bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Mixtures of sediment chemical contaminants at freshwater sampling sites across Europe with different contaminant burdens
Authors: Richardson Samantha , Mayes Will , Faetsch Sonja , Hetjens Hanne , Teuchies Johny , Walker Paul , Heitmann Katharina , Welham Kevin , Moore Dean , Bervoets Lieven , Kay Paul , Duffus Wayne , Smith Nick , Cooman Ward , Elst Raf , Ryken Els , Rotchell Jeanette , Heise Susanne
Published: January 2023

Extended chemical analyses of fluvial sediments was undertaken to establish the key pollutant pressures and mixtures present across nine European Union inland waterways. A wide range of chemical components and physical parameters were investigated including substances from the EU Priority List and Watch List. The data set was examined for key indicator compounds, however it was found that a wide range of pollution pressures were present in the different sediments including organic hydrocarbons, metal(liod)s, nutrients, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH), polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) compounds, perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances and pesticides, some of which exceeded regulatory guidance at different sampling points. The presence of such a wide range of compounds, many of which exceeded defined safe concentrations, underpins the complex chemical composition of sediments that have acted as sinks for many decades absorbing contaminants from urban, industrial and agricultural sources. This dataset has been used to describe average overall toxicity of the sediments sampled, a calculation which was based on key components identified by PCA analysis and for those that had existing freshwater sediment regulatory values. A total of 33 components were used including PCBs, PAHs, metal(liod)s and pesticides. This analysis reflected the contamination of each site, with most indicating some level of toxicity during the sampling period. Watch List chemicals triclosan (TCS) and diclofenac (DIC) were also investigated; levels were relatively low, typically 10 -100’s ng L-1, however they were present at all sampling sites. The dataset is available as a resource for future chemical, and toxicological, sediment analysis comparisons.
Benefit-cost ratios of CO2 removal strategies
Authors: Cael B. B. , Goodwin Philip , Stainforth David
Published: January 2023

Limiting global warming to 1.5$^\circ$C will very likely require, or to 2$^\circ$C may require, large-scale removal of carbon dioxide (CO$_2$) from the atmosphere. Many CO$_2$ removal strategies (CDRSs), or negative emissions technologies, have been proposed, which vary widely in both price per ton of CO$_2$ removed and storage timescale of this removed CO$_2$, as well as mechanism, maturity, scalability, and other factors. It has not yet been assessed whether the benefits, in terms of climate change-related damages avoided, of CDRSs' deployment exceed their costs at current reported prices and storage timescales, nor what cost is required for a CDRS with a given storage timescale to provide net benefits, nor how these depend on socioeconomic assumptions. For a long-storage-timescale CDRS, these questions reduce to whether its price is lower than the social cost of carbon, but for CDRSs with shorter storage timescales, they may also depend on its storage timescale. We show that for CDRSs with reported storage timescales from decades to centuries, the benefits of their deployment outweigh their reported costs under middle-of-the-road socioeconomic assumptions. For some, their benefits still outweigh their costs under optimistic socioeconomic assumptions. These CDRSs' associated benefit-cost ratios vary by more than an order of magnitude, and are strongly influenced by both price and storage timescale. The price threshold where a CDRS yields net benefits depends strongly on storage timescale, particularly for storage timescales $\leq$50 years. Our results provide a framework to assess and compare different CDRSs quantitatively for future CDRSs research, development, and policy.
A two-way coupling 2D-3D hybrid finite element numerical model using overlapping method for tsunami simulation
Authors: Ling Guoming , Matsumoto Junichi , Kashiyama Kazuo
Published: January 2023

This paper describes a 2D-3D hybrid model for tsunami simulations that uses an overlapping method based on an arbitrary grid. A 2D model is used to simulate wave propagation from the source area to the offshore area, and a 3D model is then used to simulate the free surface flow around structures in coastal areas. An overlapping method that satisfies the conservation and compatibility conditions is developed to couple the two models. The shallow water equations are applied for the 2D model, and the Navier-Stokes equations and continuity equations are applied for the flow field of the 3D model. The Allen-Cahn equation is applied for the interface-capturing method of the 3D model. The stabilized finite element method is applied for the spatial discretization and the Crank-Nicolson method is used for the temporal discretization of the governing equations. The model is verified and validated through several numerical analysis examples.
Affective Polarization Within Parties
Authors: Young David J. , de-Wit Lee
Published: January 2023

Politics is increasingly a major source of social division, and party identities are theorized to be major drives of political hostility. However, parties often contain factions who are deeply hostile towards one another. Yet, the scale of polarization between factions within parties is currently undocumented. We compare, for the major parties in Britain (Ns = 522, 573) and America (N = 443), the affect that partisans feel towards factions within their own party and factions in rival parties. We find that within party affective polarization effects are large on average (d ≈ 0.8) and sometimes very large (d > 1.2), that they are usually smaller than between-party effects but can equal or exceed them, and in several cases, factions prefer an out-party faction over their in-party rivals. These findings demonstrate that strong affective polarization can emerge between groups who share party identities. These results point towards the importance of considering factions in political psychology and raise questions about the effect of party identities on affective polarization.
Competition and reward structures nearly eliminate time-on-task performance decrements: Implications for theories of vigilance and mental effort
Authors: Robison Matthew Kyle
Published: January 2023

Across four experiments, we manipulated features of a simple reaction time (RT) task to examine the effects of such features on vigilance. In Experiment 1, we created simple reaction time “game” that pitted participants against two computerized avatars. In one condition, participants were awarded points, while the other condition did not receive points. Performance in the two conditions did not differ, but both conditions showed faster RTs and shallower time-on-task performance decrements compared to a standard psychomotor vigilance task. In Experiment 2, we removed the competitive feature but retained the point system. In this case, participants without a point system showed a steeper performance decrement than those with a point system. Experiments 3 and 4 replicated these effects and corroborated their findings with pupillometry. Participants in both conditions of Experiment 3 (competitive task) and the points condition of Experiment 4 showed larger task-evoked pupillary responses than participants in the no-points condition of Experiment 4. These findings challenge the notion that time-on-task performance decrements are caused by resource depletion (Smit et al., 2004), and are better explained by motivational control (Hockey, 2011) or cost-benefit theories (Boksem & Tops, 2008; Kurzban et al., 2013) of mental effort and cognitive fatigue.
Computational Study of the Thermodynamic Properties of Some Lead-free Solder Alloys
Authors: Sah Sanjay Kumar , Jha Indu Shekhar , Koirala Ishwar
Published: January 2023

Activities of the components of the binary lead-free solder alloys Cu-Sn, and Ag-Cu were computed using the molecular interaction volume model (MIVM). The theoretical data have been compared with the corresponding experimental values. For the validity of the model parameters, the excess Gibbs free energy of mixing of Cu-Sn, and Ag-Cu liquid alloys have been determined and compared with the corresponding experimental data available in the literature. Similarly, the activities of Sn in ternary liquid alloys Sn-Ag-Cu were computed and examined with the available experimental data at 1000 K. It has been observed that the calculated activities of the components of the binary and ternary solder alloys have nearly the same tendency as the experimental data.
Financial Performance of Nepalese Public Sector and Joint Venture Banks Using CAMEL Model
Authors: Hamal Janga Bahadur , Adhikari Padam Raj
Published: January 2023

Nepalese banking sector plays a crucial role in the economy due to its dominant position in the financial system, and hence the efficiency of the financial institutions is crucial for the whole economy, as bank failures become a threat on the banking system. This study analyses the relative performance of selected public and joint venture commercial banks of Nepal using CAMEL rating system and provides a relative ranking under each of the parameters independently. This study focuses on every aspect of financial performance measurement for the study periods of five years i.e. from 2015 to 2019. HBL was found to be able to maintain a higher level of capital and EBL to maintain a higher level of good performing loans and earnings efficiency, as well as SCB, was found to be able to maintain a higher level of managerial efficiency and ADBL to maintain a higher level of liquidity. The results of independent sample t-test showed no significant mean difference in capital adequacy, earning performance, and liquidity between public and joint-venture banks, but showed a significant mean difference in asset quality, and management quality between public and joint-venture banks has found.
Ocular Survey in Kathmandu University Medical Students
Authors: Shrestha P. , Kaiti R. , Shyangbo R. , Dhakal K.
Published: January 2023

Background Medical students spend long time in academic activities that increases the risk of developing refractive errors and dry eyes that can affect their learning and social abilities. Only a few studies are available regarding ocular problems and its contribution to visual impairment among medical students in Nepal.

Objective To evaluate the ocular problems among the medical students in a University hospital.

Method An observational, descriptive, cross-sectional study was conducted among five batches undergraduate medical students until 2022 of Kathmandu University School of Medical Sciences, Dhulikhel, Kavre. A self-administered questionnaire was used to obtain demographic data and information on visual problems followed by a detailed ocular examination that included refraction, color vision and Schirmer test.

Result Total of 284 medical students (with 568 eyes) with mean age of 22.8 years, 179 males and 105 females were enrolled. Among them, 270 (47.5%) eyes were emmetropic. Simple Myopia was the commonest followed by Compound Myopic Astigmatism. The mean spherical equivalent in right and left eye were -0.914 ± 1.54 and -0.886 ± 1.53 respectively. Approximately 18% students had some form of dry eye. Nineteen students (6.7%) had color vision deficiency and 13 (4.6%) had deuteranomalia, 3(1.1%) had deuteranopia and 3(1.1%) had protanomalia.

 Conclusion Eye defects, like refractive errors, dry eyes and color blindness, are common among medical students. They need to be advised for frequent eye check up in order to diagnose eye defects timely and arrest visual impairment at early stage.
Teenage Pregnancy and Associated Risk Factors and Outcome in Nepal From 2000-2020: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Authors: Shrestha D. B. , Budhathoki P. , Shrestha O. , Karki S. , Thapa N. , Dangal G. , Baral G. , Itani S. , Poudel A.
Published: January 2023

Background Teenage pregnancy is considered a high-risk pregnancy in terms of reproductive outcome and the subsequent financial constraint.

Objective To assess the prevalence of teenage pregnancy, associated risk factors, and outcomes in the context of Nepal.

Method We searched electronic databases to search relevant articles published from January 2000 till October 2020 using the keywords with appropriate Boolean operators. All the data were extracted into a standardized form designed in Excel. We conducted a statistical analysis using Comprehensive Meta-Analysis Software (CMA) version 3. Data pooled for proportion with 95% confidence interval (CI). A Forest plot was used to visualize the degree of variation between studies.

Result Fourteen studies were included in the analysis after the rigorous screening of 4425 studies. Prevalence of teenage pregnancy was 13.2% (Proportion, 0.132; CI, 0.077- 0.215). Among teenage pregnancies, 11.8% were already multigravida (Proportion, 0.118; CI, 0.029-0.374). Among teen pregnancies, 18.6% were illiterate; among the literate, only 25.9% were of education above grade 10,31.9% were unaware of contraceptive methods, and only 3.2% reported using any contraception methods. 75.4% of teenage pregnancies had a vaginal delivery with or without episiotomy, 6.5% by instrumental deliveries, and 21.5% by cesarean section. Preterm delivery was 12.0%, and post-term delivery was 8.2%. Abortion was reported in 11.1% of teenage pregnancies. Major tears were reported in 52.9%, obstructed labor was in 4%, and pre-labor rupture of the membrane was in 7.0% of teenage pregnancies. The low birth weight of newborns was 19.4%. Stillbirth and neonatal deaths were 1.7% and 1.4%, respectively.

Conclusion The prevalence of teenage pregnancy in Nepal was 13.2%. The majority of them did not use any form of contraceptives; and had low education. Several maternal and neonatal complications were reported among teenage pregnancies.
Applicability of Stream Order Data for Morphometric Analysis and Sub-watershed Prioritization
Authors: Shrestha Shova
Published: January 2023

Sub-Watershed management and planning is integration of both technical and social aspects. Physical assessment of sub-watershed includes among many other bio-physical parameters, the morphometric analysis. The current study examines the applicability of existing stream order digital data for morphometric analysis and sub-watershed prioritization of Kailash Khola watershed. The study is based on secondary data and desk study and uses GIS data produced by Survey Department of Nepal and GIS tool for the analysis. Three linear and three aerial/shape parameters are taken for the morphometric analysis and simple ranking method based on calculated value is applied for sub-watershed prioritization. Technological tools like GIS and Remote Sensing has aided for spatial analysis using morphometric method. The study show that variation is found in vulnerability of sub-watershed in terms of linear and aerial morphometric parameters. The finding show that western part of the watershed is relatively vulnerable in terms of potential soil erosion and flooding. The study concludes that the importance of readily available stream order digital data and GIS tool and technology in identifying and analyzing priority subwatershed is reasonable. However, it is realized that spatial data at more finer spatial scale will improve the analysis and provide better analysis result and exemplify local problems in the area of topographical variation. The study suggest that, introduction of stream order data set finer scale or will allow analysis to be performed at much greater so that more localized effect of drainage morphometry in varying topographical landscape of the country could be assessed.
Predictive and prognostic value of serum vitamin b12 elevation in acute leukemia
Authors: ÜNLÜ Ahmet , ÜNVER KOLUMAN Başak , HACIOĞLU Sibel , AKGÜN ÇAĞLIYAN Gülsüm , GÜLER Nil
Published: January 2023

Purpose: In this study; we sought to assess whether elevated vitamin B12 levels during the course of diagnosis might be a predictor of acute leukemias.

Materials and Method: The study was prepared by retrospectively evaluating the anamnesis and laboratory information of 95 patients diagnosed with acute leukemia (AML or ALL). Those who had any of the conditions clearly known to increase vitamin B12 levels by scanning their anamnesis and laboratory information were not included in the study.

Results: In total, it was observed that serum vitamin B12 level at the time of diagnosis was above the normal reference range (> 771ng/L) in 36% of the patients. In the survival analysis performed to evaluate the effect of high serum vitamin B12 levels on prognosis, no statistically significant difference was found.

Conclusion: The data we obtained from this study; shows that high serum vitamin B12 levels may have predictive value for acute leukemia.
DESTİNASYON MARKALAŞMASINDA GASTRONOMİ TURİZMİNİN ETKİSİNİN İNCELENMESİ: İZMİR İLİ ÖRNEĞİ
Authors: KARSLI Cihat , CANDEMİR Aykan
Published: January 2023

Gastronomi ve gastronomik ürünler son yıllarda destinasyonların pazarlanmasında daha yaygın olarak kullanılmaktadır. Bir kentin yerel mutfağı, yemek kültürü ve gastronomik kimliği yerli ve yabancı ziyaretçileri kente çekebilmektedir. Destinasyonlar böylelikle tanınmakta, farklılaşmakta ve markalaşma yolunda ilerlemektedir.

Türkiye farklı kültürlerin bir arada yaşadığı ve bu sayede her bir kentinin kendine özgü mutfağa sahip olduğu bir ülkedir. İzmir kenti de tarihi boyunca farklı kültürlere ev sahipliği yapması sonucunda kendine özgü bir mutfağa sahip olmuş Türkiye’nin üçüncü büyük kentidir. Gastronomi ve gastronomi turizmi açısından oldukça elverişli ve çekici bir destinasyondur. Dolayısıyla bu çalışmanın amacı da destinasyon markalaşmasında gastronomi turizminin etkisini İzmir örneğiyle değerlendirmektir.

Bu amaçla, bu çalışmada nitel araştırma kapsamında yarı-yapılandırılmış görüşmeler ile arz yönlü bir paydaş analizi gerçekleştirilmiştir. Elde edilen veriler içerik analizi ile incelenmiştir. Araştırma sonucunda İzmir destinasyonunun markalaşmasında gastronomi turizminin etkisi kanıtlanmış fakat bu etkinin İzmir’de günümüzde yeterli düzeyde ve güçlü olmadığı ortaya çıkmıştır.
A Critical Review of Antecedents of Unauthorised Extra-Budgetary Expenditure: Application of Fraud Triangle Theory
Authors: Adibura Seidu Baba , Opoku-Boahen Ebenezer , Ndori Queku Yaw , Boateng Kwakye , Opoku-Boahen Gloria
Published: January 2023

Unauthorised extra-budgetary expenditures continue to pose threats to achieving and sustaining fiscal stability. It has resulted in budget overruns which have contributed to the rapid growth in government spending and borrowing pushing countries down toward an unsustainable economic path. It is against these that this paper sought to critically review unauthorised extra-budgetary expenditure, antecedents, and consequences. The paper applied fraud triangle theory (FTT) to conceptualise antecedents of unauthorised extra-budgetary expenditure. Three factors have been identified as antecedents of extra-budgetary expenditures through a critical analysis of the fraud triangle theory. These are budgetary system failure, political economy, and community of economy. The paper sought papers from Google scholar, Google, and Scopus databases. Scopus database was used to conduct bibliometric analysis using the “Biblioshiny” function in the “bibliometrix” package subsequent to the development of the theoretical framework and manual search from Google and Google scholar to determine the depth of empirical studies on the subject. The paper proposed three propositions and a theoretical framework to guide future research. It was also revealed that unauthorised extra-budgetary expenditure limits the success of fiscal consolidation. It is also deleterious to budgetary gains and savings and will adversely affect the health of economies. It also pushes an economy toward a distressing economic path through high public debts to finance such expenditures.
Mineral quantitative characterization method based on basis material decomposition model by dual-energy computed tomography
Authors: Zhi Weijuan , Zou Jing , Zhao Jintao , Xia Xiaoqin
Published: January 2023

BACKGROUND:

Dual-energy computed tomography (DECT) can reconstruct electron density ρ e and effective atomic number Z eff distribution for material discrimination. Image-domain basis material decomposition (IBMD) method is a widely used DECT method. However, IBMD method cannot be used for mineral identification directly due to limitations of complex basis material determination, beam hardening artifacts, and inherent errors caused by approximate empirical formulas.

OBJECTIVE:

This study proposes an improved IBMD (IIBMD) method to overcome the above limitations.

METHODS:

In IIBMD method, the composition of basis material is optimized to obtain accurate decomposition coefficients, which enables accurate ρ e and Z eff distribution. Moreover, the thickness of basis material is optimized to reduce the effect of beam hardening. Furthermore, two formulas in place of empirical formulas are proposed to calculate ρ e and Z eff. Finally, a threshold technique is applied to separate different mineral phases.

RESULTS:

Numerical simulations and practical experiments using a photon-counting detector CT system are implemented to verify IIBMD method. Results show that the relative errors of ρ e and Z eff for seven common minerals are down to 5%, lower than most of the existing DECT methods for rocks. Reasonable volume fraction results of mineral phases are thus obtained through threshold segmentation.

CONCLUSIONS:

This study demonstrates that the proposed IIBMD method has high practical value in mineralogical identification.
Inclusive Academic Advising for students with mental health issues. The views and experiences of Academic Advisors
Authors: Ramluggun Pras , Mansbridge Sarah , Barbaresi Rachel
Published: January 2023

The aim of this paper is to explore and improve understanding of AAs’ (Academic Advisors) views and experiences on supporting students with mental health issues in providing inclusive academic advising. The study adopted an interpretive design for a qualitative survey to gain a deeper insightful understanding of AAs’ views and experiences. Fifty-five AAs’ across the four faculty of the Study University (SU) responded to an anonymous online questionnaire which was thematically analysed. There was a difference of opinions among AAs across and within faculty on their views of their roles in supporting students with mental health issues. Overall, AAs felt unprepared for a pastoral role which is not clearly defined. Departmental engagement with AAs for students' mental health support was fragmented. The disparity in how AAs perceived their role and fulfil actual responsibilities can lead to inconsistent and inequitable students’ support. Those who are more amenable to providing student support may be overburdened by this supporting role.
Prevalencia de secuelas por COVID-19 entre estudiantes y docentes del curso técnico de alimentos de la FIPA en 2022
Authors: Chaves Ieda Bezerra , Fecury Amanda Alves , Oliveira Euzébio de , Dendasck Carla Viana , Dias Claudio Alberto Gellis de Mattos
Published: January 2023

COVID-19 es una enfermedad infecciosa con alta transmisibilidad causada por la cepa de coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. El COVID-19 también puede causar secuelas (a medio y largo plazo), además de síntomas crónicos persistentes tras la infección. Algunos de ellos son olfativos y gustativos, como la anosmia (pérdida del olfato), la hiposmia (disminución de la percepción olfativa), la disosmia (percepción distorsionada de los olores) y la disgeusia (percepción distorsionada de los sabores de los alimentos). La investigación tuvo como objetivo verificar la prevalencia de secuelas de COVID-19 entre estudiantes y profesores de la carrera técnica en Alimentos del Instituto Federal de Educação Ciência e Tecnologia do Amapá (IFAP) en el año 2022. La investigación tiene un enfoque mixto, combinando lo cualitativo y lo cuantitativo. Las mujeres, tanto estudiantes como profesoras, constituyen el grupo más grande de encuestados (tenían COVID-19). Hubo una tasa más alta de síntomas generales débiles, moderados o nulos entre los encuestados. La mayoría de los estudiantes analizados no presentó alteración olfativa y gustativa. Entre los profesores, la mitad tuvo un cambio en el olfato y la mayoría no tuvo ningún cambio en el gusto.
SYSTEMATIC REVIEW FAKTOR RISIKO, PENYEBAB DAN DAMPAK STUNTING PADA ANAK
Authors: Anwar Saiful , Winarti Eko , Sunardi Sunardi
Published: January 2023

Pendahuluan: Stunting berisiko menimbulkan kematian dan gangguan kesehatan lainnya Persentase balita stunting di Indonesia mengalami kenaikan dari tahun 2021 sebesar 12,5%. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk melihat sejauh mana faktor risiko, penyebab dan dampak stunting pada anak dengan mengambil penelitian terbaru dan melihat variabel sebagai penyebab stunting melalui studi literatur dari jurnal yang terpublikasi Metodologi:. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian systematic review yang bersumber dari jurnal tahun 2014 sampai dengan tahun 2022 yang sudah terpublikasi. Sampel penelitian berupa jurnal publikasi di google shcoler dan science direct sebanyak 10 jurnal tentang stunting Hasil: Penyebab dari stunting antara lain kelahiran prematur, faktor lingkungan, Perilaku Hidup Sehat dan Bersih, kebiasaan merokok dari salah satu anggota keluarga, pola makan yang sehat, penyakit diare, jarak kelahiran, pemahaman dan sikap keluarga dalam memberikan nutrisi yang sehat, Dampak dari stunting yang antara lain adalah terjadinya penurunan kognitif dan kecerdasan anak Diskusi: Semua masyarakat ikut dalam penurunan stunting sebagai amanat dari presiden melalui peraturan presiden nomor 72 tahun 2021 pasal 6

Kata Kunci: Faktor penyebab, risiko dan dampak stunting, ulasan jurnal.
Frequency of Isolation of Four Fungal Species Colonizing Sorghum Grain Collected from Six Lines in an Anthracnose-Infected Field
Authors: K. Prom Louis
Published: January 2023

Sorghum seed mycoflora analysis from six lines grown in an anthracnose infected field was conducted in 2020. Seed samples were collected in July and August, and the frequency of isolation of four grain mold fungi was recorded. In July, seeds collected from SC748 exhibited the highest isolation of Alternaria alternata (40%) while 38% of seeds collected from SC1103-654 and 32% from SC1103-590 also were infected with the pathogen. In August, A. alternata was recovered in 34% of seeds from SC748 and SC265-375. Seeds obtained from RTx430 exhibited the lowest isolation of A. alternata in July and August. In July, Fusarium semitectum was most frequently isolated from BTx623 seeds, followed by SC1103-590 and SC1103-654. Higher recovery of F. semitectum was observed in August, with seeds collected from SC748 exhibiting 55%. In both collection periods, Colletotrichum sublineola was most frequently isolated from anthracnose susceptible lines RTx430 and BTx623 while the resistant SC748 had zero infected seeds. The highest frequency of isolation of Curvularia lunata was recorded from sorghum seeds collected from SC265-375 (20%), followed by SC1103-590 (6%) and 4% from SC748 seeds. This study showed that fungal species once present on the seeds are likely to persist during the growing season at various concentrations. And C. sublineola, causal agent of sorghum anthracnose seemed to be present on/in seeds of susceptible lines, while absent in seeds of the resistant line.
Economía, sustentabilidad y medición
Authors:   FLACSO Sede Ecuador, Falconí Benítez Fander
Published: January 2023

La métrica es esencial, pues es por su intermedio como se describen, analizan, predi-cen y evalúan los fenómenos sociales y naturales o, dicho de manera más simple, es por su intermedio como comprendemos el mundo.El objetivo del presente documento es examinar la forma como se miden los fenómenos sociales y ambientales, señalar sus potencialidades y debilidades. La evalu-ación crítica permite presentar una métrica distinta vinculada a la sustentabilidad, con una reflexión en la situación de la Amazonía compartida por Ecuador y Perú. La Am-azonía, una rica ecorregión natural y cultural, enfrenta los embates del extractivismo, cambios en el uso del suelo por la deforestación y el cambio climático.El crecimiento económico, usualmente empleado para aproximarse al bienestar de un país, no considera los límites ambientales y deja de lado la justicia social. Dado que, para el actual paradigma económico, el éxito o fracaso de un país se evalúa por el desenvolvimiento del producto interno bruto (piB), esto trae conflictos con la con-servación y la equidad, en particular en zonas ricas en biodiversidad y cultura, como la Amazonía.Abogamos por un enfoque holístico y biofísico mediante el uso de información e in-dicadores que permitan medir una realidad con alta complejidad. La propuesta de una medición del buen vivir forma parte de la transición socioambiental en la Amazonía. Para lograr esta transición se requiere una pluralidad de enfoques y metodologías.
STUDI IMPLEMENTASI PENDIDIKAN ISLAM MODERAT DALAM MENCEGAH ANCAMAN RADIKALISME DI KOTA SUNGAI PENUH JAMBI
Authors: Alam Masnur
Published: January 2023

Ancaman radikal sekarang ini sangat marak terjadi di tengah masyarakat Indonesia, yang dilakukan kelompok radikalisme, fundamentalisme, ekstrimis dan lainnya. Tindakan radikalisme disamping menimbulkan keresahan, juga dapat menimbulkan  konflik secara luas, bahkan  menimbulkan rangkaian aksi teror, peledakan bom di beberapa daerah. Perlakuan kekerasan seperti ini harus dicegah sedini mungkin. Salah satu upaya dalam mencegah aksi-aksi tersebut, Kota Sungai Penuh mencari alternatif solusi, dengan mengimplementasikan pendidikan Islam moderat. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa dengan mengimplementasikan pendidikan Islam moderat/wasathiyyah, di antaranya memandang jihad bukanlah peperangan dan praktik kekerasan yang mengatasnamakan agama, tapi jihad dalam menuntut ilmu dan bekerja keras berusaha menafkahi keluarga, menerima pluralisme dalam arti penghargaan terhadap kemajemukan, bersikap inklusif, toleransi, iktidal serta bertindak secara rasional. Penerapan yang demikian  dapat mencegah atau menangkal radikalisme, perilaku ekstrim, dan konflik. Dengan demikian, akan tercipta keamanan, keteriban, kenyamanan, kerukunan dan kedamaian  di tengah masyarakat.
KESERASIAN SOSIAL MASYARAKAT MAJEMUK DI KELURAHAN BERIWIT KECAMATAN MURUNGKABUPATEN MURUNG RAYA
Authors: Sriyana Sriyana , Pratiwi Anita , Arianti Silvia
Published: January 2023

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mendeskripsikan keserasian sosial masyarakat dan faktor-faktor yang mempengaruhi keserasian sosial masyarakat di Desa Beriwit Kecamatan Murung Raya Kabupaten Murung Raya. Metode penelitian adalah penelitian deskriptif dengan pendekatan kualitatif. Pengumpulan data dilakukan dengan teknik observasi, wawancara, serta studi dokumentasi. Informan dalam penelitian ini adalah kepala desa Beriwit, tokoh masyarakat dan warga etnis yang menjadi warga desa Beriwit. Interpretasi data dilakukan dengan menggunakan data yang diperoleh dari observasi, wawancara, serta diinterpretasikan berdasarkan kajian studi dokumentasi hingga ditarik  kesimpulan.Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa (1) potret kerukunan dalam masyarakat menunjukkan bahwa adanya hubungan baik yang timbal balik antar warga Kelurahan Beriwit, dan (2)  Toleransi dalam keragaman etnik tergambarkan dari adanya sikap saling menghargai dan menghormati, (3) Konflik yang pernah terjadi menunjukkan bahwa adanya pengalaman masa lalu terkait terjadinya gesekan sosial, dan (4) Amalgamasi sebagai upaya pembauran budaya tergambarkan dari perkawinan campuran antara etnis.  Ada beberapa faktor keserasian sosial yang mempengaruhi masyarakat hidup rukun dan damai dalam perbedaan daripada konflik, yaitu: forum-forum masyarakat sebagai komponen modal sosial, peran dan intervensi tokoh masyarakat dalam memecahkan masalah, serta agama sebagai alat perekat dalam membina keserasian sosial.
PENINGKATAN KOMPETENSI GURU DALAM MENGGUNAKAN APLIKASI PENILAIAN MELALUI KEGIATAN BIMBINGAN TEKNIS (BIMTEK) DI SMP NEGERI 1 TEWEH SELATAN TAHUN PELAJARAN 2021/2022
Authors: Hanil Hanil
Published: January 2023

Realita yang terjadi di SMP Negeri 1 Teweh Selatan adalah Kompetensi Guru Dalam menggunakan aplikasi penilaian masih rendah, hal ini di tunjukkan data bahwa guru masih gaptek dengan penggunaan TIK atau belum bisa menggunakan aplikasi penilaian, Oleh karenanya peneliti disini yang sekaligus sebagai kepala sekolah hendak meningkatkan Kompetensi guru dalam menggunakan aplikasi penilaian melalui kegiatan bimbingan teknis (BIMTEK).Penelitian ni bertempat di SMP Negeri 1 Teweh Selatan. Subjek penelitian disini adalah guru yang ada di SMP Negeri 1 Teweh Selatan. Waktu penelitian dilakukan pada bulan September 2022 sampai  dengan November 2022. Teknik pengumpulan data pada penelitian ini menggunakan teknik non tes. Teknik nontes merupakan teknik pengumpulan data yang tidak baku dan hasil rekayasa dari guru dan sekolah.Berdasarkan penilaian kompetensi guru dalam menggunakan aplikasi penilaian pada siklus I mendapatkan skor rata-rata 3,artinya kompetensi guru dalam menggunakan aplikasi penilaian dalam kategori baik. Terbukti terdapat peningkatan Kompetensi guru dalam menggunakan aplikasi penilaian yang dilihar dari penilaian rata-rata Kompetensi guru dalam menggunakan aplikasi penilaian semula pada kondisi pra siklus menunjukkan rata-rata penilaian yang cukup baik meningkat menjadi baik.Berdasarkan penilaian Kompetensi guru dalam menggunakan aplikasi penilaian pada siklus II dapat diketahui bahwa skor rata-rata  menunjukkan nilai 5,37 atau masuk dalam kategori sangat baik. Dengan demikian dapat diketahui bahwa Kompetensi guru dalam menggunakan aplikasi penilaian yang ada di SMP Negeri 1 Teweh Selatan sudah sangat baik. Pelaksanaan kegiatan bimbingan teknis (BIMTEK) yang dilakukan secara terencana terbukti dapat meningkatkan Kompetensi guru dalam menggunakan aplikasi penilaian di SMP Negeri 1 Teweh Selatan.
Climate Change as a Challenge to the Armed Forces
Authors: Földi László , Padányi József
Published: January 2023

Threats to national security are becoming more and more diverse, and factors are emerging which we did not expect. In recent decades, we have increasingly perceived extreme environmental events resulting from climate change as threats. This includes natural disasters related to weather, climate and/or water (windstorms, extreme precipitation, heat waves and extreme cold, wildfires, droughts,.). Military forces are carrying out their operations while being more and more affected by difficult environmental circumstances, and in addition their use in disaster management has become indispensable in our times. In this paper, the authors examine climate-related disasters’ impact on national security and on the use of military forces.
Los GAD´S como entes participativos en la rendición de cuentas del cantón de Riobamba, 2023
Authors: Loza Torres Andrés Gustavo , Luján Johnson Gladys Lola
Published: January 2023

La participación de los GAD´S los cuales se encuentran conformados por varios funcionarios aportan abiertamente hacia la construcción de políticas públicas, a partir del conjunto de recursos de la sociedad, para solventar diversas adversidades en concordancia con el Estado como parte de un sistema democrático. En tanto, la rendición de cuentas es una relación entre un actor y un foro, en la que el primero explica y justifica la conducta y, el segundo, emite juicios como mecanismo de control social. El objetivo de esta investigación es proponer un modelo de participación del GAD que permita mejorar la rendición de cuentas del cantón Riobamba. La metodología empleada fue básica-proyectiva, diseño no experimental, transversal y niveles de conocimiento, descriptivo, explicativo, predictivo y prospectivo, el instrumento empleado estuvo validado por 5 doctores en el área de Gestión Pública y Gobernabilidad, así también la población estuvo compuesta por 861 sujetos donde se aplicó un muestreo no probabilístico por conveniencia obteniendo 170 funcionarios públicos. Los hallazgos denotaron que el 56,5% de los funcionarios no están conformes en la manera que se ha venido manejando la figura de la rendición de cuentas en el municipio, siendo el porcentaje más bajo 2,4% y el más alto 41,2%. Las conclusiones destacan la importancia de impulsar el proceso de rendición de cuentas contribuyendo al desarrollo sostenible basado en los resultados en las necesidades de la sociedad.
Relationship Between Annual Airborne Pollen Levels and Occurrence of Parkinson Disease, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Myasthenia Gravis, Multiple Sclerosis, Spinocerebellar Degeneration, Huntington’s Disease, Shy-Drager Syndrome, Moyamoya Disease and Creutzfeldt- Jakob Disease Based on the National Registry Database of Specific Intractable Disease in Japan, 1974-2014: A Retrospective Study
Authors:   Dermatology & Epidemiology Research Institute (DERI), 4978 Totsuka-cho, Totsuka-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa 244–0003, Japan 2 Department of Genome System Science, Yokohama City University, Seto 22–2, Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa 236–0027, Japan, Awaya Akira , Kuroiwa Yoshiyuki ,   Department of Neurology and Stroke Center, University Hospital Mizonokuchi, Teikyo University School of Medicine, 5–1-1, Futago, Takatsu-ku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa 213–8507, Japan,   Department of Medical Office, Ministry of Finance, Japanese Government, 3–1-1, Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100–8940, Japan,   Department of Neurology, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, 3–9, Fukuura, Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama 236–0004, Japan
Published: January 2023

Background: In Japan, pollen counts increased between 1977 and 1987, including three peaks (1978- 1980, 1982, 1984-1986) coinciding with triphasic Kawasaki disease (KD) outbreaks. Epidemiological findings have been then extensively accumulated that KD and related specific intractable diseases such as systemic vasculitis, collagen diseases, inflammatory bowel diseases, idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy and further various cancers may be correlated to pollen exposure (PE). Methods and results: To elucidate the effects of PE on outbreaks of neurological intractable diseases (NIDs), we evaluated the annual occurrence of disorders in relation to pollen counts using data from a national database. Specifically, we evaluated the occurrence of Parkinson disease (PD), amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), Myasthenia Gravis (MG), multiple sclerosis (MS), spinocerebellar degeneration (SCD), Huntington’s disease (HUNTG), Shy-Drager syndrome, moyamoya disease and CreutzfeldtJakob disease (CJD). During 1975–2014, the 1984-86 peak of pollen scatter was the earliest big peak with which simultaneous increase in occurrence of PD, ALS, MG, MS, SCD and HUNTG coincided. Furthermore, simultaneous outbreaks of each NID coincided with subsequent ten peaks of pollen scatter till 2014. Our results showed statistically significant correlations for PD, ALS, MG, MS and SCD between the annual number of newly registered patients (nRPs) in the patient-registry year and annual pollen levels in the same patient-registry year. Significant correlations were also shown between the number of nRPs in the patient-registry year and annual pollen levels measured 3 years (PD), 6 years (PD, MG, MS, MMD), 9 years (PD, MS, MMD, CJD), 14 years (PD, CJD), and 16 years MG, MS, HUNTG and MMD before the patient-registry year. Conclusion: We assume that cumulative effects of PE during a decade or more before the diagnosis of NIDs might possibly trigger onset of NIDs when cumulative effects of PE as environmental stress overwhelmed immunoreactive threshold.
Approaches to Managing Speed in New Zealand’s Capital
Authors: Mandic Sandra , Hewitt Joe , Dodge Nadine , Sharma Neha
Published: January 2023

Higher speeds increase the risk of crashes occurring and the severity of resulting injuries. The purpose of speed management is to ensure that speeds are safe for all road users thereby reducing the number of crashes and avoid injuries and deaths when crashes happen. In response to a rising trend in deaths from road crashes in recent years, the New Zealand Government introduced the Road to Zero road safety strategy in 2018 and updated the Land Transport Rule: Setting of Speed Limits in 2022. In Wellington city (New Zealand’s capital), unsafe speed limits and high numbers of road crashes with injuries make city streets unsafe, have high social costs, present a barrier to active transport, and limit mode choice for residents and visitors. This study assessed nine speed management options using cost benefit analysis. Citywide permanent speed reduction was most effective for reducing road crash-related injuries. The option with 30 km/h speed limit for local streets and 40 km/h for arterial streets had the highest crash reduction benefits of over NZD $500 million, discounted over 40 years followed by the option of 30 km/h default citywide, albeit with the high construction costs and relatively high vehicle travel time disbenefits. Incremental cost benefit calculations indicated that, depending on the total budget available, the most efficient options were permanent speed reductions near schools and the 30/40 km/h mix citywide. Implementing variable speed limits around schools provided the lowest benefits and very low value for money compared to citywide speed management approaches or permanently reduced speed around schools.
HUMAN RESOURCE PRACTICE TYPES BEING FOLLOWED IN INDIAN ENTREPRENEURIAL ORGANIZATIONS WITH FOCUS ON SUCCESSION PLANNING PROCESS
Authors: SINHA HIMANSHU , MISHRA PARITOSH , LAKHANPAL POOJA , KUMAR GUPTA SANDEEP
Published: January 2023

The primary aim of this study has been to examine the Human Resource (HR) Practice types which are being followed in various Indian Entrepreneurial Organizations with special focus on succession planning process. HR Practices provide a common understanding and order within the system. It is also a very important part of an organizations business strategy since people are working for an organization and creating a great enterprise heavily relies on how well and fairly, they are being treated. Additionally, organisations require a plan for creating, disseminating, and enforcing a set of rules and regulations that are compliant with the law and represent the proper conduct of their employees. Sound HR Practices also support the vision, mission and business strategy of an Organization. At the operational level of HR function, it helps HR Professionals to deliver in an objective way. This paper provides insights, as to the status of types of HR Practices being followed in Indian Entrepreneurial Organizations. It would help organizations to improve their HR practices. This paper also tests the relevance of influence of organization types on HR practices especially Succession Planning.
CLASSIFICATION OF MALPRACTICES OF MICROFINANCIAL ORANIZATIONS IN THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Authors:   Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation, Moscow, Russian Federation, VERGAZOVA  ANNA
Published: January 2023

The idea of regulating financial institutions in general and microfinancial organization in particular lies in finding the balance in following the economic interests of all the sides involved. For the individual this implies keeping their well-being while for the state this means to ensure the well-being of all the different strata of the society. One of the functions of the microfinancial organizations is to give small businesses access to legal money for further development. Having said that, ideally microcredits should lead to growth of individual’s wealth, growth of the middle class, growth of the income of the region and the country. However, microfinancial organizations historically have been surrounded by a negative image, and malpractices only make it worse for them. By understanding deviant practices and their classification there is space for preventing their spread and for forming an environment that would work for the society development. Literature analysis has shown that there is no common classification, and the result proposes a model that takes into account the specifics of the Russian market and takes into consideration the most of malpractices applied there.
Recursos fotográficos en el cine de Wes Anderson. El caso de 'The French Dispatch'
Authors: Mata-Núñez Almudena
Published: January 2023

Las relaciones entre fotografía y cine se ubican en una intersección interdisciplinar de los lenguajes artísticos de ambos medios, a la vez, opuestos y complementarios. En este trabajo, nos acercamos a la fotografía como recurso fílmico vinculado a la detención del tiempo y la creación de la memoria individual y colectiva en el discurso cinematográfico. En concreto, se examina la vinculación entre fotografía y cine en la obra de Wes Anderson, tomando su última película, La Crónica Francesa (2021), como caso de estudio. A partir de los trabajos previos de otros autores se ha elaborado una plantilla de análisis, la cual nos ha permitido distinguir la consideración de la fotografía como esencia constitutiva del filme a través de la detención de los elementos profílmicos de la puesta en escena. Del análisis se extrae que el empleo de la fotografía es un recurso narrativo frecuente en el cine de Wes Anderson como parte de las puestas en abismo y la autoconsciencia de la representación, a la vez que presenta implicaciones semióticas en relación con la memoria y el paso del tiempo.
Epidemiología de la Viruela del Mono
Authors: Gómez-Benavides Jorge Luis
Published: January 2023

La viruela del mono o monkeypox, identificado por primera vez en monos en cautiverio en 1958, y luego identificado en humanos en 1970, una enfermedad similar a la viruela que fue erradicada en 1980, es considerada una infección reemergente. De ser una enfermedad zoonótica relacionada con el habitad de sus probables reservorios en países endémicos de África Occidental y Central, en mayo 2022, se reporta su propagación en países no endémicos sin relacióncon antecedentes de viaje al África, afectando predominantemente a varones con conductas sexuales de riesgo (homosexuales, bisexuales y hombres que tienen sexo con hombres) debiéndose implementar estrategias dirigidas a disminuir la tasa de contactos y reducción de susceptibles mediante vacunación específica.