bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Penerapan Model Pembelajaran Probing-Prompting Dalam Meningkatkan Kemampuan Kognitif Mahasiswa Berdasarkan Perbedaan Gender
Authors: Hijriani Lailin , Simarmata Justin Eduardo , Laja Yosepha Patricia Wua
Published: May 2024

Deskriptif kuantitatif dan deskripstif kualitatif merupakan metode penelitian yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini. Subjek penelitian berjumlah 22 orang. Subjek penelitian yang berjumlah 22 orang dilibatkan pada saat proses pembelajaran untuk melihat efektivitas penerapan model pembelajaran Probing-Prompting, sedangkan untuk melihat perbedaan kemampuan kognitif subjek penelitian berdasarkan gender, dipilih 6 orang subjek dari 22 orang subjek dengan teknik purposive sampling yaitu subjek yang memenuhi kriteria yang sesuai dengan kemampuan awal matematika terdiri dari 3 mahasiswa dan 3 mahasiswi. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa  penerapan model pembelajaran Probing-Prompting efektif diterapkan dalam  proses pembelajaran. Hal ini didasarkan pada pencapaian hasil belajar klasikal dengan rata-rata nilai sebesar 81,77  masuk dalam kategori baik, ketika proses pembelajaran berlangsung subjek penelitian mampu merespon dengan baik setiap pertanyaan yang diajukan oleh dosen. Selanjutnya untuk melihat perbedaan kemampuan kognitif berdasarkan perbedaan gender baik mahasiswa dan  mahasiswi secara berturut-turut memperoleh rata-rata nilai sebesar 86,67 dan 98 masuk dalam kategori sangat baik. Kemampuan kognitif mahasiswa sampai pada level 5 yaitu mengevaluasi (C5) sedangkan kemampuan kognitif mahasiswi sampai pada level mencipta (C6). Dengan kata lain kemampuan kognitif mahasiswi lebih baik dibandingkan dengan kemampuan kognitif mahasiswa.
Sales Growth, Operating Cash Flow and Stock Price: An Empirical Analysis
Authors: Rachmat Radhi Abdul Halim , Bagja Hafied Noor , Rachman Yoga Tantular
Published: May 2024

This research aims to find out the influence of growth sales and operating cash flow on price shares in the company's property, real estate, and building construction listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange for the 2017-2019 period. The factors tested in this research are growth sales and operating cash flow as variable independent, whereas price share is the dependent variable. The research method used in this research is descriptive. The population in this study is company property, real estate, and building construction registered on the Indonesian Stock Exchange for the 2017-2019 period, totaling 84 companies. The sampling technique used in this research is non-probability sampling method - purposive sampling, so the sample in this study is 46 companies. Multiple linear regression analyses were conducted to assess the extent to which sales growth and operating cash flow impact stock price variations. The results indicate that both sales growth and operating cash flow significantly influence price shares. Furthermore, the analysis reveals that sales growth and operating cash flow collectively account for approximately 45.5% of the variability observed in price shares.
Kelimpahan Dan Keanekaragaman Moluska (Gastropoda Dan Bivalvia) Di Kawasan Pesisir Desa Rebo Kabupaten Bangka
Authors: Agustina Riza , Supratman Okto , Farhaby Arthur M
Published: May 2024

Kawasan Pesisir merupakan ekosistem perairan yang memiliki produktivitas yang tinggi dan mampu mendukung kelangsungan hidup beragam biota akuatik dan sering digunakan sebagai tempat dilakukannya berbagai aktivitas kehidupan sehari-hari oleh penduduk diantaranya kegiatan perikanan, kegiatan wisata dan kegiatan pertambangan. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk menganalisis kepadatan, keanekaragaman, keseragaman dan dominansi moluska (gastropoda dan bivalvia) serta menganalisis hubungan kepadatan moluska (gastropoda dan bivalvia) dengan faktor lingkungan. Teknik sampling menggunakan metode Transek Kuadrat ukuran 1x1m². Hasil yang didapat pada seluruh stasiun pengamatan yaitu gastropoda sebanyak 13 jenis dan bivalvia sebanyak 9 jenis. Keanekaragaman dalam kategori rendah sampai sedang yang berkisar 0,8760-2,1655. Keseragaman gastropoda dan bivalvia kategori sedang sampai tinggi yang berkisar antara 0,5291-0,8715, dan didominasi oleh jenis gastropoda Pinerella cingulata. Hasil analisis komponen utama (PCA) didapatkan Kepadatan gastropoda menunjukan parameter kedalaman, debu dan liat dan kepadatan bivalvia menunjukan parameter kecerahan, salinitas dan pasir yang memiliki kedekatan tinggi dengan kepadatan yang menjadi faktor pembatas penyebaran atau kelimpahan gastropoda dan bivalvia.
Analisis Komparasi Kandungan Vitamin Anggur Laut (Caulerpa lentillifera) Antara Hasil Budidaya Terkontrol Dengan Hasil Dari Alam
Authors: Syahputro Ichsan , Martini Ni Nyoman Dian , Amelia Jasmine Masyitha , Antara Kadek Lila
Published: May 2024

Rumput laut memiliki berbagai genus salah satunya dari genus Caulerpa atau dikenal dengan anggur laut. Penelitian ini bertujuan mengetahui kandungan tertinggi pada vitamin A, C, dan E Caulerpaentillifera antara budidaya serta dari alam. Hasil Uji HPLC kandungan yang terdeteksi pada C. lentillifera yang di budidaya hanya vitamin E dengan nilai kandungan 0,97 mg/100 gr, untuk vitamin A dan vitamin C tidak dapat terdeteksi. Hasil uji HPLC kandungan vitamin pada C. lentillifera dari alam kandungan vitamin yang terdeteksi yaitu vitamin A dengan nilai 57,07 mg/100 gr dan vitamin E 0,86 mg/100 gr, sedangkan untuk kandungan vitamin C tidak dapat terdeteksi. Parameter kualitas air pada kolam budidaya suhu berkisar suhu 27-31℃, pH 7,9-9,7, salinitas 29-33 ppt, Nitrat 0,1-2,5 mg/l serta fosfat 0,1-2,0 mg/l. Parameter pada perairan daerah Serangan berkisar suhu 28-31℃, pH 9,0-10,3, salinitas 30-32 ppt, Nitrat 0,1-0,2 mg/l, dan fosfat 0,1-0,5 mg/l.
"This Is What The Union Done"
Authors: Woodrum Robert
Published: May 2024

Most history teachers have experienced something like this at least once in their careers: The lecture or assignment bombs, not because we are unprepared or we have pushed our students too far, but because the topics we explore are simply too removed from the daily experiences of our students to have any real meaning. The subjects of our explorations are, therefore, almost unbelievable to the students. They simply shut down, or they become apathetic or alienated.
As a labor historian who has taught at both large universities and small colleges in the South during my brief career, I occasionally have experienced this phenomenon when I discuss the rise of the industrial union movement in the wake of the Great Depression. This period typically occupies a key point in the American and African American history surveys that I have taught over the years. Yet, because the labor movement that rose in the wake of the Great Depression has been in steep decline for decades, most of today's students have little knowledge or understanding of unions or their important role in American history. Often, when I ask students if they have relatives in unions, for example, less than a handful of the 35 or 40 students in the class will raise their hands. Sometimes students who have relatives, even parents who are members of unions, are unaware of the ways that the labor movement has touched their lives.
Mallet, Mussolini And The Origins Of The Second World War
Authors: Benson Joel
Published: May 2024

Taking advantage of newly-released archival materials Robert Mallet has entered the debate on the role played by Fascist Italy in the background to the Second World War. The results confirm Il Duce's aggressive policies and challenge recent Italian scholarship, particularly that of Renzo De Felice, that denies Mussolini's expansionist goals. Resenting Italy's secondary imperial status, Mussolini's fascist imperium was ideologically distinct from previous Italian leaders, recalling the glories of the Roman empire. Mallett insists that such a policy meant war against Britain and France to secure key strategic points in the Mediterranean and the Middle East. Such a policy was not possible without substantial rearmament and compatible allies. Prior to 1935, such an ally was not to be found.
From Content To Process
Authors: Hooper Marie
Published: May 2024

As a historian-teacher, I relied on my own experiences as a student to shape and structure my own teaching. The instructional method preferred by my mentors, colleagues, and even students has always been lecture, with minimal student participation, and I adopted that approach for myself. Lectures often included a smattering of visual arts, music, and video. We told students what to look at, what they were seeing, and how to interpret it. We relied on the benign ignorance of students as we faced the demands of academia: content limited by time, space, exams, cramped schedules, and a heavy teaching load. The students, particularly in survey and general education classes, simply did not know what they were not getting. Semester after semester I fought to get students involved in their own learning. More by instinct than by training, I insisted on student participation in the classroom.
Like most professors teaching World Civilizations, I feel challenged to cover the world in fifteen weeks. During most terms the schedule dictates pace and coverage. Table I provides a brief overview of how I traditionally organized the course and materials I covered.
The New York Times Assignment
Authors: King John
Published: May 2024

Sometimes teachers develop favorite assignments that they use regularly in any number of their courses. 1 I have used and still use "The New York Times Assignment" in every history class I have taught since graduate school, whether at the college or high school level. This is probably the assignment I have changed the least, and it is certainly the most consistent assignment in my collection, because it continues both to be effective in accomplishing the three main objectives that I have for it, and because student feedback on the assignment, at all levels, has been consistently positive.
"The New York Times Assignment" is a simple yet powerful tool that I use to help students accomplish the three major goals that I have set for all of my history courses: to help students make sense of what they are learning, to realize the importance of historical study, and to develop the critical thinking skills of the historian. The assignment is as follows: Find a current news article that is connected to something we have discussed in class. Cut out or print the article, write a one-paragraph summary of the article, and write a one-paragraph explanation of how the subject matter illustrates one of the topics or ideas we have discussed in our class. For some classes, I'll add a third paragraph, explaining how the article illustrates as well one of the major themes of our course. As will become clear-or less clear-below, what J mean by "something we have discussed in class" is open to interpretation. Naturally, depending on the nature of the course and of the students, I modify the assignment to be more or less specific as needed. Otherwise, you now have the gist of it.
Wilson, Patriotic Correctness - Academic Freedom And Its Enemies
Authors: Broadwater Jeff
Published: May 2024

The Chicago writer and liberal activist John K. Wilson observes near the end of Patriotic Correctness that violations of academic freedom in higher education are exceptions to the rule . That conclusion might surprise his readers; Patriotic Correctness otherwise tells a depressing story of the relentless efforts of interest groups, legislators, and college administrators to silence dissent and debate. Conservatives can be targeted, especially by bureaucrats who fear controversy and criticism even more than radical politics. Yet, Wilson writes, it is "a dirty little secret of higher education ... that left-wing political activists encounter the most discrimination of anyone." The results are apolitical teachers, complacent campuses, and apathetic students.
Gates, Jr And Higginbotham, Eds., Harlem Renaissance Lives - From African American National Biography
Authors: Hughes Richard
Published: May 2024

With hundreds of accessible entries on the lives of African Americans directly or indirectly associated with this period, Harlem Renaissance Lives is an ambitious effort to highlight, and sometimes uncover, the role of African Americans in shaping the United States in the twentieth century. While the entries are brief, the book's strength is its breadth with portraits of not only writers, artists, actors, and musicians but also educators, civil rights and labor activists, entrepreneurs, athletes, clergy, and aviators. Students of history will find familiar figures of the period such as Langston Hughes, Josephine Baker, Duke Ellington, Marcus Garvey, W.E.B. Du Bois, and Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. However, the real value of the work is in highlighting, however briefly, the lives of hundreds of lesser-known African Americans. Some figures, such as educator Roscoe Bruce, the son of a U.S. Senator, grew up relatively privileged, but many of the biographies involve African-Americans whose unlikely contributions begin with a background that included slavery and sharecropping. Regardless, each entry includes a valuable bibliography and information about relevant primary sources such as an obituary and archival collections.
Using Music To Enliven The American History Classroom
Authors: Juhnke Eric
Published: May 2024

In my early years in teaching during the mid 1990s, I became excited about the potential use of music in the classroom to enliven my teaching. I learned that popular culture was not only fertile ground for historical study but also an effective tool in aiding students' understanding of the past. As George Lipsitz has explained, students might not know American history, but they know Hollywood movies, television shows, and top-40 hits. Thus, when used effectively, clips from Charlie Chaplain's Modern Times, the sitcom Leave it to Beaver, or the Beatles' White Album help introduce issues of mechanization, postwar conformity, and the counterculture in terms students can comprehend.
As part of my own effort to bring popular culture into the classroom, I began mining the music libraries for contemporary songs to use in my United States since 1865 survey course. One early experiment was to play period music during the first five minutes of class to attract attention and stimulate participation for the lessons that followed. From there I began organizing mini-lectures and discussions around songs and artists to match the topics and themes of the course.
Reilly, Disaster And Human History
Authors: Bontrager Shannon
Published: May 2024

The breakdown of the global economic system in the first decade of the twentyfirst century has shed further light on the incapacity of national governments to plan effectively for and deal with natural disasters. This is perhaps most evident with the Asian Tsunami of 2004, Hurricane Katrina in 2005, and more recently the devastating earthquakes and aftershocks near Port-au-Prince, Haiti, where hundreds of thousands of casualties occurred. But these are only the most recent catastrophes that mankind has dealt with poorly. Reilly's intention with his world history textbook on human interaction with natural catastrophe is "to give readers the necessary historical and scientific knowledge they need to make informed decisions about how to address global warming and other problems raised by mankind's often disastrous interaction with the natural environment." With this goal in mind, the author produces a primer that examines volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, environmental changes, tropical cyclones, floods, tsunamis, famines, and disease and how humans have interacted with environmental tragedy.
Warren And Cantu, Eds., History Education 101
Authors: Marsh Dawn
Published: May 2024

This volume of thirteen essays explores the current state of history education for pre-service teachers. Warren and Cantu divide the essays into three sections: "Context," "Practice," and "New Directions." For educators and academics who share in the education of pre-service history teachers, the topics explored in this collection are, unfortunately, all too familiar. Despite the resurgence of attention paid to the education of history teachers that began in the late eighties and reached its greatest pubic attention with the publication of the National Standards for History in the mid-1990s, it appears there is less interest or investment by academia in this issue now than ever before.
Macdonald, The History Shoppe
Authors: Faegin Jayme
Published: May 2024

The question at the center of J. Fred MacDonald's e-book The History Shoppe is a familiar one for most history teachers. More often than not, students come to survey-level courses with the misconception that history is all about the memorization of obscure facts. MacDonald offers an alternative. The narrative begins when Scott Tennyson, a high school student who fancies himself the "King of History," unexpectedly stumbles upon a mysterious store called "The History Shoppe." Inside, he encounters an intriguing gentleman, Dr. Papadopoulos, who tells Scott that history is not about memorizing disparate facts, but rather about understanding and interpreting the past. Dr. Pop introduce his young student to a special machine, Clio, that transports its passengers into the production world of any film they choose. Scott visits Guernsey in the early years of World War II, explores the United States during the 1950s, and finds himself squarely in the middle of the political minefield that was the New Deal, as he seeks to formulate an answer to the question posed by countless history teachers: What is history?
Prediction of Rock's Brittleness and Dynamic Properties Utilizing Effective Artificial Intelligence Approaches
Authors: Xie Yonggang , Wang Lili , Gu Yonghong , Gu Xiangdong , Chen Shijun , Khajehzadeh Mohammad , Hosseini Saeedeh
Published: May 2024

This research aims to determine the brittleness index (BI) and engineering properties of limestone specimens. In addition, this study evaluates the effect of moisture on the developed models to predict the BI and shear wave velocity (Vs), based on the point load index (Is50), dry and saturated tensile strength (Ts-d and Ts-s), and porosity. Gaussian process regression (GPR), multilayer feed-forward neural network (MFFNN), and multiple linear regression (MLR) predictive models were utilized. Microscopic examination of the limestone specimens revealed that calcite is the predominant mineral. It was observed that samples with higher calcite content exhibited greater brittleness and strength properties while having lower porosity. The results obtained from the MLR analysis demonstrated that it is possible to accurately forecast the brittleness index (BI), as well as the dry and saturated shear wave velocities (Vs-d and Vs-s) at the specific sites under investigation. The moisture effect on developed models showed that Vs prediction in dry conditions (Vs-d) was less accurate compared to the saturated conditions (Vs-s). Conversely, the relationships developed for estimating the BI in dry conditions exhibited higher accuracy. The analysis of all model assumptions using MLR indicated that the models could be reliably utilized. However, the MFFNN and GPR methods were found to be more conservative in estimating these properties. Moreover, the study identified the best transfer function and training algorithm for predicting Vs and BI. The evaluation metrics, such as R2 and RMSE revealed that GPR demonstrated higher precision compared to MFFNN and MLR.
Categorie discrete e percezioni continue: per un lessico delle nuove migrazioni
Authors: Di Salvo Margherita
Published: May 2024

This article investigates 20 qualitative interviews collected with new migrants of Italian origins settled in Toronto (Ontario) and in London (UK). The aim of the study is to identify the identity markers used by migrants to express their feeling of belonging to Italy and to Canada/UK and to position themselves into two different categories, ex­pat and migrants. According to previous quantitative studies, these two labels refer to two different patterns of immigration: expat in fact in­cludes contemporary skilled and temporary migrations, while migrant deals with unskilled migrations. So, the study of identity markers used in qualitative interviews is crucial in order to investigate how migrants position themselves in the host Country.
The results provide evidence of a deep distinction of two different groups of speakers: the first one is composed of those Italians who con­sider themselves as expats and this is evident since they report in their interviews all those identity markers discussed in the literature as typical of this kind of migration (level of education, social status, use of English). The second one is, instead, composed of those Italians who consider themselves as migrants using those markers already reported in the bibli­ography for migrants (and not for expats, such as the poor use of English, the low level of education and the temporary job).
Sickle cell and autoimmune disease: a double whammy
Authors: De Kreuk Arne M.
Published: May 2024

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Evaluación de la vulnerabilidad sísmica de edificaciones de madera liviana del patrimonio edificado del casco histórico de Riobamba
Authors: Velastegui Cáceres Luis Alejandro , Lara Orellana Fausto Andrés , Becerra Martínez Marcelo Alejandro , Velastegui Cáceres Julia Desiree , Frías Torres Alex Xavier
Published: May 2024

Introducción: la investigación se enfoca en evaluar la vulnerabilidad sísmica de las edificaciones de madera liviana en el casco histórico de Riobamba. Esta tarea es crucial dada la importancia patrimonial de estas estructuras y la necesidad de comprender su respuesta ante eventos sísmicos para implementar medidas de protección adecuadas. Objetivos: el objetivo principal es crear una base de datos integral para estimar la probabilidad de daño de estas edificaciones frente a fuerzas sísmicas. Esto servirá como base para implementar estrategias de protección y reforzamiento estructural a nivel urbano, preservando así las estructuras históricas y garantizando la seguridad de los habitantes ante futuros eventos sísmicos. Esta investigación también contribuirá al desarrollo de políticas públicas dirigidas a la gestión del riesgo sísmico en áreas urbanas históricas. Metodología: utilizando un enfoque metodológico integral, se clasifican las edificaciones según su sistema constructivo, basándose en el marco de Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), y en fichas patrimoniales del Instituto Nacional de Patrimonio Cultural (INPC). Estos documentos proporcionan información crucial como año de construcción, estado de conservación y materialidad. A partir de esta clasificación, se asignan niveles de vulnerabilidad considerando factores como el año de construcción y el estado de conservación. Se elaboran curvas de capacidad y fragilidad específicas para cada tipología de edificación, lo que permite estimar la probabilidad de daño ante un sismo y prever los posibles estados de daño, desde leves hasta completos. Resultados: Las estructuras con tipología W1-PRE, a pesar de estar construidas en madera, la probabilidad de daño que se encontró es moderada, especialmente debido a su diseño como marcos livianos y su limitación a uno o dos pisos. Esta característica las hace más susceptibles a las fuerzas sísmicas y otros tipos de tensiones. Conclusiones: Mediante la revisión bibliográfica se llegó a comprender la importancia de salvaguardar las edificaciones patrimoniales por ser de vital importancia por la carga de cultura y memoria que llevan consigo. Se identificó que una de las formas de encaminar la protección de edificaciones patrimoniales pertenecientes al centro histórico de Riobamba es mediante la aplicación de métodos probabilísticos que ayuden a comprender el comportamiento de las estructuras ante una acción sísmica, y se pueda estimar las probabilidades de daño que tendrían las edificaciones estudiadas. Área de estudio general: Ingeniería Sísmica. Área de estudio específica: Vulnerabilidad sísmica. Tipo de estudio: original, revisión bibliográfica.
Relative Abundance, Diversity and Threats of Avian Fauna at Dhanmondi Lake in Dhaka, Bangladesh
Authors: Hasan Md Mahedi , Mahmud Md Faisal , Hossen Arif , Tamme Taslima Akhter
Published: May 2024

A study was conducted on the relative abundance, diversity, and threats of avifauna in Dhanmondi Lake, Dhaka, Bangladesh from March to December 2021. Data was collected by following the line transect sampling method and direct field observations, where four days were spent every month in the study area. A total of 34 species of birds were observed, belonging to 9 orders and 20 families. Out of 34 species of birds, 94% were residents and 6% were migrants; of them, 55% were non-passerines and 45% were passerines. The relative abundance of avifauna was also estimated as 29% of species being very common, 15% being fairly common, 27% being common, and 29% being few. The highest number of individuals was observed in December (209 individuals), followed by 199 individuals in April, 189 individuals in March, 187 individuals in October, 178 in November, 177 in August, and 170 in June. The Shannon-Weiner index was estimated to be at its maximum (H′ = 2.98) in March-21, and its minimum value was obtained (H′ = 2.62) in June-21. Similarly, the value of Simpson’s index of diversity was obtained to be maximum (D = 0.09) in June-21 and minimum (D = 0.06) in December-21. Human activities such as large gatherings, random assemblies, festivals, dumping of waste, throwing of papers, polythene, and plastics here and there, and finally, noises from the different vehicles, were identified as major threats to avian species.
Jagannath University Journal of Life and Earth Sciences, 9(1): 95–109, 2023 (June)
Yield Performance Study of Bina Developed Sesame Varieties under Agro-Ecological Conditions of Mymensingh District in Bangladesh
Authors: Islam Md Mohimenul
Published: May 2024

An investigation was done during the Kharif-I (Summer) season 2022 at Sadar Upazilla of Mymensingh district in Bangladesh to explore the yield and factors affecting the yield of four sesame varieties developed by the Bangladesh Institute of Nuclear Agriculture (BINA). Three replications of a Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD) were used, where Binatil-1, Binatil-2, Binatil-3, and Binatil-4 were the varieties. The experiment's findings showed that Binatil-1 contained the tallest plant (107.00 cm), whereas Binatil-3 contained the shortest plant (79.55 cm). It was noted that Binatil-2 had the greatest number of plant-1 branches (4.95), whereas Binatil-1 had the least amount (2.14). Additionally, Binatil-3 displayed the highest number of plant-1 pods (95.65), whereas Binatil-1 provided the lowest amount (51.27). Binatil-1 had the largest pod (3.56 cm), whereas Binatil-4 had the smallest (2.57 cm). It was noted that Binatil-1 displayed the greatest count of seeds in pod-1 (78.15), while Binatil-4 displayed the least amount (61.12). The highest 1000 seed weight was obtained from Binatil-2 (3.15 g), whereas the lowest 1000 seed weight was recorded in Binatil-1 (2.95 g). The established genotype Binatil-2 had the maximum seed yield (1.42 t ha-1), whereas Binatil-1 had the least (1.27 t ha-1). Among the cultivars, Binatil-3 matured in the fewest days (87), whereas Binatil-2 required the most days (95). At Binatil-2, significant yield performance was found from the Kharif-I (summer) season experiment. A simple correlation was done where branches per plant per thousand seed weight had a significant positive correlation and pod breadth had a negative impact on seed yield for all genotypes. This experiment will be helpful for oil crop breeders and the farming community to choose promising sesame genotypes with high yield potential and future breeding stock.
Jagannath University Journal of Life and Earth Sciences, 9(2): 125–132, 2023 (December)
Diet, Feeding Habit and Behavioral Activity of Rhesus Macaque (Macaca mulatta) at Charmuguria of Madaripur, Bangladesh
Authors: Hasan Md Mahedi , Hakim Md Azizul
Published: May 2024

Diet, feeding habits, and behavioral activities of Rhesus macaque (Macaca Mulatta) were studied at Charmuguria of Madaripur district from March 2021 to December 2021. Among the five troops, one troop with four age-sex individuals was selected for data collection. Scan sampling methods at 10-minute intervals were used for data collection. Rhesus macaque spent 72% of feeding time on natural foods and 28% on provisioned foods. During the study period, 11 types of provisioned foods were recorded as a diet of Rhesus macaque, of which 73% were unprocessed food, and 27% were processed food. Rhesus macaque depended on various types of provisioned foods like bananas, peanuts, bread, vegetables, guava, chips, and pet foods. A total of 24 plant species belonging to 20 families were identified, which provided food for the studied group. Among the recorded plant families, the Fabaceae family provided the highest portion of the macaque's diet during the study period. Among the natural food items, 34% were fruits, followed by 27% of leaves, 12% animal matter, grasses (7%), flowers (6%), seeds (4.5%), grains (3%), buds & shoot (2.5%), drinking water (2%), plant roots (1.5%) and soil (0.5%). The Rhesus macaques spent the highest time in resting (37.5%), followed by feeding (25.5%), moving (20.4%), grooming (8.5%), then playing (3.6%), while submission and aggression had 3% and 1.5 % respectively. These days, people are destroying macaque habitats and their feeding plants, so they can't move freely and don't get sufficient food. Therefore, the government should take practical steps to conserve Rhesus macaque.
Jagannath University Journal of Life and Earth Sciences, 9(2): 147-162, 2023 (December)
Inter-nesting habitat use by green turtles Chelonia mydas in the Great Barrier Reef
Authors: Perez M , Limpus C , Shimada T , McDonald S , Coffee O , Hinchliffe E , Hamann M
Published: May 2024

Understanding green turtle habitat use during the nesting season is important for informing management decisions relating to green turtles and ecosystems that support them. Despite patterns such as migration being described, few studies investigate behaviour during the inter-nesting period. This research aims to describe and quantify the spatial distribution patterns of green turtles during 2 nesting seasons on Raine Island in the northern Great Barrier Reef. Satellite telemetry data were used to analyse the inter-nesting movements and patterns of green turtles in 2017 (n = 19) and 2018 (n = 20). The inter-nesting period ranged from 51 to 100 d (76.33 ± 15.98 d) across both seasons. The average inter-nesting area of individual turtles did not differ between nesting seasons (2017: 12.31 ± 13.22 km2, 2018: 12.01 ± 21.92 km2). In addition, it was established that 39 individuals are a sufficient sample size to describe the spatial distribution. Approximately half of the tracked individuals remained at the same reef for their entire inter-nesting season (n = 19), and half used habitat on nearby reefs (n = 20). Most turtles showed fidelity to Raine Island as a nesting site (n = 37), laying all their clutches on the island. However, 2 individuals travelled 479 and 337 km during the inter-nesting period. This study thus highlights where the habitats used by green turtles during the inter-nesting season are and how they are used. Therefore, management strategies and conservation decisions can be informed to maintain the viability of these essential habitats.
Exporting Constitutions – A Valuable Contribution to Nation Building or a Cementing of Conflict? A Case Study of the Export of Germany’s Basic Law (Grundgesetz)
Authors: Piduhn Jonas Oliver
Published: May 2024

This article analyses the impact of Germany's Basic Law on constitutions around the world to answer the question of whether the export of constitutions is a valuable contribution to nation building or a cementing of conflict. Particularly, the impact of the understanding of human dignity, the essence guarantee of basic rights (Wesensgehaltgarantie) and the organisation and functioning of the German State and its institutions will be highlighted. Malawi and South Africa will be used as examples of the impact of the German Basic Law. Comparing the constitutional setup with the practice in the country, the analysis shows that a comprehensive constitution itself does not guarantee compliance. A constitution that learns from other countries’ constitutions and their interpretation of constitutionalism is a solid but not sufficient groundwork for a locally determined nation building of a free society.
Insegnare matematica con il teatro: apprendimento embodied ed emozioni
Authors: Erba Caterina
Published: May 2024

Numerose ricerche sottolineano, da un lato, l’importante influenza di emozioni e convinzioni nell’apprendimento della matematica e, dall’altro, evidenziano come la corporeità sia alla base dei processi cognitivi dell’attività matematica. L’approccio Mathemart, ideato da SCT Centre e poi utilizzato a livello europeo nel progetto TIM (Theatre In Mathematics), si avvale del Teatro Sociale e di Comunità come metodologia per l’insegnamento dei concetti matematici. In questo articolo verrà presentata la sperimentazione svolta utilizzando Mathemart in una classe seconda di scuola primaria, analizzandone potenzialità didattiche e limiti, in particolare facendo riferimento agli aspetti affettivi e al ruolo dell’esperienza corporea.
Tillage Practices Affect Rhizospheric Moisture Availability and Performance of Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) Cultivars under Spate Irrigation in Punjab, Pakistan
Authors: Mubeen Khuram , Farooq Omer , Sarwar Muhammad , Ibrahim Muhammad , Ibrahim Muhammad , Ali Muqarrab , Ijaz Hafiz Muhammad , Aziz Mudassir , Ikram Rao Muhammad , Nawaz Faheem
Published: May 2024

Selection of suitable tillage technique can ensure most productive use of available hill torrent water in spate irrigated areas for improved crop productivity and profitability. During rabi season 2021-22, a field study on chickpea was undertaken in Vidor hill torrent command area of Dera Ghazi Khan Punjab, Pakistan. In this experiment three cultivars of chickpea viz Bittle-2016, Thal-2020 and Bhakhar-2011 were evaluated under spate irrigated conditions along with local cultivar (Farmer practice) for comparison. Tillage practices at the seedbed preparation stage evaluated were cultivator and rotavator as follows i.e. T1= Two turns of cultivator (Farmer practice), T2=Three turns of cultivator, T3=Two turns of cultivator + one turn of rotavator, T4= one turn of cultivator + one turn of rotavator. The experiment was conducted under randomized complete block design (RCBD) with factorial arrangement and treatments were replicated three times. Soil moisture was measured through gravimetric method and chickpea yield parameters were estimated as per standard procedures. The means were tested for significance using HSD Tuckey’s test at 5 % level of probability. Results revealed that cultivars and tillage practices showed significant variations for tested parameters. In this experiment maximum soil moisture conservation, number of branches per plant, pods per plant, seeds per pod, seed yield (kg ha-1) and harvest index (%) were observed from Farmer practice i.e. 2 turns of cultivator under local cultivar used. Moreover, comparatively similar results were revealed from the plots where 3 turns of cultivator was run and Thal-2020 cultivar was grown under the local conditions of Vidor hill torrent command area of Dera Ghazi Khan, Punjab, Pakistan. Plots where 2 turns cultivator was used, the maximum benefit cost ratio (BCR, 1.85) was observed from local cultivar (Farmer practice). Moreover, among newly tested cultivars, Thal-2020 showed encouraging results in terms of soil moisture contents, yield attributes with BCR 1.73 in plots where 2 turns cultivator was run. Under the prevailing agro normals of spate irrigated conditions of Vidor hill torrent command area, farmers should use 2 turns of cultivator with local cultivar. However, more research is needed to acclimatize latest varieties of chickpea after adaptability trials.
Edukasi Kesehatan Terhadap Kecemasan Pasien Pra-Kateterisasi dengan Diagnostik Jantung Koroner
Authors: Davris Wendo , Mailani Fitri , Muliantino Mulyanti Roberto
Published: May 2024

Proses menunggu pelaksanaan prosedur tindakan kateterisasi jantung sering menimbulkan rasa cemas pada pasien. Kecemasan pada pasien pra-katetrisasi harus diatasi karena dapat menimbulkan peningkatan frekuensi nadi dan tekanan darah yang mungkin akan menghambat prosedur tindakan kateterisasi jantung sehingga dibutuhkan intervensi pemberian edukasi kepada pasien pra-katetrisasi. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui pengaruh edukasi kesehatan terhadap kecemasan pasien pra-kateterisasi dengan diagnostik jantung koroner di RSUP Dr.M.Djamil Padang. Penelitian ini dilakukan dari bulan September 2022 sampai Febuari 2023 dengan desain penelitian pra-experiment dengan one group pretest-posttest design dengan sampel 39 responden dipilih secara accidental sampling yang memenuhi kriteria. Alat pengumpulan data yang digunakan yaitu kuesioner State Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) Form-Y1. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa terdapat pengaruh edukasi kesehatan terhadap kecemasan pada pasien pra-kateterisasi dengan diagnostik jantung koroner dengan menggunakan uji analisa paired t-test dengan nilai p-value <0,001, dengan rerata kecemasan sebelum diberikan edukasi kesehatan sebesar 57,82 dan setelah diberikan edukasi kesehatan sebesar 35,82. Pemberian edukasi kesehatan dapat diterapkan di rumah sakit sebagai salah satu intervensi untuk membantu mengurangi kecemasan pasien saat akan menghadapi pra-kateterisasi jantung dan perawat dapat meningkatkan perannya sebagai edukator kepada pasien untuk memberikan informasi yang tepat kepada pasien pra-kateterisasi jantung.
Terapi Hipnotis Lima Jari Terhadap Tingkat Ansietas pada Ibu Hamil Selama Masa Pendemi
Authors: Arianti Diana , Susanti Amelia
Published: May 2024

Berdasarkan data Worldmeter per tanggal 07 Februari 2021, kasus COVID 19 yang terjadi di seluruh dunia terkonfirmasi sebanyak 106.684.623 jiwa dengan total kematian sebanyak 2.327.249 jiwa dan sebanyak 78.383.960 jiwa dinyatakan sembuh. Sementara di Indonesia terdapat sebanyak 1.157.837 jiwa dengan total kematian 31.556 dan 949.990 yang dinyatakan sembuh (Worldmeter, 2020).  Tujuan Penelitian ini untuk mengetahui pengaruh terapi hipnotis 5 jari terhadap tingkat ansietas pada ibu hamil selama masa pendemi. Jenis penelitian ini menggunakan Quasi Eksperiment dengan rancangan two group pretest-Posttest Design. Efektifitas perlakuan dinilai dengan cara membandingkan nilai post test dan pre test. Penelitian ini telah dilakukan dari bulan Maret sampai Juli 2021 di wilayah kerja Puskesmas Kuranji Kota Padang. Populasi dalam penelitian ini semua ibu hamil yang ada di wilayah kerja Puskesmas Kuranji Kota Padang dengan Sampel 30 responden ibu hamil. Hasil penelitian nilai p. value =0,0001 artinya ada pengaruh hipnotis lima jari terhadap tingkat kecemasan pada ibu hamil dimasa pendemi. Kesimpulan dari penelitian pada analisis menunjukkan bahwa antara pengaruh tingkat kecemasan dengan terapi hinoptis lima jari memiliki hubungan yang sangat signifikan sehingga hipotesis pertama dalam penelitian ini. Diharapkan penerapan terapi hipnotis 5 jari bisa dilakukan secara mandiri oleh ibu-ibu dalam mengatasi kecemasannya.
Perceptions and Attitudes of Dental Students towards Swachh Bharat Abhiyan in a Teaching Institution in Guntur City
Authors: Sanjana Imadabathini , Simha Bommireddy Vikram , Medapati Anuhya , Sravya Bandi Blessi
Published: May 2024

Introduction
Aim: To assess the perception and attitude towards Swachh Bharat Abhiyan (SBA) among dental students in Guntur city.

Material and Methods
Methodology: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 391 dental students in Guntur city. A pre-tested, structured questionnaire consisting of 15 questions was used to assess the perceptions and attitude of dental students regarding SBA. Statistical analyses were performed using descriptive and chi-square tests.

Results
Results: Majority (59%) of the participants were aged between 20-22 years, predominantly females (80.1%), with an even distribution across study years. Most participants (51.2%) strongly agreed on the importance of individual contribution to SBA. However, opinions varied regarding SBA's impact on cleanliness and the significance of personal involvement.

Conclusions
The results show that participants have a favourable attitude and are conscious of the importance of their personal contributions to SBA and the necessity of actively taking part in cleanliness campaigns.

Key Words
Perception, Attitude, Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, Dental Students
Minimizing post-operative burn contracture through customized inter-phalangeal static stent: Analysis of digital vs conventional workflows - Case Report
Authors: Sharma Shubham , Jeba E. Ritty , Dua Parag , Kumar Saurav
Published: May 2024

Post-burn wounds contract on healing, leading to deformity of shape & size. Stents are fabricated to prevent wound contracture after plastic surgery to preserve or restore the anatomic form and function of the affected part of the body. This article describes two methods of fabrication of post-burn interdigital stent using conventional & digital workflow and comparison of their fit & accuracy with subjective method & evaluation of fit & comfort with VAS.

Key Words
Digital stent, Burn wound contracture, 3D printing
DA-TransUNet: integrating spatial and channel dual attention with transformer U-net for medical image segmentation
Authors: Sun Guanqun , Pan Yizhi , Kong Weikun , Xu Zichang , Ma Jianhua , Racharak Teeradaj , Nguyen Le-Minh , Xin Junyi
Published: May 2024

Accurate medical image segmentation is critical for disease quantification and treatment evaluation. While traditional U-Net architectures and their transformer-integrated variants excel in automated segmentation tasks. Existing models also struggle with parameter efficiency and computational complexity, often due to the extensive use of Transformers. However, they lack the ability to harness the image’s intrinsic position and channel features. Research employing Dual Attention mechanisms of position and channel have not been specifically optimized for the high-detail demands of medical images. To address these issues, this study proposes a novel deep medical image segmentation framework, called DA-TransUNet, aiming to integrate the Transformer and dual attention block (DA-Block) into the traditional U-shaped architecture. Also, DA-TransUNet tailored for the high-detail requirements of medical images, optimizes the intermittent channels of Dual Attention (DA) and employs DA in each skip-connection to effectively filter out irrelevant information. This integration significantly enhances the model’s capability to extract features, thereby improving the performance of medical image segmentation. DA-TransUNet is validated in medical image segmentation tasks, consistently outperforming state-of-the-art techniques across 5 datasets. In summary, DA-TransUNet has made significant strides in medical image segmentation, offering new insights into existing techniques. It strengthens model performance from the perspective of image features, thereby advancing the development of high-precision automated medical image diagnosis. The codes and parameters of our model will be publicly available at https://github.com/SUN-1024/DA-TransUnet.
Traditional Chinese herbal formulas modulate gut microbiome and improve insomnia in patients with distinct syndrome types: insights from an interventional clinical study
Authors: Zeng Huimei , Xu Jia , Zheng Liming , Zhan Zhi , Fang Zenan , Li Yunxi , Zhao Chunyi , Xiao Rong , Zheng Zhuanfang , Li Yan , Yang Lingling
Published: May 2024

Background

Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) comprising herbal formulas has been used for millennia to treat various diseases, such as insomnia, based on distinct syndrome types. Although TCM has been proposed to be effective in insomnia through gut microbiota modulation in animal models, human studies remain limited. Therefore, this study employs machine learning and integrative network techniques to elucidate the role of the gut microbiome in the efficacies of two TCM formulas — center-supplementing and qi-boosting decoction (CSQBD) and spleen-tonifying and yin heat-clearing decoction (STYHCD) — in treating insomnia patients diagnosed with spleen qi deficiency and spleen qi deficiency with stomach heat.

Methods

Sixty-three insomnia patients with these two specific TCM syndromes were enrolled and treated with CSQBD or STYHCD for 4 weeks. Sleep quality was assessed using the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) and Insomnia Severity Index (ISI) every 2 weeks. In addition, variations in gut microbiota were evaluated through 16S rRNA gene sequencing. Stress and inflammatory markers were measured pre- and post-treatment.

Results

At baseline, patients exhibiting only spleen qi deficiency showed slightly lesser severe insomnia, lower IFN-α levels, and higher cortisol levels than those with spleen qi deficiency with stomach heat. Both TCM syndromes displayed distinct gut microbiome profiles despite baseline adjustment of PSQI, ISI, and IFN-α scores. The nested stratified 10-fold cross-validated random forest classifier showed that patients with spleen qi deficiency had a higher abundance of Bifidobacterium longum than those with spleen qi deficiency with stomach heat, negatively associated with plasma IFN-α concentration. Both CSQBD and STYHCD treatments significantly improved sleep quality within 2 weeks, which lasted throughout the study. Moreover, the gut microbiome and inflammatory markers were significantly altered post-treatment. The longitudinal integrative network analysis revealed interconnections between sleep quality, gut microbes, such as Phascolarctobacterium and Ruminococcaceae, and inflammatory markers.

Conclusion

This study reveals distinct microbiome profiles associated with different TCM syndrome types and underscores the link between the gut microbiome and efficacies of Chinese herbal formulas in improving insomnia. These findings deepen our understanding of the gut-brain axis in relation to insomnia and pave the way for precision treatment approaches leveraging TCM herbal remedies.
Burning forests: the wood pellet industry’s framing of sustainability and its shadow places
Authors: Kinefuchi Etsuko
Published: May 2024

Woody biomass energy has exponentially grown in the last decade as a renewable energy alternative to fossil fuels. The growing trend of burning trees amid global climate crisis suggests that the wood pellet industry has been grossly successful in positioning itself as a sustainability leader. What communicative frames and strategies has the industry harnessed to communicate sustainability? What do the frames and strategies leave out? To explore those questions, this paper examines the woody biomass industry’s construction of sustainability by focusing on the case of the world’s largest wood pellet company, Enviva. Following ecolinguistics and framing theory, the first part of the paper examines the company’s website and social media presence to unpack the frames that Enviva engages to communicate its sustainability. Then, the paper turns to the spheres of life that the company omits from its framing but are crucial to the conceptualization of sustainability from an ecojustice perspective. The paper concludes with a call for ecojustice as the framework for evaluating sustainability of life on land.