bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Some Propositions on Mathematical Models of Population Growth
Authors: Salah Jamal
Published: May 2023

In this study, we evoke the limitations of some well-known Ordinary Differential Equation models that apply on the growth/ decay rates of microbial populations. Hence, we propose an alternative perspective by implementing the Caputo's derivative of a function with respect to another function. Furthermore, new concepts: the growth of a population with respect to another population, and the infinite product of the rates of change of a pure culture population or mixed culture population are discussed
CT Angiography: Non-invasive Assessment of Vascular Pathologies
Authors: Kevin Joedon
Published: May 2023

CT Angiography: Non-invasive Assessment of Vascular Pathologies
Diagnostic Imaging in Pediatric Radiology: An Overview
Authors: Tanveer Ahmad
Published: May 2023

Diagnostic Imaging in Pediatric Radiology: An Overview
The Role of Visualization in Genomics Data Analysis Workflows: The Interview
Authors: L'Yi Sehi , Wang Qianwen , Gehlenborg Nils
Published: May 2023

The diversity of genome-mapped data and analysis tasks makes it challenging for a single visualization tool to fulfill all visualization needs. To design a visualization tool that supports various genomics workflows of users, it is critical to first gain insights into the diverse workflows and the limitations of existing genomics tools for supporting them. In this paper, we conducted semi-structured interviews (N=9) to understand the role of visualization in genomics data analysis workflows. Our main goals were to identify various genomics workflows, from data analysis to visual exploration and presentation, and to observe challenges that genomics analysts encounter in these workflows when using existing tools. Through the interviews, we found several unique characteristics of genomics workflows, such as the use of multiple visualization tools and many repetitive tasks, which can significantly affect the overall performance. Based on our findings, we discuss implications for designing effective visualization authoring tools that tightly support genomics workflows, such as supporting automation and reproducibility.
Speed of Matter is less than Speed of Light
Authors: Annamalai Chinnaraji
Published: May 2023

This paper discusses the mass of light and matter and also the relationship of light and matter in motion.
Genetic Influences on Sibling Bullying and Mental Health Difficulties
Authors: Toseeb Umar , vincent john , Asbury Kathryn
Published: May 2023

Background. Sibling bullying is associated with mental health difficulties; both in the short and long term. It is commonly assumed that sibling bullying leads to mental health difficulties but observational studies rarely allow for such inferences to be made. Method. To ad-dress this gap in knowledge, we used a genetically sensitive design with data from the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (maximum N=3,959). At ages 12-13 years, individuals self-reported their involvement in sibling bullying, as a victim and perpetrator, and parents reported on their child’s mental health difficulties. Polygenic scores, in-dices of genetic risk for psychiatric disorders (major depressive disorder and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder) were computed using children’s genetic data. Regression and structural equation models were fitted to the data. Results. Sibling bullying and polygenic scores both independently predicted mental health difficulties but the relationship between sibling bullying and mental health difficulties was not moderated by genetic risk. Addition-ally, polygenic scores for mental health difficulties were associated with both sibling bully-ing and mental health difficulties. Conclusion. These findings suggest that the relationship between sibling bullying and mental health difficulties is not simply causal; sibling bullying and mental health difficulties may be, at least partly, related due to shared genetic etiology.
The Bodily Self from Psychosis to Psychedelics
Authors: Harduf Amir , Salomon Roy
Published: May 2023

The sense of self is a foundational element of neurotypical human consciousness. We normally experience the world as embodied agents, with the unified sensation of our selfhood being nested in our body. Critically, the sense of self can be altered in psychiatric conditions such as psychosis and altered states of consciousness induced by psychedelic compounds. The similarity of phenomenological effects across psychosis and psychedelic experiences has given rise to the “psychotomimetic” theory suggesting that psychedelics simulate psychosis-like states. Moreover, psychedelic-induced changes in the sense of self have been related to reported improvements in mental health. Here we investigated the bodily self in psychedelic, psychiatric, and control populations. Using the Moving Rubber Hand Illusion, we tested (N=75) patients with psychosis, participants with a history of substantial psychedelic experiences, and control participants to see how psychedelic and psychiatric experience impacts the bodily self. Results revealed that psychosis patients had reduced Body Ownership and Sense of Agency during volitional action. The psychedelic group reported subjective long-lasting changes to the sense of self, but no differences between control and psychedelic participants were found. Our results suggest that while psychedelics induce both acute and enduring subjective changes in the sense of self, these are not manifested at the level of the bodily self. Furthermore, our data show that the bodily self-processing, related to volitional action, is disrupted in psychosis patients. We discuss these findings in relation to anomalous self-processing across psychedelic and psychotic experiences.
Action Identification Characteristics and Priming Effects in ChatGPT
Authors: Fennell Eli
Published: May 2023

Action Identification Theory (Act ID) refers to the traits and mental processes behind how people think about and describe actions in more concrete terms, called Lower-Level Action Identities, or more abstract terms, called Higher-Level Action Identities. Optimal Act ID use is associated with a variety of communicational and conversational goals and outcomes, and is deeply embedded in the structure of human language. ChatGPT is a Large Large Model (LLM)-driven Conversational AI Chatbot, trained on patterns of language and conversational dynamics, including actions and descriptions of actions at different levels of concreteness and abstraction. ChatGPT is therefore a suitable subject for novel forms of Act ID research. Across 3 pre-registered studies, the Behavior Identification Form was used to assess: 1) ChatGPT’s ability to Apply Act ID (Study 1); To measure its default Act ID level (Study 2); and to evaluate its susceptibility to priming-like effects (Study 3). Results revealed that ChatGPT: 1) Can learn and apply Act ID (r = 1.0, p < .000); 2) Displays a high-level default Act ID (M = 20.72, SD = .79); and 3) Can be experimentally induced to select more or fewer lower- or higher-level identities via simple tasks inspired by human research. These findings hold significant implications for optimal human-AI interactions, raise critical questions about the intelligence and safety of these virtual agents, help further our understanding of how Psychological theories and models can improve the study and development of these applications, and may contribute to the broader study of the human mind and consciousness.
A systematic evidence map of the association between cannabis use and psychosis-related outcomes across the psychosis continuum: an umbrella review of systematic reviews and meta-analyses
Authors: Groening Johanna Manja , Denton Emma , Parvaiz Rimsha , Brunet David Losada , von Daniken Aisha , Shi Yiling , Bhattacharyya Sagnik
Published: May 2023

While the legal status and public perception of cannabis are currently changing in many countries, one of the important considerations from a public health viewpoint is its potential association with adverse health outcomes such as the development of psychosis. This has not only led to an increasing number of systematic reviews and meta-analyses that have been published on this topic but also to a concomitant increase in conflicting results which complicates evidence-based decision-making. To address this issue, we conducted an umbrella review of systematic reviews and meta-analyses using the AMSTAR-2 to assess the quality of included reviews. We further created an evidence map to visualize and facilitate the overview of the published evidence synthesis on the association between cannabis use and all psychosis-related outcomes and risk moderators in healthy, high-risk, and clinical populations. Overall, we found 32 systematic reviews and meta-analyses. Based on a synthesis of current evidence, cannabis use is associated with subclinical psychosis states (psychotic-like experiences) and traits (schizotypal personality) in the healthy population, as well as earlier onset and development of psychosis. An association with the clinical-high-risk state for psychosis, attenuated psychosis symptoms and transition to psychosis in this population could not be confirmed. An association between cannabis use and psychosis outcomes in patients with psychotic disorder could solely be confirmed regarding relapse. A dose-response effect and an increased risk of clinically relevant adverse outcomes with earlier cannabis use in adolescents, frequency of use, and potentially, potency of cannabis used have also been shown across the psychosis continuum. The existence of childhood trauma may further increase the risk of development of psychosis, while single nucleotide polymorphisms such as on the AKT1-gene, DRD2-gene, CHRM3-gene and PRX- gene may serve as genetic moderators. Genetic mendelian randomization studies further implicate a bi-directional association between cannabis use and psychosis, however, further research using polygenetic risk scores and epigenetic analyses is warranted. Whether causal effects underlie those associations has not sufficiently been addressed in the evidence synthesis to date. A critical and systematic synthesis of extant evidence provided here may help highlight areas where there is optimal evidence as well as identify gaps in evidence and inform decision-making with clinical and public health implication.
A proposed test for human-level intelligence in AI
Authors: Eagleman David M.
Published: May 2023

The need for a meaningful test for intelligence in AI becomes increasingly pressing as AI systems grow more sophisticated. Several approaches have been proposed for intelligence tests, ranging from solving puzzles, understanding natural language, or learning and adapting to new situations. I here propose that instead of assessing intelligence based on conversational text (Turing test) or creativity (Lovelace test), a superior test assesses the capacity to make scientific discovery. However, it is critical to note there are different categories of such discovery. Level 1 discovery is defined here as piecing together scattered facts in the scientific literature, something that approaches impossibility for a human who cannot read the literature in its entirety nor enjoy perfect recall. Level 1 discoveries will be meaningful and important, but there is an important distinction to be drawn: Level 2 discoveries require the building and simulation of new models rather than simply a joining of facts. Einstein’s discovery of special relativity or Darwin’s proposal of evolution by natural selection are examples that extend beyond simple interpolation and instead require novel frameworks. In summary, scientific discovery can serve as a meaningful test of intelligence – but this requires distinguishing different levels, and in this proposal only Level 2 discoveries will serve to demonstrate human-level intelligence.
Contrastiveness in the context of action demonstration: an eye-tracking study on its effects on action perception and action recall
Authors: Singh Amit , Rohlfing Katharina J.
Published: May 2023

The study investigates two different ways of guiding the addressee of an explanation - an explainee, through action demonstration: contrastive and non-contrastive. Their effect was tested on attention to specific action elements (goal) as well as on event memory. In an eye-tracking experiment, participants were shown different motion videos that were either contrastive or non-contrastive with respect to the segments of movement presentation. Given that everyday action demonstration is often multimodal, the stimuli were created with re- spect to their visual and verbal presentation. For visual presentation, a video combined two movements in a contrastive (e.g., Up-motion following a Down-motion) or non-contrastive way (e.g., two Up-motions following each other). For verbal presentation, each video was combined with a sequence of instruction descriptions in the form of negative (i.e., contrastive) or assertive (i.e., non-contrastive) guidance. It was found that a) attention to the event goal increased for this condition in the later time window, and b) participants’ recall of the event was facilitated when a visually contrastive motion was combined with a verbal contrast.
Software Project Management Top 10 Tips (free e-book) version 1.2
Authors: Williams Ryan
Published: May 2023

Projects have a distinct beginning and end, eliminating any misunderstanding between them and ongoing activities. According to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBoK), projects are "temporary activities undertaken to produce a one-of-a-kind product, service, or outcome." Project Management is the discipline of organising and managing resources so that they deliver all the work necessary to accomplish a project within the scope, timing, and cost restrictions that have been set. Projects have:distinctly defined entities; a beginning and an endpoint; a specific, calculable cost;an element of risk and uncertainty; are non-repetitive and have significant unique features
The level of awareness of medical students of the internship course of Shahid Sadoughi Hospital of Yazd about AIDS
Authors: Mousavi Seyed Alireza , Heidari Faezehsadat , Eghbali Shahin , Fallah Tahere , Hamidfar Mahdie , Shahcheraghi Seyed Hossein
Published: May 2023

AIDS is an immune system deficiency disease. Still, the best way to control AIDS is prevention and awareness about this disease. The aim of the present study was to measure the level of knowledge of medical interns about AIDS. The present study was a cross-sectional study. A questionnaire was used in this research. The studied community included medical interns in 2019 and 2020. Finally, SPSS was used for analyzing. This study was conducted on 211 medical students. There was no significant difference in the knowledge level of the interns in terms of gender. The score of the questionnaire of the students who passed the infectious part was higher. In the current study was proved that the sex and marriage of the students was not effective on the awareness about AIDS.
Nepal’s Development Diplomacy: Road to Prosperity
Authors: Lohani Mohan P.
Published: May 2023

Development diplomacy is crucial to the land-locked and least developed Nepal’s progress and prosperity. It has been more than seven decades since Nepal liberated itself from 104-year-old family autocracy and ushered in democratic rule. Ever since Nepal was admitted to the United Nations in 1955, land-locked Nepal has been categorized as one of the least developed among developing countries (LDCs). Hopefully, Nepal will graduate from LDC status by 2026. The country, faced with numerous development challenges, is effortful in overcoming them through internal policies and programs as well as international cooperation for development. Development diplomacy received priority attention following the restoration of parliamentary democracy in 1990. While the country’s land-locked ness, a geographical disadvantage, cannot be wished away, several task forces set up to recommend measures for the effective and efficient conduct of development diplomacy have identified trade, investment, tourism, foreign employment, and water resource development as major components of such diplomacy. The paper emphasizes the need for Nepal’s diplomatic missions abroad to be actively involved in promoting the country’s economic interests and facilitating all-round development through coordination and regular communication with the government’s line ministries including the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA), National Planning Commission, and the private sector.
Sustainable Development Diplomacy and Nepal’s Foreign Policy
Authors: Shrestha Rajendra Bahadur
Published: May 2023

Sustainable development is one of the great challenges of our time. The unprecedented crisis that we cross today is a blunt reminder of the need for cooperation across borders, sectors, and generations. More than ever international assistance is needed to deal with the Covid-19 crisis and its economic and social impacts. The United Nations has been spearheading major diplomatic efforts: to define sustainable development agenda for the world focusing think globally and acting locally. Sustainable development diplomacy builds on but significantly advances the traditional understanding of diplomacy. This situation calls for a stronger approach toward aid assistance (i.e., development cooperation) and development diplomacy, particularly the cooperation between developed and developing countries. A new understanding is needed to make the fight against poverty sustainable. A systematic approach and a clear framework for cooperation, coordination, and management should be established for multilateral, regional, and bilateral engagements. It has been realized that coordinated diplomacy must be built around networks drawn from several government ministries as well as the private sector and civil society. With the changing global environment over the years, the United Nations has evolved and its importance for Nepal continues to remain even stronger. Both diplomats and practitioners in the field are crucial in making these changes, and they need a good knowledge of what development cooperation is and how it functions since their tasks may include the support to the formulation of policies and strategies, the mobilization and allocation of funds, and negotiation and monitoring of development interventions. This paper has been prepared based on desk studies, utilizing relevant publications and websites.
Telling an Untold Story of Pedagogical Practices in Mathematics Education in Nepal: Envisioning an Empowering Pedagogy
Authors: Lamichhane Basanta Raj , Luitel Bal Chandra
Published: May 2023

Conventional mathematics education practice glorifies the hypothetico-deductive reasoning and accompanying reductionist and piecemeal pedagogy and pushes us into the grips of pouring and 'one-size-fits-all' approach (Freire, 1993; Luitel, 2009; Lamichhane, 2021). It is still being practiced and occupies the dominant role in our schools and universities. In this background, the objectives of this research were to explore the roles of existing pedagogy behind a formation of a transmissionist image of pedagogy, thereby envisioning empowering/ humanizing pedagogical practices. In so doing, I deployed an autoethnography research design (Bochner & Ellis, 2016) under interpretive, critical, and postmodern paradigms (Taylor, Taylor, & Luitel, 2012). Writing as a method of inquiry (Richardson & St. Pierre, 2017) has been used to generate field texts. To interpret and make meaning from the textual information, I have used Habermas's Knowledge Constitutive Interests (Habermas, 1972) and Jack Mezirow's Transformative Learning Theory (Mezirow, 1991) as theoretical referents. I have captured the pedagogical practices under three themes: -practice makes a man perfect! I am a successful teacher; he is our supporter! Please protect him! and I do not know anything! Prepare them for the exam. Likewise, a metaphor of empowering/humanizing pedagogy has been proposed as an inclusive pedagogy. Finally, I revealed that empowering/humanizing pedagogy supports connecting mathematical activities to the lifeworld of the learners. It promotes agentic aspects of the learners and helps them to become informed and conscious citizens so that they can contribute to creating an inclusive and socially just society.
Classical Foundation of Rhetorical Scholarship and its Contributions to Contemporary Rhetorics
Authors: Sharma Bal Krishna
Published: May 2023

Broadly, this article provides a three-fold synoptic sketch of rhetoric. A survey of the historical development of rhetoric that stretches as far back as the fifth century BC in Greece dominates the first part. The major issue, here, highlights the challenges and ambiguities that attend the attempt in defining the term rhetoric. Leading on from this historical survey, the second part casts light on how rhetorical practices advanced beyond the pale of Greek tradition. At the center of this part is a general description of the way rhetoric was practiced and applied in a diverse domain of academic disciplines. The last part focuses on the awareness that rhetoric should be reconstructed and theorized in a new light. Designed on qualitative methodology, especially as an attempt of library research, this paper draws on secondary sources. In addition to providing a general acquaintance, this article tries to carve out the changes that the scholarship of rhetoric has undergone, which might benefit the nascent researchers pursuing rhetorical scholarship in future.
Brief Reviews of Books and Products: librarypunk
Authors: Walker Lizzy
Published: May 2023

A review of the librarypunk Podcast.
Penerepan Metode Waterfall Dalam Pembuatan Sistem Informasi Akuntansi Persediaan Barang Sekali Pakai Pada Dinas Kesehatan Provinsi Kalimantan Barat
Authors: Sabaruddin Raja , Murni Sri , Alfaridzi Fiqih
Published: May 2023

Information technology is now showing many major changes as well as its influence, in the accounting field in particular it can help company management as well as in government, one of the information system activities that can be facilitated is the disposable inventory system. The West Kalimantan Provincial Health Office realized that the recording of inventory of disposable goods was still done manually or not computerized, thus allowing for errors in recording incoming goods, outgoing goods, stock of goods, and making reports. The research method used is data collection, observation, interviews, literature study, system design, analysis of software requirements for system design and software, implementation and unit testing. The design of this website is built using the waterfall model development method and the PHP programming language and utilizes the MySQL database as a database server. The results of this study are the right solution to overcome the problems that exist in the West Kalimantan Provincial Health             Office.   With a computerized system will be very helpful in supporting all activities so as to produce effective and efficient work.
Resettled or Un-settled? : Displaced communities in Bawana region of North-West Delhi from the Social Work Perspective
Authors: Bahmani Sunita , Sawariya Mali Devi
Published: May 2023

The present study is aimed towards exploring the politics of resettlement by studying the quality of life in the resettlement colonies where the displaced communities from yamuna pushta were forced to settle down for the last eighteen years. In the name of development, the urban planners failed to give justice to this evicted families as the eviction forced an unending challenge of livelihood and quality of life that adversely affects these families even till now. Based on data collected from around 150 families through mixed methods research, this research highlights and underlines how unsettled the policy of resettlement is in real terms and its consequences over marginalised communities were interpreted through discourse analysis. Also, this research suggests that inclusiveness and integrated-ness in schemes of resettlement will only be meaningful if and only if it is for the welfare of socially and economically vulnerable sections, in accordance with the Independent India’s constitution and its mandate.
Transgender Athletes in College Sports: A Human Resources and Legal Perspective From 2020 Forward
Authors: Armstrong Jon , Fincher Mark
Published: May 2023

From the chaos of 2020 arose many social conversations, among which were the legal rights of gay and transgender Americans. Landmark cases established precedents for potential legislation and reform regarding the transgender community. One particular issue is that of transgender athletes in college sports. While many are in staunch opposition to a future where people who are born male may play on women’s sports teams in college, legal battles indicate the possibility that gender may cease to be a deciding factor in participation on national and collegiate sports teams. The appropriate management of transgender athletes related issues has consequently become an important issue in human resources for colleges and universities. While college athletes are not currently seen as employees, the people who work with them are. The purpose of this paper is to examine, from a human resource management and legal perspective, the issue of transgender athletes playing college sports in both the court of law and the court of public opinion.
Upaya Meningkatkan Kemampuan Passing Kaki Bagian Dalam Pada Permainan Sepak Bola Dengan Metode Demonstrasi
Authors: Triyanto Sugeng , Daryanto Zusyah Porja
Published: May 2023

The problem in this research is "How to improve the ability to pass the inner leg in soccer games with the demonstration method for fifth grade students at SD Negeri 04 Teluk Kebau, Sekadau Regency?". The purpose of this study was to improve the ability to pass the inner leg in soccer games with the demonstration method for fifth grade students at SD Negeri 04 Teluk Kebau, Sekadau Regency. The problem variable in this research is the passing of the inner leg, and the action variable in this research is the Demonstration Method. demonstration to fifth grade students at SD Negeri 04 Teluk Kebau, Sekadau Regency. The subjects in this study were 15 students of class V, totaling 15 students. From the data analysis, it was found that: (1). The application of the demonstration method in the learning process of the ability to pass the inner leg in a soccer game with the demonstration method in class V SD Negeri 04 Teluk Kebau, Sekadau Regency. This can be seen from the increase in learning to pass the inner leg from the pre-cycle of 26.667% then the first cycle of 53.333% and the second cycle of 86.667%. (2). The positive response experienced a significant increase. This is illustrated by the increase in the value of the student's inner leg passing test from cycle I to cycle II. (3). There is an increase in learning to pass the inner leg using the demonstration method for fifth grade students at SD Negeri 04 Teluk Kebau, Sekadau Regency
PENINGKATAN KESADARAN PATUH MEMINUM OBAT BAGI PASIEN HIPERTENSI DI PUSKESMAS SUNGAI JINGAH
Authors: Syahrina Dahlia , Intannia Difa , Sidauruk Bethy Nurhayaty
Published: May 2023

Hipertensi menjadi salah satu penyakit kronik yang menjadi masalah global yang memerlukan perhatian khusus. Prevalensi hipertensi di Kalimantan Selatan menduduki peringkat pertama di Indonesia. Kepatuhan konsumsi obat dalam mengontrol tekanan darah pasien hipertensi merupakan hal yang sangat penting untuk mengendalikan progresifitas penyakit, masih terdapat pasien yang memiliki tingkat kepatuhan rendah dalam mengkonsumsi obat antihipertensi, khususnya pada pasien lanjut usia. Kegiatan ini bertujuan untuk meningkatkan pengetahuan pasien hipertensi melalui edukasi mengenai pentingnya mengkonsumsi obat dengan rutin dan menjaga pola hidup sehat. Promosi kesehatan ini dilakukan menggunakan metode ceramah, sasaran kegiatan yaitu pasien di Puskesmas Sungai Jingah dan pasien posyandu lansia di Kelurahan Surgi Mufti. Kegiatan dilaksanakan di puskesmas Sungai Jingah dan Posyandu Lansia di Kelurahan Surgi Mufti, dilakukan pretest dan posttest sebagai proses evaluasi kegiatan. Sejumlah 41 pasien terlibat dalam kegiatan ini, terdiri dari 34 wanita dan 7 laki-laki. Hasil kegiatan menunjukkan bahwa terjadi peningkatan terhadap pemahaman peserta tentang kepatuhan minum obat hipertensi. Terjadi peningkatan pada nilai rata-rata pretest dan postest sebesar 30%, dimana nilai rata-rata nilai pretest (67,82%) dan posttest (97,82 %). Edukasi kepada  sasaran meningkatkan pengetahuan mengenai hipertensi dan cara penggunaan obatnya.
PEMBINAAN DAN MANAJEMEN PENYEDIAAN PAKAN HIJAUN BERKECUKUPAN PADA KOMUNITAS PETERNAK KAMBING JALAN DURIAN DESA MANDIANGIN BARAT KECAMATAN KARANG INTAN
Authors: Kirnadi Ari Jumadi , Hidayatullah Arief , Hidayat Muhammad Ilmi , Ifada Inda Ilma
Published: May 2023

Desa  Mandiangin Barat kecamatan Karang Intan merupakan salah satu desa, dimana mayoritas  ini adalah beternak kambing.  Usaha ternak kambing dilakukan oleh beberapa orang  yang tergabung dalam komunitas Peternak kambing dan terpusat di jalan Durian RT.02 Desa Mandiangin Barat. Kegiatan pengabdian masyarakat berupa pembinaan dan bimbingan teknis penyediaan  pakan hijauan berkualitas pada  komunitas peternakan kambing jalan Durian  Desa Mandiangin Barat Kecamatan Karang Intan ini dilaksanakan bertujuan agar anggota mampu mengembangkan  usaha ternaknya sehingga pendapatan  keluarga juga meningkat. Metode yang digunakan dalam pelaksanaan pengabdian ini dalah  : Presentasi, Tanya jawab,  demonstrasi dan pembinaan terhadap peternak kambing. Berdasarkan hasil pelaksanaan kegiatan ini dapat disimpulkan keterlibatan dan peran serta khalayak sasaran cukup tinggi di lihat dari respon dan   tanggapan yang diberikan baik saat penjelasan materi, tanya jawab, demontrasi  lapangan maupun saat pemantauan dan pembinaan di lokasi perkandangan ternak.  Materi yang diberikan dinilai sangat sesuai dengan kebutuhan yang diperlukan dalam  pemeliharaan kambing, hanya saja teknik penyampaiannya disederhanakan melaui  gambar-gambar.  Hasil dari kegiatan pengabdian kepada masyarakat ini membawa prospek yang lebih baik dalam mengelola penyediaan pakan yang berkecukupan untuk kebutuhan ternak kambing.
PELAYANAN PUBLIK WISATA MELALUI TATA KELOLA PEMERINTAHAN DI KELURAHAN SUNGAI JINGAH KOTA BANJARMAISN
Authors: Merdayanty Dewi , Anhar Deli , Hamdi Akhmad Nikrawi , Armidina Nida Pratiwi , Badaruddin Ahmad
Published: May 2023

Tujuan kegiatan Pengabdian Kepada Masyarakat ini focus pada potensi pariwisata di Kelurahan Sungai Jingah dengan menerapkan pelayanan publik wisata melalui tata kelola pemerintahan di Kelurahan Sungai Jingah. potensi pariwisata sebagai faktor penting dalam pembangunan regional, terutama di Kelurahan Sungai Jingah, Kota Banjarmasin. Meskipun Sungai Martapura memiliki kondisi yang hampir konstan sepanjang tahun dan sangat bermanfaat untuk transportasi air, manfaat air sungai telah berkurang dengan adanya pembangunan fasilitas dan infrastruktur darat serta aliran air PDAM ke daerah-daerah terpencil dan pinggiran Banjarmasin. Hal ini telah menyebabkan banyak usaha perahu/sungai sebagai sarana transportasi dan pengangkutan barang dagangan yang banyak yang gulung tikar, sehingga meningkatkan pengangguran bagi masyarakat setempat. Dalam rangka mempertahankan dan meningkatkan kondisi ekonomi, diperlukan identifikasi kelayakan usaha yang diperkirakan memiliki potensi untuk pengembangan daerah ini serta jenis komoditas yang layak untuk dikembangkan guna meningkatkan pendapatan dan kesejahteraan masyarakat. Potensi pariwisata di Kelurahan Sungai Jingah mencakup rumah adat Banjar, Kampung Sasirangan, Mawarung Baimbai, agrowisata kebun rambutan dan jeruk, kebun sehat, kebun binatang, pariwisata sungai Purun, dan madu kelulut. Semua potensi ini dapat dikelola melalui layanan pariwisata publik oleh pemerintah setempat. Untuk membangun potensi pariwisata, perlu dilakukan tata kelola yang memenuhi beberapa kriteria, yaitu kriteria sederhana, partisipatif, akuntabilitas, berkelanjutan, transparansi, dan keadilan. Layanan pariwisata yang ada di Kelurahan Sungai Jingah harus mudah diakses oleh masyarakat, seperti melalui brosur atau media lainnya, dan dapat dinikmati oleh semua orang tanpa diskriminasi.
Influence of Audit Quality, Audit Tenure, and Nature of Industry on Financial Statement Fraud at Main Board Infrastructure Companies Registered in BEI in 2019-2021
Authors: Revaldi Noverta Wiguna , Simbolon Richard Friendly
Published: May 2023

Penelitian dilakukan untuk mengkonfirmasi pengaruh kualitas audit, auditor tenure, KAP tenure, Nature of Industry bagi kecurangan laporan keuangan perusahaan papan utama selama tiga tahun penelitian, kepada tiga puluh tujuh perusahaan dengan total seratus dua belas sampel menggunakan purposive sampling dalam cara pengumpulannya. peneliti menggunakan metode analisis deskriptif dengan regresi linear berganda. Hasil menunjukkan secara simultan kualitas audit, auditor tenure, KAP tenure dan Nature of Industry berpengaruh signifikan terhadap kecurangan laporan keuangan namun secara parsial kualitas audit, KAP tenure, dan Nature of Industry berpengaruh signifikan bagi kecurangan laporan keuangan sedangkan auditor tenure tidak berpengaruh bagi kecurangan laporan keuangan.
Формування дослідницької компетентності учнів при вивченні хімії
Authors: Стрижак Діана , Шиян Надія , Стрижак Світлана , Криворучко Аліна
Published: May 2023

У роботі теоретично обґрунтовано, розроблено та експериментально перевірено технологію формування дослідницької компетентності учнів при вивченні хімії у закладах загальної середньої освіти.

В умовах модернізації освіти основним способом активізації пізнавальної активності школярів є дослідження і творчість. Тому актуальним стає пошук вирішення проблеми формування та розвитку у школярів дослідницької компетентності. Мета дослідження полягає у теоретичному обґрунтуванні, розробленні та експериментальній перевірці технології формування дослідницької компетентності учнів при вивченні хімії у закладах загальної середньої освіти. У процесі дослідження було використано такі методи: теоретичні: вивчення наукових джерел та нормативних документів у галузі освіти, аналіз, синтез, систематизацію, порівняння, узагальнення; емпіричні: педагогічний експеримент (констатувальний і формувальний етапи), опитування, спостереження, бесіду, анкетування, метод експертних оцінок; статистичні: описову статистику та критерій χ2 Пірсона.

У статті обґрунтовано технологію формування дослідницької компетентності учнів при вивченні хімії у закладах загальної середньої освіти у єдності мотиваційно-цільового, змістово-процесуального, рефлексійно-оцінного блоків та наведено результати експериментальної перевірки її ефективності.

Аналіз результатів експериментальної роботи засвідчив ефективність запропонованої технології, що підтверджено позитивною динамікою рівнів сформованості дослідницької компетентності в учнів експериментальної групи.

Особливості технології формування дослідницької компетентності учнів при вивченні хімії полягають у впровадженні різних форм науково-дослідницької роботи учнів в урочний та позаурочний час як невід’ємної частини навчання та комплексному використанні методів навчання: дослідницьких, евристичних, інтерактивних, когнітивних, продуктивних; використанні засобів стимулювання інтересу до планування й організації дослідження (портфоліо, навчальний проєкт, інформаційно-комунікаційні технології тощо).
Роль інформаційно-комунікаційних технологій у професійній підготовці майбутнього вчителя географії
Authors: Браславська Оксана , Рожі Інна
Published: May 2023

У статті охарактеризовано використання інформаційно-комунікаційних технологій у підготовці майбутнього вчителя географії. Проаналізовано теоретичний розгляд цієї теми в працях вітчизняних і зарубіжних авторів. Описано інформаційні системи, які застосовують у процесі навчання географії. Охарактеризовано професійну підготовку в педагогічному університеті, яка потребує не лише ознайомлення здобувачів вищої освіти із сучасними інформаційними технологіями, а й орієнтована на формування в них необхідних якостей і компетенцій, що дозволяють здійснювати професійну освітню діяльність на високому рівні. При цьому створюються можливості для автоматизації необхідних розрахунків, візуалізації досліджуваних явищ і процесів, моделювання, а також вимірювання та безпосереднього керування діяльністю зовнішніх об‟єктів зберігання, аналізу та представлення інформації. Безпосередня робота над процесом формування професійних компетентностей майбутніх учителів географії в умовах закладу вищої освіти ґрунтується на дотриманні важливих принципів, одним із яких є принцип гуманізації, що забезпечує наявність для кожної людини вільного вибору, рівня сформованості інформаційної компетентності. Вона може бути реалізована за рахунок впровадження інформаційних технологій, які є важливим компонентом інформаційних систем. Реалії сучасного світу, викликані процесами інформатизації та глобалізації цивілізації, ставлять нові завдання і породжують нові протиріччя у функціонуванні системи освіти, тому роль інформаційно-комунікаційних технологій у професійній підготовці майбутнього вчителя географії є однією з пріоритетних. Деталізовано актуальність використання інформаційно-комунікаційних технологій та їх компонентів, які є викликом сьогодення та потребою майбутнього вчителя географії у професійній діяльності.
Introduction
Authors: Coleman Simon , Hausner Sondra L.
Published: May 2023

Religion and Society has always been a journal designed to reflect but also to question the grounds on which the anthropology of religion is based. We have promoted a flexible format over the last 13 years, encouraging different styles of writing and modes of academic address. In this sense, the journal is dedicated to both exploring the possibilities and exposing the current limitations of anthropological research. All of these aims, including their remit to query what we study and how we do so, are fully evident in this volume, which contains, even by our own standards, an unusually wide range of approaches, formats, and challenges to our field.
Around David Henig's Remaking Muslim Lives
Authors: Wanner Catherine , Lambek Michael , Iqbal Basit Kareem , Robbins Joel , Henig David
Published: May 2023

Around David Henig's Remaking Muslim Lives: Everyday Islam in Postwar Bosnia and Herzegovina Urbana, Chicago: University of Illinois Press, 2020, paperback, 210 pages
Politics of the Visible and the Invisible
Authors: Conejo Muñoz Jessica Fernanda , Veloza-Franco Daniel , de Icaza Lizaola Julieta
Published: May 2023

In this article, we analyze and compare photographic images from some of the most widely circulated Japanese and American high school history textbooks regarding their treatment of the Pacific War. We focus on the visual component of war technology, the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and the visibility or invisibility of women, especially regarding the comfort women issue. We argue that images in the textbooks are articulated by a dialectic relationship between the visible and the invisible as a political question, thinking about the “off-screen space” as the structural principle of what we see. The textbooks’ visual memories about the Pacific War are not only influenced by what is shown but also by what is omitted and virtually depicted in the surrounding media.
Zinc Removal from Industrial Wastewater by Electro-Coagulation Process
Authors: K. Shakir Ibtehal , S. Sabeeh Nawras
Published: May 2023

Electro coagulation treatment was used for zinc removal from electroplating wastewater of the State Company for Electrical Industries . This wastewater, here consists zinc ions with maximum concentration in solution of 90 ppm .

The parameters that influenced the wastewater treatment are: current density in the range  1-1.4 mA/cm2, pH  in the range 5-10, temperature in the range 25-45°C and time in the range 10-180 minute.

The research is a laboratory experimental type using batch system for electrical process with direct current. The cell comprised of aluminum electrode as anode and stainless steel electrode as cathode. Thirty experiments and one hundred fifty sample lab tests were carried out in this research to study the effect of the mentioned parameters on the efficiency of the removal process .

Experimental work of this research proved a higher efficiency about 95 % removal of zinc from wastewater at 1. 4 mA/cm2, in alkaline media at pH equal 10 and temperature 45°C.
Corrosion Inhibition of Aluminum Alloy in 50% Ethylene Glycol Solution
Authors: Rassoul G. A. , M. Kassim Dhia El-Din , H. EsSebbagh Baseem
Published: May 2023

The present study was conducted to evaluate the effect of different inhibitors on the corrosion rate of aluminum in 50% (v/v) ethylene glycol solution at 80°C and pH 8.0 in which the electrochemical technique of linear sweep voltammetry was employed to characterize each inhibitor function and to calculate the corrosion rate from Tafel plots generated by a computer assisted  potentiostat.

It is found that both sodium dichromate and borax reduces the corrosion rate by polarizing the anodic polarization curve while sodium phosphate, potassium phosphate, and sodium benzoate reduces the corrosion rate by polarizing both the anodic and cathodic  polarization curve.

When inhibitor concentration increases from I g/l up to 3 g/l, the inhibitor efficiency increases from 50% up to 85% for borax, from 64% up to 71% for sodium dichromate, and from 66% up to 82% for sodium phosphate, while constant inhibitor efficiency of about 55% and 50%for potassium phosphate and sodium benzoate were obtained respectively.
Concentration of Hydrogen Peroxide by Batch Distillation Column
Authors: H. sulaymon Abbas , H.A l-Karaghouli Abdul-Rezzak , I. Ghulam Sattar
Published: May 2023

An investigation was conducted to study the concentration of hydrogen peroxide by vacuum distillation. The effect of the process variables (such as vacuum pressure, reflux ratio, time of distillation, and packing height of the column used in the distillation process) on the concentration of hydrogen peroxide were investigated. During the third stage of distillation (95 wt.%) concentration was obtained.

Box-Wilson central composite rotatable design is used to design the experimental work for the mentioned variables. It was found that the concentration of hydrogen peroxide increases with Increasing vacuum pressure, decreasing reflux ratio, increasing the time of distillation and increasing the packing height.

The second order polynomial regression analysis of the objective response (concentration of hydrogen peroxide). with respect to the four  variable, using statistical program gave the following  equations:

Y1 = 54.87 - 0.27 P - 81.45 R .+ 16.36 t + 0.69 H + 55.67 R2 - 0.0035 H2

Y2  = 104.04 - 0.44 P - 140.62 R + 19.8 t + 0.211 H + 0.0018 P+ 105.25 R2-3.33 r

Y3  = 83.79 - 0.18 P - I 9.04 R + I J.14 t - 0.094 H - 0.0047 P 2 - 26.78 R2 - 2.78 t2
Quality Improvement of Spent Lubricating Oil
Authors: A.-K. Mohamme Abdul-Halim , M. Kassim Dhia El-Din , M. Hassan Huda
Published: May 2023

The acidity of spent lubricant was treated using sodium hydroxide solution. The effect of three variables on the treatment have been studied . These are mixing time rangingfrom 5-35 minutes, NaOH to lubricant weight ratio ranging from  0.25-1.25 and weight percentage  of NaOH ranging from  2-6 % .

The experimental design of Box-Wilson method is adopted to find a useful relationship between the three controllable variables and the lowering in the acidity of the spent lubricant. Then the effective variables and interactions are identified using the statistical analysis(F-test) of  three variable fractional design. The mathematical model is well represented  by a second order polynomial.

By the analysis of the experimental results, the best treatment conditions which achieved an acceptable acidity of the spent lubricant are 20 minutes mixing time ,  1 weight ratio of NaOH  to spent lubricant and 4.5 weight percentage  of N aOH. At these condition the acidity of the lubricant decreases from  0.62 to 0.0602 mg KOH/g oil.
The Production of Ethanol from Sugar Beet Waste by Immobilized Saccharomyces Cerevisiae
Authors: Al-Hilo Jasim , J. Mohammed Thamir , A. Al-Naime Rana
Published: May 2023

Saccharomyces Cerevisiae cells were immobilized in calcium alginate beads and activated charcoal for use in theproduction of ethanol from batch fermentation of sugar beet waste. Treatment of the waste with NaOH to increase theability of lignocellulose material to hydrolysis by acid (2N H2SO4) to monosaccharide and disaccharide (mainly glucos).The high reducing sugar concentration obtained was equal to 9.2gm/100ml (10Brix) after treatment. Fermentationparameters, are (pH, glucose concentration (2.5-25 gm/100ml), immobilized agent concentration (2.5-25 gm/100ml)were studied to find the optimum physiological condition. And the highest ethanol concentration obtained from thefermentation in the presence of 20%(wt/v) calcium alginate was (9.322%(wt/v)) at 13.75%(wt/v) glucose concentrationand pH 5 .The experimental results were correlated by empirical second order polynomial equation with correlationcoefficient 96.734% and variance 93.574%
Health of Left behind Families of Overseas Migrants
Authors: Aziz Rashida , Mohyuddin Anwaar , Aziz Fehmi
Published: May 2023

Health education is least prioritized, in economically sustained households. To measure the influence of migration on the wellbeing of the rural community District Rawalpindi. In qualitative study, purposive sampling was used. Key informant, in-depth interviews, participant observation carried out. Disease prevalence, found observable. International remittance reflected impact on nutritious diet in sickness but people seemed careless about health despite of sustained financial resource. They seemed to become decisively conscious about healthy life and its value unless any family member went through severe disease consequences and sickness. Remittances broadened choices to seek health care preferences among modern medicines and traditional healing methods. Lack of awareness to manage sickness and diseases, people found deprived of health education. Remittances accelerated the reduction in disease financial burden but least productive behaviors towards health. The study revealed health education and disease awareness is mandatory for rural dwellings to achieve Sustained Development Goals (SDGs- 2030).
Relationship between Sports Participation and University Students' Social Perfectionism
Authors: Bibi Iffat , Kausar Sadia , Mahreen Sadia
Published: May 2023

The background of the study at hand described the Relationship between Sports Participation and the Development of Social Perfectionism among University Female Athletes of Punjab. Social perfectionism was analyzed from four perspectives like self-esteem, self-confidence, self-acceptance and self-discipline. The population for the study comprised of (462) university female athletes who had participated at intercollege and inter-varsity sports competitions randomly selected from Eight (08) public sector universities of Punjab. A structured questionnaire on a Likert scale ranging from strongly agree (SA) to strongly disagree (SDA) was developed and used after pilot testing checked through respondents of sampled university female athletes adopting a Cronbach's Alpha method of reliability. The researcher set a 0.05 value for testing the set hypotheses of the study. The data have shown that sports participation is highly correlated with different dimensions of social perfectionism like self-esteem, self-confidence, self-acceptance and self-discipline. At the same time, it was noticed that self-confidence was the most dominant factor developed through sports participation among female athletes of the university. Likewise, the data have revealed that those athletes who had participated in individual sports for four or more than four years had obtained higher mean score on Social Perfectionism Questionnaire (SPQ) than those who had participated in team sports for less than four years. Keeping in view the utility and importance of sports in the lives of students, particularly in empowering girls, it is obligatory to encourage a sports culture and involve the girls in peaceful sports.