bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Singing Blackness
Authors: Valecce Anastasia 
Published: May 2024

In this article I propose the exploration of racial discourse in recent Black Caribbean rap and hip-hop productions. Rap and hip-hop are often used as a sociopolitical tool that—through writing and language—achieve to create activist movements. Specifically, I study the work of the Cuban hip-hop group Obsesión [Obsession] and of Cuban rapper Robe L Ninho and the work of Dominican rappers Circuito Negro and JNoa. I particularly focus on some of their songs that make of the genre an opportunity to approach the racial topic in their communities and a way to celebrate Blackness. This way, these hip-hop and rap songs break the most commercial, common, and expected pattern of lyrics that focus on topics that oversexualize the female (Black) body, that often objectify women, and that reproduce a patriarchal and heteronormative discourse. Instead, these songs, through the topics that they explore, aim to create community and craft a space for social activism. They do so, for example, by singing about hair (Obsesión and Robe L Ninho) and by singing about their Afro-Caribbean communities and their existence as Black people in their neighborhoods (Circuito Negro, JNoa). Among a variety of tracks, I mainly focus on songs that are connected in topic and that represent a continuumin the production of approximately the last decade. So, for example I analyze the songs “Los pelos [Hair]” by Obsesión (2014) and “N.E.G.R.O. [N.E.G.R.O.]” by Robe L Ninho (2022) that focus on Afro hair, celebrate the beauty of it, and denounce the prejudices against it almost a decade apart from each other. Then, I focus on the song “Revolufunk” by Circuito Negro (2011) and the song “Qué fue[What Happened?]” (2022) by JNoa. In this case also there is a generational gap between the artists that symbolize both the evolution of the genre and the consistency of the topics that they cover and that are connected to Blackness. In addition to the racial discourse and the connection of topics across the last decade, these songs also create an inter-Caribbean discourse that transcends the concept of nation and nationality and instead identifies with and shapes a message for Black Spanish-speaking Caribbean people. These songs reveal a poetic that adds urban sounds to a spoken word tradition and that mixes writing, oral tradition, and language in lieu to create a sociopolitical activist movement for Afro-Caribbean people. Also, by focusing on race in countries where the Black communities are often made invisible, they shed light on minorities that usually are relegated to the lowest layers of society. Thus, through their music, these artists raise awareness on their Blackness and on their communities, but they also create a transversal Afro-Caribbean narrative that connects and creates a sense of community among Blacks in the Caribbean in their native Spanish language. This study, so, represents an opportunity to shift a US-centered discourse on Blackness and race and opens new ways of living and understanding the African diaspora in other geographies.
Individual Wave Overtopping Volumes On Mound Breakwaters
Authors: MOLINES JORGE , RIPOLL ENRIQUE , GÓMEZ-MARTÍN M. ESTHER , MEDINA JOSEP R. 
Published: May 2024

Mound breakwaters are widely used to protect harbors from wave attack. Wave overtopping is a key parameter on the breakwater design, since it affects the hydraulic stability, the port operativity and also generates risks to the facilities, vehicles and pedestrians. The estimation of the mean wave overtopping rate, q[m3/s/m], has been extensively analyzed in the literature (see EurOtop, 2018 and Van Gent et al., 2007). However, the maximum individual wave overtopping volume, Vmax [m3/m], can be much larger than q[m3/s/m] and it is a better variable to evaluate the direct hazards.
The prediction tools of q and Vmax are mainly based on laboratory tests, where q is registered much more easily than individual wave overtopping volumes. However, few of these studies detail the methodology to identify the number of overtopping waves and the associated individual wave overtopping volumes. The estimation of Vmax is usually made in literature (see Molines et al., 2019 and EurOtop, 2018) using a 2-parameter Weibull distribution (shape and scale factor) fitted with utility functions which consider the 10%, 30% or 50% of the highest individual wave overtopping volumes. The shape factor (b) is fitted with the laboratory measurements and the scale factor (A) is obtained by forcing the mean value of the Weibull distribution to be equal to the registered mean individual wave overtopping.
In this study, a fully automatic detection methodology of the individual wave overtopping waves and volumes is developed using 2D physical tests. The performance of the 2-parameter Weibull and Exponential distributions to estimate Vmax is analyzed here with four utility functions to weight the data, f(u). The full findings of this study are available in Molines et al. (2019).
Characterization Of Very Low Frequency Wave Energy Distribution In A Coral Reef-Lagoon System
Authors: BELKADI MYRIAM , BOUCHETTE FREDERIC , FLOC’H FRANCE , TISSIER MARION , SOUS DAMIE 
Published: May 2024

In a coral reef system, the reef barrier protects the lagoon from incoming ocean waves favoring the development of a relatively calm ecosystem in the middle of a much more energetic domain. Incident sea-swell waves (SS) are filtered and transformed while passing over the reef ; and simultaneously long waves (with usually wave periods greater than 20 s in such a context) are generated. These long waves are important drivers for marine submersion along low-lying islands. Thus, for several years, the scientific community has increased its effort in the understanding of reef-lagoon wave energy spectral distribution. In particular, works have focused on the origin of infragravity waves (IG) classically observed in the frequency band [0.004 ; 0.04] Hz. It has been shown that IG are forced mainly by wave groups, either through the release of incoming bound waves or through the oscillation of the breaking point. Waves and IG overpassing the reef might also drive the emergence of much longer waves termed VLF (Very Low Frequency) waves, some of which being possibly resonant waves (Gawehn et al., 2016), a category of long waves that are still poorly understood in reef-lagoon context.
The aim of this study is to explore a set of pressure time series measured on a reef-lagoon system in French Polynesia in order to characterize the spatial, frequency and temporal distribution of IG / VLF energy. An additional purpose is to create a methodology capable of identifying, in pressure time series, any type of long wave developing in the IG / VLF bands.
Vegetation Hydrodynamics To Inform Climate Mitigation And Adaptation
Authors: NEPF HEIDI 
Published: May 2024

Coastal ecosystems, such as seagrass, provide many ecosystem services, including coastal protection and carbon sequestration, which make them an integral part of climate mitigation and adaptation (e.g., Fourqurean et al. 2012). Predicting the value of these ecosystem services requires an understanding of the interaction of fluid motion with vegetation. While seagrass meadows are recognized as global hotspots for carbon storage, the verification of seagrass carbon is complicated by significant heterogeneity. For example, Lavery et al. (2013) reported an 18-fold range in carbon stock across 17 different seagrass habitats (260 to 4800 g C m-2). This variability is a major source of uncertainty in assessing carbon stocks, motivating work to understand what drives it. Recent studies have highlighted how hydrodynamic conditions can be an important factor (e.g., Oreska et al. 2017, Novak et al, 2020). In this talk, we consider a combination of modeling and field measurement that explores the influence of wave and current conditions on carbon accretion in seagrass meadows.
Product Influence Matrix on Purchase Intentions: Unravelling the Dynamics of Consumer Perception Towards Smartphone
Authors: Shrestha Sajeeb 
Published: May 2024

This research study aims to examine consumer perceptions regarding the product influence matrix and its impact on purchase intentions among smartphone users in the Kathmandu Valley of Nepal. A descriptive and exploratory research design was employed, and data was collected through questionnaires distributed both in-person and online. The sample size of 412 respondents was determined using non-probability convenience sampling. The results showed that compatibility, brand, product features, and social influence were positively perceived by consumers, with compatibility and brand being the most influential factors. However, purchase intention received a slightly lower mean score, suggesting that there might be other factors influencing consumers' purchase decisions. The correlation analysis revealed significant correlations between all the product influence factors and purchase intention. The multiple regression analysis demonstrated that the combination of compatibility, brand, product features, and social influence significantly predicted purchase intention, explaining approximately 65.4% of its variance. The findings suggest that building strong brands, emphasizing attractive product features, and leveraging social influence can positively impact consumers' purchase intentions. The study provides valuable insights for smartphone marketers in understanding and influencing consumer behaviour in the Kathmandu Valley market. However, further research is recommended to explore specific aspects of compatibility and identify additional factors that may influence consumer purchasing decisions in this context.
Implementasi Metode Cart Sort Turnament dalam Memotivasi Belajar Siswa pada Mata Pelajaran Al-Quran Hadits di MAN 2 Padangsidimpuan
Authors: Dongoran Siti Rahma Dongoran , Zulhimma Zulhimma , Yuda Roqy Darma , Yolanda Gabena 
Published: May 2024

The purpose of this study is to see how the Cart Sort Tournament method helps students learn about the Qur'an and Hadith. This method involves the use of cards with randomized material information, which students then arrange according to the topic. This research is qualitative in nature and uses observation, documentation, and interviews as data collection methods. The results show that the Cart Sort Tournament method increases students' learning motivation. The success of this method is influenced by adequate infrastructure and facilities, teacher support, and students' desire to learn. The success of this method is influenced by adequate infrastructure and facilities, teacher support, and students' desire to learn. The research resulted in recommendations to develop innovative and creative Qur'an and Hadith learning methods that suit the needs of the younger generation. The results of this study indicate that Qur'an and Hadith education is developing well as students gain a better understanding of the material taught.
Abstrak
Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk melihat bagaimana metode Cart Sort Tournament membantu siswa belajar tentang Al-Qur'an dan Hadits di MAN 2 Padangsidimpuan. Metode ini melibatkan penggunaan kartu dengan informasi materi secara acak, yang kemudian disusun oleh siswa sesuai dengan topik bahasan. Penelitian ini bersifat kualitatif dan menggunakan observasi, dokumentasi, dan wawancara sebagai metode pengumpulan data. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa metode Cart Sort Tournament meningkatkan motivasi belajar siswa.Keberhasilan metode ini dipengaruhi oleh infrastruktur dan fasilitas yang memadai, dukungan guru, dan keinginan siswa untuk belajar. Penelitian ini menghasilkan rekomendasi untuk mengembangkan metode pembelajaran Al-Qur'an dan Hadits yang inovatif dan kreatif yang sesuai dengan kebutuhan generasi muda. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa pendidikan Al-Qur'an dan Hadits berkembang dengan baik karena siswa memperoleh pemahaman yang lebih baik tentang materi yang diajarkan.
Kata kunci: Al-Qur'an Hadits, Cart Sort Tournament, motivasi belajar, pendidikan Islam.
ANALISIS KEBIJAKAN BANTUAN LANGSUNG TUNAI (BLT) COVID-19 DENGAN MENGGUNAKAN METODE <i>PROBLEM TREE ANALYSIS</i>
Authors: Andini Assifatu Vanessa  , Rahma Elsa Sabrira  
Published: May 2024

COVID-19, atau corona virus, adalah pandemi yang pertama kali muncul di Wuhan, China, dan mulai menyebar ke Indonesia pada awal Maret 2020. SARS-CoV-2 adalah virus yang menyebabkan COVID-19.WHO menganggap pandemi virus COVID-19 sangat bahaya karena banyaknya kasus tingkat kematian yang sangat tinggi. COVID 19 juga berdampak pada komponen ekonomi. Sirkulasi barang dan jasa dapat terhambat karena kebijakan baru dari pemerintah yaitu kebijakan karantina dan pembatasan sosial. Kondisi tersebut berlangsung lama sehingga dapat menghambat pertumbuhan ekonomi di daerah yang terkena pandemi COVID. Bantuan Langsung Tunai (BLT) ialah plan dari pemerintah tentang memberikan bantuan keuangan atau bantuan lainnya kepada masyarakat yang kurang mampu akibat COVID-19. Bantuan ini dapat diberikan berdasarkan persyaratan. Selama pandemi COVID-19, pemerintah menawarkan tujuh jaring pengaman sosial: sembako, bantuan sosial tunai, BLT DD, listrik gratis, kartu pra kerja, subsidi gaji karyawan, dan BLT usaha mikro
Samosa Ikan Tongkol sebagai Ide Usaha Kuliner pada Ikatan Wanita Sulawesi Selatan Kabupaten Fakfak
Authors: Andi Patimang  
Published: May 2024

Distrik Pariwari merupakan distrik yang memiliki produksi perikanan tangkap tertinggi setelah Distrik Fakfak Tengah. Samosa ikan tongkol merupakan hal yang baru bagi masyarakat Fakfak, bahan bakunya sangat mudah diperoleh dan harganya murah. Untuk itu, samosa ikan tongkol dapat dijadikan sebagai ide usaha kuliner masyarakat setempat termasuk kelompok wanita yang tergabung dalam Ikatan Wanita Sulawesi Selatan Kabupaten Fakfak (IWSS). Masalah yang dihadapi oleh mitra (IWSS Fakfak) adalah rendahnya pengetahuan dan keterampilan mengenai pengolahan dan pengemasan samosa ikan tongkol. Tujuan pengabdian ini untuk meningkatkan keterampilan dan pengetahuan mitra dalam pengolahan dan pengemasan samosa ikan tongkol yang bisa dijadikan sebagai ide bisnis kuliner. Kegiatan ini dilaksanakan dengan metode pelatihan dan pendampingan. Hasil kegiatan PKM ini adalah mitra dapat menambah ilmu pengetahuan dan keterampilan dalam hal pengolahan dan pengemasan samosa ikan tongkol yang berpeluang besar untuk dikembangkan sebagai ide usaha kuliner.
Desirable Futures: Write Me a Letter
Authors: Gergan Mabel , Gupta Pallavi , Lookabaugh Lara , McMillan Caitilin , Smith Sara , Vasudevan Pavithra 
Published: May 2024

<p>In this special issue, we propose the letter as a form with geographic potential. Building on prior work on letters in geography, Black feminism, and Indigenous studies, we draw on a collection of sixteen letters in the section to build a case for letters as time travel, anticolonial epistemology, feminist geographic method, and worldmaking praxis. We bring together letter writers who speak to their ancestors known and unknown, to future generations, to ideas, to activists, to places, and to strangers—and weave them into a messy and generative conversation on the kinds of spaces that letters make between and among us. Our intention is to build on recent work in geography to experiment with what the letter makes possible for us as geographers.</p><p> </p>
Rat lungworm, Cryptosporidium and other zoonotic pathogens of Rattus rattus and native wildlife on Sydney's Northern beaches
Authors: Simpson Callum , Gofton Alexander , Taylor Casey L. , Bytheway Jenna P. , Grant Laura S. , Hochuli Dieter F. , Banks Peter B. 
Published: May 2024

ABSTRACT
Urbanisation is disrupting natural habitats and potentially causing spillover of zoonotic diseases from animals common in highly populated areas to natural environments and native wildlife. The black rat (Rattus rattus) is a common commensal species abundant in urban areas and nearby bushland in Australia and globally. It can be a major reservoir of pathogens and vectors for diseases that affect humans, pets, and wildlife. We examined pathogen prevalence in black rats and native wildlife in peri-urban northern Sydney. We trapped rats and native wildlife at eight 1-ha bushland sites and sampled for a range of internal pathogens from necropsied individuals (n=85 rats) and animal/trap swabs (n=54 native individuals). We detected a high prevalence of rat lungworm (Angiostrongylus spp.) in black rats (67%) as well as native wildlife including long-nosed bandicoots (Perameles nasuta; 43%; previously undetected) and bush rats (R. fuscipes; 33%). Incidence of detection tended to be more frequent where rat activity was greatest. Non-zoonotic Cryptosporidium spp. was also recorded in 17% of black rats and Salmonella spp. in 21% of bandicoots. Our findings suggest black rats may be facilitating spill-over of disease into native wildlife. The detected prevalence of Angiostrongylus spp. suggests an increasing occurrence in this natural system. These data provide valuable insight for disease management highlighting important reservoirs of disease which could be targeted to reduce disease burden in humans, pets, and wildlife.
Home-range positions in a bird community from south-eastern Australia - questions and answers
Authors: Guppy M. , Guppy S. , Marchant R. 
Published: May 2024

ABSTRACT
Territoriality in birds has been studied for almost 100 years, but a quantitative, simple and common unit which describes the position of a home range or territory on a study site, is lacking. Consequently it is difficult to assess, or to compare, any data that include for example, the putative movement of home-ranges between breeding seasons. The aim of this study of 11 species (18 species breed regularly on the study site) was to determine, using home-range centroids as the position of the home-range (a) the distance between the home-ranges of the male and female of a breeding pair, (b) the scatter of the home-range positions of a repeat (in different seasons) breeding male, and (c) the distance between the nest of a pair and the home-range centroid of the male. Over eight breeding seasons, all nests were found, and sightings of multiple individuals from each species were recorded and used to determine the centroid of the home-range of each individual. Nest positions and home-range centroids were used to investigate the three aims stated above. There are no differences between species for any of the three measurements. The male and female of a pair occupy home-ranges with similar positions. Repeat nesters return to similarly positioned home-ranges each season, and nests are not positioned in any particular relation to the centroid of a home-range. Other studies using centroids are rare, but we found some similarities between our data and those from one other study that used the centroid concept.
RHD Genotyping to Resolve Weak and Discrepant RHD Phenotypes: The “Serenissima” Experience
Authors: Collodel Luca , Gessoni Gianluca 
Published: May 2024

Background: A considerable number of RHD alleles responsible for weak and partial D phenotypes have been identified. Serological determination of these phenotypes is often doubtful and makes genetic analysis of RHD gene highly desirable in transfusion recipients and pregnant women.
Aim: We report the experience of Mestre Blood Bank in analysis of the RHD gene in six years from 2018 to 2023.
Methods: Subjects for RHD gene analysis were selected for presence of a serological weak D phenotype, defined as reactivity of RBCs with an anti-D reagent giving no or weak (≤2+) score in initial testing but agglutinating moderately or strongly with anti human globulin (AHG). These samples were selected for genotyping using the microarray-based method Bead-Chip supplied by Werfen.
Results: From 2018 to 2023, we selected, for RHD gene analysis, 555 subject with D weak phenotype; 86 subjects (15.5%) were D positive and 56 (10.1%) were D negative, without variant, in 413 subjects a D weak or a D variant was observed.
Discussion: Many serological weak D phenotypes are associated to RHD gene mutations leading to one or more amino acids substitutions in the RhD protein predicted to be within or below the RBC membrane, causing decreased antigen expression on the red cell surface. Prevalence of serological weak D phenotypes varies by race and ethnicity. Serological weak D phenotypes are the most common D variants detected in Caucasians (0.2%-1.0%). The majority, as in our series, are associated with weak D type 1, 2 or 3. Our data confirmed a high prevalence of weak D type 1 and type 2, but we observed a high prevalence of type 11 and 15 and of the uncommon type 18 too. The most common partial D phenotypes in Europe are DNB, DVI, and DVII. Our data confirmed a high prevalence of D partial type VI. Studies indicate that D partial transfusion recipients are at risk of forming alloanti-D when exposed to conventional RhD-positive blood units.
Automotive Material Sustainability Through Reversible Adhesives
Authors: Hutchinson Allan R. , Winfield Patricia H. , McCurdy Ryan H. 
Published: June 2010

AbstractThis communication defines the key existing technologies for reversible adhesion and bonded joint disassembly, and introduces the reader to early experimental findings on the use of thermally labile functional additives in an adhesive matrix. These additives have been found to induce localized, out of plane stresses in a joint's bondline, allowing for an adhesive disbond. It has been found that the additive and adhesive matrix combination is key to the relationship between joint disassembly and joint strength.
Effect of Decrease of Hydride‐Induced Embrittlement in Nanocrystalline Titanium
Authors: Murzinova M.A. , Salishchev G.A. 
Published: June 2010

AbstractThe room‐temperature impact toughness, strength and ductility of nanocrystalline (NC) and microcrystalline (MC) titanium with hydrogen content ranging from 0.1 to 16 at.‐% (0.002 to 0.450 wt.‐%) are studied. NC titanium has higher strength and lower sensitivity to hydride‐induced brittle fracture than the MC material. In contrast to MC titanium, the elongation and impact toughness in the NC material does not decrease dramatically with increasing hydrogen content. Moreover, the fracture toughness in hydrogenated NC condition is found to be higher than that in MC titanium. This unusual result may be associated with the precipitation of equiaxial nanoscale hydrides in the interior of α‐grains in the NC material, while platelet hydrides are formed in MC titanium. One can expect that the risk of hydride‐induced embrittlement is lower in NC than in MC titanium, making the NC material attractive for potential application under conditions that may cause hydrogen saturation above the permissible level for MC titanium.