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The Influence Of The Project Based Learning Model On The Understanding Of Islamic Religious Education Learning In Class 5 Students At SD Plus Mutiara Insani Purwakarta
Authors: Alifia Rahma Hidayat  , Dede Supendi  , Dyah Wulandari
Published: February 2024

Based on the results of interviews with Islamic Religious Education teachers, there were several problems that hindered the Ramadhan fasting factor on students' understanding, including: there were still some students whose PAI understanding scores were below the KKM, method Less innovative learning makes students bored of learning PAI, there are still some students who don't understand PAI learning using conventional methods. The aim of this research is to determine the effect of the Project Based Learning learning model on the understanding of PAI learning for grade 5 students at SD Plus Mutiara Insani Purwakarta. The theory used in understanding learning is Bloom's Taxonomy, where the indicators are divided into 3 domains, namely: cognitive, affective and psychomotor. This research method uses a quantitative experimental method, with a Probability Sampling sampling technique. The number of samples used as respondents is 30.

Based on the results of research and data analysis, it shows that the Project Based Learning learning model and lecture method have a significant influence, this is shown by the average or mean T-Test results using the lecture method around 55.41, while using the Project Based Learning learning model around 55.41. 78.96, then there is an influence between the results of students' understanding of learning using the lecture method and the Project Based Learning learning model, shown by an increase in the results of learning understanding around 23%. This was strengthened again by significant results, namely the sig value. (2-tailed) with a value of 0.000 < 0.361.The Pretest average with a percentage of 31.96% is in the not good category, while the Posttest average with a percentage of 70.38% is in the good category. Therefore, it can be concluded that there is an influence between the Project Based Learning learning model and the lecture method on increasing the results of understanding PAI learning for grade 5 students at SD Plus Mutiara Insani Purwakarta using the Project Based Learning learning model and the lecture method.
Indicadores de la Cultura Organizacional en el Desempeño Docente de una Universidad de Lima Metropolitana
Authors: Pérez Ruibal Regalado Eliana
Published: February 2024

La investigación tuvo el propósito de determinar la relación entre los indicadores de la cultura organizacional y el desempeño docente en una universidad de Lima Metropolitana 2014, el estudio fue de nivel descriptivo correlacional, con una muestra probabilística aleatoria de 50 docentes, a quienes se le aplicó el Cuestionario de Cultura Organizacional de Denison y Neale (2000) y el cuestionario de Desempeño Docente adaptado de Valdés (2006). En la investigación se concluyó que existe una relación positiva entre los indicadores de la cultura organizacional y el desempeño docente con un rho de spearman 0,774 y un p valor de 0,000 en una universidad de Lima Metropolitana.
Efectos Tóxicos y Comparación de las NOM de Metales Pesados en Agua con Normas Internacionales
Authors: Figueroa Sanez María Fernanda , Mártin García Abraham Rogelio , Encinas Soto Kareen Krizzan
Published: February 2024

La calidad del agua para consumo humano es muy importante para todas las naciones porque afectan significativamente al medio ambiente, en especial a la salud de los seres humanos provocando efectos tóxicos, además de provocar enfermedades. El objetivo de la revisión es hacer un análisis de los efectos y comparar la Normatividad Mexicana con Normas Extranjeras como son the United States Environmental Protection Agency [EPA], Bureau of Indian Standards [BIS], World Health Organization [WHO] y así proponer recomendaciones, por lo que se realizó una revisión exhaustiva de artículos y documentos del contenido de metales en agua para dar las siguientes recomendaciones como: actualización constante de los criterios tomando en cuenta nuevas sustancias tóxicas prioritarias que afecten la salud, además del tiempo de exposición y dosificación.
“PARA ALÉM DO CONSULTÓRIO”: DESAFIOS E POSSIBILIDADES DA PSICOLOGIA SOCIAL NO CENTRO DE REFERÊNCIA DE ASSISTÊNCIA SOCIAL
Authors: Dos-Santos E. M. , Crispin C. S.
Published: February 2024

Introdução: A atuação do(a) psicólogo(a) no Sistema Único da Assistência Social tem ganhado cada vez mais substancialidade pelo papel que o profissional ocupa ao atuar na atenção e prevenção de situações de risco, com foco nas situações de vulnerabilidade a partir de estratégias que coadunem com o fortalecimento de vínculos familiares e comunitários, visando possibilitar às famílias atendidas a construção de potencialidades e aquisições pessoais e coletivas. Objetivo: Objetivou-se descrever a experiência vivenciada por acadêmico de Psicologia no Estágio Supervisionado Básico num Centro de Referência de Assistência Social. Método: Trata-se de um relato de experiência. Resultados: O estágio possibilitou observar a existência de lacunas no processo de trabalho do(a) psicólogo(a) que ultrapassam o desejo de mudança por parte do profissional, exige apoio e ampliação das ações por parte da gestão da Secretaria de Assistência Social. A partir do diagnóstico situacional foi possível a proposição do Planejamento Estratégico Situacional como como estratégia exequível para mudança da realidade encontrada. Considerações Finais: A presente experiência possibilitou o desenvolvimento de habilidades e competências a partir de reflexões a partir da vivência na prática cotidiana da atuação do(a) psicólogo(a) no Sistema Único de Assistência Social, bem como aponta para a necessidade do desenvolvimento de pesquisas que contribuam para o avanço do fazer psicológico em tal cenário de atuação.
DESENVOLVIMENTO DE COMPÓSITO INOVADOR A PARTIR DE RESÍDUOS DE MAGNETITA E POLIETILENO DE ALTA DENSIDADE: UMA ABORDAGEM SUSTENTÁVEL PARA MATERIAIS AVANÇADOS
Authors: De Alvarenga Lidianne , Gomes Yagly Grasielle dos Santos , Silva Flávio Henrique Camilo , Mendes Hellen Gabrielle , Félix Ana Paula Galdino , Ribeiro André Silva
Published: February 2024

O Objetivo deste trabalho consiste em criar uma combinação de matriz polimérica (PEAD) e carga mineral (Magnetita) com o intuito de avaliar suas propriedades. Inicialmente fez-se a limpeza do material PEAD e a separação da Magnetita do rejeito, em seguida foram realizados testes de proporção, para se determinar a mais adequada para a produção do compósito, a mistura foi então aquecida em forno mufla na temperatura de fusão do PEAD e posteriormente moldada. O compósito obtido foi submetido a testes de resistência a pressão e ao ataque de ácidos diluídos e concentrados. Paralelamente foi feita a determinação da densidade dele. Como resultado foi obtido um compósito homogêneo e com uma densidade intermediária entre a matriz polimérica e o reforço mineral (2,6775 g/ml). Sumarizando o material obtido apresentou características que permitem a aplicação do mesmo na obtenção de peças diversas
A BRINCADEIRA DO FAZ DE CONTA: O DESENVOLVIMENTO A PARTIR DO BRINCAR NA EDUCAÇÃO INFANTIL
Authors: Lima Natasha Maria Fernandes de
Published: February 2024

Este artigo tem como principal objetivo discutir a importância do brincar, especialmente, na brincadeira do faz de conta, proporcionando para o desenvolvimento integral além da atenção, da imitação, da memória, da imaginação e da linguagem. É importante destacar também que, o brincar é sócio-histórico-cultural, contribuindo, significativamente, na construção da identidade e da autonomia. E, é a partir da brincadeira do faz de conta, ou seja, da criação, significação e ressignificação que constitui-se um nova realidade.
TRANSFORMANDO RESÍDUOS DA PRODUÇÃO DE FRALDAS DESCARTÁVEIS EM BLENDAS POLIMÉRICAS SUSTENTÁVEIS: UMA ABORDAGEM DE ECONOMIA CIRCULAR PARA MELHORIA AMBIENTAL E DESENVOLVIMENTO DE PRODUTOS
Authors: Santos Robson Luiz dos , Monteiro Francisco , Ferraz Rafael Lopes , Nunes Edilene de Cássia Dutra , Bonse Baltus Cornelius
Published: February 2024

Resíduos do processo de produção de fraldas descartáveis foram incorporados com sucesso em polipropileno até teores de 40% em massa para fabricar blendas poliméricas, visando colaborar com a melhoria do meio ambiente e a reutilização de material polimérico. O resíduo foi densificado utilizando processos de aglutinação da matéria-prima, misturado com diferentes teores de polipropileno virgem, seguido por extrusão para a incorporação de aditivos e cargas. Foram injetados corpos de prova para ensaios de impacto, tração, flexão, umidade e DSC para caracterizar o material, bem como a segurança e eficiência do produto, tornando-o atrativo no mercado. Os resultados foram satisfatórios e foram produzidos cabides contendo 20%, 30% e 40% do resíduo, que apresentaram excelente resistência e uma ótima aparência. Os resultados obtidos nos testes e ao longo do processo não interferiram nas propriedades do material em comparação com outras misturas atualmente fabricadas. O projeto provou que a utilização de resíduos da produção de fraldas descartáveis como veículo polimérico para a fabricação de misturas pode ter um destino mais lucrativo do que o atual. Os resíduos podem ser utilizados na fabricação de produtos plásticos em diversas áreas, como em eletrodomésticos, saboneteiras, cabides e vasos de plantas, em materiais usados na construção civil e na indústria automobilística. Dessa forma, o resíduo incinerado ou descartado em aterros pelos fabricantes pode ser transformado em matéria-prima para novos produtos, caracterizando-se assim como um processo de economia circular, altamente demandado no mercado atual.
INTOLERÂNCIA RELIGIOSA
Authors: Rocha Gilda Portella , Dadico Luciana
Published: February 2024

Objetivo: Esta resenha apresenta algumas reflexões sobre o livro Intolerância Religiosa de Sidnei Nogueira, publicado na coleção "Feminismos Plurais", sob a coordenação de Djamila Ribeiro. O termo "tolerância" é um conceito que tem marcado presença no cenário nacional, tanto em eventos religiosos e em discussões sobre Direitos Humanos, quanto em ações contra a perseguição às religiões de matriz africana. O livro analisa as violências sofridas pelas Comunidades Tradicionais de Terreiro (CTTro), classificadas usualmente como “intolerância religiosa”, que em verdade são manifestações de racismo religioso e aportam no epistemicídio.
A rare presentation of Rubinstein-Taybi syndrome
Authors:   Department of Pediatrics, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Acharya Vinoba Bhave Rural Hospital, Sawangi Meghe, Wardha, Maharashtra, India, M Spandana , Kumar Sneh ,   Department of Pediatrics, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Acharya Vinoba Bhave Rural Hospital, Sawangi Meghe, Wardha, Maharashtra, India, Akhil Chitturi Venkata Sai ,   Department of Pediatrics, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Acharya Vinoba Bhave Rural Hospital, Sawangi Meghe, Wardha, Maharashtra, India, Lohiya Sham ,   Department of Pediatrics, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Acharya Vinoba Bhave Rural Hospital, Sawangi Meghe, Wardha, Maharashtra, India, Ganvir Shubhangi Patil ,   Department of Pediatrics, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Acharya Vinoba Bhave Rural Hospital, Sawangi Meghe, Wardha, Maharashtra, India
Published: February 2024

Objective. Taybi syndrome is a rare genetical disorder with the symptoms of small stature, broad thumbs and first toes, a moderate to severe intellectual handicap, and unique facial traits. The present case study aimed with diagnose and therapeutic management of pediatric patients having Rubinstein-Taybi syndrome. Study area. The case study was carried out in Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Acharya Vinoba Bhave Rural Hospital, Sawangi Meghe, Wardha, Maharashtra, in department of Pediatrics. The present study follows case of male child, diagnosed with different degrees of compliance, in which the therapeutic approach was determined by the severity of the patient’s conditions. Outcomes. Case study on 3 years old male child was carried out and observed with some behavioral changes like unstable mood, distractibility and impulsivity along with attention problem, aggressive nature and self-injurious behavior etc. As the syndrome does not have a particular treatment but some therapies are applied to address issues that are frequently connected to the illness. The thumbs or toes surgically repaired might enhance grip or ease pain. The study was performed as per the scientific way, based on research literatures study.
Efektivitas Metode Hibrida ARIMA-MLP untuk Peramalan Nilai Tukar Petani
Authors: Mulyawati Saffanah Nur Elvina , Kartikasari Mujiati Dwi
Published: February 2024

The agricultural sector remains a crucial pillar of Indonesia’s economy, making the most significant contribution. Still, the situation of farmers, primarily the elderly, indicates physical limitations and low income leading to high poverty levels, coupled with fluctuations in the Farmer Exchange Rate (FER) annually tending to decline in D.I. Yogyakarta, indicating losses due to increased production costs. This research aims to assess the effectiveness of the Hybrid Autoregressive Integrated Moving Average (ARIMA) – Multilayer Perceptron (MLP) method in forecasting NTP in D.I. Yogyakarta. This is based on the analysis of comparing the accuracy values of forecasts using Mean Absolute Percentage Error (MAPE) evaluation or through visualizing the forecast graphs generated between the ARIMA and Hybrid ARIMA-MLP methods. The combination (hybrid) of ARIMA and MLP methods addresses the complexity of time series, where ARIMA anticipates NTP changes by handling linear patterns. At the same time, MLP improves forecast accuracy by managing more complex patterns (both linear and nonlinear). Thus, it can provide more accurate information about the welfare development of farmers. The results show that the Hybrid ARIMA-MLP method is significantly better than the individual ARIMA method, with the obtained model being Hybrid ARIMA-MLP (12-5-10-2) and an accuracy of 99.993%.
Optimalitas Rute pada Pengiriman Multiperjalanan dengan Armada Kendaraan Listrik Heterogen
Authors: Salsabilla Kamilia , Bakhtiar Toni , Hanum Farida
Published: February 2024

Electric vehicles are emerging as a key trend in sustainable mobility, mitigating emissions, and reducing dependence on fossil fuels. The challenge in optimizing route modeling lies in some limitations, such as battery range, charging time, and the diversity of electric vehicle types. This article explores the optimality of routes in a multiple-trip distribution system using a heterogeneous fleet of electric vehicles. The electric vehicle routing problem is formulated as a mixed-integer linear programming aiming to find the most cost-efficient optimal route. A notable feature of the model allows electric vehicle fleets to undertake additional travel to complete distribution tasks, i.e., multiple trips. The model is implemented in two illustrative examples involving the delivery of goods using homogeneous and heterogeneous electric vehicle fleets characterized by loading and battery capacities. Each case includes one depot, 8 and 10 customers, and 2 battery swapping stations, solved using the branch-and-bound method through Lingo 18.0. Simulation results indicate that battery capacity and the presence of battery swapping stations significantly influence the routes selection.
Solving Linear Volterra-Fredholm Integro-Differential Equations using Chebyshev-Galerkin with Error Estimation
Authors: Mohamed Fathy  , W. Abbas
Published: February 2024

The semi-analytic method based on the Galerkin technique with Chebyshev basis is presented in this paper to solve the linear integro-differential equations in the Volterra-Fredholm type. To facilitate, the use of the Chebyshev-Galerkin technique, new theorems and lemmas are established. Different numerical examples are introduced to demonstrate how the proposed method has efficacy and is easier to apply for this problem type. Some issues’ domains don’t match the Chebyshev’s domain. So, how to adequate the solution domain is presented. The error estimate is computed to prove the method's applicability and accuracy of the proposed method for any problem, especially in the case of the exact solution is not easy to determine.
Statistical Models for Condition Monitoring and State of Health Estimation of Lithium-Ion Batteries for Ships
Authors: Vanem Erik , Liang Qin , Bruch Maximilian , Bøthun Gjermund , Bruvik Katrine , Thorbjørnsen Kristian , Bakdi Azzeddine
Published: February 2024

Battery systems are increasingly being used for powering ocean going ships, and the number of fully electric or hybrid ships relying on battery power for propulsion is growing. To ensure the safety of such ships, it is important to monitor the available energy that can be stored in the batteries, and classification societies typically require the state of health (SOH) to be verified by independent tests. This paper addresses statistical modelling of SOH for maritime lithium-ion batteries based on operational sensor data. Various methods for sensor-based, data-driven degradation monitoring will be presented, and advantages and challenges with the different approaches will be discussed. The different approaches include cumulative degradation models and snapshot models, models that need to be trained and models that need no prior training, and pure data-driven models and physics-informed models. Some of the methods only rely on measured data, such as current, voltage and temperature, whereas others rely on derived quantities such as state of charge (SOC). Models include simple statistical models and more complicated machine learning techniques. Insight from this exploration will be important in establishing a framework for data-driven diagnostics and prognostics of maritime battery systems within the scope of classification societies.
 
Conflict of Interest Statement
The authors declare no conflicts of interest.
The Influence of Training and Educational Beackground on The Employee Performance of Bank Rakyat Indonesia Kanca Bukittinggi With The Meadiation of Job Satisfcation
Authors: Yasril M. , Amali Rivai Harif , Syahrul Laura
Published: February 2024

The aim of this research is to analyze the factors that influence employee performance at work, including training and educational background on employee performance with the employee’s job satisfaction as a mediating variable. Employee performance is an important thing that must be considered  by management of a company in achieving company’s goals. The population of this research were the employees of Bank Rakyat Indonesia Kanca Bukittinggi with a sample of 67 people who were employees with the job position of Mantri. The analytical methode used descriptive statical analysis and factor description analysis used SmartPLS 4.0. The result of this study shows that training and eductional background have a positive and significant effect on job satisfaction; training and educational background have a positive and significant effect on employee performance; job satisfaction as a mediating variable has a partial mediating effect in mediating training on employee performance and job satisfaction as mediating variables also has a partial mediation effect in mediated the relationship of educational background towards employee performance.
Self-consistent Conditions for 26Al Injection into a Protosolar Disk from a Nearby Supernova
Authors: Sawada Ryo , Taki Tetsuo , Kurokawa Hiroyuki , Suwa Yudai
Published: February 2024

The early solar system contained a short-lived radionuclide, 26Al (its half-life time t
1/2 = 0.7 Myr). The decay energy of 26Al is thought to have controlled the thermal evolution of planetesimals and, possibly, the water contents of planets. Many hypotheses have been proposed for the origin of 26Al in the solar system. One of the possible hypotheses is the “disk injection scenario”: when the protoplanetary disk of the solar system had already formed, a nearby (<1 pc) supernova injected radioactive material directly into the disk. Such a 26Al injection hypothesis has been tested so far with limited setups for disk structure and supernova distance, which have treated disk disruption and 26Al injection separately. Here, we revisit this problem, to investigate whether there are self-consistent conditions under which the surviving disk radius can receive enough 26Al to account for the abundance in the early solar system. We also consider a range of disk masses and structures, 26Al yields from supernova, and a large dust mass fraction η
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An approach to define service strategies: The case of an ecotourism hotel in Mexico
Authors: Landa-Zárate Margarito , Fernández-Echeverría Eduardo , García-Santamaría Luis Enrique , Fernández-Lambert Gregorio , Martínez-Mendoza Eduardo
Published: February 2024

Purpose: This article harmonizes the causal diagram with the objective tree to evaluate service quality and to identify action strategies that improve the quality of service in the hotel industry.Design/methodology/approach: In stage I, we obtained the quality perception records of 127 historical costumers, and 384 questionnaires. Subsequently, a causal diagram was generated in stage II. And finally, the above-mentioned strategies were created. The Causal Diagram clarifies the relationship between customer complaints and company weaknesses.Findings: The goal tree makes it possible to categorize these strategies according to target levels.Research limitations/implications: Costumers' opinions could generate biases in their responses. Future studies must consider other methods, such as Fuzzy Logic to reduce this bias.Practical and social implications: This study approach can be replicated in other industrial sectors and is particularly useful for defining improvement plans related to service quality.Originality/value: The integration of these tools will allow managers to better understand the experiences reported by guests because it allows understanding of the behaviors between the variables that influence the quality of service and the variables under the tangible elements of the service.
The improved stratified transformer for organ segmentation of Arabidopsis
Authors: Zheng Yuhui , Wang Dongwei , Jin Ning , Zhao Xueguan , Li Fengmei , Sun Fengbo , Dou Gang , Bai Haoran
Published: February 2024

Segmenting plant organs is a crucial step in extracting plant phenotypes. Despite the advancements in point-based neural networks, the field of plant point cloud segmentation suffers from a lack of adequate datasets. In this study, we addressed this issue by generating Arabidopsis models using L-system and proposing the surface-weighted sampling method. This approach enables automated point sampling and annotation, resulting in fully annotated point clouds. To create the Arabidopsis dataset, we employed Voxel Centroid Sampling and Random Sampling as point cloud downsampling methods, effectively reducing the number of points. To enhance the efficiency of semantic segmentation in plant point clouds, we introduced the Plant Stratified Transformer. This network is an improved version of the Stratified Transformer, incorporating the Fast Downsample Layer. Our improved network underwent training and testing on our dataset, and we compared its performance with PointNet++, PAConv, and the original Stratified Transformer network. For semantic segmentation, our improved network achieved mean Precision, Recall, F1-score and IoU of 84.20, 83.03, 83.61 and 73.11%, respectively. It outperformed PointNet++ and PAConv and performed similarly to the original network. Regarding efficiency, the training time and inference time were 714.3 and 597.9 ms, respectively, which were reduced by 320.9 and 271.8 ms, respectively, compared to the original network. The improved network significantly accelerated the speed of feeding point clouds into the network while maintaining segmentation performance. We demonstrated the potential of virtual plants and deep learning methods in rapidly extracting plant phenotypes, contributing to the advancement of plant phenotype research.
Satisficers Still Get Away with Murder!
Authors: Slater Joe
Published: February 2024

Recently, a few attempts have been made to rehabilitate satisficing consequentialism. One strategy, initially shunned by Tim Mulgan, is to suggest that agents must produce an outcome at least as good as they could at a particular level of effort. The effort-satisficer is able to avoid some of the problem cases usually deemed fatal to the view. Richard Yetter Chappell has proposed a version of effort-satisficing that not only avoids those problem cases, but has some independent plausibility. In this paper, I argue that we should be concerned by verdicts the effort-satisficer delivers that are too permissive. Revising a problem for the traditional outcome-satisficer, I argue that Chappell’s willpower satisficing, and more generally, any effort-satisficer, must implausibly condone murder in many cases. This seems like a serious issue for any attempts at rehabilitating satisficing consequentialism in this way. After presenting my objection, I consider some ways an effort-satisficer might attempt to revise the account to avoid these problems, but argue that none of these can succeed.
On Not Being “Worth It”
Authors: Flynn Andrew McKay
Published: February 2024

This paper is about the common thought that anger is “not worth it” because of the bad effects that it has on the angry person. It contends that this common thought is sometimes deeply puzzling, because although it looks to be a thought about anger’s unfittingness, it is hard to see what such bad effects have to do with fittingness. The paper gives an account of the elusive connection between bad effects and fit. In brief, it argues that the thought that anger is “not worth it” has to do with the sense of “importance” that the anger manifests. That anger portrays its object as more important than it actually is shows it to be unfitting, but also shows why seemingly instrumental considerations like bad effects bear on fittingness, insofar as they bear on importance. The paper then shows how this account illuminates a kind of emotional dilemma often faced by oppressed people and closes with a brief discussion of some broader implications.
Is the Mind a Magic Trick? Illusionism about Consciousness in the “Consciousness-Only” Theory of Vasubandhu and Sthiramati
Authors: Chaturvedi Amit
Published: February 2024

Illusionists about consciousness boldly argue that phenomenal consciousness does not fundamentally exist—it only seems to exist. For them, the impression of having a private inner life of conscious qualia is nothing more than a cognitive error, a conjuring trick put on by a purely physical brain. Some phenomenal realists have accused illusionism of being a byproduct of modern Western scientism and overzealous naturalism. However, Jay Garfield has endorsed illusionism by explicitly drawing support from the classical Yogācāra Buddhist philosopher Vasubandhu. In this paper, I assess the degree to which Garfield’s illusionist interpretation accurately captures the views of Vasubandhu and his commentator Sthiramati in their extant Sanskrit works. As it turns out, Vasubandhu and Sthiramati converge with contemporary illusionists in taking an unconscious causal basis of cognitive/linguistic processes to be responsible for generating the illusion of representational states with apparently phenomenal contents. Within their constitutive understanding of the mind as the “imagination of what is non-existent” (abhūtaparikalpa), I raise possible candidates for what might seem to be real instances of phenomenality—mental appearances (pratibhāsa), affective sensory experience (vedanā), and “intrinsic luminosity” (prakṛtiprabhāsvara)—and consider possible responses on behalf of an illusionist interpreter. I conclude that Vasubandhu and Sthiramati really do appear to be strong illusionists about phenomenal consciousness, particularly if phenomenal states are assumed to be essentially representational.
Scripts and Social Cognition
Authors: Eickers Gen
Published: February 2024

To explain how social cognition normally serves us in real life, we need to ask which factors contribute to specific social interactions. Recent accounts, and mostly pluralistic models, have started incorporating contextual and social factors in explanations of social cognition. In this paper, I further motivate the importance of contextual and identity factors for social cognition. This paper presents scripts as an alternative resource in social cognition that can account for contextual and identity factors. Scripts are normative and context-sensitive knowledge structures that describe behavior in terms of corresponding events, situations, social roles, individuals, or mental state types in a way that guides action. The script approach presented here builds on recent accounts of social cognition but points out important differences and possible advantages it has over them: for example, the script approach focuses even more strongly on context and identity.
Blockchain-Driven NFTs
Authors: Khanal Krishna
Published: February 2024

Blockchain technology and non-fungible tokens (NFTs) are transforming industries like finance, art, and gaming. This chapter explores their intersection and profound implications for sustainable investments. Blockchain's transparency and immutability enhance trust in sustainability projects, while NFTs tokenizing real-world assets democratize access and promote eco-friendly initiatives. Real-world cases demonstrate the practical impact of blockchain-driven NFTs in sectors like renewable energy, sustainable agriculture, and carbon credits. Challenges include regulatory frameworks and environmental concerns, but the future promises a more robust ecosystem, increased accessibility, and greater transparency in sustainable finance.
Advanced Data Analytics in Green Finance
Authors: Rahman Afzalur , Khan Mohsin , Attom Ben , Manoharan M.
Published: February 2024

This chapter explores how cutting-edge technologies, such as big data analytics, digital twins, and blockchain, are revolutionizing the green finance industry. It examines how these technologies' convergence improves sustainable financial practices efficiency, transparency, and decision-making while providing a fresh viewpoint on their complementary effects. The chapter describes the distinct functions of digital twins in asset optimization and risk management, blockchain in guaranteeing security and trust, and sophisticated data analytics in facilitating well-informed financial decisions.
Venous thromboembolism treatment in patients with cancer: reflections on an evolving landscape
Authors: Lee Agnes Y.Y.
Published: February 2024

Cancer is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. It is also one of the strongest risk factors for venous thromboembolism (VTE), reported in approximately 20% of all cases of VTE diagnosed. The thrombotic effect of cancer and its treatments, however, is highly variable among patients and changes over the course of their cancer. Anticoagulant therapy remains the cornerstone of VTE treatment, but it is associated with a substantial rate of VTE recurrence and the potential for serious bleeding. The risk of bleeding in patients with cancer is also dependent on the cancer type and its treatments, often revealing underlying tumor invasion of mucosal or parenchymal tissues, and treatment complications such as thrombocytopenia or coagulopathy. Over the past few decades, efforts to improve the efficacy and safety of anticoagulant therapy for the treatment and prevention of cancer-associated thromboembolism have resulted in changes in the standard of practice. This evolution has been made possible largely through the development of new anticoagulants. This review will reflect on the major advances in the treatment of cancer-associated thrombosis and offer insights on how to address unmet needs in this field.
Mastering geographically weighted regression: key considerations for building a robust model
Authors: Kiani Behzad , Sartorius Benn , Lau Colleen L. , Bergquist Robert
Published: February 2024

Geographically weighted regression (GWR) takes a prominent role in spatial regression analysis, providing a nuanced perspective on the intricate interplay of variables within geographical landscapes (Brunsdon et al., 1998). However, it is essential to have a strong rationale for employing GWR, either as an addition to, or a complementary analysis alongside, non-spatial (global) regression models (Kiani, Mamiya et al., 2023). Moreover, the proper selection of bandwidth, weighting function or kernel types, and variable choices constitute the most critical configurations in GWR analysis (Wheeler, 2021). [...]
CAR-T CELL THERAPY FOR T-CELL MALIGNANCIES
Authors: Testa Ugo , Chiusolo Patrizia , Pelosi Elvira , Castelli Germana , Leone Giuseppe
Published: February 2024

Chimeric antigen receptor T-cell (CAR-T) therapy has revolutionized the treatment of B-cell lymphoid neoplasia and, in some instances, improved disease outcomes. Thus, six FDA-approved commercial CAR-T cell products that target antigens preferentially expressed on malignant B-cells or plasma cells have been introduced in the therapy of B-cell lymphomas, B-ALLs and multiple myeloma.

These therapeutic successes have triggered the application of CAR-T cell therapy to other hematologic tumors, including T-cell malignancies. However, the success of CAR-T cell therapies in T-cell neoplasms was considerably more limited to the existence of some limiting factors, such as the sharing of mutual antigens between normal T-cells and CAR-T cells, and malignant cells, determining fratricide events and severe T-cell aplasia; contamination of CAR-T cells used for CAR transduction with contaminating malignant T-cells. Allogeneic CAR-T products can avoid tumor contamination but raise other problems related to immunological incompatibility.

In spite of these limitations, there has been significant progress in CD7- and CD5-targeted CAR-T cell therapy of T-cell malignancies in the last few years.
Conflicting perceptions over water distribution in SibasaThohoyandou area: interpreting local narratives
Authors: Wuriga Rabson
Published: February 2024

The state perceives water as an economic commodity, even if its existing policy treats it as a national resource that should be freely accessed for basic usage. Research suggests many residents of the Sibasa-Thohoyandou area in the Limpopo Province, perceive water as a free natural resource that should not be paid for. As a result of this perception, most of the local residents are not paying for water services. In response to that, the municipality is faced with a cost-recovery problem – hence they restrict water reticulation. Residents concede that paying is a last resort because they are in need of water. Research was conducted on this issue after it surfaced as an apparent problem in the local media. The article explores and attempts to interpret the conflicting narratives on water procurement and distribution in the Sibasa-Thohoyandou area.
Empowering peripheral writing: A case of South African Black English (SABE)
Authors: Ngwenya Themba
Published: February 2024

Tshobokanyo: Melebo ya molebopopego le molebotlhaeletsano e na le go leba boitshwaro jwa tekatenano le maitsholo a setemokerasi ka mokgwa o o fosagetseng fa go tlhalosiwa Seesimane sa Bantsho ba Aforika Borwa (SBAB). Fa mo letlhakoreng le lengwe ba amogela gore ditumalano tsa dikwalo di a farologana mo merafeng ka go farologana ga yona, melebo e, fa gongwe ga e netefatse gore ditumalano tsa dikwalo di fitlhelega ka go lekana mo bakwading botlhe le go nna le mosola o o lekanang. Ka mafoko a mangwe, le fa ba amogela dipharologano tse, melebo e ya popego le tlhaeletsano ga se gantsi e lekalekanya dipharologano le dikamano tse di sa lekalekaneng tsa dithata. Ka ntlha ya se, gantsi e ikgatholosa go tlhoka maatlafatso le go ikamologanya le baithuti ba dikwalo tsa bona di ikgatholosiwang le go sa tsewe tsia. Patlisiso e, e dirisa molebo wa patlisiso ya mekgwamentsi ya thuto ya saense ya merafe e e farologaneng ka go sekaseka ditlhamo di le 82 tsa baithuti ba ngwaga wa ntlha wa molao ba ba ithutang khoso ya kgopololo ya go kwala ka mokgwa wa seakatemi. Patlisiso e e amogela ponalo ya morago ga molebopopego mme e sekaseka dikwalo e seng fela jaaka dilo tse di thata tsa puo le ditiro tsa molomo kgotsa tse e seng tsa molomo mme e lemoga le khuetso ya ditiro tse di tlholang go nna teng ga botho le go ntsifala ga merafe gore e tle e tlamele merafe e e feeketsang e mengwe ka ditshwanelo tsa dikgatlhegelo tsa bona. Ka jalo, dikwalo ga di tsewe jaaka tse di sa tseyeng letlhakore ka gonne di na le bokao jwa setso le jwa ditumelo e bile di rotloetsa ka moo batho ba iponang le go bona seabe sa bona ka teng mo setšhabeng. Le fa ba amogela gore baithuti ba ba ikgatholosiwang ba tshwanelwa ke go tlhokomela melawana ya thutapuo le go tlhaeletsana ka tshwanelo, pampiri e, e botsa dipotso tsa mofuta oo, tse di jaaka tse: Melawana e, e tlhokomela dikgatlhegelo tsa ga mang? A go na le setlhopha sengwe sa melawana se se ka atolosang dikgonagalo tsa moithuti? Etswelela gape go tlhotlhomisa potso ya gore a mme phatloso e e dirisang SBAB jaaka sediriswa le ntlha ya go fitlhelela Seesimane sa maemo a a kannweng, e ka amogelwa. Le fa phatloso e e ntseng jalo e lemoga tlhokego ya baithuti ba ba ikgatholosiwang gore ba fitlhelele Seesimane sa maemo a a kwannweng ka gonne fa ba sa dire jalo, ba tla tswelela go ikganela mo dilong, phatloso e, e netefatsa gore setaele sa baithuti ba, se se tshwanang se le nosi, boitshupo jwa bona, le dingwao tsa bona di somarelwe. Phatloso e e ntseng jalo e ka se maatlafatse baithuti ba ba ikgatholosiwang fela e tla ba maatlafatsa ka mokgwa o ba iponang ka ona le seabe sa bona mo setšhabeng.
Alternatives to imprisonment in South Africa: A historical perspective, 1980’s to present
Authors: Singh Shanta
Published: February 2024

Sedert die afgelope twee dekades het Suid-Afrika alternatiewe metodes van straf en kriminele geregtigheid ondersoek. Alternatiewe vorme van straf vir gewone strawwe soos tronkstraf, boetes en opgeskorte vonnisse, is tot dusver op ‘n klein skaal in Suid-Afrika gebruik. In Suid-Afrika duur die oorbevolking van gevangenisse voort as een van die mees kwellende probleme vir die Departement van Korrektiewe Dienste. Aan die einde van Januarie 2007 het die Suid-Afrikaanse tronke ‘n bevolking van 161 639 gevangenes gehuisves, terwyl hulle net in staat was van ‘n kapasiteit om 46 376 gevangenes te akkommodeer. Die gevolg was ‘n oorbevolking van 46 379 (139.46%) gevangenes. ‘n Oorbevolking lei tot hindernisse in die proses van ‘n implementering van rehabilitasieprogramme. Die gevolg is dat gevangenes ure lank in hul selle opgesluit is, wat ‘n skadelike uitwerking op hulle geestelike en fisiese gesondheid het. Pogings om lewenstandaarde en tronke se gesondheidsdienste te verbeter, en om die verspreiding van MIV infeksie onder die medebewoners te verhoed, word daardeur verder bemoeilik. Terwyl minimale sukses behaal is die vermindering van getalle, bly die getal inkomende gevangenes ook steeds te veel. In hierdie artikel is die verskillende alternatiewe strafopsies wat beskikbaar is in die kriminele regstelsel in Suid-Afrika nagegaan en/of hersien. Strafdoeleindes, tronkstraf en tronk oorbevolking in die Suid Afrikaanse strafinrigtings is ook ondersoek.
Water procurement and the environment: A comparative history of South Africa’s Nandoni and De Hoop dams 1994-2007
Authors: Tempelhoff Elise , Tempelhoff Johann W.N.
Published: February 2024

Die konstruksie van damme in Suid-Afrika het in onlangse jare uiteenlopende response tot gevolg gehad in die geledere van die omgewingsbewuste lede van die land se burgerlike samelewing. Twee voorbeelde is die De Hoop- en Nandonidam wat onderskeidelik in Mpumalanga en die Limpopoprovinsie geleë is. Hierdie damme oefen albei ‘n bepalende invloed uit op die omgewing in die wêreldbekende Nasionale Krugerwildtuin (NKW). Albei is geleë in die opvanggebied van riviere wat deur die wildtuin vloei. Hierdie damme het ‘n belangrike rol om te speel. Benewens die feit dat hulle, in sommige gevalle, in van die land se mees agtergeblewe streke voorkom, het albei grootliks ten doel om ontwikkeling te stimuleer. Die Suid-Afrikaanse regering het tans ‘n beleidsdoelwit om armoede in die land teen 2015 uit te wis. Hierdie beleid word in samewerking met die sakesektor om die doelwitte wat gestel is by wyse van samewerking te verwesentlik. Omgewingsbewustes het egter die ontwikkeling in sommige kontekste veroordeel. In die artikel word aandag gegee aan ‘n manier waarop die burgerlike samelewing, die regering en die sakesektor saamgewerk het om te onderhandel vir die voorsiening van water in streke wat waterarm is. In die besonder word aandag gegee aan die geskiedenis, sedert 1994, van die beplanning, voorbereiding en uitvoer van damkonstruksieprojekte in die Limpopoprovinsie en Mpumalanga.
Lower Permian Košna conglomerates of the Velebit Mt. (Croatia): modal composition, provenance and depositional environment
Authors:   Department of Geology, Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb, Palatinuš Iva ,   Croatian Geological Survey, Department of Mineral Resources, Zagreb, Croatia, Gobo Katarina ,   Department of Geology, Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb, Croatia, Fio Firi Karmen ,   Department of Geology, Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb, Croatia, Marković Frane ,   Department of Geology, Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb, Croatia, Sremac Jasenka ,   Department of Geology, Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb, Croatia
Published: February 2024

The multicoloured ‘Košna’ conglomerates are investigated in the area of the Košna Voda spring, in the Brušane area of Velebit Mt., Croatia. The studied conglomerates consist of red-coloured matrix and clasts of various lithologies (sandstones, limestones, chert and quartz pebbles) and sizes, suggesting provenance from different areas. Average clast size and their percentage was determined by the Udden-Wentworth classification with estimation of the matrix content. Clasts and matrix lithological and mineralogical characteristics were determined using petrographic, ore microscopy, and X-ray diffraction analysis. Sandstone clasts in the studied conglomerates are classified as lithic arenites, subarkoses and arkoses. Limestone clasts are mostly wackestones to packstones with foraminifera, ostracods, echinoid and bryozoan fragments that derive from late Carboniferous/early Permian shallow-marine limestones. Calcispheres and incipient growth forms of Microcodium are also present, suggesting different sediment sources and resedimentation processes. Fragments of fusulinid foraminifera were identified in the matrix of the ‘Košna’ conglomerates. Based on the analyses performed, and field observations, the ‘Košna’ conglomerates are described as early Permian (Cisuralian) polymictic clast-supported to matrix-supported conglomerates and breccia-conglomerates that share structural and textural similarities with conglomerates from other areas in the Dinarides, as well as in the Eastern and Southern Alps. The ‘Košna’ conglomerates are younger than the Sakmarian and are comparable with the Trogkofel limestones of the Carnic Alps and the Karavanke Mts. in Slovenia. We suggest that the studied deposits originated from the uplifted Variscan Mountains during the Variscan and Saalian orogenic movements, and were finally deposited from tractive flows and occasional debris flows in a shallow marine environment of the Palaeo-Tethys, possibly in fan deltas.
Proteomics analysis techniques and Bioinformatics approaches for biomarkers discovery
Authors: Diouf Ousseynou Ben , Soumboundou Mamadou , Sall Cheikh
Published: February 2024

Proteomics is the study of all the proteins expressed in the proteome and offer new avenues of research in the biomedical field. The  recent development of protein analysis tools has continued to improve, offering a wide range of technologies categorised according to  their ability to analyse and identify protein such as MSbased technology. These novels tools have been invaluable to the rise of  proteomics and permitted significant progress in the identification of clinically applicable biomarkers and new therapeutic targets  although detection of very low abundance proteins remains difficult. Due to the high throughput data generated by proteomic mass spectrometric analysis, automatic biomarker identification requires bioinformatics and database screening. Bioinformatics allows the  development of new algorithms and software for the interpretation of mass spectrometry data in order to facilitate the exploitation of  the data and the validation of potentially discovered biomarkers. The aim of this paper was to discuss the analytical techniques used in  protein biomarker discovery and the usefulness of bioinformatics for the interpretation and validation of the data generated.