bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
An Algorithm for Image Segmentation in HSI Color Space
Authors: Bosakova-Ardenska Atanaska , Andreeva Hristina , Stoichev Stoicho
Published: August 2022

This paper presents a new segmentation algorithm that uses priority components in HSI (Hue, Saturation, Intensity) color space. The algorithm (named SegPC) is designed for HSI color space to support image understanding in different areas of human activities because this color space is modeled to be closer to humans’ color perception. The innovative idea for the usage of all color components with respect to their importance is exploited in algorithm development. Two parameters are used for controlling the segmentation process, the first parameter is the number of colors used in the segmentation process and the second is the order of applying calculated thresholds for color components. The main goal of the research is the analysis of the proposed new segmentation algorithm. A set of images with different types of histograms is used for practical examination of the developed algorithm. The peak signal-to-noise ratio (PSNR) is used as a measure of the effect of image segmentation. The highest PSNR values (≈22 for images with histogram near to bi-modal type and ≈23 for images with histogram with several peak values) are calculated for the priority of color components in which the first analyzed component is color intensity and the number of colors in the segmented image is a quarter of the number of colors in the input image. This result could be explained by the meaning of the intensity component which describes the brightness of the color and because of this, it carries a significant part of color information. The time complexity of SegPC is evaluated through theoretical analysis and experimentally. It is observed that performance time depends on three variables: first, the size of the image strongly influences time complexity (when the size of the image increases then the time for processing increases too), second, the number of colors also is related to time for processing, and third, the selected color components chosen as per the priority has a weak influence on time complexity because it defines the number of pixels which have to be additionally analyzed. The developed algorithm presents promising results. Thus, it could be applied in image analysis and natural sciences.
A Victorian Fossil Wholemount Technique: A Cautionary Tale For Our Times
Authors: Cruickshank A. R. I.
Published: August 2022

A description is given of the techniques used to mount a large pliosauroid plesiosaur specimen during Victorian times. Warning is given to conservators and preparators handling historical material to be very careful of past cosmetic treatment applied to such specimens, and to be particularly aware of bizarre and damaging methods used in the past to secure large mounted specimens. These latter include planing the undersurface of the specimen and driving wrought iron nails through a wooden armature into it.
Pyrite oxidation and museum collections: A review of theory and conservation treatments
Authors: Newman A.
Published: August 2022

The literature relating to the causes of pyrite oxidation is extensive and widely dispersed, and the conclusions drawn often appear contradictory. Different mechanisms for the oxidation process are advocated, many of which are supported by experimental evidence that is difficult to evaluate. The range of literature relating to the problem of pyrite oxidation in a museum context is more limited and has resulted in a consensus about conservation treatments, although these have yet to be proven successful in the long term. This review will build upon the earlier critiques published by Howie (1977a, b, 1992) and Waller (1987) and consider the most recently published work. The review is necessarily selective concentrating on the literature which has significance to museum collections.
The role of English Nature in fossil excavation
Authors: Prosser C. D.
Published: August 2022

English Nature and its predecessor, the Nature Conservancy Council (NCC), have had a long and active association with fossil collecting and fossil excavation. Although the nature of involvement and the reasoning behind it have varied over the years, a strong link between palaeontological conservation and fossil excavation has long been established. In terms of palaeontology and palaeontological conservation, fossil excavation can be both highly beneficial and extremely damaging. English Nature has an important role to play in discouraging irresponsible fossil collecting and excavation, whilst at the same time helping to advance palaeontology and palaeontological conservation through supporting and co-ordinating fossil collecting and excavation carried out at appropriate sites and in a responsible manner.
A remarkable survivor: a nineteenth century geological trail in Rochdale, England
Authors: Baldwin A. , Alderson D. M.
Published: August 2022

Rochdale Public Cemetery, laid out in 1855, contains a geological trail, of thirty standing stones that represent the geology of the British Isles. It was highly praised by the geologist William Boyd-Dawkins in 1881, and remains in a reasonable state of repair today. The stones are identified in this paper. Such a geological trail has a high educational value even after one hundred and forty years.
G.B. Alexander's studies on the Jurassic of Gibraltar and the Carboniferous of England: the end of a mystery?
Authors: Rose E.P.F. , Cooper J.A.
Published: August 2022

George Baker Alexander (1907-1980), a graduate of St. John's College, Cambridge, began research on the Carboniferous Limestone biostratigraphy of Staffordshire, Derbyshire, and West Yorkshire whilst based at the University of Leeds in 1930-1932 and Imperial College London in 1933-1934. He disappeared before the work was completed, for reasons unknown, but a collection of over 1,100 specimens, mostly corals, brachiopods, and goniatites, was donated to the Booth Museum of Natural History following his death in Brighton in September 1980. Other material of his is preserved at the Sedgwick Museum, Cambridge; the British Geological Survey, Keyworth; and the Natural History Museum, London. Between 1945 and 1948 he served as a Royal Engineer officer on Gibraltar, preparing a draft 1:2,500 scale geological map, many unpublished diagrams, and a few brief geotechnical reports relating to the Rock, dominantly a Lower Jurassic dolomitic limestone but very similar in gross appearance to that of the English Lower Carboniferous. He again disappeared, before his expected magnum opus was completed. Rock specimens and some documents left at the Natural History Museum, London, were transferred in 1967 to the Gibraltar Museum; a few additional documents were donated to the Booth Museum by Alexander's sister in 1980; other specimens and documents relating to his Gibraltar work cannot now be traced and may have been lost or destroyed.
The BCG/GCG orphan collections working party report: preamble
Authors: Thompson S.
Published: August 2022

The BCG/GCG orphan collections working party report has purposely been kept short, the main part being only three pages long, in order to enable it to be read and understood quickly. This has meant, however, that a great deal covered in the preliminary discussions has had to be left out. This brief communication gives some background information to the report.
Re-examination of the A.W.G. Kingsbury Collection of British Minerals at the Natural History Museum, London
Authors: Ryback, , ,  & , G. , Clark A.M. , Stanley C.J.
Published: August 2022

Detailed study of eight specimens supposedly collected by A.W.G. Kingsbury from localities in Great Britain has shown beyond reasonable doubt that they came from classic foreign localities. Many species reported by Kingsbury from Britain must now be regarded as of dubious provenance unless validated by further studies.
The Influence of OPEC+ on Oil Prices: A Quantitative Assessment
Authors: Quint Dominic , Venditti Fabrizio
Published: August 2022

Since 2017, a new coalition of oil producers led by OPEC and Russia (known as OPEC+) implemented production cuts to limit downward pressure on crude prices. The Covid-19 shock led to a temporary collapse of this coalition and to a price war among OPEC+ members, which contributed to the oil price slump that had originally been caused by widespread containment measures. As the oil market balance seems to crucially hinge on the stability of this coalition, we draw on the 2017–2020 experience to assess the effectiveness of OPEC+ in sustaining oil prices. Using a counterfactual analysis based on two complementary structural vector autoregression (SVAR) models, we find that the impact of OPEC+ on the price of oil was small, owing to significant deviations of oil producers from their assigned quotas. On average, without the OPEC+ cuts, the oil price would have been 6 percent (4 USD) lower than observed.
VIOLÊNCIA E TENTATIVAS DE HUMILHAÇÃO EM PERFORMANCES MASCULINAS: CONSIDERAÇÕES SOBRE UM PROCESSO CRIMINAL: (IRATI/PR: 1929)
Authors: Soczek Leonardo Henrique Lopes
Published: August 2022

Este trabalho tem por objetivo a produção de um estudo pautado em analisar formas de violência e tentativas de humilhação em performances masculinas, que podem ser observadas em um processo criminal, autuado no município de Irati/Pr, no ano de 1929. Ademais, buscamos refletir sobre a importância dos sentimentos nas performances masculinas, utilizando alguns pressupostos teóricos de Norbert Elias e Pierre Ansart e algumas noções conceituais sobre subjetividades e masculinidades, principalmente a partir de autores como Gilles Deleuze, Félix Guattari, Michel Foucault e Judith Butler. Para tanto, utilizamos como aspecto metodológico a compreensão dos documentos judiciais como “fábulas”, caracterizadas por “jogos discursivos”, buscando destacar as estratégias utilizadas pelos atores jurídicos para produzirem sujeitos, principalmente, quando transformam o real específico numa realizada manipulável. Vários foram os casos de conflitos entre homens em Irati na década de 1920, entretanto, optamos por utilizar um caso de lesões corporais, caracterizado por um conflito verbal, seguido de uma luta corporal entre dois homens em uma casa comercial. Por meio das declarações sobre o caso, é perceptível que os participantes buscaram expor suas perspectivas sobre o crime, narrando como observaram os acontecimentos, mas também suas opiniões sobre os acusados, qualificando e/ou desqualificando condutas e auxiliando na produção de subjetividades no discurso jurídico e, consequentemente, no restante do trâmite processual judicial.
O JUÍZO DE PAZ DE DORES DA CONQUISTA NO SÉCULO XIX
Authors: Duque Neves Marcus Vinicius
Published: August 2022

O Juízo de Paz do subdistrito de Dores das Conquistas (atual Itaguara-MG) esteve sob a jurisdição de três comarcas diferentes e três municípios ao longo do século XIX: As Comarcas do Rio das Velhas (Sabará), de Ouro Preto e do Indaiá; e os municípios de Ouro Preto, Queluz e Bonfim. Sobreviveram deste período registros de afazeres e práticas documentos policiais, administrativos e arbitrais. Essa documentação serve ao historiador, hoje, como uma janela para o microcosmo da aplicação das práticas policiais e arbitrais nos pequenos distritos de paz pelos interiores de Minas Gerais e do Brasil. Ainda seguindo as formulações das práticas portuguesas do século anterior, onde as autoridades deviam se guiar em precário equilíbrio por princípios gerais e velhas fórmulas de proceder da cultura jurídica portuguesa, abandonando ou recriando formalidades e procedimentos. Aparece ao historiador o papel das ‘autoridades em caráter precário’ nas pequenas jurisdições criminais, no mundo rústico dos desclassificados, escravos africanos e crioulos, rábulas e potentados do interior em suas relações recíprocas, assim como as constantes intromissões políticas ou regulatórias dos poderes superiores Provinciais e das Secretarias da Corte, que determinavam os níveis de controle e cuja correspondência e pedidos inquietavam o funcionamento do Juízo de Paz.
Neste microcosmo o juízo arbitral de caráter conciliatório, costumeiro, prático e rabular era proposto e instituído nos rincões distantes das vilas e cidades, ainda seguindo as formulações das práticas portuguesas do século anterior, onde as autoridades deviam se guiar em precário equilíbrio por princípios gerais e velhas fórmulas de proceder da cultura jurídica portuguesa, abandonando ou recriando formalidades e procedimentos. Nos recônditos da prática policial no âmbito dos distritos de paz aparece ao historiador o papel das autoridades em caráter precário nas pequenas jurisdições criminais, no mundo rústico dos desclassificados, escravos africanos e crioulos, rábulas e potentados do interior e suas relações recíprocas, assim como as constantes intromissões políticas ou regulatórias dos poderes superiores Provinciais e das Secretarias da Corte, que determinavam os níveis de controle e cuja correspondência e pedidos inquietavam o funcionamento do Juízo de Paz.
REDUÇÃO DO PODER OLIGÁRQUICO REGIONAL E A HIPÓTESE DO “CARÁTER PATRIMONIALISTA” DO ESTADO BRASILEIRO
Authors: Lenardão Elsio
Published: August 2022

Predomina, no jornalismo e na academia, a sugestão de que o Estado no Brasil seria regido pelo “patrimonialismo”, decorrendo daí, principalmente, os percalços que comprometem o republicanismo e a justiça social no país. Dessa forma, o debate gira em torno dos termos que tal sugestão propõe: privilégios de um suposto “estamento estatal”, apropriação privada da coisa pública, corrupção, gigantismo do Estado, interferência do Estado nos negócios privados, domínio das oligarquias políticas etc. Poderíamos denominar tal interpretação de “hipótese patrimonialista”. Propomos, neste artigo, que tal interpretação estaria desatualizada diante das mudanças que atingiram a sociedade e o Estado brasileiros nas últimas três décadas, ao menos. Entre essas alterações, teríamos: a) uma mudança no modelo econômico que teria provocado deslocamentos de grupos no bloco no poder, principalmente por meio das privatizações de empresas e bancos estatais e de superintendências regionais; e b) o aumento da competição eleitoral no país, com maior número de eleitores e de candidatos. Tais mudanças teriam reduzido a relevância das oligarquias políticas regionais na ocupação de espaços no aparelho de Estado, impactando no enfraquecimento da “hipótese patrimonialista”, já que essas oligarquias são portadoras de fortes componentes patrimonialistas no seu comportamento político.
ESTREITANDO LAÇOS ENTRE SAÚDE E ESCOLA
Authors: Andreão Maria Rozária Dias , Siqueira Gisele Cristina Oliveira de Moraes , Passos Joelva Eller X , Nunes Denize Paganini
Published: August 2022

Este relato de experiência tem o propósito de apresentar o trabalho que vem sendo construído e realizado em parceria com a Enfermeira do Posto de Saúde do bairro Minete e CAM- Coordenadoria de Atendimento Multidisciplinar-Ifes Campus Venda Nova do Imigrante. Tal trabalho utiliza-se de oficinas, envolvendo atividades lúdicas, artísticas e culturais, nas quais os estudantes são levados a refletirem sobre casos referentes a suicídio, autolesão, depressão, dentre outros transtornos de ordem psíquica que possam afetar algum estudante, ou ele já tenha vivenciado e ou possa vivenciar. Desse modo, cria-se um espaço de escuta, acolhimento e fala, no qual o estudante pode interagir sem preconceitos ou prejulgamentos, fortalecendo-se emocionalmente, contribuindo assim para percurso pessoal desses.
JUMPA Vol.3 No.3 Okt 2016 PENGARUH LINGKUNGAN KERJA DAN LOCUS OF CONTROL TERHADAP KEPUASAN KERJA GURU HONORER SMK NEGERI DI KOTA BEKASI
Authors: STKIP Kusuma Negara Jakarta Rizki Amalia Rosowulan
Published: August 2022

The objective of the research is to know the effect of work environment and locus of control on job satisfaction of honorary teacher in public vocational secondary school in the city of bekasi.The methodologhy of this research used the survey method with path analysis applied in testing hypothesis. Respondents were chosen by simple random sampling technique. The conclusions of this research are: (1) there is the positive direct effect of work environment on job satisfaction, (2) there is positive direct effect of locus of control on job satisfaction, and (3) there is positive direct effect of work environment  on locus of control.
JUMPA Vol.3 No.3 Okt 2016 HUBUNGAN MOTIVASI KERJA DENGAN KINERJA KARYAWAN DI FAVEHOTEL GATOT SUBROTO JAKARTA
Authors: Universitas Sahid, Jakarta Muhammad Iffandi , Universitas Sahid, Jakarta Titin Astuti , Universitas Sahid, Jakarta Kania Ratnasari
Published: August 2022

One of the important assets owned by the company cannot be separated from the employee’s performance. To obtain a good performance, it is required an employee high motivation. Certainly, a good leader will always motivate the employees with the goal of keeping the spirit of the work and provide maximum performance.  Motivation is an important factor to obtain a good performance. This research was conducted in order to determine the relationship work motivation and performance of employees at favehotel Jakarta. The method used in this research is descriptive quantitative method by using SPSS to help analyze the data obtained from the field. Data in this study were obtained by distributing questionnaires to 40 respondents as the population, then processed using the correlation formula of Rank Spearman, to determine whether there is a relationship between work motivation and employee performance, continues to find the correlation coefficient (R) to determine the relationship posed motivation work on employee performance. The results showed that the work motivation had a strong relationship with employee performance. It was evident from the results of the calculation of correlation coefficient of 0.623. This suggests a positive relationship between work motivation and employee performance with coefficient of determination obtained further by 38.8% and the remaining 61.2% is influenced by other factors.
Embryology – The Story of Us: Part 1
Authors: Seignior Helen
Published: August 2022

Helen Seignior thoroughly explores the subject of embryology in this fascinating two-part series. In this first instalment, she outlines the duration and complex physiological processes that comprise the pre-embryonic period with the aid of accessible language and engaging illustrations. Part two will be published in the October 2021 issue of The Student Midwife and focus on the embryonic development of the main bodily systems and some of the associated congenital malformations that may arise.
Gender Identity: Student Midwifery Beyond the Binary
Authors: Bainbridge Mx Ash , March Mx Rowan
Published: August 2022

The midwifery workforce is diversifying and is now home to more gender non-conforming midwives (0.4%) than male midwives (0.3%).1 In this commentary, Ash Bainbridge and Rowan March share their experiences of midwifery training as gender non-conforming people. They shed light on how healthcare students and professionals can improve the experiences of their gender non-conforming colleagues and discuss the importance of inclusive language.
Nurture Me and Watch Me Grow!
Authors: Kameka Codie
Published: August 2022

Codie Kameka provides insight into the pathway to registration as a midwife in Jamaica, as well as how her experience as a student midwife will shape her midwifery career.
PROTOTYPE SMART HOME DENGAN NODEMCU ESP8266 BERBASIS IOT
Authors: Mariza Wijayanti
Published: August 2022

Alat pengendalian peralatan elektronik dan pemantau rumah ini dibuat untuk mengaktifkan dan me-nonaktifkan alat elektronik juga memantau keadaan rumah dari jarak jauh karena masih banyak orang yang lupa mematikan alat elektronik dirumah dan untuk memastikan keamanan rumah jika tidak ada orang dirumah. Dalam pengoprasian alat ini menggunkan sensor PIR, Sensor DHT dan sensor Magnetic Switch dan komponen pendukung seperti kipas, lampu, dan solenoid door lock serta menggunakan NodeMCU sebagai pemrosesan data dan aplikasi blynk sebagai penghubung antara alat dan smartphone. Alat ini bekerja bila dilakukan penekanan button pada aplikasi blynk untuk mengaktifkan atau menonaktifkan solenoid door lock, dan lampu kemudian sensor DHT11 berfungsi untuk mengukur suhu ruangan, bila sensor suhu ruangan melebihi 30ºC maka sensor akan memberikan masukan ke NodeMCU dan mengeluarkan output kipas otomatis menyala, sensor PIR akan bekerja bila ada pergerakan object sejauh kurang lebih 30 cm, sensor magnetic switch akan bekerja bila ada yang membuka jendela jika kedua kutub terpisah lebih dari 3 cm dan akan memberikan notifikasi ke smartphone melalui aplikasi blynk. Berdasarkan hasil uji coba alat yang telah dilakukan, maka dapat disimpulkan alat telah berjalan sesuai dengan baik dan sesuai dengan tujuan pembuatan alat ini.
IoT Monitoring Suhu dan Kelembaban Udara dengan Node MCU ESP8266
Authors: Satria Beni
Published: August 2022

Currently the demand for automation and intelligence systems is very high. That's why people are showing interest in smart devices. For example, people can control or monitor their household appliances via the web or applications via mobile phones. Internet of Things (IoT), which can make these devices or hardware devices communicate, exchange data, and control each other via the web or smartphone applications. Temperature and humidity in the environment can also be monitored via the web and smartphones using (IoT) so that the air in the environment remains healthy and awake. In this study, the ESP8266 MCU Node and the DHT11 sensor were used which can measure temperature and relative humidity. The IoT platform used is Blynk which is connected to a smart phone. The results of this study are temperature and relative humidity readings that can be monitored in real time via a smart phone, making it very easy for our efforts to monitor temperature and humidity in a place
Lesões císticas do pâncreas
Authors: Amorim Viviane , Gonçalves Rinaldo , Silvestre Brian , Galvão Vinicius
Published: August 2022

A detecção de lesões císticas pancreáticas (LCP) tem se tornado cada vez mais frequente em função da sofisticação e aperfeiçoamento dos exames de diagnóstico por imagem, em especial por tomografia computadorizada (TC) e ressonância magnética (RM). A taxa de incidência relatada de LCPs é 24,3% na autópsia. Estima-se, ainda, que até 19% das RMs e 2% das TCs de pacientes submetidos a exames de imagem de rotina evidenciam cistos pancreáticos. Sua prevalência aumenta com a idade.
Tumores estromais gastrointestinais (GIST)
Authors: Valadão Marcus , Luz Marcos Rocha
Published: August 2022

O tumor estromal gastrointestinal (GIST) é um tipo raro de tumor, correspondendo a 1% de todos os tumores do trato gastrointestinal. Podem ocorrer em qualquer idade, porém são raros antes dos 40 anos e mais comuns após os 60 anos de idade.
Cordomas sacroccígeos
Authors: Lopes Edmar , Perdigão Maria Carolina Lopes , Pinheiro Sarah , Amorim Viviane , Linhares Eduardo , Cesar Daniel
Published: August 2022

Os cordomas são neoplasias que se originam nos remanescentes ectópicos do tecido notocordal. É um tumor raro, com incidência anual de um caso por milhão de pessoas, e representa 1%-4% dos tumores primários ósseos. Acometem, na maioria dos casos, adultos entre 40 e 70 anos, embora possam ser vistos em qualquer idade.
Neoplasias do intestino delgado
Authors: Cesar Daniel , Morrielo Rafael , Yamamoto Rafaelli
Published: August 2022

Apesar de compor cerca de 75% da extensão e 90% de toda superfície mucosa do tubo digestivo, as neoplasias malignas do intestino delgado são raras, representando apenas 3% de todas as neoplasias malignas do trato gastrointestinal. Além disso, também pode ser sítio de metástase de outros tumores primários, especialmente melanoma, pulmão, cólon e ovário.
Antibiogram of Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Klebsiella pneumoniae and Escherichia coli isolates recovered from ready to eat food samples in ULI campus
Authors: Ezemba CC  , Mmaduekwe CJ  , Udeze CP  , Ogumuo FC  , Ozoekwe N  , Duru BN  , Ndulue FK  , Okoye PC  , Udoye Iw  , Ezemba AS  , Ezeokoli CM
Published: August 2022

Food-borne disease outbreak have imposed substantial burden on health care systems and have markedly reduced the economic productivity of a country. Ready to eat food are well known source for bacteriological contamination with pathogen responsible for health hazard like food poisoning and diarrheal disease and they play significant role in transfer of antibiotic resistance. This study aims to evaluate bacteriological status of fried rice, jollof rice, turkey and chicken and the Antibiogram. A comparative study of the food samples was carried out using standard procedures for isolation and identification of Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Klebsiella pneumoniae and Escherichia coli as potential reservoir of human infection and transmitters of antimicrobial resistance. The prevalence of E. coli, K. pneumonia and P. aeruginosaand in food samples was found to be 68.45%, 20.24% and 11.31% respectively. E. coli showed good level of susceptibility to Tarivid 10mcg, Reflacine 10 mcg, Ciproflox 10 mcg and Streptomycin 30mcg. While K. pneumonia had fairly good susceptibility to Ciproflox 10 mcg, Streptomycin 30 mcg and Gentamycin 10mcg and P. aeruginosa was resistant to the antibiotics used. These data revealed also that the E. coli, K. pneumonia and P. aeruginosa isolates recovered from the food samples were resistant to multiple antimicrobials, which can be transmitted to humans through food products.
Introducing Restorative Practices at Leading Into New Communities (LINC)
Authors: Baker Lindsay
Published: August 2022

Restorative values such as collaboration, community, and resiliency are not new, but they are new in their relationship to the criminal justice system. Within recent decades, restorative justice practices have grown in popularity as they provide a number of solution-focused strategies to address crime. Restorative practices also have the potential to positively transform reentry-specific processes. In Wilmington, North Carolina, Leading Into New Communities (LINC) is an organization that assists its residents in their return from prison, recognizing that restorative values are essential to a successful transition. However, while LINC is restorative in its overall mission, most staff members do not possess concrete understandings of restorative justice.

In this study, in order to improve staff understandings of these topics, two voluntary training workshops were held to provide LINC staff members with more information on restorative justice, including its many programs and practices, as well as the unique ways in which it relates to reentry. Workshop observations and anonymous feedback forms provide insight into how these workshops benefitted LINC staff. This paper highlights the importance of restorative workshops in similar organizations as a way to improve understandings of restorative justice practices and how they can be utilized throughout reentry processes. With a broader understanding of restorative justice, organizations such as LINC will be in a better position to assist individuals with reentry in more meaningful ways.
Media Portrayal of Ex-offenders in Singapore
Authors: Tay Rachel , Lopez Daniel , Ng Yunn Jia , Mohd Yazib Nur Haziqah
Published: August 2022

This paper is a review of the media portrayals of ex-offenders in local news media platforms such as The Straits Times, Today and Channel NewsAsia. This paper analyzes the voices represented in the media on the issue of reintegration of ex-offenders into society. From the analysis of n=182 media articles, three key themes arise in local media discourse that emphasize the role of  key players —  the government, the ex-offender and the community — in reintegrating ex-offenders into society. These themes raise several questions on the media framing of ex-offenders, the order of prioritization in voices and the erasure of some voices from the discourse. Through delving deeper into the questions, this paper offers valuable insights into the media discourse of ex-offenders in Singapore and the fundamental question of what ‘reintegration’ means.
"I Am Clear in Who I Am": Cultural Identity, Racialization, and Being Cuban in the Bronx
Authors: Sepanski Lauren
Published: August 2022

Every Saturday, as I arrived at St. Stephen’s United Methodist Church in the Marble Hill neighborhood of the Bronx to assist with Spanish and English as a Second Language (ESL) classes, I became used to a routine. I would enter through bright red doors that needed a stern yank to open and walk into a large room, sectioned off with a floor-to-ceiling divider from the church’s worship area, that served as a greeting area. There would be a table where several women and sometimes their children would be chatting. I would greet them, sign in, and sit on a long bench nearby, where others who had come for the classes were waiting. Sitting there I could hear the sound of drums coming from the church’s worship area, the sound of voices coming from the people who were conversing in the general area, and the sound of a jazz saxophone and piano playing coming from the balcony upstairs. Eventually, the sound of the piano would stop, and Tina, the ESL and Spanish language instructor, would descend the stairs, arms outstretched and smiling, greeting us in both languages. From there we would try to find a room that was unoccupied and relatively quiet, which was not always easy. There were voice lessons, baby showers, and birthday parties held downstairs, and sometimes the conference room on the first floor was being used for homework help. Occasionally we even held our ESL classes in a broom closet, because that was the only place available. The church was a lively place on Saturdays.
Belaina
Authors: Doeve Anneke
Published: August 2022

In October 2014, I was assigned a partner through a service-learning course at Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee called Writing in the Community. This class was centered on the idea that writing is a powerful tool for healing, and that in sharing one’s story, everyone is less alone. The class was supplemented with writings by authors who were confronting aspects of their identity such as age, ability, economic status, and race. We discussed in class how knowing and studying these memoirs guide us in conversation for understanding of and awareness for the authors’ circumstances, and for our place in the midst of these stories. The service-learning aspect meant that we would in someway interact with a community outside of our course, which is a required form of study for students at Belmont, a private, Christian university.
An Evaluation and Analysis of Issues Confronting Homeless LGBT Youth from the Perspective of Social Service Agency Providers
Authors: Collins Julia
Published: August 2022

Homelessness is an acute condition of poverty that has been a continuous concern in the United States. While single adult men account for the majority of the homeless population, the number of children, youths, single mothers, and poor or working poor experiencing homelessness in the United States is steadily increasing, making it an even larger social problem for the future of this country (Hernandez Jozefowicz-Simbeni and Israel 2006, 37). In the midst of the recession following the financial turmoil in 2008, poverty and unemployment increased more tremendously for young adults ages 18 to 24 than for other adult age groups in the United States (Toolis and Hammack 2015, 50). Likewise, unaccompanied youth are a continuously growing portion of the vulnerable homeless population. By definition, unaccompanied homeless youth are younger than the age of 22, live without any variation of parental guidance on a daily basis, and lack a fixed and regular shelter complete with care and supervision (Massachusetts Appleseed Center for Law and Justice 2012, 2). Records from 2008 indicate that over 1.6 million United States youth under the age of 18 experienced some form of homelessness annually, while the number of young people in general experiencing an episode of homelessness in a year is estimated at 750,000 to 2 million (Massachusetts Appleseed Center for Law and Justice 2012, 2; Toolis and Hammack 2015, 50). In addition to this, a study from the National Health Care for the Homeless Council found that young adults also, on average, have less income, fewer benefits, less saved money, less support socially, and little to no knowledge about housing benefits and resources in comparison to older adults (Toolis and Hammock 2015, 50).
Community-Made, Community-Led: Exploring the History of Boston Chinatown Neighborhood Center
Authors: Wang Michael
Published: August 2022

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STRATEGI PEMBELAJARAN PENDIDIKAN ANAK USIA DINI DI MASA PANDEMI COVID-19
Authors: Mochamad Riyanto
Published: August 2022

Kegiatan belajar mengajar tahun 2020 ini mengalami perubahan dikarenakan adanya wabah virus global yakni Covid-19 yang menyebabkan kegiatan belajar mengajar menjadi berbeda dari tahun-tahun sebelumnya. Permasalahan yang dihadapi dalam melakukan pembelajaran daring di jenjang PAUD adalah kerjasama yang dilakukan oleh guru dan orang tua peserta didik sebagai perantara pembelajaran anak selama dirumah. Kendala-kendala yang dihadapi dalam pembelajaran daring yang di hadapi oleh masing-masing orang tua peserta didik beragam, dimulai dari manajemen waktu orang tua yang juga sedang melakukan work from home (wfh) dan menjadi penghubung antara guru dan anak didik, tidak samanya kemampuan teknologi yang dimiliki tiap orang tua peserta didik. Strategi yang di terapkan Belajar di Rumah, Pembelajaran dalam Jaringan (Daring)/ Online, Pembelajaran Luar Jaringan (Luring)/ Offline.
GERAKAN MELEK DIGITAL KEUANGAN PADA MASYARAKAT KELURAHAN GAJAH MADA
Authors: Diah Novianti
Published: August 2022

Bank Syariah merupakan salah satu bank umum yang  kegiatan operasional dan produk-produknya bebas dari bunga dan berlandaskan hukum syariah. Peningkatan jumlah Bank Umum Syariah yang diiringi dengan peningkatan jumlah kamtor cabang ternyata tidak diimbangi dengan peningkatan pengetahuan masyarakat terhadap bank syariah. Belum optimalnya penyerapan pangsa pasar Bank Syariah di negera yang mayoritasnya beragama Islam merupakan permasalahan yang dihadapi perbankan syariah. Rendahnya literasi perbankan syariah yang disebabkan kurangnya promosi dari perbankan syariah kepada masyarakat menjadi salah satu penyebab hal tersebut. Masyarakat Parit lalang mayoritas beragama Islam tetapi pengetahuan mereka tentang perbankan syariah pada masyarakat sangat rendah. Hal ini yang menjadi alasan pelaksanaan program peningkatan literasi produk bank syariah pada masyarakat Kelurahan Parit Lalang. Penelitian bertujuan untuk mengetahui peningkatan literasi produk bank syariah setelah program dilaksanakan. Hasil pelaksanaan program adalah adanya peningkatan pengetahuan masyarakat terkait produk bank syariah dan juga peningkatan minat masyarakat untuk bertransaksi di perbankan syariah.
PENGEMBANGAN BUKU CERITA ANAK BERBASIS NILAI KARAKTER SEMANGAT KEBANGSAAN DAN CINTA TANAH AIR
Authors: Lutfia Rosidah  , Siti Hajar  , Zasiyah Auliyatulloh  , Dede Indra Setiabudi
Published: August 2022

Penelitian ini dilatar belakangi oleh keterbatasan buku bacaan sebagai implementasi penanaman nilai karakter dan belum adanya pengembangan buku cerita anak berbasis nilai karakter semangat kebangsaan dan cinta tanah air. Anak usia Sekolah Dasar harusnya diberikan elective untuk menanamkan nilai karakter semangat kebangsaan dan cinta tanah air berupa buku cerita berbasis nilai karakter tersebut, dari pengembangan yang dilakukan dalam penelitian ini diharapkan mengembalikan nilai kebangsaan dan rasa cinta tanah air. Penelitian ini menggunakan model pengembangan 4D yaitu pendefinisian (Characterize), Perencanaan (Plan), Pengembangan (Create) dan penyebaran (Dessiminate)Berdasarkan hasil validasi ahli media mendapatkan persentase rata 93.5% dengan kriteria "Sangat Layak". Hasil validasi ahli bahasa mendapatkan persentase 78.5% dengan kriteria "Layak". Hasil validasi ahli materi mendapatkan persentase 82.25% dengan kriteria"Sangat Layak. Hasil respon penilaian pendidik mendapatkan hasil akhir dengan persentase 84% dengan kriteria "Sangat Layak".
PERAN KEPEMIMPINAN TRANSFORMASIONAL DAN KOMPENSASI TERHADAP PENINGKATAN KINERJA KARYAWAN (Studi Pada PT. Jasindo dan PT. Jasindo Syariah)
Authors: Heru Permana  , Honorata Ratnawati  Dwi Putranti
Published: August 2022

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh kepemimpinan transformasional dan kompensasi terhadap kinerja karyawan.  Populasi dan sampel yang digunakan adalah karyawan group asuransi yang terletak di Jl. Sultan Agung No. 110, Semarang yaitu PT. Asuransi Jasa Indonesia (Jasindo) yang berjumlah 31 orang dan  karyawan PT. Jasindo Syariah yang berjumlah 16 orang atau total sebanyak  47 karyawan. Metode pengumpulan dengan data primer (kuesioner) dan sekunder (studi pustaka). Teknik analisis yang digunakan adalah analisis regresi linier berganda, dengan sebelumnya diuji dengan uji instrumen dan uji asumsi klasik. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa : 1). Kepemimpinan Transformasional berpengaruh positif dan signifikan terhadap Kinerja Karyawan. 2). Kompensasi berpengaruh positif dan signifikan terhadap Kinerja Karyawan.
Profit-Maximizing Planting Date and Seeding Rate for Upland Cotton in the Upper Mid-South
Authors: Boyer Christopher N. , Butler Shawn A. , Raper Tyson B. , Buschermohle Michael J. , Dodds Darrin M. , Jones Andrea
Published: August 2022

The objective of this research was to determine the profit-maximizing planting date and seeding rate for cotton production in the upper Mid-South. We used field trial data from Tennessee, Missouri, and Mississippi from 2016 to 2018 to estimate a cotton lint yield response function to planting date and planting population. A sensitivity analysis was conducted to compare the results for different cotton lint and seed prices. Additionally, we explored how optimal seeding rates change with late planting. We found the optimal planting date is consistent regardless of the cotton or seed price, but the optimal seeding rate depends on seed and cotton price. As seed prices increase, the optimal seeding rate decreases; and as cotton prices increase, the optimal seeding rate increases. In the case of late planting, a producer is better off using a lower seeding rate than would be optimal at an earlier planting date. These results demonstrate how prices impact planting decisions and inform producers on optimal planting dates and seeding rates to maximize profits.
A New Ligon-Lintless Mutant (liy) in Upland Cotton
Authors: Bechere Efrem , Fang David D. , Naoumkina Marina
Published: August 2022

Cotton fiber mutants are useful tools for understanding the genetics and physiology of cotton fiber development. Currently, there are two naturally occurring, dominant lintless mutant lines, Ligon-lintless-1 (Li1) and Ligon-lintless-2 (Li2), and one man-made mutant line, Ligon-lintless-x (Lix), that exhibit extremely short lint fibers. Here we report a new lintless mutant that is the result of artificial chemical mutagenesis. In 2008, the cotton line MD 15 (PI 642769) was mutagenized with 3.2% v/v ethyl methane sulfonate (EMS). In 2010, a single Ligon-lintless-type plant was identified among the 2,000 M2 mutant progeny plants and was designated liy. This plant was crossed with the wild-type MD 15 with the objective of determining the genetic control of the lintless trait. Unlike Li1, Li2, and Lix, which are controlled by a single dominant gene, this new lintless trait is controlled by a monogenic recessive gene designated as liy. The liy plant is short and stunted and has an okra-leaf phenotype. The liy gene is not allelic to either Li1 or Li2. The genetic loci controlling these four Ligon-lintless mutations are located on four different chromosomes. This new lintless mutant will be useful in further investigating fiber elongation in cotton.
COTTON GINNERS HANDBOOK: Gin Process Control
Authors: Pelletier Mathew G. , Armijo Carlos B. , Funk Paul A. , Fabian John C. , Hardin IV Robert G.
Published: August 2022

Automation provides key benefits to production plants: increased speed of production, improved quality control, enhanced worker safety, and reduced production costs. Numerous types of systems use automated control throughout the world; in cotton gins, there are a few main systems that rely on some form of control: material flow, fire suppression, dryer temperature, press operation, and moisture restoration systems. This chapter provides an overview of control systems in general along with key examples of control systems in use in U.S. cotton gins.
Making the Cotton Replant Decision: A Novel and Simplistic Method to Estimate Cotton Plant Population from UAS-calculated NDVI
Authors: Butler Shawn A. , Raper Tyson B. , Buschermohle Michael J. , Tran Liem , Duncan Lori
Published: August 2022

One proposed use of unmanned aerial systems (UAS) in crop production is to produce quantitative data to support replant decisions by assessing plant stands. Theoretically, analysis of UAS imagery could quickly determine plant populations across large areas. The objective of this research was to investigate the ability of UAS to quantify accurately varying plant populations of cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.). Field studies were conducted in Jackson, Milan, and Grand Junction, Tennessee in three consecutive growing seasons. Treatments included five seeding rates ranging from 8,500 to 118,970 seed ha-1. After emergence, cotton plants were manually counted and images were collected in 2016 and 2017 with a MicaSense RedEdge multispectral sensor and in 2018 with a Sentera Double 4K multispectral sensor. Sensors were mounted to a quad-copter UAS flying at altitudes of 30, 60, 75, and 120 m above ground level. Spectral properties were assessed to generate normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) thresholds that were used to limit the analysis to only plant material. Images were processed and analyzed to estimate number of plants and compared to actual plant populations within each plot. Images obtained from lower altitudes proved to be more accurate, with greatest correlations to actual ground-truthed plant populations from data collected at an altitude of 30 m. The utilization of the described novel method of estimating cotton plant population from NDVI-calculated UAS imagery might improve upon spatial and temporal efficiency in comparison to current methodology of estimation.
The Effect of Various Processing Stages During Ginning on Fiber Quality
Authors: van der Sluijs Marinus H. J.
Published: August 2022

This study was conducted to determine the effectiveness, in terms of cleaning efficiency and fiber quality, of the seed cotton cleaning stages installed in cotton gins that process predominately spindle-harvested, irrigated Upland cotton and to determine the effect of the various processing stages during ginning on gin turn out and fiber quality. The study showed that the average amount of trash content present in seed cotton was typically < 10%. The seed cotton cleaning process was able to remove 20 to 40% with the remainder of the trash removed by subsequent lint cleaning stages. The study also showed that the gin stand has no influence on fiber quality provided that the gin stand was not overloaded, maintained to manufacturers recommendations, and moisture levels maintained within the recommended levels. Flow-through air lint cleaners had no significant effect on fiber quality with minimal reduction in trash. The controlled-batt saw lint cleaners had positive and significant effects on color and trash; negative effects on length, length uniformity, short fiber and nep content, elongation; and no effect on strength, micronaire, fineness, maturity, number and size of SCN and fiber nep size. The batt-less saw lint cleaners had similar effects on fiber quality, although not as severe. The controlled-batt saw lint cleaners were more aggressive than the batt-less saw lint cleaners and removed more trash and hence achieved a better color grade, with this improvement resulting in notable reductions in lint turn out, fiber length, and increased short fiber and nep content.
Termination of Insecticide Applications for Tarnished Plant Bug (Hemiptera: Miridae) Management in Cotton
Authors: Crow Whitney , Gore Jeffrey , Catchot Jr. Angus L. , Cook Donald R. , Stewart Scott D. , Seiter Nick J. , Studebaker Glenn , Lorenz Gus , Kerns David L. , Brown Sebe , Jones Moneen M. , Musser Fred , Towles Tyler
Published: August 2022

Tarnished plant bug, Lygus lineolaris (Palisot de Beauvois), is the most important insect pest of cotton, Gossypium hirsutum L., in the states of Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee, and Missouri. Foliar insecticide sprays are an important tactic within an integrated pest management (IPM) program for this pest which occurs from early flower bud development to cut out, a stage where the plant has reached the capacity for supporting fruiting positions and equivalent to when there are five nodes above the uppermost first position white flower (NAWF 5). Currently, NAWF and heat unit accumulation monitoring is limited, resulting in a need for a more simplified insecticide termination method that has the potential for wider adoption. Experiments were conducted in 2015 and 2016 in the previously mentioned states to determine when to terminate insecticide sprays for tarnished plant bug based on week of flowering. Treatments included terminating sprays after the second through sixth weeks of flowering, a season-long control, and an untreated control. In general, insecticides reduced densities of tarnished plant bugs in the sprayed treatments. When analyzed by location, treatments that resulted in cotton yields similar to the season-long control ranged from weeks two through five of flowering. These data suggest that treatments can be terminated after the fifth week of flowering. Data from this study indicate applications terminated after the fifth week of flowering would be similar to the current recommended termination timing of NAWF 5 plus 350 heat units. Results from this experiment will be used to better define a simplified IPM strategy for tarnished plant bug in cotton.
Insecticide and Fungicide Residues Following Foliar Application to Cotton and Soybean
Authors: Lawson A. , Steckel Sandy , Williams Matthew , Adamczyk J. , Kelly Heather , Stewart Scott D.
Published: August 2022

The control of target pests and impact on non-target arthropods, including pollinators, is affected by the persistence of pesticides on plants following an application. A study was conducted in Tennessee to investigate the levels of pesticide residues on cotton, Gossypium hirsutum L., and soybean, Glycine max (L.), following a foliar application made during early flowering. Residues of four classes of insecticides and three classes of fungicides were assessed at 1, 24, 72, 144, and 216 h after application on cotton leaves, anthers of cotton flowers, and soybean flowers. Active ingredients included acephate, imidacloprid, lambda-cyhalothrin, chlorantraniliprole, fluxapyroxad, pyraclostrobin, and propiconazole. Initial pesticide residues on cotton leaves were many times greater than those on cotton anthers or soybean flowers. With the exception of chlorantraniliprole on cotton leaves, fungicide residues persisted longer than insecticides. Also, pesticide residues on soybean flowers degraded more slowly than those on cotton leaves or anthers. For cotton leaves, insecticide residues decreased sharply within 24 h after application except for chlorantraniliprole. All pesticide residues on cotton anthers were dramatically lower 24 h after application, indicating little systemic movement to pollen. By 216 h after application, and considerably sooner in most scenarios, pesticide residues on cotton and soybean had diminished by 90% or more. The implications of these results on pest management and pollinator safety are discussed.