bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
IMPLEMENTASI BIM DALAM PERMODELAN 3D PEMBANGUNAN GEDUNG KANTOR CABANG BRI BATUSANGKAR MENGGUNAKAN SOFTWARE OPENBUILDINGS DESIGNER
Authors: Mainisa Mainisa , Eka Priana Surya , Zulhedi Zulhedi
Published: June 2023

Abstrak : Perkembangan teknologi digital yang sangat cepat berdampak besar dalam percepatan pembangunan infrastruktur sehingga diperlukan suatu teknologi yang sudah terintegrasi yang di dalamnya harus berisi semua informasi yang dibutuhkan dalam proses desain, konstruksi, dan maintenance. Maka penerapan Building Information Modelling (BIM) adalah solusi dari permasalahan tersebut. Penerapan BIM sendiri perlu didukung oleh alat bantu berupa software, salah satunya OpenBuilding Designer. OpenBuilding Designer merupakan perangkat lunak yang sudah terintegrasi sehingga pekerjaan akan lebih efektif dan efisien. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk dapat mengimplementasikan konsep BIM menggunakan Software  OpenBuildings Designer, untuk mengetahui bentuk permodelan 3D dari gedung Kantor Cabang BRI Batusangkar yang berupa permodelan arsitektur, struktur, dan mekanikal. Memodelkan suatu bangunan terdapat langkah-langkah yang harus dilakukan. Dengan adanya langkah-langkah tersebut memudahkan dalam memodelkan suatu bangunan. Hasil dari penerapan BIM yang dilakukan berupa permodelan 3D arsitektur, struktur dan mekanikal. Kelebihan dari penerapan BIM  yang dilakukan menggunakan Software Openbuilding Designer yaitu dapat membantu pekerjaan arsitek, insinyur, dan ahli sipil. Kekurangan BIM dalam implementasi Building Information Modeling menggunakan Software Openbuilding Designer adalah tidak dapat menggantikan profesi arsitek, insinyur, dan ahli sipil.Kata Kunci      : BIM, Permodelan 3D, Openbuilding Designer
‘To be or not to be’ of Eco-Deconstruction
Authors: Anderson Nicole
Published: June 2023

This paper aims to unravel a tension between the act of naming and ‘differential relationality’. Derrida has taught us that ‘naming’ is an essentialising, and thus metaphysical gesture that works to define and circumscribe a field of work (for instance, ‘Eco-Deconstruction’), the human, and ecology. ‘Naming’ entails the beginning of the institutionalisation and sedimentation of a field, despite a ‘field’s’ claim to the opposite. The danger of such sedimentation is that it perpetuates what Derrida calls ipseity that in the history of western philosophy and metaphysics has worked in contradistinction to the nonhuman (animals, environment, ecology).
Differing the Ecological Event: Interpretive Mutations between Bio- and Eco-Deconstruction
Authors: Vitale Francesco
Published: June 2023

In Biodeconstruction (2018) I argued that Derrida, in the Life Death seminar (1975–76), would have anticipated the most recent developments in epigenetics, a field in which the dogma of genetic determinism is radically challenged by noting the influence of the environment in the production of mutations in the genetic program, particularly when a genetic population is faced with a radical change in its environmental conditions, which I propose to call an ‘ecological event’. I explore a comparison between the Derridean deconstruction of genetic determinism and the theoretical elaborations of epigenesis, referring to the work of Eva Jablonka and Marion J. Lamb, Evolution in Four Dimensions (2005). Jablonka and Lamb propose a theory of genetic variation in which mutations would be the result of the interpretation of unpredictable environmental events by the individual whose survival would be in danger. Through this comparison, I show that the study of ‘interpretive Mutations’ as reactions to unpredictable environmental events can be helpful in understanding the Derridean theme of the ‘event’, rearticulating it in relation to the radical environmental changes that humanity will sooner or later face.
Eco-Deconstructive ‘Misreadings’: Textuality and Materiality in Derrida and Christian Bök
Authors: Grech Marija
Published: June 2023

This article explores the relationship between textuality and materiality through a reading of the work of Derrida alongside that of the experimental poet Christian Bök. Bök’s poetry exemplifies how a playful manipulation of the materiality of a text can differentially enact what might be thought of as a textuality of matter, and, in doing so, it enacts an eco-deconstructive reading of itself that draws attention to the wider eco-deconstructive nature of language. In its self-reflexive absorption with the materiality of its own form, this poetry fixes its gaze inwards, revelling in the difficulty of its linguistic structures and the proliferation and frustration of meaning that they make possible. But it is precisely at the points of these inward turns that this poetry also reveals itself to be most intimately connected with other material realities. It is at the moments in which language appears most singularly itself—where the differentiality of its structures appears most particular and peculiar to it—this poetry suggests, that its differentiality replicates, touches, transforms and differs from itself in the equally differential movements of other material forms of existence.
Even the Plague Journal: Everything Is Happening Extracts (1)
Authors: Morton Timothy , Royle Nicholas
Published: June 2023

These are the first published extracts of a Covid-19 diary, co-written over two years (2020–22). The authors are concerned to both record and analyse the ways in which the Covid-19 pandemic altered the sense and experience of inside and outside, home and world, self and other. Grief—both personal and ecological—is uncircumventable. At the same time, the virus provokes critical thinking on how ‘another life is possible’. Literature and music are key forces in the authors' shared and interweaving reflections.
An ‘Inhumanist’ School?
Authors: Clark Timothy
Published: June 2023

This review article offers an introductory overview of a distinctive broadly ‘deconstructive’ body of work which deserves to be more widely known. Two books in particular, by Claire Colebrook, Tom Cohen and J. Hillis Miller, are an especial focus, with their uncompromising readings of many of the assumptions and evasions in the environmental humanities. These are Theory and the Disappearing Future: On de Man, On Benjamin (London, Routledge, 2012), and Twilight of the Anthropocene Idols (Open Humanities Press, 2016).
Ghostly Reception and Translation ad spiritum: The Case of Nicholas Grimald’s Archipropheta (1548)
Authors: Jackson Lucy
Published: June 2023

When considering the landscape of drama and theatre performance in the sixteenth century in terms of classical reception, original plays written in Latin have not been accorded full attention. The many hundreds of Latin plays written and performed in England alone in this century were potentially vital locations for experimentation and for the reception not only of obvious Roman models but also of ancient Greek plays. In this article, one example, the biblical Latin drama Archipropheta by the scholar, poet, and playwright Nicholas Grimald (1519–1562), is examined to show how it is haunted by ancient Greek tragedy. This haunting speaks to the anti-chronological way in which reception of this kind might have worked, with audiences’ first encounters with Greek tragedy as such being shaped by the receptions of Greek tragedy they had already witnessed in original Latin plays such as this.
Synthesis and Palladium-Catalyzed Cross-Coupling of an Alkyl-Substituted Alkenylboronic Acid Pinacol Ester with Aryl Bromides
Authors: Mukai Shoma , Werner Nathan
Published: June 2023

The palladium-catalyzed cross-coupling reaction of alkyl-substituted alkenylboron reagents with aryl halides is a versatile method to introduce a hydrophobic hydrocarbon chain onto organic compounds of interest. The application of the cross-coupling reaction is enabled by synthetic methods for the preparation of alkenylboron reagents. The geometrically pure, alkyl-substituted alkenylboron reagent, (E)-octenylboronic acid pinacol ester, was prepared by 9-BBN-catalyzed hydroboration reaction of 1-octene with pinacolborane in refluxing 1 M THF solution. This reagent was then evaluated in palladium-catalyzed cross-coupling reactions with aryl bromides. The highest yield of the (E)-1-phenyloctene was obtained when SPhos was used as the ligand, K2CO3 was used as the base, and DMF was used as the reaction solvent. Other electron-rich, electron-poor, sterically hindered, and heteroaromatic substrates produced the corresponding (E)-1-phenyloctene derivatives in moderate to good yield. KEYWORDS: Organic synthesis; Aryl alkene synthesis; Palladium-catalyzed cross-coupling; Suzuki-Miyaura reaction; Stereocontrolled alkene preparation; Hydroboration; 9-Borobicyclo[3.3.1]nonane; Reaction optimization
Overexpression of MMACHC Prevents Craniofacial Phenotypes Caused by Knockdown of znf143b
Authors: Perez Isaiah , Reyes-Nava Nayeli , Pinales Briana , Quintana Anita
Published: June 2023

ZNF143 is a sequence-specific DNA binding protein that regulates the expression of protein-coding genes and small RNA molecules. In humans, ZNF143 interacts with HCFC1, a transcriptional cofactor, to regulate the expression of downstream target genes, including MMACHC, which encodes an enzyme involved in cobalamin (cbl) metabolism. Mutations in HCFC1 or ZNF143 cause an inborn error of cobalamin metabolism characterized by abnormal cbl metabolism, intellectual disability, seizures, and mild to moderate craniofacial abnormalities. However, the mechanisms by which ZNF143 mutations cause individual phenotypes are not completely understood. Defects in metabolism and craniofacial development are hypothesized to occur because of decreased expression of MMACHC. But recent results have called into question this mechanism as the cause for craniofacial development. Therefore, in the present study, we implemented a loss of function analysis to begin to uncover the function of ZNF143 in craniofacial development using the developing zebrafish. The knockdown of znf143b, one zebrafish ortholog of ZNF143, caused craniofacial phenotypes of varied severity, which included a shortened and cleaved Meckel’s cartilage, partial loss of ceratobranchial arches, and a distorted ceratohyal. These phenotypes did not result from a defect in the number of total chondrocytes but were associated with a mild to moderate decrease in mmachc expression. Interestingly, expression of human MMACHC via endogenous transgene prevented the onset of craniofacial phenotypes associated with znf143b knockdown. Collectively, our data establishes that knockdown of znf143b causes craniofacial phenotypes that can be alleviated by increased expression of MMACHC. KEYWORDS: ZNF143; MMACHC; Vertebrate abnormalities; Cobalamin; cblX-like syndrome; Chondrocytes; Neural crest cells; Hyosymplectic
International legal protection of related rights of broadcasting organisations
Authors: Kozlitin Denys
Published: June 2023

The international protection of the rights of radio broadcasting organisations to the programmes they create and broadcast began with the adoption of the International Convention for the Protection of Performers, Producers of Phonograms and Broadcasting Organisations, done in Rome on 26 October 1961 (the Rome Convention). The Rome Convention establishesthe general principles of legal protection of the rights of radio broadcasting organisations and establishes property rights that allow them to influence the use of programmes by third parties. On 21 May 1974, the Convention on the Distribution of Programme-Carrying Signals Transmitted by Satellite (the Brussels Satellite Convention) was adopted in Brussels. This actdoes not contain any provisions on the rights of broadcasting organisations and is an international treaty in the field of public international law rather than private international law. On 15 April 1994, the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS Agreement) was adopted. Its peculiarity lies in the fact that it is the first international act thatcombines provisions on the legal protection of various intellectual property rights: copyright and related rights, trademarks, geographical indications, industrial designs, inventions, etc. In terms of the related rights of radio broadcasting organisations, the TRIPS Agreement is based on the provisions of the Rome Convention and does not provide for any other related rights.Thus, today, the related rights of radio broadcasting organisations at the international level comply with the standards of 1961. This does not take into account modern broadcasting and information transmission technologies, and therefore does not sufficiently protect the interests of radio broadcasting organisations. Since the late 90s, a new international treaty on the protection of the rights of broadcasting organisations has been developed under the auspices of WIPO. The adoption of this treaty is an urgent need to strengthen the international system of protection of the rights of radio broadcasting organisations.
The right to remuneration of authors of the audiovisual work in accordance with the laws of the EU and Ukraine
Authors: Trotska Valentyna
Published: June 2023

The article is devoted to the study of the issues of the remuneration of authors for the use of an audiovisual work. It is substantiated that legal certainty and effective protection of authors' rights is an essential factor in the development of the audiovisual art. In this regard, the author studies the rules on protection of authors' rights in the context of ensuring their right to remuneration provided for in the laws of the EU Member States.The article provides a comparative analysis of the provisions of the laws of certain EU Member States which define who are the authors of an audiovisual work and who are entitled to receive the remuneration. It is established that there is no uniform approach to determining the list of authors of an audiovisual work in the laws of the EU Member States. It is clearly established that the author is the main director. Other persons who have made a creative contribution to the creation of an audiovisual work are defined in the laws at the discretion of the EU Member States. In most EU Member State laws, the authorsare recognized as: the screenwriter, the author of the music, specially created for use in the audiovisual work.In most laws, there is a presumption that the authors transfer their property rights to the producer, unless otherwise provided in the agreement. In cases determined by law, regardless of the transfer of property rights, authors have the inalienable right to receive the remuneration for the use of a work in certain ways. It is established that the laws of the EU Member States provide for the right to the equitable remuneration for reproduction for personal use (private copying), cable retransmission, and rental of copies. Other ways to use for which authors should be remunerated are established by the law at thediscretion of the country.The article provides examples from the copyright laws of Italy, Poland, Estonia, Spain, Switzerland, and the Netherlands. These examples prove that each country establishes, at its own discretion, the right to equitable the remuneration of authors for certain uses.The author concludes that ensuring the right to equitable the remuneration for authors is and remains an urgent issue for EU Member States.The article analyzes the provisions of the Law of Ukraine of Copyright and and Related Rights regarding the rights of authors to the remuneration for the use of an audiovisual work. Сonclusions and suggestions are made.
Protection of information on right management
Authors: Drobyazko Volodymyr
Published: June 2023

The article examines copyright management information (CMI) at the international, regional and national levels.At the international level, the protection of CMI against its removal or modification is provided by Articles 12 of the WIPO Copyright Treaty and 19 of the WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty. Such information identifies the work, the author of the work, the assignee of any right in the work, the performer, the performer's performance, the producer of the phonogram, phonogram, the holder of any right in the work, performance or phonogram, or information about the terms of use of the work, performance or phonogram and any -what numbers or codes, in which such information is presented, when any ofthese elements is added to a copy of the work, recorded performance or phonogram or appears in connection with the notification or proof of the work, recorded performance or phonogram for public information.In the European Union, the protection of CMI is provided by the provisions of Article 7 Directive 2001/29/EU at the European Parliament at the Council at 22 May 2001 on the harmonization at certain aspects at copyright and related rights in the information society, which recommends that member states implement the national legislation of CMI protection standards.At the national level, a comprehensive approach to CMI protection has been applied in the USA and Germany.Chapter 12 was added to the US copyright law. Section 1202 contains the CMI provision, the first clause of which deals with false information, the second clause with the removal or distortion of said information. Section 1203 gives the court authority to award a range of equitable and monetary remedies similar to those provided under the Copyright Act. Paragraph 1204 determines the punishment in the form of a fine of up to 500 thousand US dollars and imprisonment for up to 5 years.Provisions regarding CMI protection (§95c) and remedies for infringed rights (§§108b, IIIa) have been added to the German Copyright and Related Rights Act.In Ukraine, CMI protection is possible in accordance with Article 52(4) of the Law on Copyright and Related Rights. Separate clarifications to the provisions of this Law regarding the protection of CMI are proposed.
Bacillus Composted Paddy Husk as a Plant Nutrient Source to Promote Vegetative Growth and Nutrient Uptake in Maize
Authors: CARLINA FREDDIE SIMOL  , JOHN KEEN CHUBO  , KHALID NAWI  , IRA CARLBRENIE SIMOL
Published: June 2023

Paddy husk (PH) is a waste generated from rice production that can be composted into organic fertiliser. Ligninolytic active Bacillus spp. from termite gut were added during the composting process to enhance the agronomic properties of compost produced from PH. This pot study was conducted using maize (Thai Super Sweet hybrid F1) as a test crop to determine the effects of using Bacillus composted PH in supplementing essential nutrients when used in tropical agricultural soil. A total of 144 planting pots, consisting of 12 treatments, were arranged in a Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD) with three blocks, three replications and four sub-samples per replication. Maize growth namely plant height and leave number were recorded from 14 until 48 days after planting. Maize plants were harvested at 48 days after planting (tasseling stage) and total plant dry weights were recorded. Each plant part was ground and analysed for total N, P, K, Mg and Ca. Soil samples from the pots were sampled and analysed for TOC, pH, EC, total N, total P, available P, K, Mg and Ca. The results at 48 days after planting showed that Bacillus composted PH contributed to an increased by 24.29 to 31.67% in plant height, 53.84 to 61.61% in total plant dry weight and 9.09 to 16.67% in leaf number when compared to plants supplied with standard fertiliser. The use of Bacillus composted PH also improved soil pH, increased soil total N, total P, exchangeable K, Ca, and Mg. Maize treated with Bacillus composted PH showed higher nutrient uptake by 42.79 to 67.89% N, 30.05 to 56.25% P, 61.39 to 70.34% K, 47.39 to 69.94% Ca, and 76.62 to 83.74% Mg when compared to maize treated with standard fertiliser. This study suggests that Bacillus composted PH can promote vegetative growth in maize by acting as soil amendment and providing sufficient nutrients to the plant. Therefore, Bacillus composted PH has great potentials in promoting a more environmentally friendly and sustainable cropping practices which can benefit the environment and society.
Diversity and Distribution of Predatory Insects in Non-outbreak and Post-outbreak Estates of an Oil Palm Plantation in Beluran District, Sabah, Malaysia
Authors: MOHAMAD HARRIS NASIR  , MUHAMMAD HAFIZ AIMAN  , MOHANARAJ SITHAMPALANADANARAJAH  , JOSHUA MATHEWS
Published: June 2023

Hemipteran predator species from the families Reduviidae and Pentatomidae are a group of insects that play a crucial role as natural enemies of leaf-eating pests in oil palm plantations by maintaining the population of pests below the economic. The promotion of natural enemies can be an effective and sustainable approach to pest management. A census was conducted between June and August 2022 in nine plantations in Beluran district, Sabah to compare the species composition between recent leaf-eating pest in outbreaks and non-outbreak estates using sweep nets and active visual surveys. A total of 355 individuals from seven species of two different families were recorded, with Reduviidae being the most abundant family: Sycanus annulicornis, S. affinis, Cosmolestes picticeps, Velinus nigrigenu, Campsolomus nr. sp. (Hemiptera: Reduviidae), Platynopus melanoleucus and Eocanthecona furcellata (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae). The diversity indices of the predatory insects were significantly higher (p<0.01) in non-outbreak estates (H’ = 1.682, 1-D = 0.763) compared to post-outbreak estates (H’ = 1.344, 1-D = 0.683), which recorded a higher dominance value (D = 0.32) of a single species, leading to a decrease in the diversity indices. The Pentatomidae family was only found at non-outbreak estates, while the other Reduviidae species were highly abundant and distributed throughout all study locations. The S. annulicornis and S. affinis were only found on beneficial plants, while E. furcellata and P. melanoleucus were highly abundant within the oil palm planting area. These findings provide insights into the importance of maintaining the beneficial plant and reducing the impact of pest outbreaks on the diversity and abundance of predatory insects in oil palm plantations.
The Prevalence of Vibrio cholerae and Vibrio parahaemolyticus Virulence Genes and Multiple Antibiotics Resistant (MAR) Assessment from Local Shrimp Farm in Sarawak
Authors: DAYANG NAJWA AWG BAKI  , ELEXSON NILLIAN  , DALENE LESEN
Published: June 2023

Excessive and improper antibiotic use in animals raised for human consumption can increase the risk of antibiotic-resistant infections, causing more harm and higher treatment costs. This study examined the virulence genes and antibiotic susceptibility of Vibrio cholerae and V. parahaemolyticus, two bacteria that can affect public health. A total of 32 water samples were collected from August to December 2021 from a shrimp farm in Sarawak. Ten (n = 10) V. cholerae and ten (n = 10) V. parahaemolyticus presumptive isolates were identified and purified using selective agar and duplex-PCR method. The results showed that 70% of V. cholerae isolates contained rtxA and 90% of V. cholerae isolates contained rtxC while tdh and trh were not found in V. parahaemolyticus isolates. Antibiotic susceptibility testing showed that all V. cholerae and V. parahaemolyticus isolates were resistant to at least one antibiotic with the mean Multiple Antibiotic Resistance (MAR) indices of 0.34 for V. cholerae and 0.24 for V. parahaemolyticus. The MAR index of 0.20 and greater indicates that antibiotics are heavily contaminating the shrimp farm water. This study highlights the need for the proper administration of antibiotics in shrimp farming environments to reduce the risk of antibiotic-resistant infections caused by V. cholerae and V. parahaemolyticus. Water treatment should also be implemented before being released back to the environment to lessen the negative impact brought by the rearing of shrimp from a highly contaminated source.
INVESTIGATING ANXIETY ABOUT TEACHING A FOREIGN LANGUAGE AMONG EFL TEACHERS PURSUING THEIR POSTGRADUATE STUDIES
Authors: Gannoun Hameed , Kunt Naciye , Deris Farhana Diana
Published: June 2023

In the discipline of teaching English, scholars and even language teachers have long been interested in foreign language teaching anxiety (FLTA). With the increasing proliferation of English as a foreign language (EFL), there is a lack of comprehensive research on FLTA among EFL teachers. Therefore, the current study examines FLTA among 48 EFL teachers during their postgraduate programme at a public university in Northern Cyprus. The current analysis included the administration of the Teacher Foreign Language Anxiety Scale (TFLAS) and interviews. According to the results, the participants experienced varying degrees of foreign language teaching anxiety, and anxiety levels do not correlate with participants’ gender and teaching. The findings also revealed that fear of making mistakes was the primary factor that could induce language teaching anxiety. This study contributes to the existing body of prior research on FLTA with valuable contextualised data that could help alleviate anxiety levels experienced by EFL teachers.
Sarcasm in Sarawakian NgekTsaiArmy Official YouTube Videos
Authors: Abdul Wahab Hamidah , Jackson Jessica Nuwie
Published: June 2023

Sarcasm typically uses particular phrases in a figurative sense, and occasionally contains insults or reproaches, which makes it unpleasant to hear. However, in certain context, sarcasm is also used to make remarks, criticism, or advice towards an individual or a group of people, related to an issue. This study analyses the use of sarcasm in NgekTsaiArmy Official YouTube videos, a channel managed by NgekTsai who is a famous social media influencer or vlogger from Sarawak. The method of content analysis is used in analysing data from the utterances of the characters in videos with themes of family, society, education, work, and culture. The data were analysed based on the Speech Act Theory (Searle, 1969). The findings of the study show that there are four types of language acts that exist in the NgekTsaiArmy Official videos, namely assertive, directive, expressive, and commissive. Although this language act contains elements of sarcasm, it is uttered mostly with the aim of making the public aware of current issues, thus providing useful and positive input to the public. In addition, the culture and dialect of the Sarawak Malay community are also highlighted by NgekTsai in a unique way that attracts the attention of its viewers.
PEMANFAATAN KULIT ARI KEDELAI SEBAGAI ADSORBEN ASAM LEMAK BEBAS PADA MINYAK JELANTAH
Authors: Dheyana Dwi Kartikasari  , Dyah Nur Afia  , Wianthi Septia Witasari  , Mufid Mufid
Published: June 2023

Penggunaan minyak jelantah secara berulang berdampak buruk bagi kesehatan karena memiliki kandungan FFA (Free Fatty Acid) yang melebihi standar SNI 7709:2019 (kualitas minyak goreng sawit). Kadar FFA minyak jelantah dalam penelitian ini sebesar 0,82%. Berdasarkan permasalahan tersebut, solusi yang dapat dilakukan adalah regenerasi minyak dengan metode adsorpsi. Adsorpsi kali ini menggunakan adsorben dari limbah kulit ari kedelai. Sehingga, penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui efektivitas adsorben kulit ari kedelai dalam menurunkan FFA pada minyak jelantah dalam kurun waktu kontak yang ditentukan. Kulit ari kedelai diserbukkan hingga berukuran 70 mesh. Kulit ari kedelai ditambahkan ke minyak jelantah dengan takaran 15 gram untuk 100 ml minyak jelantah dengan variasi waktu kontak 2x12 jam, 3x12 jam, 4x12 jam, dan 5x12 jam di tiap wadah yang berbeda. Hasil menunjukkan bahwa kadar FFA justru meningkat pada waktu kontak 2x12 jam sampai 4x12 jam. Namun, semakin lama perendaman, kadar FFA semakin menurun. Waktu kontak 5x12 jam merupakan waktu terbaik dalam mengadsorb FFA karena dapat menurunkan kadar FFA dari 0,82% menjadi 0,66%, menaikan kadar air minyak sebanyak 0,002%, dan menyerap warna minyak jelantah yang awalnya hitam kecoklatan menjadi coklat. Dengan ini, dapat disimpulkan bahwa penelitian ini telah sesuai literatur yang menyatakan bahwa semakin lama waktu bersinggungan adsorben dan adsorbat maka penyerapan adsorbat makin banyak. Namun, belum bisa menurunkan kadar FFA hingga sesuai SNI 7709:2019. Maka dari itu, perlu penelitian lanjutan terkait aktivasi adsorben yang tepat agar adsorben dapat mengadsorb FFA secara optimal.
STEMI patients receiving percutaneous coronary intervention for a culprit lesion with coronary artery bifurcation—efficacy and safety of the jailed semi-inflated balloon
Authors: Lin Tzu-Hsiang , Chen Kuan-Ju , Hu Yu-Cheng , Chang Keng-Hao , Lai Chih-Hung , Liu Tsun-Jui , Lee Wen-Lieng , Su Chieh-Shou
Published: June 2023

Background

We aimed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of the ‘jailed semi-inflated balloon technique’ (JSIBT) for side branch (SB) protection in STEMI patients with a culprit lesion involving a coronary artery bifurcation while undergoing emergent percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).

Methods

We treated between Jan, 2011 and Jun, 2020, a total of 264 STEMI patients with a culprit lesion that involved a coronary artery bifurcation using primary PCI. In 30 patients, SB was protected by JSIBT (the JSIBT group). In 234 patients, SB was either protected or not protected by a placed wire (the non-JSIBT group).

Results

In both groups, after PCI procedure, TIMI flows of main vessel (MV) and SB were increased significantly compared with their measurements before the procedure. TIMI flows of post-procedural MV were similar between the two groups. In the JSIBT group, TIMI flows of SB both peri-procedure and post-procedure measurements were significantly greater than the non-JSIBT group. Despite a higher incidence of SB dissection in the JSIBT group, no inter-group difference was found in their total SB complications (like SB dissection, SB occlusion, wire entrapment or balloon rupture/entrapment). While JSIBT was an independent predictor for the SB TIMI 3 flow measured at the end of primary PCI, it was not an independent predictor for SB complications.

Conclusion

The use of JSIBT as a method of SB protection during primary PCI not only provided better SB protection, but it also had a similar rate of SB complications compared with those with or without prior application of SB wire. This technique may be an effective method of protecting SB for STEMI patients involving coronary artery bifurcation and underwent emergent PCI.
Assessment purposes and methods used by EFL teachers in secondary schools in Jordan
Authors: Swaie Malak , Algazo Muath
Published: June 2023

This study examines the purposes and methods of classroom-based assessment (CBA) used by English as a Foreign Language (EFL) teachers in secondary schools in Jordan. The study data was collected through an online questionnaire that surveyed 54 participants and follow-up semi-structured interviews with three teachers. The questionnaire data were analyzed in SPSS using descriptive statistics, while the interviews were transcribed and coded for recurrent themes. The data showed that teachers use assessment to achieve various goals, including those related to students’ performance, instruction, and administration. The study also found that teachers employed a range of assessment methods of which teacher-made tests was the most common. Additionally, teachers’ choices of assessment methods were found to be influenced by factors such as the National Exam (Tawjihi), students’ proficiency level, as well as their own knowledge of assessment. These findings have implications for prompting awareness among EFL stakeholders in Jordan about the vital role of CBA and the necessity to improve teacher training and professional development programs in order to enhance teachers’ assessment knowledge and practices.
Revisiting manipulatives in the learning of geometric figures
Authors: Ponte Rita , Viseu Floriano , Neto Teresa B. , Aires Ana Paula
Published: June 2023

Over time, teaching materials, such as manipulatives, have acquired a key role in promoting students’ understanding of mathematical knowledge. These materials play an important resource in student learning, including a recreational role that promotes motivation and a dynamic role in the understanding of concepts in which students are involved in the learning activities. Based on these assumptions, this study aims to investigate the contribution of manipulative materials in the learning of geometric figures by elementary school students. Adopting a qualitative and interpretative approach, data were collected through students’ written records, and audio and video record of students’ activities. The results show that students explored, manipulated, and constructed representations of triangles, squares, rectangles, circles, and other geometric figures, distinguishing them from each other through shape and properties. In particular, through manipulation of shapes with manipulatives students realized that a square is a rectangle but the inverse is not true.
Bullied, anxious and skipping school? the interplay of school bullying, school anxiety and school absenteeism considering gender and grade level
Authors: Schlesier Juliane , Vierbuchen Marie-Christine , Matzner Matthias
Published: June 2023

Introduction

The topics of bullying, school anxiety and school absenteeism are of steady interest for the scientific community in recent decades. However, it seems surprising that investigations into the combination of these constructs are rare, especially considering their interconnectedness. Due to the lack of joint investigation of these factors, it is hardly possible to compare results of these related, yet distinct factors across other studies, let alone the predictive power of specific factors. The goal of the current study is to investigate how bullying, school anxiety and school absenteeism are related, considering the variables gender and grade level.

Methods

For this purpose,N= 195 secondary school children in the 7th–9th grades in northern Germany were surveyedviaself-report questionnaires and additionally collecting their school records. We present complex descriptive analyses with scales and subscales of bullying, anxiety and absenteeism. Further, a structural equation modelling (SEM) approach is utilized to discover the interconnectedness of the constructs.

Results

On the one hand, the descriptive statistics show significant gender and grade level differences regarding bullying and anxiety. On the other hand, the SEM reveals that high values on the bullying victim scale are accompanied by significantly higher school displeasure (anxiety). School displeasure—as well as high bullying offender values—are associated with significantly more days of absence from school.

Discussion

We discuss how school environment improvement through specific interventions such as the cognitive-behavioral approach, could aid to ameliorate this issue.
Identification of SERPINA1 promoting better prognosis in papillary thyroid carcinoma along with Hashimoto’s thyroiditis through WGCNA analysis
Authors: Zhang Yihan , Xie Xin , Zhou Hong , Li Bingxin , Ding Li , Cai Zhaogen , Song Huaidong , Zhao Shuangxia , Xu Huanbai
Published: June 2023

Background

Hashimoto’s thyroiditis (HT) is an autoimmune thyroid disease. Papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) is the most common endocrine cancer. In recent years the rate of coexistence between PTC and HT has increased but the relationship between them remains unclear, meaning it is necessary to find potential biomarkers for PTC coexistence with HT to predict its potential pathways.

Method

A co-expression network was constructed using the weighted gene co-expression network analysis (WGCNA) in the R package. The modules of PTC associated with HT (PTC-W) were identified from the GSE138198 dataset. Protein-protein interaction network (PPI) was used to screen the hub genes. Immunohistochemical (IHC) analysis was performed to validate the expression of the hub genes in tissues. Clinical data from The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) datasets were used to analyse the prognosis of the hub genes. Gene set enrichment analysis (GSEA) was used to screen potential pathways of PTC-W.

Result

The MEbrown module representing the most significant module, with 958 differentially expressed genes (DEGs), was screened in PTC-W, based on WGCNA analysis. Through PPI, SERPINA1 was identified as a hub gene. Immunostaining validated that SERPINA1 was highly expressed in PTC-W. Moreover, PTC-W expressing SERPINA1 exhibits a better prognosis than PTC without HT (PTC-WO).

Conclusion

Our study demonstrates that SERPINA1 promotes the occurrence of PTC-W, and its prognosis is better than PTC-WO. SERPINA1 promotes a better prognosis for PTC-W, possibly through a tumour inhibition signalling pathway.
New perspectives in functional hypogonadotropic hypogonadism: beyond late onset hypogonadism
Authors: Spaziani Matteo , Carlomagno Francesco , Tarantino Chiara , Angelini Francesco , Vincenzi Ludovica , Gianfrilli Daniele
Published: June 2023

Functional hypogonadotropic hypogonadism (FHH) is an increasingly frequent condition, whose pathological mechanisms are not yet fully clarified. The concept of FHH has now completely replaced that of late onset hypogonadism, that only concerned the ageing man. FHH is the result of an impairment of the hypothalamic-pituitary gonadal axis (HPG-A) function, resulting in decreased testosterone concentrations associated with low or inappropriately normal gonadotropin levels and infertility; it can be diagnosed once organic causes of hypogonadism are excluded. The growing occurrence of FHH derives from its association with widespread conditions, such as obesity and diabetes mellitus, but also to the increasing ease and frequency of use of several drugs, such as opioids, glucocorticoids, and sex steroids. Moreover, given the tendency of many subjects to excessive physical activity and drastic reduction in caloric intake, FHH may also be secondary to low energy availability. Finally, the association with HIV infection should not be overlooked. Therefore, there is an important variability in the diseases that can lead to FHH. Despite the heterogeneity of the underlying pathologies, the mechanisms leading to FHH would seem quite similar, with the initial event represented by the impairment at the HPG-A level. Nevertheless, many different biological pathways are involved in the pathogenesis of FHH, therefore the aim of the current paper is to provide an overview of the main relevant mechanisms, through a detailed analysis of the literature, focusing specifically on pathogenesis and clinical, diagnostic and therapeutic aspects.
Should we exploit flexibility of chemical processes for demand response? Differing perspectives on potential benefits and limitations
Authors: Bielefeld Svenja , Cvetković Miloš , Ramírez Andrea
Published: June 2023

Electrification of processes and utilities is considered a promising option towards the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions from the chemical industry. Therefore, electricity demand is expected to increase steeply. Since the sources of future low-carbon electricity are variable in nature, there is a need for strategies to match availability and demand. Literature identified the flexibility of chemical processes as one promising strategy to address variability. This study aims to provide insights into how stakeholders from the power sector and the chemical industry consider flexibility in chemical processes and to identify key benefits and bottlenecks. For this article, we combined a review of peer-reviewed and grey literature with stakeholder interviews to map and describe the state of the art of flexible chemicals production, and to identify requirements for further research. The main drivers to investigate the flexibility potential are first, the contribution to energy system reliability, and second, potential cost savings for the industry. Main limitations are considered to be first, the uncertain economic performance of flexible processes due to investment costs, reduced production and uncertain revenues from flexible operation, and second, the complexity of the implementation of flexibility.
Size effect of mechanical characteristics of sandstone and granite under uniaxial compression
Authors: Kong Lulin , Wu Jie , Wang Haige , Shi Xiangchao , Gao Leiyu , Zhuo Xiao , Chen Shuai
Published: June 2023

The accurate evaluation of the mechanical properties of rocks is crucial to the design of large-scale projects, such as the construction of dams and bridges, the excavation of tunnels, and petroleum engineering research. In this study, experiments pertaining to the size effect of sandstone and granite were performed on small square samples of 10–25 mm. It was found that the elastic modulus of sandstone and granite decreases significantly with increasing size. The uniaxial compressive strength, however, follows a different trend. When the size of the sample increases from 10 to 25 mm, the uniaxial compressive strength of sandstone increases by approximately 12%. However, the strength of granite decreases by 35% as the size increases. The discrepancies in the failure of sandstone and granite are apparent, and the failure patterns of the same rock do not vary with size. Sandstone mostly suffers from split damage, whereas granite mainly suffers from shear failure. Contemporary studies have found that the mechanical properties of rocks are closely related to the sizes of the samples. However, these studies have primarily focused on the size effect of rocks, whose samples sizes were greater than 30 mm in diameter. The understanding constructs the relationship between the strength transformation of different sizes of rocks, which is of great significance for practical engineering applications.
Decision-making model of sustainable ecological environment management based on enterprise environmental management under a low-carbon economy
Authors: Li Xiaoao , Gao Jiangang
Published: June 2023

With the development of industrialization, ecological and environmental problems have become increasingly prominent. In addition, the direct burning of crop straw and livestock manure also causes serious damage to the ecological environment. From the perspective of low-carbon economy, in order to promote the sustainable development of the ecological environment, this paper puts forward the idea of integrating the environmental management of enterprises, establishes the decision-making model of ecological environment management, and carries out related research. The experimental results show that the average error of cross-section water quality prediction is 2, the average error of pollutant discharge prediction is 2.1, and the highest ecological security degree is 1.28. The data show that the system dynamics method can effectively reduce the section water quality prediction error and pollutant discharge prediction error of the management decision-making model, and improve the accuracy of the model prediction. In the analysis experiment of the biomass energy potential of agricultural waste, livestock manure and straw waste accounted for 59.26% and 30.18% of the total, respectively. It can be seen that agricultural waste has a high content of convertible biomass energy, which can provide a large amount of renewable energy for human beings.
Using dual stable isotopes method for nitrate sources identification in Cao-E River Basin, Eastern China
Authors: Li Jiangnan , Sun Qianhang , Lei Kun , Cui Liang , Lv Xubo
Published: June 2023

Excess nitrate (NO3−) of water is a worldwide environmental problem. Therefore, identifying the sources and analyzing respective contribution rates are of great importance for improving water quality. The current study was carried out to identify the potential sources of NO3− pollution in Cao-E River basin, in Eastern China. Surface water samples were collected during the dry season and wet season. Multiple hydrochemical indices, dual NO3− isotopes (δ15N–NO3− and δ18O–NO3−) and a Bayesian model (stable isotope analysis in R, MixSIAR) were applied to identify NO3− sources and estimate the proportional contributions of multiple NO3− sources. During the sampling period, nitrification was a dominant nitrogen transformation process in the study area. The results of the NO3− isotopes suggested that manure and sewage (M&S), soil nitrogen (SN) and nitrogen fertilizer (NF) were the major contributors to NO3−. Moreover, the results obtained from the MixSIAR model showed that the proportional contributions of atmospheric deposition (AD), NF, M&S and SN to NO3− were 2.82, 15.45, 44.25, 37.47% and 3.14, 23.39, 31.78, 41.69% in the dry and wet season, respectively. This study provided evidence to further understand the sources, transport, and transformation of N in Cao-E River basin, which deepens the understanding of the management of N contaminant.
A comprehensive investigation of lipid-transfer proteins from Cicer arietinum disentangles their role in plant defense against Helicoverpa armigera-infestation
Authors: Saxena Harshita , Negi Harshita , Keshan Radhika , Chitkara Pragya , Kumar Shailesh , Chakraborty Amrita , Roy Amit , Singh Indrakant K. , Singh Archana
Published: June 2023

Lipid Transfer Proteins (LTPs) play a crucial role in synthesizing lipid barrier polymers and are involved in defense signaling during pest and pathogen attacks. Although LTPs are conserved with multifaceted roles in plants, these are not yet identified and characterized in Cicer arietinum. In this study, a genome-wide analysis of LTPs was executed and their physiochemical properties, biochemical function, gene structure analysis, chromosomal localization, promoter analysis, gene duplication, and evolutionary analysis were performed using in silico tools. Furthermore, tissue-specific expression analysis and gene expression analysis during pest attack was also conducted for the LTPs. A total of 48 LTPs were identified and named as CaLTPs. They were predicted to be small unstable proteins with “Glycolipid transfer protein” and “Alpha-Amylase Inhibitors, Lipid Transfer and Seed Storage” domains, that are translocated to the extracellular region. CaLTPs were predicted to possess 3–4 introns and were located on all the eight chromosomes of chickpea with half of the CaLTPs being localized on chromosomes 4, 5, and 6, and found to be closely related to LTPs of Arabidopsis thaliana and Medicago trancatula. Gene duplication and synteny analysis revealed that most of the CaLTPs have evolved due to tandem or segmental gene duplication and were subjected to purifying selection during evolution. The promoters of CaLTPs had development-related, phytohormone-responsive, and abiotic and biotic stress-related cis-acting elements. A few CaLTP transcripts exhibited differential expression in diverse tissue types, while others showed no/very low expression. Out of 20 jasmonate-regulated CaLTPs, 14 exhibited differential expression patterns during Helicoverpa armigera–infestation, indicating their role in plant defense response. This study identified and characterized CaLTPs from an important legume, C. arietinum, and indicated their involvement in plant defense against H. armigera-infestation, which can be further utilized to explore lipid signaling during plant-pest interaction and pest management.