bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Changes in memory and attention during and after occupational rehabilitation: A longitudinal study
Authors: Johansen Thomas , Øyeflaten Irene , Eriksen Hege R. , Lyby Peter S. , Dittrich Winand H. , Holsen Inge , Jakobsen Hanne , Jensen Chris
Published: September 2023

BACKGROUND: There is need for more knowledge about the relationship between work and cognitive functioning in sick-listed individuals. OBJECTIVE: This study investigated whether the degree of work participation is relevant for recovery of cognitive functioning in sick-listed individuals. METHODS: 177 occupational rehabilitation participants and 70 controls participated in a non-randomised, longitudinal study. Participants completed computerised cognitive tests targeting sustained attention and working memory at start and end of rehabilitation and 3 and 12 months after rehabilitation. The change score performance in attention and memory between start and end, start and 3 months and 12 months was compared in individuals on sick leave 100–75%, 74–40% and 39–0% (three sick leave groups) of the time in the year after rehabilitation, and a control group not being on sick leave. Fixed effect analysis of covariance adjusting for education and work ability was used. RESULTS: The sick leave group 100–75% had significantly lower score on work ability compared to the other groups at baseline. The main findings indicated that the sick leave group 39–0% improved significantly more in sustained attention compared to the sick leave group 100–75% between start and end of rehabilitation and from start of rehabilitation to 3 and 12 months after. CONCLUSION: The degree of work participation seems relevant to recovery of the cognitive function sustained attention in sick-listed individuals. These findings encourage work rehabilitation clinicians, work consultants and employers to develop RTW plans which take into account that graded employment influence cognitive functioning.
Oxidative stress and pro-inflammatory cytokines following perchloroethylene exposure in young female dry-cleaning workers
Authors: Li Changhao , Li Xinyu , Zhang Zengli
Published: September 2023

BACKGROUND: The involvement of Perchloroethylene (PCE) in the development of autoimmune diseases has been reported. However, few studies investigated immunotoxicity in PCE-exposed workers. OBJECTIVE: To study changes in the oxidative stress and cytokine profile of young female dry-cleaning workers exposed to PCE. METHODS: Thirty-eight exposed workers and 38 unexposed controls were recruited. All the participants were young nonsmoker females. Individual interviews were conducted by a physician. Blood samples were collected and hematological tests were performed by an automated Coulter Counter. Plasma PCE levels were determined using gas chromatography/flame ionization detection. Plasma total antioxidant capacity (TAC), Catalase (CAT), Superoxide dismutase (SOD), and Malondialdehyde (MDA) levels were measured using the colorimetric method. The levels of plasma cytokines interleukin-1β (IL-1β), IL-2, IL-4, IL-6, IL-8, tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) and interferon-γ (IFN-γ) were measured by commercially kits. RESULTS: The levels of plasma PCE averaged 561±96 ng/ml in the exposed group compared with 1.3±0.5 ng/ml in the controls. The hematological tests failed to find abnormalities in the exposed workers. Exposed workers presented significantly increased plasma levels of MDA, SOD and CAT. There were no significant differences between the two groups for level of plasma TAC. Significantly increased plasma IL-1β and TNF-α and decreased IL-2 and IL-8 levels were seen in the exposed workers. There were no significant differences between the two groups for IL-4, IL-6, and IFN-γ. CONCLUSION: PCE exposure resulted in changed cytokine profile in dry-cleaning workers, suggesting the potential immunotoxicity of PCE at low exposure levels.
Relationship between duration of sick leave and time variation of words used in return-to-work programs for depression
Authors: Kutsuna Ichiro , Hoshino Aiko , Morisugi Ami , Mori Yukari , Shirato Aki , Takeda Mirai , isaji Hikari , Suwa Mami
Published: September 2023

BACKGROUND: Return-to-work (RTW) programs are provided as rehabilitation for people who have taken sick leave from work because of mental health problems. However, methods to present this information to workplaces objectively remain limited. OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to conduct an exploratory investigation of the relationship between duration of sick leave and time variation of words used in RTW programs for depression from textual data collected from electronic medical records as a new evaluation indicator. METHODS: The study subjects were those who had taken sick leave because of major depressive or adjustment disorder and had participated in an RTW program. The study data comprised demographic characteristics and texts. Textual data were collected from electronic medical records and classified based on the SOAP note. Thereafter, the textual data were quantified into category scores based on a standard text analysis dictionary. A generalized linear mixed model was used for the statistical analysis, with the score for each category (emotional, social, cognitive, perceptual, biological, motivational, relativity, and informal) as the dependent variable and the duration of sick leave, time, and interaction between the duration of sick leave and time as the independent variables. The level of statistical significance was set at 0.05. RESULTS: In total, 42 participants were included in the analysis. The results revealed a significant interaction between the social (p = 0.001) and emotional (p = 0.002) categories. CONCLUSION: The findings suggest a relationship between word changes in electronic medical records and the duration of sick leave.
A risk model for occupational noise-induced hearing loss in workers
Authors: Asghari Mehdi , Gorji Rahim , Moradzadeh Rahmatollah , Kohansal Behieh , Abbasinia Marzieh , Goudarzi Forough
Published: September 2023

BACKGROUND: Occupational hearing loss is one of the most common work-related diseases with various risk factors and considerable negative impacts on both physical and mental well-being of affected workers. Occupational noise-induced hearing loss (ONIHL) has a complex interaction with personal, environmental and occupational factors. OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to develop a risk model for ONIHL in workers by identifying risk factors and their interactions. METHODS: The subjects were 605 males in an industrial factory in Arak, Iran. The study took place between 2022 and 2023. The sociodemographic and occupational characteristics were collected by a health technician using questionnaires and medical records. Hearing status was assessed using audiometry by a qualified audiologist. Hearing loss was analyzed by univariate logistic analysis including age, smoking, medical history, type of occupation, and some workplace hazards. The risk model was generated by logistic regression. RESULTS: Hearing loss in the participants was 44.13% (n = 267). In univariate logistic analysis, age (OR: 2.93,95% CI: 1.848–4.656), smoking (OR: 1.80, 95% CI: 1.224–2.655), work experience (OR: 1.06, 95% CI: 1.016–1.107), previous exposure to noise (OR: 1.60, 95% CI: 1.112–2.312) or vibration (OR: 1.68, 95% CI: 1.150–2.475) and type of occupation (OR: 2.126, 95% CI: 1.055–4.285) were associated with an increased risk of ONIHL (P < 0.05). CONCLUSION: It was found that vibration exposure, work experience, previous noise exposure, type of occupation as well as age and smoking significantly affected the likelihood of developing ONIHL. This risk model could help management to prevent ONIHL and enhance application-oriented research on the condition.
Pemberian Hadiah Dalam Pemilihan Kepala Desa Menurut Siyasah Syariyyah
Authors: ‎    ‎ Taufid Hidayat Nazar
Published: September 2023

Pemilihan kepala desa yang diadakan oleh pemerintah tidak dipungkiri adanya pemberian berupa harta ataupun berupa janji yang diberikan pada masyarakat tertentu melalui para tim sukses, begitulah cara yang telah dilakukan oleh para calon untuk bisa menarik simpati para pemilih. Namun, dalam Islam sudah mengajarkan untuk memperoleh kekuasaan dengan tidak curang dalam membeli suara apalagi memanipulasinya maka dari itu dalam menjalankan amanah dan melaksanakan kekuasaan diperlukan juga memelihara harta. Di bolehka n mengambi l pemberia n selama pemberia n yang diberika n karena Alla h SWT. Pemberia n hadia h murni tanpa imbala n. Buka n untu k maksud yang lai n.  Namu n, jika dala m pemberia n hadia h tersebut memiliki tujua n tertentu maka ha l tersebut tida k diperbolehka n. Menurut Perspektif Huku m Isla m tindaka n pemberia n hadia h sama denga n sua p menyua p atau risywa h. Sedangka n mengenai perbuata n sua p menyua p ini, larangannya tela h diturunka n seja k awa l kenabia n Muhammad Saw. Pengatura n mengenai laranga n untu k melakuka n perbuata n sua p menyua p itu sendiri diturunka n Alla h Swt.
Peran Kepala Desa dan Badan Permusyawaratan Desa (BPD) Dalam Pembentukan Peraturan Desa Perspektif UU No. 15 Tahun 2019 Tentang Pembentukan Peraturan Perundang-Undangan
Authors: ‎    ‎ Retania Rizki
Published: September 2023

Peran kepala desa dan Badan Permusyawaratan Desa (BPD) dalam pembentukan peraturan desa perspektif undang-undang nomor 6 tahun 2014 tentang desa dan undang-undang nomor 15 tahun 2019 tentang pembentukan peraturan perundang-undangan (studi di desa Tanjung Jaya) Penelitian ini dialksanakan bertujuan untuk mengetahui peran kepala desa dan BPD Tanjung Jaya dalam proses perancangan peraturan desa dengan perspektif undang-undang nomor 6 tahun 2014 tentang desa dan undang-undang nomor 15 tahun 2019 tentang pembentukan peraturan perundang-undangan, metode penelitian ini menggunakan metode kualitatif bersifat deskriptif dan jenis penelitian lapangan (field research) dengan menggunakan Teknik pengambilan sampel snawball sampling dan menggunakan metode pengumpulan data wawancara semi terstruktur/bebas terpimpin dan dokumentasi.Hasil penelitian menunjukkan peran kepala desa dan BPD belum sesuai dengan undang-undang yang berlaku dan dalam teknis perancangan peraturan desa belum sesuai dengan peraturan menteri dalam negeri nomor 111 tahun 2014 tentang pedoman teknis peraturan di desa. faktor penghambat dalam perancangan peraturan desa di desa Tanjung Jaya yakni kurangnya komunikasi dan kordinasi kepala desa dan BPD dalam proses menampung aspirasi masyarakat, kurang pahamnnya anggota BPD akan tugas dan fungsinya dan masyarakat yang kurang paham akan perannya menyampaikan aspirasi melalui BPD serta kurang pengetahuannya masyarakat akan tugas dan fungsi BPD untuk menampung aspirasi masyarakat.kurang efektifnya peran kepala desa dan Badan permusyawaratan Desa (BPD) Tanjung Jaya dalam menampung serta menyampaikan aspirasi masyarakat dalam perancangan peraturan desa dan belum sesuainya perancangan peraturan desa di desa Tanjung Jaya sesuai dengan peraturan menteri dalam negeri nomor 111 tahun 2014 tentang pedoman teknik peraturan di desa.
Renewable energy sources for backup energy supply of small wastewater plants and individual households
Authors: Voloshkina Olena S. , Zhukova Olena H. , Tkachenko Tetiana M. , Sviatohorov Illia O.
Published: September 2023

These researches concern the use of renewable sources of electricity during emergency shutdowns for uninterrupted operation of water management systems. The ability to purify drinking water during a power outage requires a backup power source. A mobile power plant, which is usually used as a backup power source during blackouts and emergencies, is known to cause environmental pollution and greenhouse gas emissions. The use of wind energy for these purposes requires the location of wind stations next to small treatment plants and households in order to quickly switch to autonomous mode, which does not always meet the territorial requirements and wind resources of the region. Open areas for the location of solar panels make the use of this type of renewable sources as a reserve in the conditions of military operations in Ukraine not quite suitable. On the basis of foreign experience in the use of small hydroelectric power plants (MHPs) and with different layouts of their location when working at sewage treatment plants, four possible options for providing electricity to sewage treatment plants and households during a blackout are proposed for the conditions of Ukraine. The option of the location of the MHP, which uses the energy of water transported through pipelines and which has successfully proven itself at operating treatment plants, is considered. Variants of using the pressure of an artesian well are proposed: MHP located in a vertical well that supplies artesian water under pressure; when an active artesian well supplies water under natural pressure at a constant flow rate to an above-ground (or underground) tank that simultaneously supplies normal household needs and a connected turbine-powered alternator. In addition, an option for the location of the MHPS was considered for the treatment and further use of rainwater sewage, including for the use of rainwater collected from "green roofs" in a tank-reservoir. The peculiarities of using this scheme are that it is easy to combine it with the case of using energy obtained from artesian wells. The proposed technological solutions allow for significant energy savings, including in places where high-quality water supply from artesian wells is possible, depending on the hydrogeological conditions of the area.
The updated electronic map of the overwetting manifestation and development by causes in Ukraine
Authors: Rogozhin Oleksii H. , Yakovlev Yevheniy O. , Kreta Dmytro L.
Published: September 2023

The article in historical retrospect considers the experience of mapping and analysis of regional manifestations and risk of land overwetting in Ukraine as a leading process of modern changes in the ecological state of its geological environment. Since the importance of such monitoring increases in the conditions of technogenic regulating of surface runoff (on more than 75% of the riverbeds length as regional drains of soil aquifers), the impact of climate change, and the need to take into account the activation of dangerous exogenous geological processes during the implementation of post-war reconstruction and infrastructure restoration programs. The results of works on the mapping in part of updating the electronic "Map of the manifestation and development of overwetting by causes in the territory of Ukraine for 2015" in the ArcGis 10.2 environment are outlined. The results of a GIS analysis of overwetting territorial distribution in the territory of Ukraine and its changes for 2002-2015 are also presented in relation to the risks of other dangerous processes activation, especially on wetted loess rocks. These studies become an argument for the greening of environmental management policy in areas of technogenic risk and natural & technogenic risk of overwetting, especially in parts of irrigation technologies, restoration of surface and underground runoff, reconstruction of large reservoirs, modernization of water supply and drainage systems in urbanized areas. It is especially emphasized that for the proper justification and functioning of monitoring, it is necessary to fully restore periodic field surveys of overwetting manifestation, primarily in the areas affected by mass flooding of mines in mining areas.
Re: Teleology and the Meaning of Life
Authors: Kiritani Osamu
Published: September 2023

This paper amplifies my argument about the meaning of life, using ChatGPT not to be subjective or personal.
The α7 Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor: a Key Molecule in Post-COVID Syndrome?
Authors: Skok Maryna
Published: September 2023

Post Acute Sequelae of COVID-19 (PASC) appears with a considerable delay after recovery from the acute phase and lasts for months or even years. It includes injuries of multiple organs, as well as cognitive impairment, fatigue, disordered sleep and memory loss. In spite of substantial efforts undertaken to understand the nature of this pathology the mechanisms of its development remain unclear and no efficient treatment has been suggested. The present review provides evidence indicating the important role of α7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptors in COVID19 pathogenesis and PASC development and suggests the involvement of immune mechanisms stimulated by SARS-Cov-2 S-protein fragment 674-685 possessing homology with α7-specific ligands. It is hypothesized that delayed PASC symptoms can be stimulated by α7-specific antibodies of anti-idiotypic origin; consequently, the therapeutic approaches to cure or prevent PASC development should include measures to both neutralize such antibodies and additionally stimulate α7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptors.
Fixed Collocations with Epitheta Ornantia in the Livonian Rhymed Chronicle in Terms of Historical Pragmalinguistics
Authors: Tikhonova E. S.
Published: September 2023

Introduction. The paper  considers  Middle High German  poetic  nominations  of a warrior such as helt ‘hero’, ritter ‘knight’ and degen  ‘warrior’ combined  with epitheta  ornantia.  The aim of this paper is to find out the most characteristic contexts  for these  lexemes.

Methodology and sources. The research is based on methodology of historical pragmalinguistics and cognitive linguistics, in particular on the frames’ theory by Ch. Fillmore. As material for the research serves the Livonian Rhymed Chronicle (late XIIIth cent.), written in the East Middle German dialect. The text’s linguistic features  are scarcely studied by historical linguists in Russia. The Chronicle was written under the influence of courtly epics, which fact was discussed by U. Arnold, M. Fischer, H. Kugler, A. Murray and others.

Results and discussion. In the Chronicle’s text there  were selected  10 frames  that include the  analyzed  nouns  with epitheta   ornantia.  The  noun  helt  can  also  be  found  in parts including and introducing  direct  speech.  Each of the  three  nouns  was analyzed as  to  in which frames it is attested and which epitheta  are more common in each frame.

Conclusion. A  conclusion  was drawn that  the  noun  helt  ‘hero’  appears  in almost  all the frames,  ritter  ‘knight’  appears  mostly  in frames  that  refer  to  static  situations  and  degen ‘warrior’ – in frames that refer to dynamic situations. Moreover, the lexeme  helt ‘hero’ has a wider distribution range in the Chronicle than the other two nouns.
Representation of a Perceptual Event in an Interview with an Artist
Authors: Petukhova T. I. , Chupakhina A. O.
Published: September 2023

Introduction. The purpose  of the research is to consider  the linguistic actualization of the main characteristics of the artist's visual perception in the interview discourse. The relevance of the research is due to its inclusion in the context  of modern anthropo-oriented study of cognition of the world by a creative person.  The novelty of the research lies in the fact that for the  first time  the  process  of perception  of the  world by an English-speaking artist  is studied as an event within the framework of a complex  linguistic and cognitive approach, which allows to analyze its specificity to the fullest extent.

Methodology and sources. The methodological  basis of the research was made up of the works   of   the    linguists-cognitologists    L.V.    Laenko,   I.Yu.   Kolesov,   psychologist    V. A. Barabanshchikov who revealed distinctive characteristics of perceptual image and substantiated  the  expediency   of  perception   as  an  event.  The  research  material   was interviews  with English-speaking  artists  from  the  Internet  versions  of  the  newspapers devoted  to  the  life and work of modern  artists.  The methods  of lexico-semantic, frame, contextual  and pragmalinguistic analysis were used.

Results and discussion. The article reveals the peculiarities of visual perception  of the world by contemporary English-speaking artists, which are reflected in the discourse of the interview. The author  reveals  the multidimensionality of a subject  of perception,  different  ways of its representation on the verbal level: as an observer-actor and as a “offscreen” observer.  The paper shows the specificity of visual perception of the world by the artist as a perceptual event that  possesses spatial  and  temporal  coordinates  and  such  significant  characteristics  as dynamism, motivation, focus and emotionality. The denotative situation of perception is actualized in English by personal  pronouns,  active-action  predicates,  perceptual  predicates, existential constructions, phase verbs, and state change predicates.  The important feature  of the artist's creative perception  of the world is the forming of the necessity  of representation in his  consciousness perceptive  image  by means  of  painterly  signs.  As  a  result  of  such representation the given perceptive  image receives  the further  development  and becomes the basis for creating an artistic image to be embodied in an art work.

Conclusion. In the interview with the artist there  is a complex process  of cognition of the world  by  the   creative   person,   based   on  the   perceptual   event.   Visual  perception   is represented by the artist as a directed activity, which is to learn and which requires  certain efforts  and motivation. As a result of the perceptual  event that the artist experiences, an artistic image is formed that is actualized in the work of art.
The Space of the Children's World: the Problem of Transformation
Authors: Yurieva A. V.
Published: September 2023

Introduction. The space of the children's world evolves together with a person's ideas about oneself,  the world around them, the development  of scientific and technological  progress. The purpose of this study is to describe the transformation of the space of the child's world, the  change  in the  socio-cultural  position  of the  child through  the  acquisition  of his / her personal  physical  space  along  with the  discovery  of  his  /her  inner  mental  world. The relevance  is determined  by the complexity of the spatial coordinates of the children's world associated with the digitalization of childhood. Scientific novelty consists  in an attempt  to systematize  scientific knowledge in the description of the space of the children's world and to evaluate them from the point of view of the modern socio-cultural state.

Methodology and sources. The methodological basis of the work is a cultural philosophical analysis. The works of G. Bachelard,  A. Lefebvre, M. Foucault and other authors  were used as  a  philosophical  understanding  of  the  problem  of  space.  Cultural and  ethnographic analysis  of the  phenomenon of childhood,  carried  out  in the  works of F. Aries,  J. Duby, M. Mead, K. Levi-Strauss, contributed  to the  understanding  of the  space  of the  children's world and the problem of its transformation.

Results and discussion. The space of the children's world is associated with a combination of various socio-cultural  factors  that change  throughout  historical  time. The space  of the children's  world opens  up in the  eyes  of  an  adult with the  manifestation  of  interest  in children's  experiences, the inner psychological structure  of the child. Great importance  in the transformation of the childhood space occurs at the moment  when the child finds his / her own “place” in the house. The traditional expansion  of the space of the children's world (house-street-city-country-world) in modern times acquires another  dimension – virtuality.

Conclusion.  The evolution of the socio-cultural position of the child in society depended  on the specifics of ideas about  the rules of behavior, social habits, ritual practices.  For a long time, the space  of the children's world was perceived as fundamentally different from the space of an adult, carried beyond its limits. The digitalization of childhood has provided the world with new dangers associated with the risks of finding a child in virtual spaces  beyond the control of an adult.
Upaya Komisi Pemilihan Umum (Kpu) Kota Pontianak dalam Mewujudkan Partisipasi Masyarakat yang Demokratis pada Pemilihan Umum Tahun 2024
Authors: Qadri Ul , Awaluddin M. , YM Adiyath Rendy
Published: September 2023

Komisi Pemilihan Umum Kota Pontianak, Provinsi Kalimantan Barat, menyatakan tingkat partisipasi pemilih Pemilu 2019 di kota Pontianak sebesar 81,4 persen atau meningkat dibanding Pemilu 2014, yang hanya sebesar 72 persen. Partisipasi pemilih di Pemilu 2019, di Kota Pontianak jauh mengalami peningkatan yakni sekitar 9 persen lebih. Peningkatan tersebut juga meningkat dibanding Pilkada serentak 2018 yakni sebesar 75 persen. Tujuan Penelitian ini untuk mengetahui upaya apa saja yang dilakukan KPU Kota Pontianak dalam mewujudkan partisipasi masyarakat yang demokratis. Adapun objek penelitian ini adalah pihak KPU Kota Pontianak dan masyarakat yang memiliki hak suara. Adapun metode penelitian yang digunakan adalah Kualititatif dengan penyadian data deskriptif. Pengumpulan data menggunakan wawancara, observasi dan dokumentasi. Hasil Penelitian menunjukkan bahwa KPU Kota Pontianak melakukan sosialisasi dan pendekatan formal dan informal dengan masyarakat. Selain itu juga memanfaatkan media sosial dan website KPU untuk memberikan pemahaman terkait pentingnya menggunakan hak pilih dan menerima keluhan masyarakat melalui website KPU ataupun datang langsung ke kantor Komisi Pemilihan Umum Kota Pontianak.
Inovasi Pelayanan Publik “SI LAKU O2T” di Kolaka Utara Sulawesi Tenggara
Authors: Mayunita Sry
Published: September 2023

Pelayanan publik yang baik dapat dikenali dan dinilai dari penyelenggaraan yang memenuhi standar pelayanan. Pada kenyataannya, pelayanan yang diberikan saat ini sering kali tidak sesuai dengan harapan masyarakat. Yang lebih memprihatinkan lagi, masyarakat belum sepenuhnya memahami layanan apa saja yang akan mereka terima sesuai prosedur. Penelitian ini dilakukan dengan menggunakan metode penelitian kualitatif pada Dinas Kependudukan dan Pencatatan Sipil Kabupaten Kolaka Utara. Teknik identifikasi informan adalah snowball sampling dan menggunakan teknik analisis data (reduksi data, penyajian data, penarikan kesimpulan). Temuan menunjukkan bahwa pelaksanaan Program Inovasi Pelayanan Publik Si Laku O2T di Kolaka Utara telah menyederhanakan persyaratan dan prosedur pelayanan serta mengurangi birokrasi melalui penetapan standar pelayanan. Secara keseluruhan, pelaksanaan layanan berjalan baik dari berbagai aspek seperti operasional layanan, waktu penyelesaian layanan, biaya layanan, peralatan dan infrastruktur layanan, serta kemampuan penyedia layanan. Namun waktu penyelesaian pelayanan harus lebih diperhatikan karena waktu sebenarnya yang dibutuhkan tidak sesuai dengan waktu yang ditentukan dalam kriteria pelayanan.
Marco general de la política energética europea y sus avances hacia la neutralidad climática
Authors: Costa-Campi María Teresa , Jové-Llopis Elisenda
Published: September 2023

Este artículo repasa los diferentes aspectos más relevantes experimentados por la política energética de la Unión Europea. Su origen, los principales avances y los pasos a recorrer para consolidar la descarbonización de la economía en 2050. El artículo concluye con algunas consideraciones finales en cuanto a la necesidad de establecer una nueva política económica donde la regulación adquiera una dimensión a gran escala.
Europe’s Green Industrial Policy
Authors: Tagliapietra Simone , Trasi Cecilia , Veugelers Reinhilde
Published: September 2023

The European Green Deal and «Fit for 55» package demonstrate the commitment of the European Union (EU) to become climate-neutral by 2050. However, a strategy based solely on climate targets falls short without addressing economic and social sustainability. This article outlines principles, measures, and recommendations for a green industrial policy that can ensure the success of the green transition in the EU.
The signal crayfish Pacifastacus leniusculus (Dana, 1852) (Crustacea, Decapoda) is threatening the near future of Margaritifera margaritifera Linnaeus, 1758 (Bivalvia, Unionoida) in the Negro River (NW Zamora, Spain)
Authors: Morales J.
Published: September 2023

We studied the incidence of the signal crayfish on a population of Margaritifera margaritifera in the Negro River (Zamora, Spain) during the summers of 2019 to 2022. The incidence of predation was assessed as a mortality factor in relation to floods and the hydrology of the river. The crayfish were trapped in a small plot of high pearl mussels density monitored since 2002, and collected each summer since 2019, during which time their abundance increased (65 % in three years). Simultaneously, we counted the shells carried by the floods to the gravel riverbanks. The incidence of floods was stable between 2019 and 2022 (10.3 % to 19.4 % of mortality), while at the bottom of the river the mortality of pearl mussels increased due to predation from 2.7 % to 43.3 %. During the 2022 dry season, 29 pearl mussels that had recently died and whose shell edges were widely gnawed by crayfishes were collected from the plot. The shells appeared bitten only in the contour exposed above the gravel, ruling out the possibility that the marks could be the effect of the scavenging of dead specimens by the crayfish. Low intensity trapping barely affected the crayfish population, since the following year their abundance in the controlled section had recovered.
Seed germination of four amaranth species (Amaranthus spp.)
Authors: Ramírez-Bautista Marco Antonio , Chiquini-Medina Ricardo Antonio , Pech-May Nelson Jesús , Castellot-Pedraza Vicente , Lee-Borges Brígido Manuel , Escalante-Poot José Rubén , Ganzo-Guerrero Wilbert Inocente , Gonzalez-Lazo Edith , Villarino-Valdivieso Ariel Miguel , Marín-Quintero Manuel , Novelo-Salazar Rafael Adrián , Dzib Castillo Benito Bernardo
Published: September 2023

Amaranthus (Amaranthus spp.) is a species of great importance that benefits human and animal nutrition; therefore, its reproduction must be based on useful information obtained from rigorous experiments. Consequently, the aim of this work was to determine the germination of 20 accessions from four Amaranthus spp. The work was carried out at the Instituto Tecnológico de Chiná, Campeche, Mexico, using seeds from Africa, Asia, Greece, South America, the US, and Mexico, donated by The North Central Regional Plant Introduction Station (NCRPIS), Iowa State University. After they were weighed and measured, the seeds were placed in Petri dishes and kept in the dark inside a germination chamber, at 27 ºC and with a 54% relative humidity. Germinated seeds were counted and removed every 24 hours. The analyses were carried out using the ANOVA test in order to identify weight, length, and germination differences between accessions. The results showed no statistical differences in seed length, neither between species nor accessions; however, there were statistical differences in the weight, both between species and between accessions. A. hypochondriacus from India recorded the highest weight (0.00093 ± 0.000075 g). Regarding germination, there were statistical differences between the various evaluation periods (24 and 48 hours): the highest germination was recorded by A. hypochondriacus and A cruentus. Therefore, the following conclusion was reached: seed germination is different between species and accessions.
The Impact of Farmers’ Awareness of Visit to Health Care Centers on their Health Problems in Bangladesh
Authors: Mahmudul Haq Abu Zafar , Mahmud Sayeed
Published: September 2023

Farmers are the prime human resource for the economic development of a country. So understanding the health problems of framers and their communication with the health care centers are vital. In this regard, the study aims to identify the impact of farmers’ awareness of visit to health care centers on their health problems. The study was conducted in the Raozan sub-district of the Chittagong district of Bangladesh. The size of the sample was 126. The selection of the study site and the number of respondents were done purposively. Descriptive and quantitative analysis methods have been adopted to examine the study’s objective. The study found that farmers’ frequent visit to health care centers can reduce their occupational health problems. Furthermore, the personal protective equipment and age variables of farmers may also control the farmers’ occupational health problems. The majority of the sample farmers contacted the health care centers but still many farmers unaware to communicate with the health care centers. The study is concluded with fewer recommendations to formulate a health care policy of farmers by consolidating with the agricultural development in Bangladesh.
Evaluation of the effectiveness of immunomodulator BI-V in the complex therapy of children and adolescents with multiple drug-resistant pulmonary tuberculosis
Authors: Sakhelashvili-Bil O.I. , Platonova I.L.
Published: September 2023

BACKGROUND. The feasibility of combining antimycobacterial therapy (AMBT) with bedaquiline (Bdq) and delamanid (Dlm) with non-specific immunomodulator BI-V in children and adolescents with multidrug-resistant and rifampicin-resistant pulmonary tuberculosis (MDR/Rif-TBP) needs to be studied.

OBJECTIVE. To find out the effectiveness of the use of complex AMBT with Bdq and Dlm with non-specific immunomodulator BI-V in children and adolescents with MDR/Rif-TBP.

MATERIALS AND METHODS. Children and adolescents with MDR/Rif-TBP at the initial stage of AMBT were given BI-V (BIVEL, Slovenia) as a non-specific immunomodulator. The patients were divided into two groups: 1st – 20 patients who received Bdq + Dlm + levofloxacin (Lfx) + linezolid (Lzd) + clofazimine (Cfz); 2nd ‒ 28 patients whose complex treatment included BI-V (Вdq + Dlm + Lfx + Lzd + Cfz + BI-V). BI-V was prescribed from the age of 3 years at 5 ml suspension once a day during 24 days

RESULTS. The use of BI-V against the background of individualized regimens of AMBT in children and adolescents with MDR/Rif-TBP increased the effectiveness of treatment, contributed to the disappearance of symptoms of intoxication, the resolution of infiltration foci and the healing of decay cavities in system of immune protection, which contributed to the shortening of the inpatient stage of treatment, while maintaining a high therapeutic effectiveness (“cured” ‒ 92.8 %) and the formation of small residual changes in the lungs in the majority (89.3 %).

CONCLUSIONS. When using combined complex AMBT with Bdq, Dlm and BI-V, high therapeutic efficiency was observed in most patients (92.8 %).
Eğitim Örgütlerindeki İnsan İlişkilerinin Niteliği Üzerine Bir Araştırma
Authors: YILDIZ Erdal
Published: September 2023

Eğitim örgütlerinde insan ilişkilerinin niteliği üzerine öğretmen odaklı yürütülen bu araştırmada öğretmen ile yönetici, meslektaş, öğrenci ve veli arasındaki ilişki incelenmiştir. Yapılan araştırma, nitel yöntemin kullanıldığı olgu bilim deseninde bir çalışmadır. Araştırmanın çalışma grubu, amaçlı örneklem yöntemlerinden biri olan ölçüt örnekleme metodu ile belirlenmiştir. Sivas il merkezinde farklı okul kademelerinde görev yapmakta olan 28 öğretmen bu araştırmanın çalışma grubunu oluşturmaktadır. Veri toplama aracı olarak yarı yapılandırılmış görüşme formu kullanılmış ve elde edilen veriler, içerik analizi yöntemiyle yorumlanmıştır. Yapılan araştırmanın sonucunda; öğretmen görüşlerine göre okul yöneticisi, meslektaşlar, öğrenciler ve velilerle geliştirilen ilişkilerin niteliğinin formal ve informal özellikte olduğu belirlenmiştir. Geliştirilen iyi ilişkilere bağlı olarak öğretmenler arasında mesleki bilgi paylaşımının olması, okul yöneticisiyle sağlıklı iletişim gerçekleştirilmesi, öğrencilerle geliştirilen informal ilişkilerin sınıf kurallarına uyumu kolaylaştırması, velilerin ihtiyaç duyduğunda öğretmene ulaşmakta sorun yaşamaması araştırmada ulaşılan diğer sonuçlardır. Ulaşılan sonuçlar doğrultusunda benzer bir araştırmanın farklı bir bölgede tekrarlanması önerilmektedir. Özellikle kısıtlı imkanların olduğu Doğu ve Güney Doğu bölgelerinde yer alan eğitim örgütlerinde insan ilişkilerinin niteliği ele alınabilir.
Fintech Revolution: How Established Banks Are Embracing Innovation to Stay Competitive
Authors: Faour Ahmad , Al-Sowaidi Abdulla Saif. S. S.
Published: September 2023

The convergence of financial technology (fintech) and traditional banking is reshaping the financial landscape, with fintech startups emerging as agile competitors to established banks. This paradigm shift is driven by cutting-edge technologies like artificial intelligence, blockchain, and data analytics, enabling fintech to offer efficient, user-centric financial services. Initiatives like open banking and open finance are fostering collaboration and innovation, while regulatory frameworks like the European Data Strategy and Digital Finance Strategy are promoting competition and consumer protection. Bank-fintech partnerships are a cornerstone of this transformation, allowing traditional banks to enhance services, streamline processes, and deploy innovations. The current paper explores the dynamics between fintech and banks, their partnerships, and the future landscape they collectively shape. It concludes by emphasizing the collaborative potential of these entities to drive innovation, offer diversified financial solutions, and navigate the challenges of regulatory intricacies and customer trust. The fintech revolution is not just a disruption; it signifies a new era of innovation, inclusivity, and enhanced value for consumers in the financial industry.
Mastering English Vocabulary through Toontastics Application
Authors: Nappu Syamsiarna , Qalby Nur , Muhayyang Maemuna
Published: September 2023

Teaching English in this sophisticated era requires teachers' effort and creativity to attract students' attention and motivation to learn. This pre-experimental study aims to determine the impact of the Toontastics Application on students' English vocabulary mastery and to know student attitudes toward the use of the Toontastics. Pre-post tests are employed to get data about the effect of the application on students' English vocabulary mastery. At the same time, a questionnaire is distributed to get data about student's attitudes toward using the application. Twenty-eight students were purposively chosen as the sample and then treated to learn English vocabulary using Toontastics. According to the study, The Toontastics Application impacts student's mastery of English vocabulary. The fact that their pre-test score of 51.2 changed to 62.9 on their post-test serves as evidence. This finding is strengthened by the survey results, which show that the students' responses fell into the "strongly interested." Their intense interest may influence students' increased English vocabulary proficiency in the Toontastics Application. In other words, the Toontastics Application affects students' attitudes and ability to grasp English vocabulary.
A LOW-COST COMPACT ELECTRICAL ENERGY SAVING SYSTEM INTEGRATED WITH PIR MOTION DETECTOR
Authors: Ashafa Zubaidat , Usman Ahmed Rufai , Rabiu Sanusi Koko
Published: September 2023

In the present modern society, where electricity is necessary for the lightening of homes and public buildings, the major problem in our localities is power wastes. To some extent electrical appliances such as lighting systems were left ON even in the absence of people in both private and public places. This is because traditional manual switching system is still employed in almost every building where one has to switch the room lights ON or OFF. Thus, a large amount of energy is being wasted if lights are left ON in the absence of people in those places. This work presents an intelligent energy saving system that can automatically power ON/OFF our lightening systems. The heart of this project is Passive Infrared (PIR) motion detector that can detects the radiated heat of a person and converts it to electrical signals, which is sent to switching circuit for processing. A low-cost fully automated energy saving system was designed and tested in physics laboratory of Umaru Musa Yar’adua University, Katsina, Nigeria. The system was able to detect movement of objects/humans within range of 6 meters in the lab to switch ON the light and also switch it OFF in their absence. Therefore, the designed system if explored will have the potentials of reducing energy waste and at the same time reducing one’s energy bills.
SISTEM INFORMASI PEMESANAN JASA FOTOGRAFI DAN VIDEOGRAFI BERBASIS FRAMEWORK LARAVEL PADA FARPICTURE
Authors: Amanullah Kevin , Santoso Dwi Budi
Published: September 2023

FARPICTURE adalah usaha di bidang creative photography dan videography yang berkantor pusat di Semarang. Vendor ini akan mulai menurun pada tahun 2020 dengan praktik bisnis yang sehat. Produk yang ditawarkan oleh bisnis ini meliputi album foto, pernikahan, prewedding, pemotretan pertunangan, rekaman video, dan acara lainnya. Laravel adalah framework aplikasi web berbasis PHP yang menggunakan prinsip desain Model-View-Controller. Menggunakan kerangka kerja Laravel untuk membangun situs web Farpicture untuk penjualan lisensi memudahkan pemegang lisensi dan penggunauntuk berbisnis dan berkomunikasi secara online. Pelanggan yang membutuhkan jasa fotografi dan videografi dapat memilih berbagai paket di website Farpicture. Setelah mereka memutuskan pesanan mereka, mereka kemudian harus membayar uang muka (DP) untuk mengamankan pesanan. Serta pelunasan dapat dibayarkan setelah pelaksanaan pekerjaan fotografi dan videografi.
PENERAPAN METODE EXTREME PROGRAMMING DALAM PEMBANGUNAN APLIKASI SISTEM PENUNJANG KEPUTUSAN
Authors: Rudianto Rudianto
Published: September 2023

Setiap individu seseorang pasti pernah atau sering mengambil keputusan dalam hidupnya. Apalagi di dalam perusahaan atau organisasi yang memiliki target pencapaian sehingga dalam mengambil keputusan harus tepat dan benar. Terutama pengambilan keputusan yang berkaitan dengan pengalokasian sumber daya-sumber daya strategis yang dimiliki oleh perusahaan. Sumber daya perusahaan tersebut harus benar-benar diatur pengalokasiannya. Orang yang mengatur sumber daya tersebut disebut dengan manajer. Tugas manajer selain mengatur alokasi sumber daya dengan baik, manajer juga harus bisa membuat keputusan yang tepat dan cepat. Pada saat tertentu seorang manajer kesulitan dalam menentukan keputusan karena banyaknya kriteria yang digunakan di dalam menentukan suatu keputusan. Sehingga dibutuhkan suatu system berbasis computer untuk membantu manajer didalam menentukan keputusan yang tepat dan cepat. System tersebut disebut dengan system pendukung keputusan (SPK). SPK ini bukan menggantikan peran manajer tetapihanya membantu manajer dalam mengambil keputusan. Aplikasi SPK SMART ini menggunakan 2 metodologi yaitu metodologi dalam pengembangan perangkat lunak menggunakan Extreme Programming (XP) dan metodologi dalam perhitungan hasil perangkingan dengan menggunakan Simple Multi Attribute Rating (SMART). Pengujian sistem pada aplikasi ini menggunakan Black Box Testing yaitu pengujian sistem hanya mempelajari input dan output dari aplikasi ini tanpa menelusi secara mendalam struktur kontrol yang ada dalam pemrogramannya. Hasil pengujian sistem menggunakan Black Box Testing terhadap aplikasi SPK SMART ini 100% semua fungsi berjalan dengan baik.
NEW PIDHID UP TO THE MOVEMENT OF FIRE SAFETY WATER SYSTEMS
Authors: Abramov Y. , Kryvtsova V. , Mikhailyuk A.
Published: September 2023

When obtaining estimates that characterize the level of fire safety of the hydrogen storage and supply system, there is an error due to the subjective nature of its occurrence. It is noted that it is possible to weaken the influence of the subjective nature on these estimates by using the probabilistic characteristics of failure of the main elements of the hydrogen storage and supply system. Such basic elements include a gas generator. It is shown that the diffusion processes between the hydroreactive sample and the liquid - water are accompanied by the appearance of gas bubbles located on the reacting surface. This process - chemical boiling is characterized by internal characteristics. Internal characteristics were obtained experimentally for hydroreactive samples based on sodium aluminum hydride, which are approximated by polynomials of the fourth order and represent the dependence of the diameter of gas bubbles and the generation frequency on the diameter of the reacting surface. It is noted that the characteristics of the gas generator depend on the orientation of the reacting surfaces of the hydroreactive sample. The growth rate of basic bubbles practically does not depend on the diameter of the reacting surface, and the size of this surface for the vertical arrangement of the reacting surface is several percent larger than for its horizontal arrangement. The most unfavorable mode of gas generation is the case when the reactive surface of the hydro-reactive sample is oriented downwards. It is shown that increasing the reliability of the gas generator of the hydrogen storage and supply system is possible due to the implementation of a hydroreactive sample with a polylike one - a passive method and due to the formation of hydrodynamic forces acting on gas bubbles - an active method. These recommendations are embodied on the example of a hydrogen storage and supply system with vibrational movement of a hydroreactive sample, which is made in the form of a set of identical long cylinders assembled in a mesh cassette.
Keywords: water saving and supply system, gas generator, fire safety, reliability.
Extraction of the Global Maximum Power for PV System under PSC Using an Improved PSO Technique
Authors: Nzoundja Fapi Claude Bertin , Tchakounté Hyacinthe , Ndje Martial , Wira Patrice , Kamta Martin
Published: September 2023

To get the most power out of photovoltaic (PV) panels, PV systems must utilize a maximum power point tracking (MPPT) controller. In partial shading conditions (PSC), the power-voltage (P-V) characteristic of the PV network may show a single global maximum power point (GMPP) and two or more local maximum power points (LMPP). This indicates that the PV cells and panels do not get uniform illumination. As they converge on the maximum power point (MPP) that makes contact first, which is often one of the LMPPs in this scenario, common MPPT approaches like incremental conductance (InC) and perturb and observe (P&O) are unable to distinguish between a GMPP and LMPPs. In this paper, the extraction of the GMPP of the PV system under PSC based on a suggested particle swarm optimization (PSO) approaches is presented. The particularity of the suggested approach is that it takes into account the calculation of the position of each particle as a function of the duty cycle and the global maximum power. Results on the performance of the suggested PSO method show an advantage over the conventional PSO and the commonly used traditional P&O method. The suggested PSO technique offer better performance in terms of global power extracted, ripple rate of the power and efficiency.