bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Signal Denoising of MEMS Vector Hydrophone Based on Optimized VMD, Compressed Sensing, and Wavelet Threshold
Authors: Hu Hongping , Zou Nana , Bai Yanping
Published: September 2022

With the noise in underwater acoustic signal extracted from ocean background, the denoising algorithm based on the Variational Mode Decomposition (VMD) optimized by improved Grasshopper Optimization Algorithm (IGOA), the compressed sensing (CS) and wavelet threshold (WT) is proposed in this paper, named by IGOA-VMD-CS-WT, where VMD optimized by IGOA is utilized to perform sign composition and the obtained Intrinsic Mode Functions (IMF) are divided into effective components and noise components using cross-correlation coefficient of each IMF. CS is performed on sparse representation of noise components and the obtained sparse coefficients are processed with WT for the filters. The effective components and the denoised components are reconstructed to the denoised signal by the Orthogonal Matching Pursuit. The experiments show that IGOA-VMD-CS-WT has the highest signal-to-noise ratios and the least root mean square errors under different noise levels and has the better denoising effect on the denoising of the actual data.
Producers’ adoption behaviors for precision agriculture (PA) technologies to improve nitrogen use efficiency: Diffusion of Innovations theory as an explanatory lens
Authors: Looney Lauren , Montgomery Paul , Edwards Michael Craig , Arnall Brian , Raun William Robert
Published: September 2022

Advancements in precision agriculture technologies enable producers to achieve higher yields; however, in some cases, these innovations have not reached widespread adoption despite years of availability. We sought to understand producers’ adoption experiences with two precision agriculture technologies: Nitrogen (N)-Rich Strips and the Sensor Based Nitrogen Rate Calculator (SBNRC). These technologies can help producers optimize their application of nitrogen fertilizer on growing crops, especially small grains such as wheat. Using Rogers’ (2003) diffusion of innovations theory as an explanatory framework, this descriptive-exploratory study examined the adoption behaviors of producers from two midwestern states. Rogers’ (2003) theoretical lens guided instrument development and interpretation of results. To better understand the effects of change agents’ actions and potential adopters’ behaviors during the innovation-decision process, more research is needed regarding disenchantment discontinuance and replacement discontinuance, the potential for pro-innovation bias, and of the innovation attribute compatibility. The future development of precision agriculture technology with the perceptions of potential adopters in mind, especially those averse to adoption and continuance, may assist in overcoming barriers to widespread diffusion.
Tinjauan Atas Persepsi Satuan Kerja Terhadap Rencana Penarikan Dana Pada Satuan Kerja Di Wilayah Kantor Pelayanan Perbendaharaan Negara Jakarta V
Authors: Novita Anindya Enggar , Akhmadi Muhammad Heru
Published: September 2022

Pengelolaan kas negara merupakan upaya pemerintah dalam menjaga likuiditas keuangan negara. Penelitian ini membahas mengenai tinjauan persepsi satuan kerja dan Kuasa BUN terhadap penyampaian rencana penarikan dana harian. Rencana penarikan dana merupakan bagian dari proses perencanaan kas untuk memastikan besaran dana kas pemerintah yang dicairkan pada waktu-waktu tertentu. Tujuan dari penelitian ini ialah untuk mengetahui persepsi satker selaku pengguna anggaran dan Kuasa BUN terhadap penyampaian rencana penarikan dana harian. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode kualitatif deskriptif di mana data-data yang dikumpulkan dari proses wawancara terhadap Satker mitra KPPN Jakarta V yang menyampaikan RPD Harian pada tahun anggaran 2018—2020. Pengolahan data menggunakan software ATLAS.ti untuk mendapatkan kodifikasi kode sebagai temuan penelitian. Hasil pembahasan menunjukan bahwa Satker mengerti dan memahami Rencana Penarikan Dana Harian, baik secara urgensi, tujuan, manfaat, dan proses penyusunan RPD Harian.
Pengaruh Penerapan Sistem Informasi Manajemen Perencanaan, Penganggaran, Dan Pelaporan (SIMRAL) Terhadap Kualitas Laporan Keuangan Pemerintah Daerah Kabupaten Jeneponto
Authors: Pasulu Milka , Hasliah Hasliah , Pragemini Pragemini
Published: September 2022

Penelitian bertujuan untuk mengetahui  pengaruh penerapan Sistem Informasi Manajemen Perencanaan , Penganggaran  dan Pelaporan  (SIMRAL)  terhadap kualitas Laporan Keuangan Pemerintah Kabupaten Jeneponto. Metede penelitian yang digunkan yaitu metode kuantitatif dengan menggunakan regresi linerar sederhana. Hasil Penelitian ini bagaimana variabel yang berpengaruh terhadap variabel lainnya. Berdasarkan output SPSS menunjukkan adanya pengaruh positif dan signifikan atara Sistem Informasi Manajemen Perencanaan, Penganggaran dan Pelaporan (SIMRAL) terhadap kualitas laporan Keuangan pada Pemerintah jeneponto.

Hal ini ditunjukkan dengan uji Koefisien atau Uji T yang didapat deng nilai t hitung sebesar 4,592 , nilai ini lebih besar dari t tabel yaitu 3,10atau t hitung  4.592 > t tabel 3,10 dan berdasrkan dengan probabilitas (sig) = 0.000 <0.005. Karena  niali probilitas jauh lebih kecil dari 0.05maka Ho ditolak dan Ha diterim. Dengan demikian dapat disimpulkan bahwa SIMRAL Variabe (X) berpengaruh secara positif dan signifikan terhadap kualitas laporan Keuangan yariabel (Y) pada pemerintah Kabupaten Jeneponto.
INOVASI PRODUK: DALAM MENINGKATKAN KINERJA USAHA MIKRO KECIL DAN MENENGAH (UMKM)
Authors: Trihudiyatmanto M .
Published: September 2022

Riset ini bertujuan guna menganalisis pengaruh literasi keuangan, kompetensi sumber daya manusia serta kedudukan inovasi produk selaku variabel mediasi terhadap kinerja Usaha Mikro Kecil serta Menengah (UMKM) di Kabupaten Wonosobo. Pengujian hipotesis dalam riset ini memakai analisis Structural Equation Modeling(SEM). Populasi dalam riset ini merupakan pelaku UMKM di Kabupaten Wonosobo dengan jumlah 60.480 unit bersumber pada LKPJ Kabupaten Wonosobo tahun 2019. Metode pengambilan sampel dalam riset ini dengan random sampling serta memakai rumus slovin sehingga dalam riset diambil 100 industri UMKM di Kabupaten Wonosobo. Bersumber pada hasil riset diperoleh hasil  1)terdapat pengaruh positi fliterasi keuangan terhadap kinerja UMKM di Kabupaten Wonosobo; 2)terdapat pengaruh positif kompetensi sumber daya manusia terhadap kinerja UMKM di Kabupaten Wonosobo; 3)inovasi produk memediasi ikatan antara literasi keuangan serta kompetensi sumber daya manusia terhadap kinerja UMKM di Kabupaten Wonosobo.
Pseudodickthomssenite, Mg(VO3)2·8H2O, a New Mineral from the Pickett Corral Mine, Bull Canyon, Montrose County, Colorado, USA
Authors: Kampf Anthony R. , Hughes John M. , Ma Chi , Marty Joe
Published: September 2022

Pseudodickthomssenite (IMA2021-027), Mg(VO3)2·8H2O, is a new mineral discovered at the Pickett Corral mine, Bull Canyon, Montrose County, Colorado, USA. The mineral formed from the oxidation of montroseite-corvusite assemblages in a moist environment and occurs on asphaltite and on montroseite-corvusite-bearing sandstone in association with dickthomssenite, gypsum, huemulite, lasalite, and trebiskyite. Pseudodickthomssenite is known only from a diverging cluster of striated needles up to about 500 μm long and 20 μm in diameter; the mineral is light tan in color, with a white streak and a silky luster. The crystals are brittle but somewhat flexible in thin fibers. There are two excellent cleavages, {011} and , and the fracture is splintery. The measured density is 1.97(2) g/cm3. Electron probe microanalysis provided the empirical formula [Mg0.99Ca0.01]Σ1.00(V5+O3)2·8H2O. Pseudodickthomssenite is triclinic, P, a = 7.3566(6) Å, b = 9.4672(9) Å, c = 9.5529(9) Å, α = 104.205(7)°, β = 100.786(7)°, γ = 100.157(7)°, V = 616.08(10) Å3, and Z = 2. The structure of pseudodickthomssenite (R1 = 0.0307 for 1124 I > 2σI reflections) contains V5+O5 polyhedra that link by edge-sharing to form a zig-zag [VO3] chain. MgO2(H2O)4 octahedra link the [VO3] chains into a Mg(H2O)4[VO3]4 sheet and the sheets are linked to one another via a complex network of hydrogen bonding involving Mg(H2O)6 octahedra and isolated H2O groups. The structure is very similar to that of dickthomssenite.
Rhodium-catalyzed intramolecular reductive aldol-type cyclization: Application for the synthesis of a chiral necic acid lactone
Authors: Isoda Motoyuki , Sato Kazuyuki , Kameda Kenta , Wakabayashi Kana , Sato Ryota , Minami Hideki , Karuo Yukiko , Tarui Atsushi , Kawai Kentaro , Omote Masaaki
Published: September 2022

Rhodium-catalyzed intramolecular reductive aldol-type cyclization was described to give β-hydroxylactones with high diastereoselectivities. This cyclization gave syn- or anti-form β-hydroxylactones selectively by changing the solvent. Furthermore, the synthesis of a chiral necic acid lactone was also described which is a part of structural component of pyrrolizidine alkaloid monocrotaline that is used for the preparation of pulmonary hypertension pathological model in rats.
Analisis Keterampilan Praktik Ilmiah Siswa dalam Pembelajaran IPA SMP berciri Inkuiri Induktif
Authors: Muhamad Arif Mahdiannur
Published: September 2022

Pembelajaran berciri inkuiri telah mendominasi aktivitas belajar IPA di sekolah secara internasional. Pengembangan budaya ilmiah telah menjadi salah satu tujuan pendidikan IPA yang ditandai dengan keterampilan praktik ilmiah yang menekankan pada indikator keterampilan manipulatif/psikomotor dan keterampilan proses sains. Studi ini berusaha untuk menemukan, mengungkap, dan menganalisis atribut-atribut keterampilan praktik ilmiah dalam pembelajaran IPA dengan pendekatan inkuiri induktif terbimbing sebagai intervensi. Studi ini menerapkan pendekatan pra-eksperimen pada skala mikro dengan mengutamakan classroom natural setting. Partisipan yang terlibat dalam studi ini sebanyak 30 orang siswa kelas VII SMP. Proses belajar-mengajar di kelas disesuaikan dengan tahapan pendekatan inkuiri induktif terbimbing. Pengukuran atas performa siswa dilakukan secara langsung saat unjuk kerja, maupun tidak langsung berdasarkan jawaban partisipan di lembar kerja. Berdasarkan hasil data hasil keterampilan praktik ilmiah serta analisis pola transisi respons (retensi, gain, dan loss), studi ini mengonfirmasikan bahwa pendekatan inkuiri induktif terbimbing dapat mengenalkan dan meningkatkan keterampilan praktik ilmiah siswa. Kemampuan siswa untuk memanipulasi objek yang diteliti sesuai prosedur eksperimen, mengembangkan hipotesis tentatif, dan memprediksi berdasarkan data hasil eksperimen perlu menjadi perhatian para guru IPA dalam mengembangkan perangkat pembelajaran. Meskipun ada beberapa batasan, studi ini juga membahas beberapa hal terkait pengembangan profesionalitas dan pedagogi guru IPA untuk mewujudkan budaya ilmiah dalam kelas.
Immanuel Kant Bir Faydacı Olabilir mi? Kant’ın, Deneyci Ahlâk Teorilerine Yönelik Eleştirileri
Authors: GÜNER Fatıma , ÖZTURAN Hümeyra
Published: September 2022

Ahlâk felsefesi söz konusu olduğunda akla gelen ilk isimlerden biri Immanuel Kant’tır. Kant’ı ahlak felsefesi için bu kadar önemli kılan husus ise Antik Çağ’dan modern döneme kadar hakimiyetini sürdüren tüm ahlâk öğretilerini reddetmesi ve temelini saf akıldan alan ahlâk yasasının imkânını ortaya koyma çabası olmuştur. Bu bağlamda felsefe tarihi boyunca deneye dayanan tüm ahlâk öğretilerinin karşısına Kant’ın ahlâk felsefesi getirilmiş, Kant’ın ödev ahlâkı çoğunlukla deneyci ahlâk eleştirisi olarak okunmuş ve yorumlanmıştır. Yaygın kanaatin bu yönde oluşmasının en temel sebebi, Kant’ın ahlâk felsefesi ile ilgili yazılarında, temelini deneyden alan tüm ahlâk öğretilerini, ahlâkı kökünden söken ve sarsan ciddi bir tehlike olarak kabul etmesidir. Bu anlamda en açık ifadelere Kant’ın Ahlak Metafiziğinin Temellendirilmesi ve Pratik Aklın Eleştirisi isimli eserlerinde rastlamak mümkündür. Kant Ahlâk Metafiziğinin Temellendirilmesi adlı eserinde temel amacının ahlâk ilkelerinin kaynağını kişiden kişiye, durumdan duruma değişen deneysel ögelerden kurtarıp, evrensel ve mutlak zorunluluk taşıyan ahlâk yasasının imkanını ortaya koymak olduğunu söyler. Pratik Aklın Eleştirisi isimli eserinde ise temelini deneyden alan öğretiler ile ahlâk yasasının kılı kırk yarar biçimde ayrılması gerektiğini belirtir. Bu ifadeler Kant’ın deneyci ahlâkı, dolayısıyla da faydacılığı eleştirdiğini ve ahlâka dair düşüncelerinin faydacı öğretilerden pek çok anlamda farklı olduğunu göstermektedir. Zira faydacılık, ahlâk ilkelerinin temelini deneysel ögeler olarak kabul etmesiyle deneyci ahlâk anlayışları arasında yer almaktadır. Bununla beraber Kant’ın eleştirilerine ve her iki teori arasındaki temel farklılıklara rağmen, özellikle Kant ahlâkında başka insanlara karşı ödevlerimize yapılan vurgu ve başkalarının amaçlarını kendi amaçlarımızmış gibi benimsememizin ahlâkî bir ödev olması gibi bazı noktalar, önde gelen faydacılar tarafından onun ahlâk felsefesinin aslında faydacı olabileceği veya faydacılıkla uzlaştırılabileceği şeklinde anlaşılmıştır. Bu anlayışa göre bir insanın aynı anda hem Kantçı hem de faydacı ahlâk ilkelerini benimsemesi en azından teorik olarak mümkündür. Kantçılık ve faydacılığın uzlaştırılabileceği iddiasının karşısında yaygın bir şekilde kabul edilen görüş ise Kant’ın kesinlikle bir faydacı olamayacağı ve felsefesinin hiçbir şekilde faydacılıkla uzlaştırılamayacağıdır. Biz bu makalede öncelikle Kant’ın temel eserlerinde yer alan deneyci ahlâka yönelik eleştirilerini “ahlâk ilkelerinin kaynağı eleştirisi”, “en yüksek iyi eleştirisi” ve “insanın araçsallaştırılması eleştirisi” şeklinde üç başlık altında ele alacağız. Çalışmamızda elde ettiğimiz bilgilerden hareketle ikincil literatürde yer alan Kant’ın bir faydacı olup olamayacağı tartışmasına, bazı pratik ahlâk problemleri çerçevesinde iki görüşü karşılaştırarak cevap bulmayı amaçlamaktayız.
PRIORITIZATION OF REGIONAL TRANSMISSION NETWORK PROJECTS TO SUSTAIN GENERATION AND MARKET DEVELOPMENT IN SOUTH EAST EUROPE
Authors: Goran Majstrović  , Nijaz Dizdarević  , Davor Bajs
Published: September 2022

The region of South East Europe (SEE) has been experiencing an ongoing process of changes in the energy sector in the areas of power generation, power transmission and power distribution. These changes are reflected in each country through reorganization of vertically integrated electric power utilities, followed by functional separation of transmission from generation and distribution. Changes in the energy sector have also affected the philosophy of generation and transmission planning since most of the SEE countries are transition countries. In order to establish and harmonize the common regional and the wider European electricity market, many study activities have been undertaken in the last few years. This paper deals with the interaction between the most important regional generation and transmission studies that were presented and discussed at different occasions at the regional level (Athens Fora, conferences, workshops, web sites etc.). The main aim of the studies was to assist the European Commission (EC), the World Bank (WB) and the donors in identifying the indicative priority list of investments in power generation and related electricity infrastructure from the regional perspective and in line with the objectives of SEE regional electricity market. The scope of work within this study was to analyze the transmission network for investigated scenarios and in accordance with the findings and conclusions from the updated GIS. The final result is supposed to be a list of new interconnection line priorities in the region necessary for new generation and future market sustainability.
DETERMINATION OF THE POWER CABLES SYSTEM REDUCTION COEFFICIENT MATRIX
Authors: Petar Sarajčev
Published: September 2022

The work presents original theoretical bases of the mathematical model for the determination of the power cables system reduction coefficient matrix. The matter at hand is a new and completely general mathematical model which can take into consideration an arbitrary number and arrangement of a single-core cable system arranged in a treefoil formation. As a matter of fact, the concerned reduction coefficient matrix takes into consideration the real (full) electromagnetic impact which dominates the pertaining power cables, in the conditions of occurrence of one-pole short circuit. The reduction coefficient matrix is characterized by having elements dependant exclusively on electromagnetic and geometrical properties of the very power cables, their positioning and on the geophysical properties of their route, as well as on the frequency of the currents flowing through the power cables. The application of the model deliberated here enables a far more accurate estimation of the current distribution in the power cables system than would be possible by applying separate reduction factors of the present power cables. At the same time, the deliberated model is simple for application and entirely general. The application of the presented theory and the developed mathematical model is also shown on the example of the general system of power cables with nominal voltage 110 kV.
THE POSSIBILITIES FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE ELECTRIC POWER SECTOR OF BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
Authors: Mladen Zeljko
Published: September 2022

This article overviews the existing condition and the development perspectives for the electric power sector of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) until 2020 [1]. Acknowledging the existing organisational structure of the electric power sector, an overview of electricity consumption projections is given per electric utility company, per entity and for Bosnia and Herzegovina as a whole. It is followed by descriptions of existing electric power (production) facilities, and the power plant candidates for construction in the following decade. An estimate of electricity export possibilities into neighbouring countries has also been made.
ENERGY CERTIFICATION OF BUILDINGS AND MODERN ENERGY CONCEPTS
Authors: Željka Hrs Borković
Published: September 2022

The introduction of energy certification of buildings in Croatian legislature and the classification of buildings in energy classes in accordance with their annual thermal energy requirements for heating purposes introduces a number of key changes in construction. They will play a considerable role in the improvement of construction quality, creation of a modern energy concept for new buildings, modernisation of existing buildings, and will significantly contribute to the reduction of energy consumption in the building construction sector, the latter being the largest individual energy consumer. This paper presents the new legislative framework and the implementation methodology for energy audits and energy certification of buildings in the Republic of Croatia (RH), and it elaborates on the expected influence on the development of the integral approach to design and the long term approach to building analysis, taking into consideration the entire lifespan of the building. Energy certification of buildings provides us with transparent data on energy consumption in buildings on the market, energy efficiency is recognised as an indication of quality, investments in new and innovative concepts and technologies are encouraged, as is the use of alternative energy supply systems in buildings, the market for new low-energy buildings develops, the existing buildings sector is modernised, and a contribution is made towards a general reduction of energy consumption and towards environment protectio.
ZERO ELECTRIC ENERGY ISLAND CONCEPT IN CROATIA – PRELIMINARY STUDY FOR THE ISLAND OF VIS
Authors: Krešimir Trontl  , Dubravko Pevec  , Mile Baće
Published: September 2022

Croatian islands, with strong natural wind and solar potential, are possible locations for extensive usage of renewable energy sources. This paper presents the results of the preliminary investigation of the applicability of renewable energy sources for the zero-energy island concept on Croatian islands, in particular for the central Dalmatian island of Vis.
Sistema de indicadores de gestión docente para la educación básica
Authors: Espinoza Pérez Jorge Armando
Published: September 2022

En la actualidad, la tendencia por desarrollar programas de evaluación, se han convertido en el denominador común; caracterizado por los fenómenos de la globalización y de la libertad de iniciativa, bajo el amparo de los principios de productividad, competitividad y conectividad. Es un fenómeno mundial con consecuencias, alcances y aplicaciones que aún no han sido vistas en todas sus dimensiones, afectando todas las esferas de la actividad humana; a tal punto que se gasta más recursos en el diseño de las evaluaciones que en la obtención de los mismos resultados.

Este artículo, presenta resultados de la revisión bibliográfica en torno a algunos de los principales fundamentos teóricos y conceptuales para implementar un sistema de indicadores de gestión docente en la educación básica, de modo demostrativo. La metodología para establecer estos indicadores requiere de elementos como, la importancia de los objetivos y estrategias e identificación de factores críticos de éxito.
Phytochemical characterization, Antioxidant and Analgesic potentials of Aerial Parts of Eruca vesicaria
Authors: Halmi Sihem , Madi Aicha  , Cherfia Radia  , Zeghad Nadia  , Beroual Katiba
Published: September 2022

Our work is based on the phytochemical study, the antioxidant and the analgesic activities of a hydroalcoholic extract of Eruca vesicaria aerial part very used in traditional medicine. The phytochemical screening highlighted the presence of tannins, flavonoids, sterols, flavonoid glucosides, saponins, phenols and alkaloids. The determination of total phenols of hydromethanolic extract by the Folin-ciocalteu method revealed a content equal to 4.63 ± 0.017 mg GAE / g extract. The amount of flavonoids by AlCl3 method achieved a content equal to 2.14 ± 0.025 mg QE/ g extract. The antiradical activities were evaluated by two chemical tests ; DPPH and FRAP. The obtained results showed a high reducing activity. Besides, the acute toxicity and the analgesic activity of the plant extract was evaluated on rats, using a pain model induced by chemical stimuli, hot plate and tail immersion methods. The extract was used at various doses 100, 200 and 300 mg/kg, whereas acetylsalicylic acid was used as the standard drug (200 mg/kg). In the acetic acid-induced model, the plant extracts and the standard drug significantly (p<0.05) reduced the abdominal writhing in rats compared to the control group by increasing the percentage of writhing inhibition in a dose-dependent manner. In the hot plate and the tail immersion models, the plant extracts and the standard drug acetylsalicylic acid demonstrated a good analgesic activity and significantly (p<0.05) increasing the pain reaction time. These results indicate that the E. vesicaria plant has a significant analgesic potential that can act through peripheral and central mechanisms.
Effect of foliar application of chitosan and urea on growth, yield and quality of palak (Beta vulgaris var. bengalensis L.) cv. All Green
Authors: MAJI SUTANU , PRAKASH TEJ , GOYAL ANKIT KUMAR , TIWARI ABHISHEK , RAZAUDDIN  , RAM MAYA , MEENA RAMESH CHAND
Published: September 2022

Utilization of organic substances as fertilizer nutrient sources is now popularising due to over increasing risk of chemical fertilizers used in agriculture. The present field experiment was conducted at Department of Horticulture, Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Lucknow, U.P. (India) to assess the effect of chitosan, an alternative biological origin nutrient source and commercial urea on production of palak. The experiment was comprised of eight treatments namely Control- No fertilizer applied (T0), Recommended Dose of Fertilizer (RDF) @ 90:30:30 N P K kg/ha (T1), Chitosan @ 50 ppm (T2), @ 75 ppm (T3), @ 100 ppm (T4), @ 125 ppm (T5), @ 150 ppm (T6) and Urea @ 1% (T7) and was laid out in Randomized Block Design with three replications. The results showed that foliar application of chitosan and urea significantly influenced the growth, yield and quality of palak. The foliar application of chitosan @ 100 ppm (T4) showed significantly maximum vegetative growth, leaf yield along with better quality of leaves in terms of dry matter content, TSS and Vitamin C content. Urea @ 1% (T7) also showed close result compared to chitosan application. Hence, it will be beneficial to apply chitosan as liquid form @ 100 ppm for spinach beet under subtropical agro-climate condition of Lucknow for better growth, leaf yield and leaf quality.
The field inoculation of Acacia saligna with efficient rhizobia strains for sand quarry restoration in Algeria
Authors: SEKKOUR Sonia , Nadjia Benhamed  , Abdelkader Bekki
Published: September 2022

Sand quarries constituting very specific environments where native plants and surface soil are destroyed. The resulting substrates are practically sterile from an organic and biological point of view due to the absence of humus, microfauna and flora. planting legumes like Acacia saligna inoculated with his microbial partner rhizobia is strategic key to enhance the substrate fertility and lead to an ecological restoration of sandpits. Here we have selected the most efficient couple A. saligna-rhizobia with the goal to rehabilitate Sidi Lakhdar sandpit in the end of exploitation and to follow the filed persistence of introduced rhizobia into A. saligna nodules. The in vitro efficiency test permitted the selection of three inocula which performed differently once transferred onto natural soil and in the field. The ASB13 (Ensifer sp.) were found to be better inoculum for sandpit rehabilitation and A. saligna-rhizobia couple introduction for above and underground degraded sites. The introduced rhizobia didn’t persist in nodules of A. saligna in different treated blocks which were revealed by the PCR-RFLP profiles after the digestion by restriction enzyme HaeIII. These results support the literature data on failure/success of inoculants pertain to the persistence of rhizobia (inoculants) in soil, inoculant success is affected not only by environmental conditions such as temperature, pH, salinity but also by competitivity of indigenous rhizobia. We conclude that the rhizobia-based inocula selection for field application necessitates testing selected strains under the environmental conditions prevailing in the site intended to be rehabilitated.
The extraction and identification of flavonoids from Nerium oleander L. in the east of Algeria - Constantine
Authors: BRAHIM MADACI , Kabouche Samy  , Merghem Rachid  , Derradji Lotfi
Published: September 2022

In North Africa, Nerium oleander is quite common vegetation in the steppe zone. In Algeria also, its presence is quite common, especially on alluvial and stony soils. However, data on its phytochemical profiling are scanty. Therefore, the present study was designed to reveal phenolic diversity, identify some major flavonoid molecules, detect and elucidate the biological property of N. oleander leaves. Initially the extraction methods and strategies were optimized using various solvents and various phases were obtained. Subsequently, the phases obtained on various classes of phenolic molecules were confronted with analytical chromatography in the presence of an appropriate reagent and spectral analysis. Overall, five pure and native products namely kaemphferol, quercetin, luteolin, apigenin, quercetin 3OR were separated and purified.
Interregional analysis using a bi-regional input-output matrix for Argentina
Authors: Mastronardi Leonardo J. , Romero Carlos A. , González Sebastián Nicolás
Published: September 2022

This paper presents a regional case study using a Bi-Regional Input-Output (BRIO) matrix of Buenos Aires City (BAC) and the Rest of Argentina (ROA), constructed from the Argentinian Input-Output matrix. A hybrid approach was applied to obtain the BRIO matrix, which combines pure non-survey methods with matrix-balancing methods like RAS or Cross-Entropy. Once the BRIO matrix was obtained, our study has focused on analyzing the BAC regional structure and the interconnections between regions. We have also estimated the regional and national carbon footprint for the BAC and Argentina, respectively. Results show that service and industry sectors play an important role in the economy of BAC and some of them have strong interregional spillover effects over the rest of the country. In addition, the results also show that sectors on BAC with the highest regional multipliers are also the ones with highest emissions.
Burial Depths of Extensive Shallow Cryptomaria in the Lunar Schiller–Schickard Region
Authors: Bramson A. M. , Carter L. M. , Patterson G. W. , Sori M. M. , Morgan G. A. , Jozwiak L. M. , Nypaver C. A. , Cahill J. T. S.
Published: September 2022

Quantifying the volumes and geologic nature of lunar volcanic eruptions is important for constraining the thermal and geologic evolution of the Moon. Cryptomaria are effusive, basaltic lava flows on the Moon that were subsequently buried, and therefore hidden, by higher-albedo basin and crater ejecta. Radar offers the ability to probe the subsurface for geologic units not otherwise apparent at the surface. We use Arecibo/Green Bank Observatory and Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Mini-RF radar data sets to characterize maria and cryptomaria within the Schiller–Schickard region. We find significant variability in the radar backscatter across the region that does not correspond to previously mapped boundaries of maria and cryptomaria in the literature. We use the characteristic low backscatter (due to the attenuating nature in radio waves of some basaltic minerals) to analyze the distribution of cryptomaria. We use the reduction in radar backscatter to estimate burial depths of cryptomaria across the area. We present a new map of Schiller–Schickard cryptomaria and the local variability in the thicknesses of the light plains that bury the basalts. We find burial depths ranging from >100 m in the deepest areas to just a few to tens of meters in areas with shallow cryptomaria (particularly prominent in the southeast). These areas are generally contiguous with maria, allowing us to track mare lava flow units into the subsurface at mare/highland margins. We propose that ∼67% of the region contains surface or buried basaltic volcanism, which represents over twice (2.7× increase) the areal extent of cryptomaria reported in previous studies.
Research Infrastructure Contact Zones: a framework and dataset to characterise the activities of major biodiversity informatics initiatives
Authors: Smith Vincent , French Lisa , Vincent Sarah , Woodburn Matt , Addink Wouter , Arvanitidis Christos , Bánki Olaf , Casino Ana , Dusoulier Francois , Glöckler Falko , Hobern Donald , Kalfatovic Martin R. , Koureas Dimitrios , Mergen Patricia , Miller Joe , Schulman Leif , Juslén Aino
Published: September 2022

The landscape of biodiversity data infrastructures and organisations is complex and fragmented. Many occupy specialised niches representing narrow segments of the multidimensional biodiversity informatics space, while others operate across a broad front, but differ from others by data type(s) handled, their geographic scope and the life cycle phase(s) of the data they support. In an effort to characterise the various dimensions of the biodiversity informatics landscape, we developed a framework and dataset to survey these dimensions for ten organisations (DiSSCo, GBIF, iBOL, Catalogue of Life, iNaturalist, Biodiversity Heritage Library, GeoCASe, LifeWatch, eLTER ELIXIR), relative to both their current activities and long-term strategic ambitions.

The survey assessed the contact between the infrastructure organisations by capturing the breadth of activities for each infrastructure across five categories (data, standards, software, hardware and policy), for nine types of data (specimens, collection descriptions, opportunistic observations, systematic observations, taxonomies, traits, geological data, molecular data and literature) and for seven phases of activity (creation, aggregation, access, annotation, interlinkage, analysis and synthesis). This generated a dataset of 6,300 verified observations, which have been scored and validated by leading members of each infrastructure organisation. The resulting data allow high-level questions about the overall biodiversity informatics landscape to be addressed, including the greatest gaps and contact between organisations.
Updating the knowledge of sand flies (Diptera, Psychodidae) in Rondônia State, Brazil
Authors: Pereira Júnior Antonio , Rodrigues Moreno , Medeiros Jansen
Published: September 2022

Sandflies are insects important for the transmission cycles of the leishmaniases. Despite being studied since the 1960s in the State of Rondônia (Brazil), several gaps exist regarding our working knowledge of these insects. This study aimed to construct an up-to-date database of sandflies using complementary information from the speciesLink database and the scientific literature, as well as to elaborate integrated abundance maps. We identified 153,155 records of sandflies captured in Rondônia between 1965-2021; after exclusion, 147,258 reports (speciesLink - 3,408, Rondônia studies – 143,850) associated with 15 genera and 140 species were mapped. The most abundant species observed were Psychodopygus davisi (Root, 1934) (43,818 records), Nyssomyia whitmani (Antunes & Coutinho, 1939) (12,594), Psychodopygus carrerai (Barretto, 1946) (11,840), Psychodopygus hirsutus (Mangabeira, 1942) (9,676), Nyssomyia antunesi (Coutinho, 1939) (8,847), Trichophoromyia ubiquitalis (Mangabeira, 1942) (5,505), Psychodopygus geniculatus (Mangabeira, 1941) (4,644), Pintomyia nevesi (Damasceno & Arouck, 1956) (4,140), Trichophoromyia auraensis (Mangabeira, 1942) (3,579), Psychodopygus complexus (Mangabeira, 1941) (2,659), Nyssomyia fraihai (Martins, Falcão & Silva, 1979) (2,504) and Bichromomyia flaviscutellata (Mangabeira, 1942) (1,418). A total of 20 records of Leishmania detection corresponded to eight sand fly species. The present dataset provides updated information on the distribution of sandflies of Rondônia, including those considered potential vectors of Leishmania, which should prove useful to guide future studies.

The present study provides an extensive dataset built from all studies reporting phlebotomine sandflies in the Brazilian State of Rondônia. Online distribution maps can aid scientists who wish to consult the updated list of sand fly species and view the distribution of these insects, as well as those considered potential vectors of Leishmania. The results of the present study can serve as the basis for future studies on sandflies conducted in the State.
Reviewing Observations for the Idaho Amphibian and Reptile iNaturalist Project For Improved Data Quality
Authors: Peterson Charles , Giltz Patrick
Published: September 2022

Data on the occurrence and distribution of amphibians and reptiles are needed to identify and address conservation problems for these species. Observations from crowd-sourced/citizen science projects are an important source of data for conservation and management. Crowdsourced data such as iNaturalist observations have several strengths, including large amounts of recent data over a broad area, low cost, accurate spatial coordinates, photo vouchers or sound recordings that allow identification confirmation, and public education and engagement. The goal of this project is to increase and improve available data for amphibians and reptiles in Idaho, USA. The Idaho Amphibian and Reptile iNaturalist Project was initiated in June of 2016 by the Idaho State University (ISU) Herpetology Laboratory using iNaturalist, an application from the California Academy of Sciences, which allows people to contribute observations of organisms using their mobile devices. The current number of observations in the project (as of 8 July 2022) is 5,546 from 40 species by 1,296 observers. Observations are added to the project either directly by observers or by project curators using the Find Suitable Observations function on the iNaturalist project website. Project curators (from the ISU Herpetology Laboratory, Idaho Museum of Natural History, and Idaho Department of Fish and Game) review suitable observations, (i.e., observations with digital photographs or audio recordings, geographic coordinates, dates and times) and confirm or correct species identifications. Because of the relatively low number of amphibian and reptile species occurring in Idaho and the relative ease of taking adequate photographs, we have been able to confirm or correct the identifications of over 93% of the contributed observations. The rate of misidentifications for “Research Grade” observations (i.e., observations with a date, coordinates, and a picture or sound recording, and with at least 2 out of 3 additional users agreeing on the identity of a specimen) is less than 2%. We mark confirmed or corrected observations as curator reviewed and then the Idaho Department of Fish and Game adds them to the State Species Diversity Database, which is part of NatureServe. These data are primarily used to help determine species status and trends for the State Wildlife Action Plan (SWAP) which is used to establish priorities for management actions. Analyzing unstructured, crowdsourced data presents several challenges, including the lack of a sampling design, uneven coverage across space and time, and absence of negative data, which makes it hard to quantify observation effort. Our analytical approach includes temporal and spatial aggregation of the observations to reduce sampling bias, using records of similar species to indicate observation effort, and mapping occupancy to reveal spatial patterns.
Development of a Resocialization Scale for Chinese Older Adult Migrants
Authors: Cao Meijuan , Yao Qiuyi , Liu Huiping , Mamman Gloria Idah Ille , Wu Tong , Zhao Binyu , Duan Haizhen
Published: September 2022

With a rapidly aging population in China, resocialization is a concern amidst an increasing influx of older adult migrants. The aim of the current study was to develop a resocialization assessment scale for older migrants within the Chinese context. The study was conducted in two phases. A literature review and qualitative interview were performed to generate a draft scale that was further examined through Delphi expert consultation. Participants comprised 509 older migrants selected for a questionnaire survey. Analysis identified 62 items across four factors: interpersonal relationships, behavioral patterns, cultural integration, and social roles. Reliability and validity of the resulting assessment scale were verified. The scale can be used to evaluate the degree of resocialization exhibited by older migrants in Chinese communities. [
Research in Gerontological Nursing, 15
(5), 245–253.]
The immune system through the ages
Authors: Rosenthal Ken S. , Baker Jordan B.
Published: September 2022

The components of the immune system develop in utero and like a computer, some components are immediately functional (the innate components) but other components must learn the programs and details necessary to function (antigen adaptive components). Like other systems, including military and municipal, the innate and antigen specific components develop into an immune system that helps maintain and surveil the other body processes and systems for aberrations, provide surveillance and protection of the mucoepithelial borders and protection from microbial invasion. Inability, excesses, or errors in these processes cause disease. Aging of the immune system brings immunosenescence, inflammaging, more errors, and decreased surveillance which increases risk for new infections (e.g. COVID-19, influenza), recurrence of latent infections, cancer and autoimmune and inflammatory diseases. With greater understanding of the surveillance, effector and regulatory deficits upon aging, better therapies can be developed.
Stationary distribution, extinction and density function for a stochastic HIV model with a Hill-type infection rate and distributed delay
Authors: Zuo Wenjie , Shao Mingguang
Published: September 2022

In this article, we investigate the dynamics of a stochastic HIV model with a Hill-type infection rate and distributed delay, which are better choices for mass action laws. First, we transform a stochastic system with weak kernels into a degenerate high-dimensional system. Then the existence of a stationary distribution is obtained by constructing a suitable Lyapunov function, which determines a sharp critical value $ R_0^s $ corresponding to the basic reproduction number for the determined system. Moreover, the sufficient condition for the extinction of diseases is derived. More importantly, the exact expression of the probability density function near the quasi-equilibrium is obtained by solving the Fokker-Planck equation. Finally, numerical simulations are illustrated to verify the theoretical results.
Intelligent computing based supervised learning for solving nonlinear system of malaria endemic model
Authors: Ahmad Iftikhar , Ilyas Hira , Raja Muhammad Asif Zahoor , Cheema Tahir Nawaz , Sajid Hasnain , Nisar Kottakkaran Sooppy , Shoaib Muhammad , Alqahtani Mohammed S. , Saleel C Ahamed , Abbas Mohamed
Published: September 2022

A repeatedly infected person is one of the most important barriers to malaria disease eradication in the population. In this article, the effects of recurring malaria re-infection and decline in the spread dynamics of the disease are investigated through a supervised learning based neural networks model for the system of non-linear ordinary differential equations that explains the mathematical form of the malaria disease model which representing malaria disease spread, is divided into two types of systems: Autonomous and non-autonomous, furthermore, it involves the parameters of interest in terms of Susceptible people, Infectious people, Pseudo recovered people, recovered people prone to re-infection, Susceptible mosquito, Infectious mosquito. The purpose of this work is to discuss the dynamics of malaria spread where the problem is solved with the help of Levenberg-Marquardt artificial neural networks (LMANNs). Moreover, the malaria model reference datasets are created by using the strength of the Adams numerical method to utilize the capability and worth of the solver LMANNs for better prediction and analysis. The generated datasets are arbitrarily used in the Levenberg-Marquardt back-propagation for the testing, training, and validation process for the numerical treatment of the malaria model to update each cycle. On the basis of an evaluation of the accuracy achieved in terms of regression analysis, error histograms, mean square error based merit functions, where the reliable performance, convergence and efficacy of design LMANNs is endorsed through fitness plot, auto-correlation and training state.
Disease prediction based on multi-type data fusion from Chinese electronic health record
Authors: Liang Zhaoyu , Zhang Zhichang , Chen Haoyuan , Zhang Ziqin
Published: September 2022

Disease prediction by using a variety of healthcare data to assist doctors in disease diagnosis is becoming a more and more important research topic recently. This paper proposes a disease prediction model that fuses multiple types of encoded representations of Chinese electronic health records (EHRs). The model framework utilizes a multi-head self-attention mechanism, which combines textual and numerical features to enhance text representations. The BiLSTM-CRF and TextCNN models are used, respectively, to extract entities and then obtain the embedding representations of them. The representations of text and entities in it are combined together for formulating representations of EHRs. The experimental results on EHRs data collected from a Three Grade Class B Hospital General in Gansu Province, China, show that our model achieved an F1 score of 91.92$ \% $, which outperforms the previous baseline methods.
Neural basis of topographical disorientation in the primate posterior cingulate gyrus based on a labeled graph
Authors: Yu Yang , Setogawa Tsuyoshi , Matsumoto Jumpei , Nishimaru Hiroshi , Nishijo Hisao
Published: September 2022

Patients with lesions in the posterior cingulate gyrus (PCG), including the retrosplenial cortex (RSC) and posterior cingulate cortex (PCC), cannot navigate in familiar environments, nor draw routes on a 2D map of the familiar environments. This suggests that the topographical knowledge of the environments (i.e., cognitive map) to find the right route to a goal is represented in the PCG, and the patients lack such knowledge. However, theoretical backgrounds in neuronal levels for these symptoms in primates are unclear. Recent behavioral studies suggest that human spatial knowledge is constructed based on a labeled graph that consists of topological connections (edges) between places (nodes), where local metric information, such as distances between nodes (edge weights) and angles between edges (node labels), are incorporated. We hypothesize that the population neural activity in the PCG may represent such knowledge based on a labeled graph to encode routes in both 3D environments and 2D maps. Since no previous data are available to test the hypothesis, we recorded PCG neuronal activity from a monkey during performance of virtual navigation and map drawing-like tasks. The results indicated that most PCG neurons responded differentially to spatial parameters of the environments, including the place, head direction, and reward delivery at specific reward areas. The labeled graph-based analyses of the data suggest that the population activity of the PCG neurons represents the distance traveled, locations, movement direction, and navigation routes in the 3D and 2D virtual environments. These results support the hypothesis and provide a neuronal basis for the labeled graph-based representation of a familiar environment, consistent with PCG functions inferred from the human clinicopathological studies.
Chronic treatment with escitalopram and venlafaxine affects the neuropeptide S pathway differently in adult Wistar rats exposed to maternal separation
Authors: Gołyszny Miłosz , Zieliński Michał , Paul-Samojedny Monika , Pałasz Artur , Obuchowicz Ewa
Published: September 2022

Neuropeptide S (NPS), which is a peptide that is involved in the regulation of the stress response, seems to be relevant to the mechanism of action of antidepressants that have anxiolytic properties. However, to date, there have been no reports regarding the effect of long-term treatment with escitalopram or venlafaxine on the NPS system under stress conditions.

This study aimed to investigate the effects of the above-mentioned antidepressants on the NPS system in adult male Wistar rats that were exposed to neonatal maternal separation (MS).

Animals were exposed to MS for 360 min. on postnatal days (PNDs) 2–15. MS causes long-lasting behavioral, endocrine and neurochemical consequences that mimic anxiety- and depression-related features. MS and non-stressed rats were given escitalopram or venlafaxine (10mg/kg) IP from PND 69 to 89. The NPS system was analyzed in the brainstem, hypothalamus, amygdala and anterior olfactory nucleus using quantitative RT-PCR and immunohistochemical methods.

The NPS system was vulnerable to MS in the brainstem and amygdala. In the brainstem, escitalopram down-regulated NPS and NPS mRNA in the MS rats and induced a tendency to reduce the number of NPS-positive cells in the peri-locus coeruleus. In the MS rats, venlafaxine insignificantly decreased the NPSR mRNA levels in the amygdala and a number of NPSR cells in the basolateral amygdala, and increased the NPS mRNA levels in the hypothalamus.

Our data show that the studied antidepressants affect the NPS system differently and preliminarily suggest that the NPS system might partially mediate the pharmacological effects that are induced by these drugs.
Frontiers of Quantum Magnetic Materials
Authors: LEE SungBin
Published: September 2022

The history of magnetism goes back to earlier than 600 b.c., but only in 20th century, people have started to understand it’s origin. Although the word ‘magnet’ may sound very familiar to you, it’s quantum nature and deep physics leads us to discover amazing phenomena. This article introduces recent frontiers of magnetic materials particularly focusing on ‘magnetic frustration and quantum spin liquids’ and discuss our current understanding.