bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Pemberdayaan Serati Banten Melalui Pelatihan Regenerasi Serati Banten dan Sosialisasi Digital Marketing untuk Meningkatkan Produktifitas UMKM Serati Banten di Desa Batuan Gianyar
Authors: Dewi Putu Eka Trisna , Suargita I Nyoman , Astariani Ni Kadek , Herlambang Putu Gede Denny , Wijaya K.S Tjokorda Gde Agung
Published: August 2023

Bali adalah daerah dengan adat budaya yang masih terjaga dengan baik. Batuan adalah satu diantara banyak nya desa di Gianyar yang masih melestarikan adat dan budayanya dari dulu hingga saat ini. Di Bali dikenal dengan banyak dan padatnya upacara keagamaan dan upacara adat yang disetiap prosesinya menggunakan upakara yang disebut banten. Serati banten merupakan ujung tombak dari semua kegiatan upacara yang digelar. Serati Banten merupakan seseorang yang memiliki keahlian, baik dari segi etika maupun kemampuan, dalam membuat perlengkapan upacara keagamaan khususnya banten dan sesaji di lingkungan masyarakat Hindu. Banten yang dibuat harus berlandaskan rasa tulus ikhlas dan etika yang baik sehingga meningkatkan arti serta makna suatu upacara. Melihat begitu pentingnya peran serati banten dalam aktifitas adat dan keagamaan di Bali maka Universitas Ngurah Rai melalu program pengabdian kepada masyarakat KAT Kelompok 1 menggelar pelatihan regenerasi serati banten dan sosialisasi dan pelatihan digital marketing untuk meningkatkan produktifitas UMKM serati banten di Desa Batuan Gianyar. Universitas Ngurah Rai melalui KAT UNR Kelompok 1 juga menyerahkan bantuan alat produksi prodiksi banten yang diserahkan oleh ketua dosen pendamping bersama dosen pendamping lainya kepada ketua serati banten dan anggotanya.
Improving English Communication for Specific Purposes Using Role-Play and Learning by Doing Techniques for the staff At The Samaya Resort Seminyak, Badung
Authors: Wiraharja I Putu Gede Satria , Putri Dewa Ayu Dyah Pertiwi , Adyatma I Wayan Chandra
Published: August 2023

When the COVID-19 pandemic hit the tourism sector in Indonesia, especially in Bali, it experienced a quite drastic decline, so many workers were laid off. Not only decreased of tourist arrivals, but also decreased knowledge of English communication among workers, due to a lack of communication with guests staying at the hotel. Seminyak is a fashionable destination in Bali, especially its beaches and home to famous resorts, restaurants and boutiques. One of the most luxurious resorts in the Seminyak area is The Samaya Resort Seminyak, which is located on Jalan Laksmana Seminyak. English communication improvement training is a very important point in everyday life, especially in the world of hospitality work in improving speaking skills especially to guests staying at The Samaya Resort Seminyak. This can improve the quality of staff service to guests, and minimize miscommunication. Community Partnership Program activities in the form of teaching English using role-play techniques and learning English while practicing it directly (Learning by Doing) are appropriate activities for staff at The Samaya Resort Seminyak in developing and improving their communication skills using the language English with good and correct English grammar and pronunciation. The method applied in teaching English communication uses the role play and learning by doing methods. This English teaching activity is held for 1 (one) month for purposes, starting from 6 to 27 June 2023. From the teaching provided, the materials needed for staff at The Samaya Resort Seminyak are English material for specific related to service and services in the hotel according to the department of each staff. Based on the background that has been described, the main problems of partners are: 1). How do the staff at The Samaya Resort Seminyak master the grammar and pronunciation of English for Specific Purposes? 2). What are the results of the application of English learning techniques by Role-Play and Learning by Doing for Specific Purposes to the staff at the resort? To solve the problems faced by partners, an English teaching program was carried out using the role-play method and learning English while practicing it directly (Learning by Doing). The participants in this English training were 28 staff of The Samaya Resort Seminyak from all departments. For this reason, English will be taught at an intermediate level, with specific vocabulary and grammar according to their respective departments. This training will be held with meetings once a week for each department.
Pelestarian Bahasa Lokal Pada Awig-Awig di Desa Tenganan Dauh Tukad, Karangasem
Authors: Kertiasih Ni Wayan , Mayuni A. A. Inten , Pidada Ida Bagus Astika
Published: August 2023

Desa Tenganan Dauh Tukad sebagai salah satu Desa Tua di Bali memiliki tradisi budaya yang unik. Tradisi yang terjaga tersebut dituangkan dalam aturan adat berupa awig-awig. Banyak istilah dalam bahasa lokal yang ditulis pada awig-awig tidak dimengerti maknanya terutama oleh generasi muda. Jika keadaan ini dibiarkan masyarakat khawatir adat-istiadat yang dijunjung tinggi akan luntur dan bahkan hilang. Masyarakat mengharapkan agar adat dan budaya yang dimiliki dapat dilestarikan. Untuk maksud tersebut, dilakukan pengabdian yang bertujuan memberdayakan masyarakat dalam pelestarian bahasa lokal yang terdapat dalam Awig-awig Desa Tenganan Dauh Tukad. Mitra pengabdian adalah Bendesa adat dengan sasaran tokoh masyararakat dan generasi muda. Tiga masalah yang urgen untuk dipecahkan yaitu: 1) inventarisasi istilah lokal, 2) deskripsi maknanya, dan 3) strategi pelestariannya. Metode pelaksaanaan dilakukan dengan penyuluhan, FGD, dan pendampingan dalam penyusunan buku saku tentang istilah-istilah lokal pada awig-awig. Hasil pelaksanaan pengabdian meliputi: dokumentasi istilah bahasa lokal dan maknanya, serta penyusunan buku saku istilah yang terdapat pada awig-awig.
Penguatan Hak Penguasaan Desa Adat atas Tanah PKD di Desa Cempaga
Authors: Sutama I Nyoman , Suryawan I Gusti Bagus , Suarka I. B. Komang
Published: August 2023

Tujuan pengabdian kepada masyarakat di desa Cempaga adalah meningkatkan pemahaman warga desa tentang keberadaan tanah adat khususnya tanah PKD. Isu yang diangkat adalah eksistensi hak penguasaan atas tanah adat dan upaya penguatan hak penguasaan desa adat terhadap tanah PKD di desa adat Cempaga. Metode pengabdian dilakukan melalui penyuluhan dan pendampingan kepada warga desa adat. Dengan diberlakukannya keputusan menteri ATR/BPN nomer 276 / KEP – 19.2 / X / 2017 dinyatakan bahwa desa adat merupakan subjek hak komunal dalam pendaftaran tanah. Ketentuan ini diperkuat dengan diberlakukannya peraturan Menteri ATR/BPN nomer 6 tahun 2018 tentang pendaftaran tanah sistematis lengkap (PTSL) yang menentukan bahwa tanah adat wajib di daftarkan. Mengacu kepada regulasi tersebut tanah PKD di desa Cempaga dapat didaftarkan atas nama desa adat Cempaga. Ketentuan ini diperkuat oleh PERDA Propinsi Bali tentang desa adat yang menyatakan bahwa tanah adat didaftarkan atas nama desa adat, sehingga kedudukan desa adat dalam penguasaan tanah adat adalah sangat kuat.
Thermoluminescence Dosimeters Holder Cassette Design and 3D Printing
Authors: TUNÇMAN Duygu , KESMEZACAR Fahrettin Fatih , GÜNAY Osman , YEYİN Nami , DEMİR Özge , DEMİR, PH.D. Mustafa , AKKUŞ Baki
Published: August 2023

3-dimensional (3D) printing technology has been used in many fields and has taken a significant place in several applications. The ease of production, cheap cost, being able to produce the product most suitable for your needs, and easy accessibility of the 3D printer have enabled it to be used in many areas.

This study emerged from the need for an apparatus to place thermoluminescence dosimeters (TLD) during the calibration of TLDs to be used to determine organ doses in fluoroscopy applications. In the study, the TLD holder cassette that specially designed in the SolidWorks program was printed from PLA material using the fused deposition modeling (FDM) technique with Creality Ender 3 S1 printer.

With this 3D TLD holder cassette that designed and printed in accordance with the needs, we aimed to show the usability of the 3D printing technique in almost every field of applied sciences.
O preço e o pódio: saúde mental e grupos terapêuticos com universitários em Fortaleza
Authors: Freitas Rafael de Mesquita Oliveira Ferreira
Published: August 2023

O presente artigo busca apurar quais fatores contribuem para o adoecimento psíquico de estudantes universitários e de que forma a atuação dos grupos terapêuticos com os estudantes atuam sobre este sofrimento. Investigo esse sofrimento, classificado como psíquico ou mental, a partir de uma pesquisa com dois grupos terapêuticos em duas universidades na cidade de Fortaleza, Ceará. Essas duas universidades foram selecionadas por ofertarem, durante o curso desta investigação, grupos terapêuticos voltados aos alunos com objetivos de lidar com as demandas relacionadas à saúde mental dos estudantes, além de oferecem dois contextos acadêmicos distintos, o de uma universidade pública e de uma universidade privada. A pesquisa que fundamenta este artigo foi desenvolvida a partir de uma etnografia realizada nos anos 2018 e 2019, em Fortaleza/CE. Para este texto, apresento e analiso duas entrevistas realizadas com duas participantes dos grupos terapêuticos supracitados. As entrevistas são complementadas com materiais desenvolvidos e debatidos ao longo do período pelo qual se estendeu a etnografia, em especial aqueles obtidos nos encontros dos grupos terapêuticos. Ao fim deste texto trato das diversas possibilidades de ser estudante universitário. Mobilizo o argumento de identidade enquanto metamorfose para avaliar os efeitos da vida acadêmica sobre os estudantes ingressos na faculdade e o conceito de transferência de pavor (Transpavor) para analisar algumas das medidas terapêuticas empregadas no contexto analisado. Por fim, concluo discutindo modos de reconhecimento e acolhimento das narrativas podem contribuir para a construção e reconstrução de identidades dos estudantes e do bem-estar na academia.
As causas denominativas evidenciadas nos nomes das cidades potiguares sob o viés dos estudos toponímicos (The denominative causes evidenced in the names of potiguar cities from the perspective of toponymic studies)
Authors: Lima Edmar Peixoto de , Silva Eliene Carvalho da
Published: August 2023

Este trabalho consiste em discutir as possíveis causas denominativas que norteiam o ato de nomear quatro cidades do estado do Rio Grande do Norte, por meio das marcas lexicais suscitadas nos topônimos, que se relacionam aos valores e às tradições populares pertencentes a cada lugar. Para tanto, objetivamos analisar o léxico toponímico, considerando as influências que se manifestam por intermédio das escolhas denominativas presentes nos nomes desses munícipios. Metodologicamente, o estudo recorre aos dados publicados no site oficial do Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística – IBGE Cidades, assim como realiza um levantamento histórico sobre os municípios que provocam em seus designativos duas ou mais possíveis classificações taxionômicas. A pesquisa se fundamenta nos pressupostos teóricos da Semântica Cultural e da Toponímia. Os resultados apontam que as causas denominativas possibilitam novas classificações taxionômicas, uma vez que, revelam traços culturais típicos do povo norte-rio-grandense.
Estudos do Léxico nas trilhas da Linguística Histórica (The Lexicon Studies, on the trails of Historical Linguistics)
Authors: Gonçalves Elisângela , Soledade Juliana , Viaro Mário Eduardo
Published: August 2023

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Música e entoação na língua portuguesa (Music and Intonation in Portuguese)
Authors: Souza André Luiz de , Martins Marcus Vinicius Moreira , Ferreira Netto Waldemar
Published: August 2023

Neste ensaio, temos como propósito estabelecer uma relação entre a formação melódica musical e a produção da entoação da fala considerando, especialmente o desenvolvimento histórico de alguns aspectos da música ocidental. Para isso, foi necessário compreender a diversidade modal quanto às formações melódicas, mas, principalmente, oestabelecimento de melodias em que o tom final caracteriza a criação de uma unidade de sentido. Para a entoação da fala buscaram-se descrições e interpretações formais de finalizações frasais entre diferentes produções linguísticas. Partindo do paralelismo de tais mudanças e descrições na entoação da fala e da música, pretende-se demonstrar que essa hipótese de variação conjunta entre música e fala explica tanto a aceitação quase universal da música tonal com base na escala temperada quanto o estabelecimento de marcas entoacionais padronizadas pela via da escolarização.
Palavra e música: um olhar para o ancestral comum (Word and music: a glance at the common ancestor)
Authors: Parizzi Betânia , Fonseca João Gabriel Marques
Published: August 2023

Este texto, escrito sob a forma de um ensaio, apresenta uma reflexão teórica sobre as possíveis origens comuns da palavra e da música.  Partindo de estudos recentes sobre os processos de comunicação nos reinos animal e vegetal, o texto passa por uma discussão sobre a evolução da comunicação entre os vertebrados, por alguns conceitos oriundos da Arqueologia Cognitiva, para chegar finalmente ao Homo sapiens. A seguir, é discutida a comunicação entre adultos e bebês, momento anterior à entrada a criança no mundo dos símbolos – o mundo da palavra – e são apresentados os conceitos de Parentalidade Intuitiva e Musicalidade Comunicativa. O texto se encerra com uma reflexão sobre o “musical” como um dos fundantes da vida humana.
Do treinamento de habilidades ao ser-com-o-outro-na-música: duas formas de abordar o desenvolvimento de processos comunicativos com crianças e adolescentes autistas em Musicoterapia (From skills development to being-with-the-other-in-music: two approach...)
Authors: Sampaio Renato Tocantins
Published: August 2023

Este artigo aborda duas formas de conceber e trabalhar com a experiência musical na Musicoterapia com crianças e adolescentes autistas. A partir de duas vinhetas clínicas, são apresentadas reflexões sobre como a experiência musical compartilhada pode ser mediada ou conduzida para alcançar o desenvolvimento de processos comunicacionais com pessoas autistas. Alguns conceitos da Musicoterapia, em especial da Musicoterapia Comunitária, das Neurociências, da Gestalt-terapia, dos Estudos da Deficiência e da Biologia do Conhecer são utilizados como fundamentos para o estabelecimento de um mosaico teórico que possibilita compreender o contexto e as situações clínicas, desvelando percursos clínicos possíveis nos atendimentos musicoterapêuticos.
Oil-supply news and dynamics of exchange rates in oil-exporting countries
Authors: Umoru David , Effiong Solomon Edem , Ovat Okey Oyama , Ofie Francis Ejime , Eleh Clement Chibuzoe , Nwonu Cletus Ukom , Obomeghie Muhammed Adamu , Tizhe Anna Nuhu , Emoabino Muhammed
Published: August 2023

Most sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries have benefited and also suffered from the consequences of oil price fluctuations. The suffering of these nations has reverberated especially from the influencing power of exchange rate volatility, high inflation as well as an adverse impact on other macroeconomic variables. Therefore, this study estimated the magnitude of the effects of oil supply news shocks on the dynamics of exchange rates and also, the impact of exchange rate dynamics on oil supply news shocks in oil-exporting countries of West Africa (WA) countries. We implemented a panel non-linear autoregressive distributed lag (P-NARDL) model. The finding of the study indicates that rising fluctuations in oil prices caused by Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) news of oil supply disruption significantly induce exchange rate devaluation. Unambiguously, a 1 percent increase in oil supply news shocks stimulated 1.59432 percent appreciation while the same-size decrease in oil prices led to 0.86397 percent devaluation. These validate asymmetrical presence in exchange rate behaviour concerning the oil market. Also, we found 1.09452 percent devaluation and 0.25371 percent appreciation in the exchange rates of oil-producing African nations following a 1 percent rise and fall in inflation rates indicating a symmetric relationship between inflation rate and exchange rates. Oil-producing countries of WA should utilize foreign exchange (FX) from oil export to acquire capital-intensive projects.
Toluene Processed All-Polymer Solar Cells with 18% Efficiency and Enhanced Stability Enabled by Solid Additive: Comparison between Sequential-Processing and Blend-Casting
Authors: Zhang Guoping , Zhao Chaoyue , Zhu Liangxiang , Wang Lihong , Xiong Wenzhao , Hu Huawei , Bai Qing , Wang Yaping , Xie Chen , You Peng , Yan He , Wu Dan , Yang Tao , Qiu Mingxia , Li Shunpu , Zhang Guangye
Published: August 2023

The emergence of polymerized small molecule acceptors (PSMAs) has
significantly improved the performance of all-polymer solar cells
(all-PSCs). However, the pace of device engineering lacks behind that of
materials development, so that a majority of the PSMAs have not
fulfilled their potentials. Furthermore, most high-performance all-PSCs
rely on the use of chloroform as the processing solvent. For instance,
the recent high-performance PSMA named PJ1-γ, with high LUMO and HOMO
levels, could only achieve a PCE of 16.1% with a high-energy-level
donor (JD40) using chloroform. Herein, we present a methodology
combining sequential processing (SqP) with the addition of 0.5%wt
PC71BM as a solid additive (SA) to achieve an impressive efficiency of
18.0% for all-PSCs processed from toluene, an aromatic hydrocarbon
solvent. Compared to the conventional blend-casting (BC) method whose
best efficiency (16.7%) could only be achieved using chloroform, the
SqP method significantly boosted the device efficiency using toluene as
the processing solvent. In addition, the donor we employ is the classic
PM6 that has deeper energy levels than JD40, which provides low energy
loss for the device. We compare the results with another PSMA (PYF-T-o)
with the same method. Finally, an improved photostability of the SqP
devices with the incorporation of SA is demonstrated.
Metabolic Regulatory Network Kinetic Modeling with Multiple Isotopic Tracers for iPSCs
Authors: Xie Wei , Wang Keqi , Harcum Sarah
Published: August 2023

The rapidly expanding market for regenerative medicines and cell
therapies highlights the need to advance the understanding of cellular
metabolisms and improve the prediction of cultivation production process
for human induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs). In this paper, a
metabolic kinetic model was developed to characterize underlying
mechanisms of iPSC culture process, which can predict cell response to
environmental perturbation and support process control. This model
focuses on the central carbon metabolic network, including glycolysis,
pentose phosphate pathway (PPP), tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle, and
amino acid metabolism, which plays a crucial role to support iPSC
proliferation. Heterogeneous measures of extracellular metabolites and
multiple isotopic tracers collected under multiple conditions were used
to learn metabolic regulatory mechanisms. Systematic cross-validation
confirmed the model’s performance in terms of providing reliable
predictions on cellular metabolism and culture process dynamics under
various culture conditions. Thus, the developed mechanistic kinetic
model can support process control strategies to strategically select
optimal cell culture conditions at different times, ensure cell product
functionality, and facilitate large-scale manufacturing of regenerative
medicines and cell therapies.
Multiple Lineage Switches in KMT2A Rearranged Infant Leukemia, Responsive to Combination Therapy with CPX-351 and Inotuzumab
Authors: Sperlazza Justin , Galeotti Jonathan , Hucks George , Alexander Thomas
Published: August 2023

Rearrangements of the KMT2A gene are characteristic of infantile
acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) and are associated with increased
lineage plasticity and resistance to therapy. Here, we describe the case
of a 9-month-old infant with infantile ALL who experienced multiple
immunophenotypic switches in her leukemia throughout therapy and
ultimately achieved remission with the combination of CPX-351 and
Inotuzumab. This case highlights the unique clinical challenges
infantile ALL poses on monitoring therapeutic response with current
methods of measuring minimal residual disease as well as the challenges
in treating infantile B-ALL.
Research Progress of Mechanical Properties of Fresh Concrete Under Low Temperature Dynamic Load in Mine Construction
Authors: WU Tunasheng , YUAN Junhong , WANG Feng
Published: August 2023

In order to study the mechanical properties of fresh concrete under the
coupling action of low temperature and dynamic load in mine
construction, taking Tai Ge-miao mining area in Inner Mongolia as a
reference, on the basis of collecting and sorting out relevant data at
home and abroad, this paper introduces the characteristics and changes
of mechanical properties of fresh concrete under the conditions of low
temperature environment and freeze-thaw cycle in mine construction, and
expounds the impact of freezing cycle on concrete properties in mine
construction, The change characteristics of mechanical properties such
as compressive strength and tensile strength under the coupled action of
low temperature and dynamic load are summarized. After comprehensive
analysis, the following conclusions are obtained: ⑴ The durability of
fresh concrete will be seriously affected under impact load, and adding
rubber and rubber fiber into concrete can improve the impact resistance
and fatigue strength of concrete; ⑵ The durability of fresh concrete
will be greatly reduced when it is subjected to alkali aggregate
reaction, chloride ion reaction and carbonation;
On the Sustainability of Deep Learning Projects: Maintainers’ Perspective
Authors: Han Junxiao , Liu Jiakun , Lo David , Zhi Chen , Chen Yishan , Deng Shuiguang
Published: August 2023

Deep learning (DL) techniques have grown in leaps and bounds in
both academia and industry over the past few years. Despite the growth
of DL projects, there has been little study on how DL projects evolve,
whether maintainers in this domain encounter a dramatic increase in
workload, and whether or not existing maintainers can guarantee the
sustained development of projects. To address this gap, we perform an
empirical study to investigate the sustainability of DL projects,
understand maintainers’ workloads and workloads growth in DL projects,
and compare them with traditional OSS projects. In this regard, we first
investigate how DL projects grow, then, understand maintainers’ workload
in DL projects, and explore the workload growth of maintainers as DL
projects evolve. After that, we mine the relationships between
maintainers’ activities and the sustainability of DL projects.
Eventually, we compare it with traditional OSS projects. Our study
unveils that although DL projects show increasing trends in most
activities, maintainers’ workloads present a decreasing trend.
Meanwhile, the proportion of workload maintainers conducted in DL
projects is significantly lower than in traditional OSS projects.
Moreover, there are positive and moderate correlations between the
sustainability of DL projects and the number of maintainers’ releases,
pushes, and merged pull requests. Our findings shed lights that help
understand maintainers’ workload and growth trends in DL and traditional
OSS projects, and also highlight actionable directions for
organizations, maintainers, and researchers.
Autoimmune Disease Concomitant with Advanced Head & Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Authors: Pichardo Priscilla F. A. , Hellums Ryan N. , Penn Ellen , Alite Fiori , Purdy Nicholas C. , Altman Kenneth W.
Published: August 2023

Objective: To determine the rate of autoimmune disease in a head and
neck cancer patient population and determine if these patients have
increased rates of advanced stage disease. Study Design: Retrospective
cross-sectional study Setting: Rural tertiary care center Methods: A
multisite single institution multidisciplinary head and neck oncologic
patient database was queried to identify patients with autoimmune
disease and primary mHNSCC in all primary sites from December 2019 to
September 2021. Results: A total of 302 patients were identified, with
83% male and 17% female. In this study, 7.3% of patients were found
to have an autoimmune disease or on immune-suppressive medications. Of
the patients with immune suppression (autoimmune diseases or taking
immune-suppressive agents), increased rates of regional and distant
metastatic disease were noted. Statistical analysis demonstrated a
relative risk of 1.1376 (95% CI 0.8679 – 1.4912) p = 0.3503 for
presentation at advanced stage due to nodal disease and a relative risk
of 1.4141 (95% CI 0.1876 – 10.6595) p = 0.7367 for presentation at
advanced stage due metastatic disease in the autoimmune population.
Conclusion: This study suggests that patients with autoimmune diseases
and/or on immune-suppressive medications may present with more advanced
stages of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma compared to patients
without immune suppression. These findings further emphasize the
importance of counseling patients on immune-suppressive medications and
other risk factors for head and neck squamous cell carcinoma.
Correlation between complexity of coastal geomorphology and the dissipation of tidal energy- A case study of Zhoushan Islands in Hangzhou Bay
Authors: Zhang Shixia , Zhang Zhenyu , Hong qiankun , Guo Huifang
Published: August 2023

In recent years, coastal reclamation has become an important way for
coastal areas to ease the contradiction between supply and demand along
the land and to develop and utilize marine resources. However,
large-scale coastal reclamation will change the original natural
properties of the sea area and cause changes in the surrounding
hydrodynamic environment. Although coastal geomorphic features have a
non-negligible impact on tidal energy loss and disaster prevention, few
studies have paid attention to the intrinsic connection between the
complexity of coastal morphology and the rate of tidal reduction. In
this study, Hangzhou Bay is selected as the research object, and a model
based on the correlation between coastal geomorphic complexity and tidal
energy reduction rate is constructed by using the fractal geometry
theory and the quantitative evaluation method of landscape complexity,
and the model is used in the assessment of the impacts of reclaimed land
in Zhoushan Islands on the geomorphic complexity and tidal energy
dissipation. The results of the study show that the differential tide
reduction rate is highly correlated with the complexity of islands,
shoreline irregularities, curved boundaries and spatial morphology. In
the application of the model, it was found that the traditional planning
and design of reclamation led to a dramatic change in shoreline
morphology, and with the significant reduction of the number of
subdimensions D and the shape index S, the differential tidal reduction
rate would be reduced by more than 88%, which also poses a significant
threat to coastal and downstream estuarine bay disaster prevention.
Finally, based on the above analysis, effective control indexes and
scientific reclamation measures are proposed to provide theoretical
basis for the efficient utilization and protection of mudflats in China.
When and How Many: Factors Associated with Campus Sexual Assault Reforms
Authors: Nelson Abbie , Moylan Carrie , Allen Jennifer , Hammock Amy
Published: August 2023

Objective: Institutions of higher education (IHE) have faced increasing
pressure to comply with federal regulations and reform their response to
campus sexual assault (CSA). This study explores whether decoupling, or
organizational resistance to change, is associated with the number and
timing of CSA reforms adopted. Participants: A web-based survey of IHE
employees familiar with sexual assault policy implementation on their
campus asked about types of reforms, timing, decoupling, and campus
characteristics. Method: Correlations and t-tests were run to examine
the types of reforms across time periods, and regression assessed the
degree to which decoupling was associated with the number and timing of
reforms. Results: Higher decoupling was associated with fewer reforms in
the early period and more in the late period, though not with the
overall number of reforms adopted. Conclusions: Findings highlight the
importance of understanding factors that influence change on campuses.
Supporting Information for "Pressure monitoring of disposal reservoirs in North-Central Oklahoma: implications for seismicity and geostorage"
Authors: Allen Benjamin , Allen B , Murray K , Ogwari P , Suriman M , Walter J I , Hayman N W
Published: August 2023

Underground wastewater injection into deep reservoirs confronts complex
hydrogeologic conditions potentially leading to induced seismicity. We
focus on the geologic units of the Arbuckle Group carbonates in Oklahoma
that are frequently used for disposing of produced water associated with
oil and gas production. Subsurface pressures and fluid flow figure
prominently in most explanations for induced seismicity and are
important in evaluations of future storage potential of the Arbuckle. To
understand subsurface pressure conditions within the Arbuckle we
monitored the water levels in 15 inactive wells. The wells were
monitored at 30-second intervals, with eight wells monitored since
September 2016, and an additional seven from July 2017. All of the wells
were monitored until early March 2020. Since 2016, 13 of the 15 wells
showed a net decrease in well level (a.k.a. hydraulic head),
proportional to near-borehole fluid pressure. The pressure patterns
observed in each well vary from one another, and some wells display a
gradual decrease in pressure over time, some have a rapid decrease, and
others show irregular changes. The well pressures respond to Earth tides
and injections into nearby wells as well as response to distal and
proximal seismic waves, though responses vary considerably between
wells. Moreover, there appears to be a threshold injection rate above
which pressure changes level off. The data illustrate that Arbuckle
hydrogeology is a multi-scale, temporally dynamic system, with regional
heterogeneity of porosity and permeability. These dynamics exert
important controls on seismic hazard and storage capacity estimates.
Analysis of factors predicting science high-achievement group
Authors:   Research Institute of Science Education, Hong Jeehye , Kim Hyunjung
Published: August 2023

This study investigates the predictors of science high-achievement group among Korean high school students, considering raw data of the students’ responses to PISA 2015. In particular, the factors differentiating the excellent group from the general group were analyzed using a random forest analysis with hybrid sampling and hyper-ensemble approach on the responses of 92 individual questions. The results revealed distinct gender-based patterns. Male students captured higher rankings in factors related to science-related reading at the age of 10 and experimental practices. Conversely, female students displayed a stronger correlation between high achievement and non-cognitive characteristics such as connecting the value of science subjects to their future careers. Despite the gender differences in the magnitude of increase in prediction probabilities and variations, their overall direction remained consistent. Notably, both male and female students who were introduced to science-related books around the age of 10 and were presently exposed to scientific literature exhibited a higher likelihood of belonging to the high-achievement group. These findings will aid the development of tailored education support plans for high-achieving students, facilitating the success of these students to foster a scientific potential and brighter future.
Elementary School Teachers’ Perception Survey on Smart Device based Teaching & Learning and AI Education
Authors:   Research Institute of Science Education, Choi Eulyong , Suh Soonshik
Published: August 2023

This study aimed to investigate and analyze the perceptions of elementary school teachers regarding the use of smart devices in classrooms and AI education, in order to identify stable strategies for the successful implementation of AI education. The study surveyed and analyzed the satisfaction levels of smart device-based classroom activities, as well as the perceived usefulness, acceptance, and interest in AI education. Additionally, the study aimed to examine the influence of satisfaction levels with smart device-based classroom activities on the perceived usefulness, acceptance, and interest in AI education. A sample of 107 elementary school teachers affiliated with the K Education Office was selected, and an online survey was developed and utilized as the research tool. The collected data were analyzed using SPSS 25.0 software.
The research findings are as follows: Firstly, the teachers expressed high satisfaction with smart device-based classroom activities. Secondly, there was generally a high level of perceived usefulness, acceptance, and interest in AI education. Thirdly, it was observed that higher satisfaction with smart device-based classroom activities was associated with higher levels of perceived usefulness, acceptance, and interest in AI education. Therefore, it can be inferred that positive perceptions of smart device-based classroom activities are linked to positive perceptions of AI education.
The implications of the study suggest that in order to foster positive perceptions of AI education among teachers, efforts should be made to enhance satisfaction levels with smart device-based classroom activities. Furthermore, it is recommended to provide training programs and teaching materials that help teachers recognize the usefulness of AI education and encourage them to actively embrace and increase their interest in it.
However, it is important to note that this study was limited to elementary school teachers affiliated with the K Education Office. Therefore, future research should expand its scope to include not only teachers but also students and parents in order to obtain a broader understanding of their perceptions. Additionally, conducting longitudinal studies to investigate whether positive perceptions of AI education actually translate into practical acceptance is also suggested for future research.
Agricultural Changes in North-Western India as Influenced by Green Revolution and Irrigation Water Availability
Authors: Prasad Rajendra , Shivay Yashbir Singh
Published: August 2023

North-western India is known as the ‘Granary of India’ after the introduction of wheat dwarf varieties in the mid-sixties. Dwarf gene varieties of wheat are highly responsive to inputs viz. fertilizer and irrigation water. Earlier in the Kharif season maize, pearl millet, minor millets and cotton were the predominant crops in north-western India i.e. Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh. However, with the increasing infrastructure for irrigation through canals, pump sets and tube wells, farmers started to grow rice even though Punjab soils are not suitable for rice production. Now, most of the farmers are growing rice in Kharif season and wheat in Rabi season. Hence, the rice-wheat cropping system has become dominant and is being practiced in nearly 10 million ha area. Farmers in north-western India also grow a lot of sugarcane crop, which produce huge tonnage but at the cost of luxury consumption of water. ‘Green Revolution’, which was a new chapter in the Agriculture history of India, started in this region, but it is using its water too lavishly surpassing its recharge. There is an urgent need to change or at least modify the ‘rice–wheat’ and sugarcane–wheat cropping systems (CS) of this region by less water-demanding ones viz. maize–wheat, cotton–wheat, soybean–wheat and pigeon pea–wheat etc. cropping systems. Even though, they may be less profitable but will ensure the sustainability of agriculture in this region in long-term.
Response of Super Early Pigeonpea to Varied Sowing Windows and Integrated Nutrient Management in Southern Telangana Zone
Authors: Kumar M. Parimala , Devi K. B. Suneetha , Naik B. Balaji , Jayasree G. , Sreekanth P. D.
Published: August 2023

The field experiments were conducted during kharif seasons (July–November) 2018 to determine the physiological, yield parameters and yield of super early pigeonpea under different sowing windows and with integrated nutrient management practices at Regional Agricultural Research Station, Palem, Telangana, India situated at 16˚ 51’ N Latitude and 78º25’ E Longitude with an average Altitude of 478 m above the mean sea level of Southern Telangana Zone of Telangana State, India. The experiment was laid out in strip plot design for pigeonpea with 3 main treatments i.e., (M1)1st July, (M2)20th July and (M3) 10th August sowings and four integrated nutrient management practices as sub treatments viz.S1: 75% RDF, S2:75% RDF+FYM enriched with microbial consortia (1 t ha-1), S3:100% RDFand S4:100% RDF+FYM enriched with microbial consortia (1 t ha-1) and replicated thrice. The findings of two years of field study revealed that, among the three sowing dates in main treatments, 1st July (M1) recorded a greater number of days to 50% flowering and 75% pod maturity of SEPP. Similar trend in the CGR, RGR, yield parameters and yield except 1000 seed weight of SEPP was noticed superior with 10th August sowing (M3) compared to other two sowing dates viz. July 1st and July 20th. The sub treatment containing INM practices revealed higher values of physiological, yield parameters and yield with application 100% RDF+FYM enriched with microbial consortia @ 1 t ha-1 (S4) compared to other INM practices.
In-vitro Phosphate Solubilization by Native Phosphate Solubilizing Microbes in Soils of Northern Region of India
Authors: Singh Akansha , Dhyani B. P. , Tomar Akash , Kumar Vipin , Gupta Arbind Kumar , Shahi U. P.
Published: August 2023

The investigations were conducted at Sardar Vallabhai Patel University of Agriculture and Technology, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India during March 2019 to January 2020 for isolation and characterization and identification of phosphate solubilizing microbes (PSM) in soils of northern region of India. Soil samples (0-30 cm) were collected from four locations i.e. KVK, Lohaghat, SVPUAT, Meerut, College of Agriculture field, SVPUAT, Meerut and KVK, Bulandshahar covering Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand states of India and kept in refrigerator for analysis. The isolation of two rhizobial bacteria isolates (S1 and S2) in conjunction with the two-phosphate solubilizing efficient fungal isolates (F1 and F2) was carried out by the serial dilution method. The study of their morphological and microscopic characters, together with Solubilization Efficiency (SE), and Solubilization Index (SI) were also assessed. Finally, the biochemical tests were run according to their nature that was gram-negative rod by using KB002 TM HI Assorted Biochemical Test Kit (for Gram-negative rods). Between the two bacterial isolates was S1 was showing more solubilization on Pikovskaya agar (PVK) compared to S4 on the 5th day of observation, while S4 gave better results on the 8th-day solubilization observation. The biochemical tests on bacterial isolates were showing disagreement between the two, proving them as completely different isolates. In the case of fungi, the F2 isolate was showing better SE and SI values compared to the F1 isolate.
Canine Mammary Tumours: Advances in Classification, Grading and Expression of Biological Markers
Authors: Sharma Aditya , Farooq Sheikh Uzma
Published: August 2023

Mammary tumours are the most frequently encountered neoplasms in female dogs. Malignant types of canine mammary tumours are more frequent than benign mammarytumours. Due to vast histological diversity of canine mammary tumours their diagnosis is difficult and provides little prognostic information. The presence of cells with enlarged nuclei and prominent nucleoli often leads to the misdiagnosis of mammary carcinoma.Use of a histological grading system may be helpful for classification and prognosis of canine mammary tumours. Immunohistochemistry is an extraordinarily powerful tool in the armamentarium of the diagnostic surgical pathologist. It is widely used in diagnosis of cancers by detection of tumor specific antigens expression. Canine mammary tumours have two histological classification given by WHO, first in 1974 and it is modification occur in 1999. New histological classification of CMTs is based on modification of WHO criteria given by Goldschmidt. In Veterinary science, two slightly different Misdorp and Pen systems (modifications of the human method) are used for histological grading of the canine mammary gland carcinoma. These two grading system is based on the assessment of the three morphological features: tubule formation, nuclear pleomorphism and mitotic counts.  Some potential prognostic cellular biomarkers have been investigated for canine mammary tumours, and are frequently used for their detection and prognosis. Most commonly used cellular biomarkers are human epidermal growth factor, progesterone and estrogen receptors, E-cadherin and P-cadherin and proliferation marker Ki67.
Cross-Sectional Survey of Sausage Consumers in Algeria: Prevalence and Risk Factors for Development of Food-Borne Illnesses and Antibiotic Use Behavior
Authors: Hachemi Amina , Mimoune Nora , Boukhechem Said , Zenia Safia , Zaidi Sara , Ait-Oudhia Khatima , Khelef Djamel
Published: August 2023

This cross-sectional questionnaire study was designed to determine the prevalence of food-borne illnesses and potential risk factors among Algerian sausage consumers, and to assess antibiotics use behavior among sick consumers. From August, 2018 to June, 2019, a total of 800 structured questionnaires were distributed randomly to sausage consumers from ten (10) departments of Algiers, Algeria. The data collected were analyzed with different statistical approaches. The results showed that out of the 384 sausage consumers surveyed, 22.39% reported having food-borne illnesses after sausage consumption, with 8.14% of sick consumers hospitalized. The prevalence of foodborne illnesses among sausage consumers was significantly higher among males (25.69%) than females (21.09%) (OR=1.36), and also significantly higher (p<0.01) among consumers without children (24.54%) than among those who had children (17.12%). Sausage consumers who were immuno-deficient had the highest frequency of being sick, 41.38% (OR=3.62, p<0.0001), followed in descending order by consumers who had children, 34.85% (OR=1.9, p=0.01), and pregnant consumers, 28.12% (OR=1.56, p=0.03). For antibiotic use behavior, out of 86 sick consumers, 59.3% had self-medicated on antibiotics, and 17.44% had interrupted the antibiotics treatment. This study provides for the first-time information about baseline of the attitude and behavior regarding antibiotic use among Algerian sausage consumers who developed food-borne illness. Thus, it can be concluded that raw sausage must be consumed with precaution for vulnerable groups at risk. Public education programs should be developed to target misconceptions of antibiotics use and vulnerable groups at risk.
Genetic Diversity Analysis by SSR Markers in Melia dubia Cav. -A Fast Growing Multipurpose Tree Species
Authors: Loushambam R. S. , Devakumar A. S.
Published: August 2023

The present work was conducted in the year 2019 at the department of Forestry and Environmental Science, GKVK, University of Agricultural Sciences, Bengaluru Karnataka, India  aimed to estimate the genetic variation among the populations of Melia dubia. 12 SSR primers producing polymorphic and monomorphic bands were analysed. The fresh and matured leaf sample was collected from the South India germplasm bank of Melia dubia established and maintained by Karnataka Forest Department (KFD) in collaboration with Institute of Forest Genetics and Tree Breeding (IFGTB), Coimbatore at Hoskote near Bengaluru, is a part of rural Bengaluru district, Karnataka, India.  Leaf surface was cleaned by wiping with alcohol and carried to the laboratory in the ice bucket. Samples were preserved at -86˚C in a deep freezer. Genetic distances were calculated for all the accession lines studied by SSR PCR. The polymorphic information content (PIC) varied from 0.18–0.35, with an overall mean of 0.28. Nei’s gene diversity (H) ranged from 0.22–0.45, with an overall mean of 0.34. Alleles maker-1 ranged between 1 and 4, with an average of 2.7 alleles marker-1. Genetic distances were used to generate a dendrogram . An UPGMA dendrogram based on similarity coefficient indices revealed high genetic diversity and segregate into thirteen distinct clusters. This can be attributed to highly cross-pollinating nature of the species. and small distributional range in the area. Based on the genetic variability found, tree improvement strategies could be developed for conservation and further improvement of the species.
Honey, its Quality and Composition and their Responsible Factors
Authors: Sharma Rohini , Thakur Meena , Rana Kiran , Devi Diksha , Bajiya Mangla Ram
Published: August 2023

Honey is a sweet viscous food substance made by honey bees. It contains more than 180 nutritional substances, due to which it is known for boosting immunity. Honey is comprised of easily digestible honey sugars and energy providing nutrients. It is used as an ingredient in hundreds of manufactured foods for its sweetness, colour, flavor, caramelization and viscosity.  It’s various physicochemical constituents, moisture content (<25%), reducing sugars (>65%), acidity (<0.2%), electrical conductivity (<0.8 mS/cm for blossom honey), sucrose content (5%), hydroxy methyl furfuraldehyde (HMF) (<40 mg kg-1) etc. contribute to its nutritional quality, granulation, flavor, texture, fermentation and storage quality. Other properties viz. diastase content, proline content, phenols, pollen density etc. are important indicator of quality and origin of honey. Honey is the reservoir of different minerals, with potassium being most abundant element. Owing to its chemical composition, honey has been reported to have significant impact on human nutrition and health. Its quality is evaluated based on standard quality parameters standardized by different authorities. The quality and composition of honey highly depends on the type of flowers utilized by the bees, climatic conditions and various other factors like floral sources, seasons, beekeeper activities, harvesting of honey, processing, storage, agrochemicals, adulteration and geographical origin. The demand of honey is also increasing in upward trend; thus, the analysis of these quality parameters helps us to ensure that the honey we are consuming fulfills the required parameters.
Development of a User-friendly Tool for Pulp Separation from Palmyrah Palm Fruit
Authors: Fathima K. S. , Misha M. R. , Keerthana E. , Shimi W. U. , Shahama K. , Anjaly M. G.
Published: August 2023

The study was conducted to develop a user-friendly tool for the separation of pulp from toddy palm fruit under the Department of Processing and Food Engineering, KCAET Tavanur during 2019–20. Manual separation of pulp using traditional method is very time consuming, tedious, labour intensive and cause drudgery to the operator. Hence, a skilled person can only separate the pulp from palm fruit perfectly. Therefore, a simple hand operated tool for separating pulp effectively which is easy to operate, portable, gender friendly and economical was designed and fabricated. Based on engineering properties, a cutting tool and U-shaped cutting blade were developed. The palm was removed from the bunch and crown was removed using a knife. Then the fruit was placed horizontally on “M” shaped holding unit. Using the cutting knife, the bottom portion of palm was cut up to 5cm thickness and top portion up to 2.5 cm. Then the fruit was placed vertically on the rectangular platform and the “U” shaped blade was inserted into the fruit on the outer periphery. Blade is then pushed side ways to remove the husk of the palm fruit. The performance evaluation of the developed tool was conducted. The performance evaluation of the developed tool was done in terms of capacity and material loss. The average capacity of the tool was found to be 9.01 kg h-1 which accounts pulp of 45–50 fruits h-1. The material loss during the operation was estimated to be 2.4%.