bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Aktivitas Interaksi Sosial melalui Permainan Goyang Balon dengan Penyandang Disabilitas di Sentra Terpadu TemanggungAktivitas Interaksi Sosial melalui Permainan Goyang Balon dengan Penyandang Disabilitas di Sentra Terpadu Temanggung
Authors: Novantri Anastasia Cempaka , Supriani Risti , Sasanti Tyas Sadu
Published: January 2024

Kegiatan pengabdian masyarakat ini bertujuan untuk untuk meningkatkan interaksi sosial pada orang dengan Disabilitas di Lembaga Sentra Terpadu Kartini Temanggung  Pengabdian Masyarakat ini dilakukan bersama orang disabilitas yang beragam dengan aktivitas kelompok yang yaitu “Goyang Balon”. Terdapat 3 jenis permainan yaitu, menggiring balon, melambungkan balon dan meletuskan balon. Hasil dari kegiatan pengabdian masyarakat ini adalah adanya interaksi sosial yang dibangun antara sesama disabilitas walaupun dengan keragaman usia dan penyandang disabilitas ketika dalam permainan aktivitas kelompok.
Photocatalytic degradation of organic dyes using transition metal based mixed metal oxide nanocomposite under different illumination
Authors: Biju R.
Published: January 2024

Nowadays, copper and zinc nanoparticles are widely employed in a variety of applications. With nanoscale particle sizes, copper oxide/zinc oxide composite is easily synthesized using a variety of techniques, including hydrothermal, microwave, precipitation, etc. In the current work, chemical precipitation is used to create a copper oxide/zinc oxide nanocomposite. XRD analysis was used to determine the nanocomposite’s structural characteristics. Through SEM analysis, the surface morphological properties are investigated. EDAX is used to study the chemical composition of produced materials, while UV/Visible spectroscopy is used to determine their optical properties. The assessment of the copper oxide/zinc oxide nanocomposite’s degrading property on dyes like methyl red and methyl orange under UV and visible light are the main objectives of the current work.
KLASTERISASI PERIKANAN TANGKAP SKALA KECIL UNTUK MENGETAHUI DINAMIKA KOMPETISI PENANGKAPAN DI PELABUHAN PERIKANAN NUSANTARA PRIGI
Authors: Prastica Brillian , Harlyan Ledhyane Ika , Sari Wahida Kartika
Published: January 2024

Perikanan tangkap skala kecil dicirikan oleh multigear dan multispecies. Kondisi perikanan multigear dan multispecies dapat menyebabkan tekanan terhadap stok sumberdaya perikanan akibat dari meningkatnya jumlah alat tangkap. Jumlah armada perikanan tangkap di Pelabuhan Perikanan Nusantara (PPN) Prigi mengalami peningkatan. Meningkatnya jumlah armada penangkapan ikan di PPN Prigi mengakibatkan terjadinya kompetisi dalam memperoleh hasil tangkapan. Oleh karena itu, kegiatan perikanan tangkap skala kecil yang dinamis perlu diklasterisasikan. Tujuan penelitian ini untuk menganalisis klasterisasi perikanan tangkap skala kecil di PPN Prigi dan menganalisis terjadinya dinamika kompetisi perikanan tangkap skala kecil di PPN Prigi dengan mengetahui sebaran daerah penangkapan dan jenis ikan yang ditangkap. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode analisis klasterisasi Hierarchical Cluster Analysis (HCA) dengan menggunakan data hasil enumerasi tahun 2010-2021, dan melakukan analisis spasial menggunakan data titik koordinat daerah penangkapan yang diperoleh melalui pemetaan partisipatif. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan terjadi pengelompokan alat tangkap dengan posisi klaster yang berubah setiap tahun. Perubahan dipengaruhi oleh keanekaragaman hasil tangkapan dari setiap alat tangkap. Jaring insang selalu berada pada klaster yang sama dengan alat tangkap lain, kecuali pada tahun 2015, 2017, dan 2019. Hasil analisis CPUE menunjukkan nilai produktivitas alat tangkap payang dan pancing tonda stabil. Hasil analisis spasial berupa peta daerah penangkapan yang menunjukkan lokasi penangkapan saling berdekatan pada alat tangkap pancing ulur, pancing tonda, dan jaring insang diikuti dengan keanekaragaman spesies hasil tangkapan yang tinggi.
PETALS: The Aestheticisation of Death in Sylvia Plath’s “Edge” and in the Illustrations of Adriaan van de Spiegel’sFrucht in Mutter Leibe
Authors: Ciobanu Estella
Published: January 2024

This article investigates the aestheticisation of death in Sylvia Plath’s poem “Edge” in relation to other poems by her and marginally by Seamus Heaney and Charles Baudelaire, and to the short story “The Oval Portrait” by Edgar Allan Poe. Such aestheticisation, I contend, partakes of the spirit of the anatomical illustration of early modern tracts such as the joint volume by Giulio Casserio and Adriaan van de Spiegel, and of western culture’s necrophilia.
Grammatical Number from an Ecological Perspective, Focused on the “Here-Now-I-Real”
Authors: Sadanobu Toshiyuki
Published: January 2024

This article shows, using the example of number agreement, that an ecological perspective with a focus on the situation of the utterance (i.e. here-now-I-real) is an effective way to understand differences in grammar among individual languages and to identify commonalities above and beyond such differences. On the surface, English and Chinese would appear to be exact opposites in terms of whether or not they conform to the rule of number agreement, while the position of Japanese would appear to be ambivalent on this question. But in fact this is not the case. Numerous languages around the world are consistent in the way number distinction is more likely to arise the higher the subject’s position on the animacy hierarchy. Chinese and Japanese are no exceptions. Leaving aside differences in individual circumstances, languages differ only in the boundary lines on the animacy hierarchy where number distinction becomes obligatory. In order to reach the above understanding, it is essential to see animacy from an ecological perspective. Furthermore, an ecological perspective is essential as a principle for explaining levels of not only animacy but also self-expressiveness, esteem, and transitivity. The prevailing view of language as separate from the situation of the utterance requires considerable revision on the subject of grammar.i
The Influence of Dispersing Agents on Soil Particle Size Analysis
Authors: Dascalu Andreea-Vasilica , Owusu-Yeboah Zakaria , Lungu Irina , Aniculaesi Mircea
Published: January 2024

This article explores soil classification methods and the influence of using dispersing agents in various amounts for the soil particle size analysis. Laboratory testing with different dispersing agents was conducted to analyze the effects of sodium hexametaphosphate and lithium carbonate for two different soils with plasticity indices indicating one to be with low plasticity (PI = 8.23 %) and the other one with high plasticity (PI = 39 %). The article highlights differences in the granulometric fractions reported for each soil and usage of the same dispersing agent but in various amount. Thus, the classification of soils is influenced by the amount of the used dispersing agents, recommendations of standards being different in time and countries. These findings contribute to a better understanding of the anticipated behavior of fine soils and provide useful insights for various geotechnical applications.
Urban Tourism Destinations in the World
Authors: Urošević Marija , Stanojević Marina , Đorđević Dejan
Published: January 2024

In recent decades, cities have faced numerous problems related to the accelerated process of urbanization, which leads to ecological, spatial and social consequences. At the same time, globalization destroyed productive activities and created structural problems related to unemployment. For these reasons, cities are trying to attract new and growing industries that will provide jobs and enable the physical and economic regeneration of cities. One of the activities that increases employment and enables the urban regeneration of certain city zones is tourism. Urban tourism at the end of the 20th and beginning of the 21st century, with the process of globalization and the use of shorter vacations by tourists, experienced an expansion in the number of visitors, as well as the number of urban destinations. Urban destinations, as powerful financial, traffic, political, trade, etc. centers, in addition to cultural, architectural, construction, artistic, historical and environmental heritage, provide diversity and quality of tourist offer, completed by organizing congresses, professional gatherings, sports fairs, etc. Large world agglomerations, as the most important destinations of urban tourism, are visited annually by several million tourists.
Applying threat analysis approach in a small forest urban park (Northern Italy): local expert-based assessment to prioritize the management actions
Authors: Giovacchini Pietro , Borghi Lorenzo , Tartari Davide , Cucci Francesca , Caldarelli Andrea , Tassinari Massimo , Melandri Pietro , Dinetti Marco , Battisti Corrado , Marsili Letizia
Published: January 2024

To overcome the human-induced threats impacting on ecosystems, managers should focus on priorities. Here, we applied the expert-based Threat Analysis (TAN) in a forest urban park (Northern Italy), involving experts which ranked local threats, from the more to less impacting and following the IUCN classification. We also evaluated the level of knowledge of operators about these threats. Experts identified five priority target-specific threats: Roads and Railroads; Invasive-Non Native/Alien species; Other Ecosystem modifications; Recreational Activities, and Storms and Flooding. Storms and Flooding and Invasive-Non Native/Alien species appeared the threats with significant highest magnitude. Knowledge of threats is comparable without significant difference among them. However, Storms and Flooding and Roads and Railroads are the threats having both the highest level of knowledge by experts and the highest magnitude. At the opposite, Mowing was the less known threat regarding its regime and showed the lowest magnitude. TAN approach should be routinely used to build conceptual frameworks, ranking threats from the more to less impacting, therefore optimizing the management effort and developing local projects.
Giant hogweeds (Heracleum mantegazzianum and H. sosnowskyi) in Ukraine: distribution, ecological and coenotical features
Authors: Goncharenko Igor , Koniakin Serhii , Leshcheniuk Olena
Published: January 2024

The paper aims to study the distribution and communities of two giant hogweed species Heracleum mantegazzianum and H. sosnowskyi in Ukraine. This research was motivated by strong invasive trends, risks for native vegetation and a lack of data on giant hogweeds in Ukraine. We presented phytosociological tables of giant hogweeds communities, maps of their modern distribution in Ukraine, a dendrogram of similarity of the communities, phytoindicative evaluation, and proportions of diagnostic species in the syntaxa. According to our survey and literature data, there are 102 locations of H. mantegazzianum and 405 locations of H. sosnowskyi throughout most of Ukraine, except for the steppe zone, where the limiting factor is the arid climate. The amplitudes of both studied Heracleum species have a significant overlap in the factors of humidity, nitrogen, and salt regime. There are differences between the species in the factors of light, temperature and continentality. The amplitudes of the studied species are the widest for moisture and the narrowest range for soil acidity. Both species favour soils enriched in nitrogen. Based on the phytosociological survey, the species forms two distinct associations Urtico dioicae-Heracleetum sosnowskyi and Urtico dioicae-Heracleetum mantegazzianii and also occurs with lower abundance in communities belonging to 8 vegetation classes. The obtained data can be used to carry out preventive measures against the further spread of giant hogweeds in new habitats with varying degrees of anthropogenic transformation.
Bridging the Gap: Integrating Forensic Accounting Skillsets for Enhanced Audit Quality in the Post-Pandemic Era
Authors: Abidoye Adenike , Awolowo Ifedapo Francis , Chan Dora
Published: January 2024

In response to recent high-profile accounting scandals, the auditing sector is undergoing a critical review of practices. Despite regulatory changes and technological advancements, doubts persist about auditors' effectiveness in identifying financial statement fraud. This article advocates for a paradigm shift in auditors' skillsets, especially amid challenges posed by remote and hybrid work scenarios.
COMMUNICATION ACCOMMODATION STRATEGIES IN JOE BIDEN’S ELECTION ACCEPTANCE & VICTORY SPEECH
Authors: Rahadigama I Putu Pandu
Published: January 2024

This study is entitled COMMUNICATION ACCOMMODATION STRATEGIES IN JOE BIDEN’S ELECTION ACCEPTANCE & VICTORY SPEECH. The aims is to identify the types of communication accommodation strategy are used by Joe Biden in his election acceptance & victory speech and the reason behind the usage of each strategies based on theory by Giles about Communication Accommodation Theory. The data was taken Joe Biden’s Election Acceptance and Victory Speech. The data was collected by documentation method. In analyzing data, the method applied is qualitative method. The data was presented in in the form of sentence using descriptive method. The results show that there were nine divergence strategies and twelve convergence strategies being used in Joe Biden’s speech. Convergence in Joe Biden’s speech is mainly used when he seek for the approval from his audiences, such as addressing his supporters by each social groups that they’re in, and using certain expressions in delivering his message to relate to the people. Meanwhile, by using divergence, Biden created a situation where people would listen to him mentioning about the achievements, the hardwork, and the pledge that he and the other notable individuals have under their name.
Resonance Medicine as an Effective Treatment for Diabetes Mellitus and Autoimmune Diseases
Authors:   Resonant Medicine, Omer, Israel, Victor Praznikov
Published: January 2024

Diseases - diabetes mellitus (especially type 1) and autoimmune diseases are incurable diseases. In type 1 diabetes, the beta cells of the tail of the pancreas die. It is in the beta cells of the tail of the pancreas that insulin is located, a hormone that maintains normal blood sugar levels in patients with type 1 diabetes.
Analisis Kelayakan Finansial Susu Ready To Drink Kandidat Prebiotik
Authors: Yudiastuti Silvia Oktavia Nur , Anwar Saiful , Wibisono Yossi , Wahyono Agung , Handayani Anna Maria , Choirun Anissa`u , Putri Resti Pranata , Kusumasari Findi Citra
Published: January 2024

RTD (Ready to drink) milk is one of the nutritious food products that consumers are increasingly interested in fulfilling daily nutrition. the practicality of presentation is one of the reasons for increasing public interest in these products. Besides this, RTD milk is more easily combined with other ingredients to produce new processed food products, especially in the MSME sector which is currently growing rapidly. Politeknik Negeri Jember (Polije) saw this business opportunity and established a teaching factory (Tefa) milk processing. The product produced by Tefa Milk Processing is RTD Milk which is packaged in bottles with a net weight of 200mL per pack. The added value of the product is increased by adding the prebiotic xylose candidate to the product so that it becomes an RTD prebiotic candidate milk. This study aims to analyze the financial feasibility of milk production planning for the variance of RTD prebiotic candidate milk to be carried out by the Milk Processing Teaching Factory at Polije. This study uses the analysis investment method which calculates production costs, cost of goods sold, Break Even Point (BEP), Net Present Value (NPV), Payback Period (PP), Additional Returns, and R/C Ratio. The result of financial feasibility is BEP by selling 2,320 bottles of milk or should selling 185,620,915 IDR/production. NPV of 16,420,603,868 IDR, Payback Period in 0.22 Year, 51.4% IRR, and 1.34 B/C ratio.
Aplicación de insecticidas orgánicos en el control biológico de negrita (Prodiplosis longifila) en el cultivo de tomate (Solanum lycopersicum L.)
Authors: Peña César , Martínez Tayron , Vargas Pablo , Uriña Maribel
Published: January 2024

El cultivo de tomate en el Ecuador, se considera un producto de la canasta básica familiar. Sin embargo, es altamente susceptible a plagas como la negrita (Prodiplosis longifila), de gran importancia económica, debido a su nivel de infestación y presencia en cualquier época del año ya sea en campo abierto como protegido, con pérdidas de hasta 50%. El objetivo fue determinar alternativas de control sobre Prodiplosis longifila, a través de medios biológicos en el cultivo de tomate.   La investigación fue de tipo experimental. Se utilizó un diseño factorial con 2 factores el primero los porcentajes de biol y el segundo relacionado a los productos a base de ingredientes orgánicos, los datos fueron analizado con Andeva y la prueba de Tukey al 5% de probabilidad estadística. Se evaluaron variables como número de brotes afectados por planta e insectos vivos, número de frutos por planta, peso de fruto, rendimiento por hectárea y análisis económico. Los resultados obtenidos demuestran que aplicar Phytosect, T2 insecticida de origen biológico a partir de esporas de Beauveria bassiana, Metarhizium anisopliae y Verticillium lecanii, mantuvo la menor infestación (brote enfermo) minimizando el ataque de la negrita, y coadyuvando a la obtención de un producto con menor carga de pesticida. Este tratamiento además tuvo una rentabilidad económica del 2.05 muy similar al testigo químico, lo que lo convierte en una alternativa potencial que ayude a lograr una producción de tomate más saludable y con precios accesibles para el consumidor final.
Espacios utópicos y utopía en la Edad Media: tres reescrituras de la Collatio Alexandri cum Dindimo per litteras facta
Authors:   Université de Lausanne (Suiza), Béguelin-Argimón Victoria
Published: January 2024

In three rewritings of some passages from the Collatio Alexandri cum Dindimo per litteras facta, contained in the Libro de los ejemplos por a.b.c., the Cancionero d’Herberay des Essarts and Mandeville’s Libro de las maravillas del mundo, a model of society is presented which, because of the perfection of its members or its ideal organisation, has been related to utopia. This paper questions whether the mere description of an ideal society is sufficient to consider a text as utopian, and raises the importance of taking into account its formal aspects, as well as the context in which the text is inserted and the horizon of expectations of its recipients. These parameters contribute to understanding the extent to which a text, in addition to describing an ideal society, presents it as an inverted mirror of the readers’ society, thus endowing the description with the critical component that is fundamental to any utopian text.
¿Son los libros de Alfonso X obras utópicas
Authors:   Université Bordeaux Montaigne-Grial-AMERIBER (Francia), Lacomba Marta
Published: January 2024

This paper addresses the question of the utopian character of the book, of Alfonso X’s action and of his political and cultural project. To try to establish whether the works of this king can be considered utopian, three aspects will be analysed: the actual creation of the codices, as the embodiment of a reform project; the unfinished nature of this project, which seems to ascribe the utopian to the unrealisable; and the shift of the utopia from the work itself to its maker, the king
Malcontentos de la república. La renuncia a la utopía en el Diálogo de Scipión y Sócrates
Authors:   Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (España), Vega María José
Published: January 2024

One of the most enigmatic works of Spanish literature is a short, anonymous and untitled dialogue that could be dated to the mid-16th century. Two interlocutors, Scipio Africanus and Socrates, speak in it and decide to found not a perfect republic, but rather a modest village or aldea. Insofar as it deals with the construction of a fictitious, alternative and virtuous society, this Dialogue of Scipio and Socrates could be considered to be part of the utopian literature of the 16th century. In these pages I will consider the Dialogue’s references to ancient utopia, examine the founding of the philosophical village, and trace its literary and intellectual genealogy. I will read the Dialogue based on Alfonso de Palencia’s translation of Donato Acciaiuoli’s Vita Scipionis and, finally, in the light of this analysis, I will rethink the critical relationship of Scipio’s village to the founding conventions of early modern utopias.
El mundo ibérico como contexto de la utopía: itinerarios, toponimia y tópicos importados en los siglos xvi y xvii
Authors:   Universidad Nacional de San Martín (Argentina), Martínez Carolina
Published: January 2024

The article examines the influence of the Iberian world on the development of the utopian genre in France and the United Provinces in the 17th century. While the impact of Utopia in early modern Spain has been frequently studied, less attention has been paid to the influence of the Iberian world on the imaginary travel accounts written and published in the context of European overseas expansion (16th-17th centuries). In view of this, the article examines the presence of textual images of the Catholic monarchy and its overseas domains in the French utopian accounts published in the aforementioned period. The article also explores the possible causes behind the invisibility of Iberian influence on the utopias of Gabriel Foigny, Denis Veiras and other authors in historiographical and literary studies.
Entre la historia y la ficción: Dictis y Dares como modelos de la Historia Karoli Magni (Pseudo-Turpín) y el De gestis Britonum de Jofre de Monmouth
Authors:   Universidade de Santiago de Compostela (España), Anguita Jaén José María
Published: January 2024

Geoffrey of Monmouth’s De gestis Britonum and Aimeric Picaud’s Historia Karoli Magni are, according to their manuscript fortune, the most successful Latin prose narratives of the Middle Ages. They are also, given their presumed status as stories, the legitimate basis on which the two most productive literary cycles of the Middle Ages are based: the Arthurian matter and the Carolingian matter. The article proposes as hypothesis that both authors knew their respective works and shows how, simultaneously and in parallel, they managed to blend into the historiographical context of their time, through a perfect knowledge of the conventions of the genre; and through authorization strategies that were modeled on the De excidio Troiae of Dares the Phrygian and the Ephemeris belli Troaini of Dictis of Crete
A Pedagogical Legacy? Abacus Tradition and Surprising Connections. From the Liber Abaci (1202) to the economic education in Early Modern Period
Authors:   Universidad de Bayreuth (Alemania), Patriarca Giovanni
Published: January 2024

The abacus tradition had a primary educational role between the late Middle Ages and the Early Modern Era. This practical pedagogy was addressed especially to the merchant and artisan classes. It developed especially in Italy through the presence of private teachers, whose didactics was based initially and primarily on Fibonacci’s works. Commercial mathematics, practical geometry, accounting systems and financial rules found in the abacus environment their incubation and development. The main objective of this article is to demonstrate some (unexpected and surprising) connections between the abacus tradition and the pedagogical evolution of the Modern Period.
Chrześcijanin akatolik szafarzem sakramentu chrztu w świetle prawodawstwa Kościoła rzymskokatolickiego. Aspekt historyczno-ekumeniczny
Authors: Klimkiewicz Daniel
Published: January 2024

„Bracia odłączeni” autorytatywnie zostali uznani za szafarzy chrztu już w trzecim wieku, przez papieża Stefana I (254-257). Pomimo to jednak możliwość pełnienia przez wymienione osoby funkcji szafarzy tego sakramentu była wielokrotnie podejmowana i komentowana przez prawodawcę kościelnego w ciągu kolejnych stuleci. Celem zatem niniejszego artykułu jest przedstawienie zagadnienia uznawania chrześcijan akatolików za szafarzy chrztu w prawodawstwie Kościoła rzymskokatolickiego w ujęciu historyczno- ekumenicznym. W tym celu został poddany analizie materiał prawny, dotyczący interesującej nas kwestii, od prawa przedkodeksowego do aktualnie obowiązujących norm zawartych w Kodeksie prawa kanonicznego z 1983 r., jak i w Dyrektorium ekumenicznym z 1993 r.
The “separated brethren” were authoritatively recognized as ministers of baptism as early as the third century, by Pope Stephen I (254–257). Nevertheless, the possibility of these persons performing the functions of ministers of this sacrament has been repeatedly taken up and commented on by the ecclesiastical legislator over the following centuries. Therefore, the purpose of this article is to present the issue of recognizing Catholic Christians as ministers of baptism in the legislation of the Roman Catholic Church in a historical and ecumenical perspective.  To this end, the legal material of interest to us has been analyzed, from pre-code law to the norms currently in force contained in the Code of Canon Law of 1983 and in the Ecumenical Directory of 1993.
Influência da síndrome do intestino irritável sobre a depressão e outras comorbidades psiquiátricas
Authors: Diniz Mônica Lima , Morais Alanna Michely Batista de , Sousa Milena Nunes Alves de
Published: January 2024

Objetivo: Investigar e compreender a relação que a síndrome do intestino irritável tem no desenvolvimento ou na piora do quadro de depressão e de outras doenças psiquiátricas. Métodos: Trata-se de uma Revisão Integrativa, para a qual foram selecionados 20 artigos a partir das bases de dados PubMed e BVS. Resultados: As publicações relataram que o número de pessoas com algum diagnóstico clínico de transtorno mental vem aumentando de maneira substancial, sendo, dentre esses problemas, a depressão o mais frequente e incapacitante. Do ponto de vista neurobiológico, a depressão associa-se com um desequilíbrio nos sistemas endócrino, imune, metabólico e nervoso, com enfoque na capacidade neurotransmissora, desequilíbrio este que pode ser modulado pelos microrganismos presentes na microbiota intestinal. Considerações finais: Considera-se, portanto, que síndrome do intestino irritável tem relevante influência no desenvolvimento ou na piora do quadro de depressão e de outras doenças psiquiátricas, independente de qual mecanismo seja intermediário desse processo.
Pediatric extra-axial glioblastoma with bone invasion leading to a subcutaneous mass: A case report
Authors: Hammoud Marouane , Hmamouche Oualid Mohammed , Lakhdar Faycal , Benzagmout Mohammed , Chakour Khalid , Chaoui Mohammed El Faiz
Published: January 2024

Background:

Pediatric glioblastoma multiforme (p-GBM) is an exceptionally rare and aggressive brain tumor, with even fewer reported cases with radiographic and intraoperative characteristics that mimic those of extra-axial lesions, often posing a diagnostic challenge. Despite advancements in imaging technologies, the diagnosis of GBM can still be intricate, relying primarily on histopathological confirmation.

Case Description:

We present a unique case of a 15-year-old female who presented to our hospital with a new-onset focal-to-bilateral tonic-clonic seizure described as clonic movements of her left hemicorps; on clinical examination, a subcutaneous mass was evident in the right parietal region. Magnetic resonance imaging of the brain revealed a sizable extra-axial enhancing mass measuring 9 cm, located in the right parieto-occipital region with notable bone invasion. Moreover, the intraoperative findings revealed an extra-axial mass attached to the dura. Total en bloc resection was achieved. The histopathological analysis confirmed the diagnosis of glioblastoma multiforme. Subsequently, the patient underwent adjuvant radiotherapy in conjunction with temozolomide chemotherapy. Postoperatively, she exhibited clinical improvement and remained stable throughout the 6-month follow-up period.

Conclusion:

We present the first case of extra-axial p-GBM in a young patient, which remarkably led to the destruction of the bone and finally resulted in a sizable parietal subcutaneous lesion in the absence of prior surgery or radiation.
NON-BIODEGRADATION OF POLYMERIZED POLYETHYLENE RADICALS AT SELECTED DUMPSITES IN KEFFI, NASARAWA STATE NIGERIA
Authors: I. Sufiyan , A. E. Salamatu , M. Alkali
Published: January 2024

Polythene and plastic bags pollutes the soil because these are non-biodegradable, and so, they cannot be degraded by the action of the microbes. Therefore, they remain in the soil and will pollute the soil. Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) is therefore belongs to the class of polymers known as polyesters. In the natural environment, PET can be degraded by thermal oxidation, but hydrolytic cleavage and photo-oxidation initiated by UV light are more common under ambient conditions. In general, polyethylene offers excellent chemical and impact resistance, electrical properties and low coefficient of friction. It is considered a dielectric material. In addition, polyethylene are lightweight, easily processed and offer near-zero moisture absorption. In this study, selected dumps were covered in Keffi. The laboratory analysis was conducted. It was found out that there are two categories of Polyethylene with different properties, characteristics and functions. These are the High Density Polyethylene (HDPE) and Low Density Polyethylene (LDPE). The analysis revealed that T4 and T5 Isolate after drying contained more density of 8-9% degradation of high density polyethylene. While in the second tests of Low Density Polyethylene the T2, T7 and T8 have the highest coefficient of degradation. The residual plot of the dry weight polyethylene T9 has the highest weight in the model.
RESIDUAL EFFECTS OF INORGANIC FERTILIZER AND BIOCHAR ON LEAD AND CADMIUM UPTAKE BY Amaranthus cruentus L. ON CONTAMINATED SOIL OF BAGEGA, NIGERIA
Authors: Onokebhagbe Victor Odiamehi , Uzoma Kingsley Chinyere , Nafiu Abdu , Chinke Nkechi Mary , Ogunsesin Ayorinde , Adeleye Adeniyi Olarewaju
Published: January 2024

The need to remediate contaminated mine soils has led to the adoption of biochar technology. Soils obtained from gold mining sites are heavily contaminated soils due to the presence of heavy metal occlusions in the gold ores. Therefore, a two-trial study was conducted to assess heavy metal uptake by Amaranthus cruentus from biochar amended contaminated mine soils. The experiment was factorial and laid out in a completely randomized design with biochar at seven levels (control; woodchar and bonechar at three rates each) and mineral fertilizer (15-15-15 NPK) at three rates to give rise to twenty-one biochar and fertilizer treatment combinations with three replications. Harvested plant tissues were subjected to wet digestion to determine the concentrations of Pb and Cd. Determined Pb concentrations (0.82-1.04 and 0.74-1.15 mg kg-1) in plant tissues were under the critical limit of 2.0 mg kg-1 set by WHO. Cadmium concentrations (0.38-0.49 and 0.32-0.50 mg kg-1) in plant tissues obtained from both trials were above the critical limit of 0.02 mg kg-1 set by WHO. Values of Pb uptake by plants ranged from 1.99-12.64 mg kg-1 and 0.05-0.71 mg kg-1 in both cropping trials, while Cd uptake ranged from 0.09-0.37 and 0.002- 0.016 mg kg-1. Uptake values of Pb and Cd obtained from the first trial were comparatively higher than values obtained from the second trial. A combination of 30 t ha-1bonechar and 80 kg 15-15-15 NPK enhanced Pb and Cd uptake in both trials while 30 t ha-1 woodchar suppressed heavy metal uptake. Biochar made from plant sources is more suitable for remediating heavy metal contaminated soils.
COMPUTER SOFTWARE AIDED PHOTOCATALYTIC DEGRADATION OF VAT YELLOW DYE USED IN LEATHER AND TEXTILE INDUSTRIES
Authors: Victor O. Olabode , J.A. Alogala , Haruna M. Jinaidu , U.E Okon , Williams E Jahkeng
Published: January 2024

This research investigated design of experiment for the optimization of the experimental parameters of the photocatalytic degradation of VAT yellow dye using dye concentration (mg/L), catalyst dosage (mg/L), pH and time of exposure (minates) as experimental factors. Stock solution of vat yellow dye was prepared (0.00001M) and serial dilution was used to prepare twenty seven (27) different concentrations of the dye solution which were subjected to photocatalytic degradation in a photo reactor using a ultraviolent light source under ambient environmental condition. The absorbances of these solutions before and after photo degradation were taken to obtain different percentage degradation for each experimental run. Analysis of these results was carried out using minitab18 computer software. The result revealed the best conditions for the photodegredation as (20mg/l) (dye concentration), 2(mg/L) (catalyst dosage), 3.39 pH and 45 minutes (time of exposure). This was confirmed experimentally after the optimization to prove that minitab18 software is highly effective for the optimization of photodegradation of tannery and textile effluent containing reactive red dye.
MITIGATION OF NOISE POLLUTION IN URBAN AREAS BY STRATEGICALLY PLANTING TREES AND SHRUBS
Authors: Ali Khan Shahid , Fatima Kainat , Hussain Saddam , Minhal Ali Muhammad , Mannan Abdul , Iqbal Butt Nasim
Published: January 2024

Noise is universally recognized as a significant source of environmental degradation in every culture. This paper provides an assessment of the literature on the detrimental impacts of noise pollution on the well-being of individuals. There is an introduction providing a broad definition of noise, followed by a discussion of the effect of noise pollution, the harmful consequences of noise on human health, and the techniques used to reduce noise pollution. In conclusion, this article reviews how this type of pollution can be mitigated and refers to vegetation’s aesthetic, ecological, and other benefits beyond its noise-blocking properties. The results of this research are significant on a personal and societal level in light of the detrimental impacts of noise pollution, and they may be helpful as a guide for planning in locations where such consequences are likely to materialize.
SOIL TILLAGE VARIANTS AND SULPHUR FERTILIZATION AFFECT NODULATION, N2 FIXATION AND YIELD OF BAMBARA GROUNDNUT (Vigna subterreana) IN SOUTHEAST NIGERIA
Authors: Anikwe. M.A.N. , D.E. Nnamnani , E.E. Ikengannyia , Eze. J.C. , E. O Obidike-Ugwu,
Published: January 2024

Management efficiency can increase crop productivity through enhanced N2 fixation in the plant-soil system. This study examined soil tillage variants and sulphur fertilization effects on nodulation, N2 fixation effectiveness and yield of Bambara groundnut [Vigna subterranea] in a degraded Ultisol in Agbani Enugu, Southeast Nigeria. Twenty-four experimental units were laid out in a Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD). The six treatments comprised No-Till+No Gypsum (NTGo), No-Till+Gypsum1 (NTG1), No-Till+Gypsum2 (NTG2), Till+No Gypsum (TGo), Till+Gypsum1 (TG1), and Till+Gypsum2 (TG2). No-till+gypsum2 plots had significantly higher soil N content than each corresponding No-till+no gypsum plot by 15-40 %. At 30 DAP, the plots treated with till+gypsum1 (21 kg/ha), till+gypsum2 (42 kg/ha), no-till+gypsum2 (42 kg/ha), no-till+gypsum1 (21 kg/ha), and till+no gypsum had 62-63 % higher soil sulphur content (P= 0.05) than the control plots. The nodule count per plant in plots treated with no-till+gypsum2 (42 kg/ha) was greater than that in the control plot, plots with no-till+gypsum1 (21 kg/ha), and plots with till+gypsum2 (42 kg/ha) by 72-74 % at 30, 60, and 90 DAP across two seasons. Compared to the untreated plots, nodulation effectivity was raised by 79-89 % in the No-till+gypsum2 plot. The plots treated with no-till+gypsum2 (42 kg/ha) had the highest yield (0.94 t/ha), followed by plots treated with no-till+gypsum1 (42 kg/ha) with 0.93 t/ha dry seed yield and till+gypsum2 (42 kg/ha) with 54-55 % greater yield (P=0.05) than the control plot. Sulphur treatment boosted nodulation by 68 % and nodule effectiveness by about 78 %. The no-till+Gypsum2 application enhanced the average yield of Bambara groundnuts by 56 %. The soil application of S enhanced the amount of accessible S in the soil. Results show that the tillage system and S fertilization impact Bambara groundnut on degraded Ultisols. Dry matter yield was best with a high S supply in both S increments and no-till systems. The number and effectiveness of nodules increased at different S rates and no-tillage. Because of the increased S application rate, there was a considerable increase in N accumulation due to a greater N2 fixation rate. The study recommends using no-till systems and sulphur fertilization practices to enhance crop productivity, especially in degraded Ultisols. The study provides valuable insights into sustainable agriculture practices that boost yields while conserving soils.
Concurso de robótica Kenjutsu Robot como estrategia pedagógica para el aprendizaje y la participación
Authors: Cuervo Gladiz , Organista Rodríguez José Vicente
Published: January 2024

El presente artículo es resultado de una investigación cualitativa, basada en un paradigma sociocrítico y en el método de investigación acción participante, de tipo estudio de caso, titulada Estrategia pedagógica para el aprendizaje y la participación basada en la robótica. El propósito de este trabajo investigativo fue promover las habilidades tecnológicas de estudiantes de básica secundaria y media técnica del Instituto Diversificado Albert Einstein. Entre los resultados más significativos, se encuentra el desarrollo de competencias relacionadas con la búsqueda de la soluciín de interrogantes y problemas presentes en la construcción del prototipo, y con el desarrollo de habilidades cognitivas basadas en el compromiso, la implicación y la dedicación del estudiante en la investigación y en el concurso de robótica.
Importancia del transporte de hidrocarburos y su realidad en Colombia
Authors: Castiblanco Urrego Orlando , Cárdenas Romay Dany José
Published: January 2024

El transporte de hidrocarburos es de gran importancia a nivel mundial debido a que permite la distribución desde su punto de extracción, terminales de almacenamiento, plantas de refinamiento de petróleo y de gas, hasta llegar a sus puntos de comercialización. Se analizan las diferentes formas en la que los hidrocarburos pueden ser transportados, desde una perspectiva onshore y offshore, teniendo en cuenta los procesos de midstream y downstream de los hidrocarburos, dándole una importancia significativa a los impactos ambientales asociados con estos medios de transporte, los posibles desastres que pueden generarse y cómo estos han contribuido a mejorar la propia infraestructura del transporte. También se hace una revisión de la realidad colombiana en materia de transporte de hidrocarburos, describiendo algunas oportunidades de mejora y resaltando su importancia en la vida cotidiana del país.
An Overview of Bone Cement Compositions used in Vertebroplasty and Their Viability in Clinical Settings
Authors: Levashov Gleb , Hasan Muhammad Hasibul , Frakulli Arion , Macaalay Janneza , Nahad Kian
Published: January 2024

Vertebroplasty is a minimally invasive surgical procedure wherein a particular composition of bone cement is injected into a fractured vertebra in an attempt to restore joint mobility and reduce perceived pain. It is especially common in the treatment of osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures, most typically experienced by older women. The formulation of this bone cement takes on many forms, the most common being the group of cements known as polymethyl methacrylate acrylic bone cements. The different varieties of acrylic bone cements are investigated and compared, in addition to new potential rival materials being developed to rival the dominance of acrylic bone cements in the vertebroplasty bone cement industry. Factors such as biomechanical strength, handling, osteoconductivity/inductivity, biodegradability, additive delivery, and porosity are considered. While the main drawbacks of acrylic bone cements (significant biomechanical mismatch with vertebrae and lack of biodegradability and osteoconductivity) present opportunities for new solutions to enter the market to compete, the industry standard in vertebroplasty remains the most widely applicable, and thus wisest, cement choice for the procedure.
Keywords: Vertebroplasty, Minimally Invasive Surgery, Biodegradability, Bone Cement
Review on Properties of Natural Fiber Reinforced Polymer Composites: Effect of Gamma Radiation and Nano particles.
Authors: Ahmed Md. Shamim , Haque Md. Marjanul , Khan Ruhul A. , Miah Md. Abdul Hannan
Published: January 2024

Materials comprised of a polymer matrix with natural fiber reinforcement are known as natural fiber reinforcement polymer composites (NFRCs). Scientists have recently become quite interested in these composite materials because they provide improved properties over conventional synthetic fiber reinforced polymer composites at a lower cost and with benefits to the environment. However, a number of factors, including gamma radiation exposure and the addition of nanoparticles, can impact the properties of NFRCs. This review will focus on the effects of gamma radiation and nanoparticles on the mechanical, thermal, and water-resistance properties of NFRCs. In order to help in the creation of new and improved NFRCs for diverse applications, this review seeks to provide a thorough understanding of the characteristics of NFRCs and how they might be impacted by gamma radiation and nanoparticles.
RELIABILITY OPTIMIZATION OF A DEGRADED SYSTEM UNDER PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE USING GENETIC ALGORITHM
Authors: Singla Shakuntla
Published: January 2024

The reliability parameters of a Mathematical model are analyzed for a system with three identical units and a standby. In this study, the primary unit is considered more important due to its high cost and working in two types of degraded conditions before a complete malfunction. Under the concept of preventive maintenance, the states of deterioration are reversed. The working of the system under two different efficiencies is discussed. The reliability of the Mathematical model, depending on the availability and working time, has been optimized using the Mathematical tool “Genetic Algorithm”. The optimum values of all parameters based on the exponential distribution are considered to optimize the reliability, and thus provide maximum benefits to the industry. Sensitivity analysis of the availability and the working time is carried out to understand the effects of changing parameters. Graphical and tabular analyses are presented to discuss the results and to draw conclusions about the system’s behavior.
Frailty and long-term survival in patients undergoing cardiac resynchronization therapy
Authors: Soldatova A. M. , Enina T. N. , Malishevskaia D. S.
Published: January 2024

Aim: To access frailty and its impact on 10-year survival in patients with implanted devices for cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT).

Methods: 77 patients with congestive heart failure (74% men, 26% women; mean age of 58.7 ± 10.7 years) with NYHA class II–IV were enrolled. Frailty Index was calculated using 31 parameters (the ability to perform daily activities, clinical status, laboratory markers, comorbidities). Based on the frailty index patients were identified as not frail (< 0.375; n = 41; 53%), and frail (≥ 0.375; n = 36; 47%).

Results: The mean follow-up period was 49.0 ± 34.2 months. Survival at 10-year follow-up was 87.5% for non-frail patients, compared to 47.2% for frail patients (log-rank test p < 0.001). In univariate analysis, frailty associated with 10-year mortality (OR 7.824; 95% CI 2.495 – 24.533; p < 0.001). After adjustment for age, gender, rhythm, NYHA class, left ventricular ejection fraction, left bundle branch block, and QRS width, frailty remained a significant prognostic factor associated with 10-year mortality (OR 9.528; 95% CI 2.720 – 33.368; p < 0.001). Also, according to logistic regression, the presence of frailty reduced the chance of superresponse (decrease of left-ventricular end -systolic volume ≥ 30%) to CRT (OR 0.278; 95% CI 0.100–0.770; p = 0.014).

Conclusion: Frailty is widespread in patients with heart failure and implanted devices for CRT. In these patients frailty is associated with a more than seven-fold increased risk of death during 10-year follow-up and with a lower chance of superresponse to CRT.
Structural Behavior of Kenaf Fibre Reinforced Concrete Beams
Authors: Azimi Sayed Javid , Kaiwaan Abdulhai , Azimi Sayed Alem
Published: January 2024

This paper presents the effect of kenaf fibres in reinforced concrete beams. In investigating the structural behaviour of the beams, four point bending test was conducted on five beams by considering two distinct parameters (i) shear reinforcement arrangement (ii) the amount of kenaf fibres in the aforementioned beams. The beams consists of Two beams with full shear reinforcement by two amount of kenaf fibres, 10kg/m³ and 20kg/m³, respectively and two other beams with 50% increased shear spacing with two different amount of kenaf fibre 10 kg/m³ and 20 kg/m³ were examined. A control beam is made of 0 kg/m³ kenaf fibre with full shear reinforcement. The experimental results suggests that beams with the inclusion of kenaf fibres demonstrates significant increase on the load carrying capacity, ductility and shear strength. Moreover, it was observed that the mode of failure is altered from shear mode to bending mode. Furthermore, this study opines that kenaf fibres are compatible with RC which yields promising results.
Structural Behaviour of Kenaf Fibre Lightweight Concrete Beams Modelling Via FEM-Abaqus
Authors: Azimi Sayed Javid , Kaiwaan Abdulhai , Azimi Sayed Alem
Published: January 2024

This study presents the structural properties of oil palm shell kenaf fibre Lightweight concrete (OPS-KFLC) beams. The main objective of this research was to investigate the potential advantage of kenaf fiber for improving the structure properties of OPS-RC beams. This investigation carried out by two methods experimental and consequently numerical modelling. The experimental work focused on two beams. First beam constructed with full shear reinforcement and without fibre (SI = 0% and with Vf = 0%) denoted as a control beam. Meanwhile one more beams with full shear reinforcement (SI = 0%) and with fibre volume fraction of Vf = 1% constructed respectively. The experimental work has been considered four point flexural tests on simply supported beam. Consequently, numerical modelling with finite element method FEM software Abaqus for calibration and validation of experiment results considered. First, sensitivity analysis (mesh and time) conducted up to acquire the best correlation with experimental result. Then, the experiments result of beams was used, for calibration in FEM modelling investigation. The results comparison showed that there is a good agreement between the experimental test and nonlinear finite element analysis NLFEA results. Generally, this investigation demonstrated up to 37% improvement on structure properties of OPS-RC beam by addition of Vf = 2%kenaf fiber.