bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Emotion Mining User Review of the BRImo Mobile Banking Application Using the Decision Tree Algorithm
Authors: Sondakh Debby Erce , Maringka Raissa C , Ayorbaba Ferlien P , Mangi Joanne S. C. B. T. , Pungus Stenly Richard
Published: November 2023

As consumer transaction preferences shifted from analog to digital, banks were compelled to develop digital transactions in the form of mobile banking. Users of mobile banking provide feedback regarding the application's usability. The opinions of users can be emotive. Emotions influence what a person emits or applies. Emotions are the behavioral response of a person when he is happy or unhappy. Thus, the manifestation of a person's emotions, whether in the form of facial expressions, verbal communication, written text, or judgment, can be used as a source of information to aid in decision making. The objective of this study is to apply emotion mining to the analysis of user evaluations of the BRImo application, one of the three most popular platforms in Indonesia as of August 2022, with a total of 800,000 reviews on the Play Store. Emotion Mining can be used to analyze the four categories of emotions expressed by users in the comments section: happy, angry, sad, and afraid. According to BRImo user evaluations, the decision tree algorithm is used to categorize happy, sad, afraid, and angry feelings. Using a decision tree to manage large data category sets is effective. The obtained dataset included 2959 happy classes, 2196 sad classes, 387 angry classes, and 81 scared classes. According to the findings of the analysis, a significant number of users of the BRImo application express positive sentiments in their evaluations, which are indicative of happy emotions. The Decision Tree algorithm yields results with a performance specification of 84.5%, sensitivity of 85.5%, and precision of 84.4%.
Prediction of Graduation for Students at the ISB Atma Luhur Faculty of Information Technology Using the C4.5 Algorithm
Authors: Putri Ine Widyaningrum Mustama , Rusdah Rusdah , Suryadi Lis , Anubhakti Dian
Published: November 2023

Higher Education is a level of education after secondary education which includes diploma programs, undergraduate programs, master programs, doctoral programs, professional programs, and specialist programs organized based on the culture of the Indonesian nation. Student graduation is one of the important factors to improve university accreditation. Students who graduate above 5 years and the number of students who drop out are important indicators in determining accreditation which then causes the difficulty of accrediting a college to rise. This research aims as an early warning for students who graduate on time and graduate late from the Faculty of Information Technology, Institute of Science and Business Atma Luhur using the C4.5 decision tree algorithm by implementing the Cross-Industry Standard Process for Data Mining (CRISP- DM) method. The initial data of this research amounted to 1,015 which was taken through a query in the database of the Atma Luhur Institute of Science and Business. However, the data that will be used becomes 694 after preprocessing due to the large number of record contents that do not have a graduation year, with a total of 641 graduates graduating on time and 53 graduates graduating late. Based on the application of the model using the C4.5 decision tree algorithm and the Confusion Matrix method, the accuracy is 93.94%, Recall is 98.59%, and Precision is 95.03%. So it can be concluded that the C4.5 decision tree algorithm is the most effective algorithm for predicting student graduation, because it has a high level of accuracy.
Priority Recommendations for Residential Road Improvement Using the SMART Analysis Method
Authors: Sumaryanti Lilik , Nugraha Syaiful , Lamalewa Lusia
Published: November 2023

Roads are infrastructure for organizing transportation, which are places for traffic to flow both for people and goods to reach destinations safely, securely, comfortably, quickly, smoothly, orderly, and efficiently, especially roads in residential areas. Setting priorities for the road improvement program is the responsibility of the Public Housing, Settlement Areas, and Land Affairs Office, which handles technical planning, development, arrangement, supervision, and control of development in residential areas. Recommendations for road proposals for the currently running improvement program, based on an assessment of their physical condition, are carried out by experts. This prioritization certainly takes a long time because experts have to compare the physical conditions of the roads one by one to make a decision. A decision support system is specifically designed for the decision-making process that can be applied in various aspects of the decision-making field. Recommendations for alternative roads in the road improvement program were analyzed using the SMART method to find alternatives with the highest preference value and the advantage that they can be used for all weighting techniques. Accuracy testing shows that the priority recommendation output presented by the application has an accuracy rate of 80%. This value is obtained by comparing the results of recommendations from experts.
Performance Analysis of Chicken Freshness classification using Naïve Bayes, Decision Tree, and k-NN
Authors: Vannya Regina , Hermawan Arief
Published: November 2023

Chicken is one of the staple foods that is widely enjoyed by all. To obtain the benefits of chicken meat, the level of freshness becomes one of the main keys. In general, the level of freshness of chicken meat is divided into two classes, namely fresh and non-fresh. The difference in the level of freshness can be seen from the color changes of each class. Spoiled chicken (chicken died yesterday) is one type of meat in the non-fresh group. The widespread sale of spoiled chicken meat among the public raises doubts about choosing chicken that is suitable and unsuitable for consumption. Therefore, chicken meat freshness classification is needed to facilitate the selection of chicken meat based on color characteristics. The use of Naive Bayes Classifier algorithm in categorizing fresh and non-fresh classes is done by calculating the probability value of each image channel input. This research was conducted to compare the Naive Bayes, decision tree, and K-NN algorithms in classifying chicken meat based on color characteristics. The results of the study showed that the Naive Bayes classifier algorithm was superior to the decision tree and K-NN algorithms with an accuracy rate of 75%, precision of 79%, and recall of 65%. It is known that 27 images were predicted correctly and 9 images were predicted incorrectly out of a total 36 data. The use of a histogram in this study aims to differentiate chicken meat images from non-meat during the testing process of the model using the Naive Bayes classifier algorithm.
Performance Analysis of Classification Models in Multiclass Facial Expression Recognition Based on Eigenface Features
Authors: Yulina Syefrida , Rachmawati Heni
Published: November 2023

Facial Expression Recognition (FER) is currently widely explored by researchers in the field of Computer Vision. The application of Machine Learning and Deep Learning methods is useful in developing an intelligent system that is accurate in recognizing facial expressions such as emotions. This is inseparable from the type of dataset and classification method used which certainly affects the desired results. To choose the right method, it is necessary to compare the performance of these methods. This study focuses on comparing the performance results of four classification methods namely, Convolutional Neural Network (CNN), Support Vector Machine (SVM), K-Nearest Neighbor (KNN), Naïve Bayes Classifier (NBC) on a multiclass dataset for seven classes of facial emotion labels based on Eigenface feature selection uses the Personal Component Analysis (PCA) algorithm. The test parameters used to perform method comparisons are accuracy, recall, precision, f1-score, as well as the Receiving Operating Characteristic (ROC) and Area Under Curve (AUC) curves. The results of the analysis state that the SVM method has the highest accuracy value, while other methods show varying performance based on recall, precision, f1-score, and ROC and AUC analysis. This research was conducted on the FER 2013 dataset which showed that the classification method tested had quite good performance according to the test parameters.
User Acceptance Analysis Dana Application E-Wallet Using UTAUT 2 and UX TAM
Authors: Meliana Putri , Mutiah Nurul , Rahmayuda Syahru
Published: November 2023

DANA is a digital wallet application that has an open platform concept, meaning it can be used on different platforms but is integrated with one another. However, there were complaints that were felt by DANA application users which were conveyed in Google Playstore reviews, namely frequent errors and delays in the transaction process. This is the basis for measuring the level of acceptance of DANA application users based on the user's experience. This research model is an integration of the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology 2 (UTAUT 2) model and the User Experience technology Acceptance Model (UX TAM). The data analysis technique used Partial Least Square-Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM) and used SmartPLS 3 tools Data collection was carried out by randomly distributing questionnaires to 100 respondents, namely the Pontianak community with an age range of 15-40 years. Data collection was carried out by distributing questionnaires to 100 respondents, namely the Pontianak community. Of the 21 hypotheses proposed, 10 hypotheses stated there was a relationship between the two variables and the other 11 hypotheses had no relationship. The hypotheses that have an influence are Effort Expectancy on Behavior Intention, Habit on Behavior Intention, Efficiency on Effort Expectancy, Efficiency on Performance Expectancy, Output Quality on Performance Expectancy, Dependability on Habit, Stimulation on Hedonic Motivation, Output Quality on Perceived Usefulness, Dependability on Perceived Ease Of Use, and Behavioral Intention to Use Behavior. The results of the research are in the form of recommendations that are expected to improve the performance of the DANA application.
Comparison of Gabor Filter Parameter Characteristics for Dorsal Hand Vein Authentication Using Artificial Neural Networks
Authors: Putra Wahyu Irwan , Yudono Muchtar Ali Setyo , Sujjada Alun
Published: November 2023

The importance of digital security in today's technological era requires various innovations in creating a reliable security system for humans. Biometrics is an authentication method and the most effective system for performing personal recognition because biometrics have unique characteristics. Dorsal hand vein become biometrics for the individual recognition process in this study using feature extraction of gabor filters and neural network backpropagation to classify recognition into five classes of human individuals, which are expected to be able to provide a higher accuracy value when compared to research on the introduction of dorsal hand vein. This classification process has several stages, namely input image, image pre-processing, segmentation, feature extraction, and image classification. The test results show that the percentage of success based on the five test scenarios has an average value of 75%. In this study, the results of the greatest test accuracy in the fourth scenario were 91%.
A importância do conhecimento sobre as funções psíquicas superiores para o processo de aprendizagem plena do educando
Authors: Melo Eloana Maria dos Santos
Published: November 2023

A aprendizagem é o objetivo principal do professor, a qual necessita estar centrada nas necessidades dos discentes, incluindo na forma como adquirem ao conhecimento. Neste sentido, o presente artigo teve como objetivo refletir sobre a relevância do educador compreender os fundamentos neurocientíficos e psicológicos das Funções Psíquicas Superiores (FPS) para aprimorar sua prática pedagógica e obter resultados mais significativos na educação de seus alunos. A metodologia utilizada neste estudo foi a revisão de literatura, de abordagem qualitativa, com a pesquisa de autores por meio de plataformas científicas como o Google Acadêmico e o SciELO (Scientific Electronic Library Online). A partir da pesquisa, observou-se que as FPS, como atenção, memória, linguagem, consciência e emoções estão intrinsecamente ligadas com o processo de aquisição do conhecimento do ser humano e que elas podem ser utilizadas para embasar a prática pedagógica de professores, de modo a tornar o processo de ensino mais enriquecedor e significativo para o aluno. O estímulo de tais funções favorece a plasticidade cerebral e a qualidade das interações sociais, que, ao fim, resulta em melhorias nos aspectos educacionais, como maior facilidade de aprendizagem, mas também na formação do indivíduo para a vida. Nesse sentido, concluiu-se que conhecimento sobre as FPS são importantes para aprimorar a prática docente e para potencializar o processo de ensino e aprendizagem.
Good practices in aquaculture production and pathogen detection in rainbow trout farms
Authors: Solís-Tejeda Miguel Á. , Lango-Reynoso Fabiola , Pérez-Hernández Ponciano , Castañeda-Chávez María R. , Lango-Reynoso Verónica
Published: November 2023

Objective: Evaluate compliance with Good Aquaculture Production Practices (BPPA) in Aquaculture Production Units (UPAs) for the incubation of rainbow trout eggs and detection of Aeromonas salmonicida and Aeromonas hydrophila using the Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR).
Design/methodology/approach: Seven egg incubation UPAs were located in Puebla and three in Veracruz. A structured questionnaire was applied to assess compliance with BPPA. Samples were taken from batches of trout hatchlings and analyzed for the presence of A. salmonicida and A. hydrophila using PCR. The results were compared with the health characteristics of the fish from each batch.
Results: The UPAs certified for BPPA complied with authority recommendations and did not present fish morbidity. The UPAs that complied with fewer BPPA regulations had sanitary/health problems. Aeromonas hydrophila was detected in fish from UPAs that were less compliant with BPPA regulations. Aeromonas salmonicida was not detected.
Study limitations/implications: Failure to comply with BPPA can cause infection from other trout pathogens that were not considered in this study.
Findings/conclusions: Compliance with BPPA reduces health risks in the UPAs that incubate trout eggs.
ФУНКЦІЮВАННЯ СУРЯДНИХ СЛОВОСПОЛУЧЕНЬ У СКЛАДІ ПАРЕМІЙ
Authors: Павлова Ірина Григорівна
Published: November 2023

Мета статті – виявити сурядні словосполучення у складі українських прислів’їв, з’ясувати особливості їх функціювання та дослідити конотативні відтінки домінувальних семантико-синтаксичних відношень, зреалізовані в зазначених синтаксемах. Методи. Для реалізації поставленої мети використано такі методи: метод суцільної вибірки (з його допомогою виокремлено сурядні словосполучення в межах паремій); метод аналізу (досліджено семантико-синтаксичні відношення, що функціюють між компонентами сурядних словосполучень); контекстний метод та метод лінгвістичної інтерпретації (декодовано конотативні відтінки семантико-синтаксичних відношень, які накладаються на сурядні словосполучення як компоненти прислів’їв); метод класифікації (упорядковано сурядні словосполучення на групи відповідно до семантико-синтаксичних відношень та їхніх відтінків). Результати. Аналіз українських прислів’їв засвідчив, що сурядні словосполучення є важливими носіями семантичного складника означених сталих виразів. Установлено, що в пареміях, які репрезентують досліджувані синтаксеми, основне смислове навантаження припадає саме на сурядні словосполучення. Це є свідченням того, що окреслені синтаксичні одиниці належать не лише до абстрактного рівня мови, а й мають значний прагматичний потенціал. Виявлено, що в прислів’ях функціонують сурядні словосполучення як відкритого, так і закритого типу. У межах першого сурядні словосполучення зреалізовують єднальні та розділові семантико-синтаксичні відношення з їхніми відтінками. Другий тип репрезентовано синтаксемами з протиставно-зіставними й приєднувальними відношеннями, що також зазнають певних модифікацій на тлі реченнєвої організації прислів’їв. Розкрито природу ускладнених сурядних словосполучень, у яких одночасно функціонує кілька семантико-синтаксичних відношень. Висновки. У розкритті смислового навантаження прислів’їв важливу роль відіграє рівень їх синтаксичної організації. Сурядні словосполучення на структурному та комунікативному рівнях мають різну запроєктованість семантики. Як одиниці лінгвальної системи аналізовані синтаксеми характеризуються інваріантними виявами єднальних, розділових, протиставних, приєднувальних та інших семантико-синтаксичних відношень, однак у складі реченнєвої структури прислів’їв ці відношення зазнають модифікацій та набувають додаткових відтінків.
НАЗВИ МАГАЗИНІВ МІСТА КРОПИВНИЦЬКOГО В ЛІНГВІСТИЧНОМУ ТА ЕКСТРАЛІНГВІСТИЧНОМУ АСПЕКТАХ
Authors: Семенюк Олег Анатолійович , Семенюк Дар’я Юріївна
Published: November 2023

Метою статті є опис особливостей місцевої прагматонімної лексики у лінгвістичному та екстралінгвістичному аспектах. Об’єктом аналізу є магазиноніми – власні назви приміщень торгових закладів: магазинів, універмагів, гастрономів, супер- та гіпермаркетів тощо. На прикладі назв підприємств торгівлі міста Кропивницького розглядаються певні аспекти, пов’язані з їх функціональними і ономастичними характеристиками. Серед методів, застосованих у дослідженні – описовий, зіставний, кількісний підрахунків та ін. Результати. У суспільстві споживання підприємства торгівлі є ключовими чинниками економіки та соціального життя, а їхні назви – важливими елементами мовної картини світу особистості. Україна доєдналася до глобальної економічної системи, і одним із наслідків цього процесу, який віддзеркалився в українській мові, стало зростання кількості мовних одиниць, що позначають товари, торгові марки, об’єкти торгівлі, називають професії та сфери, які з ними пов’язані, тощо. Аналізовані лексеми відносяться до власних назв, більш точно – до прагматонімів. Це збірний термін для позначення груп власних назв предметів, які були задумані та реалізовані людиною, тобто за денотатно-номінативною класифікацією онімів вони є об’єктами, пов’язаними з матеріальною діяльністю людини. Висновки. Дослідники часто акцентують увагу на тому, що створення і функціонування прагматонімів, як і будь-яких власних назв, завжди відчувають на собі помітний вплив екстралінгвістичних чинників. Визнається, що прагматоніми є ключовими одиницями рекламного дискурсу, які функціонують на когнітивному рівні рекламного впливу. Назви магазинів останнім часом ілюструють процеси швидкого пристосування бізнес-сфери до динамічної зміни пріоритетів і смаків суспільства. Вплив магазинонімів на містян не можна недооцінювати, тому що в мовно-культурному просторі сучасного міста рекламні вивіски магазинів реалізують свої функції у взаємодії з іншими семіотичними елементами: візуальними, звуковими, що надає їм додаткових можливостей впливу і маніпулювання. Цей семіотичний комплекс зазвичай сприймається мовцями автоматично, підсвідомо, але ефективно засвоюється і може як віддзеркалювати певну лінгвокультурну ситуацію і мовні смаки періоду, так і впливати на їх формування.
ПОЛІТИЧНИЙ АНЕКДОТ У МОВНІЙ КАРТИНІ НІМЕЦЬКОМОВНОГО СВІТУ
Authors: Гамор Марта Анатоліївна
Published: November 2023

Мета. Статтю присвячено вивченню лінгвокультурної специфіки політичного анекдоту у Мовній картині німецькомовного світу. Метою статті є дослідження впливу політичного анекдоту на динаміку формування Мовної картини світу та її взаємодії з елементами Культурної картини світу задля репрезентації результатів політичної діяльності в межах цільової лінгвокультури. Методи. З метою отримання вірогідних результатів дослідження застосовано традиційні методи лінгвістичних досліджень, зокрема: компонентний з метою експлікації культурного компонента значення у політичному анекдоті та описовий задля виявлення національно-специфічних елементів у політичному анекдоті. Етнолінгвістичний метод застосовано для окреслення ціннісних орієнтирів та стереотипних образів у формуванні комічного світу цільової лінгвокультури. З метою вивчення комунікативних (діалогічних або монологічних) інтенцій мовних особистостей, які безпосередньо створюють дискурсивний продукт, застосовано дискурс-типологічний аналіз та інтент-аналіз. Результати. У Мовній картині світу збережено фонові знання, індивідуальний та колективний досвід та ментальний образ лінгвокультури. Мовна картина світу розвивається лише у взаємодії з елементами Культурної картини світу. Політичний анекдот як елемент Мовної та Культурної картин світу формує у свідомості представників німецької лінгвокультури уявлення про моделі політичного світу (партії, членство у партіях, джерела фінансування громад, ідеологічні смисли, політичні постаті) та мовні засоби їх вербалізації (найвища ступінь порівняння прикметників, мовна гра слів, синтаксичні конструкції, вживання символів, реалій та фразеологічних одиниць, географічних найменувань). Висновки. У Мовній картині німецькомовного світу політичний анекдот є дискурсивним утворенням з проявом комічного ефекту та наявним пуантом. Політичний анекдот у німецькомовному просторі накопичує та передає національні, національно-специфічні та міжкультурними риси політичного простору цільової лінгвокультури задля формування національного ідентичного менталітету.
STRENGTH-DURABILITY PROPERTIES AND MICROSTRUCTURAL ANALYSIS OF CONCRETE CONTAINING COW BONE ASH AND BENTONITE
Authors: Awoyemi T.  J. , Ibedu Kenneth Ejike , Kaura J. M. , Lawan A.
Published: November 2023

One of the major agricultural wastes discarded from abattoirs in large quantities is the cow bone. Thus, there is need to find alternative means of promoting cleaner environment which is critical for environmental sustainability. This study aims to establish the viability of using cow bone ash and bentonite as partial replacement for cement improve the properties of concrete. Chemical composition examined on the CBA and BT showed that the materials have potential to serve as supplementary cementing material in concrete. In this study cement was partially replaced with cow bone ash and bentonite at 5% interval from 5 – 20%. Mix with 10% CBA/BT had the highest compressive strength across all curing ages. At 7, 14, 21, 28 and 56days 10% CBA/BT replacement recorded a 1, 49, 23, 14 and 8% increase in compressive strength respectively, similar flexural and split tensile strength examined also showed increase in strength. Water absorption test recorded a decrease in water absorption as the CBA/BT content increased. Acid resistance test showed that the concrete specimen reduced in compressive strength of at an average of 39%. The microstructure analysis of the concrete specimen revealed an improved micro packing of aggregate resulting in a denser and increased strength of concrete. The study finds that at optimal dosage of 10% CBA/BT, the concrete had an improved mechanical strength, lower water absorption ability and a better interlocking particle arrangement at microstructural level.
LUMINESCENT DYE MOLECULES FOR NEW PHOTONIC ANTENNAE
Authors: Abdullahi K. , Sulaiman M.
Published: November 2023

A zinc dipyrrin complex with a structural and functional design, that mimics the natural photonic antenna of a green plant, has been synthesized and incorporated into new designed model of mesoporous silica. The dye complex is composed of two dipyrromethene ligands which are connected to a central zinc(II) metal ion through the four nitrogen atoms. The dye complex has been characterized using various spectroscopic techniques,1HNMR, IR, and X-ray crystallography to elucidate their structure. UV-vis absorption and fluorescence spectroscopy were used to determine the optical properties of the dye before its encapsulation into the silica framework, and after being trapped in the silica pores. A comparison of the results obtained shows that the silica pores have a significant effect on the fluorescence quantum yield, the excited state lifetime, and the emission of the encapsulated dye molecules.
PRODUCTION OF BIOFERTILIZER USING GOAT DUNG, CHICKEN DUNG, PINEAPPLE PEELS AND CITRUS PEELS
Authors: Muhammad F. T. , Musa D. D. , Buah J. D.
Published: November 2023

This study aimed at evaluating the efficacy of composed Biofertilizers from Pineapple and Orange (Citrus) Peels blended with Goat dung and Chicken dung.Organic wastes comprising goatdung, chiken dung, Pineapple waste and Citrus wastes were collected from the Dutsin-Ma vegetable Wednesday market, The agro waste was mixed and put into a digester to which 500 mL of water and 200 g of rumen content were also added. The digester was then tightly closed and a rubber pipe were put on top of the digester so as to allow the gas to escape. Sorghum seeds (10) were then planted using two polythene bags. The organic biofertilizer was applied to one polythene bag at 500 g and the other without treatment (control). The plant length and number of leaves were determined. Results obtained revealed that, the composed Biofertilizer significantly(p<0.05) increased the growth parameters of the test plant considered. The production of organic biofertilizer is an excellent waste processing and recycling method which is cost effective, readily available and ecologically friendly.
THE IMPLEMENTATION OF PARTICIPATORY LEADERSHIP STYLE IN MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES (MSMES) (CASE ON SANJAI NITTA'S ENTERPRISE)
Authors: Astuti Nuraini Budi , Rahman M Fatur , Rustam Rusyja
Published: November 2023

Sanjai Nitta is an small enterprise that produces and sells processed cassava products. In carrying out its business, this company applies a participatory leadership style that allows Sanjai Nitta's company to survive through difficult conditions during the Covid 19 pandemic. This study aims to assess the level of application of participatory leadership styles to employees and their effect on employee performance. This research was conducted at Sanjai Nitta's enterprise because it has a shop that is often visited by tourists and is one of the most popular in selling West Sumatran specialities. Using the survey method, interviews were conducted with all 30 employees. Data were analyzed using quantitative analysis. The results showed that the manager of Sanjai Nitta enterprise was considered to have implemented a participative leadership style and a high level of employee performance. The results also prove that there is a positive significant relationship between leadership style and employee performance levels.
“No matter how many times you fall, they’ll still give you another opportunity” – Conversations with Key Informants to Evaluate a Community-led Rehabilitation Facility in Northern Saskatchewan
Authors: Froehlich Jessica , Smith Janelle , Iyer Subhashini , Ametepee Kehinde , Smith Kimberly , Foshion Victor , Smith Walter , Mease Anne , King Alexandra , King Malcolm
Published: November 2023

Community engagement processes conducted with the Northern Village of Pinehouse determined the need for an evaluation of the Recovery Lake Program (RLP). The study exemplifies a collaborative process of sharing experiences and stories, inclusive of key informants from varied backgrounds and expertise, affording the opportunity to weave together Indigenous knowledge, research and policy expertise in a voluntary, non-hierarchical context. The stories shared throughout the interviews offer wisdom that will inform the realignment and direction of growth of some of the facilities and programs offered by the RLP. Through these stories, themes that highlight good practices, positive components and several gaps in the program emerge. Finally, the article includes recommendations for improving the RLP’s treatment and post-program support needs for their clients.
Methodological proposal with Design Thinking to promote peasant identity and sustainability of agricultural production
Authors: Prada-Segura Jasleidy Astrid , Medina-Roncancio Samir Albeiro
Published: November 2023

The design methodology based on the Design Thinking approach for the rescue of the peasant identity in Colombia, not only addresses the challenges linked to the peasant identity, but also establishes a solid foundation for sustainable and equitable development in the country, which is aligned with the following SDGs: zero hunger, food security, decent employment and sustainability, offering a participatory, comprehensive and sustainable approach to address the challenges associated with the peasant identity and thus contribute to the achievement of sustainable and equitable development in the country. This article focuses on proposing a methodology for the promotion of peasant identity in young people, which rescues the relevance and empowerment, contributing to the return to the Colombian countryside and the sustainability of production, based on Design Thinking, to promote skills and design thinking that promote creativity and competitiveness in agricultural sectors, their contribution to the fabric as microentrepreneurs and to the SDGs. The research is applied in terms of its purpose and mixed in terms of its data source, with an explanatory descriptive scope and a triangular approach that brings together literature review and application of qualitative and quantitative techniques.
FORMAÇÃO INICIAL DE PROFESSORES: RESGATE DA PRODUÇÃO ACADÊMICA BRASILEIRA (2017-2023)
Authors: Kanan Lilia Aparecida , Beppler Regimari Cristina Rodolfi , Silva Cinthia Lopes
Published: November 2023

Este texto tem como objeto de estudo a formação inicial de professores e a práticas pedagógicas. O objetivo é analisar a produção acadêmica referente a formação docente e as práticas pedagógicas, do período compreendido entre 2017 e 2023, com foco na formação inicial de professores. Como procedimentos metodológicos foi realizada uma revisão de literatura sistematizada. Foram utilizadas as bases de dados Scielo, Biblioteca Digital Brasileira de Teses e Dissertações (BDTD), Google Scholar, site da Universidade do Planalto Catarinense, Periódicos CAPES. Ao final do processo, foram selecionados 21 trabalhos. O levantamento de textos foi realizado a partir dos seguintes descritores: formação de professores, prática pedagógica, didática. Os principais resultados obtidos são: os estados do sul do Brasil (Santa Catarina e Paraná) e os anos de 2021 e 2023 concentram o maior número de publicações; os autores mais citados foram António Nóvoa e Selma Garrido Pimenta e a palavra-chave que mais se repetiu foi formação de professores. Em decorrência das análises qualitativas dos textos pode-se observar que a formação docente tem sido um processo contínuo e reflexivo, cujo resultado é a capacitação de professores para que possam enfrentar os desafios da atualidade em sua prática pedagógica.
Palavras-chave: Formação inicial de professores; Prática Pedagógica; Didática.
 
ABSTRACT
This research aims to study initial teacher training and pedagogical practices. The objective of the investigation is to analyze academic production regarding teacher training and pedagogical practices, from the period between 2017 and 2023, with a focus on initial teacher training. As methodological procedures, a systematic literature review was carried out. The databases Scielo, Brazilian Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations (BDTD), Google Scholar, website of the University of Planalto Catarinense, Periódicos CAPES were used. At the end of the process, 21 works were selected. The text survey was carried out using the following descriptors: teacher training, pedagogical practice, didactics. The main results obtained are: the southern states of Brazil (Santa Catarina and Paraná) and the years 2021 and 2023 concentrate the largest number of publications; the most cited authors were António Nóvoa and Selma Garrido Pimenta and the keyword that was most repeated was teacher training. As a result of qualitative analyzes it can be observed that teacher training has been a continuous and reflective process, the result of which is the training of teachers so that they can face nowadays challenges in their pedagogical practice.
Keywords: Initial teacher training; Pedagogical Practice; Didactics.
End-to-end Standardization of Original Medicines when Determining Related Impurities
Authors: Generalova Yu. E. , Terninko I. I. , Zelentsova A. B.
Published: November 2023

Introduction. For tablets “Malоben, 60 mg” and “Etmaben, 300 mg”, permission was received to conduct phase I clinical trials, so they required a full cycle of research and standardization.

Aim. Development of a unified analytical procedure for the determination of related impurities in samples (RS, API, FPP) of Malоben and Ethmaben.

Materials and methods. RSs were obtained at the Department of Organic Chemistry of the St. Petersburg State Chemical and Pharmaceutical University; the synthesis of APIs and the production of FPP were carried out on an industrial scale in pharmaceutical production. The studies were carried out on a Flexar liquid chromatograph (PerkinElmer, USA), equipped with a pump (formation of a gradient on the low-pressure side), an autosampler, a column thermostat, a UV detector and a chromatographic column Intersil® ODS-3V, 5 µm, 100 Å, 250 × 4, 6 (Phenomenex, Japan).

Results and discussion. In the research, uniform optimal chromatographic conditions were selected using the HPLC method to determine the RP in RS, API and FPP of Maloben and Ethmaben. Column C18 250×4.6 mm, mobile phase 0.1% phosphoric acid and acetonitrile (gradient elution), flow rate 1 ml/min, sample volume 10 µl, UV detector (270 nm). They were validated in terms of specificity, linearity, detection limit, precision, robustness, and solution stability. Analytical concentration levels were selected for the formation of draft regulatory documents. Using the developed analytical technique, samples of RS, API and tablets of malоben and ethmaben were analyzed.

Conclusion. A full cycle of research was carried out, an analytical methodology was developed and related impurities were identified in RS, API and FPP of Maloben and Ethmaben.
Servant Leadership: The Impact on Employee Job Satisfaction in Law Enforcement
Authors: Yang Paul M.
Published: November 2023

Servant leadership is an emerging concept with little attention in law enforcement. This quantitative research study examined the prevalence of servant leadership and perceptions of employee job satisfaction in law enforcement. As Greenleaf (1977) puts it, servant leadership’s foundation is prioritizing service first. Under this premise, servant leadership increases efficiency and productivity, boosts morale, and improves job satisfaction (Allen et al., 2018; Charles, 2015; Craun & Henson, 2022; Ebener, 2011; Ebener & O’Connell, 2010). Servant leadership in law enforcement is an understudied topic, and its impact on employee job satisfaction has not been empirically examined. The data were collected and analyzed with the Organizational Leadership Assessment (OLA) developed by Laub (1999). The research study found a strong correlation between job satisfaction and the six constructs of servant leadership; however, there were no differences in perceived job satisfaction based on tenure and education levels. The study extends the research on servant leadership and the potential to impact the law enforcement profession positively.
Pharmacological exposure optimisation of anticancer agents during clinical development
Authors:   , van der Heijden Lisa Tamara
Published: November 2023

. In recent years, drug development in oncology switched focus from conventional cytotoxic drugs to targeted therapies. Despite this change in focus, dose selection of anticancer drugs in early drug development is still often solely based on toxicity. Dose selection could be further improved by using both exposure-efficacy and exposure-toxicity relationships for decision making. Therefore, a thorough understanding of these relationships is essential. This thesis aimed to contribute to the paradigm switch of dose selection in oncology drug development by investigating novel methodologies for dose optimisation and dose extrapolation.
The first finding was that microdoses (max. 100 µg) and microtracers (isotopically labelled drugs dosed at a microdose) can efficiently be used for the characterisation of pharmacokinetic processes in early drug development. Data obtained with these studies provide essential information on dose selection for subsequent dose-finding Phase I clinical trials, and therefore, these type of studies should become an integral part of drug development for new anticancer drugs.
The second finding was that relatively simple bioanalytical methods are capable of quantifying drug concentrations in complex matrices. Moreover, novel ultrasensitive LC-MS/MS bioanalytical methods enable pharmacokinetic studies which were not possible before (such as microdose and microtracer studies) which were used to make important contributions to dose optimisation for instance in special populations like paediatrics, where only small volumes of the biomatrix can be obtained.
The last finding was that pharmacometrics are a powerful tool for the characterisation and extrapolation of drug exposure and exposure-response relationships. These models were used to inform dose selection for future clinical studies. Lastly, pharmacometrics can optimise clinical study designs and thereby reduce the patient burden of these studies.
Antecedents and Consequences of Brand Pride: An Investigation of The Causes of Brand Pride and Its Consequences for Willingness to Pay A Premium Price
Authors: Tesalonika Ilona , Susilowati MG Westri Kekalih
Published: November 2023

In addition to protecting the product, the brand is also a guarantee of quality. Therefore, consumers often pay a premium price for branded goods. In some cases, branded goods also often become status symbols that reflect the prestige that gives brand pride so that consumers will align their brand choice with their self-concept (self-brand congruity). This study investigates the effect of self-brand congruity on willingness to pay a premium price through its impact on brand pride. The study was conducted on Smartphone users with the iPhone brand, a smartphone with a premium price. The study involved 120 respondents with various occupations. The test was carried out using Structural Equation Modeling, which was processed with Smart PLS4.0. The results show that self-brand congruity positively significantly Individual Brand Pride, Collective Brand Pride, and willingness to pay a premium price. Meanwhile, Individual Brand Pride is positively willing to pay premium prices, while collective brand pride does not. Individual Brand Pride is proven as a partial variable mediating the effect of self-brand congruity on willingness to pay a premium price.
Epistolary Exploits and Audible Adventures: Using Personal Testimony to Plot Patterns and Policies in Scottish-Australian Migration
Authors: Harper Marjory
Published: November 2023

This article explores generic and specific aspects of Scottish emigration to Australia in the century and a half since 1830, beginning with the onset of free emigration and ending shortly after the termination of the £10 assisted passage programme. The overarching theme of continuity and change is harnessed to a number of sub-themes, including reasons for leaving and the process of adjustment to life in the Antipodes or back in Scotland. The motives, attitudes and experiences of individuals who settled or sojourned in Australia are scrutinized through the lens of personal testimony, both written and oral. In addressing broad issues of migration philosophy, process and practice over a long time-frame and in multiple locations the study deploys Eric Richards' methodology of evaluating the global through the local. While coverage relates to Scotland as a whole, tribute is paid to Eric's other influential area of scholarship by incorporating the experiences of a number of Highland emigrants into the analysis.
The Somatechnic and Spatio-legal Regulation of Stagnant Water in Singapore
Authors: Nainani Dhiraj
Published: November 2023

Using a critical legal geography approach that incorporates theories of law, space, and power, this paper explores how the public health surveillance of dengue fever is utilised by the state in an ongoing ‘war against the mosquito’ in Singapore. Here, the state deploys biopower as a form of spatio-legal ‘lawscaping’ – consisting of and implicating a host of actors, institutions, and objects – in order to seek and eradicate sources of stagnant water (and the mosquitoes that breed in them) in spaces across the city. The paper demonstrates how, in combating dengue fever this way, the public health surveillance and regulation of dengue fever in Singapore informs four distinct yet interconnected forms of spatio-legal materiality and normativity: a) the inspection of space; b) the invisibilisation of death; c) the implementation of self-regulatory objects; and d) the illegality of uncleanliness. Therefore, in tracing the public health surveillance of dengue fever as it relates to the biopolitical regulation of stagnant water, this paper is also able to evince how the state uses spatio-legal means to govern a range of sites as well as a host of human and non-human bodies, and in doing so reveal how state biopower can be exerted across different species. At the same time, these acts of biopolitical lawscaping serve to flatten different typologies of urban space – be they public, private, or even transient (or under construction). In its desire to eradicate mosquito breeding grounds, the state reduces urban space to that which is clean and unclean – even if unwittingly.
Friction and the Reconfiguration of Colbún's Waterscape: Manoeuvring Across Troubled Waters in the Chilean Central Andes
Authors: Skewes Juan Carlos , Guerra Debbie , Rivera Gabriel Espinoza
Published: November 2023

In the Maule basin, Chile, the domestication of the waters occurs below the line of a thousand meters of altitude, giving rise to the existence of a transition strip which the modernising processes and the elusive practices of mountain populations mutually infiltrate. The strip stands out as a site of confluence of the waters' diverse modes of being, below which stands a waterscape that recreates the environment to naturalise what, in another context, has been the object of dispossession. The Colbún dam and the Panimávida Resort & Spa are iconic of this process in the Maule basin: while erasing all signs of dispossession, these interventions project the image of a narcissistic self-made civilisation. The study of the Colbún area in the Maule basin, central Chile, highlights the multiple historical ways of shaping waterscapes. Water goes through fluctuating conditions depending on how it becomes entangled with social processes. From indigenous daily practices to high-tech engineering, the article suggests the existence of a process of aestheticisation that encompasses the downward movement of the water from the glaciers in the high mountains towards the valleys. Likewise, different epistemologies seem to operate at both sides of the altitudinal divide. This article is both an account of the complex process of statecraft by means of infrastructure, and the overlapped and contested ways such a project imposes ways of framing the material world, more-than-human relationships, time, and urgencies.
Critical Disability Studies, Corporeality and Child Maltreatment: Theorising the Somatechnics of Self and Other
Authors: Flynn Susan
Published: November 2023

This paper presents a bespoke postmodern reading of the corporeality and somatechnics of self and other. It situates itself within the transformative transdisciplinary space of critical disability studies. Therein, it reflects upon the speculative boundaries between self and other, in the context of childhood disability and child maltreatment. As such, how the intervals and convergent space of self and other are engendered by technologies and techniques that both safeguard and endanger disabled children, is interrogated with classic postmodern scepticism. The context is, that international evidence places the prevalence of child abuse and neglect at significantly increased levels for disabled children. This is an enduring international problem in which disabled children continue to experience rates of abuse and neglect that far surpass those for non-disabled peers. Concurrently, safeguarding efforts are undermined in ways that are grossly dissimilar to majority population peers, including significant problems in the way that disability is conceptualised and understood. Selective reading of somatic and corporeal, as well as agentic and attitudinal dimensions of the problem, hinge on the theoretical binary of self and other. The intention is to broaden the ways in which the significant problem of safeguarding of disabled children is understood. Assistive technology, surveillance techniques and temporalities, and varied relational technics of safeguarding, all help to embed a more complicated understanding of disability and child maltreatment.
Possibilities of re-use of spent shiitake (Lentinula edodes (Berk.) Pegl.) mushroom substrate as an additive to the soil for blueberry growing
Authors: Ravlikovsky A. , Symochko L. , Demyanyuk O.
Published: November 2023

The efficiency of using spent shiitake mushroom substrate (SMS) (Lentinula edodes (Berk.) Pegl.) for soil fertilization in blueberry cultivation technology has been investigated. A comparative analysis of the chemical composition of SMS and peat, as well as the chemical composition of the soil after their application for three years, was conducted. The study also assessed the microbial population and the content of total microbial biomass, as well as the direction of microbiological processes in the soil. In terms of chemical composition, SMS showed comparable results to peat, with a pH of 3.7, moisture content of 58–59%, organic matter content (expressed as Carbon) of 48%, total Nitrogen content of 1–1.7%, and a C:N ratio of 44.7–51.8 :1. Additionally, the SMS contained 0.43% total potassium, 0.37% total phosphorus, 0.42% calcium, and 0.17% magnesium. The evaluation of agrochemical and physical parameters of the loamy-podzolic soil after the application of SMS and peat showed that they were mostly at the same level. However, the soil treated with SMS exhibited advantages in organic matter content, nitrate nitrogen, water-soluble calcium, magnesium, sodium, and electrical conductivity, being 1.5–3 times higher compared to peat application. The results of the microbiological study indicated that the total microbial biomass and the number of microorganisms of the main ecological-trophic groups were higher in the soil with SMS application compared to the soil treated with peat. The introduction of SMS increased the population of mycelial organisms, such as micromycetes by 4.1 times and actinomycetes by nearly three times. Moreover, the application of SMS resulted in the deceleration of destructive processes in the loamypodzolic soil due to the presence of available sources of carbon and nitrogen for plants and microorganisms. This was evidenced by a 1.6-fold decrease in the coefficient of oligotrophy and a 1.4-fold decrease in pedotrophy. Based on the obtained data, the application of spent shiitake mushroom substrate for fertilizing loamy-podzolic soil was found to be beneficial, showing a positive impact on agrochemical and biological properties of the soil.