bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
A rare case of Sirenomelia in Trinidad
Authors: Khan Shane , Bachan Vishal , Sohan Karen , Jaggernauth Colin 
Published: October 2024

Abstract
Sirenomelia is a rare type of dysmelia characterized by partial or complete fusion of the legs. We present a 31-year-old P1+0 who first presented to our antenatal clinic at 17+1 weeks gestational age. An ultrasonographic examination done showed a single foetus with a structurally normal head, chest, and upper limbs. The vertebrae of the lumbosacral spine appeared disorganised. The lower limbs appeared to be fused throughout its length. The ultrasonographic findings were consistent with Sirenomelia-Type 3. Although this condition is likely to have been encountered before in Trinidad and Tobago, this would be the first documented case.

Keywords: Sirenomelia, Mermaid syndrome, Antenatal ultrasonography, Trinidad & Tobago
ANALISIS PERMAINAN EDUKASI KINCIR ANGKA DALAM PEMBELAJARAN MATEMATIKA SISWA KELAS 1 SEKOLAH DASAR
Authors: Puja Asmawati Ayu  
Published: October 2024

Pembelajaran matematika adalah pembelajaran yang dapat melatih kemampuan untuk berpikir analitis, logis dan sistematis dalam menyelesaikan suatu masalah. Namun masih banyak ditemukan siswa yang belum bisa berhitung atau kesulitan berhitung. Maka dari itu untuk mengatasi kesulitan yang dihadapi oleh siswa diciptakanlah sebuah alat permainan edukasi dalam pembelajaran matematika. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengimplementasikan permainan edukasi kincir angka dalam pembelajaran matematika . Metode penelitian yang digunakan adalah kualitatif dengan pendekatan deskriptif, sedangkan teknik pengumpulan data menggunakan wawancara, observasi dan dokumentasi. Hasil penelitian menunjukan bahwa permainan edukasi kincir angka dapat melatih kemampuan berhitung pada siswa serta mengenali operasi matematika dasar seperti penjumlahan, pengurangan, perkalian dan pembagian. Siswa terlihat sangat aktif dan antusias saat mencoba permainan tersebut. Oleh karena itu dapat disimpulkan bahwa penggunaan alat permainan edukasi kincir angka dapat memberikan pemahaman dalam berhitung pada siswa.
PEMBUATAN RAK SEPATU ECOBRICK; SOLUSI MENJAGA PENCEMARAN LINGKUNGAN DI SDN 1 LINGSAR
Authors: Putri intan kumala  , Cahya Shintya Mawaddah  , Winda Tri Rahayu  , Oktin Herawati  , Indara Wahyudi  , Dwi Novitasari  , Ema Marianti  
Published: October 2024

Program ini bertujuan sebagai bentuk upaya mitigasi iklim, mendorong siswa untuk menjadi lebih kreatif, inovatif, dan inisiatif dalam memanfaatkan sampah menjadi barang yang lebih berguna dan menjaga pencemaran lingkungan khususnya di SDN 1 Lingsar. Program ini dilatarbelakangi oleh banyaknya sampah plastik di sekolah dan siswa yang menaruh sepatu sembarangan di kolom meja belajar. Oleh karena itu, kegiatan pengabdian ini difokuskan pada pemanfaatan ecobrick dari sampah plastik yang berasal dari lingkungan sekolah untuk pembuatan rak sepatu bagi siswa kelas 1 sampai kelas 6. Metode yang digunakan dalam pengabdian ini meliputi sosialiasi dan demontrasi secara langsung terkait pembuatan rak sepatu menggunakan ecobrick. Kegiatan pengabdian ini dilaksanakan di SDN 1 Lingsar dengan melibatkan guru dan siswa. Hasil dari kegiatan ini menunjukkan: (1) guru dan siswa sangat antusias dan terlibat aktif dalam pemanfaatan ecobrick untuk pembuatan rak sepatu, (2) berkurangnya sampah plastik di lingkungan sekolah sehingga lingkungan sekolah menjadi lebih bersih (3) guru dan siswa mengasilkan 6 buah rak sepatu dengan tampilan yang menarik dan rak sepatu tersebut digunakan oleh siswa kelas 1 sampai kelas 6.
PENINGKATAN KREATIVITAS SISWA UNTUK MENGEMBANGKAN SENI KERAJINAN TANGAN KELAS IV DI SDN 39 AMPENAN
Authors: Raodatul Jannah  , Hesti Heni Handayani  , Wilayatul Ulia  
Published: October 2024

Abstrak
Pendidikan memiliki peran penting dalam pengembangan karakter dan keterampilan siswa. Di era modern, kreativitas menjadi kompetensi esensial yang perlu dikembangkan sejak dini. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengkaji strategi efektif dalam meningkatkan kreativitas siswa kelas IV di SDN 39 Ampenan melalui seni kerajinan tangan. Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif dengan metode studi kasus. Data dikumpulkan melalui observasi partisipatif, wawancara mendalam, dan dokumentasi. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa penggunaan bahan daur ulang, pembelajaran berbasis proyek, yorkshop dan kelas kreatif, serta kompetisi dan pameran secara signifikan meningkatkan kreativitas siswa, keterampilan motorik halus, kemampuan berpikir kritis, dan pemecahan masalah Selain itu, penelitian ini juga menghasilkan modul pembelajaran seni kerajinan tangan yang dapat digunakan oleh guru untuk meningkatkan kreativitas siswa. Penelitian ini memberikan kontribusi penting dalam bidang pendidikan dengan menyediakan panduan praktis bagi guru untuk mengintegrasikan seni kerajinan tangan ke dalam kurikulum sekolah.
Kata Kunci: Kreativitas Siswa, Seni Kerajinan Tangan, Pembelajaran Berbasis Proyek, Bahan Daur Ulang, Pendidikan Dasar

Abstract
Education plays a crucial role in the development of students' character and skills. In the modern era, creativity has become an essential competency that needs to be fostered from an early age. This study aims to examine effective strategies for enhancing the creativity of fourth-grade students at SDN 39 Ampenan through arts and crafts. The study employs a qualitative approach using a case study method. Data were collected through participatory observation, in-depth interviews, and documentation. The results indicate that the use of recycled materials, project-based learning, workshops and creative classes, as well as competitions and exhibitions, significantly enhance students' creativity, fine motor skills, critical thinking abilities, and problem-solving skills. Additionally, this study produced an arts and crafts leaming module that can be used by teachers to boost students' creativity. This research makes an important contribution to the field of education by providing practical guidelines for teachers to integrate arts and crafts into the school curriculum education.
Keywords: Student Creativity, Arts and Crafts, Project-Based Leaming, Recycled Materials, Primary
KEBERATAN TERHADAP PUTUSAN ARBITRASE BADAN PENYELESAIAN SENGKETA KONSUMEN BERDASARKAN PERMA 1 TAHUN 2006 TENTANG CARA PENGAJUAN KEBERATAN TERHADAP PUTUSAN BADAN PENYELESAIAN SENGKETA KONSUMEN (BPSK) (ANALISIS TERHADAP PUTUSAN PN JAKPUS NO.89/Pdt.G/BPSK/2
Authors: Sodugaon Herbet , Lumban Padimun 
Published: October 2024

Penulis membahas tentang keberatan terhadap putusan arbitrase Badan Penyelesaian Sengketa Konsumen berdasarkan Perma 1 tahun 2006 tentang Tata Cara Pengajuan Keberatan Terhadap Putusan Badan Penyelesaian Sengketa Konsumen (BPSK) (Analisis Terhadap Putusan Pengadiolan Negeri Jakarta Pusat Nomor.89/Pdt.G/BPSK/2014/PN-JKT.PST. Permasalahan yang dibahas dalam penulisan ini, yaitu : (1) Bagaimanakah korelasi Putusan Arbitrase BPSK dengan upaya hukum keberatan yang diajukan ke Pengadilan Negeri dengan Proses Penyelesaian Sengketa Melalui Badan Penyelesaian Sengketa Konsumen (BPSK)? (2) Apakah Putusan Pengadilan Negeri Jakarta Pusat No.89/Pdt.G/BPSK/2014/PN-JKT.PST. sudah sesuai dengan Perma No. 1 Tahun 2006 Tentang Tata cara Pengajuan Keberatan Terhadap Putusan Badan Penyelesaian Sengketa Konsumen Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian hukum normatif. Hasil pelitian sebagai kesimpulan yang didapatkan melalui penelitian ini. Pertama, kewenangan Arbitrase BPSK dengan tegas telah diatur oleh undang-undang baik UUPK, UUAAPS, dan oleh UU Kekuasaan Kehakiman diakui sebagai peradilan swasta yang menjalankan fungsi mengadili di samping peradilan public, dimana putusannya bersifat final and binding, yang hanya dapat dibatalkan apabila putusannya bertentangan dengan peraturan perundang-undangan, kesusilaan dan ketertiban umum. Pembatalan yang demikian terbatas kepada amar Putusan Arbitrase, berupa membatalkan atau menolak permohonan pembatalan, sehingga tidak ada pemeriksaan ulang terhadap pokok perkara dan dengan demikian Putusan Pengadilan dalam pembatalan Putusan Arbitrase tidak menciptakan amar yang baru apalagi menyimpang dari Petitum pemohon dalam pemeriksaan Arbitrase. Kedua, amar putusan Pengadilan Negeri Jakarta Pusat atas Upaya keberatan dari Pelaku Usaha yang dikalahkan di Tingkat Arbitrase BPSK Provinsi DKI Jakarta No.89/Pdt.G/BPSK/2014/PN.JKT.PST. melanggar Perma nomor 1 Tahun 2006.
Decomposing a San Francisco estuary microbiome using long-read metagenomics reveals species- and strain-level dominance from picoeukaryotes to viruses
Authors: Lui Lauren 
Published: October 2024

Although long-read sequencing has enabled obtaining high-quality and complete genomes from metagenomes, many challenges still remain to completely decompose a metagenome into its constituent prokaryotic and viral genomes. This study focuses on decomposing an estuarine metagenome to obtain a more accurate estimate of microbial diversity. To achieve this, we developed a new bead-based DNA extraction method, a novel bin refinement method, and obtained 150 Gbp of Nanopore sequencing. We estimate that there are 500 bacterial and archaeal species in our sample and obtained 68 high-quality bins (>90% complete, <5% contamination, ≤5 contigs, contig length of >100 kbp, and all ribosomal and tRNA genes). We also obtained many contigs of picoeukaryotes, environmental DNA of larger eukaryotes such as mammals, and complete mitochondrial and chloroplast genomes and detected ~40,000 viral populations. Our results suggest there are only a few strains that comprise most of the species abundances from viruses to picoeukaryotes, and to fully decompose a metagenome of this diversity requires 1 Tbp of long-read sequencing. We anticipate that as long-read sequencing technologies continue to improve, less sequencing will be needed.
DNA Identities: Narrative and Authority in Genetic Ancestry Performance on YouTube
Authors: Lowthorp Leah 
Published: October 2024

Abstract
The rise of direct-to-consumer genetic ancestry testing and social media technologies have converged to create a particular genre of vernacular identity performance: the genetic ancestry “reveal” on YouTube. This article seeks to understand these performances in relation to the authority that performers grant test results to inform racial and/or ethnic identities, how performers establish hierarchies of knowledge when family folklore and genetic test results collide, and what these performances reveal about conceptions of genetic determinism today.
Generative Artificial Intelligence and Authorship Gaps
Authors: Nawar Tamer 
Published: October 2024

Abstract
The ever increasing use of generative artificial intelligence raises significant questions about authorship and related issues such as credit and accountability. In this paper, I consider whether works produced by means of users inputting natural language prompts into Generative Adversarial Networks are works of authorship. I argue that they are not. This is not due to concerns about randomness or machine-assistance compromising human labor or intellectual vision, but instead due to the syntactical and compositional limitations of existing AI systems in handling natural language prompts. This, I argue, gives rise to ‘authorship gaps’.
From Sales Strategies to Information Ecosystems: The Role of Personalized Recommendation
Authors: Dong Shuo 
Published: October 2024

The paper is about the application of personalized recommendations on online shopping applications to improve sales success and the spread of fake news on social media platforms. First, the paper introduces a personalized recommendation system's concept and working principle, then emphasizes its importance in improving user experience and sales efficiency. Then it analyzes the information cocoon effect that personalized recommendation may bring, it is users only see the content that conforms to their interests and views, which intensifies the single and misleading information. This is followed by a discussion of how companies can use personalized advertisement recommendations to improve sales success.Then through deep learning and search, personalization systems can efficiently provide personalized product recommendations to users, but there are still opportunities to improve their effectiveness, such as improving network effects among relevant users. Therefore, it points out a new method to improve the sales success rate of online shopping applications. Then discusses the role of social networks in the spread of fake news. Finally, through the network diagram, the phenomenon of information-closed loop between different groups is demonstrated, and the information transmission gap that may be caused by personalized recommendations is explained.
Going Global
Authors: Robinson Sarah , Ramanau Ruslan , Reid Kristen , Honnor Keith 
Published: October 2024

Addressing the theme of globalisation and interculturality in networked learning, this poster focuses on the development of a ‘Global' MBA programme at the Open University Business School (UK), which replaces its existing programme, starting 2010. The poster presents an in-depth reflective account of the process of redesigning the first (foundation) course in this programme, highlighting the challenges encountered during the design process in areas of technology, delivery, support, pedagogy and organisational culture. It presents the important questions addressed by the design team, the team's responses and some of the ways forward considered in the process of developing a primarily on-line model with potential global reach. This work is underpinned by the assumption that the face of distance education is rapidly changing. Online courses that were designed with a view of the Web as primarily a repository of learning resources and a platform for online lectures are giving way to new models of teaching and learning that build on the educational potential of Web 2.0 and other emerging technologies (Anderson 2008). We argue that processes of globalisation both call for and support changes in the ethos of distance education from being primarily focused on delivering content to learners to enabling satisfying cross-cultural learning experiences that necessitate changes to modes of working and collaborating at various levels. This poster therefore presents and explores both barriers to and opportunities for innovation encountered in designing one such course, but which may have wider relevance to the design of technology-enhanced learning experiences in other settings and contexts.
Postoperative Immunosuppression Following Breast-Conserving Surgery vs. Mastectomy: The Role of Surgical Injuries and Intraoperative Sympathetic Activation
Authors: Raza Hamid , Inam Ayesha , Farid Nadir , Sarang . , Qureshi Muhammad Azhar , Yousaf Nawal 
Published: October 2024

Breast cancer is the second most prevalent cancer among all types of cancers. Objectives: To evaluate the role of surgical tissue injury and intraoperative sympathetic activation in postoperative immunosuppression after breast-conservative surgery and mastectomy. Methods: This prospective/observational study investigated 36 breast cancer patients in the Department of Surgery Pir Abdul Qadir Shah Jeelani Institute of Medical Sciences, Gambat from June 2022 to May 2023. Patients who were on schedule to undergo either mastectomy or breast-conserving surgery enrolled. Patients were categorized into two groups; Group I (breast-conserving surgery group n=18) and Group II (mastectomy group n=18). The intraoperative sympathetic activation, plasma Damage-associated molecular patterns, and postoperative immune function were compared in both groups. Descriptive statistics were done using SPSS version 28.0. Results: The overall mean age and body mass index of Group I and Group II were 62.8 ± 8.9 vs. 60.6 ± 10.6 years and 26.9 ± 3.8 vs. 25.8 ± 3.7 kg/m2, respectively. The overall duration of surgery (minutes) was 56 ± 18 and 85 ± 22, respectively. The prominent indication for surgery in Group I and Group II was Invasive carcinoma 17 (94.4%) and 11 (61.1%), respectively. The concentration of plasma alarmins and IL-6 was significantly higher in patients who underwent mastectomy as compared to breast-conserving surgery. Conclusions: It was concluded that differences in Damage-associated molecular patterns release and intraoperative sympathetic activation between mastectomy and breast-conserving surgery may influence, and potentially contribute to, postoperative immune homeostasis to improve survival seen after breast-conserving surgery.
Optimizing Query Using the FOAF Relation and Graph Neural Networks to Enhance Information Gathering and Retrieval
Authors: Mahdi Abdulkadium Ahmed , Hadi Asaad Sabah 
Published: October 2024

A lot of students suffer expressing their desired enquiry about to a search engine (SE), and this, in turn, can lead to ambiguit and insufficient results. A poor expression requires expanding a previous user query and refining it by adding more vocabularies that make a query more understandable through the searching process. This research aims at adding vocabulary to an enquiry by embedding features related to each keyword, and representing a feature of each query keyword as graphs and node visualization based on graph convolution network (GCN). This is achieved following two approaches. The first is by mapping between vertices, adding a negative link, and training a graph after embedding. This can help check whether new information reach-es for retrieving data from the predicted link. Another approach is based on adding link and node embedding that can create the shortest path to reaching a specific (target) node, . Particularly, poor data retrieval can lead to a new concept named graph expansion network (GEN). Query expansion (QE) techniques can obtain all documents related to expanding and refining query. On the other hand, such documents are represented as knowledge graphs for mapping and checking the similarity between the connection of a graph based on two authors who have similar interst in a particular field, or who collaborate in a research publications. This can create paths or edges between them as link embedding, thereby increasing the accuracy of document or pa-per retrieval based on user typing
Microbial extracellular electron transfer in the human gastrointestinal tract
Authors: Bose Arpita , Ting Gratian 
Published: October 2024

Microbial extracellular electron transfer in the human gastrointestinal tract
Gratian Ting and Arpita Bose from Washington University in St. Louis discuss the fascinating role that extracellular electron transfer plays within the human gut. The human gut microbiome contains around hundreds of trillions of bacteria, and a great diversity of species. In fact, the number of bacteria in the human gut is similar in number to all the cells in the human body, further signifying the heterogeneity and significance of this microbiota. The habitat filtering of the human gut, defined as the non-random survival of microorganisms in relation to characteristics of the surrounding environment, is influenced by two important factors: host and diet. Disruption of normal host gut processes through various means, could cause cell death and dysbiosis, disrupting host-mediated habitat filtering. However, diet plays a far more common role in this process. Different dietary behaviors exist between individuals from cultural, moral, economic, and other means.
The dynamics of soil health
Authors: Gumbricht Thomas , Meller Sonia 
Published: October 2024

The dynamics of soil health
Thomas Gumbricht from Stockholm University and xSpectre, with Sonia Meller from Digit Soil, discuss what we need to know about understanding the dynamics of soil health. Soils are formed by mineral debris, organic matter, water and living organisms. The soil ecosystem takes millennia to form and is sustained by a web of interplay both within the soil and with the vegetation ecosystem it harbours. Our human society wholly depends on soil for food, fodder, fibre, water cleaning, and climate control. But we are mismanaging soils, and in Europe, the majority of soils are considered unhealthy. Intense use of chemicals has depleted soil organisms, compaction causes water to runoff from the surface rather than infiltrate, and ploughing destroys the soil’s vital aggregate structure and oxidises soil organic carbon. The European Commission’s Soil Health and Food Mission aims to address these issues by promoting sustainable soil management practices across the continent.
Tuning into musicians’ wellbeing: Research on music performance anxiety (MPA)
Authors: Stanson Nicole , Smith Andra , Tremblay Guillaume , Comeau Gilles 
Published: October 2024

Tuning into musicians' wellbeing: Research on music performance anxiety (MPA)
The Music and Mental Health Research Clinic (MMHRC) at the University of Ottawa's Institute of Mental Health Research (IMHR) at The Royal is investigating how to reduce music performance anxiety (MPA) and the benefits of specific coping strategies for musicians. The audience cheers, and smiles are on every face. The music performance was incredible; it emotionally moved the audience, got their toes tapping, and made them forget their worries. On the other hand, the musicians are thinking about the note they missed or their tempo not being quite perfect. The audience does not see the musicians worrying before the performance, the state of anxiety during the performance, or the negative rumination that will occur afterwards. Biologically wired with an innate tendency to default to negative assumptions to avoid dangerous situations, our bodies react to stressors as if our lives are at stake (Baumeister, 2001; Rozin & Royzman, 2001; Ito & Cacioppo, 2005). This negativity bias is a key reason why changing our habits, behaviours, and thought patterns is so challenging. It often results in automatic negative thoughts, such as underestimating available opportunities and resources, and increased sensitivity to perceived threats.
Every country needs a national STEM teacher corps
Authors: Butler Songer Nancy 
Published: October 2024

Every country needs a national STEM teacher corps
The US National Science Foundation has initiated the National STEM Teacher Corps program to support STEM teachers. Nancy Butler Songer, Associate Provost of STEM Education, discusses her efforts to assist primary school teachers in guiding young children to create solutions for local environmental issues. In many countries, we are challenged by a shortage of well-trained and well-supported teachers. In a 2021 study, more than half (54%) of American teachers surveyed reported their likelihood of leaving the teaching field was somewhat likely or very likely. While American policy documents such as the Framework for K-12 Science Education (NRC, 2012) propose that students learn science and engineering through investigations and design, many classroom teachers lack professional development, time, supportive environments, and resources to champion students’ problem-solving, leading to solutions to local environmental problems.
Rural digital transformation: Fostering economic growth by access to services
Authors: Ehrenhard Michel , Delgado Myriam Martin , Corrales Carlos , Guariento Davide 
Published: October 2024

Rural digital transformation: Fostering economic growth by access to services
Myriam Martin, Michel Ehrenhard, Davide Guariento, Carlos Corrales and Yasin Sahhar, delve into rural digital transformation, especially fostering economic growth by access to services as evidenced by the dRural project. Digital transformation and the digitalisation of services provide tremendous opportunities and potential benefits for citizens in rural areas. Digital technologies can make rural communities more attractive, smarter and more sustainable by helping to tackle the challenges of isolation and improve access to crucial services.