bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Developing Students Speaking Skills Through Role-Play and Readers Theatre (RT)
Authors: Awawd Jumana 
Published: November 2024

Objectvive: The study aimed to investigate the impact of integrating role-play and reader's theater activities on developing students’ speaking skills in the EFL classroom.

Method: The study relied on the experimental method with a quasi-experimental design. Accordingly, a random sample was selected from the elementary schools in the Arab sector of Israel. The number of study members reached 23 students. Theatrical situations were applied, and the results were recorded. Indicators of speaking skills are measured using the measurement tool represented by the observation card and the student attitudes questionnaire.

Results: The study's results revealed significant differences at the level of statistical significance (0.00) between the student’s performance in the pre-and post-scales. The differences were in favor of the post-scale.

Findings and implications: The findings showed that integrating role-plays and reader theater in the EFL classroom significantly improved students' speaking skills. The study suggested implementing these creative techniques in language learning to make it more effective and engaging. It also recommended enriching school curriculums with educational plays.
Development of Pop-Up Book Based Mathematics Learning Media on Three-Dimensional Shapes Material for Elementary School Students
Authors: Andreansyah Refi , Sari Eka Yuliana 
Published: November 2024

Most students consider mathematics a complex subject. Many students complete assignments and tests and receive low scores. This is often due to the monotonous nature of mathematics Learning, which makes students bored and uninterested. This study aims to develop a Learning media based on pop-up books that are both valid and feasible, with an attractive design that can be used in the Learning process and address student challenges. This research employs a Research and Development (R&D) approach using the ADDIE model (Analyze, Design, Development, Implementation, and Evaluation). Data collection techniques include media, material, and language validation questionnaires and student response questionnaires. The results indicate that the pop-up book Learning Media is highly valid and features a perfect design, as evidenced by the validation results: media at 88%, material at 86%, and language at 91.5%, all within the valid/feasible category. Product trials were conducted in two stages: a small group trial at SDN 4 Ngentrong (with five students) yielded an 89% rating, and a large group trial at SDN I Wajak Lor (with 23 students) yielded an 88.2% rating both within the outstanding category. Thus, the development of the pop-up book-based Learning media is highly valid and suitable for use as a Learning tool for three-dimensional shapes in fifth-grade elementary school, and it features an attractive and perfect design.
SHORT-TERM TREATMENT OUTCOMES OF FORREST IIB GASTRIC AND DUODENAL ULCER BLEEDING USING HIGH-DOSE INTRAVENOUS NEXIUM
Authors: Nguyen The Bao , Huynh Hieu Tam , Vo Anh Ho , Vo Duc Tinh , Ngo Dai Duong , Phan Van Tien , Tran Cong Dang , Vo Nhat Khoa , Nguyen Thuy Quyen , Le Thi Ngoc Huyen , Pham Minh Tam 
Published: November 2024

Background: Among the causes of upper gastrointestinal bleeding, gastric and duodenal ulcers (GDU) are the most common. Forrest classification IIB (FIIB) is assessed as having a high risk of recurrent bleeding as FIA, FIB, FIIA, but treatment opinions differ. As of 2021, the European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy recommends considering high-dose PPI treatment for patients in the FIIB group without endoscopic hemostasis as strong recommendation, high level of evidence. Objectives: To describe clinical and laboratory characteristics. To evaluate the short-term treatment outcomes of FIIB GDU bleeding using high-dose intravenous Nexium. Materials and methods: An uncontrolled clinical trial was conducted with 41 patients diagnosed gastrointestinal bleeding due to FIIB GDU admitted to Can Tho Central General Hospital from June 2022 to May 2024. Results: The research shows that the majority of patients responded well to treatment with high-dose intravenous Nexium (85.4%). The rates of rebleeding, surgical intervention, and mortality were relatively low at 7.3%, 2.4%, and 4.9%, respectively. Cumulative treatment failure risk was approximately 5% after 6 days of hospitalization and increased to 12.5% after 20 days of treatment. Conclusion: In patients with gastrointestinal bleeding due to FIIB peptic ulcers, treatment with high-dose intravenous Nexium has a relatively high success rate in short-term outcomes during hospitalization.
INVESTIGATION OF THE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN ANTINUCLEAR ANTIBODIES, ANTI-DOUBLE STRANDED DNA RESULTS AND PERIPHERAL BLOOD CELL INDICATORS IN PATIENTS WITH SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS
Authors: Nguyen Thi Huyen , Phan Thi Minh Phuong , Leonardo Antonio Sechi , Ha Nu Thuy Duong , Nguyen Vu Thanh , Pham Thanh Tuong 
Published: November 2024

Objectives: To describe the characteristics of antinuclear antibodies (ANA) and anti-double stranded DNA (anti-dsDNA) results in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and to evaluate the relationship between these results and peripheral blood cell indicators. Materials and Methods: A retrospective and cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted on 161 patients with a confirmed diagnosis of SLE who were monitored and treated at Hue University of Medicine and Pharmacy Hospital, Hue city from January 2018 to May 2024. Results: The mean age of the study population was 31.16 ± 13.01 years. The prevalence of SLE in females was 88.2% and was 7.5 times higher than in males. The rates of ANA and anti-dsDNA positivity in SLE patients were 61.5% and 36.6%, respectively. The study population with both positive ANA and anti-dsDNA test results accounted for 32.3%. There was a statistically significant relationship between ANA, anti-dsDNA results, and blood cell indicators including WBCs, neutrophils, lymphocytes, red blood cells, and hemoglobin (p<0.05). Additionally, ANA results showed a statistically significant relationship with platelet counts (p<0.01). Patients who tested positive for both ANA and anti-dsDNA had the lowest counts of WBCs, neutrophils, lymphocytes, RBCs, and hemoglobin compared to other counterparts, with a statistically significant difference (p<0.01). Conclusion: ANA and anti-dsDNA results are statistically significantly associated with peripheral blood cell indicators in patients. It is necessary to consider combining both ANA and anti-dsDNA results to evaluate and predict the disease activity of systemic lupus erythematosus.
Measurement report: Long-term measurements of surface ozone and trends in semi-natural sub-Saharan African ecosystems
Authors: Donnou Hagninou Elagnon Venance , Akpo Aristide Barthélémy , Ossohou Money , Delon Claire , Yoboué Véronique , Laouali Dungall , Ouafo-Leumbe Marie , Van Zyl Pieter Gideon , Ndiaye Ousmane , Gardrat Eric , Dias-Alves Maria , Galy-Lacaux Corinne 
Published: November 2024

Abstract. For nearly 30 years, the International Network to study Deposition and Atmospheric chemistry in AFrica (INDAAF) programme has measured surface ozone from 14 sites in Africa representative of the main African ecosystems: dry savannas (Banizoumbou, Niger; Katibougou and Agoufou, Mali; Bambey and Dahra, Senegal), wet savannas (Lamto, Côte d'Ivoire; Djougou, Benin), forests (Zoétélé, Cameroon; Bomassa, Republic of the Congo) and agricultural–semi-arid savannas (Mbita, Kenya; Louis Trichardt, Amersfoort, Skukuza and Cape Point, South Africa). The data are collected with passive samplers and archived as monthly averages; quality assurance is maintained by INDAAF's calibration and intercomparison protocols with other programmes employing the same systems. This analysis reports on correlations of INDAAF ozone time series (1995–2020) with local meteorological parameters and with ozone precursors, biogenic volatile organic compounds (BVOCs) and nitrogen oxides (NOx), derived from standard global databases. Mean annual averages of surface ozone range from 3.9 ± 1.1 ppb (Bomassa) to 30.8 ± 8.0 ppb (Louis Trichardt), reflecting a general positive gradient from west central Africa to South Africa. At the decade scale, from 2000 to 2020, the Katibougou and Banizoumbou sites (dry savanna) experienced a significant decrease in ozone of around −2.4 and −0.8 ppb per decade, respectively. These decreasing trends are consistent with those observed for nitrogen dioxide (NO2) and BVOCs. An increasing trend is observed in Zoétélé (2001–2020), estimated at +0.7 ppb per decade, and at Skukuza (2000–2015; +3.4 ppb per decade). The increasing trends are consistent with increasing biogenic emissions at Zoétélé and NO2 levels at Skukuza. Very few surface O3 measurements exist in Africa, and the long-term results presented in this study are the most extensive for the ecosystems studied. The importance of maintaining long-term observations like INDAAF cannot be overstated. The data can be used to assess ozone impacts on African crops. For the Tropospheric Ozone Assessment Report Phase II (TOAR II), they provide invaluable constraints for models of chemical and climate processes in the atmosphere.
Using Autoencoders to Classify EMC Problems in Electronic System Development
Authors: Maalouly Jad , Hemker Dennis , Hedayat Christian , Olbrich Marcel , Lange Sven , Mathis Harald 
Published: November 2024

Abstract. This paper is a direct continuation of “AI Assisted Interference Classification to Improve EMC Troubleshooting in Electronic System Development” (Maalouly et al., 2022). The previous paper aimed to classify the electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) problem classification, while this paper addresses two primary issues: the data and the technique. The technique used in the previous study involved a principal component analysis (PCA) (Pearson, 1901) to generate input features for the neural network. However, since PCA only encodes linear relations from the samples, autoencoder (AE) models are now used to encode the data into a latent vector that better represents the data. The latent vectors will ultimately be used as input to classify the EMC problems. A neural network and a random forest classifier were utilized to develop a classification model, wherein the random forest demonstrated superior performance in comparison to the neural network.
From Schematics to Netlists – Electrical Circuit Analysis Using Deep-Learning Methods
Authors: Hemker Dennis , Maalouly Jad , Mathis Harald , Klos Rainer , Ravanan Eranyan 
Published: November 2024

Abstract. Within the project progressivKI, research is carried out to improve the analysis of schematics that depict an electrical circuit. Lots of manual efforts are necessary to validate a design, as schematics are handed in as image data. They neither follow a standard nor contain any meta information that can be obtained to automatically check certain conditions. Furthermore, even the visual representation of components like diodes, capacitors or resistors can differ depending on the design tool used. In this paper, we present an approach to decompose the problem into three different parts and describe their current status: (i) detection of the components like resistors, capacitors, or diodes (ii) detection of lines and their junctions (iii) detection of textual data placed next to components (like voltage or resistance). For each of the given areas we employ deep-learning methods as a basis. The training data is provided by Microchip in the form of link-annotated PDFs. In a preprocessing phase, the data is programmatically scanned for useful information like component names and bounding boxes to pre-annotate them before human correction. The final step is to fuse all information from (i)–(iii) to obtain a netlist that can be automatically validated with given rules. While most work has been carried out in (i) and (ii), a more general workflow including supportive tools has been established to extend our approach to PDFs from other design tools. The results show that recent deep-learning methods are capable of detecting components with a high accuracy given training data of good quality (no false labels).
Volcanic risk ranking and regional mapping of the Central Volcanic Zone of the Andes
Authors: Reyes-Hardy María-Paz , Di Maio Luigia Sara , Dominguez Lucia , Frischknecht Corine , Biass Sébastien , Guimarães Leticia Freitas , Nieto-Torres Amiel , Elissondo Manuela , Pedreros Gabriela , Aguilar Rigoberto , Amigo Álvaro , García Sebastián , Forte Pablo , Bonadonna Costanza 
Published: November 2024

Abstract. The Central Volcanic Zone of the Andes (CVZA) extends from southern Peru, through the Altiplano of Bolivia, to the Puna of northern Chile and Argentina, between latitudes 14–28° S of the Andean cordillera, with altitudes rising up to more than 4000 m above sea level. Given the large number of active volcanoes in this area, which are often located close to both urban areas and critical infrastructure, prioritization of volcanic risk reduction strategies is crucial. The identification of hazardous active volcanoes is challenging due to the limited accessibility, the scarce historical record, and the difficulty in identifying relative or absolute ages due to the extreme arid climate. Here, we identify the highest-risk volcanoes combining complementary strategies: (i) a regional mapping based on volcanic hazard parameters and surrounding density of elements at risk and (ii) the application of the recently developed volcanic risk ranking (VRR) methodology that integrates hazard, exposure, and vulnerability as factors that increase risk and resilience as a factor that reduces risk. We identified 59 active and potentially active volcanoes that not only include the volcanic centres with the most intense and frequent volcanic eruptions (e.g. the El Misti and Ubinas volcanoes, Peru) but also the highest density of exposed elements (e.g. the cities of Arequipa and Moquegua, Peru). VRR was carried out for 19 out of the 59 volcanoes, active within the last 1000 years or with unrest signs, highlighting those with the highest potential impact (i.e. Cerro Blanco in Argentina and Yucamane, Huaynaputina, Tutupaca, and Ticsani in Peru) and requiring risk mitigation actions to improve the capacity to face or overcome a disaster (e.g. volcanic hazard and risk/impact assessments, monitoring systems, educational activities, and implementation of early warning systems).
Earthquakes triggered by the subsurface undrained response to reservoir impoundment at Irapé, Brazil
Authors: Raza Haris , França George Sand , Sayão Eveline , Vilarrasa Victor 
Published: November 2024

Abstract. The necessity to reduce carbon emissions to mitigate climate change is accelerating the transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy sources. Specifically, hydropower has emerged as a prominent and safe renewable energy source but entails reservoir-triggered seismicity (RTS). This phenomenon causes significant challenges for safe reservoir management. Irapé, in Brazil, is a prominent RTS site where seismicity surged after reservoir filling, with a maximum event of magnitude 3.0 in May 2006, just 6 months after the start of reservoir impoundment. Despite the fact that more than 1 decade has passed since the seismicity occurred, the factors governing these earthquakes and their connection to subsurface rock properties remain poorly understood. Here, we attempt to understand the potential causes of RTS at Irapé Dam, which is the highest dam in Brazil at 208 m and the second highest in South America. Permeability and porosity measurements of cylindrical cores from hard and intact rock samples, which were extracted near the RTS zone by pitting 10 cm from the surface, reveal a low-permeability rock. Porosity values range from 6.3 % to 14.7 %. Only 3 out of the 11 tested samples present permeability above the lowest measurable value of the apparatus (0.002 mD), with the highest permeability being 0.0098 mD. The undrained response of the low-permeability rock placed below the reservoir results in an instantaneous increase in pore pressure and poroelastic stress changes due to elastic compression, which brings potential faults located below the reservoir closer to failure conditions. According to our analytical calculations, the vertical loading caused by the increase of 136 m in the reservoir water level led to a 0.61 MPa pore pressure buildup in response to compression at the depth of the Mw 3.0 earthquake, i.e., 3.88 km, resulting in an increase of 0.75 MPa in the vertical effective stress and of 0.48 MPa in the horizontal effective stress. These changes resulted in an increase in the deviatoric stress that led to fault destabilization, causing the RTS. The laboratory measurements and analytical calculations corroborate the hypothesis that the initial seismic activity was induced by the undrained subsurface response to the reservoir loading at Irapé.
Josefina Carabias y Mari Carmen Izquierdo: Las mujeres periodistas que escribieron sobre fútbol durante el franquismo
Authors: Puig-Fontrodona Laia , Cancela Nuria 
Published: November 2024

Durante el franquismo, la presencia de mujeres periodistas deportivas que escribieron sobre fútbol fue escasa. Este artículo propone establecer una genealogía y perspectiva comparativa entre la obra de dos mujeres periodistas que escribieron sobre fútbol de forma recurrente: Josefina Carabias ---con su sección de crónicas futbolísticas para el diario Informaciones recopiladas en el libro La mujer en el fútbol (1950)---y Maria Carmen Izquierdo ---con su sección "Ellas los ven así" del diario As (1970-1972). Se realiza un análisis del discurso desde la perspectiva de género de sus escritos para comprobar cómo ambas periodistas trascienden en ellos los rígidos roles de género impuestos por el régimen franquista en relación el fútbol y al deporte.
Забезпечення гендерного підходу в системі національної поліції України в умовах воєнного стану
Authors: Ігнатченко Є. С. , Рогальський В. І. , Рожеченко В. М. 
Published: November 2024

Статтю присвячено проблемі забезпечення гендерної рівності в системі Національної поліції України, в умовах воєнного стану. Протягом тривалого часу гендерна рівність не визнавалася елементом реформування сектору безпеки і, відповідно, не була інтегрована на стратегічному рівні. Наразі, сучасна державна політика України спрямована на забезпечення рівності жінок і чоловіків у суспільстві, подолання всіх форм дискримінації за ознакою статі та створення необхідних соціально-політичних умов для реалізації жінками і чоловіками рівних можливостей у всіх сферах життя. Що стосується гендерних питань у роботі поліції, то за останнє десятиліття відбувся перехід від початкового фокусу на жінках до включення концепції маскулінності як чинника, що сприяє гендерній нерівності. Для того, щоб правоохоронна діяльність була ефективнішою, важливо визнавати та реагувати на різні потреби жінок, чоловіків. Не менш важливо є забезпечення того, щоб професія правоохоронця була однаково доступною, як для жінок так і для чоловіків. Війна загострила не тільки проблему ґендерної рівності, але й дотримання прав та свобод людини. Це війна навіть не за незалежність чи свободу. Ця війна – боротьба за, справедливість, рівність, права і свободи людини, та демократичні цінності. Актуальність гендерної проблематики в Україні проявляється і в системі центральних органів виконавчої влади, які забезпечують формування державної політики у сферах: охорони прав і свобод людини, боротьби зі злочинністю, інтересів суспільства і держави, підтримання безпеки і правопорядку. Саме тому впровадження гендерної політики в діяльність Національної поліції України потребує особливої уваги.
Tres missatges per oblidar-te
Authors: Pallejà Franquet Anna 
Published: November 2024

Fa mesos que una noia va sortir d’una relació que no és capaç de deixar enrere. Per tal de respondre les preguntes que es fa a ella mateixa i tancar ferides, escriu tres missatges al noi que la va deixar trencada. Els missatges l’ajudaran a reescriure la història des del seu propi punt de vista i a entendre i exterioritzar tot el que li va passar. Tres missatges per oblidar-te parla de l’odi, l’amor, la por i el perdó, sempre des de la sinceritat i l’espontaneïtat que encara conserva una persona jove.
Tres missatges per oblidar-te ha estat l’obra guanyadora del XIII Premi de Narrativa Breu per a Joves «Caterina Albert» de 2022, convocat per l’Ajuntament de Cerdanyola del Vallès i la Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona.
INCORPORATION OF FERMENTED DRUMSTICK (<i>MORINGA OLEIFERA</i>) LEAVES FOR GROWTH AND HEALTH OF AMUR CARP (<i>CYPRINUS CARPIO HAEMATOPTERUS</i>)
Authors: ACHARYA PRIYANKA , NANDA DR SAUMYENDRA , SAHU DR BRUNDADAN , MAHANTA DR KEDARNATH , SWAIN DR BK , UDGATA DR SANTOSH KUMAR 
Published: November 2024

The effect of fermented drumstick (Moringa oleifera) leaves on the growth and health of Amur carp (Cyprinus carpio haematopterus) was studied. Five iso-nitrogenous (CP 34%) and iso-calorie (360 Kcal 100 g-1) diets were formulated. Diet T0 had conventional feed ingredients, while T1, T2, T3 and T4 had fermented moringa leaf powder at 5%, 10%, 15% and 20%, respectively replacing equivalent GNOC. Amur carp fry (1.17±0.05g) were reared in triplicate in 200 l FRP tank with aeration, feeding and siphoning. At the end fishes were challenged with Aeromonas hydrophila. The T4 group had significantly (p<0.05) highest weight gain (513.6%), specific growth rate (2.01), feed efficiency ratio (0.55) and protein efficiency ratio (1.64). A gradual increase in weight gain with increase in the level of fermented moringa leaf powder was noticed, recording a 177% increase in weight gain in T4 compared to T0. After the challenge study, lowest mortality rates (10%) were observed in T3 and T4. Hence, fermented moringa leaf powder can be incorporated up to 20% in Amur carp diets to improve growth, survival and health of the fish.
Sustainable Remediation of Heavy Metals through Agricultural Waste-Derived Adsorbents
Authors: Birundu Onyancha Robert 
Published: November 2024

Heavy metals (HMs) are known to be non-biodegradable and non-metabolic agents, hence detrimental to human health. Then, innovative and novel techniques must be formulated to mitigate and remove these contaminants. Several HMs removal techniques are expensive, have low removal efficiency, produce secondary pollutants, and require high operational energy. The adsorption technique has solved these drawbacks, especially when low-cost and naturally available adsorbents derived from agricultural wastes are used. Reviewed papers show that the adsorption of HMs by these adsorbents depends on pH, contact time, temperature, adsorbent dosage, adsorbent particle size, HM ion concentration, agitation speed, and interfering ions. Removal efficiency ranged between 61 and 100% with contact time between 20 and 240 min and pH of 3–10. The adsorption process was well described by pseudo-second-order and Langmuir models. Also, thermodynamic studies revealed endothermic or exothermic processes depending on the type of agricultural waste material, adsorption factors, and adsorption conditions.