bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
MANAJEMEN BOARDING SCHOOL DI SMAIT AL-FITYAN KUBU RAYA DALAM MENINGKATKAN KOMPETENSI PEDAGOGIK GURU
Authors: Masrupah Masrupah , Wicaksono Luhur , Junanto Tulus , Radiana Usman , Rosnija Eni
Published: January 2025

This research aims to describe the function of boarding school management in the aspects of planning, organizing, monitoring and reporting in improving the pedagogical competence of teachers at SMAIT Al-Fityan Kubu Raya.Data collection methods are interviews, observation and documentation. Analysis model with data reduction, data presentation and drawing conclusions.The research findings of boarding school management at SMAIT Al-Fityan Kubu Raya in aspect 1) planning show that the annual work plan and financing plan are the implementation of the institution's vision, mission and objectives containing efforts to increase teacher pedagogical competence. 2) The organizational aspect is that the Institution has an organizational structure, a Decree and a schedule of activity programs that describes efforts to increase teacher pedagogical competence. 3) Controlling includes routine monitoring and evaluation activities 4) Reporting aspects in the form of activity and financial reports which are made routinely after activities are completed and submitted to related parties          Keywords: Total Quality Management, School Quality  AbstrakPenelitian ini bertujuan mendeskripsikan fungsi manajemen boarding school pada aspek perencanaan, pengorganisasian, pengawasan dan pelaporan dalam meningkatkan kompetensi pedagogik guru di SMAIT Al-Fityan Kubu Raya. Metode pengumpulan data dengan wawancara, observasi dan dokumentasi. Model analisis dengan reduksi data, penyajian data dan penarikan kesimpulan. Hasil temuan penelitian manajemen boarding school di SMAIT Al-Fityan Kubu Raya pada aspek 1) perencanaan terlihat bahwa rencana kerja tahunan beserta rencana pembiayaan merupakan implementasi visi, misi dan tujuan lembaga mengandung upaya peningkatan kompetensi pedagogik guru. 2) pengorganisasian bahwa lembaga memiliki struktur organisasi, Surat Keputusan serta terdapat jadual program kegiatan yang menggambarkan upaya peningkatan kompetensi pedagogik guru. 3) pengawasan terdapat kegiatan monitoring dan evaluasi yang rutin 4) pelaporan dalam bentuk laporan kegiatan dan keuangan yang dibuat secara rutin dan memiliki dokumentasi yang baik.Kata Kunci: Manajemen, Boarding School, Kompetensi Pedagogik
Improving Drug-Induced Liver Injury Prediction Using Graph Neural Networks with Augmented Graph Features from Molecular Optimisation
Authors: Lee Taeyeub , Posma Joram
Published: January 2025

BACKGROUND. Drug-induced liver injury (DILI) is a significant concern in drug development, often leading to the discontinuation of clinical trials and the withdrawal of drugs from the market due to severe hepatotoxicity. This study explores the application of graph neural networks (GNNs) for DILI prediction, using molecular graph representations as the primary input. METHODS. We evaluated several GNN architectures, including Graph Convolutional Networks (GCNs), Graph Attention Networks (GATs), Graph Sample and Aggregation (GraphSAGE), and Graph Isomorphism Networks (GINs), using the latest FDA DILI dataset and other molecular property prediction datasets. We introduce a novel approach that creates a custom graph dataset, driven by molecular optimisation, that incorporates detailed and realistic chemical features such as bond lengths and partial charges as input into the GNN models. We have named our model approach DILIGeNN. RESULTS. DILIGeNN achieved an AUC of 0.897 on the DILI dataset, surpassing current state-of-the-art model in the DILI prediction task. Furthermore, DILIGeNN outperformed the state-of-the-art in other graph-based molecular prediction tasks, achieving an AUC of 0.918 on the Clintox dataset and 0.993 on the BBBP dataset and 0.953 on the BACE dataset, indicating strong generalisation and performance across different datasets. CONCLUSION. DILIGeNN, without relying on biological data, outperforms the state-of-the-art methods in DILI prediction that incorporate both chemical and biological data. These findings highlight the effectiveness of our molecular graph generation and the GNN training approach as a powerful tool for early-stage drug development and drug repurposing pipeline.
Ionic gradients in flow to control the transport of emissive ions
Authors: Fillbrook Lucy L. , Middleton Isis A. , Rashidnejad Hamid , Sapre Aditya , Sen Ayusman , Beves Jonathon , Schmidt Timothy
Published: January 2025

Concentration gradients of simple salts in microfluidic channels control the transport of a common photo-redox catalyst.
Scalable Drug Property Prediction via Automated Machine Learning
Authors: Li Xinqi , Pascual-Diaz Sergio , Hand Calum , Garland Rory , Abbas Waseem , Khan Faiz Mohammad , Mohan Das Nikhil , Desai Vedant , AbouZleikha Mohamed , Clark Matthew
Published: January 2025

The integration of artificial intelligence technologies into pharmaceutical research is crucial for gaining an early understanding of molecular properties, thereby facilitating successful drug design. Constructing a machine learning (ML) model however, requires knowledge spanning from data preprocessing and feature engineering to model fine-tuning, posing a challenge for chemists to effectively utilize ML tools for drug property predictions. This paper introduces a model training engine (MTE), which is a scalable automated ML pipeline that supports end-to-end 𝘪𝘯 𝘴𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘰 drug property prediction. To accelerate the training process, a paralleled model fine-tuning scheme is developed for model optimization and selection, reducing the time complexity from O(n*k) to O(n+k²), where k >1 and k² is much smaller than n. The MTE is benchmarked against five state-of-the-art models using twenty-two Therapeutic Data Commons ADMET datasets. The experimental results demonstrate the effectiveness and robustness of the MTE across diverse molecular data prediction tasks.
Phase engineering of 1T′-MoS2 via organic enwrapment
Authors: Matsuyama Keigo , Chen Limi , Aso Kohei , Kanahashi Kaito , Nagashio Kosuke , Oshima Yoshifumi , Kiriya Daisuke
Published: January 2025

Molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) is a layered material known to show various phases. Most studies on it have focused on its semiconductor phase, but it is known to also have a metallic 1T′ phase. This 1T′ phase has also drawn attention as a quantum spin Hall phase, but the 1T′ phase is metastable, and the method of transforming or stabilizing it has not been established. This paper demonstrates a method of effectively transforming the monolayer or the topmost layer of multilayer semiconductor MoS2 (the 1H or 2H phase) into the 1T′ phase via ultraviolet-ozone (UVO) treatment, followed by polymer enwrapment of the MoS2 surface. UVO induces the transformation of the 1H (2H) phase into the 1T′ phase, but the generated phase is unstable. The enwrapment procedure with the polymer poly-L-lysine was found to be effective in transforming the 1H (2H) phase into the 1T′ phase and stabilizing it. Moreover, this procedure transformed only the topmost layer and generated a vertical 1T′/2H heterostructure in multilayer cases. This study shows the high potential of surface organic chemical procedures to control the phases in 2D transition metal dichalcogenides.
A new, literature-informed critical mineral life cycle assessment framework: an essential foundation for the energy transition
Authors: Trost Jenna , Dunn Jennifer , Marion Suiseeya Kimberly
Published: January 2025

In this paper, we demonstrate that life cycle assessment (LCA) is a valuable tool for evaluating the trade-offs between critical mineral acquisition and its resulting environmental impacts, but the applications of LCA to critical mineral mining are inconsistent and limited. These inconsistencies inhibit fair comparison of mines’ effects and decision-making. To illustrate these limitations, we analyzed the four LCA phases for 56 peer-reviewed or grey literature critical mineral mining LCAs. Additionally, we compiled reported environmental impacts of critical mining from the Environmental Justice Atlas (EJAtlas) to guide impact category selection. We elaborate a framework with recommendations for each LCA phase. This framework provides an opportunity to standardize critical mineral mining LCAs and enable better comparison, decision-making, and mining policy.
Methodology for diagnosing the technical condition of aviation gas turbine engines using recurrent neural networks (RNN) and long short-term memory networks (LSTM)
Authors: Mashoshin O. F. , Huseynov H. , Zasukhin A. S.
Published: January 2025

This study presents a method for diagnosing the technical condition of aviation gas turbine engines (GTE) using recurrent neural networks (RNN) and long short-term memory networks (LSTM). The primary focus is on comparing the effectiveness of these models for forecasting key operating parameters of GTEs, such as vibrations, turbine-inlet temperatures, and rotor speeds of low and high pressure. The research involved thorough data cleaning and normalization, including handling missing values, normalization using Min-Max Scaling, outlier removal, data decorrelation, and time series smoothing. The RNN and LSTM models were trained using the backpropagation through time (BPTT) algorithm to accurately forecast GTE operating parameters. The results show that both models demonstrate high forecasting accuracy, but the RNN models perform better in most parameters. For vibration parameters (VIB_N1FNT1, VIB_N1FNT2, VIB_N2FNT1, and VIB_N2FNT2), RNN models achieved lower RMSE and MAE values, confirming their higher accuracy. For temperature parameters (EGT1 and EGT2), RNN models also showed higher accuracy rates. Meanwhile, LSTM models achieved better results for some rotor speed parameters (N21 and N22). The findings emphasize the necessity of choosing the appropriate model based on the nature of data and the specifics of the parameters to be forecast. Future research may focus on developing hybrid approaches that combine the advantages of both models to achieve optimal results in diagnosing the technical condition of GTEs.
New distributional record of marine bivalve, Hiatula diphos (Linnaeus, 1771) (Bivalvia: Cardiida: Psammobiidae) from the Andaman Islands, India
Authors: Rajendra S. , Raghunathan C.
Published: January 2025

The present study reports a new distributional record of the marine bivalvia Hiatual diphos (Linnaeus, 1771) from the Andaman Islands. The material examination, species diagnosis and distributions, illustrations of species are provided in this paper.
Contribution to the knowledge of Thraulus Eaton, 1881 (Insecta: Ephemeroptera: Leptophlebiidae: Atalophlebiinae) from India with the description of five new species
Authors: M Vasanth , A Subramanian K , C Selvakumar , K G Sivaramakrishnan
Published: January 2025

Five new species of the genus Thraulus Eaton, 1881 viz., T. amravati Vasanth, Subramanian and Selvakumar sp. nov., T. cuspidatus Vasanth, Subramanian and Selvakumar sp. nov., T. malabarensis Vasanth, Subramanian and Selvakumar sp. nov., T. plumeus Selvakumar, Vasanth and Subramanian sp. nov., and T. vellimalaiensis Vasanth, Subramanian and Selvakumar sp. nov., are described based on the recent collection of larval materials from Western Ghats of Kerala and Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Meghalaya and Nagaland, India. The five new species described herein have two morpho groups based on gill I morphology (Li, et al., 2006). T. mudumalaiensis Soman (1991) follows the first group with four species, with gills I dorsal and ventral lamella lanceolate and gills II–VII fimbriate (Table 1). The second group, comprising T. malabarensis sp. nov., T. thiagarajani Balasubramanian and Muthukatturaja, 2019, and T. gopalani Grant and Sivaramakrishnan, 1985, have gills I, dorsally lanceolate and ventrally fimbriate and gill II-VII fimbriate (Table 2). There is also a geographical distribution of Indian Thraulus species, ecology of habitat information and a larval key to the known Oriental Thraulus Eaton, 1881 species.
Description of a new species of Dipara Walker (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae) from southern Western Ghats, India with taxonomic notes on Indian species
Authors: Surya K. Suresh , Sureshan Pavittu Meethal
Published: January 2025

A new species of Dipara Walker, Dipara wayanadensis Surya and Sureshan sp. nov. from southern Western Ghats region of Kerala, India is described. The new species is described, illustrated and compared with congeneric and a modified key to the Indian species of Dipara is also provided.
New records and new host associations of genus Platygaster (Hymenoptera: Platygastridae) from India
Authors: M. Anjana  , K. Rajmohana  , Saleem U. K. A
Published: January 2025

Platygaster cf. achterbergiana Buhl is described for the first time from India and the hitherto unknown female of Platygaster neostriatitergitis Veenakumari and Buhl is described with illustrations. New host association is provided for Platygaster luteipes Buhl and Platygaster narendrani Ushakumari. P. luteipes has no specificity in host plant associations.
Two new records of sweat bees genus Nomia (Hymenoptera: Halictidae) from Uttarakhand, India
Authors: Sharma Shivani , Sharma Gaurav , Joshi Namita
Published: January 2025

The genus Nomia is distributed from Africa to Southeast Asia. There are 20 species of Nomia reported so far from India, in that initially five species of Nomia reported from the Indian Himalayan region and four species of Nomia reported from Uttarakhand. Two known species, i.e., Nomia crassipes (Fabricius, 1789) and Nomia iridescens Smith, 1857 are newly recorded from Uttarakhand (Indian Himalayas) for the first time. This study is showing results for the new distribution range for these two species as well as a new addition in the bees of Uttarakhand.
Increase of Waterfowl Abundance in Kaziranga National Park, India
Authors: Kumar Anil , Alam Imran
Published: January 2025

Kaziranga National Park is located in Assam, and garnered the attention of ornithologists and conservationists, due to anoticeable increase in the population of waterfowl in recent years. It is an Important Bird and Biodiversity Area, recognizedby the Bombay Natural History Society and Bird Life International. Avifauna of the park is comprised of about 521 species,including 62 globally Threatened and Near Threatened species, making it one of the highest recorded birds in any IBA inIndia. According to recent census data, a total of 93,491 individuals covering 112 avian species belonging to 22 families were counted across 52 wetlands in the park. It is a remarkable increase of 175% from the previous year’s count. The significant increase in the number of waterfowls and winter migratory birds visiting the park is a positive sign that the conservation efforts are having a positive impact on the park’s ecosystem
Synergetic effects of marine litter and climate change in coastal and marine ecosystems
Authors: Robin R. S. , Karthik R. , Nithin A. , Purvaja R.
Published: January 2025

The Hon’ble Prime Minister of India has emphasised issues related to marine litter and plastics, in particular, through the Mann Ki Baat programme. In his nation-wide address to the common man, he emphasised the effects of interactions between marine litter and environmental health. These episodes were inspiring forassessing a new dimension of the synergistic effects of marine litter and climate change. Marine litter and climate change are closely linked in ways that vary between areas depending on the environment and human activity. Globally, around 10% of all plastics manufactured are recycled, with the remaining being incinerated (12%), landfilled (79%), or lost to the environment. These discarded or lost plastics eventually end up in the oceans. India generates ~9.4 million metric tonnes per annum of plastic waste (i.e., 26,000 tonnes of waste per day), and out of this, ~5.6 million tonnes per annum of plastic waste are recycled (i.e., 15,600 tonnes of waste per day), and 3.8 million tonnes per annum of plastic waste are left uncollected or littered (9,400 tonnes of waste per day). An estimated 15 million metric tonnes of plastic make their way into the Indian Ocean each year. The coastal areas of India are influenced by plastic pollution, which causes harm to marine flora and fauna. It is well known that the emergence of marine litter, especially plastic, has been a transboundary and multi-sectoral global problem for the past two decades and that its cost to society and the marine and coastal environment is enormous and irreversible. The article aims to highlight the combined impact of climate change and marine litter on the Indian subcontinent. Coastal communitiesare particularly susceptible to the converging impacts of litter and climate change. The government of India is taking steps in the right direction to combat the issue of plastic pollution. Some of the initiatives include the ban on single-use plastics and the citizen science approach (the coastal clean-up drive under the Swachch Sagar Surakshit Sagar, where 1500 metric tonnes of litter were removed) for coastal conservation in India. Stable changes have been observed throughout the coast, and these approaches with policy recommendations would help to improve the coastal and marine ecosystems health.
Morphological characterization of two newly recorded ciliates Uroleptus (Caudiholosticha) stueberi (Foissner, 1987) Li et al., 2017 and Climacostomum virens (Ehrenberg, 1838) Stein, 1859 from India
Authors: Ghosh Arnab , Krishnan Sreerag , Bharti Daizy , Pathania Prakash Chand , Kumar Santosh
Published: January 2025

The present study provides a description of two ciliated protists from India, namely Uroleptus (Caudiholosticha) stueberi (Foissner, 1987) Li et al., 2017 and Climacostomum virens (Ehrenberg, 1838) Stein, 1859. Uroleptus (Caudiholosticha) stueberi was isolated from a soil sample collected from a coffee field in Punjab, while Climacostomum virens was isolated from a water sample collected from Pong Dam Lake in Himachal Pradesh. The details of the species are presented based on live observations and silver impregnation.
A New Species of the Genus Acaropsella (Acari: Trombidiformes: Cheyletidae) from Kerala, India
Authors: Martin Neeraj , James Sachin P
Published: January 2025

A new species, Acaropsella strioreticulata sp. nov. is described and illustrated herein from wheat semolina of Kerala state, South India. Additionally, this is first record of genus Acaropsella from India. Descriptions are based on the morphology of adult females.
New Distributional Record of Anthidiine Bee (Apoidea: Megachilidae) from Ladakh, India and a Checklist of the Family Megachilidae Latreille, 1802 (Hymenoptera: Insecta) of India
Authors: Osman Javid P. M. , Raina Rifat H. , Pathania P.C. , Paray Sajad H.
Published: January 2025

The checklist of the Bee family Megachilidae, from India, is presented. Megachilidae is one of the hyper-diverse bee family that includes leafcutter, resin and mason bees. In India, it is the largest bee family with a total of 179 species under 23 genera & 36 subgenera under 2 subfamilies in 3 tribes. This checklist is compiled based on the previously published literature and new survey cum collection data carried out from 2020 to 2022. Here, one species has been recorded as new to Ladakh namely Anthidium florentinum (Fabricius, 1775) from Zanskar, Ladakh.
Comparative Cranial Osteology of Hydrophis schistosus Daudin, 1803 and Hydrophis platurus (Linnaeus, 1766) (Elapidae: Hydrophiinae)
Authors: Mondal Sonia , Kundu Souradeepa , Mohapatra Pratyush P. , Raghunathan C.
Published: January 2025

The viviparous sea snakes of the subfamily Hydrophiinae are morphologically and ecologically diverse and distributed throughout the Indo-Pacific. Earlier works on the cranial morphology of the Hydrophiinae were mostly on the description of teeth-bearing bones and schematic diagrams of skulls. The present study aims to provide a detailed description of the cranium and mandibular structure of two commonly distributed sea snake species in India, namely Hydrophis schistosus and H. platurus. This study analyzes the variations in the cranial morphology between these two species using thirty-two allometric characters. This study also reveals that various components of the skull vary in shape as compared to their terrestrial Elapid cousins. On comparison among these two species, it was found that there are considerable morphological variations in the length of major bones like ectopterygoid, frontal, mandible, maxilla, nasal, parietal, premaxilla, pterygoid and quadrate. In addition, structural variation in the frontal, parietal, premaxillary, and basisphenoid bones along with variation in all the teeth-bearing structures including maxilla, palatine, pterygoid and dentine have also been noticed. Further, the basisphenoid process which is present in H. schistosus and absent in H. platurus which may have a functional role associated with the dietary specialization in the former species to capture the catfishes that constitute their major prey.
Zoogeographic Affinities of Silverfishes (Zygentoma: Lepismatidae) of India
Authors: Jana Debanjan , Hazra Ashis Kumar
Published: January 2025

The poorly known Indian fauna of Zygentoma of the family Lepismatidae is presently represented by seventeen species. All these species are known to occur from fourteen States and two Union Territories of India. Available data indicates that absence of records of the family Lepismatidae in almost half of the states. Data concerning the species like Acrotelsa collaris, Ctenolepisma (Ctenolepisma) longicaudatum, Lepisma saccharina, Thermobia domestica are referred only to cosmopolitan synanthrops, therefore without any zoogeographic interest. The Lepismatidae, excluding those species, which are distributed from one country to other due to anthropogenic activities have lost all their zoogeographical weight. The genus Lepidospora with two species and Ctenolepisma alticola these are only known to occur from north-western states. However, the genus Ctenolepisma presents along Africa, Palearctic and Oriental Asia, Mediterranean Europe Australia and Central northern South America. Afrolepisma and Xenolepisma show a clear Afro-Indian distribution. The genus Xenolepisma being exclusive from Cape Province of South Africa and from India are discussed.
Diversity of Mollusca (Gastropoda) along Intertidal Rocky Shores of Thiruvananthapuram District, Kerala Coast
Authors: Karnaver Preetha , Madhavan Ajin , R . Ravinesh , R. Reshmi , A. Biju Kumar , B. Hari Kumar
Published: January 2025

An assessment of intertidal rocky shore biodiversity of gastropods along Mulloor, Kovalam and Vizhinjam sites of Thiruvananthapuram district Kerala coast is done during three different seasons during 2020- 2022, and identified 108 species across 6 subclasses, 9 orders, 20 super families, 27 families and 61 genera. Neogastropoda was the most species- rich order (50 species) followed by orders Littoriimorpha (30 species), Trochida (7 species), Cycloneritida (7 species), Lepettellida (5 species), Patellogastropoa (2 species), Cephalaspidea (2 species) and Seguenziida (1 species). Family Muricidae was having maximum species diversity (18 species) followed by family Conidae (17 species). Among the 108 species observed in the study, 50 were commonly occurring, whereas 22 were uncommon and 36 were rare. Littorara undulata was the most abundant species observed during the study. A site - wise comparison of the three study sites revealed that Vizhinjam (84 species) was having maximum species diversity followed by Mulloor (82 species) and Kovalam (61 species). An assessment of diversity indices such as Shannon-Wiener index (H) Simpson Dominance Index (D), Evenness index (E) gave significant values indicating very high diversity of gastropods along the study sites. The present study provides information on the gastropod resources of the selected study area, which forms the baseline data for future ecological studies.
Shining Leaf Chafers (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Rutelinae) of Jammu and Kashmir, India
Authors: Wani Irtiza , Ghosh Joyjit , Gupta Devanshu
Published: January 2025

In the present communication, a total of 17 species belonging to 7 genera of the subfamily Rutelinae (Insecta: Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) are documented from the union territory of Jammu & Kashmir (India). We examined the specimens from the recent surveys of Jammu & Kashmir, and the specimens present in the collections of the Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata. The genus Adoretus Dejean, and Popillia Serville are known by maximum number of species (4 species each), followed by Anomala Samouelle (3 species), Callistethus Blanchard (2 species), and Mimela Kirby (2 species), Rhinyptia Burmeister and Tropiorhynchus Blanchard (1 species each).
Spider richness in Kuttanad, a major low-lying rice agroecosystem in Central Kerala, India
Authors: Babu Nishi , Prasad G.
Published: January 2025

This study focused on the spider fauna of the rice agroecosystem around Kuttanad’s paddy fields and proximate areas.The spider richness, abundance, and species composition between the rice agroecosystem and nearby surroundingswere assessed from July 2021 to April 2022. Pitfall trap and sweeping net were used to conduct monthly collection insix sites: Edthuva, Champakulam, Veeyapuram, Kainakary, Moncompu, and Karuvatta. We collected only adult spidersfor identification. Edthuva represented the highest number of specimens, followed by Champakulam, Moncompu,Karuvatta, Kainakary, and Veeyapuram. Representatives from 16 families were obtained, with Salticidae, Araneidae,and Tetragnathidae being the most prevalent. Also, it was noted that the spider species in rice fields were typical, andstatistical analysis revealed a substantial variation in species composition between paddy fields and their nearby areas.In addition to the species diversity, a closer look at the vertical distribution pattern of orb-web weavers belonging toTetragnathidae and Araneidae in paddy fields were also observed. The diversity indices indicate that the Edthuva andChampakulam rice agroecosystem spider communities are more diversified than those in other locations.
A Preliminary study of the fish diversity of east Siang and Loihit River of Pasighat and Tezu with the description of a new Garra species (Teleostei: Cyprinidae)
Authors: Thoidingjam Kalpana , Ngangbam Catherine , Irengbam Linthoingambi , Singh Kh. Rajmani
Published: January 2025

The present work is a result of a Preliminary survey on the fish diversity of two major rivers of Arunachal Pradesh i.e Siang river and Lohit river at Pasighat and Tezu. A total of 24 species belonging to 5 families of Cyprinidae, Siluridae, Sisoridae, Belonidae and Bagridae were collected. Among them, Barilius, Garra, Tariqilabeo, Glyptothorax were commonly found in both the rivers. While in Lohit River of Tezu a greater number of species of the genera Raiamas, Xenentodon, Pterocryptis, Pseudocheneis, Schizothorax, Batasio, Puntius, Wallago were collected. A new species of garra is also reported belonging to “Smooth snout group”, having prominent, regular scales on abdomen, moderately large gular disc, broader than long (length 37.4% HL,55.3 width % HL), anus posteriorly positioned, a black spot at upper angle of gill opening.
Diversity and Taxonomical Identification of Marine Zooplankton from Digha Adjacent Coastal Waters
Authors: Bhattacharyya Purbita , Anbarasu K. , Balakrishnan S.
Published: January 2025

Zooplankton is significant organisms in the food chain as predators of phytoplankton, the photosynthetic oxygen-producing aquatic plants; thus, they protect the ecosystem from eutrophication. Zooplankton are diversified and widely distributed throughout the lotic and lentic water bodies. The marine zooplankton community includes many different species of animals, ranging in size from microscopic protozoans to animals of several meters in dimension with buoyancy capacity. In this article, we describe the distribution, diversity, and taxonomic identification of marine zooplankton as evaluated by collecting species from the Digha adjacent coastal area (21.6222 °N; 087.5066 °E), West Bengal, India. Generally, almost all zooplankton species have their own specific depth range, but some of those also exhibit nocturnal migration, which helps in conserving energy, as well as beneficial for themselves, by prevent mortality by visual predators. Zooplankton, as the intermediate link between producer (phytoplankton) and consumer (secondary and tertiary) in the trophic chain, plays pivotal roles in the energy and matter transport processes, the cycling of elements, and their vertical flux in marine environments. This community is highly diverse in terms of their size, number, taxonomy, trophic structure, geographical distribution, tolerance to different environmental variables, etc. These are also considered some of the most important bio-indicators and linkages in shaping the extent and pace of climate change. During the survey, a small plankton local net was used to collect zooplankton. Totally, nine genera with ten different species, such as Euterpina acutifrons, Oithona brevicornis brevicornis, Paracalanus parvus parvus, Paracalanus aculeatus aculeatus, Microsetella norvegica, Nannocalanus minor, Undinula vulgaris, Canthocalanus pauper, Eucalanus elongatus elongatus and Subeucalanus crassus have been identified and characterized. The survey is a current report of the above species diversity, occurrence, distribution, and characteristics in these coastal areas during this period. We hope it is significant data for further analysis, such as the breeding of fish and crustaceans.
Faunal diversity of zooplankton in the selected wetlands of Nagaland, North-East India
Authors: Pamai Kensibo , Sharma B. K.
Published: January 2025

The study aims to assess the faunal diversity of zooplankton importance base on our plankton collections from three selected wetland of Nagaland (North East-India). Our collection from Madladijam, Bolfangdisa and Noune wetlands revealed biodiverse zooplankton assemblage with a report of 181 species spread over 79 genera and 34 families, belonging to five groups of zooplankton. Rotifera followed by Cladocera largely contribute to zooplankton richness while Rhizopoda, Copepoda and Ostracoda are other components. Our study reveals 32 species new records from Nagaland State and 2 species from North East-India, besides, 50 species of rotifers has been recently added as new records from the State. Total zooplankton richness ranged between 109-160 (138±22) species and percentage similarity between wetlands shows high similarities, Noune and Madladijam is 71.1%; Noune and Bolfangdisa is 73.6% and similarity between Madladijam and Bolfangdisa wetland is 83.4%. The study revealed several biogeographically interesting elements. The biodiversity and biogeographically importance as recorded is attributed to ecological heterogeneity of the sampled wetlands.
New distributional records of Bees (Hymenoptera: Apoidea) from Purna Wildlife Sanctuary, Dang, Gujarat, India
Authors: Raina Rifat H. , Sharma Indu , Choudhary Preeti
Published: January 2025

The study was conducted from 2018 to 2020 to explore the distributional records of hymenopteran fauna from various localities of Purna Wildlife Sanctuary, Dang, Gujarat. The distributional records about 13 species of Hymenoptera (Apoidea) are provided covering 3 families and distributed over 07 genera, which are being reported for the first time from the Sanctuary. The species include the representatives of the families Apidae, Megachilidae and Halictidae covering seven genera viz. Amegilla, Apis, Euaspis, Xylocopa, Nomia, Megachile and Pseudapis.
First Record of Lepidostoma bufiel Malicky, 2017 (Trichoptera: Lepidostomatidae) from India.
Authors: Pandher Manpreet Singh
Published: January 2025

This paper is another addition to the Indian Trichoptera fauna. Here Lepidostoma bufiel Malicky, 2017 is reported for the first time from India (West Bengal). Earlier this species has been only described from Nepal. With this addition, the genus is now represented by 51 species from India.
Apterygota faunal diversity of Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Authors: Kumari Simran , Roy Koushik Kumar , Mandal Guru Pada , Bhattacharya Kaushik Kumar , Suman Kusumendra Kumar , Mandal Pritha , Adhikary Rahul
Published: January 2025

This paper deals with the Apterygota fauna of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands which includes six new records of collembolan fauna from the Islands. The Apterygotan diversity of Andaman and Nicobar Islands represents 02 species of Archaeognatha under single genera of the family Machilidae, 01 species of Zygentoma of the family Lepismatidae and 24 species of Collembola under 16 genera of 5 families.
It's Only Natural!
Authors: Blunden Charlie
Published: January 2025

Several philosophers have proposed that key instances of moral progress in the past, as well as perhaps some present or future progressive changes, rely on people overcoming the notion that their current institutions and social practices are “natural, necessary, and inevitable feature[s] of the social world” (Pleasants, “Moral Argument is Not Enough,” 166). I call this account of how moral progress happens denaturalization. In this paper, I provide a more rigorous account of denaturalization than has thus far been provided in the literature, so that its plausibility and its promise as a mechanism of progressive change can be better assessed. I develop an account according to which denaturalization occurs when people come to have more accurate judgments about the costs of abandoning status quo institutions in favor of alternative institutions. I draw on the philosophy of conventionality to develop an account of costs and provide a limited defense of the psychological realism of the costs account of denaturalization. With this more detailed and explicit account in hand, I explore under what kinds of conditions denaturalization is likely to lead to moral progress.
The prevalence of aortic stenosis in Māori undergoing clinically indicated echocardiography compared to New Zealand Europeans
Authors: Moore Matthew , Jones Gregory , Whalley Gillian , Williams Michael , Stewart Ralph , Coffey Sean
Published: January 2025

aim: There are limited data on the prevalence of calcific aortic valve disease (CAVD) in Māori and known inequities in outcomes after
aortic valve intervention. Our study aimed to investigate the prevalence of CAVD in Māori.
methods: Data from initial clinically indicated echocardiograms performed between 2010 to 2018 in patients aged ≥18 years were
linked to nationally collected outcome data. Ethnicity was defined using protocols from the Ministry of Health.
results: Of the 23,635 patients, 1,312 (5.6%) identified as Māori, and 22,323 (94.4%) as European. Prevalence of aortic stenosis was
5.3% in Māori and 9.9% in Europeans. Age-specific prevalence did not differ between the two groups. Māori with CAVD were more than
twice as likely to have advanced cardiac impairment (right ventricular dysfunction) than Europeans (10.1% vs 4.6, p<0.001).
conclusions: Age-specific CAVD rates did not differ between Māori and Europeans, though Māori had a higher proportion of advanced
cardiac impairment, which is likely unrelated to CAVD. Differences in population structure likely explain the difference in overall
prevalence of CAVD. The improving life expectancy in Māori may lead to increasing incidence of CAVD, thus strategies to improve
detection and medical management of CAVD should begin as soon as possible.
The effect of an educational intervention on high school students’ knowledge about vaping-related risks and expressed desire to quit vaping
Authors: Wamamili Ben , Pattemore Philip , Pearson John
Published: January 2025

aim: Electronic cigarette use (vaping) has increased rapidly among adolescents globally. Most electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes)
contain nicotine, which is addictive and can cause behaviour problems and mood dysregulation. We sought to assess whether an
educational intervention increased knowledge about vaping-related health risks and desire to quit among high school students. We
assessed whether the effects differed between in-person or online intervention.
method: The analysis included 332 students from four high schools in Ōtautahi Christchurch. Students were randomly assigned to
an in-person or online group and completed pre- and post-intervention questionnaires. Risk factors for smoking and vaping were
assessed with logistic regression. Schools’ socio-economic status was imputed from their Equity Index rank. Intervention effects were
assessed with and without demographic covariates using mixed-effect linear regression.
results: Students attending schools in lower socio-economic areas and those with Māori ethnicity were at greater risk of smoking and
vaping. Risk of smoking increased with year level; however, risk of vaping did not.
There was significant improvement in responses to 3 out of 10 knowledge questions, and there was no evidence that post-intervention
scores were affected by participant characteristics. The in-person group showed higher percentage improvements than the online
group. Expressed desire to quit vaping increased from 61.7% to 68.8%; however, there was significantly greater desire to quit vaping in
students from years 9 and 10 than years 11 and 12 (P=0.043).
conclusion: Our educational intervention improved the knowledge of high school students on vaping-related health risks and
increased expressed desire to quit vaping.
Prevalence, impact and management strategies for dysmenorrhea in Aotearoa New Zealand: a scoping review
Authors: Black Melissa , Perry Blake , Walton Michaela , Semprini Alex , Armour Mike
Published: January 2025

background and aim: Dysmenorrhea affects the majority of young women worldwide, but geographical and cultural differences
can influence the reporting, impact and management of symptoms. Aotearoa New Zealand is a culturally diverse country, with a high
proportion of Māori and Pacific peoples. The aim of this scoping review was to assess the current literature on the prevalence, impact
and management strategies for dysmenorrhea in Aotearoa New Zealand.
method: The Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) scoping review methodology was used to systematically map the evidence of prevalence,
severity and symptoms, impact and management strategies for dysmenorrhea in Aotearoa New Zealand. Eight electronic databases
were searched in August 2024.
results: Ten studies met the inclusion criteria. Our findings show that the current data for the prevalence, impact and management
strategies for dysmenorrhea in Aotearoa New Zealand are both limited and outdated.
conclusion: The results from this scoping review highlight the need for updated data on dysmenorrhea in Aotearoa New Zealand,
with particular focus on Māori and Pacific peoples, and geographical diversity.
Principles for embedding learning and adaptation into New Zealand health system functioning: the example of the Viable System Model
Authors: Paine Sharen , Foote Jeff , Gauld Robin
Published: January 2025

This article makes the case for taking a model-based management approach, specifically using the Viable System Model (VSM), to
embed learning and adaptation into the New Zealand health system so it can function as a learning health system. We draw on a case
study of a specialist clinical service where the VSM was used to guide semi-structured interviews and workshops with clinicians and
managers and to guide analysis of the findings. The VSM analysis revealed a lack of clarity of organisational functioning, and of the
systems, processes and integrated IT infrastructure necessary to support the fundamental requirements of a learning health system.
We conclude that model-based management, specifically using the VSM, has significant potential for embedding the requirements
for a learning health system into core functioning, including identifying technology infrastructure requirements. In addition, the VSM
holds promise for improving clinical engagement and enhancing the health system’s ability to achieve financial sustainability, high
performance, distributed decision making and efficiency.
Educational intervention to increase childhood immunization uptake in rural Pakistan
Authors: Shaikh Shiraz , Maheshwari Greesh , Nighat Aroosa , Mazharullah Lubna , Samoo Allah N. , Soomro Ghulam M.
Published: January 2025

Background: Childhood immunization uptake in rural Pakistan is low, due mostly to myths and misunderstanding
regarding its importance.
Aim: To determine the effect of an educational intervention on childhood immunization uptake for infants aged ≤ 16
weeks in 5 rural districts of Sindh Province, Pakistan.
Methods: This quasi-experimental study was conducted from September 2023 to January 2024 among parents of 1200
children aged 3–5 weeks enrolled in intervention and control villages. Education campaigns that included face-to-face
sessions and distribution of print and video information materials were conducted with families of children in the
intervention group. Multivariable Cox regression was used to assess the effect of the intervention on immunization
uptake.
Results: After the initial immunization at birth, 19.8% of infants in the intervention villages and 24.8% in the control
villages had not completed their Expanded Programme on Immunization vaccinations at age 16 weeks. Children in the
intervention villages were significantly more likely to have been completely vaccinated at 14 weeks. Age, gender, household
monthly income, place of birth, maternal education, and distance from immunization facility were not significantly
associated with uptake.
Conclusion: Educational interventions, including use of social media, can help increase childhood immunization uptake
in rural areas of developing countries like Pakistan.
EXPLORING A NOVEL HEXACO PERSONALITY TRAITS ON TWITTER: AN ENSEMBLE-BASED NLP METHODOLOGY
Authors: Desai Tanvi , Meva Divyakant
Published: January 2025

Natural Language Processing (NLP) plays a crucial role in analyzing Twitter data to introduce an automated HEXACO model. Analyzing personality traits from social media data, particularly on platforms like Twitter, presents unique challenges due to the brevity, informal language, and rapid evolution of linguistic expressions. To overcome these drawbacks, this research presents a methodological framework for investigating a novel HEXACO personality trait using Twitter tweets. The HEXACO model encompasses Honesty-Humility, Emotionality, Extraversion, Agreeableness, Conscientiousness, and Openness to Experience, offering a comprehensive basis for personality analysis. Our approach integrates advanced NLP techniques across key phases: preprocessing, feature extraction, feature selection, and final detection. Preprocessing involves tokenization, stop word removal, and stemming to standardize data quality. Feature extraction leverages contextual Term Frequency-Inverse Document Frequency (TF-IDF), and Global Vectors for Word Representation (GloVe) embeddings models to capture semantic and contextual information from tweets. Feature selection employs the Hybrid Kepler Inspired Secretary Bird (HKISP) algorithm, a combination of the Kepler Optimization Algorithm (KOA) and Secretary Bird Optimization (SBO). The final detection phase utilizes a weighted ensemble voting model comprising Artificial Neural Networks (ANN), Random Forest (RF), and k-Nearest Neighbours (k-NN) classifiers to enhance predictive accuracy and model robustness. The proposed technique achieved a classification Accuracy of 98.067% and a Hamming loss of 1.933%, which is proved to be superior to the existing models based on the obtained experimental findings.
MACHINE LEARNING BASED PREDICTION AND INSIGHTS OF DIABETES DISEASE: PIMA INDIAN AND FRANKFURT DATASETS
Authors: Raquibul Hossain Mohammad , Hossain Md. Jamal , Rahman Md. Mijanoor , Manjur Alam Mohammad
Published: January 2025

This paper focused on predicting diabetes disease using machine learning models which is a very active and highly important area of research. Six machine learning methods and three diabetes datasets were experimented with to investigate model performances. The methods are logistic regression, k-Nearest Neighbour, Gaussian Naïve Bayes, Decision Tree, Random Forest, and XGBoost. The datasets are Pima Indian, the Frankfurt Hospital dataset, and the combined dataset where all datasets have 08 (eight) feature variables and 01 (one) target variable. Train-test data split ratio can make a significant difference in model performance. Hence, two different split ratios 50-50 and 90-10 were experimented. Model performances were evaluated using four performance metrics which are precision, recall, F1-score, and accuracy. Random Forest and XGBoost were found to be highly efficient and best-performing among all the methods based on all performance metrics, all datasets, and both train-test split ratios. They performed comparatively better with the combined dataset which involved 2768 instances indicating the importance of a large dataset for better results. Also, the 90-10 train-test split ratio produced comparatively improved results than the 50-50 split ratio for all the datasets and even for almost all models.
Schwartz Value dan Perma Well-Being pada Dewasa Awal
Authors: Vivekananda Ni Luh Ayu , Polii Evi Ema Vitoria
Published: January 2025

PERMA Well-Being merupakan konsep multi-dimensi yang tidak hanya berfokus pada Hedonic ataupun Eudamonic, melainkan gabungan dari keduanya. Dalam modelnya, Seligman mengidentifikasi 5 dimensi yang terkait dengan Well-being, yaitu Positive Emotion, Engagement, Relationship, Meaning dan Accomplishment. Hasil analisis data mengenai korelasi antara masing-masing Schwartz Value dan dimensi PERMA: Multidemensional Framework of Well-being yang diperoleh melalui 495 responden menunjukkan bahwa antara masing-masing Schwartz Value dan dimensi PERMA: Multidemensional Framework of Well-being pada individu dewasa awal memiliki hubungan yang cenderung lemah Jika dilihat dari dimensi-dimensi PERMA maka tampak bahwa dimensi yang paling tinggi adalah Engagement dan dimensi yang paling rendah dalah dimensi Positive Emotion dan Meaning. Gambaran Schwartz Values pada individu dewasa awal dengan beragam latar belakang budaya adalah Hedonism yang merupakan value teratas dan value yang berada dikeurutan paling bawah adalah Power. Untuk penelitian berikutnya disarankan untuk menempatkan Schwartz Value sebagai moderator dari pembentukan atau meningkatan PERMA Well-being.Penelitian selanjutnya diharapkan tidak hanya fokus pada 5 dimensi PERMA Well-being tetapi juga faktor-faktor lain yang mempengaruhi kesejahteraan seperti flow, gratitude, dan happiness untuk mendapatkan analisis yang lebih komprehensif terkait PERMA Well-being.
Analisis Kerentanan Psikososial Residivis Tindak Pidana Peredaran Gelap Narkotika: Suatu Identifikasi Atas Faktor-Faktor Pencetus Pelanggarannya
Authors: Miardi Miardi , Runturambi Arthur Josias Simon , Badri Ahmad Ibrahim
Published: January 2025

Angka residivisme di Indonesia pada tahun 2023 mencapai angka 3,55%. Di sisi lain jumlah penghuni lembaga pemasyarakatan terbanyak berasal dari tindak pidana narkotika yang jumlahnya menyentuh angka 52,97% atau 135.823 orang. Dalam kasus tindak pidana narkotika mantan narapidana dalam tindak pidana narkotika kerap melakukan kejahatan berulang dikarenakan banyak faktor yang diantaranya menyangkut tentang aspek psikososial. Kajian ini berfokus pada faktor-faktor pencetus residivisme tindak pidana peredaran gelap narkotika melalui analisa kerentanan psikososial. Kami mendapati beberapa faktor pencetus tindakan residivisme seperti penyalahgunaan narkotika, kawasan rawan narkotika dan keluarga yang kemudian memicu tindakan residivisme para informan. Menggunakan metodologi kualitatif dengan metode case study, penelitian menemukan kerentanan dari aspek-aspek psikososial para informan dengan tindakan kejahatan narkotika yang merupakan organized crime. Penelitian ini memberikan informasi baru bagaimana para mantan narapidana terlibat dalam residivisme yang nantinya bisa berguna sebagai bahan dala penyusunan modul intervensi kepada para mantan narapidana dalam proses re-entry yang melibatkan lingkungan sosial, keluarga dengan berbasis kebutuhan psikososial.