bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Locus of Control, Financial Knowledge, Financial Attitude, Financial Self-Efficacy, and Social Economic Status as Antecedents of Financial Management Behavior
Authors: Rahmawati Umi , Marcella Eka
Published: January 2024

Purpose-This study aims to investigate past trends in financial management practices. Factors such as locus of control, financial literacy, financial mindset, financial self-efficacy, and socioeconomic standing are thought to influence financial management practices.
Design/Methodology/Approach-In this study, a sample of 92 students from the Faculty of Economics and Business in the Special Region of Yogyakarta who responded to questionnaires as part of a quantitative approach to data collection. Purposive sampling is the sampling method employed, and the Likert scale is the scale measurement instrument. Using the SPSS analysis tool, multiple linear regression analysis is used to test hypotheses.
Findings-All factors assumed to influence financial management behavior were shown to be advantageous, according to the study's findings. Evidence has shown that locus of control, financial knowledge, financial attitude, financial self-efficacy, and social economic standing positively influence the financial management behavior of students at the Faculty of Economics and Business in the Special Region of Yogyakarta.
Research limitations/implications-The results of the research are expected to serve as a guide and a source of knowledge for everyone, particularly for children and students who are trying to develop or maintain good money management habits. This study found that a variety of factors, including locus of control, financial knowledge, financial attitude, financial self-control, and social economic status, can influence a person's financial management behavior.
Originality/value-There is currently a dearth of research on students in Yogyakarta's Special Region who practice sound financial management. This study aims to identify the variables influencing the financial management practices of Yogyakarta Special Region students enrolled in the Faculty of Economics and Business.
Community empowerment in overcoming environmental health problems in Padukuhan Sawit Bantul
Authors: Kasjono Heru Subaris , Rois Ibn , Nugraha Aliya Reggi , Utari Devi , Clorinda Nabila , Novita Shella , Latifah Tsalis Nanda , Widianto Wahyu , Widiarto Elvi Sandra
Published: January 2024

Community empowerment is an effort to develop the potential of knowledge, skills, attitudes and accessibility to encourage and increase public awareness which aims to form community self-reliance. Community empowerment activities are carried out in Padukuhan Sawit. Community empowerment is a series of activities consisting of problem presentation activities, Community Self Survey (CSS) or Self-Introduction Survey (SMD), cadre training and finally dissemination by cadres. The purpose of this activity is so that the Padukuhan Sawit community becomes more empowered in overcoming environmental health problems. The method used in this activity is a qualitative approach and observation. The results of the activity show that the community is more willing and able to solve existing environmental health problems independently.
SOFT SKILLS AS A KEY IN THE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE SECTOR
Authors: Ribeiro Yoná Pietra , Campos Débora Barni de
Published: January 2024

This study presents a service model based on socio-emotional skills for the after-sales department of a specific organization. The research, conducted over a year, aimed to demonstrate the importance of these skills in creating a supportive and motivating work environment and their direct impact on generating income and profits. The model was implemented in the technical assistance sector of a company located in the northern plateau of Santa Catarina, serving as a case study. To support the theoretical framework, a Systematic Bibliographic Review (RBS) was conducted between 2017 and 2022, focusing on the most relevant themes related to the study. The research involved various activities, including daily practices of active listening to provide comfort to customers in need of technical assistance. Additionally, specialized lectures on communication were organized to address theoretical aspects of socio-emotional skills. The results of the study were measured through customer feedback and cost savings. The implementation of the model led to increased customer satisfaction and more efficient resource allocation. Overall, this research highlights the significance of socio-emotional skills in improving both the work environment and the financial performance of organizations
O POTENCIAL E OS LIMITES DA AGRICULTURA ORGÂNICA
Authors: Jones Cleveland Maximino
Published: January 2024

Infelizmente, apesar do apelo ecológico e ideológico da agricultura orgânica, as atuais técnicas de produção da agricultura orgânica impõem limites à sua utilização em larga escala.Apesar de haver muito espaço para otimizar o desempenho da agricultura, seja orgânica ou convencional, a imposição ou obrigatoriedade da agricultura orgânica, na ausência de outras medidas de apoio, tem fracassado como política agrícola.Por outro lado, a agricultura convencional também precisa reduzir seus impactos negativos, enquanto não deixa de ser a base da produção agrícola mundial.Diante da importância geopolítica do tema, e das implicações para a segurança alimentar do mundo, foi realizado um levantamento sobre experiências com agricultura orgânica, buscando entender seu potencial e suas limitações. Conclui-se que ainda que atualmente seja menos competitiva, a agricultura orgânica pode e deve ser estimulada, enquanto puder ser implementada sem perdas significativas para a sociedade, e que seu crescimento favorece sua competitividade
AVALIAÇÃO PRELIMINAR DE PERIGO EM CENÁRIO DE DESFLORESTAMENTO URBANO
Authors: Almeida Josimar Ribeiro de , Aguiar Laís Alencar de , Barbosa Oscar Rocha , Matta Patrícia dos Santos , Gurova Tetyana , Cunha Tatiana Santos da
Published: January 2024

A extensão e intensificação das atividades de produção em geral, como indústrias, a taxa de desmatamento apresenta-se em um nível alarmante. É de amplo conhecimento de toda sociedade as potenciais consequências que o desmatamento pode causar em áreas metropolitanas. Para a avaliação das consequências desse crescente fenômeno, é possível lançar mão de vários tipos de técnica de avaliação de impactos ambientais. Uma dessas opções é a Análise Preliminar de Perigo (APP), que se baseia em uma análise qualitativa e estatística, podendo ser utilizada em associação com outras técnicas de AIA (Avaliação de Impacto Ambiental). Esta técnica objetiva analisar os possíveis perigos (eventos indesejados), suas causas e consequências, onde é feita também uma análise de risco associado, sendo este a combinação entre as classificações de sua severidade e frequência, e o apontamento de recomendações de medidas mitigadoras. Dentre esses perigos identificados para este estudo, nenhum deles apresenta risco desprezível ou baixo (0%), 16% apresentam risco médio e alto e 66% apresentam risco crítico. Esses dados indicam que a situação de deflorestamento pode acarretar perigos com consequências graves para a área Metropolitana de Petrópolis, como enchentes e deslizamentos, o que sinaliza urgência na necessidade de gestão da área.
IMPACTO AMBIENTAL EM UMA MATA CILIAR
Authors: Almeida Josimar Ribeiro de , Aguiar Laís Alencar de , Barbosa Oscar Rocha , Matta Patrícia dos Santos , Gurova Tetyana , Cunha Tatiana Santos da
Published: January 2024

Com o crescente aumento da população urbana nos grandes centros, os problemas ambientais ocasionados por essa situação são cada vez mais comuns e com conseqüências mais graves. A cidade de Manaus também vem sofrendo com os problemas apresentados pela falta de preservação de suas matas ciliares, que vêm sendo alteradas e modificadas pela ação antrópica. Contudo, este trabalho tem como objetivo principal, estudar os impactos ambientais ocorridos em uma mata ciliar existente na zona urbana dessa cidade, em virtude da construção de um empreendimento de propriedade particular, bem como a valoração econômica decorrente de tais impactos. A elaboração foi feita em três etapas, sendo a primeira a identificação da área através de imagens de localização da área de preservação permanente, levantamento topográfico e manuseio de relatórios técnicos; a segunda foi o levantamento bibliográfico para sustentar as discussões provenientes dos levantamentos executados e dos resultados adquiridos, referentes à valoração de compensação ambiental (VECA) executada na área afetada; e a terceira parte foi a elaboração e aplicação do projeto de recuperação de área degradas (PRAD) para repor as perdas identificadas e promover a regeneração dessa área. Através das ferramentas empregadas, se pôde chegar à conclusão que a ação antrópica exercida pelo empreendimento afetou de forma negativa a área abordada, como o aumento da taxa de sedimentação à montante, alteração da concentração de sólidos, aumento na turbidez, e o surgimento de voçorocas ao longo de grande parte do leito do igarapé, trazendo conseqüentemente prejuízos à fauna e à flora local. Com a utilização de ferramentas matemáticas, pôde-se realizar o cálculo de valoração econômica de compensação ambiental, que indica um valor teórico que corresponde aos custos para compensar o que foi degradado na área. Em função da situação apresentada, elaborou-se o Plano de recuperação da área degradada, a fim de mitigar os efeitos negativos sofridos, onde as ações tomadas se mostraram bastante eficientes, em função dos resultados obtidos a médio e longo prazos na área impactada.
INTERFACE DE DESFLORESTAMENTO E REGIME HÍDRICO COMO AGENTES DE IMPACTOS AMBIENTAIS
Authors: Almeida Josimar Ribeiro de , Aguiar Laís Alencar de , Barbosa Oscar Rocha , Matta Patrícia dos Santos , Gurova Tetyana , Cunha Tatiana Santos da
Published: January 2024

A vegetação tem estreita relação com os processos do ciclo hidrológico, modificando-as em função das condições em que se encontre.  A vegetação regula o ciclo hidrológico fazendo com que a água percorra as diversas fases do mesmo, de forma adequada a possibilitar a estabilidade do processo. A vegetação retém grande parcela da água precipitada, libertando-a, aos poucos, para os cursos d’água e reservatórios superficiais e subterrâneos. Neste trabalho, foi analisado o impacto do desflorestamento sobre o regime hídrico da Cidade de Petrópolis. Os resultados mostram que a redução da área de cobertura vegetal provocou aumentos das vazões anuais. A redução de 58% da cobertura vegetal para 39% provocou um acréscimo na vazão média de 60%. Isto implicou no aumento do índice de escoamento de 0.29 para 0.50. Mudanças são, igualmente, verificadas com relação às vazões mínimas e máximas médias anuais. No primeiro caso, teve-se um acréscimo de 86,3% e, no segundo caso, a vazão máxima média anual foi aumentada em 49,9%.
ANÁLISE E AVALIAÇÃO DE RISCOS, IMPACTOS E DANOS AMBIENTAIS EM ZONAS COSTEIRAS BRASILEIRAS
Authors: Gurova Tetyana , Matta Patrícia dos Santos , Vitorio Cleber Vinicius Akita , Pereira Raphael do Couto , Ferreira Letícia Cardoso , Almeida Josimar Ribeiro de
Published: January 2024

O estudo visa identificar os impactos e danos ambientais e as ações desenvolvidas para a melhoria da qualidade de vida e preservação da biodiversidade das zonas costeiras dos municípios de Angra dos Reis e Paraty, de acordo com a metodologia do modelo Pressão-Estado-Impacto-Resposta (PEIR). As informações sobre o estado do ambiente têm grande importância prática e teórica, visto que a partir delas é possível elaborar um planejamento para minimizar as pressões e impactos sobre o meio ambiente e potencializar as respostas em favor da preservação da biodiversidade e promoção da melhoria da qualidade de vida e bem-estar da população. Na primeira etapa, os dados foram coletados através de pesquisa bibliográfica e organizados em infográficos e tabelas. Na segunda etapa, os resultados foram analisados e discutidos sob a perspectiva do modelo PEIR. Foi observado que os municípios em estudo necessitam de melhorias na infraestrutura urbana básica, o que influencia diretamente na qualidade de vida e saúde da população. Em contrapartida, há iniciativas para a conservação da biodiversidade, como a manutenção de Unidades de Conservação e adesão do município de Paraty ao Passaporte Verde.
AVALIAÇÃO DE IMPACTOS AMBIENTAIS EM ESTAÇÃO DE TRATAMENTO DE EFLUENTES DA INDÚSTRIA DE BEBIDAS
Authors: Gurova Tetyana , Matta Patrícia dos Santos , Vitorio Cleber Vinicius Akita , Pereira Raphael do Couto , Ferreira Letícia Cardoso , Almeida Josimar Ribeiro de
Published: January 2024

Ao longo dos anos, os corpos hídricos vêm sofrendo constantemente com os impactos do crescimento populacional desordenado, com as mudanças climáticas e com as demandas dos setores produtivos. Portanto, torna-se essencial a busca por soluções tecnológicas que visem manter a qualidade ambiental dos recursos hídricos, dada a extrema importância que a água possui na vida no planeta Terra. Visando mitigar impactos ambientais negativos, a Avaliação de Impactos Ambientais (AIA), apresenta-se como uma estratégia eficiente, haja vista a sua versatilidade e relevância. Neste sentido, o presente trabalho partiu da pesquisa documental do artigo “Tratamento de Efluentes da Indústria de Bebidas em Reator Anaeróbio e Circulação Interna (IC)” (SANTOS et al., 2013), objetivando o desenvolvimento de uma Matriz de Impactos Ambientais de acordo com (BARBOSA et al., 2008), culminando na análise dos impactos apresentados a luz da Resolução CONAMA 001/86. Constatou-se que o meio físico foi o mais impactado pelas atividades relatadas no artigo em questão, sendo proposta a implantação de Planos e Programas Ambientais, como forma de mitigar os impactos ambientais levantados.
AVALIAÇÃO DE IMPACTOS AMBIENTAIS SOBRE FAUNA EM ESTRADA PARQUE
Authors: Gurova Tetyana , Matta Patrícia dos Santos , Vitorio Cleber Vinicius Akita , Pereira Raphael do Couto , Ferreira Letícia Cardoso , Almeida Josimar Ribeiro de
Published: January 2024

As rodovias também estão associadas a importantes impactos ambientais negativos, sobretudo desmatamento e redução da fauna. Dentre tais efeitos negativos, a mortalidade da fauna por atropelamento tem destaque. O entendimento do impacto ambiental causado pelo atropelamento da fauna é fundamental para o gerenciamento ambiental de rodovias. O propósito deste trabalho é propor uma nova metodologia de avaliação de impacto ambiental em decorrência do atropelamento da fauna. Como estudo de caso, a metodologia proposta foi aplicada em momentos distintos da obra de restauração da rodovia Paraty Cunha (RJ-165). Por meio da aplicação da metodologia proposta nesta tese, foi possível analisar de uma forma inédita, os impactos ambientais causados pelo atropelamento de vertebrados em uma rodovia, certamente aportando resultados mais precisos e consistentes. Ficou evidente que os impactos ambientais causados pelo atropelamento de vertebrados na rodovia Paraty Cunha (RJ-165), se mostrou relevante, e ainda a existência de trechos mais propícios ao atropelamento de vertebrados não só quantitativamente, mas também qualitativamente.
AVALIAÇÃO INTEGRADA DOS IMPACTOS AMBIENTAIS DA PLANTA DE RECICLAGEM
Authors: Gurova Tetyana , Matta Patrícia dos Santos , Vitorio Cleber Vinicius Akita , Pereira Raphael do Couto , Ferreira Letícia Cardoso , Almeida Josimar Ribeiro de
Published: January 2024

A coleta e a destinação dos resíduos sólidos preocupam de forma cada vez mais intensa, a opinião pública e as administrações municipais. Algumas medidas têm sido realizadas, e preliminarmente apresentam bons resultados, um deste empreendimento é a USINA VERDE, que recebe diariamente 30 toneladas de resíduos sólidos. Estes são separados em função da possibilidade de reutilização ou de reciclagem e o restante é incinerado, gerando energia e subprodutos. Contudo, mesmo apresentando um conjunto de benefícios ambientais, este empreendimento precisa ser alvo de avaliações de impactos ambientais de forma constante. O objetivo deste artigo é avaliar os principais impactos esperados nas diversas fases do empreendimento, nomeadamente as de implantação e operação da USINA VERDE, através da matriciação e modelagem matemática dos mesmos. A metodologia proposta se prestou ao seu objetivo, demostrando de forma clara que o empreendimento estudo é viável do ponto de vista ambiental, desde que sejam implementados programas de mitigação dos seus impactos.
AVALIAÇÃO DE RISCO, IMPACTO E DANO AMBIENTAL EM SISTEMAS CLIMÁTICOS
Authors: Gurova Tetyana , Matta Patrícia dos Santos , Vitorio Cleber Vinicius Akita , Pereira Raphael do Couto , Ferreira Letícia Cardoso , Almeida Josimar Ribeiro de
Published: January 2024

Desde o início de sua existência, o homem interage com o meio que o cerca, modificando-o e transformando-o de acordo com suas necessidades. Uma das consequências da crescente capacidade dos seres humanos de modificar e criar seu próprio ambiente foram à capacidade de manter um crescimento populacional constante. As novas tecnologias industriais, agrícolas e medicinais dos últimos 200 anos levaram a taxas crescentes de expansão demográfica. A pesquisa orientada pelo método dialético revela a historicidade do fenômeno e suas relações. As variáveis ​​climáticas são influenciadas por ações do homem como, por exemplo, uma edificação, mesmo em escala reduzida. Cada construção converte a radiação solar que entra no sistema em calor de uma forma diferente. Muitos agem como pequenas ilhas de calor, devido tanto à absorção quanto à subsequente radiação da energia solar. Desta forma, cada edifício torna-se a sua própria pequena célula de convecção com o ar quente ascendente. Em áreas com menor densidade populacional, como as áreas rurais, o clima muda devido às mudanças no uso do solo e da água subterrânea. Exemplos de mudanças climáticas de média escala causadas por interferência humanas fora de áreas urbanas ou recentemente desmatadas são considerados raros, porém as de pequenas escalas é possível sentir à prazo, diferente das mudanças da cidade que são totalmente perceptíveis. As mudanças macro do clima já sentidas na atmosfera da Terra são chamadas de mudanças globais.
AVALIAÇÃO DE IMPACTO EM SISTEMAS AQUÁTICOS
Authors: Gurova Tetyana , Matta Patrícia dos Santos , Vitorio Cleber Vinicius Akita , Pereira Raphael do Couto , Ferreira Letícia Cardoso , Almeida Josimar Ribeiro de
Published: January 2024

Com os avanços da tecnologia como um todo, diminuiu-se os sistemas de drenagem natural, aumentando gradativamente as interferências sobre os sistemas hídricos. Atualmente, países desenvolvidos são mais eficientes no controle de seus sistemas hidrológicos, no entanto, as interferências em tais sistemas são detectadas. A estrutura geológica, o clima e os processos geomórficos geram o terreno, sendo somente sobre este que o homem pode provocar modificações significativas. Todo o mundo, especialmente no que diz respeito ao uso da terra. O homem com sua interferência pode modificar a eficiência e capacidade de muitos depósitos de água e suas transferências. As mudanças causadas pelo homem, neste caso, são locais e intensivas, em vez de extensivas. Como exceções, existem ambientes sensíveis como rios, litorais e regiões semiáridas e subaquáticas que podem ser afetadas, além dos grandes centros urbanos e construções civis que favorecem tais mudanças. De maneira geral, o artigo aborda os efeitos da ação do homem em abreviar o tempo de degradação de tais recursos naturais e intensificar os efeitos dessas mudanças climáticas como consequência de suas ações antropogênicas.
Multi Modalities Medical Image Fusion Using Deep Learning and Metaverse Technology: Healthcare 4.0 A Futuristic Approach
Authors: Kumar Vivek , Joshi Kapil , Kumar Rajesh , Anandaram Harishchander , Bhagat Vivek Kumar , Baloni5 Dev , Tripathi Amrendra , Memoria Minakshi
Published: January 2024

Multimodal medical image fusion is the efficient integration of various imaging modalities to improve the ability to assess, direct therapy, treat patients, or predict outcomes. As image fusion offers additional essential information, the correctness of the image generated from different medical imaging modalities has a substantial impact on the success of a disease's diagnosis. A single medical imaging modality cannot provide complete and precise information. In the modern research area, multimodality medical image fusion approach is one of the meaningful research in the area of medical imaging and radiation medicine. The fusion of medical images is the process of enrolling and combining multiple images from one or more imaging modalities, enhancing the image quality and to achieve randomness and redundancy, heighten the clinical utility of medical images in the diagnosis and evaluation of medical problems. The thought is to enhance the image occurrence Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is achieved by combining images like computerized tomography (CT) as well as magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) gives fine soft tissue information as long as CT gives fine facts over denser tissue. In this research paper, we have an account that features for future development with demanding performance requirements and processing speed.
Cognitive Enhancing Activities of Coenzyme Q10, Ramipril, and Vinpocetine Through Modulating Neuroinflammatory Response and Oxidative Damage Inflicted by Acute REM Sleep Deprivation in Rats
Authors: Vittalrao Amberkar Mohanbabu , laishram Linthoinganbi , Kumari K Meena , KG Mohandas Rao
Published: January 2024

Sleep plays a vital role to help in normal biological functions that are required for normal cognitive functioning. This study was done to determine the cognition-modulating effects of coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10), ramipril, and vinpocetine on REM sleep-deprived acute insomniac rat models. A total of Forty-eight albino rats were divided into eight groups (Gr) (n=6).). Gr. 1 was REM control and Gr. 2 was REM sleep-deprived rats treated with water. Gr. 3 to Gr.8 - REM sleep-deprived rats were administered corn oil, donepezil, vinpocetine, coenzyme Q10+corn oil, ramipril, and (coenzyme Q10 + corn oil + ramipril) respectively. Except for the control Gr 1, REM sleep deprivation was induced in Gr. 2 and 8 daily for 7 days. All the rats were subjected to a Morris water maze (MWM) to test the navigation memory dysfunction after 7 days of acute insomnia. The rats were deprived of REM sleep by using a modified multiple platform method. The body weight of the animals was measured on day 1 and day 7. On day 1 and Day 2 acquisition trials, all groups of rats showed comparable latency time required to reach the hidden platform. However, on day 3 and Day 4, rats treated with coenzyme Q10, ramipril, and the combination (CoQ10+ Ramipril) showed a significant decrease in latency time (p<0.01). In the probe trial, sleep-deprived rats showed a significant decrease (p<0.001) in the percentage of time spent in the target quadrant as compared to the REM control. However, there was a significant increase in the percentage time spent in CoQ10, ramipril, the combination (CoQ10+ ramipril), donepezil, and vinpocetine as compared to sleep-deprived rats (p<0.05). At the end of day 7 of insomnia, when the body weight of rats was compared with day 1, there was a significant decrease in weight gain was seen with the sleep-deprived rats treated with corn oil, ramipril, vinpocetine, CoQ10, and (CoQ10+ramipril) (p<0.05). The present study shows that coenzyme Q10, ramipril, and their combination improve sleep deprivation induced cognition impairment.
Microvascular Complications and Associated Risk Factors in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Al-Madinah Al-Munawara, Saudi Arabia
Authors: El-Alameey Inas R. , Al-Abdudullatif Ghada A. , A. Alqubali Rema , Al-Mutairi Abeer A. , D Alamri Rama , S. Saed Raoum
Published: January 2024

Background/ aim: Chronic hyperglycemia is a hallmark of the metabolic disorder diabetes mellitus, which also causes microvascular problems that cause morbidity, recurrent hospital stays, and death. Our study's objective is to determine the relationships between microvascular issues and risk factors in people with type 2 diabetes in Al-Madinah Al-Munawara. Subjects and Methods: In Al-Madinah Al-Munawara, 275 patients with type 2 diabetes participated in this descriptive cross-sectional study; 86 of them had microvascular complications. An online questionnaire was used to collect the data. The study covered all participants aged 20 to 65 years old. Incomplete data, patients suffering from COVID-19, chest infections, cancer, and pregnant women were excluded. Results: Microvascular complications affect 37.3% of the elderly (41–65 years old) and 63% of the young (20–40 years old). There is a significant association (p <0.05) between the age of the patients and various types of microvascular complications. Retinopathy and peripheral neuropathy were more common in males than females. There was a positive correlation between HbA1c levels and other variables such as serum cholesterol, hemoglobin, high blood pressure, and the number of hospitalizations. Age, gender, hypertension, and type of treatment have a significant positive effect on the appearance of microvascular complications (p <0.05). Conclusion: In our study, the age, gender, and type of treatment of participants were independent predictors of microvascular complications among type 2 diabetic patients. The risk of complications from DM in this country will be decreased by health education and raising awareness.
In-Vitro Assessment of Antioxidant and Antimicrobial Activity of Field Grown and Tissue Cultured Fruit Callus of Nothapodytes nimmoniana
Authors: Shrivastava Vanshika , Sharma Naveen , Shrivastava Vikas
Published: January 2024

This investigation aimed to evaluate in vitro antioxidant and antimicrobial activity from the methanolic extracts of tissue-cultured and field-grown parts of Nothopodytes nimmoniana. Antioxidant activity of the plant parts was measured by Di-phenyl-picryl-hydrazyl (DPPH) radical, reducing power, and hydrogen peroxide assays. Antimicrobial activity of plant extracts was evaluated by the well diffusion method and the MIC values determined against different pathogens such as Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus, Klebsiella pneumonia, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Candida albicans. The DPPH assay showed overall strong antioxidant activities from the suspension culture and fruit callus culture with an IC50 value. Antimicrobial activity against 4 bacteria and 1 fungus was evaluated through the well-diffusion method and by determining the minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC). The suspension culture and fruit callus showed better antimicrobial activity than other plant parts. The zone of inhibition showed maximum values in suspension culture and fruit callus extract against Candida albicans. The study implies that suspension culture and fruit callus culture of plants showed the greatest values because of the enhancement of the alkaloid compound camptothecin and other compounds like phenolics and flavonoids.
Prophylactic Effects of Coriander Aqueous Extract on
Authors: Shalaby Somaya Y. , A. Akela Mohamed , Karhib Mustafa , Hussein Youssef , Rabea Mohamed , Tousson Ehab
Published: January 2024

A broad spectrum carbamate fungicide called carbendazim (Carb) that is very crucial for preventing plant diseases. and is one of the most pervasive environmental pollutants with serious implications for both human and animal health. In the current study, the role of Coriandrum sativum seeds extract (CSE) on carbendazim induced rats renal toxicity. Carb induced significant elevation in serum creatinine, urea, potassium, kidney malondialdehyde (MDA), nitric oxide (NO), renal injury, PCNA and significant depletion in serum sodium, calcium, renal glutathione (GSH). Treatments of Carb with CSE (CSE+Carb and/or Carb+CSE) improved these parameters and reduced renal toxicity with best results for Carb+CSE than CSE+Carb. Serum phosphorus revealed no significant changes between different groups. The above findings support the hypothesis that the antioxidant characteristics of one or more of CSE constituents can reduce the testicular toxicity of Carb.
Investigating the Hub Genes of Lactic Acid Bacterial Peptides and their association with Anti-Cancer Role
Authors: Siddique Jannatul Firdous , Lulu S Sajitha , Vaithilingam Mohanasrinivasan
Published: January 2024

As there is no cure for cancer, hence it becomes one of the top causes of mortality worldwide. Bacterial peptide obtained from probiotic species possesses anti-cancer and anti-bacterial activity and shows specificity towards the prominent target of cancer cells. To find such peptides with anti-cancer activity, a thorough literature review was conducted. Major 9 peptides have been selected as a promising candidate, and their interactions with 9840 possible target genes were retrieved using the STITCH database and the STRING 11.0b database, respectively. In the Cytoscape software version 3.8.2 network analysis, 2465 nodes and 10871 edges were found. Cytoscape version 3.8.1 was used to build, visualize and analyze target-disease and target-pathway networks for anti-cancer peptides to advance current understanding. There were 3127 nodes identified as disease-associated. In total, 271 nodes and 318 edges were discovered, along with 27 distinct genes linked to 243 distinct pathways. The hub genes were found by centrality analysis to comprehend how peptides and highly significant genes interact. Thus, six key hub genes for the peptides—GRB2, APP, COPS5, CDK1, RPS3, and XRCC6—were identified based on topological criteria such as MCC, degree, closeness, betweenness, and radiality. Major genes were discovered to be linked to Neoplasm Metastasis, Neoplasms, Non-Small Cell Lung Carcinoma, and Primary Malignant Neoplasm among the 57 genes. The expression of the disease-related genes and their regulation of the molecular mechanisms causing the disease, together with their transcription factors, have been identified.
Pregnant Women and Postnatal Mothers Lack Knowledge of COVID-19 and its Preventive Measures.
Authors: Ravikumar Divya , Chellapandian Poongodi , Padmanaban Padmavathy , Mohan Surapaneni Krishna
Published: January 2024

Background: Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has become a global pandemic. During any health emergency, the pregnant women and postnatal mothers are more vulnerable for hazards. Hence, it is important to provide them adequate knowledge and good practice guidelines as issued by the World Health Organization. This study was conducted to assess knowledge, attitude and practice against COVID-19 infection among Pregnant and post natal mothers in South Indian population. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional observational study was conducted in the pregnant women who were in their third trimester and in postnatal mothers delivered within past 3 months. Semi structured questionnaire was used to assess 134 subjects. Results: Out of 134 participants 40(29.9%) had adequate, 43(32.1%) had moderate and 51(38.1%) had inadequate knowledge. The level of practice and attitude towards COVID-19 and its prevention was good (94.8% and 93.3% respectively). There was a significant correlation between knowledge &practices(P=0.023) and practices& attitudes(P=0.000) among the study population. The antenatal mothers had significantly more knowledge than their postnatal counterparts (P=0.044). Age had significant association with knowledge, attitude and level of practice while parity was associated with practice levels alone. It is also evident that some practices of hand hygiene and proper breastfeeding hygiene are lacking among antenatal women and postnatal mothers. Conclusion: By virtue of the findings, it is evident that pregnant women and postnatal mothers lack adequate knowledge about COVID-19 pandemic and its preventive measures as issued by the World Health Organization. Since the knowledge & practices and the practices & attitudes towards COVID-19 are correlated, it is essential that meticulous steps are initiated to provide proper knowledge to the antenatal women and postnatal mothers in order to protect them from COVID-19 infection. We also found that some practices of hand hygiene and proper breastfeeding hygiene are lacking among our women. Steps must be taken to educate and encourage antenatal women and post natal mothers with respect to practices of hand hygiene and proper breastfeeding hygiene during this this ongoingCOVID-19pandemic.
Simultaneous Estimation of Curcumin and Gentamicin by UV-VIS Spectrometric Methods or Derivative Spectroscopic Techniques
Authors: Sharma Monika , Gulati Diksha , Kamboj Anjoo , Arora Saahil
Published: January 2024

A simultaneous study is very important analytical parameter which helps to assess compatibility of mixture of drugs. UV spectrophotometer is one of the simplest and efficient methods to assess simultaneous parameters. Due to its economical approach, we have used UV spectrophotometer. Curcumin and Gentamicin sulphate have zero crossing points of 420 nm and 244 nm, respectively, in first-order derivative spectroscopy. The solvent for the spectrophotometric process was 0.1 N NaOH. Curcumin and Gentamicin sulphate linearity was established over range of concentrations of 2–12 g/ml, with correlation coefficients of 0.995 and 0.993. The mean percent recoveries Curcumin and Gentamicin sulphate were found to be in the range of 98.88 percent and 98.54 percent, respectively. The approach has been found to be repeatable in both inter day and intraday testing. The approach was proven to be both precise and reliable. According to the recovery investigation, the approach was effectively applied to pharmaceutical formulation with no interference from excipients. The results of the analysis were statistically evaluated, as well as by recovery trials. The LOD and LOQ for Gentamicin sulphate in phosphate buffer were found to be 0.024µg/ml and 0.045µg/ml, respectively and values for Curcumin were 0.024µg/ml and 0.037 µg/ml, respectively which indicates adequate sensitivity of method
Alpha-amylase Inhibition of Carpobrotus edulis (L.) Bolus Exposed to Low and High-Temperature Conditions
Authors: Mashigo Mpho , Ngwira Kennedy J , Choene Mpho , Risenga Ida
Published: January 2024

Carpobrotus edulis is an edible medicinal plant from South Africa and is used for the treatment of different ailments and disorders, including diabetes mellitus. Diabetes is a persistent metabolic condition distinguished by high levels of glucose concentrations in the bloodstream. Due to climate change-related conditions, plants may be subjected to extreme temperature events such as cold fronts and heat waves. Hence the aim of the study was to expose Carpobrotus edulis leaves to temperature conditions and then assesses their antidiabetic activity against alpha-amylase in different solvents. The objective was to keep plants in growth chambers set at either 15/10oC and 45/35oC (day and night), respectively, and harvested at 48-hour intervals (48, 96, and 144). These were compared to plant samples in control conditions (25/15oC). Under control (25/15°C) conditions, the aqueous extract displayed effective inhibition of alpha-amylase (IC50 = 195mg/ml). In contrast to the control extracts, the hexane solvent consistently exhibited the highest inhibitory activity against alpha-amylase under both low (15/10°C) and high (45/35°C) temperature conditions. This trend was observed across all three harvest durations. After 48 hours of high-temperature conditions, the IC50 value was 131mg/ml. While after 96 and 144 hours of low-temperature conditions, the IC50 values were 214mg/ml and 131mg/ml, respectively. The results suggest that Carpobrotus edulis, exposed to low and high temperature conditions, has potential antidiabetic properties against alpha-amylase. This is an interesting aspect of how environmental conditions can impact medicinal properties. The outcome may have significant implications for the use of the plant by indigenous people, who depend on it for the treatment of various ailments, including diabetes. It will also have implications for the antidiabetic research of the plant as well as climate change research.
Effects of Difference C/N Ratio on Water Quality of White Leg Shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei) Cultivation
Authors: Samadan Gamal M , Muchdar Fatma , Ridwan Ismawati
Published: January 2024

Biotechnology is used to apply technology to the C/N ratio by stimulating the activities of heterotrophic microorganisms, which derive food from carbon and nitrogen substrates in a certain ratio. The goal of this research was to see how the optimal carbon-nitrogen ratio affected water quality and floc volume in white leg shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei) farming. This study took place in the UPT Integrated Laboratory Unkhair in Ternate City in July and August 2021. A fully randomized design (CRD) with four treatments and three replications was used in this investigation. Different C/N ratios had an effect on ammonia, nitrite, nitrate, floc volume, and feed conversion ratio, according to the research. The water quality parameters are still suitable for white leg shrimp cultivation. In white leg shrimp culture, the addition of C-organic molasses (different C/N ratios) was able to reduce the concentrations of (NH3), (NO2), and (NO3), and also greatly increase the flock volume and streamline the feed conversion ratio.
Distribution pattern of benthos based on substrate in the mangrove area of Labuhan Haji District, South Aceh Regency
Authors: Hasyiati Rasma , Sarong Muhammad Ali , Safrida Safrida , Djufri Djufri , Huda Ismul
Published: January 2024

Mangrove areas can function as habitats for spawning, rearing, and foraging for various species in them. Benthos is an organism that lives on the bottom of the water. Research on benthos distribution patterns based on substrate was carried out with the aim of studying benthos species, types of substrates, and analyzing benthos distribution patterns based on substrates in Labuhan Haji District, South Aceh District, Aceh Province. The method used in this study is the method of observation and field work. The benthos distribution pattern based on the substrate was calculated using the morphic index. Identification results found 31 species of benthos consisting of 3 classes, namely gastropods with 7 orders, bivalves with 4 orders, and malacostraca with 1 order and the type of substrate analyzed obtained 4 types of substrate namely dusty loam, sandy loam, silt and sand. The benthos distribution pattern based on the substrate obtained 2 categories, namely uniform on sandy loam and sandy clay substrates, and clustered on dusty and dusty clay substrates.Keywords:MangrovesBenthosSubstrate TypeSpread patternLabuhan Haji
Analysis of Water Quality Pollution Index Asahan river in Tanjungbalai City
Authors: Sinulingga Virna Br , Barus Ternala Alexander , Wahyuningsih Hesti
Published: January 2024

The Asahan River, located in the Tanjungbalai city area, is used for plantation, agriculture, animal husbandry activities, toilet washing facilities, hospitals, hotels, settlements, and industry causing the decrease water quality of Asahan River. The purpose of this study was to analyze the water quality and status of the Asahan River water quality in the Tanjungbalai City Area and develop a pollution control  strategy that needs to be implemented to prevent a decrease in the Asahan River water quality in the Tanjungbalai City Area. Purposive sampling technique as used to determine the sampling station. In this study, there were 6 sampling stations based on the activities of the local community with 3 repetitions of sampling. The data analysis techniques from this study are Water Quality Analysis using the Pollution Index (IP) Method and Water Pollution Control Strategy Analysis. The results of water quality analysis based on the pollution index on Asahan river water in Tanjungbalai City show that the average water pollution index is in the moderately polluted category. The maximum of river water pollution index results were at station 2 is 9,086 and the minimum of river water pollution index results were at station 5 is 6,111.Water pollution occurs due to the parameters of phosphate, detergent, oil and grease, and total coliform which have exceeded the quality standard threshold based on Government Regulation of the Republic of Indonesia Number 21 of the year 2022 concerning Management of Water Quality and Control of Class I Water Pollution.Keywords:Asahan RiverWater pollution IndexWater Quality
Hot and Cold Borders: Sketches for a Geopolitics of Environmental Media
Authors: Zucconi Francesco
Published: January 2024

Abstract: In recent years, the concept of the border has undergone profound transformations and become central to a broad debate investigating the complexity of its political and social practices. The centrality of the border topic in public debate has contributed to the development of something akin to a “frontier cinema” or, better, a propensity for “filming at the border.” This essay investigates political borders as media environments and seeks to develop the idea of the “border mediascape” as a new framework at the crossroads of multiple disciplines. A documentary film shot on the island of Lampedusa during the so-called European migrant crisis, the award-winning and critically acclaimed Fuocoammare ( Fire at Sea , 2016) by Gianfranco Rosi, is used as a case study to reflect on the functioning of technological devices placed along borders and, thus, on the geopolitics of environmental media. The original take this documentary offers on the media devices that operate along national borders—as well as on the environmental, social, and political effects of those technologies—is an aspect that has gone unnoticed by critics. Watching this film through the eyes of media and border studies provides the opportunity to conceive contemporary national borders as a form of geopolitical asymmetry implanted in media technology.
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Authors: Lorenz Philip , Valdés Erustes Eliseo
Published: January 2024

Abstract: Valdés’s work is abstract and speaks in part to earlier traditions including cubist art, even as it transports us most pointedly to his native Cuba, and to a series of what he describes as “visual enigmas” emerging specifically from contemporary realities. Both his public sculptures and installations restructure the space around them: on the one hand quoting a longer tradition of work, including the geometrical cubes of classic modern sculpture, while on the other hand moving beyond that history and transporting earlier twentieth-century ideas about materiality and spatial abstraction in late modern global cultural and ecological forms and in sites not previously considered.
On the Human Condition in the Zhuangzi
Authors: Turner Kevin J.
Published: January 2024

This article argues that xing 性 in the Zhuangzi 莊子 should not be understood as “human nature” but as “human condition.” It introduces the problem of interpreting xing as “human nature” by surveying relevant English-language literature before detailing the interpretive paradigm of Chinese accounts showing how the latter’s appropriation of the language of substance ontology hinders an accurate portrayal of Daoist xing. It argues that xing should be interpreted in connection to the concept of ming 命understood as contingent, natural, and temporal “external conditions”. It argues that xing are “internal conditions” that function in conjunction with ming as “external conditions” where “habit” (xi 習) mediates their interaction.
Reimagining Macbeth in Africa and the Persistence of Primitivism
Authors: Young Sandra
Published: January 2024

Abstract: This essay examines the relationship between “Africa” and “Shakespeare,” two powerful cultural constructs that hold particular ideological traction in contemporary global culture in the aftermath of colonialism. Attempts to “Africanize” Shakespeare may seem well-aligned with the imperative to decolonize knowledge and culture. However, invocations of “Africa” on international stages all too often rely on suggestions of primitivism and reproduce the age-old association of Africa with supposed barbarism or beastliness, inherited from antiquity and absorbed into the cultural myths against which notions of “Englishness” took hold. The essay considers how contemporary theater-making might reckon with these histories and with their lingering influence on public culture today, arguing that the conjuring of an “Africa” that is especially amenable to the violent excesses in evidence in Macbeth may reinforce simplistic readings of history and perpetuate racist teleologies. The essay examines a number of adaptations of Macbeth , some not widely known, others already familiar within Shakespeare studies, such as Welcome Msomi’s uMabatha, the Zulu Macbeth (1970), the so-called “Voodoo Macbeth ” directed by Orson Welles for the Federal Theater Project (New York, 1936), and Brett Bailey’s adaptation of Verdi’s operatic Macbeth set within a failing contemporary African state (2014). More nuanced representations of African cultural legacies and political histories emerge through innovative modes of storytelling, evident in two more recent productions: the short film In iRedu directed by Abiola Sobo (2013), and the 2021 production of Macbeth at the Joburg Theatre in South Africa, which drew on active, “actor-centric” modes of interpretation and multilingual innovations. Theater practice is well equipped to engage African worlds as sources of influence and inspiration, without resorting to the pejorative and unimaginative discourses of primitivism that have persisted well past the independence movements of the twentieth century.
That Plan from Rio: The Promise and Limits of Multilateral Climate Governance
Authors: Baumann Franz
Published: January 2024

Abstract: The Rio Earth Summit of 1992 was the culmination of three decades of environmental activism and national policy responses. It sought to reduce pressures on nature without curtailing the Global North’s wealth or thwarting the Global South’s economic development. Since Rio, science has become more granular, the world economy has grown phenomenally, greenhouse gas emissions and global heating have accelerated rather than slowed, the climate crisis and inequality have become more extreme, and the status quo interests have become more entrenched. After three lost (wasted, rather) decades, climate mitigation is terribly urgent yet hugely contested. Voodoo technology, such as carbon capture, will not save the day.
Politicizing Data: AI Ethics as a Social Critique of Algorithms
Authors: Asaro Peter M.
Published: January 2024

Abstract: The history of AI ethics reflects a mix of competing visions of norms and values for a technological future. While the fundamental tensions within the conceptualization and practice of AI ethics have played out in complex ways, this article examines the weaknesses inherent in trying to examine power from an ethical perspective, as well as to develop social policy from an individualist framework of ethical responsibility. What is needed to fully realize the social critique of AI and guide its legal regulation are theories of value based in social values and theories of technology based in systemic power dynamics. The pursuit of such a critique should also build upon science and technology studies theory and point toward a more critical mode of the social inquiry of technology.
The Evolution of Platform Science
Authors: Mirowski Philip
Published: January 2024

Abstract: Although we have been living through an era of the commercialization of science since the 1980s, something has dramatically changed over the last decade. Whereas commercialization used to subject research outputs to market considerations, a new development seeks to monetize nearly all aspects of the research process. This has become manifest under the rubric of “open science” as the purported solution to what is perceived to ail modern science. The commercial interests behind top journal publishers are pursuing control over “open science” by imposing the structures of “platform capitalism” upon the research process. The release of ChatGPT is best understood as the latest act in this drama, with Silicon Valley AI platforms threatening to displace the Big Five publishers as the primary protagonists of the commercialization of science.