bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Hydrothermal Synthesis of Antimicrobial Carbon Dots from the Soot of Three Different Essential Oils
Authors: Fernandez, A.B.  , , Buddhinie, P.K. C.  , Vithanage, M.
Published: February 2024

Carbon dots (CDs) have garnered the interest and demand of researchers over the years, and they are also favoured as a novel and better alternative to conventional antibiotics and other antimicrobial agents. While the antimicrobial properties of CDs differ with the precursors used, a synergistic effect is expected to arise from the use of antimicrobial compounds as precursors in the synthesis of CDs. Therefore, in this study, a novel green method was introduced for the hydrothermal synthesis of carbon dots using the soot of three essential oils (EOs) as the carbon source; clove (Syzygium aromaticum), cinnamon (Cinnamomum zeylanicum) and citrus (Citrus aurantifolia); in the absence of surface passivating agents. Here, the three essential oils were burned and the carbon soot from each oil was collected separately. Then the carbon soot was subjected to hydrothermal treatment by heating at 160° C for 3 hours without any doping or modification. The obtained carbon dots were characterized by Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), UV-Vis spectroscopy, FT-IR spectroscopy and Fluorescence analysis. The SEM images of the three types of essential oil-derived CDs were crucial for determining the size, shape, and surface morphology of the prepared CDs. While clove CDs and cinnamon CDs were mostly spherical in shape, citrus CDs exhibited irregular shapes, which could be attributed to the agglomeration of the particles as evident from the SEM images. The results showed that the average particle diameter of the CDs was found to be 56.50±7.75 nm, 56.11±8.11 nm, and 61.67±10.21 nm, for clove CDs, cinnamon CDs and citrus CDs, respectively. UV-Vis spectroscopy analysis further confirmed the formation of CDs as absorption peaks at wavelengths of 205 nm, 215 nm and 244 nm were obtained for citrus, cinnamon and clove CDs respectively. These peaks could be attributed to the π→π* transition of C=C bonds of sp2 carbons. FT-IR spectroscopy was carried out to determine the functional groups in the prepared CDs, as functional groups are responsible for the antimicrobial properties of CDs. In addition to these, the fluorescence analysis confirmed the synthesis of CDs, as CDs are known to be fluorescent. The antibacterial properties of the synthesized CDs were then investigated against Pectobacterium sp. isolated and characterized from the soft rot of carrot.

 

Keywords: Carbon dots, Essential oils, Hydrothermal synthesis, Antimicrobial, Aggregation
Unrevealing the Enhanced Laccase Activities of Phlebiopsis flavidoalba in the Presence of Lignin-Rich Raw Materials using Molecular Docking
Authors: Senavirathna, T.M.Y.H.  , Perera, P.  , Attanayake, R.N.
Published: February 2024

Laccase, a versatile enzyme that belongs to the multi-copper oxidase family, exhibits extraordinary lignin-degrading capabilities. Among the diverse types of laccases, white-rot fungal laccases are considered some of the best lignin degraders, with various biotechnological and industrial applications. In our previous study, it was found that a wood-decaying white rot fungus, Phlebiopsis flavidoalba, is one of the highest laccase producers in vitro in the presence of rice husks as the raw material. However, it is unclear the exact mechanism and whether laccase directly interacts with the raw material, in this case, rice husks and its lignin model compound. Hence, the objective of the current study was to obtain laccase gene sequence from P. flavidoalba and subject it to molecular docking with lignin model compounds that are particularly found in rice husks to determine binding affinities to the active sites of enzyme. The laccase gene sequence of P. flavidoalba was obtained from the next-generation sequence data set obtained in our previous study and subjected to in silico homology modelling and molecular docking using various lignin model compounds reported to be present in rice husks. Firstly, to predict the 3D structure of the laccase of P. flavidoalba, homology modelling was performed using SWISS-MODEL. Laccase from Steccherinum murashkinskyi was selected as the template for homology modelling using SWISS-MODEL. CB-Dock server was used to perform molecular docking studies with a range of lignin model compounds, including sinapyl alcohol, coniferyl alcohol, 𝜌- coumaryl alcohol, β-O-4′ aryl ether, β-5′ phenylcoumaran which are commonly found in rice husks. It was found that the above-mentioned lignin model compounds exhibited strong binding affinities such as -5.9 kcal/mol (sinapyl alcohol), -6.5 kcal/mol (coniferyl alcohol), -8.6 kcal/mol (𝜌- coumaryl alcohol), -7.5 kcal/mol (β-O-4′ aryl ether), and -7.5 kcal/mol (β-5′ phenylcoumaran) with the laccase protein of P. flavidoalba. The amino acid residues of modelled laccase in contact with the lignin model compounds forming hydrogen bonds were Gln457, Ile434, Phe432, Arg370, Lys452, Ile365. The insights gained from these docking studies can help uncover the molecular level interactions and the potential of utilizing such low-cost carbon sources for boosting laccase production.

 

Keywords: Homology modelling, Laccase, Lignin model compounds, Molecular docking, Rice husk
A Review on the Utilization of Herbarium Data in Phenological Research Addressing Climate Change Implications
Authors: Sathischandra, M.K.D.P.M.
Published: February 2024

In recent years, the profound impact of climate change on biodiversity has become increasingly evident, with significant consequences for critical life events in the natural world. It underscores the significant influence of climate variations on seasonal life events within the biotic environment of flora, such as blooming response, leaf growth, leaf senescence and fruit ripening. These phenological shifts, particularly in temperate and tropical ecosystems, serve as vital indicators of climatic changes. This review study delves into the intricate relationship of herbarium data for bridging the gap in plant phenological observation for the investigations on climatic change. This comprehensive literature review of 30 key research papers published in the past two decades, which focus on the utility of herbarium specimens as tools to document phenological changes, was critically analysed in this research study. Long-term observation of phenological data by various phenological observation networks has paved the way for advanced environmental analysis in climatic change studies. However, despite the importance of phenological data from field observation, its collection and long-term observation records, present challenges, emphasizing the need for spatiotemporal depth of phenological data. A noticeable gap in field data collection has hindered various studies reliant on plant phenological data. In response to these challenges, herbaria serve as invaluable repositories of plant specimens, boasting rich historical records spanning over a century, providing a deep spatiotemporal and taxonomic insight. Research findings indicate the fidelity of herbarium records to fill the gap in field observations, with no significant differences between the field observations and herbarium data, highlighting the reliability of herbarium data in capturing phenological information. Overcoming the challenges associated with extensive herbarium datasets, digitalization and the implementation of crowdsourcing platforms have emerged as effective strategies, granting researchers easy online access to these data. Moreover, it is evident that in Sri Lanka, there exists a research gap in utilizing herbarium data for phenological studies in climate change observation and the implementation of online accessibility for herbarium data, highlighting the need to address this gap in future research endeavours.

 

Keywords: Climate change, Herbarium data, Biodiversity, Phenological data
Antifungal Activity of Selected Indigenous Medicinal Plants in Sri Lanka Against Candida Infections
Authors: Dilrukshi, K.T.  , Sadeepa H.D.D.  , Manage, P.M.
Published: February 2024

Candida infections have been recorded as an emerging health concern among immune- compromised patients, infants and pregnant women in Asia, Africa and Europe. Skin diseases, genital infections, candidiasis and candidemia caused by overgrowth of symbiotic Candida species in the human body are treated by antifungal drugs. The common drugs viz., fluconazole, flucytosine, amphotericin B, nystatin, etc. are responsible for more side effects in the human body while Candida species are indicating a resistance towards them. Therefore, the continuous discovery of antifungal compounds against Candida infections is an essential process. Thus, the current study focused on the determination of the antifungal activity of water extracts of selected indigenous medicinal plants in Sri Lanka towards Candida infections. Three common indigenous medicinal plants; Cyperus rotundus (roots, tubers, leaves and flowers), Acalipha indica (roots, stem, leaves and flowers) and Aloe barbadensis Miller (gel and leaves) were collected and their water extracts (10 g/25 mL) were screened for the antifungal activity against two common Candida species; Candida glabrata and Candida parapsilosis using disk diffusion method. Briefly, the pathogenic bacterial lawns were prepared by spreading equalized solutions of C. glabrata and C. parapsilosis on Muller Hinton Agar supplemented with 2% glucose. Sterile paper disks soaked with 30 µL of water extracts of each plant part were placed on pathogen lawns. Sterile distilled water was used as the negative control. The plates were incubated at 37° C overnight and observed for clear zone formation. According to the results, the water extract of C. rotundus tubers indicated an inhibitory action by giving clear inhibition zones against both tested Candida species. All other water extracts of medicinal plants indicated negative inhibitory actions against tested Candida species. The results revealed that C. rotundus tubers consist of antifungal activity against C. glabrata and C. parapsilosis. Hence, C. rotundus tubers can be used as an effective treatment for infections caused by the tested Candida species.

 

Keywords: Antifungal activity, Candida infections, Indigenous medicinal plants, Cyperusrotundus, Water extracts
Terapia Viscum album injetável no tratamento e sobrevida de paciente diagnosticado com carcinoma hepatóide
Authors: Valle Ana Catarina Viana , Valle Maria Luiza Pereira Viana , Carvalho Aloísio Cunha de
Published: February 2024

Cancer is a pathology of multifactorial cause and complex treatment. Often, despite strictly adhering to the recommended treatment protocols for a specific tumor type, there are instances where conventional therapies fail to yield success. This refractory state can render the disease fatal for patients. Hence, there's an increasing significance in developing therapeutics that aim to effectively control tumor growth while minimizing or avoiding side effects. In this context, homeopathy and Viscum album emerge as promising avenues, notably for enhancing the quality of life in treated patients. By current reports, these therapies contribute to overall well-being and, in rare cases, may lead to complete tumor remission. However, their primary role is often in controlling tumor growth, thereby managing the condition and resulting in chronic illness for patients. This fact does not necessarily denote harm, as patients typically maintain a clinically stable condition throughout treatment. The objective of this article is to present a case of hepatoid gland carcinoma that did not respond to conventional therapy but was subsequently managed through integrative treatment using injectable and subcutaneous homeopathic Viscum album in daily combined potencies. This treatment approach successfully maintained the patient's optimal quality of life for over 12 months.
Affective relatedness, temporalities, and the politics of care in a medical South-South partnership
Authors: Lidola Maria
Published: February 2024

For more than 50 years, Cuba has been one of the most important players in the field of international medical care in the Global South. Between 2013 and 2018, Cuba sent nearly 18,000 Cuban health professionals to Brazil within the framework of the More Doctors Program to assist during the Brazilian public health care system's state of emergency. This article focuses on local encounters and emergent socialities between Cuban physicians and Brazilian patients and medical staff. Their sensitive moments of interaction—with their embodied, emplaced, and political dimensions of past and present—hold the possibility of a fragile intersubjectivity that creates its own temporal and affective dynamics, undermining, for a moment, the prevalent care regimes.
After the boom
Authors: Kappeler Aaron
Published: February 2024

Matthew Wilde, A blessing and a curse: Oil, politics, and morality in Venezuela. Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press, 2023.

Mariya Ivancheva, The alternative university: Lessons from Bolivarian Venezuela. Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press, 2023.
relação entre psicanálise e ciência à luz da equação dos sujeitos
Authors: Mendonça Machado Pedro , Marques Lettiere Fulco Ana Paula
Published: February 2024

O presente trabalho procura retornar à proposição lacaniana na qual o sujeito que operamos em psicanálise é o sujeito da ciência, com a tentativa de esclarecer quais as relações que existem entre psicanálise e ciência nesta “equação dos sujeitos”, como nomeia Milner (1996). Podemos encontrar na obra de Lacan alguns pontos de interseção e ao mesmo tempo encadeamentos diametralmente opostos em relação a esses dois discursos em detrimento do sujeito. Assim, a hipótese que se segue é que o sujeito da ciência é paradoxalmente o ponto de convergência e divergência entre psicanálise e ciência. E por isso o trabalho se propõe a esclarecer o que é esse sujeito, sua apreensão feita pela psicanálise e como sua teorização coloca impasses para o discurso científico, fazendo uma revisão bibliográfica na obra de Lacan, Koyré e Descartes. A partir do trabalho, demonstra-se que o discurso psicanalítico se diferencia de outros discursos justamente por sustentar o sujeito em sua verdade evanescente, mesmo que pague um preço ao não responder às demandas da sociedade para suturar esse sujeito, identificando-o a alguns significantes.
SOME ASPECTS OF CHINESE-RUSSIAN REGIONAL COOPERATION AFTER THE BEGINNING OF SPECIAL MILITARY OPERATION
Authors:   Institute of Oriental Studies, Russian Academy of Sciences (MOSCOW), MOSYAKOV Dmitry V.
Published: February 2024

The article discusses the development of cooperation between Chinese and Russian regions after the beginning of a Special Military Operation. It is shown that relations at the regional level between Russia and China at this time not only did not experience a crisis, but developed at a much faster pace than before. The author points out that there are large reserves and enormous opportunities for their further development. Bottlenecks and possible obstacles to their development are also discussed.
SALIENT FEATURES OF THE INDO-PACIFIC REGION CONCEPTUALIZATION BY INDONESIA AND INDIA
Authors:   IMEMO RAS, KOSAREVA Ekaterina S. , KOROLEV Alexander S. ,   HSE University
Published: February 2024

The article is devoted to identifying the features of Indonesia’s and India’s conceptualization of the Indo-Pacific region at the present stage. In this research, the authors use a poststructuralist approach to international relations, namely critical geopolitics, since the Indo-Pacific is a concept based on the political construction of space. In addition, the authors use the elite theory as a second-level theoretical approach to identify the range of actors (institutions) shaping contemporary foreign policy discourse regarding IPR, as well as their role in promoting this concept. Based on the results of the analysis, the authors came to the following conclusions. The goal-setting of the ruling elites of India and Indonesia while using the concept of the Indo-Pacific region is similar: through it they project the perception of themselves as key regional players to create an inclusive and safe prosperity area. At the same time, the geopolitical discourse of the elites in two countries is different. While Indians perceive the IPR as a region in which they want to play a “natural” leader role, Indonesians concentrate on Wawasan Nusantara (the vision of the Indonesian archipelago as a single political, economic, social and cultural space), paying more attention to their own development. For Indonesia, the IPR concept allows ASEAN to remain central to its emerging vision for the region. At the same time, New Delhi’s understanding of the Indo-Pacific concept logically fits into its proactive foreign policy course, one of the main directions of which is the development of ties with Southeast Asian countries.
THE METAVERSE IN SOUTHEAST ASIA: TEETHING PROBLEMS
Authors:   IMEMO RAS, KANAEV Evgeny A.
Published: February 2024

The article illustrates salient features of the Metaverse-related developments in Southeast Asia seen through the prism of major regional consumption trends, as well as the evolution of the Metaverse around the world. Starting from an outline of determining factors behind the consumption growth in Southeast Asia, the paper proceeds to specifying reasons behind the popularity of the Metaverse across the world in general and the Asia-Pacific region in particular. Then the study turns to the evolution of the Metaverse in Southeast Asia with a special focus on the gaming industry. The author argues that although obstacles to the Metaverse development are in place and will probably remain serious, its regional prospects are generally positive. The paper extends the focus on previous research on the Metaverse and consumption trends in Southeast Asia that have been carried out in a fragmented manner. As the topics discussed in their synergy have not been in a research focus in Russia and other countries, the study takes a considerable step forward in developing an integral approach to the digital transformation of social, economic and commercial processes in Southeast Asia, which accounts for its relevance, novelty and originality.
WHITHER ASEAN SMART CITIES NETWORK? EVIDENCE FROM SINGAPORE AND ITS ENERGY POLICY
Authors:   HSE Universuty, Moscow, Russia, KANAEV Evgeny A. , FEDORENKO Dmitry O. ,   HSE Universuty, Moscow, Russia
Published: February 2024

The article analyses the ASEAN Smart Cities Network (ASCN) as part of ASEAN’s integration agenda in the context of Singapore’s experience, with a focus on its energy policy. On tracing the origins and evolution of the ASCN, its drivers and limitations, the paper turns to analyzing Singapore’s priorities and policy in developing smart city programs, strategic and tactical aspects of its energy dimension. The energy component of Singapore’s smart city development policy is a representative example of effective management to follow by other ASEAN member states. The paper concludes by several arguments. Although the ASCN is ASEAN’s laudable attempt to intensify regional integration, serious non-ASCN and ASCN-specific obstacles hinder its progress. Singapore finds it relatively easy to develop its smart city initiatives, as innovations and cutting-edge solutions have been a backbone of its policy for a long time. The development of the energy sector is an integral part of Singapore’s economic growth and directly affects its social and economic modernization paradigm. Although selected aspects of this topic have been explored in academic literature, their synergy, substantiated by area research (the energy sector), has not been in the scholarly focus to date. More than that, lack of an instrumental component, exemplified by a subject-oriented approach, makes any research just a paper exercise. Responding to this methodological gap, a subject-related approach (the energy sector) synergized with regional (the ASCN) and intra-country (Singapore) trends accounts for the novelty, originality and relevance of the study.
CREATIVE ECONOMY FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: TRASH ART IN SINGAPORE
Authors:   State Academic University for the Humanities (GAUGN), Moscow, Russia, KRUGLOVA Maria S.
Published: February 2024

2021 was declared by the UN as the year of the creative economy for sustainable development. The goal of this campaign was to attract participants in the creative industries to the problems of sustainable development of the world. One of the manifestations of the creative economy is trash art, the authors of whose works try to attract public attention to environmental problems and climate change with their works. Singapore is no exception. The article discusses examples of trash art in Singapore. It is concluded that the main goal of the artists is to draw attention to the problem of recycling waste and reducing carbon emissions.
Physicogeographical control of estimating the boundaries of rivers, their water protection zones, flooding and underflooding zones in Tomsk region (the Russian Federation)
Authors:   Tomsk Polytechnic University, Tomsk, Russian Federation, Savichev Oleg G.
Published: February 2024

Purpose: to develop the methodology of physical and geographical control of the validity of determining the boundaries of rivers and their special zones in the territory of Tomsk region. Materials and methods. The initial materials were the materials of the regime hydrological (Roshydromet) and hydrogeological (Gidrospetzgeology) observations, the results of engineering surveys and examinations. The main objects are the Tom river at Tomsk city, the Vasyugan river at New Vasyugan settlement, the Iksa river at Plotnikovo village, the Klyutch river at Polynyanka village. Additionally, data on the Ob and Parabel rivers and other tributaries of the Ob river were used. Results. The calculations of the position of the coastline and the boundaries of flood and underflooding zones of a number of river valleys in Tomsk region were carried out. A comparison of the characteristic levels of river waters with the hydrogeological, geomorphological and geobotanical conditions of river valleys (also underflooding conditions with the prevailing channel process types) was carried out. The physicogeographical methodology of validity control of estimating the coastline, protection, flooding and underflooding zones boundaries are proposed. Conclusions. It is shown that estimating the position of the river coastal line in Tomsk region can be carried out according to the data not only on the average daily water levels for the period of the free channel, but also the average monthly levels of river waters of the spring-summer flood and summer-autumn low water season. It was established that the average maximum level and the maximum level of 1 % occurrence relate to the relief, groundwater levels and the vegetation cover of the river valleys. It was revealed that the probability of the river valley underflooding increases in the case of floodplain anabranching and free meandering and decreases with the pre-dominance of limit meandering.
Impact of sewage sludge on test plants and agrochemical properties of soils
Authors:   Russian Scientific Research Institute of Land Improvement Problems, Novocherkassk, Russian Federation, Manzhina Svetlana A.
Published: February 2024

Purpose: to assess the fertilizing value of sewage sludge. Materials and methods. The material used for research was sewage sludge from municipal wastewater treatment plants in Novocherkassk with a three-year stay period on the sludge map. The research was carried out as a part of a vegetation experiment on soils selected from agricultural lands in Aksai district Rostov region. According to the analysis, the soils are non-degraded, non-saline with a low humus content and an average nutrient content. The granulometric composition of soils is dominated by coarse silt fractions. Sewage sludge, on the contrary, is characterized by a high content of organic matter and nutrients; sand fractions predominate in the granulometric composition. Radish and watercress were used as test plants as they were the most sensitive to the presence of contaminants. Soil bioproductivity was assessed by seed germination, total biomass, and average biomass per plant. Results and discussions. The best germination of plant seeds was noted in variants with the application of sewage sludge to soils in comparison with both the control and the variant of using fertilizers in similar doses of the active substance. Under the influence of sewage sludge, changes in the qualitative composition of soils were noted: the amount of nitrates, phosphates, calcium ions and sulfates increased, and the content of organic matter increased. Conclusions. The positive effect of sewage sludge on plants has been determined: the radish yield increased by 55 % with the use of sewage sludge, and by only 10 % with the use of azofoska (nitrogen-phosphorus potassium fertilizer); the watercress yield increased by 29 % against the background of the use of sewage sludge and by 2 % against the background of the use of azofoska. In variants with the application of sewage sludge, an increase in the content of organic matter by an average of 30 % is observed. In soil samples with sewage sludge, an increase in the nitrogen content by 30–59 %, phosphorus by 67–78 % compared to the control was noted, and when azofoska was added, in comparison with control samples, the amount of nitrogen increased by 5–23 %, and phosphorus by on average by 50 %.
The Winchester Mint and Coins and Related Finds from the Excavations of 1961–71
Authors: Yvonne Harvey
Published: February 2024

Edited by Martin Biddle with a catalogue of the known coins of the mint by Yvonne Harvey, this volume records and illustrates the minting of silver pennies in Winchester between the reigns of Alfred the Great and Henry III, a period of three and a half centuries. At the Mint, which was situated in the area of the High Street to the east of where the city’s cross now stands, at least 24 million silver pennies (possibly as many as 50 million) were struck. Five and a half thousand survive in museums and collections all over the world. These have been sought out and photographed (some 3200 coins in 6400 images detailing both sides), and minutely catalogued by Yvonne Harvey for this volume.

During the period from late in the reign of Alfred to the time of Henry III, dies for striking the coins were produced centrally under royal authority in the most sophisticated system of monetary control at the time in the western world. In this first account of a major English mint to have been made in forty years, a team of leading authorities have studied and analysed the use the Winchester moneyers made of the dies, and together with the size, weight, and the surviving number of coins from each pair of dies, have produced a detailed account of the varying fortunes of the mint over this period. Their results are critical for the economic history of England and the changing status of Winchester over this long period, and provide the richest available source for the history of the name of the city and the personal names of its citizens in the later Anglo-Saxon period.
The Archaeological Survey of Nubia Season 2 (1908-9)
Authors: Jenefer Metcalfe
Published: February 2024

The Archaeological Survey of Nubia was one of the earliest and most extensive studies of the population of ancient Nubia. Beginning in 1907 in southern Egypt, the excavations ran for four seasons and involved the excavation of 151 cemeteries. Publication of the first season’s work included an in-depth anatomical study of the cemetery populations found; this was not however replicated in future years. Until recently, it was assumed that any records for these later years produced by the anatomists in charge, Sir Grafton Elliot Smith and Dr Douglas Derry, were lost.

 

This volume reconstructs the anatomical studies carried out for one of those missing seasons – season two (1908-09) – using newly discovered records, alongside archival records and the scant surviving human remains themselves. An introduction to the Archaeological Survey of Nubia season two excavations is given, alongside discussion of the source materials identified and the limitations these bring for researchers today. Following this, there is a full burial catalogue of the thirty-eight cemeteries where human remains were excavated. Data on the physical and pathological traits observed in each cemetery population are presented, and the detailed anatomical measurements taken by Smith and Derry are recorded as Appendices.
Three Forts on the Tay: Excavations at Moncreiffe, Moredun and Abernethy, Perth and Kinross 2014–17
Authors: David Strachan , Martin Cook , Dawn McLaren
Published: February 2024

Despite a resurgence in Scottish fort studies, few sites have been investigated, and fewer still at the scale reported in this volume. Over 2014-17, Perth and Kinross Heritage Trust, working with AOC Archaeology Group, excavated three hilltop forts on the Tay estuary to explore both their enclosing works and internal buildings, and uncovered an impressive assemblage of small finds.

At Moredun fort on Moncreiffe Hill, a previously unknown monumental roundhouse, a rare La Tène bird-head brooch, and evidence of shale bangle industry were uncovered. At Castle Law, Abernethy, excavated in the 1890s and the type-site of Childe’s ‘Abernethy complex’, re-excavation prompted reassessment of the artefacts from original excavations to reveal new evidence of the deposition of artefacts and animal bones within its cistern. Excavation of the enclosing works of these sites, and Moncreiffe fort, suggest an evolution of fort defences from simple earth and stone ramparts to massive timber-laced walls – the murus Gallicus described by Caesar – reflecting high status sites with restricted access for a social elite.

Hillforts of The Tay was part of the Tay Landscape Partnership Scheme, a community heritage initiative and the results of this citizen science project make a significant contribution to establishing Tayside as a well-studied area for the site type both within Scotland, and further afield.
Sustainable Waterfront Development sebagai Strategi Penataan Kembali Kawasan Bantaran Sungai
Authors: Vidiyanti Christy
Published: February 2024

Bantaran sungai yang tidak tertata dapat menimbulkan banyak permasalahan. Banyaknya perumahan illegal di sekitar bantaran sungai mengakibatkan bukan hanya menyebabkan menyempitnya daerah aliran sungai, namun juga menurunkan kualitas hidup masyarakatnya. Untuk itu, penataan kembali (redevelopment) penting dilakukan untuk dapat menata kembali kawasan bantaran sungai dan daerah disekitarnya. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk memberikan solusi pada penataan kawasan bantaran sungai. Studi kasus pada penelitian ini adalah daerah bantaran sungai Ciliwung segmen Kampung Melayu. Penataan bantaran sungai yang berkelanjutan dapat dilakukan dengan menghadirkan konsep desain yang berkelanjutan, kontrol terhadap air, dan pembangunan mengarah ke sungai. Keberlanjutan dari kawasan bantaran sungai dapat dilakukan dengan menghadirkan kawasan yang aktif sehingga dapat menjadi pusat aktifitas masyarakat yang pada akhirnya menimbulkan rasa memiliki.
Climate Change Exacerbated Sexual and Gender-Based Violence: Role of the Feminist Foreign Policy
Authors: Mandal Moumita
Published: February 2024

Feminist foreign policy (FFP) ensures the representation and participation of women both nationally and internationally. Initially, it aimed to focus on some special areas relating to women, peace and security especially sexual violence in conflict and women representation in peace process. Now, the ambit has been broadened and issues relating to climate change are also included. The research has already proved that women suffer double victimization as a consequence of climate change. Climate change exacerbates sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV), so, they face all types of consequences of climate change (CC) and natural disasters as human beings but they face SGBV in particular because of their gender. The FFP states respect for international law and efforts to address gender inequalities and violence. Unfortunately, the existing international law e.g. the CEDAW or human rights treaties etc. generally or law on climate change e.g. the UNFCCC, the Paris Agreement etc. specifically do not address the issue. Also, the interlinkage between climate change and SGBV has not been discussed earnestly. The FFP has been consistently pursued at the UNFCCC COP negotiations in the context of climate peace initiative etc and involved women especially local and indigenous in the decision-making process. Thus, the FFP can be one of the strongest global voices to end SGBV by ensuring women’s participation; addressing the legal gap; and advocating for the adoption of the gender-responsive law and policy both nationally and internationally. They can be a leader at the international level and a change-maker at the national level. This study has sought to explain how climate change exacerbated SGBV has emerged as a subject of FFP and how it can address the challenge of SGBV exacerbated by CC, the relevant legal issues therein and the road ahead.
Machine Learning Predicts Conversion from Normal Aging to Mild Cognitive Impairment Using Medical History, APOE Genotype, and Neuropsychological Assessment
Authors: Prabhakaran Divya , Grant Caroline , Pedraza Otto , Caselli Richard , Athreya Arjun P. , Chandler Melanie
Published: February 2024

Background: Identifying individuals at risk for mild cognitive impairment (MCI) is of urgent clinical need. Objective: This study aimed to determine whether machine learning approaches could harness longitudinal neuropsychology measures, medical data, and APOE ɛ4 genotype to identify individuals at risk of MCI 1 to 2 years prior to diagnosis. Methods: Data from 676 individuals who participated in the ‘APOE in the Predisposition to, Protection from and Prevention of Alzheimer’s Disease’ longitudinal study (N = 66 who converted to MCI) were utilized in supervised machine learning algorithms to predict conversion to MCI. Results: A random forest algorithm predicted conversion 1–2 years prior to diagnosis with 97% accuracy (p = 0.0026). The global minima (each individual’s lowest score) of memory measures from the ‘Rey Auditory Verbal Learning Test’ and the ‘Selective Reminding Test’ were the strongest predictors. Conclusions: This study demonstrates the feasibility of using machine learning to identify individuals likely to convert from normal cognition to MCI.
Polypharmacy and Associated Health Outcomes in the PARI-HD Study
Authors: Torres-Atencio Ivonne ,   for the Panama Aging Research Initiative-Health Disparities (PARI-HD) Study, Carreira Maria B. , Méndez Alondra , Quintero Maryonelly , Broce Adriana , Oviedo Diana C. , Rangel Giselle , Villarreal Alcibiades E. , Tratner Adam E. , Rodríguez-Araña Sofía , Britton Gabrielle B.
Published: February 2024

Background: A growing body of evidence points to potential risks associated with polypharmacy (using ≥5 medications) in older adults, but most evidence is derived from studies where racial and ethnic minorities remain underrepresented among research participants. Objective: Investigate the association between polypharmacy and cognitive function, subjective health state, frailty, and falls in Hispanic older adults. Methods: Panama Aging Research Initiative–Health Disparities (PARI-HD) is a community-based cohort study of older adults free of dementia at baseline. Cognitive function was measured with a neuropsychological test battery. Frailty assessment was based on the Fried criteria. Subjective health state and falls were self-reported. Linear and multinomial logistic regression analyses were used to examine association. Results: Baseline evaluations of 468 individuals with a mean age of 69.9 years (SD = 6.8) were included. The median number of medications was 2 (IQR: 1–4); the rate of polypharmacy was 19.7% (95% confidence interval [CI] = 16.1–23.3). Polypharmacy was inversely associated with self-rated overall health (b =−5.89, p < 0.01). Polypharmacy users had 2.3 times higher odds of reporting two or more falls in the previous 12 months (odds ratio [OR] = 2.31, 95% CI = 1.06–5.04). Polypharmacy was independently associated with Fried’s criteria for pre-frailty (OR = 2.90, 95% CI = 1.36–5.96) and frailty (OR = 5.14, 95% CI = 1.83–14.42). Polypharmacy was not associated with cognitive impairment. Conclusions: These findings illustrate the potential risks associated with polypharmacy among older adults in Panama and may inform interventions to improve health outcomes in this population.
Content and structure based attention for graph node classification
Authors: Chen Yong , Xie Xiao-Zhu , Weng Wei
Published: February 2024

Graph-structured data is ubiquitous in real-world applications, such as social networks, citation networks, and communication networks. Graph neural network (GNN) is the key to process them. In recent years, graph attention networks (GATs) have been proposed for node classification and achieved encouraging performance. It focuses on the content associated on nodes to evaluate the attention weights, and the rich structure information in the graph is almost ignored. Therefore, we propose a multi-head attention mechanism to fully employ node content and graph structure information. The core idea is to introduce the interactions in the topological structure into the existing GATs. This method can more accurately estimate the attention weights among nodes, thereby improving the convergence of GATs. Second, the mechanism is lightweight and efficient, requires no training to learn, can accurately analyze higher-order structural information, and can be strongly interpreted through heatmaps. We name the proposed model content- and structure-based graph attention network (CSGAT). Furthermore, our proposed model achieves state-of-the-art performance on a number of datasets in node classification. The code and data are available at https://github.com/CroakerShark/CSGAT.
RETRACTED: Interval-valued pre-(quasi-)grouping functions and its application in constructing interval-valued directional monotonic fuzzy implications
Authors: Yu Peng , Song Huxiong , Liu Hui
Published: February 2024

This article has been retracted. A retraction notice can be found at https://doi.org/10.3233/JIFS-219433.
A transformer fault diagnosis method based on EHBA-DHKELM-Adaboost model
Authors: Li Wuke , Wang Xingzhu , Tang Minli
Published: February 2024

Aiming at the problem of inaccurate transformer fault diagnosis in dissolved gas analysis, this paper proposes a novel diagnostic method that integrates an enhanced honey badger algorithm (EHBA) with an ensemble learning-based deep hybrid kernel extreme learning machine (DHKELM). First, kernel principal component analysis (KPCA) was deployed for feature fusion of the gas data, thus extracting more effective features. The DHKELM, combining polynomial and RBF kernel functions, was used as a base learning to build a powerful classifier with Adaboost framework. The EHBA introduces information sharing and firefly perturbation strategies based on HBA. This EHBA was harnessed to optimize the DHKELM’s critical parameters, establishing the EHBA-DHKELM-Adaboost transformer fault diagnosis model. Finally, the features garnered by KPCA were fed into the model, simulating and validating various fault diagnosis models. The findings reveal that EHBA-DHKELM-Adaboost achieves 98.75% diagnostic accuracy in transformer faults, surpassing other models.
Multi-attribute decision-making analysis based on the bipolar N-soft PROMETHEE method
Authors: Zhou Xiao-Guang , Chen Ya-Nan , Ji Jia-Xi
Published: February 2024

The multi-attribute decision-making (MADM) methods can deeply mine hidden information in data and make a more reliable decision with actual needs and human cognition. For this reason, this paper proposes the bipolar N-soft PROMETHEE (preference ranking organization method for enrichment of evaluation) method. The method fully embodies the advantages of the PROMETHEE method, which can limit the unconditional compensation between attribute values and effectively reflect the priority between attribute values. Further, by introducing an attribute threshold to filter research objects, the proposed method not only dramatically reduces the amount of computation but also considers the impact of the size of the attribute value itself on decision-making. Secondly, the paper proposes the concepts of attribute praise, attribute popularity, total praise, and total popularity for the first time, fully mining information from bipolar N-soft sets, which can effectively handle situations where attribute values have different orders of magnitude. In addition, this paper presents the decision-making process of the new method, closely integrating theoretical models with real life. Finally, this paper analyses and compares the proposed method with the existing ones, further verifying the effectiveness and flexibility of the proposed method.
Investigation on distributed scheduling with lot-streaming considering setup time based on NSGA-II in a furniture intelligent manufacturing
Authors: Wang Jinxin , Wu Zhanwen , Yang Longzhi , Hu Wei , Song Chaojun , Zhu Zhaolong , Guo Xiaolei , Cao Pingxiang
Published: February 2024

Distributed flexible flowshop scheduling is getting more important in the large-scale panel furniture industry. It is vital for a higher manufacturing efficiency and economic profit. The distributed scheduling problem with lot-streaming in a flexible flow shop environment is investigated in this work. Furthermore, the actual constraints of packaging collaborative and machine setup times are considered in the proposed approach. The average order waiting time for packaging and average order delay rate is used as objectives. Non-dominated sorting method is used to handle this bi-objective optimization problem. An improved encoding method was proposed to address the large-scale orders that need to be divided into sub-lots based on genetic algorithm. The proposed approach is firstly validated by benchmark with other multi-objectives evolutionary algorithms. The results found that the proposed approach had a good convergence and diversity. Besides, the influence of the proportion of large-scale orders priority level and sub-lot size was investigated in a panel furniture manufacturing scenario. The results can be concluded that the enterprise could obtain shorter order average waiting time and delay rate when the sub-lot sizes were set as two and the order priority level was allocated in the proportion of 1:2:3:4:5.
A bibliometric analysis of remote working practices: Call for future research
Authors: Singh Roma , Das Runumi
Published: February 2024

BACKGROUND: According to Gallup survey report, 69% of U.S. workers moved to working remotely in April 2020. Due to COVID-19, work is changing rapidly, including where individuals work. OBJECTIVE: Research in this field has drawn much attention, and in the last ten years, there is a constant augment in the number of publications on the same. Several works of literature on Remote Working (RW) culture have been reported. Nevertheless, only less research is present on bibliometric reviews of RW culture. Therefore, Bibliometric research is wielded in this work and a comprehensive review of relevant publications was taken from Scopus, Web of Science (WOS), together with the Social Science Citation Index Expanded. METHODOLOGY: At first, meticulous bibliometric analyses of 430 published articles are done and descriptive information about a piece of work, namely (a) author, (b) title, (c) date of publication, et cetera, is provided. RESULTS: Mapping the scope along with the structure of the discipline is enabled by these analyzes, which discovers the instituted collaboration patterns amongst countries and organizations, and identifies authoritative papers together with authors. Therefore, the publication’s evolution over time is illustrated by these analyses, and the current research interests and potential directions for future study are identified. CONCLUSIONS: This paper incorporates insights on remote working culture and enables mapping the scope and structure of the discipline, discovering the established collaboration patterns among countries and organizations. Thus, these analyses illustrate the publication’s evolution over time and identified the current research interests and potential directions for the research.
Relationship Marketing for Obtaining and Retaining Customers in Clothing Stores in Bento Gonçalves
Authors: Baggio Daniela , Zanchet De Lima Vinicius
Published: February 2024

The need for good relationship marketing at the current time, to obtain and retain customers in the midst of so much competition, motivated the development of this research. In this way, the relationship between seller and customer became extremely important for the stores to stand out in the market. The study of this subject will be very important for managers, owners and workers in the sector to study and implement this strategy in their stores and thus, gain even more customer loyalty. The objective of the research was to analyze whether clothing stores in Bento Gonçalves are using the Relationship Marketing strategy and its importance for customer loyalty in an increasingly competitive market. The results obtained through a quantitative survey of 80 respondents demonstrate that the clothing trade in Bento Gonçalves needs to invest more in the relationship with its customers, and also in marketing and loyalty strategies, so that they can achieve greater satisfaction and loyalty on the part of its consumers.
Artificial Life from Talos to Qubit
Authors: Hossieni Hossien
Published: February 2024

In this work, we try to cast some light on mankind’s aim to develop artificial life and make it a commercially viable product. We start from ancient Jewish and Greek methodologies, then sample handmade instruments. We present different Middle Ages’ activities in this respect to mimic real life. Viewpoints and various human efforts to create life during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, as well as Conway’s digital game of life, will be discussed. Furthermore, we give an explanation as to why classical instruments cannot produce actual artificial life.

Finally, we consider qubits and quantum computers and the latest achievements in creating life in these computers. This can highlight and link to some important aspects of life, such as Darwinian evolution.