bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Penerapan Pembelajaran Fisika Berbasis Analogi Untuk Mereduksi Mathematics Anxiety Siswa Sma Pada Materi Kinematika Gerak Lurus
Authors: Cholila Muthia , Sajiman Supardi Uki
Published: August 2023

Pembelajaran analogi digunakan dengan menerapkan kesamaan-kesamaan yang telah dipelajari siswa sebelumnya untuk mengurangi tingkat kecemasan matematika siswa, seperti pada materi kinematika gerak lurus. Dalam materi kinematika gerak lurus dapat digunakan hubungan analogi dengan mengkaitkan persamaan matematika sebagai konsep sumber dan persamaan yang terdapat di dalam kinematika gerak lurus sebagai konsep target. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh pembelajaran berbasis analogi dalam mereduksi mathematics anxiety siswa kelas X MIA di SMA Negeri 2 Semarang tahun ajaran 2019/2020. Sampel yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah siswa kelas X MIA 4 yang berjumlah 36 siswa. Penelitian ini dilakukan mengunakan metode penelitian Pre-Experimental dengan desain penelitian one group pretest posttest design. Teknik yang digunakan pada penelitian ini yaitu purposive sampling. Instrumen tes yang digunakan pada soal pretest adalah materi vektor dan instrumen soal posttest digunakan materi kinematika gerak lurus. Instrumen non tes yang digunakan yaitu instrumen skala psikologis yang digunakan untuk mengetahui tingkat kecemasan matematika siswa yang dibagi menjadi tiga cluster yaitu mathematics anxiety on assignments (MAA), mathematics anxiety in class (MAC), cluster mathematics anxiety for student’s future (MAF) dan angket respon siswa untuk mengetahui tingkat keefektifan pembelajaran fisika berbasis analogi. Teknik analisis data yang digunakan meliputi uji Normalitas, uji N-Gain dan uji paired sample t-test dengan menggunakan software SPSS 21,0. Hasil penelitian dengan menggunakan analisis uji paired sample t-test didapatkan simpulan bahwa terdapat pengaruh antara penerapan pembelajaran fisika berbasis analogi dalam mereduksi mathematics anxiety siswa dengan nilai Sig.2-tailed sebesar 0,000 < 0,05 pada uji paired sample t-test yang menunjukkan bahwa hipotesis alternatif (Ha) diterima. Dengan menggunakan analisis uji N-Gain sebesar 0,59 yang termasuk pada kategori meningkat sedang dapat disimpulkan bahwa penerapan pembelajaran berbasis analogi ini efektif dalam mereduksi mathematics anxiety siswa. Berdasarkan analisis skala psikologi mathematics anxiety yang terbagi menjadi tiga cluster kelas X MIA 4 pada cluster MAA mengalami rata-rata reduksi sebesar 21,76%, cluster MAC mengalami rata-rata reduksi sebesar 32,87% dan cluster MAF mengalami rata-rata reduksi sebesar 18,29%. Simpulannya terdapat perbedaan mathematics anxiety siswa sebelum dan setelah mengikuti pembelajaran berbasis analogi, dan pembelajaran berbasis analogi ini efektif dalam meningkatkan hasil belajar siswa. Manfaat dari pembelajaran berbasis analogi yaitu menjadi suatu jembatan siswa dalam memahami suatu konsep fisika agar mudah dipahami, karena dalam pembelajarannya dikaitkan dengan suatu konsep yang telah dipahami dan dikuasai siswa untuk mendapatkan konsep target yang akan dicapai.
Pengembangan Produk Olahan Jahe Untuk Memperluas Pasar Ekspor (Studi Kasus Di Sarongge)
Authors: Sopian Salsabila , Oesman Yevis Marty
Published: August 2023

Ekspor merupakan salah satu strategi penting bagi Sarongge dalam melakukan perluasan pasar ekspor produk olahan jahe. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis potensi ekspor produk olahan jahe dari perusahaan Sarongge ke pasar internasional. Metode analisis yang digunakan yaitu analisis SWOT, EFAS, IFAS. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa Sarongge memiliki peluang untuk melakukan perluasan pasar ekspor produk olahan jahe ke Amerika Serikat, karena Amerika Serikat memiliki potensi pasar ekspor produk olahan jahe terbesar di dunia. Dalam meraih peluang yang ada, Sarongge dapat menggunakan Strategi SO (strengths-opportunities) yang dimilikinya. Permasalah utama di Sarongge adalah tidak memanfaatkan kekuatan produk yang dimilikinya dan tidak aware dalam informasi akses pasar ke Amerika Serikat, sehingga Sarongge terlewati untuk merebut peluang ekspor produk ke Amerika Serikat. Penelitian ini dilakukan untuk mengetahui strategi apa yang harus digunakan oleh Sarongge agar dapat menembus pasar Amerika Serikat.
Pengaruh Stres Kerja Dan Kepuasan Kerja Terhadap Turnover Intention Yang Dimediasi Oleh Komitmen Organisasi (Studi Kasus PT. Pos Indonesia Kantor Cabang Pekalongan)
Authors: Ridho M. Ghusni
Published: August 2023

Tujuan penelitian adalah untuk mengetahui pengaruh Stres Kerja dan Kepuasan terhadap Turnover Intention yang dimediasi oleh Komitmen Organisasi di Kantor Pos Pekalongan. Penelitian ini dilakukan di PT Pos Indonesia Cabang Pekalongan. Jumlah responden yang diambil adalah 90 orang karyawan. Analisis data menggunakan SmartPLS untuk menguji validitas, reabilitas dan uji hipotesis penelitian. Hasil Penelitian menunjukkan bahwa Stres Kerja berpengaruh positif terhadap Turnover Intention tetapi tidak berpengaruh terhadap Komitmen Organisasi. Kepuasan Keraa berpengaruh negative terhadap Turnover Intention dan Komitmen organisasi. Komitmen Organisasi berpengaruh negative terhadap Turnover Intention. Hasil pengujian analisis jalur atas pengaruh tidak langsung baik stress kerja maupun kepuasan kerja terhadap turnover intention memalui komitmen organisasi tidak menunjukkan hubungan yang signifikan dan negative.
Penerapan Model Project Based Learning untuk Meningkatkan Hasil Belajar Peserta Didik di Kelas V SD
Authors: Dewi Elma , Indrawati Tin
Published: August 2023

This research is motivated by the low thematic learning outcomes. This study aims to described the improvement of student learning outcomes in integrated thematic learning using the Project Based Learning (PjBL) model in class V SDN 07 Belakang Tangsi, Padang. Integrated thematic learning is learning that uses themes to link several sybjects so that the can provide meaningful experiences to students. This research method is a classroom action research (PTK) using qualitative and quantitative approaches. The subjects of this study were class teachers as observers, researchers as practitioners, and 27 students of class V SDN 07 Belakang Tangsi. The result of this study are: (1) The percentage of RPP assessments has increased from 77,7% in cycle I to 94,44% in cycle II. (2) In the teacher aspect, it increased from 79,68% in cycle I to 96,87% in cycle II. (3) In the aspect of students, it increased from 79,68% in cycle I to 96,87% in cycle II. and (4) In the student learning outcomes increased from 73,48 in cycle I to 88,2 in cycle II.
An Updated Contextual Approach to Mesothelial Proliferations in Pleural Effusion Cytology Leveraging Morphology, Ancillary Studies, and Novel Biomarkers
Authors: Miller Lauren J. , Holmes Isabella M. , Lew Madelyn
Published: August 2023

Context.—

Pleural effusions are common cytologic specimens that can be leveraged to make diagnoses of malignancy that drive appropriate patient management. However, the overlap in morphologic features of reactive mesothelial proliferations, mesotheliomas, and adenocarcinomas can create diagnostic pitfalls in the cytologic evaluation of pleural fluids.

Objective.—

To review the morphologic spectrum of benign and malignant mesothelial proliferations in pleural effusions, as well as relevant clinicoradiologic contexts and ancillary tests.

Data Sources.—

Existing scientific and clinical literature as of January 2023.

Conclusions.—

We can leverage the knowledge of several overlapping morphologic features, clinicoradiologic scenarios, and immunohistochemical studies to enhance the diagnostic accuracy of pleural effusion cytology to appropriately delineate cases of adenocarcinoma, reactive mesothelial proliferation, and mesothelioma. Earlier diagnosis through cytology, particularly in cases of mesothelioma, may positively impact patient treatment options and prognosis.
The Effect of a Situational Leadership Style and The Application of Accounting Information Systems to Fraud on Village Fund Management in Tangerang District
Authors: Brata Yudha
Published: August 2023

The research is motivated by the many cases of corruption, especially when the management of village funds began to be implemented. This type of quantitative research with survey techniques using closed questionnaire 5 Likert scale choices. Affordable population 224 people. A sample of 90 people was taken by simple random sampling. The results showed: 1) Situational leadership style in the Good category. 2) Application of AIS in the Good category. 3) Management of village funds has the potential to cause fraud. 4) Situational leadership style has a significant effect on fraud with a negative correlation that is if the situational leadership style increases, the potential for fraud decreases. 5) The application of SIA has a significant effect on Fraud, with a negative correlation that is if the application of AIS is high, the potential for fraud is reduced. 6) Situational leadership style and application of AIS together influence fraud. The determination index shows that 71.5% of fraud is influenced jointly by the Situational Leadership Style and Application of AIS.
Implementation of Tahfidz Al-Qur'an Development Management
Authors: Lestari Rahayu , Kurnia Utami Indah , Mawaddah Islamiyah Nur
Published: August 2023

This study aims to determine the Management of Tahfidz Al-Qur'an Development at the Tahfidz Nurul Jihad Islamic Boarding School, Bima City. This research uses a qualitative approach that is descriptive. The data collection technique is by observation, namely to see the implementation process in the field in the form of actions, interviews, namely to obtain information in the form of words, and documentation, namely to obtain data in the form of photos of activities and archives of the implementation of tahfidz Al-Qur'an coaching. The results of the research are first, planning is done by formulating short term, medium term and long term goals. In addition, planning is also carried out by determining the procedures and methods used in fostering tahfizh. Second, the organization is carried out by distributing tasks to tahfizh teachers. Third, implementation is carried out by class management and scheduling. Fourth, the evaluation is carried out with the tahfizh exam which is held every semester.
Management Analysis of Hajj and Umrah Travel Services PT. JGroup Amanah Wisata
Authors: Sayudin Sayudin , Yusup Aldian , Ferdiansah Rudi
Published: August 2023

This study aims to analyze the service management system in Hajj and Umrah travel in order to improve the quality of prospective pilgrims, including: planning, organizing, implementing and evaluating. Providing good service or services to the congregation will provide satisfaction to the congregation which in turn will create the loyalty of the congregation to the manager (travel) concerned. The research was made based on its nature using descriptive methods. The results obtained are that the service applied to PT. Jgrup Amanah Wisata is quite good because its implementation is in accordance with theory and practice.
Gamechanger S/4HANA?
Authors:   CPC Unternehmensmanagement AG, Hübner Tobias , Beeck Sebastian
Published: August 2023

Das SAP-Wartungsende für SAP ECC 2027 rückt immer näher. Für viele Organisationen ist dies der Auslöser für die Umstellung von SAP ECC auf SAP S/4HANA. Gleichzeitig sehen einige die Umstellung als Chance für eine Unternehmenstransformation, die weit über eine einfache Systemumstellung hinausgeht. Prozessuale und technische Veränderungen stehen meist im Fokus, jedoch wird oft nicht bedacht: Die Ausprägung der Ziele des S/4HANA-Projektes entscheidet massiv über die strategischen Auswirkungen auf die Organisation. In der Praxis begegnen uns häufig Transformationsziele, die einschneidende strategische Implikationen mit sich bringen. Somit reicht es nicht, die definierten Ziele als selbstverständlich hinzunehmen. Um ihre Umsetzung zu ermöglichen, muss auch der strategische Change, der oftmals größere Teile oder gar die gesamte Organisation betrifft, analysiert und professionell begleitet werden, ohne die funktionalen Veränderungen im System zu vernachlässigen. Im Folgenden wird ein Einblick über die häufigsten Veränderungen in S/4HANA-Projekten in der Praxis gegeben.
Assessment of Severity of Anemia Among Children Under 5 Years
Authors: Obaid Khamees , Ma’ala Eqbal
Published: August 2023

Objective(s): The aim of this study was to assess the severity of anemia among children under 5 years and to findout relationship between severity of anemia in children with socio-demographic variables such as: child gender,age, supplement diet, hookworm, pica, parent's education level, father's and mother's occupation, and familymonthly income with severity of anemiaMethodology: A descriptive cross sectional study was conducted at the primary health care centers in Alsadr cityfor the period of 1st July 2011 to the 1st November 2011.Non probability (purposive) sample of (630) children whoaged under 5 years and who attended to primary health care centers of Alsadr city. The data were collectedthrough using special constructed questionnaire designed, which comprises two parts. Part one consists of child'sdemographic characteristics and their families filled by using interview technique and part of two consisthemoglobin level. The reliability of the questionnaire was determined through a pilot study and the validitythrough a panel of experts. The data were analyzed through the application of descriptive statistic frequency,percentage, and the application of inferential statistical procedures, which multiple logistic regressionsResults: The results of the study indicated that (69%) of children have anemia in general, and (35%) of them havemoderate anemia, (31%) of them have mild anemia and (3%) of them have severe anemia. The results of the studyindicated there is significant relationship between severity of anemia with supplement diet, pica, mother'seducation and family monthly income. Moreover, there is no significant association between severity of anemia inchildren and (child's gender, child's age, infection worms, father's education level, parents' occupation.Recommendations: The researchers recommend the application of screening program for anemia and determinethe severity of anemia, especially children under 5 years and increase community awareness about the dangers ofanemia especially sever of anemia in children
The effect of Instructional Program about Diagnostic and Therapeutic Intervention for Infertility upon Infertile Women’s Knowledge in Kamal Al-Samaraee Hospital
Authors: Ghafel Hawraa , Ali Rabea
Published: August 2023

Objective: To determine the effect of instructional program on infertile women's knowledge regardingdiagnostic and therapeutic intervention for infertility.Methodology: Non-probability (purposive sample) of (100) infertile women, who visit Kamal Al-Samaraee Hospital/fertility and IVF center. The data are collected through the use of constructed questionnaire, which included:demographic characteristics, social status, previous medical history, reproductive status, sexual status and questionsregarding women’s knowledge about infertility. Instrument validity and reliability was determined. Data werecollected through the use of questionnaire, the application of the instructional program was done for the study groupwhich use the lectures, booklets and video film. Analysis of data was performed through the application of descriptiveand inferential statistical data analysis approach.Results : Revealed that the infertile women in the study group had benefited from the implementation of theinstructional program ; their knowledge was adequately improved and developed. The study illustrated significantdifference between women's knowledge means in pre and post periods.Recommendations: the study recommended that all the fertility centers in Iraq should be includesinstructional programs about diagnostic and therapeutic intervention for infertility
Evaluation of Organization Structure as Component of Quality Improvement for Maternal and Child Health Promotion in Baghdad City’s Primary Health Care Centers
Authors: Saadoon Naji , Khalifa Mohammed
Published: August 2023

A descriptive evaluation study is conducted on primary health care centers in Baghdad City in order toevaluate the organization structure as component of quality improvement of maternal and child health promotionfrom April 10th 2012 to May20th 2013. A total of (22) primary health care centers. Study instrument wascomprised of three questionnaires and overall items included in these questionnaire were (65) items. Data arecollected through the utilization of the developed questionnaire and the interview technique as means of datacollection. Data are analyzed through the application of descriptive statistical data analysis methods whichincludes the measurement of the frequencies, percentages, and computation of mean scores, and inferentialstatistical data analysis approach which includes the measurement of the multiple linear regressions and factoranalysis. The study findings reveal that the organizational structure has experienced severe lack of fund, lectures,availability of library, availability of classroom, availability of whiteboard, and use of internet to communicate withconsumers. Furthermore, some organizational structure moderately experience lack of air-conditioned units,availability of computers, availability of data show, planning to establish or expand the health promotion hall andthe number of the staff in the health promotion unit. On the other hand, the remaining items of the organizationalstructure have experienced better status than other items, and the aspect of staff has revealed that most of themstaff has lacked practices and experiences relative to their task as providers of health promotion service topregnant women as consumers. The study recommend that great efforts can be presented by the Ministry ofHealth for the improvement of the organizational structure for the sake of better continuous quality improvementof maternal and child health promotion, consumers can be considered vital participants who should be providedwith benefit-wise educational courses by which their health promotion can be motivated and developed, staff hasto be presented with better education and opportunities for well-structured training courses in the area of healthpromotion, and further studies can be conducted on large sample size and nation-wide oriented ones.
HUBUNGAN ANTARA PROKASTINASI DENGAN KECEMASAN MATEMATIS SISWA
Authors: Quraisy Andi , Nurfah Rita
Published: August 2023

Penelitian ini membahas tentang hubungan antara prokastinasi dengan kecemasan matematis siswa. Pendekatan yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini yaitu pendekatan kuantitatif dengan desain korelasional. Sampel penelitian yaitu kelas VIII yang berjumlah 96 siswa. Data diambil menggunakan instrumen kecemasan matematis dan prokrastinasi siswa. Analisis data melibatkan analisis deskriptif dan analisis korelasi. Hasil analisis deskriptif menunjukkan bahwa kecemasan matematis memiliki rata-rata lebih tinggi daripada prokrastinasi, meskipun variasi dan simpangan baku keduanya relatif serupa. Analisis korelasi mengungkapkan hubungan positif yang kuat antara kecemasan matematis dan prokrastinasi dengan nilai hasil uji korelasi yaitu sebesar 0,893 yang menunjukkan bahwa semakin tinggi tingkat kecemasan matematis, semakin tinggi pula tingkat prokrastinasi yang dialami siswa.
Inclusion of teachers with disabilities in the Ecuadorian education system. A systematic review
Authors: Armijos Robles Diana Maribel , Diaz Quichimbo Danilo Marcelo , Encalada Jiménez Glenda Jimabel , Armijos Robles Enith del Carmen
Published: August 2023

The objective of this article was to analyze under what circumstances the inclusion of teachers with disabilities in the Ecuadorian educational system has occurred, being pertinent for this from a systematic review to identify the key points and challenges that these teachers have faced in their training process and as professionals. The methodology of this article was directed from a non-experimental design of basic level; As for the modality of the research, it was documentary, taking into consideration that it was worth a systematic review to contrast what has happened on the inclusion of teachers with disabilities; Regarding the scope of the study, it was descriptive, taking into consideration that an in-depth investigation of the object of study was required, being pertinent to evaluate contributions made by other authors at the international, regional and local levels; No less important, the focus of the study was qualitative, which allowed the results to be presented in detail. The results obtained reflected that the limitations towards teachers with disabilities are several both in the region and worldwide, given that it is still common to identify dynamics of discrimination and ableism. It is concluded that given the lack of research in the Ecuadorian context on the inclusion of teachers with disabilities, it is not possible to list the challenges that these teachers face in their previous process (teacher training) and when exercising their profession, which generates uncertainty if contrasted with the challenges, limitations, gaps and discrimination
Reprocessing the Microbial Genomic Goldmine: Winner of the ICG13 Prize
Authors: Edmunds Scott
Published: August 2023

 Out today is the winner of our ICG13 Prize, presenting work that can aid in revealing new biologically relevant findings and missed genes from previously generated transcriptome assemblies. Teaching old data new tricks, and maximising every last nugget of information from previously funded research. 
Ain’t No Party like a Bring Your Own Data Party!
Authors: Edmunds Scott
Published: August 2023

 Data Club is Gonna Show You How  As science is supposed to be about “standing on the shoulders of giants”, we all know sharing scientific data should be a good thing, but there are obviously large technical and cultural challenges holding things back.
Genome scale model of a superbug
Authors: Zauner Hans
Published: August 2023

 A genome scale model of  Pseudomonas aeruginosa  published recently in  GigaScience  will help scientists to fight multi-drug-resistant superbugs.   Pseudomonas aeruginosa  is one of the world’s most dangerous pathogens, causing life-threatening infections. It is increasingly resistant to all antibiotics. The antibiotic polymyxin is a weapon of last resort against the superbug, but  P. 
1, 2, 3, 4 Get with the Wiki!
Authors: Edmunds Scott
Published: August 2023

Type any scientific term into any search engine and its pretty much guaranteed that a Wikipedia article will be the first hit.
Open Science Resources for Contributing to Brain Imaging Research: A Guest Blog by Cameron Craddock
Authors: Nogoy Nicole
Published: August 2023

 In support of Brain Awareness Week, we have asked Cameron Craddock, Director of the Computational NeuroImaging Lab, Nathan S. Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research and Director of Imaging, Child Mind Institute, to write a blog highlighting open science in neuroimaging, and to announce our upcoming publication of the 2015 Brainhack Proceedings and the Brainhack Thematic Series. 
Will JSON, NoSQL, and graph databases save the Semantic Web?
Authors: Page Roderic
Published: August 2023

OK, so the title is pure click bait, but here's the thing. It seems to me that the Semantic Web as classically conceived (RDF/XML, SPARQL, triple stores) has had relatively little impact outside academia, whereas other technologies such as JSON, NoSQL (e.g., MongoDB, CouchDB) and graph databases (e.g., Neo4J) have got a lot of developer mindshare. In biodiversity informatics the Semantic Web has been a round for a while.
The Plant List, GBIF, and the primary literature
Authors: Page Roderic
Published: August 2023

 TL;DR;  The Plant List is now in GBIF http://doi.org/10.15468/btkum2. Readers of this blog may recall that I've had a somewhat jaundiced view of The Plant List.
Possible project: A PubMed Central for taxonomy
Authors: Page Roderic
Published: August 2023

I need more time to sketch this out fully, but I think a case can be made for a taxonomy-centric (or, perhaps more usefully, a biodiversity-centric) clone of PubMed Central. Why? We already have PubMed Central, and a European version Europe PubMed Central, and the content of Open Access journals such as ZooKeys appears in both, so, again, why?
The Latest Weapon in Publishing Data: the Polar Bear
Authors: Edmunds Scott
Published: August 2023

Being the largest land predator, the fearsome and enigmatic Polar Bear is seen by many as a powerful symbol to highlight of the threats to the environment through global warming.
Exercises in blogging at #solo11. Show me the data!
Authors: Edmunds Scott
Published: August 2023

Latest stop on the GigaScience magical mystery conference tour is Science Online London, and this year they have tried to make the format more interactive by organizing several interactive workshops and breakout sessions, including one on blogging that this is posting is a product of. One of the main themes running through the meeting has of course been open science (especially in the great keynote by Michael Nielson), and open-data
Enabling bioinformatics tools to smoke the peace pipe together
Authors: Li Peter
Published: August 2023

Scientific workflow software such as Taverna, Knime and Pipeline Pilot can overcome interoperability issues relating to the access of tools and data format conversions. Such tasks are automatically handled by the data processing pipeline during its enactment by the workflow software. Galaxy is another workflow system, and its annual conference was held last month at the University of Chicago.
Towards a biodiversity knowledge graph
Authors: Page Roderic
Published: August 2023

I’ve thrown together some notes on building a biodiversity knowledge graph, and in the interests of making it interactive it's in the form of a web page: http://bionames.org/~rpage/towards-knowledge-graph/. There are buttons to click that display live data, and I hope to dd more examples as I flesh out the ideas.
Authorship Down. Tackling Misguided Incentives.
Authors: Edmunds Scott
Published: August 2023

 Assuring Appropriate Authorship.  In our day-to-day work at  GigaScience  many of the most common and reoccurring problems we keep encountering relate to appropriate authorship. In this “publish or perish” world of science, getting authorship right is of course important.
Open Science versus Ash Dieback (and the Tweenome revisited)
Authors: Edmunds Scott
Published: August 2023

 Bye Bye Bluebells  Bluebell woods, the dense carpets of violet–blue flowers found in ancient woodland are a spectacular and famous springtime sight in Britain, but this picture postcard scene is threatened as never before.
Tegu: the most complete assembly of any reptile genome
Authors: Zauner Hans
Published: August 2023

 Today in  G   igaScience  we present the genome of the tegu lizard. It is the most complete assembly of any reptile genome so far and will also aid scientists to study other lizards and snakes.  The tegu has mastered a trick that is highly unusual in the reptile world: it can turn on its own heating system.
Tweenome on Film: Excellent Video on Crowdsourcing Killer Outbreaks
Authors: Edmunds Scott
Published: August 2023

The BBSRC has just released an excellent video and article on crowdsourcing killer disease outbreaks very relevant to our recent commentary and blog postings on the OpenAshDB (the Ash Dieback disease crowdsourcing) project.
Bioinformaticians breaking down barriers in Berlin
Authors: Edmunds Scott
Published: August 2023

 Open Science flourishes at BOSC and ISMB  It’s been a busy couple of weeks for  GigaScience  , with our 1st birthday, publication of a special anniversary print issue sponsored by Aspera, and publication of the (unusually reviewed) Assemblathon2 paper. These all spanned and were coordinated with the ISMB meeting in Berlin, the yearly gathering of the computational biology community.
On the trail of the elusive Solenodon genome. Q&A with Taras Oleksyk
Authors: Edmunds Scott
Published: August 2023

 Researchers have sequenced the venomous Solenodon, the last survivor of a branch of mammals that appeared at the time of the dinosaurs. 
Systems, synthetics and semantics
Authors: Basford Alexandra
Published: August 2023

As those of you who have been paying attention well know, I am currently attending this year’s International Conference on Systems Biology (#ICSB) meeting in either Heidelberg or Mannheim (there’s ongoing debate about the meeting locale). The meeting opened yesterday with a plenary talk by Jean Peccoud talking about DNA “grammar,” making linguistic models of yeast cell cycle regularly network genetics, and the open source application (with a
All systems go at ICSB 2014 and the Great GigaScience and Galaxy (G3) workshop
Authors: Nogoy Nicole
Published: August 2023

The 2014 International Conference on Systems Biology (ICSB) was hosted in Australia’s most livable city and event, sport, culture and food capital – that is Melbourne, with  GigaScience  being proud to be one of the media partners.
Community Genomes: From the Peoples Parrot, to “Crowdfernding”.
Authors: Edmunds Scott
Published: August 2023

Despite the precipitous drop in the price of DNA sequencing, global credit crunches have shrunk the science budgets able to properly take advantage of this. At least in the case of non-medical research.
GigaScience Wins 2018 PROSE Award for Innovation in Publishing
Authors: Edmunds Scott
Published: August 2023

We at  GigaScience  are pleased to have won the 2018 the PROSE Award for Innovation in Journal Publishing in the multidisciplinary category, as innovation has been a key element in our goal to change how scientific publishing is done. The Association of American Publishers (AAP) has been giving awards for 42 years to recognize distinguished professional and scholarly books, reference works, journals.
Continuing the push beyond static documents. ISMB, and more on our “What Bioinformaticians need to know about digital publishing beyond the PDF2” workshop
Authors: Edmunds Scott
Published: August 2023

 Boston 2014: More than a (Bioinformatics) Feeling  Following from our previous posting on BOSC, our birthday and the BMC Open Data award party in Boston, on top of having to dash between the many great talks and sessions at ISMB, we were kept even busier than usual helping to organize and present in a special Beyond-the-PDF inspired “What Bioinformaticians need to know about digital publishing beyond the PDF” workshop at the end
Great Lakes of Data: More with Pat Soranno on the challenges of data-integration in ecology
Authors: Edmunds Scott
Published: August 2023

 Ecology data in the 21st Century: multiscaled, and with “big” potential  At  GigaScience  we are always promoting and finding new ways to foster open data, open science and reproducibility.
On having multiple DOI registration agencies for the same journal
Authors: Page Roderic
Published: August 2023

On Friday I discovered that BHL has started issuing CrossRef DOIs for articles, starting with the journal  Revue Suisse de Zoologie  . The metadata for these articles comes from BioStor. After a WTF and WWIC moment, I tweeted about this, and something of a Twitter storm (and email storm) ensued: To be clear, I'm very happy that BHL is finally assigning article-level DOIs, and that it is doing this via CrossRef.
How Giardia feeds on ready meals from the gut – Author Q&A with Kevin Tyler
Authors: Zauner Hans
Published: August 2023

 Giardia, a protozoan parasite which people typically pick up through drinking infected water or contaminated food, can cause   diarrhoea and stomach pains. 
Opening peer-review: our new paper on SOAPdenovo2 shows how it works
Authors: Edmunds Scott
Published: August 2023

With everyone in a reflective mood as the year comes to a close, one of the big scientific trends of 2012 has obviously been the high profile that open-access and more open methods of carrying out science has received.
Guest Blog: Mind the Zika Data Gap.
Authors: Edmunds Scott
Published: August 2023

 The current global panic about Zika is a “data gap” issue: a vacuum of information due to gaps in understanding of its spread and pathogenesis   , and gaps in sharing the research data and specimens that will enable the global research community to keep one step ahead of the disease spread. 
ECCB 2012: Bioinformatics with a Swiss Flavour
Authors: Edmunds Scott
Published: August 2023

In the midst of a busy few weeks of European meetings,  GigaScience  is currently in Basel, where ECCB 2012 (the European Conference of Computational Biology) has just ended. Usually overshadowed by its bigger sibling: the ISMB (particularly when both meetings are in Europe and co-hosted), this was the first time that I had attended the stand-alone meeting and it more than justified being a stand-alone event.
Sharing Genomic Data in the Precision Medicine Era
Authors: Edmunds Scott
Published: August 2023

 The Human Genetics Massive: #ASHG15 in Baltimore  This week the human genetics “tribe“ (as NIH Director Francis Collins referred to “his people” here) have muscled out the Eastside and Westside crews to take over the Baltimore waterfront for the yearly American Society of Human Genetics (#ASHG15) meeting.
Towards a biodiversity knowledge graph now in RIO
Authors: Page Roderic
Published: August 2023

After experimenting with a dynamic, online version of my notes "Towards a biodiversity knowledge graph" I've published a static version in RIO: doi:10.3897/rio.2.e8767.
Meetings, Meetings And Extended Deadlines For The ICG-13 Prize
Authors: Edmunds Scott
Published: August 2023

Due to popular demand we are keeping the paper submission deadline of our ICG prize track open until the end of the month. We’ve already received more submissions than our first competition last year, and a number of other submitters have been putting their finish touches to submission.
The FENS Forum: A Good Time to Be in Spain
Authors: Basford Alexandra
Published: August 2023

This year is the “Year of Neuroscience” in Spain. As a part of this educational movement and celebration of the most recent flowering of Spanish neuroscience, Barcelona hosted the FENS Forum of Neuroscience. Drawing what the Chair of the Host Committee, Mara Dierssen, described as the largest number of attendees ever, the 8  th  FENS meeting fostered cross-disciplinary discussion and showcased some of the field’s best science.
Giga-Galaxy moves into the metabolomics universe
Authors: Li Peter
Published: August 2023

Sophisticated computational analyses must be performed on metabolomics data in order to measure the abundances of the metabolites. However, this typically requires expert knowledge in computer programming and biostatistics, restricting the usefulness of metabolomics to specialised laboratories.
Guest post: 10 years of global biodiversity databases: are we there yet?
Authors: Page Roderic
Published: August 2023

This guest post by Tony Rees explores some of the themes from his recent talk 10 years of Global Biodiversity Databases: Are We There Yet?.  10 years of global biodiversity databases: are we there yet? 
Reproducible Research Resources for Research(ing) Parasites
Authors: Edmunds Scott
Published: August 2023

  GigaScience  has Tapeworms and Scabies! And Reproducible Research.  While there has been recent controversy (and hashtags in response) from some of the more conservative sections of the medical community calling those who use or build on previous data “research parasites”, as data publishers we strongly disagree with this.
HUPO 2011: lessons for Proteomics from the Genomics Tsunami
Authors: Edmunds Scott
Published: August 2023

Our whistlestop summer conference tour circumnavigating the globe has come to a jetlagged end, with the final conference being last weeks HUPO (Human Proteomics Organisation) congress in Geneva.
A Flock of Bird Data Comes to Roost
Authors: Edmunds Scott
Published: August 2023

In the long history of humankind (and animal kind too) those who learned to collaborate and improvise most effectively have prevailed.
Encouraging community curation through competition
Authors: Hunter Chris
Published: August 2023

 The Giga-Curation Challenge 2016  Annotation and curation are under appreciated parts of scholarship, because they allow someone to provide additional insight into a work, and are needed for efficient and easy re-use.
The Biodiversity Heritage Library at 10: Let's talk impact interview by @UDCMRK
Authors: Page Roderic
Published: August 2023

As part of BHL's "Celebrating 10 years of inspiring discovery through free access to biodiversity knowledge" at the NHM and Kew Gardens in London, I was interviewed by Martin Kalfatovic (@UDCMRK). We chatted about BHL, the work I've been doing on BioStor, and the future of BHL.
Altmetrics, Disqus, GBIF, JSTOR, and annotating biodiversity data
Authors: Page Roderic
Published: August 2023

Browsing JSTOR's Global Plants database I was struck by the number of comments people have made on individual plant specimens. For example, for the Holotype of  Scorodoxylum hartwegianum  Nees (K000534285) there is a comment from Håkan Wittzell that the "Collection number should read 1269 according to Plantae Hartwegianae". In JSTOR the collection number is 1209. Now, many (if not all) of these specimens will also be in GBIF.
Guest posting: Optical Mapping allows comprehensiveness and scalability that modern sequencing cannot provide
Authors: Nogoy Nicole
Published: August 2023

 Shedding light on what the Optical Mapping System can provide for genome analysis, here we present a guest posting from optical mapping pioneer and developer (and  GigaScience  Editorial Board Member), David C. Schwartz, who is a Professor of Chemistry and Genetics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.   Taking the Google Maps approach: providing comprehensive, scalable worldviews  We use maps in our
State of open knowledge about the World's Plants
Authors: Page Roderic
Published: August 2023

Kew has released a new report today, entitled the State of the World's Plants, complete with it's own web site https://stateoftheworldsplants.com. Its aim: This is, of course, a laudable goal, and a lot of work has gone into this report, and yet there are some things about the report that I find very frustrating.  PDF but no ePub  It's nice to have an interactive web site as well as a glossy PDF, but why restrict yourself to a PDF?
Consent to contract
Authors: Radomirović Ivana
Published: August 2023

The topic of this paper is the consent of a third party to the conclusion of a contract. The current lack of interest of legal science in the institution of third-party consent to contract is a consequence of its scattered normative regulation. Considering third-party consent is required often, in numerous and diverse cases, it is sporadically regulated in parts of regulations governing these contracts. Given the large number of cases where third-party consent to contract is required, this institution is sporadically regulated in parts of regulations governing individual contracts for which consent is required. Therefore, this paper examines contracts for which it is necessary to obtain third-party consent and which most often appear in legal transactions, such as contracts involving persons with limited business capacity, as well as consent required for the conclusion of sublease and sublicense contracts. This paper also includes an analysis of the current regulation of consent in the legislation of the Republic of Serbia, as well as an analysis of issues related to the form, legal nature, and consequences of the absence of third-party consent. The paper also presents a comparative legal analysis of solutions contained in the legislation of Germany, France, and Switzerland.
Track geometry quality management
Authors: Popović Zdenka , Lazarević Luka
Published: August 2023

The deterioration rate of railway infrastructure and track geometry increases during their life cycle, and the performance of maintenance activities decreases over time. The average age of tracks in Serbia is over 50 years old, which requires exceptional knowledge and skill of the Infrastructure Manager to adapt the maintenance strategy to the infrastructure condition and achieve safe traffic. Every subsequent derailment on the railway network in Serbia indicates the need to adapt the technical regulation and maintenance strategy to the condition of the infrastructure. The paper presents the requirements and suggestions of the harmonized European standards for managing track geometry quality. It points out the need to adapt the prescribed and recommended limit values to the state of the railway infrastructure.
Model development for casting simulation of railway aluminothermic welding
Authors: Jovanović Gvozden , Delić Alen , Manojlović Vaso , Sokić Miroslav , Gavrilovski Milorad
Published: August 2023

Aluminothermic welding has been used to connect railway rails for over a century. This technique has the advantages of flexibility, weld compactness, and simplicity. External energy is not required for the procedure. Exothermic heat is produced by chemical reactions of aluminothermic elements. To create a quality welded connection, the mold and pouring system must provide uniform pouring of hot steel without turbulence, even heat dissipation or cooling, and an acceptable micro and macro structure of steel free of internal and external faults. The design of the mould was constantly changing, necessitating costly industrial experimentation. As a result, the mould's design was constantly evolving, necessitating the use of costly experimental procedures in industrial settings. The latest iteration of the model the casting cavity was improved by adding hoes in the sand and putting rails on both sides in order to more aquratly simuate heat transfer. Software programs are emulating conventional casting procedures for thermite steel casting in welded railway connections to save money and effort on costly and timeconsuming industrial testing. For the 49E1 rail, NovaFlow & Solid CV were utilized to simulate casting thermite steel in the mould cavity or weld junction.
Gestión y salud pública: estrategias y políticas alternativas
Authors: Aramburú Córdova Juana Roxana
Published: August 2023

El presente artículo de análisis crítico y opinión, sobre las estrategias y políticas alternativas de gestión y salud pública, tuvo como objetivo, analizar las estrategias y políticas alternativas de salud pública más importantes en la realidad actual, 2023, se revisó las bases de datos de SCIRUS, JBrigs, Ovid MEDILINE, PubMeb y Google Académico, tanto en idioma español como inglés con las palabras clave Estrategias Alternativas; Políticas alternativas, gestión y salud pública (Moher et al, 2001). Se extrajo información relevante de 12 reportes directos publicados durante el periodo 2019-2023 y, se contrasto con los elementos de la realidad peruana en las áreas de las oportunidades, los factores concurrentes y, la cadena de soluciones en la gestión y salud pública reportados en 15 estudio indirectos publicados entre 2011 al 2021. Se presentan y discuten la principales estrategias y políticas alternativas utilizadas en los últimos años por Estado peruano en el campo de la salud púbica. Se destacan las oportunidades, los factores concurrentes y las cadenas de soluciones que se manejan a través de las estrategias y política alternativas de gestión y salud pública. Se concluyó en que existe la necesidad de generar nuevos mitos y paradigmas racionalizadores de la realidad medico social en el Perú. Destaca la importancia de generar nuevos valores y de qué hacer para mejorar las valoraciones de las jerarquías, sosteniendo la necesidad de co-construir nuevos significados para las estrategias y políticas alternativas en el campo de la gestión y la salud pública.
First record of Heterogaster cathariae (Geoffroy, 1785) (Hemiptera, Heteroptera, Heterogastridae) in Luxembourg and first global DNA barcodes.
Authors:   Musée national d'histoire naturelle, Luxembourg, Braun Paul , Lippert Stéphanie ,   Fondation Faune-Flore, Weigand Alexander ,   Musée national d'histoire naturelle, Luxembourg, Lupoli Roland
Published: August 2023

The first record of the rare true bug species Heterogaster cathariae (Geoffroy, 1785) (Heteroptera, Heterogastridae) in Luxembourg was made in October 2022 using the community science application iNaturalist. The subsequent collection of four specimens – deposited at the National Museum of Natural History, Luxembourg – led to the first global production of genetic reference material (i.e. DNA barcodes) for the species.
PROTOTYPE PEMBERI MAKAN IKAN OTOMATIS BERBASIS ARDUINO
Authors: Fathul Hadi Charis , Sutrisno Viky Ananta , Laila Sari Dessy Ana
Published: August 2023

Budidaya ikan telah menjadi kegiatan yang populer di masyarakat karena perawatan dan pemeliharaannya yang mudah. Dalam konteks memelihara ikan di akuarium, teknologi otomasi telah menggantikan operasi manual dalam memberi makan ikan. Namun, kegiatan sehari-hari yang sibuk sering kali menjadi kendala dalam memberi makan ikan secara teratur dan konsisten. Untuk mengatasi masalah ini, dibutuhkan alat pemberi makan ikan otomatis yang dapat memberi makan ikan secara otomatis pada waktu yang ditentukan. Metode yang digunakan pada penelitian ini adalah eksperimen kuantitatif yang bertujuan untuk merancang dan membangun sebuah alat dan akan diuji mengenai kinerjanya. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan alat ini mampu mengatur jadwal pemberian pakan ikan sesuai dengan preferensi pengguna. Alat ini dapat bekerja otomatis memberikan pakan ikan melalui bantuan motor servo sesuai jadwal dari dari pukul 07:00 sampai dengan pukul 19:00 WIB. RTC DS3231 mampu berfungsi dengan baik dalam memberikan informasi waktu penjadwalan secara realtime.
FACE RECOGNITION MENGGUNAKAN METODE HAAR CASCADE CLASSIFIER DAN LOCAL BINARY PATTERN HISTOGRAM
Authors: Saraswati Nurul Mega , Hariyono Rito Cipta sigitta , Chandra David
Published: August 2023

Increasing threats to data security is a consequence of technological advances that continue to develop, especially with the existence of technology that allows data access remotely. It is important to always maintain data security and take preventive measures to prevent data theft. The author proposes the use of facial recognition biometric technology. Face Recognition is one of several biometric technologies that can be used for identity verification systems. The data used amounted to 5 classes, classes with each class having 250 facial images, the total data used amounted to 1250 facial images, consisting of 1000 training data (train) and 250 test data ( tests). The shooting process is done automatically, the system automatically takes 250 faces per class. The next stage is feature extraction using the Local Binary Patterns Histograms (LBPH) method. Furthermore, the system will recognize the detected faces with those in the dataset. The use of the Haar Cascade Classifier and Local Binary Pattern Histogram (LBPH) methods to detect faces using 250 test data obtains an accuracy value of 92%. Testing in real time was carried out 75 times with a distance of 30 cm, 50 cm and 100 cm. The use of the Haar Cascade Classifier and Local Binary Pattern Histogram (LBPH) methods to detect faces in real time obtains an accuracy of 90%.