bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Assessment Of Frequency Distribution In F3 generation of Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L. Moench.) For Grain Yield And Its Attributed Traits
Authors:   Department of Forage Crops, Centre for Plant Breeding and Genetics, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore-641 003, K Shamini , B Selvi ,   2Department of Millets, Centre for Plant Breeding and Genetics, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore-641 003
Published: May 2022

The present study was conducted to assess the gene interaction for grain yield and its attributing traits towards the increase of grain yield in sorghum. In F3 generation, symmetrical distribution, positive skewness and negative skewness were observed for 14 traits in various crosses. Symmetrical distribution indicates the presence of segregating genes that gives wider variation in F3 populations. Significant and positive skewness indicates the complementary type of gene action hence the expected genetic gain is slower with mild selection and faster with intensive selection for that particular trait. Significant and negative skewness denotes the presence of duplicate epistatic gene action therefore the gain is faster with mild selection and less rapid with intense selection. In kurtosis, leptokurtic and mesokurtic nature was observed which indicate that the traits are under the control of few segregating genes and the next indicates the nonsignificant of kurtosis respectively. The intensive selection of these characters in F3 generation paved the way to achieve the gain faster
Face mask utilization and associated factors in combating COVID-19 pandemic among government employee in Akaki district administration offices, Oromia, Ethiopia, 2022
Authors: Amenti Teka Geferso , Derese Desalegn Buta , Adam Sheikh Said , Geleta Merga Duguma
Published: May 2022

Background: The novel coronavirus is a rapidly spreading respiratory disease that has been declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO) and a global public health emergency. The use of face masks has been recommended by the WHO and the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) as a standard prevention method for transmission of COVID-19. Objective: The objective of this study is to determine face mask utilization and associated factors in combating the COVID-19 pandemic among government employees in Akaki district administration offices in Akaki District, Oromia, Ethiopia, 2022 Methods: A quantitative cross-sectional study was conducted from December 1, 2021, to February 15, 2022, on 385 government employees working in Akaki district administration offices. After obtaining consent from the study participants, data were collected using pretested, self-administered, and standardized questionnaires adapted from other studies. After the data was collected, it was entered into Epi info version 7.2.6, cleaned, and analyzed using SPSS version 26. A logistic regression model was computed to measure the association between the predictor and outcome variables. A p - value of.05 with a 95% CI was used as the cut-off point to declare the level of statistical significance. Results: The study showed that the magnitude of good practice for facemask utilization was 213 (53.5%) (95% CI: 1.50, 1.60) for preventing COVID-19. In the multivariate logistic regression analysis, the odds of using face masks among male employees (AOR = 0.275; 95% CI: 0.137, 0.555), employees aged 20-29 (AOR = 0.17; 95% CI: 0.065, 0.481 ), employees aged 30-39 (AOR = 0.260, 95% CI: 0.109, 0.623), employees of less than five family size (AOR = 0.549, 95% CI: 0.303, 0.995), work experience at 6-12 (AOR = 0, 32, 95 CI: 0.120, 0.450), poor knowledge about face mask use (AOR = 0.504, 95% CI: 0.302, 0.844), and employees with a negative attitude (AOR = 0.430, 95% CI: 0.256, 0.721) were factors significantly associated with face mask utilization. Conclusion: The magnitude of facemask utilization was low (53.5%) compared to other studies. The results of the study showed that age, sex, household family size, work experience, poor knowledge, and the negative attitude of employees toward facemask utilization were among the factors significantly associated with facemask utilization.
Food applications of Aloe species: A review
Authors: Adamu Tizazu Yadeta
Published: May 2022

Plants have a high concentration of biologically active molecules. Aloe plants tend to store water and important chemical constituents in their swollen and succulent leaves due to their ability to survive in hot and dry conditions, which makes them a unique source of phytochemicals. The Aloe leaf contains more than 200 nutritional substances, including vitamins, minerals, amino acids, and active enzymes. These constituents are analyzed as phytochemical screening (qualitative analysis) or proximate and mineral content analyses (quantitative analysis). Aloe is used as a food product and beverage ingredient. Functional and nutraceutical foods, edible coatings/films, Aloe species as cooked vegetables, and raw eating of Aloe species are how the Aloe plant is considered in food applications. The researchers reported edible Aloes for several species. However, it is not mean that all species of Aloe are edible. It is not only the leaves of Aloe that have nutritional values also other parts of the plant do. The study evaluated the nutritional value of Aloe flowers and their possible use as edible flowers. Aloe species are increasingly being incorporated into different health drinks, foods, and beverages due to the beneficial biological activities of the phytochemicals.
The means of conveying ironic expressivity in N. A. Teffi’s short stories (to the 150th anniversary of the birth)
Authors: Voronichev O. E.
Published: May 2022

The article aims to identify the linguistic means (first of all those which can be considered as marking the writer’s individual style) employed in N. A. Teffi’s short stories to convey ironic comicality. The research was performed with the use of the descriptive, linguostylistic, semantic methods, componential analysis, and elements of statistical analysis. As a result, the undertaken study made it possible to identify a wide range of linguistic units belonging to different linguistic levels. The combination of these units and various stylistic devices which were revealed while analysing the expressive speech structure of humorous texts results in the maximal humorous effect. The paper concludes that subtle irony viewed as the dominant expressive colouring of the text in humorous stories by N. Teffi and the device that marks her individual style is created with the help of various linguistic means. These means can be roughly divided into two groups: the basic humour-building and background ones. The latter group facilitates a more obvious manifestation of ironic comicality. The first group includes pun and non-pun means of conveying ironic expressivity. As for non-pun linguistic means, elements of the stylistics of the absurd, paradox, oxymoron, metaphor, metonymy and synecdoche, chiasmus, periphrasis, allusion, ellipsis, parallelism, simile, refrain, radical transformation of phraseological units are characteristic of Teffi’s individual style. With regard to the means of expressing irony build on pun, Teffi employs units of language and speech with identical and similar expression planes. Polysemy, usual and occasional homonymy in combination with such lexical and lexical-phonetic means of explication of phonetized puns as usual and occasional paronomasia and – more rarely – homophony form the lexical basis of semanticised puns. The author often uses amphibology and the literalization of phraseological units to produce ironic punning effect. The second group includes auxiliary means of creating ironic effect: imitation of children’s speech, the technique of speech self-disclosure, citation, macaronic language, spoken colloquial phraseology, colloquialisms and obsolescent grammatical orthoepic variants, charactonyms and parodic surnames.
Density functional theory study, extraction and characterization of lemon grass oil (Cymbopogon citratus) as antimalaria repellant
Authors: Robert Oluwaseyi Ogede  , Nurudeen Abdulafeez Abdulrahman
Published: May 2022

Malaria is a life threatening disease, it is caused by female Anopheles Mosquitoes and it is a problem in several areas of the world especially Africa. Control of mosquitoes is something of utmost importance in the present day with rising number of mosquito borne illnesses. Thus, specialty products like mosquito repellent used to combat mosquitoes are required.The main objective of the work was to extract, characterize and take theoretical study of the active ingredient in Cymbopogon citratus leave and to formulate a mosquito repellent cream naturally obtained from medicinal plants.. The formulation of cream have smooth texture with a pH 7.20 which is non-irritant and suitable for the skin. The efficacy of the extract of Lemon grass (Cymbopogon citratus) was investigated on mosquito in this research using different concentrations of the oil extract. The cream with the highest concentration of the active ingredient extracted was found to be most effective in repelling mosquitoes.The oil samples extracted were analyzed to evaluate its quality by determined its chemical constituents through GC-MS. The main components detected in the Lemongrass (Cymbopogon citratus) essential oil were Citral, β-mycrene and β-Thujene. And Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) analysis (functional group determination) were also performed for the samples. Computational techniques using DFT at the B3LYP/6-31G* basis level was used to compare their reactivity and stability based on some theoretically calculated parameters. Quantum chemical calculations reveal total energy, dipole moment,large energy gap between the LUMO and HOMO of the constituent lemon grass oil indicating a theoretically significant interaction.It was proved that lemongrass oil cream provide good resistance against mosquito bites and also concluded that this process is one of eco-friendly.
ANALISIS KEBUTUHAN RUANG TERBUKA HIJAU DALAM MENYERAP EMISI KARBON DIOKSIDA DI KOTA AMBON
Authors: Malioy Victor I. T. , Boreel Aryanto , Loppies Ronny
Published: May 2022

This study aims to determine the total carbon dioxide emissions produced by residents and motor vehicles, determine the total absorption capacity of carbon dioxide emissions, and determine the addition of Green Open Space (GOS) to absorb carbon dioxide emissions in Ambon city. This study uses data of land cover, population and number of motor vehicles in Ambon city in 2018. This study utilizes the use of GIS and is analyzed quantitatively. The results showed that the total carbon dioxide emissions produced by residents and motor vehicles were 393,295.56 tons / year. Ambon City has a total vegetation area of 29,679.25 ha or 82.57%. The total absorptive capacity of carbon dioxide emissions is 2,261,575.75 tons and is capable of absorbing carbon dioxide emissions of 1,868,280.20 tons, so that the requirement of green open space at both city and district scale is not necessary to add green open space because it is still sufficient to absorb carbon dioxide emissions.
The Policy Authority of Police in Implementing Rehabilitation Actions ont Narcotics Users
Authors: Safi'i Muhammat Teguh , Hafidz Jawade , Maryanto Maryanto
Published: May 2022

The purpose of this research is to analyze the police authority policy in the implementation of rehabilitation measures against narcotics users in the current positive law and to analyze the narcotics authority policy in the future positive law. This study used a sociological juridical approach, with a qualitative descriptive research method. The research problem was analyzed using the theory of justice and the theory of the operation of law. The results of the study conclude that 1) Law enforcement of rehabilitation sanctions against narcotics users currently begins when the police conduct investigations and investigations by looking at the criminal provisions of Article 127 paragraphs (2) and (3) so that there is consistency in paying attention to the Articles that regulate the provisions so that Later the addicts and victims of narcotics abusers can be rehabilitated both in rehabilitation and no longer sentenced to prison or imprisonment because the rehabilitation is counted as a period of serving the sentence. 2) In the future positive law formulation, is needed that is built on an integrated and harmonious investigation coordination and supervision system but does not have multiple interpretations so that there is no overlapping investigative authority caused by the arrangements and legislation formulations in positive legal provisions such as the current and current cases. Narcotics abuse can not be handled appropriately.
Digital Architectural Design Inspired by and Created with Nature
Authors: Perricone Valentina , Arcamone Silvano , Monti Francesco
Published: May 2022

Since the industrial revolution, the human world has been dominated by eco-systemically unintegrated and non-sustainable manufacturing and mass production leading to natural disasters and extinctions. However, a new perspective is now emerging: an architectural design that does not impose itself on nature but is born, inspired, and integrated with it. Over millions of years of evolution, high-performance strategies and materials have been developed in nature, providing valuable sources of inspiration. This contribution aims to provide a new vision in which the “learning from nature” approach combined with bio-based/biohybrid materials and with a coherent use of computational design and fabrication can be configured as a future direction of human design that can imitate and integrate nature through multiple dimensions. A research project is proposed: BioArch 3.8 in which bio-inspired/bio-based design and robotic fabrication are used to realize adaptive shelters for emergency contexts.
Identifying The Impact Of The COVID-19 Pandemic On The Indonesian Construction Sector Using The Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA)
Authors: Kamiludin Cecep , Roy Andreas F.V
Published: May 2022

The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted Indonesia's construction sector. The growth of the construction sector severely declined due to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the study of the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the construction sector in Indonesia is still limited. The present study is aimed to examine the negative and positive impacts (opportunities) of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Indonesian construction sector. The study employed a quantitative approach with 128 contractors and consultants from 34 provinces in Indonesia. Through the factor analysis (EFA) and USG analysis approach, six negative and positive impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and their priorities can be identified. The six negative impact factors are Workforce issues and Cost Overruns, Financial Performance Degradation, Project completion delays and schedule disruptions, Supply chain disruptions, Legal and contract issues, and  Difficulties in implementing health protocols and adjusting to the standard operating procedure. Meanwhile, the three positive impacts are Increasing awareness of the importance of occupational safety and health and collaboration among stakeholders, Improving the use of technology in the construction sector, and Optimizing existing procedures and systems. The study shows that the pandemic has impacted both the workforce and business entities' business Indonesian construction sector. These findings are expected to be useful in formulating strategic formulation for handling and mitigating the impact of pandemics.
Dimension Analysis Of The Emergency Spillway Of Tirawan Dam With The Application Of The System Dynamic Model
Authors: Risdiyanto Awan , Prawito Adi
Published: May 2022

Tirawan Dam emergency spillway is planned to be able to drain the initial flood discharge when the gate above the main spillway is closed so that there will be sufficient time to open the gate to pass the peak flood discharge through the spillway safely. The emergency spillway elevation is designed to accommodate maximum water as a natural reserve during the dry season. This study aims to analyze the factors that play a role in emergency spillway design in meeting the availability of optimal raw water storage and increasing the safety factor against flooding using a simulation modeling method with the help of the Vensim PLE program. The modeling is made in three stages. The first is the analysis of the system model, the second is the creation of a caustic diagram, and the third stage is the simulation of the model and scenario model. The simulation results of this model scenario obtained an effective emergency spillway elevation of +69.50 m and a width of 20 m. The spillway can pass the Q1000 design flood without the control gate operation with a freeboard of 0.41 m with a raw water reserve of 240,649.69 m3. From the simulation results, it is also known that the operation of the main spillway serves to add a safety factor to the discharge capacity of the flood discharge during an emergency condition and cannot be operated to optimize the reservoir.
Meeting students’ needs: ESP teaching at the department of political sciences
Authors:   Faculty of Law and Political Sciences, University of Saida, Algeria, Hadj Djelloul Khadidja
Published: May 2022

This paper examines the current situation of learning ESP in a non-English Department at the University of Saida, Algeria. Data were collected from the targeted population which was an ESP teacher and a group of 46 first-year License-Master-Doctorate political sciences students. Three methods of data collection were used to investigate the suitability of the designed curriculum in meeting students’ needs, to analyze the teacher’s methods and to see whether they are effective in boosting active ESP learning. The study uncovers the students’ learning deficiencies. Results suggested that curriculum designers need to clarify some components and point out the importance of reconsidering some teaching practices in relation to needs analysis. Eventually, some recommendations are suggested to conduct ESP teaching and make it a beneficial learning opportunity.
IMPROVING THE WORK EFFICIENCY IN THE WORKSHOPS FOR THE TECHNOLOGICAL EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURE FOR PROCUREMENT PRODUCTION
Authors:   Kremenchuk Mykhailo Ostrohradskyi National University, Haikova Tetiana , Kulynych Viktoriia ,   Kremenchuk Mykhailo Ostrohradskyi National University
Published: May 2022

Purpose. The work purpose is to increase the efficiency in the manufacturing technological equipment shops for pro-curement and stamping production on the basis of creating an optimal process of reconfiguration of equipment when changing the range of machined parts of equipment. Methodology. Cluster analysis, as a way of grouping multidimen-sional objects, is based on the presentation of the results of individual observations by points in the required geometric space. Logical connections between technical-technological and constructive signs of details and requirements to adjustment of the machine. Findings. The classifier presence of manufactured products allows to determine the typical values of the tool output required for the product elements processing. By unifying the value of the end tool departure in accordance with the typical values of the workpiece height, it is possible to eliminate the need to change the tool setting composition when switching to a new planning unit and the task of the tool production time correcting. The smaller the unique range of tools, the faster production can be rebuilt for a new order. Originality. The introduction into the functional dependence of the end mill cutter on its geometrical parameters - the ratio of the departure length to the length of the cutting part from 0.1 to 0.5 to take into account the influence of cross-section inhomogeneity is substantiated. Practical value. Having an idea of the parts design and technological features, they can be grouped by the homogeneity of the features by cluster analysis to achieve a minimum of readjustment. Conclusions. Logical connections between technical-technological and structural details features and requirements to machine tool adjustment which allowed to present a method of planning units grouping on technical-technological features commonality, such as necessary equipment, devices and tools, by means of cluster analysis for reducing the transition time to a new product and, consequently, downtime. The equation for determining the end mill cutter in the tangential cutting force direction has been modified taking into account the cross section inhomogeneity, tool geometry, and machine rigidity, which allows to unify the tool setting for the end tool departure by determining the footprint and error the machined contour. References 15, figures 4.
ECONOMIC VIABILITY OF FILTER COMPENSATING DEVICES INSTALLATION AT TRANSFORMERS SUBSTATIONS’ BUSBARS
Authors:   Kremenchuk Mykhailo Ostrohradskyi National University, Nozhenko Viktoriia , Bialobrzheskyi Oleksii ,   Kremenchuk Mykhailo Ostrohradskyi National University, Gladyr Andrii ,   Kremenchuk Mykhailo Ostrohradskyi National University
Published: May 2022

Purpose. The purpose of the paper is to determine the economic viability of filter compensating devices installation at transformers substations' busbars 0.4 kV in conditions of underloading and sustainable growth of energy carriers. Methodology. Measurement of current and voltage at the transformer substation 0.4 kV and monitoring of electric energy parameters were carried out. Based on the discrete current spectrum on the secondary voltage side, the growth of power losses of the cable line and transformer windings is calculated. The economic damage for ten years caused by the decrease in the quality of electricity, taking into account the increase in the cost of electricity, is calculated. Using methods that are based on discounted estimates, the economic feasibility of filter compensating devices installation was determined. Results. The total economic damage for ten years, taking into account the increase in the cost of electricity for the studied mode amounted to 2477354.50 UAH, and for the estimated one – 4720967.70 UAH. The analysis of the economic viability of filter compensating devices installation at transformers substations' busbars showed that this measure is appropriate for the estimated mode, but not for the studied one. Originality. The approach of determining the economic viability of filter compensating devices installation at transformers substations' busbars takes into account the amount of active power losses due to higher harmonics in each element of the electrical network, line overloading and increasing cost of electricity. Practical value. The obtained results can be used to determine the economic viability of filter compensating devices installation depending on the load of the line. References 12. Figures 5. Tables 5.
APPLICATION OF NEURO-FUZZY NETWORKS FOR DETERMINATION OF RATIONAL PARAMETERS OF NUMERICAL SOLUTION OF SYSTEMS OF DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS
Authors:   Ukrainian State University of Chemical Technology, Korotka Larysa
Published: May 2022

Purpose. The purpose of the work is to improve the computational methods of calculating the systems of differential equations, which describe the accumulation of geometrical defects of structures, which function in an aggressive environment. Obtaining a numerical result with predetermined flexibility requires numerical integration parameters that would ensure the required accuracy. Methodology. The calculation costs of solving the problem of predicting the lon-gevity of corrosive structures are related to this system of differential equations. In cases where the problem of optimal design is solved, then the selection of optimal parameters of numerical procedures with control over the accuracy be-comes essential. To improve the efficiency of computational methods for this class of differential equation systems, the work is suggested to use elements of the computational intellect, which are neural networks. It is suggested to use an adaptive neural network for obtaining parameters of numerical integration on the basis of fuzzy logical inference, which allows formalizing the multidimensional data used for setting up a fuzzy system. Results. This approach allows using a neuro-fuzzy network for forecasting the durability timeframe taking into account the parameters that influence it. Orig-inality. The results of numerical experiments show that the adaptive neuro-fuzzy system after the training is able to summarize the input data and propose the parameters of numerical procedures, which ensure the required accuracy of the obtained result. Numerical experiments based on the comparison of reserved data and results of network operation prove that the adaptive system can be used to improve the efficiency of calculating methods when carrying out this type of task. References 21, tables 2, figures 2.
JUSTIFICATION OF TRANSPORT PARAMETERS AND MODELING OF THE PROCESS OF DESTRUCTION OF THE ELASTIC-PLASTIC ENVIRONMENT
Authors:   National University of Water and Environmental Engineering, Ignatyuk Roman , Ryzhyi Oleksandr ,   National University of Water and Environmental Engineering, Serilko Leonid ,   National University of Water and Environmental Engineering, Stadnyk Oleksandr ,   National University of Water and Environmental Engineering, Serilko Dmytro ,   National University of Water and Environmental Engineering
Published: May 2022

Purpose. The substantiation of the mathematical model of mechanical deformation of the elastic-plastic medium and the modeling of the transport process of the expansion assemblies. Methodology. Mathematical and theoretical studies were based on the fundamental theory of continuum mechanics and general positions of engineering mechanics. Analytical and graphical analysis of mathematical models carried out on a PC in a specialized software complex. Results. In the current conditions of economic development of the country, considerable attention should be paid to the development and modernization of certain sectors of the economy. Significant amounts of work, which are accompanied by the development of soil of different properties, which can be defined as an elastic-plastic material. These studies will solve a number of problems that are acute not only in agriculture but also in construction, in the open pit mining, reclamation, one of which is an imperfect process of loosening the soil during its cultivation. Therefore, the urgent problem is to establish rational parameters of the transport surface of the unit for loosening the elastic-plastic material. The developed mathematical model allows determining the emerging stress, which in turn determines the boundary of the destruction of the elastic-plastic material. In the design of lining assemblies, it is advisable to have a radius of the outlet section R = 0.18 m or more. Originality. The mathematical models for the process of destruction of elastic-plastic material and forecasting of optimal transport parameters for designing of expansion assemblies are obtained. Practical value. The developed mathematical model will provide an improvement in the process of loosening elastic-plastic material, and engineering calculations during the design of the rutter can prevent unwarranted increase in resistance, with displaced materials on the cutting surface. References 10, figures 8.
COVID-19: Reshaping Medical Tourism through Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Robotics
Authors: Hassan Viana , Bellos Georges
Published: May 2022

The tourism and travel sector is a large and thriving industry, with almost 5 billion international tourist arrivals recorded in 2019, with an annual growth of 4% on the previous year. Yet it suffered a major downturn, globally due to Covid 19. Since the concept of healthcare has existed, humans have been willing to travel to access it. From the spas of the ancient Sumerians, Greeks, and Romans, to the supposed curative properties of alpine and seaside health resorts in early modern Europe, the idea of traveling long distances for health reasons, and marketing destinations for that purpose, is certainly nothing new However, lately, medical tourism has been growing due to the low-cost treatment, Specialization of medical agencies, hospitals, and medical professionals in the host countries. This type of tourism was valued at USD 16.761 million in 2018, and it is expected to reach USD 27,247.6 million by 2024. However, the appearance of COVID 19 has completely changed the tourism sector, where a loss of USD 910 billion to USD 1.2 trillion from export revenues from tourism was reported Moreover, the different types of Tourism and travel industry are taking advantage of Artificial intelligence (AI) in order to perform a variety of administrative and customer service tasks. For medical tourism the development of these technologies (AI, robotic, and so on) play a key role in supporting the medical agencies in connecting physicians and prospective medical tourists. In addition to make it more feasible and credible option for patients, respond to questions and provide valuable information to customers, and allows to reduce the time would be impossible for humans. Furthermore, international remote surgeries will allow various clinical centers to pool their expertise and offer remote surgeries from a central operating theatre that is convenient to access for patients and persuade patients to invest in the local economy. Keywords: Medical Tourism, COVID-19, AI, Robotics.
CHANGES IN THE LEVEL OF STEROID HORMONES AND IODTHYRONINS IN PHYTOREMEDIANTS DURING THEIR GROWTH IN CONDITIONS OF OIL POLLUTION OF THE SOIL
Authors:   Bashkir State University, Sotnikova Yu.M. , Garipova M.I. ,   Bashkir State University, Fedyaev V.V. ,   Bashkir State University,   Ufa Institute of Biology of the Ufa Federal Research Centre of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Grigoriadi A.S. ,   Bashkir State University, Ufa, Farkhutdinov R.G. ,   Bashkir State University
Published: May 2022

To assess the features of the formation of plant defense responses under conditions of oil pollution, a comparison was made of the concentration of phytosteroid hormones and iodothyronines in the nuclei and cytoplasm of plant cells against the background of the use of the Lenoil + Elena complex of biological preparations. In the nuclei of shoot and root cells of alfalfa and rye grown under conditions of oil pollution of the soil, a significant decrease in the concentration of phytosteroids was revealed. The use of a complex of biological preparations increased the content of phytosteroids in the nuclei of the cells of the roots and aerial parts to values close to those obtained in the control variant. In the cytoplasm of cells of shoots and roots of alfalfa and rye against the background of soil pollution with oil and treatment with a combination of microbial preparations "Lenoil + Elena", an increase in the level of phytosteroids was revealed. Soil contamination with oil led to a decrease in the content of tetraiodothyronine (T4) in the nuclei of the shoot and root cells of alfalfa and rye. At the same time, no significant differences in tetraiodothyronine concentrations were found in the cytoplasm of root and shoot cells. However, in plants growing on oil-contaminated soil, a decrease in the content of TK in plant cells was observed. It has been established that when plants grow on soil contaminated with oil and the use of biological preparations, the level of phytosteroids and iodothyronines changes, which indicates their active participation in the processes of plant adaptation to environmental factors.
Kaitan Pembelajaran Bahasa Indonesia dengan Lingkungan dalam Bahasa Inggris
Authors: sabri habibullah
Published: May 2022

Lingkungan sangat erat kaitannya dengan peserta didik, karena di lingkungan itulah mereka memperoleh pendidikan pertama sebelum masa sekolah.
Gerakan Sains Terbuka di Indonesia: Studi Basis Data Peneliti Indonesia di Harvard Dataverse Tahun 2021
Authors: Nugraha Kiki
Published: May 2022

(Indonesia version)Gerakan Sains Terbuka di Indonesia: Studi Basis Data Peneliti Indonesia di Harvard Dataverse Tahun 2021.Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui status basis data para peneliti berasal dari Indonesia atau berafiliasi institusi Indonesia di repositori Harvard dataverse. Penelitian menggunakan 63 basis data dari Harvard Dataverse yang terbit tahun 2021. Studi basis data para peneliti berasal dari Indonesia atau berafiliasi negara Indonesia di repositori Harvard Dataverse pada tahun 2021 untuk mendukung gerakan sains terbuka memperlihatkan ada enam rumpun ilmu yang mendominasi yaitu pendidikan; ekonomi, sosial, komputer, kesehatan dan lingkungan. Ada 25 nama peneliti sebagai penulis pertama.(English version)The Open Science Movement in Indonesia: Study Dataset of Indonesian Researchers at the Harvard Dataverse in 2021. This study aims to determine the status of the dataset of researchers from Indonesia or affiliated with Indonesian institutions in the Harvard dataverse repository. The study uses 63 dataset from the Harvard Dataverse, published in 2021. A dataset study of researchers from Indonesia or affiliated with the Indonesian at the Harvard Dataverse repository in 2021 to support the open science movement shows that there were six dominant subject area, namely education; economic, social, computer, health and environment. There were 25 names of researchers as the first author.
PERBEDAAN KOPERASI DENGAN ORGANISASI LAINNYA
Authors: widiyanti
Published: May 2022

Koperasi merupakan salah satu badan usaha di Indonesia. Koperasi merupakan badan usaha yang diamanatkan dalam Pasal 33 UndangUndang Dasar Negara Republik Indonesia Tahun 1945 (UUD 1945) . Pasal 33 ayat (1) UUD 1945 merupakan landasan yuridis keberadaan badan usaha Koperasi di Indonesia.
The bayesvl R package has been upgraded to version 1.0
Authors: Vuong Quan-Hoang , La Viet-Phuong
Published: May 2022

This short communication piece is to mark the upgrading of the bayesvl R package to version 1.0. Its official version on The Comprehensive R Archive Network (frequently referred to as “CRAN”) was released on May 24, 2019, or bayesvl 0.8.5. The software development process can be traced back to its Github repository.
Pajak Menurut Abu Yusuf
Authors: Sheila Avi Dinda Putri
Published: May 2022

Abu Yusuf sangat menekankan pada pengawasan yang ketat terhadap para pemungut pajak, guna menghindari terjadinya penyelewengan seperti korupsi, tindak penindasan, dan lain sebagainya. Ia menganggap bahwa penghapusan penindasan dan jaminan kesejahteraan rakyat adalah sebagai tugas utama penguasa. Dalam hal perpajakan, Abu Yusuf telah meletakkan prinsip – prinsip yang jelas berabad – abad kemudian dikenal oleh para ahli ekonomi sebagai canon of taxation. Canon of taxation adalah suatu ketentuan atau peraturan yang ditetapkan berdasarka ijtihad abu yusuf dalam masalah perpajakan. Kesanggupan membayaar, pemberian waktu yang longgar pembayar pajak, dan sentralisasi pembuatan keputusan dalam administarsi pajak merupakan beberapa prinsip yang menjadi priorotasnya.
Resume Pasar Persaingan Sempurna
Authors: Najjar Nadilah Anisah
Published: May 2022

Persaingan sempurna merupakan struktur pasar yang paling ideal, karena dianggap sistem pasar ini adalah struktur pasar yang akan menjamin terwujudnya kegiatan memproduksi barang atau jasa yang tinggi (optimal) efisiensinya. Pasar persaingan sempurna dapat didefinisikan sebagai struktur pasar atau industri dimana terdapat banyak penjual dan pembeli, dan setiap penjual atau pun pembeli tidak dapat mempengaruhi keadaan di pasar.
Shedding Light on Shadowbanning
Authors: Nicholas Gabriel
Published: May 2022

For social media services, content moderation — the policies, practices and tools providers have in place to address online abuse — is their primary tool to defend users from everything from mis- and disinformation to hate speech and online extremism. As the list of potential abuses continues to grow, online service providers have commensurately built new systems to enforce their content policies, largely through removing or reducing the visibility of potentially abusive content. But social media services don’t always inform users when they are moderating their content: a user’s comment may appear normally to themselves but be hidden to others; a user’s handle may disappear in search; a user’s original content may get ranked so low in a recommendation algorithm that, for all intents and purposes, it becomes undiscoverable. On the internet, people refer to this broad range of undisclosed content moderation actions as shadowbanning.The goal of this paper is to bridge the gap between social media companies, end users, and the broader public in how each understands shadowbanning in order to help social media companies better manage disclosures to users about content moderation. We aim to do this by critically examining three questions: (1) What is shadowbanning? (2) Who is affected by shadowbanning? (3) What larger effects does shadowbanning have?The first section of this paper defines the term shadowbanning, reviews specific shadowbanning practices in areas such as search, comments, and recommendations, and discusses the reasons social media companies give for why they engage in shadowbanning. The second section looks at which groups may be disproportionately affected by shadowbanning and describe how users diagnose and respond to their own shadowbanning. The third section explores the consequences of shadowbanning on individuals, groups, and society at large. The fourth and final section recommends three ways social media services can mitigate the harms of shadowbanning: sharply limiting the circumstances in which they shadowban, “shedding light” on shadowbanning by publishing their policies about when they shadowban and data about content or accounts subject to opaque content moderation, and creating mechanisms to allow researchers to learn more about the potential harms shadowbanning may cause. URL: https://cdt.org/insights/shedding-light-on-shadowbanning/
Pemimpin Kristen: Pemimpin Kristen yang Kehilangan Karakter Kristus
Authors: Wahyudi Aldi
Published: May 2022

tulisan ini membahas tentang bagaimana seorang pemimpin Kristen yang telah kehilangan karakter kristus dalam mengemban tugasnaya. Sebagai hamba Tuhan seharusnya dalam menjalankan kepemimpinanya, yang paling diutamakan adalah bagaimana iya meminpin dengan menjadikan karakter kritus sebagai landasan untuk memimpin umat Tuhan, bukan malah sebaliknya. Dan untuk menganalisis hal tersebut maka diperlukan suatu mitode, yaitu mitode kualitatif. Untuk mengetahui bagaimana seorang pemimpin yang hanya menjadikan jabatannya sebagai tempat untuk mencari nama atau hanya mencari keuntungan dari jabatannya digereja. paper ini merujuk kepada pemimpin gereja yang seolah-olah hanya mementikan diri sendiri dan tidak memperlihatkan polah kepemimpinan Kristen yang berkaraker kristus. Dan dengan adanya penelitian ini kita dituntut untuk menjadi seorang pemimpin krisren, kita seharusnya menjadikan Yesus kristus sebagai contoh seorang pemimpin yang benar-benar mengutamakan sifat dan karakter kristus dalam menjalankan tugasanya sebagai pemimpin Kristen.
Belongingness challenged: Exploring the impact on older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Authors: Derrer-Merk Elfriede , Ferson Scott , Mannis Adam , Bentall Richard , Bennett Kate Mary
Published: May 2022

Objectives:The sense of belonging is a fundamental human need. Enacting it through face-to-face social activities was no longer possible during the COVID-19 pandemic. In this study, we investigate how the sense of belonging, and how it is enacted, changed longitudinally amongst older adults in the UK. In addition, we examine the interplay of the sense of belonging and resilience over time.Methods: We employed a longitudinal qualitative research design to explore the experiences of older adults during one year of the COVID-19 pandemic (April 2020-April 2021). The analysis was undertaken with constructivist grounded theory.Findings: Before the pandemic older adults were free to engage in social relationships with family and friends, often enacted within social activity groups where they felt valued and gained positive experiences. During the pandemic face to face enactment of belongingness was reduced; adjustments needed to be made to maintain the sense of belonging. The experience of older adults was heterogeneous. We examine three themes. First, how belongingness was enacted prior to the pandemic. Examples include: family holidays, visiting each other, sports activities, eating with friends and family, and visiting cultural events. Second, how participants adapted and maintained their social involvement. Examples include: distanced face-to-face activities; and learning new technology. Third, for some, a belongingness gap emerged and persisted. There was an irretrievable loss of family members or friends, the closure of social groups, or withdrawal from groups as priorities changed. As a consequence, of challenged belongingness, participants expressed increased loneliness, anxiety, social isolation, frustration and, feelings of depression. For many, the disrupted sense of belonging no longer fostered resilience, and some previously resilient participants were no longer resilient.
Centering Equity in the Nation's Weather, Water and Climate Services
Authors: Tripati Aradhna , Shepherd Marshall , Morris Vernon , Andrade Karen , Pows Whyte Kyle , David-Chavez Dominique , Trujillo-Falcón Joseph , Hunter Brandon , Hence Deanna , Carlis DaNa , Brown Vankita , Parker William , Geller Andrew , Reich Alex , Glackin Mary
Published: May 2022

Water, weather, and climate affect everyone. However, their impacts on various communities can be very different based on who has access to essential services and environmental knowledge. At the same time, structural discrimination, including racism and other forms of privileging and exclusion, affects people's lives and health, with ripples across all sectors of society. In the United States, the need to equitably provide weather, water, and climate services is uplifted by the Justice40 Initiative (Executive Order 14008), which mandates 40% of the benefits of certain federal climate and clean energy investments flow to disadvantaged communities. To effectively provide such services, particularly given increasing weather-related disasters, public health impacts of climate change, and disparities in terms of which population subgroups are most affected, systemic reform is required that centers equity in all undertakings. It is imperative that those with positional authority and resources manifest responsibility by: (1) recognizing, including, and prioritizing community expertise; (2) building a stronger and more equitable workforce; (3) communicating about climate risk in equitable, relevant, timely and culturally responsive ways; and (4) developing new models of relationships between communities and the academic sector.
Time-Dependent Decrease in Fault Strength in the 2011--2016 Ibaraki-Fukushima Earthquake Sequence
Authors: Wimpenny Sam , Forrest Natalie , Copley Alex
Published: May 2022

Two near-identical Mw 5.8 earthquakes in 2011 and 2016 ruptured the Mochiyama Fault in the Ibaraki-Fukushima region of Japan. The unusually short repeat time between the two earthquakes provides a rare opportunity to estimate the evolution of stress on a fault through an earthquake cycle, as the stress drop in the first earthquake provides a reference value from which we can infer variations through time in the stresses required to cause earthquake rupture. By combining observations of crustal deformation from GPS, InSAR and seismology with numerical models of stress transfer due to coseismic deformation and postseismic relaxation, we demonstrate that the rupture area on the Mochiyama Fault could only have been re-loaded by up to 50--80% of the 2011 earthquake stress drop (3--10 MPa) between that event and the subsequent 2016 earthquake. Most of this reloading was caused by afterslip around the rupture area driven by stress changes from the 2011 Mochiyama and Tohoku-oki earthquakes. We therefore infer that the Mochiyama Fault became weaker in the intervening 6 years, with at least a 1--5 MPa drop in the shear stresses needed to break the fault in earthquakes. The mechanism(s) that led to this weakening are unclear, but were associated with extensive aftershock seismicity that released a cumulative moment similar to the 2011 mainshock. Temporal changes in fault strength may therefore play a role in modulating the timing of moderate-magnitude earthquakes.
A univariate extreme value analysis and change point detection of monthly discharge in Kali Kupang, Central Java, Indonesia
Authors: Herho Sandy
Published: May 2022

This study presents how Extreme Value Analysis (EVA) can be used to predict future extreme hydrological events and how dynamic-programming based change point detection algorithm can be used to detect the abrupt transition in discharge events variability in Kali Kupang, Central Java, Indonesia. By using the annual block maxima, we can predict the upper extreme discharge probability from the Gumbel distribution, which is the extreme distribution that best fits the data, after distribution fitting using the Markov Chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) method. Using the pruned exact linear time (PELT) algorithm, with a change point location, it is known that the annual standard deviation of this time series has changed in the mid-1990s. Despite some shortcomings, this study can pave the way for the use of non-traditional data analysis algorithms in analyzing hydrological time-series data in the Indonesian region.
Time courses of attended and ignored object representations
Authors: Noah Sean , Meyyappan Sreenivasan , Ding Mingzhou , Mangun George R.
Published: May 2022

Selective attention prioritizes information that is relevant to behavioral goals. Previous studies have shown that attended visual information is processed and represented more efficiently, but distracting visual information is not fully suppressed, and may also continue to be represented in the brain. In natural vision, to-be-attended and to-be-ignored objects may be present simultaneously in the scene. Understanding precisely how each is represented in the visual system, and how these neural representations evolve over time, remains a key goal in cognitive neuroscience. In this study, we recorded EEG while participants performed a cued object-based attention task that involved attending to target objects and ignoring simultaneously presented and spatially overlapping distractor objects. We performed support vector machine classification on the stimulus-evoked EEG data to separately track the temporal dynamics of target and distractor representations. We found that (1) both target and distractor objects were decodable during the early phase of object processing (~100 msec to ~200 msec after target onset), and (2) the representations of both objects were sustained over time, remaining decodable above chance until ~1000 msec latency. However, (3) the distractor object information faded significantly beginning after about 400 msec latency. These findings provide information about the fate of attended and ignored visual information in complex scene perception.