bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Evaluation of current survival and prognostic factors in multiple myeloma: Staging ISS or R-ISS?
Authors: Pektaş Gökhan , Yılmaz Ferhat , Öncü Şeyma , Becit Kızılkaya Merve , Sadi Gökhan , Pektaş Mehmet Bilgehan
Published: January 2025

Multiple myeloma (MM) is a complex hematological malignancy, and understanding the factors influencing prognosis and survival is crucial for improving patient outcomes. This study aims to evaluate the factors influencing the prognosis and survival of MM patients by comparing the International Staging System (ISS) with the Revised ISS (R-ISS). MM patients treated and followed up between 2015 and 2023 were retrospectively analyzed. According to ISS staging, 21.4% of patients were categorized as Stage 1, 30% as Stage 2, and 48.6% as Stage 3. Similarly, the R-ISS system revealed 14.3% as Stage 1, while 42.9% were Stage 2, and 42.9% were Stage 3. These findings indicate that the two systems provide differing stage distributions, which could impact prognosis evaluation. Mortality occurred in 58.6% of patients during the follow-up period, highlighting the severity of the disease in later stages. Further analysis revealed that higher levels of red cell distribution width (RDW), phosphorus content, lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), and beta-2 microglobulin levels were significantly associated with mortality, emphasizing their potential as markers of poor prognosis. In particular, ISS Stage II and III, R-ISS Stage III, along with elevated RDW, total protein, phosphorus, and LDH, were identified as independent prognostic factors. These results suggest that while both staging systems offer valuable insights, specific biomarkers play a crucial role in refining prognostic accuracy. In conclusion, while the ISS system appears to provide more meaningful staging information in this cohort compared to R-ISS, integrating additional biomarkers like RDW and LDH could enhance the prediction of patient outcomes.
Effect of different concentrations of sulphur dioxide fumigation on growth parameters of pisum sativum
Authors: Kumar Neeraj , Bhardwaj Mukesh Kumar
Published: January 2025

Sulphur dioxide (SO₂) is a toxic gas and a major component of air pollution. It interferes with the metabolic and physiological functions of plants, leading to a decline in growth and productivity (Black and Unsworth, 1979). This research was conducted to examine how varying levels of SO₂ (0.1 ppm, 0.2 ppm, 0.4 ppm, and 0.6 ppm) affect the growth of Pisum sativum (pea plants).The findings revealed that the impact of SO₂ exposure depends on its concentration. A minimum reduction in growth was observed at a low concentration (0.1 ppm), while higher levels (0.6 ppm) caused a significant decrease in growth attributes. The study highlights the detrimental effects of SO₂ on plants and underscores the importance of controlling air pollution to safeguard agricultural productivity and plant health.
Helen Keller: Reconsidering the Challenging Icon, Helen Keller: Reconsidering the Challenged Icon
Authors: Rathi Neelam , Shailendra Shailendra
Published: January 2025

Helen Keller, the small deaf-blind girl who defied huge odds, is still widely known more than thirty years after her death. Beyond this public image, though, is the true narrative of a genuine woman: a long-lived writer, socialist, suffragette, and radical activist who is always seen as a child by the public. This essay explores the development of Keller's enduring legendary position and popular image, examining their goals and contemporary consequences for persons with disabilities. Additionally, it reveals her life's real story and demonstrates the current problems she encountered. Lastly, it discusses the value of going over her life story again and its importance in promoting disability culture. I recall an assembly at my old school with the topic being "heroes throughout time."
With 150 other kids seated cross-legged in the large school hall, we prayed to God for Helen Keller to be brought out there, hoping and praying that we would have the same strength and courage to face life. Maybe we saw The Miracle Worker because, even now, 25 years later, I can't seem to get rid of a scene from the movie: the young Helen and her instructor, the dramatic scene by the water pump, the moment when Helen, who is blind and deaf, learns to speak and a "miracle" happens.
An assessment of Inventory Models Utilizing Fuzzy Theory: An application and approaches
Authors: Goyal Neha , Sakale Rajesh Kumar
Published: January 2025

Inventory management plays a crucial role in the operational efficiency and profitability of businesses. Traditional inventory models often rely on precise data, which may not accurately reflect the inherent uncertainties in demand, supply, and lead times. This paper explores the integration of fuzzy theory into inventory models to better accommodate and manage these uncertainties. By employing fuzzy logic, the study enhances the robustness of inventory decisions, leading to improved service levels and reduced costs. The research includes a comprehensive review of existing literature, the development of a fuzzy-based inventory model, and a comparative analysis with classical models. The findings suggest that fuzzy inventory models offer significant advantages in handling imprecise information, thereby providing more flexible and realistic solutions for inventory management.
Innovative Pedagogical Approaches and Policy Interventions to Enhance Teacher Capacity in Indian Vocational Education
Authors: Kataria Jagminder , Sucharitha D.
Published: January 2025

This review study takes a look at new ways of teaching and new policies that have been put in place to help vocational schools in India train better teachers. Effective teacher training and capacity building are crucial in connecting conventional education with industrial needs, especially with the growing demand for skill-oriented education. In order to better equip vocational instructors, the research delves into innovative pedagogical practices such blended learning, project-based learning, and experiential education, as well as the use of digital resources. Additionally, it examines the function of policy frameworks, in particular NEP 2020, in fostering professional growth and filling current deficiencies. The article draws on worldwide norms and successful case studies from India to emphasize difficulties like inadequate infrastructure, social and cultural obstacles, and a lack of technological resources. The results highlight the importance of stakeholder engagement, new training approaches, and strong policy execution in improving India's vocational education.
Investigación y desafíos globales: perspectivas científicas para un futuro sostenible e inclusivo
Authors: Baltodano García Gabriela
Published: January 2025

El presente volumen se configura como un espacio de reflexión profunda, donde convergen análisis rigurosos sobre las dinámicas económicas, sociales y políticas que modelan tanto el contexto nacional como el internacional. A través de una diversidad de enfoques metodológicos y teóricos, los artículos incluidos en esta edición abordan fenómenos complejos que abarcan desde la interacción entre actores globales, hasta la competitividad empresarial, la responsabilidad social y los desafíos que enfrentan sectores clave como el turismo, la educación y la agroindustria. Este número no solo ofrece una mirada crítica sobre las realidades contemporáneas, sino que también pone de manifiesto la necesidad urgente de adaptarse a los cambios globales, con énfasis en la sostenibilidad y la inclusión. Además, los estudios presentados exploran cómo las tensiones entre la globalización y las realidades locales afectan a diversas esferas del desarrollo humano, económico y político. La investigación sobre temas como la migración, el empleo, las políticas públicas y la innovación social refuerzan la idea de que las soluciones a los desafíos globales deben ser multifacéticas y colaborativas, involucrando a diferentes actores en todos los niveles de la sociedad. Este número invita a los lectores a adentrarse en debates que conectan las realidades locales con las tendencias globales, abriendo nuevas posibilidades para un entendimiento crítico y una acción estratégica informada, que impulse el cambio hacia un futuro más justo, sostenible y equitativo en todas las dimensiones del conocimiento y la práctica social.
Visual design effects in a cross-national context: Are Indian and US respondents differently affected by the number of text boxes?
Authors: Arts Ingrid , Schoot Rens , de van , Meitinger Katharina
Published: January 2025

Research indicates that multiple text boxes for list-style open-ended questions and probes yield a better response quality than a single box. However, these findings are based on single-country studies from Europe and the US. In the current cross-national study, we evaluate the stability of visual design effects across two countries (US and India), and three languages (American-English, Indian-English, Hindi). In our web survey, we implemented a between-subject design comparing hard nonresponse, soft nonresponse, mismatches, and the number of themes across 1 and 5 answer box designs at two specific probes. The survey was fielded in the US (N=415) and India (N=537) between December 2022 and May 2023. In India, the survey was available in English (N=327) and Hindi (N=247). We found that in India and the US, the number of substantive themes significantly increased with multiple answer boxes. For one of the probes, multiple answer boxes also significantly reduced soft nonresponse and mismatches. Only for hard nonresponse were significant differences between languages found.
A colonização agrária prusso-alemã no Brasil meridional: o Urwald e as mudanças socioecológicas na Mata Atlântica (século XIX)
Authors: Relly Eduardo
Published: January 2025

Este artigo examina a colonização agrária alemã-prussiana no sul do Brasil do século XIX, com foco nas transformações socioecológicas na Mata Atlântica (“Urwald”). Os imigrantes alemães, especialmente em regiões como o Rio Grande do Sul, encontraram vastas florestas subtropicais que haviam sido administradas por comunidades indígenas e tradicionais, o que levou a uma tradução significativa das culturas agrárias e florestais. As práticas dos colonos, notadamente o uso controlado do fogo (Roçawirtschaft), foram informadas pelos sistemas de conhecimento europeu e indígena, remodelando as ecologias locais, conduzindo ao desenvolvimento da agricultura. Este estudo aborda como os colonos alemães navegaram pela paisagem, convertendo terras florestais em zonas agrícolas, e contempla as implicações mais amplas dessa transformação na biodiversidade, no uso de recursos e na dinâmica socioambiental. Além disso, explora o pano de fundo ideológico do nacionalismo alemão e o discurso sobre a natureza selvagem que influenciou as percepções da Mata Atlântica, justapondo-o às paisagens florestais alemãs. Ao analisar as narrativas dos colonos, este estudo contribui para a compreensão da mudança ecológica em contextos de colonização agrária e destaca as complexidades que envolvem a adaptação agrícola, a transferência tecnológica e a mercantilização da paisagem no processo de assentamento das populações alemãs no Brasil meridional.
German merchants, banks, and coffee in Belle Époque Brazil
Authors: Kisling Wilfried
Published: January 2025

This paper explores the critical role of German merchants and banks in Brazil’s coffee industry during the Belle Époque. By 1913, Brazil supplied 80% of the world’s coffee, thanks to strategic foreign involvement, particularly from Germany. German banks, notably the Brasilianische Bank für Deutschland, provided essential financing and market stability. Key findings highlight that German merchants, like Theodor Wille, established robust trading networks, while German banks outpaced their British counterparts in long-term engagement and trade finance.
German migration to Brazil in global perspective: trends & new directions
Authors: Guenther Jack
Published: January 2025

This essay elaborates the historiographical reasons to take stock of German migration to Brazil in this bicentennial year: It examines how global and transnational history have broken new ground in our understanding of these two nations and their interconnection. It suggests comparisons and contrasts with larger geographic subfields. And it draws out the themes that historians of far different times and spaces may find familiar in the history of Germans in Brazil, from race and empire to class, confession, and commerce. Recent research confirms that Germans abroad were overwhelmingly “unbound” from the dramas of nationalist politics. Yet the story of “unbound” Germans must be understood in light of changing schemes for binding national communities together. The history of Germans in Brazil thus provides an illuminating vista onto the tripartite problematic of nation, market, and state at local, regional, national and global scales – a problematic central to new directions in global and transnational history generally.
mycorrhizae infections, nutrient status and yields on the density of corn-soybean intercropping plants added organic matter)
Authors: Purnawatie Ovie
Published: January 2025

This study was aimed to determine mycorrhizae infection,  nutrition status, the yield of maize-soybean intercropping system plant density with mycorrhizae and organic materials addition. The experiment method that been used in this study is the randomized block design with five intercropping system treatment: P1= 2 strips of maize: 2 strips of soybean, P2= 3 strips of maize: 2 strips of soybean, P3= 3 strips of maize: 3 strips of soybean, P4= 4 strips of maize: 2 strips of soybean, P5= 4 strips of maize: 3 strips of soybean. Each treatment was repeated three times to get fifteen trial plots. Based on the result of the study conclusion: (1) soil nutrition content and soil nutrition uptake N, P, and plant C-organic at 40 days after planting and 92 days after planting on the treatment of 3 strips of maize: 3 strips of soybean obtained the highest value from other intercropping treatments, (2) mycorrhizae infection and the amount of spore on maize- soybean at 40 days after planting and 92 days after planting in 3 strips of maize: 3 strips of soybean obtained the highest value from other intercropping treatments, (3) Yield on treatment of 3 strips of maize: 3 strips of soybean get the highest value on mass of corn cobs and soybean pods wet and dry of the plants while the weight of stover, harvested corn cobs and soybean pods wet and dry per plot, 1000 seeds with the highest value compared to other intercropping treatments.
NITROGEN AND PHOSPHOR UPTAKE IN GOLDEN BERRY (Physalis angulata L.) PLANTS TREATED WITH VARIOUS KINDS OF MANURE
Authors: Septiana Nurul Aini , Kusmarwiyah Kusmarwiyah , Silawibawa I Putu
Published: January 2025

This study was aimed to determine the influence of various kinds of manure on N and P uptake on Golden berry (Physalis angulata L.). The experiment was conducted in a plastic house in Terong Tawah, Subistrict of Labuapi, West Lombok regency. The experiment was set up using a Completely Randomized Design (CRD) with 6 treatments namely A0 (control), A1 (chicken manure), A2 (goat-manure, A3 (buffalo manure), A4 (horse manure), and A5 (cattle manure) which were repeated 3 times. The results showed that application of manures significantly affect fresh weight of stover, the dry weight of stover, N and P uptake. The application of buffalo manure tend to have the highest nutrients uptake.
GROWTH AND PRODUCTION OF THREE VARIETIES OF SORGHUM (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench) IN SWAMP SOIL DUE TO COW BONE AMELIORANT APPLICATION
Authors: Parwito Parwito , Susilo Edi , Illahi Noteka , Togatorop Eny Rolenti , Pujiwati Hesti
Published: January 2025

Sorghum has the potential to be developed considering that this plant is easy to cultivate in various types of soil and various climatic conditions. The purpose of this study was to determine the dose of bovine bone ameliorant on the growth and yield of sorghum in swampland and to determine the interaction of ameliorant and varieties of sorghum cultivated in swampland. This research is expected to provide information about the effect of giving cow bone ameliorant to several varieties of sorghum in swamps. The research was carried out from February to April 2020, in Gunung Alam Village, Arga Makmur District, Bengkulu Utara Regency. The study used a Completely Randomized Block Design with 12 treatments and 6 replications. The treatment used in this study consisted of two factors, namely the first factor was bovine bone ameliorant with 2 levels, namely bovine bone ameliorant treatment and without beef bone ameliorant treatment. The second factor of sorghum varieties, namely Numbu, Super 1, and Super 2. The results showed that the 50 g dose of beef bone ameliorant gave the highest value in this study.
QUALITY EVALUATION OF RICE OF PARE WANGI VARIETY UNDER VARIOUS LEVELS OF SOIL MOISTURE AND SALINITY
Authors: Arsa I Gusti Bagus Adwita , Lalel H.J.D.
Published: January 2025

The purpose of this research was to determine aroma quality of rice and nutritional contents of upland rice of Pare Wangi variety under various levels of soil moisture and salinity, and determine correlation between the aroma quality and the nutritional content of rice. The research was started with planting seeds of Pare Wangi variety in the pot experiment. Experiment was conducted using Completely Randomized Design (CRD) that was arranged factorially by three replications.  The samples of harvested grain  then were taken  to the laboratory to be tested  for the aroma quality and other qualities of the rice. The aroma quality was determined on the basis of the aroma score of organoleptic-test results and 2-AP content of  the rice, while other rice qualities include: percentage of white rice and  head rice, rice water content, content of ash, fat, carbohydrate, protein, starch, amylose, and amylopectin. Data were analyzed by analysis of variance, HSD of 5% significantly level, and descriptive.  Then, to find out the relationship between aroma quality and nutritional contents  were carried out simple correlation analysis. The results showed that the decrease in soil moisture level caused a decrease in the quality of milled grain and the nutritional contents of rice, but did not show a significant decrease in the protein and carbohydrate content of rice.  Soil moisture at 75% FC level caused the best 2AP content of rice and aroma score. The increase in salinity with the addition of NaCl salt up to 4 g NaCl    kg-1 soil caused a decrease the quality of milled grain, content of ash, fat and protein. Salinity level of 1 and 2 g NaCl kg-1 soil gave the highest 2AP content of rice, but the effect  was not significant on the rice aroma score. Both 2AP content and aroma score of rice were not significantly correlated with all nutritional contents of rice analyzed.
Application of Organic Fertilizer From Rabbit and Cattle Farm Waste on Shallots Growth and Yield (Allium cepa var. ascalonicum L.)
Authors: Mahardika Ida Bagus Komang , Yuliartini Made Sri , Arjana I Gusti Made
Published: January 2025

Shallots are one of the vegetable commodities that have important meaning for society in terms of their economic value and nutritional content. Shallots are commonly consumed as a spice to add flavor to dishes. In general, shallots contain nutrients and active compounds that have preventive and curative functions when used as herbal medicine. Various methods of cultivating shallots are used to increase yields both in quantity and quality, including applying various organic fertilizers such as those made from rabbit and cattle farming waste. The aim of this research was to determine the effectiveness of organic fertilizer from rabbit farm waste combined with organic fertilizer made from cattle farm waste on the growth and yield of shallots. The research was carried out using experimental methods, using a Randomized Block Design with a 2x3 factorial pattern with 3 replications. There are two factors studied, namely the first factor, type of fertilizer (P), which consists of 2 levels (types) of fertilizer, namely: R (Rabbit Farm Waste Fertilizer); and C (Cattle Farm Waste Fertilizer). Meanwhile, the second factor is the dose (D) of each type of fertilizer which consists of 3 levels, namely: D1 (10 tons/ha); D2 (20 tons/ha); and D3 (30 tons/ha). The results of this study indicate that the interaction between the two factors has no significant effect (Pâ‰¥0.05) on all observed variables. The effectiveness of the treatment with doses of rabbit manure also had no significant effect on all parameters observed, however there was a tendency for a dose of 30 tons/ha to produce the highest oven dry weight of tubers per hill, namely 29.503 g. The treatment of giving a dose of cow manure of 30 tons/ha gave the highest oven dry weight of tubers per hill, namely 27.003 g. The interaction between the dose of rabbit manure and cow manure (RxC), the treatment dose of rabbit manure (R) and the treatment dose of cow manure (C) had no significant effect (Pâ‰¥0.05) on all observed variables.
‘The Pompidou Of Iguaçu’: Cultural Impact And Reconfiguration Of The Art Systems In South America
Authors: Rafael da Luz Angelo
Published: January 2025

Exploring the history of Centre Pompidou and its global influence within 21stcentury art systems, this article analyses its museological model and expansion strategy, focusing on plans to establish a Brazilian outpost in Foz do Iguaçu, located in the triple border area between Argentina and Paraguay. Drawing on recent literature and media coverage, the study addresses soft power relations and the so-called Bilbao Effect as key concepts in this operation. It highlights similarities with the global rise of private art museums and examines the hybrid public-private nature of the enterprise in Brazil. The article compares this initiative to other Centre Pompidou expansions in Spain, China, and the United States, discussing concerns raised by academics in these regions regarding the display of major private collections and public art policies in contemporary South America. Finally, the cultural impacts of this expansion are explored, focusing on the potential homogenisation and exoticisation of local cultures, framed as part of a re-colonial process that commodifies cultural differences.
Keywords: Centre Pompidou expansion, global art systems, Foz do Iguaçu art museum, museological models, cultural impact.
Border Grassroots Museums, Memory Activism, and Radical Public History: Challenges and Possibilities
Authors: López-Garcia María
Published: January 2025

The El Paso/Ciudad Juárez region has long served as a vibrant contact zone where diverse communities intersect, coexist, and sometimes clash. This article explores Museo Mayachen, a grassroots museum established in 2008 by La Mujer Obrera, a nonprofit organisation addressing the needs of displaced garment workers. The museum was created in response to the lack of Mexican and Mexican American representation in the city’s historical narratives and the ongoing gentrification of working-class neighbourhoods. Situated in a former garment factory, the museum serves as a space for preserving community heritage and memory through initiatives like workshops, community assemblies, and a community archive. The article explores how grassroots museums, particularly in contested areas like the U.S.-Mexico border, empower marginalised communities to reclaim and represent their own histories despite the challenges involved.
Keywords: Memory, Community Museums, Representation, Public History
Campus As A Museum: The Interlacing Roots Of KalaBhavana, Sanitiniketan
Authors: Chakraborty Sampurna
Published: January 2025

As a counter argument to colonial art education system in India emphasised through the agencies of institution ‘building’, Tagore experimented with a hypothesis of space vis-à-vis place, through a system of community creation and radical pedagogic processes. The paper will navigate the overlapping zones of the spatial art historical markers across the campus of Kala Bhavana, the fine-art institute of Visva-Bharati which was ground zero for radical modernism in Indian art during the first half of the twentieth century; and the pockets of tribal and migrant communities emerging from it and around it, vis-à-vis the public perception of viewing this campus as a heritage site appropriating through the lens of capitalist semi-urban aspirations. The binary of the campus space is noticeable in its seclusion and exclusivity which artists’ studios or institutional premises require, and also as a site of public display and discourse, at the focal point of Santiniketan’s tourism map. As a result of prolonged auto-ethnographic observation through lived experiences, the paper takes under considerations aspects of the institution’s formative history which expands on Tagore’s vision and argues on the scope of viewing methods, spectacle-spectator conventions and interventions.
Key Words: campus, art pedagogy, museum, lived-space, auto-ethnography, Indian modernism, popular culture, tourism, heritage site, UNESCO, Kala Bhavana, Santiniketan
Beyond Borders: Navigating Cultural Sensitivities In Presenting Tulu Ritual Objects In Western Museums
Authors: Adityan Arya
Published: January 2025

The Tulu region of Karnataka has evolved various forms of performance-based rituals invoking the native guardian spirits, heroes, animals, etc. One such major seasonal festival of this region, Bhutakola, celebrates the several guardian spirits and tutelary deities (calleddaivas and bhutas) who protect the villages of Tulunadu. These deities are manifest during the festivals through ritual objects–in particular, masks, breastplates, and anklets–that are worn by a human performers. However, these objects have been displaced and displayed at American Art Museums through art collectors, enthusiasts, and the art market. I study the material dimensions of the Bhutakola ritual and its ritual efficacy, and its subsequent of these objects and their subsequent display in museums. I then ask: how might the identities of these objects change once they are displaced and displayed? To borrow from Richard Davis, what are the “disruptions and transformations” of these objects from their previous lives?
Keywords: Bhutakola, Tulunadu, Museum Objects, Masks, South Asia
Linking Art And Better-Being Through A Sensitive Approach To Artworks. Issues And Reflections On The Therapeutic Role Of The Museum.
Authors: Damien Muriel
Published: January 2025

Never before in human history have we had so much brainpower available. Thanks to the development of our knowledge of the world, the improvement in our quality of life, advances in medicine and lifestyle as well as productivity, humans have freed up space in their brains for other possibilities. This cerebral availability could encourage a mental availability that has never been seen before. For sociologist Gérald Bronner, however, this plus précieux de tousles trésors is in jeopardy (Bronner, 2021: 62-86). The author blames screens, which monopolise our availability and prevent us from waiting and daydreaming. For him, another factor, and not the least, is the colossal mass of information and new knowledge in which we are immersed, and that has increased exponentially over the last twenty years. According to Bronner, 90% of the information available in the world has been written in the space of just two years (Bronner, 2021: 89-97). Our overdeveloped countries are in the grip of a major problem: this increase in available information is no longer leading to a shortage of material goods, but to a shortage of attention (Citton, 2014: 21-29, 45).
(Un)Learn Museum Architecture – A Critical Examination Of Museum Architecture Regarding The New Icom Definition* Of 2022
Authors: Dewey Marie
Published: January 2025

Although the architecture of museums often radiates dominance and power, the spatial aspect is frequently neglected in the current critical debate on museums. This contribution illustrates in different ways a critical look on museum architecture – regarding the latest museum definition of the International Council of Museum (ICOM) from 2022. The concept of (un)learning – discarding old structures or rethinking them – therefore takes a central position to develop transformative, spatial conditions for museum architecture. They are later applied to two museums from North-Rhine-Westfalia – the Museum Abteiberg and the Kunstmuseum Bochum. This work shows on the one hand the potential of spatial interventions in a process of change and on the other hand wants to encourage the reader to question the extent to which these spatial and institutional boundaries can be overcome.
Keywords: museum architecture, (un)learn, ICOM museum definition, spatial interventions, institutional critique
Chronicles From A Closed Museum
Authors: Grasso Erika , Porretti Stefano
Published: January 2025

This contribution addresses the strategies of public engagement, heritage reinterpretation, and knowledge co-production recently implemented by the MAET - Museum of Anthropology and Ethnography of the University of Turin. As with many Western museums founded in 19th and 20th centuries, it must contend with a legacy tied to the racist and colonial ideologies of its past. Its ethnographic collections, particularly those from non- European contexts, highlight critical challenges such as its colonial history, ‘sensitive heritage’ and the issue of ‘archival silence’. The MAET has recently started a process of reassessing its non-European collections in an effort to deconstruct its institutional history. This paper will provide an analysis of the museum’s efforts to engage local communities – students, citizens, and migrants – through a decolonial lens, focusing on projects like Around the World in 90 Minutes – an educational workshop for primary school students – and Voices from the Forgotten Collections – conceived to promote the exhibition Africa. The forgotten collections (Royal Museum of Turin, 27th October 2023 – 25th February 2024). Although small in scale, these activities prepare for the museum’s future reopening and foster participatory museology.
Keywords: Museums; Ethnographic collections; Colonial heritage; Archival silence; Decolonisation; Public Engagement.
Intelligent document processing: AI-powered RPA for multilingual OCR of receipts
Authors: Spriha Deshpande  , Manoj Rajalbandi
Published: January 2025

This paper explores the integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Robotic Process Automation (RPA) for document processing, specifically focusing on Optical Character Recognition (OCR) of image receipts in multiple languages. By leveraging a hybrid Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) and Recurrent Neural Network (RNN) model, the system is capable of accurately extracting textual information from receipts. Furthermore, the model classifies these receipts into distinct categories, enabling efficient data management and analysis.
A review of heat transfer enhancement techniques in power systems
Authors: ISRAA RIYADH JAWAD
Published: January 2025

The optimization of modern power systems demands that they enhance heat transfer. Analysis has demonstrated the passive use of nanofluids and surface roughness to greatly enhance thermal conductivity as well as increase heat transfer rates, but without requiring the input of additional energy. Meanwhile, active methods, from pulsating flows to electromagnetic fields, have been shown to decrease thermal resistance and improve system performance. Further significant improvements in efficiency are achieved when hybrid approaches combine both passive and active strategies that overcome the limitations of each method individually. This review critically analyses these heat transfer enhancement methods on the grounds of their principles, mathematical models, and experimental results. The paper presents a detailed understanding of how these techniques are applied in a variety of domains, including power generation, renewable energy systems, and high-performance electronics, based on the incorporation of evidence from 20 validated sources. These findings present the transformative potential of these advancements to address fundamental challenges including energy efficiency, component miniaturization, and environmental sustainability.
Faculty presence detection and alert system
Authors: Dr. Kavitha Soppari  , Varun D  , Rithvik Eedula  , Anudeep Manchala
Published: January 2025

The exponential growth of inspection systems has increased the demand for efficient and cost-effective solutions. This project introduces a faculty verification system that uses the webcam of the system and OpenCV for real-time facial recognition. The system integrates a Flask-based web interface to provide an intuitive and dynamic user experience. The key features are live detection and system-level video capture by using the Haar Cascade classifier. It gives more importance to accessibility and user-friendliness. Unlike some solutions that work on an external camera or even a Raspberry Pi module, this system works on solely built-in resources. Therefore, the value is guaranteed. The study evaluates performance in face recognition under varying conditions. Focus has been laid on accuracy, responsiveness, and scalability.
Sustainable supply chain practices: Driving efficiency, reducing waste, and promoting circular economy models
Authors: Emily Ezekwu
Published: January 2025

As the world increasingly focuses on sustainability, supply chain management has become a vital lever for the realization of environmental, social, and economic goals. Also, linear supply chain models that are traditional in nature (such as extract, consume, and dispose) lead to serious environmental degradation along with an enormous amount of resource depletion. On the other hand, sustainable supply chain initiatives focus on waste reduction, resource efficiency, and circular economy approaches that prioritize reuse, recycling, and recovery. Integrating sustainability into these supply chain strategies can improve operational efficiency, drive costs down, and meet stakeholder expectations for business environmental stewardship. These strategies involve implementing green procurement practices, optimizing logistics to minimize their carbon footprints, and incorporating new technological solutions (like IoT and blockchain) to improve sustainability transparency and traceability. These practices allow organizations to trace materials throughout their lifecycle, support accountability, and promote closed-loop systems supporting circularity. In addition, the collaboration between stakeholders will determine sustainable initiatives; suppliers, manufacturers, and consumers to name a few. Implementing sustainable supply chain practices is not without its challenges, including high initial costs, technological barriers, and complex regulatory landscapes. Solving for these issues takes policy incentives, investment in innovation, and stakeholder engagement. The role of the key findings and challenges of sustainable strategies for supply chain practices in the development of a circular economy model. By examining case studies as well as emerging trends, it provides key takeaways for organizations striving to navigate the delicate balance between efficiency and sustainability, with the end goal of fostering a resilient and eco-conscious future for all.
Optimizing JavaScript application performance: A comprehensive guide
Authors: Aditya Kappagantula
Published: January 2025

Modern JavaScript applications have evolved significantly, presenting both opportunities and challenges in web development. This comprehensive article explores various optimization strategies across JavaScript loading, code-level improvements, network efficiency, CSS optimization, data management, and performance monitoring. The article examines how modern frameworks impact application complexity and discusses practical approaches to maintain optimal performance while delivering feature-rich experiences. Through an article of client-side and server-side optimization techniques, caching strategies, and monitoring systems, this research provides insights into creating high-performance web applications that meet contemporary user expectations while managing technical complexity.
Contribution of stakeholders from the Dakoussa pre-school and primary education inspectorate school to the promotion of hygiene and sanitation in Niger
Authors: Karimou Laouali Idi  , Ousseini Mamadou  , Lawan Issaka  , Daouda Illia Allo
Published: January 2025

The aim of this research is to evaluate the contribution of local actors to the promotion of hygiene and sanitation within the IEPP of Dakoussa, Takiéta department - Niger. The objective is to identify the roles that different stakeholders in preschool and primary schools play in promoting hygiene and sanitation. The approach used for data collection is both qualitative and quantitative. The sample consists of 19 teachers from the Middle Course classes, 11 school directors, 11 Decentralized Management Committees of secondary institutions, 111 school governments from 11 schools, and students from the Middle Course, along with 2 pedagogical advisors, 1 infrastructure and school health officer, and 1 departmental hygiene and sanitation technician. The results show that teachers, the CGDS, and students play an important role in promoting hygiene and sanitation in the schools of the IEPP of Dakoussa. However, these results also highlight challenges. The lack of adequate sanitation infrastructure, the persistence of open defecation, insufficient follow-up on actions, a lack of training, and the continuation of certain traditional practices are obstacles that need to be overcome. To strengthen the commitment of local actors, it is necessary to implement targeted actions such as ongoing teacher training, community mobilization, and the
Retention basins for Urban flood mitigation: Insights from Ouagadougou in Burkina Faso
Authors: Lawani Adjadi Mounirou  , Roland Yonaba  , Moussa Diagne Faye  , Angelbert Chabi Biaou  , Tazen Fowé  , Gnenakantanhan Coulibaly  , Moussa Bruno Kafando  , Harouna Karambiri
Published: January 2025

In this study, we simulated and analyzed the impacts of a retention basin as a hydraulic structure for mitigating flood peaks at the inlet of a stormwater drainage canal using the Storage Indication Curve method for various return periods. The adopted methodology involved modeling the hydraulic behavior of the retention basin and its discharge relationship based on water levels. For initial water levels ranging from 1 to 3 meters in the basin, the effectiveness in reducing peak flows is evaluated by estimating attenuation rates and the temporal delay of flood peaks. The results showed that the performance of the retention basin performance is satisfactory for attenuating a 10-year flood, with attenuation rates ranging from 23% to 54% and a flood peak delay of 20 to 55 minutes. For a 100-year flood, the attenuation rates vary from 18% to 30%, with a peak delay ranging from 17 to 30 minutes, depending on the initial water level. However, for consecutive rainfall events or an initial water level in the basin exceeding 1.5 meters, the hydraulic performance appears limited. Finally, we highlight the limitations of solely relying on retention basins for urban stormwater management and emphasize the need to implement Nature-based Solutions (NbS) at the local level to further mitigate effectively surface runoff in urban settings.
An investigation into the use of inquiry based learning (IBL) strategy to teach physics in some selected secondary schools in Birnin-Kebbi Town of Kebbi State
Authors: Aliyu Bako
Published: January 2025

Introduction; The roles of the 21st century teacher has become a subject of concern by all stake holders of Education. It is on this note that this paper was written to address one of the fundamental and primary assignment of the teacher to device an innovative method that will lessen the classroom challenges of the 21st century. An IBL teaching strategy is assumed to skyrocket scientific skills however researchers noticed its unused by teachers.

Objective; this paper tried to investigate the physics teachers’ use of IBL to teach Physics in secondary school of Birnin Kebbi Town.

Method; all the physics teachers were called by the state ministry of education and serve with a Promoting Inquiry-based learning in Mathematics and Science Education (PRIMAS) questionnaire. Successful teachers were chanced to attend an IBL training workshop after the training the teachers were given the questionnaire. The results of their performances were analyzed.

Result and discussion, the outcome of the study indicated a momentous performance in the physics teachers that attained the IBL training workshop over the Physics teachers that did not attend the training workshop. The findings equally showed that there was no difference in the gender usage of IBL in the physics classroom.

Research implication; the study result has a lot of implications for educational planners and physics teachers. Physics teachers should be mandated to use the method to teach physics using IBL and the educational planners should consider making IBL method compulsory for all subjects at secondary school level.

Originality value; it is imperative to note that study of this kind is necessary to improve critical thinking skills, problem solving skills and scientific thinking to prepare students address the challenges of the 21st century and beyond
FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE AND ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE IN COMPANY DISCLOSURES OF CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPOSIBILITY
Authors: Yanti Novi , Yunan Nadiya
Published: January 2025

This study aims to analyze the effect of financial performance and environmental performance on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) disclosure. In the era of the industrial revolution 4.0, companies are required to increase productivity through the use of advanced technology, but often ignore social and environmental responsibilities that have an impact on ecosystem damage and social conflict. Based on Law No. 40 of 2007 and Law No. 25 of 2007 in Indonesia, companies are required to carry out social and environmental responsibilities. This study uses a quantitative approach with a sample of mining companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) during the 2018-2022 period. The data analysis techniques used are multiple linear regression and moderated regression. The variables analyzed include profitability, leverage, company size, and environmental performance. The results of the study show that leverage and environmental performance have an effect on CSR disclosure, while profitability and company size have no effect. These findings indicate that companies with good financial performance do not always prioritize CSR disclosure, and that good environmental performance is more likely to encourage broader CSR disclosure. This study provides an important contribution to understanding the factors that influence CSR disclosure and how companies can improve their transparency and accountability to stakeholders
STUDI IMPLEMENTASI STANDAR PELAYANAN KEFARMASIAN DALAM PELAYANAN RESEP DI RUMAH SAKIT UMUM YAPIKA KABUPATEN GOWA SULAWESI SELATAN
Authors: Aztriana Aztriana , Nurlina Nurlina , Bsa Alwiah
Published: January 2025

Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengatahui Gambaran penerapan standar pelayanan kefarmasian di Rumah Sakit Yapika Kabupaten Gowa Sulawesi Selatan Meliputi pengkajian resep, pemberian informasi obat, waktu tunggu pelayanan resep apakah sudah sesuai dengan regulasi terstandar diindonesia. Jenis penelitian yang digunakan Metode penelitian ini bersifat deskriptif non eksperimental dengan jenis pengumpulan data secara Prospektif yang berdasarkan pengamatan atau observasi langsung yang bersifat melihat kedepan (forward looking). Jumlah sampel penelitian ini sebanyak 97 lembar resep yang masuk diinstalasi farmasi rumah sakit umum yapika, selanjutnya peneliti membuat daftar ceklis berupa pengkajian resep, pemberian informasi obat dan waktu tunggu, Dimana pengkajian resep meliputi aspek administrasi, farmasetik dan klinis. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa standar pelayanan kefarmasian belum sepenuhnya terimplementasi dengan baik, untuk pengkajian resep aspek administrasi dengan presentase 100% farmasetik 68%, dan klinis 66%, sedangkan untuk pemberian informasi obat didapatkan hasil dengan presentase 37% dan waktu tunggu telah memenuhi syarat dengan presentase 100%. Kesimpulan yang dapat diambil yaitu pengkajian resep dan pemberian informasi obat di Rumah Sakit Yapika belum terlaksana sesuai PMK No 72 Tahun 2016. Dan untuk waktu tunggu sudah memenuhi persyaratan PMK 129 tahun 2008.
PERKEMBANGAN ANAK USIA 36-48 BULAN BERDASARKAN KARAKTERISTIK, PENGETAHUAN DAN POLA ASUH IBU DI DESA SRATEN KECAMATAN CLURING KABUPATEN BANYUWANGI
Authors: Widayanti Aghnes , Baroya Ni'mal , Wicaksono Dimas Bagus Cahyaningrat
Published: January 2025

Perkembangan anak dapat mencapai titik optimal apabila mendapatkan stimulasi melalui pola asuh yang tepat sehingga akan merangsang balita untuk berkembang sesuai dengan usianya. Terdapat 35,6% anak mengalami gangguan perkembangan di Kabupaten Banyuwangi. Kecamatan Cluring mempunyai risiko terdapat gangguan perkembangan pada anak karena persentase stunting di kecamatan ini tertinggi kedua se Kabupaten Banyuwangi (11,56%). Penelitian ini bertujuan menggambarkan perkembangan anak usia 36-48 bulan berdasarkan karakteristik, pengetahuan dan pola asuh ibu. Penelitian ini termasuk jenis penelitian deskriptif dengan pendekatan kuantitatif. Sampel penelitian berjumlah 129 ibu dan balita usia 34-48 bulan yang tercatat di posyandu Desa Sraten Kecamatan Cluring Kecamatan Cluring. Data dikumpulkan melalui wawancara menggunakan kuesioner dan observasi menggunakan Kuesioner Pra Skreening Perkembangan (KPSP). Data yang terkumpul dianalisis menggunakan statistik deskriptif. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan ibu yang berusia dewasa (26-35 tahun), berpendidikan menengah atas, tidak bekerja dan berpendapatan di atas UMK berpotensi lebih besar mempunyai anak yang berkembang sesuai usianya (normal) daripada ibu yang berusia lebih muda (?25 tahun), berpendidikan dasar, bekerja dan berpendapatan di bawah UMK. Ibu yang memiliki pengetahuan baik, memiliki anak yang berkembang normal dengan persentase lebih besar daripada ibu dengan pengetahuan kurang. Semua anak yang mendapat pola asuh baik mempunyai perkembangan normal. Dengan demikian edukasi tentang pengasuhan kepada ibu balita perlu dilakukan secara intensif supaya ibu bisa menerapkan pengasuhan yang baik sehingga perkembangan anak normal bisa dicapai.