bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Reconstructing Younger Dryas ground temperature and snow thickness from cave deposits
Authors: Töchterle Paul , Baldo Anna , Murton Julian B. , Schenk Frederik , Edwards R. Lawrence , Koltai Gabriella , Moseley Gina E.
Published: July 2024

Abstract. The Younger Dryas stadial was characterised by a rapid shift towards cold-climate conditions in the North Atlantic realm during the last deglaciation. While some climate parameters including atmospheric temperature and glacier extent are widely studied, empirical constraints on permafrost temperature and snow thickness are limited. To address this, we present a regional dataset of cryogenic cave carbonates (CCCs) from three caves in Great Britain that formed at temperatures between −2 and 0 °C. Our CCC record indicates that these permafrost temperatures persisted for most of the Younger Dryas. By combining ground temperatures with surface temperatures from high-resolution ground-truthed model simulations, we demonstrate that ground temperatures were approximately 6.6 ± 2.3 °C warmer than the mean annual air temperature. Our results suggest that the observed temperature offset between permafrost and the atmosphere can be explained by an average snow thickness between 0.2 and 0.9 m, which persisted for 233 ± 54 d per year. By identifying modern analogues from climate reanalysis data, we demonstrate that the inferred temperature and snow cover characteristics for the British Isles during the Younger Dryas are best explained by extreme temperature seasonality, comparable to continental parts of today's Arctic Archipelago. Such a climate for the British Isles necessitates a winter sea ice margin at approximately 45° N in the North Atlantic Ocean.
Predicted impacts of heterogeneous chemical pathways on particulate sulfur over Fairbanks, Alaska, the N. Hemisphere, and the Contiguous United States
Authors: Farrell Sara Louise , Pye Havala O. T. , Gilliam Robert , Pouliot George , Huff Deanna , Sarwar Golam , Vizuete William , Briggs Nicole , Fahey Kathleen
Published: July 2024

Abstract. A portion of Alaska’s Fairbanks North Star Borough was designated as nonattainment for the 2006 24-hour PM2.5 National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) in 2009. PM2.5 NAAQS exceedances in Fairbanks mainly occur during the dark and cold winters, when temperature inversions form and trap high emissions at the surface. Sulfate (SO42-), often the second largest contributor to PM2.5 mass during these wintertime PM episodes, is underpredicted by atmospheric chemical transport models (CTMs). Most CTMs account for primary SO42-, and secondary SO42- formed via gas-phase oxidation of sulfur dioxide (SO2) and in-cloud aqueous oxidation of dissolved S(IV). Heterogeneous sulfur chemistry in aqueous aerosols, not often included in CTMs, may help better represent the high SO42- concentrations observed during Fairbanks winters. In addition, hydroxymethanesulfonate (HMS), a particulate sulfur species sometimes misidentified as SO42-, is known to form during Fairbanks winters. Heterogeneous formation of SO42- and HMS in aerosol liquid water (ALW) was implemented in the Community Multiscale Air Quality (CMAQ) modeling system. CMAQ simulations were performed for wintertime PM episodes in Fairbanks (2008) as well as over the N. Hemisphere and Contiguous United States (CONUS) for 2015–2016. The added heterogeneous sulfur chemistry reduced model mean sulfate bias by ~0.6 µg/m3 during a cold winter PM episode in Fairbanks, AK. Improvements in model performance are also seen in Beijing, during wintertime haze events (reducing model mean sulfate bias by ~2.7 µgS/m3). This additional sulfur chemistry also improves modeled summertime SO42- bias in the southeast U.S. with implications of future modeling of biogenic organosulfates.
Unseasonal atmospheric river drives anomalous glacier accumulation in the ablation season of the subtropical Andes
Authors: Bravo Claudio , Cisternas Sebastián , Viale Maximiliano , Paredes Pablo , Bozkurt Deniz , García-Lee Nicolás
Published: July 2024

Abstract. Climate change is associated with changes in the frequency and intensity of extreme weather events. These changes are impacting the mass balance of Andean glaciers, a phenomenon that requires further detailed investigation. Among these events, atmospheric rivers (ARs) play a significant role in influencing glacier mass balance, potentially leading to either accumulation or melting events. To assess the impact of ARs on Andean glaciers, we analysed an unseasonal event that occurred at the end of January 2021, marked by extreme rainfall, landslides, and flash floods in the lowlands, during the typically dry summer period. Satellite imagery and meteorological observations in the glaciated Maipo River basin and its Olivares River sub-basin (33° S) enabled the characterisation of this event and its basin-scale impacts. Moreover, a glacier mass balance model allows us to quantify the effects on the Olivares Alfa Glacier (4284 to 4988 m a.s.l.) over the context of the preceding six hydrological years. The significant water vapour transport by the AR led to substantial snow accumulation on the Maipo River glaciers, confirmed by the post-event snowline observed at 2463 m a.s.l. In the Olivares River sub-basin, the 0 °C isotherm dropped during the event to an elevation of 3250 m a.s.l., below the frontal zone of all glaciers in this sub-basin. The mass balance model for the Olivares Alfa Glacier during the dry 2020/21 hydrological year showed a trend toward negative values at the beginning of the ablation season, aligning with previous years and the prevailing mega-drought conditions. However, the AR event offset this trend, bringing the mass balance closer to equilibrium. This demonstrates that an unseasonal accumulation event can significantly counteract the broader seasonal trends affecting subtropical Andean glaciers. Our study sheds light on the impacts of extreme and unseasonal snow accumulation events on glacier mass balance in the high Andes, particularly those associated with ARs, a synoptic feature projected to become more common in a warming climate.
Subaqueous speleothems as archives of groundwater recharge on Australia’s southern arid margin
Authors: Gould-Whaley Calla N. , Drysdale Russell N. , Treble Pauline C. , May Jan-Hendrik , Priestley Stacey C. , Hellstrom John C. , Buswell Clare
Published: July 2024

Abstract. As anthropogenic climate change enhances aridity across vast regions of the globe, understanding drivers of aridification is more important than ever before. Unfortunately, arid regions globally tend to exhibit a paucity of palaeoclimate records, and the archives that are available typically comprise unconsolidated sediments prone to reworking, large dating uncertainties, and ambiguous climatic interpretations. This is certainly true of Australia’s vast continental interior, which is dominated by harsh, arid conditions. Mairs Cave, in the southern Ikara-Flinders Ranges (South Australia), is located on the southern margin of the arid zone. In the present day the cave is largely dry and there is limited evidence of active speleothem growth. However, historical records and observations throughout the cave indicate that it has been periodically flooded, suggesting the local water balance was once much more positive than it is today. The cave contains a curtain of hanging speleothems known as pendulites, which grow subaqueously when submerged in water that is saturated with respect to calcite. Geochemical evidence, including trace element concentrations, uranium isotope ratios, and Dead Carbon Fractions, all indicate that rising of the local groundwater during periods of enhanced groundwater recharge is the cause of the cave flooding events that trigger pendulite growth. Uranium-thorium dating of a pendulite retrieved from Mairs Cave has revealed two multi-millennial growth phases (68.5 to 65.4 kyr and 51.2 to 42.3 kyr) and two short bursts of growth (18.9 kyr and 16.4 kyr) during the Last Glacial Period. The absence of subsequent pendulite growth suggests that strong water deficits under warm Holocene interglacial conditions give rise to episodic, rather than persistent, cave flooding.
New age constraints reveal moraine stabilization thousands of years after deposition during the last deglaciation of western New York, USA
Authors: Prince Karlee K. , Briner Jason P. , Walcott Caleb K. , Chase Brooke M. , Kozlowski Andrew L. , Rittenour Tammy M. , Yang Erica P.
Published: July 2024

Abstract. The timing of the last deglaciation of the Laurentide Ice Sheet in western New York is poorly constrained. The lack of direct chronology in the region has led to a hypothesis that the Laurentide Ice Sheet re-advanced to near its Last Glacial Maximum terminal position in western New York at ∼ 13 ka, which challenges long-standing datasets. To address this hypothesis, we obtained new chronology from the Kent (terminal) and Lake Escarpment (first major recessional) moraines using radiocarbon ages in sediment cores from moraine kettles supplemented with two optically stimulated luminescence ages from topset beds in an ice-contact delta. The two optically stimulated luminescence ages date the Kent (terminal) position to 19.8 ± 2.6 and 20.6 ± 2.9 ka. Within the sediment cores, there is sedimentological evidence of an unstable landscape during basin formation; radiocarbon ages from the lowest sediments in our cores are not in stratigraphic order and date from 19 350–19 600 to 14 050–14 850 cal BP. We interpret these ages as loosely minimum-limiting constraints on ice sheet retreat. Our oldest radiocarbon age of 19 350–19 600 cal BP – from a rip-up clast – suggests ice-free conditions at that time. Above the lowest sediments there is organic-rich silt and radiocarbon ages in stratigraphic order. We interpret the lowest ages in these organic-rich sediments as minimum-limiting constraints on kettle basin formation. The lowest radiocarbon ages from organic-rich sediments from sites on both Kent and Lake Escarpment moraines range from 15 000–15 400 to 13 600–14 000 cal BP. We interpret the 5 kyr lag between the optically stimulated luminescence ages and kettle basin formation as the result of persistent buried ice in ice-cored moraines until ∼ 15 to 14 ka. The cold conditions associated with Heinrich Stadial 1 may have enabled the survival of ice-cored moraines until after 15 ka, and, in turn, climate amelioration during the Bølling period (14.7–14.1 ka) may have initiated landscape stabilization. This model potentially reconciles the sedimentological and chronological evidence underpinning the re-advance hypothesis, which instead could be the result of moraine instability and sediment mobilization during the Bølling–Allerød periods (14.7–13 ka). Age control for future work should focus on features that are not dependent on local climate.
Human activity recognition system using wearable accelerometers for classification of leg movements: a first, detailed approach
Authors: Schober Sandra , Schimbäck Erwin , Pendl Klaus , Pichler Kurt , Sturm Valentin , Runte Frederick
Published: July 2024

Abstract. A human activity recognition (HAR) system carried by masseurs for controlling a therapy table via different movements of legs or hip is studied. This work starts with a survey on HAR systems using the sensor position named “trouser pockets”. Afterwards, in the experiments, the impacts of different hardware systems, numbers of subjects, data generation processes (online streams/offline data snippets), sensor positions, sampling rates, sliding window sizes and shifts, feature sets, feature elimination processes, operating legs, tag orientations, classification processes (concerning method, parameters and an additional smoothing process), numbers of activities, training databases, and the use of a preceding teaching process on the classification accuracy are examined to get a thorough understanding of the variables influencing the classification quality. Besides the impacts of different adjustable parameters, this study also serves as an advisor for the implementation of classification tasks. The proposed system has three operating classes: do nothing, pump therapy table up or pump therapy table down. The first operating class consists of three activity classes (go, run, massage) such that the whole classification process exists with five classes. Finally, using online data streams, a classification accuracy of 98 % could be achieved for one skilled subject and about 90 % for one randomly chosen subject (mean of 1 skilled and 11 unskilled subjects). With the LOSO (leave-one-subject-out) technique for 12 subjects, up to 86 % can be attained. With our offline data approach, we get accuracies of 98 % for 12 subjects and up to 100 % for 1 skilled subject.
Student Skills in Operating CorelDraw 2020 Application on Class XI DKV SMKN 4 Samarinda
Authors: Salsabila Aisha Syifa , Akhyar Ramaulvi Muhammad , Saputra Galih Yudha
Published: July 2024

This research is descriptive qualitative in nature and was conducted during the 2023/2024 academic year on the topic of operating CorelDraw 2020. The subjects of this study were 34 students from class XI DKV 2. The object of the research was the students' skills in operating CorelDraw 2020, categorizing them as very skilled, skilled, or less skilled. The research activities included observation, practical tests, interviews, and documentation. Data analysis techniques involved data reduction, data presentation, and triangulation. Based on the research results and discussions, it can be concluded that the skills of class XI students at SMK Negeri 4 Samarinda in practicing exercises related to operating CorelDraw 2020 are generally skilled. Specifically, it was found that 11 students were very skilled, 13 students were skilled, and 10 students were less skilled in operating CorelDraw 2020. Factors contributing to the less skilled performance of some students include a lack of active participation in lessons, not following the teacher's demonstration steps, and not actively asking questions or taking notes on the material. On the other hand, the factors contributing to the skilled performance of students include regularly reviewing lesson materials at home and using tutorial videos for learning. Generally, students struggled with tasks such as managing outlines, combining objects, inserting objects using PowerClip Inside, positioning objects with shortcuts, using the Artistic Media tool, trimming objects using other objects, and using LiveSketch.
Development “Sincatensa”, a Plant Sensing System Application in Land Dry Areas Using Qr-Code
Authors: Nona Risna , Ramadhani Fajar , Andrea Reza
Published: July 2024

Recognition or identification is important to make it easier for us to recognize a type of plant or plant community. Each type has characteristics that have adapted to its habitat. Plants that exist in dry land areas including those around the University of Timor campus, it is necessary to identify or carry out scanning to identify names, characteristics and benefits and status in nature. Scanning is often done manually so that it is sometimes less effective and efficient familiar to the lay public. The aim of this research is to integrate scanning methods with optimizing ICT media such as using the “Sincatanesa” (Plant Scanning System) application with QR Code. The method used is a combination between observation methods and identifying specific tree growth forms and input into the “Sincatanesa” application which has been designed by researcher. Taxonomic data ranging from kingdom to species, habitus, benefits and IUCN status of each existing tree. Then make it QR Code attached to each tree. There were 18 types of trees identified and a QR Code was created for identification in the “Sincatanesa” application. The data stored is internet based so there will be a lot of data that can be stored, can be edited easily It's easy and just scan the barcode to identify the tree. Hopefully this application is known and used by all academic community at the University of Timor and the wider community. Furthermore, the “Sincatanesa” application can be developed based on smartphone so that it becomes more flexible and easier to use.
Water Level Monitoring for Flood Early Mitigation Based on Internet of Things (IoT)
Authors: Syamsi Nur , Ulfah Maria , Lesmideyarti Dwi
Published: July 2024

Flooding is a disaster that often threatens communities, especially in high-risk areas. It is not surprising that this disaster causes many losses to the community morally and materially. This is because the area is on the riverbank and is the lowest point. The purpose of this final project is to design a flood early warning system as a water level monitoring to minimize the losses caused by floods with a water level monitoring tool to provide early warning to the community in the event of a flood. This water level monitoring tool utilizes solar panels as an energy source, where this tool uses ultrasonic sensors as water level detection and rain sensors as rainfall detection. This tool requires 28.6 Watts of power to power the system and the accuracy of the ultrasonic sensor is 99.94% with an average ultrasonic sensor error of 0.05%. This water level monitoring tool will help improve the flood early warning system, thus enabling the community to take appropriate mitigation steps before floods reach dangerous levels. Thus, losses due to flooding can be reduced, and assets can be restored, communities can be better protected from the threat of flooding.
Correlation of Pronated Foot Posture and Vertical Jump Measurement in Adolescent Recreational Basketball Players - An Observational Study
Authors: Hardik A. Ramani , U. Shukla Yagna , A. Gill Manmitkaur
Published: July 2024

Background: Osteoarthritis (OA); a whole joint disorder is a most common and progressive disease that worsens with age. Synovitis and synovial effusion can play important role in early OA diagnosis and progression. Limited

Background: Jumping is a significant move commonly performed by basketball players, with an average of 44 jumps completed by each player during a competitive game. The influence of foot pronation on the mechanics of the lower extremities in basketball players' movements, particularly during repeated jumps and various landing techniques, is a significant area under investigation.
Methodology: After receiving ethical approval, a total of 250 individuals underwent screening. Out of these, 85 participants were selected for the study on specific criteria and convenience sampling. Prior to the commencement of the study, written consent was obtained from the parents of the participants, along with their assent. The participants were then categorized into different groups based on their navicular drop, with Group 1 (consisting of 42 individuals) exhibiting a pronated foot posture, and Group 2 (comprising 43 individuals) displaying a neutral foot posture. Subsequently, the Sargent jump test was conducted on all participants, and the data obtained was analyzed for both groups.
Results: Data from basketball players were examined using SPSS 16.0. After conducting an unpaired t-test (p=0.15, Df= 83, t= 1.43) and a Pearson correlation test (r=0.12 and r=0.08), it was found that there was no statistically significant correlation between pronated foot posture and vertical jump performance.
Conclusion: This research study has determined that there is no connection between a pronated foot position and the vertical jump height among young recreational basketball players.

Keywords: Pronated foot, Navicular drop, Vertical jump, Adolescent, Basketball players.
A Study to Find Out Correlation of Depression with The Level of Disability in Stroke Patients
Authors: Balakrishnan Roshna , K H Bharath
Published: July 2024

BACKGROUND: Stroke is a medical emergency, and can cause permanent neurological damage, complications, and even death. Depressive disorders and diminished functional capabilities have been recognized as common consequences of stroke More than one half of all stroke survivors are left with disabilities that prevent them from returning to their prestroke level of health and productivity. Poststroke depression is considered as the most frequent and important neuro-psychiatric consequence of stroke. As both depressive disorders and disability occurs after stroke, the purpose of the study is to correlate and find the relationship of depression with the level of disability in stroke patients.
METHOD: A total of 100 stroke patients of both sexes in the age group of 30 to 60 years within a given time duration of 6 months after stroke were assessed for their depression and disability level. Depression was measured using Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HDRS) with scores ranging from 0 to 54 and Disability was measured using modified Rankin Scale (mRS) with scores ranging from 0 to 6.
OUTCOME MEASURE:
The following outcome measures were measured:
1. Depression was measured using Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HDRS)
2. Disability was measured using modified Rankin Scale (mRS)
STATISTICAL ANALYSIS:
• Karl Pearson’s correlation
• P value <0.05 is taken up for statistical significance
RESULTS: The r- value is 0.836, p- value is 0.000 and the result is highly significant with p<0.05 significance. In this study, r is between -1 and 1. Since it is a positive value (0.836), we can conclude that there exist a significant positive correlation between depression (HDRS) and level of disability (mRS) in stroke patients.
CONCLUSION: Depression had a strong positive correlation with Disability in stroke patients

Keywords: Stroke, Depression, Disability, Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HDRS), Modified Rankin Scale (mRS).
Prevalence and Risk Factors of Work-Related, Non-Specific Low Back Pain Among Physiotherapists in Ahmedabad City
Authors: Bhai Thakkar Vishruti Minesh , P. Jhala Mihirdev
Published: July 2024

Introduction: Low back pain (LBP) is the major public health problem across the world. Physiotherapy professionals are more prone to work related LBP because they are linked to major physical efforts such as transfers and patient handling manoeuvres, uncomfortable or prolonged working positions, trunk flexion and rotation movements and reactions to a fall or unexpected movement by the patient. LBP is a multifactorial condition. Various factors like, personal, biomechanical, psychosocial and organisational are associated with work related LBP among physiotherapists.
Methodology: A link to an online self-questionnaire was sent to physiotherapists working in Ahmedabad city since last 12 months. The various patterns of practice were compared with regard to the prevalence of LBP, the total number of days with LBP during last 12 months, and the degree of exposure to organisational, biomechanical and psychosocial risk factors.
Results: The result was carried out by using Microsoft excel. Results showed that there is 95% prevalence of work-related low back pain among physiotherapists specifically, those working since last 12 months. The mean score of NPRS was 7.
Conclusion: There is significant prevalence of work-related low back pain among physiotherapists in Ahmedabad city.

Keywords: physiotherapists, work-related, low back pain, Ahmedabad city
English language teachers’ experiences with the first transition to online education during COVID-19
Authors: Váradi Krisztián
Published: July 2024

Teaching English as a foreign language is important in the 21st century. However, as a result of the sudden outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic and the consequential quarantine measures in March 2020, the education process had to be reorganised from the traditional face-to-face method to the online space within a few days. English teachers had to face previously not experienced problems all over the world. The purpose of this study was to shed light on the main obstacles that emerged during the first transition to digital education in the spring of 2020. With the help of semi-structured interviews, sixteen English language teachers were asked from various Transcarpathian secondary and higher education institutions about their experiences with online education and the useful practices which helped them overcome the most serious problems. Based on the results, the personal contact between teachers and learners was important in the development of speaking skills in a foreign language. Although online education was rather convenient and advantageous in terms of developing listening, reading, or writing skills, distance education was not as effective as the traditional face-to-face context. Several problems emerged in connection with the demotivation of students, the overload of both teachers and learners, the lack of the Internet connection or digital equipment, and the unpreparedness of teachers and educational institutions. The practical significance of this study is that it gives possible solutions to these issues and hindrances, thus teaching English in the online space could be more effective
Development of mathematical competence as a key competence in English language teaching
Authors: Neguliaieva Alla
Published: July 2024

The relevance of the study is conditioned to the need to explore new effective methods of implementing competence-oriented education while teaching English and forming key competences as a basis for learners’ comprehensive development and successful integration into a fast-moving cross-cultural society. The purpose of the study was to substantiate the category “mathematical competence in English language teaching learning” and analyse the survey of English language teachers to determine its understanding among teachers of secondary educational institutions. General scientific and empirical methods, deduction, comprehensive analysis, and comparison facilitated achieving the set goals. Hence, this paper presents the research on implementing the competence-oriented strategy stated by the Law of Ukraine on Education in general and the features of developing mathematical competence in English language teaching/learning as a key one. The modern view on understanding the concept in scientific discourse was analysed, including considering mathematical competence as a subject-specific, key, and super-competence. Assuming that communication is one of the methods and ways of teaching the English language, the authors’ vision of its definition regarding its development in the language learning was suggested. In addition, the survey of English language teachers was conducted and analysed and contradictions and problems in its comprehension and implementation among teachers were revealed: understanding the need to develop mathematical competence as a key one in teaching English; and the lack of methods and didactic materials for practical use at the English language lessons at secondary educational institutions. Furthermore, outlined prospects for future research in developing methods and efficient didactic materials for developing the mentioned competence and conducting an experiment to prove their effectiveness. These didactic materials also should comprise the psychological, linguistic, and lingua-didactic aspects, previously substantiated by the author of this paper, for developing mathematical competence as a key one in the process of teaching the English language
COVID-19 Variants and Treatment approaches with Bio-active Compounds of Gmelina arborea: Research work based on Docking Studies
Authors: Pandey Rupesh Kumar , Pathak Manish Kumar , Singh Lubhan , Pandey Priyanka , Naumovich Vladislav , Pathak Prateek , Grishina Maria
Published: July 2024

Objective - COVID-19 is the black chapter in the history of the world. Currently, many countries are facing different waves of this pandemic but the problem in front of us is the frequent mutants. Some questions are also coming about how we will treat future coming viruses. Method - Our aim in this research work is to perform the Molecular docking of important bioactive compounds of Gmelina arborea i.e. arboreol, gmelanone, gmelinol and hentriacontanol to the active site of 3CLpro. Result/Conclusion - the docking studies strongly suggest that Gmelina arborea can be used in the disease management. The need is to explore the plant Gmelina arborea, which can give directions in treatment in various diseases including COVID-19.
Trip Assignment Modeling for Transportation in Denpasar City Using PTV Visum Software
Authors: Suartawan Putu Eka , Sadri Putu Diva Ariesthana , Hidayat Dwi Wahyu
Published: July 2024

Mapping and macro transportation modelling are methods used to obtain an overview and analysis of transportation conditions at the macro level, encompassing all road segments in urban areas. Critical constraints on road segments can be identified through this process. Macro transportation modelling serves as a tool for studying the implementation of problem-solving policies, allowing the anticipated outcomes to be analysed through simulations in transportation modelling. This research has a specific goal: to understand the travel patterns of the population in the city of Denpasar. Calibration and validation processes in the PTV Visum modelling are conducted to test the validity of the created macrosimulation model. The trip assignment results are generated through PTV Visum modeling. The research methodology involves quantitative analysis using household interview surveys, traffic counting, correlational studies, and macrosimulation modelling. Calibration is performed by calculating the beta coefficient value (with specific calculated values), time matrices, and distance matrices to measure travel impedance functions. Validation is conducted by evaluating the Generalised Exponential Horn (GEH) value, which is less than 5, to ensure the alignment between travel output in the model and field survey data from traffic counting. From the analysis of a sample of 2,725 households, a total of 2,165,876 daily trips were obtained. Types of trips include movements from internal to internal zones (2,115,602 trips), from internal to external zones (28,799 trips), from external to internal zones (19,319 trips), and from external to external zones (2,159 trips) per day. Roads with the highest traffic volume in a single day include Hasanudin Street (42,524 pcu/hour), Diponogoro Street (42,282 pcu/hour), Sudirman Street (31,062 pcu/hour), Sutoyo Street (30,180 pcu/hour), and Sumatra Street (23,515 pcu/hour).
Aktualna sytuacja żywnościowa świata
Authors: Górecki Jan
Published: July 2024

Autor dokonuje przeglądu aktualnej sytuacji żywnościowej świata, a zwłaszcza w kontekście zmian demograficznych. Pomimo znaczącego wzrostu produkcji rolniczej w skali globalnej z jednej strony, a znaczącym ograniczeniem względnego przyrostu naturalnego ludności świata, liczba ludności głodującej i niedożywionej wyrażana w liczbach bezwzględnych nie ulega zmniejszeniu. Wprawdzie udział procentowy ludności niedożywionej w ostatnim półwieczu zmniejszył się o połowę i wynosi obecnie około 15% ludności świata, ale nadal liczba ludzi głodujących i niedożywionych przekracza 800 mln i nie ulega zmniejszeniu. W wyniku szczegółowej analizy regionalnej i grupy krajów, w których skala głodu i niedożywienia jest największa, sformułowano pogląd, że główne przyczyny zjawisk głodu i niedożywienia nie wynikają z warunków przyrodniczo-technicznych, lecz są nimi wojny, konflikty plemienne i wewnętrzne, a także egoizm, nienawiść i ksenofobia, które prowadzą do korupcji i dążenia do dominacji jednych ludzi nad innymi.
Margaret Anderson’s Compromise: Art and Advertising in the Little Review
Authors: Heinz Evi
Published: July 2024

Despite its rhetorical attacks on “the public taste,” the Little Review carried many advertisements promoting precisely the mass consumer culture it allegedly rejected. This irreverent mixing of cultural registers has typically been read as an expression of enthusiasm vis-à-vis the social and cultural function of advertising on the part of the magazine’s editor Margaret Anderson. This article critically reexamines Anderson’s engagement with the form and function of promotional discourse to show that, rather than suspending the tension between art and advertising, she continually sought to shape her magazine’s relationship with commercial mass culture into a compromise on her own terms.
Backwards Modernity: The Crisis, Miscellaneity, and the Legacy of Slavery
Authors: Mayer Ruth
Published: July 2024

This article looks at the Crisis’s intervention in the periodical modernity of the 1910s in the United States. While the magazine modeled itself on white periodicals of the period, it also clearly stands out. Instead of focusing on W. E. B. Du Bois’s role as an editor, this article foregrounds the collective principle of miscellaneity and the ways in which this traditional form changes in its use in the Crisis. The Crisis refracts the multiplicity of modern experiences marred by the specters of a past that is not really over but largely unacknowledged—a backwards modernity.
Potentially Queer: Mass Cultural Images in Vanity Fair and George Platt Lynes’s Scrapbooks
Authors: Czelustek Sabrina
Published: July 2024

This article examines George Platt Lynes’s scrapbooks, highlighting their role in the queer cultural narrative of the 1930s. Lynes, a key figure in New York’s queer artistic circle, blended personal and mass media images in his scrapbooks, including Vanity Fair clippings. These collections reflect the era’s subtle queer expressions and provide unique insights into queer history and media. Focusing on a Cary Grant photograph from Vanity Fair, the article discusses the multifaceted interpretations of visual media in understanding queer narratives within modernism and modernity and emphasizes the integral role of queerness within these frameworks.
The Secret of the Writing: James Welch and the Drafting of Winter in the Blood
Authors: Buchanan David
Published: July 2024

Winter in the Blood has an extremely interesting archival back story. Buchanan discovered in James Welch’s archives at the Beinecke Library at Yale University that, as a student at the University of Montana, Welch had already formed the thematic core of the novel nearly ten years before its publication. In a folder with a sticky note on it that reads “In his box in closet. ORIGINAL stuff from writing class!” rests a number of short stories that Welch wrote for a 1964 creative writing course. One of these documents is a short snippet of a story that features a young Indian man named Moses First Raise discovering a dead man lying along a trail in a ravine near a pen of cows. This plot event points to a similar plot event in the opening pages of the novel, though the point of view shifts around and confuses the relationship between the narrator, Moses, and the dead man. Moreover, it is the first time that the brother Moses appears in any of Welch’s other papers or published work. The article explores this and other elements of the compositional history of Welch’s masterpiece, Winter in the Blood.
As concepções de qualidade, potabilidade e tratamento das águas nos primórdios da cidade de Belo Horizonte
Authors: Campos Silva Rodrigo Régis
Published: July 2024

Neste artigo, são abordados os discursos e concepções acerca da qualidade, potabilidade e dos métodos de tratamento das águas de Belo Horizonte, desde a escolha da localidade para sede da nova capital de Minas Gerais nos anos 1890, até 1917, quando a cidade completava duas décadas de sua inauguração. Foram analisados diversos documentos a fim de encontrar menções à qualidade das águas e os parâmetros utilizados para esta classificação, bem como os métodos utilizados ou indicados para o seu tratamento. Investigou-se o relatório da Comissão de Estudo das Localidades Indicadas para a Nova Capital, o acervo da Comissão Construtora da Nova Capital, os relatórios dos prefeitos e alguns relatos da imprensa. A partir de 1911, com a instalação do Laboratório de Análises Químicas do Estado, atentou-se para os resultados das análises de água potável da capital e as recomendações para a melhoria de sua qualidade, feitas pelo químico alemão Alfred Schaeffer, contratado em seu país pelo governo estadual para dirigir o laboratório. Constatou-se que à época da construção de Belo Horizonte e da implantação e desenvolvimento do seu sistema de abastecimento d’água, já havia evidências científicas a favor do uso de filtros, de substâncias floculantes para a decantação de sólidos em suspensão e até mesmo do uso de ozônio para o tratamento das águas, mas que não foram utilizadas no período analisado.
Central de Cooperativas Las Diosas: Una experiencia de éxito y empoderamiento femenino
Authors: Reyes Amador Jarevt Amir
Published: July 2024

El presente artículo visualiza el trabajo de las mujeres campesinas pertenecientes a la Central de Cooperativas Las Diosas, destacando esta experiencia exitosa contada desde las vivencias de estas mujeres, quienes representan el empoderamiento femenino con equidad, calidez humana, responsabilidad, compromiso social y revolucionario en los departamentos de Estelí, Matagalpa, Jinotega y Nueva Segovia. La UNAN-Managua, a través de la Dirección de Extensión Universitaria, brindó acompañamiento y asesoramiento a esta cooperativa. Este trabajo consolida las actividades realizadas en la vinculación de esta cooperativa con la UNAN-Managua mediante espacios de formación e intercambio de experiencias, destacando el proyecto de compost mineralizado, ganador de la 8va edición del Premio a la Producción Más Limpia. Se empleó la revisión documental y la observación directa, complementadas con una historia de vida y un grupo focal para dilucidar la historia e importancia de la Central de Cooperativas Las Diosas.
Exploring Bismuth (III) Sulpha Drugs Schiff Base Coordination Complexes: Design, Synthesis, Structural, Spectroscopic Characterization, and Biological Evaluations
Authors:   Department of Chemistry, SNKP Government P.G. College Neemkathana, Rajasthan, India
Published: July 2024

The present study aimed to prepare and then evaluate the tetra and coordinated Bismuth (III) complexes [BiCl2 (L)] (LH = N, O donor Schiff base employed by the condensation of 1-acetyl-2-naphthol and 2-acetyl-1-naphthol using sulpha drugs as ligand) were derived by the reaction of bismuth (III) trichloride and sodium salt of an N, O donor Schiff base ligand and characterized. The authenticity of all the synthesized ligands and their Bi (III) complexes had been identified by microanalysis, various spectroscopic techniques like FT-IR, 1H NMR, and elemental analysis. The spectral evidence of the complexes has revealed the bidentate complexing nature of the Schiff base through phenolic oxygen and azomethine nitrogen atoms. The Schiff base ligand and Bismuth (III) complexes were assessed for antimicrobial activity. Assessment of antimicrobial activity against Gram-negative & Gram-positive bacteria and fungi has demonstrated that the complex (III) was more active than the Schiff base.
Program Pengabdian Masyarakat Untuk Edukasi Dan Deteksi Dini Dislipidemia Dan Obesitas
Authors: Martin Alfianto , Setia Nicholas , Jap Ayleen Nathalie
Published: July 2024

Dyslipidemia in the elderly is a serious condition characterized by high or low levels of lipids in the blood, including cholesterol and triglycerides, which increases the risk of cardiovascular disease. In this community service activity, education and health checks were carried out on 94 elderly people at the Bina Bhakti Nursing Home. The results showed that 90.3% of elderly people had normal cholesterol levels, while 9.7% had dyslipidemia. As many as 62.4% had optimal HDL levels, but 37.6% had non-optimal HDL levels. Regarding LDL parameters, 62.4% had optimal levels and 37.6% did not have optimal levels. Dyslipidemia was more common in elderly women (10.8%) than men (5.3%). Modifiable risk factors such as diet and physical activity greatly influence blood lipid levels. Education regarding the importance of a healthy diet and regular health checks is very necessary to manage dyslipidemia in the elderly. This activity emphasizes the importance of a comprehensive educational approach and program to reduce the prevalence of dyslipidemia and improve the quality of life of the elderly.
Keywords: Education, Hyperlipidemia, Cardiovascular, Elderly, Screening
Is Bank Financial Performance Affected By Corporate Social Responsibility? A Meta-Analysis
Authors: Mukhamad Sholikudin  , Hwihanus Hwihanus
Published: July 2024

This study investigates the impact of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) on the Financial Performance of Banks. A meta-analysis of the previous five studies showed that CSR activities as a whole had a positive impact on CFP, especially on Return on Equity (ROE) and Net Interest Margin (NIM). However, the influence of CSR on Return on Assets (ROA) is inconsistent. These findings show that CSR can increase bank profitability, but the effect is not uniform across all aspects of financial performance. This research makes an important contribution by integrating the findings from various studies and highlighting the strategic role of CSR in increasing financial and non-financial added value in the banking industry. The practical implication is that banks need to formulate and implement effective CSR strategies to achieve sustainable long-term financial goals and meet stakeholder expectations.
Analisis Rasio Profitabilitas dan Rasio Likuiditas terhadap Kinerja Keuangan pada Perusahaan Maskapai Penerbangan yang Terdaftar di BEI Tahun 2020-2022
Authors: Yogi Setya Dharmajati  , Nurul Hidayah  , ⁠Iin Wijayanti
Published: July 2024

The financial performance of airline companies is influenced by natural and non-natural situations and conditions. In 2020-2022, airline companies registered on the IDX experienced unstable financial conditions, caused by non-natural disasters, namely the Covid-19 pandemic. This has an impact on the stability of the airline company's financial performance. This research aims to analyze the financial performance of airline companies based on profitability ratios (net profit margin, return on assets, return on equity) and liquidity ratios (current ratio, quick ratio, cash ratio). The data used in this research is secondary data, while this research uses quantitative descriptive data analysis methods. The results of the research show that the company's NPM, ROA and ROE ratios tend to be negative values, so that the ratio results are below the profitability ratio standard, while the company's current ratio, quick ratio and cash ratio are also below the liquidity ratio standard. Obtaining a ratio that is below standard indicates the company's financial performance is poor and unsatisfactory.
Penerapan Prosedur Vouching dan Konfirmasi Dalam Audit Investigatif Atas Akun Beban Gaji (Studi Kasus Pada PT X)
Authors: Novi Eka Nadias  , Gideon Setyo Budiwitjaksono
Published: July 2024

Investigative audit can be interpreted as a process carried out by an independent party to prove the presence or absence of fraud. Seeing these conditions, the investigative auditor must carry out audit procedures effectively and efficiently in order to obtain conclusions regarding how fraud can occur. It is undeniable that various forms of fraud can occur in every company, one of which is fraud in the employee payroll system. Furthermore, PT X is a manufacturing company and one of the clients of KAP Y which requires investigative audit services to detect fraud in the payment of salaries for casual employees. The purpose of this research is to analyze the application of vouching and confirmation procedures in the investigative audit process of the salary expense account at PT X. The writing of this article uses a qualitative approach based on case studies. Secondary data for this research was obtained through interviews and documentation. Data analysis was carried out by preparing questions and recording the results of interviews for further analysis. The author also organizes the information obtained to get a conclusion. The results of this study prove that vouching and confirmation procedures are able to detect fraud in the investigative audit process. In this case, it has been found that there is a difference between the amount of funds spent by the company for salary payments and the amount of funds received by daily casual employees.
Research on the Balance Mechanism of Rights Conflict in the Cross-border Flow of Personal Financial Data
Authors: Lu Yan
Published: July 2024

The cross-border flow of personal financial data is inevitable due to the needs of cross-border business or overseas supervision such as anti-money laundering. The conflict between national financial security and financial efficiency results in a series of unbalanced situations under cross-border financial data. The state takes measures to regulate in order to balance different demands, promote economic development, and seek economic globalization. In an unbalanced state, the lack of systematic rights protection will lead to a lack of confidence in the degree of protection of personal financial data subjects, which may hinder the construction of global economic integration. This paper first analyzes the causes of imbalance from the perspective of value orientation and makes suggestions for institutional improvement. Secondly, from the perspective of the contradictions between the subjects of personal financial data rights and processors, as well as the contradictions between regulators, it studies the feasibility methods to check and balance and resolve the conflicts, so as to achieve the goal of clarifying the basic value and coordinating the conflict relationship. It should also focus on the development of national independent artificial intelligence, science and technology to help development cooperation, and the goal of international economic integration.
Research on the Current Situation and Countermeasures for the Development of the Digital Culture Industry in Shiyan City
Authors: Shuai Yu
Published: July 2024

With the advent of the digital era, the digital culture industry has become a crucial engine for economic growth and cultural innovation. This paper focuses on Shiyan City in Hubei Province, conducting an in-depth analysis of the current state of its digital culture industry. It identifies several challenges faced by Shiyan's digital culture industry, including small industry scale, insufficient diversification, a shortage of digital culture talent, and inadequate policy support. To address these issues and promote high-quality development of the digital culture industry in Shiyan City, the paper proposes the following countermeasures: strengthening policy guidance for the digital culture industry, establishing and improving mechanisms for talent cultivation and recruitment, actively fostering new business forms in the digital culture industry, and vigorously supporting leading enterprises in the digital culture sector.
Research on Digital Literacy of Humanities and Social Science Students
Authors: Liu Jingyao , Zhang Chunxu , Su Yuyang , Gu Yuhan , Zhang Tianyuan
Published: July 2024

[Purpose / Significance] In the info society, digital education is vital for digital society building. College students, as digital transformation helpers, should have basic digital literacy. [Method / process] This study targets humanities and social science students, integrating national digital literacy initiatives and domestic/international frameworks. A digital literacy framework was built using Delphi and AHP. 402 valid questionnaires were analyzed with descriptive stats & cluster analysis. [Results / Conclusion]Humanities students' digital literacy includes: info/data literacy, learning/thinking ability, digital citizenship, and tech application. Self-reported literacy is generally good, but tech innovation is a weakness. All dimensions show hierarchical characteristics. This study proposes: integrating digital literacy with professional training, building educational programs, and providing diverse training scenarios for comprehensive digital literacy development.