan menjadi Ulama atau Kiai, dan memilih lapangan pekerjaan dibidang agama, maka keahlian-keahlian lif skill perlu diberikan kepada santri sebelum terjun ketengah-tengah masyarakat. Tujuan dari penelitian ini untuk mengetahui implementasi pendidikan islam berbasis life skill di pondok pesantren As-Syahidul Kabir Sumber Batu Blumbungan. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian deskriptif kualitatif dengan tekhnik pengumpulan data yaitu survey lapangan, observasi, dan wawancara,. Sistem pendidikan Islam berbasis lifeskill di Pondok Pesantren As-Syahidul Kabir diimplementasikan dalam porsi tersendiri, yaitu tidak tersusun dalam satuan kurikulum pada jenjang pendidikan yang diterapkan di pondok pesantren. Pendidikan Islam berbasis lifeskill diterapkan dalam bentuk kegiatan-kegiatan ekstrakurikuler yang tidak semua santri diwajibkan untuk mengikutinya, namun tergantung pada kesadaran dari masing-masing santri.

 

Kata Kunci: Manajemen Pendidikan Islam, Life Skill

 

Abstract:

Pesantren are demanded to further improve their quality, the religious, intellectual fields, furthemore; life skills’s qualified, so that the existence of boarding schools remains strong. This is because not all graduates of Islamic boarding schools will become piosman that are part of life skills need to be given to students before plunging into the midst of the actual community. The purpose of this research is to find out the implementation of life skill-based Islamic education in As-Syahidul Kabir’s Islamic Boarding School. This is a qualitative research desing that analyzed by using descriptive, and the data collection’s techniques of this research are survey, observations, and interviews. In the As-Syahidul Kabir’s boarding school, , life skill-based Islamic education is implemented in a separate portion, which is not arranged in curriculum units at the level of education applied in boarding schools. Life skill-based Islamic education is implemented in the form of extracurricular activities where not all students are required to participate, but it depends on their’s awareness. 

Keywords : The Management of Islamic Education, Life Skill.
Fırtına Havzasının Bazı Havza Karakteristikleri ile Arazilerin Fizyografik Özelliklere Göre Dağılımlarının Coğrafi Bilgi Sistemleri İle Belirlenmesi
Authors: YÜKSEK Turan , ÖZÇELİK Ali Erdem , VEREP Bülent
Published: September 2020

Doğal kaynakların sürdürülebilir planlaması ve yönetimi bütünleşik havza planlama ve yönetimi ilkelerine göre yapılmalıdır. Başarılı bir bütünleşik havza planlamanın ortaya konulabilmesi için planlamanın yapılacağı havzanın alt havzaları ile birlikte sahip olduğu havza karakteristik özellikleri ile arazilerin yükselti, bakı, eğim ve kayaç türlerine göre dağılımlarının doğru bir şekilde belirlenmesi oldukça önemlidir. Bu amaçla çok büyük bir yağış havzası olan Fırtına deresi yağış havzası doğu ve batı olmak üzere iki büyük alt havza gurubuna ayrılmış ve sahip olduğu bazı arazi karakteristikleri ile arazilerin yükselti, eğim, bakı ve kayaç guruplarına göre dağılımları Coğrafi Bilgi Sistemi (CBS) yardımıyla ortaya konulmuştur. Araştırma sonucuna göre Fırtına deresi yağış havzasının drenaj alanı 1155.44 km2’dir. Fırtına deresi batı havza gurubundaki arazilerinin % 60.12’si gölgeli bakılar üzerinde, % 39.88’i güneşli bakılar üzerinde yer almaktadır. Jeolojik formasyonlara göre en geniş arazi varlığı 29041.02 ha (%34.96) ile granit-mikrogranit-granodiorit serisinde ve eğime göre en geniş arazi varlığı 19684.21 ha (%23.70) ile %31-40 eğim gurubunda yer almaktadır. Durak deresi yağış havzası arazilerinin % 53.40’ı gölgeli bakılar, % 46.60’ı güneşli bakılar üzerindedir. Durak havzasında eğime göre en geniş arazi varlığı (8191.90 ha) %31-40 eğim gurubunda ve kayaç gurubuna göre en geniş arazi varlığı %61.68 ile granit-mikrogranit-grandiorit kayaç gurubunda yer almaktadır.
Cómo referenciar con Normativa APA 7ª Edición
Authors: GUTIÉRREZ CASTILLO JUAN JESÚS , PALACIOS RODRÍGUEZ ANTONIO DE PADUA
Published: September 2020

Animación didáctica que explica la normativa propuesta por la American Psychological Association (APA) en su séptima edición. En esta animación se incluye de manera didáctica cómo realizar referencias bibliográficas para incluirlas en un documento científico.
Grupo de Investigación Didáctica (GID). Departamento de Didáctica y Organización Escolar de la Universidad de Sevilla
Weekend remand admissions and case review in Saskatoon
Authors: Wilson Stuart
Published: September 2020

In 2017, the Saskatchewan Government implemented a new early case resolution program whereby weekend remand admissions cases for those remanded to the Saskatoon Correctional Centre were reviewed on Sunday by a Crown Prosecutor and Legal Aid weekend duty counsel. This early case resolution program, the Weekend Project, aimed to improve the number of meaningful first court appearances in Saskatoon on Mondays. The examination of short-term remand admissions and discharges at the Saskatoon Correctional Centre revealed that the average Monday discharge rate for those admitted on the previous Friday, Saturday, and Sunday increased to 31% during the treatment period of January 6 to May 31, 2017, from 18% during the control period of January 8 to May 31, 2016. In comparison, there were no statistically significant changes in the average Monday discharge rate for the Regina Correctional Centre, for which there was no weekend case review program. The results also suggest that up to 73 remand person-days were saved over the 18-weektreatment period in early 2017.
EVALUATING SMEs FOOD PACKAGING DESIGN CHARACTERISTIC
Authors: Md. Saad Khatijah , Idris Muhammad Zaffwan , Johari Nor Rofizah
Published: September 2020

Package design as a communication aspect and plays a significant role in marketing. In the buying context, the package design reveals the content and details of the product to the consumers. That’s why package design really helps a product stand out in the market. The purpose of this paper was to investigate the style of SMEs food packaging design. A total of 67 SMEs food packaging designs in the market were selected randomly as samples in this study. This paper presents an exposition of visual research and content analysis methods. This research examined the characteristic of SMEs food packaging design such as material, visual, product information, label, and shape. The results of the study showed most of the products still used transparent plastic (75%), photography as a visual style on packaging (73%), sticker labeling technique (60%), and used the square shape of packaging design (71%). The study also found that there was more than 80% of the product showed the information on packaging design (logo, product name, brand). Findings suggested that characters used in SMEs food packaging design need to come out with a new style and image to increases consumer intention on purchasing products. It is hoped that the findings, as presented in this paper, will highlight the important characteristic of the SMEs food product in order to increase consumer comprehension of the product image base on a brand name, identity, and brand loyalty.
WHAT DRIVES FINANCIAL DISTRESS FOR PN4 AND PN17 LISTED FIRMS IN MALAYSIA?
Authors: Ashrofie Hanafi Ahmad Harith , Ahmed Shahimi Wan Rozima Mior
Published: September 2020

Research on financial distress has attracted growing attention in the recent past. Enormous corporate failures in history have pointed to the need for deepened research on financial distress. This study attempts to predict the financial distress of listed firms in the Malaysian Stock Market by using firms’ financial ratios. Using Logit Regression Analysis, this study analysed a sample from Malaysian public listed firms from the year 2000 to 2018 to predict the probability of financial distress events. It showed that financial distress such as total assets turnover, earnings before interest and tax to sales, debt ratio, and shareholder’s fund to total debt were found to be significant in predicting financial distress. Based on the confusion matrix approach the developed model showed high accuracy in predicting financial distress since it could predict most of the cases within the sample correctly.
EMPLOYEES’ PERCEPTIONS TOWARDS THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SAFETY MANAGEMENT PRACTICES AND SAFETY PERFORMANCE OF SMES INDUSTRY IN KELANTAN
Authors: Ismail Nik Nor Hidayah
Published: September 2020

Safety management practices have been aggressively put into action to encourage employees' involvement and commitment towards safety-related matters but yet there are still many incidents and accidents reported involving small and medium enterprises industry. However, the study involving employees' perceptions of safety management practices and small and medium-sized safety performance companies, in particular, are also missing. This research, therefore, tests the attitudes of the workers about the partnership between safety management activities, namely adherence to safety management, employee engagement o safety, safety management program, safety culture, and safety training for better safety efficiency. Security reduction strategies enhance working conditions; favourably influence the actions and activities of workers about health, thus reducing occupational injuries. This research makes use of questionnaires as a method. The data were analysed using Structural Equation Modelling (PLS-SEM) for the Partial Least Squares. The identified Small Medium Enterprise in Kelantan received a total of 350 questionnaires, with a response rate of 300 questionnaires (85.71 percent). The analysis showed that safety monitoring activities had a good association with protection efficiency across all dimensions. These findings provide valuable guidance to researchers in identifying the mechanisms by which they may improve safety at work.