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Economic Impact of Short Food Supply Chains: A Case Study in Parma (Italy)
Authors: Filippini Rosalia , Arfini Filippo , Baldi Lisa , Donati Michele
Published: July 2023

Short food supply chains (SFSCs) are advocated as strategies to improve the sustainability of the agro-food system. The recent literature claims that SFSCs are examples of social experimentation and innovation. By scaling up the positive elements of niche alternative food networks, SFSCs can serve as a basis for changing the overall agri-food system. However, their economic impact remains a matter of debate. Local multiplier methods have been used to measure the economic impact of economic sectors at a regional scale. In the case of SFSCs, multiplier methods need to be developed at a local scale and are highly data demanding. This analysis measures the local financial flow created by the MercaTiAmo project by applying the Local Multiplier 3 (LM3) method. MercaTiAmo is organized by a group of citizens and farmers and arranges farmers’ markets three days per week in the city of Parma (northern Italy). To measure the financial flow created by the initiative, data were collected from 10 farmers representing 70% of the farmers participating in the project. The method takes into account the total annual turnover (Round 1), the local expenses of the farmers (Round 2), and the local expenses of the farmers’ suppliers (Round 3). The results suggest that farmers with a higher turnover (Round 1) and percentage of direct expenses in the local area (Round 2) also show higher values of LM3, thus suggesting a higher economic impact, while Round 3 does not affect LM3. The novelty of the study relies on the fact that here the local multiplier method is applied for the first time at the farm level, providing precise information and data on farmers’ upstream supply chain, which can be used to inform policymakers and initiators of SFSCs. Moreover, the study provides a detailed description of the main categories of costs for farmers and which categories of costs are more suited to be locally based. For this reason, the study contributes to the debate on the economic impact of SFSCs in the local area. The method can also be used to provide information to consumers on the economic impact of alternative food networks and local food production.
Impact Analysis of Smart Road Stud on Driving Behavior and Traffic Flow in Two-Lane Two-Way Highway
Authors: Li Maosheng , Luo Qian , Fan Jing , Ning Qingyan
Published: July 2023

The smart road stud (SRS) system can improve the driver’s overtaking behavior through light guidance, which shows great potential in raising the traffic efficiency of two-way two-lane roads (TWTL). In this paper, we propose a light guidance system based on SRS and a combination of driving simulator and microscopic traffic simulation methodologies for evaluating the effect of smart road studs on a TWTL traffic flow. The driving simulation results reveal that SRSs do not only drastically alter microscopic driving characteristics but also it significantly influences drivers’ decision-making process for overtaking. The frequency of overtaking with SRS escalated by 114.58% compared to that without, with the key differential in overtaking decision patterns manifesting predominantly in the selection of distance between oncoming vehicles traveling in the opposite direction. Microsimulation results demonstrate that the implementation of a smart stud system can enhance both the safety and traffic efficiency on the TWTL roadway with limited sight.
Machine Learning Classification of Roasted Arabic Coffee: Integrating Color, Chemical Compositions, and Antioxidants
Authors: Alamri Eman S. , Altarawneh Ghada A. , Bayomy Hala M. , Hassanat Ahmad B.
Published: July 2023

This study investigates the classification of Arabic coffee into three major variations (light, medium, and dark) using simulated data gathered from the actual measurements of color information, antioxidant laboratory testing, and chemical composition tests. The goal is to overcome the restrictions of limited real-world data availability and the high costs involved with laboratory testing. The Monte Carlo approach is used to generate new samples for each type of Arabic coffee using the mean values and standard deviations of publicly available data. Using these simulated data, multiple machine-learning algorithms are used to classify Arabic coffee, while also investigating the importance of features in identifying the key chemical components. The findings emphasize the importance of color information in accurately recognizing Arabic coffee types. However, depending purely on antioxidant information results in poor classification accuracy due to increased data complexity and classifier variability. The chemical composition information, on the other hand, has exceptional discriminatory power, allowing faultless classification on its own. Notably, particular characteristics like crude protein and crude fiber show high relationships and play an important role in coffee type classification. Based on these findings, it is suggested that a mobile application be developed that uses image recognition to examine coffee color while also providing chemical composition information. End users, especially consumers, would be able to make informed judgments regarding their coffee preferences.
Spatio-Temporal Description of the NDVI (MODIS) of the Ecuadorian Tussock Grasses and Its Link with the Hydrometeorological Variables and Global Climatic Indices
Authors: Villarreal-Veloz Jhon , Zapata-Ríos Xavier , Uvidia-Zambrano Karla , Borja-Escobar Carla
Published: July 2023

This study examined the changes in tussock grass greenness over 18 years (2001–2018) using NDVI data from 10 key areas of the Páramo ecosystem in the Ecuadorian Andes. In addition, the study investigated the influence of hydrometeorological variables (precipitation, soil temperature, and water availability) and climatic indices (AAO, MEI, MJO, NAO, PDO, El Niño 1 + 2, 3, 3.4, and 4) on greenness dynamics. The spatial and temporal variations of NDVI were studied, applying several analysis and indicators, such as: the standard deviation, z-score anomalies, Sen slope, Mann–Kendall test, and time integrated-NDVI (TI-NDVI). Linear and multilinear correlations were used to evaluate the influence of hydrometeorological variables and climatic indices on the greenness of tussock. The findings of the study show that Páramo, located in the Inter-Andean valley above 2° S, is the most productive, followed by those located in the Royal Range (eastern cordillera). The anomalies and trends of NDVI on the Royal Range tended to be greening over time. NDVI showed a moderate multilinear correlation with precipitation and soil temperature, and a strong response to water availability. Finally, NDVI was weakly linearly related to the climatic indices, the most representative being the MJO, and slightly related to ENSO events. Understanding the regional and global-scale variables that control tussock grasses’ phenology will help to determine how present and future climate changes will impact this ecosystem.
Ethnobotany of the Useful Native Species in Linares, Nuevo León, México
Authors: Estrada-Castillón Eduardo , Villarreal-Quintanilla José Ángel , Mora-Olivo Arturo , Cuéllar-Rodríguez Gerardo , Sánchez-Salas Jaime , Gutiérrez-Santillán Tania Vianney , Alameda Renata Valdes , González-Cuéllar Diego Axayacatl , González-Montelongo Cristina , Sierra José Ramón Arévalo
Published: July 2023

In Linares, Nuevo León, Mexico, there is no record of the total number of species or the uses that people make of native plants. The purpose of this study was to know the species and their uses in the municipality of Linares, Nuevo León, Mexico. Based on 180 semi-structured interviews, collection, identification, and storage of botanical specimens, the regional ethnobotanical knowledge was assessed. The ethnobotanical information and significant use of plants in Linares was studied. To identify the cultural importance of the ethnobotanical uses of the plants, three indices were calculated: the Use Value Index (UVI), the Informant Consensus Factor (ICF), and the Fidelity Level (FL). We recorded 59 plant families, 151 genera, and 152 species. The families with the largest number of genera and species with uses registered are Asteraceae, Fabaceae, Cactaceae, Araceae, and Euphorbiaceae. The most common uses recorded are ornamental, medicinal, food, and forage. The highest values for ICF were for the circulatory, endocrine, and digestive systems. At least 20 species had 100% FL index values. The species with the highest UVI values were Equisetum laevigatum, Persea ameriana, Amaranthus palmeri, Lophophora williamsii, and Artemisia ludoviciana. A wide use of native flora is recognized in Linares, Nuevo León, which directly influences the livelihood of people in the area.
Biochemical Methane Potential Assays for Organic Wastes as an Anaerobic Digestion Feedstock
Authors: Cabrita Tiago Miguel , Santos Maria Teresa
Published: July 2023

The anaerobic digestion process is applied worldwide in the treatment of various organic wastes, allowing energy production from biogas and organic recovery from digested sludge. In the evaluation of suitable substrates for anaerobic digestion, Biochemical Methane Potential assays are the most applied, and, despite several efforts to standardize this method, it is observed that there are still several studies that do not apply all the criteria. This current paper’s main goal is to present a review of anaerobic feedstocks, BMP methodologies, experimental conditions, and results of specific methane production from 2008 to 2023. A wide range of anaerobic feedstocks was found, which was divided into five groups: animal manure, sludge, food wastes, energy crops, and other organic wastes. Several parameters were used to characterize the anaerobic feedstocks, like TS, VS, COD, and pH, displaying different value ranges. The number of publications concerning BMP assays increased significantly over the years until 2021, having stabilized in the last two years. This evolution allowed for several attempts to standardize the BMP method with positive developments, but there are still some gaps in the experimental conditions and the determination of specific methane production. All of this makes the comparison of some studies a challenge.
Optimization of Mixed-Based Biochar Preparation Process and Adsorption Performance of Lead and Cadmium
Authors: Yuan Xiaoxian , Wang Qiang , Wang Zhipu , Wu Sikai , Zhai Yawei , Zhang Haibing , Zhou Lisong , Lu Bei , Chen Kefan , Wang Xinwei
Published: July 2023

Irreversible pollution by heavy metals such as lead (Pb) and cadmium (Cd) adversely affects the ecological environment and human health. Due to its high adsorption, microporosity, and specific surface area, biochar possesses excellent potential for use in heavy metal pollution remediation. The preparation of mixed-based biochar from sludge and cotton stalk can solve the problems inherent to pure sludge biochar, such as undeveloped pore structure and a small specific surface area, while resourcefully utilizing both waste biomass types. This study investigated the adsorption capacity for Pb2+ and Cd2+ of mixed-based biochar prepared at different pyrolysis temperatures, different pyrolysis residence times, and different cotton stalks percentages. Response surface experiments revealed the optimum process conditions for preparing mixed-based biochar, which included a pyrolysis temperature of 638 °C, a pyrolysis residence time of 86 min, and an addition ratio of 50% for cotton stalks. The isothermal adsorption experiments revealed that the maximum adsorption capacities of mixed-based biochar for Pb2+ and Cd2+ were 111.11 and 86.21 mg/g, respectively. Our findings suggest the co-pyrolysis of sludge and cotton stalk as a green and sustainable method for safely disposing of Pb and Cd.
Interaction of Interfacial Waves with an External Force: The Benjamin-Ono Equation Framework
Authors: Flamarion Marcelo V. , Pelinovsky Efim
Published: July 2023

This study aims to explore the complex interactions between an internal solitary wave and an external force using the Benjamin-Ono equation as the theoretical framework. The investigation encompasses both asymptotic and numerical approaches. By assuming a small amplitude for the external force, we derive a dynamical system that describes the behavior of the solitary wave amplitude and the position of its crest. Our findings reveal three distinct scenarios: (i) resonance between the solitary wave and the external force, (ii) oscillatory motion with closed orbits, and (iii) displacement from the initial position while maintaining the wave direction. However, through numerical simulations, we observe a different relationship between the amplitude of the solitary wave and its crest position. Specifically, for external forces of small amplitude, the simulations indicate the presence of an unstable spiral pattern. Conversely, when subjected to external forces of larger amplitudes, the solitary wave exhibits a stable spiral trajectory which resembles the classical damped mass-spring system.
Monitoring of Sotrovimab-Levels as Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis in Kidney Transplant Recipients Not Responding to SARS-CoV-2 Vaccines
Authors: Aschauer Constantin , Heinzel Andreas , Stiasny Karin , Borsodi Christian , Hu Karin , Koholka Jolanta , Winnicki Wolfgang , Kainz Alexander , Haslacher Helmuth , Oberbauer Rainer , Reindl-Schwaighofer Roman , Weseslindtner Lukas
Published: July 2023

Background Sotrovimab, a monoclonal antibody against SARS-CoV-2, is used as a pre-exposition prophylaxis (PrEP) against COVID-19, but monitoring strategies using routine test systems have not been defined. Methods Twenty kidney transplant recipients without antibodies after vaccination received 500 mg Sotrovimab. Antibody levels were quantified over eight weeks using live-virus neutralization (BA1 and BA2), antibody binding assays (TrimericS, Elecsys, QuantiVAC) and surrogate virus neutralization tests (sVNTs; TECOmedical, cPass and NeutraLISA). Results Sotrovimab neutralized both Omicron subvariants (BA1 NT titer 90 (+−50) > BA2 NT titer 33 (+−15) one hour post infusion). Sotrovimab was measurable on all used immunoassays, although a prior 1:100 dilution was necessary for Elecsys due to a presumed prozone effect. The best correlation with live-virus neutralization titers was found for QuantiVAC and TrimericS, with a respective R2 of 0.65/0.59 and 0.76/0.57 against BA1/BA2. Elecsys showed an R2 of 0.56/0.54 for BA1/BA2, respectively. sVNT values increased after infusion but had only a poor correlation with live-virus neutralization titers (TECOmedical and cPass) or did not reach positivity thresholds (NeutraLISA). Conclusion Antibody measurements by the used immunoassays showed differences in antibody levels and only a limited correlation with neutralization capacity. We do not recommend sVNTs for monitoring SARS-CoV-2 neutralization by Sotrovimab.
A Systematic Review of the Prevalence of Persistent Gastrointestinal Symptoms and Incidence of New Gastrointestinal Illness after Acute SARS-CoV-2 Infection
Authors: Hawkings Michael J. , Vaselli Natasha Marcella , Charalampopoulos Dimitrios , Brierley Liam , Elliot Alex J. , Buchan Iain , Hungerford Daniel
Published: July 2023

It is known that SARS-CoV-2 infection can result in gastrointestinal symptoms. For some, these symptoms may persist beyond acute infection, in what is known as ‘post-COVID syndrome’. We conducted a systematic review to examine the prevalence of persistent gastrointestinal symptoms and the incidence of new gastrointestinal illnesses following acute SARS-CoV-2 infection. We searched the scientific literature using MedLine, SCOPUS, Europe PubMed Central and medRxiv from December 2019 to July 2023. Two reviewers independently identified 45 eligible articles, which followed participants for various gastrointestinal outcomes after acute SARS-CoV-2 infection. The study quality was assessed using the Joanna Briggs Institute Critical Appraisal Tools. The weighted pooled prevalence for persistent gastrointestinal symptoms of any nature and duration was 10.8% compared with 4.9% in healthy controls. For seven studies at low risk of methodological bias, the symptom prevalence ranged from 0.2% to 24.1%, with a median follow-up time of 18 weeks. We also identified a higher risk for future illnesses such as irritable bowel syndrome, dyspepsia, hepatic and biliary disease, liver disease and autoimmune-mediated illnesses such as inflammatory bowel disease and coeliac disease in historically SARS-CoV-2-exposed individuals. Our review has shown that, from a limited pool of mostly low-quality studies, previous SARS-CoV-2 exposure may be associated with ongoing gastrointestinal symptoms and the development of functional gastrointestinal illness. Furthermore, we show the need for high-quality research to better understand the SARS-CoV-2 association with gastrointestinal illness, particularly as population exposure to enteric infections returns to pre-COVID-19-restriction levels.
Diabetes Mellitus and Its Association with Adverse In-Hospital Outcomes in Patients with COVID-19—A Nationwide Study
Authors: Schmitt Volker H. , Hobohm Lukas , Sagoschen Ingo , Sivanathan Visvakanth , Hahad Omar , Espinola-Klein Christine , Münzel Thomas , Keller Karsten
Published: July 2023

Background: Diabetes mellitus (DM) represents a relevant risk factor regarding morbidity and mortality worldwide. However, only limited data exist regarding the impact of DM on the clinical outcome of patients with COVID-19 infection. Methods: All hospitalized patients with confirmed COVID-19-infection (ICD-code U07.1) during the year 2020 in Germany were included in the present study. Patients were stratified regarding the co-prevalence of DM (ICD-codes E10-E14), and the impact of DM on in-hospital case fatality and in-hospital adverse events was analyzed. Results: Overall, 176,137 hospitalizations with confirmed COVID-19 infection were documented; of these, 45,232 (25.7%) patients had an additional diagnosis of DM. Diabetic patients with COVID-19 were more often of male sex and 7 years older (median 76.0 (IQR: 66.0–83.0) vs. 69.0 (52.0–81.0) years, p < 0.001). COVID-19 patients with DM demonstrated an aggravated comorbidity profile, as reflected by a higher Charlson comorbidity index (6.0 (IQR: 4.0–8.0) vs. 3.0 (1.0–5.0), p < 0.001). Risk for pneumonia (OR 1.38 (95% CI: 1.35–1.41), p < 0.001), acute respiratory distress syndrome (OR 1.53 (95% CI: 1.47–1.60), p < 0.001), and need for intensive care (21.3% vs. 13.3%, p < 0.001) were increased in DM patients. DM was an independent risk factor for acute kidney failure (OR 1.49 (95% CI: 1.44–1.53), p < 0.001), dialysis (OR 1.56 (95% CI: 1.47–1.66), p < 0.001), mechanical ventilation (OR: 1.49 (95% CI: 1.43–1.56), p < 0.001), extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (OR 1.44 (95% CI: 1.27–1.62), p < 0.001), major adverse cardiac and cerebrovascular events (OR: 1.24 (95% CI: 1.20–1.27), p < 0.001), and in-hospital mortality (OR: 1.26 (95% CI: 1.22–1.30), p < 0.001). Conclusions: In patients with COVID-19-infection, DM is a relevant risk factor for adverse events, including mortality. The vulnerable patient group of diabetics with COVID-19 requires intense medical care and monitoring during hospitalization.
Simulation of Retrospective Morphological Channel Adjustments Using High-Resolution Differential Digital Elevation Models versus Predicted Sediment Delivery and Stream Power Variations
Authors: Conesa-García Carmelo , Martínez-Salvador Alberto , Puig-Mengual Carlos , Martínez-Capel Francisco , Pérez-Cutillas Pedro
Published: July 2023

This work proposes a methodological approach applied to ephemeral gravel-bed streams to verify the change in the magnitude and frequency of hydrological events affecting the morphological dynamics and sediment budget in this type of channel. For the case study, the Azohía Rambla, located in southeastern Spain, was chosen, emphasizing the research on two reference riverbed sections (RCRs): an upper one, with a predominance of erosion, and a middle one, where processes of incision, transport, and deposition were involved. First, this approach focuses on relationships between peak discharges and sediment budgets during the period 2018–2022. For this purpose, water level measurements from pressure sensors, a One-Dimensional Hydrodynamic model, and findings from comparative analyses of high-resolution differential digital elevation models (HRDEM of Difference-HRDoD) based on SfM-MVS and LiDAR datasets were used. In a second phase, the GeoWEPP model was applied to the period 1996–2022 in order to simulate runoff and sediment yield at the event scale for the watersheds draining into both RCRs. During the calibration phase, a sensitivity analysis was carried out to detect the most influential parameters in the model and confirm its capacity to simulate peak flow and sediment delivery in the area described above. Values of NS (Nash–Sutcliffe efficiency) and PBIAS (percent bias) equal to 0.86 and 7.81%, respectively, were found in the calibration period, while these indices were 0.81 and −4.1% in the validation period. Finally, different event class patterns (ECPs) were established for the monitoring period (2018–2022), according to flow stage and morphological channel adjustments (overtopping, bankfull and sub-bankfull, and half-sub-bankfull), and then retrospectively extrapolated to stages of the prior simulated period (1996–2018) from their typical sequences (PECPs). The results revealed a significant increase in the number of events and PECPs leading to lower bed incision rates and higher vertical accretion, which denotes a progressive increase in bed armoring and bank erosion processes.
Methodical approach to typing personal subsidiary farms
Authors:   Russian State Agrarian University — Moscow Timiryazev Agricultural Academy, Institute of Economics and Management of Agroindustrial Complex, Moscow, Russia, Kozlov K. A. , Ukolova A. V. ,   Russian State Agrarian University — Moscow Timiryazev Agricultural Academy, Institute of Economics and Management of Agroindustrial Complex, Moscow, Russia
Published: July 2023

An approach to typification has been developed and its approbation has been carried out according to the data of a sample survey of personal subsidiary and other individual farms of citizens in the Republic of Tatarstan for 2021. The paper identifies six types of personal subsidiary farms based on an intermediate analytical grouping by the level of income from the sale of own-made products.
Riesgo psicosocial en trabajadores de empresas públicas, caso Galápagos
Authors: Villafuerte Manrique Daniela , Morales Molina Tania
Published: July 2023

El talento humano desempeña un papel crucial para el éxito de las organizaciones, por lo que el alcance se enfoca en identificar que el entorno laboral y el clima de trabajo sean adecuados para evitar los riesgos psicosociales. El principal objetivo fue medir el nivel de riesgo psicosocial de los empleados administrativos en empresas públicas de las islas Galápagos, a través del cuestionario de evaluación de riesgos del Ministerio de Trabajo de Ecuador que consta de 58 ítems distribuidos en ocho dimensione., del cual se obtuvo un alfa de Cronbach de 0,937. Los resultados revelan niveles bajos de riesgos psicosociales, se identifica que un 7% presenta riesgos medios. Sin embargo, se debe implementar estrategias de prevención y gestión de riesgos psicosociales. Se sugiere realizar evaluaciones periódicas y utilizar herramientas adecuadas para medir y monitorear la percepción de los colaboradores sobre su entorno laboral.
ANALISIS PERSEPSI APARATUR SIPIL NEGARA TERHADAP PEMAHAMAN REFORMASI BIROKRASI UNTUK MENDUKUNG OPTIMALISASI KINERJA
Authors: Afriyana Affan
Published: July 2023

Dalam mewujudkan good governance dan clean government di era reformasi birokrasi Aparatur Sipil Negara (ASN) telah mengikrarkan pembangunan zona integritas menuju wilayah bebas dari korupsi dan wilayah birokrasi bersih dan melayani. Hal ini tidak saja berdampak pada karakter pegawai namun pada kinerja sebuah lembaga atau institusi secara keseluruhan. Tujuan penelitian ini untuk mendeskripsikan pemahaman reformasi birokrasi yang ditinjau dari komponen zona integritas sebagai tolok ukur untuk mendukung kinerja pegawai Aparatur Sipil Negara (ASN) Badan Pusat Statistik Kabupaten Subang Provinsi Jawa Barat. Metode penelitian ini menggunakan metode deskriptif kualitatif. Hasil dari penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa penguatan karakter ASN yang terintegrasi dalam zona integritas dalam manajemen perubahan sebesar 81,48 %, penataan laksanaan sebesar 81,48 %, penataan sistem manajemen sumber daya manusia sebesar 80,78%, penguatan pengawasan sebesar 78,24%, penguatan akuntabilitas kinerja sebesar 79,94 % dan peningkatan kualitas pelayanan publik sebesar 83,33%. Dengan demikian pemahaman mengenai zona integritas pada Aparatur Sipil Negara di Badan Pusat Statistik (BPS) Kabupaten Subang berada dalam kategori baik. Sehingga hal tersebut dapat berimplikasi pada internalisasi dan pembangunan karakter Apataur Sipil Negara (ASN) secara optimal.
ANALISIS IMPLEMENTASI PROGRAM DUKCAPIL SMART SEBAGAI INOVASI PELAYANAN PUBLIK DI DINAS KEPENDUDUKAN DAN PENCATATAN SIPIL KABUPATEN BANTUL
Authors: Setyawan Ikhsan Adit , Rahmawati Agustina
Published: July 2023

Dalam Era New Normal akibat covid-19 saat ini, Kabupaten Bantul turut meningkatkan dalam pemanfaatan teknologi informasi untuk inovasi pelayanan publik salah satunya dengan pemanfaatan Aplikasi Dukcapil Smart. Implementasi program tersebut membutuhkan kajian guna meningkatkan kualitas hasil yang akan dicapai nanti dari implementasi inovasi pelayanan publik tersebut, serta untuk memberikan gambaran dari Dinas Kependudukan dan Pencatatan Sipil sehingga dapat menilai kesiapan faktor-faktor yang perlu diperhatikan saat implementasi kebijakan terkait kebijakan inovasi Dukcapil Smart. Konsep Implementasi Kebijakan yang dikemukakan oleh Mazmanian dan Sabatier menjadi acuan dalam pembuatan karya ilmiah ini. Penelitian menggunakan metode kualitatif  deskriptif,  fokus penelitian berlokasi di Disdukcapil Kabupaten Bantul.
PEMBANGUNAN KAPASITAS DINAS KOMUNIKASI DAN INFORMATIKA DALAM PENYELENGGARAAN SISTEM PEMERINTAHAN BERBASIS ELEKTRONIK
Authors: Suwarlan Erlan , Suparman Agus Nurulsyam , Taufik Otong Husni
Published: July 2023

Pemerintah Kabupaten Ciamis tengah membangun Sistem Pemerintahan Berbasis Elektronik (SPBE). Dalam perkembangannya masih terdapat beberapa permasalahan seperti masih minimnya sumber daya manusia dan sering terjadi gangguan dalam keamanan sistem informasi Pemerintah Daerah. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mengkaji Pembangunan Kapasitas Dinas Komunikasi dan Informatika dalam Penyelenggaraan Sistem Pemerintahan Berbasis Elektronik di Kabupaten Ciamis. Metode penelitian yang digunakan adalah metode kualitatif dengan pendekatan fenomenologi. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa pada aspek Perkembangan Sumber Daya Manusia, dari sisi jumlah mengalami peningkatan, meski belum ideal, namun sumber daya yang ada masih bisa meng-handle pekerjaan yang ada dan mampu memfasilitasi satuan kerja perangkat daerah lainnya. Pada aspek Penguatan Organisasi, masih terbatasnya anggaran meski dapat melakukan efisiensi anggaran. Pada aspek Reformasi Kelembagaan, belum lengkapnya regulasi dan belum terintegrasinya data lintas sektor.
SYSTEMATIC LITERATURE REVIEW: TATA KELOLA KOLABORATIF DALAM SEKTOR PUBLIK
Authors: Nurhayati Neni , Rahman Arief
Published: July 2023

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Meningkatnya masalah yang kompleks dan saling bergantung pada sektor publik menyebabkankebutuhan akan kerja sama dan kolaborasi menjadi semakin mendesak. Inovasi melalui kolaborasimerupakan esensi dari konsep inovasi terbuka yang harus mencari interaksi dengan agen eksternaluntuk menciptakan ide dan meningkatkan pelayanan. Karya ini terdiri dari 25 artikel tinjauansistematis literatur untuk mensintesis dan meninjau secara kritis tentang collaborative governancepada sektor publik. Tujuan secara rinci sebagai berikut: meringkas bukti tentang fenomena dankarakteristik collaborative governance; menganalisis variabel pendukung collaborative governance;dan menganalisis bidang penerapan collaborative governance pada sektor publik. Temuan penulismenunjukkan bahwa: Pertama, beberapa tahun terakhir ini minat untuk berkolaborasi dalamkebijakan publik semakin meningkat; Menanggapi sifat yang saling berhubungan dan kompleks dariisu-isu yang sekarang dihadapi pemerintah, para akademisi dan praktisi sama-sama memusatkanperhatian pada proses tata kelola yang mengaburkan batas antara sektor publik, swasta, danmasyarakat; Kedua, banyak karakteristik collaborative governance sebagai inovasi kolaboratif yangbelum dijadikan variabel penelitian; Sebagian besar variabel yang digunakan lebih dominan ke faktoreksternal organisasi. Ketiga, collaborative governance banyak menyinggung teknologi dan masihbanyak bidang layanan publik yang belum diteliti dalam penerapannya; sebanyak 19 bidangpenerapan collaborative governance telah dianalisis dalam karya ini.
TRANSPARANSI PEMERINTAH DESA DALAM PENGELOLAAN KEUANGAN DESA TEGALREJO KECAMATAN TUGUMULYO KABUPATEN MUSI RAWAS
Authors: Saputra Wendi Aji , Farhan Eva Kurnia
Published: July 2023

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui keterbukaan pemerintahan desa dalam pengelolaan dana desa tahun 2015-2017. Pemerintah desa berkewajiban menyelenggarakan keuangan desa yang dikelola berdasarkan azas transparan, akuntabel, partisipatif dan dilakukan dengan kesadaran dan disiplin anggaran. Transparansi dalam pengelolaan keuangan desa oleh pemerintah desa tegalrejo dapat dikatakan transparan secara keseluruhan, karena telah memberikan informasi tentang proses perencanaan dan pelaksanaannya, kepada dewan telah memasukkan dana desa beberapa bagian masyarakat. Dan untuk dana desa dalam kegiatan pembangunan sudah melibatkan masyarakat. Akses atas kesediaan mengetahui penggunaan dana desa yang telah digunakan, pemerintah desa tegalrejo telah memberikan informasi secara tertulis di papan pengumuman desa
PEMANFAATAN TEKNOLOGI INFORMASI DALAM PENYELENGGARAAN PELAYANAN PUBLIK DI LINGKUNGAN PEMERINTAH KOTA BANDUNG
Authors: Fathony Ridwan , Muradi Muradi , Sagita Novi Indrawati
Published: July 2023

Masa pandemi covid-19 ini membuat penyelenggara negara dipaksa untuk melaukaninovasi pelayanan publik yang tetap mengedepankan protokol kesehatan. Pelayanan publikyang diberikan oleh aparatur negara dalam hal ini (ASN) harus berjalan dengan baik danmudah dimengerti dan di aplikasikan oleh masyarakat. Penelitian ini bertujuan untukmengetahui sampai dimana pemanfaatan informasi dan kondisi sumber daya manusia sertateknologi yang dipergunakan dari setiap pemberi layanan kepada masyarakat sertapenerima manfaat (masyarakat). Dengan mengambil data primer dari hasil observasi danwawancara informan secara langsung, serta pemanfaatan data digital metode penelitian inidilakukan dengan mengembangkan analisa data krtitis terhadap fenomena teknologiinformasi. hasil penilitian memperlihatkan bahwa pemanfaatan teknologi belum seutuhnyadi pergunakan dengan sebaik baiknya dengan beberapa faktor penghambat dari internaldan eksternal penyelenggara negara (pemberi layanan) dengan penerima manfaat(masyarakat).
PENGARUH PENGARUH KARAKTERISTIK INDIVIDU DAN LINGKUNGAN KERJA TERHADAP KEPUASAN KERJA KARYAWAN DI KANTOR CABANG BANDUNG BANK TABUNGAN NEGARA (PERSERO) TBK.
Authors: Dewi Sandra Rahmawati , Narimawati Umi
Published: July 2023

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui gambaran dan menganalisis ada tidaknya pengaruh karakteristik inidvidu dan lingkungan kerja terhadap kepuasan kerja karyawan di kantor cabang bank tabungan negara (persero)tbk. secara parsial maupun simultan. Metode dalam penelitian ini menggunakan deskriptif dan verifikatif. Data yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah data primer untuk penelitian didapatkan hasil kuesioner yang dibagikan kepada 61 responden. Data sekunder diperoleh dari data pegawai cabang Bank Tabungan Negara (Persero) Tbk. Metode analisis yang digunakan adalah analasis regresi menggunakan software SPSS dan pengujian hipotesis uji statistik uji t dan uji f. Hasil menunjukan bahwa Krakteristik Individu mempengaruhi kepuasan kerja dengan hasil signifikan secara parsial dengan arah hubungan negatif, kemudian lingkungan kerja mempengaruhi kepuasan kerja dengan hasil parsial dengan arah hubungan negatif.kepuasan kerja dipengaruhi secara signifikan oleh karakteristik inidvidu dan lingkungan kerja secara simultan menunjukan hubungan negatif, serta kategori hubungan yang kuat.
Institutional and instructional decolonizing mathematics education
Authors: Powell Arthur Belford , Brantlinger Andrew M. , Romero Luis A. Royo
Published: July 2023

In this theoretical essay, we respond to recent scholarship on decolonizing mathematics that asserts that so-called “Western” mathematics is inherently colonialist – that is, in service of the economic and political control of European or wealthy nations over countries of the Global South. Although generally sympathetic with that literature, we argue against some of its presumptions, in part, by distinguishing “Western” or academic mathematics from its recontextualization for schools. First, we argue that, although colonialist messages and values can be disseminated as part of that recontextualization, it is not clear that academic mathematics is inherently colonialist. Then, we offer a suggestive insight into what it might mean to decolonize school mathematics through a pedagogical approach based on research on native language learning, called the “subordination of teaching to learning.” The approach uses tasks that invite learners to use their indigenous mental powers (or brilliance) through engaging in dialogic interactions with themselves and others about objects and relations among them. To illustrate the subordination of teaching to learning, we present an example of how learners use their learning powers to educate their awareness and build mathematical ideas and reasoning; thereby experiencing the joy of their intellectual efforts.
Community college mathematics instructors of color on the pursuit of supporting developmental students’ self-efficacy
Authors: Kirkpatrick Darwin Taylor , Ataide Pinheiro Weverton
Published: July 2023

As of 2017, colleges in the state of Texas in the United States of America are transitioning to a corequisite model where students take developmental and traditional mathematics classes concurrently. Using a self-efficacy framework, this qualitative study aimed to explore the perceptions of four mathematics instructors of color at two community colleges in Texas that have adopted the corequisite model mentioned above. Semi-structured interviews were used to inquire how instructors perceived to best support students through this new model. Using thematic analysis, five overarching themes emerged: feelings of encouragement, vulnerability, and empathy, challenges in supporting students’ development of self-efficacy, relatedness to students. The instructors voiced many challenges in helping students. However, most of the instructors also displayed some level of attending to their student’s social and emotional needs to overcome these challenges. In many ways, instructors expressed that they have to be vulnerable with their students to overcome challenges and open themselves up so students are more willing to learn. Instructors discussed instances in which they have been oppressed, which have shaped their educator identity, influenced their current practice, and impacted their relatedness with students. Furthermore, instructors expressed constantly trying to form connections with their students. These instructors discussed how their similar social identities, such as language, race, national origin, and mathematical experiences, are an important middle ground that connects them to their students. Through relatedness and vulnerability, instructors discussed getting students to open up and become more receptive to learning, achieving the necessary outcomes to succeed. The five themes discussed in this paper foreground (a) instructors’ ability to provide student encouragement, typically through vulnerability, (b) challenges that negatively influence students’ self-efficacy and (c) relatedness and empathy to help students succeed, resulting in a higher perceived self-efficacy in their students’ part.
Microagressões raciais nas ciências exatas
Authors: Lopes Ronaldo André , Silva Guilherme Henrique Gomes da
Published: July 2023

Neste artigo apresentamos resultados de uma pesquisa em que buscamos identificar as experiências de estudantes da área de Ciências Exatas com microagressões raciais. O público-alvo da pesquisa foi composto por estudantes beneficiários de ações afirmativas matriculados em cursos da área de Ciências Exatas da Universidade Federal de Alfenas (n=390) que responderam um instrumento denominado Escala de Experiências Acadêmicas, Sociais e de Sobrevivência no âmbito das Exatas (EASS-Exatas). Para a análise, utilizamos correlações e Spearman, teste de significância qui-quadrado e Análise de Componentes Principais (ACP). Os resultados indicam que estudantes com idade entre 20 e 30 anos identificam com maior clareza aspectos relacionados às microagressões raciais. Além disso, os estudantes autodeclarados pretos foram aqueles que vivenciaram de forma mais intensa as microagressões raciais, inclusive com scores acima dos estudantes autodeclarados pardos, que também compõem o grupo de estudantes negros no Brasil. Isso evidencia que a cor da pele está diretamente relacionada às experiências com racismo e com microagressões raciais vivenciadas pelos estudantes. Mesmo vencendo a barreira do acesso, estudantes cotistas negros e negras de cursos de exatas continuam enfrentando o desafio de sobreviver academicamente devido a violência estrutural que vivenciam durante sua trajetória no curso e na universidade.
(Re)production of knowledge within mathematics education
Authors: Montecino Alex
Published: July 2023

This paper aims to discuss the production and reproduction of knowledge —such categories, notions, theories, and methodologies that are part of mathematics education research— drawn from an epistemic approach that pursues to disturb the supposed neutrality, objectivity, and order of our field. The paper's premise is shaped by the idea that searching for new ways of doing is plausible to make visible conditions of possibilities, in which new ways of thinking are traced to what we can and can't do in mathematics education. Premise framed in epistemological anarchism, here it argues that scientific progress could be restricted due to prescriptive scientific methods, as well as fixed and universal norms. The acknowledgment of diverse action flows and tools able to mould in order to respond to reality and context, it is understood as potency to think of new possibilities; along with this, to unpack and read the network rhizomatic entangled to look into teaching and learning of mathematics beyond the didactic triangle. In this fashion, diverse authors assert that the research is a political and power issue. The (re)production of knowledge is not neutral or innocent. The non-neutrality and innocent become possible since an aesthetic that circulates and normalizes what is considered as —valid and valuable— research, as well as the ways of doing and producing —valid and valuable— knowledge. This normalization generates events of violence, particularly against —epistemic or ontological— minorities.
Equitable and inclusive mathematics classrooms?
Authors: Andrade-Molina Melissa
Published: July 2023

This paper explores how the promises of equity and inclusion vanish into discourses about effectiveness, competitiveness, and meritocracy. Intentions of correcting onto-epistemic violence mutate into paradoxes of good intentions in the search for securing social order and economic prosperity. The hopes and fears about the future embody legacies of capitalist aspirations that position mathematics teachers as agents of change. Hence, mathematics teachers are granted full responsibility for correcting the wrongs generated by historical practices that shape modern society. The paper argues that Deleuze and Guattari's schizoanalysis becomes an analytical tool to map the flows of desire for equitable and inclusive education within capitalist aspirations. The desire flows are explored through global (transnational) and local (Chile) rhizomatic assemblage. Oedipus is used to reflect on the effects of power and desiring-production that positions education as a priority to safeguard the glocal future.
Ethics as part of mathematical reasoning in sharing
Authors: Sumpter Lovisa , Sumpter David
Published: July 2023

There is a greater need in today‘s society, to understand and critically discuss how the limited resources of our planet are allocated. Often, mathematical models are used in connection with resource allocation problems, and a common view is that mathematics in itself is neutral. In this article, we challenge this view of mathematics as a neutral practice through an analysis of possible solutions to a sharing task. The tasks come from a research project aiming to study how mathematics can support ethical reasoning and ethical arguments can support different mathematical solutions when sharing a resource. In ethical reasoning, three components are addressed: Information, Coherence, and Engagement. We show that ethical reasoning is part of mathematical reasoning in all the solutions to the task, independent of whether the dividend is treated as indivisible or divisible.
Researching for a mathematics rhizocurrere for culturally responsive teaching
Authors: Kyriakopoulos Georgios , Stathopoulou Charoula
Published: July 2023

This paper focuses on the reconceptualization of the mathematics curriculum with Roma students presenting a nomadic exploration of the mathematics teaching. An alternative, methodologically privileged, model is proposed which identifies the opportunity for an alternative curriculum from within rather than from a distance. The main aim of the research is to indicate how researching for a curriculum reconceptualization might be enlightened by thinking rhizomatically where common spaces of in-between are constructed by a confabulative conversation between Roma students and the researcher who takes up a nomadic position. Roma students, educational becoming and subjectivities at the level of individuals and situations involved both interact as elements of an unpredictably evolving rhizome which consists of discontinuity, rupture and constantly emerging multiplicities.
Twenty years of law 10.639
Authors: De Souza Cruz Lucas Gabriel , Ince Jamaal
Published: July 2023

This text presents an analysis of a collection of Mathematics textbooks, carried out for the discipline “Analysis of Mathematics Books and Teaching Materials”, taught in the Graduate Program in Mathematics Education at the Universidade Estadual Paulista “Júlio de Mesquita Filho”. Inspired by the methodology of vertical and horizontal analysis of textbooks, this work aims to understand in what ways the law 10.639/2003 is effective in textbooks that satisfy the demands of the New High School and the BNCC – Base Nacional Comum Curricular. Presenting the historical movements of black populations, mainly the Brazilian one, the text is inspired by the two decades of that law to conduct the analysis criteria and seek to understand in what ways the analyzed collection acts in the constitution of the mathematical identity of black students. At the end of the analysis, it is observed that the law is barely complied with, speaking through erasures and without delving into important points about racial discussions. It is concluded that changes are necessary for compliance with the law to produce positive effects on the constitution of mathematical identities of black subjects.
Educação matemática crítica e projetos de trabalho
Authors: Cézar da Costa Breno , Damien Bruno , Oliveira Jefferson , Ferreira Maria Luiza
Published: July 2023

Este trabalho constitui um recorte de um projeto de Iniciação Científica do Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia do Sudeste de Minas Gerais, Campus Santos Dumont (IF Sudeste MG-Santos Dumont), realizado por alunos do curso de graduação em Licenciatura em Matemática. Por meio do levantamento bibliográfico, buscou-se responder à pergunta: quais os caminhos percorridos pelas pesquisas em educação matemática crítica no Brasil nos últimos 22 anos? Para tal, consideramos exclusivamente artigos, publicados em periódicos da área de Educação Matemática de circulação nacional e internacional, complementando a busca com o acesso ao Portal de Periódicos CAPES. Com isso, realizamos a revisão sistemática da literatura, classificando os trabalhos em categorias temáticas que, além de organizá-los, serve de base para a síntese crítica dos trabalhos. Além disso, apontam como resultados não só as tendências em certos temas de pesquisa, mas também lacunas.
“O mérito da sua nota alta está na sua cor do pecado”
Authors: Aparecido da Silva Júnior Edson , Henrique Gomes da Silva Guilherme
Published: July 2023

Microagressões raciais são degradações e humilhações sutis, veladas, inócuas, feitas muitas vezes de forma intencional, proferidas contra indivíduos em nível local e individual. No Ensino Superior, pesquisas destacam que experiências com microagressões têm levado estudantes a abandonarem seus cursos. Nesse estudo, buscamos compreender a forma como estudantes cotistas negros e negras de cursos de Ciências Exatas vivenciam microagressões raciais em sua trajetória universitária. Para isso, apresentamos resultados relacionados a uma das categorias de análise de uma pesquisa em andamento, que se relaciona às vivências de 40 estudantes com microagressões raciais dentro de um contexto acadêmico. Os respondentes sofreram microagressões raciais em salas de aula, laboratórios, em atividades de campo, e com docentes, demonstrando sentimentos de desmerecimento, exclusão, desconsideração, invalidez, e invisibilidade. Diante dos relatos, os estudantes combateram ou não tal fenômeno por meio de enfrentamento individual, enfrentamento em grupo, por representatividade, por apoio profissional e por silenciamento.
Investigating race consciousness within teachers’ and leaders’ visions of equitable mathematics instruction in the U.S.
Authors: Haines Cara , Munter Charles , Mason Erica
Published: July 2023

We report on an effort to characterize (changes in) teachers’ and school and district leaders’ race consciousness within their visions of equitable mathematics instruction. We analyzed interviews conducted over multiple years within a project in an urban school district in the U.S. that focused on racism and racial equity in secondary mathematics and included multi-week professional learning opportunities for teachers during the months between school years. Our analysis yielded a 4-level trajectory modelling the development of race consciousness in participants’ discourse. Distinctions across levels pertain to the presence of race in individuals’ discourse, the directness with which they talk about race, and the extent to which they locate sources of an historical accumulation of racial inequity within systems.