bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Resilience in multicultural classrooms: do positive relationships moderate the language proficiency-school adjustment link?
Authors: Ialuna Francesca , Civitillo Sauro , McElvany Nele , Leyendecker Birgit , Jugert Philipp
Published: November 2023

Background: According to the risk and resilience model (Motti-Stefanidi & Masten, 2017), protective factors can attenuate the effect of risks and challenges on children’s adjustment. For immigrant and refugee children, supportive relationships in the new context can be particularly beneficial. We expected that supportive school relationships play a protective role for the school adjustment of first-generation immigrant and refugee and non-immigrant children, by moderating the effect of one acculturative challenge (i.e., school language proficiency).Aims: We investigated the moderating roles of teacher-child and peer relationship quality on the association between German language proficiency and school adjustment (i.e., school achievement and belongingness) among first-generation immigrant and refugee and non-immigrant children.Sample: We recruited n = 278 fourth grade children (Mage= 10.47, SDage = 0.55, 53.24% female; 37% first-generation immigrant and refugee children)Methods: Questionnaires assessed children’s reported teacher-child and peer relationship quality and school belongingness. One test measured children’s German proficiency. School achievement was assessed by their grade point average (GPA) and by a reading comprehension test. To investigate our hypotheses, we performed bias corrected factor score path analyses.Results: School relationship did not moderate most of the associations between German proficiency and school adjustment. However, peer relationship quality buffered the effect of German proficiency on school belongingness among non-immigrant children only. Teacher-child relationship quality exacerbated the positive association between German proficiency and GPA. Conclusions: Teacher-child and peer relationship quality can be beneficial for the school adjustment of both first-generation immigrant and refugee children and non-immigrant children.
Reinforcement learning and meta-decision making
Authors: Verbeke Pieter , Verguts Tom
Published: November 2023

A key aspect of cognitive flexibility is to efficiently make use of earlier experience to attain one’s goals. This requires learning, but also a modular, and more specifically hierarchical, structure. We hold that both are required but combining them leads to several computational challenges that brains and artificial agents (learn to) deal with. In a hierarchical structure, meta-decisions must be made, of which two types can be distinguished: First, a (meta-)decision may involve choosing which (lower-level) modules to select (module choice). Second, it may consist of choosing appropriate parameter settings within a module (parameter tuning). Further, prediction error monitoring may allow determining the right meta-decision (module choice or parameter tuning). We discuss computational challenges and empirical evidence relative to how these two meta-decisions may be implemented to support learning for cognitive flexibility.
Parenting Styles and Children’s Language Development: A Cross-Cultural Evaluation of the Early Parenting Attitudes Questionnaire
Authors: Allegretta Silvia , Gavrilova Margarita , Kartushina Natalia , Mayor Julien , Roch Maja , Kunst Jonas R.
Published: November 2023

The Early Parenting Attitudes Questionnaire (EPAQ; Hembacher & Frank, 2020) was developed in the U.S. to assess parents’ beliefs, knowledge, ideas, and attitudes about parenting. Given the diversity of parenting practices among cultures, it is essential to establish the cross-cultural validity of the instruments used to measure them. For this reason, this study aims at (1) assessing the psychometric properties of the EPAQ in Norway, Russia, and the U.K., and at (2) investigating whether the underlying structure aligns with the original one observed in the U.S. Moreover, we aimed at (3) exploring the potential relationship between parental attitudes and children’s language development, using MacArthur-Bates Communicative Development Inventories (CDI; Fenson et al. 2007). Our sample consisted of 3333 parents of children between 0 and 156 months from Norway, the U.K., and Russia. Analyses revealed a different factor solution in the countries of our sample, as compared to the original three-factor solution found in the American sample. Moreover, our analyses highlighted a significant negative association between the factor Communicative and Emotional Detachment and vocabulary scores as a function of the child’s age in Russia.
What is "ethical AI"? Leading or participating on an ethical team and/or working in statistics, data science, and artificial intelligence
Authors: Tractenberg Rochelle E.
Published: November 2023

Artificial Intelligence (AI) arises from computing and statistics, and as such, can be developed and deployed ethically when the ethical practice standards of each of these fields are followed. The Toronto Declaration was formulated in 2018 specifically to ensure that machine learning and AI could be held accountable for respecting, and promoting, universal human rights. The Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct of the Association of Computing Machinery (ACM, 2018) and the Ethical Guidelines for Statistical Practice of the American Statistical Association (ASA, 2022) describe the ethical practice standards for any person at any level of training or job title who utilizes computing (ACM) or statistical practices (ASA). These three reference documents can together define "what is ethical AI". All development, deployment, and use of computing is covered by the ACM Code; the ASA defines statistical practice to "include activities such as: designing the collection of, summarizing, processing, analyzing, interpreting, or presenting, data; as well as model or algorithm development and deployment.” Just as the Toronto Declaration describes universal human rights protections, the ACM and ASA ethical practice standards apply to professionals, individuals with diverse background or jobs that include computing and statistical practices at any point, and employers, clients, organizations, and institutions that employ or utilize the outputs from computing and statistical practices worldwide. The ACM Code of Ethics has four Principles, including one specifically for Leaders with seven elements. The ASA Ethical Guidelines include eight principles and an Appendix; one Guideline Principle (G. Responsibilities of Leaders, Supervisors, and Mentors in Statistical Practice) with its five elements and the Appendix (Responsibilities of organizations/institutions) with its 12 elements are specifically intended to support workplace engagement with, and support of, ethical statistical practices, plus, the specific roles and responsibilities of those in leadership positions. These ethical practice standards can support both individual practitioners', and leaders', meeting their obligations for ethical AI worldwide.
TECHNICAL DESIGN OF WELLS (SUMP) AND PUMP REQUIREMENTS IN OPEN PIT MINE DRAINAGE AT PT. MULIA BARATAMA PLAN, LONG BELEH, KEMBANG JANGGUT, KUTAI KARTANEGARA, EAST KALIMANTAN
Authors: Sari Avellyn Shinthya , Cahyono Yudho Dwi Galih , Kombongkila Yopi
Published: November 2023

PT. Rencana Mulia Baratama is one of the companies engaged in coal mining in Long Beleh Village. The area of WIUP OP owned is 3,993 ha with a Production Forest Area of 2,630.4. The drainage system applied at PT. Mulia Baratama's plan is Mine Dewatering, which is by flowing all runoff water into a well (sump) to be pumped out of the mining area which flows into the settling pond. The well is a place that serves to hold a temporary amount of water before being pumped out The actual volume of the well in pit 1 is 58,000 m3. The planned rainfall period based on the 5-year rain reset period is 179.473 mm/day and the duration of rain is 2.4 hours per day. So that the amount of rain intensity calculated by the monobe equation is 37.39 mm/hour. The total water discharge entering the mining site is 58,817,254 m3/day which comes from runoff water discharge of 13,260,552 m3/day and rainwater discharge of 45,556,704 m3/day. The pumping discharge carried out is 462.4 m3/hour using one type of centrifugal pump 200x150 using Rpm 150 so that the total water discharge that can be drained in a day is 7,398.4 m3/day.
EOSINOPHILIC GRANULOMATOSIS WITH POLYANGIITIS
Authors:   Novosibirsk State Medical University, Novosibirsk, Russia, Drobysheva V.P. , Demin A.Ar. ,   Novosibirsk State Medical University, Novosibirsk, Russia
Published: November 2023

Introduction. Eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA), formerly known as allergic granulomatosis (Churg-Stross syndrome), in the modern sense is a necrotizing multisystem vasculitis of predominantly small vessels associated with hyperproduction of antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (ANCA), peripheral blood hypereosinophilia. Although the most frequently involved are the respiratory organs (rhinosinusitis, bronchial asthma, pulmonary infiltrates), EGPA affects any organs and systems (heart, kidneys, gastrointestinal tract, nervous system, skin, joints, etc.) which makes its diagnosis difficult. Aim. To present an observation of a difficult-to-diagnose clinical case of eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis. Materials and methods. The analysis of clinical, laboratory, special testing of the patient was carried out. Results. Diagnosis of EGPA in this patient was difficult. Fever up to 40°C, papulo-necrotic skin eruptions on upper and lower extremities, trunk; weight loss; multiple organ involvement of heart, lungs, kidneys, liver; positive hemoculture with isolation of Staph. haemoliticus, and from skin lesions of Staph. epidermidis – all these served as a reason to suspect staphylococcal sepsis with possible infectious endocarditis and prescribe antimicrobial therapy which was ineffective. Progression of the disease with worsening clinical manifestations, detection of blood eosinophilia (18%), positive ANCA on immunological examination, eosinophilic and lymphohistiocytic infiltration around microvessels on histological examination of the musculocutaneous flap allowed the diagnosis of EGPA to be verified. Pulse chemotherapy with cyclophosphamide and medium doses of methylprednisolone led to regression of the disease manifestations in the patient. Conclusion. The course of EGPA can include life-threatening conditions (acute myocardial infarction and pulmonary hemorrhage). Timely diagnosis and standards of active chemotherapy expand possibilities of managing this severe group of patients.
PULMONARY RENAL SYNDROME CAUSED BY ANTI-GLOMERULAR BASEMENT MEMBRANE DISEASE IN COMBINATION WITH ANCA- ASSOCIATED VASCULITIS AFTER SARS-COV-2 INFECTION
Authors:   Novosibirsk State Medical University, Novosibirsk, Russia, Tov N.L. , Galkina E.V. ,   State Novosibirsk Regional Clinical Hospital, Novosibirsk, Russia, Popova V.O. ,   State Novosibirsk Regional Clinical Hospital, Novosibirsk, Russia, Goncharova A.V. ,   State Novosibirsk Regional Clinical Hospital, Novosibirsk, Russia, Manakova Ya.L. ,   Novosibirsk State Medical University; State Novosibirsk Regional Clinical Hospital, Novosibirsk, Russia, Abdrakhmanov S.V. ,   State Novosibirsk Regional Clinical Hospital, Novosibirsk, Russia, Telegina Т.А. ,   State Novosibirsk Regional Clinical Hospital, Novosibirsk, Russia, Movchan Е.А. ,   Novosibirsk State Medical University, Novosibirsk, Russia
Published: November 2023

Introduction. Pulmonary-renal syndrome (PRS) manifested by a combination of idiopathic pulmonary alveolar hemorrhage and rapidly progressing glomerulonephritis, is most commonly associated with either anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (ANCA) or anti-glomerular basement membrane (anti-GBM) antibodies. Despite the rather rarity of this disease, there is a sufficient number of observations with the simultaneous presence of both types of antibodies, the so-called double antibody-positive phenotype. During the pandemic of SARS-CoV-2 infection an increase in cases of PRS was noted, however, the phenomenon of double antibody positi¬vity – ANCA plus anti-GBM – is still a clinical casuistry. Observation. A 64-year-old woman was hospitalized 2 months after SARS-CoV-2 infection with PRS of a severe course with rapidly progressing renal failure, as well as lung affection with hemoptysis and typical changes on multidetector computed tomography. The patient was found to be double positive for ANCA and anti-GBM. Therapy including plasma exchanges, high doses of steroids and cyclophosphamide was carried out which gave a short-term improvement, but did not prevent dependence on hemodialysis. 7 months after the onset of PRS the patient died from a secondary infection. According to the pathoanatomical study, the diagnosis of anti-GBM disease in combination with ANCA-associated vasculitis was confirmed. Conclusion. As far as we know, this is the second reported case of 'double antibody' PRS after SARS-CoV-2 infection. We believe that in all such clinical situations it is necessary to test for both types of antibodies as this will determine the clinical tactics.
ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION SYNDROME IN PHEOCROMOCYTOMA AND NON-FUNCTIONING ADRENOCORTICAL ADENOMA
Authors:   Novosibirsk State Medical University, Novosibirsk, Russia, Bondar I.A. , Krasnopevtseva I.P. ,   Novosibirsk State Medical University, Novosibirsk, Russia, Serebrennikova T.N. ,   Novosibirsk State Medical University, Novosibirsk, Russia
Published: November 2023

Introduction. The syndrome of arterial hypertension (AH) can be in patients with functioning and non-functioning masses of the adrenal glands which requires a thorough examination to exclude secon¬dary AH of origin. Aim. Identification of clinical, laboratory and radiological features of the AH syndrome in pheochromocytoma (PCC) and adrenocortical adrenal adenoma (incidentaloma). Materials and methods. A retrospective analysis of the clinic, biochemical, hormonal, radiological methods of examination was carried out in 15 patients referred for surgical treatment with a diagnosis of pheochromocytoma. During the postoperative histological examination of the removed masses of the adrenal glands, the diagnosis of PCC was confirmed in 8 out of 15 patients, in 7 patients instead of PCC, adrenocortical adenoma of was diagnosed. Results. Comparative analysis of the results of clinical, laboratory and radiological examination of patients with PCC and non-functioning adrenocortical adenoma with arterial hypertension syndrome showed that arterial hypertension syndrome in PCC has the following features: a crisis course of hypertension with its characteristic symptoms (headache, tremor, profuse sweating, palpitations), passing without treatment with the development of severe weakness after the crisis. Patients with PCC, compared with patients with adrenocortical adenoma, had a lower body mass, high levels of metanephrine, and on computed tomography (CT), the tumors were larger with high contrast uptake in the unenhanced and delayed phases. The reasons for the overdiagnosis of PCC in patients with adrenocortical adenoma in the presence of hypertension were: underestimation of clinical manifestations and an increase in the level of normetanephrine in daily urine, as well as a slight increase in the unenhanced density of contrast uptake on CT in 2 of 7 patients.
Epidemiological features of the distribution of hereditary cerebellar ataxia
Authors:   Federal Research Center for Fundamental and Translational Medicine, Novosibirsk, Russia, Abramovskikh L.E. , Pilipenko P.I. ,   Federal Research Center for Fundamental and Translational Medicine; Novosibirsk State Medical University, Novosibirsk, Russia, Voevoda M.I. ,   Federal Research Center for Fundamental and Translational Medicine, Novosibirsk, Russia, Maksimova Yu.V. ,   Novosibirsk State Medical University, Novosibirsk, Russia
Published: November 2023

Hereditary cerebellar ataxias (HCA) is a heterogeneous group of genetic neurological neurodegenerative diseases with a steadily progressive course. Ataxia is manifested by disturbed equilibrium, speech. Diseases of this group, as a rule, lead to disability of the patient. Advances in the field of molecular genetic research have made it possible to determine the form of HCA in accordance with the type of inheritance, and on this basis a classification of HCA has been formed. Monogenic (autosomal dominant, autosomal recessive, X-linked) and non-traditional types of inheritance of cerebellar ataxias (mitochondrial, expansion of trinucleotide repeats) are distinguished, sporadic forms with an unidentified or unknown type of transmission are also distinguished. Thus, HCA are classified into autosomal dominant spinocerebellar ataxias (SCA), they include 48 forms, some of which are polyglutamine SCA, and autosomal recessive, about 100 nosological entities. In addition, episodic cerebellar ataxia is also classified as an autosomal dominant ataxia. Among autosomal dominant ataxias, SCA3 or Machado-Joseph disease is the most common, followed by SCA2 and SCA6. However, in Russia, the prevalence is different. Among autosomal recessive ataxias, the most common is Friedreich’s ataxia, which also belongs to polyglutamine diseases. It should be taken into account that different methodological approaches lead to great heterogeneity and scattering of results in determining the prevalence of one or another form of hereditary ataxia both within the country and among the countries. The review presents current data on the prevalence of various forms of HCA in different regions of the world and populations. However, there is still a great deal of uncertainty regarding the overall prevalence of certain hereditary forms of cerebellar ataxia.
Arterial hypertension associated with metabolic syndrome in women of reproductive age
Authors:   West Kazakhstan Marat Ospanov Medical University, Aktobe, Kazakhstan, Aringazina R.A. , Mussina A.Z. ,   West Kazakhstan Marat Ospanov Medical University, Aktobe, Kazakhstan, Seitmaganbetova N.A. ,   West Kazakhstan Marat Ospanov Medical University, Aktobe, Kazakhstan, Zholdassova N.Zh. ,   West Kazakhstan Marat Ospanov Medical University, Aktobe, Kazakhstan, Gubasheva G.K. ,   West Kazakhstan Marat Ospanov Medical University, Aktobe, Kazakhstan
Published: November 2023

Introduction. The number of overweight and obese people worldwide is steadily increasing. Metabolic disorders caused by excessive accumulation of body fat significantly affect the development and course of functional changes in the body, in particular arterial hypertension (AH). Aim. Determination and evaluation of the levels of carbohydrates, lipids and sex hormones in women of reproductive age with АН and associated metabolic syndrome (MS). Materials and methods. The study included 2 groups of women of reproductive age: the main group consisted of 30 patients with AH grade 1 and MS who were treated at the Aktobe Medical Center (Aktobe, Kazakhstan); control one consisted of 20 apparently healthy women who were examined at the Family Medicine Clinic of the West Kazakhstan Marat Ospanov Medical University. The groups were comparable in age (35–49 years). Along with the blood pressure and body measurements, some biochemical parameters were determined in all patients, and the heart performance indicators were also assessed (using echocardiography). Results. Changes of intracardiac hemodynamics in patients of the main group were revealed: an increase in left ventricle end-diastolic and end-systolic volume, as well as stroke volume. A biochemical analysis revealed an increase in glucose and triglyceride values in the main group, as well as an increase in the level of low-density lipoproteins and a decrease in the level of high-density lipoproteins in the main group compared to the control one. Conclusion. The development and progression of MS has a significant impact on the overall health status of patients and increases the risk of development and progression of АН.
Edukasi Pengendalian dan Pencegahan Infeksi COVID-19 dan Pembagian Masker
Authors: Mahyarudin Mahyarudin , Wicaksono Arif , Novianry Virhan
Published: November 2023

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is a new strain of virus from the coronavirus that can cause mild disorders of the respiratory system, severe lung infections and death. This virus can attack all ages. The disease is called Coronavirus Disease (20) 19 or COVID-19. The transmission of this virus is via droplets spread by coughing or sneezing on an infected person. We cannot know someone has COVID-19 or not, so we have to adopt a clean and healthy lifestyle, and try to protect ourselves using personal protective equipment, one of which is the use of masks. The use of masks can prevent transmission of COVID-19. The purpose of this activity is to educate the public on the importance of using masks. The target of this activity is the people in Pontianak City. The expected output is that the community understands more about the disease and how it is transmitted, so that they will be more disciplined in using masks.

 Keywords: SARS-CoV-2, Infection Disease Prevention, Mask
Peningkatan Produksi Perikanan Budidaya Dengan Penerapan Sistem Mina Padi Di Desa Sungai Besar Kecamatan Bunut Hulu, Kabupaten Kapuas Hulu
Authors: Shilman M. Idham , Tarno Slamet , Setiawan Agus , Nasir Muhammad , Hutagalung Rizal Akbar
Published: November 2023

Sungai Besar Village is one of the areas in Bunut Hulu Subdistrict, Kapuas Hulu Regency, West Kalimantan, which has considerable development potential in the fisheries sector. This is reinforced by the majority of people who have a livelihood as farmers and fish farmers. In addition, Sungai Besar Village is also one of the leading regions for the fisheries sector, especially tilapia and catfish. However, the rapid increase in population can cause limited production areas that can be used in various fields of fisheries. This encourages the intensification of efforts as one way of land utilization. One way that can be done is the application of the Minapadi fish culture system. This minapadi system has several advantages including an increase in community income through the existence of fish farming and more effective land use. The development of the fisheries sector, primarily the tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) aquaculture business using the Minapadi system, is a solution in addressing land use issues and improving the economic community in the Kapuas Hulu Regency. In addition, Sungai Besar Village is expected to become a target village for the production of fish cultivation using the Minapadi system. The method that will be used in community service activities (PPM) is the method of assisting the transformation of science and application programs (training and counseling) related to the application of fish cultivation with the Minapadi system. Expected output in this activity is the community of Sungai Besar Village is able to implement fish farming with the Minapadi system. This is in the form of a method of fish cultivation that is able to maximize land use.

Keywords : Aquaculture, Tilapia, Mina Padi, Sungau Besar Village
Pemberdayaan Kelompok Masyarakat Pesisir sebagai Mitra Penyedia Bahan Baku Udang Kupas di Desa Dabong Kecamatan Kubu Kabupaten Kubu Raya
Authors: Nofreeana Andri , Lasmi Leni , Sasongko Lukas Wibowo
Published: November 2023

Berdasarkan potensi sumberdaya perikanan, terutama udang di Desa Dabung Kecamatan Kubu Kabupaten Kubu dan permintaan pasar ekspor terhadap udang beku, mendorong untuk membina kelompok masyarakat pesisir di Desa Dabung  Kecamatan Kubu Kabupaten Kubu Raya. Luaran yang dihasilkan: (1) terbentuk kelompok masyarakat pesisir yang dapat mengolah udang kupas dengan kualitas mutu yang bagus, (2) artikel mengenai kegiatan Pengabdian Pada Masyarakat di Desa Dabong Kecamatan Kubu Kabupaten Kubu Raya dengan materi penerapan sanitasi dan higiene dalam pengolahan udang, diterbitkan di media massa Pontianak Post. Berdasarkan data yang didapat menunjukkan bahwa, hampir semua peserta menyatakan:(1) suka, setelah mengikuti kegiatan terhadap penyelenggaraan pelatihan ini, (2) sudah menguasai materi yang disampaikan mengenai penanganan dan pengupasan udang yang sesuai dengan sanitasi dan hygiene, (3) materi yang disampaikan merupakan pengetahuan baru, (4) tertarik membuka usaha penanganan dan pengupasan udang, (5) perlu dilaksanakan pelatihan selanjutnya selain penanganan dan pengupasan udang.
Peningkatan Keberlangsungan Perikanan Lokal dengan Restocking Ikan Jelawat (Leptobarbus Hoevenii) di Danau Keliling Desa Tembang Kabupaten Kapuas Hulu
Authors: Hasrah Hasrah , Tarno Slamet , Shilman M. Idham , Setiawan Agus , Juanda Eki , Nofembrianti Nofembrianti , Kurniawan Alfani , Nasir Muhammad , Muhammad Abah
Published: November 2023

Ikan jelawat (Leptobarbus hoevenii) termasuk salah satu komoditas ekonomis penting di daerah Kalimantan Barat. Untuk menjaga ketersediaan ikan jelawat di alam dapat dilakukan dengan kegiatan pengelolaan sehingga potensi penurunan populasi ikan jelawat di alam dapat diimbangi. Saat ini, kegiatan budiaya ikan jelawat masih sedikit sementara kegiatan penangkapan yang tidak terkendali berdampak pada pengurangan populasi ikan jelawat di alam. Oleh sebab itu, perlu dilakukan pengelolaan sumberdaya perikanan melalui kegiatan restocking. Restocking adalah salah satu upaya penambahan stok ikan tangkapan untuk ditebarkan di peraian umum. Tujuan dari restocking ikan jelawat selain menambah stok ikan agar dapat dipanen dengan alat tangkap yang ramah lingkungan, juga bertujuan mengembalikan peran dan fungsi perairan umum yang seimbang. Metode pelaksanaan yang digunakan dalam kegiatan Pengabdian Pada Masyarakat (PPM) dilakukan dalam beberapa tahap yakni tahap penyediaan benih ikan, tahap penyuluhan, tahap pelaksanaan restocking dan tahap pendampingan.. Indikator keberhasilan dari kegiatan PPM  yang telah dilaksanakan yaitu dengan melakukan pemantauan kegiatan PPM melalui keberlangsungan penerapan sistem kearifan lokal dan aturan daerah Danau Lindung Keliling Desa Tembang Kecamatan Bunut Hulu Kabupaten Kapuas Hulu yang telah disepakati oleh nelayan sekitar. Luaran yang dihasilkan dari kegiatan PPM yang telah dilaksanakan adalah publikasi media massa elektronik nasional dan promosi Prodi Teknologi Budidaya Perikanan Jurusan Perikanan dan Ilmu Kelautan PDD Politeknik Negeri Pontianak di Kabupaten Kapuas Hulu; mampu menghasilkan kekayaan intlektual dengan tercapainya perlindungan spesies-spesies ikan lokal khususnya ikan jelawat (Leptobarbus hoevenii) di Danau Lindung Keliling Desa Tembang Kecamatan Bunut Hulu Kabupaten Kapuas Hulu; Mitra non-produktif ekonomi dengan capaiannya peningkatan pengetahuan sumberdaya alam lokal dan sistem danau lindung konservasi.
Image of Dragon in Georgian Mythology
Authors: SIKHARULIDZE Ketevan
Published: November 2023

The dragon is an old and complex mythical image that covers the whole set of symbolsand functions. It is an ambivalent mythological image. The dragon has a long mythologicalbiography, experienced stable changes and the attitude was different to him.These layers are collected in folklore-ethnographic materials. As the creator of the seaand the earth, it is related to the first forces of the universe and therefore holds specialknowledge.According to Georgian mythological texts, one of the main signs of the dragon is theconnection to the water, which gives him a special significance. Worship of the waterpatrons preserved mostly by agrarian traditions, where the idea of fertility comes outin the foreground. That’s why the weather’s governor dragon turned out to be a fertilerewarded naturally. The dragon’s cult reflected in the megalithic monuments. It is alarge stone-shaped whale figures that have been found in many places in Caucasus.The dragon possesses special wealth (including water) and does not concede to anynew generation gods or humans. This antagonism has led to the transformation of thedragon’s face. He has gradually acquired a negative character. In Georgian folklore wecan find dragon killer heroes. These heroes are swallowed by the dragon and gettingpower in its belly. So, the dragon can be killed only by the hero grown up in its bosom,who received the power.There is described the bull and dragon’s fight in Georgian narratives, where the bullwins. In these stories the dragon is an unequivocally evil creature that hides watercauses drought or vice versa, threatens the earth with a flood.
PERHITUNGAN ELEMEN MESIN DAN ANALISA PANEL SURYA PADA MESIN PENYERUT DAUN SAWIT
Authors: Polnes Suwarto -
Published: November 2023

Kegiatan pemisahan lidi dari daun sawit dilakukan dengan beberapa tahapan, mulai dari pelepasan lidi dari helaian daunnya. Siklus gerakan ini masih dilakukan secara manual, sehingga menghabiskan sebagian besar hari dalam proses pemisahanya. Proses yang lama akan mengurangi kualitas lidi karena lidi yang bagus berasal dari pelepah yang baru dipotong dari kelapa sawit itu sendiri. Maka penulis tertarik untuk melakukan penelitian yang bertemakan ” Perhitungan elemen mesin dan analisa panel surya pada mesin penyerut daun sawit”. Adapun tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah menghasilkan desain mesin penyerut daun sawit dan menjadikan energi surya sebagai daya utama untuk motor penggerak. Metode pengumpulan data yang digunakan adalah metode kualitatif dan kuantitatif. Hasil dari penelitian ini adalah Poros : bahan S30-C, diameter : 20mm, Sabuk menggunakan sabuk tipe-A, bantalan yang digunakan P204, pully bahan allumunium ukuran pully 3in”, panel surya menggunakan polikristalin
CASH TRANSFERS IN CONTEXT
Authors: de Sardan Jean-Pierre Olivier , Piccoli Emmanuelle
Published: November 2023

Marginal in status a decade ago, cash transfer programs have become the preferred channel for delivering emergency aid or tackling poverty in low- and middle-income countries. While these programs have had positive effects, they are typical of top-down development interventions in that they impose on local contexts standardized norms and procedures regarding conditionality, targeting, and delivery. This book sheds light on the crucial importance of these contexts and the many unpredicted consequences of cash transfer programs worldwide - detailing how the latter are used by actors to pursue their own strategies, and how external norms are reinterpreted, circumvented, and contested by local populations.
A U-TURN TO THE FUTURE
Authors: Emanuel Martin , Schipper Frank , Oldenziel Ruth
Published: November 2023

From local bike-sharing initiatives to overhauls of transport infrastructure, mobility is one of the most important areas in which modern cities are trying to realize a more sustainable future. Yet even as politicians and planners look ahead, there remain critical insights to be gleaned from the history of urban mobility and the unsustainable practices that still impact our everyday lives. United by their pursuit of a “usable past,” the studies in this interdisciplinary collection consider the ecological, social, and economic aspects of urban mobility, showing how historical inquiry can make both conceptual and practical contributions to the projects of sustainability and urban renewal.
TIME WORK
Authors: Flaherty Michael G. , Meinert Lotte , Dalsgård Anne Line
Published: November 2023

Examining how people alter or customize various dimensions of their temporal experience, this volume discovers how we resist external sources of temporal constraint or structure. These ethnographic studies are international in scope and look at many different countries and continents. They come to the overall conclusion that people construct their own circumstances with the intention to modify their experience of time
BORDERS ACROSS HEALTHCARE
Authors: Sahraoui Nina
Published: November 2023

Examining which actors determine undocumented migrants’ access to healthcare on the ground, this volume looks at what happens in the daily interactions between administrative personnel, healthcare professionals and migrant patients in healthcare institutions across Europe. Borders across Healthcare explores contemporary moral economies of the healthcare-migration nexus. The volume documents the many ways in which borders come to disrupt healthcare settings and illuminates how judgements of a health-related deservingness become increasingly important, producing hierarchies that undermine a universal right to healthcare.
SELLING THE ECONOMIC MIRACLE
Authors: Spicka Mark E.
Published: November 2023

Through an examination of election campaign propaganda and various public relations campaigns, reflecting new electioneering techniques borrowed from the United States, this work explores how conservative political and economic groups sought to construct and sell a political meaning of the Social Market Economy and the Economic Miracle in West Germany during the 1950s.The political meaning of economics contributed to conservative electoral success, constructed a new belief in the free market economy within West German society, and provided legitimacy and political stability for the new Federal Republic of Germany.
PATRONS OF WOMEN
Authors: Hertzog Esther
Published: November 2023

Assuming that women’s empowerment would accelerate the pace of social change in rural Nepal, the World Bank urged the Nepali government to undertake a “Gender Activities Project” within an ongoing long-term water-engineering scheme. The author, an anthropologist specializing in bureaucratic organizations and gender studies, was hired to monitor the project. Analyzing her own experience as a practicing “development expert,” she demonstrates that the professed goal of “women’s empowerment” is a pretext for promoting economic organizational goals and the interests of local elites. She shows how a project intended to benefit women, through teaching them literary and agricultural skills, fails to provide them with any of the promised resources. Going beyond the conventional analysis that positions aid givers vis-à-vis powerless victimized recipients, she draws attention to the complexity of the process and the active role played by the Nepalese rural women who pursue their own interests and aspirations within this unequal world. The book makes an important contribution to the growing critique of “development” projects and of women’s development projects in particular.
DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF AN AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE FOR WASTE MATERIAL COLLECTION AND FIRE DETECTION
Authors: AYDIN Orkun , MOLLA Ersin , KARADAĞ Ferhat , GUZELTEPE Burak , ÜNAL Hakki Ulaş , GEREK Ömer Nezih
Published: November 2023

Autonomous vehicles are becoming increasingly popular in a variety of applications, including waste collection and fire detection. In this work, we present the design and implementation of an autonomous vehicle for these tasks in urban environments. The vehicle is equipped with sensors and control algorithms to navigate, detect and collect plastic bottle wastes, and detect fires in real-time. The system uses an off-the-shelf, small-sized, battery-operated vehicle, a simple conveyor belt, and a vision-based, computerized system. Machine learning (ML-) based vision tasks are implemented to direct the vehicle to waste locations and initiate the waste removal process. A fire detection and alarm system are also incorporated, using a camera and machine learning algorithms to detect flames automatically. The vehicle was tested in a simulated urban environment, and the results demonstrate its effectiveness in waste material collection and fire detection. The proposed system has the potential to improve the efficiency and safety of such tasks in urban areas.
ODAKLAMA DERİNLİĞİNİN ARTIRILMASINDA DERİN ÖZELLİKLERİN ODAKLAMA DEĞERLERİNİN ÇIKARILMASINDAKİ ETKİLERİNİN İNCELENMESİ
Authors: DANIŞMAZ Sibel , EMİR Sümeyye Nur , DOĞAN Hülya , DOĞAN Ramazan Özgür
Published: November 2023

Mikroskobik sistemlerde var olan odaklama derinliğinden dolayı numunenin tüm alanının odaklandığı görüntü elde etmek imkânsız olabilmektedir. Bu durum, mikroskobik sistemlerde görüntü işleme ve yapay zekâ algoritmaları kullanılarak gerçekleştirilen sınıflandırma, bölütleme, hizalama (registration), panoramik birleştirme (stitching) gibi uygulamalarının başarılarını olumsuz yönde etkilemektedir. Literatürde numunenin tüm alanının odaklandığı görüntü elde etmek için odaklama derinliğinin artırılması yaklaşımları geliştirilmektedir. Literatür çalışmaları, bu yaklaşımların, görüntülerdeki eğrilerin ve kenarların düşük kesinlikte karakterizasyonu, daha yüksek koşma süresi ve incelenen numuneye ve kullanılan mikroskoba göre performans değişimi gibi çeşitli kısıtlamalara sahip olduklarını ortaya koymaktadır. Ek olarak, bu yaklaşımlar odaklama bilgilerini genelde görüntülerin gri seviye değerlerini kullanarak hesaplamaktadırlar. Bu çalışmada bu kısıtlamaları minimize etmek için yeni bir odaklama derinliğinin artırılması yaklaşımı geliştirilmekte ve odaklama derinliğinin artırılmasında derin özelliklerin odaklama değerlerinin çıkarılmasındaki etkileri incelenmektedir. Çalışmada elde edilen sonuçlar derin özelliklerin piksellerin odaklama değerlerini hesaplamada gri seviye değerlerine göre daha etkin olduğunu göstermektedir.
BİR METAL SANAYİ İŞLETMESİNDE ERGONOMİK RİSK DEĞERLENDİRME YÖNTEMLERİYLE BÜTÜNLEŞİK İŞ YÜKLERİNİN ANALİZİ
Authors: KAHYA Emin , ALPASLAN Kadriye , ŞENYÜZ Gizem
Published: November 2023

Uygunsuz çalışma duruşları sırt, kol, boyun, bilek gibi vücut bölgelerinde kas iskelet sistemi rahatsızlıklarına neden olmaktadır. Bu rahatsızlıklar, yapılan işin özelliklerinin farklı olması nedeniyle aynı bölümde atölyeler arasında farklılıklar göstermektedir. Rahatsızlıkların önlenmesi amacıyla, ergonomik risk değerlendirmelerin yapılarak risk düzeylerinin tespit edilmesi gerekmektedir. Bu çalışmada, ana sanayiye metal parçaların üretimini gerçekleştiren bir işletmenin üretim bölümünde işçilerin yaptıkları işlem ve montaj faaliyetlerin risk düzeylerinin 5 farklı ergonomik risk değerlendirme yöntemi; REBA, NERPA, QEC, OWAS ve MURI, ile tespiti amaçlanmıştır. İşletmede, işçilerin yapmış oldukları 20 işlem belirlenmiş, bunlar gözlemlenerek her işlem için vücut bölgeleri (boyun, gövde, bacak, kol, bilek) ve diğer bileşenlerin (ağırlık kaldırma, kavrama, aktivite, stres, yürüme vb.) risk skorları 5 yöntem için tespit edilmiştir. Yöntemlerin kapsadığı vücut bölgeleri ile diğer faktörler ayrı özelliklere ve hatta risk skoru birimlerine sahip olduklarından, her yöntemin maksimum risk skoruna göre işlemlerin risk skorları % birimine dönüştürülerek normalizasyon işlemi yapılmıştır. İşlemlerin bütünleşik risk skoru için, 5 uzmana AHP yöntemi uygulanarak yöntemlerin ağırlıkları belirlenmiş ve her işlem için bütünleşik risk skoru hesaplanmıştır. En yüksek bütünleşik risk skoruna sahip ilk 5 işlem için iyileştirici geliştirmeler önerilmiştir.
IKKente: Fusion of Ikat Technique into Asante Traditional Kente Weaving
Authors:   Department of Indigenous Art and Technology, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana, Gyasi Isaac , Adom Dickson ,   Department of Educational Innovations in Science and Technology, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana, Oppong Christopher Effah ,   Faculty of Built Environment and Applied Arts, Sunyani Technical University, Sunyani, Ghana, Asmah Abraham Ekow ,   Department of Indigenous Art and Technology, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana
Published: November 2023

The Asante Kente is unquestionably the most popular and best-known of all African textiles. It has attracted the attention of many for centuries due to its uniqueness. The aesthetic appeal of Kente has been significantly improved over the years as a result of variations in design and production techniques. However, its design and production could be further improved and enhanced for the Asante Traditional Kente weaving industry to meet contemporary standards and market demands. Hence, this study sought to innovatively incorporate the Ikat technique – a patchy yarn dyeing decorative technique into the Asante traditional Kente weaving. The researchers utilized the studio-based research design under the qualitative research approach. The procedural steps in the Double Helix of Praxis-Exergesis Model which consisted of exploration, production, and evaluation, were adopted for the study. Personal interview was the principal data collection instrument used in collecting data from 12 purposefully sampled traditional Asante Kente weavers from six different communities in the Ashanti region of Ghana. The findings of the study revealed the possibility of fusing the two cloth production techniques to produce one common cloth that was named IKKente. The study recommends that this yarn decoration method should be encouraged among dyers and weavers to boost the local weaving industry in Ghana.
PENEGAKAN HUKUM TERHADAP KENDARAAN YANG MELEBIHI DAYA ANGKUT DAN DIMENSI SEBAGAI UPAYA PENANGGULANGAN KECELAKAAN LALULINTAS DAN KERUSAKAN JALAN
Authors: Putra Debby Maide
Published: November 2023

Pasal 169 ayat (1)  Undang-Undang Nomor 22 Tahun 2009 Tentang Lalu Lintas dan Angkutan Jalan (LLAJ) mengatur mengenai tata cara pemuatan, daya angkut, dimensi, dan kelas jalan. Pendekatan yang digunakan adalah pendekatan Yuridis Normatif yang didukung pendekatan  Yuridis Empiris. Penegakan hukum terhadap kendaraan yang melebihi daya angkut dan melebihi dimensi oleh Direktorat Lalulintas Polda Sumbar berdasarkan teori efektivitas penegakan hukum maka analisis penerapan peraturan perundang-undangan tentang pelanggaran lalu lintas dan angkutan jalan yang mengatur ketentuan muatan angkutan barang meliputi  kesadaran hukum masyarakat dan budaya hukum. Terdapat 5 (lima) lokasi jembatan timbang yang diteliti tentang penegakan hukum yang dilakukan terhadap kendaraan yang kelebihan muatan dan kelebihan dimensi yaitu: jembatan timbang Lubuk Selasih, Sungai Lansek, Tanjung Balit, Beringin Panti dan Air Haji. Menunjukan penegakan hukum yang dilakukan dengan sanksi berupa peringatan, penilangan dan  penindakan lainnya yakni penundaan perjalanan serta dilakukan penyesuaian muatan dan normalisasi kendaraan. Kendala Dalam Penegakan Hukum Terhadap Kendaraan Yang Melebihi Daya Angkut Dan Melebihi Dimensi Oleh Direktorat Lalulintas Polda Sumbar adalah belum penindakan yang tegas terhadap pemilik kendaraan yang memodifikasi kendaraannya dengan mengubah bentuk dan ukuran bak atau kendaraannya penindakan hanya dilakukan terhadap sopir bukan pengusaha. Kurangnya koordinasi dan fungsi kontrol antara Kemenhub dengan pihak kepolisian didalam melakukan pengawasan terhadap kendaraan yang di modifikasi.
KAJIAN TENTANG KUALITAS PELAYANAN, KEPUASAN DAN CITRA PERGURUAN TINGGI
Authors: Fanggidae Paulus Yulius , Juniarto Antonius
Published: November 2023

Klien adalah “raja” ungkapan ini menekankan bahwa klien harus diterima atau dilayani sebagai “raja” dan tentunya mengandung makna kesediaan untuk menghadirkan raja (dalam hal ini klien) dengan aspek terbaiknya. Dimensi dunia Pelayanan merupakan variabel yang perlu diperhatikan, serta pemahaman perilaku konsumsi konsumen sasaran dalam rangka menyediakan dan menyampaikan apa yang dibutuhkan konsumen. Penyedia layanan pendidikan tinggi perlu meningkatkan kualitas layanan  dengan berbagai fungsi pendukung untuk menciptakan suasana (mood) yang menarik ketika melakukan “delivery service” dalam “service summit”. Kegiatan operasional lembaga pendidikan saat ini harus mampu memuaskan kebutuhan dan keinginan pelanggan (peserta didik), memberikan pelayanan sebaik-baiknya di tengah persaingan yang semakin ketat dan semakin cerdasnya konsumen yang cenderung kurang “setia” dan bersemangat. mentransfer aktivitas Anda. loyalitas kepada penyedia  layanan yang sesuai dengan visi mereka. Persaingan yang semakin ketat telah memaksa banyak penyedia layanan pendidikan untuk berinvestasi dan berkembang dalam menyediakan dan memberikan layanan berkualitas dengan menggabungkan berbagai aspek seperti manusia, peralatan, penggunaan teknologi dan program lain yang memfasilitasi “proses penyampaian” layanan pendidikan sebagai satu bagian yang tidak terpisahkan. bagian dari upaya organisasi untuk menerapkan komitmen terhadap peningkatan kualitas berkelanjutan. Hal ini memerlukan dukungan  sistematis untuk melakukan survei terhadap kualitas pelayanan, kepuasan dan reputasi institusi untuk memperoleh gambaran yang benar dan akurat, yang kemudian ditindaklanjuti untuk menciptakan keunggulan kompetitif yang menjadi kekuatan untuk terus tumbuh dan berkelanjutan.
Adaptive squirrel coyote optimization-based secured energy efficient routing technique for large scale WSN with multiple sink nodes
Authors: Reddy Chada Sampath , Narsimha G.
Published: November 2023

In general, Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs) require secure routing approaches for delivering the data packets to their sinks or destinations. Most of the WSNs identify particular events in their explicit platforms. However, several WSNs may examine multiple events using numerous sensors in a similar place. Multi-sink and multi-hop WSNs include the ability to offer network efficiency by securing effective data exchanges. The group of nodes in the multi-sink scenario is described through a distance vector. Though, the efficiency of multi-sink WSNs is considerably impacted by the routing of data packets and sink node placement in the cluster. In addition, many WSNs for diverse reasons existed in the similar geographical region. Hence, in this task, a secured energy-efficient routing technique is designed for a Wireless sensor network with Large-scale and multiple sink nodes. Here, the concept of an improved meta-heuristic algorithm termed Adaptive Squirrel Coyote Search Optimization (ASCSO) is implemented for selecting the accurate selection of cluster head. The fitness function regarding residual distance, security risk, energy, delay, trust, and Quality of Service (QoS) is used for rating the optimal solutions. The consumption of energy can be reduced by measuring the mean length along with the cluster head and multiple sink nodes. The latest two heuristic algorithms such as Coyote Optimization Algorithm (COA) and Squirrel Search Algorithm (SSA) are integrated for suggesting a new hybrid heuristic technique. Finally, the offered work is validated and evaluated by comparing it with several optimization algorithms regarding different evaluation metrics between the sensor and sink node.
A systematic review and research contributions on aspect-based sentiment analysis using twitter data
Authors: Preetha N.S. Ninu , Brammya G. , Majumder Mahbub Arab , Nagarajan M.K. , Therasa M.
Published: November 2023

Recently, Aspect-based Sentiment Analysis (ABSA) is considered a more demanding research topic that tries to discover the sentiment of particular aspects of the text. The key issue of this model is to discover the significant contexts for diverse aspects in an accurate manner. There will be variation among the sentiment of a few contexts based on their aspect, which stands as another challenging point that puts off the high performance. The major intent of this paper is to plan an analysis of ABSA using twitter data. The review is concentrated on a detailed analysis of diverse models performing the ABSA. Here, the main challenges and drawbacks based on ABSA baseline approaches are analyzed from the past 10 years’ references. Moreover, this review will also focus on analyzing different tools, and different data utilized by each contribution. Additionally, diverse machine learning is categorized according to their existence. This survey also points out the performance metrics and best performance values to validate the effectiveness of entire contributions. Finally, it highlights the challenges and research gaps to be addressed in modeling and learning about effectual, competent, and vigorous deep-learning algorithms for ABSA and pays attention to new directions for effective future research.