bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Estimasi Ketersediaan dan Serapan Karbon pada Mangrove di Muara Sungai Cipunegara Desa Patimban, Kecamatan Pusaka Nagara, Subang, Jawa Barat
Authors: Sodikin Sodikin , Hidayat Rahmat , Wulandari Florentina Ratih , Fahmi Fauzi
Published: November 2024

Muara Sungai Cipunagara berada di Desa Patimban Kecamatan Pusakanagara Kabupaten Subang. Di kawasan ini terdapat mangrove yang tumbuh secara alami maupun hasil penanaman. Keberadaan kawasan mangrove mampu menyerap dan menyimpan emisi karbon yang dihasilkan oleh aktivitas manusia. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengestimasi ketersediaan dan menganalisis daya serap karbon pada mangrove di muara Sungai Cipunagara. Data mangrove diperoleh dengan melakukan interpretasi citra dan melakukan ground check lapangan, identifikasi jenis mangrove dan pengukuran diameter dilakukan dengan metode transek line. Parameter lingkungan dilakukan dengan pengambilan sampel pada plot yang telah ditentukan. Analisis biomassa menggunakan persamaan allometrik, setelah ditemukan hasil biomassa kemudian dilakukan perhitungan untuk mengetahui ketersediaan karbon dan kemampuan serapan karbon. Hasil penelitian menunjukan bahwa mangrove di wilayah muara Sungai Cipungara tahun 2011 sampai tahun 2023 terus mengalami peningkatan, pada tahun 2023 memiliki luas sebesar 696 ha. Jenis mangrove dominan adalah jenis Avicenna spp, Rhizophora spp dan Sonneratia, nilai biomassa yang dihasilkan oleh mangrove yang dihasilkan sebesar 390,70 ton/ha/hari, rata-rata ketersediaan karbon sebesar 19,53 ton/ha/hari dan rata-rata kemampuan serapan karbon perharinya adalah sebesar 71,69 ton/ha.
Pengaruh Jumlah Step pada Aerator Cascade terhadap Penyisihan Organic Matter dalam Proses Pengolahan Air
Authors: Radityaningrum Arlini Dyah , Ichwan Amirul Azis , Handriyono Rachmanu Eko , Alfiah Taty
Published: November 2024

Pencemaran organic matter (OM) pada sungai sebagai sumber air baku berpotensi menimbulkan trihalometana (THM) pada air produksi. Aerasi dengan aerator cascade merupakan salah satu proses untuk penyisihan OM dalam air. Penelitian ini dilakukan dengan skala laboratorium menggunakan aerator cascade 4 dan 7 step. Tujuan penelitian adalah untuk (1) menentukan konsentrasi Dissolved Oxygen (DO) dan OM efluen pada aerator cascade, (2) menentukan korelasi antara DO dan OM pada penyisihan OM dengan aerator cascade, (3) menentukan efisiensi penyisihan OM dalam proses aerasi dengan aerator cascade, (4) menentukan pengaruh jumlah step pada cascade terhadap efisiensi penyisihan OM. Penelitian ini menggunakan sampel artifisial. Standar baku mutu yang digunakan sesuai dengan Peraturan Menteri Kesehatan Republik Indonesia No. 492/MENKES/PER/IV/2010 tentang Persyaratan Kualitas Air Minum. Uji korelasi dilakukan dengan Pearson Correlation, sedangkan uji pengaruh dilakukan dengan ANOVA. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa konsentrasi rata-rata DO yang tertinggi adalah 8,03 mg/L, pada waktu jam ke-2, menggunakan aerator cascade 7-step. Adapun konsentrasi rata-rata OM yang terendah adalah 7,08 mg/L, yang terjadi pada waktu jam ke-2 menggunakan aerator cascade 7-step. Uji signifikasi menunjukkan bahwa nilai Sig. (2-tailed) antara DO dan OM sebesar 0,000 < 0,05. Hal ini berarti bahwa terdapat korelasi yang signifikan antara konsentrasi DO dan OM. Efisiensi rata-rata penyisihan OM tertinggi (34%) dihasilkan pada aerator cascade 7-step pada jam ke-2. Namun, jumlah step di cascade aerator tidak berpengaruh signifikan dalam efisiensi penyisihan OM pada sampel artifisial (Sig. ANOVA 0,879 ˃ 0,05).
Aktivitas Pemacu Pertumbuhan Tanaman dari Bakteri Endofit Bawang Merah (Allium cepa L.)
Authors: Widowati Tiwit , Simarmata Rumella , Nurjanah Liseu , Nuriyanah Nuriyanah , Lekatompessy Sylvia J.R.
Published: November 2024

Bakteri endofit adalah bakteri menguntungkan yang hidup di dalam tanaman dan dapat meningkatkan pertumbuhan tanaman inang dan ketahanan terhadap cekaman. Rendahnya produktivitas tanaman bawang merah disebabkan penggunaan pupuk kimia dalam jangka waktu lama dan dosis berlebihan akan menurunkan kualitas tanah. Penggunan pupuk hayati berbasis mikroba diharapkan dapat meningkatkan produktivitas tanaman bawang dan memperbaiki kulitas tanah. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk memperoleh dan menentukan aktivitas bakteri endofit dari tanaman bawang merah sebagai pemacu pertumbuhan tanaman. Sampel tanaman bawang merah berumur 26 HST dan 45 HST diambil dari daerah Brebes, Jawa Tengah. Sebanyak 75 isolat diperoleh dari akar, bunga, daun dan umbi.  Hasil karakterisasi diperoleh 2 isolat mempunyai tiga aktivitas penghasil hormon IAA, pelarut fosfat dan pemfiksasi nitrogen. Berdasarkan analisis molekuler, kedua isolat teridentifikasi sebagai Burkholderia sp. (BMD 2.4) dan Pseudomonas aeruginosa (BTBn 2.6).
Life Cycle Assesment pada Proses Distribusi BBM di PT Pertamina Patra Niaga Integrated Terminal Panjang
Authors: Alqindy Reza Ismail , Suherman Suherman , Soeprobowati Tri Retnaningsih , Sopian Yusep
Published: November 2024

PT Pertamina Patra Niaga Integrated Terminal Panjang mendistribusikan BBM sebesar 2.243.016,58 kiloliter (KL) pada tahun 2022. Dari proses distribusi BBM berpotensi menimbulkan dampak lingkungan yaitu dampak pencemaran udara dimana proses distribusi BBM banyak memakai transportasi berbahan bakar fossil. Penelitian ini bertujuan menganalisis dampak lingkungan dari proses distribusi BBM PT Pertamina Patra Niaga Integrated Terminal Panjang menggunakan metode life cycle assesment (LCA) dengan ruang lingkup gate to gate dimulai dari proses penerimaan BBM hingga pendistibusian BBM. Metode penelitian ini mengacu pada SNI ISO 14040:2016 dan SNI ISO 14044:2017, analisis inventori, penilaian dampak, dan interpretasi. Penilaian dampak dilakukan menggunakan software  SimaPro 9.5.0 dengan metode CMIL IA Baseline dengan unit fungsi adalah 1 KL BBM. Kategori dampak yang dikaji pada penelitian ini yaitu kategori dampak utama berdasarkan Peraturan Menteri Lingkungan Hidup dan Kehutanan Nomor 1 Tahun 2021 tentang Program Penilaian Peringkat Kinerja Perusahaan dan Pengelolaan Lingkungan Hidup, yaitu potensi pemanasan global, potensi penipisan ozon, potensi hujan asam, dan potensi eutrofikasi. Dari masing – masing potensi dampak, terdapat dua isu penting (hotspot) yaitu dari proses distribusi dari penggunaan solar yang menghasilkan nilai karaterisasi potensi pemanasan global sebesar 6,77E+00 kg CO2 ek/KL, potensi penipisan ozon sebesar 1,30E-07 Kg CFC-11 ek/KL, dan potensi hujan asam  sebesar 1,18E-02 Kg SO2 ek/KL. Untuk potensi eutrofikasi isu penting (hotspot) disebabkan oleh proses penyaluran dari penggunaan listrik dengan menghasilkan nilai dampak eutrofikasi sebesar 2,78E-03 Kg PO4 ek/KL. Rekomendasi perbaikan yang dapat diberikan adalah penggunaan transportasi ramah lingkungan dan melakukan gerakan hemat energi atau mengganti penggunaan listrik dari PLN dengan energi terbarukan seperti menggunakan panel surya.
Efek Karakteristik Sosial Ekonomi dan Risk Awareness Rumah Tangga dalam Pengelolaan Sampah di Perkotaan
Authors: Antriyandati Ernoiz , Melati Nimas Suci Kusuma , Barokah Umi , Rahayu Wiwit
Published: November 2024

Sampah merupakan produk sampingan yang sulit dihindari oleh hampir semua aktivitas manusia. Masalah sampah menjadi sebuah masalah yang serius karena menimbulkan risiko dan hambatan dalam upaya pembangunan sosial serta kesejahteraan manusia. Seiring dengan makin meningkatnya urbanisasi, populasi dan konsumsi serta pembangunan di kawasan urban dan sub-urban mengakibatkan jumlah timbulan sampah juga meningkat signifikan. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mengkaji pengaruh karakteristik sosial-ekonomi dan risk awareness rumah tangga perkotaan terhadap pengelolaan sampah rumah tangga dan mengkaji perilaku pengelolaan sampah rumah tangga, yang juga memperkaya pengetahuan dan variabel agama sebagai prediktor risk awareness. Metode yang digunakan adalah dengan metode Theory of Planned Behavior dan Seemingly Unrelated Regression dengan data yang diperoleh dari 100 responden. Hasil analisis menunjukkan bahwa berbagai karakteristik sosial-ekonomi seperti tingkat pendidikan dan jumlah anggota keluarga berpengaruh pada perilaku pengelolaan sampah rumah tangga di Indonesia, serta faktor lain yang memengaruhi perilaku pengelolaan sampah rumah tangga adalah risk awareness, dimana risk awareness dipengaruhi oleh variabel pengetahuan dan agama. Pengetahuan menjadi sangat penting karena merupakan dasar dari perilaku yang dilakukan oleh seseorang. Adanya risk awareness pada diri seseorang dapat berkorelasi untuk meningkatkan perilaku dalam mengelola sampah yang baik. Perilaku mengelola sampah rumah tangga dapat diminimalkan kesalahannya dengan adanya ilmu pengetahuan. Diharapkan bahwa temuan dari penelitian ini dapat menjadi sumber informasi yang berguna bagi pihak yang berwenang untuk merumuskan strategi yang lebih baik untuk meningkatkan keterlibatan rumah tangga dalam pengelolaan sampah, yaitu dapat dimulai dari pemilahan sampah dan mendaur ulang sampah rumah tangga. Perlu adanya upaya dari pihak yang berwenang dalam rangka memberikan wawasan mengenai pengelolaan sampah rumah tangga kepada masyarakat.
Strategi Pengembangan Perkebunan Kopi Masyarakat Rejang melalui Kajian Etnobotani
Authors: Tetelepta Edward Gland , Ansiska Paisal , Lasaiba Mohammad Amin , Oktoyoki Hefri
Published: November 2024

Kabupaten Rejang Lebong di Provinsi Bengkulu, Indonesia, memiliki potensi besar dalam budidaya kopi dengan perkebunan kopi yang unik berkat jenis kopi dan metode bercocok tanam khasnya. Iklim dan geografi mendukung kesuksesan budidaya kopi, yang masih menggunakan teknik tradisional. Praktik budaya menanam kopi secara tradisional dihubungkan dengan kearifan lokal turun-temurun dan memiliki dampak signifikan terhadap etnobotani di perkebunan kopi. Penelitian etnobotani menjadi penting untuk pembangunan ekonomi dan kesejahteraan petani, fokus pada pemahaman pemanfaatan tanaman di perkebunan kopi. Studi ini melibatkan 33 jenis tumbuhan yang dimanfaatkan oleh masyarakat, termasuk dalam kegiatan seperti bahan makanan, kayu bakar, obat, bahan bangunan, ritual, pewarna, dan sebagai sumber pendapatan ekonomi serta penentuan batas lahan. Tumbuhan tertentu seperti Coffea canephora, Bambusoideae, Myristica fragrans, dan lainnya memiliki nilai indeks kepentingan budaya dan kultivar pemanfaatan yang tinggi. Pengembangan perkebunan kopi di Rejang Lebong dapat dimulai dengan sistem pertanian berkelanjutan, tumpang sari tanaman, penyuluhan pasca panen, dan penguatan kelompok tani untuk meningkatkan produksi dan pemasaran produk pertanian.
Pemetaan Muka Air Tanah sebagai Rekomendasi Pengeboran Air Bersih Berdasarkan Data Geolistrik Sounding di Sekitar Embung Batur Agung, Karangmojo, Kabupaten Gunung Kidul
Authors: Bukit Boy Utama , Zakaria Muhammad Faizal , Kusumayudha Sari Bahagiarti , Rahatmawati Istiana , Setyaningrum Tuti
Published: November 2024

Kekurangan akan sumber air bersih dapat mengakibatkan bencana berupa kekeringan  yang tentunya menghambat aktivitas masyarakat seperti yang terjadi pada daerah Batur Agung kecamatan Karangmojo di kabupaten Gunung Kidul. Oleh sebab itu diperlukan studi pemetaan bawah permukaan dalam mengidentifikasi sebaran air tanah yang melimpah dengan kedalaman yang besar. Salah satu metode yang mampu mengidentifikasi kondisi geologi bawah tanah dengan baik adalah metode geolistrik VES (Vertical Electrical Sounding. Metode ini mengukur nilai beda potensial di permukaan yang diakibatkan oleh injeksi arus ke bawah permukaan dan sifat fisik batuan. Penelitian dilakukan selama 7 hari di sekitar embung Batur Agung, Karangmojo dengan luas kavling mencapai 700 meter x 700 meter menggunakan metode VES sebanyak 13 titik dengan jarak antar titik sejauh 100 meter – 150 meter. Berdasarkan hasil pengolahan data, teridentifikasi keberadaan potensi air tanah dengan nilai resistivitas yang rendah di bawah 11 Ohm.m yang terdeteksi pada 5 titik pengukuran. Kedalaman muka air tanah teridentifikasi pada kedalaman 19 sampai 85 meter dengan ketebalan 21 meter sampai 34 meter. Ditinjau  dari segi kedalaman serta ketebalan lapisan pembawa air tanah, lokasi yang cocok untuk dilakukan pengeboran sebagai sumber air bersih berada pada titik BA-12 yang memiliki kedalaman 85 meter dengan ketebalan air tanah mencapai 28 meter.
Systematic Literature Review: The Evolution of Adaptive Governance and Practice in the Context of the Environmental Crisis
Authors: Herizal Herizal , Rassanjani Saddam , Afrijal Afrijal , Muhkrijal Muhkrijal , Wance Marno
Published: November 2024

This paper aims to clarify the understanding of the conceptual evolution of the adaptive governance framework, followed by an examination of implementation actions in the environmental setting. Since three approaches are recognized to be essential in navigating complex socio-ecological systems, namely adaptive management, adaptive co-management, and adaptive governance. This might lead to confusion and misunderstandings in adaptive concepts and practice. In this study, a systematic literature review was conducted using the Scopus database. A literature search was conducted in Mei 2023 using the keyword "Adaptive Governance" as the search term. As a result, despite sharing the same purpose and philosophy, each approach's work process has distinct features and scales. Adaptive governance emerges as a response to the need for holistic solutions to overcome uncertainty within the framework of complex socio-ecological systems. This is similar to adaptive co-management, although on a larger scale and context. While adaptive management is the conceptual foundation for other approaches.
Digitální technologie v pregraduální přípravě budoucích učitelů a v rámci jejich adaptačního období
Authors: Botlík Nuc Tomáš , Konečný Jakub , Rozboudová Lenka
Published: November 2024

Článek představuje možnosti využívání digitálních technologií při přípravě budoucích učitelů v pregraduálním studiu a v rámci adaptačního období při nástupu do svého prvního zaměstnání ve škole. Příspěvek se zaměřuje na možnosti spolupráce mezi studenty a jejich provázejícími a uvádějícími učiteli a fakultními didaktiky v této oblasti. Spolupráce, plánování a vyhodnocování rozvoje digitální kompetence studentů a začínajících učitelů zajišťuje jejich snadnější vstup do role učitele, který technologie využívá efektivně nejen k rozvoji digitální kompetence žáků při své výuce, ale i vlastních učitelských kompetencí. V článku je analyzováno a refl ektováno, jak systematické využívání konkrétních digitálních nástrojů (např. Canva, Mentimeter, Miro, Orgpad aj.) vede k rozvoji digitální kompetence učitelů a následně i jejich žáků.
The Virtual University as a Frontier for Navigating New Learning Spaces, Pedagogies, and Technologies
Authors: Sankey Michael , Huijser Henk , Fitzgerald Rachel
Published: November 2024

We explore the practical and strategic considerations essential for establishing and maintaining a successful virtual university. Building on core concepts from the book, Technology Enhanced Learning and the Virtual University (Sankey et.al., 2023) we highlight the need for strategic approaches to online and digital education. This panel discussion will cover governance, the virtual environment, stakeholder support, the alignment of learning theory and practice, and the preparation of educators for online teaching. It will explore the necessity of collaboration to leverage digital opportunities and mitigate risks. Additionally, the panel will address the transformative impact of artificial intelligence and gamification on online learning and consider academic integrity and student engagement along the way. Our discussion will emphasise the importance of adaptive leadership and robust quality processes. While our focus is on the development of a virtual university, the topics we present are relevant across all aspects of digital education and e-learning, especially as universities adapt to an evolving educational landscape.
Digital Literacy and Support Available for Academics at a University (Pilot Study)
Authors: Ali Saher , Schier Mark
Published: November 2024

Without a doubt, technology is an integral part of the education sector in the 21st Century (Scull et al., 2020). In addition to being a subject matter expert in their specialist area of knowledge, academics are expected to possess digital capabilities that will allow them to deliver current and state of the art curriculum to their students (Newland and Handley, 2016). Digital literacy is defined as ‘those capabilities which fit an individual for living, learning and working in a digital society’ (Jisc, 2014). Incorporating digital literacy into a suitable continuing professional development (CPD) series may ensure the training and development of the academic workforce (Matthews, 2021). The importance digital literacy as a form of continued professional development (CPD) was most evident during the COVID-19 pandemic when all academics had to shift their teaching to an online environment (Antonopoulou et al., 2021). Many academics had to do a crash course in digital literacy to be able to create suitable online learning environments.
Digital literacy can be indicative of teaching success and the development of professional identity in the fast-evolving education sector (Mardiana, 2020). Current literature shows that in addition to prior education and qualifications, experience with digital teaching technologies is a major influence in the development of digital literacy, which may impact their professional identity (Watts, 2018). Incorporating digital literacy into CPD and using a suitable model such as Kennedy’s model for CPD may improve the digital literacy of academics. A study conducted by Butson, 2019 revealed that newly appointed academics felt left behind due to the fast pace of technology in their workplace. Another study conducted by Sanchez and colleagues (2021) also demonstrated teachers experiencing low self- perception of their digital literacy skills during their employment. Hence, “being component” in workplace technologies is strongly connected to the construction of professional identity (Avidov-Ungar and Forkosh-Baruch, 2018).
Therefore, it can be suggested the role an institution plays in developing digital capabilities of academics is important not just for successful and efficient delivery of high-quality teaching, but also for the well-being of the academics in the workplace and to develop the professional identity. Also, understanding the baseline digital capability of its employees and whether additional support is required to develop digital literacy can provide invaluable insight in professional development of an academic during its employment at an institution.
The aim of this study is to evaluate the self-perceived digital literacy of academics employed at a university and the support they have received in developing their digital literacy during their employment. The aims also include to identify support that staff require to build their DL and how Kennedy’s 3 lens of CPD may assist in improving DL programs at universities (Kennedy, 2014).
Supporting students to develop artificial intelligence literacy
Authors: De Barba Paula , Lodge Jason , Fawns Tim , Bearman Margaret
Published: November 2024

This panel explores strategies for supporting students in developing artificial intelligence (AI) literacy within higher education. The aim is to address the gap between technology-enabled learning and teaching activities and student adoption. Research highlights fundamental differences in how students learn and their learning conditions, impacting their ability to effectively incorporate digital technologies. The evolving definition of AI literacy emphasises awareness, ability, and social impact. Panelists include Associate Professor Jason Lodge (The University of Queensland), Professor Margaret Bearman (Deakin University), Associate Professor Tim Fawns (Monash University), and Dr Paula de Barba (Monash University). Topics covered include evaluative judgment, the dynamic nature of AI literacy, and self-regulated learning. The panel format includes presentations and audience-driven discussions, emphasising the need to balance students’ capabilities with their learning environment.
Making impact within emerging frontiers
Authors: Corrin Linda , Bakharia Aneesha
Published: November 2024

The field of educational technology is full of interesting and innovative new ideas and research. However, sometimes the impact of this work is limited by the way it is presented to the community. Presenting educational technology research and practice to what is usually an interdisciplinary audience that can incorporate people in many different roles is challenging, and opportunities to receive feedback on the best ways to communicate this work are not always readily available. The aim of this half-day, face-to-face workshop is to expose participants (both researchers and practitioners) to effective strategies for the design and delivery of presentations that increase engagement with and impact of their work. In this interactive session participants will have the opportunity to workshop their own presentations reconsidering structure, visual aids, interactivity, and delivery. Facilitated by a workshop team with many years of experience presenting educational technology research and practice across a range of interdisciplinary conferences and professional learning venues (plus some theatrical experience), and drawing on key literature on effective presentation design and delivery, this workshop will be a safe space for participants to explore different and creative ideas to deliver the outcomes of their work in memorable and impactful ways.
Transformative Assessment Review
Authors: Tran Kate , Kennedy Nassima , Moghaddas Zohreh
Published: November 2024

The rapid advancement of generative artificial intelligence (AI) in education and the workforce necessitates that students acquire critical competencies, including digital literacy, data integrity, and ethical AI use, to navigate an increasingly AI-driven world. Equally, academic staff must be upskilled to effectively guide students in the ethical and practical applications of AI. This project examines how a private higher education (HE) institute has modified its Quality Assessment Framework (QAF) to incorporate an AI competence dimension, improve HE assessment and foster students’ competencies. This new dimension complements the existing QAF elements—Intellectual Quality, Significance, and Student Support to ensure a holistic approach in preparing students for AI-integrated academic and professional environments.
This project’s framework and innovative tools, such as the enhanced QAF and an AI-driven Generative Pre-trained Transformer (GPT) assessment review tool, support educators in adapting curriculum and assessment design, and empower them to integrate AI competencies seamlessly into the curriculum. The development of these tools drew upon established frameworks, particularly the QAF (Gore et al., 2009) and the AI Assessment Scale (AIAS) by Perkins et al. (2024), which categorises AI usage across five levels, guides assessment reviews and ensures consistent standards for AI integration in student work.
A trial, conducted across selected disciplines at the institute, involved academic staff as assessment reviewers and utilised the GPT tool to streamline the assessment review process by aiding in feedback provision, coding, and suggestions for improvement. Evaluation of the tool includes qualitative and quantitative methodologies, gathering academic feedback on usability, clarity, and effectiveness, as well as comparative studies to assess review time and quality before and after GPT integration. Usability testing evaluates workflow compatibility, while academic performance data provide insights into the tool’s impact on student outcomes. Initial results on the tool’s success in enhancing assessment alignment with institutional goals and fostering a comprehensive understanding of AI competence were also examined.
Developing and implementing these tools has presented challenges, including the complexity of aligning them with diverse curriculum needs across disciplines, the time investment required for staff training, and the necessity of continuous updates to keep pace with AI technology. Addressing these challenges has been crucial to ensuring the effectiveness and sustainability of these solutions.
This digital poster provides insights into the project, covering its development process, trial outcomes, challenges encountered, and future directions for integrating AI competence in higher education assessments.
Interventions to improve students’ feedback literacy
Authors: Tai Joanna , Little Tegan , Hughes Laura , Dawson Phillip
Published: November 2024

Feedback literacy has been identified as a key capability to promote in higher education, such that individuals can make the most of the imperfect feedback situations they find themselves in, both within their studies and the world beyond – work and life inclusive, and increasingly digital. Recent attention has turned to interventions that can improve student feedback literacy. These have largely been context-specific and focused on particular feedback opportunities that have been created within a unit or module of study. However, the enacted components of feedback literacy as established by Dawson et al (2024) are relatively generic, and so it may be possible to support the development of students’ feedback literacy more generally. This symposium will welcome debate on the level of tailoring of feedback literacy interventions, and offer insights into interventions which may improve students’ feedback literacy regardless of context, building on psychological theories of health behaviour change.
Qualitative curriculum mapping of technological skills
Authors: Fischer Juan
Published: November 2024

Most programs in higher education promise to develop some sort of technology or information literacy in their students (Oliver & Jorre de St Jorre, 2018). This may include the ability to use specialised tools in their field or to think critically about the use and development of modern technologies. However, it is not always clear how these skills are actually developed within study units or subjects (Bone & Ross, 2021; Oliver & Jorre de St Jorre, 2018), which are often offered as separate modules within a program.
On the other hand, curriculum mapping has become a popular method for tracking skill development throughout educational programs. However, mapping can sometimes result in box-ticking exercises (Bone & Ross, 2021; Spencer et al., 2012), focusing on whether skills are present or absent in different subjects, based on the description of learning outcomes and the topics covered across individual subjects.
Approaching curriculum mapping as a qualitative inquiry (Spencer et al., 2012) can help bridge the gap between formal descriptions of learning outcomes at the program and subject level, and the actual learning activities that students engage in. By following a progressive model of curriculum design (Knight, 2001), a qualitative perspective on curriculum mapping aims to identify skills development beyond their mere presence or absence. Instead, it seeks to explore how students are introduced to these skills, the range of opportunities they have to practice them at different levels of complexity, and how different activities connect to one another. Additionally, by combining multiple sources of information such as document and artifact analysis, interviews, and more, the mapping process can help uncovering barriers and enablers for curriculum reform that may not be apparent through simple box-ticking exercises.
This poster will present an excerpt of a qualitative curriculum mapping project, focusing on how specialised data analysis tools are taught in two biology majors. It will highlight the challenges of fully integrating these tools across subjects to provide students with progressive opportunities for practice. Based on this specific case, this poster will provide examples of the type of information that can be collected and the kind of questions that can be addressed through a qualitative curriculum mapping process, depending on the particular needs of each program and the technological skills to be incorporated.
Rethinking content design for Small 3cp Units
Authors: Bugden Lisa , Bird Jo , Mok Angel
Published: November 2024

A new early childhood course at the University of New England (UNE) has been developed with a combination of 3cp and 6cp units. The 3cp units were developed with consideration to the UNE early childhood student cohort. Research on current early childhood students indicated that they are working full time alongside their studies in early childhood environments, and they can find the transition from TAFE to University difficult. The course was designed so that students started their degree with the 3cp units, with the aim to build their confidence and competence in academic skills, and include relevant and practical content that could be applied within their early childhood context. The purpose of this pecha kucha is to provide an example of practice in development of smaller credit point units across a whole course.
The learning design team and early childhood team at UNE worked collaboratively on the new course design. As the early childhood team had a full-time teaching load while content development was also a priority, early childhood researchers were engaged to write content. We wanted to design the 3cp units with a consistent approach across the course and with a similar pedagogical flavour. Traditionally, we also noticed that when creating unit content and assessment, content writers often focused on the ‘hours’ model of developing to 150 hours per unit (for a 6cp unit). The challenge was to consider the right amount of content for 3cp units for our student audience. We needed to shift thinking from the ‘hours’ model to ensure that the development of 3cp content was led by the learning outcomes and assessment requirements, with content being scaffolded into this, also known as backwards design (Davis et al., 2021).
McEwan et al. (2023) identify that in academic development and curriculum design, it is necessary to provide a balance between theory and practice. So, we developed a guidance note for staff who were writing content, and a corresponding template in which to develop the content. The guidance note encouraged staff to think differently from the hours model, and encouraged content writers to think practically about the various tasks they were asking students to complete. For example, we researched average reading speeds in online environments and how this may impact the length of time to read and comprehend topic notes.
We also developed a consistent structure for content within the 3cp units that we thought would be reasonable. This was the starting point for content writers to develop content. The benefit of this is that most 3cp units have approximately the same amount of content and number of topics, aiming to create a consistent student experience. We are currently conducting research to determine the effectiveness of the 3cp units, and if they are targeted appropriately for students to help them transition from TAFE to University, and if they find the workload too much or too little. This research may also be relevant for the development of other short courses in higher education institutions.
Responding to Generative AI
Authors: Ehya Noosha , Moore Amber , Rajasekaran Dhivya , Hillsley Ashley , Burgess Danielle , Thakkar Manisha
Published: November 2024

There are few technologies which have such great a potential impact on the design and delivery of tertiary education, as found with Generative Artificial Intelligence (Gen-AI). Student’s deep learning and the integrity of student assessment in particular is impacted by this emerging technology. This presentation will report on a three-cycle action research project to redesign assessments for effective learning in an Australian university Health Science (HS) faculty.
Cycle 1 reviewed assessments using an innovative appraisal tool for assessments which was designed by the presenting HS academics that aligned recent Gen-AI and academic integrity guidelines from Australian institutions (Lodge et al., 2023a; Monash University, 2023; Flinders University, 2023; TEQSA, 2022; Torrens University n.d.). The tool was reviewed and improved for use in Cycle 2, which involved reviewing the remaining 16 HS subjects and designing a team-based strategy for implementing assessment reform. Cycle 3 involves implementing identified strategies for redesigning assessments across all HS subjects. We will report on the action-research methods used, including the development and use of the assessment appraisal tool, as well as the Cycle 3 early findings from the HS subjects assessment review. Results from the subsequent strategic assessment design will be presented using example assessment improvements based on the study findings.
The findings highlight the need for a unified approach to assessment reform, and the potential benefits of systematic, team-based approaches to address emerging technologies. Action-research methodologies such as this one, employed with subject coordinators' involvement and training in evaluation, encourages pro-active subject quality improvement as well as scholarly thinking among university academics. This approach may be relevant to all academics interested in actively creating assessment reform amid the transformative education environment precipitated by the use of Gen-AI.
Uninephrectomy and sodium‐glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitor administration delay the onset of hyperglycemia
Authors: Ishizaki Yuri Sakai , Kikuchi Masao , Kaikita Koichi , Fujimoto Shouichi
Published: November 2024

The kidneys are essential for glucose homeostasis, as they perform gluconeogenesis, utilize glucose, and reabsorb glucose. Reabsorption is performed by SGLT2, which is responsible for about 90%. However, little is known about how renal glucose handling is altered in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). SGLT2 inhibitors have demonstrated efficacy in suppressing CKD progression in clinical trials, but their mechanisms are not fully understood. Therefore, this study aimed to evaluate how each uninephrectomy (UNx) and SGLT2 inhibitor affects blood glucose concentrations and SGLTs dynamics in rats with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Male rats were divided into four treatment groups: sham + placebo, sham + dapagliflozin, UNx + placebo, and UNx + dapagliflozin. There were few group differences in food intake or body weight, but blood glucose concentrations continued to rise in the sham + placebo, whereas this rise was delayed for several weeks in the UNx + placebo, and largely suppressed by dapagliflozin. SGLT2 mRNA expression was significantly lower in the UNx group, but SGLT1 mRNA expression did not significantly differ. Dapagliflozin did not alter SGLT1 or SGLT2 mRNA expression. In animal models of diabetes, renal glucose reabsorption appears likely to be a major contributor to the development of hyperglycemia.
Deep learning based hybrid POD-LSTM framework for laminar natural convection flow in a rectangular enclosure
Authors: Ganguli Arijit A. , Tabib Mandar V. , Deshpande Sagar S. , Raval Mehul S.
Published: November 2024

Laminar natural convection in side-heated enclosures is characterized by transient phenomena of the working fluid till it reaches steady state. The side heating can done in several ways the most common way being heating one end at constant temperature and cooling the other end. One of the other ways is heating both sides of the enclosure at a constant heat flux. Mathematical modeling of such problems using Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) essentially involves considerable amount of computational time and power to predict the flow phenomena observed in actual experimentation. In the last few years, data driven model frameworks have proven to be anefficient way in saving both time and computational cost in several applications. In the present study, a data driven model framework using a combination of unsupervised machine learning (using Proper Orthogonal Decomposition [POD]) and supervised deep learning models (using Long Short Term Memory [LSTM]) has been developed and referred to as POD-LSTM framework. The selection of a few dominant spatial bases and accompanying temporal modes provides us with a reduced order model of the system. The flow is then reconstructed and compared with results of CFD simulations. The Rayleigh number (Ra) chosen for the study is 3.27 × 1010. The estimated time to reach stedy state for this Ra number is 15,000 s. The POD-LSTM framework is trained using data obtained from a validated CFD model for the first 1,000 s. The trained model was then tested to predict temporal dynamics for the entire 15,000 s. The predictions provided by POD-LSTM framework were found upto 98 % accurate compared to the ones predicted by CFD. The computational time and power was however an order of magnitude lower for the POD-LSTM framework than that required for the CFD model.
Status of the implementation of pharmacogenetics in clinical practice in Spain: from regional to national initiatives
Authors: Apellaniz-Ruiz Maria , Barrachina Jordi , Castro-Sanchez Paula , Comes-Raga Ana , García-González Xandra , Gil-Rodriguez Almudena , Lopez-Lopez Elixabet , Maroñas Olalla , Morón Rocío , Muriel Javier , Olivera Gladys G. , Riera Pau , Saiz-Rodríguez Miriam , Salvador-Martín Sara , Sans-Pola Carla , Tejera-Pérez Hugo , Velasco-Ruiz Alejandro , Verde Zoraida , Wang Daniel , Rodríguez-Vicente Ana E. , Nunez-Torres Rocio
Published: November 2024

Introduction

Pharmacogenetics (PGx) has the potential to improve patient care, allowing to transform medical interventions by providing personalized therapeutic strategies. Scientific evidence supports the use of PGx in clinical practice and international organizations are developing clinical guidelines to facilitate the utilization of PGx testing. However, clinical implementation of PGx is limited and unequal worldwide.

Content

This review summarizes regional and national Spanish initiatives to implement PGx in the clinical practice.

Summary and Outlook

Diverse strategies to implement PGx in healthcare are applied across countries or even in the different regions of a specific country. Such was the case of Spain, a European country with 17 Autonomous Regions and two Autonomous Cities, each one with capacity to manage their own healthcare systems. Nevertheless, during the past years, many initiatives and strategies have been launched in Spain to develop different aspects of PGx. Importantly, the National Healthcare System has approved a PGx testing catalogue. This review highlights the crucial work and efforts of scientific societies (like the Spanish Society of Pharmacogenetics and Pharmacogenomics), of experts in PGx, of healthcare providers and of governmental parties in the implementation of PGx to personalize patient therapy, focused in Spain.
Electrospun nanofibers membranes of La(OH)3/PAN as a versatile adsorbent for fluoride remediation: Performance and mechanisms
Authors: Jian Shaoju , Wu Jinlong , Ran Li , Yang Weisen , Duan Gaigai , Yang Haoqi , Shi Fengshuo , Chen Yuhuang , Hu Jiapeng , Jiang Shaohua
Published: November 2024

Excessive existence of fluoride in water resources can lead to harmful impacts on ecosystems and organisms. Electrospun polyacrylonitrile (PAN) nanofiber membranes loaded with La(OH)3 nanorods composites (La(OH)3/PAN electrospun nanofiber membranes [ENFMs]) are fabricated and used as an efficient fluoride scavenger. Adsorbent fabricate protocols, pH, initial F− concentration, adsorbent dosage, and adsorption time, in addition to coexisting anions, were systematically evaluated. The investigation unveils that a pH of 3.0 is optimal for F− remediation. The adsorption kinetics and isotherm of La(OH)3/PAN ENFMs are well described by the pseudo-second-order model (R
2 > 0.997) with characteristics of chemisorption and Langmuir isotherm (R
2 > 0.999) with the feature of single-layer coverage. The existence of Cl−, SO4
2−, NO3
−, and CO3
2− does not significantly hinder fluoride removal by La(OH)3/PAN ENFMs with the exception of PO4
3−. Calculations of ΔH, ΔG, and ΔS reveal that the nature of F− adsorption onto La(OH)3/PAN ENFMs is endothermic and favorable at a higher temperature.
Extreme hydroclimatic events and response of vegetation in the eastern QTP since 10 ka
Authors: Ren Weihe , Liu Zijian , Li Quan , Yi Guitian , Qin Feng
Published: November 2024

Climate variations during the Holocene significantly impacted vegetation dynamics in the eastern Qinghai-Tibet Plateau (QTP). However, vegetation evolution in response to regional climatic trends and events during this interval remains controversial. Here, we present well-dated decadal-resolution loss on ignition (LOI) and grain size records from the Xing Co Lake on the eastern QTP. The records show an overall drying trend since 10 thousand years ago (ka), with multiple extreme precipitation events observed during 10 to 7 ka. An extreme drought event occurred at around 5.5 ka, after which the climate was drier and unstable with several drought events. In comparison with the hydroclimate, insolation, and El Niño Southern Oscillation records, our data show a close correspondence with the summer insolation differential between 30°N and 30°S and El Niño events on orbital-millennium timescales. This suggested that the increased rainfall during the early Holocene on the eastern QTP can be attributed to the high insolation differential between 30°N and 30°S and low El Niño events. Conversely, the drying trend in the late Holocene appears to correlate with a low insolation differential and high El Niño events. Whenever ice-rafted debris events occurred in the North Atlantic, there was a corresponding occurrence of drying events in the late Holocene in the Zoige Basin. This suggested that teleconnection between the precipitation on the eastern QTP and the North Atlantic climate exists in the Holocene. When compared to independent hydroclimatic and arboreal pollen (AP%) records on the eastern QTP, the evolutionary trends and events of AP% align closely with local hydroclimate changes. This suggested that arboreal coverage could rapidly respond to climate change during the Holocene, but further studies are needed.
Preparation of polyacylated anthocyanins of red radish and enhancing its stability and bioaccessibility through encapsulating within double-coated yeast glucan particles
Authors: Fan Xin , Wang Zhaodan , Wu Yingmei , Li Wenfeng
Published: November 2024

Although the anthocyanins of red radishes (ARR) rich in polyacylated pelargonidin glucosides are used as commercial food pigment, they are unstable. We found that the anthocyanin purity of the crude ARR extract can be rapidly increased by 5 times using D101 macroporous resin (mass ratio of extract:resin = 1:2.2). Capsule constructed by chitosan (CTS), pectin (PT) and yeast glucan particles (YGP) presented a high efficiency to encapsulate ARR. Liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry analysis verified that polyacylated pelargonidin glucosides in ARR were packed into the capsule. Microstructure observation and Fourier transforms infrared spectroscopy further confirmed the encapsulated structure. Co-encapsulation of CTS, PT and YGP showed effective protection for ARR against heat, oxygen, ascorbic acid, and physiological pH. This encapsulation also significantly improved the gastric and intestinal bioaccessibilities of ARR. These results suggested that the triplex-coated YGPs might be a promising strategy to protect and deliver polyacylated anthocyanin.
Human dignity and patient’s interests above all: assisted dying in Switzerland and the UK
Authors: Zarea Rafif , Wagner Anne
Published: November 2024

This paper delves into the complex issue of the right to die with dignity, focusing on assisted dying practices within the legal frameworks of Switzerland and the United Kingdom. It examines the emerging challenges and contradictions that this right presents, especially in relation to the fundamental right to life. Highlighting the nuanced interplay between self-determination and the sanctity of life, the study delineates the ethical, medical, and cultural hurdles associated with euthanasia and assisted suicide. It underscores the necessity for legal systems to remain flexible and adaptable, bridging the gap between static legal texts and dynamic real-world applications. This paper seeks to provide a comprehensive analysis of how both countries manage the delicate balance between protecting human dignity and navigating the ethical complexities of assisted dying.
Forschungen zum Verhältnis von Reichswehr und Technik
Authors: Werberg Dennis
Published: November 2024

Dieser Forschungsbericht fasst den aktuellen Forschungsstand zur Technikgeschichte der Reichswehr zwischen 1919 und 1935 zusammen. Auf Grundlage moderner Ansätze aus der Technikgeschichte markiert er anschließend seit den 1970er Jahren bestehende Forschungslücken und eröffnet neue Perspektiven und Fragestellungen auf die Streitkräfte der Weimarer Republik. Insbesondere die Zugänge der neueren technikgeschichtlichen Forschung versprechen, spannende Erkenntnisse zur Reichswehr liefern zu können, die in den Geschichtswissenschaften wie in der Militärgeschichte bis heute eher stiefmütterlich behandelt wird.
Längere, kürzere oder keine Kontinuitäten?
Authors: Nagel Johannes
Published: November 2024

Bisherige Forschung zu den militärhistorischen Nach- und Rückwirkungen des Kolonialismus hat große Fragen aufgeworfen, aber nicht beantworten können. Inwieweit etwa die Genese des Konzentrationslagers, die Gewaltentgrenzung der Weltkriege und die moderne Aufstandsbekämpfungsdoktrin in einer postkolonialen Kontinuität stehen, ist nach wie vor unklar. In allen drei Fällen sind Ähnlichkeiten umstritten und Kausalitäten kaum belegt. Gerade um die relative Überzeugungskraft »postkolonialer« Kontinuitätserklärungen zu überprüfen, bedarf es umfassenderer Forschung mittels »unkonventioneller« Vergleiche.
Military conflicts and the performance of state-owned enterprises: a study of Ukraine’s aerospace, defense, and electro-engineering industries before and after the 2014 Crimea and Donbas occupation
Authors: Blažek Jiří , Lypianin Anton
Published: November 2024

This study addresses the under-researched role of state-owned-enterprises (SOEs) in global value chains/production networks (GVCs/GPNs). It examines how the economic performance, foreign trade, and value capture of Ukrainian firms – classified by ownership, position in GVCs/GPNs, size, and diversification of their customer base – have evolved following the Russia’s occupation of Crimea and parts of Donbas in 2014. The study reveals significant differences in the distribution of SOEs, private, and foreign enterprises between the aerospace/defence and electro-engineering industries. Overall, since the Russian aggression in 2014, the aerospace and defence industries have outperformed electro-engineering firms, largely due to strong state support. The study concludes with broader observations that while even intensive mutual trade could not prevent the war, the war does not necessarily lead to a complete cessation of mutual trade.
Size press practices and formulations affecting paper properties and process efficiency: A Review
Authors: Hubbe Martin A.
Published: November 2024

Size presses on paper machines are used to apply a solution of a polymer – usually starch – to the surface of the sheet and thereby to increase the stiffness, surface strength, and printing quality of the product. This article reviews publications dealing with the size press equipment, the materials, and factors affecting both the operating efficiency and attributes of the resulting paper. The emergence of film-press equipment (e.g. blade-metering size presses) in the 1980s has greatly decreased the frequency of web breaks and increased productivity. Starch technology at the size press, though relatively mature, continues to evolve. By adjustment of starch attributes, solids levels, and incorporating other additives, modern papermakers can tune size press outcomes to meet a range of paper product requirements, including strength, hydrophobicity, and the reduction of air permeability. By application of various synthetic polymers, mineral particles, and even nanocellulose in combination with starch or other base polymers, there is potential to extend the technology to meet a range of future needs for paper products.