bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Peran Guru PAI dalam Menanamkan Karakter Islami di MIM Kluwih II
Authors: Setiowati Sri , Hamdani Mohammad Khusnul
Published: February 2025

The problems that occur and are the topic of this research are based on the increasingly declining morals and Islamic character of the younger generation which are increasingly being eroded by the current of developments over time. This research aims to determine the instillation of character values based on Al-Islam and Muhammadiyah Education at the MI Muhammadiyah Kluwih II school. This research uses qualitative research methods. Objects used at MIM Kluwih II. With research subjects, class VI students and PAI MIM Kluwih II Pacitan teachers. Data collection uses observation and interview techniques. These two techniques are used to check the validity of research data and information. The results of this research state that the role of Islamic Religious Education Teachers in instilling Islamic character values at MIM Kluwih II is knowing the role of Islamic Religious Education Teachers as mentors, as educators, as motivators, as evaluators and as role models, and being able to identify inhibiting factors for Islamic Religious Education Teachers in instilling Islamic character values, namely differences in students' lack of interest in participating in religious activities, the influence of the school environment, family environment and society which can influence the level of participation, behavior and personality of students. Islamic Religious Education Teachers consistently play a role in provide encouragement to students to accept and practice Islamic character values. Islamic Religious Education Teachers carry out coaching by implementing habits such as smiling, greetings, greetings, being polite, polite, reading prayers and the Asmaul Husna before and after learning, every time they perform the dhuha prayer, muroja'ah juz 30, and carry out midday prayers in congregation.
Ensinar Filosofia durante a pandemia: o Moodle como mediação tecnológica
Authors: Rosa Francis Mary Soares Correia da
Published: February 2025

Trata-se de um relato de experiência que busca contribuir para a reflexão sobre estratégias de ensino em ambientes virtuais de aprendizagem (AVA) utilizadas durante o período pandêmico em aulas de Filosofia no Instituto Federal Baiano de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia no Campus Xique-Xique em turmas de ensino médio integrada à educação profissional. Partindo do princípio epistêmico de um ensino mediado pela Filosofia Intercultural, observou-se que Moodle favorece a construção de diferentes estratégias didáticas e metodologias de ensino ativas que permitem incorporar vários recursos tecnológicos, como vídeos, jogos e imagens, hipertextos e hiperlinks. É importante destacar que a sua utilização nas aulas de Filosofia não só facilitou a sensibilização/cativação dos discentes no processo de ensino, como mediou a problematização e diálogo entre os discentes/docente sobre os temas de estudo da disciplina. O AVA Moodle, quando utilizado de forma planejada e construtiva, favorece o desenvolvimento de habilidades como o diálogo e a reflexão crítica, habilidades fundantes da experiência filosófica na educação básica.
Pengembangan Ape Box Magic Alphabet untuk Mengenalkan Huruf pada Anak Usia Dini di RA Darussalam
Authors: Hanis Adira Lubis  , Sartika Dewi Harahap  , Syamsiah Depalina Siregar
Published: February 2025

The aim of the research is to develop the Box Magic Alphabet Educational Game Tool, understand the characteristics, test practicality, ensure effectiveness and describe the difficulties experienced by students and educators in using the Box Magic Alphabet Educational Game Tool. The method used is Research and Development research using the ADDIE development model. The results of this research are: (1) The Box Magic Alphabet Educational Game Tool Development Process was developed using the ADDIE model. Based on the results of the Box Magic Alphabet product assessment instrument, it is said to be very good as a learning medium for students to recognize letters. The Box Magic Alphabet product that was developed also produced a guidebook created to make it easier for teachers in the process of making and using the Box Magic Alphabet. (2) Characteristics of the Magic Alphabet Box Educational Game Tool which has the characteristics of being simple, interesting, fun, durable and long-lasting, easy to use and can improve aspects of student development. (3) The effectiveness of the Box Magic Alphabet educational game tool in introducing letters to early childhood as an effective learning medium. This is because the existence of educational game tools can make it easier for teachers to convey information through the media provided, with a percentage value reaching 92% and is considered very valid. (4) The practicality of the Magic Alphabet Box Educational Game Tool in introducing letters to young children can be seen from its simple use, it does not confuse children and is also easy for teachers to practice, with a percentage score of 96% and is considered very valid.
THE EFFECTIVENESS OF WATER SPINACH (Ipomea aquatica) IN CONTROLLING THE LEVEL OF SILVER (Ag) IN PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESSING WASTE LIQUID
Authors: Yusriani Sapta Dewi
Published: February 2025

One of the most hazardous environmental pollutants that existed is silver liquid waste produced in photographic processing. Some types of water plants are believed to be able to absorb organic, inorganic, and other chemical compounds contained in liquid waste, water spinach (Ipoemea aquatica) being one of them. This study aimed to determine the effectiveness of water spinach (Ipoemea aquatica) in controlling silver liquid waste (Ag) contamination in water. The research design used was randomized block design. The data was then analyzed using a particular formula. The results of the study showed that after 15 days of treatment, water spinach (Ipoemea aquatica) was found to be effective in significantly reducing temperature and level of silver (Ag), but not the pH of the waste liquid. The highest effectiveness was observed when fifteen water spinach (Ipoemea aquatica) plants were used; temperature fell 17.90% (1.60% from the control value; and the level of silver (Ag) fell 5.30%
PELATIHAN PENGGUNAAN INTERNET DAN SOSIAL MEDIA UNTUK MENINGKATKAN KEGIATAN PRODUKTIF BAGI MASYARAKAT
Authors: Pualam Dipa Nusantara
Published: February 2025

The use of Internet technology has become a human need. Social media, which is one of the Internet services, is an important application that needs to be studied and utilized for economic activities by the general public. Of the various purposes of the website, many are applications that are beneficial to the community, especially for the Alamanda Mix community, namely the UMKM community fostered by Bina Nusantara University in the Kemanggisan area, West Jakarta. To improve understanding of social media and its use, training is needed for the community, especially those who want to use social media in their daily lives, especially to support economic activities. The purpose of the training as part of community service is to provide knowledge on how to use social media which is expected to increase community productivity. Of the 18 training participants, all stated that this training brought positive benefits and could be applied to everyday life.
Analisis Faktor Dominan Tingkat Kepuasan Pengguna TransJakarta
Authors: Pontan Darmawan
Published: February 2025

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengevaluasi tingkat kenyamanan dan kepuasan pengguna pada halte Transjakarta, dengan fokus pada faktor-faktor seperti fasilitas yang disediakan, pemeliharaan rutin, dan implementasi Standar Pelayanan Minimal (SPM). Data diperoleh melalui penyebaran kuisioner dan melakukan kajian literatur yang mencakup berbagai penelitian terdahulu mengenai kualitas fasilitas di halte Transjakarta. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa terdapat beberapa faktor dominan yang memengaruhi tingkat kepuasan pengguna terhadap halte Transjakarta, yaitu faktor kenyamanan, faktor kebersihan, faktor informasi, dan faktor keterjangkauan waktu. Pemeliharaan rutin, seperti perbaikan fasilitas yang rusak dan pembersihan area halte, terbukti dapat meningkatkan kenyamanan pengguna dan memperpanjang umur infrastruktur. Implementasi SPM yang kurang optimal di beberapa halte menunjukkan bahwa perbaikan dalam hal pemeliharaan dan peningkatan fasilitas dasar seperti papan informasi, toilet, dan tempat sampah sangat diperlukan. Secara keseluruhan, penelitian ini menyarankan perlunya perhatian lebih terhadap pemeliharaan dan peningkatan fasilitas di seluruh halte Transjakarta untuk menciptakan lingkungan yang nyaman, aman, dan inklusif bagi semua pengguna.
Dampak Teknologi Akuntansi Terhadap Efisiensi Pengelolaan Keuangan Pada Performa Usaha Mikro Kecil Dan Menengah (UMKM) Di Kota Jakarta
Authors: Ribeiro Gloria , Belo Sonia , Tilman Lerrya , Sari Bida
Published: February 2025

Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mengkaji bagaimana penggunaan teknologi akuntansi mempenpengaruhi efisiensi pengelolaan keuangan Usaha Mikro, Kecil dan Menengah (UMKM) di Kota Jakarta. Penelitian ini menggunakan kuisioner yang dibagikan kepada sejumlah besar UMKM di Kota Jakarta. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa terdapat hubungan yang signifikan antara penggunaan teknologi akuntansi dengan efisiensi pengelolaan keuangan UMKM. Pedagang kaki lima di Kota Jakarta dihadapkan pada tantagan mengelola operasional dengan efisien. Semakin banyak UMKM menggunakan teknologi akuntansi, maka manajemen keuangan mereka juga akan semakin efisien. Kesimpulan dari penelitian ini adalah UMKM di Kota Jakarta perlu mulai menerapkan teknologi akuntansi untuk meningkatkan pendepatan dan keuntungannya. Dari konteks ini, penerapan teknologi informasi akuntansi diharapkan dapat memberikan Solusi untuk meningkatkan kontrol inventaris, pemantuan penjualan, dan pelaporan keuangan secara real time.
IMPLEMENTATION OF CHARACTER EDUCATION IN HIGHER EDUCATION: STRATEGIES, CHALLENGES, AND IMPACT
Authors: Attruk Muhammad Fariq Heemal , A'yun Qurrotul , Mujahidah Nisak UI
Published: February 2025

The implementation of character education in higher education plays a pivotal role in shaping students with both academic excellence and moral integrity. This literature review explores strategies, challenges, and the impacts of character education across Indonesian universities. Strategies employed include integrating character values into curricula, leveraging religion-based education, utilizing technology, and aligning educational programs with local wisdom. Examples include the use of the AIKA curriculum at Universitas Muhammadiyah Prof. Dr. Hamka and religion-based activities at Universitas Islam Negeri Sumatera Utara, which aim to foster traits such as honesty, discipline, and empathy. Additionally, institutions like Universitas Negeri Surabaya have adopted digital-based approaches to instill values relevant to the modern era. Despite these advances, numerous challenges persist. Limited resources, cultural diversity, and inadequate evaluation frameworks hinder the optimal implementation of character education. For instance, the lack of comprehensive assessments of students’ attitudes and behaviors limits the visible impact on character formation. The COVID-19 pandemic further highlighted these challenges by disrupting traditional interaction-based teaching methods, demanding rapid adjustments to online platforms. This study highlights the significant role of local wisdom and religious values in fostering ethical behavior, responsibility, and social care among students. However, it also emphasizes the need for stronger policy support, resource allocation, and innovative approaches to overcome existing challenges. By addressing these gaps, higher education institutions can effectively contribute to the development of graduates who not only excel academically but also embody the principles of ethical leadership and social responsibility.
Ambientes Virtuales De Aprendizaje Basado En Juegos Para Regular Las Conductas Agresivas En Los Estudiantes De 7 A 10 Años
Authors: Ramírez Rendon Bairon Edilberto , Ruiz Benitez Juan Ernesto
Published: February 2025

Las instituciones educativas deben generar entornos académicos que fortalezcan la buena convivencia en sus estudiantes, por tal razón se generan espacios estratégicos que favorecen estas condiciones, desde ambientes virtuales de aprendizaje, el juego y la recreación. Esta investigación presentó como objetivo, determinar la relación que tiene un ambiente virtual de aprendizaje basado en el juego para la regulación de las conductas agresivas en los estudiantes de 7 a 10 años de una institución pública de del municipio de Carepa, llevando un ingrediente esencial para la modificación de conductas como los refuerzos positivos y economía de fichas. Se realizó con un enfoque cuantitativo de tipo preexperimental con un alcance descriptivo-correlacional, diseño de un solo grupo, diseño de preprueba/posprueba con un grupo de 46 estudiantes, se manejó dos variables, una independiente, la cual es el programa de intervención con juegos a través de los AVA (árbol ABC), consistió en dos sesiones por semana durante un mes para un total de 8 sesiones, y la variable dependiente, es el índice de conductas agresivas. Los resultados obtenidos llevan a evidenciar que el programa de intervención muestra diferencias estadísticamente significativas en los índices de agresividad en los estudiantes. Así mismo se reflejó una disminución del índice de agresividad en la población pasando de 24,39 a 20,98, lo cual se constituye en un aspecto favorable en su desarrollo personal.
DNA, Diversity and You at Cambridge Science Festival
Authors: Hull Duncan
Published: February 2025

As part of Cambridge Science festival last weekend, I joined a group of about 40 volunteers from The Sanger and EBI at an event “DNA, diversity and you”. This was a series of education and outreach events designed to explore how differences in your genetic code make you different from other individuals, and what makes the humans different from other living things –  with a bit of computational biology thrown in for good measure.
While My Keyboard Gently Weeps
Authors: Hull Duncan
Published: February 2025

I look at the world and I notice it’s turning While my keyboard gently weeps With every mistake we must surely be learning Still my keyboard gently weeps Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh, oh oh, oh oh Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah.
Join us to discuss novice use of Java on Monday 7th November at 2pm GMT
Authors: Hull Duncan
Published: February 2025

Java is widely used as a teaching language in Universities around the world, but what wider problems does it present for novice programmers? Join us to discuss via a paper published in TOCE by Neil Brown, Pierre Weill-Tessier, Maksymilian Sekula, Alexandra-Lucia Costache and Michael Kölling.
Science blog meme: Why do we blog?
Authors: Hull Duncan
Published: February 2025

I have been virally infected by Martin Fenner’s “why do we blog” meme.

1. What is your blog about?

Science and technology, especially bioinformatics, systems biology and the Web.
Join us to discuss spatial skills in engineering on Monday 9th May at 2pm BST
Authors: Hull Duncan
Published: February 2025

Spatial skills can be beneficial in engineering and computing, but what are they and why are they useful? Join us to discuss this via a paper on spatial skills training by Jack Parkinson and friends at the University of Glasgow. Here is the abstract: All welcome.
Defrosting the Digital Library
Authors: Hull Duncan
Published: February 2025

Bibliographic Tools for the Next Generation Web

We started writing this paper [1] over a year ago, so it’s great to see it finally published today. Here is the abstract: Thanks to Kevin Emamy, Richard Cameron, Martin Flack, and Ian Mulvany for answering questions on the CiteULike and Connotea mailing lists; and Greg Tyrelle for ongoing discussion about metadata and the semantic Web nodalpoint.org.
Amplifying student voices on employability with audio podcast interviews
Authors: Hull Duncan
Published: February 2025

How can we get better at listening to student voices to improve teaching and learning in our Universities? This post summarises a talk I gave at the inaugural ITL Teaching & Learning conference at the Pendulum Hotel in Manchester on July 6th 2023 tackling this question.
SO, WHAT SCHOOL DID YOU GO TO?
Authors: Hull Duncan
Published: February 2025

Have you ever been asked WHAT SCHOOL DID YOU GO TO? I was once asked this in a high-stakes job interview and my answer was that of a startled rabbit caught in the headlights before becoming squashed roadkill on the highway to hell. Nobody has asked me that question before or since. How can such a simple question be so difficult to answer?
People 2.0: Pioneers of the next generation Web
Authors: Hull Duncan
Published: February 2025

UK news-rag

The Grauniad

has a series of interviews with some of the people behind the next generation web, so-called Web 2.0. After reading these interviews, I can’t help wondering, who are the equivalent pioneers in bioinformatics? The interviews include… Wikipedian Jimmy Wales WordPresser Matt Mullenweg Technorati’s Dave Sifry …and several others too.
Data Integration in the Life Sciences (DILS 2009), Manchester
Authors: Hull Duncan
Published: February 2025

Data Integration in the Life Sciences (DILS 2009) is the sixth in an international workshop series that aims at fostering discussion, exchange, and innovation in research and development in the areas of data integration and data management for the life sciences.
The Luxuriant Flowing Hair Club for Scientists (LFHCfS)
Authors: Hull Duncan
Published: February 2025

Calling all Scientists, is your hair luxuriant and flowing? Perhaps you’re a bouffant bioinformatician, a hairy hacker or share a lab with somebody who is? If this is you, its high-time you joined the Luxuriant Flowing Hair Club for Scientists.
Join us to discuss the tyranny of content on Monday 5th July at 2pm BST
Authors: Hull Duncan
Published: February 2025

If content is king, then his rule is tyrannical. Bill Gates once remarked that “Content is King” but In the kingdom of education, how much do educators oppressively inflict content on their learners? What can be done to reduce the tyranny of content? We’ll be discussing this via a paper by Christina I. Petersen et al, here’s the abstract: All welcome.
Planet Facebook
Authors: Hull Duncan
Published: February 2025

Whatever your views on Facebook [1], you can’t deny that from space, “Planet Facebook” looks rather intriguing. The wonderful diagram below of Facebook connections has been made by Paul Butler.
Please Sir, I want some more Science!
Authors: Hull Duncan
Published: February 2025

Science Online London (#solo10 September 3-4, 2010) is an annual gathering of people interested in the use of web technologies for scientific collaboration and communication.
Manchester Digital and Higher Education in 2013
Authors: Hull Duncan
Published: February 2025

Manchester Digital is the independent trade association for the thriving digital sector in the North West of England. Last night they held their AGM and elections for new members of their council. I was encouraged to stand for election, and alongside 19 other candidates, had to give a two-minute  “manifesto” in a husting / lightning-talk format. Here’s roughly what […]
Ooh aah Cantona! Welcome back Eric…
Authors: Hull Duncan
Published: February 2025

It is great to see the eminent french football philosopher and scientist Eric Cantona back in his adopted hometown of Manchester.
The Silicon Valley Meme: Coming to a Technology Cluster Near You …
Authors: Hull Duncan
Published: February 2025

… if it hasn’t done already In California the streets aren’t paved with Gold, they are paved with Silicon. Many a Californian has made their fame and fortune from Silicon-based commerce. Facebook, Google, Twitter, Oracle, Apple the list goes on and on. Silicon paves the streets of Silicon Valley. Silly Valley is often imitated but rarely […]
Makey Christmas and a Hacky New Year!
Authors: Hull Duncan
Published: February 2025

Our homes are full of technology that we typically take for granted and understand little. Your average smartphone or tablet, for example, is a “black box”, that deliberately discourages modification by tinkering and hacking. This Christmas, Danielle George takes three technologies we routinely take for granted – the light bulb, the telephone and the motor – and […]
AAAI: Google and the Semantic, Satanic, Romantic Web
Authors: Hull Duncan
Published: February 2025

Tim Berners-Lee delivered his one hour keynote at the AAAI’06 conference yesterday on the Semantic Web, after an introduction from Yolanda Gil. Tim gave an impassioned speech covering the last 16 years of the web and discussed the future of sharing data on the web using persistent URI’s and W3C standards like RDF and OWL. At the end of it all, there were some searching questions from Peter Norvig, Director of Research at Google Labs.
Educating Computer Scientists: What should we discuss at #SIGCSE journal club?
Authors: Hull Duncan
Published: February 2025

What are the most interesting topics in Computer Science education?
What’s The Point of Blogging?
Authors: Hull Duncan
Published: February 2025

Sometimes I wonder what what the point of blogging is and just how much time people (myself included) waste reading and writing them. Let’s face it, most leading scientists are too damn busy to pay much attention to the blogosphere, especially when it descends (as it frequently does) into “uncontrollable verbal discharge”. This unfortunate medical condition is also known as Blogorrhoea.
Bio2RDF: Large Scale, Distributed Biological Knowledge Discovery
Authors: Hull Duncan
Published: February 2025

Michel Dumontier was visiting the EBI this week, here’s the details of his seminar Bio2RDF and Beyond! Large Scale, Distributed Biological Knowledge Discovery (slides embedded below) for anyone interested who missed it: Some quick notes: Bio2RDF is currently indexing around

5 billion triples

, and is built with the open source Virtuoso database.
WWW2007: Workflows on the Web
Authors: Hull Duncan
Published: February 2025

The Hitch-hiking novelist Douglas Noel Adams (DNA) once remarked that the World Wide Web (WWW) is the only thing whose shortened form – ‘double-you double-you double-you-dot’ – takes three times longer to say than what it’s “short” for [1]. If he were still with us today, there is plenty of stuff at the 16

th

International World Wide Web conference (WWW2007), currently underway in Banff, that would interest him.
Join us to discuss learning programming languages: Monday 4th May at 11am #sigcsejclub
Authors: Hull Duncan
Published: February 2025

ACM SIGCSE Journal Club returns Monday 4th May at 11am. The paper we’re discussing this month is “Relating Natural Language Aptitude to Individual Differences in Learning Programming Languages” by Chantel Prat et al published in Scientific Reports. [1] Here’s the abstract: This experiment employed an individual differences approach to test the hypothesis that learning modern […]
I wish I’d read this book when I was doing my PhD!
Authors: Hull Duncan
Published: February 2025

Published this year by Oxford University Press,

How to Get Your PhD: A Handbook for the Journey

by Gavin Brown [1] is essential reading for anyone thinking of doing, or trying to get through, a PhD. I wish I’d had this book when I was doing mine, here’s why: I thoroughly enjoyed my PhD and given the chance I’d do it all again.
UK Riots: Blame it on the Baby Boomers
Authors: Hull Duncan
Published: February 2025

What caused the summer riots of 2011 in the UK? Many reasons have been suggested and a long list of possible causes has been drawn up over the summer.  The baby boomer generation should be added to the list of suspects.
Famous for fifteen people
Authors: Hull Duncan
Published: February 2025

The artist Andy Warhol once said: “In the future everybody will be world famous for fifteen minutes”. This well worn saying has been quoted and misquoted in hundreds of different ways in the forty years since Warhol first coined it [1]. Bad Scientist Ben Goldacre, in his keynote speech* at Science Blogging (sciblog) 2008, highlighted […]
www2009: Twentieth Web Anniversary
Authors: Hull Duncan
Published: February 2025

The 18th International World Wide Web Conference, www2009 finished last week in Madrid. In times of global economic, pandemic and ecologic crisis, the value of attending international conferences is questionable, so for armchair delegates like me, here are some www papers and www links that are www worth a look.
Peter Suber’s Open Access book is now freely available under an open-access license
Authors: Hull Duncan
Published: February 2025

If you never got around to buying Peter Suber's book about Open Access (OA) publishing “for busy people”, you might be pleased to learn that it's now freely available under an open-access license.
Should We Boycott Amazon (again)?
Authors: Hull Duncan
Published: February 2025

My first proper full-time job was working in the big bad world of scientific publishing for a family run company based in Oxford called Blackwell Science Limited, or blacksci.co.uk which is now part of wiley.com. Consequently, I’ve a few friends and former colleagues who still work in various parts of the publishing industry.
PhD studentships at EMBL-EBI, UK
Authors: Hull Duncan
Published: February 2025

Any budding biomedical scientists out there, interested in doing a PhD, take note: The European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) – European Bioinformatics Institute (EBI) is having an open day on Monday 3rd November 2008.
Nettab 2009 Day Three: Semantic Integration
Authors: Hull Duncan
Published: February 2025

A brief report (well just some scribbled notes, bullet points and links really) on the third and final day of Network Applications and Tools in Biology (NETTAB) 2009 in Catania, Sicily. There was a special section on

Methods and Tools for RNA Structure and Functional Analysis

. Disclaimer: RNA mania isn’t really my thing – so the RNA presentations and papers are grossly under-represented in this mini-report (sorry).
Are Liverpool and Manchester still in Lancashire?
Authors: Hull Duncan
Published: February 2025

Are Liverpool and Manchester still in Lancashire?
Defrosting the Digital Seminar
Authors: Hull Duncan
Published: February 2025

Casey Bergman suggested it, Jean-Marc Schwartz organised it, so now I’m going to do it: a seminar on our Defrosting the Digital Library paper as part of the Bioinformatics and Functional Genomics seminar series.
Embracing Open Science
Authors: Hull Duncan
Published: February 2025

There’s an interesting article [1] by Chelsea Wald in

Science

magazine published today, about Open Science including Open Source Code, Open Notebook Science, Open Data and Open Access Publishing.
Buggotea: Redundant Links in Connotea
Authors: Hull Duncan
Published: February 2025

Dear Santa, all I want for Christmas* is a better version of Connotea, please can you sort out it’s duplicated redundant links? In my book this particular bug is “buggotea” number one.
Fabio Rinaldi on OntoGene
Authors: Hull Duncan
Published: February 2025

Fabio Rinaldi is currently visiting Manchester from the University of Zurich, he will be doing a seminar on Monday 6th July, the details of which are below.

References

Rinaldi, F., Kappeler, T., Kaljurand, K., Schneider, G., Klenner, M., Clematide, S., Hess, M., von Allmen, J., Parisot, P., Romacker, M., &
Top ten excuses for World Cup football failures (with citations)
Authors: Hull Duncan
Published: February 2025

Football fever grips the globe as we reach the final stages of the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa. Alongside the traditional game where one winning team takes all, leaving 31 losing teams to go home earlier than expected, there is another competition running in parallel. Which losing team can come up with the best excuses for formidable football failure?
Circular logic is the best type of logic, because it’s circular
Authors: Hull Duncan
Published: February 2025

One of the great things about logic is there are so many different flavours to choose from. If you thought that logic came in just one flavour (vanilla), then think again.
Philip Campbell on Science Facts and Frictions
Authors: Hull Duncan
Published: February 2025

As part of the Gates Distinguished Lecture Series editor Philip Campbell is giving a public lecture at 6.30pm tonight titled Science – facts and frictions at Emmanuel College, Cambridge. The abstract and text below is reproduced from talks.cam.ac.uk: As Editor-in-Chief of Nature, Philip Campbell heads a team of about 90 editorial staff around the world.
How to spend a £400 million Science budget
Authors: Hull Duncan
Published: February 2025

A thought experiment with lots of money

The Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) is the United Kingdom’s funding agency for academic research and training in the non-clinical life sciences.
NAR Database Issue 2007: Not Waving But Drowning?
Authors: Hull Duncan
Published: February 2025

The 14th annual

Nucleic Acids Research

(NAR) database issue 2007 has just been published, open-access. This year is the largest yet (again) with 968 molecular biology databases listed, 110 more than the previous one (see figure below). In the world of biological databases, are we waving or drowning? Nine hundred and sixty eight is a lot of databases, and even that mind-boggling number is not an exhaustive or comprehensive tally.
Be nice to nerds … you may end up working for them
Authors: Hull Duncan
Published: February 2025

Thought for the day: be nice to nerds because you might end of up working for them. This sound advice comes from DARPA defector and newly appointed Googler Regina Dugan (see picture below). What’s that you say? You’re not sure exactly what a nerd is? There are many definitions but the graphic below sums it up better than the Oxford English Dictionary ever could. But beware!
Nine ideas for teaching Computing at School from the 2017 CAS conference
Authors: Hull Duncan
Published: February 2025

The Computing At School (CAS) conference is an annual event for educators, mostly primary and secondary school teachers from the public and private sector in the UK. Now in its ninth year, it attracts over 300 delegates from across the UK and beyond to the University of Birmingham, see the brochure for details. One of the purposes […]
Mirror, mirror on the wall, who is the most viewed of them all?
Authors: Hull Duncan
Published: February 2025

Wikipedia is mirror that reflects the world around it. Sometimes the reflections are accurate, other times they get distorted. [1] Either way, we can look at the data in Wikipedia to see which reflections are being looked at the most using powerful analytics tools that are part of the platform.
Apache Maven: A Misbehavin’ Build Tool?
Authors: Hull Duncan
Published: February 2025

One of the many tools we use in our team to manage the development of the ChEBI software is an automated build tool called Apache Maven. Opinions are often divided on whether Maven is a good or a bad thing. Most of them are very subjective, argumentative and often very extended. See why does Maven have such a bad reputation? and 25 things* I hate about Maven for examples.
Join us to discuss cognitive load on Monday 7th June at 2pm #SIGCSE
Authors: Hull Duncan
Published: February 2025

Cognitive Load Theory provides a basis for understanding the learning process. It has been widely used to improve the teaching and learning of many subjects including Computer Science. But how can it help us build better

collaborative

learning experiences? Join us to discuss via a paper by Paul Kirschner, John Sweller, Femke Kirschner &
The Tree of Life
Authors: Hull Duncan
Published: February 2025

I’m not much of an evolutionary biologist, but Jonathan Eisen asked for help and I can’t resist. So, in the name of Science, here is some deserved Google Juice for various Trees of Life on the Web.
Upcoming Gig: The Scholarly Communication Landscape
Authors: Hull Duncan
Published: February 2025

Details of an upcoming gig, The Scholarly Communication Landscape in Manchester on the 23rd of April 2009. If you are interested in coming, you need to register by Monday the 13th April at the official symposium pages.
Animation 2012: Computer Science for Schools
Authors: Hull Duncan
Published: February 2025

Computer Science as a subject in mainstream UK secondary education is in a pretty sorry state [1,2,3] but it’s not all doom and gloom. While many long suffering school children are being force-fed a nauseating diet of Excel, PowerPoint and Access others are enjoying a nutritious platter of Raspberry Pi, Hack to the Future and Animated fun.
PNAS envy?
Authors: Hull Duncan
Published: February 2025

The United States National Academy of Sciences (NAS) is an “honorific society of distinguished scholars engaged in scientific and engineering research, dedicated to the furtherance of science and technology and to their use for the general welfare”. Set up by none other than Abraham Lincoln himself, the academy publishes a prestigious scientific journal, called the

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

, better known as just
Defrosting the Digital Slideshow
Authors: Hull Duncan
Published: February 2025

Slides from the seminar today, for those that asked for them. Thanks to everyone who came, we had a good turn out, much better than expected.
Grants on the Web: Transparent Scientific Funding?
Authors: Hull Duncan
Published: February 2025

All over the Britain, politicians are getting ready to publish their expenses on the Interweb. Why? Because they are trying to regain their lost credibility, after making some incredibly dodgy and embarrassing expense claims [1-7]. Scandals aside, this is all well and good since this money has come from the UK taxpayers pocket, and politicians are public servants, doing public work which is supposedly in the public good.
Donald Braben on Scientific Freedom
Authors: Hull Duncan
Published: February 2025

Donald Braben was in Manchester last week, to give a seminar on scientific freedom, here is the abstract of his talk: So who is Donald Braben? Don has held a senior position at the Cabinet Office in Whitehall, and a has a visiting Professorship at University College London (UCL) . He has written two books [3,5], going against the currently prevalent views on science funding.
Would you like to share my toothbrush?
Authors: Hull Duncan
Published: February 2025

Michael Ashburner at the University of Cambridge once famously quipped that “Biologists would rather share their toothbrush than share a gene name” [1]. And so we have many different colourful and imaginative names for genes. The same mis-naming rule applies the reactants and products (input and output) of metabolism. Here are some example names, would you like to share my toothbrush chemical name?
Impact Factor Boxing 2010
Authors: Hull Duncan
Published: February 2025

[This post is part of an ongoing series about impact factors. See this post for the latest impact factors published in 2012.] Roll up, roll up, ladies and gentlemen, Impact Factor Boxing is here again. As with last year (2009), the metrics used in this combat sport are already a year out of date.
Happy Twosday! 22/2/22
Authors: Hull Duncan
Published: February 2025

Today is Tuesday, the 22nd day of the 2nd month of the year 2022 . Happy Twosday! Depending on where you live that makes today:

22.2.22

in day, month, year AND year, month, day formats. Either way, its a pleasingly palindromic ambigram

2/22/22

in month, day, year format.
Mapping the Internet
Authors: Hull Duncan
Published: February 2025

As of 2007, the Internet is mostly still a wild untamed jungle. Many people have tried to chart the territory, but what should a map of the internet look like? One of my favourite maps is “The Web Is Agreement” by Paul Downey. Paul’s map has a Tolkien-like

Lord of the Rings

feel to it, so instead of

Microsoft

we have Mordorsoft. The all seeing eye of Sauron is Google of course, helping search, but raising privacy concerns.
The 3rd OBO Foundry Workshop 2010, Cambridge, UK
Authors: Hull Duncan
Published: February 2025

The Open Biomedical Ontologies (OBO) [1] are a set of reference ontologies for describing all kinds of biomedical data shared in a centralised repository called The OBO Foundry.
It’s Snowing (JavaScript)!
Authors: Hull Duncan
Published: February 2025

You know it’s December when it starts snowing in your web browser. Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow! Or programmatically: snowStorm = new SnowStorm(); There was a time, not so very long ago when JavaScript snow would have been “best viewed in browser x”. Thankfully now JavaScript much more reliable, the JBrowse [1] Genome Browser provides a nice example of this in bioinformatics.
NAR Web Server Issue: Walking in a Webby Wonderland
Authors: Hull Duncan
Published: February 2025

Have you recently built a bioinformatics web application useful to the wider community that you’d like to tell the world about? Are you also looking to score brownie points for a rigourously peer-reviewed publication that stands a reasonable chance of being well cited?
How to be a Rocket Scientist
Authors: Hull Duncan
Published: February 2025

Today, the 20th July 2009, is the 40th anniversary of the first lunar landing. There has been plenty of global coverage, stargazing, astronautical analysis and heavenly commentary recently. But for me personally, the Apollo 11 anniversary brings back fond memories of rocket science lessons [1] – specifically, the things I learned in Chemistry at school.
Who is the World’s Largest Advertising Agency?
Authors: Hull Duncan
Published: February 2025

Advertising agencies are everywhere, there is no escaping them. But who’s the daddy of the advertising world? The mother of all ad agencies? According to wikipedia, WPP is the “world’s largest advertising group by revenues”. This is hogwash. Some of the world’s largest ad agences are technology companies. For example, in descending order of revenue: Google Inc. is […]
No need to run and hide, it’s a wonderful, wonderful life
Authors: Hull Duncan
Published: February 2025

Five years ago today, Colin Vearncombe passed away. While his birth name might not be familiar to many people, his stage name Black and the song Wonderful Life he wrote and performed are much more widely known. Wonderful life achieved commercial success across Europe in 1987. This haunting tune caught my again ear recently.
Manchester Biocentre Launch
Authors: Hull Duncan
Published: February 2025

The Manchester Interdisciplinary Biocentre (MIB) is officially opening on 25/26th October 2006. The centre has been about a decade in the making, and aims to be a world-class research centre, with around £37 million (~$70 million) of initial funding from the Wellcome Trust charity, UK Research Councils and others.
Wikipedia: I Fought the Lore and the Lore Won
Authors: Hull Duncan
Published: February 2025

Fighting the lore of wikipedia is an increasingly futile battle but there are people who resist using and improving the online encyclopedia. The remarkable thing is that some of this resistance comes from the scientific and academic communities, two groups of people who are supposedly concerned with the dissemination of knowledge.
BBC: Building a Better ChEBI
Authors: Hull Duncan
Published: February 2025

Chemical Entitites of Biological Interest, ChEBI, is a freely available dictionary [1] of molecular entities, especially small chemical compounds. Like all big dictionaries and ontologies, it has its own unique challenges. Fortunately, those nice people at the EBI are holding a workshop to discuss future developments in ChEBI. In preparation for the workshop, here are some brief notes on how ChEBI could be made better.
Digital Research 2012: September 10th-12th at St. Catherine’s College, Oxford, UK
Authors: Hull Duncan
Published: February 2025

The UK’s premier Digital Research community event is being held in Oxford 10-12 September 2012. Come along to showcase and share the latest in digital research practice – and set the agenda for tomorrow at Digital Research 2012. The conference features an exciting 3-day programme with a great set of invited speakers together with showcases […]
A simple and useable classification of software by Aral Balkan via Wuthering Bytes
Authors: Hull Duncan
Published: February 2025

It’s getting pretty hard to do anything these days that doesn’t involve software. Our governments, businesses, laboratories, personal lives and entertainment would look very different without the software that makes them tick. How can we classify all this software to make sense of it all? The likes of this huge list of software categories on wikipedia are pretty […]
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Researcher
Authors: Hull Duncan
Published: February 2025

Despite what some people think (see “the myth of the lone inventor” in [1]) most scientists are usually pretty sociable people. Science is an inherently social activity [2], just take a look around you. Most laboratories are full of like-minded people working on related problems, our lab is no exception.
Google Metabolic Maps
Authors: Hull Duncan
Published: February 2025

These days, new Google products and code seem to appear on a weekly basis. Take, for example, Google Gears which takes advantage of SQLite, mentioned on nodalpoint recently. They certainly don’t hang about at the Googleplex in Mountain View, California. Wouldn’t it be great if Google applied some of that engineering expertise and agility to science and bioinformatics?
Happy Christmas Lectures 2008
Authors: Hull Duncan
Published: February 2025

One of the most important Christmas traditions in Europe, aside from drinking too much, excessive eating and generally conspicuous over-consumption, are the Royal Institution Christmas lectures. This year, they are being given by Professor Christopher Bishop (pictured right), Chief Scientist at Microsoft Research and are on the subject of the Quest for the Ultimate Computer.
Open Notebook Science in Manchester
Authors: Hull Duncan
Published: February 2025

Organic chemist Jean-Claude Bradley is currently touring the UK. He is doing various talks up and down the country, including one in Manchester on Friday September 5th 2008 at the Manchester Interdisciplinary Biocentre (MIB). So, if you’re interested in novel uses of web technology, including Open Notebook Science to facilitate drug discovery, come along and join the fun.
Hello World: GOTO Christmas 1981
Authors: Hull Duncan
Published: February 2025

Forty two years ago I wrote my first bit of software on a BBC Micro in the Code Club at Fitzmaurice Primary School.
Nghiên cứu đề xuất hoàn thiện các tiêu chuẩn bảo vệ chống ăn mòn cho kết cấu bê tông và bê tông cốt thép
Authors: Hoàng Minh Đức , Lê Minh Long
Published: February 2025

According to international experience, the total damages due to corrosion, estimated based on Vietnam's GDP, could be more than USD 12 billion. Proper corrosion protection can significantly reduce these damages. In the construction industry, following corrosion protection standards in recent years has notably improved durability and economic efficiency. However, the three current standards related to this issue - TCVN 9346:2012, TCVN 12041:2017, and TCVN 12251:2020 - are not fully compatible nor harmonized. Therefore, revising these standards is urgent and included in the Plan for Compiling and Upgrading the National Standard System for the Construction Industry, issued under Decision 390/QD-BXD dated May 12, 2022. Based on an analysis of international experience and the existing outstanding issues in these three aforementioned standards, this paper proposes ways to improve the standards for corrosion protection of concrete and reinforced concrete structures. Specifically, it is essential to focus on reviewing TCVN 12251:2020 based on the related Russian standards. Key issues, such as corrosion protection in marine environments, classification of aggressive exposure conditions, material requirements, initial chloride content limits, concrete cover thickness requirements, and crack width limits, shall possibly be studied and revised. Additionally, it is necessary to prepare and publish the technical recommendations, standardized test methods, and guidelines for selecting concrete proportions to meet waterproofing requirements in support of the application of this standard.
Biofilm Detection of Staphylococcus Aureus Isolated from Oral Infections
Authors: Hassanain Jwad Abidalhussein
Published: February 2025

This work involves identifying biofilm development by Staphylococcus aureus isolated from oral infections. Biofilm formation transpires due to bacterial activity influenced by multiple elements that create an oral environment conducive to its development, as biofilm formation is a critical pathogenicity factor for bacteria. This investigation involved the collection of forty clinical samples from the oral cavities of individuals with oral issues. Staphylococcus aureus was isolated and identified using several methods, with confirmation via polymerase chain reaction (PCR), yielding 28 positive samples and 12 negative samples. Bacteria can establish biofilms on biological and abiotic surfaces in both natural and clinical settings. Bacterial aggregation within biofilms is created by the extracellular matrix they secrete. Staphylococcus aureus is a common pathogen linked to biofilm infection. The assessment of biofilm formation on polymeric surfaces by Staphylococcus aureus isolates was conducted utilizing the crystal violet microtiter plate technique. Crystal violet is a negative stain that exhibits affinity for positively charged molecules on the cell surface, nucleic acids, and polysaccharides. The extent of biofilm formation was quantified using optical density (OD) values, which were compared to the control OD (ODc); the classifications resulted in 21 highly adherent samples, 8 lightly adherent, 49 barely adherent and 12 nonadherent.
The De-Regulatory Turn of the EU Commission
Authors: Ruschemeier Hannah
Published: February 2025

The current events in the US, especially the takeover of executive branches by the non-elected private citizen Elon Musk, left legal scholars and other constitutional experts in a state of shocked disbelief. From a European perspective, many consider such a development unthinkable. However, we should not be too certain about that. The current decision of the EU Commission to carry out a “de-regulatory turn” illustrates how strongly a technical innovation narrative – one that has contributed to the success of individuals like Musk and their corporate conglomerates – is catching on globally.