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Cidade Educadora e gestão democrática participativa: o caso da revisão do Plano Diretor de Porto Velho (RO)
Authors: Zuin Aparecida Luzia Alzira , Dias Mariana Lira
Published: July 2023

Este trabalho aborda a Cidade Educadora como modelo de cidade propícia à gestão democrática participativa. No contexto geopolítico e educacional trata sobre a revisão do Plano Diretor do município de Porto Velho, capital do estado de Rondônia, entendendo que o Plano Diretor pode ser um importante instrumento à Educação e à cidadania, no sentido de se ter uma população participativa e consciente de seu papel como transformadora da cidade em que vive. A abordagem é qualitativa, com procedimento bibliográfico, documental e de pesquisa-ação, realizada por meio de coleta de dados e participação nas audiências e oficinas de leitura comunitária. Concluiu-se que o processo de revisão do Plano Diretor de Porto Velho, no período 2018 a 2019, além dos aspectos referentes ao desenvolvimento econômico, social e cultural, tratou das relações entre a população e a gestão municipal através do processo comunicativo previsto no modelo de Cidade Educadora.
Jet Crossings: Flying Hybrid Machines Over Rose Bay Seaplane Airport (1938)
Authors: Dieckmann Clare
Published: July 2023

The invention of flying boats in the early twentieth century prompted architects and urbanists to adapt to a new hybrid transport technology. Flying boats’ ability to take off and land on the water made the water an endless runway with airport terminals positioned on coastlines. The miracle of flying boats and, more broadly, aeroplanes in the air struck a chord in the popular imagination of ordinary tourists, avant-garde architects and urban designers. The Art Deco style expressed their excitement for the new modern transport technology, with smooth, streamlined aesthetics based on the curved, aerodynamic surface of aeroplane bodies. Design professionals internalised aerial themes when shaping places where the sea meets the sky.

Taking full advantage of aircraft technology with the ability to take off from the water, Qantas built Australia’s first international airport and maintenance facilities at Rose Bay in 1938 for easy access to the waters of Sydney Harbour. To serve further increases in the popularity of international air travel, a second international airport was proposed for the waters at Newport in Sydney’s Pittwater. The airport buildings at Rose Bay and Newport are examples of airport architecture at a local level, their stories providing tangible and material insights into the broader history of Australian aviation heritage. This paper’s archaeology of Rose Bay’s and Newport’s terminal buildings as obsolescent objects will uncover glimpses into how architects networked innovative transport technologies into the modern cities of the past.
W. M. Dudok and Hilversum: Architect and Municipal Planner; Dissemination of this Interconnection amongst Australian Architects, 1925-1955
Authors: Hardwick Carol
Published: July 2023

The architecture/town planning of the Dutch modernist Willem Marinus Dudok (1884-1974) is a significant example of the crossover between municipal planning and architecture. Dudok’s buildings, particularly those at Hilversum, are widely acknowledged and recognisable as design sources drawn upon by Australian modernists in the period 1925 to 1955. He planned Hilversum as a garden city in 1918 and it was visited by many Australian architects during this study period.

Dudok initially trained as an engineer. His career, combining architecture and town planning, presented the ideal modernist project in practice. Hilversum was one of the key locations in Europe after World War I, where modern town planning and architecture worked in unity.

Architecture, although often collaborative within a practice, could also be individualistic and Dudok’s practice in many ways exemplified this approach. Town planning required the coordination of professionals. At Hilversum, Dudok achieved this unity, with his well-planned municipal areas and modern buildings successfully integrated into them. This was within the context of contemporary Dutch town planning and housing laws, post World War I.

This paper presents Dudok’s work, emphasising the crossover and integration of architecture and town planning. It examines the significance or not, of this crossover between these disciplines in the dissemination of his work by Australian architects and examines specifically whether Dudok’s town planning practices were part of the dissemination of his work. It concludes that for those Australian architects who experienced Hilversum first-hand, Dudok’s buildings were perceived as integrated into the town plan, particularly their context and the essentialness of the landscaping.

Furthermore, Dudok had a commitment to the social wellbeing of the community through his planning with schools as focal points. Newcastle Technical College, New South Wales, is an exemplar of this in Australia.
Crossing Landscape and Architecture: Embodiment of A-Perspectival Space in Wang Shu’s Oblique Drawings
Authors: Jin Xin
Published: July 2023

Over the past two decades, Pritzker Architecture Prize laureate Wang Shu has experimented with renewing vernacular architectural vocabularies by reinterpreting traditional Chinese landscape paintings and gardens. However, the role of Wang’s design drawings in his architectural undertakings remains largely underexplored. By analysing Wang’s handmade design drawings, this paper examines how the architect bridges the gap between traditional landscape painting, which is often considered to be the epitome of Chinese modes of spatial perception, and the modern oblique projection method, which is a technique that is based on the Cartesian coordinate system.

First, through a literature review, this paper frames a salient aspect of Wang’s appreciation of the traditional Chinese landscape painting, namely the genre’s a-perspectival treatment of pictorial space. For Wang, the landscape painting embodies a culture-bound mode of “seeing,” which resorts to neither the illusionary perspective nor Cartesian metric space. Second, through case studies, this paper analyses the key aspects of Wang’s landscape painting-informed a-perspectival oblique drawings and his drawings’ critical implications. In his design for the Tengtou Pavilion (Shanghai, 2009-10), Wang creates nonrepresentational, immeasurable spaces with inconsistent projection fragments to evoke intended phenomenally boundless depth and transforms the technique into a collage device to prompt an architecture-landscape parallelism. In his sketch for the Lingyin Temple teahouse complex (Hangzhou, 2008-20), Wang doubles the modes of oblique drawing to attune the landscape painting and architectural projection and transform nature into built forms.

By drawing on Wang’s case, this paper offers insights into how the standardised oblique drawing method can afford culturally grounded a-perspectival uses and how such critical adaptations could assist the architect to move across the ontological border between architecture and landscape.
Unfolding the Secrets of Vijaydurg Fort
Authors: Kulkarni Mugdha
Published: July 2023

In India historic forts have been attracting the attention of Indian and Western scholars in recent times. National and international heritage institutions like ICOFORT-ICOMOS (International Scientific Committee on Fortifications and Military Heritage – International Council on Monuments and Sites), ASI (Archaeological Survey of India) and State Archaeology Departments are focusing on the study of these forts, aiming for their conservation.

This paper presents a history and analysis of Vijaydurg Fort, one of the Maratha Sea forts of the Konkan region of Maharashtra, built along the coastline of Arabian Sea from 1657 to 1740 C.E. Vijaydurg Fort was an important naval station during the Maratha rule in order to administer the southern part of the Konkan coastline.

This paper provides a brief review of the literature on Vijaydurg Fort, and an historical overview of it, and then focuses on a graphic record of the place that comprises maps from both the Maratha and British periods as well as drawings and paintings. The paper seeks to establish what this unique and significant graphic record contributes to an understanding of Vijaydurg Fort. Why was it located where it was, what factors affected its design and its evolution, and why did it maintain its importance over time despite change in the ruling dynasties?

The paper shows that Vijaydurg Fort was strategically placed, given the cultural and maritime context, and that the design of the fort has evolved as per the requirements of each ruler and the activities carried out in and around it. Today the fort is accessed only from land, but the design and shape, including the proximity of gates and bastions to the inner built forms, convey its former maritime purpose. The fort was certainly placed at a strategic location using the natural features and it has evolved and undergone physical changes with the changing dynasties. The amendments mostly dealt with expansion and strengthening with smart defence mechanism aimed at safeguarding the trade and maritime activity of the region.
The Trouble with Harry: Seidler’s Tall Urban Design Legacy in Melbourne
Authors: Marfella Giorgio
Published: July 2023

Despite the wealth of publications on Harry Seidler’s life and works, some aspects of the architect’s career remain relatively unknown or under-appreciated. This paper points the architect’s contribution to urban design through lesser-known high-rise projects designed for the inner city of Melbourne.

The chronicle of Seidler’s jobs in Melbourne speaks more of an unsuccessful office unable to convert major prospects into realised outcomes than of the commercial projects and landmarks for which his work is widely acclaimed. Over 40 years, Seidler conceived several high- rise projects for Melbourne’s Central Business District, but apart from the notable exception of the heritage-listed Shell House, those projects remained unbuilt.

At the core of Seidler’s scarce professional success in the second-largest Australian city, there was a problematic relationship that developed with local culture and city planning authorities. Seidler’s conflict with Melbourne erupted on the occasion of the planning approval of Shell House, surging in contrast to the rise of an overreaching and somewhat still pervasive post-modern urban design culture in the Victorian city.
Adaptive Reuse: The Case of Geelong’s Westfield, where Architectural, Urban and Heritage Practices Intersect
Authors: Siamphukdee Chayakan , de Jong Ursula
Published: July 2023

Westfield lies in the heart of Victoria’s second city, Geelong. The transformation of an entire city block into a shopping complex stemmed from necessity, as the city entered the early phase of deindustrialisation. It involved the redevelopment of an entire urban block with multiple heritage buildings. The project was conceived 50 years ago when the city’s defining wool industry experienced a significant decline following the 1970s global energy crisis and economic slump. This downturn left numerous industrial buildings in central Geelong redundant. This situation challenged the very identity of Geelong, as well as its raison d’etre. While the transformation of the site raises issues to do with urban visioning, the adaptive reuse of multiple significant heritage buildings highlights the intersections and tensions between architectural design and heritage practices.

There is great potential in adaptive reuse to mobilise a critical understanding of the environment/city/economy based on engagement with earlier layers of historical development. This paper critically reviews the history of Westfield Geelong by considering the 1970s vision “City by the Bay,” detailing the history of Brougham Street to understand the significance of the site and scrutinising the heritage strategy of facadism adopted in the realisation of Westfield.

Understanding how this development has redefined Geelong as a city is critical to now strategically rethinking a city facing rampant development. This paper argues that the criticality of heritage and adaptive reuse must be recognised, such that the architecture and its narratives can reveal the legacy embedded in the city’s historic structures, be understood within the context of Geelong’s fast-paced self-reinvention through architectural and urban transformations, and be a positive progressive force in the city’s evolving identity.
Otherness and Cultural Change on Marginal Sites: The Siting and Establishment of Daoist Temples in Australia
Authors: Su Freya , Beynon David , Krisadawat Van
Published: July 2023

Otherness relegates newly arrived migrants in Australia to the fringes and periphery of established territories. Whether the land allotted to them is on the outskirts of a town, or within industrial areas of a city, the prevailing attribute of these sites is their low significance and value to the existing population. Then, as migrant communities develop these localities, the identity of such areas is profoundly altered, particularly by the establishment of culturally and socially specific institutions. As examples, this paper draws comparisons between three Daoist temples in Australia: the Guan Di Temple (former Joss House) at Weldborough, Tasmania; the Yiu Ming Temple, in Alexandria, NSW; and the Guan Di Temple, Springvale, Victoria. They represent temples established in the colonial period, in the early years of Australia’s Federation and in the late twentieth century under conditions of governmental multiculturalism respectively.

The paper will not focus so much on these temples as individual buildings, but rather investigate their influences on the urban morphologies of particular times and places, and how tracing these can provide a specific cultural history in relation to architecture and planning practices. Each of these buildings illustrates distinct tactics for occupying environments. These temples demonstrate how marginalised communities have been influential in developing or redeveloping the identities of surrounding areas. They are also illustrative of how the reassertion of marginalised cultural histories can challenge Australia’s planning policies and practices.
Heritage Conservation versus Urban Development and Politics: Persepolis Tent City in the Aftermath of the Imperial Celebration, 1971-1979
Authors: Taheri Mehdi
Published: July 2023

In 1971, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the former Shah of Iran, invited the most then-influential individuals of the world to Iran to commemorate the 2,500-year Anniversary of the Founding of the Persian Empire by Cyrus the Great (The Imperial Celebration). To accommodate the guests, Iran set up a city of prefabricated apartments by Persepolis that looked like tents, hence Persepolis Tent City. In the aftermath of the Imperial Celebration, the government proposed or received six different plans to reuse the Tent City. Such attempts were mostly to make the site profitable, hence responding to criticisms of its extravagance. The primary stakeholders in the conception and realisation of these plans were NASCO, an architectural and urban planning consultancy firm; Homa, the National Airline of Iran that owned the Tent City; and the Planning and Budget Organisation, a governmental body that planned and supervised the public budget. There was also a Shah whose orders had to be accommodated. The plans, however, could not bring reconciliation between active stakeholders, leading to their rejection or abandonment. As a result, the Tent City slowly deteriorated to the degree that no more than its steel structures exist today.

This paper contributes to a better understanding of the relations between nationalism, heritage conservation, institutional architecture and political disputes manifested in Persepolis Tent City. The paper also offers an account of a remarkable architectural intervention, the largest-ever intervention in the first-level buffer zone of the 2500-year-old site, now a UNESCO World Heritage site, that either because of the content or the (mis)reading of the messages it carried, has remained undervalued. To pursue these objectives, the research draws on previously unexamined archival documents retrieved from the National Archive of Iran and print media published in the 1970s.
Centenary Estates: Private Development and Brisbane’s Post-War Expansion West
Authors: Wilson Andrew
Published: July 2023

The Centenary Estates project was announced in 1959 to mark the 100th anniversary of the proclamation of the State of Queensland. It was an early private sector development; a master-planned community adjacent to the Brisbane River (Maiwar) situated between Brisbane (Meeanjin) and Ipswich (Tulmur). An industrial garden city proposal, the Industrial Garden City Darra had been developed for the same site in 1916, but never realised.

The development was overseen by the LJ Hooker Investment Corporation. Also known as the Centenary Project, it organised residential, commercial and industrial areas on 3500 acres of land, allocated to six “self-sufficient” suburbs with 9 kilometres of river frontage and two adjacent industrial estates. A total of 10,261 residential lots were surveyed, anticipating 35,000 residents, with 20% of the land set aside for commercial and industrial purposes. It included the promise of an Olympic-size swimming pool, golf course and a new bridge across the river with supporting infrastructure financed by the developers, as part of a new Centenary Highway connection from the city to Ipswich through the western suburbs.

The paper will give an account of the prior history of the site including the proposed Industrial Garden City at Darra, and situate Centenary Estates within Brisbane’s post-war expansion west, the shift from public to private development, new methods of promotion, lifestyle aspirations, the transfer of knowledge between government, corporations, planners, builders and architects, and a cautionary tale for the consequences of building on flood-prone farmland adjacent to the river.
Notre-Dame as the Memory of Paris: Hugo, the Historical Novel and Conservation
Authors: Zammit Sarah-Jane
Published: July 2023

Controversies surrounding the restoration and representation of the narrative and memory of Notre-Dame de Paris are not new. The latest debates remind us that the building has been at the centre of conservation controversies since the nineteenth century. But why is Notre-Dame de Paris central to these debates? The answer appears to lie in its function as a mnemonic device for Paris and the French nation.

This paper focuses on the four literary pieces published by Victor Hugo in the period between 1823 and 1832 – ‘Le Bande Noir’ (‘The Black Band’), ‘Note sur la Destruction des Monuments en France’ (‘Note on the Destruction of Monuments in France’), ‘Guerre aux Démolisseurs!’ (‘War on the Demolishers!’) and Notre-Dame de Paris (also known as The Hunchback of Notre-Dame). Through an analysis of these four texts, the paper will attempt to understand Hugo’s convictions about the role of buildings – especially Notre-Dame de Paris – in establishing the memory of the city and the nation, and how these in turn underpinned his arguments for conservation.

Whilst these texts were all written in a period before the development of key contemporary concepts in the psychology and neuroscience of memory, this paper nevertheless uses the concepts of memory, imagination and Mental Time Travel to try to understand the kind of memory work that the Cathedral performs, and that Hugo suggests it performs in his writing. By examining how Hugo’s literature augmented and engaged the reader’s memory and imagination of the past, this paper will explain how Hugo romanticised the idea that the building was a witness to history. The paper ultimately argues that Hugo positioned Notre-Dame de Paris not only as the centrepiece in his own fiction, but as a beacon of memory for Paris and France, and as such the building came to represent Paris, and indeed the nation as a whole.
Influence of hydrophobic dust particles on the parameters of wind waves in the generation zone
Authors:   Lomonosov Moscow State University, Ivanova I.N. , Melnikova O.N. ,   Lomonosov Moscow State University
Published: July 2023

The paper investigates the effect of a film of natural dust deposited from the air on the generation of gravitational-capillary wind waves with a length of 𝜆<0.06 m. It is shown that with an increase in the deposition time of hydrophobic dust particles on the water surface, the contact wetting angle between the water surface and the hydrophobic particle increases, which indicates an increase in the surface tension coefficient. At the same time, the time of convergence of hydrophobic particles increases. It was found that with increasing film concentration for a given wind speed, the length of the wind wave in the generation zone decreases, and the steepness increases, which is associated with an increase in roughness and coefficient of friction at the interface. Nonlinear plane waves with a steepness of 0.13 <ak<0.25 arise in the generation zone. A method for calculating the phase velocity of such waves has been obtained and verified. The critical value of the wind speed at which the generation of wind waves begins decreases with an increase in the concentration of the dust film, and the values lie in the range 2.3 < Umin < 3 m/s.
Preparation of self-assembly silica redox nanoparticles to improve drug encapsulation and suppress the adverse effect of doxorubicin
Authors: Tang Minh-Dat Quoc , Trinh Nhu-Thuy , Vu Dung , Nguyen Thu-Ha Thi , Dong Hung Thanh , Vo Toi Van , Vong Binh Long
Published: July 2023

Background and Purpose: The utilization of doxorubicin (DOX) in clinal trials is also challenging owing to its adverse effects, including low oral bioavailability, generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS), cardiotoxicity, and epithelial barrier damage. Recently, scavenging of ROS reduced the cytotoxicity of DOX, suggesting a new approach for using DOX as an anticancer treatment. Thus, in this study, non-silica and silica redox nanoparticles (denoted as RNPN and siRNP, respectively) with ROS scavenging features have been designed to encapsulate DOX and reduce its cytotoxicity. Experimental Approach: DOX-loaded RNPN (DOX@RNPN) and DOX-loaded siRNP (DOX@siRNP) were prepared by co-dissolving DOX with RNPN and siRNP, respectively. The size and stability of nanoparticles were characterized by the dynamic light scattering system. Additionally, encapsulation efficiency, loading capacity, and release profile of DOX@RNPN and DOX@siRNP were identified by measuring the absorbance of DOX. Finally, the cytotoxicity of DOX@RNPN and DOX@siRNP against normal murine fibroblast cells (L929), human hepatocellular carcinoma cells (HepG2), and human breast cancer cells (MCF-7) were also investigated. Key results: The obtained result showed that RNPN exhibited a pH-sensitive character while silanol moieties improved the stability of siRNP in physiological conditions. DOX@RNPN and DOX@siRNP were formed at several tens of nanometers in diameter with narrow distribution. Moreover, DOX@siRNP stabilized under different pH buffers, especially gastric pH, and improved encapsulation of DOX owing to the addition of silanol groups. DOX@RNPN and DOX@siRNP maintained anticancer activity of DOX against HepG2, and MCF-7 cells, while their cytotoxicity on L929 cells was significantly reduced compared to free DOX treatment. Conclusion: DOX@RNPN and DOX@siRNP could effectively suppress the adverse effect of DOX, suggesting the potential to become promising nanomedicines for cancer treatments.
PENGARUH KONSENTRASI NUTRISI AB MIX DAN SETEK BIBIT YANG BERBEDA TERHADAP PERTUMBUHAN DAN PRODUKSI TANAMAN MINT (Mentha piperita L.) PADA HIDROPONIK SISTEM DFT
Authors: Wahyuni Endang Sri
Published: July 2023

ABSTRAK

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh konsentrasi nu­trisi AB mix dan setek bibit yang berbeda terhadap pertumbuhan dan produksi tanaman mint pada hidroponik sistem DFT. Penelitian ini dilaksanakan di Greenhouse Fakultas Pertanian Universitas Islam Jember pada bulan Juli sampai September 2019. Metode penelitian yang digunakan adalah Rancangan Acak Lengkap (RAL) faktorial dengan 2 faktor. Faktor pertama adalah bahan setek terdiri dari setek pucuk (A1) dan setek batang (A2) dan faktor kedua adalah konsentrasi nutrisi AB mix terdiri dari 400-700 ppm (B1) dan 500-800 ppm (B2). Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa perlakuan setek pucuk (A1) menghasilkan produksi tertinggi dan memberikan pengaruh yang berbeda nyata pada parameter tinggi tanaman dan jumlah cabang. Sedangkan, konsen­trasi AB mix 500-800 ppm (B2) menghasilkan produksi tertinggi dan memberikan pengaruh yang berbeda nyata pada parameter jumlah daun, tinggi tanaman, dan berat basah tanaman.

 

Kata kunci: hidroponik DFT, mint, konsentrasi nutrisi, setek bibit.
VENTRICULAR PACING IMPEDIMENTS DUE TO HEAVY RIGHT VENTRICLE FAILURE AND SEVERE TRICUSPID REGURGITATION
Authors: Popiołek-Kalisz Joanna , Szczasny Marcin , Chromiński Tomasz , Błaszczak Piotr
Published: July 2023

Detailed indications assessment and selection of the stimulation type are the key parts of qualification for pacemaker implantation. They affect both the clinical response and the possible risk of complications. These may include but are not limited to, severe right ventricular failure and significant tricuspid regurgitation. We present the case of a patient in whom right ventricular overload, severe tricuspid regurgitation, and thyroid goiter already caused difficulties at the stage of implantation of the device, and also influenced later complications after the procedure. This required the use of alternative solutions which are presented in the article.
Cristaluria en orina y su asociación a litiasis renal en población adulta.
Authors: Yaritza-Yelania Quimís-Cantos , Reyes-López Anthony-Josue , Zorrilla-Cevallos Patricia-Lorena
Published: July 2023

La litiasis renal es una enfermedad causada por la presencia de cálculos en el interior de los riñones o de las vías urinarias, también se la denomina urolitiasis o nefrolitiasis. El objetivo de la investigación fue analizar cristaluria en orina y su asociación a litiasis renales en población adulta. La metodología de la investigación tuvo un diseño documental de tipo descriptivo y exploratorio, para el desarrollo teórico y de resultados de la investigación se utilizaron buscadores y bases de datos científicas enfocadas principalmente en revistas científicas en el campo de la salud como pubmed; Medline, Elsevier, Scielo y Google Scholar, Etc. para el posterior desarrollo teórico y de resultados de la investigación. Los resultados demostraron que los principales factores de riesgo incluyen la edad avanzada, los antecedentes familiares, el exceso de peso y la diabetes. También que existe más prevalencia de Cristaluria en hombres con un 16% y en las mujeres con un 6% lo que conlleva a malograr la calidad de vida y la situación laboral de quien padece cristales. Se concluye la relación de cristaluria en orina con la litiasis renal, se menciona que los cristales en orina se originan por alteraciones del tracto urinario debido a diferentes causas y por ende los cristales tienden a originar la litiasis renal. Se concluyo que la litiasis renal es una enfermedad frecuente cuya prevalencia ha aumentado en los últimos años y su incidencia ha disminuido en los países desarrollados.
Sperm characteristics of men at different ages
Authors: Andy Petroianu M.D. , Ph.D.  , Barreto de Melo Marco Antônio , Magalhães de Almeida Luciana
Published: July 2023

Background: Knowledge regarding seminal fluid and spermatozoids in the elderly is controversial at best in the literature. The purpose of the present study was to analyze the relationship between male age and spermatozoid. Methods: The sperms of 80 healthy adult men, between 21 and 60 years of age, were studied after three to five days of sexual abstinence. Volunteers were distributed into four age groups (n = 20): 21-30, 31-40, 41-50 and 51-60 years of age.Results: No difference regarding the sperm’s physical and chemical characteristics (smell, color, volume, viscosity and pH) was found. The spermatozoid’s mobile forms showed no difference among the four groups. The concentration of spermatozoids proved to be higher in the semen of men of over 41 years of age, while in the 41 to 50 years of age group, the number of oval spermatozoids was higher (p = 0.03), with a less abnormal tapered form (p = 0.02) when compared to the other three groups. Conclusion: More normal forms of spermatozoids are found between 41 and 50 years of age.
Comprehensive analysis of water quality in the middle and lower basin of the Marquesote River Colombian
Authors: Romero Tobias Stephany , Molina Bolívar Geomar , Jiménez Pitre Iris
Published: July 2023

Different biotic indices have been used for the integral analysis of hydrographic basins in Colombia, using benthic microinverters and physicochemical parameters. A comprehensive analysis of water quality was performed in the low Marquesote river basin, using benthic macroinvertebrates and the ETP index (Ephemeroptera-Trichoptera-Plecoptera) as a biological indicator and some physicochemical parameters. Work was worked on the middle and lower basin on the Marquesote River at two times of the year (dry and rainy); standardized methods for water physicochemical variables were applied, for benthic fauna collected using a Surber network, and identifying them up to the taxonomic level of family. The study observed 22 families and 1388 individuals, where 49 % represent PTSD, indicating regular water quality; however, physicochemical variables had wide variation, noting that pH showed the greatest variability based on an analysis of major components. Environmental quality in the Marquesote river basin is compromised according to the indicators used, a more detailed study of the sources of pollution and dynamics of macroinvertebrates could provide a greater ecological knowledge of the basin
Biomarkers used for the diagnosis and prognostic in systemic lupus erythematosus
Authors: Jaramillo Sancho Karen Michelle , Valenzuela Sánchez Gabriela Paola
Published: July 2023

Introduction:  Systemic Lupus Erythematosus or also called SLE is an autoimmune and chronic pathology where there is a dysregulation of the immune system causing the presence of antibodies to attack the body itself. Its symptomatology is classified as type I and II therefore, it is associated with risk factors such as environmental, genetic, and hormonal. This disease is mostly suffered by women of childbearing age between 15 and 45 years, however it is less frequent in children and men. Objective: to identify the biomarkers that help the diagnosis and prognostic in SLE, describe the classification criteria of SLE and immunological methods for its detection. Methods: a descriptive research was carried out by searching information about biomarkers used for diagnosis and prognostic in systemic lupus erythematosus through databases such as: Google Scholar, Pubmed, Elsevier, Scielo, Redalyc during the period 2015-2023. The sources consulted were a total of 35 using keywords such as systemic lupus erythematosus, biomarkers, antibodies using in the diagnosis of systemic lupus erythematosus. Results: it was established that for the diagnosis of SLE biomarkers of early detection, confirmation, activity, nonspecific and other biomarkers that are associated to this pathology. While for prognosis, confirmation biomarkers are useful when a patient has been diagnosed with SLE. Conclusions: the main biomarkers used in the diagnosis and prognostic of SLE are ANA, anti-dsDNA, anti-SM, anti-RNP, anti-Pribosomal, anti-Ro/SSA and there are also the molecular biomarkers miR-196 and miR146, likewise, criteria such as EULAR/ACR-2019 are used in diagnostic support
Specifying concrete: what's new in the forthcoming revision to BS 8500?
Authors: Wake Gareth
Published: July 2023

The revised British Standard for concrete specification, BS 8500:2023, will increase the cementitious options available to producers looking to reduce the embodied carbon of concrete, explains Gareth Wake of the Mineral Products Association.
Practical specification of lower-carbon concrete
Authors: Astle Paul
Published: July 2023

Paul Astle provides some advice to structural engineers and concrete specifiers and highlights steps that can be taken to deliver lower-carbon concrete on projects.
Psychological Issues and Interventions for Orphans in the Perspective of Positive Psychology
Authors: Wang Xintong
Published: July 2023

Orphans have long been a key concern for the development of education in China. This paper analyzes the current state of research on the psychological problems of orphan groups from the perspective of positive psychology and actively discusses the strategies for carrying out mental health interventions for orphan students.
Objective Light-Intensity Physical Activity Associations with Rated Health in Older Adults
Authors: Zhang Chenying
Published: July 2023

This comprehensive review aims to synthesize the current literature on the association between objective measurement of light physical activity and overall health assessment in older adults. With the increasing global elderly population, the growing aging population poses significant challenges to healthcare systems worldwide. As individuals age, the risk of chronic diseases, functional decline, and reduced quality of life escalates. Therefore, understanding the relationship between objective measurement of light physical activity and overall health assessment in older adults becomes crucial for promoting healthy aging and designing effective interventions.
Pengaruh Variasi Konsentrasi Alga Coklat (Sargassum Sp) Sebagai Denture Cleanser Dalam Sediaan Effervescent Terhadap Kekuatan Transversa Resin Akrilik Dan Nilon Termoplastik
Authors: Prasetyawati Kadek , Apsari Anindita , Ashrin Meinar , Rochyani Linda
Published: July 2023

Latar Belakang : Effervescent merupakan salah satu bentuk sediaan denture cleanser, sediaan ini memiliki keuntungan cepat larut dan dosis tepat. Alga coklat (Sargassum sp) adalah bahan alami yang bisa digunakan untuk denture cleanser karena mengandung anti bakteri dan anti jamur. Tujuan Penelitian: Untuk mengetahui kekuatan transversa resin akrilik dan nilon termoplastik yang direndam dengan effervescent Sargassum Sp. Metode Penelitian: 30 sampel akrilik (A) dan 30 sampel nilon termoplastik (B) masing-masing dibagi menjadi 5 kelompok. Kelompok K(N)=tidak direndam, K(-)=aquades, K(+)=Polident, P1=effervescent Sargassum Sp 100 mg/ml, P2=effervescent Sargassum Sp 400 mg/ml. Semua kelompok sampel direndam selama 12 hari yang setara dengan pemakaian 3 tahun dengan asumsi sehari gigi tiruan direndam selama 15 menit untuk pembersihan. Pengukuran kekuatan transversa menggunakan Universal Testing Machine. Data dianalisa menggunakan Kolmogorov-Smirnov kemudian dilanjutkan uji One Way Anova dan Post Hoc LSD. Hasil Penelitian: Kekuatan transversa tertinggi pada kelompok akrilik tanpa perendaman K(N)A 82.44 mpa dan kelompok nilon termoplastik tanpa perendaman K(N)B 25.21 mpa. Pada kelompok akrilik dengan perendaman didapatkan kekuatan transversa dari yang tertinggi adalah P1A (79.75 mpa), K(+)A (78.18 mpa), P2A (75.30 mpa), K(-)A (71.13 mpa). Pada kelompok nilon termoplastik dengan perendaman didapatkan kekuatan transversa dari yang tertinggi adalah K(-)B (22.67 mpa), P1B (21.76 mpa), K(+)B (21.22 mpa), P2B (20.84 mpa). Kesimpulan: Ada penurunan signifikan kekuatan transversa pada perendaman Sargassum Sp 400 mg/ml dibandingkan dengan Sargassum Sp 100mg/ml dan Polident. Tidak ada perbedaan kekuatan trasversa antara Sargassum Sp 100 mg/ml dengan Polident.
Hubungan hs-CRP (High Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein) dengan APTT pada Diabetes mellitus tipe 2
Authors: Wahyuni Sri , Hasanah Fathul
Published: July 2023

Diabetes mellitus merupakan penyakit metabolik yang ditandai dengan peningkatan glukosa dalam darah. Peningkatan angka kejadian diabetes menjadi masalah sekarang ini. DM dibagi menjadi 4 tipe diantaranya tipe 1, tipe 2, gestasional dan tipe lain dan Indonesia paling banyak penderita DM tipe 2. DM tipe 2 merupakan kondisi dimana terjadi peningkatan glukosa darah yang disebabkan menurunnya sekresi insulin atau gangguan fungsi insulin. Pemeriksaan High sentitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) merupakan pemeriksaan protein fase akut yang bisa mendeksi dalam kadar rendah 0.03 mg/L. Pemeriksaan hs-CRP bisa sebagai indikasike arah komplikasi. Activated Partial Tromboplastin Time (APTT) merupakan Pemeriksaan ini untuk menguji pembekuan darah melalui jalur intrinsik. Hiperglikemia dapat menyebabkan gangguan instrinsik menginisiasi respon inflamasi dan kaskade koagulasi. Hal tersebut akan meningkatkan factor koagulasi yang menyebabkan gangguan jalur instrinsik dan jalur bersama. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui hubungan antara hs-CRP dengan APTT pada Diabetes mellitus tipe 2. Metode penelian menggunakan desain analitik observasional dengan pendekatan Cross sectional dengan teknik sampling purposive sampling. Hasil penelitian dengan jumlah 30 responden didapat kadar hs-CRP penelitian ini didapatkan semua diatas nilai normal dan APTT normal semua. Uji kolerasi didapatkan nilai nilai sig = 0,393 > 0,05. Disimpulkan  tidak ada hubungan antara hs-CRP dengan APTT pada DM tipe 2.
Theoretical Calculation of the Gravitational Constant Using The Elementary Charge, Speed of Light, Z Boson Mass, and Relativistic Mechanics
Authors: Abdukadyrov Askar
Published: July 2023

The gravitational constant is an unchanging quantity included in the law of universal gravitation. The value of this constant is known much less accurately than other fundamental physical constants, which is due to the experimental difficulties of measuring it. Here we report a simple method for the theoretical calculation of the gravitational constant using the elementary charge, speed of light, Z boson mass, and relativistic mechanics.
STRATEGI KOMUNIKASI DINAS PENGENDALIAN PENDUDUK KELUARGA BERENCANA PEMBERDAYAAN PEREMPUAN DAN PERLINDUNGAN ANAK KABUPATEN KAMPAR MENUJU KOTA LAYAK ANAK TINGKAT UTAMA
Authors: Ilham Raka Guntara  , Tantri Puspita Yazid  , Rumyeni Rumyeni
Published: July 2023

Child-worthy cities are the first terms introduced by the ministry of women's empowerment state in 2005 through a suitable city policy for children. In policy, it explains that the kla is the district/city government's effort to accelerate the implementation of the convention on the rights of the child (CRC) from legal frameworks in definitions, development and interventions, such as appropriate policies, institutions, and programs for children. Kla is kabupten/city has a child-based development system through integration of commitments and government resources, business communities and comprehensive policies planned and sustainable, programs and activities to fulfill the child's rights. On the kla administration, the kampar district also involves local government agencies and communities. The study USES qualitative methods, the data-gathering techniques used in this research interviews, observation, and documentation. As for the subject of the informant, who has been selected using this type of information, the research of 11 informals. that is, the kasubag child protection, the children's forum, the kampar children's ambassador, 4 parents, 2 school students, 3 teachers.
Kualitas Layanan Online Berbasis Whatsapp dalam Pelayanan Administrasi Kependudukan
Authors: Elen Lian  , Megandaru Widhi Kawuryan  , Yudi Rusfiana
Published: July 2023

The research focused on the quality of whatsapp-based online services in population administration services in kupang city. The purpose of this study is to explain the implementation and quality model of whatsapp-based online services in population administration services. The theory used is the theory of online service quality proposed by parasurahman with the variables of efficiency, fullfilment, system availability, privacy. The research design used qualitative research with a descriptive approach. The results showed that the implementation of quality whatsapp-based online services was seen from service efficiency, ease of access and a simple mechanism; fullfilment, a fast and free service period; system availability, the internet network support; and privacy, the end-to-end encrypted whatsapp. The obstacle is there are no regulations, infrastructure facilities are still limited, just using one smartphone for one service where the smartphone capacity is limited for document transactions. Then there is still a lack of government socialization. Therefore, the model that needs to be carried out by the population and civil registry office of kupang city is to make a regulation for the mayor of kupang. It is necessary for the government to be responsible for providing computers for whatsapp online, and conducting wider socialization to the public.
Gaya kepemimpinan Transformasi terhadap kinerja Karyawan: A Literatur Review
Authors: Mahyadi Mahyadi  , Helmi Buyung Aulia Safrizal
Published: July 2023

Transformational leadership performance occurs when leaders broaden and enhance the interests of employees, when they raise awareness and acceptance of the goals and mission of the group, and when they mobilize their employees to look beyond their own self-interest of either the group or the individual. Transformational leaders achieve this result in one or more ways. Employee performance is the ability of an organization to achieve its goals through productive and effective employees. Employee performance covers various aspects, including productivity, quality of work, attendance, creativity, and contribution to organizational goals. This Systematic Review is prepared based on Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews, full text articles and uses English and Indonesian. The keywords used in the search for articles are “Transformational Leadership” AND “Performance”. Analysis of the 13 articles explains that transformational leadership has benefits and effectiveness on employee performance. Based on the results of available literature, it can be concluded that transformational leadership style has a positive influence on employee performance. kind to employees. This can increase employee confidence, commitment, and involvement in achieving organizational goals. In addition, transformational leaders also have the ability to develop employee potential and strengthen the working relationship between employees and leaders.
Meningkatkan Keunggulan Kompetitif dengan Memilih Strategi Tingkat Bisnis yang Tepat
Authors: Diana Vimalakirti Chow  , Hardi Suandri  , Herman Herman  , Prissilia Angelika  , Ricky Ricky
Published: July 2023

Currently in an environment full of competition, the use of competitive advantage for companies must be very agile and adaptive. While it is often unable to establish a certain level of performance based on existing technology advancements, companies also frequently tap into new emerging technologies. How to address business appropriately as a way for companies to simultaneously exploit their current competitive advantages while exploring opportunities for the future. This achievement is based on a balance between exploration and exploitation which consists of more than just allocating resources in proportion between the two processes. So as will be discussed, For exploration to exploitation is a process that should be, different structures and cultures.
A Study on the Employment Preparation and |Employment Competency Reinforcement of Young People: Focused on P College
Authors:   Sookmyung institute of Global Governance, Lim JungYeon
Published: July 2023

The purpose of this study is to identify the employment preparation status and needs of students in order to respond to the change in the MZ generation's perception of employment and the decline in the employment rate, and to increase the employability. To this end, a survey was conducted targeting students who are starting to prepare for employment in earnest, and the main research results are as follows. First, enrolled students were mainly focusing on credit management and certificate acquisition for employment. Second, it was found that the main job preparation behaviors were searching for job information and preparing resumes and selfintroduction letters. Finally, as a method of obtaining employment information, most of them checked employment portal sites, and most of them obtained employment information at the personal level, such as acquiring information through acquaintances and seniors and juniors. Based on these results, it is necessary to establish a roadmap for career-related courses in universities for more active employment support. In addition, it was suggested that it is necessary to present changing recruitment trends to current students and help them set up strategies to prepare themselves by setting up companies and jobs for employment.
The Meaning of Nongak(農樂) Education in vocational High School and the Direction of Nongak Education in the Higher Education Level
Authors:   Sookmyung institute of Global Governance, Yang Ok-kyung
Published: July 2023

Since the establishment of the Korean government, Gugak has entered institutional education. Attention was paid to this aspect because it shows that professional Korean traditional music education, which relied on apprenticeship education in the past, began within a modern and contemporary educational institution called “school.” Starting with high school education in the early 1950s, Korean traditional music education has been upgraded to higher education in universities over time. And as time went by, the number of professional education institutions also increased. But, it was only just before the 21st century that folk arts such as folk songs and folk games, including Nongak, entered higher education. Instead of higher educational institutes, in vocational high schools specialized Nongak education, which had been away from the center of education since the middle of 1950. It is clear that this phenomenon must be explored to shed light on changes in modern Nongak history and Korean traditional music education. This is because figures trained through Nongak education in the vocational high school space are currently actively participating in the transmission, performance, and education of Nongak in each region and have a significant impact on the current stage of Nongak transmission.
Las formas de cosas que fueron: el arte Huarpa (250-700 DC) aplicado al modelo entóptico de Lewis-Williams y Dowson para el chamanismo
Authors:   Institute of Andean Studies (Berkeley, ca), Knobloch Patricia J.
Published: July 2023

Las imágenes endógenas son formas geométricas visualizadas involuntariamente debido a estímulos psicotrópicos (p.e., intoxicantes) o físicos (p.e., migrañas). Según el modelo neuropsicológico de Lewis- Williams y Dowson, los artefactos con estas formas documentan hipotéticamente el chamanismo extático. Este artículo evalúa la cerámica geométrica negro sobre blanco del estilo Huarpa (valle de Ayacucho, Perú) para cuestionar cómo se originaron las formas. Los datos cerámicos representan las fases temprana, media y tardía de la cultura Huarpa (250-700 DC). Los resultados indican que la evidencia para apoyar el chamanismo extático consiste en una combinación del análisis de la forma endógena y el contexto cultural más amplio de la red social de los Huarpa.