bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Konversi Lahan Perkebunan Karet Menjadi Kelapa Sawit Dengan Pendekatan OBIA (Object Based Image Analysis) Di Kecamatan Ipuh
Authors: Ningsih Ayu , Wilis Ratna
Published: August 2024

Konversillahanamerupakan sebuah proses perubahantpenggunaan lahan yangtterjadi dari bentuk penggunaan tertentuakemudian dipergunakan untukopenggunaan yang lain. Provinsi Bengkulu menempati posisi ke-10 perkebunan karet terluas di Indonesia. Peningkatan luas lahan perkebunan karet di Provinsi Bengkulu masih tergolong rendah dibandingkan dengan peningkatan luas lahan perkebunan kelapa sawit. Data ini dapat dilihatadaripdata BPS Provinsi Bengkulu yang mencatat tahun 2010 Provinsi Bengkulu memiliki luas perkebunan sawit sebesar 246,8 Ha dan pada tahun 2022 luas perkebunan sawit di Provinsi Bengkulu menurut BPS tercatat sebesar 319,4 Ha. Tempat penelitian dilakukan di Kecamatan Ipuh Kabupaten Mukomuko yang diduka terjadi banyaknya alihafungsi lahan perkebunan karet menjadi kelapa sawit. Dengan demikian penelitian ini bertujuan untuk melihat perubahan luas lahan yang melakukan konversi lahan perkebunan karet menjadi kelapa sawit di Kecamatan Ipuh. Adapun metode yang digunakan untuk merumuskan hasil penelitian ini yaitu denganametode deskriptif kuantitatif menggunakantanalisis OBIA (Object Based Image Analysis). Hasil penelitian terlihat bahwa Pada lahan perkebunan karet mengalami penyusutan sebesar 39,4%  pada tahun 2003-2013. Angka tersebut semakin bertambah pada tahun 2013-2023 menjadi 68,6%. Sedangkan lahan perkebunan sawit mengalami peningkatan 59,4% pada tahun 2003-2013. Angka tersebut kemudian mulai berkurang pada tahun 2013-2023 menjadi 27,7%. Hal ini membuktikan bahwa konversiplahan perkebunan karet menjadi kelapa sawit benar terjadi di Kecamatan Ipuh, meskipun tidak semua lahan perkebunan karet dialihkan menjadi perkebunanpkelapa sawit dan tidak semua perkebunan kelapa sawit berasal dari lahan perkebunan karet.
Uncovering the Hidden Insights of the Government AI Readiness Index: Application of Fuzzy LMAW and Schweizer-Sklar Weighted Framework
Authors:   Faculty of Computer Science and Information Technology, Universitas Sumatera Utara, Medan, 20155, Indonesia, Nasution Mahyuddin K. M. , Elveny Marischa ,   Data Science & Artificial Intelligence, Fasilkom-TI, Universitas Sumatera Utara, Medan, 20155, Indonesia, Pamucar Dragan ,   University of Belgrade Faculty of Organizational Science, Department of Operations Research and Statistics, Jove Ilića 154, Belgrade, Serbia, Popovic Milena ,   University of Belgrade Faculty of Organizational Science, Department of Operations Research and Statistics, Jove Ilića 154, Belgrade, Serbia, Andrić Gušavac Bisera ,   University of Belgrade Faculty of Organizational Science, Department of Operations Research and Statistics, Jove Ilića 154, Belgrade, Serbia
Published: August 2024

There is considerable promising in artificial intelligence (AI) and algorithms, with governments worldwide increasingly investing in this transformative technology. The potential benefits include improved performance, cost reduction, efficient management, and crime prediction and prevention, among others. The AI era holds the promise of revolutionizing various aspects of society. However, as countries prepare to leverage the power of artificial intelligence, questions arise about the validity of rankings published on the readiness of the governments for the application of AI. In this article, the weighting criteria that are analysed in the Oxford Insights AI Readiness Index are scrutinized, aiming to provide a more accurate assessment. Instead of conventional averaging, arithmetic and geometric non-linear functions are employed to analyse and assess the rank of the countries. Through clustering analysis, countries are categorized into three distinct groups based on observed criteria, offering a nuanced perspective on government AI readiness. This clustering approach not only facilitates a more effective categorization of countries based on their AI preparedness, but also accentuates the variations and similarities within each cluster, which enables deeper insights into regional trends and pinpoint targeted strategies for enhancement within each cluster.
Presentation of a New Physics Theory Based on the HM16 Model of the Ether
Authors: Has Ioan , Miclaus Simona , Has Aurelian
Published: August 2024

In this paper, we present a new physics theory that offers some explanations of physical phenomena in nature, including some that have remained unexplained to date. Our New Physics Theory 2016 (NPT16) is based on a new model of the ether called HM16.The ether was eliminated from physics in 1905 by Einstein, through his Special Relativity Theory (SRT), based on experiments carried out in 1881/87 by Michelson (ME81/87). We reintroduce the ether to physics as a result of two errors that we have discovered in Michelson’s analysis of his experiments ME81/87. We initially proposed the development of NTP16 in 2016, and we now present an actualised, up-to-date form of NPT16. NPT is the result of taking into account the special properties of ETH ether, which in the HM16 model is characterized by its composition, as a deformable elastic body, without friction, so without energy consumption/loss. ETH consists of compact ether cells EC, which transmit the fundamental vibrations FVs of ECs, created by microparticles MPs, constituted as energy concentrations in their own vortices/oscillations, energy that creates even the mass m of MP. Longitudinal and transverse FVs vibrations, are transmitted between MPs and between ECs, by mechanical percussion pi, specific to the current positive or negative electric charge of an MP. And gravity is the result of the interaction forces FDC between the dipoles, so-called electric, but created by a Coulomb type force FCC, between two MPs completed with a term in lnr. And at astronomical distances, there is a ratio R=FDC/FN ≈1.60, which indicates the presence of an increase in the real mass of the stars, of about +60%, compared to the mass considered by gravitational Newton force FN, a result that can explain/replace the current fictitious dark matter. The NPT also gives a physical explanation of the phenomenon of increasing the mass of a material body MB, as its speed V increases. This speed V, leads to an accumulation of energy around MPs, stored in the ECs vortices of ETH around MP, created even by the V-speed motion of the MP. And the energy accumulated around the MP is added to the MP's own energy, which is even the mass of the MP thus increased.
Remote sensing large-wood storage downstream of reservoirs during and after dam removal: Elwha River, Washington, USA
Authors: Buscombe Daniel , Warrick Jonathan , Ritchie Andy , East Amy , McHenry Mike , McHenry Mike , Foxgrover Amy , Wohl Ellen
Published: August 2024

Large wood is an integral part of many rivers, often defining river-corridor morphology and habitat, but its occurrence, magnitude, and evolution in a river system are much less well understood than the sedimentary and hydraulic components, and due to methodological limitations, have seldom previously been mapped in substantial detail. We present a new method for this, representing a substantial advance in automated deep-learning-based image segmentation. From these maps, we measured large wood and sediment deposits from high-resolution orthoimages to explore the dynamics of large wood in two reaches of the Elwha River, Washington, USA, between 2012 and 2017 as it adjusted to upstream dam removals. The dataset consists of a time series of orthoimages (12.5-cm resolution) constructed using Structure-from-Motion photogrammetry on imagery from 14 aerial surveys. Model training was optimized to yield maximum accuracy for estimated wood areas, compared to manually digitized wood, therefore model development and intended application were coupled. These fully reproducible methods and model resulted in a maximum of 15% error between observed and estimated total wood areas and wood deposit size-distributions over the full spatio-temporal extent of the data. Areal extent of wood in the channel margin approximately doubled in the years following dam removal, with greatest increases in large wood in wider, lower-gradient sections. Large-wood deposition increased between the start of dam removal (2011) and winter 2013, then plateaued. Sediment bars continued to grow up until 2016/17, assisted by a partially static wood framework deposited predominantly during the period up to winter 2013.
Neural representations of grasp congruence during the emergence of precision grasping
Authors: Ní Choisdealbha Áine , Westermann Gert , Reid Vincent
Published: August 2024

Grasping is a fundamental skill that enables people to interface with and explore objects around them. The emergence of precision (thumb-to-forefinger) grasping during infancy represents a developmental shift in this skill and has been linked to more advanced action perception, particularly in detecting action incongruencies. In this study, ERPs known to be elicited in response to action were studied in 9- and 11.5-month-old infants as they watched whole-hand and precision grasping actions congruent or incongruent with a target object. Components related to attentional (Nc, P400) and semantic (N400) processes were examined to determine whether infants' perception of grasp is based on attention and recognition, on higher-level representations of action, or a mix of these two levels of processing. Effects of congruence were found for the P400 and the N400. Although components' overall amplitude changed with age, there were no interactions with congruence. There was no relation between infants' grasping abilities and their ERP difference waves to incongruent versus congruent grasps, which would have been expected if recognition of incongruous grasping actions were based on motor experience. Results indicate that infant ERPs differ between grasps that are congruent or incongruent with the form of a target object via multiple cognitive processes.
Privileged mutations: enacting residential lifestyle mobility in pandemic times
Authors: Popescu Claudia , Soaita Adriana Mihaela
Published: August 2024

We take the case of desired residential mobility during the pandemic with the intent of going beyond understanding the pandemic as disruption, framing it instead as creative destruction. By revisiting Joseph Schumpeter’s classic thesis, we transpose its economic into a social vocabulary of new ‘lifeforms’, ‘mutations’ and ‘wants’ that innovative agents–movers, in our case–enact in their quest for the ‘good life’/‘good home’. Drawing on 77 qualitative questionnaires, we examine how urban-to-rural and urban-to-urban movers negotiated the pull-and-push factors of relocation, and to what extent changing house fits a model of lifestyle change. Proposing the metaphor of ‘privileged mutations’, we cast urban-to-rural moves as lasting and thorough creative destructions: old housing wants are rendered obsolete and ‘revolutionary’ new ones are being created, a process which may set in motion a second creative destruction, that of place. However, the landscape of residential mobility during the pandemic also comprises quiet transformations driven by a quest for home comfort that those relatively privileged have always pursued along life-course while remaining attached to the buzz of urban life. Observing the rich potential and underuse of the Schumpeterian perspective in social sciences, we invite scholars to consider its explanatory power in future research.
NOT JUST A TOKEN EFFORT (NjATE) - A sector-wide benefit-focused token-trading approach to incentivise regenerative tourism
Authors: Dolnicar Sara , Safiullova Giuzel , Zinn Anna Kristina , Greene Danyelle
Published: August 2024

We propose a sector-wide approach that has the potential to create system-wide incentives towards regenerative tourism – tourism that not only avoids causing environmental and social harm, but rather improves the social fibre of local communities and contributes to environmental protection. The base mechanism of the proposed approach – called NjATE (which stands for “not just a token effort” and is pronounced Ney-T) – is to reward regenerative tourism actions with additional enjoyment for tourists and tangible benefits for tourism destinations and tourism businesses.
What is digitalization policy? Domain(s), drivers and a definition from a policy integration perspective
Authors: Angst Mario
Published: August 2024

This essay provides an answer to the question ``What is digitalization policy?'', through the lens of policy integration.To do so, I introduce a core distinction between naive and encompassing understandings of digitalization policy. Then, I posit that digitalization policy does not have a singular policy domain but rather distributed impacts across different policy domains. Digitalization policy is therefore always policy integration. Combining this assertion with an encompassing understanding of digitalization policy, I arrive at a modern definition of digitalization policy as any policy that targets the direct regulation of digital communication and digital infrastructure, in conjunction with the impact of such regulation on any affected policy domain(s). From this perspective, I argue that drivers of digitalization policy can be found in established groups of drivers of policy integration, based on institutions, interests or ideas. The essay suggests a blueprint for constructively approaching research on policy related to digitalization. It concludes with an illustrative application of the blueprint to an empirical example of a digitalization policymaking process in Switzerland, a policy sprint on the contribution of artificial intelligence to sustainability.
Navigating the Digital Landscape: Social Media and Employee Privacy in Nepalese Service Sector
Authors: Shrestha Sajeeb Kumar , Basnet Deepak , Dhungana Dipendra
Published: August 2024

This study employs a descriptive and causal research design to investigate the impact of social media on employee privacy in Nepalese service sector organizations, using primary data gathered through surveys. With a sample size of 200 employees in Kathmandu Valley, the research reveals that monitoring and controlling online activities significantly affect employee privacy, followed by limitations on off-duty online activities. Sharing personal information also emerges as a contributing factor. The study underscores the importance of balanced organizational policies that uphold employee privacy rights while harnessing the advantages of social media. These findings highlight the need for organizations to adopt clear guidelines to protect employee privacy in the digital age.
Exploring the Fundamental Role of Algebra and Analysis in Modern Mathematics
Authors: Raikhola Sher Singh
Published: August 2024

Algebra and analysis have played a key role in the rapid development of modern mathematics, moving it from its origins in mechanics and physics to becoming an independent and philosophical field. This paper explores how algebra and analysis are connected and how they work together to advance mathematical theory and practice. Algebra gives us the tools to understand mathematical systems, while analysis focuses on studying limits, continuity, differentiation, and integration to examine mathematical phenomena closely. The cooperation between algebra and analysis enriches both areas and drives progress in various mathematical fields.Functional analysis, introduced by Volterra in 1887, represents a high point of mathematical abstraction. It combines ideas from algebra, analysis, and topology, acting as a meeting point where different areas of mathematics come together. This combination shapes the development of mathematics and its applications. Functional analysis shows mathematical precision and theoretical beauty, making it a key element that significantly influences human knowledge and mathematical exploration. This study examines the profound impact and significance of functional analysis in shaping the trajectory of Mathematical development and its applications across various domains.
Policy and Practice Gap in Continuous Assessment System Provisioned Under Integrated Curriculum
Authors: Prajapati Pancha Laxmi
Published: August 2024

Continuous assessment system has been taken as an integral part of teaching learning process of school education in Nepal for a few decades. It is an approach used by teachers during their instructional process to strengthen students’ learning as intended by official curricula including integrated curriculum proposed for grades 1 to 3. Formative evaluation enables teachers to collect, analyze, and use students’ information to make teaching and learning process more effective and productive through regular feedback mechanism. But this evaluation has not been practiced by teachers in real classroom situations in spite of having rigor policy provisions. In this regard, this study entitled ‘Policy and Practice Gap in Continuous Assessment System Provisioned under Integrated Curriculum’ aimed at determining the understanding and practices of continuous assessment system and policy and practice gap in continuous assessment system in low performing to high performing government schools located in Bhaktapur district. This study utilized qualitative research design and interpretative paradigm. The whole research process in this study was guided by two objectives and devised under interpretive paradigm followed by basic qualitative research design. Six public schools (two high performing, two averages performing, and two low performing), six head-teachers, eighteen teachers, and eighteen teaching classes were chosen as study samples by using purposive sampling technique. Furthermore, in-depth interviews, classroom observations were used as main techniques to gather qualitative information required to answer the objective of study.
Secondary level Students’ Lived Experience of Being Involved in Academic Writing in ELT Classroom
Authors: Basaula Asmita
Published: August 2024

This paper explores and analyzes the grade eleven students’ lived experience of being involved in academic writing in ELT classroom. For this, I collected the required information taking phenomenological interview with the three purposively selected students of grade eleven from three respective institutional colleges of Nagarjun Municipality in Kathmandu. The collected information was thematically analyzed using ATLAS.ti 9. The lived experience of the secondary level students showed the inner and acquired threats of the students in researched context. The results reveal that both the inner and acquired threats of students have demotivated them to be involved in academic writing except the teacher’s supporting attitude which encouraged the students to improve their writing skill. Hence, the study concludes that there is need for using systematic strategies to motivate the students to be involved in academic writing supporting them to overcome the threats that they have been facing. Academic writing in ELT, making it even more appropriate and scientific for the betterment of overall teaching and learning of English in particular, and thereby the system of secondary level education as a whole.
नेपाली पत्रकारितामा भाषिक शुद्धता
Authors: Raila Sudip
Published: August 2024

विज्ञान र प्रविधिको विकाससँगै दुनियाँमा सञ्चारका लागि अनेकन साधनहरुको विकास भएको छ । अहिले सञ्चार प्रचार—प्रसारका लागि श्रव्यदृश्य, लेख्य—पाठ्य, अभिलेख्यमा प्रविधिहरुको अत्याधिका प्रयोग भएको पाइन्छ । सञ्चारमाध्यम तथा प्रविधिको विकासले सञ्चार प्रक्रियामा सहयोग गर्ने मात्र हो तर दुनियाँको मूल तथा सर्वोच्च माध्यम भाषा नै हो । अहिले विश्वभर आमसञ्चार माध्यमको रुपमा छापा, विद्युतीय र अनलाइनमाध्यम रहेका छन् भने नव सञ्चारमाध्यमको रुपमा न्युमिडिया तथा सामाजिक सञ्जाल देखापरेका छन् । जेजे नामका सञ्चारमाध्यम भएतापनि तिनीहरुले दिने सञ्चारको मूल मियो भाषा हो चाहे त्यो अंग्रेजी, हिब्रु, अरबिक, चाइनिज, हिन्दी तथा नेपालीभाषामा किन नहोस् । यस विषयबारे विश्लेषण सहित यस अनुसन्धानमूलक लेखमा प्रस्तुत गरिएको छ ।मानव सधैँ सञ्चारको संसारमा बाँचिरहेका हुन्छन् । अझ अहिलेको यस एक्काइसौँ शताब्दीको समयमा त मिडिया सञ्चार अपिरहार्य जस्तै भएको छ । अहिले सञ्चारमाध्यमको विकासले विश्वका परिचत तथा अपरिचित शहरका कुनाकाप्चामा भएगरेका राजनैतिक, आर्थिक, धार्मिक, सामाजिक, मौसम तथा पर्यावरण, द्धन्द्ध, युद्ध, हड्ताल, भ्रष्टाचार, लैङ्गिक हिंसा, बलात्कार, चोरी, डकैति, महामारी तथा महङ्गीका विषयवस्तुहरु, वैज्ञानिक खोज तथा अनुसन्धानबाट प्राप्त विषयहरु, अन्तरीक्षका विषयवस्तुहरु तथा शताब्दीयौँ अघिका विविध विषयवस्तुहरुलाई इन्टरनेटको सहायताले चल्ने अनलाइन, ई. कागज, एन्ड्रोइड मोबाइलबाट चलाइने विभिन्न सामाजिक सञ्जाल, डिजिटल रेडियो तथा टेलिभिजन प्रविधिमा आएको स्मार्ट टेलिभिजनबाट पढ्न, हेर्न तथा सुन्न र चित्तनबुझे तत्कालै प्रतिक्रिया दिन समेत सक्दछौ ।तसर्थ मिडियाबाट सम्प्रेषण गरिने सन्देशलाई पाठक, दर्शक तथा श्रोताले सहजै रुपमा बुझ्न सक्ने भाषाशैली, लिपि, सङ्केत तथा वाक्यमा लेख्य र कथ्य रुपमा प्रस्तुत गर्नुपर्दछ । यदि प्रेषकले पठाएको सन्देशलाई प्रापकले सहि रुपमा ग्रहण गर्न सकेन भने त्यस सन्देशको कुनै अर्थ रहन्न् । तसर्थ प्रेषकले पठाएको सन्देशलाई प्रापकले सहि रुपमा बुझ्ने गरी सन्देश सम्प्रेषण गर्नुपर्दछ । यस अनुसन्धानमूलक लेखमा नेपाली मिडियाबाट सूचना तथा जानकारी प्रवाह गर्दा नेपालमा बढी प्रयोगमा आउने देवनागरी भाषा तथा लिपिमा शुद्धाशाद्धी, व्याकरण, ह्रश्व, दीर्घ तथा वर्णविन्यासबारे विशेष ध्यानदिदैँ कथ्य र लेख्य रुपमा सन्देश सम्प्रेषण गर्नुपर्ने विषयबारे विश्लेषण तथा व्याख्या गरिएको छ ।अहिले प्रत्येक मिनेट मिनेटमा विश्वभरका लाखौँ तथा करोडौँ मानिसहरु माझ विभिन्न घटना विषयबारेका लेख, समाचार, सूचना तथा विचारहरु श्रव्यदृश्य रुपमा प्रवाह हुनेगर्दछ । त्यसका साथै मिडियाले आमजनतालाई शिक्षा दिने, सामाजिकीकरण गर्ने, मनोरन्जन प्रदान गर्ने, सूचना दिने तथा व्यक्ति, परिवार, समाज लगायत राष्ट्र रुपान्तरणमा समेत टेवा दिने कार्य गर्दछ । यसरी मिडियाले हरेक व्यक्ति, परिवार, समाज हुँदै राष्ट्र निर्माणमा समेत महत्वपूर्ण भूमिका निभाउने हुँदा यसबाट दिइने भाषा तथा लिपिलाई सहि रुपमा लेख्य र कथ्यबाट प्रवाह गर्नुपर्दछ भन्ने कोणबाट यो अनुसन्धानमूलक लेख प्रस्तुत गरिएको छ ।
पूर्वीय साहित्यशास्त्रमा अलङ्कारवाद
Authors: पुन डम्बरबहादुर , ढकाल कृष्णराज
Published: August 2024

पूर्वीय साहित्यशास्त्रका क्षेत्रमा विभिन्न प्रकारका साहित्यिक वादहरू स्थापित भएका पाइन्छन् । ती वादहरूमध्ये अलङ्कारवाद पनि एक हो । रसवाद, ध्वनिवाद, रीतिवाद, वक्रोक्तिवाद, औचित्यवाद जस्तै अलङ्कारवादको पनि पूर्वीय साहित्यशास्त्रका क्षेत्रमा विशेष रूपमा चर्चा परिचर्चा गरिएको पाइन्छ । यो साहित्यको अध्ययन गर्ने महइभ्वपूर्ण वाद भएकाले ‘पूर्वीय साहित्यशास्त्रमा अलङ्कारवाद’ लेख सैद्धान्तिक प्रकृतिको लेख हो । यो लेख तयार गर्न मूलतः पुस्तकालयीय कार्यको उपयोग गरिएको छ । यस अनुसन्धानात्मक लेखमा गुणात्मक विधिको उपयोग गरिएको छ । प्रस्तुत अनुसन्धानात्मक लेखमा अलङ्कारवादका सम्बन्धमा भामहदेखि जगन्नाथसम्मका आचार्यहरूका मान्यताहरूको अध्ययन गरिएकाले यसमा ऐतिहासिक विकासक्रम देखाउने द्विरेखीय पद्धति अँगालिएको छ । पूर्वीय काव्यशास्त्रका क्षेत्रमा अलङ्कारको महइभ्वपूर्ण स्थान रहेको परिणाम प्राप्तिका लागि अलङ्कार सिद्धान्तसम्बन्धी विभिन्न आचार्यका मान्यताको व्यापक छलफल गरिएको छ । यस लेखभित्र साहित्यशास्त्रमा अलङ्कारसम्बन्धी मान्यता, काव्यका लागि अलङ्कारलाई अनिवार्य तइभ्व मान्ने भामह, दण्डी, उद्भट, वामन, कुन्तक, भोज, क्षेमेन्द्र, व्यास, वाग्भट, जयदेव, केशव मिश्र आदि आचार्यहरूका मान्यता र काव्यका लागि अलङ्कारलाई ऐच्छिक तइभ्व मान्ने आनन्दवर्धन, मम्मट, रुøयक, हेमचन्द्र, शोभाकर मिश्र, विश्वनाथ, विद्यानाथ, विद्याधर र जगन्नाथ आदि आचार्यहरूका मान्यताहरूको अध्ययन गरिएको छ । यसबा साथै काव्यमा अलङ्कारको स्थानका सम्बन्धमा तटस्थ देखिएका भरत, रुद्रट र अप्पयदीक्षितका मान्यताहरूको पनि अध्ययन गरिएको छ । भरतदेखि जगन्नाथसम्मका २३ जना आचार्यहरूका अलङ्कारसम्बन्धी मान्यताको विश्लेषण गरिएकाले प्रस्तुत लेख साहित्यमा अलङ्कारको अध्ययन गर्न चाहने व्यक्तिका लागि अत्यन्त उपयोगी हुने देखिन्छ ।
Digital Health (eHealth): A Paradigm Shift Shaping The Future Health Care In 21st Century
Authors: Khanal Dharma Prasad
Published: August 2024

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Assessment of Most Common Infectious Diseases and Prescription Pattern in The Health Care Centres of Jirabhawani Rural Municipality, Parsa, Nepal
Authors: Baniya Deepti Piya , Chaudary Rabi Tharu , Bajracharya Mijala , Adhikari Pharsuram , Giri Usha , Chaudhary Aashish
Published: August 2024

Background: The term “infectious disease” refers to a group of diseases that are contagious or transmissible caused by pathogenic biological agents such as bacteria, viruses, fungi, parasites, and protozoa in a single host organism. This study was conducted to know about most common infectious diseases and prescription pattern in three health posts of Jirabhwani, Rural Municipality Parsa, Nepal.
Method: Descriptive Cross-sectional study was conducted by analyzing 331 prescriptions of patients suffering from different infections disease using data collection form recommended by WHO  that includes the patient and drug related data as well as other  information.
Results: The most infectious diseases was Scabies (24.74%) followed by chronic wound (12.20%) and fungal infections (10.80%). Majority of cases were in between the age group of 11-21 years (19.64%). The average number of drugs per prescription was 2.06. Out of 683 drugs prescribed, antimicrobials (42.90%) were most commonly prescribed among which most commonly prescribed was Amoxycillin (30.59%) followed by Gamma Benzene Hexachloride (19.12%). Similarly, 24.16% antihistamines and 22.84% NSAIDS were prescribed among which Paracetamol (75.5%) was most commonly prescribed. The drugs prescribed by generic name was 73.3% according to WHO indicators.
Conclusion: The most common infections found was scabies followed by chronic wound and frequently prescribed antibiotic was amoxicillin.
Health Status of Elderly People Living in Different Old Age Homes of Kathmandu
Authors: Bajracharya Mijala , Dangol Shikha
Published: August 2024

Background: Old age can be broadly characterized by time- altered changes in an individual’s biological, psychological and health related capabilities and its implication for the consequent changes in the individual’s role in the economy and the society. The rising geriatric population is facing significant health problems in the developing world that are impacting the quality of their lives. The study aimed to assess health status of elderly people living in different oldage homes of Kathmandu and identify medications used by them.
Method: A descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out in three old age homes of Kathmandu targeting the people aged 60 years and above. The data for the study was collected from the elderly people and health care professionals through face-to-face interview with structured questionnaire and reviewing medical records of residents of last one year.
Results: Majority of residents were females (62.3%). The major part of the elderely population was in the age group of 71-80 years (50.9%). Regarding ethnicity, 34% were Brahmin followed by Newar and Chhetri (26.4% and 22.6%). 81.1% were illeterate and 50.9% were widow. The most common self reported health problem was pain and discomfort (88.7%).Regarding health, the most common diagnosed   health problem was gastritis (69.8%) followed by hypertension (54.7%) and respiratory problems (30.1%). In general, female residents had more health problems compared to males. Pantoprazole was most commonly used medication (58.9%) followed by amlodipine (43.5%) and salbutamol sulphate (18.9%) . Medication compliance of elderly people was found to be good (87%)..
Conclusion: This study revealed that gastritis was most common health problem and pantoprazole was most commonly used medication by elderly people living in old age homes of Kathmandu.
Evaluation Of Lipid Profiles, Dyslipidemia and Atherogenic Index of Plasma in Diabetic Patients
Authors: Madhikarmi Nirjala Laxmi , Tamrakar Supriya Shrestha
Published: August 2024

Objective: To study the pattern of lipid profile, dyslipidemia and atherogenic index of plasma in Diabetic patients.
Method: A case-control study was conducted among 1024 individuals; 512 diabetics and 512 were healthy controls at Kantipur General Hospital, Basundhara in between January 2019 to December, 2021. Lipid profile tests; total Cholesterol, triglyceride, high density lipoprotein (HDLC), low density lipoprotein (LDL) was measured on automated analyzer and ratios were calculated.
Findings: 61.2% of patients showed dyslipidemia, 34% hypertriglyceridemia, 73.4% had low HDL (<40mg/dl) and 93.8% atherogenic index of plasma (AIP) >0.21. Hypo-HDL-cholesterolemia was prevalent dyslipidemia in our study. Pearson correlation coefficient of total cholesterol, triglyceride, HDL, LDL, total lipids, AIP were 0.688, 0.917, 0.069, 0.182, 0.17, 0.901, 0.744 respectively on glucose-gender basis.
Conclusion: Dyslipidemia is one of the major risk factors which is widely prevalent in patients with diabetic mellitus and is more prevalent in males. We recommend paying more attention to serum lipids, modifiable risk factors like proper diet, medication, eating habits and physical exercises for its prevention.
Investigasi Efisiensi Penghambatan Korosi Senyawa Quinoxaline Berbasis Machine Learning
Authors: Adiprasetya Vicenzo Frendyatha , Akrom Muhamad , Trisnapradika Gustina Alfa
Published: August 2024

Korosi memberikan kekhawatiran serius bagi sektor industri dan akademik karena mempunyai dampak negatif yang signifikan terhadap sejumlah bidang, termasuk perekonomian, lingkungan, masyarakat, industri, keamanan, dan keselamatan. Saat ini, banyak peminat topik pengendalian kerusakan bahan berbasis molekul organik. Quinoxaline mempunyai potensi sebagai inhibitor korosi karena tidak beracun, mudah diproduksi, dan efektif dalam berbagai kondisi korosif. Mengeksplorasi kemungkinan kandidat penghambat korosi melalui penelitian eksperimental adalah proses yang memakan waktu dan sumber daya yang intensif. Dengan menggunakan pendekatan machine learning (ML) berdasarkan model quantitative structure-property relationship (QSPR), kami mengevaluasi beragam algoritma linier dan non-linier sebagai model prediktif nilai corrosion inhibition efficiency (CIE) dalam penelitian ini. Kami menemukan bahwa, untuk kumpulan data senyawa quinoxaline, model non-linier Gradient Boosting Regressor (GBR) mengungguli keseluruhan model linier dan non-linier, serta hasil dari literatur dalam hal kinerja prediksi berdasarkan metrik root mean squared error (RMSE), mean squared error (MSE), mean absolute deviation (MAD), mean absolute percentage error (MAPE) dan coefficient of determination (R2). Secara keseluruhan, penelitian kami memberikan sudut pandang baru tentang kapasitas model ML untuk memperkirakan kemampuan penghambatan korosi pada permukaan besi oleh senyawa organik quinoxaline.
Kemajuan Terkini dalam Ekstraksi Senyawa Bioaktif dari Biji-Bijian (Review)
Authors: Mahreni Mahreni , Reningtyas Renung , Ikhsan Mifta Aulia
Published: August 2024

Pertambahan populasi dunia dan masalah lingkungan merupakan isu yang terus berkembang dan memerlukan solusi. Pertambahan populasi dunia harus di ikuti dengan penyedian pangan seperti karbohidrat, protein dan lemak yang mencukupi. Isu lingkungan memerlukan proses penyediaan pangan yang hijau dan berkelanjutan. Dalam makalah ini membahas proses ekstraksi hijau menggunakan enzim sebagai usaha untuk memenuhi kebutuhan pangan dengan meminimasi dampak kesehatan dan lingkungan yang disebabkan oleh penggunaan pelarut organik seperti yang digunakan di dalam ekstraksi konvensional. Bahasan meliputi review kemajuan terkini ekstraksi padat cair, keuntungan dan kelemahan ekstraksi konvensional dan ekstraksi enzimatis, dasar pemilihan enzim, dan peranan enzim dalam proses ekstraksi padat-cair. Data diperoleh dari hasil review jurnal yang membahas mengenai ekstraksi padat-cair baik ekstraksi konvensional dan ekstraksi modern saat ini yang fokus pada ekstraksi menggunakan enzim sebagai alternative untuk menggantikan pelarut organik.
Optimization of Remote Sensing Data In Monitoring Morphology Change of Siak River in Pekanbaru City
Authors: Giofandi Eggy Arya , Sekarjati Dhanu , Hayat Dhia`ul , Sekarrini Cipta Estri , Umar Iswandi
Published: August 2024

River condition that experiences change is not apart from the utilization of river boarder for human life needs. Beside the effect of built land development, river morphology changes because of erotion and deposition. Therefore, it needs detection of river morphology change, one of which is by utilizing remote sensing data with Modification Normalized Difference Water Index. Modification Normalized Difference Water Index can separate between water and land sharply until river morphology analysis can be clearer. This research aims to detect the change of Siak River morphology in Pekanbaru City caused by abrasion and deposition by using Modification of Normalized Difference Water Index on landsat temporal data of 2008 and 2018. Data used in this research were Landsat 7 image of 2008 and Landsat 8 year of 2018. The research results show that morphology changes of Siak River in Pekanbaru City is caused by erotion and deposition. The erotion area reaches 12.133 ha and deposition 4.488 ha in the period of 10 years
Evaluasi Kestabilan Lereng Berdasarkan Karakteristik Geologi, Sifat Fisik dan Mekanik Tanah Daerah Menoreh, Jawa Tengah
Authors: Sipayung Putri Ester Riahni , Purwanto Purwanto , Subandrio A.
Published: August 2024

Informasi kestabilan lereng sangat penting untuk mengetahui daerah yang termasuk dalam zona rawan gerakan tanah. Desa Menoreh dan sekitarnya yang terletak di Kecamatan Salaman, Kabupaten Magelang, Jawa Tengah merupakan zona rawan gerakan tanah menengah – tinggi. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mengevaluasi kestabilan lereng di Desa Menoreh dan sekitarnya berdasarkan karakteristik geologi, sifat fisik dan mekanik tanah. Metode yang digunakan yaitu perhitungan nilai Faktor Keamanan (FK) dan bobot tertimbang indikator gerakan tanah. Analisis kestabilan lereng dilakukan pada enam buah lereng, yaitu Lereng 1 dan 2 di Desa Paripurno merupakan lereng stabil dengan nilai FK masing-masing 1.308 dan 1.41, Lereng 3 di Desa Ngadiharjo merupakan lereng kritis dengan nilai FK 1.137, Lereng 4 dan 5 di Desa Kalirejo merupakan lereng labil dengan nilai FK 0.841 dan 1.05, serta Lereng 6 di Desa Kalirejo merupakan lereng stabil dengan nilai FK 1.371. Lereng yang disusun oleh lapukan satuan lava andesit lebih stabil dibandingkan lapukan satuan breksi andesit dan intrusi andesit. Semakin besar nilai sifat fisik tanah, slope, dan tinggi lereng, maka kestabilan lereng akan menurun. Sebaliknya, semakin besar nilai sifat mekanik tanah maka kestabilan lereng semakin meningkat.
Vol 4, No 2 (2022): Maret 2022
Authors: Kebumian Jurnal Ilmiah Lingkungan
Published: August 2024

Jurnal Ilmiah Lingkungan Kebumian (JILK) merupakan salah satu jurnal di UPN “Veteran” Yogyakarta Terakreditasi Sinta 4 yang dapat diakses secara terbuka (open-access journal). JILK diterbitkan dua kali dalam satu tahun di bulan Maret dan September oleh Program Studi Teknik Lingkungan. Jurnal ini berperan sebagai media publikasi hasil penelitian bagi mahasiswa, dosen, dan peneliti. Topik JILK meliputi: pengelolaan lingkungan industry pertambangan, pengelolaan lingkungan industry migas dan panas bumi, pembangunan wilayah dan mitigasi bencana serta bidang kajian ilmu dan teknologi lingkungan lain yang relevan.
Efektifitas Pengolahan Limbah Cair Pengalengan Ikan pada Lahan Basah Buatan dengan Tanaman Air Untuk Menurunkan COD, TSS, Nitrogen dan Phosfat
Authors: Melenia Dhikma Pristika , Hidayah Euis Nurul
Published: August 2024

Limbah cair pengalengan ikan di kota Tuban menjadi suatu permasalahan lingkungan, mengingat banyaknya industri perikanan di Kota Tuban. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengurangi kadar parameter COD, TSS, Phosfat dan Nitrogen pada limbah cair pengalengan ikan. Penelitian ini memanfaatkan 3 jenis tanaman air yang berbeda yaitu tanaman bambu air, tanaman sirih gading dan tanaman lembang. Tujuan lain dari penelitian ini adalah mengetahui efektifitas tanah liat sebagai media pada pengolahan lahan basah buatan. Penelitian ini memberikan hasil bahwa lahan basah buatan dengan tanaman lembang, sirih gading dan bambu air mampu untuk menurunkan parameter pencemar pada limbah cair pengalengan ikan. Didapatkan hasil bahwa debit 5L / hari lebih baik daripada variasi debit 8L / hari. Tanaman sirih gading dan tanaman lembang memberikan hasil penyisihan parameter yang lebih baik dibandingkan tanaman bambu air. Waktu detensi yang lebih lama akan memberikan hasil yang paling optimum.
Pengelolaan Risiko Banjir Lahar Hujan Gunungapi Semeru Sektor Tenggara, Lumajang, Jawa Timur
Authors: Paripurno Eko Teguh , Pratomo Awang Hendrianto , Nugroho Nandra Eko , Triadi Wahyu Sugeng , Putra Wiratama
Published: August 2024

Sabtu, 4 Desember 2021, Gunungapi Semeru mengalami erupsi memuntahkan material awan panas guguran dan banjir lahar hujan ke sekitar Sungai Besuk Kobokan di Kecamatan Pronojiwo dan Candipuro. Banyaknya korban yang jatuh pada erupsi Gunungapi Semeru 2021 diakibatkan karena adanya pusat aktivitas masyarakat di sekitar Sungai Besuk Kobokan serta kurangnya peringatan dan pengetahuan masyarakat akan pengurangan risiko bencana. Penelitian ini dilakukan untuk mengupayakan pengelolaan risiko bencana di sub urusan sistem peringatan dini banjir lahar hujan Gunungapi Semeru. Fokus penelitian ini ada pada layanan pemantauan bahaya pada beberapa parameter yang mempengaruhi terjadinya banjir lahar hujan berbasis infrastruktur Internet of Things dan cloud computing yang akurat dan real-time.
Smart Environment Pengelolaan Sampah Rumah Tangga di Kota Tangerang
Authors: Sintania Nabila Lutfiah , Muhtadi Yudi , Syamsudin Udin
Published: August 2024

Sampah yang dihasilkan dari berbagai aktivitas kehidupan manusia dan proses alam sering kali menimbulkan masalah besar di berbagai kota di dunia. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui keterlibatan masyarakat dan pemerintah dalam pengelolaan sampah di Kota Tangerang. Para peneliti menggunakan strategi kualitatif deskriptif yang sangat bergantung pada observasi dan wawancara. Lingkungan Cerdas mengacu pada dedikasi kota (wilayah) terhadap konservasi lingkungan, pengelolaan limbah, dan konsumsi energi. Semua upaya ini harus mampu menopang vitalitas ekosistem secara keseluruhan. Sebagai hasil dari inisiatif terakhir ini, pemerintah sekarang menawarkan program-program yang bertujuan untuk mempercepat penguraian sampah. Untuk mengatasi masalah penting ini, berbagai pemangku kepentingan, termasuk pemerintah, masyarakat, dan sektor komersial, harus bekerja sama. Kota Tangerang, di sisi lain, belum melaksanakan pemilahan sampah dengan benar. Penerapan lingkungan yang cerdas di Indonesia merupakan upaya untuk menyediakan lingkungan yang nyaman, bersih, dan berkualitas bagi penduduknya. Sehingga pemerintah daerah, dengan bantuan masyarakat, dapat berinovasi untuk memperbaiki lingkungan di Indonesia.
Veterinary shampoo with antiparasitary action incorporated with polymer nanoparticles containing praziquantel: Development and stability study
Authors: Santana de Souza Aline , Alves Rocha Filho José , Rodrigues Ribeiro Roberto , Guimaraes Marcelo
Published: August 2024

The study of parasitosis in domestic animals has become a priority in recent decades, since there is a very close relationship between these animals and humans. Health care for these animals should be included in the routine, aiming to reduce the risk of them becoming vectors of some
diseases, which is a public health problem in Brazil and in underdeveloped countries. One of the most widely used antiparasitics is praziquantel, a drug that acts directly on the permeability of the cell membrane of cestodes and trematodes, causing severe spasms and paralysis in the muscles of the worms. The drug, despite being broad-spectrum, has an extremely permeable structure (lipophilic character), has problems due to low solubility in water, a limiting factor for a good bioavailability of the active ingredient, having its significant effect at high doses. An alternative to increase the bioavailability of the drug is the use of polymers in the development of delivery systems in the form of polymeric nanoparticles. In addition, veterinary treatment can use "shampotherapy" as an alternative, as it allows a topical therapy with a dermatological treatment of the animal due to the permeation of active components through all layers of the skin. Thus, in the present work, an innovative formulation of transparent shampoo incorporated with poly n-butylcyan acrylate (PBCA) nanoparticles containing praziquantel was developed. The development of the shampoo was carried out using the GMP (Good Manufacturing Practices for Veterinary Products), giving rise to 3 samples: the first containing only the shampoo, the second with the drug praziquantel previously dissolved in alcohol and the last with the polymeric nanoparticles of praziquantel. The methodology used was the evaluation of the organoleptic characteristics, pH, density and viscosity analyses, in order to verify if the formulation remains stable for effective and safe use. At the end of the analyses, a potential innovative product was obtained, which maintained the stability characteristics, indicating that the ideal parameters for the purpose of the product were respected.
 
 
Keywords: parasitosis, polymeric nanoparticles, bioavailability.
Analyses of 6G-Network and Blockchain-Network Application Security: Future Research Prospect
Authors: Annas Ammar Haziq , Zainuddin Ahmad Anwar , Ramlee Afnan Wajdi , Ya Omar Ahmad Solihin , Md Saifuddin Muhammad Hafiz Faruqi , Sidik Nur Fatnin Izzati , Sapuan Muhamad Syariff , Amerolazuam Amysha Qistina , Nizam Muhammad Haziq Zulhazmi Hairul , Mazlan Farah , Omar Nur Faizah , Abdul Rahman Nur Alia Alina , Rosdi Nur Nisa Humairah , Ahmadzamani Nur Zafirah Adira
Published: August 2024

The evolution from 5G to 6G signifies a monumental progression in wireless communication technology, promising enhanced capabilities and broader applications. Building on the transformative impact of 5G with its high speeds, low latency, and improved connectivity, the transition to 6G aims to overcome the limitations of its predecessor and unlock new potentials. However, this shift is not devoid of challenges, particularly concerning the privacy and security risks inherent in the adoption of 6G networks. Reflecting on the historical trajectory of wireless technologies, from the first 0G to the current 5G networks, each generational leap has brought significant enhancements in design, coverage, speed, quality of service, capacity, and latency rates. The ongoing deployment of 5G is expected to further expand network capacity through innovative architectural advancements, such as the convergence of information and communication technologies and the implementation of heterogeneous networks. These advancements are essential in optimizing energy consumption, enhancing overall performance, and ensuring the sustainability of wireless networks. Furthermore, the convergence of emerging technologies like the Internet of Things (IoT), energy harvesting, and Simultaneous Wireless Information and Power Transfer (SWIPT) is reshaping the landscape of wireless communication. These technologies not only facilitate the deployment of numerous low-power radios but also pave the way for a more interconnected and efficient wireless ecosystem. In this dynamic world of evolving wireless technologies, the concept of mobile edge computing (MEC) emerges as a novel paradigm for providing computing, storage, and networking resources at the edge of mobile networks. By allowing latency-sensitive and context-aware applications near end-users, MEC ensures efficient operations without compromising performance. This integration of edge computing within the Radio Access Network (RAN) architecture signifies a theoretical shift towards more distributed and responsive network infrastructures.
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PROSPECTIVE DIRECTIONS OF REHABILITATION OF INDUSTRIAL AREAS
Authors: Kucherenko Lіlіya , Babii Ihor , Obodianska Olha , Zhadan Alexander
Published: August 2024

This article examines the problems and potential of degrading industrial areas. An overview of the experience of revitalization of industrial zones is presented. The capture of valuable territories by industrial development was generally due to the rapid industrial development, as well as the extensive direction of industrialization. Since it is obvious that the majority of industrial enterprises in the form in which they functioned cannot be restored, there was a need for mass transformation (reconstruction), intensification of use and repurposing of industrial zones of cities. A group of factors influencing the expediency of renovation of industrial territories was identified. These are constructive, economic, aesthetic, social, historical and environmental factors. Several directions, methods and techniques of adapting the industrial heritage to the modern context of the city are considered. With the development of the city, there was a need to change its urban planning. The most important in the modern plan of the city development is the problem of industrial zones, which are located in the historical center of the city and are of interest both for the city itself and for investors. Depressed industrial zones, in which renovation is taking place, get a second chance: the construction of housing, commercial premises, and infrastructure is blowing up there. However, rehabilitation requires complex and lengthy legal preparation of the project, demolition of old buildings, relocation of engineering communications, land reclamation. The article also provides examples of industrial zones adapted to modern urban conditions in other countries. Issues of problems that arise during the development of industrial zones are considered. The purpose of this study is to analyze the rehabilitation process, its feasibility and effectiveness in the conditions of an urbanized city, for this, analog examples of the transformation of industrial territories and their infrastructures were considered, and the experience of different countries was analyzed.
INTEGRATION OF ALTERNATIVE ENERGY SOURCES INTO PUBLIC BUILDINGS' HEATING SYSTEMS
Authors: Dzhedzhula Viacheslav
Published: August 2024

Given the conditions of loss of generating capacities and the energy crisis as a whole, significant attention needs to be paid to alternative energy sources for heating and powering buildings and structures. A characteristic example is private households that use traditional fuels and electricity for heating and thermal supply. Another example is office and administrative buildings connected to central heating systems, whose owners are seeking ways to diversify heat supply. In recent years, the production of electricity using solar photovoltaic modules has become widespread. However, direct use of the generated energy for heating is inefficient and requires comprehensive solutions with maximum autonomy and energy efficiency. One such solution could be the integrated use of solar panels and heat pumps.
The article discusses, using the example of an office building, the results of actual measurements of electricity production and consumption from solar panels. A comprehensive solution is proposed to replace traditional heating from a district boiler house with a system consisting of a heat pump and solar panels. Based on measurement data, the necessary areas of solar panels are calculated, and the efficiency of replacing traditional energy sources with alternative ones is determined.