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Exploring the Long-Term Relationship between Foreign Direct Investment and GDP: Empirical Insights from Bangladesh
Authors:   Department of Business Administration, BGC Trust University Bangladesh, Chandanaish, Chittagong, Bangladesh., Islam Mahmudul
Published: March 2024

The study's purpose is to examine the long-term correlation between Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in Bangladesh. The article is mostly based on secondary data collected from Bangladesh Bank’s website covering for the period 1980-2021. Data were processed with the assistance of the Statistical Package of Social Science (SPSS IBM 23 Version). Correlation and regression analyses were used to examine the data in the study. The results suggest that there is a high degree of positive correlation (0.976) between FDI and GDP, along with the implication that FDI has a significant positive impact on GDP in the long run within the Bangladesh economy. The results also suggest that if FDI changes by 1 unit, then the GDP will positively change by 0.92381 at the level of 5% significant statistically. This finding is reinforced by the regression analysis, which indicates a statistically significant relationship between FDI and GDP growth. So, it is understandable that there is a well-built impact of FDI on Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in the long-run in the Bangladeshi economy. These results are further supported by regression analysis, underscoring a statistically significant relationship between FDI and GDP growth. However, it is important to acknowledge certain limitations, such as data availability constraints and potential confounding variables not addressed in the analysis. Future research endeavors could address these limitations and explore additional factors influencing the FDI-GDP relationship in Bangladesh. Overall, the study highlights the substantial impact of FDI on Gross Domestic Product in the long run and discusses policy recommendations to attract FDI inflows to Bangladesh.
Comparative Profitability and Productivity Analysis of Rice Production in Coastal and Arable Land Areas of Bangladesh
Authors:   Department of Economics, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Science and Technology University (BSMRSTU), Gopalganj-8100, Bangladesh., Akter Mahfuja , Khatun Mabia ,   Department of Economics, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Science and Technology University (BSMRSTU), Gopalganj-8100, Bangladesh., Islam Zahidul ,   Dept. of Business Administration, Uttara University, Bangladesh.
Published: March 2024

This study aims to compare the productivity and profitability of rice production in coastal and arable land areas in Bangladesh while analyzing the factors influencing productivity and profitability. It seeks to provide insights into the differences in agricultural outcomes between these two types of land, essential for policy formulation and agricultural development. The research employs a stratified random sampling method to gather primary data from six villages in Gopalganj and Khulna districts, targeting 30 farmers from each village. Cobb-Douglas profit and production function analysis is utilized to estimate the impact of various factors such as seed cost, labor cost, fertilizer cost, insecticide cost, ploughing cost, and irrigation cost on profitability. The study reveals significant differences in productivity and profitability between coastal and arable land areas for rice cultivation. It identifies key factors affecting productivity and profitability, emphasizing the importance of policy support for enhancing the quality of inputs to bridge yield gaps and improve rice crop outcomes. One limitation of this research is the focus on specific regions within Bangladesh, potentially limiting the generalizability of findings to other areas. Additionally, the study may not capture all variables influencing productivity and profitability due to data constraints. The findings provide valuable insights for policymakers, suggesting the need for targeted interventions to support farmers in improving productivity and profitability. This research contributes to the existing literature by offering empirical evidence on the productivity and profitability dynamics of rice production in coastal and arable land areas in Bangladesh.
Criminal Sanctions For B3 Waste Management in Hospitals or Health Facilities
Authors: Suprayoga Deny
Published: March 2024

As a health service facility, the hospital is a gathering place for sick and healthy people, can be a place for disease transmission and allows environmental pollution and health problems. Today's management of the hospital environment is no longer a consumptive partial part but is a series of cycles and management strategies for homes. Hospitals need to develop hospital environmental management capacity to provide direct and indirect benefits to improve the quality of hospital services. Hospital environmental management has complex problems. One of them is the problem of hospital waste, which is very sensitive to government regulations. Hospitals, as one of the largest waste generators, have the potential to cause pollution to the surrounding environment, which will harm the community and even the hospital itself. Hospital environmental management is no longer a consumptive partial part but a series of hospital management cycles and strategies to develop hospital environmental management capacity to provide direct and indirect benefits to improving the quality of hospital services. Hospital environmental management has complex problems. One of them is the problem of hospital waste, which is very sensitive to government regulations. Hospitals, as one of the largest waste generators, have the potential to cause pollution to the surrounding environment, which will harm the community and even the hospital itself.
Priority Scale For Determining Physical Maintenance Using the AHP Method At Klego Dam, Boyolali Regency
Authors: Hardiansah Hardiansah , Wiguna I Putu Artama
Published: March 2024

This research aims to evaluate the safety and performance of the Klego Dam in Boyolali, Central Java, using a quantitative descriptive method with primary and secondary data. The research stages involve damage analysis, adjustment of the dam's physical conditions to the research location, and analysis of the current conditions. Maintenance handling is prioritised using the Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) method, focusing on spillway channels, turbulent flow, and serrated sections. The physical conditions are analysed to determine the dam's status in 2022. The AHP program prioritises based on performance, safety, cost, damage, and component function. The results of the prioritisation scale for maintenance handling of the Klego Dam are as follows: (1) completing dam instrumentation with a priority matrix value of 0.646; (2) dam infrastructure repair with a value of 0.223; (3) completing the dam's emergency system with a value of 0.132.
Analisis Sistem Penggajian Menggunakan Skala Ganda Berurutan Dengan Metode Ranking Sederhana Pada Pengalengan Ikan CV. Harvest
Authors: Fajarsari Ike Meilani , Setiawati Ayu Oke
Published: March 2024

Perusahaan memiliki indikator dalam menentukan kebijakan penggajian yang berbeda-beda. CV XLA mengalami permasalahan penggajian karyawan karena tingkat kenaikan gaji tidak sesuai dengan tugas dan tanggung jawab karyawan, adanya kesenjangan gaji yang berbeda walaupun dengan golongan jabatan yang sama, dan sistem penggajian yang tidak mempertimbangkan tingkat pendidikan, masa kerja, dan pengalaman kerja. Permasalahan tersebut dapat diatasi salah satunya dengan skala ganda berurutan dengan metode ranking sederhana sesuai dengan Peraturan Menteri Ketenagakerjaan Republik Indonesia Nomor 1 Tahun 2017 . Metode ini mengatur pekerjaan mulai dari yang memiliki ranking terendah sampai tertinggi. Dalam penelitian ini penulis menggunakan metode pengumpulan data dengan teknik wawancara, dokumentasi, pengklasifikasian dan penerapan sistem skala ganda berurutan dengan metode ranking sederhana. Sistem ini dibuat berdasarkan struktur organisasi perusahaan.Sistem penggajian menggunakan skala ganda dengan metode ranking sederhana perusahaan dapat melihat tingkat kenaikan gaji karyawan dari sisi pendidikan, masa kerja, dan pengalaman kerja karyawan sebelumnya. Dengan adanya sistem penggajian menggunakan skala ganda dengan metode ranking sederhana, masalah mengenai perbedaan gaji yang diterima karyawan dengan golongan jabatan yang setara dapat teratasi.
The Effect Analysis of Religiosity, Financial Literacy, and Islamic Financial Planning on The Performance of SMEs
Authors: Putri Rilia , Mulyana Rahmat , Hilmiyah Nurul
Published: March 2024

SMEs (Small and Medium Enterprises) serve as the backbone of the Indonesian economy, in a country with the world's largest Muslim population. Therefore, further analysis is needed regarding the factors influencing the performance of SMEs in an effort to maximize the country's revenue. This research aims to examine the relationship between religiosity, financial literacy, and Islamic financial planning on the performance of Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in the Greater Jakarta area (Jabodetabek). This study employs a quantitative approach using the Structural Equation Model Partial Least Square (SEM-PLS) with primary data collected through an online purposive sampling technique from 113 MSMEs in Jabodetabek. The performance of MSMEs is significantly influenced by religiosity, Sharia financial literacy, and Islamic financial planning. Religiosity has a significant impact on Sharia financial literacy and Islamic financial planning. Sharia financial literacy affects Islamic financial planning significantly.
The Adaptation of Global Norms The 1951 Refugee Convention in Indonesia
Authors: Daysa Fitri Qatrunnada , Sundrijo Dwi Ardhanariswari
Published: March 2024

This article aims to explain and answer the research question: Why did the localization of the global norms of the 1951 Refugee Convention in Indonesia lead to the issuance of Presidential Regulation No. 125 of 2016? Indonesia has been a transit area for refugees since 1979 and is the third country in ASEAN with the highest number of refugees. However, Indonesia has never formally and officially adopted the 1951 Refugee Convention. To answer the research question, this study applies the concept of norm localization proposed by Acharya (2004) as the framework for the analysis. This concept explains that the localization process of global norms might lead to three possible outcomes: acceptance of the norms, adaptation and modification of the norms, or complete rejection of the norms. The adaptation of the global norms is the result of adjusting some elements of the norm that are considered more appropriate to the local situations. In this article, we argue that the consideration of humanitarian values, national interests, and domestic challenges are the three most significant domestic factors that influence the process of norm localization in Indonesia. This article discusses how the three factors influenced the process of policy/decision-making on how Indonesia should deal with its refugee issues. In conclusion, we mainly argue that Presidential Regulation No. 125 of 2016 is the result of a complex adaptation process of the UN 1951 Refugee Convention, which involved multidimensional issues, as well as a multi-actor that represents various interests.
KHẢO SÁT CÁCH DỊCH THUẬT NGỮ CHÍNH TRỊ VIỆT - HÁN TRÊN BÁO NHÂN DÂN VIỆT NAM
Authors: Nguyễn Thị Cẩm Vân
Published: March 2024

Cùng với sự phát triển đi lên của nền kinh tế và xã hội hiện nay, việc đọc báo đã trở thành một trong những hình thức không thể thiếu để gia tăng vốn hiểu biết và trình độ của mỗi cá nhân. Ngày càng có nhiều sinh viên và người học tiếng Trung đã tìm đọc bản tin tiếng Trung của Báo nhân dân Việt Nam với mục đích làm gia tăng lượng từ vựng tiếng Trung chuyên ngành và những thuật ngữ được sử dụng trong những trường hợp trang trọng. Bằng cách đọc các bài viết chính trị trong mục Chính trị - Xã luận hai bản tiếng Việt và tiếng Trung của Báo Nhân dân, tác giả thống kê số lượng các thuật ngữ chính trị, đồng thời thống kê phương pháp dịch của những thuật ngữ đó và tần suất sử dụng các phương pháp đó, phương pháp nào được sử dụng thường xuyên nhất và phương pháp nào ít được sử dụng nhất. Từ đó tìm hiểu xem có quy luật nào trong việc dịch thuật ngữ chính trị trên Báo Nhân dân hay không.
TIẾP CẬN KHOA HỌC VÀ THỰC TIỄN TRONG ĐÀO TẠO KIẾN TRÚC SƯ
Authors: Võ Thùy Dung
Published: March 2024

Con người sống trong kiến trúc, cảm nhận về kiến trúc để sáng tạo ra kiến trúc, vì thế đào tạo kiến trúc sư thực sự rất công phu. Thực tế cho thấy để học kiến trúc cần 5 năm nhưng để trở thành Kiến trúc sư có thể sẽ cần 10 hoặc 15 năm “ấp ủ “với nghề. Vấn đề đặt ra liệu có thể học làm nghề trong trường đại học nghĩa là biến môi trường học tập thành nơi sinh viên có thể tập hành nghề theo đam mê và sở trường của cá nhân. Đó chính là phương pháp đào tạo của chúng tôi.
HIỂU THƯƠNG HIỆU ĐỂ VẬN DỤNG VÀO ĐÀO TẠO ĐẠI HỌC NGÀNH THIẾT KẾ ĐỒ HỌA
Authors: Phạm Phương Linh
Published: March 2024

Nhiều trường đại học, cao đẳng ở Việt Nam đang đào tạo cho sinh viên thiết kế nhận diện thương hiệu. Tìm hiểu một số điểm về thương hiệu là một nhiệm vụ cần thiết cho cả người có vai trò đào tạo cũng như người học. Bài viết nghiên cứu và cung cấp một số thông tin tìm hiểu vấn đề lý thuyết và thực tiễn của thương hiệu cũng như những phạm trù liên quan đến nhận diện thương hiệu.
ĐÀO TẠO MỸ THUẬT ỨNG DỤNG TRONG CÁC TRƯỜNG CAO ĐẲNG - ĐẠI HỌC HIỆN NAY
Authors: Võ Thị Ngọc Anh
Published: March 2024

Đào tạo mỹ thuật trong các trường đào tạo nghệ thuật truyền thống đã không thể đáp ứng nhu cầu của xã hội công nghiệp. Những sản phẩm có sự đầu tư về mặt thiết kế đi kèm với chất lượng sản phẩm có khả năng nâng cao doanh số, đem lại những lợi ích không nhỏ sau đó.Chính vì lý do đó ngày nay các cơ sở giáo dục mỹ thuật ứng dụng như trường cao đẳng trang trí, trường dạy nghề thiết kế, chuyên ngành thiết kế mỹ thuật công nghiệp, trường mỹ thuật công nghiệp ra đời và phát triển nhanh chóng. Trên cơ sở nghiên cứu bối cảnh giáo dục nghệ thuật toàn cầu, , bài viết phân tích chủ yếu về nhu cầu đào tạo những tài năng mỹ thuật cũng như việc giáo dục mỹ thuật ứng dụng tại các trường Đại học và Cao đẳng hiện nay, thị trường dành cho nguồn tài năng mỹ thuật và giáo dục mỹ thuật ứng dụng, từ đó đưa ra một số dự báo trong tương lai của giáo dục mỹ thuật ứng dụng.
Pupils’ Attitude and English Performance in Primary Schools in Lwengo Sub-County, Lwengo District
Authors:   Faculty of Education Kampala International University Uganda., Absolom Twikiriize
Published: March 2024

This study aimed to examine the relationship between pupils' performance in English and their attitudes toward the subject in primary schools. The study had two main objectives: to identify the factors that influence English performance in Lwengo subcounty and to assess the level of pupils' attitudes towards English in the same subcounty. A descriptive survey research design was used, with a study population of 170 respondents and a sample size of 133 participants. The findings revealed that factors such as instructional materials, government policies, and teacher-related factors played a significant role in English performance. Additionally, the study found that positive attitudes towards English were associated with higher levels of performance. The government should prioritize the training of more teachers to accommodate the growing number of students in English classes. District education officers and school administrators should also arrange workshops and refresher courses to enhance teachers' skills in teaching the English language. Furthermore, the government should consider improving teachers' remuneration to ensure sufficient numbers of full-time teachers. Regular school inspections should be conducted to monitor teacher and student attendance. Finally, the school administration should organize debates, seminars, and presentations to enhance the communication skills and competencies of both students and teachers. Keywords: English language, government, absenteeism, pupils
Mitigating Cyberbullying among Teens: The Crucial Role of Moral Education in School Curricula
Authors:   Department of Education Kampala International Uganda, Collins Ashaba
Published: March 2024

The increasing prevalence of cyberbullying has become a distressing form of entertainment for bullies throughout history and today. Therefore, it is crucial to fully understand the complex dimensions of this issue. This analysis investigates the origins and growth of cyberbullying strategies, in tandem with the rapid advancement of communication technologies. The paper highlights the challenges of addressing cyberbullying due to its intricate nature, which is facilitated by devices like cell phones and social media platforms. Despite schools being centers for academic and moral development, cyberbullying continues to impact the emotional well-being of teenagers. The study promotes the implementation of thoughtful curricula that incorporate activities empowering teenagers to recognize and counter self-defeating ideas, ultimately reducing cyberbullying rates. The paper underscores the importance of researching the various forms of cyberbullying and discusses potential preventative initiatives, urging educators to design curricula that address the emotional and behavioral issues that contribute to cyberbullying. Keywords: Cyberbullying, Moral education, Teenagers, School curriculum, Emotional impacts, Preventative initiatives and Character education
Some slides for granting permissions (or not) in presentations
Authors: Neylon Cameron
Published: March 2024

A couple of weeks ago there was a significant fracas over Daniel MacArthur‘s tweeting from a Cold Spring Harbour Laboratory meeting.Â
Implementing the â€œPublication as Aggregationâ€
Authors: Neylon Cameron
Published: March 2024

I wrote a few weeks back about the idea of re-imagining the formally published scientific paper as an aggregation of objects. I asserted that the tools for achieving this are more or less in place. Actually that is only half true. The tools for storing, displaying, and even to some extent archiving communications in this form do exist, at least in the form of examples.
There are crowds, and then there are crowds…
Authors: Neylon Cameron
Published: March 2024

I am constantly intrigued by the way that some sort of collective web-based intelligence seems to cause specific issues to pop up in multiple places at the same time.
Talking to the next generation – NESTA Crucible Workshop
Authors: Neylon Cameron
Published: March 2024

Yesterday I was privileged to be invited to give a talk at the NESTA Crucible Workshop being held in Lancaster. You can find the slides on slideshare. NESTA, the National Endowment for Science, Technology, and the Arts,Â
Euan Adie asks for help characterising PLoS comments
Authors: Neylon Cameron
Published: March 2024

Euan Adie has asked for some help to do further analysis on the comments made on PLoS ONE articles. He is doing this via crowd sourcing through a specially written app at appspot to get people to characterize all the comments in PLoS ONE. Euan is very good at putting these kind of things together and again this shows the power of Friendfeed as a way of getting the message out.
Creating a research community monoculture – just when we need diversity
Authors: Neylon Cameron
Published: March 2024

This post is a follow on from a random tweet that I sent a few weeks back in response to a query on twitter from Lord Drayson, the UK’s Minister of State for Science and Innovation.
Finding the time…
Authors: Neylon Cameron
Published: March 2024

Image by AnÃ­bal PÃ©es Labory via Flickr

Long term readers of this blog will know that I occasionally write an incomprehensible post that no-one understands about the nature of time on the web. This is my latest attempt to sort my thinking out on the issue. I don’t hold out that much hope but it seemed appropriate for the New Year…

2010 was the year that real time came to the mainstream web.
Telling stories…
Authors: Neylon Cameron
Published: March 2024

On Tuesday I was able to sit in on a conversation that is regularly held within the Computer Science department at University of Toronto that focuses broadly on what can computer science bring as a discipline and a skill set to the sciences more generally. The conversation is lead by Steve Easterbrook so there is a focus on climate science but we also roamed much more widely than that.
More on â€œtheftâ€ and the problem of identity
Authors: Neylon Cameron
Published: March 2024

Following my hopefully getting towards three-quarters baked post there has been more helpful comments and discussion both here and on friendfeed. I wanted to pick out a specific issue that has come up in both places. At Friendfeed the discussion ran into the question of plagiarism more generally and why it is bad.
rOpenSci Champions Program Teams: Meet Marcos Prunello and Lukas Wallrich
Authors: Prunello Marcos , Wallrich Lukas
Published: March 2024

We designed the rOpenSci Champions Program with a mentorship aspect. Mentoring plays a significant role in the growth and development of both mentors and mentees alike.
Final countdown to Open Science@PSB
Authors: Neylon Cameron
Published: March 2024

As I noted in the last post we are rapidly counting down towards the final few days before the Open Science Workshop at the Pacific Symposium on Biocomputing. I am flying out from Sydney to Hawaii this afternoon and may or may not have network connectivity in the days leading up the meeting. So just some quick notes here on where you can find any final information if you are coming or if you want to follow online.
The triumph of document layout and the demise of Google Wave
Authors: Neylon Cameron
Published: March 2024

So Google has abandoned Wave. Not really that surprising but obviously dissappointing to those of us who were excited about its potential. Here I argue that part of the problem is that most of us are still restricted in our thinking to static documents on the web. Wave was always about a next generation kind of document that was active and dynamic and that might have contributed to some of the confusion around what it was good for.
â€œReal Timeâ€: The next big thing or a pointer to a much more interesting problem?
Authors: Neylon Cameron
Published: March 2024

There has been a lot written and said recently about the “real time” web most recently in an interview of Paul Buchheit on ReadWriteWeb. The premise is that if items and conversations are carried on in “real time” then they are more efficient and more engaging. The counter argument has been that they become more trivial.
Writing a Wave Robot – Some thoughts on good practice for Research Robots
Authors: Neylon Cameron
Published: March 2024

ChemSpidey lives! Even in the face of Karen James’ heavy irony I am still amazed that someone like me with very little programming experience was able to pull together something that actually worked effectively in a live demo. As long as you’re not actively scared of trying to put things together it is becoming relatively straightforward to build tools that do useful things.
Help make qualtRics better! Code contributions wanted
Authors: Silge Julia , O'Brien Joseph , Salmon Maëlle
Published: March 2024

The package qualtRics maintained by Julia Silge together with Joseph O’Brien provides functions to access survey results directly into R using the Qualtrics API. Qualtrics is an online survey and data collection software platform.Help test or improve qualtRics! Are you a heavy user of the Qualtrics survey tooling in general, and of the qualtRics R package in particular? Then you can help build and test the package.How to help?
Licenses and protocols for Open Science – the debate continues
Authors: Neylon Cameron
Published: March 2024

This is an important discussion that has been going on in disparate places, but primarily at the moment is on theÂ Open Science mailing listÂ maintained by the OKF (seeÂ hereÂ for an archive of the relevant thread). To try and keep things together and becauseÂ Yishay Mor asked, I thought I would try toÂ summarizeÂ the current state of the debate.
What Russel Brand and Jonathan Ross can teach us about the value of community norms
Authors: Neylon Cameron
Published: March 2024

For anyone in the UK who lives under a stone, or those people elsewhere in the world who donâ€™t follow British news, this week there has been at least some news beyond the ongoing economic crisis and a U.S. election. Two media â€˜personalitiesâ€™ have been excoriated for leaving what can only be described as crass and offensive messages on an elderly actorâ€™s answer phone, while on air.
The future of research communication is aggregation
Authors: Neylon Cameron
Published: March 2024

Suddenly it seems everyone wants to re-imagine scientific communication. From the ACS symposium a few weeks back to a PLoS Forum, via interesting conversations with a range of publishers, funders and scientists, it seems a lot of people are thinking much more seriously about how to make scientific communication more effective, more appropriate to the 21st century and above all, to take more advantage of the power of the web.
Survey on scientists’ use of software
Authors: Neylon Cameron
Published: March 2024

Greg Wilson and others are running a survey on how scientists’ perception of and use of software is changing.
Replication, reproduction, confirmation. What is the optimal mix?
Authors: Neylon Cameron
Published: March 2024

Issues surrounding the relationship of Open Research and replication seems to be the meme of the week. Abhishek Tiwari provided notes on a debate describing concerns about how open research could damage replication and Sabine Hossenfelder explored the same issue in a blog post.
What is the cost of peer review? Can we afford (not to have) high impact journals?
Authors: Neylon Cameron
Published: March 2024

Late last year the Research Information Network held a workshop in London to launch a report, and in many ways more importantly, a detailed economic model of the scholarly publishing industry.
Metrics of use: How to align researcher incentives with outcomes
Authors: Neylon Cameron
Published: March 2024

Cultural change won’t happen overnight and may never happen at all. Policy mandates are a blunt instrument and may lead to a backlash. So how do we align incentives for researchers with the aim of making their research outputs more widely and effectively useable? Get the metrics right and the competitive market could manage the rest of the optimisation problem for us.
Pressemitteilung. Erfolgreiche Umsetzung der Open-Access-Strategie in Brandenburg: VuK und AG Open Access Monitoring veröffentlichen Bericht
Authors:   Team OA Brandenburg
Published: March 2024

Vor wenigen Tagen konnten wir den ersten Bericht zum Open-Access-Monitoring für das Land Brandenburg vorlegen.
The BMC 10th Anniversary Celebrations and Open Data Prize
Authors: Neylon Cameron
Published: March 2024

Last Thursday night I was privileged to be invited to the 10th anniversary celebrations for BioMedCentral and to help announce and give the first BMC Open Data Prize. Peter Murray-Rust has written about the night and the contribution of Vitek Tracz to the Open Access movement. Here I want to focus on the prize we gave, the rationale behind it, and the (difficult!) process we went through to select a winner.
Google Wave in Research – Part II – The Lab Record
Authors: Neylon Cameron
Published: March 2024

In the previous postÂ  I discussed a workflow using Wave to author and publish a paper. In this post I want to look at the possibility of using it as a laboratory record, or more specifically as a human interface to the laboratory record. There has been much work in recent years on research portals and Virtual Research Environments.
Capturing and connecting research objects: A pitch for @sciencehackday
Authors: Neylon Cameron
Published: March 2024

I talk a lot about building tools that make it easy capture all the objects that we create as part of the research process and then connect all of these up together. Thus far there have been small and limited demonstrators. This is a proposal to build something that demonstrates the general principle at this coming weekend’s Science Hack Day in London.
Digital Britain Unconference Oxfordshire – Friday 1 May – RAL
Authors: Neylon Cameron
Published: March 2024

On Friday (yes, that’s this Friday) a series of Unconferences that has been pulled together in response to the Digital Britain Report and Forum will kick of with one being held at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, near Didcot. The object of the meeting is to contribute to a coherent and succinct response to the current interim report and to try and get across to Government what a

truly

Digital Britain would look like.
Interview with me by Michael Nielsen
Authors: Neylon Cameron
Published: March 2024

Michael Nielsen asked me to answer some questions about practical approaches to Open Science. You can see my answers up on his blog.
The Southampton Open Science Workshop – a brief report
Authors: Neylon Cameron
Published: March 2024

On Monday 1 September we had a one day workshop in Southampton discussing the issues that surround ‘Open Science’. This was very free form and informal and I had the explicit aim of getting a range of people with different perspectives into the room to discuss a wide range of issues, including tool development, the social and career structure issues, as well as ideas about standards and finally, what concrete actions could actually be taken.
Pub-sub/syndication patterns and post publication peer review
Authors: Neylon Cameron
Published: March 2024

I think it is fair to say that even those of us most enamored of post-publication peer review would agree that its effectiveness remains to be demonstrated in a convincing fashion. Broadly speaking there are two reasons for this; the first is the problem of social norms for commenting. As in there aren’t any.
What should social software for science look like?
Authors: Neylon Cameron
Published: March 2024

Nat Torkington, picking up on myÂ post over the weekend about the CRU emailsÂ takes a slant which has helped me figure out how to write this post which I was struggling with.Â He says: As IÂ responded over at Radar, yes I am absolutely calling for social software for scientists, but I didn’t mean to say that we could expect it to help us find the visionaries amongst the simply wrong. But this raises a very helpful question.
Do high art and science mix?
Authors: Neylon Cameron
Published: March 2024

On Friday night we went down to London to see the final night of the English National Opera’s run of Doctor Atomic, the new opera from John Adams with a libretto by Peter Sellars. The opera focuses on the days and hours leading up to first test firing of an atomic bomb at the Trinity site on 15 July 1945.
Friendfeed for Research? First impressions of ScienceFeed
Authors: Neylon Cameron
Published: March 2024

I have long been an advocate of Friendfeed as a great tool for researchers. Here I discuss the new Friendfeed clone built for researchers, ScienceFeed, suggest what it is good for and what its weaknesses are.
Capturing the record of research process – Part I
Authors: Neylon Cameron
Published: March 2024

When it comes to getting data up on the web, I am actually a great optimist. I think things are moving in the right direction and with high profile people like Tim Berners-Lee making the case, the with meme of “Linked Data” spreading, and a steadily improving set of tools and interfaces that make all the complexities of RDF, OWL, OAI-ORE, and other standards disappear for the average user, there is a real sense that this might come together.
Sci – Bar – Foo etc. Part I – SciBarCamp Palo Alto
Authors: Neylon Cameron
Published: March 2024

Last week I was lucky enough to attend both SciBarCamp Palo Alto and SciFoo; both for the second time. In the next few posts I will give a brief survey of the highlights of both, kicking off with SciBarCamp.
Science 2.0 in Toronto – MaRS Centre 29 July
Authors: Neylon Cameron
Published: March 2024

Greg Wilson has put together an amazing set of speakers for a symposium entitled – “Science 2.0: What every scientist needs to know about how the web is changing the way they work“. It is very exciting for me to be sharing a platform with Michael Nielsen, Victoria Stodden, Titus Brown, David Rich and Jon Udell. The full details are available at the link. The event is free but you need to register in advance.
The most common causes of dyspneia in children
Authors: Marić Nikolina , Odavić Milica , Đuričin Aleksandar , Tabš Dane , Nocmartini Tamara , Radulović Milovan , Martić Nemanja , Opačić Aleksandra , Rakić Goran
Published: March 2024

Introduction: Respiratory diseases account for more than 25% of all pediatric examinations. The most common are asthma, acute bronchitis and respiratory infections. They are mostly accompanied by dyspnea, increased body temperature and cough. Objective: To examine the frequency, age differences and seasonal nature of respiratory diseases in the pediatric age. Materials and methods: The data were analyzed retrospectively, using the electronic database of the Novi Sad Emergency Medical Service (EMSNS) in the period from July 1, 2022 to July 1, 2023. The research included pediatric patients diagnosed with laryngitis (J04 according to ICD-10), acute bronchitis (J20 according to ICD-10), asthma (J45 according to ICD-10) and pneumonia (J18 according to ICD-10). 11259 patients of both sexes were analyzed. For data analysis we used descriptive statistical methods and standard deviation. Results: Out of a total of 11,259 examined children, 840 (7%) of them presented with respiratory problems. Of these, there were 519 (62%) boys and 321 (38%) girls. The average age of the children was 4 years (SD ± 3.2). The majority of children examined were aged 0-5 - 644 (77%). 472 (56%) children were diagnosed with laryngitis, 267 (32%) children had acute bronchitis, 81 (10%) children had asthma, 20 children (2%) had pneumonia. Most children were examined in October - 135 (16%), most often due to laryngitis - 73 (54%). 765 (91%) were treated on the spot, while 75 (9%) of them were referred to the IZZDIOV, of which 33 (44%) children were referred for acute bronchitis. The most frequently used therapy was Methylprednisolone - 368 (46%), mostly in 202 (24%) children diagnosed with laryngitis. Conclusion: Prevention, early diagnosis and therapy are necessary in order to prevent more serious complications of these diseases.
Comparative spectrophotometric determination of 3-hydroxyflavone based on zinc and aluminium complexes and their antioxidative profiles
Authors: Pavun Leposava , Janošević-Ležaić Aleksandra , Uskoković-Marković Snežana
Published: March 2024

Flavonoids, as plant-derived compounds, were essential active components in traditional medicine for centuries. Their potential or confirmed effects include antiviral, antimutagenic, antiinflammatory, antibacterial, vasodilatory, and anticancer properties. The promotion of a plantbased diet, along with the benefits of consuming flavonoids, has recently become increasingly attractive. 3-Hydroxyflavone (3HF) is the structural spine of flavonols, an important subgroup of flavonoids. Although 3HF itself does not exist in plants per se, it exerts many of its effects because of its characteristics that allow it to prevent free radical generation. This work is focused on the characterization of 3HF complexes with zinc(II) and aluminium(III) ions (Zn-3HF and Al-3HF, respectively). Besides this, a simple, fast, and low-priced spectrophotometric method for 3HF determination, with very low LOD and LOQ, based on Zn-3HF and Al-3HF formation, was established. A slight advantage is given to the modification with Al3+ ion on pH 4.91, due to very low LOD and LOQ values of 1.83×10-7 molL-1 , and 5.50×10-7 molL-1 , respectively, and a high correlation coefficient, R =0.99986. Furthermore, the antioxidant ability of Zn-3HF, Al-3HF, and parent 3HF was examined by the ABTS and DPPH tests. They brought the Zn-3HF complex to the fore as a potential antioxidative agent.
The influence of logo recognition on the development of reading skills in preschool children
Authors: Petrović Aleksandra
Published: March 2024

This paper examines and analyzes the possibility of integrative use of brand logos while developing reading skills in preschool children. Taking into account the understanding of literacy as a phenomenon that is taking place in an interaction of an individual and social environment, in which are brand inscriptions also incorporated, we conducted research that included five children aged 4-6 years, of different reading skills development level. It was conducted through three phases: 1) an entrance test, 2) three letter introduction and reading training games, and 3) an exit test. Research had proven that brand logos-based games help letter learning and children's reading abilities developing. It had been concluded that certain factors facilitate the process of letter learning: prior logos knowledge, visual logos designs, and the repetition of letter examples. At the same time, the results indicated that certain factors make the learning process more difficult: the exposure to visually similar letters and the exposure to a larger number of new, unknown letters in a short period, the use of cursive letters, etc. Lastly, methodological implications in working on the development of preschoolers' reading skills had been established: this paper emphasizes the need to integrate prior knowledge of logos, as well as visually remarkable inscriptions, etc.
The contribution of early age reading strategy with horizon of expectations testing: One project
Authors: Momčilović Jelena
Published: March 2024

Reader strategy of exploring the horizon of expectations plays a significant role in the literary world as well as in the reader's consciousness, as it encourages their engagement in interpreting the text and actively following the literary work. Textual actualization contributes to the creation of certain assumptions and later expectations, which can evoke psychological reactions in the reader. For the purposes of research, a project was implemented in an educational group of children aged 3 and 4 in a preschool institution in Belgrade. The conducted research was based on the Foundations of Preschool Education Program, focusing on the project-based approach to learning with the stimulation of exploring the horizon of expectations. The project revolves around three literary texts by Roger Hargreaves from the Mr Men series (Mr Greedy, Mr Nosey and Mr Grumpy), which contain questions for exploring the horizon of expectations within their narrative. The aim of the project is to examine children's reading experience and the verbalization of expectations and conclusions based on explicit and implicit information in the text at specific moments. Based on the obtained results, the level of development of children's modest reading experience was determined.
Age and gender specific characteristics of patients with COVID-19 in the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina in 2020
Authors: Tešić Nikolina , Medić Snežana
Published: March 2024

Introduction: Clinical manifestations of coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) range from asymptomatic to severe clinical forms. Factors contributing to the unfavorable disease course, including gender and age of the patients, are still being studied. Aim: The aim of the study is to assess the age and gender specifics of patients with different COVID-19 severity in the period March - December 2020 in the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina. Material and methods: A descriptive method was applied. Data on laboratory-confirmed cases of COVID-19 were retrieved from the surveillance database of the Institute of Public Health of Vojvodina and analyzed retrospectively. In terms of disease severity, cases were classified as: asymptomatic, mild, severe or critical. The gender and age-specific characteristics of COVID-19 cases in relation to the severity of the disease were analyzed and presented in tables and graphs. Results: In the observed period, a total of 78106 COVID-19 cases were registered (incidence 4217/100.000). Females accounted for 50.8% of cases. The highest age-specific incidence was registered in the age group 30 - 59 years (5876/100.000). Severe and critical forms of COVID-19 were more common in patients aged ≥ 60 years (18.0 - 39.0%). The asymptomatic disease prevailed in elderly ≥ 80 years (16.0%) and children < 9 years of age (13.0%). The specific incidence of severe/critical forms was 1.6 - 2.4 times higher in men. Conclusion: In the early phase of the COVID-19 pandemic, disease severity varied according to the gender and age of the patients. The working-age population was largely affected but severe disease forms were more often registered in the oldest, mostly male, patients.
Changes in Pseudomonas sp. CY growth in the presence of atrazine
Authors: Đedović Suzana , Stojanova Monika , Bojkovski Jovan , Kljujev Igor , Karličić Vera , Lalević Blažo , Raičević Vera
Published: March 2024

Microbial degradation, compared with many other degradation processes, is the most important pathway for the depletion of triazine herbicides in soil. The aim of this study was to determine the growth potential of Pseudomonas sp. CY in the presence of atrazine and additional carbon (sodium citrate) and nitrogen (ammonium-nitrate) sources. The experiment was performed with five treatments: i) 100 mg/L atrazine (control); ii) One hundred mg/L atrazine + sodium citrate (0.3 %, w/v); iii) One hundred mg/L atrazine + sodium citrate (0.3 %, w/v) + ammonium nitrate (0.6 %, w/v); iv) Atrazine (300 mg/L) + sodium citrate (0.3 %, w/v) and v) Atrazine (500 mg/L) + sodium citrate (0.3 %, w/v). The bacterial count was determined after incubation (7 days at 30°C) using the agar plate method, while atrazine degradation was determined by measuring the optical density at 221 nm. Pseudomonas sp. CY can partially utilize atrazine as the sole source of carbon and energy. The highest values of the bacterial count were determined at the highest initial atrazine concentrations; however, bacterial growth was not detected in these treatments. A significant impact of citrate on bacterial growth and atrazine degradation was observed, while the addition of nitrate decreased the atrazine degradation rate. This study confirmed that Pseudomonas sp. CY can be used as a prominent candidate for the remediation of atrazine-affected environments.
The importance and role of the Faculty of Agriculture in Belgrade on the development and application of soil amelioration measures in the Republic of Serbia
Authors: Stričević Ružica , Gajić Boško , Đurović Nevenka , Gregorić Enika , Matović Gordana , Nedić Mirko , Počuča Vesna , Ćosić Marija , Životić Ljubomir , Lipovac Aleksa
Published: March 2024

The development of agriculture in Serbia would not have been possible without the implementation of ameliorative measures. Measures to improve the soil water regime in our country have existed throughout modern era, but very significant ameliorative practices have been implemented in the last 100 years, coinciding with the establishment of the Faculty of Agriculture at the University of Belgrade. In Serbia, after the First World War, extensive work was carried out in the field of drainage, which underwent a real expansion after the Second World War. In the period from 1950 to 1970, drainage systems were built on about 1.5 million hectares, and by 1990 the total drained area exceeded 2.01 million hectares. Alongside the construction of drainage systems, dams were built on the major rivers to protect coastal areas from flooding. A significant achievement is the construction of the Danube-Tisza-Danube water system (1947-1977), which involved complex and versatile water management in Vojvodina. The introduction of irrigation in agriculture progressed much more slowly than drainage. The total irrigated area in 1990 was about 120,000 hectares, and today, after the crisis-ridden 1990s, it amounts to about 100,000 hectares. Nowadays, it is necessary to design additional drainage systems where problems of this kind arise, whereas the potential areas for irrigation are considerably larger. Until the beginning of the 21st century, various ameliorative activities were the focus of technical and research activity: soil surveys, investigation of the soil physical and water characteristics, soil chemical amelioration , the application of horizontal pipe drainage, soil recultivation, soil conservation, introduction of large machines for pressurised irrigation and application of drip irrigation methods. More recently, modern technologies and contemporary global trends such as the use of GIS, remote sensing, soil water balance monitoring, crop cover monitoring, micrometeorological measurements, automation of irrigation systems and crop growth modelling have been introduced alongside the application of traditional methods. The last decade has been marked by researches focused on the effects of climate change on agricultural production. The importance of the Soil and Water Management department is reflected in the training of professionals who are able to keep pace with technological changes and apply them to the management of soil and water resources, from the planning and implementation of new hydromeliorative systems to the maintenance of old systems and the management of crop production.
Analysis of Theresian general health regulations from 1770 and health regulations in Croatia and Slavonia during the second half of the 19th century
Authors: Čandrlić Slavko
Published: March 2024

In the introductory part of the work, the assumption of power by the Empress and Queen Maria Theresa is presented and her reforms in the field of health are explained. Particular attention is paid to the adoption of the General Health Ordinance of 1770, which unified all previous health regulations into one valid for the entire Habsburg Monarchy. In the further course of the work, the legal provisions of the aforementioned ordinance, which regulated health care, are presented in detail. Furthermore, the importance of the Croatian-Hungarian Compromise of 1868 and the creation of a legal basis for the development of further health reforms is explained, which is why the Health Care Regulation Act was first enacted in 1874 and the Health Care Service Regulation Act, the Pharmacy Act and other accompanying health regulations in 1894.