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Post-Growth, Degrowth, the Doughnut, and Circular Economy: A Short Guide for Policymakers
Authors: Savini Federico
Published: October 2023

Cities are searching for policy strategies able to meet climate and social targets while reducing their material footprint. To this end, post-growth approaches to urban sustainability have been rapidly gaining momentum. Rejecting the idea of green growth, the notion of post-growth includes a variety of agendas and approaches—for example, wellbeing economy, circular economy, degrowth, and Doughnut Economics. City officials, urban agencies, and policymakers recognize these terms as part of a same policy trend, one that focuses on the socio-ecological quality of urban development rather than its size. Yet, they often use them interchangeably and, in so doing, they risk making policy scenarios seem less incisive and inconsistent to the public. This commentary gives a guideline to the use of these terms in policy. It compares the terms of post-growth, degrowth, circular economy, and Doughnut Economics. It argues that post-growth is an approach, the doughnut is a tool, degrowth is an agenda, and circular economy is a business model. The article concludes with a manifesto for a post-growth city, a set of principles that can be used to build an urban post-growth policy strategy.
Black Studies without Excellence
Authors: hampton rosalind
Published: October 2023

As the Canadian university expands its market to previously excluded populations and areas of study, Black students and scholars take up positions in academia to engage in intellectual work geared toward liberation, knowing that from the perspective of the neoliberal institution, our value is primarily as new categories of institutional consumer and forms of institutional capital. We work from this incongruous position of within and against the academy, simultaneously posited as visible representatives and visual representations of its reformation as “diverse” and “decolonized.” The university has long asserted its excellence, and in sponsoring “Black Excellence” and “Indigenous Excellence” it now claims its excellence at being inclusive—hence “Inclusive Excellence”. This paper draws on the work of Bill Readings in conversation with Black radical thought and my recent research to examine these issues as they are emerging in the much delayed and ongoing development of Black Studies in Canada.
Increased productivity and sales of the Dapu Rindu home industry
Authors: Murni Mayang , Lubis Nasrul Kahfi , Asnidar Asnidar , Fajriah Agustina Nurul
Published: October 2023

Home industry is a form of Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs). Many home industry players manage businesses without having adequate knowledge and skills, one of whom is Dapu Rindu, operating in the food industry, which is experiencing stagnation in all aspects of its business. The aim of this community service is to increase partners' knowledge and skills in managing their businesses, as well as to boost their business productivity and sales. Some of the methods implemented in this program include diversifying products with regional characteristics, improving marketing mix strategies, packaging and branding, and providing financial management training in the form of financial governance, recording, and determining competitive product selling prices. The results of the program show an increase in turnover and business profits, by 18.75% and 25%, respectively. Additionally, it has led to an improvement in partners' skills, enabling them to produce two new products that are typical Acehnese processed foods, possess legal status, calculate competitive selling prices, and manage business finances effectively.
Utilizing the potential of the Tebo River through innovative cendol squid processing
Authors: Mubarok Muhammad Yasir Rizqi , Novarizka Shalsabilla , Hidayah Nuril , Azzahra Yulinda , Rahman Abdi Alif , Safitri Indri , Dona Sintia , Oktaviana Selly , Nurfatiah Ade , Risti Hatika , Romadon Romadon
Published: October 2023

Lubuk Besar Village, especially the Tebo River, has abundant marine products, one of which is squid. However, the squid catch is sold directly to collectors. This is a problem because there is no innovation so it has not had an impact on improving the economy. The aim of this community service is to increase innovation in processing squid into squid sauce which will have an impact on wider marketing. The program method is in the form of counseling and assistance in the production and packaging processes for the Sungai Tebo MSME group, totaling 15 people. This program produces a new processed seafood product in the form of cendol squid with the name 'Samibo' which has been packaged in a good manner and is fit for distribution.
Environmental preservation through post-tin mining land reclamation in Sukamandi Village, East Belitung
Authors: Hartini Hartini , Haiba Almasy Tsalisa , Erwin Erwin , Yogi Yogi , Safitri Febi Deya , Munawwaroh Gayuh Ageng , Sudrajat Muhamad Donny , Putri Rika Novebri , Purwadinata Fachrurrozy , Milla Muayyadah , Jales W Wiwi , Said Putra Ramadhani , Simbolon Muhammad Eka Mardyansyah
Published: October 2023

Exploitation efforts through mining can have severe environmental impacts, including damage to ecosystems, pollution of clean water sources, as well as social and health consequences. This is precisely what occurred in Sukamandi Village, Damar Subdistrict, East Belitung District, where the land was adversely affected by tin mining activities. This community service program aims to empower Pokdarwis Sukma Beransai in implementing post-tin mining reclamation as a means of environmental preservation and raising community awareness. The program involves activities such as socialization and mangrove planting on former tin mining sites. The outcome of this program includes heightened public awareness and improved understanding of environmental conservation, as well as the recognition of tourism potential that can support economic development.
Technologies for Web Animations and their Positive and Negative Sides Regarding Web Page Metrics
Authors: Stanić Loknar Nikolina , Koren Ivančević Tajana , Bekavac Mateo , Ivančić Valenko Snježana
Published: October 2023

The development of web technologies has led to the availability of various multimedia content on the web. In addition to text, images, and videos, transitions, animations and interactivity are increasingly used. Transitions and animations present the content on the page in more interesting, attractive ways and can attract and retain users longer, improving the measurable parameters of page visits as well as the user experience. Animations on the web can be created in many ways. And if the animations are not executed well, they can slow down the page. The goal of this article is to compare the measurable parameters of animations created with different technologies. HTML, CSS, SVG, P5js, WebGL technologies and animations created with a 3D modeling tool were used. The article uses two different examples of animations created with different technologies and then tested on several devices.
Realism and “Formal” Sociology: a New Reassembly of the Social (reflecting on a book of I.A. Shmerlina)
Authors: Katerny Ilya V.
Published: October 2023

A theoretical inquiry into the ideas proposed by Irina A.Shmerlina in her new book “The Sociology of Social Forms: Reassembling the Theory” (2022) is provided.The author of the book pursues theoretical reframing the sociological tradition based on elaborating the category of "social form".This perspective has no accredited paradigmatic status as a whole, but by reviving and reassembling theoretical contribution of G. Simmel, F. Tönnies, H. Freyer, G. Gurvitch, R. Bhaskar and others, Irina A. Shmerlina reveals the promising heuristic potential of “formal” sociology in explaining the nature of the social. Grounded on the methodology of critical realism and research in the field of sociobiology, the book develops a comprehensive view on the structural organization of social life, thus attempting at resolving the classical sociological antinomies "society-individual", "structure-agency", "macro-micro". Keywords social form, realism, formal sociology, social theory, the social Received 02.05.2023 Included in issue 12.07.2023 Publication date 12.07.2023 Number of characters 18771 Cite Download pdf Исходный файл.docx _signed_license_agreement
Functional Features of Languages in Ethnofederations: a Comparative Analysis
Authors: Farukshin Midkhat Kh.
Published: October 2023

The main thesis in this article is that, along with general functions that languages perform in any unitary or federal state, languages in ethnic federations also perform specific functions determined by the organization and composition of these federations and expressed differently in multinational ethnic federations and in ethnic federations without a national state language, in so-called bi-ethnic federations and federations with three and four regional official languages. The article highlights four specific functions of languages in ethnic federations.Firstly, the ethno-linguistic principle serves as a criterion for the formation of ethnic federation subjects, thus making languages a factor in the territorial division of the latter. Secondly, the languages of ethnic federations are characterized by geographically limited nature of their action creating more obstacles to the mobility of the population and, also, to the formation of a common civil identity. Thirdly, in ethnic federations, knowledge of the official languages of their subjects is often a legally binding or default requirement in staffing government bodies and electing (appointing) officials. Fourth, taking into account the ratio of official languages - national and regional in multinational ethnic federations, as well as the ratio of regional languages of ethnic groups among themselves, - the problem of possible bilingualism emerges.
About non-federal justice Part II. World justice: the need to change the vector of legislative regulation
Authors: Kleandrov Mikhail I.
Published: October 2023

This article is the second in a series of author's articles devoted to the mechanism of non-federal justice . According to the author, after the adoption of the Federal Law “On magistrates in the Russian Federation” in 1998, almost all 23 amendments and additions to it led to the federalization of the Justice of the peace. The author suggests returning to its origins, roots, traditions – the time of the Judicial reform of the Russian Empire in 1864, when the world justice system was first created – based on a soundly developed legislative foundation. It is proposed to change the current vector of development of the legislative regulation of world justice from its federalization to its autonomization, its complete separation from the federal mechanism of justice. In particular: to transfer to the jurisdiction of magistrates the consideration of “minor” economic disputes; in sparsely populated areas to introduce mandatory election of magistrates; in all procedural codes to introduce provisions on simplification of judicial procedures for magistrates; the appellate and cassation instances should be created in the form of the appellate chamber of the district and the cassation chamber of the subject of the Russian Federation, consisting of magistrates who administer justice, respectively, in the district and the subject of the Russian Federation, etc.
Moral and psychological foundations of the special military operation in Ukraine and the criminal liability of Ukrainian Neo-Nazis for crimes against the peace and security of mankind
Authors: Melnik Valerii V.
Published: October 2023

In the article, using the methodology of system analysis an integrated approach using the ethical concepts of good and evil and other categories of general and professional ethics, the moral and psychological foundations of the special military operation in Ukraine and the criminal liability of Ukrainian neo-Nazis, their NATO accomplices for crimes against the peace and security of mankind are considered. By implementing this special military operation, Russia is acting on the side of Good, as evidenced by the humanistic orientation of this method of warfare to protect people from genocide and other crimes against the peace and security of mankind committed by the neo-Nazi Kiev political regime acting on the side of world evil and its Western allies - NATO countries led by the United States of America, arming Ukrainian neo-Nazis and their Western mercenaries with modern lethal weapons. The fact that Russia is acting on the side of Good and not evil in this armed struggle is also evidenced by the humane style of this special operation, during which Russian servicemen show not only humanism, but also patriotism, courage, courage and heroism. For our servicemen acting on the side of Good, these high moral and psychological qualities in extreme situations of a special military operation are manifested in inseparable unity with noble rage and reasonable determination, which in a combat situation act as a kind of spiritual catalysts that ensure the manifestation of genuine courage, courage, heroism and patriotism in the behavior of sane people.
ABO incompatibility in newborn babies
Authors: Hameed Numan N. , Jehad Hanaa N. , Salih Afrah A.
Published: October 2023

Bacjground: hemolytic disease of the newborn due to ABO icompatibility (HDN-ABO) is the most common cause of hemolytic disease of the newborn.
High-Speed RHIB Seakeeping Analysis Using Non-Linear Time Domain Simulations and Systematic Hull Parametrization
Authors: Bonci Matteo , De Jong Pepijn
Published: October 2023

Due to the violent slamming, small and fast RHIB (Rigid Hull Inflatable Boats) are exposed to high accelerations. One of the challenges when designing a RHIB is to reduce these accelerations. This paper proposes a method to assess the slamming behaviour of a RHIB in the preliminary design stage, i.e. when the hull forms are not yet determined. This method couples a non-linear 6DOF time domain simulation tool to the visual programming language Grasshopper®. The time domain tool was used to predict the rigid-body dynamics of the RHIB in different sea states; Grasshopper was used to automatically generate a series of parametrized RHIB hull 3D surfaces, by systematically varying the LP/BPX ratio, the average and longitudinal distribution of deadrise. The results of the simulations highlighted the optimal designs that showed the lowest level of slamming accelerations. This approach has the advantage that any geometrical details of the RHIB can be parametrized and tested, without the need to rely on certain hull forms as with systematic series. Moreover, a large number of scenarios and hull characteristics could be simulated at the cost of modest computational resources.
Influence of Stern Trim Control Devices upon Resistance of High Speed Vessels
Authors: Pedišić Buča Marta
Published: October 2023

It is very common to use stern trim control devices in order to improve hydrodynamic performance of high speed vessels. Effect of stern trim control devices (wedges, trim tabas, interceptors) was analysed on the basis of dozens of tested projects of semi-displacement and planing hulls. Projects were tested in the large towing tank (276 m × 12.5 m × 6 m) which enabled that fairly large ship models were manufactured. Corresponding Reynolds numbers in model scale were larger than 1 × 107 for the majority of conducted tests. Focus of the research was oriented towards higher speeds, i.e. especially limiting speeds where it is considered that impact is no longer positive. Resistance force and changes in dynamic trim angle were monitored and described. Influence of the characteristics of the hull (ratio of main dimensions, LCG position, deadrise) was observed and commented. On the basis of conducted analyses guidelines are created with the intention to serve as simple practical tool in early design phases for quantitative evaluation of possible gains.
Ways of Weight Optimization for Polymer-Based Composite High-Speed Marine Vehicles
Authors: Altunsaray Erkin , Korkmaz Berna , Sözen Ayberk , Taner Mesut , Neşer Gökdeniz , Gürsel K. Turgut , Kaplanoğlu Murat
Published: October 2023

In the building of polymer-based composite high-speed marine vehicles, the designer has many more options than when building with equivalents of this material. The designer is faced with the possibilities of choosing a wide variety of fiber and resin materials, with the options for combining these materials almost endless. This width of the borders generally worries high speed marine vehicle designers, and with this concern, the designer tends to build heavy vehicles by using more materials than necessary to stay in a very safe zone. A heavy vehicle unfortunately does not serve sustainability, which is the main driver of designs today. In this study, the weight of the high-speed marine vehicle produced with such a design concern is improved by (1) optimizing the sequences of certain materials that the builders have established a strong supply chain, and (2) using today’s advanced composite material components, which the manufacturer has not used before. CFD methods and some rule-based approaches were used to calculate the pressures and accelerations around the hull. As a result of the analyses performed with the help of laminar theory and Tsai-Wu failure criteria, it has been seen that approximately 25% of the hull weight in the first way and almost 15% in the second way can be lightened. In light of the results obtained, suggestions will be made to marine vehicle designers for more sustainable building.
Whole Perfect Vectors and Fermat’s Last Theorem
Authors: Carbó-Dorca Ramon
Published: October 2023

A naïve discussion of Fermat’s last theorem conundrum is described. The present theorem’s proof is grounded on the well-known properties of sums of powers of the sine and cosine functions, the Minkowski norm definition, and some vector-specific structures.
Taking up space : children's opportunities to learn in one-on-one interactions involving fraction story problems
Authors:   , Lindfors-Navarro Heather
Published: October 2023

Mathematics instruction can work to open or constrain children's opportunities to learn, and the busy, interactive nature of instruction makes it challenging for researchers to identify patterns in high-quality opportunities to learn. While researchers have documented how whole-group discussions and small-group work can contribute to such opportunities, there has been little attention to other parts of instruction. This study focused on the part of instruction in which the teacher circulates while children work to solve a problem and have one-on-one conversations with individual children. I used the construct taking up space, adapted from Hand (2012) and Johnson (2017), to examine the quality of children's opportunities to learn fractions during these conversations. I chose taking up space because it connotes an expansive view of how children make sense of fractions, including through their spoken responses, gestures, and written work. Taking up space with fractions captured children's mathematical activity--in the form of problem-solving and articulating that problem-solving--and agency as they worked to solve an equal sharing story problem with a fractional answer. An additional exploratory analysis showed how children also bring who they are into how they take up space, which I summarized as revealing my mathematical self. This study drew on data from the Responsive Teaching in Elementary Mathematics project (Jacobs et al., 2019). Lessons were chosen from classrooms in grades 3, 4, and 5 with teachers who demonstrated some skill at questioning in ways that were responsive to children's mathematical thinking (Empson et al., 2022; Jacobs and Empson, 2016). A total of 20 teachers were included, drawn from schools that represented socio-economically and racially diverse populations of children. All interactions during the circulating phase (N=185) were scored for the extent to which children took up space with fractions, which included to a great extent, a limited extent, or little to no extent. Analyses revealed that children took up space to a great or limited extent in a majority of interactions, suggesting that one-on-one conversations about children's strategies for story problems contribute to children's opportunities to learn. Furthermore, a majority of children used direct modeling strategies to solve fraction story problems, which tended to support children in articulating their problem-solving decisions. Finally, revealing my mathematical self highlighted children's use of informal language and emotion as ways to bring more of themselves in addition to their strategies into these interactions.
Impact of the NAD+ salvage pathway on the motor system and bioenergetics
Authors:   , Lundt Samuel
Published: October 2023

Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD+) is a metabolite pivotal to numerous cellular functions, including energy metabolism, DNA repair, and protein modification. The majority of NAD+ is generated by the NAD+ salvage pathway, which is rate limited by nicotinamide phosphoribosyltransferase (NAMPT). NAMPT and the NAD+ salvage pathway are critical to most cell types, but are especially important to neuronal health and function. Additionally, the NAD+ salvage pathway is increasingly being investigated for being involved in neurodegenerative diseases. Recently, the importance of NAMPT to motor and neuromuscular junction (NMJ) activity and survival has been reported. However, how the NAD+ salvage pathway affects NMJ function and what metabolic pathway are dysregulated when the salvage pathway becomes impaired warrants further investigation. In Chapter one, I review intracellular NAD+ homeostasis, NAD+ salvage pathway enzymes, and the importance of NAD+ homeostasis in health and neurodegenerative diseases, specifically ALS. In Chapter two and Chapter three, I used inducible and conditional projection neuron-specific NAMPT knockout mouse, which previously was found to experience profound motor dysfunction and neuron loss. I investigated NMJ structure and function following NAMPT deletion and what benefits NMN administration produces. I also studied how the metabolic and transcriptional profiles in the motor cortex of these knockout mice are altered after NAMPT loss. In Chapter Four, based on the similar phenotypes between the NAMPT knockout mice and ALS mice and NAD+ reduction in ALS mouse model, I investigated how dietary NMN supplementation affects motor behavior and NMJ function in SOD1G93A ALS mice. Overall, the results from these studies provide novel insights into how the NAD+ salvage path is critical for NMJs and what metabolic stress and signaling pathways are responsible for the neuronal death after NAMPT deletion
Differentiating reading intervention to support levels of comprehension with students with intellectual disabilities
Authors:   , Stevens Mallory Anne
Published: October 2023

National reading data indicate that students with intellectual disabilities (ID) fall behind their peers in reading. Reading is important for academic achievement and learning to read can increase independence in several settings including school, work, home, and community or social (Wilson and Hunter, 2010). Students with ID have historically received vocabulary instruction with less emphasis on the other components of reading, including reading comprehension. The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of three interventions on reading comprehension with three participants with ID. The participants in this study were high school students between the ages of 15-18 years. The interventions are grounded in the Construction-Integration Model (Kintsch, 1991; van Dijk & Kintsch, 1983), which included three different levels of text representation (i.e., linguistic, text base, and mental representation of text). Given that students with ID have shown variation in skill development, a brief experimental analysis (BEA) was used to identify the most effective intervention for each participant. Then extended analysis was used to further evaluate the effect of the selected interventions by measuring their performance on a researcher-modified Maze. Pre- and post-data was collected on three measures that aligned with each intervention. In the BEA, the participants' reading comprehension scores on the Maze exceeded baseline after receiving the linguistic intervention, anaphor resolution (Dommes et al., 1984). The selected intervention resulted in varying effect sizes on reading comprehension, but the participants demonstrated increased performance on intervention-specific measures. They did not maintain their positive trends in the maintenance phase.
Understanding race, mental health, and social justice among Black college students
Authors:   , Williams Maya Milan
Published: October 2023

Within the past decade, there has been increased attention to discrimination and racism toward communities of color. In response, many Black and African American adults engage in activism and civic disruption (Szymanski, 2012) to fight against societal structures that oppress marginalized communities. Conversely, activism can be physically and emotionally taxing, especially for people of color who engage in activism related to their racial/ethnic identity (Linder et al., 2019). At the collegiate level, there is a lack of research about the mental wellness of Black students who experience a hostile campus racial climate and advocate for changes at their university. Utilizing a Constructivist Grounded Theory approach with a critical ideology and radial healing framework, this study explored how Black students engaged in identity-based activism take care of themselves when they experience general, race-related, and social justice-related stressors. Findings reveal that Black college students who engage in social justice experienced stressors due to institutional factors, like a hostile campus racial climate, and factors related to student life, such as navigating the COVID-19 pandemic and systemic racism. Furthermore, Black students are shifting the existing mental health stigma and are open to mental health support. Due to a lack of university support and access to Black and African American counselors, Black students seek help from their community and utilize self-coping strategies to support their well-being.
Prolonged survival in 58 dogs with thyroid carcinoma treated with radioactive iodine as sole therapy
Authors:   , Cowan Caitlin Marie
Published: October 2023

Treatment of thyroid carcinomas in people and dogs often involves multimodal therapy, including radioactive iodine (I-131). The objective of this study is to describe outcomes associated with I-131 as sole therapy in dogs with thyroid carcinoma. Retrospective review of medical records from a single institution (2004-2021) of dogs treated with intravenous I-131 was performed. Dogs were included if they had macroscopic thyroid carcinoma, received I-131 as a sole treatment and follow up information was available. Fifty-eight client owned dogs met inclusion criteria. 10/58 (17 percent) had non-neck tumor location. 21/52 (40 percent) dogs with known thyroid status were hyperthyroid prior to treatment. 16/51 (28 percent) of dogs had stage IV disease. Maximal responses were recorded in 49 (84 percent) of dogs; of these, objective responses were available in 20 (41 percent) and subjective responses were available in 29 (59 percent) of dogs. The overall response rate of dogs with recorded responses was 65 percent including 8 (16 percent) of dogs achieving a complete remission and 24 (49 percent) of dogs achieving a partial response (PR). Stable disease (SD) was documented in 14 (28 percent) of the population and progressive disease was noted in 3 (6 percent) of dogs. Hyperthyroidism resolved in all dogs. Of 50 evaluable dogs, 30 (60 percent) progressed. The median progression free interval (PFI) was estimated to be 614 days (range 30-2213). The median survival time (MST) was estimated to be 629 days (range 30-2213); 7 dogs were alive and censored. Dogs with distant metastasis (stage IV) at the time of diagnosis had significantly shorter MST (385 days) when compared to dogs of lower stage (p = 0.0021). No survival difference was identified based on thyroid hormone status or tumor location. Minimal toxicity was observed. This cohort uniquely demonstrates the value of I-131 as a sole therapy in dogs with thyroid carcinoma. Despite advanced disease in many cases, PFI and MST were prolonged.
Key factors related to agroforestry adoption in Vermont
Authors:   , Lehtinen Erike Alvarez
Published: October 2023

The study "Agroforestry Extent in the United States: A Review of National Datasets and Inventory Efforts (Smith. et al., 2022) examined the successes and challenges of Agroforestry implementation. Of note was the use of the 2017 U.S Census of Agriculture (COA), recognized by the authors as the most comprehensive dataset used to answer implementation questions. As the authors noted, the specific accepted Agroforestry terms (i.e., "Alley Cropping," "Forest Farming" "Riparian buffer" etc.) featured in the survey instrument are not widely used or understood by the public, so the self-reporting practices may have caused some inaccurate reporting. This study identified the key factors related to agroforestry adoption in Vermont. Utilizing the Delphi research method, subject matter experts were anonymously surveyed on agroforestry strengths and weaknesses. Independent of the survey process, a review of applicable law, proposed legislation and land use policy was accomplished. Vermont is an identified leader in agroforestry implementation, but that success does not extend to all agroforestry practices. Government or private funding were weighted as the two most crucial factors leading to success with agroforestry closely followed by Education/Outreach programs and Non-Profit Advocacy. Lack of technical service providers (TSP), and long time to receive return on investment were weighted as the most pressing obstacles. Results provide information that might enable other States to implement agroforestry practices successfully and on a larger scale.
Locoregional techniques for dogs undergoing tibial plateau leveling osteotomy : a literature review, anesthesiologist survey, and future directions
Authors:   , Parker Lindsay Allison
Published: October 2023

Over the past several decades there have been significant advancements in our understanding and ability to provide effective analgesia to animals undergoing elective orthopedic surgery through methods that can help us minimize the risk of adverse effects. In dogs, one of the most common elective orthopedic surgeries performed on the pelvic limb is the tibial plateau levelling osteotomy (TPLO) for the treatment of cranial cruciate ligament disease (CCLD). While historically the lumbosacral epidural has been considered the primary method of locoregional therapy for dogs undergoing TPLO, the development of peripheral nerve blocks has been a rapidly growing area of veterinary research. An in-depth knowledge of the pain cycle and ways to intervene in nociception is an immense area of interest in both the human and veterinary worlds. This thesis examines the pain cycle and how protective pain becomes pathologic, along with an exploration of the various pharmaceuticals and locoregional techniques that can be utilized for the lumbosacral epidural, peripheral nerve block, and the peri-incisional infiltration technique. Additional information about locoregional analgesic preferences is gleaned through a survey-based study of board-certified veterinary anesthesiologists. This study demonstrated that newer graduates prefer the use of bupivacaine-dexmedetomidine for peripheral nerve blocks in dogs undergoing TPLO and that analgesic decision-making in the clinical setting is multi-factorial. Overall, this research demonstrates that while significant advancements have occurred in the veterinary anesthesia and analgesia, further research into the effectiveness of various techniques as well as the clinical application of these methods is needed.
Virtual construction simulation : evaluating the impact of immersion and interactivity on knowledge gain in novice designers
Authors:   , Quinto Lima Stella
Published: October 2023

This thesis explores the potential of virtual reality (VR) technology as a solution to address the challenges in building construction education. By manipulating immersion and interactivity, the study aims to evaluate their impact on knowledge gain in building systems and construction detailing. The results highlighted the significant influence of interactivity on learners' perception of possibilities for action and reward, indicating that increased interactivity enhances engagement and exploration within the VR environment. The findings emphasize the potential benefits of incorporating higher levels of interactivity in VR learning platforms for building systems education. VR offered students more freedom to explore and engage with the construction aspects. All of this provided a safe and controlled experience alternative to traditional site visits, allowing students to practice and learn in a realistic construction environment.
Uncovering limitations and opportunities in nitrogen fixation in soybean using genetic mapping and transgenic approaches
Authors:   , Krueger Charles Bennet
Published: October 2023

[EMBARGOED UNTIL 8/1/2024] Soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr.] is one of the most valuable crops world-wide and is the most cultivated legume. Symbiotic N fixation (SNF) evolved as it confers a competitive advantage to soybean in environments where N is limited and is important in modern agriculture as it benefits farmers and the environment by eliminating the requirement of synthetic N fertilizers to achieve high yields. Development of legume nodules and active SNF are complex processes which involve numerous genes. As SNF is correlated with plant biomass and yield, understanding of the genetic architecture of SNF and SNF-related traits may be of use to soybean breeders. Using genome-wide association and bi-parental mapping approaches in both semi-controlled and field conditions, novel genomic regions controlling SNF traits including nodule number, nodule size, number area, total N accumulation, percent N from the atmosphere, and plant biomass were identified in soybean. The quantitative trait loci (QTLs) identified here are valuable data for soybean breeders as they can be leveraged for marker assisted selection of varieties with improved SNF or used for genomic prediction and accelerate breeding progress. In addition to the immediate practical use of QTL data, the genomic regions marked by the QTL can be further investigated for causative genes and the physiological implications of their allelic variation. Investigations of SNF through genetic mapping is an important area of plant biology as it provides opportunities for improvement of SNF in soybean, which has not yet been fully exploited. Besides broad reaching genetic mapping methods, more focused approaches prove useful in testing hypotheses of specific routes to improve SNF. Here, we present results from transgenic soybean expressing the Phaseolus vulgaris ureide permease 1 (PvUPS1) gene, a ureide transporter expressed in vascular endodermis cells of the nodule, leaf, stem, roots, and seed coat. Previous evidence from controlled environments suggests that increasing UPS1 expression may lead to improved SNF, biomass accumulation, and seed yield. Our results from field trials showed no increase in SNF or yield, but revealed an increase in seed protein concentration of up to 6 percent compared to wild type control plants. Causes of discrepancies between controlled and field studies were not determined; however, modification of UPS1 expression was shown to be a possible avenue for improvement of soybean seed protein concentration. Through genetic mapping and transgenic approaches, the work presented here investigated genotypic variation in SNF traits and uncovered routes for improvement of SNF.
"You say diversity, we say adversity" : white nationalism, student protest, and administrative diversity discourses in the neoliberal university
Authors:   , Lewis A.F.
Published: October 2023

[EMBARGOED UNTIL 8/1/2024] This dissertation explores the contemporary landscape of the neoliberal PWI university through multiple discourses surrounding issues of inclusion, diversity, and equity. Using the University of Missouri as a case study, I analyze multiple types of data to investigate the diversity discourses of student protestors, white nationalists, and administration from the shake-up and wake-up of Concerned Student 1950 movement and the following six and a half years, from fall 2015-- spring 2022. The focus of this study are the narratives of a spectrum of conservative voices, student protesters, and administrative Inclusive, Diversity and Equity initiatives. Building upon Critical University Studies and Critical Diversity Studies, this project contributes to the field of sociology by offering a qualitative, critical ethnographic case study that utilizes critical discourse surrounding one contemporary university that speaks to the interactions of the current sociopolitical moment and a cornerstone social institution, higher education. My findings suggest that neoliberalism, which informed the formation of the three groups, is flexible enough to encompass the disparate discourses surrounding the university and IDE. This project aims to foreground the power of student movements and aims to raise questions about challenges and reifications of the university's investment in hegemonic relationships to state, power, and capital.
Gendered racial microaggressions and identity in the career development of Black women college students
Authors:   , Washington Devon Marie
Published: October 2023

[EMBARGOED UNTIL 8/1/2024] In this study, Social Cognitive Career Theory (SCCT; Lent, Brown, & Hackett, 1994; 2000) was the theoretical framework to understand Black Women college students' career development process that included cultural (person and contextual factors). Due to Black Women embodying two historically oppressed and marginalized identities (gender and race), gendered racial identity salience and experiences of gendered racial microaggressions were included to explore their influence on Black Women college students' career decision self-efficacy and vocational outcome expectations. The relationships among the variables of interest were explored through both structural equation modeling analyses and path analyses, which highlighted areas for further examination at the measurement level. Results indicated that the degree that the frequency and stress associated with experiences of gendered-racial microaggressions decreased CDSE, it was indirectly associated with higher negative outcome expectations and lower positive outcome expectations. Therefore, for Black Women in the present study who reported more experiences and stress of gendered-racial microaggressions also experienced lower confidence in their abilities in the career decision-making process, and also reported fewer hopeful attitudes about the outcomes they expected within their career decision-making process, by reporting lower expectations for success and higher career decision-making difficulties.
PENGARUH PEMBERIAN KOMBINASI PUPUK ORGANIK BERBASIS LIMBAH SLUDGE DIPERKAYA AZOTOBACTER DAN NPK TERHADAP PERTUMBUHAN DAN HASIL TANAMAN JAGUNG MANIS (Zea mays saccharata) VARIETAS BONANZA F1.
Authors: Arta Sugih , Agustini Rika Yayu , Muharam Muharam
Published: October 2023

Sludge paper dapat dimanfaatkan sebagai pupuk organik, akan tetapi dalam pemanfaatannya perlu dikomposkan terlebih dahulu. Tujuan dari peneltian ini adalah untuk mengetahui pengunaan kombinasi dosis yang tepat pupuk organik berbasis limbah sludge kertas diperkaya Azotobacter dan pupuk NPK terhadap pertumbuhan dan hasil tertinggi tanaman jagung manis (Zea mays saccharata) varietas bonanza f1. Penelitian ini dilaksanakan di lahan Desa Telukjambe, Kecamatan Telukjambe Timur, Kabupaten Karawang, pada bulan maret -mei 2023. Rancangan yang digunakan adalah Rancangan Acak Kelompok (RAK) faktor tunggal dengan 7 perlakuan dan 3 ulangan yaitu A (Kontrol NPK 300 kg/ha), B (sludge 10 ton/ha + NPK 250 kg/ha), C (sludge 15 ton/ha + NPK 250 kg/ha), D (sludge 20 ton/ha + NPK 250 kg/ha), E (sludge 10 ton/ha + NPK 300 kg/ha), F (sludge 15 ton/ha + NPK 300 kg/ha), G (sludge 20 ton/ha + NPK 300 kg/ha) sehingga terdapat 21 unit percobaan. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan pemberian pupuk organik limbah sludge kertas perlakuan G (sludge 20 ton/ha + NPK 300 kg/ha) memberikan pengaruh nyata pada parameter pengamatan tinggi tanaman, jumlah daun, diameter batang, bobot tongkol, jumlah biji per tongkol.
A case report of COVID-19-associated severe psychotic symptoms and suicidal behavior: a late psychiatric intervention
Authors: Nguyen Yen Phi Ho , Bui Xuan Manh , Pham Minh Chau , Tran Anh Ngoc , Tran Trung Nghia , Ngo Tich Linh
Published: October 2023

A 25-year-old previously healthy female patient experienced new-onset psychosis and showed suicidal behavior after contracting COVID-19. Based on the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (ICD-10), the diagnosis of an acute and transient psychotic disorder (ATPD) was appropriate. Due to poor insight into illness, the patient received an oral solution containing 2 mg/mL haloperidol and fully recovered after the first month of treatment. This is the first case of a COVID-19-associated psychotic episode showing full recovery with late intervention, which occurred nearly 45 days after exhibiting the first psychotic symptoms. Additionally, the patient would require long-term follow-up owing to an ultra-high risk of relapse.
Implementation of Sanctions against Addictive and Narcotic Abuse Perspective Restorative Justice
Authors: Cok Satrya Aditya  , Ani Purwanti
Published: October 2023

Even though there is a law Number 35 Year 2009 about Narcotics, application of sanctions against addicts and abusers narcotics felt not fulfilling the principle of justice. So it is necessary to solve the problem using Restorative justice  . The purpose of writing this article is to look at other solutions to imposing sanctions on addicts and abusers narcotics for the sake of creating a sense of justice. The method used is normative legal research using a conceptual approach and legislation. Then the formulation of the problem that the author can raise first is how to apply sanctions to addicts and abuse narcotics in Indonesia. second , how is the application of Restorative Justice in case narcotics in Indonesia. The results of this study indicate that in Indonesia the application of sanctions against addicts and abuse narcotics Not yet in accordance with the principle of justice and efforts to apply sanctions for addicts and abusers narcotics use perspective Restorative Justice exists but has not worked as expected.
Risk of Thyroid Diseases Associated with Iodine Deficiency of Liquidators of the Consequences of the Accident at the Chernobyl NPP ‒ Employees of Nuclear Industry Enterprises
Authors:   A.I. Burnazyan Federal Medical Biophysical Center, Moscow, Russia, Tukov A.R. , Shafransky I.L. ,   A.I. Burnazyan Federal Medical Biophysical Center, Moscow, Russia, Prohorova O.N. ,   A.I. Burnazyan Federal Medical Biophysical Center, Moscow, Russia, Mikhaylenko A.M. ,   A.I. Burnazyan Federal Medical Biophysical Center, Moscow, Russia, Ziyatdinov M.N. ,   A.I. Burnazyan Federal Medical Biophysical Center, Moscow, Russia
Published: October 2023

Purpose: Assessment of thyroid disease risk associated with iodine deficiency, liquidators of the Chernobyl accident consequences, employees of nuclear industry enterprises depending on the doses of different types of exposure. Material and methods: The dose-risk assessment study included 12663 men, 1327 of whom had occupational exposure data. A Poisson’s process with intensity parameter was chosen as a statistical model of morbidity risk. The statistical package of epidemiological data analysis EPICURE was used for the estimation of excess relative risk (ERR) of thyroid diseases related to iodine deficiency. There was conducted a cohort epidemiological study of a group of liquidators who worked in the 30-km zone in 1986‒1990 over a period of more than thirty years depending on the dose received both during liquidation of the Chernobyl accident consequences and during professional work with radioactive substances (RS) and ionizing radiation sources (IRS). Results: As a result of the study direct estimates of radiogenic risk of thyroid diseases associated with iodine deficiency in the liquidators of the Chernobyl accident consequences were obtained for the first time using the data on doses of Chernobyl and the sum of these doses with the doses of occupational exposure. It is shown that the risk of disease per unit dose (ERR/Zv) for dose loads received both at liquidation of Chernobyl accident consequences and for total doses give different results. Conclusion: Assessment of the risk of thyroid diseases associated with iodine deficiency, liquidators of the Chernobyl NPP accident consequences and workers of nuclear industry enterprises, serviced by FMBA health care institutions of Russia using the doses of different types of exposure gives different results. Correct results of assessing the risk of radiation-related diseases can only be given by the register using the total radiation dose (occupational, accidental, medical, natural), as required by the directive documents.
Thermoradiochemotherapy in the Combined Treatment of Rectal Cancer
Authors:   Tomsk Regional Oncology Center, Tomsk, Russia, Plaskeeva D.A. , Konovalov A.I. ,   Tomsk National Research Medical Center, Tomsk, Russia, Startseva Zh.A. ,   Tomsk National Research Medical Center, Tomsk, Russia, Afanasyev S.G. ,   Tomsk National Research Medical Center, Tomsk, Russia
Published: October 2023

Currently, the treatment of rectal cancer requires a multidisciplinary approach. So the combined method of treatment, including chemoradiotherapy and the surgical stage, has proven itself reliably. However, the desired results that significantly increase the rates of relapse-free and metastatic survival have not yet been achieved. The use of radio modifiers makes it possible to enhance radiation exposure without increasing the total focal dose. One of the universal radio modifiers is local hyperthermia. Purpose: To develop a method of thermoradiochemotherapy in the combined treatment of distal rectal cancer and evaluate its effectiveness. Material and methods: This work is based on the analysis of the results of treatment of 141 patients with morphologically confirmed locally advanced distal rectal cancer. In accordance with the objectives of the study, all patients were divided into 2 groups. In the combined treatment of 75 patients, the first stage was performed chemoradiotherapy (CLT) in combination with local hyperthermia (LH). Local hyperthermia was not used in the treatment of 66 patients. Results: Long-term results of complex treatment of patients with an independent course of chemoradiotherapy/thermochemoradiotherapy (dynamic observation group) and after surgical treatment are presented. One – year relapse-free survival in the group with an independent course of TRHT was 96.7 %, in the CLT group – 79.3 % (p=0.024). There was a significant increase in three–year relapse-free survival – 93.3 % versus 76.7 % in the control (p=0.041). Among patients who underwent surgical treatment at the second stage, the study of one-year relapse-free survival did not reveal statistical significance. Three – year relapse-free survival in patients with TRHT compared with the CLT group was 96.2 % versus 86.0 % (p=0.038). The effectiveness of thermoradiochemotherapy in patients of this category was evaluated. The tolerability of treatment in all patients is satisfactory. Among all radiation reactions, the most frequently observed phenomena of radiation epidermitis I–II art. in the projection of irradiation fields (Table 1). Acute radiation reactions were reversible and did not have a negative effect on the subsequent stages of treatment. Treatment for all patients (n=141) was implemented in full.