bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Analysis of paper sludge pellets for energy utilization
Authors: Nosek Radovan , Holubcik Michal , Jandacka Jozef , Radacovska Lucia
Published: March 2023

The pulp and paper industry in Europe produces over 11 million tons of waste per year. Given high landfill operational costs, thermal co-processing with biomass may be a viable management and valorisation option for such wastes. In this work, the analysis of biomass (wood sawdust), mixture of primary and secondary pulp mill sludge and their respective blends (50 wt.%, 60 wt.%, 70 wt.% of sludge) was assessed by thermogravimetric analysis. One of the possibilities to ensure valorisation of paper pulp mill sludge is its combustion in the form of pellets containing a different amount of sludge. Production of pellets samples was realised on laboratory experimental device. The measurements showed that increasing the content of paper sludge in the produced pellets reduced the calorific value and increased the ash content. This research deals also with the effect of paper sludge on the ash melting temperatures. The results indicated that a higher content of paper sludge in the pellets increased the ash melting temperatures. This advantage of paper sludge can be utilized in co-combustion of biomass with a low ash melting temperature.
Combined effects of linseed oil and heat treatment on the properties of cypress and maple wood Part 1: Water absorption, mechanical properties, and sound absorption capacity
Authors: Kaya Ali Ihsan
Published: March 2023

The physical and mechanical properties of thermally modified wood impregnated with linseed oil were investigated to find the relationship between the treatment and the acoustic properties. The samples were impregnated with linseed oil (LO). Heat treatment was performed in an oven at four different temperatures, namely 160, 180, 210, and 240 °C. Statistically, the physical, mechanical, and acoustic properties of the treated wood were significantly intensified as compared to the control samples. The physical properties (water absorption) of the treated wood decreased by 72% as compared to the control group. However, while the increase in both MOR and MOE at 240 °C was 13%, the increase in CS at 240 °C was 7%. As a result of the heat treatment, the porosity increased by 33% as compared to the control group. At 240 °C the maximum SAC value was observed to be 0.71 at 5000 Hz and at 4500 Hz 0.78 and 0.80, respectively. The highest STL value, which was 69.9 dB, was observed at 1540 Hz and 3600 Hz. As a result of improved heat transfer, impregnating samples with LO before thermal modifications was observed to increase the efficiency of thermal modification.
Improving competitiveness in Iran laminated flooring market with structural equation modeling approach
Authors: Khasipour Farzin , Tajdini Ajang , Pourmousa Shademan , Roohnia Mehran , Safdari Vahidreza
Published: March 2023

The competitiveness of the laminated flooring industry was assessed in Iran. The statistical population was 200 persons, calculated using the stratified random method and the Cochran formula. The sample size was 132. After reviewing the literature, a conceptual model derived from the theoretical framework was presented. A researcher-made questionnaire was used to collect data. Content validity and confirmatory factor analysis were used to determine the validity of the questionnaire. Its reliability was calculated and confirmed using Cronbach’s alpha coefficient. The results were processed using structural equation modeling (SEM). The results showed a significant relationship between factors affecting perceived value, environmental and intra-organizational factors, and competitiveness in the laminated flooring industry. The evaluation of the quality of the model showed that the factors affecting the perceived value (strong effect = 0.632) and intra-organizational factors and environmental factors (moderate effect = 0.211 and 0.171) that were calculated, respectively, had the greatest effect on competitiveness. Moreover, these independent variables allocated 91.6% of competitiveness variations as the dependent variable.
Notated manuscript as an “open text”
Authors: Guseinova Zivar
Published: March 2023

The scientific concept of "open text" (U. Eco) is applicable to various humanities, including musical medieval studies, primarily to ancient Russian singing manuscripts. The liturgical purpose does not contradict the introduction of additions and corrections in the syntactic, semantic, and pragmatic fields of them at all stages of the work, as well as after its completion. The updates ("ponowlenija") affect on the one hand, the structure of each manuscript, on the other – its hymnographic and singing texts highlighted for consideration in this article. They relate directly to the notated texts, which in their original presentation (without updates) appear as complete chants, and open, if we consider all the updates introduced into it later by the author of the manuscript or subsequent masters. At the same time the completeness of the chant and its openness do not contradict each other; both variants can be chosen for performance. In the article, the features of the plaintext are considered on the example of the manuscript of the 16th century of the collection of the Trinity-Sergius Lavra of the Russian State Library No. 420, demonstrating the active work on it of both the author and subsequent masters. The introduction of new elements concerns, in addition to the structure of the manuscript, the writing out of variants of the hymnographic text, the inclusion of new chants in place of existing or absent ones from the author of the manuscript; the use of unusual neumes, not characteristic of znamenny notation in general; the designation of "superfluous" chants; the "programming" of improvisational updates, in particular, in the genre of the "Mnogoletija (Perennial). Many aspects of additions and transformations allow us to speak about the active creative work of the masters with ancient Russian hymnographic and musical texts, the openness of which provided an infinite wealth of chants.
Church architecture of Vyatka province in the time of Nicholas I
Authors: Gildina Tatiana , Kurochkin Mikhail
Published: March 2023

This publication is part of a comprehensive study addressed to the architectural heritage of the Vyatka province during the reign of Nicholas I. This article highlights the features of temple architecture. Based on the analysis of eleven church projects, the tendencies and trends in the architecture of the Vyatka province of the second quarter and the middle of the 19th century are consistently examined.The study is based on an extensive body of archival sources identified during the work in the Russian State Historical Archive in the period 2019-2022, as well as materials from the periodical press of the 19th - early 20th centuries, photographs and postcards of the early 20th century, published in open sources. The presented archival documents have an undoubted source study potential, primarily for conducting fundamental scientific research in the field of art history, as they present the features of the artistic process in the architecture of the province.The materials are scattered, but they allow creating a complete picture of the evolution of the architecture of the Vyatka province in the first half of the 19th century. Thanks to the introduction of the mentioned documents into scientific circulation, it becomes possible to clarify the actual construction data of some individual objects, stylistic and structural details, the proposed appearance of buildings and evaluate the diversity of the architectural heritage of the Vyatka province. Many documentary materials are introduced into scientific circulation for the first time.
Temperature effect on optical filter based on fiber-optic resonator using polarization and birefringence effects in the resonator loop
Authors: E Seraji Faramarz , Gasemzade Saeede
Published: March 2023

In this paper an analysis of optical filter based on fiber-optic ring resonator using polarization and birefringence effects in the resonator loop is presented. The temperature variations, which affect the refractive index and radius of the ring, would cause a change in the filter response. The simulation results show that the resonant wavelengths would shift toward longer wavelengths and output intensity changes with increasing temperature. It is shown that for every 10 deg C change in temperature, would cause the resonance wavelength to increase by 0.1 .
An actuator nano and micro displacements for composite telescope in astronomy and physics research
Authors: SM Afonin
Published: March 2023

We obtained the deformation, the structural diagram, the transfer functions and the characteristics of the actuator nano and micro displacements for composite telescope in astronomy and physics research. The mechanical and regulation characteristics of the actuator are received.
On the importance of the natural components in climate change study: Temperature rise in the study of climate change
Authors: Akasofu Syun Ichi , L Tanaka Hiroshi
Published: March 2023

The theme of this paper is to show that the temperature rising rate by the greenhouse gases is only 1/5 of what is generally considered. This conclusion is based on identifying two natural global changes. One of them is a near-linear change after the Little Ice Age (LIA) and the second is the Pacific (PDO) and Atlantic AMO) decadal oscillations, together called MDO. After the end of the LIA in about 1850, the rising rate of temperature rise has been approximately linear with the rate + 0.3°C/100 years, while the MDO has been super9 posed on it with an amplitude of 0.2°C (the range = 0.4ºC) and the period of 40-60 years. The combined rise of temperature by the two natural components between 1975 and 2000 (which is considered to be due to CO2 by the IPCC) is 0.47°C; it is comparable with the observed rise of 0.5°C during the same period. Thus, the contribution of the greenhouse gases for the same period is estimated to be at most 0.1°C, not 0.5°C.It is estimated that the temperature rise from 2000 to 2100 will be 0.9°C± 0.2°C (=‘recovery’ from LIA + greenhouse gases + MDO), namely 0.3°C + 0.4°C ± 0.2°C, namely between 0.7°C and 1.1°C, assuming that the present production rate of the greenhouse gases is maintained.
Multiple ontologies in learning quantum mechanics
Authors: Matorevhu Alois
Published: March 2023

In this study, consistent with the interpretivist paradigm, focus group discussions (FGDs) were used together data about tertiary physics students’ multiple ontologies / realities on wave – particle duality. Findings of the study show the need to afford tertiary physics students opportunities to critically think so that they develop ontologies which may contribute to debates aiming to solve pertinent wave – particle issues. Therefore physics educators should expose tertiary physics students to teaching and learning contexts which develop flexible ontologies about wave – particle duality. Such exposure encourages tertiary physics students to engage in exploring alternatives which may be scientifically significant.
Scientific measurements and the influence of mechanical and perceptual error in special relativity
Authors: Sauerheber Richard
Published: March 2023

The true meaning of the special theory of relativity for light is described by incorporating the first description of relativity of time, space, and velocity written by Isaac Newton in the 17th Century, together with the intrinsic properties of light determined elegantly by James Clerk Maxwell in the 18th Century. Diagrams derived from Newton’s work assist in properly explaining light-mass interactions introduced theoretically in the 20th Century. Because true absolute magnitudes of these variables are distinct from measurements of these quantities, both experimental error and perceptual error have caused widespread confusion and false extrapolations of the meaning of special relativity that are addressed here. Time does not dilate its rate of progression if detectors or observers undergo motion through space.
‘Let’s play crocodiles’
Authors: Theobald Maryanne , Danby Susan , Watts Janet , Bateman Amanda
Published: March 2023

School playgrounds are spaces where children play with peers in organised games that have pre-existing rules and procedures for game play, and made-up games that are improvised in the moment. The ways children go about making up games have not been well documented and may be overlooked in situ due to the minimal supervision of school playgrounds. This study investigates how children mobilise and constrain their own game participation using improvised rule proposals and directives. Turn-by-turn analysis of the video recorded interactions of children (5–9 years) during lunch recess in an Australian school shows how children competently create and negotiate a game they called ‘crocodiles’. This ethnomethodological approach using conversation analysis highlights how children propose, challenge, or resist rules, to ensure or delay their ongoing involvement, or to influence the participation of others. Analyses identify how children negotiated their play and the actions of others as they recruited members and negotiated the play, mapped game play, made claims and further negotiations, and monitored the rule infringements of players. Identifying how children assemble their talk and actions as they create games informs educators of the interactional resources required for children’s participation in playground activities. Opportunities for practising these social skills within and away from adult supervision are particularly important as children interact in school playgrounds.
Agency in Language Policy and Planning: Critical Inquiries Jeremie Bouchard and Gregory Paul Glasgow (eds) (2019)
Authors: Nandi Anik
Published: March 2023

Agency in Language Policy and Planning: Critical Inquiries Jeremie Bouchard and Gregory Paul Glasgow (eds) (2019) New York and London: Routledge. Pp 322 ISBN: 9780367732271 (pbk) ISBN: 9781138316188 (hbk) ISBN: 9780429455834 (eBook)
The role of multilingualism in the construction of social identity in a high social class family
Authors: Mansfield Marie-Anne
Published: March 2023

This article explores the language ideologies and language practices of a multilingual, high socioeconomic status family, resident in the United Kingdom, from a critical sociolinguistic perspective (Heller, Pietikäinen and Pujolar, 2018). Drawn from a larger, longitudinal, multi-sited ethnographic study, it focuses on a predominantly Russian/British family of high socioeconomic status. The study concentrates on their daily rituals. Socialization moments are revealed, and the mechanisms and underpinning ideologies are analysed, drawing upon the approach of Goffman (1956). It explores how their language ideologies and practices may be deemed constitutive of a neoliberal self (Urciuoli, 2008), and how they create and present a cosmopolitan class identity. It makes a methodological contribution by demonstrating how ethnographic participant observation is valuable in FLP research. Such an approach enables an understanding of which ideologies are actually enacted through which practices in the face of acceptance, resistance or conflicting ideologies from other family members, and the other constraints of daily life.
Interpretable precision medicine for acute myeloid leukemia
Authors:   , Gimeno Marian
Published: March 2023

Precision medicine (PM) is a branch of medicine that defines a disease at a higher resolution using genetic and other technologies to enable more specific targeting of its subgroups. Because of its uses in clinical treatment and diagnostics, this field exemplifies the modern era of medicine. PM looks for not just the right drug, but also the right dosage and treatment regimen. PM encounters a variety of challenges, which will be explored in this dissertation. Large-scale sensitivity screens and whole-exome sequencing experiments (WES) have fostered a new wave of targeted treatments based on finding associations between drug sensitivity and response biomarkers. These experiments with the aid of state-of-the-art artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms are opening new therapeutic opportunities for diseases with unmet clinical needs. It has been proved that AI is capable of predicting novel personalized treatments based on complex genotypic and phenotypic patterns in tumors. The scientific community should make an effort to make these algorithms to be interpretable to humans so that the results could be easily approved by the medical regulators. The purpose of this thesis is to apply AI algorithms for precision oncology that are highly accurate, while guaranteeing that the predictions are interpretable by humans. This work is divided in three main sections. The first section comprises a new methodology to increase the predictive power of the discovery of novel treatments in large-scale screenings by exploiting that some biomarkers tend to appear in many treatments. This fact is called hub effect in gene essentiality (HUGE). Content of this section was published in [1]. The second section contains a novel interpretable AI method -called multi-dimensional module optimization (MOM)- that associates drug screening with genetic events and proposes a treatment guideline. Content of this section was published in [2]. Finally, the third section includes a detailed comparison of different recently published algorithms that attempt to overcome the barriers proposed by today's precision medicine. This study also includes two novel algorithms specifically designed to solve the challenges of applicability to clinical practice: Optimal Decision Tree (ODT) and Multinomial Lasso. The characterization of Interpretable Artificial Intelligence as approach with strong potential for use in clinical practice is one of the study's most significant achievements. We presen tunique methods for PM that are highly interpretable, and we summarize the needs that could be considered for constructing interpretable AI. We are confident that this method will transform the way PM is addressed, bridging the gap between AI and clinical practice.
Near-exclusive use of Setaceus Asparagus Fern Asparagus setaceus in the construction of nests by three South African bird species
Authors:   Croydon Wine Estate, Faure, Meredith Raleigh L
Published: March 2023

The nesting material used by birds can be an important habitat requirement and a potential limiting factor for the successful reproduction of many bird species. I present records of the use of the Setaceus Asparagus Fern Asparagus setaceus by Bronze Mannikin Lonchura cucullata, and Swee Waxbill Coccopygia melanotis (Family Estrildidae) and Amethyst Sunbird Chalcomitra amethystine (Family Nectariniidae) in the Western Cape, South Africa. It is the large percentage of fronds of Setaceus Asparagus Fern which have been used in these nests which is of particular interest.
The impact of using the modified Know-Want-Learn strategy in physics teaching on students’ metacognition
Authors: Bogdanović Ivana Z. , Stanisavljević Jelena D. , Rodić Dušica D. , Rončević Tamara N. , Zouhor Zekri A. M.
Published: March 2023

To make it easier for students to learn the contents of physics and increase their motivation to learn, physics teachers need to apply different teaching strategies. With this study we aimed to examine the impact of the modified Know-Want-Learn (mKWL) strategy in physics teaching on elementary school students’ metacognition. The pedagogical experiment with parallel groups was applied to determine whether the mKWL strategy affected students’ metacognition. The students in the experimental group were taught by applying the mKWL strategy with a specific chart. The chart consisted of columns: T – What I think and what I know, Q – What questions I have, H – How can I find out, L – What I Learned (TQHL chart). The students in the control group were taught (the same physics curriculum) by using the traditional teaching model, without this TQHL chart. A questionnaire on metacognition was used for the evaluation of sixth-grade students’ metacognition. The statistical analysis of data included descriptive statistics, as well as paired sample t-tests and independent sample t-tests. Research results, based on the scores obtained using the questionnaire on metacognition, imply that the use of the proposed mKWL strategy increases students’ metacognition. Considering the positive effect of this teaching strategy on students’ metacognition, its further application in other teaching subjects is planned as well as the training of a large number of elementary school teachers for its application.
ROSE SMALL-SCALE SHOCK REACTIVITY TEST (SSRT) EQUATION-A SIMPLE LINEAR CORRELATION BETWEEN THE DENT VOLUME IN A SSRT AND THE HEAT OF DETONATION
Authors: Wahler Sabrina , Klapötke Thomas M.
Published: March 2023

A simple linear correlation between the resulting dent volume in the small-scale shock reactivity test (SSRT) and the heat of detonation is presented. This correlation can be used as an alternative to the SSRT to determine the energy a material can release. It also proves that the SSRT can be replaced by a
calorimetric determination of the heat of detonation.
INSTABILITY INVESTIGATION OF THERMO-BIOCONVECTION OF OXYTACTIC MICROORGANISM IN JEFFREY NANOLIQUID WITH EFFECTS OF INTERNAL HEAT SOURCE
Authors: Garg Arpan , Sharma Y. D. , Jain Subit K.
Published: March 2023

The intent of this article is to investigate the influence of internal heat source on the stability of a suspension containing oxytactic microorganisms in a shallow horizontal porous fluid layer saturated by Jeffrey nanoliquid. The Jeffrey-Buongiorno model governs the nanofluid bioconvection flow. Normal mode analysis is utilized, and the principle of exchange of stability is invoked due to the absence of opposing agencies. The stability criteria is defined in terms of critical thermal Rayleigh number as a function of various flow governing parameters by using the weighted residual Galerkin method. It is perceived that the increment of uniform heat supply and the presence of oxytactic microorganism cells as well as the nanoparticles enhances heat transfer and constitutes an unstable system that hastens bioconvection. The nanoparticle Lewis number is found to have a dual impact on the system stability that relies on the nanoparticle Rayleigh number and exhibits destabilizing nature for top-heavy nanoparticle concentration. It is also observed that the Jeffrey parameter produces nonoscillatory instability in the system.
Walter Benjamin: Hacia una nueva forma de la experiencia
Authors:   Universidad EAFIT, Zapata Rubén Darío ,   Universidad de Antioquia
Published: March 2023

La búsqueda de una nueva forma de experiencia desde la reflexión filosófico-política fue uno de los grandes motivos del pensamiento de Walter Benjamin y, en este libro, pretendemos reconstruir el camino de dicho motivo sin adentrarnos en las especificidades del materialismo histórico ni de la teología judía, pues él mismo asumió para su pensamiento las diversas corrientes que pudieran nutrirlo con una actitud profundamente práctica y utilitarista. De igual manera, lo que nos interesa aquí es la potencia de esta nueva forma de experiencia para comprender la sociedad contemporánea y las posibilidades que en ella mantienen los anhelos emancipatorios.
Adesão dos profissionais de enfermagem ao bundle de prevenção de infecção de corrente sanguínea
Authors: Lima Karina Maria Santos , Souza Camila Santos , Rocha Hertaline Menezes do Nascimento , Santos Indaiane Rosário Abade dos
Published: March 2023

OBJETIVO: Avaliar o conhecimento e o comportamento dos profissionais de enfermagem em relação ao bundle de prevenção de infecção primária da corrente sanguínea relacionada ao cateter venoso central (CVC). MATERIAL E MÉTODOS: Trata-se de uma pesquisa quantitativa e transversal realizada com profissionais de enfermagem atuantes em unidade de terapia intensiva de um hospital do Estado da Bahia. Os dados foram coletados com o instrumento “Conhecimento e comportamento autorrelatado sobre o bundle de CVC”. RESULTADOS: Foram incluídos 77 profissionais, 53 técnicos de enfermagem e 24 enfermeiros. Os profissionais apontaram medidas de higiene das mãos, conectores e curativos como importantes para prevenir infecção; 75,3% utilizam paramentação completa na inserção do cateter; 63,6% possuem conhecimento sobre o bundle, sendo de nível moderado (51,9%) e bom (35,1%). A educação permanente foi apontada como fator que facilita a implementação do bundle, já o desconhecimento um fator que dificulta. CONCLUSÃO: Os profissionais têm conhecimento sobre os motivos atribuídos à ocorrência de infecção de CVC, bem como as ações de prevenção. O conhecimento sobre o bundle foi obtido em treinamento no hospital em que se trabalha.
Getting started with Micro-Meta App Tutorial v2
Authors: Rigano Alessandro
Published: March 2023

For quality, interpretation, reproducibility, and sharing value, microscopy images should be accompanied by detailed descriptions of the conditions that were used to produce them. Micro-Meta App is an intuitive, highly interoperable, open-source software tool that was developed in the context of the 4D Nucleome (4DN) consortium and is designed to facilitate the extraction and collection of relevant microscopy metadata as specified by the recent 4DN-BINA-OME tiered-system of Microscopy Metadata specifications. In addition to substantially lowering the burden of quality assurance, the visual nature of the Micro-Meta App makes it particularly suited for training purposes. In this protocol and in the associated videos (https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLd2SsBj4SIsh7eE1M7l4v5_EsjUQcsfb0) you will learn how to get started using the Micro-Meta App for documenting your imaging experiments. Want to learn more? Please watch Video 1 of the Tutorial Series and read the publications listed in the References section of this protocol to learn more about the Micro-Meta App and the underlying 4DN-BINA-OME tiered system of Microscopy Metadata specifications.
Decellularized adipose tissue solid foams for hDPSC differentiation to osteogenic and adipogenic cells in 3D culture v1
Authors: Ibarretxe Gaskon
Published: March 2023

Human Dental Pulp Stem Cells (hDPSCs) constitute one very interesting stem cell source for tissue engineering and regeneration, owing to their high multi-lineage differentiation ability, the absence of ethical issues as they are considered a biological waste from dental clinics, their high immune-tolerance upon in vivo transplantation, and their ample possibilities of implementation in personalized medicine and autologous tissue engineering therapies. Natural extracellular matrix (ECM)-based materials constitute very promising scaffolds for in vitro cell culture, enhancing the attachment and differentiation of cells as well as mimicking the in vivo environment more accurately. Among others, adipose tissue represents a potentially abundant source of human and animal origin ECM which can be easily obtained in large quantities by liposuction surgery. The combination of hDPSCs with decellularized adipose ECM-derived materials offers great possibilities for the development of novel 3D culture platforms for the tailored (re)generation of diverse tissues like bone and adipose tissue. In this chapter, we describe different 3D culture methodologies of hDPSCs on biologic scaffold materials composed of decellularized porcine and human adipose tissue. These 3D culture systems offer a much preferable alternative to traditional tissue culture treated cell culture plates in 2D and/or single protein composed biomaterials because, by better preserving the bioinductive signals that participate in the interaction between the cells and the extracellular matrix in native tissues, they reproduce a much closer situation to in vivo conditions.
Liberdade para escolher: a decisão da Suprema Corte dos EUA no caso Dobbs v. Jackson
Authors: Feitshans Ilise
Published: March 2023

This article explores the last bastion of slavery in the USA – motherhood – as circumscribed by two landmark U.S. Supreme Court cases about abortion: Dobbs v. Jackson (2022) and the case it overruled, Roe v. Wade (1973). These two cases bookend a half century fraught with controversy that began when Roe v. Wade allowed pregnant patients to decide whether they want a legal abortion under USA law. The contrary opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson allowing individual states of the USA to prohibit abortion in the same time frame in which Roe v. Wade allowed patients to have an abortion (and explicitly overruling Roe v. Wade) exploded when a draft opinion was released across international social media – igniting protests at the gates of judges homes and during off duty activities such as eating in a restaurant. Beyond the implications of this unprecedented response towards legitimate juridical pronouncements in a democracy that prides itself on protecting free speech, the billions of dollars spent lobbying around abortion laws and the small number of pregnancies involved annually suggests that these cases are about unspoken issues that do not surface in the Supreme Court. This article therefore explores the notion that the public uproar about abortion masks the societal need for several important conversations that have not occurred. Under this view, close examination of cases that mark the beginning and end of U.S. Supreme Court case law regarding abortion posits a distraction from unresolved fundamental problems about public health. Achieving the goal of developing rational legislation that clarifies these issues to move towards resolution requires however a Constitutional base that presently does not exist in USA law. Therefore, this article proposes a U.S. Constitutional Amendment protecting the right to health that would provide a strong foundation for case law regarding medical decisions ostensibly protected by the abortion case law.
Invited article
Pré-tratamento com luz em sementes armazenadas de Feijão-Caupi beneficia a germinação e uniformidade de crescimento
Authors: Oliveira Filho Antonio Santana Batista de , Barrozo Leandra Matos , Santos Joel Cabral dos , Diniz Adriana Araujo , Zanatta Tatiane Scilewski da Costa , Bertino Nubia Marisa Ferreira
Published: March 2023

O armazenamento adequado de sementes de feijão-caupi é uma etapa essencial para a conservação de sementes com alta qualidade fisiológica. Desse modo, é necessário buscar formas alternativas que, associadas às condições de armazenamento, auxiliem na preservação para o melhor desempenho das sementes. Objetivou-se testar pré-tratamentos com luz aliados ao hidrocondicionamento em sementes armazenadas de feijão-caupi (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.), verificando a influência destes na qualidade fisiológica das sementes. A metodologia adotada no experimento constou de uma pesquisa experimental, em que sementes de feijão-caupi foram submetidas a hidrocondicionamento e pré-tratamentos com diferentes regimes de luz (branca, escuro, vermelho, vermelho extremo, verde e azul) por um período de 5h, seguidos de secagem por 48h. As variáveis analisadas foram: emergência, índice de velocidade de emergência, comprimento da parte aérea e raiz, massa seca da parte aérea e raiz. O delineamento experimental utilizado foi o inteiramente casualizado em esquema fatorial 5 x 6 (períodos de armazenagem: 40, 80, 120, 160 e 200 dias, associados aos regimes de luz: branca, escuro, vermelho, vermelho extremo, verde e azul). Os resultados indicam que os regimes de luz azul, vermelho e vermelho extremo exercem efeitos no crescimento e desenvolvimento de plântulas de feijão-caupi ao longo do armazenamento. Conclui-se que os pré-tratamentos com luz azul, vermelho e vermelho extremo podem ser utilizados em sementes de feijão-caupi, no entanto, o efeito dos pré-tratamentos nas sementes é reduzido no decorrer do tempo de armazenamento.
Geoestatística para o mapeamento da variabilidade espacial de atributos do solo em sistemas de manejo do solo na Amazônia brasileira
Authors: Silva Alexsandro Leal , Mariano Daiane de Cinque , Ebling Ângelo Augusto , Oliveira Neto Cândido Ferreira de , Viégas Ismael de Jesus Matos , Okumura Ricardo Shigueru
Published: March 2023

A geoestatística é capaz de auxiliar as estratégias de manejo e melhorar a eficiência no processo de produção e redução dos impactos ambientais. Nesse sentido, a hipótese do estudo consiste na existência de dependência espacial dos atributos do solo nos sistemas de manejo do solo. O objetivo do estudo foi caracterizar a variabilidade espacial da resistência do solo à penetração, à umidade gravimétrica e à acidez ativa nos sistemas de manejo do solo na Amazônia brasileira. O experimento foi conduzido em área experimental em Parauapebas, região Sudeste do Pará, foram selecionados quatro sistemas de manejo: mata nativa (MN), sistema de plantio direto (SPD), sistema de plantio convencional (SPC) e pastagem (PAS). Foi estabelecida uma malha amostral de 200 m x 100 m, com espaçamento de 25 m x 40 m, perfazendo um total de 30 pontos amostrais por sistema de manejo. Foram avaliadas a resistência do solo à penetração (RP) e umidade gravimétrica do solo (Ug%) e acidez ativa do solo (pH) nas profundidades de 0,0-0,10 m; 0,10-0,20 m; e 0,20-0,30 m. Os dados obtidos foram analisados por meio de estatística descritiva e análise geoestatística. A RP, a Ug% e a acidez ativa indicaram normalidade na distribuição dos dados, com valores do coeficiente de variação inferior a 25%. Na análise geoestatística, a RP, a Ug% e o pH apresentaram dependência espacial nos sistemas e profundidades avaliadas. Na análise dos mapas geoestatísticos verificou-se zonas específicas com padrões críticos de RP, de Ug% e de pH, o que possibilita aplicar medidas de manejo localizado para cada nível de compactação e/ou de acidez superior ao limite crítico, o que reduz os custos com práticas de manejo dos solos.
Proactive Outreach for At-risk Health Plan Members During COVID-19 Pandemic in New Mexico
Authors: Dirmyer Victoria C. , Wurpts Ingrid , Clarke Gray , Evans Lane , Al-Aghbary Cynthia , Gopalan Kalyani , Momin Soyal
Published: March 2023

Objective.—Explore the impact of proactive outreach to a health plan population during COVID-19 pandemic in New Mexico.

Background.—By March 2020, the 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) was a global pandemic, circulating in more than 114 countries. As more information about virus transmission, symptoms, and comorbidities were reported over time, recommendations for reducing the spread of the virus within communities was provided by leading health organizations like the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Methods.—Criteria were developed to identify health plan members most at risk for virus complications. Once members were identified, a health plan representative contacted each member to inquire about member needs, questions, and provide them with resources. Members were then tracked for COVID-19 testing results and vaccination status.

Results.—Overall, 50,000+ members received an outreach call (during 8-month timeframe), and 26,000 calls were tracked for member outcomes. Over 50% of the outreach calls were answered by the health plan member. Of the members who were called, 1186 (4.4%) tested positive for COVID-19. Health plan members that could not be reached represented 55% of the positive cases. A chi-square test of the two populations (reached vs unable to reach) showed a significant difference in COVID-19 positive test results (N = 26,663, X2(1) = 16.33, P<0.01).

Conclusions.—Community outreach was related to lower rates of COVID-19. Community connection is important, especially in tumultuous times, and proactive outreach to the community provides an opportunity for information sharing and community bonding.
The 2020 Mw 6.5 Monte Cristo Range, Nevada, Earthquake: Anatomy of a Crossing-Fault Rupture through a Region of Highly Distributed Deformation
Authors: Sethanant Israporn , Nissen Edwin , Pousse-Beltran Léa , Bergman Eric , Pierce Ian
Published: March 2023

The 15 May 2020 Mw 6.5 Monte Cristo Range earthquake (MCRE) in Nevada, United States, is the largest instrumental event in the Mina deflection—a zone of east-trending left-lateral faults accommodating a right step between northwest-trending right-lateral faults of the Walker Lane. The MCRE ruptured a highly distributed faulting area with muted geomorphic expressions, motivating us to characterize the behavior of an earthquake on a structurally immature fault system. Inverse modeling of Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar (InSAR) and Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) displacements reveals left-lateral slip on an east-striking, eastern fault and left-lateral–normal slip on an east-northeast-striking, western fault. Unusually, the two faults cross one another and ruptured together in the mainshock. The maximum slip of 1 m occurs at 8–10 km depth, but less than 0.1 m of slip reaches the surficial model fault patches, yielding a pronounced shallow slip deficit (SSD) of 91%. Relocated hypocenters indicate that the mainshock initiated at 9 km depth and that aftershocks span depths of 1–11 km, constraining the local seismogenic thickness. Our new field observations of fracturing and pebble-clearing in the western MCRE characterize a third, shorter, northern fault that is at the resolution limit of the InSAR–GNSS modeling. The segmented and intersecting fault geometry, off-fault aftershocks with variable mechanisms, distributed surface fractures, limited long-term geomorphic offsets, and a 600–700 m (cumulative) bedrock offset are all characteristic of a structurally immature fault system. However, the large SSD is not unusual for an earthquake of this magnitude, and a larger compilation of InSAR models (28 Mw≥6.4 strike-slip events) shows that SSDs correlate with magnitude rather than structural maturity. This study demonstrates the importance of integrating geodesy, seismology, and field observations to capture the full complexity of large earthquakes, and further suggests that seismic hazard assessments in shattered crustal regions consider the potential for multi- and cross-fault rupture.
Language Acquisition On Early Deaf Children With Cochlear Implants In Inclusion Kindergarten
Authors: Sani Yulvia , Wardany Ossy Firstanti
Published: March 2023

Deaf children  have problems in language acquisition due to hearing loss. Early use of cochlear implants can help  deaf children  listen and learn language and speech. This study aims to determine how language acquisition in early deaf students uses cochlear implants in an inclusive kindergarten in Bandar Lampung. This research is qualitative descriptive research. The methods of collecting data use interviews, observations, and documentation. The results showed that maximizing and familiarizing the hearing function can improve language acquisition. The use of cochlear implants accompanied by oral methods and rhythm sound awareness exercises assists in acquiring phonological, morphological, and semantic (linguistic awareness). Schools use the principle of learning by doing and integrating programs at home so that the process is more natural. In addition, it takes time for children to get accustomed to hearing and repeating what they hear. So it can conclude that using cochlear implants accompanied by the proper method can help the language acquisition of early  deaf children.
Community Attitude to the Social Life of Mentally Retarded Teenager in Paninggilan Village
Authors: Awalia Alfiani Putri , Mulya Dedi , Utami Yuni Tanjung
Published: March 2023

Attitude is a form of response that a person gives to something he sees. The purpose of this study was to find out how the community's attitude towards the social life of mentally retarded adolescents in Paninggilan Village. This research use qualitative descriptive approach. The respondents of this study were the community, which consisted of 10 people and 1 parent of a mentally retarded teenager. Data were collected through observations, interviews, documentation and field notes. The data analysis used was data reduction, data presentation and conclusion drawing. The results showed that the attitude of the community towards the social life of mentally retarded adolescents in Paninggilan Village could not be said to be completely good. When viewed based on the 3 components of the attitude acceptance aspect, the community already knows and understands a little what children with special needs are, the attitude given by the community to mentally retarded adolescents in Paninggilan Village is also good, but people still think that mentally retarded adolescents cannot be united with the community in general. Generally, when in an event because mental retardation can ruin an event, some of the community also still has an understanding that children with special needs (tunagrahita) are the same as ODGJ.
Using Pabami Media to Improve Early Reading of Cerebral Palsy Students in the 1st Class of the Elementary School for Children with Special Needs
Authors: Yuniarti Neny , Subasno Yohanes
Published: March 2023

The ability to read is the most basic competency to master competencies in other subjects. Learning to read which was carried out at Elementary School for Children with Special Needs (SDLB) YPAC Malang City found that one out of three  students of Cerebral Palsy in 1st class had problems with early reading. One of the causes of not optimal students' reading ability is because teachers tend to only use printed books. Appropriate and interesting media is needed so that students can have reading skills as expected. The purpose of this study is to describe the use of pabami media to improve early reading skills in students of Cerebral Palsy in the 1st class at SDLB YPAC Malang. This research is a classroom action research designed in 2 cycles, each cycle consists of 3 meetings. The learning media used is pabami which is equipped with cards of letter, syllable, and word. Data were collected by observation and test techniques. Pabami media is declared effective if the posttest results in the second cycle are higher than the posttest scores in the first cycle, with learning mastery indicators reaching a value of 75 or more. The results of the study concluded that pabami media was effective for improving early reading skills of students with cerebral palsy.
The traditional way of professional development in inclusive education: Still effective or not?
Authors: Suhendri Suhendri , Kawai Norimune
Published: March 2023

Numerous studies suggest professional development to improve educators’ attitudes toward inclusive education. However, not all professional development seems to be effective in boosting participants’ attitudes. This current study is aimed to explore the effectiveness of professional development in inclusive education, especially for kindergarten principals in Indonesia. By conducting a 10-day professional development (n equals 60), the attitudes toward inclusive education of the participants were measured before and after the professional development using ITAIE (The Indonesian Teachers' Attitudes toward Inclusive Education). A paired T-Test was applied to find the differences in principals’ attitudes toward inclusive education before and after the professional development. The finding revealed no significant improvement in kindergarten principals’ attitudes toward inclusive education after joining the traditional way of professional development.
Epigenética en la era postgenoma
Authors: Barrero Nuñez María José
Published: March 2023

La epigenética (por encima del genoma) estudia aspectos que heredan nuestras células al dividirse y que pueden ser heredados incluso a través de las generaciones y que no conllevan cambios en la secuencia de ADN. Mientras que los cambios genéticos (mutaciones, inserciones, translocaciones, etc.) son irreversibles, los cambios epigenéticos son susceptibles de ser revertidos. Esta plasticidad nos ofrece la posibilidad de diseñar fármacos para moldear nuestro epigenoma.
Producción de nuevas variedades de Saintpaulia ionantha mediante variación somaclonal
Authors: Mendoza Fernández Julián Ignacio , Muñoz Serrano Miguel Ángel , Parra Izquierdo Iván , Villazala Merino Sergio
Published: March 2023

En este artículo se presenta un proyecto que describe el proceso productivo completo para generar y comercializar nuevas variedades de violeta africana (Saintpaulia ionantha), sin utilizar transgénesis. Para ello, se utilizan distintas técnicas biotecnológicas, basadas generalmente en el cultivo.
La importancia de la contribución paterna en el desarrollo embrionario: los ARN espermáticos
Authors: García Valcarce David , Garrido Gonzalez Florentino , Suárez Álvarez Elsi , Luengos Martínez Ángel J. , Robles Rodríguez Vanesa
Published: March 2023

Estudios clínicos han descrito una mayor incidencia de ciertas enfermedades en los nacidos a partir de tecnologías de reproducción asistida. Durante los últimos años se ha demostrado que algunos de los ARN mensajeros pueden tener un importante papel como marcadores de interés clínico. Además, cada vez se confirma en mayor medida que estas moléculas tienen un importante papel en las primeras etapas del desarrollo embrionario. En este trabajo se describen las diferentes poblaciones de ARN espermáticas y sus posibles usos como herramientas diagnósticas en clínica
Beneficial impacts of goat milk on the nutritional status and general well-being of human beings: Anecdotal evidence
Authors: K Nelson Navamniraj , K Sivasabari , Indu J Ankitha , Krishnan Deepika , M R Anjali , P R Akhil , M Pran , Nainu Firzan , S V Praveen , Singh Prachi , Chopra Hitesh , Chakraborty Sandip , Dey Abhijit , Dhama Kuldeep , Chandran Deepak
Published: March 2023

Goats provide an essential food supply in the form of milk and meat. Goat milk has distinct qualities, but it shares many similarities with human and bovine milk regarding its nutritional and therapeutic benefits. Because of their different compositions, goat and cow milk products could have different tastes, nutrients, and medicinal effects. Modification in composition aid of goat milk determining the viability of goat milk processing methods. Comparatively, goat's milk has higher calcium, magnesium, and phosphorus levels than cow's or human milk but lower vitamin D, B12, and folate levels. Goat milk is safe and healthy for infants, the old, and healing ailments. Capric, caprylic, and capric acid are three fatty acids that have shown promise as potential treatments for various medical issues. Considering the benefits and drawbacks of goat milk over cow milk is essential; goat milk is more digestible, has unique alkalinity, has a better buffering capacity, and has certain medicinal benefits. Acidifying goat milk shrinks fat globules and makes protein friable (with less αs1-casein and more αs2-casein). Goat milk treats malabsorption illnesses because it has more short- and medium-chain triglycerides that give developing children energy. In wealthy countries, goat milk and its products—yoghurt, cheeses, and powdered goods—are popular with connoisseurs and persons with allergies and gastrointestinal issues who need alternative dairy products. A food product category containing fermented goat milk with live probiotic microbes appears promising nutritionally and medicinally. This article presents anecdotal evidence of the therapeutic effects of consuming goat milk for human health and its nutritional value.