bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Outlier Detection-aided Supervised Learning for Modeling of Thinned Cylindrical Conformal Array
Authors: Hong Yang , Shao Wei , Lv Yan He , Chen Zhi Ning
Published: February 2024

In this paper, a scheme of outlier detection-aided supervised learning (ODASL) is proposed for analyzing the radiation pattern of a thinned cylindrical conformal array (TCCA), considering the impact of mutual coupling. The ODASL model has the advantage in speed improvement and memory consumption reduction, which enables a quick generation of the synthesis results with good generalization. The utilization of the active element pattern (AEP) technique in the model also contributes to the prediction of the array performance involving mutual coupling. The effectiveness of the ODASL model is demonstrated through a numerical example of the 12-element TCCA.
A Sector Ring Shape UWB Antenna by Tightly Coupling
Authors: Wang Ziqin , Chen Zhihao , Tang Zhengming , Phav Lam , Chen Fangyuan
Published: February 2024

In this paper, a sector ring shape UWB microstrip antenna based on the tight coupling is proposed. The continuous current and electric field distribution are formed by the coupling effect between microstrip patches. This design expanded the bandwidth of this antenna and realized a high-gain performance. To achieve the miniaturization design, the ring microstrip patches are staggered and the ground is removed to effectively reduce the size of the antenna. The ring shaped antenna has a 31 mm outside diameter and a 21 mm inside diameter, with a 2 mm thick substrate.
Besides the excellent mechanical features, such as being compact and easy to fabricate, the proposed antenna also shows good characteristics in radiation patterns and time-domain behaviors. The results show that the antenna achieves the effect of S11 less than -10 dB in the working frequency band of 2 GHz to 8 GHz, and the simulated results are in good agreement with the measured ones. The antenna realizes low profile and broadband in a novel approach, and this antenna can be used in V2X vehicle systems and IoT networks.
Research on the Relationship between Bamboo-Based Product Design Attributes and Consumer Satisfaction
Authors: Xue Yun , Rahman Khairul Aidil Azlin Abd , Ariffin Noor Fazamimah Binti Mohd , Ali Noor Azizi Bin Mohd
Published: February 2024

Sustainable low-carbon design is actively guiding the public's green consumption and use of forest resources. With the slogan of replacing plastic with bamboo and the optimization of bamboo's organizational structure and processing form, bamboo is becoming more and more designable. However, we found that there are still many views expressing dissatisfaction with bamboo products, among which homogeneity and insufficient design differentiation are the most frequent. On the basis of this, we obtained attributes for measuring bamboo product satisfaction through literature review, conducted a questionnaire survey of 463 customers to obtain data, and empirically analyzed attributes such as product creativity (PC), product quality (PQ), product fashion (PF), soft added value (SV), and shopping convenience (SC). We assessed the impact on consumer satisfaction (CS), as well as the impact on satisfaction under the moderating effect of brand image (BI). The results show that PF, BI, PC, and PQ positively affect CS; PF, PQ, and SV positively affect the BI; PF, SV, and PQ positively affect CS through the intermediary effect of BI. SV has an insignificant effect on CS, but can positively affect CS through BI, indicating that there is a partial mediating effect of BI. However, the mediating effect of BI on PC, SC, and CS has not been verified. Finally, on the basis of the conclusions, several countermeasures and suggestions for bamboo product innovation are put forward.
Measuring Fidelity and Interrater Reliability of Illness Management and Recovery Groups in State Psychiatric Hospitals
Authors: Kinter Kenneth , Cook Ruth , Saafigueroa Angela Periera , Lu Weili , Siriram Amanda
Published: February 2024

ABSTRACT: Fidelity scales can be used to evaluate adherence to specific standards for manualized group interventions. This study examined interrater reliability among nine independent raters of the Illness Management and Recovery (IMR) Fidelity Scale when IMR groups were implemented in five state psychiatric hospitals. Fidelity reviews were conducted on randomly selected groups and interrater reliability was assessed. IMR fidelity scores ranged from 2.7 to 3.5. The IMR fidelity scale was found to have adequate interrater reliability with 16 pairs of independent raters (intraclass correlation coefficient of 0.84). The findings expand knowledge about the psychometric properties of the IMR Fidelity Scale. Implications for group counseling are discussed.
Pilot Clinical Trial of a Website-Delivered Motivational Interviewing Program for Engaging Veterans in Paid Work
Authors: Lazar Christina M. , Gilstad-Hayden Kathryn , Brummett Bradley , Simon Phillip , Kachadourian Lorig , Rosen Marc I.
Published: February 2024

ABSTRACT: A web-based adaptation of a benefits counseling intervention was specifically developed to encourage veterans applying for service-connection to engage in work-related activities by explaining the limited risk of Veterans Administration (VA) benefit reduction if the beneficiary is employed. This study reports the efficacy of this web-based benefit counseling intervention. Altogether, 150 veterans applying for service-connection for a mental health condition were randomly assigned to a benefits counseling website or a control website. The benefits counseling website directed participants to a web-adapted benefits counseling program. The control website directed participants to a website with government links to general information about the service-connection process and VA benefits. Employment outcomes were assessed by phone at 4, 12, and 24 weeks after randomization. Three quarters ( n = 117, 78%) of veterans logged into their assigned website and were included in the analysis. Web-based benefits counseling had a modest impact on attitudes toward work and benefits, but there was no significant change in employment.
Femtosecond laser one-step direct-writing high quality volume Bragg grating
Authors: Su Zihuai , Sun Shengzhi , Song Juan , Dai Ye , Qiu Jianrong
Published: February 2024

Volume Bragg grating is one-step fabricated with femtosecond laser direct-writing technology inside a high nonlinearity chalcogenide glass of As2S3. As the generated femtosecond laser filamentation effect could combined with the cylindrical lens focusing method, a two-dimensional refractive index change interface could spontaneously grow along the incident direction with either the laser pulse energy or number increasing. A number of two-dimensional refractive index change interfaces are periodically arranged to stack into a volume Bragg grating. Through periodically moving the sample stage, a grating of 2 mm × 2 mm × 1.7 mm can be fabricated in 15 minutes. And the maximum diffraction efficiency of grating reached 95.49% under the optimal parameters. This study provides a new processing strategy for femtosecond laser direct-writing volume Bragg grating with high processing efficiency and excellent structural performance.
Stability-enhanced low-frequency fiber optic hydrophone based on an extrinsic Fabry-Perot interferometer
Authors: Zuo Qing , Wang Yuxiang , Li Dinghan , Chen Song , Guo Yingying , Qiao Haifeng , Wang Hao , Tu Rui , Tu Xin , Luo Wei
Published: February 2024

Fiber optic hydrophones (FOHs) offer the notable advantage of electromagnetic interference resistance. Nevertheless, overcoming the challenge of sustaining stable, high-performance operation in intricate underwater settings at a low cost remains a considerable obstacle for them. To circumvent the restrictions noted above, we employed a miniaturized FOH, utilizing an easily fabricated extrinsic Fabry-Perot interferometer (EFPI) which is made up of a composite chromium-aluminum (Cr-Al) membrane and fiber. The linear demodulation also suppresses the drift issue in the output spectrum. The average sound pressure sensitivity of the sensor, according to experimental findings, is around -139.15 dB re 1 V/µPa, while the equivalent noise sound pressure at 1 kHz is 51.52 dB re 1 µPa/Hz1/2. This sensor has a lot of potential because of features like sensitive low-frequency response and noise performance.
Miniature atom bottle traps enabled by chiral doughnut light
Authors: Lembessis Vasileios E. , Koksal Koray , Babiker Mohamed , Yuan Jun
Published: February 2024

We highlight what we believe to be a novel optical set-up which enables the confinement of cold atoms in a finite set of sub-wavelength bottle traps. This involves two counter-propagating vortex beams with the same winding number ℓ = ±1 and the same circular polarization (. Strong focusing generates significant longitudinal field components which become responsible for an on-axis standing wave enabling the axial confinement of far blue-detuned atoms. The off-axis radial confinement is provided by the optical potential due to the transverse components of the light. The trap characteristics are illustrated using experimentally accessible parameters and are tunable by changing the power, focusing and ellipticity of the light. Atoms trapped in such a set-up are useful for applications, including quantum simulation and quantum information processing.
Circular polarizers and their effect on partial coherence
Authors: Wang Yangyundou , Xu Jia , Shao Xiaopeng , Visser Taco D.
Published: February 2024

We examine the action of a circular polarizer on an incident beam that is spatially partially coherent and partially polarized. It is found that the beam’s coherence area can be significantly increased or decreased by the polarizer. Furthermore, an expression for the transmission efficiency is derived.
Qudits of Multi-Single Slits, Multi-Double Slits and Multi-Triple Slits
Authors: Peng Hui , Peng James
Published: February 2024

We propose the following approaches to achieve Qudits: (1) utilizing multi-single-slits (2) utilizing multi-double-slits (multi-Qubits); (3) utilizing multi-triple-slits (multi-Qutrits). The qudits can be modularized for production.
Framing Islam and Islamism in the Australian news media: A content analysis of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation and The Australian
Authors: McGarry Jade , Rane Halim , Ubayasiri Kasun
Published: February 2024

Representations of Muslims in the Australian media have been overwhelmingly negative and stereotypical, affecting the way non-Muslims perceive Islam. Research also suggests anti-Islam and anti-Muslim sentiment in Australia tend to conflate the religion of Islam with political Islam, often termed Islamism. This research examines how Australia’s newspaper of record The Australian and the public broadcaster the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC), reported on and at times conflated Islam and Islamism, between 2018 and 2019. While there is a significant volume of literature on media representations of Islam and Muslims, few studies consider the distinction between Islam and Islamism in the news media. By examining instances where The Australian and the ABC conflate Islam and Islamism, this article posits that such reporting needs to be recognized as it contributes to misinformation, pejorative public sentiments about Islam and Muslims, and reinforces extremist propaganda.
American Deadline: Reporting from Four News-Starved Towns in the Trump Era, Greg Glassner, Charles Richardson, Sandra Sanchez and Jason Togyer (2023)
Authors: McAdam Alison
Published: February 2024

Review of: American Deadline: Reporting from Four News-Starved Towns in the Trump Era, Greg Glassner, Charles Richardson, Sandra Sanchez and Jason Togyer (2023)

New York: Columbia University Press, 320 pp.,

ISBN 978-0-23120-841-3, p/bk, USD 30.00

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Media Monsters: The Transformation of Australia’s Newspaper Empires, Sally Young (2023)
Authors: Muller Denis
Published: February 2024

Review of: Media Monsters: The Transformation of Australia’s Newspaper Empires, Sally Young (2023)

Sydney: UNSW Press, 576 pp.,

ISBN 978-1-74223-570-7, p/bk, AUD 49.99

ISBN 978-1-74223-875-3, e-book, AUD 17.99
Introduction: The struggle before us
Authors: Léger Marc James
Published: February 2024

The introduction to this Special Issue of the journal Art & the Public Sphere, titled ‘The Struggle Before Us’, addresses the aims and outcomes of the project. It reiterates the themes of the call for papers and focuses on the impact of postmodern theory and the cultural turn on socialist class struggle. The political tendencies within radical democracy, Marxist autonomism and left populism are related to the growing influence of the anti-liberal and anti-Marxist – because anti-universalist – academic trends of privilege theory, critical race theory, intersectionality and decoloniality. This is related to political developments since the Cold War and the rise to hegemonic status of a petty-bourgeois mode of cultural appropriation. The introduction takes issue with the notion that post-Fordism represents the termination of the so-called classical phase of socialism and argues instead that contemporary contradictions between identity and class are inscribed within the ongoing struggle between labour and capital. A lecture by Alain Badiou is used to complete the analysis, with definitions of Marxist militancy related to Marx’s class-oriented transformation of German idealism, English political economy and the French workers’ movement.
Class matters: Dialogue and dialogics in the work of Condé and Beveridge
Authors: Marsden Scott
Published: February 2024

This article explores curatorial projects that give voice to working-class communities that have been disfranchised by the ideology of neo-liberalism. Defining contemporary art galleries as public spheres, curatorial projects that are based in dialogue and dialogics reveal the conflicting and contradictory aspects of dominant cultural narratives. Through collaborative and participatory methods, progressive artists co-create artworks with working-class communities, creating alternatives to the traditional gallery system in which artists, artworks, audiences and institutions are abstracted from the world around them. With a focus on the work of artists Carole Condé and Karl Beveridge, and their collaborations with individuals representing various communities – labour organizations, activist groups, cultural groups and the art world – insurgent curating is defined in terms of dialogue-based activism. Dialogue-based projects are championed as ways to catalyse emancipatory insights and the critique of neo-liberal capitalism.
The grey matter of decolonial activism, or, socially engaged art as professional-managerial class
Authors: Léger Marc James
Published: February 2024

According to Yates McKee, socially engaged art reached its Situationist moment of sublation when the participants at the 2011 Creative Time Summit joined the Occupy Wall Street (OWS) protesters in Zuccotti Park. However, like the ‘Bernie Bro’ left and the Corbynistas, OWS was criticized for its ‘class reductionist’ focus on economic inequality. Through various affinity groups like Decolonize This Place (DTP) and actions like Strike MoMA, post-Occupy artists have increased their commitment to intersectional demands and the effort to decolonize museums. Making use of the Barbara and John Ehrenreich concept of the professional-managerial class (PMC), this article extends the PMC critique from the social democratic left to the realm of activist art, where the question of political representation is both assumed and avoided in calls for Black reparations and Indigenous restitution.
Somali diaspora and digital belonging: Introduction
Authors: Ponzanesi Sandra
Published: February 2024

This editorial introduces the theoretical framework, methodological approach and comparative themes of the Special Issue on ‘Somali Diaspora and Digital Practices: Gender, Media and Belonging’. The Special Issue proposes to connect the notion of the Somali diaspora to recent advancements in communication technologies, exploring the ways in which the Somali, specifically Somali women, keep in touch locally, nationally and transnationally through different forms of everyday digital practices. In particular for Somali migrant women, the use of digital media is highly embedded in their gendered roles as mothers, daughters, reunited wives, students and professionals, who keep the ties with the homeland and diaspora communities in diversified as well as collective ways. The close analysis of empirical findings across different sites in Europe shows multi-sitedness, generation and urban belonging as central features. These issues emerge as findings from a large ethnographic fieldwork carried out across European cities (Amsterdam, London and Rome). Ethnography offers an essential contribution in understanding social media practices as situated in specific social, geographical and political contexts, taking into account the intersectional dynamic of factors including gender, race, ethnicity, generation, religion and sexual orientation.
The multi-sitedness of Somali diasporic belonging: Comparative notes on Somali migrant women’s digital practices
Authors: Alinejad Donya , Ponzanesi Sandra
Published: February 2024

In this comparative article we offer a critical overview of the articles included in this Special Issue, paying attention to common patterns and distinctive features. We do so by exploring the ways in which Somali migrant women living across different cities in Europe engage in everyday digital practices. The central question that underlines this comparative investigation is how transnational multi-sitedness, different generations and urban localities play a role in contemporary Somali diasporic formations and take shape through digital media. We consider the multi-sitedness of Somali diaspora in light of the emergent transnational potentials of communications technologies, while keeping in focus gendered dynamics and intersectional aspects; how generation plays into processes of diasporic cultural change and continuity; and how spatial relationships of belonging are shaped by the communicative spaces that mobile devices and software platforms afford. Our findings show that to better understand the role of digitally mediated experiences, we need to focus on everyday media environments within contexts of international mobility across continental borders marked by postcolonial traces.
Dubai-gate and the libidinal operations of nation-making in Girls from Dubai
Authors: Skrodzka Aga
Published: February 2024

The article provides a critical review of the film Girls to Buy (Dziewczyny z Dubaju) (2021) by Maria Sadowska in the context of the Polish Dubai-gate scandal and the discourse of the sex trade and trafficking. The intersection of gender, ethnicity and class guides this inquiry into the ways in which both the conservative Polish nationalist agenda and the neo-liberal opposition to such an agenda rely on the phobic Orientalist tropes that configure the Arab world as the main culprit and the ‘face’ of the kleptocratic capitalism.
Between the Bogside and boy bands: Pop music and place-based identities in Derry Girls
Authors: Ben Mna Ilias
Published: February 2024

The British teen sitcom Derry Girls has been noted for its unique spatial and historical setting: the Northern Irish city of Derry in the 1990s. These coordinates furnish a number of intersecting transition narratives in which place-based identities are negotiated against the backdrop of the ‘Troubles’ in Northern Ireland as well as neo-liberal globalization and European integration. The role of pop music is of vital importance in narrating and structuring the teenaged protagonists’ identity formation processes. Through a recognizable mix of commercially successful pop, Eurodance and hip hop songs, the show inscribes the main characters’ experiences into a wider social fabric – one marked by post-ideological, post-nationalist and consumerist undertones. This social fabric is shown to be delineated by middle-class Whiteness, thereby reflecting the role of, in particular, Europop as the soundtrack of a (perceived) 1990s post-cold war liberal hegemony. The inclusionary and exclusionary aspects of western popular music are also shown to work in tandem with pre-Brexit nostalgia and the renegotiation of gendered power structures vis-à-vis local traditionalism. Overall, Derry Girls employs popular music in ways which foster accessibility for universalized adolescent transition narratives built around White cosmopolitanism.
‘When you’ve got friends like mine’: Company as tragedy and the queer potentiality of friendship
Authors: Pribyl Ashley M.
Published: February 2024

My first experience with Company was the 2011 concert version, released in theatres across the nation the same month that marriage equality was passed in New York State. With so many people fighting so hard to get married, the answer to Company’s big question, ‘Should I get married?’, seemed obvious, and Bobby’s final outcome inevitable. However, as a queer, aromantic viewer who values the importance of friendship, the end was a tragedy: rather than celebrating his birthday with his friends, Bobby spent it alone, abandoning the relationships he had already cultivated for an empty romantic ideal. For a show about marriage, Company spends an inordinate amount of time showcasing friendship, such as Bobby’s platonic connection with Amy and his many birthday parties. Queer historians, such as Michel Foucault and Peter Nardi, have theorized the radical potentiality of friendship to undermine heteropatriarchal capitalism and build community. What does it mean to centre Company on friendship? What new possibilities could appear if we intentionally staged and read the show as a failure of community rather than a triumph of maturity? If we take Bobby’s final claim seriously – ‘Alone is alone, not alive’ – we are left condemning single people to less than full lives, including Sondheim, who spent most of his life ‘alone’, invested primarily in intense, deep and lasting friendships. A queer reading provides a liberatory if tragic analysis that Bobby was, in fact, never alone but instead, stuck in a society that undervalues community, friendship and chosen family.
Jewish summer camp theatre and Sondheim, the Talmudic scholar
Authors: Greene Jonah
Published: February 2024

This article explores how Jewish American composer and lyricist Stephen Sondheim, in his musical theatre works, engaged in a distinctly Jewish lyrical style that resembles a Talmudic dialectic. The author argues that Sondheim’s argumentative, self-referential, quick-moving, pitter-patter lyrics and music, a writing style that values the performance of ambivalence and repeated questioning, resembles contemporary Jewish discourse as influenced by Talmudic dialogue. The author explores Sondheim’s work through a reflection of his experience piloting a new two-week musical theatre specialty programme at Ramah Darom, a Jewish summer camp in Clayton, Georgia, in July 2023. The programme, called Ramah Bamah (bamah is a Hebrew word that translates in this context to ‘stage’), aimed to teach campers valuable performance skills from professional theatre-makers, while simultaneously encouraging campers to explore their identities as Jewish artists. Ramah Bamah presented Stephen Sondheim’s Into the Woods JR. as its premiere production, as programme leaders used Jewish texts, thought and values to help campers connect emotionally and thematically to Sondheim’s play-text. This article considers the relationship between Jewish text study, Jewish education, storytelling, youth/amateur theatre-making and Stephen Sondheim.
Digitalization and the prospects of cryptocurrency in Islamic finance
Authors: Tlemsani Issam , Matthews Robin
Published: February 2024

Are the principles of Islamic finance compatible with cryptocurrency? In the current age of digital transformation, to be followed perhaps by a quantum transformation in computing, plus the involvement of central banks, resource scarcity and climate change, this is the issue addressed in the article. Financial transactions are central to digitalization through fintech and other services. This conceptual article highlights the essentials of cryptocurrency, its history, structure and how it works. Different types of cryptocurrency mining will be examined and explained in detail. The primary purpose of this research is to investigate the extent to which cryptocurrency structure complies with the maxims of Islamic finance. The article discusses the question in relation to sharia jurisprudence and conformity with the views of Islamic finance scholars. Our discussion extends the rapidly growing literature on cryptocurrency by examining its compatibility with the conceptions of Mal (‘money’) in sharia and Islamic scholarship and its status as fiat money. Taking the view that despite recent glitches, cryptocurrency has a future in the financial ecosystem, we sketch the challenges of facing the introduction of cryptocurrency into Islamic finance.

The research has profound policy implications: for the protocols and systems adopted by Islamic financial institutions, their regulation and the role of miners. This research is particularly relevant to avoiding the pitfalls that have so often befallen conventional financial institutions.
IMPORTED ITEMS IN THE MATERIALS FROM THE BURIAL GROUND OF UST-TARTAS MOUNDS (BARABINSKAYA FOREST-STEPPE)
Authors:   Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography SB RAS, L. Mylnikova , I. Durakov ,   Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography SB RAS, A. Titova ,   Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography SB RAS
Published: February 2024

Th e article presents the results of a study of imported materials from the burial ground of Ust-Tartas mounds which located in the Vengerovskyi district of the Novosibirsk region. Th e site is one of the largest funerary objects of the Sargat culture, whose history dates back to the 18th century. Th e fi rst excavations were carried out in 1895 and 1896 by S.M. Chugunov. Excavations examined 18 objects, of which seven were attributed to the Sargat culture. Th e purpose of the work is to introduce imported materials from the excavations of mound No. 51 in 2023 into scientifi c circulation, to present a brief description of imported products identifi ed at the burial ground. It was recorded that in the materials of the studied mounds one category was singled out — decorations. Th ey are presented as a set, where the main part consists of beads and little beads, sewn-on plaques and badges. Th ree mirrors were recorded. Th e remaining items are single: earrings, a torc, a fi bula, fragments of fabric. Analogies and dates were given for all products. It has been established that most of the materials were used in the 3rd–1st centuries BC; the fi bula is dated back to the 2nd–1stcenturies BC — 2nd century AD.
OF THE CHEKANOVSKY LOG-10 BURIAL GROUND OF THE ANDRONOVO (FEDOROVO) CULTURE 10
Authors:   Altai State University, I. SAVKO ,   Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography SB RAS, O. FEDORUK ,   Altai State University, M. DEMIN ,   Altai State Pedagogical University, S. SITNIKOV ,   Autonomous Non-Profi t Organization “Altai Archaeological Society”
Published: February 2024

This article is devoted to the study of the Andronovo ceramic complex of the Chekanovsky Log-10 burial ground, one of the largest necropolises in the Altai Foothills and the entire Ob-Irtysh interfluve. Both a general morphological analysis of ceramics was carried out, including consideration of the shapes of vessels, methods of surface treatment, ornamentation techniques and decorative stylistics, as well as a technical and technological analysis, which made it possible to identify the traditions of selecting the original materials and composing pottery paste. As a result, eight groups of vessels were identifi ed, differing in the composition of the natural structure and parameters of general proportionality. It was found that most of the vessels had average proportions. When making ceramics, potters gave preference to medium-ferruginous clays containing natural inclusions of minerals. 10 recipes for pottery paste were identified. The leading one at the site was the tradition of using chamotte as a mineral admixture; organic additives were mainly used solutions and squeeze of manure. The correlation of all the data obtained during the analysis revealed that the greatest dependence can be traced between morphological groups, the method of surface treatment and the ornamentation of the vessels. The relationship of morphological groups with the raw materials of vessels and recipes for their manufacture is visible to a lesser extent. A number of vessels had a non-standard shape and decoration (vessels with grooves, a ledge on the shoulder, a drawn comb stamp). The identifi ed unusual signs may be associated with contacts with the population of other territories (presumably with the Alakul population from the Urals or Kazakhstan), since they are not typical for the Andronovo (Fedorovо) culture. A comparison of the obtained results of technical and technological analysis with data from other Andronovo complexes indicates that the ceramics of the Chekanovsky Log-10 burial ground have greater similarities in the ceramics manufacturing technology with the monuments of the Altai plain zone. At the same time, the features of the morphology and ornamentation of the dishes indicate a general similarity with ceramics from the Andronovo sites not only in Altai, but also in the Upper Irtysh region.
ANÁLISE ESPACIAL DE SÍFILIS EM GESTANTES NO ESTADO DO PARANÁ: ÊNFASE NA REGIÃO DE FRONTEIRA
Authors: Ramos Sirlei , Assis Ivaneliza Simionato de , Zilly Adriana , Nihei Oscar Kenji , Silva Rosane Meire Munhak da , Pieri Flávia Meneguetti , Arcoverde Marcos Augusto Moraes
Published: February 2024

A sífilis é uma infecção sexualmente transmissível, considerada um importante agravo em saúde pública. Embora possa ser prevenida e tenha cura, o número de casos vem aumentando. O objetivo deste estudo foi mapear áreas com altas taxas de incidência de sífilis gestacional no estado do Paraná e comparar essas taxas em relação à região de fronteira. Trata-se de um estudo ecológico que utilizou técnicas de análise espacial, no estado do Paraná, no período de 2010 a 2018. Para coleta de dados, recorreu-se ao Sistema Nacional de Agravos e Notificações (SINAN) a partir do DATASUS. Os resultados apontam que a taxa anual para sífilis gestacional no Paraná foi de 11,0 casos/1.000 Nascidos Vivos (NV), sendo que na região de fronteira, a taxa de sífilis gestacional foi maior (9,23 casos/1.000 NV, p<0,001) quando comparada com os demais municípios (6,59 casos/1.000 NV, p<0,001). As altas taxas estão concentradas nas regiões oeste, sudoeste, metropolitana e litorânea. Na região norte do estado há várias cidades com altas taxas, mas não apresentam concentração. O estudo aponta para um aumento da incidência de sífilis gestacional no Paraná entre 2013 e 2017, e identifica regiões com altas taxas. Esses resultados contribuem para o desenvolvimento de ações de controle da sífilis gestacional no estado.
ASPECTOS REGIONAIS DA DIFUSÃO DE COVID-19 NA REDE URBANA DA REGIÃO GEOGRÁFICA IMEDIATA DE SÃO JOÃO DOS PATOS, MARANHÃO, BRASIL
Authors: Oliveira Allison Bezerra , Santos Ricardo Felipe dos , Silva Ligia Mikaelly dos Reis
Published: February 2024

Este artigo tem como objetivo compreender a dinâmica de difusão da Covid-19 na rede urbana da Região Geográfica Imediata de São João dos Patos (RGISJP), Maranhão, Brasil. O período de análise considera um ano de pandemia, a ser contado a partir do primeiro caso da doença no Maranhão (20 de março de 2020 a 20 de março de 2021). Trata-se de uma análise espacial empírica, ancorada na sistematização de dados secundários e públicos, seguida de exame qualitativo sobre a polarização e influência urbana na distribuição geográfica dos casos. Considera-se a oferta de equipamentos médico-hospitalares, estabelecimentos e de médicos especialistas como principais impulsionadores na busca por atendimentos por Covid-19, na rede urbana de tais municípios. Como fontes principais para esta pesquisa, foram utilizados o Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE), a Secretaria de Estado da Saúde (SES-MA) e o Departamento de Informática do Sistema Único de Saúde (DATASUS) por meio do Tabwin, utilizando os Sistemas de Informações Ambulatoriais e Hospitalares do SUS como também o Cadastro Nacional de Saúde (CNES). Os dados apontam para a rarefeita e concentrada oferta de serviços médico-hospitalares, sendo que o centro urbano principal (São João dos Patos) não possui tanto destaque na oferta desses serviços, o que, por consequência, impulsiona mais fluxos populacionais, ampliando a rede de contágio a outros municípios da região e aumentando a taxa de contaminados e casos de óbitos pelo novo coronavírus em centros que concentram serviços de saúde.
Family farming in the Metropolitan Region of Fortaleza (RMF), Ceará
Authors: Gomes Iara Rafaela
Published: February 2024

This article aims to deepen the discussion about agricultural activity in metropolitan cities. Our analysis focuses specifically on the Fortaleza Metropolitan Area (FMA), State of Ceará, Brazil, and allows us to further understand family farming in that area. For this purpose, we reviewed a set of primary and secondary data regarding the profile of the producers and agricultural and food processing establishments in the metropolitan area under analysis. This multifaceted approach helped us identify key issues related to production and food systems in the FMA, and showed the importance of a research agenda focused on evaluating the potential of family farming in this specific context. This study presents the production strategies adopted, the challenges faced and the opportunities identified by family farmers. Discussing agriculture in metropolitan areas help us connect socio-spatial and socio-environmental problems, in addition to enabling us to suggest the development of cross-sectoral public policies. By offering a comprehensive overview, this study aims to contribute to effective policy making, promoting the sustainability and resilience of family farming in metropolitan contexts. We hope that the reflection on agriculture developed in such areas and its characteristics in local and metropolitan scenarios will be helpful to researchers, managers and those responsible for the implementation and execution of public policies, as well as other agents and entities interested in family (and urban) agriculture.
Models and Values of Fees and Incentives for Financing Sustainable Urban Drainage
Authors: Vicente Ana Paula Camargo de , Faria Karla Maria Silva de , Formiga Klebber Teodomiro Martins
Published: February 2024

Challenges are observed worldwide in the cost of urban drainage through fees compromising the sustainability of its management. Strategies are needed for greater involvement of users of the drainage system, assuming their responsibility for the cost of this system and collaborating with the system on their properties through the containment and delay of the surface runoff of rainwater to the public network from sustainable technologies. Incentives for these users to implement technologies that minimize the outflow of their properties can be an essential strategy for implementing fees. Therefore, this work aimed to evaluate, through a systematic review (SR), the values and methods of drainage fees and incentives for urban environmental services provided by users of drainage systems. The SR was developed from a search on the Web of Science (WoS) and Scopus platforms, whose data were analyzed using the StArt system. Among the 199 articles studied and published between 2010 and 2021, it was possible to relate fees and incentives practiced. Concerning fee models, the ERU method (Equivalent Residential Unit) was predominant. Regarding the incentive models, the most used was tax reduction.
Water Resources Assessment for Raw Water Purposes in Serang Watershed, Kulonprogro
Authors: Sarminingsih Anik
Published: February 2024

One source of raw water for drinking water is river water. The raw water source for drinking water must meet the requirements for quantity, continuity, and quality. Raw water for drinking water must meet class I water quality requirements. This study aims to assess of the potential for water availability and water quality in the Serang River. Analysis of water availability used statistical methods and simulated rainfall-runoff with the HEC-HMS model. Calibration of the hydrological model was carried out in sub-watersheds where there were observational discharge data. Water availability is reviewed in the second-order river. Water quality status was analyzed using the Pollutant Index and Storet methods. The results of the analysis of water availability for reliable discharge with a probability of 80%, 90%, and 95% in several sections of the Serang River to order 2 rivers can be presented in the form of a flow duration curve. The results of the analysis of the status of water quality in several sections of the upstream Serang river based on the Storet method and the Polluter Index method show that in general, it is in a slightly polluted condition.
Vegetation Density Analysis in Padalarang Bandung Regency Using NDVI Method on Landsat 8 Satellite
Authors: Widyaningtyas Ratna , Ambarwati Kusuma Dewi Mini , Shofa Azizia Maulyda , Hawali Abdul Matin Hashfi
Published: February 2024

Vegetation is an important component in an ecosystem. Padalarang Sub-District is a sub-district in West Bandung Regency with the smallest area but the most densely populated among other sub-districts in West Bandung, with a density of 3,478 people km2. The purpose of this research is to analyze the level of vegetation density using the Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) technique as a consideration, especially for the government regarding development program arrangements. The method used was Landsat 8 image interpretation with NDVI, and the results will be classified according to the classification of vegetation density used. As a result, the density of vegetation has decreased from 2013 to 2021, area of non-vegetation and sparse vegetation land indicates, increasing by 5.3% and 4.51%, respectively. In the classification of fairly dense, dense, and very dense vegetation, density decreased by 4.39%, 4.86%, and 0.55%, respectively, which has resulted in reduced green areas becoming built-up areas along with the development of the number and mobility of the population. It is necessary to increase the amount of vegetation and stipulate development regulations that take into account the existence of vegetation as a support for ecological functions.
Various Community Motivations for the Success of Ecosystem Restoration in Mount Baung Nature Park, Pasuruan Regency
Authors: Sudrajat Asep Hawim , Surjono Surjono , Batoro Jati
Published: February 2024

Mount Baung is a conservation forest area located in Pasuruan Regency. In this area, there is an area of 27 ha that has been damaged. Research on the motivation of local communities in supporting the success of ecosystem recovery is very important to obtain an overview of the situation of high exclusion costs in the use of forest resources in Mount Baung Nature Park. Research methods are quantitatively presented in statistical data through the analysis of validity, ratability, multiple linear regression and determination. The regression test analysis value was Sig 0.559. It can be concluded if the regression value is significant. Then it was found that there were 11 variables that were very influential. The high determining factors to be able to increase community motivation in the management of Mount Baung are monitoring and assessing the results of ecosystem management, utilizing the results of Mount Baung Nature Park management of Mount Baung, the role of program managers (BKSDA), the desire to increase income. Support community/government leaders and community initiatives. As an effort to manage the sustainable Mount Baung Nature Park of Mount Baung, the determining factors to increase community motivation need to be an important consideration in community assistance.
The Effect of the Makassar Tidak Rantasa (MTR) Policy on Environmental Cleanliness in Makassar City
Authors: Sari Inrinofita , Suswanta Suswanta , Mustari Nuryanti
Published: February 2024

This study aims to prove the research hypothesis regarding the Effect of Makassar Tidak Rantasa (MTR) Policy on Environmental Cleanliness in Makassar City. Measurement of Environmental Hygiene Variables is Communication, Resources, Bureaucratic Structure and Implementation. In this study researchers used quantitative descriptive methods with data sources from questionnaires through google form with 100 respondents, and data processing was carried out using SEM-PLS. The results showed that the R-Square value was 0.902. it can be concluded that the interpretation of Environmental Hygiene is 0.902%, where the R-Square structural model is identified in the strong / good category. Variables to measure the MTR Policy on Environmental Cleanliness are Implementation, Communication, Bureaucratic Sources, Resources. The four variables have a positive and significant effect on the MTR Policy on Environmental Cleanliness, which means that it is accepted with a P value of 0.000, 0.000, 0.039 and 0.035.
Characterization of Anammox Bacteria from Marine Water and Sediment Samples
Authors: Utomo Sudarno , Wijanarka Wijanarka , Oktiawan Wiharyanto
Published: February 2024

Anammox activity of water and sediment taken from marine ecosistem around Semarang were investigated in anammox media agar and batch reactor. Effect of increasing salinities (3% to 5%, 7% and 9%) and decreasing salinities (3% to 2%, 1% and 0%) were  investigated. Water and sediment taken from marine ecosistem around Semarang city showed a positive result. Increasing salinity up to 9% will have a positive influence on the activity of anammox bacteria. Whereas, the decrease in salinity will negatively affect anammox bacteria. The ratio of ammonium:nitrite for anammox process ranges from 0.89 to 1.22 and ammonium removal rate varies from 0.08 to 0.59 mg-N/liter hour.
ANALISIS JARINGAN 5G 2300 MHZ DENGAN MENGGUNAKAN MENARA 4G LTE YANG TERSEDIA DI KOTA SEMARANG
Authors: Oktavianto Tedi , Prakoso Teguh , Riyadi Munawar Agus
Published: February 2024

Implementasi jaringan 5G New Radio (NR) di Indonesia belum menyeluruh dan baru direalisasikan di beberapa kota besar, salah satu frekuensi yang digunakan adalah 2300 MHz dengan bandwidth 50 MHz. Teknologi seluler 5G memberikan tingkat layanan yang lebih baik daripada 4G, yaitu dari rerata kelajuan data sampai dengan 100 Mbps, latensi rendah sampai dengan 1 ms terhadap pengguna layanan.  Pada penelitian ini dilakukan analisa dan perencanaan cakupan dan kapasitas jaringan 5G NR di Kota Semarang menggunakan perangkat lunak radio planning Atoll.  Penggelaran gNodeB 5G NR dilakukan dengan memanfaatkan eNode 4G LTE 1800 MHz yang telah tersedia menggunakan model propagasi 3GPP TR 38.901 dengan metode Urban Macro (UMa) Line of Sight (LOS).  Hasil simulasi menunjukkan bahwa rerata throughput 5G setelah dilakukan penggelaran menghasilkan dengan nilai sebesar 112 Mbps downlink dan 102 Mbps uplink.  Untuk cakupan area simulasi jaringan 5G nilai SINR (Signal to Noise Interference Ratio) telah memenuhi target KPI (Key Performance Indicator) operator, sedangkan nilai RSRP (Reference Signal Receive Power) masih dibawah nilai KPI.  Setelah dilakukan penggelaran, trafik pengguna untuk jaringan 5G dapat diakses oleh pengguna sampai dengan 98% dengan maksimal throughput tertinggi untuk downlink sebesar 264 Mbps dan uplink sampai dengan 372 Mbps.
ANALISIS KINERJA RF POWER AMPLIFIER PADA FREKUENSI 3 GHz UNTUK APLIKASI RADAR CC-OFDM-MIMO
Authors: Mukti Prasetiyono Hari , Wikantyoso A Krisna , Wibowo Reyhan Adinathan , Kuswidiastuti Devy , Hendrantoro Gamantyo , Wahyu Yuyu , Adhi Purwoko
Published: February 2024

Indonesia sebagai negara kepulauan yang sangat luas memerlukan sebuah teknologi pengawasan yang dapat memantau pergerakan objek di wilayah kedaulatan Indonesia, baik itu wilayah darat, laut, maupun udara. Salah satu teknologi yang digunakan adalah sistem radar. Berbagai teknologi radar telah dikembangkan, dari mulai radar konvensional hingga modern. Terkini, telah diusulkan sebuah teknologi baru yang dapat menjadi kandidat untuk meningkatkan kinerja radar AESA, yaitu Radar berbasis CC-OFDM-MIMO. Hanya saja, teknologi ini masih dalam tahap pembuktian konsep, sehingga perlu pengujian lebih lanjut dalam bentuk prototipe. Salah satu komponen yang perlu dikembangkan dalam prototipe radar CC-OFDM-MIMO ini adalah modul Power Amplifier. Sehingga, pada makalah ini, kami membahas pengembangan modul Power Amplifier yang dirancang menggunakan komponen komersial. Selain karena biaya produksi yang murah, pengembangan dari komponen komersial ini juga untuk turut meningkatkan kemampuan dalam negeri dalam merancangan komponen/modul gelombang mikro. Modul Power Amplifier ini dilengkapi dengan Automatic Load Switching yang berfungsi untuk mengatur mekanisme switching pada Power Amplifier berdasarkan mode Radar yang digunakan. Karena proses fabrikasi yang masih memerlukan waktu lama, pada makalah ini modul Power Amplifier yang dikembangkan diverifikasi secara numerik terhadap parameter kinerja return loss, gain, titik kompresi P1dB, dan titik perkalian intermodulasi orde 3 (IP3). Dari hasil pengujian tersebut, diperoleh hasil bahwa modul power amplifier yang dikembangkan memiliki gain sebesar 14.5dB, OP1dB sebesar 28.5 dBm, saturasi pada daya output 30.5 dBm, dan bekerja pada frekuensi 3GHz untuk implementasi sistem penguat pada model radar CC-OFDM-MIMO.
Transformacja stereotypów etnicznych Ukraińców w czasie wojny rosyjsko-ukraińskiej (na materiale leksemu „Niemcy”)
Authors: Kondratenko Natalia
Published: February 2024

W artykule przedstawiono wyniki eksperymentu językowego mającego na celu określenie stereotypowego postrzegania leksemu „Niemcy” przez ukraińskich uchodźców, którzy znaleźli się poza Ukrainą po rozpoczęciu inwazji na pełną skalę. Dynamikę stereotypowych wyobrażeń o Niemczech przed i po bezpośrednim pobycie w kraju prześledzono w oparciu o metody eksperymentu asocjacyjnego i analizy skupień. Wyodrębniono główne grupy tematyczne stereotypowych wyobrażeń o Niemczech obecnych w świadomości językowej ukraińskich uchodźców: wartości, jedzenie i picie, sfera społeczna, stosunek do kraju, kultura, produkcja, ludzie, wojna, uchodźcy, lokalność, przyroda. Ujawniono, że heterostereotypy etniczne w wyniku przymusowego wyjazdu do innego kraju przekształcają się w autostereotypy, a treść grup tematycznych i pole semantyczne toponimu „Niemcy” wskazują na odpowiadające im zmiany.