bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Towards Curbing Environmental Degradation in Contemporary Africa: Reverting to Traditional Conservation?
Authors: Ogabo Godwin Adinya , Mary Salifu Joyce 
Published: August 2024

Environmental conservation is one theme that has gained centre stage over the past few decades. This is because of the dangerous threat posed by the imposing environmental degradation being witnessed by the present century, which signals even worse doom for future generations unless nipped in the bud. No doubt, significant attention has been dedicated to investigating and finding solutions to the problem of environmental degradation, but not much seems to have been achieved, especially in Africa. It has therefore become pertinent and urgent to backpedal down memory lane to how the environment was conserved in traditional African societies with considerable success. This paper, therefore, examines the possibility of conserving the environment in Africa using the traditional environment conservation strategies that were hitherto used by different African societies. The African traditional concept of the environment enjoined the living to manage and conserve the environment for future generations, bearing in mind that they would account for their stewardship of the environment to the ancestors when they depart the earth. The African situation could be made to represent other developing regions of the world. The primary thesis of this paper is that there should be a fusion of traditional strategies of with the modern models of environmental conservation for better results to be achieved in Africa. It is the contention of this paper that the almost complete replacement of the traditional methods of environmental conservation in Africa with the modern scientific model would only remain a clog in the wheels of the progress in the environmental sustainability paradigm.
KENDALA IMPLEMENTASI KURIKULUM MERDEKA YANG DIHADAPI GURU PENDIDIKAN ANAK USIA DINI DI JEMBER
Authors: Andini Yuli Tri , Syarifatul Umami Yuniarta , Afandi Ahmad , Ratna Pratiwi Elok 
Published: August 2024

This research aims to examine the obstacles to implementing the independent curriculum faced by early childhood education teachers. This research uses a descriptive qualitative method with a case study type. This research uses the Miles & Huberman analysis technique. The sample in this research was 10 early childhood teachers in 4 early childhood institutions using purposive sampling techniques. Data collection techniques are interviews and questionnaires. Indicators for questions and questionnaires are participation in independent curriculum seminars/counseling, understanding new terms in the independent curriculum, implementation of the independent curriculum in school institutions. The results obtained are that there are still few teachers who take part in seminars on the independent curriculum, so that teachers' understanding of mastering new terms in the independent curriculum is still unfamiliar, the implementation of the independent curriculum still uses the term transition curriculum so that the implementation carried out in institutions is still in the term transition curriculum 2013 curriculum towards an independent curriculum.
Keywords: Independent curriculum, Early Childhood teacher.
Socio-Economic Determinants of Migration in Pakistan
Authors: Nazesh Altaf  
Published: August 2024

Different migration theories represent different variables about determinants, degrees, and dynamics of migration. Some other theories discuss the economic aspects of migration at the personal and household level, such as the neo-classical and the new economics of colonial theories. This study examines the determinants of migration based on current theories of migration. We use primary (micro) data for this purpose: Pakistan Demographic Household Survey (PDHS) 2017-18. Moreover, we think that the decision to migrate is not the individual’s decision; it is the collective decision of the home, and we have included the household-level characteristics in the analysis. The study aims to analyse the socio-economic determinants of migration in Pakistan. Logistic regression is applied to assess the impact of socio-economic determinants of migration in Pakistan. Marriages (71%) play a major role in immigration decision-making in Pakistan, and migration in Pakistan is the predominant factor. Education has a positive relationship with migration. The better economic opportunities have a significant impact on migration.
Aprendizaje basado en proyectos como metodología de enseñanza de la matemática en bachillerato general unificado
Authors: Tustón Villacrés David Roberto , Allauca Yumiseba Gisell Paola , Espín Mendoza Irma Victoria , Ibujés Hernández Aníbal Fernando , Méndez Méndez Mariela Patricia 
Published: August 2024

Esta investigación tiene como propuesta aplicar una metodología activa de aprendizaje en la asignatura de matemática, tomando en cuenta que la planificación curricular imprecisa y descontextualizada no guarda relación con la realidad sociocultural y económica del estudiantado, se implementa el Aprendizaje Basado en Proyectos a la enseñanza de la matemática, se propone la utilización de la metodología Design Thinking en el desarrollo de la investigación, se emplea en una muestra probabilística de veinte y seis individuos; se aplica una prueba de normalidad de Shapiro Wilk y una T de Student para la comparación de sus medias, el corte es transversal y de panel, los resultados, se muestran como consecuencia de experimentar con un mismo grupo en un antes y un después de la intervención.
TERCEIRO MOLAR INCLUSO/IMPACTADO-RELATO DE CASO
Authors:   Saul Alfredo Antezana Vera, Alves Francisco 
Published: August 2024

The study examined a clinical case of extraction of an impacted/impacted upper right third molar. the 21-year-old patient, wing 1, went to the teaching clinic of the Faculty of Dentistry of Manaus-FOM to request treatment for element 18. After authorization through the Informed Consent Form, treatment began. Throughout the anamnesis, the patient mentioned painful symptoms in the right region of the maxilla, which caused great discomfort. Clinical and imaging exams were also carried out, with tooth number 18 showing gingival inflammation. The procedure chosen was extraction. The conclusion is that the dental surgeon must carry out clinical and auxiliary examinations, as in the case in question, the appropriate indication of a less traumatic method resulted in satisfactory results.
PENGARUH FASILITAS DAN PELAYANAN PADA EVENT BANQUET TERHADAP KELANCARAN OPERASIONAL DI ALILA SOLO JAVA
Authors: Wigati Erna , Satriani Putri Shelly 
Published: August 2024

Kunci keberhasilan banquet saat event terletak pada pengetahuan, professionalitas kerja dan kemampuan server dalam memberikan pelayanan kepada tamu. Dengan dicanangkannya solo sebagai kota MICE dan berbagai event yang sering diadakan di Kota Solo, Alila Solo Java dituntut untuk siap menghadapi event–event MICE dalam skala kecil ataupun skala besar. Dengan demikian, Banquet Outlet dituntut untuk bekerja secara professional sehingga operasional kerja dapat berjalan dengan baik. Pelaksanaan event memerlukan fasilitas, baik fasilitas utama ataupun fasilitas pendukung untuk menunjang keberhasilan pada saat diadakannya event. Selain adanya fasilitas, dibutuhkan pula pelayanan prima dengan memberikan pelayanan sesuai dengan SOP (Standard Operating Procedure) yang berlaku sehingga pelaksanaan event dapat berjalan lancar dan dapat mempengaruhi kelancaran event yang diadakan di Alila Solo Java. Dengan menggunakan fasilitas yang lengkap dan pelayanan yang baik, maka event yang diadakan bisa berjalan dengan lancar dan dapat digunakan sebagai media promosi serta dapat mengangkat citra hotel.
Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian kuantitatif dengan jumlah sampel 40 responden. Data yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah data primer dan data sekunder. Teknik pengumpulan data yang dilakukan dengan menggunakan teknik kuesioner. Pengambilan sampel dilakukan dengan menggunakan accidental sampling kepada karyawan yang bertugas pada saat event. Teknik analisis menggunakan model analisis regresi linier berganda dan uji hipotesis dengan uji parsial (t) dan uji simultan (F) menggunakan program SPSS 16.0 for windows.
Hasil penelitian menunjukan bahwa : (1) hasil analisis data dengan uji parsial (t) menunjukkan bahwa fasilitas banquet berpengaruh positif signifikan terhadap kelancaran operasional di Alila Solo Java sebesar 0,011. (2) pelayanan pada event banquet berpengaruh positif signifikan terhadap kelancaran operasional di Alila Solo Java sebesar 0,000. (3) hasil analisis dengan uji simultan (F) menunjukkan bahwa fasilitas banquet dan pelayanan pada event banquet berpengaruh positif secara bersama-sama terhadap kelancaran operasional di Alila Solo Java dengan menunjukkan sig 0,000 yang lebih kecil dari nilai standar (0,05). Berdasarkan penelitian ini maka dapat disimpulkan bahwa fasilitas banquet dan pelayanan pada event banquet berpengaruh positif terhadap kelancaran operasional, dan secara bersama-sama fasilitas banquet dan pelayanan pada event banquet berpengaruh positif terhadap kelancaran operasional di Alila Solo Java.
Effect of INM on Growth Parameters of Rice Grown on Alluvial Calcareous Soil
Authors: Kumar A Raj , Kumar Anil 
Published: August 2024

The field experiment was conducted at Main Experimental Station of Narendra Deva University of Agriculture and Technology, Kumarganj, Faizabad (U.P.) during the Kharif, 2014 to study theeffect of integrated nutrient management on soil properties, growth Characteristics of rice (Oryza sativa). The experiment comprised of ten treatments viz. T1 (control), T2 (100% RDF) T3 (125% RDF), T4 (100% RDF + FYM @ 5 t ha-1), T5 (100% RDF + Brown manuring), T6 (100% RDF + BGA@ 10 kg ha-1), T7 (100% RDF + PSB), T8 (Farmers practice (N100:P40:K0), T9 (100% RDF + FYM @ 5 t ha-1 + PSB + Azatobacter + BGA) and T10 (100% RDF + FYM @ 5 t ha-1 + PSB + Azatobacter + Brown manuring) in Randomized Block Design with three replications with rice variety NDR-97 was taken. The experimental soil was silty loam in texture having the maximum values of pH (7.88), EC (0.32 dSm-1), organic carbon (0.34 %).
Parametric dependencies of spontaneous hot flow anomalies
Authors: Omidi N. , Zhang H. , Chu C. , Sibeck D. , Turner D. 
Published: November 2014

AbstractParametric dependencies of spontaneous hot flow anomalies at the quasi‐parallel bow shock are investigated using global hybrid (kinetic ions and fluid electron) simulations with a variety of solar wind Mach numbers and directions of the interplanetary magnetic field (IMF). Simulations with solar wind Alfvénic Mach number of 3 and small IMF cone angles (with the flow velocity) show sporadic formation of spontaneous hot flow anomalies (SHFAs). Increasing the Mach number shows the formation of copious number of SHFAs whose properties are examined in this study. It is shown that the duration of SHFAs does not show much variation with Mach number indicating that their size generally increases with Mach number. Additionally, the level of solar wind deceleration associated with SHFAs increases with Mach number as does the core ion temperature. It is also found that the edges of SHFAs are associated with jumps in magnetic field that increase with shock Mach number. The results also show that the rate of SHFA formation increases with increasing Mach number. Simulations with IMF cone angle of 90° show that SHFAs form at the quasi‐parallel bow shock provided the shock Alfvén Mach number is ~>3. This shows that SHFAs may form at all cone angles.
Freshening in the South China Sea during 2012 revealed by Aquarius and in situ data
Authors: Zeng Lili , Timothy Liu W. , Xue Huijie , Xiu Peng , Wang Dongxiao 
Published: November 2014

AbstractNewly available sea surface salinity (SSS) data from the Aquarius together with in situ hydrographic data are used to explore the spatial and temporal characteristics of SSS in the South China Sea (SCS). Using in situ observations as the reference, an evaluation of daily Aquarius data indicates that there exists a negative bias of 0.45 psu for the version 3.0 data set. The root‐mean‐square difference for daily Aquarius SSS is about 0.53 psu after correcting the systematic bias, and those for weekly and monthly Aquarius SSSs are 0.45 and 0.29 psu, respectively. Nevertheless, the Aquarius SSS shows a reliable freshening in the SCS in 2012, which is larger than the Aquarius uncertainty. The freshening of up to 0.4 psu in the upper‐ocean of the northern SCS was confirmed by in situ observations. This freshening in 2012 was caused by a combined effect of abundant local freshwater flux and limited Kuroshio intrusion. By comparing the Kuroshio intrusion in 2012 with that in 2011, we found the reduction as a relatively important cause for the freshening over the northern SCS. In contrast to the northern SCS, reduced river discharge in 2012 played the leading role to the saltier surface in the region near the Mekong River mouth with respect to 2011.
Asthma with allergic rhinitis management in China: a nationwide survey of respiratory specialists at tertiary hospitals
Authors: Su Nan , Lin Jiangtao , Liu Guoliang , Yin Kaisheng , Zhou Xin , Shen Huahao , Chen Ping , Chen Rongchang , Liu Chuntao , Wu Changgui , Zhao Jianping , Lin Yanping 
Published: November 2014

BackgroundMany asthmatic patients have coexisting allergic rhinitis (AR). This study aims to investigate the compliance of physicians with respiratory medicine specialty (PRMs) to Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) and Allergic Rhinitis and its Impact on Asthma (ARIA) guidelines during the management of their asthma‐AR patients.MethodsThis cross‐sectional questionnaire study surveyed the diagnostic methods and treatment patterns for asthma‐AR comorbidity by PRMs from 98 hospitals across China.ResultsPRMs reported an estimated prevalence of asthma‐AR comorbidity of >30% at their clinics. PRMs with greater work experience and a higher professional title estimated treating a significantly higher proportion of patients with AR within the previous month (p = 0.002 and p < 0.001, respectively); they also estimated a higher incidence of patients with AR in the autumn (p < 0.001 and p < 0.001). A higher percentage of PRMs with ≥11 years work experience prescribed nasal steroids for AR as compared to those with 1 to 10 years experience (56.9% vs 44.7%, p = 0.002). A greater proportion of chief physicians used leukotriene modifiers and a lower proportion used antihistamine H1‐receptor blockers for AR as compared to residents (resident vs assistant chief: 27.5% vs 11.6%, p = 0.002; and resident vs chief PRMs: 27.5% vs 9.5%, p = 0.001).ConclusionPRMs in China demonstrated an up‐to‐date comprehension of asthma management (>90%); however, knowledge gaps existed in their concepts of AR and asthma‐AR comorbidity. Thus, further education is warranted for PRMs regarding the importance of AR in asthma patients, definitive diagnosis (allergy tests), classifications of AR, and treatment guidelines for the asthma‐AR comorbidity.
Sources and sourcing of volcanic glass in Hawai'i: implications for exchange studies
Authors: Weisler Marshall 
Published: November 2014

AbstractThe role of exchange in Hawaiian prehistory has received only minimal attention despite Hawai'i being one of the most highly stratified societies in Oceania. This paper demonstrates the utility of provenance studies of volcanic glass as a means of providing an empirical grounding to addressing exchange and interaction in Hawaiian prehistory. Volcanic glass studies in Hawaiian archaeology are reviewed, geologic sources of the material described. and a geologically‐based model formulated to guide the discovery of volcanic glass sources on West Moloka'i, Hawaiian Islands. The results of a 19.000 hectare survey are reported and the first two sources of volcanic glass on Moloka'i are described. Using an electron microprobe, the geochemical similarity of source material and volcanic glass artifacts from distant habitation sites is demonstrated. It is concluded that sources of volcanic glass can be discovered in a systematic way; microprobe analysis is a good technique for geochemical characterization; and, with additional work, hypotheses of exchange and interaction in Hawaiian prehistory can be tested with a systematically collected, empirical data base.
Prehistoric two‐way voyaging between New Zealand and East Polynesia: Mayor Island obsidian on Raoul Island, and possible Raoul Island obsidian in New Zealand
Authors: Anderson Atholl , McFadgen Bruce 
Published: November 2014

AbstractSix prehistoric flakes of obsidian were analysed by X‐Ray fluorescence. Four flakes, from Raoul Island in the Kermadec Group, are identical to obsidian from Mayor Island, New Zealand. The four flakes, from a Polynesian settlement site between 450 and 640 years old, provide the first clear demonstration that Polynesians who had reached New Zealand had, as Maori tradition records, some success in return voyaging. The two other flakes, from two Archaic sites in the South Island, New Zealand, are similar, but not identical to obsidian from Raoul Island. A Raoul Island source for the two flakes would imply either a second New Zealand landfall by voyaging Polynesians, or a return voyage by Maori from New Zealand.
Tasmanian Devil (Sarcophilus harrisii) scat‐bone: signature criteria and archaeological implications
Authors: Marshall Brendan , Cosgrove Richard 
Published: November 2014

AbstractThis paper presents an analysis of the bone recovered from a collection of 50 Tasmanian Devil (Sarcophilus harrisii) scats. It formulates a set of signature criteria for recognising S.harrisii as a source of bone in depositional contexts. These criteria are based on patterns in the composition of the scat‐bone assemblage and their interpretation in light of what is presently known about S.harrisii's den and feeding behaviour. We describe the quantity, size and condition of unidentified fragments and of skeletal elements of three prey species. The results are compared to similar data sets for bone attributed to S.harrisii at Seton rock shelter and Cave Bay Cave. It is apparent that the bone of S.harrisii's prey is more variable than previously thought and that some of it is similar to bone considered to represent human subsistence activity.
Correlation between cranial form and geography in Homo sapiens: CRANID – a computer program for forensic and other applications
Authors: Wright R.V.S. 
Published: November 2014

AbstractThe paper studies the correlation between cranial form and geography. It uses 2524 crania from around the world, measured by W.W. Howells. The first two principal components of cranial shape are rotated to maximum congruence with the world map. A correlation of 0.451 is found with longitude and 0.637 with latitude. A better (albeit unquantified) correlation is found when 20 components of shape are used, and the results portrayed as a dendrogram. The author describes a computer program CRANID, which allows the user to clarify the origin of an unknown cranium by assisting its comparison with the shape of the 2524 crania. Forensic applications of CRANID are suggested. Application to the Late Pleistocene Zhoukoudian Upper Cave 103 specimen supports the conclusion of a previous study on Upper Cave 101. Both crania resemble African/Australian/Melanesian crania rather than Asiatic/New World. The significance of this morphological result to the out‐of‐Africa theory is discussed, with special reference to recent proto‐Mongoloid assertions by the multiregional school of human evolution.
Lapita lithics: trade/exchange and technology. A view from the Reefs/Santa Cruz
Authors: Sheppard Peter J. 
Published: November 2014

AbstractAn analysis of the obsidian and chert flaked stone assemblages from three Reefs/Santa Cruz Lapita sites (SE‐SZ‐8, SE‐RF‐2, SE‐RF‐6) is presented. Data on extraction, transport, core reduction, tool use and deposition are examined to see how well they fit a resource maximization model. It is concluded that factors other than utilitarian resource maximization are significant for an understanding of the use and distribution of lithic raw materials at these sites. It is suggested that transported obsidian and chert may have a complex commodity value history of which only the last stage is represented at the archaeological sites.
The transport of Mopir obsidian to late Pleistocene New Ireland
Authors: Summerhayes Glenn R. , Allen Jim 
Published: November 2014

AbstractObsidian from the site of Matenbek, New Ireland, in contexts dated to c.20,000‐18,000 B.P. was subjected to sourcing analyses using PIXE‐PIGME. We report here on the site of Matenbek, the distribution of obsidian in the site and the results of the sourcing analyses. We also report briefly on a revision of the Matenkupkum sourcing allocations which arose out of their inconsistency with the Matenbek allocations. The results demonstrate the dominance of obsidian from Mopir, West New Britain, in New Ireland during the late Pleistocene and mid‐Holocene.
New surface exposure ages for petroglyphs from the Olary Province, South Australia
Authors: Nobbs Margaret , Dorn Ronald 
Published: November 2014

AbstractExposed surfaces of rock engravings in the Olary Province of South Australia develop coatings of rock varnish, amorphous silica, and oxalate‐rich crusts. Instead of relying on any single approach, we use three experimental approaches to assign minimum ages to the petroglyphs. Three methods involve dating manganiferous rock varnish formed over the petroglyphs: 14C measurements of organic matter at the varnish/weathering rind interface provides numerical ages; calibrated ages are obtained by cation‐ratio dating; and sequences of layers within varnish are used to discriminate relative ages. A different approach is radiocarbon dating of organic remains within the weathering rind entombed by either rock varnish or amorphous silica. In addition to updating our 1988 results, we report two dozen new radiocarbon ages, eight new cation‐ratio ages, and studies of varnish stratigraphy. Although the techniques we use are experimental, our data suggest that petroglyphs have been made in the Olary Province for the last 40,000 radiocarbon years, making its rock art the oldest known in the world. Broader implications of our findings for the cultural history of the Olary Province and for different approaches to dating rock art are explored.
Nurrabullgin Cave: preliminary results from a pre‐37,000 year old rockshelter, North Queensland
Authors: David Bruno 
Published: November 2014

AbstractEvidence is presented for occupation pre‐dating 37,000 BP at Nurrabullgin Cave, a recently excavated site from southeast Cape York Peninsula. The site is well stratified and contains stone artefacts, bone and large quantities of charcoal, representing a number of distinct occupational phases separated by a series of hiatuses. Ochre fragments were also recovered from mid‐ and late‐Holocene levels; their absence from earlier deposits may indicate that the numerous paintings located on the walls date to relatively recent times. The precise antiquity of the earliest occupation remains unknown.
Wamba yadu, a later Holocene cemetery of the central River Murray
Authors: Pardoe Colin 
Published: November 2014

AbstractForty seven burials exposed by erosion at Wamba yadu dune, near the River Murray in northwestern Victoria, were mapped and information on age, sex, orientation and method of burial collected. Data collection was restricted by preservation and exposure. This locality is a cemetery. Orientation of graves appears typical of the central Murray region, with most heads towards WSW and a small number towards NNE. Children made up 11% of the group. Wamba yadu was probably in use during the last 3000 years, with ‘household’ or living occupation preceding the cemetery and starting in the mid to early Holocene when the landscape was being formed.