bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Metajezikovni diskurz in dinamika rabe metafor vode v begunskem diskurzu nemške jezikovne različice Wikipedije
Authors: Polajnar Lenarčič Janja
Published: January 2023

Prispevek obravnava dinamiko rabe metafor vode v begunskem diskurzu, kot se kaže v nemški različici Wikipedije. Prosta enciklopedija omogoča analizirati dinamiko rabe metafor na edinstven način, in sicer s primerjavo redakcij nekega članka v povezavi s komentarji na diskusijskih straneh. Teoretični okvir za analizo metafor vode v analiziranem fragmentu begunskega diskurza predstavlja diskurzno lingvistična analiza, ki se izhajajoč iz Foucaultove tradicije pojmovanja diskurza osredotoča na transtekstualne jezikovne vzorce, in sicer tako na njihovo sistematičnost in kontekstualno rabo kot tudi na njihovo dinamiko. Rezultati študije kažejo, da metafore vode tudi v analiziranem fragmentu begunskega diskurza nemške Wikipedije igrajo pomembno vlogo pri perspektivizaciji beguncev in tvorijo raznoliko metaforično polje. Upad njihove rabe med izgradnjo članka na izpostavljenih delih opisnega besedila gre povezati s konsenzom o občutljivi rabi verbalnih metafor vode v begunskem diskurzu, ki se vzpostavi na diskusijskih straneh. Njihova pogosta zastopanost v citatih kaže na nekritično reprodukcijo metafor iz medijev. Vizualne metafore vode niso tematizirane v metajezikovni razpravi in ne fluktuirajo, kar kaže na ozko dojemanje problematičnosti vodnih metafor v opazovanem fragmentu. Rezultati raziskave z več vidikov pomembno dopolnjujejo dosedanje raziskave metafor v medijskem begunskem diskurzu.
The neo-Goodwinian model reconsidered
Authors: Cauvel Michael
Published: January 2023

This paper examines the relationship between aggregate demand and the wage share in the US using a vector autoregression methodology. It finds evidence of Goodwin-cycle effects – that is, profit-led demand and a profit-squeeze effect – in baseline estimates using assumptions traditionally used in the aggregative literature. However, estimates that examine the relationship between demand and the two components of the wage share (the real wage rate and labor productivity) indicate that these results are highly sensitive to ordering restrictions relating demand and labor productivity and that different types of shocks to the wage share may have differing effects on demand. The results suggest two possible interpretations of the initial Goodwin-cycle finding, depending on the assumptions used to identify the demand–productivity relationship. One suggests that the initial estimates reflect a causal relationship in which the effects are driven by a positive effect of productivity on demand and a negative effect of demand on productivity. The other suggests that the initial Goodwin-cycle finding may be spurious, as it interprets contemporaneous pro-cyclical variation in labor productivity as a profit-led demand effect, thereby obscuring an underlying wage-led relationship.
Verbraucherprobleme und Verbraucherschutz – institutionen- und verhaltensökonomisch betrachtet
Authors: Döring Thomas , Rischkowsky Franziska
Published: January 2023

Es besteht aus ökonomischer Sicht Konsens darüber, dass ein hinreichender Verbraucherschutz nicht allein durch eine wirksame Wettbewerbspolitik unter dem Ziel der Begrenzung des Missbrauchs von Marktmacht zulasten von Verbrauchern erreicht werden kann. Weit weniger einheitlich fallen jedoch die ökonomischen Begründungen zur Rechtfertigung einer eigenständigen staatlichen Verbraucherschutzpolitik aus. Für eine Erklärung des Verbraucherverhaltens und einer daraus abgeleiteten Rechtfertigung staatlichen Verbraucherschutzes wurde in der Vergangenheit standardmäßig auf den Ansatz der Informationsökonomik zurückgegriffen. Der Sachverhalt, dass ein allein informationsökonomisch fundierter Verbraucherschutz in den zurückliegenden Jahren jedoch wiederholt kritisiert wurde, verweist auf die Notwendigkeit zu einer breiter angelegten theoretischen Fundierung staatlicher Verbraucherpolitik. Vor diesem Hintergrund zielt der Beitrag auf eine Erweiterung der Betrachtungsperspektive einer ökonomisch fundierten Verbraucherpolitik unter Rückgriff auf institutionenökonomische ebenso wie verhaltensökonomische Überlegungen, die in ihrem jeweiligen Erkenntnisgewinn zugleich einander gegenübergestellt werden sollen. Dabei werden sowohl die Gemeinsamkeiten beider Ansätze als auch deren Unterschiede in der Begründung staatlichen Verbraucherschutzes und dessen maßnahmenbezogener Ausgestaltung herausgearbeitet.
MASALAH SUARA PEMILIH LUAR NEGERI UNTUK DAPIL JAKARTA II: TINJAUAN KEADILAN ELEKTORAL
Authors: Siregar Tjoki Aprianda
Published: January 2023

Tulisan ini didasarkan pada pengamatan penulis di sejumlah negara sebagai Diplomat RI. Rancangan pemberian suara pada pelaksanaan Pemilu RI di luar negeri masih belum menerapkan prinsip keadilan elektoral dengan baik, meskipun Indonesia telah menyelenggarakan 12 (dua belas) kali Pemilu, sekali di masa Orde Lama, 6 (enam) kali di masa Orde Baru, dan 5 (lima) kali di era Reformasi ini. Lemahnya keadilan elektoral itu dikeluhkan oleh masyarakat Indonesia di luar negeri, yang harus memilih calon-calon anggota legislatif (Caleg) dari Daerah Pemilihan (Dapil) Jakarta II, bukan Dapil daerah asal masing-masing di tanah air atau Dapil tersendiri di luar negeri. Dengan metode induktif, tulisan ini menyajikan argumen tentang lemahnya keadilan elektoral dalam pengelolaan Pemilu di luar negeri. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa keadilan elektoral bagi masyarakat Indonesia di luar negeri dalam pengertian mereka dapat memilih calon-calon anggota legislatif dari daerah pemilihan asal mereka atau dari komunitas mereka di luar negeri belum tercapai, dan diperlukan niat baik (good will) politik DPR, Pemerintah, dan KPU RI apabila penataan daerah pemilihan yang berkeadilan elektoral bagi masyarakat luar negeri dapat terwujud.
TRANSFORMASI KONFLIK PILKADA DI TANAH PAPUA
Authors: Nugroho Ibnu
Published: January 2023

Artikel ini menggambarkan peta konflik Pilkada di Papua serta menganalisis alternatif solusi sebagai upaya mitigasi penyelenggaraan di masa mendatang melalui transformasi konflik. Metode yang digunakan yaitu kualitatif - eksploratif melalui kajian literatur berupa buku, jurnal, laporan, maupun berita di media massa baik online maupun cetak. Artikel ini menyimpulkan bahwa konflik Pilkada di Papua terjadi pada semua tahapan, baik pra maupun paska pelaksanaan. Jenis konflik yang terjadi juga beragam yaitu secara horizontal dan vertikal, serta bukan hanya di tataran aktor melainkan pada struktur yang sistemik. Tingginya intensitas konflik tersebut dipicu sikap tidak siap kalah, masih adanya kendala penggunaan prosedur regulasi normal, belum profesional dan independennya penyelenggara Pemilu, kendala administratif, serta masih kuatnya ikatan primordial (kekerabatan). Peliknya permasalahan tersebut membuat penyelesaian konflik Pilkada di Papua membutuhkan pendekatan yang kompleks. Oleh karena itu, tulisan ini mendorong upaya transformasi konflik pada level individu, organisasional, maupun sistem. Penyelesaian transformatif yang ditawarkan penulis tersebut bisa menjadi alternatif solusi yang digunakan.
PERTAUTAN YANG LEGAL DAN YANG ETIS: PEMAKNAAN REGULASI KPU DAN BAWASLU DALAM PUTUSAN DKPP
Authors: Muhlisin Muhlisin , Luqman Hakim  , Rian Adhivira Prabowo
Published: January 2023

Dalam konteks kelembagaan Penyelenggara Pemilu di Indonesia, Komisi Pemilihan Umum (KPU), Badan Pengawas Pemilu (Bawaslu), dan Dewan Kehormatan Penyelenggara Pemilu (DKPP) merupakan satu kesatuan fungsi penyelenggaraan Pemilu. Masing-masing lembaga tersebut memiliki tugas, fungsi, dan kewenangan tersendiri, di sisi lain terdapat peran saling mengimbangi di antara ketiganya. Tulisan ini hendak memotret pertautan antara etika dan hukum yang terkandung dalam Putusan DKPP. Meskipun pandangan umum biasanya memisahkan antara yang legal dengan yang etis, namun penulis hendak mengajukan pendapat sebaliknya. Bahwa berdasarkan pengalaman desain kelembagaan Penyelenggara Pemilu di Indonesia, terdapat kaitan yang kuat antara keduanya, yaitu bahwa yang etis mempengaruhi yang legal. Untuk mencapai tujuan tersebut, penulis menggunakan pendekatan hukum doktrinal yaitu dengan melacak Putusan-Putusan DKPP yang memberikan pemaknaan terhadap regulasi yang diterbitkan oleh KPU dan Bawaslu. Hasil koleksi tersebut kemudian dipilah lebih jauh untuk menemukan pola dan kaidah etis terhadap regulasi. Studi ini menemukan bahwa terdapat irisan antara Putusan DKPP (etis) dan regulasi yang diterbitkan oleh KPU dan Bawaslu (hukum) berdasarkan pada dua hal. Pertama, pola yang terdapat dalam Putusan DKPP, baik yang merekomendasikan perbaikan regulasi, maupun yang merupakan pemaknaan etis terhadap bagaimana regulasi seharusnya diimplementasikan. Kedua, sekaligus masih berhubungan dengan yang pertama, bahwa pertimbangan-pertimbangan yang termaktub dalam Putusan DKPP seharusnya turut digunakan sebagai pedoman implementasi regulasi oleh para penyelenggara pemilu.
MENDORONG AFIRMASI KETERWAKILAN PEREMPUAN DI LEMBAGA PENYELENGGARA PEMILU: PENGALAMAN ADVOKASI SHE LEADS INDONESIA 2021
Authors: Hurriyah  , Wildianti Delia , 'Ulum Fuadil
Published: January 2023

Meskipun isu keterwakilan politik perempuan telah menjadi perhatian para sarjana sejak lama, namun belum banyak kajian akademik mengenai keterwakilan perempuan di lembaga penyelenggara pemilu. Dengan mengambil studi kasus program She Leads Indonesia 2021, studi ini hendak memeriksa bagaimana dampak advokasi dalam mendorong implementasi kebijakan afirmatif pada proses seleksi penyelenggara pemilu nasional di Indonesia, serta menganalisis tantangan implementasi kebijakan afirmasi dalam proses seleksi tersebut. Penelitian ini merupakan riset aksi di mana para peneliti terlibat langsung dalam merancang dan melaksanakan program advokasi She Leads. Data dalam studi ini dikumpulkan melalui studi pustaka, diskusi kelompok, wawancara, observasi lapangan, dan pendampingan kandidat. Temuan studi ini menunjukkan bahwa meskipun program advokasi She Leads berhasil meningkatkan partisipasi dan keterwakilan perempuan dalam tiap tahapan seleksi, namun tantangan struktural dalam proses seleksi masih menjadi hambatan utama dalam mengimplementasikan kebijakan afirmasi keterwakilan perempuan di lembaga penyelenggara pemilu di Indonesia.
MAIN ACTIVE COMPONENTS OF GOJI BERRY AND THEIR NUTRITIONAL IMPORTANCE - A REVIEW
Authors: TUDOR Andrei Daniel , BOLOHAN Ciprian , TUDOR Valerica , TEODORESCU Ionut Razvan
Published: January 2023

The consumption of fruits, leaves, and roots of Lycium barbarum L. and Lycium chinense (Mill.) species has a long tradition, especially on the Asian continent, due to their health benefits. In recent decades, social and economic factors, along with scientific progress, have stimulated the expansion of the consumption and cultivation of goji plants on a global scale, but mostly in Western countries. The traditional therapeutic properties attributed to goji plants, scientifically demonstrated through clinical and pharmacological studies in vitro and in vivo, are due to a diversified content in antioxidants (polysaccharides, flavonoids, carotenoids, and antioxidant capacity). With the development of technological capabilities for the detection and extraction of biocompounds from plant resources (including from secondary metabolisms), the completeness of research on the beneficial and secondary effects of the use of these species in human nutrition has increased. In most of the published studies, the chemical profile of L. barbarum or L. chinense species was analysed in terms of the therapeutic benefits of the variety, the different plant components subjected to extraction, the prior processing of these components, the method of extraction of active biocompounds, and to some extent, the correlation of this profile with geographical origin. The objective of this study is to provide a comprehensive and updated summary on some chemical compounds with therapeutic effects from Lycium spp. plants, addressing the correlation of the phytochemical composition in relation to their cultivation area, in the perspective of identifying and creating new goji varieties with high adaptability to local pedoclimatic conditions.
SUPPLEMENTS TO THE PROBLEM OF ENERGY CONSUMPTION IN REDUCING LIGNOCELLULOSES BIOMASS SIZE TO PRODUCE ENERGY
Authors: SFIRU Raluca , CARDEI Petru , MURARU-IONEL Cornelia , MURARU Vergil
Published: January 2023

This article presents complementary results on experimental data on the process of reducing the size of plant biomass by mechanical cutting. According to the source of the experimental data, the problem of statistical modelling of the main parameters describing the process of biomass reduction was approached. A more comprehensive formulation of the list of main system parameters was also attempted, which should be considered in a minimal mathematical model. The results of this article are starting points for a systemic approach to this biomass processing process. A first systematization is fixing 13 parameters that are included in the model of the biomass size reduction phenomenon. The 13 model parameters are divided into three categories: input parameters (5), adjustment parameters (4) and output parameters (4).
The performances of the interpolation formulas are evaluated using the global error and the maximum error, varying between 1% and 0.1% for the prior and 3.8% and 0.34% for the latter. Some mathematical models suggest the existence of optimal operating points. Their exploitation can only come as a result of new high-resolution experimental research, at least in terms of rotation speed.
THE AROMATIC PROFILE OF WHITE WINES OBTAINED FROM BIODYNAMIC AND CONVENTIONAL GROWN GRAPES IN ROMANIA
Authors: TOADER Ana Maria , COLIBABA Cintia Lucia , LUCHIAN Camelia Elena , POPÎRDĂ Andreea , NECHITA Bogdan , COTEA Valeriu
Published: January 2023

This study analyses the differences between wines obtained from grapes cultivated conventionally and those cultivated biodynamically. The wine samples studied were obtained from Rhein Riesling, Italian Riesling, Muscat Ottonel and Chardonnay grape varieties. Among these, four variants (one from each grape variety) were obtained from grapes following conventional cultural technologies, while the rest were from the same grape varieties cultivated biodynamically. All grapes and wines were produced in the Murfatlar vineyard, in south-east Romania. Basic chemical and sensorial analyses were applied to evaluate the differences appearing between the conventional and organic wine samples. All sets of data, PCA analysed, underlined that there are no systematic differences between the two grape cultivation methods and the obtained products.
RESEARCH ON THE ACCLIMATIZATION AND BREEDING OF SIDERITIS HYSSOPIFOLIA L. IN ROMANIA
Authors: NEGOSANU Geanina , ASANICA Adrian , VINATORU Costel , PETICILA Adrian , MUSAT Bianca , BRATU Camelia
Published: January 2023

Sideritis hyssopifolia L., perennial plant of the genus Sideritis, is also known as hyssop-leaved mountain ironwort. In its area of origin in northwestern Europe, it is valued as an aromatic and medicinal plant and used in the prevention and treatment of digestive ailments. It has been studied at Plant Genetic Resources Bank Buzău since 2019, being the subject of intensive acclimatization and improvement works with the purpose of obtaining new creations with distinct genotypic and biochemical characteristics. The genetic material used was from the centers of origin: Spain, Portugal, Madeira and Canary Islands, and the breeding methods were repeated individual selection followed by negative mass selection. In order to prevent the biological contamination of genotypes with foreign pollen, insulators with textile material were used. Cultivar G5, superior in terms of acclimation and genetic stability, also exhibited distinct phenotypic expressivity. At the same time, specific culture technology was developed with the aim of promoting it among farmers.
Correlation between Histopathologic Features and β-HCG Levels in the Event of Hydatidiform Mole
Authors:   Department of Anatomical Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Hasanuddin University, Indonesia, Miskad Upik Anderiani , Fargo Silvia ,   Faculty of Medicine, Hasanuddin University, Indonesia, Cangara Muhammad Husni ,   Department of Anatomical Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Hasanuddin University, Indonesia, Juanita Juanita ,   Department of Anatomical Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Hasanuddin University, Indonesia, Hutasoit Gina Andyka ,   Department of Anatomical Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Tadulako University, Indonesia
Published: January 2023

Background: Hydatidiform mole is a gestational trophoblastic disease with the highest incidence in Indonesia where the incidence is 1 in 40 pregnancies. The cause of the high incidence of Hydatidiform mole is influenced by the reproductive performance of patients such as disorders of the hypothalamic-pituitary-ovarian system which causes hyperproliferation of trophoblastic cells, hydrophic degeneration of chorionic villi, and increased levels of β-hCG. Methods: This research was involving human subjects so that was related to the issues of ethical consideration. It was done at the Anatomical Pathology Laboratory and the medical record division of the Hasanuddin University Hospital and Dr Wahidin Sudirohusodo Hospital Makassar from September - November 2019. The number of samples was 28 which used the total sampling method that fulfill the inclusion and exclusion criteria. Data analysis used chi-square. Results: There are correlation between the histopathologic features with β-hCG levels, they are hydrophic degeneration of chorionic villi with β-hCG levels (p= 0.008) and proliferation of trophoblast cell with β-hCG (p= 0.001). Conclusions: There is a correlation between the histopathologic features and β-hCG levels in the event of hydatidiform mole at Hasanuddin University Hospital and Dr. Wahidin Sudirohusodo Hospital Makassar. The higher levels of β-hCG, the histopathologic features of hydropic degeneration villi will increase and trophoblastic cells will become hyperproliferation.
An Uncommon Case Report of a Punctured SVC through a Chemo Port
Authors:   Consultant Breast OncoSurgeon Institute Asian Cancer Institute Cumballa Hill Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, Shah Dr. Vidhi , Eshpuniyani Dr. Prriya ,   Thoracic Surgeon, Institute Asian Cancer Institute Cumballa Hill Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, Shetty Dr. Shravan ,   Surgical Oncologist, Institute Asian Cancer Institute Cumballa Hill Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, Sharma Dr. Sagar ,   General Surgeon, Institute Asian Cancer Institute Cumballa Hill Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, Zota Dr. Jigar ,   Consulting Radiologist, Institute Asian Cancer Institute Cumballa Hill Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, Savant (Late)Dr. Dhairyasheel ,   Surgical Oncologist, Institute Asian Cancer Institute Cumballa Hill Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, Sharma Dr. Sanjay ,   Surgical Oncologist, Institute Asian Cancer Institute Cumballa Hill Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, Deshpande Dr. Ramakant ,   Surgical Oncologist, Institute Asian Cancer Institute Cumballa Hill Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, Nadkarni Dr. Meghna ,   Anaesthesiologist, Institute Asian Cancer Institute Cumballa Hill Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, Upadhaye Dr. Sanjay ,   Anaesthesiologist, Institute Asian Cancer Institute Cumballa Hill Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, Gupta Dr. Shubham ,   Institute Asian Cancer Institute Cumballa Hill Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra
Published: January 2023

Chemo port implantation has enhanced the quality of life for cancer patients. Interventional radiologists or surgeons may implant chemo ports via the Internal Jugular Vein (IJV) or Subclavian Vein (SCV). A central catheter that is implanted into the central venous system is connected to a port chamber (subcutaneous) to form a venous port system. The catheter chamber's subcutaneous position enhances the patient quality of life and has a lower infection rate than non-totally implanted central venous devices. To avoid both immediate and long-term difficulties, a port system must be implanted, used, and cared for properly. Pneumothorax, hemothorax, thoracic duct damage, cardiac tamponade, venous malpositioning of the catheter, and perforation with arterial injury are the most frequent early complications (30 days). Infection, catheter thrombosis, vascular thrombosis and stenosis, catheter fracture with extravasation, or fracture with migration or catheter material embolization, are examples of delayed problems. To detect potential issues and plan therapeutic interventions, such as in the event of catheter migration, radiologic imaging has become more important in both intra-procedural assessment and postoperative follow-up.
THE IMPORTANCE OF COMPUTERS IN LEARNING LANGUAGES
Authors: Ashurova Sitora
Published: January 2023

This article is about importance and relevance of computers in the process of learning languages in today's world. The article analyzes reasons and purposes, advantages and disadvantages of using computers in lessons; helps the learners to understand what purposes should be used computers.
THE WORK OF IBN SINA "POINTERS AND REMINDERS" AND THE BEGINNING OF POST-CLASSICAL ISLAMIC PHILOSOPHY
Authors: Umarjonov Sohibjon
Published: January 2023

This article discusses Ibn Sina’s work “Pointers and Reminders”, which has become the center of scientific, philosophical and theological debates in the Muslim East and the opinions of a number of European orientalists, including Michael Rapoport, Ayman Shihadeh, Wisnovsky, and Van Lit, who conducted scientific research on the comments written on this work.
A note on migratory destinations of humpback whales from the eastern Caribbean
Authors: Stevick Peter , Carlson Carole , C. BALCOMB KENNETH
Published: January 2023

Identification photographs of humpback whales taken in the eastern Caribbean were compared with photographs from the North Atlantic to identify re-sightings. Nine individuals were identified in the eastern Caribbean region, seven of these in the Grenadine Islands. There were three re-sightings. Two individuals were re-sighted in northern feeding grounds: one between Newfoundland and Saba Bank; the other between Greenland and Grenada. This demonstrates movement between this breeding and calving area and two of the primary humpback whale feeding grounds in the North Atlantic. The re-sighting rate (0.222) is comparable to the rate of re-sightings between feeding grounds and other breeding areas in the North Atlantic. Another individual was re-sighted in Puerto Rico and Dominica, demonstrating an exchange between the eastern Caribbean and another breeding and calving area in the West Indies.
Spatial modelling from line transect data
Authors: HEDLEY Sharon L. , BUCKLAND Stephen T. , BORCHERS DAVID L.
Published: January 2023

In this paper, two new methods are presented that enable spatial models to be fitted from line transect data. Building on preliminary work by Cumberworth et al. (1996) and Hedley et al. (1997), the first method is based on a count model and involves dividing the survey effort into small segments then modelling the number of schools in each segment. In contrast, the second method uses a model based on the intervals between detections. Its formulation is derived in detail to obtain the likelihood function for the distances between detections, conditional on an estimated detection function. Both models can be fitted using standard statistical software, although variances must be estimated using computer intensive methods. We apply the methods to data from the 1992/93 IWC/IDCR Antarctic survey of Area III, fitting generalised additive models to obtain estimates of minke whale abundance, using the parametric bootstrap to estimate variance. The results from fitting these models are compared with the results of a previous analysis by Borchers and Cameron (1995}, which used conventional stratified methods.
Application of a new method to investigate population structure in the harbour porpoise, Phocoena phocoena, with special reference to the North and Baltic Seas
Authors: Lockyer Christina
Published: January 2023

Tooth ultrastructure in harbour porpoise is examined as a possible tool for differentiating between animals from different geographical regions in the North Atlantic. Nine different characteristics in both dentine and cementum are identified and recorded in the decalcified, sectioned and stained teeth. Significant differences in several characters are found between porpoise tooth samples from the Canadian east coast and West Greenland, between Iceland, the North Sea, and Celtic Shelf, as well as sub-divisions within the North Sea, and between the North Sea, Skagerrak, Kattegat, Inner Danish waters and the Baltic Sea. The method appears promising if used on groups of known geographic origin. However, it is not certain that any one tooth could be assigned to a particular geographic group, when selected randomly.
GAMETOCYTE DYNAMICS AND THE EFFECTS OF AQUEOUS AND ETHANOLIC LEAF EXTRACTS OF Lophira Lanceolata IN MICE INFECTED WITH Plasmodium Bergei
Authors: Ezea OC , Nwachukwu MO , Nnodim N.N , Nwachukwu C.N , Ozioko K.U , AZORJI JOHNPAUL
Published: January 2023

Resistance of human malaria parasites to existing chemotherapeutic drugs remains a global challenge to malaria control. This study was an evaluation of the gametocyte dynamics and the potential roles of aqueous and ethanolic leaf extracts of Lophira lanceolata in the transmission of Plasmodium parasites using mice experimentally infected with P.berghei as a model. A total of 192 experimental mice divided into 15 groups in a randomized block design and replicated four times with four mice in each group were used for this study. Thirty-six (36) mice were used for acute toxicity test, 32 mice each for curative antiplasmodial assay, prophylactic assay and gametocyte evaluation, and analyses. Experimental mice were inoculated intraperitoneally with standard inoculum of 1 x 107P.berghei parasitized red blood cells on first day (DO). Body weights of mice were taken using sensitive digital weighing balance. Blood sample was collected by cardiac puncture using sterile needle and 5ml syringe and preserved in ethylene diaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) bottle. Haematological components were determined using an autohaematology analyzer SYSMEX KX21. Data analysis was done using student’s t-test and one way analysis of variance with multiple comparison tests. Phytochemical screening revealed the presence of phenols, terpenoids, tannins, saponins, alkaloids, flavonoids, steroids, oxalates and cardiac glycosides. The flavonoids had the largest concentrations of 388.24mg/ml, and 350.00mg/ml in ethanolic and aqueous extracts respectively. LD50 was found to be > 5000mg/kg body weight in both extracts. At > 100mg/kg body weight, infected treated mice experienced body weight increases while infected untreated mice experienced decreases in mean body weight from 23.33g to 20.08g (mean 10% weight loss). Aqueous and ethanolic leaf extracts produced variations in number of gametocyte from mice infected with P.berghei. On days 7, 14, 21, and 28, the mean gametocytes of  the parasite in the control group were 18, 21, 22, and 20 respectively which were significantly (p < 0.05) higher compared with the mean gametocytes in the groups of mice treated with aqueous extract, ethanolic extract  and chloroquine drugs. The dose level of 10mg/kg body weight of aqueous extract produced the mean gametocyte counts of 10, 10, 8 and 6 on days 7, 14, 21 and 28 respectively which were significantly (p < 0.05) lower than the mean gametocyte counts of the control
Quality Sessions: a mechanism for evaluating design quality in a large-scale organization
Authors: García Luna Víctor Manuel
Published: January 2023

Quality Sessions is the mechanism to evaluate the quality of the work of the Design & UX team at BBVA Mexico, a large-scale organization. Assessing quality consistently allows guiding actions for continuous improvement. The evaluation considers qualitative and quantitative data to assess, analyze and synthesize the level of quality in a design project.
Notebook, Laocoön, and Blake’s Beauties of Inflection
Authors: Martello Matthew
Published: January 2023

Though included among the articles of his “genius” from the start (see Dorfman 3-4), William Blake’s Notebook has received little scholarly treatment beyond the instrumental. It has functioned, for thematic readers, as another store of revealing epigrams; for editors, as a manuscript source for the Public Address and The Everlasting Gospel; for biographers, as a heartwarming keepsake from an intimate companion. In such cases the Notebook is used to subsidize some offshore critical enterprise at the expense of its own discursive and material integrity. To be sure, a handful of important Blakeans—​Keynes, Jugaku, Bentley, Erdman—​have outstripped instrumentality and, in a short series of facsimile editions and bibliographic studies, tended to the Notebook per se. With transcription and description, collation and chronology, these efforts march toward a fuller and more faithful representation of the Notebook as a literary- and art-historical artifact. But by design they stop short of the explanatory work of poetics—​that is, the disclosure of “the conditions of meaning” and the other “means by which literary works create their effects” (Culler, Structuralist Poetics vii, xiv). It remains to be asked how the Notebook operates when subject to a thorough formal reading, and how, if at all, that operation might affect our understanding of Blake more generally.
Pengaruh Pekerjaan dan Pendapatan Keluarga terhadap Keaktifan Ibu Balita di Posyandu Desa Waung Kecamatan Boyolangu Kabupaten Tulungagung Tahun 2021
Authors: Hanifa Ainun , Sari Anita Dwi Agustina
Published: January 2023

Pendahuluan: Keaktifan ibu ke posyandu bisa dilihat dari kehadiran ibu balita ≥ 8 kali dalam 1 tahun. Program posyandu merupakan strategi pemerintah untuk menurunkan Angka Kematian Ibu (AKI), Angka Kematian Bayi (AKB) dan Angka Kelahiran. Keaktifan ibu pada posyandu akan berpengaruh pada keadaan status gizi anak balitanya karena ibu yang tidak aktif akan mengakibatkan munculnya masalah pada bayi balita khususnya berhubungan dengan gizi dan tumbuh kembang. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah mengetahui pengaruh pekerjaan dan pendapatan terhadap keaktifan ibu balita di posyandu. Metode: Jenis penelitian observasional dengan desain case control. Sampel yang diambil semua ibu balita yang berada di posyandu 2 Desa Waung Kecamatan Boyolangu Kabupaten Tulungagung sejumlah 40 orang. Hasil: Hasil uji statistik dengan chi square didapatkan nilai p 0,000 sehingga signifikan ada pengaruh pekerjaan terhadap keaktifan ibu balita. Kesimpulan: Hasil statistik chi square didapat nilai p 0,037 sehingga signifkan ada pengaruh pendapatan keluarga terhadap keaktifan ibu balita. Pekerjaan dan pendapatan keluarga pada ibu balita berpengaruh terhadap kekatifan ibu untuk datang ke posyandu.
Kata kunci: Pekerjaan, pendapatan keluarga, keaktifan.
Adiós a un Maestro
Authors: Piscoya Alejandro
Published: January 2023

Hace unos meses, en el editorial del número previo(1) comentábamos que H. pylori (Hp) seguía manteniendo su vigencia, a pesar de los años transcurridos desde su descubrimiento y de la gran cantidad de investigación sobre sus características y su relación con el cáncer de estómago.
P53 Over Expression in Bladder Carcinoma
Authors: Afshan Sabeen , Zaib Laila , Sharif Sumera , Faridi Javeria , Habib Farzana , Aisha Akbar
Published: January 2023

Objective: The purpose of this research was to find out how prevalent p53 overexpression is in bladder urothelial cancer.
Methodology:Â This descriptive, cross-sectional study was conducted in KRL Hospital Islamabad from April 2018 to October 2018. All patients with biopsy-proven urinary bladder cancer, irrespective of gender or age range, were included in the research. Non-probability, consecutive sampling technique was used.Â  The immunohistochemical processing was completed, and the results for p53 expression (positive/negative) were interpreted by the consultant pathologist. SPSS version 22.0 was used for the statistical analysis. Quantitative information, such as the patient's age and length of illness, were displayed using the mean and standard deviation. The P value was less than 0.05, the result was declared significant.
Results: The participants in this study ranged in age from 15 to 70 years old, with a mean age of 47.39 Â± 10.26 years. The male to female ratio was 1.6:1 among these 74 patients, with 45 (60.81 percent) being male and 29 (39.19 percent) being female. Overexpression of p53 was found in 31 (41.89 percent) of bladder urothelial carcinoma cases.
Conclusion: This study concluded that the frequency of p53 overexpression in bladder urothelial carcinoma is very high.
Exploring of Factors on Youth's Employment Preference Using Random Forest : Focusing on company types
Authors:   The Korean Career·Entrepreneurship & Business Association, Lee Seojin
Published: January 2023

The purpose of this study is to identify the factors that significantly affect youth's employment preference and to discover representative characteristic factors for each type of business. To this end, the data of 8,169 participants in the 4th year supplementary survey of the Korea Education and Employment Panel Survey (KEEP2) were analyzed using the random forest method. The main research results are as follows. First, factors in the psychological/environmental category had less influence than factors in the categories of economic burden, important factors in employment, and job conditions. Second, wage/remuneration, working environment, aptitude, knowledge/skill acquisition, growth potential, social image, welfare benefits, employment stability, social value/contribution, and work-life balance had a high proportion of influence on the employment preference of young people. Third, as a result of examining the characteristic factors by company type, the preference for employment at large companies differed in wages/ remuneration, working conditions, working environment, and academic background. The preference for SMEs was characterized by social value/contribution and cultural leisure- related working condit ions. On the other hands, the preference for public institutions and government-related jobs was found to be employment stability and job conditions. In financial institutions and startups, cultural leisure and the working environment had a great influence on the difference in preference. Based on the above research results, the factors influencing the employment preference of young people were summarized and suggestions for follow-up studies were presented.
The Improvement Method of Digital Forensic for Responding to Technology Leakage of SMEs
Authors:   The Korean Career·Entrepreneurship & Business Association, Kwon Soonbeom , Kim Hyeongryeol , Choi Seonyeong , Lee Hwansoo
Published: January 2023

Industrial technology leakage is increasingly becoming sophisticated, intelligent, and advanced. So, the police organized an industrial technology leakage investigation team in November 2006 and expanded the indust rial technology leakage investigation team to 17 local police agencies in 2017. Likewise, the police is trying to prevent industrial technology leakages, but it is still annually increasing. Especia lly, in 60.8% cases of technology leakages by insiders are done by using memory devices. Which makes digital forensic necessary in order to detect such incidents. However, problems such as shortage of man power, matters of procedure, and vast amount of digital evidence, delay fact-finding and damage restoration. This study introduces the company's digital forensic system designed for corporations which will help them obtaining digital evidences in a prompt and accurate way. This study suggests that institutes should regularly backup their datas so that they would have sufficient information to analyze incidents. Al so, it proposes companies to acquire consent from their insiders before incident s happen in order to have access to suspects' digital devices and forensic it in a legal way. Furthermore, we have analyzed signs of technology leakages based on privious studies and introduced lawful means for corporates to respond to technology leakage and evidence collecting to prevent from possible disputes.
2D strain rate and ground deformation modelling from continuous and survey mode GNSS data in El Hierro, Canary Islands
Authors: Arnoso José , Riccardi Umberto , Tammaro Umberto , Benavent Maite , Montesinos Fuensanta G. , Vélez Emilio
Published: January 2023

We present a study of the deformation pattern in El Hierro Island through the analysis of GNSS data from surveys carried out between 2015 and 2019 as well as continuous data. The last eruption in El Hierro occurred under the sea on the south rift, lasted from October 2011 to March 2012, and it was preceded by intense seismic activity and nearly 5 cm ground inflation. After this eruptive cycle, further magmatic intrusions were detected, from June 2012 to March 2014, associated to intense seismic swarms and inflation (about 22 cm of uplift). Nevertheless, these magmatic intrusions did not culminate in any eruption. Following these post-eruptive episodes, the seismic activity became less intense. Thus, for the period of this study, about 500 earthquakes with magnitude ranging from mbLG 2 to mbLG 3.9 were recorded, the ground deformation measured is of lower magnitude, still remaining a slight uplift trend in the GNSS stations up to 2017 and followed by a slight subsidence of about 1.5 cm between 2017-2019. Our purpose is to explain the ground displacements measured and the earthquake occurrence in terms of geodynamics and seismotectonic activity along the island, for the period 2015-2019. Firstly, we retrieved the geodetic velocities from the GNSS daily solutions. Secondly, we computed the 2D infinitesimal strain rates from the velocities through a triangular segmentation approach to map the deformation pattern along the respective GNSS surveys.
Point displacements during classical measurements – a practical approach to pseudo epochs between measurements
Authors: Duchnowski Robert , Wyszkowska Patrycja
Published: January 2023

Various measurement techniques and data processing are applied to determine point displacements and deformation of geodetic networks or buildings. Considering classical measurements and analysis of the network deformation, we should realize that the measurements are not “immediate.” The question arises: what happens if a point (or some points) displaces between particular measurements within one epoch. In such a case, the observation set would consist of the observations before and after point displacement, and such hypothetical observation groups can be regarded as related to two (or more) pseudo epochs. The paper's main objective is to examine some estimation methods that would probably deal with such a problem, namely Msplit estimation (in two variants, the squared and the absolute Msplit estimation) and chosen robust methods, namely Huber’s method (example M-estimation) and the Hodges-Lehmann weighted estimation (basic R-estimation). The first approach can provide two (or more) variants of the network point coordinates (here, before and after point movements), providing information about two (or more) states of the network during measurements. In contrast, the robust methods can only decrease the influence of the outliers on the computed network point coordinates. Thus, estimation results would concern only one network state in such a case. The presented empirical analyses show that the better and more realistic results are obtained by applying Msplit estimation. Huber’s method can also provide acceptable results (describing the network state at the epoch beginning) only if the number of observations conducted after the point displacements is not too high.
Integrated survey approaches for monitoring procedures during yard phases
Authors: Rahali Awal , Malinverni Eva Savina , Pierdicca Roberto , Pierdicca Alessio , Potenza Gabriele , Lucesoli Matteo
Published: January 2023

Buildings, construction sites and civil structures need an accurate, continuous, and real time monitoring system. This necessity arises to detect dangerous situations for the structures and any occupant, especially during natural or anthropogenic events such as earthquakes or delicate phases of invasive operations such as excavations for piling. During these situations, the static and dynamic conditions of a structure and everything related to it could be impaired. The analysis and evaluation of significant displacements and deformation parameters, which are fundamental for structural controls and health monitoring, can be approached following different exchangeable procedures. Among the non-destructive monitoring techniques used in recent years, such as in this research, wireless sensors, are having a remarkable development in detecting anomalies. The acquisition of significant deformation parameters is obtained starting from the traditional topographic survey by total station and using static and dynamic sensors. Monitoring equipment concerns three-axial wireless tiltmeters which allow to measure accurately any angle of inclination in the points where they are installed in order to monitor kinematic movements during yard phases. The main purpose of this experiment is to compare data collected by tiltmeters with those obtained by the robotic total station. Three-axial accelerometers are also installed to obtain the acceleration value of the different reference points. By processing the collected data, it is proved that the final results are comparable, despite using different and completely independent monitoring systems. These integrated survey approaches demonstrate the effectiveness and efficiency of designing a monitoring system based on sensors that are installed to observe changing phenomena over the time, especially during delicate phases of invasive operations, which may represent a more widespread low-cost and reliable solution.
Keypoint-based deformation monitoring using a terrestrial laser scanner from a single station: Case study of a bridge pier
Authors: Medic Tomislav , Ruttner Pia , Holst Christoph , Wieser Andreas
Published: January 2023

Terrestrial laser scanners (TLSs) offer a possibility for more automated and efficient deformation monitoring of civil engineering structures with higher spatial resolution than standard methods, as well as without the necessity of permanently installing the monitoring equipment. In such applications, scanners are usually placed so that the lines of sight are roughly aligned with the main directions of the expected deformations, and the deformations are estimated from point cloud differences between multiple epochs. This allows high sensitivity in the direction of the surface normal, but deformations along the surface are often undetected or hard to precisely quantify. In this work, we propose an algorithm based on the detection and matching of keypoints identified within TLS intensity images. This enables precise quantification of deformations along the scanned surfaces. We also present the application of the algorithm for monitoring a bridge pier of the Hochmoselbrücke in Germany, as a case study. Deformations up to about 4 cm due to thermal expansion and bending of the pier were successfully detected from scans taken throughout the day from a single location, up to 180 m from the monitored surfaces. The results agreed within a few millimeters to independent monitoring using state-of-the-art processing of TLS point clouds obtained from a different location and using a different type/brand of instrument. The newly proposed algorithm can either be used to complement existing TLS-based deformation analysis methods by adding sensitivity in certain directions, or it can be valuable as a standalone solution.
Two-epoch TLS deformation analysis of a double curved wooden structure using approximating B-spline surfaces and fully-populated synthetic covariance matrices
Authors: Kerekes Gabriel , Raschhofer Jakob , Harmening Corinna , Neuner Hans , Schwieger Volker
Published: January 2023

This contribution presents a B-spline-based approach of area-wise deformation analysis applied on elements of a double curved wooden tower. The monitored object is the Urbach Tower with a height of 14 m. Terrestrial laser scans from two epochs acquired under real-world conditions are used for approximating two jointly parametrized B-spline surfaces of the tower’s outer shell. The stochastic model of the observations used within the surface approximation is based on elementary error theory and is defined by a synthetic variance-covariance matrix (SVCM). In addition to previous work on this topic, the object’s dimension is extended from a few dm to a few m and the measurement distance ranges from 20 to 60 m. Moreover, environment specific error sources are addressed in the SVCM, revealing the effect of the object’s dimension as well as of additional elementary errors on the estimated B-spline surfaces and the subsequent deformation analysis. Based on constructed points pairs using a grid of surface parameters, rigid body movements of the object under investigation are estimated while at the same time distorted regions of the wooden tower are detected. All results of the deformation analysis are statistically verified using hypothesis tests based on the elementary error model propagated through the processing algorithms of surface estimation and deformation analysis. The results demonstrate that during the modelling and deformation analysis, the measurement noise is reduced and therefore distorted regions are detectable in a statistically correct way.
Monitoring the production process of lightweight fibrous structures using terrestrial laser scanning
Authors: Balangé Laura , Harmening Corinna , Duque Estrada Rebeca , Menges Achim , Neuner Hans , Schwieger Volker
Published: January 2023

The Cluster of Excellence Integrative Computational Design and Construction for Architecture at the University of Stuttgart brings together various disciplines to jointly develop amongst other things a better understanding of processes in the manufacturing and construction domain. One of the cluster’s aims is to create new solutions for the construction of lightweight fibrous structures using coreless winding of lightweight fiber composite systems. For this purpose, a precise geometry and an understanding of the fibers’ behavior during the production process are of major importance. The fibers’ production process is monitored by repeatedly scanning the fibers during different stages of the process using a terrestrial laser scanner. In order to determine the geometry of the fibers’ axes as well as their cross-sections, two different strategies are used. The first strategy focuses on the segmentation of several straight lines between two intersection points. For the comparison of the individual fabrication steps, the positions of the intersection points are contrasted. For the cross-sectional areas of the fibers, orthogonal planes of intersection are then defined and all points within a predefined area are projected onto this plane. Then the area is calculated using a convex hull. In the second strategy, the fibers‘ main axes are represented by best-fitting B-spline curves. The borders of the cross-sections of interest are also approximated by best-fitting B-spline curves, forming the basis for the final determination of the cross-sectional areas. In this case study two epochs are analyzed with a deformation of the size of around 1cm. For both epochs the cross-sections are calculated in cm steps.