bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Upaya Kejaksaan Negeri Tanah Datar Dalam Mengembalikan Kerugian Negara Berupa Pembayaran Uang Pengganti
Authors: Amelia Yusra , Sukmareni Sukmareni , Munandar Syaiful
Published: August 2023

The purpose of this research is to understand, know and analyze efforts, obstacles faced and how to overcome obstacles in the way of returning state losses in the form of reimbursement payments based on Decision Number: 42/Pid.Sus-TPK/2022/PN Pdg. The research method used is by using empirical juridical methods. explained that the amount of compensation money is not only the amount of state losses incurred but the amount of property obtained or enjoyed from criminal acts of corruption. In essence, in payment of replacement money there are three stages, namely the stage investigation, prosecution and after the issuance of a decision. If the convict does not pay off the replacement money, there will be an additional penalty in the form of imprisonment.
Temperatura powietrza i wielkość opadów atmosferycznych w województwie łódzkim w latach 1966-2021
Authors: Balcerzak Patrycja , Kolendowicz Leszek , Półrolniczak Marek
Published: August 2023

The aim of the study is to investigate the course of air temperature and precipitation in Łódź Province in 1966–2021. The study uses daily data provided by the IMGW-PIB net from three meteorological stations: Łódź–Lublinek, Sulejów, and Wieluń. The average air temperature in Łódź province is 8.3ºC. When analyzing the annual course of air temperature, the lowest values were recorded in January (2.1ºC on average), the highest were recorded in July (18.4ºC). A growing, statistically significant trend in air temperature was observed at all the stations in the analyzed multi-year period. The rate of changes in the average air temperature in Łódź province reached the maximum value of 0.35°C/10 years at all the three analyzed stations. The average rainfall totals in Łódź province are not very diversified. The average annual sum of precipitation in the analyzed period in Łódź province ranged from 562.2 mm to 597.2 mm. On a seasonal scale, the heaviest precipitation was in the summer months (June–August), and the lowest in winter (December–February), while autumn rainfallwas slightly higher than in the spring. The biggest amounts of rainfall were recorded in July (84.8 mm), while the minimum rainfall was in February (25.8 mm). At all the stations, there was an upward trend in precipitation in the spring and autumn, and a downward trend in the summer. On average, in Łódź province there were 169 days with precipitation.
Dynamika zmian sumy i struktury opadów w Wielkopolsce w latach 1981-2020
Authors: Walkowska Anita , Półrolniczak Marek , Kolendowicz Leszek
Published: August 2023

The study analyzes the temporal and spatial variability of atmospheric precipitation and the impact of global climate changes on precipitation in Wielkopolska. The study was based on data provided by the IMGW-PIB and collected from 5 synoptic stations located in central Poland. The average multiannual sums of precipitation, the average number of days with precipitation in total and the particular types of precipitation in 1981–2020 were calculated, and their spatial distribution presented. Moreover, seasonal precipitation totals and statistics for days with precipitation were also calculated, and trends of individual pluviometric characteristics presented. The average annual rainfall was 523 mm, and the average annual rainfall frequency was 163 days. Days with rainfall were more frequent than days with snow (35 days). Over the course of many years, there was an apparent decrease in days with snowfall (-6.5 per decade) and an increase in the number of rainy days (4.3 per decade). Annual precipitation totals show no significant long-term changes.
Występowanie sytuacji meteorotropowych w Polsce w latach 2000-2020
Authors: Chabowska Monika , Kolendowicz Leszek , Półrolniczak Marek
Published: August 2023

Meteotropic situations are defined as weather that may affect human health and exacerbate diseases, especially in sensitive persons. The main objective of the paper is to determine the occurrence of meteotropic situations in Poland in years 2000–2020. The study took into account the characteristic elements such as very hot days (tmax> 30°C), frosty days (tmax< 0°C), day-to-day changes of mean daily air temperature (Δtśr> 6°C), day-to-day changes of mean daily air pressure (≥ 8 hPa) and days with insolation deficit. The research indicated that the highest heat stress strain is typical of the western and central parts of Poland and the highest low air temperature stimuli intensity of high mountain regions. Then, the highest fluctuations of the air temperature interdiurnal variation are characteristic of high mountain regions with the air pressure interdiurnal changes typical of the coastal region. According to our research, the most frequent meteotropic situation was associated with the insolation deficit occurring mostly in the north-eastern and high mountain regions of Poland.
Przegląd wybranych portali mapowych prezentujących szlaki rowerowe
Authors: Chudziński Adam , Ławniczak Radzym
Published: August 2023

This article evaluates map websites that present bicycle routes. Due to the large number of such websites and their highly dynamic development, the analysis was limited to the content presented for the area of Poland. An attempt was made to assess properties like the quality and form of the cartographic message, the legibility of the presented content, the quantity and quality of the accompanying data, and the usability properties. Data from global, national and local portals developed for the voivodship, and even for the city or county, were analysed. The analysis showed that Goole Maps currently offers the best usable properties.
Chmury piętra wysokiego, średniego i niskiego: analiza zachmurzenia w Polsce
Authors: Grajek Zofia , Dyszy Wiktoria
Published: August 2023

The subject of the paper is an analysis of the type of clouds in Poland in 1996–2020 on the low, middle and high levels. Daily data on cloud types and the cloudiness of the low-level from 36 IMWM-NRI stations were used. In the analysed multi-year period, the highest share of low-level clouds was observed (56%), followed by mid-level clouds (23%), and the lowest share of high-level clouds (21%). There was a slight decrease in the share of low-level clouds, and an increase in the share of middle and high levels clouds in the analysed period. The share of low-level clouds was highest in the cool season and during the afternoon and night hours; it was lowest in the summer, and early morning and evening hours. The middle and high levels had the highest share in the summer and during the early evening and early morning hours. These levels were least frequent in the winter, and around noon for the mid-level, and at night for the high-level. The Cumulus humilis and Stratocumulus cugen clouds were most frequently observed on the low-level during low cloudiness. Stratus fractus and Cumulonimbus capillatus were most frequently observed during total and high cloudiness on the low-level. In the warm season and the daytime, clouds are more isolated; in the cool season, they form more dense cloud layers.
Warunki meteorologiczne na Szrenicy w latach 2018-2020
Authors: Mendel Karolina , Szyga-Pluta Katarzyna
Published: August 2023

The article presents the weather conditions on Mount Szrenica, located in the Karkonosze range in the Sudetes, in 2018–2020. The data come from the Database of Integrated Monitoring of Natural Environment. An average temperature in the presented time was 4,0oC, an average yearly precipitation was 1245.8 mm, an average atmospheric pressure 865.3 hPa, average wind speed 5.1 m/s, average snow cover height 66.3 cm, the sun shone for 1881 hours in a year. Changes in individual values compared to the results published earlier prove the impact of global changes also in this area.
Multimedia-cartographic internet service of the cultural heritage on the Puszcza Bukowa area
Authors: Ostrowski Błażej
Published: August 2023

The main objective of this research was to design a multimedia website with a collection of thematic maps to show the values of cultural heritage sites in the “Puszcza Bukowa” Forest (Szczecin Landscape Park “Beech Forrest”) for public and expert users. In the research, the cartographic method was used together with User Centred Design, geo-information operations on BDOT10k data, and JavaScript programming using the Leaflet library. In addition to the chamber work, field research was carried out in several cartographic and geo-information applications to obtain materials for multimedia. The research process consisted of four stages:conceptual, preparatory, execution and publication of the completed service. The result of the research became a multimedia-cartographic web service, an indication that a properly designed and coded collection of spatial information can significantly affect the dissemination of cultural knowledge in protected areas.
An Application of the Corporate Virtue Scale to Assess Managers’ Perceptions of Ethical Behaviour in Public Organizations and Service Provision
Authors: Selemani Shindika Emmanuel , Cheteni Priviledge
Published: August 2023

A strong ethical culture is the key to any organization’s long-term success. The purpose of this research was to investigate the link between an organization’s ethical culture and its effect on workers’ well-being, as well as to test the construct validity of the Corporate Virtue Scale (CEV). In South Africa’s Buffalo Municipality, 277 managers from different government agencies made up the sample. The eight-factor CEV scale was validated through a confirmatory factor analysis. Employees’ stress and emotional exhaustion were linked to their views on the prevalence of an ethical culture in public agencies. The results of this study show that an organization’s ethical culture significantly affects its employees’ quality of life on the job. The CEV scale was found to have construct validity, proving its reliability and validity in practice. The government is urged to prioritize the streamlining of regulations and processes that foster an ethical culture in public institutions.
Development and analytical validation of a novel nasopharynx swab-based Epstein-Barr virus C promoter methylation quantitative assay for nasopharyngeal carcinoma detection
Authors: Wu Zhi-Cong , Lin Ke-Na , Li Xue-Qi , Ye Xin , Chen Hua , Tao Jun , Zhou Hang-Ning , Chen Wen-Jie , Lin Dong-Feng , Xie Shang-Hang , Cao Su-Mei
Published: August 2023

Objectives

Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) C promoter (Cp) hypermethylation, a crucial factor for EBV latent infection of nasopharyngeal epithelial cells, has been recognized as a promising biomarker for nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) detection. In this study, we develop a novel EBV Cp methylation quantification (E-CpMQ) assay and evaluate its diagnostic performance for NPC detection.

Methods

A novel qPCR assay for simultaneous quantification of methylated- and unmethylated EBV Cp was developed by the combinational modification of MethyLight and QASM, with an innovative calibrator to improve the detection accuracy and consistency. The NP swab samples and synthetic standards were used for the analytical validation of the E-CpMQ. The diagnostic efficacy of the developed E-CpMQ assay was validated in 137 NPC patients and 137 non-NPC controls.

Results

The E-CpMQ assay can detect the EBV Cp methylation ratio in one reaction system under 10 copies with 100 % recognition specificity, which is highly correlated to pyrosequencing with a correlation coefficient over 0.99. The calibrated E-CpMQ assay reduces the coefficient of variation by an average of 55.5 % with a total variance of less than 0.06 units standard deviation (SD). Linear methylation ratio detection range from 4.76 to 99.01 %. The sensitivity and specificity of the E-CpMQ respectively are 96.4 % (95 % CI: 91.7–98.8 %), 89.8 % (95 % CI: 83.5–94.3 %).

Conclusions

The developed E-CpMQ assay with a calibrator enables accurate and reproducible EBV Cp methylation ratio quantification and offers a sensitive, specific, cost-effective method for NPC early detection.
Neglected Heterogeneity, Simpson’s Paradox, and the Anatomy of Least Squares
Authors: Winkelmann Rainer
Published: August 2023

When a sample combines data from two or more groups, multivariate regression yields a matrix-weighted average of the group-specific coefficient vectors. However, it is possible that the weighted average of a specific coefficient falls outside the range of the group-specific coefficients, and it may even have a different sign compared to both group-level coefficients, a manifestation of Simpson’s paradox. The result of the combined regression is then prone to misinterpretation. The purpose of this paper is to raise awareness of this problem and to state conditions under which such non-convex weighting or sign reversal can arise, for a model with two regressors and two groups. Two illustrative examples, an investment equation estimated with panel data, and a cross-sectional earnings equation for men and women, highlight the relevance of these findings for applied work.
Predicting medicine demand using deep learning techniques: A review
Authors: Mousa Bashaer Abdurahman , Al-Khateeb Belal
Published: August 2023

The supply and storage of drugs are critical components of the medical industry and distribution. The shelf life of most medications is predetermined. When medicines are supplied in large quantities it is exceeding actual need, and long-term drug storage results. If demand is lower than necessary, this has an impact on consumer happiness and medicine marketing. Therefore, it is necessary to find a way to predict the actual quantity required for the organization’s needs to avoid material spoilage and storage problems. A mathematical prediction model is required to assist any management in achieving the required availability of medicines for customers and safe storage of medicines. Artificial intelligence applications and predictive modeling have used machine learning (ML) and deep learning algorithms to build prediction models. This model allows for the optimization of inventory levels, thus reducing costs and potentially increasing sales. Various measures, such as mean squared error, mean absolute squared error, root mean squared error, and others, are used to evaluate the prediction model. This study aims to review ML and deep learning approaches of forecasting to obtain the highest accuracy in the process of forecasting future demand for pharmaceuticals. Because of the lack of data, they could not use complex models for prediction. Even when there is a long history of accessible demand data, these problems still exist because the old data may not be very useful when it changes the market climate.
The relationship between metabolic syndrome criteria and pentraxin-3 levels in children
Authors: Somuncu Eda , Ornek Zuhal , Kardes Hakan , Guven Berrak , Somuncu Mustafa Umut
Published: August 2023

Objectives

While the positive correlation was shown in a few studies which investigated the relationship between obesity and pentraxin-3 (PTX-3) levels, different findings were obtained in other studies. We aimed to determine PTX-3 levels in obese and healthy children, and their relationship with Metabolic Syndrome (MetS) criteria.

Methods

105 children and adolescents were considered as the study population. Participants were divided into three groups; obese and MetS (OM+), obese and non-MetS (OM-) and the control group. Fasting glucose, blood lipids and PTX-3 levels were measured. Ultrasonography was performed to detect hepatic steatosis. MetS and hepatic steatosis were investigated by dividing the patients into two groups according to PTX-3 levels.

Results

The study population consisted of 37 patients with OM+; 35 patients with OM- and 33 healthy children. OM+ patients had higher fasting insulin (p<0.001), homeostatic model assessment for insulin resistance (p<0.001), triglyceride (p<0.001) and lower high-density lipoprotein (p=0.001). The PTX-3 level was higher in the OM+ group compared to both OM- group and the control group (p=0.002). When two groups were generated according to PTX-3 level, a higher frequency of MetS was detected in the high PTX 3 group than in all three major MetS diagnostic criteria groups. Moreover, there was more hepatic steatosis in the high PTX-3 group independent from obesity and MetS.

Conclusions

Higher PTX-3 levels were present in children and adolescent obese patients with MetS.
A gold coin from Jastrzębniki, Kalisz district (PL). On the late Celtic coinage in north-central Europe
Authors: Grygiel Michał , Kędzierski Adam
Published: August 2023

Attempts were made in several locations in Central Europe to continue minting in gold, following the Celtic Boii tradition which began to fade after the collapse of the Bohemian-Moravian oppida at the turn of the LTD1/D2 phases (ca. 60/50 BC). The main center for the continuation of this activity was in the lands of the Pannonian Boii, in the Bratislava area, and probably in the Bratislava oppidum itself. This paper focuses on three other minting centers which were established north of the Carpathians and Sudetes among the northern barbarians and which imitated late Boii gold coins: one in the Tyniec group near Kraków, and two in the main Przeworsk culture settlement zones on the middle Prosna River near Kalisz and in Kuyavia. These northern mints, undoubtedly operated by experienced Celtic minters, recycled extremely popular shell staters with solar and lunar motifs that were reintroduced into circulation with a renewed stamp or after having been legalized by adding small additional marks. They also issued various small coins made of electrum alloys, significantly varying in weight (mostly about 1/8 of a Boii stater), with an abstract knob-and-rib ornamentation reminiscent of the motifs featuring on the youngest coins minted at the oppidums in Staré Hradisko (Moravia) and Bratislava.

The nominally gold coins issued in the Oder and Vistula basins must have provided the equivalent in supra-regional prestige exchange, which is indicated by their extensive circulation zone. One of the reasons for the disappearance of the local minting traditions among the northern barbarian elites might have been the massive influx of Roman coinage into the Central European Barbaricum in the second century AD.
Amar e odiar La Paloma (Uruguai): uma pequena localidade costeira entre o "inverno" e o "verão"
Authors: Cajarville Fernández Daniel
Published: August 2023

Nos últimos anos, centenas de migrantes de múltiplas origens têm escolhido morar em uma área balneária da costa leste uruguaia, La Paloma Grande, em busca da qualidade de vida que atribuem a esse lugar. Após a sua chegada, eles deparam-se com um “verão” agitado embora de curta duração, durante janeiro e fevereiro, assim como também com um longo e calmo período de “inverno”, entre março e dezembro. As formas do “inverno” e do “verão” transformam-se em um desafio para muitos migrantes, especialmente para aqueles que não anteciparam os contrastes e complexidades desses dois momentos. Este artigo, tendo como base a realização de trabalho de campo etnográfico, visa indagar as potencialidades e dilemas mais recorrentes que evocam ambos períodos do ano palomense.
Construindo Território Negro: o Espaço Humanitário de Puente Nayero (Buenaventura-COL) e a luta antirracista no direito internacional
Authors: Lima Costa Daniela , Queiroz Marcos
Published: August 2023

O artigo analisa a construção do Espaço Humanitário de Puente Nayero, na cidade de Buenaventura, no Pacífico colombiano, como experiência de reivindicação do direito ao território e à paz em um contexto atravessado pela violência e pelo racismo. Para tanto, primeiramente, apresenta o processo de formação histórica e social da região, conformada pela transmigração e territorialização negra no século XIX em decorrência do processo de “desescravização”. Posteriormente, são apresentadas as características da cidade de Buenaventura. Por ser o porto mais importante do Pacífico latino-americano, ela se tornou fundamental para as dinâmicas do conflito armado e dos megaempreendimentos nacionais e internacionais. Finalmente, por meio de entrevistas semiestruturadas realizadas no ano de 2018, é analisada a história e a luta política da comunidade de Puente Nayero pela permanência no seu território ganhado ao mar na zona urbana de Buenaventura. Essa experiência apresenta importantes elementos para compreender os processos de territorialização negra no Pacífico colombiano, a racialização do conflito armado no país e as possibilidades do uso estratégico de instrumentos internacionais na defesa de direitos étnico-raciais e territórios.
Etnografia da Fechação: Gênero, Raça e Performance dos Viados de Fanfarra na Bahia
Authors: Da Silva Zacarias Vinícius Santos
Published: August 2023

Este artigo trata de uma análise etnográfica de um fenômeno sociocultural no Recôncavo da Bahia. Consiste na cena etnográfica dafechação, performados por sujeitos racializados dissidentes aos formais comportamentos sexuais e de gênero, conhecidos como viados de fanfarra. Problematizamos a fechação enquanto conceito êmico fundamental para o entendimento dos sentidos e significados inerentes ao campo. Esta pesquisa, portanto, apresenta um importante objeto de estudo para entender as teias culturais que moldam, em certa medida, uma experiência latino-americana e decolonial de dimensões locais. Para tanto, investigamos as relações de resistência ante a estrutura social, notadamente patriarcal e racista, daquele contexto regional.
La afrodescendencia en la antropología uruguaya. Una reflexión afro referenciada.
Authors: Olivar Fernanda Daniela
Published: August 2023

El devenir político social y cultural signado por el giro a la derecha del gobierno nacional marca un escenario inusitado, que se veía tímidamente asomar en el horizonte pero, bajo la manta de protección social lograda en los últimos quince años de alguna forma se percibía aún lejana. Esta coyuntura conmina a reflexionar el estado del arte de la antropología uruguaya, el alcance de los conocimientos producidos y la responsabilidad disciplinar de echar luz sobre las manifestaciones racistas locales, entablando una reflexión dialógica con las demandas e inquietudes de la sociedad civil. Sostenemos que en el escenario global actual caracterizado por una crisis civilizatoria efervescente no se puede entender la negritud, su proceso en tanto identidad histórica, su lucha y sus producciones sino desde la interpelación a la colonialidad  moderna presente en el campo académico.Palabras Clave: Afrodescendencia, antropología, racismo, Uruguay.
Sex Differences in Quality of Life and Clinical Outcomes in Patients with Heart Failure
Authors: Jingxuan Liu , Lu Zhou , Xuesi Wang , Jianzeng Dong
Published: August 2023

Background: Heart failure (HF) is generally associated with poor quality of life (QoL). Limited data are available characterizing health-related QoL (HRQL) in Chinese patients with HF.

Methods: We used the Minnesota Living with Heart Failure Questionnaire (MLHFQ) to record QoL in 4082 patients with HF from China who were followed up over 12 months in the Heart Failure Registry of Patient Outcomes (HERO) study. Baseline HRQL and differences in QoL between women and men with heart failure were compared. We used multivariable Cox regression with adjustment for variables to assess the association between MLHFQ summary scores and a composite of all-cause mortality and HF hospitalization.

Result: At baseline, the mean MLHFQ in the overall population was 42.9 ± 19.57; the scores for physical and emotional domains were 22.0 ± 8.69 and 8.66 ± 6.08, respectively. Women had a higher (poorer) MLHFQ summary score (44.27 ± 19.13) than men (41.63 ± 19.90) (P<0.001). Female patients also had higher MLHFQ physical and emotional scores than male patients (P<0.001). The specific scores of the questionnaire were higher in women than men. NYHA class was the strongest independent predictor of MLHFQ score (β=6.12 unit increment; P<0.001). Sex was not independently associated with higher MLHFQ scores after multivariable adjustments. The 12-month mortality in the overall cohort was 19.6%, the hospitalization rate was 24.4%, and the composite endpoint was 40.15%. A 10-point increase in MLHFQ score was associated with higher risk of mortality (female and male HRs=1.19 [95% CI 1.12–1.26]; P<0.001 and 1.18 [95% CI 1.12–1.24]; P<0.001, respectively) and composite outcomes (HRs=1.08 [95% CI 1.04–1.13]; P<0.001 and 1.11 [95% CI 1.07–1.14]; P<0.001, respectively). Females did not show a significant association between HRQL and hospitalization (HR=1.04 [95% CI 0.99–1.09]; P=0.107).

Conclusion: Quality of life was largely poorer in women than men, but was similar between sexes in terms of physical burden and emotional limitation. HRQL is an independent predictor of all-cause death and HF hospitalization in patients with HF.
Democracy Is Incomplete: Response to Crawford, Hechter, Zielonka, and Zipperstein
Authors: Calhoun Craig , Gaonkar Dilip , Taylor Charles
Published: August 2023

We appreciate four reviews addressing our book, Degenerations of Democracy. Each points to ways democracy may be advanced and also raises questions about our argument. We respond to the latter and briefly build on the former. These are directions for further work, but none stands alone or offers the crucial path forward. This is not surprising, since no democracy in the past or today, even when celebrated as good, just, secure, and stable by a majority of its citizens, has fully realized its normative potential and utopian aspirations. There is always more to be achieved, and there is always potential for degeneration.
Imagined Past and Future
Authors: Ponce Reyes Juan Carlos
Published: August 2023

Aztech Forgotten Gods, developed by Mexican studio Lienzo, has as its main setting a futuristic unconquered Aztec civilization. The developers took elements from the pre-Hispanic past and projected them into an imagined alternative future. Following this premise, the present article borrows from Penix-Tadsen the division of “the culture in the video game/the video game in the culture” and thus is divided into two parts. The first traces some of the cultural notions present in Aztech that can be found by examining some ideologies with an origin in the Mexican Post-Revolutionary regime from the 1920s. Initially, these ideologies considered the pre-Hispanic era as a “glorious past”; thereafter, toward the 1970s with the Tlatelolco massacre and economic crises, the past was rather seen as “tragic.” These ideologies are also related to ways of thinking about pre-Hispanic culture in relation to other beliefs and religions, or with a desire to “recover” the “Aztec” culture and essentialize it. The second part of this article categorizes and analyzes some of the contemporary cultural notions activated by Aztech Forgotten Gods. This is achieved by analyzing the reactions of internet users to the promotional videos of the video game on YouTube. These responses include the identification of some people as Mexican and their relation to ancient “Aztec” culture, similarities of the game’s music to the music from other video games, and issues of gender representation. The article discusses the complexities that come when a video game takes some aspects from contemporary identity, and some of the different ways the audience responds to cultural aspects of a video game. That is to say, it is fundamentally concerned with the relation between culture and video games.
On the Organological Potential of Video Games
Authors: Guzmán Anaya Cristina
Published: August 2023

The various—and often unpredictable—musical applications given to new digital technologies have fundamentally altered our ways of creating, performing, representing, and understanding musical instruments, giving way to new sounding artifacts that pose unprecedented challenges to musical iconography and organology. The multifaceted nature of digital musical instruments has exposed the limitations of traditional organology, prompting a redefinition of the concept of instrumentality and an upsurge of new methodologies. This renovation, however, has yet to recognize the organological potential of video games, which often make use of visual depictions and reconfigurations of musical instruments in the creation and characterization of virtual universes and characters. Musical instruments play an essential role in regulating the tensions between fiction and reality that underlie videoludic experiences by constituting an active agent in the player’s interaction and emerging relationships with the gameworld and its music. Research on these artifacts has been scarce yet promising thus far, providing this article with a wide-ranging collection of references that have served to inform the proposal of a new cataloguing card model for the identification, examination, and classification of musical instruments represented in, and constituted by, video games and consoles. This model merges traditional organological knowledge inherited from hierarchical systems of classification—such as the Hornbostel-Sachs—with new paradigms and taxonomical categories. In so doing, this model aims to accommodate the dual nature of ludomusical instruments as both iconographical resources of undeniable sociocultural transcendence, and organological artifacts with a set of assigned roles within their virtual worlds. The ultimate goal is to provide a framework that fully recognizes the impact of ludomusical instruments in musical experiences and organological knowledge and expectations both inside and outside the medium.
Geo-Body and Geostatistical Modelling of Carbonate Reservoir Facies Architecture and Characterization
Authors: Gorain Surajit
Published: August 2023

Carbonate reservoirs present significant challenges in characterizing and extracting hydrocarbons due to their low permeability, matrix heterogeneities, fractures, and dissolution patterns. Accurately predicting the facies architecture and reservoir properties in such complex formations has been a persistent challenge for geoscientists.
This paper proposes an integrated approach that combines geo-body extraction and geostatistical modeling to accurately predict the facies architecture and reservoir properties in carbonate reservoirs. The methodology begins by generating 3D seismic root mean square amplitude (RMS) attributes, which are then used to extract geo-bodies along the pay sequences. The extracted geo-bodies are then subjected to geostatistical modeling to analyze reservoir properties to facilitate the optimization of drilling and production strategies.
To validate the effectiveness of the proposed approach, a small field in the Mumbai offshore basin is chosen as a case study. This field is located on the Mumbai High-Deep Continental Shelf and exhibits westerly dipping structures. Structural mapping confirms the presence of an antiformal structure, with one particular well (D-8) at the crest showing the absence of hydrocarbons.
The proposed approach mapped two seismic reflectors within the reservoir zones and generated window-based 3D seismic RMS attributes to extract three geo-bodies within the reservoir. Facies and property modeling revealed the presence of distinct non-reservoir facies with poor reservoir properties near dry wells (D-8, D-4, and D-7), which is in line with the production performance observed in the drilled wells.
The proposed integrated approach of geo-body extraction and geostatistical modeling is effective in delineating the facies architecture and reservoir heterogeneity of carbonate reservoirs. It enables the identification of favorable reservoir facies and facilitates a comprehensive assessment of the remaining potential.
INSTAGRAM TO LEARN ENGLISH VOCABULARY: A STUDY OF INDONESIAN NON-ENGLISH MAJOR UNIVERSITY STUDENTS
Authors: Baruti Thesalonika Dwi Wardhani Puspita , Subekti Adaninggar Septi
Published: August 2023

ABSTRACTThis study aimed to investigate the attitudes of non-English primary university students in Indonesia on using Instagram for vocabulary learning and to find out the students' views of learning English vocabulary using Instagram. Considering the popularity of Instagram among Indonesian university students and the scarcity of such studies involving non-English primary students, investigating their use of Instagram for English vocabulary learning can be worthwhile and relevant. The study involved 213 student participants who were Instagram users in an online survey and six in online interviews. The survey found that the participants generally had positive attitudes toward using Instagram for vocabulary learning. However, the study found the participants' somewhat ambivalent views through the Thematic Analysis of the interview data. Students reported consciously learning new isolated English vocabulary from English captions on Instagram. They unconsciously acquired isolated English vocabulary from photos and videos on Instagram. However, Instagram was not helping in obtaining vocabulary in contexts as it gave a limited content explanation. The findings could help teachers to make an informed decision when using Instagram in the instructional process, optimizing its strength and potential.ABSTRAKTujuan studi ini adalah untuk mengetahui sikap mahasiswa jurusan non-bahasa Inggris di Indonesia terhadap penggunaan Instagram untuk pembelajaran kosakata bahasa Inggris dan untuk mengetahui pandangan mahasiswa mengenai pembelajaran kosakata bahasa Inggris menggunakan Instagram. Mengingat bahwa kepopuleran Instagram di kalangan mahasiswa dan bahwa studi yang melibatkan mahasiswa jurusan non-bahasa Inggris masih cukup langka, studi yang melibatkan kelompok mahasiswa ini sangat diperlukan dan relevan. Studi melibatkan 213 mahasiswa pengguna Instagram melalui survei daring dan enam diantaranya melalui wawancara daring. Studi ini menemukan bahwa para peserta secara umum memiliki sikap positif terhadap penggunaan Instagram untuk pembelajaran kosakata. Namun, melalui analisis tematik hasil wawancara, ditemukan bahwa peserta wawancara memiliki pandangan yang sedikit ambivalen. Mereka melaporkan bahwa melalui Instagram, mereka secara sadar mempelajari kosakata lepas baru melalui captions Instagram. Selanjutnya, para peserta melaporkan bahwa secara tidak sadar mereka memperoleh kosakata lepas dari foto dan video di Instagram. Namun, dilaporkan bahwa Instagram tidak begitu membantu dalam pemerolehan kosakata dalam konteks. Hasil studi ini dapat membantu pengajar untuk membuat keputusan yang tepat saat menggunakan Instagram dalam proses pembelajaran, mengoptimalkan kekuatan dan potensinya.How to Cite: Baruti, T.D.W.P., Subekti, A.S. (2023). Instagram to Learn English Vocabulary: A Study of Indonesian Non-English Major University Students. IJEE (Indonesian Journal of English Education), 10(1), 106-125. doi:10.15408/ijee.v10i1.26969
'I DIDN'T ANTICIPATE THE WEATHER, SO I BORROWED MY FRIEND'S WHITE CLOAK': EMOTIONAL GEOGRAPHY OF EFL STUDENTS TAKING IISMA (INDONESIAN INTERNATIONAL MOBILITY AWARDS) EXCHANGE PROGRAM
Authors: Zidani Ikhwan Hazma , Sudarwati Emy
Published: August 2023

ABSTRACTThis paper examines an in-depth narrative case study that explores the emotional journeys of two EFL students participating in the Indonesian government's IISMA (Indonesian International Students Mobility Award) student exchange program. Direct interviews with students over one month provided the source of the study's data. The study's findings showed that the participant experienced sustainable adaptation through negotiated emotional changes in their experiences as exchange students in host countries, which were anchored by Hargreaves' (2001) dynamic geography framework that focuses on physical, social, moral, professional, and political aspects. Such a situated practice raises the question of what preliminary preparation IISMA students should undertake before travelling to the host nations and how policymakers should respond to students' emotions as feedback. This empirical data may also illuminate the function of emotion played by EFL students participating in international exchange programs while finishing their studies in Indonesia. ABSTRAKPenilitian ini menganalisis sebuah studi kasus naratif mendalam yang mengeksplorasi perjalanan emosional dua mahasiswa asing berbahasa Inggris yang berpartisipasi dalam program pertukaran pelajar IISMA (Indonesian International Students Mobility Award) dari pemerintah indonesia. Data penelitian diperoleh melalui wawancara langsung dengan para mahasiswa selama satu bulan. Temuan penelitian menunjukkan bahwa peserta mengalami adaptasi yang berkelanjutan melalui perubahan emosional yang dinegosiasikan dalam pengalaman mereka sebagai mahasiswa pertukaran di negara tuan rumah, yang didasarkan pada kerangka kerja geografi dinamis Hargreaves (2001) yang berfokus pada aspek fisik, sosial, moral, profesional, dan politik. Praktik yang terjadi dalam situasi ini menimbulkan pertanyaan mengenai persiapan awal yang sebaiknya dilakukan oleh mahasiswa iisma sebelum melakukan perjalanan ke negara tujuan dan bagaimana para pengambil kebijakan seharusnya merespons emosi para mahasiswa sebagai umpan balik. Data empiris ini juga dapat memberikan pemahaman mengenai peran emosi yang dimainkan oleh mahasiswa asing yang berpartisipasi dalam program pertukaran internasional ketika menyelesaikan studi mereka di indonesia.How to Cite: Zidani, I.H., Sudarwati, E. (2023). 'I didn't Anticipate the Weather, So I Borrowed my Friend's White Cloak': Emotional Geography of EFL Students Taking Iisma (Indonesian International Mobility Awards) Exchange Program. IJEE (Indonesian Journal of English Education), 10(1), 239-260. doi:10.15408/ijee.v10i1.33270.
Percutaneous Closure of the Patent Ductus Arteriosus in Infants ≤2 kg: IMPACT Registry Insights
Authors: Bischoff Adrianne Rahde , Kennedy Kevin F. , Backes Carl H. , Sathanandam Shyam , McNamara Patrick J.
Published: August 2023

OBJECTIVES

Percutaneous patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) closure is becoming the standard of care for definitive closure in progressively smaller and younger neonates. The objective of this study was to assess safety and feasibility of percutaneous PDA closure in patients ≤2 kg.

METHODS

This was a cohort study using the IMPACT Registry (Improving Pediatric and Adult Congenital Treatments) from the American College of Cardiology Foundation’s National Cardiovascular Data Registry. Patients who were ≤2 kg at the time of percutaneous PDA closure were included. The primary outcome was the composite of technical failure and/or major adverse event.

RESULTS

A total of 1587 attempted PDA closures were included, with a 3% incidence of technical failure and 5.5% incidence of the composite outcome. Major adverse events were observed in 3.8% of the patients; the most common events were device embolization requiring retrieval and unplanned cardiac or vascular surgery in 1.3% and 1.3% of cases, respectively. The incidence of the composite outcome was associated with the need for arterial access (P < .001) as well as annual hospital volume of percutaneous PDA closures in infants ≤2 kg (P = .001). The incidence of the composite outcome has decreased overtime, whereas median weight at the time of procedure has also diminished.

CONCLUSIONS

Percutaneous PDA closure appears to be safe and feasible procedures in infants ≤2 kg. The incidence of major adverse events has continued to decline over the years and seems to have a strong correlation with individual center case volumes and expertise.
Volunter-led community-based exercise programme impact on health outcomes in patients with chronic pulmonary disease in New Zealand
Authors: Marshall Helen , Goodall Tyler , Callahan Deborah , Halim Andrew , Olsen Peter , Choukri Maria , Chen David
Published: August 2023

Pulmonary rehabilitation improves the health of people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Community-based maintenance programmes led by health professionals maintain these benefits; however, limited information is available on volunteer led community programmes. We investigated the impact of a post-rehabilitation volunteer-led programme on the health of people with COPD. Attendees (n = 19) and non-attendees (n = 24) completed questionnaires to assess anxiety and depression (Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale), COPD symptoms (COPD Assessment Test), and health-related quality of life (EQ-5D-3L-3L); a sit-to-stand test, and oxygen saturation before and after the programme, and 1–2 years later at follow-up. In addition, both attendees andnon-attendees completed a social connectedness questionnaire and participated in a qualitative interview at follow-up. No significant differences (p > 0.05) were found at follow-up between attendees and non-attendees. Additionally, attendees’ depressive and COPD symptoms and all other health variables had returned to baseline (pre-rehabilitation) levels by follow-up. In contrast, qualitative analysis showed positive themes for attending the programme, with the most common benefit of engaging with others with COPD. Our findings suggest that the impact of COPD on health may be profound even in motivated and engaged people. Further research to develop optimal models for maintenance programmes would support effective practice in the community.
Feasibility of ballistic strength training to improve mobility of inpatients with traumatic brain injury
Authors: Gilfillan Izel , Mothabeng Diphale J. , Van Heerden Annelie
Published: August 2023

The objective of this study was to investigate the feasibility of ballistic strength training (BST) to improve the mobility of individuals recovering from traumatic brain injury (TBI) in an inpatient rehabilitation centre. Participants had a maximum of eight usual physiotherapy sessions substituted with BST sessions. The feasibility of BST was assessed in terms of recruitment, attendance, adverse events (AEs), and participant acceptability of the intervention. The clinical aspects of feasibility were assessed by recording the ability of participants to complete the exercises and acquire skills. Secondary measures included the 10-metre walk test, the 6-minute walk test, and the Global Rating of Change scale. Fourteen of 22 eligible individuals with TBI in an inpatient rehabilitation centre consented to participate in the study, of whom two were excluded. No intervention-related AEs occurred. Participants attended 97% (71/73) of the total sessions. Participants positively accepted the intervention as rated on a visual analogue scale, M (SD) = 9.2 (0.9). All participants were able to complete the BST exercises. Participants significantly improved comfortable walking speed and walking capacity (p < 0.01). Participants perceived a meaningful change in walking ability. BST appears to be a promising rehabilitation method that may improve the walking outcomes of individuals with TBI in an inpatient rehabilitation setting. Larger-scale clinical trials are warranted.
Joule heating and pore pressure evolution, magmatic intrusions at continental rifts, and microseisms in Yellowstone Lake
Authors:   , Smalls Paris T.
Published: August 2023

The goal of this thesis is to investigate research topics related to geothermal resources. Chapter 1 introduces the thesis and motivates the need to study research topics in relevant geothermal environments, and develop new technologies to economically extract heat from these resources. In Chapter 2, microseism events in Yellowstone National Park are studied. Yellowstone is located in one of the most seismically active volcanic calderas in the world and is a widely studied area for investigating physical (e.g., faulting) and chemical (e.g., hydrothermal venting) relationships in geothermal systems. Chapter 3 describes dike intrusion modeling research I conducted early in my graduate studies including the feedback mechanisms between magma injection at plate spreading centers and topographic development. Chapter 4 represents a shift in my research interests from science to engineering problems relevant for geothermal heat extraction. In this chapter, I describe the design process for developing a novel experimental approach to study the effects of applying a high-voltage to saturated rock specimens under in-situ states of stress. This novel “Electric Rock Fracturing” experimental set-up is used in Chapter 5, the final chapter of this thesis, to study the effects of high-voltage application on the temperature, electrical conductivity, and permeability of brine saturated Berea Sandstone rock specimens.
EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION AND LIFE-CYCLE COST ANALYSIS OF A MULTI-PIPE ARRAY HEAT STORAGE SYSTEM USING PHASE-CHANGE MATERIALS FOR SOLAR GREENHOUSE HEATING
Authors: Zhang Chong , Yang Qiang , Yang Luwei , Wei Juan , Gou Xiaoxi  , Wang Zhichao
Published: August 2023

To simplify the structure of accumulator and enhance the utilization of phase-change materials (PCM), this paper presents the development, experimental investigation, and life-cycle cost of a novel phase-change heat storage system with multi-pipe array type for greenhouse heating. The platforms of single accumulator performance evaluation and multi-pipe array storage system performance evaluation were established in the paper, and the life-cycle cost analysis was also studied in contrast to the PCM wallboard storage system and coal-fired heating system. It was found from the experimental investigation that the blackened coating treatment of PVC pipe could improve the thermal storage capacity by 66.7% compared to the original surface after 6 h of sun exposure. The preferred package size in multi-pipe array system was 75 mm in diameter under an illumination time of 6 h and long-lasting heat release (> 10 h), which not only guaranteed higher thermal storage capacity and transformation ratio but also maintained long-term heat discharge. The PCM loading capacity of 1560 kg can raise the night temperature by 1.6°C in the multi-pipe array storage system performance evaluation experiments under ambient temperature range of -18°C-+5°C. Due to its cost-effectiveness in terms of both system operation and initial investment, the life-cycle costs of the multi-pipe array system were USD1606, which was only 63.2 and 31.3% that of the wallboard system and coal-fired heater, respectively.
Analysis of Occupational Health and Safety Risks in Beekeeping with FMEA Method
Authors: ÖZDEMİR Mustafa , KÖKHAN Serhan
Published: August 2023

Contrary to popular belief, beekeeping, which dates back to prehistoric times and is one of the most important plant and animal production branches today, is not an innocent profession in terms of occupational health and safety. In this study, in order to determine the occupational health and safety risk factors in the beekeeping profession, Interviews with beekeepers were conducted in 10 apiaries operating in Bayburt, where especially wandering beekeeping is practiced. In light of the data obtained from the danger hunt applied by the occupational health and safety specialist, ergonomic, physical, biological, and chemical risks were revealed using the FMEA risk analysis method. The effect, probability, and detection values were found for each failure mode, and then Risk Priority Number values were calculated. As a result of the study, for the five basic stages of beekeeping, 15 processes, 39 failure modes, 72 potential effects, and 39 failure causes were determined. Failure modes with a Risk Priority Number value of 100 and above were evaluated as “situations where urgent action and axiom should be taken,” and preventive axioms were proposed for each relevant failure mode. The number of studies on the risk factors in the beekeeping profession is very limited in the literature. For this reason, it is predicted that this study will fill an important gap in the related field and make significant contributions to the literature.