bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
A szülői bevonódottság hatása a gyermekek iskolai teljesítésére
Authors: Bencéné Fekete Anikó Andrea , Pónya Gréta
Published: February 2023

Az intézményes nevelés céljai, a tanuláselméletek az idő haladtával folyamatosan változtak, a pedagógusok tevékenysége azonban mindig az oktatás és nevelés köré épült. A gyermekek tanulmányi eredményére számos különféle tényező hat ugyan, de abban egyetérthetünk, hogy a család, a szülők támogató jelenléte elengedhetetlenül fontos. A szocializáció elsődleges színtere a család, mégis, a megfelelő kor elértével, az iskola válik a tanulás fő helyszínévé. Kérdésként merül fel, hogy a szülők – a mai felgyorsult világban, a szerepek megváltozott jellemzői mellett – milyen részt képviselnek a gyermekeik tanulmányainak segítésében, milyen mértékben és formában vesznek részt a folyamatban. Napjainkban, a siettetett gyermekek korában a szülői szerepek átalakultak. A gyermek elsődleges szocializációs színtere a család, ahova először megérkezik. A család mintegy mintául szolgál számára. A gyermek újszülött korától kezdve átveszi környezetének általános normáit, világszemléletét. Ez a típusú példakövetés a későbbi szocializációs folyamatok alapját képezi. 1 A családnak, a szülői nevelésnek tehát kiváltképp fontos szerepe van a gyermek tanuláshoz való hozzáállásának, attitűdjének kialakításában. A sikeres nevelés-oktatás elengedhetetlen feltétele – többek között – a szülőkkel való együttműködés, a szülők bevonása a tanulók iskolai életébe. A szülők szerepvállalása kulcsfontosságú utódjuk személyiségfejlődése szempontjából. Gyermekükben önmagukat is látják. Ennek oka jobbára a mintakövetés. A gyermek úgy tanul, hogy lemásolja szülei viselkedésmintáit, majd a pozitív megerősítés hatására ezek a minták szokásokká alakulnak, így válnak a személyiség részévé. A gyermek kiválaszt bizonyos jellegeket a látott példák alapján, így alakul ki az egyedi személyisége. A hagyományos családban betöltött szerepek mára már átalakultak. Napjainkban nem határolódik el élesen a női és a férfi szerep, az anyasághoz és az apasághoz tartozó viselkedésformák felcserélődtek, összemosódtak.
Eccentric Versus Concentric Exercises in Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis and Rotator Cuff Tendinopathy: A Randomized Comparative Study
Authors: Wahba Mina Magdy , Selim Mona , Hegazy Mohammed Moustafa , Elgohary Rasmia , Abdelsalam Mohammed Shawki
Published: February 2023

Objective To determine the efficacy of concentric vs. eccentric exercise in improving shoulder function, pain, and tendon characteristics for patients with rheumatoid arthritis and rotator cuff tendinopathy.Methods Forty patients with rheumatoid arthritis and rotator cuff tendinopathy were divided into either concentric or eccentric exercise groups, with 20 patients in each group. Patients received 12 sessions at a pace of 3 sessions per week. Shoulder Pain and Disability Index (SPADI), the visual analogue scale (VAS), supraspinatus and subscapularis thickness, echo pixels, and the Disease Activity Score-28-erythrocyte sedimentation rate (DAS-28-ESR) were assessed at baseline and post-treatment.Results There was a significant difference between the concentric and eccentric groups regarding SPADI and VAS scores in favor of the eccentric group. However, there was no significant difference between the two groups regarding tendon thickness, echo pixels, or DAS-28-ESR.Conclusion Eccentric exercises were more effective than concentric exercises in improving shoulder function and pain intensity. However, neither of the two types of exercises was superior in improving tendon characteristics or disease activity.
Don Quijote y los títeres: el retablo de Maese Pedro».
Authors: García Castañeda Salvador
Published: February 2023

El presente artículo examina el episodio del Retablo de Maese Pedro en la segunda parte del Quijote, tal como fue interpretado por diversos ilustradores españoles y extranjeros. Tales ilustraciones más o menos fieles al texto cervantino contribuyeron a popularizar diversas imágenes de Don Quijote que corresponden a las interpretaciones dadas a este personaje por la crítica desde la aparición de la novela hasta nuestros días.
multiplicación de tramas en las comedias cervantinas
Authors: González Aurelio
Published: February 2023

Revisión del uso de varias tramas (paralelas o dependientes), su estructura y sentido en las comedias de Cervantes incluidas en el volumen publicado en  1615. Así se analiza la doble trama en El gallardo español, las dos tramas complementarias, también de distinto sentido en Los baños de Argel, la multiplicidad de historias en La casa de los celos, la triple estructuración en El laberinto de amor y las formas particulares derivadas de la caracterización de un personaje en La entretenida y Pedro de Urdemalas. Esta visión se pone en relación con la Comedia Nueva de Lope y la estética barroca y con algunos recursos espectaculares como el espacio.
punto oscuro en la vida de Cervantes: su amante, Ana de Villafranca, y la hija de ambos, Isabel de Saavedra (nuevos documentos cervantinos que desvelan la vida de Isabel durante sus primeros quince años, aclarando algunas dudas y corrigiendo errores bi
Authors: Maganto Pavón Emilio
Published: February 2023

Uno de los «puntos oscuros» en la vida de Miguel de Cervantes que más polémica y debate ha suscitado entre los biógrafos y comentaristas ha sido el de su relación con Ana de Villafranca, su amante durante algún tiempo, y el del reconocimiento legal por el escritor de la hija de ambos, Isabel de Saavedra. Un estudio detenido de la documentación incluida en las obras de Pérez Pastor y Astrana Marín hasta 1958 y de los nuevos documentos localizados recientemente, demuestra que los errores e inexactitudes que aparecen reiteradamente sobre las dos mujeres en las biografías de los últimos 25 años no pueden ser atribuibles a una mala elección de la fuente (o de la autoridad), de quien se toman los datos, sino a una insuficiente revisión o relectura de los documentos adjuntos. Sin ninguna duda, esta práctica es una de las causas que más contribuyen a que este, o cualquier otro punto oscuro en la vida de Cervantes, continúen sin aclararse.
DIFFUSE ST DEPRESSION WITH ST ELEVATION AVR IN ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME AND ITS ASSOCIATION WITH SIGNIFICANT LEFT MAIN OR THREE VESSEL CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE AND ITS CONFOUNDERS
Authors: Ahmed Salman , Khatti Shehzad , Shah Ghazanfar Ali , Khan Naveedullah , Rai Lajpat , Khan Mohammad Zeb , Bari Syed Abdul , Roy Naveen
Published: February 2023

Background: Global ST depression in 8 or more leads along with ST elevation in aVR has been considered as hallmark of widespread sub-endocardial ischemia. It has been associated with left main (LM) stem or three vessel disease (3VD). But different studies have shown different results. We collected data from patients to see association of these ECG changes with significant LM stem disease and/or significant (3VD). Methods: It was a prospective observational study performed at tertiary care cardiac center. All patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) having global ST depression and ST Elevation in aVR (that is ST depression of at least 0.5 mv in ≥8 leads along with ST elevation in aVR of at least 0.5 mv) and have undergone coronary angiogram were included.  Results: Our study included 404 patients with above mentioned ECG findings. We observed significant LM stem or significant 3VD in 67% (n=274), 3VD in 55% (n=222) and significant LM stem in only 29% (n=118). Risk factors like diabetes, hypertension and smoking increase probability of these ECG changes up to 40.4%, 32.1% and 33.3% for significant LM stem disease and 62.7%, 57.1% and 57.5% for significant 3VD. Magnitude of ST elevation in aVR leads ≥1 mm increase sensitivity for LM stem disease 35% and for 3VD up to 60.4% and TIMI score ≥4 up to 36.7% for significant LM stem disease and 62.5% for significant 3VD. Conclusion: Global ST depression along with ST elevation in aVR in patients with ACS has low probability for significant LM stem intermediate probability for significant 3VD. Factors like presence of diabetes, hypertension, smoking, magnitude of ST elevation in aVR, and TIMI score improves its diagnostic yield.
NON-UNION AND RESORPTION OF EXTENDED TROCHANTERIC OSTEOTOMY AND MANAGEMENT USING MODULAR TAPERED STEM IN PATIENT WITH EXTENSIVE SURGICAL HISTORY
Authors: Onafowokan Oluwatobi O , Singh Amit , Patel Kuntal
Published: February 2023

Extended trochanteric osteotomy is an invaluable technique for enhancing femoral exposure during revision total hip arthroplasty. Complications are rarely reported but may include non-union. Even rarer is the incidence of extended trochanteric osteotomy resorption. We present our experience using a modular tapered stem in managing a resorbed extended trochanteric osteotomy following revision total hip arthroplasty in a patient with extensive hip surgical history. Good surgical technique is important in the prevention and management of resorption. It is also important to identify high risk patients such as smokers or those with peripheral vascular disease. A long femoral stem prosthesis with diaphyseal fixation may help in dealing with proximal bone loss due to resorption of an extended trochanteric osteotomy, and avoids the need for allogenic bone graft.
‘Should I Stay or Should I Go?’ On the Relevance of an Ontology and Ethics of Non-Cooperation
Authors: Rosenthal Irena
Published: February 2023

‘Should I Stay or Should I Go?’ On the Relevance of an Ontology and Ethics of Non-Cooperation

In ‘Rawls, Habermas and Liberal Democratic Law, Van der Walt asks how liberal democracy can be sustained when liberal-democratic ideals are in peril. In my response, I challenge Van der Walt’s methodological claim that liberal-democratic principles can and should be uprooted from metaphysics. I also question his claim that liberal-democratic ethics ultimately boils down to accepting terms of social cooperation that one does not consider reasonable. I argue that liberal-democratic ethics should not be reduced to the willingness to cooperate, but also needs to make space for the refusal of norms and practices of cooperation. As Van der Walt’s ontology pays insufficient attention to the impact of power upon cooperation, his ethics misses that citizens may, at times, need to resist prevailing forms of collaboration. I conclude with a brief reflection on the refusal of Trump supporters to accept the election results and its implications for ethics.
The Great Gamble of the Liberal State
Authors: Tinnevelt Ronald
Published: February 2023

The Great Gamble of the Liberal State: Fragility, Motivational Weakness and Political Regress

Böckenförde’s famous Dictum plays an important role in Johan van der Walt’s The Concept of Liberal Democratic Law and functions as the implicit frame of reference for his analysis of the works of Rawls and Habermas. Van der Walt sees a ‘parallel constituent/constituted-power problematic’ at work in the writings of both authors; a problematic relation between public ethos and the institutions of a liberal state. Although I agree with Van der Walt that it is crucial to critically reflect on the question what can sustain the ‘we’ at work in liberal democratic ethics, I will argue (1) that his reading of the work of Böckenförde and Habermas is one-sided and misrepresentative, and (2) that this misrepresentation partially explains why Van der Walt does not provide us with a convincing response to Böckenförde’s Dictum.
De jongerenrechtbanken als herstelrechtelijk initiatief
Authors: van der Spek Jaap , Slump Gert Jan , Grotenhuis Saskia , Roelofs Kim
Published: February 2023

The Dutch youth court as a restorative justice practice

In this article we will describe the implementation and development of youth courts in the Netherlands and tackle the most often expressed misconceptions about youth courts, among which the ones recently expressed in this journal. We will explain how the current model is based on scientific insights, eight years of practical experiences and taking into account critiques applying to the previous versions of youth courts.
Chemical Agent of Control: Assessment of Effect of Contact Time on Antimicrobial Activity of Alcohol Based Hand Sanitizers
Authors:   Department of Microbiology/Biochemistry, Federal Polytechnic Nekede Owerri, Imo State, Nigeria., Anyanwu C. N. , Kalu M. U. , Ihejieto H. A , Aigbe M. I , Anuforo Sydney
Published: February 2023

Antiseptic solutions used to minimize or remove bacteria or infectious agents on the hands are known as hand sanitizers. The influence of contact time on the antibacterial activity of hand sanitizers was investigated in this study. Standard laboratory techniques were used to evaluate five brands of hand sanitizers, designated as samples A, B, C, D, and E. Before applying the hand sanitizer, five human volunteers utilized the impression method to inoculate plates of various sterile culture media (control) and after 5 seconds, 1 minute, 5 minutes, 15 minutes, and 30 minutes intervals (tests) after application. Sample E had the least effective contact duration of one (1) minute, whereas sample D had the longest effective contact time of 15 minutes. All the brands were effective against Enterococcus species. In general, there was a considerable decrease in the number of colonies detected before using the hand sanitizer within one minute contact time. There was also a pattern where specific organisms were more vulnerable to one brand but not the other. According to the findings, an average of 1 to 15 minutes contact time resulted in the most substantial reduction and elimination of microorganisms identified in control plates, and is thus recommended as the most effective contact period. More so, individuals are encouraged to make use of alcohol-based hand sanitizers regularly especially where hand washing with water and soap is not easily accessible. It is also recommended that hand sanitizers are re-applied on the handsat least within every 30-60 minutes as result from this study suggests.
Angel de Blas, O.P. and the Development of Experimental Psychology in the Philippines
Authors:   University of Santo Tomas, Nicasio Marissa
Published: February 2023

Fr. Angel de Blas, OP was a philosopher, an administrator and a pioneer in psychology in the Philippines. As a philosopher, his tenacious search for metaphysical truths and affinity to logic enabled him to engage in discourses in a wide range of topics. His tenure as Rector of Colegio de San Juan de Letran and University of Santo Tomas was marked by expansions in both physical and curricular structures. Fr. de Blas was a pioneer in Philippine psychology, established the first experimental psychology laboratory in the Philippines, published the textbook in experimental psychology in the country, and initiated to offer the first Doctor of Philosophy in Psychology degree at the University of Santo Tomas. An enlightened educator and psychologist, Fr. de Blas’ teachings and writings reflect his philosophical maturity resulting from a constant life of introspection and extensive reading of great authors. He was a restless pioneer constantly looking for new vistas without forgetting the old.
Manuel Piñon, O.P.’s1 Retrieval of the Biblical Significance of the Doctrine of Predestination
Authors:   University of Santo Tomas, Abogado, OP Jannel
Published: February 2023

Fr. Manuel Piñon, O.P., in his work Predestination and Salvation, insisted that it is imperative to clarify and rediscover the original features of the content of the doctrine of predestination,—a doctrine that has engendered misunderstanding within the Christian circle in the past—inasmuch as it is at the heart of the theology of Christian revelation. This study on the above proposition of the said Dominican scholastic is carried out through a threefold discussion. It traces the development of the dogma by utilizing as markers the two major thinkers in the Catholic tradition, namely Augustine and Thomas Aquinas, making their respective theological reflections as the premise upon which M. Piñon’s own exposition will be constructed. Moreover, the developments in the doctrine of predestination that had been introduced by thinkers reacting to the propositions of Augustine and Thomas Aquinas respectively are likewise to be investigated. It is in order to account for M. Piñon’s insistence on the need to rediscover and rearticulate the original understanding of the said doctrine. Without discounting the implication to human freedom, this study takes the stance that the issue of predestination is concerned more about the right doctrine of God. The theology of predestination, as proposed by M. Piñon, will be explored around the question: How to reconcile the notion of God who is solicitous about the salvation of all, with the view that some will end up condemned for eternity?
Lorenzo Rodriguez, O.P.: Trailblazing Pharmacy Education, Research, Practice and Services in the Philippines
Authors:   University of Santo Tomas, Pablo Carol Geraldine
Published: February 2023

A dean for twenty two years, Fr. Lorenzo Rodriguez, O.P., achieved stellar works at the Faculty of Pharmacy. His crowning achievements were his contributions to pharmaceutical education with the establishment of two new courses, the re-setting up of the Pharmacy Botany Garden, the creation of the Research Council and Center and the organization of the journal Acta Manilana. He also dedicated luminaries to the Hall of Fame and published several articles and books in pharmaceutical education, botany and pharmaceutical history. He was an avid historian and an ardent admirer of plants and gardens and had a deep passion for the pharmacy profession. He was an active member of many organizations in both scientific and religious fields. His outstanding achievements led to the quality improvement of the pharmaceutical education, practice, and services.
Research on the dynamic monitoring system of intelligent cluster-chemical welding equipment
Authors: Sun Li
Published: February 2023

With the steady development of computer technology and communication technology, the research and application of intelligent group-dominated welding equipment dynamic monitoring system can provide an effective basis for improving the management level and production capacity of manufacturing enterprises. Welding, as the longest applied thermal processing method in the manufacturing field, contains a wide range of technical equipment, the production area is too scattered, covers a large area, and the practical operation requirements are high. Therefore, scholars from various countries have strengthened the research on the dynamic monitoring system of welding equipment based on the theory of artificial intelligence technology. In this paper, on the basis of understanding the cluster welding equipment and production process, a real-time monitoring system of multi-technology integration development is proposed. The ZigBee technology is used to transmit the electric signal generated during welding wirelessly, the MYSQL is used to build the welding process database, and the remote access function of enterprise LAN is completed by using DataSocket. The final experimental results show that the overall system design is stable and safe, which meets the real-time monitoring requirements in the manufacturing field in the new era.
THE CONCEPT OF INTEGRATED FOOD POLICY
Authors:   Prof.PhD. Eng. University of Transilvania from Brașov, Romania, Corresponding member of the Academy of the Romanian Scientists, Associate member of Academy of Agricultural and Forestry Sciences ", GRUIA Romulus ,   Gheorghe Ionescu-Sisesti",   , Researcher CE-MONT & CSCBAS – National Institute of Economics Research, Romanian Academy, GACEU Liviu ,   Prof. PhD. Hab. Eng. University of Transilvania from Brașov, Romania, Associate member of the Academy of the Romanian Scientists, Researcher CE-MONT & CSCBAS – National Institute of Economics Research, Romanian Academy
Published: February 2023

Careful observation of where food is produced and distributed reveals a mismatch between what is given, what is demanded and what is received. All this becomes an argument for structuring a coherent concept for harmonising food policy, as well as an issue calling for the integration of food policies. The objective of the study is to raise awareness recently and to propose technical and public policy solutions primarily at local community level, within citizens' groups. The solutions that emerged from the study are those relating to highlighting the elements of principle that provide the framework for the realisation of a Territorial Action Programme in food policy, particularly in densely populated areas. This guide is useful for achieving the necessary synergy between agricultural, environmental and social issues that intersect with the provision of quality food and food aid in a unified concept of Romanian integrated food policy.
Narcisismo patológico: A epidemia culturalmente aceita
Authors: Agrela Fabiano de Abreu
Published: February 2023

Uma doença que afeta o convívio social e é estimulada no Brasil pelo alto uso de eletrônicos e níveis de ansiedade. Epidemias geralmente geram muito debate e comoção, em especial quando seu país é mais propício a ela, no entanto, não é o que se nota no Brasil com o narcisismo patológico, uma doença destrutiva que é levada “na esportiva”. Narcisismo patológico e a sociedade brasileira O narcisismo é um desvio de personalidade que gera uma auto-valorização extrema, ego inflado e capacidade de manipular terceiros a fim de obter reconhecimento para si, geralmente considerada apenas como um traço de personalidade, ele pode ser, na verdade, uma doença que afeta gravemente o convívio social e afeta principalmente o Brasil. O Brasil possui um ambiente oportuno para a instalação da patologia, a sociedade brasileira é a mais ansiosa do mundo e a que mais passa tempo em frente às telas. A ansiedade leva a sensações de pendências que coloca o sujeito em questão, em uma atmosfera negativa de ameaça, podendo fazer com que desenvolva uma insegurança em relação à opinião dos outros, já o uso de eletrônicos estimula a reação numa recompensa instantânea do cérebro, o que pode servir de válvula de escape para quem sofre de ansiedade, entretanto, pode tornar-se viciante, acionando um gatilho interminável de dor e prazer. Perigos da normalização do narcisismo Pela convenção social de que se trata apenas de uma característica pessoal, o diagnóstico é difícil e a demora pode moldar o cérebro e acarretar em comportamentos que tornam-se culturais e desenvolvem a patologia. O comportamento moderno na rotina de redes sociais, mascara o narcisismo patológico, tornando-o uma epidemia, normalizada pela aceitação, a cultura atual, de precisar ser visto, chamar a atenção, aparecer sempre e não ter a percepção saudável dos limites cria uma exposição negativa e provoca adoecimento emocional. Estamos falando de uma doença que formata um cérebro e um DNA, que futuramente será transmitido de geração a geração, se enraizando cada vez mais em comportamentos culturalmente aceitos, porém trazendo consequências sérias para o futuro da humanidade estimulando psicopatologias futuras que se tornaram epidêmicas.
Delivering low-vibration environments in laboratory structural design
Authors: Simpson Nick , Hargreaves James , Harrison Rob
Published: February 2023

Demand for scientific laboratories and research facilities has led to many new buildings being designed now or recently completed. These laboratories support fields of research including laser-based work, physics, life science and materials science. The equipment and processes used in laboratories often work at very fine levels of detail. As a result, they can be very sensitive to vibration – including vibration that is far below the perceptible threshold for building users. This technical article forms an introduction to this subject, includes a discussion of the main vibration issues that confront structural engineers, and explains how they can be addressed.
President's end-of-year report: Preparing for the future of tomorrow – today
Authors: Wainwright Faith
Published: February 2023

Faith Wainwright reports on her year as President, summarising the challenges faced and the vital role the Institution and its members can have on tomorrow's built environment.
Quagmire: Personal Stories from Iraq and Afghanistan by Donald Anderson (ed.)
Authors: Leake Evan
Published: February 2023

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BUILDING HOMOGENEITY WITH CLIMATIC FACTORS TO ACHIEVE SUSTAINABLE DESIGN
Authors:   Azerbaijan University of Architecture and Construction, Mesrizadeh A.
Published: February 2023

With the advent of modern architecture and the ever-increasing use of mechanical facilities, the importance of climate in architectural design was underestimated. However, due to reduction of the oil reservoirs and pollutions in cities and the irreparable damage of fossil fuels to the environment, attention to the climate and climate design was restarted since the 1950s. One of the major principles of the sustainable architecture is to consider how to optimally use the climate in architectural design. In other words, the sustainable architecture describes the architectural design with an awareness on the environment. Observing climatic conditions in the architecture will lead to energy saving. Sustainable architecture or, in other words, the same architectural architecture compatible with climate minimizes consumption and allows continued use of natural resources. Today’s human beings can have a brighter future by relying on the nature with the unlimited energy. What has been considered in this article is architectural design with respect to the climate and its applicability in the design and construction of buildings considering the latest science and technology to achieve sustainable design.
Ca lâm sàng với sùi lớn trên dây điện cực của máy tạo nhịp
Authors: Lê Văn Tuấn  , Đặng Minh Hải  , Trần Song Giang  , Trịnh Văn Nhị  , Bùi Văn Thường  , Ngô Phi Long  , Nguyễn Thị Thu Hoài
Published: February 2023

Bệnh nhân nam 74 tuổi cấy máy tạo nhịp lần đầu năm 2000 do block nhĩ thất độ ba, được thay máy năm 2008 do máy hết pin. Năm 2020, bệnh nhân được cấy lại máy lần thứ 3 cùng bên do máy hết pin, đặt lại điện cực thất do điện cực cũ tăng ngưỡng tạo nhịp. Trước nhập viện một tháng, bệnh nhân đau răng có sốt, tự điều trị bốn ngày thì đỡ sốt, sau đó bệnh nhân có những đợt sốt nhẹ, hay vã mồ hôi về đêm, tự điều trị kháng sinh không rõ loại có đỡ. Đợt này bệnh nhân tức ngực, vẫn còn những cơn sốt đi khám phát hiện cục sùi lớn bám trên dây điện cực thất nên được chỉ định nhập viện
Oral complications and dental management of childhood cancer: how does the dentist support integrated care?
Authors: Cant Aisling , Bhujel Nabina
Published: February 2023

Childhood cancer is one of the leading causes of childhood mortality. Cancer treatment carries significant orofacial morbidity.

##Objective

The reader should understand the acute and long-term implications of cancer treatment on oral health.

##Background

Cancer treatment can cause acute and long-term oral complications. Many of these

complications are irreversible and dental effects can be seen into the permanent dentition. The severity of dental complications is dependent on the child’s age and stage of dental development at the time of cancer treatment, as well as the type and duration of cancer treatment.

##Conclusion

Dental care for children with cancer is important. All dentists must have an awareness of the oral complications of oncology treatment and should be ready to provide appropriate care, including enhanced preventive care, for these patients.
Modeling Inventory Systems Using The User Experience Design Model Method
Authors: Fahrudin Nur Fitrianti , Wahyudi Agung Deni
Published: February 2023

Information systems are the process of collecting and processing transaction data and communicating data into information for decision-making.  User Experience Design (UXD) is the process of developing a product to increase user satisfaction with a product by increasing usability, accessibility, and satisfaction provided in the interaction with a product or application.  The main factor in the success of application developers depends on the user experience that users feel, therefore it is very important to make this a priority in developing designs.  This method is able to make your design look neat, simple, intuitive, flexible, and attractive as well as provide a different experience to users of your product or service and make you look unique in front of other competitors. Modeling the inventory system uses a user centered design model with five stages, namely empethized, define problem statements, indentation, and prototype.  The results of this study are in accordance with the needs of users in creating a web-based inventory information system that can overcome the problems faced by the school. The results of testing the inventory application using the blackbox testing model which has a value of 100% in accordance with testing the functionality of the system, and the test results using web quality 4.0 obtained a total score of 91.53%. Based on this, the Web Quality 4.0 test results have very good criteria.
Implementation of Moving Average for Forecasting Inventory Data Using CodeIgniter
Authors: Hamidy Fikri , Yasin Ikbal
Published: February 2023

The purpose of this study is to be able to apply a manual inventory forecasting system with the moving average method in order to speed up the decision-making process and be able to minimize the error rate in calculating stock in the warehouse. The results of inventory forecasting in 2023 have an average of 192 for 116 BR animal feed items. Based on the results of calculating the average amount, a satisfaction level of 3,825 was obtained and if you follow the reference of Kaplan and Norton satisfaction level, the conclusion that can be drawn is that the level of user satisfaction with the inventory application is included in the satisfied category. So that the indications shown are positive from the PIECES model, namely users are satisfied with this inventory application.
Sistem Informasi Pengenalan Kampus dengan Foto 360 Berbasis Website
Authors: Sintaro Sanriomi , Surahman Ade , Wenston Ngangi Stephano Caesar , Kalengkongan Wisard Widsli , Johanes Albani Boutje
Published: February 2023

Permasalahan utama pada penelitian ini adalah kesulitan bagi sivitas yang ada di Prodi Sistem Informasi baik mahasiswa baru ataupun mahasiswa yang selama ini mengikuti kuliah daring untuk mencari ruangan dan gedung di lingkungan sistem Informasi, hal tersebut dikarenakan dari tahun 2020 sudah diberlakukan perkuliahan daring dan berakhir pada agustus 2022. Salah satu cara untuk memperkenalkan daerah kampus dapat menggunakan teknologi foto 360 yang mana pengguna dapat melihat bentuk digital dari gambar yang disiapkan. Penggunaan foto 360 dapat mempermudah pengguna untuk mengetahui hal baru, memudahkan tampilan Informasi secara visual dari tempat yang ada, membantu dalam menjangkau lokasi dan Informasi ruangan, serta dapat membuat pengguna seolah-olah berada di lokasi. Masalah lain yang ditemui adalah pengambilan gambar yang membutuhkan lensa fisheye untuk memproses gambar yang telah diambil agar menjadi lebih baik apabila tidak maka proses pembuatan foto 360 membutuhkan gambar yang lebih banyak. Penelitian ini membahas tentang cara penggunaan sumber daya minimal untuk menghasilkan foto 360 yang prosesnya disingkat dengan nama DOC-TaPiS, hal ini dilakukan agar pengunaan 360 Camera atau pun pemanfaatan lensa fisheye tidak lagi diperlukan. Sedangkan proses penggabungan foto (panorama) dengan menggunakan komputer atau perangkat lain juga tidak diperlukan lagi karena hasil akhir pengambilan smartphone adalah foto 360 dengan format yang dibutuhkan dalam pembangunan aplikasi ini. Hal ini menjadikan penelitian yang dilakukan lebih unggul dari segi sumber daya yang digunakan sehingga menjadi lebih efisien dari segi waktu dan biaya
REFLECTIONS ON INDIGENOUS AND MODERNIST PEDAGOGIES: THE CAUSATIVE FORCE OF REPETITION
Authors: Nzewi Meki
Published: February 2023

Sound morality principles in the conduct of all issues of life ensure cohered and just society, and should therefore underpin every knowledge transmission, acquisition and practice. Pedagogy in indigenous African societies systematically groomed learners to esteem sublime intellection in knowledge transaction situations. Now, Hi-modernist humans assiduously gestate and germinate theories and knowledge constructs as well as processing, which mesmerise and blossom, while spawning injurious side-effects that de-human mentalities and life orientations. Ingenious brilliances disregard prestigious knowledge origins, or re-invent them in magnificent life and mind destructing fashions. Is our millennium still viable? This discourse queries whether ingenious or modernist pedagogy has geared into nefarious overdrive, losing sight of instilling humanly attributes in knowledge giving, acquiring, and practice. Indigenous pedagogy, now supplanted by its elegantly devastating modern offspring is uniquely ingenuous and gritty. It prioritised the nurturing of mass mind wellness, other-consciousness and sublime spirituality. This paper thus argues focusing on commonality as the foundation for probing super structural specifics. All humans are anatomically the same as per gender.
MUSICAL ARCHIVING OF NIGERIAN ETHICS AND IDENTITY IN ÀGÍDÌGBO MUSIC OF YORÙBÁ, SOUTHWESTERN NIGERIA
Authors: Alayande Emmanuel
Published: February 2023

Although, discursive engagement on archival narratives has obviously attracted a myriad of scholarly attention in so many dimensions, the extent to which such deliberation is extended to the inherent capacity of Nigerian indigenous music in archival discourse is scanty. In the same vein, the concept of ethics and identity have received much attention, but such attention cannot be said to have engaged the mind of scholars from musicological point of view in a densely manner. Whereas, many Nigerian traditional music represents a collection of documents thereby serving as means of recording historical interest and cultural values of a dynamic society, this has not been properly documented. Perhaps, the paucity of literature in both areas stems from the general notion that archive is construed from the perspective of physical building where archival materials are kept. This paper therefore explores how traditional music is used as agency for archiving cultural values in Yorùbá cosmology, using àgídìgbo music as a point of departure. Interviews were conducted to illicit information and musical excerpts were recorded from life performance of àgídìgbo exponents in Iwo (Osun state), Eruwa (Oyo state) and Abeokuta (Ogun state). Data were subjected to content analysis. It was revealed that àgídìgbo is a veritable means through which Nigerian ethics and identity of communal living, solidarity, contentment, patriotism, and hospitality are preserved for present and future contemplations.
Bridging the Gap Between Conservation Paleobiology and Resource Management: Recognizing the Past is the Key to the Future
Authors: Wingard Georgiana L. , Stackhouse Bethany
Published: February 2023

A persistent challenge for conservation paleobiologists is communication of information on past environmental changes to resource managers in a way that allows them to apply these data to current restoration efforts. USGS scientists have learned a few lessons over 25 years of conducting applied paleoecology research in collaboration with the Greater Everglades Ecosystem Restoration (GEER) project. The first step is to engage resource managers in conversations prior to beginning research. What are their goals and information needs? Participation in GEER with teams of scientists and decision-makers working together to develop measures of success for Everglades restoration allowed us to overcome this first hurdle. Our initial research showed changes in salinity and freshwater influx over time, but how to use this information was not immediately apparent to management, so continued communication was critical. Through participation in meetings and presentation of our preliminary findings, the management team provided feedback that led us to develop a modern analog-based method to estimate past salinity, which was then used to adjust system-wide hydrologic models to reflect past conditions. Recently, we realized another management information gap — a set of indicator species for nearshore estuarine zones to monitor the effectiveness of upstream changes in flow. Again, by working with managers to determine needs, we combined distribution data of mollusk species in nearshore cores with our modern analog dataset to develop a suite of indicator species. These are a few examples of positive impacts from our long-term collaboration. We believe the key to advancing the use of conservation paleobiologic research in resource management is to communicate frequently and often, listen closely to management, discuss how paleo data can be applied, and be persistent. It is essential that we bridge these gaps because the past is our window to anticipating and planning for future change.
A Holocene Seabird Extinction in Maine: The Great Auk
Authors: Snyderman Lucia , Mychajliw Alexis M. , Spiess Arthur
Published: February 2023

Seabirds are the most threatened of any living group of birds, continuing a larger pattern of elevated Holocene bird extinctions on islands and coastlines. The Great Auk (Charadriiformes: Pinguinus impennis) was found on both coasts of the Atlantic during the Holocene until its last sighting on Iceland in 1844. Far more is known about the population structure and genetic diversity of NE Atlantic populations, and the latest surviving populations were documented from the British Isles in 1834. While sightings from Canada suggest Great Auks disappeared by 1800, no systematic evaluation of extinction timing has been conducted for this coast. Determining extinction timing of the Great Auk in Maine allows a comparison to be made to populations in other areas of the Atlantic Ocean, and raises the question: was the Maine population’s fate different due to regional, cultural, or other factors? There is a single eye-witness record in the late 17th century at “Black Point”, now Scarborough, Maine. To address this gap, we compiled a radiocarbon dataset on associated material from Maine archaeological shell middens. These 91 dates from 13 sites situate the Great Auk in Maine from about 180 to 4,555 years before present. The majority of these dates are from charcoal samples, but also include shells, ceramics, and bone, and cultural contexts span the Middle and Late Ceramic Periods. To account for differences in stratigraphic control and sampling material, we assigned quality scores, and used these scores to run a sensitivity analysis in extinction timing with the GRIWM model. Disentangling the spatiotemporal dynamics of the Great Auk extinction in Maine is useful in determining how to conserve current species in decline and modern insular seabirds in Maine, such as the puffin. Future study will include new radiocarbon dating of bones as well as isotopic and morphometric analysis to unfold more chapters of the Maine Great Auk’s narrative.
Body Size Estimation in Toads (Anura: Bufonidae): Applicability to the Fossil Record
Authors: Victor Maya L. , Vallejo-Pareja Maria C. , Blackburn David C.
Published: February 2023

Organisms’ body size is an important biological trait that is related to the environment and constrained by physiology. It is also one of few biological characteristics that can be inferred from fossil specimens. Variation in body size both within and across fossil communities can provide insight into their response to past climatic events, as well as morphological or ecological evolution in specific taxa. Among vertebrates, frogs and toads (Anura) are of particular interest given their sensitivity to environmental variation. Here, we propose a method for estimating body size in toads, one of the most ecologically and taxonomically diverse frog families (Bufonidae) that is cosmopolitan in distribution and contains aquatic, terrestrial, arboreal, and fossorial species. We used computed tomography scans (CT-scans) of 36 living species of toads to digitally segment five bones that are frequently found as fossil (ilium, sacrum, urostyle, humerus, and radioulna). We took nine different measurements on those bones to be used as proxies for body size and for each specimen collected a measurement of body size, snout–urostyle length (SUL). We used ordinary least square regression analysis (OLS) with 95% confidence and prediction intervals to determine if those measurements are useful to estimate body size from isolated bones and in the fossil record. Our regression analyses indicate that these measurements can serve as proxies to estimate body size in bufonids (with coefficients of determination between 0.80–0.95). The measurements with the highest coefficient of determinations are those of the ilium and humeri, both of which are abundant in the fossil record and taxonomically informative. Last, we tested our method on examples of living and fossils toads of North and South America. Our method is the first quantitative approach to estimate size in toads based on isolated bones and enables us to continue to explore the correlation between size and ecology in toads in the past.
Pleistocene Disruption of Trait-Environment Relationships Informs the Future Conservation of African Megafauna
Authors: Lauer Daniel A. , Lawing A. Michelle , Short Rachel A. , Manthi Frederick K. , Müller Johannes , Head Jason J. , McGuire Jenny L.
Published: February 2023

Mammalian megafauna have been critical to the functioning of Earth’s biosphere for millions of years. However, since the Plio-Pleistocene, their biodiversity has declined, concurrent with dramatic environmental change and hominin evolution. While these biodiversity declines are well-documented, their impacts on the ecological function of megafaunal communities remain uncertain. Here, we adapt ecometric methods to evaluate whether biodiversity losses since 7.5 Ma were coincident with disruptions to the functional link between communities of herbivorous, eastern African megafauna and their environments (i.e., functional trait-environment relationships). Herbivore taxonomic and functional diversity began to decline during the Pliocene, as open grassland habitats emerged, persisted, and expanded. In the mid-Pleistocene, grassland expansion intensified and Acheulean hominin tools emerged. It was then that phylogenetic diversity declined and the trait-environment relationships of herbivore communities shifted significantly. Our results divulge the varying implications of different losses in megafaunal biodiversity. Only the losses that occurred since the environmental and anthropogenic changes of the Pleistocene were coincident with a disturbance to community ecological function. Such a disturbance may occur in even greater magnitude in the future, as climate change and human impacts intensify. Preventing it will require that species move across landscapes, so that their traits may track changing environmental conditions. We build an ecometric model of modern megafaunal communities in Africa, and we use it to identify communities whose species will need to shift across space so that trait-environment relationships remain undisturbed. Conservation efforts that focus on movement routes between these communities will be critical if megafauna are to persist and continue providing essential ecological functions.
A 55,000-Year Reconstruction of Vegetation in the Los Angeles Basin: Insights Into Future Change and a Better Guide for the Present
Authors: George Jessie , Dunn Regan , Lindsey Emily , Farrell Aisling , MacDonald Glen
Published: February 2023

The California Floristic Province is a biodiversity hotspot. Endemic flora is threatened by climate change, habitat fragmentation and destruction. It is also host to the La Brea Tar Pits (LBTP), which in addition to its famous megafauna, preserves a rare long-term plant macrofossil record with taxonomic resolution to genus and species. The LBTP flora has the potential to provide a comprehensive vegetational history for the Los Angeles Basin and a dynamic baseline for modern conservation efforts. We used accelerator mass spectrometry (AMS) radiocarbon dating to establish a 55 ka timeline of plant presence in Los Angeles, California. We identified and radiocarbon dated 188 plant macrofossils from the La Brea Tar Pits collections. Eight distinct phases of vegetation were identified based on the loss or appearance of key taxa in the timeline. Pairwise similarity was calculated between each identified phase to compare changes to phase species makeup through time. The transition periods between phases were compared to existing climate proxy records to better understand forcings behind vegetation shifts. Two transition periods in the record are of interest to modern conservation efforts. First, fog-dependent closed cone pine species, Pinus muricata and Pinus radiata, become extirpated from the Los Angeles Basin at 48 ka. This disappearance corresponds with a period of extended drought. Second, repeated patterns of juniper species replacement during periods of megadrought, and their eventual extirpation at 12.8 ka, indicate the importance of land management choices in the ability of juniper populations to rebound after drought-induced die-off. Understanding the long-term dynamics of plant community structure in a region is crucial to managing landscapes in the context of global change, and these data are now being leveraged to inform local conservation efforts in the city of Los Angeles.
Paleofidelity: An R Package for Measuring and Visualizing Live-Dead Fidelity
Authors: Kowalewski Michał
Published: February 2023

Live-dead fidelity analysis, one of the key approaches of conservation paleobiology, aims to measure the congruence between living communities and sympatric death assemblages. Typically, data involve compositional matrices with counts of specimens grouped by variables (typically taxa) and observations (typically sampling units). The most common targets of live-dead comparisons are diversity fidelity (especially alpha diversity and evenness) and compositional fidelity (faunal agreement). A beta version of a new package dedicated to analyzing and visualizing live-dead fidelity is available on GitHub (R package: “PaleoFidelity”). The package allows for measuring diversity fidelity (dead-live offset in sample-standardized species richness), evenness fidelity (dead-live offset in Hulbert’s Pie evenness), and compositional fidelity estimated by correlation (Spearman, Kendall, and Pearson) and similarity (Bray, Chao, etc.) measures. The package includes a resampling model for assessing expected values of correlation and similarity measures under the null model of perfect live-dead congruence. In addition, tests and confidence intervals based on resampling protocols are provided to allow for statistical assessment of fidelity patterns. Finally, PaleoFidelity includes plot functions for visualizing live-dead congruence in diversity or faunal composition. The current version of the package can be installed in R or R Studio using the following statement: devtools::install_github(‘mjkowalewski/PaleoFidelity’, build_vignettes = TRUE).