bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Understanding The History Of The National Movement Through The National Resurrection Museum In Building National Character
Authors: Annisa Siti
Published: June 2023

The purpose of this research is to find out to what extent the National Awakening Museum can be an effective learning tool in learning history for visitors in understanding the history of the national movement and the formation of national character. The type of research used is descriptive research using the literature study method. Information can be obtained by using data collection techniques. Information is obtained from various literature using several scientific journals and other internet sources as references. The results of the study show that the National Awakening Museum can be an appropriate means of learning and innovation in studying history by making the National Awakening Museum an effective historical learning tool for visitors in understanding the history of the national movement and the formation of national character.

Keywords: History of the National Movement, National Awakening Museum, History Education, National Character.
Ludruk Arts-Based Historical Learning Innovation as An Improvement of Character Education and Student Learning Resources
Authors: Prasetia Nugroho Alifi Nur
Published: June 2023

To address the complex global challenges of the 21st century, each individual must engage in meaningful learning. This type of research is qualitative with an analytical descriptive approach. This study aims to preserve regional culture that is almost eroded, sothat it is necessary to introduce it to students to revive it.The difference in the way each student learns makes educators rack theirbrains to find and create new learning models so that learning is easily absorbed by students and not boring. Learning material will certainly be interesting if educators are able to convey it creatively. This creativity requires expertise and ideas from educators by utilizing learning media. In the 21st century, history learning is no longer directed at building awareness andnationalism of students alone, but needs to be directed to aspects such as empathy, wisdom, pride in regional culture, the meaning ofnationalism that is not narrow, and patriotism. Ludruk art can improve the character education of students because it takes folklore, history, and everyday life, for example in the remo dance as an opening, ludruk tells about heroism. The results of thisstudy will later contribute to preserving regional culture through education as well as improving the character education of students.

Keywords: learning, regional culture, character education, ludruk
Laporan Kasus : Frenektomi dengan Electrosurgery
Authors: Safitri Rahmidian
Published: June 2023

The frenulum is a fold of mucous membrane that attaches the lips and cheeks to the alveolar mucosa, gingiva, and underlying periosteum. High frenulum attachment can cause periodontal and esthetic problems, such as gingivitis, gingival recession, and central diastema which require frenectomy. Frenectomy is the complete removal of the frenulum, including its attachment to the alveolar bone, causing a wide wound and triggering bleeding. A 21-year-old female patient who came to the Mataram City Hospital complained that her upper front teeth were not meeting and spaced. This situation makes the patient feel insecure. The patient had no history of systemic disease. OHIS is good and objective examination shows a central diastema due to the attachment of the superior labial frenum which achieves papillary penetration. Management is done by frenectomy with electrosurgery. The patient was very satisfied with the results. Frenectomy using electrosurgery provides good esthetic results and less bleeding.
Sąd konstytucyjny jako „sąd ustanowiony ustawą”. Rozważania na tle wyroku Europejskiego Trybunału Praw Człowieka z dnia 7 maja 2021 roku „Xero Flor przeciwko Polsce”
Authors: Kubik Jerzy
Published: June 2023

Artykuł dotyczy pojęcia i istoty sądu konstytucyjnego jako sądu ustanowionego ustawą w rozumieniu Konwencji o ochronie praw człowieka i podstawowych wolności. Rozważania oparte są na wyroku Europejskiego Trybunału Praw Człowieka z dnia 7 maja 2021 roku w sprawie Xero Flor przeciwko Polsce (nr skargi 4907/18). Skarżąca spółka domagała się uznania przez Trybunał, że jej prawo do rzetelnego procesu sądowego, o którym mowa w art. 6 ust. 1 Konwencji o ochronie praw człowieka i podstawowych wolności, zostało naruszone. Naruszenie polegało na wydaniu postanowienia o umorzeniu postępowania w sprawie wywołanej skargą konstytucyjną przez polski sąd konstytucyjny w składzie, którego członkiem była osoba wybrana na stanowisko sędziego w wadliwej procedurze. Trybunał uznał, że doszło do naruszenia tego prawa i dokonał wykładni pojęcia sądu, określając tym mianem także sąd konstytucyjny, oraz pojęcia sądu ustanowionego ustawą na gruncie Konwencji. Autor zgodził się z konkluzjami Trybunału i przedstawił argumenty za takim rozumieniem tych pojęć.
V.G. Rudelev’s doctrine about the sentence in the context of its phonological ideas
Authors: Sharandin Anatoly L.
Published: June 2023

We consider the current issue of the relationship between different levels of language system on the basis of the relationship between phonology and syntax. These areas occupied a central place in V.G. Rudelev’s studies. We analyze Professor V.G. Rudelev’s doctrine about the sentence from the standpoint of his phonological views. The object of the study is the syntactic doctrine of V.G. Rudelev, represented by his reasoning about the sentence. The methodology of the material study is based on the oppositional method, which allows us to see the possibilities of its application to explain the universal nature of the information-theoretic approach to the study of different areas of linguistic knowledge. Neutralization in its phonological understanding is used as a linguistic mechanism in describing the relationship between different types of sentences. The use of phonological mechanism of neutralization allows V.G. Rudelev to identify the relationship between simple and complex sentences. In the system of complex sentences, he comes to the conclusion that hypotaxis is marked in relation to parataxis. In the system of simple sentences, the main attention is paid to the analysis of verbal and interjectional sentences. The oppositional method allowed V.G. Rudelev to come to the conclusion about the marking of syllabic sentences and, based on neutralization, about their higher linguistic rank, “weight” in human speech activity. We express our attitude to the consideration of the doctrine of sentence in the aspect of phonology. The considered V.G. Rudelev's doctrine about the sentence in the aspect of his phonological views allows us to see and comprehend the relationships in syntax in a dynamic way. This is most clearly demonstrated by the use of the phonological concept of neutralization in syntax. However, it is necessary to take into account the specifics of syntax as an area of bilateral syntactic units.
Poetry V.G. Rudelev in the context of linguoecology of the “post” era
Authors: Potanina Natalia L.
Published: June 2023

The actual problem of cultural memory and its modern interpretations in scientific and artistic discourses is posed. The aim of the study is to analyze the images of cultural memory, interpreted as a poetological resource of V.G. Rudelev. The object of the study is the artistic structure of the lyrics of the “post” era. The material research method is based on an integrated approach that combines elements of cultural-historical, comparative-historical and poetological methods. In the course of a consistent consideration of the semantic and poetological content of representative lyrical texts by V.G. Rudelev, it is proved that the appeal to the artifacts of the past in the idiostyle of a particular author, which is characteristic of the linguoecology of the post-industrial era, does not necessarily indicate an ideological proximity to postmodernism. In the case of the lyrics of V.G. Rudelev, who captured the properties of the creative personality of a poet, scientist and university professor, the appeal to the precedent phenomena of humanitarian culture is dictated by the desire to promote confidence in human capabilities and thereby resist the ideologemes of postmodernity. The practical significance and prospects of the study lie in the possibility of using them for further development of the scientific concept of linguoecology of the “post” era, as well as by introducing the results obtained into the educational process, for conducting seminars on modern poetry.
The emotional nature of intonational interaction with the audience on radio broadcasting
Authors: Barabash Victor V. , Desyuk Maksim V.
Published: June 2023

The purpose of the study is to substantiate the deep significance of archetypal intonation possibilities in the context of influencing the feelings of a mass radio audience and the formation of a general emotional state in the process of mastering the broadcast information. We consider the role of intonation against the background of the development of emotional intelligence theory, theory of creative industries and computer network technologies. We reveal the significance of the musical nature of intonation from the point of view of the implementation of the functions of informing and influencing in oral speech broadcasting media communication. The scientific novelty of the study lies in a new approach to understanding intonation as a speech-musical means of influencing the emotionally oriented perception of information by the mass audience of radio listeners. The importance of intonation of oral informational news texts is proved from the point of view of their effectiveness in mass media broadcasting communication.
Event communications in the conditions of mediatization: actual problems and applications
Authors: Prokhorov Andrey V. , Semishova Evgenia P. , Pyadysheva Tamara G.
Published: June 2023

The study is devoted to topical issues and the potential of using event-based brand promotion in competitive markets. The idea of promoting brands, products and services through special events is not new. This direction has been repeatedly considered from different positions in line with various marketing philosophies (atmospheric marketing, impression marketing, emotional marketing, engagement marketing, etc.). The event marketing market showed a decline in 2020–2021. against the background of the coronavirus pandemic, which, in turn, set the trend for the development of digital special events, and later hybrid ones. The following issues are on the agenda of theorists and practitioners: a) defining criteria for evaluating the effectiveness of special events; b) assessing the prospects of digital and hybrid special events; c) the use of event marketing in the context of promoting brands of organizations in the socio-cultural sphere, territorial brands; d) increasing the involvement of the audience of special events, including by means of gamified solutions.
Ex-libris in the book space of the personal libraries of the Central Chernozem region of the late XVIII – early XX century
Authors: Zhitin Ruslan M. , Topilsky Aleksey G.
Published: June 2023

Ownership signs (ex-libris) in the books of the noble libraries of the Central Black Earth region at the end of the 18th – beginning of the 20th century are analyzed. The connection of do-mestic bookplates with the history of bibliophilism as a part of the book culture of Russia is traced, the method of creating bookplates is analyzed. The purpose of the study is to comprehensively review individual publications that were in the owner’s libraries of the Central Black Earth region at the end of the 18th – beginning of the 20th century as a historical and cultural source. Based on the analysis of a number of publications, it was possible to reveal the reflection of the personality of their owners, to more accurately study their literary tastes and the specifics of their attitude to literature. It is noted that the spread of education and the increase in the availability of the printed word at the beginning of the 18th century stimulated the processes of distribution of book products, and the increase in genre diversity and circulation of published works led to the growth of library collections. The dynamics of the use of ex-libris is analyzed, it is established that by the end of the 18th century the influence of the classical heraldic composition in the space of the domestic ex-libris began to decrease. The influence of the spread of printing by the middle of the 19th century on the simplification of the design of the ex-libris and its partial replacement by the end of the century with the use of stamps is characterized.
Penile Cellulitis Related to Mpox Genital Lesions
Authors: Oliveira e Silva Fernando , Cruz António José , Nuak João
Published: June 2023

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SONGKET SUBHANALE WEAVING PRODUCTIVITY IN FORMING THE ECONOMIC INDEPENDENCE OF SASAK WOMEN
Authors: Badriati Baiq El , Syam Nur , Arifin Sirajul
Published: June 2023

Research on the productivity of Songket Subhanale weaving in forming Sasak women’s Economic Independence was carried out because of the researchers’ interest in the reality of weaving culture in Sukarara, Central Lombok. Sukarara Village is one of the villages that is still sustainable in carrying out the authentic traditions of Sasak culture. One of them is the culture of weaving in the Sasak term “nyesek” which is done manually by hand and simple tools but has economic value and the output has a high selling potential. The above reality is scientifically studied through qualitative research with an ethnographic approach to obtain definite and academically accountable answers. Qualitative ethnographic research provides an opportunity to examine holistically and specifically, related to the behavior, attitudes and characters inherent in the weavers in their daily activities. The findings in this study refer to two things as formulated in the research problem formulation, namely: 1) The productivity of Muslim songket weavers in Sukarara in carrying out their profession as songket weavers, they are very productive, this is illustrated through several indicators, namely: increased results achieved, ability doing the job, morale, self-development, quality / quality, efficiency, and effectiveness. 2) The implications of work ethic and productivity on the economic independence of Muslim songket weavers in Sukarara have been realized through several indicators, namely: working capitalists, breadwinners/family breadwinners, having confidence in business, able to manage finances, mentally prepared for financial disturbances, creative and initiative , and partners/husbands in synergy by prioritizing mutual respect between each other and having a commitment to complement each other.
DARURAT VAKSIN, FATWA MUI DAN TINJAUAN FIKIH DARURI (STUDI KASUS FATWA VAKSIN COVID-19 DI INDONESIA)
Authors: A. Latief Husni Mubarrak
Published: June 2023

Artikel ini ingin mendiskusikan fatwa ulama, tepatnya fatwa Majelis Ulama Indonesia, terkait hukum kebolehan jenis vaksin covid-19 tertentu yang mengandung unsur haram dengan alasan keadaan darurat. Bagaimanapun, terma darurat (dharurat syar’iyyah) sebagaimana dikenal dalam fikih daruri, memiliki pengertian, batasan dan kriterianya tersendiri untuk bisa dianggap dan diterapkan sebagai suatu keadaan darurat, sehingga membolehkan konsumsi hal yang diharamkan. Fatwa, dalam kapasitasnya sebagai sebuah produk hukum Islam, tentu tidaklah keluar dari ruang vakum, melainkan telah melalui suatu proses pemahaman dan penalaran terhadap permasalahan hukum vaksin Covid-19 itu di musim pandemi. Dengan menggunakan pendekatan hukum normatif, artikel ini menjadikan content fatwa MUI tersebut sebagai pisau analisis, selanjutnya kajian kualitatif ini menggunakan teori hukum kritis untuk menganalisis poin-poin penting yang terdapat di dalam fatwa. Artikel ini menyimpulkan, bahwa fatwa MUI ini, sejatinya didukung secara lebih mendalam oleh dalil dan penalaran kemaslahatan lainnya, guna memastikan dan memperkuat hujah serta alasan kebolehan vaksin Covid-19 yang mengandung unsur haram dengan dalih keadaan darurat.
AL-MURÂBAHAH LI AL-ÂMIR BI AL-SYIRÂ: STUDI PEMIKIRAN YÛSUF ALQARADHÂWÎ DAN RELEVANSINYA DENGAN FATWA DSN-MUI
Authors: Putra Panji Adam Agus , Imaniyati Neni Sri , Nurhasanah Neneng
Published: June 2023

Terjadi iktilâf (perbedaan pendapat) di kalangan para ahli fikih kontemporer terkait keabsahan akad jual-beli murâbahah li al-Âmir bi al-syirâ’ sebagai sebuah produk yang dipraktikkan oleh lembaga keuangan syariah khususnya Bank Syariah di Indonesia. Salah satu ulama kontemporer yang membolehkan akad akad jual-beli murâbahah li al-Âmir bi al-syirâ’ adalah Yûsuf al-Qaradhâwî. Munculnya gagasan serta pandangan al-Qaradhâwî dilatarbelakangi adanya perbedaan pendapat para ulama terkait kebasahan akad tersebut. Menurut pandangan al-Qaradhâwî, hukum asal dari setiap transaksi termasuk jual-beli adalah boleh. Dalam menentukan status hukum terkait murâbahah li al-Âmir bi al-syirâ’, al-Qaradhâwî melakukan beberapa sanggahan terhadap pandangan kelompok yang melarang akad tersebut. Kesimpulan menunjukan bahwa keabsahan akad bai’ al-murâbahah li al-âmir bi al-syirâ dalam pandangan al-Qaradhâwî didasarkan pada al-Quran, hadis, kaidah fikih, qaul ulama serta metode ijtihad kontemporer. Terdapat relevansi antara pandangan al-Qaradhâwî dengan fatwa DSN-MUI terkait akad bai’ al-murâbahah li al-âmir bi al-syirâ baik dari aspek status hukum, landasan metodologi dan pelaksanaan operasional.
POLA SCALE UP BISNIS SAMPAH BERBASIS AL-MAQASID AL-SYARIAH DI BANK SAMPAH INDUK REGIONAL BINTANG SEJAHTERA
Authors: Ariani Zaenafi , S Nurjannah , Hidayanti Nur Fitri
Published: June 2023

Di Nusa Tenggara Barat, jumlah bank sampah binaan Bank sampah Induk Regional Bintang Sejahtera (BSIR-BS) adalah sebanyak 115 BSU pada tahun 2018 dan meningkat menjadi 259 BSU pada tahun 2019. Bisnis pengelolaan sampah dengan konsep ekonomi syariah, semakin diterima oleh masyarakat. Transaksi jual beli sampah (muamalah) tidak hanya bertujuan pada keuntungan semata, tetapi selaras dengan moral, etika dan tujuantujuan syariat. Metode penelitian adalah kualitatif, dengan pendekatan kasus (case approach). Analisis data bersifat deskriptif kualitatif, perolehan data melalui studi kasus dan studi literatur. Hasil temuan riset adalah (BSIR-BS) merupakan bank sampah yang fokus dan komitment terhadap pengembangan tata niaga persampahan di NTB, dengan konsep “Bersama kami merubah sampah menjadi rupiah, merubah masalah menjadi berkah”. Konsep tersebut merupakan derivasi dari terlaksananya scale up bisnis sampah yang selaras dengan tujuan-tujuan syariat (al-maqasid al-syariah). Scale up bisnis pengelolaan bank sampah dilakukan dengan beberapa tahapan. Pertama, minimalisasi dampak lingkungan yang ditimbulkan dengan pengukuran kuantitas sampah yang bisa dikelola dan memiliki nilai ekonomi. Aspek kompetensi, kualitas, moral etis, amanah, dalam proses tata niaga bisnis sampah, sebagai upaya hifzu dien (menjaga agama), dan hifzu al-nasb (menjaga keturunan). Kedua pengetahuan pemahaman dan kesadaran terhadap pengelolaan sampah sebagai sumber daya, sebagai upaya hifzu al-nafs (melindungi jiwa), hifzualaql (melindungi akal). Ketiga, peningkatan jumlah bank sampah unit yang dibina, membangun jaringan yang lebih luas, melalui edukasi, penguatan ekonomi nasabah sebagai upaya hifzu al-mãl (melindungi harta).
THE RELATIONSHIP OF LIQUIDITY, DEBT AND SHARIA STOCK INVESTMENT’S RISK MODERATED BY FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE
Authors: Hidayat Riskin
Published: June 2023

This study aims to test the effect of liquidity and debt on Sharia stock investment’s risk moderated by the financial performance of the Jakarta Islamic Index firm. The population in this study are all Jakarta Islamic Index firms listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange in 2015-2019. The sampling technique uses purposive sampling and obtained a sample of 110. Data are obtained from Indonesia Stock Exchange. Data analysis uses moderating regression analysis. The results show that liquidity has a significant negative influence on sharia stock investment risk, meanwhile debt has a significant positive effect on sharia stock investment risk. Liquidity is more sensitive to investment risk in high-performing firms than low-performing firms, while debt is more sensitive to the risk of investing in stocks in low-performing firms than high-performing firms.
THE EFFECT OF REMUNERATION AND WORK DISCIPLINE ON EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE AT PT. ASKRIDA SYARIAH INSURANCE MEDAN BRANCH
Authors: Alkahfi Muhammad Andre , Ramadhani Sri
Published: June 2023

In developing the company, the factors of employee performance are crucial to note; the factor of employee discipline to comply with applicable regulations and the remuneration provided by the company can be seen through attitudes that influence performance achievement with better work results. In this study, the authors conducted research at PT. Askrida Syariah Insurance Medan Branch. This study's methodology combines a quantitative research approach and an explanatory research approach. The population in this study were all employees of PT. Askrida Syariah Insurance Medan Branch has as many as 30 employees, and the data needed is personal data and respondents' views (questionnaire) on remuneration variables, work discipline and employee performance. This study didn't find any real connection between employee remuneration and performance, and the significance value was above 0,111 > 0.05. The significance of work discipline on employee performance was clearly demonstrated by a f- test with a significance value of 0.000 < 0.05. This indicates that both remuneration and work discipline are essential factors for good performance at PT Askrida Syariah Insurance Medan Branch. Around 82% of differences in employee performance can be attributed to differences in the independent variables. The other 18.2% is made up of things that weren't part of this study.
A Study on character articles of Korea and China in the 18th Century: Focusing on the works of Kwon Sang-il and Zhu Hyeon, who intensively covered 節․烈
Authors:   The Research Of The Korean Classic, Jeong Nan-young
Published: June 2023

This paper was planned as part of a study to understand the universality and specificity of character articles in the late Joseon Dynasty. In the 18th century, when character accounts in the late Joseon Dynasty showed various changes, Kwon Sang-il and Joo Gyun, literati in Korea and China, intensively covered 節·烈. Kwon Sang-il’s character stories record women who chose to die after their husbands died. Joo-gyun’s works have a mixture of 烈行 and 節行. The fact that Kwon Sang-il’s works emphasized sincerity stems from the fact that women’s fidelity and protection are regarded as ‘the manifestation of virtue’. On the other hand, the fact that Joo Gyun emphasized the character’s will is the result of looking at the behavioral style of women’s 志操 protection from the dimension of ‘realization of duty’. On the other hand, all the works related to 節烈, starting with Kwon Sang-il, are selecting characters from the existing conservative point of view, which venerated the woman who gave up her life. This is a different aspect from Korea’s Inmuljeon or China’s character articles of the same period, which also recognized the value of 節烈. Also, this is contrary to the 18th century Korean character articles accepting various changes in terms of characters, experiences, and descriptions. In the end, it can be seen that Korean character writers of this period still maintained a conservative view on the behavior of a wife.
New antidiabetic drugs' role in the management of testosterone deficiency and of the cardiovascular disease in hypogonadal diabetic men
Authors: Genchi Valentina Annamaria , Zanni Eleonora , Colzani Massimiliano , Lauriola Celeste , Cignarelli Angelo , Santi Daniele , Greco Carla
Published: June 2023

The known hallmarks of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), such as hyperglycemia, insulin resistance, visceral adiposity, inflammation, endothelial dysfunction, and oxidative stress, are known to influence the hypothalamus-pituitary-gonadal axis, leading to functional hypogonadism. Both the consequent testosterone (T) deficiency and diabetes are recognized factors influencing cardiovascular (CV) risk. In this context, T replacement therapy showed an improvement in glycemic control and metabolic, anthropometric, and body composition parameters in hypogonadal diabetic individuals. Observational and randomized studies on T replacement therapy suggested the beneficial effect of this treatment on CV risk, although inconclusive results should still be evaluated, particularly when subgroups of patients have to be considered. In this setting, the novel antidiabetic drugs have demonstrated beneficial effects on T levels, due to their positive effects on the hypothalamic–pituitary–gonadal axis, in addition to a proven CV protective action. Thus, the combined metabolic and CV effects of T replacement therapy and novel antidiabetic drugs are of great interest. In this review, we aimed to summarize the present state of the art concerning the association between T deficit and CV risk in diabetic people by analyzing the relationship between endogenous T and CV system in diabetic men. In particular, the impact of novel antidiabetic drugs on male hypogonadism, and the combined cardio-metabolic effects of T supplementation and novel antidiabetic drugs were discussed.
The Imaginary Universe
Authors: Łukaszyk Szymon
Published: June 2023

Maxwell’s Equations in vacuum provide the negative speed of light $-c$, which leads to the imaginary set of base Planck units. However, the second, negative fine-structure constant $\alpha_2^{-1} \approx -140.178$, present in Fresnel coefficients for the normal incidence of electromagnetic radiation on monolayer graphene, establishes the different negative speed of light in vacuum $c_n \approx -3.06 \times 10^8~\text{[m/s]}$, which introduces the imaginary set of base Planck units different in magnitude from the ones parametrized with $c$. It follows that electric charges are the same in real and imaginary dimensions. We model neutron stars and white dwarfs, emitting perfect black-body radiation, as objects having energy exceeding their mass-energy equivalence ratios. We define complex energies in terms of real and imaginary natural units. Their imaginary parts, inaccessible for direct observation, store the excess of these energies. It follows that black holes are fundamentally uncharged, charged micro neutron stars and white dwarfs with masses lower than $5.7275 \times 10^{-10}~[\text{kg}]$ are inaccessible for direct observation, and the radii of white dwarfs' cores are limited to $R_{\text{WD}} < 3.3967~R_{\text{BH}}$, where $R_{\text{BH}}$ is the Schwarzschild radius of a white dwarf mass. It is conjectured that the maximum atomic number $Z=238$. A black-body object is in the equilibrium of complex energies of masses, charges, and photons if its radius $R_\text{eq} \approx 1.3833~R_{\text{BH}}$, which is marginally greater than a locally negative energy density bound of $4/3~R_{\text{BH}}$. Complex Newton’s law of universal gravitation, based on complex energies, leads to the black-body object's surface gravity and the generalized Hawking radiation temperature, which includes its charge. The proposed model takes into account the value(s) of the fine-structure constant(s), which is/are otherwise neglected in general relativity, and explains the registered (GWOSC) high masses of neutron stars' mergers and the associated fast radio bursts (CHIME) without resorting to any hypothetical types of exotic stellar objects.
Farmers’ Perception of Climate Change and Its Impacts: A Case Study of Baba Mountain Valleys, Center of Bamyan Province, Afghanistan
Authors: Hasani Mustafa , Shrestha Rajendra Prasad
Published: June 2023

Climate change affects both human and natural systems. Afghanistan ranked globally on the top of highly vulnerable countries to the adverse effects of climate change. The agricultural communities of Afghanistan is highly affected by climate change. Understanding farmers’ real experiences on changing climate become crucial in planning the future adaptation strategies. This study assessed the farmers' perception of climate change and its impacts on farming communities. Primary data were collected through face-to-face interviews conducted with 120 household heads. Additional qualitative data were collected by conducting 4 Focus Group Discussions (FGDs), 4 Historical Timeline Calendars (HTCs), 18 Key Informant Interviews (KII), and sketches of 4 Crop Calendars. The study reveals that climate indicators have varied and changed. The farmers express their experiences of decreasing snowfall in winter and annual rainfall in spring and summer, which led to the intensity and frequency of drought and water shortages for agriculture and rangelands in the upper and lower part of the valleys. The temperatures in winter and summer have increased and led to earlier snow melting, earlier blooming, flowering, and greening of the plants. These changes affected both positively and negatively. There is a half-month new opportunity for cultivation and increased earlier animal ranching in the rangelands. These findings can be valuable inputs for developing effective and efficient adaptation strategies.
GenCo: A Generative Learning Model for Heterogeneous Text Classification Based on Collaborative Partial Classifications
Authors: Ekolle Zie Eya , Kohno Ryuji
Published: June 2023

The use of artificial intelligence in natural language processing (NLP) has significantly contributed to the advancement of natural language applications such as sentimental analysis, topic modeling, text classification, chatbots, and spam filtering. With a large amount of text generated each day from different sources such as webpages, blogs, emails, social media, and articles, one of the most common tasks in natural language processing is the classification of a text corpus. This is important in many institutions for planning, decision-making, and archives of their projects. Many algorithms exist to automate text classification operations but the most intriguing of them is that which also learns these operations automatically. In this study, we present a new model to infer and learn from data using probabilistic logic and apply it to text classification. This model, called GenCo, is a multi-input single-output (MISO) learning model that uses a collaboration of partial classifications to generate the desired output. It provides a heterogeneity measure to explain its classification results and enables the reduction of the curse of dimensionality in text classification. The classification results are compared with those of conventional text classification models, and it shows that our proposed model has a higher classification performance than conventional models.
Fine-Grained Image Recognition by Integrating Transformer Encoder Blocks in a Robust Single Stage Object Detector
Authors: Ali Usman , Oh Seungmin , Um Tai-Won , Hann Minsoo , Kim Jinsul
Published: June 2023

Fine-grained image classification remains an ongoing challenge in the computer vision field, which is particularly intended to identify objects within sub-categories. It is a difficult task since there is a minimal and substantial intra-class variance. The current methods address the issue by first locating selective regions with Region Proposal Networks (RPN), object localization, or part localization, followed by implementing a CNN Network or SVM classifier to those selective regions. This approach, however, makes the process simple by implementing a single-stage end-to-end feature encoding with a localization method, which leads to improved feature representations of individual tokens/regions by integrating the transformer encoder blocks into the Yolov5 backbone structure. These Transformer Encoder Blocks, with their self-attention mechanism, effectively captured the global dependencies and enabled the model to learn relationships between distant regions. This improved the model ability to understand context and captured long-range spatial relationships in the image. We also replaced the Yolov5 detection heads with three transformer heads at the output for object recognition using the discriminative and informative features maps from transformer encoder blocks. We established the potential of the single stage detector for the fine-grained image recognition task, by achieving state of the art 93.4% accuracy, as well as outperforming the existing Yolov5 model. The effectiveness of our approach is assessed using the Stanford car dataset, which includes 16,185 images of 196 different classes of vehicles with significantly identical visual appearances.
Smartphone User Identification Using Accelerometer Data
Authors: Al-Mahadeen Eyhab , Alghamdi Mansoor , Tarawneh Ahmad S. , Alrowaily Majed Abdullah , Alrashidi Malek , Alkhazi Ibrahim S. , Mbaidin Almoutaz , Akasasbeh Anas Ali , Abbadi Mohammad Ali , Hassanat Ahmad B.
Published: June 2023

With the growing popularity of smartphones, user identification has become an essential component of maintaining security and privacy. This study investigates how smartphone accelerometer data can be used to identify users, and it makes recommendations for the ideal application parts. Accelerometer data from the HMOG public dataset was used to train deep learning, conventional classifiers, and voting classifiers, which were then utilized to identify users. To enhance performance, feature selection and pre-processing techniques were researched. The results show that RFE feature selection outperforms other approaches and that LSTM followed by XGBoost has the best identification performance as indicated by a relatively large number of machine learning performance measures. The proposed identification system nevertheless performed well and outperformed existing methods, which were principally created and tested on the same HMOG public smartphone dataset, even with a larger number of users. Further work would be necessary for such an application to reach its full potential, though.
Digital Therapeutics for the Egocentric and Allocentric Neglects in Patients With Brain Injury: A Mini Review
Authors: Jang Woo-Hyuk , Seo Sang-Min
Published: June 2023

Various therapeutic approaches have been developed for neglect. Many studies have demonstrated the effect of Digital therapeutics(DTx) on neglect. By contrast, only a few studies have reported on the effects of DTx on egocentric and allocentric neglect. In this article, seven studies on DTx of egocentric and allocentric neglect were reviewed. DTx, which was employed in these studies, could be classified as follows: 1) software adaptation in traditional treatment, 2) VR game using the head-mount display as treatment, and 3) development of new digital program like ReMoVES. In addition, more studies and effective results were reported on egocentric neglect than allocentric neglect. In future studies, each effect on egocentric and allocentric neglect should be identified in detail through the appropriate use of differential evaluation and long-term application of independent digital therapeutics.
1,2-Diphenyl-o-carborane and its Chromium Derivatives: Synthesis, Characterization, X-ray Structural Studies, and Biological Evaluations
Authors: Ha Tae-Jin , Im Dong-Kyung , Kim Seung-Min , Lee Jong-Dae
Published: June 2023

The objective of this study is to design and synthesize substituted η6-chromium tricarbonyl metal complexes carrying o-carborane units as potential boron neutron capture therapy (BNCT) agents. In this study, 1,2-Diphenyl-o-carborane units were used as starting materials to generate biologically active species. We investigated how the structural changes of 1,2-diphenyl-o-carborane substituted with chromium(0) tricarbonyl affect the biological properties; [(CO)3Cr]Ph2C2 (2) and [(CO)3Cr]2Ph2C2 (3) species were produced in moderate yields. The molecular structures of compounds 1–3 were identified and established by infrared (IR), 1H, 11B, and 13C nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), and X-ray crystallography analyses. Crystal structures of o-carboranyl chromium complexes 1 [a = 10.859(1) Å, b = 24.953(3) Å, c = 13.938(2) Å, β = 111.854(2)º], 2 [a = 10.621(3) Å, b = 17.056(5) Å, c = 12.174(4) Å, β = 106.622(5)º], and 3 [a = 17.540(2) Å, b = 18.060(2) Å, c = 19.484(4) Å, α = 105.746(2)º, β = 110.226(2)º, γ = 91.256(2)º] were obtained. In vitro study using B16 and CT26 cancer cells containing the triphenyl-o-carboranyl chromium (0) complexes Ph3C2BCr2 and Ph3C2BCr3, which we have previously reported, the compounds 2 and 3 accumulated at higher levels than compounds Ph3C2BCr2 and Ph3C2BCr3. However, the phenylated o-carboranyl chromium(0) complexes have been found to be more cytotoxic than p-boronophenylalanine (BPA).
Prognostic Impact of Non-cardiac Comorbidities on Long-Term Prognosis in Patients with Reduced and Preserved Ejection Fraction Following Acute Myocardial Infarction
Authors: Savić Lidija , Mrdovic Igor , Asanin Milika , Stankovic Sanja , Lasica Ratko , Dragan Matić , Simic Damjan , Krljanac Gordana
Published: June 2023

Background: The prognostic impact of non-cardiac comorbidities can vary in relation to the left ventricular ejection fraction (EF) in patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). The aim was to analyze prevalence and long-term prognostic impact of non-cardiac co-morbidities in patients with reduced and preserved EF following STEMI. Method: 3115 STEMI patients undergoing primary PCI were divided in two groups: reduced EF <50% and preserved EF≥50%. Follow-up period was 8 years. Results: Preserved EF was present in 1726 (55.4%) patients and reduced EF was present in 1389 (44.5%) patients. Non-cardiac comorbidities were more frequent in patients with reduced EF as compared with patients with preserved EF (38.9% vs 27.4%, respectively, p<0.001). Lethal outcome was registered in 240 (17.2%) patients with reduced EF and in 40 (2.3%) patients with preserved EF, p<0.001. Diabetes and CKD were independent predictors for 8-year mortality in patients with preserved EF while in patients with reduced EF only CKD was independently associated with 8-year mortality. Conclusion: In the present study the prevalence of non-cardiac comorbidities is similar in patients with reduced and preserved EF after STEMI, but only DM and CKD are independently associated with long-term mortality.
Novel DQ-based Multicarrier PWM Strategy for a Single-phase F-type Inverter
Authors: Abdulla Raad , Smida Mouna Bin , Thamallah Ali , Khalaf Aouse , Sakly Anis
Published: June 2023

This paper presents a novel DQ-based multicarrier Pulse Width Modulation PWM for a single-phase, three-level PV-powered grid-connected F-type inverter. The main control objective in the proposed inverter is to regulate the grid current with low total harmonic distortion and load power components compensation. Despite the F-type inverter’s advanced advantages, there are only a few works addressing the control issue in the literature yet. The proposed control and switching methods aim to achieve both DC side voltage balance and lowest switching losses. The proposed scheme has been designed based on a modified multi-carrier PWM switching algorithm. Consequently, the proposed control method able to satisfy the requirements of DC side voltage balance and achieve lower switching losses. A further advantage of the proposed control and switching methods is that they retain the main advantage of the F-Type inverter, which is that only 25% of the power switches are exposed to full DC voltage. This is an important advantage since it reduces the overall cost of the inverter and improves its reliability. Overall, the proposed modified multi-carrier PWM switching algorithm appears to be a promising approach for controlling the F-Type inverter, offering improved performance and efficiency compared to other control methods. The theoretical model was verified through simulation using MATLAB/Simulink. According to the simulation results, the grid current and dc capacitor voltages are successfully managed in all operational situations.
Exploring the Mechanisms Behind the Anti-tumoral Effects of Model C-scorpionate Complexes
Authors: Silva Pedro , Pinheiro Pedro , Camões Sérgio P. , Ribeiro Ana P.C. , Martins Luísa , Miranda Joana P. , Justino Gonçalo C.
Published: June 2023

The growing worldwide cancer incidence, coupled to the increasing occurrence of multidrug cancer resistance, requires a continuous effort towards the identification of new leads for cancer management. In this work, two C-scorpionate complexes, [FeCl2(κ3-Tpm)] (1) and [Co(κ3-TpmOH)2] (2), (Tpm = hydrotris(pyrazol-1-yl)methane and TpmOH = 2,2,2-tris(pyrazol-1-yl)ethanol), are studied as potential scaffolds for future anti-cancer drug development. Their cytotoxicity and cell migration inhibitory activity are analyzed, and an untargeted metabolomics approach is em-ployed to elucidate the biological processes significantly affected by these two complexes, using two tumoral cell lines (B16 and HCT116) and a non-tumoral cell line (HaCaT). While [FeCl2(κ3-Tpm)] did not display a significant cytotoxicity, [Co(κ3-TpmOH)2] was particularly cy-totoxic against the B16 cell line. While [Co(κ3-TpmOH)2] significantly inhibited cell migration in all tested cell lines, [FeCl2(κ3-Tpm)] displayed a mixed activity. From a metabolomics perspective, exposure to [FeCl2(κ3-Tpm)] is associated with changes in various metabolic pathways involving tyrosine, where iron-dependent enzymes are particularly relevant. On the other hand, [Co(κ3-TpmOH)2] is associated with dysregulation of cell adhesion and membrane structural pathways, suggesting its antiproliferative and anti-migration properties can be due to changes in the overall cellular adhesion mechanisms.
Improvement of MBBR Performance by the Addition of 3D-Printed Biocarriers Fabricated with 13X and Bentonite
Authors: Banti Dimitra C. , Samaras Petros , Chioti Afroditi G. , Mitsopoulos Anastasios , Tsangas Michail , Zorpas Antonis , Sfetsas Themistoklis
Published: June 2023

In the present work, a comparative evaluation of an MBBR unit performance was carried out for the following cases: when adding 3D-printed biocarriers fabricated with 13X and bentonite, when using K1 commercial biocarriers and when not adding biocarriers at all. For the evaluation of the MBBR efficiency, various physicochemical parameters were measured, while static light scattering and optical microscopy observations were additionally used. Finally, biofilm extracted from the biocarriers was evaluated. The findings suggest that there is an optimal biodegradation of the organic load in all MBBR units. The nitrification and denitrification process were improved at the 3D MBBR as compared to the control MBBR and MBBR K1. The dry mass of the biofilm in the 3D-printed biocarriers was two orders of magnitude larger than the one in the K1 biocarriers. What is more, in the K1 biocarriers the mass of the biofilm varied in relation to time, due to the fact that it could not be kept inside the holes, something that was not observed to happen with the 3D-printed biocarriers. Finally, it was observed, mostly in the 3D MBBR and less in the K1 MBBR, that the growth of nitrifying bacteria and heterotrophs inside the units increased the biomass production in the form of SMP, which in turn favored the adhesion of biomass on the surface of biocarriers.
Placental-Derived Biomaterials and Their Application to Wound Healing: A Review
Authors: Protzman Nicole M. , Mao Yong , Long Desiree , Sivalenka Raja , Gosiewska Anna , Hariri Robert J. , Brigido Stephen A.
Published: June 2023

Chronic wounds are associated with considerable patient morbidity and present a significant economic burden to the healthcare system. Often, chronic wounds are in a state of persistent in-flammation and unable to progress to the next phase of wound healing. Placental-derived bio-materials are recognized for their biocompatibility, biodegradability, angiogenic, an-ti-inflammatory, anti-microbial, anti-fibrotic, immunomodulatory, and immune privileged prop-erties. As such, placental-derived biomaterials have been used in wound management for more than a century. Placental-derived scaffolds are composed of an extracellular matrix (ECM) that can mimic the native tissue, creating a reparative environment to promote ECM remodeling, cell migration, proliferation, and differentiation. Reliable evidence exists throughout the literature to support the safety and effectiveness of placental-derived biomaterials in wound healing. How-ever, differences in source (i.e., anatomical regions of the placenta), preservation techniques, decellularization status, design, and clinical application have not been fully evaluated. This re-view provides an overview of wound healing and placental-derived biomaterials, summarizes the clinical results of placental-derived scaffolds in wound healing, and suggests directions for future work.
Pseudoscorpions of Israel: Annotated Checklist and Key, With New Records of Two Families (Arachnida: Pseudoscorpiones)
Authors: Warburg Sharon , Aharon Shlomi , Armiach Steinpress Igor , Sharma Prashant P. , Harms Danilo , Gavish-Regev Efrat
Published: June 2023

The location of Israel at the junction of three continents leads to a unique faunal combination of Palearctic and Afrotropic zoogeographic origins. Following systematic revisions over the past sixty years and the discovery of new species, the only available key to the pseudoscorpions (Arachnida: Pseudoscorpiones) of Israel (Beier 1963) has become outdated. We provide here an up-to-date checklist of the pseudoscorpion species of Israel including distribution maps, and the first illustrated identification key of the Israeli fauna based on morphological characters. Prior to our study this fauna comprised twelve families, 26 genera and 52 morphospecies, including several “subspecies”. We increase this number and list 61 pseudoscorpion morphospecies that belong to 28 genera and fourteen families. Most species are Palearctic and Mediterranean, and only a few are Afrotropic. Two families new to Israel are reported here for the first time: Syarinidae and Cheiridiidae. Both families are cosmopolitan and have representatives in the Mediterranean region. The putative new species are presented here at a genus level and will be described separately elsewhere.