bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
ASSOCIATION BETWEEN SINGLE AND MULTIPLE ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY MEASUREMENTS AND PORK QUALITY ATTRIBUTES
Authors: Antosik Katarzyna , Tarczyński Krystian , Krzęcio-Nieczyporuk Elżbieta , Sieczkowska Halina , Zybert Andrzej
Published: February 2022

The aim of this study was to determine the usefulness of single and multiple electrical conductivity measurements done directly in abattoir in pork quality attributes evaluation. 82 commercial hybrid fatteners (41 barrows and 41 gilts) originated from the same breeder and reared under the same environmental conditions were slaughtered at approximately 110 kg live weight. Electrical conductivity was measured at 35 min. (EC35) and 2 (EC2), 3 (EC3) and 24 hours post mortem (EC24). Pork quality was characterised after slaughter by meat acidity (pH) measured at 35 min. and 24 hours, meat colour parameters (CIE-L*a*b* system) at 24 h, drip loss at 48 h (DL48), 96 h (DL96) and 144 h (DL144), water holding capacity (WHC) and tenderness at 48 h and 144 h expressed by shear force (N/cm2). Electrical conductivity was rather weakly correlated with pork quality traits (the highest Pearson’s r, e.g. 0.30 was noted both for EC2 and a* and DL48). Highest Cr and Cr2 values for single and multiple electrical conductivity measurements and sets of pork quality traits were noted for drip loss and water holding capacity (0.42** and 0.29 and 0.57** and 0.32 respectively) while for most of remaining sets no statistical significance were found. It could be presumed then that electrical conductivity are not useful predictor of pork quality attributes that could be performed directly in abattoirs (besides drip loss and water holding capacity to some extent). Therefore it is suggested to revise this parameter use in pork quality evaluation however further examination covering larger population of fatteners should be performed.
PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES OF THE JUJUBE FRUITS AT DIFFERENT MATURATION STAGES
Authors: TEPE Fadime Begüm , EKİNCİ Raci , EKİNCİ Ayten
Published: February 2022

The effects of maturation stages on some physical and chemical properties of the jujube fruits were investigated. The maturation stages of the jujube fruits were described as green, yellow, half-red and red maturation. The physical properties and chemical composition of the jujube fruit significantly changed depending on the maturation stage. The size and weight of the jujube fruits increased, and the peel color changed from green to red with the maturation. The content of water-soluble vitamins, trans-resveratrol, total phenolic content and antioxidant capacity of the jujube fruits decreased during the maturation. The trans-resveratrol content of the jujube fruits was investigated for the first time and no trans-resveratrol content could be detected at red maturation stage. The major organic acid and sugar at the red maturation stage were found to be malic acid and sucrose, respectively. The phenolic composition also changed, but these changes showed unstable trend during the maturation. The major phenolic compound was catechin at the green maturation stage, whereas chlorogenic acid dominated at the red maturation stage. The jujube fruit is rich in minerals especially potassium and no changes in the mineral contents except for copper was observed between green and red maturation stages.
REVIEW ON UNDERSTANDING OF EGG YOLK AS FUNCTIONAL INGREDIENTS
Authors: Patil Sonal , Rao Bhakti , Matondkar Malhar , Bhushette Pravin , Sonawane Sachin K
Published: February 2022

The various bakery products like cake, cookies, and bread includes egg as an ingredient, which plays significant role in the product development. The egg yolk is the dense yellow part of the egg and is considered nutritionally more beneficial when compared to the other portion of the (egg whites). The egg yolk is considered a rich source of essential fat-soluble vitamins (A, D, E, and K) and few water-soluble vitamins (B6, B12). It is also rich in calcium, magnesium, iron, and selenium. This review discusses about functional characterization like interfacial properties, gelation, and phase separation behavior of egg yolk and its constituents (plasma and granules). This reviews briefly discuss about constituent characterization like xanthophylls, color stability, fatty composition with using newer analysis techniques. Besides, its applications in different industries like bakery, snacks, meat industry and production of nanogels have also been documented.
PROTECTIVE EFFECT OF CELASTRUS PANICULATUS SEEDS EXTRACT AGAINST LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE-INDUCED PAW EDEMA IN RATS
Authors: K N Anitha , Geetha K.M.
Published: February 2022

The present study was designed to evaluate the effect of Celastrus paniculatus seeds methanolic extract (CPME) against lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced paw edema and nociception in rats.  Moreover, in-vitro test for soluble epoxide hydrolase (sEH) inhibition activity of CPME was conducted to study its possible mode of action. 
Celastrus paniculatus seeds were extracted with methanol by cold maceration for 7 days. The obtained dark brown coloured extract was evaluated for preliminary phytochemical screening and subjected for HPTLC analysis. Then the extract was evaluated for its action against LPS-induced paw edema in rats at the dose of 100, 200 and 400 mg/kg body weight by measuring the paw edema, nociceptive bioassays and estimating 5-HETE in serum. In addition, CPME was evaluated for in-vitro sEH inhibition activity.
Administration of CPME attenuates LPS-induced paw edema by 22.85% and serum 5-HETE levels by 9.56% (P<0.001) and elevated pain threshold by 112.19% (P<0.001). The CPME inhibits human, mouse and rat sEH activity with IC50 of 4.60 µg/mL, 4.17 µg/mL and 5.18 µg/mL, respectively. The present study results indicate that CPME has protective effect against LPS-induced inflammation and pain in rats. The possible mode of action is attenuation of 5-HETE levels and sEH inhibition. However, further research is warranted to elucidate and isolate the active constituents from Celastrus paniculatus seeds.
CHEMICAL COMPOSITION AND PROTECTIVE EFFECT OF ANACYCLUS VALENTINUS AGAINST CISPLATIN-INDUCED HEPATOTOXICITY IN WISTAR RATS
Authors: Dif Aicha , Mokhtaria Yasmina Boufadi , Ammam Abdelkader , Slimani Miloud
Published: February 2022

The current study was conducted to evaluate the protective effect of the ethanolic extract of Anacyclus valentinus (EEA) against hepatotoxicity resulting from exposure to cisplatin (CP) in male rats. In this study, a total of twenty four adult male Wistar rats were used and divided into four groups. The first group (G1) was the control group, the second group (G2) was exposed to CP (three doses of 7 mg/Kg body weight for 6 days; by intravenous injection), the third group (G3) received 200 mg/Kg EEA orally per day for a period of 28 days and the last group (G4) was exposed to CP and treated with 200 mg/Kg EEA. Thus, the levels of γ-GT, ALP, AST and ALT were significantly increased (p <0.01) due to exposure to CP and these enzymes levels were reversed in the CP group receiving EEA. Further, CP caused a significant decrease (p <0.001) in the activity of antioxidant enzymes (SOD, CAT and GSH-PX) with an increase in the level of MDA and NO. Besides, administration of EEA to rats (G4) restored the impaired activity of the antioxidant system with a decrease in MDA and NO. A significant increase (p <0.001) in markers of inflammation (TNF-α and PGE2) was observed in animals treated with CP; while the effect was diminished by EEA. In addition, histological study of the liver indicated that injection of CP to rats caused vascular congestion, microvacuolar steatosis, inflammatory reaction and chronic hepatitis; these changes were resolved by administration of EEA. In conclusion, EEA possessed a therapeutic effect against CP-induced hepatotoxicity in rats.
TOTAL POLYPHENOLS AND ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY IN SWEET POTATOES (IPOMOEA BATATAS L.) AFTER HEAT TREATMENT
Authors: Franková Hana , Šnirc Marek , Jančo Ivona , Čeryová Natália , Ňorbová Monika , Lidiková Judita , Musilová Janette
Published: February 2022

Sweet potatoes are reported to be a good source of bioactive compounds. The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of different heat treatment methods (microwaving, steaming, and baking) and variety on the total polyphenol content and antioxidant activity of three sweet potato varieties – Beauregard (orange-fleshed), O’Henry (white-fleshed), and 414-purple (purple-fleshed). All investigated parameters were determined spectrophotometrically. The total polyphenol content was in the range of 0.53 (O’Henry) – 5.60 mg GAE.g-1 DW (414-purple) for raw flesh and 1.68 (O’Henry) – 7.03 mg GAE.g-1 DW (414-purple) for raw peel of sweet potatoes. Heat treatments caused an increase of total polyphenol content in sweet potatoes (0.98 (steamed O’Henry) – 28.04 mg GAE.g-1 DW (baked 414-purple)). In terms of antioxidant activity, the steamed samples of variety 414-purple showed the highest values of DPPH radical scavenging activity (4.51 µmol TE.g-1 DW) and Ferric reducing antioxidant power assay (19.57 µmol TE.g-1 DW) compared to the other treatment methods. Spearman´s test showed a strong positive relationship between both used methods for evaluation of antioxidant activity. All studied processing methods positively affected the total polyphenol content and antioxidant activity in sweet potatoes.
CHEMICAL CHANGES OF PUMPKIN SEED OILS AND THE IMPACT ON LIPID STABILITY DURING THERMAL TREATMENT: STUDY BY FTIR - SPECTROSCOPY
Authors: Rexhepi Fatos , Behrami Aziz , Samaniego-Sánchez Cristina , Rebezov Maksim , Shariati Mohammad Ali , Bastian da Silva Artur , Bertoli Sávio Leandro , Krebs de Souza Carolina
Published: February 2022

Oxidative stability and fatty acid composition of the pumpkin seed oil (PSO) were studied, during roasting process from 80 to 150 °C and oil heat treatment (220 ˚C), by FTIR (Fourier - transform infrared) – Spectroscopy and GC/MS (Gas chromatography - mass spectrometry). The physicochemical parameters (density and iodine value) showed a significant increase (p < 0.05) during roasting, with a maximum value observed in the oil roasted at temperatures from 90 to 110 ˚C. The relative contents of polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) decreased to 87.7%, and saturated fatty acids (SFAs) increased to 112.5% at unroasted sample, after thermal treatment of oil samples. Especially at temperature 90 and 110 ˚C, oil samples have demonstrated that relative contents of PUFAs decreased to 95 % and SFAs increased to 101.6%. FTIR Spectroscopy provide to understand mechanism of chemical changes of seed during roasting process and, as result, which of obtained compounds are responsible for increasing thermal stability of oil lipids.  In this study, it was observed that the best temperature for roasting pumpkin seeds is 110 ˚C, since at this point, both oxidation and Maillard reactions give rise to compounds with maximum antioxidant effect (lipid stability).
Analysis of Service Quality for CPNS Basic Training Providers (LatSar) at BPSDM Jambi Province in 2019
Authors: Musfarita Affiani
Published: February 2022

The background of the research is the ineffectiveness of training which resulted in the low satisfaction of the training participants. Service quality includes reliability, responsiveness, assurance, empathy and tangibility. Efforts to improve service quality can be improved through service provision by referring to the dimensions of reliability, responsiveness, assurance, empathy and tangible, where assurance and empathy can be used as efforts to improve the quality of services that are more optimal for Finance. The aim of the research is to analyze the level of training management servqual. The analysis used is servqual analysis.   The analysis of servqual on the management of the training showed that there was a significant gap between the trainee’s expectation with the training management.
Pinguicula in the shadow of Mount Shasta, California
Authors: Rondeau Hawkeye
Published: February 2022

I first learned of the presence of butterworts in the Castle Crags Wilderness area in the summer of 1995. An unexpected telephone call revealed the presence of butterworts in a rather obscure and heretofore unreported location over 100 km east or southeast of all previously reported sites in Siskiyou County, California or Josephine County, Oregon. Was this some kind of a hoax that some of my carnivorous plant buddies had manufactured?
Tuberous organs in Utricularia, and new observations of sub-tuberous stolons on Utricularia radiata Small
Authors: Rice Barry
Published: February 2022

The genus Utricularia is confounding and bizarre. You are simply wrong if you think that the genus can be dismissed as a set of free-floating lake weeds, or stringy terrestrial species with tiny leaves. Many of its species produce mysterious, strange structures; the diversity of peculiar things exhibited by Utricularia species astonishes. The production of tubers is such an example—nearly twenty species of Utricularia are known to generate them. (Plant physiologists might argue whether all these structures are truly tubers in the technical sense.) The species that produce tubers are not particularly closely related to each other; Taylor (1989) notes that they occur in six separate sections (Aranella, Chelidon, Orchidioides, Phyllaria, Pleiochasia, Utricularia).
New cultivars
Authors: Bily Guillaume , D'Amato Peter
Published: February 2022

The cultivars Dionaea 'Fondue', Sarracenia 'Godzuki', and Utricularia 'Merrie Heart' are described.
Chasing Nepenthes on Cape York, Queensland
Authors: Wilson Gary W. , Venter Fanie , Wilson Robyn F. , Crayn Darren
Published: February 2022

Little is known of the distribution, status and systematics of Nepenthes in the Austro-Papuan region and there is some confusion about the number of species present (Clarke & Kruger 2006). A project currently being conducted by staff and students of the Australian Tropical Herbarium and James Cook University in Cairns, Queensland and Monash University, Sunway Campus, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, is seeking to redress the situation. The study area extends from northern Queensland across the lowlands of the Trans-Fly Ecoregion in Papua New Guinea and West Papua, Indonesia, in the area south of Young’s Line. This line delineates the northern margin of the Australia plate and the area is often contiguous when sea levels are lower, most recently c. 8000 years BP (see Figure 1).
The new Utricularia species described since Peter Taylor's monograph
Authors: Fleischmann Andreas
Published: February 2022

In his elaborate monograph of the genus Utricularia (Lentibulariaceae), Peter Taylor recognized 214 species of bladderworts. For this comprehensive revision of that large genus, which took him 41 years of passionate work, he studied the plants in their natural habitats and such cultivated in the greenhouses of Kew Gardens, but mainly his work is based on the thousands of herbarium specimens from all over the world that he thoroughly examined. As the bladderworts are a large and species-rich genus, and many species are often difficult to distinguish (several only with the aid of a magnifying glass by minute seed and trap details), a lot of different species and names have been published for over 200 years since Linnaeus put up the genus in 1753. Peter Taylor took the Sisyphean task to work through the more than 900 names for taxa of Utricularia that had been published. He studied and compared type specimens and descriptions, and finally was able to recognize that more than 3/4 of the names were actually representing synonyms of already described taxa, or invalid names. His all-encompassing monograph left nothing more to add!
New cultivars
Authors: Bres Olivier , Ool Ries van , Faulisi Phil , Aronesty Michael , Müller Julien
Published: February 2022

The cultivars Sarracenia 'Alicia ', Sarracenia 'Berry Pastry', Sarracenia leucophylla 'Dionne ', Sarracenia 'The Kraken ', Nepenthes 'Mangomarginata ', and Dionaea muscipula 'Jurasick ' are described.
Sarracenia jonesii f. viridescens: A new combination in Sarraceniaceae
Authors: Rice Barry
Published: February 2022

The Sarracenia rubra complex has a long history of differing interpretations. I present a new combination: Sarracenia jonesii f. viridescens
New cultivars
Authors: Gambini Luca , Bily Guillaume , Ksepka Jason , Lynch Josh
Published: February 2022

The cultivars Sarracenia 'Eyes', Sarracenia 'Dunes', Sarracenia 'Shakra du Coeur', Sarracenia 'Sergeant Hartman', Sarracenia purpurea subsp. purpurea 'Merlot', and Sarracenia 'Lunchbox' are described.
New sundew quinone and emergence data
Authors: Schlauer Jan , Hartmeyer Siegfried R. H. , Hartmeyer Irmgard , Hennern Holger , Hennern Anja
Published: February 2022

The acetogenic naphthoquinones, plumbagin (P in this paper) and ramentaceone (7-methyljuglone, M in this paper) are important chemotaxonomic markers in sundews (Drosera L., Culham & Gornall 1994, Schlauer et al. 2017, 2018). Further accessions have been investigated, and the results are presented and discussed here.
Hybrids of world populations of Aldrovanda vesiculosa
Authors: Katagiri Yoshiaki
Published: February 2022

Aldrovanda vesiculosa L. (waterwheel plant, Droseraceae) is a rare and remarkable aquatic carnivorous plant with snapping traps living naturally on four continents of the Old World and introduced to North America. Although Aldrovanda covers a huge territory within several climatic zones (temperate to tropical), it is highly scattered. A recent world-wide survey found only 50 sites, with the center of its distribution in Ukraine and Poland. Aldrovanda is a monotypic genus without any subspecies, but its distant world populations usually differ in some physiological traits (turion formation, red coloration). However, in spite of these striking physical differences, the genetic differences between world populations (accessions) are surprisingly minimal. Although the flowers are opened for only a few hours, under favorable conditions in all climatic zones, autogamous Aldrovanda can flower, self-pollinate, and set seed.
Dionaea traps selectively allow small animals to escape
Authors: Hartmeyer Siegfried R. H. , Hartmeyer Irmgard , Williams Stephen E.
Published: February 2022

Dionaea muscipula selectively allows small animals to escape using a system of interlocking features that complement each other very efficiently. Ants of the species Lasius neglectus (length 3.5 mm) ran through open traps, pausing on the alluring glands along the rim of the trap moving their mouthparts over them. Analysis of videos revealed the ants primarily passed along the trap rim, over the alluring glands, but sometimes ran down to the leaf base through the trigger hairs occasionally brushing by a hair without triggering the trap, because they did not deliver the two stimuli needed to trigger trap closure. Traps observed for four weeks were estimated from sampled observations to have had a total of about 15,000 trap visits by ants during this time period. Six ants were captured during four weeks indicating a risk of capture of about 0.04%. During this same period ten prey other than ants were captured. Visits for prey other than ants was mostly nocturnal and so low that no visits were observed during the observation period. Compared with the large number of ant visits all other prey visits were orders of magnitude fewer. The selective system that allows small animals to escape includes: 1) Attraction of the ants away from the trigger hairs by alluring glands. 2) Clear visibility of the trigger hairs to a 3.5 mm ant. 3) The requirement of two stimuli for triggering trap closure. 4) The escape allowed for small animals by openings between the marginal bristles during the slower phase of trap closure that follows the rapid snap of the trap. Since ants are known to compose about one third of the captures by Dionaea in its native habitat, selection against the capture of small ants not worth the energy expenditure by the plant is an adaptive mechanism.
OPTIMASI TIPE DAN JUMLAH RUMAH PADA PROYEK PERUMAHAN ROYAL PANDAAN
Authors:   Mahasiswa Manajemen Rekayasa Konstruksi, Jurusan Teknik Sipil, Politeknik Negeri Malang, Saputra Junaidi Ajizan Wahyu , Susapto  ,   Dosen Jurusan Teknik Sipil, Politeknik Negeri Malang, Sugiarto Agus ,   Dosen Jurusan Teknik Sipil, Politeknik Negeri Malang
Published: February 2022

Meningkatnya pertumbuhan penduduk, terutama di Pasuruan, telah membuat persaingan di antara pengembang perumahan semakin tinggi dan semakin ketat. Pengembang Perumahan Royal Pandaan dengan luas tanah 30.737m2, harus membuat keputusan yang tepat dalam jumlah rumah agar mendapatkan keuntungan optimal. Tesis ini bertujuan untuk menentukan jenis-jenis rumah yang paling banyak ditempati oleh masyarakat berdasarkan kapasitas keuangan dan berapa banyak rumah yang akan dibangun untuk mendapatkan keuntungan optimal. Metode yang digunakan untuk mengolah hasil wawancara dengan pengembang tentang data sekunder, antara lain, untung Rp139.347.211.078 dan hasil mendistribusikan 186 kuesioner kepada publik untuk mengetahui fungsi kendala. Sistem pendukung keputusan menggunakan metode simpleks. Dari hasil kuisioner diketahui bahwa tipe 40/60 dari 36%, tipe 60/72 dari 32%, tipe 72/84 dari 16% dan tipe 90/96 dari 12%. Perhitungan menggunakan metode simpleks menghasilkan laba Rp151.798.136.735: 153 total unit tipe 46/60, 136 unit total tipe 60/72, 76 unit total tipe 72/84, total unit 90/96, 50 unit total 90/96.
ANALISIS KEKUATAN BETON RINGAN DENGAN LIMBAH ABU ALUMUNIUM SEBAGAI SUBTITUSI PASIR
Authors:   Mahasiswa Manajemen Rekayasa Konstruksi, Jurusan Teknik Sipil, Politeknik Negeri Malang, Mas Rino Nobrian , Suryadi Akhmad
Published: February 2022

Terdapat pabrik pembuat alumunium batangan di Jombang yang menghasilkan limbah abu alumunium cukup banyak, dan dapat digunakan untuk pengganti pasta pada beton ringan. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis performa beton ringan yang disubstitusi abu limbah alumunium terhadap pasir. Pasir merah dan kerikil porous digunakan untuk mendapatkan berat isi kurang dari 1,860 kg/m3 dan mengetahui kekuatan tekan tertinggi. Menggunakan 4 variasi abu limbah alumunium yaitu 0%, 5%, 7,5% dan 10% substitusi pasir dan Penelitian dilakukan di Laboratorium Beton Politeknik Negeri Malang. Beton ringan menggunakan 12 silinder Ø 15 x 30 cm yang melalui proses perendaman sehari sesudah pengecoran dan sehari sebelum beton di uji kuat tekan dan kuat tarik belah pada umur 7, 14 dan 28 hari. Penelitian ini menghasilkan abu limbah alumunium dapat mengembangkan beton dengan prosentase pengembangan rata-rata variasi abu alumunium 5%,7,5% dan 10% masing-masing adalah 1,22%; 1,78%; dan 3%. Pada hari ke 28 rata-rata kuat tekan variasi abu alumunium 0% , 5%, 7,5% dan 10% masing-masing adalah 22,27 Mpa; 11,06 Mpa; 10,47 Mpa dan 6.60 Mpa untuk kuat tarik belah adalah 2,50 Mpa; 2,22 Mpa; 2.12 Mpa dan 1,46 Mpa. Jumlah biaya yang dianggarkan adalah Rp. 728,635.719/m3 dan perbedaan setiap variasi hanya 0.99% lebih murah.
STUDI KELAYAKAN TEKNIS DAN FINANSIAL PEMBANGUNAN PERUMAHAN PRAMBON ASRI KABUPATEN SIDOARJO
Authors:   Mahasiswa Manajemen Rekayasa Konstruksi, Jurusan Teknik Sipil, Politeknik Negeri Malang, Abdul Latif Muhammad Fachrudin , Susapto  ,   Dosen Jurusan Teknik Sipil, Politeknik Negeri Malang, Naibaho Armin ,   Dosen Jurusan Teknik Sipil, Politeknik Negeri Malang
Published: February 2022

Perkembangan ekonomi masyarakat dan pertambahan penduduk yang sangat pesat mempengaruhi sektor pembangunan disuatu daerah. Salah satunya kebutuhan primer bagi masyarakat yang tidak dapat dihindari adalah rumah tinggal. Tujuan penulisan skripsi ini adalah untuk mengetahui kelayakan teknis dan finansial pada proyek Pembangunan Perumahan Prambon Asri Kabupaten Sidoarjo yang berada pada lahan yang seluas 35.651 m2. Dan juga mempertimbangkan biaya investasi, kelayakan finanial dan analisis sensivitas. Data untuk dapat melakukan studi ini adalah site plan, gambar kerja dan HSPK Kabupaten Sidoarjo 2019. Kemudian dilakukan analisis kelayakan proyek dari segi teknis selanjutnya dari segi finansial menggunakan metode Payback Period (PP), Net Present Value (NPV), Internal Rate Return (IRR), Benefit Cost Ratio (BCR), dan Indeks Probabilitas (IP). Dari hasil analisis uji kelayakan teknis dan finansial menggunakan kenaikan konstruksi sebesar 5% pada kondisi normal. Maka proyek Pembangunan Perumahan “Prambon Asri” diperoleh kelayakan teknis untuk tipe 36 diperoleh KDB sebesar 50%, KLB, KLB sebesar 0,50; dan KDH 11%. Tipe 45 diperoleh KDB sebesar 47%, KLB sebesar 0,47, dan KDH 11%; dan untuk tipe 60 diperoleh KDB sebesar 44%, KLB sebesar 0.44, dan KDH 12%. Hasil kajian kelayakan finansial diperoleh biaya investasi sebesar Rp 154.070.205.028,38; NPV sebesar Rp. 13.995.946.517; BCR sebesar 1.067 ; PP selama 2 Tahun 7 Bulan; IRR sebesar 33.24% dan IP sebesar 1.09. Parameter kelayakan teknis dinyatakan layak menurut PERMENPERA No. 11 tahun 2008 tentang ketentuan intensitas pemanfaatan lahan per kavling karena luas KDB paling besar 70%; KLB maksimum 1,4; dan KDH minimal sebesar 10%. Dan parameter kelayakan finansial proyek tersebut dinyatakan layak karena total nilai NPV > 0; BCR > 1; PP < umur investasi; dan IRR > MARR.
ANALISA PENGARUH PENAMBAHAN SAND COLUMN PADA PONDASI TELAPAK DI TANAH LEMPUNG LUNAK
Authors:   Mahasiswa Manajemen Rekayasa Konstruksi, Jurusan Teknik Sipil, Politeknik Negeri Malang, Fahira Faradila , Novianto Dandung ,   Dosen Jurusan Teknik Sipil, Politeknik Negeri Malang, Aponno Gerard ,   Dosen Jurusan Teknik Sipil, Politeknik Negeri Malang
Published: February 2022

Pembangunan di Indonesia seringkali berhadapan dengan permasalahan tanah lempung lunak dimana daya dukung tanah terlalu kecil sehingga tidak mampu menopang struktur bangunan yang akan dibangun. Salah satu cara meningkatkan nilai daya dukungnya adalah dengan penambahan kolom pasir (sand column). Penelitian ini dilakukan dengan cara membuat permodelan pada pondasi telapak dalam skala laboratorium, dimanadaya dukung tanah pada pondasi telapak tanpa kolomdibandingkan dengan pondasi telapak penambahan kolom pasir. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisa daya dukung batas (ultimate) oleh masing-masing pondasi, penentuan dimensi pondasi telapak tanpa kolom pasir pada beban yang sama dengan kolom pasir tunggal, merencanakan metode pelaksanaan di lapangan, dan mengestimasi biaya pembuatannyadi lapangan. Penelitian dilakukan di Laboratorium Mekanika Tanah Politeknik Negeri Malang dengan melakukan pengujian sifat fisik dan teknik material tanah lempung lunak buatan dan pasir, selanjutnya tanah lempung tersebut dimasukkan kedalam buis beton berdiameter 100 mm, kemudian membuat benda uji pondasi telapak dengan dan tanpa kolom pasir. Pondasi telapak yang diuji memiliki 3 ukuran yang berbeda yaitu 60mm 95 mm, dan 120 mm dan ukuran kolom pasir yaitu D=60 mm dan H=350 mm. Selanjutnya dilakukan pengujian dan analisa data daya dukung tanah. Hasil uji tekan pada pondasi dengan kolom pasir lebih besar dibandingkan pondasi telapak tanpa kolom pasir. Kenaikan daya dukung pada pondasi plat 60 mm; 95 mm; dan 120 mm berturut-turut adalah sebesar 212% atau 3,1 kali lebih besar; 256% atau 3,6 kali lebih besar; dan 305% atau 4,1 kali lebih besar. Beban yang mampu ditumpu kolom pasir tunggal sebesar Qu = 0,250 kN, dimana pada pondasi tanpa kolom pasir memerlukan diameter 151 mm untuk menumpu beban tersebut. Perencanaan metode pelaksanaan di lapangan pada kolom pasir tunggal sebesar Rp.3,008,381.01 sedangkan, pengerjaan pondasi telapak tanpa kolom pasir pada Qu yang sama yaitu sebesar Rp. 2,432,951.88 dengan selisih Rp. 575,429.13 lebih murah pada pembuatan kolom pasir tunggal.
PEMANFAATAN LIMBAH PLASTIK HDPE SEBAGAI SUBSTITUSI AGREGAT HALUS PADA CAMPURAN LASTON AC-WC
Authors:   Mahasiswa Manajemen Rekayasa Konstruksi, Jurusan Teknik Sipil, Politeknik Negeri Malang, Ika Odelia , Qomariah  ,   Dosen Jurusan Teknik Sipil, Politeknik Negeri Malang, Suryadi Akhmad ,   Dosen Jurusan Teknik Sipil, Politeknik Negeri Malang
Published: February 2022

Studi ini dilakukan dengan memanfaatkan limbah plastik HDPE sebagai substitusi agregat halus. Hal ini untuk mengurangi jumlah limbah plastik yang ada di sekitar kita. Selain itu, studi ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis pengaruh dari substitusi plastik HDPE sebagai agregat halus dan mengestimasikan biaya substitusi campuran dengan limbah plastik HDPE. Pembuatan benda uji normal dengan kadar aspal 4,5%; 5%; 5,5%; 6%; dan 6,5% untuk menentukan KAO. Diperoleh KAO sebesar 6% yang digunakan untuk substitusi agregat halus menggunakan plastik HDPE dengan kadar 0%; 5%; 10%; 15%; dan 20% terhadap total agregat tertahan saringan No.8. Parameter pengujian Marshall meliputi nilai Rongga Dalam Campuran (VIM), Rongga Antar Agregat (VMA), Rongga Terisi Aspal (VFA), Stabilitas, Flow, dan Marshall Quotient (MQ). Di dalam studi ini menunjukkan nilai VIM 2,03%; 3,53%; 3,01%; 2,77%; 2,33%. Nilai VMA 16,93%; 22,02%; 20,24%; 20,05%; 19,61%. Nilai VFA 87,99%; 83,99%; 85,10%; 86,24%; 88,82%. Nilai Stabilitas 1031,68 kg; 1054,43 kg; 1081,83 kg; 1146,91 kg; 1189,88 kg. Nilai flow 3,00 mm; 3,07 mm; 4,83 mm; 5,33 mm; 5,62 mm. Nilai MQ 344,12 kg/mm; 342,57 kg/mm; 224,25 kg/mm; 219,47 kg/mm; 213,00 kg/mm. Kadar plastik optimum yang diperoleh sebesar 5,5% dan biaya yang dibutuhkan Rp 945.535.185,91.
The changing face of accounting
Authors: Malviya Bikash Kumar , Lal Panna
Published: February 2022

Artificial intelligence (AI) has penetrated every part of business, and accounting has changed from e-accounting to AI-enabled accounting. AI opens the door to many competitive edges, whether collecting and analyzing financial data or various real-time data, including those from social networks, videos, images, geological locations, etc. AI is adaptive to the work environment, and its infusion is expected to expand its spider-web in almost every industry. This study aims to discuss AI in accounting while discussing the prospects and issues in applying AI. It also discusses some of the popular AI-based programs available for accounting.
Is Medieval French diglossic? New evidence on remnant V2 and register
Authors: Larrivée Pierre
Published: February 2022

An ongoing debate concerns the degree of diglossia of contemporary French, by which vernacular and normative registers display significant grammatical differences. Was diglossia characterizing Medieval French? This question is explored through the study of unambiguous V2 configurations. The word order has been shown to display rates of use and informational behavior correlating to register. The correlation is investigated in novel data relating to narration vs. dialogue and to correspondence by members  of different social classes. Quantitative analysis shows that variation in V2 behavior remains determined by formality. The proposed methods thus help measure diglossia of previous states of languages.
Ignorance and competence implicatures in central Sicilian polar questions
Authors: Bianchi Valentina , Cruschina Silvio
Published: February 2022

In this paper we examine the distribution and functions of two optional particles found in polar questions in central Sicilian: chi and cusà. The import of these particles can best be understood if their distribution in various types of ‘non-canonical’ questions is analysed, based on the typology outlined in Farkas (2020). In Farkas’s account, canonical questions are characterized by the default assumptions of speaker ignorance and addressee competence about the question’s propositional content, while non-canonical questions lack at least one of these assumptions. This characterization of (non)-canonical questions in terms of speaker ignorance and addressee competence allows us to capture the distribution of the two particles, which strengthen these assumptions to conventional implicatures. In particular, we show that chi is conventionally associated with addressee competence, while cusà is conventionally associated with speaker ignorance. We frame this analysis in a version of the inquisitive semantics model, according to which sentence types are characterized by two parameters: the informativeness of the propositional content relative to the participants’ information state, and its inquisitiveness, that is, its potential to raise an issue. This perspective allows is to develop a formal explicit analysis of the particles’ meaning, which can in turn be successfully extended to capture their use beyond polar questions.
This might be the PLACE. Spelling out a covert D in Fodom spatial PPs
Authors: Mattiuzzi Tommaso
Published: February 2022

This article presents novel data on the yet unnoticed phenomenon of article-drop in the variety of Livinallongo/Fodom (Ladin). The fundamental aim is to provide a morphosyntactic analysis capturing the following: a) omission of the definite article is only possible in (spatial) PPs and with a specific set of data; b) the noun can be interpreted as a specific definite as well as a weak definite; c) omission interacts with structural properties of the nominal complement like Number features and the structural type of nominal modifiers. The account developed here builds on the hypothesis that despite appearances article-drop contexts in Fodom feature an active D category in their structure, which is licensed by the head noun via phrasal Spell Out (cf. Starke 2009a; 2011a; Baunaz and Lander 2018b; Caha 2009a; 2018a; Pantcheva 2011a, a.o.) and is argued to be superior to alternative accounts in terms of selection of a null D by the P0 head or movement of the noun.
Arguments and modifiers in deverbal nominals: Romanian Genitives and de-PPs
Authors: Soare Elena , Roy Isabelle
Published: February 2022

This paper addresses the distribution of Genitives and PPs in deverbal nominalizations with a particular focus on Romanian -tor nominals that express agents, e.g., vânzător ‘seller’, and instruments, e.g., tocător ‘shredder’. The issue of the distribution of Genitives is central to understanding the argumental structure properties of deverbal nominalizations in Romanian, and cross-linguistically. Derived nominals expressing agents and instruments have been and continue to be the subject of much controversy in the literature with respect to whether they (or at least some of them) involve an argument structure. We argue that the existence of an argumental Genitive in Romanian provides strong support for views that propose that (at least a subclass of) agent nominals have argument-structure properties. However, we also show that a proper understanding of the distribution of Genitive case-marked complements and PPs bears upon their interpretive nature, and more particularly on their specific vs. non-specific interpretation.
Smartphone photography for smart assessment
of post-surgical wounds – an experience during
the COVID-19 pandemic
Authors: Salati Sajad Ahmad
Published: February 2022

Aim: This study was undertaken with an aim to assess the feasibility of monitoring of wound healing by replacement of the traditional real-life clinical follow-up with a review of smartphone-captured digital photographs of post-surgical wounds by a clinician.

Method: The postoperative patients who understood the objectives got enrolled in the prospective study and were followed up. They were requested to capture digital photographs of the wounds using smartphones and send them through WhatsApp on postoperative days 3, 5, 7, 15 and 30 or else whenever they felt need for review due to symptoms like fever, pain, redness or swelling.

Results: 24 abdominal, 2 extremity and 1 neck wounds were followed up in 27 patients. Three patients developed complications and all were detected with 100% accuracy. As many as 81% of the patients were satisfied with this mode of postoperative wound assessment.

Conclusion: The experience shows that in the follow-up of postsurgical wounds, there is a good correlation between real-life clinical and remote photographic review. Incorporating photographic wound assessment into the postoperative follow-up care pathway can potentially decrease the number of postoperative hospital visits and decrease the burden on healthcare facilities.
Efek Pandemik Covid-19 Pada Aktivitas Fisik, Pola Makan, dan Psikologi Pada Mahasiswa Tahap Persiapan Bersama di ITB
Authors:   Insitut Teknologi Bandung, Ramania Nia Sri , Syafriani Rini
Published: February 2022

Aktivitas fisik, pola makan, dan faktor psikologi terpengaruh dalam situasi pandemik Covid-19 ini. tujuan daripada penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui sebaran data melalui kuesioner terkait efek pandemik pada mahasiswa tahun pertama belajar, yang terfokuskan pada tiga variable yaitu aktivitas fisik, pola makan, dan psikologi. Pada penelitian deskriptif kuantitatif ini, melibatkan (n = 776) mahasiswa-mahasiswi tahun pertama yang belajar di Institut Teknologi Bandung (ITB), yang terdiri dari putra (n = 357), dan putri (n = 419). Seluruh peserta diwajibkan untuk mengisi kuesioner tentang aktivitas fisik mengacu pada physical activity International Physical Activity Questionnaire Short Form (IPAQ-SF), pola makan selama masa pandemik mengacu pada Short Diet Behaviours Questionnaire for Lockdowns (SDBQL), dan untuk psikolgy pada masa pandemik mengacu pada Short Mood and Feelings Questionnaire (SMFQ). Pada aktivitas fisik, mahasiswa-mahasiswi menjawab 57% melakukannya kurang dari dua kali per-minggu. Pada pola makan, 58.2% mahasiswa-mahasiswi mengatakan bahwa mereka menyadari akan meningkatnya jumlah konsumsi makanan, dan 82.7% daripada mereka mengetahui bahwa mereka mengkonsumsi makan-makanan ringan yang dinilai rendah akan nilai gizinya. Pada psikologi, 56.2% mahasiswa-mahasiswi mengalami ketakutan dan kekhawatiran dalam masa pandemik ini. Penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa kurangnya angka melakukan aktivitas fisik, terdapat perubahan pola makan selama masa pandemik ini, dan tingginya level kecemasan akan pandemik Covid-19 pada mahasiswa-mahasiswi Tahap Persiapan Bersama ITB.
The Effect of Vitamin D Administration During Pregnancy on Neonatal Anthropometric Results and Apgar Score
Authors: Ekmen Sadrettin , Celik Mehtap , Ayan Murvet Tuba
Published: February 2022

Background: This study aims to determine the effects of vitamin D administration throughout pregnancy on the level of vitamin D in cord blood, neonatal anthropometric measurements, and Apgar score. Methods: This study was designed as a retrospective analytic study. The intervention group comprised 40 pregnant women who were prescribed vitamin D supplementation during their pregnancy, according to the recommendations of the Turkish Ministry of Health General Directorate of Mother and Child Health and Family Planning (MCHFP) and their infants, while the control group comprised 40 pregnant women without vitamin D supplementation and their infants. After exclusion criteria were applied, a total of 60 pregnant women and their babies (28 with supplementation, 32 without) were included in the final analyses. Results: Final analyses were conducted on 28 pregnant women and their infants as the intervention group and 32 pregnant women and their infants as the control group. The cord blood vitamin D values of the intervention group were significantly higher compared to controls (χ2 = 25.71, P = 0.000). Vitamin D use throughout the pregnancy was observed to significantly increase vitamin D levels in the cord blood compared to those without supplementation. Vitamin D levels were categorized as normal in the cord blood of 53.6% of the pregnant women using vitamin D and 3.1% of the pregnant women not using vitamin D. However, there was no difference between the two groups in terms of neonatal anthropometric measurements and Apgar scores. Conclusions: Although cord blood 25(OH) vitamin D levels were significantly higher in the intervention group, there was no difference in neonatal outcomes. The fact that cord blood vitamin D levels were lower than 30 ng/mL in all samples suggests that the adequacy of the vitamin D supplementation recommended by TR Ministry of Health MCHFP during pregnancy should be discussed.
Radiation Therapy for Breast Cancer During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Low Resource Countries: Consensus Statement from the Iranian Society of Radiation Oncology
Authors: Mafi Ahmad R , Motlagh Ali , Foudazi Hossein , Fadavi Pedram , Moghaddam Shiva , Akhavan Ali
Published: February 2022

Context: COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in considerable overloading of health care systems in almost all regions of the world. Among different malignancies, breast cancer can be considered as a typical example of how the decision-making process for radiation treatment can be adapted to unusual situations. There exist several international guidelines in order to modify radiotherapy treatments during the COVID-19 pandemic, however, some of their recommendations are not applicable in regions with limited resources. In this manuscript, we provided guidance to deliver radiotherapy to patients with breast cancer during the COVID-19 pandemic based on our available nationwide resources. Evidence Acquisition: A team of expert radiation oncologists convened multidisciplinary and cross-institutional meetings and reviewed the major internationally published guidelines and relevant literature in the field of breast radiotherapy during the COVID-19 pandemic in order to establish recommendations for the safe application of radiation regimens based on the national limited resources. Results: Practical guidance in order to deliver radiotherapy to patients with breast cancer during the COVID-19 pandemic based on available nationwide resources was developed. Conclusions: Many of the international recommendations on the breast cancer radiotherapy during COVID-19 outbreak are not applicable in countries with limited resources. Therefore, modifying the guidelines based on the available resources is mandatory in order to achieve the best possible results.
Improved Performance in Measurement of Serum Cystatin C by Laboratories Participating in the College of American Pathologists 2019 CYS Survey
Authors: Karger Amy B. , Long Thomas , Inker Lesley A. , Eckfeldt John H. ,   College of American Pathologists Accuracy Based Committee and Chemistry Resource Committee
Published: February 2022

Context.—

Use of cystatin C for glomerular filtration rate estimation (eGFR) has garnered heightened interest as a means to avoid race-based medicine, since eGFRcys equations do not require specification of race. Before considering more widespread use of cystatin C, it is important to confirm that assays provide accurate measurements of cystatin C concentration, to ensure accurate GFR estimates.

Objective.—

To determine if the accuracy of cystatin C measurements in laboratories participating in the College of American Pathologists (CAP) Cystatin C (CYS) survey has improved since 2014.

Design.—

Two fresh frozen serum pools, the first from healthy donors without chronic kidney disease (CKD), and the second from patients with CKD, along with a synthetically prepared elevated cystatin C pool, were sent to laboratories participating in the 2019 CYS-A survey. Target values were established by using 2 immunoassays and a bracketed 2-point calibration with diluted ERM-DA471/IFCC reference material.

Results.—

For the healthy donor fresh frozen pool (ERM-DA471/IFCC-traceable target of 0.725 mg/L), the all-method mean (standard deviation, coefficient of variation) was 0.731 mg/L (0.071, 9.7%). For the CKD pool (ERM-DA471/IFCC-traceable target of 2.136 mg/L), the all-method mean was 2.155 mg/L (0.182, 8.4%). For the synthetically spiked pool (ERM-DA471/IFCC-traceable target of 1.843 mg/L), the all-method mean was 1.886 mg/L (0.152, 8.1%). This represents marked improvement in accuracy and between-method agreement compared to the 2014 CAP survey.

Conclusions.—

Manufacturers have markedly improved accuracy and between-method agreement of cystatin C measurement procedures since 2014, which allows for greater confidence in estimated GFR relying on cystatin C.
Identification of sleep fragmentation-induced gut microbiota alteration and prediction of functional impact in Sprague Dawley rats harboring microbiome derived from multiple human donors
Authors: Triplett Judy , Braddock Amber , Roberts Erin , Ellis David , Chan Victor
Published: February 2022

Objectives Poor quality sleep, including sleep fragmentation (SF), can result in severe health consequences. Gut microbiota symbiotically coexist with the host, making essential contributions to overall well-being. In this study, the effects of both acute (6-day) and chronic (6-week) SF in a humanized rat model were examined to evaluate the impact of SF on this symbiotic relationship.

Material and Methods Human fecal material was transplanted into antibiotic-treated, microbially depleted, Sprague Dawley rats. Animals were subjected to either acute or chronic SF and shifts to gut microbiota were investigated using 16S rRNA sequencing and predictive functional profiles were constructed with PICRUSt. We also investigated SF-induced intestinal microbial adhesion and penetration or increased microbial invasion of selected tissues and organs; as well as changes in crypt/villi architecture.

Results Microbiota profiling indicated that chronic, but not acute, SF significantly decreased the richness of alpha-diversity of distal ileum microbiota, and altered cecum and distal ileum beta-diversity; although both acute and chronic SF significantly changed select populations of microbiota in all three regions. Neither acute nor chronic SF induced changes to microbial adhesion, penetration, or invasion into intestinal tissues or nearby organs. Additionally, we found that chronic SF caused a reduction in villus height in the proximal colon.

Discussion Our study suggests that acute SF alters the gut microbiota in this humanized rat model, while chronic SF produces more pronounced changes to microbiota populations. This study identified potential microbiota targets for the prevention and/or intervention of the adverse effects of S F.
Early impact on sleep and mental health during the mandatory social isolation of COVID-19 outbreak: an obser vational cross-sectional study carried out in Argentina
Authors: Valiensi Stella Maris , Folgueira Agustín L. , Garay Arturo
Published: February 2022

Introduction The mandatory social isolation (MSI) due to the pandemic caused by COVID-19 in the world produced many changes in sleep and different areas of mental health. Objectives: To evaluate the early effects of MSI on sleep, anxiety, and depression in Argentina.

Material and Methods An anonymous observational cross-sectional web-based study was distributed throughout the country and was completed by 2,594 respondents to analyze demographic information, quality of sleep, REM sleep-related events, depressive, and anxiety symptoms.

Results The study revealed that 53, 21, 22, 23, and 16% of people surveyed were poor sleepers, had dream-related behaviors, nightmares, depression, and anxiety symptoms, respectively. Multivariate logistic regression showed a positive correlation between anxiety, being a poor sleeper, and having nightmares.

Conclusion We identified the early effects of MSI on sleep quality, dreaming activity, anxiety, and depression in Argentina during the COVID-19 outbreak. Our findings can be used to formulate sleep and psychological interventions to improve mental health during the pandemic and post-pandemic times.