bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Sistem Pengendali Keamanan Sepeda Motor Berbasis IoT (Internet of Things) Menggunakan Smartphone Android
Authors: Edo Irawan Edo Irawan , Muzakir Ari
Published: August 2022

Motorbike vehicles are the most widely used private transportation by people to travel to places near and even far. In addition to motorcycles having a price that is relatively affordable by the public, motorcycles are much easier to go through all the congested and narrow road terrains. The increasing number of motorcycles circulating around and also the weak security system of motorcycles are one of the causes often targeted by theft. In this study, we provided a solution to this security by building a motorcycle security control system that can be accessed and controlled remotely using a Smartphone. The system installed on this motorcycle uses a microcontroller (Arduino Mega2560), a global positioning system (GPS) module, a vibration sensor module, and a relay module. The GPS module helps to determine the coordinates of the position of the motorcycle. These coordinates are sent and displayed through the Android application on the smartphone of the motorcycle owner. Based on the results of several tests, the system used can communicate well between the motorcycle and the motorcycle owner through the internet network, as long as the devices in the vehicle are connected to the internet network.
Review Model Teknologi Perguruan Tinggi Menurut Sudut Pandang Supply Chains Management
Authors: Albana Ilham , Santiko Irfan
Published: August 2022

The community's need for higher education is very important. Given the regulations of UU No.234 u 2000 concerning guidelines for the establishment of higher education institutions, it is quite easy for foundations and institutions, several institutions are competing and interesting to establish universities. Higher education is currently an attractive business field. The existence of graduates in the community or the market will always be an attribute of the community's assessment of the original university. If the alumni are well absorbed by the market, the university will get a positive assessment. Every university has an interest in knowing the level of user satisfaction of its graduates as an important part of the evaluation and projections of the institution. Problems arise when graduates are not well absorbed. Many factors could be the cause. In a business, of course, you must look at it from the point of view of market needs, the same thing as higher education institutions. If you don't pay attention to the market aspect, it is certain that graduates are not well absorbed due to lack of quality. In this article, we will discuss the sustainability of business processes in higher education based on user reviews of graduates. The continuity of this business process using a supply chain model approach.
Pengembangan Sistem Informasi Simpan Pinjam KUD Tunggal Mulya Kabupaten OKI Mengunakan Metode Prototype
Authors: Asmi Yudi , Hutrianto Hutrianto
Published: August 2022

Perkembangan teknologi informasi dan komunikasi telah menyentuh segala lini, termasuk didalamnya yaitu dalam bidang koperasi. Koperasi Unit Desa (KUD) Tunggal Mulya merupakan organisasi yang memiliki peranan melayani masyarakat daerah Kecamatan Teluk Gelam Kabupaten Ogan Komering Ilir (OKI) yang bertugas memberikan simpan dan pinjaman bagi anggotanya. Permaslahan yang terjadi yaitu pengelolaan pengarsipan administrasi simpan pinjam yang masi menggunakan cara konvensional, sehingga membuat pelayanan kurang cepat dan efektif. Untuk itu penelitian ini bertujuan untuk membuat sistem informasi simpan pinjam KUD Tunggal Mulya menggunakan metode pengembangan prototype. Hasil pengembangan berupa sistem informasi simpan pinjam yang memiliki fitur pengeololaan data anggota, data simpanan anggota, data peminjaman anggota, data setoran angota, data MoU, data pengajuan pinjaman, dan bukti setor. Selain itu juga sistem informasi dapat berjalan dengan baik berdasarkan hasil pengujian Black Box.
GAMBARAN KARAKTERISTIK PASIEN HIPERTENSI DI RUMAH SAKIT UMUM FULL BETHESDA MEDAN TAHUN 2021
Authors: Gaol Rusmauli Lumban , Simbolon Friska Novalina
Published: August 2022

Hypertension is a non- communicable disease that is one of the main causes of premature death in the world. The World health Organization (WHO) estimates that in 2025 there will be an increase in hypertension cases by around 80%, in 2000 from 639 million cases to 1.5 billion cases. Hypertension is the third leading cause of death in Indonesia for all ages. In 2015, surveys showed that 1 in 4 women and 1 in 5 men suffer from hypertension. Less than 1 in 5 people have hypertension that is well controlled and more than 9 million deaths are related to hypertension. The aim of this research is to describe the characteristic of hypertensive patient at the Full Bethesda General Hospital Medan in 2021. The method used is descriptive, with a total sampling technique of 105 people. The result of these research are respondents with hypertension at Full Bethesda General Hospital Mdan in 2021 range from 55-64 years (40.0%), female (54.28%), senior high school (56.19%),nor working (36.20%), Tribe of Toba Batak (48.58%). It can be concluded that the characteristic of hypertension can occur at the age between 55-64 years, female gender, senior high school,on average in the group who do not have job and toba batak tribe. The result of this research is expected to provide useful and to give knowledge for the hypertensive patient.
Fostering Resilience: Understanding Generational Differences in Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and Social Media Use
Authors: Wu Ming-Yi
Published: August 2022

By analyzing survey data collected from 2,002 participants in 5 generational cohorts in the United States, this study examines generational differences in information and communication technology (ICT) and social media use behaviors. The intersection between digital divide theory and generational cohort theory provides the theoretical foundation for this study. There are two major findings. First, there are significant differences in ICT use among 5 different generations (Generation Z, Generation Y, Generation X, Boomers, Silent Generation). In terms of ICT access and use, the silent generation is left behind other generations. Thus, the grey divide still exists. Second, different generations have different preferences for social media platforms. For example, more Generation Z participants use Snapchat, Twitter, and Instagram. This study brings additional insights into generational differences/divide in ICT and social media use. Practical suggestions are provided to narrow the generational divide and to foster communicative resilience among different generations amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
REDEFINING THE CONSTRUCT OF RETAILING IN THE WEST AFRICAN CONTEXT
Authors: Nassè Dr. Théophile Bindeouè
Published: August 2022

Retailing in the West African context is a dominant practice within the distribution channel of the overall business system, nowadays. This research aims to redefine the construct of retailing in the West African context. The approach is based on some observations and a documentary analysis. The results show that retailing in marketing perspectives, is always opposed to the construct of wholesaling and it can be well-defined as the art of selling goods and services in small quantities directly to the final customers.
 Keywords: Retailing, Wholesaling, Marketing, West Africa.
A STUDY OF BARRIERS HINDERING CONTRACTOR’S COMPLIANCE WITH H&S STANDARDS IN GHANA
Authors: Bidahor Martin Domwor , Kheni Dr. Nongiba Alkanam
Published: August 2022

In general, the construction industry is one of the world’s occupational settings that has high incidents of fatalities and injury rates. Developing countries, Ghana inclusive are faced with much more challenges to effective management of occupational health and safety due to the increasing rate of industrialization and weak occupational health and safety framework. The study aims to examine barriers faced by construction companies while implementing health and safety standards. The study adopted a quantitative approach. Two hundred and one (201) members of construction companies and One hundred and forty-three (143) officers of Regulatory Institutions (RIs) responded to the questionnaires distributed. The findings indicated that construction firms while implementing health and safety standards face barriers including lack of H&S officers on sites, higher cost, lack of contractor’s safety awards scheme, lack of clarity of instructions, lack of motivational package, lack of suitable health and safety education, and related cost. The study put forward various recommendations to overcome such challenges.

 Keywords: Health and Safety, Compliance, Construction, Contractors, Projects, Ghana.
HUBUNGAN PENGETAHUAN DENGAN SIKAP TENTANG PENANGANAN STRES KEHAMILAN DI PUSKESMAS TELUK PANJI LABUHAN BATU SELATAN
Authors: Sari Juita
Published: August 2022

Stres masa kehamilan dikarenakan ketidakseimbangan yang dirasakan ibu hamil dalam mengatasi masalah dan tuntutan kehamilan. hal ini dianggap biasa oleh sebagian orang pada masa kehamilan namun penelitian American Collage Of Obstetricans and Gynecology (ACOG), menyatakan pentingnya pengukuran stres pada tiap trimester kehamilan dan postpartum sebagai pencegahan dampak morbiditas yang ditimbulkan keadaan stres saat hamiL. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui Hubungan Pengetahuan dengan Sikap Ibu Hamil tentang Penanganan Stres Pada Kehamilan di Puskesmas Teluk Panji Tahun 2021.

Metode penelitian yang digunakan adalah Jenis Penelitian Kuantitatif dengan pendekatan explanatory research Lokasi penelitian dilakukan di  Puskesmas Teluk Panji. Waktu penelitian Juni-september 2021. Sampel pada penelitian ini adalah seluruh ibu hamil primigravida  pada bulan juni-september 2021 yaitu sebanyak 30 responden. Sampel yang digunakan menggunakan teknik sampel acccidental sampling dengan sampel 30 responden. Instrumen penelitian berupa kuesioner yang sudah diuji validitas dan reliabilitas.

Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa tentang pengetahuan ibu mayoritas berpengetahuan kurang yaitu 17 (56.7%) responden, sikap mayoritas yang tidak baik yaitu 18 responden (60.0%) responden, dengan nilai uji chi squere 0.031 artinya ada hubungan pengetahuan ibu dengan sikap tentang penanganan stres pada kehamilan kesimpulan yang  diperoleh yaitu pengetahuan ibu dengan sikap sangat berhubungan secara signifikan tentang penanganan stres pada kehamilan. Disarankan kepada Puskesmas  agar dapat meningkatkan lagi penyuluhan agar pengetahuan ibu tentang penanganan stres pada kehamilan semakin bertambah serta dapat mencegah stres selama kehamilan sehingga mereka punya kemauan untuk  penanganan stres pada kehamilan.
Luzes, câmera, ação! Metalinguagem metafórica de um curta-metragem dos vinte anos do Ato-Rede, Encontro Anual dos Estudos de Ciência, Tecnologia & Sociedade.
Authors: Nazareth Paiva Eduardo
Published: August 2022

Luzes, câmera, ação! CENA 1: Em 1984, na não menos polêmica pré-história dos eventos Atos-Rede, aconteceu um workshop com 30 participantes na De Boerderij (“A Fazenda”), no campus da Twente University of Technology, situada em Enschede, Holanda. Este encontro gerou um livro, reunindo uma coletânea de artigos oriundos deste workshop, publicado em 1987 com o título: The Social Construction of Technological Systems, um clássico no campo dos Science Studies. CENA 2: Em 2002, se realizou o evento batizado pelo nome de Ato-Rede 2002, na sede campestre da AAFBB (Associação dos Aposentados e Funcionários do Banco do Brasil) em Xerém, Duque de Caxias, no estado do Rio de Janeiro. O evento buscava alternativas de espaços mais amplos para as conversas formais e informais de um grupo de acadêmicos que convivia com estreiteza dos horários dos encontros que se realizavam às quintas-feiras à tarde, na disciplina da pós-graduação MAB859-2002-2, na incipiente linha de pesquisa Estudos de Ciência, Tecnologia & Sociedade na UFRJ. Era assim iniciada a série histórica dos eventos Atos-Rede. CENA 3: Em 2021, se realizou a histórica vigésima edição do Ato-Rede, o Ato-Rede 2021, de forma remota e ainda sob os efeitos da Pandemia de COVID-19.
Comunicação em prol dos líderes
Authors: Barbosa Andre Machado
Published: August 2022

Este artigo refere-se ao referencial teórico-bibliográfico da pesquisa da dissertação de mestrado do autor Barbosa (2019), que aborda a comunicação assertiva para desenvolvimento de líderes através de jogos gamificados. Buscou-se o método qualitativo, fundamentado na literatura especializada e consultas a artigos científicos, selecionados por meio de busca nos bancos de dados do SciELO, Google Scholar e Emerald Insight. O propósito deste artigo é refletir sobre a importância da comunicação para o cargo de liderança na esfera organizacional e demonstrar que, ao exercício da liderança, é necessária a assertividade na comunicação bem como o domínio de suas técnicas e ferramentas comunicacionais e uma boa oratória, o que é essencial para o desenvolvimento, a sustentabilidade e o crescimento de qualquer instituição. Conclui-se neste estudo a necessidade de ações práticas, como um meio de facilitar o desenvolvimento humano e inserção de profissionais em cargos de liderança no mercado de trabalho. Para isso, está em processo de aplicação a gamificação através do jogo de tabuleiro, para treinamento e desenvolvimento da oratória a fim de melhorar a comunicação de jovens e adultos na atuação de líder.
Size dependent hygroscopicity of levoglucosan and D-glucose aerosol nanoparticles
Authors: Lei Ting , Su Hang , Ma Nan , Pöschl Ulrich , Wiedensohler Alfred , Cheng Yafang
Published: August 2022

Abstract. The interaction between water vapor and aerosol nanoparticles is of great significance in atmospheric processes. However, current knowledge of hygroscopicity of sub-10 nm organic nanoparticles and their concentration-dependent thermodynamic properties (e.g., water activity) in the highly supersaturated concentration range is scarcely available. In this study, we investigate the size dependence of hygroscopicity of organics (i.e., levoglucosan, D-glucose) in size down to 6 nm using a nano-hygroscopicity tandem differential mobility analyzer (nano-HTDMA). There is a weak size dependence of the hygroscopic growth factor observed for levoglucosan and D-glucose nanoparticles with diameters down to 20 nm. However, a clear size-dependent hygroscopic growth factor is observed for D-glucose nanoparticles down to 6 nm in size. A reduction in diameters of sub-20 nm levoglucosan is observed at the dry RHs, which is explained by partial levoglucosan evaporation into gas phase, indicting high impact of volatility of sub-20 nm levoglucosan aerosol nanoparticles. However, this also means that the hygroscopic growth factors of levoglucosan nanoparticles with diameters below 20 nm are not possible to be determined. The use of water activity parameterization models proposed by Kreidenweis et al. (2005) (KD, Köhler), the Extend-Aerosol Inorganic Model (E-AIM (standard UNIFAC), and Differential Köhler Analysis (DKA) method is to determine thermodynamic properties (e.g., water activity) of levoglucosan and D-glucose nanodroplets as a function of solute concentration, respectively. Predicated water activity for these aqueous organic solutions (i.e., levoglucosan, D-glucose) from the different methods are similar to observations from references in the low solute concentration (< 20 mol kg-1), while a quite difference is found in the high solute concentration (> 20 mol kg-1). In addition, we compare hygroscopicity measurements for levoglucosan and D-glucose nanoparticles with the E-AIM (standard UNIFAC), the ideal solution theory, and DKA predictions, respectively. The ideal solution theory describes well the measured hygroscopic growth factors of levoglucosan with diameters down to 20 nm and D-glucose nanoparticles with diameters higher than 60 nm, respectively, while the E-AIM (standard UNIFAC) model can successfully predict the growth factors of levoglucosan with diameters from 100 down to 6 nm at RH above 88–40 % (e.g., at RH above 88 % for 100 nm D-glucose, at RH above 40 % for 6 nm D-glucose). The use of the DKA method leads to a good agreement with measured hygroscopic growth factors of D-glucose aerosol nanoparticles with diameters from 100 down to 6 nm.
Role of K-feldspar and quartz in global ice nucleation by mineral dust in mixed-phase clouds
Authors: Chatziparaschos Marios , Daskalakis Nikos , Myriokefalitakis Stelios , Kalivitis Nikos , Nenes Athanasios , Gonçalves Ageitos Maria , Costa-Surós Montserrat , Pérez García-Pando Carlos , Zanoli Medea , Vrekoussis Mihalis , Kanakidou Maria
Published: August 2022

Abstract. Ice formation is enabled by Ice Nucleating Particles (INP) at higher temperatures than homogeneous formation and can profoundly affect the microphysical and radiative properties, lifetimes, and precipitation rates of clouds. Mineral dust emitted from arid regions, particularly potassium-containing feldspar (K-feldspar), has been shown to be the most efficient INP through immersion freezing in mixed-phase clouds. However, despite quartz having a significantly lower ice nuclei activity, it is more abundant than K-feldspar in atmospheric desert dust, and therefore may be a significant source of INP. In this contribution, we test this hypothesis by investigating the global and regional importance of quartz as a contributor to INP in the atmosphere relative to K-feldspar. We have extended a global 3-D chemistry transport model (TM4-ECPL) to predict INP concentrations from both K-feldspar and quartz mineral dust particles with state-of-the-art parameterizations using the ice nucleation active surface site approach for immersion freezing. Our results show that K-feldspar remains the most important contributor to INP concentrations globally, but also the contribution of quartz can be significant, for example reaching up to 60 % over Eurasia at 700 hPa and up to 4 across the middle and high latitudes of the Southern Hemisphere. Importantly, our calculations show that quartz may affect different cloud level regimes (low-level clouds) than K-feldspar (mid-level clouds). Additionally, the consideration of quartz INP improves the comparison between simulations and observations at low temperatures. Our simulated INP concentrations predict ~51 % of the observations gathered from different campaigns within an order of magnitude and ~69 % within one and a half order of magnitude, despite the omission of other potentially important INP aerosol precursors like marine bioaerosols. All in all, our findings support the importance of considering quartz in addition to K-feldspar as INP in climate models and highlight the need of further constraining their abundance in arid soil-surfaces along with their abundance, size distribution and mixing state in the emitted dust atmospheric particles.
Physicochemical properties affect ice nucleating abilities of biomass burning derived charcoal aerosols at cirrus and mixed-phase cloud conditions
Authors: Mahrt Fabian , Rösch Carolin , Gao Kunfeng , Dreimol Christopher , Zawadowicz Maria A. , Kanji Zamin A.
Published: August 2022

Abstract. Atmospheric aerosol particles play a key role for air pollution, health and climate. Particles from biomass burning emissions are an important source of ambient aerosols and have increased over the past, and are projected to further surge in the future as a result of climate and land use changes. Particles emitted from biomass combustion are often complex mixtures of inorganic and organic materials, with soot, ash and charcoal having previously been identified as main particle types emitted. Despite their importance for climate, their ice nucleation activities remain insufficiently understood, in particular for charcoal particles, whose ice nucleation activity has not been reported. Here, we present experiments of the ice nucleation activities of 400 nm size-selected charcoal particles, derived from two different biomass fuels, namely a grass charcoal and a wood charcoal. We find that the charcoal types investigated do not contribute to ice formation via immersion freezing in mixed-phase cloud conditions. However, our results reveal a considerable heterogeneous ice nucleation activity of both charcoal types at cirrus temperatures. Inspection of the ice nucleation results together with dynamic vapor sorption meas-urements indicates that cirrus ice formation proceeds via pore condensation and freezing. We find wood charcoal to be more ice-active than grass charcoal at cirrus temperatures. We attribute this to the enhanced porosity and water uptake capacity of the wood compared to the grass charcoal. In support of the results, we found positive correlation of the ice nu-cleation activity of the wood charcoal particles and their chemical composition, specifically the presence of mineral com-ponents, based on single-particle mass spectrometry measurements. Even though correlational in nature, our results corrobo-rate recent findings that ice-active mineral could largely govern the aerosol-cloud interactions of particles emitted from bio-mass burning emissions.
Validation of the Aeolus L2B wind product with airborne wind lidar measurements in the polar North Atlantic region and in the tropics
Authors: Witschas Benjamin , Lemmerz Christian , Geiß Alexander , Lux Oliver , Marksteiner Uwe , Rahm Stephan , Reitebuch Oliver , Schäfler Andreas , Weiler Fabian
Published: August 2022

Abstract. During the first three years of European Space Agency’s Aeolus mission, the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt, DLR) performed four airborne campaigns deploying two different Doppler wind lidars (DWL) on-board the DLR Falcon aircraft, aiming to validate the quality of the recent Aeolus Level 2B (L2B) wind data product (processor baseline 11 and 12). The first two campaigns, WindVal III (Nov/Dec 2018) and AVATAR-E (Aeolus Validation Through Airborne Lidars in Europe, May/Jun 2019) were conducted in Europe and provided first insights in the data quality at the beginning of the mission phase. The two later campaigns, AVATAR-I (Aeolus Validation Through Airborne Lidars in Iceland) and AVATAR-T (Aeolus Validation Through Airborne Lidars in the Tropics), were performed in regions of particular interest for the Aeolus validation: AVATAR-I was conducted from Keflavik, Iceland between 9 September and 1 October 2019 to sample the high wind speeds in the vicinity of the polar jet stream. AVATAR-T was carried out from Sal, Cape Verde between 6 September and 28 September 2021 to measure winds in the Saharan dust-laden African easterly jet. Altogether, 10 Aeolus underflights were performed during AVATAR-I and 11 underflights during AVATAR-T, covering about 8000 km and 11000 km along the Aeolus measurement track, respectively. Based on these collocated measurements, statistical comparisons of Aeolus data with the reference lidar (2-µm DWL) as well as with in-situ measurements by the Falcon were performed to determine the systematic and random error of Rayleigh-clear and Mie-cloudy winds that are contained in the Aeolus L2B product. It is demonstrated that the systematic error almost fulfills the mission requirement of being below 0.7 m s-1 for both Rayleigh-clear and Mie-cloudy winds. The random error is shown to vary between 5.5 m s-1 and 7.1 m s-1 for Rayleigh-clear winds and is thus larger than specified (2.5 m s-1), whereas it is close to the specifications for Mie-cloudy winds (2.7 to 2.9 m s-1). In addition, the dependency of the systematic and random errors on the actual wind speed, the geolocation, the scattering ratio and the time difference between 2-µm DWL observation and satellite overflight is investigated and discussed. Thus, this work contributes to the characterization of the Aeolus data quality in different meteorological situations and allows to investigate wind retrieval algorithm improvements for reprocessed Aeolus data sets.
Remote sensing of aerosol water fraction, dry size distribution and soluble fraction using multi-angle, multi-spectral polarimetry
Authors: van Diedenhoven Bastiaan , Hasekamp Otto P. , Cairns Brian , Schuster Gregory L. , Stammes Snorre , Shook Michael A. , Ziemba Luke D.
Published: August 2022

Abstract. A framework to infer volume water fraction, soluble fraction and dry size distributions of fine mode aerosol from multi-angle, multi-spectral polarimetry retrievals of column-averaged ambient aerosol properties is presented. The method is applied to observations of the Research Scanning Polarimeter (RSP) obtained during two NASA aircraft campaigns, namely the Aerosol Cloud meTeorology Interactions oVer the western ATlantic Experiment (ACTIVATE) and the Cloud, Aerosol, and Monsoon Processes-Philippines Experiment (CAMP2Ex). All aerosol retrievals are statistically evaluated using in situ data. Volume water fraction is inferred from the retrieved ambient real part of the refractive index, assuming a dry refractive index of 1.54 and by applying a volume mixing rule to obtain the effective ambient refractive index. The uncertainties in inferred volume water fraction resulting from this simplified model are discussed and estimated to be lower than 0.2 and decreasing with increasing volume water fraction. The daily mean retrieved volume water fractions correlate well with the in situ values with a mean absolute difference of 0.09. Polarimeter-retrieved ambient effective radius for daily data is shown to increase as a function of volume water fraction as expected. Furthermore, the effective variance of the size distributions also increases with increasing effective radius, which we show is consistent with an external mixture of soluble and insoluble aerosol. The relative variations of effective radius and variance over an observation period are then used to estimate the soluble fraction of the aerosol. Daily results of soluble fraction correlate well with in situ observed sulfate mass fraction with a correlation coefficient of 0.79. Subsequently, inferred water and soluble fractions are used to derive dry fine-mode size distributions from their ambient counterparts. While dry effective radii obtained in situ and from RSP show similar ranges, in situ values are generally substantially smaller during the ACTIVATE deployments, which may be due to biases in RSP retrievals or in the in situ observations, or both. Both RSP and in situ observations indicate the dominance of aerosol with low hygroscopicity during the ACTIVATE and CAMP2Ex campaigns. Furthermore, RSP indicates a high degree of external mixing of particles with low and high hygroscopicity. These retrievals of fine mode water volume fraction and soluble fraction may be used for the evaluation of water uptake in atmospheric models. Furthermore, the framework allows to estimate the variation in the concentration of fine-mode aerosol larger than a specific dry radius limit, which can be used as a proxy for the variation in cloud condensation nucleus concentrations. This framework may be applied to multi-angle, multi-spectral satellite data expected to be available in the near future.
Calcification response of planktic foraminifera to environmental change in the Western Mediterranean Sea during the industrial era
Authors: Béjard Thibauld M. , Rigual-Hernández Andrés S. , Flores José A. , Tarruella Javier P. , Durrieu de Madron Xavier , Cacho Isabel , Haghipour Neghar , Eglinton Timothy , Sierro Francisco J.
Published: August 2022

Abstract. The aim of this work is to investigate the variability of planktic foraminifera calcification in the northwestern Mediterranean Sea on seasonal, interannual and pre-industrial Holocene time scales. This study is based on data from a 12-year-long sediment trap record retrieved in the in the Gulf of Lions and seabed sediment samples from the Gulf of Lions and the promontory of Menorca. Three different planktic foraminifera species were selected based on their different ecology and abundance: Globigerina bulloides, Neogloboquadrina incompta, and Globorotalia truncatulinoides. A total of 273 samples were weighted in both sediment trap and seabed samples. As the traditionally used sieve fractions method is considered unreliable because of the effect of morphometric parameters on the foraminifera weight, we measured area and diameter to constrain the effect of these parameters. The results of our study show substantial different seasonal calcification patterns across species: G. bulloides showed a slight calcification increase during the high productivity period, while both N. incompta and G. truncatulinoides display a higher calcification during the low productivity period. The comparison of these patterns with environmental parameters revealed that Optimum Growth Conditions temperature and carbonate system parameters are the most likely to influence seasonal calcification in the Gulf of Lions. Interannual analysis suggest that both G. bulloides and N. incompta slightly reduced their calcification between 1994 and 2005, while G. truncatulinoides exhibited a constant and pronounced increase in its calcification that translated in an increase of 20 % of its shell weight for the 400–500 µm narrow size class. While our data suggest that carbonate system parameters are the most likely environmental parameter driving foraminifera calcification changes over the years. Finally, comparison between sediment trap data and seabed sediments allowed us to assess the changes of planktic foraminifera calcification during the late Holocene, including the preindustrial era. Several lines of evidence strongly indicate that selective dissolution did not bias the results in any of our data sets. Our results showed a clear calcification reduction between pre-industrial Holocene and recent data with G. truncatulinoides experiencing the largest calcification decrease (32–40 %) followed by N. incompta (20–27 %) and G. bulloides (18–24 %). Overall, our results provide evidence of clear reduction in planktic foraminifera calcification in the Mediterranean most likely associated with ongoing ocean acidification and consistent with previous observations in other settings of the world’s oceans.
Parallelized Domain Decomposition for Multi-Dimensional Lagrangian Random Walk, Mass-Transfer Particle Tracking Schemes
Authors: Schauer Lucas , Schmidt Michael J. , Engdahl Nicholas B. , Pankavich Stephen D. , Benson David A. , Bolster Diogo
Published: August 2022

Abstract. Lagrangian particle tracking schemes allow a wide range of flow and transport processes to be simulated accurately, but a major challenge is numerically implementing the inter-particle interactions in an efficient manner. This article develops a multi-dimensional, parallelized domain decomposition (DDC) strategy for mass-transfer particle tracking (MTPT) methods in which particles exchange mass dynamically. We show that this can be efficiently parallelized by employing large numbers of CPU cores to accelerate run times. In order to validate the approach and our theoretical predictions we focus our efforts on a well known benchmark problem with pure diffusion, where analytical solutions in any number of dimensions are well established. In this work, we investigate different procedures for tiling the domain in two and three dimensions, (2-d and 3-d), as this type of formal DDC construction is currently limited to 1-d. An optimal tiling is prescribed based on physical problem parameters and the number of available CPU cores, as each tiling provides distinct results in both accuracy and run time. We further extend the most efficient technique to 3-d for comparison, leading to an analytical discussion of the effect of dimensionality on strategies for implementing DDC schemes. Increasing computational resources (cores) within the DDC method produces a trade-off between inter-node communication and on-node work. For an optimally subdivided diffusion problem, the 2-d parallelized algorithm achieves nearly perfect linear speedup in comparison with the serial run up to around 2700 cores, reducing a 5-hour simulation to 8 seconds, while the 3-d algorithm maintains appreciable speedup up to 1700 cores.
Characteristics of fine particle matters at the top of Shanghai Tower
Authors: Yin Changqin , Xu Jianming , Gao Wei , Pan Liang , Gu Yixuan , Fu Qingyan , Yang Fan
Published: August 2022

Abstract. To investigate the physical and chemical processes of fine particle matters at mid-upper planetary boundary layer (PBL), we conducted one-year continuous measurements of fine particle matters (PM), chemical composition of non-refractory submicron aerosol (NR-PM1) and some gas species (including sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxides and ozone) at an opening observatory (~600 m) at the top of Shanghai Tower (SHT), which is the Chinese 1st and World’s 2nd highest building located in the typical financial central business district of Shanghai, China. This is the first report for the characteristics of fine particles based on continuous and sophisticated online measurements at the mid-upper level of urban PBL. The observed PM2.5 and PM1 mass concentrations at SHT were 25.5±17.7 and 17.3±11.7 μg m-3 respectively. Organics, nitrate (NO3) and sulfate (SO4) occupied the first three leading contributions to NR-PM1 at SHT, accounting for 35.8 %, 28.6 % and 20.8 % respectively. The lower PM2.5 concentration was observed at SHT by 16.4 % compared with that near surface during the observation period. It was attributed to the decreased nighttime PM2.5 concentrations (29.4 % lower than surface) at SHT in all seasons due to the complete isolations from both emissions and gas precursors near surface. However, daytime PM2.5 concentrations at SHT were 12.4–35.1 % higher than those near surface from June to October, resulted from unexpected larger PM2.5 levels during early to middle afternoon at SHT than surface. We suppose the significant chemical production of secondary aerosols existed in mid-upper PBL because strong solar irradiance, adequate gas precursors (e.g., NOx) and lower temperature were observed at SHT favorable for both photochemical production and gas-to-particle partitioning. This was further demonstrated by the significant increasing rate of oxygenated organic aerosols and NO3 observed at SHT during 8:00–12:00 in spring (7.4 % h-1 and 12.9 % h-1), autumn (9.3 % h-1 and 9.1 % h-1) and summer (13.0 % h-1 and 11.4 % h-1), which cannot be fully explained by vertical mixing. It was noting that extremely high NO3 was observed at SHT both in daytime and nighttime in winter, accounting for 37.2 % in NR-PM1, suggesting the efficient pathway from heterogeneous and gas oxidated formation. Therefore, we highlight the priority of NOx reduction in Shanghai for the further improvement of air quality. This study reported greater daytime PM2.5 concentrations at the height of 600 m in urban PBL compared with surface measurement, providing insight into their potential effects on local air quality, radiation forcing, and cloud/fog formations. We propose that the efficient production of secondary aerosol in mid-upper PBL should be cognized and explored more comprehensively by synergetic observations in future.
“Missouree Was Always Out of Step with Missourah”
Authors: Duncan Daniel
Published: August 2022

Language users can create moral geographies, in which values are mapped in space, by indexically linking values and spatial referents. One understudied aspect of linguistic practice in this domain is the role of toponyms in constructing a moral geography. This investigation illustrates how sociolinguistic variants of a toponym can be used to construct a moral geography. I take as a case study sociolinguistic variation in the US state name Missouri, which can be produced as Missouree or Missourah. Qualitative analysis of a set of local newspaper columns shows these variants can be used as place names. However, they do not distinguish regions of physical space. Rather, the variants label moral spaces by setting each variant on opposing ends of cultural, geographic, and political axes of contrast. Because their primary role is to label moral space, I suggest that toponymic studies should consider the kind of geography that a toponym labels space within. I consider the usage here to be examples of “moral toponyms”, in contrast to traditional toponyms which label physical space.
The Relationship Between Dual-Task Performance and Functional Independence in Stroke Patients
Authors: OBA Pınar , POLAT Musa
Published: August 2022

Purpose: Dual-task performance have a role in independent motor functions such as gait and balance. Although walking and balance parameters are important in functional independence, the level of independence is a complex condition affected by many factors. The aim of this cross-sectional study is to investigate the relationship between dual-task performance and functional independence levels in stroke patients.

Material and Methods: 26 hemiplegic patients were included in this research in a tertiary healthcare institution. The participants’ independence levels were evaluated by the functional independence mesasure(FIM). Single task performance, motor dual-task performance, and cognitive dual-task performance were evaluated by calculating walking time in a 10-meter walking test. The relationship between dual-task interference and functional independence level was examined by Spearman correlation analysis.

Results: The motor dual-task interference was found as 0.7 (0.0-0.26) and the cognitive dual-task interference was found as 0.19 (0.05-0.38). There was a negative, moderate, and statistically significant correlation between the FIM score and the motor dual-task interference (r = -0.48, p = 0.01). However, no significant correlation was detected between FIM score and cognitive dual-task interference (p = 0.16).

Conclusion: The level of functional independence in stroke patients is associated with motor dual-task interference. Rehabilitation programs that improve dual-task performance can increase the functional independence levels of stroke patients.
Pragmatic approaches to visual learning in postmodernism education
Authors:   Institute of Educational Sciences, Republic of Moldova, Petrovschi Nina
Published: August 2022

The article analyzes the signifcant correlation between postmodernism and pragmatic learning. Postmodernism, as a cultural phenomenon, manages to dispose of a contemporary pedagogical thinking in a pragmatic challenge of proportions. Postmodernism promotes a new kind of understanding of the relationship between knowledge and experience, theory and practice at the level of human action. Postmodernist education aspires to an integration between pedagogical theory and pedagogical practice.
The professional field dimensions of teacher interaction
Authors:   Ion Creanga Pedagogical State University, Republic of Moldova, Zubenschi Mariana
Published: August 2022

Continuous training of teachers presents a wide range of actions focused on the ability to choose and make decisions because the dynamics of these actions correlate with the needs of professional and personal development. The process of in-service teacher training requires a systemic approach. The professional field size of teacher interaction has three dimensions:social, comunicative and the axes of the professional balance at the personal (I), professional (Profession) and the general work environment (Environment) levels. This article focuses on the dimensions of the professional field of teacher interaction, as a response to what a teacher is or does.
The relationship between personality – burnout In special education teachers
Authors:   Moldova State University, Tolstaia Svetlana , Cretu Alin-Ioan ,   Moldova State University
Published: August 2022

Special education, as a whole, is a field in which the professionals need to be trained in order to decrease the impact of daily demands on their performances and emotional state. The difficulties they usually face are many, from the preparation of the activities to the actual work with the special needs education students. In order to work with this kind of children, it is necessary to own several personality traits as a support in pressing tasks and activities that sometimes may have different degrees of danger. It is necessary that society understands the physical and mental exhaustion due to the excessive energy demand, strenghts or individual resources, that leads to a decrease of the whole potential of action, especially in the special education field.
Modernization of education, facilitating mobility and ensuring the relevance of teacher qualifications
Authors:   Institute of Educational Sciences, Republic of Moldova, Gherstega Tatiana
Published: August 2022

The article includes an analysis of topics of great interest regarding the concepts of international, regional and national qualifications frameworks, as well as sectorial qualifications frameworks for teacher education and training, their development and implementation trends, policies, good practices and recommendations, new roles of teachers in the 21st century and the skills that need to be developed to meet societal challenges.
The effect of digital leadership on Kuwaiti hospitals’ employee performanc
Authors: ALfares Mubarak Mohsen Eid Mohamed , Banikhaled Marie Hassan
Published: August 2022

The study aimed to identify the Impact of Digital Leadership on Kuwaiti hospitals’ employee performance by using a descriptive and analytical methodology. According to statistics provided to us by the Kuwaiti Ministry of Health, the study population consists of administrators in Kuwaiti hospitals, numbering 12006. A simple random sample commensurate with the study's objectives was drawn, numbering 372 administrators to distribute the study questionnaire to them, and 277 valid questionnaires were retrieved for analysis. It was also found that there is a statistically significant impact at the significance level (α≤0.05) of digital leadership with its dimensions (innovation, persuasion, and knowledge) on Kuwaiti hospitals' employees' performance. The researchers recommended that it is essential to strengthen the factors that lead to enhancing the concept of digital leadership under its essential elements in the work environment. as well as paying attention to the priorities of the impact of the digital leadership elements on the performance of employees in order to obtain a practical impact.
Achieving Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) among the South Asian Countries: Progress and Challenges
Authors: Sarkar Md. Sujahangir Kabir , Takemoto Akio , Sadeka Sumaiya , Muzahidul Islam Mohammad , Quasem Al-Amin Abul
Published: August 2022

This article analyses sustainable development goals based on selected indicators to capture the progress of SDGs among the South Asian countries. The selected indicators are used to explore countries achievements of SDGs since its adoption in 2015 and challenges of achieving specific SDG. This study adopts various methods including trend analysis, ranking and comparative analysis to analyse the progress of SDGs among the countries. The findings reveal that although SDG1 is progressing, still one third of the world poor population lives in south Asia where India (37.2%) was found highest poverty headcount based on $3.20/day followed by Nepal (33.4%) and Bangladesh (33.2%). The findings also portray that majority south Asian countries spend less than 4% of their GDP on education and health which hindrances the progress of SDG indicators. Moreover, many countries are still far reaching from the environmental sustainability indicators such as CO2 emission per capita, air pollution and forest coverage. Overall, though the countries have achieved some positive progress in particular SDG but majority SDGs including 1, 5, 8, 11, 14-17 remain challenges for achieving the target. Therefore, this study suggests to promote policies and initiatives targeting specific SDG by the countries for achieving the SDGs by 2030.
Prediction of Bankruptcy Risk Using Financial Distress Analysis
Authors: Rachma Sari Kartika , Martini Rita , Almira Nadya , Hartati Sukmini , Husin Farida
Published: August 2022

Financial distress analysis using X-Score Zmijewski model, Z-Score Altman model, and S-Score model Springate is intended to determine the potential for bankruptcy at PT. Hero Supermarket, Tbk. Secondary data was used in the 2016-2020 financial statements. The results of the calculation of the X-Score method from 2016 - 2019 were in a non-financial distress condition, but in 2020 they were in a distressed situation. This follows the X-Score principle, which focuses on the company's liabilities. We decrease the safe zone to the danger zone from the Z-Score method. In the S-Score process, the company can go bankrupt. The analysis results of the three ways conclude that the company is experiencing financial difficulties. Fast and appropriate handling is needed to fix its condition, and management must improve financial performance. Company management must improve financial conditions, significantly reducing total liabilities every year. The actual existing company liabilities are not more significant than the income earned, so that the level of losses that will be experienced will be reduced. Furthermore, the company should conduct a company evaluation of efforts to improve operational and financial performance as response to the company’s financial condition. So that, the economic distress experienced can be appropriately resolved.
Welcome to Vienna: The Story of Austria as Reflected in the British and American Versions of the Soldier’s Guides to Austria
Authors: Varon Anat
Published: August 2022

This article discusses and analyzes British and American perceptions, postwar planning aims, and stereotypes about Austria and its future restoration–post World War II. The article uses the concept of “militourist gaze” in order to compare differences and similarities between the British and the American attitudes reflected in their military handbooks for Austria. Through comparative research and close reading of Austria—A Soldier’s Guide, with other Second World War II soldier’s guides that were published by the British and the Americans respectively, we can conclude that it was the British and not the Americans who published the booklet Austria—A Soldier’s Guide. Furthermore, a typeset titled “A Short Guide to Austria,” found in the British National Archives, reveals the American version of the soldier’s guide to Austria, although this version was never published and both armies distributed the British guide to their troops. Using the militourist gaze in our interpretation of the soldier’s guide(s) to Austria we can better understand how British and American military media used prewar stereotypes on Austrians and Austria in order to rebuild Austrian nationhood vis-a-vis Germany. In this sense the British Austria—A Soldier’s Guide holds a special place since it is intended not only for army indoctrination of troops and their mission in Austria, but also as a means of national propaganda for the Austrians themselves, both by using the Moscow Declaration as subtext in the guide and by voicing prewar Austrian self-understanding from the interwar period.