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Assessment of the Future Changes in the Socio-Economic Vulnerability of China’s Coastal Areas
Authors: Li Cuihua , Cai Rongshuo , Yan Xiuhua
Published: March 2023

China’s coastal areas are under serious threat of continued sea-level rise, and sustainable coastal development is closely linked to changes in socio-economic vulnerability. To this end, based on the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change framework of shared socio-economic pathways (SSPs), this study constructed a system of indicators to assess the socio-economic vulnerability of China’s coastal areas in 2030, 2050, and 2100 under low, medium, and high greenhouse gas emission scenarios (SSP1-2.6, SSP2-4.5, and SSP5-8.5, respectively). The results showed the following: (1) the vulnerability of China’s coastal provinces, cities, and counties shows an upward trend (ranked SSP5-8.5 > SSP2-4.5 > SSP1-2.6), which is mainly attributed to a continued increase in the exposure of socio-economic systems to sea-level rise and differences in the age structure of the population within the study regions; and (2) areas with higher vulnerability are concentrated in economically developed coastal areas, such as the Bohai Bay Rim and the Yangtze River Delta, Jiangsu, and Pearl River Delta regions, owing to their high proportions of low-lying land, long coastlines, and dense residential areas associated with economic development. Based on these results, climate-resilient solutions are needed to improve socio-economic adaptations for ongoing climate change in China’s coastal areas.
Telling Our Story—A Community-Based Meso-Level Approach to Sustainable Community Development
Authors: O’Hara Sabine , Ahmadi Golnar , Hampton Midas , Dunson Konyka
Published: March 2023

Engaging diverse stakeholders in dialogue around sustainable development has proven to be a successful strategy to advance sustainable development goals. Without local engagement, sustainable development efforts can fail to accomplish their objectives. Yet, determining the best strategy for engaging diverse stakeholders can be challenging. Similarly challenging can be the transfer of information regarding successful development strategies from one community to another. Local specificity is key to finding sustainable development solutions. Yet, knowledge creation one-community-at-a-time is time consuming and limits the transferability of knowledge. Meso-level approaches are therefore essential to finding transferable solutions. The Five-Pillars approach to development is such a meso-level mixed methods approach. It identifies a manageable set of indicators in five common categories: education, health, environmental quality, social and cultural amenities, and information and transportation access. These indicator categories form the basis for selecting specific locations within a community where local stakeholders engage in writing a collective story about their sustainable development future. This article describes the implementation of the Five Pillars approach in two neighborhoods in Washington D.C. It concludes that the approach offers an effective engagement strategy that gives voice to the sustainable development vision of local stakeholders while providing a framework that can benefit diverse communities.
Research-by-Design in Complex Systems: Reflections on Approaches Used to Reimagine Environmentally Sustainable, High-Welfare Poultry Housing Futures
Authors: Campbell Emma , Keeffe Greg , Cullen Seán , Richmond Anne , Beagan Stephen , Lavery Ursula , McKenna Brendan , Lester Steven
Published: March 2023

Despite projected global rises in chicken consumption, growing environmental and welfare challenges threaten the future of commercial poultry production. Though some of these challenges, such as biosecurity, sourcing, pollution, and waste, have been thoroughly researched, the open-ended, complex, and interrelated nature of the sector means that it is difficult for poultry producers to know how to change. Design may offer a new way to analyse and reframe these challenges, to speculate on a range of different solutions for these complex systems of production. This paper reflects on the research-by-design methods applied to reimagine environmentally sustainable, high-welfare poultry housing futures. The paper is based on an eighteen-month long, multidisciplinary research project with a large U.K.-based poultry farming integrator, a poultry house ventilation and equipment supplier, and academic partners with expertise in research-by-design and bird welfare. After contextualising challenges faced by the poultry sector, the paper outlines a three-step, iterative approach within which design methods were applied, beginning with (1) a baseline analysis of farm inputs, outputs, actors, and networks, and then (2) a consolidation of themes and scenarios, leading to the development of (3) a compendium of ideas for the future of poultry farming. The Results section presents three design propositions, each imagining different futures by recreating the farm as a system of “closed-loop” flows, reframing the “chicken as client” and challenging current centralised models of production to connect consumers to food provenance and impact. These propositions function as vehicles to test design methods, such as designing for resource flows challenging actor hierarchies and hacking stakeholder networks. While some interesting ideas are presented, the paper highlights the complexity of the challenge and reflects on the value of design to reframe these challenges to collaboratively foster new perspectives and mindsets.
Compaction Quality Inspection and Uniformity Analysis of Soil-Rock Mixed Subgrade
Authors: Zhang Xinyu , Yang Guangqing , Wang Xin , Cao Haisheng
Published: March 2023

GeoGauge is a portable instrument for rapid determination of the stiffness and modulus of compacted soil, which can quickly, safely, and nondestructively evaluate the quality of each compacted layer. In order to deeply study the effectiveness of the detection instrument and equipment used in the soil-rock mixed subgrade, based on the construction project of Beijing-Qinhuangdao Expressway, the influence of water content and compaction degree on the test results and the correlation between GeoGauge detection stiffness and settlement difference were studied and analyzed by indoor model test and field test. Finally, the subgrade compaction uniformity is evaluated according to the measured data of the test section and the predicted value obtained by the ordinary Kriging interpolation method. The results show that: The GeoGauge detection stiffness value shows a trend of first increasing and then decreasing as the water content increases. When the water content is 8%, the detection stiffness value of the earth rock mixture reaches the maximum value. There is a good exponential relationship between the compactness of soil-rock mixture and the stiffness value of GeoGauge detection, and the correlation coefficient is 0.9231, which indicates that the stability of GeoGauge detection results is high. The GeoGauge detection stiffness value increases with the increase of the number of rolling passes. When the number of rolling passes is greater than five, the increase in the detection stiffness of subgrade soil decreases, indicating that the subgrade filler has approached the compaction standard after five passes of rolling. The regression equation between GeoGauge detection stiffness value and settlement difference is established, and the specific index of subgrade stiffness is calculated according to the regression equation when the compactness meets the design conditions, which provides reference for practical engineering.
Mobile Phone Data Feature Denoising for Expressway Traffic State Estimation
Authors: Wu Linlin , Shou Guangming , Xie Zaichun , Jing Peng
Published: March 2023

Due to their wide coverage, low acquisition cost and large data quantity, the mobile phone signaling data are suitable for fine-grained and large-scale estimation of traffic conditions. However, the relatively high level of data noise makes it difficult for the estimation to achieve sufficient accuracy. According to the characteristics of mobile phone data noise, this paper proposed an improved density peak clustering algorithm (DPCA) to filter data noise. In addition, on the basis of the long short-term memory model (LSTM), a traffic state estimation model based on mobile phone feature data was established with the use of denoising data to realize the estimation of the expressway traffic state with high precision, fine granules, and wide coverage. The Shanghai–Nanjing Expressway was used as a case study area for method and model verification, the results of which showed that the denoising method proposed in this paper can effectively filter data noise, reduce the impact of extreme noise data, significantly improve the estimation accuracy of the traffic state, and reflect the actual traffic situation in a fairly satisfactory manner.
Motor Coordination and Its Importance in Practicing Performance Movement
Authors: Iorga Anca , Jianu Anca , Gheorghiu Mircea , Crețu Bogdana Darie , Eremia Irina-Anca
Published: March 2023

The training of good motor coordination optimizes the motor skills, and these, over time, lead to the improvement of the motor skills specific to the practiced movement. The purpose of this study was to assess the capacity and speed of learning coordinated movements in the context of working in an online system. At the same time, we set out to evaluate the level of motor coordination achieved through training using the eLearning platform Hudl and the Teaching Games for Understanding approach. Thus, three groups of students were analyzed whose motor histories were different. The analysis of the three tested groups was performed in the first year of study and in the third year of study. The training programs have been adjusted/modified according to the COVID-19 pandemic situation, which has determined their application in the online system as well. The results of this study confirm that by assisting learning through computer programs, in the online system, these workouts can be effective. At the same time, the study shows us that, in addition to the natural evolution from childhood and adolescence, an advanced form of motor coordination appears, which is installed through the action of learning.
The Effects of Reduced Gravity and Radiative Heat Transfer on the Magnetohydrodynamic Flow Past a Non-Rotating Stationary Sphere Surrounded by a Porous Medium
Authors: Abbas Amir , Sarris Ioannis E. , Ashraf Muhammad , Ghachem Kaouther , Hnaien Nidhal , Alshammari Badr M.
Published: March 2023

In the present study, the effects of reduced gravity and solar radiation on the magnetohydrodynamics (MHD) fluid flow and heat transfer past a solid and stationary sphere embedded in a porous medium are investigated. A model describing the considered configuration is put in dimensionless form using appropriate dimensionless variables and then transformed to primitive form for a smooth algorithm on a computing tool. A primitive form of the model is solved by employing the finite difference method. Solutions for variables of interest, such as velocity distribution and temperature field, along with their gradients, are depicted in graphs and tables. The main goal of the paper is to study the physical impact of reduced gravity on heat transfer and fluid flow around a sphere surface inserted in a porous medium in the presence of an applied magnetic field and solar radiation. The effects of the governing parameters, which are the reduced gravity parameter, magnetic field parameter, radiation parameter, porous medium parameter, and the Prandtl number, are discussed and physically interpreted. The displayed solutions indicate that velocity rises with the reduced gravity and solar radiation parameters but decreases with augmenting the Prandtl number, magnetic field parameter, and porous medium parameter. It is deduced from the presented results that the temperature becomes lower by increasing the values of the reduced gravity parameter and the Prandtl number, but, on the other hand, it becomes higher by increasing the values of the magnetic field, the porous medium, and the radiation parameters at all the considered positions of the surface of the sphere. A comparison between the present and already published results is performed to check the validity of the proposed numerical model.
Orthomodular and Skew Orthomodular Posets
Authors: Chajda Ivan , Kolařík Miroslav , Länger Helmut
Published: March 2023

We present the smallest non-lattice orthomodular poset and show that it is unique up to isomorphism. Since not every Boolean poset is orthomodular, we consider the class of skew orthomodular posets previously introduced by the first and third author under the name “generalized orthomodular posets”. We show that this class contains all Boolean posets and we study its subclass consisting of horizontal sums of Boolean posets. For this purpose, we introduce the concept of a compatibility relation and the so-called commutator of two elements. We show the relationship between these concepts and introduce a kind of ternary discriminator for horizontal sums of Boolean posets. Numerous examples illuminating these concepts and results are included in the paper.
Impact of Digital Capabilities on Digital Transformation: The Mediating Role of Digital Citizenship
Authors: Slavković Marko , Pavlović Katarina , Mamula Nikolić Tatjana , Vučenović Tamara , Bugarčić Marijana
Published: March 2023

The imperative of changes associated with digital transformation gave impetus to this study, which aims to examine the impact of digital capabilities and digital citizenship on digital transformation, as well as to identify the role of digital citizenship in the relationship between digital capabilities and digital transformation. Digital transformation is observed via change management and risk management, and two facets of digital citizenship are examined: information and data literacy and information security management. A survey was carried out, and respondents were managers employed in companies from various industries in Serbia. Considering the total sample of 224 valid questionnaires the PLS-SEM method was used to test the relationships in the proposed model. Results suggest that digital capabilities have a significant positive impact on change management, information and data literacy, and information security management. Results also confirm that digital citizenship mediates the relationship between digital capabilities and both change management and risk management.
Comparison of Optimal Machine Learning Algorithms for Early Detection of Unknown Hazardous Chemicals in Rivers Using Sensor Monitoring Data
Authors: Nam Su Han , Kwon Jae Hyun , Kim Young Do
Published: March 2023

Water environment pollution due to chemical spills occurs constantly worldwide. When a chemical accident occurs, a quick initial response is most important. In previous studies, samples collected from chemical accident sites were subjected to laboratory-based precise analysis or predictive research through modeling. These results can be used to formulate appropriate responses in the event of chemical accidents; however, there are limitations to this process. For the initial response, it is important to quickly acquire information on chemicals leaked from the site. In this study, pH and electrical conductivity (EC), which are easy to measure in the field, were applied. In addition, 13 chemical substances were selected, and pH and EC data for each were established according to concentration change. The obtained data were applied to machine learning algorithms, including decision trees, random forests, gradient boosting, and XGBoost (XGB), to determine the chemical substances present. Through performance evaluation, the boosting method was found to be sufficient, and XGB was the most suitable algorithm for chemical substance detection.
Expanding the Repertoire of the Plant-Infecting Ophioviruses through Metatranscriptomics Data
Authors: Debat Humberto , Garcia Maria Laura , Bejerman Nicolas
Published: March 2023

Ophioviruses (genus Ophiovirus, family Aspiviridae) are plant-infecting viruses with non-enveloped, filamentous, naked nucleocapsid virions. Members of the genus Ophiovirus have a segmented single-stranded negative-sense RNA genome (ca. 11.3–12.5 kb), encompassing three or four linear segments. In total, these segments encode four to seven proteins in the sense and antisense orientation, both in the viral and complementary strands. The genus Ophiovirus includes seven species with viruses infecting both monocots and dicots, mostly trees, shrubs and some ornamentals. From a genomic perspective, as of today, there are complete genomes available for only four species. Here, by exploring large publicly available metatranscriptomics datasets, we report the identification and molecular characterization of 33 novel viruses with genetic and evolutionary cues of ophioviruses. Genetic distance and evolutionary insights suggest that all the detected viruses could correspond to members of novel species, which expand the current diversity of ophioviruses ca. 4.5-fold. The detected viruses increase the tentative host range of ophioviruses for the first time to mosses, liverwort and ferns. In addition, the viruses were linked to several Asteraceae, Orchidaceae and Poaceae crops/ornamental plants. Phylogenetic analyses showed a novel clade of mosses, liverworts and fern ophioviruses, characterized by long branches, suggesting that there is still plenty of unsampled hidden diversity within the genus. This study represents a significant expansion of the genomics of ophioviruses, opening the door to future works on the molecular and evolutionary peculiarity of this virus genus.
An Investigation of the Antiviral Potential of Phytocompounds against Avian Infectious Bronchitis Virus through Template-Based Molecular Docking and Molecular Dynamics Simulation Analysis
Authors: Gul Irfan , Hassan Amreena , Haq Ehtishamul , Ahmad Syed Mudasir , Shah Riaz Ahmad , Ganai Nazir Ahmad , Chikan Naveed Anjum , Abdul-Careem Mohamed Faizal , Shabir Nadeem
Published: March 2023

Vaccination is widely used to control Infectious Bronchitis in poultry; however, the limited cross-protection and safety issues associated with these vaccines can lead to vaccination failures. Keeping these limitations in mind, the current study explored the antiviral potential of phytocompounds against the Infectious Bronchitis virus using in silico approaches. A total of 1300 phytocompounds derived from fourteen botanicals were screened for their potential ability to inhibit the main protease, papain-like protease or RNA-dependent RNA–polymerase of the virus. The study identified Methyl Rosmarinate, Cianidanol, Royleanone, and 6,7-Dehydroroyleanone as dual-target inhibitors against any two of the key proteins. At the same time, 7-alpha-Acetoxyroyleanone from Rosmarinus officinalis was found to be a multi-target protein inhibitor against all three proteins. The potential multi-target inhibitor was subjected to molecular dynamics simulations to assess the stability of the protein–ligand complexes along with the corresponding reference ligands. The findings specified stable interactions of 7-alpha-Acetoxyroyleanone with the protein targets. The results based on the in silico study indicate that the phytocompounds can potentially inhibit the essential proteins of the Infectious Bronchitis virus; however, in vitro and in vivo studies are required for validation. Nevertheless, this study is a significant step in exploring the use of botanicals in feed to control Infectious Bronchitis infections in poultry.
Prevention of the Vertical Transmission of HIV; A Recap of the Journey so Far
Authors: Cardenas Maria Camila , Farnan Sheila , Hamel Benjamin L. , Mejia Plazas Maria Camila , Sintim-Aboagye Elise , Littlefield Dawn R. , Behl Supriya , Punia Sohan , Enninga Elizabeth Ann L , Johnson Erica , Temesgen Zelalem , Theiler Regan , Gray Clive M. , Chakraborty Rana
Published: March 2023

In 1989, one in four (25%) infants born to women living with HIV were infected; by the age of 2 years, there was 25% mortality among them due to HIV. These and other pieces of data prompted the development of interventions to offset vertical transmission, including the landmark Pediatric AIDS Clinical Trial Group Study (PACTG 076) in 1994. This study reported a 67.5% reduction in perinatal HIV transmission with prophylactic antenatal, intrapartum, and postnatal zidovudine. Numerous studies since then have provided compelling evidence to further optimize interventions, such that annual transmission rates of 0% are now reported by many health departments in the US and elimination has been validated in several countries around the world. Despite this success, the elimination of HIV’s vertical transmission on the global scale remains a work in progress, limited by socioeconomic factors such as the prohibitive cost of antiretrovirals. Here, we review some of the key trials underpinning the development of guidelines in the US as well as globally, and discuss the evidence through a historic lens.
Characteristics of Patients Experiencing a Flare of Generalized Pustular Psoriasis: A Multicenter Observational Study
Authors: Bellinato Francesco , Gisondi Paolo , Marzano Angelo , Piaserico Stefano , De Simone Clara , Damiani Giovanni , Argenziano Giuseppe , Venturini Marina , Dapavo Paolo , Costanzo Antonio , Megna Matteo , Prignano Francesca , Burlando Martina , Satolli Francesca , Carugno Andrea , Pezzolo Elena , Romanelli Marco , Cuccia Aldo , Girolomoni Giampiero
Published: March 2023

Background: Generalized pustular psoriasis (GPP) is a rare, severe inflammatory skin disease characterized by recurrent episodes of flares. Characteristics of patients experiencing a flare are hardly described in a real-life setting. The aim of the study is to investigate the clinical characteristics of patients experiencing a flare of GPP. Methods: Multicenter retrospective observational study on consecutive patients experiencing a flare of GPP between 2018 and 2022. Disease severity and quality of life were assessed by Generalized Pustular Psoriasis Area, Body Surface Area (BSA), and Severity Index (GPPASI), and Dermatology life quality index (DLQI) questionnaire, respectively. Visual analogue scale (VAS) of itch and pain, triggers, complications, comorbidities, pharmacological therapies, and outcome were collected. Results: A total of 66 patients, 45 (68.2%) females, mean age 58.1 ± 14.9 years, were included. The GPPASI, BSA, and DLQI were 22.9 ± 13.5 (mean ± standard deviation), 47.9 ± 29.1, and 21.0 ± 5.0, respectively. The VAS of itch and pain were 6.2 ± 3.3 and 6.2 ± 3.0, respectively. Fever (>38 °C) and leukocytosis (WBC > 12 × 109/L) were found in 26 (39.4%) and 39 (59.1%) patients, respectively. Precipitating triggers were identified in 24 (36.3%) and included infections (15.9%), drugs (10.6%), stressful life events (7.6%), and corticosteroids withdrawal (3.0%). Fourteen (21.2%) patients were hospitalized because of complications including infections in 9 (13.6%) leading to death in one case and hepatitis in 3 (4.5%). Conclusions: GPP flares can be severe and cause severe pain and itch with significant impact on the quality of life. In about one-third of patients the flare may have a persistent course and, with complications, lead to hospitalization.
VLP-ELISA for the Detection of IgG Antibodies against Spike, Envelope, and Membrane Antigens of SARS-CoV-2 in Indian Population
Authors: Kumar Dilip , Roy Sourav Singha , Rastogi Ruchir , Arora Kajal , Undale Avinash , Gupta Reeshu , Arora Nupur Mehrotra , Kundu Prabuddha K.
Published: March 2023

Background: Serological methods to conduct epidemiological survey are often directed only against the spike protein. To overcome this limitation, we have designed PRAK-03202, a virus-like particle (VLP), by inserting three antigens (Spike, envelope and membrane) of SARS-CoV-2 into a highly characterized S. cerevisiae-based D-Crypt™ platform. Methods: Dot blot analysis was performed to confirm the presence of S, E, and M proteins in PRAK-03202. The number of particles in PRAK-03202 was measured using nanoparticle tracking analysis (NTA). The sensitivity of VLP-ELISA was evaluated in 100 COVID positive. PRAK-03202 was produced at a 5 L scale using fed-batch fermentation. Results: Dot blot confirmed the presence of S, E, and M proteins in PRAK-03202. The number of particles in PRAK-03202 was 1.21 × 109 mL−1. In samples collected >14 days after symptom onset, the sensitivity, specificity, and accuracy of VLP-ELISA were 96%. We did not observe any significant differences in sensitivity, specificity, and accuracy when post-COVID-19 samples were used as negative controls compared to pre-COVID-samples. At a scale of 5 L, the total yield of PRAK-03202 was 100–120 mg/L. Conclusion: In conclusion, we have successfully developed an in-house VLP-ELISA to detect IgG antibodies against three antigens of SARS-CoV-2 as a simple and affordable alternative test.
Extraction and Classification of Flood-Affected Areas Based on MRF and Deep Learning
Authors: Wang Jie , Huang Bensheng , Wang Fuming
Published: March 2023

Floods can cause huge damage to society, the economy, and the environment. As a result, it is vital to determine the extent and type of land cover in flooded areas quickly and accurately in order to facilitate disaster relief and mitigation efforts. Synthetic aperture radar (SAR) is an all-weather, 24 h data source used to extract information about flood inundations, and its primary aim is to extract water body information for flood monitoring. In this study, we have studied the backscattering characteristics of water and non-water, combined the threshold segmentation method with Markov random fields (MRF), and embedded simulated annealing (SA) in the process of image noise reduction, resulting in the development of a water extraction method KI-MRF-SA with high accuracy in classification and high automation. Furthermore, object-scale adaptive convolutional neural networks (OSA-CNN) are introduced for the classification of optical images before the flood in order to provide reference data for flood inundation analysis. The method proposed in this study consists of the following three steps: (1) The Kittler and Illingworth (KI) thresholding algorithm is used for the segmentation of SAR images in order to determine the initial flood inundation extent; (2) MRF and SA algorithms are employed as a means to optimize the initial flood inundation extent, and the results are combined across multiple polarizations by using an intersection operation to determine the final flood inundation extent; and (3) As part of the flood mapping process, land cover types before the flood are classified using OSA-CNN and combined with flood inundation extents. According to the experimental results, it is evident that the proposed KI-MRF-SA method is capable of distinguishing water from non-water with significantly higher accuracy (3–5% improvement in the overall accuracy) than conventional thresholding methods. Combined with the classification method of OSA-CNN proposed in our earlier research, the overall classification accuracy of flood-affected areas could reach 92.7%.
State of the Art in Anaerobic Treatment of Landfill Leachate: A Review on Integrated System, Additive Substances, and Machine Learning Application
Authors: Zamrisham Nur Ain Fitriah , Wahab Abdul Malek Abdul , Zainal Afifi , Karadag Dogan , Bhutada Dinesh , Suhartini Sri , Musa Mohamed Ali , Idrus Syazwani
Published: March 2023

Leachates from landfills are highly polluted with a considerable content of organic and inorganic pollutants which pose severe deterioration to environment including soil, groundwater, surface water and air. Several mitigative measures have been applied for effective management of leachate such as biological treatment, engineering device control leachate migration, physical/chemical treatment, and membrane technology. Among the alternatives, anaerobic digestion (AD) is promising, with effective removal of pollutants and high potential for renewable energy production and nutrient recovery. Landfill leachate (LFL) is an excellent source as a substrate in an AD system, with its high content of organic matters. The advantages and disadvantages of AD of LFL were extensively discussed in this review in terms of its potential as a co-substrate, pre-treatment application, and the types and design parameters of the digester. The review critically evaluated the previous studies on leachate treatment using an AD system as well as potential factors which can enhance the treatment efficiency, including the application of an integrated system, additive substances as well as potential inhibition factors. Pre-treatment methods have the potential to meet desired effluent quality of LFL before discharging into receiving bodies. The review also highlighted the application of kinetic modelling and machine learning practices, along with the potential of energy generation in AD of LFL. Additionally, the review explored the various strategies, and recent advances in the anaerobic treatment of LFL, which suggested that there is a requirement to further improve the system, configuration and functioning as a precursor in selecting suitable integrated LFL-treatment technology.
Driving Factors of Industrial Water Use Change Based on Carbon Emission and Sectoral Perspectives in Hebei Province, China
Authors: Li Xiaoling , Wang Lizhen , Li Haihong , Zhao Yong , Wang Hao , Qin Changhai , Zhai Jiaqi
Published: March 2023

Hebei Province in China is facing a serious water shortage, which is further aggravated by the pressure of industrial transfer and the unreasonable structure of industrial water use. To explore the relationship between industrial water use and carbon emissions, in this study, a refined logarithmic mean divisia index (LMDI) decomposition method was developed to analyze the driving factors of industrial water use in Hebei Province during 2008–2019 from carbon emission and sectoral perspectives. The results show that the carbon emission effect, the water–carbon effect, and the industrial structure effect were the main factors contributing to the decrease in industrial water use during the study period. The carbon emission effect made a great contribution to its decline. The cumulative contributions of these factors were −1425, −533, and −763 million m3 from 2008 to 2019. The contribution of the industrial structure effect was −106.93%, with a large potential for water saving. According to the sectoral analysis, the 32 sectors in Hebei Province exhibited significant sectoral heterogeneity, and the strong promoting industries were identified as the main sectors contributing to the increase in the promotion of industrial water use. This paper provides a reference for the scientific formulation of water-saving and emission-reduction policies and research on the water–carbon relationship in Hebei Province.
Improvement of management accounting in the viticulture and winemaking industry based on adaptation of foreign cost management methods
Authors:   Russian Timiryazev State Agrarian University, Moscow, Russia, Khoruzhy L. I. , Katkov Yu. N. ,   Russian Timiryazev State Agrarian University, Moscow, Russia, Romanova A. A. ,   Russian Timiryazev State Agrarian University, Moscow, Russia, Lapaev A. V. ,   Russian Timiryazev State Agrarian University, Moscow, Russia
Published: March 2023

The article provides theoretical justification for the use of accounting and analytical tools of information support in the viticulture and winemaking industry to maintain its competitiveness in unstable economic and political conditions. One of the key tasks in improving the efficiency of domestic production in the context of a decline in the pace of economic development and restrictions on financing domestic enterprises is to find tools and methods for improving business processes in order to optimize all resources of the enterprise. To solve this problem, the article presents the author’s model of using the accounting system and adapting the accounting and analytical tools for target-costing and kaizen-costing using the example of economic entities in the viticulture and winemaking industry.
Improving Sepsis Compliance With Human Factors Interventions in a Community Hospital Emergency Room
Authors: Kiser Megan
Published: March 2023

Background: Adherence to best practices for sepsis management at a small community hospital was below system, state, and national benchmarks and affected vital indicators, including mortality. This study aimed to improve sepsis best practice compliance by implementing human factors–influenced interventions.

Methods: The Plan-Do-Study-Act quality improvement methodology was used for this project. Baseline metrics included sepsis bundle compliance following CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) core measure standards, hospital morality, sepsis triage screening, and physician order set use.
Interventions: Several human factors workflows and tools were used to boost early identification with screening opportunities and enhance staff awareness of sepsis indicators.

Results: With the interventions, the hospital’s compliance with sepsis best practice treatment improved by a 23 percentage-point increase from baseline. Sepsis triage screening also increased and remained consistent after project interventions.

Conclusions: With the project, using human factors tools enhanced staff engagement and increased sepsis awareness. Engagement increased sepsis identification and screening in a small community hospital setting.
Event Organizer for Wedding Business
Authors:   Departemen Ilmu Komunikasi, Universitas Komputer Indonesia, Indonesia, Febrianti Ratih , Kurniati Poni Sukaesih ,   Departemen Ilmu Pemerintahan, Universitas Komputer Indonesia, Indonesia
Published: March 2023

Wedding invitations become important in a marriage. Through invitations, they invite and hope people come to their happy day. With the development of the era in the digital era today. Communication can be built through any media. Good communication will create suitable expectations. The purpose of this study designed to find out that business opportunities in the field of creating wedding invitation websites are very good. For those who do not have time and hassle to prepare all the wedding preparations. With time and distance that is an obstacle to spreading invitations. This research used a descriptive qualitative method by collecting data through interviews, observations, literature studies, documentation to get facts and data. The results of this study indicate that by using this wedding invitation website consumers can more easily spread to friends and family quickly. Many consumers do not have much time to distribute invitations. And that's expensive if you hire an invitation delivery service for all those invited. With this web site an alternative in spreading invitations.
The Role of Official Account on Social Media toward Attracting Tourism Sector
Authors:   Departemen Perencanaan Wilayah dan Kota, Universitas Komputer Indonesia, Indonesia, Muskananfola Y , Tawami T ,   Departemen Sastra Inggris, Universitas Komputer Indonesia, Indonesia
Published: March 2023

The purpose of this research is to find out the role of official account in supporting the development of the tourism sector. Official account is one of the strategies in supporting tourism development by promoting and introducing the potential of tourism resources to attract the attention of the wider community, increasing visitor interest and also making the tourism object a superior tourist attraction. This research uses a qualitative method of description. The results of this research are to see the characteristics of social media as a forum for promotion of the development of the regional tourism sector. This research concludes that promotion of tourism excellence requires promotion, one of which is through social media
Online Shop and Delivery Services Utilization in Influencing SMEs Development
Authors:   Departemen Teknik Industri, Universitas Komputer Indonesia, Indonesia, Syukur F M , Tawami T
Published: March 2023

This paper aims to assess the extent to which the Integrated Online Shop and Delivery Services system gives impacts on the success of SMEs development. The study is conducted by giving Likert scale questionnaires to 30 restaurants operator across Bojongsoang district in Bandung and applies the expanded Technology Acceptance Model. The data then be analysed using the suggested method for Likert Scale data analysis which involves mean, standard deviation, and correlation analysis. The result indicates that the Integrated Online Shop has positively impacted the successful growth of the restaurants. With the total score of 74%-80% each for the total of 4 variables, they are easy accessibility, online publication, user’s convenience, and support services. Restaurant’s operators agree that the system has helped their restaurant’s development success. It can be concluded that the integrated online shop and delivery services system has helped SMEs to improve their success and growth
Business Media in Entrepreneurship
Authors: Aulya A N , Sutisnawati Y
Published: March 2023

The development of technology using the internet is increasingly inevitable. The influence of the internet makes all activities in various fields of life all online, including the existence of a web-based that can be accessed by all users with an internet-connected network that requires a browser to run it. With the internet, everything you want to find can be obtained easily, including entrepreneurs who in developing their business can use web-based as a business media. The purpose of this research is to find out the influence of web-based as an information media and also promotion for entrepreneurs, which have a role in business development to maximize the potential of the business being carried out and can also reach a broad target market. The method used in the research is a literature study. Seeing the development of technology that is increasing and also the internet which has a big influence, entrepreneurs use the internet with the help of web-based business activities by providing information and promotions on the web. With the web-based, entrepreneurs are easier to promote and provide information to customers. It is easily applied to all entrepreneurs or businesses.
Using of Social Media as An Account to The Information Needs
Authors: Solihat Manap , Agustina Lena
Published: March 2023

The mobility of modern society is fast and massive, mass transportation is considered as solution in resolving mobility. One of the mass transportation commonly used in Jabodetabek is KRL. KRL Commuter Line is a commuter Electric Train service operated by PT Kereta Commuter Indonesia (PT KCI). By implementing the digital platform, seeks to develop and improve services to the community with the popularity of social media. This research uses a quantitative method with a survey. The population was taken from the followers of the @commuterline Instagram account. The results showed that the relationship between the message content variable (X1) to the information needs fulfillment variable (Y) was moderate, the relationship between the timeliness variable (X2) and the information needs fulfillment variable (Y) was weak, the relationship between the effectiveness variable ( X) on the cognitive needs variable (Y1) was high, the relationship between the effectiveness variable (X) and the affective needs variable (Y2) was moderate, and the relationship between the effectiveness variable (X) and the information needs fulfillment variable (Y) was high The conclusion of this study is that there is a relationship between the use of Instagram @commuterline social media accounts with the fulfillment of information needs for followers, PT KCI's Instagram account is able to provide answers to information needs for its customers. The suggestion that can be considered is that the management of the Instagram @commuterline PT. KCI account can be faster in updating the information disseminated to customers and could immediately.
The Effects of Inflation, Profitability, and Sales Growth on Stock Prices in Retail Trade Sub-Sector Companies (2014-2019 Period)
Authors:   Management Departement. Universitas Komputer Indonesia, Novianti W
Published: March 2023

The purpose of the research is to determine the effect of Inflation, Profitability, Sales Growth partially or simultaneously on stock prices, and the development of each variable for the 2014-2019 period. The research method used are descriptive and verification analysis with quantitative approaches. The research data used is secondary data which includes data for each variables. Purposive-sampling technique is used for the sampling process. Six Retail Trade sub-sector companies were selected as research samples based on predetermined criteria. Correlation and determination analysis were used in this study, while hypothesis testing was carried out using the T-test and F-test methods. The results of the research indicate that inflation partially has a significant effect on stock prices, while profitability and sales growth have no significant positive effect on stock prices. Thus, it can be concluded that Inflation, Profitability and Sales Growth show their influences on Stock Prices simultaneously
Factors Affecting Impulsive Buying Behavior
Authors:   Universitas Komputer Indonesia, Santy Raeni Dwi , Mahendra Ahmad Panji ,   Universitas Komputer Indonesia, Sutisnawati Yayah ,   Universitas Komputer Indonesia
Published: March 2023

The purpose of this study is to determine the hedonic motives, Availability of Money, Impulse Buying of consumers who shop at the Marketplace and to determine the effect of hedonic motives and Availability of Money on Impulse Buying on consumers who shop at the Marketplace partially and simultaneously. The data will be analyzed using statistical tools and multiple regression analysis. Data collection uses purposive sampling by distributing online questionnaires to 100 registered consumers who have made online purchases in the ma rketplace. It is known that the results of this study explain that simultaneously and partially hedonic motives and the availability of money have a positive and significant effect on impulse buying. The conclusion of this study is that the hedonic motive is considered good, Availability of Money is considered good, Simultaneously, the hedonic motive and Avilability of Money have a significant effect on Impulse Purchases and are the influence of other variables not examined. Partially, the hedonic motif has a significant effect on Impulse Buying. Partially, Availability of Money has a significant effect on Impulse Buying. The impact of this study is to provide an overview of how impulsive buying can occur due to hedonic motives and the availability of money
Analysis of Company Size and Leverage on Profitability
Authors:   Department of Accounting, Universitas Komputer Indonesia, Astuti W A
Published: March 2023

Companies that have a larger size have an effect on increasing profitability and it is expected that with a larger size, it is estimated that the company has the opportunity to attract large amounts of debt compared to small companies because the value of the assets used as collateral is greater and the level of bank confidence. is also higher, while with the use of debt (leverage), the interest paid can reduce income taxed so that profits will increase, and the use of debt can advance the company's assets which will increase the company's profitability. The purpose of this research is to examine the impact of company size and leverage on profitability, where firm size is measured by Natural Logarithm (Ln) Total Assets, Leverage is measured by Debt Equity to Ratio (DER) and Profitability is measured by Return On Earning (ROE) at Food and Beverage Sector Industrial Company listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange. This study uses secondary data through the Annual Financial Statements obtained from the website www.idx.go.id and from the website of each company with data collection methods using purposive sampling there are 14 companies from 51 populations of food and beverage manufacturing companies listed on the Stock Exchange. Indonesia period 2016-2019. The data analysis technique uses multiple linear regression using SPSS ver 21 software. The results show that company size has a significant effect on profitability/Return on Equity (ROE). And leverage (debt to equity ratio) also has a significant effect on profitability/return on equity (ROE)
Modification of The Iconic Panglipur Pencak Silat Movements in The Raid 2 Movie
Authors:   Magister Design Department, Universitas Komputer Indonesia, Indonesia, Mufida I N , Ekawardhani Y A ,   Magister Design Department, Universitas Komputer Indonesia, Indonesia
Published: March 2023

The purpose of this research is to find the modification of the iconic Pencak Silat movements from Panglipur martial arts that were shown in The Raid 2 movie. Panglipur martial arts version of Pencak Silat is one of the traditional ones. Panglipur Pencak Silat movements and stances that were used in The Raid 2 movie are not as perfect as the original version since it was modified according to the needs of the movie scene. This study used the Ethnography research method to analyze the cultural identity that was contained in the characters of The Raid 2 movie. A descriptive qualitative method was also used to collect the data needed for this research. This method was also used to observed and study the visual of the Pencak Silat movements. The visual analysis was conducted by studying important and related scenes in The Raid 2 movies to find out whether there was a modification done to the Panglipur Pencak Silat movements. The visual analysis and studies proved that the Panglipur Pencak Silat movements that were shown in The Raid 2 movie were modified from its original movement version for the purpose and need of the movie. The impact of this study is the rise of interest in the audience in Indonesian traditional martial arts and culture through the modification of the Pencak Silat movements that are visualized through a modernized martial arts action movie
Cognitive Ethnography of Cultural Artifacts of Adu Mancung Weaving Motifs of the Suku Baduy Luar in Lebak, Banten
Authors:   Magister Design Department, Faculty of Design, Universitas Komputer Indonesia, Indonesia, Mahendra I , Abioso W S ,   Magister Design Department, Faculty of Design, Universitas Komputer Indonesia, Indonesia
Published: March 2023

The purpose of this study is to examine how the Baduy Luar tribe creates Adu Mancung weaving and the values inherent in Adu Mancung weaving. This study employs a qualitative approach with a descriptive analysis to conduct a cognitive ethnographic study of the Baduy Luar tribe's Adu Mancung weaving motif. The research began with a review of existing literature on the Baduy Tribe. Observations were made in 2021 in Kanekes Village, Lebak, the home of the Baduy Luar people, and in-depth interviews were conducted with Jaro (local leader), guides, and Baduy Luar weavers. The results of this research is the Adu Mancung weaving motif holds sacred value for the Outer Baduy Tribe. This weaving is used in traditional wedding proposals, Tanam Padi, Kawalu and Seba ceremonies. This weaving is presented to the man during the "Nanyaan" event as an offering by the prospective bride. This weaving motif is made up of two contradictory triangles, so it is called Adu Mancung. The motif represents the couple's commitment to the Baduy Luar tribe's monogamous culture. The Baduy Luar tribe's woven fabrics are created by weavers using the "pakara tinun," a traditional weaving tool. From an early age, Baduy children are taught to weave as a culture passed down from generation to generation. This research is expected to serve as a reference for the Baduy Luar tribe's weaving and aid in preserving the Baduy Tribe's culture in the academic paper