bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Exploring the Role of Latent User Traits in Visual Data Analysis: Predicting Visualization Preferences and Task Performance
Authors: Yanez Fernando , Hugie Ella , Nobre Carolina
Published: January 2025

Existing research shows that cognitive and perceptual traits influence user engagement with data visualizations. In this paper, we explore how a rich set of latent user traits impacts data visualization analysis. Building on user-adaptive systems research, we conducted a two-part survey with 90 participants. We first collected 16 user characteristics as well as demographic information for each participant. The second part captured participants' preferences and performance on analysis tasks across 25 different data visualizations. We then leveraged multi-output multi-classification models to predict visualization preference and task performance across different visualization types. Our results show that incorporating user traits, visualization types, and task categories significantly improves the predictions compared to the baseline. An ablation study revealed that analogous models without user data performed similarly on average but failed to capture individual nuances essential to personalization. This research opens new avenues for developing personalized, efficient visual systems in diverse application domains.
Association between food insecurity and its impact on chronic noncommunicable diseases in people over 18 years of age; a quick review of the literature.
Authors: Ascencio Alanis Camila Rojas
Published: January 2025

Food insecurity is a serious public health problem that affects approximately 2.4 billion people worldwide. After Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean is the region with the second highest prevalence of food insecurity in the world. This condition is significantly associated with multiple chronic diseases such as type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), hypertension, obesity, gastrointestinal disorders such as liver fibrosis, respiratory diseases such as asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and even mental disorders such as depression. Additionally, it generates increased healthcare costs, increased emergency department visits and represents a higher risk of hospitalization for patients. We conducted a rapid literature review in the Web Of Science database and included a total of 40 papers with the aim of identifying the association between food insecurity and its impact on chronic noncommunicable diseases in adults (>18 years) and thus, highlighting the magnitude of this phenomenon.
BERTAgent: The Development of a Novel Tool to Quantify Agency in Textual Data
Authors: Nikadon Jan , Suitner Caterina , Erseghe Tomaso , Dzanko Lejla , Formanowicz Magdalena
Published: January 2025

Pertaining to goal-orientation and achievement, agency is a fundamental aspect of human cognition and behavior. Accordingly, detecting and quantifying linguistic encoding of agency is critical for the analysis of human actions, interactions, and social dynamics. Available agency-quantifying computational tools rely on word-counting methods, which typically are insensitive to the semantic context in which the words are used and consequently prone to miscoding, for example in case of polysemy. Additionally, some currently available tools do not take into account differences in the intensity and directionality of agency. In order to overcome these shortcomings, we present BERTAgent, a novel tool to quantify semantic agency in text. BERTAgent is a computational language model that utilizes the transformers architecture, a popular deep learning approach to natural language processing. BERTAgent was fine-tuned using textual data that were evaluated by human coders with respect to the level of conveyed agency. In four validation studies, BERTAgent exhibits improved convergent and discriminant validity compared to previous solutions. Additionally, the detailed description of BERTAgent’s development procedure serves as a tutorial for the advancement of similar tools, providing a blueprint for leveraging the existing lexicographical datasets in conjunction with the deep learning techniques in order to detect and quantify other psychological constructs in textual data.
The ContraIndex: A New Framework for Understanding Contraceptive Labor
Authors: Müller Nora , Nutz Theresa , Firl Katrin , Guse Lara
Published: January 2025

Contraception is essential for reproductive health and family planning but remains deeply intertwined with socio-economic and gender inequalities. Women disproportionately shoulder the physical, emotional, and logistical responsibilities of contraception – tasks collectively referred to as contraceptive labor. These include method selection, ensuring consistent use, managing side effects, and maintaining adherence, representing a significant yet often overlooked form of unpaid labor. Despite growing recognition of contraceptive labor as a driver of gender inequality, research has yet to systematically quantify both its burdens and returns. We introduce the ContraIndex, a formative, multidimensional tool designed to measure contraceptive labor and its returns from a female perspective. To address this gap, we introduce the ContraIndex, a formative, multidimensional tool designed to measure contraceptive labor and returns from a female perspective. Grounded in theories of gendered labor and health economics, the ContraIndex evaluates contraception across two interrelated dimensions: the burdens (labor) and benefits (returns) associated with various contraceptive methods. By facilitating cross-method comparisons, the ContraIndex provides a novel framework for examining the causes and consequences of contraceptive inequality. Its application offers actionable insights for researchers and policymakers, paving the way for strategies to reduce gendered disparities in reproductive health.
Evolving Work, Evolving Skills: How different forms of further training are used to adapt to technological change depending on task complexity
Authors: Seegers Marco , Zeyer-Gliozzo Birgit
Published: January 2025

Technological transformation is changing the task and skill requirements for employees in modern Western societies, necessitating further training to adapt. However, the specific types of training used to address the increasing task complexity and technology use remain unclear. This study examines the impact of technology use at work on participation in informal and non-formal further training in Germany, considering the complexity of job tasks. Using data from the German National Education Study (NEPS), logistic regression models show that a more frequent use of networked digital technology tends to favour participation in informal training while for non-formal training the effect is smaller and insignificant. Regarding the interaction between technology use and task complexity, it can only be shown for the sample that the impact of technology use on training decreases with task complexity for non-formal training and increases for informal training, as hypothesised. Additional analyses suggest that this relationship may be more complex and vary by age and sector. Overall, the findings provide initial evidence that non-formal and informal training appear to play different roles in the process of technological change, although further research is needed to validate and understand the underlying dynamics.
Developing sustainable knowledge partnerships: Joining the DOTS between inter-organisational research
Authors: Goldspink Sally , Engward Hilary , Alexander Marie , Abdulmohdi Naim , van Veggel Nieky , Tuckwell Andrea , White Matt
Published: January 2025

Commissioned research projects are commonplace in the UK between National Health Service (NHS) Trusts and universities to advance knowledge and inform practice. However, establishing sustainable research relationships between such differing and large organisations is seldom considered. This position paper describes our experience of developing and sustaining such a relationship. By detailing how we, as academics and NHS leaders, experienced our participation in leading and doing the research, we developed a shared understanding of why our collaboration is effective. From our reflections, we developed DOTS: Deciding together, Optimising outcomes, Time to get to know one another and Sharing knowledge and skills. This paper details how we worked through inter-organisational complexity by applying DOTS. The time taken to apply DOTS across inter-organisational contexts can develop team efficiency and enhance its effectiveness. DOTS provides a framework to enrich professional relationships and informs cooperative conversations, leading to agreed action. Our intention is to share our experience to inspire, stimulate and inform academic and practice-based colleagues to work together to produce high-quality and sustainable knowledge partnerships.
‘अणिमा’ का लघुकथामा विश्वदृष्टि
Authors: पौडेल Paudel ईश्वरा Ishora
Published: January 2025

प्रस्तुत लेख ‘अणिमा’मा सङ्गृहीत लघुकथामा निहित विश्वदृष्टिको विश्लेषणमा केन्द्रित रहेको छ । विश्वदृष्टि निश्चित वर्ग वा समूहको कर्मचिन्तन, भावना र विचारको समष्टिलाई मानिन्छ । यसमा व्यक्तिका नभई समूहका भावना र विचारको समग्र प्रतिनिधित्व भएको हुन्छ । नेपाली समाजका समकालीन विचारको अभिव्यक्ति भएका चौसट्ठी ओटा लघुकथा समावेश भएको अणिमाका कथाभित्र निहित विश्वदृष्टिको खोजी गर्ने यस लेखको उद्देश्य रहेको छ । मूलतः पुस्तकालय कार्यबाट सामग्री सङ्कलन गरी तयार पारिएको यस लेखमा सामग्रीको विश्लेषण वर्णनात्मक विधिमा गरिएको छ । नेपाली समाजमा आम रूपमा भोगिएका यथार्थताको समानधर्मिता र समकालीन समाजका विसङ्गतिप्रतिको विरोधपूर्ण सामूहिक विचार रहेका ‘अणिमा’ का लघुकथा समाजसापेक्ष र प्रभावकारी देखा परेका छन् ।
Death Avoidance Attitude Among the Youth: Analysis in Nepalese Context
Authors: Karki Tej Bahadur , D’Mello Laveena
Published: January 2025

Background & Objective: The avoidance of death is a major psychological phenomenon that controls the approach and relation of human beings to the thought of death. The present paper studies the death attitude among Nepalese youths, focusing attention on gender differences as well as the sociocultural, religious, and socio-demographic factors causing death avoidance. Understanding these will help in the implications for the reduction of stigma about death and appropriate interventions.
Methods: A cross-sectional descriptive and explanatory research design was adopted, where data were collected from 196 youths across Nepal using a random sampling technique. The Death Attitude Profile-Revised (DAP-R) was the standard instrument used for measuring attitudes toward death. The Chi-Square test, t-test and Levene's Test for Equality of Variances were conducted to test the differences in death avoidance attitudes between male and female participants.
Key Findings: Results have indicated that while the mean score for the attitude of avoidance of death was a little higher for males than females, the difference was not significant. Both genders expressed a similar amount of discomfort when discussing the topic of death, suggesting that cultural factors are perhaps more influential than gender itself in shaping such attitudes. The findings have implications for context-specific research to understand the unique social and cultural dynamics at play.
Conclusion & Recommendation: The study concludes that developing appropriate educational interventions promoting open discussions on death is important, which will facilitate a reduction in anxiety and stigma. Improvement in mental health resources is thus recommended to be provided for youths to work out their fears and attitudes toward mortality within the rich cultural context of Nepal.
Improving DC Voltage Regulation using Optimal PID Controller Based on Particle Swarm Optimization Algorithm
Authors: D. Hashim Almawlawe Мuhanad , Hamed Naji Hassan , Khalid jassim Ali , Hadi Wali Musa
Published: January 2025

Regulated direct current (DC) is essential for numerous applications like renewable energy systems, electronics, and transportation. Achieving accurate, stable, and responsive DC regulation presents a significant challenge. This paper investigates the implementation of a Proportional-Integral-Derivative (PID) controller and explores its parameter tuning using the Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO), and Gray wolf optimization GWO methods. The dynamic response characteristics of PID based on controller is compared against both a conventional PID controller tuned by Ziegler-Nichols tuned method and gray wolf optimization (GWO) algorithm. The dynamic response characteristics of PID based on controller is compared against both a conventional PID controller tuned by Ziegler-Nichols tuned method and gray wolf optimization (GWO) algorithm through simulations in MATLAB 2020. Simulation results demonstrate that the PSO-tuned PID controller achieves superior performance with significant improvements in key metrics. The rise time is drastically reduced from 5.4978e-04 seconds to 4.6743e-10 seconds, the settling time drops from 0.0075 seconds to 8.323e-10 seconds, and the overshoot is effectively eliminated, approaching near zero. This work highlights the advantages of PSO-based PID tuning for achieving precise and efficient DC regulation.
New Design and Simulation of 28GHz Microstrip Patch Antenna for 5G Applications
Authors: Saadoon Zainab , A. Abbood Huda , Sh. Wais Dunya
Published: January 2025

In this article, a design and simulation of microstrip patch antenna operating at 28 GHz resonance frequency is proposed. A rectangular patch is used in the suggested antenna with three slots embedded fed using a microstrip line. The antenna dimensions are 12 ×10×0.035 mm with Rogers RT/Duroid5880 substrate of =2.2 and thickness = 0.508 mm. The results of the simulation are computed using CST software. Simulation results show the reflection coefficient and gain are -39.534 dB and 6.16 dBi respectively.
The influence of music tempo on consumer behavior at grocery stores
Authors: Septyowati Inna , Prabaswari Atyanti Dyah , Sari Amarria Dila , Purnomo Hari , Irawan Ade
Published: January 2025

Music is the art of sound arranged in such a way as to produce beautiful rhythms, melodies and harmonies. Music itself has been widely used as background sound in various fields, one of which is the retail business. This research aims to see the influence of the type of music tempo on consumer purchasing behavior where there are two types of tempos used, fast music tempo and slow music tempo. The method used to see the effect of music tempo on consumer purchasing behavior is the multiple linear regression statistical test. For fast music tempo types there will be 5 questions, 5 questions for slow music tempo types, and 3 questions for consumer purchasing behavior. The population used in this research includes consumers from five grocery stores located in the Yogyakarta Province, Indonesia, who have carried out shopping activities at these stores in May 2023, with a sample size of 32 respondents. The analysis technique used is descriptive analysis and multiple linear regression analysis. The results of this regression analysis show that there is a positive influence of slow music tempo on consumer purchasing behavior, while fast tempo music has negative influence on consumer purchasing behavior.
Folkbiology in endangered languages: Cognitive universals and lexical relativity
Authors: Stringer David
Published: January 2025

Predominant theories of folkbiology emphasize universal aspects of human perception and cognition but have often been contested by research emphasizing cultural relativity. Drawing on languages that encode knowledge of endangered ecosystems, this paper argues that the contrast between universalist and relativist approaches to the folk classification of living kinds is a false dichotomy: despite the existence of cognitive universals based mostly on visual perception, there is abundant evidence that the lexical semantics of words and phrases denoting particular taxa and their relation to overt cultural expression vary cross-linguistically. Recent calls for the indigenization of knowledge highlight the need to illuminate parallel and complementary knowledge systems in line with efforts to decolonize academic research. I present a range of examples from Indigenous taxonomies that provide lexical windows into local ecology and belief systems and propose an analysis by which (i) universalist and relativist perspectives are not in conflict and (ii) Indigenous naming systems are of comparable social and scientific value to Western taxonomies. More generally, I suggest that a more comprehensive understanding of the linguistics of folkbiology is possible by moving beyond binary thinking in this domain.
Una profunda herida: el infierno de los trabajadores migrantes y sus familias
Authors: Velasco Yáñez David
Published: January 2025

Velasco Yáñez, David. Una profunda herida: el infierno de los trabajadores migrantes y sus familias. Este artículo forma parte del proyecto de investigación El Campo de los/as Defensores de Derechos Humanos en México. En esta ocasión, se analizan los documentos del 14° Periodo de Sesiones ante el Comité de Protección de los Derechos de todos los Trabajadores Migrantes y de sus Familias (Committee on Migrant Workers) durante el cual México presentó su Segundo Informe y las ONG presentaron sus Informes Sombra. Se estudia también la lucha simbólica y las problemáticas entre los agentes que intervienen en las sesiones, y las recomendaciones al Estado mexicano.
Transcatheter Tricuspid Valve Replacement: will it take over? Review Article
Authors: Lutter Georg
Published: January 2025

Severe tricuspid regurgitation (TR) is a prevalent and challenging condition associated with poor survival outcomes and significant morbidtiy. Medical therapy alone often fails to provide adequate symptom relief, and standalone surgical intervention is liked to high mortality rates, making it a less favorable option unless combined with left-sided valve surgery.

The advent of transcatheter tricuspid interventions has provided new therapeutic possi-bilities, particularly for high-risk patients who are ineligible for conventional surgery. However, many patients remain unsuitable for transcatheter tricuspid repair, or achieve only limited benefits from such procedures. In this context, Transcatheter tricuspid valve replacement (TTVR) has rapidly emerged as a promising alternative, offering the po-tential for more effective treatment outcomes. This review explores the latest advance-ments in TTVR devices, highlights key clinical experiences, and discusses the chal-lenges and limitations of this evolving strategy. Additionally, we address patient selec-tion criteria, procedural outcomes, and future directions in the field, emphasizing the potential of TTVR to transform the management of severe TR.
Early Prevention of Hypoxemia in COVID-19 Patients can avert the Cytokine Storm
Authors: Machado Calixto
Published: January 2025

Background: In COVID-19, an exaggerated pro-inflammatory response, known as cytokine storm (CS). The anti-inflammatory system's CS–mediated response is an ineffective immunological control, leading to tissue damage, multiorgan failure, acute respiratory distress syndrome, and death.

Objectives: To review and discuss the tie relationship between hypoxemia and the CS, proposing an early avoidance of periods of hypoxemia to avert the CS.

Methods: We review the literature on this topic providing a pathophysiological background to support our proposal of avoiding periods of hypoxemia in the early stages of the disease.

Results: Cytokine-mediated lung endothelial and epithelial cell injury may damage the integrity of the blood–air barrier, promoting vascular permeability, alveolar edema, infiltration, and the presence of inflammatory cells, starving the blood of oxygen, causing hypoxemia. Hypoxemia triggers factors like HIF-1α, which regulates essential cellular processes, including cell proliferation, metabolism, and angiogenesis. HIF-1α is activated during the immune response and plays an indispensable role at the inflammation site by inducing pro-inflammatory cytokine production, finally resulting in CS. Short and slight periods of hypoxemia start even during the first manifestation of persistent cough and/or shortness of breath.

Conclusion: A more straightforward treatment strategy is to provide oxygen supply as early as possible, when the first respiratory symptoms begin, to prevent periods of hypoxemia outside the ICU. We have suggested using CPAP. Other methods such as Low or High-flow nasal oxygen HFNO therapy would provide the necessary oxygen at the lung alveoli to prevent gas exchange impairment, avoid hypoxemia, and therefore, avert CS.
Phase-Frequency Channel of Alpha-Rhythm - New EEG Research Method
Authors: SV Rosman
Published: January 2025

In the context of the search for a new paradigm of psychiatry, a new EEG method is proposed for determining the parameters of the phase-frequency channel of alpha rhythm. It is assumed that this characteristic of alpha rhythm is a marker of regulatory processes in the encoding of afferent information by the brain.
Air Travelers with Disabilities: A Growing Population: Expectations versus Reality
Authors: Akhtar Khan Iqbal
Published: January 2025

With the tremendous growth in air traffic worldwide (4.5 billion in 2019), the number of air passengers, with disabilities, is also increasing. As a result, their needs and expectations are also on rise. The international law strictly prohibits discrimination on the basis of their disability and gives them equal rights like able-bodied citizens, of free movements including air travel. Unfortunately, it is a melancholiac reality that they are still experiencing discriminatory treatment at airports and on-board. The majority of the complaints of dissatisfaction and displeasure, from them relate to sub-optimal accommodations at airport and in-flight assistive devices and, at occasion, of being subjected to humiliation and physical suffering. The magnitude of the problem necessitates that the task of addressing their legitimate needs be delegated to decision makers with the skills and authority to enforce the exiting legislature. This paper is aimed at highlighting the problems of the air travelers with disabilities, with updated protocol and guidelines on relevant technical and legal issues. Whereas the list of disabilities is long and exhaustive, the present review is limited to those with mobility and breathing problems only.
Quantum way to Heal, Fertilize, and Stay Healthy with Frequencies
Authors: Kuman Maria
Published: January 2025

The article reveals that all living beings (humans, animals, and plants) are a material body and a field form seen as aura (“aura” means “light” in Hebrew). After a lifelong study, I found that: 1/ the aura was emotionally sensitive, and 2/ it was weak nonlinear electromagnetic field (NEMF). However, I found that this weak NEMF rules and regulates everything in the material body – not with its strength but with the information it carries. Since music is information, through influencing the field form (NEMF) of all living beings (seen as aura), it influences the functioning of their material bodies. The article offers to use frequencies to: 1/ stimulate plants growth with music or frequencies through their NEMF (instead of using artificial fertilizers), which will help growing healthy plants, with good taste and flavor, and with all the vitamins and minerals we need; 2/ to use frequencies to heal and stay healthy. This is the new agriculture and the new medicine (with no side effects) – they are based on the fact that we are not only material body, but a material body and a field form (seen as aura = light) and since light consists of quants, the healing and fertilizing with frequencies is a “Quantum Way”.
The Influence of Restriction Endonucleases for Cloning
Authors: A. Ali Fattma
Published: January 2025

Background: Restriction//endonucleases, also referred to as restriction//enzymes, are enzymes that identify and cleave DNA at or in close proximity to certain DNA//sequences known as recognition//sites. Enzymes play a crucial role in molecular//biology by facilitating the manipulation of DNA, including tasks like cloning, gene//mapping, and DNA//sequencing. ). There are four primary categories of restriction//enzymes, namely types I,//II,//III//and//IV. These categories vary in terms of enzyme composition, //cofactor//needs, and mode//of//action.

Objectives: Our study aimed to carry out the role of the restriction endonucleases in the molecular microbiology mainly in cloning.

Main body: Historically, restriction//endonucleases were obtained in a pure form from the organism they naturally occur in. The advancement of gene//cloning//vectors and selection procedures facilitated the cloning//of //REases. Cloning facilitated the creation of huge amounts of meticulously purified enzymes and enabled the manipulation of restriction//endonucleases Presently. Traditional//cloning. When used together with DNA//ligases, REases///enable a reliable process of cutting and pasting DNA, allowing for the transfer of a specific DNA//fragment from one organism to another. Stanley Cohen and his colleagues utilized this technology to introduce foreign//DNA into native plasmids, resulting in the creation of cloning-plasmid vectors that can self-replicate in E.coli.

Conclusion: restriction endonucleases have greatly transformed the field of molecular biology by enabling progress in recombinant//DNA//technology, gene cloning, DNA//fingerprinting, and gene mapping. An example frequently encountered in molecular biology is the utilization of restriction//enzymes in the plasmid employed for the manufacture of human insulin. Restriction enzymes in plasmid DNA manipulation work by identifying and cutting certain DNA//sequences, called restriction sites, in the plasmid//DNA. Plasmids are compact, ring-shaped//DNA molecules that are frequently employed as carriers in molecular biology for the transportation and duplication of foreign DNA pieces. Restriction enzymes identify and attach to particular palindromic DNA sequences, referred to as restriction sites, inside the plasmid// DNA. Upon binding, these enzymes hydrolyze the plasmid //DNA at or in close proximity to their specific recognition sites, resulting in the production of linear DNA//fragments with either cohesive or blunt ends.
Impact the Influence of Immunotherapy on Cancer
Authors: A. Ali Fattma
Published: January 2025

Immunotherapy is a treatment that uses certain parts of a person’s immune system to fight diseases such as cancer, when the immune response is not strong enough to recognize cancer cells or signals are produced by cancer cells that make the immune system unable to attack them or the cancer cells escape from the immune system. Immunotherapy helps the immune system to destroy cancer. Immunotherapy can be useful for a few types of cancer, but it is not suitable for all types of cancers. Immunotherapy can be used on its own(alone), or in combination with other treatments such as chemotherapy, surgery, or radiotherapy. This review article emphasizes the pivotal role that advancements in cancer immunotherapy's history have played in establishing treatments that are now considered standard of care and delineates several primary strategies employed in the field of cancer immunotherapy (cancer vaccines, adoptive cellular immunotherapy, immune checkpoint blockade, and oncolytic viruses, Immunomodulators).
PURIFICATION OF WATER BY ALUMINUM-SILICON COAGULANTS-FLOCCULANTS
Authors: Bakhov Zh. K. , Ishchanova A.I. , Sataev M.I. , Azimov A.M. , Meirbekov A.T. , Iztleuov G.M.
Published: January 2025

One of the goals of sustainable development is to ensure the accessibility and rational use of water resources and sanitation for all. The aim of the research was the synthesis of aluminum-silicon coagulants-flocculants for water purification, which is based on the use of mechanical activation of raw materials with various additives. According to the results of the conducted studies, it can be noted that aluminum-silicon coagulants-flocculants based on refractory clay and bauxite usually contain several compounds with coagulating and flocculating abilities. According to the results of the tests, the following data were obtained: - the chemical composition of the bauxite of the Krasnooktyabrsky deposit was determined. The main part of bauxite is gibbsite (33.8%) and kaolinite-1A (26.9%). A smaller amount contains hematite (12.5%), goethite (10.3%), titanium dioxide oxide (7.4%), hercynite (4.7%), and aluminum silicate (4.4%). The chemical composition of the refractory clay of the Arkalyk deposit has been determined. Its main part is kaolinite-1A (52.3%). A smaller amount contains gibbsite (32.6%) and titanium oxide (14.9%). The effectiveness of the proposed coagulant-flocculants was evaluated by analyzing the untreated drinking water of the Kostanay Su KGP enterprise for odor, color, and turbidity before and after the application of the coagulant-flocculant. In general, bauxite and refractory clays of the Kostanay region can be used as raw materials for the production of aluminum-silicon coagulants-flocculants as they are sufficiently effective for natural water purification and are not inferior to similar preparations.
Upaya Pengenalan Literasi Keuangan Dini Bagi Siswa-Siswi SD Pius Kebumen
Authors: Tjokrosaputro Miharni , Chindradinata Valerio , Delon Herjana Steven
Published: January 2025

Literasi keuangan merupakan kemampuan penting yang perlu diperkenalkan sejak usia dini untuk membentuk kebiasaan pengelolaan keuangan yang bijak. Berdasarkan penelitian, mayoritas generasi muda Indonesia masih menghadapi tantangan dalam pengelolaan keuangan mereka, sehingga menabung diperkenalkan sebagai langkah awal yang efektif. Metode pelaksanaan kegiatan meliputi penyuluhan interaktif dan diskusi dengan materi tentang pentingnya literasi keuangan dan manfaat menabung. Kegiatan dilaksanakan secara daring melalui aplikasi Zoom dengan partisipasi 101 siswa dari kelas 1 hingga kelas 6 SD. Hasil kegiatan menunjukkan bahwa siswa mulai memahami konsep menabung, manfaatnya, dan cara pengelolaan keuangan yang lebih baik. Siswa kelas rendah cenderung memiliki tujuan sederhana seperti membeli mainan, sementara siswa kelas tinggi mulai memprioritaskan kebutuhan jangka panjang. Kegiatan ini berhasil membentuk pemahaman dasar siswa tentang pengelolaan keuangan, mendorong mereka untuk mencatat pengeluaran, dan mengembangkan kebiasaan menabung yang baik. Dengan dukungan pihak sekolah dan orang tua, diharapkan pemahaman ini dapat berlanjut dan berkontribusi pada pembentukan generasi muda yang lebih sadar finansial dan bertanggung jawab dalam pengelolaan keuangan.
Pengembangan Minat dan Kepercayaan Diri Siswa SMK dalam Kegiatan Sketching dan Describing Bangunan Sederhana
Authors: Winda Artha Mustika Suzzana , Adi Pratama B A. Bayu , Ronauli Hasibuan Anastasia , Irzawati Ira , Widyastuti Theresia
Published: January 2025

Misi utama Sekolah Menengah Kejuruan (SMK) adalah membekali siswanya agar berkompeten pada bidang sesuai dengan kejuruannya. Kegiatan Pengabdian kepada Masyarakat ini digagas guna mengembangkan minat dan kepercayaan diri para siswa dalam kegiatan sketching dan describing bangunan sederhana berupa rumah panggung yang diharapkan dapat berkontribusi dalam menunjang peningkatan pengetahuan para siswa mengenai sketching bangunan sederhana dan mempertajam kemampuan berbahasa Inggris mereka dengan mendeskripsikan bangunan tersebut dalam bahasa Inggris. Selain itu, kegiatan ini juga diharapkan dapat membantu para siswa dalam meningkatkan minat dan kepercayaan diri mereka untuk menuangkan ide pada kegiatan sketching dan mempresentasikan sketch bangunan sederhana yang dibuat dalam bahasa Inggris. Sebanyak dua puluh satu siswa SMK jurusan Desain Visual Komunikasi turut berpartisipasi dalam kegiatan tersebut. Adapun kegiatan ini dilaksanakan dalam enam fase, yaitu: pre-test, pemaparan materi, tanya jawab, praktek, post-test, dan feedback siswa melalui kuisioner. Hasil tes dan kuisioner menunjukkan bahwa kegiatan ini membantu para siswa dalam meningkatkan kemampuan mereka membuat sketsa dan mempresentasikan rumah panggung sederhana dengan berbahasa Inggris serta meningkatkan minat dan kepercayaan diri mereka dalam belajar.
Respon Pertumbuhan Dan Hasil Tanaman Kacang Tanah (Arachis hypogaea L.) Terhadap Pemberian Pupuk Mikoriza Dan Ekstrak Rebung Bambu
Authors: Faizati Salsabila Nur , Sasmita Ellen Rosyelina
Published: January 2025

Peanut cultivation in paddy fields with rice-rice-crops cropping pattern and the use of inorganic fertilizers can reduce soil fertility. This study aims to determine the best dose of Mycorrhizall fertilizer and concentration of bamboo shoot extract for the growth and yield of peanut plants. The research used a factorial design prepared using a Complete Randomized Block Design (RCBD) with two factors and one control. Factor I was the dose of Mycorrhizall fertilizer at a level of 2.5 g/plant, 5 g/plant, and 7.5 g/plant. Factor II was the concentration of bamboo shoot extract at a level of 10 ml/liter, 20 ml/liter, and 30 ml/liter. The control treatment was without the provision of Mycorrhizall biofertilizer and bamboo shoot extract. The research data were analyzed using ANOVA at 5% level and the orthogonal contras test, then continued with the DMRT test at 5% level. The results showed that there was no interaction between mycorrhizal fertilizer and bamboo shoot extract on all parameters. Mycorrhizal fertilizer dose 5 grams/plant gives the best results on plant height parameters 14, 21, 28, and 35 DAP, number of branches 21 DAP, number of pods per plant, number of pods per plot, pod weight per plant, and weight of 100 seeds. The concentration of bamboo shoot extract of 20 ml/liter gave the best results to the parameters of plant height 28 and 35 DAP, number of branches 28 DAP, and dry weight of 100 seeds.
Kualitas Visual Fasad Bangunan Kolonial di Kota Blitar berdasarkan Persepsi dan Pengetahuan Publik
Authors: Al Farisa Zai Dzar , Santosa Herry , Ernawati Jenny
Published: January 2025

Kota Blitar yang terkenal dengan warisan sejarahnya, memiliki banyak bangunan kolonial yang menjadi identitas kota. Fasad bangunan kolonial berperan penting dalam membentuk estetika kota sekaligus merefleksikan nilai sejarah. Namun, fasad bangunan tersebut mengalami penurunan kualitas akibat kurangnya pemeliharaan dan rendahnya pengetahuan masyarakat akan pentingnya pelestarian, sedangkan pelestarian menjadi hal penting dalam upaya city branding sebagai kota heritage. Penelitian ini bertujuan mengkaji hubungan antara pengetahuan masyarakat dan persepsi mereka terhadap kualitas visual fasad bangunan kolonial di Kota Blitar. Berbeda dari penelitian sebelumnya yang fokus pada karakteristik fisik fasad atau persepsi visual secara umum, penelitian ini mengintegrasikan dimensi pengetahuan masyarakat, meliputi gaya, fungsi, lokasi, sejarah, dan usia bangunan. Pendekatan kuantitatif-deskriptif digunakan, dengan 6 bangunan kolonial yang dipilih melalui purposive sampling dan melibatkan 100 orang masyarakat umum dan 100 orang masyarakat profesional. Data dikumpulkan melalui kuesioner berbasis Skala Likert dan dianalisis mean menggunakan SPSS. Temuan pada penelitian ini adalah, pengetahuan masyarakat umum lebih dominan pada aspek lokasi, sedangkan masyarakat profesional lebih memahami gaya bangunan, dan pengetahuan tentang sejarah memiliki nilai terendah di kedua kelompok. Penelitian ini menegaskan bahwa elemen visual memiliki pengaruh lebih besar terhadap persepsi dibandingkan pengetahuan tentang bangunan, mendukung urgensi edukasi publik untuk meningkatkan apresiasi terhadap nilai sejarah bangunan kolonial.
Eementary aggregate indices and lower level substitution bias
Authors: Winton Joseph , O'Neill Robert , Elliott Duncan
Published: January 2025

Elementary aggregates (EAs) represent the lowest level at which price indices are constructed and are the first step in calculating an index of the general level of prices. There is currently debate regarding the appropriate index formula to employ in elementary aggregates. The choice between two of these, the Jevons (a geometric mean of price ratios) and the Carli (an arithmetic mean of price ratios) indices is often characterised as being determined by whether or not consumers substitute between products as relative prices change. Under certain assumptions a Jevons may be appropriate where there is substitution behaviour whilst a Carli may be appropriate where there is none.

We estimate the elasticity of substitution using econometric and algebraic techniques suggested elsewhere in the literature and also propose an extension to the algebraic technique. We employ sub-sampling techniques to overcome obstacles faced when applying these methods to panel data on alcohol consumption. We find that estimates of substitution behaviour are insufficient for informing the choice of index formula at the EA level, which in part may be due to the presence of demand side effects that are not accounted for.
Modern approach to censuses in the case of Poland -- Advantages and constraints
Authors: Marciniak Grażyna
Published: January 2025

The Agricultural Census 2010, as well as the National Census of Population and Housing 2011 were carried out in Poland in the framework of a common project aiming at the implementation of a mix-mode approach. The purpose of the paper is to contribute to the discussions on the future of censuses. It contains a presentation of the Polish experience on the adaptation of the method based on data from administrative records combined with sample survey, as well as on the use of modern technologies for data collection, monitoring, data processing and elaboration of the results. Main features of the mentioned project, highlighting its innovative character, are discussed. The essence of the adopted approach was to use registers of public administration and some other information systems existing in Poland to the highest possible extent. Those were used not only for the purposes of constructing censuses' frames, but also – as it was the case of the population and housing census – as the source of principal information that was completed by a survey conducted on a random sample of 20% of dwellings in the country. Different techniques of data gathering were applied, including acquisition of administrative records transformed to statistical data sets and various computer assisted modes of interview (CAII, CATI and CAPI). Paper forms have been entirely eliminated. The census implementation in the modern framework required the setting up of an appropriate IT architecture and organizational structure adapted to the new approach, the preparation of the staff for the completion of census tasks in the new technological and organizational circumstances, the development of a coordination and quality management system, as well as of the system for the integration of data drawn from various sources and suitable processing technology.
Why data availability is such a hard problem
Authors: Karr Alan F.
Published: January 2025

If data availability were a simple problem, it would already have been resolved. In this paper, I argue that by viewing data availability as a public good, it is possible to both understand the complexities with which it is fraught and identify a path to a solution.
A first step towards a German SynLBD: Constructing a German Longitudinal Business Database
Authors: Drechsler Jörg , Vilhuber Lars
Published: January 2025

One major criticism against the use of synthetic data has been that the efforts necessary to generate useful synthetic data are so intense that many statistical agencies cannot afford them. We argue many lessons in this evolving field have been learned in the early years of synthetic data generation, and can be used in the development of new synthetic data products, considerably reducing the required investments. The final goal of the project described in this paper will be to evaluate whether synthetic data algorithms developed in the U.S. to generate a synthetic version of the Longitudinal Business Database (LBD) can easily be transferred to generate a similar data product for other countries. We construct a German data product with information comparable to the LBD – the German Longitudinal Business Database(GLBD) – that is generated from different administrative sources at the Institute for Employment Research, Germany. In a future step, the algorithms developed for the synthesis of the LBD will be applied to the GLBD. Extensive evaluations will illustrate whether the algorithms provide useful synthetic data without further adjustment. The ultimate goal of the project is to provide access to multiple synthetic datasets similar to the SynLBD at Cornell to enable comparative studies between countries. The Synthetic GLBD is a first step towards that goal.
On voluntary and volunteer government surveys in the United States
Authors: Kott Phillip S.
Published: January 2025

Although many US government surveys are mandatory, most are voluntary and more than a few can be considered volunteer, a number that is likely to increase in the future. We will discuss the repercussions of this on the quality of those surveys and discuss how calibration weighting can be used to limit the potential bias on resulting estimators.
New direction of the reform of the statistical system in Japan
Authors: Horie Masahiro
Published: January 2025

Current reform efforts on the Japanese statistical system began in mid-2004 by the discussion at the Council of Economic and Fiscal Policy chaired by the Prime Minister. Because of the nature of the subject which requires highly expert knowledge, a special committee was set up in the Cabinet Office in November 2004 to follow up the discussion and to make specific reform recommendations to the Government. The committee made its report in June 2005 and the succeeding committee made its report in June 2006.

These committees pointed out that, while the Japanese Government statistical system was reconstructed fairly rapidly after World War II and evolved in response to social and economic changes, there are now deficiencies in meeting new demands and challenges, such as responding to the rapidly changing industrial structure and meeting the new and various needs of users of statistics.

The current legal framework for official statistics and statistical administration was established mainly by the Statistics Law of 1947 and the Statistical Reports Coordination Law of 1952. The second committee recommended that these two laws be revised in order to provide a sufficient and sound basis for the production of statistics and also to improve the effectiveness of statistical planning and coordination functions.

Based on the recommendations of the committee, the Government prepared a legislative bill to revise the two laws on statistical systems and submitted it to the Diet (i.e. The Japanese Government) on February 13 of 2007. The Diet acted on the bill on May 16.

This paper gives an outline of the current reform efforts on statistical systems in Japan.
Developing international statistical standards: The system of national accounts as a case study
Authors: Edwards Robert W.
Published: January 2025

Obtaining broad consensus to new or updated international statistical standards is not a simple matter. This article describes the governance and process arrangements adopted in the recent update of the UN System of National Accounts and draws out some factors which might be followed in other circumstances of international statistical standards work.
Blogs, wikis and official statistics: New perspectives on the use of Web 2.0 by statistical offices
Authors: Gardner Jessica
Published: January 2025

Blogs and wikis have been around for a while now, but not much has been written on how statistical agencies could, should and are using them to communicate statistical information or monitor usage of statistics. This paper presents what is happening in the world of blogs, wikis, social networking and other Web 2.0 applications today, how it is impacting official statistics and what might be expected in the future.
Visualising official statistics
Authors: ten Bosch Olav , de Jonge Edwin
Published: January 2025

Data are everywhere: on the internet, in newspapers, in computer games, at school, at work and on TV. Data are essential to our daily information needs and people are increasingly becoming used to reading and interpreting data. Companies use advanced technologies to present their data in fancy and visually attractive ways. Animated and interactive graphs, mapping tools, charting components are now common techniques, and many examples of attractive and well-designed data visualisation are to be found on the internet in particular. Many of these concepts can be used to visualise official statistics. Indeed, we think people expect official statistics to follow these trends so that they can use the same tools and concepts to consult official statistics.

This paper presents an overview of visualisation trends on the internet. It highlights visualisation initiatives that can currently be found on the web and are likely to be useful for official statistics. It also describes the status of visualisation activities at Statistics Netherlands, in the field of regional statistics as well as other more specific data visualisations, and touches on some of the more experimental features currently being developed.
Improving response on the United States economic census through communication, coordination, and outreach
Authors: Marske Robert A.
Published: January 2025

Every 5 years the U.S. Census Bureau conducts an Economic Census covering the non-farm, private economy. The Economic Census is the major source of facts about the structure and functioning of the United States' economy. It forms the foundation of most statistics about American business and industry and also provides the industry and geographic detail businesses and communities need to assess their performance, promote economic development, and identify business opportunities.

Census forms were mailed to five million businesses in late 2007. The forms were due February 12, 2008, and results were to be released starting in early 2009. This ambitious schedule depended on timely and accurate responses from all businesses: millions of small, single-location businesses, and also thousands of very large businesses that account for a substantial share of national output. Obtaining needed information from all of these businesses has become an increasing challenge, for a variety of reasons, including reduced budgets for preparation of Government reports, wariness about the validity of all information requests, and skepticism of the value of statistics being compiled. This particularly affects industries characterized by large numbers of small and relatively new businesses.

The Census Bureau conducted a comprehensive communication program to encourage business response to the 2007 Economic Census. This effort involved systematic improvements in and coordination of operations, procedures, and communications, managed relationships with large businesses, and promotional activities directed at industries with relatively low historic response rates. The result was reversal of a fifteen-year downward trend in response rates as well as a dramatic improvement in timeliness of response.

This paper describes the 2007 Economic Census coordinated communication and response promotion plan and reviews its effectiveness in improving the level and timeliness of census response.
Who controls the release of statistical data?
Authors: Bailar Barbara A.
Published: January 2025

One of the hallmarks of an independent statistical agency is its predetermined release dates for important statistical data. Also, the agency needs to be able to release data without the concurrence of policy officials. This paper describes what happened when the Census Bureau changed the date and place for the release of sensitive data.