bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Estudio etnobotánico de las bromelias útiles (Bromeliaceae) en el Valle de Juchipila, Zacatecas, México
Authors: López-García Raúl , Muro-Pérez Gisela , López-Santiago Marco Andrés , Sánchez-Salas Jaime
Published: June 2023

La familia Bromeliaceae en México está integrada por 422especies, de las cuales 18 se encuentran en Zacatecas. El objetivo fue describir los usos actuales en el Valle de Juchipila y contribuir al conocimiento de la flora estatal. Se colectaron ejemplares en tianguis, fiestas religiosas, huertos y vegetación natural. Se entrevistó a 41 informantes en tres municipios. La identificación se realizó con claves dicotómicas y comparación con ejemplares de herbario. Se registraron 5 especies y 2 géneros, incluyendo el primer registro del género Bromelia L. para Zacatecas. Tillandsia usneoides destaca como la especie de mayor valor económico. Las bromelias en el Valle de Juchipila son utilizadas principalmente con fines ornamentales. Se sugiere realizar estudios para estimar los efectos de la recolección y documentar las prácticas de manejo en poblaciones silvestres. El registro de un nuevo género confirma la importancia de continuar con exploraciones etnobotánicas en la región sur de Zacatecas.
Diversidad de murciélagos filostómidos en vegetación ribereña, Tabasco, México
Authors: Pérez-Netzahual Elizabeth , Santiago- Plata Víctor Manuel , García-Morales Rodrigo
Published: June 2023

La vegetación ribereña en la cuenca del río Usumacinta en Tabasco, México constituye un ecosistema importante para el mantenimiento de la diversidad biológica, desgraciadamente es el más afectado por la expansión de la ganadería y la agricultura. Entender cómo la diversidad de murciélagos filostómidos se distribuye a lo largo de la franja de vegetación ribereña, es información para la toma de decisiones en la conservación del hábitat de la comunidad de murciélagos. El objetivo del estudio fue comparar la estructura y composición de los ensambles de murciélagos filostómidos en diferentes sitios de vegetación ribereña a lo largo del rio Usumacinta en Tabasco, México. Durante siete meses se realizaron capturas de murciélagos filostómidos con cuatro redes de niebla en seis diferentes sitios con vegetación ribereña. La estructura y composición se describió y comparó entre sitios con base en el número efectivo de especies, curvas-rango abundancia e índice de complementariedad. Se registraron 541 individuos agrupados en 15 especies, el 67% de las especies pertenecen a la subfamilia Stenodermatinae. No se encontraron diferencias entre la riqueza y diversidad de murciélagos filostómidos, sin embargo, se observó diferencias en la composición del ensamble entre sitios. El presente estudio aporta información básica que servirá en la toma de decisiones para conservar la diversidad de murciélagos en vegetación ribereña en el estado y la región.
Efecto de DHA y extractos de plantas sobre la productividad de cerdas infectadas con PRRS
Authors: Angeles-Marin Alvaro Alberto , Loeza-Limon Ruben , Villagomez-Cortes Jose Alfredo , Vicente-Martinez Jorge Genaro , De Gasperin-Lopez Isaac
Published: June 2023

El Síndrome Respiratorio y Reproductivo del Cerdo (PRRS) es una enfermedad endémica en porcinos que tiende a la cronicidad. Los esfuerzos se centran en prevención y control para minimizar el daño, pues no existe tratamiento. Se evaluó el efecto de la adición de ácido docosahexaenoico (DHA) y oleorresina de cúrcuma y capsicum (EP, extractos de plantas) en la alimentación de cerdas reproductoras afectadas con PRRS sobre su desempeño productivo, de salud y en su progenie. Cuarenta y ocho cerdas de primer parto se distribuyeron al azar en cuatro tratamientos (Tr1, testigo; Tr2, DHA; Tr3, EP; Tr4, DHA+EP). El ensayo con el segundo parto siguió el mismo diseño. Tr3 y Tr4 obtuvieron más peso de lechones al nacer en ambos partos (P < 0.05) que los demás. En ambos partos, la adición de DHA y EP resultó en menos cantidad de momias (P < 0.05) y menor costo que los otros tratamientos. Tr3 tuvo mayor número de lechones vivos en ambos partos, mientras que Tr4 solo en el segundo parto (P<0.05). En el primer parto, se destetaron más lechones en Tr2 y Tr3 (P>0.05); pero Tr2 superó a los demás en el segundo parto (P>0.05). Por ELISA, todos los cerdos desarrollaron anticuerpos contra PRRS. Los grupos que recibieron DHA y/o EP tuvieron concentraciones séricas de IgG superiores al testigo (P<0.05). Se concluye que la adición de DHA y EP mejora la respuesta productiva y mayores concentraciones de IgG en ambos partos, además de reducir el costo de producción de las cerdas.
STUDI PERBANDINGAN KINERJA KEUANGAN ANTARA PERBANKAN SYARIAH DI INDONESIA DAN MALAYSIA SELAMA PANDEMI COVID-19
Authors: Harfina Arina Aula , Sulistiyo Agung Budi , Sofianti Septarina Prita Dania
Published: June 2023

This study aims to examine and analyze the differences between the financial performance of Islamic banking between 2 (two) countries, namely Indonesia and Malaysia during the Covid-19 pandemic. This research is a quantitative study that examines the difference between financial performance during Covid-19 and the financial ratios of Indonesia and Malaysia using the ratio of Return on Assets (ROA), Capital Adequacy Ratio (CAR), Non Performing Loans (NPF), and Financing to Deposit Ratio ( FDR). This study uses secondary data obtained from the financial statements of each Indonesian and Malaysian Islamic banking. Based on the purposive sampling method, the sample used was 25 Islamic banks, consisting of 13 Indonesian Islamic banks and 12 Malaysian Islamic banks. Hypothesis testing in this study used the Independent sample t-test and the Mann Whitney test. The results of this study are that during the Covid-19 pandemic between Indonesian and Malaysian Islamic banking there was a significant difference in the CAR ratio, and for the ratios of ROA, NPF and FDR there were no significant differences.Keywords: covid-19 pandemic, financial performance, financial ratios, islamic banking

ABSTRAKPenelitian ini bertujuan untuk menguji dan menganalisis perbedaan antara kinerja keuangan perbankan syariah diantara 2 (dua) negara yaitu Indonesia dan Malaysia selama pandemi Covid-19. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian kuantitatif yang menguji perbedaan antara kinerja keuangan selama Covid-19 terhadap rasio keuangan Indonesia dan Malaysia menggunakan rasio Return of Asset (ROA), Capital Adequacy Ratio (CAR), Non Performing Loan (NPF), dan Financing to Deposit Ratio (FDR). Penelitian ini menggunakan data sekunder yang diperoleh dari laporan keuangan masing-masing perbankan syariah Indonesia dan Malaysia. Berdasarkan metode pemilihan sampel purposive sampling, sampel yang digunakan berjumlah 25 perbankan syariah, yang terdiri dari 13 perbankan syariah Indonesia dan 12 perbankan syariah Malaysia. Pengujian hipotesis dalam penelitian ini menggunakan uji beda Independent sample t-test dan uji Mann whitney. Hasil penelitian ini adalah pada masa pandemi Covid-19 antara perbankan syariah Indonesia dan Malaysia terdapat perbedaan yang signifikan pada rasio CAR, dan untuk rasio ROA, NPF dan FDR tidak terdapat perbedaan yang signifikan.Kata Kunci: kinerja keuangan, pandemi covid-19, perbankan syariah, rasio keuangan
REAKSI PASAR PERUSAHAAN BUMN PADA PENERBITAN RESTATEMENT LAPORAN KEUANGAN PT GARUDA INDONESIA TBK
Authors: Maharani Bunga , Geoffrey Yehezkiel , Purnamawati Indah , Wahyuni Nining Ika
Published: June 2023

This study aimed to investigate whether there is a difference in abnormal returns of BUMN (State-Owned Enterprises) stock prices before and after the issuance of financial report restatements. The data for this study was obtained from secondary sources, specifically the share price data of state-owned companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange. The analysis focused on the 5-day period before the issuance of the restated financial reports and the 5-day period after. The sample selection employed purposive sampling, and the data were analyzed using the Wilcoxon Signed Rank Test in SPSS. The findings of this study indicate that the incident of financial report restatement by PT Garuda Indonesia (Persero), Tbk did not result in any significant differences in the share prices of BUMN companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange.Keywords: abnormal return, financial report restatement, market reaction

ABSTRAKPenelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui apakah terdapat perbedaan abnormal return harga saham BUMN (Badan Usaha Milik Negara) sebelum dan sesudah penerbitan restatement laporan keuangan. Data untuk penelitian ini diperoleh dari sumber sekunder, yaitu data harga saham perusahaan milik negara yang terdaftar di Bursa Efek Indonesia. Analisis difokuskan pada periode 5 hari sebelum penerbitan laporan keuangan yang disajikan kembali dan periode 5 hari sesudahnya. Pemilihan sampel menggunakan purposive sampling, dan data dianalisis menggunakan Wilcoxon Signed Rank Test dengan SPSS. Temuan penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa peristiwa restatement laporan keuangan oleh PT Garuda Indonesia (Persero) Tbk tidak mengakibatkan perbedaan yang signifikan pada harga saham perusahaan BUMN yang terdaftar di Bursa Efek Indonesia.Kata Kunci: abnormal return, reaksi pasar, restatement laporan keuangan
Los principios rectores sobre las empresas y los derechos humanos en la jurisprudencia de la Corte Interamericana de Derechos Humanos
Authors: Espósito Julia , Acacio Matías Lautaro
Published: June 2023

-
Anguita Osuna, José Enrique, La seguridad interior en la Unión Europea. Del Acuerdo de Schengen 1985 a la Estrategia para una Unión de la Seguridad 2020, Thomson Reuters Aranzadi, 2021, 390 pp
Authors: Guinea Bonillo Julio
Published: June 2023

Este artículo reseña: Anguita Osuna, José Enrique, La seguridad interior en la Unión Europea. Del Acuerdo de Schengen 1985 a la Estrategia para una Unión de la Seguridad 2020, Thomson Reuters Aranzadi, 2021, 390 pp.
Vorwort der Herausgeber:innen
Authors: Birzer Sandra , Steinbach Andrea
Published: June 2023

Im Vorwort werden die Ziele der neuen fachdidaktischen Zeitschrift SlavUn vorgestellt.
EFEKTIVITAS MAQÃ‚SHID AL-SyARÃŒâ€™AH DALAM ISTINBÃ‚TH FIQH MINORITAS; TELAAH ATAS PEMIKIRAN YÃ›SUF AL-QARDHÃ‚WÃŒ
Authors: Yaqin Ainol
Published: June 2023

Tulisan ini menelaah konsep metodologi istinbath fiqh minoritas yang diformulasikan oleh yÃ»suf al-QardhÃ¢wi. Sebagai pemikir islam kontemporer, ia merekontruksi pola istinbath hukum islam (fiqh) untuk direlevansikan dan dikontekstualkan dengan tuntutan situasi dan kondisi kekinian yang melingkupinya. Konsep dasar maqÃ¢shid al-syariâ€™ah ulamaâ€™ klasik dan yang telah dikembangkan ulamaâ€™ kontemporer sebagai pendekatan studi ini. Menurutnya, keberadaan minoritas muslim sangat membutuhkan fiqh khas yang bisa mencover kebutuhan mereka, baik yang bersifat dharÃ»riyÃ¢t (primer), hÃ¢jiyÃ¢t (sekunder) dan tahsiniyyÃ¢t (tersier). Karena itu, yÃ»suf al-QardhÃ¢wi menetapkan Sembilan prinsip metodologi istinbath fiqh minoritas dengan tetap berpijak pada dasar-dasar syariâ€™at islam. Fiqh minoritas adalah fiqh yang berbasis pada terwujudnya kemashlahatan yang menjadi tujuan utama maqÃ¢shid al-syariâ€™ah dengan metode yang fleksibel dan elastis. Sehingga, produk hukum islam yang dilahirkan dari metode ini memuat kemashlahatan dan mendatangkan kemudahan untuk diimplementasikan masyarakat minoritas muslim dalam menjalaninya.
MAQASID SHARIâ€™AH JASSER AUDAH DALAM PENGEMBANGAN PRODUK KEUANGAN SYARIâ€™AH
Authors: Syaifuddin
Published: June 2023

Hukum Islam, merupakan disiplin ilmu yang meliputi Fiqh, Ushl al-Fiqh, ilmu tafsir dan ilmu hadith, seharusnya dapat memberikan solusi terhadap persoalan masyarakat di seluruh tempat dan zaman dalam kehidupan masyarakat dunia Islam yang rahmatan lilâ€™alamin. Namun Islam yang tampil nyatanya tidak ramah, tidak toleran dan diskriminatif. Kegelisahan tersebut mendorong Jasser Auda melakukan penelitian tentang penggunaanal-Maqasid Syariâ€™ah sebagai filsafat hukum Islam dengan menggunakan pendekatan sistem. dalam melakukan risetnya Jasser menggunakan filsafat sistem sebagai objek formal kajian ilmu atau sudut pandang penelitian, dan al-Maqasid Shariâ€™ah sebagai objek material kajian ilmu atau fokus kajian. Teori hukum Islam dengan pendekatan sistem mempunyai sifat, Menuju ke arah validasi semua pengetahuan, kesatuan (wholenes), multidimensional, terbuka dan berorientasi padatujuan tertentu (purposefulnes). Al-Maqasid Syariâ€™ah pada ahirnya berperan untuk pembaruan hukum Islam kontemporer sehingga bermanfaat dalam meletakkan landasan ijtihad kontemporer, untuk pengembangan produk keuangan syariâ€™ah.
Recent advances in access to overcome cancer drug resistance by nanocarrier drug delivery system
Authors: Sun Xiangyu , Zhao Ping , Lin Jierou , Chen Kun , Shen Jianliang
Published: June 2023

Cancer is currently one of the most intractable diseases causing human death. Although the prognosis of tumor patients has been improved to a certain extent through various modern treatment methods, multidrug resistance (MDR) of tumor cells is still a major problem leading to clinical treatment failure. Chemotherapy resistance refers to the resistance of tumor cells and/or tissues to a drug, usually inherent or developed during treatment. Therefore, an urgent need to research the ideal drug delivery system to overcome the shortcoming of traditional chemotherapy. The rapid development of nanotechnology has brought us new enlightenments to solve this problem. The novel nanocarrier provides a considerably effective treatment to overcome the limitations of chemotherapy or other drugs resulting from systemic side effects such as resistance, high toxicity, lack of targeting, and off-target. Herein, we introduce several tumor MDR mechanisms and discuss novel nanoparticle technology applied to surmount cancer drug resistance. Nanomaterials contain liposomes, polymer conjugates, micelles, dendrimers, carbon-based, metal nanoparticles, and nucleotides which can be used to deliver chemotherapeutic drugs, photosensitizers, and small interfering RNA (siRNA). This review aims to elucidate the advantages of nanomedicine in overcoming cancer drug resistance and discuss the latest developments.
The Effectiveness of Online Petitions About Environmental Issues on The Change.org Site Users
Authors: Wijaya Widiastiana Vista , Prihantoro Edy , Binastuti Sugiharti
Published: June 2023

Environmental problems are issues vital to human life and other living creatures. Through the development of technology and information, the public can be engaged in massive street protests against the parties who should be responsible for damage to the environment and environmental protection campaign. During 2018, environmental issues became popular topic at the online petition on the Change.org website. “Seruan Penetapan Hari Hutan Indonesia” is a themed online petition environmental issues that have the support of more than 538 thousand signatures. This study was conducted to determine the effectiveness of an online petition on Change.org environmental issues at the site using a measurement EPIC (Empathy, Persuasion, Impact, Communication) Model. The quantitative research approach to use the paradigm of positivism. Methods of data collection are done through questionnaires to 100 followers Instagram account Change.org. The results showed that the online petition on environmental issues is the first dimension of empathy, of the affection and cognition, the saturation level that online petitions on environmental issues can be accepted by users. Secondly, persuasion dimension, related to changes in confidence and the desire to behave, familiarize yourself that users have the perception that online petitions on environmental issues right on the website Change.org. Third, the impact dimension, namely knowledge and involvement of the message effective, though users do not always share information petition to social media or instant messaging applications. Fourth, the dimensions of communication, messages and the user's understanding of environmental issues online petition which was signed on the website Change.org. Based on the results of the study prove that the theory of S-O-R (Stimulus-Organism-Response), namely the higher the level of attention on stimulus in the form of empathy and persuasion of the message delivered, the more effective the impact and communication carried out by Change.org Instagram active users.
Social Media Roles in Spreading LGBT Movements in Malaysia
Authors: Mokhtar Muhammad Faiz , Sukeri Wan Allef Elfi Danial Wan , Latiff Zulkifli Abd
Published: June 2023

This study examines how social media play roles in spreading LGBT movements in Malaysia, as well as how their potential in influencing Malaysian minds on the LGBT movements. In this study, the uses and gratifications theory applied to understand how the LGBT communities use social media as way to communicate and disseminate information in order to achieve their needs and gratifications. This study has applied qualitative approach, especially using in-depth interview and observation to the social media contents of the LGBT communities. This study finds that LGBT movements are significantly growing in Malaysia. However, due to the fact of conservative Malaysian society, the LGBT communities have optimized social media for spreading the information, sharing experiences, also communicating and engaging with another LGBT movements and communities. The use of social media comes from the nature of social media itself, namely free, open, easy and cheap access, as well as no regulatory body controls their contents. In this social media movement, the use of hashtags is very important to classify their movements, to easily communicate under certain topics, to gain new followers, as well as to maintain the current members. This study also finds that social media have played important roles in disseminating LGBT information in Malaysia, as well as in shaping the minds of Malaysians along with the spreading of LGBT movements in Malaysia.Keywords: LGBT movement; social media; uses and gratification; conservative society; social media hashtags.
The Discourse of Tionghoa Muslim Identity in Indonesia After the Reform Order: A Critical Discourse Analysis of ‘Komunitas’ - ‘Cheng Hoo’ Magazine
Authors: Alwajih Ahmad
Published: June 2023

The discourse of Indonesian Chinese Muslim identity has been shaped through long historical processes. Since the colonialism era to the Reform Order, this discourse has changed due to the economic and political transformation, which in turn give an impact to the structure of the identity itself. The Reform Era is one of social ruptures in Indonesia that become interesting historical context to examine how the discourse of Indonesian Chinese Muslim has been developed. This study has examined the notions of identity through a critical discourse analysis model as proposed by Norman Fairclough, which emphasizes both sociocultural practice of discourse and micro level of discourse. Taking Komunitas - Cheng Hoo magazine as a case study, this study aims to outline the discourse on Chinese Muslim identity in Indonesia in the post-New Order context. As one of the results of political reform in Indonesia which has opened up the opportunity for the Chinese communities to express their identity, this magazine emphasizes various positive representations of Chinese communities and their cultures. However, such positive representations also entail dynamic tensions of Chinese identities, i.e., tension between ‘Chinese’ and ‘Tionghoa’ terms, between nationalism and discrimination issues, and tension of being apolitical or political subject. This study also finds that the representation of Chinese Muslim is not singular, but plural, fluid and constantly in contestation with the others. Most importantly, Chinese Muslims are represented as inclusive-rational groups and as true nationalist people. Keywords: critical discourse analysis, Indonesian Chinese Muslim, identity, Reform Order.
The Use of New Media Technology in Families and Its Impact on Intimacy
Authors: Nabela Hana Rizquna , Rianto Puji
Published: June 2023

This study aims to find out how the presence of new media technology affects the communication intimacy between children and parents. Applying a qualitative approach, the empirical data for this study were collected through interviews, observations, documents, and audiovisual materials in two smartphone user families in Java, Indonesia. This study finds that the presence of new media technology has affected the intimacy of family, both in the aspects of communication, trust, and alienation. The use of smartphones can widen the communication distance between parents and children. Keywords: new media technology, family intimacy, communication, trust, alienation.
Tank-top, Indonesian Music Video, and Mythologizing Modern Women: Some Theoretical Notes
Authors: Christabella Fionna
Published: June 2023

Tank-top has recently become a popular costume in the Indonesian music video. As a theoretical note, this paper shows that music video has been analyzed with two different but interrelated approaches, i.e. contextual and textual analysis. The contextual analysis emphasizes the broader political economy surrounding the production, distribution and consumption of the music video. The textual analysis, which could be conducted in three types of analysis, i.e. narrative, content, and semiotics, focuses on the representation practices in the music video. This study also shows that tank-top, an underwear moved out into outerwear, is a kind of femininity technique, characterized by the appearance and projection of the female body. The use of tank-top in music video shows the ‘new order for intimacy’ through the ‘ritualization of nudity and sexuality’. This phenomenon also examples the way of mythologizing modern women, through which the representation of modern women have become a myth. However, this very construction of modern women is inseparable from the ideological discourses and power relations that naturalize these representational practices. Keywords: Indonesian music video, tank-top, representation, modern women, myth, ideology.
Understanding Frames of the State-Sponsored Media Tweets During the 2019 Hong Kong Protests
Authors: Kim Ji Young
Published: June 2023

In this current study, Chinese government’s strategic communication efforts were explored in the context of the 2019 Hong Kong protests via state-sponsored media tweets. To understand how the government conveyed the protests and how it is engaged with other stakeholders, tweets were examined inductively in terms of frames and stakeholders. Recognizing the strategic nature of agenda building, message frames, stakeholders, and their characteristics and relationships around the issues were the key aspects of understanding the issue. Results show the multiple frames identified to understand how the protests were described, who the main actors were, and how their relationships were presented in the social media messages. The representation of the stakeholders or frames in the social media messages changed over a short period. The roles of state-sponsored tweets as strategic public diplomacy tools and information sources are discussed.
Exploring Therapeutic Applications of Autophagy in Spike Protein-Related Pathology
Authors: Halma Matthew , Marik Paul , Saleeby Yusuf
Published: June 2023

Fasting, a practice with historical roots in various cultures, has recently garnered significant interest in the field of medicine. In this article, we delve into the mechanisms underlying fasting-induced autophagy and its therapeutic applications for spike protein associated pathology. We explore the therapeutic potential of fasting on spike protein-related pathology. Additionally, we discuss factors that affect fasting, such as duration, type (dry vs. water), and the role of specific compounds like spermidine, resveratrol, rapamycin, and metformin. Furthermore, we analyse the interactions between fasting and other practices such as exercise, and highlight important considerations regarding participant characteristics, including pregnancy, breastfeeding, medication interactions, and metabolic disorders. In conclusion, fasting, coupled with an understanding of its nuances, holds promise as a therapeutic intervention with broad implications for human health.
Treatment Strategies for High-Risk Prostate Cancer - Utility of Combination Therapy of Neoadjuvant Therapy and Radical Prostatectomy to Improve Oncologic Outcomes
Authors: Nakane Keita , Kawase Makoto , Iinuma Koji , Tobisawa Yuki , Takai Manabu , Kato Daiki , Kawase Kota , Takeuchi Shinichi , Kumada Naotaka , Namiki Sanae , Sugino Fumiya , Ito Takayasu , Koie Takuya
Published: June 2023

Prostate cancer (PCa) is most commonly observed in male patients. Although PCa progresses relatively slowly, high-risk PCa is associated with an increased risk of lymph nodes, distant metastases, and PCa-related death. Several guidelines recommend radiation therapy (RT) of the prostate combined with long-term androgen deprivation therapy for high-risk PCa. A comparison of clinical outcomes between radical prostatectomy (RP) and RT for high-risk PCa by propensity score-matched analysis showed that RP had a significantly higher risk of biochemical recurrence than RT. However, the combination of neoadjuvant chemohormonal therapy followed by RP may be more likely to achieve a cure when overall survival is considered the primary endpoint. In this review, we aimed to confirm the oncological outcomes of RP and RT for high-risk PCa and highlight the importance of neoadjuvant therapy followed by RP for high-risk PCa.
Bacteriological Evaluation of Raw Milk from Selected Dairy Farms in Akoko South West, Ondo State Nigeria
Authors: Olotu Blessing , Oboh Monday
Published: June 2023

The study was carried out to evaluate the microbiological quality of raw milk produced in Supare-Akoko of Ondo State, Nigeria. Two study areas (Supare and Akungba Villages) both in the Akoko South-West L.G.A. of Ondo State, in Nigeria's South-West geopolitical zone, were selected for the study. The study area served as the raw milk collection points. Raw milk samples were collected with the aid sterile container into the milking bucket and then transported to the laboratory of the Adekunle Ajasin University's department of microbiology in Akungba-Akoko, Ondo state, Nigeria, for further analysis. Several tests such as test for serial dilution, PH measurement, gram staining, and biochemical analysis, to identify and evaluate the microbe species in the raw milk selected for the study.The findings showed that numerous microbe species, including Bacillus, Staphylococcus, Pseudomonas, Alcaligens, Actinomycetes, Enterobacteria, Licheniformis, Listeria, and Streptococcus species, were present in all of the raw milk samples. Therefore, the study recommended that there should be adequate awareness & education on handling of milk in the most hygienic way possible, as well as the establishment of bulk milk tanks and milk processing plants in key locations that could enable appropriate test and production of quality milk before the product is being made available to the general public for consumption.
How Can Autonomy Support From the Coach, Basic Psychological Needs, and the Psychological Climate Explain Ego and Task Involvement?
Authors: Jakobsen Arne Martin
Published: June 2023

This article considers the basic psychological needs theory and tries to determine how much autonomy support from a coach is required for basic psychological needs and how autonomy, competence, relatedness, and the psychological motivational climate can explain task and ego involvement in a group of young elite ice hockey players.
Our three hypotheses were as follows: autonomy support from the coach will have an impact on motivational involvement, all three basic needs will have an impact on motivational involvement, and motivational involvement will be explained by the motivational climate.
A total of 175 male elite ice hockey players from Norway, ranging in age from 15 to 18 years old, answered questionnaires about autonomy support, perceived motivational climate, achievement goal orientation, and basic psychological needs.
A multiple regression analysis was run to predict ego–task involvement using autonomy support from the coach, the need for autonomy, the need for competence, the need for relatedness, the task climate, and the ego climate. The only two variables that statistically significantly predicted ego–task involvement were autonomy support from the coach and the ego climate.

The analysis revealed that the athletes had a higher score on task than ego involvement, but when this was transformed into two variables (high and low) for task and ego involvement, we found that most players scored high for both task and ego involvement. We found that autonomy from the coach had a positive relationship with a high score for players on both task and ego involvement. We also found that the three basic psychological needs had no impact on the motivational involvement of the athletes.
Lastly, we found that the ego climate had an impact on the motivational involvement. There was a positive relationship between a high score for the ego climate and a high score for both ego and task involvement.
mTOR Inhibition via Low-dose, Pulsed Rapamycin with Intraovarian Condensed Platelet Cytokines: An Individualized Protocol to Recover Diminished Reserve
Authors: Sills E. Scott , Harrity Conor , Wood Samuel H. , Tan Seang Lin
Published: June 2023

No major breakthroughs have entered mainstream clinical fertility practice since egg donation and intracytoplasmic sperm injection decades ago, and oocyte deficits secondary to advanced age continue as the main manifestation of diminished ovarian reserve. In the meantime, several unproven IVF ‘accessories’ have emerged including so-called ovarian rejuvenation which entails placing fresh autologous platelet-rich plasma (PRP) directly into ovarian tissue. Among cellular responses attributed to this intervention are reduced oxidative stress, slowed apoptosis, and improved metabolism. Besides impacting the existing follicle pool, platelet growth factors might also facilitate de novo oocyte recruitment by specified gene upregulation targeting uncommitted ovarian stem cells. Because disordered activity at mechanistic target of rapamycin (mTOR) has been shown to exacerbate or accelerate ovarian aging, PRP-discharged plasma cytokines combined with mTOR suppression by pulsed/cyclic rapamycin represents a novel fusion technique to enhance ovarian function. While beneficial effects have already been observed experimentally in oocytes and embryos with mTOR inhibition alone, this is the first discussion of intraovarian platelet cytokines followed by low-dose, phased rapamycin. For refractory cases, this investigational, tailored approach could amplify or sustain ovarian capacity sufficient to permit retrieval of competent oocytes via distinct but complementary pathways—thus reducing dependency on oocyte donation.
LegoNet: Alternating Model Blocks for Medical Image Segmentation
Authors: Sobirov Ikboljon , Xie Cheng , Siddique Muhammad , Patel Parijat , Chan Kenneth , Halborg Thomas , Kotanidis Christos , Fatima Zarqaish , West Henry , Channon Keith , Neubauer Stefan , Antoniades Charalambos , Yaqub Mohammad
Published: June 2023

Since the emergence of convolutional neural networks (CNNs), and later vision transformers (ViTs), the standard paradigm for model development has been using a set of identical block types with varying parameters/hyper-parameters. To leverage the benefits of different architectural designs (e.g., CNNs and ViTs), we propose alternating structurally different types of blocks to generate a new architecture, mimicking how Lego blocks can be assembled. Using two CNN-based and one SwinViT-based blocks, we investigate three variations to the so-called LegoNet that apply the new block alternation concept for the segmentation task in medical imaging. We also study a new clinical problem that has not been investigated before – the right internal mammary artery (RIMA) and perivascular space segmentation from computed tomography angiography (CTA). It was proven to demonstrate a prognostic value to primary cardiovascular outcomes. We compare the model performance against popular CNN and ViT architectures using two large datasets (achieving 0.749 dice similarity coefficient (DSC) on the larger dataset). We also evaluate the model’s performance on three external testing cohorts, where an expert clinician corrected model-segmented results (DSC>0.90 for the three cohorts). To assess our proposed model for suitability in clinical use, we perform intra- and inter-observer variability analysis. Finally, we investigate a joint self-supervised learning approach to determine its impact on model performance.
3D mapping and navigation using MOVEit
Authors: Mekonnen Bisrat , Christie Benjamin , Paquette Michael , Glaspell Garry
Published: June 2023

Until recently, our focus has been primarily on the development of a low SWAP-C payload for deployment on a UGV that leverages 2D mapping and navigation. Due to these efforts, we are able to autonomously map and navigate very well within flat indoor environments. This report will explore the implementation of 3D mapping and navigation to allow unmanned vehicles to operate on a variety of terrains, both indoor and outdoor. The method we followed uses MOVEit, a motion planning framework. The MOVEit application is typically used in the control of robotic arms or manipulators, but its handling of 3D perception using OctoMaps makes it a promising software for robots in general. The challenges of using MOVEit outside of its intended use case of manipulators are discussed in this report.
Linear and Nonlinear Optical Properties of Anthocyanin Dye from Red Cabbage in Different pH Solutions
Authors: Nader Rajaa , Ibrahim Slafa I. Ibrahim , Al-Hamdani Ali H.
Published: June 2023

This article studied some linear and nonlinear optical characteristics of different pH solutions from anthocyanin dye extract at 180 oC from red cabbage. First, the linear spectral characteristics, including absorption and transmittance in the range 400-800 nm for anthocyanin solution 5% v/v with different pHs, were achieved utilizing a UV/VIS spectrophotometer. The experimental results reveal a shift in the absorption toward the longer wavelength direction as pH values increment. Then, the nonlinear features were measured using the Z-scan technique with a CW 532 nm laser to measure the nonlinear absorption coefficient through an open aperture. A close aperture (diameter 2 mm) calculates the nonlinear refractive index. The open Z-scan shows that as the pH increases, the sample decreases transmittance, indicative a two-photon absorption process, and the samples act as a collecting lens for the laser beam. In contrast, the results with a closed Z-scan indicate that the nonlinear absorption coefficient displays a self-focusing nonlinearity. Also, the nonlinear susceptibility decreased by increasing the value of the pH solution. Due to obvious anthocyanin dye nonlinearity dependence value on dye pH, it is possible to use the natural anthocyanin dye as a photonic device
Otoritas Ulama Perempuan: Kepemimpinan Nyai dalam Mewujudkan Pendidikan Moderat di Pondok Pesantren MIA melalui Perspektif 9C
Authors: Khoirul Mudawinun Nisa'  , Nabila Arqis Risqiya  , Chairin Najwa Alifiansyah Putri
Published: June 2023

Pesantren adalah salah satu lembaga pendidikan di Indonesia, biasanya dalam pesantren dipimpin oleh seorang Kyai tetapi ada beberapa pesantren yang dipimpin oleh seorang Nyai. Hal ini biasanya terjadi karena Kyai dari pondok pesantren tersebut meninggal, sehingga biasnya kepemimpinan berpindah ke tangan Nyai, atau istri dari Kyai tersebut. Kepemimpinan seorang Nyai tidak jauh berbeda dengan kepemimpinan Kyai, karena mereka adalah orang yang ditetuakan dan pastinya ditaati perintah dan perkataannya. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis kepemimpinan Nyai melalui perspektif 9C yang merupakan faktor-faktor kepemimpinan dalam Islam. Penelitian ini juga membahas perbedaan kepemimpinan seorang Nyai dibanding Kyai dalam pondok pesantren, salah satunya dalam pendidikan moderat. Metode penelitian menggunakan metode kualitatif yang mengambil sumber datanya dari observasi, wawancara dan dokumentasi. Hasil dari penelitian ini menunjukkan kepemimpinan Nyai lebih fleksibel, tetapi tetap tegas, beliau biasanya memberikan wejangan secara tidak langsung, seperti melalui pengurus pondok pesantren. Dalam mengajarkan pendidikan moderat seorang Nyai mengimplementasikan ajaran agama melalui paham Ahlussunnah wal Jama?ah dan juga memberikan contoh untuk bersikap rendah hati, berpikir rasional, dan saling menghargai yang diimplementasikan dalam 4 hal yaitu: Komitmen kebangsaan, toleransi, anti kekerasan dan akomodatif terhadap tradisi lokal.
Kata Kunci: Kepemimpinan Nyai; Pendidikan Moderat; Prespektif 9C
Manajemen Literasi Sains Sebagai Upaya Mengukuhkan Budaya Menulis Karya Ilmiah Bagi Peserta Didik (Studi Kasus di Madrasah Aliyah Darul Huda Ponorogo)
Authors: Nurul Amanah  , Hariyanto Wahid
Published: June 2023

Seiring berkembangnya budaya literasi, literasi sains hadir membantu individu menemukan solusi terbaik atas permasalahan kehidupan yang semakin kian kompleks. Literasi sains yang dimanifestasikan melalui menulis karya ilmiah perlu dibudayakan kepada peserta didik untuk menumbuhkan daya berpikir kritis agar peserta didik terbiasa dan siap dalam menghadapi permasalahan di masa mendatang. Berawal dari  asumsi tersebut penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengungkap praktik pengelolaan budaya literasi sains di Madrasah Aliyah Darul Huda Tonatan Ponorogo mulai dari perencanaan, pelaksanaan, dan evaluasi budaya literasi sains. Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif dengan jenis studi kasus. Data diambil dengan cara wawancara, observasi, dan dokumentasi. Sedangkan analisis dengan menggunakan konsep dari Miles dan Huberman yang terdiri dari kondensasi data, penyajian data, dan penarikan kesimpulan. Hasil penelitian ini mengungkap bahwa: 1) perencanaan literasi sains dilakukan dengan cara menentukan tujuan serta memenuhi komponen pendukung bagi terlaksananya literasi sains; 2) pelaksanaan literasi sains diawali dengan sosialisasi program literasi, pelibatan stakeholder internal madrasah, serta menjalin komunikasi dengan orang tua peserta didik; 3) evaluasi literasi sains dilakukan pada dua aspek yaitu evaluasi progres penulisan karya ilmiah, dan evaluasi pada fasilitas pendukung literasi sains.
 
Keywords: Manajemen, Literasi Sains, Karya Ilmiah
Adsorption and Squeeze Performance of PAMAM-PGLU Inhibitors for Silicate Scale Mitigation Due to ASP Flooding
Authors: Tan Bee Chea , Mohd Saaid Ismail , Mahat Siti Qurratu’ Aini , Zainal Suzalina , Anuar Astriyana , Tri Bhaskoro Petrus
Published: June 2023

The dissolution of quartz mineral in sandstone reservoir due to chemical enhanced oil recovery (cEOR) processes, such as alkaline surfactant polymer (ASP) flooding has resulted in the scaling of silica and silicates around the wellbore formation and in the production wells. These scales can block and hinder the flow of producing fluids if left untreated. This will lead to reduced production rates as well as equipment damages eventually. The adsorption and squeeze performance of developed scale inhibitors that made up of polyamidoamine (PAMAM) dendrimers and pteroyl–L–glutamic acid (PGLU) was assessed in this paper. The results were compared to diethylenetriamine penta(methylene phosphonic acid), a commercial phosphonate scale inhibitor known as DETPMP. The crushed Berea sandstone core was soaked in scale inhibitor solutions for static adsorption test. Core flooding was performed to investigate the adsorption and retention of scale inhibitors in sandstone formation. The prediction of scale inhibitor squeeze performance was simulated based on core flooding data obtained. Laboratory results reveal PAMAM–2–PGLU scale inhibitor that comprises second generation PAMAM dendrimer exhibits the highest adsorption and retention in sandstone core. On top of that, the permeability of sandstone core was also increased with the treatment of PAMAM–PGLU scale inhibitors. SQUEEZE IV software also predicted that PAMAM–PGLU scale inhibitors yielded longer squeeze lifetime than DETPMP scale inhibitor. Both experimental and modelling results showed a good fit in terms of adsorption and squeeze lifetime. In this paper, the tested PAMAM–PGLU scale inhibitors demonstrate better adsorption, retention, and squeeze lifetime in sandstone formation. Although commercial scale inhibitors are effective at a wide range of reservoir conditions, the disposal of phosphonate scale inhibitors has raised concern due to their toxicity and low biodegradability. Hence, these developed PAMAM–PGLU scale inhibitors could be offered as environment–friendly and effective alternatives.
Cervical cancer screening uptake, associated barriers and facilitators: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Authors: Omolo Bernard , Tladi Paseka , Gabaitiri Lesego , Makubate Boikanyo
Published: June 2023

Background: Botswana has a high burden of cervical cancer, mainly due to limited screening uptake and a high HIV prevalence. This systematic review and meta-analysis explore the barriers, facilitators, and cervical cancer screening uptake among women in the country.
Methods: We identified relevant papers through PubMed/Medline, Scopus, Web of Science, and Google Scholar from 01 January 2013 to 21 November 2022 using predefined inclusion and exclusion criteria. The selection, assessment, and data extraction process was conducted in duplicate by two researchers. We adopted a fixed effects model to pool evidence on the screening uptake.
Results: A total of 673 studies were extracted from the four databases from which we remained with nine papers for systematic review, with a total sample size of 3398. The pooled proportion of screening uptake was 0.40 (95% CI; 0.33, 0.47). All selected studies reported on the facilitators while seven studies reported barriers to cervical cancer screening uptake on four levels (individual, institutional, community, and policy levels).
Conclusions: The pooled proportion of cervical cancer screening uptake was 40%, which is low, considering the national target to screen 70% of eligible women. The most frequently reported barriers were the low level of knowledge and awareness, misconceptions about screening, and delays in receipt of screening results (in some cases no delivery of results). Reported facilitators included high socio-economic status, having health care insurance, and having a personal health care provider. This work will inform interventions for specific groups of women, which will ultimately reduce the burden of cervical cancer in Botswana.
The Impact of Heart Failure on Sexual Satisfaction of Sexual partners: A Cross-sectional Study in Iran
Authors: Mousavi Safa , Valipourkoleti Aryan , Tabiban Sasan , Malekrah Alireza , Nouri Banafshe
Published: June 2023

Background: Sexual issue is one of the aspects of marital satisfaction, Heart failure (HF) due to chronic drug use, depression, and comorbidity affects the sexual function of people. Given the effect of heart failure (HF) patients on their partners, knowledge of the sexual aspects of the partners of HF patients can provide the ground to improve the health and quality of life of the partnerss of HF patients. Therefore, this study investigated the level of sexual satisfaction of the partners of HF patients and the factors affecting it.
Methods: This cross-sectional study included 219 partnerss of HF patients. Demographic information, including age, gender, number of children, history of physical diseases, education level of patients and partnerss, occupational status of patients and partnerss, level of support by children, relationship with his family and partner's family, a prior marriage of the patient and partner, the drugs used, and the level of sexual satisfaction of the partner were collected. Larson's sexual satisfaction questionnaire was completed by the partnerss of HF patients. Finally, SPSS-24 was used to analyze the data.
Results: A total of 219 partnerss of HF patients were included in the study. The following factors had a statistically significant relationship with the sexual satisfaction of partners. Moreover, the age of the patient and his partner, duration of marriage, not having children, marriage by personal choice and accompanied by family, good relationship with his family, and his partner’s family.
Conclusions: The significance of this study lies behind the implication of its findings to improve the health of the family and society. In addition, the results of the study can be used in the development and completion of programs such as premarital counseling programs to promote couples' awareness.
Automated mixing of maximally localized Wannier functions into target manifolds
Authors: Qiao Junfeng , Pizzi Giovanni , Marzari Nicola
Published: June 2023

Maximally localized Wannier functions (MLWFs) are widely used to construct first-principles tight-binding models that accurately reproduce the electronic structure of materials. Recently, robust and automated approaches to generate these MLWFs have emerged, leading to natural sets of atomic-like orbitals that describe both the occupied states and the lowest-lying unoccupied ones (when the latter can be meaningfully described by bonding/anti-bonding combinations of localized orbitals). For many applications, it is important to instead have MLWFs that describe only certain target manifolds separated in energy between them--the occupied states, the empty states, or certain groups of bands. Here, we start from the full set of MLWFs describing simultaneously all the target manifolds, and then mix them using a combination of parallel transport and maximal localization to construct orthogonal sets of MLWFs that fully and only span the desired target submanifolds. The algorithm is simple and robust, and it is applied to some paradigmatic but non-trivial cases (the valence and conduction bands of silicon, the top valence band of MoS2, the 3d and t2g/eg bands of SrVO3) and to a mid-throughput study of 77 insulators.
Regional features of Boreal summer intraseasonal variability and their relationship with rainfall extremes over Southeast Asia
Authors: Diong Jeong Yik , Abdullah Muhammad Firdaus Ammar Bin , Permana Donaldi , Pura Alvin , Lam Hoang , Xavier Prince
Published: June 2023

A regionally focused index of Boreal summer intraseasonal variability (RISV) modes for southeast Asia is used to study their impact on regional rainfall extremes. Four phases to characterise the northward/northeastward propagation of active and suppressed convective regions are defined, which show a clear and distinct impact on the mean and extreme precipitation
over various sub-regions of Southeast Asia. Northward propagation of convection is strongly coupled to wind convergence at lower atmospheric levels. A threshold-based precipitation feature detection method has been used to describe the changes in precipitation regimes contributing to rainfall extremes. During the convectively active (suppressed) phases over the region, most of the precipitation is linked to enhanced (suppressed) widespread large-scale convective systems and suppressed (enhanced) isolated smaller-scale intense convective systems. Strong links between the slow-evolving RISV and rainfall extremes suggest that improved prediction of the likelihood of rainfall extremes may be feasible beyond the weather prediction time scales.
Automated Pain Recognition in Rabbits
Authors: Feighelstein Marcelo , Ehrlich Yamit , Naftaly Li , Alpin Miriam , Nadir Shenhav , Shimshoni Ilan , Pinho Renata Haddad , Luna Stelio Pacca Loureiro , Zamansky Anna
Published: June 2023

Despite the wide range of uses of rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus) as experimental models for pain, as well as their increasing popularity as pets, pain assessment in rabbits is understudied. This study is the first to address automated detection of acute postoperative pain in rabbits. Using a dataset of video footage of n=28 rabbits before (no pain) and after surgery (pain), we present an AI model for pain recognition using both the facial area and the body posture and reaching accuracy of above 87%. We apply techniques of frame selection to better exploit the availability of video data.