bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Decultarization, Disorientation and Political Strategies against the Tribal: A Missing Chapter in Contemporary Mainstream Indian Fiction Writing
Authors: Madavi Dr. Manoj Shankarrao
Published: August 2023

Indian English fiction writers have made their particular assertions about tribals which are incomplete therefore; we do not find much reality in their novels. In the novels like The Strange Case of Billy Biswas, The Princess, The White Tiger and The English August, we find the unauthentic representation of the tribal life. In every novel, tribal life and characters are shown dependable on mainstream heroes for the help. Novelist’s tribal women and man, surrender to mainstream sophisticated social arrangements. In most of the novels, they consider the non-tribal person as god and savior for them who is outsider of their tribal territory. This is a kind of internal orientalism. The political victimization of the tribal is the colonial phenomena. Mainstream writers assume that the tribals are the uncivilized and no need of cultivation hence tribals are the community for political victimization. Mainstream literatures have never depicted their victimization on ground realities and given place in mainstream canonical literature. This research article tries to examine the displacement and distortion of Adivasi life in the selected novels written in Indian English.
La conducta antisocial en adolescentes remitidos a la preceptoría juvenil de reintegración social en Tultitlán, México
Authors: Guardado López Sinuhé Carlos
Published: August 2023

El presente artículo versa sobre la demostración de que la disfunción cerebral figura como un factor de riesgo en la comisión de conductas antisociales en los adolescentes. La investigación se realizó con tres adolescentes de entre doce y catorce años de edad, mediante la colaboración institucional de la Preceptoría Juvenil de Reintegración Social en Tultitlán México y una clínica privada especializada en el comportamiento infantil y adolescente del norte de la Ciudad de México.
La metodología adoptada tuvo un enfoque cualitativo. Se consultaron fuentes documentales y electrónicas como libros, tesis, artículos, monografías, ensayos, opiniones, antologías, periódicos, revistas especializadas y, por medio de la creación de expedientes, la realización de estudios neuropsicológicos, neurológicos y aplicación de entrevistas con los adolescentes y sus familiares, además de diversos especialistas. El diseño de investigación fue No Experimental.
Resultados de la liberalización de la economía mexicana
Authors: Flores Paredes Joaquín , Vigueras García Aldo
Published: August 2023

México se ha integrado a la economía global como un socio subordinado, transformando su estructura productiva y la de sus exportaciones hasta convertirse en uno de los principales exportadores de manufacturas en el mundo. Alineado con las directrices de los principales organismos internacionales, ha cuidado la estabilidad de los indicadores macroeconómicos, pero el crecimiento de su economía ha tenido un pobre desempeño en los últimos 25 años. Este artículo presenta los resultados de la aplicación del modelo económico neoliberal en México durante este periodo.
Gestión del Conocimiento: instrumentación de estrategias para el desarrollo de competencias informacionales en estudiantes de Posgrado
Authors: Yañez Hernández Adriana
Published: August 2023

Este trabajo tiene como propósito enunciar la incorporación de la Gestión del Conocimiento (GC) y el desarrollo de competencias informacionales, por medio de la instrumentación de estrategias cognitivas que den sustento al desarrollo de proyectos de investigación, en estudiantes de nivel Posgrado (Maestría y Doctorado) para enfrentar los retos en que están inmersas las diversas comunidades y buscan resolverlos hacia el interior de las Instituciones de Educación Superior en sus espacios educativos y del conocimiento.
Las estrategias son viables cuando previamente es formulado un diagnóstico situacional orientado a la identificación de debilidades y sus incidencias en diversos tipos de fenómenos de estudio; visualizar la formulación de estrategias de cambio es posible con la implementación de un plan de acción que contemple dos aristas: adquisición de competencias informacionales y la incorporación de un modelo de transferencia de conocimiento (Dixon, 2011) que bajo la perspectiva de creatividad e innovación (Sabbagh y Mackinlay, 2011), cristalicen en proyectos de investigación que aporten nuevos conocimientos y de esta manera la innovación educativa cumplirá con los postulados de la tercera misión de las universidades cultivando la creatividad y los talentos estudiantiles. La investigación es mixta, con un alcance explicativo, su diseño de investigación es experimental (cuasi-experimental) y tiene un enfoque cuantitativo.
Altitudinal record of the jaguaroundi (Herpailurus yagouaroundi), in a temperate forest of the Neovolcanic Belt in the State of Mexico
Authors: Islas-Flores Leopoldo , Ceballos Gerardo
Published: August 2023

We recorded with camera traps two jaguarundis (Herpailurus yagouaroundi) in the Hermenegildo Galeana State Park, Tenancingo, State of Mexico, at 2475 masl in 2016 and 2017. This is the first record of the species in the temperate forests of the Neovolcanic Belt in the center of the country and the highest altitude record of the species in Mexico. We assume that the jaguarundi used the forests of the state park seasonally, moving from lower elevations with tropical vegetation, since we only recorded it on two occasions, separated by six months (november 2016-may 2017), even though we sampled throughout over 23 months (july 2016-june 2018). In our study we obtained records of 12 additional species of mammals, including the bobcat (Lynx rufus), the coyote (Canis latrans), the gray fox (Urocyon cineroagenteus), the coati (Nasua narica), and the raccoon (Procyon lotor). The discovery of a high number of medium-sized mammals in the Hermenegildo Galeana State Park, very close to populated areas such as San Antonio Agua Bendita and Monte de Pozo, located in the reserve influence area, highlights the importance of protected areas, in this case of a state reserve, for the conservation of biological diversity at the regional and national levels.
The Influence of Communication Self-efficacy and Self-leadership on Psychiatric Nursing Competency among General Ward Nurses
Authors:   Korean Association For Learner-Centered Curriculum And Instruction, Lee Hye-Su , Jun Won-Hee
Published: August 2023

Objectives The purpose of this study was to investigate the level of psychiatric nursing competency among general ward nurses as well as the influence of communication self-efficacy and self-leadership on it.
Methods The participants were 197 general ward nurses who worked in a general hospital or a higher-level facility (more than 100 beds). Data were collected using structured self-report questionnaires from August 20 to August 27, 2021. The collected data were analyzed using SPSS 26.0. In addition, frequency and percentage, mean and standard deviation, t-test, ANOVA, Scheffe’s test, Pearson’s correlation coefficients, and stepwise multiple regression analysis were used.
Results The mean score for psychiatric nursing competency among general ward nurses was 3.42 out of 5. There were significant differences in behavior health care competency according to general characteristics such as sex (t=-3.38, p=.001), type of duty (F=6.09, p=.003), and remuneration education experience related to mental nursing (t=-4.51, p<.001). It was positively correlated with communication self-efficacy (r=.44, p<.001) and self-leadership (r=.55, p<.001). The significant factors affecting psychiatric nursing competency were specific communication skills (β=.37, p<.001), remuneration education experience related to mental nursing (β=-.33, p<.001), goal setting (β=.20, p=.003), and constructive thinking (β=.16, p=.009). The explanatory power of these variables was 50.0%.
Conclusions To improve the Psychiatric Nursing Competency among general ward nurses, it is necessary to provide opportunities for remuneration education related to mental nursing and to include specific communication skills, goal setting, and constructive thinking-related programs educational content.
The Needs Analysis for Self-compassion Enhancement program development
Authors:   Korean Association For Learner-Centered Curriculum And Instruction, Lee yeon ok , Choi bo Young
Published: August 2023

Objectives The purpose of this study was to investigate the needs of college students to develop a self-compassion enhancement program and to find out the factors necessary for self-compassion enhancement.
Methods From December 12, 2022 to January 3, 2023, a needs assessment was conducted for the development of a self-compassion enhancement program targeting 302 university students across the country. The contents of the questionnaire were composed of the necessity and subject of self-compassion, operation method, factors necessary for self-compassion enhancement and the self-compassion scale, and descriptive questions were added to supplement the limitations of the survey. For data analysis, frequency analysis and descriptive statistics were performed using Window spss 21.0, and additionally analyzed with Excel.
Results As for the need for a self-compassion program, 92.7% of male students and 80% of female students recognized that they needed it, The subjects preferred were mindfulness-noticing, interpersonal relationships, and timidity/lack of confidence. As for the operation method, 96% showed a high willingness to participate, and 91.1% responded that the program would be helpful. The operation time required a mixed method of lectures and participation once a week, 60 minutes, 8 sessions. the factors necessary for enhancement self-compassion were psychological comfort (84.1%), interpersonal flexibility (83.3%), self-understanding and understanding of others (82.8%). Other factors include fear of interpersonal relationships and anxiety about public speaking, and the result of the current self-compassion level was 35.3%.
Conclusions The factors extracted as a result of this demand survey are meaningful in that basic research was conducted to develop a self-compassion enhancement program for college students.
A coherence-witnessing game and applications to semi-device-independent quantum key distribution
Authors: Silva Mário , Faleiro Ricardo , Mateus Paulo , Cruzeiro Emmanuel Zambrini
Published: August 2023

Semi-device-independent quantum key distribution aims to achieve a balance between the highest level of security, device independence, and experimental feasibility. Semi-quantum key distribution presents an intriguing approach that seeks to minimize users' reliance on quantum operations while maintaining security, thus enabling the development of simplified and hardware fault-tolerant quantum protocols. In this work, we introduce a coherence-based, semi-device-independent, semi-quantum key distribution protocol built upon a noise-robust version of a coherence equality game that witnesses various types of coherence. Security is proven in the bounded quantum storage model, requiring users to implement only classical operations, specifically fixed-basis detections.
Educação e trabalho, utopias possíveis nos espaços da EPT: discursos emergentes e desafios na constituição da formação para o mundo do trabalho
Authors: Moreira de Souza José Carlos , Coelho Borges Cardoso Flávio Manoel , de Moraes Sousa Marcos , Ribeiro Cunha Fátima Suely
Published: August 2023

Neste terceiro volume da coletânea “Educação e trabalho, utopias possíveis nos espaços da EPT, que recorta a temática: discursos emergentes e desafios na constituição da formação para o mundo do trabalho” encontram-se capítulos produzidos por pesquisadores do campo da Educação e do Mundo do Trabalho. Cabe destacar que o fio condutor das reflexões materializadas nesta coletânea remete à busca incessante da educação unitária e omnilateral, além da defesa dos direitos de uma formação que atenda aos interesses da classe trabalhadora. Na obra constam os resultados de discussões consolidadas pelas pesquisas/dissertações e textos que partem das inquietações das(os) mestrandas(os) em processo de formação no Mestrado em Educação Profissional e Tecnológica - ProfEPT/IF Goiano. Esperamos que a leitura dos textos possa contribuir com o debate sobre os rumos da EPT e da educação brasileira nos novos tempos.
A DESCOBERTA DO NÚMERO PI: UMA PROPOSTA DE ENSINO PARA A REDE BÁSICA
Authors: Funari Gomes Luis Fernando , Dos Santos Gomes Pereira Rudolph
Published: August 2023

O Ensino da Geometria na Educação Básica é um desafio para os professores de Matemática e por tratar-se de um conteúdo acumulativo é necessário criar estratégias a fim de que os alunos consigam assimilá-lo da melhor maneira possível, solidificando a compreensão dos conceitos iniciais. Com a pandemia e as aulas remotas, esse desafio tornou-se maior ainda. Várias figuras são estudadas e suas propriedades assimiladas, dentre elas: a circunferência. Nesse trabalho foi desenvolvido pelo professor uma proposta para o ensino da descoberta do número pi para os alunos de 7º ano com atividades as quais foram aplicadas durante aulas síncronas e eles puderam utilizar materiais que possuíam dentro de suas casas, bem como a utilização do Geogebra para verificação do que foi medido e calculado. Durante o levantamento de dados e discussões, os próprios estudantes puderam descobrir o significado do número pi, alguns destes estão relatados nesse trabalho a fim de exemplificar a proposta.
O INVENTÁRIO DAS DISSERTAÇÕES SOBRE A EXPANSÃO E INTERIORIZAÇÃO DOS INSTITUTOS FEDERAIS
Authors: Pereira Alves Suelma dos Reis , Santiago Léia Adriana da Silva , Carvalho Marco Antônio de , Souza Rosita Camilo de
Published: August 2023

Este trabalho é resultado de uma pesquisa qualitativa do tipo estado do conhecimento, a respeito do processo de interiorização e expansão dos Institutos Federais, visando a verificar os impactos desse processo nos municípios e região onde foram instalados os distintos campi. Foi realizada uma busca na Biblioteca Digital de Teses e Dissertações (BDTD) e no Catálogo de Teses e Dissertações da CAPES, com um recorte temporal do ano de 2012 até 2019, resultando na análise de nove trabalhos, contemplando estudos de todas as regiões brasileiras. As pesquisas sinalizam que os Institutos Federais (IFs) cumprem a lei, ofertando em todo o país 68% das vagas nos cursos de nível técnico integrado, pois a Lei n. 11.892/2008determina que ao menos 50% das vagas ofertadas devem ser do Ensino Médio Integrado (EMI). A Educação Profissional e Tecnológica passa a ser uma política de bem-estar social e inclusão por meio da educação profissionalizante e básica, com o compromisso da emancipação, formação humana integral, do desenvolvimento local e regional.
FEDERALISMO BRASILEIRO E COOPERAÇÃO INTERFEDERATIVA:
Authors: Camargo Daniela Aguilar , Hermany Ricardo
Published: August 2023

O federalismo como forma de organização estatal é utilizado por diversos países, cada qual atendendo as suas características e anseios. No Brasil ele foi fortemente influenciado pelos Estados Unidos, onde encontra-se um federalismo competitivo, contudo ao longo dos anos a influência da Lei Fundamental Alemã desencadeou um novo federalismo brasileiro. Passados trinta e três anos da promulgação da Constituição brasileira, os problemas ainda persistem, principalmente quanto ao compartilhamento de tarefas e não de recursos. Assim, questiona-se: a publicação da Lei Aldir Blanc efetiva uma cooperação inter federativa, com o compartilhamento de recursos para o desenvolvimento de ações no setor cultural, principalmente local? A estrutura metodológica dedutiva e hermenêutica inicia com o estudo do estado federal, após realiza uma abordagem sobre o federalismo brasileiro assimétrico, e ao final analisa a Lei Aldir Blanc, que foi publicada com o intuito de que os municípios possam desenvolver ações emergenciais destinadas ao setor cultural.
A “NOVA” RESPONSABILIDADE SOCIAL DA EMPRESA NO CONTEXTO DA PANDEMIA DA COVID-19:
Authors: Carvalho Marina Morais de , Araújo Jailton Macena
Published: August 2023

O presente artigo tem o condão de analisar a responsabilidade social da empresa no contexto globalizado, no qual surgiram novas formas de precarização das relações de trabalho e, consequentemente, novos meios de violar os Direitos Humanos, especialmente agravada pela crise mundial decorrente da pandemia da COVID-19. Somado a isto, a ideia de que a empresa deveria agir eticamente na condução dos negócios empresariais passou a ser tema em voga nas discussões a respeito da sustentabilidade empresarial. A esta evidência, questiona-se: teria a empresa o dever, como agente global responsável pelo cumprimento de Direitos Humanos, de dar efetivação aos Direitos Fundamentais à sociedade na atual conjectura do mundo globalizado? Neste cenário, a par da reestruturação da cadeia produtiva, parte-se da ideia de há tempos a empresa deixou de ter como objetivo tão somente a lucratividade, tendo se valido do gerenciamento de negócios de forma socialmente responsável para obter vantagens no mercado. Sobremais, o surgimento de mecanismos financeiros que sugerem uma atuação conjunta dos entes privados com o Estado, desde que respeitando o ordenamento jurídico nacional e internacional, tem se mostrado como uma interessante ferramenta para regular o mercado, reduzir as violações aos Direitos Humanos e promover o desenvolvimento econômico de forma sustentável.
COLONIALIDADE DO DIREITO:
Authors: Sampaio Rossi Amélia , Kozicki Katya
Published: August 2023

Os direitos humanos fundamentais foram resultantes do ambiente político e jurídico da modernidade, que não tomava em consideração a existência de outros sujeitos que não o indivíduo ideal e abstrato, outros saberes e outras formas de estruturação do poder. É nesta perspectiva que se pretende, com o auxílio do método histórico-dialético e com recurso à pesquisa bibliográfica, aprofundar o conhecimento sobre a visão crítica dos direitos humanos e do próprio constitucionalismo, a fim de lançar luzes sobre a dimensão obscura da colonialidade, encoberta pela pensamento moderno hegemônico. A perspectiva decolonial, ao apontar o desvelamento do domínio do "outro" não europeu e da universalidade do eurocentrismo como modo de ser, de saber e de poder, pode mostrar as inconsistências da compreensão dominante do direito e, especialmente, dos direitos humanos e sua baixa efetividade.
Pengembangan Perangkat Pembelajaran Trigonometri Model Flipped Classroom untuk Meningkatkan Kemampuan Komunikasi Matematis Siswa
Authors: Ardila Ayudita , Marzal Jefri , Siburian Jodion
Published: August 2023

Penelitian ini bertujuan menghasilkan perangkat pembelajaran matematika berbasis Flipped Classroom yang valid, praktis dan efektif serta untuk meningkatkan kemampuan komunikasi matematis siswa. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian research and development dengan menggunakan model Plomp. Tahapan pengembangan terdiri dari fase investigasi awal, fase pengembangan, dan fase penilaian. Perangkat pembelajaran yang dikembangkan berupa RPP, lembar kerja siswa dan video pembelajaran. Subjek uji lapangan adalah siswa dan guru di kelas X SMAN 3 Jambi Tahun Ajaran 2020-2021. Instrumen penelitian yang digunakan adalah lembar validasi perangkat pembelajaran, lembar pedoman wawancara, lembar observasi pembelajaran, dan angket respon siswa. Hasil validasi perangkat pembelajaran matematika berbasis Flipped Classroom telah memenuhi kriteria valid dari segi konstruk dan isi. Nilai validitas yang diperoleh untuk RPP, Video Pembelajaran, dan LKS berturut-turut adalah 3,41; 3,17; dan 3,4. Perangkat pembelajaran matematika berbasis Flipped Classroom memenuhi kriteria praktis dari segi keterlaksanaan dan kemudahan penggunaan. Hasil analisis angket data praktikalitas siswa menunjukkan angka 81% sehingga dikategorikan telah memenuhi kriteria praktis berdasarkan data observasi keterlaksanaan pembelajaran dan wawancara. Perangkat pembelajaran yang dihasilkan efektif meningkatkan komunikasi matematis siswa berdasarkan hasil tes akhir kemampuan komunikasi matematis siswa. Jumlah siswa yang telah memperoleh nilai di atas KKM yaitu 77%, sedangkan sebelumnya hanya 33,33% siswa memperoleh nilai di atas KKM.
Analisis Kemampuan Pemecahan Masalah Matematis Siswa SMA Kelas XI SMAN 1 Bangkinang Kota Ditinjau dari Gaya Belajar
Authors: Syahril Ravina Faradilla , Maimunah Maimunah , Roza Yenita
Published: August 2023

Penelitian ini bertujuan mendeskripsikan kemampuan pemecahan masalah matematis (KPMM) siswa dan kaitannya dengan gaya belajar siswa khususnya pada materi Sistem Persamaan Linear Tiga Variabel. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode campuran, dengan menggabungkan penelitian kuantitatif dan kualitatif. Subjek dalam penelitian ini adalah siswa kelas XI SMAN 1 Bangkinang Kota Tahun Pelajaran 2021-2022 sebanyak 20 orang. Instrumen yang digunakan adalah tes kemampuan pemecahan masalah matematis yang terdiri atas 5 butir soal dengan 4 indikator KPMM menurut Polya dan angket gaya belajar siswa. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa kemampuan pemecahan masalah siswa pada indikator memahami masalah berada pada kriteria sangat rendah dengan persentase per indikator 40%, indikator merencanakan pemecahan masalah berada pada kriteria sangat rendah dengan persentase 36%, indikator menyelesaikan rencana pemecahan masalah berada pada kriteria sangat rendah dengan persentase 36% dan indikator menafsirkan hasil yang diperoleh berada pada kriteria sangat rendah dengan persentase 22%. Kemampuan pemecahan masalah matematis tidak memiliki kaitan dengan gaya belajar yang dimilikioleh siswa. Setiap siswa dengan gaya belajar apapun memiliki kecendrungan yang sama dalam memecahkan masalah. Berdasarkan hasil penelitian menunjukkan  bahwa siswa tidak terbiasa mengerjakan soal-soal non rutin seperti soal-soal pemecahan masalah, sehingga siswa perlu untuk dibiasakan mengerjakan soal-soal non rutin khususnya yang dapat melatih kemampuan pemecahan masalah siswa.
Contextual Mathematics Teaching Materials: Flipbook, Liveworksheet, Youtube
Authors: Ikashaum Fertilia , Sulastri Wahyuni , Azizah Isnaini Nur
Published: August 2023

This study aims to produce interactive digital teaching materials. The teaching materials are in the form of flipbooks that are integrated with live worksheet and youtube applications and are presented online to students via links. This research is motivated by the lack of teaching materials that are suitable for learning in the pandemic period and the lack of learning activities that involve students to actively participate in finding mathematical concepts. Many teachers do not have teaching materials because they follow the learning system from home. As a result, students also do not have a guide to study the material independently so that teachers and students alike have difficulty in carrying out the learning process. Therefore, to help students understand the material with a series of daily activities that can be done at home, students are given teaching materials that can be accessed independently. This research is a design research with the type of development study. The subjects of this study were seventh grade students of SMPT IT Ar Raihan Bandarlampung. The results showed that the teaching materials developed had met the valid criteria based on the validator's assessment and showed a potential effect as seen from the percentage of student learning completeness which was more than 70%.
The Augmented Reality Learning Media to Improve Mathematical Spatial Ability in Geometry Concept
Authors: Yanuarto Wanda Nugroho , Iqbal Agung Muhammad
Published: August 2023

This study aims to develop an augmented reality (AR) learning media to improve the mathematical spatial ability of junior high school in geometry material. The method used in this study is a research and development method by following the steps of level 3 development. In this study, the product developed was augmented reality learning media. Data collection techniques are unstructured interviews, questionnaires and tests with information sources from mathematics education lecturers, two junior high school teachers as material validators and informatics engineering lecturers as media validators. The data analysis technique in this study used descriptive qualitative analysis. The research instrument used a learning outcomes questionnaire, geometry learning outcomes test, and documentation. The results showed that the development of augmented reality as a learning medium can be used to have a positive influence on the effectiveness of lessons in the classroom. But on the other hand, the weakness of augmented reality media is that students must use a minimum Android-based smartphone device and have a camera in it. The study results obtained are to produce AR learning media that can improve mathematical spatial abilities.
Digital skills as an impetus for the acceleration of economic digitalization: EU perspective
Authors: Dalloshi Pranvera , Kyqyku Delvina
Published: August 2023

Digitalization, which gained momentum peculiarly after the invention of the Internet, has had a profound impact on the shape of the economy. It has changed the way of doing business and the labor market structure (Peetz, 2019). This change has brought the rise of automatized business processes and public services which aim to eliminate human manual work but at the same time cannot be realized without humans as a main component of information and communication technology (ICT). In order to fully leverage the positive effects of human capital in digitization, individuals must possess essential digital skills. This paper highlights the importance of citizens’ ICT skills for the acceleration of the digital economy, therefore the empirical analysis conducted examines the impact of different levels of digital skills on the digitalization of the economy. Additionally, the paper investigates whether the way individuals acquire digital skills differs between highly digitalized European Union (EU) economies and other parts of the Union. In this paper, secondary data sourced from Eurostat was used. To address the research questions, the pooled ordinary least squares (OLS) and least-square dummy variable (LSDV) models were utilized as well as the t-test. The findings of the study reveal a positive impact of digital skills on the digitalization of the economy. Furthermore, significant differences in the ways citizens acquire digital skills in most digitalized economies of the EU are uncovered.
Assessing the impact of stratospheric aerosol injection on U.S. convective weather environments
Authors: Glade Ivy , Hurrell James Wilson , Sun Lantao , Rasmussen Kristen
Published: August 2023

Continued climate warming, together with the overall evaluation and
implementation of a range of climate mitigation and adaptation
approaches, has prompted increasing research into proposed solar climate
intervention (SCI) methods, such as stratospheric aerosol injection
(SAI). SAI would use aerosols to reflect a small amount of incoming
solar radiation away from Earth to stabilize or reduce future warming
due to increasing greenhouse gas concentrations. Research into the
possible risks and benefits of SAI relative to the risks from climate
change is emerging. There is not yet, however, an adequate understanding
of how SAI might impact human and natural systems. For instance, little
to no research to date has examined how SAI might impact environmental
conditions critical to the formation of severe convective weather over
the United States (U.S.). This study uses ensembles of Earth system
model simulations of future climate change, with and without
hypothetical SAI deployment, to examine possible future changes in
thermodynamic and kinematic parameters critical to the formation of
severe weather during convectively active seasons over the U.S. Results
show that simulated forced changes in thermodynamic parameters are
significantly reduced under SAI relative to a no-SAI world, while
simulated changes in kinematic parameters are more difficult to
distinguish. Also, unforced internal climate variability is likely to
significantly modulate the projected forced climate changes over large
regions of the U.S.
Processing of VLF amplitude measurements: Deduction of a quiet time seasonal variation
Authors: Schneider Helen , Wendt Vivien , Banys Daniela , Clilverd Mark A
Published: August 2023

The amplitude of Very Low Frequency (VLF) transmissions propagating from
transmitter to receiver between the Earth’s surface and the ionospheric
D-region is a useful measurement to detect changes in the ionization
within the D-region ranging from 60-90 km. The VLF signal amplitude is
disturbed by geomagnetic, solar, and atmospheric phenomena. To be able
to identify perturbations in the VLF signal amplitude, we determine its
averaged seasonal variation under quiet solar and geomagnetic
conditions. Here it is challenging, that long time series of the VLF
signal amplitude show significant jumps and outliers, which are caused
artificially by technical adjustments/maintenance work.This paper presents a new approach for processing long VLF data time
series over multiple years resulting in level 2 data. The new level 2
data enables the consideration of time series with artificial jumps
since the jumps are leveled. Moreover, the outliers are removed by a
robust and systematic 2-step outlier filtering.The average seasonal and diurnal variation for different
transmitter-receiver combinations can be computed with the new level 2
data by applying a composite analysis. A subsequently applied polynomial
fit obtains the quiet time lines for daytime and nighttime, representing
the typical seasonal variation under undisturbed conditions of the VLF
signal amplitude for each considered link.The developed quiet time lines may serve as a tool to determine
perturbations of the VLF signal amplitude with solar and geomagnetic as
well as atmospheric origin. Also, they allow comparison of the VLF
signal amplitude variation for different transmitter-receiver links.
Current Understanding of Sodium N-(8-[2-Hydroxylbenzoyl] Amino) Caprylate (SNAC) as an Absorption Enhancer: The Oral Semaglutide Experience
Authors: Solis-Herrera Carolina , Kane Michael P. , Triplitt Curtis
Published: August 2023

Oral administration of peptide therapeutics faces challenges because of the distinct environment of the gastrointestinal tract. An oral formulation of semaglutide, a glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonist, was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in 2019 as a peptide therapy for the treatment of type 2 diabetes. Oral semaglutide uses sodium N-(8-[2-hydroxybenzoyl] amino) caprylate (SNAC) technology to enhance the absorption of semaglutide in the stomach and protect it from degradation by gastric enzymes. This article presents a summary of studies investigating SNAC technology as an absorption enhancer for a number of molecules and, in particular, explores how SNAC, once coformulated with oral semaglutide, facilitates increased absorption and bioavailability. Practical advice and dispensing information for pharmacists is also provided.
Citation verbs of speaking in Japanese blogs: a case study
Authors: Ермишина Е.С.
Published: August 2023

В настоящей работе рассматриваются цитационные глаголы «говорения» в блогах на японском языке. Предметом исследования выступают материалы с платформы www.ameba.jp, содержащей блоги (электронные дневники) на бытовые темы.

This paper deals with the citation verbs of speaking in Japanese blogs. The subject of the study is the materials from the www.ameba.jp platform, which contains blogs (electronic diaries) on everyday topics.
An ecology of practices – the hydrosocial cycle as a matter of concern in preschool children’s explorations
Authors: Elkin Postila Teresa
Published: August 2023

The aim of this article is to investigate the local ecology of practices in joint engagements with the hydrosocial cycle by preschool children, water specialists, and a researcher, in a Swedish urbanised coastal area. In particular, the article investigates the potential of Isabelle Stengers’ plea for creative meetings, knowledge exchanges and collaborations to produce relational practices between different parts of society, practices and disciplines. This local ecology of practices was investigated in a posthumanist intervention research project that was theoretically and methodologically informed by Stengers, Donna Haraway and Anna L. Tsing. In three stories constructed by the preschool children’s and the researcher’s collectively produced data – digital films and photographs, notes and drawings – attention is drawn to the hydrosocial, hierarchies and values in a local ecology of practices. The stories emphasise the contemporary and significant topic of water and wastewater in everyday preschool practices and activities and the processes through which water and society make and remake each other. In conclusion, the article suggests that the creation of relational practices and collaborations between different parts of society could make other questions possible and alternative methods conceivable.
The Effect of Behavior Change Communication via the Health Development Army on Pregnant Women’s Nutrition and Health Practices in Ambo District, Ethiopia: A Cluster Randomized Controlled Community Trial
Authors: MA Gebremichael
Published: August 2023

Background: A woman’s nutrition and health at conception and during her pregnancy is crucial factors in defining both her own and her unborn child’s health and well-being at this crucial time in her life. Therefore, the objective of the study was to investigate the effect of Behavior Change and Communication (BCC) through the women development Army on optimal nutrition and health practices of pregnant women. Methods: From April 1, 2018 to October 30, 2019, a cluster-randomized controlled trial was conducted in the Ambo district of Ethiopia. Three hundred eighty-five women in the 24 intervention clusters and 385 women in the 24 control clusters were recruited at the start of the study. In the intervention group, health development armies delivered the BCC’s main messages for three months, from July 2018 to September 2018, and end point data were collected from pregnant women (n = 744, 372 in the intervention group, and 372 in the control group) in October 2018. The control group received the standard care provided by the healthcare system during an ANC visit. The researchers used a binary generalized linear model analysis. A p value of <0.05 is used to indicate statistical significance. Statistical analyses were conducted on a per protocol basis. Result: The overall optimal nutrition and health practice were higher in the intervention group than in the control group (62.6% vs. 38.7%, P<0.001). The control group had a larger absolute risk of suboptimal nutrition and health practice (0.613 vs. 0.374, p<0.001) than the intervention group. Pregnant women in the intervention group had an absolute risk difference of 23.9% for suboptimal nutrition and health. Pregnant women who received intervention were 30.9% less likely to have suboptimal nutrition and health practice compared to pregnant women who were in the control group (ARR=0.691, 95% CI: 0.594-0.804). Conclusions: Behavior change communication (BCC) through the women’s development army is effective in improving optimal nutrition and health practices of pregnant women. Therefore, to improve the optimal nutrition and health practices of pregnant women, BCC through the health development army is recommended.
Impacts of Fermentation Time on Phytate and Some Minerals Bioavailability of Maize and Haricot Bean Flour
Authors: Feyera Milkesa
Published: August 2023

Less in nutrient bio availability due to the presence of ant nutritional factors are common problem in plant based diet. Fermentation is a feasible food processing approach to improve nutrient bioavailability in plant based diets. The objective of this study was to estimate some minerals bioavailability in fermented maize and haricot bean flour. Maize and haricot bean flour were subjected to three fermentation time (0, 24 and 36 hours) at room temperature. Phytate, calcium, iron, zinc and their molar ratio were determined using official methods. The results showed that significant reduction of Phytate and calcium content were obtained in the maize and haricot bean flour as fermentation time increased. Moreover, iron in mg/100g ranged from 3.95±0.10 to 3.20±0.21 in maize flour and 7.38 ±0.34 to 5.20±0.16 in haricot bean flour. Zinc content in (mg/100g) increased from 2.79±0.03 for unfermented maize flour to 3.47±0.10 for 24 hours fermented followed decreased to 2.95±0.29 in maize flour fermented for 36 hours at room temperature. The molar ratios of the phytate to calcium and phytate to zinc in this study resulted improved calcium and iron bioavailability in maize and haricot bean flour. However, poor and good for iron bioavailability in haricot bean and maize flour, respectively, were noted in this study. Therefore, use of fermented maize and haricot bean flour should be recommended, in the production of nutritious and safe food products for targeted age group.
Anthocyanins in Naked Pigmented Barley Grain as a Source of Antioxidant Activity
Authors: N Vasko
Published: August 2023

Anthocyanins and other phenolic compounds are powerful antioxidants, which reduce risks of many serious human diseases. Anthocyanin contents in naked pigmented barley grain have been determined in numerous studies. In Ukraine, the purpose of the breeding of barley with pigmented grain as a functional food product is biofortification of the grain nutritional value. Published data have demonstrated that it is possible to create high-yielding naked pigmented barley lines.
Effect of Levels and Time of Nitrogen Application on Yield and Economics of Rice
Authors: Ajmal K. K. , Goverdhan M. , Sridevi S. , Suresh K.
Published: August 2023

A field experiment was conducted on yield and economics of rice during 2017 at Agriculture Research Institute, Rajensranagar. The study was conducted with 10 treatments and laid out in randomized block design with 3 replications. The soil of the experimental site was clay loam in texture, slightly alkaline in reaction, non-saline, low in organic carbon and available nitrogen, high in available phosphorous and potassium.Among the different time and dose of application of nitrogen, the highest panicle m-2 (309.3), panicle length (23.9 cm), number of filled grains panicle-1 (103.2),number of total grains panicle-1 (118.1),  test weight (23.9 g), grain yield (4514 kg ha-1), straw yield (5470 kg ha-1) and B: C ratio (1.99)were recorded highest with application of 160 kg N ha-1 25% each at sowing, 20 DAS, 40 DAS and 60 DAS compared to the other treatments. However, growth recorded with 160 kg in 4 equal splits was found to be on par with the growth in the treatments having 160 and 140 kg N ha-1applied at various splits and with application of 120 kg N ha-1 in 4 equal splits at sowing, 20 DAS, 40 DAS and 60 DAS. The lowest observation wasfoundin the farmer’s practice with the application of nitrogen at 120 kg ha-1 N in 3 splits with 12% at sowing, 44% at 40 DAS and 44% at 60 DAS.
Studies on Genetic Variability and Character Association in Chilli Genotypes (Capsicum annuum L.)
Authors: Singh Sakshi , Joshi A. K. , Vikram Amit , Kansal Sandeep , Singh Sudha
Published: August 2023

The present investigation was carried out at Experimental Farm of Regional Horticultural Research and Training Station Dhaulakuan, District Sirmour (HP), Dr. YS Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni, Solan, Himachal Pradesh, during Kharif season, 2018 to ascertain extent of variability, heritability and genetic advance as percentage of mean for yield and other horticultural traits of 21 chilli genotypes. The experiment was laid out in RCBD with three replications at spacing of 45cm × 45cm. Analysis of variance indicated significant differences among the genotypes for all the traits studied.  RACH-132 exhibited the maximum number of fruits per plant (97.27), fruit weight at edible maturity (4.08 g), green fruit yield plant-1 (280.10 g), red fruit yield plant-1 (275.89 g) and fruit diameter (1.23 cm) while, number of seeds and thousand seed weight was maximum in RACH-121 (100.40, 5.12 g). DKC-8 (0.49%) recorded the maximum capsaicin content. The estimates of phenotypic and genotypic coefficients of variation (PCV and GCV) were moderate to high for all characters studied except days to first red maturity. High heritability coupled with high genetic gain was found for characters like green fruit yield plant-1, red fruit yield plant-1 and capsaicin content which indicates that these characters were under the strong influence of additive gene action and hence simple selection based on phenotypic performance of these traits would be effective.
Effect of Sowing Time and Nutrient Management on Physiological Parameters of Wheat
Authors: Bhayal Lalita , Kewat M. L. , Aakash  , Jha A. K. , Bhayal Divya , Badkul Anamika Jain
Published: August 2023

A study was undertaken to evaluate the impact of soil application of spent mushroom substrate (SMS) and farm yard manure (FYM) enriched with T. harzianum on pre-emergency damping off (PED) and post-emergence damping off (POED) in chilli and tomato seedlings in nursery beds containing naturally infested soil with Pythium aphanidermatum and Rhizoctonia solani in the experimental field area of Department of Plant Pathology, CCSHAU Hisar during 2018-19, 2019-20and 2020-21.The observations on disease incidence (%) were recorded up to 30 days after germination.  A control without soil amendment was also maintained. The maximum damping off was at 22.5, 23.4 and 22.9% in controland minimum at 15.7, 15.8 and 16.6% during 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21, respectively in chilliwhen SMS enriched with T. harzianum was applied. The mean of damping off disease incidence was minimum at 16.0% when SMS enriched with T. harzianum was applied and maximum at 22.9% in control. The maximum damping off was at 18.1, 19.4 and 18.7% in control and minimum at 12.2, 12.6 and 14.8% during 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21, respectively in tomato when SMS enriched with T. harzianum was applied. The mean of disease incidence (%) was minimum at 13.2% when SMS enriched with T. harzianum was applied and maximum at 18.7% in control.
In-vitro evaluations of Trichoderma spp. against Different Diseases of Pigeonpea in Nagaland
Authors: Chang Betikundang , Ao N. Tiameren , Sumi Kavi , Pongener Narola , Neog Pankaj
Published: August 2023

The investigation was carried out at the laboratory of Plant Pathology Department, SASRD, Nagaland University (NU), Medziphema Campus, Nagaland, India during the year kharif (August-October, 2020) to evaluate the antagonistic potentiality of Trichoderma spp. (T. harzianum, T. asperellum and T. virens) against three diseases of pigeonpea viz. Alternaria leaf spot (Alternaria alternata), Collar rot (Sclerotium rolfsii), Phytophthora blight (Phytophthora drechsleri f. sp. cajani). Dual culture technique was followed to test the efficacy of these antagonists as bio-agents against the pathogens. Result of in vitro screening test revealed that all the bio-agents significantly inhibited the mycelial growth of the pathogens. Among the three Trichoderma spp. evaluated, T. harzianum (55.53%) was found to be the highest in per cent inhibition of A. alternata, T. asperellum (50.87 %) recorded highest per cent inhibition on S. rolfsii and T. virens (55.88%) recorded highest per cent inhibition on Phytophthora drechsleri f. sp. cajani. Thus, the in vitro study suggests that the Trichoderma spp. has a potential to be used as bio-agents in managing these three fungal diseases viz. Alternaria leaf spot, Collar rot and Phytophthora blight of pigeonpea.
Phytochemical Screening of Aqueous, Acetone, Ethanol and Methanol Leaf Extracts of Ocimum teniflorum, Ocimum gratissimum and Ocimum sanctum
Authors: Kavyamala D. , Jayamma P. , Rani N. Usha , Babu M. Mahesh
Published: August 2023

The experiment was carried out during November, 2019 to July, 2020 at Department of Food Safety and Quality Assurance, College of Food Science and Technology, Pulivendula, ANGRAU, Andhra Pradesh, India. A large number of plants show enormous versatility in synthesizing complex materials which have no immediate obvious effect on growth or metabolic functions. Phytochemicals are naturally occurring and biologically active components that have potential disease inhibiting capabilities. Phytochemicals are effective in combating or preventing disease due to their antioxidant effect. The most important of these phytochemicals are alkaloids, tannins, flavonoids, saponins and phenolic compounds. Ocimum is a well-known medicinal plant that consists of various biochemically active components which have many functional effects. The leaf extracts were prepared by using aqueous, acetone, ethanol and methanol solvents and phytochemical analysis was conducted for tannins, saponins, phlabotannins, flavonoids, terpenoids, glycosides and steroids. The results revealed that tannins were found in all the extracts of three Ocimum spp., Saponins were present in all extracts except methanol extract of Ocimum spp., the presence of phlabotannins were observed only in aqueous extract Ocimum spp., Flavonoids were present in aqueous and methanol extracts of Ocimum spp., Glycosides were found in ethanol and methanol extracts of Ocimum spp., The presence of steroids was observed in all extracts except aqueous of Ocimum spp., Terpinoids were present in all extracts except aqueous extract of O. teniflorum and O. gratissimum.
O ChatGPT e as Publicações Científicas
Authors:   Al Ettifaq Club, Dammam, Saudi Arabia, Ribeiro Basil
Published: August 2023

O que dizem estas novas recomendações em relação à inteligência artificial (IA)? 1. Aquando da submissão do texto para publicação, os autores devem indicar se usaram a IA (Large Lan¬guage Models [LLMs], chatbots [ex. ChatGPT] ou criadores de ima¬gens) para a produção do texto; 2. Os autores que usem esta tecnolo¬gia devem informar de que modo a usaram; 3. Os chatbots [ex. ChatGPT] não devem ser indicados como auto¬res, pois eles não podem ser responsabilizados pela precisão, integridade e originalidade do trabalho e essas responsabilidades são necessárias para a autoria. Os humanos são responsáveis pelo material submetido que inclua a assistência do ChatGPT; 4. Os autores devem rever e editar cuidadosamente, pois a IA pode gerar um produto de cariz autoritário, o qual pode ser incorreto, incompleto ou tendencioso; 5. A IA não de ser indicada no texto como um autor ou coautor; 6. Os autores devem confirmar a ausência de plágio no seu artigo, no texto e nas imagens que tenham sido produzidos pela IA; 7. Os humanos devem garantir que as referências bibliográficas indicadas no texto estão corretamente atribuídas.