bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
LA INTEGRIDAD CIENTÍFICA Y EL PATRIMONIO BIOCULTURAL DERIVADO DE LA INVESTIGACIÓN ETNOCIENTÍFICA COMO ELEMENTO DE JUSTICIA SOCIAL, SOSTENIBILIDAD Y DEMOCRACIA
Authors: Martinez Edgar Oswaldo Pineda , Pineda Paula Andrea Orozco
Published: February 2023

La amalgama de procesos y prácticas, que aglutina la investigación etnocientífca, posibilita una emergencia por delimitar las prácticas de ética e integridad científica sobre patrimonio biocultural para la generación de justicia social, sostenibilidad y democracia. Por tal razón, el presente artículo se basa en la experiencia y sistematización de una investigación de corte etnobotánico en plantas medicinales, con el fin de indagar sobre el papel protagónico de las epistemologías ancestrales como reivindicación del acervo patrimonial de riqueza biológica y cultural que poseen dichos pueblos a través de sus conocimientos tradicionales y desde esta forma, plantear un código de buenas prácticas para la colaboración etnocientífca y la conservación del patrimonio biocultural desde principios etnoecológicos que garanticen la justicia social.
“SAI GORDURA TRANS, ENTRAM VEGETAIS ORGÂNICOS”: SERIAM AS LÓGICAS TAYLORISTA E FORDISTA DOS FAST FOODS COM TEMPERO DE PÓS-MODERNIDADE?
Authors: Medeiros Monique
Published: February 2023

Concomitante ao decorrer dos anos e à facilitação ao acesso à informação, novas preocupações acometem a sociedade levando consumidores a questionarem seus hábitos alimentares. Com a atenção voltada a este consumidor, grandes empresas de fast food incorporaram hortaliças, carnes magras e sucos naturais a seus cardápios. Nesse nicho de mercado é que alimentos orgânicos conquistam espaço. Possuir rótulos de orgânicos em produtos comercializados nessas lojas pode evocar a imagem de um alimento produzido de forma mais simples, livre de produtos químicos industrializados, no entanto, a contradição se dá quando analisamos que a existência desse rótulo é produto da própria indústria. As transformações nos padrões de consumo, e consequentemente no fornecimento de alimentos, que ocorreram nos últimos tempos nos levam a questionar: quais os reais motivos que levam os consumidores a procurar alimentos mais saudáveis? O que motiva a incorporação de alimentos orgânicos nos cardápios de fast food? O que significa associar alimentos orgânicos a uma lógica de comercialização e distribuição de produtos alicerçada a uma organização empresarial taylorista/fordista? Com o intuito de refletir sobre esses questionamentos, o presente artigo se embasa em estudos acadêmicos e publicações não científicas da primeira década dos anos 2000, momento de maior emergência dos alimentos orgânicos nas redes de fast food no mundo.
Shigeichi Yoshima's Trajectory in the Promotion of Judo in Brazil
Authors: Borges Rafael de Camargo Penteado , Maçaneiro Gustavo Goulart Braga
Published: February 2023

The development and diffusion of jūdō in Brazil is attributed to a small group of Japanese immigrants in the city of São Paulo. This study seeks to present the importance of Shigeichi Yoshima (Yoshima) and his role as an immigrant in the spread of jūdō. The results demonstrate the importance of Japanese immigrants in the interior of the state of São Paulo and their links with local teachers. The proximity between Yoshima and Oda needs to be verified by further studies.
Standardy społecznej odpowiedzialności małego biznesu. Analiza porównawcza firm polskich i brytyjskich
Authors: Lewicka-Strzałecka Anna
Published: February 2023

The aim of this article is to discern the crux of SME sector social responsibility in developing
countries. An attempt is made to identify, empirically, the ethical standards subscribed to by small firms
in Poland and to compare them with the standards of small firms in the UK. The methodology of
empirical analysis of the ethical standards of Polish entrepreneurs running small businesses was
modelled on Laura Spence’s research on the priorities, practices and ethics of small firms in the UK.
This analysis has revealed certain similarities and significant differences in the way CSR is perceived
by Polish and British entrepreneurs. British entrepreneurs manifest a higher degree of awareness with
regard to the issue of social responsibility and are more strongly motivated by their external
environment to take up social responsibility issues than Polish ones.
Sprawiedliwe nierówności a aksjologia ładu instytucjonalnego
Authors: Woźniak Michał Gabriel
Published: February 2023

The author of article proves that in the era of the globalization the institutional order of national
economy is influenced by the distorted competition which results in domination of the managers
and technicians of great corporations. It is their businesses that define the economic policy. In the world
of asymmetric information, oligopolistic competition, political market and progressive
commercialization of the axiological sphere the rules of thinking and acting are merely reduced to
the strategy of self-advantage. This situation results in ineffective institutional protection at the global,
regional and national levels.
To remove social inequalities effectively it is necessary to have control over the dominating
groups in society and to develop coherent norms of institutional protection. There is also a need for
the development of human capital and its modernization as a common notion of moral values of society
and the individual.
EFL students’ beliefs towards usefulness of corrective feedback in cooperative learning environment
Authors: Hassan Mehmood Ul , Dzakiria Hisham
Published: February 2023

The current study aimed to find out English as a foreign language (EFL) students’ beliefs about the usefulness of corrective feedback in a cooperative learning (CL) environment. This study was qualitative research in which a narrative approach was used. This study emphasises each student’s learning experiences with CL strategy. The data were collected using interview questions as a research instrument. The researchers had a close observation, prepared notes, and made a record of interview responses from each student to explore and understand their beliefs towards corrective feedback (CF) provided by the instructors in the CL environment. The findings of this qualitative study revealed that EFL teachers were motivated to give a suitable CL environment to second language learners which made the provided CF more effective. The results indicate that EFL learners realised that they can find solutions to their problems through CL.
Keywords: Cooperative learning, corrective feedback, English as a foreign language, perceptions
Exploring self-regulated learning and motivation: A case study of EFL undergraduate learners at a public university in Afghanistan
Authors: Tareen Hashmatullah
Published: February 2023

The concept of self-regulated learning (SRL) in the field of educational psychology has been developed to comprehend how students learn autonomously. Motivation is a pivotal factor in learners’ academic outcomes and its connection with (SRL) is extensive. The purpose of this study was to further explore this phenomenon among EFL learners enrolled at Kandahar University. Quantitative research was carried out on a sample of 123 EFL learners. The data were collected through an online survey questionnaire and analysed using statistical packages. The results indicated that the majority of the learners were standing on the average level of SRL. The results also revealed that there was a significant positive relationship between motivation and SRL. Foreign language learning can be enhanced by designing environments in a way that fosters SRL skills. Further research could be conducted with a wider sample size from other public universities to generate a more fine-grained understanding.
Keywords: EFL, EFL learners, self-regulated learning, motivation
Exploring students’ intercultural awareness with an intercultural approach to ELT in Algeria
Authors: Guerriche Amina
Published: February 2023

The recent trends in foreign language teaching influenced widely by the process of globalisation, interculturalism, and global flows are leaning towards adopting an intercultural perspective to help in developing students who are global citizens able to effectively function across diverse boundaries. Researchers call for an intercultural learning and teaching perspective that would foster and increase intercultural awareness and understanding. The present research aims to unfold whether including the cultural dimension in foreign language instruction can help in developing students’ intercultural awareness. In doing so, a cultural pedagogical experiment was designed and conducted for the period of 1 year at the level of the university. Data were collected qualitatively and analysed thematically. Results help in drawing important implications for educational institutions, foreign language teachers, and syllabus designers about the importance and effectiveness of perceiving foreign language instruction as a social activity that can nurture interculturally aware and competent individuals.
Keywords: ELT, intercultural awareness, knowledge, pedagogy, intercultural understanding
Zbrodnia po amerykańsku. Polskie filmy sensacyjno-kryminalne lat osiemdziesiątych
Authors: Piepiórka Michał
Published: February 2023

The article presents an analysis of Polish action movies of the 1980s in the context of social changes. The fact that Polish society was opening up to the west had a significant impact on the films produced in that period. It influenced both the plot and the general understanding of the convention (by both the filmmakers and the audience). Directors were increasingly aware of the genre and high-brow critics were ceasing to demand a mimetic recreation of external reality from the works they engaged with. On the other hand, the preoccupation with consumption, obsessive acquisition of expensive gadgets and the mythologization of the dollar that all permeated these films proved that their protagonists were already living in the West. Even if only in an imagined one.
W kręgu idei fotogenii i cine-rayografu
Authors: Lipiński Kamil
Published: February 2023

In this article, the author revisits the history of French film movements with a particular focus on the re-inscription of random objects derived from everyday life in the film structure on one hand, and on the other, on the relationship between storytelling and visual poetry. The origin of the idea of correspondence of arts can be traced to the overlapping definitions of Surrealism and Dadaism and in the debate on the photogenic nature of film work. Historical study offers an essential context for understanding the shifting ideas from the idea of pure cinema to surreal and Dada cinema. The article draws attention to the work directly on the film reel by montage and collage. The analysis tracks the issue of visual illusions triggered by the use of rotoreliefs and juxtaposing images. Historical research has been differentiated into various separate case studies. Having examined some problems raised by these attempts, the article turns to reveal the intrinsic dialectical tensions in cine-rayographs and the absorption of selected practices from other artistic cultures enabling us to understand the principles of modern art.
Integrasi Alam dan Budaya Lokal Masyarakat Adat Sembalun Lawang
Authors: Solikatun Solikatun , Wijayanti Ika , Komalasari Maya Atri
Published: February 2023

Hubungan masyarakat dengan alam semesta sangat erat. Masyarakat memanfaatkan alam untuk memenuhi kebutuhan hidupnya. Masyarakat dalam berinteraksi dengan alam menggunakan nilai dan aturan-aturan yang nantinya menjadi adat istiadat. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui secara mendalam integrasi alam dan budaya lokal masyarakat Sembalun Lawang. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode penelitian kualitatif dengan pendekatan studi kasus. Lokasi penelitian berada di Desa Sembalun Lawang, Kecamatan Sembalun, Kabupaten Lombok Timur, Provinsi Nusa Tenggara Barat. Subyek dari penelitian ini adalah masyarakat di Desa Sembalun Lawang dalam penelitian ini menggunakan teknik snowball sampling (bola salju). Adapun proses analisis dilakukan dalam beberapa tahapan yang meliputi pengumpulan data, reduksi data, penyajian data dan kesimpulan/verifikasi data dalam bentuk laporan penelitian. Hasil penelitian ini adalah masyarakat Sembalun Lawang sendiri memiliki hubungan yang sangat erat dengan alam. Dimana pandangan masyarakat mengenai alam, alam harus diperlakukan dengan sebaik mungkin. Masyarakat sangat tergantung pada alam, baik dalam bidang ekonomi, dan pariwisata. Alam juga turut serta memberi dampak terhadap berbagai tindakan sosial yang dilakukan oleh manusia. Interaksi antara manusia dan lingkungan alam menimbulkan adanya nilai dan norma-norma yang telah disepakati bersama oleh masyarakat setempat. Untuk menjaga dan melestarikan alam dan budaya lokal dibutuhkan partisipasi masyarakat dan kerjasama dengan berbagai pihak, baik pemerintah maupun swasta.
Konflik Sosial Keagamaan Dimasa Pandemi Covid-19
Authors: Azizah Lutfatul , Nuruddin Nuruddin
Published: February 2023

Konflik sosial keagamaan dimasa pandemi Covid 19 yang terjadi karena dianggap tidak efektifnya kebijakan pemerintah yang menerapkan social distancing dan physical distancing untuk menjawab persoalan sosial keagamaan masyarakat. Maklumat MUI NTB No 14 tahun 2020 sebagai landasan hukum pemberlakuan social distancing dan physical distancing mengalami pergolakan yang sangat besar dikalangan masyarakat NTB, Lombok khususnya menunjukkan terjadinya konflik. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode kualitatif dengan teknik pengumpulan data sosial observasi tidak langsung, wawancara online dan dokumentasi secara online. Untuk analisis konflik kerangka teori yang digunakan adalah interaksionisme simbolik, guna menjelaskan akar konflik yang terjadi. Alat analisis yang digunakan adalah alat analisis ‘bawang merah’ dari Simon Fisher. Penelitian ini menemukan ketidak konsistensian MUI NTB dalam merespon pandemi Covid 19 dalam praktik-praktik keagamaan. Penelitian ini juga menemukan konflik yang terjadi berbentuk konflik realistis atau konflik yang terjadi karena ketidak sepahaman diantara masing-masing aktor konflik. Interpretasi berbeda terhadap maklumat MUI NTB yang dipengaruhi situasi sosial masing-masing aktor menjadi objek utama konflik. Penyelesaian yang dapat diupayakanpun tergantung bentuk konflik yang terjadi yakni konflik realistis diselesaikan dengan dialog dan musyawarah.
Character Education Socialization Pattern Among Young Generations in Perang Topat Tradition
Authors: Zaki M
Published: February 2023

Character education is an action of educating the young generation to keep perfecting the individual self and practicing self competency toward the better life. This research aims to analyze the character education socialization pattern in young generation in perang topat (Topat War) tradition in Lingsar Village of Lombok Barat as the unit of analysis. This research employed qualitative method with case study approach, and then processed quantitative data collected from the result of field study through observation, in-depth interview, and documentation. The result of research shows that the character education socialization pattern in young generation in perang topat tradition in Lingsar Village of West Lombok consists of three patterns: socializing the symbolic meaning in perang topat tradition to the Young Generations, performing perang topat traditional practice annually, and preserving and then bequeathing this tradition to the Young Generations.
De-Radikalisasi Islam, Khilafah dan Pendidikan Pancasila di Komunitas Wahabisme di Indonesia
Authors: Hamdi Saipul , Mulyadi Fadli , Suwarto Suwarto
Published: February 2023

Wahabisme merupakan salah satu varian Islam yang ultra konservatif lahir di Saudi Arabia pada abad ke-18 kemudian menyebar sebagai gerakan ideologis transnasional yang mengkampanyekan suara pemurnian Islam, pemberlakuan syariat Islam dan pendirian khilafah Islamiyah. Gerakan ini menimbulkan kontroversi di masyarakat karena selain menentang praktik budaya dan tradisi lokal yang berkembang di masyarakat, para ulama dan jemaah Wahhabi juga dikenal keras dan tanpa kompromi dalam dakwahnya. Sebagian besar ulama Wahhabi menggunakan hard approach dalam praktik dakwahnya menyerang dan menantang secara terbuka kelompok yang diklaim syirik, sesat dan ahli bidah karena tidak mengikuti “sunnah” Rasulullah. Akibatnya, ajaran Wahabi seringkali mengalami penolakan, benturan dan konflik sosial dengan penduduk lokal. Artikel ini ini secara khusus bertujuan untuk menguji upaya de-radikalisasi Islam (melepaskan Islam dari tindakan radikal), dan upaya mengubah pendekatan dakwah yang keras dan radikal menjadi lembut dan moderat supaya diterima oleh masyarakat. Selain itu artikel ini mengeksplorasi perkembangan diskursus khilafah Islamiyah di komunitas Wahhabi karena selama ini ajaran Wahhabi menekankan pemberlakuan syariat Islam dan pendirian negara Islam. Dalam merespon fenomena ini bagaimana upaya pemerintah dalam mengintervensi dan menanamkan ideologi Pancasila dan wawasan kebangsaan di komunitas pendidikan mereka.
POVERTY AND FISHERMEN’S SOCIAL CAPITAL AT AENG BATU-BATU VILLAGE NORTH GALESONG DISTRICT TAKALAR REGENCY
Authors: Wahyuni Wahyuni , Rahman Ratnah
Published: February 2023

The research was motivated by the social condition of poor fishing communities in the rich sea. The reality is very paradoxical, on the one hand the sea is a rich natural resource and if it can be managed properly it should be able to make the surrounding communities welfare of social and economic life. But on the other hand it turns out that it can not be felt completely by the fishing community because there are some obstacles that they face even many who live in poverty. Social capital as an adhesive, connector and network owned by the fishing community has a role in solving the problems faced by the problem of poverty. the results of research obtained from observations and interviews showed that the factors that cause fishermen's poverty are technological limitations, low level of education, capital ownership, fishing habits, limited marketing of catches. The government's policy is to provide opportunities for outside investors to invest so that they can open jobs and people at Aeng Batu-Batu Village get employment outside of their jobs as fishermen. Other policies include providing Direct Cash Assistance (BLT), Direct Cash Assistance (BTS) and Family Hope Program (PKH). The social capital owned by the fishing community of Aeng Batu-Batu Village is a kinship and kinship relationship that causes them to have a sense of solidarity and it is easy to help each other, besides there are cultural values that are maintained and implemented in the social life of the community.
Effects of an 8-week lunge exercise on an unstable support surface on lower-extremity muscle function and balance in middle-aged women
Authors: Lee Jihoo , Kim Jisu
Published: February 2023

[Purpose] This study aimed to develop a more effective exercise program for lower extremity muscle function by evaluating the effects of an 8-week lunge exercise performed on an unstable support surface on lower extremity muscle function, body composition, and body balance in middle-aged women.[Methods] Twenty participants were divided into two groups (control group: exercise on a stable support surface, n=10; experimental group: exercise on an unstable support surface, n=10). Each participant performed the exercise program for 8 weeks (three sessions a week, 50 min/session).[Results] The results revealed that body fat percentage decreased significantly in the experimental group (p<0.01). Additionally, lower-extremity muscle mass and function increased significantly in both groups (p<0.05), but with no significant difference between the groups. Moreover, the results of the static and dynamic balance tests indicated that balance improved in both groups, with significantly greater improvements in the experimental group than in the control group (p<0.05).[Conclusion] Lunge exercise on stable and unstable support surfaces improves muscle function and static balance in middle-aged women. In particular, lunge exercise on an unstable support surface was more effective at reducing body fat than lunge exercise on a stable support surface and was also found to improve dynamic balance. Therefore, a program consisting of lunge exercises on an unstable support surface may be suitable for body improvements in middle-aged women.
Multinational Corporations and SEO Discounts
Authors: May Anthony
Published: February 2023

The fact that publicly traded companies incur substantial costs when issuing new equity has been extensively documented in the empirical finance literature. In particular, numerous studies show that seasoned equity offerings (SEOs) tend to be priced significantly below prevailing market prices, thereby causing issuers to leave money on the table. Offer price discounting is an indirect flotation cost borne by pre-SEO shareholders that, according to extant theoretical and empirical research, arises due to asymmetric information. A heretofore unrelated literature argues that corporate multinationalism, i.e., establishing operations in one or more foreign countries, exacerbates the asymmetric information problem via greater costs to shareholders of monitoring the activities and performance of foreign subsidiaries. Motivated by these lines of thought, I investigate the relation between SEO discounting and corporate multinationalism. Using a sample of SEOs completed by U.S. firms between 1998 and 2016, I show that offer price discounting is significantly higher in offerings conducted by multinational firms relative to those conducted by purely domestic firms after controlling for known determinants of SEO discounts. This effect is stronger for multinational firms with foreign subsidiaries spread across a greater number of countries and weaker for multinationals that hire a high-reputation underwriter to lead the underwriting syndicate. These findings suggest that asymmetric information costs borne by seasoned equity issuers are increasing in the geographic scope of a firm’s operations, which can be mitigated by certification from a highly reputed lead underwriter.
Encroachment in Data Processing using Big Data Technology
Authors:   Department of Computer Science, Don Bosco College, Yelagiri Hills, Tamilnadu, India, Manivannan Tamilselvan , Amuthan Susainathan ,   Department of Computer Applications, Don Bosco College, Yelagiri Hills, Tamilnadu, India
Published: February 2023

the nature of big data is now growing and information is present all around us in different kind of forms. The big data information plays crucial role and it provides business value for the firms and its benefits sectors by accumulating knowledge. This growth of big data around all the concerns is high and challenge in data processing technique because it contains variety of data in enormous volume. The tools which are built on the data mining algorithm provides efficient data processing mechanisms, but not fulfill the pattern of heterogeneous, so the emerging tools such like Hadoop MapReduce, Pig, SPARK, Cloudera, Impala and Enterprise RTQ, IBM Netezza and Apache Giraphe as computing tools and HBase, Hive, Neo4j and Apache Cassendra as storage tools useful in classifying, clustering and discovering the knowledge. This study will focused on the comparative study of different data processing tools, in big data analytics and their benefits will be tabulated.
Significance of Feature Selection Impacting Good Clusters
Authors:   Research Scholar, Bharathiar University,Coimbatore, S Anitha , Metilda Mary ,   Asst. Prof, Queen Marys College, Chennai
Published: February 2023

Feature selection is one of the recent techniques in data mining. Clustering is an unsupervised learning method in knowledge discovery world. Dimensionality reduction poses electing the significant data from the wider variety of data elements. “Curse of dimensionality “is a challenging issue of present researches which produces wrong outcomes during clustering process. In this paper, cluster based outlier detection method is applied with various multivariate datasets. Before clustering the datasets, the feature selection method has been implemented for selecting significant datasets from the entire training attributes. Feature selection plays an essential role in cluster accuracy for obtaining the dissimilar and dissimilar datasets among the data instances. In this research work, the proposed system is compared with the various correlation based feature selection algorithms and their experimental results are depicted.
Skin Lesion Detection and Segmentation using SVM and Bayesian Classifier
Authors:   Research scholar, Department of computer science, University of Madras, Chennai, Thangakani S Anisha
Published: February 2023

Skin cancer is a peculiar growth of skin cells; often develops on skin exposed to the sun. Skin cancer evolves predominantly on areas of sun-exhibited skin includes scalp, face, lips, ears, neck, chest, arm, hands and the legs in human. But it may appear on the areas that seldom see the sunshine of day like palms, at a lower place fingernails or toenails and reproductive organ space. However, it is curable if it gets detected at an early stage. To minimize the diagnostic error caused by the complexity of visual interpretation and subjectivity, it is important to develop a technology like computerized image analysis. This article presents a systematic approach for the classification of skin lesions in dermoscopic images. For detecting the melanoma skin cancer, the Otsu algorithm is applied to segment the lesion from the entire image. In the proposed method, feature extraction is performed by underlying shape, color, texture using GLCM (Gray-Level Co-Occurrence Matrix) features which are applied with support vector machine and Bayesian classifiers. While comparing, the Bayesian classifier achieved an overall classification accuracy of 90.44% on a dataset of 4151 images which is better than the existing method.
The role of Learning Analytics in Educational Data Mining
Authors:   Kings Engineering College, Chennai, Joel Robinson , B Muthazhagan ,   Kings Engineering College, Chennai
Published: February 2023

EDM (Educational Data Mining) is a data mining algorithm that is used in the field of education. Data mining is a multidisciplinary field that combines artificial intelligence, machine learning, statistics, and database systems to produce results. Data mining may be used in a number of ways in the educational industry to improve student performance and educational institution reputation. Data gathering can indeed be applied to a broad variety of applications in the education system for the aim of boosting student performance and also the status of academic institutions, thanks to the emergence of new technologies that can harness data children s educational and the massive expansion in data sources.EDM refers to the procedures for analysing data from the learning environment in order to have a better understanding of students in their learning environment. The ability for teachers to gain real-time insight about the performance of students, including those who are at risk, can be extremely beneficial in arranging educational activities. It can be motivating and encouraging for students to get information about their performance in comparison to their peers or their progress toward their specific goals. Learning environment data has grown in size in recent years, necessitating the employment of Big Data technologies and methods to manage it. Databases that do not employ typical SQL-based queries are used to address this problem. Data is compressed at rest and in memory using compression algorithms. Before being aggregated, data is broken into smaller pieces and analysed by a huge number of devices spread around the network.
Further records and breeding of the Eyrean Grasswren Amytornis goyderi in New South Wales
Authors:   Centre for Ecosystem Science, School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney NSW 2052, Australia, Hunt Thomas , Pedler Reece ,   Centre for Ecosystem Science, School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney NSW 2052, Australia, West Rebecca ,   Centre for Ecosystem Science, School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney NSW 2052, Australia
Published: February 2023

Eyrean Grasswrens Amytornis goyderi have generally been considered habitat specialists associated with Sandhill Canegrass Zygochloa paradoxa on the dunes of inland Australian deserts in the Lake Eyre Basin. Following above-average rainfall in 2020–2022 and an associated vegetation response in the Strzelecki Desert, Eyrean Grasswrens were observed at 39 locations south-east of their known distribution, with sites up to 11 km inside New South Wales, well beyond the extent of previous easterly records on the New South Wales–South Australia border. Further, two sites were north of the New South Wales–Queensland border, confirming the species 380 km south of previous Queensland records. Nine sites were within feral-free exclosures at the Wild Deserts project site in Sturt National Park, New South Wales. Repeated observations between May 2021 and August 2022 suggest persistence for at least 16 months in ephemeral vegetation on sand dunes supporting no Sandhill Canegrass. Two instances of breeding were recorded, with juvenile birds and feeding by an adult male observed. We explore possible drivers for this apparent range expansion and future scenarios around persistence inside landscape-scale exclosures, within which theorised threats from feral predators and overabundant herbivores are absent, presenting an opportunity to assess the relevancy of these drivers on the ecology of Eyrean Grasswrens.
Nutritional Assessment of the Symptomatic Patient on a Plant-Based Diet: Seven Key Questions
Authors: Plotnikoff Gregory Adams , Dobberstein Linda , Raatz Susan
Published: February 2023

Plant-based diets are increasingly popular for health as well as financial, ethical, and religious reasons. The medical literature clearly demonstrates that plant-based diets can be both nutritionally sufficient and medically beneficial. However, any person on an intentionally restrictive but poorly-informed diet may predispose themselves to clinically-relevant nutritional deficiencies. For persons on a poorly-informed plant-based diet, deficiencies are possible in both macronutrients (protein, essential fatty acids) and micronutrients (vitamin B12, iron, calcium, zinc and vitamin D). Practitioner evaluation of symptomatic patients on a plant-based diet requires special consideration of 7 key nutrient concerns for plant-based diets. This article translates these concerns into 7 practical questions that all practitioners can introduce into their patient assessments and clinical reasoning. Ideally, persons on plant-based diets should be able to answer these 7 questions. Each serves as a heuristic prompt for both clinician and patient attentiveness to a complete diet. As such, these 7 questions support increased patient nutrition knowledge and practitioner capacity to counsel, refer, and appropriately focus clinical resources.
Emotional Intelligence and Resilience: Predictors of Life Satisfaction Among Mountain Trainers
Authors: Gavín-Chocano Óscar , Martín-Talavera Laura , Sanz-Junoy Guillermo , Molero David
Published: February 2023

High-level performance in mountain sports would be unlikely unless different emotional factors are taken into account through the analysis of psychological characteristics such as mood, resilience or motivation, among many others. In this study, 788 people with a sports degree from the Spanish Federation of Mountain Sports and Climbing (FEDME) participated, 75.3% are men and 24.5% are women. The mean age of the participants was 49.8 years (±12.8), ranging from 18 to 76 years. The Wong Law Emotional Intelligence Scale (WLEIS-S), the RS-14 Resilience Scale and the Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS) instrument were used. The aim of this research was to determine the relationship between the dimensions of emotional intelligence, resilience and life satisfaction. The results showed a relationship between several of the dimensions from the instruments used (p<.01). In terms of gender, higher scores were found for women than for men. The regression model shows that both the dimensions of emotional intelligence [Appraisal of own emotions (β=.104; p<.001); Use of emotions (β=.30; p<.001); Emotional Regulation (β=.103; p<.001)] and resilience [Personal competence (β=.402; p<.001)], are predictors of greater life satisfaction, with 44.1% positively explained by the regression model. Further proposals should extend the results obtained with the analysis of more sports modalities and provide evidence that would complement those extracted in this research.
Hydrogeochemical Appraisal of Groundwater Quality and Its Suitability for Drinking and Irrigation Purposes in the West Central Senegal
Authors: Diedhou Mathias , Ndoye Seyni , Celle Helène , Faye Serigne , Wohnlichs Stefan , Le Coustumer Philippe
Published: February 2023

Senegal central regions face rainfall deficit combined with scarcity of surface water and poor quality. Populations use groundwater for drinking and irrigation. A Groundwater assessment studiebased on 42 samples aims to determine their quality. Several parameters (TDS, TH, WQI, SAR, RSC, %N, PI, KR and MR) and ion chemistry determined . Samples exhibit an alcaline pH (7.6) and hydrochemical facies mainly Ca-Na-Mg-HCO3. The ionic dominance is Na+ ˃ Ca2+ ˃ Mg2+ ˃ K+ and HCO3- ˃ Cl- ˃ SO42- ˃ NO3- ˃ F-. From TDS and WQI index most of the groundwaters are suitable for drinking. Irrigation quality (based on SAR, %N, RSC, KR, MR) varie from excellent to good water type. Plotting chemical data (USSL salinity & Wilcox diagrams) reveals that the majority of the groundwater samples belong to the fields excellent to good and from good to permissible . Natural processes (rock weathering, mineral dissolution, evaporation and ion exchange) control groundwater quality. As the region faced a persistent rainfall deficit combine with fragile groundwater quality should alert the stakeholders. A sustainable development of the region can be faced if strong measures are planned to follow water quality evolution and quantity available for human purposes
First Evidence of Activity of Enfortumab Vedotin on Brain Metastases in Urothelial Cancer Patients
Authors: Vulsteke Christof , De Cocker Laurens , Gómez de Liaño Alfonso , Montesdeoca Cristina , De Meulenaere Astrid , Croes Lieselot , Delombaerde Danielle , Szabados Bernadett , Powles Thomas
Published: February 2023

Abstract: Enfortumab vedotin (EV), an antibody-drug conjugate directed against Nectin-4, signif-icantly prolonged survival when compared with standard chemotherapy in patients with locally advanced or metastatic urothelial carcinoma who previously received platinum-based chemo-therapy and a PD-1 or PD-L1 inhibitor. The confirmed overall response rate in the phase 3 EV301 trial leading to approval was 40.6%. However, no data have been published about the activity in brain metastases. Here, we present three patients from different centers with brain metastases receiving EV. A 58-year-old male Caucasian patient, who was heavily pretreated for urothelial carcinoma with visceral metastases and a solitary clinically active brain metastasis, started on EV 1.25 mg/kg on days 1, 8, and 15 of a 28-day cycle. The first evaluation after three cycles of EV showed a partial remission by RECIST v1.1 with a near complete response in the brain metastasis and disappear-ance of the neurological complaints. The patient is currently still receiving EV. A second, 74-year-old male patient started on the same regimen, after previous progression on platinum-based chemotherapy and maintenance avelumab. The patient achieved complete response and remained on therapy for five months. However, therapy was discontinued at the patient’s re-quest. Shortly after, he developed new leptomeningeal metastases. Upon rechallenge with EV, there was a significant reduction in the diffuse meningeal infiltration. A third, 50-year-old male Caucasian patient also received EV, after previous progression on cisplatin-gemcitabine and ate-zolizumab maintenance followed by palliative whole brain radiotherapy and two cycles of vin-flunine. The first evaluation after three cycles of EV showed a significant reduction of the brain metastases. The patient is currently still receiving EV. These are the first reports on efficacy of EV in patients with urothelial carcinoma and active brain metastases.
Multiple Pesticide Resistance in Rust-Red Fluor Beetle (Tribolium castaneum, Herbst 1797) from Northern Nigeria is Probably Driven by Metabolic Mechanisms
Authors: Mukhtar Muhammad M. , Mustapha Muhammad A. , Aliyu Mubarak , Ibrahim Sulaiman S.
Published: February 2023

Information about molecular mechanism of pesticide resistance in the rust-red flour beetle, a major pest destroying grains and flour across Nigeria is grossly lacking, hindering evidence-based con-trol. Here, we identified to species level three populations of the red-flour beetle from Kano, Ni-geria, as Tribolium castaneum, and investigated the mechanism driving their insecticide resistance. IRAC susceptibility bioassays established high cypermethrin resistance, with LC50s of 4.35-5.46mg/ml in the three populations, NNFM, R/Zaki and Yankaba. High DDT and malathion resistance was observed in NNFM, with LC50s of 15.32- and 3.71mg/ml, respectively. High sus-ceptibility was observed towards dichlorvos in all three populations with LC50s of 0.17-0.35mg/ml, respectively. Synergist bioassay with piperonylbutoxide significantly restored cypermethrin sus-ceptibility, with mortality increasing almost threefold, from 24.8% obtained from 1.25mg/ml of cypermethrin, to 63.3% in synergised group (p=0.013), suggesting a preeminent role of P450s. The two major knockdown resistance (kdr) mutations, T929I and L1014F in the IIS4 and IIS6 fragments of voltage-gated sodium channel were not detected in both cypermethrin-alive and cyperme-thrin-dead beetles, suggesting lesser role of target-site insensitivity. These findings highlight the need to explore alternative control tools for this pest and/or explore incorporation of synergists, like piperonylbutoxide as additional chemistries into pesticides formulations to improve their ef-ficacy.
Thermal Processing via Air Frying Improves the Antioxidant Properties of Brassica Vegetables
Authors: Nandasiri Ruchira , Semenko Breanne , Wijekoon Champa , Suh Miyoung
Published: February 2023

Brassica vegetables has demonstrated many health benefits over the years due to its composition of phenolic, flavonoid, and glucosinolate content. However, these bioactive molecules can be easily depleted during gastronomic operations. Therefore, a sustainable method which improves the phenolic content and antioxidant activity is required at large for the processors and consumers. Thermal processing has demonstrated as a method to improve the phenolic content and antioxidant status of Brassica vegetables. In the current study four different thermal processing methods, including freeze drying, sauteing, steam and air frying, were employed for five different Brassica vegetables, including kale, broccoli sprout, brussels sprout, red cabbage, and green cabbage. Total phenolic content (TPC), total flavonoid content (TFC), and antioxidant activities were assessed using radical scavenging activity (DPPH and ABTS•+), reducing power (FRAP), and chelating ability of the metal ions. Among tested, air frying at 160oC for 10 minutes showed the highest TPC, TFC, and antioxidant activity of the Brassica vegetables, while sautéing showed the lowest. Steam treatment was preferred over the freeze-drying treatment. Within the vegetables tested, both kale and broccoli sprout contained higher antioxidants properties in most processing treatment employed. Results also indicated that there is a strong correlation between TPC, TFC, and the antioxidant activity (p<0.05). This study indicates that air frying could be a choice of sustainable thermal processing method for improving biomolecules for Brassica vegetables.
CT Radiomics and Clinical Feature Model to Predict Lymph Node Metastases in Early-Stage Testicular Cancer
Authors: Lisson Catharina Silvia , Manoj Sabitha , Wolf Daniel , Schrader Jasper , Schmidt Stefan Andreas , Beer Meinrad , Goetz Michael , Zengerling Friedemann , Lisson Christoph Gehard
Published: February 2023

Accurate retroperitoneal lymph node metastasis (LNM) prediction in early-stage testicular germ cell tumours (TGCT) harbours the potential to significantly reduce over- or undertreatment and treatment-related morbidity in this group of young patients as an important survivorship imperative. We investigated the role of computed tomography (CT) radiomics models integrating clinical predictors for the individualized prediction of LNM in early-stage TGCT. Ninety-one patients with surgically proven testicular germ cell tumours and contrast-enhanced CT were included in this retrospective study. Dedicated radiomics software was used to segment 273 retroperitoneal lymph nodes and extract features. After feature selection, radiomics-based machine learning models were developed to predict LN metastasis. The robustness of the procedure was controlled by 10-fold cross-validation. Using multivariable logistic regression modelling, we developed three prediction models: A radiomics-only model, a clinical-only model and a combined radiomics-clinical model. The models' performance was evaluated using the area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC). Finally, decision curve analysis was performed to estimate the clinical usefulness of the predictive model. The radiomics-only model for predicting lymph node metastasis reached a greater discrimination power than the clinical-only model, with an AUC of 0.84 (± 0.17; 95% CI ) vs 0.60 (± 0.22; 95% CI) in our study cohort. The combined model integrating clinical risk factors and selected radiomics features outperformed the clinical-only and the radiomics-only prediction models and showed good discrimination with an area under the curve of 0.94 ( ± 0.10; 95% CI). The decision curve analysis demonstrated the clinical usefulness of our proposed combined model. The presented combined CT-based radiomics-clinical model represents an exciting non-invasive prediction tool for individualized prediction of LN metastasis in testicular germ cell tumours. Multi-centre validation is required to generate high-quality evidence for its clinical application.
Feasibility of Hunting Invasive Locusts and Studying its Economic, Social, and Environmental Effects (Approach: Preventing the Spraying of Locusts)
Authors: Rahimi Farid
Published: February 2023

Locust is a pest that attacks human and animal food and endangers national security by threatening food security. Spraying is the easiest and fastest way to deal with them. But the easiest way is not always the best way. With chemical resistance, not only will permanent immunity from locust attacks not arise, but they will also become resistant to poisons. While we have to pay billions of dollars annually for this strategy, we will also cause water and soil pollution. Therefore, the research results of other researchers were used and modeled to measure the possibility of hunting invasive locusts to investigate the possibility and benefits of this action. So, this study was conducted in the field method. The obtained results indicate that it is possible to hunt invasive locusts. If traps are placed on time and in the right place, the possibility of preserving crops after the pest attack increases by 2.3 times more in protected fields than in unprotected fields. By hunting locusts, fields and even pastures are preserved, poisons are prevented from entering the food chain and ecosystem, part of the economic loss of farmers affected by the invasion of locusts will be compensated, and by providing animal feed through hunting locusts, water consumption will be reduced, soil erosion and energy consumption are saved.
Identifying COVID-19 Vaccine Deserts and Ways to Reduce Them: A Digital Tool to Support Public Health Decision-Making
Authors: Weintraub Rebecca L. , Miller Kate , Rader Benjamin , Rosenberg Julie , Srinath Shreyas , Woodbury Samuel R. , Schultheiss Marinanicole D. , Kansal Mansi , Vispute Swapnil , Serghiou Stylianos , Flores Gerardo , Kumok Akim , Shekel Tomer , Gabrilovich Evgeniy , Ahmad Iman , Chiang Molly E. , Brownstein John S.
Published: February 2023

A private–academic partnership built the Vaccine Equity Planner (VEP) to help decision-makers improve geographic access to COVID-19 vaccinations across the United States by identifying vaccine deserts and facilities that could fill those deserts. The VEP presented complex, updated data in an intuitive form during a rapidly changing pandemic situation. The persistence of vaccine deserts in every state as COVID-19 booster recommendations develop suggests that vaccine delivery can be improved. Underresourced public health systems benefit from tools providing real-time, accurate, actionable data. (Am J Public Health. 2023;113(4):363–367. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2022.307198 )
Methamphetamine-Related Mortality in the United States: Co-Involvement of Heroin and Fentanyl, 1999–2021
Authors: Hoopsick Rachel A. , Andrew Yockey R.
Published: February 2023

Objectives. To examine trends in methamphetamine-related mortality in the United States from 1999 to 2021 and the extent to which these deaths co-involved heroin or fentanyl.

Methods. We obtained final and provisional data from the CDC WONDER (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Wide-ranging ONline Data for Epidemiologic Research) multiple causes of death database for deaths that involved methamphetamine and deaths that involved both methamphetamine and heroin or fentanyl mong US residents aged 15 to 74 years. We plotted the age-adjusted methamphetamine-related mortality rate by year and quantified the proportion of deaths with heroin or fentanyl co-involvement. Finally, we used joinpoint regression to quantify trends in the methamphetamine mortality rate and proportion of deaths with heroin or fentanyl co-involvement.

Results. From 1999 to 2021, there was a 50-fold increase in the methamphetamine mortality rate, which was accompanied by an increasing proportion of deaths that co-involved heroin or fentanyl, peaking at 61.2% in 2021.

Conclusions. Unprecedented increases in methamphetamine-related mortality have occurred during the last decade, and an increasing proportion of these deaths co-involved heroin or fentanyl.

Public Health Implications. Stark increases in methamphetamine-related mortality and heroin or fentanyl co-involvement warrant robust harm reduction efforts, especially for people who engage in polysubstance use. (Am J Public Health. 2023;113(4):416–419. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2022.307212 )