bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
La Consulta Popular como Mecanismo de Protección del Medio Ambiente y de los Derechos Ambientales: Estudio de Caso Cajamarca (Tolima)
Authors: Cortés Torres Jairo Andrés
Published: February 2023

La consulta popular en Colombia, se ha erigido como un mecanismo de participación, elevado al rango constitucional que ha permitido que las comunidades puedan tener la posibilidad de tomar decisiones en aspectos relevantes para su vida, frente a la explotación del subsuelo, el Estado es el competente y propietario para decidir en todo el territorio nacional, lo ha llevado en algunos casos, a desconocer la opinión de las comunidades que se asientan sobre los yacimientos, ello ha generado que la consulta popular, sea un mecanismo para que estas comunidades se pronuncien y decidan sobre permitir o no, proyectos de extracción de materias primas o minerales preciosos que consideran podrían afectar su derecho fundamental al medio ambiente sano.

Lo anterior, ha generado todo tipo de pronunciamientos a favor o en contra de las decisiones adoptadas por la comunidad, no obstante a ello, dentro del sistema jurídico colombiano, no se habían generado tensiones en este aspecto toda vez que el Estado, desde su componente central, es quien toma decisiones, sin necesidad de consultarle a las comunidades, a pesar de que con el proyecto de extracción, se verán directamente afectados, es por ello que recientemente, la consulta popular ha tomado fuerza como en mecanismo de acceso a la justicia ambiental en sentido amplio, pues su ejercicio ha permitido brindar herramientas jurídicas a la comunidad como respuesta, a los imperativos que desde el gobierno central se realiza, respecto de la utilización del subsuelo en las comunidades, visibilizando su derecho a participar en las decisiones que afectan el medio ambiente y generando un contrapeso al poder que sobre esta materia tiene el Estado.
Scoping Review of Challenges and Existing Tools
Authors: Antoine Marie Dominique , Cherba Maria , Grosjean Sylvie , Boet Sylvain , Waldolf Richard
Published: February 2023

In light of the COVID-19 public health restrictions, the use of telemedicine has been on the rise. This care delivery model is valued for its potential to increase care access while providing safe care. However, it changes the way patients and providers interact. Communication during video consultations requires embodied engagement to compensate for the physical distance. This study aimed to identify patient-provider communication challenges during video consultations and assess the tools developed to support patient-provider communication according to the published literature from 2019 to 2022. Searches of eight databases (Medline (Ovid), PubMed, ProQuest Nursing and Allied Health, CINAHL, Web of Science, Scopus, PsychInfo, and Social Services Abstracts), and a Google search for grey literature were conducted. Nineteen articles met inclusion criteria. Findings show that patients and providers share the same concerns, such as a lack of trust relating to physical distance, the ability to establish a meaningful relationship, and a lack of confidence in clinical assessment. The available tools, however, are based on guidelines that are difficult to adapt to the diversity of interaction contexts. There is a need for tools that consider the complexity of patient-provider communication in order to address the challenges stemming from the lack of trust in the context of video consultations. These findings can inform strategies for effective patient-provider communication during video consultations to improve the quality of care and optimize outcomes in this context.
Effects of COVID-19 in maternal and perinatal morbidity and mortality among obstetrics patients in tertiary care center
Authors: Hosna Asma Ul , Jannat Yeasmin Dil , Lipi Munmun Nahar , Tamanna Tabassum , Kadir Syeed Mehbub Ul , Nipu Ashraful Alam
Published: February 2023

Background: By the end of 2019, WHO had identified COVID-19 disease as a public health emergency. Research has focused on the impact of SARS-CoV-2 infection during pregnancy, including symptoms, disease severity, risk of vertical transmission, and perinatal and neonatal prognosis.
Methods: This was a cross sectional prospective observational study, conducted at Gynae and Obstetric Department, in Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, between July 2020 to August 2021. 75 pregnant women who tested positive for COVID-19 were included in this study.
Results: Most of the patients 29(38.7%) were aged 25-29 years. Majority 96% (72) of the cases were asymptomatic, symptomatic cases with cough were 4% (3). On the basis of our data, 94.7% (71) of the cases were Antenatal, while Postnatal and Abortion were 4% (3) and 1.3% (1) respectively. Complications such as fetal distress 25.3% (19), scar tenderness 17.3% (13), pre-eclampsia 12% (9), post-dated pregnancy 9.3% (7), previous 2LSCS with pain abdomen 2.7% (2), oligohydramnios 2.7% (2), malpresentation (transverse lie) 1.3% (1). All pregnant postpartum women were administered antibiotics and enoxaparin. 60% (45) were given HCQ, 40% (30) were given Antiviral drugs, 40% (30) were given Steroids. Injection methyl-prednisolone and tablet hydroxychloroquine 400 mg 12 hourly loading dose on day 1 followed by 200 mg 12 hourly for next 4 days and improvement in symptoms were noted. 16% (12) were managed conservatively and only 1.3% (1) were ICU admissions.
Conclusions: In this study, we found that the majority of patients had moderate or no symptoms and discharged with satisfactory outcome.
Fetal ductus venosus Doppler as a predictor of pregnancy outcome
Authors: Hewidy Medhat S. , Hagras Ahmed M. , Elnamoury Mohamed M. , Hendy Heba M.
Published: February 2023

Background: The ductus venosus (DV) transports oxygenated blood to the developing heart and brain by avoiding the hepatic circulation. Due to the anatomical location of the DV, measurement of DV blood flow velocity waveforms indirectly disclose the cardiac functions and health of the foetus, which represents the pressure gradient between the umbilical vein and right atrium. The aim of this study was to evaluate the value of ductus venosus pulstality index of veins in early pregnancy in prediction of adverse pregnancy outcomes.
Methods: 50 pregnant women with a single viable foetus between 13 and 24 weeks participated in this prospective cross-sectional study from 2021 to 2022 at Tanta University Hospital.
Results: PI in normal group ranged from 0.80-1.20 with mean value 0.90±0.130 and in abnormal group ranged from 0.46-0.50 with mean value 0.522±0.069. S/a ration in normal group ranged from 1.74-3.18 with mean value 2.30±0.40 and in abnormal group ranged from 1.50-2.05 with mean value 1.833±0.212. There was statistically significant difference between outcomes of pregnancy with ultrasound findings (p<0.05).
Conclusions: Numerous foetal disorders that might result in cardiovascular deterioration and other aberrant outcomes in newborns can be managed clinically and predicted perinatally using the DV Doppler examination.
The relationship between psychological stress of female human immune deficiency virus positive serodiscordance and the birthweight of babies delivered by them at the Imo state university teaching hospital Orlu
Authors: Ogoke Victor I. , Okeudo Chijioke
Published: February 2023

Background: The aim of the study was to determine if the emotional distress (stress, and depression) experienced by HIV positive sero-discordant pregnant women because of their retroviral status had any effect on the birth weight of their baby.
Methods: This was a comparative analytical study carried out among HIV positive sero-discordant pregnant women carried out at The Imo State University Teaching Hospital (IMSUTH), Orlu, Imo state, Nigeria, from January 2016 to December 2018. The women were grouped into two groups- A and B. Group A did not experience emotional stress from their husbands because of their serostatus, while group B did. Using the DAS-21 scale (depression, anxiety and stress-21), group B was further sub-classified into mild, moderate and severe emotional distress. After delivery, the birth weights of the babies from the two groups were accordingly recorded.
Results: Out of 322 HIV positive sero-discordant pregnant women recruited for the study, 161 (group A) were supported by their husband, while 161 (group B) were abused and had varying degrees of emotional distress. Emotional distress was significantly more in group B, where 100% of them had varying degrees of emotional distress, while 0% in group A. Similarly, birth weight of babies delivered by group B women were significantly less than that of babies delivered by group A mothers.
Conclusions: There are psychological stress faced by female HIV sero-discordant pregnant women and this is found to be associated with delivering of low birth weight babies by these women.
Review of emergency obstetric hysterectomies at a tertiary care hospital
Authors: R. Renjini , R. Roshni , J. Simi
Published: February 2023

Background: Emergency obstetric hysterectomy refers to surgical removal of pregnant or recently pregnant uterus with the pregnancy in utero or due to complications of delivery. This surgery is usually done as a last resort in life threatening obstetric hemorrhage. Objective of present study was to determine the incidence, sociodemographic and obstetric factors and indications associated with emergency obstetric hysterectomies.
Methods: A retrospective, analytical study was conducted over a period of five years in the department of obstetrics and Gynecology of Government Medical college Thiruvananthapuram. Kerala. All cases of obstetric hysterectomy done during the study period in this hospital were analysed after getting approval from the institutional ethical committee.
Results: During the study period there were total number of 78613 deliveries in SATH. Emergency obstetric hysterectomy was done for 86 cases. Obstetric hysterectomy rate in SATH during the study period was 0.109% or 1.09/1000 deliveries. Atonic postpartum hemorrhage (55%) was the most common indication followed by placenta praevia (27%). Majority were referred cases.
Conclusions: Emergency obstetric hysterectomy can be a lifesaving procedure when other medical and surgical methods fail to control obstetric hemorrhage. This study highlights the unpredictable need of this procedure, need for identifying the at-risk cases and early referral to higher center.
A comparative study on the effect of intravenous Ringer lactate at 125 ml/hour versus 250 ml/hour on the duration of labour in nulliparous pregnant women
Authors: Mittal Shivika , Gupta Amit , Sharma Chanderdeep , Dhatwalia Prashant , Mittal Rita
Published: February 2023

Background: Several factors may influence the progression of normal labour. It has been postulated that the routine administration of intravenous fluids to keep women adequately hydrated during labour may reduce the period of contraction and relaxation of the uterine muscle, and may ultimately reduce the duration of the labour. However, the routine administration of intravenous fluids to labouring women has not been adequately studied although it is widely practiced, and there is no consensus on the type or volume of fluids that are required, or indeed, whether intravenous fluids are at all necessary. This study was conducted to study the effect of intravenous Ringer lactate at 125 ml/hour versus 250 ml/hour on the duration of labour.
Methods: In the study, patients were divided in two groups of nulliparous pregnant women in spontaneous early labour (between 3-5 cm dilatation), at term with singleton pregnancy and cephalic presentation, where one group received intravenous Ringer lactate at 125 ml/hour and the other group received Ringer lactate at 250 ml/hour. The duration of labour, mode of delivery and caesarean rates were measured in both groups along with incidence of prolonged labour and need for oxytocin augmentation.
Results: The incidence of prolonged labour and oxytocin augmentation were less in the group receiving intravenous RL at 250 ml/hour but was not statistically significant. Remaining outcomes were comparable in both the groups with no outcome reaching statistical significance.
Conclusions: Rate of fluid administration is one of the many variables which affects the labour outcomes. The incidence of prolonged labour and oxytocin augmentation was less in the group which received intravenous RL 250 ml/hour. There was no statistically significant difference in both groups in respect of duration of labour, mode of delivery and caesarean rates.
A giant aggressive angiomyxoma of the vulva in a dwarf: a rare case report
Authors: Mukherjee Shubhra , Advait Prakash  , Hemlata Sodhiya  , Sarika Jaiswal
Published: February 2023

Aggressive angiomyxoma is a rare soft tissue tumour that carries a high risk of local relapse. The tumour usually arises from the pelvic and perineal regions. We presented a case of a young girl with dwarfism, mental retardation and thyroid agenesis who presented with aggressive angiomyxoma of the vulva. As it is almost exclusively seen in women of reproductive age group, this is the first case reported in a teenage girl, to the best of our knowledge. A mentally retarded girl, aged fifteen years, presented with a large mass hanging from the vulva, with ulceration over the mass. She had short stature, anasarca, mental retardation, primary amenorrhoea, under-developed secondary sexual characters .and thyroid agenesis. Local examination revealed a pedunculated mass of 15 by 4 cm size arising from the mons pubis closely resembling a giant penis. Full hormonal and radiological work-up was done. Her condition was optimized and the mass was removed with wide excision of margins followed by cystoscopy under general anaesthesia. Histopathology and immunohistochemistry were suggestive of aggressive angiomyxoma. She has no recurrence till date. Despite its rarity, angiomyxoma should be considered in the differential diagnosis of any painless swelling located in the genitofemoral region. The principal treatment is surgical excision. Long term follow-up is needed due to its high tendency of local recurrence.
Krukenberg's tumor: about 2 cases
Authors: Bouyabla Hind , Taheri Hafsa , Kouchih Abdelilah  , Bellajdel Ibtissam , Bouabdellaoui Fatima Zahra , Guerrouj Imane , Saadi Hanane , Mimouni Ahmed
Published: February 2023

Krukenberg's tumor is a rare metastatic malignant tumor of the ovary, it represents 1 to 2% of ovarian tumors, the most frequently described primary site is the gastrointestinal tract. It is an aggressive tumor with a poor prognosis. Surgery is the treatment of choice. It consists of removal of the primary gastrointestinal cancer with bilateral adnexectomy, total hysterectomy, locoregional lymphadenectomy and omentectomy when the gastric tumor is discovered secondary to the ovarian lesion. We have collected over a period of 1 year, between April 2021 and May 2022, 2 observations of Krukenberg tumors secondary to digestive neoplasia that were followed in the department of obstetrics and gynecology of the CHU Mohammed VI Oujda. The aim of this article is to make practitioners aware of the difficulties of diagnostic and therapeutic management of this disease in order to improve its poor prognosis. In our observations, the patients certainly complained of digestive signs but it is the gynecological picture made of pelvic pain which was dominant and the main reason for consultation, the two patients were in very bad general state at their admission. The histological study is the only one able to affirm the diagnosis. On the hormonal level, CA-125 is the marker most frequently used by the authors in Krukenberg tumors. This work reconfirms the poor prognosis of Krukenberg's tumor given its insidious evolution.
LaQshya- an uphill climb: a review of implementation of LaQshya programme at a tertiary centre in Chennai
Authors: M. Mahalakshmi  , K. Kanmani  , Vidyaa U. Kirubanidhi  , S. Swetha
Published: February 2023

LaQshya- labour room quality improvement initiative, a National Quality Assurance Programme was launched by the National Health Mission, Government of India in 2017 for improving the quality of services provided at the time of delivery and immediate post-partum period. The programme has been implemented at the Institute of Social Obstetrics, Government Kasturba Gandhi Hospital for women and children from the year 2019. A plethora of changes have been brought about at the legendary institution since then. A retrospective programme review of the changes brought about at the Institute of Social Obstetrics, Government Kasturba Gandhi Hospital for Women and Children in the dimensions described under the LaQshya program i.e.; structural improvement and process improvement and henceforth a comparison of the various outcome as key performance indicators before and after the implementation of the programme. The quality of Institute of Social Obstetrics Government Kasturba Gandhi Hospital started at the bottom with 40%, under the guidance of LaQshya has improved to an astounding 93% making us the proud bearers of the prestigious platinum badge which was evident with the obvious improvement in various outcome indicators.  Despite the implementation, LaQshya was an uphill trudge, to break old habits and restrain into new norms and guidelines, the results as mentioned proved to be a beautiful view at the end of the climb. LaQshya is indeed a boon not only to the mothers benefiting from it but also to the service provider as a tool to be a better health care personnel.
The interaction of the categories of expressiveness and evaluativity in personal genres of the US media discourse
Authors:   Minsk State Linguistic University, Glazko Pavel P.
Published: February 2023

The aim of the given research is to elucidate the correlation between lexical stylistic (expressive) devices and their contextual evaluative meanings in the genres of blog and column of the US media space. The categories of expressiveness and evaluativity are the most essential for adequate understanding and interpretation of modern media in the context of technological convergence, information exchange speed increase, tangible transformation of genre systems, and increased subjectivity. The results of linguo-stylistic, contextual, componential and quantitative analyses attest to some similarities as well as a number of significant differences in the expressive and evaluative organisation of the genres in question. The study has determined that idioms and similes are used as intensifiers of primarily negative evaluative meaning in both genres, whereas metaphors and epithets are utilised to augment the positive evaluative meaning in blogs and the negative evaluative meaning in columns. Unlike the column, the genre of blog is characterised by a wider range of combinations of lexical stylistic devices and the evaluative meanings amplified by them. Particularly in blogs, the phenomena deemed as negative can be stylistically presented in the light of positive evaluative meaning; the phenomena which are traditionally considered positive are shown through the prism of negative evaluative meaning; both positive and negative evaluative meaning can be attributed to the same phenomenon within one text; the shift from positive to negative evaluative meaning and vice versa can be observed within the ambit of sustained metaphors.
AMERICAN DREAM: CONSUMPTION AND ADDICTION IN THE NOVELS BY H. SELBY, JR.
Authors: Vikhrova Kseniya A.
Published: February 2023

The author studies the plot particulars of four early novels by H. Selby, Jr. (1928–2004) in relation to the “American Dream” concept. The writer consistently splits the two-part utopian concept, reducing it to its pragmatic ordinary component od American dream as a longing for social success and prosperity. “Requiem for a Dream”, “Last Exit to Brooklyn”, “The Demon” and “The Room” discuss compulsive consumption as the main aspect of the American dream linked to painful addictions, familiar to the author from his personal experience, and referring to the state of existential crisis. The study consistently analyzes different types of consumption represented in the novels and reveals typical features of their actualization. The American Dream, reduced by Selby Jr. to its material aspect, cannot become the basis for identity formation and in this meaning it is stated as a false ideal. Selby Jr.’s characters commit crimes for the next dose of addictive substances and new experience; eventually they find themselves in the social underworld. Selby sees their problem in the lack of responsibility to others and to themselves. Their self-waste is due to lack of goals and attention to the “inner voice” corresponding to the transcendentalist doctrine of “self-reliance”. As a result, Selby Jr.’s characters find themselves disoriented and die.
GASTRONOMIC IMAGES IN AMERICAN GIRL’S FICTION BY F.H. BURNETT, L.M. ALCOTT, AND L. INGALLS WILDER
Authors: Orlova Olga Yu.
Published: February 2023

Children’s literature expectedly seeks to describe the daily life of a child, in which gastronomic images often have a certain set of symbolic and social meanings. Consideration of images of food in works for children and adolescents through the prism of contemporary literary theories makes it possible to fit the motif of food, which includes, among other things, rituals of eating and cooking, into a broader cultural context. The article analyzes the works of American writers L.M. Alcott, F.H. Burnett and L. Ingalls Wilder, written in the second half of the XIX – early XX century and constituting classics of English-language children’s literature. The study of images of food in semiautobiographical works of American writers about girls and for girls, which include the novels of Alcott, Burnett and Ingles-Wilder, is important for a number of reasons. Firstly, in works for teenagers, food acts as a social marker, and the ability to cook it indicates the entry into adulthood. Secondly, each of the works presents various ways of interacting with other cultures, including via gastronomic issues, which, in accordance with the tasks of adolescent literature, questions the role of significant adults who support the child in getting acquainted with a new culture or insist on preserving their own.
FOOD SEMANTICS IN TRANSCULTURAL LITERATURE: A STUDY OF GERMAN-LANGUAGE TEXTS CREATED BY AUTHORS FROM THE USSR
Authors: Eliseeva Aleksandra V.
Published: February 2023

The article considers the semantics of food and drinks in German-language prose, created by immigrants from the USSR and having signs of transcultural literature, implying the hybridization of cultural (including linguistic and literary) experience. The subject of the analysis are three autobiographical texts written in the 21st century: “My White Nights” (2004) by Lena Gorelik, “The Totalitarian Kitchen. The Cookbook of Socialism” (2006) by Olga Kaminer and Wladimir Kaminer, and “Maybe Esther” (2014) by Katja Petrowskaja. In all three texts, a significant place is given to the names of dishes, foods and drinks, descriptions of the preparation, serving and use of food and drink. They also contain recipes (Gorelik’s text and especially the Kaminers’ book) or mention them (Petrowskaya’s text). Memories of food and drink are integral to childhood memories and are part of the autobiographical discourse. The task of the study is to analyze the functions of the culinary code of these texts. The methodology of intercultural research and interdisciplinary food studies, and various aspects of nutrition researches, were used. Food is presented by all authors as the primary bodily experience that is significant for socialization in a particular culture and plays an important role in acculturation. The function of the culinary codes of the studied texts is shown in structuring the key categories of culture: “one’s own”, “other” and “foreign”, as well as in the process of cultural hybridization. Particular attention is paid to the untranslatability of gastronomic realities: vocabulary denoting dishes and traditions of their use. The mechanisms of metaphorization and metonymization in the field of food and drinks, and the role of these processes in the generation of ethnic and national stereotypes, as well as in their destruction are considered.
 Adrian's Isagoge and the dianoia of scripture

Authors: Toom Tarmo
Published: February 2023

A fifth-century handbook on Scripture and its interpretation, Adrian’s Isagōgē in sacras scripturas, is the only known and extant introductio in Greek which represents the Antiochean exegetical tradition. This treatise, which is available in two recensions, is largely an explanation of the stylistic idiosyncrasies of Scripture’s God-talk. Although Adrian acknowledges the fact that Scripture uses allegory to say various things (i.e., the compositional allegory), he discourages the use of allegory for interpreting that which Scripture says (i.e., interpretative allegory). This paper provides a critical assessment of Adrian’s hermeneutical advice and argues that the proposed disambiguation methods are not really sufficient for addressing the question of adequate interpretation of Scripture.
YouTube Kaynaklı Covid 19 Kişisel Koruyucu Ekipman Kullanımı İçin Hazırlanmış Türkçe Videoların Değerlendirilmesi
Authors: TUTAR Mahmut Sami , ATCI Mustafa , ALTINORDU ATCI Aslı , YAZAR Mehmet Akif , TOSUN Osman Mücahit , KOZANHAN Betül
Published: February 2023

Amaç: Covid 19 hastalarının tanı ve tedavilerinde aktif rol üstlenen sağlık çalışanlarının enfeksiyon ve kontaminasyon riski yüksektir. Bu risk, kişisel koruyucu ekipmanların [KKE] doğru kullanımıyla azaltılabilir. Bu çalışmada, YouTube KKE kullanım videolarının içerik ve kalite analizlerin değerlendirilmesi amaçlandı. Gereç ve Yöntemler: YouTube’da Aralık 2020’de “Covid 19, kişisel koruyucu ekipman’’ cümlesiyle arama yapıldı. İlk 10 sayfadaki sonuçlar, 2 araştırıcı tarafından standart bir ölçekle değerlendirilip eğitici ve eğitici olmayan olarak sınıflandırıldı. Eğitici olma özelliği ile video izlenme sayısı, uzunluğu ve yükleme kaynağı arasındaki ilişki değerlendirildi. Bulgular: Toplam 200 video değerlendirildi. KKE giyme ve çıkarma videolarının yaklaşık yarısı eğitici özelliğe sahipti. Video yükleme kaynağı açısından eğitici ve eğitici olmayan videolar arasında bir fark bulanamadı. KKE giyme ve çıkarma videolarının her ikisinde de eğitici kalitedeki videoların izlenme oranları daha fazlaydı. Sonuçlar: Covid-19 salgını sırasında KKE giyme ve çıkarma konusunda YouTube bir öğrenme kaynağı olarak kullanılabilir. Ancak eğitici nitelikteki videolara kolay erişim için YouTube sağlık linki oluşturulmasını önermekteyiz.
Środowisko naturalne jako przedmiot odpowiedzialności menedżera
Authors: Brzustewicz Paweł
Published: February 2023

The responsibility that rests with the current generation, which has a duty of preserving the ecosystem for the next generations, has become not only the responsibility of governments of the particular states and politicians, but also managers and companies managed by them since the most serious contamination is a result of the industrial activity. Not negating a need of industrial activities’ development; still, one must consider a change of management’s style itself, which would; apart from the economic growth, take ethics and ecology under consideration. The managers as a organizational and social leaders must learn how to make decisions with the extremely higher caution than it has been done so far. The possibilities that they have, cause that the burden of changes leading to create, propagate, and realize the outlook that allows responsibility for the future is also on their shoulders. Therefore, we need the changes that consist in revaluing the previous anthropocentric stance in ethics into the ethics based on responsibility principle, in which the biosphere might be perceived not only as an object of man’s industrial activity, but first of all as a subject of his responsibility.
Etyczne aspekty wykonywania działalności akwizycyjnej na rzecz otwartych funduszy emerytalnych
Authors: Nerka Arleta
Published: February 2023

Canvassing has become a profession following the pension system reform that established open pension funds collecting contributions from individuals. Because pension insurance performs social functions, it is necessary to ensure that the canvassers demonstrate professionalism as well as the necessary ethical attitudes. This means that the appropriate legal criteria for their selection must exist and that the persons themselves should meet integrity and moral requirements, so that the reliability of services is guaranteed. Canvassing focuses on persuading individuals to join an open pension fund (OPF) or remain its member so it plays a relatively important role. In the first place, the canvassers impart knowledge on how the pension system works, on the importance of being an OPF member, etc. Besides, canvassing accounts for a large part of OPFs’ financial management that spent increasingly large amounts to acquire new members as reported by the Polish Financial Supervision Authority. Poaching members of other OPFs, particularly those with long membership, is an effective way for a fund to increase the value of its assets, however multiplying the canvassing costs. The insured themselves are also affected, as the canvassers compete for them ruthlessly, reaching sometimes for ethically dubious methods.
Social and ethical considerations for agricultural robotics
Authors:   University of Reading, UK, Ayris Kirsten , Rose David Christian ,   Cranfield University, UK
Published: February 2023

The scaling of agricultural robotics could help us to achieve sustainable agricultural transitions around the world, solving production, environmental, and socio-political challenges. Yet, for all the promises, there are social and ethical aspects to consider before pursuing pathways towards development and implementation. This chapter uses a responsible innovation framework to anticipate the possible challenges involved in the scaling of agricultural robotics, as well as how to include a wide range of stakeholder views. We discuss which stakeholders should be included in setting trajectories for agri-robotics, as well as how to engage harder to reach voices in a meaningful way. We then turn to how these stakeholder views can be reflexively incorporated into responsive practices, such as standards and codes of practice, to mitigate against some of the potential negative impacts of robotics.
OPTICAL DETECTION of CADMIUM SELENIDE QUANTUM DOTS via ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY and TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
Authors: ALLAHVERDİ Çağdaş
Published: February 2023

Quantum dots are tiny semiconductor nanocrystals. Their dimensions are between about 2 and 10 nm. They have attracted much attention due to their unique electronic and optical properties. These particles can be synthesized in a variety of ways. Synthesis methods of quantum dots can be classified into top-down and bottom-up. Top-down approach is a fragmentation process of bulk material. In contrast to top-down, quantum dots are constructed from atoms and molecules of the material at bottom-up procedure. Ball milling, optical lithography, laser ablation and arc-discharge are some top-down methods. However, chemical reduction, thermal decomposition, sol-gel and ultrasonic spray pyrolysis are bottom-up methods. In this study, chemical hot-injection synthesis method of cadmium selenide quantum dots which is a kind of bottom-up procedure will be explained. Cadmium selenide quantum dots have been grown in hot solvent at 259oC. Concentration of cadmium selenide quantum dots dispersed in toluene has been adjusted by observing their first exciton peak. First excitonic absorbance peak of cadmium selenide quantum dots has been measured at around 2.18 eV. Transmission electron microscope photo of these growth quantum dots has been shown. The average diameter of cadmium selenide quantum dots has been found to be approximately 3.48 nm. Lattice fringe spacing of cadmium selenide quantum dots has been measured as ~0.35 nm.
ON WEAK MINIMAL SOLUTIONS OF SET VALUED OPTIMIZATION PROBLEMS AND COMPARISON OF SOME SET ORDER RELATIONS
Authors: ATASEVER GÜVENÇ İlknur
Published: February 2023

In this work, some set order relations are compared with each other. In addition, it is shown that every weak minimal solution of a set valued optimization problem with respect to vector optimization criterion, is also a weak minimal solution with respect to set optimization criterion considering some special set orders.
On direct solving conjugate heat transfer of gas mixture and solid body
Authors: Zhukov Victor Timofeevich , Novikova Natalia Dmitrievna , Feodoritova Olga Borisovna
Published: February 2023

A novel methodology of numerical solving is developed for applications of unsteady conjugate heat transfer. It is based on a parallel integration strategy of governing equations in fluid and solid domains. The 3D numerical model takes into account an unsteady thermal interaction of viscous multicomponent flow and a solid body. The fluid dynamic model is based on an extended system of the compressible Navier–Stokes equations with the multicomponent diffusion. In a solid, the unsteady heat conduction equation is stated. In a fluid–solid system the heat transfer is fully coupled. Normal heat flux and temperature are continuous across an interface. The method is based on direct coupling heat transfer due to the time integration of the heat equation in fluid and in solid with an automatic approximation of the interfacial condition. This approach is especially effective for unsteady computations, since it does not require the use of an iterative method at each time step. The proposed method is generalized for multiblock conformal unstructured grids. This approach is especially effective for non-stationary calculations, since it does not require the use of an iterative method at each time step. The results of comparison with a model problem analytical solution confirm an efficiency of the proposed method.
Peranan Masyarakat Dalam Mengolah Limbah Cair Industri Penyamakan Kulit
Authors: Fernanda Ditya Metta Ayu , Rachmi Handayani I Gusti Ayu Ketut , Karjoko Lego
Published: February 2023

Artikel ini mengkaji tentang pernan masyarakat dalam mengolah limbah cair industri penyamakan kulit di Kabupaten Magetan. Kabupaten Magetan terkenal akan sentra industri penyamakan kulit di Jawa Timur yang mengalami pertumbuhan setiap tahunnya. Kondisi ini ternyata memberikan dampak negatif terhadap lingkungan, terlebih lagi adanya limbah cair yang dihasilkan dalam proses produksi tersebut. Maka, diperlukan adanya partisipasi masyarakat dalam pengolahan limbag cair industri penyamakan kulit di Kabupaten Magetan. Metode penelitian yang digunakan adalah penelitian hukum empiris yuridis yang bersifat deskriptif. Pendekatan penelitian yang digunakan adalah pendekatan kualitatif. Sumber data meliputi bahan hukum primer, dan sekunder. Teknik pengumpulan data yang digunakan adalah teknik wawancara, observasi dan dan studi dokumen. Selanjutnya teknis analisis yang digunakan adalah teknik analisis kualitatif yang mengedepankan penelitian di lapangan kemudian dihubungkan dengan teori dan kaidah hukum yang sejalan dan terarah. Lokasi penelitian yaitu di Desa Ringinagung dan di UPT Industri Kulit Kabupaten Magetan. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui bentuk partisipasi masyarakat dalam mengolah limbah cair serta efektivitas partisipasi masyarakat dalam mengolah limbah cair di kawasan industri penyamakan kulit yang berada di Kabupaten Magetan. Dengan adanya partisipasi masyarakat dalam mengolah limbah cair ini sudah sesuai dengan prosedur dan dalam melakukan pencegahan pencemaran telah berjalan sesuai dengan peraturan perundang-undangan namun masih banyak mengalami beberapa kendala.

 

 

 

 
Tinjauan Hukum Terhadap Pelaksanaan Pemungutan Pajak Kendaraan Bermotor Pada UPPD SAMSAT Wilayah Kota Tegal
Authors: Nurbaiti Fatma , Sugandha Wasis
Published: February 2023

This study describes and examines the problems regarding the implementation of motor vehicle tax collection at the UPPD SAMSAT of Tegal City and secondly the obstacles in the implementation of motor vehicle tax collection at the UPPD SAMSAT of Tegal City. This research is a prescriptive and applied legal research with a statutory and conceptual approach. The research data sources consist of primary data obtained from observations and interviews, secondary data sources consist of primary legal materials and secondary legal materials. Data collection techniques through interviews and literature studies as well as data analysis techniques are deductive. The results showed that, firstly, the implementation of motor vehicle tax collection at the UPPD SAMSAT of Tegal City was appropriate and following the laws and regulations, but there were still many motor vehicle tax arrears recorded at the UPPD SAMSAT of Tegal City. The income from the motor vehicle tax sector is not optimal because there are several obstacles that occur in the implementation of motor vehicle tax collection at the UPPD SAMSAT Tegal City.

Penelitian ini mendeskripsikan dan mengkaji permasalahan, pertama mengenai pelaksanaan pemungutan pajak kendaraan bermotor pada UPPD SAMSAT Wilayah Kota Tegal dan yang kedua hambatan dalam pelaksanaan pemungutan pajak kendaraan bermotor pada UPPD SAMSAT Wilayah Kota Tegal. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian hukum yang bersifat preskriptif dan terapan dengan pendekatan perundang-undangan. Sumber data penelitian terdiri dari data primer yang diperoleh dari observasi dan wawancara, sumber data sekunder terdiri bahan hukum primer dan bahan hukum sekunder. Teknik pengumpulan data melalui wawancara dan studi Pustaka serta teknik analisis data bersifat deduktif. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa, pertama pelaksanaan pemungutan pajak kendaraan bermotor pada UPPD SAMSAT Wilayah Kota Tegal telah sesuai dan mengikuti peraturan perundang-undangan, namun masih banyak tunggakan pajak kendaraan bermotor yang tercatat pada UPPD SAMSAT Wilayah Kota Tegal. Tidak optimalnya pendapatan dari sector pajak kendaraan bermotor karena ada beberapa hambatan yang terjadi dalam pelaksanaan pemungutan pajak kendaraan bermotor pada UPPD SAMSAT Wilayah Kota Tegal.
Pelaksanaan Pemungutan Pajak Reklame Oleh Badan Pendapatan Pengelolaan Keuangan dan Aset Daerah Kota Surakarta Berdasarkan Peraturan Walikota Nomor 58 Tahun 2019
Authors: Fadhila Annisa , Candrakirana Rosita
Published: February 2023

This research aims to find out the implementation of advertisement tax collection in Surakarta City based on the Mayor Regulation Number 58 of 2019 and to find out the obstacles that occur as well as the solutions to the existing obstacles.This research is a presciptive normative legal research using a statutory research approach. The data sources of this research are from primary data sources and secondary data sources. Data collection techniques used is interview at Office of the Regional Financial and Asset Management Revenue Agency (BPPKAD) Surakarta City and also document study or library study used. The analysis technique used in this research is the syllogism method. The results of this research indicate that the implementation of advertisement tax collection in Surakarta City is in accordance with The Mayor Regulation Number 58 of 2019. However, there are still obstacles happen in the implementation of advertisement tax collection in Surakarta City, namely the lack of public awareness in paying taxes on time also there are still many people who put up illegal advertisements or unpermitted advertisements that neglecting the beauty and the environment in Surakarta City.
Peran Dinas Sosial dalam Penertiban Gelandangan dan Pengemis di Kota Surakarta
Authors: Prastiwi Agustin Mega , Waluyo Waluyo , Najicha Fatma Ulfatun
Published: February 2023

This legal research describes and examine two problems. First, how sosial service take action in put in order homeless and beggars according to government rules number 31 year 1980, about countermeasures homeless and beggars in Surakarta city in put in order homeless and beggars. Second, which hinders factors that made Surakarta Social Services (Dinas Sosial Surakarta) in put in order homeless and beggars. This research is normative legal research with prescriptive character and using statutes approach. Legal material primary source is the legislation rule and legal material secondary source are books, article journals, science article, and interviews. This research using silogisme methods with deductive mind patterns with collection technique materials are using study documents and interviews. The purpose from this research consists of two purpose which are subjective and objective. Based on the results of this study, it can be conclude that the role of the Surakarta Social Service in an effort to put in order homeless and beggars under government regulations number 31 year 1980 , is not yet working effectively. Due to the obstacle factors that affect the effectiveness of the role of the Surakarta City Social Service, namely the absence of a halfway house for homeless people and beggars in order to develop their personalities to be a  better person, so can reduce the number of beggars in the city of Surakarta. Lack of cooperation between agencies such as the Social Service and Satpol PP. In addition, there is no Surakarta City regulation regarding efforts and sanctions for homeless people and beggars.
Efektivitas Penerapan Model Pembelajaran Berbasis Proyek Terhadap Peningkatan Keterampilan Sosial Siswa di Sekolah Dasar
Authors: Sa'diyah Halimatus , Fajari Laksmi Evasufi Widi , Aini Syarifah , Fajrudin Lili
Published: February 2023

Tujuan penelitian ini adalah mendeskripsikan penerapan model pembelajaran berbasis proyek untuk meningkatkan keterampilan sosial siswa kelas V B SDN Pematang 3 dan siswa kelas V A SDN Pematang 2 Kabupaten Serang setelah mengikuti pembelajaran berbasis proyek. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian tindakan kelas menggunakan pembelajaran berbasis proyek. Subjek penelitian adalah siswa kelas V B SDN Pematang 3 dan siswa kelas V A SDN Pematang 2 Kabupaten Serang berjumlah 70 siswa. Keterampilan sosial siswa diukur berdasarkan peningkatan persentase keterampilan sosial siswa selama proses pembelajaran. Adapun instrumen penelitian yang digunakan adalah lembar observasi keterampilan sosial. Berdasarkan hasil penelitian dapat disimpulkan pembelajaran berbasis proyek dapat meningkatkan keterampilan sosial siswa kelas V B SDN Pematang 3 dan siswa kelas V A SDN Pematang 2 Kabupaten Serang dalam pembelajaran IPA. Keterampilan sosial siswa membaik dari 65,45 sebelum perlakuan menjadi 89,17 setelah perlakuan. Berdasarkan hasil tersebut menunjukkan bahwa pembelajaran berbasis proyek efektif meningkatkan keterampilan sosial siswa.
Desarrollo económico, inversión en transporte y urbanización en México: causalidad y efectos
Authors: German-Soto Vicente , de la Peña Flores Alexsandra , García Bermudez Karina
Published: February 2023

The transport investment is often used as a tool for economic development and urbanization. However, there is still debate about whether transport improvements promote development and urbanization or, conversely, these latter create the conditions that stimulate the transport. In theory, the transport system contributes to development and urbanization because it speeds up the exchange of goods and services, but the effects can also be reversed, so the direction of causality is not so easily identified. This work uses Mexican state information of the 1988-2018 period, grouped as panel, to know both magnitude and direction of the impacts. Methodology consists in cointegration tests and VECM regressions. The results reveal that long-term causality goes from economic development to transport and its subsectors, which means that economic development is a necessary condition to modernize transport in Mexico. For urbanization, the causality and magnitude of the effects vary depending on the transport subsector. The total economy and passenger sector’s investments cause urbanization, but transportation and subsectors of cargo carriers and communications estimate two-way causality. The conclusions suggest that urbanization depends on improvements in transportation and the latter, in turn, on economic development.
PERUBAHAN STATUS SOSIAL TERHADAP WILAYAH PERINDUSTRIAN DI KOTA SIDOARJO
Authors: Sinta Nuria
Published: February 2023

Humans are dynamic social creatures. As social beings, there are elements that make up the structure as in the structural theory of conflict from Ralph Dahrendorf. The elements that exist in the motives of each community group certainly have different purposes, interests, and goals. This study aims to determine the factors that influence the occurrence of social mobility of the farming population towards industrial areas in Sedati District, Sidoarjo. Data were collected using quantitative methods using questionnaires and analyzed using scoring analysis techniques using the Guttman scale and descriptive analysis. The results of the analysis show that the structural conflicts that occur to the farming population in Sedati District occur due to changes in the physical conditions of the area and changing community structures.
Energy Metabolism of Sheep Supplemented with Complete Rumen Modifier (CRM)
Authors: Ahmad Miftahuddin , Suhartati Fransisca Maria , Bata Muhamad
Published: February 2023

This study aimed to examine the effect of supplementing the Complete Rumen Modifier (CRM) which consisted of 30% Morinda citrifolia leaf flour, 30% Camellia sinensis leaf dregs flour, 30% Ipomoea batatas leaf flour, 3% S. cerevisiae, 3% metionin and 3% sulfur on the energy metabolism of 18 local male sheep aged 6-8 months. The experimental feed consisted of ammoniated rice straw and concentrate (40:60) weighing 4% DM body weight. This study was subjected to a randomized complete block design (RCBD), analyzed six groups of initial weight of sheep allotted into three treatment groups: 0%, 1%, and 2% CRM of DM feed. The measured variables were energy intake (EI), digestible energy (DE), metabolizable energy (ME), energy retention (RE), and efficiency of RE to EI, RE to DE, and RE to ME. The results showed significant effects (P<0.01) of supplementing CRM in the feed on EI, DE, ME, RE, and efficiency of RE to EI, RE to DE, and RE to ME. The orthogonal polynomial test revealed that a higher dose of CRM supplementation in the feed has quadraterally increased (P<0.01) EI, DE, ME, and RE with peak points on 0,62%; 0,80%; 1,05%; 1,09%, respectively, and linearly increased (P<0.01) the efficiency of RE to EI, RE to DE, and RE to ME. It was concluded that the addition of CRM at the level of 2% was able to produce optimal energy efficiency in sheep.