bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
SISTEM PENDETEKSIAN TANDA PENGENAL DI SEBUAH GEDUNG UNTUK MENENTUKAN SASARAN TEMBAK MUSUH BERBASIS TEMPLATE MATCHING
Authors: Shiddieqy Riza Hasbi Ash , Rahmadwati Rahmadwati , Mudjirahardjo Panca
Published: August 2023

Pengenalan dari berbagai sudut pandang atau point of view untuk mendeteksi keberadaan seseorang dengan memanfaatkan pengolahan citra digital dapat dijadikan pembeda dari berbagai karakteristik dalam suatu objek gambar yang ada. Pencarian dan pembuatan database citra adalah salah satu komponen yang berperan sebagai informasi visual. Pengenalan citra dari bentuk dan posisi objek yang akan dideteksi merupakan hasil uji yang akan merepresentasikan seberapa cocok dengan input gambar terdeteksi dengan benar. Objek akan deberikan noise serta halangan atau obstacle contoh ada beberapa orang yang menutupi objek atau gedung dan pohon. Dalam penelitian ini menerapkan template matching merupakan sebuah teknik pengolahan citra digital untuk menemukan bagian kecil dari gambar yang sesuai dengan tempalate gambar. Aplikasi ini dirancang menggunakan matlab 2019b sebagai software pembantu dan membuat database pengolahan citra.
DESAIN KONTROL POWER SHARING MICROGRID PADA BEBAN NON-LINEAR
Authors: Saputra Prestian Rindho , Agustinah Trihastuti , Priyadi Ardyono
Published: August 2023

Penggunaan energi baru terbarukan diangap menjadi solusi dalam mencegah efek terburuk dari kenaikan suhu. Pemerintah Indonesia menargetkan pencapaian bauran energi nasional dari Energi Baru Terbarukan (EBT) sebesar 23 % pada tahun 2025. Untuk itu diperlukan penambahan kapasitas pembangkit yang berasal dari energi baru terbarukan (EBT). Sistem microgrid adalah sistem kelistrikan dengan sumber dan beban listrik terdesentralisasi yang biasanya beroperasi, terhubung dan sinkron dengan sistem kelistrikan lainnya. Modifikasi teknik power sharing saat pola operasi paralel memungkinkan tercapainya pemenuhan kebutuhan energi saat terjadi perubahan beban non-linear pada sistem kelistrikan. Adapun metode dalam pengumpulan hasil percobaan ini menggunakan dengan sistem pendekatan model sumber EBT dan beban yang dikombinasikan dengan tegangan dan arus. Hasil penelitian pada simulasi Matlab/Simulink dengan kombinasi desain kontrol power sharing dan sliding mode control (SMC) menunjukkan bahwa saat adanya penambahan beban non-linear, nilai frekuensi terendah sebesar 49.983 Hz pada beban seimbang dan 49.982 Hz pada beban tidak seimbang. Hasil yang didapatkan pada penelitian ini menunjukkan pada metode PI-LQR-SMC menunjukkan kinerja kontrol yang lebih baik daripada metode PI maupun PI-LQR.
STUDI KADAR GAS AMONIA MENGGUNAKAN SENSOR AMONIA MQ135 MENGGUNAKAN SPREADSHEET BERBASIS INTERNET OF THING (IOT)
Authors: Pendriadi Pendriadi , Meliala Selamat , Muthalib Muchlis Abdul , BIntoro Andik
Published: August 2023

Gas amonia merupakan gas yang sangat berbahaya bagi kesehatan ayam pada kandang ayam maupun peternaknya itu sendiri, karena dengan  kadar amonia >25 ppm akan mengganggu kesehatan bagi ayam. Pada penelitian sebelumnya Kadar amonia di dalam kandang tidak boleh lebih dari 5 ppm karena dapat menyebabkan gangguan pernapasan pada ayam. Penelitian dilakukan  dengan  mengukur kadar amonia dengan sensor MQ135 mengetahui pengaruh amonia terhadap keadaan ayam, mengukur suhu  dan kelembaban dengan sensor DHT22 untuk mengetahui suhu dan kelembaban pada kandang ayam. Penelitian dilakukan dengan kandang berukuran 1,5 x 1 m dengan jumlah ayam 10 ekor Pada kandang terbuka  dengan lingkungan yang baik memiliki kadar amonia 1-5 ppm dan pada kandang tertutup tanpa menggunakan kipas memiliki kadar amonia mencapai  57,270 ppm mengakibatkan kematian pada ayam sebanyak 4 ekor karena amonia yang tinggi. kenaikan kadar amonia dipengaruhi suhu dan kelembaban kandang ayam ketika kadar amonia meningkat akan menggangu kesehatan ayam sehingga digunakan kipas untuk mengurangi kadar ammonia, ketika amonia >5 ppm maka kipas akan menyala dan membuang gas amonia sehingga amonia menurun hingga < 5 ppm.
Existence of nonconstant CR-holomorphic functions of polynomial growth in Sasakian manifolds
Authors: Chang Shu-Cheng , Han Yingbo , Li Nan , Lin Chien
Published: August 2023

We show that there exists a nonconstant CR-holomorphic function of polynomial growth in a complete noncompact Sasakian manifold of nonnegative pseudohermitian bisectional curvature with the CR maximal volume growth property.
This is the very first step toward the CR analogue of the Yau uniformization conjecture which states that any complete noncompact Sasakian manifold of positive pseudohermitian bisectional curvature is CR biholomorphic to the standard Heisenberg group.
More precisely, we first construct CR-holomorphic functions with controlled growth in a sequence of exhaustion domains in Sasakian manifolds by applying the Cheeger–Colding theory.
Secondly, via the CR analogue of a tangent cone at infinity and the three-circle theorem, we are able to take the subsequence to obtain a nonconstant CR-holomorphic function of polynomial growth.
Vom Zeichen der Bewunderung zum Symbol der Position – Brecht mit der Legende von der Entstehung des

Daodejing
Authors: Jing Jing , Li Changke
Published: August 2023

Brecht hatte sich schon früh mit dem altchinesischen Denker Laotse beschäftigt und war begeistert. Sein bislang noch wenig behandelter Zeitungstext Die höflichen Chinesen erzählt die Legende von der Entstehung des Daodejing nach und ist das erste prosaische Zeichen der Bewunderung: Brecht plädierte implizit für ein Leben nach Laotses Lehre. Dreizehn Jahre später hatte Brecht die Legende von der Entstehung des Daodejing wieder aufgenommen, um sie in das Gedicht Die Legende von der Entstehung des Buches Taoteking auf dem Weg des Laotse in die Emigration umzugestalten. Das Exil veränderte Brechts Selbstbewusstsein. Brecht aktualisierte seine Beziehung zu Laotse, indem er sein Selbstbildnis in Laotses Schicksal auftauchen ließ. Auf diese Weise der Aktualisierung wird Die Legende von der Entstehung des Buches Taoteking auf dem Weg des Laotse in die Emigration politisch.
Why we do not need demonstrative proof for God’s existence to know that God exists
Authors: Novaković Aleksandar
Published: August 2023

As a counterpoint to demonstrative proofs in metaphysics, Robert Nozick presented the case for God’s existence based on the value of personal experiences. Personal experiences shape one’s life, but this is even more evident with extraordinary experiences, such can be religious ones. In the next step, says the argument, if those experiences can be explained only by invoking the concept of the Supreme Being, then God exists. The second step mirrors scientific explanation constituting what Nozick calls the “argument to the best explanation.” The argument is set against the background of Nozick’s methodology which rejects demonstrative proofs in metaphysics. Its purpose is threefold. It aims to establish a certain sort of experience (religious/spiritual) as a legitimate basis for the argumentation; it aims to show that it is not philosophically blasphemous to explain such experiences by introducing a concept of divinity. Finally, it seeks to showcase the non-dogmatic, investigative nature of the argument. By exploring the merits of Nozick’s proposal, I will try to elucidate all three components, which should pave the way for a broader discussion on the role of non-demonstrative arguments in metaphysics.
Do Children Expect Boys and Girls to Be Rewarded Differently for Doing the Same Work?
Authors: McAuliffe Katherine , Kumar Melisa Maya , Coogan Shaina , Dunham Yarrow
Published: August 2023

From a young age, children think resources ought to be distributed equally but expect resources to be shared preferentially with ingroup members. These desires for both impartiality and partiality take root in early childhood and likely become further entangled with age due to exposure to existing forms of group-based inequalities. Here, we ask whether children expect fairness or favoritism from an authority figure in the context of a real-world form of group-based inequality—the gender gap in pay. We tested 4- to 11-year-olds’ (N = 157) and adults’ (N = 101) expectations of how girls and boys would be rewarded by a teacher for performing a classroom task. Children were asked whether they expected a boy or girl to receive the larger reward (three versus two of five cookies) after completing a job. We found that 4- and 5-year-old children expected their own gender to be rewarded more favorably, an expectation that aligns with past work showing an own-gender bias in resource allocation. By contrast, and with the exception of 8- and 9-year-old boys, children in the 6- to 11-year-old range expected gender parity in pay, as did adults, a finding that contrasts with own-gender biases and with the real-world gender gap in pay. Our results shed new light on children’s evolving expectations of how rewards will be distributed in a context in which fairness and favoritism are in tension. Moreover, they provide a foray into children’s expectations about gender pay parity, an important and persistent issue in the society in which these children are developing.
Guillaume-Gabriel Nivers and the Quest for Consistency in Counter-Reformation Chant
Authors: Drummond Henry T.
Published: August 2023

This article examines early modern chant reform in the Premonstratensian order, with a geographical focus on the Low Countries. It seeks to document the state of Premonstratensian chants and the varying degrees of inconsistency that prompted the order’s commissioning of chant reformer Guillaume-Gabriel Nivers (ca. 1632–1714) and his Antiphonarium Praemonstratense (1680). While surviving documentary evidence attests to the Premonstratensians’ frustrations with their repertory, most of these records do not point to specific ways in which their chants fell short. This article therefore addresses the context behind Premonstratensian reform through both official dicta of the Premonstratensian administrators and Low Countries breviaries and antiphoners from the fourteenth century onward, which are themselves part of a longer history of reform. The diversity of textual and melodic interpretations in these sources paints a picture of general inconsistency before 1680. By analyzing older Premonstratensian sources that were adapted to match Nivers’s reforms, it also becomes possible to see how his new antiphoner was received and understood, and thereby to measure the qualified impact and success of his reforms. While the order commissioned the 1680 antiphoner as part of a wholesale recalibration of the Premonstratensian liturgy, later editors of older manuscript antiphoners occasionally misunderstood or ignored his contributions in the sources they were meant to update.
Saving Religion from Ballardhoo
Authors: Gray-Hildenbrand Jenna
Published: August 2023

This article examines the 1942 federal trial and convictions of Edna and Donald Ballard as an example of the way legal processes can create new types of religious criminals. Scholarship has tended to focus on the landmark US Supreme Court decision United States v. Ballard (1944), which contributed to an expansion of religious freedom protections to individuals and groups previously not considered for First Amendment protection. Through a close reading of the prosecution’s case against the leaders of the I AM Movement, we see the courtroom as an active space of subject formation at a critical time in the history of religious freedom in the United States. I argue that trials, such as this one, demonstrate how the expansion of First Amendment rights also results in the expansion of religious illegality.
Subacute thyroiditis following Mpox infection in a patient with human immunodeficiency virus
Authors: Ssemmondo Emmanuel , Idris Mohamed Akasha , Mawer Damian , Easom Nicholas , Thow Jonathan
Published: August 2023

Mpox (MPX) formerly known as monkeypox was declared a public health emergency of international concern, following an outbreak that commenced in May 2022. We report a case of subacute thyroiditis following MPX infection. To our knowledge, it is the first documented incidence of this complication in humans. A 51-year-old male, with a well-controlled human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection on antiretroviral therapy, was reviewed 3 weeks after a positive test for MPX. The acute skin lesions and initial systemic symptoms had resolved, but he described significant neck discomfort, fatigue, weight loss and night sweats. Blood tests showed a raised C-reactive protein, free T4 and suppressed thyroid-stimulating hormone. His thyroid antibodies were negative. He was treated initially with carbimazole and propranolol, pending exclusion of any other intercurrent infection. A chest radiograph was normal; blood cultures and a combined nose and throat swab for respiratory virus PCR testing were negative. Following this, he commenced a 2-week course of prednisolone; his symptoms resolved completely within 24 h of starting. He subsequently developed hypothyroidism, which was treated with levothyroxine. The clinical features, abnormal thyroid function, raised CRP and negative thyroid antibodies 3 weeks post-MPX positive test was consistent with viral subacute thyroiditis. This case demonstrates that, as described following other viral infections, MPX can cause subacute thyroiditis, which follows a similar course to the classic form of subacute thyroiditis. Clinicians should be aware of this potential endocrine complication when attending to patients with MPX.

Learning points

Subacute thyroiditis can present following mpox virus infection.

Its course is similar to the classic form of subacute thyroiditis and steroids are effective.

It is important to exclude other concurrent infections prior to starting steroids, especially for patients who are immunosuppressed or in other high-risk groups.
La indagación de fenómenos históricos a través del uso de recursos digitales abiertos: una experiencia en educación secundaria en Ponedera (Atlántico, Colombia)
Authors: Alvarado Laura Milena , Baldovino Gómez Rober
Published: August 2023

Este artículo busca presentar el resultado de un trabajo de investigación a través del cual se propuso desarrollar la habilidad investigativa de la indagación de fenómenos históricos a través del uso de recursos digitales abiertos con un grupo de 21 estudiantes de sexto grado de la Institución Educativa Técnica Comercial de Ponedera Atlántico. Evidenciando que existe una problemática en cuanto al proceso de indagación e investigación en ciencias sociales que realizan los estudiantes.  Se hace la fundamentación teórica y conceptual a partir de un modelo pedagógico constructivista y de la indagación como habilidad investigativa. La investigación se desarrolló bajo un método cualitativo, etnográfico El resultado del instrumento de caracterización aplicado a la muestra de estudiantes permitió evidenciar el desconocimiento que ellos tenían acerca de la indagación. Sin embargo, el instrumento final demostró que, a través del proyecto desarrollado, los estudiantes lograron fortalecer el proceso de indagación de fenómenos históricos, dinamizado por el uso de Recursos Digitales Abiertos. El desarrollo de la investigación permitió determinar el nivel de indagación de un fenómeno histórico por la capacidad que desarrollaron los estudiantes para identificar y reconocer algunos aspectos fundamentales de un fenómeno histórico y poderlo presentar de forma lúdica a sus demás compañeros, esto a través de un trabajo autónomo y colaborativo que se dio entre los estudiantes.
Una plataforma en línea mediada por el juego para el mejoramiento de la comprensión lectora
Authors: Guerra Grajales Magda Yamile , Rodríguez Sabogal Mayorie
Published: August 2023

Es importante comprender los problemas que se arraigan en los diferentes escenarios educativos y las necesidades de los sujetos que se asumen como estudiantes con relación al proceso de comprensión lectora, por lo cual en el grado segundo de la Institución Educativa Antonio Nariño, se observaban algunas causas entre los estudiantes tales como el seguimiento de instrucciones, la atención y concentración, comprensión en el momento de leer, y también en la realización de actividades concretas en algunos hábitos básicos de estudio. Por lo cual, la actual investigación se formuló con el objetivo de fortalecer los procesos de lectura de los estudiantes del grado segundo de la Institución Educativa Antonio Nariño usando el juego como estrategia didáctica mediante la implementación de una plataforma digital. Este proceso se llevó a cabo mediante un enfoque metodológico, donde era importante aplicar un enfoque cuantitativo, de tipo descriptivo, y además se tomó el diseño preexperimental. La población de estudio está conformada por 72 estudiantes de grado segundo de primaria. Asimismo, es de resaltar que los resultados obtenidos mediante el proceso investigativo fue posible evidenciar que el abordaje de las temáticas implementadas permitió determinar que la tecnología puede ir de la mano del juego y la comprensión lectora, cambiando así la forma en que se enseña y dan paso a nuevas metodologías acordes con las exigencias del mundo digitalizado, implicando finalmente la pertinencia de la estrategia desarrollada para fortalecer los procesos de niveles de comprensión lectora por medio de estrategias didácticas motivadoras.
Investigación como estrategia pedagógica para la construcción de saber ambiental en el aula
Authors: Villamil Padilla Mayra Andrea
Published: August 2023

El artículo busca identificar los saberes que construyeron los estudiantes del curso 902 en la Institución Educativa Distrital Gonzalo Arango, ubicada en Bogotá, Colombia, durante un proceso de Investigación como estrategia pedagógica en educación ambiental respecto al humedal Tibabuyes en la localidad de Suba. Para esto, se tomaron los planteamientos epistemológico-investigativos de la sistematización de experiencias, los cuales de acuerdo con Jara (1994) implican metodológicamente las etapas de: recuperación del proceso vivido, análisis del proceso y establecimiento de los puntos de llegada.

Así pues, en el desarrollo esta experiencia educativa que se ubicó en el horizonte crítico de la educación popular, los estudiantes dieron cuenta de una complejización de sus perspectivas respecto a la relación hombre-naturaleza, lo que promovió nuevas maneras para situarse en el mundo de forma crítica y ética frente a la crisis ambiental . De tal manera se asumió la actividad investigativa escolar como una propuesta alterna a la enseñanza tradicional que favoreció la consolidación de un proceso de aprendizaje tanto de información ambiental, como de habillidades investigativas y de pensamiento histórico.
Transformación en las condiciones sociales y culturales de profesionales en Colombia: aportes desde la educación
Authors: Gómez Mendoza Yolanda , Peña Rodríguez Faustino
Published: August 2023

Este artículo expone resultados de una investigación, acotada al periodo 1980 – 2019, que indagó la manera en que la educación recibida por las personas hasta la de nivel superior contribuye a la transformación de condiciones sociales y culturales: roles y estatus social, situación económica, estrato social, acceso a educación, entre otros. El diseño de investigación corresponde al paradigma socio crítico, metodología hermenéutica y técnicas como encuesta, entrevista estructurada, revisión documental. Las conclusiones sugieren que dichas condiciones mejoran producto de la educación, pero de manera condicionada; aunque, esta se declare como elemento central en políticas y prácticas orientadas a la consecución de desarrollo y movilidad social no se evidenció correspondencia con asignaciones en el presupuesto nacional, tampoco en las oportunidades laborales para egresados de todas las modalidades de educación superior, campos de conocimiento y clases sociales. Por último, se sitúan desafíos diferidos en la generación de mejores condiciones a partir de la educación.
Manual De Prácticas De Biología
Authors: Serrano Duarte Astrid Leonor
Published: August 2023

Una de las mejores formas de acceder, construir y de reforzar el conocimiento es a través de la práctica. Consciente de la necesidad de orientar al estudiante en su proceso de aprendizaje, mediante el diseño de herramientas que faciliten el desempeño, se ha estructurado este MANUAL DE PRÁCTICAS DE BIOLOGÍA, que tiene por objeto brindar apoyo a las cátedras de Ciencias de la Salud: Biología Celular y Molecular (Optometría y Odontología) y Biología Aplicada (Cultura Física Deporte y Recreación). Para ello me he ocupado de la compilación de prácticas tradicionales que sirven para que el estudiante tenga oportunidad de evidenciar el logro de competencias propias de la asignatura. Es así como a través de procedimientos sencillos se busca dar apoyo a los contenidos teóricos del curso, distribuidos en tres grandes tópicos: Biocompuestos, Estructura y función celular y enética. De esta manera nos aproximamos a experimentar otra forma dinámica de aprendizaje donde el estudiante al seguir las pautas dadas por el manual tiene oportunidad de interactuar con el docente y con sus compañeros, complementa sus presaberes y se acerca de manera eficaz al conocimiento.
Soil formation and hydrological evolution of Navazo del Toro small-lake ecosystem, Doñana National Park, Andalusia, Spain
Authors: Recio J. M. , Díaz-delOlmo F. , Borja C. , Cámara R. , Borja F.
Published: August 2023

The wetlands on the quartz sands aeolian sheet make up one of the ecosystems most recognized and important of the Doñana National Park and Doñana Biological Reserve (South Spain). More than 650 temporal small-lakes have been surveyed in the abundant sand depressions of the aeolian sheet, the most are a hydro-geomorphological dune-small-lake system. This paper studies the pedological diversity around Navazo del Toro (NVT) wetland, one of the biggest temporal small-lakes, through a geopedological catena along 230 m with five soil profiles (NVT-1 to NVT-5). In this context a major focus is displayed on pedological processes and the current hydrological situation of the depression in the Middle-Upper Holocene. The main processes are: translocation of materials (silt and clay) from the Arenosols developed in the slope dune (sand washing processes), sediment accumulation on the dune depression (current wetland bottom), and the development of tirsificated and vertic Luvisols with a chronology of more than 4.255 BP (OSL dating). The water body of the geoecosystem has modified the horizons morphology, creating new hydromorphic (gleyic and stagnic) conditions that have incorporated abundant organic material (sediment of diatoms and sponge spicules) in the higher profile layer and generated an incipient podzolization processes.
[Traducción al español] Estudio completo de adaptaciones morfológicas en respuesta al ejercicio crónico en los tejidos osteomusculares: una revisión sistemática
Authors: León Felix , Mestre Andres , Priego Lorelu , Vera Juan Carlos
Published: August 2023

Hasta la fecha, no existe una revisión sistemática que resuma las adaptaciones morfológicas del sistema osteomuscular en respuesta al ejercicio crónico. La presente seleccionó artículos originales, con fecha de publicación de 2000 a 2020, idioma de publicación en inglés, con una clara intervención de ejercicio y que presentaran un cambio morfológico en el tejido estudiado. Participantes humanos independientemente de la edad, el género o condición de salud. Se identificaron 2819 registros. Después de eliminar los duplicados, la selección de títulos y resúmenes y la revisión de texto completo, se incluyeron 67 registros en el análisis final (6 para disco intervertebral, 6 para cartílago, 36 para hueso, 2 para ligamento, 9 para tendón y 7 para músculo). Los resultados destacan que las intervenciones más utilizadas fueron ejercicio aeróbico, contra resistencia y pliométrico. La población abarcó desde niños y personas sanas activas hasta personas con alguna condición de salud. Se concluye que, como respuesta al ejercicio crónico, existen adaptaciones morfológicas en los tejidos del sistema musculoesquelético que pueden variar desde un aumento de rigidez hasta un aumento de área. Aunque los tejidos pueden adaptarse, aún quedan varias preguntas, como la dosis y tipo de ejercicio óptimo, si pueden ocurrir adaptaciones en un tejido lesionado y las implicaciones funcionales de estas adaptaciones. La investigación futura debe abordar estas preguntas.
Suitability of pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R. Br.) and sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench) based food products for diabetics
Authors: Sewak A. , Singla N. , Javed M. , Gill G.S.
Published: August 2023

In the study, suitability of porridge, bun, and salad prepared from processed pearl millet FBC16 and sorghum PSC4 had been evaluated organoleptically by a panel of semi-trained judges and 25 non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus subjects. Organoleptically, germinated pearl millet was found to be more suitable for porridge (50%) and salad (100%), while puffed sorghum was best suitable for bun (15%) preparation. Prepared porridge had significantly (P ≤ 0.05) higher protein (16.9%) and total phenols (178.8 mg GAE/100 g) contents and antioxidant capacity (1,036 mg TE/100 g) than control. The dietary fibre and in vitro starch digestibility of composite porridge and bun increased significantly (P ≤ 0.05). Most acceptable composition of porridge, bun, and salad had low glycaemic index (17.64–26.79) and medium to low glycaemic load (8.82–13.40). Suitability of pearl millet and sorghum using appropriate processing techniques (germination and puffing) is recommended for preparation of indigenous food products especially for diabetics.
Do you read me?
Authors: Deamer Felicity
Published: August 2023

This paper argues that there are three separable but related dimensions that are important to the legal notion of consent. One is a consenting state of mind, the ‘going along with’ a plan of action, which may or may not be communicated or even reflected upon, but which certainly can be. A second is displaying behaviour which reveals or is an expression of consenting. Another is intentionally communicating consent. I illustrate how the communicative act is often vitally important as evidence of an underlying consenting state, but the underlying consenting state has to be postulated and brought to the fore since consensual actions (e.g. sexual intercourse) can, and more often than not do, take place without the communicative acts, and the communicative acts might for various reasons be made in the absence of the genuinely consenting state of mind. The arguments I put forward offer a reframing of cases in which an apparent intentional communication of consent was treated as consent, rather than as a piece of evidence which may or may not be indicative of a consenting state of mind. This paper emphasises that we must not allow the importance of something as evidential to eclipse the underlying phenomenon, which is itself, however hard to access otherwise, the thing of primary legal importance.
Where am I Now: Symbols Used in Manggarai Funeral Rite, Indonesia
Authors: Darong Hieronimus Canggung , Niman Erna Mena , Guna Stanislaus
Published: August 2023

A symbol has a specific meaning and represents the user’s conception, way of thinking, and interpretation. This study aimed to analyze the symbolic interactions of the Manggarai ethnic funeral rite. Data were collected through observation, interviews, and documents. The results of the analysis showed that the symbols are employed as a spiritual and social tool to aid understanding of the outside world as well as to describe and learn the transcendent secret world, such as the “truth of being”. Therefore, the symbols used reflect the interpersonal relations with others, ancestors, and God, called socio-theological relations, and profound philosophy of existence, as they are extremely vulnerable and totally reliant on their predecessors and God.
An analysis of the statutory measures adopted to curb tax evasion in Nigeria after the COVID-19 pandemic
Authors: Animashaun Oyesola , Chitimira Howard
Published: August 2023

The damage caused by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic to the fragile Nigerian economy is incalculable. The Nigerian economy was further weakened by the corruption of government officials involving the palliative measures put in place to provide financial relief to companies and individuals affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Since the Nigerian economy relies mostly on crude oil revenue, its focus on tax is less emphasised and tax evasion is pervasive. Consequently, the Nigerian tax on gross domestic product (GDP) is only about 6 per cent. This article examines the adequacy of the legal and/or statutory measures aimed at curbing tax evasion in Nigeria. The post-COVID-19 revenue shortfall has made the Nigerian federal and state governments raise the existing taxes, introduce new taxes, and adopt more aggressive tax collection methods. Consequently, taxpayers now use tax exemptions and incentives as devices for tax evasion. Moreover, there is rampant non-remittance of tax proceeds by government ministries, departments, and agencies to the tax authorities. Thus, despite the introduction of various laws, policies, and directives to curb tax evasion, especially after the COVID-19 pandemic, tax evasion challenges still persist. Accordingly, it is submitted that good governance, integrity, and transparency in handling public funds are required to reduce and combat tax evasion in Nigeria.
Policy implications and mobile money regulatory approaches to promote financial inclusion of the poor in Zimbabwe after the COVID-19 pandemic
Authors: Chitimira Howard , Torerai Elfas
Published: August 2023

The increased usage of digital financial products and financial services such as mobile money brought various challenges and opportunities in Zimbabwe during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. This has also increased the responsibilities of the regulatory authorities in the Zimbabwean financial sector. The financial regulators were inadequately prepared for the regulatory demands of financial technology (fintech) products in Zimbabwe. For instance, they struggled to cope with the increased responsibilities of overseeing mobile money operators and have adequate resources to efficiently monitor and manage such operators to ensure compliance with the relevant laws. Most Zimbabwean financial regulators did not have sufficient resources to employ persons with the relevant skills and expertise to fulfil their responsibilities. Despite this, the widespread use of mobile money has considerably improved the financial inclusion of the poor and previously unbanked persons, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic in Zimbabwe. Consequently, various policy implications and mobile money regulatory approaches that were considered by policymakers during and after the COVID-19 pandemic in Zimbabwe in a bid to provide adequate supervision of mobile money operators and related digital financial services to curb the financial exclusion of the poor and unbanked persons are investigated. It is against this background that this article discusses the challenges, policy implications, and flaws affecting the adoption of viable mobile money regulatory approaches to promote financial inclusion of the poor in Zimbabwe after the COVID-19 pandemic.
A proposal for international arbitration law in Namibia based on the UNCITRAL Model Law on International Commercial Arbitration
Authors: Warikandwa Tapiwa Victor , Usebiu Lineekela
Published: August 2023

International business arbitration is not covered by Namibia's present arbitration law, the Arbitration Act 42 of 1965 (the Act). There is no explicit language in the Act that addresses foreign arbitration as the Act, solely by default, covers national or domestic arbitration. When it comes to international arbitration, the Act has many flaws. Modern commercial arbitrations are increasingly being guided by the Model Law on International Commercial Arbitration (MLICA) of UNCITRAL (the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law) or by state legislation that has been influenced by it. It is undeniable that Namibia must embrace MLICA, including the majority of the 2006 revisions of the MLICA, in order to participate in the global economic village. Furthermore, Namibia has not yet ratified the 1958-adopted New York Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards (CREFAA), which has been hailed as the most effective treaty governing global trade. This article suggests that Namibia should implement both the MLICA and the CREFAA. If this strategy is not adopted, businesses in Namibia will be hesitant to engage in international business transactions due to the lack of legal certainty that the New York Convention and contemporary domestic arbitration legislation bring.
Preventive effects of sodium hyaluronate combined with pelvic floor neuromuscular electrical stimulation on the intrauterine adhesions in women after abortion
Authors: Sun Yanan , Zhang Wenjuan , Cai Yuru , Li Haiyan
Published: August 2023

The aim of this study was to investigate the clinical efficacy of combining pelvic floor neuromuscular stimulation treatment (NMES) with sodium hyaluronate in preventing intrauterine adhesions (IUA) following abortion. A total of 140 women who underwent artificial abortion were enrolled. The control group received only an intrauterine injection of sodium hyaluronate post-surgery, while the observation group received both the injection and daily pelvic floor NMES treatments, beginning on the day after the abortion. Monthly follow-ups on menstrual conditions were conducted for six months post-surgery. Fasting venous blood samples from both groups were collected on the second day post-abortion and the day after treatment. Transvaginal color Doppler ultrasound was used on the second day post-abortion and the 15th day post the first menstrual cycle to measure endometrial thickness, and the pulsatility and resistance indices of the endometrial spiral arteries. Over the six-month follow-up, the combination therapy group exhibited a notably lower IUA incidence compared to the control group (2.8% vs. 15.7%). Furthermore, combined treatment significantly expedited post-abortion menstrual recovery, reduced vaginal bleeding volume and duration (P < 0.001). It also increased endometrial thickness and reduced the endometrial spiral artery's pulsatility and resistance indices (P < 0.05). In addition, lower serum tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α) and higher interleukin-10 (IL-10) were found in the observation group compared to the control group (P < 0.05). The combination therapy offers significant advantages in preventing and reducing IUA after abortion, resulting in a substantial reduction in IUA occurrence.
DISTAL THIRD TIBIAL FRACTURE SURGERY WITH FIBULAR FIXATION: IS IT NECESSARY FOR UNION AND ALIGNMENT?
Authors: TURGUT Necmettin , İNCE Ahmet , UNAL Meric
Published: August 2023

Objective

The management of distal third tibial fractures remain

controversial. The aim of the present study was to

evaluate whether concurrent fibular fixation changes

union rates and aids in alignment in the case of distal

third tibia fractures.

Material and Method

The study included 106 distal third tibia fracture

operation cases in which the distance from the fracture

to the plafond was between 3-12 cm at a single centre

between January 2016 and June 2020. The patients

were divided into three groups according to the status

of the fibula: Group 1 (without fibular fixation with

the presence of a fibula fracture, 47 cases), Group

2 (concurrent fibular fixation with the presence of a

fibular fracture, 38 cases) and Group 3 (intact fibula,

21 cases). All fibular fixation surgeries were performed

with locked plates (LCP) and tibial fixation with either

LCP or intramedullary nailing (IMN). The primary

outcome measures were union and alignment. Age,

gender, AO classification, fibula fracture location,

presence of an open fracture, implant type and time

delay for surgery were also assessed.

Results

None of the variables except the presence of an open

fracture was significant for the union rates or alignment.

The union rate was significantly less if there was an

open fracture in the concurrent fibular fixation group

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The speed of the body at the moment of transition to a massless state is a new world constant
Authors: BG Golovkin
Published: August 2023

Based on the kinetic theory of gases, the minimum temperature and critical velocity of a body necessary for its transition to a massless state are estimated. The value of this speed ω = 235696.8871 km⁄s is a new world constant, since it is the same for a body, regardless of its size, mass, density, and chemical composition. For the first time, the masses of X, and Y - bosons, as well as the zeroing temperatures of the mass of elementary particles have been calculated.
Immune profiling using 16-color panel for PD patient PBMCs v1
Authors: Shi Leilei
Published: August 2023

This is the protocol for immune profiling using 16-color panel for PD patient PBMCs.
Surviving in the Digital Space: Digital Literacy of Syrian Immigrants in Turkey
Authors: NARMANLIOĞLU Haldun , BAYRAKCI Serkan
Published: August 2023

Turkey is one of the countries hosting the largest number of Syrian immigrants in the world. Integration

of Syrian immigrants is one of the problems Turkey has to overcome. Many studies around the world

show that digital communication tools can be used effectively by immigrants in many integration processes

such as language learning, learning about culture and socialization. In this study, which was carried out

as a project of The Scientific And Technological Research Council of Türkiye (TÜBİTAK), we aimed to

determine the digital literacy levels of Syrian immigrants, which is a prerequisite for their integration by

using digital tools. We applied a digital literacy scale adapted to Arabic to Syrian immigrants. The study,

which was conducted both online and face-to-face, investigated the general digital literacy status of Syrian

immigrants and their digital literacy levels according to variables such as gender, age, education level,

income level, access to the internet, and Turkish citizenship status. Both at the general level and at the level

of all variables, the digital literacy of Syrian immigrants was determined to be “Below Average / Weak”.

Especially in European countries, public policies have started to be established to increase the digital literacy

levels of isolated groups such as immigrants. In order to overcome the immigrant integration problem in

Turkey through digital communication, public policies should be established to increase the digital literacy

levels of immigrants.
Alarming Surge in Early-onset Type 2 Diabetes: A Global Catastrophe on the Horizon
Authors: Sadat Arefin ,   Chandpur Medical College, Chandpur, Bangladesh
Published: August 2023

Diabetes poses a significant threat to public health. In the last 30 years, the worldwide incidence of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) has increased drastically among adolescents. Since the number of young people with T2DM is rising, it is anticipated that early-onset T2DM will become a common characteristic of the diabetes population in developed and developing nations. Current evidence suggests that β-cell function declines more rapidly in early-onset T2DM than in older-onset T2DM. In addition, early-onset T2DM appears to be associated with a greater risk of complications, comorbidities and mortality than type 1 diabetes mellitus. A stressful lifestyle, a shifted dietary habit and a lack of physical activity are cited as causes of early-onset T2DM. Early-onset T2DM is, therefore, an urgent public health concern requiring early prevention, efficient screening and prompt intervention. This article discusses the recent literature on the incidence, mortality, morbidity and risk variables of early-onset T2DM, and the current priorities and prospective directions.
"Here They Look at Us as People”
Authors: Sutherby Carolyn
Published: August 2023

Approximately 60% of all incarcerated women in the United States are mothers with minor children and most of them are single mothers. When mothers with minor children are incarcerated, the disconnection and loss of tangible support can have a traumatic impact on families. Alternatives to incarceration (ATI) can be a viable option to maintain their significant relationships while holding them accountable for their crimes and providing them with necessary rehabilitation. The purpose of this study was to examine how mothers participating in an ATI program compared this experience to conventional incarceration. Data were collected from eight focus groups involving 34 mothers who were current participants or graduates of an ATI program. Data were analyzed using exploratory thematic analysis. Analysis revealed four salient themes characterized by these in vivo themes: incarceration is not rehabilitation; incarceration is easy, the program is hard; I’m not the same person; and connection with children. Findings suggest that mothers find the ATI more rehabilitative and relational than incarceration. Future research should explore outcomes for graduates of ATI specific to their rehabilitation and connections to children. A mother’s readiness for change while incarcerated and when participating in an ATI intervention should be evaluated in relation to these outcomes. The social work profession can increase research, policy, and direct service efforts in criminal legal reform by advocating for appropriate alternatives to incarceration for mothers.
“Spending a Year in the Library Will Prepare You for Anything"
Authors: Johnson Sarah C. , Paauw Margaret Ann , Giesler Mark
Published: August 2023

Many public libraries across the country have looked to the field of social work to assist in meeting the needs of patrons. Oftentimes, libraries have limited resources to provide a social worker, so they are partnering with local universities to provide social work interns. The purpose of this study was to hear from the library social work interns themselves about their experiences of completing their social work field placement in a library setting. This study was conducted in two parts: an online survey with 35 respondents and semi-structured qualitative interviews with 14 participants. The online survey included demographics and questions regarding students’ experiences completing an internship in a public library. The follow-up interviews consisted of in-depth questions exploring the unique challenges and transferable skills learned while in their placements. The findings speak to the importance of role clarity, physical space, confidentiality, and supervision arrangements. This study also found that, regardless of the challenges of these placements, interns overall had positive experiences and spoke highly of their library-based field experiences. Recommendations include identifying field-specific challenges in a library-social work partnership for those who are in the field as well as future research involving other stakeholders, such as librarians, university staff, and supervisors
Rozpad świata i podmiotu – czyli o pewnej (po-)nowoczesnej opowieści
Authors: Musielak Łukasz
Published: August 2023

The aim of this article is attempt to reconstruct the model of Western Culture, which appears on field of contemporary philosophy of culture. This view basis on the division of the culture into 3 periods: pre-modernity, modernity and post-modernity. Modernity is initiated with intensive increase of rationalization, disenchantment of the world, as well as with faith in reason and improvement. Post-modernity stems from disappointment of reason and fear of consequences of technical progress. Reason and Progress are treated as substitute for traditional myth and religions. Pre-modernity are background for those analyses. Nowadays this is the model of interpretation for social and intellectual events observed in Western culture. That model deals with general and permanent crisis of culture. The essence of this crisis is fragmentation of the human world (break-up of fundamentals of philosophical and scientific inquiry as well as everyday morality) and 'myself'.
Wpływ Kartezjusza na filozofię Locke'a. Problem intuicji
Authors: Zbroszczyk Wojciech
Published: August 2023

There is no doubt as to influence of Descartes on Locke's philosophy. First of all it is a fact of Locke's biografy: issue of intuition appears in Locke's writing after his visiting France in 1675-1679, where probably he had known Descartes' manuscript of "Regulae ad directionem ingenii". Maybe that conception of intuition drew Locke's attention to the issue. There was no mention of intuition in early Draft A (written in 1671). The article shows the resemblance of notion of intuition in Descartes' and Locke's philosophy. Descartes claim that intuition is a distinguished state of mind. This state has pure intellectual character. It has nothing to do with divine illumination. It is one straight, directly mental action. For Locke the intuition is the perception of the certain agreement or disagreement of two ideas immediately compared together. Both thinkers compare intuition to the light. But Descartes distinguishes that state of mind and for Locke it is just one of many human faculties. Descartes and Locke consider that intuition is certain beyond all doubt, needs no probation, and this is the highest of all human certainty. Even where Locke seems to have taken over the idea of intuition of Descartes, it will be found that he has imposed his own interpretation upon it.
Tax and Governance in the Context of Scarce Revenues: Inefficient Tax Collection and its Implications in Rural West Africa
Authors: Beach Rachel , van den Boogaard Vanessa
Published: August 2023

The expansion of the ‘tax net’ has commanded considerable domestic and international policy attention as a means of financing essential services, reducing dependence on international aid, and producing positive ‘government dividends.’ A growing body of research, however, questions the logic of extending the tax base, particularly among individuals and businesses in the urban informal economy, highlighting the associated revenue inefficiencies, negative equity implications, and lack of a direct relationship between tax payment and government accountability.
The Effects of Increasing Flow Velocity and Improving Water Quality in Dongsam Seawater Stream through Bi-directional Sluice Gates Operation and Tidal Range Drainage
Authors: Hong Sunghoon , Jin Seunghwan , Kim Kyung Tae , Kim Dongha , Kim Jeongho , Jang Sung-Chul , Kim Hyunchul , Park Jin Hyeok , Lim Hak Soo
Published: August 2023

To cope with the water pollution problem, the Dongsam seawater stream was newly renovated in 2022. For this maintenance, government constructed various facilities including electric swing sluice gates at both ends to enhance seawater exchange performance. In this regard, this study tries to quantify water velocity increment and water quality of the stream and offer suggestions for effective management. To achieve this goal, the authors performed literature review on water quality improvement, GPS buoy tracking experiments, long-term current measurement (Aquadopp), water quality monitoring, analysis of daily log data of the sluice gate. The results of this study indicate that operation of bi-directional swing sluice gates with maximum tidal range conditions can strengthen current intensity that contributes to enhance water quality of Dongsam seawater stream.