bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Genealogias e redes: pesquisando entre chineses
Authors: Dani Araújo e Pinto Franco
Published: March 2023

Governador Valadares (MG) é amplamente conhecida por sua cultura emigratória, principalmente para os Estados Unidos. O histórico da presença de estrangeiros na cidade é proporcionalmente menor que a de valadarenses que emigraram para o exterior, mas igualmente antigo. Entre esses estrangeiros estão os chineses. Os primeiros chegaram em Governador Valadares no final dos anos 1950, durante a primeira grande onda migratória, que durou cerca de duas décadas. A presença desses primeiros chineses foi crucial para a chegada de outros ao longo da segunda onda, iniciada nos anos 1990, em função da consolidação de uma rede social étnica em território valadarense.
Olhar para o extraordinário: desafios e possibilidades de um campo a distância
Authors: Pérez Torres Natalia
Published: March 2023

O capítulo apresenta e discute a experiência de fazer trabalho de campo longe do objeto de estudo e as possibilidades metodológicas decorrentes da construção de um olhar distanciado. Baseado na trajetória de pesquisa sobre a relação entre graffiti e conflito na Colômbia (realizada desde o Brasil), recupera três períodos de trabalho de campo realizados em Bogotá e Medellín entre 2013 e 2018 nos que a figura de "turista na terra natal" é problematizada, situando o eixo analítico na consolidação de uma dupla identidade - a de pesquisadora e turista -, suas tensões e as repercussões tanto no próprio trabalho de campo, quanto na abordagem do objeto de estudo proposto.
Amsterdã: uma casa, múltiplas vozes, várias nacionalidades e o conteúdo da geladeira
Authors: Pires Vieira da Rocha Carla
Published: March 2023

O texto baseia-se em pesquisa etnográfica realizada no ano de 2015, na Holanda, com indivíduos que haviam migrado para Amsterdã, em períodos distintos. O intuito da pesquisa foi compreender como os processos relacionados à globalização estavam afetando práticas alimentares de indivíduos em condição migratória, em que medida a alimentação desses indivíduos apresentava permanências ou mudanças e o que isso podia revelar a respeito da alimentação em situação migratória, considerando o contexto dessa cidade. Levando especialmente em conta que as práticas relacionadas à alimentação não se resumem à ingestão de alimentos, o fato de que o panorama alimentar global vem passando por vultosas transformações ao longo dos últimos anos e também as particularidades do contexto de Amsterdã, sobretudo no que concerne a como os processos associados à globalização vêm se materializando nessa cidade, o foco da pesquisa recaiu na paisagem alimentar da cidade Amsterdã, bem como nos relatos e práticas ligadas à comida de indivíduos que representavam parte das múltiplas vozes e várias nacionalidades que demarcavam essa cidade.
Remando nas águas de Amsterdam. Fragmentos do meu diário de campo
Authors: Rodriguez Cristhian
Published: March 2023

Neste capítulo o autor compartilha uma parte de suas experiências como pesquisador morando em Amsterdam, estudando as infraestruturas de saneamento da cidade. Também elabora algumas reflexões que são atravessadas pelos conceitos de “estrangeiro” e “diferenças”, que constantemente se fazem presentes nessa vida que começou a construir na capital neerlandesa, para pensar na provocação que esse livro faz sobre uma etnografia além-mar.
Vinil ou not vinil
Authors: Hellebrandt Luceni
Published: March 2023

A partir da pesquisa desenvolvida em período de estágio sanduíche no convênio CAPES-NUFFIC no ano de 2015, no qual investiguei o consumo de discos de vinil junto a colecionadores e frequentadores de lojas e feiras em Amsterdã, neste texto reflito sobre o uso do digital como ferramenta que se atravessa na condução de pesquisas de campo nos dias atuais. Neste sentido, aponto contribuições de websites e aplicativos de celular, mediando a busca de informações, a comunicação com interlocutores e o situar-se e deslocar-se para desenvolver uma pesquisa sobre as relações em torno da materialidade um objeto físico, de formato analógico, mas que também se utiliza da internet para organizar as redes de comércio e relações nas comunidades de colecionadores e consumidores de discos de vinil.
Um estudo sobre a macrotoponímia de Mato Grosso
Authors: Bento Clementi Soeli
Published: March 2023

Este trabalho discute interfaces entre toponímia, cultura e história social, a partir do estudo da macrotoponímia dos 141 municípios de Mato Grosso (IBGE, 2022). Para tanto, analisa as questões linguísticas relativas a cada topônimo, bem como, os aspectos da realidade extralinguística contidos nos designativos (DICK, 1990; 1992; 1997). A análise das possíveis causas denominativas buscou respaldo em obras enciclopédias e de cunho regional (HIGA; MORENO, 2017; BARROZO, 2014; FERREIRA, 2001). O estudo evidenciou uma expressiva criação de municípios nas décadas de 1980 e 1990 (85 novos municípios – 60,28% do total) em decorrência da divisão do estado de Mato Grosso (1977) e das consequentes ações colonizadoras do Governo Federal em parceria com empresas privadas que desbravaram um imenso território do estado. Nesse contexto, a taxe dos corotopônimos foi a mais produtiva.
Türkiye Ekonomisinde Finansal Liberalizasyon Sonrası Yapısal Dönüşümlerin Makroekonomik Yansıması
Authors: DEMİRCAN Zehra , EROĞLU İlhan , YETER Fatih
Published: March 2023

Türkiye’de finansal liberalizasyonun başladığı 1980 yılı sonrasında küresel gelişmelere de bağlı olarak, ekonomide önemli düzeyde yapısal dönüşümler yaşanmış ve bu dönüşümlerin farklı boyutlarda makroekonomik yansımaları olmuştur. Türkiye Ekonomisinde yaşanan gelişmeler ışığında yapısal reformların Türkiye’nin makroekonomik performansı üzerindeki etkileri ölçülmeye çalışılmıştır. Çalışmanın amacı yapısal dönüşümün kişi refahı üzerindeki etkisini araştırmak üzere ARDL (Autoregressive Distributed Lag) sınır (Bound) testi etmektir. Bu çalışmada Türkiye’nin 1990-2020 yıllarına ait yıllık veriler kullanılarak Kişi Başına Gayrisafi Yurtiçi Hasıla Büyümesi (gdppc)’ni etkileyecek makro iktisadi değişkenler Cari Hesap Dengesi(Cari), İnsani Gelişmişlik Endeksi (hdi) Siyasi Haklar Endeksi (pr) Gayrisafi Sabit Sermaye Oluşumu (Gdi) değişkenleri bağımsız değişkenler arasındaki kısa ve uzun dönemli ilişkisi analiz edilmiştir. Genel bulgular uzun dönemde tüm değişkenlerin katsayıları %1 anlamlılık düzeyinde anlamlı ve sadece siyasi haklar endeksi değişkeninin negatif olduğuna, değişkenler arasında Kişi Başına Gayrisafi Yurtiçi Hasıla Büyümesi (gdppc) üzerinde belirleyici etkisi en fazla olan değişkenin cari işlemler dengesi olduğu sonucuna ulaşılmıştır. Kısa dönemde ise hata düzeltme katsayısına göre kısa dönemde meydana gelen şokun etkisinin yaklaşık 7-8 ayda yeniden dengeye geleceği ve modelde yer alan katsayı tahminlerinin büyük oranda anlamlı olduğu sonucuna ulaşılmıştır. Ayrıca istihdam yaratan, teknoloji ağırlıklı, istikrarlı, çevreye duyarlı ekonomiler için ülkedeki yapısal sorunların doğru bir şekilde tespit edilip, gerekli yapısal reformların hayata geçirilmesi için dengeli, güçlü ve sürdürülebilir büyüme sağlamada yapısal reformların gerekliliğine değinilmiştir.
"I'm the Empty Stage Where Various Actors Act Out Various Plays": Theatre Translator's View of their Work
Authors: Aaltonen Sirkku
Published: March 2023

When theatre translators are commissioned to translate a play, they know the stage it is intended for, the director and sometimes even the actors. In a small country, theatre translation has always been significant, and even today translated plays account for around half of the annual performances on the Finnish stage. This situation has triggered off the following piece of research into how theatre translators themselves see their own role in the preparation of a production and, also, how closely their work follows the one that actors do in constructing characters. The two questions set for the analysis were: 1) what is theatre translators’ experience of their physical participation in the construction of a performance?; and 2) how far does their psychological involvement go into the lives of the play’s characters?  I drew my material from two collected works of theatre translators’ self-reflections that I have edited in Finland. Of the two compilations, I selected 27 articles written by theatre translators. My method was Critical Discourse Analysis, and my toolbox consisted of discourse, repertoire, (theme), topic and metaphorical narratives. The analysis revealed repertoires that consisted of the physical participation in the production process that fell mostly in the category of Exclusion or Liminality, and to a much lesser extent to that of Inclusion. The answers to the second question concerning the psychological involvement in the lives of the play’s characters fell mostly in the repertoire which I labelled as the Brechtian Verfremdung, or Distancing and somewhat less to the repertoire of Emotional Recall, or Memory, of the Stanislavski Method.
Anotações do lugar de um tradutor teatral: experiências, projetos e desafios
Authors: Flory Alexandre Villibor
Published: March 2023

Neste artigo são apresentadas cinco experiências de tradução teatral nas quais o autor participou, realizadas nos últimos 25 anos (entre 1997 e 2022), levando-se em conta os projetos nos quais a tradução estava inserida, a maneira como foi realizada, seus respectivos escopos, bem como o lugar do tradutor em cada um desses projetos. Em se tratando de área ainda pouco estudada, observando de perto processos de tradução teatral, é importante anotar algumas especificidades. Em primeiro lugar, a tradução teatral algumas vezes participa de projetos de encenação que não são publicados ou postados, de tal modo que se perde a história de processos de trabalho e resultados muito produtivos, sendo necessário anotar essas experiências – de cunho pessoal, mas visando diálogos. Em segundo lugar, mostrar a riqueza desta atividade, sua variedade e possibilidades de atuação. Em terceiro lugar, esses projetos também divulgam autores fundamentais do teatro ocidental, que recebem pouca atenção e pesquisa. Com isso, espera-se jogar luzes no espaço do tradutor teatral no âmbito dos estudos teatrais e, também, dos estudos literários.
Tradutores de teatro como agentes criativos, políticos e artísticos
Authors: Fernandes Alinne Balduino Pires , Bohunovsky Ruth
Published: March 2023

O número especial “Tradutores de teatro" reúne artigos que abordam diversas formas de agência do tradutor no âmbito teatral, tanto no Brasil quanto em contextos internacionais. Longe de pretender abarcar todas as possibilidades dessa atuação, este número temático ilustra que os tradutores de teatro não são apenas autores de textos que constituem pontos de partida para publicações, encenações ou legendas teatrais, mas que, muitas vezes, fazem parte do esforço coletivo de transformar um texto dramático em espetáculo cênico, junto com encenadores, atores e outros agentes criativos do teatro. Desse modo, embora não se debrucem explicitamente sobre essa questão, argumentamos que os autores dos artigos aqui reunidos demonstram que a função do tradutor de teatro se assemelha, frequentemente, à do dramaturgista, segundo a definição de Patrice Pavis (2015).
Modeling and Design of Longitudinal and Lateral Control System with a Feedforward Controller for A 4 Wheeled Robot
Authors: koudia Younes El , Tarik Jarou , Jawad Abdouni , Idrissi Sofia El , Nasri Elmahdi
Published: March 2023

The work show in this paper progresses through a sequence of physics-based increasing fidelity models that are used to design the robot controllers that respect the limits of the robot capabilities, develop a reference simple controller applicable to a large subset of tracking conditions, which include mostly non-invasive or highly dynamic movements and define path geometry following the control problem and develop both a simple geometric control and a dynamic model predictive control approach. In this paper, we propose for a nonlinear model with disturbance effect, the mathematical modeling of the longitudinal and lateral movements using PID with a feed-forward controller. This study proposes a feedforward controller to eliminate the disturbance effect.
The Turing Deception
Authors: Noever David , Ciolino Matt
Published: March 2023

This research revisits the classic Turing test and compares recent large language models such as ChatGPT for their abilities to reproduce human-level comprehension and compelling text generation. Two task challenges- summary and question answering- prompt ChatGPT to produce original content (98-99%) from a single text entry and sequential questions initially posed by Turing in 1950. We score the original and generated content against the OpenAI GPT2 Output Detector from 2019, and establish multiple cases where the generated content proves original and undetectable (98%). The question of a machine fooling a human judge recedes in this work relative to the question of "how would one prove it?" The original contribution of the work presents a metric and simple grammatical set for understanding the writing mechanics of chatbots in evaluating their readability and statistical clarity, engagement, delivery, overall quality, and plagiarism risks. While Turing's original prose scores at least 14% below the machine-generated output, whether an algorithm displays hints of Turing's true initial thoughts (the "Lovelace 2.0" test) remains unanswerable.
Concept of Delivery System in the Smart City Environment
Authors: Špitálová Zuzana , Leontiev Oliver , Harmaňoš Patrik
Published: March 2023

Regarding to the smart city infrastructures, there is a demand for big data processing and its further usage. This data can be gained by various means. There are many IoT devices in the city, which can communicate and share the information about the environment which they are situated in. Moreover every personal mobile device can also participate in this process and help to gain data via various applications. Every app provides the useful data, enabling the location and data sharing. This data can be further processed and used for improving the city infrastructure, transport or other services. We designed the system for shared delivery process, which can help to achieve the described situation. It consists of frontend and backend part. The frontend part, multiplatform mobile app, represents the graphical interface and the backend part represents the database for the gained data.
Motion and Memory in VR: The Influence of VR Control Method on Memorization of Foreign Language Orthography
Authors: Vincent Noel H. , Liang Zhen , Sasao Yosuke
Published: March 2023

A small-scale investigation of 22 first-time VR users was conducted to determine the extent to which different control methods (“Touch Mode” and “Point Mode”) influenced participants’ ability to memorize the educational content (Hebrew orthography) in an original VR game. In Touch Mode, participants selected user interface (UI) elements by physically moving their hands (and upper bodies) toward targets in virtual space, whereas in Point Mode, participants could manipulate a virtual laser pointer with their wrists to select UI targets from a stationary position. The Point Mode control method required less time to learn on average than the Touch Mode with high-medium effect size (Cohen’s d = 0.76). Ultimately, the difference in post-test scores between Touch Mode users and Point Mode users was not statistically significant (p = .294). Thus, the increased bodily motion necessitated by Touch Mode did not have a significant influence on memory function as initially hypothesized.
The Perceptions of Teachers on Communication with Students in a Remote Setting
Authors: Luckeydoo Wally T.
Published: March 2023

The research examined high school teachers' perceptions of communication with their students in a remote virtual school setting. The problem was that communication was impacted when teachers and students transitioned from a traditional school setting to a remote virtual setting. This qualitative case study aimed to see how communication influenced the relationship between teachers and students. This case study provides teachers' perspectives on communication with students when pivoting from traditional schooling to remote instruction. Participants were ten teachers within a school district in Middle Tennessee who participated in at least one school year in a remote virtual school setting and one year in a face-to-face traditional school setting. A semi-structured interview protocol using Zoom and Survey Monkey questionnaires were used to gather data to determine how out-of-class communication and technology tools affect interactions and communication between teachers and students. Qualitative data revealed that online communication and technology tools positively influence communication and the teacher-student relationship in a remote setting.
Chatbots in a Botnet World
Authors: McKee Forrest , Noever David
Published: March 2023

Question-and-answer formats provide a novel experimental platform for investigating cybersecurity questions. Unlike previous chatbots, the latest ChatGPT model from OpenAI supports an advanced understanding of complex coding questions. The research demonstrates thirteen coding tasks that generally qualify as stages in the MITRE ATT&CK framework, ranging from credential access to defense evasion. With varying success, the experimental prompts generate examples of keyloggers, logic bombs, obfuscated worms, and payment-fulfilled ransomware. The empirical results illustrate cases that support the broad gain of functionality, including self-replication and self-modification, evasion, and strategic understanding of complex cybersecurity goals. One surprising feature of ChatGPT as a language-only model centers on its ability to spawn coding approaches that yield images that obfuscate or embed executable programming steps or links.
Exploring the Impact ofAI-powered Collaborative and Interactive NLP Apps on EFL Teaching in the Post-COVID-19 Era
Authors: TOBOULA, Coffi Martinien ZOUNHIN
Published: March 2023

The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted traditional language learning, leading to a shift towards online teaching and requiring new approaches to language education. This study examines the effectiveness of AI-powered collaborative and interactive Natural Language Processing (NLP) applications on English as a Foreign Language (EFL) instruction in a post-COVID-19 online education environment. The study used a mixed-methods approach, incorporating statistical and in-depth qualitative data gathering and processing strategies. EFL teachers and students from the University of Abomey-Calavi (UAC) in Benin were surveyed, interviewed, and observed during online language learning sessions. The data were analysed using both descriptive and inferential statistics. The study employed questionnaire surveys to analyse quantitative data and used the thematic (content) analysis method to isolate the most important trends and themes hidden within the qualitative data collected through semi-structured interviews and online class observations. Results showed the challenges and opportunities of using AI-powered collaborative and interactive language learning in EFL teaching, the learning methodologies and assessment approaches used in AI-enabled collaborative e-learning, the role of technology in supporting pervasive learning, and the impact of professional development for teachers in ICT on integrating AI-assisted collaborative e-learning in EFL instruction. The findings offer new perspectives on the effects of AI-supported collaborative and interactive language learning on EFL teaching and its implications for EFL teachers and students in the post-pandemic era.
Decentralized Political Institution in Madhya Pradesh (India)
Authors: Panwar Nalin Singh
Published: March 2023

The change through grassroots democratic processes in the Indian political system is the result of a growing conviction that the big government cannot achieve growth and development in a society without people's direct participation and initiative. The decentralized political institutions have been more participatory and inclusive ensuring equality of political opportunity. Social exclusion in India is not a new phenomenon. History bears witness to exclusion of social groups on the bases of caste, class, gender and religion. Most notable is the category of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Women who were denied the access and control over economic and social opportunities as a result they were relegated to the categories of excluded groups. It is true that the problems of the excluded classes were addressed by the state through the enactment of anti-discriminatory laws and policies to foster their social inclusion and empowerment. Despite these provisions, exclusion and discrimination of these excluded groups continued. Therefore, there was a need to address issues of ‘inclusion’ in a more direct manner. Madhya Pradesh has made a big headway in the working for the inclusion of these excluded groups. The leadership role played by the under privileged, poor and the marginalized people of the society at the grassroots level is indeed remarkable because two decade earlier these people were excluded from public life and political participation for them was a distant dream. Against this backdrop, the paper attempts to unfold the changes that have taken place in the rural power structure after 73rd Constitutional Amendment Act. To what extent the decentralized political institutions have been successful in the inclusion of the marginalized section of the society in the state of Madhya Pradesh [India].
The Syrian Civil War
Authors: Swinnen Lucas
Published: March 2023

The civil war in Syria was the result of the regime’s violent response to the Arab Uprisings in 2012. In ten years of war, a lot has changed in the Syrian Arab Republic due to the dynamics of conflict. Although the Arab Spring started as a popular movement against the al-Asad regime, a decade of violence has completely altered the main actors and their preferences. Al-Asad has almost won the war, the Kurds have achieved some autonomy, the opposition forces are practically defeated, and the “internal conflict” has become completely internationalized. Through the scope of civil war theories and theories of international relations, it becomes clear that domestic, regional, and international actors with changing preferences are the main reason for this conflict’s complexity. This then reflects upon the complexity to have fruitful peace processes. To end, a debate is opened about achieving durable peace: coercion does not lead to sustainable peace, but decentralization or even federalism, with the right incentives and cooperation, might be an answer.
Togg’un pazarlama çevresinin değerlendirilmesi: PESTLE analizi
Authors: YAPRAK Burak
Published: March 2023

Küresel ticaret hacminin yaklaşık olarak %5’ini oluşturan otomotiv endüstrisi her on yılda bir yeni bir dönüm noktası yaşamaktadır. Otomotiv sektörünün son on yılda karşılaştığı en büyük kriz ise bütün endüstrileri ve iş modellerini de derinden etkileyen küresel iklim krizidir. Otomotiv sektörü bu krizin üstesinden gelebilmek için karbon emisyonlarını azaltmak adına motorlu taşıtların elektrifikasyonu sürecine adapte olmaktadır. Bu gelişmelere paralel olarak yüzyıldan daha uzun süredir yerli otomobilini üretmek için çabalayan Türkiye, 2015 yılında kurulan Türkiye’nin Otomobili Girişim Grubu (TOGG) ile bu pazarda yer almaya çalışmaktadır. Bu çalışmanın temel amacı, otomotiv endüstrisinin içinde bulunduğu trende ve sektörün güncel iş modellerine uygun olarak üretilecek beş farklı Togg otomobilinin makro çevre faktörlerini PESTLE analizi boyutlarıyla incelenmesidir. Politik faktörler boyutunun altında yüksek katma değerli ve milli üretim çabaları, otomotiv endüstrisine verilen önem ve kamusal müdahalelere açık ortaklık yapısı; ekonomik faktörler boyutunda istihdam olanağı, görece düşük yakıt tüketimi ve döviz kuru volatilitesi; sosyo-kültürel faktörler boyutunun altında etnosentrik tüketiciler, hedef pazar bölümünün çeşitliliği ve yeni kuşakların çevreci bilincinin artması; teknolojik faktörlerde USE CASE Mobility, veri güvenliği ve sınırlı menzil; yasal faktörler boyutunun altında GEAR 2030 ve ÖTV düzenlemeleri ve son olarak çevresel faktörler boyutunda ise daha düşük karbon salınımı ve daha düşük gürültü kirliliği unsurlarına dikkat çekilmektedir.
Risk Management Based IT Analysis Using ISO 31000 (Case Study: PT Bawen Mediatama)
Authors: Evinia Evinia , Sitokdana Melkior N. N.
Published: March 2023

This study examines the risks of implementing information technology (IT) at PT Bawen Mediatama, a company that has experienced damage to financial institution files due to their IT use. The study uses the ISO 31000 framework to analyze the risks faced by PT Bawen Mediatama, with a focus on identifying the risks and providing recommendations for appropriate risk treatment. The research method is qualitative, and the results indicate that PT Bawen Mediatama faces 20 possible risks, including limited, severe, very severe, and catastrophic level risks. Although the company has implemented risk management, the study concludes that it is not optimal.
Customer Loyalty Analysis Using Recency,Frequency, Monetary (RFM) and K-means Cluster for Labuan Bajo Souvenirs in Online Store
Authors: Supangat Supangat , Mulyani Yosevina
Published: March 2023

An average Labuan Bajo souvenir shop sells a variety of souvenirs specific to Labuan Bajo. However, the sales process is still manual, with the shop resorting to telephone or WhatsApp communication to connect with customers for placing orders. To increase sales, typical souvenir shops in Labuan Bajo are interested in adopting effective marketing strategies. Consequently, an automated system is necessary to manage customers. The Recency, Frequency, and Monetary Analysis methods are commonly used for assigning values or weights to customers during transactions. These weights are then analyzed and grouped using k-means. Recent data analysis over the last three months reveals that the typical Labuan Bajo souvenir shop has one regular customer, three potential customers, and six regular customers. Testing the system's features showed that it was functioning correctly, and therefore, it can assist the typical Labuan Bajo souvenir shop in streamlining the sales process.
Enhancing Privacy of information with Data Embedding in Medical MRI Images Based on Segmentation and HVS Model
Authors: Zabihi Jalil , Grailu Hadi
Published: March 2023

The development of communications technology and the arrival of Medicine modern equipment in the health domain has caused the diagnosis and treatment methods to be considered from a distance and medical centers are equipped with telemedicine systems. Forensic medicine organizations with daily clients and outpatient examinations such as accident clients, Conflict returns as well as spousal abuse. Doctors and employees of the organization also serve as one of the powerful arms of the judiciary, following up on important cases in the medical, laboratory, and psychiatric commissions So that they can take steps to realize the rights of the people. Patient data security has become a serious concern for professionals and one of the methods is using data embedding to the protection against these risks. In this method, medical informatics, telemedicine, and forensic medicine organizations has played a pivotal role and any mistake in the reporting can be catastrophic. The main purpose of this research is to present data on EPRs with Enhancing data embedding Based on SSIM and HVS with the help of medical image segmentation and focus on brain MRI images. In this study, innovations include the addition of the HVS block based on the SSIM criterion to meet transparency and robustness conditions. Selection of the embedding coefficient K is considered adaptively depending on the degree of uniformity of the N - ROI region with the image quality factor. The coordinates of ROI areas in one of the DCT and DWT conversion blocks have been demonstrated to have better performance at Concealment EPRs. The choice of coefficients af,k which consists of the optimization frequency sensitivity function and spatial property is comparatively done to match the visual perception of the visual system. The present study aims to improve the effectiveness of the proposed method, improve the security level, and the confidentiality of patient information, and integrate the storage of patient information and image. The simulation results of the proposed method, considering the parameters of embedding and transparency in comparison with other methods, have been done using evaluation criteria including MSE PSNR, NC, SSIM, and BER.
Web-Based Patient Referral System Design from Clinic to Hospital Using Object Oriented Programming System
Authors: Nugroho Yunianto Agung , Riyanto Riyanto , Iskandar Joni , Aman Mustar , Wiyono Nuri
Published: March 2023

The clinic in Tangerang Regency, Indonesia is a healthcare institution where people seek treatment and medical advice. However, the patient referral system to the hospital in the polyclinic still uses the old method, which involves a letter of introduction from the clinic, a conventional way of documenting the chronology of the patient's illness and using a certificate or cover letter at the clinic. Patient data with problems going to the hospital is not stored in the database, and as a result, patients may have to postpone going to the hospital. The purpose of this study is to determine the current patient referral system from clinics to hospitals and design a web-based patient referral information system that can integrate patient data into the hospital. This research uses a descriptive qualitative method to analyze and design the system, employing the Object-Oriented System Design method. The output of this research is software, which is a web-based patient referral information system that displays completed patient data and disease chronology accurately and quickly, supporting digital concepts.
Software Approach to BMI and Obesity Determination using Facial Extraction Techniques
Authors: Esiefarienrhe Bukohwo Michael , Maine Itumeleng Michael
Published: March 2023

The focus on COVID-19 pandemic has led doctors to reduce consultation and restrict hospital visitations by patients, a decision that has resulted in the increased cases of obesity coupled with restrictions on movement and exercises. Obesity places the health of people in danger, since it is associated with poor mental health, reduce quality of life, increases the risk of diabetes, heart disease, stroke and introduces certain types of cancer. The aim of this study therefore is to design and develop a face-to-BMI mobile application that enable people to learn about their Body Mass Index (BMI), get their obesity status, as well as receive doctor recommendations (or counsel) from the comfort of their homes using their mobile devices. The design science research methodology was used in the design and development of the mobile application for obesity assessment. A mobile phone is required to take the face photo of the users after which the algorithm will perform face detection, looking for all possible facial features such as the width-to-upper facial height ratio (WHR), cheek-to-jaw width (WJWR), perimeter of area ratio (PAR), lower face to face height ratio (FW/FH), mean of eyebrow height (MEH) using facial measurements such as the iris, mouth corners, eyebrows, and nostril. The algorithm then performs Active Shape Model (ASM) fitting. The mobile app was tested with five (5) participants and the results have shown significant improvement in obesity detection and ease of use
CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE IN TOURISM AND THE LEGAL SYSTEM: LESSONS FOR CHILD PROTECTION PROFESSIONALS
Authors: Yahya Muhammed Bah
Published: March 2023

Almost everywhere around the globe children are subjected to maltreatment. Serious actions are required at all levels to end it with urgency. All children are entitled to full protection from all forms of abuse. This is reaffirmed by the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) in which all nations are obligated to protect children from all forms of abuse and promote the physical and psychological recovery and social reintegration of sexual abuse survivors. The objective of the review was to examine the gaps in child abuse prevention legal systems in order to share knowledge to better protect the children.

Thus, a systematic review of the literatures using data from different sources was actuated. Different search engines were used to search for these articles. Only peer-reviewed scholarly publications published after 2000 were selected except extracts perceived to be critical. The review demonstrates that the protection of children against abuse through the existing legal systems is constrained by inadequacy of legislations, poor enforcement mechanisms, poverty and corruption, lack of rehabilitation programmes, negative attitudes, ineffective judiciary system, lack of training, inadequate multidisciplinary collaboration, lack of child friendly courts, threatening defense lawyers, lengthy and intimidating court procedures, inconsistent age of consent, lack of mandatory reporting of abuse, non-recognition of institutional crime, wee statute of limitation, insufficient funding, discriminatory laws, lack of cooperation and support, lack of birth registration; and lack of national sex offenders register. To conclude if the safety of the children is to be ensured, the challenges highlighted in the legal system must be addressed with urgency.

Key words: Child Abuse, Legislations, Child Friendly, Courts, System.
MODEL PEMBELAJARAN MIND MAPPING DINASTI AL-AYYUBIYAH TERHADAP PEMBELAJARAN SEJARAH KEBUDAYAAN ISLAM DI KELAS VIII F MTSN 2 PURWAKARTA
Authors: NURSIPA SITI , NAJIB AZIZ AKHMAD , MUSLIM ASEP SAEPUL
Published: March 2023

The history of Islamic culture is one of the subjects owned by Madrasah students as an important subject that aims to shape the character and personality of the community. One of the causes of SKI subjects being difficult to understand and learn is the historical learning of something that happened not experienced by students, as well as the lack of compatibility between students' abilities and the way of delivering the material, Teachers must determine teaching strategies that are adapted to the abilities of students, easy to understand. Therefore, this study aims to provide practical consideration in real-life situations. In this study, the research process began with the first cycle after the initial test was carried out. This study will reveal the problems that occur in the study of Islamic Cultural History using the group mind map method, with the theme of the Ayyubid Dynasty. Based on the results of the action research that has been carried out, it can be concluded that: The application of learning using the Mind Mapping learning method can increase student positive activity, it can be seen from each meeting that positive student activity cycles increased from cycle I by 40.63%, 53.13%, 63.28%, and 77.34%, and with the increase in the average result of the postest value at the end of the 1st cycle to the 1st meeting to the 2nd cycle,  namely 2.42%, 12.25%, 17.33%, and 26.45%.
ABSTRAKSejarah kebudayaan Islam merupakan salah satu mata pelajaran yang dimiliki oleh siswa Madrasah sebagai mata pelajaran penting yang bertujuan untuk membentuk karakter dan kepribadian masyarakat. Salah satu penyebab mata pelajaran SKI sulit dipahami dan dipelajari  adalah pembelajaran sejarah tentang sesuatu yang terjadi tidak dialami oleh siswa, serta kurangnya kesesuaian antara kemampuan siswa dengan cara penyampaian materi, Guru harus menentukan strategi mengajar yang disesuaikan dengan kemampuan siswa, mudah dipahami. Oleh karena itu, penelitian ini bertujuan untuk memberikan pertimbangan praktis dalam situasi kehidupan nyata. Dalam penelitian ini, proses penelitian dimulai dengan siklus pertama setelah dilakukan tes awal. Kajian ini akan mengungkap permasalahan yang terjadi dalam kajian Sejarah Kebudayaan Islam dengan menggunakan metode mind map kelompok, dengan tema Dinasti Ayyubiyah. Berdasarkan hasil penelitian tindakan yang telah dilakukan maka dapat disimpulkan bahwa : Penerapan pembelajaran menggunakan metode pembelajaran Mind Mapping dapat meningkatkan aktivitas positif siswa hal itu dapat di lihat dari tiap pertemuan persiklus aktivitas siswa yang positif meningkat dari siklus I sebesar 40,63%, 53,13%, 63,28%, dan 77,34%, dan dengan meningkatnya hasil rata-rata nilai postest pada akhir siklus ke – 1 pertemuan ke - 1 sampai siklus Ke – 2 pertemuan ke – 2, yaitu 2,42%, 12,25%, 17,33%, dan 26,45%.
PENGEMBANGAN KARAKTER PADA PESERTA DIDIK MELALUI KEGIATAN EKSTRA KURIKULER PRAMUKA
Authors: RASEM RASEM
Published: March 2023

This study aims to provide an overview of the character development process of students through scout extracurricular activities. The research method uses literature review or literature study by collecting various kinds of journals and books as study material. Scout extracurricular activities at school will influence the character development process in each student. The character of students needs to be built as a provision for the younger generation to succeed the nation and state. Scout extra-curricular activities have an important role in building the character of students. Students will be instilled in the values ??contained in the contents of Dasa Darma Scouting, the understanding, meaning, and purpose and importance of scout extracurricular activities in developing their attitudes and character.
ABSTRAKPenelitian ini bertujuan untuk memberi gambaran mengenai proses pengembangan karakter peserta didik melalui kegiatan ekstrakurikuler pramuka. Metode penelitian menggunakan telaah pustaka atau studi literatur dengan mengumpulkan berbagai macam jurnal dan buku sebagai bahan kajian. Kegiatan ekstrakurikuler pramuka di sekolah akan berpengaruh terhadap proses pengembangan karakter pada setiap peserta didik. Karakter peserta didik perlu dibangun sebagai bekal generasi muda penerus bangsa dan negara. Kegiatan ekstra kurikuler pramuka memiliki peran penting dalam membangun karakter peserta didik. Pada diri peserta didik akan ditanamkan nilai nilai yang terkandung dalam isi Dasa Darma Pramuka pengertian, makna, dan tujuan serta pentingnya kegiatan ekstrakurikuler pramuka dalam mengembangkan sikap dan karakternya
UPAYA PENINGKATAN KETERAMPILAN MEMBACA MELALUI MODEL PROBLEM BASED LEARNING (PBL) BERBANTU MEDIA FLASH CARD PADA SEKOLAH DASAR KELAS 1A MUHAMADIYAH PAKEL
Authors: SARI PRITA MEGA , APRILIA NANI
Published: March 2023

In the process of teaching and learning with the lecture method (Expository) it does not activate students. Interaction is centered on the teacher so that students tend to be passive. Increasing interest in reading plays an important role as one of the fundamental forms of forming children's character. One class that has a passive interest in reading is Class 1A SD Muhamadiyah Pakel. Prior to the research, only 10 (ten) students had completed the KKM (Minimum Completeness Criteria). This study aims to improve the learning outcomes of Grade 1 students at SD Muhamadiyah Pakel in the matter of nouns and verbs. This type of research is a class action research with research subjects in class 1.A, totaling 30 people. Retrieval of data in this study using documentation, observation, and tests. This research was conducted in three cycles, each consisting of planning, implementation, data collection and reflection activities. The data analysis technique used in this study was descriptive statistical analysis. The results showed an increase in learning outcomes from the first cycle to the next cycle. Based on the results of the study it can be concluded that the Program Based Learning (PBL) application method of Flash Card media can help students more easily arrange letters into verbs and nouns given by the teacher.
ABSTRAKDalam proses belajar mengajar dengan metode ceramah (Ekspositori) tidak mengaktifkan siswa. Interaksi terpusat pada guru sehingga siswa cenderung pasif. Peningkatan minat baca berperan penting sebagai salah satu bentuk fundamental pembentukan karakter anak. Salah satu kelas yang memiliki minat baca yang pasif yaitu Kelas 1A SD Muhamadiyah Pakel. Sebelum diadakan penelitian, baru 10 (sepuluh) siswa yang tuntas KKM (Kriteria Ketuntasan Minimal). Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk meningkatkan Hasil belajar peserta didik kelas 1A SD Muhamadiyah Pakel pada materi kata benda dan kata kerja. Jenis penelitian ini merupakan penelitian tindakan kelas dengan subjek penelitian adalah kelas 1.A yang berjumlah 30 orang. Pengambilan data dalam penelitian ini menggunakan dokumentasi, observasi, dan tes. Penelitian ini dilakukan sebanyak tiga siklus, yang masing-masing terdiri dari kegiatan perencanaan, pelaksanaan, pengumpulan data dan refleksi. Teknik analisis data yang digunakan pada penelitian ini adalah analisis statistik deskriptif. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan suatu peningkatan hasil belajar dari siklus pertama ke siklus selanjutnya. Berdasarkan hasil penelitian dapat disimpulkan bahwa penerapan metode Program Based Learning (PBL) media Flash Card dapat membantu siswa lebih mudah menyusun huruf menjadi sebuah kata kerja dan kata benda yang diberikan guru.
MENINGKATKAN PRESTASI BELAJAR SISWA KELAS X TKR MATA PELAJARAN GAMBAR TEKNIK OTOMOTIF DENGAN MENGGUNAKAN METODE PROBLEM BASED LEARNING DI SMK NEGERI 1 GEDANGAN
Authors: SISWANTO ADI
Published: March 2023

The purpose of this study was to increase motivation, activity and learning outcomes of class X TKR students at SMK Negeri 1 Gedangan with constructivist learning using the PBL method in the Automotive Engineering Drawing Subject. The research procedure starts from the initial reflection, namely the teacher reflects on the problems that exist in the class. This activity includes: problem identification, problem analysis, problem formulation and action hypothesis formulation. After that the teacher carries out action planning, action implementation, observation and reflection. The last four activities are a series of repetitive activities called cycles. The results showed that student behavior and learning achievement in each cycle increased. The activity of students in constructing their own knowledge tends to increase, this can be seen in Cycle I there are 9 active students (30%), Cycle II increases to 17 people (56.7%) and in Cycle III there are 30 people (100%) . Students' cooperative skills from cycle to cycle also showed an increase, namely: 10 students (33.3%) in Cycle I, 19 students (63.3%) in Cycle II and 30 students (100%) in Cycle III .
ABSTRAKTujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk meningkatkan motivasi, aktivitas dan hasil belajar siswa kelas X TKR SMK Negeri 1 Gedangan dengan pembelajaran konstruktivistik metode PBL pada Mata Pelajaran Gambar Teknik Otomotif. Prosedur penelitian ini dimulai dari refleksi awal, yaitu guru merefleksikan masalah-masalah yang ada di kelasnya. Kegiatan ini meliputi : identifikasi masalah, analisis masalah, perumusan masalah dan perumusan hipotesis tindakan. Setelah itu guru melakukan perencanaan tindakan, pelaksanaan tindakan, pengamatan dan refleksi. Keempat kegiatan yang terahkir ini, merupakan suatu rangkaian kegiatan yang berulang yang disebut dengan siklus. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa perilaku siswa dan prestasi belajarnya pada setiap siklus mengalami peningkatan. Aktivitas siswa dalam mengkonstruksikan pengetahuan mereka sendiri cenderung meningkat , hal ini terlihat pada Siklus I siswa yang aktif sejumlah 9 orang (30 %), Siklus II meningkat menjadi 17 orang(56,7 %) dan pada Siklus III sebanyak 30 orang (100 %). Ketrampilan kooperatif siswa dari siklus ke siklus berikutnya juga menunjukkan adanya peningkatan yakni : 10 orang siswa (33,3 %) pada Siklus I, 19 orang siswa (63,3 %) pada Siklus II dan 30 orang siswa (100 %) pada Siklus III.
Assessing CO2 and CH4 fluxes from mounds of African fungus-growing termites
Authors: Räsänen Matti , Vesala Risto , Rönnholm Petri , Arppe Laura , Manninen Petra , Jylhä Markus , Rikkinen Jouko , Pellikka Petri , Rinne Janne
Published: March 2023

Abstract. Termites play an essential role in decomposing dead plant material in tropical ecosystems and are thus major sources of gaseous C emissions in many environments. In African savannas, fungus-growing termites are among the ecologically most influential termite species. We studied the gas exchange from mounds of two closely related fungus-growing species (Macrotermes subhyalinus and M. michaelseni, respectively) in shaded and open habitats together with soil fluxes around the mounds. The fluxes from active termite mounds varied from 116 to 2105 mg CO2-C m-2 h-1 for CO2 and from 0.06 to 3.66 mg CH4-C m-2 h-1 for CH4 fluxes. Mound CO2 fluxes varied seasonally with a 64 % decrease and 35 % increase in the fluxes from dry to wet season at the open grassland and shaded bushland sites, respectively. During the wet season, the CO2 fluxes were significantly correlated with termite mound volume. The diurnal measurements from two M. michaelseni mounds suggest that the gas fluxes peak during daytime and midnight supporting the previously presented model of thermally driven air circulation inside the mound and possibly enhanced ventilation during the night by the opening of foraging routes. The stability of the mound gas fluxes over diurnal and annual scales coincides with the constant nature of the nest internal gas and thermal environment that guarantees continuously favorable conditions for the fungal symbiont. Soil fluxes of both CO2 and CH4 were enhanced at up to 2 m distance from the mounds compared to the local soil respiration, indicating that, in addition to mound ventilation structures, a small proportion of the produced metabolic gases leave the nest also via surrounding soils.
Synergistic approach of hydrometeor retrievals: considerations on radiative transfer and model uncertainties in a simulated framework
Authors: Villeneuve Ethel , Chambon Philippe , Fourrié Nadia
Published: March 2023

Abstract. In cloudy situations, infrared and microwave observations are complementary, with infrared observations being sensitive to the small cloud droplets and ice particles and microwave observations sensitive to precipitation. This complementarity can lead to fruitful synergies in precipitation science (e.g. Kidd and Levizzani, 2022). However, several sources of errors do exist in the treatment of infrared and microwave data that could prevent such synergy. This paper studies several of these sources to estimate their impact on retrievals. To do so, simulations from the radiative transfer model RTTOV v13 are used to build simulated observations. Indeed, we make use of a fully simulated framework to explain the impacts of the identified errors. A combination of infrared and microwave frequencies is built within a Bayesian inversion framework. Synergy is studied using different experiments: (i) with several sources of errors eliminated; (ii) with only one source of errors considered at a time; (iii) with all sources of errors together. The derived retrievals of frozen hydrometeors for each experiment are examined in a statistical study of fifteen days in summer and fifteen days in winter over the Atlantic ocean. One of the main outcomes of the study is that the combination of infrared and microwave frequencies takes advantage of both spectral range strengths leading to accurate retrievals. Each source of error has more or less impact depending on the type of hydrometeor. Another outcome of the study is that even though the errors may decrease the magnitude of benefits generated by the combination of infrared and microwave frequencies, in all cases explored, their combination remains beneficial.
Going Hybrid: How Hybrid Choice of Law Clauses Can Save the CISG
Authors: Badr Yehya
Published: March 2023

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Book Review
Authors: De Vinne Christine
Published: March 2023

Haiku History: The American Saga Three Lines at a Time. By H.W. Brands. Austin: University of Texas Press. 2020. Pp. xiv + 134. $21.95 (Hardback). ISBN 13: 978-1-4773-2032-7.