bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Associations of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies with birth outcomes: Results from three urban birth cohorts in the NIH environmental influences on child health outcomes program
Authors: Trasande Leonardo , Comstock Sarah S. , Herbstman Julie B. , Margolis Amy , Alcedo Garry , Afanasyeva Yelena , Yu Keunhyung , Lee William , Lawrence David A. ,   on behalf of program collaborators for Environmental influences on Child Health Outcomes
Published: November 2023

Studies suggest perinatal infection with SARS-CoV-2 can induce adverse birth outcomes, but studies published to date have substantial limitations. We therefore conducted an observational study of 211 births occurring between January 2020-September 2021 in three urban cohorts participating in the Environmental Influences on Child Health Outcomes Program. Serology was assessed for IgG, IgM and IgA antibodies to nucleocapsid, S1 spike, S2 spike, and receptor-binding domain. There were no differences in gestational age (GA), birth weight, preterm birth (PTB) or low birth weight (LBW) among seropositive mothers. However, the few (n = 9) IgM seropositive mothers had children with lower BW (434g, 95% CI: 116–752), BW Z score-for-GA (0.73 SD, 95% CI 0.10–1.36) and were more likely to deliver preterm (OR 8.75, 95% CI 1.22–62.4). Though there are limits to interpretation, the data support efforts to prevent SARS-CoV-2 infections in pregnancy.
Speedy bearings to slacked steering: Mapping the navigation patterns and motions of Viking voyages
Authors: Takacs Peter , Szaz Denes , Pereszlenyi Adam , Horvath Gabor
Published: November 2023

Viking sailors ruled the North Atlantic Ocean for about three hundred years. Their main sailing route was the 60° 21’ 55’’ latitude between Norway and Greenland. Although they did not have a magnetic compass, in sunshine they used a sun-compass to determine the geographical north (solar Viking navigation: SVN). It has been hypothesized that when the Sun was invisible, Viking navigators determined the direction of polarization of skylight with sunstones (dichroic/birefringent crystals), and then estimated the geographical north using the sun-compass (sky-polarimetric Viking navigation: SPVN). Many details of the hypothetical SPVN have been thoroughly revealed in psychophysical laboratory and planetarium experiments. Combining these results with measured celestial polarization patterns, the success of SPVN was obtained as functions of sailing, meteorological and navigation parameters (sunstone type, sailing date, navigation periodicity, night sailing, cloudiness conditions). What was so far lacking in this experimental and computational archeological approach is the study of the success of SVN and a combined navigation using solar cues in sunshine (SVN) and sky polarization at invisible Sun (SPVN), the latter being the most realistic method. In this work we determine the success of the sole SVN and the combined SVN-SPVN relative to the mere SPVN for three navigator types (determining the intended sailing direction with large, medium or small frequencies) at spring equinox and summer solstice, with and without night sailing. We found that to maximize the sailing success, navigators had to choose different navigation methods depending on the navigation frequency. Using sky polarization with very frequent navigation, resulted in the highest chance to survive a three-week voyage from Norway to Greenland.
Indoor air quality in remote first nations communities in Ontario, Canada
Authors: Mallach Gary , Sun Liu (Sunny) , McKay Michael , Kovesi Thomas , Lawlor Gail , Kulka Ryan , Miller J. David
Published: November 2023

A recent study of the health of Indigenous children in four First Nations Communities in remote northwestern Ontario found that 21% of children had been admitted to hospital for respiratory infections before age 2 years. Here we report a detailed analysis of the housing conditions in these communities. We employed a variety of statistical methods, including linear regression, mixed models, and logistic regression, to assess the correlations between housing conditions and loadings of biocontaminants (dust mite allergens, fungal glucan, and endotoxin) and indoor concentrations of PM2.5, CO2, benzene, and formaldehyde. The houses (n = 101) were crowded with an average of approximately 7 people. Approximately 27% of the homes had sustained CO2 concentrations above 1500 ppm. Most homes had more than one smoker. Commercial tobacco smoking and the use of non-electric heating (e.g., wood, oil) were associated with increased fine particle concentrations. Over 90% of the homes lacked working Heat Recovery Ventilators (HRVs), which was associated with increased fine particle concentrations and higher CO2. Of the 101 homes, 12 had mold damage sufficient to increase the relative risk of respiratory disease. This resulted from roof leaks, through walls or around the windows due to construction defects or lack of maintenance. A similar percentage had mold resulting from condensation on windows. Endotoxin loadings were much higher than any previous study in Canada. This work provides evidence for the need for more effort to repair existing houses and to ensure the HRVs are properly installed and maintained.
A subtil estratégia discursiva de Innocentia Victrix (1671)
Authors: Ascenso André Carlos
Published: November 2023

A forte presença da Companhia de Jesus na China sofreu um rude golpe, entre 1664 e 1671, que culminou em longo processo judicial: perseguições, prisões, exílio e, mesmo, a morte de alguns dos padres. Do lado dos poderes e do lado dos acusados, houve requerimentos, libelos, editos, sentenças, de conteúdos por vezes estranhos e, sobretudo, contraditórios. Tais peças processuais foram reunidas em livro, sob o título Innocentia Victrix  - “Inocência Triunfante” ou “Triunfo da Inocência” – atribuído a António de Gouveia, Vice-provincial da Companhia de Jesus, e publicado em Guangzhou, em 1671, em chinês e em latim. O livro, porém, é mais do que a simples junção de peças processuais: o responsável pela organização (e pelo sugestivo título, nada inocente) interfere muitas vezes no texto, mesmo no interior das peças judiciais, com pareceres, comentários, interpretações, juízos de valor.

O objetivo deste trabalho é fazer uma leitura em pormenor desse texto, nas suas linhas e nas suas entrelinhas, identificar a possível estratégia do seu responsável e integrá-la na estratégia da Companhia de Jesus.
Development of Probabilistic Fire Brigade Suppression Model in Assembly Occupancies Using Bayesian Method
Authors:   Crisis and Emergency Management: Theory and Praxis, Kim Sunghyun , Lee Sungsu
Published: November 2023

This study developed the probabilistic fire brigade suppression model for assembly occupancies whose risk is significant in terms of life and property damage due to unspecified majority of people and the high density in the space when fire occurs using Bayesian Markove Chain Monte Carlo method. As a result of deriving a fire brigade suppression probability model based on actual fire experience data over the past five years, 17 cities and provinces were able to be grouped into 3 for which, Log-normal or Gamma based probability models are developed. The probabilistic fire brigade suppression models for 3 groups drawn through this study are expected to contribute to secure the realism of quantitative fire risk assessment and to enhance reliability of the fire safety management measures through support of risk based decision by reflecting the real fire event experiences.
Association between Subjective Health Perception and Cohabitation Status of the Elderly
Authors:   Crisis and Emergency Management: Theory and Praxis, h h
Published: November 2023

The purpose of this research is for verifying the association between subjective health status and cohabitation status of elderly group in Korea. the 8th National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHANES Ⅷ-2) raw data used for analysis. The respondents of this research were 2,314 people aged 60 and older. Data analysis was performed by SPSS. Chi-square analysis was performed for differences of subjective health perception and general characteristics. Logistic regression analysis was performed for to analyze factors related to subjective health perception and cohabitation status. In 60s age group, gender, household income, education level, cohabitation status, drinking were related to subjective health perception. In 70s, gender, education level, walking were related to subjective health perception. In 80 and older, household income, walking were related to subjective health perception, In logistic regression analysis, subjective health perception in 60s age group was 2.1 times higher in the case of cohabitation (yes) compared to cohabitation (no). Subjective health status have been related to successful aging. This research' result would be used for basic data for the developing an intervention program to improve subjective health perception in the elderly.
Peperites
Authors: Qaradaghi Jabbar M. A. , Merza Tola A.
Published: November 2023

Peperites are volcanosedimentary materials generated by the mingling of magma and unconsolidated wet sediments. They have unique insights into submarine volcanisms and the tectonic environments where they form. For the 1st time, the authors identified two types of peperites (blocky and fluidal) hosted by micritic limestone rocks in the Walash Volcanosedimentary Group of the Mawat area, Kurdistan Region-Iraq. They are designated as peperitic facies one and two (PF1 and PF2) and consist of black basaltic rocks mixed with chocolate-brown micritic limestone rocks. Their abundance demonstrates the contemporaneity of deep marine sediment deposition and submarine volcanism during Walash’s nascent arc. Despite hydrothermal alteration, the basaltic rocks retained their magmatic textures. Basaltic rocks comprise mainly albite, anorthite, diopside, hematite, and alkali-feldspar. Calcite dominates micritic limestone rocks, while quartz is minor. Based on geochemical data, igneous sections are basaltic rocks with tholeiitic series that are strongly enriched in Light Rare Earth Elements with low concentration ratios of (La/Yb) and (Sr/Y), indicating geochemical affinity to normal island arc basalt with a primitive arc signature. Furthermore, their formation is thought to be caused by partial melting of subducted slabs deep within 30 km and the associated derived fluids above the subducted slab. Thirteen species of planktonic foraminifera (Morozovella) are identified through paleontological research and biostratigraphy. Using these various tools lead the authors to illustrate the tectonic setting of the formation of peperitic rocks in arc fronts of the subducted Walash arc during the Middle to Late Paleocene (60 Ma).
Modifikasi Kaolin Dengan Limbah Kertas Sebagai Adsorben Timbal dan Besi
Authors: Maulana Muhammad Nabil , Ridwan Muhammad Geovani , Murwani Susi
Published: November 2023

Pencemaran logam berat seperti Pb dan Fe dapat menimbulkan pencemaran lingkungan yang berdampak pada ekosistem, ekonomi, dan sosial masyarakat. Adsorbsi merupakan salah satu metode untuk mengurangi kadar logam dalam air, salah satunya menggunakan kaolin yang bersumber dari alam. Efisiensi adsorbsi kaolin dapat ditingkatkan dengan modifikasi. Di sisi lain, limbah kertas banyak ditemukan di sekitar lingkungan. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui efektivitas, potensi dan pengaruh modifikasi kaolin-kertas sebagai adsorben logam Pb dan Fe pada limbah penyamakan kulit. Pada penelitian ini, sebelum dilakukan modifikasi adsorben, kaolin diaktivasi secara fisika dengan dipanaskan pada suhu 100 °C selama 2,5 jam dan kertas yang diaktivasi dengan larutan NaOH 10% selama 24 Jam, dinetralkan kembali dan dikeringkan pada suhu 60-70°C selama 24 Jam. Modifikasi kaolin-kertas menggunakan perbandingan 1:1, 1:2, 1:3, 1:4, dan 1:8 berupa serbuk yang sudah kering. Pengujian daya adsorben terhadap air limbah menggunakan perbandingan adsorben: limbah = 1:8, kemudian dianalisis menggunakan parameter organoleptik (bau dan warna), pH, padatan terlarut, kadar oksigen, konsentrasi Pb dan Fe. Modifikasi kaolin-kertas 1:8 dapat menurunkan kadar Pb dari 2,47 menjadi 0,02 mg/L dengan efektivitas 99%, dan Fe dari 6,19 menjadi 1,92 mg/L dengan efektivitas 69%, serta efektif untuk parameter yang lain sehingga berpotensi untuk dikembangkan sebagai adsorben.
Evaluasi Efektivitas Pengolahan Air Limbah pada Instalasi Pengolahan Air Limbah Klinik Kecantikan
Authors: Rahman Miftahhur , Akbar Aji Ali , Anwari Muhammad Sofwan
Published: November 2023

Gaya hidup saat ini mendorong masyarakat untuk memiliki kulit bersih dan terawat sehingga kebutuhan akan pelayanan klinik perawatan wajah semakin meningkat. Klinik kecantikan umumnya melayani perawatan wajah diantaranya pembersihan kulit, pemutihan kulit, dan perawatan wajah. Klinik kecantikan menghasilkan buangan yang sebagian besar berasal dari wastafel sebagai hasil aktivitas perawatan kulit dan umumnya mengandung kadar organik karena berasal dari sisa anggota tubuh. Limbah yang mengandung zat organik tinggi, akan mempengaruhi kualitas badan air jika tidak diolah sebelum dibuang ke badan air sekitar sehingga mengurangi nilai oksigen terlarut di badan air dan dapat menganggu aktivitas ekosistem perairan. Berdasarkan pemaparan  tersebut maka perlu dibuat suatu penelitian untuk mengevaluasi pengolahan limbah pada IPAL klinik kecantikan. Penelitian ini bertujuan menganalisis parameter limbah dan efektifitas IPAL dalam mengolah limbah serta langkah yang diperlukan berdasarkan hasil analisa. Metode pengambilan sampel dipilih menggunakan metode komposit kemudian sampel di analisa di laboratorium yang terakreditasi. Hasil penelitian dengan tingkat kepercayaan 95% menggunakan software SPSS 25 membuktikan bahwa terdapat perbedaan nyata kualitas limbah sebelum dan sesudah diolah pada IPAL. Efisiensi tertinggi untuk parameter pH sebesar 1,53% di hari ketiga, efisiensi tertinggi untuk parameter BOD sebesar 95,38% di hari pertama, efisiensi tertinggi untuk parameter COD adalah sebesar 95,67% pada hari pertama, efisiensi tertinggi untuk parameter TSS adalah 91,10% pada hari pertama, efisiensi tertinggi untuk parameter minyak dan lemak adalah 80,37% pada hari ketiga, efisiensi Ammonia tertinggi adalah sebesar 32,56% pada hari kedua, dan efisiensi tertinggi  untuk parameter total coliform adalah 67,44% pada hari ketiga.  Strategi untuk menjaga efektifitas IPAL adalah dengan membersihkan bak dan saluran IPAL agar tidak sumbat, memastikan kondisi pH tetap terjaga di rentang 6-9, mengatur aerasi yang terus menerus, stabil dan tidak berkurang kuantitasnya, memastikan biofilm bakteri tidak menyebabkan clogging, tidak menghilangkan 100% lapisan biofilm, serta pemberian starter bakteri untuk mengurai zat pencemar didalam air limbah.
Strategi Pengembangan Taman Keanekaragaman Hayati (Taman Kehati) Lahan Eks TPA Menjadi Pariwisata Hijau Melalui Pendekatan Perencanaan Partisipatif
Authors: Nurhidayati Dwiana , Iqbal Achmad , Abrar Rahab
Published: November 2023

Pariwisata digambarkan sebagai suatu sistem yang menghubungkan wisatawan (dari sisi permintaan) dan tujuan wisata (daya tarik dari sisi penawaran). Pariwisata juga dianggap sebagai aktivitas pelayanan, pendapatan dan dampak ekonomi bagi penyedia, masyarakat sasaran dan pemerintah Lokasi penelitian dilakukan di Taman Keanekaragaman Hayati lahan eks TPA Kemutug Lor RW 3 Desa Kemutug Lor Kecamatan Baturraden Kabupaten Banyumas. Metode penelitian yang digunakan adalah penelitian kualitatif dengan pendekatan deskriptif. Penentuan sumber data pada informan yang diwawancarai dilakukan secara purposive. Diperoleh hasil 8 stategi guna mengembangkan Taman Kehati lahan eks TPA menjadi pariwisata hijau melalui pendekatan perencanaan partisipatif di desa Kemutug Lor yaitu : melakukan pengembangan wisata,  melakukan kerjasama promosi wisata, melakukan penyediaan dan perbaikan sarana prasarana, membangun kemitraan yang harmonis, melakukan sosialisasi kepada masyarakat lokal, meningkatkan dan mempertahankan kearifan, melakukan penataan lingkungan dan pengelolaan kawasan dan memberikan pelatihan pemberdayaan masyarakat dan pengelola.
Transformasi Abu Vulkanik dan Limbah Seng menjadi Nanokomposit ZnO-SiO2 dan Aplikasinya untuk Degradasi Rhodamin B
Authors: Sunardi Sunardi , Silviana Silviana
Published: November 2023

Rhodamine B is a non-biodegradable organic pollutant that is difficult to decompose by microorganisms. If it is possible to be degraded it will take a long time. The semiconductor used is ZnO using SiO2 host material. The reason for using SiO2 is that apart from high efficiency, there are also abundant raw materials because the eruption of Mount Merapi occurs regularly every 4 years. The high content of SiO2 in volcanic ash can be utilized and processed into silica gel through the formation of potassium silicate resulting from the reaction between SiO2 in volcanic ash and potassium hydroxide. In addition to the presence of abundant SiO2, ZnO sources from lathe workshop waste are also easily obtained. The manufacture of ZnO/SiO2 nanocomposites was carried out using the sol – gel method because it is easy and has high effectiveness. ZnO/SiO2 nanocomposite was applied as an adsorbent to degrade Rhodamine B. This study aims to determine the character of ZnO/SiO2 nanocomposite and to determine the best conditions for optimal degradation. Synthesis of ZnO/SiO2 nanocomposite based on volcanic ash and zinc waste resulted in a composite size with a size range of 100-200 nm and a uniform circular shape. The results of the FTIR test show that SiO is at a wavelength of 993.34 and 1109.07 cm-1, while ZnO is at a wavelength of 443.63 cm-1. The XRD results of ZnO/SiO2 nanocomposite are known to peak at 2𝜃, namely 30.42o, 31.56o, and 44.40o. The application of dye degradation on UV irradiation, as well as looking for pH, time, and concentration gave the maximum Rhodamine B degradation value. The results of this study indicate that the highest efficiency in decreasing the concentration of Rhodamine B was obtained at pH 3 with a contact time of 60 minutes and a concentration of Rhodamine B of 10 ppm. The degradation efficiency of Rhodamine B obtained under these conditions is 95.8690%. Based on the concentration variation data processing using the Langmuir isotherm equation, it is known that the adsorption capacity of Rhodamine B is 97.3458521%.
Pengaruh Emisi Kendaraan Terhadap Kandungan Logam Timbal (Pb) Tanah dan Bulir Padi pada Lahan Sawah di Kecamatan Tebas Kabupaten Sambas
Authors: Manurung Rinto , Oktoriana Shenny , Suharyani Anita
Published: November 2023

Lead (Pb) is one of most toxic pollutants. The main sources of Pb comes from industrial and vehicle gases. Lead contained in gas from vehicle will be absorbed and accumulated in the soil. Leads in the soil, especially in paddy soil alongside highway with many vehicles have a potential to be absorbed and accumulated in the grain. Solubility of Pb in the soil affecting the absorption of paddy is controlled by soil properties such as texture, organic matter, pH and cation exchange capacity. The research aims to study the effect of vehicle emission on Pb content in the soil, soil properties that influences the presences of Pb in the soil and its accumulation in grain. The research was conducted in paddy soil located alongside the highway of Sambas Regency as a rice producing center in West Kalimantan. Distance of soil and grain samplaing from the road will be used as a treatment to observe the effect of vehicle emission on Pb content, ie 0 – 50 meters, 50 – 100 meters and more than 100 meters. Soil samples were taken at 0-20 cm and 20-50 cm depth. Soil samples and grains are destracted by using nitric acid, hydrogen peroxide and perchloric acid. Furthermore, Pb content was measured using Atomic Absorbtion Spectrophotometry (AAS). The results showed that there is no effect of land distance from the road to the soil content.  The average Pb content at 0-50 m, 50-100 m and more than 100 m at a depth of 0-20 cm were 29,62 ppm, 31,57 ppm and 35,03 ppm, respectively. While the average Pb content at a depth of 20-50 cm, respectively, were 27,16 ppm, 32,53 ppm and 35,97 ppm. The presence of Pb in the soil is significantly correlated with sand and clay fraction. The content of Pb on grains is above the tolerance limit (0,5 ppm) of Pb content in food, fruits and vegetables. Pb content is from 2,07 ppm to 5,10 ppm.
Penggunaan Karbon Aktif dari Biji Kelor dan Berbagai Biomassa Lainnya dalam Mengatasi Pencemaran Air : Analisis Review
Authors: Nenohai Jacky Anggara , Minata Zelen S. , Ronggopuro Burhanuddin , Sanjaya Eli Hendrik , Utomo Yudhi
Published: November 2023

Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui (1) penggunaan karbon aktif dari berbagai bahan alami dalam penjernihan air dan (2) penggunaan biji kelor dalam penjernihan air, dan (3) cara menganalisis logam berat dari hasil penjernihan air. Metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini yaitu metode telaah pustaka yang sistematis, atau biasa disebut dengan Systematic Literature Review (SLR) yang dimana hasilnya menggunakan database artikel online yaitu Google Schoolar. Hasil telaah dari artikel yang berkaitan dengan topik diperoleh bahwa penggunaan karbon aktif atau arang yang terbuat dari bahan alami seperti kayu kesambi, ampas tebu, tongkol jagung, kulit buah durian dan eceng gondok sangat efektif dalam penyerapan zat terlarut air, baik organik maupun anorganik dalam menghasilkan air yang jernih. Selain itu, penggunaan biji kelor juga sangat efektif sebagai biokoagulan dan bioflokulan dalam menurunkan pH, kesadahan, kekeruhan dan total padatan tersuspensi, sehingga memungkinkan munculnya rekomendasi bahwa air hasil penjernihan dengan menggunakan karbon aktif dari berbagai bahan alami dan serbuk biji kelor dapat dijadikan air minum.
Karakteristik Sampah Sungai dan Perilaku Masyarakat Pesisir Terhadap Sampah Plastik: Studi Kasus di Sungai Pengarengan, Kabupaten Cirebon
Authors: Astuti Ayu Dwi , Frimawaty Evi , Dwiyitno Dwiyitno
Published: November 2023

Penggunaan plastik terus meningkat seiring dengan bertambahnya populasi. Sayangnya, konsumsi plastik yang tinggi tidak diikuti dengan pengelolaan yang tepat sehingga menyebabkan sampah plastik yang berasal dari darat masuk ke badan sungai kemudian berakhir di wilayah pesisir dan mencemari lingkungan. Penelitian ini dilakukan di Desa Pengarengan, Kabupaten Cirebon, Jawa Barat. Sungai Pengarengan merupakan jalur transportasi kapal nelayan menuju Laut Jawa, sehingga aktivitas masyarakatnya yang tinggi berpotensi menimbulkan pencemaran sampah ke lingkungan sekitarnya. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah menganalisis karakteristik sampah plastik serta mengevaluasi hubungan antara aspek pengetahuan dengan perilaku masyarakat terkait sampah plastik yang mencemari lingkungan. Metode yang digunakan adalah kelimpahan pelepasan sampah dan puing-puing sampah dikumpulkan di dua titik sampling dengan menggunakan jaring yang memiliki ukuran mata jaring 5cm, dipasang pada waktu pagi hari sesuai lebar sungai. Data perilaku masyarakat terhadap sampah plastik diperoleh dari 110 responden dengan menggunakan teknik accidental sampling. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan total kelimpahan puing sampah sungai adalah 13200 ± 1678 item dan 14976 ± 1772 item. Kelimpahan puing sampah sungai tertinggi adalah bungkus sampah plastik tipis sebanyak 47% dan 46%, diikuti kayu ranting (39% dan 33%), styrofoam (3,6% dan 5,5%), sedotan (1,8% dan 2,2%), gelas plastik (1,5% dan 2,6%), kotak makanan, peralatan plastik, dll (1,4% dan 1,6%), serta plastik lainnya (2,2% dan 2,3%). Analisis statistik Kruskal Wallis menunjukkan tidak terdapat perbedaan yang siginifikan terhadap kelimpahan total puing sampah plastik sungai di kedua titik sampling p= 0,875 (p> 0,05). Hasil evaluasi perilaku masyarakat menunjukkan bahwa aspek pengetahuan memiliki kategori penilaian sangat baik (4,08), aspek sikap dengan kategori kurang baik (2,89), dan aspek perilaku dengan kategori baik (3,88). Analisis korelasi Pearson menunjukan terdapat hubungan positif yang kuat (r= 0,664) dan signifikan (sig.= 0,000)  antara aspek pengetahuan dengan perilaku. Aspek sikap dengan perilaku mempunyai hubungan positif yang lemah (r=0,183) dan signifikan (0,028).
Model Pengelolaan Sampah Organik dengan Biokonversi Larva Black Soldier Fly Berbasis Pemberdayaan Masyarakat.
Authors: Zahra Afifah , Herdiansyah Herdis , Utomo Suyud Warno
Published: November 2023

Sampah masih menjadi salah satu masalah di Indonesia. Sejak tahun 2017, volume sampah yang terangkut di Indonesia masih belum memenuhi target, termasuk di Desa Tubanan, Kecamatan Kembangan, Kabupaten Jepara, Jawa Tengah. 30-63% sampah yang dihasilkan adalah sampah organik. Pengelolaan sampah dengan biokonversi larva Black Soldier Fly dapat menjadi solusi untuk permasalahan sampah di Indonesia. Karena manfaatnya dapat mereduksi 80% sampah dan dapat membentuk ekonomi sirkular untuk masyarakat. Keuntungan ekonomi dapat didapatkan dari hasil penjualan produk ataupun pengurangan biaya pengelolaan sampah. Pengolahan sampah dengan biokonversi larva Black Soldier Fly  tidak berdampak padak kesehatan masyarakat dan tidak menimbulkan bau. Sehingga, pengolahan sampah dengan biokonversi larva Black Soldier Fly dapat menjadi salah satu alternatif dalam menyelesaikan permasalahan sampah di Indonesia. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah memformulasikan model pengelolaan sampah organik dengan biokonversi larva Black Soldier Fly berbasis pemberdayaan masyarakat dalam aspek lingkungan, sosial, ekonomi, dengan perlakuan formula nutrisi pakan yang tepat. Penelitian ini dilakukan dengan menganalisis keuntungan yang didapatkan di antara 3 jenis sampah sebagai formula nutrisi pakan (sampah dari masyarakat, sampah sisa pemotongan ikan, dan sampah campuran dari keduanya). Analisis menggunakan sistem dinamik dan analisis statistik menggunakan SPSS. Berdasarkan simulasi model yang telah dilakukan, nilai ekonomi tertinggi dihasilkan oleh intervensi penggunaan sampah campuran antara sampah dari masyarakat yang dapat terolah 100% dan sisa pemotongan ikan. Selain itu sampah campuran juga dapat menghasilkan total biomassa product tertinggi dibandingkan jenis sampah lainnya.  Maka, dapat disimpulkan bahwa model pengelolaan sampah organik dengan biokonversi larva Black Soldier Fly berbasis pemberdayaan masyarakat menggunakan sampah campuran (sampah dari masyarakat yang dapat terolah 100% dan sisa pemotongan ikan) dapat dipilih sebagai metode pengelolaan sampah yang tepat di Desa Tubanan, Kecamatan Kembangan, Kabupaten Jepara, Jawa Tengah.
Die Bibliothek des biologischen, technischen und kulturellen Wissens – Warum brauchen wir eine integrierte Sammlungsinfrastruktur?
Authors: Misof Bernhard , Tockner Klement , Trischler Helmuth
Published: November 2023

Die bundesweiten Forschungssammlungen umfassen mehr als 150 Millionen natur-, technik- und kulturhistorische Objekte. Hinzu kommen vielfältige Sammlungen von Lebendkulturen in Bioressourcenzentren. Das Konsortium OSIRIS (Offene Sammlungs-, Informations- und Rechercheinfrastruktur) fokussiert sich darauf, das immense Potenzial dieser Sammlungen für Forschungsfragen und konkrete Anwendungen gemeinsam zu erschließen, um gesellschaftliche Veränderungsprozesse zu verstehen, mitzugestalten und eine neue Wissensökonomie zu schaffen. Der Beitrag diskutiert die Frage, was eine integrative Bibliothek des biologischen, technischen und kulturellen Sammlungswissens leisten kann.
Treatment of gastric cancer by green mediated silver nanoparticles using Pistacia atlantica bark aqueous extract
Authors: Dang Ling , Yang Jian , Negm Sally , El-kott Attalla F. , Shati Ali A. , Ghamry Heba I. , Karmakar Bikash
Published: November 2023

We herein demonstrate a novel green mediated silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) using Pistacia atlantica bark aqueous extract for the treatment of gastric cancer under in vitro conditions. Physicochemical and structural features of the nanocomposite biomaterial were assessed by several techniques like UV-Vis spectrum, transmission electron spectroscopy, field emission scanning electron microscopy, energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, and inductively coupled plasma-optical emission spectroscopy. The Ag NPs showed high antioxidant activities against 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH). The IC50 of Ag NPs and Butylated hydroxytoluene against DPPH were 132 and 77 µg/mL, respectively. In the oncological part of this research, the status of normal and gastric cancer AGS and KATO III cell lines was determined. The IC50 of AgNPs was 193 and 250 µg/mL against AGS and KATO III. It seems that the prepared NP have stopped the growth of gastric cancer cells and the recent cancer cells have been removed with high concentration of NPs.
Deformations of astheno-Kähler metrics
Authors: Sferruzza Tommaso
Published: November 2023

The property of admitting an astheno-Kähler metric is not stable under the action of small deformations of the complex structure of a compact complex manifold. In this study, we prove necessary cohomological conditions for the existence of curves of astheno-Kähler metrics along curves of deformations starting from an initial compact complex manifold endowed with an astheno-Kähler metric. Furthermore, we apply our results providing obstructions to the existence of curves of astheno-Kähler metrics on two different families of real eight-dimensional nilmanifolds endowed with invariant nilpotent complex structures.
Biotechnological methods of growing sunflower in different fertilizer systems
Authors: Sokolovska Iryna , Maschenko Yuriy
Published: November 2023

The presented results of the study on the effect of biopreparations and different fertilizer systems on the formation of sunflower yield and productivity, determination of economic efficiency of sunflower cultivation under sharp fluctuations in climatic conditions through the use of biotechnology elements and fertilization. Growing sunflower without seed treatment with biopreparations under mineral fertilizer system provided an average yield of 2.93 t/ha, with an additional 0.31 t/ha of sunflower seeds. The organo-mineral fertilizer system resulted in the highest increase in additional production – 0.50 t/ha, and the increase in sunflower yield through fertilization system was the most significant, with a minimum important difference (MID05) of 0.11 t/ha. Seed treatment with biopreparation contributed to an increase in sunflower yield in all fertilizer systems: without fertilizer application, only due to the action of biopreparation, the yield increased to 2.82 t/ha; application of mineral fertilizer ensured a harvest of 3.09 t/ha of sunflower seeds; the organo-mineral fertilizer system had the highest yield indicator – 3.23 t/ha. The highest output of dry matter from the production was obtained through seed treatment with biopreparation and the use of organo-mineral fertilizer system, which provided a yield per hectare of: grain units – 6.47 t, fodder units – 3.56 t, digestible protein – 1.23 t. However, the most significant increase in sunflower productivity was observed in the organo-mineral fertilizer system without seed treatment with biopreparation. The highest indicators of economic efficiency of sunflower cultivation were observed under the conditions of seed treatment with biopreparation without fertilizer application, which amounted to 18,322 UAH/ha – net profit at a profitability of 91.5 %.
“Orlando soy, Quijote, que, perdido / por Angélica, vi remotos mares”: Los viajes del Orlando furioso de Ariosto entre Italia y España”
Authors: Muñoz Sánchez Juan Ramón
Published: November 2023

El siguiente estudio pretende ofrecer un análisis del complejo proceso de composición del Orlando furioso de Ludovico Ariosto, de su extraordinaria difusión en Italia y de su decisiva contribución en la conformación del modelo del género editorial del libro de entretenimiento en Europa. Así como de su recepción en los reinos de la Monarquía Hispánica durante los siglos XVI y XVII, con especial atención a las traducciones realizadas por Jerónimo de Urrea, Hernando Alcocer, Diego Vázquez de Contreras y Gonzalo de Oliva, y de señalar algunas de las tareas pendientes más acuciantes a tal respecto.
“El poema dulcissimo del Tasso”. La Gerusalemme liberata en la España de finales del Quinientos
Authors: Vilà Lara
Published: November 2023

El artículo ofrece un panorama de las traducciones y adaptaciones de la Gerusalemme liberata en España y plantea su estudio desde la perspectiva del problema de la poesía heroica en el Quinientos y principios del Seiscientos. A partir del análisis de las circunstancias de escritura y difusión del poema, el estudio se detiene en las versiones de Juan Sedeño y Bartolomé Cairasco de Figueroa y atiende finalmente a las adaptaciones más tempranas que conoció el siglo y a algunas particularidades de su imitación en nuestras letras.
Intertextual Inquiry and Interpretive Creation: Pope.L’s Experimental Staging of William Wells Brown’s The Escape
Authors: Saal Ilka
Published: November 2023

This contribution discusses Pope.L’s 2018 provocative restaging of William Wells Brown’s anti-slavery play The Escape: Or, A Leap of Freedom (1858) at the Art Institute of Chicago. Drawing on Linda Hutcheon’s theory of adaptation, it argues against a source-oriented assessment of the production, which would prioritize the original over its interpretation and delimit aesthetic evaluation to questions of fidelity. It proposes to consider Pope.L: The Escape as an interpretive creation in its own right. Engaging in a complex intertextual and intercultural dialogue with its antetext, Pope.L’s staging brings into focus particular aspects of the contemporary moment. While Brown’s play presents race as first and foremost a performative category and stresses the possibility of autopoiesis qua performance, Pope.L reduces slavery to an ontological condition. Its title and manifold multimedia performances notwithstanding, there is no escape from enslavement in Pope.L: The Escape. Performance remains contained in and prescribed by an ongoing condition of physical and psychic enslavement. With this radical adaptation, Pope.L responds to what Paul Gilroy identifies as the “ontological turn” in recent Black thought. In light of the ongoing structural and quotidian violence against People of Color, this approach insists on the central significance of the bodily experience of racializing attributions for understanding social relations as well as Black collectivity. It also provocatively asks whether the performative does indeed suffice to unsettle the structural coordinates of anti-Blackness that continue to impact and overdetermine contemporary lives.
Creative Interpretation and the Politics of Failure
Authors: Lippert Leopold
Published: November 2023

In this article, I ask what happens to theatrical performance when it fails. By describing a performance as “failed,” I do not necessarily imply its normative dismissal – as a “flawed” enactment or an artistic vision not properly executed. Instead, I use failure as a conceptual starting point for the articulation of alternative meaning-making practices. In this sense, failure is a form of creative interpretation that capitalizes on performance’s constitutive contingency, its structural unreliability that for many is part of its appeal, the very “magic” only a gathering of live bodies can create. Specifically, the article looks at two recent US American plays and one musical in order to discuss the theatrical politics of failure: Moisés Kaufman and Tectonic Theater Project’sThe Laramie Project(2000), Ayad Akhtar’sThe Who and the What(2014), and Dave Malloy’sNatasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812(2012). By discussing the ways in which these pieces and their performances creatively address failure, I point to three formal and cultural dimensions in which failure can be mobilized theatrically: first, failure problematizes the easy formal subsumption of performance under production, pointing to the ways in which a specific performance may not adequately actualize the conceptual work of the production, be it because audiences intervene in ways not intended by the production or because performers deviate from the production’s script in one way or another. Second, failure can be mobilized to reveal tacit cultural conventions or standards of success that entrench particular (classist, racist, sexist, ableist, etc.) normative behaviors. And third, failure can enable more creative approaches to the relationship between the labor of theater practitioners and its exchange value for spectators, who paid – at least – the price of a theater ticket and typically expect some form of artistic professionalism as remuneration.
Spiritual Wonderings: A Study of Phantasmagoria in Early Chinese Cinema
Authors: Wan Chuanfa , Wu Yanqing
Published: November 2023

Phantasmagoria (幻景 huanjing) is a term commonly seen in historical materials on early Chinese cinema. In this thesis, “Phantasmagoria” is taken as the localization of Western cinema tricks in early China. According to sources, “phantasmagoria” is valuable and rich in content, although it has no clear definition. This thesis seeks to define “phantasmagoria” and through a comparison of Chinese and Western cinema investigate which Western cinema tricks were appropriated and eventually labelled phantasmagoria. This article takes phantasmagoria to be a Chinese term, the meaning and application of which carry the traditional cultural ideas behind the localization of cinema tricks.
Patterns of differential expression by association in omic data using a new measure based on ensemble learning
Authors: Arevalillo Jorge M. , Martin-Arevalillo Raquel
Published: November 2023

The ongoing development of high-throughput technologies is allowing the simultaneous monitoring of the expression levels for hundreds or thousands of biological inputs with the proliferation of what has been coined as omic data sources. One relevant issue when analyzing such data sources is concerned with the detection of differential expression across two experimental conditions, clinical status or two classes of a biological outcome. While a great deal of univariate data analysis approaches have been developed to address the issue, strategies for assessing interaction patterns of differential expression are scarce in the literature and have been limited to ad hoc solutions. This paper contributes to the problem by exploiting the facilities of an ensemble learning algorithm like random forests to propose a measure that assesses the differential expression explained by the interaction of the omic variables so subtle biological patterns may be uncovered as a result. The out of bag error rate, which is an estimate of the predictive accuracy of a random forests classifier, is used as a by-product to propose a new measure that assesses interaction patterns of differential expression. Its performance is studied in synthetic scenarios and it is also applied to real studies on SARS-CoV-2 and colon cancer data where it uncovers associations that remain undetected by other methods. Our proposal is aimed at providing a novel approach that may help the experts in biomedical and life sciences to unravel insightful interaction patterns that may decipher the molecular mechanisms underlying biological and clinical outcomes.
Situación actual y cumplimiento de la normatividad sobre residuos peligrosos en talleres mecánicos en la Colonia Progreso, Acapulco, Guerrero, México
Authors: Juárez Agis Alejandro , García Sánchez Silberio , Maldonado Astudillo Rayma Ireri , Olivier Salome Branly , Zeferino Torres Jacqueline , Torres Espino Gloria , Rivas Gonzalez Mayra
Published: November 2023

Los residuos peligrosos se generan por actividades industriales y representan fuentes de contaminación. La finalidad de la investigación fue realizar un diagnóstico del manejo, almacenamiento y disposición final de los residuos peligrosos generados en 64 talleres mecánicos en Acapulco, Guerrero, México. Se aplicó un cuestionario semiestructurado a 64 personas, con un muestreo no probabilístico por conveniencia. Como resultado, se observó que los talleres generan residuos peligrosos en las siguientes cantidades: aceite usado 27.98 kg/mes; recipientes vacíos de aceite, de líquido de frenos y de anticongelante 25.43 kg/mes; filtro de aceite usado 5.59 kg/mes; solvente 5.50 kg/mes; envases de aerosoles o pinturas 3.71 kg/mes; residuos de pintura, de solvente y de resinas 3.10 kg/mes; estopa, trapo y cartones impregnados con aceite 2.46 kg/mes; grasa residual 2 kg/mes; baterías o acumuladores 1.86 kg/mes. Los encuestados afirman conocer la legislación; sin embargo, el 45% de los talleres deposita los residuos sólidos y peligrosos como de uso doméstico.
Teaching on the Block
Authors: Muscat Amanda , Thomas Melissah
Published: November 2023

This article presents case writing research that explored the pedagogical benefits of teaching in Block mode through a university educators’ perspective. The authors of this research examined their tertiary teaching experiences of Block Model delivery. Through two teacher-authored cases, the researchers engaged in a collaborative practitioner research framework to critically reflect on their own teaching experiences in Block Model to uncover and examine the patterns occurring across iterations of various deliveries. The aim of the research is to examine approaches to teaching and learning in Block and unearth the pedagogical changes required to effectively teach in Block. The aim of this paper is to contribute to our understanding of Block delivery from a teacher perspective and examine the benefits to teaching and learning experienced through Block model delivery. The findings suggest that the systematic foundation of Block delivery, coupled with the immersive nature of Block led to a range of pedagogical benefits such as an enhanced sense of belonging, increased notions of student agency and it promoted scaffolded instruction. The hope is that this classroom-focused research will provide the basis for further research and refinement of Block teaching and learning.
Forced Abstinence from Volitional Ethanol Intake Drives a Vulnerable Period of Hyperexcitability in BNST-Projecting Insular Cortex Neurons
Authors: Taylor Anne , Adank Danielle N. , Young Phoebe A. , Quan Yizhen , Nabit Brett P. , Winder Danny G.
Published: November 2023

The insular cortex (IC) integrates sensory and interoceptive cues to inform downstream circuitry executing adaptive behavioral responses. The IC communicates with areas involved canonically in stress and motivation. IC projections govern stress and ethanol recruitment of bed nucleus of the stria terminalis (BNST) activity necessary for the emergence of negative affective behaviors during alcohol abstinence. Here, we assess the impact of the chronic drinking forced abstinence (CDFA) volitional home cage ethanol intake paradigm on synaptic and excitable properties of IC neurons that project to the BNST (IC→BNST). Using whole-cell patch-clamp electrophysiology, we investigated IC→BNSTcircuitry 24 h or 2 weeks following forced abstinence (FA) in female C57BL6/J mice. We find that IC→BNSTcells are transiently more excitable following acute ethanol withdrawal. In contrast, in vivo ethanol exposure via intraperitoneal injection, ex vivo via ethanol wash, and acute FA from a natural reward (sucrose) all failed to alter excitability. In situ hybridization studies revealed that at 24 h post FA BK channel mRNA expression is reduced in IC. Further, pharmacological inhibition of BK channels mimicked the 24 h FA phenotype, while BK activation was able to decrease AP firing in control and 24 h FA subjects. All together these data suggest a novel mechanism of homeostatic plasticity that occurs in the IC→BNSTcircuitry following chronic drinking.
Centriole elimination during Caenorhabditis elegans oogenesis initiates with loss of the central tube protein SAS‐1
Authors: Pierron Marie , Woglar Alexander , Busso Coralie , Jha Keshav , Mikeladze‐Dvali Tamara , Croisier Marie , Gönczy Pierre
Published: November 2023

In most metazoans, centrioles are lost during oogenesis, ensuring that the zygote is endowed with the correct number of two centrioles, which are paternally contributed. How centriole architecture is dismantled during oogenesis is not understood. Here, we analyze with unprecedent detail the ultrastructural and molecular changes during oogenesis centriole elimination in Caenorhabditis elegans. Centriole elimination begins with loss of the so‐called central tube and organelle widening, followed by microtubule disassembly. The resulting cluster of centriolar proteins then disappears gradually, usually moving in a microtubule‐ and dynein‐dependent manner to the plasma membrane. Our analysis indicates that neither Polo‐like kinases nor the PCM, which modulate oogenesis centriole elimination in Drosophila, do so in C. elegans. Furthermore, we demonstrate that the central tube protein SAS‐1 normally departs initially from the organelle, which loses integrity earlier in sas‐1 mutants. Overall, our work provides novel mechanistic insights regarding the fundamental process of oogenesis centriole elimination.
The 5:2 diet does not increase adult hippocampal neurogenesis or enhance spatial memory in mice
Authors: Roberts Luke D , Hornsby Amanda KE , Thomas Alanna , Sassi Martina , Kinzett Aimee , Hsiao Nathan , David Bethan R , Good Mark , Wells Timothy , Davies Jeffrey S
Published: November 2023

New neurones are generated throughout life in the mammalian brain in a process known as adult hippocampal neurogenesis (AHN). Since this phenomenon grants a high degree of neuroplasticity influencing learning and memory, identifying factors that regulate AHN may be important for ameliorating age‐related cognitive decline. Calorie restriction (CR) has been shown to enhance AHN and improve memory, mediated by the stomach hormone, ghrelin. Intermittent fasting (IF), a dietary strategy offering more flexibility than conventional CR, has also been shown to promote aspects of AHN. The 5:2 diet is a popular form of IF; however, its effects on AHN are not well characterised. To address this, we quantified AHN in adolescent and adult wild‐type and ghrelin‐receptor‐deficient mice following 6 weeks on a 5:2 diet. We report an age‐related decline in neurogenic processes. However, the 5:2 diet does not increase AHN nor enhance memory performance, suggesting that this specific form of IF is ineffective in promoting brain plasticity to support learning.
Microautophagy regulated by STK38 and GABARAPs is essential to repair lysosomes and prevent aging
Authors: Ogura Monami , Kaminishi Tatsuya , Shima Takayuki , Torigata Miku , Bekku Nao , Tabata Keisuke , Minami Satoshi , Nishino Kohei , Nezu Akiko , Hamasaki Maho , Kosako Hidetaka , Yoshimori Tamotsu , Nakamura Shuhei
Published: November 2023

Lysosomes are degradative organelles and signaling hubs that maintain cell and tissue homeostasis, and lysosomal dysfunction is implicated in aging and reduced longevity. Lysosomes are frequently damaged, but their repair mechanisms remain unclear. Here, we demonstrate that damaged lysosomal membranes are repaired by microautophagy (a process termed “microlysophagy”) and identify key regulators of the first and last steps. We reveal the AGC kinase STK38 as a novel microlysophagy regulator. Through phosphorylation of the scaffold protein DOK1, STK38 is specifically required for the lysosomal recruitment of the AAA+ ATPase VPS4, which terminates microlysophagy by promoting the disassembly of ESCRT components. By contrast, microlysophagy initiation involves non‐canonical lipidation of ATG8s, especially the GABARAP subfamily, which is required for ESCRT assembly through interaction with ALIX. Depletion of STK38 and GABARAPs accelerates DNA damage‐induced cellular senescence in human cells and curtails lifespan in C. elegans, respectively. Thus, microlysophagy is regulated by STK38 and GABARAPs and could be essential for maintaining lysosomal integrity and preventing aging.