bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
PRODUÇÃO E COMERCIALIZAÇÃO DE COENTRO (CORIANDRUM SATIVUM) NO MUNICÍPIO DE EXU-PE E SEU POTENCIAL COMO PRODUTO ORGÂNICO
Authors: Silva Carla Juliana Bezerra da , Brito Ivan Eudes Gonçalves de , Cassimiro Ivan Timóteo , Carvalho Osmar Viveiros de
Published: January 2022

O presente trabalho teve como objetivo analisar o âmbito de produção e comercialização do coentro no município de Exu, frente ao uso de adubos naturais e controle natural de pragas em detrimento ao uso de adubos inorgânicos, pesticidas e agrotóxicos industrializados. As produções com “selo orgânico” têm ganhado bastante destaque quando se fala em alimentação saudável, também são vários os pequenos produtores que vem se tornando adeptos desta nova visão de agricultura natural. O famoso coentro (Coriandrum sativum) é um produto bastante consumido na Região Norte e Nordeste do Brasil e se encontra, na sua região de consumo como uma hortaliça com potencial para ser produzido dentro do padrão orgânico. No entanto, para que se tenha uma classificação de produto orgânico o alimento tem que ser produzido utilizando-se apenas medidas alternativas de adubação e controle de pragas, o que nem sempre é feito de forma correta, desfavorecendo certos tipos de manejos e diminuindo a produtividade da plantação. Deste modo, qualquer mudança na maneira de produção do vegetal, mesmo que pra deixá-lo mais saudável, pode se apresentar como uma grande oportunidade de aumento nos lucros ou simplesmente um desagradável risco econômico. Sendo assim, para evitar possíveis prejuízos, fazem-se necessários estudos que culminem em conhecimento empírico a ser disseminado com o intuito de adequar de maneira segura o cultivo padrão ao novo manejo almejado.
Regional impacts of black carbon morphologies on aerosol-radiation interactions: A comparative study between the US and China
Authors: Luo Jie , Li Zhengqiang , Zhang Chenchong , Zhang Qixing , Zhang Yongming , Zhang Ying , Curci Gabriele , Chakrabarty Rajan K.
Published: January 2022

Abstract. Black carbon (BC) is one of the dominant absorbing aerosol species in the atmosphere. It normally has complex fractal-like structures due to the aggregation process during combustion. A wide range of aerosol-radiation interactions (ARI) of BC has been reported throughout experimental and modeling studies. One reason for the large discrepancies among multiple studies is the application of the over-simplified spherical morphology for BC in ARI estimates. Here, we employ a regional chemical transport model coupled with a radiative transfer code which utilizes the non-spherical BC optical simulations to re-evaluate the effects of particles' morphologies on BC ARI. Anthropogenic activities and wildfires are two major sources of BC emissions. Therefore, we choose four typical polluted cities in East China which are dominated by urban emissions, and three locations in the northwest US that are dominated by fire emissions in this study. Our modeling results show that spherical BC models overestimate the aerosol optical depth (AOD) at 550 nm wavelength up to 0.03 and 0.15 at typical polluted cities in East China and fire regions in the northwest US, respectively, than fractal BC models with a fractal dimension (Df) of 1.8. Besides, spherical BC model underestimates BC aerosol absorption optical depth (AAOD) at 450 nm up to 0.016 and 0.04 at typical polluted cities in East China and fire sites in the US, respectively, than the fractal BC model. BC morphologies have relatively small impacts on the single scattering albedo (SSA) and extinction Ångström exponent (EAE), while these morphological effects on the absorption Ångström exponent (AAE) are rather significant. The spherical BC models underestimate AAE by approximately 0.17 at 450 and 850 nm wavelength pair than the fractal counterparts. Besides, BC morphologies have non-negligible impacts on the BC ARI. The calculated mean ARI using the spherical BC model is approximately 3.47–4.45 Wm−2 at typical polluted cities in China, while the values increase to approximately 3.83–4.92 Wm−2 when using the fractal aggregate model, and the relative variations are approximately 10.4 %–15.3 %. The mean BC ARI increases from approximately 4.91–6.61 Wm−2 to 5.52–7.05 Wm−2 and the relative variations for BC ARI are approximately 6.2 %–6.9 % when we modify the BC from spheres to fractal aggregates with a Df of 1.8 in the northwest US. Therefore, the effects of BC morphologies on the regional radiative effects should be carefully evaluated in different regions.
A single-peak-structured solar cycle signal in stratospheric ozone based on Microwave Limb Sounder observations and model simulations
Authors: Dhomse Sandip S. , Chipperfield Martyn P. , Feng Wuhu , Hossaini Ryan , Mann Graham W. , Santee Michelle L. , Weber Mark
Published: January 2022

Abstract. Until now our understanding of the 11-year solar cycle signal (SCS) in stratospheric ozone has been largely based on high-quality but sparse ozone
profiles from the Stratospheric Aerosol and Gas Experiment (SAGE) II or coarsely resolved ozone profiles from the nadir-viewing Solar Backscatter
Ultraviolet Radiometer (SBUV) satellite instruments. Here, we analyse 16 years (2005–2020) of ozone profile measurements from the Microwave Limb
Sounder (MLS) instrument on the Aura satellite to estimate the 11-year SCS in stratospheric ozone. Our analysis of Aura-MLS data suggests a
single-peak-structured SCS profile (about 3 % near 4 hPa or 40 km) in tropical stratospheric ozone, which is significantly
different to the SAGE II and SBUV-based double-peak-structured SCS. We also find that MLS-observed ozone variations are more consistent with ozone
from our control model simulation that uses Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) v2 solar fluxes. However, in the lowermost stratosphere modelled ozone
shows a negligible SCS compared to about 1 % in Aura-MLS data. An ensemble of ordinary least squares (OLS) and three regularised (lasso, ridge
and elastic net) linear regression models confirms the robustness of the estimated SCS. In addition, our analysis of MLS and model simulations shows
a large SCS in the Antarctic lower stratosphere that was not seen in earlier studies. We also analyse chemical transport model simulations with
alternative solar flux data. We find that in the upper (and middle) stratosphere the model simulation with Solar Radiation and Climate Experiment
(SORCE) satellite solar fluxes is also consistent with the MLS-derived SCS and agrees well with the control simulation and one which uses Spectral
and Total Irradiance Reconstructions (SATIRE) solar fluxes. Hence, our model simulation suggests that with recent adjustments and corrections, SORCE
data can be used to analyse effects of solar flux variations. Furthermore, analysis of a simulation with fixed solar fluxes and one with fixed
(annually repeating) meteorology confirms that the implicit dynamical SCS in the (re)analysis data used to force the model is not enough to simulate
the observed SCS in the middle and upper stratospheric ozone. Finally, we argue that the overall significantly different SCS compared to previous
estimates might be due to a combination of different factors such as much denser MLS measurements, almost linear stratospheric chlorine loading
changes over the analysis period, variations in the stratospheric dynamics as well as relatively unperturbed stratospheric aerosol layer that might
have influenced earlier analyses.
Interannual variabilities, long-term trends, and regulating factors of low-oxygen conditions in the eastern Pearl River Estuary
Authors: Chen Zheng , Wang Bin , Xu Chuang , Zhang Zhongren , Li Shiyu , Hu Jiatang
Published: January 2022

Abstract. The summertime low-oxygen conditions in the Pearl River Estuary (PRE) have experienced a significant expansion in spatial extent associated with notable deoxygenation in recent decades. Nevertheless, there is still a lack of quantitative understanding of the long-term trends and interannual variabilities in oxygen conditions in the PRE as well as the driving factors, which was comprehensively investigated in this study using monthly observations in the eastern PRE during 1994–2018. To evaluate the changes in scope and intensity of oxygen conditions, an indicator (defined as the Low-oxygen Index, LOI) that integrates several metrics related to low-oxygen conditions was introduced through the principal component analysis (PCA). Moreover, primary physical and biogeochemical factors controlling the interannual variabilities and long-term trends in oxygen conditions were discerned, and their relative contributions were quantified by the multiple regression analysis. Results showed that the regression models explained over 60 % of the interannual variations in LOI. Both the wind speeds and concentrations of dissolved inorganic nitrogen (DIN) played a significant role in determining the interannual variations (by 39 % and 49 %, respectively) and long-term trends (by 39 % and 56 %, respectively) in LOI. Due to the increasing nutrient loads and alterations in physical conditions (e.g. the long-term decreasing trend in wind speeds), coastal eutrophication was exaggerated and massive marine-sourced organic matter was subsequently produced, thereby resulting in an expansion of intensified low-oxygen conditions. It has also driven a shift in the dominant source of organic matter from terrestrial inputs to in situ primary production, which has probably led to an earlier onset of hypoxia in summer. In summary, the eastern PRE has undergone considerable deterioration of low-oxygen conditions in the context of substantial changes in anthropogenic eutrophication and external physical factors.
Simulating glacial dust changes in the Southern Hemisphere using ECHAM6.3-HAM2.3
Authors: Krätschmer Stephan , van der Does Michèlle , Lamy Frank , Lohmann Gerrit , Völker Christoph , Werner Martin
Published: January 2022

Abstract. Mineral dust aerosol constitutes an important component of the Earth's climate
system, not only on short timescales due to direct and indirect influences on
the radiation budget but also on long timescales by acting as a fertilizer
for the biosphere and thus affecting the global carbon cycle. For a
quantitative assessment of its impact on the global climate, state-of-the-art
atmospheric and aerosol models can be utilized. In this study, we use the
ECHAM6.3-HAM2.3 model to perform global simulations of the mineral dust cycle
for present-day (PD), pre-industrial (PI), and last glacial maximum (LGM)
climate conditions. The intercomparison with marine sediment and ice core data,
as well as other modeling studies, shows that the obtained annual dust
emissions of 1221, 923, and 5159 Tg for PD, PI, and LGM, respectively,
generally agree well with previous findings. Our analyses focusing on the
Southern Hemisphere suggest that over 90 % of the mineral dust deposited
over Antarctica are of Australian or South American origin during both PI and
LGM. However, contrary to previous studies, we find that Australia contributes
a higher proportion during the LGM, which is mainly caused by changes in the
precipitation patterns. Obtained increased particle radii during the LGM can
be traced back to increased sulfate condensation on the particle surfaces as
a consequence of longer particle lifetimes. The meridional transport of
mineral dust from its source regions to the South Pole takes place at
different altitudes depending on the grain size of the dust particles. We
find a trend of generally lower transport heights during the LGM compared to
PI as a consequence of reduced convection due to colder surfaces, indicating a
vertically less extensive Polar cell.
Global, high-resolution mapping of tropospheric ozone – explainable machine learning and impact of uncertainties
Authors: Betancourt Clara , Stomberg Timo T. , Edrich Ann-Kathrin , Patnala Ankit , Schultz Martin G. , Roscher Ribana , Kowalski Julia , Stadtler Scarlet
Published: January 2022

Abstract. Tropospheric ozone is a toxic greenhouse gas with a highly variable spatial distribution which is challenging to map on a global scale. Here we present a data-driven ozone mapping workflow generating a transparent and reliable product. We map the global distribution of tropospheric ozone from sparse, irregularly placed measurement stations to a high-resolution regular grid using machine learning methods. The produced map contains the average tropospheric ozone concentration of the years 2010–2014 with a resolution of 0.1° × 0.1°. The machine learning model is trained on AQ-Bench, a precompiled benchmark dataset consisting of multi-year ground-based ozone measurements combined with an abundance of high-resolution geospatial data. Going beyond standard mapping methods, this work focuses on two key aspects to increase the integrity of the produced map. Using explainable machine learning methods we ensure that the trained machine learning model is consistent with commonly accepted knowledge about tropospheric ozone. To assess the impact of data and model uncertainties on our ozone map, we show that the machine learning model is robust against typical fluctuations in ozone values and geospatial data. By inspecting the feature space, we ensure that the model is only applied in regions where it is reliable. We provide a rationale for the tools we use to conduct a thorough global analysis. The methods presented here can thus be easily transferred to other mapping applications to ensure the transparency and reliability of the maps produced.
Refined estimates of water transport through the Åland Sea in the Baltic Sea
Authors: Westerlund Antti , Miettunen Elina , Tuomi Laura , Alenius Pekka
Published: January 2022

Abstract. Water exchange through the Åland Sea (in the Baltic Sea) greatly affects the environmental conditions in the neighbouring Gulf of Bothnia. Recently observed changes in the eutrophication status of the Gulf of Bothnia may be connected to changing nutrient fluxes through the Åland Sea. Pathways and variability of sub-halocline northward-bound flows towards the Bothnian Sea are important for these studies. While the general nature of the water exchange is known, that knowledge is based on only a few studies that are somewhat limited in detail. Notably, no high-resolution modelling studies of water exchange in the Åland Sea area have been published. In this study, we present a configuration of the NEMO 3D hydrodynamic model for the Åland Sea–Archipelago Sea area at around 500 m horizontal resolution. We then use it to study the water exchange in the Åland Sea and volume transports through the area. We first ran the model for the years 2013–2017 and validated the results, with a focus on the simulated current fields. We found that the model reproduced current direction distributions and layered structure of currents in the water column with reasonably good accuracy. Next, we used the model to calculate volume transports across several transects in the Åland Sea. These calculations provided new details about water transport in the area. Time series of monthly mean volume transports showed consistent northward transport in the deep layer. In the surface layer there was more variability: while net transport was towards the south, in several years some months in late summer or early autumn showed net transport to the north. Furthermore, based on our model calculations, it seems that dynamics in the Lågskär Deep are more complex than has been previously understood. While Lågskär Deep is the primary route of deep-water exchange, a significant volume of deep water still enters the Åland Sea through the depression west of the Lågskär Deep. Better spatial and temporal coverage of current measurements is needed to further refine the understanding of water exchange in the area. Future studies of transport and nutrient dynamics will eventually enable a deeper understanding of eutrophication changes in the Gulf of Bothnia.
Are agricultural plastic covers a source of plastic debris in soil? A first screening study
Authors: Steinmetz Zacharias , Löffler Paul , Eichhöfer Silvia , David Jan , Muñoz Katherine , Schaumann Gabriele E.
Published: January 2022

Abstract. Agricultural plastic covers made from polyethylene (PE) and polypropylene (PP) provide increased yields and an improved crop quality. However, such covers are suspected of partially breaking down into smaller debris and thereby contributing to soil pollution with microplastics. To scrutinize this, we randomly sampled 240 topsoil cores (0–5 cm) from eight fields which were covered with fleeces, perforated foils, and plastic mulches for less than 2 years. Samples from the field periphery (50 m perimeter) served as a reference. Visual plastic debris > 2 mm was analyzed by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. Smaller, soil-associated plastic debris was dispersed from 50 g of fine soil (≤ 2 mm) using sodium hexametaphosphate solution and density-separated with saturated NaCl solution. The collected PE, PP, and polystyrene (PS) debris was selectively dissolved in a mixture of 1,2,4-trichlorobenzene and p-xylene at 150 ∘C and quantified by pyrolysis–gas chromatography–mass spectrometry (Py-GC/MS). We counted six PE and PS fragments > 2 mm in two out of eight fields. By contrast, Py-GC/MS detected PE, PP, and PS contents in the fine soil of six fields (6 % of all samples). In three fields, PE levels of 3–35 mg kg−1 were potentially associated with the use of thinner and less durable perforated foils (40 µm thickness). This was slightly more pronounced at field edges where the plastic covers are turned and weighed down. By contrast, 50 µm thick PE films were not shown to emit any plastic debris. PP contents of 5–10 mg kg−1 were restricted to single observations in the field centers of three sites. At one site, we found expanded PS particles > 2 mm that concurred with elevated PS levels (8–19 mg kg−1) in the fine soil. Both PP and PS were distributed indistinctly across sites so that their source remained unresolved. In addition, the extent to which plastic contents of up to 7 mg kg−1 in the field periphery of some sites were attributed to wind drift from the covered fields or from external sources needs to be investigated in future studies. Our results suggest that the short-term use of thicker and more durable plastic covers should be preferred over thinner or perforated films to limit plastic emissions and accumulation in soil.
The wide range of factors contributing to Wind Resource Assessment accuracy in complex terrain
Authors: Barber Sarah , Schubiger Alain , Koller Sara , Eggli Dominik , Radi Alexander , Rumpf Andreas , Knaus Hermann
Published: January 2022

Abstract. Understanding the uncertainties of Wind Resource Assessments (WRA) is key to reducing project risks, and this is particularly challenging in mountainous terrain. In the academic literature, many complex flow sites have been investigated, but they all focus on comparing wind speeds from selected wind directions, and do not focus on the overall AEP. In this work, a range of simulations are carried out with seven different wind modelling tools at five different complex terrain sites and the results compared to wind speed measurements at validation locations. This is then extended to AEP estimations (without wake effects), showing that wind profile prediction accuracy does not translate directly or linearly to AEP accuracy. This is firstly because there is a surprisingly large variation in energy production calculation techniques between tools, and secondly because the AEP depends strongly upon the relative strength and occurrence of the wind speed in the most commonly-occurring wind direction sectors. This means that the wind model that produces the most accurate wind predictions for a certain wind direction over a certain time period does not always result in the most suitable model for the AEP estimation of a given complex terrain site. In fact, the large number of steps within the WRA process often lead to the choice of wind model being less important for the overall WRA accuracy than would suggest by only looking at wind speeds. It is therefore concluded that it is vitally important for researchers to consider overall AEP – and all the steps towards calculating it – when evaluating simulation accuracies of flow over complex terrain.
‘Exit Jesus’: Relating the Exegesis and Creative/Production Components of a Research Thesis
Authors: Ann Schilo Barbara H. Milech,
Published: January 2022

In the early 90s a visiting scholar at Curtin University applied through the School of Communication and Cultural Studies to enroll as a doctoral student whose project would be a novel plus exegesis. That application was denied, as University regulations for research degrees couldn’t accommodate alternate forms of theses. This “failure,” however, motivated a double success. First, the University established two Humanities research degrees that accommodated alternate forms of research theses - a Master of Creative Arts (1997) and a Doctor of Creative Arts (1998). Second, the University later revised its regulations in ways that enabled a wide range of exegesis-plus-production forms of theses across the University.

Key to the success of such programs is an understanding of the relationship of the exegesis and creative/production components of a thesis. It is a relationship far from obvious - witness the Master of Creative Arts student who, learning that she had to do an

exit jesus, feared she would be crucified. Drawing on the history of establishing alternate forms of research theses at Curtin University, and on lessons provided by successful MCA and DCA theses creative writing, visual arts, journalism, etc.), this paper explores the relationship of the exegesis and creative/production components of a research thesis. It argues that the two best can be seen as complementary articulations (outcomes) of a single research question (and related set of research objectives). It also canvasses the importance and difficulties of students understanding this relationship, as well as some best-practice models for assisting them.
What Does it Meme? The Exegesis as Valorisation and Validation of Creative Arts Research
Authors: Barrett Estelle
Published: January 2022

This paper will draw on Richard Dawkin’s idea of the ‘meme’ to discuss how the creative arts exegesis can operate as valorisation and validation of creative arts research. According to Dawkins, the rate and fecundity of replication permits an artefact to achieve recognition and stability as a meme within a culture. The value and application of traditional forms of research is underpinned by a secondary order of production, publication, that establishes visibility of the work and articulates its empirical processes and findings as sources of social benefit and cultural enhancement.

In the arts, conventional modes of valorisation such as the gallery system, reviews and criticism focus on the artistic product and hence, lack sustained engagement with the creative processes as models of research. Such engagement is necessary to articulate and validate studio practices as modes of enquiry.

A crucial question to initiate this engagement is: ‘What did the studio process reveal that could not have been revealed by any other mode of enquiry?’

Re-versioning of the studio process and its significant moments through the exegesis locates the work within the broader field of practice and theory. It is also part of the replication process that establishes the creative arts as a stable research discipline, able to withstand peer and wider assessment. The exegesis is a primary means of realising creative arts research as ‘meme’.
Lives and the writer’s pact
Authors: Woods Claire
Published: January 2022

In this paper Claire Woods discusses the complexities she is discovering as she constructs a biographical narrative of her parents’ lives, as an accompaniment to the editing of their letters and diaries - with the overlay of historical research because it is a narrative set during the two World Wars and draws on the primary artefacts as well as secondary sources. There is a negotiation of emotions, self and of objectivity at every point; as creating another’s portrait forces a renegotiation of self. From the teaching point of view, this work provides insights germane to her role as a supervisor of doctoral and honours’ students engaged in similar writing and research.
The Higher Degree Research Journey as a Three-legged Race
Authors: Julienne van Loon Brian Dibble,
Published: January 2022

This paper focuses on the relationship between Higher Degree Research candidates and their supervisors within the Creative Writing discipline. The paper was prompted, in part, by discussions between the two authors during 2003 regarding the evaluation and selection of Creative Writing Higher Degree Research candidates at our own institution in preparation for the following academic year. One author is a Professor with more than twenty years experience in supervision, the other is a young academic with several years experience as an Associate Supervisor, more than half-way through her own doctoral degree in Creative Writing, and about to embark on the Principal Supervisor journey for the first time.
Cursors and Crystal Balls: Digital technologies and the futures of writing
Authors: Smith Hazel
Published: January 2022

This paper arises out of my own creative practices, which have spanned poetry, experimental writing, performance, mixed media and now new media, and have involved work as both a writer and musician. These interconnected practices stem from my wish to explore language through different genres, media and environments; to expose myself to change and creative disruption; and to make myself available to different sensual, affective and intellectual pressures. The paper also arises out of my interest in collaborative practices, which have extended my intellectual, technical and creative horizons, as well as constructing different communities within which to share my work. Lastly, the paper conveys my interest in theorising and contextualising these practices, but in terms of process rather than simply product.
Motivação para primeira experiência do uso de drogas e recaídas de pessoas em tratamento
Authors: Pedrosa Sheila Mara , Caetano Karlla Antonieta Amorim , França Divânia Dias da Silva , Silva Leandro Nascimento da , Carvalho Paulie Marcelly Ribeiro dos Santos , Santos Walterlânia Silva , Teles Sheila Araujo , Medeiros Marcelo
Published: January 2022

O objetivo deste estudo foi investigar a motivação para primeira experiência no uso de drogas e recaídas após abstinência por pessoas com dependência química induzida pelo crack. Estudo descritivo, de abordagem mista. Foram realizadas 600 entrevistas com a utilização de questionário estruturado, na etapa quantitativa, e oito grupos focais, na etapa qualitativa, com total de 39 participantes. Para análise de dados utilizou-se o software SPSS e o método de interpretação de sentidos. A curiosidade motivou a iniciação do uso de drogas, assim como a pressão dos amigos e problemas familiares. Já a dificuldade de ficar sem a droga, vontade de sentir o efeito novamente, pressão de amigos, problemas familiares, decepção pela desconfiança dos familiares e o uso de drogas na própria instituição de tratamento foram relatados como motivadores de recaída. Os dados em ambas as metodologias foram convergentes e ratificaram os resultados obtidos.
Relações interpessoais de equipes multiprofissionais na atenção domiciliar: revisão integrativa
Authors: Bianconi Aline Loiola Moura , Sanchis Desiree Zago , Aroni Patrícia , Barreto Maynara Fernanda Carvalho , Rossaneis Mariana Ângela , Haddad Maria do Carmo Fernandez Lourenço
Published: January 2022

Objetivo: Analisar a produção científica sobre as relações interpessoais de equipes multiprofissionais na atenção domiciliar. Método: Revisão integrativa em bases de dados da Literatura Latino-Americana e do Caribe em Ciências da Saúde; Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval Sistem via PubMed, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature; Web of Science e Scopus sem delimitar período. Resultados: Do total de 1.203 artigos, 11 foram selecionados, estando três não disponíveis e oito lidos na íntegra. Desses, três não responderam à pergunta de pesquisa, e cinco constituíram a amostra. Dos estudos analisados, quatro foram qualitativos e um quantitativo. As investigações incluídas foram conduzidas predominantemente por equipes que atuam em serviços que atendem pacientes domiciliados. Conclusão: As evidências mostraram que relações interpessoais e comunicação eficaz entre equipes que atuam em serviços de assistência domiciliar são imprescindíveis para o cuidado qualificado, porém fazem-se necessárias pesquisas de intervenção que estimulem as equipes nas habilidades relacionais.
Evaluation of the impact by deep artesian boreholes on fresh ground waters in the terrace of Kamchiya River
Authors: Stoyanov Nikolay , Trayanova Mila , Dimovski Stefan , Benderev Aleksey
Published: January 2022

The area of Kamchiya River’s inflow into the Black Sea has an important role not only as a natural landmark, but also as a leading factor for the national economy. It has been subjected for many years to oil and gas exploration, as well as to extraction of deep, highly mineralized waters containing chemical elements of industrial value. There are currently only few of the artesian wells related to these activities in the area. Outflowing water has very high mineralization (over 50 g/l). It is chlorine-sodium type and has extremely high concentrations of some components. They have formed small salt ponds around the wells, whose water and salt balance are controlled by the evaporated and infiltrated in depth water quantities. The abrupt change in the thermodynamic conditions in the porous part of the wells favours the processes of sedimentation and deposition of a substance that partially refreshes the leaking surface water and limits the possibilities for infiltration of highly mineralized waters. Salt infiltration causes enhanced local salinization of the soils and fresh groundwater accumulation in the present-day sediments of the Kamchiya River. An assessment of both the dimensions and extent of salinization in the area of the deep wells is made by applying hydrochemical and geoelectrical survey.
Analysis of the zircon population and Sr-isotope data of the Paleogene igneous rocks from Kyustendil area, SW Bulgaria
Authors: Grozdev Valentin , Peytcheva Irena , von Quadt Albrecht , Vassileva Rossitsa , Georgieva Stoyan
Published: January 2022

In the present study, we apply a combination of Sr-isotope whole-rock analyses and LA-ICP-MS U-Pb zircon dating to understand the magmatic evolution of the igneous rocks in the Ruen Zone, western Bulgaria, and bracket the time of their formation. This approach reveals a general interval of magmatic activity from 35.57 ± 0.27 Ма (Pishtilski volcanics) to 28.63 ± 0.58 Ма (cross-cutting dykes in the Osogovo Mountain). The volcanic rocks from the Prekolnitsa Graben are formed with significant (50%) crustal contamination/assimilation. Three major sources of crustal rocks can be outlined, with Triassic, Ordovician and Cambrian age, respectively. For the subvolcanic to plutonic magmatic rocks of the Osogovo Mountain, we suggest maturation and zircon crystallization over 2–4 Ma. The magma was generated dominantly in the continental crust and evolved through mainly fractional crystallization (FC) in the upper crustal chamber, whereas the evolution of the Osogovo dykes requires additional involvement of AFC (Assimilation and Fractional Crystallization) and contamination processes.
Opportunities to increase road reliability
Authors: Baratashvili Merab , Baratashvili Tornike
Published: January 2022

The article discusses all the factors that should be paid attention to at the pre-design stage of design, the correct collection of this information allows you to effectively manage the design work. With proper coating, it will withstand many adverse conditions. Important factors are listed that sharply reduce the reliability of the road section, jeopardizing its stability and strength, and ways to eliminate the threats posed by these factors are presented.
Pendampingan Pembuatan Business Plan Repositioning Hotel Warna Kedaton Post COVID-19
Authors: Witarsana I Gusti Agung Gede , Prabawati Ni Putu Diah
Published: January 2022

Hotel Warna Kedaton is located in the city of Denpasar, precisely on Jalan Jayagiri Utara number 1 Bali. This hotel has Balinese architecture with basic facilities in the form of 49 guest rooms, supporting facilities such as restaurants, swimming pools and meeting rooms. However, the tight business competition makes this hotel must innovate to be able to compete with its competitors. In addition, the current COVID-19 pandemic has also had an impact on the sustainability of the hotel business. The purpose of this activity is to provide proposals for repositioning as an effort to reach more consumers, compete with competitors, and of course to revive the color of this hotel. This activity is aimed at the owner, employees of the Warna Kedaton Hotel and students of the 2020 Hospitality Administration Study Program C with a total number of 8 participants. This activity is carried out using the mentoring method in the form of lectures, discussions and direct practice. The results of this activity are in the form of making a business plan that emphasizes the proposed repositioning by making changes to the hotel concept, design, marketing, service, as well as hotel organization and management to become a boutique hotel.
Дослідження статистики потоку пожеж, що виникають на території міст
Authors: Kovalenko Roman , Nazarenko Sergii , Demianyshyn Volodymyr , Kolienov Oleksandr , Semkiv Valeriya
Published: January 2022

The flow of calls related to fires occurring on the territory of cities has been investigated. To do this, using the methods of cluster analysis, the cities were divided into groups according to the criteria of population size and area. As a result, the cities were grouped into six groups. Only Kiev was included in a separate group. Further, five cities were selected from each of the groups and statistics on the number of fires for the period of 2020 were processed. Based on the data obtained, a statistical hypothesis was tested that the flow of fires occurring in cities can be described by the Poisson distribution law. The Romanovsky criterion was chosen as the consistency criterion. In total, out of 26 cities under study in 7 cities, the call flow can be described by the Poisson distribution law. The indicator of the call flow associated with fires for these cities ranged from 69 to 342. The only city in this range for which the previously mentioned hypothesis was not confirmed was the city of Kherson. For cities where the annual fire rate was less than 69 or more than 342, the statistical hypothesis of Poisson call traffic was not confirmed. Variance was also calculated based on the data reflecting the daily number of calls in cities during the year. It was found that for cities for which the Poisson distribution of the call flow was con-firmed, this indicator ranges from 0.21 to 1.72. Accordingly, the flow of fires that occurs in cities cannot always be described by the Poisson distribution law, and therefore, before using the mathematical models built on its basis for research, it is necessary to first test this hypothesis. Failure to fulfill the above condition may further negatively affect the adequacy of the results obtained.
Геоінформаційна система управління пожежними підрозділами
Authors: Kustov Maksym , Fedoryaka Oleg , Soshinskiy Alexandr , Morshch Yevhen , Savchenko Alexander
Published: January 2022

The architecture of the fire information management geographic information system has been developed using standard extensions for SQL servers and includes at least 7 layers, some of which have interactive connections with additional databases. The developed architecture allows to solve a complex of questions of management of fire divisions, both at a stage of designing of building of local territory and during management of process of fire extinguishing in this territory. Integrating data with the distribution of fire risk in the local area and the location of fire and rescue units in an interactive form will optimize the location of fire and rescue units at the construction stage, as well as determine the relevance of existing buildings to fire risk levels. Integration into the geographic information system of the database with the description of poten-tially dangerous objects and objects of increased danger allows the fire chief to promptly obtain information about the object, to determine in advance the existing dangers, methods of extinguishing, location of forces and means and to establish operational communication with representatives of the object for successful firefighting. Interactive information on the availability of rescue equipment in the relevant units and the state of the transport network on the way to the fire allows the fire chief and the operational dispatch service to quickly determine what type and number of equipment and personnel can be used to eliminate a fire, determine the arrival time to the place of the call, as well as quickly redirect reserves if necessary. The combined use of the developed architecture of the geographic information system with a satellite traffic control system allows to control the movement of rescue units and redistribute forces and resources within the local area.
Cruciata pedemontana (Bell.) Ehrend var. pedmontana nouveau pour le Cantal
Authors: Roux Camille , Brocard Léa , Cheuvart Noémie , Godot Ariane
Published: January 2022

Note floristique
Editorial
Authors: Rudant Jean-Paul
Published: January 2022

Ce nouveau numéro de la revue RFPT, spécial Afrique, est remarquable par la variété des approches, les thématiques abordées et le nombre de pays africains francophones représentés. Il illustre ainsi le dynamisme des équipes de recherche dans les pays concernés, avec la présence d’assez nombreux doctorants. Les résultats des études présentées démontrent tout le potentiel de la télédétection, qui participe à la résolution de problématiques fondamentales pour l’avenir, comme celles d’évaluation de la ressource ou des dégradations, etc., et de servir d’appui aux décisions futures. L’usage de la langue française a été un facteur décisif pour recueillir ces nombreux articles, et la revue RFPT, notamment pour cette même raison, favorise le rayonnement des travaux de ces chercheurs.
Implementasi Gaya Belajar Mahasiswa Semester Satu Program Studi PAI UIN Sunan Ampel Surabaya
Authors: Qibthiyah Mariyatul Qibthiyah
Published: January 2022

Pembelajaran adalah suatu korelasi antara kegiatan belajar dan mengajar yang di dalamnya memuat unsur pentransfer ilmu dan penerima ilmu. Kegiatan pembelajaran yang dilakukan seringkali tidak memberikan efek yang begitu maksimal bagi pengembangan bakat dan minat  yang menjadi potensi awal dalam diri mahasiswa karena kurang tepat nya pengimpelemtasian gaya belajar yang digunakan. Sedangkan potensi itu dapat berkembang maksimal apabila adanya suatu cara pengaplikasian yang tepat sesuai potensi yang dimiliki. dari situlah mengapa implementasi gaya belajar itu sangat penting dan diperlukan dalam proses jalannya pembelajaran. Implementasi sendiri adalah suatu penerapan atas bagaimana cara belajar dapat diterapkan dengan kondusif supaya mahasiswa merasa nyaman selama proses pembelajaran berlangsung dan bagaimana agar pembelajaran tersebut terasa menyenangkan serta jauh dari rasa jenuh dan bosan. Implementasi gaya belajar ini sangat penting mengingat manfaat dan dampak yang luar biasa positif bagi keefektifan dan kemaksimalan hasil akhir capaian belajar yang mahasiswa tempuh. Sebaliknya apabila pengimplementasian gaya belajar yang dilakukan tidak tepat akan melahirkan dampak yang kurang baik bagi perkembangan minat dan bakat yang mahasiswa miliki. Minat dan potensi yang ada tentunya membutuhkan suatu wadah bagaimana itu semua dapat berjalan dengan baik dan menelurkan hasil maksimal salah satunya adalah dengan pengimplementasian gaya belajar yang tepat sesuai dengan kebutuhan.
Sigma Receptors Ligands: New insights into the Cardioprotective Potential
Authors: Kaur Barinderjit , A. Muthuraman , Gautam Surya P
Published: January 2022

Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are primary reason of mortality and morbidity worldwide. Angina pectoris (AP), myocardial infarction (MI), silent myocardial ischemia and sudden cardiac death occur due to blockage in the coronary artery by atherosclerotic clot. Atherosclerotic clot is a systemic inflammatory process characterised by the accumulation and subsequent thickening of the wall by blood borne materials like low-density lipoproteins and macrophages/lymphocytes within the intima of arteries. These initial fatty streak lesions may also evolve into vulnerable plaques susceptible to rupture or erosion. Plaque rupture initiates both platelet adhesion and aggregation as well as the activation of the clotting cascade leading to so-called athero-thrombotic process and leads to coronary artery blockade. Coronary artery blockage interrupts the coronary blood supply leading to damage of myocardium. Multiple factors such as intra cellular (Ca2+, pH) and inter cellular (adhesion molecules) factors, inflammation, environmental toxins as well as metals and oxygen free radicals are involved in the pathogenesis of coronary artery diseases. Furthermore, certain sigma receptor ligands have been reported to show protective action against coronary artery diseases. Sigma receptor, a transmembrane protein, is expressed in many tissues including cardiovascular, liver and central nervous system. Sigma ligands significantly prevented the deviated biochemical parameters such as cardiac marker enzymes, lipid profile and antioxidant parameters to near normal status. Therefore, sigma receptor stimulation represents a new therapeutic strategy to prevent heart from ischemic and hypertrophic dysfunction in case of cardiovascular disorders. This review summarises the sigma receptors and cardioprotective potential of sigma receptor ligands. The article also provides a comprehensive account of structure, types and medical efficacy of cardioprotective sigma agonists.
COVID Booster Shot and the Third Dose
Authors: Alhit Hazim Abdul Rahman
Published: January 2022

The protection provided by the original shot(s) has begun to decrease over time, then a Coronavirus Disease (COVID) booster shot is given. Moreover, the immunity from the initial dose(s) naturally starts to wane, and you would get a booster. Accordingly, the booster is designed in order to maintain the people’s level of immunity for longer [1]. There is evidence that the effect of the vaccine wanes over time, so the officials recommended booster shots for everyone who is eighteen and older [2]. Therefore, the medics instructed the third dose for individuals who are immuno-compromised. The third dose is needed when a person’s immune response likely has not responded fully to the vaccine after the first doses. Subsequently, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) counseled that the EUAs of the Moderna and Pfizer vaccines boost people who are older than eighteen. Moreover, FDA instructed Pfizer third boosters for persons older than sixteen [3]. Accordingly, the reader is eligible for a COVID-19 booster if your age is 18 or older and received the Janssen/Johnson & Johnson vaccine at least two months ago, 18 or older, and received both required doses of the Moderna vaccine at least six months ago and 16 or older and received both doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine at least six months ago [1]. Hereafter, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the FDA suggested the third dose of a COVID-19 vaccine for patients on cancer treatment, patients after an organ transplant, patients on immune suppressant drugs, patients on stem cell transplant, patients who have primary immunodeficiency, patients have Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) disease, patients on steroids or other medications that may cause severe suppression of the immune system [2]. After any person gets a COVID booster, he might encounter some transient symptoms such as a sore, swollen injected area. Furthermore, he could undergo generalized aches and felt a slight fever, headache, and tiredness for a day or two. Moreover, some persons sensed chills, swollen axillary lymph nodes. Hence, these sufferings denote that the body’s immune system responds to the Covid shots to immunize against the coronavirus [1]. Consequently, the COVID booster shot might be from the same trademark or mixed. Moreover, the FDA, Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna, and Janssen suggest three vaccine boosters and approved that it is unassailable to get a COVID-19 vaccine third dose even from the other trademark the initial shot. Further, the administrators ordered Sinopharm and Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines boosters safely for people aged sixteen years old [1]. It is important to note that numerous documented investigations revealed the effective broad spectrum of nanoparticles and bacteriophages as promising killer agents on viruses by inhalation. Therefore, the experimenters employed inhalational bacteriophages and nanoparticles in their functional formulations and doses to achieve an acceptable and excellent concentration on the respiratory system [4-5].
Whistleblowing in Healthcare for Patient Safety: An Integrative Literature Review
Authors: Augustine Lyndon Garvin
Published: January 2022

Patient safety has progressed over the past decade from being a relatively insignificant issue to a position of high importance for healthcare executives and policy makers. However, most of the opportunities for healthcare professionals to identify and act upon patient safety concerns are likely to occur much further upstream, such as, within the day-to-day mundane activities. Because of this, policy makers have ramped up the focus on the role of “whistleblowers” towards raising concerns around patient safety in healthcare settings. The notion of whistleblowing in healthcare has been known to bring healthcare scandals to light, which in essence has contributed to preventing future harm to patients. Although this may be true, when compared to other industries, there remains relatively little research on whistleblowing in healthcare. For this reason, the purpose of this study was to examine the role of organizational culture and change in healthcare, the link between ethics and whistleblowing, and the processes and levels of whistleblowing within healthcare. By focusing on these, the researcher was successful in highlighting a series of organizational factors that has been known to both inhibit and foster whistleblowing within healthcare. Thereafter, the researcher then suggested steps that can be used to help organizations build and sustain an ethical culture where whistleblowing is viewed as a morale right.
The Privacy Trap of Digital Transformation: The Existence and the Implication
Authors: Cho-Hsun Lu Cho-Hsun Lu , Cho-Hsun Lu Yen-Hung Chen , Yen-Hung Chen Pi-Tzong Jan
Published: January 2022

This study explores why a developing country may fall into the privacy trap of digital transformation after Covid-19. The privacy trap is that, when the developing country executes its digital transformation policy, the government inevitably compromises their civilian privacy and often have no way of knowing when/why/how the service will use or leak the privacy. To date, little scholarly literature has examined the existence and implication of the privacy trap in a developing country. Therefore, we analyze data from 306 respondents in Taiwan based on descriptive and inferential statistics. The results show the privacy trap exists and may be derived by that the bandwagon effect overriding the effects of privacy concerns on the willingness to provide personal information. These findings implicate that, based on the in-depth expert interview, one possible way but also the biggest challenge to escaping the privacy trap is to transform from the current economic system of cost-oriented labor to the economic system of a risk-oriented education system supporting breakthroughs in science and technology. This study could ultimately contribute to the developing countries to protect their civilian’s privacy when executing digital transformation especially from a digital minority to a digital beneficiary.

 