bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
IMPLEMENTASI SERTIFIKASI DAN LABELISASI HALAL PADA PRODUK PANGAN OLAHAN DAN HASIL PERTANIAN IMPOR SERTA KAITANNYA DALAM PERDAGANGAN INTERNASIONAL
Authors: Murdoko  , Shafira Septyastuti
Published: January 2023

Import activities are strongly related to international trade that one of the objectives is to meet the needs of a country. Indonesia carries out import activities on processed food products and agricultural products in order to fulfill food needs. To protect Indonesian consumers who are predominantly Muslim, Indonesia has passed legislation regarding halal certification and labeling through Law Number 33 the year 2014 concerning Halal Product Assurance. The ratification of the Law Number 33 of 2014 became an issue when looking at the fact that Indonesia is a member of the WTO country. The problems studied in this study include: (1) How is the implementation of Law Number 33 of 2014 concerning Halal Product Assurance in Halal certification and labeling of imported processed food products and imported agricultural products in Indonesia and (2) How is harmonized Law Number 33 the year 2014 concerning Halal Product Assurance, especially on halal certification and labeling of imported processed food products and imported agricultural products in Indonesia related to the Technical Barriers to Trade agreement? The implementation of Law Number 33 of 2014 has changed the provisions regarding halal certification and labeling of products circulating and traded in Indonesia, including imported processed food products and imported agricultural products, to become mandatory. The conformity of the Law Number 33 of 2014 which is included in technical regulations with the TBT Agreement is an urgency to ensure that national regulations and/or policies do not become obstacles in international trade. The research method used is juridical-normative with the data sources obtained in the form of primary legal materials in the form of laws and regulations, GATT 1994, and the TBT Agreement, secondary legal materials including legal books and journals, and tertiary legal materials, such as legal dictionaries.
El linaje simbólico de Sol y Luna en culturas de la familia lingüística chon y sus calcos
Authors:   Instituto de Comunicación Social, Universidad Austral de Chile, Moulian Rodrigo , Lema Carolina ,   Instituto de Investigaciones en Diversidad Cultural y Procesos del Cambio, CONICET, Araya Pedro ,   Instituto de Arquitectura y Urbanismo, Universidad Austral de Chile, Caniguan Jaqueline ,   Departamento de Lenguas, Literatura y Comunicación, Universidad de La Frontera, Mege Pedro ,   Centro de Estudios Interculturales e Indígenas (CIIR), Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Published: January 2023

En el presente artículo registramos correlatos en las constelaciones semióticas de Sol y Luna en las culturas de la familia lingüística chon que informan de un linaje simbólico, es decir, representaciones culturales de estos astros que llevan las marcas de un origen común. A partir de la comparación de los niveles de modelización sociosemiótica –lingüístico y cultural– en la designación y representación de los astros, discutimos las relaciones interculturales de los pueblos en el área de Patagonia y Tierra del Fuego. El método de investigación empleado es el análisis de correlaciones de las series de relaciones de significación que se articulan en torno a los términos y conceptos de sol y luna, designadas aquí como constelaciones semióticas. Los resultados muestran una filiación común en la elaboración de estos motivos simbólicos de la familia chon y correlatos que evidencian contactos interculturales areales de larga data.
El cantar histórico sobre los gobernantes incas del manuscrito Galvin (1590)
Authors:   Universidad de Tarapacá, Martínez Paula
Published: January 2023

En el manuscrito Galvin de Fray Martín de Murúa se incluyen numerosas láminas, varias de las cuales representan a los incas. En algunas de ellas, en su margen superior derecho, aparecen versos escritos en quechua y, en paralelo, en castellano del siglo XVI. Propongo que esos versos forman parte de un cantar histórico sobre los gobernantes incas, tipo de poesía-historia oral incaica que permitía la mantención de las memorias dinásticas. En este artículo planteo un orden de lectura de dicho cantar, algunas claves de interpretación y, finalmente, algunas preguntas abiertas.
The Use of eDNA to Monitor Pelagic Fish in Offshore Floating Wind Farms
Authors:   NORCE Climate & Environment, Dahlgren Thomas , Hestetun Jon , Ray Jessica
Published: January 2023

After nearly 30 years of experience with offshore wind energy (OWE), the industry is moving past the initial learning phase and into large-scale development. One of the strongest motivations for OWE is that projects are large enough to replace fossil-fueled electricity production that we know is a primary contributor to the ongoing climate crisis. Environmental concerns are therefore also at the core of OWE development, and environmental research and impact monitoring have been central parts of the industry since its inception. A large volume of science-based knowledge is available about the environmental impacts of OWE on marine ecosystems, from effects on the seafloor sediment infauna beneath the turbines to those on marine mammals that roam the developed seas.
Evaluating Connectivity of Coastal Marine Habitats in the Gulf of Maine by Integrating Passive Acoustics and Metabarcoding
Authors:   University of New Hampshire, Milne Grant , Miksis-Olds Jennifer , Stasse Alyssa , Lee Bo-Young , Wilford Dylan , Brown Bonnie
Published: January 2023

Ecological connectivity among coastal marine habitats—linkage in the movement of organisms and natural processes across habitat boundaries—has significant implications for the health and resilience of commercially important or threatened species in the Gulf of Maine (GOM), off the coast of the northeastern United States. Methods designed to efficiently assess connectivity are vital for identifying and managing critical habitats (Perry et al., 2018). Paired use of passive acoustic monitoring (PAM) and metabarcoding seawater samples (MSS) for observing biological and functional connectivity at various spatiotemporal scales in the marine environment is largely unexplored and may provide an efficient alternative or supplement to existing strategies.
Regional and Corporate Identities in Formative Period Western Mexico
Authors: Beekman Christopher S.
Published: January 2023

Western Mesoamerica is often left out of considerations of Formative Period Mesoamerican history and culture, due to the absence of objects in the Gulf Coast Olmec style. This chapter posits that the far western states incorporated a distinct cultural heritage, worldview, and language family from those areas to the east that interacted most closely with the Gulf Coast Olmec region in the Early Formative. The argument is substantiated by extending the existing evidence for connections between western Mesoamerican groups further into central Mexico to the Tlatilco/Cuautla cultures and the major center of Cuicuilco. Ritual practices, worldview, and the emergence of inequalities are addressed within the context of corporate groups and long-distance exchange that delineate a different set of historical processes at work in the western Mesoamerican Formative. Incorporating, rather than avoiding, western Mesoamerica provides greater clarity to the Olmec phenomenon and to Mesoamerica’s diverse origins.
Refining the Middle Formative Chronology in Central Mexico
Authors: Murakami Tatsuya
Published: January 2023

During the Middle Formative Period (ca. 900–500 BCE), several settlements were created across Mesoamerica that then developed into early cities during the Late Formative (ca. 500/400-100 BCE). One of the intriguing issues is the timing and nature of social transformations during these time periods in different regions of Mesoamerica. A revision of Chalcatzingo’s chronology based on Bayesian models, new radiocarbon dates from Tlalancaleca and other sites, and ceramic cross-dating suggests that Chalcatzingo declined around 700 BCE instead of 500/400 BCE. This indicates temporal and geographic disruption between earlier Morelos-Guerrero tradition associated with Olmec style and the later Central Mexican urban tradition. This disruption was likely accompanied by sociopolitical and ideological transformations. The trajectory in Central Mexico contrasts with eastern Mesoamerica where Olmec carving styles and associated ideology persisted after 700 BCE.
Digital Methods, Data, and Ethics
Authors: Watrall Ethan , Goldstein Lynne
Published: January 2023

Archaeology has a long history of using computers and computing technology for research and analysis.  Like many other disciplines, archaeology and heritage has entered a new age in which digital methods and computational approaches are touching every corner of the discipline.  Research, data collection, analysis, teaching, outreaching, publication, scholarly communication - no area of practice in archaeology and heritage has been untouched by digital tools, technologies, and approaches.  This introduction not only seeks situate current digital practices within the history of archaeology and heritage, but also to frame a new model of digital practice within archaeology and heritage which is thoughtful, ethical, open, public, and generous. The introduction highlights the specific work featured in this volume
Engaging with Landscape Topography
Authors: Opitz Rachel
Published: January 2023

Archaeologists have long been looking at the shape of the landscape and reading it. Practices of topographic interpretation are highly embodied and visual, emphasizing careful observation and measurement, often through repeated and extended field visits. The increasing use of detailed digital topographic data, notably as a result of the proliferation of airborne lidar surveys, and the associated shift toward working with it in a digital software environment has fundamentally changed how archaeologists engage with the landscape’s topography. This article lays out the framework for a deliberate adaptation of field-based archaeological topographic interpretation practices to enable better engagement with the growing archive of digital topographic data through new and emerging digital tools and media, particularly those which support immersive and interactive 3D environments such as VR. It makes initial suggestions for the development of a core set of “digital fieldwork” skills for the interpretation of digital archaeological topography. It links these digital fieldwork skills both to contemporary and past archaeological practice and to current research on human interaction and experience in digital, and specifically virtual, 3D environments.
Emergent Archaeological Realities and Reusable Datasets
Authors: Sobotkova Adela , Hermankova Petra
Published: January 2023

Archaeological realities often emerge without prior notice, literally popping out of the trench or survey tract in front of seasoned practitioners. Recording these observations is possible using a paper margin or the diary, yet, how do we accommodate the unexpected in our digital systems? While most data capture systems are flexible, is tweaking in the middle of a campaign a good decision considering the long-term? The authors discuss their experience with changing data structures half-way through the fieldwork and the impact these changes had on future data quality and data reuse. Additions and other tinkering with data structures often produce sparse and inconsistent datasets. Tacked-on, partially-filled or NA-dominated columns, however, hinder reuse and often end up discarded from datasets. The question arises of how one should accommodate archaeological data that emerges in the field and, while aberrant, forms part of a fascinating human past that merits documentation? The ethical drive to record everything clashes with the digital future of such loose ends on the “write once, read never” heap. Archaeologists need to navigate these digital challenges if archaeology as a discipline is to rise to big-data
Lydian Legacies
Authors: Huntsman Theresa
Published: January 2023

Sardis, in western Turkey, was a major city from about 800 BC to 600 AD. The site’s rich history is matched with an equally rich excavation history spanning sixty years. Sardis is an active excavation which has embraced born-digital recording practices, yet it remains saddled with a significant amount of legacy data. The nature of this data requires serious vetting to be intelligible to those without intimate knowledge of the project. At present, the most effective way of vetting this data is via focused publication pushes. Sardis has several recent data-heavy publications that present the site in traditional and new ways. These publications also provide significant challenges, such as the integration of legacy data with born-digital content. This contribution illustrates a hybrid model for archaeological publication, outlining the process for a print volume of nearly 8,000 coins, coupled with the full data set presented online, and a push to integrate this material with the American Numismatic Society’s Nomisma platform, creating the largest collection to date of linked open data on coins from a controlled archaeological excavation. Sardis produced the first coins in the ancient world and the project looks forward to enhancing opportunities for numismatic data discovery and reuse.
How to Align Disciplinary Ideals with Actual Practices
Authors: Marwick Ben , Wang Li-Ying
Published: January 2023

Archaeology is a highly diverse community of researchers without universally adopted methods, concepts, or theoretical perspectives. One ideal that unites us is that we typically perceive ourselves as contributing to the public good by helping to understand and preserve the past (Chippindale 1994). We act as stewards for archaeological sites and artefacts, and we work to correct misinformed views of the past that might have sinister motives. However, many of the current norms of archaeological practice are at odds with these ideals of archaeology. This suggests a gap between current practice and ideals. It also limits the reproducibility of our research, and the efficiency with which new methods can spread through the discipline. We show that an exploration of this mismatch between ideals and practice can reveal the untapped potential for digital tools in archaeology to improve its sustainability as a research domain, and indicate new ways to engage with the public. We describe emerging norms in archaeology, and some new digital tools that archaeologists are using, that are helping to close the gap between ideals and current practices.
Archaeological Practice and Digital Automation
Authors: Huggett Jeremy
Published: January 2023

This chapter examines the extent to which archaeological tasks can be devolved to software or software-driven machines. It identifies three variants of automation: augmentation, automatization, and heteromation, and argues that each is visible within current and developing archaeological practice. Although far removed from a fully automated archaeologist, efforts in fields such as artificial intelligence and machine learning are increasingly complementing and supporting archaeological practice, and their developing use within ceramic classification and identification systems is discussed as an example. The implications of these kinds of systems are identified in terms of transparency, explainability, authority, and the need for ethics development. Ultimately, a digital participatory turn for archaeology is proposed, which seeks to ensure that the human practitioner retains critical influential and strategic oversight, rather than delegating responsibility to automated devices.
Digital Engagement Strategies for Community-Based Archaeology
Authors: Minor Elizabeth , Favela Paola , Morris McKenna , Oliver Kalei , Oppenheim Georgia , Tao Rachael
Published: January 2023

The Wellesley College Hall Archaeology Project incorporates digital engagement strategies to facilitate undergraduate participation in our community-based historical excavation. While building our research plan for exploring the site of a women’s dormitory fire from 1914, community members are invited to share their perspectives. This iterative process is meant to build inclusive conversations about how today’s diverse community reflects on differences and continuities with a privileged past. Students designed surveys to crowdsource community input on research themes and the excavation unit locations. Gamification offers participatory experiences for the community to learn about our research results. Students used the location-based mobile game platform ARIS Field Day to create a narrative that plays through our field site while discovering artifacts from a century ago. This expandable game gives students the opportunity to explore the landscape on their own terms, and asks them to reflect on and share their perspectives of the archaeological finds.
Making and Breaking Things
Authors: Graham Shawn
Published: January 2023

The chapter argues for a reflexive, personal approach to both teaching and learning, in order to make it “safe to fail” when working with digital tools. When the objects of study are themselves digital, this imperative is all the more important. The chapter explores a case study that contextualizes the approach, concluding with experimentation that others might try in their own classrooms.
A “Big Mind,” Childhood, and Early Beginnings
Authors: Ramsey Sonya Y.
Published: January 2023

Beginning in the 1930s, this biographical chapter describes Bertha Lyons’s childhood growing up in the Darktown neighborhood of Seneca, South Carolina, raised mainly by her grandmother Rosa in a small modest home located near an African American institution of higher learning, the Seneca Institute. Bertha, following her mother’s example, migrated to Charlotte after graduating from Oconee County Training School at age 16. After enrolling in Johnson C. Smith University and majoring in elementary education, she married fellow student Horace Maxwell. Bertha made another momentous decision by joining the Gamma Lambda Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. This chapter looks at how Bertha’s nontraditional family of grandparents, parents, and community role models created a nurturing world that encouraged the ambitions of the young girl with a “big mind” to become a self-assured and confident young woman willing to defy segregation’s discriminatory limitations in individual acts of resistance.
Planting the Seed
Authors: Ramsey Sonya Y.
Published: January 2023

As the University of North Carolina at Charlotte’s College of Human Development’s first Black assistant professor in 1970, Maxwell soon found herself again at the center of controversy as the founding director of the university’s new Black Studies Program (BSP). After contextualizing Maxwell’s experiences from 1970 to 1974 within the backdrop Bonnie Cone’s founding of UNC Charlotte and the rising Black Studies Movement, this chapter describes how Maxwell worked with student activists including Benjamin Chavis and T. J. Reddy and faculty such as Ann C. Carver, Beverly Ford, and Mary Harper to merge the themes of teacher-led, segregation-era, educational racial uplift with cultural nationalism to create an academically rigorous block curriculum that focused on Black self-identity formation and community service. By creating a physical refuge for Black students and establishing student support programs, Maxwell’s BSP expanded the role of the desegregated university beyond the admittance of a few token African American students.
Aluta Continua! The Struggle Continues!
Authors: Ramsey Sonya Y.
Published: January 2023

This chapter exposes how Maxwell overcame frustrating encounters with oblivious administrators and faculty and intersectional affronts of racism and sexism to lead UNC Charlotte’s Black Studies/Afro-American and African Studies Program (BSP/AAAS) to department status from 1974 to 1986, even as other Black Studies programs faltered. Maxwell relied on diverse advocates who included benefactor Alice Tate, colleague Ann Carver, and assistant BSP/AAAS director and religious studies professor, minister Herman Thomas. Maxwell strengthened local ties by serving on nonprofit executive boards. Even though Maxwell contributed to the institutionalization of Black Studies as the founder of the National Council for Black Studies in 1975, her role as an early practitioner and community advocate became eclipsed as the field diminished the call for community service and emphasized scholarly achievement. After serving as the first female vice president for academic affairs at Johnson C. Smith University for eighteen months, Maxwell returned to UNC Charlotte in 1978 and retired in 1986.
Retrieving What Was Lost, Building New Beginnings
Authors: Ramsey Sonya Y.
Published: January 2023

In 1974, AAAS colleague and English professor Mary Harper asked Maxwell to help establish an Afro-American Cultural and Service Center in Charlotte, North Carolina, to counter the negative effects of urban renewal and school closings on Black children. This chapter recounts how Maxwell and trusted students like Elaine Nichols, colleagues such as Herman Thomas, volunteers and patrons like Mary Maxwell (no relation) and Loonis McGlohon, and staff, including executive director Shirley Farrar, overcame funding limitations to transform Harper’s proposal into a thriving arts center. In 1980, Maxwell unsuccessfully ran for a seat in the North Carolina House of Representatives. As the first local Black woman to make serious inroads with her candidacy after winning in the Democratic primary, Maxwell’s campaign promoted Black Studies’ tenets of community empowerment, educational equity, and cultural advocacy. By the early 1980s, the expansion-minded center called on Maxwell to help secure the historic Little Rock Church building.
What Does It Mean to Be a Delta?
Authors: Ramsey Sonya Y.
Published: January 2023

For Maxwell, participation in Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., a nonprofit public service organization, became an extension of her educational vision to empower people with academic knowledge, promote self-identity development, and foster leadership opportunities that she developed as a teacher, principal, and as the director of the Afro-American and African Studies Department. After offering a brief history of the sorority, this chapter discusses Maxwell’s experiences in Delta with particular emphasis on her early electoral journey, beginning in 1964 when she became president of the Charlotte Alumnae Chapter and concluding in 1981 after Maxwell served in her first national position as Chair of Delta’s Heritage and Archives Committee (H&A). Maxwell’s story reveals the rarely discussed ways Black women exercised their power in female-centered political settings after World War II, and it exposes a complicated story of power, service, and political sisterhood that dispels negative stereotypes of sorority women as frivolous, anti-intellectual, and over-sexualized.
Conclusion
Authors: Ramsey Sonya Y.
Published: January 2023

From a woman who helped organize a sorority cotillion to celebrate African American beauty and young womanhood to one who espoused African philosophies and promoted Black cultural nationalism, Bertha Maxwell-Roddey embraced the politics of respectability’s promotion of the promise of academic achievement, and, as a modern-day race woman, she knew that she must confront injustice. Always an educator, Maxwell-Roddey continued to instruct, whether teaching students within the confines of a traditional classroom, striving to display and expose aspects of African American history and culture to children in a community center, or serving as a leadership trainer for sorority women. Adept at negotiating with everyone from educational administrators to nonprofit board directors and city and corporate leaders, Maxwell-Roddey did so to secure tangible benefits for Blacks and others after the public marches dissipated and efforts to meet activists’ demands continued behind the scenes.
Odysseus and Bloom
Authors: Nelson Stephanie
Published: January 2023

Odysseus and Bloom share a very particular sort of heroism, which is connected to the passive and the feminine. For Odysseus these traits, associated with cunning and endurance, are brought out in his opposition to Achilles; for Bloom they appear in his “foreignness” in relation to the Dublin masculine norm. In both cases this involves an ambivalent relation to others, for Odysseus in regard to his men, and for Bloom in his guilt regarding his dead son and consequent isolation from his wife. Odysseus reasserts his active, masculine identity in taking revenge on the suitors, only to discover that this is not the end of the story. Bloom, in contrast, accepts his dependence, as Joyce rejects the world of masculine assertion.
Fractional Optimal Control Problem of Parabolic Bilinear Systems with Bounded Controls
Authors: El Kabouss Abella , Hassan Zerrik El
Published: January 2023

The purpose of this paper is to study a fractional distributed optimal control for a class of infinite-dimensional parabolic bilinear systems evolving on a spatial domain Ω by distributed controls depending on the control operator. Using the Fréchet differentiability, we prove the existence of an optimal control depending on both time and space, that minimizes a quadratic functional which leads into account, the deviation between the desired state and the reached one. Then, we show characterizations of an optimal distributed control for different admissible controls set. Moreover, we developed an algorithm and give simulations that successfully illustrate the theoretically obtained results.
Quantum Dot Scattering in Monolayer Molybdenum Disulfide
Authors: Houça Rachid , Belouad Abdelhadi , Kamal Abdellatif , Bouâzzaoui Choubabi El , El Bouziani Mohammed
Published: January 2023

This chapter looks at how electrons propagate in a circular quantum dot (QD) of monolayer molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) that is exposed to an electric potential. Mathematical formulas for the eigenstates, scattering coefficients, scattering efficiency, and radial component of the reflected current and electron density are presented using the continuum model. As a function of physical characteristics such as incident electronic energy, potential barrier, and quantum dot radius, we discover two scattering regimes. We demonstrate the presence of scattering resonances for low-energy incoming electrons. We should also point out that the far-field dispersed current has unique favored scattering directions.
Quality of Life is Essential: Implications for Diagnosis and Treatment for BRCA1/2 Germline Mutations
Authors: Sanchez Contreras Yuliana , Isvettia Aceves Poveda Brigney , Neri Acosta Gutierrez David , Maria Alvarez Gomez Rosa
Published: January 2023

BRCA1 and BRCA2 germline pathogenic variants are a matter of concern because of their relevance in cancer risk assessment, personalized treatment options, and cancer prevention. Therefore, the study of quality of life (QoL), although complex, has been a challenge for clinical care and research implications for patients and families with hereditary breast and ovarian cancer (HBOC). This chapter aims to show the evolution of the evaluation of the QoL study according to the current needs of patients with BRCA1/BRCA2 mutations.
Framing Indigenous Perspectives through Emic and Etic Approaches
Authors: St.Hilaire Clarence
Published: January 2023

This chapter seeks to present indigenous perspectives from emic and etic frameworks to ascertain how cross-cultural studies fit within a new explorative paradigmatic realm. The role of context to understand how the human relationship in all social settings adopts a pluralistic and inclusive mantra is paramount to address. Discussions on specific lenses of the emic and etic approaches, looking at indigenous concepts will be presented to highlight the agency and cultural tentacles deeply rooted in the emic and etic pathways. Nine key pillars are considered: 1) succinct international and indigenous emic and etic perspectives, 2) indigenous perspectives of conflict resolution, 3) shared trends in emic and etic perspectives, 4) clarification of concepts, 5) cross-cultural perspectives and community settings, 6) indigenous population resiliency, 7) social adaptation and affirmation, 8) healthcare disparities, and 9) philosophical and theoretical perspectives.
Zooplankton Productivity Evaluation of Lentic and Lotic Ecosystem
Authors: Eramma N. , Lalita H.M. , Satishgouda S. , Renuka Jyothi S. , Venkatesh C.N. , J. Patil Sharangouda
Published: January 2023

The present study reveals the correlation of zooplankton productivity of lotic and lentic water ecosystem. The biological rhythms are useful tool to determine the zooplankton production. Planktons enrich the trophic level of lentic and lotic ecosystems. The relationship of primary productivity of any aquatic ecosystem depends on the biological biodiversity. Estimation of zooloplankton productivity of any water system helps to analyse its richness of species as biological population which are sustainable in it by the adequate amount physicochemical parameters. It is observed in most of the water system the quality of physical, chemical and biological phenomena are depends directly or indirectly correlation to establish diverse life as suitable habitat. To identify the current problems on lentic and lotic water system correlation studies will be more helpful, it is need of hour to give more attention on limnology because most of the biodiversity polluted due to industrialisation and anthropology. To develop advanced monitoring tools to address it on time to time problems of water system as key indicators and to conservation strategies towards the sustainable developments.
Role of the Enzyme Heparanase in the Development of Fatty Liver
Authors: Hamoud Shadi
Published: January 2023

Increasing evidence implicates the enzyme Heparanase in the development and progression of liver steatosis and fibrosis, where high heparanase expression was demonstrated. Morever, inhibition of heparanase activity significantly attenuated the development of fatty liver in animal models. Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease is the most common liver disease in the western world, with the natural course of a chronic progressive condition that is expected to worsen with time. Potential complications of the disease are steatohepatitis, liver fibrosis, liver cirrhosis and even liver malignancies, such as hepato-cellular carcinoma. As such, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease is considered a leading etiology for liver transplantation in the western world. No effective treatment for fatty liver is available so far, and seeking effective treatment strategies is of great importance. The aim of this chapter is to shed light on the knowledge regarding the involvement of Heparanase in the development and progression of fatty liver, opening the opportunity for future research of potential therapeutic options for treating this common liver pathology.
ARIMA Models with Time-Dependent Coefficients: Official Statistics Examples
Authors: Mélard Guy
Published: January 2023

About 25 years ago, effective methods for dealing with time series models that vary with time appeared in the statistical literature. Except in a few cases, they have never been used for economic statistics. In this chapter, we consider autoregressive integrated moving average (ARIMA) models with time-dependent coefficients (tdARIMA) applied to monthly industrial production series. We start with a small-size study with time-dependent integrated autoregressive (tdARI) models on Belgian series compared to standard ARI models with constant coefficients. Then, a second, bigger, illustration is given on 293 U.S. industrial production time series with tdARIMA models. We employ the software package Tramo to obtain linearized series and model specifications and build both the ARIMA models with constant coefficients (cARIMA) and the tdARIMA models, using specialized software. In these tdARIMA models, we use the simplest specification for each coefficient: a simple regression with respect to time. Surprisingly, for a large part of the series, there are statistically significant slopes, indicating that the tdARIMA models fit better the series than the cARIMA models.
Imperative of Nigerian Demographics for Green Housing
Authors: Comfort Ade-Ojo Olubunmi , Anthony Babalola Ayotunde
Published: January 2023

Housing is a basic necessity of life. Provision of adequate housing is a perennial problem confronting the nations of the world. The problem is more challenging in the developing countries like Nigeria. Nigeria with a population estimated at over 200million people is plagued with the shortage of quality and adequate housing. The demographics from the National Bureau of Statistics shows the median age of 22.7 years. More than 60% of the population are less than 65 years. The implication is that more houses will be required to meet the need of the younger population with attendant environmental, social and economic problems. Increased consumption of physical and environmental resources is required for the development of more houses. Implementing green housing requirements in housing development ensures that resources are used sustainably in the provision of housing for the populace now and in the future.
Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy – Technical Tips and Pitfalls
Authors: Said Dalkılıç Muhammed , Gençtürk Mehmet , Yılmaz Merih , Şişik Abdullah , Erdem Hasan , Sözen Selim , Hakan Kanat Burhan
Published: January 2023

Today, bariatric surgery is the most effective treatment for obesity, and the techniques continue to evolve. Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy, which is only one step of biliopancreatic diversion/duodenal switch surgery, has become the most common bariatric procedure due to its efficacy when performed alone. Additionally, the rate of complications has decreased as a result of increased technical experience and the development of stapler technology. The widespread adoption of laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy is also attributable to its technical simplicity. Although it is assumed to be a simple procedure, mistakes at specific stages significantly increase the risk of complications. We focus on our method in detail, including all operative steps, which we believe is the simplest and most effective technique after performing over 5000 surgeries at our institution. Paying attention to the sleeve size, selecting the appropriate stapler, not narrowing the incisura angularis, resecting the fundus without getting too close to the esophagus, creating a smooth, non-rotating staple line, and suturing the staple line are highlighted.
Recent Advancements in Schiff Base Fluorescence Chemosensors for the Detection of Heavy Metal Ions
Authors: M. Basheer Sabeel , Rasin Puthiyavalappil , Manakkadan Vipin , Namboothiri Vadakkedathu Palakkeezhillam Vishnunarayanan , Sreekanth Anandaram
Published: January 2023

The Schiff base was first synthesized by Hugo Schiff through the condensation reaction of primary amines with carbonyl compounds (aldehyde or ketone) in 1864. Schiff bases exhibit many structural and electrical characteristics that enable their use in a variety of fields, including medical and chemosensing. Schiff bases generate stable complexes when they bind with different metal ions. Schiff bases are employed as fluorescent turn-on/turn-off chemosensors for the detection of various metal cations, such as Hg2+, Cd2+, Cr3+, Pd2+, and As3+ in various materials due to their outstanding coordination ability. This chapter examines a variety of Schiff bases that are employed in chemosensing procedures for various metal ions (such as divalent and trivalent cations) in various biological, agricultural, and environmental settings.
Biocide Use for the Control of Non-Typhoidal Salmonella in the Food-Producing Animal Scenario: A Primary Food Production to Fork Perspective
Authors: Bettencourt Cota João , Vieira-Pinto Madalena , Oliveira Manuela
Published: January 2023

Biocides are a group of substances commonly used in food production settings to destroy or control a wide range of microorganisms, which can be present in food of animal origin, since contamination can occur in the several steps of the food production chains. In order to achieve the desired results, the users of biocides must first understand the diverse characteristics of such compounds, mainly the usage requirements, limitations, and the factors affecting the activity of biocides. Food-producing animals and their products, namely meat and eggs, represent a major source of non-typhoidal Salmonella for humans and are associated with foodborne outbreaks worldwide. The prevention of cross-contamination, which can occur in any step of the food production chain, is essential for the ultimate objective of producing safe food products. The correct use of biocides, along with good hygiene and manufacturing practices, is one of the pillars of Salmonella spp. control and should be implemented in all steps of the food production chain. The present chapter reviews the accumulated knowledge on the use of biocides to control non-typhoidal Salmonella, from a farm to fork standpoint, along with the possible impacts on human health arising from improper use.
Outpatient Autologous Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation in Patients with Multiple Myeloma
Authors: Ahmed Al-Anazi Khalid , Alshami Abdulelah
Published: January 2023

Autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation is still the standard of care in patients with multiple myeloma who are eligible for transplantation, despite the recent availability of several lines of novel therapies. Several studies have shown that autologous transplantation using non-cryopreserved stem cells is safe, cost-effective, and leads to outcomes that are equivalent to transplantation of cryopreserved autologous stem cells. With daily clinical evaluation and intensive supportive care, performance of autologous stem cell transplantation at outpatient setting is safe, feasible, and cost-effective. However, there are specific inclusion and exclusion criteria that should be taken into consideration to select the right candidates for this modality of transplantation. Recipients of outpatient transplantation may require hospitalization in case of certain complications, such as febrile neutropenia, sepsis, decrease in performance status, and severe mucositis. Following outpatient autologous transplantation, maintenance therapy is usually given till disease progression.
Rotaviral Diseases and Their Implications
Authors: Nirmal Kirti , Gangar Seema
Published: January 2023

Rotaviruses (Latin rota, “wheel”), the name derived from the wheel-like appearance of the virions when viewed by negative-contrast electron microscopy Rotavirus, are one of the foremost causes of rigorous peadiatric diarrhea globally. According to WHO, it is the primary cause of severe diarrhea among young children, leading to 4.5 million hospitalizations and more than 700,000 deaths of children aged 5 and under annually. The viruses are present in the stool of an infected person and can remain viable for a long time on contaminated surfaces, including people’s hands. They are transmitted by fecal-oral route. Fecal contamination of food and water are common reservoirs and fingers, flies and fomites play vehicular role in transmission of rotaviruses. Both symptomatic and asymptomatic infections can lead to viral transmission due to shedding of viruses, often observed in close contacts, day care centers or via infected food handlers or healthcare workers. The disease manifested the symptoms of rotavirus infection, which may last up to 8 days and comprises fever, nausea, vomiting, abdominal cramps, and frequent, watery diarrhea. Two types of the rotavirus vaccine RotaTeq (RV5) and Rotarix (RV1) are available. Both vaccines are administrated orally, not as a shot. This chapter focuses on new information related to the clinical presentation and pathogenesis of rotavirus infection and its implications.
Application of Three-Dimensional Printing in Surgical Planning for Medical Application
Authors: Chen Wei-Ling , Yang Tsung-Lung , Wang Jieh-Neng , Kan Chung-Dann
Published: January 2023

Three-dimensional printing (3DP) is an evolving technology with a wide range of medical applications. It complements the traditional methods of visualizing the cardiovascular anatomy and assists in clinical decision making, especially in the planning and simulation of percutaneous surgical procedures. The doctor–patient relationship has changed substantially, and patients have become increasingly aware of their rights and proactively make decisions regarding their treatment. We present our experience in using 3DP for aortic repair, preoperative surgical decision making for congenital heart disease, and simulation-based training for junior vascular surgeons. 3DP can revolutionize individualized treatment, especially for congenital heart disease, which involves unique anatomy that is difficult to examine using traditional computed tomography. As cardiovascular medicine and surgery require increasingly complex interventions, 3DP is becoming an essential technology for surgical instructors and trainees, who can learn to become responsible and humane medical doctors. 3DP will play an increasingly crucial role in the future training of surgeons.
Perspective Chapter: Bioconversion of Agricultural and Food Wastes to Vinegar
Authors: Saha Debajyoti , Kumar Das Prabir
Published: January 2023

Agricultural residues and fruit/food wastes are a curse to the environment but this can also play an important role in meeting the growing needs for energy, value-added chemicals, and food security problems. Vinegar is an acidic liquid whose major component is acetic acid and consists of different organic acids and bioactive compounds. Vinegar is a substance produced by the acetic acid bacteria Acetobacter and Gluconobacter that has a 4% acetic acid content. For the efficient biological production of acetic acid, a variety of renewable substrates are used, including agro and food, dairy, and kitchen wastes. This reduces waste and lowers environmental pollution. There are different types of traditional vinegar available all over the world and have many applications. Vinegar can be made either naturally, through alcoholic and then acetic fermentation, or artificially, in laboratories. This chapter emphasizes the production and biotransformation of agricultural and fruit wastes into vinegar and the genetic manipulations done on microorganisms to utilize a wide range of substrates and achieve maximum product titer.
Total Knee Arthroplasty in Valgus Knee
Authors: Rozim Zorzi Alessandro , Edney de Brito Wander , Constantino de Campos Gustavo , Batista de Miranda João
Published: January 2023

Total knee arthroplasty in valgus knee deformities continues to be a challenge. It comprises only 10% of patients who undergo total knee arthroplasty. The surgeon should be aware of the technical aspects that differentiate it from the varus deformity: surgical exposure, bone cuts, ligament balancing, gap balancing, joint line obliquity, patellar tracking, preserving fibular nerve function, and selection of the implant. The aim of this chapter is to provide step-by-step comprehensive knowledge about different surgical techniques for the correction of severe valgus deformity in total knee arthroplasty.
Liposomal Nanoparticles: A Viable Nanoscale Drug Carriers for the Treatment of Cancer
Authors: Sharma Bunty , Attri Sampan , Syal Jyoti , Sharma Ujjawal
Published: January 2023

Cancer immunotherapy is emerging as a promising therapeutic modality for achieving highly efficient therapeutic performance while avoiding tumor metastasis and relapse which are most common outcome of traditional cancer therapies (surgery, chemo and radiotherapy). Liposomal nanoparticles may be an ideal platform for systemic immune modulator delivery. Liposomes, the lipid bilayer vesicles, are biocompatible biodegradable carriers that are extensively used for the delivery of both hydrophilic and hydrophobic bio actives. The advance features like structural fabrication of liposome for ligand anchoring, long-circulation, and stimuli-responsiveness are helpful for the demand of clinical and industrial uses. Recent studies have reported the manifestations of liposomal newer developments in cancer treatment. Presentchapter discusses the most recent advances in liposomal nanoparticles for cancer therapy along with ligand targeted, stimulus targeted and autophagy modulation by liposomal nanoparticles for cancer treatment.
Impact of Occupational Stress and Its Associated Factors on Cognitive, Hormonal and Stress Responsive Protein in Mining Based Industrial Workers
Authors: G. Tumane Rajani , K. Pingle Shubhangi , S. Gaikwad Avinash , Ravichandran Beerappa
Published: January 2023

Rapid globalization and technological advances have transformed the way of working. Occupational stress is psychological and physical condition that has potential to worsen a person’s health in any workplace. Stress related productivity impairment were common in mining industries. Lack of skills, organizational issues, and a social support at workplace can all cause workers to experience stress. Therefore, hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis and sympathetic nervous system are activated as part of the body’s physiological reaction. Hence chronic stress were linked to digestive, cardiovascular, atherosclerosis, and neurological issues. Numerous studies reported, several biochemical and pathophysiological factors were responsible for occupational, environmental, and workplace depression. This review chapter were included studied from PubMed, Google, book chapters, case reports, and other electronic databases, etc. Total (n = 104) articles were selected related to occupational stress and its impact on biochemical and pathophysiological were experienced in them. Workers who experienced occupational stress underwent pathophysiological changes that leads to changes in the stress hormones, sensitive stress protein and other significant variables. Finally, cortisol, stress hormones, PTH, HO-1, cytokines used as a panel of marker for stressful conditions evaluation in occupational settings. These findings, advice interventions that will be reduce, or eradicate some of these stressors in occupational settings.
Perspective Chapter: Patriarchy and Masculinity Represented in the Diaries of Seafarers Analyzed from the Perspective of Marxist Feminism – Domination Structure of Seafarers and the Marginalization of Women
Authors: Ishida Yoriko
Published: January 2023

Looking at the human “body,” which has existed in contexts beyond the distinction between men and women, there are “dominators” and “the dominated” in which a situation of “oppressor” and “oppressed” is created. A world in which this is most evident is that of seafaring. There, domination is not limited to one structure; rather, a twofold domination structure exists. One is the domination and oppression among men, and the other is the existence of women who have been marginalized in the industry. Marxist feminism has clarified that the oppression of women in capitalist societies is based on the connection between capitalism and patriarchy, and in the industry, the vector of domination is not necessarily “male → female,” but rather “male → male → female.” The purpose of this paper is to focus on the shipping industry, which has been constructed at the base of capitalism and to point out the kinds of oppressive structures that have developed there, using the textual analysis of “diaries of seafarers” as a methodology, by focusing on the “bodies” of men and women represented in the history of seafarers in the East and West, with patriarchy onboard ships and the masculinity of seafarers as keywords.