bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
A Delphi Study on K University’s Learning Analytics Dashboard Design
Authors:   Korean Association For Learner-Centered Curriculum And Instruction, Kim Mi Hwa , Lee Jae Young
Published: November 2022

Objectives The purpose of this study was to derive necessary elements and data for designing a learning analytics dashboard which will be provided to instructors and students at K University. Methods To derive the elements needed to design dashboards, a Delphi survey paper was developed based on literature review, case study, and FGI results. Then Delphi survey was conducted twice with a group of experts who work for K University, including full-time professors, the leaders of administration departments, and research professors. The expert group members comprehensively understand the educational environments and operating systems of K University. Results The Delphi survey found that the dashboards that universities should provide to support students' success should be divided into the total learner personal dashboard, the total instructor personal dashboard, the learner dashboard by subject, and he learner dashboard by subject. Also, the components and collection data of the dashboards of learners and instructors were found to be different. Conclusions When universities intend to provide learning analytics dashboards in line with the change in the digital transformation era, areas suitable for students and instructors should be constructed respectively. This means that it is necessary to visually present all essential information related to student success, such as student competency, career, and employment, as well as learning.
The Effect of Parent Education Program for Bilingual Education of Children on the Bilingual Teaching Efficacy and Bicultural Competence of Parents in Chinese Multicultural Families
Authors:   Korean Association For Learner-Centered Curriculum And Instruction, Lee Sang-Mi , Lee You-Me
Published: November 2022

Objectives The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of parent education programs for bilingual education of children on the bilingual teaching efficacy and bicultural competence of parents in Chinese multicultural family. Methods For the foregoing, this study selected 13 mothers in Chinese multicultural families living in Seoul⋅Gyeonggi as a single research group, and conducted a program composed of mind opening-understanding of subject-case exploration-discussion(practice)-finish for 10 times. To examine the effect of parent education programs for bilingual education of children, this study conducted a survey on the bilingual teaching efficacy and bicultural competence before, immediately after and 6 weeks after the program, and measured difference between scores of pre-post and post-follow-up test through the Wilcoxon Signed Ranks Test. Results First, parents in Chinese multicultural families who participated in parent education programs for bilingual education of children showed a significant difference in pre-post test (Z=-3.30, p<.01), whereas no significant difference was shown in the post-follow-up test (Z=-1.922, p>.05). Second, participants showed a significant difference in the pre-post test of bicultural competence (Z=-2.92, p<.01), but no significant difference was shown in the post-follow-up test (Z=-.045, p>.05). Conclusions Parents in Chinese multicultural families who participated in this study experienced significant improvement in bilingual teaching efficacy and bicultural competence after participating in parent education programs for bilingual education of children, and this study confirmed that improved bilingual teaching efficacy and bicultural competence was maintained continuously for a certain period of time 6 weeks after the program was finished.
A narrative study of case conceptualization-based bibliotherapy supervision
Authors:   Korean Association For Learner-Centered Curriculum And Instruction, Choi Young-Jae , KIM Mi-Ryeoung , Lee Myoung-Woo
Published: November 2022

Objectives The study addresses in-depth exploration of a professional bibliotherapist’s experience via case conceptualization-based supervision, by way of the narrative study methodology. Methods The above-mentioned bibliotherapist has more than 10 years of experiences offering bibliotherapy and more than 50 hours of supervision experiences. Data were collected over a 3-month span, by way of three supervision and in-depth interview sessions. Results Analyzed out of the data were 3 domains and 9 lower categories that are related to temporality. Lower category for the first domain (‘pre-supervision pressure’) was ‘preparation of supervision at a loss.’ Lower categories for the second domain (‘shifting of perspective via supervision’) were ‘training for whole-hearted understanding,’ ‘completely melted bibliotherapist’s medium, not part of it,’ ‘going from winding alley to boulevard,’ ‘change of interactions with added trust trust,’ ‘proactive motivation of using media for bibliotherapy,’ and ‘bibliotherapy with shifting of perspective applied.’ Lower categories for the third domain (‘growth via supervision’) were ‘using bibliotherapy to improve counseling effect’ and ‘ruminating myself.’ Conclusions The results of this study will contribute to recognizing the meaning of the case conceptualization-based bibliotherapy supervision experience and preparing concrete evidence for how the case conceptualization training of bibliotherapy supervision is systematized and effectively carried out.
A study on the relationship between the mindset of foreign students, resilience, and exhaustion of college life
Authors:   Korean Association For Learner-Centered Curriculum And Instruction, Kim Sungang
Published: November 2022

Objectives The purpose of this study is to analyze the effect of foreign students' mindset and resilience on college life exhaustion. Methods The purpose of this study is to analyze the effect of foreign students' mindset and resilience on college life exhaustion. For the purpose of this study, a survey was conducted on 240 foreign students from four-year universities located in Busan and Yang-san, and data from 204 were finally analyzed. The collected data were analyzed through descriptive statistics, correlation analysis, and hierarchical regression analysis according to research questions. Results The conclusion of this study is as follows. First, the mindset, resilience, and standard of living of foreign students were found to be high. Looking at the mindsets of foreign students, the growth mindset was average, but the fixed mindset was lower than normal. This shows that the fixed mindset that recognizes one's innate and unchanging abilities was low, and the growth mindset, the belief that anyone can grow with effort, was high. Second, perceived happiness, problem solving ability, emotional regulation ability, and optimism, which are sub-variables of resilience, have a significant effect on college life exhaustion. This can be understood in the context of supporting the study result that the higher the resilience, the higher the level of adaptation to university life. Conclusions These results will help foreign students to plan for solutions that do not cause academic and life exhaustion during their college life by analyzing and facing the causes of problems and stress for adjusting to university life. In addition, it will be possible to educate and guide international students so that they can actively apply their efforts to solve problems by analyzing them in detail. However, it is necessary to study the specific methods that international students use to cope with academic and life exhaustion during their university life in Korea, and accordingly, it is necessary to study education and methods for positive coping methods. However, the limitations of this study are that it was limited to a limited area and that it was not possible to compare and explore experiences with domestic university students. In a future study, it will be very meaningful to compare and explore the differences and similarities in perception between foreign students and domestic college students.
Vitamina D en gestantes de zonas extremas de latitud 40 SUR-NORTE: Una revisión para la matronería.
Authors: Urriola-Iturriaga Macarena , Hernozo-Tenore María José , Padilla-Cabezas Paulina , Vergara-Maldonado Cynthia
Published: November 2022

El objetivo de esta investigación es analizar la deficiencia y la suplementación sugerida de vitamina D en la salud perinatal de gestantes residentes en zonas geográficas de latitud40°sur-norte según revisiones de las últimas tres décadas y relacionarlas con el rol de matronas(es).

La metodología utilizada fue una revisión sistemática cualitativa de estudios de texto completo, realizados en zonas geográficas mayores al paralelo 40°N y 40°S. Se utilizaron descriptores como: “deficiency”, “vitamin D”, “pregnancy”, “causes”, “perinatal outcomes” y “supplementation”, y sus respectivos en español para bases de datos validadas. Se tabularon matrices según PRISMA modificada.

Se obtuvieron 8 estudios en inglés pertenecientes solo al hemisferio norte, la mayoría recomendables desde la calidad de evidencia y que por ronda de expertas se relacionaron con el rol de la matronería. Los resultados arrojaron causas como: origen de la gestante, etnia, baja exposición solar, obesidad, nivel socioeconómico; riesgos perinatales: preclampsia, diabetes gestacional y parto prematuro; así como también diversas dosis de suplementación que van de los 200 a 4400 UI/día. No se encontraron estudios en gestantes del hemisferio sur o en referidos rol de matronería en dicho ámbito.

Como conclusión el déficit de vitamina D es un problema de salud pública, se deben considerar los determinantes sociales y el perfil epidemiológico de las gestantes, especialmente de zonas extremas, por su latitud, y para ello se sugieren investigaciones experimentales e incorporación de fortificación y suplementación como política pública.
DESKRIPSI KEMANDIRIAN PESERTA DIDIK SELAMA SCHOOL FROM HOME (SFH) PADA MASA PANDEMI COVID19
Authors: Gemilang Fhajri Arye , Rezkiki Fitrianola , Kartika Imelda R , Fakhri Fakhri , Meiyersi Heru
Published: November 2022

The temporary closure of educational institutions in an effort to contain the spread of COVID-19 has affected millions of Indonesian students. Starting from March 16, 2020, face-to-face learning activities in schools were officially suspended by the Government and replaced with School from Home. SMP/MTs/equivalent were affected with 13,086,424 students studying at home. The government facilitates learning programs from home (virtual face-to-face), but this sudden activity causes students, parents and teachers to not fully implement it so that it has an impact on the independence of students. This study aims to determine the description of the independence of students during School from Home. The design of this research is quantitative with analytical descriptive approach, the sample is 284 people (accidental sampling). The instrument used is an independence questionnaire adapted from Siregar (2018). It was found that most of the respondents (54.5%) had low independence. This is greatly influenced by the condition of parents, teachers, and supporting facilities for learning at home which need a lot of adjustments, so it is hoped that the school will be able to increase the learning independence of students.
KEDISIPLINAN DITINJAU DARI SELF-AWARENESS PADA SISWA KELAS XI DI SMK TELKOM 2 MEDAN
Authors: Govanny Jocelyn Listo , Christine Christine , Patricia Rachael , Hartini Sri
Published: November 2022

Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui hubungan antara self-awareness dengan kedisiplinan pada siswa kelas XI di SMK Telkom 2 Medan. Subjek penelitian ini sebanyak 110 siswa/i dari 2 kelas XI SMK Telkom 2 yang dipilih dengan metode purposive sampling. Hipotesis dalam penelitian ini adalah adanya hubungan antara self-awareness dengan kedisiplinan. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode kuantitatif, data penelitian dikumpulkan menggunakan skala kedisiplinan dengan butir 34 aitem dan skala self-awareness dengan 23 butir aitem. Uji asumsi yang digunakan terdiri dari uji normalitas dan uji linearitas. Data dianalisis menggunakan korelasi Pearson Product Moment dengan bantuan SPSS versi 2.0 for windows. Hasil analisa menunjukkan adanya hubungan positif yang signifikan antara self-awareness dengan kedisiplinan pada siswa-i kelas XI SMK Telkom 2 Medan dengan koefisien korelasi Pearson Produc Moment sebesar R = 0,355 dengan Sig 0,000 (p < 0,005). Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa sumbangan efektif yang diberikan variabel self-awareness terhadap kedisiplinan sebesar 35,5 persen, selebihnya 64,5 persen dipengaruhi oleh faktor lain yang tidak diteliti. Dari hasil penelitian ini dapat disimpulkan bahwa hipotesis penelitian adanya hubungan antara self-awareness dengan kedisiplinan dapat diterima
KECERDASAN EMOSI DAN PERILAKU PROSOSIAL PADA PERAWAT
Authors: Aprilia Eka Dian , Mauritsatina Mauritsatina
Published: November 2022

Saat menjalankan tugasnya, perawat dituntut harus menumbuhkan rasa saling menolong, mampu bekerja sama dan bersikap  ramah yang merupakan wujud dari perilaku prososial. Salah satu faktor yang mempengaruhi perilaku prososial adalah kecerdasan emosi. Semakin tinggi kecerdasan emosi maka akan semakin tinggi perilaku prososial. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui apakah terdapat hubungan antara kecerdasan emosi dengan perilaku prososial pada perawat di Rumah Sakit X. Sampel dalam penelitian ini sebanyak 161 orang dengan menggunakan teknik pengambilan data incidental sampling. Penelitian ini menggunakan Skala Kecerdasan Emosi yang disusun oleh Mawarpury (2004) berdasarkan aspek yang disampaikan oleh Goleman (2000) yang kemudian dimodifikasi, skala ini terdiri atas 27 aitem pernyataan dan Skala Perilaku Prososial yang disusun oleh peneliti berdasarkan pada teori Eisenberg dan Mussen (1989), skala ini terdiri atas 27 aitem pernyataan. Hasil analisis data menggunakan teknik analisis pearson product-moment menunjukkan koefisien korelasi (r) sebesar 0,789 dengan nilai p = 0,000 (p < 0.05). Hasil analisa tersebut menunjukkan bahwa terdapat hubungan positif dan signifikan antara kecerdasan emosi dengan perilaku prososial pada perawat di Rumah Sakit X. Hasil analisa juga menunjukkan semakin tinggi kecerdasan emosi maka semakin tinggi perilaku prososial pada perawat di Rumah Sakit X.
THE EFFECT OF PSOP (PUBLIC SPEAKING ON ONLINE PRESENTATION) PROGRAM AS A SOLUTION TO INCREASE STUDENT'S SELF EFFICACY PENGARUH PROGRAM PSOP (PUBLIC SPEAKING ON ONLINE PRESENTATION) SEBAGAI SOLUSI MENINGKATKAN KEPERCAYAAN DIRI SISWA
Authors: Muna Zurratul , Iramadhani Dwi , Astuti Widi , Julistia Rini
Published: November 2022

The main problem in online presentations is that there is a sense of worry about other people's assessments of themselves, namely about what and how things will be delivered. The thing that can be done to increase confidence in doing online presentations is to improve online public speaking skills. Public speaking is a skill that must be considered in online presentations. As a solution to this problem, researchers are interested in creating a Public Speaking on Online Presentation (PSOP) training program. This study uses a quantitative method in the form of a quasi-experimental research design with one group pretest posttest design. Sampling using purposive sampling. Data collection using a confidence scale. The results of the paired sample t-test analysis showed that there was a significant difference between the pretest and posttest after the implementation of the training. PSOP (Public Speaking On Online Presentation) can increase students' confidence in facing the online learning system.  Permasalahan utama dalam presentasi secara online adalah adanya rasa khawatir tentang respon atau penilaian orang lain terhadap dirinya, yaitu mengenai apa yang disampaikannya dan bagaimana ia menyampaikannya. Hal yang dapat dilakukan untuk meningkatkan rasa percaya diri melakukan presentasi online adalah dengan meningkatkan kemampuan public speaking secara online. Public speaking merupakan skill yang harus diperhatikan pada presentasi online. Sebagai solusi dari permasalahan ini peneliti tertarik membuat sebuah program pelatihan Public Speaking on Online Presentation (PSOP). Penelitian ini menggunakan metode kuantitatif berupa quasi eksperimen dengan desain penelitian one group pretest posttest design. Pengambilan sampling menggunakan purposive sampling. Pengumpulan data menggunakan skala kepercayaan diri. Hasil analisis paired sample t-test diketahui bahwa ada perbedaan signifikan antara pretest dan posttest setelah pelaksanaan pelatihan. PSOP (Public Speaking On Online Presentation) dapat meningkatkan kepercayaan diri siswa dalam menghadapi sistem pembelajaran daring.
FEAR OF CRIME DITINJAU DARI RISK PERCEPTION DAN GENDER
Authors: Wijayanti Nova Putri
Published: November 2022

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui tingkat fear of crime berdasarkan risk perception dan gender di Lamongan. Responden penelitian adalah seluruh santri Ma’had Manarul Qur’an Boarding School Paciran, Lamongan yang berjumlah 150 santri. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode kuantitatif dengan pendekatan studi kasus eksplanatoris. Pengujian instrumen melalui dua tahap, pertama uji kelayakan dengan teknik expert judgement, kemudian uji coba instrumen (tryout) pada 30 responden. Pengumpulan data menggunakan teknik sampling jenuh. Uji hipotesis menggunakan uji ANCOVA (Analysis of Covariance) dengan bantuan SPSS 16. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa terdapat hubungan antara risk perception dan gender terhadap fear of crime. Kemudian pada nilai rata-rata fear of crime diketahui dengan rata-rata tertinggi dimiliki oleh santri laki-laki daripada santri perempuan. Maka dapat disimpulkan bahwa, laki-laki memiliki tingkat fear of crime yang lebih tinggi daripada perempuanKata kunci : risk perception, gender, fear of crime, ghasab
Transformation of phosphorus forms and its regulation on phosphorus availability across differently degraded marsh soils
Authors: Zhang Shirong , Pu Yulin , Luo Yuanjun , Li Ting , Yuan Dagang , Xu Xiaoxun , Qian Hongyu , Wang Guiyin , Jia Yong-Xia , Li Yun
Published: November 2022

Soil phosphorus (P) is an essential nutrient that controls wetland
productivity and ecological functions. However, the effects of soil P
forms on P availability during wetland degradation are relatively
unknown. Soil samples from differently degraded marshes, including
relatively pristine marsh (RPM), lightly degraded marsh (LDM),
moderately degraded marsh (MDM), and heavily degraded marsh (HDM), were
collected to investigate the changes in soil P forms and its regulation
on P availability in the Zoige Plateau, China. We observed that compared
with RPM, the main changes in total P concentration were a significant
increase of 31.6%–44.2% in the 0–30 cm soil layers of LDM and MDM,
and the available P concentration increased in LDM and MDM but decreased
in HDM with a lower P activation coefficient. Marsh degradation
increased the concentration and proportion of dicalcium phosphates, P
occluded in iron hydroxides, and organic P but decreased those of iron
oxide surfaces adsorbed P and apatite P. Soil available P was mainly
related to organic P and P non-occluded in iron oxide minerals that
might also be non-negligible direct source of available P. The
transformation from apatite P to organic P was an important regulation
mechanism of P availability in soils during marsh degradation. This
study revealed the risk of P limitation in heavily degraded marsh soils
and established the mechanism by which marsh degradation significantly
influences soil P availability. Therefore, some measure of on improving
P availability should be implement for the ecological restoration of
heavily degraded marsh in the future, such as grazing exclusion and the
application of organic fertiliser.
Title : ALL relapse after anti-CD19 CAR-T cells therapy in a young patient: which therapeutic options ?
Authors: Grain Audrey , Ollier Jocelyn , Guillaume Thierry , Chevallier Patrice , Calvez Baptiste Le , Eveillard Marion , Clémenceau Béatrice
Published: November 2022

Therapeutic options in B-acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL)
relapses after anti-CD19 CAR-T cells are still debated. Here, we
analysed leukemic cells of a young patient who had several
CD19 relapses of B-ALL after hematopoietic stem cells
transplant (HSCT) and after anti-CD19 CAR-T cells (tisagenlecleucel).
Extensive membrane immunophenotype revealed the appearance of new
targets. Lysis sensibility analysis performed by Cr
release and long term killing assays revealed the in vitro
persistence of sensitivity to cytolytic activity of CAR-T cells. An
immunosuppressive monocytic population was identified in the last
relapse sample. Mechanisms leading to ALL resistance are analysed and
therapeutic options are discussed.
Effects of Spatial Patterning within Working Pine Forests on Priority Avian Species in Mississippi
Authors: Sklarczyk Craig , Evans Kristine , Iglay Raymond , Greene Daniel , Morin Dana
Published: November 2022

Within dynamic ecosystems, research into how land use change and pattern
affects species diversity has led to a suite of ecological hypotheses to
assess species-landscape associations. The Habitat Amount Hypothesis
suggests that it is the total amount of habitat, regardless of
configuration, whereas the Multi-dimensional Hypothesis suggests it is
the suite of local, landscape, and landform characteristics that have
the greatest influence on species diversity within its local landscape.
Working forests may serve as interesting systems to test these
hypotheses of amount and configuration due to the dynamic mosaic of
forest stages produced via silvicultural practices. These systems may
represent shifting steady-states, whereby at large enough scales, total
amount of a given forest age class may not vary despite changes in stand
configurations over time across a landscape of multiple stands. To
examine these competing hypotheses, we assessed avian species
associations with total amount vs. configuration of habitat in working
loblolly pine (Pinus taeda) forests in Mississippi during 2019-2020. We
estimated abundance and assessed species associations with local,
landform, and landscape characteristics using a Bayesian n-mixture model
that estimated detection dependent on availability and perceptibility of
birds. We found that habitat amount alone did not exhibit consistent
positive associations with avian abundance for both early-successional
and mature forest associated species guilds. Most target species
exhibited positive associations with patch proximity, measured by
Euclidean distance, and proximity-area index. Given the extensive
coverage of working forests and growing demand for forest products,
sustainable forestry guidelines that consider proximity of stands in
similar age classes and stages could enhance landscape suitability for
some target species guilds. Further research is needed to assess
potential effects of stand proximity to species diversity across scales.
By combining ecological theory with forest management, we can better
inform conservation measures and land use objectives in working forested
landscapes.
Design and Performance Assessment of a Novel Framework for Detection and Recuperation Against BlackHole Assault in Wireless Networks: MANET
Authors: Shah Mohd Asif , Sharma Manmohan , Singh Mohanjeet , Bedi Harpreet Singh
Published: November 2022

Nodes that can both transmit and receive messages are necessary
for communication. Intermediary nodes may be used by nodes that are
communicating with each other. Because of the continuous expansion of
the communication sector, the number of communicating nodes will
inevitably rise in the next years. Requirements were also taken into
consideration when designing multiple types of networks, such as MANET.
Increasing the scale of the network will lead to new obstacles and
problems, as well as all the benefits of the network, making
communication easier and more likely to take place. However, there are a
slew of factors to take into account while putting together a network,
including the number of nodes, type of nodes, message types supported by
nodes and networks, message and packet sizes, and the presence of
intermediate nodes. Any of the parameters on this list that are
compromised will result in a failure, be it at the node level or at the
network level. To accept a node without actually knowing its intents
might lead to severe issues, such as numerous attacks on the network,
such as denial-of-service attacks, Black Hole attack. Once initiated,
these assaults might affect a node or the entire network, disrupting
communication. A neural network is considered as adaptable to input that
is changing. Neural Network is having group of algorithms that will use
information for processing, implementation to get improved results. Such
system is assumed as having existence of Neurons. The idea of neural
networks, which has its origins in artificial intelligence, is fast
gaining prominence in the development of other Application fields as
well. These roots can be traced back to the early days of computer
programming.
Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats (SWOT) analysis for the strengthening of the occupational therapy workforce
Authors: Jesus Tiago S. , Mani Karthik , Bhattacharjya Sutanuka , Kamalakannan Sureshkumar , Zweck Claudia von , Ledgerd Ritchard , Therapists World Federation of Occupational
Published: November 2022

Background: Occupational Therapists are needed for meeting the health,
rehabilitation, and occupational needs of the population worldwide, but
there is no strategy for strengthening the occupational therapy
workforce against a backdrop of an insufficient and inequitable supply
worldwide. Objective: To perform a situational assessment of
occupational therapy workforce development and research toward informing
a global human resources strategy for strengthening the profession.
Method: A multi-methods design incorporating SWOT analysis based on
scoping review findings, workforce development frameworks, and expert
feedback. Results: Strengths included identified workforce research
trends, gaps, and findings. Weaknesses included a shortage of workforce
research, lack of uniform and readily available workforce datasets,
absence of workforce research programs, over-reliance on descriptive and
non-experimental research, lack of research on workforce topics (e.g.,
diversity), and lack of labor market or economic analyses. Opportunities
are the availability of guidance and tools for strengthening the health
and rehabilitation workforce worldwide, and increased membership from
low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) in the international
professional federation. Threats include the suboptimal funding of
occupational therapy workforce research, the lack of profession-specific
data on cross-professional datasets and studies, suboptimal educational
capacity in LMICs, lack of universal professional regulation and uniform
workforce data collection in many contexts, and a perceived lower
priority of this health workforce focused on health and wellbeing rather
than medical outcomes. Conclusion: This SWOT analysis identifies
strengths and opportunities to be seized and weaknesses and threats to
be addressed by development of a strategy for the global strengthening
of the occupational therapy workforce.
Environmental factors driving tree richness at multiple spatial scales in temperate forests, Northeast China
Authors: Gu Yue , Han Shijie , Zhang Junhui , Feng Yue , Li Zhuo , Guo Yanshuang , Shi Guoqiang
Published: November 2022

Aim: Uncertainty remains in revealing the determinants of plant
diversity over regional and larger scales. Both plant diversity and the
effects of environmental factors on it are scale dependent. This study
aims to integrate and analyse the variations in the ecological
mechanisms by which environmental factors drive plant diversity.
Location: Montane forests, Northeast China Taxon: Tree
Methods: In this study, we used field survey data from 3,078
sample plots in temperate forest ecosystems. First, we partitioned the
species–area curve into different area scales with segmented models to
explain changes in the dominant factors affecting tree richness. Then,
we quantified the contribution of environmental factors to tree richness
with gradient boosted model (GBM) and fitted their correlations at
different spatial scales. Finally, we partitioned the contribution of
climate, topography and both to tree richness with redundancy analysis
(RDA) and analysed how the driving mechanisms varied with spatial scale.
Results: Two area scales (small scale A and
large scale A ) were segmented in regional temperate
forests. The correlations between environmental contributions and
spatial scale at the A scale were better than those at
the A scale. The effects of environmental factors
driving tree richness varied spatially nonlinearly. Tree richness at the
A scale was determined by both climate and topography
and climate alone, while it was determined by climate alone at the A
scale. Main conclusion: Spatial heterogeneity
affected the effects of environmental factors on tree diversity,
especially at the A scale. Environmental factors
exerted a dominant control at different spatial scales. Environmental
filtering determined tree diversity at the A scale,
and dispersal limitation determined tree diversity at the A
scale for temperate forests. The spatial heterogeneity
and collinearity of climate and topography prevented us from drawing
consistent conclusions.
The nanopore sequencing of a Chinese rhesus macaque revealed patterns of methylation, recombination, and selection for structural variations
Authors: Chen Jianhai , Zhong Jie , He Xuefei , Jakovlić Ivan , Zhang Yong , Yang Hao , Chen Younan , Yang Guang , Fan Chuanzhu , Shen Bairong
Published: November 2022

Rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta) are the most extensively studied
nonhuman primate species for human biomedical modeling. However, little
is known about the biological pattern of genome-wide structural
variations (SVs) and the evolutionary forces underlying SVs. Here, we
conducted genomic sequencing and analyses based on Nanopore long reads
and Illumina short reads technology. We called SVs between the two
subspecies (China vs. India), using three methods of assembly-based and
long-reads-based algorithms. Interestingly, we found significantly more
SVs in X-chromosome than in autosomes, consistent with the expectation
of the faster-X divergence at the subspecies level. With the fine-scale
methylation frequencies and recombination rates, we found duplications
with significantly lower methylation frequencies while higher
recombination rates than other types of SVs, suggesting a higher level
of transcriptional and evolutionary potential for duplications than for
other SVs types. A genome-wide scan of selective sweep revealed that
over 3% of SVs are under positive selection. Moreover, X chromosome
showed significantly higher number of positively selected SVs than do
autosomes, suggesting the “faster-X effect” of SVs. Our study revealed
a different evolutionary importance for duplications compared with other
SVs forms. We also revealed the “faster-X effect” of SVs, which could
provide raw material upon which positive selection can further play.
Do turtle roadkill hotspots shift from year to year?
Authors: Seburn David , Burns Mackenzie , Kreuzberg Elena , Viau Leah
Published: November 2022

Freshwater turtles face many threats but roadkill is one of the most serious for many species. Roadkill of turtles is not uniformly distributed across roads but aggregated in certain areas, termed hotspots. A key question in identifying hotspots is whether they are fixed locations or if they shift from year to year because of changes in movement patterns. We compared how one, two, and three years of road survey data compared with the pooled data from four years of surveys. We found 254 turtles during 73 surveys during four years along a 15.5 km road section in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The four years of pooled data produced four hotspots (“pooled hotspots”) while each year or combination of years produced from three to five hotspots, four of which approximately corresponded to the pooled hotspots. The average percentage overlap of hotspots between one, two, or three years of survey data and the pooled hotspots ranged from 58.7% to 88.9%. Just one year of surveys sometimes missed one of the pooled hotspots, underestimated the spatial extent of the pooled hotspots, and also sometimes produced an additional “temporary” hotspot. Two years of surveys generally produced better approximations of the pooled hotspots and better identified the spatial extent of those hotspots.
The demographic approach to the quality of official ethnicity data in Serbia - a research proposal
Authors: Trnavcevic Nevena , Knezevic Aleksandar
Published: November 2022

Demographic studies of the population by ethnicity are gaining new significance. Emigration, intensive aging, and declining fertility have caused changes in demographic trends, particularly in communities of different ethnic backgrounds. Ethnodemographic trends are mostly observed through the lens of official ethnic statistics. The most important factor regarding data quality is the approach towards subjective criteria in the self-declaration of ethnic affiliation in censuses and vital statistical surveys. This paper presents examples of statistical deviations of demographic indicators based on official data on ethnicity and introduces a proposal for research into their quality and use value. Our research proposal is based on previous demographic analyses of ethnicity data and focuses on the demographic framework of statistics of ethnicity in Serbia through data quality analysis. We contend that the results presented in the paper constitute a sufficient argument for a broader methodological discussion regarding the necessity of demographic research into ethnicity data to create a ?more objective? demographic picture of minorities. Examining the quality of ethnicity data is very important for analysing indicators of statistically variable minority ethnic groups. The results of the research can form the basis for reviewing the data sources on which policies towards ethnic minorities are formulated.
Prevalence of Stunting and its Associated Factors among UnderFive Children from Rural Communities with Productive Safetynet Program in South Gondar Zone, Northwest Ethiopia
Authors: MT Engidaw
Published: November 2022

Background: undernutrition is a major public health problem worldwide and can impair the intellectual development of a child. Stunting is the commonest nutritional public heath significant disorder among children, especially in developing countries including Ethiopia. Even if the cause is multifactorial, inadequate intake of nutrients and infection is the immediate causes of under nutrition. All these problems were more severe among children’s in the productive safety net program beneficiaries of the rural community due to low agricultural productivity and/or low socioeconomic status. So, this study aims to determine the level of stunting and its associated factors among under-five children from rural communities with productive SafetyNet program in South Gondar Zone, Northwest Ethiopia. Methods: A community-based cross-sectional study was employed. By using simple random sampling, 769 children paired with their mother or caregivers were included into this study. The data were collected using a structured and pre-tested questionnaire. Anthropometric indices were built to determine height for age Z score. AnthroPlus and Epi info version 7.0 software’s were used for data entry and finally, the entered data were exported to SPPS version 20.0 software to carry out the further statistical analysis. Both bivariate and multivariable logistic regression models were used to explore significant variables. Finally, a P-Value ≤ 0.05 was used to declare the statistical significance of the variables. Results: In this study, the magnitude stunting was 44.2% (95% CI (40.9%, 47.7%)). Stunted children from productive Safety Net households were 50.3%. Factors associated with the development of stunting were a birth interval (AOR: 1.61, 95% CI (1.15, 2.26)), ANC follow-up (AOR: 0.47, 95% CI (0.26, 0.87)), hand washing practice (AOR: 1.96, 95% CI (1.16, 3.31)), and family size (AOR: 4.40, 95% CI (3.20, 6.07)). Conclusion: Stunting is a severe public health problem. And, appropriate counselling regarding birth spacing, to have antenatal care follow up, and limiting the number of children is very important for women in the reproductive age group by integrating with all other services to reduce the magnitude and burden of stunting.
Effect of Jackfruit Pulp Inclusion on the Physicochemical and Sensory Properties of Cake
Authors: J Eke Ejiofor
Published: November 2022

The study investigated the effect of jackfruit pulp flour on wheat based cake. Cakes were prepared from different blends of wheat and jackfruit pulp flour blends in the ratios of 100:0 (A), 90:10 (B), 80:20 (C), 70:30 (D), 60:40 (E), 50:50(F) and 0:100(G) respectively. The flour blends were analyzed for chemical composition, functional and pasting properties, while cakes prepared from different flour blends were analyzed for proximate, mineral composition and sensory properties using standard methods. Data obtained showed that moisture, ash, crude fiber, crude protein and fat ranged from 10.15-11.41%, 1.75-4.71%, 1.12-2.08%, 3.77-5.85% and 1.30-1.87%, while carbohydrate, sugar, starch, amylose and amylopectin ranged from 74.65-81.35%, 3.85-8.09%, 72.77-80.66%, 25.20-28.94% and 71.06-74.80% respectively. Functional properties of the flour blends showed that loose density, packed density, water absorption, and oil absorption ranged from 0.48-0.57g/ml,0.76- 0.82g/ml, 1.30-2.38ml/g, and 0.40-1.74ml/g respectively. Pasting properties showed that peak viscosity values ranged from 2966.50-5183.00RVA, trough 1831.50-3278.00RVA, breakdown 787.00-1135.00RVA, final viscosity 4317.00-4756.50RVA, setback 1428.50-2485.50RVA, peak time 5.67-6.07mins and pasting temperature 64.43-87.68ºC. Proximate composition of cake showed that moisture content ranged from 14.09-18.86%, ash from 1.52-1.88%, crude fiber from 2.39-5.16%, crude protein from 10.82-11.34%, fat from 19.75-20.36% and carbohydrate from 43.02- 50.83%. Mineral composition of the cake for manganese, copper, potassium and phosphorus ranged from 0.56-1.15mg/100g, 0.59-2.19mg/100g, 18.85-25.42mg/100g, 1.01-1.90mg/100g. Sensory evaluation scores for color, taste, flavor, after taste, crispness and overall acceptability ranged from 3.40-4.70, 3.75-4.40, 3.65-4.35, 3.75-4.30, 3.30-4.00 and 3.61-4.26 respectively. The study showed that jackfruit flour inclusion up to 40% was not significantly different from the control (100% wheat) and therefore could be a potential substitute for nutritionally enriched baked products.
Indigenous Knowledge of Farmer on Grain Storage and Management Practice in Ethiopia
Authors: Haile Tesfaye Duguma
Published: November 2022

Maize is the primary staple crop grown, nearly in all agro-ecological zones of Ethiopia. Despite the steady production of maize, post-harvest losses of maize remained a serious challenge. In Ethiopia, traditionally farmers use different storages structure for their grain. Gombisa is one of above ground storage structure used by most of farmers. However, those traditional storage structures were not effective in protecting the grain from insect, microbial infestation and environmental factors. Farmers have indigenous knowledge of storage management practices to cop up with this post-harvest loss. The traditional wisdom and methods of storage can protect commodities from insect infestation for substantially longer periods. Among the farmers’ practices; sun drying, use of botanicals, hanging over fire, mixing with wood ash, mixing with partially ground chillies (hot pepper), and storing unshelled maize were some of the storage practice proven effective in minimizing storage infestation. Some of these practices were also effective in controlling mould development that leads to the occurrence of aflatoxin. This review suggested that, modifying traditional storage structure and providing improved storage systems that are affordable for smallholder farmers, could be a possible option to mitigate post-harvest loss.
Development and Evaluation of Complementary Porridge Blends From Germinated Maize, Soybean and Sweet Potato
Authors: NA Kumsa
Published: November 2022

Porridge is an important complementary food in many developing countries and it is mainly prepared from different blended flour. It is however, relatively cheap or inexpensive, being made from local available crop. In line with this, research was initiated to produce porridge from formulated with germinated maize, soybean and sweet potato flour to investigate the possibilities of improving the proximate composition, functional and sensory properties of complementary porridge. Nine -formulations of the composite flour were prepared using mixture design using Minitab software of version 16with a range of Germinated maize 30-70%, soybean20-40% and sweet potato 10-30%. Results showed significance difference (p<0.05) in bulk density of the composite flour. High blending ratio of soybean increased Moisture content, ash content and the sensory property like appearance taste and over all acceptability, whereas sweet potato increased the water absorption capacity of blended flour, oil absorption capacity blended flour and also increase aroma, taste of sensory property of porridge .The overall optimum point of all parameters are (moisture content4.4-5.06%, ash content1.8-5.4%, water absorption capacity200-131%, oil absorption capacity170.3-109 %, bulk density 0.4-0.2g/ml, and overall acceptance received hedonic ratings 4-4.75 were found in a range of germinated maize 30-70%, soybean 20-40% and sweet potato 10-20%. Therefore the study will be beneficial to most of the society who use porridge as important complementary food for his children.
Study of Large Ruminants Diversity in Java at Eighth Century Based on Borobudur Temple Reliefs
Authors: Hardyta Galy , Nugrahini Yosephine Laura Raynardia Esti , Ekarini Fransiska Dian , Setyowening Natalia Dewi , Elisa
Published: November 2022

Large ruminants, consisting of cattle and buffalo, have played an important role in human life from the past to the present. Information about the utilization of large ruminants was often found in inscriptions in ancient Java. Unfortunately, the diversity of these large ruminants was not described in detail. The reliefs of the temples can be used as a consideration in understanding the diversity of large ruminants based on the morphological characteristics carved in the reliefs. Borobudur Temple, a historical building from the 8th century AD which was rich in reliefs, can be used as a data source to find information about the diversity of the large ruminants in Java. The aims of this study was to find the diversity of the large ruminants in Java in the 8th century based on the reliefs at Borobudur Temple. The research was conducted by observing various large ruminant images contained in the reliefs of Borobudur Temple. The results of the observations were interpreted and clustered based on their morphological characteristics. The results showed that there were ten relief panels containing images of cattle and nine relief panels containing images of buffalo. Based on the observed morphological characteristics, it could be concluded that there was only one breed of cattle and buffalo, respectively zebu (Bos indicus) and wild buffalo (Bubalus arnee).
PENGARUH PERSEPSI KEGUNAAN DAN PERSEPSI KEMUDAHAN TERHADAP NIAT PENGGUNAAN E-WALLET SHOPEEPAY (Studi Pada Pengguna ShopeePay di Bandar Lampung)
Authors: Nadia Gita , Wiryawan Driya
Published: November 2022

Era digital saat ini sudah mulai berkembang sangat pesat khususnya teknologi yang memegang peranan penting bagi manusia untuk dapat bersaing dan beradaptasi di era yang semakin canggih dan cepat ini. Teknologi telah menghasilkan banyak perubahan yang memudahkan berbagai aspek kehidupan manusia, seperti inovasi produk-produk pendukung dalam memenuhi aktivitas sehari-hari sehingga kehadiran berbagai model bisnis baru yang berbasis teknologi. Fenomena yang terjadi di Indonesia adalah menerapkan sistem pembayaran tanpa uang tunai dengan menggunakan e-wallet. Salah satu e-wallet di Indonesia adalah ShopeePay. Penelitian ini untuk mengetahui apakah terdapat pengaruh yang diberikan oleh variabel Persepsi Kegunaan dan Persepsi Kemudahan sebagai variabel bebas terhadap variabel Niat Pengunaan sebagai variabel terikat (Sudi Pada Pengguna ShopeePay di Bandar Lampung). Adapun data yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini yaitu data primer dan data sekunder. Jumlah sampel dalam penelitian ini adalah sebanyak 130 responden. Metode pengambilan sampel menggunakan teknik non probability sampling yaitu teknik untuk menentukan sampel dengan pertimbangan tertentu. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa variabel Persepsi Kegunaan berpengaruh terhadap variabel Niat. Lalu variabel Persepsi Kemudahan berpengaruh terhadap variabel Niat Penggunaan.
APLIKASI SCRATCH BERBASIS PENDIDIKAN KARAKTER UNTUK MENINGKATKAN BERPIKIR KREATIF MATEMATIK DI ERA SOCIETY 5.0
Authors: Afrilianto M. , Rosyana Tina , Linda Linda
Published: November 2022

Character is very important to foster the personality of students. Character education can be realized through mathematics learning activities using the initial Android application according to the technological development society in the 5.0 era. In research conducted. This study aims to analyze the development of the scratch application and the improvement of student’s mathematical creative thinking after using the scratch application. The method used is R&D (Research and Development)  with the Plomp model through the initial investigation stage, product design, and field testing. The subject of this study was to find seventh grade students at SMPN 3 Darma, Kuningan, West Java. The instrument used in the form of 5 items of description test, validation, analysis, and interviews which were collected online through Google Form. In this study it was found that; 1) Scratch application that is prepared is of good quality, has valid, practical, and effective criteria, 2) Scratch application is effective for mathematical creative thinking skills, 3) Student and teacher responses to scratch application are very positive. So the scratch application can help and make it easier for students to learn and is very good to continue to be developed.