bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Cellullosa Acetate Production From Mollases
Authors: Gustiansyah Teguh , Astuti Herawati Dewi
Published: March 2023

Previous research stated that cellulose acetate is made from wood containing cellulose. This research utilizes molasses as a producer of cellulose from nata de molasses. Nata de molasses is then acetylated to produce cellulose acetate. The aim of the study was to determine the effect of molasses content on acetyl content and degree of substitution of cellulose acetate. The manufacture of cellulose acetate goes through 3 stages, namely making nata de molasses, pollinating nata de molasses, and making cellulose acetate. Making Nata de molasses using molasses as much as 1000 ml with molasses levels: 0.5%, 1%, and 1.5%. Nata de molasses is dried and then blended to a size of 40 mesh and produces nata de molasses powder. Nata de molasses powder was hydrolyzed using glacial acetic acid, then anhydrous acetic acid and sulfuric acid were added as catalysts for the acetylation process. After the acetylation process is complete, the cellulose acetate powder is purified and then dried. In this study, the nata de molasses produced had -cellulose content of 85.46% - 88.75%. The results showed that cellulose acetate from 1.5% molasses had the characteristics of cellulose acetate as a plastic making material with an acetyl content of 29.55854% and a substitution degree of 1.56561.

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Penelitian terdahulu menyatakan bahwa Selulosa asetat dibuat dari bahan kayu mengandung selulosa Penelitian ini memanfaatkan molase sebagai penghasil selulosa dari nata de molase. Nata de molase kemudian diasetilasi menghasilkan selulosa asetat. Tujuan penelitian adalah mengetahui pengaruh kadar molase terhadap kadar asetil dan derajat substitusi selulosa asetat. Pembuatan selulosa asetat melalui 3 tahap yaitu pembuatan nata de molase, pembuatan serbuk nata de molase, dan pembuatan selulosa asetat. Pembuatan Nata de molase menggunakan molase sebanyak 1000 ml dengan kadar molase: 0,5%, 1%, dan 1,5%. Nata de molase dikeringkan kemudian diblender hingga ukuran 40 mesh dan menghasilkan serbuk nata de molase. Serbuk nata de molase dihidrolisis menggunakan asam asetat glasial, kemudian ditambahkan asam asetat anhidrat dan asam sulfat sebagai katalis untuk proses asetilasi. Setelah proses asetilasi selesai serbuk selulosa asetat dimurnikan lalu dikeringkan. Pada penelitian ini nata de molase yang dihasilkan memiliki kadar -selulosa sebesar 85,46% - 88,75%. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan selulosa asetat dari molase 1,5 % mempunyai karakteristik selulosa asetat sebagai bahan pembuatan plastik dengan kadar asetil 29,55854% dan derajat subtitusi sebesar 1,56561
Effect of Tofu Industrial Liquid Waste Disposal on Well Water Quality
Authors: Shafa Khairuna Nadia , Yasmin Andika Putri Salsadilla , Azarina Uniya , Widayatno Tri
Published: March 2023

The liquid waste of the tofu industry around residential area will affect the quality of their well water. This study was aimed to determine the effect of  the tofu industry wastewater on wells located around the tofu industry at different distances. This study took 3 well water samples from 3 well sources with a distance of 10 meters from the tofu industry, 20 meters from the tofu industry, and 30 meters from the tofu industry. The well water samples were examined at the Health Laboratory of Sukoharjo Regency to determine the physicochemical properties such as odor, taste, color, temperature, turbidity, and amount of dissolved solids, such as iron, manganese, chloride, hardness as CaCO3, pH, and sulfate, as well as biological contamination such as coliform and feces. From the results of this study, it was found that the quality of well water around the tofu industry located in Madegondo Grogol Sukoharjo Village is only suitable for bathing and washing but is not suitable for consumption in accordance with the quality standards of clean water quality in accordance with the Regulation of the Minister of Health of the Republic of Indonesia Number 32 2017.

AbstrakLimbah cair industri tahu yang ada disekitar rumah warga akan mempengaruhi kualitas air sumur warga sekitar. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh dari limbah cair industri tahu terhadap sumur yang terletak di sekitar industri tahu tersebut dengan jarak yang berbeda-beda. Penelitian ini mengambil sampel air sumur sejumlah 3 dari 3 sumber sumur dengan jarak 10 meter dari industri tahu, 20 meter dari industri tahu, dan 30 meter dari industri tahu. Sampel air sumur tersebut kami uji di Laboratorium Kesehatan Kabupaten Sukoharjo untuk mengetahui kelayakan fisik seperti bau, rasa, warna, suhu, kekeruhan, dan jumlah zat padat terlarut, kelayakan kimiawi seperti besi, mangan, khlorida, kesadahan sebagai CaCO3, pH, dan sulfat, dan kelayakan bakteriologi seperti coliform dan colitinja. Dari hasil penelitian tersebut didapatkan hasil bahwa kualitas air sumur di sekitar industri tahu yang terletak di Desa Madegondo Grogol Sukoharjo hanya layak digunakan untuk mandi dan mencuci namun tidak layak untuk dikonsumsi sesuai dengan standar baku mutu kualitas air bersih sesuai dengan Peraturan Menteri Kesehatan Republik Indonesia Nomor 32 Tahun 2017.
Synthesis of Antimicrobial Silver Nanoparticle Varnish using Moringa Leaf Bioreductor (Moringa Olifiera)
Authors: Abdillah Hamid , Baharits Muhammad , Abidin Rijal , Rizki Biantoro Firdaus
Published: March 2023

Silver nanoparticles have stable properties and potential applications especially as anti-microbial agents. The growth of fungi and bacteria on the wood surface can be inhibited by varnishing with silver nanoparticles. The nano-silver particles were prepared by synthesizing silver nitrate at concentration of 1, 3, and 5 mM with Moringa oleifera as a bioreductant. PVA (Polyvinyl Alcohol) as a stabilizer was varied at the levels of 0.5%, 1%, and 2%. In the UV-Vis test, the wave peaks are in the range 395-515 nm, this is in accordance with the characteristics of silver nanoparticles. The addition of 1% PVA to silver nanoparticles provided the best stability among the four concentrations provided by evidence of low maximum wavelength shift after storing. Particle size examination using the Particle Size Analyzer (PSA) showed silver nanoparticles had a size of 75.6 nm. Then the silver nanoparticle solution was applied to the resin varnish. The solution of silver nanoparticles has an effect on the antimicrobial properties of resin varnish, as evidenced by the absence of mold growth in the media with silver nanoparticles added.
Abstrak Nanopartikel perak memiliki sifat yang stabil dan aplikasi yang potensial khususnya sebagai agen anti-mikroba. Pertumbuhan jamur dan bakteri pada permukaan kayu dapat dihambat dengan pernis yang diberi bahan nanopartikel perak. Partikel nano-perak dibuat melalui sintesis perak nitrat konsentrasi 1, 3, dan 5 mM dengan bioreduktor daun kelor (Moringa oleifera). PVA (Polivinil Alkohol) sebagai stabilsator divariasikan pada kadar 0,5, 1, dan 2%. Pada pengujian UV-Vis, puncak gelombang berada pada rentang 395-515 nm yang sesuai dengan karakteristik nanopartikel perak.  Penambahan PVA 1% pada nanopartikel perak memberikan kestabilan paling baik diantara keempat konsentrasi karena pergeseran panjang gelombang maksimal yang rendah. Pemeriksaan ukuran partikel menggunakan Partikel Size Analyzer ( PSA ) menunjukkan nanopartikel perak memiliki ukuran 75,6 nm. Selanjutnya larutan nanopartikel perak tersebut diaplikasikan pada pernis damar.  Larutan nanopartikel perak berpengaruh terhadap sifat anti mikroba pada pernis damar, dibuktikan dengan tidak tumbuhnya jamur pada media yang ditambahkan nanopartikel perak.
Mental well-being as a predictor of quality of life in elderly agricultural workers
Authors: VARER AKPINAR Ceren , MANDIRACIOĞLU Aliye , OZVURMAZ Safiye , ADANA Filiz , KURT Fatma , KOÇ Nazife , YEŞİLFİDAN Duygu
Published: March 2023

Purpose:In this study, it was aimed to evaluate the quality of life and perceived health status of agricultural workers over the age of 65 and to determine the relationship between quality of life and mental well-being.

Methods:This cross-sectional study was conducted on elderly agricultural workers(196 people) living in a rural area in Aydın. The European Quality of Life 5-Dimensions 3-Level Questionnaire was used to assess quality of life and the Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-Being Scale(WEMWBS) was used to assess mental well-being. T test and logistic regression analysis were used for statistical evaluation.

Results:The mean age of the participants was 70.92±6.22 and 50.5% of them were male. In study, three out of four people had experienced some problems in any dimensions of the quality of life. The participants' WEMWBS mean score was 47.12±7.79 and the mean perceived health status was 50.64±22.03. There was a positive and high correlation between mental well-being and perceived health level(r=0.432,p
Using Integrated Intervention Strategies for Improvement of Health Behavior: A Case Study Across Community Health Service in Indonesia
Authors: Muflih Muflih , Widaryanti Rahayu , Erwanto Rizky , Indrawati Fika Lilik
Published: March 2023

Health behaviour in hypertension sufferers, a non-communicable disease (NCDs), becomes a serious health problem if it is not followed by good knowledge and treatment skills. Improvement of this condition requires several interventions that must be integrated but require scientific evidence. This research aims to prove scientifically and provide solutions to improve health behaviour problems at risk in society. We used some interventions that were applied and integrated with community health service based on a mutual agreement: health education, group therapy, and the promotion of physical exercise. The number of research subjects was 53 adults at risk of hypertension in Wedomartani Village, Sleman, Yogyakarta. Data collection was carried out in June-July 2022 and used interview and observation techniques using outcome indicators, knowledge level and health maintenance skills. The results showed an increase of 32.0% in knowledge and health maintenance of 36.0% for non-communicable disease prevention behaviour by making warm water therapy combined with basil leaf infusion to lower blood pressure. There is an increased understanding of the processing of meat ingredients and the calculation of healthy eating portions. Likewise, there was an increase in the subjects’ activity to participate in physical exercise activities for hypertension exercise. The result was a decreasing prevalence of hypertension -24.5%. This study concluded that the combination of the three intervention strategies that have been given could be a choice of solution to the problem of health behaviour in adults with a risk of hypertension.
Antiproliferative, antimicrobial, antiplasmodial, and oral acute toxicity of Ficus elastica Roxb. Ex Hornem lianas
Authors: Mbosso Teinkela Jean Emmanuel , Tchepnou Gaelle Wea , Ngo Nyobe Caroline , Fouokeng Yannick , Mpondo Mpondo Emmanuel , Assob Nguedia Jules Clément
Published: March 2023

Background: Ficus elastica is a plant used in traditional medicine for the treatment of allergies and skin infections. This study aimed to investigate the antimicrobial, antiplasmodial, and antiproliferative activities of the crude extract and fraction of F. elatica as well as the study of the in vivo oral acute toxicity of the most active fraction. Methods: The antimicrobial activity of the total extract and the different fractions was evaluated by the determination of the inhibition diameter using the agar well diffusion method on 3 Gram (+) bacteria, 4 Gram (-) bacteria, and 2 fungi, by the determination of MIC using the micro-dilution method only on the strains that showed sensitivity on the agar and by the determination of MMC on Muller Hinton agar. The evaluation of antimalarial activity was done on Plasmodium falciparum 3D7 cells by measuring the parasite lactate dehydrogenase (pLDH) activity using the mixture of Malstat and NBS/PES. Extracts were afterward evaluated for their antiproliferative effect on 2 human cell lines (human oligodendroglioma and breast cancer) and mouse melanoma using colorimetric MTT assay. The toxicity assessment of the most active fraction was performed in vivo according to the modified OECD 425 guidelines. Results: Total extract and different fractions were not active on different strains because the MICs values are > 1024 µg/mL. Dichloromethane and hexane fractions were bactericidal with a ratio CMM/CMI of 2 and the total extract would be bacteriostatic. The antimalarial activity showed that the hexane fraction reduced the viability of P. falciparum 3D7 cells by 61.4% with an IC50 value of 26.41 µg/mL. As for the antiproliferative activity, the dichloromethane fraction significantly inhibited different cell lines with IC50 values between 13 and 16.5 µg/mL. The toxicity study conducted on the hexane fraction, being the most active fraction, resulted in no apparent signs of toxicity and no death at doses of 2000 mg/kg bw and 5000 mg/kg bw over a period of 14 days. Conclusion: Methanolic crude extract of F. elastica lianas and its hexane as well as dichloromethane fractions possess low antibacterial activity. The dichloromethane fraction possesses antiproliferative activity while the hexane fraction possesses antiplasmodial activity and presented no signs of acute toxicity by the oral route. These results support the use of F. elastica in the treatment of several ailments such as skin infections.
Impacts of COVID-19 Pandemic on National Security Issues: Indonesia as a Case Study
Authors: Alam Md. Mahmudul , Fawzi Agung Masyad , Islam Monirul , Said Jamaliah
Published: March 2023

The national security issues in particular non-traditional security issues such as law enforcement, health, food, supply chain management, industry etc. are severely impacted by the COVID-19 outbreak in all countries of the world. As such, the developing country like Indonesia has largely been suffering from this epidemic. In this context, this paper attempts to analyse some national security issues that are affecting Indonesia, which is currently struggling with the COVID-19 pandemic. Proposed here are policy measures to combat both present and future challenges. The study uses secondary data collected from different sources concerning COVID-19 pandemic and security issues of Indonesia. The study analyses the data based on descriptive statistics, highlighting the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Indonesian law enforcement issues, and security of health, food, supply chain management, industrial and other economic sectors. The study argues that if the vulnerability continues in these security-related issues due to pandemic, the country will face a harsh reality to manage the state-affairs. Therefore, the policy options are mainly concerned with the COVID-19 issue. Indonesia’s government should identify what measures to take by conducting rapid diagnostics (RPD) and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests in the laboratory, respectively. Moreover, the government and relevant stakeholders need to develop strategies that break the stranglehold of COVID-19 transmission in order to resolve Indonesian national security concern.
Differential expression of KIF20A in colorectal cancer.
Authors: Mamoor Shahan
Published: March 2023

Cancer is a leading cause of death and colorectal cancer is among the most lethal cancers (1, 2). We mined public microarray datasets (3, 4) to determine in an unbiased fashion and at the level of the transcriptome genes most differentially expressed in the primary tumors of patients with colorectal cancer (CRC). We found significant differential expression of the gene encoding kinesin family member 20A, KIF20A, when comparing colorectal tumors to the tissue of origin, the colon. KIF20A mRNA was present at significantly higher quantities in tumors of the colon as compared to normal colorectal tissue. Analysis of human survival data revealed that expression of KIF20A in rectal tumors was correlated with overall survival in patients with rectal cancer whose tumors were enriched with CD8+ T cells. KIF20A expression changes may be important for the initiation or progression of human CRC.
Do The Inward And Outward Foreign Direct Investments Spur Domestic Investment In Bangladesh? A Counterfactual Analysis
Authors: Islam Monirul , Tareque Mohammad , Abu N.M. Wahid  , Alam Md. Mahmudul , Sohag Kazi
Published: March 2023

The net contribution of the decomposed measures of foreign direct investment (FDIs), e.g., the inward and outward flows of FDIs, to domestic investment is still inconclusive in the case of underdeveloped and developing countries. The current literature bears testimony to this fact. Hence, this research examines the impact of inward and outward foreign direct investments (FDIs) on the domestic investment in Bangladesh. This study considers annual time series data from 1976 to 2019 and estimates this data property under the augmented ARDL approach to cointegration. In addition, this research employs the dynamic ARDL simulation technique in order to forecast the counterfactual shock of the regressors and their effects on the dependent variable. The results from the augmented ARDL method suggest that the inward FDI has a positive impact on domestic investment, while the outward FDI is inconsequential in both the long run and the short run. Besides, our estimated findings also show the economic growth’s long-run and short-run favorable effects on domestic investment. At the same time, there is no significant impact of real interest rates and institutional quality on domestic investment in the long run or the short run in Bangladesh. In addition, the counterfactual shocks (10% positive and negative) to inward FDI positively impact domestic investment, indicating the crowding-in effect of the inward FDI on the domestic investment in Bangladesh. As the inward FDI flow is a significant determinant for sustained domestic investment in Bangladesh, the policy strategy must fuel the local firms by utilizing cross-border investment.
Can Repeated and Reflective Prosocial Experiences in Sport Increase Generosity in Adolescent Athletes?
Authors: Proulx Jason Douglas Edward , Macchia Lucía , Aknin Lara Beth
Published: March 2023

In partnership with a sport-based Experiential Philanthropy Intervention (EPI)—The Play Better Program—we conducted a pre-registered, longitudinal experiment examining whether repeatedly reflecting on prosocial activity could boost adolescents’ objective generosity. Adolescents (N=114; aged 9–16) practiced charitable giving throughout their 2-month sports season and were randomly assigned to repeatedly reflect on the importance of their prosocial activity (Reflection condition) or to write about their everyday activities (Control condition). Adolescents completed an objective measure of generosity at pre- and post-intervention and self-reported measures of prosocial character. Across conditions, adolescents donated objectively more at post- vs. pre-intervention. However, adolescents in the Reflection (vs. Control) condition were no more generous and did not report greater prosocial character at post-intervention. Overall, these findings highlight the malleability of human prosociality and the need for additional scholar-practitioner collaborations to uncover whether and how EPIs boost long-term generosity among the next generation of givers.
Do Education Sector Credit Cards Differ with Other Credit Cards in Malaysia?
Authors: Alam Md. Mahmudul , Ibrahim Yusnidah Bt , Sriyana Jaka
Published: March 2023

Purpose: The credit card market is very large and segmented by targeting different types of consumers. One type of credit card is one that specifically targets people in the education sector, for instance students, teachers and other staff members. This study aims to compare the features of education and other credit cards in Malaysia.Design/methodology/approach: The study analyzes data concerning 234 credit cards by using descriptive statistics and one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) test.Findings: Out of 234 credit cards, this study found only two credit cards especially target education sector customers. The study evaluated thirteen features of these credit cards and found that only two features are statistically significantly different from other conventional credit cards in Malaysia. These features are interest rate and cash withdrawal charge fees.Originality/value: This is an original study based on compilation of data from secondary sources. The findings will provide valuable insights to financial regulatory policy-makers, academics, and business managers.
Revisiting the energy-economy-environment relationships for attaining environmental sustainability: Evidence from Belt and Road Initiative countries
Authors: Shakib Mohammed , Yumei Hou , Rauf Abdul , Alam Md. Mahmudul , Murshed Muntasir , Mahmood Haider
Published: March 2023

The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is an ambitious development project initiated by the Chinese government to foster economic progress worldwide. This study aims to investigate the dynamics of energy, economy, and environment among 42 BRI developing countries using an annual frequency panel dataset from 1995 to 2019. The major findings from the econometric analysis revealed that higher degrees of energy consumption, economic growth, population growth rate, and FDI inflows exhibit adverse environmental consequences by boosting the CO2 emission figures of the selected developing BRI nations. However, it is interesting to observe that exploiting renewable energy sources, which are relatively cleaner compared to the traditionally-consumed fossil fuels, and fostering agricultural sector development can significantly improve environmental well-being by curbing the emission levels. On the other hand, financial development is found to be ineffective in explaining the variations in CO2 emission figures of the selected BRI member countries. Besides, the causality analysis shows that higher energy consumption, FDI inflows, and agricultural development cause environmental pollution by boosting carbon dioxide emissions. However, economic growth, technology development, financial progress, and renewable energy consumption are evidenced to exhibit bidirectional causal associations with carbon dioxide emissions. In line with these findings, several relevant policies can be recommended.
Where did Redlining Matter?: Regional Heterogeneity and the Uneven Distribution of Advantage
Authors: Xu Wenfei
Published: March 2023

This article analyses the regional variation in outcomes of a seemingly standardized federal neighborhood valuation principle used in home mortgage insurance grading. The objective is to highlight the contingent discriminatory and economic conditions that mediated heterogeneous housing outcomes across different parts of the United States. How did city and regional economic and demographic growth patterns vary before and during the mortgage insurance program implemented through the Federal Housing Administration (FHA)? How may this have shaped loan guarantee patterns? How does pre-existing racial housing discrimination relate to outcomes? Adopting an orientation that centers on Whiteness and the benefits of mortgage finance for certain groups and neighborhoods, this analysis uses a Bayesian hierarchical framework to investigate the degree of the FHA’s influence between 1940 and 1970, here proxied by the Home Owners’ Loan Corporation maps, on A or B (“AB”) graded neighborhoods versus C graded neighborhoods in different cities. This article studies how home values and homeownership changes over time and whether there regional variation in the influence of these grades. It also studies what longitudinal socioeconomic patterns might explain the persistence or decline of the AB effect over time. Findings show cities in the West Coast, Southwest, and Northern Central United States that saw the most housing construction also had the highest proportions of FHA loans to overall dwelling units. There is also a distinctive consistency and persistence of benefit on home value and homeownership to AB graded neighborhoods in these cities, possibly owing to regional shifts in the industrial landscape.
Predicting Implicit Attitudes with Natural Language Data
Authors: Bhatia Sudeep , Walasek Lukasz
Published: March 2023

Large-scale language datasets and advances in natural language processing offer new opportunities for studying people’s attitudes and behaviors. We show how representations derived from language can be combined with laboratory-based word norms to predict implicit attitudes for diverse concepts. Our approach doubles the accuracy rates achieved by existing methods. We also show that our approach is more predictive of implicit attitudes than are explicit attitudes, and that it captures variance in implicit attitudes that is largely unexplained by explicit attitudes. Our results shed light on how implicit attitudes are represented and retrieved, and how they can be measured by combining standard psychological data with large-scale language data. In doing we pave the way for highly accurate computational modeling of attitudes and behaviors.
Real-time accent-altering technology: The message is clear, and it is dehumanizing
Authors: Payne Ameena Leah , Bauler Clara Vaz , Austin Tasha , Clemons Aris M.
Published: March 2023

Over the past decade, the voice and speech recognition industry has established itself as a multibillion-dollar global market, but at whose expense? In this forum article, we scrutinize the case of Sanas, a US-based company offering an AI-powered accent-modification technology that is tailored for the off-shore call center industry. We offer this critique through a virtue-based framework for AI ethics. Our commentary exposes Sanas as an agent of racial commodification and linguistic dominance, as it rests on the perceived superiority of standardized US English. We discuss how racial commodification enables capitalism. Sanas, and similar programs, are not helping build a more understanding world; it is helping perpetuate and maintain harmful raciolinguistic ideologies that maintain language discrimination and continue to frame the language practices of racialized speakers as deficient. Thus, we write this piece with the intent to expose the fabricated humanity of accent modification technology whose existence perpetuates capitalism’s reliance on dehumanization for economic advancement and the legacy and reproduction of white language superiority.
Idiographic personality networks: stability, variability and when they become problematic
Authors: Hulsmans Daan , Oude Maatman Freek , Otten Roy , Poelen Evelien , Lichtwarck-Aschoff Anna
Published: March 2023

Idiographic personality networks are gaining popularity for modeling individual differences. Their validity requires stability, which seems contradicted by theory and empirics. This study employs conventional idiographic personality network analysis to evaluate inter- and intra-individual variation in youngsters with a mild intellectual disability (N = 26; Mage=23) who completed 60 daily self-reports. Results show high between-person heterogeneity in network structures, even within subgroups with a similar personality profile. Repeatedly estimating idiographic networks in a sliding 30-day window revealed within-person network variability throughout the 60 days. Both theory and our study suggest non-stationarity, which invalidates aggregated network estimates. This is problematic because capturing individuals’ stable personality networks is required to subsequently assess individual differences. We discuss implications for modeling and theory building.
The perils of male migration. The impact of male dominated migration on sex ratios in Germany and Austria
Authors: Schahbasi Alexander , Fieder Martin
Published: March 2023

The challenges of imbalanced sex ratios in the context of migration and social cohesion are often underestimated. A surplus of young, unmarried men – regardless of culture and religion – is frequently the root cause of social instability. The ongoing male-dominated migration flows to Germany and Austria have impacted the sex ratios in the resident populations of both countries, but particularly in Germany. On basis of census data between 1998 and 2021 from Germany and Austria we show that the sex ratio (ratio of men to women in a population) shifted towards a surplus of men in the age group between 14 and 35, leading to a sex ratio of 108 men to 100 women in Germany and 105 men to 100 women in Austria. According to evolutionary assumptions this unbalanced sex ratio is associated with a mating squeeze for particularly the uneducated young men low on social status and thus may foster the still existing strong in-group/out-group dynamics that already exist.
Archetypes of aquaculture development across 150 countries
Authors: Partelow Stefan , Nagel Ben , Gentry Rebecca , Gephart Jessica A. , Rocha Juan
Published: March 2023

Aquaculture is expanding and intensifying globally, with implications for environmental, livelihood, food security and nutrition impacts. However, the way that aquaculture impacts people and the environment varies significantly across the globe, making it important to understand what factors shape different trajectories. Here we compile and integrate 45 country-level indicators to examine the social, economic, governance and environmental conditions shaping aquaculture development across 150 countries. We apply cluster analysis to identify social-ecological archetypes of aquaculture development. We empirically identify four archetypes driven by both social and ecological factors including: climate risk, inland water area, coastal population, seafood consumption, trade balance, governance indices and environmental performance. We name the four identified archetypes of aquaculture as: Archetype 1 - Emerging aquaculture producers, Archetype 2 - Limited aquatic food engagement, Archetype 3 - Developing economy producers, Archetype 4 - Wealthy economy producers. Each archetype is defined by its distinct range of values across the 45 indicators from the countries within the archetype. We discuss the utility of identifying country-level archetypes for both continued research and development practice as well as compare our archetypes with current literature on aquaculture development scenarios.
Teoría de los entes. Propuesta para la formalización de la filosofía con una introducción a la lógica y a la semiótica. Cap. 2: Semiótica
Authors: Escobedo Casillas Salvador Daniel
Published: March 2023

En este capítulo, se presenta una introducción general a la semiótica y se proponen y desarrollan las nociones de semiosis activa y pasiva, remota y próxima, así como las clasificaciones de los accidentes del signo, de los tipos de mensajes, y los conceptos de identificador y de expansión de arreglos, con sus respectivas divisiones. El texto está escrito con la intención de establecer los principios fundamentales del pensamiento del autor con relación a la teoría filosófica del signo.
Why the United States Suffers from Exceptionally High Rates of Intentional Homicide: Cross-National and Intra-National Comparisons Demonstrate that the Primary Cause is the Extraordinarily High Rates of Firearms Possession That is Necessary to Sustain the Financial Health of the Gun Industry
Authors: Paul Gregory
Published: March 2023

Despite decadal declines in homicides, followed by a new surge in killings including of mass shootings, America continues to be afflicted by murder rates many times higher than any other prosperous democracy. Proposed causes for this national dysfunction include laws that allow rates of private gun ownership that are similarly many times higher than the international norm, insufficient gun regulations and/or law enforcement, gender inequality, inadequate mental health intervention, declines in popular religiosity and traditional family values, dysfunctional socioeconomic conditions, socialistic policies, and a large minority population cohort. In order to test these possibilities viabilities, cross-national comparisons of these factors in the advanced democracies are conducted, along with intra-national comparisons between states, and over time. The results find that an extremely high level of ownership of guns is the only factor that strongly correlates with, and adequately explains, the similarly high levels of American homicide. Also showing a significant relationship is more gender equality with less deadly violence. Altering the nongun factors is not likely to be able to dramatically decrease American homicide rates to first world norms. The evidence shows that the solution to American murder is not the gun industry further boosting the distribution and carriage of small arms, rather the financial survival of that industry depends upon high rates of murder driving gun sales. It is very probably necessary to reduce the number of guns in circulation by at least two thirds, or 250+ million weapons, to suppress homicide to normal first world levels. If such is not feasible than the homicide toll will be over one hundred thousand more than it probably otherwise would be over the next decade.
Access to Energy Revealing through Socio-economic Status Survey of the Local People for Rural Electrification in Nawalparasi
Authors: Dhakal Bhola Nath
Published: March 2023

Rural electrification program seems to be crucial to improve living conditions and promote development. The main objective of this study was to identify the socio-economic status of the local people and also measure their perception on willingness to pay for hydroelectricity in two rural municipalities of Nawalparasi East district. The study has followed both qualitative and quantitative methods for socio-economic survey. Household questionnaire survey, Focus Group Discussion and Key Informant Interview techniques have been applied for primary data collection. In addition, secondary data has been compiled through published and unpublished documents from field as well as central level. Agriculture and livestock rising have been found the major sources of income in this area. Therefore, the non-farm source of income is very low. However, remittance from foreign job playing vital role as another source of income for the livelihood of the people. As being economically capable and socially aware with modern facilities and its implication on better and easier life support in future, the local peoples from the study area has been found encouraging. Whole area of the study site has not available electricity facility and their positive willingness to pay for hydroelectricity is the major finding and step forward for the future planning of regular and reliable power supply to uplift their socio-economic condition, reduce poverty and support on rural development activities.
Migration, Remittance and Poverty in Nepal
Authors: Gautam Tika Ram
Published: March 2023

This paper aims to explore whether poverty rate vary by remittance receiving status (yes/no) households and to explain the association between remittance status (yes/no) and poverty status (poor/non-poor) of households across the provinces of Nepal. Based on third round of Nepal Living Standard Survey (NLSS) data the proportion of remittance receiving households and poverty rate is described. The association between remittance status and poverty status of households' is explained using chi-square test of independence. From Nepal about 56 percent households are receiving remittance. Based on the results this paper argues that the poverty rate widely varies; lowest in Bagmati (20.6%) to highest in Sudurpaschim (45.6%) province, across provinces. Similarly, the poverty rate also varies across remittance receiving households (21.5%) to remittance not receiving households (29.4%). The poverty rate is low in remittance receiving households compared to households not receiving remittance. However, the poverty rate in remittance receiving households across also varies across provinces ranging from 12.9 percent in province-1 to 45.1 percent in Sudurpaschim province. There is significant association [χ2-value=230074.923 is significant (p=0.000<α=0.01) at 0.01 level of significance] between the status of households based on remittance and poverty. The households receiving remittance are less likely (β=-1.283) to be poor compared to the household receiving no remittance.
Perceived Effect of Merger on Employee Satisfaction on Nepalese Commercial Banks
Authors: Adhikari Pitri Raj
Published: March 2023

The objective of this paper is to examine the perceived effect of merger on employee satisfaction of Nepalese commercial banks. Descriptive and casual comparative research design are used to estimate the relationship of employee satisfaction (dependent variable) with independent variables (pay remuneration, belonging, chain of command, training and development, employee performance, job security). Data are collected from 350 respondents of Kathmandu valley through structured questionnaires and descriptive and inferential statistics are used to analyse the data. The beta coefficients of pay remuneration, belonging, chain of command, training and development, employee performance and job security are positive and significant. According to respondents, increased size of the banks is the most important fact and improve employees’ satisfaction is the least important fact to merge of Nepalese banks. Similarly, most of the respondents’ states “change management of banks” is the major challenge of merged banks and “increased profitability of bank” is the least important challenge. It is observed that employees of banks ranked highest for belonging as the most important factor affecting their satisfaction of merged banks and it is also found that conceptualization of effect of merger and acquisition in Nepal is in the progressive stage and few institutions have been merged and are taking initiations on the broad aspects of employee satisfaction during merger as practices in developed countries.
Contribution of Remittance in Poverty Alleviation
Authors: Paudel Tej Prasad
Published: March 2023

Many Nepalese people used to go to foreign country to earn money. They send money to family member as remittance. Nowadays remittance become has one of the major sources of lively hood. Foreign Employment has become a major issue in the current economic and political discussion of Nepal. Another most important issue is the poverty alleviation from foreign employment remittance. The objective of this article is to describe the situation of poverty and analyze the contribution of remittance in poverty alleviation of Nepal. This study has been based on secondary data published by the Nepal government and covering a period between fiscal year 2011/12 to 2019/2020. The methodology to meet the objectives of this study is analytical and descriptive research design and writing style is also based on Publication Manual of American Psychological Association (7th ed.) This study shows the following findings During the study period, remittance was in increasing order and poverty is in decreasing order from FY 2011/12 to 2019/20.
Policy Development for Environmental Sustainability of Agus-1 Hydroelectric Powerplant in Marawi City, Philippines
Authors: Motalib Jalaloden M. , Sanchez Kristine D.
Published: March 2023

Agus-1 Hydroelectric Powerplant is located within the mouth of Lake Lanao. This set-up is the most affecting factor which deteriorates the environmental health of the lake. In this reason, this study was conducted to assess the environmental sustainability of the lake and to generate policy development which is appropriate for implementation. The researcher collected data through water sample testing supported by survey instrument and focus group discussion. There were 200 respondents of the survey and it was found out that there is a consistent trend of those who rated no impact  to low impact to all the sustainability indicators dictated. The results proved that the mandated agencies were ineffective and that the programs for re-vegetation, conducting fertilizing, seeding and plant tree seedling around the hydropower were not sufficient to keep the preservation of forest around the plant. Also, the water quality test results revealed that there was a presence of fecal coliforms, indicators of contamination of water in Lake Lanao. Thus, after data were extracted, the policy development was designed in focus of Environmental Excellency and Watershed Management.
Sospecha fallida de síndrome neuroléptico maligno en una paciente con esquizofrenia
Authors: Vallejos Narváez Álvaro , Argoty Chamorro Giovanny Armando , Rodríguez López Laura Melissa
Published: March 2023

El estado mental alterado es un término general que se utiliza para describir varios trastornos del funcionamiento mental, que pueden variar desde una ligera confusión hasta el coma. Este término en general no es un diagnóstico, por el contrario, hace referencia a un grupo de síntomas neurológicos variables e inespecíficos que requieren una mayor especificación de la causa. Dentro de las múltiples causas a considerar en el paciente adulto mayor se encuentran los efectos adversos e interacciones medicamentos. Paciente con antecedentes de esquizofrenia requiere tratamiento de por vida, incluso si los síntomas desaparecen. Los medicamentos antipsicóticos deben ser tenidos en cuenta dado sus potenciales efectos asociados. El síndrome neuroléptico maligno (SNM) es uno de los efectos adversos a tener en cuenta por su riesgo de mortalidad. Se presenta el caso de una paciente de 78 años que ingresó al servicio de urgencias de un hospital de tercer nivel por alteración del estado de conciencia, con antecedentes de esquizofrenia y múltiples comorbilidades, que representan un reto en el abordaje inicial en el servicio de urgencias; los paraclínicos tomados mostraron elevación de la CPK.
Germán Eliécer Rodríguez Melo
Authors: Alvarez Diez Viviana , Diaz Montenegro María Mercedes , Salcedo Miranda Joan Adrian
Published: March 2023

El 12 de septiembre de 1965 en un hogar amoroso nació en Honda un niño muy inquieto, pero fue la Villa de Guaduas a donde llegó a temprana edad; donde sus padres lo vieron crecer caracterizándose por ser feliz y día a día consolidaba sus principios y valores, los cuales lo acompañaron a lo largo de su vida.
Juan Pablo Parra Castro
Authors: Granados C. Alvaro
Published: March 2023

Los miembros de la Fundación Universitaria de Ciencias de la Salud - FUCS-  rendimos homenaje póstumo al hijo de nuestro querido y estimado rector, el Dr. Sergio Augusto Parra Duarte.
Margaret Atwood’s Hag-Seed: The Aesthetics of Retelling Shakespeare’s The Tempest
Authors: Klooß Wolfgang
Published: March 2023

Comparing Hag-Seed with The Tempest, this article tries to disclose how Margaret Atwood shifts and extends perspectives in her novel by empowering the female voice in Hag-Seed. In contrast to Shakespeare’s original and many of its postcolonial successors, the latter of which have sustainably promoted a political reading of the Bard’s play, Hag-Seed, for instance, offers a treatment of Miranda that reverses the role of Prospero’s daughter from a passive to an influential “active” character who has a decisive say in many of her father’s doings. In a similar vein, other female voices in the novel come to the fore. These observations are accompanied by brief intertextual references to a painting by William Hogarth, created circa 1736, and Peter Greenaway’s film Prospero’s Books, released in 1991. The article shows how aesthetic forms of expression and political rhetoric are interlinked, especially how aesthetic and (gender-)political values interplay.
Флуоресценция атомных ядер: учебное пособие / И.М. Капитонов. – М.: «КДУ», «Добросвет», 2023. – 128 c.
Authors: Капитонов И.М.
Published: March 2023

Книга посвящена флуоресценции атомных ядер, обычно именуемой Ядерной Резонансной Флуоресценцией − ЯРФ. Именно эта аббревиатура используется в книге при упоминании этого явления. Описаны физические принципы ЯРФ, методы его исследования и приведены примеры полученных результатов. Большое внимание уделено выводу основных формул и соотношений, определению энергии, мультипольности и чётности ядерного гамма-перехода, устройству современных экспериментальных установок, характеристикам электронных ускорителей. Дано представление о ЯРФ-экспериментах, выполненных в Отделе электромагнитных процессов и взаимодействий атомных ядер НИИЯФ МГУ. В двух последних главах описаны магнитные дипольные возбуждения атомных ядер, изучение которых с использованием ЯРФ-методики привело к открытию нового типа низколежащих ядерных возбуждений несферических ядер – изовекторного орбитального М1-возбуждения ножничного типа (scissors mode). Книга написана на основе созданного автором спецкурса, читаемого для студентов кафедры Общей ядерной физики физического факультета МГУ, и рассчитана на студентов Отделения ядерной физики этого факультета и студентов других вузов, специализирующихся в области физики атомного ядра.
SWOT-АНАЛІЗ НАПРЯМІВ БЛАКИТНОГО ЗРОСТАННЯ В ПОВОЄННІЙ УКРАЇНІ З УРАХУВАННЯМ ЧИННИКА ПРИРОДНИХ АКТИВІВ
Authors:   Institute of Market and Economic-Ecological Research of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine”, Shevchenko Hanna
Published: March 2023

The purpose of the research is to substantiate the possibilities and strategic directions of blue growth in post-war Ukraine, namely, relevant provisions of the country’s Recovery Plan. The theoretical basis of the research is the concept of sustainable development and, in particular, blue growth. The methodological basis of the research is a SWOT analysis of the blue growth directions in Ukraine, taking into account the factor of natural assets, in the post-war period. According to the results of the SWOT analysis of blue growth directions in post-war Ukraine, taking into account the factor of natural assets, in accordance with the content of relevant projects of the working groups of the National Council for the Recovery of Ukraine, the following strategic directions were further developed: maximax, which includes: experimentation and phased implementation of pilot projects blue growth taking into account natural assets, dissemination of successful experience in the implementation of blue growth projects in Ukraine; maximin: mobilization of business to participate in the field of blue growth through international and state financial support, institutional support and promotion of the implementation of programs and projects of blue growth taking into account natural assets; minimax: assessment of the feasibility and content of project proposals in the field of blue growth using natural assets, holding regional forums and round tables on blue growth, ideologizing blue growth and training personnel, broad involvement of public-private partnerships in the field of blue growth; minimin: creation of coordination centers for blue growth and natural asset management, consultations with experts of international organizations. The obtained results of the research can be projected into the plane of implementation of nationwide long-term projects and management decisions relevant to blue growth, taking into account the natural assets of the Ukrainian Black Sea region
Pertinent Concepts of Virtual Art
Authors: Chibalashvil Asmati , Tymofiienko Bohdan
Published: March 2023

The paper studies the virtual art phenomena emerging as a result of active interplay of digital technologies and art that started in the mid-20th century. This interplay resulted in significant changes in the techniques of the creative art, as well as in the appearance of new trends and genres of art. In addition, the audience’s perception of the work of virtual art has undergone transformations also. The latter is related to interactivity as an integral component of virtual art. At the same time, artworks have different levels of interactivity—from the traditional passive perception, e.g. in the format of virtual museum tours, to the active participation of the viewer in the creation of the work of art. The aim of the paper isto determine the current concepts of virtual art based on the analysis of iconic art projects that represent different methods of working with virtual reality technology. The paper examines the phenomenon of virtual art from several viewpoints: the revival of the artist’s work methods, the peculiarities of the perception of the work of art in the virtual space, and the formats and issues of archiving virtual art projects.