bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Effect of Parent’s International Migration on the Educational Performances of Left-Behind Children in Morocco
Authors: El Alaoui Aicha , Ahbala Salah
Published: March 2024

This paper focuses on examining the effects of parent’s international migration on the educational outcomes of left-behind children. This, however, is with special emphasis on how family environment and school characteristics affects the educational achievements of left-behind children. A sample was selected from the survey conducted in Fkih Ben Salah, a small town in Morocco, within the Béni Mellal-Khénifra region. This survey, administered in 2020, included 407 children from 16 primary schools. The results of the propensity score matching method showed that the international migration of parents had a significant effect on the school performance of their left-behind children. Furthermore, the Oaxaca-Blinder decomposition analysis showed that 36.34% of the differences in the children’s school performance during the first semester of the year 2020 can be explained by factors such as student–teacher ratio, class size, and socio-economic index of class, accounting for 12.82%, 38.47%, and 31.35%, respectively. The empirical findings also revealed that left-behind children are at risk of social exclusion, especially in public schools. Targeted interventions should be adopted to improve the educational outcomes of left-behind children. In addition, these interventions should assist immigrant parents in facilitating their children’s first journey and enhancing the student-teacher ratio.
Obstacles to Development of Entrepreneurship in Pakistan
Authors: Alam Noor , Shopovski Jovan , El Alaoui Aicha
Published: March 2024

This paper aims to examine the obstacles to entrepreneurship in Pakistan. The study has adopted a qualitative and quantitative approach through descriptive approach. It conducted in-depth interviews and group discussions with mid and senior-level managements of SMEs and non-SMEs, as well as think tanks and students from relevant disciplines. Chi-square and Mann-Whitney U tests were followed by using Likert Scales for robustness in findings. A questionnaire was sent through e-mail to 150 Small or Medium Size Enterprises, SMEs, and 204 non-SMEs. 83 responses from SMEs and 135 responses from non-SMEs were obtained. The results show that the obstacles to entrepreneurship in Pakistan are multiple. Political instability, a deficient legal system, red tape-filled bureaucracy, and access to funding were registered as the main obstacles to entrepreneurship in Pakistan. The study recommends that the government adopt long-term objectives and strategies for SMEs and take a proactive stance.
Harmonizing Aesthetics and Psychological Well-being: An Indepth Exploration of the Integrative Impact of Dysport in Cosmetic Procedures
Authors: Nikandish Mehrasa , Nikandish Mohammad , Behnoud Hedayatpour
Published: March 2024

This research delves into the intricate interplay between aesthetic intelligence, aesthetic sensitivity, and psychological well-being within the framework of positive psychology, with a particular emphasis on the integrative impact of Dysport in cosmetic procedures. By recognizing the significant influence of environmental aesthetics on individual health and well-being, this study seeks to illuminate the relationship between aesthetic intelligence and psychological well-being while considering the role of Dysport in cosmetic procedures. Employing a correlational research design, structural equation modeling was utilized as the methodological approach. The research cohort comprised all students enrolled at Bu-Ali Sina University during the academic year 2018-2019. Employing cluster sampling, 384 students were selected based on the recommended sample size for structural equation modeling. The instruments included the Ryff Well-being Scale, the Aesthetic Intelligence Scale developed by Rashid et al., and Abdulsalami's Aesthetic Sensitivity Scale. Findings revealed significant direct impacts of both aesthetic intelligence and aesthetic sensitivity on psychological well-being. Moreover, aesthetic intelligence demonstrated a direct and significant effect on aesthetic sensitivity. Exploration of indirect relationships indicated that aesthetic intelligence, mediated by aesthetic sensitivity, significantly influenced psychological well-being. These findings underscore the importance of individuals' awareness and appreciation of environmental beauty, including the role of Dysport in cosmetic procedures, in positively contributing to psychological well-being.
Temporal Variability of Rainfall and Trend Analysis of Melloulou Watershed in Morocco
Authors: Yassine Bertal , Youssef Ben Brahim
Published: March 2024

This paper focuses on analyzing the temporal variability of rainfall and rainfall trends using a statistical analysis of rainfall data in the Melloulou watershed for a half-century chronicle (1970-2020). The objective of this study is to extract all the rainfall characteristics and the rainfall variability during this period to determine the rainfall trends. The working method is based on a statistical approach to detect the climatic characteristics of the Melloulou basin. The study of the standardized precipitation index (SPI) and the rainfall deficit index (RDI) showed the alternation of very long dry periods with wet periods. The Mann-Kendall test under the RStudio also showed a decreasing rainfall trend.
Representing Product Tolerances using Metr-Ontology
Authors: Raman Shivakumar
Published: March 2024

t is important to know the dimensions, material composition, manufacturing processes, product performance history, and inspection methodology while designing products and selecting manufacturing processes. This information could be encapsulated into product lifecycle management tools. Use of ontologies as knowledge base for product information have been on a rise to overcome the drawbacks inherent to many knowledge-based approaches. The current ontologies that exist lack sufficient information regarding product inspection and tolerance, that is important from the perspective of the field of product and process metrology. This paper discusses the concepts for development of an engineering ontology for product metrology and is termed as “metrontology” herein. The focus of this developed metrontology is to aid in the understanding of product tolerances for future products being designed. The methodology is demonstrated through a simple example of single-cylinder engine. This research could lead to the creation of a metrology information enclave that will host the knowledge base of metrology information of several products.
Being New Poor in Bangladesh: Coping Strategies, Constraints, and Trajectories
Authors: Nazneen Sohela , Ahamed Raihan , Aziz Syeda Salina , Joshi Anuradha , Loureiro Miguel , Nampoothiri Niranjan Jathavedan , Nur Jahid , Sharmila Nowshin , Ananna Rabeena Sultana , Zaman Shahaduz
Published: March 2024

Recent studies of the Covid-19 pandemic have found that millions in Bangladesh fell into poverty during this time, and they were unable to recover to their pre-pandemic economic position. This study draws on qualitative panel data collected from 39 new-poor households in Khulna, coping with pandemic-induced shocks and attempting to come out of poverty. How are the new poor attempting to recover: what strategies are they using and what constraints do they face? What are the implications for governance of their efforts? Based on their pre-pandemic economic conditions, we divide these new-poor households into two categories: those that were ‘never poor’ and ‘the vulnerable non-poor’ households. All the new-poor households we engaged with used a variety of strategies to cope and recover which included financial strategies such as borrowing money, livelihood strategies such as having multiple occupations, cost-reduction strategies such as decreasing expenditure on health and education, and social safety strategies such as accessing social protection. The main constraints that these households faced were many. These included their inability to access loans and access finances, limited access to social protection, lack of trust and expectations from the local government to provide services to aid their recovery, and social norms around honour and shame which limited their ability to seek assistance or have female members of the household engage in an income-generating activity. Most ‘never-poor’ households were recovering while most of the vulnerable households were stuck. Governance implications of the experiences of these households include the state playing a bigger role in supporting the new poor, limiting the role intermediaries and informal networks play in how social protection is provided, strengthening practices that build trust in local government, and tackling corruption.
INCLUSION OF VIRTUAL EXCHANGE IN ESP UNIVERSITY CLASSES – STUDENTS’ PERCEPTIONS
Authors: Vuković Vojnović Dragana B. , Knežević Ljiljana J.
Published: March 2024

The practice of virtual exchange in which students from different countries participate in an online collaboration as part of their coursework and jointly complete tasks and activities is becoming more dominant in higher education. Virtual exchange seems particularly convenient for English for Specific Purposes (ESP) as it incorporates two major aspects of this area of English language learning: collaboration on a course-specific and field-specific task or project and communication in English. The paper presents the results of a survey into students’ views and attitudes towards the inclusion of virtual exchange into ESP university courses. The overall findings point to a rather positive attitude of students towards this innovative pedagogy but at the same time reveal a number of factors that may jeopardize its successful implementation into ESP courses. The paper concludes with a number of pedagogical implications on how to prepare students for successful participation in virtual exchange activities.
(НЕ)ВАЖНОСТ ПИСМЕНОГ ИЗРАЖАВАЊА У НАСТАВИ
Authors: Токин Марина С.
Published: March 2024

Рад настоји да скрене пажњу на низ проблема са којима се у настави српског језика и књижевности срећу и професори и ученици, а везани су за писмено изражавање. Полазна тачка у истраживању је утврђивање позиције писменог изражавања у актуелним програмима наставе и учења за старије разреде основне и за средње школе, уз захтеве прописане исходима и стандардима. На самом почетку рада тежи се разрешавању више терминолошких неусаглашености (од поделе области унутар предмета до самих писмених/писаних задатака и појма састава). Анализирају се процес писања и његове фазe у настави, прегледање и оцењивање радова, маркирају се најзначајнија проблемска места и дају предлози за могућа решења. Пошто је реч о широкој области у оквиру које је неопходан систематичан и усаглашен институционализовани рад, сматрамо да тема овог рада отвара многа питања за даља истраживања, којима се може остварити напредак у овој области.
КВИР КЊИЖЕВНОСТ У УНИВЕРЗИТЕТСКОЈ НАСТАВИ ГЕРМАНИСТИКЕ НА ПРИМЕРУ ОБРАДЕ РОМАНА КРВАВА КЊИГА КИМ ДЕ ЛОРИЗОН
Authors: Петровић Јилих Марина М.
Published: March 2024

Актуелан књижевно-дидактички дискурс немачког говорног подручја тек од 2017. године почиње интензивније да се бави проблематиком квир књижевности. Желећи да укаже на неопходност увођења ЛГБТИ+ литературе у универзитетску наставу, овај рад за предмет има анализу и категоризацију материјала насталог на основу студентских састава након читања квир романа Крвава књига аутора/-ке Ким де Лоризон. Служећи се научном методологијом квалитативних истраживања, очекује се одговор на питање да ли су остварени постављени наставни циљеви: оспособљавање студенткиња и студената да са ужитком читају текстове ЛГБТИ+ литературе, учвршћивање или промена вредносних ставова према припадницима и припадницама ЛГБТИ+ заједнице изазваних импулсима из књижевног текста, учешће у културном и квир дискурсу на немачком језику и активирање друштвеног ангажмана. У окриљу културног дискурса квир проблематика у последњих неколико година добија у нашој земљи посебан значај (и не само код нас). Појединачни случај квалитативног истраживања чини осам студенткиња и студената на Катедри за немачки језик и књижевност на Филолошко-уметничком факултету Универзитета у Крагујевцу, који су за време спровођења наставе и истраживања − од октобра 2022. до јануара 2023. године − били на четвртој години студија.
THE DEVELOPMENT OF CULTURAL COMPETENCE IN TEACHING ROMANIAN AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE
Authors: Braniște Ludmila B.
Published: March 2024

In the context of the phenomenon of accentuated mobility in today’s globalised world, mastering linguistic skills is no longer sufficient since our students face situations in which they have to identify, recognize and interpret some concrete attitudes and behaviors adopted by their interlocutors in speech. The present article is centred around the development of cultural competence in foreign students learning Romanian as a foreign language. Our aim is to suggest the methods which would ensure the creative character of the language learning process, motivate our students and better integrate them into Romanian society. The case study presented in the paper describes various didactic activities organised with the help of cultural activists and university professors from Iasi, TVR Iasi, Radio Iasi, and Iasi press.
ЖЕНСКО АУТОРСТВО У РЕГИОНАЛНИМ НАСТАВНИМ ПРОГРАМИМА И УЏБЕНИЦИМА КЊИЖЕВНОСТИ ЗА СРЕДЊЕ ШКОЛЕ
Authors: Папић Владимир Д.
Published: March 2024

Рад представља анализу позиције женског ауторства унутар наставних програма и уџбеника књижевности у Србији и земљама региона (Црна Гора, Босна и Херцеговина, Хрватска). У раду се тумачи заступљеност дела чији су аутори жене у актуелним програмима за гимназије и средње стручне школе. На основу анализираних програмских и уџбеничких садржаја, приказаћемо на који начин се формира званични канон светске и националних књижевности, у свакој појединачној држави, и какво место у њему заузимају ауторке. Компаративни приступ наставним садржајима омогућиће нам да превазиђемо једнострану перспективу у посматрању наставних програма књижевности, али и да укажемо на заједничке проблеме и решења која се нуде у свакој од постјугословенских држава.
МЕТОДИКА НАСТАВЕ СРПСКОГ КАО СТРАНОГ И МЕТОДИКА НАСТАВЕ СРПСКОГ КАО ЗАВИЧАЈНОГ ЈЕЗИКА НА ФИЛОЗОФСКОМ ФАКУЛТЕТУ УНИВЕРЗИТЕТА У НИШУ
Authors: Новаковић Александар М. , Јањић Марина С.
Published: March 2024

У раду се анализирају место, функција и основне карактеристике методике наставе српског као страног и методике српског као завичајног језика у оквиру студија Србистике на Филозофском факултету у Нишу, са циљем стварања јасније слике о могућностима њиховог даљег развоја. У реализацији истраживања коришћена је метода теоријске анализе са техником анализе садржаја. Током тридесетшестогодишњег постојања студија Србистике на Филозофском факултету Универзитета у Нишу препознат је значај методике наставе као самосвојне научне дисциплине, при чему се она, захваљујући разумевању универзитетских професора, разгранала у више праваца, од којих су (у новије време) своју позицију учврстиле методика наставе српског као страног језика и методика наставе српског као завичајног језика. Њихово изучавање организовано је кроз повезивање теорије и праксе, односно кроз четири модалитета – два предмета (Методика наставе српског као страног језика, Методика наставе српског као завичајног језика) и две наставне активности (наставу српског као страног језика некомерцијалног карактера и наставу српског као страног језика комерцијалног карактера).
Marital Adjustment in Risky and Healthy Pregnants
Authors: KARATAŞ BARAN Gonca , KIZILTEPE Kadriye , ÖZTÜRK Gamze
Published: March 2024

Aim: This study was conducted to evaluate the relationship between the health risk experienced by women during pregnancy and marital satisfaction and marital adjustment.

Materials and Methods:This descriptive and comparative study was conducted with 202 pregnant women in a gynecology and obstetrics hospital between 01/12/2021-01/06/2022. Data were collected using questions on socio-demographic and obstetric characteristics, The Satisfaction with Marriage Scale and The Revised Dyadic Adjustment Scale. The results were evaluated at the level of significance p
Hydrogen, the future of aviation
Authors: Maciorowski Damian , Ludwiczak Aleksandra , Kozakiewicz Adam
Published: March 2024

One of the biggest challenges of modern aviation is the development of technologies that reduce or eliminate emissions of harmful combustion components into the atmosphere. European authorities are imposing increasingly stringent emissions regulations. Therefore, new models of combustion chambers, new combustion methods, as well as new types of aviation fuels must be developed.
This article presents the possibilities of using hydrogen propulsion in aviation. The reasons for conducting research on hydrogen propulsion are discussed, as well as the history of the introduction of hydrogen propulsion into aircraft engines. Problems that can be encountered in the production and storage of hydrogen are identified and explained. Proposals for the use of hydrogen combustion or the use of fuel cells to power turbine engines are also presented, and the economic aspect of this type of fuel is discussed.
Challenges of Using Telemedicine in Hospital Specialty Consultations during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Portugal According to a Panel of Experts
Authors: Cunha Ana Soraia , Pedro Ana Rita , V. Cordeiro João
Published: March 2024

Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the adoption of telemedicine as a means of reducing face-to-face contact and protecting professionals and patients. In Portugal, the number of hospital telemedicine consultations has significantly increased. However, the rapid implementation of telemedicine has also led to disparities in access to these services, resulting in inequalities in healthcare delivery. The aim of this study was to identify the main challenges to accessing hospital medical specialty consultations through telemedicine in Portugal during the COVID-19 pandemic. Additionally, this study aimed to establish a consensus on possible solutions for the challenges which were identified.Methods: This study used the nominal group technique, which involved a panel of 10 experts. The panel generated a total of 71 ideas, which were then categorized into three groups: A) challenges relating to patients, which impact access to hospital-based medical specialty consultations through telemedicine; B) challenges relating to professionals, institutions and health systems, which impact access to hospital medical specialty consultations through telemedicine; C) recommendations to overcome the challenges faced in adopting telemedicine solutions. Each of the ideas was assessed, scored and ranked based on its relevance considering the study objectives.Results: This study identified several significant challenges that impacted the adoption of telemedicine in Portugal during the COVID-19 pandemic. The challenges that related to patients (A) that were deemed the most relevant were low digital literacy, lack of information about telemedicine processes, low familiarity with technologies and distrust about the quality of services; the challenges that impacted healthcare professionals, institutions, and health systems (B) and were deemed the most relevant were the lack of integration of telemedicine in the patient’s journey, low motivation to adopt telemedicine solutions, poor interoperability between systems, and the absence of the necessary technological equipment. The most relevant recommendations (C) included investing in healthcare institutions, developing clear guidelines for the safety and quality of telemedicine practices, and incorporating telemedicine into the curricula of health professions.Conclusion: This study identified several challenges that impacted the adoption and implementation of telemedicine services for hospital care in Portugal during the pandemic period. These challenges were related to digital health literacy, technological and operational conditions, and reluctance in technological adoption. To overcome these challenges, training programs for healthcare professionals and patients may be necessary, along with investment in technological infrastructures, interoperability between systems, effective communication strategies and the strengthening of specific regulations.
Nomenclatura Baseada na Neurociência para Psicofármacos: Quatro Razões para a Usar e Manter em Portugal
Authors: Gouveia Afonso , Martins Filipa , Trindade Pedro , Jesus Gustavo , M. Bessa João , Heitor Maria João , Câmara Pestana Luís , Fernandes Luís Afonso , Morgado Pedro , Oliveira-Maia Albino J.
Published: March 2024

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‘We Hope He Will Be Dead by Tonight’: Shared Estrangement in the ICU of the Universitas Hospital
Authors: de Vos Pierre
Published: March 2024

This article recounts the week in which the author and his four sisters spent waiting for their father to die, and suggests that intimacy or friendship viewed as ‘shared estrangement’ – a friendship or intimacy not rooted in sharing common ground – might provide a lens through which to consider the nature of the deep bond that developed between the author and his siblings during that week. Raising the possibility that the relationship between author and his sisters could in some ways be read as a queer one, not least because it demanded an openness to alterity and requireds attention and care, mutual trust, and, bizarre as it may sound, even betrayal, the author suggests that a deep bond slowly developed between the siblings during the week being described, not despite the prtofound differences between the siblings, but partly because of it.
Drawing as Intimation (or Infatuations with Lines, Contours and Shades)
Authors: Van der Wal Ernst
Published: March 2024

This article focuses on drawing as gesture and bodily intervention – in specific moments where the process of drawing closer, drawing out, or drawing in has significance. While specific attention is paid to drawing as scopic-somatic practice (that is, as a visual tool for illustrating, marking and mapping out, plotting and delineating), this article also nurtures other etymological roots, such as drawing as that which impels someone or something to pull (move, stir, sweep), withdraw (drain, transfer, absorb, siphon, bleed) and attract (mesmerise, invite, desire). At the hand of select visual artists, including Katherine Bull, Tim Knowles, Yayoi Kusama, Hentie van der Merwe and Felix Gonzalez-Torres, this essay explores how closeness between different bodies (the self and the other, the human and non-human) and different substrates (be it parchment, pigment or skin) is facilitated through drawing. Particular attention is paid to drawings that dwell at the intersection of affection, sexuality and disease, while ideas surrounding unlicensed looking and unreciprocated intimacy are also explored.
‘And Losing Thus the Boundary / Of the Finite Me, / Diffusing Outward, I Approach / The Edges of Infinity’ (Plath, 2020: 133) – The Two Dimensions of Extimacy in Contemporary Psychoanalytic Thought
Authors: Barnard-Naudé Jaco
Published: March 2024

The article investigates the meaning and value of Jacques Lacan’s term ‘extimacy’. It argues that there are two competing notions of extimacy at work in the literature, a negative one (which dominates the literature) and a positive (nascent) one, which is not yet fully worked out in the literature and to which this contribution offers a form of development through the recourse to the instance of the (love) letter in the unconscious. The author associates the positive ‘valence’ of extimacy with what Paul Cilliers calls ‘a certain slowness’ which is inextricably tied up with reflection as one of the fundamental features of any successful psychoanalysis, namely an analysis that passes through the Act. The author shows how the writing of a love letter – as an instance of slow reflection – not only exposes a (repressed) positive dimension to extimacy, but also (and perhaps because of this) qualifies as an instance of more or less successful self-analysis – what the author associates with a psychic progression of sorts.
When the Rainbow is Bittersweet: Reflections on Being Queer and Indian in Durban
Authors: O’Connell Siona , Ghosh Debjyoti , Reddy Vasu
Published: March 2024

South Africa is one of the few countries in Africa that no longer criminalises same-sex sexual activity, and the only one to recognise same-sex marriage under the legal system. Yet, at the same time, several groups in the country practice a conservatism that discourages people from being themselves, be it in professing their gender or their sexuality. This article explores the trials and tribulations of making a documentary film with a minority population within one such minority population – Queer and Indian – in Durban, the site of the largest number of Indians outside India. Written in a reflective style that frames the positioning of the authors, a key question posed is: what are the daily issues that queer South African people deal with? Battling with conservatism while trying to find one’s queer voice is just one of them. The film engages with a few people who were generous to allow us to use their experiences with the state, the society, and healthcare. How does one reconcile the Rainbow Nation, the promise of constitutional equality with the insularity that people face on a regular basis? This article aims to be the start of a much larger conversation that needs to be had.
The Intimacy of Held Solidarity: A Joint Memoir of Activism
Authors: Stevens Marion , Xaba Makhosazana
Published: March 2024

This work reflects the slow intimacy of solidarity over time. We uncover some of what we know and have known with examples from anti-apartheid activism and the women’s health movement in South Africa. Solidarity is an expression of knowing trust. Knowing that you are often on each other’s side and leaning towards justice, demanding a relationship of knowing in instances of vulnerability. Being held in solidarity is a gesture of engaging in a shared humanity that at times gives the comfort of familiarity. In spaces where there are shared feminist and political goals and objectives, we assume safety and belonging only to find this is not to be true. Acting in solidarity demands consideration and risk. In moving towards solidarity, one turns one’s body and face towards the other. Solidarity at times demands resistance and speaking truths to power. An engagement of solidarity is conscious and intentional. We reflect engaging with each other over four decades, lessons on listening deeply, hearing seasons of life’s celebrations, joys, questions, and struggles. In this process, questions surface, asking for more on consideration. Our reflection is of collective experiences of slow intimacy, of soft and hard boundaries, remembering and longing as we hold each other in solidarity. We use our individual voices to show specific angles to these collective experiences.
The Slow Intimacy of Necropolitics
Authors: Gouws Amanda
Published: March 2024

Human beings seem to have a fascination with pictures of death or what can be called ‘necrovoyeurism’. Circulating pictures of dead bodies has become easier with the use of social media. Necropolitics or the politics of death relates to the careless treatment of the lives of the marginalised, destitute and the ones without voice, the precariat. In late modernity one of the shadow sides of democracy is necropolitics, using processes of social exclusion and devaluing the lives of the poor and the ones in need through the desire to ‘keep them out’ – to curb mobility through the brutality of borders that often leads to death. This article concerns itself with the slow intimacy of necropolitics – how, through looking at pictures of death and redistributing them by retweeting, appropriating, decontextualising and recontextualising them we slowly become acquainted with the intimacy of death that may prevent an authentic empathy or desire to change the conditions of the marginalised.
Female Fandom and the Anxieties of Agency: A Feminist Reading of the Indian Female Fan in Guddi (1971)
Authors: N Parvathy , Tripathi Priyanka
Published: March 2024

Academic research on fandom has sometimes stereotyped female fans, potentially influenced by the gendered dichotomy in fan studies. In the context of Indian fan discourses, there has been insufficient academic engagement with gender which poses a significant gap that requires attention. This article explores the intersection of gender, specifically focusing on women, in Indian fan studies. Through a feminist lens, the article undertakes a textual analysis of Hrishikesh Mukherjee’s Guddi (‘The Doll’, 1971), possibly the first Hindi film to diegetically represent a female fan. The study examines how the film portrays female fandom and yet acknowledges that it falls short in successfully dismantling the pathologising stereotypes associated with femininity. Nevertheless, the film successfully initiates a dialogue on the presence and importance of female fan practices in India. It explores how the film acts as a catalyst for a narrative that highlights the agentic potential of fandom. Additionally, the article delves into the broader implications of the film within Indian fan studies, including its capacity to challenge gender norms and inspire further research on female fan practices in the context of Indian cinema.
Analisis Skalogram: Studi Kasus Pengembangan Kopi Mamasa Berbasis Kesesuaian Lahan dan Sarana Fasilitas Penunjang di Kabupaten Mamasa
Authors: Chairuddin Zulkarnain , Abdullah Nuryahya
Published: March 2024

To optimize Mamasa coffee production, a land use model that is appropriate to its designation is needed. The actual coffee area in Mamasa Regency reached 33,589.79 ha with a total of 20,980 farmer heads of households. This means that a large number of Mamasa people depend on Mamasa coffee. Analyze the land suitability of Mamasa coffee in relation to the regional hierarchy based on the availability of coffee supporting facilities in Mamasa Regency. Data analysis used the land suitability analysis method combined with a scalogram, to see contextually the process of intensification and development of Mamasa coffee supporting facilities. The results of this study indicate that most of the land for the business of managing Arabica and Robusta coffee plants is dominantly constrained by the physical conditions of the area where around 84.5% of the land is not suitable (N) with dominant slopes with erosion hazards (eh), root media (rc) and water availability (wa) in several open locations. In addition, the availability of coffee supporting facilities in Mamasa Regency is dominant in hierarchy 3 of 88%, while hierarchy 2 is only 9% and hierarchy 1 is 3%. This means that the facilities in Mamasa Regency in order to support coffee development related to processing facilities to marketing are still minimal. The Government of Mamasa Regency needs to pay attention to the improvement of coffee supporting facilities, especially in areas that are suitable land for Mamasa coffee, so that the intensification of coffee production in the upstream can be optimized and increased marketing in the downstream.
Analisis Bahaya Longsor di Kecamatan Padalarang Kabupaten Bandung Barat Berbasis Sistem Informasi Geografis
Authors: Rahmawati Septi Sri , Khoirullisan Ahmad Rif’an , Sarastika Tiara , Nurcholis Mohammad
Published: March 2024

Indonesia is characterized by a diverse topography and low to very high rainfall intensity.  In addition, the population density in fertile Indonesian hilly areas is also increasing.  These conditions translate to high potential for landslide hazard in Indonesia with threats of loss ranging from economic, social, to fatalities.  One of the areas with a high level of landslide hazard is Padalarang Subdistrict, West Bandung Regency, West Java Province.  The purpose of this research is to identify the landslide hazard in Padalarang Subdistrict, West Bandung Regency.  Geographic Information System Analysis was used in this study by using an overlay technique presented on the map.  The analytical method used was a survey-exploratory analysis with descriptive analysis techniques.  The results showed that the landslide hazard in Padalarang Subdistrict could be divided into three categories; having landslide hazard in the north, having landslide potential in the north to the west and southeast, and having no landslide hazard in the central to southern parts which are alluvial plains.  Analysis of the landslide hazard in Padalarang Subdistrict provided a spatial picture so that it could be potentially employed to be part of disaster mitigation to minimize material and non-material losses.
Potensi Tanah Longsor Berdasarkan Karakteristik Batuan dan Geometri Lereng di Jalan Lingkar Barat Kota Palopo
Authors: Gawing Erin Savitri , Azikin Busthan , Husain Ratna
Published: March 2024

The Palopo City West Ring Road is included in the Malili Sheet which is in Salobulo Village, Wara Utara District, South Sulawesi Province with coordinates 2º59'32.10” - 2º58'41.10”S and 120º10'34.51” - 120º10'40 .49” East. This study aims to determine the potential for landslides based on rock characteristics and slope geometry using the exploratory method, namely conducting research directly in the field and laboratory testing. Data acquisition was carried out at 5 observation stations which indicated the potential for landslides to occur. The data obtained are rock characteristic data including, rock type, fresh color and weathered rock color, rock texture and rock structure, as well as sampling, while the slope geometry data collection includes, height and slope of the slope, as well as observing other supporting factors namely, the degree of weathering, the presence of joints, surface runoff and the condition of the land vegetation.The results of data analysis show that the Palopo City West Ring Road has the potential for landslides which are influenced by several causal factors, namely, the steep slope of the slope, dominated by basalt rock which has undergone a weathering process with a high level of weathering at stations 2, 4 and 5 and the level of weathering moderate at stations 1 and 3. In addition, the presence of joints at stations 1 and 2 is a supporting factor for the potential for landslides to occur at the study site.
Kajian Erosi pada Hutan Tanaman Industri di Kecamatan Tompobulu Kabupaten Maros
Authors: Lias Syamsul Arifin , Laban Sartika , Asyraf Muhammad
Published: March 2024

The small value of erosion on a land is sometimes ignored even though it can sometimes have an effect on a land. Industrial plantation forests (HTI) are present as a government effort to combine timber production and forest rehabilitation. However, the problems faced are low land productivity, decreased soil fertility due to erosion processes in the soil layer. The research hypothesis is that the use of a layered canopy, good soil infiltration will reduce the rate of erosion and surface flow. This research aims to study the amount of erosion in industrial plantation forests in Tompobulu District, Maros Regency. This research was conducted in January-February 2022 in Bahagia Hamlet, Bontomanurung Village, Tompobulu District which was carried out using the erosion plot method. Erosion plots were made in two stands in monoculture and agroforestry industrial plantation forest areas. The measurement results of the amount of flow rate in monoculture HTI is greater than agroforestry HTI which each has a surface flow, namely 113.86 m3/ha and 55.43 m3/ha. While the erosion rate in monoculture HTI is greater than agroforestry HTI, each of which has an erosion rate, namely in monoculture HTI of 0.19 tons/ha and agroforestry HTI of 0.06 tons/ha. The estimated value of annual erosion and tolerable soil loss (TSL) in each stand, namely monoculture HTI is 2.57 tons/ha/year and 4.69 tons/ha /year, while in agroforestry HTI respectively 1.45 tons/ha/year and 9.69 tons/ha/year. Each of the two stands produced estimates of annual erosion that were smaller than the tolerable soil loss (TSL). Good interception (use of layered canopy, vegetation with large leaf surface area) and good infiltration can reduce erosion and surface runoff.
Arahan dan Strategi Perlindungan Lahan Sawah Untuk Mendukung Ketahanan Pangan Di Kabupaten Maros, Sulawesi Selatan
Authors: Munawir Munawir , Abdullah Nuryahya , Ashari Ahmad Firman
Published: March 2024

Integration of Maros Regency into the KSN Mamminasata and the increasing population has increased the conversion of rice fields. This research aims to (a) Analyze conversion of rice fields in Maros Regency period 2013-2042 (b) Analyze status of food balance in Maros Regency period 2023-2042, and (c) Formulate directions and strategies for protecting rice fields to support food availability in Maros Regency. The method used is visual interpretation of spot 5 satelite in 2012 and 2022 to obtain data on rice fields. The trend of paddy field conversion was obtained using spatial analysis. Paddy field data for 2042 was obtained based on prediction results using the Artificial Neurol Network (ANN) model using Land Change Modeler (LCM) application. Status of food balance in Maros Regency is obtained from the area of paddy fields in 2022 and 2042. The protection of paddy fields is based on 3 scenarios, using the rational method. Formulation of directions and strategies using the A'WOT method. The results of this research showed that land conversion in Maros Regency for the 2013-2023 period was 1,946 ha or 7%, while the 2023-2042 period had increased to 3,722 ha or 15%. The status of land balance in Maros Regency is a deficit from 2022 to 2042. The area of paddy fields must be protected to provide local food availability at 4,940 ha. The strategy for protecting rice fields is a strategy to improve the quality of rice fields to increase productivity, and strengthening policies that are more consistent and consequential.
Sandstone Provenance of Walanae Formation as a Parent Rock in Bulukumpa area, Bulukumba Regency, South Sulawesi
Authors: Farida Meutia , Burhan Moh. Junaedy , Umar Hamid , Imran A M , Ikhwana Nur , Ahmad Asmita
Published: March 2024

The Walanae Formation has a wide distribution in the southern arm of Sulawesi, this rock formation was deposited during the formation of the basin due to the Walanae strike-slip fault. The Walanae Formation in the study area comprises sedimentary rocks and pyroclastic rocks, which give different soil characteristics. This study aims to determine the types of sandstones, rocks of origin, and provenance of sandstones in the study area by using spot sampling at representative stations and petrographic analysis. The sandstones of the study area are divided into two groups based on Folk (1974), namely arkose lithic and feldspathic litharenite. Based on the type of quartz, rock fragments, and associated minerals, the origin of the sandstones in the study area are plutonic igneous rocks, volcanic rocks, sedimentary rocks, and metamorphic rocks. The results show that the types of provenance sandstones in the study area are magmatic arc and recycled orogenic.
Daya Dukung Biofisik Sub Daerah Aliran Sungai Ciujung Hulu, Provinsi Banten
Authors: Naitkakin Egidius , Rachman Latief Mahir , Hidayat Yayat
Published: March 2024

Landuse changes without soil and water conservation-based, especially in the upstream watershed, can drive erosion and degraded land. It affects watershed management. Flood, sedimentation, and discharge fluctuation downstream of Ciujung Watershed are the effect of the degraded land upstream. It affects biophysical carrying capacity. The carrying capacity of the watershed becomes the basis for consideration in the watershed management plan. The purpose of this research is to study the biophysical carrying capacity of the upstream Ciujung Sub-basin. Biophysical aspects of watershed include percentage of degraded land, percentage of vegetation, erosion index, runoff regime coefficient, annual runoff coefficient, sedimentation, flood events, and water use index. It was scored based on Indonesia Forestry Minister Regulation No. P.61/Menhut-II/2014. The result showed that degraded land percentage, erosion index, yearly runoff coefficient, sedimentation, and flood event were severe, vegetation belongs to the very bad category, and water use index were in a medium stage. The carrying capacity in Ciujung Hulu Watershed was in poor condition with a score total of 140,5.
Pengaruh Penggunaan Masker Kulit Buah Manggis Pada Kulit Wajah Berjerawat
Authors: Zahrah Azizah , Rifanda Firara , Rosalinda Linda , Saputra Indra
Published: March 2024

Masker merupakan sediaan kosmetika yang digunakan pada wajah untuk mendapatkan efek mengencangkan dan membersihkan dari kotoran yang menempel. Kulit buah manggis yang secara kimia mengandung xanthone sebagai zat kimia aktif yang bersifat antioksidan yang dapat menggantikan fungsi obat kimiawi untuk mengatasi jerawat pada wajah. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui tentang pengaruh penggunaan masker kulit buah manggis terhadap hasil penyembuhan jerawat pada kulit wajah berjerawat. Metode penelitian yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah metode eksperimen quasi (eksperimen semu). Metode pengumpulan data yang digunakan adalah observasi, wawancara, dan eksperimen. Teknik analisis data yang digunakan adalah statistik deskriptif. Hasil penelitian pembuatan masker memiliki tekstur yang halus sesuai dengan tekstur masker pada umumnya, aroma yang cukup berbau khas, warna atau pigmentasi yang menarik, daya lekat yang sesuai dan bagus serta menempel pada wajah maupun bagian tangan, sehingga masker disukai oleh seluruh panelis yang telah diuji cobakan sebanyak 14 panelis.
Kelayakan Shampo Berbahan Dasar Lidah Buaya Dan Jeruk Nipis Untuk Perawatan Rambut Rontok
Authors: Wanti Hilda Wanti , Sari Syakira Kurnia , Lasmi Nadia , Putri Fidella Eriza , Ariyani FharaDita , Miga Dewi Siska , Saputra Indra
Published: March 2024

Hair is an important part of head protection from exposure to outside air. The problem of hair loss is suffered by many people. Aloe vera is a natural ingredient that is traditionally used to overcome the problem of hair loss. Some studies show the use of aloe vera can be used as an alternative hair care that plays a role in treating dry hair, strengthening hair roots, and reducing hair loss. Lime is one of the medicinal plants that can be used to kill bacteria that cause dandruff. Objective: Knowing the effectiveness of aloe vera gel extract on hair growth so that hair does not fall out and the scalp is clean anti-dandruff. Method: Experimental research with 9 panelists, including 2 lecturers, 3 general public, and 5 students.

Based on the results of this study shows the effect of the use of aloe vera and lime in scalp and hair care on increasing the results of reducing hair loss.Based on experimental results from several samples selected on color with panelists preferring Fr 3, which is attractive with a score of 44.44%. The aroma level with panelists liked on Fr 3 very distinctive smell with a score of 77.77%. The froth power with panelists preferring Fr 3 is quite frothy with a score of 33.33%. The favorability level with the panelists likes FR 3 is very like with a score of 55.55%.
Upaya Antisipasi Cedera pada Peningkatan Keterampilan Rangkaian Jurus Toya pada Jurus Tunggal Pencak Silat Atlet KOPPENSI UNJ
Authors: Anggono Irfan Jeremy , Widiastuti  , Kridasuwarso Bambang
Published: March 2024

Abstrak. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode action research pada atlet klub olahraga prestasi pencak silat Universitas Negeri Jakarta yang berjumlah 10 orang, terdiri dari 7 orang atlet putri dan 3 orang atlet putra. Peneliti menggunakan instrumen tes rangkaian gerak jurus kedua jurus toya yang berjumlah 45 poin aspek penilaian yang sudah divalidasi oleh 3 orang dosen ahli pencak silat dan angket sebagai feedback dari atlet kepada peneliti untuk melakukan analisis. Penelitian ini menggunakan 1 siklus penelitian tindakan, yang terdiri dari 5 pertemuan, pertemuan pertama adalah tes awal, tiga pertemuan treatment dalam pencegahan cedera dan memperbaiki rangkaian gerak jurus kedua jurus toya, dan pertemua kelima adalah tes akhir. Pertemuan pertama dilakukan tes awal pada 10 orang atlet dengan nilai rata – rata 28,9 poin. Terdapat peningkatan para atlet dalam keterampilan rangkaian jurus toya pada observasi siklus 1, peningkatan tersebut terlihat progresif pada siklus 1 setelah dilakukannya tes akhir pada atlet seni koppensi UNJ mendapatkan nilai rata – rata 38,7 poin. Hasil penelitian menyatakan bahwa alat bantu latihan dan alat pengganti toya dapat mencegah cedera pada peningkatan keterampilan rangkaian jurus toya dengan evaluasi observasi yang dilakukan selama penelitian, atlet tidak menunjukan gejala cedera, dan hasil angket yang diterima bahwa atlet menyatakan program penelitian aman untuk dilaksanakan.
Perbedaan Pengaruh Rehabilitasi Olahraga terhadap Low Back Pain Myogenic dan Discogenic pada Laki-Laki
Authors: Nuri Muhammad Zidni Nuri , Ali Mohammad Arif Ali , Mohammad Arif Ali  , Soegiyanto KS  , Ratna Annisa Noor Fitria  , Dewi Marfu'ah Kurniawati
Published: March 2024

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui apakah ada perbedaan pengaruh dari Program Rehabilitasi Olahraga (PRO) terhadap derajat nyeri laki-laki penderita Nyeri Punggung Bawah (NPB) miogenik dan diskogenik. Jenis Penelitian kuantitatif cross sectional dengan pendekatan two group pre-test post-test design. Sampel ditetapkan menggunakan metode proportional random sampling (Miogenik n= 12 Diskogenik n=12). PRO yang diberikan meliputi terapi modalitas, terapi manual dan terapi latihan. PRO diberikan sebanyak 5 kali. Instrumen yang digunakan adalah Visual Analogue Scale (VAS). Uji normalitas (Shapiro Wilk) dilakukan sebagai uji prasyarat, kemudian uji beda menggunakan Uji Wilcoxon dan Uji Mann Whitney. Hasil dari penelitian ini derajat nyeri penderita NPB miogenik turun pasca terapi (p<0.05), begitupula pada penderita NPB diskogenik (p < 0.05). Namun, tidak ada perbedaan yang bermakna paska terapi pada kedua kelompok miogenik dan diskogenik (p>0.05). Sehingga dapat disimpulkan PRO secara signifikan menurunkan derajat nyeri pada laki-laki dengan NPB miogenik dan diskogenik, dan tidak ada perbedaan yang bermakna.
Application of limited-field-data methods in reservoir volume estimation : a case study
Authors: Vandevort Daniel , Engel Chandler , Stanton Shaun , Ellis Jeffrey
Published: March 2024

The conventional approach to estimating lake or reservoir water volumes hinges on field data collection; however, volume estimation methods are available that use little or no field data. Two such methods—the simplified V-A-h (volume-area-height) and the power function—were applied to a set of six anthropogenic reservoirs on the Fort Jackson, South Carolina, installation and checked against a validation data set. Additionally, seven interpolation methods were compared for differences in total volume estimation based on sonar data collected at each reservoir. The simplified V-A-h method overestimated reservoir volume more than each technique in the power function method, and the categorical technique underestimated the most reservoir volumes of all three techniques. Each method demonstrates high Vₑᵣᵣ variability among reservoirs, and Vₑᵣᵣ for the Power Function techniques applied here is consistent with that found in previous research in that it is near or less than 30%. Compared with Vₑᵣᵣ in other studies evaluating the simplified V-A-h method, Vₑᵣᵣ in this study was found to be 10%–20% higher.